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00:00Massive event, but refocusing now because that's in the rear view mirror and these two want their tag gold bag.
00:07They lost it to the Kabuki Warriors several weeks ago and as Charlotte told us earlier tonight, they never got a rematch.
00:15Well, win this evening and it may well augment your argument in the eyes of management.
00:30We're talking about more Charlotte always wants more of the greatest resumes in history, but never satiated.
00:57It wants the gold back. ASAP.
01:01Here are two who want gold as well.
01:15This is what you tell us.
01:17This is what you tell us.
01:27And the proponents, the team of
01:44Real Sky and Rhea Ripley.
01:53As she's back to the black protective mask for her broken nose tonight, but for War Games, Rhea had that
02:01Art the Clown inspired mask from the terrifying horror film, she's a massive fan.
02:08She said, hey, David Howard's birthday was Saturday. He's the actor who plays that role, Art the Clown.
02:14That was an incredible scene Saturday, as was the entire effort by EO Sky.
02:19He's creating now a War Games tradition, Wade. Four years in a row that EO Sky has pulled off the top of the cage in a garbage can.
02:27Each one more insane than the last.
02:31These two, of course, did battle with the Kabuki Warriors a few weeks back.
02:37Perk Australia crown jewel, they were victorious on that occasion.
02:43Gold was not part of the equation back then.
02:45Things have changed since, and now looking to get themselves to a position where they get an opportunity at the Kabuki Warriors victory here may well do it for them.
02:57Everybody on their feet when they hear, this is my brutality, Rhea Ripley, EO Sky against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.
03:18I think everybody was shocked that here we are just 48 hours after the Women's War Games when these were teammates with AJ Lee and coming up with the victory.
03:29And, you know, people reflect on recent weeks in terms of the trust that Rhea could find in Charlotte.
03:35Well, it was Flair who got Rhea out of the way of Asuka's mist the other night.
03:40So that trust was definitely there, this friendlier version of this relationship of heated rivals with that shared history through the years.
03:46Yeah, I don't think they're ever going to be friends, and that won't help things.
03:50No, it won't.
03:51But it has to be said, relations perhaps have thought somewhat versus where they were at.
03:57The accidental big boot by Charlotte as she lets Rhea know, hey, obviously.
04:03Right now, I'm not surprised about Charlotte putting feet aside during War Games.
04:08First and foremost, Charlotte is a winner.
04:11Question about whether she will be a winner tonight in this one.
04:16And Rhea looked over a moment ago to check on Rhea Ripley.
04:28Rhea's down and out on the floor after Charlotte came charging in.
04:36Big shoulder tapper from the 14-time world champion.
04:41I'll tell you right now, that big boot to the face of Rhea Ripley.
04:44Rhea Ripley's got that protective mask on her nose, but it still has impact on the nose when you kick the mask.
04:51It's not bulletproof in the sense that there's no damage incurred whatsoever.
04:55And then, Bernie, a really stung Rhea Ripley.
04:58Rhea now back on the apron while Charlotte does her thing.
05:02Incredible athlete flares every which way.
05:04You can see Rhea adjusting her jaw there and giving a stare right through Charlotte.
05:10Well, she heard the apologies from Charlotte.
05:13I'm sure, I'm not quite sure that she believes they were sincere.
05:17And the history of Charlotte Flair makes it rather unpredictable either way.
05:22And now Alexa Bliss into action against EO Sky.
05:27There we go!
05:33Yeah!
05:35He's a dropkick.
05:36Ooh, nasty landing though for EO Sky.
05:39Still hurting after war games.
05:41In fact, all four of these women will be.
05:43And one of the keys to victory here has to be figuring out where the weak spots are on your opponents
05:48are making a concerted effort to attack them.
05:52And that is exactly what Rhea Ripley did there.
05:55Here we go.
05:56Rhea!
05:57Rhea!
05:59Charlotte again is quickly trying to straighten herself as Rhea questioning things.
