The following contest scheduled for
one fall is for, the Raw Women's Championship.
[APPLAUSE] >> Introducing the challenger from
Elmwood Park New Jersey, Liv Morgan.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> And
her opponent is the Raw Women's Champion
big time becks, Becky Lynch.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Looking into such a stars you made
Mike Rome's voice crack.
>> It was nearly a month ago the Liv Morgan had her first.
[INAUDIBLE] >> Look at this,
I love everything about this.
Liv Morgan is all fired up, Liv Morgan is likely in her own head, and
Becky Lynch is as cool as could possibly be before the opening bell.
>> This is the difference in the caliber of superstar
between Liv Morgan, and Becky Lynch.
>> I kind of disagree with you to a point Tori because, remember Liv Morgan than
a month ago had her first Women's Championship opportunity, and
she took Becky Lynch to the limit in her first match.
How much better is Liv Morgan gonna be here tonight?
That's the big questions in the lead up to this match.
Big time Becky has not talked about her physical advantages.
Just talking about the faster, we're stronger.
It's I'm mentally more prepared for this moment than you are.
This is Becky Lynch is cagey.
Becky Lynch is crafty.
Becky knows her, [NOISE].
>> Face first Mike [INAUDIBLE].
That was a homerun on the first pitch almost
>> First major blow the mass delivered
by Liv Morgan, who's wasting no time now [INAUDIBLE].
Women's smart.
This is what waves gonna do.
>> You might be big dog but
[INAUDIBLE] savage right now >> This is the kind of aggression that
Becky Lynch has brought out of Liv Morgan.
>> Two matches in the second beverage I've lost this evening.
>> It is all over the place [INAUDIBLE].
Smart move as I mentioned, crafty, cagey, Becky Lynch knows how to make the rules
of the ring work in her own advantage [INAUDIBLE].
>> Maybe Becky just got overwhelmed here.
>> [CROSSTALK] I love the momentum I live Oregon a whole.
>> Begin for counter.
Becky Lynch had a foot waiting for Liv Morgan.
>> She's trying to compose herself now,
after she was a bit surprised by the offensive onslaught of Liv Morgan.
>> Composure should not, with a man handle slam.
>> Nice counter by Liv Morgan to the arm throw.
>> Nice arm drop.
>> Little bit of sidestep Becky Lynch.
I gotta say this is a much more confident Liv Morgan.
>> Step up knee rocks the champion.
>> We saw in her first title opportunity, I think she learned from that loss.
>> About and how, Jimmy.
It shows that Liv Morgan has done her homework.
I guarantee you, she probably watched that match 100 times,
[CROSSTALK] knowing what kind of mistakes she made and
would not make again >> My goodness, just trouncing
the champion in the corner covered by Morgan, shoulders down, after four, three.
>> And Byron as impressive as Liv Morgan was in their last match of this is
a different situation.
This is day one, this is kicking off a new year, this is a premier live event.
Out of the way just in time, once again in front [INAUDIBLE].
>> Sold out crowd backslide that's a lot of pressure.
>> Took the words right out of my mouth Jimmy.
>> Disarmer, beautiful rollout to the cover.
Only gets one out of it.
Look at this reversal [CROSSTALK] >> Submission applied
>> It leeches in trouble.
Can you imagine if with Morgan, go when the foots on the rope.
>> And again, that's the where with all of the veterans, Becky Lynch, and
it was a smart move.
I actually condone what Liv Morgan just did.
Keeping the pressure for the officials count of five,
that is allotted input the extra damage on the champion.
>> You got five seconds punish him for four, that's a good move.
>> Have you thought about the pressure of this stage?
I think Liz Morgan is feeling off the pressure, feeling off the bright lights,
heating up the sold out arena.
>> 40 Is she not fighting like a veteran tonight?
>> Listen to this.
Absolutely.
>> [NOISE] >> Not I remember the year that
Becky Lynch has had since her comeback summer slam crown jewel,
when the lights are biggest she's at her best so far.
But Liv Morgan has her on her heels to say it.
>> Has not led up from the moment this lucky.
>> Egg slammed the champions down with the cover.
>> Hover, trying to be the new champion, only getting too.
[NOISE] >> Emotional win over Charlotte Flair at
survivor series.
This, but all of those wins because all signature wins they all take
something out of you, for you gotta wonder how much he has left for live.
>> [LAUGH] It appears as though big time back has plenty left,
now is unique watching her to the bottom row.
>> That will stunt any momentum that live aboard and have built in this match.
>> That's a shocked Becky Lynch >> Here I say borderline panic look on
the face of the champion, [NOISE] >> Or going into the ring covered.
>> The cover, [NOISE] >> Out just in
time, [NOISE] >> Just didn't expect this
kind of offense this, [INAUDIBLE] >> You gotta wonder at this point is
Becky Lynch fighting not to lose or is she's fighting to win?
I mean that could very well be an integral part in the outcome of this match.
>> But is there a difference when you're the champion,
you're going to walk out champion.
>> Yeah. >> Becky Lynch has just made that, no,
I don't care how I win, or if I win, if I walk out champion.
