We go to the ring and Kairi Sane is out with a mic. There are balloons everywhere. Sane introduces her partner and out comes new RAW Women’s Champion Asuka. Tom welcomes us to the era of Asuka on RAW.

Asuka takes the mic and thanks Sane as Sane presents her with a bouquet of flowers. Asuka mentions Becky Lynch becoming a mother and says she’s so happy. Sane shows us how Asuka has been the NXT Women’s Champion, SmackDown Women’s Champion, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, and now the RAW Women’s Champion. Sane calls her a Grand Slam Champion and Asuka starts dancing around. Sane plays a flute now until the music interrupts and out comes Nia Jax to crash the championship celebration.

Jax says there’s nothing to celebrate because Asuka was handed the title by Becky. Jax says Asuka lucked her way into the greatest temp job ever because Becky is on maternity leave, and soon she will be replaced by someone more worthy – Jax. Jax steps to her and says look at me, and look at you. Jax threatens Asuka again and Sane steps to her. Jax tells Sane to chill. Asuka immediately attacks and backs Jax against the ropes. Asuka with a Hip Attack to knock Jax to the floor. Asuka yells at Jax from the ring as Jax stares her down. Asuka’s music hits as Jax backs up the ramp.

Backstage segment

Asuka and Kairi Sane are backstage celebrating still. We see Nia Jax staring them down as they go their separate ways. It looks like Jax is stalking Sane. Back to commercial.

Backstage segment

Backstage, Kairi Sane is practicing her flute. She stands up while continuing playing. Nia Jax comes from behind and throws her into a road case before walking off.

Backstage segment

Back from commercial, we see Nia Jax walking backstage. Asuka rushes up to her and screams at her in Japanese but she just walks off. Asuka’s not having it so she grabs her and kicks her in the head!

Money In The Bank Match (Nia Jax, Lacey Evans, Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Carmella, and Dana Brooke)

Both women’s and men’s MITB participants theme songs play for the talents as they appear.

The women are starting in the lobby. The men are in the gym. Asuka did not appear when her music played. Turns out she was on another floor above. She dove off onto all the other women, wiping them out. Asuka danced to an elevator as they all tried to stop the door. She danced in the elevator as the rest charged for the stairs

The women battled their way up a flight of stairs and pressed a button on an elevator. The doors opened and the guys all spilled out, so now everyone was in the same place. Asuka’s elevator opened and she was all this and hid in the elevator. The man battled into a room that was set up as a backdrop for photos with ringropes and Bryan tied up Corbin in the ropes. Doink the Clown peered up from behind a chair.

In another part of the building, Nia crashed Dana Brooke through a door. Shayna followed and tossed her over a conference table. Nia and Shayna battled each other. Shayna was taken down. Nia was nailed with a chair by Dana. Dana saw a briefcase hanging above the table and removed it. Stephanie McMahon told her she was in the MITB Conference Room and the real briefcase was on the roof. Carmella nailed Dana with a picture frame and moonwalked out of the room.

We went to catering, where Paul Heyman was about to eat a sandwich. Everyone spilled in from different doors. Dana ran in with the picture frame around her head. Otis called for a food fight and smashed a plate of food into Heyman, who stood there stunned. Everyone had a food fight. Shayna grabbed Rey in a choke. Otis and Nia smashed Rey between them.

Nia powerbombed Carmella through a table and left her laying, while standing over hear staring before looking away. She then face off with Otis, who was chomping away on some food, then they exited through different doors.

In another room, a janitor was mopping the floor. Asuka showed up and tried to get directions to the roof. The other women followed and Asuka threw his mop at her. Dana Brooke, bringing up the rear, fell on the wet floor. The women battled their way to a stairway.

They had an outside camera shot rising up the side of the building and an overhead shot of the ring on the roof. Nia and Asuka brawled into the ring. Lacey followed and speared Asuka. Nia pressed Lacey overhead and dropped her. Nia brought a ladder into the ring. She set it up. Everyone battled. Asuka pulled her off and did the same to Lacey. Asuka toppled the ladder over onto Nia. Lacey attacked Asuka and drove her face into the ladder over and over.

Lacey tried to make her wau up the ladder but Asuka pulled her down and began ascending the ladder. Lacey followed and climbed right behind her, grabbing Asuka by the hair to keep her from reaching the briefcase. Asuka knocked her down onto Nia in the ring. Asuka climbed the ladder as Baron Corbin climbed and tried to grab his case. He tried to move Asuka so she kicked him. Asuka removed the case and won the MITB Briefcase.

We go to the ring for an episode of The VIP Lounge with MVP as we see the Money In the Bank briefcases hanging high above the ring. MVP admits things went sideways last week with his special episode on the men’s Money In the Bank match. He says things didn’t go as planned but they’ve moved on from that and this week will return to style, class and sophistication with the competitors from the women’s MITB match. MVP actually isn’t sure how this will turn out because of what happened the last time these three were in the ring together. He shows us what happened with Nia Jax, Asuka and Shayna Baszler last week. MVP introduces his first guest and out comes Asuka.

