We are back and Ilja Dragunov is with Kelly and she asks about his potential match against Carmelo Hayes. She asks about the main event.
Ilja says he cannot be shocked about anything. He says he likes Tony and Tony has a vision. Ilja says he has no issues with Carmelo's ability but he has to earn a title match.
Channing and Luca interrupt and Channing says Tony is making the moves and he will see Ilja at Stand and Deliver.
Match Number Four: Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley versus Asuka and Kairi Sane for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Asuka and Lyra start things off. They lock up and Asuka with a wrist lock. They go to a Test of Strength and Asuka takes Lyra to the mat but Lyra with a wrist lock take down and an arm drag into a rollup for a near fall. Lyra misses a spinning back heel kick. Kairi tags in and Tatum tags in as well. Tatum crawls across the ring and Sane with a waist lock and punches to the back of the head. Sane with an Irish whip and she is sent ot the apron. Sane goes up top and leaps over Tatum and they both roll around on the mat. Sane slaps Tatum and Tatum with a forearm. They continue the exchange. Kair with a head scissors and Tatum rolls to the floor. Kairi knocks Lyra off the apron and Asuka with a sliding knee to the back. Asuka tags in and Tatum with a forearm. Asuka with a back heel kick and Kawada kicks. Asuka sends Tatum to the mat and tags in Sane. Asuka with a knee and Sane with an axe kick. Asuka with a face plant and Sane with a drop kick.
We cut to BACK and Thea Hail is being held back and separated from Izzi Dame and Kiana James.
Back to the match and Tatum with an Irish whip and Lyra tags in. Lyra with a front face lock. Tatum tags back in and she punches Sane. They hit a double hip toss and then they hit drop kicks on Sane and Asuka that sends them to the floor. Tatum and Lyra with drop kicks through the ropes. Tatum sends Sane back into the ring. Tatum with a snap mare and elbow drop for a near fall. Tatum with a side head lock and Asuka kicks Tatum in the back as she comes off the ropes. Asuka tags in and she kicks Tatum. Asuka with more kicks to the chest. Tatum with forearms and chops but Asuka with a kick to the chest and Tatum goes down. Sane tags in and she sends Tatum into Asuka's rear end while Asuka is on the turnbuckles. Sane chops Tatum but she takes too long for a second one and Tatum gets a near fall with a rollup.
Sane stops Tatum from making the tag and Asuka tags in. Sane sends Tatum into Asuka's boots. Asuka with an arm bar. Tatum with forearms to Asuka and Tatum with a forearm to Sane on the apron when Asuka Irish whips her. Asuka with an ankle lock. Tatum tries to escape and Asuka holds on to the ankle lock. Tatum kicks Asuka away and Sane tags in and stops the tag. Sane with forearms to Tatum and she applies an ankle lock. Tatum misses an enzuigiri and Sane knocks Lyra off the apron. Lyra tags in and she connects with clotheslines to Sane and hits a springboard double cross body. Asuka with punches as she blocks a suplex. Lyra pushes Sane away and Lyra with a DDT. Lyra and Tatum hit fisherman's busters and Lyra with a Northern Lights suplex to Sane for a near fall. Lyra gets Sane on her shoulders but Sane gets back to her feet. Lyra with a back heel kick. Sane with a kick and Asuka tags in and Asuka with a Codebreaker and Sane with a blockbuster. Asuka gets a near fall. Tatum sends Sane to the floor. Asuka with a waist lock and Lyra holds on to the ropes. Lyra with a back elbow and a bicycle kick. Asuka with a knee to the midsection followed by a pop up knee. Asuka blocks a kick and Lyra with a victory roll for a near fall. Asuka misses a round kick and Lyra hits an enzuigiri.
Tatum tags in and she hits a back breaker while Lyra goes up top and hits a guillotine leg drop for a near fall. Lyra accidentally hits Tatum and Kairi with a spinning back fist. Asuka with a round kick to Tatum and Sane tags in and she hits the elbow drop while Asuka hits the reverse DDT and the three count.
Winners: Asuka and Kairi Sane (retain championship)
After the match, Lyra tries to apologize to Tatum and Roxanne attacks Lyra from behind and she sends Lyra shoulder first into the ring post a few times. Roxanne presses Lyra's arm on the turnbuckle and stomps on the arm.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at what Roxanne Perez did to Lyra Valkyria after the match.
Lyra is taken to the back on a stretcher.
We see Lyra being taken away in an ambulance with Ava and Shawn Michaels watching.
Shawn and Ava have some words and they walk away.
Match Number Four: Fallon Henley versus Blair Davenport
Fallon with a waist lock and Blair with an eye rake and side head lock. Fallon with a top wrist lock but Blair with a forearm. Fallon with a back elbow and she trips Blair and follows with a jumping kick to the back of the head. Fallon slides to the floor and she punches Blair. Fallon with a body scissors for a near fall. Blair with a kick and a wrist lock. Blair sends Fallon into the turnbuckles but Fallon sends Blair to the apron and she drops the arm on the top rope. Blair with a double stomp to the arm. Blair with an arm wringer into a Fujiwara arm bar. Fallon rolls through and kicks Blair. Fallon with an elbow and Blair with a wist lock but Fallon with a forearm. Fallon with a flying clothesline and chop. Fallon with an Irish whip and a bulldog for a near fall. Fallon clotheslines Blair over the top rope to the floor. Blair with a forearm and she sends Fallon into the ring steps. Blair misses a knee and hits the ring post.
