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We go right to the ring and out comes Charlotte Flair. She hits the ring as we get a video package showing how Flair returned at TLC as Lana’s replacement, teaming with RAW Women’s Champion Asuka to win the gold from Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.
Flair says she is in the ThunderDome and what would be the ThunderDome without The Queen. She brags on winning gold her first night back and says nothing has changed with The Queen in the last six months. She then goes on about her partner and friend, who some say is the heart of the division. Flair introduces Asuka and out she comes with both of her titles. Flair and Asuka stand together as Asuka takes the mic. She speaks in Japanese and touts being a double champion as the crowd cheers them on. Asuka says Jax and Baszler were not ready for Asuka, and were definitely not ready for her partner, The Queen. Flair laughs and then nods as Asuka bounces around.
Flair asks what about the RAW Women’s Title and says, “Friend to friend…” but the music interrupts as Jax and Baszler come to the ring. Tom announces that they will face Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose later tonight. Jax and Baszler enter the ring and take the mic. Jax jokes that it took 6 months to heal Flair’s broken arm, but that didn’t clear up her robotic voice. Flair mocks Jax and says she kicked her ass last night. Jax says Santa Claus isn’t the only one with a naughty or nice list but they don’t hand out coal, they hand out beatings… Season’s Beatings. Just ask Lana or Kairi Sane. The music interrupts and out comes Rose and Brooke. Rose and Brooke try to crack jokes on how Jax and Baszler look without the titles this week. They tell them to move over. Brooke and Rose are in the ring now. Flair asks Asuka if she wants to stay and watch this, and she does. Flair calls a referee to come to the ring. Flair’s music hits as she and Asuka head to ringside to watch. The other two teams have words as RAW goes to commercial.
Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose vs. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler
Back from the break and Mandy Rose and Shayna Baszler trade holds & counters to start. WWE Women’s Champions Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Asuka are on commentary.
Rose and Baszler continue to go back & forth. Rose takes it to the corner for shoulder thrusts. It’s revealed that Asuka and Flair will work a non-title match tonight against Peyton Royce and Lacey Evans. Dana Brooke tags in and gets the upperhand on Baszler, sending her to tag. Nia Jax comes in and levels Brooke with a headbutt. Jax runs over Brooke and headbutts her to the mat again. Jax continues to beat Brooke around the ring, sending her to the corner for a big splash.
Brooke comes back and hits the back elbow in the corner. Jax stays on her but Brooke sends her spinning with the head scissors. Rose tags in and unloads on Jax, sending her to the floor. Brooke knocks Baszler from the apron to the floor. Brooke and Rose taunt their opponents from the apron. Rose leaps off the apron with a crossbody to Jax. Brooke then flies off the apron to take Baszler down. Brooke and Rose continue posing at ringside in front of the announce table. The champs stand up to get a look.
Rose brings Jax back in the ring but Jax knocks her back to the floor from the apron. Jax follows and ends up launching Rose into the barrier. Jax stands tall as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Rose is fighting off Jax in the ring but Jax drops her with ease. Baszler takes over and stretches Rose on the mat as fans rally. Jax comes back in and they keep dominating Rose. Rose kicks Jax away but Baszler runs in and knocks Brooke to the apron to avoid the tag. Rose begins to mount offense on Baszler now with clotheslines. Rose with a suplex.
Baszler runs into a back elbow in the corner. Rose unloads on Baszler in the corner now. Rose with a big knee strike to Baszler as Brooke follows up with a splash for a 2 count. Brooke drops Baszler again. Brooke goes to the top for the Swanton but Jax pulls Brooke to the floor to break the count. Rose leaps off the apron to take Jax down. Brooke with the springboard forearm to send Jax into the apron on the floor. Baszler levels Rose with a kick to the face from the ring.
Brooke comes in and tries to finish Baszler but Baszler decks her and hits a big backbreaker. Brooke has no one to tag. She tangles with Baszler some more but Baszler goes right into the Kirifuda Clutch for the win.
After the match, Baszler and Jax stand tall as the music hits. Baszler and Jax taunt the champs from the apron but Brooke and Rose come from behind, knocking Jax and Baszler to the floor.
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Lana vs. Nia Jax
We go back to the ring and out comes Lana. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and out next comes WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax. Lana stares her down, looking a bit worried, as Jax quickly marches to the ring. Jax raises the title and taunts Lana.
