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A video replay is shown of Paul Heyman setting up tonight’s main event between Bobby Lashley and Solo Sikoa. We then see the debut of Carmelo Hayes and the staredown between him and United States Champion Logan Paul to end the show. OCTOBER WEEK 4 FROST BANK CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TX The Brand comes down to the ring. McAfee says that he thought it was appropriate to come out and to settle everyone down a little. All week long it’s Carmelo this and Carmelo that. Well let us not forget we have standing here three one of ones. Three future Hall of Famers. They are the future, not some rookie who got lucky. Paul takes the mic and says he promised a big announcement and he always delivers. Right now he wants to show his generous side and he wants to give Carmelo Hayes the chance to avoid the biggest mistake of his life. They don’t have to fight for the United States Championship at Crown Jewel. Carmelo can continue his career with more mediocre victories and be happy with that. In fact….. Carmelo Hayes comes out and says he’s not making any mistake, he’s making history. Logan Paul is a hell of an athlete, all of The Brand are great athletes but none of them are…HIM. McAfee says if he’s so sure, then tonight he can take on Austin Theory and Grayson Waller, if he can find a partner. LA Knight comes out and after explaining whose show this is (L….A….Knight's) he says he thought he heard about a chance to punch two of these idiots in the mouth tonight and to inflict some blunt force trauma and he’s alllllways down for that, yeah! The match is set for later tonight! LACEY EVANS VS ZELINA VEGA *The dislike is evident as these two finally clash after weeks of derogatory statements by Evans. She controls the early going with stiff shots and taking liberties with the rules. Vega however digs deep and fights back. *As much as Evans tries to bully her, Vega fires shot after shot, backing Evans into the corner. When the referee tries to break them up, Vega blocks a cheap shot over the ref’s shoulder and continues her offense, slinging Lacey by hair across the room. *Evans is on her heels but Vega doesn’t slow down, hitting the old favorite where she slams Evans’ face into the turnbuckle ten times with the crowd counting in Spanish along with Zelina. Evans staggers to the middle of the ring, punching the air. Zelina bounds off the ropes and grabs Lacey’s hair, planting her face first in the ring, then jumps off the middle of the second rope with a moonsault. She makes the cover and beats Lacey in the middle of the ring. RESULT: ZELINA VEGA WINS BY PINFALL In the Bloodline’s Lounge they’re all assembled. Roman Reigns is solemn and serious. He looks to Solo and tells him that he knows what he has to do tonight. Solo nods while taping his thumb. Cole tells us tonight is going to be nothing but a war. Kayla Braxton is backstage with Gigi Dolin. Kayla asks why she attacked Iyo Sky and Gigi just smiles. After a moment she looks directly into the camera. She says that it wasn’t about Iyo, it wasn’t even about Bayley. It’s about…”her”. “She’s” the problem. “She” is the one who won’t leave Gigi alone. Kayla asks who she’s talking about and Gigi simply says ‘you’ll see.’ ASHLEY VOX VS CHARLOTTE FLAIR © *Flair dominates her ‘credible challenger’ from start to finish, showing a slight nasty streak in attacking her knee until she slaps on the Figure-8 for the win. RESULT: CHARLOTTE FLAIR RETAINS THE WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP BY SUBMISSION In his office, Adam Pearce tells us that next week at Crown Jewel there will be a ten woman battle royal and the winner will face Charlotte Flair at Survivor Series! THE LWO VS THE GOOD BROTHERS *The LWO is high flying and fast offense and that works for a few minutes until Gallows swats Wilde out of the air like a fly. The Good Brothers show a level of aggression which has not been seen in a long time. Barrett suggests that AJ Styles “pep talk” is the reason. *Regardless, Anderson and Gallows dominate the match and end it with the Magic Killer. RESULT: THE GOOD BROTHERS WIN BY PINFALL A vignette is shown in which there is a black screen for a few moments until the screen turns blazingly white and for just a moment we glimpse the silhouettes of two very large men. LA KNIGHT AND CARMELO HAYES VS AUSTIN THEORY AND GRAYSON WALLER *Theory and Waller cheat to hold the advantage early on but when Knight gets the hot tag he changes that in an instant. Knight controls the match and after a few minutes, Hayes tags in and gets in some of his spotlight offense on Waller. *Theory tries to get involved but Knight stops him cold and clotheslines him over the top rope. Left alone, Waller puts on a comeback but Hayes puts an end to that with a kick to the stomach and hitting a bridged fisherman suplex Cole calls the Him-Plex for the win. RESULT: L.A. KNIGHT AND CARMELO HAYES WIN BY PINFALL Knight and Hayes hold the ring and both climb opposite corners to celebrate their victory. Kayla Braxton is backstage with Rey Mysterio. He tells her that he wishes Bobby Lashley well at Crown Jewel but make no mistake….he remembers what Roman Reigns tried to do to him. He tried to steal his mask…his honor and one way or another, he’ll get his hands on Roman Reigns again! Backstage Charlotte is all smiles but that fades when Bianca steps up. Bianca congratulates her on that hard fought victory. Charlotte rolls her eyes and tells Bianca that if she wants a title shot, stop bitching and win the battle royal. The champ walks off and Bianca ends the segment with ‘You bet I will.” A comical vignette is shown of Pretty Deadly preparing for Crown Jewel’s Bunkhouse Rules match by training on a ranch. Typical hijinks ensue with them getting filthy and miserable around the animals, but they persevere and overcome the challenges of the chores. They hug in celebration then quickly separate, aghast at the mess they’re in. BOBBY LASHLEY VS SOLO SIKOA W/PAUL HEYMAN *Power versus power and there is no mercy on either side. They brutalize each other but neither man can gain much of an advantage. Lashey gets a close two count off of a powerslam but Solo kicks out at the last second. *Solo surprises Lashley with a flying shoulder block and wears down the Almighty with a series of strong attacks, before he rears his arm back and swings for a Samoan Spike, but Lashley ducks and puts Solo in the Hurt Lock. Heyman is freaking out when…. *The Usos hit the ring and both attack Lashley causing the referee to ring the bell. RESULT: BOBBY LASHLEY WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION As the bell rings, all three begin attacking Lashley but in a fit of strength, Lashley begins fighting them all off. He spinebusters Jey, military presses Jimmy, and then ducks an attack by Solo and clotheslines him over the top. Lashley turns and locks eyes with Roman Reigns who has come down the aisle. Roman slowly starts to crawl onto the apron, but Heyman runs over and does all he can to pull Roman off, begging him not to do this, to handle it at Crown Jewel. It seems to get through to the Tribal Chief and he backs off, but the look between he and Lashley says it all about their match next week.

