Saturday Night's Main Event 11-9-2024

As we come back from commercial break, we are immediately taken to the commentary desk with Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

WADE BARRETT: Well, here it is folks. The moment no one has been waiting for, Cole.

MICHAEL COLE: I don’t know about that, Wade! I think quite a few fans here in attendance tonight at the legendary Madison Square Garden can’t wait to witness this bizarre encounter between The Hurricane and The Blue Meanie.

WADE BARRETT: It’s the ultimate clash of idiots.

MICHAEL COLE: And with Goldust and potentially Jim Cornette at ringside, things could get… interesting.

WADE BARRETT: Speaking of bizarre… Here comes The Bizarre One!

On cue, Goldust’s seductively eerie theme music begins to play. Within seconds he appears at the top of the entrance ramp blowing kisses towards the crowd. Then, suddenly, Goldust’s gold spotlights turn BLUE, and out comes THE BLUE MEANIE! The Blue One follows Goldust down the ramp towards the ring, doing his best to try and mimic his mentor's (and mommy’s) moves.



SAMANTHA IRVIN: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Goldust, The Bluuue Meeeaaaniiieee!

WADE BARRETT: If you’re watching at home… now would be a good time to go let the dog out.

Meanie is trying his hardest to look serious and well put together but he’s failing miserably as he basically stumbles and fumbles his way down to and into the ring.

MICHAEL COLE: It looks like The Blue Meanie has got his hands full trying to keep up with Goldust here tonight!

WADE BARRETT: You can say that again, Cole! He almost fell over trying to walk to the ring!

Before The Blue Meanie can embarrass himself further, The Hurricane’s music hits the PA system.

WADE BARRETT: It’s like watching a train wreck. You just can’t look away.



SAMANTHA IRVIN: And his opponent, making his way to the ring, The Hurrrrrricaaane!

WWE’s only superhero gets onto the stage and immediately strikes a superhero pose, which gets a pop from the crowd. Then, without hesitation, The Hurricane takes off in a full-blown sprint, cape flapping in the wind behind him, towards the ring. He dives into the ring under the bottom rope.

MICHAEL COLE: The Hurricane is ready to fight tonight!

WADE BARRETT: That makes one of them. I’m pretty sure I just saw The Blue Meanie eat a piece of popcorn off the floor.

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The referee for tonight’s contest between The Hurricane and The Blue Meanie, Jessika Carr, signals for the match to start. As the bell rings The Hurricane circles around Meanie which, as you might expect, makes him dizzy. Meanie throws a couple of wild punches that miss by a quarter mile. As Hurricane continues to circle around, The Blue Guy goes for a clothesline but damn near stumbles instead of stepping forward. Goldust shakes his head ringside. Meanwhile, in the ring, The Hurricane who is having the time of his life flicks Meanie in the forehead. Meanie takes a back bump to the ground as though he’s just been slammed to the earth by God.

MICHAEL COLE: Certainly a slow start to things, Wade.

WADE BARRETT: I don’t know how much more of this I can take, Cole.

Just then, as The Hurricane and The Blue Meanie continue to put on a clinic for what not to do in a wrestling match, Jim Cornette starts storming down to ringside with his tennis racket in hand, yelling with rage and disgust. Corny wastes no time getting down ringside where he immediately bullies Michael Cole into giving him his headset.

JAMES E. CORNETTE: Cole, I think I speak for all of us when I say, we could all use a couple minutes without having to hear you speak. Now, if you don’t mind me, Wade…

WADE BARRETT: Please. Jim, you’re wrestling royalty. Take all the time you need

JAMES E. CORNETTE: You know when Stephanie McMahon asked me to come back and give the WWE another chance… she told me things were different now… but if this is what passes for wrestling these days?! I almost had a stroke just watching these two morons walk down to the ring. A superhero wannabe and a big blue disaster? Lord, help me! Momma Cornette would be rolling in her grave.

Inside the ring, Hurricane’s having a good time. But outside, Cornette’s looking like he’s about to burst a blood vessel. Goldust has stopped paying attention and is rubbing his chest. Taunting the fans in the front row.

JAMES E. CORNETTE: I mean, come on! Meanie is already screaming, and the match just started. I don’t know how much more of this I can stomach. I’m going to get sick.

