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00:02The following contest is a Riyadh Boulevard Street Fight.
00:09In this match, there are no count outs, no disqualifications.
00:14The only way to win is by pinfall or submission.
00:45Introducing first, from Rio Grande Valley, Texas, representing the Judgment Day, cheers
00:52one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, Raquel Rodriguez!
01:04Before we get into this street fight tonight, you see Raquel Rodriguez carrying both titles,
01:09the tag team titles.
01:11Her partner Liv Morgan will be out for a number of months after shoulder surgery, so General
01:16Manager Adam Pearce of Monday Night Raw and General Manager Nick Aldis of Friday Night
01:21SmackDown Wave have a big decision to make on what to do with the Women's Tag Team title.
01:26Yeah, and they need to make it quick, because a competitor like Raquel, you don't need that
01:31hanging over you while you're trying to compete, you want to retain that championship, however
01:35they come up with a solution, and there clearly are some options out there that I'm not necessarily
01:40going to go into right now, but that needs to be resolved ASAP.
01:43This is the first ever street fight in the history of Night of Champions, in the history
01:48of Saudi Arabia.
01:49This is my brutality
01:52I need sleep lead, the demons in your dreams
02:09I need sleep lead
02:20And her opponent from Adelaide, South Australia, Rhea Ripley!
02:33Back in 2021, at NXT, Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez engaged in a last woman standing match.
02:42Wade was there to call it, and it was a victory for Raquel Rodriguez as she established dominance that night
02:49on Rhea Ripley.
02:50However, since that moment, Wade, Raquel has been unable to beat Rhea Ripley in a one-on-one match.
02:56Throw that factor into tonight.
02:58I'm glad you brought that up.
02:59Look, sometimes what happens when superstars move from NXT to the main roster with Raw SmackDown,
03:06they hit the ground running, they take to it like a duck to water, and Rhea Ripley did that.
03:11Other times, some superstars come up, and they walk around on eggshells for a little while.
03:16They can't get comfortable in the locker room.
03:18They don't show their best side.
03:20That's been Raquel.
03:22Raquel, of late, however, has stepped up to a new level, I think in large part because of the injury
03:28to Liv Morgan.
03:29Raquel needs to fill those shoes in the Judgment Day, and she does it starting tonight.
03:35Yeah, but Raquel Rodriguez is the one that really started this latest chapter in this rivalry when she first cost
03:41Rhea Ripley an opportunity to advance to the Queen of the Ring.
03:44If you're Raquel Rodriguez, why are you trying to poke the bear, for lack of a better term?
03:48It's making a statement.
03:50I don't care if Rhea Ripley has a championship or not.
03:53She is always right at the top of the roster when it comes to the women.
03:58To make a name for yourself, to prove a point, to prove that this is your era, you go for
04:04Ripley.
04:04But Jackie Redmond on the Countdown Show had a very interesting point she made about Ripley.
04:09It's been a rough patch over the past couple of months for Rhea.
04:11Jackie believes, and so do I, this is really a must-win for Rhea here tonight.
04:16Must win for both women, and clearly Ripley needs to get rid of the Judgment Day, who have been haunting
04:22her career for months now.
04:23They simply will not go away.
04:26Victory tonight might finally do the job.
04:28So this is a street fight.
04:30You envy a pinfall or submission.
04:32However, there are no disqualifications or no countouts.
04:36We are sold out tonight at Kingdom Arena for a night of champions in Raquel and Rhea Ripley with a
04:42collar and elbow tie-up to start things off.
04:45Now, Rhea Ripley, Cole, is a bully.
04:48In the ring.
04:48I'm not talking about the personality, but she bullies opponents.
04:52That can't happen tonight.
04:54Raquel is simply bigger and stronger than Ripley.
04:59Ripley here is the underdog.
05:00And there's an example of Raquel tossing Rhea across the ring, stopping Rhea from getting the boot up.
05:05And early on, Raquel Rodriguez is beginning to dominate Ripley.
05:09And Ripley, though, lands on her feet.
05:11Kicked by Rhea.
05:13Stopped on the boot.
05:14Oh, face first off the knee.
05:15And Ripley now!
