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Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
We begin with what happened last week between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens to set up their ladder match at the Royal Rumble.
Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.
Cody says he would normally ask what do you want to talk about, but he says everyone wants to talk about the same thing. Timing is a funny thing in life as well as in this industry. WWE is on the cusp of changing everything and it starts tonight with a three hour Smackdown. Raw going to Netflix and Cody says his excitement is tempered ever so slightly. As much as he would like to be involved, he is not cleared to wrestle. Cody says he is not cleared to wrestle because of Kevin Owens. He says Nick Aldis and management are concerned that he is here, but at the Royal Rumble he will be competing with Kevin Owens in a ladder match.
Drew McIntyre interrupts and makes his way to the ring.
Drew looks into Cody's eyes and he hugs Cody. Cody is confused.
Drew says he is not here to hurt Cody, he is here to help him. Drew says Cody is not on his list. He says Cody is about to screw up his entire life's work. Everything you have done and all the dues you have paid to get to the top of WWE and be the centerpiece as the company moves to the future. This is the best generation of WWE with the best wrestlers. He says Cody is the quarterback of it all. He says Cody is about to screw it up and Nick Aldis won't clear him. He says he knows how it feels to be held back. Some guy is walking around with a replica belt like one of the fans. That man is being called the champion at house shows. Drew says he can see that Cody needs a friend.
Cody stops Drew, and he says that he hears Drew saying he wants to help him and not hurt him.
Drew says he always tells the truth.
Cody tells the resident truth teller that he would love to tell the truth back. He says he saw Drew carry WWE through its darkest time. Both of them had to leave and come back to finish their stories. He says Drew has become a beast on the mic and in the ring over the last few years. Cody says he would love to say that because he doesn't believe Drew. He says he can feel the tension. Cody says let's cut right to it. Do you want to lay hands and do you want me to put the title on the line? Let's do it.
Drew says as similar as they are, he says they will forget them when they are gone. Drew says he is not here to hurt Cody, he is here to help him.
Drew gets to the apron and he tells Cody he needs to watch his back.
Kevin Owens hits Cody from behind.
Kevin kicks Cody in the neck but Cody fights back and he kicks Kevin.
Officials come to the ring to separate both men and it works . . . for 20 seconds, until Cody escapes and hits a splash on Kevin. Kevin is taken to the floor and they are held back again.
Solo, Fatu, and Tama walk in the garage.
Naomi and Bianca Belair walk in the hallways.
Nia Jax walks in the back but she is alone tonight.
Andrade walks in the back because he is going to wrestle when we come back.
Match Number One: Andrade versus Shinsuke Nakamura in a Non Title Match
Nakamura with knees and kicks but Andrade with a kick and head scissors. Andrade drop kicks Nakamura off the apron to the floor. Andrade goes up top for a moonsault onto Nakamura on the floor. Andrade sends Nakamura back into the ring. Andrade with a cross body for a near fall. Andrade with chops in the corner but Nakamrua with an Irish whip. Andrade with a Flair flip to the apron but Nakamura with a running kick to knock Andrade off the apron to the floor. Nakamura sends Andrade into the announce table and then hangs him over the apron. Nakamura with a knee lift to Andrade. Nakamura gets a near fall. Nakamura drops Andrade on the top rope and Nakamura kicks Andrade in the head and he gets a near fall. Nakamura with a kick to the back and Andrade with chops. Nakamura with a knee. Nakamura with an arm bar and a reverse chin lock.
Andrade with elbows and punches followed by a running back elbow and a dragon screw. Andrade with a flying forearm. Andrade signals for the running knee but Nakamura gets up and connects with a knee and a kick. Nakamura with a forearm and they go back and forth. Andrade with a chop but Nakamura with an Irish whip. Andrade gets his feet up and Nakamura blocks it and he hangs Andrade in the ropes for a sliding German suplex. Nakamura goes to the turnbuckles for a knee and he gets a near fall. Nakamura rips off the turnbuckle pad and Andrade sends Nakamura into the turnbuckles. Andrade with a running double knee strike for a near fall.
Andrade goes up top for a moonsault but Nakamura moves and Andrade rolls through for the Andradesault and he gets a near fall. Andrade goes for The Message but Nakamura with a forearm and he goes for the reverse exploder but Andrade lands on his feet and Andrade with a spinning back elbow for a near fall. Andrade puts Nakamura on the turnbuckles and he chops Nakamura. Andrade sets for the superplex but Nakamura blocks it. Nakamura DDTs Andrade on the top of the ring post. Nakamura sends Andrade to the mat and then Nakamura waits for Andrade to get up to hit Kinshasa. Nakamura hits it for the three count.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
After the match, LA Knight comes out and ruins Nakamura's post match celebration.
Knight avoids the belt shot and Knight with a clothesline and punches. Knight with a kick and he goes for BFT but Nakamura pushes him away and leaves the ring.
Knight takes a mic and he yeahs a few times. He says you steal his title and things go crazy. He says he is coming to collect his title. What goes around comes around. He will stomp Nakamura's ass to dust.
Pretty Deadly confront Apollos Stooge and he says that snitches get stitches.
Crews says everyone knew it was DIY.
Legado shows up and Santos says if they are going to lie, say it to their faces.
Kit and Elton tell them to be tranquilo.
Angel and Humberto grab Kit and Elton until Nick Aldis shows up to separate them.
Nick tells them to stay so they can have a chat of their own.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Nick Aldis tells Kit and Elton about who attacked the Street Profits.
Gargano wants to know why Aldis is taking the word of Crews and not these fine gentlemen.
Nick says they are on thin ice.
Ciampa says he knows they want a tag title match but Nick doesn't trust you guys. Johnny says they would love to face them. They make the line and they face the Machine Guns tonight and it is important that they leave Phoenix as champions.
Match Number Two: Michin versus Piper Niven (with Chelsea Green)
Piper picks up Michin and runs her into the corner. Piper with punches but Michin with a boot and a head scissors take down. Michin with another head scissors take down that sends Piper to the floor. Michin with a third one off the apron. Michin misses a boot and Piper with a side slam on the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Michin with a wheelbarrow into a bulldog for a near fall. Piper blocks Eat Defeat and she runs Michin into the turnbuckles. Piper salutes Chelsea and she misses a cannonball when Michin moves but Michin is able to hit one of her own. Michin mocks Green and she hits a back heel kick and a Pele kick for a near fall. Michin goes to the apron and Green distracts her and Michin tries to kick her. Michin leaps over Piper and rolls through. Piper blocks Eat Defeat and Piper with a Piper Driver for a near fall. Piper with boots to the midsection and she pulls Michin into the corner. Piper goes for a Vader Bomb but Michin gets her feet up and Michin hits Eat Defeat for the three count.
Winner: Michin
We se Paul Heyman arrive at the building and he shows that he is allergic to metal detectors.
We go to commercial.
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