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We are back and Kevin is in his car and he says he heard Nick. He says he heard what Nick said about not being a champion, but he has the belt and he is the real champion. Kevin mocks Nick when he says he will give the belt back. Kevin says he will need to talk to Nick first and under his terms. He will talk to him in the ring and it has to be just them. No office cronies.
PIper Niven is in the ring behind a lectern. Piper wants everyone to join her in giving a warm welcome to your prettiest, tallest, sparkliest, first, and longest reigning Women's US Champion . . . Chelsea Green.
Chelsea makes her way to the ring with her Statue of Liberty crown.
Chelsea says she wants to address the fine people of the WWE Universe. She says they did it. They have turned the blue brand into the Green House. She says Fergie used the letters Glamorous to describe this moment. When the world would feast their eyes on the most glamorous Women's US Champion.
She says it is only necessary to give recognition to the woman who has been there the entire time. She says it is her. Green says it is her honor to bring pride and sexiness to the ring. If not her, it would be one of the she-trolls in the back. Green says to her trash loving opponent, Michin, she has two words for her. Good riddance. You could be a champion like her, but she is Canadian and Canadians don't lie.
Green tells Michin that she is shocked Michin made it that far in the tournament in the first place. Green says she challenges you to ask yourself not what Chelsea Green can do for you but what can you do for Chelsea Green. Next year is the year of red, white, and green.
Michin makes her way to the ring and she is dressed for a fight.
Michin tells Chelsea if it wasn't for your kooky friend Piper, she would be champion. Michin says she will take a page out of Green's book and she will introduce Green to her new friend.
Piper goes to cut off Michin and she blocks a kendo stick shot but Michin takes care of Piper.
Michin misses Green and Green begs for mercy. Piper carries Green to safety.
Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano are walking in the back.
Nick Aldis asks them if they have anything to say about who attacked the Street Profits.
Ciampa says it sucks and he feels awful.
Nick says there were two eyewitnesses and Elton Prince and Kit Wilson show up.
Kit says he doesn't really remember and Elton says maybe if there was funding for a future Tony Award winning musical.
Nick threatens to fire them and they say it was the Garzas.
B Fab wants to make sure it was them.
Angelo and Montez go looking for the Garzas and Montez and Angelo connect with many punches.
Nick tells them that they will have a match.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford (with B Fab) versus Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo (with Elektra Lopez)
The match is joined in progress and Angelo with a clothesline to Angel. Ford kicks Garza off the apron and Carrillo does the same to Dawkins. They both hit pescados. Carrillo with a kick and Ford with a clothesline. Ford and Angelo with a double flapjack to Carrillo for a near fall. Dawkins with punches in the corner but Carrillo kicks Dawkins and connects with forearms. Garza tags in and Carrillo with a leap frog seated splash to Dawkins for a near fall. Angel with punches. Garza with a modified camel clutch and follows with forearms. Carrillo tags in and he connects with a forearm to the back. Dawkins with a punch and he knocks Garza off the apron. Ford tags in and Ford with a shoulder tackle and Dawkins sends Ford onto Carrillo with a back drop. Ford gets a near fall.
Garza with a head butt to Dawkins and Ford with a knee to Garza. Carrillo with an enzuigiri to Ford. Carrillo sends Ford to the apron and Garza with a running drop kick to send Ford into the ring post. Garza kicks Ford against the ringside barrier. Garza with forearms to Ford on the apron. Carrillo tags in and they put Ford on the turnbuckles. Carrillo with forearms and punches. Ford is put in the tree of woe and Garza tags in. They kick Ford. Garza draws Dawkins in for a moment but they cannot take advantage. Lopez slaps Ford and Garza gets a near fall. Garza with punches to the ribs while has Ford in a modified abdominal stretch.
Ford with elbows but Garza holds on. Garza with a spinebuster and Carrillo tags in. Garza with a running knee to the chest while Carrillo kicks Ford in the back. Carrillo tags in and he gives Ford a snap mare and follows with a drop kick to the back. Carrillo kicks Ford and Garza tags in and hits a running knee in the corner. Garza gets a near fall. Garza with forearms to the back but Ford with a DDT and both men are down. Dawkins and Carrillo tag in and Dawkins with clothesline and a flapjack to Garza. Carrillo with a kick and Dawkins with a corkscrew back elbow to Carrillo followed by a swinging butterfly neck breaker for a near fall. Dawkins gets Carrillo on his shoulders and he tags in Ford. Garza pulls Carrillo to the mat and he sends Dawkins into Ford. Angel and Humberto go for a Double Military Press and Angel with a splash onto Dawkins.
Carrillo with a moonsault for a near fall. Garza tags in and Dawkins takes care of Garza and Ford with an enzuigiri to Carrillo. Dawkins tags in and Lopez pulls Garza to the floor. Fab with a jumping bicycle kick to Lopez. Ford with a flip dive onto Angel and Humberto. Dawkins gets Garza up and Ford with the Doomsday Blockbuster for the three count.
Winners: Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins
Andrade says Nakamura wants to call himself the savior of the US Title. He says Nakamura showed him the kind of man he is. A man with no respect. He says he is coming after Nakamura and he says he will expose him and then everyone will remember that Andrade is Inevitable.
Nakamura and Andrade will meet next week. Naomi faces Nia Jax for the Women's Title.
