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And now Ripley, frustrated, questioning herself,

what does she have to do to put IO away?

It's WrestleMania season, folks.

And now Ripley looking for the prism lock.

Again the submission move on IO sky, center of the ring.

Ripley wants to put her away.

Trying to drag her back toward the center of the ring.

Iyo fighting, though.

Iyo fighting with everything she has.

Needs to make it to a bottom rope.

Almost there.

Fingertips away.

>> Speaker 2: Great counter.

>> Speaker 1: As Ripley goes shoulder first to the post.

>> Speaker 3: Yeah.

Flipped by Iyo Sky.

A desperation play from Iyo.

That might be her greatest move of the night.

Yeah. >> Speaker 1: Because she may have

been close to tapping out to the prism lock.

>> Speaker 3: How could you not be?

Especially with how deep that thing was.

Locked in by Rhea.

Ripley.IO Scott Iyo looking for a sunset.

>> Speaker 1: For powerbomb, driving Rhea into the barricade.

EO has an opportunity.

IO gonna go up top.

Iyo sky from the top rope.

>> Speaker 2: Over the moonsault to Ripley.

Cover by Sky.

And Ria got her foot on the bottom.

>> Speaker 1: And now out to the apron.

>> Speaker 3: What's all about right there?

The women's world championship title on display.

Bianca Belair, front row.

Who will she face at Wrestlemania?

>> Speaker 2: And I, sky with a cross.

>> Speaker 1: Body, taking out the champion.

He has not done yet.

Sky now pulling out all the stops.

Rhea Ripley intercepts IO face first off the apron now.

>> Speaker 2: Right on. >> Speaker 1: Ron out table.

>> Speaker 2: IO hit hard.

>> Speaker 1: Both women are down.

What a move by Ria.

Ripley face meet table.

And the official now gonna start to count.

>> Speaker 3: Remember, if there is a count out here,

Rhea will remain our champion.

Yes. >> Speaker 1: She'll retain the title

in a countout situation.

Jessica Carr now at a count of four, Rhea trying to drag herself back into the ring.

>> Speaker 3: She's able to break the count for herself.

But Iyo, Sky, Bianca saying, come on.

>> Speaker 1: Iyo, get back in the ring.

She wants to see this matchup continue.

She doesn't want to see it.

End of the count.

>> Speaker 3: Out.

>> Speaker 2: Count of eight now.

>> Speaker 1: Count of eight. IO back to her feet.

She'll beat the count.

Barely. Rhea can't believe it.

Rhea with a look of disbelief on her face that Iyo beat the cow.

>> Speaker 3: That was close for Iyo Sky.

I don't know how she got in there after getting slingshotted indoor.

>> Speaker 1: And Rhea looking right down at Bianca Belair here at ringside.

>> Speaker 2: What was that?

You don't want to face me a man?

Are you sad?

You sad?

>> Speaker 1: Leah got upset because Bianca was cheering for eo sky and

Bianca's had enough.

And Bianca getting a default in this.

>> Speaker 2: Down driving fre into the apron.

>> Speaker 1: Now the official Jessica car.

>> Speaker 2: Not right now.

No.

>> Speaker 1: Jessica Park.

And again, great work out of Jessica Park.

Let this fight continue.

Again, Rio was upset.

Bianco cheered for IO she came out here and said, what?

You don't want to face me at WrestleMania?

Why you cheering for IO.

>> Speaker 2: Finish it.

I'm just here to watch.

>> Speaker 1: Now Rio dragging IO up.

>> Speaker 2: See what made me up?

Yeah.

>> Speaker 1: Rhea looking for a rip tie from way up top.

>> Speaker 2: IO sky counter into a hurricane.

>> Speaker 1: Rada thought she was going to call.

>> Speaker 3: Her shot like Babe Ruth.

>> Speaker 2: IO sky top rope the most ST connects.

Sky cover hooks the leg.

Ian sky is the world champion.

Ian go to Wrestlemania.

Your winner can do women.

World champion.

EO Sky.

>> Speaker 1: What a shocker.

Iyo sky will defend the women's world title

against bianca Belair at WrestleMania.

>> Speaker 2: Quite. >> Speaker 1: The rivalry between those

two will be renewed.

But Pat Rhea got caught up with Bianca Belair and it cost her.

>> Speaker 3: She got distracted, she got cocky, and Iyo sky capitalized.

