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Match Number Eight:  Matt Riddle Gauntlet for a Potential United States Title Match in the Future

Segment One:  Matt Riddle versus Shelton Benjamin

Riddle misses a knee as the bell rings.  Riddle with kicks and forearms followed by a running forearm into the corner.  Shelton with a waist lock and a German suplex but Riddle lands on his feet and hits a Pele kick.  Riddle misses a kick and Benjamin with a rollup and Riddle rolls through.  Benjamin blocks a knee and Benjamin gets a near fall.  Benjamin puts Riddle on the turnbuckle and hits a running knee to the midsection and Riddle falls to the floor.  

Benjamin with a punch and slam for a near fall.  Riddle with punches and Benjamin with a knee to the midsection for a near fall.  Benjamin punches Riddle followed by kicks.  Riddle blocks a suplex attempt and Benjamin with a knee and a running knee to the head.  Benjamin gets a near fall.  Benjamin with a rear chin lock into a waist lock.  Riddle with a double wrist lock and he applies a guillotine.  Benjamin tries to counter into a suplex and Riddle with a knee.  Alexander distracts Riddle.

Riddle with an O'Connor Roll and Benjamin rolls through but the distraction keeps Benjamin from getting the three count.  Riddle with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Matt Riddle

Segment Two:  Montel Vontavious Porter versus Matt Riddle

Riddle with a rollup into a heel hook and Porter taps out.

Winner:  Matt Riddle

Segment Three:  Cedric Alexander versus Matt Riddle

We are back with this segment joined in progress.  Alexander with shoulders in the corner.  Alexander with a snap mare and a near fall.  Alexander with a knee and a double knee gutbuster for a near fall.  Alexander with an arm bar.  Riddle with a chop and forearms.  Riddle with kicks and the referee pulls Riddle out of the corner.  Riddle with a running forearm and Alexander with a drop kick.for a near fall.  Alexander withan abdominal stretch.  Riddle gets to the ropes and Alexander has to release the hold.  Alexander chokes Riddle in the ropes.

Alexander gets a near fall.  Riddle with elbows to escape the waist lock.  Riddle gets Alexander on his shoulders but Alexander counters with a DDT for a near fall.  Riddle with a Pele Kick and forearms.  Riddle with an exploder.  Riddle goes for the back senton but Alexander gets his knees up.  Alexander with punches and Riddle punches back.  Alexander with a back heel kick and Riddle with a German suplex.  Riddle goes for a suplex but Alexander counters with a brainbuster for a near fall.  Alexander punches Riddle.  Alexander goes up top but misses a stomp.  Riddle with a triangle and Alexander with a one arm power bomb but Riddle returns to the triangle.  Riddle misses a kick and Riddles with a rollup for a three count.

Winner:  Matt Riddle

After the match, Riddle celebrates with his back to the entrance.

Bobby Lashley's music plays and he hits Riddle from behind and applies the full nelson.

We take a look back at the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever from Backlash.

We go to commercial.

We are back with comments from Edge.

He says if 2020 taught us anything, it is that you cannot sleep on tomorrow.  You have to dream, wake up and fight for it every day.  Tomorrow is not guaranteed.  Sometimes you find yourself in a place where you have to dust yourself off and keep walking.  Keep walking forward.  Ten years ago, he went to bed after Wrestlemania 27 as the champion.  I was on top of the world.  A week later, I had to forfeit that championship and my career.  It was my dream.  I'll never forget when I told my mom that I was going to be a wrestler.  She said to go do it.  Those are simple words, but they were the jet fuel that lit the fire in my gut to make me fight for 9 years.

To get my career back and to get my dream back.  Then at Backlash, Randy Orton tore my triceps and gave me another reminder that everything that you hold close to you can be torn away just like that.  You cannot live in that space.  You have to fight.  I know what my mom would say.  She would say 'Adam, you have to just go do it.'.  With that in mind, I am entering the Royal Rumble.  I know it won't be like last year because the stakes are higher.  The window closes for me sooner and I need to win the Royal Rumble and take back what is mine.  If you have a dream, you have to fight to make it a reality.  WIth every breath in my body, I am going to make this farfetched dream come true..  

Now, if you have been with me on this ride, you know I have to try.  A world without dreamers and fighters is a less magical place.  Henry Ford said if you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.  I think I can.  I'll see you at the Rumble.

We see Asuka walking in the back.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Nine:  Asuka versus Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women's Championship

Alexa with a waist lock but Asuka with kicks and she sends Alexa across the ring by the hair a few times.  Asuka kicks Alexa in the corner a few times.  Asuka goes for an arm bar and gets Alexa to the mat.  Alexa with punches and kicks.  Asuka with a missile drop kick and she misses a hip attack and Alexa kicks Asuka to the floor.

There is a rocking horse in the ring and Alexa rides it.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Asuka kicks Alexa in the corner while there is no sign of Alexa's horse.  Asuka misses a missile drop kick and Alexa with a double knee drop and drop kick for a near fall.  Alexa kicks Asuka in the corner.  Alexa gets a near fall.  Alexa with a reverse chin lock.  Asuka with elbows and Asuka with a round kick to the temple.  Asuka with a shoulder tackle and pop up knee.  Asuka with a hip attack in the corner followed by a kick and German suplex.  Asuka with a slding kick for a near fall.Asuka sends Alexa into the corner and kicks her. 

Alexa Biss' old music plays and she transforms into her old self and Alexa acts scared.  Alexa sends Asuka into the turnbuckles and then Alexa stares at the turnbuckles (because the Wrestlemania sign is not up yet).  The lights go out and then she changes again and leans back in the corner.  Alexa blocks punches and kicks.  Asuka misses a back fist and Asuka with a pop up knee and Asuka goes for the Asuka Lock.  Asuka with a mandible claw.

Randy Orton shows up behind Alexa Bliss and hits an RKO on Alexa.

Winner:  Alexa Bliss (by disqualification)

We go to credits

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