Cornette, who is absolutely livid, throws Michael Cole’s headset back down on the announcer’s desk and climbs up the stairs and onto the ring apron, waving his racket as he yells at The Hurricane. Cornette can be heard yelling, “This is wrestling, not some clown act! And Meanie… if you can’t get the job done, I’m going to get in that ring and do it for you!” Hurricane stops the “punishment” he has been inflicting on Meanie and mocks Cornette by giving him a superhero salute.

WADE BARRETT: Welcome back, Cole.

MICHAEL COLE: Thank you. But… The Hurricane better lookout! He’s got his back turned towards The Blue Meanie!

Meanie attempts to take advantage of the situation with a relatively quick and clumsy roll-up. Referee Jessika Carr drops to the mat to make the count! ONE! TWO… NO! Hurricane kicks out. After a few seconds, The Hurricane is back on his feet. A few more seconds after that, so is Meanie. Hurricane charges towards The Blue One with a flying forearm.

MICHAEL COLE: Our resident superhero takes flight!

WADE BARRETT: Please don’t encourage him, Cole.

Meanie, showing that he can occasionally actually wrestle, counters the flying forearm with a hip toss which sends Hurricane to the mat! Hurricane, wasting no time, recovers quickly and kips up and leaps into the air with a standing dropkick that hits Meanie right below his cut-off shirt line and hits him square in his exposed gut! Meanie stumbles but surprisingly enough he doesn’t fall. Instead, he retaliates with a BLUE BODY SLAM driving Hurricane back first into the mat.

MICHAEL COLE: I think that took everything Meanie had in him.

WADE BARRETT: I think he was winded just lacing his boots tonight.

Instead of taking advantage of the situation, Meanie goes to the ropes seeking approval from Goldust. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ring Cornette looks like he’s about to hit himself in the face with his racket. Hurricane, quickly back on his feet grabs Meanie from behind and spins him around. After a couple of quick left and right hands, he grabs Meanie and sends him off running against the ropes. Hurricane follows up with a flying crossbody, pinning Meanie down momentarily. Meanie rolls away and surprises Hurricane with a sloppy but effective BELLY-TO-BLUE-BELLY SUPLEX! As Hurricane stands up, Meanie catches him with one of the worst swinging neckbreakers in WWE history. Meanie attempts to follow up with an elbow drop but it looks more like an ELBOW FLOP as Hurricane rolls out of the way and Meanie misses. As Meanie stumbles to his feet, Hurricane executes a beautiful TORNADO DDT.

MICHAEL COLE: Listen to the fans, Wade! They are loving this!

WADE BARRETT: They’re cheering because finally, it looks like this match is getting somewhere!

Alas, Wade spoke too soon. Just then Goldust leans against the ropes from the outside catching the attention of Hurricane. The Gold One raises a gold-gloved hand and blows a kiss toward The Hurricane. This, as you might imagine, comes across as a bit unnerving to the wrestling superhero. Hurricane backs away, confused which allows Meanie to catch him with what I believe is supposed to be a shoulder tackle which sends Hurricane crumbling to the mat.

WADE BARRETT: Pin him! Let’s get this match over with.

Meanie doesn’t pin him. No. Instead, he takes time to do a little Meanie victory dance. This gives Hurricane enough time to get up and plant Meanie with a quick dropkick, which sends him scrambling back and into the corner. An extremely frustrated Jim Cornette climbs back up on the apron and points his racket at Hurricane. Jim spouts off at the mouth, “Hurricane… you think you’re a hero? You’re just a big green cosplaying idiot in spandex!”

MICHAEL COLE: Cornette is hell-bent on not letting The Hurricane get a win on his watch!

Cornette’s distraction gives Meanie a chance to recover. Goldust, noticing Cornette’s interference, decides to add to the chaos by crawling into the ring. As Hurricane goes to grab Meanie, Goldust steps in front of him, moving in close and gently running his hand down Hurricane’s face. “Ooooh, Hurricane… save me.” Goldust moans. The referee is quick to regain control and get Goldust back out of the ring who snarls at her. Cornette yells, “Do something you big blue idiot! Do anything! Just beat him!” And so Meanie does something alright. He spins Hurricane around and gives him a less-than-deadly eye-rake into a standing double axe handle combination. Hurricane is caught off guard and falls to the mat. Meanie tries to go for the cover but Hurricane kicks out at ONE. Confused as to why he didn’t get in, Meanie looks to Cornette for guidance, and Cornette exasperated, slams his racket down on the apron and yells at him once more. Just then Hurricane starts to get up, but Cornette quickly reaches under the ropes and trips him, sending Hurricane face-first into the mat. The referee expecting foul play threatens to send Cornette to the back. Corny holds his hands up, pretending it wasn’t him.