Live from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, and one night away from Crown Jewel, Bobby Lashley will go one on one against the Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa. No doubt lurking in the wings will be Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Will Solo take out Lashley before his title match tomorrow night or will the Almighty send a message to the Tribal Chief and demolish his enforcer? Last week Carmelo Hayes made a huge impact in his Smackdown debut by becoming the number one contender to Logan Paul’s United States Championship. The Brand will be on hand to address the new challenger and Paul promises to show his generous side with a special announcement. Also in Action: Lacey Evans vs Zelina Vega Charlotte Flair will defend the WWE Women’s Championship against NXT’s Ashley Vox, whom she describes as a credible challenger Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro of the LWO take on the OC’s Good Brothers Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night on FOX!

OCTOBER WEEK 4 FREEMAN COLISEUM SAN ANTONIO, TX The Man, Becky Lynch is already in the ring, pacing with a microphone in her hand. She says that she saw the very impressive workout video on Raw of Ronda Rousey but she’d like a closer look so why doesn’t Ronda come on out and we’ll see how impressive she is! Rousey takes no time to head to the ring, sans entrance music and as soon as she slides in the fight it on! It only lasts for a few moments as each woman gets the other in the corner and has a chance to pummel the other. Lynch uses mudhole stomp kicks, while Rousey goes for more traditional right and left punches to the body. Sonya DeVille comes out with a ton of security and they finally break them up but by their expressions, Crown Jewel will not only be for the title, but for personal pride. A replay is shown of the brawl and the breakup as Cole and Graves hype the upcoming Women’s World Championship match. ALBA FYRE VS STEVIE TURNER *Alba Fyre makes some quick work of NXT’s Stevie Turner. Fyre takes pleasure in making the most of her five counts before breaking several choke holds and ends it with a good looking Gory Bomb. RESULT: ALBA FYRE WINS BY PINFALL Kelly Kinkaid is with Lita. The Hall of Famer tells us that she can’t believe how chaotic Raw’s women’s division has been and if she’s being honest, she loves it. It reminds her of a pretty popular bygone era in WWE and it makes her want to get extreme. So much so, that she’d like to get extreme next week. How about it, Shayna? You wanna get extreme? BLAIR DAVENPORT VS CANDICE LARAE *Davenport makes a good showing for herself, putting LaRae in a lot of danger but the Poison Pixie battles back and when the opportunity arises, she hits a dropkick off the second rope followed by a hurricanrana. She hooks the leg and holds Davenport down for three. RESULT: CANDICE LARAE WINS BY PINFALL NAOMI VS IYO SKY *Naomi is in firm control in the beginning of the match and does not relinquish the advantage until Iyo begins to claw back into the match with a series of strikes and kicks. Even then, Naomi uses some underhanded tactics out of the referee’s view to keep her down. *Naomi whips Iyo into the ropes and goes for the Rear View, but Iyo hangs on and then dropkicks Naomi in the back and puts her in 619 position on the ropes. Iyo takes a running jump onto her back and Naomi flops onto the mat. Iyo climbs the ropes and hits her moonsault for the win. RESULT: IYO SKY WINS BY PINFALL Iyo quickly escapes the ring before Tamina, who has run down the aisle, can get in. The announcers remark how Iyo has escaped the Bloodline’s trap, but she seems to have a lot of people gunning her for now.

