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00:00We have our first round match-ups in both the queen and king of the ring tournaments.
00:05There's the field for the women.
00:07It'll be filled out over the next couple of weeks, including a first round match-up tonight.
00:11Fatal four-way style.
00:13As you take a look at this field, Rhea Ripley, Kyrie Zane, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez will do battle here tonight.
00:21Now on the men's side of things...
00:24This is what you've ever seen!
00:30Ask this woman if Judgment Day is a democracy.
00:34Well, it is, because they all voted to kick her out.
00:40That's how democracy works, Michael Collins.
00:54From Adelaide, South Pole, Australia!
01:00Rhea Ripley!
01:10Rhea Ripley set for action in this fatal four-way tonight.
01:14I spoke earlier, said Liv Morgan was in the Money in the Bank this past Saturday.
01:17She was not.
01:18So she is fresh when it comes to the women in this match-up, along with Kyrie Zane, Rhea Ripley, and, of course,
01:24and Roxanne Perez participating in that ladder match on Saturday night.
01:28Yeah, one of the most punishing match types in all of WWE.
01:32And this woman, as you mentioned, and, of course, Roxanne Perez, just 48 hours to recover.
01:39Simply not enough.
01:40So if you're a betting person, you would put all your money on Liv Morgan or Kyrie Zane at this stage.
01:46Although things change fast when Mami's intact.
01:50First-round match-ups continue Friday on SmackDown and Monday next week here on Raw.
01:55The winner, of course, will move to the semi-finals.
01:58The winner from Raw, the winner from SmackDown, will meet in the finals at Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
02:04two weeks from Saturday.
02:05And remember, Wade, the prize that the winner of the Queen of the Ring gets,
02:10an opportunity to take on their respective brands, world champion at SummerSlam.
02:17Yeah, you get a great crown, you get a great nickname for a year or so.
02:22But really, that's the key prize.
02:24You want a shot at the gold, one of the big ones.
02:27Nia Jax won last year.
02:29She went on at SummerSlam to beat Bayley for the championship.
02:32Fatal 4-Way, first woman to gain pinball submission.
02:35Will win this match-up, no disqualifications, no count-outs.
02:38Saw Roxanne Perez helping Liv Morgan out early in this match-up.
02:43The course between Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan.
02:47And Roxanne Perez really saved the bacon of Morgan there,
02:51as Ripley looked to snatch all her hair off her head.
02:55Kairi Sane, who last couple of weeks have knocked off both Raquel Perez and Liv Morgan.
03:00Been on a good role here in WWE.
03:03Roxanne and Liv taken down by Kairi Sane.
03:07Kairi Sane really building some momentum here in the early goings.
03:12Gonna win some singles gold for the first time since NXT, and nobody gets the caliber, but
03:18gonna take your eye off Manny.
03:21Rhea Ripley misses wildly, Kairi Sane now.
03:25And Rhea caught her.
03:28Again, the first ever Queen of the Ring back in 2021, the current United States Champion.
03:33Over on SmackDown, Zelina Vega.
03:35Cover now by Rhea Ripley, shoulders down, kick out by Kairi at two.
03:39And Rhea Ripley just always looks invincible, but as we saw at Money in the Bank,
03:44you put people in these multi-person matches, all the cards get thrown up in the air and
03:49makes it almost impossible to predict.
03:51Rhea Ripley looking to outpower Kairi Sane here.
03:55Look at the strength of Rhea Ripley, the eradicator.
03:58Kairi, though, lands on her feet, misses with a backhand.
04:01Look at CrossFit workout by Rhea-
04:03Oh!
04:04You don't get that in CrossFit, though, do you?
04:06Cover now by Sane.
04:07Will she be the one to advance to the semifinals and a kick out by Rhea?
04:11You got Rhea Ripley alone in the ring, two opponents on the outside.
04:15Now's the time to make it count.
04:18With the power of Rhea Ripley, it ain't that easy.
04:22They're shoving Kairi to the mat.
04:24Here's the speed of Kairi Sane, the former NXT Women's Champion.
04:28It's gotta be crucial when you're in there with someone so powerful as Ripley.
04:32And Ripley keep moving, and right now it's three on one against Rhea Ripley,
04:36and that is a great strategy.
04:38And Liv Morgan caught Kairi Sane with a runny knee.
04:42What about the history between Rhea and Liv over the world title?
04:46And now Roxanne Perez, look at coming to the aid once again of Morgan.
04:52It is every woman for herself, but uh-oh.
04:57Liv over the code breaker, Rhea able to counter.
05:00Now looking for Riptide on Morgan.
05:02They're dropping the big box.
05:03And Perez this time with a chop block to the back of the knee.
05:07Perez has to be trying her best to earn her way into Liv Morgan's good graces.
05:12It's one way to do it.
05:15And now Morgan, code breaker, and Roxanne Perez drops Rhea Ripley on the back of her head.
