The landscape has changed drastically!

Gunther is still WWE World Heavyweight Champion, but NAOMI is the NEW Women’s World Champion, and they’re both here, tonight on Raw!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Dominik Mysterio VS The Kabuki Warriors; Raquel & Roxanne win.
• WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: Lyra Valkyria VS Bayley; Lyra wins and will challenge Becky Lynch for the title at SummerSlam.
• Nikki Bella VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice; Nikki wins.
• WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Gauntlet: CM Punk wins and will challenge GUNTHER for the title at SummerSlam.

PLAY BY PLAY

Naomi is here!

Birmingham, Alabama fires up as the NEW WWE Women’s World Champion makes her way to the ring! Naomi not only wears the belt, but her gear has a newspaper pattern with the headlines all about her win at Evolution. Naomi takes the mic and says, “Uh-huh! Uh-huh! UH-HUH!” The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” but Naomi says no no no no no no! NOPE! She doesn’t wanna hear none of that now! They weren’t feeling the glow, but they feeling her now, ain’t you? And why y’all acting like y’all saw this coming? They all assumed she was after Tiffany Stratton. But she warned us. She warned ALL of us! Ain’t nobody know her next move until she makes it!

That is why she is her the NEW WWE Women’s World Champion! The fans fire up for that! Naomi says she is so done with that foolishness on SmackDown. Bianca, Naomi wants you to take a good, cold, hard look at this. Naomi didn’t betray Bianca, she outgrew her. And if she’s keeping it 100, Bianca and Jade never really wanted Naomi to succeed. They wanted her as a friend, a partner, as a third wheel, as a FLUNKY, so long as it was convenient for them! Naomi mocks the “What?” and says who has the upper hand now, B*TCHES!? Jade might’ve got her lick back on Evolution, but Naomi made history!

Naomi may be new on Raw, but all you raggedy heifers in the locker room, she strongly advises you to #ProceedWithCaution! But wait! RHEA RIPLEY makes her way out! Birmingham fires up for Mami as she makes her way to the ring, staring Naomi down the entire way. Rhea steps into the ring, mic in hand, and she says one thing Naomi should know about her is she’s not cautious. Rhea is reckless and she’s pissed! Because Rhea walked into Evolution with two goals: To finally beat Iyo Sky, and to get back the Women’s World Championship. And now, all because of Naomi, Rhea still has those two goals.

Congrats, Naomi, you just made it onto Rhea’s list! But wait, here comes IYO SKY! The fans fire up again as now the Genius of the Sky goes to the ring! Naomi is growing more and more annoyed as Iyo grabs herself a mic. Iyo tells Rhea that with respect, get in line behind her! Iyo walked into Evolution the Women’s World Champion, so now she will get back HER title from Naomi! The fans cheer that! Naomi says, “I dunno what you just said, but you and her can get y’all entitled asses outta my face and to the back of the line!” The fans boo but neither Rhea or Iyo take kindly to that. Naomi laughs as she says they’re going to the backity back of the line!

Rhea says how dare Naomi get in their match! Naomi didn’t even deserve that shot! The arguing gets loud, Adam Pearce hurries out here to calm everyone down. What he has to say next pertains to all three of them. Firstly, congratulations to Naomi and welcome to Monday Night Raw. Naomi has always made the most out of her moments, and last night, the single biggest moment of her career, congratulations! The fans cheer that! But Iyo, Rhea, he gets it. That moment came at their expense so he gets why they’re pissed. But he has to say it, that match they had was absolute magic. The fans cheer that, too!

Pearce continues by saying it is simple. In three weeks, SummerSlam in New Jersey, the first-ever TWO NIGHT SummerSlam ever, so it is bigger than ever! The attractions have to be bigger! The box office has to be bigger! The magic has to be bigger! And as big as it was at Evolution, WWE has to blow the proverbial roof off of Metlife Stadium! The fans do cheer that, and Pearce says that is what they will do! It will be Iyo Sky VS Rhea Ripley VS Naomi for the Women’s World Championship in a Triple Threat! They will make magic at SummerSlam! The fans cheer, all three women are ready, but who will defy the odds to be the one?

The Judgment Day meets in the clubhouse.

Finn Balor is wearing his WWE World Tag Team Championship belt while carrying the other four! JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio step in, they have a good chuckle, and Finn says he shined Dom’s belt up real nice for him. Dom thanks Finn, but says he can’t relax with AJ Styles stalking him. Dom never knows where AJ is! Finn says Dom can relax, because as long as Dom has that doctor’s note, he is untouchable. Now, let’s focus on fully supporting the brightest stars of the weekend, the Women’s Tag Team Champions! Finn hands those belts over to Roxanne & Raquel, they thank him, and Roxie wishes she could take the credit, but all the hard work was done by Raquel.

Raquel says Roxie did hold her own, and she kept her word. But let’s keep that same energy tonight as they go against Kabuki Warriors 2v2. JD even sets that match up on WWE 2K. For that matter, Asuka & Kairi Sane have been causing some trouble, so Finn got them some extra protection. From one champ to the other champs, maybe Dom should escort the ladies out there? Roxie likes that idea, but Dom asks why it has to be him. Well think about this: The Judgment Day can show the world how strong they are, and Liv Morgan loves those titles. They gotta do everything they can to keep those belts in the clubhouse.

Finn says, “For Liv!” Dom fist bumps Finn and says, “For Liv.” Dom accompanies Roxie & Raquel while JD & Finn run the match on the sim. Finn looks to the Liv memorial and says this is for her. But is it, though? Is it?

Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Dominik Mysterio VS The Kabuki Warriors!

Raw returns as Judgment Day make their entrance, Empress of Tomorrow & Pirate Princess already waiting. The teams sort out, Big Mami Cool starts against Kairi and they circle. Kairi slips around, waistlocks, but ducks an elbow. Kairi eggs Raquel on, dodges her again, then tilt-o-whirls, but Raquel throws Kairi away! Raquel CLOBBERS Kairi, but Kairi scrambles away. Asuka tags in and the fans fire up. Asuka and Raquel circle, Asuka blocks a shot but Raquel shoves her away. They go again, Asuka again snatches an arm, but Raquel scoops! The fans rally and Asuka slips around for a SLEEPER! Raquel hurries to a corner and RAMS Asuka into buckles!

Roxie tags in, Raquel snapmares Asuka, and Rosie runs to tilt-o-whirl RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Roxie brings Asuka up, SLAPS her, but that just upsets Asuka. The fans rally up and Asuka says okay, bring it on! Roxie swings, misses, and Asuka fires off fast hands! And a KNEE! Asuka fires KAWADA KICKS, then KICKS Roxie down! The fans fire up with Asuka, she brings Roxie away, tag to Kairi. The Kabuki Warriors double whip, KICK, AX KICK, BULLDOG and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Kairi brings Roxie to a cover, TWO! Roxie toughs it out but Kairi brings her up to TOSS her to a corner.

Kairi storms up to CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! Kairi lines up a DOUBLE CHOP! The fans fire up, Kairi runs, SLIDING D! Cover, TWO! Roxie toughs it out, Dom soaks up heat for Judgment Day, but Kairi whips. Roxie reverses, Kairi goes up, but Roxie dumps her over! Kairi slides under but Roxie holds ropes! Roxie STOMPS Kairi, Raquel tags in, and Raquel drags Kairi up. Kairi shoves Raquel, then jumps on for a TRIANGLE HOLD! Raquel endures, Asuka intercepts Roxie! ARMBAR! The fans fire up as Judgment Day endures! Raquel powers up and POWERBOMBS Kairi onto Asuka! Then she deadlifts again, HOTSHOT off the ropes!

The fans boo but Dom wants to make sure Maggle saw that. Cole says yes, he sees what’s going on, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Raquel keeps Kairi from the corner. Kairi turns waistlock into wheelbarrow and then into a STUNNER! Raquel staggers back. Roxie tags in, and Roxie keeps Kairi from Asuka! Kairi hops on one foot, ENZIGIRIS Roxie, and the fans fire up! Kairi crawls, hot tag to Asuka! Asuka fires off KICKS on Roxie! Asuka whips, Roxie reverses, but Asuka HIP ATTACKS Raquel! Then Asuka dodges, bypasses, and CLOBBERS Roxie! The fans fire up, Asuka runs in at the corner, HEEL KICK! Raquel runs up but into a ROUNDHOUSE! Roxie tries but she gets a POP-UP KNEE! The fans fire up, SLIDING KICK from Asuka! Cover, TWO!

Asuka is frustrated but the fans rally behind her. Asuka brings Roxie up, wrenches, and she tags Kairi. Kairi fires the fans up and climbs, but Roxie fights the dragon sleeper! Asuka still stands Roxie up for a FLYIGN KABUKI ELBOW! Cover, Raquel breaks it! Asuka has Raquel, Raquel shoves her away, and then Raquel runs up! Asuka DUMPS Raquel out, tags in, and brings Roxie up. Asuka whips, Roxie reverses, but Kairi tags back in! Asuka dodges, Roxie hits buckles, and Kairi goes up again! But DOM distracts the ref! IN-SANE ELBOW DDT!! Cover, but the ref is too busy with Dirty Dom! The fans boo, but Asuka runs Dom off!

The ref finally sees the pin, but Raquel breaks it! Raquel drags Kairi out to RAM her into barriers! Raquel puts Kairi back in, but Asuka runs up! Raquel scoops, Asuka slips free, and Asuka POSTS Raquel! The fans fire up and Dom is worried. Asuka tags back in, she climbs up, and Roxie stands into the MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Asuka hurries to get Roxie again. Asuka URAKENS, SOBATS, KCIKS, HAYMAKERS, then SUPERKICKS! Roxie wobbles, Asuka GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up but Dom gets on the apron! Asuka tells Dom to get down, he doesn’t so she URAKENS him down! But Roxie rolls Asuka! with Raquel pushing her! JUDGMENT DAY WINS!

Winners: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez, by pinfall

Dirty Dom’s “bad ribs” don’t seem so bad if he’s able to do all this! But will the numbers keep Judgment Day on top like always? Or can justice finally be served?

Backstage interview with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed.

Jackie Redmond is with the Wise- er, Oracle, as well as the behemoths in Seth Rollins’ stable, and she does bring up Seth Rollins’ knee injury. Do we have the results of his evaluation from today? Heyman sighs and says no, he does not. It is just too soon. And c’mon, honestly. Seth Rollins has until next June to cash in his Money in the Bank contract. So until we crash into that deadline, his health right now is honestly irrelevant. What IS relevant tonight is the fact that tonight, Bron Breakker runs the gauntlet! Tonight, Bron Breakker goes through everything and everyone in his way! Tonight, Bron Breakker emerges as the NEW #1 Contender!

Tonight, Bron Breakker stamps his ticket to SummerSlam, goes on to defeat Gunther at SummerSlam, and becomes your next WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Bron glares into the camera, will he run through four other men to be the one facing Der Ring General?

Backstage interview with Lyra Valkyria.

Raw returns from break as Jackie is now with The Morrigan at gorilla. Jackie says tonight, Lyra and Bayley go 2 outta 3 falls, the winner going on to face Becky Lynch one more time for the Women’s Intercontinental Champion, all at SummerSlam. That means there are so many layers to this. How much is this about Becky and the title? And how much of this is personal with Bayley? Lyra asks if Jackie is serious. She is so sick talking about Bayley! This match will put the Bayley talk to bed, and put things back to how it should’ve been: Lyra VS Becky. After tonight, you can ask Lyra about her upcoming title match at SummerSlam.

Jackie says that’s fair. But- Oh, Bayley steps in! Bayley tells Lyra that whoever loses tonight is at the back of the line! As much as Lyra wants this, Bayley NEEDS this. Lyra says Bayley makes it all about herself, as she always has. Lyra actually respects that. Lyra says she’ll see Bayley out there, but Bayley says maybe what’s best for Lyra is to stay out of Bayley’s way. Bayley makes her entrance first, but will she have the last word on this grudge match? Or will it be a turn of fortunes for Lyra?

WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: Lyra Valkyria VS Bayley!

The bell rings for the first fall, and the two tie up. Lyra headlocks, hits the takeover, and she grinds Bayley down. Bayley fights up, powers out, but Lyra comes back to headlock! Lyra grinds Bayley down, the fans rally, and Bayley powers up to power out. Lyra comes back to headlock yet again! Bayley lifts, she puts Lyra on the top rope, but Lyra still has the headlock. The ref counts, Both women let off, but Bayley pats Lyra on the head. The fans are torn but Lyra frowns. Lyra and Bayley circle, tie up, and Lyra arm-drags! And arm-drags! And then hurdles over Bayley’s tackle! Bayley tumbles out, Lyra eggs her on, and the fans duel.

Bayley storms in. Lyra dodges, and Lyra hits the HIP TOSS! Lyra pats Bayley on the head! The fans rally harder, Bayley SLAPS Lyra and rolls her up, with tights! Bayley scores first!

Lyra: 0; Bayley: 1

Lyra is livid but Bayley nods as that is the veteran savvy. Can Lyra avoid a sweep? We find out, after the break.

