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00:00Now, now, all hail the queen.
00:30Now, now, all hail the queen.
01:00The following contest scheduled for one call is for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
01:12Introducing first-up challengers, the team of Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.
01:22So, Wade, you've been following the story on Friday Night SmackDown.
01:26Have Charlotte and Alexa actually become friends?
01:29Well, they will never admit it, but the fact that they're walking out here at SummerSlam side-by-side
01:35after tagging together on a couple of occasions previously tells me that they might not want to admit it,
01:42but they certainly see something special in one another, and they've started to enjoy each other's company.
01:48No woman in history has won more matches at SummerSlam than Charlotte Flair.
01:57She has won five times at this event.
02:00It's her first SummerSlam in two years.
02:03Alexa Bliss is second on the all-time win list at SummerSlam.
02:08It's the first time she's been part of this event in four years.
02:12It's an opportunity for these two tonight to win tag team gold.
02:16And it is unheard of that somebody can win the Royal Rumble as Charlotte Flair did this year,
02:24yet you can still say she has had a horrible 20-25.
02:29She lost to Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania.
02:32She failed to qualify for Money in the Bank.
02:35She lost out in the Queen of the Ring tournament.
02:37It's been a disaster, and the one thing capable of turning that around
02:43has been her lapsed friendship with Alexa Bliss.
02:46And their opponents representing the Judgment Day.
03:11They are the Women's Tag Team Champions!
03:20Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Mouwain!
03:27You know, Papa John's delivers quality pizza with championship ingredients.
03:33Better ingredients, better pizza.
03:35Papa John's.
03:37No woman in history has held more tag team titles than Raquel Rodriguez.
03:41She won the latest version of the titles with Liv Morgan.
03:45Liv, however, is out with a shoulder injury.
03:48Roxanne Perez, the newest member of Judgment Day, would fill that slot.
03:52And they're 4-0 since teaming together,
03:55just being their third title defense as a team.
03:58It's another unlikely tandem, and being Mammy Cool,
04:02Raquel Rodriguez was not keyed on Roxanne Perez
04:06slipping into Liv Morgan's shoes initially.
04:10However, these two hit a rich vein of form when things really counted at the recent Evolution.
04:17Pete Ali taking out three top tag teams from all the brands in WWE
04:22and stamping their authority on those championships.
04:26Also had another victory over the multi-time tag champs, the Kabuki Warriors,
04:31hoping to retain tonight in what is the first SummerSlam appearance
04:34for both Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez here tonight.
04:40So if you're the champs, Raquel and Roxanne,
04:42how do you combat the experience of Charlotte and Alexa?
04:46Yeah, that was the question of all time,
04:48because on paper, clearly, as singles competitors,
04:52Alexa and Charlotte have the massive upper hand.
04:55However, who's the proven commodity in the tag ranks?
04:59You have to say, with all the lack of experience together they have still,
05:03it's Roxanne and Raquel.
05:04Oh, and a little miscommunication there, Wade,
05:07but between who was going to start this match, Alexa or Charlotte,
05:09and Roxanne and Raquel, ever the wiser, would take advantage.
05:12That's it, with limited reps together,
05:15both teams have to figure out who has the most chemistry together right now,
05:19and it appears to be the champs.
05:21On the Judgment Day, full of gold, of course, the women's tag titles,
05:24the men's tag titles, Dominic Mysterio, the Intercontinental Champion,
05:28defends tomorrow night against AJ here on SummerSlam Sunday.
05:32Alexa Bliss sends Roxanne across the ring.
05:35Tag made, here comes the queen, the 14-time world champion Charlotte Flair,
05:40who admitted that teaming with Alexa has really changed her outlook on life
05:45and business here in WWE.
05:47She said, really, the first time in her career she's having fun.
05:51Charlotte's had to eat some humble pie so far in 2025,
05:54and the person who pulled her out of the funk really is Alexa Bliss,
05:57and Charlotte Flair back.
05:59Oh, God, back to having fun is the most dangerous kind of Charlotte Flair there is,
06:04but what a clubbing clothesline there for Big Manny Cool.
06:08Yeah, Roxanne Perez, so wise beyond her years,
06:11had the official Jessica Carr distracted while Raquel would deliver the clothesline.
06:16And now, Rodriguez, who's really coming to her own in 2025.
06:21Yes, she has.
06:23And I will say, Raquel Rodriguez completely lost her confidence
06:26when she transitioned from NXT to the main roster.
06:30So dominant in a...
06:31Oh!
06:32Winning the Women's Championship there,
06:34and it's taken a long time to find her footing,
06:36but finding it in a big way over the past couple of months.
06:39Not many people can go toe-to-toe with Charlotte like Raquel did there.
