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00:02I didn't know you knew Spanish.
00:03Si.
00:12Title fight to start the night.
00:14The wins world champion, Io Sky,
00:20who has never won at WrestleMania.
00:23But an opportunity to knock off two of the best tonight.
00:31That's what it's all about right there.
00:33That championship she has earned.
00:37She's gonna have to hold on to tonight.
00:40That's two of the greatest in the history of professional wrestling.
00:45You notice that statistic 3-0 in triple threat matches in her career.
00:50That's important, Wade, because under triple threat rules,
00:53there is no advantage for the champion.
00:55Yeah, it's pretty much the worst nightmare of any champion having to
00:59defend in this scenario.
01:01It's one thing losing your title to a better woman.
01:04It's another thing entirely losing your title when you're not factored into the
01:09finish of the match whatsoever.
01:11This is the kind of match as a champ you avoid at all costs.
01:14But fair play to Io Sky.
01:16She took it on the chin and she's ready for combat.
01:18You know, Pat, last year at WrestleMania, Io Sky lost the WWE Women's Championship
01:22to Bayley.
01:23Does that weigh on her mind coming into this match tonight?
01:25Now, obviously, you have to have thoughts of yesterday's nightmares every once in a while,
01:29but she feels like she's a new Io Sky coming into this WrestleMania.
01:33She is our champion.
01:35She has had to retain it against Rhea and obviously Bianca has been waiting.
01:39But whenever you think about everybody forgetting about her,
01:42she could utilize that as motivation to come out here on the grandest stage.
01:47And she will have a large contingent supporting her tonight in Las Vegas.
01:53Cement her legacy as a champ tonight in Las Vegas.
02:22There's a buzz in here, Cole, isn't there?
02:48Well, you hear the reaction, ladies and gentlemen, for Bianca Belair here tonight.
02:53And there is a reason for that.
02:55Bianca Belair, Pat alluded to this earlier, has really played a key role in this story of Io Sky
03:02defeating Rhea Ripley to win the World Championship and then a special guest referee a few weeks later.
03:08So I'll put it this way.
03:09If you win the Elimination Chamber as Belair did and you earn yourself a championship opportunity
03:15against whomever the champ may be, you expect a one-on-one match.
03:19This is not that. This has got a lot harder for Belair, so I get why she's agreeing.
03:23And this is emotional for Bianca as well. That is her stepdaughter enjoying this entrance
03:29with Bianca Belair, who is a stellar record at WrestleMania.
03:33She comes in at 4-1, but then one loss was in a battle royal.
03:38Bianca Belair has always shined on the big stage.
03:42Remember the matchup with Sasha Banks in the main event a number of years ago here at WrestleMania.
03:48Will this night once again belong to Bianca Belair?
03:52Double Dutch happening in the back was nothing short of impressive,
03:55which is everything that revolves around Bianca Belair.
03:59The E.S.T. of the WWE. The toughest, the strongest, the quickest, the baddest.
04:05And tonight, she beats two other people and walk out of here with the title.
04:11Yeah, normally at this point, nerves are sky high, I'd argue, with the competitors in this
04:16opening triple threat match, though. They've all been here before. They've all done it before.
04:21They've all had massive success on this kind of stage in the past. Nerves may be at an all-time
04:28low for a match of this magnitude. Michael Cole, can you spell WrestleMania without the letters E,
04:34S, or T? No, not at all. Bianca Belair, however, in her career has struggled
04:39against both Io Sky and Rhea Ripley. So let's see how that plays out here tonight.
04:49A lot of roses there.
05:06Let's see how that plays out here.
05:19Watch out, guys.
05:20That's something Michael Cole would say.
05:23The juice box. He's got to be better than that loser from Pittsburgh, Iceberg.
05:28Whoa, Iceberg probably enjoys some juice boxes, and shout out to the juice box.
05:33WrestleMania juice is one that is needed and appreciated.
05:40This place is rising.
05:48This place is rising.
05:49This is what we call it said!
06:03It's easy to believe, the thing is in your dreams.
06:07It's easy to believe, huh?
