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00:00Eat the teams in your dreams, it's me flea
00:04And her opponent, from Adelaide, Dells, Australia, Rhea Ripley
00:21So, I thought we peaked at Wrestle Blues, I really did, the curse guy
00:27Doesn't get any better than that, does it?
00:29But, two days later, the hits just keep coming
00:32Yeah, you see all those phones out for a moment like this
00:36Rhea Ripley and all the intensity she brings
00:40We've seen it time and again
00:43Of course, fighting for the Women's World title
00:45And that thrilling triple threat at SummerSlam
00:48That Naomi retained
00:49Showing admiration and support for Io Sky
00:53But things took a turn tonight
00:56Asuka pushed too hard, too far
00:59And there's no turning back
01:02Rhea Ripley is ready
01:04The unadulterated face of Women's Wrestling in 2025
01:12With or without the gold
01:14Arguably, the face of Wrestling itself
01:18Rhea Ripley
01:20The three-time World Champion
01:23First time these two have gone one-on-one since December of 22
01:39And it is on, the unexpected main event that has this place roaring
01:59We are underway with Rhea Ripley and Asuka
02:03Big mammy chance
02:04Not a seat was used for entire entrance
02:07Boy, does the world love Rhea bloody Ripley
02:10Asuka played on the attack
02:12And striking combination from Asuka
02:18She's immediately going to the back of the left leg
02:21And my stats guy pulled something up
02:25These two have competed several times in the past
02:27But to be clear, one-on-one
02:28And accommodation from Asuka
02:30Asuka has never defeated Rhea Ripley
02:33So he needed a hot start from Asuka
02:36But it didn't work
02:38And immediately, mammy's on top
02:40Yeah, two times they met for the WWE
02:43Women's, excuse me, three times they've met
02:46Oh, Ripley 2-0
02:48One of those was a no contest
02:49But to your point
02:50Ripley has gotten the best of her
02:52With those title matches
02:53And far be it from me to criticize Asuka in any way
03:17She's clearly a far better competitor than I ever was
03:20However, if you get Rhea Ripley down
03:24And you stand in the ring
03:25Celebrating, not capitalizing
03:28Then I would argue that is a major error
03:31We'll get away from Rhea's effort there
03:35Say, come on, come on back in
03:38She wants her in the center of the ring
03:40Well, the mind games of Asuka
03:41You're not quite sure what you're getting with Asuka
03:44Certainly over the past two or three months
03:46There has been a seismic shift
03:47In the mindset of Asuka
03:49You never really know what you're dealing with
03:52And
03:52Baiting in the Australian
03:59Was Asuka
04:00You're playing to this crowd here
04:07Feeling very confident
04:09With what she's been able to accomplish early on
04:12Against Rhea Ripley
04:14Sending her up to the floor
04:17Near us
04:19Right in front of our announce desk
04:20Not feel comfortable
04:22In close proximity
04:23To Asuka
04:24Nope
04:26Never know what she's going to do
04:27With the varied attack
04:28And now she's
04:29Holding her up
04:30Kairi saying
04:33I can't
04:33I can't
04:34Well, that's smart by Kairi Sane
04:35Because the referee's looking straight at her
04:37I don't know if that was
04:38Kairi Sane not wanting to take a cheap shot
04:40Or just wanting to protect Asuka
04:42And her chances of winning this match
04:44Because that would have been an instant disqualification
04:46Rhea
04:48Coming right back up
04:50To the apron
04:51Statuesque physique of Rhea Ripley
05:03Just built for combat
05:04She really is
05:05She has all the physical gifts you can want
05:08But of course
05:09The skill
05:10And bettering experience of Asuka
05:13Is opposite her tonight, Wade
05:15I'll tell you right now
05:16It's almost impossible
05:17To enjoy competing against someone
05:19The level of Rhea Ripley
05:21Because you're constantly up against it
05:24You're constantly in a war
05:25To try and survive
05:26But Asuka is simply having fun tonight
05:29And that speaks volumes
05:31To the caliber of competitor
05:33That she is
05:34She has completely
05:35Neutralized Rhea Ripley
05:37From the word job
05:38As you see
05:39Rhea is trying to power out of this position
05:42Empress of tomorrow has been in control
06:03Asuka taking advantage of Rhea Ripley early on
06:06As Rhea looks to turn things around
06:08But you see how effective she was
06:09To the beating she took moments ago
06:11Welcome to the Asuka show
06:12It has been pure
06:13Empress of tomorrow
06:15From the word go in this one
06:17And struggling to really get a foothold in it
06:19Has been Rhea Ripley
06:21And when was the last time you could say that?
