00:02Well, if J.C. Jane wants to understand what it's like at the very top on SmackDown,
00:09she's about to find out.
00:11In there with Rhea Ripley, the newly minted WWE Women's Champion.
00:17Well, go big or go home, J.C. Jane.
00:20Look, you're supposed to be nervous when you turn up at SmackDown and make your debut.
00:25But from everything we've seen out of J.C. Jane and Fatal Influence over the past couple of hours,
00:32nerves do not affect them whatsoever.
00:35Even this lack of Southern hospitality from this Texan crowd.
00:40Yes, Henley and Reid looking on.
00:43Of course, earlier tonight, we saw Fatal Influence disrupt the great tag team match between Paige and Brie,
00:51the new champions, and Charlotte and Alexa.
00:53So those legends of the game taken down by the sneak attack with these rookies of SmackDown.
01:01Well, steady on on the rookie talk, okay?
01:04Especially when it comes to J.C. Jane, who has simply been dominating in NXT for the past five or
01:11so years,
01:11including tag championship reigns, most notably of all two reigns as the NXT Women's Champion.
01:19This is a woman who has been ready for a long time, but now there is no stiffer test whatsoever
01:26than that of Rhea bloody Ripley.
01:28Let's find out just how ready J.C. Jane really is.
01:32Well, J.C. Jane had that great run as NXT Women's Champion right through to a spectacular stand and deliver.
01:40To be clear about the caliber of J.C. Jane, she dethroned Stephanie as the NXT Women's Champion.
01:50That is the kind of woman that J.C. Jane is capable of beating.
01:56Well, is she capable of beating Mammy when Mammy is in this kind of mood?
02:01Get her back, get her back, get her back, get her back.
02:04There's no time out.
02:05See on the outside, Fallon Hanley has also held tag gold in NXT and the relatively new Lainey Reed,
02:12least experienced of the trio, but learning rapidly, attached herself to Fatal Influence,
02:20and her career is on the up and up. No doubt we'll be seeing more of those two over the
02:25coming weeks.
02:26Now coming out of the gather yourself huddle with Fatal Influence, J.C. Jane back to business against Rhea Ripley.
02:35Ripley was looking for that big kick, instead she eats a right hand.
02:39And I'm really impressed by the aggression of J.C. Jane in this one, not scared of the massive aura
02:45of Rhea Ripley, not paying attention to the reputation, simply taking it to Ripley.
02:51Oh, that's a good example of what you were describing, Wade.
02:54So far winning.
02:57Uh-oh.
02:58Oh, Rhea, she was waiting on it, just sitting on it.
03:03But nice reversal once again from J.C. Jane.
03:06Good counter and then into the corner.
03:09A massive right hand from Ripley sends her down to the floor.
03:14Completely dropping J.C. Jane there, and Jane's on it, sidestepped by Jane.
03:18This is really impressive.
03:21But how about this electric chair from Rhea and into the edge of the apron.
03:27Face first, might have loosened a couple of teeth there for J.C. Jane.
03:32Fatal Influence look on helpless.
03:35Right before the referee, you know full well they'd love to be tearing Rhea Ripley apart if they could.
03:42Got to really ask yourself, what do you want to get involved with?
03:47Meanwhile, J.C. Jane running right along the apron, and Rhea's down on the floor.
04:14Well, back here in Fort Worth, a massive crowd for the SmackDown after WrestleMania.
04:20One of the big surprises tonight, the arrival of J.C. Jane and Fatal Influence.
04:26Stepping right to Rhea Ripley after they disrupted things earlier tonight in our tag team action.
04:32Laying out Paige and Brie Bella, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss.
04:37And now, Nick Aldis ordering this challenge of J.C. Jane against Rhea Ripley.
04:41A little rodeo down here in Texas.
04:44They usually like that, not tonight however.
04:47No, they haven't liked anything from this group.
04:49But I am liking what I'm seeing from J.C. Jane, who shows she has the polish to go right
04:56the way to the top here on SmackDown.
04:59What a name to make for herself by putting away the newly minted WWE Women's Champ, Rhea bloody Ripley.
05:13And the cannonball right into the corner, flush on the face of Rhea Ripley as she hooks the leg, looking
05:20for the victory.
05:21You're a boxing guy, right, Joe?
05:24Tell me, if this was a boxing match, how would you score this round?
05:28Well, listen, there's no doubt about it.
05:29It's 10-8 to J.C. Jane.
05:31Maybe 10-7 if this was an individual round, complete control of things.
05:40By the way, I did notice you popping for Conor Benring's side of WrestleMania, speaking of the son of your
05:46favorite British fighter of all time.
05:48Such an acquisition for Zufa.
05:50Can't wait to see more of that.
05:52But right now, we are seeing more of Rhea, who bloody Ripley.
05:55Oh, look at the series of right hands.
05:57Just slugging away on J.C. Jane.
05:59Finally, a burst of life from the champ, but too short-lived.
06:04J.C. Jane just riding that one out and replying.
06:08Oh!
