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We are back and Ricochet is down while Jey stands over him. Ricochet with punches to Jey. Ricochet has a kick blocked and he is flipped to his feet. Jey with an uppercut. Jimmy tags in and they send Ricochet into the corner. Jimmy with punches. Jimmy runs into a boot from Ricochet. Jimmy tries to keep Ricochet from making the tag but Ricochet with a springboard cross body and both men are down. Jey tags in and so does Braun. Braun with shoulder tackles to Jey and he knocks Jimmy off the apron. Braun with a splash and an elevated forearm to Jey for a near fall. Braun misses a clothesline and goes over the top rope to the floor. Jey with a super kick and then Jimmy comes off the apron but Braun with an uppercut. Jey with a suicide dive and super kick. Jey with a cross body for a near fall.
Braun gets Jey up for a power slam but Jey gets to his feet and Jey with a super kick. Ricochet tags in and hits a springboard cross body followed by a quebrada and a shooting star press for a near fall. Ricochet gets Jey up but Jimmy tags in and Ricochet with a kick to Jey and an enzuigiri to Jimmy. Braun tags in and hits a running power slam. Braun tells Ricochet to go up top so he tags in Ricochet. Ricochet gets on Braun's shoulders and he hits a swanton onto Jimmy but Jey pulls Ricochet to the floor to break up the cover. Braun goes to the floor. Braun misses a shoulder when Jey drops down and Braun goes over the announce table. Ricochet with a flip dive to Jey.
Jimmy punches Ricochet on the turnbuckles and Jey makes the tag. Ricochet sends Jimmy to the mat and hits a shooting star press. Jey with a splash for the three count.
Winners: Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso (retain championship)
After the match, Jimmy and Jey hug.
Rey Mysterio says Karrion Kross is an evil human being. Rey says he has been an underdog his entire life. Nothing will stop him from winning the Fatal Four Way and becoming the next Intercontinental Champion.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jey says he has Jimmy's back every day. Jimmy asks if Jey is in or out.
Paul watches from behind a pole as Jey walks away.
Paul asks Jey if it was his brother. He wants to know if Jey said anything.
Jimmy says he just left without saying anything.
Natalya is in the ring.
She says it feels so great to be back on Smackdown and heading to the Elimination Chamber. She says she wants to get something off her chest. For the first time in 15 years, Shayna Baszler took her out. She was seeing red and after the blood dried, she still saw red. Natalya says she took something from Shayna, a Ronda Rousey knockoff. Natalya says she will win next week and then move on to Wrestlemania while Shayna goes back to carrying Ronda's bags.
Shayna Baszler's music plays and she asks if Natalya is calling her a knockoff Ronda Rousey. She says she is sick of everyone diminishing her accomplishments. Shayna says the truth is that she was fighting before Ronda. She was in rings like this before Ronda. She was signed to a contract and was winning titles before Ronda. She does not need people to tell her she is in Ronda's shadow.
Ronda Rousey's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.
Ronda looks at Shayna and then Shayna holds Ronda back. Shayna with a forearm to Natalya and they both attack Natalya.
Shotzi comes to the ring and she kicks Shayna and punches Ronda. Ronda with a judo throw to Shotzi and then to Natalya. Shayna with a running kick to the arm.
Jey Uso walks in the parking lot and he sees Sami Zayn.
Sami welcomes Jey back. He says he cannot imagine what Jey is going through and he doesn't want to put him in a bad spot. Sami says he cannot imagine Roman forgetting what happened at the Rumble. Sami says it meant the world to him. He says they are eight days away from something hugs, something you have wanted to see for a long time. Roman is going to go down. Sami tells Jey he doesn't have to go down with the ship. There is a way out for him.
Sami says if they don't get a chance to talk again, Sami says he acknowledges Jey.
Jey tells Sami he better get out of here.
They fist bump and Sami leaves.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the announcement that the Smackdown before Money in the Bank will take place in the UK.
LA Knight is on the phone and Megan brings up how this is the first time he has been seen since the Pitch Black match. LA says we are not looking at the past, but we are looking to the future.
Match Number Four: Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green versus Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan
Sonya and Liv start things off and Sonya with a side head lock. Sonya with a shoulder tackle. Sonya avoids Liv but Liv with a drop kick. Liv with a running hip into the corner and a second one. Liv with a running knee into the corner. Liv comes off the turnbuckles and is met with a knee to the face for a near fall. Sonya sends Liv into the corner and Green tags in. Green sends Liv face first into the turnbuckles and then sends her into the turnbuckles again for a near fall. Green gets a near fall. Sonya wants to tag in and Green obliges. Sonya with a punch but Liv with a back elbow and kick. Liv floats over Sonya and Sonya stops Liv from making the tag. Liv with a punch to Sonya and an elbow to Green. Green grabs Liv by the hair and Sonya knocks Green off the apron.
