00:08And for the second time Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are women's tag team champions.
00:15You know Corey at WrestleMania, Nikki Cross had one of those star making moments.
00:19Really a career defining match for Nikki Cross.
00:23You talk about career definition at WrestleMania, I completely agree with you.
00:26Congratulations to the once again, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
00:31But this might not bode well for Bliss and Cross.
00:33When you're talking about career definition, you've got to imagine.
00:36Asuka is extremely disappointed with her WrestleMania record now.
00:40Bliss and Nikki elated that they are the Women's Tag Team Champions.
00:47Could be short lived elation.
00:58The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka and Kairi Sane, who last year at the Hell in a Cell Paperview event beat Bliss
01:06and Cross to win the Tag Team Championship.
01:10Tonight, they look to regain the gold.
01:14And Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive Insurance, save when you bundle auto, home or motorcycle insurance.
01:23And I wanna touch back once again on the career defining moments at WrestleMania.
01:27You look at Asuka, you look at one of the most dominant superstars in all of WWE.
01:32Asuka has carved a swath of destruction everywhere she has gone.
01:36But on the grandest stage of them all, the Empress of Tomorrow has not lived up to the hype.
01:42The same can be said for Kairi Sane.
01:44Kairi was very successful at her time in NXT.
01:46Obviously, a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Asuka.
01:50Kairi knows she's capable of more.
01:52For Asuka and Kairi will tonight be the turning point.
02:01Look of supreme confidence on the face of the goddess.
02:07The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
02:16Introducing the challengers, the team of Kairi Sane and Asuka, the Kabuki Warriors.
02:28And their opponents, they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
02:34Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss.
02:40So it is a WrestleMania rematch tonight for the Women's Tag Team titles.
02:45Bliss and Cross against the Kabuki Warriors.
02:48Had the opportunity to talk to Nikki a little bit earlier today.
02:50Corey, she is ecstatic to have finally won a championship here in WWE.
02:56I'm astounded that you had the patience to actually speak to Nikki Cross again after she did commentary with you
03:01a few weeks ago.
03:02Some people said she's better than you.
03:03A lot of people believe that.
03:04Here we go.
03:05Oh, and Kairi Sane right out of the box and on the attack of Alexa Bliss.
03:11And look at Sane go, former NXT Women's Champion.
03:14And the Kabuki Warriors are gonna attack quickly, gonna attack early, and look to put Bliss and Cross away.
03:20I like this strategy out of the gate.
03:22Alexa Bliss already isolated in the Kabuki Warriors corner.
03:25And now Asuka who once had a 523 day reign as NXT Women's Champion retired undefeated.
03:33Quick tags now with a Kairi Sane.
03:36Let's go.
03:36Ikoria, the Kabuki Warriors held the tag team gold for about six months.
03:42Tremendous champions.
03:44Big right hands from Bliss trying to fight her way back into this matchup.
03:47And the double team by Asuka and Sane.
03:51And the one thing we've learned about the Kabuki Warriors, they are extremely physical.
03:56And what a physical match it was at WrestleMania.
03:59No doubt about it.
04:01We've seen it in the past from all four of these women.
04:03But the biggest stage, the brightest lights bring out the best in competitors.
04:07Right now Bliss in a world of trouble.
04:09Shot right to the kidney by Kairi Sane who now mocks Nikki Cross.
04:14Sane with that drop kick right at the start of the matchup.
04:17Meanwhile Bliss rolled through, shoulders down and Sane kicks out at two.
04:21Bliss almost stole one there.
04:22And then a slap by Bliss.
04:24I think a slap from Bliss has angered Kairi Sane.
04:27Look at this trade.
04:30Kairi Sane getting the best of it.
04:32Now stomping on the toes of Bliss.
04:34Whatever works.
04:35Unorthodox offensive style tag made.
04:38Here comes Asuka.
04:39Asuka once again knocking Nikki Cross off the apron.
04:43Bliss outnumbered.
04:44Yeah great job eliminating Cross from this matchup in the early part of it.
04:49And now Asuka in the corner with a boot right into the throat of Bliss.
04:54I for one absolutely love this belligerent side we've seen recently from Asuka.
04:59Just no regard for her opponents.
05:02And it's rubbing off on Kairi Sane as well.
05:07And now the double team by the Kabuki Warriors again on Bliss.
05:11Kick and then a kick to the back of the neck.
