WWE shows a Tale of The Tape for this one, which says Nia has wrestled 52 times on Raw, to Rousey’s 0. Nia has competed 11 times on PPV to Rousey’s 1. Pretty damning but I think they’re playing up the insurmountable odds.
I’ll be curious to hear the fan reactions here. Nia Jax, the Champion, is out first. Rousey is out next to a pretty good pop. We get ring introductions for both women and
WWE Raw Women’s Championship Match
(C) Nia Jax Vs. Ronda Rousey
The bell rings and Nia scoops Ronda up, rams her into the corner, and unleashes shoulder after shoulder. Nia hits Ronda with a biel, then a splash in the corner and another biel. Ronda dodges another splash and punches Nia in the corner but it doesn’t have much affect and Nia headbutts her.
Nia splashes Ronda again in the corner, then picks her up for a Samoan drop but Ronda grabs the arm and rolls her to the ground. Ronda looks for the armbar but Nia holds her hands together. Nia stands to her feet and tries to squash Ronda, then picks her up and hits a sit-out powerbomb to break the hold. Ronda struggled to her feet, then fell through the ropes to the floor below.
Nia goes outside and stalks Ronda. Nia picks her up for another powerbomb. Ronda looks to reverse it into a hurricanrana but Nia stays standing and flings Ronda into the barricade. Back inside the ring, Ronda kicks out of a pin attempt. Jax grabs Ronda but eats two stiff shots to the gut. Ronda grabs her by the hair, lifts her up and hits a military press slam for a near-fall. Ronda needs knee pads.
Ronda runs and leaps onto Nia with a headlock choke but Nia slams her to the mat. Then grabs her by the head and slams her a few more times. Nia screams at Ronda and throws her away. Jax applies a bear hug to Ronda, who tries to break the grip. Eventually Ronda fights out and lands two big elbows to Nia, who responds with a Samoan drop for a near-fall.
Ronda kicks Nia from the mat but Jax headbutts her again. Jax looks for a leg drop but Ronda rolls out of the way. Ronda takes to the corner and dodges a running tackle from Nia. Ronda grabs Nia’s arm and applies an armbar hanging over the ropes. She breaks the hold at four and falls to the floor. Ronda climbs back up to the apron, then to the top rope. Ronda waits for Nia to turn around and she leaps onto her with a crossbody for a two count. Ronda sits in the corner for a minute before psyching up and unleashing a series of punches to Jax, then an awesome leaping knee to the face that stuns Nia.
Ronda grabs Nia and hits her with a Judo throw for a two count! Ronda grabs Nia’s arm and tries to lock in the armbar but Nia rolls her up for a pin attempt, so Ronda breaks it. They get back to their feet and Ronda hits a modified Rock Bottom, then goes back to the armbar and Nia has her fingers clasped. Ronda uses her shoulder to force Nia’s fingers to unclench, but before she can lock in the armbar fully, Alexa Bliss attacks her from behind with the briefcase!
Winner Via Disqualification: Ronda Rousey
Alexa hits Nia with the briefcase, then hits Ronda with it again, and Rousey rolls from the ring. Bliss thinks about cashing-in, then goes outside and attacks Ronda with it again and throws her over the announce table. Alexa runs back inside and hits Nia with the briefcase twice more in the arm before handing it to the referee to cash-in!
WWE Raw Women’s championship match
(C) Nia Jax Vs. Alexa Bliss
Alexa kicks Nia’s knee out from under her, then hits a DDT. Alexa grabs Nia’s hurt arm and slams it on the mat. Alexa walks over NIa, climbs the top rope and hits Twisted Bliss for the win!
Winner and New Women’s Champion: Alexa Bliss
Wow!! Alexa Bliss is your mew Women’s Champion and she sure made some enemies tonight. Alexa takes her title and leaves, while Nia clambers to her feet and holds her arm. Ronda is still down by the announce tables. Title change aside, that was a good match and further proof that Ronda is great. Awesome stuff all around.
