A billion year long video on MITB airs to start the show. Bryan is out to open the show against Cass - well, if you're not in the main event, open the show. Cass comes out to no reaction to his bland theme. Cass avoids a heel hook and elbows the back. Cass works a long bearhug. Bryan works the knee over for a while and hits the corner dropkicks. Bryan gets the yes lock and Cass accidentally taps but waves it off. Bryan hits the crossbody off the top to the floor. Cass hits a fallaway slam off the second rope. Bryan clips the knee and then kicks away at it before a buzzsaw kick. Cass boots him for a 2.9. Bryan gets the kneebar and the tap.
New Day is backstage chatting about their MITB plans. KO is called a fool and brings a trash bag full of pancakes. No word on if he's here to see Honk if You're Horny in peace. KO says he's not a pancake guy, or a breakfast guy - he didn't like Booty Os either. Sami's out to face Lashley. Sami jumps him early and gets an edge with some punches and crossfaces. Lashley gets the delayed vertical, a Canadian backbreaker into sorta-a-dominator, and then hits another suplex. He does this over and over and wins. Riveting.
Ronda shadowboxes backstage with Nattie. Elias sings before his match with Seth. Seth's mouth gets busted up and he hits the kneeling superkick for 2. Elias hits the big flying elbow for 2. Seth gets a cradle and wins by cheating with the slacks. Women's MITB is up. Ember misses a flip dive that Becky sells. Sasha eats a blind diving crossbody from Ember onto a ladder. Nattie hits the run-up dorpkick on the ladder. Naomi does some stuff with a ladder mid-ring and blockbusters Sasha off the apron. Sasha and Charlotte bonk each other off the ladder. Sasha hits the shotgun knees off the ladder to Charlotte and Nattie. Bexploder kinda on a corner ladder. Alexa grabs the case.
Kurt and Paige chat about brand supremacy. Baron tells Kurt to bring both MITB cases to Raw. Paige asks him "what's with the tude, dude!". Sunil comes out in a wheelchair and a sling and neckbrace. I like them being a pro wrestling game in at least some ways still. Roman misses the drive by and we get a LONG CHINLOCK. CM Punk chants break out. Sunil attacks Roman and gets his ass kicked. Big Dog beats Jinder. Riveting. The Special Olympian in the Big Show ad gets her own entrance on the show - well that's sweet. Pre-show match is recapped along with the rest of the show to this point.
Carmella vs. Asuka is hyped up, which is good since I completely forgot about that match. Carmella avoids Asuka by kicking away on the ropes. Asuka hits a sliding knee on the apron. Carmella low-bridges her off a hip attack on the ropes. Asuka gets 2 off a cradle and hits a sliding knee. An Asuka lookalike jumps on the apron and gets a CM Punk chant. Asuka hits a pop-up kick, but Ellsworth is revealed as the imposter and Carmella pins her with a superkick!
AJ vs. Nakamura is up, with AJ eating a slew of knee strikes. They brawl in the crowd for a bit. A WHOOP WHOOP chant breaks out. AJ avoids a ballshot, which completely shocks Nakamura. Nakamura taps to the calf crusher, but it doesn't matter. AJ chairshots the back, shoulders, and legs. Nakamura lures him into a LOW BLOW! AJ gets up and eats a Kinshasa, but the knee is hurt - so it doesn't get all the usual damage. AJ uses the table to get up at 9. STYLES CLASH OFF THE STEPS! Nakamura uses the table for a 9.9 count! Phenomenal forearm from the ring through the announce table! That does it!
The Hardys doc is plugged and Cole gets in a "from Woken to BROKEN - the table is destroyed!". Tale of the Tape is done for Jax vs. Ronda. Nia comes down first and Ronda is hugely over. Nia tosses her around and avalanches her in the corner. Ronda avoids another one and gets corner shots. Trinalge armbar leads to a Rampage powerbomb. GIANT SWING INTO THE BARRICADE to Rousey! Gorilla press drop hits for Nia and gets 2. AS SHE'S IN A BEARHUG, Coach says this is a chance for Ronda to rest. Ronda hits a crossbody off the top for 2! JUDO THROW TO NIA GETS 2.5! RONDA GETS THE ARMBAR, but Nia cradles her for 2. URANAGE BY RONDA! ALEXA HITS RONDA WITH THE CASE! She teases a cash-in, but beats up Ronda more and Nia with the case.
Case shots, arm work, the DDT and the Twisted Bliss end it - Alexa wins the title!
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