[rock music playing]
-[crowd roaring] -[Big E] Today on WWE Raw Classics…
[Cole] Becky Lynch is here!
[Big E] She goes by many names.
"The Irish Lass Kicker." "Becky Two Belts."
Becky Lynch.
And by shattering glass ceilings and kicking down doors,
and opponents,
she has become known simply as
"The Man."
There is only one woman who everyone knew was the rightful main event.
I am "The Man."
[Big E] It's the best of Becky Lynch, right here on Raw Classics,
exclusively on Netflix.
♪ I'll get the guns, the drugs… ♪
Oh…
Welcome, WWE Universe, to Raw Classics.
Today, we are taking a look at one of the biggest badasses in all of WWE,
"The Man" Becky Lynch.
Touting an impressive seven WWE Women's Championship reigns,
Becky Lynch is one of the fiercest and most respected Superstars
in professional wrestling.
And when Becky Lynch shows up for Raw,
you better believe there's gonna be some fireworks.
Perhaps none more so than in 2018,
when Becky, then the SmackDown Women's Champion,
led her squad into battle against the Red brand
on Monday Night Raw.
[clamoring]
[Becky] You see what happens when "The Man" comes around?
-[Young] Oh my God! -[Cole] Oh my God! That's Becky Lynch!
[Corey] She's got Ronda Rousey.
[Cole] Becky Lynch with a Disarm-Her on Rousey!
[Becky] You're not so tough!
[referee] Whoa. Break it up. Come on.
Let her go, Becky. Come on.
Let her go! Break it up!
-Becky, get off her! Let her go! -[Becky] I'll break your arm!
Get out of here, Becky.
Everyone's tough till "The Man" comes around!
-Remember that! -[referee] Stay still, Ronda.
-Get out of here! -Come on, Becky.
-[grunting] -[referee] Easy, Ronda.
[panting]
[Cole] Oh my God.
That was SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch,
attacking Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey
in the locker room here at Monday Night Raw.
[Young] Becky Lynch couldn't wait to get her hands on "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
until Sunday.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
-[Corey] She's coming out here. -[Cole] Is she nuts?
[Corey] "The Man" has arrived.
[Cole] There are seven members of the Monday Night Raw roster in the ring,
and Becky Lynch is… is marching down to the ring.
[Young] "The Man" shows no fear.
[mouths] Come on!
[song continues]
♪ Whoa oh oh-oh-oh oh… ♪
-"The Man" is on Raw. -[Corey] Well, yeah, Becky.
-I mean, you wanna be "The Man." -[Becky] This is my show!
[Cole] Wait a minute. Who the… What the…
SmackDown's here! SmackDown's here!
[crowd roaring]
[Cole] The SmackDown Women's division is attacking Monday Night Raw!
[Corey] Sonya Deville, Carmella, Asuka,
Becky Lynch, Naomi.
-[Corey] The Raw Women's-- -[Young] Charlotte Flair!
[Cole] Alexa Bliss ran away!
Meanwhile, the Raw team is getting beaten up
by the whole SmackDown locker room.
[Corey] What a wild sight it is
seeing Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch fight alongside one another.
[Young] Common cause unites Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] Mandy Rose is here. The IIconics.
Ruby Riott trying to fight through this thing.
Nia Jax as well.
[Cole] An all-out assault from the SmackDown Women's division.
Alicia Fox is fighting away.
Nia Jax has got Charlotte Flair in the corner.
[grunts]
[Cole] Becky Lynch all busted up.
Raw and SmackDown, a brawl.
A chaotic scene here on Monday Night Raw.
[Young] Bringing the fight!
Boots all over the place.
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Becky Lynch started things
with the attack on Ronda Rousey in the locker room.
That obviously was a distraction.
And then as Becky Lynch made her way into the arena,
the SmackDown women attacked the Raw women.
And here comes Ronda Rousey.
[Corey] With one good arm, and Becky Lynch retreats.
[Cole] Becky Lynch making her way out of… out of the ring,
as Ronda Rousey now goes to work.
[grunting, muttering]
[Young] Ronda Rousey is hurt. Her arm is damaged.
[Corey] She, rather instinctively, trying to--
-[Cole] Oh, look at Becky Lynch! -[Corey] Becky's got a chair!
-[Cole] Lynch with a chair! -[Ronda grunts]
[Cole] A chair attacking Ronda Rousey!
[Corey] Asuka just leveled Ruby Riott with a big-time kick.
[Cole] And SmackDown is not done yet!
Nia Jax and Tamina now being assaulted.
SmackDown has invaded Monday Night Raw's turf.
Nia sent into the post!
[women shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] SmackDown…
And a Spear by Charlotte!
SmackDown is holding the ring here on Monday night!
And Becky Lynch continues this all-out assault on Rousey.
[crowd] One more time! One more time! One more time! One more time!
[Cole] Becky Lynch driven by this… this obsession
to be the best,
upset that the world is talking about Rousey and not her.
[Young] This is a horrific scene.
[Corey] Another steel chair shot right across the already injured arm
of the Raw Women's Champion.
[Cole] SmackDown has obliterated Monday Night Raw…
sending a massive message on the eve of Survivor Series.
[Corey] I think Becky may have a broken nose.
Obviously, she doesn't care.
[Cole] And there's Alexa Bliss,
who hightailed it when the assault began.
Becky Lynch may, as you said, Corey, have a broken nose.
She may have worse than that come Sunday at Survivor Series,
'cause Ronda Rousey is irate.
[audience] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Corey] Yeah, but Ronda Rousey is also hurting right now.
How much damage was done to Ronda's arm
in the time spent in the Disarm-Her?
How about the chair shots, over and over again?
[Cole] What an embarrassing,
a humiliating moment for Monday Night Raw, attacked here tonight…
on its own show.
Becky's proud of herself.
[Young] She delivered. There's no doubt about that.
"The Man" wanted to send a message to Ronda Rousey.
She delivered loud and clear.
[Cole] The question is,
will this annihilation continue
Sunday at Survivor Series?
Led by what has become a personal,
a vicious war,
between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch.
[Corey] What's gonna happen tomorrow night on SmackDown?
[no audible speech]
There's gotta be retribution.
[Cole] Well, Becky Lynch started the night
with an assault on Ronda Rousey in the locker room.
And then she would continue with steel chairs
to the Raw Women's Champion.
This obsession has been taken to a new level
by SmackDown Champion Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Lynch focusing her attack on the arm and shoulder of Ronda Rousey.
The Raw Women's Champion gonna be less than 100%
come this Sunday in LA.
Weakening the arm up for Becky Lynch's Disarm-Her,
the armbar Lynch uses,
which she used earlier tonight,
Rousey's hurt.
Raw has been stung here by SmackDown.
Bloodied and bruised,
Becky earned the fans' respect that night with her grit and moxie.
The following year, "The Man" made history
by not only competing in the first ever all-women's WrestleMania main event,
but by becoming the first woman
to win and hold both World titles simultaneously.
Becky Lynch would continue to lead the Women's division,
facing the best competition in the world,
including her greatest rival,
"The Queen" Charlotte Flair.
[bell dings]
[Vic] Right off the bat, Becky Lynch going in on Charlotte Flair.
Flair turning things around,
driving her shoulder right into the midsection of Becky Lynch.
And remember, guys, the winner of this match will earn
the number one overall draft choice for her brand in tonight's WWE Draft.
I love the draft.
As long as it goes our way!
Becky representing Raw, of course.
She was the number one overall selection this past Friday
on Friday Night SmackDown.
Charlotte Flair representing SmackDown and the Fox executives.
As both the Fox executives, USA executives looking on,
really trying to break down their board as we're here in night number two.
[Dio] Like you said, Vic, Charlotte is representing SmackDown tonight,
but she is yet to be drafted in this draft.
And who knows where she could end up at the end of the night?
[Vic] Watch it, ref.
