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We are back with Bianca Belair.
She mentions she was born in Knoxville and she was an active child. She says she was following her brother around. She started doing track and it was her first love. She says she got very good very quickly and was obsessed with being the best. She got a scholarship to South Carolina but she forgot she was supposed to have fun. She was muscular and started to diet to get faster and she suffered from bulimia. She says she got lost and she had to face her demons. She went home and was in a dark place. That is when WWE came calling. Bianca Belair is who she wanted to be as a child, but was too shy to be that girl. Now she can be herself.
She says she was meant to be here. She says she wants young girls to see themselves in her. She says all of the pieces that got her to WWE is sitting on her shoulder, as she points to the title belt.
Bianca joins Corey and Jackie.
Bianca is asked how does she like to celebrate the holidays. She says Christmas is her favorite holiday. Her and Montez are very festive and they wrap up everything. Corey asks about any secrets related to Montez. She says there were red solo cups everywhere around the house.
Jackie asks Bianca if she makes her own wrapping paper and Bianca says that sounds like a good idea.
Jackie asks Bianca about winning the Raw Women's Championship at Wrestlemania.
Bianca says Wrestlemania was a year long feud. It went from the prior year's Wrestlemania to SummerSlam and the 26 seconds. Bianca says she made it back to Wrestlemania to redeem herself. She says she was very excited because of the special entrance that made her feel good. Once she got to the ring, it was all business.
Jackie asks how Bianca can do so much in the past year.
Bianca says we will see how long she can do all of this. She says she loves feeling productive. She says Montez pulls her back down at times.
We take a look at Bianca's match against Becky Lynch at Wrestlemania 38. Here is the coverage from the report:
Match Number Four: Raw Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch versus Bianca Belair
Bianca offers her hand and Becky wonders if she is going to be played like at SumemrSlam. Becky with a punch and Bianca goes for a KOD but Becky escapes. Becky with a Manhandle Slam but she can only get a near fall. Becky goes for DisArmHer but Bianca gets to the ropes. Becky gets a near fall. Becky with kicks and she gets a near fall. Becky gets another near fall. Becky with more near falls. Bianca with an inside cradle for a near fall. Becky with a cover and her feet on the ropes and the referee stops the count. Bianca with a suplex and rolls through for a second one but Becky counters with a DDT for a near fall.
Becky misses a moonsault when Bianca moves. Bianca with DisArmHer but Becky gets to the ropes. Becky with a La Magistral for a near fall. Bianca with a near fall. Bianca with a kick and she goes for a slam but Becky goes to Bianca’s shoulders. Bianca and Becky alternate near falls. Becky with a kick to the midsection. Becky goes to the floor and she pulls Bianca to the floor by the hair. Bianca goes for a slam on the floor but Becky gets to her feet and she sends Bianca into the ring steps. Becky gets back into the ring. Becky with an exploder.
Becky with another exploder. Becky goes for a third one and hits it. Becky gets a near fall. Becky send Bianca throat first into the ropes and Bianca has trouble breathing. Becky with an Irish whip and Bianca goes to the apron. Bianca with a forearm and she goes for a springboard move but Becky with a kick and Bianca hangs on the rope. Becky with a leg drop to the back for a near fall. Becky with a reverse chin lock. Bianca with a snap mare and Bianca goes to the turnbuckles but Becky pulls Bianca off the turnbuckles. Becky with a butterfly suplex and a cross arm breaker.
Bianca gets a near fall and then Becky reapplies the arm bar and then applies a triangle. Bianca picks up Becky and they both go over the top rope and they go to the floor. Becky pulls Bianca back to the floor and Becky sends Bianca off the ropes and Bianca with a suplex on the floor. They return to the ring and Becky with a forearm. Bianca with forearms and she backs Becky into the corner and connects with shoulders and kicks. The referee pulls Bianca out of the corner and Becky with a kick. Bianca blocks a back heel kick and Bianca with a tilt-a-whirl gutbuster for a near fall. Biaanca with a handpsring but Becky moves. Becky with a rollup to counter a power bomb for a near fall. Bianca with a Glam Slam. Bianca with a handspring moonsault for a near fall.
