Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivar & Valhalla

The theme for Alpha Academy hits and out comes Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri for scheduled mixed tag-team action. On that note, we shift gears and head into a quick pre-match commercial break.

When we return, Ivar and Valhalla make their way out. Valhalla isn’t wearing the deer antlers, and for some reason that led to Cole babbling for about two or three minutes about the role those antlers play in her success in the ring.

From there, the bell sounds and we get this one officially off-and-running. Maxxine Dupri does well early on & For some reason she chose then to do the “THANK YOU!” self-congratulatory crowd-call, and they all boo her. Ouch. Seconds later, Valhalla and Ivar pick up the win.

Winners: Ivar & Valhalla

Akira Tozawa vs. Ivar

The Alpha Academy theme hits and out comes Akira Tozawa for singles action. As he heads to the ring, we head to a quick pre-match commercial break.

As we settle back in from the break, we see Xavier Woods backstage when he is attacked by Ludwig Kaiser. “Main Event” Jey Uso shows up to make the save and run Kaiser off. The theme for Ivar hits and out he comes accompanied by Valhalla. The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one.

Ivar dominates from the word “go,” however when Maxxine distracts him on the top-rope, Tozawa takes advantage and pulls off the upset. After the match, Valhalla attacks Maxxine Dupri while Ivar beats down Tozawa.

Winner: Akira Tozawa

On that note, we head to another commercial break. When we return, we see The Creed Brothers and Alpha Academy when Ivy Nile says she’ll talk to Adam Pearce about everything. Chad Gable talks to Tozawa about what Ivar did. He says next week he’s gonna get taught a lesson by him.

Undisputed Women’s Tag-Team Title Eliminator
Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Tegan Nox & Natalya vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter

We shoot to the backstage area when Adam Pearce deals with a bunch of nagging women’s tag-team contenders complaining about wanting a shot at the Undisputed WWE Women’s Tag-Team Championships.

The teams include Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Tegan Nox & Natalya vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter. That match is up next. We head to a commercial break on that note.

When we return from the break, we see Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler looking comfortable in The Judgment Day clubhouse as Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio were walking in. Stark and Baszler taunt Ripley. Baszler walks off.

Stark tells Ripley she’s focused on everything but the one thing she should be focused on — her, and their title match at Survivor Series. Stark tells Ripley to talk a long hard look at her title because after this Saturday, it’s coming home with her.

Ripley tells her most people wouldn’t survive a move like the one she just pulled, so she respects that, but warns her that she’ll get her beating at Survivor Series. Michael Cole promotes the PLE for this Saturday and then we shift gears and the duo of Chelsea Green and Piper Niven join them on commentary.

The Undisputed WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions join the gang on the call for our next match of the evening, which is already in the ring without any entrances for the competitors. Nox and Nile kick things off in the ring.

We head to a mid-match commercial break after Hartwell hits a big dive onto a pile of bodies on the floor. When we return, we see Nile hit a wild spot suplexing two women off the top-rope by herself. Carter and Chance hit a cool double-team spot for a big pop as well. In the end, Nox gets the pin.

Winners and NEW No. 1 Contenders To Undisputed Women’s Tag Titles: Tegan Nox & Natalya

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Chad Gable

Back inside the Van Andel Arena the rock violins begin playing as “The King of Strong Style” emerges. Japanese legend Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way down to the ring for our next match of the evening against Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable.

As he settles inside the squared circle, we shift gears and head into a pre-match commercial break. When we return, we see a WrestleMania Week tickets live ad read and then we shoot to a special word from Ivar and Valhalla. They talk about how in one weeks time the earth will shake because Ivar challenges Bronson Reed.

We then return inside the arena where Nakamura is wrapping up his ring entrance. “SHOOSH!” is what we hear next as Alpha Academy makes their way out, as Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri accompany “Coach” Chad Gable to the ring for this one-on-one contest against Nakamura.