MICHAEL COLE: Cornette just tripped The Hurricane!

WADE BARRETT: Much like us, Cole… Cornette can’t wait for this match to be over.

Perhaps finally learning from his mistakes, Meanie attempts to seize the moment and climbs to the middle rope.

WADE BARRETT: Meanie looks like he’s about ready to fall.

Wade is right, Meanie struggles to keep his balance as he prepares for a BIG BLUE SPLASH. Goldust, outside the ring, blows a kiss toward Cornette, causing him to jump back in horror. Cornette, clearly disgusted, throws his hands up in the air one more time and quickly turns and heads up the ramp, shouting back, “I’VE DONE ALL I CAN DO! I’M GOING HOME!” Meanie splashes down onto The Hurricane! The Blue Guy makes the cover, 1…2…3!!



SAMANTHA IRVIN: Here is your winner, THE BLUUUE MEEEAAANIIIEEE!

MICHAEL COLE: He did it, Wade! The Blue Meanie has won the match!

WADE BARRETT: I’m just thankful that that disaster is over!

The crowd erupts in cheers and laughter as Meanie stumbles to his feet, celebrating his victory with an awkward dance. After a moment, he goes to the ropes and exits the ring, shuffing up the ramp to the back with Goldust close behind. Meanwhile, in the ring, The Hurricane gets to his feet and shakes his head, showing that despite the defeat he will never stop his heroic pursuits. Looking out at the crowd who are now once again cheering for him, The Hurricane gives them a nod before going to the ropes and exiting the ring, speeding up the ramp to the back to get to work on his next mission.

The ringside crew is now in the ring, setting up a small black table and two office chairs. The fans know what’s about to happen and they are on their feet as Michael Cole gets up from the commentary table and walks to the steel steps, going up to the apron and entering the ring. He raises the microphone he has up to his mouth and begins to speak.

MICHAEL COLE: Ladies and gentlemen, the Savior of Misbehavior, WWE Champion…Corey Graves.



As Graves’ music blares over the PA system the fans boos are almost loud enough to drown it out. The cameras turn to the empty entrance way and after a moment, out struts our WWE Champion. With a smirk on his face and his championship draped on his shoulder he stands at the entrance way, just taking in the fans' hatred. And then begins to walk towards the ring.

WADE BARRETT: Corey Graves is living his dream of being the WWE Champion and he will not let these fans ruin a moment of it.

He takes his time making his way up the ring steps and into the ring. Graves tilts his head slightly at his former commentary partner before Cole offers him the microphone and the music dies down.

COREY GRAVES: You know, you spend years, decades, your entire life dreaming about what it will be like to win the WWE Championship. Your mind has a single focus on that moment in your life. But then after I handedly stomped out the embarrassment that was Danhausen - -

The fans aren’t having it and begin to boo again.

COREY GRAVES: After I beat Danhausen to become a two-time WWE Champion, I didn’t have to wonder about the moment anymore, I didn’t have to think about what it would feel like…I was feeling it. But after the adrenaline fades, after the tears have been shed, when you sit in your penthouse suite, just you alone staring across from the championship…your thoughts turn to what your reign will be like. Because this championship means that you shape the biggest company in this industry, this is your key to making history.

WADE BARRETT: Say what you want about how Graves has acted on his way to winning, and since winning the championship, but you can’t say he doesn’t have respect for what that title stands for.

COREY GRAVES: When I thought about what I wanted my reign to be, the history I’d get to make, the crème de la crème of opponents that now would be begging to step into this ring with me, never in my mind did I think I would ever have to lower myself again to see the likes of Joey Janela in this ring.

There is a small cheer to the mention of Janela. Not a huge reaction, but enough to elicit a chuckle from the champion.

