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00:00Two weeks from Saturday, the competition reaches a fever pitch, and all the focus comes down
00:06as Bad Blood heads to Atlanta.
00:08Welcome to Main Event.
00:09The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:10Introducing first, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Sol Peruca.
00:11Getting the action started tonight is ready to ride the wave of zen, and hang ten, with
00:27a multi-time viral sensation who's made quite the impression in NXT, now making her first
00:32appearance here on Main Event.
00:34And Blake Howard, I just want to let you know that I am privileged and honored to hang with
00:39you once again here on Main Event.
00:42Thanks for having me back, man.
00:43Great to have Byron Saxon back with us here on Main Event, from the Pacific Northwest.
00:48Sol Peruca ready to do a little homecoming here.
01:14And now we stoke the flame of the Unholy Union, and after 77 days atop the women's
01:20tag team mountain in the WWE, the 15-year veteran looks to cast another spell on a potential
01:26victim here tonight.
01:27Yeah, I don't think there's any question that Alba Fire and Isla Dawn have to be feeling
01:30a little vexed these days, unable to regain the women's tag team titles in a very crowded
01:37division here at WWE.
01:39But to mention Alba Fire, she's no stranger to singles competition.
01:42In fact, you could make the argument that Alba Fire is more comfortable as a singles
01:46competitor.
01:47So I'm really intrigued to see how Alba fares off against Sol Peruca.
01:51649 days as the NXT UK Women's Champion, certainly dominating for quite some time.
01:57A record-breaking reign.
01:58Indeed it was.
01:59And Sol Peruca, who began her rise just as Alba Fire was entering the tag team ranks
02:05with Isla Dawn, and eventually moving to Friday Night SmackDown, and now Monday Night Raw.
02:09We talked about Sol Peruca, a bit of a homecoming here.
02:12An acrobatics and tumbling national champion at the University of Oregon just down the
02:16road.
02:17Byron, how emotional of a homecoming is this?
02:18Well, it's got to be huge.
02:19I mean, you're a couple hours away from your alma mater, your first time competing here
02:24on Main Event.
02:25I assure you, Sol Peruca's got some familiar faces in the crowd here tonight watching her
02:29Main Event debut.
02:30A lot of pressure, and of course, if she can come out here with a W against Alba Fire,
02:35that is huge for Sol Peruca's career.
02:37Talk about that acrobatic tumbling ability of Sol Peruca on full display right here.
02:41Became a viral sensation long before entering the WWE.
02:44But this past few months, Byron, it's been all about Sol Peruca.
02:47She made history a few weeks ago in NXT, challenging for the TNA Knockouts Championship.
02:51How big of an opportunity was that right in front of Sol?
02:54Well, Sol Peruca, if you have followed her short career in NXT, you know that, again,
03:00she had a lot of people talking when she debuted.
03:02Then she was out of action with a knee injury for about eight months.
03:05Coming back and now finding herself back in title contention, big time matches, big
03:10time opportunities, case in point here against Alba Fire.
03:13You get a little taste of that acrobatic ability right there by Sol Peruca.
03:16She looks to take right back over against Alba Fire.
03:18Of course, Alba, long time veteran here in the WWE.
03:21We've seen her in singles and tag's ranks, as we've mentioned.
03:24Also a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, and Sol with a face buster right there looking
03:28to take over.
03:29Think about hanging Ted, Byron.
03:30Yeah, that's what Sol Peruca's all about.
03:32Yeah, think about that Devil May Care, chillax attitude that Rob Van Dam used to have mixed
03:38in with that thrill.
03:39Oh, hold on.
03:40Into the cover, hooks that outside leg.
03:41Right on the cusp.
03:42Mixed in with sort of that thrill-seeking attitude of Hall of Famer Lita, as we take another look
03:46at the incredible agility of Sol Peruca.
03:49That's Sol Peruca in a nutshell.
03:51Sol Peruca always stoked on life, but oh, Sol also has eyes in the back of her head.
03:55There's Isla Doll looking to get involved.
03:57Oh, you called it.
03:58You called it earlier.
03:59You always have to be concerned about the presence of Isla Doll on the outside.
04:03As referee Daffy LaShawn now distracted by Alba Fire and Isla Doll swinging the tide
04:09right back toward the Unholy Union.