05:24And maybe Liv beginning to understand that I can work with Roxanne and
05:28turn this into a one-on-one match.
05:31Great chemistry between these two right from the off.
05:34Went for the cross-bodied insane caught by Perez and Morgan.
05:39It's like they were made to be together, isn't it, Michael Cole?
05:45Libby Lips should let her in the judgment day as Tyree Sane is dumped on Rhea Ripley outside the ring.
05:52Fatal four way continues in the queen of the ring.
05:56Sane and Rhea Ripley have been taken out as Perez and Liv have been working together, Wade.
06:09I mean, if you get an opportunity to do this in a multi-person matchup, take out all the other opponents,
06:15and then it's down to two, how you decide from there is quite the question.
06:21And now into the barricade goes Ripley.
06:24And again, this is great strategy, take out the powerhouse and, well,
06:27perhaps the favorite of many, Rhea Ripley.
06:30Yeah, the favorite for some, Kairi Sane, the favorite for others because Kairi Sane is so
06:35fresh after not competing at Money in the Bank, but you form a duo like we're seeing here.
06:42Then the favoritism goes all the way over to Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez.
06:48Morgan again, we mentioned it earlier.
06:51Tremendous rivalry with Rhea Ripley as they bounce Rhea's face off our announce table.
06:58Now Liv mocking the sold out crowd here tonight in Phoenix as Roxanne called for
07:03yet another double team.
07:05Perez's strategy has worked so far, Wade.
07:08And again, beating up Rhea Ripley is only gonna help your qualities in terms of your application into the judgement day.
07:16Yeah, Liv was very reluctant to team up with Perez in the early going, but
07:20they're working well together tonight.
07:22Remember, Liv's the current Tag Team Champion with Rochelle Rodriguez.
07:26She's a four-time Tag Team Champion.
07:28Look at Roxanne Perez go, a former NXT Tag Team Champion in her own right.
07:33Roxanne Perez, so manipulative, knows how to engineer situations to her advantage that are
07:40way beyond her young years.
07:43It's proving invaluable here tonight.
07:45Yeah, there's a reason she's called the prodigy, Roxanne Perez.
07:49Perez was so saccharine sweet when she first got to NXT.
07:53It took about 12 months of this industry to completely change her personality.
07:59My, oh my, has she not got some real power and momentum here on Raw now?
08:03So that's what happened to you.
08:05Perez with a smack right to the back of the head and Morgan now really taking it to Rhea Ripley,
08:12having some fun beating up Mami here tonight.
08:15Yeah, don't have too much fun.
08:17You can't write Mami off that easily.
08:19Rhea trying to fight back as the WWE fans will her back into this matchup.
08:28And Liv Morgan slams Rhea's head into the mat.
08:36Now, Kairi Sane tries to get back into things.
08:40Kairi Sane fails to get back into things being used as a human missile to take down
08:45the powerhouse Ripley.
08:48And Rhea sets shoulder first into the corner.
08:51And this has been picture perfect strategy for Perez and Morgan.
08:55The story of this fatal four way has been the fact that Liv Morgan and
09:05Roxanne Perez have been able to work together to neutralize Rhea Ripley.
09:10But now Kairi Sane is starting to fight back in this match.
09:13Yeah, and that's part of the issue.
09:14You focus so much offense on the biggest threat, which of course is Rhea bloody Ripley.
09:19You don't focus enough on someone like Kairi Sane, who has flown under the radar,
09:24but is now back on top.
09:25Yeah, walk in the plank, Kairi Sane.
09:28Into the cover, first woman again, pinfall or submission.
09:33Roxanne Perez saves the matchup, not only for Liv, but for herself as well.
09:38Yeah, of course, that wasn't quite as benevolent as it may have looked.
09:41Of course, Roxanne Perez would have been out of the tournament too,
09:44had that been a three count.
09:46Roxanne.
09:47Uh-oh, and Rhea Ripley back into the match with a wicked drop kick.
09:52Liv Morgan, though, takes advantage.
09:54Ripley stumbling, but still not quite down and out.
09:57Oh, and a code breaker, springboard code breaker for Liv Morgan.
10:01Cover now.
10:02And Kairi Sane breaks things up.
10:05And Wade, in Fatal 4-Way matches, it's so hard to build any type of momentum.
10:09Yeah, absolutely.
10:10You need to clear out as many opponents as you can and focus on one.
10:14I'll say this, Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez have done a great job of clearing out Rhea
10:20bloody Ripley who hasn't had a chance to dominate so far.
10:24But you get the sense we're perhaps closing in on a grand finale here.
10:29And it looks like it's Kairi Sane who's gonna pull it off.
10:32Yeah, Kairi Sane headed up the top rope looking for the insane elbow.
10:35Meanwhile, Liv Morgan this time seemingly saving Roxanne Perez.
10:41Well, you do not wanna taste that elbow.