Jax talks trash a the bell hits. They lock up and Jax sends Lana to the mat. Lana clutches her knee. They lock up again and Jax goes behind. Jax rag-dolls Lana some coming out of the corner as we see RAW Women’s Champion Asuka watching backstage, cheering Lana on.
Jax keeps control and presses Lana high in the air. Lana counters and ends up on Jax’s shoulders, then takes her own with a hurricanrana. Lana keeps on but Jax headbutts her in the face as she sits on the top turnbuckle. An angry Jax climbs up but Lana counters, slides down and tries for a powerbomb. Jax fights the powerbomb attempt off but Lana kicks Jax now while she’s upside down hanging from the turnbuckles.
Lana with more kicks and a stomp while Jax is upside down in the corner, forcing Jax’s shoulders to the mat. Lana covers for the pin to win, while Jax is still leaning upside down from the turnbuckles.
After the bell, the camera cuts backstage to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler attacking Asuka from behind and dropping her in the back. Lana’s celebration is cut short as she is attacked by Jax in the ring. Jax drops a big leg on Lana as Baszler enters the ring now. Baszler works on Lana’s arm now. Baszler holds Lana down as Jax smacks her around. Baszler stomps on the hurt arm now as Lana screams out. Baszler is bending Lana’s leg back and forth now as she continues to scream in pain. Baszler bends Lana’s leg back and hold sit as Jax drops a leg on it, and another, and another. Asuka pulls Baszler to the floor and enters to drop Jax with knees. Asuka knocks Baszler back to the floor as she tries to charge, then drops Jax with a roundhouse kick. Asuka checks on Lana in the ring as the champs regroup at ringside. Jax’s music hits as Lana cries in Asuka’s arms. We go to replays. Jax and Baszler seethe from the ramp while Asuka consoles Lana in the ring.
Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax vs. Dana Brooke
We go back to the ring and out come the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions – Shayna Baszler with Nia Jax. Back to commercial.
Back from the beak and Baszler paces in the ring. Tom announces that Lana was taken to a local hospital with “devastating injuries to her elbow and leg.” Lana is now unable to compete at TLC in the title match this Sunday. Dana Brooke makes her way out next as Jax looks on from ringside. The bell rings and Brooke unloads with strikes but Baszler drops her with ease.
Baszler with another stiff shot to level Brooke. Brooke kicks out at 2. Baszler keeps Brooke down and bends her limbs back, then tries to stomp on her fingers. Brooke moves out of the way in time. Brooke looks to mount some offense in the corner but Baszler blocks the cartwheel and goes for the Kirifuda Clutch.
The Kirifuda Clutch is blocked coming out of the corner. Brooke mounts some offense and levels Baszler with a clothesline in the corner. Brooke with a shot to Baszler’s ribs while she’s down. Brooke goes to the top but Jax hits the apron and shoves her off, sending her to the floor. The referee calls the match.
After the match, Jax stays on Brooke and brings her in the ring for the double team. Mandy Rose returns and runs down to make the save with a kendo stick. They try to double team Rose but RAW Women’s Champion Asuka runs down to even the odds. Rose and Asuka fight the champs off, then help Brooke back to her feet. Jax and Baszler recover at ringside while Asuka, Rose and Brooke stand tall in the ring together as Asuka’s music plays. Tom wonders who Asuka’s new partner will be for TLC.
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Asuka w/ Lana vs. Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax
We go back to the ring and out comes Asuka with Lana for this non-title match. Asuka hits the corner to pose and the pyro goes off as we go back to commercial.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are backstage now. Jax gets Baszler hyped up and ready to destroy Asuka. Out next is Baszler with Jax to the ring. Back and forth to start. Baszler takes Asuka down and works on the ankle early on. Asuka resists and tries for a submission of her own. They trade counters in the middle of the ring now.
Baszler ends up powering up and slamming Asuka on her shoulder. Asuka rolls to the floor for a breather and Lana checks on her. Jax comes over and the champs attack the challengers. Baszler sends Asuka head-first into the announce table. We go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Baszler ends up taking control. Baszler unloads but Asuka keeps trying to come back from her knees. She yells at Baszler and eventually catches a kick. Asuka dumps Baszler on her head with a German suplex. Lana and Jax cheer their partners on from ringside. Baszler runs into counters from Asuka. Asuka drops her with a big Facebuster. Baszler blocks a Hip Attack with a kick. Asuka drops Baszler with a flying arm bar now.
