Tag Team Turmoil: Lana and Naomi vs. The Riott Squad vs. Carmella and Billie Kay vs. Natalya and Tamina Snuka vs. Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke
Back from a breather and Greg Hamilton is underway with rules for tonight’s Tag Team Turmoil game. First place comes the team of Lana and Naomi. The winners of this contest will advance to Night Two as the new # 1 candidates for WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. Next comes Carmella and Billie Kay.
Naomi and Carmella start. Naomi drops off with kicks and a drop to drop Carmella. Lana notices and picks Carmella out of the corner and then bulldog her. Lana with a double knee at the back against the ropes. Carmella turns it over and bumps Lana on her hair. Carmella shows off some. She takes Lana to the corner and Kay notices. They’re doubling Lana now. Kay works over Lana and talks some trash. Naomi comes in and turns it on Kay. Lana gets another label and barely spends time before joining Naomi for a double team for Kay. Carmella breaks open Naomi’s pen.
We see Jax and Baszler see the match behind the scenes. Naomi throws Carmella to the apron. Kay takes advantage and rolls Naomi up from behind. Lana and Naomi were eliminated. Then came The Riott Squad – Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott.
Liv cradles Carmella on the apron and goes to work on Kay. Ruby comes in and they are now doubling Kay’s team. Kay sends Ruby to the floor and drops Liv, who lands badly on her shoulder. Carmella marks in again and drops Liv off in the corner. Carmella now does the moonwalk and then hits a Bronco Buster on Liv. Now more back and forth. Kay drops Ruby with a trunk while she tries to help Liv. Eventually Kay Liv rolls up for a pin, but the referee sees Carmella helping and it’s not good. Liv lowers Kay with double knees and holds it while Ruby nails a large senton from above. Kay was pinned for elimination.
Carmella is upset. She pushes Ruby and kicks Liv on the mat. Next come Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. It slides on the wet stage. Dana marks in and goes to the top for a super Blockbuster to Ruby. Liv breaks the pen. Dana argues with the referee and mounts Ruby with his right hand out of frustration. Ruby fights Dana off, but Dana hits a spinning neckbreaker for a score of 2. More back and forth between the two teams. Liv drops on Mandy for a close score.
Ruby marks in again and they double Rose. Ruby equalizes Rose with a Riott Kick, but Dana breaks the pin. Dana is beaten on the floor. Liv notices again and kicks Rose. Rose fights her off and hits a big shoulder shot in the corner. Ruby comes in, but Rose throws her with a suplex. Liv fights both opponents. Rose goes for a superplex on Liv and hits it to turn Dana on. Dana goes upstairs and hits a Swanton to Liv for a score of 2 as Liv flips it over and eliminates Dana and Rose. Next come Natalya and Tamina Snuka.
Natalya goes for a Sharpshooter on Liv to start, but Liv rolls her for a score of 2. Natalya bumps Liv into the top rope. Tamina notices Liv in the corner and downloads it. Natalya switches in again for the double team sit-ball power. Liv kicks out at 2. Tamina kicks Ruby to the floor to stop her from saving. Natalya bumps Liv into the corner for knee attacks. Tamina notices and drops Liv off with her own knees in the corner. Ruby finally notices in and they end up Tamina in their corner. Ruby with a jog to Tamina’s face. Liv notices again and lets Tamina fall and holds her as before so Ruby can hit the guard from above. Tamina kicks out and Liv can’t believe it.
Ruby marks again and is sent to the corner. Snuka kicks Liv off as she charges. Tamina goes upstairs and kicks Ruby away. Natalya noticed. They go for the Heart Attack to Ruby and nail it in the middle of the ring. Natalya walks around smiling. She goes to the Sharpshooter on Ruby, but wastes some time. She lowered her legs and pointed to Tamina. Tamina notices in and goes upstairs. Tamina hits the big Superfly Splash on Ruby and covers the pin to win and become the new # 1 candidates.
Winners and new # 1 candidates: Natalya and Tamina
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