Fastlane
February 21st 2021
Atalanta, Georgia
State Farm Arena
The opening video for Fastlane comes to a close and the commentary of Michael Cole and Elias welcomes us to the show. The duo runs down the card, hyping up the big matches for tonight including confirming that the brand-new Iron Survivor match for the Women’s Universal title will be the main event of the show.
SHEAMUS makes his way out first getting loud cheers from the live crowd. He beats his chest at the top of the entrance ramp and marches to the ring with purpose, with his eyes on one thing: The Intercontinental title. Michael Cole reels off the career Sheamus has had and everything he has achieved in his career. Elias says he has one thing to tick off before he hangs up his boots but one man is standing in his way!
SWERVE STRICKLAND walks out lifting his Intercontinental title into the air and he is joined by his heavy EJ NDUKA! He walks with a swagger to the ring as Sheamus looks on and paces, ready for a fight. Michael Cole says Swerve is arguably WWE’s highest-rising star and has been proving himself a true threat to anyone in WWE. Elias says a final 3 spot in this year’s Rumble and numerous eliminations back up his resume so far this year. The referee lifts the title in the air for the usual announcements and then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Intercontinental title match:
Swerve Strickland © w/EJ Nduka vs Sheamus
The bell rings and Swerve takes a moment to scout out his opponent in the early stages of this match. Sheamus looks to charge in but Swerve rolls out of the ring shaking his head. Sheamus doesn’t fall for the bait and invites Swerve back into the ring. Swerve talks to EJ Nduka before heading back into the ring! Sheamus charges in but SWERVE AVOIDS HIM AND CONNECTS WITH A KICK TO THE HEAD! Sheamus falls to the mat as the commentary team mentions the damage done with the chain on Raw!
Sheamus is a bit dazed and Swerve looks to go for the kill with the HOUSE CALL… SHEAMUS MOVES OUT OF THE WAY! Sheamus gets back to his feet and hits a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Swerve lands on their back wincing in pain as Sheamus takes a moment to check his head before SHOULDER BARGING SWERVE INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Sheamus lays into Swerve like a BATTERING RAM AND SQUASHES THE CHAMPION IN THE CORNER OF THE RING!
Swerve falls down and slumps in the corner of the ring as Sheamus fires up the crowd before hitting a FACEWASH! Sheamus grabs hold of Swerve and tosses him across the ring to the delight of the crowd! Sheamus makes the cover 1 2 Swerve kicks out! Sheamus keeps the pressure up laying into Swerve with a series of hard strikes and peppers Swerve on the mat! Swerve tries to get back into the match but Sheamus keeps the power up tossing him around the ring!
Sheamus is controlling the match in the opening few minutes of the match. Swerve tries to get some room and sends Sheamus back with a few kicks before heading to the apron… BUT SHEAMUS CUTS HIM OFF BEFORE HE CAN LEAP OFF! Sheamus grabs hold of Swerve as the crowd cheers ready for the BEATS OF THE BODHRAN… BUT SWERVE SLIPS OUT TO THE RING FLOOR! Sheamus is quick to respond as he climbs to the top rope… AND HITS A DIVING BATTERING RAM WIPING OUT SWERVE!
The crowd cheers loudly for Sheamus who is putting everything on the line in an attempt to hold the one title he has never held in WWE. Sheamus grabs hold of Swerve and starts to toss him around the ringside area, laying a beating on the champion. Sheamus rams Swerve into the barricade a few times before rolling into the ring to break the count. He rolls back out but comes face to face with EJ NDUKA who is checking on his friend. Sheamus tells him to stay out of the match and the bodyguard backs away…
SWERVE LEAPS OFF THE BARRICADE AND HITS A TORNADO DDT PLANTING SHEAMUS’S SKULL INTO THE RING FLOOR! The crowd loudly boos but Swerve responds by sending Sheamus into the STEEL STEPS! Swerve is not done as he runs at Sheamus AND CRUSHES HIS HEAD WITH A PAIR OF DOUBLE KNEES! Sheamus slumps down and Swerve rolls back into the ring telling the referee to count Sheamus out!
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AND BEATS THE COUNT!
Sheamus gets into the ring but there is no let us from Swerve who lays in a series of boots to the head of the Celtic Warrior. Swerve finishes up by using the ropes to assist with a WICKED DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE BACK! The commentary team mentions that Sheamus has had back issues for the last few years of his career and he winces in a lot of pain on the mat. Swerve drags Sheamus away from the ropes and makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out!
Sheamus is starting to struggle but is staying in the fight for the title he has never won! Swerve lays into him with a series of quick and fast-pasted kicks peppering Sheamus on the mat. Swerve even makes a point to target the lower back with a series of shots to the back. Swerve grabs hold of Sheamus and starts to work over the back putting pressure on the challenger. Swerve senses Sheamus is trying to escape and hits him with a BACK SUPLEX BACKBREAKER! Swerve makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out!
Sheamus is still wincing in pain as Swerve taunts the fans and even beats his chest to the disgust of the live crowd. Swerve heads to the top rope as Sheamus struggles on the mat and lines him up for the SWERVE STOMP… SHEAMUS MOVES JUST IN TIME! Swerve turns around and SHEAMUS RUNS THROUGH HIM WITH A WICKED CLOTHESLINE! Swerve falls to the mat as Sheamus takes a moment to clutch his back before SLAMMING DOWN SWERVE WITH A SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Sheamus makes the cover 1 2 Swerve kicks out!
Sheamus takes a moment to rest against the ropes clutching his back which is in pain before grabbing hold of the ropes to help himself up. Swerve struggles back to his feet and comes face to face with Sheamus who starts to pepper him with a series of hard chops to the chest peppering Swerve. Swerve tries to fire back with some strikes of his own but Sheamus overwhelms him before finishing off by CLOTHESLINING SWERVE OVER THE ROPES!
Swerve lands on the ring apron and Sheamus grabs hold of him, pulling him up before HITTING THE BEATS OF BODHRAN! Sheamus peppers the chest of Swerve, hammering him with a series of hard blows as EJ Nduka watches on, not flinching. Sheamus gets a good 10 hits off before letting go of Swerve who falls down to the apron clutching his chest but Sheamus keeps the pressure up dragging him over the ropes and looks to go for WHITE NOISE… POISON RANA SLAMMING SHEAMUS TO THE MAT!
Swerve falls to the mat next to Sheamus before crawling onto him to make the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Swerve gets back to his feet and winces holding his midsection seeing Sheamus trying to get back to his feet… LOW-ANGLE SUPERKICK! Sheamus falls back to the mat as Swerve hooks the leg again 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Swerve though smirks taking total control of the match and grabs hold of Sheamus hitting him with a SERIES OF PUNCHES TO THE HEAD!
Swerve pounds away on the head of the Celtic Warrior and the camera soon zooms in to see that SHEAMUS IS BUSTED OPEN! Sheamus struggles to fight back and sends away Swerve who drops him to the mat, making a point to show the blood on his right hand. Swerve grabs hold of Sheamus and works over him on the mat with a sick smirk on his face, soaking in the boos from the live crowd. Sheamus tries to get out of the headlock… BUT SWERVE TRANSITIONS INTO A CRADLE BACKBREAKER! Swerve drops him and makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out!
Swerve keeps the pressure up on him with a series of kicks and is in full control of the match now, with the crowd trying to will Sheamus on to make a comeback. He looks at the crowd with a smirk taunting them and LANDS ON SHEAMUS’S BACK WITH A ROPE-ASSISTED CORKSCREW MOONSAULT! Swerve makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out again! Sheamus is on the ropes and Swerve seems to sense it as he lines up Sheamus for the HOUSE CALL…
SHEAMUS COUNTERS INTO AN IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Swerve shouts in pain and falls to the mat as Sheamus makes the cover 1 2 Swerve kicks out! Sheamus pounds the mat knowing his back will not hold out much longer. He heads to the corner of the ring and beats his chest, with blood dripping down from his head. Swerve struggles to his feet and Sheamus charges in for the BROGUE KICK… SWERVE AVOIDS IT WITH A MATRIX-STYLE EVASION AND HITS A GERMAN SUPLEX INTO THE HOUSE CALL! Swerve makes the cover
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Sheamus kicks out!
Swerve looks a little shocked by the kick out but smirks as he looks to the corner of the ring and climbs to the top rope for the SWERVE STOMP… BUT SHEAMUS GETS UP AND CUTS HIM OFF! Swerve tries to fight Sheamus off the top rope but Sheamus cuts him off with a WICKED HEADBUTT! Swerve is staggered and Sheamus connects with a SUPERPLEX! Both men lay on the mat for a few seconds before Sheamus rolled to the ropes and helped himself up beating his chest… BROGUE KICK TO SWERVE…
SWERVE FALLS OVER AND ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! The crowd boos seeing Swerve fall out of the ring and Sheamus looks to grab hold of Swerve as he drops to the floor. Sheamus kicks the ropes in anger before following Swerve to the ring floor. He sees Swerve down and out grabbing hold of him and rolling him back into the ring. Sheamus climbs onto the ring apron and walks through the ropes ready to end Swerve with a SECOND BROGUE KICK…
SUPERKICK FROM SWERVE STOPPING SHEAMUS IN HIS TRACKS! Sheamus is staggered as Swerve leaps up and SPIKES HIM WITH A JUMPING DDT! Swerve holds the ropes, seeing Sheamus down before climbing to the top rope… HITTING A SWERVE STOMP! Swerve looks at Sheamus and doesn’t make the cover instead running the ropes hitting a HOUSE CALL TO MAKE SURE SHEAMUS STAYS DOWN! Sheamus hooks the leg
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Winner via pinfall and still Intercontinental Champion: Swerve Strickland (13:52)
Swerve Strickland gets to his feet with a cocky smirk on his face and is passed his Intercontinental title. He lifts it into the air, holding his title in the air as EJ Nduka joins him in the ring to celebrate his victory. Sheamus leans by the ropes selling the injury and sad having come up short again. The commentary team puts over Sheamus’s performance but tonight Swerve was on another level. The celebrations carry on in the ring before we cut elsewhere backstage.
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BRITISH STRONG STYLE are shown backstage in Peaky Blinders style suits as TRENT SEVEN says it is a big night for them. TYLER BATE and PETE DUNNE nod in agreement with their older friend who says that they get the chance to not only bring tag team gold, but Peter has the chance to avenge the lost couple of months of his career. Pete says he looks forward to snapping some fingers tonight whilst Bate says he doesn’t have a man he would rather win tag team gold with than Trent Seven. Dunne then offers to be at ringside for support but the pair tells him to focus on his match and they’ll deal with whatever the Hurt Business brings tonight.
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NATALYA and MARINA SHAFIR walk to loud boos from the live crowd. THE MMA HORSEWOMEN march down the entrance ramp with Michael Cole noting there is no Shayna Baszler at ringside with the rest of the Horsewomen. Elias says she will most likely be preparing for tonight’s main event with the chance to become Women’s Universal Champion where she would face…
RHEA RIPLEY marches out onto the entrance ramp getting loud cheers from the live crowd. The 2021 Royal Rumble winner stands at the top of the entrance ramp with a slight smirk on her face. Michael Cole says she had another unstoppable run in the rumble and wonders who can stop her at WrestleMania 37. Elias points out the MMA Horsewomen will be looking to injure Rhea in case Shayna wins tonight. Rhea meanwhile looks to the entrance as…
BETH PHOENIX MARCHES OUT! The Hall of Famer slowly walks out onto the entrance ramp, soaking in the loud cheers from the crowd. She shares a fist bump with Rhea Ripley before the two start to walk to the ring together. Michael Cole says speaking to Beth, he could tell just how much she wanted to get her hands on Natalya. Elias says he knows that feeling still wanting revenge on Baron Corbin for putting him on the shelf. Rhea speaks to Beth and starts for her team whilst Natalya starts for the MMA Horsewomen.
Tag team match:
Rhea Ripley and Beth Phoenix vs Natalya and Marina Shafir
Rhea has a cocky smirk on her face and taunts the Queen of Harts, daring her to try it. Natalya walks forward and looks to grapple with Rhea, trying to bring her down to the mat… BUT RHEA OVERPOWERS HER SLAMMING HER DOWN TO THE MAT! Rhea laughs as she looks at Natalya and we can see the former Women’s Champion getting back to her feet ready for a fight… RHEA TAGS IN BETH INSTEAD! Loud cheers from the crowd as Beth steps into the ring wanting to get her hands on Natalya…
NATALYA TAGS OUT! Loud boos from the live crowd as Natalya looks to avoid coming face to face with her former best friend and MARINA SHAFIR STEPS INTO THE RING! Beth shakes her head but catches the incoming Shafir with a wicked CLOTHESLINE! Marina drops to the mat and clutches her head as Beth grabs hold of her slamming her back with a BUCKLE BOMB INTO THE MMA HORSEWOMEN CORNER! Beth shouts at Natalya to tag in but the Queen of Harts refuses!
Berth glares at Natalya and smashes Shafir with a WICKED CORNER SPEAR! Shafir’s ribs are crushed as Beth lays in a series of punches with Natalya watching on, not wanting to mess with Beth. The referee has to warn Beth… NATALYA BLINDS TAGS HERSELF IN! Beth heads back to the corner and tosses Shafir towards the middle of the ring… NORTHERN LARIAT TO THE BACK OF BETH! Loud boos from the crowd for the cowardly cheap shot by Natalya!
Natalya soaks in the boos before going back on the attack and laying into Beth with a few more strikes. Rhea looks unimpressed but stays on the ring apron for now. Natalya waits for Beth to get up off the mat and hits NATTIE BY NATURE! Natalya makes the cover 1 Beth powers out! Natalya looks a little worried and sees Marina back on the ring apron tagging her back in. Both women double-team on Beth with a series of stomps as RHEA ENTERS THE RING…
BUT THE MMA HORSEWOMEN ARE READY WITH A DUAL SUPLEX! Boos from the crowd as the referee tells Natalya off but she does leave the ring. Marina meanwhile goes to work and grinds down Beth locking her in a STRETCH MUFFLER! She wrenches back on the hold and even gives Beth a few punches. The veteran Beth has been trapped in this kind of hold before and uses her power to BREAK OUT OF THE HOLD SENDING MARINA BACK!
Beth gets back to her feet looking pissed off as Shafir tries to catch her with a punch… BUT BETH RUNS THROUGH HER WITH A CLOTHESLINE! Beth lays into Marina before sending her to the mat with a CHOKEBOMB! Beth looks at Natalya and almost dares her to break the cover 1 2 Marina kicks out! Beth grabs Marina and tosses her across the ring to Beth’s corner… TAGGING THE ROYAL RUMBLE WINNER RHEA RIPLEY BACK INTO THE MATCH!
