Liv Morgan defeats Nia Jax to win the first ever WWE Women’s Gem Championship | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

World Women’s Champion Liv Morgan defeated WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax at Crown Jewel on Saturday to win the inaugural WWE Women’s Championship.

Chaos ran rampant outside the ring throughout the match, with Tiffany Stratton teasing her about cashing in her Money in the Bank contract and Raquel Rodriguez stopping her from doing so.

Eventually, Rodriguez intervened on Morgan’s behalf, allowing her to hit Jax with Oblivion and achieve the victory.

At the Bad Blood premium event last month, WWE Chief Creative Officer Triple H added an interesting new twist to Crown Jewel by announcing that the Crown Jewel Championship would be on the line for the first time in history for both the Men’s and Women’s World Champions.

In addition to World Heavyweight Champion Gunther and WWE Champion Cody Rhodes fighting for the men’s version of the title, Morgan and Jax were lined up to fight for the women’s Crown Jewel Championship.

Both Morgan and Jax defended their titles at Bad Blood and were each able to secure a spot at Crown Jewel.

Jax defeated Bayley to retain the WWE Women’s Championship due in part to interference from Stratton, while Morgan lost to Rhea Ripley by disqualification when Rodriguez returned and attacked the Australian.

Despite Ripley’s victory, Morgan retained as the title cannot change hands by anything other than a pinfall or submission in a traditional match.

This set the stage for a unique competition at Crown Jewel, as Morgan and Jax are both heels who did not receive a positive reaction from WWE fans.

Despite this, WWE quickly took steps to create some tension between the two ahead of the Crown Jewel match, starting with the October 11 episode of SmackDown when Morgan interfered during a non-title match between Jax and Naomi.

Morgan stole Tiffany Stratton’s money from the bank’s briefcase and hit Jax with it, allowing Naomi to score a huge victory.

A few days later, Jax got her revenge on Raw when she interrupted a main event tag team match pitting Morgan and Rodriguez against Ripley and Stratton.

Jax caused a disqualification and hit Morgan with her Annihilator Finisher, which nearly led to Stratton cashing in her Money in the Bank contract on Morgan before Dominik Mysterio saved her.

These segments were effective in building animosity and intrigue in the match, which saw Morgan emerge victorious to capture the WWE Women’s Championship.

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