The feud kicked off last week on Raw when Jax had stuck her nose in where it didn’t belong as Ripley was celebrating her WWE Women’s World Championship victory over Liv Morgan, but Jax wasn’t content with just interrupting Ripley’s celebration, oh no, she also entered into the Women’s Royal Rumble match on WWE SmackDown last Friday, taking verbal jabs at Bayley, who was sitting ringside. Never one to back down, Bayley hopped the barricade, and alongside Ripley, the two attacked Jax.
It’s a stacked show, in fairness. This one adds another marquee match alongside World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defending his title against Jey Uso, Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker putting his gold on the line against Sheamus, Braun Strowman taking on Jacob Fatu in what will be like two tanks hitting each other, and finally, a contract signing for the Undisputed WWE Championship match between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens, moderated by WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. Rhodes and Owens also main evented the first episode of the revitalised Saturday Night’s Main Event last month from the Nassau Colisseum in Long Island.