Mia Yim has joined Bianca Belair’s WWE Survivor Series WarGames team.
Yim was officially added to the lineup for the five-on-five WarGames match set for next Saturday’s event during Monday’s Raw episode. After declining an invitation to join Damage CTRL’s team for the match, Yim declared that she had joined Belair’s squad in a promo following an IYO SKY vs. Dana Brooke match on Raw.
Belair’s team still has one open spot. The Damage CTRL team was finalized later on Raw in a backstage segment where Rhea Ripley declared for the match.
Here is the current Survivor Series WarGames lineup:
WWE Survivor Series WarGames, Saturday, November 26, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —
Bianca Belair is headed to war with Damage CTRL at Survivor Series.
An angle on Monday night’s Raw set up that it will be Team Belair vs. Damage CTRL in a WarGames match at Survivor Series on Saturday, November 26. The pay-per-view is taking place at TD Garden in Boston.
Belair will be teaming with Alexa Bliss, Asuka, and two partners who have yet to be revealed. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) will be teaming with Nikki Cross and one more partner.
Belair retained her Raw Women’s Championship against Bayley in a Last Woman Standing match at Crown Jewel last Saturday. But Alexa Bliss & Asuka lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles to Kai & SKY in Saudi Arabia. Cross interfered to cost Bliss & Asuka the titles.
Damage CTRL interrupted Belair, Bliss, and Asuka on Raw tonight, claiming that Belair still hasn’t truly beaten Bayley. The segment led to Belair challenging Damage CTRL to settle their rivalry in WarGames.
Cross then attacked Belair, Bliss, and Asuka from behind. After Damage CTRL and Cross laid Belair, Bliss, and Asuka out, Bayley accepted the WarGames challenge.
Survivor Series will feature two WarGames matches. It’s the first time that WarGames has ever been used on the WWE main roster.
The participants for the men’s WarGames match have yet to be announced.
A new singles match has been added to Monday’s Raw.
Bianca Belair will face Nikki Cross following the events that took place at the end of last week’s show. Cross interfered in a match between Bayley and Belair, taking out members of Damage CTRL with a crossbody laying out Belair. She no longer was wearing her superhero outift and was refered to as Nikki Cross as opposed to Nikki A.S.H.. This allowed Bayley to score a pinfall over Belair, setting up a title match for Crown Jewel next Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
After the match ended, Cross also attacked Bayley. The show ended with Cross standing tall over both Bayley and Belair.
Cross had not been on television in the last month, last losing to Candice LeRae in a match that took place in September. After the match, she removed her superhero mask, upset about her loss.
Date: October 24, 2022 Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
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Show Recap —
Judgment Day promo
Rhea Ripley said that AJ Styles found out what the idiot fans should already know, that Judgment Day runs Raw and that Dominik Mysterio was all man. Finn Bálor called it an all-time great match and said Styles fell to the legend, Dominik. Damian Priest demanded that the crowd rise for Dominik, the greatest luchador in history.
Dominik spoke as the crowd booed over him. Dom said he was built differently and Ripley said, “yeah you are!” Dom first called himself this generation’s Eddie Guerrero before saying that Eddie was actually his generation’s Dominik Mysterio. The crowd booed.
AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson interrupted. Styles told Dom to shut up. He said North Carolina knew great wrestling when they saw it and Dom was not it. Styles said Dom belonged to the generation of James Ellsworth. Styles said Dom wouldn’t be able to hide behind Judgment Day for long.
Bálor said Styles was hiding behind a group that he created and everyone who joined that group after him was living off of his name. Anderson told him to stop talking so he could show him that he was the toughest man in the building.
They cleared the ring and the match started before they went to break 30 seconds later.
Finn Bálor (w/Judgment Day) defeated Karl Anderson (w/AJ Styles & Luke Gallows) (17:11)
They went to a second break about 8 minutes later after Anderson hit a spinebuster for two. Anderson hit a running sit-out powerbomb immediately following the break for two. Bálor came back with a headlock elbow drop for two.
Anderson flew off the ropes moments later with a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Bálor came back with a slingblade and a shotgun dropkick but Anderson tripped him off the top rope and followed with a superplex.
Dom got on the apron so Styles yanked him off. Priest wiped out Styles before Gallows took out Priest. Ripley then pushed Gallows into the ring post and gave him a scoop slam. (This really popped the crowd and they made sure to show a replay post-match.)