06:43Oh, and a big kick by Charlotte.
06:46Raquel sees herself as the alpha female of WWE.
06:50Well, Flair trying to launch herself over the top rope.
06:54Raquel Carter and delivered Samoan drop.
06:56And here's the cover, the tag, I should say, to Roxanne Perez.
07:01Roxanne, the prodigy.
07:02An incredible 2025.
07:04Here's the hook of the leg to retain and a kick out by Charlotte.
07:08Her year started.
07:10Setting a record.
07:11Lasting longer in the world, one more match than any woman in history.
07:15And after that, incredible performances in the elimination chamber
07:18and money in the bank as well.
07:20Well, capped off, of course, by slipping into the void left by Liv Morgan
07:24seamlessly and grabbing gold.
07:26Oh, and a cheap shot by Raquel, and I agree.
07:28She slipped into it, but Roxanne has proven she belongs as a tag champ.
07:34No doubt about it.
07:35She wouldn't be wearing the gold right now if she hadn't.
07:37We saw the performances of this tag team at Evolution.
07:40They had to be the best of the best.
07:42It was no easy task.
07:44The gauntlet was laid down by GM Nick Aldis,
07:47and these two were ready to seize the moment.
07:50It was a fatal throwaway match, so these two could prove
07:52that they could handle being tag team champions.
07:55Now Raquel controlling Charlotte's player.
08:00Again, no woman in history has held more tag titles than Raquel Rodriguez,
08:05five times this level, two times down at NXT.
08:10And Raquel having to step up to that leadership role in this tag team
08:14after the injury to Liv Morgan has really been the making of Raquel.
08:19It's now or never, it's do or die, step up or get stepped on.
08:23And Raquel Rodriguez has risen to every challenge thus far,
08:28but tonight is a big one.
08:29And Charlotte now,
08:30classic Charlotte as she sends Raquel into the top turnbuckle.
08:35And now Flair, former tag champion,
08:38her own right, sends Raquel across the ring
08:41and now trying to make a tag to her partner Alexa Bliss.
08:44Roxanne Perez is legal,
08:45and she just prevents Charlotte's fingertips away from a tag.
08:49Yeah, what a scramble that was by Roxanne Perez.
08:51So smart, so crafty, right on the money there,
08:54but it wasn't enough.
08:55And here's the tag to Bliss and Alexa Bliss,
08:58the former five-time world champion,
09:00is now into the ring.
09:01She's won a Money in the Bank and Elimination Chamber.
09:03She's a three-time tag champion,
09:05now unloading on Perez.
09:08Alexa Bliss in a really entertaining interview
09:11with Fox News earlier this week,
09:12talked about how excited she is to be here tonight.
09:15It's been a long time since she was at SummerSlam.
09:19She said she loves being with Charlotte
09:21because she's so passionate and loves what she does.
09:24And now Bliss has the WWE fans on their feet!
09:27Cover by Bliss.
09:30Raquel Rodriguez breaks things up.
09:32Well, the numerous double-team efforts by Raquel and Roxanne,
09:35most of them behind the referees back thus far.
09:39And it's changed the game each time,
09:41but it seems Alexa Bliss has had enough.
09:45And now Roxanne from behind,
09:46roll up, shoulders down, almost had her.
09:48Look at her sister Abigail and Perez rakes the eyes of Bliss.
09:56Yeah, referee completely unsighted on that eye rake.
09:59Now that running forearm by Roxanne
10:02to the back of the neck of Perez.
10:04And now the, uh-oh, moonsault misses.
10:07Raquel makes the tag.
10:08Perez is so devious.
10:10What a nice effort against Alexa Bliss.
10:12And now the powerhouse.
10:13Raquel back in there.
10:14Oh!
10:15Well-placed foot right to the ear.
10:18Now Bliss drops Perez.
10:21Now Big Mammy Cruz all wobbling.
10:25Brains are scrambled,
10:26and Alexa Bliss going skyward.
10:28Alexa top rope.
10:30Looking for Twisted Bliss,
10:31but Roxanne Wise got the knees up to the midsection.
10:35And now a clothesline by Raquel Rodriguez
10:38will quell any momentum that Bliss had.
10:40Stack up for the win.
10:42Kick it to.
10:44Yeah, this one's turned so chaotic temporarily.
10:47It would appear Alexa Bliss locks track
10:50of who the legal competitor was
10:52when for Roxanne,
10:53when it was in fact Raquel who was legal
10:56and managed to capitalize.
10:57And now Raquel looking outpowered
11:01a much smaller Bliss.
11:02Alexa though with a ton of fight in her.
11:04Now driven back to the corner.
11:06So hard to stay focused in the fog of war,
11:09and that really cost Bliss here,
11:10and it may be downward from here on.
