Backstage, Grizzled Young Veterans attack MSK.
Tyler Rust w/Malcolm Bivens vs. Leon Ruff
As Ruff is making his entrance Swerve Scott appears out of nowhere and kicks Ruff in the face. Ruff falls off the ropes. Scotts sends Ruff into the ring apron. In the ring, Bivens declares Rust the winner.
No Contest
Earlier today, Regal tells Zoey Stark that after her impressive debut last week he wants to give her an opportunity in the ring against Io Shirai. Stark gleefully accepts the non-title match.
Backstage, Cameron Grimes is watching the classic video of The Million Dollar Man offering a kid money to dribble a basketball. Grimes says time is money and cuts the video off before it ends. Grimes says he can do anything. Grimes bets a stagehand that if he will give him money if he can dribble a ball ten times. The guy does it and takes Grimes’ money. Grimes is flabbergasted. Grimes doesn’t understand why it didn’t work. The stagehand tells Grimes that The Million Dollar Man kicks the ball. Grimes goes nuts and exclaims that he should have watched the whole video.
Io Shirai vs. Zoey Stark
Shirai and Stark trade submission and in attempts. Shirai lands a basement dropkick. Shirai tries a Tiger feint kick but Stark blocks it. Stark pump kicks Shirai off the ropes. Shirai falls out of the ring. Shirai goes up top. Stark knocks Shirai off the top rope. Shirai hits the floor hard. After the break, Stark lands a nasty knee strike for a near fall. Both women attempt a crossbody at the same time. Both women are down. Stark lands a half nelson suplex for another near fall. Stark is shocked that didn’t get the job done.
Stark tries a kick but Shirai catches her foot. Shirai lands a palm strike. Shirai lands the Tiger feint kick. Missile dropkick by Shirai. Stark kicks out at two. Stark backdrops Shirai to escape Shirai’s modified backbreaker. Shirai lands a ranna off the top. Shirai hits her backbreaker. Stark kicks out again. Stark hits a German suplex. Shirai kicks out. Shirai surprises Stark with a double knee strike. Shirai hits the Over The Moonsault for the win.
Winner- Io Shirai
After the match, Shirai and Stark hug. Toni Storm walks out on the stage and says Shirai is willing to fight anyone but her. Storm says Shirai can’t beat her. Shirai says she will fight Storm anytime and anywhere. Storm says if that’s the case Shirai would have asked Regal to book the match. Shirai yells that Storm is on.
Backstage, Johnny Gargano yells at Austin Theory for not hitting Lumis with a chair. Theory says the chair was necessary. Theory says Lumis is just misunderstood. Hartwell says Lumis is kinda hot. Gargano says he is sending Theory to therapy.
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— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2021