Raw returns again as the second fall is going, and Bayley grinds Lyra’s arm down. The fans rally up, Lyra rises, and Lyra fires forearms. Bayley fires back, they trade shots, and Bayley knees low! Bayley runs, but Lyra ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up, Lyra eggs Bayley on, then Lyra rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! SOBAT! KICK! RAM! KICK! HEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Lyra reels Bayley in, TORNADO- NO, Bayley stops the DDT! Bayley runs up, but Lyra hurdles! Bayley stumbles, Lyra SHOTGUNS her into buckles! Lyra drags Bayley up, TORNADO DDT and a roll through, to then FISHERMAN BUSTER! Bridging cover, TWO!

Bayley escapes that bridge and Lyra grows frustrated. The fans rally up as Lyra stalks Bayley to a corner. Lyra stomps a mudhole into Bayley, stops as the ref counts 4, and Lyra stands Bayley up. Lyra whips but Bayley reverses, and Lyra hits buckles hard! Bayley hesitates, perhaps feeling a little bad about that, but then she CLOBBERS Lyra! Cover, TWO! Bayley keeps on Lyra with stomps to the back! Lyra goes to ropes, Bayley brings her up and whips her hard into another corner. Lyra falls against the ropes but Bayley is on her again. Bayley CLUBS Lyra, but Lyra kicks back! Bayley trips Lyra, Lyra kicks and kicks and kicks free!

Bayley tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Lyra fights through the pain to WRECK Bayley with a dropkick! Lyra fires up, the fans are with her, and Lyra brings Bayley up to the apron. Lyra fireman’s carries, but Bayley fights free with elbows! Bayley lifts, APRON BACK SUPLEX! Lyra sputters and the fans fire up again! Bayley hurries to get Lyra in the ring, fireman’s carries, and SWINGING SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Lyra survives and Bayley grows frustrated. Bayley SLAPS Lyra on the back, then looms over her. Lyra glares at her in defiance. Bayley says if Lyra wants it so bad, here it is! Bayley rains down fists, then hauls Lyra up!

Bayley lifts, Lyra fights it, but Bayley turns takeover into stepover, LA MAGISTROL but Lyra smothers it! Lyra has the cover, and SCORES!

Lyra: 1; Bayley: 1

The fans fire up as we’re all tied up, and Bayley cannot believe it! It all comes down to the final fall and the fans rally up. Bayley dares Lyra to get up then! Then she runs to KNEE Lyra back down! Cover, TWO!! Lyra lives and Bayley can’t help but smile from how impressive Lyra is. The match continues on, but Raw goes to break.

Raw returns, the fans duel, and Lyra RAMS Bayley in the corner. Lyra then hits a DRAGON SCREW! Bayley writhes, crawls, but Lyra stalks her. Lyra runs up but Bayley puts her in the ropes! HOTSHOT STUNNER! Lyra flops and flounders while the fans rally up again. Bayley rises, runs up, but Lyra rolls her! Bayley rolls through to KNEE Lyra down again! Bayley leans against the ropes to catch her breath, and Lyra rises again. Bayley storms up but Lyra blocks the whip by holding ropes. The ref counts, Bayley CLUBS Lyra’s arm off the ropes, then clinches for BAYLEY- NO, Lyra fights the suplex with elbows!

Lyra puts Bayley in the corner, jumps up, but Bayley puts her up top! Lyra BOOTS Bayley away, then aims, PEREPETEIA onto a BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!! Lyra survives a different turn of fortunes and Bayley is shocked! “This is Awesome!” as Bayley drags Lyra into the drop zone. Bayley climbs, but Lyra springs up to trip Bayley up! Lyra goes up, Bayley fights back with body shots! Bayley SHOVES Lyra down, but Lyra returns again! RISING FOREARM! Lyra cravats, SUPER POWERSLAM! Gut wrench, DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Bayley survives and Lyra is beside herself!

The fans again declare “This is Awesome!” as Lyra goes for a leg. Bayley kicks her away and Lyra goes to a corner. Bayley runs in, Lyra pops her up and out! Bayley’s leg jams! Lyra drags Bayley up but Bayley drags her to the outside! Bayley tries again but Lyra fights the back suplex! Lyra fireman’s carries but Bayley CLUBS away on Lyra! Lyra CLUBS the leg! And CLUBS it again! Lyra fisherman’s, APRON FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bayley hits hard then flops to the floor! The fans rally while Lyra slowly sits up. Lyra brings Bayley up, Bayley shoves her away! Bayley rolls into the ring, Lyra hurries but Bayley baseball slide dropkicks!

Lyra comes back at 7 of 10 but Bayley is on her! OKLAHOMA ROLL, TWO! Lyra is up, she trips Bayley to a jackknife bridge, TWO! The fans fire up, Lyra goes to a corner and Bayley shakes out the bad leg. Bayley eggs Lyra on, then runs in, but Lyra slips to the outside! Bayley hits buckles, Lyra DECKS Bayley! But Bayley kicks Lyra’s legs out! Lyra falls to the floor, Bayley goes outside and DAREDEVIL- NO, Lyra blocks the dropkick! Bayley kicks free and the fans fire up. Bayley runs up and SUSNET FLIP BOMBS Lyra into steel steps! The fans go nuts, Bayley puts Lyra in, and Bayley climbs! The fans fire up as Bayley is up top, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up as Lyra survives, but Bayley clamps on the CROSSFACE! Bayley wants to make a statement! Lyra endures, reaches out, and claws her way over! But Bayley kicks off the ropes to roll Lyra! Lyra fireman’s carries! NIGHTWING DRIVER!! Cover, LYRA WINS!!

Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)

In an epic comeback, Lyra wins 2-1 and has one more shot at The Big Time! But speaking of, Becky is here! The fans are torn seeing The Man hold up the title as she storms to the ring. Becky and Lyra are face to face once again, and Lyra promises to have her revenge! Will nothing stop Lyra from turning things around? Or will Becky keep holding her down?

Backstage interview with Stephanie Vaquer.

Jackie is now with La Primera and congratulates her on not only winning the Evolution Battle Royal, but also on earning her title shot. She must be so excited. Vaquer starts in Spanish, then translates to English that she came to the WWE to be a champion. In Paris, La Primera will be a champion. Then speaking of Clash In Paris, we can confirm that Vaquer competes for the Women’s World Championship. What are her thoughts on the Triple Threat set for- Chelsea Green “coughs” to interrupt, and she uses some French to say excuse her, but she has some thoughts. Chelsea thinks SHE should represent the WWE in Paris.

Really, who would we rather have in the City of Lights? “La Primavera,” which must be Spanish for loser~… Or La Chelsea Green, which in Canadian means winner~! Vaquer says if Chelsea really wants to know what La Primera means, take your best shot! The Secret Her-vice stands in the way, and Chelsea says she’d love to, but… She has her best shot against a WWE Hall of Famer. So for now, just look but you can’t touch. Get it? The Hot Mess heads out, Alba & Piper following. But will Fearless Nikki make sure The Green Administration learns to respect the Bella Army?

Karrion Kross speaks.

“Good people of the world, your favorite bad guys are now here to save the day. And where is Sami Zayn? He’s not here. Sami Zayn is hurt. Scarlett, do you believe that?” She does not, because Sami is a liar! Kross agrees. “All this big talk a few weeks ago about who’s a coward, who shows up, falls flat on their face, gets up and tries again, and here we are, Sami Zayn is nowhere to be found. Sami Zayn is hurt MY ASS!” Kross will share what he thinks: He gave Sami an ultimatum that Sami didn’t like, and Sami has folded. So guess what? Sami can stay home, and he shouldn’t come back until he is ready to say the words: KROSS TOLD THE TRUTH!

Nikki Bella VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice!

Raw returns as The Hot Mess has joined Nikki in the ring. The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, break, and the fans rally behind Nikki. They tie up again, go around, and Chelsea’s height is just enough leverage to push Nikki back. Nikki turns things around to have Chelsea on the ropes, the ref counts, and Nikki backs off at 4. Chelsea is upset but Alba & Piper calm her down. Chelsea and Nikki go again, tie up, and Nikki arm-drags! Then she slips around to roll Chelsea up, TWO! Chelsea runs up, Nikki drop toeholds her! Nikki taunts Chelsea, but Chelsea SLAPS her! Then she runs away from Nikki!

Nikki grabs at Chelsea, Chelsea uses the ropes as a defense, and the ref backs Nikki off. Chelsea sucker punches Nikki! The fans boo but Chelsea CLUBS away on Nikki! Chelsea whips, Nikki tilt-o-whirls and RANAS! Chelsea stumbles up, Nikki ROCKS her! Nikki salutes, then dodges Chelsea to wrench and suplex! The fans fire up but Chelsea bails out. Nikki is annoyed that Chelsea wants a timeout, but that’s not this kind of match. Nikki storms out after Chelsea, the Secret Her-vice step in. The ref reprimands, Nikki goes to the ring, but Chelsea is there! Nikki blocks a boot to fire forearms! Nikki whips, Chelsea reverses, but Nikki ELBOWS in return!

Nikki goes up but Chelsea kicks the legs out! Nikki is in the ropes, Chelsea hits a DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Nikki tumbles out of the ring and Chelsea greens. The fans rally and the ring count climbs, but Chelsea soaks up that heat. Chelsea goes out to drag Nikki up and talk more trash. Chelsea THROWS  Nikki into barriers! Piper & Alba applaud but Chelsea tells Birmingham that their favorite isn’t good enough! Chelsea throws off her gloves, puts Nikki in, then runs to SLIDING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Nikki is still tough but Chelsea stays on her. Chelsea KNEES Nikki in the back, KNEES her again, and pulls Nikki’s hair!

The ref reprimands, the fans rally, and Nikki fires elbows into Chelsea. Chelsea throws Nikki down by her hair! Chelsea clamps on a chinlock, there is some dueling starting, and Nikki fires body shots. Nikki runs but Chelsea reels her in! Nikki hits a KNEE SMASH! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Both women slowly rise, Chelsea runs up, but Nikki dodges! Nikki rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT, then she whips Chelsea to a corner. Nikki runs in, LARIATS, and she goes up, FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO! Nikki fireman’s carries but Chelsea fights free! Chelsea turns Nikki, salutes, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Chelsea and her Secret Her-vice are upset, but Nikki isn’t a former champion for nothing. Chelsea drags Nikki up, chicken wings her, and turns her, but Nikki turns things around! BELLA BUSTER! Piper distracts the ref, Alba grabs Nikki, but Nikki POSTS Alba! Nikki DECKS Piper, but Chelsea pulls Nikki’s hair! Chicken wings, but Nikki rolls Chelsea up, rolls through, and torture racks! Chelsea fights that, Nikki fireman’s carries, T K O! Cover, Nikki wins!

Winner: Nikki Bella, by pinfall

But Piper CLOBBERS Nikki! The fans boo but Alba joins in, the Secret Her-vice feeds Nikki to a SUPERKICK! They whip, Piper scoops, BLACKHOLE SLAM! The fans boo more as Piper & Alba help Chelsea stand, but here comes Vaquer! The Dark Angel ROCKS Alba, SUPERKICKS her, then slides into the ring! She dodges Piper to DROPKICK her! Alba is back but Vaquer ROCKS her again! ANGEL’S WINGS! The fans fire up as Vaquer saves the living legend. Vaquer helps Nikki to her feet and they hug it out. Will Vaquer & Nikki work together to handle this Hot Mess?

The New Day & Grayson Waller talk with Adam Pearce.

Xavier Woods says they are still grieving the “death” of this tag division, and the first stage is bargaining. Wait, what? Well, the point is, they’re going to bargain with Pearce for a rematch by presenting him with this gift. Waller reveals two perfectly cut, grain fed, all organic… wigs. Y’know, for his bald head. It is human hair, hard to come by. When does The New Day get their rematch? Pearce says New Day don’t just “get” one. But don’t worry, next week on Raw, we find who the NEW #1 contenders will be. Yes, New Day will have an opportunity to earn the title match. Do not flip their wigs! Pearce flips them for the New Day, then heads out.

Pearce then spots The Judgment Day on their way out! Just the people he was looking for! Ladies, congrats on the win tonight. Dom, you must be feeling great! Athletic, nimble, spry, hopping around out there. How is he? Dom says it was the adrenaline. Oh? Y-Yeah, and he’s still tender. Plus, still not medically cleared. Pearce says what’s funny about that doctor’s note is, after Dom’s little antics out there, Pearce called WWE Medical. Next week, they will reevaluate Dom! But don’t worry, if he’s not cleared and gets a new doctor’s note, nothing to worry about. But if he IS cleared, then as fast as Pearce can, he will write a contract for Dom VS AJ Styles for the Intercontinental Championship!

Pearce storms off again, and Finn tells Dom no worries! There’s no way the doc will clear Dom. Dom says yeah, of course not. But then Styles is just around the corner, praying to God that Dom is healthy. Styles then signals he’s watching Dom. Dom counters that prayer with his own prayer to NOT be cleared! His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, will The Phenomenal One finally have retribution on Dirty Dom?

Penta prepares backstage.

The Man with Zero Fear is just one of five men to run tonight’s gauntlet, and Gunther walks over to stare him down! Gunther smiles, will this be the match-up we see at SummerSlam? For now, Der Ring General continues on towards gorilla, what will he have to say about retiring Bill Goldberg on Saturday?

Backstage interview with Rusev.

Jackie is with the Son of Thunder and says she has meant to congratulate him, as a couple of weeks ago, he and Sheamus put on one of the hardest hitting matches in recent memory. And in the end, it was Rusev who came out on top. The question is now, where does Rusev plan to go from here? Rusev says he has been called a god, but he might just be a saint warding off Irish snakes. But now, the world knows what Jackie knows, what Rusev knows, and what Sheamus now knows: Rusev is better, tougher, and superior to the Celtic Warrior! That is why Sheamus was glad to see Rusev go last week.

