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00:00Rhea Ripley with EO Sky and tonight the focus is Rhea in singles action.
00:05A recent heated exchange with Julia has turned into this.
00:09Mami against the Beautiful Madness tonight.
00:17The EO, Rhea, you just lost a triple threat qualifying match.
00:21What are your thoughts on Kiana James now qualifying for Lunation Chamber?
00:27It was so sad that Naya didn't win tonight.
00:32But yeah, congratulations to Kiana for pulling off quite an upset.
00:37Her partner won't be so lucky tonight.
00:41Exactly, because I'm going to wipe the floor with Julia tonight.
00:44And then on Monday, EO is going to win her Elimination Chamber qualifying match.
00:48So we'll be seeing Kiana in the chamber.
00:51I do have to ask, I know a lot of the focus is on Elimination Chamber,
00:54but do you feel like that could be clouding your preparation
00:57for next week's tag team title defense against Naya Jax and Lash Legend?
01:02I mean, obviously we're focused on the chamber.
01:06But Byron, with the tag team champions for a reason,
01:11we know how to deal with the pressure of WrestleMania season
01:13and next Friday it's going to be no different.
01:16Naya and Lash don't stand a chance.
01:21And as for Elimination Chamber,
01:25may the best women win.
01:29All right, Cheeky.
01:30Let's go.
01:31Thank you, ladies.
01:33Full of Fire.
01:34Lexiblis won that.
01:35This is what we're going to do!
01:53This is what we're going to do!
02:07This is what we're going to do!
02:30This is what we're going to do!
03:05Rhea Ripley has some singles to deal with!
03:08That's going to be so much fun!
03:09There it is next week in Louisville, Kentucky!
03:11The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match!
03:16Rhea Ripley, EO Sky against the Irresistible Forces next week!
03:22And we are back on USA next week!
03:25Yes!
03:27Olympic schedule comes to an end, so USA Network next week for Friday Night Smackdown!
03:33The night before Elimination Chamber!
03:39Elimination Chamber that on the women's side, speaking of Nia Jax, now includes Kiana James who pulled off the upset,
03:49winning the triple threat earlier tonight here in Florida over Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax.
03:55So we had some major crosswords last week in the aftermath of that, that tag melee that we saw a
04:02few moments ago.
04:03Julia and Kiana James talked a little smack to our tag champs, EO and Rhea Ripley, clearly very unhappy with
04:11each other.
04:12Now you also mentioned not so long ago, Joe, that Julia lost her opportunity to qualify for the Elimination Chamber.
04:18Of course, Julia and Kiana James lost their tag opportunity against the tag champs a couple of weeks ago.
04:25So, Julia highly irate at the moment and this, right from the off, has been a very, very aggressive version
04:33of Julia who is not backing down to the intimidating Rhea Ripley.
04:37No, she's not at all. And there's Rhea with that strength and power, but Julia's got her locked up here.
04:44Mostly transitioning to that grovick-type move there, trying to choke out Rhea Ripley, but Ripley simply too strong.
04:52Too much left in the tank, very difficult to disable Rhea Ripley this early in a matchup.
04:57And you mentioned what happened on February 6th when Rhea and EO scored the pinfall on Julia in that tag
05:03team championship match.
05:04And then a week ago when Rhea was commenting, oh, you must be mad about how Elimination Chamber qualifying went.
05:10Well, once again, attempt to think of a tornado DDT there, but Ripley just holding on, refusing to go down,
05:16and now forcing this into a vertical suplex.
05:19We'll see if this one works out, and yeah!
05:21Oh, it does! As the delayed vertical suplex is delivered by Rhea.
05:26And just the one count, but you can see writhing in pain with her back is Julia.
05:31Yeah, I feel like suddenly Mami's woken up, and he's looking to finish this!
05:35Looking for Riptide right away! Julia able to escape it and then slam Ripley down.
05:40Yank of the hair, referee wasn't too impressed, but it's done the job.
05:44Warning sent the way of Julia, but Julia now with a firm upper hand.
05:50Coming in hard to that corner.
05:52Julia really getting better as the weeks pass here on SmackDown, getting more and more comfortable in that ring.
05:59Drop kicks are all the way to the other corner.
06:02I mean, what a test this is against Rhea Ripley.