06:21listen to this ovation
06:32i asked rhea ripley what wrestlemania means to her she told me
06:38home because rhea ripley has been a part of every wrestlemania since the year 2020
06:44she's had incredible moments at this big event
06:49and tonight rhea ripley plans to regain her world championship you know pat we had
06:57around the pat mcabee show this past friday and we talked about this in the countdown show
07:02the one thing we've learned about rhea is the maturation of rhea ripley over the past couple
07:06years and the word confidence now comes to mind yeah confidence in who she is she said she's
07:12resorted to her true self her most authentic rhea ripley and with confidence comes comfort
07:19and when you have comfort at the biggest stages that's when the championship title comes back
07:25home mommy is poised to leave vegas with her title and i don't think anybody would be surprised
07:33from riot city wrestling in her homeland of australia to a dojo in japan
07:41to playing soccer and karate and swimming to making the trek to the performance center
07:48in orlando florida to becoming an nxt uk champion back to the states to dominate wwe
07:56it has been an incredible career pride for rhea ripley
08:02she's an anomaly from australia and tonight she's back on the biggest stage
08:10in sports center 10. let's kick things off for the great alicia taylor
08:16the following contest is a triple threat match and it is for the women's world championship
08:37introducing first the challengers from knoxville tennessee
08:50bianca belair
09:04next from adelaide
09:08south australia
09:16rhea ripley
09:26and their opponent representing damage control
09:33from tokyo japan
09:39she is the women's world champion
09:47eo sky
09:51the champion eo sky with an incredible record against bianca belair and is also undefeated
09:56in her career against rhea ripley
09:57tonight defends the championship in a triple threat match
10:00and remember ladies and gentlemen this is how the rules work
10:03first woman to gain pinfall submission will become the world champion
10:06there are no count outs there are no disqualifications
10:09and wade that means eo sky does not have to be involved in the decision
10:13to lose her title tonight yeah absolutely it's a trepidatious time for a champion in a triple threat matchup like
10:20this
10:21but eo sky may have a major advantage there is real bitterness
10:26between belair and rhea ripley that has developed over the past couple of months
10:31and they could take each other out that's where eo sky benefits to your point it's starting right now yet
10:36again
10:36and eo sky is i told you she's no longer gonna be thought of as an afterthought
10:42neo sky starting things off against rhea and bianca belair and now rhea and bianca go after one another
10:48eo sky now looking to pick up the pace and there's the power of belair
10:51although if eo sky wants to get into a power game boom
10:56great marana from eo sky
10:59and now eo showing off some of her athleticism
11:02nice drop kick drops bianca belair and a drop kick of rhea ripley
11:05and we are underway in a fast-paced start for the women's world title
11:10everybody's kind of getting a taste of what this is about to be
11:16now rhea and bianca square off yet again
11:19eo out of the equation momentarily
11:21just showed you the power advantage of rhea ripley there
11:24one drop kick and it has completely wiped out eo sky
11:27and turned this effectively into a one-on-one match
11:30which is exactly what rhea ripley and bianca belair have wanted all along
11:34yeah a couple of waistlock takedowns showing off their power
11:37eo sky's okay with bianca belair and rhea ripley beating hell out of each other a little bit here
11:41well this is the smart thing this is what eo should have done all along
11:44step back in that opening onslaught let these two rip each other to shreds
11:48yeah but she wants to show the world how good she is
11:51wade and a nice kip up by bianca belair
11:54rhea ripley's got some uh history in this stadium
11:58back in 2021 at summer slam she was involved in a triple threat match
12:03for a world title that she had recently lost
12:06back in the same scenario same stadium tonight
12:12belair now
12:13bianca belair so quick taking advantage of those freak genetics that the est
12:19has shown us many times before
12:22sec championship
12:26dna beating the hell out of eo sky and rhea ripley right now
12:30and eo slips out from underneath they're gonna try to take advantage of that long braid by bianca
12:37we've seen that used as a weapon it can also be a detriment
12:41into the corner bianca kicking her way out heel first to the nose of rhea ripley
12:47oh my goodness double blockbuster
12:51cover now by eo stacks up both women and a kick out what an exclamation point that would have been
12:57on this
12:57defense had she pinned both women simultaneously that was a double blockbuster did you say
13:03basement drop kick as well by sky and now eo targeting bianca belairio launched out to the apron
13:10and bianca sending the champ into the turnbuckle rhea ripley with a kick drives bianca outside the ring