But wait! Sheamus steps into the room! The Fella says hey, Saint Patrick. Don’t worry, Sheamus isn’t here to ambush him, that’s not his style. But Sheamus did speak to Pearce, and Pearce saw how Rusev stole that match. So guess what? Pearce agrees that Rusev is a dirty, cheatin’ bastard. So now, they’re having a rematch! Rematch!? Yeah! Rusev didn’t think they were done after that, did he? That banger was the appetizer, save room for the main course. Oh right, Rusev doesn’t know about Sheamus’ new catchphrase: It is banger after banger after banger after banger after banger! Rusev says then Sheamus will learn how dangerous Rusev really is.

The Bulgarian Brute storms off, but will he and The Celtic Warrior go until there’s nothing left to give?

GUNTHER goes to the ring!

Birmingham is a bit torn seeing Der Ring General make his way out, World Heavyweight Championship still around his waist. But Gunther is all smiles as he grabs a mic and steps through the ropes. The fans boo but Gunther smiles more. “Well, I don’t get the issue, because I am in a great mood today! Because this past Saturday, on Saturday Night’s Main Event, I, Der Ring General, Gunther, retired Bill Goldberg!” The fans are again torn, but the chant of “GOLD~BERG!” echoes out. Gunther says he knows they aren’t the brighest in Alabama, but Goldberg is not here tonight! He’s not coming!

Because Gunther held every promise that he made before that match! Gunther bullied Goldberg, humiliated him, pushed him around, blew him up, choked him out, and he ENDED the myth of Bill Goldberg! The fans still chant “You Tapped Out!” but Gunther says there is only one question left to raise; Who’s Next? The fans boo Gunther mockingly using Goldberg’s catchphrase, but Gunther does want to know how is up next. But no worries, we’ll have an answer soon. In the next few months, Gunther will take a seat in the nice VIP suite to watch five of the finest competitors in the WWE today indeed compete for Gunther’s amusement.

And to identify who will be the official challenger for Der Ring General at SummerSlam. The winner of tonight’s gauntlet match, Gunther doesn’t care. For him, when the bell rings, they are all the same. But the sirens blare and it is Bron Breakker who makes his way out first! The fans fire up for the unpredictable badass, the attack dog of The Visionary’s stable, as he stares Gunther down, The Oracle right behind him. Gunther does not back down as Bron steps into the ring. These two stare down but Gunther smirks even. The fans bark for Bron, and Heyman… offers a handshake? Gunther shakes Heyman’s hand, and Heyman grabs his own mic.

“Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman.” Gunther interrupts?! The fans boo that, but Gunther says we all know who Heyman is. Gunther has made his point, he is not interested in listening to what Heyman has to say, so he is going to leave now. Gunther drops the mic, but Bron stands in the way! Heyman says stick around a moment, Gunther, because this applies to you. Tonight, Bron Breakker runs the gauntlet, becomes #1 contender, goes on to the main event of SummerSlam, and he will beat Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship. Now, understandably, that’s no easy task, we all saw how Gunther beat Goldberg.

But Gunther has never been speared until he’s been speared by Bron Breakker! Heyman will make this perfectly clear: Bron Breakker IS the Next Big Thing! Bron Breakker IS the Big Dog! And this is Bron Breakker’s yard! They’re not looking at just another contender, this is a STEINER! The fans cheer that! So y’know what that means? Bron will break through every barrier put in front of him, break through glass ceilings, and break Gunther’s ass at SummerSlam! There is going to be a NEW World Heavyweight Champion, a long term champion, and his name… is Bron… Breakker! The fans bark, and now Bron lets Gunther pass.

Gunther is moderately amused, but fans are chanting for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” The Best in the World is in the mix, but who is Bron’s first opponent? We find out after the break!

WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Gauntlet!

Raw returns and PENTA is first up! Will either one of these starters make it to the end? Or will it be much harder to run such a star-studded table?

Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman VS PENTA!

The bell rings the fans rally up as these two stare down. The dueling gets louder as the two circle. Then Penta fires off fast hands! Penta stomps away in the corner, throws down more hands, then fires up at the count of 4. The fans fire up with Penta, but Bron clinches to EXPLODER! The fans bark and Bron puts Penta in a corner. Bron RAMS into Penta again and again, then stops as the ref counts. Bron storms up on Penta, whips him to ropes, but Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Bron tumbles to a corner, the fans fire up, and Penta runs in. Bron puts Penta on the apron, Penta GAMANGIRIS! Penta goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES!

The fans fire up and Penta feeds off the energy. Penta stands Bron up to wind up and CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and Penta keep son Bron. Bron headlocks back, Penta powers up and out, but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds speed! Bron CLOBBERS Penta! The fans bark, Bron huffs ‘n’ puffs, then he sees Penta go to the apron. Bron runs up, but Penta DUMPS Bron out! Bron tumbles, Penta slingshots in and builds speed, to FLY out onto Bron! The fans fire up as Bron goes down, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Penta is slumped over on the steel steps! The fans bark, Bron grins, and the ring count climbs. Bron drags Penta up, KNEES him low, then trophy lifts Penta! Bron SNAKE EYES Penta off the steps! Penta falls in a heap, Birmingham barks it up again, and Heyman is smiling ear to ear. Bron drags Penta up, puts him in the ring, but the fans duel. Bron stares down the fan wearing the Penta mask, then goes back to the real Penta. Bron stomps away, then hauls Penta up. Bron suplexes high and hard, then covers, but he lets off to do pushups! The fans are torn as Bron is playing with his food now.

Bron drags Penta up, TOSSES him to the apron, then brings him up. Penta fires body shots, then HOTSHOTS! Bron staggers away, Penta hurries back up, but Bron returns to pick Penta up! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Penta toughs it out and Bron seethes. Gunther is indeed watching from the skybox while the fans rally up. Gunther is stoic as Bron clamps onto Penta with a chinlock. Penta fights up to fire body shots! Bron KNEES low, then OVERHEAD SUPLEXES! Bron hauls Penta up, and he OVERHEAD SUPLEXES again! The fans bark, Bron goes to the corner, and Bron runs in! Penta SUPERKICKS Bron first!

Penta runs, dodges, mule kicks a leg out, then he runs to SLING-DOG! Bron goes to a corner, Penta GAMANGIRIS, then he HEADSTAND DROPKICKS! Bron sputters, Penta brings him up, and Penta whips. Bron reverses, Penta goes up, over, and BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Bron stays in this, Gunther stays unimpressed, but the fans fire up. Penta aims from a corner, runs in, but into a JUMP KNEE! Bron fireman’s carries Penta but Penta fights free! Penta pump handles, but Bron fights free! Penta SUPERKICKS again, runs, and springboards, INTO THE SPEAR!! Cover, Bron ELIMINATES Penta! One down, three to go! But who’s next? L A KNIGHT, YEAH!!

Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman VS LA Knight!

The Mega Star still owes all of Rollins’ goons a beating, but can he bring Bron down? Or is he just the next man to be broken?

Knight rushes in, Bron runs up but Knight fires hands! They go back and forth, bark and “YEAH!” echoing! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” as Knight has the edge, but Bron KNEES low! Bron whips, Knight bounces off buckles to LARIAT! Knight has Bron up, suplexes, but Bron blocks! Bron suplexes, Knight lands out to NECKBREAKER! Knight mocks the twitching, then he covers Bron, TWO! Knight stays focused as he wrenches Bron and YANKS the arm. And YANKS it! And YANKS it again! And again! And again! Knight wrenches the arm, KICKS the arm, then runs up, but Bron DUMPS Knight out! So Knight drags Bron out to join him!

Knight POSTS Bron, SLAMS the bad arm against the post, then SLAMS it again! The fans rally up and “YEAH!” as Knight follows Bron back into the ring. Bron kicks low, choke grips, and he trophy lifts !@But Knight slips free! Knight KICKS the bad arm! The fans rally as hard as they can for Knight and he LARIATS Bron up and outta the ring! Heyman is not happy, but Knight WRECKS Bron with a dropkick! Bron hits desk but Knight gets him up to SMACK him off it! Knight dribbles Bron, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight winds up and SMACKS Bron off the desk extra hard! The fans fire up for Knight and he goes back for more.

But Bron YANKS Knight into the desk! Knight’s ribs are still hurting from all the damage Bron & Bronson have been doing! GUT BUSTER! Knight flounders into the ring, Bron is after him, but Knight ELBOWS Bron away. Knight goes up, Bron YANKS him down! Knight hits the buckles along the way! Knight is in danger but Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Bron mocks Knight spelling it out. Knight sputters as he is on the mat again, but the fans rally. Knight rises but Bron pushes him to the ropes. Bron CHOKES Knight, the ref counts, and Bron stops at 4. Bron huffs ‘n’ puffs but Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight backs Bron down, runs, but Bron kitchen sink knees! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Bron is annoyed. Bron stalks Knight and clamps on a rear bearhug! The fans rally as Knight endures the squeeze. Knight fights around, rises up, and he pries at the hold. Knight fires elbow after elbow! Knight runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but DOUBLE LARIATS bring both men down!

The fans fire up while Heyman is now annoyed. Knight grimaces but he sits up first. “This is Awesome!” as Knight goes to the ropes. Knight stands, he storms up, and he dodges a haymaker to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” LARIAT! Then a whip into the corner, and JUMP NECKBREAKER! Kick and DDT! Knight goes to a corner, hops up, and spells it out! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Heyman is very worried right now as Bron slowly rises. Knight spins Bron, B F- NO, Bron powers out, then RAN- POWERBOMB!! Knight turns that around to cover, TWO!!

Bron survives that sudden turnaround and even Heyman is surprised! Knight brings Bron up, torture racks, but Bron fights free! Bron clinches, Knight fires haymakers, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Bron wobbles, Knight kicks, B F- NO, Bron CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Bron fireman’s carries! GUT BUSTER DROP! Bron goes to a corner, the fans bark it up, and Bron runs in! SPEAR!! Cover, Bron ELIMINATES Knight! Gunther says okay, but that means there’s two more. And next up is MAIN EVENT JEY USO! Birmingham YEETS as Jey arrives, will he earn himself one more match with Der Ring General?

Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman VS Jey Uso!

Jey sees Bron is running on fumes and that’s good for him! Bron chugs water to refresh, and the fight is on! Jey fires haymakers, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Pop, lock ‘n’ put some stank on that HAYMAKER! Bron goes to ropes, Jey LARIATS Bron up and out! Jey doesn’t let off, he just DIVES! Down goes Bron at the ramp! The fans fire up and Jey goes back to the ring! Uh, uh, YEET! Jey bounces with the fans while Bron sputters on the outside, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns yet again, and Bron has Jey up top. Bron throws hands, reels Jey in, and SUPER- NO, Jey fights the lift! Jey fires body shots, then a HEADBUTT! Bron falls, Jey adjusts, and Jey CROSSBODIES! Down goes Bron and Jey has the cover, TWO! Bron is still in this and we get a shot where Gunther watches that flight, still unimpressed. Jey runs up to ELBOW Bron in the corner, PELES, and Bron sits down. “UCE! OH!” Jey runs to HIP ATTACK! Bron flops over, Jey hurries to cover, TWO! Bron is still in this but Jey keeps his focus. Jey goes up the corner, the fans rally as hard as they can behind him, but Bron trips Jey up!

Bron fires hands, then climbs up to go after Jey. Jey fires body shots on Bron  to then ROCK him. Bron staggers back, but he springs right up! SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO! Jey stays in this but Bron shocks everyone by still busting that move out! Heyman is frustrated with that count, but Bron brings down the straps. Gunther smirks at best as Bron builds speed! But Jey SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS! Jey runs, to SPEAR Bron!! Jey hurries to cover, TWO?!? Bron survives and the fans go nuts! Jey hurries to put Bron int he drop zone and he climbs a corner! But BRONSON REED YANKS JEY DOWN!!

There’s no disqualifications in this gauntlet?! Since when?!? But that is moot as Bron SPEARS Jey!! Cover, Jey ELIMINATES Jey!! A massive assist from the Colossal Aussie, and Gunther might be upset like the rest of us. But this leaves none other than C M PUNK! It’s CLOBBERIN’ TIME, but will Punk give this match a fantastic finish?

Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman & Bronson Reed VS CM Punk!

Punk fires off on Bron right away! Punk whips Bron to the corner, runs in, SHINING WIZARD! BULLDOG! The fans are going wild for Punk as he LARIATS Bron up and out! Punk finally takes off the jacket, and he stares Heyman right down. The fans are going nuts while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns once more, and Punk gets Bron back in the ring. Punk wrenches, YANKS the arm, and then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! Bron stays in this but Punk stays on him with an armlock. Born endures the grind, but Punk whips him hard into the corner! Bron falls, the fans rally, and Punk looms over Bron. Punk brings Bron up, “This is Awesome!” as Punk wrenches and lifts for an atomic drop! Punk goes to a corner, climbs up, and he AX- NO, Bron catches Punk! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! The fans rally as Bron turns things around. Bron puts Punk in a corner to RAM him again and again!

