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Elias makes his way to the ring and he is ready to perform.
Elias says that felt good. Normally, he would be out here doing one of his acoustic sets, but his guitar broke. Not only is he the biggest acquisition in Smackdown history, but the biggest acquisition in WWE history. He says that Vince McMahon told him that he could sleep well knowing Elias is here. With the Big Dog out of the way, the Era of Elias can begin and he has a song.
You people here are so boring. He brings energy to the world. No one wants to hear Roman talk, Elias just took you for a walk. I visited North Carolina, what a beautiful place. Now he knows why the Whalers left this city because Hartford is a disgrace.
Elias poses on the stage but Roman's music plays and he hits Elias with a Superman punch.
Match Number Eight: Roman Reigns versus Elias
Roman Reigns with a spear for the three count.
Winner: Roman Reigns
Match Number Nine: WWE Universal Championship Match: Seth Rollins versus AJ Styles
They lock up and AJ with a clean break after a lock up. They lock up again and Seth with a clean break. AJ with a waist lock and Rollins with a standing switch and AJ with a standing switch. Rollins with a single leg take down but AJ with a head scissors. They lock up and Rollins with a wrist lock into an arm bar. AJ with an arm drag. They lock up and Rollins with a side head lock. AJ with forearms but Rollins holds on to the head lock.
Rollins with a clothesline and chop. Rollins with an Irish whip that sends AJ sternum first into the turnbuckles. Rollins with a snap mare and knee drop for a near fall. Rollins with a kick to the back. AJ with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Styles with a drop kick to Rollins. AJ kicks Rollins in the back and connects with a punch. AJ with shoulders in the corner. AJ with a knee and kick to the chest. AJ with a back breaker. Rollins with chops but AJ with forearms.
Rollins with a hip toss and punches. Rollins with a Flatliner into the turnbuckles. AJ goes for a Styles Clash off the apron but Rollins kicks AJ. AJ with a sliding knee on the apron. AJ sends Seth back into the ring. Rollins tries to suplex AJ into the ring but AJ drops Rollins onto the top rope. Rollins with a suicide dive to AJ and AJ hits the announce table. Both men return to the ring and Rollins clotheslines AJ over the top rope and then hits a suicide dive. Rollins with punches but AJ with a forearm. Rollins with Slingblade and a forearm into the corner. Rollins with a springboard clothesline for a near fall.
Styles with an Ushigoroshi and both men are down. Styles with a forearm in the corner and he sets for the Styles Clash but Rollins with a sunset flip. Rollins and AJ get a series of near falls. Rollins with a buckle bomb and Rollins goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Rollins with punches to AJ. Styles punches Rollins to send him to the mat. Rollins leaps to the turnbuckles but AJ slips out and sends Rollins into the turnbuckles. AJ with a German suplex and Rollins with a rollup for a near fall. AJ with a torture rack and Eye of the Hurricane for a near fall.
AJ is sent to the apron and AJ with a forearm. AJ sets for the Phenomenal Forearm but Rollins trips AJ on the top rope and AJ lands on the top turnbuckle. Rollins sets for a reverse superplex and hits it and holds on for a sit out reverse DDT for a near fall. Seth sets for a thrust kick and hits it but AJ avoids Black Out and AJ with the Calf Crusher. Rollins tries to roll through and he kicks AJ in the head. AJ with a springboard moonsault into a reverse DDT for a near fall. AJ runs into a super kick from Rollins and both men are down. Styles with kicks to the leg and Rollins with a chop.
AJ and Rollins exchange punches and AJ with a back fist but Rollins with an enzuigiri. AJ mises a Pele Kick and Rollins with a super kick and he goes for Black Out but AJ blocks it and hits the Styles Clash for a near fall. AJ goes to the apron for the Phenomenal Forearm and Rollins moves. Rollins with a knee and a super kick. Rollins gets up and hits Black Out for the three count.
Winner: Seth Rollins (retains Championship)
After the match, AJ Styles returns to the ring and they stand face to face in the ring and Seth holds the title belt over his head. AJ offers his hand and Seth shakes it.
Charly Caruso is in the back and she is with Xavier Woods and the WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. Kofi is asked about Kevin Owens' comments. Kofi says Kevin is not 100% wrong. He did a lot of great things by himself, but if it wasn't for the New Day, he does not know if he would be standing here as WWE Champion. Xavier tells Kofi not to sell himself short. Everything had to happen the way it did for the win at Wrestlemania to happen. You will show Kevin that he is wrong and he will be in the back watching. Kofi says that he will show Kevin and anyone else if they try to use his brothers to go after him, it will not happen.
Lince Dorado says Money in the Bank only comes once a year. It is kinda like Christmas. Kalisto says every day is a Lucha House Party.
Match Number Ten: Kalisto, Gran Metalik, and Lince Dorado versus
Before the Lucha House Party's opponents can come out, Lars Sullivan makes his way to the ring and he catches Metalik and Metalik with a Freak Accident on the floor. Sullivan catches Dorado and slams Lince to the floor. Kalisto punches Lars as he comes into the ring and Lars pushes Kalisto to the mat. Lars with crossfaces. Lars with a running sit out power bomb.
Match Number Ten: WWE Championship Match: Kofi Kingston versus Kevin Owens
Kevin and Kofi with punches as the bell rings. Kevin with chops and forearms to Kofi. Kofi with punches but Kevin with an Irish whip. Kofi with a clothesline and Owens goes to the floor. Kofi comes off the ring steps with a flying chop to the top of the head. Kofi sends Kevin back into the ring. Kofi with a head butt and kicks. Owens rolls to the floor. Owens sends Kofi back first into the apron and Kofi Irish whips Owens into the ringside barrier. Owens Irish whips Kofi into the ring steps but Kofi leaps to the apron and hits a double sledge.
Kofi with a kick to the midsection and a head butt. Kevin with an Irish whip and Kofi leaps at Owens but Owens moves. Kofi lands on his feet and Owens with a super kick. Owens with more kicks to Kofi. Owens with a hard Irish whip. Owens with a boot to the back. Kevin with a hard Irish whip. Owens with a back senton for a near fall. Kevin with a forearm to the back as Kofi goes to the apron. Kofi with a punch and shoulder but Kevin sends Kofi into the ring post and Kofi falls off the apron to the floor.
Owens with a running splash off the apron onto Kofi. Kevin sends Kofi back into the ring and Kevin with a near fall. Owens chops Kofi and connects with forearms to the back and then he hits a seated splash onto the back. Kofi with punches to Kevin but Kevin with a double leg take down and Owen catapults Kofi to the turnbuckles and Kofi lands on the turnbuckles. Kevin catches Kofi off the turnbuckles and Kofi counters with a back body drop that sends Kevin into the turnbuckles.
Kevin with a boot to Kofi and Kofi with a chop and clothesline followed by a drop kick. Kofi iwth a jumping clothesline. Kofi with a Boom Drop but Kevin counters into a Boston Crab. Kofi gets to the ropes and Kevin has to release the hold.
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