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Daniel Bryan finds Baron Corbin backstage and is angry because Corbin just cost Smackdown the entire Cruiserweight division, and Corbin says Smackdown doesn't need any pests like Kalisto on Smackdown. Daniel Bryan says he'll deal with Corbin on Tuesday.
Smackdown mascot James Ellsworth is introduced and comes to ringside for our next match...
Men’s Elimination Match: Team Raw (Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Braun Strowman) vs Team Smackdown (AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, and Shane McMahon)
The champions start off, and they go at it until all the other partners get in, and Rollins and Reigns start to team up against Team Smackdown. Shane tags in and cleans house, then AJ and Ambrose wind up working together to clear out the ring...but then they turn their attention on each other and start brawling. Shane McMahon tries to separate them, AJ nails Ambrose from behind, and Strowman comes in and hits a running powerslam to eliminate Ambrose.
Dean Ambrose has been eliminated.
Strowman drags Shane into the ring, and Shane unloads with a flurry of pounches, but Strowman is too big and crushes Shane with a splash in the corner. AJ tries for a Phenomenal forearm, but Strowman knocks him to the floor, then flattens Orton when he tries to come in. Bray Wyatt is in and goes face to face with Strowman, and Wyatt tells Strowman to attack Team Raw, and he goozles Jericho, then lets him go and clotheslines Wyatt's had off. Strowman knocks Wyatt to the floor with a diving dropkick. Strowman goes after Wyatt and rams him into the ring apron. Orton gives Strowman an RKO into the announce table, then helps Wyatt up and they put Strowman on the table and Shane comes off the top rope with an elbowdrop to Strowman that sends them both through the table. The brawl continues on the floor, and AJ Styles dumps Shane back into the ring, but James Ellsworth holds Strowman's foot from under the ring to prevent him from getting back in, and Strowman gets counted out.
Braun Strowman is eliminated.
Strowman beats Ellsworth up to the top of the ramp and tosses him off the stage into some production equipment before walking to the back. Owens is in the ring and working Shane over, does the Shane dance, and covers for 2. Jericho tags in and dropkicks Shane for 2, he goes for a Lionsault, but Shane gets the knees up and gets a small package on Jericho for 2. Jericho hits a Codebreaker on Shane, another on Randy Orton, and he covers Shane for 2. Rollins tags in and puts the boots to Shane, then Jericho tags in and comes off the top with a splash that misses, and Shane tags Styles in. Styles goes to work on Jericho and hits an over the knee neckbreaker for 2. Jericho blocks the Styles Clash and goes for the Walls of Jericho, Styles breaks free and gets the Calf Crusher, and Jericho rams AJ's head into the mat and goes for the Walls again, Styles reverses to a small package, Styles unlaods with a series of strikes, nails Owens on the apron, goes for the Styles Clash, but Owens comes in and nails styles with Jericho's list and hits him with Jericho's list. He gives styles the pop-up powerbomb as the referee calls for the DQ.
Kevin Owens is eliminated.
We're down to 4-on-3, and Jericho is feverishly trying to put his list back together as Styles tags Orton, who comes in and hits Jericho with the RKO for 3.
Chris Jericho is eliminated.
We're down to Reigns and Rollins against almost the entire Smackdown team. Reigns looks at Rollins and says "let's do this", and Rollins goes after Orton, but eats a snap powerslam for 2. Wyatt tags in and unloads on Rollins, and Rollins os caught in the wrong part of town. Orton superplexes Rollins, and both men make tags and in comes Reigns and Styles, and Reigns is dominant. Reigns hits a splash mountain for 2, but he comes in for the Superman Punch and Styles hits a Pelle kick. Shane tags in and opens up on Reigns, and hits a floatover DDT. Shane dodges a double stomp from Rollins, gives him a spinebuster, then rams Reigns into the ringpost. Shane goes to the top rope and goes for a Van Terminator, but Reigns hits him with a spear on the way down. He makes a cover and Shane gets his shoulder up at 2. The referee checks on Shane and appears to injury default him out.
Shane McMahon is eliminated.
Okay good, Shane couldn't even do a clean loss after taking that. Wonderful. Wyatt hits Reigns with a senton for 2, and now Reigns is the one caught in the wrong corner. Reigns breaks free and tags Rollins in, and he goes to work on Styles and hits a Blockbuster. Styles backdrops Rollins to the apron, but Rollins hits an enziguiri and a springboard forearm, then he takes Wyatt out with a dive to the floor, a series of corner charges on AJ, and he goes to the top on AJ, but AJ slips out, nails Rollins and goes to the top, but Rollins hits him with a Pelle kick of his own. Rollins superplexes Styles, picks him up and goes into a falcon arrow, and Orton breaks it up at 2. Rollins dumps Orton to the floor, but goes for a dive and Orton nails him. Reigns saves Rollins from a DDT on the floor, and the former Shield members put the boots to Orton on the floor. Rollins slaps Reigns on the back, they clear off the announce table, but Styles comes in before they can go for the Shield powerbomb. Ambrose runs back into the ring and attacks AJ Styles, and a slew of referees try to eject Ambrose, but he goes back after Styles and rams him into the ring steps. Security finally gets Ambrose out of there, but Reigns and Rollins go after security and let Ambrose free. Against all odds, the former Shield is working together to fight off security, then they give AJ the triple powerbomb through the announce table. Rollins dumps Styles back into the ring and covers him for the win.
AJ Styles has been eliminated.
BIG elimination there, and now we're even with Reigns and Rollins against Orton and Wyatt. Luke Harper suddenly comes out of nowhere, and he distracts the Shield wihle Wyatt and Orton sneak attack them. Orton and Reigns go at it on the floor while Wyatt and Rollins fight in the ring. Harper rams Reigns into the post while Rollins hits a slingblade on Wyatt, then takes Harper out with a dive. Rollins hits Orton with an enziguiri, superkicks Wyatt, but comes off the top rope right into an RKO from Orton, and Wyatt covers Rollins for 3.
Seth Rollins is eliminated.
Roman is by himself now against Orton and Wyatt, with Harper on the floor. Reigns Superman punces Orton off the apron and takes Wyatt out to the floor, and he fights both men off and rams Wyatt into the barricade, then hits him with a drive-by. Reigns spears Harper, comes back into the ring, blocks Sister Abigail, hits Wyatt with a Superman punch, and sets for the spear. Orton shoves Wyatt out of the way and eats the spear, and Wyatt quickly hits Sister Abigail and covers for 3.
Winners: Team Smackdown
Survivors: Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton
Good match, and Smackdown needed to win this after losing the first two.
The main event is up next on Page 5!
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