It turns out there was a legitimate reason for Naomi turning heel at this past Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.
Naomi, who attacked Paige after Paige won the number one Divas contender battle royal at the RAW show taped in London, England on Monday afternoon, was actually filling the role that was originally set up for AJ Lee.
Prior to announcing her retirement, AJ Lee was scheduled to turn heel on Paige in the very near future on WWE television.
It’s worth noting that despite the coincidental circumstance, Naomi was actually scheduled to turn heel at one point in the WWE storylines as well. When Jimmy Uso and The Miz were feuding a few weeks back, Naomi was originally scheduled to turn heel on her real-life husband Uso, and align herself with The Miz and Damien Mizdow act. For whatever reason, however, WWE ultimately nixed those plans.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
