Backstage, Curtis Axel is trying to keep Sheamus and Cesaro fired up after the loss. He reveals he will be the 5th team member if Braun Strowman wins tonight. Strowman walks in and says his future is dependent on Strowman tonight. “Braun, I need this!”
Footage is shown from last week of Bray Wyatt transforming to Sister Abigail and confronting Finn Balor on the video screen.
Back live, Finn Balor heads to the ring. Balor grabs a mic and says this is Balor Club right here in Portland. He talks about Irish folktales and thinking they were just stories. Balor said after feeling the presence of Sister Abigail, he realized they are real. He plans to slay the monster with a demon of his own. Balor cuts a promo transforming into The Demon. “My demon is dying to meet you, Sister Abigail. Run.”
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A promo for Asuka airs. She arrives this Sunday at TLC.
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss and Emma vs. Mickie James and Bayley
We start with Mickie James and Alexa Bliss. Bliss quickly tags out to Emma. Quick tag to Bayley who double teams Emma with double elbows along with James. Tag to Bliss who tosses and kicks Bayley in the corner. Bliss and Emma bail to the outside.
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Back live, Emma is working over Emma in the corner. Bayley is firing up and tossing Emma face first into the turnbuckle. Bayley with a running knee and clothesline combo on Emma. On the outside, Emma kicks Bayley and she hits the barricade back first. Tag to Bliss who slaps Bayley back inside the ring. Bliss works over Bayley in the corner with kicks to cut off a hot tag. Bayley fights out of the corner. Hot tag to James. James with right elbows to Bliss and follows with a tackling clothesline off the ropes. James plants Bliss face first. Emma breaks up a corner cross body by James. Bayley attacks Emma. Bliss with a shot to Bayley. James with a kick to the head and gets the pinfall.
Winner: Mickie James and Bayley
A promo for WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans on April 8 airs.
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Backstage, The Miz asks where Curtis Axel is. Sheamus says the “Axe Man” is taking out The Shield all by himself. Braun Strowman adds he encouraged it. Miz excuses himself.
Backstage, Mickie James is asked about Alexa Bliss’ comments about her age. James said the comments hurt, but she knows how much she has accomplished in this industry. She intends to talk out of TLC the RAW Women’s Champion.
Sasha Banks vs. Alicia Fox has been added to the TLC Kickoff Show this Sunday. Cole, Graves and Booker T rundown the card for TLC on the WWE Network.
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Backstage, Renee Young asks The Miz about Curtis Axel and his status for TLC if Braun Strowman wins tonight. The Miz says Axel was never going to be the 5th man.
Footage of Braun Strowman destroying Big Show in a Steel Cage last month is shown.
Steel Cage Match
Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
The Miz has joined Cole, Graves and Booker T on commentary.
The bell rings and here we go. Strowman pushes Reigns to the corner early. Reigns pushes Strowman into the side of the cage wall. Reigns attempts a clothesline. Strowman stays up. Reigns with a big boot, a second boot, but is unable to get Strowman up on his shoulders. Reigns avoids a charge by Strowman in the corner.
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We are back live as Strowman is tossing Reigns into the cage wall. Cole is trying to get Miz to say who his 5th partner could be at TLC and Miz refuses to reveal it. Strowman tosses Reigns into the cage wall again, but this time Reigns hangs on. Strowman knocks Reigns down and then splashes Reigns against the cage wall. Strowman attempts this a second time and Reigns moves. Reigns with kicks to the chest and then face of Strowman. Reigns with more kicks. Reigns barely gets Strowman up on his shoulders and connects with a samoan drop. Strowman powers out of the pin. Reigns is up top. Sheamus and Cesaro are at ringside climbing up to get him. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose run out to pull them down and attack. A big brawl breaks out at ringside. Reigns is turning over the top. Strowman climbs up and pulls Reigns back in connecting with a suplerplex off the top of the cage! The brawling continues at ringside with Rollins, Ambrose, Sheamus and Cesaro. They are fighting to the top of the stage among the tables, ladders and chairs laying around. Miz excuses himself from commentary. We see the fight continue backstage with Rollins, Ambrose, Sheamus and Cesaro. Miz traps all four inside the parking garage. He returns to the commentary table. We see Reigns trying to climb out of the cage again when Strowman again cuts him off. Reigns crotches Strowman on the top turnbuckle. Reigns catches Strowman with a Superman to the jaw. Reigns with a second Superman. Strowman is back up. Reigns charges. Strowman lifts Reigns in the air to counter, but Reigns catches him with another Superman and covers. Strowman kicks out! Reigns can’t believe it. The lights go out. We hear a version of Kane’s music hit with red flames on the screen.
Inside the ring, Reigns catches Strowman with a spear. The ring mat opens up and Kane is inside! Kane with a chokeslam to Reigns. Kane with a second chokeslam to Reigns. Cole is asking why Kane is here. Strowman picks up Reigns and connects with his running powerslam. Kane with a Tombstone Piledriver on Reigns. Strowman picks up Reigns again and hits the running powerslam. Strowman hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winner: Braun Strowman
After the match, The Miz says if that wasn’t clear enough, the 5th member of the team at TLC this Sunday against The Shield is Kane! Kane and Braun Strowman stand side-by-side looking down at a lifeless Reigns as the show comes to a close in Portland.
