SmackDown women’s champion Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair kicked off the broadcast with a backstage argument that ended with The EST adamant that she would not come to The Boss’ aid tonight. From there, Banks made her way to the ring for a title defense against one-half of the women’s tag team champions, Nia Jax.
Jax’s partner Shayna Baszler accompanied her to the squared circle for the match.
The uber aggressive Banks attacked front he opening bell, wiping Baszler out and stomping Jax into the corner. A double knee attack, followed by a bulldog, followed before The Boss tried for a Bank Statement. Jax fought back and delivered a gorilla press slam for two.
Jax added a second slam and an elbow drop for another near-fall. She executed a perfect Samoan Drop but, again, could only keep the champion down for two. Belair’s music played and the 2021 Royal Rumble winner made her way to the ringside, checking on Banks heading into the break, despite her backstage warning moments earlier.
Back from the commercial, Jax targeted the left leg of her opponent, applying a stretch muffler before swinging Banks into the corner. She reapplied the submission but Banks escaped and delivered a reverse Meteora.
As the action broke down, Baszler entered the ring and inadvertently struck her own tag team partner, allowing Banks to score the jackknife rollup for the win.
Result
Banks defeated Jax
Grade
B
Analysis
This preview of Sunday’s women’s tag team title match, in which Jax and Baszler will defend against Banks and Belair, was a welcome change to the tired formula. There was no long, bloated in-ring promo used to set up the night’s main event. Instead, we had a brief backstage back-and-forth that directly transitioned into a high-profile title match.
That match was a solid one that forced Banks to fight from underneath and an alert Belair, knowing full well she has greater odds of leaving WrestleMania 37 with the women’s title if she faces The Boss instead of The Irresistible Force, appearing to support her.
Corey Graves calling out Baszler for possibly intentionally kicking Jax was an interesting development.
Jax fought for the title her and if she had won, it almost certainly would have taken up her focus, leaving her tag title reign with Baszler to suffer. Did The Queen of Spades purposely cost Jax to benefit herself? That is certainly one interpretation.
What is for certain is Sunday night, the two teams battling for the tag titles have their own tension to overcome if they wish to leave the event with the gold. As a result, an otherwise pedestrian match features considerable drama for the creative team and performers to draw from.
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