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WWE Women鈥檚 Championship
IYO SKY (C) vs. Charlotte Flair
It鈥檚 main event time!
Now we head back inside the arena where we hear the familiar sounds of Charlotte Flair鈥檚 theme music. 鈥淭he Queen鈥 makes her epic entrance to the ring for her championship opportunity in our final match of the evening here on this week鈥檚 show.
The women鈥檚 wrestling legend settles in the ring and her theme music dies down. Now the entrance tune for the reigning and defending WWE Women鈥檚 Champion hits and out accompanied by Bayley and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL, is Iyo Sky.
鈥淭he Genius of the Sky鈥 settles in the ring and the bell sounds to get this one officially off-and-running. Charlotte gets the early offensive jump on the champ, who retreats to the floor alongside Bayley and Kai as we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as this women鈥檚 title contest continues.
When we return, we see some more back-and-forth action until the fight spills out to the floor where Charlotte slams IYO face-first on the hard part of the ring apron. On that note, we head into another mid-match commercial break as the main event of the evening continues.
This time when we return the action plays out until the finish. Charlotte has IYO dead to rights and goes for the cover, but Bayley puts IYO鈥檚 foot on the ropes. Charlotte goes out and launches Bayley over the commentary desk. She heads back in the ring as Dakota hops on the ring apron and distracts the ref.
Charlotte goes to spear IYO but we see that IYO was holding the title, so Charlotte speared it. IYO goes for the cover and wins. After the match, Damage CTRL beats down Charlotte until Bianca Belair runs out and makes the save. Belair and Flair stand tall as this week鈥檚 show goes off the air on that note. Thanks for joining us!
Winner and STILL WWE Women鈥檚 Champion: IYO SKY
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Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair Kicks Off SmackDown
We shoot to the ring where the ring announcer introduces Bianca Belair. 鈥淭he EST of WWE鈥 emerges and heads to the ring to kick off tonight鈥檚 show.
The fans chant 鈥淓ST!鈥 after her music dies down. She talks about how she has had to wait forever for something that was rightfully hers in the first place 鈥 an immediate rematch for the title when she first lost it.
She talks about how tonight she finally gets that opportunity and because of that, tonight is when she recaptures the title and no one can stop her.
On that note, the theme for Charlotte Flair hits and out comes 鈥淭he Queen.鈥 She says Belair has her fired up the way she is talking. She says no disrespect to Asuka, she thinks Belair is gonna win tonight in Flair Country.
Flair says so there is no confusion, when Belair does win the title back tonight, she is first in line for the next shot at the championship. She asks Belair what she thinks. The two seem to agree that they鈥檒l fight at SummerSlam if things work out that way tonight.
WWE Women鈥檚 Championship
Asuka (C) vs. Bianca Belair
It鈥檚 main event time!
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett run down the lineup for next week鈥檚 show on FS1, which features Roman Reigns and Jey Uso in the Rules of Engagement, as well as the aforementioned second U.S. Title Invitational bout.
Bianca Belair鈥檚 theme hits and out comes 鈥淭he EST of WWE鈥 for our final match of the evening, which features the WWE Women鈥檚 Championship on-the-line. As she settles into the ring, we head to a pre-match commercial break.
When we return from the break, the theme for the reigning and defending champion Asuka hits. Out comes 鈥淭he Empress of Tomorrow鈥 for our scheduled main event, with her WWE Women鈥檚 Championship on-the-line.
The bell sounds and we鈥檙e officially off-and-running with this one. Bayley and MS. Money In The Bank Iyo Sky are shown with tickets arriving in their seats in the front row for this one.
Belair takes it to Asuka with ten punches in the corner as the fans count along with each shot that lands. Belair whips Asuka into the corner again but gets drop toe-holded into it face-first. This allows the champ to take over on offense.
Now we see Belair knock Asuka down and out. Both ladies are down and recovering and as they do, Cole and Barrett point out that Charlotte Flair has also purchased a ticket and is taking her seat in the front row. On that note, we head to a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.
