We are back and the World Champion, Gunther makes his way to the ring.
We are told that Ilja Dragunov suffered an injury over the weekend and it is possibly an ACL injury.
Gunther says life as the World Champion has been fantastic. He says he loves everything about being champion. The money, the luxuries, and the amenities. He says he hates having to deal with Sami Zayn every week. He says he couldn't ask for anyone more annoying than Sami.
Sami makes his annoying (but allowed under Kevin Owen's Rules) appearance on the stage.
Sami tells Gunther if you find it so annoying dealing with him every week, there is an easy way to put this to an end. Sami says all Gunther has to do is give him what he keeps asking for and put your title on the line. You won't do it, will you? Sami says he knows why and he wants Gunther to tell him why he won't do it. He tells Gunther to admit it.
Gunther says he tried to tell Sami and he tried to beat it into him. He says Sami is not on his level.
Sami asks if he is not on Gunther's level, how did he beat Gunther at Wrestlemania. Sami says that Gunther beat everyone else, but he pinned Gunther. Sami says it drives you crazy because you think you are better than him. Sami says if it was him versus Gunther, you are afraid that it will happen again.
Gunther looks around and he tells Sami he is right. He says he is afraid. He isn't afraid of Sami. He is afraid for his reputation. After all of those legendary things he did as IC Champion, losing to the better man would have been fine, but he lost to Sami. He was so busy embarrassing Sami in front of his family, but that is what Sami did to him. Gunther says he brought his family to Wrestlemania but he didn't parade them around for sympathy. After it was done, he had to look his father in the eye. He says his father asked him why did he fly from Vienna to Philadelphia to watch him lose to that bum Sami Zayn. Gunther says he doesn't expect Sami to understand because Sami's family expects him to lose and they expect nothing from. Gunther says his family expects everything from him because he is the Golden Goose. He is something Sami will never be, the World Champion.
Sami says his family has watched him lose and get knocked down many times. Sami says he picks himself back up and he moves forward. What did you do when you lost in front of your family? You crumbled. Did you ask him or Adam Pearce for a rematch. You ran away and hid. You left WWE TV for months. You didn't show your face because you couldn't. All because your dad made you feel like a loser. You are showing your dad that his son is a coward.
Gunther attacks Sami and kicks him. Gunther takes off his jacket and he tosses it aside. Sami punches Gunther and he eventually hits the exploder in the corner. Sami goes for a Helluva Kick but Gunther with a sleeper and a power bomb.
Gunther picks up the title belt and microphone.
He tells Sami if he wants it so bad, he has his match.
Match Number Five: R Truth and Miz versus Akam and Rezar (with Paul Ellering, Scarlett, and Karrion Kross)
Truth with forearms to Rezar and a flying shoulder tackle or two and he bounces off Rezar. Truth with a Blue Thunderish Bomb and he sets for the Five Knuckle Shuffle and hits it. Truth goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Rezar blocks it and he hits a slam from a back breaker. Akam tags in and he punches Truth while Rezar holds him. Rezar tags in and Akam with a knee and Rezar with an elbow for a near fall. Akam tags in and Truth avoids a belly-to-back suplex. Rezar goes over the top rope when he cannot hit the brakes. Truth takes care of Akam. Miz tags in and he kicks Truth.
Kross laughs from ringside and Miz leaves the ring.
Rezar tags in and they hit the neck breaker and sit out power bomb combination for the three count.
Winners: Akam and Rezar
Wade and Joe run through the card for Bad Blood.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser are with Cathy.
Cathy asks about the title match next week.
Gunther starts to speak and Bron Breakker shows up.
Bron says he's sorry and he wanted to see for himself.
Gunther says Bron really is a bad ass.
Bron says that's right and Gunther will see sooner than he thinks.
Next week, Sami Zayn faces Gunther for the World Championship. Sheamus versus Pete Dunne in a Good Ol Donnybrook. Jey Uso faces Xavier Woods for the Intercontinental Championship.
Match Number Six: Bronson Reed versus Braun Strowman in a Last Monster Standing Match
Braun enters the ring and clotheslines Reed. Reed with a cross body to Braun. Braun side steps Reed and he sends Reed into the ring steps. Braun hits Reed in the head with the ring steps. He does it again and Reed falls onto the announce table. Braun choke slams Reed through the announce table.
We are back and Reed with a slam while we see chairs set up on the floor. Reed sets for a suplex to the floor onto the chairs but Braun blocks it. Braun gingerly runs the ropes and connects with a forearm that knocks Reed off the apron onto the chairs. Reed beats the referee's count and Braun with a double sledge to the back. Reed sends Braun into the wall. Reed gets a convenient chair and Braun with an uppercut to stop Reed and Braun hits Reed in the back with the chair and hits him again. Braun hits Reed again with the chair and they get on top of production crates. Braun goes for a choke slam through a table but Reed blocks it and hits a Death Valley Driver through a table and someone has to find another place to eat dinner. Reed gets to his feet but so does Braun.
Braun pushes Reed over the ringside barrier.
We go to commercial.
Reed with a shoulder tackle to send Braun through the always flimsy part of the ringside barrier. Reed with a spear that sends Braun through the second level of ringside barrier. Officials check on the fans taken out by Braun and Reed. Reed sends Braun into the ring and he goes up top for Tsunami and hits it. Maybe the referee will make his way back to the ring to make the count but he cares more about the potentially injured fans.
Reed goes up top again and he hits another Tsunami. Reed attacks security since he really can't hit a referee. Reed throws the referee down and Adam Pearce yells at Reed. Reed grabs Pearce and then Jason Jordan and security grab Reed. Strowman goes up top and he hits a cross body onto everyone. The referee starts to count but Reed leaves the slumber party. Braun gets up as well.
The shirt is ripped off and Braun sends Reed back into the ring. Braun goes up top but Reed throws a chair at Braun to stop him. Reed climbs the turnbuckles for a superplex and they exchange forearms. Reed with a superplex and the ring implodes. The referee starts his count and . . . Seth Rollins hits Black Out on the ring steps.
Braun gets to his feet.
Winner: Braun Strowman
We go to credits.
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