06:22Oh, that dragon screw
06:24Right through the ropes
06:25Wade
06:25And that right leg
06:28Taking damage
06:29What a smart move there by Asuka
06:32The bigger, more powerful superstar
06:34Take her off her feet
06:35Shred some ligaments
06:36Suddenly she ain't so big and scary
06:38And they're just talking right to her face
06:41A reminder of what is coming your way
06:42On Friday night
06:43Smackdown
06:44So much to be determined
06:45With Tiffany Stratton
06:46Jade Cargo
06:47And Nia Jax
06:47Who will face Stephanie Bacare
06:49At Crown Jewel
06:51For the Women's Championship
06:52That's only two and a half weeks away
06:53But Friday is going to determine so much
06:55Who's the opponent
06:56And Stephanie Bacare
06:57Has said she will be in attendance
06:59This Friday at Smackdown
07:00For that massive triple threat matchup
07:03But talk about massive
07:04We've got a massive match
07:05In her hands right now
07:06And Rhea Ripley
07:08Is suddenly moving through the gears
07:11Look at the speed
07:12Look at the power
07:13Look at the brutality
07:15As she would say
07:16The technique
07:17Ripcord kick to the jaw
07:20Oh, and that drop kick
07:22Rhea Ripley's awoken
07:25And so has this audience
07:28Rhea Ripley bridging
07:32Arching
07:32And that right shoulder
07:34Getting up by Asuka
07:35Rhea Ripley is so well-rounded
07:38Used to be
07:39In everyone's estimation
07:40A power wrestler
07:41Now she has it all
07:43The technique too
07:44And of course
07:46Durability for days
07:48A certain rat
07:51Living inside her body
07:53That takes her
07:54To places
07:54Most women will never reach
07:56Trying to set up
07:57The razor's edge there
07:58Oh, and right back
08:01To that leg
08:01Is Asuka
08:02Such a veteran move
08:04Of awareness
08:05By Asuka
08:06And able to kick out
08:10Is Rhea
08:10I mean, this has been
08:1290% Asuka
08:14Dominating this matchup
08:15And that literally
08:18Never happens
08:19To Rhea Ripley
08:20And at this point
08:21In a match
08:22With a damaged wheel
08:24Starting to question
08:25Her own abilities
08:26Must be Rhea Ripley
08:28By the way
08:28You see that headline
08:29Across the bottom
08:30Of your screen
08:30Moments ago
08:31With Jey Uso
08:31Getting the best
08:32Of LA Knight
08:33And then the Vision
08:34Coming in to attack
08:35And it was Jimmy Uso
08:36Who came to their defense
08:38We will have
08:39A rematch
08:39Of that Wrestle Palooza
08:41Tag Team match
08:41Next week
08:42On Raw
08:43On Netflix
08:43And it's a Tornado
08:44Tag Team match
08:45Ripley's having a fight
08:47For her life here
08:47And it's a fight
08:48She appears to be losing
08:49Asuka just has
08:51All the answers
08:52That kick
08:53Right to the midsection
08:54And now working
08:55That leg again
08:57Best striker
08:59In the women's division
09:00Is Asuka
09:01Getting switched by
09:03Rhea
09:03Trying to get the best
09:04In position
09:05So back and forth
09:06They go
09:06Who will get the leverage
09:07They need
09:08Ripley holds on
09:10To that rope
09:11And comes in
09:11With the big boot
09:13Just on time
09:15Is Rhea Ripley
09:16When she needed it
09:17Limb length
09:18Shortcut to success
09:21To the floor
09:23She goes
09:24And Asuka
09:25Took all that damage
09:27Turning point
09:29For Rhea Ripley
09:30You can see Rhea
09:43Trying to work out
09:44That left leg
09:46Right leg
09:47Took damage early
09:48And then it's
09:49The left leg
09:50In the midst
09:50Of this match
09:52That has been a concern
09:53Yeah
09:53And this is what
09:54Rhea Ripley
09:55Now has to figure out
09:56With that busted leg
09:57What parts of your offense
09:59Should you stay away from
10:01And when you get
10:01This deep into a matchup
10:02The problem is
10:03You're not thinking
10:04You're working on instincts
10:06And that can be a bad thing
10:08When you're trying to avoid
