Backstage Segment

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler will both work Handicap Matches against The Riott Squad tonight. We see them backstage with Adam Pearce tonight, arguing about the matches.

2-on-1 Handicap Match: The Riott Squad vs. Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax

We go to the ring for the first of two 2-on-1 Handicap Matches. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler is out first with her partner, Nia Jax. The current #1 contenders are out next – Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan.

Riott starts off with Baszler. Baszler takes the leg down early on. They tangle some more as Jax watches from ringside. Riott blocks off a hold but Baszler takes her down, with her arm tied up. Liv ends up coming in and unloading on Baszler with kicks. Baszler blocks a takedown and slams Liv on her face.

Liv ends up knocking Baszler off the apron. Liv with a dropkick to the leg. More back and forth now. Liv kicks Baszler in the leg again but Baszler fights Liv off. Baszler with a big gutwrench Facebuster and a big kick to Liv. Jax apparently distracts Baszler with the taunting from ringside, and Liv takes advantage with a sunset flip for the pin.

2-on-1 Handicap Match: The Riott Squad vs. Nia Jax

We go back to the ring and WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax is starting off with Ruby Riott now while her partner Shayna Baszler is still having words from ringside. Riott turns it around on Jax. Liv Morgan tags in and nails a big dropkick to Jax’s knees.

Baszler taunts her partner as she gets double teamed in the corner. Liv and Riott with frequent tags to keep Jax in their corner. Riott with a big crossbody in the corner for a close 2 count. Jax gets up and levels Riott with a huge clothesline for a 2 count. Jax grounded Riott with an arm submission now. Riott gets an opening with a jawbreaker, then a shoulder sends her down. Jax taunts Baszler some and goes to stomp on Riott like Baszler would, but this backfires on her and Riott goes for a tag. The lights start flickering in the arena. Could this be RETRIBUTION? The virtual fans are no longer visible.

Liv comes in off the lights flickering and she ends up taking down Jax. The Riott Squad looks to put Jax away for the win but the lights go out again. We see a RETRIBUTION graphic that appears to be in white spray paint.

We get a look at how Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler captured the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles from The Golden Role Models at last night. Sarah Schreiber is backstage with the champs now. She asks how they were able to put their differences aside. Jax says she told Baszler to follow her lead. Baszler disagrees and says she told Jax to stay out of her way, and she did, allowing her to connect the double submission. They continue arguing over who made the win happen. Jax says she sees it like she’s the tag team champion and Baszler is just holding the other belt. RAW Women’s Champion Asuka walks up and Schreiber asks her if she got an answer on her next challenger. She didn’t. Jax and Baszler say this is their interview, just because Asuka is champion doesn’t mean she can interrupt. Asuka puts hands on Baszler and knocks her away. Jax steps to Asuka and stares her down. Asuka yells at Jax in Japanese, and then walks off. Baszler and Jax stare Asuka down as she leaves.

Backstage segment

Sarah Schreiber stops Nia Jax backstage for comments, asking why she’s here. Jax asks where her manners are. Schreiber reminds Jax she was suspended for putting her hands on a WWE official. Jax says all she had to do was go to that WWE official, Pat Buck, and… apologize! Jax yells at Schreiber and turns around to Shayna Baszler approaching her. Baszler says we’re all counting down until when Jax gets herself suspended again. Jax offers to help Baszler with her match against Bayley tonight. They take a few more shots at each other and trade insults. Baszler welcomes Jax back and then walks off.

Shayna Baszler vs Bayley

Baszler hits the ring and we get ready to go but the music interrupts. Out comes Nia Jax to the stage. Jax stares Baszler down from the stage as we go back to commercial. Back from the break and they lock up. Jax is still watching from the ramp. Baszler strikes first and sends Bayley into the corner to regroup. They lock up again and Baszler works on the arm, taking Bayley to the mat. Baszler keeps control and sends Bayley to the floor. She joins Banks to regroup as the referee counts. Banks yells at Baszler. Bayley returns to the ring and decks Baszler in the gut, then beats her down. Bayley keeps control and grounds Baszler with a headlock. They run the ropes and Baszler drops her. More back and forth. Banks ends up proving a distraction, allowing Bayley to drop Baszler from behind. Bayley takes Baszler to the corner and works her over. Bayley with a suplex for a 2 count. Bayley drops Baszler again and nails an elbow to the back of the head, then covers for a 2 count. Baszler gets up and unloads with big body shots. Baszler gets sent to the floor by Bayley. The referee counts now.

Baszler goes to get back in the ring but Jax runs down and stops her, pulling her back down by her leg. The referee calls for the bell. The bell rings and Jax decks Baszler again. Baszler tries to fight back but Jax works her over. Banks and Bayley are all smiles as Jax brings Baszler in the ring. They try to talk Jax into attacking Baszler again. Jax and Baszler end up staring the champs down as they back up the ramp. Jax and Baszler exit the ring and stare down the champs as they continue backing up the ramp. Jax and Baszler look at each other and then back at the champs.