A video replay is shown of last week’s Universal Championship match that saw Roman Reigns retain against Rey Mysterio OCTOBER WEEK 3 BOK CENTER TULSA, OK The Almighty Bobby Lashley is already in the ring as SmackDown kicks off and says we now know who he’ll challenge at Crown Jewel and the more he thought about it, the more he thinks….why wait? Roman, Tribal Chief, Head of the Table, whatever you call yourself they’ll be calling you FORMER Universal Champion soon enough so just come on down here and let’s get this over with! …… Ladies and Gentlemen! The Wiseman Paul Heyman walks out alone but stays at the back of the aisle. He says unfortunately the Tribal Chief is not here tonight and even if he was here, Lashley doesn’t call any shots against the Head of the Table. At Crown Jewel, it will go down just as it has for over 1000 days so on behalf of the Reignsing, defending, undisputed WWE Universal Champion….the answer is no. Heyman smirks as Lashley just grows more annoyed as we go to break. RIDGE HOLLAND AND BUTCH VS CEDRIC ALEXANDER AND SHELTON BENJAMIN *Ridge starts the match and refuses to tag in Butch, telling him he needs to watch. There is a small opening where Cedric and Shelton have the advantage but Holland bounces back and dominates them both, ending the match with Northern Grit. RESULT: RIDGE HOLLAND AND BUTCH WIN BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is backstage with Bianca Belair. Bianca admits to being frustrated lately and if Charlotte Flair thinks she needs to earn a title shot, she’ll earn it tonight when she gives Tamina the Kiss of Death! Adam Pearce is in his office with Pretty Deadly. He says he can see they’re still smiling about what they did to the Rough Riders but he has news that will make everyone smile. At Crown Jewel it will be Pretty Deadly versus the Rough Riders in a Bunkhouse Rules match. He wishes them good luck as they protest in futility. R-TRUTH VS OMOS W/MVP *Truth and Omos meet in the middle of the ring, with Truth comically looking up into the face of the giant. Truth simply says ‘you win’, and lays down. Omos seems amused and plants a foot on his chest for the quick victory. RESULT: OMOS WINS BY PINFALL A vignette is shown of Jake the Snake Roberts in the Snake Pit. He tells us that he wants to thank Charlotte Flair for what she did at Fastlane. The WWE Women’s Championship was an albatross, Hindering Asuka’s transformation, her de-evolution into her true self. Now she is free to open her black heart to the true meaning of evil. Roberts says he can’t wait to see her blossom, and when she does, nobody will be ready for her. “Trust me.” BIANCA BELAIR VS TAMINA *Two powerhouses who aren’t able to gain a complete advantage over the other through most of the match. *Tamina knocks Bianca back into the corner with a running knee but when she goes for a running splash, Bianca moves. Tamina hits chest-first and staggers back into a KOD. RESULT: BIANCA BELAIR WINS BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton catches up with Paul Heyman backstage and questions him why he’d turn down Lashley’s challenge. Is the Bloodline scared? Heyman scoffs it off and says if Lashley is so interested in fighting, he can fight Solo next week and then when he doesn’t make it to Crown Jewel he’ll only have himself to blame. Lacey Evans is in her dressing room, pacing angrily. She says she’s had enough of Zelina Vega and all the people like her. Lazy criminals who want to steal off the hardworking tables across America. Next week this ends and after she beats Zelina, she’ll personally deport her back to where she belongs! Backstage AJ Styles is leaning against a wall when the rest of the OC approach asking him where he’s been and what his problem is. AJ raises his voice, saying his problem is he’s surrounded by losers. This is not who they are. They need to get back to what made the OC the most feared faction in the business and if they can’t do it, then they’re out. He storms off leaving them all sharing a look. BAYLEY VS GIGI DOLIN *Gigi’s aggressive style has Bayley on her heels early on but the Role Model settles in and begins to take over the match. *She taunts Dolin as she climbs to the top, signaling she’ll go for a big elbow when… *Iyo Sky runs down and shoves Bayley off the top. The referee calls for the bell. RESULT: BAYLEY WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION Iyo isn’t done. She gets in the ring and mounts Bayley, throwing right hands. Meanwhile…. Dolin gets up and sees what’s happened. Her eyes widen with anger as she grabs Iyo by the hair, pulling her off Bayley and hitting a knee to the back of her head. Iyo is out on her knees and Dolin locks in an STF on the helpless Iyo. Bayley sees the look on Gigi’s face and rolls out of the ring, wanting no part of this as officials try to get her off Iyo. Logan Paul comes down and sits with the announcers ahead of the fatal four way match to name his next challenger. One by one they’re announced. Tben Adam Pearce walks out and says the fourth man is Smackdown’s newest Superstar…. NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR US TITLE ILJA DRAGUNOV VS MONTEZ FORD VS SANTOS ESCOBAR VS CARMELO HAYES *Athleticism and high flying attacks are shown off left and right in this match as all four men go at one another and through the course of the match they’re all paired off. *Half way through the match they go through a series of close falls with the count being broken up at the last second. *Dragunov hits Torpedo Moscow on Escobar but before he can go for the pin, Ford tosses him out of the ring and jumps up to the top rope for a frog splash but Hayes pulls Escobar out of the way and Ford bellyflops the mat. *Dragunov climbs onto the apron and Hayes hits him with an enziguri, Escobar and Hayes brawl for a few moments before Hayes ducks a clothesline with a matrix-like dodge, then dropkicks Escobar out of the ring. By now, Ford is on his feet but Hayes kicks him in the gut and hits a ‘perfect’ Fisherman suplex with a bridge for the 123. RESULT: CARMELO HAYES WINS BY PINFALL Carmelo Hayes climbs the ropes in celebration as Logan Paul stands from his seat and the two lock eyes as Paul holds the United States title up in the air.

Live from the Bok Center in Tulsa, Logan Paul will be on hand to find out which of the four mystery men will win the number one contender’s match and face him at Crown Jewel. Smackdown Managing Director Adam Pearce has been tight lipped all week as to who is in the match but whoever it is will earn the chance of a lifetime. After Roman Reigns successfully defended his WWE Undisputed Universal Championship last week against Rey Mysterio, the Almighty Bobby Lashley now knows who he’ll fight for the title at Crown Jewel. Lashley promises to open the show this week with an important announcement. What does he have to say and what will be the Tribal Chief’s reply? Also in Action: Ridge Holland and Butch vs Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin Bianca Belair vs Tamina Bayley vs Gigi Dolin Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night on FOX!

OCTOBER WEEK 3 AMICA MUTUAL PAVILION PROVIDENCE, RI Kelly Kincaid opens the show and introduces Ronda Rousey. She asks why Rousey attacked Becky Lynch and Rousey says that’s obvious to anyone who isn’t an idiot but since she’s surrounded by them she’ll explain. In all the time she’s been in WWE all she’s wanted is to be the champion. Becky is just a stepping stone, and now she’s gotten what she wanted. At Crown Jewel, she will end the reign of the Man and then she’ll destroy the entire Women’s division and every woman in it. A video highlighting Bayley is shown. LYRA VALKYRIA VS SHAYNA BASZLER *Valkyria puts up a good fight but Baszler’s fighting skills are too much and once she locks in the Kirifuda Clutch it’s all over. RESULT: SHAYNA BASZLER WINS BY SUBMISSION Next week’s main event is announced. It will be Iyo Sky taking on Naomi of the Bloodline. BIANCA BELAIR VS ISLA DAWN *Belair withstands an early barrage from Dawn before she makes a comeback and ends it with a KOD. RESULT: BIANCA BELAIR WINS BY PINFALL PIPER NIVEN VS RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ *Two powerhouses show off their strength with neither gaining an advantage. The action spills out to ringside and Raquel begins to build momentum. *She dodges when Piper charges the post, then backs up Niven with a few right hands. Niven is teetering and is rolled back into the ring. *Soey Stark runs down to the ring and as Rodriguez is climbing back into the ring, she attacks her causing a disqualification. RESULT: RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION Niven and Stark continue their assault on Raquel, leaving her down in a heap. They stand over her with their arms raised as the show ends.

