Armageddon:
October 13th:
Mexico City, Mexico
Pre-show summary:
Tamina vs Kairi Sane
Match summary: The opening match of the pre-show starts with Tamina using her power to dominate the match. She tosses the smaller Kairi Sane around the ring in the opening minutes. Kairi struggles but starts to make her way back into the match using her chops and speed to bring down her larger opponent. In the end, Kairi Sane climbs to the top rope and flies off finishing off Tamina with the IN-SANE ELBOW picking up the win!
Winner via pinfall: Kairi Sane (5:23)
Kairi Sane gets to her feet post-match as she soaks in the polite reaction from the fans, who are more so relieved Kairi didn't have to lose to Tamina tonight. Tamina meanwhile looks annoyed having lost to Kairi. She gets to her feet and kicks the ropes having picked up another loss tonight.
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We then cut backstage as we see the Hype Profits in a room backstage. Both men have red cups that they are drinking from whilst loud music plays in the background. The pair are having fun and dancing along to the music. Montez though stops and pats Angelo Dawkins on the shoulder.
Montez Ford: Yo Angelo, do you know what's going to happen tonight?
Angelo nods and carries on dancing along to the beat.
Angelo Dawkins: Tonight, we get the smoke. And I mean there is a lot of teams bringing the smoke.
Montez Ford: The Lucha Dragons in Mexico!
A loud pop from the live crowd!
Angelo Dawkins: Tell 'em!
Montez Ford: The Ungovenables!
Mixed reaction from the crowd with some people cheering due to their alliance with Andrade.
Angelo Dawkins: Tell'em
Montez Ford: The Authors of Pain!
Boos from the crowd as Angelo shows a tiny bit of fear.
Angelo Dawkins (stuttering slightly): Tell'em
Montez Ford: And lastly the Good Brothers!
Loud boos from the crowd upon hearing the Street profits mentioning the names of the World tag team champions. Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford get serious as they look at the camera.
Angelo Dawkins: Those titles should be ours.
Montez Ford: But tonight! There is no hiding, there are no tricks you can pull! And we will finally have our hands on some gold when become World tag team champions!
The Street Profits go back to dancing and having fun drinking as the pre-show cuts elsewhere.
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Later on in the pre-show, we see Rusev and Lana arriving at the arena. Rusev looks serious as he walks into the arena. However, before they can get to their locker room they are stopped by Charly Caruso.
Charly Caruso: Rusev, on Monday Night Samoa Joe attacked you from behind and locked you in the Coquina Clutch. Has that changed your gameplan after feeling the effects of that lethal move?
Rusev: Joe is a coward. He thinks bringing my wife into things is OK? Joe let me make this clear, the moment you brought Lana into this, you made the biggest mistake of your life!
Rusev turns to Lana and hugs his wife.
Rusev: Lana I need you to do me a favour.
Lana: Anything for you Ru-ru
Rusev: Stay back here. I don't want Joe trying to use you to get to me and we know what he is capable of.
Lana looks a little upset but she nods agreeing with Rusev. She kisses Rusev on the lips and clenches her fist.
Lana: Rusev... CRUSH!
Rusev lets out a silent nod as the interview comes to an end and we cut to the ring for the final match on the Armageddon pre-show.
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Taynara Conti and Xia Li vs Fire and Desire
Match summary: Conti and Mandy Rose start the match for their respective teams. The first few seconds of the match start with the pair trash-talking each other before they start throwing slaps at each other! Conti takes control thanks to her judo skills and tosses Mandy Rose around the ring. She and Xia Li make a lot of quick tags as they use their martial art skills to batter Mandy Rose, isolating one half of Fire and Desire which gets cheers from the crowd. Sonya on the apron looks furious at her partner being worked over but eventually gets back into the match and shows us she is the real muscle in the team, putting Xia Li and Taynara Conti down for a decent period.
Sonya even looks like she might pick up the win by herself and locks Xia Li in a KIMURA! Mandy Rose takes care of Taynara Conti and keeps her on the outside as Xia Li struggles in the hold! However, Li gets a foot on the ropes forcing a break! Sonya keeps the hold on till the count of 3 before letting go. Sonya gets to her feet as Xia Li is in a lot of pain. Sonya follows it up with a few tactical kicks to the arm. Xia Li is struggling as Conti gets back onto the apron. Sonya meanwhile makes the tag to Mandy bringing her back into the match.
Mandy grabs Xia Li and lifts her up looking for THE BED OF ROSES as Sonya tries to knock Conti off the apron but she counters with a jumping kick sending Sonya backward and crashing into Mandy Rose! Mandy's grip on Xia Li loosens so she drops the Chinese superstar. Xia Li then quickly uses that to put Mandy in a crucifix pinning combination! 1 Sonya tries to make her way over to break the hold but Conti takes her out with the TAYOGOSHI (Utsurigoshi to swinging side slam)! 2 3 Xia Li and Conti pick up the win!
Winners via pinfall: Taynara Conti and Xia Li (7:58)
Xia Li and Taynara Conti get to their feet as the two rookies celebrate a big win over the former WWE Women's tag team champions. The commentary team put over how much that win will mean to the pair and that they are now one match away from a tag team titles shot. Back in the ring, we see a few heated words between Mandy Rose and Sonya. Sonya explains what happened at the end and Mandy accepts what happened. Xia Li and Conti meanwhile celebrate at the top of the ramp as Fire and Desire glare at them.
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After a few more pre-show panel segments and promo packages, we cut to the last important segment from the pre-show. We see Cesaro, Ilja Dragunov, and Andrade Cien Almas all in their ring gear behind Zelina Vega. Vega has an evil smirk as she gets ready to speak.
Zelina Vega: Tonight is Andrade's homecoming.
Loud cheers from the Mexican fans as Andrade has a smug smirk on his face. We even hear a few “EL IDOLO” chants from the crowd as Zelina carries.
Zelina Vega: And it will be a special night for him as he will show AJ Styles who really runs this show. But first, it's time for my other two clients to take the World tag team titles from The Good Brothers.
Cesaro and Ilja look at each other as they bump fists. Zelina turns to the pair.
Zelina Vega: Go take care of business.
Cesaro and Ilja nod as they walk down the hallway heading towards the ring. Zelina turns back to Andrade.
Zelina Vega: Vamos a prepararnos. Esta noche es una gran noche.
Andrade smirks and nods as he follows Zelina Vega back to their locker room. We then cut to the pre-show panel who wrap up the pre-show and tells us we are starting the show with the World tag team titles championship scramble match!
Main show:
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After the usual video package to welcome us to the Armageddon PPV, we cut to the commentary team of Big Show and Michael Cole who are sat at ringside.
Michael Cole: Hello and welcome to Armageddon, taking place in Mexico City!
Big Show: And we have a big show in store tonight. Rey Mysterio challenges Seth Rollins for the Universal title in tonight's main event. And as a close friend of Rey, I know how much this will mean to him.
The crowd takes a little while to react to this new theme song but soon there is a loud mixed reaction from the live crowd in Mexico as The Ungovenables Cesaro and Ilja Dragunov make their way to the ring in matching leather jackets ready for a war tonight!
Michael Cole: And we are starting the show off with a bang tonight as the World tag team titles are on the line!
Big Show: That's correct Michael. The World tag team titles are on the line in this Championship scramble match.
Michael Cole: For anyone unfamiliar with this match, the rules are as follows:
On the screen appears a graphic which runs through the rules:
Rules for a championship scramble match:
The match starts with two teams in the ring.
The match will be fought under tornado tag rules
There will be no disqualifications and no countouts
Every 5 minutes a new team enters the match until all 5 teams are in the ring.
If a team scores a pinfall or submission, they become the Interm champions.
Once the match reaches the 20-minute mark, whichever team has the last pinfall or submission they walk out as the World tag team champions.
If no pinfalls or submissions take place in the 20 minutes, The Good Brothers stay the World tag team champions.
Big Show: You have to wonder with the way a championship scramble works, does the advantage lie with the teams who are in the match from the start and have more time to pick up a fall. Or does the team entering last have the edge?
Loud boos from the Mexican crowd as The Good Brothers make their way out holding the World tag team titles. Cesaro and Ilja Dragunov in the ring stare down the members of the Club as both teams talk trash to each other. The Good Brothers step into the ring and it looks like things might kick-off before the bell!
Michael Cole: Things are about to explode Paul!
Big Show: These two groups have been going to war over the last month.
The referee gets the two teams to back off to opposite sides of the ring but eventually, they do which allows the referee to call for the bell and get this match underway!
World tag team titles championship scramble match: The Good Brothers (c) vs Lucha Dragons vs The Authors of Pain vs Street Profits vs The Ungovenables
The bell rings and The Good Brothers charge at The Ungovenables looking to take them down with big boots but Cesaro and Ilja dodge them! Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows turn around as Ilja and Cesaro hit the pair with DUAL EUROPEAN UPPERCUTS! The Good Brothers fall back onto the ropes as Cesaro lifts Ilja off the mat and tosses him into The Good Brothers sending them over the ropes with a crossbody!
All 3 men fall to the floor as Ilja gets back to his feet letting off a wild smirk. Cesaro rolls to the outside as he grabs hold of Luke Gallows and sends him into the barricade with an Irish Whip. Ilja meanwhile catches Karl Anderson as he rises to his feet with several knife-edge chops! As Ilja is wearing out the chest of Anderson, Cesaro whacks Gallows with a European uppercut sending him over the barricade and into the fans! Cesaro smirks as he cranks his neck and makes his way over to his partner.
Karl Anderson has caught Lija's arm during his chopping frenzy and lifts him into the air as he plants him with a fisherman's suplex onto the ring floor! Anderson looks to carry on the assault but Cesaro charges onto the scene and hits a running European uppercut wiping him out! Cesaro grabs hold of Karl Anderson and rolls him back into the ring. Cesaro then turns to his tag team partner and helps him back to his feet.
Cesaro and Ilja circle Karl Anderson as they look to get an early fall in this match. Cesaro deadlifts Karl Anderson off the mat and plants him with a German suplex! Ilja runs off the ropes and connects with a jumping senton! Cesaro jumps onto Karl Anderson making the first cover of the match. 1 2 Karl Anderson kicks out! Ilja then looks to run off the ropes but as he does Luke Gallows grabs him from the outside and trips him up! He drags Ilja out of the ring and tosses him into the steel steps!
Ilja shouts in pain as Cesaro is distracted hearing his partner in trouble which allows Karl Anderson to get back to his feet and hits Cesaro with a knee strike! Cesaro stumbles back as Anderson takes him down with a neckbreaker. Luke Gallows steps into the ring as both men too sweet each other annoyed at what happened. The commentary team then reminds us if there are no falls in this match, The Good Brothers hold onto their tag team titles!
Karl Anderson runs off the ropes and connects with a basement dropkick. Luke Gallows then drags Cesaro off the mat and locks him in a bearhug as he looks to grind Cesaro down in the center of the ring. Karl Anderson meanwhile sees Ilja Dragunov coming to on the outside and slides out of the ring looking to take care of him. He grabs Ilja Dragunov by the hair and hits him with a stun gun onto the barricade!
Karl Anderson though isn't done as he drags Ilja Dragunov off the floor and plants him with a BUCKLE BOMB ONTO THE BARRICADE! The Good Brothers are looking to make sure the Ungovenables are out of this before anyone else can enter the match! Ilja meanwhile slides down the barricade with his back in a lot of pain. In the ring Luke Gallows is still working over Cesaro with a bearhug, sapping the life out of Cesaro but the Swiss Superman counters with several elbows to the head breaking free of Gallows grasp!
Gallows staggers back as Cesaro rocks him with a dropkick sending Gallows to the floor but gets taken down with a big boot by Karl Anderson getting boos from the live crowd! Once again, the champions take control of the match and take down one of their challengers. The Good Brothers lay in a few boots as they beat down Cesaro 2 on 1. The Good Brothers lift up Cesaro as they look for the MAGIC KILLER but Cesaro desperately looks to fights out of it!
He whacks Luke Gallows a few times sending him back before landing on his feet and kicking Anderson in the gut and planting him with a European Uppercut! Luke Gallows charges at Cesaro looking to catch him with a running big boot but Cesaro counters with a dragon screw leg whip! Cesaro quickly follows it up with a knee drop doing damage to Gallows' right leg. Cesaro gets back to his feet as Karl Anderson catches him with a bicycle kick rocking Cesaro.
Meanwhile, Gallows rolls out of the ring taking a moment to check on his right leg. Karl Anderson looks to grab hold of Cesaro and looks to plant him with a powerbomb but Cesaro counters with a TORNADO DDT! Anderson's head hits the mat as Cesaro rolls him over and makes the cover 1 2 Karl Anderson kicks out! Cesaro gets back to his feet as he cranks his neck and signals to the crowd that Anderson is going for a spin!
He grabs Karl Anderson by the legs as he looks to go for the CESARO SWING but as he goes for it Luke Gallows slides into the ring looking for a big boot... but Cesaro is ready and ducks! He lets go of Anderson's legs and catches a returning Gallows with a standing scoop powerslam onto the prone Karl Anderson! Karl rolls out of the ring selling the impact as Cesaro makes the cover once again 1 2 Gallows kicks out! Cesaro this time doesn't bother signaling for it and starts up the CESARO SWING on Luke Gallows!
He gets several rotations off on the move before bringing it to a stop and locking Luke Gallows in the SHARPSHOOTER! Luke Gallows is in a lot of pain after the damage done to his leg earlier in the match by Cesaro as the Swiss Superman wrenches the hold back! Gallows teases tapping out but Anderson makes his way back into the ring and breaks the hold with a basement dropkick to the back of Cesaro! Cesaro is forced to let go of the hold as Anderson starts putting the boots to Cesaro!
Once again the Good Brothers try to take control of the match as Luke Gallows lifts Cesaro onto his shoulders and gets him in a FIREMAN'S CARRY FLAPJACK POSITION as Karl Anderson gets ready to hit the ROCKET KICK BUT ILJA DRAGUNOV SLIDES BACK INTO THE RING AND HITS ANDERSON WITH TORPEDO MOSCOW (FLYING HEADBUTT)! Anderson rolls out of the ring as Cesaro escapes from Gallows grasp and pushes him into Ilja who plants him with an Uranage which commentary call Russian Bottom! Ilja makes the cover 1 2 Gallows kicks out! The Ungovenables look to do more damage but they start to hear the count down clock begin and turn to the ramp as they await the next team in this match.
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The crowd goes wild as The Lucha Dragons sprint down the ramp to the delight of their home country crowd! The Lucha Dragons leap onto the apron as they both hit the Ungovenables with a slingshot springboard arm drag taking them down to the mat! The Lucha Dragons run off the ropes and hit stereo dropkicks keeping the Ungovenables down on the mat! Kalisto and Sin Cara look to the outside as they see both Good Brothers stumbling to their feet. The Lucha Dragons nod and hit each man with a STEREO SUICIDE DIVES wiping the Good Brothers!
The crowd are going wild as the Lucha Dragons are on fire. They slide back into the ring as Cesaro and Ilja look to take their heads off but once again the pair dodge and hit DUAL HURRICANRANAS! Sin Cara and Kalisto send Cesaro and Ilja into the corner of the ring! Kalisto charges at Cesaro as he connects with a Yakuza kick! Cesaro rolls to the outside as Sin Cara charges at Ilja looking for a hesitation dropkick... but Ilja moves out of the way just in time! Sin Cara crashes and burns in the corner as Kalisto turns back around as Ilja goes for a lariat. Kalisto dodges it but Ilja catches him on the rebound with a left-arm lariat!
Ilja drags Kalisto back to his feet and Irish whips him into the corner of the ring. The mad Russian gets a wild look in his eyes as the crowd are now booing him for taking down their home country heroes. He runs to the corner of the ring and hits Sin Cara with a clothesline! He then returns to the other corner and hits Kalisto with a clothesline as well! Ilja does this 3 times as he is battering the pair... He gets ready to do another as KARL ANDERSON SLIDES INTO THE RING AND HITS THE ROCKET KICK!
Anderson wipes out Ilja Dragunov who slides out of the ring and falls to the outside. Luke Gallows joins Karl Anderson back in the ring as they look at the prone Lucha Dragons in the corner and carry on where Ilja left off as they crush the Lucha Dragons in the corner of the ring with a pair of body avalanches! Luke and Karl toss the Lucha Dragons out of the corner as they enjoy the boos from the Mexican crowd! Karl Anderson grabs Kalisto and tosses him out of the ring as they look to isolate Sin Cara! Luke Gallows places Sin Cara in a bearhug for a few seconds as he grinds him down. Anderson keeps guard in the ring stopping anyone enter the ring but whilst Anderson is looking elsewhere Sin Cara reverses into a ROLL-UP!