Bianca pulls Becky to the corner and Bianca goes up top. Becky stops Bianca with a punch. Becky with a forearm and she goes to the turnbuckles too. Becky punches Bianca on the turnbuckles. Becky goes for a superplex but Bianca with punches. Bianca gets Beck on her shoulders and drops Becky on the top turnbuckles. Bianca goes up top and hits the 450 splash for a near fall. Bianca waits for Becky to get up on the apron. Bianca with a shoulder and Becky drops Bianca on the top rope. Becky with kicks to Bianca. Becky goes up top and hits a Molly Go Round for a near fall. Bianca avoids a Manhandle Slam. Bianca with a forearm and Becky with a forearm of her own. Bianca with a spinebuster and handspring moonsault but Becky gets her knees up. Becky goes for DisArmHer and Bianca with a rollup for a near fall.
Bianca goes for a Glam Slam but Becky rolls through and then Bianca rolls through but Becky sends Bianca into the turnbuckles. Becky goes for a springboard side kick but Bianca gets Becky on her shoulders. Becky holds on to the ropes and Bianca sends Becky to the floor. Bianca send Becky back into the ring but Becky rolls to the floor. Bianca grabs Becky and Becky pulls Bianca by the hair and pulls her into the ring post. Becky with a Manhandle Slam onto the ring steps. Becky gets back into the ring and the referee starts his count. Bianca gets a second, third and fourth wind to get back in at nine. Becky gets a near fall. Becky with forearms to the back.
Becky picks up Bianca but Bianca flips out of the corner. Bianca with KOD for the three count.
Winner: Bianca Belair (new champion)
Corey mentions that two times Bianca has walked into Wrestlemania when challenged but walked out as champion. Corey wonders if Bianca will be champion after next week's Raw when she faces Alexa Bliss.
Jackie mentions Logan Paul and we have a video package.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at Sheamus versus Gunther from Clash at the Castle.
Jackie says that was the tip of the iceberg for Imperium and the Brawling Brutes.
Sheamus joins Jackie and Corey.
She asks how does Sheamus celebrate the holidays.
He says his two favorite holidays are St. Patrick's Day and Christmas. Since he can't go back to Ireland, he will be at his own bar. He shows us around his house.
Corey asks what makes them a formidable team and Sheamus says they have no egos. It is unlikely to pair and Irish guy and two British guys but they share the same goals. They want to go out and fight. It does not matter who you are, you step in the ring with the Brawling Brutes, you are in for the Fight Night of your Life.
Jackie asks about the Donnybook Match at Extreme Rules.
Sheamus says he would have called it Shillelagh Shenanigans. They enjoyed sprinkling in their culture into the match. Imperium talks about how the ring is sacred, but when you are in their type of match, all that goes out the window.
We take a look at the match between Imperium and the Brawling Brutes at Extreme Rules. Here is the coverage from the show report:
Match Number One: Donnybrook Match: Imperium versus The Brawling Brutes
The bell rings and all six men stand off until they start to brawl. Vinci and Butch go to the floor and Butch punches Vinci on the announce table. Kaiser with an uppercut on Holland but Holland blocks a butterfly suplex. Butch stomps on Vinci’s hands. Holland with snake eyes to Kaiser and he is put in the tree of woe. Sheamus and Ridge hold Kaiser for Butch to give Kaiser a drop kick. Gunther chops Butch and kicks Holland. Vinci sends Sheamus into the ring post. Vinci with a spinebuster to Hlland and Kaiser with a kick to Holland. Kaiser kicks Butch off the turnbuckles to the floor.
Imperium go after the bar and then Sheamus fights back so all three members of Imperium attack Sheamus. Vinci and Kaiser kick Sheamus while Gunther directs traffic. Sheamus is sent into the ring steps. Butch comes off the steps and Vinci catches Butch and sends him into the ringside barrier and it goes down. Kaiser and Vinci hold Sheamus for Gunther to chop him many times in the chest and Gunther adds a boot to the head. Gunther with a back drop driver onto the bar. Holland and Butch go into the ring and Imperium join them. Holland and Vinci fight while Gunther and Kaiser go after Butch. Gunther with a boot to Holland and Kaiser kicks Butch.
Vinci punches Butch after Butch takes down Gunther. Kaiser joins in on the attack on Butch. Holland blocks a kick from Kaiser and then he picks up both Kaiser and Vinci for a back drop. Gunther with a boot to Holland. Kaiser and Vinci with an Imperium Bomb off the apron to the floor. Gunther tells Vinci and Kaiser to go after Butch and Butch is surrounded. Butch with forearms to Gunther but Kaiser and Vinci attack Butch. Gunther puts Butch on the turnbuckles and chops him. Gunther chokes Butch while Kaiser and Vinci hit their double drop kick. Imperium pose in the ring.