COREY GRAVES: But I guess everyone has to start somewhere, and life never truly measures up to the expectations you have in your head. It makes me sick to think that the bar for WWE Championship contenders had been set so low, but then I remember the past champions to have held this title in the last six months, an old man and a clown. So, it will take time to bring this championship back to the level it once was. And if I have to cripple a little peasant like Joey Janela to start that process, I guess I will be okay with that. So come out here Joey, have your final fifteen minutes of fun. Enjoy your millisecond in the main event before I send you back to the mid-card abyss you deserve to drown in.

Graves lowers his microphone, all eyes are on the entrance way waiting for the challenger to come out. There is a moment of silence, then another, and one more before…



As the music plays, there is a surprising roar from the crowd. Out moonwalks Graves’ wife and brand-new manager to Joey Janela, Carmella. The smirk almost fades from Graves’ face as he gives a small sneer.

WADE BARRETT: What is going on? Carmella got Janela the championship match to prove some kind of point. But now it’s time for the men to face off!

Carmella dances her way into the ring as a microphone is handed to her. But as she raises the microphone to her mouth...

COREY GRAVES: Cut the damn music, I don’t want to hear that garbage. And to no one’s surprise you fickle morons hated her a month ago, but now you love her.

CARMELLA: I guess that means I made the right choice.

COREY GRAVES: It means these people are idiots and easily manipulated. Because if they had two brain cells to rub together, they’d know what I know, and this is all a temper tantrum because you can’t handle not being in the spotlight. I told you to go home because I didn’t need you and you couldn’t take it, now you’ve signed the career death warrant to Joey Janela.

WADE BARRETT: This is starting to feel more like a family affair than a WWE Championship contract signing!

CARMELLA: What I did is make a decision. If the WWE Champion doesn’t want me to be his manager, I’ll just manage the next WWE Champion. He didn’t want to waste his time coming out here tonight because he has a warm up match on RAW to get ready for. And you can brush him off all you want, but Joey Janela is a man ready for greatness.

This makes Graves start to laugh almost in Carmella’s face. You can see she isn’t fazed by the disrespect.

COREY GRAVES: Joey Janela is barely ready to be a man period. You are grasping at straws.

MICHAEL COLE: Alright guys, we have a show to get to.

Cole points to the contract on the table. Graves sits in one of the chairs, he opens the contract and begins to skim in for a moment. Carmella struts over and places her hand on the table leaning down to look Graves in the eyes.

CARMELLA: You may have all these people fooled, but I can see it in your eyes that you are scared. You are worried this reign maybe be longer than the first…but it ends the same way with your being embarrassed in the middle of this ring.

The words cut deep, and Graves looks up from the contract. His anger quickly changes to amusement.

COREY GRAVES: I knew I married a woman who played a bimbo on TV, but I can’t believe it took me this long to learn that it wasn’t an act. Honey, I am going to stomp Janela into the ground. I am going to show the world why I’m at one level and he is multiple levels beneath me. I could beat this man with one hand tied behind my back.

CARMELLA: Well that’s certainly a statement, isn’t it? I don’t think we want to see that, but I have an idea. It’s a little late to put it in the contract now, but in front of these people how about you agree, WHEN you lose…you don’t get an automatic rematch. In fact, you don’t get a shot at the WWE Championship as long as it’s around his waist?

Graves takes a beat and then just smiles to himself. He jumps to the last page of the contract and signs it while still looking his wife in the eyes.

COREY GRAVES: Sure, I don’t get a shot at the WWE Championship as long as Joey Janela holds it.

Graves slams the contract folder shut and slides it to Carmella, who is instantly beaming as soon as she has her hands on the contract. She cocks her head to the side and blows him a kiss as she starts to skip out of the ring and halfway to the entrance.

COREY GRAVES: Was that your big master plan? Call me scared and then get me to agree to a scenario that could never happen? There’s not a chance on God’s green earth that moron takes this championship from me. Not even having you in his corner at Survivor Series is going to bring him to my level.

Carmella turns to face the ring, still with a microphone in hand.

CARMELLA: No, the master plan was to call you scared…get you to agree to that stipulation….so you wouldn’t realize I did have time to put another stipulation in the contract. You know I love to get my way, and I do what I have to do for that. So, at Survivor Series…I’m not going to be in his corner. I’m going to be in the ring as the Special Guest Referee. Now that sounds like it’s gonna be money!

