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We are told which teams will be in the Tag Team Turnoil match and it will be the Street Profits, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, Otis and Chad Gable, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, and THE Judgment Day.
Austin Theory makes his way to the ring.
Theory says the champ is here. All of you now have to accept the truth and the truth is that the now is forever. Austin asks where is your guy? Where is Seth Rollins? I thought Seth was going to outshine, outclass, and beat him. Theory says it is too bad that you want Seth Rollins because he limped away last week because his knee couldn’t keep up. Seth was outclassed, outshined, and he was taken to school by the United States Champion.
Seth Rollins’ music plays and he makes his way out on crutches but they were just for show as he walks to the ring.
Austin says they might be singing that stupid song, but you acting like your knee hurt isn’t real. You act like you are 100 percent, but you are not. Everyone knows I beat you last week. You are the one who said that Seth is the mountain top. If that is the case, I am the pinnacle of this entire industry. You are one of the best. Austin says he has surpassed Seth’s ass and he is on to bigger and better things.
Theory says he will win the Royal Rumble. Then he will go on to headline Wrestlemania and not only will he walk out the US Champion, he will walk out the Undisputed Champion.
Seth asks Austin if he is done. Seth says he has to give an update on his knee. Seth says his knee is not 100 percent. He says his knee will be 100 percent just in time him to win the Royal Rumble. Seth says it will be 100 percent in plenty of time for him to main event Wrestlemania. Seth says he came out here so he could hear the fine folks of Birmingham sing his song.
Seth tells Austin he will see him at the Rumble . . . kid.
Bobby Lashley’s music plays as Seth gets in the aisle.
Bobby and Seth cross paths in the aisle and Bobby walks past Seth.
Austin tells Bobby not to get in the ring. He says that Bobby is the past and this is his ring.
Theory swings and misses with the crutch and Lashley with a spear. Lashley sends Theory over the top rope, and if this was San Antonio on the 28th, Austin would be eliminated.
Bobby says it does not matter who is in the Royal Rumble because he is back. He can’t wait to manhandle any person in the Royal Rumble.
Match Number Three: Rhea Ripley versus Candice LeRae
Rhea has some words for Candice and she pie faces Candice. Candice with chops, forearms, and punches. Rhea pushes Candice down and misses a boot. Candice with a rollup for a near fall. Candice gets a boot up and then she goes to the turnbuckles to try for a tornado DDT but Rhea blocks it and she sends Candice face first to the mat for a near fall. Rhea with a kick to the back. Rhea sends Candice into the turnbuckles and follows with a hard Irish whip. Rhea works on the back and she sends Candice into the corner and connects with shoulders.
Rhea with a forearm to the back and a biel across the ring. Rhea with another biel to send Candice across the ring again. Rhea with shoulders in the corner. Rhea puts Candice on the top turnbuckle and she slaps Candice. Rhea sets for a superplex but Candice escapes and slides under. Rhea punches the turnbuckle when Candice moves and Candice with a German superplex. Rhea misses a boot and goes over the top rope to the floor. Candice with a drop kick through the ropes and a springboard cross body but Rhea catches Candice. Rhea swings Candice into the ringside barrier. Rhea with Prison Trap outside the ring and she swings Candice into the ringside barrier again.
Rhea sends Candice back into the ring. Rhea with RipTide for the three count.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
Byron Saxton goes into the locker room to talk to Bobby Lashley.
MVP enters and he asks Byron to leave since they have some business to discuss.
Lashley doesn’t want to shake his hand and MVP asks Bobby if he wants to thank him for lifting his suspension.
Bobby says he hasn’t punched MVP in the face yet.
MVP says mistakes were made but he wants to get them to do what they do best. He made Pearce realize they needed Bobby on Raw. MVP says he got Cedric and Shelton together again.
Bobby says he is good, but he is not ready to work with MVP yet.
Porter says if you decide to expand that business, his number is the same.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the news about Money in the Bank being held in London in July.
