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We are back with a Matt Riddle video package. He says he is at the top of the food chain. Matt says you will always remember his name.
Kayla Braxton is in the back and she is with Braun Strowman.
Braun says those two dorks are trying to mess with him. They messed with his protein drink.
We cut to Frick and Frack in the van and they ask if they have everything set up.
Braun says the magic catchphrase and Kayla is hit with green slime. Braun says he knows that Miz and Morrison did it and he says it was supposed to be for him.
Miz and Morrison argue about what side it was to be on and Kayla calls them bastards. Miz and Morrison consider it a victory since some got on Braun.
We are told that Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles will be the Grand Marshals for the NASCAR race on Wednesday on FS1.
Renee Young is in the ring and she is with the Intercontinental Title Belt. She brings out the two men who will battle for that title. Out first is Daniel Bryan. Out next is AJ Styles.
Renee wants to ask Daniel a question and AJ interrupts and says Daniel will call him a coward for taking a bye to the finals. AJ says if Jeff Hardy didn't get involved last week, Sheamus would be standing where Daniel is.
Renee asks Daniel if AJ is a coward. Daniel says AJ is and each have their ways of thinking.
Renee asks AJ if he took the bye because he never won the IC title. AJ says he did the smart thing. He sees the greatest champion WWE has seen when he looks in the mirror. Daniel is all heart and it is noble he is doing the right thing, but it is stupid.
Daniel says he sees that AJ is trying to get under his skin. We have known each other for a long time and we have two different world views and two different visions of what it means to be Intercontinental Champion. You will defend the title sparingly against a limited number of opponents because you see yourself as the greatest of all time. You couldn't imagine someone coming up and shattering that vision. That is why you are a coward. Daniel says his vision is defending the title every week against anyone. He says he will do that because he wants to learn and grow. It is not about who he is but who he can be. Daniel says he wants to have everyone excited to tune in to see a title match and maybe their favorite can break through and beat him to win a title.
AJ says it sounds like you want him to give a hand out. AJ says he does not believe in hand outs. He believes in earning an opportunity. How did Drew Gulak get the opportunity to become your coach? An opportunity to work here in the WWE? It doesn't sound like an opportunity, it sounds like a handout. If we can't agree what our vision is. AJ says he will reach across the aisle and do something unexpected. Why not give Drew an opportunity tonight. AJ tells Drew to come to the ring and get his hand out, aka an ass whipping.
Drew comes to the ring and he takes AJ down with a double leg take down. AJ goes to the floor as we go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Drew Gulak (with Daniel Bryan) versus AJ Styles
Styles with a kick and chop followed by punches and more chops. Styles with a back elbow. Styles with shoulders in the corner followed by a chop. Gulak with a jaw breaker and Drew holds on to the ropes when AJ goes for a drop kick. Drew with an arm bar submission and AJ gets to the ropes to force a break. Styles with a kick and chop in the corner followed by a forearm. AJ with a snap mare and kick to the back. AJ with an STO back breaker for a near fall. AJ gets Drew on his shoulders but Drew escapes and hits a head butt. Drew with a boot to AJ in the corner but AJ with a clothesline. AJ with a rear chin lock.
Drew with punches in the corner and the referee warns Drew. AJ with a chop and punch. AJ with an Irish whip and AJ misses a forearm into the corner. Drew with an elbow and drop kick followed by a clothesline in the corner. Drew with a suplex. Drew with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Drew gets AJ on his shoulders and AJ with a rake of the eyes followed by an enzuigiri. AJ with a reverse DDT and then AJ looks at Bryan. AJ sets for the Styles Clash as he turns to Daniel. Gulak with a double leg take down into a jackknife cover and the three count.
Winner: Drew Gulak
We go to the parking lot where Miz and Morrison are at Braun Strowman's car and we see the Performance Center security guard watching. Miz says it would be a shame if something happened to Braun's car. Morrison sees a fly and Miz pulls out a golf club to kill the fly and the window breaks. Morrison and Miz talk about how Braun's dad is in the softball Hall of Fame. Morrison swings for the fences and the windshield is destroyed. Miz and Morrison say that Braun is going to be pissed.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Shorty G versus Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Mojo Rawley
Cesaro and Shorty start things off and Cesaro catches Shorty but Shorty counters into a sunset flip. Shorty with a head scissors take down. Cesaro wtih a knee to the midsection. Shorty avoids an abdominal stretch and Shorty with a dragon screw leg whip. Big E tags in and Cesaro with a European uppercut. Mojo tags in and he hits a cross body for a near fall. Nakamura tags in and Shinsuke with a forearm but Big E blocks a kick and has Nakamura in a waist lock and bear hug into an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Kofi tags in and hits a splash off Big E's back. Big E tags in and he flips Shorty onto Nakamura. Kofi tags in and Big E with a splash followed by one from Kofi from the turnbuckles for a near fall.