Bron sits Punk down, digs his knee in, then he goes side to side for a KNEE! Bron mocks the chants, the fans boo, and then Bron mocks Punk. He asks “Stu,” is it clobbering time yet? Nope, it’s breaking time! Bron ROCKS Punk, then has him under the ropes! CATAPULT GUILLOTINE! Punk sputters and crawls but Bron looms over him. The fans rally, Bron stand Punk up, and Bron clinches to OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Punk flounders away again  and Bron storms over that way. Bronson applauds, Heyman smiles, and Bron suplexes high and hard Cover, ONE!! Punk shows some grit but Bron just clamps on with a chinlock.

Punk endures, the fans rally, and Punk rises. Punk fires body shots, then he fireman’s carries! But Bron flails and slips free! Bron shoves Punk, scoops, BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bron tells Punk that he’s not going to win, so there is surely a better solution than what Punk is doing. Bron whips Punk to a corner, runs up, but Punk BOOTS Bron first! Punk goes up, but Bron is after him! SUPER STEINER but Punk sunset flips! TWO!! Bron escapes that turnaround and Heyman is stunned silent! The fans rally as hard as they can for Punk, he and Bron rise up, and Bron storms up. Punk ROUNDHOUSES Bron down, but he also falls!

The fans fire up again while both men are down. Gunther remains stoic, but the fans rally as Punk stands again. Bron slowly follows, and Heyman is telling Bronson something. Punk throws hands on Bron, backs him down, then whips him to ropes. Punk CALF KICKS Bron down! Bron is up but Punk has him again, NECKBREAKER! Punk runs corner to corner to SHINING WIZARD! Then a short arm LARIAT! Punk changes up the formula just a bit, and he goes up the corner! Bronson springs into action! The ref reprimands, Punk fires hands, and Bron falls! Punk goes up, aims, and hail to the king, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!!

The fans cannot believe it, but Bron survives! Only to end up in the ANACONDA VICE!! Bron flails, punches Punk, but Bronson storms in! The fans boo as Bronson ELBOW DROPS Punk! The ref reprimands and the fans boo this farce! Did Heyman negotiate this No Disqualification nonsense? But wait! JEY USO returns! If they can do it, then so can Punk &  Jey! Jey rushes in, fires hands on Bronson, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey SUPERKICKS Bronson outta the ring! Then he DIVES! Down goes Auszilla! Punk and Bron stand, and Bron roars! Bron runs in, but Punk KICKS him first! Fireman’s carry and GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, PUNK WINS!!

Winner: CM Punk, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship)

Gunther finally reacts by standing up to say “congratulations” to Punk. Punk points back at Gunther, promising that the title will be his! Punk has been chasing gold, will he finally have it? Wait, BRONSON CLOBBERS PUNK! Bronson takes Punk down, HAMMERS away on him, but Jey gets back in! Jey fires hands on Bronson, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” The HAYMAKER rocks Bronson! Bron SPEARS Jey! Bronson sets Punk up, Bron builds speed, SPEAR!! Fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” but Bronson drags Punk and Jey over to the drop zone! The enemies of The Visionary are in danger as Bronson climbs, BUT WAIT! ROMAN REIGNS IS HERE!?!?

Birmingham erupts and Heyman cannot believe it! Roman Reigns, The ORIGINAL Tribal Chief, returns and he SUPERMAN PUNCHES Bronson! He dodges Bron, DUMPS him and rains down fists! Bronson is back and he has Bronson, but Roman fireman’s carries him?!? SAMOAN DROP!! Then a SUPERMAN PUNCH for Breakker!! Birmingham is going into orbit with the OOAH~! SPEAR!!! Roman Reigns has demolished Rollins’ henchmen and the fans are going nuts chanting for “O T C! O T C!” Roman goes to Jey and helps him stand. They shake hands, and then Roman looks to Punk. Punk stands up on his own, and the fans go nuts seeing Punk and Roman stand together!

The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reeeigns~! Roman, Roman Reeeigns~!” as he paces. Heyman has seen a ghost and then some, is “the vision” for WWE’s future doomed now that Roman stands in their way?

My Thoughts:

An awesome Raw to follow up the WWE’s big wrestling weekend, and it was another awesome display of the Women’s Division. The eight matches on Evolution, the first three tonight, ELEVEN CONSECUTIVE MATCHES of just incredible wrestling that was also women’s wrestling. Great opening promo from Naomi with Rhea and Iyo to then set up their Triple Threat Women’s World Championship match for SummerSlam. That is going to be an awesome match, but I feel like Naomi will find a way to win since she only just got this title. And if Naomi is on Raw now, that opens the way for Tiffany VS Jade at SummerSlam via Jade’s Queen of the Ring right to challenge.

Good promo from Vaquer with Chelsea, and then very good match of Nikki VS Chelsea, and naturally Nikki overcame the Green Administration to win out. Vaquer helping Nikki out after clearly means we’re getting a tag match, Vaquer & Nikki VS Piper & Alba, though it would be interesting if Brie Bella joined in so it could be a Six Woman Tag to include Chelsea. But even if it’s just 2v2, that’ll be a momentum builder for Vaquer as she prepares to challenge for the title in Paris. It wouldn’t really hurt Vaquer if her first attempt at the top title is a loss, because that’ll be an awesome match in Paris no matter who she faces.

Awesome Best 2 Outta 3 Falls from Lyra and Bayley, and Lyra winning is the right choice. Lyra and Becky are going to settle their story with SummerSlam, and then if Lyra wins, she and Bayley can run it back one more time. Or Becky and Bayley have their own grudge match feud while Lyra gives title opportunities to the rest of the roster. Great Judgment Day segments, from Finn once again manipulating things to Dom helping Roxie & Raquel defeat The Kabuki Warriors. Dom gives himself away, and a hilarious bit with him and Styles dueling to get God to help their cause. Pretty sure Dom will try but comically fail to convince the doctor to keep him on injury reserve, and we will get Dom VS Styles at SummerSlam.

Great promo from Kross to call out Sami Zayn, and I’m thinking Sami shows up to confront Kross in return. They’ll set up a great SummerSlam match to settle this, and who knows how that goes. New Day and Waller had a good bit with Pearce, and I wonder if we get a Triple Threat or bigger tag match. Pretty sure we get New Day, War Raiders,  and Creed Brothers, and while New Day still make feuds entertaining, I wonder if this is the chance for American Made to move up. Very good promo from Rusev with Sheamus to set up a rematch, and I’m again hoping we get quite a few matches out of these two before naming one of them a contender.

And then speaking of contenders, great stuff with the World Heavyweight Championship story, even in Rollins’ absence. Heyman brings up the point that Rollins has 11 months left on the contract, but hopefully it won’t be anywhere near that long before we see him again. Very good promo from Gunther with Heyman and Bron, and then just an awesome main event. Bron doing most of the work was great mostly for him because it shows he can go. Like, Ironman match levels of stamina. And I really do wanna know what kinda garbage is that to do No Disqualifications specifically with interfering.

That nonsense aside, Punk of course won this because of how they teased Punk VS Gunther during the Gunther-Goldberg-Rollins-Knight Saturday Night’s Main Event. And if this was always the plan, bringing Roman Reigns back now is great stuff. Roman does it more to save his cousin than Punk, and with Rollins out, it does help to make things 2v2, Roman & Jey VS Bron & Bronson. I can already see now how Roman and Jey will hit stereo spears to take the big men down. As for Gunther VS Punk, with Rollins unable to cash-in, that would let Gunther and Punk have a full on match and that could really go either way. Gunther is strong as ever, but Punk has been waiting for his return to the world title scene, so this could be the time to pull that trigger.

My Score: 9/10

Will the WWE’s landscape change once again?

History is made once again as WWE Evolution returns! The greatest women’s division is on full display, but will everyone have to Proceed With Caution?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat: Becky Lynch VS Lyra Valkyria VS Bayley; Becky wins and retains the title.
• NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence VS Jordynne Grace w/ Blake Monroe; Jacy wins and retains the title.
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez VS The Kabuki Warriors VS Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS #ZaRuca; Raquel & Roxie win and retain the titles.
• WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton VS Trish Stratus; Tiff wins and retains the title.
• No Holds Barred, Bianca Belair as Special Guest Referee: Naomi VS Jade Cargill; Jade wins.
• Evolution Battle Royal: Stephanie Vaquer wins and will challenge for a title at Clash in Paris.
• WWE Women’s World Championship: Iyo Sky VS Rhea Ripley; changed to…
• WWE Women’s World Championship Triple Threat, MITB Cash-In: Iyo Sky VS Rhea Ripley VS Naomi; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the Evolution Countdown Show!

Join Michael Cole, Jackie Redmond, Wade Barrett & Big E in discussing, analyzing, and predicting all the history-making, ground-breaking, glass ceiling shattering action happening in Atlanta!

Backstage interview with Trish Stratus.

Megan Morant is with the Hall of Famer, and notes that tonight, Trish looks for her first title reign since 2006! What is she looking to prove? Trish says there is an element of proving to herself that she can still do it. But there is also wanting to show her daughter, and other young people, that they don’t have to fit in a box. They can keep evolving, keep changing and reinventing, and keep showing up, no matter what stage of life they’re in. At the end of the day, if she can inspire even one person to chase their dreams or silence that voice in their head that says, “You can’t do this,” or “You’re too old,” then it was worth it.

In the end, it isn’t over until you say it’s over. Unless it is #TiffyTime, cuz Trish is planning on ending that. But we’ll see. Megan thanks Trish and sends it back to the panel, but will Trish grab number eight? Or will Tiffy’s one reign continue through Evolution?

Jordynne Grace is backstage.

The Juggernaut is lifting some weights and Blake Monroe walks in. “There’s my Muscle Muffin! We made such a great team yesterday! And it was my very first victory in NXT! You’re the best, JG.” Grace admits, after their beautification day, she didn’t know what to expect. But that tag match was a great momentum builder, so she thanks Blake for that. Blake says the pleasure was all hers. If she can beat Jacy Jayne, then Grace definitely can. Good luck! Blake goes to leave but Grace tells her to hold on. This is the biggest match of Grace’s career, and we all know Jacy Jayne will have the Fatal Influence. They will do everything they can to make sure Grace doesn’t win.

Grace isn’t sure how many more chances she has at this title, so it’d mean so much if Blake was in her corner. Blake is surprised by this offer. This is Grace’s moment, Blake doesn’t wanna take away from it. Grace says Blake won’t, and it’d mean a lot to her if Blake said yes. Blake thinks on it, and says she’ll see Grace out there. The Glamour heads off, will she be just the thing to help Grace dethrone the Toxic Rockstar?

Ringside interview with Nikki Bella.

Cathy Kelley and Fearless Nikki are at a commentary table of their own as Cathy says there are so many members of the Bella Army in Atlanta. This is a long awaited moment, as it was uncertain if we’d ever see Nikki back in a WWE ring. Nikki has trained with the “Dungeon Dolls,” Natalya & Maxxine Dupri, what does it mean to be back at Evolution? Nikki says it means so much! Honor, legacy, history, and true women empowerment. This is her passion, this is everything she stands for. And for her to start her comeback here, that is historic for her! A core memory for the rest of her life! And they waited long enough from the first one!

Cathy points out Nikki is also a mom now, and her son, Mateo, is here. What would it mean to win this title opportunity with him watching? Nikki says it’d mean everything! For Mateo to see his mom have a chance at a title, especially in Paris, she will fight her heart out to get it. These opportunities don’t come by often. When you have the chance, you gotta grab the moment. There are many faces she’s familiar with and many more that are new, who does she have her eye on? Oh, Stephanie Vaquer for sure. Vaquer will be one of her hardest opponents, along with the NXT girls. Nikki has been watching, seeing them backstage, there is a lot of competition.

Nikki loves Vaquer, but in a battle royal, friendships and admiration goes out the door. Even Brie and Nikki have thrown that stuff aside, so Nikki is ready for anything. That battle royal is right around the corner, will Nikki be fearless and grab that golden ticket to Paris?

Look up.

Katy Perry’s Rise plays as young women and girls look at the screen and see name after name, icon after, and legend after legend redefine what is possible. They don’t just entertain, they don’t just compete, they don’t just transform, they EVOLVE! It is no mistake or accident, but it is a fight. A fight to prove that they don’t just belong, but that they’re the best of the best. Attitude Era, Diva’s Era, Women’s (R)Evolution, and beyond, the WWE Women’s Division will always rise to the occasion! Prepare for WWE Evolution!

Stephanie McMahon is here!

The fans fire up as the Billion Dollar Queen of the WWE makes her way to the ringside table to join Joe Tessitore. Tessitore knows Steph has been waiting for this PLE. What is her take on where the Women’s Division is in depth and quality? Steph says she has to say, the first Evolution, the women had so much to prove. They had to prove they belonged, that they were deserving of their own show, and that the fans would all show up to watch! The fans cheer that and Steph says seven years later, the women are regularly main-eventing. The depth on Raw, SmackDown, NXT, the Performance Center, it is all off the charts and on display!

Great American Bash yesterday had a women’s tag main event, and the main roster better watch out. Tonight, get ready to be inspired, because they get to do it all over again! Tessitore says he and Steph have been talking all week, they’ve been excited because they get to host this show, and obviously there are title matches, but there’s one rivalry that has been boiling over. But the match Steph is drawn most to, which is it? It is so hard to pick one, but if he’s forcing her hand, then yes, Steph is going with Jade Cargill VS Naomi, No Holds Barred! Did you see what happened on Saturday Night’s Main Event? That was a fight! Tonight will be a fight!