Rhea Ripley comes in like a house on fire and BIG BOOTS MARINA SHAFIR TO THE MAT! Beth meanwhile then looks to head to the corner of the ring, ready to take care of Natalya… BUT THE QUEEN OF HARTS LEAVES THE RING APRON AND HEADS TO THE BACK! She wants no part of Beth Phoenix! Beth looks annoyed whilst Rhea shrugs, tossing Marina to Beth… GLAM SLAM! Rhea then picks up the prone Marina and SLAMS HER DOWN WITH THE RIPTIDE! Rhea makes the cover
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Winners via pinfall: Rhea Ripley and Beth Phoenix (5:14)
The crowd cheers for Rhea and Beth to pick up the pretty routine win tonight! Michael Cole on commentary comments on how dominant Rhea Ripley looked, wondering if anyone can stop her at WrestleMania 37! Elias says we also saw that Natalya is scared of Beth Phoenix and she knows she could be facing the consequences of her actions very soon. The celebrations carry on in the ring before we cut backstage to see…
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THE UNGOVERNABLES stand as a trio with their leader ZELINA VEGA front and centre. She looks at the camera and makes it clear tonight is about showing Cesaro, Ilja and Sami made a mistake when they rejected my help when they rejected my guidance. ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS steps forward saying that ANGEL GARZA and HUMBERTO CARRILLO know what’s best for the group: winning in whatever way it takes. Humberto and Angel behind him nod before walking away to end the promo.
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DOLPH ZIGGLER marches out getting loud boos from the live crowd, flanked by his bodyguard OMOS on the way to the ring. Michael Cole says 2020 was a year where Ziggler won the Cruiserweight title for the first time and now he has a golden opportunity to become NXT Champion for the first time ever. Elias says he faces a man who has held the belt for 7 months in…
KEITH LEE makes his way out getting loud cheers from the live crowd who are slowly getting used to seeing Keith Lee on their TV. He holds the NXT title aloft in the air and Michael Cole says Keith has a target on his back with United Kingdom Champion WALTER challenging him to a title vs title match at NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver if he makes it through tonight. Elias says Keith Lee has already defeated Ziggler’s bodyguard OMOS and now looks to take down the former World Champion. Keith stands in the ring across from Dolph Ziggler as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!
NXT title match:
Keith Lee vs Dolph Ziggler w/OMOS
Keith soaks in the reaction from the live crowd as they chant “Bask in his glory” whilst Ziggler glares at him and the live crowd. Ziggler charges at Keith Lee and leaps onto him… KEITH SLAMS HIM DOWN LIKE AN ANNOYING PEST! Ziggler lands with a hard thud and tries to roll out of the ring away from Keith Lee… BUT KEITH DRAGS HIM BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH EASE AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!
Dolph Ziggler winces in pain on the mat as Keith shows off to the live crowd and walks over to Ziggler… STANDING MOONSAULT! Keith hooks the leg 1 2 Ziggler kicks out! Dolph stays in the match but he is already in big trouble as Keith Lee is in full control. He hoists Ziggler up off the mat and LOCKS HIM IN A BEARHUG SQUEEZING THE LIFE OUT OF HIM! Ziggler screams in a ton of pain from the hold but desperately fights out of it with a few HEADBUTTS!
Keith Lee stumbles backward as Ziggler lands on his feet before leaping back into the air PLANTING HIM WITH A JUMPING DDT! Ziggler makes the cover 1 Keith powers out! Ziggler looks shocked with the kick-out almost being at 0 and responds with a series of HEART STOPPER ELBOW DROPS! He fires off a series of elbow drops in a row getting to the 10th one… BUT KEITH RISES UP AND POUNCES ZIGGLER THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE!
Ziggler lands into the ring with a thud on the ring floor outside the ring, he winces in a bunch of pain. Ziggler gets to his feet and is helped back up by OMOS… KEITH LEE RUNS THE ROPES AND HITS A SOMERSAULT PLANCHA WIPING OMOS AND ZIGGLER OUT! The crowd loudly pops for the insane offensive from Keith Lee who gets back to his feet looking smug. Keith grabs hold of Ziggler and rolls him back into the ring before hooking the challenger’s leg 1 2 Ziggler kicks out!
Ziggler stays alive but Keith Lee has him on the ropes! Keith scoops Dolph Ziggler off the mat and slams him down one more time with a BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! Ziggler flies across the ring one more time! Keith makes the cover 1 2 Ziggler kicks out but is barely hanging on! Keith Lee stands over Ziggler and looks like he is about to end this… OMOS CLIMBS ONTO THE RING APRON DISTRACTING HIM! Keith goes to knock him off… ZIGGLER USES THE DISTRACTION TO TRY TO LOCK IN A SLEEPER HOLD!
Ziggler wraps his entire body around Keith Lee and starts trying to choke the life out of him, hoping Keith Lee will pass out! Keith does struggle for a moment dropping to one knee BUT POWERS HIMSELF BACK TO HIS FEET AND SLAMS ZIGGLER INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING BACK-FIRST! Ziggler slumps in the corner as Keith takes a moment to regain his breath and then SQUASHES ZIGGLER WITH A BODY AVALANCHE IN THE CORNER!
Ziggler is trapped in the corner of the ring and that allows Keith to light up his chest with a MONGOLIAN DOUBLE CHOP! Ziggler winces in pain and stumbles away from Keith clutching his chest before Keith scoops him up into the air SLAMMING HIS DOWN WITH A SPINEBUSTER! Keith hooks the leg 1 2 Ziggler kicks out! The commentary gushes over Keith Lee and points out he is completely dominating a former 2-time World Champion tonight!
Keith Lee once again teases he is about to go for the SPIRIT BOMB… BUT ZIGGLER FIGHTS BACK DESPERATELY LOOKING TO FEND HIM OFF! Ziggler fires a series of punches to the head, forcing Keith Lee backward for a moment. Keith Lee gets steady on his feet as Ziggler brings him down to the mat with a SIT-OUT FACEBUSTER! Ziggler rolls over Keith and makes the cover 1 Keith powers out again! Ziggler looks annoyed but heads to the corner of the ring waiting for Keith to get up… DIVING CROSSBODY…
KEITH CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR AND TOSSES HIM OVER THE ROPES TO THE RING FLOOR! Ziggler lands with a hard thud whilst Keith Lee plays to the crowd. Ziggler is pissed off outside the ring, using the barricade to get back to his feet, and looks to catch Keith whilst he is posing with a ZIG ZAG… KEITH ELBOWS HIM OFF AND DROPS ZIGGLER TO THE MAT! No matter what Ziggler does he cannot gain a foothold in this NXT title match!
Ziggler tries to come in again but Keith grabs him by the throat and CHOKESLAMS HIM TO THE MAT! Keith makes the cover 1 2 Ziggler kicks out once again! OMOS outside the ring realizes his boss is in trouble and looks to climb onto the ring apron distracting the referee! The referee tells OMOS to leave the ringside area… ZIGGLER POUNCES ON THIS AND LOW BLOWS KEITH LEE! Loud boos from the live crowd as OMOS leaves the apron and heads to the back whilst Ziggler hits the ZIG ZAG! Ziggler shouts to the referee and makes the cover
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Dolph Ziggler looks furious and argues with the referee, he cannot believe that Keith Lee has not gone down yet. He turns around to see Keith trying to get back to his feet… SUPERKICK… KEITH LEE CATCHES THE RIGHT FOOT! Ziggler has a look of pure terror and knows he is in trouble as Keith Lee scoops him up hitting the SPIRIT BOMB! Lee though doesn’t make the cover instead signaling to the crowd and scooping up Ziggler hitting the BIG BANG CATASTROPHE! Keith smirks before making the academic cover
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Winner via pinfall and still NXT Champion: Keith Lee (7:21)
Keith Lee gets to his feet with a proud smile on his face and lifts his NXT title into the air. Michael Cole points out this is now month 7 in his title reign atop the black and gold brand. Elias says he now has WALTER waiting for him at Stand and Deliver with both the NXT and NXT UK titles on the line. Ziggler meanwhile is still down and out in the ring, with bask-in-his-glory chants ringing out from the live crowd.
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We then cut to a video package showing the return to Monday Night Raw of STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN! We have clips of his career throughout the years and then see the attack that wrote him out of action for months before confirming he will be on Raw in two weeks!
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MUSTACHE MOUNTAIN makes their way out getting a decent pop from the live crowd. TRENT SEVEN and TYLER BATE twirl their mustaches at the top of the entrance ramp before heading to the ring, looking for tag team gold. Michael Cole brings up the pair being former NXT tag team champions and they have a lot of experience as a team from their time on the UK independent circuit. Elias mentions that Pete Dunne offered to be at ringside but will be watching backstage on the monitor in case of any funny business.
THE HURT BUSINESS marches out onto the entrance ramp with the World tag team champions CEDRIC ALEXANDER and SHELTON BENJAMIN joined by MVP and EJ NDUKA on the way to the ring tonight. MVP leaves his clients and heads to the commentary desk joining Michael Cole and Elias. He thanks them for having him before lavishing praise on not just the tag team champions but also Swerve for his performance earlier tonight. The usual title announcements are done. After a few words, the veterans for both teams start the match: Trent Seven and Shelton Benjamin.
World tag team titles match:
The Hurt Business © w/EJ Nduka vs Mustache Mountain
Shelton and Trent take their time early in the match, locking up in the middle of the ring. Both men are pretty evenly matched early on in the encounter and grapple with each other in the middle of the ring. Trent looks like he might be about to get Shelton down to the mat but the veteran counters SUPLEXING SEVEN TO THE MAT! He has a slight smirk on his face before following up with a boot to the head! Shelton makes the cover 1 Trent kicks out!
Shelton with a smirk makes the tag to Cedric bringing him into the mat and they try to lift Trent off the mat for a double-team move… BUT TRENT FIGHTS THEM OFF! He knocks them both down to the mat before making the tag to Bate! All 4 men are in the ring as they brawl for a little bit but Mustache Mountain sends The Hurt Business out of the ring to cheers from the crowd. Cedric and Shelton look angry as they take a moment to talk to MVP on commentary.
Cedric nods and heads back to the ring, sliding inside ready for action. Tyler Bate tries to swing for him but Cedric leapfrogs over him and comes back off the ropes with a DROPKICK! Cedric makes the cover 1 Tyler kicks out! Cedric has a smile knowing it wasn’t going to be that easy, laying into Tyler Bate with a series of kicks and keeping the pressure on him… UNTIL BATE COUNTERS AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP!
Tyler then quickly follows up by hitting a JUMPING ELBOW DROP! Tyler makes the cover 1 Cedric kicks out! Tyler gets back up and tags Trent back into the match. Tyler grabs Cedric and Irish whips him into Trent Seven who slams him down with a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Trent makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Trent grabs hold of Cedric and looks to grind him down on the mat. MVP on commentary gives credit to Mustache Mountain as an experienced tag team but his clients have the experience of Shelton Benjamin on their side!
Cedric is struggling to fight back in this back as Trent is keeping the pressure on him and looks to bring him back over to the corner. Trent holds him in position and drags him into the corner, making the tag to bring Tyler Bate back into the match. Trent holds onto Cedric and Bate hits a SENTON AS CEDRIC IS HELD IN A BACKBREAKER POSITION! Bate makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Tyler Bate grabs hold of Cedric looking to lay into him… BUT CEDRIC SWINGS AROUND HITTING A TORNADO DDT!
Cedric gets back to his feet and heads back to the corner of the ring tagging Shelton back into the match. Shelton steps into the ring and hits Tyler Bate with a SUPERKICK! Bate drops like a sack of spuds whilst Shelton makes the cover 1 2 Bate kicks out! Shelton goes to work on Bate, grinding him down on the mat to boos. Bate tries to get free looking to tag Trent Seven back into the match… BUT SHELTON SUPLEXES TYLER BATE ACROSS THE RING!
Shelton makes the cover 1 2 Bate kicks out! Shelton smirks, remaining calm and stays in control as he grabs hold of Tyler lifting him off the mat. Shelton looks to suplex Tyler but the young Brit fights back holding on strength-wise! Both men battle with each other BUT TYLER OVERPOWERS SHELTON AND SLAMS HIM TO THE MAT WITH A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Bate makes the cover 1 2 Shelton kicks out! Tyler Bate gets to his feet and looks to stay on the attack lifting Shelton up… SHELTON HITS A FACEBUSTER!
Shelton hooks the leg 1 2 Bate kicks out! Shelton smirks before grabbing hold of Bate and SUPLEXES HIM TOWARDS THE HURT BUSINESS CORNER! Shelton heads over to Cedric and tags his younger partner back into the match. Shelton picks Tyler Bate and GERMAN SUPLEX HIM AGAIN INTO A SPRINGBOARD SPLASH FROM CEDRIC! Cedric stays on for the cover 1 2 Tyler kicks out! Cedric smirks, laying in a few kicks before working over Bate on the mat.
Bate struggles to fight back against the high-flier and the crowd wills Tyler Bate on, looking for him to overpower Cedric. Bate looks like he is about to escape from the hold but CEDRIC COUNTERS WITH A REVERSE STO ON THE MAT! Cedric hooks the leg 1 2 Bate kicks out! Cedric looks to go for a STANDING MOONSAULT… BATE GETS HIS KNEES UP AND FOLLOWS UP WITH A DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX AWAY FROM THE HURT BUSINESS CORNER!
Bate makes the tag to Trent and DEADLIFTS CEDRIC OFF THE MAT HITTING A POWERBOMB… AS TRENT HITS A MIDDLE ROPE SENTON! Trent makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Shelton can be seen on the apron looking annoyed but says a few words to EJ Nduka. Trent Seven pressures Cedric on the mat and works over the former Cruiserweight Champion. Cedric tries to get away from Trent but gets put on the mat with a DDT! Trent makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out!
Cedric stays alive in the match but struggles to deal with Mustache Mountain's teamwork. Trent makes a tag once again bringing Tyler Bate back into the match as he scoops Cedric Alexander with ease and hits him with a VERTICAL SUPLEX! Bate makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Tyler gets cheers from the crowd before teasing he is about to go for the TYLER DRIVER 97… BUT CEDRIC FIGHTS OUT OF IT AND HITS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
TYLER FALLS BACK INTO THE ROPES AND BOUNCES BACK WIPING OUT CEDRIC WITH A REBOUND LARIAT! Cedric crumples to the mat and Tyler makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Bate though senses he is in trouble and heads to the corner tagging in Trent Seven! Tyler Bate grabs hold of Cedric and looks to IRISH WHIP HIM TO SEND HIM INTO SEVEN FOR THE LARIAT… EJ NDUKA TRIPS TRENT UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REFEREE!
Loud boos from the live crowd as the referee points at EJ Nduka and bans him from ringside, threatening to DQ the champions. EJ holds his arms up and smirks just heading to the back. Commentary criticizes MVP but he says his clients just do what they have to do, sending a text message as the argument carries on. In the ring, the trip up allows Cedric to REBOUND OFF THE ROPES AND HIT A SPRINGBOARD CUTTER TO TYLER BATE! Cedric then gets to his feet and makes a quick tag to Shelton!
