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Keviin Patrick is in the ring to host the Academic Challenge.
The first contest is a spelling bee.
Chad says he will explain to the mindless morons of Ohio what is going to happen. Tonight is the first in a triad of events over the coming weeks. There will be three events. These events will not only prove that he is an Olympian, but a man with a Masters Degree with a 4.0 GPA. Chad tells people not to boo education because the people of Ohio need it. This will prove that his protege not only has brawn, but brains as they force RK Bro into mental submission.
Chad says that they are now in the Royal Rumble.
Randy Orton and Riddle make their way to the ring.
Kevin says the winner tonight will get to choose next week's competition.
Otis is the first to spell and his word is emmental. Otis asks for a definition and Otis spells it.
Riddle is next and his word is calibration. Riddle asks for a sentence. He would like it put into letters but Kevin tells him that he has to spell it. Riddle is correct.
Chad is next to spell. His word is disillusion. Chad asks for the definition and he shooshes him because he is Mr. 4.0. Chad is wrong because he did not hear Kevin's pronunciation of the word.
Randy tells Chad to take a seat.
Randy's word is dumbbell and Orton is correct.
Orton tells Gable he is going to beat him tonight with the three most destructive letters in Sports Entertainment . . . R-K-O.
Match Number Four: Chad Gable (with Otis) versus Randy Orton (with Riddle)
Gable goes for the leg and Orton avoids him. They lock up and Orton with a side head lock. Gable with a top wrist lock into a wrist lock. Orton with a front face lock. Orton with a waist lock into a wrist lock. Orton with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Gable with a hammer lock and Orton with a reversal. Orton with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Gable with arm drags into an arm bar. Orton with an Irish whip and Gable floats over and Orton avoids an arm drag. Gable avoids the RKO and goes to the floor.
Gable returns to the ring and they lock up. Orton with a wrist lock and Gable with an ankle pick and Orton gets to the floor before he can apply an ankle lock. Gable with a shot to the throat and Gable with punches and forearms in the corner. Orton puts Gable in the corner and connects with European uppercuts. Orton with a back elbow. Orton with a back drop driver to Gable onto the announce table. Orton sends Gable back into the ring and Otis gets on the apron and Orton knocks him off the apron. Gable clips Orton and then connects with a shoulder. Gable with a moonsault for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Gable works on the ankle. Gable puts Orton's leg in the ropes and hits a dragon screw on the other leg. We see Gable sending Orton into the announce table with a back drop driver. Back to live action, Gable with an Irish whip and Orton with two clotheslines and he avoids a clothesline. Orotn with a back body drop. Orton with a clothesline but Orton holds on to the ropes on an O'Connor Roll attempt. Orton with a back breaker. Orton sets for an IEDDT and hits it. Orton looks around and drops to the mat for the RKO punches. Riddle goes after Otis and Otis with an exploder. Gable with a back slide for a near fall.
Orton with a power slam. Orton goes for the field goal kick but Gable avoids it and applies an ankle lock. Riddle hits Otis with the scooter and then Orton sends Gable into the turnbuckles to escape and then Orton with an RKO for the three count.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match, Riddle mentions that they won the spelling bee so they get to choose the challenge. Riddle says it is time to go to gym class for an old fashioned scooter race.
We take a look back at last week's doctor's appointment with Alexa Bliss.
We go to commercial.
We are in the doctor's office and he asks Alexa when did she first meet Lilly. Alexa says she met her when she was six. Alexa says a few teenage girls picked on her and she was on the monkey bars and she got pushed off. Alexa says she was unconscious but when she woke up she met Lilly. Alexa says they got ice cream and played on the monkey bars. They ate a lot of candy.
We take a look at Austin Theory's victory over Finn Balor.
We take a look at Vince McMahon and Austin Theory from earlier today.
Austin says it felt good to destroy Finn Balor and he will win the Royal Rumble to be in the main event of Wrestlemania. Austin asks for a late number like 26, 27, or 29.
Vince asks why would he have an influence on that? Vince tells Austin he needs to worry about his opponent, AJ Styles.
Austin says that is good.
Vince tells Austin he better bring back a good selfie.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Veer says the eyes of a lion tell a story. Veer is coming to Raw.
We see what Grayson Waller did to AJ Styles on Raw.
Match Number Five: AJ Styles versus Austin Theory
They lock up and Theory backs AJ into the corner and gives a clean break. Theory mocks AJ. They lock up and AJ backs Theory into the corner but Theory with another break and he poses. AJ with a side head lock. AJ holds on when Theory tries to send him off the ropes. AJ with a rollup for a near fall. Theory gets AJ on his shoulders but AJ with a sunset flip for a near fall. AJ with another rollup for a near fall. AJ drop kicks Theory to the floor. AJ with a slingshot forearm to Theory. AJ with a chop in the corner and then he blocks a kick. Theory with a punch but AJ with a kick to the leg. Theory sends AJ into the turnbuckles. Theory sends AJ into the mat and then rolls through into a suplex for a near fall.
AJ backs Theory into the corner and he chops Theory. AJ with a knee drop for a near fall. AJ with a suplex for a near fall. Theory with a slingshot boot to AJ. Theory with kicks to AJ. AJ is Irish whipped sternum first into the corner. Theory with a punch. Theory chokes AJ and the referee warns him. AJ with a forearm. Theory with a gourdbuster to AJ. AJ is put on the turnbuckles and then Theory goes for a superplex. AJ pushes Theory off and Theory with a rolling drop kick to send AJ to the floor.
We go to commercial.
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