Tag: Wwe Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament

Women’s Tag Team title tournament match set for next WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament semifinals match, plus Ricochet vs. Happy Corbin have been announced for the August 26 WWE SmackDown.

In the Women’s Tag title tournament, Toxic Attraction’s Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne will face Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah. 

Dolin and Jayne replaced Zoey Stark and Nikkita Lyons in the tournament after Stark suffered a concussion in her NXT Heatwave match against Mandy Rose this week. Dolin and Jayne defeated Natalya and Sonya Deville on Friday’s SmackDown to advance in the tournament.

Dave Meltzer reported in today’s Daily Update that Lyons would not have been allowed to enter Canada for Friday’s SmackDown anyway due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19, and that WWE was not aware of her vaccination status when Stark and Lyons were booked for the tournament:

Stark suffered a concussion in her match Tuesday with Mandy Rose and wasn’t cleared. Lyons wouldn’t have been allowed to go as they didn’t realize she wasn’t vaccinated and thus couldn’t get into Canada.

Also announced for next week, Ricochet will face Happy Corbin in a singles contest. 

Here is the lineup for next week’s SmackDown: 

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament semifinals: Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah
  • Ricochet vs. Happy Corbin

Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament match set for next WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament will continue with a semifinal match on next week’s WWE Raw. 

After advancing in the tournament with a win over Nikki ASH and Doudrop this week, Alexa Bliss and Asuka will take on Dakota Kai and IYO SKY on the August 22 Raw episode. 

Kai was in singles competition on this week’s show, defeating Dana Brooke.

Already announced for next week’s show, Edge will be in singles action against Damian Priest. That match was announced during the August 8 Raw. 

Priest announced during this week’s Raw that Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley will not accompany him to ringside for his match with Edge.

The August 22 Raw will take place at the Scotiabank Arena. 

Here is the announced lineup: 

WWE Raw, Monday, August 22 —

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal: Alexa Bliss & Asuka vs. Dakota Kai & IYO SKY
  • Edge vs. Damian Priest

Women’s Tag title tournament match, Riddle interview set for next week’s WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A Women’s Tag Team title tournament match, plus a Riddle interview segment have been announced for the August 15 WWE Raw. 

In the Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament, Alexa Bliss and Asuka will team against Nikki ASH and Doudrop in a first round matchup. The winners will advance to face Dakota Kai and IYO SKY in round two, as SKY and Kai defeated Tamina and Dana Brooke in a first round bout on this week’s Raw. 

Also set for next week is an “exclusive interview” with Riddle. Riddle last appeared on WWE programming in a segment with Seth Rollins at SummerSlam. The two had been set to wrestle at SummerSlam, but Riddle was taken out of the match with a storyline injury inflicted by Rollins the week of the show. Rollins then laid out Riddle at the event itself. 

The August 15 Raw will take place in Washington DC at the Capital One Arena. The announced lineup: 

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament first round: Asuka & Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki ASH & Doudrop
  • Riddle interview

Dakota Kai & IYO SKY advance in WWE Women’s  Tag Team title tournament

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Dakota Kai and IYO SKY are the first team to advance to the second round of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament. 

Kai and SKY defeated Tamina and Dana Brooke on Monday’s Raw episode to advance to the second round. 

The eight-team tournament bracket was also revealed on Raw, and Kai and SKY now await the winners of Alexa Bliss & Asuka vs. Nikki ASH and Doudrop. 

Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah vs. Xia Li & Shotzi, plus Natalya & Sonya Deville vs. NXT’s Zoey Stark & Nikkita Lyons are the other first round matches. 

Kai and SKY re-debuted with WWE at SummerSlam on July 30 as part of a new faction led by the returning Bayley. The trio will take on Bliss, Asuka, and Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair in a trios match at the Clash at the Castle event on September 3. 

After then-champions Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of a Raw episode on May 16, the Women’s Tag Team titles were officially vacated on the May 20 episode of SmackDown.