11:13Perez catapulted into the corner
11:16as is Raquel Rodriguez.
11:18Tag team champs working so well together.
11:20Yeah, this is seamless right now.
11:22Side rushing leg sweep
11:24and a big boot to match that cover.
11:27Kick it to.
11:27Get her out!
11:29Get down there, come on.
11:32And the official Jessica Carr
11:33sending Charlotte out of the ring,
11:35obviously concerned for the damage
11:37that Bliss has been going through.
11:45Glory of offense being thrown the way
11:48of Alexa Bliss here,
11:49and there's very little coming back
11:50in the opposite direction.
11:52That has to be frustrating
11:53to Charlotte Flair,
11:55who sees her opportunity
11:56for gold slipping away
11:58as the seconds take by.
12:00And I am just continuing
12:01to be impressed with
12:03the prodigy Roxanne Perez.
12:06Yeah, it's one thing
12:07having that much athleticism.
12:09You expect that of someone
12:10so youthful,
12:11but it's the tactical nails
12:13that goes with it.
12:14The vindictiveness,
12:15the knowing when to strike.
12:18Roxanne Perez really has it all
12:20at such a young age.
12:21It's something you can't teach, right?
12:22I mean, you just have it.
12:23You have that instinct,
12:24that killer instinct
12:25that Roxanne has.
12:26The best coaches
12:27can bring that home of you.
12:30Roxanne Perez has it in abundance.
12:32Talked a lot about the fact
12:34that she wouldn't be here
12:35without the Hall of Famer Booker T
12:37and everything he did
12:38for her early on in her career.
12:40What's crazy about Perez,
12:41she is one of the smaller athletes
12:43we have here,
12:43yet she never looks like
12:45an underdog.
12:45That is so rare,
12:46and that shows how good she is.
12:47Much like the woman
12:48in the ring now, Alexa Bliss.
12:50Alexa Bliss,
12:50one of the greatest resumes
12:51of them all,
12:53but it might not be added to
12:55tonight the way this is looking.
12:56Raquel trying to torture Bliss here.
12:58Alexa trying to fight
12:59out of this situation.
13:00Oh, for a gory special perhaps here, Cole.
13:03Uh-oh, trying for a sunset flip.
13:05Raquel misses with the elbow,
13:07and now an opportunity
13:08for Bliss to make a tag.
13:09Yeah, that's part of the problem
13:10with being such a bigger
13:11powerhouse athlete.
13:12Sometimes you move
13:13can't be telegraphed,
13:15and Bliss managed to do that,
13:17but not on the second attempt.
13:19And a shoulder tackle
13:20will bring in Perez.
13:22Now Roxanne with a cover
13:23and a kick out of two.
13:27Solid understanding
13:28that this is a critical point
13:29in this match for her team.
13:30Well, Raquel really needs
13:33to be the leader here
13:34because Roxanne is starting
13:36to show that frustration,
13:37the frustration of you.
13:39And you can come unglued
13:40very easily
13:41unless you maintain focus here.
13:43And Raquel needs to be a leader.
13:46Roxanne trying to prevent
13:47Bliss from making it to the club.
13:49Again, fingers tipped away
13:51from Charlotte Fliss.
13:52Come on, Rich!
13:53Come on, let's see!
13:54Come on, let's see!
13:55Come on, let's see!
13:55Come on, let's see!
13:56Come on, let's see!
13:57Come on, let's see!
13:58Come on, let's see!
13:58Come on, let's see!
13:59Oh, wow!
14:00Well-placed kick by Perez.
14:04Bliss sent across the ring,
14:05able to duck underneath that time,
14:07and now Bliss takes out Perez
14:10and an opportunity now
14:11to get to the Queen.
14:12Well, both women
14:12seemed to have the right idea there,
14:14but taking the worst of it
14:15was definitely Perez,
14:17and there you go!
14:18Charlotte's legal,
14:19so's Raquel.
14:20Charlotte Flair, top rope,
14:22crossbody to both Raquel and Roxanne.
14:25And Charlotte's fired up!
14:26Oh!
14:27Oh!
14:28Oh!
14:28Oh!
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14:42And a cold run for good measure!
14:44Booed out of every building we went to
14:48up until about four weeks ago,
14:50and now this place going bananas once again
14:53for Charlotte Flair.
14:55Fall away slam into the kip up by Charlotte.
14:59The weight of the world has left the shoulders
15:03of Charlotte Flair.
15:05And can she make good on all her abilities
15:08by grabbing gold here?
15:09Well, she's got both Raquel and Roxanne down
15:12center of the ring, and...
15:19Charlotte gonna go up top!
15:23High risk, but the highest reward of them all awaiting!
15:27And there was not much in that kickout whatsoever.
