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The Universal Title Belt is in the ring and we see Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon at ringside.
Match Number Eight: WWE Universal Title Match: Seth Rollins versus Finn Balor
Balor with a running drop kick and he goes up top but Rollins rolls to the floor. Balor with a flip dive onto Rollins. Balor sends Rollins back into the ring. Rollins with a kick and Irish whip but Balor with a drop kick to the knees. Balor with more kicks to the leg as Rollins flops around the ring. Balor puts Rollins knee in the ropes and drops a knee on the leg. Rollins drops Balor on the apron and then Rollins with a suplex. Rollins sends Balor into Yeatonville. Balor with a forearm off the ringside barrier. They return to the ring. Rollins with a double sledge to the back. Rollins with a sunset flip but Balor rolls through and hits a drop kick for a near fall. Balor works on the legs.
Balor sets for a surfboard but he decides to stomp the knees into the mat. Rollins kicks Balor away . Balor goes to the apron and Balor tries for an enzuigiri but Rollins blocks it. Rollins with a running power bomb into the ringside barrier. Rollins gets a near fall. Rollins with a forearm and kicks in the corner. Rollins with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Rollins with a reverse chin lock. Rollins blocks a clothesline and hits a flatline into the turnbuckles. Rollins gets a near fall.
Balor with a forearm and Rollins fires back. Rollins with a chop and shoulders in the corner. Rollins has something to say to Balor while choking him in the corner. Rollins with a snap mare and kick to the back. Rollins with a slam and knee drop followed by cross faces to Balor and applies a rear chin lock. Rollins with more crossfaces and then he kicks Balor in the head. Rollins chops Balor. Rollins with an Irish whip and forearm into the corner followed by a springboard knee to the temple. Rollins goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Rollins with a clothesline.
Rollins slaps Balor in the face as he sets for a Rainmaker but Balor ducks and hits a DDT. Both men are down. Balor with forearms and then he hits a flying forearm. Balor with a running chop into the corner. Balor with two more Irish whips and chops. Balor with a drop kick to the temple and Rollins goes to the floor. Balor goes to the apron and hits a running kick to the head. Balor sends Rollins back into the ring and Balor with Slingblade. Balor runs into a drop kick and then Rollins sets for the Pedigree but Balor with a back body drop. Rollins lands on his feet. Rollins with an enzuigiri but Balor with a Pele Kick.
Balor goes for the inverted elevated DDT and he hits it and gets a near fall. Balor goes up top for the Coup de Grace but Rollins moves and he applies the triangle. Balor gets a near fall with a rollup. Rollins holds on to the triangle and Balor gets to the ropes but Rollins says there is no rope break so he holds on. Balor tries to get to the floor and he succeeds. Rollins goes to the floor since there are no count outs. Rollins sends Balor back into the ring. Balor with kicks to the knee. Rollins blocks a kick and hits a buckle bomb. Rollins with a super kick and he gets a near fall. Rollins with forearms but Balor with a kick. Rollins with a jumping knee followed by God's Last Gift for a near fall.
Rollins goes up top but Balor with an enzuigiri that sends Rollins to the floor. Balor with a running drop kick to send Rollins into the ringside barrier. Balor with a double stomp for a near fall. Balor goes up top again and he sets for Coup de Grace but Rollins moves. Rollins with a Pedigree for a near fall. Rollins tries to figure out what to do and he goes up top for the Phoenix Splash but Balor moves and Balor with a running drop kick that sends Rollins into the turnbuckles. Balor goes up top and so does Rollins. Rollins with a superplex and he sets for the Pedigree but Balor counters with a double stomp.
Balor with running drop kicks and he goes up top and hits Coup de Grace for the three count.
Winner: Finn Balor
We go to the Kickoff Show panel.
Jerry Lawler brings up the fact that he picked Charlotte to regain the Women's Title. Lita mentions Finn Balor's win and the legacy of the Universal title. Booker says AJ stood toe to toe with John Cena. Booker says there is a new face that runs the place and it is AJ Styles.
We take a look at a match featuring Colonel Ziggler versus Pupper Clucker.
Lana is in the ring to introduce her husband.
Match Number Nine: WWE United States Title Match: Rusev (with Lana) versus Roman Reigns
Rusev attacks Reigns before the bell rings. Rusev and Reigns fight on the floor. Rusev sends Reigns into the ring steps. Rusev sends Reigns into the other steps. Rusev chokes Reigns and punches him on the steps. Rusev sends Reigns into the apron and he picks up the ring steps and he hits Reigns with them. Reigns sends Rusev into the time keepers area. Reigns with a Superman punch while Reigns is on the ringside barrier.
Reigns punches Rusev and officials pull Reigns off Rusev. Rusev tries to hit Reigns with a chair but Roman blocks it. Roman with a head butt and punches. Reigns sends Rusev back into the ringside area. Reigns hits Rusev with a chair in the ribs. Reigns hits Rusev in the back with the chair. Reigns punches Rusev as the officials stand around with their arms out to beg for Reigns to stop. Reigns is escorted away and then he returns and Reigns with head butts.
Reigns is told to go to the back.
Rusev tells the medical staff to get their hands off of him.
It is announced that Rusev is not cleared to wrestle.
Roman Reigns comes back out and he hits a spear down the ramp.
Reigns is told to leave again as officials point at Reigns.
We see Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon watching from the back at the standard Superstar Angle.
We also see Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan watching from the back at the proper viewing angle.
Your announcers for this match are Mauro Ranallo, John Layfield, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves.
Match Number Nine: Randy Orton versus Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman)
Lesnar runs Orton into the corner and connects with shoulders. Lesnar with knees and a forearm to the back. Lesnar goes for a German suplex but Orton holds on to the ropes and hits elbows and a drop kick. Lesnar pushes Orton away on an RKO attempt. Lesnar with a German suplex and then he hits a second one. Orton kicks Lesnar but Lesnar with a knee and a German suplex. Lesnar with a knee to the ribs and then he picks up Orton for a fourth German suplex. Orton with a kick and forearms. Lesnar with shoulders in the corner.
Lesnar with German suplex number five. Lesnar with knees and he has to hold Orton up. Lesnar sets for a German suplex and hits number six. Brock does the Brock Bounce as Orton goes to the floor. Lesnar goes to the floor and Orton with forearms but Lesnar with a knee and he slams Orton onto the Smackdown announce table. Orton falls into the crowd and Lesnar biels Orton through the Smackdown announce table. Lesnar sends Orton back into the ring. Lesnar stands over Orton and hits a seventh German suplex. Orton goes to the floor and the Raw announce table is being adjusted. Lesnar puts Orton on the Raw announce table and stands over Orton as he picks him up. Orton with an RKO on the announce table and Orton smiles.
Lesnar rolls off the table while Orton gets back into the ring. Orton with the IEDDT and then he hits an RKO for a near fall. Orton sets for the field goal kick but Lesnar gets Orton up and hits the F-5 but Orton kicks out. Lesnar removes the gloves and he punches and elbows Orton. The referee stands over Lesnar and Orton as Orton is not moving. Orton is bleeding from the forehead. Lesnar is in the corner while the medical staff tries to make sure there is still blood in Orton. Lesnar punches Orton and the referee admonishes Lesnar.
Lesnar with more hammer fists to Orton and then he stands over Orton and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Brock Lesnar (by referee stoppage)
After the match, Lesnar continues to attack Orton.
Shane McMahon gets in the ring. Lesnar does not let Shane gets to Orton. Shane tells Lesnar to get out of the ring since the match is over. Lesnar gives Shane an F-5.
We go to credits.
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