The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. The commentators mention Gable’s Heritage Cup shot against Noam Dar on tomorrow night’s episode of NXT on USA. We see some back-and-forth action and then Gable takes over and lets out a “THANK YOU!” as we head into a mid-match commercial break.

When we return, we see Gable still dominating the majority of the offense until he runs into a well-placed and well-timed elbow by “The King of Strong Style.” Nakamura follows up with a sliding German suplex for some heat from the crowd. He lands a flying knee off the middle rope for a close near fall attempt.

Gable fights back into the offensive driver’s seat and then heads to the top-rope. He leaps off and connects with a picture-perfect flying headbutt for a super close near fall attempt. Nakamura takes the padding off the turnbuckle. He then blasts Gable with a roundhouse kick that decks him.

He sets him up for the Kinshasa but Gable avoids it. Gable counters and hits the Chaos Theory for a close near fall attempt. Nakamura starts to fight back but Gable launches him overhead with a full nelson suplex. He then pulls the straps down like Kurt Angle in his prime and heads back to the top-rope.

He goes for a moonsault but Nakamura gets the boots up. Nakamura follows up by launching Gable overhead. He goes for the Kinshasa again but Gable picks the ankle and locks in an ankle lock. Nakamura fights it and eventually escapes. He tries sending Gable into the turnbuckle without the padding. Gable stops himself but Nakamura rolls him up for the win.

Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

No. 1 Contender Women’s Battle Royal

It’s time to find out who is going to be the next challenger to WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley at WWE Survivor Series later this month. We shoot backstage and Becky Lynch and Nia Jax have words before we see Chelsea Green & Piper Niven approached by Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark.

All explain why they’re going to win. We head into the arena and Nia Jax’s theme hits. She heads to the ring. Out next is Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. Natalya comes out after that and then the Undisputed WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions Chelsea Green & Piper Niven.

Becky Lynch’s theme hits next and out comes “The Man” to a big pop from the crowd in Wilkes-Barre. She is attacked from behind by Xia Li, who roundhouse kicks her in the dome to knock her out at ringside. A bunch of officials rush to the scene, as does Adam Pearce.

Pearce stops her from going in the ring and says after what she just did to Lynch, she isn’t competing in the match anymore. Officials check on Lynch while Pearce walks Li to the back. We head to a commercial break on that note.

When we return, we see Pearce and medics checking on Lynch in the trainers room in the back. In the arena, a couple additional ring entrances take place and then the bell sounds to get this battle royal off-and-running. Nikki Cross stands in the middle of the ring with a blank look in her face not reacting to anything.

Raquel Rodriguez and Nia Jax end up having a stare down right in front of Cross and then they turn their attention to her. Maxxine Dupri and Tegan Nox end up eliminating Piper Niven. Maxxine does the Alpha Academy “THANK YOU!” but is then immediately eliminated by Nia Jax.

Ivy Nile eliminates Kayden Carter and Katana Chance by herself and then we head into a mid-match commercial break as this high stakes battle royal continues. When we return, Ivy Nile is shown in another impressive moment as she eliminates Natalya.

She turns around into a big boot from Nia Jax, however, who now has the remaining 5-6 competitors all down and out by herself. Nia eliminates Tegan Nox. Ivy Nile goes to lift Nia but Nia stops her. We’re down to the contenders from the Crown Jewel Fatal-5-Way and Ivy Nile. Three of them team up to toss out Nia.

Before she leaves, Nia Jax drags Ivy off the ring apron, which eliminates her. We’re down to Raquel Rodriguez, Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler. Finally, Zoey Stark and Baszler eliminate Rodriguez and Stark eliminates Baszler to win. With the win, Stark challenges Rhea Ripley for the women’s world title at Survivor Series.

Winner and NEW WWE Women’s World Title No. 1 Contender: Zoey Stark

Zoey Stark Confronts Rhea Ripley Backstage