Anderson got Bálor on his shoulders but Ripley gave him a low blow as Dom distracted the referee and Bálor crawled on Anderson for the pinfall win.
This was good. The crowd was quiet for the first half but they were into the second half. They also gave Anderson a fair bit in this match.
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Johnny Gargano and Miz had an argument backstage. Gargano was still pressuring him to tell the truth. Miz said he wasn’t hiding anything and planned on going to the ring to set the record straight. Gargano was happy to hear it.
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They showed a clip of Styles hanging out with NASCAR driver Corey LaJoie. LaJoie was shown in the front row downing a beer. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was also shown in the crowd and he got a big ovation.
Miz/Gargano segment
(This turned into a comedy segment which didn’t do Gargano any favours.)
Miz entered. He told us the “truth” by simply running down recent events with Dexter Lumis (whose name he wouldn’t say aloud). He noted that he was kidnapped from his tag partner Tommaso Ciampa who we have not seen since.
Miz also mentioned being taken by Lumis and waking up in precarious situations that he doesn’t want to speak about. Miz pleaded with everyone to tell him if they’d seen his best friend Ciampa.
Gargano interrupted. He said Ciampa wasn’t missing and, in fact, he texted Ciampa a few minutes ago. Ciampa was just injured. He implored Miz to tell the real truth or else he’ll blow his whistle on Miz. The crowd encouraged him to blow the whistle.
Miz claimed he was telling the truth and kept saying “truth” repeatedly which led to R-Truth entering. Truth did his whole entrance with song. Truth said Miz wanted to “tell the Truth,” so he awaited Miz’s response. Miz said Truth must be losing it after eating food from North Carolina. Truth told him not to insult his hometown’s macaroni and cheese.
Truth challenged Miz to a match and Miz said no. Gargano thought Lumis only deflated Miz’s balls, he didn’t realize Miz didn’t have any balls left. He popped for his own joke, as did Truth. Miz accepted the match which led to Gargano and Truth saying, “you can’t handle the truth” simultaneously.
R-Truth defeated The Miz (2:46)
Truth did John Cena’s usual comeback before Miz cut him off with his attempt at Bryan Danielson’s running knee. A man in a hood appeared in the front row which distracted Miz so Truth caught him in a schoolboy for the pinfall win. The hooded man revealed himself as Gargano.
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Cathy Kelley did a sit-down interview with Candice LeRae. LeRae talked about all the changes in their (her and Gargano’s) lives lately. She mentioned the support she was getting from the likes of Alexa Bliss, Asuka and Bianca Belair.
Damage CTRL interrupted and sent Kelley on her way. Bayley basically tried to intimidate LeRae who didn’t back down. LeRae has learned that IYO SKY was still untrustworthy, Dakota Kai was still spiteful, and Bayley was still not the Women’s Champion.
Bayley told her that they were still in control of the division. Bayley shoved the cameraperson down and they put the boots to LeRae (which we could only hear).
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Elias ran into Matt Riddle and his bongos backstage. Elias called himself a serious musician who hated being interrupted but he liked Riddle because he was friends with Ezekiel.
Chad Gable and Otis interrupted. Gable said their band name should be “Blink One-eighty-shoosh.” He noted that Elias played the keyboard last week and wondered if kazoos would be next. He said Elias should shave his beard so he could look like that moron Ezekiel.
Elias warned him not to talk about his younger brother that way. Gable warned him that Otis ate bigger pieces of crap than him for breakfast. Riddle responded with a line from Happy Gilmore. (Corey Graves made sure to point this out.)
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Seth Rollins entered before the upcoming match to join commentary. The crowd hummed his song during the match and chanted, “we want Seth.”
Austin Theory defeated Mustafa Ali (12:03)
After a break, Theory decided to take a mid-match selfie so Ali dropkicked him and made his comeback which included a rolling neckbreaker for two and by a tornado DDT for two. Ali went for another DDT after missing a 450 splash but Theory countered into a neckbreaker for two.
Rollins encouraged Theory to finish it but Ali countered his finisher and hit a backstabber. Ali went to the top but Rollins distracted the ref. The extra time allowed Theory to trip Ali off the top rope. Theory hit his finisher, now called “A-Town Down,” for the pinfall win. Rollins raised Theory’s hand.
Three matches, three distraction finishes.