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ANDERSON BREAKS IT UP!
Sin Cara nearly outsmarted the Good Brothers but they ain't happy about it as they put boots to Sin Cara and beat him down in the center of the ring to loud boos from the crowd. The Good Brothers then lifts Sin Cara into the air and connects with the MAGIC KILLER! Karl Anderson picks up Sin Cara and tosses him from the ring as The Good Brothers stand tall and discuss their plan of attack as they want to prevent anyone from picking up a pinfall or submission in this match!
However as they are talking we see Cesaro climb onto the top rope, The Good Brothers turn around as Cesaro flies off the top rope and wipes out Karl Anderson with a DIVING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Luke Gallows looks to react but before he can Kalisto flies off the top rope hitting Gallows with a DIVING HURRICANRANA! Gallows falls onto the second rope as Cesaro looks at him and runs off the ropes hitting Gallows with a SWISS-1-9! Loud cheers for the homage to the man in tonight's main event as Gallows falls to the center of the ring whilst Anderson has rolled to the outside.
Cesaro climbs into the ring as Kalisto runs at him and looks to go for a hurricanrana but Cesaro using his freakish strength lifts him into the air looking for a powerbomb! Kalisto though counters with his agility and transitions into a LEG TRAP SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Kalisto holds on and makes the cover! 1 2 Cesaro kicks out! Kalisto though wastes no time and runs off the ropes hitting him with a basement dropkick! Kalisto looks to bring Cesaro off the mat but as he does he gets hit in the back of the head with a lariat from Ilja Dragunov!
Kalisto falls down as he drops Cesaro who rolls out of the ring for the time being. Ilja starts laying into Kalisto with several wild blows as he sees Karl Anderson coming onto the ring apron and takes him out with a dropkick! Gallows is climbing onto the apron on the other side of the ring so Ilja takes him out with a dropkick as well! Ilja is on fire until Kalisto catches him from behind and plants him with a BUTTERFLY SUPLEX AND TRANSITIONS IT INTO A CROSS ARMBREAKER!
Kalisto starts to wrench back on the arm of Ilja Dragunov! Ilja struggles in the hold as he tries to find a way out knowing there are no rope breaks. Kalisto though has the hold locked in real tight and Ilja is really struggling here! The crowd is begging for Ilja to tap out but the mad Russian refuses to tap as SIN CARA FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE AND HITS THE FALLING STAR (High angle senton bomb) ON ILJA DRAGUNOV! Kalisto rolls away letting go of the arm as he looks to recover from Ilja's blows as Sin Cara hooks the leg!
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Cesaro breaks it up just in time!
Cesaro makes the save just in time! Kalisto seeing this looks to jump onto Cesaro but the Swiss Superman catches him and slams him down onto Sin Cara! Cesaro then has an idea as he scoops Kalisto onto his shoulders and grabs the legs of Sin Cara! He then starts up an AIRPLANE SPIN/ CESARO SWING COMBO ON THE LUCHA DRAGONS! Mixed reaction from the live crowd with some so impressed with the feat they ignore it is on their home country boys. Cesaro keeps it going for a good 20 seconds before dropping Sin Cara who rolls to the outside. He then hits Kalisto with the NEUTRALISER! Cesaro makes the cover
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Karl Anderson breaks it up!
Once again the Good Brothers are playing defense and stopping their rivals from picking up a fall in this match! Luke Gallows grabs the prone Kalisto and plants him with a chokebomb! Karl Anderson meanwhile lifts Cesaro up and hits him with a RUNNING JUMPING POWERBOMB! Cesaro and Kalisto roll out of the ring as the crowd boo the Good Brothers! Ilja and Sin Cara try running into the ring separately to stop them but The Good Brothers wipe them out with dual big boots! Gallows tosses Ilja through the air with a chokeslam whilst Anderson hits Sin Cara with a powerslam! The Good Brothers too sweet each other as the clock starts to tick down as the fourth team enters the match!
Loud cheers from the crowd as The Street Profits make their way out and quickly toss their red cups to the side as they are all business tonight! They lock eyes with the Good Brothers in the ring and sprint down the ramp! Once both teams are in the ring they start trading hands with each other but The Street Profits take control! The Good Brothers are feeling the effect of the Championship Scramble as we go over the halfway mark! Both men hit the Good Brothers with DOUBLE DROPKICKS wiping them out!
Montez Ford grabs hold of Luke Gallows and sends him into the corner of the ring. Angelo starts to stir it up and hits him with a SPINNING STINGER SPLASH! Gallows falls out of the corner as Montez connects with a ROCK BOTTOM! Montez is about to go for the cover but Anderson stops him! Angelo reacts quickly and wipes out Karl Anderson with a SPEAR! Anderson drops to the mat and rolls out of the ring. Dawkins and Montez look fired up as Dawkins lifts Gallows up into an electric chair position as Ford flies off the top rope hitting a DIVING BLOCKBUSTER! Montez makes the cover
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But Dawkins takes him out with a dropkick!
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Current fall holder: The Street Profits (10:51)
The crowd cheers as The Street Profits pin the current World tag team champions! The champs though don't have long to celebrate as The Lucha Dragons slide back into the ring and stare down the Street Profits. The Lucha Dragons fly at The Street Profits but the pair dodge them! It's now the Street Profits who will be playing defense but they have no intention of hiding as Montez catches Sin Cara on the return with a lariat! Meanwhile, Kalisto takes down Dawkins with a tilt-a-whirl DDT! Sin Cara and Dawkins roll out of the ring as The Ungovenables slide into the ring!
Kalisto and Montez Ford nod to each other as they attack The Ungovenables as they come into the ring! Both men battle with Ilja and Cesaro but the teamwork of the Ungovenables means they take down the duo and get them to the mat! Cesaro lifts Kalisto off the mat and hits him with a German suplex sending him across the ring! Ilja meanwhile does the same and makes the cover on Montez Ford! 1 2 Montez kicks out! Cesaro makes sure Kalisto is gone from the ring as he grabs hold of Montez and sends him into the corner of the ring!
Cesaro and Ilja charge in as they take it in turns to hit several clotheslines to Montez. On the outside Ilja sees Angelo Dawkins starting to stir so he runs off the ropes and wipes him out with a suicide dive! Cesaro back in the ring brings Montez out of the corner and hits him with a few more uppercuts. He looks to lift Montez up but Montez brings him down with an arm drag! Cesaro is caught by surprise as he gets to his feet but gets a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Ilja comes back into the ring and charges at Montez but Montez ducks underneath the charging mad Russian! Ilja comes back and gets hit with a POP-UP CUTTER! Montez is on fire!
Montez runs off the ropes and shakes them down hyping himself up before he runs over to Ilja and hits him with a STANDING MOONSAULT! Montez Ford gets back to his feet clutching his chest as he leans on the ropes a moment but is soon dragged to the outside by Karl Anderson! Boos from the crowd as Karl Anderson tosses Montez Ford into the timekeeper's area and over the wall, causing him to crash with a thud! In the ring, Luke Gallows slides in and hits Ilja with a CHOKEBOMB! Gallows makes the cover
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Sin Cara dives off the top rope and breaks the cover with the FALLING STAR! Sin Cara makes the cover on Gallows!
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Anderson grabs Sin Cara and slams him down to the mat with a death valley bomb! However, before he can make the cover Dawkins is back up and jumps on to Karl Anderson taking him down to the mat! Dawkins wails on Karl Anderson on the mat with several punches. Dawkins is fired up as he lifts Anderson off the mat and looks for a body slam as Cesaro slides into the ring and wipes out Dawkins with a big boot causing both men to fall backwards! Cesaro runs off the ropes and hits Anderson with a low-angle European uppercut! He makes the cover 1 2 Dawkins breaks it up!
Dawkins looks to fire off on Cesaro but the Swiss Superman fires back with several punches sending Dawkins into the corner! Cesaro turns around as Karl Anderson boots him in the gut and looks to hit him with a DDT! Cesaro fights back as they battle for control until Dawkins wipes them both out with a DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Both Cesaro and Anderson fall to the mat as Dawkins gets wiped out by Ilja Dragunov with a DIVING CROSSBODY!
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Ilja makes his way to his feet as he looks angry and has a wild look on his face! He makes his way to the corner of the ring and lines up Angelo Dawkins as he looks for TORPEDO MOSCOW! He charges in as KALISTO CATCHES HIM WITH A SUPERKICK! Ilja drops to the mat as Angelo Dawkins staggers to his feet and Sin Cara hits him with a monkey flip sending him across the ring! Sin Cara follows it up with an enziguri sending Dawkins to the ring floor! Kalisto meanwhile drags Ilja Dragunov and hits him with SALIDA DEL SOL! Kalisto makes the cover
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Current fall holders: The Lucha Dragons (14:52)
Ilja rolls to the outside selling the impact of that move as Sin Cara makes his way to his tag team partner. They share a hug as the Mexican crowd goes wild but the clock ticks down as the final team make their way out and The Lucha Dragons get ready for a fight!
Loud boos from the crowd as the Authors of Pain make their way out as they snarl at the fans in the crowd and lock eyes with the Lucha Dragons! AOP walk down the ramp as the Lucha Dragons run to the ropes and look to springboard off them onto Akam and Rezar... BUT THE GIANTS CATCH THEM! Akam and Rezar lift the pair up into the air and hits them with the SUPER COLLIDER WIPING THEM OUT! Both men look around at the superstars on the outside and nod at each other!
Cesaro and Ilja both rise to their feet on the outside as Akam and Rezar charge through them as they wipe out the pair with clotheslines each! Rezar drags Ilja off the floor and sends him flying onto the entrance ramp with a massive OVERHEAD BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Ilja clutches his back which has taken one hell of a beating in this match! Akam meanwhile grabs Cesaro and slams him down onto the floor with a powerslam! Akam looks at Cesaro ready to do some more as Karl Anderson looks to attack him from behind!
That just makes Akam mad as he grabs Karl Anderson by the throat! Karl tries to fight him off but Luke Gallows saves his tag team partner as he clobbers Akam from behind! Akam turns around but as Gallows tries to do more Rezar takes his head off with a massive lariat! Akam meanwhile lifts Anderson up and hits him with a TWO-HANDED CHOKEBOMB ONTO LUKE GALLOWS! It is total carnage around ringside as the last man on the outside still standing other than the Authors of Pain is Angelo Dawkins!
The Authors of Pain look to surround Angelo Dawkins who slides into the ring and dares them to come get him! Akam and Rezar surround the ring Nexus style as Montez Ford jumps onto the ring apron and wipes out Akam with a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Rezar is shocked for a moment which Dawkins uses to his advantage and hits Rezar with a ROPE HUNG STUNNER! Rezar is wobbling on the ropes as Dawkins looks to the crowd and runs off the ropes as he SPEARS REZAR TO THE OUTSIDE FLOOR THROUGH THE ROPES!
A massive pop for the high-risk move by one half of the Street Profits as Montez grabs Akam and struggles to get him back into the ring. He eventually manages to roll Akam back into the ring and makes his way to the top rope! Ford then flies through the air as he connects with a SPILT-LEGGED FROG SPLASH! Montez gets to his feet as clutches his ribs as ILJA DRAGUNOV RUNS THROUGH HIM WITH TORPEDO MOSCOW! Ilja Dragunov makes the cover!
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Current fall holders: The Ungovenables (16:29)
Cesaro grabs the luchador and tosses him into the barricade with a thud as The Ungovenables move into pole position with just over 4 minutes to go! Akam rolls out the ring to the floor selling the impact of the frog splash as does Ford. Cesaro joins his partner in the ring as they discuss strategy as The Good Brothers slide into the ring staring down the Ungovenables!
The two teams who have been at war for the last month and start firing off on each other in the ring once again! The Good Brothers soon take control of the match thanks to damage done to Ilja's back during the match and Anderson takes him out. This leaves Cesaro in a two on one situation as the pair double team the Swiss Superman! Both men grab hold of Cesaro and hit THE MAGIC KILLER! Luke Gallows makes the cover for the champs!
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REZAR PLOWS THROUGH BOTH OF THEM FORCING THE BREAK!
Rezar shows off his insane power as he plows through everyone and stops the Good Brothers from picking up the fall! Rezar gets to his feet as Karl Anderson tries to get back to his feet but gets a SPINEBUSTER FOR HIS TROUBLE! Both Kallisto and Gallows get to their feet as they look at the beast of a man in front of them. They look at each other and they realize they have to work together. Kalisto runs off the ropes and ducks underneath Rezar's arm! Gallows goes for a big boot sending Rezar back as Kalisto jumps off the ropes and onto his back looking to choke him out!
Gallows meanwhile looks to charge in once again but Rezar catches his leg and hits a CRADLE CAPTURE SUPLEX/PIGGYBACK SPECIAL COMBO! Both Luke Gallows and Kalisto come crashing down as Rezar cranks his neck and the clock ticks down into the final 2 minutes of the match! However, as Rezar is stood alone in the ring Ilja Dragunov runs in! They have a little stare down as the mad Russian runs at the giant but gets clobbered... Ilja though spins back and wipes out Rezar with a REBOUND LARIAT! Ilja takes a moment to get his breath as Montez Ford jumps into the ring and takes down Ilja with a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Ford makes the cover
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Cesaro makes sure the Ungovenables stay the fall holders! However, as he breaks up the cover we see Angelo Dawkins slide into the ring and catches Cesaro as he gets back up with a POP-UP SPINEBUSTER! Montez then looks at Cesaro as he takes a moment. As he does this we see Akam trying to get onto the ring apron with a CORKSCREW JUMPING ELBOW! Montez then jumps into the air and hits a STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Montez hooks the leg!
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Current fall holders: The Street Profits (18:44)
Ford though has no time to rest as Gallows and Anderson slide back into the ring attacking Ford! Montez tries to fight back but the pair grab hold of him looking for the MAGIC KILLER to take back possession of the fall! However, Angelo makes his way into the ring and helps Ford get free from the Good Brothers grasp! Both teams start to fight once again but they clear the ring of The Good Brothers with dual superkicks to the delight of the fans as we enter the final minute! However, as the ring clears we see Kalisto and Sin Cara on the top rope as they dive off and hit DUAL CROSSBODIES! They hold on for the cover
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Both the Lucha Dragons get to their feet as they think about what they are going to do next but AOP charge into the ring and wipe them out with dual shoulderblocks! Akam and Rezar look angry as Akam picks Sin Cara up and POWERBOMBS HIM OUT OF THE RING! Sin Cara lands with an awful thud as Rezar lifts Kalisto up off the floor. Akam meanwhile climbs to the second rope and dives off hitting a leg drop into a sidewalk slam from Rezar! Rezar hooks the leg
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The Ungovenables make the save but soon pay for it as The Authors of Pain batter them and toss them around the ring! They wipe out the pair with lariat as the clock ticks down! The Street Profits and Good Brothers look to get back to their feet on the outside of the ring meanwhile but Akam and Rezar pick up a member of the Ungovenables each and POWERBOMB THEM ONTO THE TEAMS ON THE OUTSIDE WIPING THEM OUT! Kalisto in the ring struggles to his feet as the AOP hit the LAST CHAPTER! Akam makes the cover!
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Seconds remain in this match as Montez Ford flies off the top rope with a DROPKICK sending Rezar to the outside! Angelo Dawkins meanwhile follows up with a spear dropping Akam! There is 10 seconds left as Montez Ford climbs to the top rope looking for the SPILT-LEGGED MOONSAULT! He goes to fly off the top rope but Gallows grabs his leg stopping him from moving! As this is happening Karl Anderson rolls up Dawkins from behind!
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AND TIME RUNS OUT!
Winners and New World tag team champions: The Authors of Pain (20:00)
Boos from the crowd as Rezar and Akam get to their feet selling the damage they suffered in this match! Meanwhile, Anderson looks furious that Dawkins kicked out! We see the carnage around ringside as the referee heads to the ropes and gets the tag team titles for the new champions.
Michael Cole: What a chaotic match!
Big Show: I said on this week's Raw I couldn't see anyone stopping The Authors of Pain and I was right! They look unstoppable!
Michael Cole: Well they ruled over the tag division in the past and now they are World tag team champions once again!