In fact, the only one they can trust to keep this under control is Bianca Belair as special guEST ref. The fans cheer that and Tessitore anticipates the fans exploding when we get to see Bianca in the referee attire. Steph agrees, and Tessitore says time to throw it over to commentary, Michael Cole & Wade Barrett! Just how explosive will this entire night be once the bell rings?

WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat: Becky Lynch VS Lyra Valkyria VS Bayley!

One of the most intricately woven grudges is given the honor of opening this historic night! The Man returned to team with The Morrigan, but that was only because she secretly attacked The Role Model and removed her from WrestleMania! The truth was exposed, Lyra felt like her life was a lie, but she’s been honest about how badly she wants to beat Becky up. Bayley’s very much the same, but the problem is she and Lyra both want the title. Will Becky use her enemies against each other? Or are we getting a new champion one way or another?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly ready for the big time!

The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Becky watches Lyra and Bayley, the fans get even louder, and then Bayley DECKS Lyra! Becky says okay, Four Horsewomen time. They throw hands and the fans fire up! Bayley gets the edge fast, whips, but Becky reverses to ROCK Bayley! Becky ROCKS, UPPERCUTS and SOBATS! Becky fires up, but Bayley gets around to SAIDO! The fans fire up while Becky tumbles away. Bayley eggs her on but Lyra CLOBBERS Bayley! Lyra pushes Bayley, Bayley TACKLES Lyra, and the two scrap on the mat! The fans fire up, Bayley wrangles Lyra by an arm, LA MAGISTROL! TWO!

Lyra is up and wrenches to backslide! TWO, the two are still hooked up, so Becky pushes them over to DOUBLE COVER! TWO, Becky clinches Bayley, only for Lyra to roll her up! TWO, and Lyra fireman’s carries Becky! But Bayley KNEES Becky! Lyra SMACKS Bayley using Becky! Becky fights free but Lyra springboards, CROSSBODY onto Bayley! CROSSBODY on Becky! Cover, TWO! Lyra says she’s taking her title back! The fans fire up and Lyra drags Becky up, but Becky cradles! TWO, and Lyra blocks a kick to trip Becky! Lyra has the legs, turns Becky over, and then she grabs the arms! Lyra has a MEXICAN SURFBOARD!

The fans cheer as Becky swings, but then Bayley BOOTS Lyra down! The fans fire up and Bayley runs up on Lyra. Lyra goes up and over to DROPKICK Bayley down! Bayley bails out, the fans fire up with Lyra, and Lyra builds speed! Lyra WRECKS- NO, Bayley & Becky grab her, and THROW her at the desk! The fans fire up as Lyra falls over. Becky snarls, she and Bayley stare down, and then they start throwing fast hands! The fans fire up and Bayley knees low! Bayley SMACKS Becky off the apron, puts her in the ring, then storms in, only for Becky to KICK her back out! The fans rally as Becky builds speed, and she WRECKS Bayley with a dropkick!

The fans fire up as Becky aims and FLYING FOREARMS Lyra down! The Man is fired up, the fans are torn, but Becky puts Lyra in the ring. Bayley DAREDEVIL DROPKICKS her through the corner! But Lyra WRECKS Bayley with her own dropkick! Lyra aims from the apron, CROSSBODY on Bayley to the floor! Lyra then uses the desk, TORNADO- NO, Becky blocks to then RAM Lyra into the steel steps! Becky seethes again and she drags Bayley up. Lyra THROWS Bayley into barriers! Becky drags Bayley up to clinch and BECKSPLODER into the barrier! Bayley writhes, clutches her knee, but Becky puts her in the ring.

Becky stalks Bayley, covers, TWO! Bayley is still in this but her arm and leg are clear targets now. Becky mutters to herself, the fans rally and duel, and Becky runs in, only for Bayley to ELBOW her! Bayley fires a flurry of forearms and the fans fire up! Becky KNEES low, then she brings Bayley up. Bayley puts Becky in ropes! HOTSHOT STUNNER! Bayley goes to a corner, Bayley pursues, but Becky ROUNDHOUSES her down! Becky climbs, leaps, AX HANDLE! Cover, TWO! Becky argues the count but the fans boo. Becky says Bayley should’ve stayed away! She CHOKES Bayley on the ropes, then soaks up the heat.

Bayley rises up to throw body shots! Becky CLUBS Bayley down! Becky stomps Bayley, stalks her, and HIP DROPS her! Becky talks more trash, and HIP DROPS again! The fans rally behind Bayley but Becky just gets angrier. Becky sits Bayley up, but Bayley fires body shots again! The forearms fly, then Bayley KNEES low and CLUBS away on Becky! ROSE- NO, Becky slips out, DISARM- NO, Bayley rolls Becky, TWO! Becky clinches, Bayley fights free, and Lyra CROSSBODIES them both! The fans fire up with Lyra while Becky and Bayley both stagger to their feet. Lyra SOBATAS Bayley, KCIKS Her, then fires off on Becky!

Becky blocks the heel kick, sends it into Bayley, then clinches to MAN- NO, Lyra arm-drags and covers! TWO, but Lyra HEEL KICKS after all! Lyra reels Becky in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Lyra rolls through, tucks the leg, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Bridging cover, MACHO ELBOW FROM BAYLEY! The fans are thunderous as all three women are down! Bayley rises, drags Lyra up, and the fans are all behind Bayley. Bayley puts Lyra up top, climbs up, but Lyra fights with elbows. Bayley CLUBS Lyra, drags her into a Tree of Woe, and “This is Awesome!” as Bayley stomps away! But Bayley rolls through to KNEE Becky!

Bayley runs, SUNSET BOMB sends Becky into Lyra! Cover on Becky, TWO! Becky survives, Lyra sits up, but Bayley gives her a WOE ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up again while Bayley grows frustrated. Bayley drags Lyra around, drops another elbow, then stomps Lyra. Bayley tells Lyra to stay outta her business! Bayley goes up the corner, but Becky CLUBS her! The fans boo but Becky climbs up. Bayley fires a forearm, Becky fires back! They brawl, Lyra joins in! Becky kicks Lyra away, has Bayley, and SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO! But into an ARMBAR! Bayley flails, reaches out, high stacks, TWO!

Becky and Bayley stands, Becky steps over, but Bayley clinches! ROSE- DOUBLE PERIPETEIA!! Cover on Bayley, TWO!! The fans fire up and Lyra is beside herself! No turn of fortunes just yet, but the fans are loving this all the same! Lyra crawls to Becky, “This is Awesome!” as Lyra drags Becky up. Becky is a ragdoll but Lyra still fireman’s carries. Becky fights free, wrenches, and wrangles Lyra, only for Lyra to shove her away! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Becky fights free, dragon sleepers, and she catches Bayley! DOUBLE DDT COMBO!! Cover, TWO! Lyra survives and Becky is seething again. Becky slaps herself to fire back up!

The fans rally, Becky waits on Lyra to rise, and Becky clinches, MAN- NO, victory roll! TWO! Becky has it, TWO! Both women stand, Becky blocks a kick and FLIPS Lyra! Then clinch for the MANHANDLE SLAM! Cover, BAYLEY BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again as Bayley and Becky glare at each other. The fans fire up as they just start firing SLAPS! They SLAP, CHOP, and Bayley gets the edge! Bayley runs, Becky follows to ROCK her! Becky runs, Bayley follows and KNEES low! Bayley runs, fakes Becky and ELBOWS her! Then fireman’s carry for a SWINGING SIDEWALK SLAM! Bayley isn’t done, time for a BAYLEY2BELLY! Cover, LYRA BREAKS IT!

The fans are thunderous as this one continues! Lyra drags Bayley up, “This is Awesome!” as Bayley grabs a leg. Lyra hops around, pulls hair, but Bayley SLAPS her! Lyra ENZIGIRIS in return! Lyra has Becky, fireman’s carry and NIGHTWING DRIVER!! Cover, BAYLEY BREAKS IT AGAIN! The fans fire up as Bayley makes another save! Bayley smiles but Lyra scowls. The fans are praising “WOMEN’S WRESTLING!” as Bayley and Lyra slap each other! They SLAP and SLAP, then Bayley steps over! ROSE- NO, Lyra powers through to a jackknife bridge! TWO, and Lyra fireman’s carries! Bayley wriggles free, O’Conner Roll, TWO!

Lyra has Bayley in a stack, TWO! ENZI- NO, Bayley ducks! Bayley tucks Lyra, ROSE PLANT!! Cover, Becky rolls Bayley to a backslide, AND WINS!!

Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)

Yes, Becky used her opponents against each other! But don’t let that take away from how all three just set a high bar on the night! If this was the opener, how much wilder is tonight going to get?

Vickie Guerrero is here!

And you know she is, cuz she’s shrieking “EXCUSE ME~!” as only she can. But that’s all she wanted to say. Vickie smiles and waves, what other legends will show up tonight?

NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence VS Jordynne Grace w/ Blake Monroe!

The Fatal Influence may have had to cheat this title off of Stephanie Vaquer, but that doesn’t mean they won’t do it again to keep it! But as the Juggernaut’s theme song says, “It’s not over until I win.” With The Glamour backing her up like last night, will this finally be Grace’s moment? Or will the Toxic Rockstar find a way to steal the spotlight again?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if NXT is still under the Influence!

The bell rings and the fans rally for NXT already as Grace and Jacy circle. Jacy swings, misses, and Grace ROCKS her! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Jacy bails but Grace DIVES! Down goes Jacy and the fans fire up! Who knew the Juggernaut could fly? Grace throws Jacy into the ring, covers, ONE! Jacy toughs it out but Grace keeps on her with a pump handle. Jacy fights the lift, goes to ropes and she HOTSHOTS Grace! Grace sputters, Jacy has her under ropes, and CATAPULT GUILLOTINES! Fallon & Jazmyn cheer but the fans boo as Jacy PENALTY KICKS Grace from the apron! “And that’s why I’m the champion!”

The fans boo more but Jacy puts Grace in the ring. Jacy runs to NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Grace is still in this but Jacy grins as she stays on Grace. Jacy drags Grace up to throw hands in the corner. The fans rally for Grace while Jacy digs her boots in. The ref backs Jacy off, but Fallon CLAWS and THRASHES Grace! Then Jacy runs in and CANNONBALLS! The fans boo but Jacy covers, TWO! Grace is tougher than that but Fallon & Jazmyn coach Jacy. Blake coaches her #MuscleMuffin but Jacy ELBOWS away on Grace! Jacy clamps on a chinlock and grinds Grace down. Grace fights up and the fans rally up.

Jacy puts on the pressure with an almost Bully Choke, but Grace endures. Grace shifts and the fans rally up. Grace rises, throws elbows, but Jacy throat chops! The ref reprimands but Jacy whips. Grace goes up, over, and then SPINEBUSTERS! The fans fire up while both women are down! Blake coaches Grace, the fans rally behind her, and the Influence is upset. Grace has Jacy, fires a forearm, but Jacy fires back! They throw shots back and forth, the fans cheer Grace and boo Jacy. Grace gets the edge, then LARIATS in the corner! Grace runs but Jacy dodges! Jacy CHOPS, ROCKS, and repeats! Jacy whips but Grace blocks!

Grace CLUBS Jacy, BOOTS her, then slips around to RAM Jacy into the corner! And again! And again! Then a backslide, roll through, but Grace SWATS Jacy’s knee! Grace hoists Jacy up, ALLEY OOP onto the buckles! Jacy falls back, Grace drags her up, and then she tucks Jacy in! PACKAGE POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Jacy survives and the Influence applauds. Grace is frustrated but Jacy’s toughness is impressive. Jacy fights the pump handle again, Grace whips her to the corner then WORLD’S STRONGEST SLAM! Grace goes up, VADER BOMB FLOPS! Jacy runs up, Grace ducks the kick and fireman’s carries!

Jacy slips free, shoves Grace, but Grace ELBOWS her! Jacy SUPERKICKS back! But Grace clinches! JAWBREAKER and then Grace runs. Jacy BOOTS Grace, has her in the ropes again, and the fans boo, but Grace kicks free! The fans fire up as Grace BOOTS Jacy away! Grace skins the cat, the fans fire up, and Grace ducks a shot, but Jacy KNEES her in the ropes! Jacy drags Grace in, draping NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jacy grows frustrated as the fans rally even harder for for Grace. Jacy tells Grace she will never be champion! Jacy smothers Grace and STOMPS her down! The fans boo but Jacy just soaks it up.

Blake is worried for JG, and Jacy CANNONBALLS into buckles! Grace avoids the impact to then sunset flip! TWO! Jacy high stacks, TWO! Grace flips it to a sunset, TWO! Both women stand, Grace blocks the boot to wrench the leg! Modified FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Jacy survives again and Grace is seething! Jacy flounders to a corner and the Influence fans her off. Grace snarls, runs in, but Jacy ELBOWS her away. Jacy then pops Grace up and out to the apron, but Grace SLAPS Jacy! Grace climbs, but Jacy GAMANGIRIS! Jacy climbs up to join Grace, goes to the very top, and SUPER STEINERS! Then ROCKSTAR KNEE! Cover, TWO?!?!

