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WWE Mixed Lucifer Claiming
WWE Mix MC.jpg
Genre
  • Sports entertainment
  • Professional wrestling
Created by Vince McMahon
Starring WWE roster
Opening theme "One Hazard [Rock Version]" past CFO$[1]
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 25
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time twenty-25 minutes (first flavor)
30 minutes (2d season)
Production company WWE
Release
Original network Facebook Watch
WWE Network
Original release January sixteen (2018-01-16) –
December sixteen, 2018 (2018-12-xvi)
Chronology
Related shows
  • WWE Raw
  • WWE SmackDown
  • WWE NXT
  • NXT UK
  • WWE 205 Live
  • WWE Main Outcome

WWE Mixed Match Challenge, [two] besides known only as Mixed Lucifer Challenge, is a seasonal professional person wrestling series and tournament that was produced by WWE, where all matches are mixed tag team matches. Like all professional wrestling events, it is based on scripted storylines and its outcomes are predetermined.[three] [4] The 12-episode commencement season premiered on January 16, 2018 on Facebook Watch.[5] Each episode was 20–25 minutes in length[6] and featured ane friction match.[7] The show filled WWE's 10:00pm ET timeslot previously held by 205 Alive. Following the bear witness's premiere, 205 Live began to air at x:20pm ET.[8] On September iv, 2018, WWE announced a second season of Mixed Match Challenge, with the flavor premiering on September xviii immediately following SmackDown Live. Season 2 consisted of 13 30-minute episodes, with each featuring two matches.[nine] Episodes of season ii aired at x:00pm ET, with a weekly pre-evidence that started at 9:50pm ET.[9]

Season 1 [edit]

The teams, which were fabricated up of both male and female wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brands, were picked by their respective general managers, Kurt Bending and Daniel Bryan.[x] Each team wrestled for the run a risk to requite $100,000 to a clemency of the winner'due south choice,[11] while all other charities received $ten,000 each. During the second episode, Angle and Bryan appear that the first week of Mixed Friction match Claiming received 35 meg full engagements.[12] The Miz and Asuka won the countdown Mixed Match Challenge tournament, earning the $100,000 for the Rescue Dogs Rock charity.[thirteen] Enzo Affection was originally supposed to take function, but was replaced with Apollo Crews after catching the flu.[14] Samoa Joe was originally Bayley'southward tag team partner after winning a fan vote, simply was injured and replaced past Elias, who finished 2nd in the fan vote.[15] Alicia Play tricks suffered a broken tailbone[16] and was replaced by Mandy Rose.[17] Big East became the partner for Carmella after winning a fan vote between all three members of The New Twenty-four hours.

Teams [edit]

Raw Teams Charities[18]
Alexa Elation and Braun Strowman[19] Connor's Cure
Sasha Banks and Finn Bálor[20] Special Olympics
Nia Jax and Apollo[21] Susan Yard. Komen
Asuka and The Miz[22] Rescue Dogs Rock
Mandy Rose and Goldust[17] Rent Heroes The states
Bayley and Elias[23] Americares
SmackDown Teams Charities[18]
Charlotte Flair and Bobby Roode[24] Girl Up
Lana and Rusev[25] Global Citizen
Naomi and Jimmy Uso[26] Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Natalya and Shinsuke Nakamura[27] Make-A-Wish
Becky Lynch and Sami Zayn[28] UNICEF
Carmella and Big Eastward[29] KaBOOM!

Bracket [edit]

The full tournament subclass was revealed on Jan 11, 2018 on WWE.com.[7] In i of the semifinal matches, fans were able to vote on a Facebook poll, for an eliminated team to be given a second chance in the tournament.[xxx]