A recap of Fastlane is shown highlighting Charlotte Flair cashing in after her non-title loss and Bobby Lashley and Karrion Kross’ battle which saw Lashley emerge as Roman Reigns’ opponent at Crown Jewel. The package ends with the staredown that closed the show. OCTOBER WEEK 2 ENTERPRISE CENTER ST. LOUIS, MO The Bloodline comes down to the ring and after ordering St. Louis to acknowledge him, Reigns tells us that in four weeks he has a date with Bobby Lashley at Crown Jewel….if….Lashley can make it to Crown Jewel because you see…… Rey Mysterio comes out from the back and says he’s seen enough of Reigns and the Bloodline and what they did to his amigos in the LWO. So tonight he’s here and he wants Reigns. Roman begins to laugh it off until Mysterio asks if he left his cojones on the Island of Relevancy. That changes the champion’s mood and just as Heyman begins to shoot down the challenge, Reigns stops him and says he accepts. The crowd and the announcers pop big time for an impromptu match as we go to break. A replay is shown of what happened before the break between Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio. Cole tells us that Adam Pearce has made it official and tonight’s main event is a WWE Undisputed Universal Championship match between the Tribal Chief and the Hall of Famer! In gorilla, the Brutes are gathered before Sheamus’ match but they stop Butch as they walk out. Sheamus says that him losing….and shaking the hand of Ilja Dragunov is a very bad look. So he can sit back here and watch how a brawling brute takes care of business and maybe learn something. Sheamus and Ridge leave him behind. SHEAMUS W/RIDGE HOLLAND VS SHELTON BENJAMIN *Sheamus is ruthless in this matchup and doesn’t mind sharing with Holland who gets in a few shots on the outside. Shelton is still a great worker but even he can’t kick out of a Brogue Kick. RESULT: SHEAMUS WINS BY PINFALL A vignette is shown in which there is a black screen for a few moments until the screen turns blazingly white and for just a moment we glimpse the silhouette of a very large man. AUSTIN THEORY W/PAT MCAFEE VS AKIRA TOZAWA *Theory shows off both his talent and his vicious streak in this as he dominates Tozawa and puts him away with A-Town Down. RESULT: AUSTIN THEORY WINS BY PINFALL Kayla Braxton is backstage with Bobby Lashley. Lashley says he knows he has a bullseye on his back with the Bloodline because Roman is afraid of him. Further he says he respects Rey Mysterio and whoever wins tonight, is going to get the best of the Almighty at Crown Jewel. ALBA FYRE VS ZELINA VEGA *An even and open match that goes back and forth but Zelina puts momentum together in the end and finishes Fyre with a running second rope moonsault (Lionsault). RESULT: ZELINA VEGA WINS BY PINFALL Charlotte Flair comes out as she did on Superstars and revels in her championship cash-in at Fastlane. She further says that as a FIFTEEN time world champion she is really sad that she will never break her father’s record because this title isn’t going anywhere. Wooooooooo! THE GOOD BROTHERS VS THE USOS *Good Brothers have it working early on but things fall apart on them mid-way through the match and before you know it, the Usos are in full gear and putting in the work as only they can do. *With Gallows down and out at ringside, they focus on Anderson and he eats a 1D to end the match. RESULT: THE USOS WIN BY PINFALL The camera catches sight of AJ Styles high up in the arena. He looks less than pleased with the outcome of that match as he turns and walks through an exit. A video replay of The Brand’s attack on L.A.Knight at Fastlane in which they reportedly broke his ankle is shown. Kayla Braxton is backstage with The Brand and they’re happy about Theory’s victory but especially what they did to L.A. Knight at Fastlane. Their joy begins to fade when Adam Pearce shows up. Pearce says next week there will be a four way match to find a new opponent for Logan Paul and the United States Championship at Crown Jewel. McAfee demands to know who the four participants are but Pearce says he can find out next week like everyone else. REY MYSTERIO VS ROMAN REIGNS © W/PAUL HEYMAN *Rey starts off with fast offense, hitting and moving to wear down Reigns bit by bit. That works for awhile until the hit and run attacks are met by a stinging right hand. *Reigns seizes control and punishes Mysterio with a series of power moves, using his size and power advantage but no matter what he hits him with, Rey won’t stay down for a three count. *Reigns begins to badmouth Rey as he delivers kicks and stomps, telling him to acknowledge the Tribal Chief and lay down, that it’s over. Mysterio responds with a flurry of offense which puts Reigns on his heels. Mysterio presses his advantage, hitting some of his traditional offense and even a 619! 1 2 Kickout! *Heyman looks like he’s going to have a stroke. Rey goes to the outside and is ready for a West Coast Pop but when he soars, so does Reigns, with a Superman Punch. Now, Roman looks angry and delivers more power moves intent on not just beating his challenger but humiliating him. *Reigns hits a series of big clotheslines before whipping Rey into the ropes. Rey hurdles him but on the return rebound from the ropes, Reigns hits a spear and gets the three count. RESULT: ROMAN REIGNS RETAINS THE WWE UNDISPUTED UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL The rest of the Bloodline runs down to the ring and are circling Mysterio like sharks and then Roman gives his decree. He wants Rey’s mask. The Usos hold up Mysterio by the arms as Roman moves in to unmask Rey until…. The LWO sprints down to the ring, chairs in hand, and the Bloodline ditches the ring except for Solo who takes a couple hits across the back before he dumps out as well. The LWO has protected their leader’s honor but the Bloodline doesn’t look done with them as the show ends.

Live from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Tribal Chief and his Bloodline will be on hand following the events of Fastlane which saw the Almighty Bobby Lashley earn a title shot at Crown Jewel. What does the Head of the Table and his Wiseman have in store? Fastlane also saw a shocking development as Charlotte Flair lost her non-title cage match against Asuka, but then cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase after smashing the cage door into the head of the champion. The Queen will address the WWE Universe this Friday. Also in Action: The Good Brothers vs the Usos Sheamus vs Shelton Benjamin Alba Fyre vs Zelina Vega Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night* on FOX! *Show likely to drop Sunday

OCTOBER WEEK 2 JQH ARENA SPRINGFIELD, MO Sonya DeVille is in the ring and introduces the new WWE Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="200" id="ips_uid_1120_16" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZEAXKffoVfo" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe> Charlotte comes down to the ring and says that Fastlane was a landmark moment in the Women’s division in WWE. We’ve had cash ins before but never has someone been so strategic as she was. She didn’t care about losing that first match, in fact she planned on it. Because as she always says, she is the opportunity and Asuka walked right into her trap. So now the title is back where it belongs and it will be here for a long, long time. If you don’t like it, learn to love it. Wooooooooooo. A recap from Raw is shown where Ronda Rousey attacked Women’s World Champion Becky Lynch following her successful title defense, the announcers wonder how will The Man answer the Baddest Bitch in the WWE. THEA HAIL VS TAMINA *Tamina dominates this young girl from NXT who still shows she has the spirit to keep fighting back. Tamina squashes the spirit out of her with a Superfly Splash. RESULT: TAMINA WINS BY PINFALL Kelly Kincaid is interviewing Raquel Rodriguez when Piper Niven walks into the scene. Niven and Rodriguez go chest to chest and Niven says there’s only room for one powerhouse in the Raw Women’s locker room. Rodriguez says there’s an easy way to fix that. Next week, here on Superstars, they find out who has the power. Niven gives a smirk and backs off, saying it’s her funeral. ROXANNE PEREZ VS LACEY EVANS *Perez actually has an early advantage in this until Evans jams a thumb into her throat. From there its Evans’ cruelness which rules and she finally locks on the Cobra Clutch. RESULT: LACEY EVANS WINS BY SUBMISSION Lacey won’t let goof the hold and Perez has passed out. That’s when Zelina Vega sprints down to the ring. She slides in and grabs Evans by the hair with one hand and rakes her eyes with the other. That forces her to release the hold, and Zelina isn’t done, now grabbing her hair with both hands and slings her out of the ring. Evans is furious but she’s also not in a hurry to get back in there. NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH NATALYA VS VALHALLA *The action happens mostly in the ring with some weapons brought from under the ring including a chair which Valhalla lodges between some turnbuckles. She whips Natalya into the corner and charges but Natalya moves and Valhalla’s knee crashes into the chair. *With her opponent hobbled, Natalya goes to work with a kendo stick on that knee, before grounding Valhalla and applying the Sharpshooter which gets a submission. RESULT: NATALYA WINS BY SUBMISSION Nikki Cross hits the ring and it’s soon a two on one attack by a pair of the craziest women on the roster. After a few moments the crowd reacts to two more faces rushing down to the ring. Katana Chance and Kayden Carter hit the ring and save Natalya, sending the heels to the outside. From the look in the eyes of Nikki and Valhalla they only want to keep fighting but officials intercede as Carter and Chance check on Natalya as the show ends.