10:09Aggravating a previous injury
10:11Trying to shake it off
10:17But clearly
10:17With a bit of a limp
10:18Is Ripley
10:19But Ripley now in command
10:21She hangs her up
10:25On that second rope
10:26And then tosses her
10:27To the floor
10:28I was saying
10:30Desperately trying to assist
10:32Asuka here
10:33Trying to
10:33Bark instructions
10:35That are all
10:35And Tim is bashing
10:37But it's not helping
10:37And then just waving
10:39Her arms
10:39Hoping for the best
10:40Good luck with that
10:41Being a strategy
10:42And stopping Rhea Ripley
10:44Pleading
10:45I don't think so
10:46Pleading for the front rope
10:48To do something
10:48A little baby moment
10:50Hugging the audience
10:52What are you doing
10:52I mean
10:54When Asuka reflects
10:55On this match
10:56If she sees that
10:57There's going to be
10:57Something that's said
10:58I mean
11:01You mentioned it earlier
11:02Clearly Asuka
11:03Is the domineering
11:03Personality of the two
11:05Carry can be something
11:07Of a wallflower
11:08She's Rhea Ripley
11:11Trying to reset
11:12That left leg
11:13Brown wants more of it
11:19And they're getting it
11:21Well Ripley's problem here
11:22Is she's just not able
11:23To pick up the pace
11:24She has command here
11:26And this is a good move here
11:28From Rhea Ripley
11:29Allow yourself a little
11:30Recovery time
11:31While still turning up
11:32The pressure
11:33On your opponent
11:34And Wade that can take
11:37So much out of a rival
11:39Yeah especially this
11:40Oh
11:40Oh the shoulders are down
11:42For a moment
11:42Especially this
11:43Deep into a matchup
11:44You're desperately
11:45Sucking on oxygen
11:46Trying to get some
11:47Oxygen back
11:49In your lungs
11:50And it's not easy
11:51To do that
11:51With that vice
11:52Like grip
11:52With the legs
11:53Of Rhea Ripley
11:54Reverse into an ankle lock
11:59In the blink of an eye
12:00Asuka has just
12:08Countered moments ago
12:09Against Rhea Ripley
12:10With that ankle lock
12:11Wave
12:11Well that is how
12:12Dangerous Asuka
12:13Really is
12:14A technical wizard
12:15And when it looked
12:16Like it was turning
12:17Into the Rhea Ripley
12:18Show
12:19Just like that
12:20Asuka
12:21Grabbed control
12:22Back and forth
12:25They have gone
12:26Swinging all over
12:27To place
12:28Two women
12:28At the very top
12:29Of this industry
12:30Two women
12:32Who knows
12:33Who know what it's like
12:34To hold that goal
12:35Four times
12:36To world champion
12:36Is Asuka
12:37Three times
12:38Rhea Ripley
12:39They have gone
12:41Back and forth
12:42In recent weeks
12:43And Rhea's
12:44Patience was tested
12:46With the way
12:47Asuka was
12:48Managing and handling
12:49Things with
12:50EO Sky
12:50Tonight it went
12:51Too far
12:52Asuka may well
12:53Have burnt herself
12:54Out in the early
12:55Going to this one
12:56Almost a rope-a-dope
12:57Strategy
12:57From Rhea Ripley
12:59Rhea's up top
13:00Superplex
13:01Did you hear
13:02And see the impact
13:03That both took
13:04Yeah that is not
13:05A common move
13:06For Rhea Ripley
13:06She landed very high
13:08In the neck and shoulder
13:09She's grabbing the spine
13:10Up at the moment
13:10Watch the landing
13:11Of Ripley
13:12You don't want to land
13:13Quite as high
13:14On the back
13:14As she did there
13:16But of course
13:16Asuka
13:17Taking an even worse
13:19Landing on that one
13:20Just the way
13:21That rotation was
13:22And you saw
13:23The upper back
13:24Of Rhea Ripley
13:25Crashing down
13:26So both of the competitors
13:29Are looking to rally up here
13:30A little early
13:32That shot to the knee
13:33Of Ripley earlier
13:34Is clearly thrown
13:35Off a game slightly
13:36And she's struggling
13:38To get back
13:39To a regular form
13:40Ever since
13:41It is that left leg
13:43That Asuka was targeting
13:44Throughout the middle