As we settle back in from the commercials, we see Asuka and Belair fighting back and forth, with no one clearly in control of the offense. Belair hits a nice moonsault for a close pin attempt. Cole points out Bayley, Iyo Sky and Charlotte Flair all hanging around in the front row.
Things continue until finally we see Bayley hop the rail to get involved. Charlotte Flair hops the rail and takes her out, but then Iyo Sky blasts Belair with the briefcase, so the ref calls for the bell. Bayley tells Iyo it鈥檚 time to cash in. Bayley grabs the briefcase as Iyo drags a lifeless Asuka into the ring.
Asuka springs to life and mists Bayley in the eyes and runs off with her title. That鈥檚 how this week鈥檚 show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us!
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Adam Pearce is backstage and in comes Bianca Belair. He tells her he gave her his word that he will figure it out but he can鈥檛 give her an answer tonight. Bianca is saying she can鈥檛 be patient. She went about getting her rematch the right way but now, right or wrong, she is doing it her way.
The Grayson Waller Effect with Charlotte Flair
Grayson Waller says just when you thought the Grayson Waller Effect couldn鈥檛 get any bigger, they are about to break the internet. He introduces Charlotte Flair to the show.
Waller says it is great having her on the show. He asks Charlotte if she will become a 15 time champion. Flair says 15 time, 16 time but since they are talking numbers, she has Asuka鈥檚 number. Asuka tells him he can wooo when she says that. Waller wooo鈥檚.
Bianca Belair鈥檚 music hits and out she comes. Bianca tells Flair her accolades speak for themselves but someone has to explain to her how things work. She lost her title, was told she was going to get a rematch, in comes Flair who says she wants a rematch and got the rematch. Flair stands up as the fans chant 鈥淓ST鈥. Flair tells Bianca she calls her shots and gets them, she is not going to apologize. The line starts and ends with her.
Flair tells Bianca she lost to Rhea at WrestleMania and she did not get a rematch. They are both owed a rematch. Bianca tells Flair that she tried to do it the right way. She got defeated and stayed and she tried to do it the right way. She says she didn鈥檛 go away and hide for three months. Maybe she should take things into her own hands too. Flair asks her if she thinks she ran away. Flair says she stepped away but did not run away. And if anyone knows anything about defeat, she has beaten the best and gotten defeated but picked herself up 14 times. She is a champion with or without the title. She asks Bianca if she is a champion with or without a title.
Bianca says she is the longest reigning women鈥檚 champion of the modern era and she didn鈥檛 have to do it 14 times. And to put respect on her name. Bianca tells Flair that the past is the past but the future is that she will be sitting ringside for Flair鈥檚 match against Asuka. She is done being patient and playing with them and no matter who will win, she will get in the ring face to face and call her shot. Because that title is coming back to her. Bianca drops the microphone and leaves the ring.
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We go back to the ring and out comes Bianca Belair for her WWE Extreme Rules contract signing with SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Becky Lynch. She swings her hair and dances around to the ring as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and we get a brief 9/11 video tribute. Greg Hamilton takes the mic to introduce three 9/11-related organizations who are in the building tonight 鈥 the Feel Good Foundation, 9/11 Day, and Tuesday鈥檚 Children. Belair is in the ring with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville. Pearce gives her the contract to make the Extreme Rules match official. Belair talks about being back at MSG and for having so much respect for Lynch. The most thing she respected Becky for was how she wouldn鈥檛 run from a fight, but things have changed. She goes on and says she doesn鈥檛 respect Becky as much as she once did, but Becky can win some of that respect back at Extreme Rules while Belair wins back the title. Belair signs the contract. The music hits and out comes Lynch to a pop.
Lynch is wearing a large red fake fur coat, and sunglasses. She takes a seat and says the original WrestleMania main eventer has arrived. She mocks Belair and brings up the look on her face when she was getting in the ring with Big Time Becks. Becky says Belair can be a fan or The Man, there鈥檚 no shame in buying a ticket and sitting out there with the regular people. Some fans boo. Becky goes on and asks what happens if she doesn鈥檛 sign the contract. Pearce and Deville encourage her to. Belair tells Becky to sign the damn contract. Belair tells her repeatedly to sign it. Fans agree. Becky stands up and isn鈥檛 happy with the crowd reaction. She says she was sitting at home listening to the fans chanting for her, she came back at the last minute, saved all of our asses and beat the champion, but this is how the fans treat her.
