Control gained.
WWE Clash at the Castle got off to a hot start with Damage Control (Bayley, IYO SKY, & Dakota Kai) defeating Bianca Belair, Asuka, & Alexa Bliss in a six-woman tag team match.
The finish saw Bayley pin Raw Women's Champion Bianca after a kick by Kai, a Rose Plant by Bayley, and a moonsault by SKY.
From Fightful's coverage:
Damage Control (Bayley, Dakota Kai, & Iyo Sky) vs. Alexa Bliss, Asuka, & Bianca Belair.
The team of Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky were officially introduced as Damage Control. Bayley and Bianca as the crowd chanted for Bayley. The six got in the ring and exchange strikes before Biance hit a shoulder tackle on Bayley and hit a hip toss and a dropkick. Bianca went for a cartwheel moonsault but Sky and Kai stopped her. Bliss punched Kai in the mouth. Belair, Asuka & Bliss hit a triple suplex before Bianca hit a cartwheel moonsault on all members of Damage Control for a near fall. Sky & Bliss tagged in before Bliss slapped Sky in the face. Bliss stomped Sky's face repeatedly into the mat before hitting a drop toe-hold and a double knee/ moonsault knee combination on Sky for a near fall. Bayley tagged in and laid in the strikes on Bliss. Kai laid in kicks on Bliss in the corner before laying her boot on Bliss' neck. Asuka tagged in and hit a bulldog on Bayley off Bliss' forearm strike. Bayley slammed Asuka into the mat. Asuka hit a shotgun dropkick on Bayley but Sky hit a spring rope shotgun dropkick on Asuka. Asuka and Sky exchanged strikes before Sky got a roll-up on Asuka for a near fall. Sky hit a back kick on Asuka's face before tagging in Kai. Kai slammed Asuka into the mat for a near fall. Kai got Asuka in a disarmer arm bar on Asuka before tagging in Bayley. Sky tagged and hit an elevated double stomp on Asuka in the corner for a near fall. Bayley tagged in and pulled Asuka from her arm. Bliss hit a cannonball on Bayley to the outside, but Kai caught her with a shotgun dropkick onto the barricade. Back in the ring, Kai hit a suplex on Bliss for a near fall. Kai laid her boot on Bliss in the corner before tagging in Sky. Sky got Bliss in a wrist lock before she and Bliss exchanged forearm strikes. Sky tossed Bliss into the middle turnbuckle before hitting her with a flapjack for a near fall. Kai stomped down Bliss before Sky got Bliss in a hammerlock, but Bliss broke the hold with a chin breaker. Bliss hit a Code Red on Sky, but Kai caught her with a running boot on Bliss for a near fall. Bliss hit a back elbow on Kai before hitting a hurricanrana on Kai. Kai hit a shotgun dropkick on Belair to the outside. Asuka hit a dropkick on Sky, a shoulder tackle on Bayley, a hit attack on Sky, a knee strike, and connected a series of back fists & midsection kicks before hitting a kick to the head on Sky for a near fall. Bayley hit a Belly-to-belly on Bliss before Bayley and Sky hit a sunset bomb/ low lariat combo on Asuka for a near fall. Asuka hir a dropkick on Bayley before tagging in Belair. Belair hit a lariat, a dropkick, corner spears, evaded Bayley's offense & connected a spinebuster/ standing moonsault on Bayley for a near fall. Belair went for a top rope move on Bayley before Belair sent Kai onto Sky. Bayley got Belair from her braid. Asuka and Bliss climbed off Belair's back before hitting a superplex on Bayley. Sky hit a spring rope moonsault on Bliss & Asuka to the outside. Belair hit a gorilla press fall-away slam. Kai went for a scorpion kick, but Belair caught her and reversed it into a powerbomb. Belair went for a frog splash, but Kai evaded and hit a scorpion kick on Belair. Bayley pulled Belair's braid before Kai hit a running boot on Belair in the corner. Bayley hit a Rose Plant before Sky hit the moonsault on Belair. Bayley got the pin on Belair for the win.
Winners: Damage Control (Bayley, Dakota Kai, & Iyo Sky).
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