It is time to take a look at Cody Rhodes’ recovery. He says he didn’t think he was coming back after six years. It is a perfect alignment of all of the stars. Cody says he felt bulletproof since he had been doing this since he was 20 without any significant injuries. No one could have kept him from the ring at Hell in a Cell. He needed to be in that ring that night. He says his chest was heavily damage. It wasn’t for sympathy, but it was is it safe?
He says the only thing he remembers is that he hit a springboard cutter and he thought he was going to vomit because of what he did to his body. Cody says he was the car wreck you can’t look away from. Cody says he has not watched that match back. He says he does not think he can watch it again. He knows he can sacrifice. The reaction was somber because he knew he needed the surgery.
We see Cody undergoing surgery and the surgeon talks about the severity. Brandi says Cody was probably nervous because he never had surgery like this before. The surgeon said the injury was not as bad as it could have been. It just needs to heal.
Cody says as he was in his hospital bed he was thinking was the surgery a success, how long will he be out, and will he be as good as he was.
Cody says he knows the work begins now.
Cathy Kelley is with Dolph Ziggler. She asks him about his match against Solo Sikoa.
Dolph says he is focused on being the best. The Bloodlline came in and did what they do but they went too far. Dolph says he is here for some revenge.
Mustafa Ali says Adam Pearce gave them a spot in the tag team turmoil match but you wanted to face Solo Sikoa. He asks why is Dolph keeping him from getting a shot at the tag titles.
Ziggler says he apologized for what he did to Ali before but this is not about Ali tonight.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Bronson Reed video package.
Byron Saxton is with Bronson Reed.
Byron asks Bronson why did he help Miz.
Miz shows up before Bronson can speak. Miz says they have each other’s backs. Bronson isn’t a bruiser, he is a highly ethical man. If you mess with him, you mess with both of them. Miz offers Bronson a VIP seat for MizTV.
Bronson says there are no friends. If you want something from him, pay him.
Match Number Four: Dolph Ziggler versus Solo Sikoa
Ziggler with punches but Solo pushes Dolph away. Dolph punches Solo in the corner but Solo pushes him away again and hits a shoulder tackle. Dolph with a shoulder from the apron and he drops Sikoa on the top rope. Ziggler with a sleeper and gets on Solo’s back. Solo backs Dolph into the turnbuckles a few times to try to escape the hold and then he snap mares Dolph and then follows with a clothesline. Solo with kicks to Dolph followed by a punch. Solo with a boot to the abdomen. Solo with a diving head butt for a near fall. Solo with a nerve hold on Ziggler.
Dolph stomps on the foot and then connects with a few punches and hits a jaw breaker. Dolph leaps into the corner and punches Solo and goes for a neck breaker but Solo escapes. Dolph escapes a slam attempt and he punches Solo and hits a drop kick. Solo blocks a hesitation DDT and sends Ziggler over the top rope to the floor, which would have eliminated Dolph if this was the Royal Rumble.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Solo with a running hip into the corner. Solo gets a near fall. Solo with a head butt or two. Solo with more head butts and a rear chin lock. Ziggler with elbows to get out of the hold but Solo with a Samoan drop. Ziggler with an elbow and punches followed by a thrust kick. Solo misses a splash into the corner and hits the ring post. Dolph with a hesitation DDT for a near fall. Dolph with punches to the back of the head. Solo with a head butt and he gets Dolph up but Dolph gets to his feet and he hits a Zig Zag for a near fall.
Dolph with punches to the ribs and a head butt. Ziggler sets for a super kick but Solo blocks it and pushes Dolph down. Dolph with a kick and Solo counters a Zig Zag into a power bomb set up and Samoan spike for the three count.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
After the match, Jimmy and Jey Uso come to ringside to celebrate with Solo.
We go to the footage of Dominik Mysterio being arrested at his parent’s house on Christmas Eve.
We see THE Judgment Day walking in the garage and it is almost time for MizTV.
We go to commercial.
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