Big Show: You have to feel for The Street Profits here. They picked up two falls throughout the match.
Michael Cole: Once again the pair have come this close to becoming tag team champions but they just miss out on the gold!
Back in the ring, we see The Authors of Pain holding the World tag team titles as the crowd boo the duo in the ring. On the outside of the ring, we see the 4 tag teams they faced in this match: The Street Profits, The Good Brothers, The Lucha Dragons, and The Ungovenables as they look at the dominant duo who now stand at the top of the Raw tag team division.
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We cut backstage as we see Seth Rollins walking through the back with his Universal title over his shoulder. He has a smile on his face as the live crowd in Mexico boo him as he faces their hero Rey Mysterio later on tonight. Seth Rollins smile soon fades as he sees Edge and Beth Phoenix walking through the backstage area. Loud cheers for the couple as Edge gives Beth a kiss.
Edge: Listen I will speak to you after you beat Shayna.
Beth nods and heads off to get ready for her match leaving her husband Edge alone with the Universal champion Seth Rollins.
Seth Rollins: Hey listen I just wanted to say there are no hard feelings.
Edge looks confused at that line as Seth Rollins carries on.
Seth Rollins: I mean I know what you said about me not changing is wrong but I get where you are coming from. What I did to you, trying to break your already broken neck it would be hard for anyone to forgive me. But I promise you, I'm a different man than I was back then.
Edge looks at Seth unimpressed.
Edge: If you tell yourself that enough, maybe one day you'll believe it.
Edge walks off and heads elsewhere leaving Seth Rollins stood there. Seth has a blank face before showing a hint of anger for a second. Seth shakes his head and walks off elsewhere as he gets ready to prepare for his Universal title match.
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Cheers from the crowd as we return to the ring. Rusev makes his way out ahead of his United States title match tonight against Samoa Joe. Rusev angrily stares at the ring as he starts marching down the ramp.
Michael Cole: Well up next we have our United States title match as the newest American citizen Rusev takes on Samoa Joe!
Big Show: Samoa Joe has been a dominant champion holding the United States title for two hundred and twenty-two days. However, Rusev is someone I've faced before and he has a... WAIT WHAT'S JOE DOING?
The United States champion isn't waiting as he attacks Rusev from behind with the United States title! Rusev falls down on the ramp as the crowd shower Samoa Joe with boos but the monster doesn't care! He stands over Rusev accusing him of disrespecting him as he grabs Rusev and looks to send him into the steel steps but as he goes for an Irish Whip Rusev counters and sends Joe crashing into the steel steps instead!
Rusev though takes a moment to follow up, still feeling the effects of the belt shot to the skull but he makes his way over to Joe and looks to start pounding him! Rusev grabs Joe as he looks to lift him up but Joe fights him off with a few punches to the head! Rusev wobbles and Joe follows it up with an enziguri to the head rocking the challenger! Rusev falls back as Joe gets to his feet and tosses Rusev into the barricade again and follows it up with a facewash slamming Rusev's head into the wall!
Loud boos for this cheap attack by Samoa Joe as Rusev leans against the barricade in a heap. Joe isn't done as he grabs his United States title and looks at Rusev. He shouts “You wanted an American Dream? This is an American Nightmare!” and hits Rusev in the head with the TITLE BELT ONE MORE TIME! Joe places the belt back onto the steel steps as he grabs Rusev by the head and tosses him towards the ring slamming his back into the apron!
Joe rolls Rusev into the ring and slides inside the ring. He stalks Rusev which pisses off the live crowd! The referee goes to check on Rusev and to see if he still wants to fight. Rusev struggles to get up but makes it to his knees. He nods saying he still wants to fight! The referee then calls for the bell to officially get the match underway!
United States title match: Samoa Joe (c) vs Rusev
Rusev struggles to get to his feet as Samoa Joe charges in and SUPERKICKS HIM in the already damaged head. Joe makes the cover
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Joe though doesn't want to waste any more time as he drags Rusev off the mat and looks to lock him in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe wraps his arms around Rusev but the Bulgarian Brute sends Joe back first into the turnbuckle! He slams him into it a few times until Joe is forced to let go of the hold! Rusev falls to the mat selling the impact of the pre-match assault and rolls out of the ring looking to recover. Joe gets to his feet as he looks at Rusev and leaves him on the outside happy to take a countout win.
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As soon as Rusev gets back into the ring Samoa Joe jumps onto him and starts laying in several strikes to the head as he looks to ground Rusev once again! The referee has to warn him as Rusev is on the ropes. Joe backs off as the referee gets to a 4 count putting his hands up. Rusev once again stumbles to his feet as Samoa Joe charges at him but Rusev moves out of the way! Samoa Joe bounces back off the ropes as Rusev hits him with a roundhouse kick dropping Joe!
Rusev leans on the ropes for a moment selling the impact of Joe's attack so far. Joe slowly gets back to his feet as Rusev runs over and takes down Joe with a running body block! Joe falls backwards as Rusev sends him into the corner of the ring! Rusev charges at Joe and follows up with several knees to the mid-section as he wears down the champ! The referee has to warn Rusev and nearly gets to a 5 count but Rusev breaks it by tossing Joe out of the corner and back to the center of the ring!
Rusev runs out of the corner and jumps into the air hitting Joe with a standing senton! Rusev hooks the leg and makes the cover 1 2 Joe kicks out! Rusev gets to his feet and grabs Joe as he looks at him with an angry stare. He then starts laying into him with several stiff elbows! He looks to batter the champion but Joe survives and grabs one of the elbows stopping Rusev.
Rusev tries to fight him off but Joe clobbers him with an elbow of his own into the already damaged head! Rusev is rocked as Joe hits him with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Joe though doesn't let go of Rusev and instead hoists him up as he transitions into a DRAGON SUPLEX! Joe though once again holds onto Rusev and finishes it off with a BRIDGING STRAIGHT JACKET SUPLEX!
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Rusev is really struggling due to the damage done before the match as Joe snarls and mounts Rusev once again targeting Rusev's head! Joe gets to his feet as Rusev is not looking good. Joe lays into him with a few rapid kicks to the chest before hoisting Rusev up and slamming him down with a FOLDING POWERBOMB AND LOCKS IN A STF! Joe locks the hold in tight as he wraps his arms around the neck of Rusev and wrenches it back as he tries to get Rusev to tap out! Rusev is in a lot of pain due to the vicious assault to the head by the champion but he doesn't want to give up on his dream!
Rusev starts trying to pull Joe off of him but Joe readjusts and wrenches the hold back. Rusev is in pain as he struggles to survive in the hold as he starts to crawl to the ropes! Rusev is getting willed on by the crowd as Joe really yanks the hold back and gets him back a little bit from the ropes as Joe piles on the pressure on his neck! Rusev has been in the hold for about a minute now and lifts his arm into the air... AND FINALLY GRABS THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Joe holds on till the count of 4 really cranking back the pressure on the neck before tossing Rusev down to the mat. Joe looks angry that Rusev dared to survive and gets ready to end this! Joe stalks behind Rusev as he looks to go for the COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe looks to grab Rusev but he fights him off with a back elbow! Joe staggers back slightly as Rusev lifts him up and hits him with a belly to back suplex! Rusev takes a moment as he lines up Samoa Joe and hits him with the MACHKA KICK! Rusev makes the cover
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Rusev rolls off Joe as he slams the mat frustrated that wasn't enough to finish off the US champion! He gets to his feet struggling still slightly due to the damage to his head. He rolls Samoa Joe over and signals for the ACCOLADE! He goes to stomp on the back of Samoa Joe but the US champion rolls over and grabs the leg of Rusev locking in a KNEEBAR! Rusev is in pain as Joe takes him down to the mat! Joe is wrenching it back but Rusev gets his other foot free and kicks Joe off of him sending the champion backwards!
Joe staggers for a moment as Rusev jumps to his feet slightly struggling due to the damage done to his leg from the kneebar! However, Rusev looks to go for a roundhouse kick but Joe ducks underneath and grabs him from behind as he locks in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe is about to sink the hold in tight but Rusev hits Joe with a HEADBUTT! Joe stumbles back but it seemed to do as much damage to Rusev as it did Joe and Joe pounces on that as he lifts Rusev into the air! He hoists him onto his shoulders and plants him with the MUSCLEBUSTER! Joe makes the cover
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Loud boos from the crowd as Samoa Joe gets to his feet and snarls at the camera having picked up another victory as United States champion. Rusev is still down on the mat after the musclebuster. The referee checks on Rusev which annoys Joe who demands he has his hand raised. The referee does this as Joe in the other hand lifts his United States title into the air!
Michael Cole: Joe was able to hold onto his United States title once again but you have to wonder what would have happened if Joe didn't sneak attack Rusev before the bell?
Big Show: The pre-match assault by Samoa Joe proved to be the difference tonight and maybe Joe thought his title reign was in jeopardy against Rusev tonight?
Samoa Joe is now stood at the top of the ramp as he holds the United States title in the air for the crowd to see. Back in the ring Rusev is coming to and does not look happy as he glares at Samoa Joe. Joe though can be heard shouting at Rusev “That's the price you pay for your disrespect!”. Rusev shakes his head however and mutters that this isn't over.
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We cut backstage as Rey Mysterio is hanging out with his son. Both men are chatting to each other as Rey Mysterio lets out a smile as he turns around and sees his rival over the years Edge! Rey gets to his feet as he offers a hand to Edge. Edge nods and shakes Rey's hand pulling him in for a hug.
Edge: Good luck tonight man.
Rey smiles.
Rey Mysterio: Thanks Edge. How are things with you?
Edge: Things are good man. I've been spending time with the kids and the wife. I can see you've been spending time with yours as well.
Dominik nods as he shakes Edge's hand.
Edge: It's good to meet you, Dom. I hope your father has taught you all his tricks. He was a nightmare to keep down.
Rey Mysterio: Yeah and it was impossible to keep you down when you pulled every trick in the book!
Edge pulls a wry smile knowing Rey has a point.
Edge: I was a different man back then. Retirement allowed me to step back and become a better man. A man I could never be whilst in this business.
Edge looks Dom in the eyes.
Edge: Your father is one of the few men who whilst I've known him has always kept his honor. Whatever he tells you to do, do it.
Dom nods as Rey smiles. Edge turns to Rey.
Edge: And make sure you keep an eye on Seth.
Rey Mysterio: You really don't think he has changed?
Edge sighs.
Edge: He reminds me of me back when I used to wrestle and trust me, until I walked away from the business and found Beth, I would have done anything for that title including pretending I changed.
Rey nods as we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.
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Michael Cole: Big Show, you're very familiar with Edge. Do you think he is right on Seth Rollins?
Big Show: If anyone knows how to spot someone who will do anything to keep their title, it is Edge.
The Phenomenal One makes his way out and noticeably he is all by himself as he walks to the ring. The crowd boos the hell out of the Phenomenal One due to him facing Andrade tonight. He has a cocky smirk and even taunts the crowd as he makes his way into the ring.
Michael Cole: Well AJ Styles is without The Good Brothers after the battle they went through earlier tonight in the Championship Scramble match.
Big Show: Whenever AJ has the Good Brothers at ringside with him it's not because he needs them. No, he has them at ringside with him as they make it easier for him.
Michael Cole: But will Andrade be alone as well?
The roof blows off the building as Andrade Cien Almas makes his out with the Money in the Bank briefcase in his hand. Zelina Vega is with him as he walks out. Andrade looks at AJ in the ring and nods to Zelina pointing towards the back! The crowd cheers this act as Zelina nods and heads backstage!
Michael Cole: It looks like Andrade is going to do this alone.
Big Show: Andrade clearly feels confident going into this match and with the Mexican crowd behind him, can you blame him?
Andrade slides into the ring as he looks at AJ Styles and lifts his Money in the Bank briefcase into the air. AJ jaw jacks and tells Andrade he doesn't need a briefcase to get a title shot, he'll get one once he beats him tonight. Andrade places the briefcase by the steel steps as the referee calls for the bell to get the match underway!
AJ Styles vs Andrade Cien Almas
Once the bell rings both men circle the ring as they talk a bit of trash to each other. Both men make their way to the center of the ring and lock up! Both battle for control as AJ wins out and gets Andrade in a headlock. He looks to grind Andrade down but Mr. Money in the Bank counters and sends AJ down to the mat with an arm drag! Andrade looks to follow up as he runs off the ropes but AJ slides out of the ring to boos from the crowd! AJ is taking a moment to regroup. Andrade in response makes his way to the ropes opposite AJ and does the tranquillo pose which makes the crowd go wild!
AJ seeing this taunt gets annoyed and slides back into the ring as he charges at Andrade but Andrade leapfrogs over AJ! AJ stops at the ropes and turns around as Andrade hits him with a CARTWHEEL PELE KICK! Massive pop as Andrade shows off for the Mexican crowd! Andrade makes the first cover of the match 1 2 AJ kicks out! Andrade grabs hold of AJ and lifts him off the mat as he starts to work over him and grind down AJ Styles here with the fans cheering on his every move.
AJ starts to fight back though and looks to reverse Andrade's hold so Andrade responds with a few open-handed chops to the chest sending AJ back! AJ stumbles back as Andrade sends him into the corner of the ring! Andrade charges in looking for a knee strike in the corner but AJ boots him in the face sending him back! AJ climbs to the second rope and jumps off sending Andrade back down to the mat with a flying clothesline! AJ wipes out Andrade and makes the cover! 1 2 Andrade kicks out!
AJ smiles as the crowd boo the Phenomenal One who looks to take back control of the match. AJ gives Andrade a kick to the back before he makes his way to the ropes and runs off them as he hits a low angle forearm smash! AJ makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! AJ carries on his attack by grinding down Andrade on the mat which of course leads to more anger from the fans in Mexico. AJ looks to grab Andrade's arm during this period to work over it but Andrade fights AJ off and sends him backwards.
Once again Andrade looks to lay in a few chops to the chest of AJ as he tries to send him backwards but AJ catches the arm of Andrade as he looks to lock him in an armbar! Andrade though counters as he DEADLIFTS AJ AND POWERBOMBS HIM! Cheers from the crowd as Andrade takes a moment to touch his arm before making the cover. 1 2 AJ kicks out! Andrade gets to his feet as he lays in a few chops to the chest of AJ as he looks to bring him off the mat but AJ counters and the pair start grappling in the center of the ring once again!
Both men struggle with each other but Andrade again wins out as he looks to suplex AJ but AJ throws him off and hits him with the Phenomenal Blitz! AJ sends Andrade backwards into the ropes before running off them and hitting him with a clothesline sending Andrade to the outside of the ring! AJ leans on the ropes as he teases flying over them but doesn't and shakes his head taunting the Mexican crowd!
AJ rolls out of the ring and follows Andrade to the outside of the ring. AJ grabs hold of Andrade and starts looking to lay into him with a few punches. He looks to send Andrade into the barricade but Andrade counters with a tornado DDT! Andrade gets to his feet as he looks at AJ prone on the floor and climbs onto the ring apron! Andrade takes a moment to steady himself as he lines up AJ and hits him with an APRON SPINNING ELBOW DROP!
Loud cheers from the crowd as Andrade is showing off to the home town fans but Big Show wonders if this would be happening with Zelina out here! Andrade grabs hold of AJ and rolls him back into the ring. Andrade makes the cover 1 2 AJ kicks out! Andrade gets to his feet and runs off the ropes hitting AJ with a single leg basement dropkick! Andrade once again makes a rapid cover 1 2 AJ kicks out! Andrade once again grabs hold of AJ as he looks to start working over the Phenomenal one again as AJ struggles on the mat.
Andrade looks to transition AJ into a headlock position and go for LA SOMBRA but AJ once again fights out of it. He hits Andrade a few times in the gut staggering him before hitting a spinning back fist dropping Andrade! AJ takes a moment to recover after Andrade's flurry of offense as he thinks about his next move. AJ grabs hold of Andrade's arm and starts working it over as he tries to stop Andrade's momentum here!
He brings Andrade down to the mat with a hooking arm drag and stomps on the right arm of Andrade which gets loud boos from the crowd. AJ doesn't care though as he drags Andrade off the mat and sends him into the turnbuckle with a snap suplex! Andrade crashes into the turnbuckle as AJ leaps into the corner of the ring and hits a clothesline! Andrade is a bit staggered as AJ tosses him out of the corner and back towards the center of the ring. AJ climbs over the ropes onto the apron as he looks for the SPRINGBOARD 450 SPLASH BUT ANDRADE GETS HIS KNEES UP!