15:38It was late and it was weak.
15:40Take another look at this, at the effortless athleticism of this woman
15:45born with the kind of gifts that simply cannot be manufactured.
15:49It's just instinctive for Perez, at this point, to be the woman saving the moment for your team, right as Raquel
15:54was in her moment of peril, and clearly damage has been done to the leg.
15:58Charlotte hit the figure eight, but Roxanne Perez, with that springboard moonsault, breaks things up.
16:03And again, I just can't get over the experience that Roxanne Perez has gained here since coming to Monday Night Raw.
16:10It's just instinctive for Perez, at this point, to be the woman saving the moment for your team,
16:16right as Raquel was in her moment of peril, and clearly damage has been done to the leg of Raquel.
16:25This is breaking down, referee losing control, and...
16:28Oh, and Roxanne just saved Raquel, Bliss was trying to bless Raquel in the back of the head,
16:34and she inadvertently took out her partner.
16:37I mean, that was clearly an accident, Wade, and Roxanne Perez gonna try to take advantage of the situation.
16:43They'll be called allies of convenience, but the allies may be done after that friendly fire incident.
16:50Here we go.
16:51Looking for the Tejana bomb.
16:54Tag.
16:56Delivered by Raquel.
16:58Roxanne's legal.
17:01Up over the top, looking for Pop Rocks!
17:04To retain the titles and election bliss!
17:07Saving the matchup for her team!
17:10What a moment for Bliss!
17:16Oh my god, that timing from Bliss.
17:19Absolute perfection after the miscue moments earlier that flattered the tag partner.
17:24And now shoulder first to the post goes Raquel.
17:27And the pendulum swinging in a major way, and Bliss might have to win this one on her own from here.
17:32Raggy Charlotte is clearly shaking up toward the corner, trying to make a tag.
17:37Can she?
17:38And she does.
17:39Bliss is legal.
17:40Flair has no clue where she's at right now.
17:43And now roll up by Roxanne.
17:45And a kick out by Bliss at two near fall for the champ.
17:49You are stuck!
17:51Roxanne runs into a right hand.
17:53Roxanne runs into a right hand.
17:54Roxanne runs into a right hand.
17:56Robbing blow to the jaw with all the momentum after hitting the ropes.
18:02And now looking for Sister Abigail.
18:11And Charlotte with a boot to Raquel!
18:15And her sister Abigail!
18:20Charlotte and Bliss are the tag team champions!
18:24Here are your winners and new women's tag team champions!
18:35Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair!
18:41An odd sequence at the end of that match wave, but in the end, Charlotte takes out Raquel.
18:48Bliss hits Sister Abigail.
18:50We got new tag champs!
18:51Oh, God.
18:52This was the friendly fire moment.
18:54This is when Bliss inadvertently dropped her tag partner, Charlotte Flair,
18:58after that loosest of friendships of late.
19:01Here was Pop Rock's game over.
19:04But surely, one, two, and to Alexa Bliss.
19:08Saving the moment for her team.
19:10And this was where we thought Charlotte was coming for a pound of flesh from Alexa Bliss.
19:15We all got that one wrong.
19:17One Sister Abigail, DDT later.
19:20And we've got new women's tag champs.
19:24Here are your winners and new women's tags!
19:34Here are your winners and new women's tag team champions.
19:38Here are your winners and new women's tag team champions.
19:40And we've got Calvin and Roxanne.
19:42Can hold their heads high ways.
19:45They're great tag team champions, but here tonight it's all about Charlotte and Alexa.
19:52So are they officially friends now?
19:54Well, if your tag partner punches you in the mouth, at least you can soothe it with some champagne afterwards because you grabbed gold.
20:01So yeah, let's let bygones be bygones.
20:04We're celebrating tonight.
20:06For the first time in a couple of years, Charlotte and Alexa are champions.
20:18Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
20:22It's the last rebanada of pizza!
20:24Excuse you, that is his Calvin Jones Epic Stuffed Crest Pizza.
20:27We get the last piece of pizza because we're still in grieving.
20:30We deserve this last slice of Epic Stuffed Crest Pizza because we're the greatest tag team of all time,
20:35A.K.A. your boys, the new day!
20:38Show some respect.
20:39Respect? How about you learn how to respect Kozawa?
20:42Respect for L.W.O.
20:44I'm going to respect L.W.O.
20:45I'm going to respect L.W.O.
20:46We get it!
20:47We get it!
20:48We get it!
20:49There's that pizza for everyone!
20:51Ooh!
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20:55Ooh!
20:56What?
20:57What?
20:58Yeah.
20:59Can I have a song?
21:00I don't know.
21:01What about something wrong?
21:02Ooh!
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21:16Well, ladies and gentlemen...
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