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00:00The WWE Hall of Famer, Nikki Bella, new attitude in tow.
00:14She told Good Morning America this week that it is Nikki's time.
00:18She wants to show her young son, Mateo, what she can do in the ring,
00:22and that's capture the Women's World Championship.
00:26Now, Nikki Bella made a comeback to in-ring competition not so long ago, earlier this year.
00:34I personally thought there was a little something missing.
00:37I talked some smack about Nikki, it upset some people, including Nikki herself,
00:42but I thought Nikki was a shadow of the first time around when she completely dominated competition.
00:49That was never going to work for someone as accomplished as Nikki Bella.
00:53You're not here to make up the numbers, you are here to stop this generation and win gold.
01:01And it looks like Nikki Bella has had a little change of attitude,
01:05and for me, it is going to lead her to gold tonight.
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01:26Major, major opportunity to re-establish yourself back at the very pinnacle of this industry for Nikki Bella,
01:46where she belongs.
01:48Where she belongs.
02:16She is a dark angel, known as La Primera, the women's world champion, Stephanie Prokera,
02:40who won the title at WrestlePalooza in a match against D.O. Sky.
02:44She went to Crown Jewel in Australia to knock off the dead WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton.
02:50She took out Raquel Rodriguez a couple of weeks ago,
02:53and tonight, for the first time at WWE, inside a stadium, in front of over 45,000,
02:59Stephanie Prokera defends the championship against the WWE Hall of Famer.
03:05While life changed very quickly indeed for Stephanie Prokera when she became the women's world champion,
03:15suddenly, all the knives in the locker room got sharpened and pointed towards her.
03:21She had one friend backing her up.
03:23That was Nikki Bella looking out for her, protecting her,
03:27stepping up for the likes of the Judgment Day, who were attacking Stephanie Prokera.
03:32But that just got Nikki Bella closer and closer to what she really wants.
03:37That is the prize on the left shoulder of La Primera, the women's world championship.
03:43And when the moment was right, Nikki Bella stabbed Stephanie Prokera in the back
03:50and let her know that gold is coming home to the Bella army.
03:54Let's set up to the ring of the great Alicia Taylor.
04:08The following contest is scheduled for one fall
04:12and is for the Women's World Championship.
04:19Introducing first, the challenger from Scottsdale, Arizona,
04:31WWE Hall of Famer, Nikki Bella.
04:38And her opponent, from San Fernando, Chile.
04:53She is the women's world champion, Stephanie Bacare.
05:05You know, Wade, you mentioned a moment ago about how you were lambasted
05:11by many of the Bella army because of some of the remarks you made about Nikki Bella.
05:16However, it seems like Nikki took some of those remarks to heart with this new attitude,
05:21the fact that she wants to win the Women's World Championship,
05:25and she's going to do it her way.
05:27That's because sometimes the things we say on commentary that are the most hurtful
05:32are actually the ones that are the truest, and I think after a little bit of time.
05:37And where she saw that, and this is just a completely different woman now.
05:42This is the Bella of old.
05:44She is back, and she is hungry for gold, and I love it.
05:48I applaud Nikki Bella for this new approach.
05:51And what a veteran move by Nikki.
05:53She saw Stephanie turn her attention away momentarily,
05:56and Nikki Bella pounced on the champion.
05:58Remember, Nikki is a two-time Divas champion.
06:01At one point, held that title for 300 days in her career.
06:06And now Stephanie with a dropkick.
06:07Nikki says herself she's just from a different era
06:10where people simply did not play nice
06:13because playing nice did not get you what you wanted.
06:16She sees the current era and the likes of Stephanie Bacare
06:19and now everyone's friends,
06:22and she sees them as simply too soft to survive the kind of era
06:26that Nikki Bella came up in.
06:28And it's going to be telling tonight
06:29if that toughness of Nikki Bella leads her to the gold.
06:33Well, you never can tell what's going to happen
06:34over the next few years in Stephanie Bacare's career,
06:37but you've got to admit if she keeps it up,
06:39she'll be a Hall of Famer one day, much like Nikki Bella.
06:42No doubt about it.
06:43It's been a fantastic 12 months from Stephanie Bacare,
06:46the difference being it has been a fantastic career.
06:49And I like this.
06:50I like this, Wade.
06:51I like this attitude out of Stephanie.
06:52Not going to take any crap from Nikki Bella.
06:54She's going to take the fight right to her.
06:56I'll tell you the one thing about Stephanie Bacare
06:58that has been true from the beginning
07:00is that no matter who her opponent is,
07:03she matches them at whatever they do best.
07:05You want to take the gloves off?
07:07It seems like Bacare is happy to do so too.
07:09And now Nikki Bacare and Stephanie now
07:12with a right hand to Bella.