13:45Of this match
13:46As they trade
13:47In the center
13:48Of the ring
13:49Strike after strike
13:51Don't want to trade
13:52With a bigger
13:53Stronger superstar
13:55Like Ripley
13:55But you do
13:56Oh look at this
13:57Look at this by Asuka
13:58Look as a flash pin
13:59And will miss with a kick
14:01Just get away from it
14:02Both of them
14:03Trying to bring their best
14:04In that spinning elbow
14:05Connects to the skull
14:07Of Asuka
14:07But Asuka shaking off
14:08Maybe in a glancing blow
14:09More than anything
14:10That one
14:11Certainly was not
14:12This is good stuff
14:14Here
14:14As Rhea Ripley
14:17Has Asuka
14:18In position
14:19Razor's edge
14:20Every bit of it
14:22Mommy on the attack
14:24Wade
14:24Shouts out
14:25Damian Priest
14:26The Territ wins
14:27To put it away
14:28And Asuka survives
14:30And gets that
14:30Left shoulder up
14:31There's a lot of
14:33Offense now
14:34Being absorbed
14:34By Asuka
14:35Another look at this
14:36Razor's edge
14:37Straight from
14:37Damian Priest
14:38Playbook
14:39Following up with that
14:40Just a shining
14:41Wizard right to the jaw
14:43But Asuka
14:45Equal to it
14:46But for how much
14:46Longer
14:47Look at Rhea
14:48Just dragging
14:49Asuka back up
14:51Rather well
14:52She's going for it
14:53Cannon
14:53Here we go
14:54Joe Tess
14:55Panic stations
14:56For Asuka
14:56Understandably so
14:58She was thinking
14:58Riptide
14:59But instead
14:59You've got to be
15:00So careful
15:00When she locks it in
15:02Asuka in position
15:03Talking that shoulder
15:06Trying to snap the arm
15:07With the arm bar
15:08Fully extended
15:09Now the right arm
15:10Of Rhea Ripley
15:11Now trying to block
15:13Just in time
15:14How can she power up
15:15On to this arm bar
15:16And she somehow
15:17Is able to turn things
15:19Around and roll through
15:20And escape out the side door
15:22Ripley's arm almost snapped
15:24But the shoulder
15:24Taking all the damage
15:26Of that post
15:27And the KO kick
15:28Right to the temple
15:30Lateral press
15:31Doesn't hook the leg
15:32And Rhea survives it
15:33These two women
15:36Are absolutely spent
15:38They have thrown
15:39Everything at each other
15:40Asuka drapes
15:44Over Rhea
15:44They are exhausted
15:46Two titans
15:47Of this women's division
15:49Giving everything
15:50Thing they have here
15:52On Raw
15:52Parties and crowd
15:54Totally in favor
15:56Of Rhea Ripley
15:58But right now
15:59That is not helping at all
16:00As Asuka holds her head
16:02In place
16:03And delivers
16:03Right kick
16:04After right kick
16:05And comes back
16:07For more
16:07But Rhea catches it
16:09Rhea takes six kicks
16:10For the jaw
16:11And come back with this
16:12And that's spinning elbow
16:14And again
16:14And the spinning kick
16:15And now the striking attack
16:16Of Asuka
16:18Picking up the pace
16:19At the right moment
16:20With that
16:20Oh
16:21Terrible landing
16:23There for Asuka
16:24Rhea Ripley
16:26Is down and out
16:28On the floor
16:29After absorbing
16:30So much punishment
16:32Well Asuka clearly
16:33Saying to Kairi Sane
16:34Take a shot
16:34Behind the referee's back
16:35She did not do it
16:36She wouldn't follow
16:37Orders earlier either
16:39Kairi Sane
16:42Suddenly seems
16:43Petrified of violence
16:44We're in the wrong
16:46Industry
16:47If that's you
16:47She's coming our way
16:49Slamming her head
16:54In the front
16:54Of this reinforced
16:55Announced Asuka
16:56Hey
16:59Hey
17:00Hey
17:00Hey
17:01Hey
17:02Hey
17:02Hey
17:03Hey
17:03Hey
17:03Hey
17:03Hey
17:04Hey
17:04Hey
17:04Hey
17:05Hey
17:05Hey
17:05Hey
17:06Hey
17:06Hey
17:07Hey
17:07Hey
17:08Hey
17:08Hey
17:09Hey
17:09That is the order
17:10And running
17:10Elbow from Asuka
17:12Oh Rhea
17:13Folder
17:14She went straight back
17:17And a big right forearm
17:19Came with it
17:20And now Rhea
