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We see Drew McIntyre entering the building earlier today and Sarah ambushes him to ask Drew about the bounty made by Bobby Lashley.
Drew says he heard about the offer and he says everyone is a potential threat. How many people will he face tonight. Drew says he wonders if Bobby will keep his offer and if you come after me, you will get a Scottish ass kicking.
We are in St. Petersburg, Florida and your announcers are Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton.
WWE Champion Bobby Lashley makes his way to the ring with Montel Vontavious Porter, Cedric Alexander, and Shelton Benjamin.
MVP starts off by saying this is an official message from the Hurt Business. They are less than two weeks away from Wrestlemania. Bobby Lashley will walk in and out as the champion. He is currently scheduled to face Drew McIntyre, but he wants to make crystal clear their business proposition.
Bobby says if anyone takes out Drew before Wrestlemania, they will be rewarded with a title match at Wrestlemania.
Porter says this offer is not to be seen as weakness. Drew has had his opportunity and they want to give someone else an opportunity to become a star and face the All Mighty at Wrestlemania. Who wants to step up and accept that offer?
Porter says he wants to talk about who will not be sharing the ring with Bobby Lashley at Wrestlemania.
We see footage from last week's handicap match when Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin failed to beat Drew.
Bobby tells them they had the perfect opportunity in a handicap match against Drew McIntyre. You are barred from ringside. Don't get him started about the tag titles. You are embarrassing him. I cannot trust either of you and I have worked too hard to get this title. I will not deal with incompetence.
Porter brings up they had a two on one match against Drew McIntyre and you failed miserably. Porter wants them to explain themselves.
Cedric says they could have done this in the back. Shelton asks if they were brought out here to be embarrassed. Shelton says Lashley wouldn't be champion if it wasn't for them.
Lashley attacks Cedric but Benjamin with a waist lock take down on Lashley. Lashley with punches and knees followed by a flatliner. Lashley knocks Alexander off the apron.
Lashley kicks Benjamin to the floor.
Porter tells Cedric and Shelton they should be ashamed of themselves.
Lashley says Cedric and Shelton are no longer part of the Hurt Business. He says the offer still stands.
We take a look at Sheamus and Riddle from last week.
Riddle is ambushed by Sarah and he is asked if he knows why he was attacked by Sheamus last week. Riddle says that he had some questions for Sheamus. Riddle sees Titus O'Neil and he asks if Titus would roast a pig at Wrestlemania. Titus tells Riddle he is a co-host. Riddle thinks he is going to do a roast.
Sheamus attacks Riddle on his scooter and he tells Riddle he will see him out there . . . fella.
We go to commercial.
Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander stop Adam Pearce and they say that if it wasn't for them Lashley wouldn't be champion. Cedric says that Shelton wants to face Lashley tonight and if anything is left, Cedric wants a piece of Lashley.
Pearce is hesitant to do anything and Cedric asks if he has to get Lashley's approval like he does with Roman on Smackdown. They tell Pearce to grow a sack.
MVP joins Tom and Byron on commentary.
Match Number One: Sheamus versus Riddle in a Non Title Match
They lock up and the referee has to separate Riddle and Sheamus in the corner. Riddle with a waist lock and Sheamus with a take down. Riddle with a waist lock and Sheamus with a drop toe hole into a reverse chin lock. Sheamus with a rollup for a near fall. Sheamus with a forearm and punch to the midsection. Sheamus with a side head lock. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle and a kick to the shoulder. Sheamus catches Riddle on a leap frog and Riddle goes for a sleeper and he gets Sheamus to the mat. Sheamus backs Riddle into the corner and Sheamus with elbows. Sheamus with a short arm clothesline and kicks. Sheamus with forearms to the back.
Sheamus and Riddle exchange punches. Riddle with a kick and round kick followed by a jumping knee and drop kick that sends Sheamus to the floor. Riddle with a kick and a twisting moonsault to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Sheamus with a double fish hook on Riddle. Riddle with forearms and chops but Sheamus with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Sheamus with a forearm to the back. Sheamus gets Riddle up and he climbs to the turnbuckles for a super Air Raid Crash but Riddle counters and tries for a sunset flip power bomb but Sheamus wtih a boot. Riddle with chops. Sheamus pushes Riddle to the mat but Riddle gets up and hits a superplex and both men are down.