(I’m not sure what the point of the distraction was. Theory’s counter was legal and could have happened without Rollins. Maybe the distraction made Ali hesitate, but it didn’t come across that way, and there was no reason for him to hesitate anyway.)
— Rollins attacked Ali after the match and sent him into the crowd. It seemed like the segment was over as Rollins posed on the ramp but Ali flew in and attacked him. Ali launched Rollins into the videoboard but Rollins managed to escape as officials held back Ali.
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JBL and Baron Corbin ran into Gargano backstage. JBL called Gargano an internet hero and independent darling. He said Gargano had to spend ten years in Triple-A, while he and Corbin went straight to the bigs.
JBL told Gargano that when he sees a Hall of Famer backstage, to show respect and shake his hand. He also said Gargano should respect Miz and said that if Gargano was around during the Attitude Era, he’d be carrying his bags.
Gargano noted he was eight years old during the Attitude Era but offered his hand to JBL before referring to him as “MC Hammer pants” (in reference to JBL’s ill-fitting pants last week). He also wondered what Corbin’s newest name was and accidentally on purpose called him Boring Corbin. JBL said they’d see him in the ring.
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There was a Belair/Bayley video package.
The announcers congratulated Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the success of Black Adam.
1-on-4 handicap match: Omos (w/MVP) defeated four guys (1:40)
Omos won.
MVP cut a promo on Braun Strowman before the match.
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Elias defeated Chad Gable (w/Otis) (9:30)
This went to break after Elias fell out of the ring because Otis pulled the rope down on him. Gable was in control after the break and hit a flying headbutt. Elias made a comeback but another distraction allowed Gable to apply an ankle lock until Elias slipped out.
Gable went for a moonsault but Elias caught him mid-air with a cool-looking knee strike. (The ref checked on Gable who seemed fine.) Elias avoided a charge by Otis who ran into the ring post and followed with Drift Away on Gable for the pinfall win.
— Otis and Gable attacked Elias after the match but Riddle ran out to make the save. Riddle cleared the ring and wiped out Alpha Academy with a dive.
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The OC was backstage in the trainer’s room. Anderson whimpered as he held an ice pack to his balls (because of Ripley’s earlier low blow). Styles admitted they have a Rhea problem. Gallows wasn’t worried because they all knew he was the best with women.
Styles said she body-slammed him earlier and Gallows said that was his love language. Gallows left to smooth things over with her. Anderson, still in pain, was baffled and said Gallows was the worst with women. Styles told him to keep the ice pack on.
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JBL entered ahead of a break.
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Gallows limped back into the trainer’s room. Gallows said Ripley got him too and took the ice back from Anderson to put on his own balls. Styles knew they had to do something.
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JBL said the people of NC were losers which is why they liked Gargano. He noted that Gargano was from Cleveland and Cleveland’s former quarterback Baker Mayfield was now leading the Carolina Panthers to a losing record. They also turned Michael Jordan into a loser because Charlotte is where dreams go to die. He introduced us to the new wrestling god Baron Corbin.
JBL joined commentary. He again made references to Gargano wrestling in Single-A (I said Triple-A earlier) and repeatedly said Gargano should be carrying his bags.
Baron Corbin (w/JBL) defeated Johnny Gargano (14:08)
They went to break after Corbin slammed Gargano onto the announce table. The crowd chanted, “you can’t wrestle” at Corbin moments before Gargano made a comeback which included a slingshot spear for two. Corbin hit a fallaway slam for two.
Gargano came back with strikes but Corbin hit Deep Six for two. Corbin tried the thing where he slips in and out of the ring but Gargano caught him with a superkick on the way back in for a nearfall.
They fought outside the ring and Gargano got the upper hand after Corbin went into the steel steps. Gargano stood on the announce table, put on JBL’s cowboy hat and did a little dance before giving Corbin a tornado DDT. Gargano feigned giving JBL his back but kept it.
That pissed off JBL who tripped Gargano on the apron. Corbin followed with End of Days for the pinfall win.
Fourth distraction finish of the evening.
(For the second straight week, JBL did all the talking for Corbin who did not say a word.)
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Kelley interviewed Belair. Belair said a win tonight would put an end to this and it was about time now that others like LeRae were catching strays. Tonight was about payback because Bayley has taken out every single one of her friends. She wanted to make sure Bayley left tonight with nothing.
