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Two new number one contenders crowned on WWE SmackDown

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The number one contenders for both the WWE and Women’s Tag Team titles were determined on SmackDown.

After Giulia & Kiana James and Alexa Bliss & Charlotte both came out on Friday to confront new champions the Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax & Lash Legend), Nick Aldis arrived and made an impromptu number one contender’s match between the first two teams. Flair and Bliss emerged victorious after Flair hit the natural selection on Giulia, giving them the next shot against Jax and Legend.

The Irresistible Forces defeated Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY on last week’s SmackDown to win the titles for the first time as a team. During their celebration backstage, they announced that they would have an additional celebration on this week’s show.

For the men, Damian Priest and R-Truth emerged as the new number one contenders for the titles, winning a Tag Team Turmoil match. The Motor City Machine Guns were first eliminated by Fraxiom, who then were eliminated by Los Garza. The Wyatt Sicks were in next, but shockingly lost after Tama Tonga interrupted the match, allowing Berto to roll up Dexter Lumis for the win. Finally Priest & Truth entered and scored the victory over Los Garza to become the new number one contenders, earning a future title match against the MFTs.

WWE NXT team earns Women’s Tag title shot

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A WWE NXT tag team has earned a shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.

The Culling’s Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley won a chaotic three-way elimination match in Tuesday’s WWE NXT TV main event to earn an opportunity to challenge Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss for the Women’s Tag titles.

Dame and Paxley defeated Fallon Henley an Jazmyn Nyx of Fatal Influence, plus Sol Ruca and Zaria in the three-way elimination bout to earn their title match. Ruca and Zaria were eliminated first after Ruca accidentally caught Zaria with a Sol Snatcher, enabling Nyx to pin Zaria.

The bout continued until Paxley and Dame hit Henley with a tandem boot-Russian leg sweep, followed by a sit-out tree slam from Dame to pin Henley for the victory.

No date has been announced for the Flair and Bliss vs. Dame and Paxley title tilt.

Our full report from Tuesday’s WWE NXT TV is available here.

WWE Evolution Tag Team title match field set

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The field for Sunday’s Women’s Tag Team Championship match at WWE Evolution is set.

Following the events of Monday’s WWE Raw, Asuka & Kairi Sane, plus Sol Ruca & Zaria will round out the four-team field for the Women’s Tag title bout at Evolution in Atlanta.

Sane defeated Tag champ Roxanne Perez in singles competition on Monday’s show, then was saved by former Kabuki Warriors tag partner Asuka in the aftermath. Asuka and Sane were officially added to the Evolution match in a backstage segment with Raw GM Adam Pearce later in the episode.

Ruca and Zaria were announced as the NXT representatives in the contest joining Asuka and Sane, and SmackDown team Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss in challenging Perez and Raquel Rodriguez for the titles.

Seven matches are official for the Sunday, July 13 Evolution card. The lineup:

WWE Evolution, Sunday, July 13, 7 p.m. Eastern time —

  • WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Trish Stratus
  • Women’s World Champion IYO SKY defends against Rhea Ripley
  • NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defends against Jordynne Grace
  • Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria in a three-way
  • Women’s Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez defend against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, Asuka & Kairi Sane, and Sol Ruca & Zaria in a four-way
  • No holds barred: Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
  • Battle royal for a title shot at Clash in Paris

Becky Lynch turns on Lyra Valkyria, Tag Team titles change hands on WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The newly-formed tag team of Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria has already split.

One day after Lynch and Valkyria won the Women’s Tag Team titles, they dropped them right back to former champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, with Lynch turning on Valkyria in the post-match.

Valkyria was pinned in the Tag title rematch on Monday’s Raw in Las Vegas, with Morgan hitting Oblivion for the finish. Lynch was repeatedly neutralized as she attempted to help her partner during the bout.

After the match, Lynch hugged Valkyria before dropping her with multiple clotheslines. Lynch left the ring, then returned to hit three Manhandle Slams on Valkyria to cement the heel turn.

