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We are back and the ring is ready for the contract signing for the Women's Title match at Backlash.
Renee Young is in the ring with the contract.
She brings the Smackdown Women's Champion to the ring first as Carmella enters the ring.
Carmella takes the mic before Renee can bring out Charlotte Flair. Carmella says it is not happening. Carmella calls Renee disrespectful. Speaking of disrespectful, She wants to know in what world do you introduce the champion before the challenger. This is not Charlotte's kingdom any more, this is hers. Carmella says she has something to address. Carmella says she is your champion and she is YOUR champion. No one will know what it is like to be a champion like her. Last week, she gave the WWE Universe a MelaBration. She played a fabulous highlight reel of her accomplishments, but when it was over, no one gave her a standing ovation.
That highlight reel was a masterpiece. Since she is the champion, she gets to make the rules and she will show that same highlight reel but when it is over, you will be giving her the ovation that she deserves. You will stand up and cheer for Mela.
She did not appreciate the response from the crowd so we are going to see the video again and you will give the proper response or we will continue to watch it.
Charlotte interrupts the video and makes her way to the ring. Charlotte sits down at the table while Carmella wooos and dances around.
Renee tells Carmella to act like a professional and take her seat.
Renee asks for them to sign the contract to make it official.
Charlotte signs the contract and she wooos. Carmella holds up the title belt and Charlotte slams Carmella's face into the table and pushes it onto Carmella.
We see Shinsuke Nakamura's locker room door and Aiden English answers. He says no interviews and closes the door.
Jeff Hardy walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Tom mentions that the contract was signed so the match is official for Backlash.
Jeff makes his way to the ring, but he stops and Randy Orton makes his way to the ring behind him.
Match Number Three: Randy Orton versus Shelton Benjamin
They lock up and Benjamin backs Orton into the corner. Benjamin with a clean break. Benjamin goes for the leg but Orton gets to the ropes. They lock up again and Benjamin with a side head lock. Benjamin with a shoulder tackle and Orton has a kick blocked. Benjamin has a kick blocked and he misses a dragon whip. Orton goes for an RKO but Shelton escapes. Benjamin with a knee and forearms. Orton with a kick and European uppercuts.
Orton goes for an IEDDT but Benjamin pulls Orton into the ropes and Benjamin kicks Orton in the chest while Orton hangs over the middle rope. Benjamin kicks Orton to the floor.
Benjamin picks up Orton and slams his head into the announce table. Benjamin looks at Hardy before continuing to punch Orton. Benjamin returns to the ring and Benjamin with a jumping knee to the head. Orton struggles to get back into the ring but he beats the count. Benjamin with kicks and a reverse chin lock. Orton blocks a kick but Benjamin with a dragon whip for a near fall. Benjamin with a reverse chin lock. Orton with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down.
Orton with two clotheslines and he avoids a clothesline from Benjamin and hits a power slam. Benjamin rolls to the apron and Orton with a kick and IEDDT. Orton twists to the mat and punches it but Benjamin knows what is coming and Shelton rolls to the floor. Orton sends Shelton's head into the announce table. Hardy gets up and he moves out of the way to allow Orton to hit a back drop driver onto the announce table. They return to the ring and someone clips Jeff Hardy. He goes into the ring and the mask is removed and it is Sunil Singh. Orton with an RKO to Sunil.
Benjamin with Paydirt on Orton for the three count.
Winner: Shelton Benjamin
The New Day are in the back and they have the Book of Booty in front of them. They have their cereal and pancakes.
Sheamus and Cesaro show up and they speak in unison. Sheamus says after tonight, you won't see them on Smackdown again. After they win the Raw Tag Titles, they will be going back to Raw.
Kofi toasts them.
Sheamus says the competition on Smackdown does not stack up as Sheamus grabs a handful of pancakes.
AJ Styles is in the locker room with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. AJ says this is where they need to be. They Too Sweet and we go to commercial.
We are back with a video package for Sanity and their debut on Smackdown.
We see the door to the trainer's room and Renee Young awaits Daniel Bryan's emergence from the room.
Daniel is wrapped up and iced. Daniel says he will be ready for the Greatest Royal Rumble. Daniel says he was blindsided by a seven foot coward. Daniel says he will have a match against Colin Cassady at Backlash. Daniel says he will tackle all challenges head on. Daniel says with the momentum of winning the Greatest Royal Rumble, he will show Colin that you are all the same size when you are down on the mat and tapping out.
Samoa Joe says nothing and no one is safe. Definitely not the Intercontinental Champion when ladders are at his disposal. It will be the end of Seth Rollins and if he is not careful, the end of the Miz. It will be the end of Finn Balor. The Intercontinental Title is as good as his. Then he will sit back and watch Roman Reigns gets destroyed by Brock Lesnar. If he somehow wins the title, Joe says he will take it from Roman at Backlash. Believe that.
Match Number Four: AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows versus Aiden English, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Rusev
Styles and Nakamura start things off but Nakamura decides to tag in English before any physicality occurs. Styles knocks Nakamura off the apron and then brings English into the ring. Gallows tags in and he punches Aiden. Anderson tags in and he hits a European uppercut. Anderson with a snap mare and Styles with a sliding forearm. Gallows tags in and hits a splash. Anderson tags in and hits a jumping knee. All three men take care of Rusev.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Anderson with a knee to Rusev and Styles tags in. Styles with strikes to Rusev. Styles goes after English and Nakamura and AJ goes to the apron. Rusev with a jumping thrust kick and English tags in. English with a knee and kicks. English with a reverse chin lock. English sends Styles to the mat and kicks him. Nakamura tags in and punches Styles in the midsection. Nakamura with knees to Styles and then he kicks him in the corner. Nakamura with a snap mare and knee drop for a near fall. Nakamura teases a kick to the lower groin but he decides to kick Styles. Rusev tags in and he kicks Styles.
Rusev with a slam and running elbow drop for a near fall. English tags in and he hits a running hip in the corner. Rusev with a thrust kick for a near fall by English. Styles with a Phenomenal Drop Kick and Rusev tags in but Styles with a Pele Kick. Gallows tags in and he clotheslines English and then hits a splash into the corner. Gallows with a round kick to the shoulder and then Gallows with a pump handle slam and a Warrior splash for a near fall.
Rusev sends Anderson into the ring post. Gallows sends English to the floor. Nakamura makes the tag and he kicks Gallows in the leg and hits Kinshasa to the back of the head for the three count.
Winners: Shinsuke Nakamura, Aiden English, and Rusev
After the match, Styles attacks Nakamura but Nakamura with a forearm to the lower groin. Nakamura sets for Kinshasa on AJ but Anderson gets in the way to take the move.
Nakamura tells AJ to come on as he sets for Kinshasa on Anderson and he hits it.
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