[Dio] I gotta wonder, too, after what we witnessed on SmackDown,
Charlotte Flair losing the SmackDown Women's Championship to Bayley,
what sort of Charlotte Flair are we gonna see tonight?
[Dio] Great question.
A pouty, pretty princess
that's gonna complain about the situation she's found herself in,
or the dominant "Queen" that's gonna try and make a statement?
[Vic] I think she's answering your question, Dio. Oh!
[King] Look out! Oh!
I can feel those up here.
[Vic] Backslide. Shoulders down of Becky Lynch.
And Lynch just able to roll out.
But look at Charlotte Flair holding on.
Again, the winner of this matchup, that number one pick
really will set the tone for tonight,
as the landscape of WWE changes forever.
And Becky Lynch now one step ahead of her bitter rival, Charlotte Flair.
-Ooh! -[Becky] That--
[Vic] Look at Becky Lynch continuing to move.
And again, both these women know each other so well.
You know, you can't blame Fox executives or the USA executives.
They both want the best.
They both want the top Superstars exclusively on their brand.
[King] Oh, look at this.
[grunting]
Man! Face-first into the mat.
[cheering, whooping]
Charlotte Flair in control
and has worn down "The Man" early on in this matchup.
[whooping]
[Vic laughs] When we talk… when we talk about the WWE Draft,
you can see some of the picks that were made last Friday
on Friday Night SmackDown during the first night.
How about the number fifth overall choice to Raw,
Drew McIntyre followed up by Randy Orton?
[Dio] You're talking about the draft from Friday.
This is two thirds of the main event of WrestleMania this past year,
and one of the most storied rivalries in WWE history.
[Vic] That's a great point.
They competed at WrestleMania against each other.
They competed on SmackDown.
This is the first time they've competed one-on-one
here on Monday Night Raw.
[Dio] Hey, guys. You're forgetting the name…
-What about Ronda Rousey? -[Vic] Shoulders are down.
"The Baddest Woman on the Planet" indeed, I'm sure, is watching very closely.
And there's some of the athleticism by Charlotte Flair.
[King] She's so proud of herself.
Uh-oh. Look out.
-[Vic] And-- -[King] Man!
Right in the jaw.
[Dio] Guys, I want Charlotte Flair on our roster as much as the next guy,
but if it takes "The Man" beating her here tonight,
I'm willing to sacrifice.
[crowd booing]
[Vic] Right now, Charlotte Flair is in control.
And, I mean, Charlotte Flair very well going into the cover,
and Becky Lynch able to get out with ease
and… oh! Follow up with a dropkick.
[Dio chuckles] Nice move by Becky Lynch.
[Vic] Becky Lynch, as mentioned, the Raw Women's Champion,
the cornerstone of Monday Night Raw,
trying to earn the number one draft choice for us.
[King] Here come those dreaded chops.
[Vic] Well, Charlotte Flair, she said that she doesn't want to be selfish,
but you know deep down, King, Charlotte Flair wants to be selfish.
She wants the spotlight.
[King] Well, you're right. She admits to being selfish.
And really, there's nothing wrong with being selfish.
[Dio] I don't think there was a bit of honesty in anything she said tonight.
-I was waiting-- -[King] Right there. Whoa.
[Vic] I was waiting for the cheap shot, but Charlotte Flair has been in control.
Big boot, and now… Charlotte Flair--
Oh, Becky Lynch!
-And Lynch turning the tables! -[Dio] Oh man.
[Vic] There's a kick from the Raw Women's Champion.
[King] That did some serious damage.
[crowd] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[King] Oh, what's "The Man" got in mind?
Oh!
-[King] Ducked. Oh! -[Vic] And another forearm by Lynch.
And again now, Becky charging in.
-And face-first into the steel post! -[King] Oh!
[Vic] Who will earn the number one pick for their brand here on Raw?
[Vic] Who will earn the first pick in the WWE Draft?
Here for their respective brands will be Charlotte Flair of SmackDown,
or the number one pick of Raw on night one,
the Raw Women's Champion, Becky Lynch.
[King] What a great match so far.
You can tell they both know exactly what's at stake in this match.
[Vic] Becky knows what's at stake, who is gonna come to Monday Night Raw.
There's a lot on the line, as you just mentioned, King,
in this opening match.
[Dio] And not only that, Vic. Becky was the number one overall draft pick
in this WWE Draft.
She has to prove it tonight.
[Vic] She's proving it right now, as "The Man" starting to fire up.
[King] Yeah, she's building up a head of steam. Oh!
Incoming!
[Vic] Raw Women's Champion starting to roll here, guys.
Is Raw gonna have the number one pick for night number two?
Uh-oh. Look out.
-[Dio and King] Oh! -[Vic chuckles] Oh my goodness!
Combination kicks from Becky Lynch.
Lynch now going to the top rope.
-Charlotte Flair in Lynch's sights. -[King] Look out!
Missile dropkick connects.
Cover! Cover!
[Vic] Hook of the leg. Does Raw have the number one pick?
And no, Charlotte Flair just able to wiggle free.
[King] Those Fox executives right now are a little nervous,
biting their nails so much their stomachs may need a manicure.
[crowd] Becky! Becky!
[Dio] Lot riding on Charlotte Flair for the Fox execs.
-[King and Dio] Oh! -[Vic] Sharp elbow from Charlotte Flair.
Missed.
Becky Lynch now charging back in.
Gets caught. Flair caught Lynch.
-Charlotte Flair caught Becky Lynch! -[King] Oh, no!
[Vic] Into the Boston crab!
There's nowhere for Lynch to go. Is Lynch going to tap out?
Gonna break her in half!
Is SmackDown about to earn the number one pick on night number two?
[King] Get to those ropes!
[Vic] Lynch crawling, scratching, fighting,
so close to the bottom rope.
Is Lynch gonna tap?
Is "The Man" gonna tap?
-[King] You're almo-- Oh, no! -[Vic] Flair dragging out Lynch.
And now, maybe, looking for the Figure…
Nice counter, though, by the Raw Women's Champion.
-[King] That was close. -[Vic] You're not kidding.
[Dio] I saw that first pick slipping through our fingertips.
[man] Go on, Becky! Go, Becky!
[Vic] If I'd have anyone fighting for the number one pick,
it would be Becky Lynch for us here on Team Red.
[King] There's something about "The Queen"'s face
that seems to attract Becky Lynch's fist.
[Vic] Lynch again regaining control.
Oh yeah.
She's feeling it.
-Oh, nobody there. -[King] Oh, no!
-[Vic] Oh, Natural Selection! -[King] Could be it.
[Vic] Into the cover. Is SmackDown gonna have the top pick?
[Dio] Oh, that was close!
-[Vic] Flair in shock and disbelief, King. -[King] Yeah, she cannot believe it.
[crowd] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[King] Listen to this Raw crowd.
[Dio] WWE Universe here in Denver
squarely behind the Raw Women's Champion,
"The Man" Becky Lynch.
[Vic] Uh-oh.
What is on the mind of Charlotte Flair? Go big, go home.
-[King] Wait. -[Vic] But took a bit too much time.
"The Man" able to capitalize.
Looking for the Disarm-Her. The Dis--
Oh! Nice counter by Flair.
[King] Becky's head right into the turnbuckle.
[Vic] What a boot by Charlotte. Again into the cover.
The count at--
[Vic and King] Oh!
[Vic] Half a second away, guys,
from SmackDown having that top pick tonight.
[King] Once again, the look of shock and disbelief on the face of "The Queen."
She's gotta be wondering,
"Do I have what it takes to beat Becky Lynch?"
[Dio] That's not just a look of shock. That's a look of determination.
She wants this draft pick for her team.
[crowd] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Vic] She may want it, guys, but Becky Lynch…
We're all for Team Lynch tonight. It's all about Team Red.
Can Becky Lynch fight back and secure that top pick?
'Cause right now, she is getting pulled apart.
Nice counter.
Wait. Lynch from behind. Shoulders are down.
