00:00It is that time of the year, we're on the road to WrestleMania and SmackDown and Raw are coming to
00:05Vegas during Mania weekend.
00:07Friday, April 17th, Monday, April 20th at T-Mobile Arena.
00:12Special combo tickets are on sale now via AXS.com.
00:17What a week in Vegas that'll be.
00:22Man, my whole life, the odds have been stacked against me.
00:26And to keep it 100, I've never been in no Elimination Chamber.
00:31But hold on, don't get it twisted now.
00:34I know what that cold steel feel like when you're all by yourself.
00:38Nobody around, locked down.
00:41People even like to speak and talk about you.
00:44Jacob Fatu is unpredictable.
00:48Hell, all the way to Jacob Fatu is a real-life criminal.
00:54Man, come on with it.
00:56Man, I've been written off.
00:58I've been scratched out.
01:00Because I ain't even supposed to be here right now.
01:03All week, Cody and Sammy, I know for a fact they've been wondering what Jacob is about to do.
01:11Nah, well, let me break it down for you two.
01:13Tonight, I'm winning it.
01:17Elimination Chamber?
01:19Man, come on with it.
01:20All I've been locked up before.
01:22The only difference is, there ain't no WrestleMania sign to point two on this yard.
01:28When it comes to Elimination Chamber, got that in the bag.
01:31But then I'm on my way to WrestleMania 42, leaving nobody with no more doubting what Jacob Fatu is gonna
01:38do.
01:39Because by the end, they should know, Jacob Fatu is all gas.
01:52It's not over until I win.
02:10Well, what a rise it has been since arriving here on SmackDown for this juggernaut of a woman.
02:18Take it under two months to make her way all the way to the very top and compete for the
02:24big one tonight.
02:26Jordan Grace has been so impressive since arriving here at SmackDown.
02:30And now a massive early test in her time here.
02:33Trying to claim her first championship in WWE.
02:39Love our fan base here on SmackDown.
02:41Still getting to know Jordan Grace.
02:43But she turned major heads around the world before arriving in NXT.
02:48She continued to do exactly the same.
02:50And is lucky to hit the absolute peak right now.
03:03We will be in Chicago for Elimination Chamber in two weeks.
03:08Alexa Bliss qualified on the women's side earlier tonight.
03:15A storm is coming.
03:21A storm is coming.
03:41Well, back on November 1st, the world changed for Jade Carville.
03:46She battled through adversity.
03:48She climbed the mountain.
03:49She defeated Tiffany Stratton for this WWE Women's Championship.
03:55And these are just two women who hated each other the second they locked eyes on one another.
04:02Two alpha females, countless crosswords, sneak attacks, brawls, even tag together last week and got the victory.
04:10But that was not before Cargill accidentally booted Grace and then Grace accidentally shoved Cargill out of the ring.
04:18Two women not designed to be in one another's presence.
04:22A lot of big air quotes there and all that accidentally.
04:26For the championship introductions, Cargill and Grace.
04:30Here's Mark Nash.
04:41The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the WWE Women's Championship.
04:55Introducing first, the challenger from Austin, Texas, Jordan Grace.
05:12And her opponent from Barrow Beach, Florida.
05:18She is the WWE Women's Champion, Jake Cargill.
05:39Her timing is impeccable, isn't it?
05:46Liv Morgan, the Royal Rumble winner.
05:49Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, sorry, excuse me.
05:55We won't interrupt long.
05:58I just, I know my weirita.
06:03So well, that I knew she was going to want to watch this title match up close.
06:09Exactly, because Jade has officially reached 100 days as champion and that's a big deal.
06:17And me, being the super amazing double champion that I am, arranged a romantic Valentine's Day privately just for us.
06:32So go on, set it up, boys.
06:34Get to work.
06:35What is going on?
06:37Oh, look, look, look.
06:38There he is right now.
06:40Aw, Dominic.
06:41It's date night.
06:42You are the greatest boyfriend of all time.
06:51And he knows I love dinner and a show.
06:54So, so, don't mind us.
06:58We're just going to sit back and relax and watch my potential WrestleMania opponents tear each other apart.
07:06This is for real.
07:06Happy Valentine's Day.
07:08Oh, chicken nuggets?
07:09What a lothario.
07:10Eleven red roses.
07:12What are you, eleven?
07:12He doesn't even get a dozen?
07:13Must have got a deal.
07:16With nuggies?
07:17Oh.
07:17Heart shake chicken new J's.
07:19They're not new J's.
07:20And that is how they're going to interrupt the beginning of a women's championship match.
07:25As Cargill and Grace are straight to action here to decide.
07:29And, of course, they have been heated in recent weeks.
07:31You're seeing a test of power right away between two of the strongest women on the roster.
07:37Look at this wrestling right into that corner.
07:40And there's Charles Robinson, veteran referee, separates them.
07:45Raquel has got here a...