05:13And look at this.
05:14The slow basement drop kick to Bliss.
05:18And Sane now mocking Bliss.
05:21Nonchalant cover.
05:22Kick out at two.
05:23Tag made.
05:24Here's Asuka.
05:24At this point, Kairi Sane needs to know better.
05:27You're not gonna finish off Alexa Bliss that easily.
05:29And a drop kick by Bliss, the former multi-time women's champion.
05:34And Bliss would love to make a tag, but Nikki Cross nowhere to be found.
05:40Asuka now trying to lend some, maybe some advice.
05:44Look at that.
05:46And Bliss now to Kairi Sane and Asuka.
05:51Flying hip attack from Asuka just flattened Bliss.
05:54Oh, she's gonna do commentary, yes.
05:56Yes, I will commentary, yes.
06:00Yes, yes.
06:07Oh my god.
06:08I love it.
06:09She's better than you, Cole.
06:10Oh my god.
06:11Well, I think Asuka got upset that Nikki stole the show on commentary.
06:15Asuka went first off the table, cross body.
06:18Who will win the tag team titles on SmackDown?
06:24And we are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
06:26This is a WrestleMania rematch for the WWE Women's Tag Team titles.
06:31Bliss and Cross defending against the Kabuki Warriors.
06:34And it has been all Asuka during the commercial break.
06:37Asuka able to turn things around for her team, the Kabuki Warriors,
06:40after a valiant fight put up by Nikki Cross, who desperately now needs to make a tag to Alexa Bliss.
06:45And again, Asuka and Kairi Sane working so well together as a team.
06:50The double team efforts have helped them so well.
06:52And here's Asuka now into the corner to Nikki Cross, who's in deep, deep trouble.
06:56Way out of the ring.
06:57Four.
06:58Sane into the cover.
07:00Cross has got a kick out of two.
07:02Come on, Alexa.
07:03And Nikki Cross with an unbelievable WrestleMania, winning the tag titles with Alexa Bliss.
07:10But can you imagine if they would lose in their first title defense, Corey?
07:15Stranger things have happened.
07:16Nikki Cross's dream came true at WrestleMania.
07:19Could be a very short-lived dream.
07:23Highly motivated Kabuki Warriors.
07:25Nice reversal by Cross.
07:26Cross, shoulders are down, Sane has to kick out.
07:31And now Kairi with an elbow to the spine and cover again on Cross.
07:36And Nikki kicks out at two.
07:39I like Kairi Sane competing like this.
07:41It's almost like complete reckless abandon for her own body and her opponents.
07:45Could serve Kairi and Asuka very, very well.
07:48We could be moments away from a second reign with the WWE Women's Tag Team titles for
07:53the Kabuki Warriors.
07:57Dragging Nikki into the corner.
08:00Asuka makes the tag and she's now legal.
08:04Look of desperation in the eyes of Nikki Cross.
08:07She tries to pull herself to a vertical base.
08:09The classic tag team wrestling here by the Kabuki Warriors.
08:12Keep Cross away from her corner.
08:14Isolate her from her partner.
08:16Asuka are caught by Nikki.
08:18Nikki now trying to fight back.
08:21Nikki with a tremendous amount of resilience and guts.
08:27Asuka doing her best to hold Nikki Cross in the Kabuki Warriors corner.
08:34And Nikki though gonna roll Asuka up, shoulders down.
08:36How can she steal one at two?
08:38Asuka able to kick out.
08:39Now Nikki trying to crawl across the ring to make it to Bliss to make the tag.
08:44Asuka will not allow it to happen.
08:48Asuka looking for the German suplex.
08:49Nice reversal by Cross.
08:51And a bulldog by Nikki.
08:52Tag made.
08:53Bliss is legal.
08:54And here comes Alexa Bliss and Kyrie Saint legal on the other side.
08:58And Alexa Bliss now with a couple of clotheslines.
09:00And Bliss picking up the pace where she wants it.
09:02Hands up Kyrie.
09:04Series of rights and a drop kick by the Goddess.
09:07And Alexa fired up.
09:09Looking to retain the tag team gold and right there classic Bliss.
09:14And in the moonsault, Kyrie moved out of the way.
09:17Hard landing on the knees of Alexa Bliss.
09:19Spear!
09:21And Spear!
09:22And Sane off the spear into the cover to try to regain the tag team gold.