And another near-fall in this opening matchup.
Another counter.
-[King] Oh! -[Vic] Oh! Flair got planted.
[Dio] Becky Lynch has Flair scouted well.
Every time Flair goes for the leg--
[Vic] Oh! Leg drop connects!
"The Man" into the cover once again.
-Hook of the leg. -[King] Yeah!
-Oh, come on, ref! -[Vic] Again!
-[King] So close! -[Dio] Charlotte Flair able to kick out.
[crowd] Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Vic] Dio, what do you think's going through Becky Lynch's mind?
[Vic] Like I said, Vic, she's got the weight of the world on her shoulders.
She was the number one draft pick. She has to prove it.
And I think she can do it. I know she knows she can do it.
[King] I'll tell you what's going through her mind. Exactly what she said.
-"War. This is war right here." -[Vic] Looking for the Disarm-Her.
Charlotte Flair counters. And hits a Spear!
-[King] Spear! -[Vic] A Spear by Flair.
Flair into the cover. The count…
-[King] Yeah! -[Vic] Becky Lynch able to kick out.
[King] This is unreal.
[Vic] That top pick still up for grabs.
-Getting closer and closer. -[Charlotte yells]
[Dio] This is where Charlotte can't get frustrated.
She has to keep her eyes on the prize.
[King] How do you not get frustrated at this point if you're Charlotte Flair?
[Vic] Flair's chuckling right now.
Flair in disbelief again, King.
To Dio's point,
Charlotte Flair--
Oh, unfocused. Shoulders down!
-And Becky Lynch… -[King] Oh!
[Vic] Becky Lynch has earned the top pick for Raw!
He who laughs last laughs best!
[Rome] Here is your winner, the Raw Women's Champion, "The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Vic] To Dio's point,
Charlotte Flair lost focus just for a split second.
"The Man" capitalized.
And "The Man" brings the top pick here to Monday Night Raw.
[King] Yeah, that smile, that chuckle on the face of Charlotte Flair
disappeared in a hurry.
In three seconds, as a matter of fact.
Look at "The Man."
[Vic] Look at the victory lap for Becky Lynch.
Charlotte Flair upset.
How awesome was that match? That lived up to everything we expected of it and more.
The tone has been set tonight.
Monday Night Raw will have the top pick.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
Becky put the Raw roster on her back that night
and walked away with the W.
Her emergence as one of WWE's biggest stars
came as women's wrestling was entering a boom period.
And one of the Superstars who pushed Becky to be her very best
was none other than "The Empress of Tomorrow" Asuka.
These two would face off in a big-time match
on Monday Night Raw for the Women's Championship.
["The Future" playing]
♪ From Far and wide And light years away ♪
♪ Cast from… ♪
[Tom] Byron, it is a rematch from the Royal Rumble pay-per-view
just a matter of weeks ago.
Asuka said one thing last week.
"Rematch."
[laughing]
[shouting in Japanese]
[crowd cheering]
Oh, Becky! Becky! Becky! [laughing]
[continues shouting]
[laughing]
Becky!
[shouting]
Hey!
Becky!
[shouting]
Hey!
[laughing]
[shouting]
Easy-peasy!
[shouting]
[Tom] Well, all I caught of that was "easy-peasy." [laughs]
I'm sure this match will be anything but for Asuka.
[bell dings]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the Raw Women's Championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger, accompanied to the ring by Kairi Sane,
she is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, The Kabuki Warriors,
Asuka!
[no audible speech]
[crowd cheering, booing]
And her opponent, she is the Raw Women's Champion,
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[cheering]
See that? Asuka looking to become Asuka Two Belts tonight.
[crowd] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Tom] Listen, on the surface, I doubted this decision from Becky Lynch.
Was it smart to accept a rematch against Asuka
this close to WrestleMania?
But you look at the career of Becky Lynch, at what she's been through,
and it shouldn't surprise you.
Becky wants no doubt, no question
about the legitimacy of her championship reign.
[Byron] Well, we know a Superstar like Brock Lesnar
has to defend the WWE Championship at Super Showdown two weeks from Thursday.
He is not thrilled to be defending the title so close to WrestleMania.
Becky Lynch couldn't wait for this matchup
because, as she said last week, quote,
"Asuka's been ducking me for a year, and now she wants to go again?"
Think about the résumé for Becky Lynch if she can say she defeated Asuka twice,
and then go on to WrestleMania.
[Tom] Well, you know, this is just 15 days after Becky Lynch defeated Asuka
at the Royal Rumble,
and here she is back with the title at stake again.
[Byron] Absolutely right.
308 days as champion for Becky Lynch,
dating back, of course, to the main event of WrestleMania last year.
[wrestlers grunting]
[Byron] Asuka's got to accept that this is the situation she's in,
and if she doesn't deliver, then where does Asuka go?
[Tom] Good point, Byron.
Again, as one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions,
she was so frustrated after the Women's Royal Rumble pay-per-view
that she went right after "The Queen" Charlotte Flair
and was trying to get herself back into title contention.
[King] We gotta remember
this was Becky Lynch's decision.
Becky didn't have to do this.
Becky didn't have to defend the Raw Women's Championship,
but she wanted this match so badly
to prove that she truly is better than the others.
You do kinda have to question her wisdom.
-[inaudible] -[Byron chuckles]
-[King] Whoa! -[Tom] And a shot right there. And, King--
Wait a minute. Set it up for the Disarm-Her there early.
It looks like the mind games of Asuka that worked in the past
are not working here on Lynch.
[King] You're right.
But Asuka you see always
with that same look of supreme confidence on her face.
[Tom] I think part of that confidence comes from the fact,
we haven't mentioned it too much lately,
is the fact that she has Kairi Sane in her corner, on her side at all times.
[Byron] Yeah, but that could also hamper Asuka's ability to win this match, King,
if Kairi gets involved.
[Tom] Wait. Lynch, who was trying to set up for a pinning predicament,
and again into the side headlock as Asuka down here on the canvas.
[Tom] If Kairi gets involved, that could lead to a disqualification.
Next thing you know, Asuka loses her chance.
[Byron] And again, look at the confidence of Becky Lynch.
She has Asuka in control, and this is very different
than the competitor we saw at the Royal Rumble event.
Shoulders down. And Asuka staying alive.
[Tom] Well, Becky needed that victory at the Royal Rumble.
She needed that victory
to prove that she is as talented as everyone else knows she is.
Just imagine you add a second victory to that.
Becky will be on cloud nine.
[King] Well, I'll tell ya…
Whoa!
[Byron] Look out. Asuka trying to pick up the pace.
Becky Lynch keeping up with her and drives "The Empress" to the canvas.
Showing off the peaks!
The power of "The Man."
[Tom] She's feeling good about herself right now,
but you gotta admit, nobody, I mean, not Charlotte, not even…
Whoa, look out there.
[Byron] Listen, King. You gotta love the attitude of Becky Lynch right now.
Oozing confidence.
Controlling the tempo of this match.
[Tom] But nobody, as I was gonna say, has ever challenged Becky Lynch like Asuka.
-[King] Watch out. -[Tom] Look out.
[Byron] Kairi Sane trying to offer a distraction.
And Asuka with the hip attack!
And it pays dividends.
The Raw Women's title on the line here live on Raw.
[crowd clamoring]
[Byron] We are back live.
The Raw Women's Championship is on the line.
Becky Lynch defending Asuka,
just 55 days away from WrestleMania.
It was a risk for Becky Lynch coming into this,
and now Asuka making "The Man" pay for it.
[King] It was a dangerous decision from Becky Lynch,
but it speaks to the character of Becky Lynch.
[Tom] Yeah, but I said this earlier.
No one, not Charlotte, not even Ronda Rousey,
has… has put Becky Lynch to the test like Asuka,
[crowd] Becky! Becky!
[Tom] And Asuka knows that.
That's boosted the confidence of Asuka.
That's why Asuka wanted this rematch,
because she knows she can defeat "The Man."