Baszler counters into the Kirifuda Clutch. Asuka counters that and they tangle on the mat. Asuka with the Asuka Lock now. Jax levels Lana into the ring post out of nowhere at ringside now. Fans boo her. Lana fights back and counters, shoving Jax into the steel steps. Lana leaps off the steel ring steps as Baszler watches from the ring. Jax catches her and looks to powerbomb her into the announce table but Lana counters and sends Jax face-first into the table. Lana retreats to the ramp but Baszler yells at her to come back. Asuka takes advantage of the distraction and rolls Baszler up for the pin to win.
Backstage segment
The announcers show us tonight’s pre-match backstage segment with Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler talking about how they were going to destroy Asuka. This was before Asuka’s win over Baszler. Lana vs. Jax is announced for next Monday. We see Lana and Asuka backstage now. Lana is worried about next week, thinking she will get slaughtered if she has to face Jax alone. Lana thinks she and Asuka can win the titles together but there’s no way she can face Jax alone next week. She goes on and on, saying she can’t do it. Asuka yells at her and tells her repeat after her, saying she can believe in herself, that she can beat Jax, and that they will become WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Lana repeats Asuka and then repeats herself, saying she can do it, she believes in herself, and she can beat Jax. Asuka walks off. Lana turns around to Jax and she’s terrified. Jax stares Lana down and Lana walks away in fear.
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Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka and Lana
We go to the ring for this non-title match as RAW Women’s Champion Asuka makes her way out. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Lana makes her way to the ring. Schreiber is backstage with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler now. Jax says last week’s loss was a fluke. Baszler says she was doing her part fighting Asuka while Jax was busy not putting Lana through a table. Baszler thinks it was Jax’s fault. Jax reminds her who got pinned. Jax says there will be no mistakes tonight, they will bring Asuka to her knees and then put Lana through a table. They head to the ring as the music hits for this non-title match.
Lana and Baszler go at it to start. Lana with a close 2 count that shocks Baszler. Baszler levels Lana out of nowhere. Asuka tags in and attacks but here comes Jax. Baszler gets sent out. Lana sends Jax through the ropes to the floor as well. The champs catch Lana and Asuka at the ropes, manhandling both of them head-first into the barrier several times. Asuka and Lana then get dropped to the floor as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Asuka slides out of a hold by Jax. Lana tags in and unloads on Jax. Jax fights off a Sleeper attempt. Lana comes right back but Jax levels her with a shot to the throat and then kicks her, while screaming. Fans boo Jax as she manhandles Lana. Jax tosses Lana across the ring and then hits a big running splash in the corner. Jax shoves Lana around but Lana keeps trying to fight back. Baszler tags in and works on Lana with body shots as Jax holds her in the corner.
Baszler with a leg submission while Lana is down now. Baszler stomps on the hurt ankle now. Baszler tosses Lana out to the floor. Jax tags in and launches Lana into the barrier. Jax scoops Lana and charges to the ring post but Lana slides out and shoves Jax face-first into it. Jax makes it back in at the 8 count. Baszler tags in, as does Asuka. Asuka with a Facebreaker to Baszler and a Hip Attack to send Jax out of the ring. Asuka unloads on Baszler and hits a missile dropkick. Asuka with another Hip Attack to Baszler for a 2 count. Asuka and Baszler end up colliding and both going down.
Lana tags herself in and climbs to the top. Lana leaps for a crossbody but Baszler rolls through and comes up, applying the Kirifuda Clutch. Jax pulls Asuka off the apron to prevent the tag. Baszler takes Lana down into the Kirifuda Clutch but Asuka runs in with a Shining Wizard to break it up. This allows Lana to make a quick cover on Baszler for the pin to win.
After the match, Lana and Asuka celebrate their non-title win as we go to replays. A furious Jax storms off as Lana and Asuka celebrate on the ramp.
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RAW Women’s Title Match: Lana vs. Asuka w/ Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler at the announcers table
We go back to the ring and out first comes RAW Women’s Champion Asuka. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes Lana as Asuka waits in the ring. We get another look at how Lana won the Women’s 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match at Survivor Series, as the Sole Survivor for Team RAW. Mike Rome does formal ring introductions for the title match now. Before they begin, the music interrupts and out comes WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. They join the announcers for commentary. The bell hits and Lana takes Asuka down first, surprising her. Lana with a headlock now. They run the ropes and Lana blocks a hip toss with a roll-up with a close 2 count out of nowhere. They tangle and Asuka drops Lana with a big kick to the face. They go at it again and Asuka gets sent to the floor, right in front of Jax and Baszler.
