The Queen, Charlotte Flair makes her way to the ring. Flair wastes no time, immediately announcing herself as the first entrant for this year’s Women’s Royal Rumble match. She says everyone knew she was going to be in the match, so why bother coming out to announce it? She says she could come out here and talk about her many title wins, or that she is quite possibly the best of all-time. But she knows we’re tired hearing that, so she’d rather show us. She extends an open challenge to whoever wants to bow down to the Queen.
*Commercial Break*
Charlotte Flair Vs. Natalya
The match gets underway and both women engage in a lengthy feeling-out process. Charlotte gets put on the apron but dives through the ropes and catches Nattie with a roll-up. Natalya drops Charlotte with a right hand, then runs over her back. Flair punches Natalya, who fires back with a discus clothesline.
Natalya performs a surfboard stretch to Flair. Charlotte escapes a kicks Natalya, then lifts her and slams her into the turnbuckles. Charlotte targets Natalya’s leg and wraps it around the ropes. Natalya avoids a kick and drags Charlotte from the ring to slam her into the steel steps. Nattie drags Flair up the ramp and suplexes her.
Back in the ring, Natalya stomps Charlotte and covers for a one-count. A snap suplex, followed by a kick and some trash talk from Natalya. Charlotte avoids a tackle in the corner and manages to apply a Boston crab on the top rope! Flair lets go at the count of four and Nattie falls to the floor.
R-Truth runs down the ramp with his 24/7 Championship an he’s being chased by Erick Rowan, No Way Jose, Shelton Benjamin, etc. Rowan runs into the ring to try and cut Truth off but Charlotte big boots him! Truth runs through the crowd as we take a break.
*Commercial Break*
Back live and Charlotte has Natalya on the top rope but gets kicked back and hit with a crossbody for a near-fall. Charlotte gets right back on the attack but gets caught with a German suplex. Natalya talks more trash and this time Flair hits her with a T-bone suplex. Natalya catches Charlotte with a sit-out powerbomb for a near-fall.
Charlotte counters the Sharpshooter, but Natalya unloads on her against the ropes. The referee forces her off and Nattie looks for a discus elbow but gets hit with a big boot. Charlotte hits a spear for a near-fall. Flair drags Nattie to the corner and looks for the Figure Four but gets kicked into the buckles. Flair counters Nattie and hits Natural Selection for a near-fall.
Charlotte climbs the ropes for a moonsault, Nattie gets the boot up but Flair grabs it and applies the Figure Eight and Natalya taps.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
Charly Caruso is backstage with Becky Lynch and asks if she has any updates on her match against Asuka at Royal Rumble, and Becky says it’s been made official. She says her contract is running out, and this was her first stipulation. She says she could have one of the biggest contracts in WWE history but money and status can’t help her look in the mirror. She says history needed to know if a woman could be the face of the business, well she did it. And now she needs to know if it’s worth it. She found out that, when you’re the golden goose, you get protected. But she needs to know if she can beat Asuka, and she’ll die trying.
*Commercial Break*
The O.C. make their entrance and grab microphones in the ring. AJ says that two weeks ago they beat The Viking Raiders, and last week they beat Randy Orton and the Raiders, proving that they are the dominant force on Monday Night Raw. The gloat about their big wins over The Viking Raiders, and point to their trophy outside the ring.
The Street Profits interrupt The O.C. and walk to the ring. Ford asks Dawkins if it’s true that they’ve beaten the Raiders three times? He says it is. Ford asks if they just won the biggest tag team turmoil match in WWE history? Dawkins says they did. Then Ford asks what that means, considering they beat The O.C. on their Monday Night Raw debut. Styles says they’re lucky, and they should leave before they get hurt. Dawkins says he would feel threatened but it comes from a team named after a teen soap opera. They begin singing the theme song to The OC. Gallows says this isn’t a high school drama, he tells them to get in the ring so they can kick their ass. Ford and Dawkins happily agree, because they want the smoke.
Street Profits Vs. The O.C. W/AJ Styles
The match gets underway with Karl Anderson and Dawkins. Ford tags in and performs and incredible flip over Anderson before taking him down with an armlock. Ford shoots Anderson into the ropes and connects with a big dropkick. Dawkins tags in and he beats on Anderson, drops him with a shoulder, but then AJ grabs his foot to distract him. The referee caught it and evicts Styles from the match!
*Commercial Break*
Back live and Karl has Montez in a headlock. Ford fights up but can’t make the tag, instead gets whipped into the corner. Neckbreaker from Anderson earns a two-count. Gallows tags in and beats Ford around the ring, hitting a vertical suplex for a two-count. Repeated elbows, followed by a sleeper from Gallows.
Leg drop from Gallows, then right back to the sleeper. Ford fights up but gets kicked back. Gallows knocks Dawkins from the apron, then Ford drops the big man with an enziguiri. Both men make tags and Dawkins drops Anderson with clotheslines. Gallows comes in but he gets slammed into the corner.
Overhead suplex from Dawkins to Anderson, followed by running discus forearms to both men in the corners. Anderson catches Dawkins with a spinebuster, then tags Gallows and knocks Ford from the apron. Double-team neckbreaker/back suplex from The O.C. for a near-fall.
They look for Magic Killer but Ford prevents it and dropkicks Gallows. Ford knocks the big man from the ring and dives onto him. Dawkins hits a one-handed spinebuster on Anderson, tags Ford, and he hits the frog splash for the win!
Winners: Street Profits
We see Lana backstage, checking on the flowers that will be at her wedding later tonight.
*Commercial Break*
Street Profits are backstage, celebrating their big win, and Ford says they must now be the best tag team in the universe. Dawkins says he needs to think bigger and Ford asks how. Dawkins starts explaining the concept of a multiverse, but then just stops and stares into the distance. Ford mentions the big wedding and Dawkins says he doesn’t care about that, he just wants to know where the bridesmaids are. Ford says it’s time to get serious, because they have 20-20 vision and there’s only four words that matter; they want the smoke.
Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins come to the ring, followed by their opponent, Drew McIntyre. On his way to the ring, the big man calls himself “the sexy Scotsman”, leans on the barricade and jokes with a fan, then polls the fans of if he should be worried about his opponents. Feels like a babyface turn.
2-On-1 Handicap Match
Drew McIntyre Vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins
Before Drew can get in the ring, he’s attacked by Hawkins and Ryder. Drew slams Zack into the barricade, then swipes Hawkins on the apron. Inside the ring, McIntyre runs into Hawkins in the corner, then hits an overhead suplex, followed by the Claymore Kick. Ryder returns and gets hit with the Future Shock DDT. McIntyre kips-up, stomps around, and puts both men on top of each other and pins them both.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
Still to come, Randy Orton discusses his injury and future, and the big wedding.
*Commercial Break*
