M.E. 07.11.24
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00:00Hey, I can hear you.
00:03Money in the bank is in the books.
00:05Contract opportunities are secured.
00:07And now we make the push towards the biggest party of the summer,
00:10SummerSlam.
00:11Welcome to main event.
00:12The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:27Introducing first, accompanied by her tag team partner,
00:31Isla Dong.
00:33She is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
00:39Alba Fyre!
00:43Well, we're getting the action started tonight
00:45in the women's division with some singles competition,
00:47as one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
00:51half of the Unholy Union,
00:53looks to continue to cast their spell
00:55here on the RAW roster as Alba Fyre
00:58looking to mix it up here tonight.
01:04Alba's certainly looking to make an impact here
01:06in singles competition.
01:07We've already seen them successful
01:09as tag team champions here.
01:12As we walk in ringside, Blake Howard,
01:14now privileged tonight to be joined by the voice of NXT,
01:19Vic Joseph.
01:20Well, I'm excited to be back here.
01:21What a week it has been, as you already talked about.
01:23I'm still wearing my money in the bank green,
01:25but we are here tonight for main event.
01:30Great to have you back, Vic.
01:33I appreciate that, Blake,
01:34especially coming from you, just a big time.
01:40And her opponent, from Knoxville, Tennessee,
01:45Ivy Nile!
01:49Well, across the ring from Alba Fyre
01:51will stand the Pitbull,
01:52who arrived on RAW late last year,
01:55and continues to carve her niche
01:56and find success throughout the women's division.
02:01This is a big opportunity too, Blake, for Ivy Nile,
02:03because when you think about facing someone
02:06who is a champion,
02:07if you're able to defeat a champion,
02:09you start to put your name on the map.
02:10This is a big opportunity for Ivy Nile here tonight.
02:14As Isla Dawn coming over here.
02:15Whoa!
02:16Talking to us here as the mighty Ivy
02:18swinging that chain.
02:21As she means business here tonight, Vic.
02:23You know, that's probably about a 15-pound chain
02:25that you couldn't even lift up,
02:27that she's just whipping around like it's nothing.
02:29What could you do with it?
02:30Huh? I'd probably do the same thing.
02:32I'd be throwing. I'm a lot stronger than you are.
02:33Don't stop me.
02:34That's not what Booker says.
02:35Well, you just let Booker be Booker,
02:37and we will discuss that next Tuesday on NXT.
02:40How about you focus on the match at hand, please?
02:43So, Vic, you've certainly caught a lot of Ivy Nile matches
02:45going all the way back to NXT.
02:47How does Ivy make those adjustments
02:48to find that same success here as a part of the RAW roster?
02:51You know, Ivy Nile, she's got to use her strength, right?
02:53That's what brought her to the dance.
02:54You know, when she was in NXT,
02:56when she was at the Performance Center,
02:58she used to do her warm-up outside in the Orlando heat.
03:01100-pound sandbags, deep spots.
03:03She would wear a lead vest.
03:05She would run 10 miles just to get ready to go train,
03:08and you're seeing it pay off here tonight.
03:10That power and strength on full display here
03:12as the pit bull has certainly separated herself
03:14from the rest of the RAW roster ever since getting called up here.
03:17And Ivy looking for an opportunity
03:19to really carve that niche once again,
03:21controlling Alba Fire.
03:22And, of course, Alba Fire,
03:23former NXT UK Women's Champion, 649 days.
03:27And you see Ayla Dawn out here as well.
03:29I mean, that's also something that Ivy Nile
03:31is going to have to pay attention to tonight.
03:32She does not have the numbers advantage.
03:34And when you think about Ivy Nile,
03:35for me, the last time we saw her down in NXT,
03:37she was part of the Women's Combine.
03:39Kalani Jordan, of course, had another successful
03:41Women's North American title defense
03:43and heat wave this past Sunday.
03:45But for Ivy Nile,
03:46she needs to just get that opportunity, man.
03:48Just get that one shot.
03:50She's certainly been on the cuffs.
03:51You mentioned a qualifier there in NXT.
03:53Also, opportunity qualifier for the Queen of the Ring tournament.
03:56There's a sunset flip. Only gets two.
03:58Also, an opportunity qualifier for the Money in the Bank.
04:00And we saw her here recently against Zoey Stark,
04:02who's gotten the best of Ivy Nile in recent weeks.
04:04I keep looking over at Ayla Dawn,
04:06and Ayla Dawn right now trying to coach up
04:08her tag team partner.
04:10Let's see if something's going to be able to work out
04:12in favor of the tag team champions,
04:13because Ivy Nile right now, man,
04:15is going to work.
04:17That power right there you see on display is Ivy.
04:19Oh!
04:20Looking to remain in control here against Alba Fire,
04:22who certainly has a lot more experience inside the ring
04:24than Ivy Nile.
04:25But Ivy certainly burst onto the scene,
04:27as we talked about.
04:28Yeah, we talked about that strength,
04:30and trying to put it on display.
