00:00Well, we were just reminded again, Wade, that big things come in small packages.
00:04And Jade Cargill is going to have to test that theory a little bit here.
00:08Alexa Bliss was never going to back down.
00:11Nick Aldis, the general manager, came out right away.
00:13And here we are, Jade Cargill, Alexa Bliss from Barcelona.
00:18Yeah, I've got to tell you, I like this from Alexa Bliss.
00:20Just a little reminder of who I am, Jade Cargill.
00:24That is a five-time world champion, Alexa Bliss.
00:28And all the power of Jade Cargill coming to the fore early in this one.
00:33Speaking of power, all the power, that's ringside because of these two in the ring.
00:37Well, I'll tell you right now, Joe, the whole world loves the fact we are getting this match.
00:41Probably none more so than WWE women's champ Rhea Ripley, who stood at ringside knowing full well
00:48A, she gets a close-up view of Sunday's opponent.
00:51And B, there's a good chance that Alexa Bliss can cause some major physical damage to the challenger this Sunday
00:59at Clash in Italy.
01:00Now, we are only 48 hours away from Clash in Italy.
01:04And that loaded card that will air at 2 p.m. Eastern in the United States on ESPN.
01:10And, of course, it will feature the WWE Women's Championship match as Jade Cargill gets her rematch against the champ
01:17Rhea Ripley.
01:18Right now, it is Alexa Bliss who looks to control action early on.
01:23Reminder, later tonight, the face-to-face between Gunther and Cody Rhodes.
01:27There is the strength and power.
01:30And right on the back, what damage done.
01:33Immediately from the off, we saw the difference in these two competitors.
01:37The raw power of Jade Cargill and the movement and aerial skills of Alexa Bliss,
01:42which worked great until she stopped in her tracks like we just saw.
01:48And you see the quick decisions and perhaps the speed of Alexa Bliss coming into play.
01:53And then there's all that veteran experience to take on a challenge like this
01:58as Jade is in her physical prime and gunning to reclaim gold.
02:02This could be ugly, Joe.
02:03This could be really ugly for Bliss.
02:05Would you look at this military presence?
02:07Jade Cargill with Alexa Bliss right over her head in the center of the ring.
02:13Making eye contact with Rhea Ripley on the outside in the process.
02:19Little message going the way of the champ, 48 hours away from that championship defense.
02:25See Alexa Bliss reaching for her ribs.
02:28Oh, but smart to get out of the way just in time
02:31or else that elbow would have done even more damage to that area.
02:34When you are as strong and dominant as Jade Cargill is,
02:38sometimes that can lead to overconfidence as we just saw there.
02:42And now this is Bliss's turn to try and retake control.
02:46Got it lined up from the apron.
02:47Oh, my!
02:49Cargill!
02:50And Jade.
02:52Oh, a power bump!
02:54Right on the edge of the barrier!
02:57Oh, how brutal was that?
03:00Oh, my!
03:01Oh, my!
03:13So Alexa Bliss thought she had Jade Cargill in perfect position as she came off the apron
03:21and then Cargill, more damage to the back, was able to secure her in midair
03:27and power bomb her Wade onto the barrier.
03:31Yeah, and once you execute a move like that against an opponent,
03:35you really do have all the time in the world to gloat and enjoy yourself
03:39regardless of the caliber of the opponent.
03:42That's a five-time world champion.
03:44And now is the opportunity for Jade Cargill to really turn up the dial
03:48and send a major message to Rhea Bloody Ripley.
03:52And just looking at Rhea Ripley as well as Charlotte Flair here ringside,
03:56of great concern for Alexa Bliss after what she just had to take,
04:01that damage that was taken on the outside.
04:04Come on!
04:05Go through!
04:06Come on!
04:07Now her knee just driving down that throat against the rope.
04:14Well, Alexa Bliss made out that it was Jade Cargill who was a little overconfident
04:19and arrogant earlier tonight.
04:21It may have, in fact, been Alexa Bliss,
04:23been a little too confident, challenging Jade Cargill's raw power
04:28when she's in this kind of form.
04:32Because Meechan and B-Fab on the outside loving everything they are seeing.
04:38Jade!
04:39Jade!
04:40Jade!
04:40As you just saw, these six women who were out here on the floor right now
04:44a week ago, but in two days, it'll be the spotlight on Jade Cargill and Rhea Ripley.
04:53And she plays to the crowd here in Barcelona.
04:57And there's just nothing coming back the other way from Alexa Bliss at this point.
05:02Come on, Lex!
05:03Let's keep going!
05:04No!
05:04Jade just keeps delivering more and more.
05:07You do get the sense Jade could end this anytime she wanted,
05:10but she is prolonging the agony.
05:13You do get the sense of...
05:15You do get the sense of...
05:16You do get the sense of...
05:18You do get the sense of...
05:19Intense look on the face of Charlotte Flair.
05:21Alexa Bliss's tag partner for the past 12 months and indeed, Rhea Ripley.