The fans are thunderous and Jacy is absolutely speechless! Jacy tells Fallon to do it! Jazmyn distracts the ref, Fallon has the belt! Blake HEADBUTTS Fallon down! Jacy has the belt, but the ref stops her! They tug-o- war, Grace rolls Jacy up! TWO!! Jacy runs up, Grace blocks the kick to URAKEN! Both women are down and Jazmyn panics! Jazmyn grabs the belt, nods as she looks at it, but Blake CLOBBERS her! Blake tells Grace to finish this! Grace nods, hauls Jacy up, and pump handle for- NO, Fallon distracts! Jacy fights free, Grade ducks a kick, blocks another, and she SLAP Jacy! Grace whips, Jacy reverses, BLAKE CRACKS GRACE?!?!

ROLLING ENCORE FROM JACY!! Cover, JACY WINS!!

Winner: Jacy Jayne, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)

Even Fatal Influence can’t believe this! But The Glamour just showed her true colors! The Woman From Hell rears her not-so-ugly head again, IYKYK! She hands the belt to Jacy, but will Blake be back to take it for her own? Or will the #MuscleMuffin make her regret screwing her over?

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez VS The Kabuki Warriors VS Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS #ZaRuca!

Ricky Desperado was devastated when her amiga, Liv Morgan, went down with a shoulder injury. But who stepped up? None other than The Prodigy who may or may not be trying to steal Dirty Dom away from Liv. That telenovela aside, Roxie promises to not let Raquel down in this match! Will the Judgment Day stay golden? Will Asuka & Kairi Sane truly celebrate their reunion with redemption? Will “We’re Not Friends,” The Queen & Lil’ Miss Bliss make the dysfunction work? Or will NXT’s Sol Ruca & Zaria prove they’re ready to take over the world?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see whose teamwork makes the dream work!

In this Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are legal at a time. Flair & Bliss stand down, as does ZaRuca, so Kairi Sane SHOTGUNS Roxie down! The fans fire up, Kairi brings Roxie up and fires forearms! Roxie shoves free, Kairi ducks a shot but so does Roxie! Kairi blocks a kick, Roxie blocks a punch, and Roxie SLAPS Kairi! Roxie talks trash, gets in Kairi’s face bout it, then whips. Kairi goes up and RANAS Roxie! Then SLIDING D! Cover, TWO! Kairi calls to Asuka-nee-san, and tags her in! They BLAST ZaRuca, whip Roxie, and then KICK, AX KICK, and BULLDOG! Kairi runs, SHOTGUN! The fans fire up and Asuka HIP ATTACKS Roxie!

Asuka tells Raquel to kiss this. Asuka HIP ATTACKS Roxie, taunts Raquel, then drags Roxie up. Asuka whips, Roxie tags Raquel then BOOTS Asuka! Kairi hurries in but Raquel DOUBLE LARIATS the Kabuki Warriors! Raquel scoops Asuka to SLAM her! And then she scoops Kairi, carries her around, then SLAMS her onto Asuka! Raquel BLASTS Charlotte, taunts Bliss, then she and Roxie mug Asuka! The fans boo but Roxie & Raquel BLASTS ZaRuca! Raquel stands Asuka up, tags Roxie, and they mug Asuka at the ropes! The fans are torn but the ref reprimands. Roxie runs but Asuka ROUNDHOUSES! Asuka ROCKS Raquel, fires up, and runs at Roxie!

Roxie dodges the hip attack to UPPERCUT! Bliss sneaks a tag to then CLOBBER Roxie! And CLOBBER her again! Then choke grip! Roxie wants mercy but she gets an S T O! And INSULT2INJURY! SLAP to Raquel, then Bliss stands Roxie up. Roxie CLAWS eyes! The fans are torn, Roxie staggers around, but Zaria tags in! The fans fire up for the Agent of Change as she stalks Bliss. Alexa spots Zaria, choke grips her, but Zaria just grins! Zaria grabs Alexa around the neck! Then she fireman’s carries, trophy lifts her, but Alexa slips free to CHOP BLOCK! Alexa DD- NO! Zaria picks Alexa up and suplexes! Zaria holds Alexa up, tags Sol, GOURD BUSTER and SLINGSHOT FACEBUSTER!

Zaria CLOBBERS Charlotte, Sol covers Alexa, TWO! Sol drags Alexa up, Alexa JAWBRAEKERS free, but Sol keeps her from Charlotte! They’re fingertips away! Sol slips around, SPIN-OUT SLAM! Handspring and- NO, Alexa blocks the kick to ROCK and ENZIGIRI Sol! The fans fire up, Raquel tags in, and she has Alexa! Raquel whips Alexa away, SPLASHES her in the corner, then tags Roxie. Roxie runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then she feeds Alexa to- NO, Alexa ducks the boot! Hot tag to Charlotte! ATL fires up for Flair as she DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, Charlotte BLASTS ZaRuca, then she CHOPS away on Judgment Day!

CHOP after CHOP, Raquel then Roxie, and then all Raquel! Then one more for Roxie! Charlotte dodges, handsprings, LARIAT! Then a BOOT for Sol! Charlotte scoops Roxie, wags her finger, and hits a FALL AWAY SLAM! Charlotte kips up and the fans are thunderous! Charlotte LARIATS Raquel up and out! She BOOTS Zaria, but Roxie rolls her! With tights! TWO!! Both women run, and Charlotte SPEARS!! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives and Charlotte seethes. The fans rally up as Charlotte stands over Roxie. She steps through, but Raquel BOOTS her down! Raquel drags Roxie up, Asuka tags herself in!

Asuka goes up and MISSILE DROPKICKS Raquel! Then she dodges Charlotte’s boot to GERMAN SUPLEX! Sol runs in, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Asuka gets Roxie with a POP-UP KNEE! URAKEN! SOBAT! KICK! HAYMAKER! Roxie is down, Asuka runs, SLIDING GAMANGIRI! Kairi tags in and BLOCKBUSTERS! KICK FOREARM SANDWICH! Cover, Zaria breaks it! Zaria drags Roxie to her corner, tags herself in, and she storms up on Kairi! Zaria fireman’s carries but Asuka kicks low! Zaria swings, misses, URAKEN to URAKEN to SOBAT to AX KICK! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up for the Kabuki Warriors!

The Kabuki Warriors reel Zaria in, but Zaria DOUBLE SUPLEXES them! Tag to Sol, she goes up, and with help from Zaria, is that a KEG STAND?!? Cover, but Charlotte BARRELS in! The fans fire up, Charlotte BOOTS Zaria, but SOUL SNATCHER!! Sol flounders, but she grins as she just took out the Queen! Alexa runs in, Sol scoops but Alexa fights the Blue  Thunder! TWISTED- NO, Sol slips free of the DDT! Sol calls to Zaria as she holds Alexa back! Zaria revs the engine, Sol hits the SURFBOARD BACKSTABBER! Zaria runs in, but Charlotte saves Alexa! The SPEAR hits Sol!! Zaria is stunned, she can’t believe this has happened again!

Alexa and Charlotte are just as shocked, and the fans are thunderous again! Zaria seethes as she looks to Charlotte, but Raquel sneaks a tag. “This is Awesome!” as Alexa runs up, TORNADO DDT for Zaria! Raquel swings on Charlotte, misses once, but the SOUTHPAW finds her! Roxie runs, hops on, POP ROX for Charlotte! Raquel drags Alexa up, reels her in, and POWERBOMB to the outside! Down go Zaria & The Kabuki Warriors! The fans lose their minds, and Roxie DIVES onto Charlotte! Raquel has Sol, TEXANA BOMB!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!

Winners: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)

Roxie glomps Raquel a la Liv, but there’s no denying these two cleaned up! Raquel pats Roxie on the head, will she reluctantly accept lil’ Roxie? Will Judgment Day continue to rule the WWE?

WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton VS Trish Stratus!

First, the Wrestling Barbie was compared to Charlotte Flair, and then she beat her. And now, she is getting some comparisons to the living legend just because they’ve teamed together and are now competing against each other. Will Tiffy keep the trend going and beat another icon of this division? Or will everyone get some Stratusfaction in Atlanta?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose time is now!

The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Tiffy’s height is leverage to put Trish in a corner. The ref counts, Tiff backs off, and the two reset. They tie up again, go around and Trish headlocks. Trish slips around, hammerlocks, headlocks, and hits the takeover. Tiff fights back with a headscissors, and she holds tight! Trish moves, pops fere, and goes back to the headlock. Tiff stands, powers up and out, but Trish wrenches to wristlock. Tiff rolls, kips up, and wrenches in return! Trish goes to ropes, uses them to flip through, and the fans cheer as Trish arm-drags!

Trish headlocks, Tiff pwoers out, and they run up! Tiff cartwheels to Alabamna Lift, but Trish swings to RANA Tiff away! The fans fire up as Trish shows she’s still got it. Trish takes a bow, but Tiff SLAPS her! Trish SLAPS back! The fans fire up as they start throwing hands! Trish kicks low, runs, but Tiff SHOTGUNS back! Trish sputters to ropes, Tiff says it’s time! HIP ATTACK on the ropes! Cover, TWO! Trish is tougher than that but Tiff stays on her. Tiff snap suplexes! Then she drags Trish up to bring her closer to ropes. Tiff snap suplexes, then goes to the apron?! But Trish fights the suplex, fires body shots, and then she handsprings to STRATUSPHERE to the floor!

The fans fire up with Trish and chant, “You Still Got It!” Trish SMACKS Tiff off barriers, puts her in the ring, then runs up, dodges, and SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tiff is tougher than that, too, but Trish stays cool. Trish fires forearms then whips, but Tiff reverses. Trish hits a THESZ PRESS! Trish rains fast hands but Tiff pushes free. Tiff runs up in the corner but Trish ELBOWS her! Trish goes up, and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays in this but the fans fire up for Trish. Trish runs up and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Tiff goes to a corner, Trish puts some stank on this one! But Tiff dodges to CHOP!

The fans fire up as the CHOPS fly! Tiff ROCKS Trish, Trish ROCKS Tiff, and they fire fast hands! Trish kicks low, Tiff SUPERKICKS back! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Tiff goes t a corner, as does Trish. Tiff handsprings all the way and BACK ELBOWS! Tiff reels Trish in, the fans are torn, but Tiff suplexes into END OF HEARTACHE! Cover, TWO! She’s Tiffy strong, but Trish is tough! The fans rally up, Tiff whips Trish to a corner, then she runs in, only for Trish to go up and sunset flip! Tiff rolls through, basement DROPKICK! Tiff hurries to a corner and the fans are torn. SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!

Tiff storms around, goes up, up, PRETTIEST- NO, Trish SHOVES Tiff down! Trish goes up to throw hands, then she brings Tiff up. The fans fire up, STRATUS- NO, Tiff shoves her down! Tiff adjusts, Trish comes back, STRATUSPHERE again! The fans fire up for the CHICK KICK! Cover, TWO!! Tiff survives and Trish is frustrated, but the fans rally up for Trish. Trish headlocks, calls her shot, and springboards, STRATUS- NO, Tiff stops the bulldog! ROLLING SENTON! PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER onto knees! Trish has Tiff for the STRATUSFACTION!! Cover, TWO!?!? Tiff survives and shocks everyone, especially Trish!

The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” and Trish drags Tiff to the drop zone. Trish goes up, shoutout to her old rival, LITASAULT onto KNEES! Tiff turns things around and CHICK KICKS! Then an Alabama Lift and ALABAMA SLAM! Then the PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Tiff wins!

Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Champion)

The fans are torn, but WWE is still on Tiffy Time! Will Tiff keep adding iconic names to the list? As for Trish, the fans do cheer for the living legend, #ThankYouTrish! Is this the last time we see her in the ring? Or will there still be Stratusfaction in the future?

No Holds Barred, Bianca Belair as Special Guest Referee: Naomi VS Jade Cargill!

What was once The Big 3 fell apart when The Glow realized she was the third wheel. Jealousy and anger drove her to shove Jade Cargill off the ledge and onto a car, and The Storm has been seeking revenge ever since. The EST is caught in the middle, especially now as the special guEST referee. Will Bianca be the fairEST official ever? Or will it not matter when there’s nothing to hold these former friends back?

Jade stops on the ramp and dares Naomi to bring the fight already. Naomi says bet and slides out of the ring! Bianca hurries and signals to the timekeeper! The bell rings right as Jade dodges Naomi’s briefcase attack! Jade then SUPERKICKS Naomi, and she THROWS Naomi into barriers! Bianca goes outside to keep an eye on this as Jade THROWS Naomi into more barriers! Jade drags Naomi up, the fans fire up, and Jade THROWS Naomi into steel steps! Jade pulls the steps apart, fires ATL up more, then drags Naomi up. Naomi fights with elbows, then SMACKS Jade off the base steps! The fans rally as Naomi storms around.

Naomi looks under the ring, and has a kendo stick! The fans fire up and Naomi swings, but Jade ducks! Jade kicks Naomi, reels her in, and suplexes Naomi to the floor! Jade kips up, the fans fire up, and Jade goes looking under the ring. Bianca checks on Naomi but Jade brings out the TABLE! The fans fire up for that! Jade gets the fans fired up more as she sets the table up. Naomi sits up, Bianca tries to reason with her former friends, but Jade storms over to fetch Naomi. Jade whips, Naomi reverses, and Jade hits POST! Jade falls, Naomi has the kendo stick again, and she SMACKS Naomi on the back! Naomi laughs as Jade slumps down.

