Erik and Ivar tells Penta they have his back when he needs it.
Adam Pearce wants to talk to Penta.
Penta asks Pearce why he doesn't love Penta.
Pearce says he appreciates him.
Penta asks for a title match.
Rusev shows up and he tells Pearce about the plan. He returns, he crushes Sheamus, and he becomes champion.
Penta has some words for Rusev.
Pearce says if you have something to prove, do it in the ring.
It will happen tonight.
Vic Joseph is on the New Day Concourse and Grayson Waller shows up to introduce the New Day for their contractually obligated interstitial segment.
Waller says we have Mourning Kingston. Woods says we have Mourning Waller. Kofi says this is Mourning Woods. Kofi tells Vic to sign the petition to ban the Destroyer. Kofi says they are going to force everyone to sign it. Woods says his neck was damaged by the Destroyer. He says do not let his sacrifice be in vain. Even though the people of Milwaukee are slack jawed, inbred dimwits, they should know that Woods' health should be this company's number one priority.
Kofi says Woods is a martyr. He suffered so you don't have to. You should thank God.
AJ and Lee are in the back and AJ tells Lee he is here to help him whenever he wants.
Jimmy shows up and asks if they have seen Jey.
Jey says he is out and Jimmy says they have a play. Jimmy says they have to watch the main event. Jey says he doesn't care about Knight. Jimmy says the Vision is their problem. Jey asks if he is supposed to make sure that Knight is good. Will that help them? It won't help him win back the title. He wants them to acknowledge them or they are going to smash them. Jimmy says Jey sounds like Roman. Jey says maybe sounding like himself isn't working.
Jey leaves and Jimmy feels like Kairi Sane with Asuka.
AJ Lee makes her way to the ring and she is wearing the IC title belt.
AJ thanks everyone for the chants. She says for those of you who weren't here ten years ago and were wondered why your Millennial parents were excited on Friday, she wants to introduce herself. She tells everyone that she is AJ Lee. She says she is your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestler. She says ten years ago, she retired. She says she felt like she accomplished all of her dreams in wrestling. She hung up her Chuck Taylors and thought that was the end of her story. She did not expect to come back to the ring wearing jean shorts two sizes too short. She went on a journey to accomplish her other dreams and she did it. She says she went on a mental health journey. She says she wasn't healthy and she needed to take care of herself and get right. AJ says she went to therapy and got treatment.
AJ says she was able to take all of this chaos and made it into her super power. The fight is worth it and you are worth it. AJ says she was doing really good for a long time. Then she watched Raw. She says healing is not linear. It is one thing to see your husband fighting Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, or John Cena. It is another thing entirely to see him in the ring with Becky Lynch. She says she wanted to like Becky. She thought they had so much in common. She is a leader, a rebel, and a New York Times best selling author. AJ mentions that she did it first. AJ says there is a world where they could have been friends. Then she had to go motorboat her husband. She put her hands on him. She berated him.
Becky Lynch's music plays and she comes out to the stage.
Becky says this has nothing to do with your stank ass husband. Becky asks if everyone is insane. Has nobody noticed? Is everybody stupid? She's wearing her title. Becky says that is her title and the title she has made the most important in the division. She says they are nothing alike. Becky says she is the greatest female wrestler of all time. Becky says she will need to go to therapy after this. She says AJ does not deserve to put a finger on her title.
AJ says she has some names to give Becky. AJ says she forgot she was wearing the belt. She says she was skipping around the house all weekend. She says she slept in it.
Becky tells AJ not to put her grubby hands on her title.
AJ says Becky is sporting quite the shiner. She asks if that was because of her. She says she goes feral some times and blacks out. AJ says since Becky is tough and the greatest of all time, why don't you come and get it, as AJ puts the belt down on the canvas.
Becky responds to the crowds chants by saying she is not a chicken and she moves her arms like she is flapping wings. She calls AJ a Jersey trash bag weirdo. She tells AJ to keep her hands off the title. She asks where is AJ's husband? What kind of man hides behind his wife? This has nothing to do with her. It had to do with her and her husband and their vision. You didn't need to stick your neck in where it belongs.
Becky says maybe they should bring out her husband.
Seth Rollins' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Seth tells everyone to quiet down and pump the brakes. They can make this super easy. He tells AJ to give Becky her belt back and they can leave this dump of a city.