AJ grabs his mid-section after landing on Andrade's knees! Andrade gets to his feet as Anrdade follows it up with a few boots to chest and stomach of AJ before dragging him off the mat and hitting him with a snap suplex! AJ lands on his back as Andrade follows it up by grabbing AJ from behind and locks in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The crowd goes wild as Andrade looks to target the neck of AJ ready for La Sombra.
AJ struggles once again in the hold as Andrade seems extra fired up tonight, competing in Mexico! It looks like Styles might fade but he pushes his feet off the mat and connects with a PELE KICK forcing Andrade to let go of the hold! AJ rubs his neck for a moment but follows it up with a superkick to the head dropping Andrade! AJ makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! AJ once Andrade kicks out though looks to go back on the attack as he once again starts working over the right arm!
He twists the arm a few times as AJ slows down the pace which angers the live crowd. Andrade looks like he might escape so AJ transitions and hits Andrade with a HIGH-ANGLE BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Andrade's head bounces off the mat as he lands on his feet. AJ charges at him but Andrade counters with a back body drop sending AJ to the apron! Andrade quickly follows up with a TRIANGLE DROPKICK sending AJ crashing to the ring floor!
Andrade though isn't done as he hypes up the live crowd and runs off the ropes as he dives onto AJ on the outside hitting him with a MOONSAULT PLANCHA! The crowd goes wild as Andrade gets back to his feet smiling and posing for the Mexican crowd! Andrade grabs AJ Styles and sends him into the ring post! He then slams AJ's head into it one more time as the referee gets to a 3 count. Andrade turns AJ around as he is resting on the ring post and looks to chop him but AJ MOVES IN TIME CAUSING ANDRADE TO CHOP THE RINGPOST!
Andrade clutches his right arm which is in a ton of pain after full-on whacking the ring post. AJ lets out a smile as he grabs Andrade and sends him arm-first into the barricade! AJ gives a boot to the arm of Andrade before making his way to the ring and back out breaking the count! AJ makes his way over to Andrade who is still clutching his arm and just lays into him with a few kicks to the right arm as AJ looks to take advantage! Andrade does attempt to counter with a punch with his left arm but AJ grabs him and hits a belly to back suplex on the ring floor!
The referee gets to a 4 count in the ring as AJ grabs Andrade and sends him back into the ring as he looks to carry on his assault. AJ once again goes to work on the right arm of Andrade causing a ton of pain to the local hero as the crowd will Andrade on but AJ grinds him down! Andrade this time struggles to fight back and has to grit his teeth as AJ works over the right arm! Andrade tries to get away from AJ and make it to the ropes but AJ stops working over the arm and lifts him off the mat by the head planting him with a lifting single underhook DDT! AJ makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out!
AJ as soon as Andrade kicks out goes to work again and starts to wear down the right arm of Andrade once again drawing boos from the live crowd. Andrade is in a lot of pain as AJ is relentless in attacking the right arm! AJ eventually looks to transition it into a cross armbreaker but Andrade is desperation rakes the eyes of AJ! The crowd however cheer him as in Mexico he can do no wrong it seems. The referee tells Andrade off but Andrade doesn't care as he hits a standing dropkick dropping AJ!
Andrade however doesn't make the cover and instead clutches his right arm and tries to get some feeling back in it after AJ's assault. AJ manages to get back to his feet but Andrade quickly follows up with a knee strike keeping AJ down! Andrade then follows it up with a standing moonsault but AJ rolls out of the way... SO ANDRADE LANDS ON HIS FEET AND HITS A MOONSAULT ON AJ AGAIN! 1 2 AJ kicks out! Andrade looks annoyed AJ was able to kick out as he looks to lift him off the mat but as he goes to lift him up AJ boots him in the right arm! Andrade drops AJ and the Phenomenal one looks to pounce with a roll-up!
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AJ though doesn't rest on his laurels as he grabs the right arm and connects with an arm drag sending Andrade crashing to the mat! AJ follows it up by jumping into the air and hitting a knee drop to the right arm! Andrade is in pain as AJ grabs the right arm and starts to work over him again as he yanks it back and twists it in place! AJ whilst twisting the arm back gives Andrade a boot to the back! Andrade is in pain as AJ lifts Andrade off the mat and plants him with a neckbreaker! AJ makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out!
AJ grabs hold of the right arm and locks him in a CROSS ARMBREAKER! AJ is full on wrenching back on the arm of Andrade as he tries to force the tap out! AJ gets his arm wrapped around Andrade's right arm which is in a ton of pain! Andrade looks to get to the ropes to break the hold. Andrade gets really close so AJ lets go of the hold and goes for a knee drop but Andrade rolls under the ropes avoiding the move just in time!
AJ clutches his knee for a moment which gives Andrade the time to get himself into an upright position on the apron! Andrade then catches AJ as he rises to his feet with a springboard slingshot missile dropkick! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 AJ kicks out! Andrade gets to his feet and there is a sense of jeopardy for Mr. Money in the Bank here due to the damage done by AJ Styles to his right arm. Andrade though wills himself on as he catches AJ with some chops to the chest using his left arm!
AJ does go back a bit but Andrade isn't able to get the same force he would with his right hand and AJ fires back with a flurry of punches sending Andrade back towards the ropes! Boos from the crowd as Andrade is struggling but as AJ goes for another punch Andrade dodges it and grabs AJ locking in a TRIANGLE CHOKE! He starts to bring AJ down the mat as he grips his legs tightly around the neck of AJ looking to squeeze the life out of him!
AJ struggles in the hold and flails around desperately as Andrade has the hold in tight! Andrade is really cranking it back but AJ gets his arm on the ropes forcing a break! Andrade holds on till the count of 4 before finally letting go! Andrade though as soon as he lets go doesn't let up and sends AJ across the ring with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Andrade lifts AJ off the mat struggling for a moment but lifts him up and slams him into the turnbuckle with a BUCKLE BOMB!
Andrade though once again needs to take a moment due to pain going through his right arm! He composes himself before charging in as he goes for the CORNER DOUBLE KNEE STRIKE! AJ moves out of the way just in time causing Andrade to crash and burn! AJ pounces as he grabs hold of Andrade and lifts him into the air planting him with a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! AJ makes the cover as the crowd boo the Phenomenal One! 1 2 Andrade kicks out!
AJ doesn't stop there though as he drags Andrade off his feet and brings him down with a pumphandle gutbuster! Andrade is clutching his mid-section after being hit with the gutbusteras AJ rolls him onto his back and makes the cover. 1 2 Andrade kicks out! AJ starts to taunt Andrade and the fans once again! Loud boos for AJ as he grabs the right arm he has been going after all match and looks for another armbar but Andrade counters with a SCHOOLBOY!
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Andrade is wrenching the hold back in the center of the ring as AJ is struggling. AJ knows he can't make it to the ropes so wiggles an arm free and punches the right arm of Andrade till he lets go of the hold! Andrade has to roll away once again due to the pain done to his right arm as AJ catches his breath and looks angry. Andrade stumbles to his feet as AJ grabs hold of him and hits him with a REVERSE DDT! AJ makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! AJ gets back to his feet as he lifts Andrade up off the mat and gets him in position as he connects with a USHIGOROSHI! AJ makes the cover
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AJ taunts the crowd as he signals it is time for him to end this! He makes his way to the ropes and climbs onto the ring apron as he signals for the PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Andrade slowly gets to his feet as AJ flies off the ropes... DROPKICK FROM ANDRADE AS AJ FLIES THROUGH THE AIR! AJ drops like a rock as both men lay on the mat! Andrade gets to his feet with help from the ropes. He grabs AJ by the head as he drags him up with his left hand and hits him with LA SOMBRA! Andrade makes the cover
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AJ GETS HIS FOOT ON THE ROPES!
Andrade thinks he has won the match but the referee points at AJ's foot on the ropes. Andrade argues with the referee as the crowd boo and chant abuse at the referee. Andrade shakes his head as he thinks about what to do next and looks at the opposite corner of the ring. Andrade makes his way over to the turnbuckle pad and looks to remove it! The referee sees this blatant act and grabs the pad that Andrade took off and tells Andrade off. The referee starts trying to place it back on the turnbuckle as Andrade makes his way out of the ring!
He makes his way to the steel steps and grabs the MONEY IN THE BANK BRIEFCASE which he placed there when the match began! He slides into the ring whilst the referee is still distracted as he lines up AJ ready to take his head off to cheers from the crowd! He lines AJ up and swings at him but AJ ducks! AJ hits Andrade with a superkick causing him to fall and drop the briefcase! AJ sees the briefcase and picks it up off the mat. He then SMASHES AJ IN THE HEAD WITH IT! AJ quickly tosses the evidence out of the ring and makes the cover as the referee turns around!
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Winner via pinfall: AJ Styles (18:29)
Loud boos from the Mexican crowd as AJ gets to his feet with a smug smirk on his face. He looks at the crowd and taunts them as the referee lifts his arm into the air as he celebrates his victory over Andrade Cien Almas tonight.
Michael Cole: AJ Styles picked up the win but maybe he wouldn't have been able to without the Money in the Bank briefcase Big Show.
Big Show: Turn about is fair play Michael. If Andrade left the briefcase on the outside, AJ wouldn't have used it to win the match!
Back in the ring, Andrade comes to as he holds his head with his left atm. He then grabs his right arm before pointing at AJ Styles, who is backing up the ramp and chuckling to himself as he walks to the back leaving Andrade and the crowd furious.
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We cut to the back and see Zelina Vega with a drink in her hand who has been watching the match. Cesaro and Ilja Dragunov are behind her recovering after going through a war in the championship scramble at the start of the show. Zelina tosses the drink to the ground and smashes the glass!
Zelina Vega: Ese bastardoinfiel. ¡No puedocreer que le robó la victoriaa Andrade!
Zelina looks to recompose herself as she looks at Cesaro.
Zelina Vega: Cesaro, pass me my phone. I need to make a call.
Cesaro nods and passes Zelina her phone as she types in a number and makes a call. She then smiles as we cut back to the ring.
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We return to the ring and the crowd cheer as Mustafa Ali makes his way to the ring. He isn't smiling like he normally does, as he walks to the ring determined to finally become a champion in WWE. He jumps over the ropes and stands in the ring as he waits for the champion.
Michael Cole: A big night for Mustafa Ali. For the last few weeks, he has had to listen to Noam Dar tell him he can't get the job done. That he isn't good enough to be champion. Tonight he can prefer the Scottish supernova wrong.
Big Show: But you have to wonder have those words had an effect on Ali. Have they made him more determined or made him doubt himself?
Boos from the crowd as the cocky Cruiserweight champion Noam Dar makes his way out. He holds the Cruiserweight title in the air taunting the fans and Ali. Dar is chewing gum as he walks down the ramp and smirks to himself. He climbs onto the steps but doesn't climb into the ring straight away as he taunts Ali promising he will never get this title! Ali shakes his head trying to ignore Dar's antics. Dar steps into the ring as he passes the title to the referee. Dar smirks at Ali as the two superstars get head to head ahead of the match as DAR SPITS HIS GUM IN ALI'S FACE!
Michael Cole: That's disgusting! What is wrong with Dar?
And Ali has had enough as he starts battering Dar before the referee can even ring the bell! He smashes Dar in the face and mounts him. The referee has to pull Ali off to keep him calm as Ali goes to the corner. Dar gets to his feet and tells the ref he should call the match off but instead, he calls for the bell to get this underway!
Cruiserweight title match: Noam Dar (c) vs Mustafa Ali
As soon as the bell rings Mustafa Ali jumps on Noam Dar and starts battering him! He wails on Noam Dar and forces him to the mat! Dar tries to defend himself against this assault but he can't as Ali carries on his wild flurry of offense! The referee has to warn Ali for his actions again but Ali has had enough of Dar and his antics! He picks Dar up off the mat and tosses him into the corner of the ring slamming Dar's back into the turnbuckle! Ali charges at Dar and hits him with several punches in the corner before hitting him with a monkey flip sending Dar back across the ring!
Ali climbs to the top rope as he gets ready to hit the 054 early on but Dar rolls out of the ring getting boos from the crowd! Ali though is ready for it and flies off the top rope wiping out Noam Dar with a DIVING CROSSBODY! Ali gets back to his feet as the crowd cheers him on as he tosses Noam Dar into the announce table, slamming his back into it! Ali grabs Dar by the head and smashes his head into the table getting a loud pop from the crowd as finally, someone batters the cocky prick!
The referee counts to 3 as Ali jumps off the announce table and hits Noam Dar with a STEP-UP TORNADO DDT! Ali still looks angry as Dar is laid out on the floor and he looks to the announce table and has an idea to do more damage to Dar! He steadies himself before flying off the announce table and hitting Dar with a 450 SPLASH! The referee in the ring gets to a 7 count as Ali clutches his chest and rolls into the ring. He then rolls back out to break the count as he grabs Dar and looks to roll him into the ring but Dar rakes the eye of Ali!
The referee tells Dar off for the cheap shot as Dar says “Disqualify me then!”. Brazen response from the Cruiserweight Champion who follows up with a bicycle kick dropping Ali. Dar then looks at Ali and shakes his head as he goes to the timekeeper's area and grabs his Cruiserweight title! Dar is walking out on the match already! The referee gets to a 4 count as Dar walks around the ring looking to leave. However, as he walks towards the entrance ramp MUSTAFA ALI HAS SLID INTO THE RING AND FLIES OVER THE ROPES WIPING OUT DAR WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!
A massive pop as Ali gets back to his feet having broken the referee counts as he ran through the ring. He grabs hold of Dar and refuses to let him escape again tossing him back into the ring! Once in the ring, Dar tries to claw away from Ali and escape but Ali grabs Dar and suplexes him back across the ring to stop him from escaping! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Dar kicks out! Ali though isn't in any mood to waste time and once again looks to the top rope as he makes the climb. He doesn't go for the 054 and instead flies off hitting Dar with a FROG SPLASH! Ali hooks the leg
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Dar stays in the match but his title reign is in grave danger here! Ali keeps up his assault as he runs off the ropes and looks to hit him with a basement dropkick... but Dar ducks underneath and chop blocks Ali's right leg! Boos from the crowd as Ali drops to the mat clutching his leg as Dar's cocky smile returns! Dar follows up with a rear European Uppercut to the neck of Ali which sends him to the mat as he makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out!
Dar made sure to put pressure on Ali's right leg in the cover as he now smirks knowing he might have turned the tide in this encounter! Dar starts to work over the right leg of Ali and take his main tool away from him as he grinds him down on the mat. The whole time he is doing this, he taunts Ali and says he is never going to win the title! This however more than anything seems to give Ali the strength to fight through the pain and he fights back hammering Dar with several forearms sending him backwards!
Ali gets back to his feet struggling due to the assault to his leg but is still about to hit a twisting enziguiri to the head of Dar sending him down the mat! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Dar kicks out! Ali gets to his feet and lifts Dar off the mat as he gets him in position for a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX BUT INSTEAD HITS A PENALTY KICK TO THE RIGHT ARM OF DAR! Dar clutches the arm as commentary mention Ali is looking to take out Dar's arm so he can't lock in submissions on his weakened leg!
Ali carries on as he lays a few kicks with his left leg to the right arm of Dar. Dar tries to swipe back looking to boot the right leg but Ali sees it coming and stomps on Dar! Ali does stop there though as he grabs hold of Dar's right arm and jumps into the air hitting it with a jumping stomp to the right arm! Ali looks to grab the right arm of Dar and go for an armbar but Dar once again desperately fights Ali off and rakes the eyes again! Dar is resorting to whatever cheap tricks he can to survive here!
Ali stumbles back as Noam Dar sweeps Ali's legs out from under him and brings him down to the mat! Dar as Ali lands on the mat grabs the right leg and hits him with a dragon screw leg whip slamming the right leg down! Dar smirks as he sees the pain this attack is causing so holds on and hits another dragon screw leg whip! Dar hears the boos from the crowd as he taunts Ali saying he'll break his leg if he needs to and goes for another dragon screw leg whip but Ali gets his foot free and clobbers Dar with a back fist!
Ali grabs hold of Dar and hits him with a tilt-a-whirl DDT planting Dar's skull into the mat! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Dar kicks out! Ali gets back to his feet as looks to lift up Dar and hits him with an SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! 1 2 Dar kicks out! Ali looks at Dar and thinks this is the time to end this as he makes his way to the top rope. He slowly makes the climb due to the damage done to his right leg but that turns out to cost him as Dar uses the time to recover!