Shelton is quick to pounce on the work done by EJ Nduka and hits a JUMPING KNEE LIFT SMASHING TRENT SEVEN IN THE JAW! Trent is staggered and Shelton connects with a SAITO SUPLEX sending him across the ring. Shelton makes the cover 1 2 Trent kicks out! Shelton has a smirk on his face and nods to MVP outside the ring, now having a game plan as he sends Trent into the corner of the ring. Shelton peppers him with a series of kicks to the midsection!
Shelton and Cedric start to make a bunch of rapid tags, keeping the pressure up on Trent Seven, wearing him down in the corner of the ring. Tyler Bate tries to rush in to help his tag team partner BUT CEDRIC ALEXANDER CATCHES HIM WITH A SUPERKICK BEFORE HITTING A LUMBAR CHECK TO TAKE HIM OUT FOR NOW! Tyler Bate rolls out of the ring and Trent Seven is stuck in a 2 on 1 situation which he will need to survive to win the tag team titles.
Cedric turns back to Trent and looks to lift him up off the mat for a LUMBAR CHECK… BUT TRENT FIGHTS OUT HITTING A DRAGON SUPLEX! Trent makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Trent winces in pain and looks to grab hold of Cedric… BUT SHELTON USES HIS EXPERIENCE TO SNEAK UP AND HIT A NECKBREAKER! Shelton smirks before helping Cedric to their corner and tags back into the mat. Trent stumbles up but gets slammed down with a WICKED SUPLEX! Shelton makes the cover 1 2 Trent kicks out!
Shelton smirks and goes to work, keeping the pressure on Trent Seven with a series of suplexes and quick-paced- moves. Tyler Bate starts to slowly get back up onto the ring apron… BUT SHELTON KNOCKS HIM OFF THE RING APRON! Seven sees this and gets angry charging at Shelton… SHELTON AVOIDS IT AND HITS THE DRAGON WHIP! Trent falls to the mat and Shelton makes the cover before reaching the corner tagging Cedric back into the mat and hits OVERTIME! Cedric makes the cover
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Tyler Bate breaks the cover!
Bate keeps the match alive for his team but soon gets attacked by Shelton Benjamin as the two men fall to the outside of the ring! Cedric winces slightly as he grabs hold of Trent and looks to go for the LUMBAR CHECK… TRENT FIGHTS OUT OF IT AND GETS CEDRIC IN POSITION FOR THE SEVEN-STAR LARIAT…CEDRIC AVOIDS AND KICKS TRENT IN THE HEAD! The British veteran stumbles back as Cedric charges in… EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!
Trent then follows up by scooping Cedric up and ROLLS TOWARDS HIS CORNER HITTING FIREMAN’S CARRY SLAM! Trent then looks to the top rope and climbs to the top as he sizes up Cedric. He steadies himself up top before flying off for a SENTON… CEDRIC ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME AND TAGS SHELTON BACK INTO THE MATCH! Tyler Bate is back on the ring apron and reaches out for a tag from Trent… SHELTON KNOCKS HIM TO THE FLOOR!
Trent tries to fight back but SHELTON HITS A RUNNING KNEE TO THE HEAD OF TRENT! Shelton makes the cover 1 2 Trent kicks out! Shelton starts to look a bit annoyed, wanting to wrap this match up. MVP on commentary says Mustache Mountain has put up a good fight but they should stay down for their own good! Shelton lifts up Trent as he looks to end this with a T-BONE SUPLEX… BUT TRENT COUNTERS INTO A DRAGON SUPLEX SENDING SHELTON ACROSS THE RING!
Shelton winces in pain as Trent looks to the corner and CRAWLS TOWARDS HIS CORNER… AND MAKES THE TAG TO BRING TYLER BATE BACK INTO THE MATCH! Shelton tags out and Cedric leaps into the ring… TYLER TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A WICKED LARIAT! Cedric tries to stumble back to his feet hitting an EXPLODER SUPLEX! Bate poses to the crowd and gives them a little wave… SUPERKICK FROM SHELTON SENDING HIM INTO THE ROPES… TYLER REBOUNDS HITTING 1-VS-2 AX BOMBER!
The crowd goes wild as Tyler Bate has taken full control of the match for Mustache Mountain. Tyler Bate is not done as he grabs hold of Cedric and places him on his shoulders. He then grabs the legs of Shelton and signals he is going for a SPIN… HITTING THE HURT BUSINESS WITH AN AIRPLANE SPIN/GIANT SWING COMBO! The crowd goes wild and counts along whilst MVP looks worried on commentary and PULLS OUT HIS PHONE SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE!
Back in the ring, Tyler Bate drops Cedric and Shelton down to the mat to cheers from the live crowd! Shelton rolls out of the ring as Tyler Bate grabs hold of Cedric and DEADLIFTS HIM OFF THE MAT HITTING A POWERBOMB! Tyler makes the cover 1 2 Cedric kicks out! Tyler stays focused as he grabs hold of Cedric and lifts him up before hitting the TYLER DRIVER 97! Tyler makes the cover
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SHELTON BREAKS IT UP!
Boos from the crowd but Shelton keeps the match alive for the tag team champions! Shelton tries to grab hold of Tyler… BUT GETS A WICKED EUROPEAN UPPERCUT SENDING HIM OUT OF THE RING! Tyler then looks at Cedric on the mat and heads to the corner of the ring! He signals to the crowd that he is going to dive off and looks for the CORKSCREW SENTON… CEDRIC GETS HIS KNEES UP! Tyler crashes and burns as Cedric rolls to the corner tagging Shelton back in!
Tyler Bate gets back to his feet… FALLING BACK INTO HIS CORNER TRENT BLIND TAGS INTO THE MATCH! MVP takes his headset off as Shelton SUPLEXES BATE ACROSS THE RING! Shelton then turns to Trent and hits him with PAYDIRT… BUT THE REFEREE TELLS HIM HE IS NOT THE LEGAL MAN! Shelton gets up… TRENT SPINS HIM AROUND FOR THE SEVEN STAR LARIAT AND MAKES THE COVER…
BUT MVP IS DISTRACTING THE REFEREE!
The crowd loudly counts along getting to a 5 count but the referee is still busy with MVP. However, the crowd starts to boo as CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION LIO RUSH RUNS OUT AND CLOCKS TRENT WITH THE CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE! Loud boos from the live crowd as he rolls out of the ring with Shelton getting back to his feet, wincing after the Seven-star lariat and tags Cedric back into the match. Cedric climbs to the top rope and DIVES OFF HITTING OVERTIME! Cedric makes the cover
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SHELTON BLOCKS TYLER BATE!
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Winners via pinfall and still World Tag Team Champions: The Hurt Business (15:57)
The crowd loudly boos as Cedric smirks in celebration and Shelton slams down Tyler Bate outside the ring. Shelton slides in as MVP passes his clients the World tag team titles and Lio outside the ring watches on with a smug smirk. Michael Cole is furious about the way The Hurt Business secured the win tonight but Elias gives them credit for having a game plan which they were able to pull off tonight, saying it must have been Lio that MVP was texting.
Trent Seven gets back up looking furious and goes AFTER SHELTON BENJAMIN! Cedric tries to fight back but TYLER BATE joins in with the fight as the two teams carry on brawling after the bell. The crowd loudly cheers on Mustache Mountain in this brawl but the numbers game soon comes into effect as LIO RUSH HELPS HIS ALLIES ATTACKING MUSTACHE MOUNTAIN! The boos are getting louder until…
PETE DUNNE RUNS DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP WITH A CRICKET BAT! He runs down the entrance ramp and slides into the ring swinging it, CATCHING LIO RUSH IN THE BACK! Rush falls out of the ring and the tag team champions plus MVP think better of carrying on this fight, heading to the back. Pete Dunne bends down and checks on his two friends. He exchanges a few words with his British Strong Style allies until…
TOMMASO CIAMPA marches out next getting loud boos from the live crowd! He walks out with a snarl and a purpose as he heads to the ring. Michael Cole says he has gotten word from Wade Barrett that this match will be happening right now! Elias says neither man would have wanted to wait and we soon get proof of that. Pete nods, sending his friends to the back and they leave the ring, right as Ciampa enters it… AND THE TWO MEN START BRAWLING AS THE REFEREE CALLS FOR THE BELL!
Singles match:
Tommaso Ciampa vs Pete Dunne
Both men are throwing hands at each other, with neither man wanting to let up on the other one. Ciampa gets Dunne by the ropes and breaks away to run them looking to clothesline him to the floor… DUNNE FLAPJACKS HIM OVER TO THE RING FLOOR! Dunne then heads to the top rope before DIVING OFF ONTO CIAMPA OUTSIDE THE RING! Loud cheers from the crowd, as Dunne even after landing on Ciampa hammers him with a series of hard punches to the head!
Pete Dune grabs hold of Ciampa and Irish whips him into the steel steps with a hard thud! The crowd is loudly behind the Bruiserweight who charges at Ciampa hitting him with a DROPKICK! Dunne sees the referee counting so rolls in and out of the ring before going back to work, targeting the head of Ciampa with a series of hard strikes to the head. Ciampa is struggling but fights back with a bunch of punches himself... AND THEN HITS A DROP-TOE HOLD SENDING DUNNE FACE-FIRST INTO THE STEPS!
Dunne falls to the ring floor and is noticeably clutching his face! The commentary team brings up the eye injury caused by Ciampa that caused Dunne to miss a couple of months. Ciampa smirks and shows no remorse, taunting the fans by sitting on the ring apron and applauding himself. Ciampa jumps off the ring apron and grabs hold of Dunne rolling him back into the ring, ready to go to work on the British superstar.
Ciampa goes to work and presses his knee into the skull of Pete Dunne, pressing him on the mat. The crowd boos him before the referee tells him off after reaching the 5 count! Ciampa breaks on the 5 count with a huge smirk on his face. Ciampa charges at Dunne and SMASHES HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A WICKED KNEE TO THE SKULL! Ciampa drags him away from the ropes and makes the cover by pressing his arm onto the face of Dunne! 1 2 Pete kicks out!
Ciampa looks at him with a scowl and tells him he should have stayed down! Dunne punches Ciampa in response… BUT THE FORMER NXT CHAMPION BOOTS HIM IN THE HEAD! Ciampa stays in control, which the crowd hates and works over the head of Dunne, locking him in a headlock! Dunne is ground down on the mat and struggling as the fans will him on. Dunne refuses to stay down and fights out into a position grabbing the FINGERS OF CIAMPA… CIAMPA HEADBUTTS HIM RIGHT IN THE BAD EYE!
Dunne is forced to drop the hand of Ciampa and roll away whilst an evil smirk appears on Ciampa’s face. Pete Dunne is clutching his right eye and the commentary team wonders if he is risking re-injuring it during this match. Ciampa keeps the pressure up and lays into Dunne with a few strikes before sending him into the corner of the ring FACE-FIRST INTO THE RING POST! Loud boos for the vicious attack by Ciampa as Dunne slumps in the corner and Ciampa runs in laying into him!
Ciampa lays into him with a series of boots to the head before backing away and taunting the fans, HITTING A RUNNING KNEE IN THE CORNER OF THE RING! Ciampa tosses Dunne back towards the middle of the ring 1 2 Dunne kicks out! Ciampa has a little chuckle to himself and seems to be enjoying the fact he is getting to inflict even more suffering on the Bruiserweight! Ciampa grabs hold of Dunne and slams him down with a series of GERMAN SUPLEXES!
The boos get louder from the crowd as Ciampa makes another disrespectful cover, pressing on Dunne’s face 1 2 Dunne powers out! Ciampa shakes his head with a smirk and taunts Dunne asking if he wants to suffer. He grabs hold of him looking to lift him off the mat… DUNNE BITES HIS HAND! Loud cheers from the crowd as Ciampa stumbles backward. The referee tells Dunne off for the illegal manoeuvre but Dunne capitalizes on it with a RUNNING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Dunne hooks the leg 1 2 Ciampa kicks out!
Dunne has a scowl on his face and grabs the side of his face wincing slightly due to the damage he has taken during this match. Ciampa is trying to get back off the mat… BUT DUNNE HITS A STANDING DOUBLE STOMP! Dunne makes another quick cover 1 2 Ciampa kicks out! Dunne looks to keep the pressure up and grabs hold of the right arm of Ciampa, locking him into an ARMBAR! Dunne is wrenching back on the right arm of Ciampa as he teases going for the FINGER BREAK…
CIAMPA ESCAPES FROM THE HOLD WITH A SERIES OF BOOTS TO THE HEAD! Dunne falls back as Ciampa rolls away for a moment and gets back to his feet! Ciampa charges at Dunne looking for a RUNNING KNEE… BUT DUNNE CATCHES HIM AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! Dunne slams down Ciampa onto his surgically replaced knee with force! Dunne doesn’t stop there, transitioning into a SHARPSHOOTER!
Dunne has the hold locked in tight not only working over the legs of Ciampa but also his back! Ciampa screams in a bit of pain but looks to move towards the ropes to break the hold… SO DUNNE PULLS HIM BACK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! Dunne stretches back causing a bunch of pain to Ciampa who is struggling and raises his arm… BUT CIAMPA PUSHES OFF THE MAT FORCING DUNNE OFF THE MAT AND SENDING HIM INTO THE ROPES!
Dunne bounces back off the ropes as Ciampa hops back to his feet with a look full of rage and CLOBBERS DUNNE WITH A WICKED DISCUS LARIAT! Ciampa makes the cover 1 2 Dunne kicks out! Ciampa isn’t smiling anymore though and grabs hold of Dunne laying into him with a series of punches to the head. Ciampa grabs him up off the mat and hits him with a VERTICAL SUPLEX SLAMMING HIM DOWN! Ciampa hooks the leg again 1 2 Dunne kicks out!
Ciampa is now getting very angry and wants Dunne to stay down, grabbing hold of him as he lifts him for PROJECT CIAMPA… BUT DUNNE LAYS IN A SERIES OF PUNCHES TO THE HEAD BEFORE HITTING A DDT! Dunne counters and drops Ciampa to the mat to loud cheers from the crowd. Dunne makes the cover 1 2 Ciampa kicks out! Ciampa though as he lifts an arm… IT GETS GRABBED BY DUNNE WHO GRABS HOLD OF IT TWISTING THE FINGERS… AND SNAPS THEM!
Ciampa screams in pain on the mat as the crowd loudly cheers happy to see Ciampa get some comeuppance for what he has done as of late. Dunne then clobbers Ciampa with a wicked FOREARM TO THE HEAD BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO AN ARMBAR! Dunne has the hold locked in the middle of the ring and wrenches back on the hold as he tries to force Ciampa to tap out! The former NXT Champion is trapped in the middle of the ring, struggling in a ton of pain!
Ciampa is struggling in the hold and Pete Dunne has it locked tight in the middle of the ring refusing to let him escape. Ciampa tries to crawl towards the ropes but Dunne refuses to let go, wanting to hurt Ciampa! Ciampa is in trouble and raises his arm into the air… BUT REFUSES TO TAP OUT! Ciampa is still in a ton of pain and needs to find a way to escape… COUNTERS GETTING DUNNE UP AND HITS PROJECT CIAMPA ONTO HIS KNEES TO BREAK THE HOLD!
