Following Bayley’s elimination, the women’s United States championship tournament’s final match is scheduled.
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This week’s (Dec. 13) episode of SmackDown featured the semifinal round of the women’s United States championship tournament.
Michin defeated Tiffany Stratton in the opening match of the night. The finish was a little wonky here, as there appeared to be some contact on a Stratton moonsault that Michin was probably supposed to avoid. Michin no longer sold it and put Stratton away with her finisher right after that to advance in the tournament.
The other semifinal match saw Chelsea Green pull off the upset and eliminate Bayley, who looked like the favorite to go all the way. Piper Niven interfered on Green’s behalf throughout the match. They teased a countout spot for Bayley, only for her to roll back into the ring at the last second but fall victim to Green’s finisher for the pin.
The final match of the tournament is now set for tonight’s (Dec. 14) Saturday night’s main event on NBC. Michin defeated Chelsea in a match back in October, so perhaps it’s time for Green to settle the score and become the inaugural women’s United States champion.
