Later tonight, we’ll see a 6-Woman Tag Team Match with Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Mickie James taking on Alexa Bliss, Mandy Rose, and Sonys Deville.
Asuka will be in action, next. Before we head to the break though, we get a video package of the next Hall of Fame 2018 inductee, Jeff Jarrett!
Asuka makes her entrance and the fans in Phoenix love her!
*Commercial Break*
Renee Young is in the ring with Asuka. Renee asks what she thinks of the upcoming threat of Nia Jaz and Asuka says she controls her destiny, her road to WrestleMania. Renee asks about the bold things Nia Jax has said about her. Asuka says Nia didn’t look so good after their last match when she was limping away from the ring. Asuka says Nia likes to talk, but on Sunday, she won’t be talking. She will tap out. Nia Jax gets in the ring, but Asuka felt her coming and hits some strikes on her. Asuka boots her back and goes to the top rope, but Jax pulls her off for a Samoan Drop. Jax then drops three legs on Asuka. Jax then leaves Asuka in the ring holding her neck.
We get a video package that shows Ronda Rousey’s debut at Royal Rumble, then clips of her training and on late night talk shows. Rousey will sign her WWE contract at Elimination Chamber this Sunday.
*Commercial Break*
The Bar vs. Titus Worldwide
Titus O’Neil will start the match against Cesaro. They lock up, and Cesaro powers him to the corner before shoving him. O’Neil throws Cesaro to the corner and clubs him. Apollo is tagged in, and they sloppily send Cesaro into the ropes for a double back elbow. O’Neil tags back in and slams Cesaro before taunting Sheamus. Apollo tags back in and goes to work on Cesaro, knocking him down with a dropkick.
Cesaro quickly gets up and throws Apollo out of the ring. Sheamus clotheslines him on the floor. Sheamus tags in and attacks Apollo outside the ring. Sheamus gets him in the ring and tags in Cesaro. They hit a double-team kick to the midsection and taunt the crowd. Cesaro applies a chin lock. Apollo fights up, but Sheamus tags in and they take him down. The Bar taunts the crowd. Sheamus drops a knee for a two count before applying an overhead wristlock.
Cesaro tags back in and comes off the second rope with a club for a two count. Sheamus tags back in and stomps Apollo before applying a front facelock. Apollo gets out, but can’t tag O’Neil who has been knocked off the apron. Apollo then rolls Cesaro up for the win.
Winners: Titus Worldwide
Titus Worldwide celebrates their big win on the ramp. The Bar is outraged. I sure hope this isn’t building to the demise of Sheamus and Cesaro but I also think it has to go somewhere.
Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Mickie James will take on Alexa Bliss, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville later tonight.
*Commercial Break*
The commentators run down theentire Elimination Chamber card. Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt has been added to the card. They also talk a lot about Rousey again.
Bray Wyatt’s video flashes on the screen and he is shown somewhere backstage. Some say the end is near, and he hopes they’re right for Matt Hardy’s sake. His end will be at Elimination Chamber. Matt Hardy breaks into the feed and says he’s been engaged in a battle with Wyatt since the beginning of time. Wyatt says Hardy is a liar, and Hardy says the same about him. Wyatt says Hardy a twisted individual. Hardy says Wyatt must be rendered OBSOLETE! At Elimination Chamber, Bray Wyatt shall be DELETED! Wyatt laughs before growling at the camera. Dang, this feud has fell soooo flat.
Sasha Banks makes her entrance to a pretty low reaction. The 6-Woman Tag Match is next.
*Commercial Break*
We return and get entrances for all the rest of the women, as well as some split-screen promo’s with the usual “I’m gonna win the Chamber” stuff.
Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville & Alexa Bliss W/Paige Vs. Mickie James, Bayley, & Sasha Banks
Alexa Bliss will start the match against Mickie James. Bliss smiles at James and tags in Sonya Deville instead. They circle the ring a few times before locking up. James hooks the arm, but Deville gets out and takes her down. James gets out and takes her down before applying a front facelock.
Sasha Banks tags in and kicks Deville before wrenching the arm. Deville gets out and wrenches the arm. Banks powers her to the corner and tags in Mandy Rose. Rose punches away at Banks before going for a body slam, but Banks slides off and slams her into the corner. Bayley tags in and bounces Rose off the turnbuckle. Bayley tries to give her a head-scissor, but Rose counters with a cartwheel. Rose shoves her twice and hits a hair whip to the face. Bayley angrily powers her to the corner and stomps her down. Bayley hits an exploder, but Rose quickly rolls out of the ring to recover.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Bayley fighting up from a chin lock applied by Mandy Rose. Bayley gets out and attacks the heel side before trying to crawl to her corner. Rose stops her, but Bayley fights it. Bayley tries for a slingshot, but Rose viciously slams her down for a near fall. Alexa Bliss blind tags in and clubs away at Bayley. Absolution isn’t happy about this. Bliss stomps Bayley in the corner, Bayley tries makes a comeback but Bliss quickly shoves her to the corner and slaps her in the face. Bliss stomps her and tags in Deville.
Deville punches Bayley in the ribs for a two count. Deville applies a body scissor and talks some trash. Bayley gets out and fights off Absolution before tagging in Banks, but the referee didn’t see the tag. Bayley shoves Rose into Banks. James tags in and hits a running forearm and kick on Rose. Deville is knocked off the apron. James then hits a flapjack and kips up. James goes to the top rope and hits a Thesz Press. James then hits a neckbreaker on Deville. James hits a bicycle kick on Rose and baseball slides Deville. Rose hits a knee to the face and covers, but James’ foot is under the bottom rope.
Rose then applies an abdominal stretch to Mickie. Eventually, James gets out, and Rose hits her with a reckless inverted gutwrench suplex for a two count. Deville tags in, and James connects with a hurricanrana. James goes to tag Banks, but Deville cuts her off and slams her down. Rose tags in, and they go for a double-team suplex, but James counters into a neckbreaker on both women.
Banks and Bliss are tagged in. Banks hits a pair of clotheslines and a dropkick. Banks blocks a kick and points at the WrestleMania sign before kicking her in the face. Banks kicks Bliss back before coming off the apron with double knees on Deville. Banks hits Bliss with double knees, but Rose breaks it up. Bayley runs in and hits Rose with a side suplex. Bliss rolls Banks up, but Banks counters into a roll-up for a two count. Bliss then slams Banks into the turnbuckle. Bliss goes for a DDT, but Banks counters into the Bank Statement for the submission win.
Winners: Sasha Banks, Mickie James, & Bayley
Absolution attacks Banks from behind. Bayley tries to make the save, but they viciously take her out. Alexa Bliss gets in the ring and looks pleased with this. She then realizes that she’s in danger. Absolution backs her to a corner, but Mickie James makes the save. Bliss and James then hit a double-team impaler DDT on Deville. Bliss and James then walk off together and the commentators speculate on partnerships in the Chamber.
That’s it for this week’s Raw, the go-home show to Elimination Chamber. The first half was a stellar show but the latter half was standard, forgettable Raw. Let us know what you thought and I will see you back here on Sunday night! Until then, safe travels!