Dunne rolls off Ciampa onto the mat as the NXT Champion shakes his arm but looks furious! Dunne tries to get to his feet… BUT CIAMPA ROCKS HIM WITH A WICKED KNEE TO THE SKULL! Dunne falls to the ropes and CIAMPA HITS A SECOND KNEE SENDING HIM TO THE RING APRON! Ciampa grabs hold of Dunne and pulls him up, dragging him through the ropes… HITTING WILLOW’S BELL! Ciampa winces in pain and grabs his right arm before knocking some feeling into it. He considers making the cover before grabbing hold of Dunne… AND HITS THE FAIRYTALE ENDING! Ciampa now makes the cover
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Winner via pinfall: Tommaso Ciampa (11:05)
Ciampa gets to his feet with a furious scowl and snatches his arm away from the referee as he tries to raise it. The commentary team says both men wanted to injure one another in this match. However, Ciampa had the killer edge to secure the victory. And the former NXT Champion is not done as he grabs hold of Pete Dunne laying into him with a series of strikes! Ciampa then grabs Pete Dunne and DRAGS HIM ONTO THE APRON READY TO DO MORE DAMAGE UNTIL…
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DREW MCINTYRE RUNS OUT! The crowd goes wild and pops insanely loud for him as he returns to Raw sprinting to the ring apron and going right after Tommaso Ciampa! Ciampa realizes very quickly he might be in trouble and puts down Pete Dunne sprinting through the ring. Drew nearly gets his hands on Ciampa but the former NXT Champion flees through the crowd. Drew stands in the ring and points at the fleeing Ciampa whilst he stands in the crowd, with the camera showing the WrestleMania 37 sign in the background as we cut elsewhere backstage.
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We cut to a video package hyping JOHN CENA'S appearance on Monday Night Raw in two weeks! We get a brief run-down of his history in WWE and his recent Hollywood career before we cut back to the ring for the next match!
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THE UNGOVERNABLES march out getting boos from the live crowd. ZELINA VEGA leads the way soon joined by ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS, ANGEL GARZA (who has his fingers taped up) and HUMBERTO CARRILLO! Michael Cole says The Ungovernables will be looking to prove that Cesaro and Dragunov made a mistake leaving the group. Elias says these 3 men have experience working together whilst Sami Zayn is not familiar with his tag team partners tonight. The trio waits in the ring as…
SAMI ZAYN makes his way out! The former NXT and Intercontinental Champion gets loud cheers from the live crowd as he slaps hands with a few fans at the top of the entrance ramp. Michael Cole says The Ungovernables tried to recruit him after he lost in a World title match with Samoa Joe but he turned them down. Elias points out Sami has generally always wanted to do things the right way and with honor, hence siding with Cesaro and…
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ILJA DRAGUNOV marches out getting loud cheers from the crowd. He is fired up, pacing up and down looking determined. He grabs hold of Sami and screams in his face making Sami a little nervous. Michael Cole brings up Ilja’s intensity and says it could take him to the top. Elias says that intensity could be vital and overwhelm their opponents tonight. Ilja is kept from heading down the entrance ramp by Sami as they wait for…
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CESARO! He walks out getting loud cheers from the crowd and does his signature shotgun arms taunt before walking down the entrance ramp, leading Ilja and Sami to the ring. Michael Cole says Cesaro and Andrade have been clashing all year with Cesaro wanting The Ungovernables to fight with honor whilst Andrade wants them to do whatever it takes. Elias brings up how close Cesaro was to defeating Drew McIntyre for the WWE title last year and says he has what it takes to become a World Champion. Once ringside, Humberto steps into the ring for the Ungovernables whilst Ilja starts for the faces.
Trios match:
The Ungovernables (Andrade Cien Almas, Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo) vs Cesaro, Ilja Dragunov and Sami Zayn
Humberto has a slightly smug smirk as the bell rings but it is soon wiped off his face when ILJA CLOCKS HIM WITH A WICKED UPPERCUT! Ilja lays into him with a series of hard strikes! Ilja grabs hold of Humberto and slams him down with a SAITO SUPLEX! Humberto winces in pain and tries to get up… BUT ILJA PRESSES HIM INTO THE CORNER WITH A SERIES OF CHOPS TO THE CHEST! Loud cheers from the crowd as Ilja lights him up before making the tag to Cesaro!
Cesaro steps into the ring and starts to lay into Humberto with a series of his own uppercuts, peppering Humberto in the corner of the ring! The referee starts to count but Cesaro hits a wicked BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX sending him across the ring! Cesaro doesn’t move and looks at Andrade, almost daring him to enter the ring. Andrade however looks to Angel who nods and tags in instead! The commentary team makes notes of the fingers of Angel still being broken after Dunne snapped them on Raw this week!
Angel runs the ropes as Cesaro looks to swing at him… BUT GARZA DUCKS UNDERNEATH AND BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES HITTING A DROPKICK! He sends Cesaro back before running the ropes and hitting a follow-up BASEMENT DROPKICK! Angel makes the cover 1 Cesaro powers out! Angel looks a little worried and looks to go for a series of kicks… BUT CESARO GRABS HIM BY THE LEG AND SLAMS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT!
Angel rolls back to his corner as an angry ANDRADE TAGS HIMSELF INTO THE MATCH FOR THE FIRST TIME! Cesaro looks happy wanting to get his hands on the self-proclaimed El Idolo! Both men stare each other down as Andrade teases going towards Cesaro… BUT ROLLS OUT OF THE RING TO BOOS FROM THE CROWD! Andrade taunts the fans but is soon followed by Cesaro who chases him around the ring… BUT ANDRADE STOMPS ON HIM AS HE ENTERS THE RING!
Boos from the crowd as Andrade uses a bunch of cheap shots to try to gain an edge over Cesaro. Zelina laughs outside the ring… UNTIL CESARO RISES UP AND LAYS INTO ANDRADE WITH A SERIES OF HARD ELBOWS! The crowd loudly cheers as Cesaro then grabs Andrade by the ankles and teases going for the CESARO SWING… WE SEE ANGEL AND HUMBERTO STORM INTO THE RING! SAMI AND ILJA DON’T WAIT EITHER AND BRAWL WITH THE OTHER TWO MEN!
The distraction allows Andrade to fight his way out of his hold and kick Cesaro away from him! Meanwhile, Ilja and Sami dive onto Humberto and Angel who have landed outside the ring! Back inside the ring, Andrade catches Cesaro with an ENZUIGIRI! He rocks the Swiss Superman before hitting a STANDING MOONSAULT! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Cesaro kicks out! Andrade smirks before grabbing hold of Cesaro looking to show off his own power slamming him down with a BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX! 1 2 Cesaro kicks out!
Andrade looks to the corner and sees no one in his corner so sighs as he runs the ropes looking to go for SEEING SHADOWS… CESARO AVOIDS IT! Andrade slams his knees into the turnbuckle and Cesaro hits him with a NECKBREAKER! Cesaro looks to the corner of the ring and tags Sami into the match for the first time to cheers from the live crowd! Sami comes into the match and uses his own tag team experience knocking Angel and Humberto off the apron to keep Andrade isolated.
Andrade is back to his feet and looks to go for Sami but he avoids the attempt to strike him hitting a HALF AND HALF SUPLEX! Sami makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! The faces are in control of the match and Sami looks to keep the advantage going as Andrade rises to his feet and HITS AN ARM DRAG sending him towards the corner! Sami sees him getting up and looks to go for the HELLUVA KICK… BUT ANDRADE AVOIDS IT AND NECKBREAKERS HIM TRAPPING HIM IN A TREE OF WOE POSITION!
Andrade then quickly hops to the top rope and DRAGS SAMI UP BEFORE HITTING A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! Sami slumps to the mat with a thud as Andrade drags him away from the corner and makes the cover 1 2 Sami kicks out! Andrade smirks though and makes the tag to bring Angel back into the match! Andrade lifts Sami up and HITS A DEADLIFT SUPLEX INTO A DIVING ELBOW DROP FROM ANGEL! Angel makes the cover 1 2 Sami kicks out!
Angel lays in a few kicks getting boos from the live crowd. Sami tries to get past them and back to his feet… BUT ANGEL CLOCKS HIM WITH HIS RIGHT HAND! Angel winces in pain but follows up with a BASEMENT DROPKICK! Angel rolls to the corner and makes the tag to bring Humberto back into the match. Both men work together to lift Sami Zayn up hitting a DUAL SUPLEX! They don’t stop there each grabbing an arm of Sami and hitting SOCCER KICKS TO THE CHEST!
Humberto follows up with a quick cover 1 2 Sami kicks out! Humberto taunts the crowd and even makes sure to mock the hot-headed Ilja Dragunov. The Mad Russian considers stepping into the ring but Cesaro keeps him calm for now. Back in the ring, Humberto shows off a bit, enjoying his control hitting a SPRINGBOARD HEADBUTT to the prone Sami. Humberto makes the cover 1 2 Sami kicks out! Humberto grabs Sami who pushes away trying to fight back…
HUMBERTO GOES FOR A ROUNDHOUSE KICK… SAMI DODGES BUT IT WAS A FEINT! Humberto clocks him in the head with an ENZUIGIRI! Humberto makes the cover 1 2 Sami kicks out! Humberto smiles and makes the tag to bring Andrade back into the match! Humberto lifts up Sami and Irish whips him into Andrade who clocks him with a WICKED BACK ELBOW DROPPING HIM TO THE MAT! Andrade makes another cover 1 2 Sami kicks out and stays alive!
Andrade runs the ropes but instead of hitting another move on Sami he jumps onto the ropes and hits a TRANQUILLO pose! The crowd boos him before he gets up and hits a BASEMENT DROPKICK to the head of Sami sending him back to the mat. Andrade goes to make the cover… SAMI REVERSES INTO A ROLL UP! 1 2 ANDRADE ROLLS THROUGH 1 LIFTS SAMI UP INTO A SUPLEX! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Sami kicks out again!
The boos get even louder from the live crowd but Andrade enjoys gloating and taunting the live crowd. He grabs hold of Sami and sends him into the corner once again tagging Angel back into the match! Andrade heads to the top rope as Angel MONKEY FLIPS HIM OUT OF THE CORNER AND ANDRADE FOLLOWS UP WITH A DIVING MOONSAULT! Andrade rolls away as Angel makes the cover 1 2 Sami kicks out again! Angel looks at a few fans in the crowd and winks at them as he lifts Sami up for the WING CLIPPER LOCK… SAMI COUNTERS INTO A ROLL-UP!
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Angel looks angry and tries to attack Sami Zayn… BUT SAMI HITS AN EXPLODER SUPLEX SENDING HIM TOWARD HIS TEAM’S CORNER! Angel lands with a hard thud as Sami charges in… ANGEL AVOIDS IT AND ROLLS TO THE CORNER TAGGING HUMBERTO BACK IN… BUT SAMI TAGS ILJA BACK IN! Ilja hops over the ropes with a wicked smile on his face… AND HUMBERTO REALIZES HE MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE AS ILJA LEAPS TOWARDS HIM WITH A WICKED EUROPEAN UPPERCUT!
Ilja knocks Humberto onto the mat as Angel Garza tries to help his cousin AND GETS A HEADBUTT ROCKING HIM! Andrade comes into the ring looking to take down Ilja… THE MAD RUSSIAN PEPPERS HIM WITH A SERIES OF CHOPS TO THE CHEST! He is peppering the former WWE Champion who is on the ropes before Dragunov sends him out of the ring with a WICKED RUNNING BIG BOOT! Andrade lands out of the ring as Humberto turns around… RUSSIAN BOTTOM! Ilja makes the cover
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Humberto kicks out!
Ilja looks at the crowd getting a decent pop from the fans before heading to the corner of the ring and shouts to the crowd… UN BES IEG BAR! Ilja is ready to hit TORPEDO MOSCOW… ANGEL GARZA HITS A HANGING SOCCER KICK FROM OUTSIDE THE RING! Ilja stumbles back as Angel SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES AND HITS A DROPKICK! Ilja falls back… AND TAGS SAMI ZAYN INTO THE MATCH! Angel looks to charge in but Sami catches him with a LEG LARIAT!
Sami turns around to see Humberto charging at him and grabs hold of him ready to hit him with a FLATLINER… ANGEL GETS UP SO SAMI GRABS HOLD OF HIM AND HITS A FLATLINER/DDT COMBO TO LOUD CHEERS FROM THE CROWD! The crowd is pumped up as Andrade tries to enter the ring… BUT CESARO CUTS HIM OFF AND THEY END UP BRAWLING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING! Back in the ring, Sami and Ilja send Angel and Humberto to separate corners of the ring separately!
Sami then heads to one corner of the ring lining up a rising Humberto whilst Ilja climbs to the top rope and Angel is slumped in the corner! Ilja is the first to fly off the top rope and HITS AN INSANE COAST TO COAST ACROSS THE RING TO ANGEL GARZA! Sami Zayn meanwhile charges in and hits HELLUVA KICK! Sami tosses the prone Humberto Carrillo to the middle of the ring and makes the cover
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ANDRADE POWERBOMBS ILJA ONTO SAMI ZAYN TO BREAK THE HOLD!
Andrade led by example to keep the match alive for The Ungovernables! El Idolo is full of rage and grabs hold of Humberto dragging him to the corner… BEFORE TAGGING HIMSELF INTO THE MATCH! Andrade sees Ilja trying to get back up and GRABS THE MAD RUSSIAN HITTING HIM WITH A HAMMERLOCK DDT! Andrade sees Cesaro getting up outside the ring and grabs hold of Ilja, tossing him onto the Swiss Superman outside the ring before turning his attention to Sami Zayn!
Sami is struggling back to his feet and Andrade grabs hold of him hitting him with the THREE AMIGOS! Sami is tossed around but tries to get back to his feet… DROPKICK SLAMMING HIM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Andrade then heads to the opposite corner and sprints full speed at Sami hitting him with SEEING SHADOWS! Sami drops into the corner of the ring with Andrade grabbing hold of him and hits a LIGER BOMB! Andrade hooks the leg
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Andrade looks furious that Sami even dared to kick out but looks to the outside, seeing Cesaro and Ilja potentially getting back to their feet… SO HEADS TO THE CORNER AND HITS A DIVING MOONSAULT PLANCHA! The crowd cannot help but pop for the high-risk move as Andrade slides back into the ring and grabs hold of Sami, dragging the prone superstar up… SAMI COUNTERS WITH A BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Sami makes the cover
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The newest member of the group runs interference and keeps the match alive for his team! Humberto then tries to grab hold of Sami but the Underdog from Underground counters and hits an STO! Sami rolls away from the interfering Humberto… BUT ANDRADE GRABS HOLD OF HIM TO LOCK IN A MODIFIED OCTOPUS STRETCH! Andrade wrenches back on the hold trying to make Sami tap out and causing him a bunch of pain… LEAVING HIM OPEN FOR A TORPEDO MOSCOW FROM ILJA TO BREAK THE HOLD!