Following Gunther, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, and Charlotte Flair fielding questions, Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque sat down to address the assembled media. “Good evening. First, I want to thank Indy, always a great host city for us and the folks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Second, only one injury coming out of tonight, with L.A. Knight, he's being evaluated with that ankle. Everyone by now has heard about Ronda and Ilja and they both worked through their prior injuries to deliver tonight. Speaking of Ronda, those six really put on a show and if Rhea is to be believed. we have more in store for us. That's a good thing for the WWE Universe whenever we get half a dozen performers of their skill mixing it up and raising the bar. In terms of early numbers, this show when you consider the early gate numbers, and the expected buys is over a million. I'm definitely happy with that. The big news tonight of course is Bron Breakker picking Raw, can't wait to see him on Monday nights. We also now know who will challenge Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel in a month's time. And she did it again, didn't she? Charlotte never fails to surprise. I also want to give credit to Adam Copeland, Edge, and Bobby Roode. They've been quietly working backstage as producers the last couple of weeks and they're showing they have as much of a knack for that as they did in the ring and they're assets for us. With that we'll open it up for questions.” (48 HOURS FOR ANY OF YOU TO ASK US WHATEVER YOU WANT!)

OCTOBER WEEK 1 GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE INDIANAPOLIS, IN The Bloodline arrives high in the building, taking their seats in a VIP area. They seem to be in a good mood and match their fans’ fingers in the air before sitting down. *The three sets of challengers control the match early on with Zayn catching a beating from everyone. *Owens finally gets a tag and turns the tables, hitting EVERYONE he can. He almost hits a stunner on Gargano, but Ciampa pulls his partner out to stop the momentum. The match slows down and everyone gets involved again. *It breaks down into an eight man brawl which sees DIY wipe out Indus Sheer by double cross body blocking them over the top. That leaves the champs and New Day. Kofi goes to the top but Owens shoves him off and he wipes out DIY and Indus Sheer at ringside. This allows Zayn to hit a Heluva Kick on Woods for the win. RESULT: KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN RETAIN THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Exhausted and pushed to their limit, the champions climb opposite corners and celebrate their hard fought win. A video is shown of Asuka and Charlotte’s non-match brawl a few weeks ago on Smackdown, then Asuka’s interference in the number one contender’s match and finally Charlotte asking for this non-title cage match. NON-TITLE CAGE MATCH *The cage comes into play early and often as these two brutalize each other. Asuka takes great pleasure in grinding Charlotte’s face into the cage and almost clears a quick pinfall following a knee drop from the second rope. *Charlotte rebounds with a series of chops which has Asuka rocked. After running Asuka into one side of the cage and then the other, and when she drops to a knee, Charlotte hits Natural Selection for another close two count. *As the match draws to a close Jake Roberts slips a kendo stick through the cage and Asuka wears it out across Charlotte’s back before hitting a spinning heel kick and that gets the three count. RESULT: ASUKA RETAINS THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL As Asuka climbs and raises her arms, Charlotte leaves the cage looking upset, standing with her hands on her hips near the time keeper. Asuka begins to exit as well when Charlotte sprints and kicks the cage door into Asuka’s head. Asuka falls back into the cage, holding her head as Charlotte digs under the ring and pulls out what she’s looking for. She hands it to the official at ringside and re-enters the cage. She stalks Asuka, methodically, savagely kicking her in the head, before locking in the Figure Eight. Asuka has no escape and eventually succumbs and taps. Charlotte Flair is the new WWE Women’s Champion! A video package is shown highlighting the path Shinsuke Nakamura has taken to get this Intercontinental Championship opportunity tonight. With the Ring General having surpassed the Honky Tonk Man’s record to become the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, is tonight the night that he is dethroned? We’re about to find out. *This match is so physical that many at ringside grimace as the chops and kicks land from both men. Half way through, both of their chests are beet red. *Nakamura hits Gunther with everything he has, even using some high risk maneuvers to try and put him down but the champion keeps kicking out. *At this point Kaiser and Vinci come down to the ring with Kaiser getting on the apron and distracting the referee, and Vinci sliding in to attack Nakamura but he gets red mist in the face. *Nakamura turns around and gets helicoptered by a huge lariat from Gunther. Sensing that he finally has an opening, Gunther quickly delivers a powerbomb, then another before making the cover and scoring the win. RESULT: GUNTHER RETAINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Byron Saxton enters the ring to speak with the victorious Gunther. Saxton asks him if he respects Nakamura after that match and Gunther says that he respects the effort and the challenge, but nobody can beat him. Nobody can take this title from his shoulder. That is why he is the greatest and longest reigning Intercontinental Champion. Backstage, Charlotte Flair is basking in her new title when she’s approached by Bianca Belair. Bianca congratulates her and asks when she can get that title shot. Charlotte says she doesn’t understand and Bianca reiterates that Charlotte told her last night that she could have the next title shot. Charlotte now understands but informs Bianca that what she actually said was she could have the next shot “against Asuka.” Bianca, increasingly annoyed, asks exactly what that means. Charlotte gives her a direct answer. “Back of the line,” before walking away leaving Bianca steaming. *If the previous two matches weren’t violent enough, this one takes the cake. These two brawl all over ringside, both of them breaking the count when it's to their advantage to keep punishing their opponent. *Butch is fighting as if his life is on the line in this rubber match, but Dragunov is absorbing it all and then firing back. They stand in the middle of the ring, hitting each other back and forth when Butch ducks a punch and sweeps Dragunov’s leg, before applying a crossface. Dragunov drags himself to the rope and finally gets it. *Butch drags him back into the middle of the ring and tries to put it on again, but Dragunov slips out and catches Butch with a knee under the chin. Butch is dazed and open for Torpedo Moscow which gets the win. RESULT: ILJA DRAGUNOV WINS BY PINFALL Butch is very disappointed and for a moment they lock eyes before Dragunov offers a