First Round
(Weeks 1-half-dozen)
Quarterfinals
(Weeks 7-9)
Semifinals
(Weeks 10-11)
Final
(Week 12)
Raw Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks Sub
SmackDown Shinsuke Nakamura and Natalya 12:48
Raw Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks Pin
Raw The Miz and Asuka 12:45
Raw The Miz and Asuka Sub
SmackDown Big E and Carmella 9:49
Raw The Miz and Asuka Sub
Raw Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss eleven:20
Raw Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss 11:15
SmackDown Sami Zayn and Becky Lynch Pin
Raw Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss Pin Raw The Miz and Asuka Pivot
SmackDown Jimmy Uso and Naomi 10:35 SmackDown Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair 20:00
Raw Goldust and Mandy Rose Pin[1]
SmackDown Jimmy Uso and Naomi 10:xiv
Raw Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks[ii] Pivot
SmackDown Bobby Roode and Becky Lynch [iii] 13:03
Raw Elias and Bayley Pin
SmackDown Rusev and Lana ix:38
SmackDown Rusev and Lana Pin
SmackDown Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair 11:02
Raw Apollo and Nia Jax Pin
SmackDown Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair 10:39
^one Daniel Bryan was the special invitee referee for this lucifer after winning a fan vote.
^two This team won a 2nd Chance poll, earning 40% of the votes to re-enter the tournament.[31]
^3 Becky Lynch replaced Charlotte Flair for this friction match after Flair had dental surgery.[32] [33] [34]

Broadcast team [edit]

Ring name Notes
Renee Young[35] Co-host
Byron Saxton[35] Co-host
Greg Hamilton Band announcer
Michael Cole[36] Lead commentator
Corey Graves[36] Color commentator
Beth Phoenix[36] Colour commentator
Hall of Famer

Flavour 2 [edit]

The second season premiered on September eighteen, 2018 on Facebook Lookout. In the second flavour, teams competed in a round robin-manner tournament throughout the fourteen 30-minute, 2 match episodes, in order to qualify for the playoffs.[9] The terminal of flavour ii took identify at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view event on Dec 16, where the winning team would enter the Royal Rumble at number thirty for their corresponding Royal Rumble matches and an all-expense-paid trip to anywhere in the world.[37] [38]

During the tournament, several wrestlers were replaced due to injuries or storyline related reasons. Alexa Bliss was originally supposed to take role in the tournament again aslope her partner, Braun Strowman, nonetheless, due to an arm injury, Ember Moon replaced Elation. Mickie James replaced Sasha Banks as Lashley'southward partner.[39] Kevin Owens was also originally partnered with Natalya, but he was replaced by Bobby Roode after a surgery in both knees.[40] [41] On November 13, 2018, SmackDown Full general Manager Paige announced that AJ Styles was not going to compete on that nighttime's episode of Mixed Match Challenge following his controversial WWE Championship loss to Daniel Bryan on SmackDown Live, being substituted by Jeff Hardy.[42] [43] Information technology was announced that Strowman was unable to compete in the Mixed Match Challenge playoffs after an elbow injury and was replaced by Curt Hawkins.[44] On December 10, 2018, it was announced that Bálor was unable to compete in the Mixed Match Challenge semi-finals, existence substituted past Apollo Crews.[45]

Teams [edit]

Raw teams SmackDown teams
The Monster Eclipse (Ember Moon and Braun Strowman/Brusk Hawkins[a])[46] [9] Awe-ska (Asuka and The Miz)[46] [9]
Country Dominance (Mickie James and Bobby Lashley)[46] [nine] Solar day One Glow (Naomi and Jimmy Uso)[46] [9]
B'N'B (Bayley and Finn Bálor/Apollo Crews[b])[46] [9] Ravishing Rusev Day (Lana and Rusev)[46] [9]
Mahalicia (Alicia Play a trick on and Jinder Mahal)[46] [ix] Phenomenal Flair (Charlotte Flair and A.J. Styles/Jeff Hardy)[46] [9]
Team Pawz (Natalya and Kevin Owens/Bobby Roode[c])[46] [nine] The Fabled Truth (Carmella and R-Truth)[46] [nine]
  1. ^ Curt Hawkins replaced Braun Strowman in the playoffs after Strowman suffered an elbow injury.
  2. ^ Apollo Crews replaced Finn Bálor in the playoffs after Bálor suffered an injury.
  3. ^ Bobby Roode replaced Kevin Owens after Owens suffered a knee injury.