07:14Bouncing to Nikki off the apron.
07:16Now sending Nikki right into our announce table.
07:20Right now there's a very different look
07:21on the face of the Dark Angel right now.
07:24Looks highly agitated
07:25for the past several weeks of disrespect
07:28from her former friend,
07:30perhaps mentor Nikki Bella.
07:32Wade, think about it.
07:33I mean, she was stabbed in the back.
07:34She trusted Nikki.
07:35Nikki saying all the right things.
07:38Oh, goodness.
07:40And Stephanie Bacare now
07:41injuring the knee.
07:43Nice nimble movement there from Bella
07:45and face-planting the champ
07:47right down to that thin padding
07:50of a concrete on the outside of the ring.
07:54And now Nikki gonna send Stephanie
07:56back into the ring wisely
07:58because she needs to pin or submit the champ
08:00in order to win the title tonight.
08:03People are about how
08:04Stephanie Bacare has had an amazing 12 months.
08:08A lot of people in the locker room
08:09are simply not ready
08:11to give Bacare that top-level billing
08:16quite yet.
08:17She needs to put together
08:17a sustained championship run
08:19in order to get to the point
08:21that the likes of Nikki Bella
08:22have already been at.
08:23Kick out.
08:24Yeah, but think about what Stephanie's accomplished
08:25just in a few short months.
08:27I mean, she beat Io Sky,
08:29probably the best wrestler
08:30on the planet today, right?
08:31She knocked off Tiffany Stratton
08:32at Crown Jewel.
08:33Tiffany hadn't lost a match all year.
08:34Yeah, and if she continues to do that
08:36for the next five or six years,
08:38she'll have the kind of resume
08:39that Nikki Bella put together
08:41ten or so years ago.
08:43But right now,
08:44it's not looking good for the champ.
08:46I agree with you, Wade.
08:47You have to have a sustained run here
08:49in WWE.
08:50And Nikki Bella could be closing in
08:52on her first Women's World Championship.
08:55Just look how confident
08:57Nikki Bella suddenly looks.
08:59This is three weeks ago.
09:00She wasn't anything like this.
09:02She was propping up another superstar.
09:05She was the backing dancer
09:06for Stephanie Viqueire.
09:08You're Nikki Bella.
09:09You are way too good,
09:11way too important,
09:12and have way too much left in the tank
09:14to be anybody's backing dancer,
09:16even the world champ.
09:17Oh, and now,
09:19Nikki,
09:21slamming Stephanie McCurr
09:23in the center of the ring.
09:25I love what Nikki is mouthing off
09:29to the world champ.
09:30Do you know who I am?
09:32So what changed, Wade?
09:34Proximity to the championship,
09:36perhaps finally realizing
09:37that coming back
09:38and playing nice
09:38was never gonna get her
09:40to where she wanted to be.
09:41And people like Nikki Bella
09:42only want one thing.
09:44They want to be
09:45at the very top
09:46of the industry.
09:47She's that kind of competitor.
09:51That's that proximity
09:52to Stephanie Viqueire
09:53over the past
09:54several months.
09:56Gained us some insight
09:57into the weaknesses
09:58of the champ.
09:58Cover now,
09:59going to kick out.
10:00Weaknesses that are being
10:01fully exploited now
10:03by the Hall of Famer
10:04who really has found
10:06a new gear
10:07so far this evening.
10:10Nikki Bella
10:11has just completely
10:12slowed the pace,
10:14completely dominating.
10:16Bella's not even
10:17breathing heavily,
10:18and she's completely
10:20suffocating
10:21the champ right now
10:22who has been dominant
10:24over the past 12 months.
10:27Do you like this game plan?
10:29I think it's fantastic.
10:30It's completely exposing
10:31weaknesses of Stephanie Viqueire,
10:33and Stephanie Viqueire
10:34thus far
10:36has not had
10:36any answers at all.
10:40Nikki Bella
10:41actually looking
10:42for the rack attack there,
10:43and Stephanie
10:44able to
10:45fight out of it
10:48by grabbing
10:48the top of the wall.
10:49Oh, here we go.
10:50Here we go.
10:50Now Viqueire now.
10:51Viqueire,
10:52and Armbar locked in.
10:53She's got a five count
10:54before she breaks,
10:56and that couldn't
10:56turn things around.
10:58Well, Viqueire was hurting,
10:59but that technical assassin
11:00that lives inside the champ
11:02really made the play
11:04at the right time
11:04of that arm.
11:05Oh!
11:05Spinebuster by Nikki.
11:08Nikki Bella
11:08just buying herself
11:10enough room
11:10that the champ
11:11overcommitted
11:12on that last attack
11:13and then pounce him
11:14when it really mattered.