Lynch returned at WrestleMania 41 after a hiatus of nearly 11 months, replacing Bayley as Valkyria’s partner. Bayley was laid out backstage in an angle on the night one of WrestleMania pre-show on Saturday, with her attacker yet to be revealed.

It was announced on Monday’s Raw that Bayley had suffered a partial shoulder dislocation in storyline, and would be on the shelf for an indeterminate amount of time.

Our live play-by-play coverage of the Raw after WrestleMania is ongoing here.

WWE WrestleMania 41 Women’s Tag title match set

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Bayley and Lyra Valkyria are on their way to WWE WrestleMania 41.

Valkyria and Bayley won the gauntlet match on Friday’s WWE SmackDown to advance to the Women’s Tag Team Championship currently slated for night two of WresteMania on Sunday, April 20. They will challenge current champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for the titles.

Both teams had a staredown in the ring on Friday’s show while posing in the sightline of the WrestleMania 41 sign hanging in the rafters.

The expected WrestleMania 41 lineup is listed below.

WWE WrestleMania 41

Night one (Saturday, April 19) —

  • Main event: Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Seth Rollins
  • WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Charlotte Flair
  • World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against Jey Uso
  • United States Champion LA Knight defends against Jacob Fatu
  • World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Ivar & Erik) defend against New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
  • Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano (Chad Gable)
  • Jade Cargill vs. Naomi

Night two (Sunday, April 20) —

  • Main event: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against John Cena
  • Women’s World Champion IYO SKY defends against Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match
  • WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker defends against Penta, Finn Balor, and Dominik Mysterio in a four-way match
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez defend against Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
  • AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
  • Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
  • Randy Orton vs. ?

Gauntlet match for WrestleMania title shot booked for next WWE SmackDown

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The road to WWE WrestleMania 41 continues on the Friday, April 11 SmackDown with a gauntlet match with Mania implications.

A women’s tag team gauntlet match has been announced for next week’s show, with the winners advancing to WrestleMania 41 to challenge Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.

Katana Chance & Kayden Carter, Bayley & Lyra Valkyria, Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, Michin & B-Fab, Piper Niven & Alba Fyre, and Natalya & Maxxine Dupri will be the six teams vying for a title shot in the gauntlet match.

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will also appear on next week’s SmackDown, as the champ continues to prepare for his WrestleMania 41 title defense against John Cena.

Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest will have a face-to-face confrontation on next week’s SmackDown in another new segment announced for the show. Priest challenged McIntyre to a WrestleMania 41 bout during this week’s episode, although the match has yet to be confirmed.

After making his WWE debut on this week’s SmackDown with a victory over NXT’s Nathan Frazer, Rey Fenix will again be in action on next Friday’s episode against Berto.

The announced lineup for the Friday, April 11 WWE SmackDown:

  • Gauntlet match for a WWE Women’s Tag Team title shot at WrestleMania 41: Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark vs. Michin & B-Fab vs. Piper Niven & Alba Fyre vs. Natalya & Maxxine Dupri
  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown
  • Drew McIntyre & Damian Priest face-to-face
  • Rey Fenix vs. Berto

New Women’s Tag Team Champions crowned on WWE Raw

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Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez are the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.

The Judgment Day’s Morgan and Rodriguez unseated Bianca Belair and Naomi as champs in the main event of Monday’s WWE Raw to capture the Women’s Tag titles for a record third time.

The main event featured interference from Dominik Mysterio on behalf of Morgan and Rodriguez, including near the finish where Mysterio jumped on the apron to distract Naomi. Naomi hit Morgan with her finisher, then pulled Mysterio into the ring. In the ensuing chaos, Morgan stole the pin.

Belair and Naomi’s title reign ends after 177 days, although Naomi was part of the team for just the final 73 days of the reign, as she replaced Jade Cargill who was written out of storylines with a cliffhanger injury angle that has yet to be fully paid off.

Rodriguez and Morgan have now captured the titles three times as a duo, the most in the six-year history of the championship. Rodriguez is a four-time Women’s Tag champ having also held the titles with Aliyah for two weeks in 2022.

