WWE United States Championship qualifier – LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar

The bell rings and we are under way. Both men with right hands and Escobar with a shoulder tackle. He throws LA Knight to the ropes but LA Knight with a kick to the face followed by a side slam. He climbs the second rope he goes for an elbow, Escobar moves out of the way, LA Knight lands on his feet but Escobar with a drop kick. He grabs LA Knight but LA Knight throws him to the outside of the ring. LA Knight to the outside but Escobar throws him face first into the ring steps.

-Commercial Break-

Back from commercial, LA Knight with a neck breaker. He goes for the cover but Escobar kicks out. He grabs Escobar but Escobar trips him face first onto the turnbuckle. An arm bar by Escobar and he throws LA Knight into the corner but LA Knight comes back with a clothesline. A jumping elbow onto Escobar. LA Knight goes for BFT but Escobar pushes him into the corner and kicks him. Escobar goes for a splash but LA Knight moves out of the way. LA Knight goes for a running knee but Escobar trips him face first onto the mat.

Escobar places LA Knight on the top rope and Escobar with a hurricanrana! He goes for the cover but LA Knight kicks out. Escobar lands a spear in the corner and climbs the top rope. Escobar goes for a cross body but LA Knight lands the BFT in mid air! He goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: LA Knight

United States Championship Number One Contender, Triple Threat Match:  Jacob Fatu vs. Carmelo vs. LA Knight

The bell rings and we are under way. Hayes tries to go after both men but Fatu takes him down. Fatu runs after LA Knight but LA Knight lowers the top rope and Fatu to the outside. LA Knight with a jumping body slam onto Hayes and he lands a leaping elbow onto Hayes. He goes for the cover but Fatu breaks it up. He throws LA Knight to the outside of the ring and headbutts him. He throws LA Knight into the barricade and Hayes with right hands onto Fatu but Fatu with a right hand. LA Knight grabs Fatu but Fatu throws him into the barricade. Fatu throws Hayes into LA Knight on the barricade. Fatu goes for a cross body but both men move out of the way and Fatu lands on the concrete. -Commercial Break- Back from commercial, with a headbutt onto LA Knight in the ring. He grabs Hayes and throws him across the ring. Fatu goes for a running hip attack onto LA Knight but LA Knight moves out of the way. LA Knight to the ropes but Fatu gets back up and he hits LA Knight with a shoulder tackle. LA Knight goes for a splash onto Hayes but Hayes moves out of the way. Hayes with a springboard off the second rope onto Fatu but Fatu gets back up. Hayes to the ropes but Fatu with a pop up Samoan drop. LA Knight with a neck breaker onto Fatu. He goes for the cover but Fatu kicks out. LA Knight goes for BFT onto Fatu but Hayes gets the First 48 onto LA Knight. He goes for the cover but LA Knight kicks out. Hayes climbs the top rope but LA Knight pushes Hayes off to the outside and Fatu catches Hayes and throws him into the ring steps. LA Knight with a springboard cross body off the second rope onto Fatu on the outside and both men fall on the announce table. Hayes throws LA Knight back into the ring and he lands Nothing But Net. He goes for the cover but Fatu with a senton off the top rope. Fatu with a hip attack onto Hayes followed by a spiked DDT and a jumping moon sault. He goes for the cover but LA Knight drags him to the outside. LA Knight goes for the cover.

Winner: LA Knight

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LA Knight & R-Truth vs. Carmelo Hayes & The Miz 

R-Truth and Carmelo Hayes will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hayes drives his knee into the midsection of Truth. Truth reverses out of the irish whip from Hayes. Hayes with a Springboard Clothesline. Truth avoids the falling sledge. Truth applies a side headlock. Truth whips Hayes across the ring. Rollup Exchange. Leg Sweep Exchange. Truth splits under a clothesline from Hayes. Truth with The Hip Toss. Truth taunts Hayes. Truth applies a wrist lock. Knight tags himself in. Knight with two haymakers. Hayes reverses out of the irish whip from Knight. Knight with a Swinging NeckBreaker for a two count. Knight tags in Truth. Truth with a straight right hand. Truth with a deep arm-drag. Truth applies an arm-bar. Hayes with an arm-drag escape. Truth drops Hayes with a shoulder tackle. Truth tags in Miz. Truth argues with Miz. Hayes knocks Truth off the ring apron. Miz tags himself in.