Becky says she left her baby at home for these people and they鈥檙e favoring a flash in the pan over her. Becky goes on and says she will give Belair the match but it will end the same way. She signs the contract and tosses it at Belair, who catches it while sitting down at the table. Lynch storms out of the ring as fans boo her. She stops on the ramp and raises the title as Belair鈥檚 music hits, and Belair taunts her from the ring.
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We go right to the ring and out comes Sasha Banks to a pop. She hits the ring as pyro goes off, and the announcers talk about how she returned last week, then turned on SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair.
Banks says she鈥檚 back and that means it鈥檚 Boss Time on SmackDown. Banks says she came back for the spotlight she deserves. Some fans boo now. Banks says the spotlight she created, and she promises she will never let anyone steal that spotlight again. She shows a video package on what happened last week.
Banks says she exposed Belair last week and it was so easy. She鈥檚 been watching Belair make mistakes for weeks. She goes on and says Belair would be nothing without her. There would be no ESPY Award, no chilling with Megan Thee Stallion, and no WrestleMania 37 main event. Banks says Belair cried before their WrestleMania match because she was standing across from greatness. Banks says anyone else would鈥檝e thanked her, but Belair didn鈥檛, she wasn鈥檛 grateful at all. Banks sat at home and thought about the disrespect each week, so she came back to WWE for one thing 鈥 to make Belair pay. Banks goes on but the music interrupts and out comes Belair to a pop.
Belair swings her hair and speaks from the stage. She says Banks won鈥檛 be standing or talking when she comes and gets in the ring. Belair dismisses the idea that she鈥檇 be nothing without Banks, and reminds Banks how she begged Belair to pick her after she won the Royal Rumble so they could headline WrestleMania. Belair says Banks just doesn鈥檛 want her to shine, but she鈥檚 been shining and representing. Belair enters the ring and Banks rolls out. Belair taunts her and asks if she鈥檚 going to take another 4 months off.
Banks stands on top of the announce table and says she can do what she wants, when she wants, because when you鈥檙e a legend鈥 Belair says Banks is one of the greatest to lace up a pair of boots, and if she wants the title, it鈥檚 on. Fans pop. The music interrupts and out comes Zelina Vega. She says this is not happening right now. Vega taunts Belair and Banks as she enters the ring. Belair says she will see Banks at SummerSlam, but she will face Vega tonight. Belair鈥檚 music hits and she exits the ring as Vega and Banks look on. Vega vs. Belair for the title is confirmed for tonight.
Championship Contender鈥檚 Match: SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair vs. Zelina Vega
We go back to the ring and out comes SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair to a pop. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes Zelina Vega as she looks to win this match and secure a title shot from the winner of Sasha Banks vs. Belair at SummerSlam. The bell hits and Belair drops Vega first and continues to toss her around the ring. Vega turns it around and covers for a 2 count.
Vega mounts Belair with strikes now. Belair turns it over and mounts Vega with rights and lefts now. More back and forth now. Vega gets sent to the floor as the referee counts. Belair attacks as Vega comes back in. Vega scoops her for a slam but Vega scrambles to the apron, then gets knocked off to the floor. They go at it on the floor and Belair presses Vega high in the air above her but the music interrupts and out comes Banks.
Banks dances around at the entrance, taunting Belair. Vega takes advantage of the distraction, dropping Belair at ringside. Vega brings it back in for a close 2 count. Banks look on from the ramp and laughs as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Belair counters Vega and levels her with a clothesline. Vega blocks a sidewalk slam and takes Belair down by her arm. Belair powers up but Vega counters. Belair counters that and slams Vega face-first into the mat. Belair slams Vega and nails a moonsault for a close 2 count. They go on and Belair overpowers with a big suplex. She holds it for another but Vega counters the next attempt, dropping her into a DDT for a close 2 count.
