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Mickie James & Bayley def. Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss & Emma
This Sunday, Alexa Bliss will defend her Raw Women鈥檚 Title against Mickie James, while Emma holds the prestigious if unenviable task of facing Asuka in her Team Red debut. If what happened on Raw is any indication, both women have a long week of soul-searching ahead of them, as they fell to the team of Bayley & James in a fast-paced tag team contest.
Not only did Mickie look every bit ready to claim her seventh Women鈥檚 Championship, Bayley didn鈥檛 look far away from title contention herself, holding off Emma and Bliss singlehandedly before tagging James into the fray. A devastating Mick Kick to Alexa minutes later both spelled the end of the contest and sent the champ and her teammate back to the drawing board with only six days to figure it out.
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Mickie James proves she鈥檚 no 鈥渙ld lady鈥
If not for the interference of Raw Women鈥檚 Champion Alexa Bliss, six-time Women鈥檚 Champion Mickie James would have defeated the nigh-unbeatable Nia Jax this past Monday night. Given that strong performance, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle granted Mickie a title opportunity against Little Miss Bliss on Sunday, Oct. 22, at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
Can the veteran Mickie usurp 鈥淭he Goddess of WWE鈥 and silence the disrespectful Alexa, once and for all?
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Raw Women鈥檚 Champion聽Alexa Bliss聽had no issue calling聽Mickie James聽鈥渁n old lady鈥 this past Monday night, but after suffering two slaps and a high-heeled kick to the face from the six-time Women鈥檚 Champion, Little Miss Bliss might have learned a painful lesson in respect. Then again, we also doubt that she鈥檚 apologetic about what she said.
鈥淭he Goddess of WWE鈥 is undoubtedly regretting bringing Mickie back to WWE earlier this year. What will she have to say about the veteran Superstar on Raw?
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They don鈥檛 call Alexa Bliss 鈥渟mall but fierce鈥 for nothing. Following a 鈥渃oronation鈥 this past Monday night that put the new Raw Women鈥檚 Champion on an all-too-literal pedestal, the self-proclaimed 鈥淕oddess of WWE鈥 was victorious in an Eight-Woman Tag Team Match, scoring the victory for her team after raking the eyes of Bayley and pinning The Huggable One.
That win marked the second time in as many nights that Bliss had pinned Bayley 鈥 the first being at WWE Payback, where she defeated the fan-favorite Superstar to become the first competitor to win the Raw and SmackDown Women鈥檚 Titles. Will Bliss maintain her momentum in London, or will Bayley rebound against the new champion鈥檚 鈥淔ive Feet of Fury鈥?
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Gallery: Screen Captures > World Wrestling Entertainment > Smackdown > 2017 > March 28th
Gallery: World Wrestling Entertainment > Digitals > Smackdown > 2017 > March 28th
Becky Lynch and Carmella tried to settle their personal score before shifting their focus to the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Championship Match at The Ultimate Thrill Ride.
However, the opportunity to unleash some aggression was not lost on SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Alexa Bliss or Mickie James 鈥 both doing guest commentary for the match. When the sparks began to fly between all four Superstars, Daniel Bryan pivoted the action into a tag team match, pitting Lynch and James against Bliss and The Princess of Staten Island.
With the four feisty Superstars now competing in a tag team match, a degree of uncertainty still loomed over the proceedings, as Natalya had now made her way out to the announce table to observe the action. Though all four opponents were clearly ready for WrestleMania and looking to make a statement, The Queen of Hart(less) interjected herself into the match. With the referee distracted, James Ellsworth tripped up Lynch, allowing Carmella to pick up the victory.
After the contest, the Superstars went at it again, but they would only be able to get their licks in for so long, as Naomi returned to SmackDown LIVE and cleared the ring in a shocking moment! The former SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion then pronounced that she would be entering the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Title Match at WrestleMania and that everyone would be feeling the GLOW!
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Gallery: Screen Captures > World Wrestling Entertainment > Smackdown > 2016 > December 13th
Gallery: World Wrestling Entertainment > Digitals > Smackdown > 2016 > December 13th
The match was originally scheduled to be SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Alexa Bliss taking on a local competitor 鈥 but then Alexa Bliss pulverized her before any bell could ever ring. The beat down prompted Becky Lynch鈥檚 arrival, which led to a verbal spat, which led to Lynch asking for her championship rematch right then and there, which led to SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon making the match official 鈥 which led to a very disgruntled Ms. Bliss.
Lynch was on fire (no pun) throughout the impromptu contest, keeping SmackDown Live鈥檚 resident Wicked Witch reeling. It appeared that The Irish Lass Kicker may have been closing in on regaining the title 鈥 but then Bliss seemed to injure her leg, causing her to limp around ringside, resulting in her being counted out to lose the match, but keep the championship.
Lynch was ruthless, attacking Bliss after the 10-count, however, Bliss suddenly appeared to be OK once Bliss came back at her. Bliss retreated yet again, with her title and her leg apparently ailing her again.
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Gallery: World Wrestling Entertainment > Event Digitals > Smackdown > 2016 > December 6th
Gallery: Screen Captures > World Wrestling Entertainment > Smackdown > 2016 > December 6th
Alexa Bliss had planned on having an elaborate championship celebration to commemorate her major title victory over Becky Lynch in a Tables Match at WWE TLC, but The Irish Lass Kicker interrupted and then things just kind of went downhill from there.
Bliss and Lynch hurled insults at one another, with each seemingly questioning every fiber of the other鈥檚 being before Lynch challenged the champion to a rematch right then and there, prompting Bliss to stoically exit the ring with her title in hand.
Not tonight, Becky.
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鈥淭he Wicked Witch of WWE鈥 didn鈥檛 need a broomstick to soar to the top of SmackDown鈥檚 Women鈥檚 division 鈥 just a well-placed table outside the ring.
SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Becky Lynch aggressively went after disrespectful Alexa Bliss in the early goings of the match, looking to end things quick by driving the small-but-fierce challenger through a table at ringside. Alexa turned things around, however, when she actually sunk her teeth into Lynch鈥檚 hand, proving once again that there鈥檚 nothing she won鈥檛 do to unseat the fan-favorite Irish Lass Kicker as Team Blue鈥檚 female standard-bearer.
That savage streak was on full display during the chaotic final moments of the match, when Bliss powerbombed Lynch through the table at ringside to ensnare the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Championship, becoming the second Superstar to hold Team Blue鈥檚 prestigious Women鈥檚 prize.
Although the conclusion of her last championship encounter with The Irish Lass Kicker 鈥 a match seen on SmackDown LIVE in Glasgow last month 鈥 was shrouded in controversy, Bliss was unquestionably the better woman at WWE TLC. Visibly shaken after the match, Lynch expressed extreme disappointment in its outcome, leaving many to question what her next move will be, or if her signature #straightfire will burn as intensely as it once did.
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