Bianca Belair accompanied Naomi to the ring for her title match against Jax, who had Candice LeRae by her side. Tiffany Stratten was nowhere to be seen, which immediately made fans suspicious of a potential cash-in.
Naomi used her speed to take control as soon as the match started, but she could only go for so long before Jax’s power was too much for her.
The champion had Naomi reeling during and after the commercial break. Belair watched with worry in her eyes as her tag partner had her head smashed against the ring post.
This went from being a pretty down-the-middle match to being a fun bout that had the crowd invested. Naomi and Jax worked hard to make this a physical encounter that made both of them look like tough competitors.
Belair and LeRae got into a fight at ringside that was broken up by Jax. This gave Naomi a moment to recover, but then Tiffy’s music hit and she ran to the ring with a second ref, but at the last second, she threw the ref over the barricade and then blasted Naomi with the briefcase while the ref was looking away.
Jax pinned Naomi to retain her title and Tiffany got in the ring to celebrate with her. Suddenly, she attacked Jax and LeRae before allowing Belair to hit Jax with a KOD. Miss MITB threw Belair out of the ring and over the announce table before officially cashing in.
She hit her trademark moonsault and pinned Jax to become the new WWE women’s champion.
Result: Jax defeated Naomi, and then Stratton defeated Jax to win the title
Notable Moments and Observations
- LeRae is one of those people who seems like a natural babyface, but WWE seems to like her more as a heel for some reason.
- Naomi continues to have the most consistently cool gear in WWE.
- Naomi’s jumping enziguiri looked good, but the Samoan drop she hit was the most impressive spot she hit.