Our full report from Monday’s Raw is available here.

New WWE Women’s Tag Team title number one contenders crowned

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Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson are the new number one contenders to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.

The Meta Girls (Legend and Jackson) defeated Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) on this week’s WWE NXT in a number one contender’s match to earn the next shot at the Women’s Tag Team titles, currently held by Bianca Belair and Naomi.

Belair and Jade Cargill originally won the Tag titles at Bash in Berlin last August. Naomi was named the replacement for Cargill on the December 20 WWE SmackDown episode after an angle where Cargill was shown laid out on the hood of a car, implicating a mystery attacker. That storyline thread has yet to be tied up.

Tuesday’s WWE NXT also set up two title bouts for next week’s show, with Oba Femi defending the NXT title against Eddy Thorpe, plus Tony D’Angelo defending the North American title against Ridge Holland.

Another title match was also made official for the January 28 episode, with Fallon Henley defending the Women’s North American Championship against Shotzi. Henley interfered in a number one contender’s match between Shotzi and Stephanie Vaquer this week, allowing Shotzi to score the victory.

Naomi replacing Jade Cargill as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion

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Naomi has replaced Jade Cargill as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion alongside Bianca Belair.

In a backstage segment on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, GM Nick Aldis told Belair that he was forcing her to relinquish the Women’s Tag Team titles as the investigation into who attacked Cargill in a backstage angle continues.

Naomi offered to step in for Cargill, and Aldis relented under the condition that the duo defend the Tag titles on next week’s SmackDown.

Later in the show, Belair and Naomi defending the Women’s Tag Team titles against Nia Jax and Candice LeRae was announced for next week’s SmackDown.

The Cargill injury angle took place on the November 22 SmackDown, with the star shown laying on the hood of a car.

The most recent Women’s Tag Team title defense came on the November 11 edition of WWE Raw, with Belair and Cargill retaining over Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in that contest.

Two Tag Team title matches set for next week’s WWE SmackDown

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The WWE Tag Team and Women’s Tag Team titles will be on the line on the August 2 SmackDown.

The Bloodline’s Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga were victorious in the gauntlet match to crown new number one contenders to the WWE Tag Team titles on Friday’s taped WWE SmackDown, and their challenge against DIY for the belts was later confirmed as taking place on next Friday’s episode.

Also confirmed for next week’s SmackDown episode, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn will defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against former champs Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair.

United States Champion Logan Paul will also have a homecoming segment on next week’s SmackDown, the go-home show for next Saturday’s SummerSlam PLE in Cleveland. Cleveland will also host next Friday’s SmackDown, and Paul is an Ohio native.

The announced lineup for the Friday, August 2 WWE SmackDown, the go-home show for SummerSlam:

  • WWE Tag Team Champions Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa defend against The Bloodline’s Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn defend against Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill
  • Logan Paul’s homecoming segment

Women’s Tag title match added to WWE Clash at the Castle

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The Women’s Tag Team titles will be on the line in a triple threat match at WWE Clash at the Castle.

WWE revealed during Friday’s SmackDown that Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair will defend the Women’s Tag Team Championship in a three-way at next Saturday’s Clash at the Castle event in Scotland against Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, and Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn.

Belair & Cargill announced the triple threat in a backstage interview segment on Friday’s show. The teams of Fyre & Dawn and Baszler & Stark attacked the Tag champs in the ring following their victory over Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae on SmackDown to set up the contest.

Clash at the Castle streams live on Peacock/WWE Network on Saturday, June 15. The main card will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The updated card for the event:

  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against AJ Styles in an I Quit match
  • World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest defends against Drew McIntyre
  • WWE Women’s Champion Bayley defends against Piper Niven
  • Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn defends against Chad Gable
  • Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defend against Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark and Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn in a triple threat

WWE crowns new number one contenders for Women’s Tag Team titles

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WWE has crowned new top contenders to Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill’s Women’s Tag Team Championship.

Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark won a four-way bout on Monday’s WWE Raw to become the new number one contenders to the Women’s Tag Team titles held by Belair & Cargill.