Vega with a running knee to knock Belair out of the ring. Vega leaps from the apron but Belair catches her and swings her head-first into the barrier. Belair tosses Vega back into the ring and hits the Kiss of Death for the pin to win.
Winner: Bianca Belair
鈥 After the match, Belair stands tall and raises the title in the air as we go to replays.
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Back from the break and Kayla Braxton is in the ring with Belair. The red ring cover is down. Kayla congratulates her on hitting 110 days in her title reign, and asks how she sees the next 100 days playing out. Fans chant 鈥淓ST!鈥 now as Belair thanks Kayla. She says these past few months have been amazing 鈥 defending at Rolling Loud, winning an ESPY Award, main eventing WrestleMania 37, and now being back in front of the fans. She says it just keeps getting better and she doesn鈥檛 know how she鈥檚 going to top it, but she鈥檚 grateful. The music interrupts and out comes Carmella.
Carmella mocks Belair on her 100 days milestone, congratulating her. Fans boo. She says if Belair really wants to cement her legacy, she should give one more title shot to someone who has held that title for 130 days, someone also known as The Most Beautiful Woman In WWE. The boos continue for Carmella as she enters the ring now. Carmella makes excuses for her Rolling Loud loss. The music interrupts and out comes Zelina Vega. She calls for her music to be cut and says Carmella better slow her roll because we all know Carmella is too pretty to be a third time loser. Vega says what she wants to say to Belair, she will say it in her face.
Vega enters the ring now. Vega thinks the WWE Universe wants to see Belair challenge a rising star like Vega. Some fans boo. Vega says she is The Moment and no one is more deserving than her. Vega tells Belair to accept her challenge. Belair says she鈥檚 on. Carmella shoves Belair down from behind with a cheap shot. Vega and Carmella double team Belair now, beating her around the ring. The music hits and out comes Sasha Banks to a huge pop.
Banks makes her return and rushes the ring, dropping Carmella first, then Vega. She hits Carmella with the running double knees in the corner, then levels Vega again. Banks helps Belair up to her feet and hugs her as fans cheer them on. Banks raises Belair鈥檚 arm in the air as Belair looks on a bit confused. Banks鈥 music hits as they hug again. Banks plays to the crowd as they cheer her on. Belair applauds.
Sasha Banks and SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair vs. Carmella and Zelina Vega
We go back to the ring for tonight鈥檚 main event as SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair makes her way out to a pop. Carmella and Zelina Vega are already waiting in the ring. Out next comes Sasha Banks to a bigger pop. She poses on the apron as pyro goes off. This is Banks鈥 first match since dropping the title to Belair in the main event of WrestleMania 37 Night One.
The bell rings and Belair dropkicks Carmella to start, then kips up. Belair hits Carmella in the corner and tags in Banks for the double team to Carmella. Banks covers for a quick count. Carmella turns it around and covers Banks for a 2 count.
Vega ends up coming in but Banks and Belair nail double dropkicks to their opponents. Baseball slides are next as the babyfaces keep control. Banks stands on the steel ring steps now, allowing Banks to press her high in the air above her head. Belair comes off the steps and launches Banks onto Vega and Carmella at ringside. Banks and Belair stand tall at ringside as fans cheer them on. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Vega is in control of Belair now. Vega with a standing submission in the middle of the ring. Banks rallies the crowd as they chant 鈥淓ST!鈥 now. Belair gets out but Vega sends her into the turnbuckles. Carmella tags in to take over on Belair as fans boo.She taunts Banks. Belair gets an opening but Vega tags in to stop Belair from tagging out.
Vega works Belair over and applies another submission. Belair breaks free and drops Vega with a backbreaker. Belair crawls for the tag and in comes Banks for a pop. Banks levels Vega with a Meteora, then knocks Carmella off the apron, then delivers two dropkicks to Vega. Banks with the Three Amigos tribute to WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero now as fans cheer her on.
