Match Number Three: Matt Riddle versus Damian Priest in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Priest with a kick and punch followed by a forearm to the back. Priest with a kick to the leg. Riddle blocks a kick and applies a standing ankle lock but Priest gets to the ropes. Priest misses a kick and Riddle with a kimura but Priest goes for a suplex. Riddle counters into a sleeper. Priest backs Riddle into the corner and connects with an elbow. Priest sends Riddle into the turnbuckles. Riddle with forearms. Riddle with a flying kick and a forearm into the corner. Priest misses a cyclone kick and Riddle sends Priest into the ropes. Riddle with a punch and Priest is not happy. Priest goes after Riddle and Riddle drops down and Priest goes over the top rope to the floor. Riddle goes to the apron and Priest blocks a kick and flips Riddle onto the apron. Priest goes to the floor and misses a flying shoulder tackle and hits the announce table.
Riddle with a forearm into the corner and forearms. Riddle with a running forearm into the corner. Priest blocks a kick and hits a leaping flatliner. Priest sends Riddle into the corner and Priest with punches in the corner. Riddle with punches but Priest with a knee. Priest with a uranage back breaker for a near fall. Priest stretches Riddle in the center of the ring. Riddle flips Priest over and gets a near fall. Priest misses punches and Riddle with kicks. Riddle with a kick to the chest and a Pele Kick. Riddle with an exploder and a back senton. Riddle goes to the apron and kicks Priest. Riddle with a twisting Asai Moonsault.
Riddle goes for a tombstone but Priest escapes. Riddle escapes and Riddle with a German suplex for a near fall. Riddle with palm strikes to Priest and Priest blocks the Pele Kick. Priest with kicks and a rolling elbow. Riddle with a kick. Priest with a Broken Arrow.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Riddle with a kick but Priest blocks a kick. Riddle with an ankle lock and Priest kicks Riddle but Riddle with a sleeper. Priest gets Riddle on his back and drops back to the mat to escape. Riddle recovers and reapplies the sleeper. Priest rolls through and hits a clothesline. Riddle with a triangle in the ropes. Priest with a forearm to stop a springboard move by Riddle. Priest with a hanging head lock driver for a near fall. Priest sets for South of Heaven but Riddle escapes. Riddle with a kick to Priest and he goes up top. Priest crotches Riddle on the turnbuckles. Priest sets for a super Razor's Edge but Riddle gets to his feet. Priest kicks Riddle from the turnbuckles.
Riddle goes up top and hits a fisherman's superplex for a near fall. Riddle pulls Priest into position and Riddle goes up top. Priest moves and Riddle is able to land on his feet even though he did not see Priest move. Priest with a Razor's Edge for the three count.
Winner: Damian Priest
After the match, Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser make their way to the ring and Priest stops in front of Gunther and tells them to pick the bones.
Riddle punches Gunther and Gunther with a knee and Kaiser with a boot to the head. Kaiser slaps Riddle and kicks him. Kaiser holds Riddle and Gunther chops Riddle. Kaiser gives Gunther his title belt.
We take a look back at Cody challenging Dom Mysterio to a match at Money in the Bank.
Cathy Kelley is in the back with Cody Rhodes.
She asks him about the match at Money in the Bank. Cody says he doesn't think Dom would have accepted the match. THE Judgment Day are setting up Dom to get hurt. Cody says Brock won't show up and Dom won't go away. Every eye is on him and he goes out there after losing to Roman. Every second on his path to finishing the story, he is there. Dom and Brock will not knock him off the path. He wishes Dom luck.
We are back and Byron Saxton is with Natalya.
Byron asks about changes in Natalya.
She says never being the same is a good thing. Being her has gotten her nowhere. Maybe she does not know how to be herself.
Byron stops Kevin and Sami and he asks them about Kevin's loss.
Kevin says he came close to beating the seemingly unbeatable.
Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser show up.
Kaiser says payback is what happened to Matt Riddle last week. He says that Kevin has already lost to the Ring General.
Sami says it took three of you to beat Kevin. Sami asks where is baldy.
Adam Pearce shows up and Kevin says baldy is here but Sami says that is not the right one.
Kaiser says if Sami is so confident, why not put the titles on the line.
Kevin says if it means he can kick your asses, he will do it. Kevin says he has to change into the right shorts and t-shirt. Kevin walks away and Sami tells Kaiser and Gunther they are looking at the tag team champions.
Gunther tells Adam to make the title match and Adam says he will have to think about it.
We take a look back at Jey's decision from Smackdown.
Jinder Mahal walks in the back and he says their opponents were done before the match started. Tonight, we want a proper match against Shelton and Cedric. All of your fears will be justified.
Match Number Four: Ricochet versus Bronson Reed
Ricochet with a drop kick and punches. Reed catches Ricochet and Ricochet with punches. Ricochet with kicks to the leg but Reed grabs Ricochet by the throat. Ricochet with forearms. Reed sends Ricochet into the turnbuckles and follows with a forearm.
Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way to the ring.
Reed misses a splash into the corner and Ricochet with forearms. Ricochet goes for a torando DDT but Reed blocks it and he drops Ricochet on the top rope and then rebounds Ricochet back to the mat. Reed with a running body block and then he stares down Nakamura as we go to commercial.
We are back and Reed has Ricochet on his shoulders and Ricochet escapes and hits a handspring back elbow. Ricochet with forearms and a boot to the head. Ricochet flips off Reed and hits an enzuigiri. Reed sends Ricochet to the apron and Ricochet with an enzuigiri and a springboard drop kick that sends Reed to the floor. Ricochet with a suicide dive that sends Reed into the announce table. Ricochet with a springboard cross body and a quebrada for a near fall. Ricochet with a springboard round kick to send Reed to the floor. Ricochet goes for a moonsault off the apron and Reed catches Ricochet and lawn darts him into Nakamura.
Reed sends Ricochet into the ring and Reed goes up top but Nakamura with a kick to the head and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Bronson Reed (by disqualification)
After the match, the referee has to hold Nakamura back from Reed.
Ricochet argues with Nakamura and Reed with a running body block to Nakamura and he takes Ricochet out. Reed goes up top for a Tsunami but Ricochet stops him. Nakamura recovers and sets for a superplex. Ricochet joins in for a double superplex and they hit it.
Sami tells Kevin that they need to be ready if the match is for the titles. Sami asks Kevin why is he blowing up lately.
Kevin says he is not at a ten, he is at a six or six and a half. Kevin says it has been months of stress and the Bloodline. Now they are dealing with the tall guys and they speak European. He complains that they are all taller than him.
Sami asks Kevin if he is good.
Kevin goes for a water and he asks Sami if he wants something.
Finn Balor walks in the back. We go to commercial.
We are back and Adam Pearce is on the phone and he says the tag title match is official for the main event.
Ricochet wants to know what is going on. He needs a rematch against Bronson Reed next week.
Pearce says Reed has a match next week and Shinsuke Nakamura shows up and Pearce says the match is against him.
Ricochet tells Nakamura it is his fight. He didn't ask for his help and he does not need it. He says if Nakamura does something like this again, they might have to see who is the last man standing before Money in the Bank.
Nakamura says it is his turn to succeed where Ricochet failed. Nakamura tells Ricochet he can have Reed when he is done with him.
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