00:03The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
00:10And in this match, Ronda Rousey must compete with one hand tied behind her back.
00:25The eyes of the world are on Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Elimination Chamber.
00:33And when the lights are the brightest, no one shines brighter than the opportunity herself.
00:40Introducing first, she is the SmackDown Women's Champion.
00:48Charlotte Flair!
00:51Charlotte Flair, a 13-time world champion.
00:55And we know that she will defend her SmackDown Women's title in six weeks at WrestleMania
01:01against one of her opponents tonight in this tag team match, Ronda Rousey, who won the Royal Rumble.
01:06Gotta believe, you're Charlotte Flair right now, you're thinking this is a chance to send a bit of a physical
01:12message
01:13to my WrestleMania opponent of what's to come in six weeks.
01:24It's much deeper than that, Saxon.
01:26While most play checkers, Charlotte Flair plays chess.
01:30Charlotte Flair already has a strategy for WrestleMania.
01:33She begins implementing it tonight.
01:39It was packed to the Women's Royal Rumble match last month.
01:44It came down to Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey.
01:47Ronda will eliminate Charlotte to gain the opportunity to choose which champion she faces
01:52in Dallas in six weeks, and Ronda chose Charlotte Flair.
01:56This is a different Charlotte Flair than the last time Ronda Rousey was around WWE.
02:01Charlotte Flair on a whole other level these days.
02:16And our 10-team player from Shavon, New Jersey, Sonya DeMille!
02:23While some people may not be fans of authority, you have no choice but to respect Sonya DeVille.
02:30Even for the fact that she's coming to this matchup with an injured arm.
02:35Uh, respect Sonya DeVille, someone who abuses their power, takes advantage of their position
02:40in this company?
02:40Are we supposed to respect that?
02:41Let's remind everyone why Sonya DeVille is actually wearing a sling tonight,
02:45courtesy of the arm bar of Ronda Rousey a few weeks ago.
02:50So at least things are gonna be even tonight, DeVille in a sling and Rousey with her arm tied
02:53behind her back.
02:55Sonya DeVille's only had a, well, a handful of matches over the past year and a half.
03:00She spent more time, uh, harassing the WWE superstar Naomi.
03:04Guiding, I would say, is probably a preferential term for that.
03:08Guiding the careers of the superstars on Raw and SmackDown so that they can succeed to the highest level.
03:15But doing so without any bias, right Corey?
03:18Treating everyone fairly, as you would think a WWE official should do.
03:44And our opponent, first from Orlando, Florida, Naomi!
03:52Well, Corey, we had the opportunity a week ago yesterday to call an absolutely incredible match.
03:58It may have been the match of Naomi's career as she battled Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's
04:03Championship.
04:04And it was that match where Ronda Rousey said she gained so much respect for the two-time Women's
04:10Champion.
04:10Ronda Rousey's certainly not the only one.
04:13I would dare say the entire WWE universe, if they didn't already learn what Naomi is truly
04:19capable of.
04:20And that the glow nearly knocked Charlotte Flair off of the SmackDown Women's throne on multiple
04:26occasions.
04:27An unbelievable effort from Naomi.
04:29Naomi.
04:30But ultimately, all that's remembered is what is reflected in the record book.
04:35That was a win by Charlotte Flair.
04:40Naomi so much tanked up emotion from seven months of hardship caused by one Sonya Deville.
04:51And her tag team player, she is the winner of the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble match,
05:00Ronda Rousey!
05:04Ronda is competing tonight in the Gi.
05:08The same Judo Gi that she won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics back in Beijing.
05:15That is what Ronda is wearing to the ring tie, including her black belt.
05:19She is a six-time black belt.
05:29I understand that Ronda is incredibly confident in her abilities, but this is just nuts.
05:34Well, Ronda's the one who said in an interview that she could beat Sonya Deville with one arm
05:38tied behind her back.
05:40That's a bold statement, but this could turn out to be the biggest mistake of Ronda
05:44Rousey's career.
05:45Imagine what could happen tonight.
05:48Well, how do you apply the arm bar if you have one arm?
05:51As long as it's one-on-one with Sonya Deville, I guess it's a little bit more fair, but God
05:55forbid
05:55Ronda be in the ring when Charlotte Flair stepped between the ropes.
05:59And this is another example, Sonya Deville using her influence
06:02to have the stipulation put in place here.
06:05Stand by, bring the bill.
06:08Match up underway, and Deville and Rousey will start things off.