[Byron] Well, right now, this rivalry tied at one apiece.
Remember the 2018 Royal Rumble event.
Asuka was able to outlast Becky Lynch that evening.
[King] Look out!
[Tom] And now Asuka with a hip attack!
Can Asuka become a double champion here tonight?
Now sending off Asuka.
Becky Lynch creates a little bit of breathing room.
[wailing]
[Tom] And now, Becky Lynch firing off the ropes.
And this is where "The Man" is at her best.
[Byron] This is exactly what Becky needed here,
tapping into a second wind
in this Raw Women's Championship match.
[King] Look out, Asuka!
[Tom] Shot to the midsection.
Now Becky Lynch on the move
and puts Asuka on her back.
-To retain the title! -[King] This is it!
-[Tom] Oh, and a kick-out by Asuka. -[King] Come on!
[Tom] Becky knows it too. She felt she had Asuka beat.
[Byron] Still to come tonight,
Ricochet goes one-on-one with Bobby Lashley.
In our main event last week,
Ricochet earned himself a WWE opportunity at Super Showdown
two weeks from Thursday against Brock Lesnar.
[Tom] Remember, if you're Drew McIntyre, you won the Royal Rumble match,
you have a guaranteed WWE Championship match at WrestleMania,
but you don't know who your opponent could be.
Is it gonna be Brock Lesnar, or could it be Ricochet?
[King] Could Ricochet shock the world?
Meanwhile, Asuka trying to shock the world of Becky Lynch.
Here's the cover.
Asuka trying to win the title. And a kick-out.
And now Becky Lynch all tied up.
Asuka thought about the German suplex.
Going for the Disarm-Her!
-[Tom] Becky trying to ground Asuka. -[King] Trying to bring Asuka to the mat.
Two very talented submission Superstars.
Now Becky Lynch.
Caught with a knee right between the eyes!
[Byron] Oh man!
[King] Could Asuka be closing in on the Raw Women's Championship?
Cover by Asuka to win the title.
And a kick-out by Lynch!
[Tom] Barely. Just barely.
Becky able to survive.
-[Tom] Oh! -[King] Ooh!
Just dumping Becky Lynch.
But "The Man" staying alive in this matchup.
[Tom] There was no question coming into this match,
Becky knew it was going to be a fight.
Becky knew it was going to be a struggle.
[King] Knows all the tricks of Asuka.
Kairi Sane, one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions,
The Kabuki Warriors, has gotta be among them on the outside.
Asuka with that permanent smirk on her face.
She always looks… Oh, look out.
[Byron] Oh, and there goes Asuka. A little overzealous.
Becky was playing possum.
And a dropkick sending Asuka into the barricade.
[Tom] Oh, no. I don't know if this is a good idea.
[King] Oh, no!
[Byron] Kairi Sane wiped out,
and Asuka attacking Lynch from behind.
[Tom] At least temporarily it takes care of the Kairi Sane problem.
[Byron] You could see this here. Watch this again.
Shoved Asuka out of the way and absorbed this for her teammate.
[Tom] Kairi taking one for the team!
[Byron] Hopefully the last time Kairi gets involved in this match.
[Tom] I wouldn't bet my house on that.
[Byron] Meanwhile, Asuka has an advantage.
Trying to close in now on the Raw Women's title.
Look at…
[King] Oh man! She ran right into that foot.
[Byron] Boot right to the face!
Becky off the middle rope.
-[Tom] Gets caught! -Double knees to the face!
Can Asuka do it? Hook to the leg. On Lynch.
And a kick-out!
[King] What a match.
[Byron] What a match is right, King.
And Kairi Sane can't believe it. Neither can Asuka.
Becky Lynch keeps on fightin'.
[crowd] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Byron] If nothing else, Becky is desperate to prove to herself
that she can put "The Empress" down one more time.
[Tom] The WWE Universe trying to get behind Becky.
[King] Uh-oh.
Now trying to set up… Thought about the Asuka Lock.
Becky Lynch…
Oh, shoulder-first into the post!
-[Asuka hollering] -[crowd clamoring]
[King] And this could be catastrophic for Lynch.
[Tom] Watch out here. Oh, missed her.
[King] Went for the hip attack. Caught in the ropes.
-[Tom] Oh, look at this! -[Byron] Oh, no!
The Disarm-Her within the ropes!
-Incredible. -[King] She's not gonna hold it long.
[Tom] Becky Lynch only had a count of five to inflict damage.
[Byron] Becky about to inflict more damage, Tom.
-[Tom] You kidding me? -[King] Wait.
Now Becky Lynch looking for a suplex here on the apron.
-[King grunts] -[wrestlers shriek]
[King] Oh, right to the back of the neck. Asuka's got Lynch tied up in the ropes.
[Tom] Just wildly firing away.
What a match.
What an incredible matchup.
[King] Our first action of the night here on Raw.
-Oh, now Becky. -[Byron] Oh, no!
[King] Going for the-- Oh! Driven into the apron!
The Raw Women's title is still on the line here tonight.
[Tom] A sensational match to kick off our night on Monday Night Raw.
The Women's Championship at stake.
Asuka going to the top turnbuckle against the champion, Becky Lynch.
[Byron] This may be really bad for Becky!
[Tom] Will Asuka dethrone "The Man"'s run to WrestleMania?
Off the top with the superplex!
And now Asuka into the cover to win the title.
And a kick-out by the Raw Women's Champion!
[Byron] "The Man" has still got life in this match.
[shrieking]
[King] Oh! And a kick right to the face!
-[Tom] That could be it. -[King] Cover.
Cover to win the title!
Kick-out by Lynch.
[Tom] Oh, no!
-[Tom] And now into an armbar. -[King] Look at her arm!
-[Tom] Asuka into an armbar! -[King] Look at the way it's twisted!
-[Tom] In the center, Becky trying-- -[King] Cover. Cover!
And a kick-out by Asuka.
-[Byron] Oh, no. -[King] Asuka relentless here.
Not relinquishing the hold. And, King, Becky might fade.
[Tom] I'm telling ya, I feel like Asuka may have Becky Lynch's number tonight.
[Byron] Maybe not!
[Tom] Oh, look at…
Becky on her feet, trying to muscle up Asuka.
[King] Now Becky Lynch trying to battle out of the triangle.
[Tom] Unbelievable!
[King] Using all the power she's got.
And dumping Asuka high on the shoulder blades.
-[Byron] Cover! -[King] Cover!
And a kick-out by Asuka!
Is that the last gasp from the Raw Women's Champion?
Take another look at this again.
Asuka had her cinched in completely in the triangle,
and then dumped by Becky Lynch.
One. Two.
[Byron] It was by pure instinct. Becky able to hook the leg.
But certainly unable to get any significant leverage on that cover.
[Tom] And you're right, Byron. How much more can Becky Lynch have in the tank?
[crowd chanting]
[Tom] But the same goes for Asuka.
Both these Superstars have… I mean, they're… they're spent.
They've given it all here tonight.
[King] This is how much this rivalry means to Becky Lynch,
how much it means for her to make a statement
on her road to WrestleMania.
[Byron] And how much it means to be Raw Women's Champion.
[Tom] That's right.
[crowd] Let's go, Becky!
[King] Now going up to the top turnbuckle.
-Can she put away Asuka? -[Tom] Look at this!
[King] Went for the leg drop, but--
[Tom] Asuka with the Asuka Lock!
Asuka was lying in wait and caught Becky Lynch in the corner!
[King] With a trap!
And now rolls Becky Lynch closer to the center of the ring.
Doesn't have complete control of "The Man," however.
[Tom] Becky was just inches away from the bottom rope a moment ago,
but she's still desperately--
[Byron] There she's-- No!
[Tom] Great job by Asuka to bounce off of the bottom rope!
Wait a minute. Cover by Asuka for the title!
Turned around by Lynch.
Cover. Kick-out!
Watch it.
Asuka went for the kick. Cover by Lynch!
