Well if you go by this past monday there was no heat for that Dom / Priest match cause WWE told us that Priest was through with the Judgement Day 2 weeks ago. Every week for months its been Priest / Rhea involved in Judgement Day beatdowns. The peak of this was the intergender match in Berlin where it was at its hottest. Rhea and Liv should be wrapping up by Survivor Series / Saturday Night Main event the latest.
Liv isn't good enough as a main event performer to keep this up for another 3-4 more months. But the feud itself doesnt need the WHC which is why I said either they hurry this up and just have Rhea beat her or have the title change hands while Rhea is out. You mention you dont wanna see her defending each week but Liv literally NEVER defends the title lol so what we doing here??? You would think shes 2023 Roman and even then he has more defenses under his belt than Liv!!
And IYO and Rhea aside, who on RAW is credible enough to beat Liv right now? Cause they havent built up anyone else while Liv has been champ. Its not so much about needing more women... just book what you have better. The Smackdown mid card in the women's division is booked significantly better so why cant they do the same for RAW? And I think its been a foregone conclusion that IYO is gonna play some kinda role in the WHC title picture. I much rather Rhea / IYO at Mania than Rhea / Liv for the umpteenth time