13:16it's two kicks that have sent competitors outside of the ring by rhea ripley
13:19so much power and rhea now can't involve the apron to take out bianca remember no countouts
13:25or disqualifications eo sky the genius of the sky gonna fly and takes out rhea right at the table
13:32picture perfect eo sky flying at wrestlemania eo sky so reckless with her own body the genius of the sky
13:42doing what she does best now moments prior to that that was rhea ripley once again having laser
13:49focus exclusively on bianca belair and taking her eye off the champ
13:54roll through by eo stop right to the gut of rhea you know one thing i've noticed guys in the
13:59early
13:59going cover now by sky hook for the leg and a kick out of two it is much warmer in
14:03this stadium
14:04tonight than it was last night will that have any effect on the performers pat yeah the sun certainly
14:09has its fastball we are in the desert it does feel like it's hotter earlier than it was last night
14:13but this match could be the reasoning for it eo sky now rolling up bianca belair who's got to kick
14:19out at two fast paced matchup in the early going who does that favor way well and the temperatures
14:25like this endurance does become an issue and i will personally always back bianca belair the uber
14:31athlete in a scenario of pure endurance and now bianca belair high speed though you gotta think eo's happy
14:38about that yeah nice suplex by bianca but if it goes to a power game floats through into another
14:43suplex bianca belair showing off her power here the est marching around the ring with a monocle
14:51suplex to eo sky into a kipa talk about showing off me how could you do that you're booing greatness
15:00if that's the case the est taking over since oh never mind spoke too quickly rhea ripley says
15:08enough of that belair showing out a little too much there with eo sky down allowing rhea ripley
15:14an opportunity back into the fight oh eo got caught bianca belair like juan soto swinging a bat
15:24well vegas gonna have a baseball team in a couple years yeah good night champ stadium just
15:29to be down the street brief moment of cohesion there from rhea bloody ripley and bianca belair
15:36again we're back to that one-on-one match which these two have desired so badly
15:42rhea ripley now going to show off her power to belair belair will land on her feet
15:46nice waist lock to rhea rhea of course completely blames bianca belair for losing the championship
15:53to sky in the first place after belair distraction at ringside and rhea now lifting up eo sky onto
16:01her shoulder up top razors x into bianca belair the human missile eo sky cover by rhea hook of the
16:11leg for the win kick out by eo at two thought that was it bianca belair taken out by the
16:18razors edge
16:19javelin from rhea ripley and somehow eo sky keeps this match rolling now rhea ripley really starting
16:27to show that physical dominance she has over at almost that all nice take down by rhea ripley
16:33turns things around now and she's in full control of the eos guys legs
16:38oh she's looking for the prism lock submission move used by rhea ripley can she get the champ to tap
16:44if she does it's over and rhea will be the champion of bianca belair though from behind and again the
16:50inherent danger of the triple threat matchup power by belair up on her shoulders bianca rhea lands on
16:58her feet nice deep arm drag train oh this with a big boot face first
17:09both
17:10both had the same idea both faces getting spiked off the ring
17:20absolutely incredible eo sky the first back to her feet bianca and rhea both down in the corner
17:28now the bullet train attack by eo sky both to rhea and bianca rhea and bianca might distracted each
17:35other too much now eos guys taking advantage
17:41i says that's it cole making a point this division revolves around me
17:47and now going to put this one to bed rhea now going to meet eo up top
17:53bianca belair gonna get involved as well
18:00it's a dangerous situation for all three women
18:03somehow landed on her face rhea and bianca down as well critical moment wade in this match well bianca
18:12belair was the chief instigator in that car crash from the top and the second rope but belair took a
18:20nasty
18:20landing herself eo sky clearly getting the worst of this but now all three women laid out
18:27with the title hanging in the balance
18:31indeed it is as we begin wrestlemania sunday with a women's world championship hanging in the balance
18:39all three women showing up and showing out when it really counts who's gonna survive this and become
18:46our champion bianca not allowing rhea to get back to her feet at least momentarily sold out tonight
18:52the legion stadium rhea ripley with a forearm bianca with one as well
18:57nice drop down by bianca belair
19:16the biggest risk in this kind of matchup is admiring your own handiwork eo sky getting
19:29lit up by this massive audience backing her to the hill and of course bianca belair was ready to