05:18Raquel still on her feet.
05:19Just ate that clothesline that drops literally the entire roster other than Big Mammy Cool.
05:27Oh, wow!
05:28Did you hear that?
05:30Oh, my God.
05:31That was superb.
05:32It was the weaker hand, too.
05:33Wait, did you hear it?
05:34Yes, I did.
05:36And there's the fallaway slam.
05:37Cole took the big swing with the right and missed, following it up with the weaker left and still knocking
05:44Ripley out of the boots.
05:46And another fallaway slam.
05:47That thud off that chop could be heard echoing throughout the Kingdom Arena.
05:53And Ripley fighting back with a boot to the face.
05:56Yeah, you're in a dogfight now, Ripley.
05:58Swing with everything you got.
06:00Rhea went for the missile dropkick.
06:02Rodriguez moved out of harm's way.
06:04And that's a perfect example of these two women knowing each other so well.
06:07And it's a perfect example for me of Rhea Ripley getting thrown off her game this early because she simply
06:13cannot bully her opponent.
06:15And Raquel Rodriguez is doing the bullying right now, burying her shoulder into the midsection of Ripley.
06:19And that elbow caught her in the temple.
06:21And Raquel Rodriguez right now is woman handling Rhea Ripley in the corner.
06:26Oh, the power is one thing.
06:27It's the movement from Raquel that has been so good.
06:30She looks like a blur in there.
06:32You have that much strength and that much maneuverability.
06:35You're almost unbeatable.
06:37This is really, really cool.
06:38Oh, and another chop by the one time NXT Women's Champion five times in her career.
06:44Raquel Rodriguez has been a tag team champion and two times an NXT tag team champion.
06:50She's had a couple of street fights in her career as well.
06:53Rhea Ripley-Wade has never been involved in a street fight here in WWE.
06:58Things are changing before our eyes and Rhea Ripley's confidence is slowly but surely draining away here.
07:07Tied up, defenseless, with a powerhouse beating the hell out of you.
07:11And again, the official can do nothing here because there are no disqualifications.
07:15Raquel Rodriguez can just tee off like she is with Rhea trapped in the ropes.
07:20Turn it up, Rhea!
07:22Taunting as well in the process.
07:24It's both a physical and mental destruction of the eradicator.
07:30Rhea trying desperately to fight out of the ropes as Raquel Rodriguez grabs a steel chair and a Kendall stick.
07:37And if you notice, I'm not sure if you can see, Rhea Ripley almost with a look of panic on
07:41her face,
07:42Wade, as she realizes she's a sitting duck.
07:44Realizes she asked for something and she might not be able to deliver the guts against this woman.
07:51Oh!
07:54You watch your back.
07:57And Raquel again punishing Ripley.
08:02Raquel just reminding the referee, there's nothing you can do here.
08:08Oh, God.
08:10Well, you were sat here alongside me last night at SmackDown.
08:13Tiffany Stratton at Nia Jax completely obliterated the ringside area.
08:17I've got a feeling Raquel's going to do it.
08:20Oh!
08:20Oh, God.
08:21Well, Rhea, man, just saved herself there, Wade.
08:23Bouncing the chair off the face of Raquel.
08:26And now Rhea trying to, and she finally does, escape from the ropes.
08:30Tie up the arms, the feet are still swinging.
08:33And Rhea Ripley.
08:34Oh, that caught the head of Raquel on the bottom rope on the way through.
08:38Might get some whiplash injuries there.
08:41Rhea's hurt, though.
08:41You can see the expression on her face, favoring the midsection.
08:45Rodriguez driven shoulder first to the steps.
08:48Rodriguez barely even able to protect herself as you ran face first into those steps.
08:54And Wade, this is important for Rhea because it allows her to buy a little bit of time to recuperate
09:00and regroup here.
09:00Yeah, I don't think you can recuperate physically, but mentally you certainly can.
09:06And Ripley is cooking up something nasty here.
09:09Dragging the hood off the Arabic announce table.
09:14And now clearing off the announce table.
09:22And Rhea now with Raquel Rodriguez.
09:25Bouncing Raquel face first.