Banks goes to the top and hits the Frogsplash but Carmella breaks the pin with a kick to the face. Vega tags out but Banks blocks Carmella, then drops her. Carmella kicks Banks from the mat. Carmella drops Banks on her face for a 2 count as Belair makes the save.
Vega attacks Belair but Belair fights her to the floor. Banks counters a Facebuster by Carmella in the middle of the ring. They tangle and Banks catches her in the Backstabber, then the Bank Statement for the submission win.
Winners: Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair
鈥 After the match, Banks and Belair stand tall and celebrate as the music hits. We go to replays. Banks and Belair continue dancing around the ring until Banks drops her out of nowhere with a Backstabber. Fans go wild. Banks grabs the title but drops it to mount Belair with right hands. Some fans in the crowd are shocked as the camera focuses on them. Banks shoves the title in Belair鈥檚 face and talks some trash, then goes back to beating on her in the corner. Banks drops Belair with a tornado DDT and applies the Bank Statement in the middle of the ring. Belair screams out as the referee tries to break the hold. Fans continue to boo Banks as Belair cries out. Banks stands tall to mostly boos, but a few cheers.
Banks raises the SmackDown Women鈥檚 Title in the air as the boos get louder now. We go to replays. Banks applies the submission again, yelling at Belair and rag-dolling her, ranting about how Belair is only here because of her. Belair is screaming out and tapping but Banks keeps the hold locked in. The boos continue and the referee tries to get Banks to break the hold as SmackDown goes off the air.
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鈥 Michael Cole welcomes us to SmackDown. He鈥檚 joined at ringside by Pat McAfee. They announce that Roman Reigns will give a State of the Universal Title Address later tonight.
鈥 We go right to the ring and out first comes SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair for our mixed tag team opener as Greg Hamilton does the introductions. We see stills from Belair鈥檚 Hell In a Cell win over Bayley. Belair takes the mic and talks about how we鈥檙e just weeks away from returning to crowds. Belair says she鈥檚 about to whoop up on Bayley again. Belair goes on about her Hell In a Cell win and while she will never forget all the pain Bayley put her through, she can鈥檛 stop smiling and celebrating because she walked out with the title, and she is so proud of herself. Belair goes on talking about bullies and then she raises the title. The music interrupts and out comes Seth Rollins, who is all smiles.
Rollins goes on about celebrating with Belair because he also won at Hell In a Cell. Rollins brags but fans keep booing him. He talks about dominating Cesaro at Hell In a Cell and says now he鈥檚 moving on up. He says Belair didn鈥檛 dominate Bayley like he did Cesaro, and some would say her win was a fluke, but win at all cost and tonight we鈥檝e got a party. They have a few words until Bayley鈥檚 music hits and out she comes to interrupt. Belair talks some trash until Belair challenges her to come into the ring for a fight.
Bayley enters the ring and gets in Belair鈥檚 face. Bayley calls her a pathetic loser as Rollins keeps laughing. Belair drops Bayley out of nowhere for a big pop. Bayley uses Rollins鈥 interference to tackle Belair and unload on her. The music interrupts and out comes Cesaro. He hits the ring and ducks a microphone shot from Rollins. Cesaro knocks Rollins out of the ring as Bayley tosses Belair out of the ring. Cesaro and Bayley face off now. Bayley yells at Cesaro, saying he ruined her show. Belair comes in and Cesaro scoops her, using her to knock Bayley out of the ring. Belair鈥檚 music hits as she dances around while Cesaro looks on. Rollins watches from ringside as we go to commercial.
Bianca Belair and Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins and Bayley
Back from the break and Cesaro takes Seth Rollins down as the match begins. Bayley and SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair watch from their corners. Rollins fights back but Cesaro catches a second rope crossbody and drops him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Bayley and Belair tag in now. Belair gets the upperhand and taunts Bayley. Cesaro and Rollins are back in now. Rollins ends up dropping Cesaro face-first into the corner to turn it around.