Andrade falls to the mat whilst Ilja rolls out of the ring and in the corner, we can see CESARO REACHING OUT FOR THE TAG! Sami looks to the corner and nods, bringing the Swiss Superman back into the match! Andrade tries to get to the corner for a tag of his own… BUT CESARO CUTS HIM OFF BY EUROPEAN UPPERCUTTING ANGEL TO THE FLOOR! He then turns back to Andrade and grabs hold of his legs… signalling to the crowd… CESARO SWING!
Cesaro swings Andrade around the ring and gets a loud pop from the live crowd with them counting along and getting well past the 10 mark! Cesaro eventually transitions the swing into the SHARPSHOOTER AND WRENCHES BACK ON ANDRADE AS HE TRIES TO MAKE HIM TAP OUT! Andrade is in a ton of pain and we see Humberto try to enter the ring… ILJA TAKES HIM OUT! Andrade is in real trouble… ANGEL BREAKS THE HOLD WITH A DROPKICK!
The boos ring out from the live crowd as Sami comes into the ring and they fight to the outside leaving Andrade alone with Cesaro! The Swiss Superman looks at the crowd with a slight smile and picks up Andrade ready to go for the RICOLA BOMB… ANDRADE COUNTERS WITH A HURRICANRANA INTO THE TURNBUCKLES! He then spins Cesaro around and hits the HAMMERLOCK DDT! Andrade has a cocky smirk and makes the cover
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Andrade seems to be in total shock before looking to the corner and tags Angel back into the match! Andrade grabs hold of Cesaro and looks to lift him off the mat for another HAMMERLOCK DDT whilst Angel climbs up top… CESARO COUNTER AND RICOLA BOMBS ANDRADE! Angel tries to dive off onto Cesaro… SWISS DEATH CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR! Cesaro then scoops up the prone Angel and hits him with the NEUTRALISER! Cesaro hooks the legs
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Winners via pinfall: Cesaro, Ilja Dragunov and Sami Zayn (18:12)
The crowd goes wild as Cesaro, Ilja Dragunov and Sami Zayn pick up a big win over The Ungovernables. The trio celebrate in the middle of the ring with the crowd loudly cheering them. Outside the ring, we can see Zelina Vega shouting in Spanish, pissed off about what just happened. Michael Cole gives both teams credit for their performance tonight whilst Elias reminds us of the stipulation where Cesaro could pick the time and date for a match with Andrade Cien Almas!
Cesaro looks to someone outside the ring and asks for a microphone. He walks back to the middle of the ring and looks directly at the live crowd. He tells the crowd that he has once again proven why he and Ilja don’t need Zelina, they don’t need The Ungovernables! Andrade and Zelina scowl outside the ring as Cesaro tells the pair there is only one place, he wants to fight him and points at the WrestleMania 37 sign promising to see him there! The commentary team hype up the confirmed WrestleMania match before cutting a hype video for the next match!
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We cut to a video showing the return of Bobby Lashley during the Royal Rumble before being eliminated by Big E! The video then shows Bobby’s promo from Raw talking about how in all of his recent big moments, he has been this close and just missed out, losing to Big E! Bobby makes it clear that he has come back to make it to the top and that road goes through Big E. Mr. Money in the Bank challenges him to a singles match tonight and we also get teases of Bobby Lashley potentially aligning with The Hurt Business!
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BOBBY LASHLEY walks out getting a mixed reaction from the live crowd. He flexes his muscles at the top of the entrance ramp before walking to the ring with purpose. Michael Cole brings up Bobby missing over half a year of his career and he will now want to make up for lost time! Elias says if he can beat Mr. Money in the Bank 6 weeks before he goes to WrestleMania 37 for the WWE title, he might stake his own claim to a WWE title shot!
BIG E walks out to loud cheers from the live crowd and lifts his New Day-themed Money in the Bank into the air. He soaks in the cheers from the crowd but noticeably has a microphone in his hand. He points at Bobby and says he has heard Bobby’s words. Big E tells the fans that Bobby has stated he is not working The Hurt Business so why don’t we put that to the test! Bobby looks confused but Big E says he spoke to Wade Barrett and this is now a no disqualifications no countouts match!
The crowd goes wild happy to see the change in stipulation! Bobby scoffs and doesn’t seem to be fazed by this change to the match. Big E tells Bobby that he is part of the Hurt Business then he knows they will come rushing out to help him and if they do, he will crush them all! Big E drops the microphone and heads straight to the ring. Michael Cole says Big E is taking a big risk here but Elias says the same could be said about his plan to save his Money in the Bank cash in for WrestleMania 37! Big E and Bobby stand in the ring as the referee calls for the bell to get the match underway!
No disqualifications no countouts match:
Big E vs Bobby Lashley
The bell rings and both men charge at each other, throwing hard strikes as they show off their power game! The two men brawl in the middle of the ring and the crowd gets even louder watching the big meaty men slapping meat! The two men are evenly matched throughout their strike exchange… UNTIL BIG E COUNTERS GRABBING HOLD OF HIM AND HITTING A HUGE BELLY-TO-BACK SUPLEX! Big E follows up with a cover 1 BOBBY POWERS OUT!
Big E grabs hold of Bobby Lashley and RAMS HIM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Big E lands with a hard thud as Bobby lays into him with a series of repeated SHOULDER BLOCKS IN THE CORNER! Lashley keeps the pressure up and doesn’t have to worry about the referee’s count! Bobby then grabs hold of Big E and tosses him across the ring with a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Big E lands with a hard thud as Lashley makes the cover 1 BIG E POWERS OUT!
Bobby looks to go for a series of punches but Big E fires back on the super heavyweight with some punches of his own! Both men are back to their feet and trade blows in the middle of the ring! Bobby looks to have a change of tactic and picks up Big E… SENDING HIM INTO THE TURNBUCKLE WITH SNAKE EYES! Big E’s head bounces off the turnbuckle… LASHLEY HITS HIM WITH A WICKED NORTHERN LARIAT! Big E falls to the mat as Lashley takes control!
Bobby picks him up off the mat and starts to squeeze the mid-section of Big E in a brutal BEARHUG! Big E is in a ton of pain but starts trying to fight out of the hold… SO BOBBY SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A BACKBREAKER! Bobby makes the cover 1 Big E kicks out! Bobby looks angry at this quick kick out and runs the ropes… WIPING OUT BIG E WITH A RUNNING CROSSBODY! He stays on for the cover 1 2 Big E kicks out again!
Bobby Lashley grabs hold of him on the mat after the kick out and hurts him with a series of punches, laying in a bunch of hard strikes to Mr. Money in the Bank. He grabs Big E off the mat and looks to lift him into the air… BIG E SLIPS OUT AND LANDS ON HIS FEET! Big E runs the ropes before hitting a FLYING SHOULDER BLOCK… BUT LASHLEY DOESN’T MOVE! Insane show of power from Bobby who picks up Big E and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH ANOTHER BACKBREAKER! Lashley makes the cover 1 2 Big E kicks out!
Lashley scowls, not happy about the fight that Big E is showing in this match wanting to put him away as quickly as possible. He grabs hold of Big E and lifts him into the air, locking him in the CANADIAN RACK! Lashley wrenches back on the ribs of Big E, hurting Mr. Money in the Bank who struggles in the hold. Big E though doesn’t plan to be trapped in the hold for very long… ELBOWING OUT OF THE HOLD! He lands behind Lashley and starts firing off a bunch of punches to the mid-section!
Bobby responds with a wicked punch to the head sending Big E back and rocks him! Bobby grabs Big E by the throat and hits him with a CHOKESLAM! Bobby makes the cover 1 2 Big E kicks out! Big E is struggling on the mat as Bobby picks him up and looks to slam him down to the mat… AND SLAMS HIM BACK DOWN WITH A SPINEBUSTER! Bobby makes another cover 1 2 Big E stays alive. Bobby looks angry but heads to the corner ready to end this!
Bobby Lashley charges at Big E looking for a SPEAR… KNEE LIFT TO THE HEAD! Bobby is blocked by this and Big E hits a FLAPJACK SENDING BOBBY TO THE RING FLOOR OUTSIDE THE RING! Cheers from the live crowd as Big E gets a moment to breathe. Bobby Lashley meanwhile gets to his feet outside the ring and climbs onto the ring apron… BIG E RUNS THE ROPES AND HITS SPEAR THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE RING FLOOR!
The crowd goes loud for the high-risk move as both men lay on the ring floor for a moment. Big E gets back to his feet and uses the ring apron to help himself back to his feet. Lashley slowly gets up as Big E lays into him with a series of punches to the mid-section firing off on him! Big E grabs hold of Bobby and looks to Irish whip him… BUT BOBBY COUNTERS AND IRISH WHIPS BIG E INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Big E lands with a hard thud and turns around… SPEAR THROUGH THE BARRICADE SENDING BOTH MEN CRASHING THROUGH IT!
The crowd starts to chant “HOLY SHIT” whilst the two men lay in the rumble next to each other. Bobby Lashley gets up and grabs Big E off the floor, IRISH WHIPPING HIM INTO A BRICK WALL! Big E slams off it and Lashley keeps the pressure up slamming him with a LARIAT INTO THE WALL! Big E struggles and is in clear pain as Lashley grabs him and HITS HIM WITH A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX SLAMMING HIM ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR!
Big E is in a ton of pain as Bobby Lashley glares at him and looks to do further damage grabbing hold of Big E looking to lift him off the floor. Bobby lifts him but Big E fights back leading to the two men brawling in and around the live crowd! The crowd loudly cheers enjoying the battle as Big E seems like he might be winning out within the brawl. Big E grabs hold of Bobby telling some fans to move out of the way and HITS THE BOOTY DROP ONTO SOME CHAIRS IN THE CROWD!
A loud pop from the live crowd as Bobby crumples in between the chairs whilst Big E takes a moment to rest by the barricade! He then grabs hold of Bobby Lashley and picks him up as she tosses him back over the ringside barricade to the ringside area! Big E then looks at Lashley with a serious look on his face. Big E takes a moment to climb onto the ringside barricade… AND HITS A DIVING BODY SPLASH CRUSHING LASHLEY DOWN BELOW!
Big E rolls off of Bobby Lashley and gets back to his feet, soaking in the loud cheers from the live crowd. Big E grabs hold of Bobby and looks to roll him back into the ring… BUT LASHLEY COUNTERS AND SENDS BIG E BACK FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS! The steps go flying as Big E lands with a hard thud before Bobby Lashley gets back to his feet wincing slightly due to the damage he has taken during this match. He looks at Big E before HEADING TO THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE DESK AND TEARING IT APART!
The crowd boos Bobby Lashley for this as he rips the cover off and tosses it to the side. Big E struggles back to his feet and seeing this, BOBBY TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH THE TV MONITOR DROPPING BIG E! Big E falls to the floor as Bobby tosses it to the side and finishes setting up the table. He grabs hold of Big E laying into his skull with a series of hard punches before dragging him towards the table. He lifts Big E up ready to send him through it… BUT BIG E FIRES A SERIES OF PUNCHES FIGHTING HIM OFF!
Bobby drops Big E to the floor and looks to LARIAT HIM… BUT BIG E COUNTERS HITTING A GUTWRENCH BACKBREAKER ONTO THE STEEL STEPS THAT LANDED NEXT TO THEM! Lashley’s back bounces off the steps as Big E stands next to them and looks at the announcer's table! He grabs hold of Lashley and drags him onto the steel steps with him, HOISTING HIM UP INTO THE AIR AND HITS A BOOTY DROP FROM THE STEPS THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!
Bobby Lashley is laid out in the wreckage of the table and Big E smirks, grabbing hold of Lashley, dragging him back towards the ring. Big E manages to get him into the ring after a bit of a struggle before rolling him towards the middle of the ring and making the cover 1 2 Lashley kicks out! Big E gets to his feet taking a moment to look up the entrance ramp and towards the back, almost daring The Hurt Business to come to the ring and try to fight him right now!
After a few seconds, there is no sign of anyone coming out to help Bobby Lashley so Big E turns his attention back to Bobby Lashley… LOW BLOW! Loud boos from the live crowd BUT IT IS ALL LEGAL THANKS TO THE STIPULATION BIG E ADDED TO THE MATCH! Bobby Lashley grabs hold of Big E and looks to put him in a FULL NELSON LOCK! Bobby gets the hold locked on tight and tries to force a tap out from Big E wrenching the hold on tight here!
Big E is in big trouble as Bobby has the lock in tight and wrenches it around Mr. Money In the Bank, choking the life out of him! Big E starts to fade in the hold as it is locked in very tight… BUT BIG E USING THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH POWERS BOBBY BACK INTO THE TURNBUCKLE TO BREAK THE HOLD! Bobby lets go of Big E who rolls away and heads towards the middle of the ring… TURNING AROUND INTO A SPEAR! Loud boos from the crowd as Bobby takes a few seconds before making the cover
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BIG E KICKS OUT!
Bobby Lashley is in shock and can’t believe that Big E kicked out! Bobby shakes his head and wonders what he will need to do to finish off Big E. He grabs hold of Big E and lifts him off the mat getting him up for the RUNNING POWERSLAM… BIG E AGAIN FIGHTS HIS WAY OUT OF IT! Big E lands back on his feet as Bobby swings for him… BIG E COUNTERS WITH THE BIG ENDING! Big E takes a moment to rest after the beating he has taken before grabbing hold of Lashley and lifting him up… HITS THE JACKHAMMER! Big E now makes the cover
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Winner via pinfall: Big E (13:09)
The crowd loudly cheers as Big E gets back to his feet with a slight smile on his face, having had to work to earn the victory tonight. Bobby Lashley lays on the mat still being down and out after the Jackhammer from Big E! Michael Cole says Bobby Lashley pushed Big E close but Mr. Money in the Bank has shown us exactly why he is going onto WrestleMania 37 to fight for the WWE title. Elias wonders how Bobby Lashley will handle the loss and we might not have long to wait to find out!
Bobby Lashley gets back to his feet and soon comes face to face with Big E as he stares down Mr. Money in the Bank. The two men look at each other for a while before Bobby offers a hand to Big E. Mr. Money in the Bank is wary of it but shakes hands with Bobby before he leaves him to celebrate the victory. The commentary team then tells us right now we are about to find out who Big E will fight at WrestleMania 37 as Samoa Joe defends his WWE title against Kofi Kingston and we cut to a video package for the next match!
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We see clips of Joe’s title defenses so far, beating Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn to keep the WWE title around his waist. Then it cuts to Samoa Joe coming face to face with The New Day mocking them saying if Big E was smart, he would cash in for the Universal title! Kofi would exchange words with Joe and that would lead to Joe making a challenge for Fastlane. Kofi would talk to Big E and accept the challenge. The rest of the package recaps the feud over the last few weeks and teases an All-New Day collision at WrestleMania 37.
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We cut back to the commentary team at ringside and we can see BIG E sitting down next to Michael Cole and Elias. He thanks them for letting him sit out here for the next match as he wants to watch his boy Kofi win the WWE title for a second time in the front row!
