Liv Morgan Would Like To See More Women Given A Chance, Thanks Fans For Sticking

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Liv Morgan reached the pinnacle of the SmackDown women's division at WWE Money in the Bank when she won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in her briefcase later in the night to win the SmackDown Women's Championship from Ronda Rousey.

Morgan signed with WWE in 2014 and has experienced the ups and downs in the company before finally getting her moment at WWE Money in the Bank. Now that she's champion, the target on her back has grown larger.

Appearing on WWE After The Bell, Liv was asked who she would like to step into the ring with as champion.

"What I would like to see is more people getting opportunities. I know how long it took for me to finally get my opportunity. I would love to see that with more women. I didn't know this stat, but I'm like the first woman in four years to hold the SmackDown championship that wasn't a Four Horsewoman. That was insane. I'm so grateful and proud that I got to do that, but there are so many other talent women on the roster that could have just as much impact if given the chance," she said.

Rousey and Bianca Belair are former SmackDown Women's Champions who are not considered Four Horsewomen (Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Sasha Banks, & Becky Lynch), both holding the belt within the past two years.

Morgan admitted that she thought her time was coming at WWE Money in the Bank 2021 and had multiple opportunities to win the Raw Women's Championship from Becky Lynch at the end of 2021, going into 2022.

When asked if the journey made the destination sweeter, Morgan replied, "100%. What makes my journey a little different, my fans have really seen me go from nothing to something. I've said it before, but I'm aware that maybe people thought that I would never do anything in this business or that I'd never adapt. My fans kind of watched me go from this little girl learning how to take a bump and run the ropes to scratching and clawing for eight years to become women's champion, something that, at times I thought maybe weren't in the cards for me, something that I half-learned to accept along the way, but I never stopped fighting, never stopped believing, never stopped having hope. Here I am. They've been on this crazy journey."

Morgan is set to defend the SmackDown Women's Championship against Ronda Rousey at WWE SummerSlam.

She will face Natalya in a Champions Contender's match on Friday's WWE SmackDown. Fightful will have coverage of WWE SmackDown beginning at 8 p.m. ET.