By Jason Powell, Prowrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE Mixed Match Challenge
Aired on Facebook Watch
Phoenix, Arizona at Talking Stick Resort Arena
The broadcast team of Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Beth Phoenix checked in from ringside and gave viewers another tutorial on how to turn off the stupid emojis that appear on the screen throughout the matches…
The ring introductions took place. Charlotte told Roode that she liked his robe. He told her that he stole it off a guy she might know. Apollo brought Titus O’Neil and Dana Brooke out with him. Jax did not looked happy. She blew off their “Titus Worldwide” schtick…
1. Charlotte and Bobby Roode vs. Nia Jax and Apollo (w/Titus O’Neil and Dana Brooke). Yes, it’s just Apollo rather than Apollo Crews as of Monday night. Jax told Titus or Brooke to shut up prior to the match. Titus laughed and said she was just playing. However, Jax continued to have issues with the duo and barked at them during the match.
Brooke provided a brief distraction that allowed Jax to knock Charlotte to the floor. However, Jax tossed Charlotte back inside the ring and then yelled at Brooke on the floor. Once she returned to the ring, Charlotte caught her with a kick. Charlotte targeted the left knee of Jax and applied the figure four. The broadcast team noted that Charlotte was unable to bridge into the Figure 8 and said it was because Jax’s legs are too powerful.
The men tagged in. Roode performed a spinebuster and covered Apollo, but Jax broke it up. Charlotte went up top for some reason. Jax cut her off and they fought on the ropes until Charlotte knocked her down. Apollo went for a standing moonsault, but Roode put his knees up. Charlotte performed a moonsault on Jax while Roode performed the Glorious DDT on Apollo for the win…
Charlotte and Bobby Roode beat Nia Jax and Apollo in 10:40.
The broadcast team hyped Finn Balor and Sasha Banks vs. The Miz and Asuka in a quarterfinal match next week. Brief videos played with both teams and featured the awful word graphics…
Renee Young interviewed “The Robe Warriors” Charlotte and Roode in the ring. Roode delivered a bad wooo. Charlotte made a face to show that she didn’t think it was good…
Jax took the mic and said she had something she’s wanted to say to Titus for so long. She smiled and he took his jacket off. Jax told Titus that he’s not a coach and Brooke is not a statistician. She said they were both a couple of zeroes. He said they disrupted her and Apollo’s training and their match. She mocked the Titus Worldwide. When he tried to say it his way, she shoved him over. Dana tried to punch Jax, who caught her fist and then put her down with a Samoan drop…
Powell’s POV: The show peaked with over 76,000 viewers for the live stream. The match was fine, but there was nothing about this edition that makes it worth going out of your way to see. Well, unless you despise the Titus Worldwide gimmick as much as I do. Anyway, Roode and Charlotte were playful and had decent chemistry, but we’ve seen other teams such as Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman have more fun.
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