Match Number Three: LA Knight versus Braun Strowman for the Men's United States Championship
They lock up and Braun pushes Knight away. They lock up again and Knight suffers the same result. Knight with a side head lock and he escapes a belly-to-back suplex. Knight cannot get Braun up. Knight with a kick and Braun with a hip toss for a near fall. Braun with a forearm into the corner followed by a splash. Knight drops down and Braun cannot hit the brakes so he goes over the top rope to the floor. Knight with a few drop kicks through the ropes. Knight turns around into a boot from Braun. Braun sends Knight back into the ring and Knight rolls to the floor on the other side. Braun, forgetting that he is in the UK does the Wacky Lap the American way but Knight gets back into the ring. Braun with an uppercut.
Braun goes to the turnbuckles but Knight escapes and Knight shows Braun how to punch people on the turnbuckles. Braun carries Knight off the turnbuckles but Knight goes for a sunset flip. Braun does not go over and he stomps on Knight. Braun with a head butt and a hard Irish whip. Braun sends Knight to the floor and Braun follows. Braun sends Knight into the ringside barrier and he follows with a head butt. They return to the ring. Braun with a forearm on the apron. Knight kicks Braun and tries for a Saito suplex but Braun blocks it. Braun runs into a boot and Knight with a bulldog off the turnbuckles. Knight with jabs. Braun with a knee and he tries for a slam but Knight escapes. Knight sends Braun into the turnbuckles and he hits a belly-to-back suplex. Knight sets for the YEAHple's Elbow and he connects for a near fall.
Knight with a kick and Braun blocks a BFT and he sends Knight to the mat. Braun clotheslines Knight to the floor and the shirt comes off. It is time for the Wacky Lap and Fatu with a flying back elbow. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Braun Strowman (by disqualification) [Knight retains title]
After the match, Fatu goes after Braun and hits a Samoan drop on the announce table. Fatu sends Braun into the ring and he connects with head butts. Fatu with more head butts. Knight with a kick to stop a running hip into the corner. Knight with punches but Fatu hits a pop up Samoan drop on Knight. Fatu with two running hips to Braun. Fatu sets for a third one and he hits it. Fatu looks around and he hits a double jump moonsault. Fatu thinks about another moonsault and he hits a second one.
We see what happened between Jimmy Uso and Gunther on Raw.
Jackie Redmond is in the back with Jimmy Uso.
She asks about the slap from Monday night.
Jimmy says he would do it again. Jey is up in his head. Just because he is 0-3 against Gunther, it does not mean he can't win. He will bust Gunther's ass on Monday and then Jey will win at Westlemania.
Miz and Carmelo Hayes stop Jimmy in the hallway.
Miz says it is funny that Jimmy is a tough guy now after being 'the other' Uso. You are career side kicks. Neither of you are going to beat Gunther. Miz says Jimmy will know what it means to carry this company. Miz tells Jimmy he wouldn't get away with it if he slapped him.
Miz flinches and Jimmy says he is going to make a match for him and Miz tonight.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jacob Fatu walks in the back and he is stopped by Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga. He wants to know why Jacob is out there by himself.
Jacob says he doesn't need their approval after what happened last week.
Solo tells Jacob to lower his tone.
Fatu says when it comes to Braun Strowman, he will be the last man standing. He says he is bringing the title to the family with you or without you. He asks them if they know what he means.
Naomi mumbles and she says one thing she knows is that she is the woman to do the right thing. Bianca, what makes you think that the attack on Jade was anything different than doing the right thing? When she thinks about all she has sacrificed, it breaks her heart. Through all of that, she is made out to be the bad one. She does not know how Jade comes in, out of nowhere, and takes her place, with you. She tells Bianca to think about who inspired her and inspired women over the last decade? Who has had your back since day one? It was her, not Jade.
Naomi says what she has learned through all of this is that she is tired of being treated like the third wheel and pushed aside. She will not be unappreciated.
Moving forward, if you continue to be in her way, she advices Jade to proceed with caution.
Nick is in OFFICE with Jade and Jade wants to know where Naomi is. Nick says no one has seen her. Jade says she will get her hands on her.
B Fab and Michin tell Jade what Naomi did was trash.
Michin says she will deal with Charlotte while Jade deals with Naomi. B Fab wishes Jade luck against Naomi.
We go to commercial.
We are back wtih a video for the likely return of Aleister Black.
Naomi attacks Michin before Charlotte gets to the ring and she hits an X Factor on Michin and punches her. Naomi kicks Fab off the apron. Naomi sends Fab into the ringside barrier. Naomi with punches and she sends Fab into the announce table and follows with punches.
Jade Cargill's music plays so Naomi stops her assault on Fab.
Jade gets to ringside and Naomi goes into the crowd.
Jade checks on Fab while Naomi escapes.
Jade helps Fab to the back and Charlotte starts to make her way to the ring. We see Jade and Charlotte stop to stare at each other before they go on their way.
Match Number Four: Michin versus Charlotte Flair
Flair with a boot and she gets a near fall. Charlotte slams Michin's head into the mat. Flair with a forearm and chop. Michin avoids a chop and hits a head scissors take down. Michin with a running drop kick. Flair with a back breaker and she sends Michin into the turnbuckles for a near fall. Flair with a head scissors and she drives Michin's head into the mat and then she rolls Michin around the ring in th head scissors. Michin with a back elbow and boot. Flair with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Flair with a reverse chin lock. Michin with forearms and she hits a tornado DDT. Michin gets a near fall. Flair avoids Eat Defeat and hits a belly-to-back suplex. Flair with the Flair flip and a boot from the apron and a slingshot rollup. Michin with a round kick.
Michin misses a cannonball in the corner and Flair with a kick. Flair goes to the turnbuckles but Michin stops her and Michin with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Flair with a forearm but Michin with a boot and a running kick for a near fall. Michin with a waist lock and Flair with a back elbow and chops. Flair misses a boot and hits the ropes. Michin with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Michin with a cannonball. Michin sets for Eat Defeat but Charlotte pushes Michin away. Michin escapes a suplex and Michin hits Eat Defeat but Charlotte gets her foot on the rope to stop the count. Flair goes to the floor against the ring steps. Michin misses a kick and hits the steps. Flair sweeps the leg.
Flair with a knee drop to the leg and a figure four leg lock. Flair bridges and Michin taps.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
Jackie is with Tiffany Stratton in the back. She asks Tiffany about last week's interview.
She says Charlotte loves to hear herself talk and she can't let a rookie get a word in. She says she doesn't have anything to lose at Wrestlemania. If she loses, she is a 25 year old rookie who lost to Charlotte Flair. Tiffany says Charlotte has more to lose at Wrestlemania. Maybe Charlotte will finally shut up. She says what will stay in Vegas will be Charlotte's massive ego because she is walking out of Wrestlemania with the title.
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