WWE Super Show-Down – October 6th 2018

The Melbourne Cricket Ground was sold out for the biggest wrestling show ever put on in Australia. One of the highlights on the card was the triple threat match for the Raw Women's Championship. A video promo package for the contest had just finished playing. It had ended with some words from Zelina Vega: "All Kurt Angle has done by making a triple threat match is give The Arm Collector two people's arms to claim."

"There you heard it, guys," Clementine said to her commentary colleagues when the shot returned to the arena. "Ronda Rousey fully intends to break some arms tonight it Melbourne, Australia."

Ruby Riott's music was first to play. She was greeted by quite a generous ovation, however it was no secret to anyone that the overwhelming fan favourite in the match was Elena D'Agostino, who was going to appear in her first title match in WWE.

"Listen to this reaction for Ruby Riott," Cole said. "Ruby defeated all comers while she was Raw Women's Champion, including beating Bayley inside the Hell in a Cell. But then Ronda Rousey cashed-in her Money in the Bank contract and took away the title that Ruby had worked so hard for."

"It's all fair game when it comes to the Money in the Bank, but it was impossible not to feel sympathy for Ruby to lose the title the way she did," Coach said.

"I didn't feel sorry for her," Clementine said. "This isn't a business where you feel sorry for people. Ruby lost the title to Ronda, and she gets a rematch tonight to try and claim it back. If she wants to be champion, she'll have to beat Elena, or do what only Elena herself has managed to do, and that is beat Ronda Rousey."

"Don't talk like it's impossible, Clem," Cole said. "If Ruby hits that Riott Kick, it's not going to matter who it is, they're going down."

Ruby finished making her way down the long entrance ramp in the huge open air stadium and entered the ring. When her music faded out, the fans knew who was going to come next. A chant of "Daga!" spread like wildfire. Within moments, it seemed like everyone was joining in.

"Listen to this place!" Cole exclaimed. "Everyone's going crazy for…"

He was cut off by all of the lights going dark and the intro to Elena's music, which sent the crowd into a frenzy.

"Woah! What an ovation for Elena D'Agostino!" Coach cried.

There was another eruption when the lights came back on and Elena jumped up from her crouched position at the top of the entrance ramp.

"It's a good job the MCG doesn't have a roof because it would have just been taken off!" Cole joined in.

"There's no doubt who the fans are backing in this one," Clementine said. "Unfortunately for Elena, that means absolutely nothing once the bell rings. She will be in the ring with Ruby Riott, and she'll be in there with Ronda Rousey. While it's true that Elena beat Ronda once, she's not going to get lucky like that again."

"Lucky?" Cole objected. "Elena knocked Rousey clean out and pinned her. What was lucky about that?"

"Where do you want me to start, Cole?" Clem fired back. "Ronda came into that match without her manager. Zelina Vega was out injured. As if that wasn't bad enough, Ronda had never faced Elena before; had probably never even seen her compete before. Daga knocked her out, I'll give her all the props in the world for that, I'm just saying don't count on it happening again. This time, Ronda knows what she's getting into, and she'll be ready."

"It won't matter how ready she is if Elena hits the Virtuosa Kick," Coach said. "If that happens, it'll be lights out again, for either Ronda or Ruby. We've already seen that kick break Zelina Vega's jaw. Maybe that could happen again? I know I wouldn't complain."

"I second that," Cole said. "Someone needs to shut Zelina up."

"The two of you are idiots," Clem shot back. "Vega is the mastermind behind The Arm Collector. If you could say that about yourself, you'd never want to stop throwing it in people's faces either."

Elena walked quickly to the ring and completed her theatrical entrance routine by summersaulting over the top rope in her usual manner. She received a standing ovation for it, along with another chant of "Daga!" as soon as her music stopped playing.

"Elena's second to none when it comes to showmanship," Clementine acknowledged. "But it's time to stop dancing around the place and get serious."

To that end, Ronda's new theme music began to play. It was greeted with a chorus of boos, WWE having successfully managed to avoid the Madison Tower tragedy turning Ronda face. The champion walked out onto the stage with her belt around her waist and her manager by her side.

"Here comes The Arm Collector, along with Zelina Vega," Cole said. "As always, look at the stone-faced, steely-eyed expression on Ronda Rousey. It's as if she only knows one purpose, and that is to destroy anyone Zelina Vega points her in the direction of."

"It's definitely a different Ronda we've seen since Zelina became her manager," Coach agreed.

"It's quite simple," Clementine began to explain, sounding like she was rolling her eyes. "Zelina has Ronda focused. She has her determined. She's made her the weapon of mass destruction she always had the potential to be. I firmly believe that there is no woman on earth more dangerous than The Arm Collector."

On the way to the ring, Zelina was shouting heatedly at Ronda in order to hype her up for the fight that she was about to get into.

"Vega has certainly made that claim," Cole said. "And she also said that makes her the second most dangerous woman in the world, with Ronda doing her bidding. One thing is for sure: Zelina is going to be a big factor in this match because she will be at ringside."

Ronda and Zelina entered the ring, claiming the corner closest to the steps as their own. The music faded out, leaving Jojo to begin her announcements.

"The following is a triple threat match, set for one fall, and it is for the Raw Women's Championship! Introducing first, from Lafayette, Indiana, Ruby Riott!"

Ruby showed no reaction to the cheer her name attracted, her focus remaining intent on Ronda and the belt she was wearing.

"Next, from Milan, Italy, La Virtuosa, Elena D'Agostino!"

Elena had already removed her white sports jacket. She now threw some warm up punches in the centre of the ring as a way of posing for her introduction while the fans roared their approval.