As Ali is climbing Dar hits him with a CHOP BLOCK AS HE IS ON THE TOP ROPE! Ali struggles on the top rope due to the damage and Dar uses that to grab Ali from behind and hits him with an AVALANCHE GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men land on the mat with a thud due to the impact of that move. Noam Dar takes a moment as that move hurt him as well but he rolls over onto Ali and makes the cover
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Dar looks annoyed Ali was able to survive as he makes his way to Ali's right leg and grabs hold of it as he looks to lock in the CHAMPAGNE SUPER KNEEBAR! He grabs Ali's right leg but Ali kicks him in the right arm with his left leg! Dar has to stop due to the pain and Ali grabs hold of Dar's right arm locking in a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Ali wrenches the hold back as he tries to force a tap out from the champion!
Noam Dar struggles in the hold due to the damage done and teases taping but he gets his left arm onto the ropes forcing Ali to break the hold! Dar clutches his right arm which is in a ton of pain but Ali won't let up! He gives Dar a penalty kick to the head which causes Dar to fall down to the mat. Ali then pulls the right arm and leaves it out-stretched on the mat. Ali then makes his way to the top rope.
He steadies himself and flies off hitting a 450 SPLASH ONTO THE RIGHT ARM! Dar screams in pain clutching his arm as Ali looks angry. Ali looks to the top rope again and makes the climb. He gets to the top rope but before he can turn around Dar is back on his feet so Ali flies off hitting a DIVING TORNADO DDT! Ali makes the cover
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Ali looks at Dar and thinks about what to do next. Ali gets back to his feet as he looks to lift Dar off the mat but as he does Dar rolls him up and GRABS THE TIGHTS!
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THE REFEREE SPOTS DAR!
Dar lets go and argues with the referee about it! Ali though looks to take advantage as he goes for a spin kick but Dar ducks and grabs the right leg of Ali locking in the CHAMPAGNE SUPER KNEEBAR! Dar locks it in tight as he tries to force a tap from Ali but he is struggling to get the hold on tight due to the damage to his arm during the match! Ali uses this to get his leg free and escape the hold! Dar tries to get the hold back on but Ali grabs the bad arm slamming Dar down with an arm drag! Both men get to their feet as Ali grabs Dar and hits him with a standing SPANISH FLY! Ali makes the cover
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Dar is refusing to go down easily but Ali at this point is looking to end this! He makes his way to the top rope and slowly makes the climb feeling the pain in his leg but he knows how he needs to end this! He steadies himself as he looks for the 054. He flies off the top rope...
AND HITS IT!
Mustafa Ali makes the cover
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Winner via pinfall and NEW Cruiserweight Champion: Mustafa Ali (10:24)
Mustafa Ali rolls off Noam Dar and gets to his feet soaking in the reaction from the live crowd who are delighted to see him finally become a champion in WWE. Noam Dar takes his time to stir but when he does, it dawns on him what just happened.
Michael Cole: Mustafa Ali has finally done it! He has finally become Cruiserweight champion!
Big Show: Dar's attitude came back to bite him tonight and he may have fired Ali up with his pre-match antics.
Michael Cole: You might be right Paul, I've never seen Ali that fired up and it helped him win the Cruiserweight title tonight!
Mustafa Ali starts to pose on the turnbuckles as on the outside of the ring we see Noam Dar sulking and he even kicks the barricade angry that he lost his Cruiserweight title tonight. He looks back at Mustafa Ali who is posing for the fans and he shakes his head saying “This was a fluke, a fluke, a fluke”
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We then cut backstage as Renee Young is stood ready for an interview.
Renee Young: Would you please welcome my guest at this time The Man Becky Lynch!
A loud pop from the live crowd as Becky Lynch walks into the shot with her signature jacket on. She is also dressed in her ring gear as she approaches Renee.
Renee Young: Becky tonight you face two of the Real Horsewomen Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir in a handicap match. What is your plan when facing two women with the MMA background they have?
Becky smirks.
Becky Lynch: Plan? I don't need a plan Renee. Those two goons are standing in the way of me getting my hands on Shayna Baszler herself.
Becky then pulls a face.
Becky Lynch: And where do they get off calling themselves the Real Horsewomen? They haven't achieved half of what we've achieved in the WWE. I may not like Sasha Banks and Charlotte but they have won more titles than any of the dopes Ronda hangs around with!
Becky smirks once again.
Becky Lynch: But after tonight they can go into hiding and join that little weirdo Ronnie!
Renee Young: You mentioned two of the NXT four horsewomen Sasha Banks and Charlotte however you left out Bayley. Later on tonight she takes on Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's title. Got any thoughts ahead of that match?
Becky gets serious as she looks at Renee for a moment.
Becky Lynch: It doesn't matter who is holding that title whether it is Bayley or Banks, once I break Shayna's arm I'm coming back for my title!
Becky Lynch then leaves the interview set and heads to the ring!
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Boos from the crowd as we cut back to the ring as Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir make their way out. Both have cocky smirks as they walk past the fans taunting them.
Michael Cole: This is arguably the biggest opportunity The Real Horsewomen have had in the WWE. A win over Becky Lynch even in a two-on-one situation could do wonders for their career.
Big Show: The Man has been on a tear the last year the likes of which we haven't seen. Beat her and you make a name for yourself.
A massive ovation as Becky Lynch makes her way down the ramp and she wastes no time as she power walks down the ramp. She steps over the ropes and dares the Real Horsewomen to come at her. Duke and Shafir talk it through as Duke chooses to step into the ring for the team.
Big Show: If I was Becky I would look to finish this quick. If she doesn't Marina and Jessamyn can make lots of rapid tags to keep fresh.
Michael Cole: You might be right Big Show but will they allow her to do that?
Handicap match: Becky Lynch vs The Real Horsewomen
Jessamyn Duke makes her way towards Becky to start the match as she looks to take down Becky and grapple with her but Becky outmaneuvers her with ease and sends her across the ring with a BEX-PLODER! Duke struggles to her feet slightly shocked as Becky launches herself at Duke and hammers away at her on the mat! She grabs Duke by the hair before tossing her to the corner of the ring by Marina and dares her partner to come into the match! Duke glares at Becky but makes the tag!
Marina steps inside and goes for a different tactic as she starts trying to match Becky with punches but The Man is happy to fire back as the pair scrap in the ring but Becky once again takes control as she springboards off the ropes and slams Marina down to the mat with an Arm Drag! Becky though keeps hold of the right arm and looks to go for the DIS-ARM-HER ALREADY! Marina is in pain as Becky looks to wrench the hold back but Duke runs back into the ring and boots Becky in the back, breaking the hold!
Boos from the crowd as Duke makes full use of the 5 count from the referee as she hits Becky with a few wild punches before leaving the ring as Marina gets back to her feet. Marina smirks and uses the work done by her tag team partner to grind Becky Lynch down. She keeps her down on the mat and starts trying to wrestle her with several submission holds as she carries on working over Becky.
As she carries on working over Becky she sends her across the ring with a hip toss as she brings Jessamyn Duke back into the match! From there Duke and Shafir spend the next few minutes doing several rapid tags as they work over Becky in the corner of the ring and try to keep Becky Lynch down! Duke is the legal woman as she brings Becky back towards the center of the ring and looks to go for an armbar of her own as she mocks Becky, claiming she will break Becky's arm!
However, Becky fights out of it and slams Duke down to the mat with another arm drag! Cheers from the crowd as Becky looks fired up! Marina looks to run into the ring and cut Becky off but Becky sees her coming and hits her with a FLYING FOREARM! Marina drops to the mat and rolls out of the ring as Becky turns her attention back to Duke!
Becky fires off on Duke hitting her with several uppercuts before sending her into the turnbuckles with a BEX-PLODER! Becky is quick to follow it up with a FLYING FOREARM TO THE CORNER! Duke is staggered as Becky grabs her and tosses her back to the corner of the ring with another BEX-PLODER! Becky makes the cover
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Marina starts laying into Becky again like Jessamyn Duke did earlier in the match but Becky is ready for her and fights back clobbering Marina! As she batters Marina she lifts her into the air and hits MAN DOWN (PumphandleUranage)! Marina rolls out of the ring as Becky turns around. Duke goes for a SPEAR but Becky leapfrogs over her! Duke turns back around going for a ROUNDHOUSE KICK but Becky ducks and grabs her hitting her with MAN DOWN AS WELL! Becky makes the cover
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Winner via pinfall: Becky Lynch (4:56)
Loud cheers from the live crowd as Becky Lynch gets to her feet having picked up a dominant win over two women tonight!
Michael Cole: Becky Lynch picks up the win but she did have to work for it.
Big Show: The Man was too much for the inexperienced pair to overcome tonight... but I don't think Marina Shafir is done with Becky!
Big Show is right as Marina Sharif slides into the ring and looks to attack Becky from behind but the Man sense it! She spins around and takes down Marina with a punch to the head! Becky looks angry as she sees Duke getting up first and hits her with another MAN DOWN! She then turns her attention back to Marina who is struggling on the mat! She grabs hold of Marina's arm and looks directly at the camera.
Becky Lynch: Are you watching Shayna?
Becky grabs Marina's arm and locks in the DIS-ARM-HER! She wrenches the hold back as Marina taps on the mat begging for mercy but Becky isn't letting go anytime soon! Marina sees Duke who is slowly coming to after being hit with two man downs and looks at her friend hoping for some help! Becky gives the hold an extra wrench and looks Duke dead in the eyes daring her to try stopping her. Duke looks at Becky and gulps in fear as she slides out of the ring and runs to the back! Becky gives it one final wrench before letting go as Marina cries out in pain and shouts “it's broken”. Becky gets to her feet as she looks at Marina and puts up a finger. She bends over Marina and tells her:
Becky Lynch: One down, two to go.
Becky walks over Marina who is in agony and heads to the back as the bloodthirsty crowd cheer her on. As Becky leaves we see a bunch of medics appear and lead Marina away as they look to check on her arm.
Michael Cole: Well Becky said she was going to break both their arms tonight. Jessamyn Duke was able to escape with her arms intact but Marina wasn't so lucky.
Big Show: And you have to think Becky isn't going to stop until she breaks Shayna's arm too!
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We then cut backstage as we see Noam Dar walking through the back. Renee Young walks up to him and looks to ask him a few questions.
Renee Young: Noam Dar, earlier tonight you lost your Cruiserweight title to Mustafa Ali. How are...
Noam Dar: It was a fluke! A fluke! I will get my title back! Now move out of my way ya dafty!
Noam Dar storms off clearly still angry after losing his Cruiserweight title as we cut back to the ring for the next match.
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Cheers from the crowd as Beth Phoenix makes her way out as she looks angry ahead of her battle with Shayna Baszler. She doesn't interact with the fans as she is all business tonight.
Michael Cole: Two weeks ago, Shayna Baszler broke Natalya's arm. Tonight Beth looks for revenge.
Big Show: Whilst this match is about revenge for Beth, all Shayna is going to care about is hurting Beth.
As Beth is stepping into the ring we cut backstage as we see the Man Becky Lynch backstage watching the TV with a water bottle in her hand.
Michael Cole: We know Becky wanted this match with Shayna and she will be watching with great interest.
Shayna walks out with a smug on her face and has her signature towel over her neck. Beth in the ring is giving Shayna a death glare which makes the Queen of Spades smirk to herself as she takes her time getting into the ring.
Big Show: Well it looks like the damage Becky did to Marina Sharif has caused Jessamyn Duke to stay backstage.
Michael Cole: The way she ran up the ramp, I don't think she is even in the state still let alone the arena.
Big Show: Either way Shayna is a massive threat with or without the rest of the Real Horsewomen.
Shayna is now in the ring as Beth steps forward but the referee tells her to back off. Shayna waves at her and tells her to do what the referee says. Beth glares but composes herself and heads back to the corner of the ring. The referee then calls for the bell to get this underway!
Beth Phoenix vs Shayna Baszler
Once the bell rings Beth charges at Shayna looking to get her hands on Shayna but Baszler smirks as she rolls out of the ring! Boos from the crowd as Shayna taunts Beth and the crowd. Beth Phoenix isn't in the mood for games though as she slides out of the ring and looks to chase after Shayna, but Shayna avoids her as she slides back into the ring and taps her head once again taunting Beth.
Beth slides back in clearly frustrated and rushes in allowing Shayna to cheap shot her as she slides into the ring! Boos from the crowd as Shayna smirks and looks to go to work. She grabs Beth's arm and starts wrenching it in a wrist-lock. She goes to take Beth down to the mat to get her arm in position for the ARM STOMP but Beth powers out of the wrist-lock! Shayna is a little taken aback by the power of the veteran!
Shayna looks to go back on the attack but Beth wipes out Shayna with a powerful lariat! Shayna falls to the mat as Beth makes the first cover of the match. 1 Shayna kicks out! Beth nods and knows she will have to do a lot more damage to Shayna. Beth lifts Shayna up but the Ace of Spades responds with a punch to the jaw. Beth grabs her mouth and responds with a punch of her own. Both women start trading blows in the center of the ring but Beth takes control rocking Shayna and follows up with a BACKBREAKER!
Shayna looks to get some breathing room, maybe being caught off-guard by how good Beth is but as she slides under the ropes Beth grabs her leg stopping her! She then hits a decapitator sending Shayna into the bottom rope! Shayna grabs her neck as Beth grabs her off the mat and lifts her into the air getting her in a gorilla press position before tossing her onto the ropes for a stun gun! Baszler falls back as Beth takes her head off again with a lariat!
Shayna is on the mat selling the damage she has suffered as Beth Phoenix looks at the outstretched arm of Shayna and has an idea. She puts her foot on it, squishing Shayna's arm asking her if she likes it! However, Shayna responds by tripping Beth up and locking her in an ANKLE LOCK! Shayna locks the hold in tight as she twists the ankle of Beth! The Glamazon is in pain for a good 10-15 seconds but is finally able to boot Shayna off!
Shayna gets back to her feet rubbing her jaw again but now she has a smile as she smells blood in the water. Beth winces in pain as she gets back to her feet but Shayna takes her down with a JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! Shayna makes the cover on Beth 1 Beth powers out! Shayna smirks as she starts working over Beth Phoniex on the mat and looks to go after her arms once again. Beth tries to get back to her feet but struggles due to the damage done to the ankle giving Shayna more time to do what she does best as she works over Beth's limbs on the mat!
Beth looks like she might get free from Shayna's submission holds but Shayna transitions as she grabs both of Beth's arm and hits her with a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK SUPLEX! Shayna makes the cover 1 2 Beth kicks out! However as Beth kicks out, Shayna is quick to follow with a stomp to her left arm! Beth grabs it as Shayna smiles! She starts stomping on each one of Beth's body parts even giving two to the right leg she had in the ankle lock earlier!
Shayna lifts Beth off the mat and hits her with a GUTWRENCH SUPLEX but she holds on! Shayna rolls through and connects with a second GUTWRENCH SUPLEX holding on for the bridge! 1 2 Beth kicks out! Beth is struggling on the mat as Shayna looks to carry on her assault as she starts laying in several powerful kicks to the chest. Shayna looks to finish it off by running off the ropes and going for a penalty kick but Beth counters scooping Shayna up and slams her down with a FIREMAN CARRY SLAM!
Beth takes a moment to roll away from Shayna, with the Ace of Spades maybe being more than she bargained for. Shayna is getting back to her feet as Beth connects with an Inverted atomic drop and sends her down to the mat with a Russian legsweep! Beth looks at Shayna on the mat and lifts her into the air over her shoulders and sends her to the outside of the ring with a MILITARY PRESS SLAM! Shayna lands with a horrendous thud and rolls around in pain selling the impact of the move.
Beth is not done with Shayna though and follows her to the outside! Beth picks up Shayna on the outside and tosses her into the barricade with a thud! Beth follows up by punching Shayna in the head a few times before Irish whipping Shayna into the ring apron once again! Beth seeing Shayna on the ring apron has an idea as she grabs Shayna and lifts her into a powerbomb position looking to POWERBOMB HER ONTO THE RING APRON...