Bracket [edit]

Raw Moon
Strowman
James
Lashley
Bayley
Bálor
Fox
Mahal
Natalya
Owens/Roode
SmackDown Asuka
Miz
Naomi
Uso
Lana
Rusev
Flair
A.J. Styles
Carmella
R-Truth
Moon
Strowman
Moon
Strowman
11/thirteen[47]
Moon
Strowman
10/9[47]
Moon
Strowman
x/30[48]
Moon
Strowman
9/xviii[49]
Asuka
Miz
Asuka
Miz
10/23[fifty]
Asuka
Miz
10/16[50]
Flair
Hardy
11/13
Asuka
Miz
9/25[51]
James
Lashley
Moon
Strowman
11/thirteen[47]
James
Lashley
11/6[48]
James
Lashley
9/25[51]
James
Lashley
x/xvi[fifty]
Naomi
Uso
Asuka
Miz
10/23[52]
Naomi
Uso
10/2[53]
Flair
Styles
9/18[49]
Naomi
Uso
xi/6[48]
Bayley
Bálor
Moon
Strowman
10/ix[47]
James
Lashley
eleven/half-dozen[48]
Bayley
Bálor
10/two[53]
Bayley
Bálor
x/23[52]
Lana
Rusev
Asuka
Miz
10/16[fifty]
Naomi
Uso
x/2[53]
Flair
Styles
10/xxx[48]
Carmella
R-Truth
eleven/20
Fox
Mahal
Moon
Strowman
10/30[48]
James
Lashley
9/25[51]
Bayley
Bálor
10/two[53]
Fox
Mahal
eleven/20
Flair
A.J. Styles
Flair
Hardy
11/thirteen
Flair
Styles
9/xviii[49]
Flair
Styles
10/30[48]
Flair
Styles
10/9[47]
Natalya
Owens/Roode
Moon
Strowman
nine/18[49]
James
Lashley
x/sixteen[50]
Bayley
Bálor
10/23[50]
Fob
Mahal
eleven/20
Carmella
R-Truth
Asuka
Miz
9/25[51]
Naomi
Uso
eleven/6[48]
Carmella
R-Truth
11/twenty
Flair
Styles
ten/9[47]
Overall standings
Raw SmackDown
Moon/Strowman 4-0 Flair/A.J. Styles 4-0
James/Lashley 3-i Asuka/Miz 3-1
Bayley/Bálor ii-2 Naomi/Uso 2-2
Fox/Mahal 1-3 Carmella/R-Truth 1-three
Natalya/Owens/Roode 0-4 Lana/Rusev 0-4

Playoffs [edit]

Quarterfinals[54]
Mixed Match Challenge
November 27 and December 4
Semifinals
Mixed Friction match Claiming
December 11
Final
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
December 16
1 Curt Hawkins and Ember Moon
4 Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox Pin
4 Jinder Mahal and Alicia Pull a fast one on Pin
Raw
3 Apollo Crews and Bayley
2 Bobby Lashley and Mickie James
3 Finn Bálor and Bayley Pin
4 Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox five:fifty
4 R-Truth and Carmella* Sub
one AJ Styles and Charlotte Flair
4 R-Truth and Carmella Pivot
4 R-Truth and Carmella Pin
SmackDown
two The Miz and Asuka
ii The Miz and Asuka Sub
three Jimmy Uso and Naomi
  • R-Truth and Carmella won the final of Mixed Friction match Challenge Season ii, earning themselves the #30 spots in the 2019 Royal Rumble matches and an all-expenses-paid vacation, which R-Truth chose to exist the WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. All the same, R-Truth did non participate in the men's Regal Rumble friction match, as he was attacked by Nia Jax (who took the #xxx spot) during his entrance. As a consolation prize for having his spot stolen, he was awarded a WWE United States Title lucifer against new champion Shinsuke Nakamura on the January 29, 2019 episode of SmackDown, which he won becoming a ii-time champion.

Circulate squad [edit]

Ring name Notes
Kayla Braxton Pre-show co-host
Vic Joseph Pre-show co-host
Colour commentator[49]
Mike Rome Ring announcer
Renee Young Color commentator[49]
Michael Cole[49] Lead commentator

Awards and nominations [edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Event Ref.
2018 8th Streamy Awards Field of study – Sports WWE Mixed Match Challenge Nominated [55] [56]
2018 6th Cynopsis Model D Awards Best Sports-Related Live Series or Result WWE Mixed Match Challenge Won [57]

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External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • WWE Mixed Match Challenge on Facebook
  • WWE Mixed Friction match Challenge at IMDb

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