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Charlotte Flair says people say she is selfish and greedy. Why wouldn't she? She has worked her ass off for the last year to get where she is. All of the stories are true. There is a reason why it is lonely at the top. She has had one goal since she started. She reached that goal and has stayed on the top for ten years. She won't let the last year change that. She says she is fortunate and blessed, but she is also the history making, ground breaking, never scared, always prepared top woman of WWE.
Stephanie McMahon is in the crowd and she has a friend with her.
Damian Priest makes his way to the ring.
Priest says four years ago, he started on Raw. That is all he has known. He cared about his name living forever and making an impact. He went from Betrayer to betrayed. He went from follower to leader. He went from nobody to World Champion. He says he is not trying to live in the past. He was on Raw and now he is on Smackdown. He isn't trying to make a name or impact here. He says his goal is championships. That starts tomorrow when he throws asses over the top rope. He will win the Royal Rumble.
Jacob Fatu's music plays and he makes his way to the ring with Tama Tonga,
Fatu screams YEAH and he says he sees him. He says he knows who he is and he knows what he has done. He says Priest accomplished a lot more than these suckers in the back. They both have it out the mud and out the gutter. He says they both come from the street. He says he was locked down in that box and that is how they are different. He says Priest can get his hair braided but don't get it twisted. Fatu says he is all gas and no brakes. If you thought you could come here and make a name for yourself, that isn't happening. You either lay down or we beat your asses down. The way he sees things is that him and Tama run Smackdown.
Priest asks if that is it. Is that supposed to intimidate him? Priest says Fatu should know better. He asks why are they talking if they are both from the streets.
Priest kicks Tama and Fatu looks at Tama before sneering and turning to Priest.
They circle each other and the sound has to be muted because of the crowd.
Fatu and Priest throw punches and Fatu sends Priest into the corner but Priest grabs Fatu and tosses him into the corner. Priest with punches and Tama goes after Priest. Fatu stops Priest and they double team Priest and kick and head butt him in the corner. Tama goes to the floor and he gets a chair.
LA Knight's music plays and he comes to the ring and kicks the chair into Tama's face. Fatu punches the chair out of Knight's hands. Priest with a kick and Knight hits Fatu in the back and Fatu goes to the floor.
Knight says you got your ass beat down and we can do it again. If you want to use numbers, we can do it later tonight.
Santos has some words for Angel and Humberto. Sabin and Shelley show up and he says we might not be fond of each other, but they want to work together. Alex says he wants to make sure they win. Lopez tells Angel and Humberto to look after each other. Santos tells Sabin and Shelley they have their chance at gold tomorrow. Santos says he has to win the whole thing to get that chance. He says they are fighting for what they deserve.
Alex tells Angel and Humberto they have their backs tonight. Angel says if they win at the Rumble, they are coming after them.
We are back with the announcement of Paul Levesque being part of the Class of 2025 for the WWE Hall of Fame.
Match Number Three: Kit Wilson, Elton Prince, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa versus Angel Garza, Humberto Carrillo, Chris Sabin, and Alex Shelley (with Elektra Lopez)
Ciampa and Alex start things off but Ciampa tags Elton in to start the festivities. Humberto decides to start. Humberto with a side head lock and a springboard back elbow for a near fall. Humberto with an arm bar. Elton with a head butt and forearms. Kit tags in and hits a back elbow. Kit and Elton kick Humberto and Ciampa tags in. Humberto with a jaw breaker and a spinning heel kick. Humberto with a back roll into a moonsault for a near fall. Alex tags in but Angel tags himself in. Sabin tags in and Humberto with a leap frog seated splash. Sabin and Shelley with a dream sequence. Humberto sends Angel into Kit and Elton for a double drop kick. Sabin, Angel, and Humberto with suicide dives onto everyone.
Ciampa is sent back into the ring and Sabin with punches. Sabin goes for an Irish whip and Elton absorbs the impact. Ciampa with a kick out of the corner. Ciampa sends Sabin to the floor and Kit tags in. Kit and Elton with punches and knees to Sabin. We see a standoff on the floor before Elton connects with an uppercut and he sends Sabin back in the ring. Kit tags in and he connects with shoulders. Kit with an uppercut into the corner. Kit chokes Sabin in the corner. Kit punches Sabin and Ciampa tags in. Ciampa with a running knee to Sabin in the corner. Elton tags in and he kicks Sabin while Ciampa holds him. Elton with a forearm to the back and he kicks Sabin.