Miz and Hayes had complete control of the match during the commercial break. Truth is displaying his fighting spirit. Hayes with The O’Connor Roll for a two count. Hayes blasts Knight off the apron. Truth rolls Hayes over for a two count. Hayes kicks Truth in the gut. Truth turns a Vertical Suplex into a Stunner. Knight and Miz are tagged in. Knight with two haymakers. Miz reverses out of the irish whip from Knight. Knight with a Leaping Clothesline. Knight throws Hayes back into the ring. Knight repeatedly stomps on Hayes chest. Knight clotheslines Miz. Knight with a Running Knee Strike to Hayes. Knight Powerslams Hayes. Knight with a Running Elbow Drop for a two count. Knight with two haymakers. Knight whips Miz across the ring. Miz kicks Knight in the chest.

Knight goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Miz lands back on his feet. Miz decks Knight with a back elbow smash. Hayes made the blind tag. Hayes SuperKicks Knight for a two count. Knight blocks The First 48. Hayes denies The BFT. Knight with a back elbow smash. Truth tags himself in. Truth ducks a clothesline from Hayes. Truth with two diving shoulder tackles. Truth with a Spinning Side Slam. Truth follows that with The Five Knuckle Shuffle. Hayes blocks The Attitude Adjustment. Truth drops Hayes with The Spin Cycle. Truth applies The STF. Miz breaks up the submission hold. Knight clotheslines Miz over the top rope. Knight throws Miz into the ringside barricade. Shinsuke Nakamura attacks Knight from the timekeeper’s area. Nakamura drives Knight face first into the steel ring post. Truth avoids The Stinger Splash. Miz tags himself in. Miz & Hayes connects with their Skull Crushing Finale/First 48 Combination to pickup the victory.

Winner: Carmelo Hayes & The Miz via Pinfall 

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Shinsuke Nakamura, The Miz, LA Knight Segment 

Shinsuke Nakamura: For weeks, I’ve waited. For weeks, I’ve watched from the shadow. Praying for a worthy challenge. A warrior to take to me. There are no warriors here. Just the same weak guy.

LA Knight: Let me talk to you. Look at the old Shin out here playing two lives and the truth. Says that he’s been hiding in the shadows. YEAH! I would say that’s the truth. You have been hiding in the shadows. And then you were saying you were praying for a worthy contender. And then you said you were looking for a test. Wrong! That’s the biggest bunch of BS I’ve ever heard. That’s the biggest lie I’ve ever heard, because the last time you and I were in this ring, I planted your head on the mat and the three count was there, but then when what it took was half of the Island Of Samoa and Tonga to come down here and snatch that away from me. And now since when, I’ve beat every crossed-eyed halfwit who’s stepped to me on a quest to come back and get that championship. But you want to talk about test for that championship? I’ll tell you the test, right now. The test is looking at you. The test is standing here. And my man, you’ve already failed that test, with everybody saying, LA Knight, YEAH!

The Miz: You guys are still going for that shtick huh? I mean, I got to admit, I was wrong. And I’m not wrong very often, but I was wrong. About a year ago, I said that LA Knight was a flash in the pan, that he was a fad, but here we are, the WWE Universe eating out of the palm of his hand. It just kind of proves one thing. That you guys aren’t that educated. I know, I know, you’re not smart. You’re basic. I mean, look at you, basic, basic, basic. I see what Shinsuke sees, and that is that you and nobody else is worthy. You know who is worthy?

LA Knight: Hold on, I got this one. I’m going to guess that you’re going to say, The Miz? I’m going to guess that you’re going to say something about being a Grand Sam champion, you’re going to say something about being a former United States Champion, you’re going to say that I beat John Cena in the main event at WrestleMania. Look, talk about same old shtick, my god, you’ve got to be using the same old shtick for over the last ten years. And if my math serves me right, I think it’s been that long since you’ve been relevant. But I’ve also got to say, man, I’m kind of happy to see you here. I almost forgot you were even here. Matter of fact, I feel like everybody out here probably wants to forget that you’re here. So why don’t you take a page out of John Cena’s book, start a farewell tour, because I know everybody is ready to see you go away.

The Miz: You all want me to go away? You want me to go away? Oh my god, I can’t believe I’m crying on national television, but in his PSA last week, he said it’s okay for men to cry.

