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Sasha Banks w/ Bayley vs. Nikki Cross w/ Alexa Bliss
We go back to the ring and out comes Sasha Banks with SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley at her side. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions – Nikki Cross with Alexa Bliss. The bell rings and Cross chases Banks into the corner. Cross is distracted by Bayley as she stops to scream at her. The referee restores order and they lock up to get things going again. Banks takes it to the corner and unloads with punches. Banks comes back and goes to punch but stops and slaps Cross. Banks shows off some and Cross explodes out of the corner to unload with offense.
Cross keeps the offense going and takes Banks back down, then hits a basement dropkick. Banks goes to the floor to re-group with Bayley. Banks returns to the ring before she’s counted out, and immediately drops Cross on her head. Banks mounts Cross with strikes, then shows off to a mixed reaction. Cross blocks a suplex and rolls Banks for a 2 count. Cross with an arm drag into an arm bar. Cross keeps Banks grounded as the referee checks on her. More back and forth but Cross takes Banks down once again and keeps her there, working on the arm. Cross with a crucifix for a 2 count as Bliss looks on. They tangle on the mat some more as Cross covers for another 2 count. Cross once again takes Banks down by her arm and keeps her there.
Banks fights up and out with knees to the gut. They run the ropes and Cross nails a crossbody for a 2 count. Banks goes back to the floor for a breather but Cross stays on her, jumping on her back and applying a Sleeper hold on the outside. Banks jumps back and slams Cross on the floor, breaking the hold. Banks laughs as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Cross continues to work on the arm as Banks has her down. They tangle and Cross rolls Banks for a 2 count. More back and forth. Banks rocks Cross in the corner with a forearm and delivers the double knees. Cross gets her boot up just in time to catch Banks on the way down. Banks with a knee to the face in the corner. Banks tries again and this time hits the double knees for a 2 count. Banks keeps control and applies a submission in the middle of the ring now.
Cross catches Banks in the corner and begins to mount offense for a comeback. Cross hits a running bulldog but Banks kicks out at 2. Banks catches Cross in the corner by her leg and Cross gets her leg hung up on the rope as she sells the leg injury as the referee checks on her. Banks comes back in and delivers running knees in the corner for a 2 count. Banks keeps control, focusing on the leg and knee now as she keeps Cross grounded.
More back and forth now. Cross resists an attack while she’s down, then sends Banks face-first into the ring post and the corner. Cross kicks Banks in the face and sends her back to the floor next to Bayley. Cross runs the apron and leaps out on Banks, taking her back down on the floor. Cross is fired up now as Bayley watches. Cross brings Banks back into the ring and drops her over the second rope. Cross drops Banks by her neck and covers for a 2 count. Cross sells the leg injury but keeps control. Banks kicks her down and flies in with a kick to the side of the face. Cross kicks out at 2 and Banks can’t believe it. Banks with another running dropkick, to the ribs this time, sending Cross out of the ring. Banks goes for a baseball slide but Cross traps her in the apron cover and unloads with forearms as fans pop.
Cross removes Banks from the apron cover and brings her back in. Cross goes to the second rope but Banks runs over. Cross goes for the tornado DDT but it’s blocked. Cross blocks the Backstabber and drops Banks with a swinging neckbreaker. Bayley jumps on the apron to distract Cross but Bliss pulls her down and sends her into the timekeeper’s area for another pop. Cross goes back to the top and hits the crossbody on Banks, but Banks rolls through into the Bank Statement. Banks keeps the hold locked in and Cross eventually taps out.
Winner: Sasha Banks
After the match, Banks stands tall as her music hits. Bliss tries to enter the ring to help Cross but Banks attacks her. Banks applies the Bank Statement on Bliss and kicks her out of the ring. Banks’ music starts back up as she heads to the back with Bayley.
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WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss are backstage sipping coffee, talking about their match with Sasha Banks and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley later tonight.
Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
We go to the ring and out first comes the team of Sasha Banks and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley. Out next are WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss for this non-title match.
The bell rings and Bliss starts off with Bayley. They lock up and Bayley slams Bliss first, talking trash. Bayley takes Bliss to the corner and in comes Banks. Banks stomps away as the referee warns her. Banks yells at the referee. Bayley tags back in and goes to work on Bliss but Bliss fires back and drops her with strikes. Bliss with a double knees and a moonsault on Bayley for a close 2 count. More back and forth now. Bliss with a 2 count. Banks checks on Bayley at ringside as she goes out for a breather. Bliss leaps from the apron and takes both opponents down on the floor as Cross celebrates.
Bliss brings Bayley back into the ring for a 2 count. Bliss tags Cross back in and they double team Bayley in the corner. Cross takes Bayley down and dropkicks her for a close 2 count. Bayley knees Cross. Cross fights Bayley off as Banks tags in. They double team Cross in the corner with knees. Banks with a 2 count on Cross. Banks keeps control and hits a suplex on Cross for another pin attempt. Banks taunts Cross and Bliss, then fights them both off. Bliss runs in and the referee holds her back. Banks continues to taunt Bliss. Banks goes for double knees in the corner but Cross hits her with knees. Bayley charges and Cross sends her out. Bliss keeps Bayley on the outside but Bayley sends Bliss’ injured knee into the steel ring steps. Banks drops Cross in the ring and stands tall as fans boo.
Bayley slams Bliss’ knee into the steps again. The referee checks on Bliss as Banks unloads on Cross in the corner. Trainers come out to check on Bliss as she sells the knee injury. We go back to commercial with Cross getting beat down in the corner.
Back from the break and Bayley has Cross grounded in the middle of the ring. Bliss has been taken to the back to have her knee examined.
Bayley unloads on Cross and Banks tags back in. Banks puts boots to the throat in the corner as the referee warns her. Bayley tags back in for the double team. Cross shuts down another double team attempt and unloads on Bayley. Banks tosses Cross out to the floor. Bayley tags in and Cross decks her on the outside. Cross traps Banks in the apron cover and beats on her for a pop. Bayley flies at Cross and Cross takes her down. Cross brings Bayley back into the ring and goes to the top. Cross with a crossbody for a close 2 count.
Cross clotheslines Bayley a few times. Cross with a splash in the corner and a running bulldog. Cross gets hyped up for the crowd. Cross dropkicks Banks in the back of the head while she’s still stuck in the apron cover. Cross rolls Bayley for a close 2 count. Cross and Bayley tangle some more. Cross with a big tornado DDT. Cross with the neckbreaker from the top rope but Banks breaks the pin up just in time. Banks tags in and goes at it with Cross. Banks hits the Backstabber and rolls Cross into the Bank Statement. Cross tries to hang on but she taps out.
Winners: Sasha Banks and Bayley
– After the match, Banks stands tall as her music hits. Banks goes to the timekeeper’s area and brings a chair in while Bayley is still down on the floor. Banks brings the chair in but the music interrupts and out comes RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch with a chair of her own. She hits the ring and they swing chairs at each other, blocking each shot with their own chair. They duck chair shots from each other now. Bayley brings a chair in and stands with Banks. Becky isn’t backing down. The music hits and out comes Charlotte Flair without a chair. Bayley runs up the ramp with a chair but Flair boots it in her face. Flair wit a chair shot over Bayley’s back on the ramp. Becky dodges a chair shot from Banks and unloads on her. Banks retreats to the floor for a breather. Fans chant for Becky as Bayley and Banks regroup on the floor. Lynch stands tall in the ring as her music hits. Flair enters the ring with a chair now. We go to commercial with Banks and Flair standing tall in the ring with chairs.
