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WWE Raw: Bayley captures gold, Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho's friendship ends

By Wade Sheridan
Charlotte Flair defended her Raw Women's Championship against Bayley Monday on Raw. Photo courtesy of WWE/Twitter
1 of 2 | Charlotte Flair defended her Raw Women's Championship against Bayley Monday on Raw. Photo courtesy of WWE/Twitter

Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A new Raw Women's Champion was crowned Monday on Raw as Charlotte Flair defended her title against Bayley in a highly-competitive match.

The main event of the night, Bayley still reeling from her loss to Charlotte at the Royal Rumble, would not quit despite everything The Queen threw her way.

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The bout reached a turning point after Flair's protege Dana Brooke raked the eyes of Bayley allowing the defending champ to strap the Huggable One into her patent Figure-Eight Leglock.

Suddenly, former Raw Women's Champion and Flair rival Sasha Banks came to Bayley's aid despite nursing an injury to knock out Brooke and use her crutch to attack Flair.

Bayley used the attack to her advantage and nailed Flair with the Bayley-to-Belly for the three count to become the new Raw Women's Champion. Bayley then celebrated in the ring with Banks and then later within the crowd inside the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas.

Earlier in the show, Universal Champion Kevin Owens and Untied States Champion Chris Jericho held a special Festival of Friendship segment inside the ring that ended in violence.

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Despite the party Jericho put on for Owens, the champ attacked his best friend by slamming him against the apron with a Powerbomb and throwing him into a television screen.

Owens is seemingly upset at Jericho after The G.O.A.T. had placed Owens in a match against Goldberg for the Universal Championship at Fastlane. Owens was also seen having a mysterious meeting with WWE COO Triple H beforehand.

The duo had been working together for months, constantly interfering in each other's matches in order to ensure a victory.

Owens meets Goldberg for the title at Fastlane on March 5.

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