>> Speaker 1: Iyo sky it at the WrestleMania side because she is indeed

going to WrestleMania.

>> Speaker 4: Now Ria Ripley really starting to show that physical dominance

she has over.

Almost.

>> Speaker 1: Nice takedown by Ria Ripley turns things around now and

she's in full control.

>> Speaker 3: Of the EOS guy's legs.

>> Speaker 1: She's looking for the prison lock submission move used by Rhea.

Ripley.

Can she get the champ to tap?

If she does, it's over.

And Rio will be the champion of Bianca Belair, though from behind.

And again, the inherent danger of the triple threat matchup.

Power by Bel Air up on her shoulders, Bianca.

Rhea lands on her feet.

Nice deep arm drag train.

This with a big boot face first.

>> Speaker 2: Both.

>> Speaker 3: Both had the same idea.

Both faces getting spiked off the ring.

>> Speaker 1: Absolutely incredible.

>> Speaker 3: IO sky the first back to her feet.

Bianca and Rhea both down in the corner.

>> Speaker 1: Now the bullet train attack by Iyo sky both to Rhea and Bianca.

>> Speaker 3: Ria and Bianca might distract each other too much.

Now Iyo Sky's taking advantage.

Says that's it.

>> Speaker 4: Cole making a point.

This division revolves around me.

And now going to put this one to bed.

>> Speaker 1: Ria now going to meet IO up top.

Bianca Belair going to get involved as well.

It's a dangerous situation for all three women.

EO somehow landed on her face.

Rhea and Bianca down as well.

Critical moment.

Wade in this match.

>> Speaker 4: Well, Bianca Belair was the chief.

Instigator in that car crash from the top.

And the second row.

But Bel Air took a nasty landing herself.

Iyo sky clearly getting the worst of this.

But now all three women laid out with the title hanging in the balance.

>> Speaker 2: Indeed it is, as we begin WrestleMania Sunday with a women's World

championship hanging in the balance.

>> Speaker 1: All three women showing up and showing out when it really counts.

>> Speaker 3: Who's going to survive this and become our champion?

>> Speaker 2: Bianca not allowing Rhea to get back to her feet,

at least momentarily.

Sold out tonight.

Allegiant Stadium.

Rhea Ripley with a forearm.

Bianca with one as well.

Nice drop down by Bianca Belair.

And Rhea ducks on the leapfrog and.

>> Speaker 4: Just kicks Bianca out of her boots.

Theo sky with a missile drop kick.

Kip up flip up.

IO sky the champ brings the WWE fans to their feet.

Bianca blasted IO out of the air.

>> Speaker 1: The biggest risk in this kind of matchup is admiring your own

handiwork.

Iyo sky getting lit up by this massive audience backing her to the hilt.

And of course, Bianca Belair will get ready to pounce.

>> Speaker 2: But again, Pat, that shows Bianca's experience.

Experience in this type of matchup.

>> Speaker 3: She was waiting for Iyo sky to be distracted,

whether it was giving herself flowers or looking another way.

>> Speaker 4: Spears her out of Vegas.

Bianca.

Judy Starr, cover now.

Hook of the leg.

And Rhea with a running knee connected.

>> Speaker 1: With that 450 splash there, Cole.

But I get the point.

Dangerously effective guy cover now by Rhea.

>> Speaker 2: Stacks up Bianca for the championship.

And a kick out.

Rhea cannot believe it.

>> Speaker 1: Kicking out of a riptide.

This is Bianca Belair finding a whole new level.

>> Speaker 4: Leo Scott thought she had it.

Bianca Belair spears her out of Las Vegas.

>> Speaker 2: And you're right, Wade.

This is a 450 delivered by Bianca Belair.

And then Leah Ripley with a rip tied to Bianca.

We thought it was over here.

And a kick out by Belair.

>> Speaker 1: And that is the highest stack pin possible after the heaviest

artillery in this woman's arsenal.

In if it didn't work.

Where the hell do you go from here, Ripley?

>> Speaker 2: Rhea's gonna turn her attention out of the champion, Iyo Sky.

After Bianca rolled out of the ring.

>> Speaker 3: Iyo just so happens to be the closest competitor.

Maybe another one.

>> Speaker 2: Looking for another rip.

Tie now to the champion, Rhea Ripley.

>> Speaker 4: Nice turnaround.

Rock Riot her head.

Great counter to DDT by Sky.

>> Speaker 1: Incredible flexibility.

>> Speaker 2: Iyo now.

