Sasha Banks & Bayley have been making the rounds on Raw and NXT to scout prospective challengers for their WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles, but they needn’t have searched so far and wide: Their WrestleMania opponents might be coming to them. Natalya interrupted Sasha and Bayley along with Beth Phoenix who later offered to come out of retirement for a past-vs-present clash and challenged Sasha and Bayley at WrestleMania, potentially setting Beth Phoenix up for the one accolade she missed out on in her Hall of Fame career. After a few harsh words that led to a confrontation a match was made between Natalya and Sasha Banks.

Nia Jax & Tamina aren’t about to let themselves be passed over, however; the twice-spurned “Samoan Slaughterhouse” interfered in the match leading to a disqualification victory for Sasha Banks after Tamina appeared from beneath the ring and superkicked everything that moved.

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Later tonight immediately following Raw make sure to check out WWE Photo Shoot on the WWE Network. Natalya recalls some of her biggest moments in her career winning her first championship and the smackdown women’s title.  “Check out a clip below”

Natalya was backstage on Raw as Dana Brooke was still apologizing from last weeks lost. Dana was getting frustrated as she thought Natalya was ignoring her on purpose Dana then stated she will go to the McMahon ‘s to get a match with her next week to prove she belongs in WWE.  As it turns out Natalya was actually listening to some tunes on her head phones. Looks like Natalya will be facing Dana Brooke next week on Raw even though the match has not yet been officially announced.

Here is the clip below:

Earlier on Raw Natalya was backstage with Bayley trying to hold back Ronda Rousey and Sasha Banks from getting into a backstage brawl and debating on who was to blame for their fall out after their match. While Natalya and Bayley was blaming each others friends The Riott Squad steps in and tells The Queen of harts and Bayley they love to make matters worse and challenges them to find a partner and face them in the ring. Natalya accepts the challenge.

Watch the video below:

Nikki Cross made her debut on Raw teaming with Natalya & Bayley in a winning effort against The Riott Squad. Nikki Cross was a one-woman wrecking crew in the match, tagging in early and almost single handedly decimating the opposing trio in the early goings. When she wasn’t tagged in, she disrupted the contest by way of her mere presence. And while Nikki Cross didn’t earn the victory, she teed Bayley up for the fateful pinfall by dropping Liv Morgan with a hanging neckbreaker off the ropes. Bayley followed up with an elbow drop off the top turnbuckle, and that was that. Call it a successful debut for Nikki Cross, though whether it was just a cameo appearance or a taste of things to come is a question that has yet to be answered.

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The opening contest of Tribute to the Troops featured a Women’s division Tag Team showdown between Natalya & Ronda Rousey against Nia Jax & Tamina against Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan of The Riott Squad.

This match was announced and reported as a tag team match and not sure how this became a triple threat match. I guess just bad reporting from the dirt sheets, One of the reasons i don’t post spoilers when shows are taped before it airs.

In the height of the hard-fought showdown, Ronda Rousey and Natalya triumphed when Ronda locked in the double armbar on Logan & Morgan to make them both tap-out.

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At WWE TLC Ruby Riott will conclude that mocking Natalya’s late father Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart was not the best of a game plan. There would be ample evidence to support that conclusion, as Natalya sent her crashing her through a table to win the match and obliterated the entire Riott Squad in a thorough dismantling.

Natalya bulldozed Liv Morgan off the apron and through a table just minutes into the match. Things didn’t improve for The Riott Squad when Natalya bodyslammed Sarah Logan through a second table moments later. But Ruby knew exactly where to go to keep the match on an even keel, shoving Natalya up close and personal to The Riott Squad’s custom table that had been plastered with a decal of Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart — their way of keeping Natalya “close” to her father — and hissing that he was watching down on her in shame.

Natalya responded in furious fashion and showed some mind-game mettle of her own, pulling out a custom table she had adorned with a full-body decal of Ruby herself. As the final touch, The Queen of Harts Natalya produced her father’s famous jacket and threw it over her own shoulders, putting herself in position for the ultimate symbolic victory. Despite a last-gasp effort from Ruby, she got it, reversing a top-rope hurricanrana attempt from Ruby to powerbomb her straight through her own image. Whether she feels closer to her father or not is a question only Natalya can answer, but he’s definitely smiling down on her.

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