WWE Raw overview: Nikki Cross vs Sasha Banks match highlights

The Monday Night RAW was filled with great fights and upcoming opportunities. The show started with current Universal Champion Seth Rollins coming to the ring and addressing the upcoming brawl with Fatal 5-Way match winner. He then promised the WWE universe that he will defeat ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt at Hell in a Cell just like he defeated Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman. Strowman who got offended by Rollins entered the ring. He said that if Rollins wants to say something, he can say it to his face. After a lot of bad-mouthing, Rollins offered Strowman to fight later tonight, Strowman accepted the challenge. Apart from their main event match, there were many important matches played in the Red band show on Monday, one of them was between Sasha Banks and Nikki cross.

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Nikki Cross vs Sasha Banks: Match overview

Sasha Banks entered the ring with partner Bayley to build momentum for her upcoming match against Becky Lynch in the Hell in a Cell. Sasha Banks fought the current Raw Tag Team champion, Nikki Cross in a single competition. Nikki entered the competition with her Tag Team partner Alexa Bliss. The match started with Cross gaining the early lead, but Banks answered with double knees for two-count. The tag team champion then delivered a big running bulldog for her two-count.

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Banks recovered soon enough as she kicked her opponent's leg. But Nikki answered with her trademark tenacity and sent Banks shoulder-first into the steel post. Cross then delivered a straightjacket neck-breaker that earned her another two counts. The continued to brawl on and off the ring until Cross trapped Banks and started punishing her by some forearms to the chest.

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The Boss then tried to sneak up with a backstabber but was caught with a twisting neck-breaker by Cross. Bayley then jumped in the ring and prevented a pinfall. Bliss entered the ring and sent Bayley flying to the timekeeper's position. Back in the ring, Banks got a chance to recover and forced the tap-out with the Bank Statement. After winning the match The Boss trapped Bliss in the same move.

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