Alexa Bliss joins the announcers for the next match.
Match Number Two: Paige (with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville) versus Sasha Banks (with Bayley and Mickie James)
They lock up and they break. Sasha with a slap but Paige with a kick and head butt. Sasha with a Thesz Press and punches. Sasha tosses Paige by the hair. Sasha kicks Paige and follows with forearms in the corner. Paige with a kick and she sends Sasha into the turnbuckles. Paige with a running kick and she gets a near fall. Paige with a rear chin lock. Paige with an Irish whip but Sasha with forearms.
Paige tosses Sasha by the hair and kicks her in the corner. Paige chokes Sasha in the ropes. Sasha goes for a kick but Paige with a drop toe hold into a step over toe hold and reverse chin lock. Paige gets a near fall as she has something to say to Mickie and Bayley. Sasha with punches but Paige with forearms. Paige with a front face lock. Sasha with an inside cradle for a near fall. Paige with a clothesline.
Paige with punches. Sasha grabs Paige's leg and Sasha with a knee to the head and a head scissors. Paige sends Sasha to the apron and Sasha with a forearm and she goes up top for a cross body and gets a near fall. Sasha with a straitjacket choke and she puts Paige across her knees. Sasha rolls Paige over into a Japanese Strangehold stretch and she slams Paige's head into the mat.
Paige gets to the ropes and Sasha releases the hold. Paige talks to Mandy and Sonya and Paige with a double leg take down and punches. Sasha with punches and she sends Paige face first into the mat. Paige with punches and Sasha avoids a slam. Both women go through the ropes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Paige with a front face lock. Paige chokes Sasha in the ropes. We see footage from the commercial break when Paige pulled Sasha off the turnbuckles and she landed awkwardly. Paige chokes Sasha in the ropes. Paige with a thrust kick and Irish whip but Sasha gets a boot up and Sasha with a running clothesline or two. Sasha with a drop kick. Sasha with running knees into the corner but she misses when she goes for a second one. Paige with a running knee into the corner and then Paige goes up top. Sasha stops Paige and sets for a superplex.
Paige with a sunset flip power bomb for a near fall. The referee checks on Sasha and Paige with forearms. Sasha fires back. Paige runs Sasha into the ropes and Paige sets for RamPaige but Sasha blocks it. Sasha with the Banks Statement but Paige gets to the ropes. Paige rolls to the floor and Rose and Deville check on her but Sasha goes to the floor. Bayley attacks Sonya and Mickie goes after Mandy. Sonya sends Bayley into the ringside barrier and Sonya hits Mickie in the back of the leg while Mandy deals with her. Paige kicks Sasha and hits RamPaige for the three count.
Winner: Paige
After the match, Sonya and Mandy attack Sasha. Sonya with knees and Mandy with a gourdbuster onto Sonya's knee.
Kurt Angle is in his office on his phone and his eyes sparkle as he hears Elias' music. Elias tells Kurt to silence his cell phone and put it away and hold his applause until he is finished. Elias says he wants another shot at the Intercontinental Title and instead you gave it to your son and that is a sign of favoritism. Elias says that the City of Angels wants to walk with Elias. Since there are no opponents, he will provide a musical performance. Elias says that Kurt's bias towards his bastard son will be his downfall.
Kurt tells Elias to have his concert while he looks for a worthy opponent for Elias.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package for the feud between Braun Strowman and Kane.
Enzo Amore is with the Zo Train and he says that Tony Nese and Drew Gulak have the opportunity of a lifetime. Last week, Dar and Daivari let Rich Swann beat them. You are all a direct reflection of him. Enzo says you do not lose and lose. He tells Drew and Tony to get the job done.
Enzo turns around and Nia Jax is there. Nia asks Enzo 'how you doin'.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Cedric Alexander versus Tony Nese versus Drew Gulak versus Mustafa Ali in a Number One Contender Qualifying Match
Gulak and Nese work over Alexander and Ali. Drew with a side head lock on Cedric and he holds on as Alexander tries to send him off the ropes. Alexander with a head scissors and drop kick to Gulak. Ali drop kicks Nese to the floor. Alexander with a rollup on Ali for a near fall. Alexander with a side head lock. Ali with a head scissors.
We see Rich Swann watching in the back. Ali appears to have tweaked his knee and Nese and Gulak pull him out of the ring. Alexander with a flip dive onto Gulak and Nese. Alexander with a front face lock to Alexander. Nese joins in the attack in the corner as they kick Alexander. Nese puts Alexander in the tree of woe. Drew with an ankle lock while Nese does some abs work.
Nese goes up top and Gulak tells him this is a No Fly Zone. Drew pulls Nese gently off the turnbuckles. They argue and Ali with a cross body to both men and he gets a near fall on Nese and Gulak. Ali with a front face lock but Gulak with a splash into the corner. Gulak with a punch to Ali but Ali punches back. Ali with a kick but Gulak with a chop. Alexander with clotheslines to Gulak. Alexander with a kick to Drew and then he sets for the slingshot flatline but Nese breaks up the cover. Alexander tries for Lumbar Check but Nese lands on his feet and connects with a forearm. Ali with a slingshot rolling neck breaker to Nese. Gulak with a clothesline and Alexander with a springboard clothesline.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see the Tower of Doom from the commercial break. Drew with a step over toe hold and chin lock on Alexander. Alexander with a forearm to Gulak followed by a chop. Alexander with a handspring round kick for a near fall that is broken up by Ali. Alexander throws his elbow pad at Ali. Nese with a back heel kick to Alexander followed by a kick to Ali. Nese falls victim to a double super kick and then Ali and Alexander punch each other as if they are on the Kings. Alexander with a back elbow.
Ali with a spinning back heel kick to Alexander and then he slaps Cedric. Alexander with a standing C4 and Nese breaks up the cover. Ali with an uppercut and he goes to the turnbuckles but Nese crotches him on the top rope. Alexander with a forearm to Nese. Nese with a rolling palm strike. Nese sets for a superplex but Alexander knocks Nese off the turnbuckles. Ali goes for a springboard move but Alexander counters with a C4 and both men are down. Ali gets a near fall when Gulak breaks up the cover.
Ali and Gulak are in the ring. Drew with a jaw breaker and he tries for a suplex but Ali blocks it. Ali blocks another suplex but Gulak with slaps. Ali with a rollup after countering a suplex. Ali with a round kick and then he goes up top for the inward 450 splash but Nese pulls Gulak to the floor. Ali grabs Nese by the hair and Nese with an enzuigiri. Nese with a running knee and Alexander with a Lumbar Check on NEse. Alexander with a Lumbar Check on Ali and Gulak sends Alexander to the floor and gets the three count.
Winner: Drew Gulak
After the match, Drew is asked about his victory and whether he is conflicted about possibly facing Enzo. Drew says that is a hard hitting question and it deserves a harder hitting response . . . a POWER POINT PRESENTATION!!!!!!
The presentation is interrupted by Elias walking in the back.
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