In-Ring Segment: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
Rodriguez and Morgan gush over each other. They think they are the perfect team. Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green interrupt. They don’t think Rodriguez and Morgan are good enough to be champs. Morgan says they will talk to Adam Pearce and make Deville and Green their first challengers. Rodriguez and Morgan attack Deville and Green.
Backstage, Emma gives Moss a pep talk. Tonight he will go out there and prove why he should be the top pick in the draft.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Madcap Moss w/Emma
As soon as the bell rings, Moss bullrushes Nakamura. Moss tries a suplex, but Nakamura knees his way out of it. Sliding German suplex by Nakamura. Nakamura lands a flying knee off the second rope. Moss stumbles to his feet. Nakamura obliterates him with the Kinshasa for the win.
Winner- Shinsuke Nakamura
After the match, Emma tells Moss to attack Nakamura. Nakamura sees it coming and traps Moss in a flying armbar. Emma pulls Moss out of the ring.
Matt Riddle w/Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Solo Sikoa w/Paul Heyman and The Usos
Before the match starts, Heyman grabs a mic before the match starts and says he has a historic announcement to make. He just got off the phone with our Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns. Two weeks from tonight, the biggest tag team match in SmackDown history will occur. The Usos will face and defeat Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the tag titles. This will happen because the Tribal Chief is losing patience with The Usos.
After the break, the bell rings, and Riddle is all over Sikoa. Sikoa swats Riddle away. Riddle hops on Sikoa’s back and locks in a rear naked choke. Riddle will not let the hold go. Sikoa drops backward, crushing Riddle. Riddle pops back up and locks the choke back in. Sikoa gets to his feet and tosses Riddle to the mat. Riddle charges in and gets destroyed by a lariat from Sikoa. Sikoa works over Riddle. Riddle tries to fire up. Jimmy distracts the referee while Jey trips Riddle. Owens and Zayn get in the Usos’ faces. The referee ejects all four men from the ringside area.
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Sikoa and Riddle trade strikes after the break. Sikoa floors Riddle and continues his assault. Riddle gets to his feet. Both men trade strikes. Sikoa decks Riddle with a right hand. Riddle stumbles into the corner. Sikoa misses a splash in the corner. Riddle lands a flurry of strikes. Exploder Suplex by Riddle. Riddle tries a senton, but Sikoa gets his knees up. Riddle surprises Sikoa with a standing floating bro.
The Usos come back to ringside through the crowd. Owens and Zayn power walk down the ramp. All four men brawl. Riddle catches Sikoa with a kick. Riddle surprises The Usos with an Asai floating bro. Sikoa gets to his feet. Riddle dives off the apron and eats a savate kick from Sikoa. Sikoa almost decapitated Riddle with the Samoan Spike. Sikoa pins Riddle.
Winner- Solo Sikoa
After the match, Sikoa hits Spinning Solo on the announce desk. Riddle is out cold. Sikoa turns the announce desk over on top of Riddle.
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