IYO SKY vs. Stephanie Vaquer to crown a new WWE Women's World Champion
They showed WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton at ringside. The Women's champions will face off at Crown Jewel for the Crown Jewel title.
They locked up and were feeling it out early. There were a number of near falls and they faced off. Vaquer attempted Devil's Kiss but IYO blocked it and they nailed a big basement dropkick. They battled to the ropes where Vaquer snatched her arm in the hanging armbar. Vaquer avoided a sunset flip and nailed a legdrop for a two count. So far, solid.
They battled back and forth. IYO nailed a big backbreaker across the knee but wiped herself out in the process. IYO hit a big dive to the outside. The referee began counting them out. They battled. IYO attempted a sunset flip to the outside but Vaquer drilled her with knees. Vaquer worked over SKY and hit a springboard bodypress to the inside for a two count.
SKY nailed a German suplex and charged but was caught in a Vaquer German suplex. They continued to battle. IYO locked in a crossface. Vaquer tried to escape but nailed a knee strike. Vaquer used a Dragon Screw Legwhip while IYO was trapped in the corner. She went for the SVB but IYO escaped and used a takedown for a two count. She nailed Vaquer with a kick to the head. IYO went for a moonsault but Vaquer got her knees up.
Vaquer drilled IYO and went for Devil's Kiss, executing it. Vaquer drilled her across the knee with the SVB, but IYO kicked out at the last second. Vaquer went for to the top but IYO drilled her. They battled on the top rope. IYO nailed a Spanish Fly but hurt the same knee Vaquer was working over earlier. Vaquer covered her for a two count. IYO made a comeback and nailed a double knee strike in tjhe corner. She followed up with a running knee to the face.
IYO went for the moonsault but Vaquer rolled out of the way. IYP hurt her knee. Vaquer went to the top and hit a spinning Torneo dive for the pin.
Your winner, Stephanie Vaquer!
Great match. The crowd was really into her title victory.
IYO presented her with the title belt. A nice moment.
CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. WWE World Champion Seth Rollins & WWE Intercontinental Women's Champion Becky Lynch
Rollins and Lynch entered in matching purple outfits, lowered from an elevated platform.
Punk came out first, then waited for AJ. They each had their own entrance music. The crowd chanted for Punk before he came out. Nice reaction for Lee as well.
They all faced off.
Punk and Seth faced off. Becky tagged in. She began shoving Punk and jabbing him. The crowd chanted for a GTS. Instead, he tagged in Lee. Becky nailed Punk and ran from the ring. Lee chased her but Becky tagged out. Becky and Seth embraced on the outside. Punk hit a dive n Seth and tossed him into the fans. Punk nailed a flying axehandle off the barricade.
Back in the ring, Rollins nailed a series of shoulderblocks in the corner. The referee argued with Rollins, allowing Becky to nail Punk. Punk distracted the referee, allowing AJ to do the same to Rollins, which the crowd loved. Punk and Rollins battled. Punk nailed an axehandle off the top. He went for another but Rollins drilled him. He went for the pedigree but Punk escaped and went for GTS but Rollins escaped and nailed him. Rollins worked over Punk's back and sent to the floor. Punk was sent into the announcer's table.
Punk was tossed back into the ring, where Rollins continued to work him over. He stomped on Punk's hand as Punk went for a tag. Rollins kissed his wife, then drilled Punk across the back while he was draped in the ropes. Punk was worked over for a long time. Punk finally hit a suplex to reverse the momentum. Rollins cuts Punk off, after teasing he was going to tag out, but instead manhandled Punk and pulled him away. Punk tried to muscle Rollins back to the corner and does so, but the referee didn't see it. He stopped AJ, allowing Lynch and Rollins to work over Punk.
Rollins went to press and slam his wife on Punk but Punk moved so Lynch got hurt and rolled to the floor. Punk went for the tag but Lynch pulled her off the apron. Some good old school heel tag team shenanigans here. Rollins skipped around, mocking AJ, but Punk pulled him into a GTS. Punk was too beat down to capitalize. Punk tried to crawl away but Becky grabbed his leg. Punk still made his way to the hot tag and AJ hit the ring. Lee nailed a Thesz Press and went off on Lynch with punches. Lee naled another and worked over Lynch.
Lynch was hit with a splash in the corner. Lee rained down with punches in the corner then nailed a spinkick. Lee nailed a flying bodypress for a two count. The crowd chanted, "You still got it." Lee paintbrushed her with slaps. Rollins returned to the ring and jawjacked Lee. She began slapping him. Lynch grabbed her for the Manhandle Slam but Lee escaped. Rollins grabbed Lee but Punk gave her an assist for a Sliced Bread #2. with Lee landing on Lynch, who she covered for a two count.
Punk drilled Rollins, leaving the women in the ring. Lee went for the Black Widow but Lynch escaped and went for the Disarmher. Lee turned it into thje Black Widow. Punk locked a Sharpshooter on Rollins. Lynch raked Punk's face. Rollins superkicked Punk. Rollins broke up the submission but Lee locked it on her. Lynch attacked Lee. They nailed Punk and Lee with stereo Pedigrees for a two count.
They went for stereo GTS attempts. Punk escaped and nailed a Cactus clothesline, taking him and Seth to the floor. Lee escaped and hit an exploder. Lee set up but Rollins tripped her. Punk stomped Rollins. Lynch slapped Punk over and over. He grabbed her arm. She went to kick him. He grabbed her leg and shoved her down. Rollins got involved. Becky stomped Punk and cinched in a Sharpshooter on Punk. Punk powered dout and Becky begged off.
Punk locked her in a Sharpshooter. Rollins attacked Punk and nailed a Pedigree and set up for a stomp. Rollins covered Punk but AJ nailed the stomp. Becky nailed the Manhandle Slam but Lee kicked out at the last second. Seth and Punk brawled in the ring. The wives separated them and they started brawling. All four brawled. Punk and Lee cleared the ring. They followed. Punk tossed Seth over the announcers' table.
Lee began clearing another announcing table. Punk cleared one as well. They all battled atop the tables. Punk went to GTS Seth but Becky tossed AJ into them. They crashed through the table. Lynch dragged AJ back to the ring to finish her off but Lee shocked her with the Black Widow and Lynch tapped.
Your winners, CM Punk and AJ Lee!
An absolutely perfect mixed tag for the story they were telling.
Punk and Lee celebrates as Lynch cried on the floor and Seth recovered.
The crowd chanted for Lee after the bout.
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