• Corey Graves joins Michael Cole in the commentary.
• Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci (Imperium) def. Sheamus, Butch & Ridge Holland (The Brawling Brutes) [19:05].
Ending:
They hit the Imperium Bomb onto Holland and Vinci covers him for the win.
Grade: A-
• The Usos & Sami Zayn are in the ring. Sami tells the crowd that the Bloodline is in their city. Sami & Jimmy have their handshake.
He turns to Jey but he doesn’t look at Zayn.
Jey says Roman Reigns beat Drew McIntyre on his own turf and little does Drew know how deep the Bloodline runes.
Zayn says deep AF my dog as Jimmy looks at him.
Jimmy tells the crowd to put their ones to the sky and welcomes the newest member of the Bloodline, the street champion, their younger brother, Solo Sikoa.
Sikoa gets in the ring and hugs Usos. Sami wants a hug but Solo nods at him. Sikoa says if you come for his family, he comes for you.
Drew McIntyre comes out with a chair. Usos & Sami leave the ring as Sikoa stays in the ring.
McIntyre hits Sikoa with the chair and looks to hit him in the back, but Sami pushes him out of the way and takes the shot for him.
McIntyre tells Sikoa he wants to fight him tonight and Sikoa agrees.
• Non-title Match: Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah def. Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne (5:00).
Grade: C+
• Fatal Five-Way Elimination Match:
- Ronda Rousey eliminates Natalya (1:20).
- Rousey eliminates Lacey Evans (2:30).
- Sonya Deville eliminates Xia Li (2:30).
- Rousey eliminates Deville to win the match (4:40).
Grade: C-
As a result, Rousey will face Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Extreme Rules.
• Backstage, Usos are taking to Solo Sikoa while Sami Zayn walks in. Sikoa tells he appreciates his help out there. Jey is annoyed.
Sami tells Solo he wants him to know that anything he needs, they are all looking out for him.
Solo says he needs to do it in his own, but if he needs any help, he will ask Sami. Samioffers his hand to Sikoa, but Jey slaps it out of the way.
Jey tells him change of plans, they are all going out there for the match.
• Backstage, Shayna Baszler congratulates Ronda Rousey for the win.
Ronda tells her thank you and to let her know when she is ready to break bones and take over the show again.
• Street Profits & Hit Row def. Maximum Male Models & Los Lotharios (8:35).
Grade: B-
• Alpha Academy come out to the ring. Chad Gable says the reason they are there tonight is to ruin Braun Strowman’s return to SmackDown.
He says if Otis had seen Braun coming, he would have left him laying.
Braun Strowman comes out to a new theme song and destroys Alpha Academy.
• Backstage, Drew McIntyre says that at Clash at the Castle, it should have been the biggest moment of his life.
He gave everything for the last 21 years and he should be standing as Undisputed champion. But he is not because of Solo Sikoa.
He tells Solo that he is sure his head of the table is very proud of him but actions have consequences.
• Drew McIntyre def. Solo Sikoa via DQ (10:35).
Ending:
Sami distracts the referee, but Street Profits come out and attack Usos at ringside.
Montez Ford with a frog splash off the top rope onto the Usos & Sami.
In the ring, McIntyre hits Solo with the Claymore, but Karrion Kross locks in Drew with the Kross Jacket as the referee calls for the bell.
Grade: A
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