Liv Morgan Cashes in and Defeats Ronda at Money in the Bank

Rowdy Staff

We here at RondaRousey.com have been dreading this fight between former friends Ronda and Natalya ever since things got heated over a month ago. And we aren’t happy about covering the match. But, we have a duty to fulfill, and we shall do it.

But first, let’s all congratulate Liv Morgan on her winning the Money in the Bank ladder match. She deserves it, and she’s been a long-time friend of Ronda’s. Good job, Liv!

After a video package showing every single sad moment between this personal rivalry between Natalya and Ronda, Nattie walked out in some serious Bret Hart fashion, handing her shades to a kid in the stands. For her part, Ronda made her way out in typical form and went face to face with Nattie before the bell even rang.

The match was extremely technical, with Natalya grabbing onto Ronda and using some old-school hammerlocks to slow the match to her pace. But Ronda is an Olympic judoka, and she gained the advantage. At this point, Nattie knew that even though she trained Ronda in wrestling, she was no match for her in the ring overall, and just straight up booked it.

Yes, Nattie started running, which led to a dastardly shot to Ronda that brought the momentum behind Neidhart, who you could hear was constantly calling Ronda a “bitch” in the ring. What the hell?

The match eventually devolved into an old Hart Dungeon stretching of Ronda, with Nattie smacking Ronda’s ribs in between pulls of rib cartilage. Ronda was able to sneak a couple of armbar attempts as an offensive-defensive measure, but Nattie kept up the pressure. Multiple pinning combinations and near-falls lead to an armbar by NATALYA if you can believe it, but Ronda is able to slip free and put the Sharpshooter on Nattie!

But Nattie knows how to get out of trouble and sends Ronda tumbling to the outside where it looks like she tweaked her knee. This isn’t good. Her right knee has been surgically repaired at least six times. Natalya reverses the Piper’s Pit thanks to Ronda’s bum knee, but Ronda reverses that into an ankle lock, which Nattie reverses into a potential Sharpshooter, but my GOD RONDA SLAPS ON AN ARMBAR! Tap! Ronda wins! Woo! What a beautiful, slick armbar.

THEN LIV MORGAN CASHES IN HER MONEY IN THE BANK CONTRACT! RONDA GRABS HER ANKLE! IS LIV GONNA TAP???? WHAT???? ROLLUP!! 1-2-3!!!

Liv Morgan is the new SmackDown Women’s Champion!

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