Flair drops Baszler and applies the Figure Four again but Evans hits her with a Woman’s Right loaded with a foreign object Ric gave her, while Jax has the referee distracted. Baszler with the Kirifuda Clutch on Flair. Flair applies the Figure Four and bridges it to Baszler but Evans breaks it up and the referee doesn’t see it. Lacey Evans distracts Flair from the apron but she retreats. Baszler rolls Flair from behind for a 2 count. Flair brings Baszler back into the ring but the music hits and out comes The Nature Boy.įlair seethes as she enters the ring. Flair goes to the top and hits a big moonsault to the floor, taking both challengers down for another pop. Baszler sends Asuka over the announce table. Asuka leaps off the steel steps to take Jax down on the floor. Flair gets sent into the turnbuckle face-first. Baszler comes back in and ends up delivering a big running knee to the face. Flair delivers a double Natural Selection to the challengers and covers Baszler for a close 2 count.įlair goes to the top but Jax runs interference to help Baszler, bringing Flair down. Flair launches Baszler and kips up for a big pop.įlair misses in the corner but catches her for a backbreaker. Flair strikes first and then delivers a bunch of chops. Flair goes back to the apron and yells at Asuka for the tag. Jax nails a big sitdown powerbomb in the middle of the ring but Flair breaks it up for a pop. More back and forth between the two teams. Baszler grounds Asuka now and focuses on the arm. Baszler tags in and stomps Asuka for a 2 count. Asuka tags back in and unloads with forearms but Jax shoves her away, then levels her with a clothesline. Flair goes for a pin on Jax but she kicks out. Flair fights Jax off as she gets sent to the apron, and also kicks Baszler off the apron as she charges. Asuka catches a big right hand and applies an Octopus submission in the middle of the ring. Baszler comes back and drops Asuka, then levels her with a kick. Asuka takes Baszler down and kicks her again. Asuka tags in and takes over as they double team Baszler with kicks and chops in the corner. They break and Flair levels Baszler with a shoulder. Flair takes Baszler down with a headlock. Flair is out next and she also gets pyro.īaszler and Flair lock up to start. The music hits and out first comes Asuka. Flair is confident about having the advantage while Asuka believes Jax and Baszler aren’t ready for them. Sarah Schreiber asks Flair about focusing with everything else going on, including the drama with Lacey Evans and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. We see the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions backstage now – Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Asuka. Out first comes Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler as Mike Rome does the introductions. Tom Phillips welcomes us to ringside now. WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles Match: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Charly sends us to ringside for tonight’s first match. Dressed as Elmer Fudd, Truth does some comedy over Bad Bunny’s “Booker T” performance, thinking his name is Bugs Bunny instead. The panel discusses the match before WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth interrupts. Roman Reignsīack from the break and we get a video package for Kevin Owens vs.
She predicts Carmella to win the title tonight. Deville points out how Banks isn’t the only boss in town now, referring to herself. Sonya Deville has joined the panel now to talk about the SmackDown Women’s Title match. She takes a sip of champagne and says it tastes like gold. She reminds him that he works for her, and he apologizes and says it won’t happen again. Carmella is not happy with Reginald and wonders if he has been working his own plan after what happened on SmackDown. Carmella is backstage with her sommelier Reginald now. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will open the show. They also confirm WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg vs. They confirm that the Women’s Tag Team Titles match will take place on the Kickoff. They also plug rapper Bad Bunny performing his “Booker T” single. She’s joined by Peter Rosenberg, and with WWE Hall of Famers Booker T, Jerry Lawler and JBL. – The 2021 WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show opens live from the ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St.