On tonight’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, a Beat the Clock Challenge was held featuring Nikki Cross and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, who each competed in separate matches. Per the stipulation of the challenge, the winner would earn the right to choose the stipulation of the SmackDown Women’s Championship match at this coming Sunday night’s WWE Extreme Rules event, in which Bayley is scheduled to defend against Alexa Bliss.

Cross was able to win the challenge by beating Bayley’s time, which meant that Bliss would be able to choose the stipulation for the title match; however, it was Cross herself who would take advantage of the situation, announcing that at WWE Extreme Rules, Bayley will defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against both Bliss and Cross in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match.