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Ezekiel vs. Kevin Owens is next.  Big monster pop for Owens.  Chicago always loves their fighters.

Zeke shocked Owens with a leaping knee and flying elbow for a close two count right out of the gate.  The crowd was having fun changing for "Zeke."  Owens made a comeback and scored several two counts.  The crowd played bigtime into his hands when he interacted with them and declared this was really Elias.  He went for the swanton but Ezekiel got his knees up.  Zeke fired back with a knee to the face but Owens challenged him.  Zeke fired away with some intense strikes and kicks.  

It sounded like Chicago dual chanted "He's Elias,","No He's not."  

Zeke nailed a spinebuster.  Owens came back with a sit-down powerbomb for a two count.  Owens browbeat Zeke, telling him he is really Elias.  Zeke nailed him and went to the top but was caught with a superkick while on the top, a cannonball in the corner and a stunner for the pin.  Owens wins, which makes sense as you aren't going to have the guy who fought Steve Austin for 20 minutes lose to a new character and Zeke is better served getting some sympathy from the audience.  This was perfectly fine for what it was meant to be.

They must be running commercials on Peacock as they are running a LONG Seth Rollins video package.

Judgment Day vs. AJ Styles & Liv Morgan & Damian Priest is up next.  Will Beth Phoenix join her husband's crusade tonight?  

They had some fun opening sequences including Styles elevating Liv into a rana on Rhea.  Rhea drilled Liv with a big headbutt as Liv charged her to smash her momentum in half.  Rhea worked over Liv, stopping to maniacally smile at Liv's partners to show she was enjoying breaking Morgan down.  Liv finally broke free.  Styles and Priest tagged in and faced off.  Styles caught him with a Pele Kick and tagged in Balor.  

Balor was cut off and tossed to the floor by Priest.  Edge tagged in and controlled him.  Damian tagged back in and continued the beating as Balor tried to make it to his team to make the hot tag to Styles but failed to do so.  Balor finally exploded with some harsh kicks and a Pele of his own to set up the hot tag, which Chicago loved.  Edge and Styles tagged in, revisiting their Wrestlemania bout.

Styles cleaned house and nailed the Phenomenal Forearm for a close two count but Priest pulled him out of the ring.  Liv and Rhea tagged in, so we've come full circle from the start of the match.  Liv almost scored several near falls, including a nice Crucifix Bomb.  She got caught on the ropes and nailed with a head and arms Tazplex off the ropes.  Morgan kept kicking out, showing she was a fighter.

Team Liv worked over Judgment Day in the ring as everyone brawled.  Edge and crew retreated to the floor, setting up a series of dives that Chicago loved.  Balor set up for the Coup de Grace but Rhea tripped him up on the ropes and he crotched himself.  Balor tried to fight off Edge and Priest but was overwhelmed.   Styles made the save with a Phenomenal Forearm on Priest but Edge drilled him into the ring post shoulder-first.  Balor and Edge battled.

Balor went to the top but Rhea distracted him.  Liv attacked Rhea but Edge speared Finn for the pin.

This was a fun, chaotic tag bout designed to please with Liv getting a rub, Balor taking the heat to get the heels over, a chaotic comeback to show the babyfaces' strengths and then Judgment Day steals it to keep the war going.  Good stuff.

Backstage, Cedric Alexander told Bobby Lashley he interfered not to help Lashley but to get them back.  He said he needed to stand on his own two feet and find himself.  Lashley said he was proud of him and that he has to stand on his own two feet, but don't mess with his matches again.  Cedric agreed.  Hey, let's do something with a truly talented performer!  I like that idea!

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