Raquel tags in and clotheslines Sonya a few times. Raquel with another clothesline and a fallaway slam. Raquel with a double jumping twisting elbow but Sonya gets her hand on the rope to stop the count. Sonya kicks Raquel and Green is not looking at the ring and Sonya tags her in. Raquel brings Green into the ring and Green knocks Sonya off the apron. Raquel with a Tejano bomb and Liv tags in for ObLIVion. Raquel power bombs Liv onto Green for the three count.
Winners: Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan
Riddick Moss says he knows things haven't gone his way recently but things change tonight. When you feel good, you play good. She says Emma makes him feel great. After this, he is on his way to face Gunther for the Intercontinental Title.
We go to commercial.
We go to an interview that Michael Cole did with Charlotte Flair.
Cole mentions they are 50 days away from Wrestlemania and her match against Rhea Ripley. Cole mentions their history, including three years ago when Rhea challenged Charlotte after Charlotte won the Royal Rumble.
Charlotte says Rhea chose her three years ago because Rhea knew this was the mountain she had to climb. Rhea was young, green, and wasn't ready. Rhea says she is ready now. Charlotte says she hopes Rhea is ready, three years later. Charlotte says there are levels to this.
Cole asks if Rhea is on Charlotte's level. Charlotte says it takes more than three years to get on her level. Charlotte says she taught Rhea a lesson three years ago. At SoFi Stadium, I am going to put Rhea in her place.
Santos Escobar says he looks like a champion and he competes like a champion. You will see why he is the one who should be fighting Gunther for the Intercontinental Title and that Legado del Fantasma is the future.
We see Imperium watching from a skybox.
Rey kisses his wife on his way to the ring.
Next week, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus face The Viking Raiders. Natalya and Shotzi face Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey. The winner of the main event will face Gunther for the IC title.
Match Number Five: Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) versus Santos Escobar (with Zelina Vega) versus Riddick Moss (with Emma) versus Rey Mysterio in a Number One Contender Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Moss punches Santos while Rey punches Kross. Escobar is sent to the floor and Moss hits Kross in the back. Moss with forearms. Moss goes over the top rope on an Irish whip. Kross Irish whips Rey sternum first into the turnbuckles. Escobar and Kross argue over who gets to work over Rey and Kross sends Escobar to the floor. Kross with a boot to the head. Kross puts Rey on the turnbuckles. Rey with head butts and a seated splash to Kross. Kross with a boot to Rey. Rey gets a boot up when Kross charges into the corner. Escobar punches Kross and Rey gives Kross a head scissors. Moss catches Rey and sends Rey into Escobar with a fallaway slam.
Moss with shoulders to Kross and Escobar in the corner. Moss misses Kross. Kross with clotheslines to Escobar and Moss. Escobar with a knee to Kross to send him to the floor. Rey enters the ring with Escobar. Rey goes for a bulldog but Escobar pushes Rey away and hits a drop kick for a near fall. Rey goes to the apron and connects with a forearm and kick. Rey with a head scissors off the turnbuckles but Escobar with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Kross trips Escobar but Santos kicks Kross. Rey sends Escobar into the ropes but Escobar gets to the apron and kicks Rey. Escobar kicks Moss and Rey goes to the turnbuckles and hits a cross body onto Kross. Escobar with a suicide dive to Moss.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kross gets a near fall on Santos. Rey with punches but Kross with an exploder to Rey. Kross kicks Moss and gets a near fall on Rey. Moss with a jaw breaker to Kross and a shoulder tackle to Moss and Escobar. Moss with a shoulder tackle to Rey. Kross with a forearm to Moss and Moss with a spinebuster for a near fall. Moss catches Escobar and tries for a suplex but Escobar gets to his feet and he gets a near fall with a rollup on Moss. Escobar with a drop kick to Moss for a near fall. Escobar with a drop toe hold to Rey. Escobar with a forearm to Kross. Escobar with a sunset flip but you don't sunset flip Rey and he hits a drop kick for a near fall. Rey with a DDT to Kross and a kick to Moss. Escobar with a Phantom Driver to Rey but Moss breaks up the cover.
Escobar goes up top and Moss stops him. Moss goes for a super fallaway slam but Escobar stops Moss and connects with kicks. Escobar sets for a Frankensteiner and hits it for a near fall. Kross clotheslines Escobar to the floor. Rey goes for a sunset flip on Kross but Kross picks up Rey and sends him to the mat. Kross with a kick and Rey counters a power bomb to send Kross into the ropes. Rey with a 619 and Scarlett trips Rey and Kross with a Kross Hammer. Escobar with a cross body and both men go to the floor. Moss goes up top and hits an elbow drop for the three count.
Winner: Riddick Moss
We go to Jimmy Uso in the office and Paul shows up. Paul says he was on the phone with Roman but there is no reception. He says Roman was right and you are loyal. Paul says he needs an on television perspective from Jimmy and Jey so they can watch things on television. Paul says there are times when you see something on television that you don't see live.
We go to credits.
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