-And a kick-out! -[King] Oh man!
[Tom] Can barely keep up.
Trying to get Asuka down for the Disarm-Her.
Cover. Kick-out!
What a match!
[King] These women can wrestle faster than we can talk!
Cover!
-You got her! -[Tom] Puts away Asuka!
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Rome] Here is your winner, and still the Raw Women's Champion,
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Tom] Becky Lynch earned every inch of that victory, gentlemen.
[King] You're right about that!
[song fades]
Now, we all know Becky can hold her own within the squared circle,
but where she really shines is on the mic.
And "The Man" was ready to unleash some serious truth
on her greatest rival, "The Queen" Charlotte Flair,
in this Raw classic moment.
[crowd] Becky! Becky!
Indianapolis!
[crowd roaring]
Welcome to the big time.
Now, in case any of you missed it,
here is what my Survivor Series opponent, Charlotte Flair,
had to say about me last Friday.
[crowd booing]
Becky Lynch…
[crowd cheering, booing]
…my Survivor Series opponent,
has gone from being "The Irish Lass Kicker"
to "The Man"
to "Becky Two Belts"
to Becky Lynch.
Becky, who the hell are you?
I mean, there is nothing natural about you.
From your catchphrases to your orange hair to God knows what else,
you're just a fabricated champion.
[crowd booing]
Charlotte Flair out here acting like she don't know who the hell I am.
Well, let me remind you, Charlotte.
I'm the person who used to be your best friend.
The person who you rode everywhere with.
The person who was there, so happy for you,
with every opportunity you got and every title that you won.
But the person who was also there
with a shoulder to cry on anytime things didn't go your way.
But I'm… I'm also the person who realized
that a friendship with Charlotte Flair comes with conditions.
And those conditions are
that you be the star, and I be the person in the background.
I'm the person that said to hell with your friendship
and slapped you so hard across the face,
it sent me into a different stratosphere.
[crowd cheering]
I'm the person who had to do so much more
than be just a one-note rip-off of somebody else.
I'm the person who had to tear myself apart
and recreate myself time and time again
so that I could be the biggest star in this industry.
[crowd roaring]
I'm the person whose success has made you
the most miserable human being I have ever met,
who has made you so bitter,
you don't even like yourself anymore.
But most importantly,
I'm the person you're gonna go face-to-face with
at Survivor Series.
I'm gonna force you to face all of your insecure demons.
[man] I love you, "The Man!"
'Cause this is not about brand supremacy to me.
No, this is about personal legacy.
And, Charlotte Flair, if you still don't remember who I am,
this Sunday,
I'm gonna be the person who beats the ever-living piss out of you.
[crowd roaring]
Yikes!
Definitely no love lost between those two.
But being a champ means you have a target on your back,
and another Superstar aiming for the Becky bullseye
was "The Irresistible Force" Nia Jax.
After Jax ambushed Becky backstage in March of 2024,
Becky Lynch knew there was only one way to settle the score,
a last woman standing match on Monday Night Raw.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
♪ Whoa oh oh-oh-oh oh ♪
[bell dings]
[Irvin] The following is a last woman standing match!
Introducing first, from Dublin, Ireland,
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Cole] Big risk for Becky Lynch tonight, Pat.
She gotta take on Nia Jax last woman standing.
If she survives, in 19 nights,
she gets Rhea Ripley
at WrestleMania
for the Women's World Championship.
[Pat] Yeah, the road to WrestleMania for Becky Lynch certainly is not easy.
I wouldn't call this a pothole or a speed bump.
A last woman standing match with Nia Jax?
You might as well get a drawbridge over a moat.
This is no easy road to WrestleMania
for Becky Lynch, "The Man."
[Cole] Well, it's the big time for Becky Lynch.
Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl
available one week from tomorrow.
"The Man"'s life in her words.
I had the pleasure of reading some excerpts. Really fascinating.
And it's been an eventful weekend for Becky.
She was at the White House yesterday for St. Patrick's Day brunch,
also passed her test to become a United States citizen.
[Pat] USA! USA! USA!
Welcome to the country officially as a citizen,
Becky Lynch. You've certainly earned it.
You've given back to this country in ways many could never.
Inspired.
["Not Like Most Girls" playing]
[Pat] Oh yes, now Nia Jax is ready to destroy it.
[Cole] And Becky's never beaten Nia Jax one-on-one in her career.
[Pat] Not a lot of people have beat Nia Jax.
[Irvin] And her opponent,
from San Diego, California,
Nia Jax!
[Cole] And again, we have to wonder who the last woman standing's gonna be
when we get to the penultimate Monday Night Raw before WrestleMania,
Allstate Arena, Chicago, next week.
Limited tickets remaining for that event
and the return of CM Punk.
So here are the rules for a last woman standing match.
Beat your opponent so bad
that they cannot make it to their feet by the count of ten.
No pinfall, no submission, no count-outs, no disqualification.
You beat the hell out of your opponent in this match.
[Pat] Yeah, it feels like this is one that's gonna go the distance, obviously.
Taking on Nia Jax in a last woman standing match…
[Cole] Becky going right after Nia.
Nia, earlier tonight, said she's gonna destroy Becky
and make sure she takes Becky's spot against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Yeah, Nia Jax isn't scared.
-Been trying to get… -[Cole] Ooh!
[Pat] …everything that she wants
[Cole] And again, Becky driving Nia Jax outside the ring.
If you're Becky Lynch,
what type of strategy, Pat, do you use against "The Irresistible Force"?
[Pat] This is the opposite of what I thought.
I would've thought Nia Jax would want to end this quickly.
Becky's gonna want this one to go into deep waters, you'd think,
with somebody like Nia Jax.
[Cole] It may not last long.
Nia lifting Becky on her shoulders into the ring post.
And now a Samoan drop into the barricade.
[Pat] Big Hersh standing in front of "The Man."
[Cole] Now the official, Shawn Bennett, whose only job in this match
is to count to ten…
Becky made it to her feet,
and now driven back to the ground again.
Nia Jax dominating.
[Shawn] Two!
Three!
-Four! -Stay down!
[Cole] And Nia Jax heading over to the announce table now.
A count of five by the official.
Becky back to her feet.
[woman] Come on, Becky!
[Cole] Nia Jax dominating,
but Becky trying to fight back, last woman standing.
[wrestlers grunting]
[Cole] There's debris flying everywhere here at ringside.
Pat just got nailed by Nia Jax moments ago.
This is a last woman standing match, Becky and Nia.
[Pat] There's been a kendo stick, a chair, a book, and now a table
is being set up by Becky Lynch.
[Cole] Becky's new book was used during the break, and now…
Again, you win the matchup when you incapacitate your opponent
to the point they can't make it to their feet by a count of ten.
[Pat] Easy for you to say.
-[Cole] It's been a long night. -[Pat] I'd say!
[Cole] And Nia now setting up the table.
-[Pat] Oh, no. -[Cole] Or attempting to.
-Go help her, Pat. -[Pat] Oh, no.
[Cole] You busted a few tables in your day.
[Pat] Absolutely! I'm not scared.
A kendo stick has been thrown around already.
[Cole] A couple steel chairs now in the ring.
Six!
[Pat] Nia looking like she's getting ready for a banquet,
throwing every steel chair she has in.
[Cole] Now gonna turn her attention to the tables.
Becky Lynch decides what to do. Looking to recover now in the ring.
-[Pat] Oh, no. -[Cole] No pinfalls. No submission.
No count-outs. No disqualifications.
[crowd booing]
-[Pat] Anything-- -[Cole] Becky.
[Pat] Anything goes here.
-[Cole] Chair to the spine. And Nia-- -[Pat] No way!
[Cole] Looking for the Manhandle Slam.
[grunting]
[Cole] Oh, no, no, no, no, no!
Samoan drop into the chairs, trying to break Becky in half.
[Pat] That's gotta be it, Cole.
Two!