11:15And again,
11:16a better move.
11:16Nikki went across the ring
11:17and then ropes up
11:18on the other side.
11:19Hold on,
11:19this could be good.
11:20Well, Nikki Bella
11:21perhaps going to steal
11:22a page out of
11:23Stephanie Viqueire,
11:24but no,
11:25Stephanie going to roll
11:25her off,
11:26shoulders down
11:26and a kick out
11:27by Nikki.
11:28Cannot take you
11:28that much time
11:29against the competitor
11:30as good as
11:31Stephanie Viqueire.
11:32Back suplex
11:33by the champ.
11:33This one may have just
11:35swung before our eyes,
11:37Cole.
11:38And now before your eyes,
11:39because I'm about
11:40to close mine
11:41could be the big one.
11:43Yeah,
11:43don't say anything
11:44about this wave.
11:45And rolling out
11:46now to the apron.
11:48One,
11:48two,
11:49and Nikki grabs the ropes
11:51and it's going to force
11:51a break.
11:52I think Stephanie
11:52was going for the devil's kiss.
11:54Well,
11:54clearly was attempting
11:55it there,
11:56but how small
11:57was Nikki Bella
11:57to keep rolling
11:58and get out of trouble?
12:00Well,
12:00there's a new trouble
12:01on the right.
12:01No,
12:02there's not.
12:02Nice again from Bella.
12:04Yeah,
12:04great counter by Nikki.
12:07She doesn't like you.
12:08I think she was complimenting.
12:10Oh,
12:10really?
12:10Oh,
12:10big kick by Stephanie
12:12and both women are down
12:13center of the ring.
12:15And that shows you
12:15the issue
12:16with diverting your attention
12:18even momentarily
12:19to anything
12:20but your opponent
12:21at the very top level
12:22when gold is on the line.
12:24World Championship match.
12:25You have to keep
12:26your focus locked
12:27on one person
12:28with the person
12:29you are trying
12:30to dethrow.
12:33Stephanie with a headbutt.
12:36Aggressiveness
12:36of both women
12:37here in this
12:38championship match
12:39tonight.
12:41This is where
12:41it gets down,
12:42dirty,
12:43and gritty.
12:43This is where
12:44champions come out
12:45to play.
12:48Big headbutt
12:50by Stephanie.
12:51Oh,
12:51and a clothesline
12:52by the champ.
12:54With a cover now,
12:54trying to pick up
12:56the pace.
12:57Well,
12:57Roda,
12:58a massive storm
12:59from Nikki Bella
13:00and now
13:00has transformed
13:02this matchup
13:03with a volley
13:04of offense.
13:06Snap suplex
13:06by the champ.
13:09Roll up now
13:10on Nikki.
13:11What a pin
13:12and a kick out
13:13at two.
13:13So close.
13:14Fantastic pin there
13:16from Vaker.
13:17all of that weight
13:18stacked high
13:19on the shoulders
13:19of Nikki Bella
13:20and Nikki Bella
13:21looks completely
13:22transformed
13:23from the woman
13:24we saw just a couple
13:25of minutes ago
13:25now clinging on
13:27in this match.
13:28Into the corner,
13:29runs into a poop
13:30by Nikki.
13:31Pulled up just in time.
13:32Yeah.
13:36Nikki caught by
13:37Stephanie.
13:38There's that dragon
13:39through.
13:40Oh,
13:41that is a ligament
13:42shredder
13:43right there.
13:46Major damage
13:47caused to that knee
13:48of Nikki Bella.
13:49Well,
13:49there's about to be
13:49some more damage
13:50done,
13:50I believe.
13:51Looking for the SVB.
13:53Stephanie McCare bomb.
13:55The knee right
13:55to the spine.
13:57Is it enough
13:57to put her away?
13:58And a kick out
13:58by Nikki.
13:59And Nikki Bella
14:00was never going to
14:01give up easily
14:02in this kind of match,
14:03but that was a hard,
14:04hard landing
14:05for Bella
14:06on the back
14:07of that surgically
14:07repaired neck
14:08of hers.
14:10Now Bella
14:11is starting to struggle.
14:12An incredible scene
14:13tonight.
14:14Over 45,000
14:15at Survivor Series.
14:16Nikki Bella
14:17trying to wrestle
14:18the Women's World
14:19Championship away
14:20from Stephanie McCurk.
14:23Powers of recovery
14:24there from Nikki Bella
14:26bouncing back
14:26just when it mattered.
14:27Here we go, Cole.
14:28Looking for the rack
14:29attack, 2.0.
14:30Nothing home there.
14:32Now,
14:32oh, Stephanie
14:32rolling out of harm's way.
14:34Now into the corner,
14:35follows it up
14:35with a clothesline.