handshake. Butch stares at his hand, glancing to the crowd who is giving them both a standing ovation before shaking the victor’s hand and leaving the ring. A video is shown of how these six women got here tonight. The dual history of Rhea Ripley’s rise and the history between her and Becky as well as the issues between Becky & Trish/Lita are shown. Plenty of footage of their big brawl and a spotlight on the errant punch from Lita that broke Ronda Rousey’s jaw. *Trish takes the brunt of the heels’ attacks for the early part of the match until Lynch gets the tag and takes over, especially working with Baszler. *Rhea cheap shots Becky and tags in. They work a large portion of the match in even fashion, then Rousey gets in and works over Becky until she makes the tag to Lita. The announcers play up Rousey’s broken jaw and the animosity between these two. Lita holds her own until Trish tags back in and they hit a double dropkick on Ronda which is broken up by Shayna. *Rhea gets back in and overpowers Lita for a few minutes, but when she goes for Riptide, Lita hangs on and headlocks her over, but when they’re on their feet, Rhea boots her in the face. *Rousey and Baszler run around the ring and yank Stratus and Lynch off the apron, allowing Rhea to hit a buckle-bomb directly into a Riptide for the win. RESULT: RHEA RIPLEY, RONDA ROUSEY, AND SHAYNA BASZLER WIN BY PINFALL Shayna rams Trish into the barricade while Ronda sends Becky into the post face first. They roll back into the ring and along with Rhea, they stand over a fallen Lita with Rhea screaming that this is just the beginning! Stephanie McMahon and Adam Pearce are in the ring, each with a brand contract in hand. Bron Breakker, the prized free agent comes down to the ring and shakes both their hands. Stephanie says it’s a new era on Raw and there is no reason Bron can’t sign with her show. Pearce counters that Smackdown is the place for Bron to be because it will give him the biggest spotlight being on network TV instead of basic cable. Breakker considers both, almost signing one, then the other. He says this is a much harder decision than he had expected, but after talking to his dad and his uncle, they both made him realize one thing. It’s never a good idea to be on a McMahon’s bad side. He tosses the Smackdown contract and signs with Raw to Stephanie’s delight. Pearce, disappointed, leaves the ring as the Raw Managing Director raises the arm of her newest signee. Raw has won the bidding war for the hottest free agent in WWE history. The future of Raw may very well be bright with Bron Breakker coming to Monday Nights!!!!! *Theory jumps Knight before the bell as he’s distracted by McAfee and controls the first half of the match but he can’t keep Knight down. *Growing frustrated, Theory goes to the top but Knight crotches him by hitting the ropes. He then delivers a big superplex but it only gets a two. *McAfee gets on the apron and begins jawwing with Knight. Theory charges but Knight moves and Austin collides with McAfee, knocking him off the apron. Theory turns around right into Blunt Force Trauma and Knight picks up the win. RESULT: L.A. KNIGHT WINS BY PINFALL Knight is celebrating his win until Grayson Waller and Logan Paul hit the ring and blast him from behind. McAfee recovers and gets in and soon it’s four on one as they all take their shots while others hold Knight up. McAfee looks around and gathers a chair. As the other members of The Brand hold him down, McAfee winds up and jabs the edge of the chair down into Knight’s right ankle. Just when you think they’re done, they wrap the chair around his ankle, and Paul comes off the second rope. Knight immediately screams in pain, curling into a ball. Officials hit the ring and force The Brand out of the ring as medical staff attend to Knight. A video highlighting the long history between Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes is shown, then snippets of their more recent encounters, focusing on the sneak attacks by Orton and the promise to injure the American Nightmare. Cody Rhodes may have stuck his nose where it didn’t belong, will a Viper strike? We’re about to find out….this is the Fastlane Raw main event! *A great match between these two old friends turned enemies. Orton controls the early but Cody makes a comeback. Orton heads to the outside, with Cody on his heels and Orton uses it to his advantage by luring Cody in, then jabbing him in the throat. With Rhodes down, Orton uses an old school slingshot to send him into the post, busting him open. *Orton rolls Cody back in and peppers his head with right hands to make his face even more of a mess. With a sly smile, Orton lines up for a Punt but when he runs, Cody moves and he catches the off-balance Orton with another old move, an atomic drop. Orton is super selling it, and now it’s Rhodes turn to deal out some damage. *Cody spends the next several minutes paying Orton back and the Viper tries to escape the ring but Cody catches him. As the referee tries to separate them at the ropes, Orton mule kicks Rhodes between the legs. *Cody backs off in pain, giving Randy the opening for an RKO. He makes a very cocky cover but gets the win. RESULT: RANDY ORTON WINS BY PINFALL Byron Saxton is backstage with World Heavyweight Champion Finn Balor. He begins to question the champ about his upcoming match with John Cena at Crown Jewel but Balor cuts him off. He runs Cena down, saying that match isn’t even happening now because he sent Cena back to Hollywood with his little towel between his legs. At this point Saxton begins looking past Balor and takes a few steps back. When Balor turns around….. Cena is standing there looking stern, and a moment later begins laying into Balor. It looks like textbook Cena as he uses his power to manhandle the champion, throwing him around before delivering an Attitude Adjustment through a nearby merch table. Cena gathers one of the towels that Balor mentioned and lays it over his chest as he looks at the camera and gives a salute. *Kross is very strong but Lashley shows that he’s stronger early on and it frustrates Kross to no end. He throws Kross across the ring and follows it up with a clothesline which sends him out to Scarlett. *When Kross returns the match settles down, and it goes back and forth, with Kross finally gaining the upper hand thanks to a hidden eye gouge. He batters Lashley and hits a Saito suplex but Lashley kicks out. *Kross quickly moves to lock in the Kross Jacket, but Lashley powers up, getting to his feet with Kross on his back. He runs backwards, crushing Kross in the corner twice before the hold is broken. Kross charges Lashley who hits a big backdrop. Kross gets up, and turns right into a spear. *Lashley sizes him up and hits another before signaling to the crowd that it’s time for the Hurt Lock. He lifts Kross to his feet and applies the full nelson. Kross flails and tries to get to the ropes but Lashley won’t relent and Kross submits. RESULT: BOBBY LASHLEY WINS BY SUBMISSION Lashley climbs the turnbuckles, hitting his pose, then points up at the Bloodline luxury box. Roman Reigns stands from his seat and glares down at his new challenger as the show comes to a close.