06:04Oh, the forearm right to the lower back of Alexa Bliss.
06:07It's going to hurt at the best of times, even more so when you've just been through war in the war games cage.
06:13I didn't do it again.
06:15Rhea, bloody Ripley knows exactly where the weak spots are on Alexa Bliss.
06:21And I'll tell you right now, Joe, you win a match like war games, multiple persons on your team.
06:26If you go back to the locker room afterwards, maybe you have a drink, you celebrate together.
06:30But you do drop a couple of nuggets information about,
06:33Wow, you know when he or she hit me with this, really hurt my lower back or it really hurt my elbow.
06:39And you can use that information in a match like this right now.
06:42That's interesting.
06:43You go from teammates 48 hours to go sharing everything.
06:47Oh, look at Ripley.
06:51From that prism trap locked in.
06:54And a tap out here wins this thing in short time.
06:57That prism trap is really locked in here as Alexa Bliss is struggling.
07:02And now goes from standing and inverted.
07:05There's no way out here, Joe.
07:06To down on the ground.
07:08Ripley a hell of a lot more powerful, too.
07:10She's left.
07:12Back here, Raw live on Netflix from Desert Diamond Arena.
07:25When the evening began, Rhea Ripley and Io Sky came out celebrating the victory in women's war games and setting forth their intentions to go after the Kabuki Warriors to win the Tag Team World Championships.
07:37They were met by Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss saying, hold on a second.
07:42We were the recent champs.
07:44If anybody deserves a shot, if anybody deserves a shot, the Kabuki Warriors, it should be Charlotte and Alexa.
07:48Well, now locked back in that prism trap for a second time in this match is Alexa Bliss, who has really struggled with the power game of Rhea Ripley and the body of Alexa Bliss clearly hurting at the war game.
08:01That was a smart way out and an inadvertent collision from Rhea Ripley into Charlotte Flair after the one we saw in reverse a few moments ago.
08:11Yes, the match started inadvertently, it was Charlotte who landed a big boot on Rhea and now off the prison trap forced into that corner and it gets reversed as Rhea sends Charlotte off the apron.
08:24Would you look at Io Sky, the genius of the sky and now you see the teamwork, this for the win.
08:31And Alexa Bliss is in a really, really bad way here.
08:36Of course, Charlotte senses it.
08:38And there seems to be no way out of trouble for Alexa, whose body is wracked with pain.
08:44That might be the moment to buy yourself a little opportunity to get out of there.
08:49Oh, trying to reach for Charlotte after that Meteora attempt.
08:52And instead, a massive right hand from Io Sky and return fire from Alexa.
09:00And I think to your point that you made earlier, how much was taken out of our competitors with what they had to endure at Women's War Games, Wade?
09:07Look at the left elbow of Io Sky right there.
09:10You can see tape on the knee of Rhea Ripley, the arm of Alexa Bliss.
09:16You don't get out of War Games unscathed.
09:20And here we go, Joe Tess.
09:23How good is this going to be?
09:26Those forward relations we talked about a little earlier, I think they've iced back over during the course of this match.
09:33They have settled their differences and the trust was put forth after their face-to-face sit-down prior to Women's War Games.
09:42On Saturday night in San Diego, it worked out for Charlotte and Rhea.
09:50But the past is undeniable and here they go.
09:58Two of the greats of this generation.
10:00The match they had at WrestleMania a couple of years ago in SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles.
10:07One of the greatest matches I've ever seen.
10:08That was one-on-one.
10:10It's tagged tonight.
10:11But these two have really only had eyes for one another since that first battle round.
10:19Massive right hand.
10:20And then Ripley comes back with one of her own.
10:24Come on!
10:26Flair wants all of it.
10:28Ripley's willing to give it.
10:30So few people can stand toe-to-toe with Ripley like this.
10:35Flair chop.
10:37And another.
10:39Just listen to her.
10:41She can feel the momentum gathering.
10:44Rhea Ripley can feel a lot more than momentum.
