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Match Number Three:  Rey Mysterio versus Santos Escobar for the United States Championship

They lock up and Santos with a waist lock.  Rey looks to reverse the hold but Santos takes Rey to the mat.  Rey goes for a flying mare but Santos holds on.  Santos goes for a seated abdominal stretch but Rey stops it and works on the leg.  Santos with a body scissors and rollup for a near fall.  Santos with a waist lock take down and a wrist lock.  Rey with a back flip to reverse it.  Rey goes to the apron and connects with a shoulder.  Santos sends Rey back to the apron when Rey tries for a head scissors.  Santos kicks Rey off the apron and then hits a pescado as we go to commercial.

We are back and Santos with an abdominal stretch.  Santos with a hammer lock and he takes Rey to the mat.  Dom with a flying mare but Santos with a shoulder tackle.  Santos with a drop kick for a near fall.  Santos with a waist lock and Rey with a standing switch.  Santos with a standing switch and Rey holds on to the ropes on an O'Connor Roll attempt.  Rey with a head scissors that sends Santos to the floor.  Rey with a double jump cross body to Santos on the floor.  Rey goes up top and hits the seated splash and a cross body but Rey has trouble getting back up.

We see Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa in split screen destroying people in black shirts.

Santos goes for a sunset flip but Rey rolls through and hits a round kick because you do not sunset flip Rey Mysterio.  Rey with a drop toe hold that sends Santos into the ropes.  Rey goes for a 619 but Santos recovers and hits a super kick that sends Rey to the floor.  Santos with a suicide dive.  Santos with a moonsault off the ringside barrier onto Rey.  Santos sends Rey back into the ring.  Santos sets for the running double knee strike and hits it.  Santos sets for a second one and hits it.  Santos puts Rey on the turnbuckles and he climbs as well.  Rey with forearms and head butts to send Santos to the mat.  Santos with an enzuigiri to stop Rey on the turnbuckles.  Santos sets for a Frankensteiner and hits it.  

Santos goes to the apron for a slingshot splash and he gets a near fall.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Santos chops Rey.  Santos with a boot to the midsection and Santos gets Rey up for a Gory Special.  Rey with an arm drag to escape.  Rey sends Santos to the apron and Santos with a kick.  Santos goes up top and misses a cross body when Rey moves.  Rey misses a springboard cross body when Santos moves.  Santos with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker to Rey.  Santos gets Rey in a reverse Torture Rack and he drops down for a back breaker and Santos gets a near fall.  Rey tells Santos there has to be a winner.  Santos with a chop.  Rey with a kick and he goes for a rana but Santos blocks it.  Rey with a sunset flip for a near fall.  

Santos sends Rey to the apron and Rey with a forearm.  Rey goes up top and he pulls Santos onto the turnbuckles.  Rey sets for a rana off the turnbuckles but Santos blocks it and sets for a Super Phantom Driver.  Rey with elbows to stop Santos.  Rey with a head scissors off the turnbuckles.  Rey drop kicks Santos into the ropes and Rey sets for the 619.  Santos blocks it and he gets Rey on his shoulders for an Alabama Slam but Rey counters with a head scissors to send Santos into the ropes.  Rey with a 619 and then he goes up top.  Rey misses a frog splash and Santos with a cover but Rey with a crucifix for a near fall.  Santos gets Rey up for the Phantom Driver but Rey counters with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Rey Mysterio (retains championship)

After the match, Rey has something to say to Santos.

Angelo and Montez attack Santos and Ford with a clothesline to Santos.  

Bobby Lashley comes out and he claps as he comes to the ring.  He tells Montez and Angelo that they have it in them.

Joaquin Wilde runs into a back elbow from Lashley on the floor while Cruz del Toro goes after Ford and Dawkins.  Dragon Lee is held back by security while Ford and Dawkins hit Revelation on Wilde.  

We are told that The Cena has landed in Sacramento.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of the Street Profits attack on Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio.

The LWO is in the trainer's room and Kayla ambushes and asks about the attack by the Street Profits and Bobby Lashley.

Rey says they beat the Street Profits last week and now Bobby wants to run the show.  Rey says they challenge Bobby and the Street Profits for Fastlane.

The announcers talk about Jade Cargill's signing with WWE.

We take a look back at last week's match between Iyo Sky and Asuka.

We see John Cena arrive at the building and he parks in the middle of the aisle.  Cena makes his way into the 

We are back with the latest in Elton Prince's recovery.

