Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville are in the office and Charlotte Flair enters and asks if they are screwing her again.
Charlotte wants to know where were the balloons and champagne. Now she has to defend the title she made relevant. Charlotte says she smells conspiracy.
Sonya says the match is not a conspiracy. It makes sense.
Charlotte says that you cannot replace me with Bianca. I will still be the Raw Women's Champion and face of Smackdown.
Match Number Three: Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode versus Drew McIntyre and Big E
Dolph and Big E start things off and Big E sends Dolph to the mat and he gyrates in front of Ziggler. Ziggler with a kick and he does some dancing. Big E with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Drew tags in and he kicks Ziggler in the midsection. Drew tosses Dolph into the corner and chops Dolph in the corner. Drew with another chop. Ziggler with a rake of the eyes and Roode tags in. Roode sends Drew into the corner and then he punches Drew. Roode with an Irish whip and Drew with a clothesline out of the corner. Drew with a dead lift suplex for a near fall. Big E tags in and he punches Roode in the ribs. Roode with a kick and punch. Roode with a side head lock. Big E with a back elbow and he knocks Dolph off the apron.
Big E pulls Roode to the apron and connects with forearms from the floor. Big E goes to the apron and he misses the splash when Ziggler pulls Roode off the apron. Big E avoids a Fameasser and sends Ziggler over the ringside barrier. Roode sends Big E into the ring steps.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Ziggler tags in and kicks Big E in the corner. Ziggler argues with the referee and Roode chokes Big E. Ziggler with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Ziggler with a sleeper. Big E tries to get to the corner but Ziggler pulls Big E back into the center of the ring. Ziggler runs Big E's eyes across the top rope. Roode Irish whips Ziggler into Big E in the corner for a splash and Roode hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Roode with some push ups after the cover. Ziggler tags in and he punches Big E and rakes the eyes. Ziggler punches Big E in the corner. Ziggler with a splash into the corner. Ziggler goes for the hesitation DDT but Big E counters and tosses Ziggler across the ring.
Roode and Drew tag in and Drew with clotheslines and an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Drew with another overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Drew gives one to Dolph and then he hits a neck breaker on Roode. Drew with a reverse Alabama Slam to Ziggler onto Roode. Drew gets Roode up and Roode pushes Drew to the corner but they stop short. Ziggler pulls Big E off the apron and Roode gets a near fall. Roode with an Alley Oop Fameasser for a near fall.
Roode tags in and Ziggler misses a splash into the corner. Drew with a head butt and Big E asks for the tag and Drew makes the tag. Big E gets Roode up for the Big Ending and hits it for the three count.
Winners: Drew McIntyre and Big E
After the match, Drew and Big E shake hands. Then they have some words for each other about Crown Jewel.
The Street Profits are in the back and Ford says they are back on Raw. They are going to take this by storm again. Dawkins says they are going to put the tag division on notice. Ford and Dawkins talk about Crown Jewel. Ford mentions the tag title match Dawkins says that AJ is the guy who is part of a group project and does no work but gets the A. Ford says he was that guy and Dawkins says he was too.
AJ Styles and Omos show up and AJ says that they tried to add some dignity to the tag division. AJ says you are looking at the next tag team champions because they are going to win on Thursday. AJ says if the Street Profits play their cards right and put a hurting on Orton and Riddle, you might see your name at the top of the list of challengers.
Ford and Dawkins laugh at them. Ford says they are here to put the entire division on notice.
Match Number Four: Mansoor versus Cedric Alexander (with Shelton Benjamin)
Alexander with a kick to the midsection and a side head lock. Alexander holds on when Mansoor tries to send Alexander off the ropes. Mansoor with a waist lock and Alexander holds on to the ropes. Mansoor with a rollup and moonsault for a near fall. Mansoor with a punch. Alexander holds on to the ropes and Mansoor with a forearm. Alexander with a pump handle exploder and a back breaker. Alexander runs his forearms across the face in the corner. Alexander with a forearm and he punches Mansoor on the mat. Alexander with elbows and forearms to the lower back. Alexander with a rear chin lock. Alexander with a rear chin lock and punches to the ribs. Mansoor with elbows.
Mansoor lands on his feet and Mansoor with a kick to Alexander. Alexander with a punch to the midsection and Mansoor with a reverse DDT. Mansoor is sent to the apron and he hits a slingshot neck breaker for the three count.
Winner: Mansoor
After the match, Mustafa Ali comes out and says after everything that he has done to Mansoor, he still smiles like a fanboy. Thursday, in your home town, I am going to wipe that stupid smile off your face. I am going to wipe the smile off everyone's face who supports . . .
Mansoor tells Ali to shut up. He tells Ali to listen to him and he calls Ali a piece of trash. Do you see a smile on my face now? At Crown Jewel, I will be smiling when I beat you senseless. This Thursday I prove to the world that you are nothing more than a cowardly sorry excuse for a man.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Bill Goldberg and Bobby Lashley in split screen.
Bill says these are not threats because he says he is going to do what he says he will do. He will beat Lashley within an inch of his life and then finish the job.
Lashley says that is criminal and I could call the authorities but that is not how I do things. I am untouchable. Crown Jewel will end the same way as Summerslam, but you won't have any family members to fight for you. How is your son doing?
Bill tells Lashley to be careful what he says. The more you say about my family, the more I will hurt you. Your ass is mine in 72 hours and there is nothing that you can do.
Lashley says you cannot kill the All Mighty, you can only hope to survive. Lashley tells Goldberg to remember the moment when this match was announced and you praised the heavens. He tells Goldberg that you fought him with restrictions but there is nothing to stop me from ending your career.
Goldberg says we will be done on Thursday. He tells Lashley safe travels.
We see what happened last week when Omos faced Riddle and what happened after the match.
Riddle and Randy Orton are in Gorilla Position and Riddle talks to Orton about the plan that he didn't have last week. Riddle says he didn't think that Orton would come out but he knew that Orton had a plan. Orton says that he did not have a plan last week.
Riddle asks Orton for the plan for tonight. Orton says the plan is to go to that ring and win. Then they will go to the ring at The Crown Jewel and we are going to win?
Orton asks Riddle if he wants some smoke and Riddle wants some smoke.
Match Number Five: Randy Orton and Riddle versus Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins in a Non Title Match
Riddle and Ford start things off. Riddle with a waist lock take down and Riddle goes for a cross arm breaker but Ford gets a near fall. Ford with a side head lock. Ford with a back flip out of the corner and Ford with leap frogs and a drop kick. Dawkins tags in and hits a drop kick. Dawkins flips Ford onto Riddle and Dawkins gets a near fall. Ford tags in and Riddle escapes a double suplex. Orton pulls Dawkins to the floor and Riddle with a back drop that sends Ford to the floor. Riddle with a kick to Dawkins and a twisting Asai Moonsault onto Dawkins. Ford with a plancha onto Riddle and Orton as we go to commercial.
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