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Backstage, Miz gave Gargano a get-well card for Candice on behalf of him and Maryse. (Did he leave the arena and come back?) Gargano admitted that was nice of him. Miz wanted them to hash things out but all Gargano wanted was for him to tell the truth. If Miz didn’t do it next week, then he would.
Before leaving, Gargano opened the card and complained that Miz didn’t even sign it. He mentioned that Miz was rich and could have at least put some money in it.
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There was a video package for Bobby Lashley vs. Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar will appear on Raw next week in Dallas.
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Non-title match: Bayley (w/Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) defeated Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair (23:05)
They had an excellent match that ended when a returning Nikki Cross attacked Belair.
There was a great spot early on where Belair did a backflip out of the corner and Bayley responded by running and clubbing her in the face with a forearm. Belair responded with a backbreaker and slingshot dive, leading to break. Bayley was randomly in control after the break and hit a vertical suplex outside the ring. Belair set up for KOD but Bayley yanked her arm on the top rope.
Belair came back with a vertical suplex, shoulder tackles, dropkick, corner punches, and body slam but Bayley got her knees up on a standing moonsault. Bayley tried a diving elbow but Belair got her knees up and hit the standing moonsault for two. Bayley gave Belair a draping DDT off the barricade which led to another break.
Bayley tried a KOD but Belair countered into a Bayley-to-belly for two. Bayley tried to use Belair’s braid so Belair yanked her with it into the steel steps before hitting a spinebuster for two. Belair went to the top but SKY got on the apron and Belair stopped what she was doing for some reason. Bayley used the distraction to hit a Bayley-to-belly off the middle rope for a nearfall.
Bayley instructed SKY and Kai to clear the announce desk. Belair clubbed them both with forearms, then powerbombed Bayley on the desk (which didn’t break), slammed her into the ring post and onto the apron (without ever letting go).
Belair shoved Bayley into the ring but as the ref checked on Bayley, SKY and Kai attacked Belair. The ref yelled at SKY and Kai and told them to leave.
As they argued with him, a mysterious woman (Nikki Cross) flew off the top rope and wiped out all three of them with a dive.
Belair countered Bayley’s Rose Plant and hit a KOD but the ref was out. Cross shoved Belair shoulder-first into the ring post and hit her with a swinging fisherman neckbreaker. Bayley crawled into a cover and a new referee counted the pinfall win.
Nikki Cross (which is what they called her) attacked Bayley after the match as well. Kevin Patrick said he’s never seen this unhinged side of Nikki before. Graves said, “I have” and said Cross was about to become a problem for the rest of the division.
(The match itself was really good but the quiet crowd, which has been oddly quiet all night, didn’t help.)
An Extreme Rules rematch is set for next Monday’s WWE Raw.
Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair will face Bayley in a non-title match on the October 24 episode. The match was announced during this week’s show.
Belair successfully defended the Raw Women’s title against Bayley in a ladder match at Extreme Rules on October 8 in Philadelphia.
Bayley returned from a knee injury at SummerSlam in July alongside Dakota Kai and IYO SKY to begin a program with Belair that has also involved Asuka and Alexa Bliss teaming with Belair.
Kai and SKY eliminated Asuka and Bliss from the Women’s Tag Team title tournament on the August 22 Raw episode, and Bayley, Kai, and SKY then defeated Belair, Asuka, and Bliss in a trios match at Clash at the Castle on September 3.
Belair vs. Bayley is the only match official for next week’s Raw, which will take place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
WWE has made some new announcements for Raw’s Extreme Rules go-home show.
Ahead of their ladder match for the Raw Women’s Championship at Extreme Rules, Bianca Belair and Bayley will meet for a contract signing on Raw this Monday. The contract signing comes after Belair saved Shotzi from an attack by Bayley on last night’s SmackDown.
Bayley defeated Shotzi on SmackDown and then went to attack Shotzi with a ladder. after the match, but Belair ran out to make the save. Belair tried to give Bayley a KOD onto the ladder, but Bayley was able to escape.
Extreme Rules is taking place in Philadelphia next Saturday (October 8).
Monday’s Raw will also feature a face-to-face segment with Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins ahead of their Fight Pit match at Extreme Rules. A “no contact clause” has been put in place, which means that Riddle and Rollins can’t put their hands on the other before Extreme Rules. If they do, they’ll be removed from the match.