KOFI KINGSTON walks out getting loud cheers from the live crowd. He slaps hands with a few of the kids in the front row before heading to the commentary desk to share a hug with Big E. Michael Cole asks where Xavier Woods is and Big E tells Michael that he is backstage keeping an eye out for any of the Hurt Business planning to pull anything. Elias says Kofi will need eyes in the back of his head because you cannot take your eyes off…
SAMOA JOE! The crowd gives the WWE Champion a loud mixed reaction as he marches out onto the ramp and is joined by MVP! He looks to MVP nodding as they share a fist bump before he walks to the ring, wanting to do this alone! MVP respects his wishes and heads backstage. Big E comments on this saying he doesn’t trust it but Michael points out Joe is very happy to do his own dirty work. Elias says Kofi could be in for a tough time trying to pry the WWE title from Joe. The usual title announcements are done before the referee then calls for the bell to get the WWE title match underway!
WWE title match:
Samoa Joe © vs Kofi Kingston
Both men take a few moments at the opening bell to size each other up. Joe taunts Kofi a little bit telling him to try to take him down but Kofi is a multi-year veteran and doesn’t rise to the bait yet. Kofi looks to run in and use his speed to catch Joe off-guard, laying into him with a flurry of kicks and strikes, looking to avoid getting too close to the champ! Joe swings for Kofi and tries to get his hands on him… BUT KOFI IS TOO QUICK AND SENDS HIM OUT OF THE RING WITH A LEAPING FOREARM!
Joe stands outside the ring and looks directly at Big E, pointing at Mr. Money in the Bank on commentary. Joe talks trash to him but Big E tells him he needs to turn around AS KOFI DIVES THROUGH THE ROPES AND WIPES JOE OUT! The crowd goes wild as Kofi gets back to his feet and soaks in the cheers from the crowd, high-fiving Big E on the commentary desk! Kofi turns his attention back to Joe and rolls him back into the ring before heading up top!
Kofi lines Joe up and hits a Kofi stays on for the cover 1 Joe powers out! Kofi knows he will have to do a lot to keep Joe and runs the ropes… WICKED LARIAT WIPES KOFI OUT! Just like that Joe turns the tides! Samoa Joe stands over Kofi with a scowl on his face and gets ready to go on the attack! He grabs hold of Kofi on the mat and works over him, locking him in a HEADLOCK! He grinds down Kofi on the mat and starts to trash-talk the challenger.
Big E says no one has more heart than his best friend Kofi and says he will fight with everything he has to make it to WrestleMania 37 as WWE Champion. Kofi starts trying to fight out of the hold by Joe but he transitions and slams him down with a BACKBREAKER! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Kofi kicks out! Kofi does wince in pain on the mat as Joe smirks and taunts the former WWE Champion. Joe grabs hold of Kofi and carries on his assault working over Kofi with a bunch of submissions!
Joe is wrenching on the back of Kofi and putting a ton of pressure on the back of Kofi in the early stages of this match. Joe is bending the spine of Kofi who struggles to fight back and Joe makes sure to transition the submission holds into new ones anytime it looks like Kofi might escape. Kofi manages to get an elbow free and lays into Joe several times… BUT JOE COUNTERS INTO A DRAGON SUPLEX! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Kofi kicks out!
Joe sees Kofi getting back up to a seated position laying in a series of RAPID KICKS to the chest before finishing it off with a ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Kofi kicks out! Joe is in total control of the match and this prompts Elias to ask if Big E is at all concerned about his friend. Big E shakes his head, saying his best friend has been through it all over the years and will keep on fighting to get back the WWE title.
Back in the ring, Joe has Kofi in his grasp and IRISH WHIPS HIM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING WITH A HARD THUD! Kofi’s chest bounces off the turnbuckle and he winces in pain… JOE CHARGES IN HITTING A CLOTHESLINE CRUSHING KOFI IN THE CORNER OF THE RING! Joe smirks before backing away looking to do more damage… KOFI COUNTERS WITH A PENDULUM KICK OUT OF THE CORNER STAGGERING JOE! Kofi swings through the ropes and leaps to the top rope… HITTING A DIVING CROSSBODY!
Kofi stays on for the cover 1 Joe powers out again! Kofi looks a bit worried but runs the ropes and connects with a BASEMENT DROPKICK to keep Joe down! Kofi then signals to the crowd and gets them to cheer along ready to go for the BOOM DROP… COUNTERS WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! Kofi lands on the mat with a big thud and Joe follows up very quickly by running the ropes hitting a JUMPING SENTON CRUSHING KOFI! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Kofi stays alive!
Joe cuts Kofi’s momentum off and is once again in total control of the match. Joe grabs hold of Kofi and lifts his body off the mat, holding him in the air in a VERTICAL SUPLEX POSITION! Joe walks around the ring holding Kofi and taunts Big E on commentary, looking directly at him… BEFORE SLAMMING KOFI DOWN TO THE MAT! Joe makes another cover 1 2 Kofi kicks out! Joe is in total control of the mat but he smirks to himself, looking to try to end this match!
He hoists Kofi up off the mat and gets him up in the air ready to go for the MUSCLE BUSTER… BUT KOFI COUNTERS AND SPIKES JOE ON HIS HEAD WITH A TORNADO DDT! Kofi doesn’t make a cover and rolls away for a moment before coming back off the ropes to hit Joe with a STANDING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! Kofi makes the cover 1 Joe powers out again! Kofi breathes heavily and wonders what he needs to do, struggling to get even a 2 count against the champion!
Kofi looks to keep the pressure up and SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES LOOKING FOR A CORKSCREW CROSSBODY… JOE CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A SIT-OUT POWERBOMB… TRANSITIONS INTO A STF! Joe locks the hold in tight as the commentary team mentions his victory over John Cena last year and now is using one of his signature moves to inflict a bunch of pain on Kofi Kingston on the mat!
Joe wrenches back on the lethal hold and tries to force Kofi to give up on his dreams of returning to WrestleMania as a WWE Champion! Kofi fights through the pain and crawls to the ropes, using everything he has left in him… REACHING THE BOTTOM ROPE AND GRABBING HOLD OF IT! Joe holds onto the hold till the count of 5 before letting go and dropping Kofi to the mat with a hard slam. Big E on commentary is noticeably pissed off and gets up shouting at Joe who smirks and says this is what’s to come!
He makes his way back over to Kofi who is still by the ropes and USES THEM TO STAND ON HIM WHILE LEANING OVER THE ROPES TO SHOUT AT BIG E! Big E on commentary looks furious but remains calm as Joe gets off Kofi and smirks taunting the crowd! He grabs hold of Kofi before tossing him across the ring with a HARD IRISH WHIP SLAMMING KOFI BACK FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLE! Joe is then quick to follow up hitting a FACE WASH CRUSHING KOFI!
Joe makes sure to press the boot in even more and keep the pressure up on his challenger here! Kofi is in big trouble and it is almost like Joe is toying with his prey at this moment in time. Joe drags Kofi out of the corner and starts to slam him down with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Kofi hits the mat with a thud but before he can breathe, he gets slammed down with a DRAGON SUPLEX… JOE HOLDS ON AND HITS A BRIDGING STRAIGHT JACKET SUPLEX! 1 2 Kofi kicks out!
Joe though is quick to transition and looks to wrap his arms around the neck of Kofi as he locks him in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe wrenches back on the hold and chokes the life out of Kofi who struggles on the mat, trying to survive any way he can! Kofi tries to get back to his feet but Joe has his hooks in tight so Kofi has no escape and can’t make it to the ropes like last time! Kofi can feel the light fading from his eyes… FLIPS OVER INTO A PINNING PREDICAMENT!
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Kofi stays alive and rolls away from Joe looking to get some breathing room, heading to the ring apron to get some air back into his lungs. Joe gets back to his feet and has no intention of letting the pressure ease up heading back over towards Kofi! He looks to grab hold of the former WWE Champion and bring him back into the ring… HANGING SOCCER KICK TO JOE’S HEAD! Joe stumbles across the ring as Kofi SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES HITTING A TORNADO DDT! Kofi makes the cover 1 2 Joe kicks out!
The crowd gets behind Kofi as he just became the closest, he did all match to pick up the win over Samoa Joe! He gets back to his feet and signals to the crowd once again as he runs the ropes… HITTING JOE WITH THE BOOM DROP! Kofi gets back to his feet and signals to the crowd that he is about to go for TROUBLE IN PARADISE! He waits for Joe to get back to his feet and SWINGS FOR HIM… JOE DUCKS AND GRABS HIM TO LOCK IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH!
Kofi struggles in the hold and fights for survival as Joe looks to bring this match to an end… BUT KOFI MANAGES TO PUSH HIM BACK INTO THE TURNBUCKLES IN THE CORNER OF THE RING! Kofi manages to break out of the hold and stumbles back towards the middle of the ring… JOE RUNS THROUGH HIM WITH A LARIAT! Kofi falls down to the mat with a thud as Joe grabs hold of him and lifts him up hitting a SIDEWALK SLAM! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Kofi kicks out!
Joe is getting a little angry and looks to grab hold of Kofi for another POWERBOMB… KOFI FIGHTS BACK WITH A SERIES OF PUNCHES TO THE HEAD! Kofi fights him off before transitioning into a HURRICANRANA SENDING JOE INTO THE ROPES! Joe comes back and gets rocked by an UPPERCUT! Joe is still on his feet as Kofi runs the ropes and looking for a FLYING FOREARM… JOE CATCHES HIM AND TOSSES HIM ACROSS THE RING WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX!
Joe turns around getting frustrated by how much of a fight Kofi is putting up as the challenger doesn’t plan on staying down so Joe grabs hold of his right leg and LOCKS HIM IN A KNEEBAR! Joe wrenches back on the hold as the looks to take away the speed of Kofi! The former WWE Champion is in severe pain as the pressure is applied to him and he struggles on the mat reaching for the ropes! Kofi crawls and gets his fingertips away from the ropes… JOE BREAKS THE HOLD AND DRAGS HIM ACROSS THE RING!
Joe transitions and locks the KNEE BAR IN ONE MORE TIME! Joe keeps on wrenching tightly on the hold and Kofi realizes he can’t make it to the ropes this time so has to go for a different tactic. He tries to get his left leg free and starts to lay into Joe with a series of boos until JOE BREAKS THE SUBMISSION HOLD! Kofi rolls away and uses the ropes to get back to his feet, limping slightly due to the damage whilst Joe rubs his jaw and smirks Kofi is ready to go in for the kill!
Samoa Joe goes in looking to grab hold of him for the COQUINA CLUTCH… BUT KOFI DESPERATELY FIGHTS HIM OFF! Kofi sends Joe back just enough to get some breathing room before SPRINGBOARDING OFF THE ROPES AND HITS A SPRINGBOARD LEAPING CLOTHESLINE! Joe falls to the mat as Kofi signals to the crowd and heads up top! He lines up Samoa Joe and DIVES OFF THE TOP ROPE HITTING A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP! Kofi grabs his right leg, wincing in pain but hooks the leg 1 2 Joe kicks out!
Kofi looks annoyed before looking at the crowd and starts to clap, firing up the crowd as he waits for Joe to get back to his feet! Joe slowly stumbles towards Kofi as he SWINGS LOOKING TO GO FOR TROUBLE IN… JOE AVOIDS IT! Kofi tweaks his foot and Joe looks to pounce grabbing hold of him ready to go for a MUSCLE… KOFI COUNTERS AND HITS S.O.S!
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JOE KICKS OUT!
Kofi nearly caught Samoa Joe off-guard but the WWE Champion now looks pissed as he rises to his feet glaring at Kofi… KOFI DUCKS AND TURNS AROUND HITTING TROUBLE IN PARADISE THIS TIME! Joe falls to the mat as Kofi makes the cover
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Kofi slams the mat and knows that might have been his best chance to pull off the huge upset. He looks at Joe and then to the corner, heading to the top rope. He climbs up top, taking a few seconds due to the damage done to his right leg before FLYING OFF LOOKING FOR A DIVING BOOM DROP… JOE MOVES JUST IN TIME! Kofi shouts in pain and Joe scoops him up off the mat hitting him with THE MUSCLE BUSTER! Joe makes the cover
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KOFI KICKS OUT!
Joe looks furious but stays focused and GRABS HOLD OF KOFI LOCKING IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH! He wraps the hold locked on tight and wrenches back as Kofi is trapped in the middle of the ring. Kofi struggles as he tries to escape, using the little energy he has left but Joe has it locked in tight. The referee comes over to Kofi and checks on him, lifting his arm three times… AND IT DROPS EACH TIME!
Winner via submission and still WWE Champion: Samoa Joe (17:16)
Samoa Joe holds for a few seconds before tossing Kofi back down to the mat. Michael Cole gives Kofi credit on commentary but says in the end, Samoa Joe was too much to overcome. Elias asks Big E how he feels knowing this man is what awaits him at WrestleMania 37! Big E says he is not scared of Samoa Joe and knows he will beat him at WrestleMania 37. Joe in the ring looks at Kofi on the mat and smirks as he holds his WWE title up…
PROMPTING BIG E TO LEAVE THE COMMENTARY DESK AND HEAD STRAIGHT FOR THE RING! Big E slides into the ring and comes face to face with Samoa Joe, holding his New Day-themed Money in the Bank into the air. Samoa Joe smirks holding his WWE title in the air whilst the WrestleMania 37 sign is shown in the background. Michael Cole and Elias not only hype up the match but confirm that next, we will crown a new Women’s Universal Champion as we cut to a video to explain the rules for the match.
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We cut to a video that recaps the fact Charlotte Flair has had to vacate her Women’s Universal title due to injury, leading into this main event match tonight. We get clips of the 5 women competing tonight in the Iron Survivor match: Liv Morgan, Nia Jax, Ruby Riott, Shayna Baszler and Tegan Nox! We then finish off the video with a recap of the rules for the Iron Survivor match:
- Two women start the match
- Every 5 minutes a new woman enters the match until all 5 women have entered and we enter the final 10 minutes
- The person with the most falls wins and this can be earned via Pinfall or Submission
- If you lose a fall via Pinfall, Submission or you get DQ’d, you must enter the penalty box for 90 seconds
- If the number of falls are tied, everyone tied enters sudden death where the next fall wins!
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RHEA RIPLEY makes her way out as we prepare to start our main event, getting a huge pop from the live crowd. She walks to the ring and slaps hands with some fans looking fired up. Michael Cole welcomes the Women’s Royal Rumble winner to ringside and she thanks them for having her. Elias asks if she has anyone she wants to face at WrestleMania 37. Rhea smirks and says whoever faces her at WrestleMania 37 is in for a world of hurt so it doesn’t really matter.