She blows another kiss as the fans erupt to the news. Her music begins to play as she turns and continues skipping. Graves is left standing in the middle of the ring and his smirk has faded.

WADE BARRETT: Oh my god! Carmella as special guest referee for the WWE Championship match! Maybe she’s a whole lot smarter than we’ve all given her credit for. She definitely knows how to play her husband!

MICHAEL COLE: That was something, wasn’t it Wade? The WWE Championship match at Survivor Series is sure to be an incredibly intense, possibly even personal affair. Another intense match is our main event, As Dakota Kai defends the Women’s Championship against Rhea Ripley! Tensions between these two have been building for the last couple of weeks and now it all comes down to this confrontation to see who will walk out as the Women’s Champion!

WADE BARRETT: This is without a doubt going to be a tough challenge for Dakota Kai. She’s been a great champion so far since winning the title at No Mercy, but Rhea Ripley has been on an absolute tear as of late!

”Demon in Your Dreams” by Motionless in White begins to play on the speakers and the crowd erupts into cheers as Rhea Ripley saunters out to the top of the ramp. Looking out at the crowd with a small smile, Rhea turns her attention to the ring and her face grows serious as she begins to make her way down the ramp.



SAMANTHA IRVIN: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the WWE Women’s Championship! Introducing the challenger, making her way to the ring, The Nightmare, Rheeeaaa Riiipleeeyyy!

MICHAEL COLE: Rhea Ripley had a rough start to the new era of WWE, but she’s turned things around and she’s managed to get back on track. Now, she has the opportunity to complete her comeback story by becoming the WWE Women’s Champion!

WADE BARRETT: And if you ask Rhea, it all came down to cutting ties with Liv Morgan! She thinks it was her partnership with Liv that was holding her back and frankly, it’s hard to argue with the results!

Getting to the bottom of the ramp, Rhea goes to the steel steps and walks up to the apron, entering the ring and walking over to the far side of the ropes. Rolling her shoulders, she turns her attention to the entrance area, her expression still serious and intense. “Kombat (remix)” by def rebel now begins to play and the crowd’s cheers shift to boos as Dakota Kai walks out to the top of the ramp. With the WWE Women’s Championship slung over her shoulder, Dakota looks at the crowd with a smirk before turning her attention to Rhea, her expression growing serious as she makes her way down the ramp.



SAMANTHA IRVIN: And her opponent, making her way to the ring, representing the nWo Elite, the WWE Women’s Champion, Dakoootaaa Kaiii!

MICHAEL COLE: Dakota Kai doesn’t look intimidated by Rhea Ripley in the slightest!

WADE BARRETT: She’s champion for a reason, Cole! She’s a hell of a competitor in her own right and with the insurance policy of nWo Elite, I’m sure she’s feeling more than confident!

Getting to the bottom of the ramp, Dakota walks over to the steel steps and walks up to the apron, entering the ring and walking to the center. She raises the Women’s Championship in the air, smirking again as the crowd continues to pelt her with boos. As her music fades out, she turns to the referee and hands the championship off to the referee, who raises it into the air to indicate that it’s on the line.

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The bell rings and the two women look at one another, Rhea narrowing her eyes as Dakota continues to smirk. Dakota walks closer to Rhea and extends her hand, looking to have a handshake. Rhea looks at Dakota’s outstretched hand and scoffs, smacking the hand away from her. Dakota shrugs and then nails Rhea with a right hand shot to the face, sending The Nightmare staggering back! Dakota moves closer and nails her again, and this time backs Rhea up into the corner where she delivers another right hand shot to Rhea’s face. And then another! The referee warns Dakota about her actions so she backs up for a moment but then rushes back in and kicks Rhea in the midsection. The Nightmare lets out a groan as Dakota kicks her again, knocking her down to a seated position and then placing her foot on Rhea’s throat, looking to choke her out!

MICHAEL COLE: Dakota Kai aggressive right out of the gate here!

WADE BARRETT: She’s showing off that nasty streak that helped her get to the top of the women’s division!

