Match Number Two: Cody Rhodes versus Chad Gable (with Otis)
Cody goes for the leg but Gable escapes. Gable with a waist lock and Cody with a take down. Gable with a front face lock and Cody gets Gable on his shoulders and he puts Gable in the corner for a clean break but Gable with a punch. Gable with an Irish whip and Cody floats over and gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Gable with an ankle lock but Cody sends Gable into the turnbuckles. Gable with a kick and Cody goes to the turnbuckles. Cody with a reverse superplex and Gable rolls to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Gable goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Cody lands on his feet. Gable with a dragon screw leg whip in the ropes. We see footage from the commercial break when Gable hit a dragon screw leg whip in the ropes. Gable with a belly-to-back suplex and then Gable goes up top but misses a diving head butt when Cody moves. Gable with a punch and Cody with a running forearm and a drop down uppercut. Cody with a power slam and he hits Beautiful Disaster for a near fall. Gable with a waist lock and Cody with a single leg take down and a figure four leg lock. Gable tries for the ropes and he chops Cody before getting to the ropes to force a break.
Cody with a side head lock and a punch to the head. Cody comes off the ropes for Beautiful Disaster but Gable catches Cody and hits a German suplex for a near fall. Gable with a waist lock and Cody flips out of Chaos Theory. Gable gets Cody up for a Cliffhanger DDT. Gable goes up top and hits a moonsault for a near fall. Gable puts Cody in the corner and he chops Cody. Cody puts Chad in the corner and Cody with a chop. Gable with a chop and Cody returns fire. Cody and Chad alternate blocking hip tosses until Cody sends Gable over the top rope to the floor. Cody with a suicide dive when Chad got distracted when Otis was looking around for something or someone.
Cody sends Chad back into the ring and Cody tells Otis where she is and Otis says she is very pretty. Otis asks what is she doing there and Cody sends Otis over the ringside barrier. Cody returns to the ring and hits a Cody Cutter. Cody with CrossRhodes for the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
After the match, Cody takes the mic.
Cody says we are thirty three days away from Wrestlemania. He says he has yet to stand in the same ring as his opponent, Roman Reigns. Cody says he is on Smackdown this Friday and Cody says he is ecstatic that Roman is on Smackdown this Friday. Cody says he will be there too.
Byron Saxton is in the back and he is with Baron Corbin.
Baron says it is no secret that things have not been going his way. The things that people are saying . . .
Baron is interrupted by Byron as Kevin Owens walks by to find out why he did what he did and if there are any consequences he should worry about.
Kevin says the Bloodline should worry about the consequences of his actions. Kevin says he wants to see the Bloodline fall and he says he does not need any help with that.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Damian says you know what time it is.
Dom says hello to his dad as he talks about the family reunion from Friday. He says he showed the world that he is a loser in the ring as well as a father. Dom says he will be at Rhea's side when she faces Liv Morgan. You won't do anything to Ex Con Dom. Rhea says she didn't have to say a word to Charlotte because she knew that Charlotte was shook. She saw something in Charlotte's eyes and it was not fear, it was acceptance. Rhea says Charlotte's fate at Wrestlemania is being the new Women's Champion. Finn tells Edge this isn't over. Finn says it is over when he says it is over. Finn says Edge is playing checkers while Finn is playing chess. There is one more move. If you accept my challenge, I end this at Wrestlemania . . . check mate.
Otis is pacing outside the trainer's room and Maxxine asks Otis if he has accepted her offer. Maxxine says if Otis has a match, they would be honored to be in his corner.
Otis says he needs a match.
Match Number Three: Asuka versus Carmella
They lock up and Asuka pushes Carmella away. They lock up and Carmella with punches but Asuka with punches of her own. Carmella with a forearm and Asuka with a back heel kick. Asuka with knees and a kick to the back. Asuka misses a round kick but Asuka blocks a kick and applies an ankle lock but Carmella escapes and kicks Asuka away. Carmella with back elbows in the corner. Carmella sends Asuka into the turnbuckles and then she moonwalks. Carmella with a Bronco Buster and she gets a near fall. Asuka with a pop up knee for a near fall. Carmella goes to the floor to regroup and Asuka follows after her. Asuka with a kick to the midsection but misses a hip attack in the ropes and Asuka falls to the floor. Carmella with a super kick.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Carmella with a reverse chin lock. Carmella sends Asuka to the mat. Carmella pie faces Asuka and has something to say to her. Sauka with a back fist and a second one. Asuka with kicks and a back fist followed by more kicks. Asuka with a German suplex and a round kick to the head. Carmella goes to the floor and Asuka with a sliding kick on the apron. Asuka sends Carmella back into the ring. Asuka goes up top and misses a missile drop kick. Carmella with a super kick for a near fall. Asuka with an inside cradle for a near fall. Asuka with a jackknife cover for a near fall. Asuka escapes Code of Silence and Asuka with a wrist lock submission and Carmella taps out.
Winner: Asuka
After the match, Asuka gets a mic and she speaks in Japanese. She tells Bianca to come to the ring.
Bianca Belair makes her way to the ring.
Bianca says she does not like Asuka's tone. She asks if Asuka wanted to call her out to talk about tearing the house down at Wrestlemania. Bianca says that if you were going to talk about anything else, you better remember that you can't spell Wrestlemania without EST.
Carmella pushes Asuka into Bianca.
Nikki Cross follows Candice to the ring.
Match Number Four: Piper Niven versus Candice LeRae
Piper with a shoulder tackle and slap. Piper chokes Candice in the ropes. Piper goes for a slam but Candice escapes and kicks Piper. Candice goes for a crucifix but Piper blocks it. Candice avoids a seated splash and Candice with a jackknife cover for a near fall. Piper with a uranage and a back senton for a near fall. Piper with a chin lock and she lifts Candice off her feet. Piper sends Candice into the turnbuckles. Piper runs into a back elbow and misses a shoulder and hits the turnbuckles. Candice goes to the turnbuckles and Piper pushes Candice off the turnbuckles to the floor. Piper goes to the floor and sends Candice back into the ring. Piper sends Nikki into the ringside barrier.
Candice with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Candice LeRae
We go to Byron in the back and he is with Johnny Gargano.
Byron mentions that Johnny has a match later tonight. Johnny says you have to be prepared for anything. Otis ran up to him and he said he wanted some hot action tonight. Johnny was a little freaked out but he figured this was for a match.
THE Judgment Day shows up and they ask Byron if this is who they are interviewing now.
Johnny says Byron is sick of interviewing goths.
Priest says he wants to take care of Johnny but Finn stops him. Finn says Otis is going to flatten Johnny like a pancake. If you make it through this week, Finn says he will finish him next week.
Johnny accepts the challenge.
Miz makes his way to the ring.
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