Backstage segment

Backstage, Nia Jax says she doesn’t like it but they could beat Bayley and Banks for the tag titles. Jax agree to end her hunt for Baszler, if they can win the gold. Jax pokes Baszler in the chest and tells her to follow her lead. Baszler slaps Jax in the face before walking off.

Asuka and Shayna Baszler defeated The Golden Role Models

During the match, Asuka comes back in the ring and levels Banks. Baszler gets up on the outside but Nia Jax drops her through the Plexiglas barrier, busting through the Plexiglas. Baszler goes down. Jax climbs over the barrier as WWE Producer Pat Buck, who suspended Jax without pay two weeks ago, comes out with officials. Baszler gets up and starts brawling with Jax into the crowd.

RAW Underground

Marina Shafir defeats Brandy

Shafir pounces on Brandy. Shafir tosses Brandy around the ring. Shafir submits Brandy.

Nia Jax attacks Shafir from behind. Duke tries to get on the platform but Jax kicks her in the chest. Baszler gets on the platform and squares up. Jax acts like she is going to fight but rolls out the ring, kicking Duke before fleeing.

Nia Jax is backstage with an official, the same one she attacked last week. She’ll be out after the break.

Nia Jax is in the ring with Pat Buck, the official she attacked last week. Jax says she takes it seriously that there are millions of people all over the world who look up to her. So when a scrawny idiot from management steps to her, she fights back. She turns to Pat and tells him he’s not getting an apology. Instead, he can face her in a match right now. He says he’s only here for an apology and Jax says he can have it after a match. She says she’ll start slow, so that his small legs can keep up. Buck says he’s going to leave and Jax asks if he’s scared? She says she figured he’d have more fire, considering he’s ginger. She slams the microphone into his chest and Pat says she is indefinitely suspended without pay. Jax gets angry and headbutts him, then kicks him from the ring before leaving.

The music immediately hits and out comes Nia Jax making her return, for the first time since losing to RAW Women’s Champion Asuka on June 15.

Jax marches to the ring. The crowd boos. Jax says she just heard Randy Orton Orton talk about waking up and knowing what he wants. She knows how it feels. She woke up this morning and wanted to become RAW Women’s Champion. Jax talks about how she was screwed by a certain referee last month. She says Charlotte Flair hasn’t been seen since. She mentions Asuka’s match with WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks later tonight but she wants to… the music interrupts and out comes Shayna Baszler to the ring.

Baszler marches to the ring and gets in Jax’s face with a mic. Baszler tells Jax nobody gives a damn what she wants. Jax pulls back and drops Baszler in the middle of the ring. Jax attacks and they brawl. Referees rush down to break the fight up. We go to commercial.

Nia Jax is backstage talking to a referee. Back to commercial.

Nia Jax vs Shayna Baszler

Back from the break and Nia Jax is out, as is Shayna Baszler. The bell rings and they start brawling.

Jax sends Baszler to the apron and then the floor. She follows and launches Baszler into the Plexiglas. The referee counts and ends up counting them both out.

After the bell, Jax and Baszler continue brawling. Security tries to break it up but Baszler applies the Kirifuda Clutch on one of the guards. Jax shoves producer Pat Buck into Baszler and Jax drop him. Jax drops Baszler off the apron.

In Ring Segment

Nia Jax’s music hits and interrupts the announcers. They say she’s not scheduled. Jax grabs a steel chair and slides it into the ring. She takes a seat in the middle of the ring and waits as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Nia Jax is in the ring complaining about unfairness. The music interrupts and out comes WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth to interrupt. Jax isn’t in the mood for his stuff tonight. Akira Tozawa suddenly appears behind the announcers, taunting Truth. His ninjas also appear and they chase Truth away. Jax is still in the ring with her mic.

Jax goes on about Charlotte Flair getting what she wants, even if she doesn’t deserve it. Jax says she was cheated at Backlash and screwed over again by another referee. Jax says Flair gets what she wants because her dad is WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Flair makes her way out now. They have more words and Flair strikes first. Jax fights back. Referees run down to break it up but Flair drops Jax with a big boot to the head. The brawl is broken up.

Asuka defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the RAW Women’s Championship. During the match, Nia Jax was shown backstage as she watches on.

After the match, Asuka sits up and is handed the title as her music hits. We go to replays. Flair sits up in the corner and looks disappointed. We see Nia Jax backstage watching the finish. Charly approaches and asks if she thinks her fight with Flair had anything to do with the outcome of the match. Jax says she thinks it would be a real shame for someone to kick The Queen while she’s down. Jax walks off.

Backstage Brawl

Back from the break and Charly approaches Charlotte Flair, who is icing her shoulder down. She’s not happy but she gives Asuka credit because that’s the only way… Nia Jax suddenly attacks from behind and beats Flair around, taunting her. Jax slams Flair’s injured arm in a storage bin, then taunts her with a “Woooo!” before leaving when an officials runs up to check on Flair.