Women’s World Championship
Nia Jax vs. Rhea Ripley (c)

MASSIVE pop for Rhea Ripley. Absolutely a superstar entrance on another level. Big-time presentation for The Eradicator.

The bell rings, and they stare at each other from across the ring. They lock up, and Jax shoves her off to boos. Ripley ducks a clothesline and punches Jax before bouncing her face off her knee. Ripley head-butts her and chops the chest. Ripley springboards off the ropes and hits a hurricanrana into the corner. Ripley knocks Jax back and goes for a Riptide, but Jax easily fights out. Jax takes her down and squashes her with a senton bomb. Jax sends her to the corner and avalanches her. Ripley is down in the corner. Jax hits a running hip attack and does a stink face. Ripley punches back as Jax pulls her up. Jax quickly head-butts her to take her back down. Jax hits the ropes and connects with a leg drop. Jax talks trash and slaps her. Ripley kicks back at her, but Jax kicks her in the chest. Jax applies a surfboard stretch and stomps her face into the mat. Jax applies a stretch muffler before transitioning into a single-leg crab. Ripley tries to fight out, but Jax jumps on the back. Jax taunts Ripley’s family at ringside. Ripley fights back, but Jax head-butts her down. Jax applies a torture rack and walks around the ring with the Women’s World Champion in pain. Ripley wiggles out and applies a guillotine choke. Jax lifts her off, so Ripley goes for a sunset flip. Jax doesn’t go down and tries to sit on her, but Ripley moves.

Ripley punches back at Jax, but Jax grabs her by the throat. Ripley chops out and grabs the hand before going for a springboard hurricanrana. Jax holds her up and powerbombs her twice. Jax hits a leg drop to the back of the head and covers. 1… 2… Ripley kicks out. Jax heads to the second rope for an Annihilator, but Ripley kicks the legs out! Jax is hung up on the ropes, so Ripley comes off the top rope with a double stomp to the chest. Ripley heads to the top rope and connects with a missile dropkick for a near fall. Ripley grabs her lower back in pain. Ripley hits a pair of short-arm clotheslines, but Jax doesn’t go down. Jax then floors her with a Samoan Drop. Jax hits the ropes for a leg drop, but Ripley moves. Ripley hits a basement dropkick to the head. Ripley climbs the ropes, but Jax cuts her off. Jax gets Ripley on her shoulders and hits a Samoan Drop off the second rope! Jax covers Ripley: 1… 2… Ripley barely kicks out. Jax drags her to the corner and climbs the ropes for an Annihilator, but Ripley gets up and puts Jax in the electric chair. Ripley drops her face-first on the top rope, and Jax is down. Ripley goes to the top rope, shimmies a la Eddie Guerrero and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, and hits a frog splash for a near fall.

Jax soon grabs Ripley and sends her out of the ring. Ripley hits the apron hard. Jax heads outside the ring, but Ripley sweeps the feet. Ripley clears the commentary table and goes for a powerbomb. Ripley can’t get Jax up. Jax then hits her with a Samoan Drop on the table, but it doesn’t break. Jax then stands on one of the commentator’s chairs and hits an elbow drop through the table! Jax gets Ripley in the ring and hits an Annihilator (Banzai Drop). Jax covers 1… 2… Ripley kicks out!

Jax is irate and viciously attacks Ripley before throwing her down. Jax goes to the second rope for another Annihilator, but Ripley pops up and shoves her to the apron. Ripley climbs to the second rope and pulls her up for a superplex, but Jax fights her away. Jax head-butts her down and climbs to the top rope. Ripley scales the ropes and hits Jax with a superplex! Ripley waits for Jax to get up and kicks her in the face. Ripley connects with a Riptide for the win!

Winner by Pinfall and still Women’s World Champion: Rhea Ripley

Ripley’s home crowd gives her an incredible ovation. Pyrotechnics go off in Optus Stadium, and fireworks go off outside. In 42 days, Rhea Ripley will next defend the Women’s World Championship against “The Man” Becky Lynch at WrestleMania XL. Ripley celebrates with her family and poses in the ring as the show comes to an end.