Jax and Baszler get up and start taunting her about why she can’t easily put Lana away. Asuka grabs a water bottle and soaks them with it, which leads to a physical shot for the disqualification. The champs bully Asuka at ringside now and work her over while she’s down. Jax scoops Asuka to put her through the announce table but Lana saves her and stops it. Lana and Asuka stand tall together on the ramp now, taunting the champs. Jax takes the mic and says they started something, so come back and finish it. Baszler says that’s right, they are challenging Lana and Asuka for tonight. The two sides keep yelling at each other as we go to commercial.
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Lana and Asuka
Back from the beak and the non-title match is just beginning. Lana starts with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler and unloads on her in the corner with kicks. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax ends up tagging herself in, dropping Lana. Jax gets booed as she tosses Lana across the ring.
Jax dominates Lana to boos, taking her time with her as RAW Women’s Champion Asuka waits for the tag. Jax dumps Lana to the floor and in comes Baszler. Baszler works Lana over at ringside and rolls her back in. Lana crawls for a tag to Asuka but Baszler cuts her off. Baszler grounds Lana in the middle of the ring now. Jax tags back in and splashes Lana in the corner. Jax bullies Lana around the ring and yells at her, shoving her to the mat.
Lana gets up and unloads on Jax until Jax rams her back into the corner. Baszler tags back in and works Lana over in the corner with strikes. Baszler with a kick to the back. Baszler grounds Lana again and bends her leg all over the place. Baszler then slams Lana’s knee into the mat. Baszler pulls Lana to the floor but Lana kicks her away and tags in Asuka for a big pop. Asuka kicks Baszler away from the apron, then runs in with a Hip Attack to Jax in the ring. Asuka unloads on Baszler now, hitting double knees to the face for a pop.
Asuka with another Hip Attack to Baszler. They trade counters now. Asuka with a big spinning back fist and a German suplex. Asuka with a Shining Wizard for a close 2 count on Baszler. Baszler catches a second kick and drops Asuka. Baszler then levels Asuka with a big shot to the face but Asuka kicks out at 2. Jax runs over and pulls Lana off the apron to prevent a tag. Jax works Lana over at ringside, then takes apart the top of the announce table as fans boo.
Jax scoops Lana for a Samoan Drop but Lana slides out and fights Jax off. Jax charges but Lana moves. Jax flies over the announce table and lands hard. Baszler grabs Lana from the ring and applies the Kirifuda Clutch through the ropes, but Lana is not legal. Asuka comes from behind and rolls Baszler up for the pin to get the non-title win.
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To the back with Lana, who takes part in a six woman tag match alongside Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler next. She requested the match, to the surprise of Jax and Baszler, wanting to show that she’s “all about team RAW.” Baszler remind Lana it’s about she and Jax and them proving that they run the division. Jax warns that Lana better not tag herself in.
Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, and Lana vs. Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke and Asuka
We go to the ring and out first are the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions – Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. Back to commercial. Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke are out next.
The bell rings and Baszler immediately tags Lana out, surprising her. Dana goes to work on Baszler. Baszler takes control and hits a big backbreaker, and a right hand to drop her. Baszler knocks Asuka off the apron and misses a cheap shot to Rose. Baszler sends Brooke out to the floor now. Jax tags in and goes out to attack Brooke. Rose runs over to make the save but Jax drops her. Jax holds Rose’s arm onto the steel steps and Baszler stomps it. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Baszler has Brooke down in the ring, working on her arm. Brooke counters and Asuka reaches for a tag now. Asuka tags in and unloads on Baszler. Jax gets knocked to the floor. Asuka unloads on Baszler and hits the Hip Attack in the corner. Asuka ducks a kick and drops Baszler with one of her own. Asuka goes on for a 2 count on Baszler as Jax breaks it up.
Brooke runs in and attacks Jax but gets sent out to the floor. Asuka blocks a gutwrench, then kicks Jax off the apron to avoid the interruption. Baszler with the Kirifuda Clutch to Asuka now. Lana tags herself in. Baszler had the match won on Asuka until Lana tagged in. Baszler yells at Lana. Lana goes for Asuka but Asuka kicks out. Jax yells at Lana to get out. Asuka drops Lana with a kick, then goes into the Asuka Lock for the win.
After the match, Asuka cerebrates as her music hits. A furious Jax starts preparing the announce table. Baszler tosses Lana out to Jax. Jax is actually proud of Lana’s courage shown tonight. They welcome her to Team RAW. They go to leave but Jax turns and puts Lana through the announce table with a Samoan Drop for the 9th time. We go to replays as Jax and Baszler stare down at Lana.