Naomi puts the stick down to go looking for more goodies. Naomi has a chair! Naomi puts that in the ring, puts another one in, then grabs a trash can! The fans cheer as that is put in the ring, too. Naomi sees Jade getting up, she runs in, but Jade SPEARS Naomi! Jade puts Naomi in the ring, then grabs that toolbox from under the ring! Naomi BOOTS Jade down! Naomi grabs a chair, sits it up, and she ROUNDHOUSES Jade! Jade sputters, Naomi runs, TORNADO BULLDOG onto the chair! The fans fire up and Naomi covers, TWO! Naomi seethes, and she drags Jade up to then POST her! Naomi grabs the toolbox for her own!

Naomi opens the box up, and she brings out a chain! The fans fire up as Naomi swings that around, then she climbs up, and she CHOKES Jade with the chain! Bianca asks Jade if she wants to stop or not, but Jade pries the chain away from her neck! The fans fire up as Jade THROWS Naomi from the top! Naomi flounders away but Jade grabs the chain! The fans fire up as Jade wraps that chain around her fist. Jade aims, Naomi rises, and Jade runs up, CHAIN FIST!! Naoim goes down in a heap and Bianca is shocked! But then Jade snatches a camera! She frames the shot, CAMERA SMASH into Naomi’s stomach!

The fans fire up and Jade has the trash can. Jade puts the can on Naomi, Naomi staggers around, and Jade BOOTS her down! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” as Naomi flops to the floor. Jade picks up the toolbox, and just wants to use the box?! Jade lifts it, but Naomi hurries away! The box crashes on the ground and Bianca is beside herself! Jade hauls Naomi up but Naomi RAMS her into the apron! Naomi SMACKS Jade off the desk! Jade flops down, Naomi checks her face, and now Naomi is mad. Jade sits up, Naomi DROPKICKS her into a TV screen!! The screen busts and sparks and the fans are shocked!

Bianca checks on Jade and she’s somehow able to continue. Naomi brings a new table into play, and she slides it into the ring. Naomi stomps Jade, then leaves her behind to set the table up. Bianca tries to reason with Jade like she did with Naomi, but Jade refuses to quit. Jade rolls into the ring, Naomi ENZIGIRIS her down! Naomi DIGS Jade’s face into the legs of the table!! The fans are going nuts, as is Bianca, but Jade elbows free! Naomi mocks Jade’s pain, then runs up, but Jade DUMPS her out! Naomi ROUNDHOUSES from the apron, then hits a HEATSEEKER! Jade flops down onto the apron while the fans fire up!

Naomi seethes again, and she storms into the ring to consider her options. Naomi takes the chair, brings it over, and dares Bianca to do something. Naomi CLOBBERS Jade off the apron and she falls down through a table! It’s like history repeating itself! Naomi puts Jade back in the ring, grabs the other chair, and she puts it in place for a FULL METAL FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Jade survives and the fans fire up! Naomi is frustrated, but she wipes her bloody nose off on Jade’s hair! Naomi sets the one table upright now, then goes back to Jade. Naomi has Bianca back up, and she sets Jade on the table. Naomi CHOPS Jade, then grabs a chair.

Naomi SHOVES the chair down onto Jade, then goes to the corner! Naomi climbs, but Jade rises! SMACK to the back! Jade then goes up, clinches Naomi in the chicken wings, and the fans are going nuts already! SUPER JADED down through the table!! Cover, JADE WINS!!

Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall

These two went to war here tonight, truly an evolution of hardcore matches! The Queen of the Ring stands tall over Miss Money in the Bank, will this lead to Jade becoming a champion at SummerSlam?

Evolution Battle Royal!

Nia Jax, Zelina Vega, Ivy Nile, Natalya, Maxxine Dupri, Giulia, B-Fab, Michin, Candice LeRae, Stephanie Vaquer, Chelsea Green and The Secret Her-vice, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Lash Legend, Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame, Jaida Parker, and the returning Nikki Bella. Twenty women are fighting to be the #1 contender for Clash in Paris! Who survives tonight to go to the City of Lights?

Without saying a word, the twenty agree to gather together by brand, Raw, SmackDown and NXT. But then the bell rings, and they all brawl within their brands! Zelina is after Giulia, Maxxine is after Ivy, but then Nia carves through the NXT group! Nia TOSSES and ELIMINATES Tatum! Izzi is furious and she throws hands, but Nia doesn’t budge! Nia TOSSES Izzi to ELIMINATE her, too! Nia soaks up cheers and jeers, but Kelani & Jaida kick her low! Nia DOUBLE LARIATS them, TOSSES Lani, but Lani lands safe! Only for Nia to HIP ATTACK her off the apron! Lani is launched onto Izzi & Tatum, and ends up going from them to the desk!

The fans fire up as Lani sees she’s safe! Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Nia but Nia sends her into Lash! Nia runs up, Lola & Lash dodge, and Lola fires off more kicks! Lola reminds us, “I’M A LATINA!” HIP ATTACK! But then Candice goes after Lola to help her friend! But Jaida HIP ATTACKS Nia! Candice goes after her now! Jaida DECKS Candice, and Lani decides to handstand walk! Lani makes it back to the apron! She hooks her feet in the bottom rope and sits up! The fans cheer, and Lani slingshots in to DROPKICK Candice & Lola! Then she kips up, handsprings and ELBOWS Lola! Nikki has Ivy, Lash DECKS Lani!

Lash DECKS Jaida! Lash scoops Ivy, and SWINGING BACKBREAKERS! But Nia CLOBBERS Lash! Powerhouse goes after powerhouse and Nia RAMS into Lash again and again! Vega fights off Nikki, Vaquer has Ivy, The Secret Her-vice naturally protect Chelsea from Jaida and others, and Lash powers Nia back! Vaquer HEADBUTTS away on Ivy, then runs up, only for Ivy to dodge! Ivy ROCKS Vaquer, puts her up top, and ROCKS her again! The fans rally for La Primera and she HANGING HEADSCISSORS Ivy! Giulia walks over, smirks, and she SHOVES Ivy down to ELIMINATE her! Giulia “helps” her old friend but mostly helps herself.

Nikki then ROCKS Giulia! Nikki and Giulia trade shots, Giulia CHOPS and ROCKS Nikki on repeat! Then FASTBALL SPECIAL! Natty & Maxxine help Vega with Lani but Lani fights them all off! Giulia and Vaquer meet again, and Giulia offers a handshake? Vaquer takes it, but then they fire forearms! The fans fire up watching them brawl at the center of the chaos! HEADBUTT for HEADBUTT, and then DOUBLE HEADBUTTS over and over and over! Both women wobble, stay up, and Vaquer snap suplexes! Nikki spins Vaquer, KNEE SMASH! Nikki fireman’s carries but Vaquer fights free to snapmare hard!

Vaquer smiles and the fans fire up! Vaquer has Nikki for the DEVIL- NO, Chelsea KICKS Vaquer in the side! The Hot Mess wags her finger but this is why she wasn’t “reelected.” Then Chelsea SLAPS Nikki! No reaching across the aisle here! Nikki TACKLES Chelsea! The Secret Her-vice hurries to save Chelsea, and but The Dungeon Dolls save Nikki! TRIPLE SUPLEX! The fans fire up and the straps come down! Maxxine hits the WORM ELBOW DROP! Maxxine tells Natty to do the worm! Natty says sure! NATTY WORM SPLASH! But Lani stomps Natty! Natty spins Lani to DISCUS LARIAT! Natty scoops but Lani slips free! Jaida DUMPS and ELIMINATES Natty!

The fans boo Miss Parker, but Maxxine is furious! She ROCKS Jaida! Jaida ROCKS Maxxine! They brawl, Jaida fireman’s carries, but Maxxine flails! Jaida puts Maxxine on the apron but Maxxine ROUNDHOUSES! But Candice CLOBBERS and ELIMINATES Maxxine! But then Jaida DUMPS Candice! Candice HOTSHOTS Jaida, but Lani gets an assist, swing and KICK! HIP ATTACK! NXT ELIMINATES Candice! B-Fab & Michin go after Jaida & Lani! They brawl, and B-Fab sends Lani into Jaida! The Her-vice mug Vega! B-Fab & Mia double twerk, then CANNONBALL! They drag Jaida up and TOSS her out to ELIMINATE her!

The fans boo but B-Fab says bye, Miss Parker. Lani slingshots, dodges Nina, but Nia LARIATS her to the apron! Lani is safe, but Candice YANKS Lani down! Candice ELIMINATES Lani and the fans boo. But Lash fireman’s carries Nia! Nia fights free, but Lash BOOTS Nia! The fans fire up for their hometown girl, but Nia rolls out under the ropes! Vega and Giulia brawl on the apron, Vega hops on but Giulia pops free! Backslide and ARRIVEDERCI KNEE! Then the hammerlock, scoop, and- NO, Vega slips free to POST Giulia! Giulia wobbles, Vega BOOTS her down! Vega ELIMINATES Giulia! Revenge for losing the US Championship!

B-Fab and Piper brawl, Piper whips B-Fab to a corner! Piper runs up, B-Fab dodges and then LEG LARIATS! But Piper TOSSES B-Fab out to ELIMINATE her! Piper salutes, and then Chelsea TOSSES Mia to ELIMINATE her! But Chelsea is in danger! Mia grabs Chelsea, Alba DIVES to take Mia out! Alba is safe, as is Chelsea, and Chelsea says that’s what Mia gets! Vega aims at Vaquer in the corner, but bumps into Lash. The smallest meets the tallest and the fans fire up! Lash KNEES Vega, reels her in, and Canadian Racks! Lash SUPER- NO, Vega RANAS Lash! Lash holds ropes to stop that! Vega sits up, Lash shifts around, trophy lift and a TOSS to the outside!

Vega lands on B-Fab and Mia, Lash ELIMINATES her! But then Chelsea & Piper THROW Lash down! The fans boo as they POST her! The Green Administration salutes but Nikki DUMPS Alba to ELIMINATE her! Piper DECKS Nikki! Piper stands Nikki up and Chelsea says watch and learn! Chelsea does the Bella Dance, but Lola SPIN KCIKS Piper! Chelsea ducks a kick, fireman’s carries, and she does squats a la Nikki! Lola slips free, Nikki SPEARS Chelsea! The fans fire up as now Nikki and Lola both do the dance! Piper runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans boo but Piper scoops Lola! Lola lands safe on the apron and ROCKS Piper!

Lola ROCKS Piper again and again, but Piper HEADBUTTS her down! Piper ELIMINATES Lola! But Nikki & Vaquer DUMP Piper out to ELIMINATE her! Chelsea DECKS Vaquer, DECKS Nikki, but then Vaquer hits a BIG back suplex! Vaquer smiles, she has Chelsea in for the DEVIL’S KISSES! AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH! YEEEEEAH~! Vaquer sends Chelsea to Nikki, fireman’s carry and TKO! Nikki TOSSES and ELIMINATES Chelsea! But Nia rises to CLOBBER Nikki! Nia mocks the dance, but now we have our final four! Lash is in one corner, Vaquer the other, but Nia drags Nikki up to whip her to a corner.

Vaquer SPLASHES Lash, Nikki BOOTS Nia! Nikki tilt-o-whirl RANAS Nia, but Nia comes back to ROCK Nikki! Nia scoops Nikki, puts her on the apron, but Nikki lands safe! Lash fights off Vaquer, lines up a shot, but Nia dodges! Lash BOOTS Nikki down and ELIMINATES her! Lash still celebrates, because at least that’s one more down! The fans are thunderous, and each brand has a woman in the fight! Nia runs up, Lash dodges, and Lash SCOOPS?! Lash carries Nia to the ropes, Vaquer helps push! Nia is on the apron, Lash & Vaquer mug Nia! Nia fights back! But then Lash & Vaquer regroup, Lash BOOTS Nia! She gives Vaquer a boost, DROPKICK!

Nia holds onto the ropes, Lash & Vaquer CLOBBER her together to ELIMINATE her! ATL is fired up as their hometown hero and La Primera are the final two! The Bougie Bully stares Vaquer down, runs up, but Vaquer dodges! The BOOT finds Vaquer on the return! Lash hauls Vaquer up, fireman’s carries, but Vaquer slips free! SUPERKICK! Lash flounders, Vaquer aims, 619! Lash flounders, Vaquer springboards, FLYING- NO, Lash catches her! The fans fire up as Lash pops Vaquer right up, but Vaquer RANAS Lash over! They both land on the apron and the fans duel! Vaquer hits APRON DEVIL’S KISSES! AH AH AH AH AH, YEEEAH~! Lash falls to the floor in a heap, Vaquer wins!!

Winner: Stephanie Vaquer (advances to Clash in Paris)

The fans are still all fired up, because while their Bougie Bully didn’t win, La Primera is the one standing tall! Stephanie McMahon steps into the ring to congratulate Stephanie Vaquer on this win. Steph has to ask, in her best Espanol, how important is this victory to her? Vaquer answers in Spanish and then English, that she is proud to have made the WWE her home! And she admits that English isn’t easy, it isn’t her first language, but wrestling is! The fans cheer that! Vaquer says she does need to say thank you to Stephanie McMahon, and to every woman before her and this generation. For that reason, now they can make history!

The fans cheer again, Vaquer cheers every woman who made the way for this. But tonight, Evolution is the biggest show in her career, and her experience has been amazing. And she promises us, she will keep working hard because she also promises that we will remember her name forever! She IS La Primera, Stephanie Vaquer! The fans cheer that, and Stephanie McMahon announces her as the 2025 Evolution Battle Royal Winner! Steph raises Steph’s hand, they hug, and there’s even pyro! Will Vaquer go to Paris and take the gold for her own?