>> Speaker 4: Ran right into a kick.

What a move by Ripley.

>> Speaker 1: It's like a capoeira kick right to the temple of the genius of

the sky, who is groggy propped up gingerly against the ropes.

And now in the worst position possible.

What the hell is Ripley cooking up here?

>> Speaker 4: IO Sky's dazed, confused, and about to be broken.

Iyo above the top rope.

Rhea Ripley glancing out into the sellout crowd.

Rhea.

What a counter.

Paell sky countering a massive riptide.

Sky top rope genius in the sky.

>> Speaker 4: Ingria got the boots up.

And Bianca Carter.

Kod Kishadek, Bel Air.

Ripley breaking things up.

What action.

Four fifties in Rip Tides.

An instant classic to start WrestleMania Sunday.

>> Speaker 1: Hats off.

The mental sharpness of Ripley there was just so, so good.

Nothing pretty about it.

Like a defensive end slapping someone down.

>> Speaker 2: And now Bel Air talking trash to Rhea.

>> Speaker 5: I was learning to you.

I was learning you.

You. I play for you.

I.

>> Speaker 2: Bianca all worked up.

And Ria.

>> Speaker 1: Ripley's heard enough.

>> Speaker 4: And now the slugfest underway.

>> Speaker 2: That was a big right by Bianca.

>> Speaker 1: Completely wobbled the knees of Ripley, who still game to fight now.

>> Speaker 2: Bianca out to the apron.

Ripley clock.

God.

>> Speaker 1: The bitterness really has boiled over now.

>> Speaker 4: Cole.

>> Speaker 3: There's some massive shots being thrown here late in the match.

>> Speaker 1: Both women here looking completely reinvigorated as they throw

the heavy leather.

>> Speaker 2: Rhea dragging Bianca up toward the top rope.

Bianca looking to block two of the most powerful women in the game.

Going at it high above the ring.

>> Speaker 3: Big right still.

>> Speaker 4: Headbutt by Rhea drops Bianca to the floor.

>> Speaker 1: It's about the worst place Bianca could have fallen for.

Rhea. >> Speaker 4: Ripley, Iyo sky, now.

>> Speaker 3: Uppercut there.

Whoa.

>> Speaker 2: Theo gonna do here.

>> Speaker 4: From the top rope.

Iyo sky fired up once again.

And look at Rhea.

The power of Ripley trying to hang on.

First off the post, Ghost Sky.

Did you guys hear that?

>> Speaker 1: Attempted a poison runner up the second row.

>> Speaker 4: But now Belair now with Ripley up top.

K.

No.

Down to the kod.

Reed it at her feet.

>> Speaker 1: Well, this is degenerate into a hockey fight.

With headbutts at out.

Wait a minute.

>> Speaker 4: Ripley went for the rip tie.

Countered by Belair Bianca.

My goodness.

>> Speaker 1: No.

No.

>> Speaker 4: No. Using the brain as a weapon.

KOD by Bel Air for the win.

IO sky over the moonstone cover on Bel Air sky win IO Skywind.

>> Speaker 5: What?

>> Speaker 4: Here is your winner and

still the women's world champion, EO Sky.

What a match.

What a win for Iyo sky,

ladies and gentlemen.

And afterthought no more.

Iyo sky retains her world championship.

>> Speaker 2: Neo sky trying to drag herself to her feet.

Stephanie McCair as well.

It has been a unbelievably even matchup.

>> Speaker 3: It's been an absolute classic.

>> Speaker 2: Back to their feet.

Fight continues.

>> Speaker 4: And who the.

Wait a minute.

Roxanne Perez just blasted Iyo's Sky.

What the hell is Roxanne Perez doing here?

Well, Roxanne's got a match with that care tomorrow night on nxt.

She just ruined what's been a great match up here tonight.

And now Julie is here, the former NXT women's champion.

And now Julia attacking Sky, Perez attacking Bear.

I mean, I get Perez.

Yeah, you may want to.

Thought you might want to think twice about all this.

Mommy has arrived.

Here comes the eradicator Rhea Ripley.

Then Adeline Perez and Roxanna.

What a headbutt.

See you, Roxanne.

Thanks for coming.

>> Speaker 2: Yeah. Julia stopped in her tracks by the icy

stare of Mommy.

Mommy's got a little shiner on that left eye.

>> Speaker 2: This will be an interesting matchup down the road.