Kit and Elton walk in the back and Ciampa and Gargano want to know what is going on.
They talk about quid pro quo.
Ciampa says they will watch their back.
B Fab thanks Kit and Elton for the Garzas and they respect them.
Fab says they need to talk to Aldis about a title match.
Sabin says if anyone wants a title match, it is them.
Apollo Crews shows up and says that Ford and Angelo were played because it wasn't the Garzas, it was DIY.
Match Number Four: Carmelo Hayes versus Sami Zayn
They lock up and Sami sends Hayes into the turnbuckles. Hayes pushes Sami on the break. They lock up and Sami with a wrist lock. Hayes backs Sami into the turnbuckles. Sami with chops. Hayes with a drop kick for a near fall. Hayes with a side head lock. Sami sends Hayes over the top rope to the floor. Sami sets for a dive to the floor but Hayes moves and Sami does an Arabian Press back into the ring. Hayes pulls Sami to the floor and Hayes tells the people in the front row to move and that allows Sami to land on the ringside barrier and hit a moonsault.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Hayes sends Sami into the turnbuckles. Hayes sends Sami into the turnbuckles one more time. He goes for a third one but Sami blocks it and he sends Hayes into the turnbuckles. Sami tries to suplex Hayes back into the ring and Hayes drops Sami on the top rope. Hayes with a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Hayes with punches to Sami. Hayes with a forearm and he pie faces Sami. Hayes with a punch. Sami with punches of his own. Sami leap frogs over Hayes and hits a clothesline. Sami with a back elbow and Sami with a double sledge off the turnbuckles. Sami goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb but Hayes blocks it.
Sami goes for the Blue Thunder Bomb again and Hayes lands on his feet. Sami catches Hayes off the ropes on a springboard move and he finally hits the Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Sami goes up top and Hayes leaps up to stop him. Sami head butts Hayes to the mat and Sami leaps over Hayes when he moves. Hayes with a Codebreaker for a near fall. Hayes with more near falls. Hayes with a springboard DDT and he goes up top. Hayes goes for Nothin But Net but Sami with a clothesline. Sami punches Hayes in the corner so fast the crowd cannot keep up with the count. Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles. Sami sets for the Helluva kick and Hayes goes to the floor and the referee starts his count.
Braun Strowman's music plays and Braun tries to bring Hayes to the ring but he escapes and they go to the back.
Tama Tonga attacks Sami. The referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match, Fatu and Solo join the ring. Tama runs into a boot and Fatu goes shoulder first into the ring post. Solo stops Sami and then Tama punches Sami.
Braun brings Hayes back into the arena but he sees what is going on in the ring and he drops Hayes. Braun stops Tama on the floor and Solo and Braun exchange forearms. Braun with a shoulder tackle.
Fatu gets in the ring with Braun. Tama clips Braun and Solo with a Samoan Spike to Braun.
Sami comes back to the ring and Tama stops him.
Officials come to the ring but Fatu with a triple jump moonsault onto Sami. Solo with a Samoan spike for Sami.
Kevin Owens' music plays and he makes his way to the ring with his title belt.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kevin and Nick are alone in the ring.
Nick says he said all that needs to be said so there is one thing left to do. He tells Kevin to do the right thing and hand over the title belt.
Kevin asks if that is the right thing in Nick's mind because that is the worst thing he can do. He says this is the only bargaining chip he has and that he can get what he deserves. Kevin says he wants a rematch for the title where the referee cannot rob him of his victory.
Cody needs to take it and he wants his rematch. Kevin says he had Cody beat and everyone knows it.
Nick says this was not a negotiation. There would be immediate and severe consequences if you didn't hand over the title.
You hand the belt over or you never set foot in a WWE ring again.
Cody Rhodes' music interrupts and he comes to the stage.
Nick tells Cody for the sake of his health and for the sake of the company, he asks Cody to turn around and walk away so Nick can handle this.
Cody says he is not gonna walk away. He says he doesn't want Kevin to hand the title to him. He doesn't want to make a martyr out of someone who wants to be a martyr. You are making this about what you think it is. You said the problem stemmed from you teaming with a man who tried to end your livelihood. You did the same to him. It is not about what you are saying. When they met, he was young and angry. Cody says he was doing it about him at the time. Cody says he doesn't do it about him any more. He does it for his girls, for his fans, for this announcer, for his cousin who is the time keeper. He does it for his mentor, Randy Orton. He does it for people who put faith in him. He was given the title belt for one night to give the fans something special.
It is not Nick's responsibility to take the belt, it is Cody's to take it back.
Cody tells Kevin to shut up. Cody asks if they were friends before he was champion. yes. Are they friends now? Absolutely not. He wants a match where the referee cannot stop what he is going to do to Kevin.
Cody tells Nick to make the match
Cody enters the ring and he says that is what is about. It is about climbing. Let's do just that. Take these title belts and hang them high up in a LADDER MATCH.
Nick says at the Royal Rumble, Kevin Owens will face Cody Rhodes in a ladder match.
Kevin says that sounds great to him and he will see Cody there.
Kevin offers his hand but Cody doesn't shake it.
Kevin pushes Nick into Cody and they go down. Kevin kicks Cody in the back of the head many times and then he gets out of the ring and he says he is the true champ.
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