AJ says that is a great idea to just give it back. AJ says they could do that now, but she has a better idea. She has two options. One, Becky, you can come into this ring and get your title back, but you may risk another black eye. Two, she will give the title, if you agree to a tag match. AJ Lee and CM Punk versus Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins. She asks Becky to pick her poison.
Seth tells AJ she has been gone for ten years and you don't know how things work. Seth says he is the World Champion. He says this is his show. These are his people. You have been back for a cup of coffee and you don't call the shots. Seth says he will come into the ring and get the title and give it back to his wife.
AJ thanks Seth for mansplaining that.
AJ jumps in front of the title belt to stop Seth from getting it. AJ plays some defense to stop Seth.
Seth tells AJ to listen to him and listen real good. That does not belong to you.
CM Punk makes his way behind Becky and he goes to the ring and he gets Seth up but Seth escapes and gets out of the ring.
Seth tells AJ if she wants a match, they have it. It happens at Wrestlepalooza.
The title belt is thrown at Seth and Becky.
Bayley says she doesn't know what the next step is. She doesn't know if it has done any good. She says the last person she wanted to hurt was Lyra. Most of the people she hurt in the past, deserved it. Most of those people forgave her. She says she doesn't know how Lyra can forgive herself if Lyra can't. The voices talk to Bayley. The good side says she is proud of Bayley and she should talk to her. The evil side says that Bayley should move on.
Bayley says she will make it right.
Match Number Three: Penta versus Rusev
Penta does the Cero Miedo and Rusev misses a clothesline. Penta with chops. Rusev avoids a float over and he chops Penta. Rusev with punches. Rusev with a short arm clothesline. Penta avoids a clothesline and he hits a wraparound bulldog. Rusev misses a splash into the corner and hits the ring post. Penta with a lungblower for a near fall. Penta with kicks and a thrust kick. Penta goes to the turnbuckles but Rusev rolls to the floor. Penta goes for the kick on the apron but Rusev blocks it and he sends Penta into the ropes and then he slams Penta onto the announce table. Rusev misses a shoulder tackle against the ring steps when Penta moves and Rusev hits the steps. Penta with a round kick to the temple. Penta with forearms and he goes for a springboard move but Rusev with a Polish Hammer.
Rusev with an elbow drop. Penta goes to hte floor and Rusev follows. Rusev Irish whips Penta over the ringside barrier. Rusev sends Penta into the ring post and Rusev gets a near fall. Rusev with a suplex and elbows to the collarbone. Rusev with a reverse chin lock. Penta with a punch and Rusev with knees and a hip lock take down. Penta with a jaw breaker and chops. Penta with a kick and a thrust kick to the back of the leg and a wraparound bulldog. Penta with a kick and leg sweep followed by a headstand hesitation drop kick for a near fall.
Grayson Waller and the New Day make their way to the ring to distract Penta.
Penta lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex. Penta with a flip dive onto Kofi and Waller. Rusev goes over the top rope to the floor when Penta drops down. Rusev with a punch when Penta goes for a suicide dive. Penta with Code Red for a near fall. Penta kicks Rusev in the back. Penta signals that it is over. Penta goes to the turnbuckles and Woods gets on the apron and Penta kicks Woods. Penta comes off the turnbuckles into a thrust kick for the three count.
Winner: Rusev
Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker are in the back.
Vic Joseph returns to the New Day Memorial Interstitial Concourse and he mentions NXT.
Vic brings out Dominik Mysterio.
Vic brings up last week's match and Dom denies that he had any help to beat AJ. He says he did it by himself in the center of the ring. He says he does not need any help. Vic asks Dom about his AAA Mega Title match against El Hijo del Vikingo. Dom says he is not worried about Vikingo because at Triplemania, Vikingo needed help to keep the title. He says he will win the title on Friday and be a double champion.
We have a video package for Brock Lesnar and John Cena.
Brock Lesnar will be on Smackdown this week.
LA Knight is in LOCKER ROOM and Jimmy asks him if it was an accident. Knight says Jey didn't move so what can he do about it.
Jimmy says we have beef with the Vision.
Knight says there is no 'we'. He tried the play nice thing and he got super kicked to the mouth. Jey was the one who kept him from winning the title. Knight says it was you who kept him from winning the title. If you want to help, don't help. Knight says he will do it his damn self.
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