Mixed Match Challenge – January 16, 2018 (Series Premiere): The Shoulder Pads Give Me Hope
Mixed Match Challenge Episode #1
Date: January 16, 2018
Location: Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Beth Phoenix
No opening sequence here, which is quite the jarring difference.
Renee Young and Byron Saxton are on the floor as hosts.
the fans like a new audience.
We get some rapid fire vignettes from other teams, including Carmella eating pancakes and Nia Jax being presented with some lucky underwear.
First Round: Finn Balor/Sasha Banks vs. Shinsuke Nakamura/Natalya
Nakamura kicks Balor in the head though and hits the running knee for two. Kinshasa is countered with the Sling Blade but Natalya breaks up the Coup de Grace. Sasha throws Natalya outside but Kinshasa is countered again, this time with Nakamura being sent into the post. Stereo basement dropkicks set up the Bank Statement to make Natalya tap at 12:48.
Next week: Big E./Carmella vs. Asuka/The Miz.
New Day is fired up and Carmella is in a washing machine.
Miz speaks English and Asuka shouts in Japanese before they both speak English (BECAUSE ASUKA CAN FREAKING SPEAK ENGLISH!).
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