No date has been announced for the Belair & Cargill vs. Baszler & Stark title match, but the bout could be announced for Saturday’s King and Queen of the Ring PLE pre-show should Belair be eliminated from the Queen of the Ring tournament on this Friday’s SmackDown episode.

It was also mentioned in a digital exclusive that Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae would be getting a title shot as well, and Baszler & Stark may face them if they are successful.

The four-way match on Raw also featured the teams of Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL, Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri, plus Katana Chance & Kayden Carter. Baszler pinned Dupri to win the contest.

Belair & Cargill have held the Women’s Tag titles since defeating Sane & Asuka for the belts at Backlash on May 4 in France.

Our full report from Monday’s WWE Raw is available here.

Women’s Tag title match announced for WWE Elimination Chamber pre-show

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A Women’s Tag Team title match has been announced for Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber Kickoff show. 

WWE revealed during Thursday night’s Elimination Chamber press event that The Kabuki Warriors will defend the Women’s Tag Team Championship against Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae on the Kickoff pre-show. 

The pre-show begins at 4 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, February 24 and will stream on Peacock and WWE’s YouTube and social media channels. 

The main card begins at 5 a.m. Eastern time on Peacock/WWE Network. 

The updated card for Elimination Chamber: 

  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania 40 challenger (Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. Bobby Lashley vs. LA Knight vs. Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul)
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine Women’s World Championship challenger for WrestleMania 40 (Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. Raquel Rodriguez)
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate)
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins
  • Kickoff show: Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) defend against Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae

Women’s Tag Team title rematch set for next week’s WWE Raw

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The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship will be on the line on the Monday, February 5 edition of Raw. 

WWE announced during this week’s episode that The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) of Damage CTRL will defend their titles against former champions Katana Chance & Kayden Carter on next Monday’s Raw. 

Asuka & Sane defeated Chance & Carter to win the titles on last Friday’s SmackDown. 

The Kabuki Warriors were in action on this week’s Raw, winning a non-title match against Natalya & Tegan Nox. Chance & Carter were shown watching the bout backstage, where interviewer Jackie Redmond asked for their response. Chance & Carter said that they had gone to Raw authority figure Adam Pearce and secured a rematch for next week. 

Next week’s Raw may also feature fallout from Bayley announcing which champion she will face at WrestleMania 40. 

With the other members of Damage CTRL by her side, Bayley revealed on Raw that she will announce whether she will challenge Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley or WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY of Damage CTRL at WrestleMania on this week’s SmackDown. Bayley won the women’s Royal Rumble match on Saturday and was confronted by both Ripley and Nia Jax on Raw, with Jax attempting to intimidate Bayley into choosing SKY.

Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri will host the Monday, February 5 Raw. The announced lineup: 

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) defend against Katana Chance & Kayden Carter

New Women’s Tag Team Champions crowned on WWE SmackDown

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The Kabuki Warriors are once again WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. 

Damage CTRL’s Kabuki Warriors duo of Asuka & Kairi Sane defeated Katana Chance & Kayden Carter on Friday’s WWE SmackDown to capture the Women’s Tag titles for the second time in their careers. 

Sane pinned Carter after hitting an InSane Elbow to win the titles, and Damage CTRL celebrated together after the contest, with an emphasis on Asuka, Sane, WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY, and Dakota Kai, while group member Bayley was presented as something of an outsider. 

A video package hyping Bayley’s quest to win the Royal Rumble aired during SmackDown as the tension within Damage CTRL continues to be a focus. 

WWE’s chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque commented on the Kabuki Warriors win in a social media post: 

The #KabukiWarriors continue to be a force that nobody is ready to reckon with… Congratulations to your NEW @WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, @WWEAsuka and @KAIRI_official. #SmackDown

Triple H also commended Chance & Carter on X: 

Proud of @wwekayden and @Katana_WWE for holding their own and having an incredibly impressive championship run. Looking forward to seeing what’s next for them…

Chance & Carter held the Tag titles for 40 days after winning them from Chelsea Green & Piper Niven on the December 18, 2023 Raw.