We see an interview with Finn Balor backstage. Before he can say much Dolph Ziggler walks-up. They have a short exchange in which Ziggler says he didn’t help Finn for fun, and it was a one time thing. He then punches Finn and throws him over some roadie boxes.
Raw Women’s Championship Match
(C) Ronda Rousey Vs. Nia Jax W/Tamina Snuka
The bell rings, Ronda and Nia lock-up, but Jax lifts Rousey high into the air and throws her down. Ronda looks annoyed and Jax smiles. Ronda skips around Nia and avoids some punches. Ronda ducks and weaves, landing some strikes of her own. Nia grabs Ronda’s arm and whips her to the corner. Ronda fires back with some kicks but Nia catches the leg and swings for a punch. Again she misses and this time Ronda leaps up, wraps her legs around Jax, and takes her down for an armbar attempt. Jax manages to lift Ronda into the air and slam her down with a powerbomb for a two count.
Jax throws Ronda to the corner and splashes her. She then lands an elbow drop for a one count. Jax throws Ronda shoulder first into the ring post. She then gets onto the apron and rams Ronda’s hanging arm into the post with her leg. Jax goes to work on the injured arm but Ronda tries to apply a sleeper hold. Jax lifts her up for a suplex but Ronda manages to somehow reverse it into a sleeper again. Nia rolls from the ring but Rousey holds on. Jax flings Ronda off and into the barricade.
Jax gets Ronda back in the ring for a near-fall. Jax applies a submission but Ronda escapes and creates some distance between them. Jax runs at Ronda and shoulders the ring post. Ronda takes to the top rope and hits Jax with a huge crossbody on the floor! Rousey gets Nia back in the ring for a two count.
Ronda fires up and punches Nia before hitting a beautiful step-up knee and a step-up punch to floor her for another two count. Ronda takes to the top rope again and hits the crossbody but this time Jax rolls through, stands up with Ronda, and hits the Samoan drop for a near-fall!
Nia headbutts Ronda as she gets frustrated. Nia then splashes Ronda in the corner. She lifts Ronda onto her shoulders and climbs the ropes. She wants a Samoan drop but Rousey elbows her way out, then flips down and powerbombs Nia from the middle rope! Both women are down. Ronda grabs the arm and looks to apply the armbar but Tamina slides into the ring to cause the distraction. Jax attacks Ronda from behind, then kisses her fist and swings for the Facebreaker but Ronda grabs it. Rousey then climbs up Nia and takes her down with the armbar. Before she fully applies it, she kisses the first, then applies it and Nia taps!
Winner: Ronda Rousey
That was a great match. It’s clear Ronda Rousey is just very good, there’s no two doubts about it.