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Charly Caruso is backstage with Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss to talk about their title defense. They’re interrupted by Carmella and WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth, disguised as a camera and sound guy. This leads to Bliss announcing that Truth is on set if anyone wants to come get him. Here comes a group of Superstars, chasing Truth and Carmella away to end the segment.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles Match: Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross (c)
We go to the ring and out first comes Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss are out next. We get formal ring introductions from Hamilton.
Rose and Cross start things off. Rose slams Cross first. Rose shows off some but Cross comes back with a clothesline. Cross dances around like Rose and shakes her hips for a big pop. Cross with a basement dropkick. Deville tags in. They tangle and in comes Bliss with a snap suplex for a close 2 count. Bliss and Rose eventually come back in and Bliss slaps Rose. Rose is furious. Bliss catches a strike and drops her with another right hand. Bliss with knees and a moonsault for another 2 count.
Superstars come down to the ring chasing WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth and Carmella now. Bliss comes from behind and rolls Truth up for a close 2 count. Carmella runs away with Truth on her back as Superstars chase them. Bliss has Rose in a hold. Rose slides out and they tangle. Deville tags in and drops Bliss with a huge kick for a close 2 count. Deville keeps Bliss grounded and talks some trash now as fans try to rally.
Deville slams Bliss back to the mat. Rose and Deville with more offense and quick tags, keeping Bliss near their corner. Rose suplexes Bliss and Deville follows up with a running knee for a 2 count. Rose unloads on Bliss in the corner now as fans try to rally. Bliss with a roll-up out of nowhere. Rose talks some trash and swings but Bliss ducks. They both connect and both go down in the middle of the ring. Deville and Cross tag in and Cross unloads.
Cross goes to work on Deville and hits a running bulldog from the corner. Rose runs in but Cross sends her to the floor. Cross slams Deville with a back suplex. Cross gets hyped up for a pop. Cross goes to the top and nails a crossbody on Deville for a 2 count. Cross and Rose end up down on the outside. Deville slams Bliss from the top rope. Rose and Deville with a big double team on Bliss but Cross breaks the pin up just in time for another pop. Cross tags in and goes to the top. She leaps at Rose and rolls through, but knocks Deville off the apron. Rose misses a knee on Cross. Cross with the neckbreaker from the top rope to Rose, for the pin to retain.
Winners: Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss
After the match, Cross’ music hits as she takes the titles to Bliss a ringside to recover and celebrate. We go to replays. Rose and Deville look on from the ring as Bliss’ music hits and the champions back up the ramp.
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Nikki Cross w/ Alexa Bliss vs. Mandy Rose w/ Sonya Deville
We go to the ring and out comes Mandy Rose with Sonya Deville. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Rose takes the mic to rip on her opponent, calling her ugly. She has proof. We see side-by-side shots of Rose and Nikki Cross on the big screen. Rose laughs and keeps talking trash until the music hits. Out comes WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Alexa Bliss. She waits for her partner. Cross’ music hits and here she comes, running down to the ring.
Cross immediately attacks Rose and unloads. The bell rings as Cross continues pounding away. This goes on for a few minutes until they settle down. Rose turns it around and hits a fall-away slam in the middle of the ring. Rose with a 2 count. Rose stomps away in the corner as the referee warns her. Rose with more offense as Deville cheers her on Rose takes Cross down and grounds her again, talking trash. More back and forth now. Cross ends up turning it around, slamming Rose face-first in the corner.
Cross mounts offense and hits a bulldog. Cross keeps control and goes to the top. Deville hits the apron but Bliss pulls her off. Cross ends up missing a crossbody but Rose misses a big knee. Cross rolls Rose up to get the win.
Winner: Nikki Cross
After the match, Cross and Bliss take their titles and hit the ramp as Cross’ music hits. Rose and Deville look on from the ring.
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We see Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross walking backstage. We go to commercial.
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville
We go to the ring and out comes WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for a non-title match. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville are out next.
