Intercontinental Championship Match: Apollo Crews (c) w/Commander Azeez vs. King Nakamura w/Rick Boogs
Crews suplexes Nakamura. Nakamura kicks out. Nakamura catches Crews with a flying kick. Crews crawls into the corner. Good vibrations by Nakamura. After a distraction by Azeez, Crews surprises Nakamura with a dropkick. Crews works over Nakamura as Azeez looks on. Nakamura sits Crews on the top rope. Nakamura lands a running knee. Crews knocks Nakamura off the top rope. Boogs gets on the steps and starts playing his guitar. The referee ejects Boogs. As the referee’s back is turned, Azeez tries to sneak in the ring. the referee spots him and ejects him from ringside as well. Crews and Azeez are livid.
After the break, Crews lands a superplex. Nakamura kicks out at 2.5. Nakamura and Crews trade strikes. Crews powerbombs Nakamura. Nakamura kicks out but Crews lifts Nakamura off the mat and hits another powerbomb, sit-out style this time. Nakamura kicks out again. Crews tries a D’lo Brown-esq frog splash. Nakamura gets his knees up. Nakamura sets up the Kinshasa but Crews counters with a dropkick. Crews tries to pin Nakamura with his feet on the ropes, but the referee sees Crews cheating. German suplex by Crews. Nakamura hits a reverse exploder. Nakamura destroys Crews with the Kinshasa for the win.
Winner and NEW Intercontinental Champion, King Nakamura!
After the match, Boogs runs back down to ringside and plays Nakamura theme. Boogs and Pat McAfee dance on the announce desk.
The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy
Gable and Ford trade submission holds and strikes. Ford lands a head kick. Otis tags in and lands a tossing powerslam. Dawkins tags in and lands a few strikes. Otis lifts Dawkins in the air and tosses him clear across the ring. Gable and Otis take turns working over Dawkins. Otis is sent out of the ring. Ford lands a huge dive, whipping Otis out. In the ring, Dawkins hits his patented spinning butterflying neck breaker for the win.
Winners- The Street Profits
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