Kofi with flip dive onto Cesaro when Nakamura moves and Kofi holds his knee based on how he landed. Mojo with a running shoulder tackle as we go to commercial.
We are back and Cesaro with a rear chin lock on Kofi but Kofi with punches and Cesaro keeps Kofi from making the tag and hits a back breaker for a near fall. Mojo tags in and he punches Kofi. Mojo charges at Kofi but Kofi moves and goes to the floor. Mojo knocks Big E off the apron and Kofi with a double stomp. Shorty tags in and hits a cross body. Shorty with a European uppercut followed by an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to Cesaro. Shorty with a rolling kick in the corner followed by a blockbuster and moonsault for a near fall.
Mojo holds on to the turnbuckles when Shorty goes for Chaos Theory. Shorty with an ankle lock and grapevine but Nakamura with a knee. Nakamura chokes Big E and Cesaro with a forearm to Shorty. Kofi takes care of Nakamura. Mojo sends Shorty face first into the mat with Hyperdrive but Shorty kicks out. Shorty knocks Cesaro off the apron. Big E tags in and Shorty goes for a cross body onto Nakamura and Cesaro as Big E and Kofi hit The Midnight Hour for the three count.
Winners: Shorty G, Big E, and Kofi Kingston
We return to Miz and Morrison watching Braun's car.
Braun goes outside and he sees his car. Braun wants to know where Miz and Morrison are. Braun wants to know where they are from the security guy. Braun is told where Miz and Morrison are and neither of them have the keys. Miz and Morrison say the doors are locked so they are safe. Miz and Morrison forget what Braun has done to vehicles in the past and Braun says they are dead men.
Braun shakes the van and he flips it over.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jeff Hardy will face Sheamus at Backlash.
Match Number Five: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross versus Bayley and Sasha Banks for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Nikki with a clothesline to Bayley followed by a sleeper. Bayley backs Nikki into the corner and Alexa tags in. Alexa with a forearm and a knee drop. Nikki tags in and hits a drop kick for a near fall. Nikki with an Irish whip and a splash into the corner. Alexa tags in and Alexa slaps Bayley in the corner. Bayley with a knee and forearms to the back. Sasha tags in and she kicks Alexa in the corner. Sasha sends Alexa into the turnbuckles and Bayley tags in but she did not have the rope so it was not allowed. Bayley takes the tag rope and then slaps Alexa and chokes Alexa.
Alexa with a rollup for a near fall. Nikki tags in and she hits a bulldog for a near fall. Nikki with a shoulder to Sasha against the ring post and then Nikki with a splash off the apron. Sasha grabs Nikki by the hair and that allows Bayley to hit a knee to the back. Sasha tags in and hits Meteora off the apron as we go to commercial.
We are bak and Bayley tags in and they hit a double side slam for a near fall. Sasha tags in and hits a running double knee strike for a near fall. Sasha with a seated abdominal stretch. Bayley tags in and stomps on the midsection. Bayley with a reverse chin lock. Bayley backs Nikki into the corner when Nikki is about to escape the hold. Bayley with shoulders in the corner and she misses an elbow but she stops Nikki from making the tag. Bayley sends Nikki to the apron and tries for a cutter in the ropes but Nikki stops her. Nikki kicks Bayley away and tags in Alexa.
Alexa with clotheslines and punches to Bayley and Sasha. Alexa with a drop kick. Alexa with a knee drop and a back handspring knee drop. Alexa goes up top and Sasha tries to stop her but Alexa kicks her off the apron. Bayley stops Alexa. Bayley tells Cole to talk about the first women's tag champs. Bayley with a belly-to-belly superplex and Sasha tags in and gets a near fall. Alexa with an Irish whip but Sasha floats over and Alexa sends Sasha into the turnbuckles. Nikki pulls Bayley out of the ring and hits a tornado DDT. Alexa with a Code Red for a near fall.
Nikki tags in and she hits a cross body and gets a near fall. Sasha avoids the neck breaker and Bayley tags in. Sasha with a lungblower into Banks Statement. Bayley takes over and applies the hold but Nikki gets a near fall. Sasha tags herself in. Sasha with the Banks Statement on Nikki. Bayley pulls Alexa out of the ring but Nikki with a rollup for a near fall. Sasha with a crucifix for the three count.
Winners: Sasha Banks and Bayley (new Champions)
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