We are back and Kurt Angle is on the phone. Alexa Bliss enters the office and she says that Nia is out of control and she should be suspended or arrested.
Kurt says he saw what Nia did and he also heard what Alexa said. Millions of young girls saw what Alexa said. The women's champion should be a role model. Kurt says that he will give Nia a match against Alexa for the Raw Women's Championship at Wrestlemania.
Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring.
Braun says last week he won the Tag Team Battle Royal by himself. Braun says he is going to Wrestlemania. Earlier tonight, he was informed by management that he needs to have a partner. Braun says he does not think he needs a partner. He knows he can win those tag titles by himself.
Sheamus and Cesaro interrupt and Sheamus tells Braun to hold on a second. He says Braun is out of his mind if he thinks he can beat them by himself. You won last week by yourself, but throwing people over the top rope is different than beating the greatest team in the WWE.
Cesaro you don't become a tag team overnight. It takes time to build chemistry with your partner. You have to train together, eat together, drive together, sleep together.
Sheamus clarifies what Cesaro meant by 'sleep together'.
Sheamus says it does not matter who your partner is, you don't stand a chance because they are going to walk in and walk out as the tag team champions.
Braun tells them to shut up.
Sheamus asks Braun if he thinks he is tough. They have beaten every team on Raw and Braun and his partner will have the same fate. What Brock did to Roman is nothing compared to what they will do to them.
Braun says he has a partner and he gets to have a match against one of them right now.
Sheamus and Cesaro both get on the apron and Cesaro is the one to face Braun.
Match Number Two: Braun Strowman versus Cesaro (with Sheamus)
Braun sends Cesaro into the turnbuckles and then Irish whips Cesaro into the turnbuckles. Braun with an Irish whip and splash. Braun with another Irish whip and Cesaro goes over the top rope to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Strowman backs Cesaro into the corner but Cesaro jumps back onto Strowman's back. Strowman gets Cesaro off of him again. Cesaro with a series of kicks and punches. Strowman blocks a suplex attempt but Cesaro avoids a suplex from Strowman. Strowman goes over the top rope when Cesaro moves and then Cesaro with a baseball slide. Strowman hot shots Cesaro onto the ringside barrier and then Sheamus decides that Cesaro is good without his help.
Strowman backs Sheamus up and that allows Cesaro to try to attack Strowman from behind but Strowman catches Cesaro off the steps and sends him into the ringside barrier. Strowman misses a charge into the corner and hits the ring post. Cesaro with a drop kick to the back followed by European uppercuts. Strowman blocks a Gotch Style Neutralizer and Strowman sends Cesaro to the floor. Cesaro with a springboard corkscrew European uppercut. Strowman with a punch and splash into the corner. Cesaro gets out of the power slam when Sheamus distracts Strowman. Strowman goes to the floor and he tries to hit Cesaro with a running shoulder tackle but Cesaro moves and Sheamus goes down.
Strowman misses a splash into the corner and Cesaro tries for a rollup but Strowman does not go down. Cesaro goes to the turnbuckles and Strowman catches him when he comes off and Strowman with a power slam for the three count.
Winner: Braun Strowman
We go to footage from earlier today at the Hardy Compound. Matt says he has invited the WWE Universe to watch since it needs to be documented. Matt says he is doing this for his progeny. Matt tells Vanguard 1 to monitor the Hardy property for intruders. Matt tells Senor Benjamin to prepare the battlefield for ANNIHILATION.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Titus O'Neil and Apollo (with Dana Brooke) versus Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson
Wilder chops Titus but Titus sends Wilder into the corner and chops him. Titus chops Dawson and then Wilder clips Titus when he goes for Clash of the Titus. Dawson tags in and they hit a double team leg drop on Titus for a near fall. Dawson with kicks and Wilder tags in and he kicks Titus. Titus kicks Dawson away and Apollo tags in and Apollo with kicks to Dawson and Wilder and follows with a flying clothesline on Dawson. Apollo with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Dawson and Apollo with forearms. Apollo with an inside cradle for a near fall. Wilder pulls Titus off the apron and sends him into the apron. Apollo with a pescado onto Wilder.
Apollo with a cross body and Dawson rolls through for a near fall. Apollo with an enzuigiri and he sets for the toss power bomb and Wilder tags in. They hit Shatter Machine on Apollo for the three count.
Winners: Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder
After the match, Dawson and Wilder are asked about their path to Wrestlemania. Dash says that is a good question because there is no tag team on Earth more qualified than them to challenge for the Raw Tag Team Titles. Scott says they are going to go into Braun's world and they will be the first tag team to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
We have the announcement that Mark Henry will be the newest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Sasha Banks has something to say before her match. She says she was taught that when you have a problem, you don't walk away from it or talk about it behind someone's back. You confront them. Sasha says they are best friends and she wants to fix their issues. At Elimination Chamber, it was every woman for themselves. She wasn't trying to betray her friendship, she was trying to win the title. She will try to win the battle royal at Wrestlemania. Bayley was not trying to win anything two weeks ago when she refused the tag and then did not help last week.
Sasha says she can be the bigger person and forgive Bayley.
Bayley gets a mic and she was angry and acted impulsively in their tag match. Bayley reminds Sasha that she helped Sasha win last week. Bayley went to the back after the match was over. She says she cannot get over what Sasha did to her at the Elimination Chamber. It is not about what you did, but how you did it. Bayley says she knows that Sasha does what she has to in order to win her matches.
The look in your eyes hurt her to her core. She saw Sasha smile when she kicked Bayley from the pod. Bayley says she cannot get that picture out of her head. Why was knocking her down so easy if they are best friends?
Paige's music interrupts and she says she is sorry if you are trying to find some answers or resolution. Paige says her ladies are going to show how real women settle the score.
Match Number Four: Sasha Banks and Bayley versus Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose (with Paige)
Sonya and Sasha start things off and Sasha backs Sonya into the corner and connects with shoulders. Sasha slaps Sonya and sends her into the corner. Sonya with a forearm to knock Bayley off the apron and then Sasha is sent to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Mandy with a reverse chin lock on Bayley. Bayley with elbows and she sends Mandy into the turnbuckles. Bayley gets a near fall. Sasha makes the tag and tells Bayley to stop with her cover and Sasha gets a near fall. Sasha with a double knee strike in the corner but she misses a second one and Mandy sends Sasha to the mat and gets a near fall. Sonya tags in and kicks Sasha. Sonya with a snap mare and sliding knee to the back for a near fall. Sonya with a body scissors.
Sonya gets a near fall. Rose tags in and connects with a knee for a near fall. Mandy gets another near fall. Mandy with an abdominal stretch. Sasha escapes and hip tosses Mandy. Mandy with a drop kick and Sonya tags in. Sonya with kicks in the corner. Mandy tags back in and she kicks Sasha. Sasha with a thrust kick and she goes to the corner to make the tag and Sonya stops Bayley from having to choose about making a tag.
Bayley tags in and clotheslines and kicks Sonya. Bayley sends Sonya to the apron and hits a cutter followed by a Saito suplex and a back elbow from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Sasha battles with Mandy and Bayley with a backslide but the referee was out of position. Bayley argues with Sasha about the distraction but they hit a double elbow on Mandy. Sonya sends Bayley into Sasha and Sonya with a round kick for the three count.
Winners: Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville
We go to commercial.
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