14:36McCurk takes out
14:37Nikki at the knees.
14:38Both women have
14:38their big hitters
14:39of their opponents.
14:40So well scouted,
14:41ready to counter,
14:42but you can't
14:43counter that.
14:44And Meteora
14:45into the corner.
14:48Now groggy
14:49as you like
14:50is Nikki Bella
14:51woozy
14:52and perhaps
14:54taken to the skies.
14:56Nope,
14:56not quite.
14:57Maybe she was going
14:58for that
14:59corkscrew splash
15:01that's put away
15:01a number of opponents.
15:02And oh, Nikki
15:03launched in herself
15:04with a kick
15:05off the second rope
15:06to the jaw
15:07of the champ
15:08there
15:08and the jaw
15:09has been rocked.
15:10And now Nikki Bella.
15:12Oh, look at her
15:13put Stephanie away.
15:14Rack attack.
15:142.0.
15:15Cover.
15:16Hook of the leg
15:16on the champ
15:17who gets her foot
15:18under the bottom rope.
15:20But that is the one thing
15:22you cannot do
15:24when a pin
15:25is almost guaranteed.
15:27Nikki Bella
15:27with all her experience
15:29just making an error
15:30there on ring positioning.
15:33You can yell at the referee
15:33all you want
15:34but Vakar getting her foot
15:36to the bottom rope
15:37just in the nick of time
15:38to break that pin
15:39but living dangerously
15:40now as the champ.
15:41And now out on the apron
15:42delivering those forearms
15:45to Stephanie Vakar.
15:47That one now
15:47with another forearm.
15:49Vakar looks wiped out
15:50but still bouncing back
15:51and oh,
15:52we didn't wear this one's going.
15:53Dropping Nikki
15:54right here in front of us.
15:57Nikki now.
15:57Uh-oh.
15:58Look out.
16:00Stephanie trying to hang on.
16:01Dangerous situation here.
16:03Power struggle here
16:04and Vakar wins
16:05that power struggle.
16:06Oh, no!
16:07He ran across the chest.
16:09Oh, my God.
16:10Oh, my God, referee.
16:11Take a good look
16:12at Nikki Bella, please
16:13because that was
16:14as nasty as they come.
16:16Driving the wind
16:19out of Nikki Bella
16:20and now placing Nikki here
16:22on our announce desk.
16:23A little renovating
16:28while she's at it.
16:30You think from up here?
16:33You think she from here,
16:34Wade?
16:35Oh, there's no way.
16:36Oh, no.
16:36My goodness.
16:37Oh, God.
16:37That's a steel table.
16:39Oh, God.
16:39And the devil's chest
16:41to Nikki Bella
16:42on the announce table.
16:43Well, that has to be
16:52the most impactful
16:54devil's kiss
16:55we have seen yet.
16:57But the count is rising
16:58and Canva Kerr
17:00get her opponent
17:00in the ring here
17:01and finish the job.
17:03Yeah, that was a unique
17:04devil's kiss that time.
17:07You've got the best view
17:08in the house, Michael Cole.
17:09I'm not saying anything.
17:10And now back in the ring
17:14a slap by Stephanie.
17:15Well, Bella's up
17:16but Bella looks defenseless
17:17after that.
17:19A back suplex
17:20delivered by
17:20LaCur.
17:22And now
17:23in the middle of the ring
17:24Nikki in trouble again
17:26and devil's kiss
17:28for the champion.
17:33I mean, Nikki Bella
17:35is looking like
17:36a beaten woman
17:37at this point.
17:38But can Vakar finish the job and secure the gold in what would be yet another incredible defense?
17:49Stephanie, top rope!
17:52Corksbill splash!
17:57Stephanie with time!
18:00Here is your winner, and still the Women's World Champion!
18:08Stephanie Vakar!
18:12Well, that was an epic performance from the Hall of Famer, Nikki Bella, but it really all turned with that devil's kiss on our announce table.
18:24And Stephanie Vakar simply did not look back.
18:29Another test passed by the champ.
18:38So, Wade, I've never been this close to the devil's kiss before.
18:43And the smile has not left your face ever since.
18:47But there will not be a smile on the face of Nikki Bella for a long time after taking this much punishment on our announce desk.
18:55Remember, this was just the first of two devil's kiss applications to the face of Nikki Bella, who just looked like a corpse at this point.
19:05And perhaps even straight after that move could have been pinned, but why not ensure the victory with a corkscrew splash?
19:15And Stephanie Vakar's arsenal clearly knows no bounce and can do it all.
19:21Hard-hitting, technical, high-flying.
19:24Keep flying, the sky's the limit for the Women's World Champs, Stephanie Vakar.
19:30Another notch in her belt.
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