Rollins with a Slingblade for a 2 count. Rollins drops a knee to the face now. More back and forth now but Rollins takes control and keeps Cesaro down. Bayley and Rollins celebrate some. Rollins with a knee to the gut, and another. Rollins goes for a suplex but it鈥檚 blocked, and again. Cesaro powers up but Rollins lands on his feet. More counters between the two now. Belair tags in so Bayley runs in. Belair with a dropkick, a kip-up and another dropkick, and another kip-up. Belair with more offense, then a backbreaker, and another. Belair with a standing moonsault for a close 2 count.
Bayley goes to the floor but Belair follows. Belair charges and Bayley drops her into the barrier to turn it around. Bayley then shoves her into the ring post at the steel steps. Belair goes down and sells an injury on the floor as Bayley returns to the ring. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Bayley is in control, focusing on Belair鈥檚 injured arm. Bayley prevents a tag and slams Belair back to the mat for 2. Bayley goes right back to work on the arm. Cesaro finally tags in and knocks Rollins off the apron. Cesaro runs around the ring and delivers a big uppercut against the barrier. Cesaro with more offense at ringside. He brings it back in for a top rope crossbody for 2. Cesaro with the Cesaro Swing in the middle of the ring now for a pop. Rollins uses a distraction from Bayley to block the Sharpshooter and roll Cesaro for 2. Cesaro comes back with the corkscrew uppercut for a close 2 count.
Cesaro goes for the Neutralizer by Bayley flies in and he catches her. He uses her but this leads to Rollins dropping Cesaro for 2 count that Belair breaks up just in time. Belair taunts Rollins and he seethes now. Rollins unloads on Cesaro but Cesaro fights back with a right and an uppercut. Bayley tags in, as does Belair. Belair brings Bayley in from the apron. Belair sends Rollins off the apron into an uppercut from Cesaro at ringside. Bayley rolls Belair up for 2 but Belair comes back with a Spinebuster for 2.
Rollins and Cesaro brawl at ringside. Rollins rolls in to prevent Belair from hitting the KOD on Bayley. Belair loses her balance and Bayley takes her knee out. Bayley comes right back with the Rose Plant for the pin to win.
Winners: Bayley and Seth Rollins
鈥 After the match, the music hits as Bayley joins Rollins on the ramp to celebrate. Cesaro and Belair regroup in the ring.
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We see Bianca Belair walking backstage. She has a challenge for Bayley tonight. Back to commercial.
We go back to the ring and out comes SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair to a pop. Belair swings her hair and hits the ring with a mic.
Belair says ever since she won the title from Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37, Bayley has been so pressed, but she hasn鈥檛 done anything about it but just laugh. Belair says Bayley should realize the WWE Universe isn鈥檛 laughing with her, but at her, because what鈥檚 so funny? Belair admits Bayley鈥檚 laugh is getting to her, more than she actually thought it would. Belair says Bayley isn鈥檛 the first person to try her. Belair goes on about how people have been trying her since she was 3 feet tall. She left all those people in the dust as she found success. Fans cheer her on. Belair says she has dealt with the teasers, doubters and bullies, but after all she鈥檚 been through she鈥檚 never had someone laugh at her in her face. That鈥檚 utter disrespect and she鈥檚 not standing for that.
Belair says this is what she proposes鈥 she challenges Bayley and wants Bayley to take her cackling self and meet her in the ring at Hell In a Cell. Belair promises Bayley won鈥檛 be laughing then. Bayley, what鈥檚 good? Belair is waiting but Bayley is nowhere to be seen. Belair asks if she鈥檚 going to come accept this challenge, or what? We start hearing Bayley laugh but we don鈥檛 see her. Belair is looking around. Bayley finally appears on the big screen and taunts Belair. Bayley has been laughing at people like Belair her whole life. Bayley says she鈥檚 even there tonight, she鈥檚 live via satellite. We see Bayley sitting in a room with photos of herself all over the walls, she calls it her sanctuary where she finds peace.
Bayley accepts the challenge and says when she beats Belair for the title, she will be laughing but she won鈥檛 be the only one laughing. Bayley continues laughing while Belair raises the title in the air. The ThunderDome screens in the arena go dark and start filling up with Bayley鈥檚 satellite feed, of her laughing. Belair looks around terrified.
