Lyra comes off the turnbuckles and is met with a boot to the midsection. Raquel with a back elbow and a second one. Lyra avoids an elbow and clothesline. Raquel with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. Raquel with an Irish whip and a splash into the corner. Raquel kicks Lyra and applies a bear hug. Lyra with kicks and head butts to the midsection. Lyra with a drop kick and she tries to get Raquel on her shoulders ut she collapses under Raquel's weight. Raquel with a shoulder tackle. Raquel chokes Lyra in the ropes. Raquel sets for a suplex and she hits a slingshot jackhammer for a near fall. Raquel pulls Lyra into the corner and she misses a Vader Bomb elbow drop. Lyra goes to the turnbuckles and hits a Rocker Dropper for a near fall.
Lyra gets Raquel on her shoulders but Raquel gets to her feet and she sends Lyra into the corner and hits a forearm to the back. Raquel goes back to the turnbuckles for the Vader Bomb elbow drop and she gets a near fall. Raquel sends Lyra into the turnbuckles and she puts Lyra on top. Lyra with forearms and a cross body but Raquel catches her. Raquel goes for a suplex but Lyra counters into a DDT and she gets a near fall but Liv puts Raquel's foot on the ropes to stop the count. Lyra has words for Liv before returning to focusing on her opponent. Raquel misses a boot and Lyra with a drop kick through the ropes to Liv. Lyra counters a Tejana Bomb with a victory roll for the three count.
Winner: Lyra Valkyria (retains championship)
After the match, Liv attacks Lyra and Bayley's music plays and she goes after Liv and then Raquel. Raquel with a knee to Bayley and Lyra stops Bayley from being hit with a Tejana Bomb. Bayley and Lyra send Raquel to the floor.
We take a look at the Raw Women's Championship situation.
Adam Pearce has a contract in his hands and he walks down hallway.
Jackie Redmond is with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. They tell Jackie to leave.
Kofi says thank God for the New Day. They have been all over Europe dealing with this and they cannot wait to get out of Europe. Woods says America is so much better and he calls the children ugly. Kofi says they are benevolent and they will give you a Netflix exclusive. Woods says they are going to walk out of Wrestlemania as the new tag team champions. Kofi says you should thank God they are saving the tag team division again. Woods says you should be on your knees next to your mongrel looking children and say Thank God for the New Day.
Adam Pearce makes his way to the ring.
Jey Uso is sad in the stairwell and Jimmy shows up. Jimmy says Jey has been all up in his head. You were hitting that dive for fifteen years and now you are a joke. You slipped in the ring tonight. If this keeps up, you are not going to win at Wrestlemania.
Jey says he doesn't know if he can beat him since he is 0-3 against him.
Jimmy says that this Jey cannot beat Gunther. He wants Main Event Jey or the Right Hand Man.
Jimmy stops Gunther walking in the back and Jimmy tells Gunther he is going to face him next week.
Gunther accepts as long as you don't trip and fall like your brother.
Jimmy slaps Gunther.
Adam Pearce is still in the ring and he has the contract for the Women's Title match between Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky. Last week, Rhea Ripley thought it was appropriate to start a fight and scribble her name on this contract as if to make it official. Adam says Rhea Ripley is NOT In the match. He says the match is Iyo against Bianca. The signature on the contract from Rhea means nothing. Rhea has a rematch already and he says he has been trying to get that match set up. Bianca is the number one contender because she won the Elimination Chamber. She is not going to do this on Rhea's time.
Iyo Sky's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.
Iyo says she does not care about contracts or who it is at Wrestlemania. She says she will take on both of them because she is the Women's World Champion.
Adam is interrupted by Bianca's music.
Bianca says that isn't happening. She says Pearce is right that she earned that number one contender spot. She says she went through the Elimination Chamber to get to Wresetlemania. She will not let Rhea head butt her way into the match. If she didn't earn it, she doesn't deserve it.
Adam is interrupted again. This time by Rhea Ripley.
Rhea says she doesn't give a damn about Wrestlemania. She doesn't care who she has to go through to get her title back. Rhea says all she wants is her rematch.
Pearce says they have been talking about it for weeks.
Bianca says if Rhea has waited three weeks, she can wait three more weeks to face her.
Rhea pushes Iyo away and so does Bianca.
Adam stops Iyo from attacking them.
Adam says he had a solution. Adam says Rhea gets her rematch next week and the winner faces Bianca at Wrestlemania.
Rhea and Bianca are in the center of the ring and Iyo is sent into the air by Bianca and Iyo with a DDT to Rhea. Bianca gets Iyo up for a KOD but Iyo with an arm drag to escape and Rhea with a boot. Iyo with a shotei to Rhea. Iyo with a victory roll to counter a Glam Slam. Iyo with a head scissors off the ring steps to Rhea. Bianca with a KOD of Iyo onto Rhea on the floor.
Dom stops to talk to Penta. He says Penta is good, but he can be better. He offers Penta a spot in the Judgment Day. He says Penta could be champion tonight. He tells Penta to think about it.
We take a look at Ivy Nile with a video package.
We take a look at the War Raiders with a video package.
Adam Pearce is interrupted by The New Day. Woods says they deserve a title match and Kofi says they are demanding a title match.
Pearce says they could have come in and demand a match next week, if they were watching the show.
Bianca says too much is going on and she wants to know who she faces at Wrestlemania. Pearce says Bianca is the guest referee for the match between Iyo and Rhea.
Match Number Three: Dragon Lee versus Grande Americano
Grande with a waist lock and Lee with a standing switch. Grande with a take down into an arm bar. Grande with an arm drag followed by a chop. Lee with an Irish whip but Grande sends him to the apron and Grande clotheslines Lee to the floor. Lee with a rana and a suicide dive. Lee with a seated abdominal stretch and he goes after the mask. Grande with a double thrust to the throat and Lee goes for a power bomb but Grande with a rana and a head butt for a near fall. Lee kicks Grande on the apron and then Grande with an exploder off the apron to the floor. Grande puts Lee on the turnbuckles. Grande goes after the mask and he kicks Lee in the back.
Grande with more kicks. Grande with a snap mare and a double wrist lock. Lee with punches and Grande with a flying forearm. Grande sends Lee to the apron. Lee with a shoulder and a forearm. Lee sends Grande into the turnbuckles and he kicks him. Grande catches Lee on a slingshot move and hits a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Grande slams the arm into the mat. Grande kicks Lee in the corner. Grande with a chop and he sets for a Vertebreaker but Lee blocks it for a moment. Grande with a Gory Special but Lee pulls himself up and sends Grande to the mat for a near fall. Lee with a jumping knee to the head and Grande rolls to the apron.
Lee goes to the apron and he sets for a superplex to the floor. Grande with punches to stop Lee. Lee puts Grande in the tree of woe over the apron. Lee with a double stomp and both men go to the floor. Lee holds his knee while both are on the floor. They both beat the ten count. Grande and Lee exchange chops. Lee with a kick and Grande with a punch. Lee with a German suplex and a super kick. Lee charges into the corner but Grande with an overhead belly-to-belly throw into the turnbuckles for a near fall. Grande goes up top and he lands on his feet on a moonsault when Lee moves. Lee with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.
Lee puts Grande in the tree of woe. Lee goes up top and Grande pulls off Lee's mask and Lee goes to the mat. Grande with an ankle lock and Lee taps out.while protecting his face.
Winner: Grande Americano
We take a look at the 'main event' of Smackdown and the triple point to the sign that made the match official for Wrestlemania.
CM Punk makes his way to the ring.
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