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Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
The Crown Jewel Belt is carried as if it is Han Solo in carbonite (but without the hovering in air).
Gunther is at the arena . . . and so is Cody Rhodes.
Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin walk in GARAGE.
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa walk in HALLWAY.
Randy Orton walks in the back but he is making a bee line for the ring.
First, he stops at the Gorilla position to talk to Triple H about something but Paul tells him to go to the ring.
Randy says he has been trying to do everything to get his hands on Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel, but Kevin is off limits. He asked Nick Aldis last week, but Nick said it was above his pay grade. Randy asks Triple H to make his way to the ring because he thinks he is protecting Kevin Owens from him.
Triple H's music plays and he makes his way to the stage.
Paul walks to the ring and he says he preferred not to do this out here, but since Randy doesn't show up on time, he guesses they will do it now.
Randy says everyone knows that Paul is protecting Kevin from him.
Paul says e is not protecting anyone and he is doing his job.
Randy wants him to admit that he is protecting him.
Paul says the match is not happening and Randy says it is because Paul is PROTECTING KEVIN OWENS. He wants Paul to admit it.
Paul says that he is trying to protect Randy. He tells Randy he has known him since the day Randy walked in here. He has known Kevin since he walked in here. Kevin wanted to be known as the prize fighter because that is what he was about. He never had a friend. It was as long as they were no longer in their way. It was all about business. He says Randy knows that. Paul says Kevin let his guard down and he trusted you and Cody. He let his guard down and does he see the good person he wants to be in Cody and the miserable prick in Randy that he doesn't want to be. Paul says Kevin liked you and he trusted you.
For the first time ever, you turned on him. Paul says when he spoke to Kevin, there is something disconnected with him. He is not the same Kevin Owens and he doesn't want to put Kevin in the ring with Randy.
Randy asks if Paul is trying to protect him.
Paul says that Randy came back after 18 months on the shelf. You didn't tear your ACL or blow your shoulder out, you had steel rods put in your back and you were told you might not wrestle again. He says he doesn't want to see Randy put back on the shelf, maybe permanently.
Randy says that is not going to happen. He says he didn't ask Paul Levesque, the COO of a multi-billion dollar company to come to the ring. He wanted the leather jacket wearing Cerebral Assassin who came to his house with a sledge hammer and threw him out of his house and beat him up on his front lawn. What would you have done if it was you. Randy says he knows what is at stake with his health. You know what it is like to have it all taken away from you. If you were in his shoes, you wouldn't let it slide. You would do what you have always done. We would have handled things in the middle of the ring.
Randy begs that Hunter gives him Kevin at Crown Jewel.
Paul thinks about it and he says he hopes to God everyone knows what they are asking for. He tells Randy he has his match at Crown Jewel. Hunter tells Randy to protect himself at all times.
We take a look at the recent series of matches between Carmelo Hayes and Andrade.
Match Number One: Carmelo Hayes versus Andrade in Match Seven of a Best of Seven Series? with Guest Referee LA Knight
Andrade with a back elbow for a near fall. Hayes and Andrade go to the floor and Hayes sends Andrade into the ringside barrier. Hayes is brought into the ring with a slingshot and Andrade with a chop and kicks. Knight warns Andrade about the count and then Hayes sends Andrade into the turnbuckles and he kicks Andrade. Knight pulls Hayes out of the corner and warns him. Hayes goes for a springboard move and Andrade pushes Hayes over the top rope to the floor. Knight stops Andrade from going to the floor and Knight makes his count in the ropes and Andrade with a flip dive over Knight. Knight warns Andrade on the floor. Hayes with a kick and he sends Andrade into the ringside barrier.
Hayes with a slingshot senton and Hayes has some words for Knight. Hayes chokes Andrade in the ropes. Knight continues to argue with Hayes and Andrade with a chop. Hayes with a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Hayes has some words for Knight and Knight finally takes off his belt to show Hayes. Hayes with a suplex for a near fall. Hayes with a reverse chin lock. Andrade with elbows but Hayes with a forearm. Andrade with a dragon screw and a flying forearm. Andrade gets back to his feet first and he sets for the running double knee strike into the corner but Hayes moves and Andrade hits the turnbuckles hard.
Hayes with a back heel kick and Andrade stops Hayes on the ropes and hits a reverse Spanish Fly. They exchange forearms from their knees and they get to their feet. Hayes with La Mistica for a near fall. Hayes sets for a suplex but Andrade blocks it and Andrade with a boot and he goes for The Message but Hayes blocks it. Andrade with a Destroyer and he follows with a running double knee strike in the corner for a near fall and Hayes kicks out and sends Andrade onto KNight. Hayes with a rollup but Knight is not in position and doesn't make the count.
Hayes bumps Knight and Andrade almost hits Knight. Hayes with a super kick to Knight. Andrade with a kick and two suplexes. Hayes with a cutter but his feet are under the ropes and then Knight pulls Hayes out of the ring and sends him into the announce table. Hayes says something to Andrade and Andrade with a BFT. Knight with a kick and BFT to Hayes.
No Contest
After the match, Knight says there is no winner, but him.
We see Tiffany Stratton with Nia Jax and Nia asks Tiffany about her vacation. Nia says she can't get Naomi off her back and Tiffany volunteers to do it, but Nia says she found Candice to do it because Candice pinned Bayley, something that Tiffany hasn't done.
Candice shows up and says she will take care of Naomi and she tells Tiffy she can relax.
LA Knight walks in the back and Nick Aldis wants to know what happened.
Aldis says if Knight wants to be the center of attention, he has both of them at Crown Jewel.
Match Number Two: Naomi versus Candice LeRae (with Indi Hartwell)
Candice with a single leg take down and she gets a near fall. Candice with a kick and forearm to the back. Candice with a wrist lock and arm wringer. Candice with a take down but Naomi with a leg sweep. Candice with a flying clothesline for a near fall. Candice gets another near fall. Naomi slides under Candice and connects with a kick and a leg drop to the back for a near fall. Naomi with a bulldog into the turnbuckles and Naomi goes up top. Candice goes to the apron and Naomi leaps over Candice on the apron and Candice with a DDT on the apron.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Candice with a snap mare and a step up back senton for a near fall. Candice with a front face lock and Naomi backs Candice into the corner. Naomi runs Candice into the corner again. Naomi with a scorpion kick but Candice trips Naomi. Candice gets a near fall. Candice works on the neck. Candice is sent to the apron and Naomi with a slingshot tombstone in the ropes. Naomi with a drop kick and a second one. Naomi with a Tiger Feint Bulldog. Naomi with a springboard round kick for a near fall. Candice with a neck breaker in the ropes and Candice goes for a suicide dive but Naomi with a round kick.
Indi sends Naomi into the ring post and . . .
Bayley's music plays and she attacks Indi and sends her into the ringside barrier. Candice forgets that Naomi is in the ring and Naomi with a Bubba Bomb for the three count.
Winner: Naomi
We see the Crown Jewel Championship belt and it is closed in its case to be transported to the ring.
We go to commercial.
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