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鈥 The post-WrestleMania Backlash edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX opens live with Michael Cole welcoming us to the ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. He鈥檚 joined at ringside by Pat McAfee. Cole introduces a Parade of Champions on the stage. We see new SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio, SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair, WWE Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews with Commander Azeez, and WWE Women鈥檚 Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina Snuka. Cole hypes tonight鈥檚 Fatal 4 Way for the Intercontinental Title, saying it will be the main event.
Cole sends us to Sonya Deville in the ring. She welcomes us to an extra special SmackDown. She talks about the news that broke today on WWE leaving the ThunderDome to return to the road, back where WWE belongs, back to the fans. Deville says Adam Pearce is on the ground scouting locations for the tour. We see mainstream media coverage of today鈥檚 announcement. Deville hypes the Parade of Champions and introduces each champion but Crews calls for the music to be cut. He鈥檚 not happy about having to defend in a Fatal 4 Way tonight, but says he will retain and will unleash destruction on Big E, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. Deville introduces Belair last among the champions on the stage.
Deville now calls on fans to welcome the WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. The music hits but out comes Paul Heyman to the stage instead. Fans are already booing. Heyman says the Parade of Champions is nice but it鈥檚 not a parade of champions, it鈥檚 a parade of title holders. He points at each champion and calls them a title holder, and says Reigns is not a title holder, he鈥檚 a champion, not just a champion, THE champion, the preeminent champions, of all of WWE, and all of sports entertainment. Heyman says when fans buy tickets to these upcoming events, they will do it with confidence that WWE is represented by a preeminent champion like our Tribal Chief. Heyman says Reigns will not be involved in this Parade of Title Holders, but there will be a Parade of Champion later tonight, at Reigns鈥 leisure. Heyman thanks Deville and heads back to the back to boos.
Deville says that鈥檚 the first surprise of the evening, but probably not the last. She calls on the fans to applaud the champions one more time. Bayley hits the ring to interrupt. She鈥檚 mad she wasn鈥檛 recognized for her title reign through the ThunderDome era. She takes a shot at Dominik first, for riding his dad鈥檚 coattails. She then knocks Natalya and Tamina, but says what鈥檚 up to Apollo and Azeez. She then addresses Belair and says she cheated at WrestleMania Backlash, calling her a criminal for stealing the title. Bayley wants Deville to strip Belair of the title. Belair comes down the ramp and hits the ring, and they have words. Bayley wants her rematch. Bayley goes to exit the ring but Belair is attacked behind by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. Natalya and Tamina run down to make the save but the heels get the upperhand. Bayley, Jax and Baszler stand tall as we go to commercial with fans booing.
Natalya, Tamina Snuka and Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Bayley
Back from the break and the match begins as Nia Jax splashes WWE Women鈥檚 Tag Team Champion Tamina Snuka in the corner, then drops an elbow for a 2 count. Cole says this match is taking advantage of the quarterly Brand-To-Brand Invitational with Superstars working the opposite brand.
Shayna Baszler tags in and works over Jax in the heels鈥 corner. Cole points out how Reginald is not here tonight as he鈥檚 being treated after the ring post exploded at him on RAW. Baszler drops Tamina for another 2 count as SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Bianca Belair reaches for the tag. Bayley tags back in but Tamina fights her off from the corner. Bayley rams her back into the corner and works her over. Tamina finally nails a big suplex and in comes WWE Women鈥檚 Tag Team Champion Natalya off the tag. Natalya with a snap suplex to Baszler, then Bayley. Bayley ends up countering and dropping Natalya. Baszler tags in and starts bending and stretching Natalya鈥檚 limbs. Jax tags in and slams Natalya for a 2 count. Belair tags in and dropkicks Baszler, then kips up. Belair takes Baszler to the corner for thrusts. Baszler counters and applies the Kirifuda Clutch but Belair gets free.