Rose meets Cross in the middle of the ring and shows off some. Cross attacks her and unloads with strikes. Cross takes Rose down and clotheslines her in the corner. Cross slams Rose and covers for a 2 count. Rose nails Cross hard and drops her. Rose takes it to the corner and in comes Deville for the double team. Cross ends up leaping out to the floor and taking down Rose and Deville at the same time as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Rose is stopping Cross from making the tag. Cross with a big knee. Bliss finally tags in as does Deville. Bliss unloads on Deville and drops her in the middle of the ring for a 2 count. Rose breaks it up. Cross comes in but Rose tries to slam her. It’s blocked. Cross and Rose end up on the floor. Bliss goes for Deville but Deville lands kicks. Bliss slides out of a move and hits a big DDT.
Bliss goes to the top for Twisted Bliss while Cross jumps on Rose’s back on the floor. Rose slams Cross into the ring post. Bliss goes for Twisted Bliss after the distraction, but Deville gets her knees up and Bliss lands hard. Rose tags back in as Deville levels Bliss with a knee. Rose covers Bliss for the non-title win.
Winners: Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose
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Women’s Championship Showcase Match: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. Becky Lynch and Bayley
We go to the ring for tonight’s non-title main event, the first-ever Women’s Championship Showcase. Out first are the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley is out first for her team. RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is out next. She meets Bayley at the bottom of the ramp and they hit the ring together.
Cross starts off with Bayley and they go at it. Cross jumps on Bayley’s back but get slammed to the mat. Bayley comes back and hits a suplex for a 1 count in the middle of the ring. Bayley ends up sending Cross to the floor. Bayley follows and dropkicks Cross through the turnbuckles and corner. Bliss approaches but Lynch leaps out of the ring, taking her down before she gets to Cross and Bayley. They bring the action back into the ring but the music interrupts and out comes Sasha Banks.
Banks slowly walks out to the stage, staring down at Lynch in the ring. Lynch rants and looks at Bayley. Lynch opens the ring and invites Banks to come down to the ring. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Bliss has control of Bayley. Banks watches from the bottom of the ramp. Bliss with a suplex to Bayley for a 2 count. We see how Cross and Bliss trapped Bayley in the apron to turn it around during the commercial break. Bliss works Bayley over in the corner now and tags in Cross. Bliss levels Bliss on her way out of the ring.
Cross turns Bayley upside down in the corner in a Tree of Woe, working her over and hitting a big headbutt. Bayley drops Cross on the top rope. Bayley goes to make a tag but Cross kicks her out of the ring, right in front of Banks. Cross mocks Becky and brings Bayley back into the ring. Bliss tags in for the double team. Bliss with a big slap to the face of Bayley for a 2 count. Cross tags back in and takes Bayley down, keeping her from the hot tag. Bayley reaches but Cross drives a knee into the gut. Cross decks Becky on the apron now.
The champs double team Bayley in the corner as Lynch tries to come in but is stopped by the referee. Bayley deals with another double team and then drops Bliss with an elbow now. Bliss gets sent out to the floor. Bayley drops Cross over the middle rope. Bliss stops Bayley from tagging again. Bayley counters and rolls Bliss for a 2 count. Becky finally gets the hot tag, dropping Cross off the apron and unloading on Bliss. Becky with knees and kicks and more offense to Bliss in the middle of the ring. Becky drops Bliss and plays to the crowd for a pop as Banks stares her down.
Lynch goes to the middle rope and hits a flying leg drop to Bliss but Cross breaks the pin up. Cross sends Lynch to the apron but Becky kicks away and fights back in. Lynch with the Bexploder suplex to Cross. Becky splashes Cross and Bliss at the same time in the corner, then hits the springboard kicks. Lynch unloads with kicks to Bliss in the corner until Banks runs into the ring and attacks her from behind as the referee calls for the bell.