10:48Oh, the big headbutt.
10:51Completely rocking Charlotte Flair, but immediately recovering.
10:55Nice!
10:55Right to that top turnbuckle by Flair.
10:58These two just know each other so well.
11:00They've studied each other as opponents in the past.
11:03Oh!
11:04From down to up and delivering the kick.
11:08This is great stuff between Ripley and Flair here in Arizona.
11:12Wait exactly what you would expect between these two.
11:25Just a stalemate between two alpha females who completely run this industry when it comes to women's wrestling.
11:34Star power and ability does not get any higher.
11:39And it's Ripley who's able to tag out of there and get in the relatively, and I use that word loosely, fresh, EO Sky.
11:48She blocks as EO Sky as the legal member here of this team as she delivers the kick to Charlotte.
11:57Every move of EO Sky is with a limp, with a grimace.
12:01A little stumble on the ropes, very out of character, tells you all about how the body of EO's feeling.
12:08Oh!
12:09Out onto the floor!
12:13The genius of the sky!
12:16Running on pure adrenaline.
12:18Taking out both opponents here.
12:22And now in the drop zone has to be Charlotte Flair.
12:26Not where you want to be against an aerial artiste like EO Sky.
12:31So skilled.
12:32Off the top rope.
12:33Missile drop kick.
12:34But instead, Flair turns it around.
12:37But Flair just rode that one out and completely turned it into this vertical Boston crowd now.
12:44Stretching out the body of EO Sky.
12:46Managing to kick her way out.
12:47Wow, look at Sky's shoulders are down.
12:50This is high-level skill.
12:52Turning defense into offense in the blink of an eye.
12:55Now moving like a blur is the genius of the odds.
12:58Oh, the strength of Charlotte Flair doing damage to win right here.
13:03Once again, it's that power game of Charlotte Flair that made a massive difference there.
13:07And that was a nasty landing for EO Sky.
13:09He landed high on that neck and the back of the head will be completely rocked by that impact.
13:16And Charlotte really has all the time in the world to gather her senses, catch her breath, come up with a game plan.
13:24Because Alexa bless her tag partner, it's still down and perhaps out.
13:27From women's war games teammates with great respect for each other to now fiery opponents here.
13:52Maria Ripley EO Sky against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss as both teams have stated their mission that they want to be in position to get the Kabuki Warriors to have gold.
14:04Of course, Charlotte and Alexa most recently were tag team champions.
14:10This winger have been put through the meat grinder over the past 48 hours.
14:16After the hell that was war games successful as it may have been for these four.
14:22And this match in and of itself has been brutality personified.
14:26And again, the body of Rhea Ripley just given out.
14:29You simply don't see that happening.
14:31Those are the effects of war games.
14:33Listen, the brutality that happened in San Diego.
14:36There's no denying what it has done.
14:40Raises edge.
14:42And then the missile drop kick.
14:44What a combination.
14:45This for the win.
14:47And Charlotte survives.
14:48It is so frustrating when you are feeling raggedy in there.
14:53Your body isn't cooperating with you.
14:56But you finally stick a big move like that.
14:59The double whammy.
15:00And it still doesn't get you the victory.
15:03You can see that on the face of Rhea Ripley.
15:05She knows he just gave everything.
15:10Looking for the riptide right here.
15:12Can she deliver the riptide on Charlotte Flair?
15:14Oh, what a turnaround counter DDT by Flair.
15:18Spiked right on the top of the head.
15:20And now a recovery.
15:21Alexa Bliss can put this one to back.
15:23What a moment by Flair.
15:25Oh, and now delivering again is Bliss.
15:28The teamwork.
15:29And somehow Ripley survives.
15:34Well, Rhea Ripley has absolutely no clue where she's at.
15:37But this is why she was perhaps the number one on planet Earth.
15:41That ability to dig deeper than anybody else.
15:44But it may be for Nort now.
15:46Because I think I know exactly what Bliss has in mind.