Belair ends up catching Baszler with a big Spinebuster for a pop. Belair goes to the top but Bayley and Jax pull Baszler to the floor to safety. Belair turns her direction and leaps to the floor from the top, taking down all three opponents with a crossbody. Belair sits up against the barrier and clutches her knee. We go to commercial with Belair selling a knee injury.
Back from the break and Bayley has Belair down in the ring, working on her hurt leg. Belair tries to scramble away but Bayley grounds her with a hold. Fans rally for Belair as she sends Bayley through the ropes to the floor. She comes right back in and stops Belair from tagging. Bayley knocks Natalya off the apron with a cheap shot. Belair dodges an elbow and tags in Tamina.
Tamina unloads on Bayley, taking her to the corner with face-first turnbuckle shots. Tamina drops Baszler on the apron and powerslams Bayley. Natalya tags in with a basement dropkick and a German suplex to Bayley. Tamina comes back in and Natalya launches Bayley into a superkick from Tamina. Tamina covers but Bayley grabs the bottom rope to break the count. Natalya tags back in but Bayley dodges the discus clothesline. Natalya goes for the Sharpshooter on Bayley but didn鈥檛 see Baszler tag in. Baszler drops Natalya to break the hold. Tamina comes in and headbutts Baszler. Natalya and Baszler scramble. Bayley runs back in but ends up dropped with Natalya鈥檚 discus clothesline. Jax runs in but Tamina superkicks her. Baszler sends Tamina to the floor.
Belair drop Baszler but Bayley pulls her to the floor for a Bayley-to-Belly suplex on the floor. Natalya kicks Bayley off the apron to prevent her from coming back in. Baszler takes advantage and grabs Natalya from behind and drops her into the Kirifuda Clutch for the submission win.
Winners: Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax and Bayley
鈥 After the match, Baszler and Jax stand tall together as the music hits. We go to replays. The babyfaces limp up the ramp as the heels stand tall in the ring.
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鈥 We see Bianca Belair walking backstage. Back to commercial.
鈥 Back from the break and Adam Pearce is in the ring with Sonya Deville. They talk about Bianca Belair being the future. Now she will make her WrestleMania 37 decision after winning the Women鈥檚 Royal Rumble. They introduce Belair and out she comes swinging her hair.
Fans chant 鈥淓ST!鈥 as Belair hits the ring. She mentions the Royal Rumble win changing her life. Deville asks Belair who will it be. She asks if it will be RAW Women鈥檚 Champion Asuka and we get a video package on her. We come back and Deville asks if it will be SmackDown Women鈥檚 Champion Sasha Banks. We get a video package on Banks next. Belair says she knows everyone has been patiently waiting on her to make her decision. She talks about how her mother told her life is all about making the right decision. She goes son and is about to make her decision but the music interrupts and out comes Reginald, Carmella鈥檚 sommelier.
Reginald says Belair鈥檚 mother is right because this decision will impact her future in WWE. He talks about how Belair got an up close look at Banks and how she works when she teamed with her last week. Reginald goes on about how Belair鈥檚 journey has been inspiring and she is special. Reginald knows deep in his heart that Belair鈥檚 dream will dissolve quickly into a horrible nightmare if she chooses to face Banks. He goes on and Belair gets in his face as fans boo him. The music interrupts and out comes Banks.
Banks tells Reginald how she already told him to never speak for her. She pushes him out of the way. She tells Belair she鈥檚 more than the champion, she鈥檚 the standard and if Belair wants to make history and be the topic of conversation, she should choose The Boss. Banks doesn鈥檛 think Belair is The EST of WWE because she is the best and #1, which makes Belair second best. Banks laughs and drops the mic, raising the title up at Belair. Belair says she鈥檚 going to make Banks eat her words on The Grandest Stage of Them All. Belair is going to take the title and show the whole entire world how she鈥檚 the strongest, fastest and everything else. Belair points up at the WrestleMania 37 sign and tells Banks it鈥檚 on. Belair鈥檚 music starts up as the fireworks go off. Banks raises the title at her. Belair keeps pointing up at the sign to end the segment.
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