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.