BUT SHAYNA COUNTERS AND LOCKS IN A GUILLOTINE CHOKE HOLD! Shayna starts wrenching back the hold as the referee gets to a 5 count in the ring as Beth starts to fade but finds the strength to drive Shayna into the ring post forcing her to let go. The referee gets to a 7 count as Beth rolls into the ring breaking the count but she struggles to get off the mat after being locked in the choke. Shayna takes a moment clutching her back but slides back into the ring beating the count too.
Shayna gets back to her feet and looks angry. Beth is struggling to get to her feet as Shayna stalks her and slams her back down with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Shayna doesn't stop there as she once again starts working over the left arm of Beth and starts manipulating the joints as she gets Beth in position to lock in a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shayna is wrenching the hold back leaving Beth in agony!
Beth starts trying to maneuver her body to the ropes to break the hold but Shayna adjusts putting even more pressure on the arm looking to either get a tap out or break Beth's arm! Beth though realizes she can't get to the ropes and instead uses all of her insane strength to flip over and lifts Shayna into the air SLAMMING HER DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB! Beth has to roll away due to the damage done to the arm and she leans against the ropes due to this allowing Shayna to get to her feet first.
Shayna does clutch her back but once again she senses blood and starts booting Beth Phoenix as she looks to wear down Beth and torture her. Beth though tries to fight back with punches but struggles to get much force behind them and even counters one of the punches locking Beth in a CROSS ARMBREAKER! Beth once again is in a ton of pain as Shayna looks to hurt the Glamazon! Beth tries to do what she did last time she was in the armbar but Shayna lets go and kicks Beth's leg out!
Beth shouts in pain as Shayna smiles enjoying Beth's agony. She then starts stomping on Beth's right leg multiple times, aggressively attacking the leg! The commentary team reminds us Shayna is an expert at targeting limbs and attacking body parts not just the arms! Shayna isn't done there though as she hooks the leg behind her neck and locks in a STRECH MUFFLER!
Shayna is wrenching the hold back as she looks to injure Beth's right leg! Beth is in a ton of pain as she looks for a way to escape as Shayna looks to keep Beth from reaching for the ropes. Beth has to clench her fist due to the pain but it is now looking like there is no way to escape the hold! Beth though punches Shayna in the head with her left arm, fighting through the pain, wailing on Shayna until she lets go of the hold!
Shayna falls back as Beth struggles on the mat and what started as a match where she came in looking to destroy Shayna, Beth is now looking to survive! Beth struggles to her feet as she crawls to the ropes. Shayna though gets to her feet as she taunts Beth and promises she is going to do what she did to Natalya! Shayna starts to make her way to Beth who explodes with a SPEAR! Beth makes the cover
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Beth nearly escaped with the win. She rolls over as she winces in pain and looks to find a way to win this. She grabs hold of Shayna as she looks to get her in position for the GLAM SLAM... BUT HER LEG GIVES WAY! Beth collapses and drops Shayna, which causes the submission magician to smirk as she rises to her feet. She peppers Beth with several kicks as she then looks at the already damaged left arm and she smiles to herself.
She bends it on the mat and STOMPS ON IT LIKE SHE DID TO NATALYA ON RAW! Beth grabs her arm which is in a ton of pain as Shayna stalks her from behind and locks in the KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! Shayna's signature hold and she has it locked in tight as she looks to choke the life out of Beth Phoniex! Beth tries to fight out of the hold and pry the arms of Shayna off her but her left arm is too damaged to do this!
Shayna starts to bring Beth down to the mat as Beth is starting to lose air! Beth though gets a late burst of strength and starts to rise to her feet as she looks for a way to escape the lethal hold. She gets upright as Shayna still has the lethal hold on tight as Beth starts to stand up as she looks to back into the ring posts so she can break the hold BUT HER LEG GIVES WAY AGAIN sending both women down to the mat! Shayna makes sure to move her body to get as far from the ropes as possible! Beth reaches for the ropes but they are out of reach! Shayna pulls the hold tight one more time as she wrenches back! Beth reaches out for the ropes one more time...
BUT SHE CAN'T MAKE IT AND WEAKLY TAPS OUT!
Winner via submission: Shayna Baszler (12:32)
Shayna though doesn't release the hold straight away and keeps it on for a good 10-15 seconds after the referee calls for the bell! The referee makes his way over to Shayna and tells her to release the hold or he will reverse the decision and finally, she lets go! Loud boos from the crowd as Shayna gets to her feet with a cocky smirk.
Michael Cole: Shayna picks up a win and we saw tonight how lethal her submissions truly are.
Big Show: She picked apart a veteran and a hall of famer tonight! You have to wonder if anyone can stop her!
Michael Cole: She is a former two-time NXT Women's champion for a reason.
Shayna is posing in the ring as Beth is still struggling due to the attack but she looks at Beth and she isn't finished yet! Shayna starts attacking Beth and starts stomping the shit out of her! Loud boos from the crowd as he batters Beth and even makes her way to the damaged left arm as she looks to break it like she broke Natayla's arm!
The crowd goes wild as Becky Lynch sprints down the ramp and looks to get her hands on Shayna Baszler! Shayna though sees her coming and gets out of the ring, as she starts to back up the ramp. Becky dares her to come back and fight her however Shayna has no intention of fighting Becky on The Man's terms and heads backstage.
Michael Cole: Thank god for the Man tonight because if she didn't make her way out here Beth's arm might have been broken.
In the ring we see medics looking to check on Beth as she starts to recover. Beth looks up and she sees Becky standing in the ring. Beth looks confused at first as Becky nods at Beth. Beth takes a moment but nods back. Becky then leaves Beth in the ring to get help from the medical team and heads backstage.
Big Show: Both women showing each other respect however the next match, the two women involved have no respect left for each other. Let's take a look ahead of our Women's Universal title match between Sasha Banks and Bayley!
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We then cut to a video package for the Women's Universal title match as it shows how we got to this point. We see Sasha Banks master plan coming to fruition with her becoming champion and Bayley left lying in a pool of her own blood. We then see Sasha's promo post-win boasting about her plan and clips of her title defense against Kairi Sane. The video package then cuts to what happened post-match as Bayley returned and saved Kairi Sane. We then finish the package off with Bayley gaining the upper hand over Banks the last few weeks until the contract signing on Raw where Banks lays out Bayley and stands tall with her Women's Universal title in hand!
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A loud pop from the crowd as the Hugger Bayley makes her way out to the ring ahead of this Women's Universal title match! She isn't playing around with the inflatable tube men as she walks to the ring, focused as she steps into the ring.
Michael Cole: Tonight, Bayley has to chance to get revenge. Bayley was attacked by her best friend twice. Once at Money in the Bank and once at Summerslam, the same night Sasha cashed in and won the Women's Universal title!
Big Show: Nothing motivates a person better than revenge Michael.
Michael Cole: It's Boss time!
Boos from the crowd as Sasha Banks makes her way out and holds her Women's Universal title in the air. She looks Bayley dead in the eyes as she talks trash on the way to the ring. Sasha passes the title to the referee as the usual introductions are done. Once again she trash talks Bayley but Bayley keeps herself calm. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Women's Universal title match: Sasha Banks (c) vs Bayley
The bell rings and both women meet in the ring laying into each other! Bayley though wins out and knocks Sasha down to the mat! Bayley from there jumps on Banks and carries on wailing on the Boss. Bayley gets to her feet as she lifts Banks up and tosses Banks into the corner of the ring sending Sasha's Banks bouncing off the turnbuckle! Bayley follows up as she charges in and connects with a clothesline in the corner!
Bayley doesn't stop there and carries on clobbering Banks in the corner of the ring to the delight of the crowd! She hits Sasha with a back elbow before running to the other corner and jumps into the air sending Banks out of the corner with a HURRICARANA! Bayley is fired up as the boss is struggling to keep up with an angry Bayley. The Hugger runs off the ropes and slams Sasha with a sliding clothesline! Bayley goes for a cover 1 2 Banks kicks out!
Bayley grabs Sasha lifting her off the mat and once again tosses her towards the corner of the ring as she starts slamming her head into the turnbuckle! She slams her head multiple times as the referee counts to 4 before Bayley finally backs away! She quickly follows it up by elbowing Banks several times and grabs Banks hitting her with a one-handed bulldog out of the corner of the ring! Bayley makes the cover 1 2 Banks kicks out!
Bayley though looks to keep the pressure up and connects with a running knee drop! She then grabs hold of Banks and locks her in a MODIFIED SURFBOARD STRETCH! Bayley pulls and stretches the back of Banks as she looks to hurt her former friend. Sasha is in pain as Bayley twists the hold before dropping Banks back to the mat. Banks looks to crawl away from Bayley but the Hugger ain't letting that happen and she jumps on Banks as she crawls away hitting an elbow drop!
She then lifts Banks up and pulls her back towards the center of the ring. She grabs hold of Sasha on the mat and lifts her up hitting her with a saitosuplex! Bayley makes the cover once again 1 2 Banks kicks out! Banks is on the ropes as Bayley lifts her up looking for a BUCKLE BOMB but Banks counters with a hurricarana sending Bayley into the turnbuckle!
Banks though doesn't follow up and instead rolls to the outside for a moment looking to get some rest bite! However as Sasha Banks rests on the ring apron, Bayley climbs to the top rope and dives off wiping out Banks with a DIVING CROSSBODY! Bayley gets up getting cheers from the crowd. She grabs Sasha Banks and rolls her back into the ring. Bayley looks to follow after her but Sasha wants no part of Bayley and rolls out of the ring on the other side looking to escape again.
Bayley this time chooses to run off the ropes as she looks to catch Banks with a SUICIDE DIVE BUT BANKS MOVES OUT OF THE WAY CAUSING BAYLEY TO CRASH AND BURN! Banks lets out a smile as she gets to her feet, still moving a little gingerly after being battered in the early stages but she senses an opportunity to take control. She grabs Bayley and tosses her into the steel steps back first!
Banks then follows up with RUNNING METEORA PRESSING BAYLEY'S HEAD INTO THE STEEL STEPS! And just like that, The Boss turns the tides. She lets out a sick smirk showing no remorse. The referee in the ring has gotten to a 4 count as Banks mocks the crowd and does a crybaby taunt. She then slides into the ring and stands there posing, happy to take the win by countout!
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Sasha though pounces and starts attacking Bayley as she slides back into the ring! She lays into the Hugger with several kicks and punches on the mat. Banks grabs Bayley off the mat and tosses her into the corner of the ring! Sasha follows it up with a high knee to the head of Bayley! She is not done as she starts laying into Bayley with several chops in the corner and just like Bayley she keeps attacking until the referee gets to a 4 count!
Banks back up but then runs at Bayley crushing her with a jumping double knees in the corner! Bayley slides down in the corner of the ring clearly struggling ever since she was sent headfirst into the steel steps. Banks though shows no mercy and starts putting the boots to Bayley smashing her with several kicks in the corner once again pushing the referee's count to 4 before backing off!
Banks taunts the fans one more time before hitting Bayley with a dropkick in the corner once again targeting the head of Bayley. She then grabs the Hugger and tosses her back to the center of the ring as she makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out! Banks grabs Bayley by the head and tells the challenger she should have stayed down as Bayley responds with a SLAP TO THE FACE OF THE BOSS!
Banks grabs her jaw and glares at Bayley as she starts pounding Bayley on the mat with several wild punches as she looks to put the defiant Bayley down for good! Banks follows up the punches with a jawbreaker as Bayley stumbles to her knees. Banks makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out! Banks looks angry as she grabs hold of Bayley and starts working over the head and neck of the challenger as she looks to grind her down on the mat.
She wrenches back on Bayley with a variety of hold including a bow and arrow hold as she looks to take the life out of Bayley and keep the pace slowed down for the moment. Bayley tries to fight back but each time she attempts to escape Banks sends her back down with a few hard strikes and kicks as she looks to stay in control of the match! Banks would also go for a few quick covers during this period but each time Bayley would kick out and stay alive!
Banks grabs hold of Bayley's neck from behind and puts her in a CAMEL CLUTCH on the mat! Big Show on commentary mentions that Eddie Guerrero's father invented that move and maybe Sasha will retain her title thanks to that move. Sasha wrenches back on the hold as she looks to force Bayley to tap out but Bayley ain't giving up that easily! She starts to claw to the ropes as Sasha pulls back on the hold but Bayley stumbles to the ropes and gets her hand on the bottom rope forcing a rope break!
Sasha makes sure to use the full count before letting go of the hold. Bayley struggles up to a seated position as Banks charges in and slams her with a meteora! Bayley drops to the mat as Banks pulls her away from the ropes and makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out! Banks drags Bayley up though as she grabs her from behind in a straight jacket hold position but BAYLEY KICKS OFF THE ROPES AND REVERSES INTO A PINNING PREDICAMENT!
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Banks gets to her feet and looks furious Bayley was nearly able to pick up the win! She charges at Bayley looking to take her head off but Bayley ducks underneath and hits Banks with an EXPLODER SUPLEX! Bayley sends Sasha flying across the ring as she takes a moment to get some breath back before charging at a rising Sasha Banks laying her out with a jumping clothesline!
Bayley is getting fired up and she starts running off the ropes as she knocks down Sasha with a running double axe handle! Bayley runs off the ropes again and catches Banks with another one! Bayley isn't done however and runs off the ropes hitting a third double axe handle! Bayley follows it up with a standing elbow drop! Bayley hooks the leg 1 2 Banks kicks out! Bayley follows it up by hitting a sliding clothesline and jumps to her feet hitting a BASEMENT DROPKICK! Bayley makes the cover 1 2 Banks kicks out!
Bayley takes a moment before she looks at Banks down on the mat and rolls her over onto her back as she LOCKS IN THE BANK STATEMENT! BAYLEY HAS LOCKED IN SASHA'S OWN SIGNATURE MOVE ON HER! Banks is in pain as Bayley yanks back the hold and tries to force Sasha to tap out to her own move! Sasha though starts to move her body as she crawls to the ropes and gets her hand onto the ropes! Bayley lets go at the count of 2 and rolls away from Sasha who takes a moment to catch her breath.
Bayley grabs hold of Sasha Banks as she looks to bring her back towards the center of the ring as she looks to go for the BAYLEY TO BELLY! However, Sasha responds with a HEADBUTT! Sasha rocks Bayley with 2 more as the Hugger falls to the mat. Banks kneels on the mat as she glares at her former best friend. Banks then runs off the ropes and hits a SHINING WIZARD! Banks makes the cover
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Sasha looks annoyed as she gives Bayley a few stomps on the mat as she looks to end this! She rolls Bayley over and looks to lock in a BANK STATEMENT OF HER OWN! Bayley though fights back and looks to keep Sasha from locking the hold in! Bayley scrambles and elbows Banks back fighting the Boss off! Bayley gets to her feet and runs off the ropes looking to attack Sasha but she leapfrogs over Bayley! Before Bayley can turn around and react BACKSTABBER! Banks makes the cover
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Banks pounds the mat looking angry and argues with the referee after the kick-out but the referee tells her it is a 2 count. Banks shakes her head as she lays in a few punches to the head before looking to the top rope. She smirks and slowly makes the climb. She looks at the Mexican fans and does the VIVA LA RAZA taunt getting loud cheers from the crowd.
Sasha smirks and responds shouting she has surpassed Eddie! Nuclear heat for that line by Sasha Banks as she looks towards the center of the ring but Bayley is back up as she leaps into the air hitting Banks with a BAYLEYCANRANA! Sasha crashes and burns as Bayley takes a moment as she makes the cover!
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Bayley takes a moment as she looks at Banks on the mat and she looks to the top rope herself! She doesn't waste any time posing and playing to the fans as she steadies herself and flies off hitting Sasha Banks with the BAYLEY ELBOW DROP! Loud cheers from the crowd as Bayley hooks the leg and makes the cover!
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Bayley looks shocked Sasha was able to survive the Bayley elbow drop but she isn't going to stop there as she lifts Banks off the mat and looks to go for the BAYLEY TO BELLY...BANKS COUNTERS WITH A HEADBUTT! Bayley falls back but rocks Sasha with one of her own! Bayley grabs Banks again looking for the BAYLEY TO BELLY but Banks counters with a roll-up!
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Sasha has her signature move locked in tight as she wrenches back the hold and looks to force a tap out! Bayley is in a lot of pain as The Boss yanks the hold back really looking to hurt the Hugger. Bayley though refuses to give in that easily and starts to crawl to the ropes. She struggles as Bayley lifts her arm into the air... AND GRABS THE ROPES!