10:43Stop that at all costs.
10:45And now we're getting a rope brawl which again, Kairi Sane was looking all the better for.
10:52Liv Morgan stunned once again.
10:54Looking for double team help from Roxanne Perez.
10:58And we are seeing the bond between Perez and Morgan grow as the seconds tick by here.
11:06Pop rope now.
11:09Meanwhile, here's Rhea Ripley.
11:11Oh, just took way too long up there on the ropes.
11:14The eradicator, down go Morgan and Perez.
11:18Double powerbomb.
11:20Kairi Sane from the top.
11:23That flying forearm cover now for the win on Ripley kick out by Rhea.
11:29Bodies are dropping and that really felt like the moment for Kairi Sane with Perez and Liv Morgan down and out.
11:37And this is why this single armed powerbomb times two from Rhea Ripley.
11:44And then this flying forearm to the jaw from Kairi Sane just when the defenses were down.
11:50But just about enough left in Rhea Ripley.
11:54Sold out crowd tonight of 14,361 in Phoenix, Arizona.
12:01Capping off what's been an incredible weekend for WWE as Kairi Sane and Rhea Ripley slugged things out.
12:07Fatal four way match to determine who goes to the semifinals in the Queen of the Ring tournament.
12:12This is a Rhea Ripley who has taken so much abuse already in this matchup.
12:17Kairi Sane much less than that.
12:22And Kairi with a backhand blocked by Rhea.
12:24Kairi now picking the leg of Rhea Ripley.
12:27Right to the back of the neck.
12:28Gotta use technique against a powerful athlete like Ripley.
12:31And here, Kairi Sane pulling out all the stops.
12:38Innovative offense by Sane, cover now.
12:40And Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez.
12:43Save the matchup, breaking things up.
12:46That right there felt like a window closing for Kairi Sane and Rhea, bloody Ripley.
12:51You had your chance to win, that chance is over now.
12:55And again, this double team taking out Ripley.
12:58And a kick right to the face by Perez.
13:01Liv Morgan with blood streaming from her nose.
13:03Such are the stakes here tonight.
13:05The desire to qualify to the next role.
13:08Backstabber.
13:09Of this tournament.
13:10Made homage to Alito there as Kairi is sent out of the ring.
13:16And now Morgan and Roxanne congratulating one another.
13:21Rhea Ripley though has risen from the ashes.
13:25And Mami is ticked off.
13:30And Ripley with a couple of clotheslines.
13:32And wait, you can hear the rumbling in this place.
13:34Yeah, and Rhea Ripley has that effect on arenas around the world,
13:38where Mami has this look in her eye.
13:41Two on one, just doesn't cut it anymore.
13:44Roxanne Perez gonna go for a ride with a fall away slam.
13:49Kairi Sane, top rope.
13:54Rhea ducks out of harm's way.
13:56Ripley with a big boot.
13:58Ripley taking no chances now.
14:00Headbutt.
14:01She's come unglued.
14:02She's dropping falls left and right.
14:04Went for oblivion and Rhea able to block.
14:08Power wins in the end.
14:13And Ripley gonna make Morgan pay with a riptide.
14:17Rhea gonna go to quick look, wait a minute.
14:20Raquel Rodriguez, where did she come from?
14:24This is a fatal four way, no disqualifications.
14:28So much history between these two, especially from their NXT days.
14:38Don't look away.
14:39And now Kairi Sane from the top takes out of Rhea and Raquel.
14:44Raquel Rodriguez saving the day there for Liv Morgan, but why wouldn't
14:51Kairi Sane capitalize on it?
14:53Well, she's going to now.
14:54Liv Morgan still down and out from the riptide.
14:56Kairi Sane is gonna go up to the top rope.
14:59Liv Morgan no clue where she's at.
15:01Insane elbow by Kairi Sane.
15:03Kairi into the cover, hook of the leg.
15:06Roxanne Perez stacks up.
15:08Kairi Sane, Roxanne Perez steals it.
15:11Here is your winner, Roxanne Perez.
15:21Are you kidding me?
15:23And Roxanne Perez, incredible 20-25 continues as she advances into the semi-finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament.
15:35Astounding, calculating, devious, and striking at the exact right time.
15:42Shout out to Raquel Rodriguez, who inadvertently had the assist there.
15:47Well, in the end, Kairi Sane hit an insane elbow.
15:51It looked like she was going to advance.
15:53Roxanne Perez would save Liv Morgan, but then she'd take advantage.
15:58She pinned Sane and steal the victory here tonight.
16:02Roxanne Perez continues to have a massive amount of success in this year.
16:06What insane elbow.
16:09And just when that connected, it looked like Kairi Sane was going through.
16:14But why did you take carefree?
16:16Strike at the right moment, and it's Roxanne Perez.
16:20And Wade, what we saw there was Roxanne Perez outside the ring.
16:24Come on.
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