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Nikki Bella vs. Paige for the Divas Championship
After a short back-and-forth early on, Paige was in control as Raw went to commercial. However, Nikki had taken over before Raw returned.
Nikki used her strength to go to work on Paige, but Paige tried to fight back, resulting in a double-clothesline, before Paige ignited her comeback.
Paige went for the PTO, but Brie distracted her. Paige then superkicked Brie, ducked under a forearm from Nikki, and superkicked her. Paige locked in the PTO on Nikki, and she had her beat, until Brie came in and broke it up to cause a DQ.
Paige defeats Nikki via DQ. Nikki retains.
After the match, The Bella Twins continued the attack on Paige, until AJ Lee made her return.
AJ was able to take out both Bellas, while Paige recovered in the corner. AJ put a beating on Brie, until Nikki started to comeback, but Paige took her out with another superkick.
Paige and AJ stood tall together, while The Bella Twins escaped to the back.
2.75 out of 5 stars – The match was okay.
The crowd didn’t react much to the match until Paige started to comeback. They popped huge for AJ’s return. There weren’t nearly as many “CM Punk” chants as I expected.
AJ Lee and Paige w/ Renee Young
Renee was asking AJ about her return, when Paige walked up and said that nobody asked AJ to come out there.
AJ said nobody told her to come out, but that she’s watched The Bella Twins bully the entire Divas Division, and that she thought she should “Give Divas a chance.”
Paige said that The Bella Twins have caused a lot of problems, and asked if AJ had anything to say.
AJ said that referenced the old saying, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” and seemed to be implying an alliance between her and Paige. Paige thought that was a good thing, but she wasn’t sure.
I love what Paige and The Bella Twins have done, but it’s nice to have AJ back.