Spoiler on the Planned WWE Return Date for Liv Morgan from Ongoing Filming Commitments in Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

Those who are waiting on Liv Morgan's impending return to WWE television might be relaxed to know that she'll back sooner than later.

Spoiler on the Planned WWE Return Date for Liv Morgan from Ongoing Filming Commitments in Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

Liv Morgan [via- WWE]

Liv Morgan is currently filming a Takashi Miike-directed movie, Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo. The shoot began earlier this month, and it seems like the WWE Superstar will be heading back to the US soon. As per Fightful Select, the 30-year-old is expected to wrap up her role by May 16. Consequently, she’ll return to the United States on May 17.

What it means is Morgan will miss at least one more episode of Raw, if not more. She’s playing a politician’s daughter in the US-Japan co-production. Prior to the unveiling of her role, it was claimed by media reports that the movie could establish her as the next “it girl” in Hollywood if the project hits as internally projected.

Once the real-life Gionna Daddio re-emerges on WWE programming, she’d continue her women’s tag team title reign alongside Raquel Rodriguez. Their most recent feud with Lyra Valkyria and her partner Bayley was a ton of chaos. ‘The Role Model’ couldn’t even compete at WrestleMania 41 for those belts, as someone had attacked her backstage. Becky Lynch owned up to pulling that dirty trick on the San Jose native.

Lynch and Valkyria beat Morgan and Rodriguez to capture gold at The Showcase of the Immortals. However, the Irish duo would go on to lose it to the former champs on Raw after WrestleMania. Given that the compatriots are beefing separately over the women’s Intercontinental title, Morgan and her towering partner could take a breather.

How did Liv Morgan’s previous year go?

Last year, Liv Morgan was at the top of the food chain on Raw. Having captured the women’s world title from Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring, Morgan scurried away from the rest of the pack. She had a lengthy rivalry with Rhea Ripley wherein Dominik Mysterio dumped his Mami to start a romantic alliance with the New Jersey native.

Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan (via- InStyle)

At times, the fans were critical of WWE making Mysterio the focal point of the feud instead of Morgan and Ripley solely prioritizing the world title. Morgan termed it as her revenge tour for The Eradicator previously leaving her sidelined with a shoulder injury. No matter how Gionna Daddio’s title reign was, 2024 was the year where she finally found her footing as a main event-level player in the company.

Her integration into the Judgment Day also played a key role in enhancing the 30-year-old’s on-screen persona. This year’s historic two-night SummerSlam will emanate from New Jersey, which is Morgan’s birthplace. In one of the interviews last year, the former Riott Squad member expressed interest in wrestling Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion in a tag team showdown with Raquel Rodriguez by her side. Cardi B has been announced as the host of The Biggest Party of the Summer.

CM Punk hails Liv Morgan for having an MVP year in 2024

Liv Morgan‘s career trajectory has only seen an upward trend in the past few years. She’s getting the recognition for it, with CM Punk the latest name to give Morgan her flowers. The Best in the World said that the Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo actress had an MVP year in 2024 during an interview with Tudum by Netflix.

CM Punk and Liv Morgan
CM Punk and Liv Morgan [via- WWE]

She has only upped the ante this year. Morgan was a standout performer in the women’s Elimination Chamber match. She bore the brunt of Bianca Belair‘s braid that whiplashed her abdominal section. Despite getting her moves in on different competitors, the reigning women’s tag team champion kept getting rocked with so much happening in her vicinity.

Morgan’s ironwoman performance received a huge round of applause from WWE CCO Triple H in the post-show press conference. The Game highlighted that the former Riott Squad member had begun to pick up the little nuances in pro wrestling. He was extremely impressed by her progress.

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