LA Knight: Oh wow, that’s good. Hey, you know what? He’s right, I did say it was okay for grown men to cry, when it rises to that occasion. You know, it’s just like you to make it a point, to miss the point, because the point was, if there was line where you just go a little bit too far, and you want to talk about crying, you want to talk about crybabies. At the very top of that list, of all-time crybaby bitches, it’s got to be you and Drew McIntyre, neck and neck.

The Miz: You know, at least I’ve been at the top. I’ve been at the top over and over again in this industry. You want to know why I tout my resume so much? Because guys like you don’t measure to me. When the dust settles on my career, oh, when the dust settles on my career, my resume stands alone, can you say the same or will you crumble when they stop chanting your name, and realize there’s nothing beneath the surface, because you, LA Knight, are not on my radar. And if John Cena gets to call his shot, then The Miz gets to call his shot, and I want my shot at the United States Championship. I came to SmackDown with a new purpose, to elevate a title, again, to forge my way to WrestleMania, and you’ll be the guy on the outside looking in, just like you always have your entire career.

LA Knight: Hold on, did you just say that I’m not even on your radar? I’m pretty sure you just mentioned something that I said last week. That tells me that you must be watching everything that I do, thank you for that, I appreciate that, first of all. But when you talk about the idea of, well, why don’t I deserve a shot at that championship, let’s think about that for one second thing. The man who was the champion before me, the man who’s the champion right now, you put all of their title defenses together, and maybe it was one/one hundredth of what I did. I was in the ring defending that damn championship, every single week. And what that means is, as much as I want that title, oh, baby, but does that title ever need me, I make it shine. But you, my man, you ever met you? Dude, you suck. You are the most impotent dork. Is this man championship material? Nah-Nah.

Knight ducks a clothesline from Miz. Miz blocks The BTF and retreats to the outside. Nick Aldis appears on the stage and makes this match official to close this segment.

LA Knight vs. The Miz 

This match started during the commercial break. Shinsuke Nakamura is looking on from the ringside area. Miz reverses out of the irish whip from Knight. Knight side steps Miz into the turnbuckles. Knight repeatedly stomps on Miz’s chest. Knight with a Running Knee Strike for a two count. Knight whips Miz across the ring. Miz kicks Knight in the chest. Miz with a knife edge chop. Miz sends Knight to the corner. Knight dives over Miz. Knight Powerslams Miz for a two count. Knight kicks Miz in the gut. Miz blocks The BFT. Miz dumps Knight throat first on the top rope. Miz uses the bottom rope to choke Knight. Miz fish hooks Knight in the ribs. The referee admonishes Miz. Miz with a Running Boot to the back of Knight’s head. Miz repeatedly stomps on Knight’s chest. Miz with another Running Boot for a two count. Miz hammers down on Knight’s chest.

Miz applies a rear chin lock. Knight with elbows into the midsection of Miz. Miz ducks a clothesline from Knight. Miz with Two NeckBreakers for a two count. Knight is throwing haymakers at Miz. Miz with a thumb to the eye. Knight sends Miz crashing to the outside. Knight with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick.Knights dribbles Miz’s head on the announce table. Knight talks smack to Nakamura. Miz drives Knight face first into the announce table. Miz throws Knight into the steel ring steps. Miz resets the referee’s ten count. Miz dumps Knight chest first on the ringside barricade. Miz is putting the boots to Knight’s chest. Miz argues with the referee. Miz mocks Knight. Miz goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Knight counters with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Miz reverses out of the irish whip from Knight. Miz with a NeckBreaker onto the knee for a two count.

Miz with a Running Boot. Miz goes back to the rear chin lock. Knight backs Miz into the turnbuckles. Miz reverses out of the irish whip from Knight. Miz kicks Knight in the gut. Knight reverses out of the irish whip from Miz. Miz launches Knight over the top rope. Miz yanks Knight off the apron. Miz rolls Knight back into the ring. Misfired Belly to Back Suplex’s. Knight clotheslines Miz. Knight drives Miz chest first into the turnbuckles. Knight with a Leaping NekBreaker. Knight whips Miz across the ring. Knight with a Pop Up Slam for a two count. Miz goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Knight lands back on his feet. Miz blocks a boot from Knight. Knight kicks Miz in the face. Miz yanks Knight off the top turnbuckle. Miz with The Awesome Clothesline/Flatliner Combination for a two count. Knight avoids The STO. Miz fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Rollup Exchange. Miz drops Knight with The Implant DDT for a two count. Knight backs Miz into the turnbuckles. Knight with repeated back elbow smashes. Miz kicks Knight in the face. Knight goes for a Pop Up Powerslam, but Miz lands back on his feet. Knight hits The BFT. Knight connects with The Megastar Elbow to pickup the victory. After the match, Knight hand a standoff with Nakamura.

