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Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Maxxine Dupri & Natalya vs. Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. B-Fab & Michin vs. Piper Niven & Alba Fyre – Gauntlet match to become Number One Contenders for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships
During this match Valkyria and Bayley managed to eliminate the team of Shayna and Zoey once Lyra was able to perform a jackknife cover on Baszler while her partner was busy dealing with Bayley. Honestly, these past couple of months haven’t been going too well for Shayna and Zoey, practically fading deeper and deeper into the background of someone else’s basement. This match only proved that theory.
Anyway, due to Maxxine’s sloppy cover on Lyra, she and Natalya weren’t able to advance in this Gauntlet match then and there. Liv Morgan looked so unimpressed when she saw that. Ha! It got even worst when Dupri tried to dazzle Nattie by attempting to perform a Sharpshooter on Lyra, only for that to fail miserably. Nattie was asking for a tag, and Maxxine was overzealous. Now, they’re both gone. Ha! What the hell??
Lyra has been so amazing to watch when she disposed of Katana Chance with Nightwing, thwarting Katana and Kayden Carter’s chances. Ha! See what I did there? While Michin suicide dived after Valkyria on the outside, B-Fab was left to handle business with Bayley. She was denied and Rose Planted by Bayley as a result.
Piper Niven was hanging on to dear life with the ropes, trying to prevent Lyra from powerbombing her on the main floor, unfortunately for her, Bayley came in with the assist by drop kicking Niven as she’s coming down from Valkyria’s arms. Alba Fyre initiated a sneaky roll up and nearly got away with it. Bayley managed to avoid disaster by allowing Lyra to tag her and lure Alba in with a Rose Plant. Valkyria sailed from the skies with a winning leg drop.
Winners: Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
I kid you not, when I saw Drew McIntyre wearing an eyepatch, I laughed my ass off. He looked like a disgruntled pirate in need of his drink being taken away. Dear Christ… His eye may be fine, but why? Why this? Anyway, knowing that he’s cleared for WrestleMania, Drew informed Damian Priest that he’s screwed. So, naturally, Priest came out to brawl with McIntyre after being attacked earlier. He banged McIntyre’s head against the steel stairs. Because officials were attempting to tame Damian, he was distracted from Drew, who came at him with a chunk of those stairs, perform the future shock DDT on them and took Priest’s necklace with him…
After being told that he might not be going to WrestleMania this year, Randy Orton delivered an RKO to Nick Aldis last week. Now, management instructed Aldis to maintain a certain level of professionalism by welcoming the Viper to the stage. He took that attack very personally, as Orton noticed, but that didn’t stop Randy from informing Nick that he needs to attend Mania because it will be his 20th. It’s meant to be a special one, and we won’t let the notion of Randy not having an opponent trample that. He even challenged Nick for a match.
Strangely so, Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa arrive, suggesting Aldis to tell Randy to stop embarrassing himself further. Sikoa spoiled the fact that next week, LA Knight will be sent back in the past as well after Jacob Fatu takes the US Championship at WrestleMania 41. Randy did not appreciate the interrupting, let me tell you, he was pissed like hellfire. He made fun of Tama when he mimicked his hyena laugh. Ha! As he encouraged them to enter the ring with him, he did his best to handle them both. Luckily, LA Knight was nearby.
Rey Fenix vs. Humberto
Humberto has been doing very well neutralizing his opponent in the early goings of the match, he also shoved Rey from the top rope as he collided with the apron and the main floor. Fenix made a comeback with a drop kick from the top. He continued with ongoing chops to the chest, then a flying headbutt painfully connecting.
Just as Berto was going for a Moonsault, Fenix had his foot up, so his challenger came crashing down on them face first. Fenix whiplashed Humberto with a Goodbye Amigos kick, then finished him off with MMB.
Winner: Rey Fenix
As retaliation for coming for the tattoo on his neck, Cody Rhodes decided to reveal old WWE titles in a message to John Cena prior to their meeting next weekend. Rhodes doesn’t see Cena’s spinner Championship as a bad thing, despite the former champ saying otherwise. He can relate to wanting to elevate and discover oneself is the embodiment of that title. Even with that in mind, Cody promises that the current WWE Championship will remain with him and the fans.
Tiffany Stratton vs. Roxanne Perez
Perez wanted a piece of Stratton, well, she got it. Tiffany had her laid out for the most part, especially with that snap German suplex. So, Roxanne went and did something unorthodox by dragging the ring apron along with her, forcing the referee to rearrange the decoration and not pay attention to Perez poking Stratton in the eye. Roxanne went on to twist and stomp on Tiffy’s hand.
Stratton had Perez lined up for the Alabama Slam, yet Roxanne quickly countered the attempt with a sudden roll up that almost got her the victory. Later on, Roxanne flipped the champ into a crossface, yet Stratton went into a rolling Senton and completed the mission with the Prettiest Moonsault. Following the match, Charlotte Flair blindsided Tiffy after the exchange of heated words from last Friday. Wade Barrett tried to talk sense by blocking Flair from reaching Stratton after throwing her over the announcement desk.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
LA Knight & Randy Orton vs. The Bloodline – Tag Team match
LA Knight was in desperate need of help, so he finally tagged Randy in as he brawled with Solo. Tama tried to get involved, but he suffered at the hands of a snap power slam, too. Vintage Randy Orton with that DDT to Sikoa. He was on a good streak here, until Tonga came back, resulting in Sikoa delivering a Samoan Drop on the Viper. Knight is seen crawling towards the ring, so Tama dropped him.
In the coming moments, Randy needed a breather, so he brought Knight in. He came out explosive with clothesline after clothesline to Tama while Solo was reeling in the corner by himself. The Megastar hit Tonga with a running knee, dodged Solo, then delivered a neck breaker. And a power slam to a foolish Tonga almost got a win. That angered Sikoa, so he Samoan Spiked LA Knight. Orton slithered into the fray to dismantle Solo, and they took it to the audience.
Back inside the ring, Tama and Knight were so disoriented that they didn’t know what was going until they bumped their backs together. LA Knight quickly ended the fight with a BFT. Alas, the sneak attack beatdown in the form of a Samoan Werewolf was initiated knowing what’s at streak in Vegas.
Winners: LA Knight & Randy Orton
TOP PHOTO: Cody Rhodes proving a point to Cena. Courtesy of WWE