>> Speaker 1: I'm impressed that Julia hasn't rolled out of the ring already.

Rhea looks at me like that, I'm gone.

Yeah. Smart.

>> Speaker 2: Yeah. Wait for maybe another time, but

it's a shame.

Roxanna and Giulia interrupted in what was a terrific matchup with Iyo Sky and

Stephanie Vaquer tonight.

>> Speaker 1: Rhea has made eye contact with the thing she loves the most.

>> Speaker 2: Yeah, showing some mutual respect coming out to the aid

of IYO SKY moments ago, but-

>> [APPLAUSE]

>> But Rhea made it pretty clear right

there, if you can read lips, something to the effect of I'm coming for

that, the Women's World championship.

But for now, Iyo sky is still on top of

the world as a women's world champ.

Iyo Sky gets to Rhea Ripley.

>> Speaker 2: Mommy's home.

>> Speaker 2: Well, I guess Giulia didn't make the tag, Roxanne still legal.

>> Speaker 1: Doesn't matter, Mami's about to-

>> What?

Released German suplex by Ripley.

>> Chop.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Rhea Ripley.

>> Speaker 2: And there's the power of the eradicator.

>> Speaker 1: A one of one razor's edges.

>> Speaker 2: She sets Perez almost fully across the ring.

Follows it up with a basement drop kick covered by Ripley.

And a kick out of two by Perez.

>> Speaker 1: Ayo Rhea Ripley almost ending this thing as soon as she gets in.

There's is edge across the ring to Roxanne Perez,

I have no idea how she kicked out of that.

It was like Rhea Ripley was excited she could inflict more pain.

>> Speaker 2: And the let's go mommy chats here tonight in Louisville.

But Perez just feisty, just continues to fight back into this.

>> Just put a left boot on the button.

>> Speaker 2: Yeah, But Perez may make her pay here.

I should say Rhea may make Perez pay and does, bouncing her off the top turnbuckle.

>> Is so explosive.

[NOISE] >> Just one slight mistake and

Mami's gonna take advantage.

>> Speaker 2: On out from up there, dangerous position here for

Roxanne Perez who lands on the apron and then delivers a blow of her own.

>> Speaker 1: A glancing blow, and then she delivers a solid shot to Rhea's jaw.

>> Speaker 2: Wow.

>> Hurricanrana, Roxanne Perez.

>> Quickly into the cover, and I love that by Roxanne.

No wasted motion, went right for the cover there to try to put Rhea away.

>> Speaker 1: Yeah, kinda smother Rhea as you have her down.

>> Speaker 2: Roxanne, headbutt by Giulia, kick to the face.

Now the double team by Perez and Julia.

>> Speaker 1: Look at this. >> Tag made.

>> Working in perfect unison Giulia and Roxanne.

>> Off that snap suplex, Perez now off the second rope,

moonsault delivered to Rhea cover now by Perez.

Is it enough to put her away?

And a kick out by Ripley.

And what a main event debut it would be for

this team if they could knock off Ripley and Sky tonight.

>> Speaker 1: Absolutely great tag team wrestling here by Giulia and

Roxanne beating down Rhea Ripley, very rare that we see this.

>> Speaker 2: And again, this non stop offense by Perez.

She hasn't given Rhea Ripley any space to breathe.

>> Speaker 1: No time to breathe.

Stay on her if you have an advantage over Rhea.

Ripley, an advantage over Mommy,

you need to stay on her because we all know that mommy can flip the script now.

>> Speaker 2: Roxanne focused on Ripley in the corner, a big running uppercut.

>> Speaker 1: Prodigy rolls with once another.

>> Speaker 2: This time Rhea Ripley able to pick her out of the Sky, and

face first goes Perez.

Rhea now trying to dig down deep and make it to the champ in the corner.

>> Rhea with a desperation dump of Roxanne Iyo Sky desperately wanting

to get into the fight.

>> Speaker 2: Roxanne trying to make a tag to Julia and does.

Julia's legal.

And so is Iyo.

Sky, the world champion and the genius of the sky now looks to pick up the pace.

>> Speaker 1: Right hand.

Such a clean uppercut by the genius of the sky.

>> Speaker 2: Caught Giulia, Iyo gonna go where she's comfortable.

Up to the top rope.

Sky with that missile drop kick.

Kip up, flip up.

Iyo Sky Rubens with her-

>> [APPLAUSE]

>> And Roxanne Perez tried to blindside

eo, but down goes Rio.

