On the September 9 episode of Raw, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair defeated The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Sasha Banks) in a tag team match, after Lynch and Flair were attacked by the two the previous week.[17] At Clash of Champions, Lynch retained her Raw Women's Championship against Banks by disqualification, while Bayley retained her SmackDown Women's Championship against Flair.[2] On the following Raw during a tag team match against WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, Banks and Bayley were attacked with steel chairs by Lynch and Flair.[18] On the September 24 episode of SmackDown, a tag team match pitting Lynch and Flair against The Boss 'n' Hug Connection was scheduled for October 4.[19] Prior to the announcement on the September 16 episode of Raw, after Banks and Bayley were attacked by Flair and Lynch, Banks challenged Lynch to a rematch for the Raw Women's Championship at Hell in a Cell, and Lynch accepted as a Hell in a Cell match.[20]