09:28How quickly things have turned around in this one.
09:31One window of opportunity.
09:32That is all Ripley needed.
09:40Oh, this doesn't bode well for Rodriguez.
09:43Ripley.
09:45We're going to hook Raquel.
09:46Raquel able to block.
09:48And again, Raquel blocks.
09:50Ripley just not strong enough to manhandle Raquel.
09:54Headbutt.
10:01Both women moving gingerly now.
10:04Now, Rhea's absorbed a ton of punishment here.
10:07Rhea now from the announce table.
10:09Going to launch herself.
10:10Rob Cal Rodriguez, though.
10:12Catching Rhea Ripley in midair.
10:14And now with Rhea up top.
10:17Driving Ripley.
10:18Oh, my goodness.
10:21Through the count from the announce table.
10:24Rhea Ripley driven into the timekeeper's area by Raquel.
10:30No count outs.
10:33Street fight rules.
10:35Oh, God.
10:35Let's take another look at this.
10:37This sickening crack.
10:39It wasn't a thought.
10:40It was a crack.
10:41I just hope it wasn't the spite of Rhea Ripley.
10:47Raquel in agony, too.
10:49But clearly has dominated the majority of this match.
10:56Now you're going to wonder what Raquel is looking for.
11:00Table time now.
11:03And again, Rhea has hasn't moved.
11:10And Raquel sending the table into the ring.
11:16What an authoritative performance thus far from Raquel,
11:22who is cooking up more weapons of torture inside that ring
11:25and apparently has all the time in the world to do it
11:29because Ripley has barely moved.
11:33And Rhea now trying to drag herself out of this predicament.
11:39Raquel back outside the ring.
11:43And again, attacking Ripley, bouncing her off.
11:47Not just the announce table, but the apron.
11:50Genuinely never seen Rhea Ripley treated like this.
11:53I've seen a ton of Ripley matches over the past five years,
11:57up close and personal.
11:58Look at Raquel now.
11:59Look at the power.
12:00Lifting up those steel steps.
12:03Raquel as dangerous as she's ever been.
12:06May look better than she ever has.
12:08As Raquel went to bounce Rhea off the steps.
12:10Rhea, though, able to bounce Raquel face first.
12:25And just like that, Rhea's taking over.
12:29Oh, God, someone might be about to get a whippin' here, Cole.
12:34You wanna whip me?
12:36You wanna whip me?
12:38And it's Raquel now suffering the wrath for Ripley.
12:41Oh, God, a studded belt, too.
12:43Oh, and you can hear it.
12:47Oh, my goodness.
12:49Oh, my goodness.
12:49They're a stud.
12:50Oh, my God.
12:51Off that belt, flying around the ringside area after making contact with the hide of Raquel.
12:57Raquel trying somehow to get away as Rhea Ripley continues to just whip the hell out of Raquel Rodriguez.
13:04Raquel just trying to cover up, but there's nowhere to go.
13:08Oh, my God.
13:14Oh, my God.
13:14And Ripley.
13:18Razor's edge.
13:21Kick.
13:23Cover.
13:26Kick out.
13:28Now, both of these women are really showing us something here tonight.
13:33Of course, we already knew this about Rhea Ripley, but it has been a coming-out party for Raquel Rodriguez.
13:41Razor's edge at such a high-angle landing, followed up with that folly to the jaw of Raquel.
13:48What big Manny Cole was simply equal to it.
13:53Well, now a prism trap.
13:55Yeah, the prism trap, which is the submission maneuver.
13:57Rhea's not tapped out of many in her career.
14:00Raquel in trouble center of the ring.
14:02Rhea Ripley's got it locked in.
14:05That's the biggest weapon of them all in this kind of match.
14:09Specialist maneuver executed to perfection.
14:15Hey, that's Roxanne Perez.
14:19Roxanne Perez, who's been recruited to the Judgment Day by Finn Balor.
14:24We saw Roxanne and Raquel put Rhea through a table Monday night on Raw.
14:29And, of course, it's all legal in a Rhea Boulevard street fight.
14:34And now Rhea Ripley has had enough of Roxanne Perez who drops Rhea to the floor.