05:26You do get the sense of...
05:37Trying to rally support for Alexa.
05:39as Charlotte and Rhea have been looking on with great concern.
05:44And Alexa fighting back with a series of body blows.
05:48Well, Alexa Bliss needs all the help she can get at this point in the match after
05:52sustaining so much damage to that frame.
05:55And that frame is now crumbling in the face of pure power.
06:01One, two, three, two.
06:04She's doing push-ups in the middle of the ring.
06:21A heated exchange opened up smack down between Alexa Bliss and Jade Cargo.
06:25And Alexa looks at Jade and says, I've gone toe to toe with the very best in the business.
06:29Don't make me embarrass you.
06:31A match was made, and then just moments ago, a vicious powerbomb on the exterior barrier
06:36has changed the tone of this, Wade.
06:39And Jade Cargo is now relentless in destroying the frame of Alexa Bliss has helplessly locked
06:45on Charlotte Flair and the WWE women's champ, Rhea Bloody Ripley, who's going to be facing
06:53this from Jade Cargo in just 48 hours' time.
06:56Clash in Italy Sunday from Turin, Italy.
06:59And she's up to more on the outside here.
07:02Alexa, then put her breaks free and delivers a dropkick.
07:05She absolutely needed that.
07:08She had been sustaining damage for quite a while in this match.
07:13Well, Jade Cargo had done so much damage.
07:15Oh, Jade runs her knee right into the steel steps, Wade.
07:19Bliss just hyper-aware of a small opportunity opening up, and she's not going to let it slide.
07:25This could be a turning point, and you mentioned the fact that we're only 48 hours away from
07:30Jade challenging Ripley for the women's championship, and now she just ran her knee into the steel
07:35steps.
07:36Well, Jade has been so dominant for the past four weeks since returning, a loss here would
07:40be disastrous for the confidence of the challenger this Sunday.
07:45Alexa Bliss has regained momentum here in Barcelona.
07:50And this audience has regained their belief in Alexa Bliss.
07:56As she comes forward, that flipping senton.
07:59It's that durability of a five-time world champion.
08:04She is in complete control into the cover, and Jade is able to get the right shoulder off.
08:11The seriously weakened now is Jade Cargo, and this one has done a 180 in record time, and
08:18it's Cargo who is clinging onto the match now.
08:22Sister Abigail, DDT lined up.
08:24Oh, Jade able to reverse things.
08:26Too much left in the tank for Jade Cargo, but for how much longer?
08:30Oh, hold on.
08:31Oh, B-Fab and Meechan getting involved, and taking out Alexa's legs.
08:36A perfect timing behind the ref's back.
08:38Oh, and here goes Rhea.
08:39Here goes Charlotte.
08:40Charlotte and Rhea are gonna clean it up ringside.
08:46Well, this Barcelona audience loving what they're seeing, and so must be Alexa Bliss slowly getting
08:53her bearings back, and Cargo's in trouble.
08:56Oh, Bliss DDT!
08:58Jade Cargo is down.
09:00The DDT hit.
09:02Oh, and she may be in the drop zone, Wade.
09:06Well, Jade Cargo is absolutely clueless as to where she's at.
09:09Alexa Bliss, bang on the money here, and we have a victor.
09:15Twisted...
09:15Oh, knees up!
09:17Knees up when she went for Twisted Bliss.
09:21Perfect timing from Cargill, and it had to be.
09:25Massive pump kick, Jade Cargill.
09:29Jaded.
09:32What a destructive way to go about it.
09:38Here is your winner, Jade Cargill.
09:44Well, it looked like it was gonna be a walk in the park for Jade Cargill, but of course,
09:50Alexa Bliss, with her caliber, she fought back.
09:53She fought back valiantly.
09:54Almost took the win, but ultimately, the challenge...
09:58Grabbing a steel chair.
10:00Well, grabbing a steel chair, and of course, Charla Flair and Rhea Ripley now nowhere to
10:05be seen.
10:09Steel chair in hand as Alexa Bliss was just jaded.
10:15Alexa's not even barely coming to.
10:17She's trying to find her wits and find her way around.
10:19Oh, no, no, no, no!
10:22Putting her up for jaded on a steel chair!
10:24Yet another major warning shot to Rhea Ripley, just 48 hours ahead of Clash in Italy.
10:34Jade Cargill is one dangerous woman.
10:37Remember, Charlotte and Rhea had a deal with B-Fab and Meachin, and now here they come after
10:42witnessing that.
10:44They had gotten backstage to fight them off, and now they're back in the ring to check
10:49out Alexa.
10:52Just a little too late for Rhea Ripley and Charla Flair.
10:56Major damage sustained by Alexa Bliss after an incredible match, but the entire focus
11:03now shifts to Sunday where Rhea Ripley defends against that woman, Jade Cargill, at Clash
11:10in Italy.
11:10Now, it's tough to see when someone like Alexa takes damage.
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