Am I wrong?
>> And there is a champion's advantage we refer to regularly.
Liv Morgan, the onus is on Liv to make Becky Lynch submit or
pin Becky Lynch's shoulders to the mat.
Becky can escape Atlanta as raw Women's Champion and litany of ways.
To be all of those ways are occurring to her right now.
Live Morgan on the warpath.
>> From behind .Oh, Becky Lynch able to hold on to the top rope.
Smart move right at the end a handful of hair [APPLAUSE]
That was Lynch unleashing on Morgan.
Becky now perched on the middle rope.
Not good news for Liv Morgan.
Leg drop across the back Liv Morgan [CROSSTALK].
>> She has a cover hook in the leg.
>> One, two.
>> Kick out just in time.
Looks like Becky Lynch digging deep right now.
>> The emotional state of Becky Lynch concerns me right now.
>> Cuz I think Becky Lynch is continuing surprisingly enough,
to lose confidence right now.
It gets Liv Morgan the walker Morgan hangs around.
>> Here is aggression from the champ.
>> Round in pounds to the cover not going to be that easy, she's realizing that now.
I thought I had someone who would collapse under the strain of the moments.
>> That she's facing right, [INAUDIBLE] now.
To get back in it.
>> You guys needed to put a little more respect on Becky Lynch when you're talking
about >> [APPLAUSE]
>> Becky knows exactly what she's dealing
with tonight.
Has Becky had an answer for everything Liz's attempted?
No, but that's gonna happen in a title match,
when you are dealing with two top level competitors.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> With so
far up right now it looks like Liv Morgan able to throw her way out of it.
>> So far Becky Lynch's hanging in the fight, and
Liv has not found a way to win yet.
Beautiful [INAUDIBLE].
>> The cover Bovie superstars so athletic couldn't be over, no.
>> A quick kick out by Liv Morgan.
But frustrated she can only get one.
>> Of course and a good morning can tell us,
take out get into the mind of Becky Lynch, on a break down saying stay down.
Can't beat you physically, I'm gonna try and beat you mentally.
I think she thinks she has the edge in that game.
With Becky. Becky trying to talk herself out.
Remind yourself hey, I'm the raw Women's Champion on the best I can do this.
>> Morgan you talked about a coin that crowd support at the wave of
enthusiasm for her, her momentum this year all should peak right now.
>> [NOISE] She's facing a determined champion, spinning back.
Listen, Becky Lynn just demanded that we let everyone listening at home know,
that she is no brainers.
>> I bet you focus on winning this match.
>> No. >> A bit of a misstep.
Neat some turnbuckle says Liv Morgan.
>> Somehow Saxtons fault.
>> Yeah, sure it is.
>> Big time facts now all out of sorts in the corner, live with some valuable time
to recover as we look back at the champion being lost into the top turnbuckle.
>> But again, Liv Morgan unable to capitalize.
>> Right now Becky Lynch is [INAUDIBLE] this is a prime opportunity.
For Liv Morgan to muster some more offense.
You could argue she's not gonna have a better chance than right now.
She has the champ really roll up.
>> Kick out into for Becky Lynch.
, Kicked down whoa, Becky Lynch, Morgan now.
>> High flying, straight to the ground and pound.
>> Completely on loading of the World Women's Champion.
>> We've got to be careful not to get herself disqualified,
if Liv lets her emotions get the best of her.
This could be another opportunity up in smoke.
>> She is feeling it and so is this sold out crowd be able to step out of the way.
>> It's a nasty elbow for Morgan now is placed on the middle row.
>> Beautiful dropkick.
She has bags laid out cover one, two.
>> I see Becky Lynch's body recoil,
watch this impact live with both oats rights of adjust to the champion.
It has been a wild night thus far state farm arena Atlanta, Georgia day one.
[APPLAUSE] Incredible from the beginning ladies and gentlemen.
Always three more to come.
The beast incarnate added to the WWE Championship Main Event, fatal five way
late now the raw women's title on the line kick to the body by big time becks.
I used to play with the arm bar.
Trying to get it straight.
Or you're trying to block us at HIPAA has kicked that arm on,
she's got it That's it.
>> Might be tapper snap.
>> Are more able to do.
>> Opinion termination, only two though.
>> Great job and getting out of that arm bar
Watching Becky's face down once again to the cover.
[NOISE] >> Becky escapes out the back door,
now it's Liv Morgan wearing the face of confusion.
>> That's exactly why Liv Morgan cannot afford to be emotionally right now in
this match.
>> I think she thought it was over there.
>> These gotta regroup.
>> Listen. >> Wants to be champion.
>> If Morgan can't spend too much time trying to regroup live need to keep her
foot on the gas pedal, because the raw Women's Champion is down.
This could be Liv Morgan's moment as she makes the climb,
the long climb to the top row.
>> About to go airborne but there is dead tied back just in time.
>> A window of opportunity is so
small when you're in the ring with Becky Lynch And it has closed shots.
Right now Becky Lynch on offense.