14:40And now the feisty Roxanne Perez.
14:47Uh-oh.
14:48Rhea looking to power out.
14:49Roxanne realizes she's in trouble.
14:51Her face says it all.
14:59Well, whatever Roxanne Perez was trying to cook up here is backfired in a big way.
15:04Well, maybe it hasn't backfired, Wade, because Rhea's got her attention turned to Roxanne Perez.
15:09And it may allow Raquel Rodriguez to regather herself.
15:14Certainly backfired on Roxanne.
15:16And this is not going to be pretty.
15:18I don't know if you can read lips, but Rhea Ripley said, welcome to the Judgment Day.
15:30Some people would say that Roxanne Perez belongs in the trash can.
15:34Unnecessary call.
15:35Oh, into the steel posted.
15:39Like I said, that allowed Raquel opportunity, Wade, to regroup.
15:43Yeah, yet again, a selfless act from Roxanne Perez.
15:46Oh, no.
15:47Oh, no.
15:48Oh, no.
15:49Oh, no.
15:49Rhea may be out.
15:51Just missile right into it.
15:53And there's that corkscrew splash off the second rope.
15:57Raquel looking for the victory.
15:59And a kick out by Rhea at two.
16:03Rhea has taken so much punishment in this one.
16:06Now, long darted into a steel ring post.
16:10Driven again face first into those steps.
16:14And then this corkscrew Vader Bob connecting.
16:19Rhea never goes down without a fight, however.
16:22But the end is surely nigh here.
16:24Yeah, Raquel dragging Rhea back to her feet.
16:27Looking for the Tejana bomb.
16:28Maybe through the table.
16:30Rhea Ripley, though.
16:31Tens Raquel close to the table.
16:34Off the Rana.
16:34Great footwork from Raquel there.
16:36Prevented herself.
16:38Flying into that table.
16:40And immediately a crushing big boot.
16:43Raquel was about to deliver a Tejana bomb through the table.
16:47But Rhea able to counter at least momentarily.
16:49I have been so impressed how on point Raquel has been tonight.
16:54Just a step ahead.
16:56Yeah, very, very impressive.
16:58One of the best showings by Raquel in a long time here tonight.
17:02As she has really dominated Rhea Ripley at many points in this match.
17:06I've seen the growth of confidence with Raquel over the past two or three weeks.
17:12Now I don't know what she's playing in here.
17:14Raquel, though.
17:15Face first off the table.
17:17Rhea Ripley catches her with a kick.
17:19Right on the edge of that table, too.
17:22Point of the jaw.
17:23Might have loosened a few teeth there on Raquel.
17:26I don't think she's thinking about anything right now, though.
17:29Brain scramble.
17:35I'm going to figure out what Rhea has in mind.
17:39Rhea now on top of the table, which is hung up on the top rope and bouncing Raquel off the
17:47table.
17:52Ripley not exactly a top turnbuckle specialist, traditionally.
17:57Well, Ripley now has Raquel on the table.
18:00I'm not sure if that table is going to hold these two.
18:04Oh, God.
18:05Rhea setting up Raquel.
18:06You've got to be kidding me.
18:08Oh, no.
18:09From up there on top of the table, riptide.
18:12Avalanche riptide.
18:14Cover by Rhea.
18:16And the win.
18:21Here is your winner, Rhea Ripley.
18:30Wait, all I can say is, wow.
18:33Just wow.
18:34What a street fight here tonight.
18:37Such a grisly affair from two of the most militant women we have ever had in WWE.
18:46I'll take nothing away from Raquel.
18:49That was incredible from Big Mami Cool.
18:53But incredible doesn't always get the job done, especially when you're in there with Rhea bloody
19:00Rhea Ripley.
19:00Rhea Ripley.
19:01Rhea Ripley.
19:04Rhea Ripley.
19:04Rhea Ripley.
19:05Rhea Ripley.
19:05Rhea Ripley.
19:06Rhea Ripley.
19:06Rhea Ripley.
19:07Rhea Ripley.
19:08Rhea Ripley.
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19:09Rhea Ripley.
19:11Rhea Ripley.
19:13Rhea Ripley.
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