Once again, the referee admonishes Dakota for her actions and begins to do a five count, 1…2…3…4…Dakota takes her foot off of Rhea’s throat and backs away, putting her hands up in the air as she tells the referee she’ll stop. As Rhea gasps for breath, Dakota looks at her with a vicious smile as she backs up into the opposite corner and then takes off running, going around the perimeter of the ring before drilling Rhea with a Kaio Kick! Rhea slumps down onto the mat and Dakota pulls her to the center and goes for the pin and hooks the leg, 1…2…kick out by Rhea Ripley! Dakota grits her teeth as she gets to her feet and she bends down to pick Rhea up, however The Nightmare sweeps the Women’s Champion’s feet out from under her and she falls to the mat! Now Rhea gets to her feet and she hits the ropes, coming back and jumping up, coming down onto Dakota with a flying elbow drop to the chest!

MICHAEL COLE: Rhea Ripley has turned the tide here!

WADE BARRETT: If she’s able to hang on to the momentum, we could see a new Women’s Champion here tonight, Cole!

Ripley grabs onto Dakota’s legs as she begins to tie them up with her arms, the crowd goes wild as they know what’s coming! Kai manages to get a foot free and gives a kick to the face of Rhea to try and break her hold! Rhea doesn’t even flinch, however, as she grabs onto the foot and pulls it back into position and flips Dakota over and lifts her up into the Prism Trap! Dakota is quick to pull herself towards the ropes though and she grabs onto the bottom rope as the official tries to break Rhea off from the hold! Ripley isn’t ready to do so and continues to hold on, 1…2…3…Dakota cries out in pain as the official now tries to pry Rhea off again and she finally releases the hold only long enough to pull Dakota back to the center of the ring!

MICHAEL COLE: Dakota is in some serious trouble if she doesn’t get away from Rhea right now!

WADE BARRETT: That Prism Trap is lethal, Cole!

Ripley reaches down to pull her back into the hold again but Dakota fires not one, not two, but three kicks right into Rhea’s face as she backs up dazed from the shots. Dakota pulls herself up with the ropes and immediately screams as she runs in and Lou Thesz presses Rhea back onto the canvas and begins to unload with forearms to keep the match in her control! Rhea gets the arms up to protect herself but Dakota just stands up and begins to stomp away at Rhea’s gut to wear Rhea down even more!

MICHAEL COLE: This is for survival right now, Wade! Dakota needs to keep throwing stuff at Rhea or she’ll be in real trouble!

WADE BARRETT: I wouldn’t underestimate Dakota, she can handle herself! But she certainly does seem to be a little more desperate than usual with this offense!

After she finishes stomping away at the challenger, Dakota backs up and watches as she starts to slowly try to get to her feet. Rhea gets to a knee, takes a moment to catch her breath, and then brings herself up to her feet. As she turns around to face Dakota, the Women’s Champion comes charging in and nails Ripley in the face with a bicycle kick! Rhea goes back down to the mat and once again Dakota goes for the cover, 1…2…kick out by Ripley! Dakota is frustrated, she can’t believe that she wasn’t able to put Rhea away with that! She bends down to pick Rhea up but out of nowhere, The Nightmare surprises her with a small package rollup! 1…2…Dakota kicks out!

MICHAEL COLE: Rhea almost stole it right there!

WADE BARRETT: That was an incredibly close call, Cole! Dakota better be on her A game!

Both women are to their feet now and Dakota is breathing heavily, staring at Rhea in disbelief over the close call. Rhea simply smirks and then charges in, looking to take Dakota out with a big boot but Dakota ducks out of the way and Rhea gets her leg hung up on the top rope! Before Rhea can get out of this predicament, Dakota kicks Rhea’s other leg behind the knee, causing Rhea to cry out in pain and fall down to that knee! With her other leg still draped over the top rope, Rhea watches as Dakota grabs the foot of that leg and lifts it up, dropping it hard on the top rope. Rhea cries out again as that leg now falls down to the mat and Dakota delivers a vicious stomp to the knee!

MICHAEL COLE: Looks like Dakota is trying to weaken Rhea’s legs!

WADE BARRETT: It’s not a bad idea, Cole! You can’t win a title if you can’t stand up!

Dakota grabs the leg again and raises her foot but as she drives her foot down, Rhea kicks Dakota’s only leg left to support her out from underneath her and knocks her over! Rhea wraps an arm around Dakota’s neck and gets her in a guillotine choke as she tries to choke the life out of her. The fans cheer wildly as Dakota desperately flails her arms, but Rhea just torques the hold in tighter as she grits her teeth with the effort and the pain from the shot to her knee. Dakota rolls over top of Rhea and manages to break the hold as she tries to get out of the ring, but Rhea pulls her back in as she catches her by the right foot and begins to rain down punches on her as Dakota tries to cover up to protect herself but the sheer strength of Rhea makes it a fruitless effort for the WWE Women’s Champion!