(Really shooting to have the show done by Friday at the latest, but fingers crossed on Thursday)

A recap from last week’s show is played in which Asuka ruined the number one contender match between Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair. The last thing we see is Asuka smiling with the black juice running down her chin and two pissed off women staring back at her. OCTOBER WEEK 1 GOLDEN 1 CENTER SACRAMENTO, CA The show begins with Bobby Lashley and Karrion Kross already being held apart by officials, referees, producers, and a few wrestlers. Kross breaks loose and tackles Lashley over a cargo trunk. As officials crowd around, Kross picks up a metal pipe and swings down several times, hitting Lashley though the camera can’t directly see it. Kross backs off with a sadistic smile as they immediately attend to Lashley and call for the medical team. We then go to the announcer’s table. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Friday Night Smackdown. If this is what tonight is gonna be like I don’t know what the hell we’re gonna see, Wade.” “Neither do I but I know that Karrion Kross is on a mission to destroy Bobby Lashley and he may have just completed that mission!” “We go now to our first contest of the night.” STREET PROFITS VS SHEAMUS AND RIDGE HOLLAND *Brutes’ power works early in keeping Ford in their corner and pummeling him. He comes close to making a tag a few times but always stopped short. *He finally makes the hot tag and Dawkins is on fire, taking the fight to both Sheamus and Holland, This gives Ford a chance to regroup and he makes the blind tag as Dawkins drops Holland with a spinebuster. Ford goes to the top and soars with a frog splash for the win. RESULT: THE STREET PROFITS WIN BY PINFALL “My guest at this time, L.A.Knight. Tomorrow you have Austin Theory at Fastlane. You’ve had ongoing issues with The Brand…” “Ongoing issues, Kayla? I’d say its more like ongoing explosive diarrhea because every time Pat McAfee opens his stupid mouth that’s all that comes out. Tomorrow night I get that whiny little bitch from A-Town and after I deliver some Blunt Force Trauma, everyone in The Brand will know who’s coming for them. Say it with me, Sacramento. L….A…..Knight! YEAH!’ GRAYSON WALLER W/PAT MCAFEE VS CEDRIC ALEXANDER *With McAfee’s help, Waller dominates the match with extreme arrogance before ending it with the Down Under. RESULT: GRAYSON WALLER WINS BY PINFALL A vignette is shown coming from the Snake Pit. “So I hear little Charlotte and little Bianca are upset at Asuka. Well what did you expect her to do? Just accept her fate? Oh no, she is the Empress of Darkness. She shapes her destiny and she will choose where, when, and to whom she will defend this title. But I’d like to give everyone a little peek into the future. This woman has not come close to reaching her potential. She has so much more pain to cause, so much more suffering to inflict and the scary part is, she loves every minute of it.” THE GOOD BROTHERS VS PRETTY DEADLY *Open tag match which goes back and forth. The Good Brothers look headed to a victory until Wilson clips Gallows behind his knee, taking him out of the match. *This allows them to concentrate on Anderson who eventually falls victim to Spilt Milk. RESULT: PRETTY DEADLY WINS BY PINFALL A replay of the earlier fight between Bobby Lashley and Karrion Kross is shown. It’s noted that Lashley is in the medical room currently. “My guest, Paul Heyman. Mr. Heyman tonight we’ll see the Bloodline’s enforcer Solo Sikoa go up against the LWO’s Emperor of Lucha Libre Santos Escobar. Are you concerned this clash of styles won’t work to Solo’s advantage?” “Miss Braxton, to answer your question, no I do not have one iota of concern. Solo will do what he was trained for. He will demolish the person standing across the ring from him, just as the Tribal Chief will demolish whomever it is standing across from him at Crown Jewel next month.” “Speaking of Roman Reigns, is he here tonight?” “The travel schedule of the Head of the Table is none of your concern.” Heyman gives her a smirk and walks off. Adam Pearce is in his office with Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair. “Ladies, I have spent all week thinking about this situation. I know Asuka ruined your moment last week and it’s still not settled between you.” Charlotte holds up a hand. “Adam, with all due respect, I think it is settled.” Bianca begins to grumble but Charlotte holds up a hand again. “Bianca, you deserve to get the next title shot against Asuka.” Bianca is surprised. “Well, I certainly didn’t expect that from you.” “But…what I want is Asuka tomorrow night at Fastlane in a non-title match. As a matter of fact, I want her inside of a steel cage and when I am done paying her back for interrupting my moment, she’s all yours.” Peace looks between them. “If you’re both in agreement, then consider it official.” Charlotte and Bianca shake hands. TAMINA W/NAOMI VS MICHIN *Michin wants revenge for Tamina’s interference last week but it’s not to be thanks to Naomi at ringside. *Whenever Michin gets a little momentum, Naomi is there to distract her. This leads to Tamina dropping her with a Samoan Drop. From there it’s all Tamina’s power and she ends it with a Superfly Splash. RESULT: TAMINA WINS BY PINFALL Sheamus and Holland, still angry over their earlier loss, are backstage when they spot Ilja Dragunov. They nod to one another and begin to approach him, wanting to take their frustrations out on him when Butch appears and stops them. “No, I don’t want him to have any excuses when I win tomorrow.” Sheamus and Holland don’t look happy about it but they agree with their man. Butch turns and Dragunov is nose to nose with him. The staredown remains peaceful and intense. “Tomorrow night will be a night of action at Fastlane, coming to you from Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Wade, tonight we got the huge news. Charlotte Flair and Asuka in a non-title steel cage match. This one will be nothing but a grudge match.” “You’re too right. And speaking of grudges, Bobby Lashley and Karrion Kross were set for a number one contender’s match but do we even know if Lashley is medically cleared? Last I heard he’s in the medical room as we speak.” “On top of that L.A. Knight and Austin Theory will continue this war between Knight and The Brand. No doubt Pat McAfee will be there in Theory’s corner.” “As well he should be, he put this group together and L.A. Knight better remember that he’s up against a former United States Champion.” “And finally, it’s the rubber match between Ilja Dragunov and Butch. We saw tonight that Butch told his fellow Brawling Brutes that he wants Dragunov at 100% with no excuses.” “I think that’s a mistake Michael, when you have the chance to gain an advantage you take it. Butch will have no one to blame but hiumself!” “Make sure you tune in tomorrow night at 8 pm on Peacock for all of this and more. And don’t forget the kickoff show at 7.” Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman are walking backstage. The main event is next! SANTOS ESCOBAR VS SOLO SIKOA W/PAUL HEYMAN *Solo tries to corner Santos in a corner but he keeps escaping and using a hit and run strategy to frustrate Sikoa. *Escobar lives up to his nickname with a high energy and non-stop flurries of offense, keeping Solo at bay. *The Usos hit the ring at the same time and tackle Escobar from behind causing an obvious disqualification. Cole remarks that this looks like a setup by the Bloodline and Barrett says there is absolutely no proof of such an allegation. RESULT: SANTOS ESCOBAR WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION The Bloodline continues their three on one attack when Escobar’s LWO brothers Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde hit the ring, but they’re overwhelmed as well. With their opposition down, Solo and the Usos raise a finger in the air. The Tribal Chief has arrived. Roman comes down to the ring, surveying the destruction his cousins have caused and he gives them a smile before joining them in the gesture. We cut from the ring to backstage outside the medical room where Bobby Lashley bursts out of the room. He walks up to the camera, grabbing it and putting it in his own face. He’s nearly frothing from the mouth. “Kross, tomorrow night, I’m gonna HURT you!” The show ends with Lashley tossing the camera and we see a sideways view of him storming away.