17:22Looking to find something
17:23But instead it's Asuka
17:25Locking her up again
17:26Going back to that ankle
17:28And knee
17:28He was attacking it
17:30A little earlier
17:31This evening
17:31Straight back
17:34At it
17:34Trying to hyper
17:35Extend that knee
17:36Snap it back
17:36The wrong way
17:37Now transitioning
17:38Into an ankle lock
17:40Into an ankle lock
17:40She put this on
17:42Earlier today
17:42She had worked on that
17:44Knee much earlier
17:45In the match
17:45And now that ankle lock
17:47Is set in
17:48Ray here
17:51Rhea Ripley
17:52Screaming in agony
17:53Certainly heard it there
17:55And the end
17:57Could be nigh
17:58For Rhea Ripley
18:00This has turned into
18:01This has turned into
18:01All Asuka now
18:03The empress of tomorrow
18:05Lighting her up
18:06Oh my
18:07Oh my
18:08Rhea
18:08Just when she needed it
18:10Most way
18:11Oh this is such
18:14Incredible action
18:15Take a look at this
18:15First of all
18:16Ripley beat Asuka to the punch
18:19Then the ankle on the plug
18:20Turned into a German suplex
18:22And when it looked
18:23Like Rhea Ripley
18:24Was toast
18:25Never
18:26Right
18:26Nami off
18:27With one good leg
18:29A pinpoint drop kick
18:31To a flying
18:32Empress of tomorrow
18:33That drop kick
18:36By Rhea Ripley
18:37You see the orders
18:37Being given out
18:38By Asuka
18:39Again
18:39I don't think
18:40Kairi Sane is capable
18:42Of executing
18:43These orders
18:43That's the issue
18:44We've had thus far
18:45In the match
18:45Kairi's thinking about it
18:47Here though
18:48Isn't she
18:48She's climbing up
18:51Onto the apron
18:52Right next to Rhea
18:53Just do it
18:55Kairi
18:56Oh
18:58Rhea catches it
18:59That's a big 2-0
19:01Oh the empress
19:02Impact backfires
19:03Rolled up by Rhea
19:05Rhea wins it
19:07Rhea wins it
19:09Here is your winner
19:12Rhea
19:14Rhea Ripley
19:16Well a kabuki collision
19:18Oh the mist
19:19Points and mist in the eyes
19:21The mist is in the eyes
19:22Wave
19:23Rhea gets misted
19:25And sometimes when you win
19:29Rarely you lose
19:30And losing her eyesight
19:35Is Rhea Ripley
19:37Now Asuka is pointing
19:39And saying
19:41Now do it
19:43As Rhea's been blinded here
19:46And Kairi is on the attack
19:49And now they both
19:52Are just beating down
19:53On a helpless
19:55Misted
19:56Rhea Ripley
19:57EOSKAI
20:08Longtime friend of the kabuki warriors
20:09That are having tensions
20:10Wait a
20:10Leading with Osto
20:15Not to do this
20:16It looks like potentially a resolution is met.
20:35Yep, not going to doubt.
20:37And finally Simona was able to talk some sense into Asuka and indeed Kairi Sane.
20:46The damage clearly done already to...
20:48Oh!
20:49A spinning strike as Asuka turns on Io!
20:55No, no, she's ordering Kairi as well.
21:07To attack, and she is!
21:12Kairi is attacking Io Sky!
21:14Well Asuka has been at long ahead with Io Sky for weeks now.
21:18Came to a boil after that loss at Russell Palooza.
21:22Oh, this is...
21:24This is horrible to see.
21:27The respect and the trust is long gone as Rhea Ripley is blinded from the mist in the eye.
21:33Oh!
21:34And now Kairi is another liner up.
21:37Rhea's trying to get back to her feet.
21:38Rhea can't see a thing!
21:39Rhea can't see a thing!
21:40She can't see a thing!
21:41Empress Impact as Rhea can't see, and Io's being beaten down.
21:46Oh, as vicious as you like, the Kabuki Warriors taking whatever they want tonight.
21:52And Io is just so compromised being held up here as Kairi is just delivering on these brutal
22:01orders and insane elbow right across the upper body of Io.
22:08To rip the Band-Aid off, Asuka got her wish!
22:13Can you believe this?
22:16And this scene we're witnessing.
22:21See you, wow!
22:24Let go!
22:26Let go!
22:28Let go!
22:34Let go!
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