Sheamus and Riddle exchange punches. Riddle with a kick and Pele Kick. Riddle with a forearm and a second one into the corner followed by an exploder. Riddle with kicks to the chest. Sheamus blocks a kick and he gets Riddle up but Riddle lands on his feet and he hits a knee and back senton for a near fall. Riddle with a triangle and Sheamus with a one arm power bomb but Riddle holds on to the triangle. Sheamus gets to the ropes to force a break. Sheamus blocks a round kick and he gets Riddle up on the apron and hits an Air Raid Crash on the apron for a near fall. Sheamus with an Alabama Slam for a near fall. Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick but Riddle with a knee into teh corner and an inside cradle for a near fall. Sheamus blocks a knee and kicks Riddle in the leg and hits a jumping knee for the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
After the match, Sheamus celebrates his victory and Riddle kicks Sheamus off the turnbuckles because he is a sore loser.
We take a look at what happened with Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon last week.
Shane walks in the back with Elias and Jaxson Ryker.
Kevin Patrick ambushes Shane and asks if there is anything he can reveal about the Braun Strowman expose. Shane refuses to give any details but he says there will be some interesting things.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Drew McIntyre is walking in the back and he sees AJ Styles and Omos. Drew says he won't turn his back on them. He says Lashley's offer is something that AJ wants.
AJ says they have bigger plans for Wrestlemania but Lashley is in Drew's head. AJ says they will embarrass the New Day at Wrestlemania and become the new Raw Tag Team Champions. AJ has to focus on his match against Xavier Woods. He says their paths will cross soon enough.
Drew wants to know who will take Lashley up on his offer.
Shane McMahon is in the ring with Elias and Jaxson Ryker.
Shane says he wants to address the elephant in the room, not Braun Strowman. Shane says that people have said his knee injury was illegitimate. Shane says it was adrenaline that gave him enough pain relief to get out of the way so he would not injure himself any further so he can be ready to defeat Braun Strowman at Wrestlemania.
Shane says he has discovered something interesting about Braun Strowman that gave him some insight into young Braun.
Shane takes us back to the fifth grade and we see Braun's report card and he did not do well. Shane says that the comments from his teachers show that he was a bully. We take a look at a graphic of Braun in a dunce cap. Shane says this shows that Braun is intellectually challenged.
Jaxson says big guy . . . tiny brain is true about Braun. Shane says he will outwit Braun and so will Jaxson later tonight.
Shane says Braun needs a great big hug from everyone.
Shane starts to shuffle in the ring while Braun makes his way to the ring.
Match Number Two: Braun Strowman versus Jaxson Ryker (with Elias and Shane McMahon)
Braun with a boot to the chest and a biel. Braun with another biel. Braun goes to the floor and he starts to get on the tracks but Shane goes into the ring to avoid Braun. Braun sends Ryker into the corner an dBraun with punches and elbows. Elias gets on the apron to distract Braun and Shane does the same. Ryker hits Braun from behind and he punches Braun. Braun sends Ryker into the corner and he runs into a boot. Ryker with a shot to the leg area followed by a bulldog.
Ryker with a forearm but Braun with a boot. Braun goes to the floor and we get sound effects as he knocks Ryker down. Braun with a splash into the corner followed by a power slam for the three count.
Winner: Braun Strowman
After the match, Braun chases Shaen into the ring and Elias hits Braun from behind. Shane and Elias attack Braun and Braun pushes them away.
Braun wants to know where is Shane running to? He asks Shane if he accepted his challenge to a match and you forgot that Braun could choose any match that he wanted. Braun says he has been thinking and he made up his mind. It will be one that your goons cannot get invovled in. You will not be able to run away. There will be nowhere to run and nowhere to be hide. You are going to GET THESE HANDS . . . in a steel cage match.
We see Miz's challenge to Bad Bunny from last week's Raw and Bad Bunny accepting the challenge.
We go to commercial.
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