06:12Hold on, hold on.
06:19Wow, she's healed magically, right?
06:23Well, Ronda with a big smile on her face, and you had to expect another ruse by Sonya Deville, right?
06:29It's almost like Ronda knew it was coming.
06:35And Ronda does not seem to be phased at all.
06:37But I'm gonna go back to the question I posed a moment ago, Corey.
06:39How do you apply the arm bar if you only have one arm?
06:42Oh, from behind, Deville off the distraction.
06:45Oh, they're causing a slight diversion there for Ronda Rousey.
06:49Now Deville will take advantage.
06:52To answer your question, Ronda Rousey knows probably 2,000 ways to break anybody's arm.
06:57I'm sure she can get creative.
06:59Oh, just like that.
07:00Case in point.
07:01Need an arm bar.
07:02You got lethal feet and feet in the temple.
07:05Using the thigh of Sonya Deville as a launching pad.
07:10Man, Sonya.
07:10She wants me.
07:11She's done.
07:12She wants me.
07:14She wants me.
07:17I think Ronda had better be careful what she wishes for.
07:23And here comes the opportunity, the SmackDown Women's Champion.
07:27What a bold move this is for Ronda Rousey.
07:30Hand tied behind her back.
07:32And she demands, she requests the SmackDown Women's Champion.
07:36Charlotte.
07:42And tag Sonya Deville back into the ring.
07:44It's all mind games.
07:46Already, I told you, Saxton, Charlotte Flair's already thinking about WrestleMania.
07:51And here comes Naomi.
07:52And Naomi, who is, again, been harassed for so many months by Deville.
07:57Fez pressed right hand.
07:58Naomi got some revenge a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown.
08:02And we'd love to continue that here tonight.
08:05Naomi, Naomi.
08:05Seven months of misery.
08:06Believe me, I'm gonna go away one night.
08:07Oh, my gosh.
08:09I think Naomi's forehead might have hit there.
08:11Naomi, Naomi, what now?
08:15And we talked, and Deville's driving Naomi to the mat.
08:18Stacks are up, two count kick out.
08:20You know, Deville, we talked about her being a WWE official as we take another look here.
08:23And Corey, Sonya Deville has tremendous background as a WWE superstar.
08:29Naomi, what now?
08:30And Sonya Deville relishes every opportunity she gets to show the WWE Universe,
08:35that she's not just an official, that she is a super talented competitor.
08:39As is Naomi.
08:44Now Naomi driving Deville.
08:46Into the corner, tag made, here comes Rowdy Ronda Rousey.
08:51One-handed Rousey, no problem.
08:55And Ronda Rousey just bulldogging her way through Deville right now.
08:59One arm up over the top.
09:01Uh-uh, I told you!
09:02The armbar!
09:03We have to get another sling ready.
09:05And Charlotte with a kick, and down goes Rousey.
09:07Charlotte Flair waited for her opportunity to take control of this match.
09:12And Charlotte Flair brilliantly ramming Ronda Rousey's usable arm into the turnbuckle.
09:20Raising she's a 13-time champion.
09:22One-handed ability to continue the punishment.
09:31Tags made.
09:32Tag made, here comes Flair.
09:33And again, to your point, Corey, attacking the good arm of Ronda Rousey.
09:37One, two, three, four, and come on!
09:41Charlotte Flair using her long legs to inflict more damage on Rousey.
09:48One arm behind her, back, trying to injure the-
09:52Charlotte Flair looking for a nice deep hammer lock.
09:57That is the free arm.
09:59And look at these, elbow to the back of Rousey's neck.
10:05And now a well-placed boot to the elbow of Ronda Rousey.
10:09This is such a brilliant strategy by the SmackDown Women's Champion.
10:13You saw how Charlotte waited.
10:15She waited, waited for her moment.
10:21Tags!
10:21And DeVille now again legal.
10:24We're all talking about hashtag WWE Chamber.
10:29DeVille just teeing off on Rousey.
10:31And I imagine this would be a completely different scenario had Ronda not had one
10:35arm tied behind her back.
10:37She would be a far more competitive showing for the baddest woman on the planet.
10:41Absolutely.
10:41I mean, come on, why do you think- They pay me the big bucks for.
10:44Okay.
10:49Ronda in deep, deep trouble as DeVille and Flair continue to punish Rousey.
10:54One, two.
10:56Hard shots, Rousey desperately trying to block, but-
10:59Tags me!
10:59Do you think reality's sinking in right now for Ronda Rousey?