Banks looks furious Bayley was able to reach the ropes and keeps it on for the full 5 count before finally letting it go! Boos from the crowd as Banks throws a temper tantrum as she looks at her former friend and shakes her head! Sasha Banks rolls out of the ring confusing the crowd as she makes her way to the ring apron and pulls out a STEEL CHAIR!
Loud boos from the crowd as Sasha Banks slides back into the ring with the steel chair in hand! She sizes Bayley up as the referee TAKES THE CHAIR OUT OF THE BOSSES HANDS AND TOSSES IT FROM THE RING! A loud pop from the live crowd as Banks argues with the referee. However, as this is going on Bayley grabs Sasha from behind and ROLLS HER UP!
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Sasha's dirty tricks nearly cost her the match! Bayley though isn't finished as she runs at Banks and knocks her down with a running axe handle! Bayley grabs Sasha once again looking for the BAYLEY TO BELLY but Sasha counters and hits Bayley with BANKRUPT! Sasha makes the cover
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Sasha wins by putting her feet on the ropes!
Winner and still Women's universal champion: Sasha Banks (18:45)
As soon as the bell rings Sasha makes sure to move her feet off the ropes as the crowd boos the Boss for her actions but the referee didn't see it. Bayley meanwhile looks confused and wonders why she wasn't able to kick out.
Michael Cole: By hook or by crook Sasha retains!
Big Show: The Boss doesn't care how she stays champion, she only cares that she stays on top!
Banks is passed her title as Bayley rolls to the outside dejected but on the screen as she looks at the titantron upset. This changes though as she sees the finish and sees SASHA HAD HER FEET ON THE ROPES! Sasha in the ring doesn't care about the replay as she knows there is nothing the referee can do about it now. She proudly lifts the title in the air as Bayley slides back into the ring and ATTACKS SASHA BANKS!
The Hugger explodes with rage and lays into Sasha Banks with several punches to the head! The Boss tries to fight back but Bayley is all over her as she grabs the Boss by the hair and lifts her off the mat as she plants her with the BAYLEY TO BELLY! Banks falls to the mat and rolls out of the ring selling the impact of what Bayley did but Bayley isn't done! She rolls to the outside and sees the STEEL CHAIR SASHA TRIED TO BRING INTO THE MATCH!
Bayley looks at it and picks it up as she makes her way over to the Boss. Sasha slowly gets to her feet and knows she is in trouble as BAYLEY STARTS SMASHING SASHA IN THE BACK WITH IT! She wails on Banks slamming the chair into her back 9 or 10 times before dropping it on the floor. Banks is down and out however Bayley is not done! She grabs the chair she placed on the floor and leaves it in a seated position. She makes her way back to Sasha as she drags the Boss off the floor and hits her with a BAYLEY TO BELLY ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR!
The chair snaps as Banks falls to the mat. A bunch of medics and referees finally come out to move Bayley away. Bayley at this point finally has had enough as the crowd cheer her on for this brutal attack. Sasha is being checked by the referees as Bayley slides back into the ring and picks up the Women's Universal title looking at it once again. She then drops the title and leaves the ring.
Big Show: Bayley has had enough of being screwed by Banks and snapped tonight.
Michael Cole: Well it looks like this rivalry is far from over but up next, we will see Black versus the Beast. Let's look at how we got here!
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We then cut a video package for the next match. We see how this feud started as Aleister Black fights for the Universal title on Monday Night Raw against Seth Rollins. Both men were having a competitive back and forth which got ruined when Brock Lesnar returned to WWE. We see Brock lay waste to both men before grabbing Black's arm and breaks it! Over the rest of the video package, we see Aleister Black getting ready for this match and training to fight Brock Lesnar. We then cut to this week's Raw where Black got attacked by Brock Lesnar and was busted open. Lastly, we cut to Black promising Brock will pay for his sins tonight.
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After the video package ends, Aleister Black starts to make his way out. He slowly rises up from the ground in usual fashion. Once he is upright we can see Black with his hands crossed together and an angry glare on his face. He also has the cut from this week's Raw on his head which has barely healed. He slowly walks down the ramp and glares angrily the whole way down before stepping into the ring and taking a seat. He sits cross-legged and starts to meditate ahead of the biggest match of his career so far.
Michael Cole: Big Show have you ever seen Aleister Black this angry before?
Big Show: I haven't Michael but he is going to need to keep his temper under control if he is to find a way to overcome the beast.
A mixed reaction from the live crowd but it is mostly boos from the fans as the Beast makes his way out, jogging up and down on the spot in signature fashion as his advocate Paul Heyman walks out behind him with a shit-eating grin. Black in the ring stops his meditation and rises to his feet as he stares down Brock. Brock meanwhile takes his time walking to the ring, keeping his eye on Black though the Beast is smirking as he makes his way to the ring. Once inside Brock is still jumping up and down as Black is giving Brock an evil glare. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Aleister Black vs Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
The bell rings as Brock Lesnar charges at Aleister Black but the Dutch Destroyer dodges! Brock turns around as Black starts laying into him with several kicks as he looks to keep Brock at bay! However, the kicks to the side have little effect on Brock who grabs Black and launches him across the ring with a CRADLE CAPTURE SUPLEX! Black lands on the mat with a thud as Brock charges over and deadlifts Black off the mat. Brock looks to toss him over his head for a GERMAN SUPLEX... BUT BLACK LANDS ON HIS FEET!
Brock turns around as BLACK GOES FOR BLACK MASS... BUT BROCK DUCKS AND ROLLS TO A SEATED POSITION LOOKING SHOCKED! Black nearly caught Brock off-guard but he doesn't let up! He charges at Brock and presses him in the corner of the ring with a HESITATION DROPKICK! Brock clutches his gut as Black hopes over the ropes and climbs to the top rope getting ready to hit a diving double foot stomp!
Brock however rolls out of the ring getting boos from the crowd. Black repositions himself and dives off the top rope hitting Brock with a DIVING METEORA! A loud pop from the crowd as Black looks at Brock who is slowly staggering to his feet as the anger inside Black builds! Black slides back into the ring and runs off the ropes as he hits Brock with a SUICIDE DIVE! No signature pose from Black tonight as he is going all out to destroy the Beast!
Black looks at Brock and runs back into the ring as he goes for a second SUICIDE DIVE onto Brock! Black isn't done there however as he gets up boiling with rage and goes for a THIRD SUICIDE DIVE BUT BROCK CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR THIS TIME! Brock lifts Black into the air and POWERBOMBS HIM ONTO THE MAT! Brock though doesn't stop there as he yanks him up for a SECOND POWERBOMB ON THE RING FLOOR! Brock is still holding on however and plants Black with a THIRD POWERBOMB ON THE FLOOR!
Brock finally drops Black as the Dutch Destroyer's back is in a ton of pain. Brock meanwhile clutches his mid-section as he glares at Black and jumps on Black firing off several mounted punches to the head of Black! Brock gets to his feet as we can hear the referee in the background has gotten to 4. The camera then focuses on Aleister Black and his head has been BUSTED OPEN!
Brock has a sadistic smirk on his face happy with his work so far and he grabs Aleister Black rolling him back into the ring! Black is struggling on the mat as Brock follows him into the ring smirking as he lifts Black up off the mat and gets him in position for the F5... BLACK REVERSES IT AND LOCKS IN THE ANTI-CROSS (Modified Octopus hold)! Black locks the hold in tight as he looks to force Brock Lesnar to tap out! We can see blood is pouring down Black's head as he grits his teeth!
Brock though as he starts to fade powers through and charges into the ring posts slamming Black back first into it multiple times until Black is forced to let go of the hold! Brock takes a moment to catch his breath as he looks annoyed Black dared try to stop him and crushes Black in the corner with a shoulder thrust! Brock starts laying into Black with several thrusts in the corner as Black tries to survive before Brock scoops Black up and tosses him across the ring with an OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! Brock makes the first cover of the match 1 2 Black kicks out.
Brock gets to his feet as he drags Black off the mat from behind and starts taking him to SUPLEX CITY! He hits Black with several GERMAN SUPLEXES as he slams Aleister Black on the mat. He finally finishes it off as he looks at Black on the mat and stalks him as he looks to lock in the KIMURA! The same move he used to break Aleister's arm a few months ago!
Black though is ready and fights back with a desperate elbow with his free arm sending Brock back. Black then fires off on Brock as he lays into him with several quick strikes which sends Brock backwards as he has Brock on wobbly legs. Black then swings around looking to hit BLACK MASS... BROCK DUCKS AND CLOBBERS HIM WITH A CLOTHESLINE! BROCK THEN SCOOPS BLACK ONTO HIS SHOULDERS HITTING THE F5! Brock makes the cover
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Brock looks shocked Black was able to kick out as does Paul Heyman on the outside. Paul though doesn't stay shocked for long and tells Brock to hit him with it again! Brock listens to his advocate as he scoops Black onto his shoulders but Black fights back hitting a hard elbow to Brock's head and slips behind Brock. The Beast turns around... BLACK MASS! Brock drops like a sack of spuds as he falls back onto and over the ropes to the ring floor!
Brock is out cold on the floor as Black takes a moment to rest on the mat selling the impact of what Brock has done to him throughout the match. The referee starts to count but Black gets to his feet and looks to climb to the top rope! He takes a moment before flying off the top rope hitting Brock with a DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE MID-SECTION! Black looking to inflict more pain on the Beast!
A loud pop from the crowd as Brock sells the impact as he struggles to even move after being hit with Black Mass and a double foot stomp to the mid-section! Black gets to his feet as the blood is still pouring from his head. He grabs Brock and slowly rolls him back into the ring looking to end this! Once inside the ring he rolls Brock over and makes the cover
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Aleister looks at Brock as he glares at Brock and looks to end this! Brock is on his knees as he slowly gets back to his feet... BLACK MASS! Brock falls back and bounces off the ropes as he looks to fall the mat... BUT BLACK CATCHES HIS HEAD WITH HIS FOOT! Black glares at Brock, ready to boil over with rage as he slowly lifts the prone Brock back to a standing position with his foot and goes for ANOTHER BLACK MASS...
BROCK DUCKS AND SCOOPS BLACK UP FOR ANOTHER F5! Brock falls to the mat next to Black having used up all of his energy on that F5. Brock uses the ropes helping himself back up to his feet after being hit with three Black masses throughout the match. He then scoops Black up one more time and hits A THIRD F5! This time Brock makes the cover!
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Brock rolls off Aleister Black as the crowd boo the hell out of Brock Lesnar but the Beast isn't concerned as he takes a moment to lean on the ropes and touches his head which is still ringing. Paul on the outside instructs Brock to leave as the Beast glares at Black on the mat for a while before climbing out of the ring.
Michael Cole: Aleister Black tonight took Brock Lesnar to the limit and had victory within his grasp.
Big Show: Black's need for revenge cost him. Maybe Black's sin is wrath.
Aleister Black is now sat up in the ring, with his head still bleeding as a medic approaches him looking to check it but Black pushes him away! Aleister Black gets to his feet as he looks at Brock Lesnar one more time. The Beast still doesn't look happy as Paul takes him to the back.
Michael Cole: Well up next we have our main event as Seth Rollins defends his Universal title against Rey Mysterio. Let's see how we got here!
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Before the final match of the night, we cut to a video package to hype up the Universal title match. It shows Rey Mysterio's career and has video clips of him talking about how much becoming Universal champion in Mexico will mean to him. We then see Seth Rollins and see his title defenses during 2019. It then cuts to Edge's comment from Cutting Edge a month ago saying Rollins is the same person he was in the Authority. We cut to the go-home segment from Raw where Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio talk about each other and ends with Seth saying “We will see what kind of a man he is after tonight”.
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A massive pop as the Mexican crowd goes insane. Rey Mysterio makes his way out joined by his son Dominik. Both men share a hug before Dominik heads to the back. Rey starts to make his way to the ring. Rey starts touching masks with the kids in the front row before getting into the ring. Rey soaks in the reaction from the live crowd letting out a smile.
Michael Cole: Did you hear the ovation Rey Mysterio is receiving?
Big Show: Rey Mysterio is an idol. Not just in Mexico but around the world. Tonight, he has the chance to add what would arguably be his greatest achievement in what is already a hall of fame worthy career. Becoming Universal champion in Mexico!
Seth Rollins makes his way out and the crowd let him have it! A mass of boos reigns down as Seth Rollins makes his way out and his face instantly sinks upon hearing the reaction he is getting from the crowd tonight. He shakes his head and lifts his Universal title into the air as he walks to the ring. Once inside he has a staredown with Rey Mysterio as the crowd starts to chant for their hero. Seth meanwhile gets loud boos when his name is announced. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Universal title match: Seth Rollins (c) vs Rey Mysterio
Once the bell rings both men stare each other down. The crowd meanwhile starts chanting Rey's name cheering on their idol and Seth notices this shaking his head. Rey though is done soaking in the reaction from the fans and makes his way to the center of the ring looking to attack Seth. Seth though is quick to react as both men lock up in the center of the ring. Rey though quickly transitions into an arm drag sending Seth down to the mat!
Seth sits up on the mat as Rey runs off the ropes looking for a basement dropkick but Seth rolls under the bottom rope getting loud boos from the crowd! Seth shakes his head as he looks at the fans, once again being put off by the reaction he is getting. Seth turns around looking to return to the ring but Rey catches him with a BASEBALL SLIDE sending Seth into the barricade!
A loud pop from the Mexican crowd as Rey grabs Seth and looks to send him back into the ring! Rey poses for the crowd before climbing onto the ring apron. He jumps off the ropes hitting Seth with a SLINGSHOT SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY! Rey holds on for the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out! Seth is really struggling at the start of this match. Rey looks to keep the pressure up running off the ropes and hits a basement dropkick. Rey makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out!
Rey keeps up the pressure as he lays in a few kicks to the chest of Seth before running off the ropes but Seth catches him as he comes back with a spinning heel kick! Boos from the crowd which causes Seth to shake his head. Seth makes the cover 1 Rey kicks out! Seth sighs and grabs Rey as he starts trying to work over his smaller challenger. Seth looks to target the legs but Rey counters with a kick to the head sending Seth backwards!
Rey follows it up with a dropkick planting Seth! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out! Rey follows up by climbing to the top rope as he waits for Seth to get back to his feet. Seth slowly stumbles to his feet as Rey flies through the air and hits Seth with a DIVING HURRICANRANA SENDING SETH ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE! Rey signals to the crowd as he is going for the 619 EARLY! He runs off the ropes but Seth moves out of the way just in time!
Rey lands on his feet as Seth hits a jumping neckbreaker! Seth makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out! Seth gets to his feet as the crowd carries on booing every move Seth does. Seth though is starting to tune it out as he once again goes back to trying to work over Rey Mysterio on the mat. He looks to grind him down but Rey is ready for it and hits a leg sweep tripping Seth up! Rey follows it up by jumping into the air and hits Seth with a Wheelbarrow bulldog! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out!
Rey looks to keep the attack going as he lays into Seth with a few kicks to the chest before returning to the ropes. Rey hopes onto the ring apron but as he looks to springboard off the ropes, Seth leaps up and clocks him with a dropkick through the ropes sending Rey to the outside! Rey lands with a thud as Seth takes a moment to assess what he is going to do next. Seth steps over the ropes and jumps off the apron as he hits Rey with a DIVING KNEE STRIKE!
Rey falls to the floor as Seth stands over him for a moment and hears the crowd booing him. Seth looks at Rey as his face turns to a dark glare. He grabs Rey Mysterio and lifts him up into the air as he slams Rey into the barricade with a BUCKLE BOMB! Rey's back bounces off the barricade as the commentary reminds us that was the move that put Finn Balor on the shelf and forced him to vacate the Universal title! Rey slides down the barricade selling the impact. Seth meanwhile slides into the ring as the referee is getting to a 4 count.
Seth stands in the ring as he thinks about taking the countout win but shakes his head and rolls to the outside as he makes his way over to Rey. Seth grabs Rey who has started to crawl away from the barricade and reigns down a few vicious punches to the head. Seth then Irish whips Rey into the ring post! Loud boos from the crowd as Seth shakes his head. Seth grabs Rey and rolls him back into the ring but he doesn't follow him inside.
Seth looks at the booing fans and then grabs Rey's left leg from the outside of the ring! He pulls on Rey's leg and locks in a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK ON THE RINGPOST! The boos get even louder as Seth wrenches back on the hold and looks to weaken the left leg of Rey. The referee starts the count with Seth using the full 5 count before letting go! Rey looks to grab his left leg which is now in pain but Rollins responds by grabbing it and slamming it into the ring post again!
