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Finals set for WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The finals for the Women’s Tag Team title tournament has been set.

Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah will face Dakota Kai and IYO SKY on this coming Monday’s Raw to determine the new Women’s Tag Team Champions. Rodriguez & Aliyah defeated Sonya Deville & Natalya to advance, with Rodriguez pinning Deville with the Tejana bomb.

Earlier in the show, Deville and Natalya won a four-way last chance match to advance to the semifinals. Although they were eliminated in the first round of the tournament by Toxic Attraction, the last chance match was made after Gigi Dolin suffered a concussion, taking the team out of the tournament.

The winners of the match on Raw will win the vacated championships. Sasha Banks and Naomi, the former champions, were stripped of the titles and suspended indefinitely by WWE back in May after walking out of an episode of Raw.

Here is what has been announced for Raw:

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team titles: IYO SKY & Dakota Kai vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah
  • Seth Rollins & Riddle face-to-face
  • WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle appears

Toxic Attraction out of WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament following Dolin injury

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Toxic Attraction are out of the WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

WWE announced prior to Raw on Monday that Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne are out of the tournament due to “injuries suffered by [Gigi Dolin]”. A ‘second chance’ fatal four-way spot will take place on Friday’s SmackDown that will determine the final spot in the semifinals.

The four teams that have not advanced in the tournament are Tamina & Dana Brooke, Nikki A.S.H. & Doudrop, Xia Li & Shotzi, and Natalya & Deville. Dolin and Jayne replaced Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark, who were pulled out of the tournament after Stark suffered a concussion during her NXT Women’s Championship match against Mandy Rose at NXT Heatwave last Tuesday.

The winners of the tournament will be crowned the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions after the former champions, Sasha Banks and Naomi, were stripped of the titles and suspended indefinitely for walking out of Raw back in May.

Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne advance in WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Toxic Attraction have advanced to the next round of the WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

On Friday’s SmackDown, Gigi Dolin and Jacey Jayne defeated Natalya and Sonya Deville. The finish of the match had Natalya go for the sharpshooter on Dolin, but didn’t notice that Dolin had tagged in Jayne, who then rolled up Natalya for the three count.

Dolin and Jayne now advance to the semifinals of the Women’s Tag Team title tournament. They will face Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez, who won their first round match last week after defeating Shotzi and Xia Li.

Zoey Stark and Nikkita Lyons were originally scheduled to be in Toxic Attraction’s spot. However, Dave Meltzer has reported that Zoey Stark suffered a concussion during her match against Mandy Rose at NXT Heatwave on Tuesday and was pulled from the match. The company also didn’t realize that Nikkita Lyons was not vaccinated and as a result was unable to cross the border into Canada, as Friday’s SmackDown took place in Montreal.

Shawn Michaels announced on social media Friday that Toxic Attraction would replace Stark and Lyons.

Toxic Attraction replacing Stark & Lyons in WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Update —

WWE has confirmed that Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne are replacing Zoey Stark & Nikkita Lyons in the Women’s Tag Team title tournament. Shawn Michaels said Stark was injured at NXT Heatwave and Lyons is “medically unavailable.”

Dave Meltzer reported that Stark’s injury is a concussion.

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A change has been made to the lineup for WWE’s Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

The first round of the tournament was supposed to conclude with NXT’s Zoey Stark & Nikkita Lyons facing Natalya & Sonya Deville on SmackDown tonight, but PWInsider reports that Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) will instead be facing Natalya & Deville in the match. PWInsider wrote that Lyons isn’t at SmackDown tonight.

On the latest edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show, Bryan Alvarez noted that he was told Stark was injured during her match against NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose at Heatwave this past Tuesday. Alvarez said he didn’t know how serious Stark’s injury was or how long she would be out of action, but he believed Stark & Lyons were out of the WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

Dolin, Jayne, and Rose are all members of Toxic Attraction in NXT.

The winner of tonight’s tournament match will advance to face Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah in the semifinals. IYO SKY & Dakota Kai vs. Asuka & Alexa Bliss is the semifinal match on the other side of the bracket.

Tonight’s SmackDown is being held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The show will feature a face-to-face segment with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and his Clash at the Castle challenger Drew McIntyre.

Alexa Bliss & Asuka advance in WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament

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Alexa Bliss and Asuka are headed to the next round of the WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

On Monday’s Raw, Bliss and Asuka defeated Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. to advance. The finish had Bliss knocking out Nikki as Asuka submitted Doudrop with an armbar.

With the win, Bliss and Asuka will now meet IYO SKY and Dakota Kai, who advanced last week by defeating Tamina and Dana Brooke. After Asuka and Alexa Bliss won their match tonight, they were confronted by Kai and SKY, as the two teams have been feuding in recent weeks.

On SmackDown this past Friday, Raquel Gonzalez and Aliyah defeated Xia Li and Shotzi to advance. They will meet the winners of a Natalya & Sonya Deville vs. Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark match that will take place on this Friday’s episode of SmackDown.

The winners of the tournament will be crowned the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The titles have been vacant since May, when Sasha Banks and Naomi were stripped of the titles and suspended by the company after walking out of Raw.

Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah advance in WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament

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Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah have made it to the next round of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament.

Rodriguez and Aliyah defeated Shotzi and Xia Li to open Friday’s SmackDown. Rodriguez scored the win for her team after hitting the Tejana bomb on Li after Shotzi was speared by Aliyah.

During the match, Natalya and Sonya Deville came out to watch the goings-on in the ring. They were eventually driven out after being attacked by both teams. They will face the NXT team of Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark on next week’s SmackDown.

Raw on Monday saw the start of the tournament, which had IYO SKY and Dakota Kai defeat Tamina and Dana Brooke to advance. Next week’s Raw will see Asuka and Alexa Bliss take on Nikki A.S.H. and Doudrop.

The WWE Women’s Tag Team titles were declared vacant back in May after Sasha Banks and Naomi were stripped of the titles for walking out prior to an episode of Raw. On last week’s Raw, it was announced the tournament would begin the following Monday.

WWE reveals bracket for Women’s Tag Team title tournament

Posted on by Bryan Rose

WWE has revealed the eight-team bracket for their WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament.

Two of the teams will wrestle tonight, as Tamina and Dana Brooke will team together to take on IYO SKY and Dakota Kai. One of the teams, Zoey Stark and Nikkita Lyons, are being brought in from NXT.

Here are the the first round matches:

  • IYO SKY & Dakota Kai vs. Tamina & Dana Brooke
  • Alexa Bliss & Asuka vs. Nikki ASH and Doudrop
  • Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah vs. Xia Li & Shotzi
  • Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark vs. Natalya & Sonya Deville

The WWE Women’s Tag Team titles were vacated on May 20, when Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of the May 16 edition of Raw. WWE proceeded to strip Banks and Naomi of the titles and suspended them indefinitely. Michael Cole when announcing their suspension on May 20 announced that a tournament would be held to crown new champions.