RUBY RIOTT makes her way out first getting boos from the live crowd. She doesn’t look particularly happy as she makes her way out to the ring and maybe doesn’t like her draw on this match. Michael Cole talks about the risk-reward of this match and that whilst you have more time in the match if you start, you also have more time to be eliminated. Rhea says Ruby has wanted an opportunity and this is a big one. Elias wonders who will be starting the match with her…
LIV MORGAN makes her way out getting loud cheers from the crowd and Ruby’s mood gets even worse upon seeing her former tag team partner. Michael Cole recaps the history between these two former close friends and says both might exert all their energy right from the start of this match! Elias asks for Rhea’s thoughts about facing Liv at WrestleMania and Rhea says Liv is full of heart but she feels her size would give her a huge advantage over Liv Morgan. Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan circle the ring as the referee calls for the bell to get the Iron Survivor underway!
Iron Survivor match for the vacant Women’s Universal title match:
Liv Morgan vs Nia Jax vs Ruby Riott vs Shayna Baszler vs Tegan Nox
As soon as the bell rings, Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan charge at each other throwing hands with each other immediately! The crowd cheers on Liv Morgan who starts to control the brawl with Ruby and gets her in the corner! The referee has to warn Liv about throwing too many punches in the corner and Liv smartly backs away from Ruby… BEFORE BOOTING RUBY RIOTT IN THE CORNER! Liv holds onto the ropes in the corner and PEPPERS RUBY WITH A SERIES OF FOOT STOMPS!
Liv Morgan is in control of the match and finishes off by running to the opposite end of the corner, hitting a HIP ATTACK TO RUBY RIOTT! Liv grabs Ruby and tosses her to the middle of the ring making the cover 1 2 Ruby kicks out! Liv grabs hold of Ruby after the kick out looking to lock her in a submission hold… RUBY PUNCHES HER IN THE JAW! Liv Morgan stumbles back and Ruby follows up with a SUPERKICK! Liv drops to the mat as Ruby makes the cover 1 2 Liv kicks out!
Ruby Riott scowls as Rhea mentions both women will need to keep their heads even if they can’t get an early fall, they will have a long way to go in this match and they need to conserve energy if they can’t get a fall. Ruby meanwhile stays in control of the match for the moment, tossing the smaller Liv Morgan across the ring and hitting a few SNAP SUPLEXES! Ruby after each suplex makes a cover but Liv kicks out at 2 each time! Ruby responds after the 2nd kick out with a few punches to the head!
Ruby is being extra vicious as the commentary team once again brings up Ruby turning on Liv in 2019 and their rivalry going into the start of 2020. Ruby stops punching Liv long enough to run the ropes and connects with a PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST OF LIV! Ruby doesn’t stop there as she runs the ropes and HITS ANOTHER ONE… BUT RUBY WANTS A THIRD! She runs the ropes… LIV COUNTERS INTO A ROLL-UP! 1 2 Ruby kicks out!
Liv nearly sneaks a fall early into the match and Ruby knows it! Full of anger she charges at Liv trying to take her head off… LIV DOES A MATRIX EVASION TO AVOID THE ATTACK! Ruby turns around and Liv hits her with a LIV KICK! Ruby drops to the mat as Liv makes the cover 1 2 Ruby kicks out! Liv gets the crowd behind her, as they will her on to get the first fall of the match with 2 minutes remaining before the next entrant! Liv meanwhile heads to the top rope before hitting a DIVING SENTON TO RUBY! Liv makes the cover 1 2 Ruby kicks out!
Liv gets cheered on by the crowd and now it is her turn to take control of the match, laying into Ruby with a series of hard kicks on the mat! She peppers Ruby with strikes before running the ropes and SPIKING RUBY TO THE MAT WITH A ONE-HANDED BULLDOG! Liv sees Ruby trying to crawl away to get some breathing room… SO LIV RUNS THE ROPES AND HITS A JUMPING DOUBLE STOMP TO THE BACK! Liv rolls over Ruby and makes the cover 1 2 Ruby kicks out!
Liv Morgan stays on the attack trying to grab hold of Ruby Riott… BUT SHE COUNTERS INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE! 1 2 Liv kicks out… BUT RUBY RESPONDS STRAIGHT AWAY WITH A SOCCER KICK! Ruby makes the cover 1 2 Liv kicks out! Ruby looks annoyed and takes a look at the clock, GRABBING HOLD OF LIV MORGAN AND LOCKS HER IN A GUILLOTINE CHOKE! She wrenches the hold back on Liv Morgan as the clock starts to tick down in the final minute before the next entrant!
Ruby has the hold locked in tight and demands that Liv Morgan tap out… BUT SHE REFUSES! Liv tries to fight out of the hold but in the end, has to CHARGE RUBY INTO THE TURNBUCKLES IN THE CORNER AND FORCING A BREAK! Liv gets some breathing room before jumping onto Ruby in the corner hitting a CORNER HIGH KNEE! Liv then uses the ropes in the corner of the ring to hit a TORNADO DDT out of the corner! Liv makes the cover 1 2 Ruby kicks out! Liv looks annoyed but sees the clock ticking down for the next woman…
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Loud boos ring out from the live crowd as Nia Jax walks onto the entrance ramp with a scowl on her face. Elias asks Rhea about the prospect of fighting Nia Jax at WrestleMania but Rhea remains bullish pointing out she has beaten Nia before! Liv Morgan dares Nia to come at her… BUT RUBY TRIES TO ROLL HER UP FROM BEHIND! 1 2 Liv kicks out! Liv gets back to her feet and brawls with Ruby in the middle of the ring… NIA JAX DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES BOTH OF THEM!
Nia Jax stands over the two women, easily more powerful than the two women in the ring. Nia Jax grabs hold of Liv who tries to fight back with a series of punches to the head of Nia BUT SHE TOSSES HER OUT OF THE RING OVER THE ROPES TO THE FLOOR! Nia turns around as Ruby goes for a SUPERKICK! Nia staggers as Ruby jumps up looking for a TORNADO DDT… NIA COUNTERS INTO A POWERBOMB! Nia then scoops up Ruby putting her in a FIREMAN’S CARRY POSITION BEFORE HITTING A FALLING POWERSLAM! Nia makes the cover
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1st fall: Nia Jax pins Ruby Riott (6:03)
Liv Morgan 0 Ruby Riott 0 Nia Jax 1 Shayna Baszler 0 Tegan Nox 0
Ruby Riott rolls out of the ring and the commentary team confirms that Ruby will now be heading to the penalty box for 90 seconds! Ruby is still out of it as the referee helps up and locks her inside the box. Nia mocks the crowd and talks some trash to Rhea, promising to see her at WrestleMania, pointing at the sign in the distance. She then turns around to see Liv Morgan outside the ring struggling next to the ring apron… AND SHE ROLLS OUT OF THE RING LOOKING TO DO MORE DAMAGE!
Nia Jax grabs hold of Liv by the hair, pulling her off the mat and TOSSES HER INTO THE RINGSIDE BARRICADE! Liv lands with a hard thud as Nia Jax smirks. At the penalty box, we can see Ruby getting back up and looking at what is going on outside with concern. Back outside the ring Nia grabs Liv Morgan and TOSSES HER INTO THE RING APRON WITH A HARD THUD! Liv’s back bounces off the ring apron before Nia Jax rolls her back into the ring!
Nia taunts Liv Morgan as the commentary team wonders if this is a good plan, with the limited time to get as many falls as possible in this match! Nia grabs hold of Liv lifting her up… LIV COUNTERS WITH A HURRICANRANA! Nia goes into the ropes and LIV LOOKS TO GO FOR obLIVion… NIA COUNTERS WITH A POWERBOMB! Nia Jax makes the cover on Liv 1 2 Morgan kicks out! Nia Jax looks annoyed and starts to work over Liv on the mat…
AS RUBY GETS TO LEAVE THE PENALTY BOX! She sprints to the ring as Nia Jax is using her size to work over Liv Morgan on the mat… AND RUBY CLOCKS HER WITH A BOOT TO THE HEAD DROPPING HER! Nia Jax falls back before responding with a LARIAT WIPING OUT RUBY! Nia Jax makes the cover on Ruby 1 2 LIV BREAKS IT UP! Liv makes the save for Ruby, making sure that Nia Jax can’t get even further ahead and tries to lay into Nia with a series of strikes…
BUT NIA OVERPOWERS HER AND DOES NOT SELL IT! Nia Jax grabs hold of Liv Morgan and looks to toss her across the ring… RUBY JUMPS ONTO HER BACK TRYING TO CHOKE NIA JAX! Liv and Ruby might hate each other but they are working together to try to stop Nia Jax’s tear in this match! Nia though unhooks Ruby’s grip on her neck and SLAMS HER DOWN INTO LIV MORGAN! Nia makes the cover on Ruby 1 2 Ruby kicks out! Nia covers Liv Morgan 1 2 Liv kicks out!
Nia looks annoyed that neither woman stayed down for a 3 count and crushes Liv Morgan with a RUNNING LEG DROP! She is about to make the cover… RUBY HITS A KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD! Nia stumbles backward as Ruby looks at Liv Morgan and says they need to work together to take Nia Jax out. Liv takes a moment but she nods in response to Ruby Riott… AND BOTH WOMEN LAY INTO NIA JAX WITH A SERIES OF KICKS ON THE MAT POUNDING AWAY ON HER!
Ruby and Liv throw everything they have into the kicks on Nia Jax! Liv and Ruby then work together, struggling at first before LIFTING UP NIX JAX TO HIT A DUAL SUPLEX! The pair talk to each other and both head to the top rope in separate corners of the ring. Liv dives off the top rope hitting a DIVING SENTON! She rolls up and RUBY FOLLOWS UP WITH WE RIOT! Ruby then goes for the cover…
BUT LIV PULLS HER OFF AND GOES FOR THE COVER! 1 RUBY PULLS HER OFF! The alliance is over between these two women already and they start to brawl in the middle of the ring trying to gain the upper hand over each other. They are evenly matched both approaching the 10-minute mark in the match… NIA JAX RISES UP AND CLOTHESLINES THEM BOTH! Nia stands tall but the clock ticks down as…
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Shayna Baszler slowly walks out onto the entrance ramp and loud boos ring out. Rhea makes her disdain clear and says she would love to batter Shayna Baszler in front of the whole world at WrestleMania 37! Shayna Baszler sprints to the ring with Liv and Ruby rolling to the outside. Nia Jax dares Shayna to try her and it seems that even as hated as Nia is, the crowd still favors her over Shayna Baszler. Baszler lays in a few chops… BUT NIA NO SELLS IT AND HEADBUTTS SHAYNA DROPPING HER!
Shayna falls to the mat as Nia cockily grabs her onto the shoulders looking to send her to the box early!... SHAYNA TRANSITIONS INTO THE KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! Shayna chokes the life out of Nia and the big woman is dragged down to the mat in the middle of the ring! Nia can’t escape and there is no one to break the cover… FORCING NIA JAX TO TAP OUT!
2nd fall: Shayna Baszler submits Nia Jax (10:46)
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till 12:06
Liv Morgan 0 Ruby Riott 0 Nia Jax 1 Shayna Baszler 1 Tegan Nox 0
Shayna drops Nia Jax to the mat and the monster is forced into the penalty box! Shayna has an evil smirk on her face and sees Liv Morgan trying to re-enter the ring… ROUNDHOUSE KICK SENDING LIV MORGAN TO THE RING FLOOR! Shayna Baszler smirks… RUBY ROLLS HER UP!
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Ruby tries to go for a SUPERKICK… SHAYNA COUNTERS AND LOCKS HER IN A KNEE BAR! Shayna wrenches back on the hold once again in the middle of the ring as Ruby realizes she cannot escape without serious damage and TAPS OUT!
3rd fall: Shayna Baszler submits Ruby Riott (11:19)
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till 12:06
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till 12:49
Scores:
Liv Morgan 0 Ruby Riott 0 Nia Jax 1 Shayna Baszler 2 Tegan Nox 0
Shayna Baszler is now in the lead and she smirks with an evil smile, now in pole position having only been in the match for just over a minute. Liv Morgan has recovered from the knee strike and looks worse for wear as Shayna immediately lays into her with a series of hard strikes! Shayna then lifts Liv Morgan up looking a GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB… LIV HITS A FACEBUSTER TO STAY ALIVE! Liv makes the cover 1 2 Shayna powers out!
Liv lays into Shayna with a series of kicks after the kick out looking to keep the pressure up… SHAYNA HITS A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP! Shayna then looks to go for another KNEEBAR… LIV KICKS HER OFF DESPERATELY! Shayna stumbles back before going to grab Liv Morgan… WHO COUNTERS WITH A ROLL-UP!
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4th fall: Liv Morgan pins Shayna Baszler (12:06)
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till 12:49
Shayna Baszler is in the penalty box till 13:36
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 0 Nia Jax 1 Shayna Baszler 2 Tegan Nox 0
Loud cheers from the crowd as Shayna goes to argue but Liv has scored her first fall and stunned a former Women’s Champion! Shayna stomps to the box as Nia Jax walks past her heading back to the ring! Ruby glares at Shayna as the pair exchange a few words inside the penalty box. Back in the ring, Liv realizes she might be in trouble as Nia Jax enters the ring… BUT LIV FIRES OFF A BUNCH OF PUNCHES TRYING TO FEND HER OFF… POWERBOMB BY NIA! Nia hooks the leg 1 2 Liv kicks out!
Liv winces in pain, struggling on the mat whilst Nia Jax looks furious that she won’t stay down! Nia Jax grabs hold of Liv Morgan and whilst Liv desperately tries to escape… Nia gets her onto the shoulder in a FIREMAN’S CARRY POSITION AND HITS THE RUNNING POWERSLAM PLANTING LIV TO THE MAT! Nia makes the cover with a smirk on her face…
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Ruby stops Nia Jax from going level with Shayna! Liv rolls out of the ring whilst Ruby starts to fight back against the monster! Ruby Riott rolls Nia over and hooks the leg 1 2 Nia kicks out! Ruby punches the mat, now getting over halfway through the match without scoring a pinfall. Ruby heads towards the other corner of the ring and lines up Nia Jax waiting for her to get back to her feet… RIOT KICK… NIA JAX COUNTERS AND HITS A POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Nia makes the cover
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Nia Jax looks furious and argues with the referee before shaking her head and lifting Ruby up off the mat ready to slam her down… LIV MORGAN HITS THE JERSEY CODEBREAKER STUNNING NIA! She drops Ruby falling down as Liv gets ready to go for the cover… SHAYNA BASZLER RE-ENTERS THE MATCH AND GERMAN SUPLEXES LIV AWAY FROM NIA! Loud boos from the crowd as Shayna looks to finish picking the bones as she coves Nia
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Shayna looks angry and lays into Nia with a series of hard strikes… BEFORE BEING ATTACKED BY RUBY RIOTT! Ruby lays into Shayna Baszler and plants her with an STO! Ruby makes the cover 1 2 Shayna kicks out! Ruby looks to run the ropes and do more damage with a PENALTY KICK… SPEAR FROM SHAYNA! Shayna hooks the leg
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Ruby rolls out of the ring for the moment as Nia grabs hold of Shayna and LIFTS HER BY THE HAIR BEFORE SLAMMING HER DOWN TO THE MAT! Nia Jax runs off the ropes and connects with a JUMPING SENTON CRUSHING SHAYNA BASZLER! Nia makes the cover 1 2 Shayna kicks out! Nia looks annoyed and runs the ropes… LIV SLIDES IN AND HITS obLIVion! Nia falls to the mat… RUBY COMES IN AND TOSSES LIV OUT OF THE RING BEFORE MAKING THE COVER!