Vinci brings Butch back into the ring. Kaiser holds Butch by the hair and Gunther chops him. Sheamus is back up and that forces Imperium to stop. Sheamus clotheslines Kaiser and Gunther. Kaiser and Vinci are sent into the ringside barrier. Gunther wants Sheamus in the ring and Sheamus obliges. They exchange forearms and Gunther with a German suplex. Sheamus with a clothesline and one in the corner. Sheamus with an Irish whip but Gunther gets his boot up. Sheamus with a power slam. Sheamus goes for Ten Beats of the Bowery and Gunther fights it off but Sheamus will not be denied. Butch and Holland join in with punches and kicks of their own. Sheamus gets Gunther up for White Noise and hits it. Sheamus with a Brogue Kick but Vinci with a springboard splash to break up the cover. Holland with uppercuts to Vinci. Vinci with an Irish whip and clothesline. They set for the Imperium Bomb on Holland but Ridge with a back body drop. Butch with a forearm to Kaiser as he comes off the turnbuckles. Gunther with a double drop kick. Sheamus with an Irish Curse and he sets for the Cloverleaf.
Gunther tries to get to the ropes but that does not matter because of the rules. Kaiser hits Sheamus in the back with a shillelagh to force Sheamus to release the hold. Gunther gets a near fall. Kaiser and Butch are the first two on their feet. Holland and Vinci get up too and allfour of them fight. They get to the mat and Gunther and Sheamus rise for forearms. Sheamus adds punches while Gunther adds chops. They both go down. Both teams are on their side of the ring to discuss strategy. They get up and Kaiser with a reverse suplex. Sheamus with a knee to Gunther and Vinci pulls Sheamus out of the ring. Sheamus is worked over by Kaiser and Vinci. Ludwig and Giovanni adjust the announce table.
Holland stops Vinci and he runs Kaiser into the apron. Butch with a moonsault off the barrels onto Kaiser, Vinci, and Holland. Gunther hits Sheamus with a shillelagh in the midsection. Gunther sets for a clothesline using the shillelagh and hits it but Sheamus kicks out. Gunther sets for a power bomb but Holland and Butch stop him. Butch pulls the fingers and then he holds Gunther along with Holland while Sheamus prepares to use the shillelagh and hits Gunther in the head with it.
Butch and Holland have their own shillelaghs and they hit Vinci and Kaiser with it. Sheamus goes for the Celtic Cross through the table and hits it. Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick on Vinci while Holland and Butch hold him. Sheamus connects with the Brogue Kick for the three count.
Winners: Brawling Brutes
Corey says that was a match when someone got hit, he felt it at the announce table.
We go to Sami Zayn.
Sami welcomes everyone to his locker room. He says the year 2022 has really been the most remarkable year in his life and in WWE history. Why? Because of the most dominant faction in WWE history, the Bloodline. They have dominated WWE in a way never seen before. You have to talk about Roman Reigns when you talk domination. If you haven't done it yet, it is time to acknowledge him. You have to remember the debut of Solo Sikoa. You talk about dominance, you have to talk about the Usos and their journey to become the longest reigning tag team champions of all time. Sami says he needs a dictionary to understand a lot of what the Usos say.
The absolute highlight was at Survivor Series when he embraced the Bloodline and they embraced him. He was responsible for the Bloodline winning.
Sami says the level of dominance you saw in 2022 was a sample of what you are going to see in 2023. Sami wishes everyone Happy Holidays.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at Drew McIntyre's homecoming to the UK.
Drew joins Jackie and Corey.
Corey asks for an update and Drew says he has a minor issue but he will be back soon. He is not going to miss Wrestemania season. He says he is way ahead of schedule. He says his cats are happy.
Corey asks Drew about Clash at the Castle and what it meant to him.
Drew says it was something he dreamed about for years. He wanted to be champion but never thought about wrestling in a stadium in the UK. He asked the company why they haven't done it and he was given excuses. They did shows from all over the world and he told them not to give any excuses since they ran a show in Australia. Drew says it was great to be in the main event. It was a moment he will never forget.
Jackie asks about how important another major show in the UK.
Drew says it should happen every year. The crowd was electric for the whole show. He says there is demand for the product all over the world. What about running in Paris? They have an 80,000 seat stadium.
Corey asks what does 2023 hold for him.
Drew says he has his eyes on Gunther. He saw the matches between Gunther and Sheamus and he would love to face Gunther and reminds us that he is a former Intercontinental Champion.
We take a look at Karrion Kross and his issues with Drew McIntyre and their matches from Extreme Rules and Crown Jewel.
We go to commercial.
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