Elton with a clothesline and a leg drop for a near fall. Elton with a forearm across the bridge of the nose. Kit tags in and Sabin with elbows and punches to try to get out of the corner but Sabin is stopped by Kit and Elton. Sabin with a double flying clothesline to Kit and Elton. Angel makes the tag and he connects with a forearm and drop kick to Kit. Angel with a head scissors take down and a face plant to Elton. The pants come off and Kit sends Angel to the apron. Angel with a kick and he goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. Humberto tags in and Kit escapes. Gargano makes the blind tag and Sabin with a flatliner to Kit into the turnbuckles. Humberto with a springboard round kick to Ciampa. Gargano with a kick to Humberto and a suicide dive onto Sabin.
Angel with a moonsault to the floor. Humberto with a sit out power bomb to Gargano for a near fall. Humberto want Angel to make the tag and he ignores Sabin but Sabin makes the tag. Sabin and Humberto have words. Humberto and Angel leave. Ciampa tags in and he connects with a knee to knock Sabin off the apron. Ciampa sends Sabin into the ringside barrier a few times. Ciampa sends Sabin back into the ring and Ciampa asks Sabin who will he tag in. Ciampa with chops. Ciampa with an Irish whip but Sabin slides and kicks Kit and Elton off the apron. Sabin with a tornado DDT using Johnny for momentum. Sabin gets a near fall. Johnny pulls Alex off the apron and Ciampa with a rollup for a near fall.
Ciampa with a clothesline to Sabin and he looks for Angel and Humberto. Ciampa misses a running boot on Sabin and he kicks Elton. Kit goes to check on Elton and Sabin with a Victory Roll for the three count.
Winners: Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Angel Garza, and Humberto Carrillo
Fatu and Tama Tonga walk in the back and Tama sees the tag title belts sitting on a production crate.
Ciampa and Gargano take their belts back and Tama does his crazy weasel stuff.
Ciampa yells at Kit and Elton. He wants to know what happened. Kit says they didn't lose, Ciampa lost.
Gargano says tomorrow is the biggest night of their career. Ciampa says if they lose they can kiss their title match goodbye. Kit and Elton tell Johnny and Ciampa they are on their own.
We go back to the Okerlund Area and Pat brings out Tyrese Haliburton.
Tyrese says he is excited for the Royal Rumble to be here.
Pat asks if we will see Tyrese at the Royal Rumble since the Pacers play tomorrow afternoon.
We take a look at what happened during the Kickoff Show.
We have a video package for the Ladder Match between Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes.
Match Number Four: Naomi (with Bianca Belair) versus Liv Morgan (with Raquel Rodriguez)
They lock up and Naomi with a side head lock and take down. Liv with a head scissors but Naomi escapes. Liv with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Naomi with an arm drag and a head scissors take down. Liv goes to the apron and Naomi runs into a shoulder. Liv with an Irish whip and Naomi floats over and shakes her rear end in Liv and hits a mule kick. Liv uses the referee's shirt to clean her face. Naomi with an atomic drop and a kick. Naomi with a split splash for a near fall. Naomi with a delayed vertical suplex and she gets a near fall. Naomi sets for a springboard move but Raquel gets on the apron and Liv stops Naomi and drops her on the ropes for a near fall.
Liv stretches Naomi in the ropes and Liv with a rear chin lock. Raquel punches Naomi in the ropes and Liv with a drop kick to the back for a near fall. Liv with an Irish whip and a running hip into the corner. Liv with another Irish whip and a running knee into the corner. Liv gets a near fall. Naomi with kicks to Liv but Liv with an elbow. Naomi with a rollup for a near fall. Liv with a Codebreaker and she gets a near fall. Liv with a reverse chin lock. Liv gets a near fall. Liv with a suplex and he holds on for a second one. Liv holds on and rolls through to hit the third amiga. Liv with an enzuigiri for a near fall. Liv with a reverse chin lock. Naomi with elbows but Liv with a punch and a reverse chin lock on Naomi's back.
Naomi with a backpack stunner and both women are down. Naomi tries to kick Liv but Liv blocks it. Naomi with a kick and a series of back elbows. Naomi slides past a clothesline and hits a mule kick. Naomi with a kick and a bulldog into the turnbuckles. Naomi goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. Liv pulls Naomi by the hair and then she hits a running knee into the corner followed by a Codebreaker off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Liv runs into a boot and Naomi with a double leg take down and a jackknife cover for a near fall. Naomi with Rear View and she pulls Liv into the corner in front of Raquel for the split legged moonsault. Raquel gets on the apron and Bianca pulls Raquel to the floor.
Naomi misses a split legged moonsault when Liv moves. Liv with a sunset flip for a near fall. Naomi with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Naomi
After the match, Raquel attacks Naomi and hits a clothesline. Liv with a lungblower to Bianca followed by a boot from Raquel. Raquel puts Naomi on top of Liv and Raquel power bombs Liv onto Bianca and Naomi.
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