06:04So Rhea Ripley was already qualified for the Elimination Chamber.
06:08EO Sky got her qualifier this Monday on Raw.
06:13Presumably taking it easy tonight, resting up ahead of that while Mami does the damage.
06:18EO Sky against Raquel Rodriguez and Kairi Sane to determine the final spot in the Women's Elimination Chamber.
06:25That comes your way on Raw.
06:28And this is just Mami finding those extra gears now.
06:33And that was one gear to Mami's shoulder first into the post.
06:36Nice movement there from Julia and Rhea Ripley's in big trouble there.
06:41Boy, you could hear that impact echoing throughout.
06:44Amorant, Bank Arena, and then the steel steps.
06:47So Julia is in control against Rhea.
06:56Julia, the United States Champion, is in control here in this non-title match against Rhea Ripley.
07:01It's all the emotion of recent weeks that has boiled up in Julia.
07:05And we have seen plenty of spirit and fight in her.
07:07She came up fourth in the Elimination Chamber qualifying.
07:10Austin Attack Team Championship and now taking it out on Rhea.
07:13Went for that Arrivederci.
07:15Rhea Ripley just about getting her hand up and blocking it in the nick of time.
07:21And Ripley has been taken to test tonight by Julia, but is still alive in this one and looking to
07:28turn things around.
07:31Center of the ring, Julia and Rhea Ripley eight days away from Elimination Chamber.
07:38Rhea Ripley will be in it on the women's side.
07:40Julia's tag team partner, Kiana James, that's one of the big stories of the night.
07:45She pulled the upset to punch her ticket to Elimination Chamber.
07:51And now Mami. Here comes Rhea.
07:54For the first time in this match, Ripley looking to build some momentum after riding out a major storm from
08:01Julia.
08:02And boy have things suddenly turned around here.
08:05Have they ever.
08:07That is the permanent threat that Rhea Ripley holds.
08:11Even when she looks beaten, there's still this lurking in the tank.
08:16The explosive offense from Ripley and it is met by Julia.
08:21Yeah, there's absolutely no letter from Julia tonight.
08:24It's like a woman possessed in that ring.
08:26She's looking to lock her up in that underhook butterfly position.
08:32But Rhea fighting back from that second rope and turn things around.
08:36And now she has Julia in a spot.
08:39Completely unprotected.
08:41Oh.
08:44And Ripley with such ease and returns the favor.
08:52Faceplant right off the shoulder.
08:54And Rhea Ripley looks almost furious with herself.
08:58For allowing Julia to dominate so much of this match.
09:08And this could be it now.
09:10No, she's going for Riptide Wade.
09:11Rhea wants to end it right here.
09:13As Julia fights back with a series of elbows.
09:16Well, Julia's done her homework.
09:17Knows how devastating that move is.
09:19Needs something in reply.
09:21And that'll do it.
09:22That's exactly what she looks to get here.
09:24Oh, look at that.
09:25And Arriva Durcini.
09:26Arriva Durcini.
09:28And Rhea survives it.
09:31But straight back on the attack is Julia again.
09:34Absolutely no let up.
09:36Could be a Northern Lights bomb right here.
09:39But instead, the headbutt from Rhea Ripley.
09:42And quickly into position for a roll.
09:46Uh oh.
09:47Nia Jax has arrived.
09:51As has Lash Legend.
09:54Remember what's going down next week in Louisville.
09:58The irresistible forces sending a major message now to 50% of the women's tag champs.
10:06Rhea Ripley who is getting mugged in the ring.
10:09And backup is on his way.
10:12Here comes Io Sky, the other half of the tag team champions.
10:18Rhea Ripley.
10:19Resley navigating her way around Nia Jax.
10:23It's only half of the puzzle here.
10:25The genius of the sky.
10:27What a show tape.
10:29Uppercut on Lash Legend.
10:31What a mismatch those two on.
10:34Rhea clears the ring of Lash Legend.
10:41but their arrival put an end to a feisty match they will meet with the tag team championships
10:48on the line next week in Louisville your way and this will be a bad tempered affair first match
10:57last week ended in a brawl we saw another brawl moments ago well next week tag gold on the line
11:03as Rhea and Io defend against the irresistible forces and perhaps
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