MICHAEL COLE: Rhea is not happy with that attack on her knee and seems to want to keep Dakota grounded to solve this situation!

WADE BARRETT: Dakota can’t even get herself back in the game, the power of Rhea is overwhelming her!

Rhea grabs Dakota by the sides of her head now and begins to drive the back of her head down into the canvas as Dakota is practically a ragdoll at this point. She tries to get her feet underneath Rhea to kick her off but she loses a little more consciousness with each thud of her head on the canvas! Rhea finally releases her hold as she slaps Dakota across the face and tells her this one is over! Rhea gets to her feet and pulls Dakota up and gets her into the pumphandle position as the crowd cheers for what’s coming! Rhea Goes to lift Dakota up but her knee makes her cringe as she sets Dakota back down for a few seconds. Rhea screams now as she lifts Dakota up and slams her down, RIPTIDE! Just as she’s about to make the cover, Rhea spots the two women coming down the ramp and goes into a defensive position. Eve Torres and Ember Moon look like they are ready to take care of business.

MICHAEL COLE: What are these two doing out here? This is typical tactics by the nWo Elite to try and stay on top! Where is our security when we need them?

WADE BARRETT: They want to ensure that everything is coming up on the nWo Elite side of things, Cole! Rhea had better keep her head on a swivel for the rest of this one!

Eve and Ember get to the bottom of the ramp and Ember Moon climbs up on the apron while Eve walks up the steel steps to get to the apron and join her. The two women of nWo Elite both begin shouting at the official who turns his attention to them and walks over to them, telling them to get down off the apron. Rhea puts her hands on her hips and shouts at Eve and Ember as well, not noticing that a masked woman has just slipped into the ring behind her!

MICHAEL COLE: Wait a minute! Who is this?

WADE BARRETT: What’s with all of these masked people in the women’s division?!

As Rhea shouts at Eve and Ember, the masked woman suddenly spins her around and grabs her around the neck, jumping up and driving Rhea’s face into her knees with a modified double knee facebreaker! The crowd is roaring with boos as Rhea now falls down to the mat and the masked woman pulls Dakota Kai over on top of Rhea before quickly exiting the ring and going over to the barrier by the timekeeper, hopping over and running off through the crowd. With Dakota covering a knocked out Rhea, Eve and Ember both get down from the apron, allowing the referee to turn his attention back to the match. He sees Dakota covering Rhea and immediately drops down and makes the count, 1…2…3! Dakota Kai retains!



SAMANTHA IRVIN: Here is your winner, and STIIILL the WWE Women’s Champion, DAKOOOTAAA KAIII!

MICHAEL COLE: I cannot believe this! Rhea Ripley had this in the bag, but between the distraction from Eve Torres and Ember Moon, and that masked woman attacking her, Dakota Kai’s reign continues on!

WADE BARRETT: I want to know who this masked woman is, Cole! Is it the same woman who attacked Britt Baker? Is it a new member of the nWo Elite? What is going on?

”Kombat (remix)” begins playing again and Ember Moon and Eve Torres reach out to Dakota Kai who is rolling towards the bottom rope and they help her out of the ring. The ringside attendant rushes over, handing Dakota Kai the Women’s Championship and Eve gets the title situated around Dakota’s waist while Ember raises Dakota’s arm in the air. The crowd boos the three women as Eve now goes to the other side of Dakota and raises the other arm in the air and the three women of the nWo Elite back up the ramp, big celebratory smiles on their faces. Meanwhile, in the ring, the official is checking on Rhea Ripley who is starting to stir as she looks up at the nWo women with an angry scowl.

MICHAEL COLE: The nWo Elite have once again pulled a fast one! But who was in the mask? Why did they attack Rhea?

WADE BARRETT: Beats me, Cole! But Monday Night RAW should prove to be very interesting!

MICHAEL COLE: Well that’s all we have time for tonight, folks! Thank you for joining us for Saturday Night’s Main Event and we look forward to seeing you live on Monday Night RAW for even more action before we head to Survivor Series!