Winner: LA Knight via Pinfall 

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Drew McIntyre, Jimmy Uso, LA Knight Segment 

Drew McIntyre: You know what, Memphis? Screw Raw, Drew McIntyre is officially back on Friday Night SmackDown. You know, this past Saturday at the Rumble, after I was eliminated from behind by a coward, I went to the back, I was pretty angry, I tore some things up, and I got in my car, and drove from Indy back to Nashville. I slept in my own bed, filled with rage. And when I woke up in the morning, something came over me, I had clarity, I had an epiphany. Got out of my big bed, in my huge house, beside my hot wife, and looked in the mirror, and I went, my god, you’re freaking handsome, Drew. Why are you so angry all the time? And I realized I’m a product of my environment. Raw is a toxic workplace. Everybody tries to stab you in the back, bunch of egos. If you’re a good person trying to tell the truth, you’re apparently the bad guy. And that bald idiot, Adam Pearce has no idea what he’s doing. So, I could see clearly, I needed a solution, and that’s when my phone rang. Nick Aldis, and I’ve known Nick since we were teenagers, and he told me, Drew, I want you on SmackDown, and I promise, no more BS, you can finally be unleashed. Drew will be allowed to be Drew, one hundred percent. So, why am I here? I’m here for you, Cody. Not specifically you, what you got, what was stolen from me, what is mine, I’m here for the WWE Championship.

Jimmy Uso: Is it me, tell me it’s not just me, every single week though, you come out here, you’re living in the past, bruh. You sound like an ex-girlfriend. Yeah, you’re complaining, they stole something from me. Homie, nobody stole anything, you lost, alright. And you’re out here, he’s literally standing out here acting like you don’t got to earn your spot tonight, uce. Tonight, you got to get through me, you got to get through LA Knight. I’m here to earn mine’s.

Drew McIntyre: That’s cool. A couple weeks ago, I would be angry about everything you just said, but I’m a different man. I’m cool, Jey, sorry, Jimmy. It’s been 20 years, I could still barely tell you apart. Actually, it must eat you up inside. You and your brother are so similar in every single way. Just as talented, and maybe you’d be where he’s at right now if you said YEET, first.

Jimmy Uso: That’s funny, Drew. Let me remind you who’s standing in front of you, bruh. You see, this is big bruh, this is Big Jim, if I want to say YEET, I could say YEET. Watch, YEET! If I want to say No YEET, I could throw the no the side, watch this. So, let me remind you, uce. Tonight, I got’s to get mine’s. I got to punch my ticket. I got to go to Vegas, cash those chips in. I gotta get mine. You see, you’re right, there is a difference, Jey did clock his, what about yours? Yeah, uce, if you want to go to WrestleMania, brother, you gotta get through Big Jim, first. He’s going to make it to the Elimination Chamber, but you got to go through me, first. But tonight, I’m not living in the past, I’m right here, ready to kick your ass. Jimmy Uso, I’m going to WrestleMania, uce.

LA Knight: Let me go ahead and get right to this. Jimmy Uso, Big Jim whatever you want to call yourself, I ain’t got any love for you. You’re the main reason that I didn’t become WWE Champion, just a little over a year ago, so I ain’t got any love for you, but I’m not going to complain about it, I’m going to make good on that, tonight. But if I could for a second, I do want to say this. In my life, in my career, I want to be somebody who affects good change before I die. So, I want to speak to all the men, all the boys here in Memphis, tonight and around the world. I mean this from the bottom of my heart, if something arises in your life, it hits you in the feels, and you have to cry, let it out. It’s good for your mental health, it doesn’t make you any less of a man. But with that said, there’s a line where it becomes too much. There are three guarantees in this life. Death, taxes, and Drew McIntyre crying like a damn baby. My god, Monday through Friday, every single week, all you do is cry. I think I walked out here, I think I heard somebody over here call you Drew McIn-Cryer. But let’s get all of this silliness out of the way. Let’s really think about this, right now. What we’re talking about right now, we’re talking about WrestleMania, we’re talking about Elimination Chamber, and we’re talking about me giving both of you something really to cry about it. Which is you two meeting a three count, just like that, all your WrestleMania hopes getting dashed, so it goes. Oh, wait, I forgot to get my stuff in. Memphis, tell them whose game this is. YEAH!