04:32And look at the elevation here,
04:33the blood rushing right to the head of Alba Fire.
04:36As Ivy...
04:38Forget about the blood.
04:39Look at the squat.
04:40I told you about the squat, Blake.
04:42Look how deep she gets right there.
04:45Ivy trying to set a record tonight.
04:48Oh!
04:49Goes for another rep.
04:51And down goes Alba Fire.
04:53How awesome was that?
04:54Let's do it.
04:55Hooks that outside leg.
04:56Right on the cusp there is the pit bull.
05:01Ivy Nile looks over to Ayla Dawn, of course.
05:03That unholy union really coming together in recent weeks,
05:06ever since winning those women's tag team championships
05:08in Victoria.
05:09Oh!
05:10That was winning those titles in Scott.
05:12I don't want to talk about that moment.
05:13I don't want to discredit it,
05:14but I want to talk about this is what we had mentioned,
05:17the numbers advantage.
05:18Ivy Nile took her eye off the ball.
05:20Ayla Dawn was able to make her pay,
05:22and now it's a quarter.
05:23Alba Fire is taking her advantage.
05:25But yes, I will talk about how cool the moment that was,
05:28like them or not.
05:29On that stage,
05:30something that could never be taken away from both those women
05:32that moment in time to become tag team champions.
05:36A defining moment there.
05:37Suplex.
05:38Floats over into the pin.
05:39Only gets two for Alba Fire.
05:41And Vic, of course, Alba Fire,
05:42we've seen her a long time in NXT alongside Ayla Dawn,
05:45of course, former NXT tag team champions.
05:47How have you seen Alba evolve since those NXT moments?
05:50She had a mean streak,
05:51and it's only gotten bigger.
05:53It's only gotten nastier.
05:54And you really can tell when you look into her eyes
05:57that the fire burns deep within Alba.
06:00The same could be said for her tag team partner,
06:03that being Ayla Dawn.
06:04Of course, a big question is,
06:05who's going to step up next
06:07and challenge the unholy union for those titles?
06:09You talk about all the great tag teams
06:11and the women's division here at WWE.
06:13Whoever is going to step up,
06:14better bring their A game.
06:15Is Ivy Nile trying to do that right here and right now?
06:19Ivy trying to create some separation right here.
06:21Alba goes for the haymaker.
06:23And Ivy devoured the belly to back suplex on display.
06:26And now Ivy looking to get to her feet here, Vic.
06:29She might see light at the end of that tunnel.
06:31Maybe so.
06:32And for her in this moment right now,
06:34she can't be worried about who's on the outside.
06:36She has to be worried about who's in the ring.
06:38She's got to focus on Alba Fire.
06:41The motivation level.
06:42Big slam.
06:43Motivation level, the pit bull is at 100 right here.
06:46And let's see if she can get by one half.
06:48Do it again.
06:49Ivy going for it all right here tonight on main event.
06:53And Ivy, once again, that power display,
06:56but can't make the cover, Vic.
06:58That could cost her.
06:59It might, but look, she's staying right on top of fire.
07:02She's trying to continue to bring the offense,
07:04not taking her foot off the gas.
07:05And look at that.
07:06Not only the power,
07:07look at the athleticism from the pit bull.
07:09The head scissors take over.
07:11Ivy starting to dial things in right here.
07:13You saw Isla Dawn on the outside.
07:15Not much she can do here for Alba Fire.
07:17As Ivy from the second turnbuckle.
07:21There's a bulldog.
07:22From the pit bull.
07:23Here we go.
07:24Into the cover.
07:26And right on the doorstep.
07:28And of course, Ivy Nile had a huge opportunity
07:30back on New Year's Day at day one
07:32for the Women's World Championship.
07:34She would love to get back into that position.
07:36And it all starts right here on main event.
07:38Again.
07:39Finally, Ivy doing what needed to be done.
07:43The best of Isla Dawn there,
07:44but Alba Fire finds that opening, Vic.
07:46We always talk about the numbers game of the unholy union
07:49up into position.
07:50And the gory bomb.
07:53And down goes Ivy Nile.
07:56And Fire extinguishes the pit bull.
08:02Here is your winner,
08:04WWE Women's Tag Team Champion,
08:08Alba Fire!
08:13A huge victory there for Alba Fire.
08:15Now, Vic, let's take another look here.
08:16We thought Ivy Nile was right in prime position
08:18here with that bulldog up the second turnbuckle.
08:21And Alba Fire able to hang on there.
08:23But once again, it's that numbers game of the unholy union.
08:26Isla Dawn gets the best of her right there.
08:28It is Ivy Nile.
08:29But the numbers, again, proved to be way too much.
08:32Well, it makes them dangerous.
08:33That's what has made them the Women's Tag Team Champions.
08:36And that is what led Alba Fire to success
08:39here tonight in singles competition.
08:41What a way to kick us off on main event.
08:45As the challengers line up for the unholy union,
08:47they look to knock them down.
08:49And Alba Fire starts the momentum here tonight
08:51with a win on main event.