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With the finals of the Mixed Match Challenge seven weeks away, Country Dominance looked to tie up the Raw side of things, attempting to match Braun Strowman and Ember Moon for first place. Mickie James and Bobby Lashley have looked incredible thus far, right behind Monster Eclipse with a 2-0 record.
Finn Balor, who has been in a heated rivalry with the Dominator over recent weeks, had a chance to get some revenge and build some much-needed momentum in a victory over the former ECW Champion.
Country Dominant (Mickie James & Bobby Lashley) vs Team B'N'B (Bayley & Finn Balor)
As Bayley and Balor entered the ring, the crowd showered the Hugger with the "Hey Bayley" chants. Bayley fed off the crowd's energy, outwrestling the veteran early on. Bayley picked up multiple near falls in the beginning, forcing James to tag Bobby Lashley in.
Lashley and Balor jaw jacked a little bit, and Lashley attempted to quell the Balor chants by showing off his physique. Balor responded with some showboating of his own but was taken out by Lashley before he could get into it.
Lashley beat Balor down and attempted to wrench his nose off while holding him between the ropes. Balor managed to topple Lashley with a quick dropkick, and avoided a charging Lashley, forcing him to the outside. Before he could fly over the top ropes, Mickie James tripped him up, allowing the Dominator to get back inside and take over yet again.
Balor had a hard time escaping the clutches of Lashley, who managed to cut him off at every turn. Balor attempted to tag out but was caught by Lashley, who drove him into the corner. Balor avoided an attack in the corner, finally tagging in the former Raw Women's Champion.
Bayley came in like a house on fire, forcing James into the corner and almost knocking her unconscious with a running high knee. Bayley forced the future Hall of Famer outside, but before she could capitalize, James made it back inside, delivering a stunning superkick.
Balor broke up the pin, then took Lashley out with a slingblade. Lio Rush tried to interfere and was chased around ringside, before knocking himself out in the corner.
Before Balor could connect with the Coup De Grace, Lashley shoved him off the top rope. Bayley got some revenge for Balor, driving Lio Rush into the mat with a Bayley to Belly. Sadly, the distraction from Rush would allow Mickie James to deliver her patented DDT for the victory.
Results: Country Dominance defeated Team B'N'B via pinfall.
Country Dominance has officially tied Monster Eclipse with both teams sitting at 3-0. B'N'B fall to 2-2, and Mahalicia and Team Pawz are down at the bottom at 0-3.
However, next week we'll only be left with one unbeaten team on the Raw side of the Mixed Match Challenge, as Braun Strowman and Ember Moon will face Bobby Lashley and Mickie James.
Day One Glow (Jimmy Uso & Naomi) vs Fabulous Truth (R-Truth & Carmella)
The Husband & Wife duo of Jimmy Uso and Naomi faced off against the dancing team of Carmella and R-Truth in hopes of building up some momentum ahead of the playoffs a little under two months from now. Jimmy and Naomi got the crowd off their feet with another fantastic entrance.
Jimmy Uso and R-Truth began the match, but the former SmackDown Live Tag Team Champion forced R-Truth into the corner quickly, forcing Carmella to tag in. Jimmy Uso then challenged Truth to the much-anticipated rap battle.
Truth: To describe this rhyme, the verb is blended.
The noun is Manchester. The adjective is splendid.
The Fabulous Truth will leave you filled with hype. The money-making duo...the intellectual type.
Mella: I respect your glow, but you know Mella is money.
Moonwalking, trash-talking, but still sweet as honey.
Naomi: So its ya girl Naomi coming at you one time. I got me an Uce who's always by my side.
He had to wife me up because he know I'm gone ride. I'm like Bonnie and he like Clyde.
Jimmy Uso: I found out I was having a rap battle against R-Truth, I was like okay.
Maybe I should wow the crowd like I did in our battle against the New Day.
But I said I like R-Truth so no way Jose, Glow Queen with Uce in the building with the Fabulous Truth...there's only one thing left to say.
All four competitors then took part in a dance break before Carmella took out Naomi. A superkick from the former champion almost got her a victory, but Jimmy Uso pulled her off, breaking up the pin. Truth and Uso then fought to the outside, while Carmella worked over Naomi with a headlock.
A long tilt a-whirl headscissors takedown from Carmella left both her and Naomi dizzy. However, a devastating enziguri from the top rope would clinch the win for Day One Glow.
Results: Day One Glow defeated Fabulous Truth via pinfall.
Fabulous Truth was left in the middle of the ring winless, both in competition and rap battles, sitting at the bottom of the rankings 0-3 along with Ravishing Rusev Day.
SmackDown Live's undefeated teams, Awe-Ska and Fenomenal Flair, will face off against each other next week. Awe-Ska has been undefeated since Mixed Match Challenge Season One, where they won the entire tournament. Will The Miz and Asuka continue their undefeated MMC streak, or will Fenomenal Flair pick up an impressive upset?