"And their opponent…" Jojo managed to say before Zelina walked over to her, wagging an admonishing finger. The crowd booed as the microphone was handed to Ronda's manager, who always insisted on introducing her client herself.

"Leave," Zelina barked at Jojo, drawing more boos. The ring announcer complied with the instruction, leaving centre stage to Vega. "Their opponent," she began, over the top of more booing, "is the current, and future, Raw Women's Champion! She is the most dangerous woman on the planet! She is The Arm Collector, Ronda Rousey!"

Ronda had removed her title belt from around her waist and now held it aloft, still with an almost emotionless expression on her face, which a cameraman captured with a well-timed zoom in.

"Wow," Clementine said quietly. "You wouldn't get me in the ring with Ronda Rousey. Look at that look."

The referee took the title belt from Ronda and handed it through the ropes to the timekeeper. With that done, he rang the bell to start the match. As soon as they were given the green light, both Ruby and Elena sprinted out of their corners in the direction of Ronda. The crowd went crazy as they both started hammering away with punches and kicks, leaving Ronda trapped in the corner, trying to cover up as best she could.

"Look at Elena and Ruby go!" Cole cried. "They must have hatched this plan beforehand! They're beating the hell out of Rousey!"

"They want to take her out before she can start doing damage to them!" Coach called.

"This isn't fair!" Clem protested. "This isn't a handicap match!"

"No, it's a triple threat match, and this is smart strategy," Coach said. "Ruby and Elena have decided to deal with Rousey together, then settle the match between them!"

For the first couple of minutes of the contest, D'Agostino and Riott assisted each other to take Rousey apart, hitting move after move on her. It took all of that time for them to do enough damage to even keep Ronda down on the mat for more than a few seconds. It was the Riott Kick that eventually knocked her down once and for all.

After hitting the move, Ruby scurried into a quick cover. Ronda powered out at one, before Elena even had the chance to break it up. Even so, it proved to be a mistake for Ruby. As she got up, Elena nearly took her head off her shoulders with a Virtuosa Kick that was delivered so fast that it seemed to come from nowhere. The fans erupted, thinking that the match might be over quickly.

Clementine let out a shriek of surprise and horror when the kick connected. "My God what a kick! That's going to be all!"

Elena made a cover, and the fans all joined in with the count.

"One!"

"Two!"

Ronda came desperately lunging into the shot, falling onto Elena to break the count at the last moment.

"Rousey makes the save!" Cole called. "I thought Elena had it! Elena thought she had it!"

On the outside of the ring, Zelina was shown with her hands on her head and a look of immense relief on her face.

"I think Zelina thought so too," Coach said.

With the alliance between Riott and D'Agostino now broken, the match was able to settle into the usual back and forth nature of a triple threat, with one of the competitors often down on the outside of the ring.

When the cue came from the referee to move on to the finishing sequence of the match, Elena was the one on the outside, getting up after the latest beat down she had suffered. Meanwhile, Ruby was taking it to Ronda in the ring. Zelina seized on the moment to make a move and attack Elena. She climbed up onto the apron, ran along it and launched herself into the air to deliver a hurricanrana into the ring steps.

"I knew we wouldn't get through the match without some interference from Vega," Cole said with distaste. "She just attacked Elena D'Agostino behind the referee's back, not that he could have done anything if he had seen it. There is no disqualification under triple threat rules."

With Daga taken out, Zelina climbed back on the ring apron to try and distract Ruby. Unfortunately for her, Riott had seen what had happened on the outside, and was waiting for that exact move. Before Zelina had a chance to react, a Riott Kick caught her square in the face, sending her flying to floor unconscious.

"Yes! Take that, Vega!" Coach cried over a thunderous cheer.

Behind Ruby, Ronda had just gotten up. Noticing her opponent distracted, she got in position, ready to strike. Ruby turned around and walked right into a vicious arm drag takedown. Ronda kept a tight hold of the arm, and dropped into her signature armbar. The fans groaned in disappointment, considering the contest to be over.

"She's got it!" Clem shrieked. "The Arm Collector strikes! Ruby is right in the middle of the ring! It's over with!"

Not wanting to get her arm snapped, Ruby tapped out almost immediately. The bell sounded and Ronda's music began to play.

"Just like that, Rousey retains," Cole said. "But not for the first time, it was thanks to an assist from Zelina Vega. She provided the distraction, and Ronda capitalised on it."

"Like it or not, Ronda Rousey is still Raw Women's Champion," Coach said, his tone conveying that he didn't exactly approve of the news that he was breaking.

In the ring, the referee had handed Ronda her belt, and she raised in a fairly emotionless celebration, showing no sign of concern for Zelina at all. It was as if it wasn't an emotion she was capable of feeling.

Accepting the loss for what it was, Elena had walked around to the entrance ramp and was standing there looking towards the ring. Ronda saw her, and the two women locked eyes.

"Me and you. This is not finished," Elena snarled, her words picked up on camera as she pointed at the belt in Ronda's hand.

"What more is there to say?" Cole said. "Elena D'Agostino clearly wants another shot at Rousey. Somewhere down the line, I think that has to happen. There is unfinished business between those two ladies."

"Who cares what Elena wants?" Clem said dismissively. "What matters is that The Arm Collector is still your Raw Women's Champion. Congratulations to Ronda Rousey, victorious here at the MCG."


A/N: Thank you to everyone who left a prediction last time. Congratulations to 76ers, Forza Azzurra and a guest reviewer for calling the winner correctly.

Next time, we'll be seeing the filming of the next Ronda and Clementine show, with Clem on the way to diving with sharks. How do you think she's going to do?