Ripley and SKY defeat Asuka and Sane at Crown Jewel, Raw brawl ensues

Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY defeated Asuka and Kairi Sane in a heated tag match at WWE Crown Jewel on October 11 in Perth, and the rivalry spilled into the following Monday’s Raw in a sequence that left one competitor stretchered to the back and another drawing renewed praise from company officials. At Crown Jewel, Ripley finished Sane with her Riptide while SKY landed an Over The Moonsault to secure the pinfall, setting the stage for a bitter rematch and a raw backstage confrontation two days later.

The Raw episode on October 13 opened with a tense backstage exchange in which Asuka berated and slapped Sane for the Crown Jewel loss and challenged her to redeem herself in a singles bout against Ripley. Sane entered her match to her original entrance theme, The Next Voyage, a change that drew audible approval from the crowd and marked a return to the music fans associate with her earlier run. The singles match was physical and chaotic, with Asuka and SKY trading interference at ringside. Ripley ultimately again recorded the victory, pinning Sane after a headbutt and Riptide.

The postmatch scene escalated the feud. Ripley attempted to put Asuka through the announce table, and Sane...