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5th fall: Ruby Riott pins Nia Jax (14:29)
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till 15:59
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 1 Nia Jax 1 Shayna Baszler 2 Tegan Nox 0
Ruby Riott finally gets her first fall in this match and she steals it from her former best friend Liv Morgan! Both Liv and Shayna fall just short of breaking the fall whilst Nia rolls out of the ring and heads to the penalty box with a scowl on her face. Back in the ring, Shayna and Liv put the boots to Ruby Riott working to beat her down for the moment before hitting JOINT KNEE STRIKES TO THE HEAD KEEPING RUBY DOWN ON THE MAT! Shayna and Liv turn to each other as they carry on brawling whilst the clock starts to tick down…
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Tegan Nox runs out getting a loud pop from the crowd and is the final entrant into this match! Rhea says she has stepped into the ring with Tegan and seen the heart she has shown when fighting back from injury. Tegan sprints down the entrance ramp and SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES HITTING A DOUBLE DROPKICK TO LIV MORGAN AND SHAYNA BASZLER! She gets back to her feet and turns around, sending Ruby out of the ring with a SUPERKICK!
Ruby falls out of the ring for the moment so Tegan turns her attention to Shayna and Liv Morgan down on the mat! She starts to pepper both of the women with a series of kicks as the crowd loudly cheers on Tegan! She finishes each one off with a LOW SUPERKICK TO THE HEAD! Tegan makes the cover on Shayna Baszler first 1 2 Shayna kicks out! Tegan then makes the cover on Liv Morgan 1 2 Liv Morgan kicks out! Tegan Nox listens to the cheers from the crowd and gets ready for THE SHINIEST WIZARD… RUBY SNEAKS IN AND ROLLS UP TEGAN NOX HOOKING THE TIGHTS!
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6th fall: Ruby Riott pins Tegan Nox (15:52)
Tegan Nox is in the penalty box till 17:22
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 1 Shayna Baszler 2 Tegan Nox 0
Ruby goes level with Shayna Baszler using her cunning to steal a fall! Ruby laughs to herself and looks to pounce grabbing hold of Liv for a DDT…SHAYNA CLOCKS HER WITH A PUNCH TO THE JAW! Shayna lays in a series of hard strikes to Ruby and looks to powerbomb her to the mat… BUT RUBY FIGHTS OUT OF IT! Shayna falls back and Ruby uses that to hit her with a RIOT KICK SENDING HER OUT OF THE RING! Shayna falls to the ring floor as Ruby turns around to face Liv Morgan!
Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott both talk a bunch of trash to each other, throwing a series of hard strikes at each other. Both women are trying to take their former friend down with the hate between the two clear… AS NIA JAX REAPPEARS AND GRABS BOTH WOMEN BY THE THROAT HITTING A DUAL CHOKESLAM PLANTING BOTH WOMEN TO THE MAT! Nia then covers both women
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7th and 8th fall: Nia Jax pins Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott (16:36)
Tegan Nox is in the penalty box till 17:22
Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott are in the penalty box till 18:06
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 2 Tegan Nox 0
The crowd loudly boos but Nia Jax is now in the lead of the entire match! Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan get sent to the penalty box to join Ruby Riott inside. Nia Jax taunts the crowd in the ring… AS SHAYNA BASZLER SLIDES INTO THE RING AND CHOP BLOCKS HER! Nia screams in pain as Shayna goes to work on her leg and locks her in a KNEE BAR! Nia is in a bunch of pain but REFUSES TO TAP OUT!
We then cut to the penalty box as Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox are all locked inside together! Ruby Riott talks trash to them and blames them for her losing another fall…. AS LIV AND TEGAN START TO BATTER HER INSIDE THE BOX! They lay in a bunch of hard strikes as Liv finishes off the exchange tossing Ruby into the wall behind them… TEGAN HITS A RUNNING KNEE CRUSHING RUBY RIOTT! The box then opens and Tegan Nox heads to the ring and HITS A SPRINGBOARD FOOT STOMP TO BREAK THE KNEE BAR!
Nia Jax rolls away and clutches her ankle, which is in a ton of pain. Shayna tries to get to her feet to take down Tegan… BUT GETS A WICKED KICK TO THE CHEST! Tegan is fired up and knows she needs to get at least 3 falls in the next 8 minutes of this match! Tegan sees Nia Jax still struggling on the mat due to the knee… SUPERKICKS SHAYNA OUT OF THE RING! Tegan then runs the ropes behind Nia and hits the SHINIEST WIZARD! Tegan makes the cover
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9th fall: Tegan Nox pins Nia Jax (17:59)
Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott are in the penalty box till 18:05
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till 19:29
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 2 Tegan Nox 1
Tegan Nox gets to her feet with a smile on her face and knows she is closer to getting back into contention in this match… SHAYNA COMES BACK AND CLOBBERS HER FROM BEHIND! Shayna then scoops her up onto her shoulders and is ready to plant her with PIPER’S PIT! Shayna makes the cover
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Loud cheers from the crowd as Liv denies Shayna going level with Nia Jax! Liv lays into Shayna with a series of hard strikes on the mat! She gets loud cheers from the crowd before heading to the top rope… RUBY RIOTT APPEARS AND ATTACKS HER FROM BEHIND! Liv is stunned and Ruby responds by climbing onto the top rope before grabbing her former best friend to hit a SUPERPLEX! Boos from the crowd as Ruby makes the cover
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Shayna yanks Ruby off of Liv Morgan and LOCKS RUBY INTO THE KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! Shayna yanks the hold back and once again Ruby is trapped in the middle of the ring… SO TAPS OUT!
10th fall: Shayna Baszler submits Ruby Riott (19:20)
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till 19:29
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till 20:50
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 3 Tegan Nox 1
Shayna tosses Ruby to the side and cockily smirks now having drawn level with Nia Jax as just over 5 minutes remaining on the clock! Shayna goes to Liv Morgan and looks to make the cover… TEGAN JUMPS UP HITTING A DOUBLE STOMP TO THE BACK OF SHAYNA! Tegan looks to lay into Shayna with a series of kicks and peppers Shayna Baszler… lining up for the SHINIEST WIZARD… NIA JAX EXISTS THE PENALTY BOX… SO TEGAN DIVES OUT OF THE RING AND WIPES OUT NIA JAX!
Loud cheers from the crowd as Tegan comes back into the ring… SHAYNA WIPES HER OUT WITH A CLOTHESLINE! Boos from the live crowd as Shayna looks at Tegan on the mat and is about to grab her arm… LIV DIVES OFF THE TOP ROPE HITTING A MISSILE DROPKICK! Shayna rolls out of the ring as Liv heads to the top rope and lines up Tegan Nox HITTING A MOONSAULT OFF THE TOP ROPE! Liv makes the cover
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Nia Jax stops Liv Morgan from getting closer to her pinfall and grabs hold of her SENDING HER OUT OF THE RING WITH A WICKED POWERBOMB TO THE RING FLOOR! Liv lands with a hard thud outside the ring as Ruby watches on from the penalty box with a wicked smirk. Nia then turns to Tegan Nox as she grabs the Welsh Wizard and SLAMS HER DOWN WITH A JACKHAMMER! Nia is about to make the cover… RUNNING KNEE FROM SHAYNA TO SEND HER OUT OF THE RING! Shayna makes the cover
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11th fall: Shayna Baszler pins Tegan Nox: (20:40)
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till 20:50
Tegan Nox is in the penalty box till 22:10
Scores:
Liv Morgan 1 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 4 Tegan Nox 1
Loud boos from the crowd as Shayna steals the fall and now goes ahead with just over 4 minutes on the clock! Tegan goes to the penalty box knowing time is running out for her to have a chance. Ruby talks some trash in the box to her about to exit so Tegan clocks her in the jaw! Ruby is about to fire back but shakes her head and leaves the box heading back to the ring as Nia is attacking Shayna and slams her down with a POWERBOMB! Nia makes the cover
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Ruby stops her from going level with Shayna Baszler and looks to lay into Nia Jax with a series of blows. Nia Jax shrugs it off and looks to grab hold of Ruby Riott by the throat for another CHOKESLAM… LIV MORGAN JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE HITTING A BULLDOG TO NIA! Liv gets back to her feet before catching Ruby Riott with a JERSEY CODEBREAKER! Liv gets up ready to go for the cover… SHAYNA GRABS HER… LIV COUNTERS INTO A CODE RED! Liv stays on for the cover
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12th fall: Liv Morgan pins Shayna Baszler (21:36)
Tegan Nox is in the penalty box till 22:10
Shayna Baszler is in the penalty box till 23:06
Scores:
Liv Morgan 2 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 4 Tegan Nox 1
Loud cheers from the crowd as Liv gets within two falls of Shayna Baszler! The leader of the MMA Horsewomen heads to the penalty box with a furious look on her face, unable to play defense until the final 2 minutes of the match now! Back inside the ring, Liv tries to make the cover on Ruby
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Liv Morgan looks fired as she tries to get back into the match… NIA JAX IS BACK TO HER FEET! She runs over to Liv Morgan and sends her towards the ropes and charges at her… LIV HURRICANRANASHER AND SENDS HER OVER THE TOP ROPE AS TEGAN NOX EXITS THE PENALTY BOX! Ruby Riott exits the ring as well and we see all 3 women look at each other before stomping on Nia Jax! Rhea comments that these 3 know if they take out Nia, it will make it easier for them to try to get back in the match but the clock is ticking!
Ruby then points to the table with Rhea on it and the commentary team moves. Rhea gives them a look before smirking and moving out of the way as Ruby quickly strips the table. Shayna mouths off… SO RUBY TOSSES A MONITOR AT THE BOX ANGERING HER! Meanwhile Ruby and Liv grab Nia Jax, struggling at first… POWERBOMBING HER ON THE TABLE… BUT IT DOESN’T BREAK! Tegan however has climbed onto the barricade and HITS THE MOLLY GO ROUND BREAKING THE TABLE!
Tegan lays in the wreckage as we enter the final two minutes… AND RUBY HITS THE WE RIOT KICK! Tegan falls back down to the mat as Ruby smirks… LIV GRABS HER FROM BEHIND AND SENDS HER INTO THE RING POST! Liv rolls her into the ring and climbs to the top rope hitting a MOONSAULT! Liv stays on for the cover
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Shayna returns to the ring with an evil smirk on her face as Ruby struggles on the mat and grabs her locking in the KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! Shayna looks to take an unassailable lead in the match and Ruby knows trying to fight out with everything she has… TEGAN NOX HITS A MOLLY-GO-ROUND OFF THE TOP ROPE TO BREAK THE HOLD! Tegan goes to cover Shayna but she rolls away so she covers Ruby instead!
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13th fall: Tegan Nox pins Ruby Riott (23:36)
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till the end of the match!
Scores:
Liv Morgan 2 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 4 Tegan Nox 2
Loud cheers from the crowd as Tegan gets herself closer to catching Shayna. Liv and Tegan come face to face both knowing that they each need a fall badly as we start to approach the final minute of the match! Both women look to trade strikes with the fresher Tegan winning out with her superior strikes. She then grabs hold of Liv and teases a CHOKESLAM… NIA RUNS THROUGH BOTH OF THEM WITH A RUNNING CROSSBODY! Nia wipes them both out and drags them both to the middle of the ring looking for a DOUBLE PIN
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SHAYNA BOOTS HER BACK!
Shayna tries to grab hold of the neck of Nia Jax but the monster SLAMS SHAYNA BACK FIRST INTO THE CORNER BEFORE CRUSHING HER WITH CANNONBALL SENTON! Nia turns around and CATCHES THE FOOT OF TEGAN BEFORE DROPPING HER WITH A CHOKESLAM! Nia is about to go for a cover… JERSEY CODEBREAKER FROM LIV MORGAN WHO MAKES THE COVER
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14th fall: Liv Morgan pins Nia Jax (24:21)
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till the end of the match!
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till the end of the match!
Scores:
Liv Morgan 3 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 4 Tegan Nox 2
Liv Morgan gets off of Nia Jax and gets to her feet… TURNS AROUND INTO TEGAN NOX WHO HITS THE BITTER END! Tegan hooks the leg!
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15th fall: Tegan Nox pins Liv Morgan (24:31)
Ruby Riott is in the penalty box till the end of the match!
Nia Jax is in the penalty box till the end of the match!
Liv Morgan is in the penalty box till the end of the match!
Scores:
Liv Morgan 3 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 4 Tegan Nox 3
29 seconds are left on the clock and now Tegan is one fall away from tying with Shayna Baszler… WHO RUNS IN LOOKING FOR A SPEAR… TEGAN LEAPFROGS OVER HER! Shayna turns around and gets clocked with a ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD! Tegan makes the cover
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SHAYNA KICKS OUT!
The clock is ticking and Tegan knows it as she hammers several forearms to Shayna and grabs hold of her and gets her in position as the clock enters the final 5 seconds… WELSH DESTROYER! TEGAN STAYS ON FOR THE COVER AS THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN
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TIME RUNS OUT!
Final scores:
Liv Morgan 3 Ruby Riott 2 Nia Jax 3 Shayna Baszler 4 Tegan Nox 3
Winner and NEW Women’s Universal Champion: Shayna Baszler (25:00)
The crowd loudly boos ring out but Tegan Nox could not get a 4th fall in time and it means Shayna Baszler is once again the Women’s Universal Champion! Rhea Ripley is asked for her thoughts and she is full of praise for Tegan for running it that close but in the end, Shayna did what she needed to become Women’s Universal Champion. The MMA Horsewomen members Natalya and Marina Shafir walk down the entrance ramp to join Shayna Baszler as she celebrates. Fastlane comes to a close as Rhea Ripley leaves the commentary desk to confront Shayna Baszler, with our Women’s Universal title match set for WrestleMania 37!
Matchcard for WrestleMania 37 Night 1
March 27th 2021
Arlington, Texas
AT&T Stadium
AND SO IT WENT – PRETTY RECKLESS
WWE Title match:
Samoa Joe © vs Big E
WWE Women’s title match:
Asuka or Naomi © vs Xia Li or Bayley or Sasha Banks or Bianca Belair or Ember Moon or Taynara Conti
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match:
??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ???
Pre-show:
Andre the Giant Battle Royal:
TBA
Matchcard for WrestleMania 37 Night 2
March 28th 2021
Arlington, Texas
AT&T Stadium
AND SO IT WENT – PRETTY RECKLESS
Universal title match:
Aleister Black or Roman Reigns or Kevin Owens or Finn Balor or AJ Styles or Seth Rollins © vs Daniel Bryan
Women’s Universal title match:
Shayna Baszler © vs Rhea Ripley
Grudge match:
Andrade Cien Almas vs Cesaro
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match:
??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ??? vs ???
Pre-show:
Sensational Sherri Battle Royal:
TBA
EWR Rating:
70%