Plus, WWE has announced that Rey Mysterio will team up with AJ Styles against The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor & Damian Priest on Monday’s Raw. The updated lineup for the episode is listed below:
Contract signing for Bianca Belair and Bayley’s Raw Women’s Championship ladder match at Extreme Rules
A ladder match stipulation has been added to the Raw Women’s Championship match at Extreme Rules.
The opening of Monday’s Raw had Bayley and Bianca Belair confronting one another after Belair was attacked last week by Bayley. The end of the segment had Bayley challenging Belair to a ladder match at Extreme Rules, which takes place October 8. Belair accepted.
Belair later faced IYO SKY in a singles match, with the rest of Damage Control in SKY’s corner and Asuka & Alexa Bliss in Belair’s corner. Belair proceeded to pick up the win, posing with the title after the match.
Bayley has continued to feud with Belair following Clash at the Castle, when Bayley pinned Belair in a six-woman tag match. Damage Control ended Raw last week laying out Belair, Asuka, and Bliss after Bayley defeated Bliss in a singles match. Bayley told Belair that she wanted the Raw Women’s title, and the match would take place at Extreme Rules.
Here is the latest lineup for Extreme Rules, which will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair vs. Bayley in a ladder match
SmackDown Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan vs. Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules match
It was announced on Friday that Bianca Belair will face IYO SKY, while Seth Rollins will face Rey Mysterio.
The end of Raw on Monday had Damage Control lay out Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss after Bayley defeated Bliss. The show ended with Bayley telling Belair that she will see Belair at Extreme Rules on October 8 for the Raw Women’s Championship.
Raw this past Monday also had Rollins and Riddle interfere in each other’s matches. After Riddle caused Rollins a match against Bobby Lashley, Rollins emerged during a Judgment Day vs. Rey Mysterio & Riddle bout, eventually causing them to lose the match. Later, Rollins accepted a match against Riddle at Extreme Rules in a Fight Pit match.
Here is the latest lineup for Monday’s Raw:
Bianca Belair vs. IYO SKY
Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins
Kevin Owens & Johnny Gargano vs. Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)
The build to Extreme Rules picked up on last night’s episode of Raw.
One new match was confirmed for the October 8 pay-per-view while another was all but made official. Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins will face off in a Fight Pit match at the PPV, and Bayley has challenged Bianca Belair to a Raw Women’s Championship match.
Bobby Lashley defended his United States Championship against Rollins last night. It appeared that Rollins was about to win the title after hitting a low blow, but a distraction by Riddle led to Lashley hitting a spear and pinning Rollins to retain.
Rollins returned the favor by later attacking Riddle while Riddle was teaming with Rey Mysterio against The Judgment Day. As they brawled backstage, Rollins agreed to give Riddle a rematch, telling him to name the time and place. Riddle challenged Rollins to face him inside of the Fight Pit.
The Fight Pit match made its debut on NXT in 2020. Riddle lost to Timothy Thatcher in that match.
Bayley was in action in last night’s main event, defeating Alexa Bliss. Belair, Bliss, and Asuka had interrupted a Damage CTRL celebration earlier in the show.
Damage CTRL beat down Bliss, Asuka, and Belair following last night’s main event. Bayley said she’s in control now and gets what she wants — and what she wants is the Raw Women’s Championship at Extreme Rules.
Bayley ended Monday’s Raw by challenging Bianca Belair to a match for the Raw Women’s title at Extreme Rules.
Following a win over Alexa Bliss on Monday, Damage Control continued to attack Bliss. This brought out Asuka, who was laid out, and Belair, who managed to hold her own for a while. However, the numbers game played in Damage Control’s favor, and Bayley soon laid out Belair with a Rose plant. Bayley ended the show saying that she wanted the title match at Extreme Rules on October 8.
After Bayley pinned Belair at Clash at the Castle earlier this month, Bayley laid claim to being the next challenger for the Raw Women’s title on the following episode of Raw. Belair came out and said she would defend her championship right then and there. Bayley rejected the offer, saying it would be on her terms.
Here is the current match lineup for Extreme Rules, which will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Extreme Rules match for the SmackDown Women’s title: Liv Morgan vs. Ronda Rousey
Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
An open challenge for the Raw Women’s Championship has been added to Raw.