Asuka hits the ring and MVP says a few words in Japanese. He translates for her and says she’s in a good mood. Asuka takes a seat on one of the couches. MVP introduces Baszler and out she comes next, followed by Nia Jax. Nia shoves over MVP’s red rope at ringside entrance as Asuka and Baszler stare her down from their seats in the ring. We see Asuka nodding her head to Nia’s music. Nia chooses to sit on the small table in between the two couches instead with the others. MVP asks her if she thinks she has the skillset to win MITB. Jax asks MVP if he even watches RAW, and has seen her dominate. Jax says she’s relentless and that’s the only skill she needs. MVP asks Asuka if she wants to respond but Asuka goes off in Japanese, mentioning Kairi Sane. MVP asks Baszler how her specific set of skills will help her win.

Baszler says “opera non verba” and goes on about how she does her talking in the ring. Asuka goes into another rant. She and Baszler stand up, staring each other down. Nia goes to stand up but Baszler and Asuka both turn to kick her down, sending her out to the floor. Asuka and Baszler have words but MVP gets in between them, telling them to save it for Sunday. Nia recovers at ringside as Asuka’s music hits. We go to repays. Asuka taunts Baszler while MVP stays in between them.

Nia Jax vs Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler

We go to the ring and out first comes Asuka as the MITB briefcases hang above the ring. Asuka takes the mic and rants after a replay of Nia Jax’s recent win over Kairi Sane. Asuka goes on about making Jax tap out in the past. The music interrupts and out comes Jax. Out next comes Shayna Baszler.

Baszler pulls Asuka out of the ring before the bell, working her over on the outside. Jax watches from the ring. Baszler launches Asuka into a bunch of ladders. Jax comes right out and drops Baszler. Jax grabs Asuka and manhandles her some but gets superkicked. Baszler then nails Jax with one of her kicks. Baszler is the only one standing now as she brings a ladder over and lays it against the steel ring steps. Jax ends up sending Baszler into the barrier. Asuka looks to capitalize but she turns around to Jax running her over at ringside.

Jax rolls Asuka into the ring with Baszler. Jax tosses a ladder in the ring and comes in. Jax picks the ladder up and charges, dropping Asuka and Baszler with it at the same time. They end up out on the floor. Jax presses the ladder high, looking down at Asuka and Baszler on the floor. She drops the ladder and smiles as her music starts up. The match never started. We go to replays with Jax standing tall alone in the ring.

Backstage segment

Charly is backstage with Nia Jax. Charly ask Jax’s thoughts on people talking about her actions during her match. Nia gets irritated over being asked about her actions and says that Asuka, Shayna Baszler or anyone else can’t do nothing about it before screaming NOTHING in Charly’s face then walks off.

Nia Jax vs Kairi Sane

We go to the ring and out first comes Kairi Sane. Nia Jax is out next for a rematch from last week’s MITB qualifier.

The bell rings and Sane ducks a clothesline, then taunts Jax. Sane ducks again and jumps on Jax’s back with a Sleeper. Jax tosses her to the mat. Jax with a swing go around, tossing Sane across the ring. Jax manhandles Sane some more and nails a big clothesline.

Jax tells the referee to check on Sane but she’s still in it. Sane counters and tries to bring Jax down but can’t. Jax powers out and launches Sane back into the bottom turnbuckle. Sane goes for the knees and softens Jax up. Sane focuses on the knee some more and brings Jax down. We see Asuka watching backstage. Sane unloads with strikes and drops Jax with a spinning back-fist.

Sane charges in the corner with a sliding knee to Jax. Sane goes to the top but rolls through as Jax moves. Jax counters and hits The aNIAlator for the win.

After the match, Jax stands tall as her music hits. Jax slaps Sane a few times and taunts her as we go to replays. Jax makes her exit as Sane recovers on the mat.

Citing her size and strength, Nia Jax declares no one can stop her as WWE Money in the Bank approaches.

Money In the Bank Qualifying Match: Kairi Sane vs. Nia Jax

We go back to the ring for tonight’s final Money In the Bank qualifying match as Kairi Sane makes her way out. Nia Jax is out next.

The bell rings and Jax launches Sane back to the corner. Sane grabs Jax but Jax overpowers her. Jax misses a splash in the corner. Sane uses her speed to mount some offense. Sane goes to the top but rolls through. Sane taunts Jax. Sane tries to mount offense but she’s barely hurting Jax. Jax tosses her to the floor with one arm. We see Asuka backstage cheering Sane on.

Sane rolls back in but Jax slams her in the middle of the ring. Jax slaps Sane and talks some trash. Jax levels Sane with a big clothesline. Jax continues to dominate and talk trash to Sane while she’s down. Jax tosses Sane across the ring by her hair twice. Jax scoops Sane and presses her high above her head, dropping her into a big Samoan Drop, now called The Annihilator. Jax covers for the pin to win and advance to the pay-per-view. After the match, Jax stands tall as her music hits. We go to replays.