WWE Women’s Championship
Nia Jax (c) vs. Naomi
Backstage, Nia Jax is complaining to Candice LeRae ahead of her scheduled WWE Women’s Championship defense against Naomi on tonight’s show. Cole and Graves also remind us that The Usos & Sami Zayn will battle The New Bloodline also later in the evening. We head to another commercial break.
When we return, we see Sami Zayn confronted by Carmelo Hayes backstage. The Usos come up and Hayes walks off with the three Usos clowning him. The Usos jokingly tell Zayn he needs to cut his hair as he walks off. They bump shoulder first into Kevin Owens as he walks by. Owens tells Jey he needs to watch his back. Jey turns and sees Jimmy.
Nick Aldis and Cody Rhodes are shown talking. Aldis tells Cody he’s to stay away from physicality until his title defense in the ladder match against Owens at WWE Royal Rumble. Rhodes appreciates this, but insists he’s dropping Owens if he sees him “on sight.”
Inside the arena, Naomi’s theme hits and the WWE Universe “Feels the GLOW” as she heads to the ring for her big championship opportunity. As she settles inside the ring, the show heads into a quick pre-match commercial break.
As the show returns, Naomi is shown in the ring looking ready to rock and roll. Bianca Belair is in her corner at ringside. Nia Jax’s theme hits and out comes the defending WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax, accompanied by WWE Speed Women’s Champion Candice LeRae.
Ms. Money In The Bank Tiffany Stratton is noticeably absent as this match gets ready to get started. After the final formal pre-match ring introductions by new SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia, the bell sounds and we get this title tilt officially off-and-running.
We see some initial back-and-forth action early on, but then Jax pulls into the offensive lead. Naomi goes for a springboard spot off the ropes from the apron, but runs into a headbutt from Jax that sends her to the floor. On that note, we head to a mid-match commercial break.
When we return, the action picks up. Just as Naomi seems to have it won, Tiffany Stratton’s theme hits and the crowd explodes. She comes out and teases cashing in the Money In The Bank briefcase, only to attack the ref after handing it to him.
She then helps Nia win, only to turn and attack LeRae and Jax afterwards. She cashes in. Belair hits a K.O.D. to Jax and Stratton follows up with the quick victory. The crowd goes bonkers. We have a brand new WWE Women’s Champion. It’s Tiffy-Time! We head to another commercial break.
Winner and NEW WWE Women’s Champion: Tiffany Stratton
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