Sol Ruca with a cartwheel DDT off the ringside barrier and she sends Blair into the ring. Fallon gets the three count.
Winner: Fallon Henley
Chase U is in the back and Jacy tells Andre they let it slip through their fingers. Jacy asks Duke if she has to get in there to win the match.
Thea shows up and she is freaking out and mentions that there is a tag match against Kiana and Izzi. Jacy says she is busy.
We see the Heritage Cup as it is being polished.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Ava tells Gigi that Grace turned down the match two times.
Arianna Grace arrives and she is asked about facing Gigi and she says no.
Gigi says that they fight for a living and Grace says she will accept on one condition. If she wins, Gigi will learn how to be a true lady.
Gigi says if that is what it takes, she accepts.
Shawn Spears walks through the Most Dangerous Parking Lot in Sports Entertainment and Kelly asks Shawn if he is expecting to face Ridge and Shawn says he is expecting it and he looks forward to teaching him a lesson.
Charlie Dempsey and the rest of the No Quarter Catch Crew are in the ring with the trophy.
Drew says last week, the world saw what the rest of them know and that is that Charlie is one of the best grapplers in wrestling.
Charlie says winning this is an honor. He says he has had an interest in this for a long time. It is the style of competition that matches his vision of the sport. He says it is not theirs alone.
Kemp says any member of the group can defend this championship .
Drew says they will be part of the tag team tournament and by Stand and Deliver they will also be tag team champions. They will show no pity, no mercy, no remorse . . .
William Regal makes his way to the ring.
He says it is delightful to see all of you again.
Regal says the Heritage Cup means the world to him because it represents the best of the British and European scene. It is a tribute to everyone who has competed before him. He says he hopes that they will defend this title with the honor and integrity it deserves.
Charlie says he will defend it better than Regal ever could.
Regal says he will be watching.
Lash and Oro see Noam depressed. They talk about how to motivate Dar to do something. Lash asks Noam if he is okay. Noam says he has never been better. Noam says it is time for their future. On to bigger and better things.
Tony D'Angelo walks in the back.
Carmelo Hayes and his vested security walk in the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Robert Stone looking at a video from Lexis King. Von says he isn't done with Lexis. Stone says it isn't about them. King attacked him and said things about his kids. Stone wants to fight King. He says he is a man, a husband, and a father. He says he has to do this alone.
Von agrees to it.
Next week, Ridge Holland faces Shawn Spears. Oba Femi defends the North American title against Brooks Jensen.
Match Number Six: Tony D'Angelo versus Carmelo Hayes in a Number One Contender Match
Hayes with punches and an enzuigiri followed by forearms. Tony with a shoulder tackle and a second one. Tony with a spear and he rolls through and hits a back drop. Hayes has a kick blocked and Tony with a kick and Irish whip into the turnbuckles and shoulder. Tony with an Irish whip and shoulder in the corner. Tony with more shoulders. Tony with a gutwrench and he gets a near fall. Hayes with a kick and punch. Hayes follows with chops and forearms. Hayes goes for a punch but Tony blocks it and he connects with punches to the midsection and a front face lock suplex. Tony with a running punch and he sends Hayes to the apron. Tony with a back elbow and Hayes is caught by his security. Tony slingshots Hayes back into the ring and sends him into the turnbuckles. Tony with a punch and he sends Hayes into the turnbuckles. Tony with a reverse chin lock. Hayes pulls the hair but Tony holds on to the head lock. Hayes with punches and chops but Tony with a forearm. Tony with an Irish whip and Hayes sends Tony into the turnbuckles shoulder first and Hayes with divorce court. Hayes with an arm wringer that sends Tony face first into the mat.
Hayes gets a near fall. Hayes with an arm bar into a modified DisArmHer. Hayes with a forearm to the arm and he goes for a Fujiwara arm bar. Hayes pulls at the fingers and then he goes to a top wrist lock. Hayes takes Tony to the mat and applies a double wrist lock. Tony gets Hayes on his back and sends Hayes into the turnbuckles. Hayes returns to the wrist lock and Tony with an arm drag. Tony and Hayes exchange punches. Tony sends Hayes to the mat with a series of punches. Hayes kicks Tony in the arm and Tony with a belly-to-belly suplex and a second one. Tony with a spinebuster and a belly-to-back into a uranage for a near fall.
Hayes blocks a suplex and Hayes with a kick to the thigh and ribs. Tony picks up Hayes but Hayes with elbows. Hayes with a suplex into a cutter for a near fall. Hayes returns to the double wrist lock. Tony with a rollup for a near fall. Hayes goes to the turnbuckles and Tony pulls Hayes off the turnbuckles for a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Hayes drops Tony's arm on the top rope and he hits a Codebreaker for a near fall. Hayes with punches and he goes up top for Nothin But Net.
Trick Williams' music plays and security waits for him, but it was a ruse and Tony with a choke slam. Tony with a fisherman's suplex for the three count.
Winner: Tony D'Angelo
After the match, Tony says he apologizes for that stunt. He says he has a present for Carmelo.
Trick Williams' music plays again and Trick attacks Hayes and he sends security to the floor. Hayes backs away from Trick and goes to the floor.
We go to credits.
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