Rey can be heard shouting as Seth glares at the fans and mutters to himself “If you're going to treat me like a bad guy maybe I should act like a bad guy”. Seth makes his way back into the ring as he stands over Rey who is still selling his left leg. Seth once in the ring grab Rey and brings him back to the center of the ring. Seth grabs the damaged left leg of Rey Mysterio and locks him in a SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!
Seth is wrenching the hold back as he tries to force a tap out from Rey Mysterio! Rey is in a lot of pain already but the Mexican crowd are cheering him on as they will him to survive the hold! Rey grits his teeth and slowly makes the crawl to the bottom rope. Rey gets within inches of the bottom rope so Seth breaks the hold and grabs Rey lifting him off the mat hitting him with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Seth makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out!
Seth now has Rey back in the center of the ring and looks to go for another single leg Boston crab but Rey fights back kicking Seth with his free right leg to the delight of the live crowd! Seth bounces back off the ropes as Rey jumps into the air hitting a SPINNING WHEEL KICK! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out! Rey gets back to his feet back noticeably struggles slightly due to the damage done to his left leg by Seth.
Rey looks to slap his leg a couple of times before running off the ropes and going for a SPRINGBOARD LEG DROP to Seth but the champion moves out the way in time! The impact causes even more damage to Rey as Seth clocks him with a low big boot! Seth doesn't stop there hitting a LEG DROP OF HIS OWN to the left leg! Rey clutches it in pain as Seth looks to methodically take away Rey's speed! Seth grabs Rey Mysterio and sends him into the corner of the ring with an Irish Whip!
Rey's back bounces off the turnbuckle as Seth follows up with a CORNER FOREARM! Rey looks like he is going to fall out of the corner but Seth catches him and twists him around slamming him into the turnbuckle with a FLATLINER! Seth grabs Rey from behind lifting him into the air as he connects with a BELLY TO BACK BACKBREAKER! Rey clutches his back once again before Seth makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out!
Rey nearly picked up the win in crafty fashion but Seth is clearly annoyed by it! Seth charges at Rey who leapfrogs over him! Seth turns around as Rey leaps into the air hitting a TILT-A-WHIRL DDT! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out! Rey makes his way to the corner of the ring upon the kick out and climbs to the top rope. Rey steadies himself taking a bit longer than normal as he flies through the air and catches a rising Seth with a DIVING HURRICANRANA SENDING SETH INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!
Seth slumps in the corner as the crowd goes wild happy to see Rey back in control once again! Rey follows up as he jumps onto Seth looking for the BRONCO BUSTER! However, as he jumps on Seth, the architect grabs hold of Rey and powerbombs him in the center of the ring! Seth stays on him and makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out! Seth looks to the booing crowd and responds by hitting Rey with a STANDING MOONSAULT! Seth makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out again!
Rey is really starting to struggle as Seth runs off the ropes and connects with akick to the spine! Rey clutches his back in pain as Seth grabs Rey from behind and hits him with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Seth though holds on and looks for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Seth still holds on and looks to complete the THREE AMIGOS...BUT REY COUNTERS INTO A PINNING PREDICAMENT!
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Rey nearly had it but Seth once again kicks out and he looks furious! He charges at Rey and looks for a high knee but Rey ducks underneath running off the ropes as he hits Rollins with a SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out! Rey makes his way back to his feet as he looks at Seth and then makes his way to the top rope though has to take his time due to the damage done to his left leg during this match.
He finally gets to the top but before he can fly off Seth kicks the ropes and crotches Rey! Loud boos from the crowd as Seth looks at them and shakes his head. Seth starts to make his way to the top rope as well as he joins Rey on top! Seth lays into the challenger but Rey fights back. The damage done in the first 15 minutes of the match is really starting to take its toll, however as Seth grabs Rey and hits him with a SUPERPLEX! Both land with a thud but Seth holds on as he hits the FALCON ARROW! Seth makes the cover!
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Seth looks angry that Rey was able to kick out and hears the crowd cheering their icon on. Seth looks to regain his composure and grabs Rey's left leg locking in a KNEEBAR! Seth is wrenching back the hold as he looks to carry on his attack! Rey is in a ton of pain as Seth is now telling Rey to just tap out so he doesn't have to hurt him anymore! Rey though refuses to give in! Rey starts trying to make it to the bottom rope to force a break but Seth lets go of the hold and picks Rey up slamming him down a SNAP SUPLEX!
Seth doesn't go for the cover however as he grabs the left leg once again locking in the KNEEBAR FOR THE SECOND TIME! Rey is once again in a lot of pain but he doesn't want to give up on becoming a world champion in Mexico! Rey pushes his hand down on the mat and flips Seth over sending him into the MIDDLE ROPES! Rey takes a moment due to the damage to his leg but he runs off the ropes and hits Seth with the 619! But Rey's left leg gives way and he falls to the outside ring floor!
Both men lay down on the mat and the floor respectively as the referee starts to count Rey Mysterio out on the outside. He gets to a 5 count as Seth starts to recover. Seth sees Rey struggling on the ring floor and walks away from the ropes happy to take the countout win! The referee gets to an 8 count as Rey makes it back into the ring just in time! Seth as soon as Rey gets back into the ring lays into him with several kicks looking to keep Rey down!
The referee starts to count as Rey is in the ropes and Seth finally stops on the count of 4. Seth is pulling his hair out as he can't put Rey away! Seth grabs Rey and brings him back towards the center of the ring but Rey fights back clocking Seth in the jaw! Seth stumbles back as Rey jumps off the ropes and hits a SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT INTO A TORNADO DDT! Rey takes a moment before crawling onto Seth and makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out!
Rey gets back to his feet and struggles to put a lot of pressure on his left leg. Seth is still down from the DDT as Rey hits him with a few kicks with his right leg keeping Seth down for the moment. Rey makes his way to the corner of the ring and slowly climbs to the top. He steadies himself on the top rope and looks to the skies! The crowd starts up an “EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE” chant as Rey flies off the top rope and hits Seth Rollins with a FROG SPLASH! Rey holds on and makes the cover!
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The crowd is disappointed as Rey rolls off of Seth and thinks about what to do next. Rey is still struggling due to the damage done to his leg but he has the champion on the ropes! He grabs hold of Seth looking to lift him off the mat but Seth counters with a roll-up!
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Rey looks disappointed as he thinks about what he is going to do next. Rey starts laying into Seth once again with a few kicks to the chest. He then lifts him off the mat hitting him with a STANDING SHIRAUI! Rey makes the cover hooking the leg! 1 2 Seth kicks out! Rey shakes his head and realizes he is going to have to go big. He lifts Seth off the mat and gets him in position for the MEXICAN DESTROYER... BUT SETH COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP!
Seth takes a moment to rest on the mat selling the impact of the last few minutes as Rey stumbles back to his feet and Seth catches him with a SUPERKICK! Seth then grabs hold of Rey and connects witha VERTICAL SUPLEX! Seth holds on lifting Rey into the air and hits a FALCON ARROW! Seth makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out! Seth though doesn't waste any time as he runs off the ropes and hits Rey with the CURB STOMP! Seth makes the cover
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REY KICKS OUT!
Seth Rollins is in shock as he turns to the referee and says it was a two count! He sticks his fingers right in the referee's face but he stays firm. Meanwhile, the crowd are cheering on Rey willing him on and telling him to get back to his feet! Seth turns to the crowd and shakes his head. He looks to the corner and starts to make the climb to the top rope. He takes his time selling his exhaustion after going for over 20 minutes here. He turns around ready to go for the PHOENIX SPLASH... BUT REY LEAPS INTO THE AIR HITTING SETH WITH A SUPER HURRICANRANA! A holy shit chant starts up from the crowd as Rey crawls over and makes the cover!
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Rey looks at Seth on the mat and wonders what it is going to take to keep him down tonight. Rey rolls to the ropes and uses them to get to his feet. Once he steadies himself as he looks at Seth who is struggling to his feet and runs off the ropes past him! He comes back as he hits Seth Rollins with a HURRICANRANA SENDING SETH TO THE MIDDLE ROPE! Rey runs off the ropes and hits the 619! Rey this time lands correctly and doesn't fall to the floor. He lines Seth up and DROPS THE DIME!
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The crowd is in shock as they thought that was it but the champion once again survives! Rey rolls off Seth and holds his head in his hands. Rey's not sure he has anything left in the tank. He slowly gets to his feet as Seth is still down with the kick out having used nearly all his remaining energy as well! Rey gets to his feet as he nods and knows what he has to hit Seth with. He grabs the champion looking to go for the MEXICAN DESTROYER BUT SETH PUSHES HIM OFF!
Seth grabs Rey and hits him with the RIPCORD KNEE! Rey is stumbling as Seth Rollins grabs hold of him and gets in position looking for the PEDIGREE... NO REY COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP! Seth gets back to his feet as Rey charges looking for a dropkick... BUT SETH MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AND REY HITS THE REFEREE BY MISTAKE! Rey looks shocked but has no time to react as Seth spins him around and plants him with a SNAP SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Seth then runs off the ropes and hits the CURB STOMP! Seth makes the cover
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BUT THERE IS NO REFEREE!
Seth looks over to the side and sees the referee down from Rey's dropkick as he runs his hands through his hair. Rey is still down and out on the mat as he looks at him. The camera zooms in on Seth's eyes as we can see the anger building in his eyes. He turns to the crowd who are chanting Rey's name and Seth shakes his head! He slides out of the ring and makes his way to the timekeeper's area GRABBING A STEEL CHAIR! Loud boos from the crowd but Seth is almost in a trance-like state as he returns to the ring!
He looks at Rey who is still down on the mat and he looks at the referee still down selling the effects of the dropkick by Rey. Seth looks at Rey and lifts the chair into the air... BUT HE STOPS HIMSELF! Seth takes a moment but shakes his head and tosses the steel chair to the outside of the ring! Seth instead goes to the corner of the ring and charges in looking for a THIRD CURB STOMP... REY ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME! Seth turns around as REY GRABS HIM AND CONNECTS WITH THE MEXICAN DESTROYER! Rey makes the cover as the referee has just come to...
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REY MYSTERIO HAS BECOME A FOUR-TIME WORLD CHAMPION IN MEXICO!
Winner via pinfall and NEW Universal Champion: Rey Mysterio (25:16)
An insane pop from the live crowd as the referee's hand hits the mat for 3! Rey lays on the mat for a moment selling the damage he took during this match and the legend of the business is clearly exhausted. He finally gets to his feet as he raises his arms into the air soaking in the reaction from the live crowd.
Michael Cole: Rey Mysterio has done it!
Big Show: Rey went through one hell of a war with Seth Rollins tonight but he is now the Universal champion. And he has done it in Mexico!
Seth is only just starting to come to after the finish of the match and he sees Rey Mysterio holding the Universal title. It starts to sink for Seth but after it sinks in, we get another loud pop from the live crowd as DOMINIK MYSTERIO makes his way to the ring and joins his father inside the ring. Rey as soon as he sees his son approaches him and the pair share a hug which gets a massive pop from the live crowd!
Michael Cole: What a moment Big Show.
Big Show: You're right Michael. Rey getting to celebrate such a magical day with his son. This is something he will remember for the rest of his life.
Rey and Dominik carry on celebrating for the fans as Seth Rollins gets to his feet and is staring a hole through the pair. Dominik turns around first and breaks away from his father. He gets in Seth's face and asks him why he was going to use a chair. Rey looks confused and asks Dom who confirms Seth thought about hitting him with a steel chair. Seth sighs and holds his hands up saying he is sorry but he didn't do it as he wanted to do things the right way!
Dominik doesn't look like he is buying the answer as Rey looks to calm him down. Seth says he is sorry and congratulates Rey on his win. Rey nods as the two men have a staredown. Seth then sticks out his hand offering it to Rey. Rey takes a moment as his son shakes his head but Rey agrees shaking Seth's hand getting a pop from the fans. Seth lifts Rey's arm into the air. Seth then turns to Dominik and offers him a handshake as well. Dominik takes a moment as he turns to his dad who nods and encourages him to shake Seth's hand so Dominik does!
Michael Cole: A nice display of sportsmanship from Seth Rollins.
Big Show: Yeah it looks like he has changed for the bett... Is that a fan in the ring?
We cut back to the ring as a hulking beast of a man is stood in the ring in a hoodie and jeans with a luchador mask over his face! Rey and Dominik turn around as he wipes both men out with a DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Seth looks shocked but is soon taken down by this beast of a man who spears him into the corner of the ring and starts slamming him in the corner.
The mystery man grabs hold of Seth lifting him into the air and hitting him with a CHOKESLAM TO THE FLOOR OUTSIDE THE RING! The masked man turns around as Rey tries to jump on top of him but he grabs the legend by the throat and CHOKESLAMS HIM TO THE MAT! The mystery man stands tall over Rey's body as Dominik Mysterio comes alive as he starts peppering the larger man with several punches as he tries to keep him down.
Dominik is fired up as the live crowd cheers him on but the masked man clobbers him with a lariat! He then drags Dominik off the mat lifting him into position for an ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER BEFORE DROPPING HIM INTO A KNEE LIFT! Dominik falls to the mat and rolls out of the ring as the bodies lay in this man wake! He looks to the crowd before pulling off his mask to reveal...
IT'S T-BAR DOMINIK DIJAKOVIC FROM NXT!
Michael Cole: That's... that's Dominik Dijakovic from NXT. But what is he doing here?
Big Show: And why is he attacking the Mysterio family and Seth Rollins?
A massive mixed reaction from the live crowd as ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS walks out with the Money in the Bank briefcase in his hands. His right arm is still taped up as he is soon joined by his manager Zelina Vega and the rest of the Ungovenables (Cesaro and Ilja Dragunov) as they walk down the ramp all with smug smirks on their face. Dominik Dijakovic admires the destruction he has caused tonight as Zelina nods at him.
Michael Cole: And it all becomes clear! Dominik Dijakovic is another one of Zelina's clients!
Big Show: She always has a plan Michael and we might be about to see a new Universal champion!
Cesaro and Ilja make their way to the outside of the ring as they lay a beating on Seth Rollins and toss him into the timekeeper's area to stop him from making the save! In the ring, Dominik Dijakovic grabs Dominik Mysterio and tosses him out of the ring too! Andrade passes his briefcase to the referee and announces he is cashing in! Dijakovic clears the ring leaving Rey who is struggling to get to his feet and Andrade alone in the ring as the referee rings the bell!
Universal title match: Rey Mysterio (c) vs Andrade Cien Almas
As soon as the bell rings Andrade charges at Rey and hits him with a dropkick slamming him into the turnbuckles! Andrade follows up with a RUNNING DOUBLE KNEES IN THE CORNER SQUASHING REY'S HEAD IN THE CORNER! Rey falls out of the corner in pain as on the outside Dominik Mysterio is looking at his father in the ring and thinks about getting involved until Dominik Dijakovic takes care of him! This though distracts Andrade so Rey rolls him up!
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Rey gets to his feet as he jumps on Andrade and looks to go for the MEXICAN DESTROYER BUT ANDRADE COUNTERS AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB! Andrade takes a moment to rest on the mat having just had a massive scare. He clutches his right arm before dragging Rey off the mat with his left arm and hits him with LA SOMBRA! Andrade makes the cover
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Winner via pinfall and NEW Universal champion: Andrade Cien Almas (0:45)
A massive mixed reaction once again as Andrade gets to his feet. Zelina snatches the Universal title off of the timekeeper and slides into the ring. On the outside we see Cesaro, Ilja Dragunov and Dominik Dijakovic once again take care of Seth Rollins and Dominik Mysterio on the outside. Zelina slides into the ring and passes the title to Andrade who holds it in the air as Rey lays down and out in the ring.
Michael Cole: Zelina's plan has come together.
Big Show: Andrade has turned Rey Mysterio's dream into a nightmare!
The show then comes to a close as Andrade Cien Almas stands tall in the ring holding the Universal title in the air soaking in the boos from the crowd as the rest of The Ungovenables join him in the ring as the group stand tall as the show fades to black.
EWR RATING:
82%
Mod note: WWE can fuck off for firing Zelina Vega in real life. She ain’t being released in this thread if we get to that point in time btw. I plan to let some people who WWE release go to match the ones they let go in real life but Zelina 100% will not be one of them.
Tag team gauntlet was probably my favorite match to read but goddamn what a show