Michin and AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross and Scarlett
Kross and Styles kick off the match. Styles floors Kross with an elbow strike. Basement elbow by Styles. Michin tags in. Styles sends her into a tornado DDT to Kross. Scarlett manages to surprise Michin with a modified facebuster. Styles and Michin double-team Kross. Styles hit the Styles Clash on Kross. Scarlett breaks up Styles’ pin. Styles backs down Scarlett. Scarlett tries to entice him. Styles shows her his wedding ring and says, “I’m married, bitch”. Michin pulls Scarlett out of the ring. Scarlett and Michin facebuster each other at the same time. While Styles is distracted, Kross traps him in the Kross Jacket. Kross transitions from a pump handle into a facebuster for the win.
Winners- Karrion Kross and Scarlett
In-Ring Segment: Rey Mysterio
Mysterio says he’s proud of many things he’s done in his career. Most recently, reforming the LWO. The man he is about to introduce represents the essence of the LWO, Santos Escobar. Escobar joins Mysterio in the ring. Escobar says he loves Mysterio and will fight for him at Money in the Bank. LA Knight interrupts. Knight doesn’t say a word. He pushes Mysterio over. Escobar attacks Knight. Knight ends up hung up in the ropes. Mysterio tries a 619. Knight avoids it by rolling out of the ring.
Santos Escobar vs. LA Knight
The match started during the break. Knight rolls up Escobar and tries to hook the rope for a cheap three count. Escobar kicks Knight’s hand off the rope, reverses the pin, and gets a three count.
Winner- Santos Escobar
After the match, Knight attacks Escobar. Mysterio runs down to the ring to make the save.
In-Ring Segment: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Solo Sikoa
Heyman is still carrying the original WWE Championship and Universal Championship. Reigns tells the crowd to acknowledge him. The Usos theme hits. Jey walks to the ring. Jey paces around the ring. Reigns says he knows what the crowd wants. They want answers. Reigns asks Jey if he’s in or out. Jey asks Reigns to tell him. Jey says it’s going to be Heyman of him. Reigns says when you are Tribal Chief, you can pick whomever you want as Wiseman. He’s not The Bloodline’s Wiseman. He works for him.
Reigns was meant to bring them to the promised land. Jey is meant to keep them there. Reigns says he’s been grooming Jey for three years. Jey is the right-hand man because he’s meant to lead, just not yet. The problem isn’t the Wiseman. It’s Jimmy. Jimmy interrupts and joins them in the ring. Jimmy says the problem isn’t Jey’s brother. It’s his cousin. Reigns isn’t grooming Jey. He’s using him. Reigns says he made them. He lifts up Jey, Jimmy drags him down.
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You can’t be a Tribal Chief and a twin simultaneously. Reigns asks Heyman, who was the only person who had an issue with Jey being named the righthand man. It wasn’t Heyman. It was Jimmy. Jey turns and looks at Jimmy, who is staring at the mat. Jey asks if that’s true. Jimmy says it is. Jey asks if Jimmy has doubted him the whole time. Jimmy says it’s not like that. His whole life, he’s been told to listen to his brother.
Jey says he’s been trying to keep up with Jimmy since they were kids. He’s who he is right now because of Reigns. Jey says Jimmy is out. Reigns laughs as Jey steps in Jimmy’s face. Jey says he’s out too. Jey superkick Reigns. Heyman is shocked. The crowd goes nuts. Sikoa charges and gets superkicked by Jimmy. Jimmy and Jey start to leave. Reigns stumbles to his feet, yelling that they don’t get to touch him. Jimmy and Jey double superkick Reigns.
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