WWE Women’s World Championship: Iyo Sky VS Rhea Ripley!

The Genius of the Sky was given the honor of choosing her opponent for this historic night, and she chose none other than Mami! Perhaps a very cunning move, as Rhea has yet to beat Iyo Sky in any match, dating all the way back to the inaugural Mae Young Classic. But will this be the night Mami is truly on top? Or will history be made as it repeats itself?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it is time to prove who is truly the best!

The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The two slowly circle, tie up, and Rhea powers Iyo to a corner. Iyo goes up the corner, then jumps around, but Rhea pushes her back. Iyo wrenches, wristlocks, and the fans duel as Rhea YANKS her way into a wrench of her own. Iyo wags her finger, reaches out, but Rhea cranks the wrist. Iyo rolls, rolls, and headlocks for the takeover! Rhea headscissors, Iyo fights around, and then kips free. But now Rhea hits a takeover! Iyo headscissors, Rhea kips free, and the two stand. Rhea trips Iyo to a cover, ONE! Iyo sweeps to a cover, ONE! Iyo cravats but Rhea stops the Sliced Bread, so Iyo flying-mares! Cover, ONE!

Both women stand, Rhea snapmares but Iyo handsprings through! The fans cheer the standoff! Iyo smiles, Rhea nods, and the two reset. They circle, tie up, and Iyo waistlocks. Rhea switches, Iyo switches, but Rhea trips Iyo! Iyo kicks Rhea away, Rhea returns and jumps over the dropdown. Iyo hurdles, Rhea leaps over the monkey flip, then bypasses Iyo. Iyo sunset flips, Rhea stays up, and she YANKS Iyo up to TOSS her to a corner! Rhea storms up, keeps Iyo cornered, and then blocks a kick. Rhea feints the punch and taunts Iyo with her own “crazy” taunt. The fans are torn but Iyo nods respect for that.

Iyo and Rhea step up, and Rhea says she does respect Iyo. Iyo says she respects Rhea, too. Good, then let’s fight! Rhea throws hands, Iyo ducks, kicks, runs, redirects and hops over Rhea’s backdrop! Iyo then shoves Rhea, blows past her, but Rhea avoids the handspring! But not the SHOTGUN! The fans fire up as Rhea bails out, and Iyo builds speed! Iyo DIVES but into a forearm! Rhea drags Iyo out, Electric Chair Lifts, but Iyo fights free! Iyo mule kicks from the apron, then ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Rhea and the fans fire up! Iyo brings Rhea up and into the ring, then goes to the corner. Iyo climbs, aims as Rhea stands, FLYING VICTORY ROLL! Cover, TWO!

Rhea escapes but Iyo has her. Iyo underhooks but Rhea wrenches out! Iyo ducks the lariat to wrangle Rhea with a CROSSFACE! Rhea endures, powers up, and she fires body shots. Iyo lets go, Rhea runs up, but Iyo drop toeholds her onto the ropes! Iyo dials it up, 61- NO! Rhea blocks, but then Iyo makes it a SPIKE-RANA on the apron! The fans fire up as Iyo has a counter to the counter! Atlanta cheers “WOMEN’S WRESTLING!” as Iyo aims, tilt-o-whirls, but Rhea stops the rest! Iyo slips free and they fire forearms back and forth! Iyo blocks a kick, puts the leg in the ropes, but Rhea KNEES Iyo down! And then THROWS Iyo off!

Iyo hits the desk and falls in a heap! The fans fire up while Rhea goes out after Iyo. Rhea drags Iyo up, and whips her hard into barriers! Then into steel steps! Rhea drags Iyo up, puts her in the ring, and storms in after her. Rhea hauls Iyo up, BACKBREAKER! Rhea pushes Iyo down, facelocks and suplexes to hang Iyo out to dry! Iyo flops down, Rhea pushes her to a cover, TWO! Iyo survives and Rhea is frustrated. Rhea clamps onto Iyo with body scissors! The fans rally while Iyo endures and Rhea squeezes. Rhea pushes Iyo around, thrashes her around, but Iyo pries at the legs! Iyo pushes back to a cover, TWO!

Rhea lets Iyo go but then DROPKICKS her down! Cover, TWO! Iyo is still in this and Rhea grows further frustrated. Rhea drags Iyo around, clamps onto an arm, and has a seated abdominal stretch! Iyo endures, the fans rally, and Rhea tells Iyo to fight! Iyo endures, but she shouts in pain as Rhea CLAWS at her side! The fans rally, Iyo fight sup, and Iyo fires haymakers! Rhea ROCKS Iyo in return! Rhea whips, Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges, then tilt-o-whirls and DDTS! Iyo is fired up, but then she flops over, too! The fans rally up again, “This is Awesome!” Iyo rises, as does Rhea, and Iyo fires a forearm! Rhea fires back!

Iyo nods and fires another forearm! Rhea fires back! The fans are torn, but Iyo fires a flurry! Then she blocks, fires another flurry, and the fans fire up! Iyo ROCKS Rhea, winds up, but Rhea grabs her! But VICTORY FACEBUSTER and STOMP 182! Iyo roars, BUZZSAW! Rhea wobbles, Iyo waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Rhea flounders all the way out of the ring! The fans fire up and Iyo builds speed! Iyo DIVES! Down goes Rhea, but Iyo hurries to put her back in! Iyo goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Rhea flounders away to the far corner, but Iyo kips up! The fans fire up as Iyo still has gas in the tank!

Iyo rallies the fans and goes corner to corner! SHINKANSEN! Cover, TWO! Rhea survives and Iyo is beside herself! The fans rally harder as Iyo rises. Iyo steps on Rhea as she goes for the corner. Iyo goes up, up, but Rhea goes up after her! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Iyo lands out!? Iyo runs back in, but Rhea dodges! The bullet train crashes, Rhea CLUBS Iyo and goes up! Rhea drags Iyo up to join her, but Iyo YANKS Rhea off the top! Rhea hits buckles on the way down! Iyo drags Rhea up, underhooks, but Rhea fights the lift! Rhea BACKDROPS, but Iyo lands out! Iyo SHOTEIS! SHOTEIS! And SHOTEIS! But Rhea BOOTS, KICKS, STOMPS, and KNEE SMASH!

Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, but Rhea stops that to suplex and- NO, Iyo slips free again! Iyo CLUBS Rhea, Rhea ELBOWS Iyo! Iyo hops on to POISON-RANA!! The fans are thunderous and Iyo drags Rhea to a cover, TWO!! Rhea survives and Iyo is shocked! Atlanta is electric as they duel between Iyo and Rhea. Iyo stomps Rhea, steps on her, but Rhea anchors that foot! Iyo kicks free, goes to the corner, and climbs back up. But Rhea anchors her again! Iyo kicks Rhea down, adjusts her position, but Rhea SHOVES her! Iyo is stuck up top, Rhea drags her off the corner, RAZOR’S EDGE! And then a deadlift POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!

The fans are electric and Rhea is shocked, but Iyo survives that double impact! “This is Awesome!” while Rhea slaps herself. Rhea fires back up, hauls Iyo up, and pump handles! RIP- NO, Iyo slips free and into a SLEEPER!! Rhea RAMS Iyo into buckles, RAMS her again, and is free of the hold. Rhea puts Iyo up top, SMACKS her, then climbs up to join her. The fans fire up as Rhea has Iyo on the very top! But Iyo fights the superplex! Iyo hops down, Rhea grabs hair, but Iyo breaks free and sweeps the legs! Rhea hits buckles, staggers around, and Iyo springboards! Rhea dodges, the ref takes the MISSILE DROPKICK! Jessika Carr is down!

Rhea HEADSBUTTS and RIPTIDES!! Cover, Rhea would be a winner if not for what happened! Rhea realizes that, and she is about to lose her mind! Rhea goes back to Iyo, drags her up, and reels her in again. Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE again! Iyo tumbles to the floor, Rhea goes out after her, and BOOTS her over barriers! These two go into the crowd to brawl it out! The fans fire up as Rhea ROCKS Iyo, brings her around, and RAMS her into railing! Iyo sputters but Rhea loops her through the railing! Rhea HAMMERS away on Iyo! And HEADBUTTS her again! Iyo flops to the floor while the fans fire up!

Rhea spots something, and decides to head that way. The fans fire up as Rhea drags Iyo up to SMACK off some road cases! Rhea climbs up, and she drags Iyo up to join her! Rhea hauls Iyo up for a POWER- NO, Iyo fights it to go even higher! Iyo AX KICKS Rhea, SMACKS her off the side, and Rhea falls off the cases! Iyo smiles as now she has an idea! The fans are thunderous as Iyo goes even higher! And now, from up in the sky, Iyo SUPER DUPER CROSSBODIES!! Direct hit and the fans lose their minds! Iyo gets up first, and she KICKS Rhea around! Iyo SMACKS Rhea off barriers, Rhea staggers around, and Iyo keeps after her!

Iyo stomps Rhea on the stairs! Then she DOUBLE STOMPS! Iyo runs Rhea to the barriers and TOSSES her to ringside! The fans fire up, Iyo runs in, but Rhea sends her into the desk! Iyo hits ribs first! Rhea puts Iyo in the ring, gasps for air in her own right, and drags herself into the ring. But Iyo DIVES to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts all over again! Iyo puts Rhea back in the ring, goes up the corner, and Jessika is finally up! OVER THE MOONSAULT!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Rhea survives and Iyo cannot understand how!! No one can!! Atlanta is erupting for Rhea as she stirs.

Iyo wracks her genius brain for ideas on how to end this, so she DOUBLE STOMPS Rhea! Then she goes to the corner! Iyo goes up again, but Rhea goes to the apron. Iyo frowns, but she drags Rhea up by a wristlock. Iyo has Rhea on the corner, SLAPS her, and eggs her on! Rhea fires hands in return! Then she SMACKS Iyo off the post! Rhea grins and the fans fire up again! Rhea climbs, she brings Iyo up to join her, but Iyo fires body shots! Iyo SUPER SPANISH FLIES!!! Iyo turns things around one more time, but both women are down! AND NAOMI MAKES HER WAY OUT HERE!! The fans go nuts cuz this can only mean one thing!!

Naomi has her own referee, but more importantly, she has the briefcase! NAOMI IS CASHING IN!! This is now a TRIPLE THREAT!!

WWE Women’s World Championship Triple Threat, MITB Cash-In: Iyo Sky VS Rhea Ripley VS Naomi!

The bell rings on the new match, and Naomi SMACKS Iyo with the briefcase!! The fans are going nuts as Naomi POSTS Rhea!! Then she has Iyo set up for the SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT!! Cover, NAOMI WINS!!!

Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s World Champion)

Heist of the Century, meet your match! She may have lost a war to Jade, but Naomi just won a title off Rhea and Iyo!! She warned everyone to #ProceedWithCaution, but clearly no one listened! Naomi is on top of the world once again, will no one forget about her ever again?

My Thoughts:

What an awesome way to end an awesome weekend of wrestling, both WWE and beyond. But WWE got to cap it off, and they went the extra mile with this. It has been a long time since a one-night WWE PLE has had this many matches, but WWE made it worth the wait, and that goes for waiting on Evolution 2 at all. The opening Triple Threat? Instant classic, and I figured Becky would win like that. I feel like Bayley and Lyra should now feud on their own while someone else steps in and challenges Becky.

Jacy VS Grace was a great match, but I had that dread the moment Blake had the belt in her hands. Blake turns Heel, betrays Grace, and while Jacy is now fed to Masha Slamovich, Grace and Blake can fight it out. Blake probably cheats Grace in that match, she challenges the double champion Masha, and who knows how that goes. Awesome Fatal 4 Way Tag, especially with that level of chaos by the end. As figured, Judgment Day retains, they can now feud with Kabuki Warriors, but it would be nice if they showed up on SmackDown, too, to beef with Flair & Bliss. Kabuki Warriors are still great, but we need something to keep this Flair & Bliss thing going.

Great match from Tiff VS Trish, but yeah, Tiff was winning. In the moment, Naomi not cashing in on Tiff was confusing, but looking at it now, it makes sense. Tiff wasn’t anywhere near as beat up as Naomi would want her to be, and she still needed to worry about her own match. The No Holds Barred was still awesome, you don’t usually see a TV screen get exploded, and you don’t usually see someone use table legs like that. And keeping it to the grudge between them, not a grudge and a title, was just fine. Jade moves on to probably challenge Tiff at SummerSlam, as it stays to the brand the Queen of the Ring is on, aka SmackDown.

The battle royal was a lot of fun, and I’m genuinely surprised Nikki didn’t win. But I bet they could still spin a story of Nikki feuding with Lash since Lash eliminated her. Vaquer winning was awesome for her, she could very likely take whatever title she wants in Paris. Iyo VS Rhea as it was at the start was an instant classic, probably one of their best 1v1 matches. At the same time, that just adds to how wild it was for Naomi to cash in on them. Naomi is back on top, this new Heel reign is going to be awesome, but I do wonder… Is the Women’s World Championship moving to SmackDown? Or will Naomi and Jimmy Uso move to Raw? That wouldn’t really work when Jimmy has a part still to play in the Solo Sikoa MFT story, but there is still the chance of a WWE Draft…

My Score: 9.2/10