15:49Could it be twisted Bliss right here?
15:52Right now.
15:53Knees up.
15:55Knees up right into the gut of Bliss.
15:57Perfect timing there from Rhea Ripley.
15:59Recovered just in the nick of time.
16:01Genius at the sky misses.
16:03Oh, what a boot by Charlotte.
16:06Flair does not miss.
16:07And I think that was a tag too.
16:09Oh, natural selection coming in.
16:12Could it be Sister Abigail?
16:16Bliss lined up and delivered.
16:19Sister Abigail DDT at the natural selection.
16:22The save by Ripley.
16:24And it had to be a save, Joe Test.
16:26That was over.
16:27Eoskaya's greatest year was never kicking out of those two.
16:31Oh, Charlotte hung up on the top rope.
16:33Oh, the big clothesline drapes her over the apron and down to the floor.
16:36Bodies getting wrecked before our eyes.
16:40Competition fierce in the tag ranks.
16:42How about the pace and violence all of a sudden in the midst of this tag team match?
16:46Well, all four women now smell blood.
16:48We know we are close to an ending here.
16:50Something has to give.
16:52Somebody has to drop.
16:53But it looks like it could be Alexa Bliss.
16:57She escapes out the back door.
17:02Bliss was looking to counter with a DDT instead.
17:05Oh, now she's got Rhea lined up.
17:07But instead, the headbutt denies the sister Abigail DDT looking for riptide.
17:15Slams it down.
17:17Here comes the genius of the sky.
17:22Moonsault lands.
17:24Charlotte just took Rhea Ripley and sent her flying into everybody for the save.
17:33That was just rugby scrum style there from Charlotte Flair who knew it was game over unless she dug deep enough to power Ripley into the pile that was that pin.
17:45Great stuff here in Glendale, Arizona.
17:48Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
17:50The champs are on.
17:50The Kabuki Warriors are interrupting the match and beating them.
17:54What?
17:56In the midst of a great match.
17:58Well, just as we were reaching a crescendo, four women who have had major problems with attack champs.
18:05The Kabuki Warriors over the past several months who have timed this to perfection.
18:10You want to launch a beatdown on the people who defeated you in war games.
18:16Wait till they're exhausted.
18:18But Io Sky got enough left.
18:19No, she doesn't.
18:20Io Sky was so brave to try to stand up to them.
18:24But now Asuka and Kairi Sane in complete control here.
18:27The women's tag team champions interrupting what was heating up to be a thriller between Ripley, Sky, Flair, and Bliss.
18:37Oh, this is the sky.
18:39They got the title in hand now as they're lining up to Io Sky.
18:42Wait a minute.
18:44Wait a minute, Wade.
18:47Lyra and Bayley.
18:49Two other women with designs on the goal.
18:51They've not been quiet about it.
18:53Here to save the day for the four who were competing in this match.
19:00Wiped out by the champs.
19:02They're getting a taste of their own medicine now.
19:05Lyra on the attack.
19:08Up on our announce desk.
19:12Putting the wood to the chair.
19:14Oh, hold on.
19:14Oh.
19:16Liv Morgan is here.
19:18The judgment day are in town.
19:21Raquel and Roxanne as well.
19:23Look for the tag champs in the row right here.
19:26And what a meltdown we are getting here in Glendale.
19:32Raquel Rodriguez.
19:34To Hana Bomb on Asuka.
19:40Everybody in the locker room who's been talking.
19:43Oh, Pop Rocks.
19:45Pop Rocks on Bayley.
19:47The judgment day is cleaning up.
19:50Raquel with gold in hand.
19:59And remember, Liv was injured back in June.
20:06She had the championship belt.
20:09She never lost it.
20:11She never lost it.
20:15All is right with the judgment day again.
20:20Liv Morgan is back.
20:23Is she ever?
20:25She's back.
20:25I'm out.
20:26She's back.
20:27She's back.
20:31She never lost it.
20:45Mr.
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