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We are back and the Tag Team Unification Match will be taking place at Backlash.

Drew Gulak is in the ring and he brings out Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair.

Drew welcomes Charlotte and he asks if she is ready for a hard hitting interview. She is asked about Charlotte’s refusal to accept the I Quit Match but it was still made. Are you concerned about Ronda’s submission game. Charlotte says she did not refuse the match and she was doing Ronda a favor by telling her to get to the back of the line. Ronda whined to management to get the match she wanted. We see how devastated she was when Ronda lost at Wrestlemania. Imagine the humiliation when Ronda loses the I Quit Match.

Drew brings up that he thought he saw Charlotte tap out at Wrestlemania and Charlotte says that is ridiculous. Charlotte says she was fixing her bra. Charlotte says that none of you understand.

Drew apologizes to impose and he says that if the referee saw it at Wrestlemania, Ronda would be the champion.

Charlotte says that Drew is out of line. She says she is the champion and she did not tap out.

Charlotte asks Drew if he quit being a competitor so he could hold a mic and ask her stupid questions. People like you are used to quitting. Charlotte says you have quit the gym, or your job, or your relationships. I am not a quitter because quitting is not in my DNA. Do you want to know what is in my DNA? Winning. I am a submission master. I have been doing it for over a decade.

Charlotte says Drew does not deserve to interview her and she tells Drew to get out of her ring.

Drew starts to leave the ring and Charlotte clips Drew and then applies a figure four and she bridges.

Drew taps out because it is not a match. Charlotte tells Drew to say that he quits. Drew screams out “I Quit”.

We go to footage from last week when Sami Zayn had to face Drew McIntyre because of his demands to Adam Pearce.

Gunther and Ludwig are in the back. Ludwig says to them the mat is sacred. Gunther protects the honor of this sport. He doles out punishment to the weak. Gunther says you will obey to the Ring General.

Sami Zayn says he saw that package that they showed. For a while, especially after Wrestlemania, his reputation has taken a hit. Now people are under the misconception that he ran away from his match against Drew McIntyre. Sami says he is not afraid of Drew McIntyre or anyone. Everything I do is calculated. It is part of a master plan.

Sami says he will not run and he will not hide. He will beat Drew in the center of the ring and regain the respect these people owe him.

Match Number Three: Drew McIntyre versus Sami Zayn

The bell rings and Sami goes to the floor. Drew picks up Sami and runs him into the ringside barrier and apron. Sami goes back to the floor and he goes over the announce table. Sami hides behind McAfee and Drew punches Sami.

Sami is sent back in the ring and goes back to the floor. Sami with a rake of the eyes and a forearm to the back of the head. Sami with forearms to the head. Drew runs Sami into the corner and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Sami with a punch and then Drew with a head butt. Drew sets for the Claymore and Sami rolls to the floor again. Drew keeps Sami from getting into the crowd. Drew tries for another Claymore but Sami goes into the crowd.

The referee gets to ten and counts Sami out.

Winner: Drew McIntyre (by count out)

After the match, Drew chases Sami into the crowd but Sami gets to the concourse.

Kayla Braxton is in the back with Ricochet. She asks Ricochet about his match against Jinder Mahal and how he has to be flawless.

Ricochet says Jinder is imposing but he cannot match what Ricochet does in the ring. He will chop another tree down. He says he is not perfect, but he makes it look perfect. The title isn’t going anywhere.

Sami Zayn is in the back and he is trying to make sure he gets away from Drew McIntyre.

Sami bumps into Adam Pearce. Pearce tells Sami he will face Drew next week and there will be no running because it will be a lumberjack match.

Match Number Four: Ricochet versus Jinder Mahal (with Shanky) for the Intercontinental Championship

They lock up and Mahal with a slam and a reverse chin lock. Mahal with crossfaces to Ricochet followed by knee drops. Mahal pulls Ricochet from the ropes and hits a power bomb for a near fall. Mahal with a half nelson and chin bar. Mahal runs Ricochet into the corner and connects with forearms and knees.

Ricochet with a kick to the head and a rolling drop kick. Ricochet with a shoulder and he goes to the apron. Ricochet with a cross body and shooting star press for a near fall. Ricochet avoids Khallas and then Ricochet hits Recoil. Ricochet goes up top but Shanky pulls Mahal to safety. Ricochet with a cross body onto Mahal and Shanky. Mahal is sent back into the ring and Ricochet with a shooting star press for the three count.

Winner: Ricochet (retains Championship)

Megan is in the back with Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch.

She asks about the dissension last week and we have footage.

Sheamus says they have had bigger fights over who gets the remote. That is a civilized discussion. Sheamus says they had a discussion and Butch needs to harness his aggression. Sheamus says they are not his enemy. Holland asks who is the enemy.

Butch says it is the New Day.

Sheamus says there is no trouble in this paradise. Holland says they lost Butch and they freak out.

We go to commercial.

The New Day are signing merchandise and they are talking about Butch and Butch attacks Kofi and Woods. Holland and Sheamus show up top stop Butch and then officials show up and there is a lot of yelling.

We continue the look into Lacey Evans.

Lacey says after her mom took her and ran, her father found them in Texas. He wanted to teach them the values he learned but it did not work well for them. He says they would be punished if the chores were not done properly. If the meals were not prepared properly he would throw the dishes at them. Eventually due to his father’s mental health issues and addiction, he was a wanted man for what he did.

Lacey mentions they went from town to town in tents. Child Protective Services were involved with her family but they did not help. She learned to keep fighting and hold her head up. Her ability to find the positives in the middle of so many negatives made her who she is today. I am comfortable at rock bottom and there is nothing that anyone in the locker room can hurt her. That doesn’t make any better than them.

Shayna Baszler and Natalya watch MONITOR in the locker room. Natalya talks about how this is a land of misfit toys. Now this new girl is putting her stuff all over the locker room.

Raquel Rodriguez introduces herself and Natalya changes her tune and shakes Raquel’s hand.

We are back and next week, Riddick Moss will face Angel Garza. Drew McIntyre will face Sami Zayn in a Lumberjack Match.

Match Number Five: Riddle (with Randy Orton) versus Jimmy Uso (with Jey Uso)

Riddle with a front face lock and Jimmy avoids an RKO. Jimmy goes to the floor. Riddle chases after Jimmy on the floor and Jimmy clotheslines Riddle when they return to the ring. Jimmy with punches and a chop. Jimmy with a hard Irish whip. Jimmy with a reverse chin lock. Jimmy with a chop in the corner. Riddle floats over on an Irish whip and Riddle with a kick and gutwrench suplex. Riddle goes to the apron and Jimmy blocks a kick and sends him face first into the apron.

Jimmy sends Riddle into the ring steps and then into the ringside barrier. Jimmy with a super kick that sends Riddle over the ringside barrier.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Riddle with punches but Jimmy with an enzuigiri for a near fall. Riddle with a Pele Kick and forearms into the corner. Riddle with an exploder and he misses a knee and standing moonsault. Riddle with a back senton and kick to the chest. Riddle with Bro 2 Sleep and a German suplex for a near fall. Riddle goes to the turnbuckles and misses a twisting senton when he lands on Jimmy’s knees.

Jimmy with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Randy and Jey have some words on the floor and Jimmy with a baseball slide to Orton. Riddle with a jumping knee and Jey trips Riddle on the turnbuckles while Orton is talking to the referee. Jimmy with a super kick and he goes up top while Orton sends Jey off the announce table with a back drop driver. Jimmy misses a frog splash and rolls through. Riddle with an RKO for the three count.

Winner: Riddle

We go to credits.

 

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