We see him trying to reach for Kit on the apron but he falls out of his wheelchair.  He is unable to properly poke someone in the eyes.  Elton wheels down a road.  He has trouble using a chair.

However, he powers through the pain and he is able to thumb a mannequin in the eyes and hit a weight bag with a chair.  Elton makes the tag to Kit.

Butch and Ridge are in LOCKER ROOM watching MONITOR and they wonder what the heck was that.

Match Number Four:  Charlotte Flair versus Bayley (with Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai)

Before the match starts, Charlotte takes the mic and she asks Bayley what happened.  She asks if Bayley is happy being on the sidelines holding Iyo's belt.  She says Bayley is a stepping stone while Charlotte says she is the measuring stick.  After she beats Bayley tonight, she will challenge Iyo for her title at Fastlane.

Bayley attacks Charlotte as the match starts and she connects with forearms.  Bayley with a forearm and she sends Charlotte into the turnbuckles.  Bayley with kicks and a forearm.  Charlotte sends Bayley into the turnbuckles and chops Bayley.  Flair with more chops.  Bayley with an Irish whip and Flair does the Flair flip and kicks Bayley and then she kicks Iyo.  Bayley kicks Flair off the apron and then hits an elbow drop to the back.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Flair goes up top and hits a cross body.  Flair with chops and a fallaway slam.  Charlotte with a handspring clothesline for a near fall.  Bayley goes for an O'Connor Roll but Charlotte holds on to the ropes.  Flair with a step over knee drop to the leg.  Flair with a kick in the corner.  Bayley with a kick but Flair with a kick of her own for a near fall.   Charlotte goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault but Bayley pulls Flair to the mat.  Bayley puts Flair in the ropes and hits a knee drop to the midsection.  Bayley with a sunset flip power bomb into the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Bayley with forearms and then she struts.  Bayley with chops.  

Charlotte with a spear for the three count.

Winner:  Charlotte Flair

After the match, Bayley is given the mic and she tells Charlotte if she thinks she can cut the line for a title match.  Bayley says they are going to end her tonight.

Dakota, Iyo, and Bayley surround Charlotte on three sides and . . . 

Asuka makes her way to the ring and she gets in the ring with Charlotte.  

Asuka gets the mic and she says something in Japanese.

Bayley asks Asuka if she wants a triple threat match at Fastlane, you've got i.

Iyo wants to know what is Bayley thinking.

Iyo says Asuka didn't say that.

John Cena walks in the back with a contract and we go to commercial.

We are back and THE Judgment Day will be on Smackdown next week.  Dragon Lee faces Austin Theory.  

John Cena makes his way to the ring.

John says last week he said he came back to compete and he wanted a match.  The Bloodline didn't take too kindly to that.  They left him knocked out.  They also left him with the contract.  It is what he asked for.  A signed contract against The Bloodline at Fastlane.   John says there is a big problem with this because he doesn't have a partner.  Tonight is very important because he has a choice.  He says he can rip up this contract like it never happened.  Or he can stand and fight.

John asks Sacramento what choice the man who wears Never Give Up over his heart is going to make.  John says he will honor this contract.  He says if he doesn't find a partner by Fastlane, he will fight The Bloodline in a handicap match.

Jimmy Uso's music plays and he comes to the ring followed by Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman.

Jimmy says look who finally showed up.  He says John is talking about Fastlane, but did John see what happened in the back.  If you team up with John Cena, you are going to get taken out by The Bloodline.  Jimmy tells John he's not making it to Fastlane.

John with an elbow to knock Jimmy off the apron.

Solo stands on the apron and John invites him into the ring.

Solo misses a clothesline and Cena gets Solo up but Jimmy kicks Cena and hits a running hip into the corner.  Solo with a running hip as well.  Jimmy Irish whips Solo into John in the corner.

Jimmy and Solo rearrange the announce table and they put John on the table.  Jimmy gets on the steps but Solo tells Jimmy it is his turn.

Solo goes up top but . . .

LA Knight's music interrupts and he comes to the ring and he connects with a forearm to Solo and a clothesline to Jimmy.  Knight kicks Jimmy and then he punches Solo.  Solo misses a splash into the corner and Knight with a neck breaker.  Knight with a power slam to Jimmy.  Knight with the YEAHple's Elbow to Jimmy.  Cena sends Solo to the floor. Knight sends Jimmy to the floor.

Knight picks up the contract and he signs it.

We go to credits.

 

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