Third Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jimmy Uso vs. LA Knight In A Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match 

This match started during the commercial break. Jimmy and Knight are putting the boots to McIntyre in the corner. Jimmy launches Knight over the top rope. Knight buries his shoulder into the midsection of Jimmy. Knight with a Slingshot Shoulder Tackle to McIntyre. Knight stomps on McIntyre’s face. Knight kicks Jimmy in the gut. Knight repeatedly stomps on Jimmy’s chest. McIntyre slaps Knight in the back of the head. That led us to a pier six brawl in the center of the ring. Jimmy HeadButts McIntyre. Jimmy unloads two knife edge chops. Knight reverses out of the irish whip from Jimmy. Jimmy dives over Knight. Jimmy thrust kicks the midsection of Knight. Jimmy with a drop down uppercut. McIntyre HeadButts Jimmy. McIntyre repeatedly stomps on Jimmy’s chest. McIntyre with a blistering chop. McIntyre whips Jimmy across the ring. Jimmy ducks a clothesline from McIntyre. Jimmy with The Samoan Drop for a two count. Jimmy uppercuts Knight. Jimmy with two more chops. Knight ducks a clothesline from Jimmy. Knight with a Pop Up Powerslam. Knight plays to the crowd.

McIntyre HeadButts Knight. McIntyre with Two Vertical Tosses. McIntyre stomps on the left hand of Jimmy. McIntyre chops Jimmy. McIntyre whips Jimmy back first into the turnbuckles. McIntyre with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. McIntyre poses for the crowd. Jimmy dumps McIntyre out of the ring. Jimmy lands The Suicide Dive. Knight with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Knight dribbles Jimmy and McIntyre’s heads on the announce table. Knight stomps on the midsection of McIntyre. Knight hammers down on Jimmy’s chest. McIntyre drives Knight face first into the steel ring post. McIntyre attacks Jimmy from the outside. McIntyre teases pulling out a table. McIntyre repeatedly stomps on Jimmy’s chest. McIntyre throws Knight back into the ring. McIntyre goes for The Lawndart, but Knight lands back on his feet. Knight with a Leaping NeckBreaker for a two count.

Chop Exchange. Knight is throwing haymakers at Jimmy. Knight slams Jimmy’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Jimmy blocks The Vertical Suplex. McIntyre kicks Jimmy in the gut. Jimmy with a chop/haymaker combination. McIntyre reverses out of the irish whip from Jimmy. McIntyre with a Pop Up Boot for a two count. McIntyre dumps Knight out of the ring. McIntyre puts Jimmy on the top turnbuckle. McIntyre fires off another chop. McIntyre with a straight right hand. McIntyre goes for The SuperPlex, but Jimmy blocks it. McIntyre gets tied up in the tree of woe. Knight punches Jimmy. Knight repeatedly stomps on McIntyre’s chest. Jimmy HeadButts Knight. Knight goes for The Diving SuperPlex, but McIntyre counters with The Avalanche German Suplex. Second Chop Exchange.

McIntyre kicks Knight in the gut. Knight blocks The Future Shock DDT. Knight drops McIntyre with The DDT. Knight delivers The Megastar Elbow for a two count. Jimmy applies a front face lock. Jimmy goes for The Samoan Drop, but Knight lands back on his feet. Knight goes for The BFT, but McIntyre counters with The SpineBuster for a two count. McIntyre ducks a clothesline from Jimmy. McIntyre with a NeckBreaker. McIntyre pops back on his feet. McIntyre goes for The Claymore, but Jimmy counters with a SuperKick. Jimmy clotheslines McIntyre over the top rope. Knight with rapid fire haymakers. Jimmy kicks Knight in the chest. Jimmy with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Jimmy SuperKicks Knight. Jimmy connects with The Uso Splash for a two count. McIntyre yanks the referee out of the ring. Jimmy slams McIntyre’s head on the top rope. Jimmy SuperKicks McInyre. Jimmy goes for another Uso Splash, but Knight gets his knees up in the air. Knight with an inside cradle for a two count. Knight goes for The BFT, but McIntyre counters with The Claymore to pickup the victory.

