Number One Contenders Match: Nikki Cross vs Candice LeRae vs Kairi Sane
Before the match, Shayna Baszler comes out on the stage. Baszler joins the announce desk. LeRae rolls up Cross. Sane breaks it up. LeRae rolls up Sane. Cross breaks it up. Flying crossbody by Cross. Sane knocks LeRae off the apron. Sane slams Cross’ head into the turnbuckle. LeRae suicide dives into Cross. LeRae tries it again but Cross cuts her off with an elbow. Cross traps LeRae in the ring skirt. Cross pounds on LeRae. Cross puts LeRae in a modified Rings of Saturn. Cross turns it into a pinfall. LeRae kicks out. Cross kicks LeRae in the tree of woe. Cross tries to run to the opposite corner but Sane destroys her with the interceptor. Sane hits the Del Rio double foot stomp in the corner. Sane puts LeRae in the Anchor. Cross breaks it up. LeRae punches Sane in the corner over and over again. LeRae hits a senton off the apron. Cross pulls LeRae out to the ramp and hits an inverted DDT. Cross turns around and Sane dives out of the ring and hits the Kabuki elbow.
Sane sends Cross into the ring. Sane goes up top. Cross cuts Sane off. LeRae gets in the ring and takes Cross and Sane over in the tower of doom. Everyone is down. Sane, Cross and LeRae all punch up from their knee. As each superstar gets to their feet, LeRae takes Cross out with a step-up enziguri. Sane blast LeRae with a spinning back fist. LeRae hits a Complete shot/DDT combo on Cross and Sane. Springboard moonsault by LeRae. Cross pulls LeRae out of the ring and hits a swinging hangman’s neck breaker off the apron. Cross hits a belly-to-back suplex. Cross hits two more belly-to-back suplexes. Sane looks to be out. Cross sets up her finisher off the turnbuckle. LeRae breaks it up. LeRae lands the unprettier on Cross. Springboard moonsault by LeRae. As LeRae tries to pin Cross, Sane hits the InSANE elbow out of nowhere for the win
Winner- Kairi Sane
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