Winners by DQ: Becky Lynch and Bayley
The bell rings as Banks drops Lynch with the Backstabber out of the corner. Banks ends up going out to the floor and bringing a steel chair from under the ring. She brings it in and unloads on Lynch in the middle of the ring. Bayley runs in and stops her, taking the chair. Bayley and Banks stare at each other now. Bayley holds the chair and smiles at Banks before unloading on Lynch with it. Banks watches and smiles from the corner as Bayley destroys Lynch with chair shots. Fans chant “yes!” as RAW goes off the air.
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Still to come, Charlotte Flair appears on “A Moment of Bliss” with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and it’s time for another edition of “A Moment of Bliss” on the stage. Out come WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross.
Bliss welcomes us to the show and they pose with the titles. Bliss says they have been humbled by this title reign but they don’t want people to think they’ve changed – “A Moment of Bliss” will always welcome the less fortunate and give a platform to those who don’t have titles, but tonight is a little different because her guest requested to be on the show. Bliss asks everyone to give it up for The Queen and the nine-time champion as Charlotte Flair makes her way out.
Flair looks at her seat and says this seems like the wrong chair. She points to the KOTR throne and says that’s more like it. She takes a seat with Bliss anyway. Bliss says the recent SummerSlam match with WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus was like a passing of the torch. Flair says she took the torch. Flair goes on about proving she’s the Queen of all eras and the face of the SmackDown women’s division. Bliss says some people would say the face is the champion, currently Bayley. Flair says people say a lot of things but facts are that Bayley might be champion but Flair is the brand. She says WWE doesn’t send Bayley to red carpet event with her side ponytail and high-fives. Flair says she’s marketable but Bayley is not, which is why they send her to do premieres and media, because she is SmackDown. Fans respond with some wooo’s and some boos. Flair says Bayley is an afterthought, which is why the title and the division are afterthoughts right now. The music interrupts and out comes Bayley.
Bayley tells Flair to stop with the same bragging and insults, that we hear over and over. She says it sounds like a bunch of excuses because at the end of the day, I am the champion, which means she is better than Flair, and that just eats Flair up inside. Flair asks Bayley if she even knows how people feel about her and the title. The crowd pops. Flair tells her not to take her word for it, but go back and look what everyone was talking about at SummerSlam – Flair vs. Trish, not Bayley vs. Ember Moon. Flair says Bayley has de-valued the title and now she has to clean up her mess when she beats her at Clash of Champions. Bayley says if that’s a challenge, she accepts, and she can’t wait to do everyone a favor by shutting Flair’s mouth up. Bayley says she forgot one more thing that’s very important… she shoves Flair’s stool over and she falls to the ground. Bayley looks down at Flair and smiles before walking off.
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We go to the ring and out come WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for this non-title match. We go to commercial as they head to the ring.
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose
Back from the break and out comes Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. Cross starts off with Deville but Bliss quickly comes back in. Deville attacks and takes Bliss down, unloading on her. Rose tags in and they double team Bliss. Rose with a 2 count. Bliss counters a slam but Rose knocks her back. Rose taunts Bliss now. Cross gets involved from the apron as Bliss has the referee distracted. Rose drops Cross on the floor but Bliss comes from behind and knocks Rose down on the outside. Bliss brings Rose back in for a 2 count.
Cross and Bliss with more tags and double teaming to Rose in their corner. Cross rag-dolls Rose some and keeps her grounded. Cross with more offense before sending Rose into the corner. Bliss comes in for more double teaming. Rose finally drops Bliss with a big running knee to the face. Deville and Cross wait for the tags. They get them and Deville unloads on Cross, then hits her with strikes. Deville with a big knee to Cross.
Cross sends Rose into the ring post. Cross then turns around to a big Spinebuster from Deville. Bliss comes in but Deville drops her. Cross takes advantage of the distraction and hits the Cross neckbreaker on Deville for the non-title win.
Winners: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
After the match, Cross and Bliss leave with the titles as Bliss’ music hits. Rose checks on Deville in the ring.
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