06:09Right on the nose.
06:11Hooking the leg here.
06:13Kick out by Rhea.
06:15And I'll tell you right now, there is an element of Rhea Ripley probably struggling after such a massive match
06:22just a few short nights ago at WrestleMania.
06:25WrestleMania clearly hasn't fully recovered, but you can't blame J.C. Jane for taking advantage of that.
06:33Just driving down those elbows.
06:37Get on it, J.C.!
06:39Get on it, J.C.!
06:40Get on it, J.C.!
06:40Get on it, J.C.!
06:41Get on it, J.C.!
06:41The old smile on the face of the newcomer, J.C. Jane, who's finding it just a little too easy
06:48so far.
06:49Bothering the crowd with every moment of that smile, too.
06:52You don't have to like her to know she is damn good.
06:56Yes.
07:13Well, this is Dickey's Arena.
07:16Very loud night for Friday Night SmackDown here in Fort Worth.
07:20You are watching J.C. Jane, the leader of Fatal Influence against Rhea Ripley as she hooks the leg.
07:26Earlier tonight, Fatal Influence as you see Reed and Henley ringside.
07:30They disrupted things, beating down Paige and Brie Bell on Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.
07:35And our general manager, Nick Aldis, said, what's a suitable punishment?
07:38How about, J.C., you have to face Rhea Ripley.
07:41Well, J.C. has answered that challenge maybe up until now as she's dealing with the power of Rhea Ripley.
07:48And had been getting punished, and that was Ripley, but that's how quickly someone the caliber of Rhea bloody Ripley
07:55can turn things around.
07:58J.C. Jane, welcome to the big time.
08:01There's levels to this, and right now you are meeting the highest level of them all.
08:06As we saw at WrestleMania, as Rhea Ripley, look at the intensity, days removed from conquering Jade Cargill.
08:15Suddenly tapping into eradicator mode as Fatal Influence on the outside.
08:20Look on, helpless.
08:21Well, that was smart from J.C. Jane, knowing exactly where she was in the ring.
08:26Able to get to the ropes, able to wiggle out the back, running hard into the corner.
08:31This time, Rhea able to get out of the way.
08:34Yeah, running on fumes at this point.
08:36Both women hurt, and both women are tired.
08:39You'll find a lot about J.C. Jane.
08:41Oh, wow.
08:41Nice, J.C.
08:42Could we have an upset here?
08:45Tightly stacked pin, too, but Rhea Ripley can dig deeper than most.
08:49But how impressive has J.C. Jane been?
08:53Just one moment, now pump knee off the ropes, connecting flush, and against most of the locker room.
09:01That's a big win for J.C. Jane, but that big win might be imminent all the same.
09:07Oh, she was looking for that discus elbow, but instead eats a massive, I mean massive boot from Rhea Ripley.
09:15Attempt of that roaring encore that has made her such a fierce opponent in NXT, but Mammy was simply ready
09:23for it.
09:24Oh, wasn't ready for that, though, Joe.
09:27No, she wasn't.
09:28And knocked off the top rope, and now J.C. Jane right back to business.
09:33She has been impressive so far.
09:36Well, she's blown minds here, and she's blowing minds of management right now,
09:40because this was supposed to be a punishment.
09:44Far from it, J.C. Jane is swimming at the highest level here.
09:50What a great turnaround by Rhea Ripley.
09:51We'll get ahead of ourselves.
09:53Hitting that target in that five-hole flush.
09:56And now Rhea, right where she had her earlier.
10:00The last place you want to be.
10:03Oh, victory roll.
10:03Amazing counter.
10:06The kick out of the victory roll.
10:09Back and forth they go.
10:13Ripley, can she hit it this time?
10:16Oh, attempt at a razor's edge, maybe.
10:18Yes!
10:18Yo!
10:18Throws her halfway across the ring with such impact.
10:23Brings her away from the ropes to cover.
10:27Oh!
10:29So close for the eradicator to claim a win against what has been a fearsome opponent
10:36in J.C. Jane, but J.C. Jane came here for the spotlight.
10:41J.C. Jane wants that win in a big way.
10:45J.C. Jane, the two-time NXT Women's Champion.
10:48Protected a prison trap.
10:50Yeah, but J.C. Jane able to escape it.
10:52Headbutt.
10:53But J.C. Jane.
10:55Riptide position engaged.
10:57Oh, here we go.
10:58Oh, fatal influence into the mix.
11:00Yes, of course they are, Barrett.
11:02How do you respect that?
11:04Well, the writing may have been on the wall for J.C. Jane,
11:08but the writing is now getting etched all over the body of the champ,
11:14Rhea Ripley.
11:18And just another three-on-one modding now as Fallon Henley and Lainey Reed
11:28hold the victim in place for that rolling encore of J.C. Jane.
11:35Win, lose, or draw, these women just made a major name for themselves here on SmackDown.
11:47And the results, all evidence.
11:52Let's get you up to speed on a massive story.
11:54Jacob Fatu wants more, and he's...
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