During Friday’s SmackDown, it was announced that Belair will put her Raw Women’s Championship on Monday’s show. It will be her first defense since SummerSlam, where she successfully retained the championship against Becky Lynch.
On this past Monday’s Raw, Bayley came out and bragged about being the one that pinned Beliar at Clash at the Castle in the six-woman tag match. Belair came to the ring and offered to put the Raw Women’s Championship on the line right then and there. Bayley rejected, saying it was Labor Day and wasn’t going to work. Bayley told Belair that when she is ready, she would challenge for the title.
Here is the current lineup for Monday’s Raw:
Bianca Belair’s open challenge for the Raw Women’s Championship
Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah vs. IYO SKY & Dakota Kai for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair is looking to break out into the mainstream.
It was revealed via Variety today that Belair has signed with talent agency WME for “representation in all areas.” Variety wrote that WME will work to build Belair’s business across podcasting, acting, marketing, and more.
Belair, who first joined WWE in 2016, is a one-time Raw Women’s Champion and a one-time SmackDown Women’s Champion. She won the Raw Women’s title from Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38 this April.
At SummerSlam last month, Belair retained the Raw Women’s title against Lynch in a WrestleMania rematch.
Belair will team up with Asuka & Alexa Bliss in a six-woman tag match against Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY at Clash at the Castle on Saturday, September 3. The feud between Belair and the Bayley-led faction began when Bayley, Kai & SKY confronted Belair at SummerSlam.
In 2021, Belair and Sasha Banks won the Best WWE Moment award at the ESPYS for becoming the first Black women to headline WrestleMania.
A six-woman tag team match has been added to Clash at the Castle.
Bianca Belair issued the challenge on behalf of Asuka and Alexa Bliss. Bayley accepted for her, ISO SKY, and Dakota Kai, agreeing to a match for September 3 in Cardiff, Wales.
Bayley made her return to WWE following knee surgery at SummerSlam last month, introducing Dakota Kai and IYO SKY to the main roster. The following Monday on Raw, Bayley, SKY, and Kai made their intentions known by attacking Asuka and Bliss during their match against one another. Later, a match between SKY and Belair ended after Bliss and Asuka attacked Bayley and Kai in the ring.
Here is the current lineup for Clash at the Castle:
Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Liv Morgan vs. Shayna Baszler for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY
A Raw Women’s Championship match is official for WWE SummerSlam.
Bianca Belair will defend the Raw Women’s title against Becky Lynch on Saturday, July 30 at SummerSlam in Nashville. The match was officially announced during this week’s Raw episode.
Lynch announced on Raw that WWE officials had informed her that she will face the winner of a Belair vs. Carmella title match at SummerSlam. Belair then defeated Carmella to retain her title in a match where she could have lost the title by countout.
After Belair vs. Carmella, Lynch and Belair had an interaction involving the Raw Women’s title belt. Lynch grabbed the belt and teased handing it to Belair, but instead dropped it, playing off a Lynch and Charlotte Flair segment on SmackDown in the build to last year’s Survivor Series.
Lynch returned after maternity leave at last year’s SummerSlam in Las Vegas as a surprise replacement for Sasha Banks in a SmackDown Women’s title match, defeating Belair in under 30 seconds to win the title.
Belair and Lynch then rematched at WrestleMania this year over the Raw Women’s title, where Belair defeated Lynch.
Seven matches are now official for SummerSlam. Here is the lineup to this point:
WWE SummerSlam, Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —
Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch
SmackDown Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
United States Championship: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Theory
Undisputed Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits — Jeff Jarrett special guest referee
Logan Paul is set to be the guest on Miz TV this coming Monday on Raw.
Additionally, a rematch for the Raw Women’s Championship has been announced, with Bianca Belair defending against Carmella.
It was already announced that Paul would be on this Monday’s show. Paul appeared in a series of videos during Raw on Monday saying that he wanted a match against The Miz at SummerSlam, insisting he wanted to confront Miz after his attack at WrestleMania 38. Miz on Raw rejected Paul’s claims, saying Paul was just trying to get attention and still went with the idea that he and Paul should reunite as a team.
Carmella defeated Bianca Belair last week on Raw via countout after Becky Lynch distracted Belair on the outside. In the ring, Carmella celebrated with the title, thinking she had won it. Belair then laid her out.
Set for Raw this coming Monday:
Raw Women’s title: Bianca Belair defends against Carmella