Backstage segment
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are backstage arguing about Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke being injured and taken off Team RAW. They’re interrupted by Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce. Evans runs her mouth and Peyton tries to pull her away. Jax tells Baszler look who she’s saddled them with now.
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Lana vs. Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax
We go back to the ring and out comes Lana. The announcers show us how she’s taken several recent table bumps from WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax. Tom says Lana has had enough and she’s here to take a stand tonight. She will be facing WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler next. Lana waits in the ring as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Tom shows us a video package for Veteran’s Day, which is this Wednesday. We come back to the arena and fans are chanting for our veterans. Tom shows us how Lana got involved in last week’s title match that saw Baszler and Jax retain over Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose. Lana was attacked later in the night by Jax, put through the announce table for the 7th time. Lana waits in the ring now as Baszler makes her way to the ring with Jax right behind her. The bell rings and Lana tries to attack but Baszler sends her to the mat with ease.
Rose and Brooke are on commentary now. Lana tries to fight but Baszler rams her back into the corner. Baszler with strikes now as the referee warns her. Lana fights back again but Baszler clubs her to the mat. Baszler holds Lana’s arm down with a boot and stomps on it. Baszler misses a running knee in the corner and hits the turnbuckle.
Lana tries to capitalize but Baszler ends up hitting a big gutwrench suplex. Baszler keeps control and tries to put Lana away but she kicks out. Baszler goes on and applies the Kirifuda Clutch in the middle of the ring for the win.
After the match, Baszler stands tall as her music hits. Jax orders Brooke and Rose up from the announce table as she clears it off. Baszler tosses Lana out to Jax. Jax goes to put Lana through the table again but Rose and Brooke save her. Brooke and Rose argue with the champs as the Women’s Team RAW continues to have issues. Jax’s music starts back up as we see Lana recovering on the outside.
RAW Women’s Champion Asuka vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax
We go back to the ring as RAW Women’s Champion Asuka comes out for this non-title match. She poses as the pyro goes off and we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and we see Women’s Team RAW members Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke and Lana at ringside to watch the chaos. Sarah Schreiber is backstage with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler now. They talk about who’s in charge here. Baszler says she is. Jax says she is, she’s the team leader, and will prove that tonight, then will go on to eliminate every one by herself at Survivor Series, then she might return to RAW to take the title from Asuka. Jax turns and marches to the ring with Baszler right behind her.
The bell rings and Jax strikes first. Asuka fights back and goes for an arm bar submission in the middle of the ring. Jax tries to roll out but Asuka takes her down and ends up keeping it applied. Jax escapes to the floor and tries to pull Asuka out. Jax launches Asuka head-first into the barrier and she hits hard. They both go down on the floor at ringside as RAW goes back to commercial.
Back from the break and Asuka fights free with a jawbreaker. Asuka with a front guillotine in the middle of the ring. Jax powers up with a big suplex as the others look on. Jax yells out and at Asuka while she’s down, bullying her some as fans boo. Jax sends Asuka back to the corner. Jax with a running corner splash. Jax with an arrogant cover for a 2 count. Asuka counters a powerbomb and rolls Jax up for a close 2 count.
Asuka fights free from anther hold and unloads, nailing a spinning back-fist. Asuka with the Hip Attack for a close 2 count. Asuka with kicks while Jax is on her knees. Jax catches a kick and turns it into a powerbomb for 2. Asuka immediately turns that into an armbar. Lana gets on the apron but Baszler grabs her from behind on the apron with the Kirifuda Clutch. Asuka knocks them of the apron with the Hip Attack. More back and forth between Asuka and Jax now. Baszler hits the ring and attacks Asuka to save Jax as the referee calls the match.
After the bell, Dana and Rose attack Baszler to save Asuka. Lana goes for Jax but Jax powerbombs her. Jax saves Baszler from the other Survivor Series teammates, clearing the ring to boos. Jax and Baszler stare Lana down now as she’s the only one left in the ring, in the corner. Baszler grabs Lana while Jax clears the announce table off. Baszler sends Lana out and Jax slaps her, then trash talks her. Jax scoops Lana and puts her through the announce table with a Samoan Drop as the boos get louder. We go to a replay. Jax takes the mic and tells Lana she don’t belong her and will just drag them down. Jax tells Lana to just quit, then tosses the mic at her. Jax and Baszler exit to Jax’s music, still taunting Lana while she’s down on the table debris.
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