[Cole] The official, Shawn Bennett, now begins the count. Count of three.
Becky's gotta get to her feet before ten.
Nia Jax celebrating.
Halfway there. Count of six.
Becky… crawling to the ropes and trying to drag herself up.
Nia…
[crowd] We want tables!
[crowd clapping, chanting]
[Cole] And now Nia with Becky up again.
Becky now. Sleeper hold locked in.
This is one way to incapacitate your opponent. Get 'em to pass out.
[Pat] Yeah, choke 'em out. Maybe they can't answer the bell.
Nia Jax fends off Becky Lynch.
[Cole] Becky, running bulldog.
Off the chair goes Nia!
-[man] Come on, Becky! -Two!
[Cole] Now it's the official's turn to count Nia down.
[crowd counting along] Four!
[Cole] Count of four, last woman standing.
Our main event on Monday Night Raw.
-Sold out tonight. -Seven!
[Cole] North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Eight!
[Pat] 14,370… people--
[Cole] Oh, no!
Becky came off the top rope,
and Nia swung a chair into her.
-And now continuing the assault. -[wrestlers grunting]
[Pat] You'd think the longer this goes,
the better it'd be for Becky, but that is not the case.
Nia's only growing stronger!
[Cole] Oh, she's been on an incredible roll.
As of late here in WWE, took Rhea Ripley to the limit
back in Elimination Chamber.
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Nearly unstoppable since returning to WWE.
And now using a kendo stick to her advantage.
[Pat] Bending a kendo stick around Becky Lynch's back.
Nia Jax, the destroyer of bodies.
[grunts]
[Pat] Oh, no.
[Cole] She promised
to break Becky in half,
to make sure Becky didn't make WrestleMania and her match with Rhea.
-Leg drop by Nia! -[grunts]
[Pat] She's on the steel chair, Cole!
Two!
-[Cole] Becky maimed and mangled… -[crowd booing]
Four!
[Cole] …by the dominating Nia Jax.
[Pat] Nia rubbing it in the face of all of Raleigh.
Another chair shot.
And another. How much can Becky Lynch take?
[Cole] It's been great strategy by Nia.
As soon as Becky starts to get back to her feet, Nia's back on the--
[Pat] What's she doing?!
Making sure that Becky can't get up.
Two!
[Cole] Becky with a kendo stick.
[Pat] Desperation move here by Becky Lynch.
And it worked.
Nia trying to cover up. That one caught her right in the face.
[Cole] And now Becky sending Nia scurrying away!
[Pat] The Irish-American…
Running into a big right from Nia Jax.
[Cole] But every time she starts to build some momentum,
Nia Jax just stops Becky in her tracks.
Now lifting up the steel steps
and using them as a weapon,
smashing it off the face of Becky.
[inaudible]
[Pat] Nia Jax
in her comfort zone here.
[Cole] A lot of people questioning why Becky would take a match like this
a couple of weeks from Mania.
Nobody home. Nia Jax leg dropped on the apron.
And now an opportunity for Becky to fight back.
[Pat] A whole lotta pain there from Nia, it appears.
[Cole] Oh, on the steps!
And now Nia's down.
Two!
Three!
[woman] Come on, Becky!
-Four! -[Cole] Count of four.
-Five! -[Cole] Halfway there.
Nia Jax trying to make it back to her feet.
Becky realizes Nia would do that,
and Becky smashes her face-first into the steps again.
-[Pat] Restarts the count. -Two!
[girl] Stay down, Nia!
Three!
Four!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Nia Jax…
trying to make it to her feet.
And she does. And Becky's got a table!
[Cole] Last woman standing, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch.
And this has been a war.
[Pat] Oh, no.
[Cole] You can't make it to ten, you lose the match. Simple.
Becky Lynch set up this ladder during the break.
Nia Jax screaming at you, Pat, to hold the damn ladder,
as you take a look at what happened during the break.
Nia slinging Becky into the barricade.
-Pat? -[Pat] Yep. I'm so sorry.
-[Cole] Come sit down. -[Pat] I should not have been over there.
-Thank you. -[Cole] Nia Jax down off the ladder.
Becky with a fire extinguisher!
Blinding Nia Jax!
[Pat] I believe the D'Angelo family,
who got their seats upgraded by Universal, Orlando,
caught a little bit of the fire extinguisher as well.
[Cole] And that may turn this matchup around for Becky Lynch.
[Pat] It certainly will.
[Becky grunts]
[Cole] Becky back to her feet.
-And-- Oh, no, no, no, no. -[Pat] Oh, no!
[Cole] Samoan drop through the table!
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] That may be it for Becky.
[Shawn] One!
-Two! -[man] Come on, Becky!
-[Cole] Both women down. -Three!
Four!
[Cole] A count of four. Becky has yet to move.
[Pat] She was in the middle of a table taco as well.
It was folding on top of her.
-[Pat] Nia says not enough! -[Cole] She wants to punish Becky more.
Nia second rope. There it is, the Annihilator!
[Nia squeals]
[Shawn] One!
[Pat] I swear I saw
her sternum touch her spine!
Four!
-Five! -[Cole] A count of five.
Nia Jax closing in on a victory over Becky Lynch.
Last woman standing.
Count of eight now.
Becky wisely rolls out of the ring and lands on her feet,
and beats the count.
[Cole] A veteran move by Becky Lynch.
[Pat] Nia Jax offended
that Becky survived that,
outsmarted her, almost.
[Cole] And now Nia…
Huh?! Getting all blurry?
Huh?
[Pat] Nia telling her she's gonna be the one at WrestleMania.
[Cole] Yeah, trash talking.
Looking to put more damage to "The Man" Becky Lynch.
-[Pat] Nia just walking up the stairs. -[Cole] With Becky on her shoulders.
-[Pat] Just waltzing around. -[Cole] To the apron.
And now Nia Jax…
[Pat] What the hell is Nia Jax thinking?
[Cole] She wanted to Samoan Becky through the table, but Becky able to fight back.
[grunting]
[Cole] Becky still going. Here comes "The Man!"
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Manhandle Slam through the table!
[Pat] That's gotta be it!
Two!
[Pat] That's gotta be it!
[Cole] Becky Lynch with a massive Manhandle Slam
through the table here at ringside.
-[crowd counting along] Six! -[Cole] The official at six!
Becky closing in on a victory!
Eight!
[Cole] Nia made it to her feet.
Nia beat the count.
Somehow, Nia beat the count after that.
A Manhandle Slam through the table
by Becky Lynch.
[Pat] The ground shook
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
[Cole] Meanwhile, in the background, Becky is scaling the ladder.
Becky Lynch is scaling the ladder!
Nia Jax with no idea where she is.
Nia back to her feet.
Stumbling. Fumbling.
Nia Jax.
On the announce--
Oh, Becky Lynch!
Leg drop through the announce table!
Becky Lynch from the top of the ladder,
through Nia,
through the table!
-Five! -[Cole] The official at five.
-Six! -[Cole] Now at six!
-Seven! -[Cole] Nia hasn't moved.
Becky trying to make it to her feet. A count of eight.
Nine!
[Cole] The ever-resilient Becky Lynch is the last woman standing!
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Irvin] Here is your winner,
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[song fades]
Becky Lynch was able to outsmart "The Irresistible Force"
and pull out the victory.
A common theme during the Women's Revolution
of the past several years
is the insane competition.
Becky is an alpha in a shark tank full of alphas.
And in April of 2024,
a battle royal was set for Monday Night Raw
with the Women's World Championship up for grabs.
[pop-rock music playing]
[Cole] Very unique here tonight because just for the fourth time
in WWE history, a traditional battle royal
will determine a World Champion.
2003 the first time.
Gail Kim won the Women's Championship.
2006, Kurt Angle would win the World Championship.
And then in 2007, The Great Khali would win a World title in a battle royal.
So for the first time in 17 years,
a World Championship will be determined inside with this battle royal.
[Pat] Attacking. Going after the two favorites.
