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We are in Tampa, Florida and your announcers are Corey Graves, Adnan Virk, and Byron Saxton.

Montel Vontavious Porter is in the ring.  He introduces Bobby Lashley.

WWE champion Bobby Lashley makes his way to the ring and he is joined by a bevy of females.

We take a look at what happened last week on Raw.

Porter asks for a round of applause for Bobby Lashley.   He says that in addition to the champion being here, the WWE is leaving the Thunderdome in July so you can see Bobby Lashley in person.  Porter wants to talk about the dark cloud known as Drew McIntyre.  He asks Lashley for his thoughts.

Lashley says he beat Drew at Wrestlemania and then he beat Drew and Strowman at Backlash so it is a no go for Drew.  

Porter says that since Kofi was a former champion, he thought he could step into the ring with the champion and then the dark cloud showed up again . . . 

Drew's music plays and he comes out.

Drew says we all knew that I would be coming out because your business is my business and my business is getting back the WWE Championship.  Drew says if it wasn't for Porter, he would have won at Wrestlemania.  if it wasn't for Braun, I would have won at Backlash.  You want to prove once and for all that you are the number one star on Raw.  Maybe you know that you don't quite measure up to Drew McIntyre.  Maybe the All Mighty doesn't have the balls.  Drew asks the ladies out for this evening.  Drew says that Kofi beat Lashley.

Bobby says that Kofi didn't beat him but you hit me with Porter's cane for Kofi to win.  

Drew says he is hearing excuses.

The New Day's music plays and Kofi KIngston comes out with Xavier Woods.

Kofi says they are making some incredible points in the ring, but Kofi wants to remind everyone that he pinned the WWE Champion.  

Lashley asks Kofi if he thanked Drew for the victory.

Kofi asks if Drew is insinuating that he couldn't win without Drew's help.  

Drew says he is not insinuating that.

Kofi says he did not ask for Drew's help.  Kofi says he came out because he never had a rematch for his title loss.  Kofi mentions that Drew is getting rematch after rematch after rematch so you can go to the back of the line.  

Adam Pearce comes out and he is back from his fact finding venue tour.  He says there is an easy way to resolve this.  Kofi Kingston versus Drew McIntyre and the winner faces Bobby Lashley at Hell in a Cell.

Porter likes that idea.

We go to commercial.

Braun Strowman says that he cannot wait to get back on the road.

Match Number One:  Drew McIntyre verus Kofi Kingston (with Xavier Woods) in a Number One Contender Match

They lock up and Drew with a clean break.  They lock up again and Drew pushes Kofi into the corner.  They go to a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Kofi with a side head lock.  Kofi with a waist lock.  Drew with a wrist lock.  Kofi with a reversal into a side head lock.  Drew with a shoulder tackle.  Kofi goes for a back elbow but Drew catches Kofi and sends Kofi to the mat.  Drew with a punch.  Drew with a front face lock and he tries for a suplex but Kofi with a knee to escape.  Kofi with a side Russian leg sweep and a slingshot splash for a near fall.  Drew with chops.  Kofi sends Drew to the floor and Kofi with a pescado.

Drew gets Kofi on his shoulders and Drew with a reverse Alabama Slam into the apron and then Drew breaks up the count.  Drew waves at Bobby and his "nieces" as we go to commercial.

We are back and Drew with a chop in the corner.  Kofi with a chop but Drew with punches.  Drew with a suplex.  Drew puts Kofi in the ropes and he chokes Kofi.  Drew with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Drew drops Kofi on the ringside barrier and then they return to the ring.  Drew with a front face lock into a dead lift delayed vertical suplex and he mocks Lashley do hit it one armed for a near fall.  Drew with an arm bar.  Kofi with punches but Drew with a kick and Irish whip.  Kofi with a springboard drop kick out of the corner and both men are down.  Kofi with chops and a drop kick.  Drew avoids a clothesline and Kofi with a guillotine but Drew with a suplex to escape.

Drew gets a near fall.  Kofi gets a near fall.  Kofi with a back fist in the corner followed by a shoulder.  Drew with an Irish whip and Kofi with a pendulum kick.  Kofi goes up top and Drew stops Kofi with a punch.  Kofi sets for a superplex and Kofi blocks it with punches and head butts.  Kofi with a cross body and Drew rolls through and hits a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  

Drew points to Bobby Lashley and Bobby makes his way to the ring as we go to commercial.

We are back and Drew with a forearm to the chest and he sets for a belly-to-back superplex and hits it.  

Bobby and Porter have let the ladies go do their homework so they have joined the announcers.  

Drew gets a near fall.  Drew and Kofi exchange punches.  Kofi with an elbow and Drew with forearms followed by a DDT but Kofi rolls through for a near fall.  Drew with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Drew with a power bomb for a near fall.  Kofi escapes a slam and then he moves out of the corner and Drew goes shoulder first into the ring post.  Kofi goes up top and hits Shadows Over Hell for a near fall.  Drew is sent to the floor and he sees Lashley at the announce table.  Kofi with a trust fall off the turnbuckles and Drew bumps into Lashley, but Porter was smart enough to move out of the way.  Kofi with SOS for a near fall.  Lashley and Porter attack Drew and Kofi and the referee calls for the bell.

Double Disqualification

After the match Lashley takes care of Woods but Kofi with Trouble in Paradise and Drew with a Claymore to Lashley.

We take a look back at Asuka versus Charlotte Flair from last week.

Charlotte Flair is walking in the back earlier today and Rhea Ripley stops by to wish her luck because she will probably lose again.

Charlotte says Rhea is jealous of her and that is why she is talking to her before her match.

Nikki Cross stops by and she says she could beat both of you so why don't one of you challenge me.  

Charlotte says she would beat Nikki in two minutes if she wasn't going to wrestle Asuka.

Rhea says that Charlotte talks down to people and Charlotte tells Rhea to challenge Nikki and beat her in two minutes and Rhea accepts the challenge.

We are back with an Eva Marie video package.  She says she couldn't be where she is today without the right people to guide her down that path.  She wanted to be a heroine.  Now that I am, I don't want to play a hero, I want to be one.  I might be a star, but a star's purpose is to show people the way.  I want girls to look at me and say I can be that..

Match Number Two:  Nikki Cross versus Rhea Ripley in a Two Minute Challenge Match

Rhea sends Nikki to the mat and then Rhea looks at the time remaining.  Nikki goes for the leg and Rhea with a knee to Nikki.  Nikki goes for a cross body and Rhea catches Nikki .  Nikki escapes and connects with a forearm.  Rhea grabs Nikki by the head and Nikki with a jaw breaker and she goes up top and gets a near fall with a cross body.  Nikki with a splash into the corner and she goes for a bulldog but Cross is sent into the turnbuckles.  Rhea with a drop kick and punches.  Rhea with a shoulder.  

Rhea with punches and kicks as time runs out.

Winner:  Nikki Cross

After the match, Charlotte Flair's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.

Nikki dances to Charlotte's music and Charlotte laughs at Rhea.

We go to commercial.

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