09:27And a kick out by Bliss at two.
09:29Take another look at the impact on the spear for Kyrie.
09:32Sane nearly cutting Bliss clean in half.
09:35We're about a half a second away from new champions.
09:42And Kyrie constantly trash talking.
09:44One, off the hair.
09:45Two.
09:48Big right connects.
09:49Kyrie on rubber legs for the moment.
09:52Tag is made, Nikki Cross is recovered.
09:54You made that tag.
09:55Nikki into the ring and now here's Asuka with a big kick.
10:00Spinning back fist drops Nikki Cross.
10:04And now Asuka And now Nikki Cross across the ring.
10:09Nobody home bounces face first into the toe buckle.
10:12And now Asuka with a kick to the spine.
10:14The onslaught continues from the Kabuki Warriors.
10:17We saw this at WrestleMania.
10:21Asuka with Nikki up high and Kyrie Sane on the top rope trying to pay homage to the legendary tag
10:26team,
10:27Legion of Doom, and Kyrie Sane, and Nikki Cross is down and out.
10:33Asuka, into the Asuka lock.
10:34Nikki Cross, is she gonna tap out?
10:37Asuka wants the arm bar.
10:38Nikki Cross able to defend in this moment.
10:40Asuka's shoulders are down.
10:41And it's gonna force the break there.
10:43And now again into the Asuka lock.
10:44Asuka trying to get Nikki Cross to tap out.
10:47Alexa Bliss into the ring to break things up.
10:49And that to me just shows that Alexa Bliss realizes that her team is in a great deal of trouble.
10:55Bliss once again dispatched up for the moment.
10:59Asuka believed right there she had an opportunity to win the tag team gold.
11:05Tag made.
11:06Kyrie Sane looking for the insane elbow.
11:08This will do it.
11:09Top rope by Sane.
11:11And Kyrie Sane, nobody home.
11:14Nikki rolls out of the way.
11:16And Nikki blasting Asuka off the apron.
11:19Rolls through, tag.
11:20Here's Bliss, she's legal.
11:24Back fist misses this time.
11:27Bliss gonna think about the DDT.
11:29This could end it all.
11:32Face first goes Sane.
11:34Bliss to retain the tag team gold and Asuka now, saving her partner.
11:38Great wear with all by Asuka, keeping the match alive for the Kabuki Warriors.
11:42My goodness, what a knee.
11:44Cross is out.
11:46Now Asuka trying to get her partner Kyrie Sane back into the ring.
11:50Alexa Bliss now heading up to the top rope.
11:51What's Bliss gonna do here?
11:53And Bliss with a Twisted Bliss taking out the Kabuki Warriors.
11:58Alexa Bliss doing anything and everything in her capability to protect the titles for
12:02her team.
12:03Let's take another look.
12:04The outrageous height and the impact at the end.
12:07Bliss takes down both Kabuki Warriors at once.
12:10Now Alexa Bliss looking to try to retain the tag team title.
12:13She's got Kyrie Sane in position and Bliss is gonna climb to the top rope again.
12:16Can Alexa Bliss hit Twisted Bliss twice in a row?
12:21Alexa trying to do the heavy lifting for her squad from the top.
12:24But Sane rolls out of harm's way and Bliss is upset.
12:28Thought that she had Sane there.
12:29Tag made.
12:30Cross is now legal.
12:31And now Sane and Bliss exchanging blows.
12:34Bliss with a big right hand.
12:36There's Dinky Cross into the twisty neck breaker.
12:39Here's the cover.
12:39Is it enough?
12:41They retain the tag team gold.
12:45Here are your winners and still, the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
12:52Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss.
12:55Impressive.
12:56No doubt about it.
12:58Let's take a look at the closing moments.
13:00Nikki Cross, great awareness, tagging herself in.
13:04Bliss, boom, with a right hand.
13:05And Nikki finishes the deal with a twisting neck breaker.
13:10A big victory for the new tag team champions.
13:15They look good in gold.
13:16Bliss and Cross retain the tag team titles.
13:20But still to come tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
13:22It's now official.
13:23It will happen later on.
13:25The Universal Champion Braun Strowman versus Shinsuke Nakamura.
13:29An old rivalry rekindled later on tonight.
13:32Have you ever asked yourself,
13:33Don't do a miracle.
13:34Don't do a miracle.
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