[Cole] The two big women in this matchup, Nia Jax and Piper Niven, the powerhouses.
And going right after one another.
Nia and Piper just cleaning house early on.
And now
back on the attack.
Chelsea Green going to check on her partner, Piper.
[Pat] Having a partner certainly helps, but at some point, it also might…
[Cole] Uh-oh, Natalya dropping Becky out to the apron.
Becky's gotta get back in the ring quickly.
Nia Jax now.
Sending Natalya out to the apron.
[wrestlers grunting]
[Pat] Becky Lynch back into the ring.
Chokehold on Nia Jax.
Everybody's trying to sort it out right now. Who should I attack?
How do I leave Columbus, Ohio as the new champion?
[Cole] Indi Hartwell has Maxxine in the corner.
Maxxine who really got
spoken to harshly by Chad Gable earlier on tonight.
[Pat] Basically called everybody in The Alpha Academy a disappointment.
[Cole] Kayden Carter sent over the top rope, out to the apron.
Chelsea and Piper working as a team.
You saw the slap of the hands moments ago.
Now Shayna Baszler out to the apron.
She's looking to win her first Women's World Championship.
She's a two-time NXT World champ.
[Pat] I don't think we can stress enough the opportunity that is available here.
[Cole] To win a World title in a battle royal
in the main event on Monday Night Raw?
[Pat] Your whole life is different. You walk out as our champion.
[Cole] Ivy Nile's never won a singles' championship.
She's on the apron.
Candice LeRae trying to fight back.
And "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile with a right hand,
who's had her problems with Candice in recent weeks.
Of course, an ally of Maxxine.
[Pat] These women are beating the hell out of each other.
[Cole] And look at this. Candice eliminated by Maxxine!
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] I guess the Alpha Academy training did do something for Maxxine.
Indi Hartwell, though, with a boot to the face.
Saw a little change in attitude with Indi last week.
[Pat] She started acting a little more like Candice,
which we do not need in society.
[Cole] Wait a minute!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Indi eliminated by Maxxine!
Incredible! The battle royal for the World title continues.
Roll the tape!
[Cole] Becky Lynch is in trouble on the left side of the ring,
close to being eliminated in this battle royal
to determine the Women's World Champion here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Pat] This is not for a contender spot.
This is to find out who our World Champion is gonna be.
-Wait a minute. -[Cole] Oh!
Katana Chance with a dropkick to Ivy Nile.
-Double-team now with Chance and Carter. -[crowd] Oh!
[Pat] Another one. Double shot!
[crowd] Oh!
-[Pat] In the club. -Come on!
[Cole] Chance and Carter working well as a team in this matchup so far.
Uh-oh.
Shayna Baszler sent across the ring!
They're so much fun to watch.
[Pat] Absolutely.
[Cole] And now Zoey Stark out to the apron. Zoey trying to hang on.
Kayden Carter out there as well.
Headbutt by Zoey. Kick by Kayden Carter. Zoey trying to hang in there.
Shayna Baszler looking to eliminate Chance!
Carter caught her!
Trying to hang on.
-Zoey Stark eliminates both! -[crowd] Oh!
[Pat] Zoey and Shayna looking out for each other there,
as they eliminate the former Tag Team champs.
[Cole] It's cool to do now, but at some point, you're gonna have to
battle your partner, perhaps.
[Pat] Zoey and Shayna know that.
They both wanna get to the top of the mountain tonight.
[Cole] Nia Jax trying to overpower Ivy Nile, who…
-Ivy Nile trying to… -[Pat] Get a guillotine in.
Yeah, put a submission on Nia Jax, who places her up on the top rope.
[Cole] Maxxine, who's eliminated Candice and Indi already in this matchup.
Now Ivy Nile trying to somehow hang on.
Oh my goodness!
What an elimination by
"The Irresistible Force" Nia Jax.
Swinging Nile like a baseball bat into the ring post.
And now Maxxine standing up for her friend Ivy Nile.
I'm not sure how wise this is.
[Pat] Good for Maxxine though!
You wanna fight? Let's go!
[Cole] Maxxine ducks underneath, kick to Nia Jax.
And another one by Maxxine!
Maxxine looking great in this matchup!
Step-up enzuigiri. Nia's in trouble!
Maxine with a… Uh-oh.
-[screams] -[Cole] Intercepted.
-And eliminated. -[Pat] And gone!
[Cole] A great showing though.
Great improvement shown by Maxxine tonight.
[crowd booing]
But eliminated by Nia Jax.
And now squash in the corner
of Natalya.
And Shayna with a kidney punch.
[Pat] Shayna was able to avoid the splash.
Becky Lynch is not from Piper.
[Becky grunts]
[Cole] Piper Niven and her tag partner, Chelsea Green,
still in this match.
Shayna and Zoey.
-[Pat] Eight women left. -[Cole] Becky Lynch. Liv Morgan.
Nia Jax as well.
Natalya's in there.
[Pat] You have one-eighth of a chance to become champion tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, the field dwindling.
Looking to crown a Women's Champion.
Piper Niven now over the top rope.
Hanging on. On the apron.
Becky Lynch driving Piper Niven down to a knee.
Piper still in this.
Becky finally eliminates Piper Niven.
[mouthing] Bye-bye!
[Pat] That's a huge upset here in the battle royal.
[Cole] And now Piper Niven dragging Becky Lynch out of the ring.
Becky went through the bottom rope, so she hasn't been eliminated.
But it may not matter!
Piper Niven driving Becky into the steps!
Oh my goodness!
Cannonballing Becky!
[Pat] Chelsea Green hammering
fists down on Nia Jax.
[Cole] I think we're about to lose our monitor or entire desk,
because Piper Niven's pissed off,
and she is tearing our announce table apart.
[Pat] Yeah, she…
-Yes, she is! -[Cole] Do you have your phone?
[Pat] I've no idea. I think Piper just threw it.
[Cole] Piper Niven now.
And Chelsea and Nia going at it inside the ring.
Piper with a headbutt to Becky.
Becky Lynch's night may be over,
and she hasn't even been eliminated from the battle royal.
Oh, what a chop by Piper!
And now Nia looking to eliminate Chelsea.
Chelsea Green hanging on.
Piper Niven trying to drag Nia Jax out of the ring.
[Pat] Just threw Chelsea.
[Cole] And Nia's not eliminated. She didn't go over the top rope.
And now Piper and Nia going at it.
[Pat] Piper keeps dragging women out from underneath.
[Cole] Oh my God. Nia Jax now. What the hell's she thinking here?
-Nia Jax, chokeslam! -[crowd] Oh!
[Cole] Piper into Becky!
-[man] Let's go. -No!
[Cole] And Nia's not done!
Nia trying to get Piper up,
trying to power Piper up.
-And she does! -[Pat] What?!
[Cole] Samoan drop onto Becky on the table!
Becky…
Well, wait a minute.
Wait, Chel--
Natalya just…
she just eliminated Chelsea, Pat.
The official didn't see it. They were over here dealing with Becky.
Becky's out. Becky can't move.
The battle royal continues.
Natalya once again taking the fight to Chelsea.
Who's gonna be the Women's World Champion?
[Pat] What the hell is going on?
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
This is a critical situation for Becky Lynch.
The announce table is down because during the commercial break,
Nia Jax put Becky Lynch through the announce table.
Our battle royal continues now
for the World Championship.
That happened during the break.
Now, before that,
there was a choke… there was a chokeslam of Piper Niven into Becky.
Then there was the Samoan drop of Piper Niven, by Nia Jax, into Becky.
Then Becky through the table.
Becky Lynch has not been officially eliminated.
But there's no way she's getting back in the ring.
[Pat] Yeah, she's been
powerbombed and bodied by Nia Jax.
Chelsea Green, who I'm not sure is still…
[Cole] Well, no, she is. She was eliminated.
But the officials never saw.
-They were dealing with Becky. -[Pat] Well, that's… Hey.
