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Match Number Three: Naomi versus Sasha Banks in a Beat the Clock Challenge to Determine who faces Asuka first at SummerSlam
Sasha with a double leg take down and punches for a near fall. Naomi with a side head lock and a slingshot into a rollup for a near fall. Naomi with a sit out Bubba Bomb for a near fall. Naomi rolls Sasha around the ring for a near fall. Naomi slaps Sasha. Sasha avoids a clothesline and Naomi with a headstand head scissors to send Sasha to the floor. Naomi with a pescado. Naomi sends Sasha back into the ring and Bayley distracts Naomi and Sasha hangs Naomi in the ropes and kicks her and hits a double knee drop for a near fall. Sasha gets a near fall.
Sasha with a rear chin lock. Naomi with a spinning sit out jaw breaker and then she is sent to the apron. Naomi with a round kick and cross body but Sasha rolls through for a near fall. Naomi drops Sasha on the top rope and then hits a drop kick and a springboard round kick for a near fall. Sasha with an arm bar take down into teh Banks Statement. Naomi taps out.
Winner: Sasha Banks (3 Minutes 39 Seconds)
After the match, Bayley kicks Naomi.
Match Number Four: Naomi versus Bayley in a Beat the Clock Challenge to Determine who faces Asuka first at SummerSlam
Bayley attacks Naomi as the bell rings and she gets a near fall. Bayley with a suplex for a near fall. Bayley with kicks and an Irish whip. Bayley with a snap mare and she gets a near fall. Bayley with a sliding clothesline for a near fall. Naomi with a bulldog into the turnbuckles. Bayley with a clothesline for a near fall. Naomi with Rear View for the three count.
Winner: Naomi
After the match, Asuka comes out and she laughs at Bayley and has something to say in Japanese. Asuka says at SummerSlam, she will become the Empress of Every Title because Nobody is Ready for Asuka.
Sasha comes up the ramp and misses Asuka. Asuka with a kick. Asuka goes to the ring and kicks Bayley.
Jeff Hardy finally has a knee brace put on and he checks on his mobility. The doctor says he looks stable enough so he will clear him. Hardy says this one legged man will become the Intercontinental Champion again.
Sonya Deville is asked by Kayla Braxton about what Mandy said earlier and Sonya says she has nothing to say to her.
Dana Brooke shows up and says she is feels bad for what happened to her this week and Sonya says she can handle it and she slaps Dana and walks away.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Sonya Deville makes her way to the stage. She tells Mandy she heard what she had to say and I get it. You are second guessing your own challenge. That is exactly what I said you would do. What I don't understand is what do you want? What is it what you want? You are going to face me one way or another. It is going to be me versus you at SummerSlam. Since it doesn't matter if I am bald or not, let's raise the stakes. It will be a No Disqualification match and the loser leaves WWE. Hair or no hair, I am sick of looking at your face. You need to wipe those tears and bring your A Game . . . Bitch.
We go to the Firefly Fun House.
We see what happened in the past.
Nikki Cross says her and Alexa have been friends for quite a while. When they spoke on Tuesday, Alexa seemed a bit off. She can't put her finger on what it was, but she is different. She talks and acts like Alexa, but the Alexa she knows is warm and caring and funny. That person she talked to was not Alexa Bliss. Nikki says it scares her and she has a feeling that something terrible is about to happen.
Daniel Bryan says we are seeing the type of champion AJ Styles wants to be. He wants the accolades and face challengers but when they are not at the best. Daniel says that by the end of the first night in THUNDERDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME, that Jeff Hardy gives us the Intercontiental Champion we deserve.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: AJ Styles versus Jeff Hardy for the Intercontinental Championship
Styles goes for the injured leg but Hardy backs Styles into the ropes. Hardy limps at Styles and kicks him. Hardy with a back body drop. Hardy with a forearm to the back but Styles backs Hardy into the corner. Hardy with a kick and he goes to the turnbuckles but Styles with a shot to the knee and Hardy goes down. Styles rips the pants and prepares to go for the knee brace. Styles with kicks to the injured knee. Styles with an Irish whip and Hardy's knee gives out. Styles stomps on the back of the knee.
Hardy with a forearm but he falls to the mat. Styles with a kick to the leg. Hardy with punches and Styles with a forearm. Hardy with a sit out jaw breaker. Hardy sends Styles to the apron and AJ falls off the apron and goes to the floor.. Hardy goes for a drop kick thorugh the ropes and Styles catches Hardy and drives the leg into the apron.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Styles with a knee bar. Hardy kicks Styles to get out of the hold. Hardy has a kick blocked but Hardy with a mule kick. Hardy with a reverse atomic drop followed by a leg drop and drop kick for a near fall. Hardy with a sit out gourdbuster for a near fall. AJ avoids a Twist of Fate and hits a Pele Kick. Hardy goes up top and he slips on the turnbuckles. AJ goes to the apron and sets for the Phenomenal Forearm and Hardy with a punch. Hardy goes for a hesitation drop kick into the corner but Styles moves and Hardy's knee buckles. AJ with a Calf Crusher and Hardy gets to the ropes.
AJ grabs the knee and Hardy with punches. AJ with a kick to the knee and he tries for the Styles Clash but Hardy kicks AJ with the brace. Hardy with a kick and Twist of Fate. Hardy goes to the turnbuckles. Hardy with a Swanton for the three count.
Winner: Jeff Hardy (new champion)
After the match, Kayla congratulates Jeff on his victory and what does it mean to be crowned champion.
Jeff says he would have thought you were crazy to suggest a year ago that he would be Intercontinental Champion. He says life is a challenge. He is here to show proof that there is hope.
We see Huskus and Ramblin Rabbit dressed like Alexa Bliss as we go to commercial.
We are back and AJ is yelling at Joseph Park and Kayla Braxton ambushes him and asks him about his loss. AJ says he was attacked by an illegal knee brace. AJ tells Joseph to fix this since he paid him a lot of money.
We go to the Firefly Funhouse.
Bray wants to tell everyone something. He says he loves you. Bray says don't be fooled. Love can be a terrible thing. I can trick you into a financial burden. It can make an angel fall with broken wings. Too much love can turn a field of sunflowers into a grotesque wasteland.
Bray mentions Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss. He calls it a modern Shakespearean Tragedy. Huskus plays Braun while Ramblin Rabbit plays Alexa. Bray stops the performance and he says that is not how it went down. Bray tells them to get lost.
Bray says love can only lead to pain and suffering. We need to be more like HIM. He is fueled by anger. HE cannot wait to get his hands on you, Braun. Bray asks waht took you so long . . .
Braun attacks Bray and punches him.
Braun says he isn't finished with Bray and he drags him out of the funhouse.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Michael Cole mentions that there is a brawl backstage between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt.
Bray punches Braun and backs him into a door. Braun with punches and knees. Braun says Bray cannot get in his head and manipulate him. Braun pushes Bray off a loading dock.
We see Bray down on the floor and an ambulance is backing up to take Bray to a local medical facility. EMTs help Bray onto the stretcher. Bray is put into the ambulance. The ambulance eventually drives away but it stops and then backs up. The agents yell about the situation.
Everyone backs up and are amazed at what they see. The Fiend emerges from the ambulance with his own smoke effects.
We go to credits.
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