Live from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Smackdown is just twenty-four hours away from Fastlane. For weeks, the Almighty Bobby Lashley and Karrion Kross have been at war and tomorrow they’ll meet to determine the number one contender for Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel. But tonight they’ll be in the same building and one must wonder if either of them will even make it to Fastlane. Last week, the Empress of Darkness Asuka interrupted her own number one contender’s match between Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair causing a no contest. Both Charlotte and Bianca have appealed to Adam Pearce to make things right and he’ll have his decision this week. Also in Action: The Street Profits vs Sheamus and Ridge Holland Santos Escobar vs Solo Sikoa Tamina vs Michin Don’t miss all the action LIVE this Friday night* on FOX! *Show likely to drop tomorrow (Saturday)

OCTOBER WEEK 1 GALEN CENTER LOS ANGELES, CA Lacey Evans begins the show in the ring. She looks annoyed. She says she’d been asked (finger quotes) to apologize for her actions last week. Well she’s sorry. She’s sorry that this nation has gone woke. She’s sorry that people are soft. She’s sorry that she has to share a locker room with trash. Finally she’s not sorry one bit for whatever she has to do to run Zelina Vega right back where she came from. A replay of Smackdown is shown in which Asuka caused a no contest in the number one contender’s match between Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair. SHOTZI VS GIGI DOLIN *Shotzi does not have her guard up early and pays for it when Gigi feigns a handshake and instead punches Shotzi in the mouth. Stunned, Shotzi is unable to stop Gigi’s offense which gets wild and unpredictable as she attacks from various angles. When Shotzi is in position, Gigi hooks in an STF for the submission win. RESULT: GIGI DOLIN WINS BY SUBMISSION Natalya is walking backstage when she’s blindsided by Valhalla with a pounce from the side. Valhalla is like a wild animal banging Natalya’s head into the cement floor, before grabbing a nearby chair and spiking it on her. Officials clear the scene but Natalya is down and looks to be hurt. RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VS XIA LI *Xia keeps Raquel at bay with her martial arts but once the bigger woman finally breaks through, Rodriguez uses her power game to her advantage, showing off her skills before ending it with a Tejana Bomb. RESULT: RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ WINS BY PINFALL Kelly Kincaid catches Sonya DeVille backstage. She asks the Managing Director if she has an update on Natalya. Sonya says Natalya is lucky she wasn’t more banged up in the attack by Valhalla but she’ll get her shot at revenge next week because the main event will be Natalya and Valhalla in a no disqualification match! BAYLEY VS MICHIN *They show great chemistry in this match, going move for move. Bayley is in trouble early and Michin keeps pushing her advantage but Bayley slings her face first into the turnbuckles. *Bayley takes over, berating her opponent in the process. After working over Michin’s left knee for several minutes, Bayley gets her in position for a Rose Plant for the win. RESULT: BAYLEY WINS BY PINFALL Following the match we go to a pre-taped video of Becky Lynch, Lita, and Trish Stratus following Raw’s brawl. Becky says that Monday was just a taste of Fastlane and she wants more. She wants to put her fist into the faces of all three of them. Lita remarks that if Rhea, Ronda, and Shayna want to get extreme she’s all for it. Trish nods in agreement, and says on Saturday they’re going to deliver some Stratusfaction and show who really runs the Raw Women’s division!

Thank you! She and I are having a lot of fun and I'm glad it's showing through.

The Era of the Queendom has returned to Monday Night Raw. Last week’s shocking ending saw the end of Eric Bischoff and the return of Stephanie McMahon as the Managing Director of Raw. This week Ms. McMahon will have an announcement she promises will shape the future of Raw. One week from Fastlane and some say Shinsuke Nakamura is on a suicide mission. Last week he spit mist in the face of Gunther. This week Nakamura has requested a handicap match against Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser. Is the King of Strong Style out of his mind, or is there a method to his madness? Ahead of their match this Saturday, Randy Orton promises that he will introduce Cody Rhodes to the three most devastating letters in sports entertainment: R-K-O. The Viper has tipped his hand but what else can the American Nightmare expect? Announced Matches: Sami Zayn vs Tomasso Ciapmpa vs Xavier Woods vs Sanga Shinsuke Nakamura vs Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser Trish Stratus and Lita vs Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler LIVE this Monday* night on USA! *Show will drop tomorrow (Tues)

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