11:03Do you think Rousey finally, in her professional career, just feels outgunned and
11:07overmatched?
11:08Because that's the case.
11:09She has a hand tied behind her back, Corey.
11:11Of course that's gonna be the case.
11:13One, two, one!
11:18And Charlotte Flair with a cheap shot to Naomi.
11:25They're letting everyone know who's in control.
11:29And Ronda, trying to somehow fight out of the corner, but-
11:35Wait, gee.
11:36Right now, there's only so much Ronda Rousey can do right now.
11:39Go, knock it off, what are you doing, okay?
11:41Come on.
11:43One arm behind her back, the other arm's been beaten up.
11:47Ronda with a left, another left, Ronda trying to fight out of the corner now.
11:54Ronda needs to make a tag desperately, about halfway there.
11:58Able to- Almost there, and- Charlotte used a rope that is tied
12:03Ronda's arm behind her back to prevent Rousey from making the tag.
12:07Rousey was just inches away from attacking Naomi.
12:12Nice takedown by the opportunity, my goodness.
12:15Hey, this has just been a relentless assault by Charlotte Flair.
12:18Maybe Ronda Rousey requires a cast by the end of this one.
12:22Charlotte is dismantling the free arm of the baddest woman on the planet.
12:26Corey, this keeps up.
12:27Ronda may be going into WrestleMania with one arm.
12:29Oh, Rousey connects with a kick.
12:32Rock Flair for a second.
12:34Again, trying to drag her way to Naomi.
12:36Uh-oh, separation tag.
12:37Here's Naomi.
12:39And now Naomi exploding out of the corner.
12:42Drop kick caught DeVille right in the nose.
12:45Naomi shifting the momentum to her team.
12:48Oh!
12:49Rocking Flair.
12:51And sending Charlotte toward the corner.
12:55Charlotte looking for a clothesline.
12:57Naomi for the second low kick.
13:01And Charlotte wisely rolling out of harm's way.
13:06Naomi feeling the moment, about to head outside.
13:09Oh, a corkscrew over the top rope, taking out Charlotte.
13:13Naomi got all of the plancha on the outside.
13:17The SmackDown Women's Champion in jeopardy right now.
13:20Naomi perched up top.
13:22Top rope for Naomi.
13:23Cross body lateral press for the win over the champion.
13:26And a kick out by Charlotte.
13:30Take a look at the athleticism possessed by Naomi.
13:34The fact Charlotte Flair becoming all too familiar with.
13:38They're able to create some separation, delivering the elbow to Naomi.
13:42Naomi landing on her feet.
13:44And now Naomi caught though by Flair.
13:47Look at the power of Charlotte Flair.
13:50Power bomb stacks up Naomi for the win.
13:54Kick out at two.
13:57Now Charlotte trying to spin through the figure four.
14:00And if she can bridge into the figure eight, this could be over.
14:03It is just a matter of time.
14:05Oh, and Ronda Rousey, that was payback.
14:07And now DeVille from behind, dumping Rousey out of the ring.
14:11Also trying to establish control here.
14:15And now Sonya DeVille making the tag and Sonya's legal as is Naomi.
14:20Running knee by DeVille.
14:21Cover by DeVille on Naomi for the win.
14:24And Naomi kicks out at two.
14:26You can't not be impressed with Sonya DeVille quarterbacking the team in that
14:32instance from the outside of the ring.
14:34Letting Charlotte Flair know, I got your back.
14:36Let's try this.
14:37DeVille just wanted to be able to say that she pinned the shoulders of Naomi.
14:40Naomi gonna make a tag.
14:42Here comes Ronda Rousey.
14:42Ronda now legal.
14:44And Ronda going right after Sonya DeVille.
14:47Used in her left hand, the stout Paul Rousey.
14:50And the knee now hoisting up DeVille in the center of the ring.
14:55And Piper's pinned by Rousey.
14:58And Ronda now.
15:18Ronda with an arm bar in.
15:20Sonya DeVille with nowhere to go taps out.
15:27Here are your winners by submission.
15:29The team of Naomi and the baddest woman on the planet, Rowdy Ronda Rousey.
15:38So guys, we got an example of what Ronda Rousey's all about tonight.
15:41That she had one arm tied behind her back.
15:43It was a truly incredible display by the baddest woman on the planet.
15:46But above all, Charlotte Flair got to see up close and personal exactly what she will be
15:52dealing with on the grandest stage of them all.
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