Winner: Drew McIntyre via Pinfall 

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LA Knight Promo 

No, no, no, cut that. Let me talk to you. The man they call the megastar is in the building tonight in Austin. And what that means is, you two cross eyed halfwits, you got hell to pay, YEAH! You’re not going to cost me my United States Championship and think that I’m not going to come for you. Yeah, I understand, last week, I didn’t end up on the top end of things, but you know what. I got my ass kicked. That was an ass kicking I was willing to take if I meant I got just a little piece of both of you. But tonight, I’m not just getting a piece, I’m going to get a big chunk, because Tama Tonga, you went ahead and drew the short straw. So, what that means, you’re going to get a BFT for your troubles. And if you want to stick your big fat head in here, I’ll tell you what, I’ll kick you so hard, you won’t be able to stop the shakes. And there might not be enough left for Saturday Night’s Main Event for Braun. Sorry Braun, it’s got to be done. But here’s the thing, thought, Tama, it starts right now, with a first-class ticket to you getting your head stomped in by the man they call the megastar, with everybody saying, LA Knight, YEAH!

Fifth Match: LA Knight vs. Tama Tonga w/Jacob Fatu

Knight ducks a clothesline from Tonga. Haymaker Exchange. Tonga kicks Knight in the gut. Tonga with a forearm smash. Tonga with heavy bodyshots. Tonga whips Knight across the ring. Knight ducks under two clotheslines from Tonga. Knight Powerslams Tonga for a one count. Knight repeatedly stomps on the left hamstring of Tonga. Knight catapults Tonga throat first into the top rope. Knight with a straight right hand. Tonga with a reverse hammer throw into the ringside barricade. Knight catches Tonga in mid-air. Knight dumps Tonga face first on the barricade. Knight clotheslines Tonga over the barricade. Knight poses for the crowd. Tonga slams Knight’s head on the barricade. Tonga with a Flying Lariat off the barricade. Tonga punches Knight. Knight drives his elbow into the midsection of Tonga. Knight slams Tonga’s head on the apron. Knight rolls Tonga back into the ring. Knight with The Slingshot Shoulder Tackle for a two count. Knight whips Tonga across the ring. Knight with a Back Body Drop. Knight clotheslines Tonga over the top rope. Knight gets distracted by Fatu.

Knight punches Tonga. Knight blocks a boot from Tonga. Tonga with a Flatliner into the corner of the steel ring steps. Tonga has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Knight is throwing haymakers at Tonga. Knight goes for a Bodyslam, but Tonga lands back on his feet. Knight blocks The O’Connor Roll. Knight with a Swinging NeckBreaker for a two count. Knight whips Tonga across the ring. Tonga launches Knight over the top rope. Knight with a straight right hand. Tonga responds with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip.Tonga repeatedly drops his elbow on the left knee of Knight. Tonga is picking Knight apart. Tonga HeadButts Knight. Tonga goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Knight counters with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Tonga reverses out of the irish whip from Knight. Tonga with The Kitchen Sink. Tonga applies a nerve hold. Knight with elbows into the midsection of Tonga. Knight with three haymakers. Tonga whips Knight across the ring. Knight with a leaping clothesline. Knight transitions into a ground and pound attack. Knight whips Tonga chest first into the turnbuckles. Knight with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Tonga buries his shoulder into the midsection of Knight. Knight punches Tonga. Tonga slams Knight’s head on the top rope.

Knight with a running haymaker that sends Tonga crashing into the announce table. Knight with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Knight rolls Tonga back into the ring. Knight goes for The Burning Hammer, but Tonga lands back on his feet. Misfired Clotheslines. Tonga drops Knight with The Leaping DDT for a two count. Tonga puts Knight on the top turnbuckle. Knight and Tonga are trading back and forth shots. Tonga with repeated headbutts. Knight sends Tonga crashing into the canvas. Tonga meets Knight with a straight right hand. Knight sends Tonga chest first into the canvas. Knight with The Leaping Elbow Drop for a two count. Tonga blocks The BFT. Knight kicks Fatu off the apron. Tonga rolls Knight over for a two count. Knight kicks Tonga in the gut. Knight connects with The BFT to pickup the victory. After the match, Fatu pulls Knight out of the ring. Fatu with a Running Death Valley Driver onto the announce table. Fatu has snapped. Fatu is raining down repeated headbutts. Braun Strowman makes his way down to the ring. Strowman tells Fatu to bring it. Fatu refuses to listen to Tonga. We have a huge standoff with Strowman and Fatu. Strowman gets Tonga. Strowman side steps Fatu into the turnbuckles. Strowman clotheslines Fatu over the top rope.

Winner: LA Knight

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