What a DDT by Perez.

Missile, I should say.

Basement drop kick by Sky.

Julia roll up.

May have her here.

Shoulders down, looking for the victory.

Sky's got a kick.

[NOISE] >> Giulia.

>> Looking to put Iyo Sky away.

Middle of the ring.

Sky able to counter into a waist lock.

Standing switch by Julia.

Sky rolls through, stopped in a mid section.

>> Speaker 1: Great wrestling here from Giulia and Iyo Sky.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Where are we headed, Cole?

>> Gonna go up top, the genius to the sky ready to fly,

over the moonsault, cover hook of the leg, Perez saves the match.

>> Speaker 1: Roxanne Perez now not the legal competitor,

but certainly enough to look for the side.

>> Speaker 2: Russian leg sweep again.

And sky this time able to counter.

>> Speaker 1: Great backflip by Iyo Sky.

>> Speaker 2: And now a double team, Rhea using Iyo as a battering ram.

>> Speaker 1: And Iyo's heels through Giulia's chest.

>> Speaker 2: Roxanne was looking for pop rocks and it didn't work out.

Iyo, sky, drop kick off the top rope.

>> Speaker 1: Jeez, so much damage being inflicted.

We're a team, let's do this together, says Iyo and Rhea.

>> Speaker 2: Rhea to the apron.

>> Speaker 1: Iyo Sky now, and Ripley taken out by Giulia.

>> Speaker 1: We're about to see something special from Rhea and Iyo.

>> Speaker 2: Iyo trying to knock Perez away, she did successfully.

Giulia, though, top rope's got Iyo hooked.

Dangerous move here.

From the top rope by Julia.

So impressive.

>> Speaker 1: And Julia looking to put IYO Sky away.

>> Speaker 1: The power of Julie.

>> Cover, hook of the leg, Roxanne Perez.

>> Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY.

>> Speaker 1: Perez up from underneath the bottom rope.

And now Roxanne with that missile drop kick to Rhea.

And Rhea with a kick now to Perez.

>> Speaker 1: These four women are beating the hell out of each other.

Yeah. Tremendous tag team match tonight, Julie,

with Anita Ripley.

>> Speaker 1: No idea who has the current advantage.

>> Speaker 1: Maybe IYO SKY now off that back breaker.

>> Speaker 1: Feels like IYO SKY powered off the chance from Louisville.

>> Speaker 1: IYO into the corner, launched out to the apron by Julia.

Iyo now gonna climb to the top.

Rhea makes the tag.

Sky up over the top.

>> Speaker 1: Roll through.

>> Rhea Ripley's legal, I don't think Julia realizes it.

My goodness.

Roxanne just took out Julia.

Thanks to Ripley.

And now yelling at Julia.

Roxanne didn't realize what happened, but Rhea Ripley outsmarted.

What a headbutt.

Clean headbutt to Julia from Mommy.

And down goes Julia off, rip tie [SOUND].

>> Speaker 1: Here are your winners,

the team of the Women's World

champion,IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley.

>> Speaker 1: Well, Julie and Roxanne have nothing to do to be ashamed about tonight,

they took the former world champ to the limit here tonight.

But Iyo and Rhea just a little bit tougher in this matchup to pick up the victory

in our main event.

[MUSIC]

Rhea and IYO make a great team here tonight.

But make no mistake about it, Pat,

Rhea Ripley wants the world title back.

[NOISE]

>> Speaker 2: Rhea, you cannot have

Evolution without IYO Sky.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker 2: But

you are wrong about one thing.

You are not on top.

Not without this.

And because I have this, Adam Pearce

told me that I can choose who to defend

the Women's World Championship against at Evolution.

And I want to defend against the best.

And that means defending

against Rhea Ripley.

>> [APPLAUSE]

>> Speaker 3: IYO, I have nothing but

respect for you.

And if that is what you want,

then I just want you to know

that I'm gonna stop at

nothing to get this back.

So if that's what you want,

IO, I just want you to know that

what happens at Evolution,

that's what you wanted.

So at Evolution, Rhea Ripley versus IYO SKY for

the Women's World Championship.

>> [APPLAUSE]

>> You're on.

>> Speaker 1: What a gutsy move by IYO SKY to challenge the former champion,

Rhea Ripley a week from Sunday at Evolution.

May be IYO feels she solved the Rhea enigma at WrestleMania, but

will lightning strike twice for IYO SKY?