04:10Isla's giving me some serious Annabelle Cheerleader Squad vibes right now.
04:15Certainly a cheer I wouldn't want to be a part of.
04:18You and me both.
04:20As Alba Fire looks to once again take back control right here.
04:24Oh, oh.
04:25Here we go into the cover, hooks that outside leg.
04:27We talked about this being a singles encounter right here, and you mentioned it being vexed
04:31earlier on, but Alba Fire has to be seeing red after losing the Women's Tag Team Championships
04:35to Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.
04:37You're absolutely right, and although this is a singles match, this is part of the campaign
04:41of the Unholy Union to get back into the tag team title conversation.
04:47As Alba Fire now looking to remain in control, Sol trying to use that athleticism to take
04:51back over.
04:52As Alba puts on the brakes, and Sol catches her.
04:57Rocked Alba with that four-over.
05:00Once again, experience pays off, and you see that whiplash created right there by Alba
05:04Fire.
05:05Now she's going to go to work.
05:06Talk about some of the teams, we saw stellar matches past Monday night between Bianca Belair
05:13and Io Sky.
05:14You've got to believe Damage Control's going to have their eyes on tag team gold.
05:17We saw on SmackDown, Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax kind of putting the word out that
05:23Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill need to be highly aware of that threat, so if you're
05:27the Unholy Union, it's going to be a tough road to get back into that tag team title
05:31conversation, but every win matters.
05:33And Byron, to that point, we're talking about him trying to climb back up the mountain.
05:37He did pick up recent wins over Damage Control, over the Pure Fusion Collective.
05:41Despite not having the titles at the moment, are they still the team to beat on Monday
05:44nights?
05:46I mean, you prove that every Monday night by who you beat.
05:49There's so much parody right now, that's the exciting thing about the tag team division
05:52because there's not one team that is standing out outside of the champions, so it really
05:56is, you have multiple opportunities for each team to carve their path to championship gold.
06:02And from Monday Night Raw to Friday Night SmackDown, even NXT, the tag team divisions
06:05all around the WWE getting more and more competitive by the week, as Sol Ruka here in her first
06:11ever appearance on Main Event, really looking to leave her mark.
06:14And Sol, looking to go viral maybe once again right here.
06:17This is the style, high speed, aerodynamics presented by Sol Ruka, that's her comfort
06:25zone, that's where Sol Ruka thrives.
06:27And we know that death defying Sol Snatcher has certainly captivated the WWE universe
06:33all around the world.
06:34And Sol now trying to create a bit of separation right here.
06:37She did have a recent opportunity as well at the NXT Women's North American Championship
06:41against Kalani Jordan.
06:43Looking to get right back into that contention, a win right here would certainly put her right
06:46on the map.
06:47And on the cusp, there is Sol.
06:51And how ticked do you think Alba Fire would be?
06:54Let's take another look here, Byron.
06:55Losing to Sol Ruka.
06:56Beauty, a beautiful cross body there.
06:58But how irritated do you think the Unholy Union would be to suffer a loss to Sol Ruka,
07:03especially as Ruka's main event debut?
07:06As the entire WWE universe looking to extinguish the Unholy Union here.
07:10Here we go again.
07:11Isla pops up yet again.
07:12Sol trying to take full advantage now.
07:13As Isla continues to provide a bit of a distraction.
07:14Plenty of time for a three count.
07:15Oh!
07:16And out of nowhere comes a Sol Snatcher.
07:17I didn't expect to see an Isla Dob, but I'm not upset.
07:18And now Alba Fire looking to take advantage with a bit of an assist.
07:19And Alba extinguishes the flame.
07:20Here is your winner, Alba Fire!
07:42Congratulations.
07:43And Byron Sol Ruca right on the cusp there.
07:44Looked like she had more than three seconds of Alba Fire's shoulders down.
07:49Let's take another look here.
07:50Isla Don providing that distraction.
07:51And Sol Ruca taking full advantage right here.
07:52Goes viral yet again.
07:53It was just too much to contend with.
07:58It essentially became a two on one handicap match for the final street of this match.
08:02Distracted by Isla Don.
08:04Alba Fire took advantage.
08:05At the assist of the ropes.
08:07And that's the unholy union heading to their victory party tonight.
08:11If you want to call that a veteran move or not, either way you slice it.
08:15Albafire coming away with a big win right here on Main Event.