19:35pounce but again pat that shows bianca's experience in this type of matchup she was waiting for eo sky
19:40to be distracted whether it was giving herself flowers or looking another way spears her out of
19:46vegas bianca shooting star cover now hook of the leg and rhea with a running knee
19:51connected with that 450 splash there cole but i get the point dangerously effective guy
19:57cover now by rhea stacks up bianca for the championship and a kick out
20:02rhea cannot believe it kicking out of a riptide this is bianca belair finding a whole
20:08new level eo sky thought she had it bianca belair spears her out of las vegas and you're right
20:16way this is a 450 delivered by bianca belair and then rhea ripley with a riptide to bianca we
20:22thought it was over here and a kick out by belair and that is the highest stack pin possible after
20:29the heaviest artillery in this woman's arsenal if it didn't work where the hell do you go from here
20:35ripley rhea is going to turn her attention out of the champion eo sky after bianca rolled out of the
20:40rank eo just so happens to be the closest competitor maybe another one looking for another riptide now
20:44of the champion rhea ripley oh nice turn around rock rhea on her head great counter at ddt by sky
20:53incredible flexibility eo now oh ran right into a kick what a move by ripley it was like a capoeira
21:01kick right to the temple of the genius of the sky who is groggy propped up gingerly against the ropes
21:08and now in the worst position possible what the hell is ripley cooking up here eo sky's days confused
21:15and about to be broken eo above the top rope rhea ripley glancing out into the sellout crowd
21:24rhea oh what a counter by eo sky countering a massive riptide sky top rope genius in the sky
21:35the sky oh and rhea got the boots up and bianca counter kod kiss of death belair ripley breaking things
21:48up
21:48what action 450s and riptides idiot the kod's over the moonsault was supposed to be it rhea gets her boots
22:02up
22:02perfectly timed eo sky rolls right into a kod
22:09that's supposed to be one two three instead rhea ripley breaks it up with ease this is
22:17an instant classic to start wrestlemania sunday oh hats off the mental sharpness of ripley there was
22:25just so so good nothing pretty about it like a defensive end slapping someone down
22:35and now belair talking trash to rhea
22:51bianca all worked up and rhea ripley's heard enough and now the slugfest underway that was a big right by
22:58bianca
22:59completely wobbled the knees of ripley who's still game to fight
23:04now bianca out to the apron ripley's block oh god the business really has boiled over now cole
23:12these are massive shots being thrown here late in the match
23:17both women here looking completely reinvigorated as they throw the heavy leather
23:23and now rhea dragging bianca up toward the top rope bianca looking to block
23:28two of the most powerful women in the game going at it high above the ring
23:35hey right still
23:38headbutt by rhea dropped bianca to the floor it's about the worst place bianca could have fallen for
23:43rhea ripley eo sky now uppercut there okay whoa you're gonna do here from the top rope eo sky fired
23:53up once again
23:55and look at rhea the power of ripley trying to hang on oh my god first off the post goes
24:03sky did you guys hear that
24:05attempted a poison runner of the second rope but now belair now with ripley up top
24:12oh no countered the kod rhea laid it at her feet
24:17well this is degenerated into a hockey fight with headbutts at her wait a minute
24:23ripley went for the riptie countered by belair
24:26bianca oh my goodness oh no oh no oh no
24:33using the brain as a weapon
24:34kod by belair for the win
24:38eo sky over the moonsault cover on belair sky wins eo sky wins
24:47what
24:48here is your winner
24:50and still the women's world champion
25:01what a match what a win for eo sky
25:11ladies and gentlemen an afterthought no more
25:18eo sky
25:21retains her world championship on the grand stage of wrestlemania and wade we thought this is it for eo
25:29well that was about a 20 minute highlight reel of a match where do you choose the replays from there's
25:34so many options but this was the moment belair whipping the hell out of rhea ripley was tasting victory up
25:43for the riptide
25:44inside connected so sweetly stacking a pin with perfect time in the over the moon so breaking up
25:52and bia bianca belair eats it eo sky the third wheel in this entire buildup proves that this division revolves
26:03around the genius of the sky
26:05the genius of the sky hits the over the moon so to break up the pin then smoothly goes in
26:11for the cover one two three what a brilliant display by eo sky our champion coming in and our champion
26:21walking out of wrestlemania
26:23also pat what a brilliant display by rhea ripley and bianca belair in this match tonight
26:28this is awesome chance scattered throughout the entirety
26:33an instant classic to kick off wrestlemania sunday
26:37and eo sky stands tall as our champ
26:41and eo sky C
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