They can [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] several short jabs in the body gets an MIP the end but
[NOISE] >> Right now look at what they can
powerbomb can she get it.
>> Too much fight left in the champion.
>> Morgan responds in kind, let's do it a precarious position on the middle rope.
>> Sunset.
>> Look at that.
>> [APPLAUSE] Becky Lynch kicks out.
>> Launching herself into that sunset powerbomb.
>> Hey guys, live Oregon.
Hail Mary, this was in lansing.
Becky's shoulders to the mat but somehow though law women's champions survives.
Champions are made from something different gentlemen, and that's what we're
seeing right now from Becky Lynch >> Read the incredible resource when
it's a bit ,Morgan knows she's got to had the performance of a lifetime the best
performance of her career again Liv cannot fall.
>> So far she's had that and it hasn't been enough set a great match so far.
>> Can't stop Morgan cant stop.
>> Look what rights in.
The dishonor submission is in.
>> Transition right to her leg on the Lynch talk about veteran moves.
>> Here that she's gotta break it.
Almost got herself disqualified.
>> And we know when almost counts, but in that instance that was four seconds,
Liv Morgan had to spend.
>> It's a credo.
>> So far so good, hat's all she's gonna get.
>> Face first goes Morgan covered by the champ.
>> I get it over with not quite enough for three.
>> Well many close calls in this raw Women's Championship matchup.
>> You gotta ask yourself as a competitor, what moves do I have left after this.
>> Here we see reaching deeper into her arsenal planning Liv Morgan face first,
but lift still with enough left to escape before three.
>> Becky lynch is gotta be asking herself, what does she have left To portlet Morgan
away >> They've traded big slams,
they've traded huge submissions.
Enabled a batch back from all of them.
Right now, Becky Lynch absolutely enraged at this upstart challenger.
>> Relentless, offense from the champion.
>> Morgan barely hanging on to the middle world when it goes to the mind now of
the raw Women's Champion.
>> You go into the well once again.
>> Lakes drop worked earlier in the match, but no two times is too
many to feel the sense of urgency now more Liv Morgan burst on the top rope.
Eyes locked on Lynch.
>> Beautiful drop kick.
>> I don't know how much of a drop kick Morgan got.
>> He got enough to send Becky Lynch running.
>> And I think reality just kicked Liv Morgan in the teeth.
Because Becky Lynch rolled to the outside, and
Morgan just realized there is nothing I can do.
Becky Lynch is too smart for me.
>> Look at this dropkick, not enough to get to your point but
licks so wisely, rolling out of the ring realizing Liv has
to beat her in the ring to become champion.
>> Look out look outside ring.
>> Cross body through the rope.
And right now all the momentum with a challenger,
>> But Liv needs to get Becky in the ring,
just like this smart, moved by the challenger and smarter,
moved by the champions.
>> Again, I looking for an escape.
This is champions advantage being exploited to its fullest by Becky Lynch.
It is all perfectly legal.
>> They are gonna get the length Morgan was willing to go through.
>> And out here in front of us again.
Now it's big time backs, putting a big time beat down on the challengers.
>> Destroying our table with the face of Liv Morgan.
Lynch returning the favor from early on, and
now instructing referee count [INAUDIBLE] proudly accept the count out victory in
this World Women's Championship match.
>> And that's what it might come down to.
Referees up to seven.
Morgan's gotta hurry, Morgan's gotta hurry.
[INAUDIBLE] >> Just barely makes it.
Rode right in to more vitriol from big time backs.
>> Op, wrenches incensed.
>> But after that attack how many people would have questioned Liv Morgan,
taking the town out of self took guts to get back in their life?
>> That's one way of looking at it.
But Becky Lynch wants the [INAUDIBLE].
>> Beautiful reversal by Liv Morgan.
>> And the point of which is hit the top of the stairs.
>> Gentlemen, look at this, Liv Morgan wants to
return the favor, [INAUDIBLE] >> [APPLAUSE] All right for
the role Women's Champion.
>> Eliminated succeeded stopping and right through the stairs.
>> The now back in the rings only place that Limbourg can become champion.
>> Just that quick a kick by the champion to the bridge of the nose.
Was stopped Liv Morgan dead in her tracks.
Now we have to ask what does Becky Lynch have left?
What is left in her offensive horses?
>> What does Liv Morgan have left?
We're about to witness.
>> Back into the race of Saturday.
>> [NOISE] >> .And that is tight.
We might see a new champion right here.
>> Screaming in agony.
And though escape.
>> She just reverses on her back.
Donors are down.
>> No, not quite enough to get her out of the submission.
>> Morgan very wisely released the whole before getting herself pinned.
>> But she's not letting up.
Lynch hanging on for dear life to that middle rope.
>> [NOISE] >> She just saw her title slip away.
I thought she had her there, oblivion.
>> Join the executed, but >> Manhandle Slam, counter.
The champion retains.
>> Here's your winner and
still The Raw Women's Champion Big Time's Beck Becky Lynch.
>> That sequence showed everything.
This two superstars have everything.
[MUSIC]
>> All boils down to and that she is what she says she is.
The raw Women's Champion survives.