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We are in Memphis, Tennessee and your announcers are David Otunga, John Layfield, and Mauro Ranallo. Your host is Tom Phillips.
Shane McMahon makes his way to the ring Shane-O Shufflin'.
Shane says in two weeks, the AlamoDome will host the Royal Rumble. There will be 30 superstars in the match, including the Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, Baron Corbin, and Dean Ambrose. All will be competing to be the last man so he can main event Wrestlemania.
Shane says the WWE title will be defended in the Elimination Chamber in 4 weeks. Who will be the WWE Champion going into Wrestlemania?
AJ Styles's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
AJ says that after he does what he does best at the Royal Rumble . . . BEAT JOHN CENA, Shane is going to make him defend his title in the Elimination Chamber.
Shane says AJ will defend the title if he is still the champion. Will it be around the waist of John Cena for Elimination Chamber?
AJ says it will be over his dead body. He says that is a hot head decision. Maybe you should consult with the champ before doing something so stupid.
Shane says he is running Smackdown. The only person he consulted with is Daniel Bryan. They want the best of the best to be in the Elimination Chamber and become the champion and go on the road to Wrestlemania. Shane says that AJ is one of the best. What he has done in the ring over the last year has been phenomenal. Shane says the only thing that is not phenomenal is his attitude.
AJ says that maybe he take the WWE Title and his attitude and go back to Japan. AJ says he has never been in an Elimination Chamber match and now he is being forced to defend his title?
John Cena's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
AJ stops Cena from taking and tells him to shut up. You don't get to say nothing when your brother in law gifts you a title match. AJ tells Shane two weeks after the Royal Rumble, he has him participating in an Elimination Chamber match. AJ says the people do not respect him. Why is Smackdown against him? He is the champ. AJ wants to know who is next to come out and try to steal his spotlight?
Miz' music plays and he comes to the ring.
He tells AJ to consider his spotlight stolen. Miz says the Elimination Chamber is a good story for his 2017. When he gets his rematch with Dean Ambrose, he will win back his Intercontinental Title. Then he will either win the Royal Rumble or win the title in the Elimination Chamber and he will be where he belongs . . . in the main event of Wrestlemania. He will leave Wrestlemania as a double champion.
AJ wants to know if Miz is delusional. He comes out and hides behind his wife. He tells Miz to avoid him and the Elimination Chamber if he wants to have his movie career.
Miz tells AJ he should be careful with his BEAT JOHN CENA. You were in Japan growing your hair, but Miz says he was beating John Cena before it became cool. He says he has done more to build the Intercontinental Title than anyone. When people talk about Smackdown, they are not talking about AJ Styles, they are talking about the most must see champion.
John Cena decides to stir things up by saying that Miz thinks he is better than AJ Styles.
AJ reminds Miz that the last time they were in Memphis, he broke his teeth. Then he insults Miz and Maryse.
Cena stirs it the other way and asks if Miz is going to let AJ say that about his wife.
Shane announces that we will have Miz versus AJ Styles right now.
We go to commercial.
Shane McMahon is in the back and Dean Ambrose stops him.
Dean says he wants a new title. It smells like cocoa butter, and suntan lotion.
Shane says he cannot help him.
Dean talks about the Wyatts and what they did. Shane gives him a match against Bray Wyatt.
Dean says he wants to behead the Viper so he wants Randy Orton.
Match Number One: Miz versus AJ Styles in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Miz with a wrist lock. Styles with a reversal and he takes Miz to the mat. Miz with a top wrist lock but Styles with a hammer lock and Miz gets to the ropes. Styles goes to the floor to regroup. They have a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Miz with the advantage but Styles with a bridge. Styles reverses the situation and Miz with a bridge. Styles backs Miz into the corner and Miz with a kick and side head lock. Styles with a Phenomenal Drop Kick and he looks at Cena at the announce table. Cena with forearms in the corner followed by a back breaker and he gets a near fall.
Miz with a knee to the midsection. Miz punches Styles but Styles with an abdominal stretch and he takes Miz down for the Calf Crusher but Miz gets to the ropes. Miz with a sunset flip but Styles rolls through and hits a forearm. Miz with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Styles goes to the apron and Maryse distracts Styles long enough to allow Miz to knock Styles off the apron with a running boot.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Styles with forearms. Miz with an Irish whip and a running drop kick into the corner. Miz hits a second one and then he hits the Awesome Clothesline. Miz goes up top and Styles with a kick. Styles goes for the Styles Clash but Miz escapes. Miz with a thumb to the eye and a kick to the knee followed by a DDT for a near fall. Miz sets for the Skull Crushing Finale but Styles with a rollup to counter for a near fall. Styles kicks Miz to the apron and Styles hits a Pele Kick. Styles with a knee to Miz on the floor.
Styles tries to throw Miz at Cena but Cena knows what is coming. Styles punches Cena and the referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match, Cena goes after Styles but Styles goes to the ramp. Miz attacks Cena from behind and Cena with an Attitude Adjustment. Styles goes for the Phenomenal Forearm but Cena moves. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment to Styles.
Nikki Bella walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Nikki Bella makes her way to the ring.
Nikki says they were just getting started last week. Tonight, they are going to finish it so she wants Nattie to come out right now.
Nikki says she is not surprised that Nattie did not come out to face her. She is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be . . . at stabbing people in the back.
Natalya is in the crowd and she says that it is time for Nikki to shut her mouth and open her eyes. She tells Nikki to watch the TitanTron and she runs into the concourse.
Natalya goes to the merchandise stand and she asks for the Nikki Bella merchandise and it is right next to the John Cena merchandise. Natalya mentions that her ex-uncle Bret Hart has merchandise but not her?
Natalya says she has a lot in common with Bret. They will both die alone.
Natalya says if she doesn't get any merchandise then Nikki doesn't get any merchandise.
Nikki with a cross body through the table and they fight into the merchandise are. Nikki punches a member of security as the brawl continues. Natalya breaks free from security and she attacks Nikki.
We go to commercial.
Alexa Bliss is in the back and she is asked about being in a steel cage match.
Alexa asks if she looks afraid. Was she afraid when she won the title in a tables match? She says that if Becky wants this match, lock them in the cage. She says the look on Becky's face after she loses will not be something to forget.
We have a video package for Kurt Angle being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with more footage than last night's footage.
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