If they don't see it, they can't call it. You're still in it.
[Cole] Chelsea Green looking to eliminate Natalya,
who eliminated Chelsea earlier, although the refs didn't see that.
Well, now Zoey Stark sends Chelsea out of the ring.
Now, that's the official elimination.
[Pat] Chelsea Green has been eliminated twice tonight.
That's probably a first for a battle royal as well.
[Cole] Natalya's eliminated as well.
So we're down to Shayna and Zoey and Nia and Liv
and, of course, Becky, who's down outside the ring.
So here we go.
Shayna Baszler, running knee into the corner. Long history with Nia.
Zoey Stark now
with that spinning heel kick to Liv Morgan.
One of these women could be the next Women's World Champion.
[Pat] Shayna told Zoey to feed her.
[Cole] And a big knee by Shayna.
[Pat] A big lariat.
[Cole] If you remember what happened a number of months ago,
Shayna Baszler, right before Survivor Series,
it came down to her and Zoey in a battle royal.
And Zoey eliminated Shayna
to get a Women's Championship opportunity against Rhea Ripley.
And now Zoey out on the apron.
-Nia Jax with a right hand! -[crowd] Oh!
[Cole] Lightning will not strike twice tonight for Zoey Stark.
[Pat] It's another Monday. Nia's catching people, throwing 'em,
and then putting people through tables.
[Cole] And a devastating right hand by Nia Jax.
-Ask Becky all about that. -[Pat] The power--
[Cole] And now Shayna Baszler eliminated!
Liv and Nia.
[crowd clamoring]
[Pat] Nia said tonight's the night for me to become World Champion!
[Cole] Meanwhile, Becky Lynch…
is dragging herself back into the ring!
Becky's back into the fight!
[Pat] Nia looks like she's seen a ghost.
[Cole] Becky, Liv, Nia.
One of these three women gonna be the Women's World Champion!
Nia Jax now
sent flying by Liv Morgan.
[shrieks]
[Cole] Liv now. Double-kick to the back of the neck.
[Pat] Liv Morgan a former champion in her own right.
On her Revenge Tour.
And revenge could end with being a champion!
[Cole] Codebreaker…
Becky Lynch with a neckbreaker,
helping Liv to…
[applause, cheering]
…deliver to Nia.
Everybody's down.
[Pat] Everybody's down, but everybody in Columbus is on their feet.
Three women left.
Who's gonna be our World Champion?
[Cole] Watch this.
A neckbreaker by Becky Lynch.
Nia Jax taken out as well.
[crowd] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Cole] And now Becky Lynch fighting back.
[Pat] It's a New York Times bestseller.
[Cole] Oh!
And how much more punishment can Becky take?
Nia Jax wrecking her.
And a Samoan drop to Morgan as well!
And now "The Irresistible Force"
starting to dominate.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] I think she's starting to realize
that Women's World Championship is as good as hers.
[Cole] Becky Lynch, though, back to her feet.
Still fighting back, Pat.
[grunts]
[Cole] Man, the guts of this woman.
Liv Morgan sent over the top rope to the apron.
Liv's in trouble.
Nia Jax trying to eliminate Becky Lynch!
[crowd roaring]
[Cole] Becky and Nia.
Nia Jax now.
Becky and Liv hanging Nia off of the top rope.
[Pat] Teamwork as they live dangerously.
[Cole] Becky Lynch back in.
And Liv Morgan working together on Nia Jax,
trying to eliminate "The Irresistible Force."
Looking for a double suplex.
Nia blocks.
-Nia blocks again. -[Pat] You're gonna need a bigger boat!
[Cole] And a double suplex to Liv and Becky by Nia Jax!
A dominant performance tonight by Jax.
And now dragging the bodies of Morgan and Lynch to the corner.
[Pat] Just bones wrapped in skin to Nia Jax.
[Cole] And Nia looking for a double eradicator.
But both women to their feet.
Nia, top rope, sent out to the apron!
In trouble. Still in it, at least momentarily.
Becky fighting. Nia fighting.
Morgan. Codebreaker.
Lynch. Leg drop!
Nia eliminated!
We're down to Becky and Morgan!
One of these two women will be World Champion!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Becky! Becky!
[Pat] Like when USA
beat Russia in hockey!
[crowd] Becky! Becky!
[Pat] Do you believe in miracles?!
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] And now Lynch and Morgan square off face-to-face.
And the fighting starts!
Liv looking to eliminate Becky.
Becky out to the apron quickly, trying to hang on.
Will Liv Morgan be the champion? Becky fighting back.
Kick now to the face of Liv.
Becky taking a high risk here.
We saw what happened when Nia Jax went up on the ropes.
Becky Lynch, top rope.
Up over the top, has to roll through.
Liv Morgan now.
Morgan sent out to the apron this time around.
[grunts]
[Pat] Who wants it more, Cole?
[Cole] And now Becky on the apron.
So close, both of these women.
[referee] Get back in, guys. Get back… Get back in the ring. Back in the ring.
[Cole] Becky, kick to the midsection.
Got Liv Morgan right where she wants her.
Can Becky put her away?
Liv Morgan's still got some fight left!
High-pressure moments here on Monday Night Raw.
The stakes can't get any higher.
[Pat] Who's gonna be our champion?
Becky looking for a German off the apron.
That would be very high-risk.
[referee] Get back in the ring.
[Cole] Liv hanging on. Couple elbows.
Becky teetering.
Becky close!
Liv with a kick!
Oh, Codebreaker caught her!
Becky backed up into the corner.
Here comes Morgan,
looking for ObLIVion!
Caught by Becky.
Bounces her face-first off the turnbuckle!
Becky Lynch.
Manhandle Slam on the apron!
-Becky Lynch is the World Champion! -[bell dings]
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Irvin] Here is your winner,
and the new Women's World Champion,
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Cole] For the seventh time in her career,
Becky Lynch is a World Champion!
♪ Oh-oh-oh oh… ♪
[Cole] And, Pat, think about what happened here.
At WrestleMania earlier this month,
Becky Lynch took Rhea Ripley to the limit,
but couldn't win the World Championship.
But here tonight, she perseveres,
she fights back through all the adversity,
including this.
[Pat] Nia tried to wreck her!
A Samoan drop to a powerbomb
through the table!
Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch team up
and somehow eliminate "The Irresistible Force" Nia Jax!
[Cole] And then listen to this. Bang!
Off the face of Liv Morgan.
[Pat] Boot to the kisser!
[Cole] Manhandle Slam!
-Becky wins the World title. -[bell dings]
[Cole] Obviously, a disappointed Liv Morgan tonight.
[Pat] A New York Times bestseller,
a mom, and our champion.
[Cole] Becky Lynch is gonna have to write another chapter in her book.
For the seventh time in her career,
Becky Lynch is a World Champion.
I've known Becky for a long time, Pat,
and there's not a person on this planet
that has more heart than Becky Lynch,
more perseverance.
[Becky] That's right!
[Cole] Everything that Becky… Becky has accomplished in her career.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now celebrating with the WWE fans here tonight.
[Pat] At WrestleMania,
she was fighting through an insane fever.
Almost won the championship there.
But instead,
the story was to be told that in Columbus, Ohio,
at the end of the fourth-ever battle royal for a World Championship,
"The Man" has come around
as champion again!
What a main event.
What a performance by all of the women in this battle royal tonight.
And in the end, it came down to Nia, Lynch, and Morgan.
They would work together to eliminate Nia Jax,
and then a Manhandle Slam by Becky Lynch to Liv Morgan.
And once again…
"The Man" rules
as the World Champion!
[Big E] Becky Lynch outlasted 14 competitors in just over 20 minutes.
"The Man" was right back on top where she belonged,
cementing her legacy by becoming a seven-time World Champion.
Becky truly is in a league of her own.
And you better believe she won't let you forget it.
That about does it here for this edition of Raw Classics.
I'm Big E. See you next time. is edition of Raw Classics.