07:47You have a championship match again.
07:48I'm trying to focus.
07:49How do you focus?
07:50I mean, two powerhouses in the ring right now.
07:53Neutralizing one another.
07:55But I have to keep one eye on Date Night over here.
07:57I cannot believe what's happening to our right right now.
07:59I think there's some romance.
08:00Of course, Liv Morgan still has a major decision to make.
08:04As to what she will do.
08:06Coming off the Royal Rumble with suplex by Jade.
08:09And here's the issue.
08:11For both of these women, really, both of them, their biggest advantage is their extreme levels of power and physicality.
08:18Who has the advantage here?
08:19That's the question.
08:21Early pace is on fire between Cargill and Grace.
08:25And now look at the power of Jade Cargill.
08:27But a good counter and transition by Jordan Grace.
08:30And that's a veteran presence there from Jordan Grace.
08:33Knowing full well power was taken over from Jade Cargill.
08:36Got to figure out something quick.
08:38And the technical skills of Jordan Grace are on point right now.
08:43And fading quickly here is Jade Cargill.
08:46And this is part of all.
08:48Oh, man.
08:49But locked in.
08:50It still keeps it locked in.
08:51Well, I just made it even worse because now the heel hooks are in and desperately trying to get to
08:56the ropes in Jade Cargill.
08:57And that is exactly what the champ does.
09:01Jordan Grace simply is not letting go here.
09:06Look at the power of Cargill.
09:08And she is able to break it by slamming her back into the post.
09:12Championship match in front of us.
09:14Meanwhile, Liv Morgan, the Royal Rumble.
09:17That might be a broken arm right there for Jade Cargill.
09:20Whacked hard against that steel ring post.
09:23Of course, as you mentioned, getting a ringside seat here.
09:26And the Royal Rumble winner who technically could challenge the winner of this match at WrestleMania.
09:32Now off to the side.
09:33There she is.
09:34Liv Morgan has a decision to make.
09:37Off the bar.
09:38Now Steph's dropping down with all her weight.
09:41Is Jordan Grace, the challenger for this WWE Women's Championship.
09:45Creative evader bomb right there.
09:48And Jade Cargill has not looked the same since that forearm connected with a steel ring post.
09:53And smelling blood now is Jordan Grace, the juggernaut going into overdrive here.
09:58There is the goal.
10:00Onto the barrier of timekeeper.
10:02The impact to the lower back.
10:05But you can see Jade Cargill still greatly affected with that left arm that slammed in.
10:14And now face-to-face with Liv Morgan.
10:18And a nugget for the champ.
10:31Look at the light, Joe.
10:32Those new jays smell really good.
10:34I'm tempted to grab one.
10:36They're not French.
10:36They're not French at all.
10:37Just chicken nuggets.
10:39As Jade Cargill took a bite, spit it out, and now slams the head of Jordan Grace right into the
10:45apron.
10:45And then her shoulder right into the steel steps.
10:47But I will tell you, there was damage done to that left hand and left arm of Jade Cargill.
10:54She's trying her best to shrug it off.
10:56Both women have taken severe damage in the early goings of this one.
10:59As is inevitable with two women competing with these levels of strength.
11:05And I think it was the lower back, really, of Jordan Grace that took the beating.
11:28And it has suddenly become the Jade Cargill show.
11:32So, despite that left arm giving her trouble and still there with a dig, Jordan Grace trying to cling on
11:38to a chance in this one.
11:41Severely hampered with that lumbar spine damage.
11:47Doesn't Cargill know it?
11:49Every attack now going to the back of the spine of Jordan Grace.
11:55And Grace's chances in this one slowly ebbing away.
12:02That's how quickly things can change at this level.
12:13And this is just Cargill expertly slowing the pace down.
12:17Now that she has a foothold in the match.
12:22JBL-esque full-away slam.
12:25Little kip up for good measure.
12:26You're still shaking out that left hand.
12:30Slammed into that metal post earlier.
12:33She's been on the attack, managing without full use of it.
12:37Comes crashing into that corner against Jordan Grace.
12:40Well, Grace tried her best to get out of the way.
12:42But the huge frame of Jade Cargill just blocking that escape attempt.
12:47Although blocked that time around.
12:48Power versus power.
12:50Oh!
12:51Oh, and more damage to that left hand and left arm.
12:54Well, that is how you get yourself a second elbow on that arm.
12:58You'll be very, very ugly for the champ here.
13:01And suddenly this one might have turned around.
13:03He's bearing his shoulder.
13:06Right against it.
13:08He's cranking that arm time and again.
13:10She has found the target.
13:12And it is that left arm of Jade Cargill who still fights on.
13:16Looking to retain.
13:18And I'll tell you right now.
13:19Both women in this match have done a pretty darn good job of staying locked in and focused on the
13:24championship match.
13:24Despite the kind of romantic shenanigans at ringside.
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