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We are back and Shane McMahon comes out and he does the Shane-O Shuffle on the stage as he makes his way to the ring where he does the Shane-O Shuffle again.
Shane mentions the US title match last week and how he was added to the match at SummerSlam as the guest referee.
Shane brings out Kevin Owens first and then he brings out AJ Styles.
Kevin and AJ argue over who the crowd is cheering for more of the two.
Shane says he wanted them to come out so they could clear the air. Kevin had some apprehension about Shane being the referee. Shane says Kevin said that he did not think Shane could be impartial.
Kevin says what he said last week was in the heat of the moment. Kevin says he wants to apologize for what happened last week. Kevin says he has been thinking. He is not worried about Shane screwing him over. We have already had a McMahon screw over a legendary Canadian for a title before. Kevin says HE deserved it. Kevin says he doesn't deserve it. It would be really terrible PR if Shane did the same to another legendary Canadian. Kevin says he is worried about AJ.
Kevin asks how can Shane be unbiased for what AJ did to him a few months ago.
We take a look at AJ attacking Shane before Wrestlemania on an episode of Smackdown.
AJ says that will be the first to admit when Daniel made Shane the guest referee at SummerSlam. He says officiating hasn't been great. AJ says we all see what is happening. He says that Kevin is trying to stir the pot like a master manipulator. AJ says it isn't working. AJ says if Shane screws him, he will have to face the repurcussions like he did at Wrestlemania. AJ tells Shane he does not trust anyone, let alone a McMahon.
Shane says AJ is confusing him with other McMahons.
Kevin says he is not sure if Shane is right. Shane has been a guest referee at SummerSlam before. Kevin says he has been doing his research and he says this could happen. We see footage from the 1998 Survivor Series when Shane screwed over Steve Austin.
Kevin says it is amazing you can find on the WWE Network. Kevin says you can see hours of footage of Shane screwing people over as a referee. You could have a collection of footage of that.
Shane says that there is no secret that he does not get along with Kevin. He says he has been through a war with AJ. He will call it right down the middle unless he has to get involved. Shane tells them not to give him a reason to get involved.
AJ says make it easy for everyone. Kevin wasn't pinned last week, so let's get rid of Shane and not wait until SummerSlam and do this right here, right now for the United States Championship.
Kevin says that sounds great, but he would rather win the United States Title in the United States in a city that really matters.
AJ says what matters is that this is as close as you are going to get to the United States Title.
Kevin and AJ push each other. Kevin punches AJ while Shane is in the middle. AJ with a Pele Kick to Shane and Kevin leaves the ring and bows for AJ and Shane.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Lana is in the locker room and Tamina enters and says that Tamina is here to gloat.
Tamina asks Lana how did the match go.
Lana says she lost and failed.
Tamina asks Lana if she was more ravishing. She says Lana will never wrestle like Tamina.
Lana says Tamina will not be as ravishing as her.
Tamina says it was not her wrestling that got her three title matches, it was her ambition. Now Lana is going to help her.
Match Number Three: Carmella versus Naomi in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Carmella with a kick and she slaps Naomi. Naomi with an enzuigiri. Naomi with a sliding slap to the face and Carmella goes to the floor.
We go to split screen and Naomi goes to the floor and she hits Carmella with a forearm and they return to the ring. Naomi with a shoulder and she kicks Carmella in the leg. Carmella blocks a kick and takes Naomi down with a back heel trip. Carmella sends Naomi into the turnbuckles. Carmella kicks Naomi in the corner. Carmella moonwalks and hits a bronco buster. Carmella gets a near fall. Carmella chokes Naomi in the ropes.
Carmella with elbows to the neck and a reverse chin lock. Carmella keeps Naomi on the mat when Naomi tries to get back to her feet.
Naomi gets Carmella on her back and back to her feet. Carmella with an Edge-o-Matic for a near fall. Naomi with a back breaker and both women are down. Naomi kicks Carmella away and then hits a few flying back elbows and a flying clothesline. Naomi with the Speedball kicks followed by a sit out jaw breaker. Naomi is sent to the apron but she hits a round kick on Carmella.
Naomi goes up top and Carmella crotches her. Carmella goes for a handstancanrana but Naomi blocks it. Carmella tries to pull Naomi by the hair but the referee stops her. James Ellsworth appears from under the ring and she pushes Naomi off. Carmella with a thrust kick for the three count.
Winner: Carmella
We go to commercial.
We are back and Carmella and James walk in the back. They stop next to Natalya. Natalya says it is so good to see her because her chinless turtle freak of a friend is back for one night and he sticks his nose in her business. Natalya says that they better not stick their nose in her business. She says if they get involved, she will make Carmella's chin look like Ellsworth's.
James wishes Natalya luck at SummerSlam and they walk away.
We go to an interview that Renee Young conducted with Shinsuke Nakamura. Renee asks Nakamura about his debut on Smackdown and he says he wanted to be in WWE his entire career and he wanted to compete with the best in the world. First in NXT and now on Smackdown. Renee asks about facing John Cena last week. Nakamura says that for the last decade, Cena has been the measuring stick in the WWE. Cena is that guy. Nakamura says he beat Cena. He cannot describe what it was like to stand in the ring with John Cena. Renee asks Nakamura about facing Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam. He says it is more than an opportunity, it is his destiny. Last week, he beat John Cena. Tonight, he watches the Maharaja. At SummerSlam, the Nakamura Dynasty begins.
Match Number Four: Jinder Mahal versus Randy Orton in a Non Title Match
They both start off with punches but Mahal with a knee and punches. Orton with a kick and punches. Orton with a Thesz Press and he punches Mahal. Jinder goes to the floor and Orton follows and punches Mahal and sends him into the ringside barrier. Orton with a backdrop driver onto the ringside barrier and they return to the ring for a moment. Orton with a clothesline on the floor followed by another back drop driver onto the announce table. Orton adjusts the announce table and Mahal returns to the ring.
Mahal with kicks but he misses a clothesline. Orton clotheslines Mahal over the top rope to the floor. Orton sends Mahal over the announce table and then he slams Mahal's head onto the announce table. Orton goes for an RKO through the table, but Mahal pushes Orton off and he goes into Yeatonville as we go to commercial.
We are back and Mahal kicks Orton. Mahal with knees to the back and he applies a rear chin lock. Orton punches Mahal and connects with a head butt. Mahal with an Irish whip but Orton moves and Mahal hits the ring post.
We see Nakamura watching on the monitor in the back.
Mahal goes to the apron and Orton kicks Mahal a few times. Orton drops Mahal's arm onto the top rope. Orton sets for a superplex and he hits it. Orton gets a near fall. Orton with punches to Mahal. Orton with two clotheslines and he hits a fallaway slam. Orton with punches but Mahal drops Orton on the turnbuckles. Orton with a power slam for a near fall. Orton kicks Mahal. Orton with a side head lock and elbow to Mahal. Mahal with a Harley Race knee and he gets a near fall.
Mahal sets for the Khallas but Orton with elbows. Orton sends Mahal to the apron and Orton with the IEDDT Orton looks around and sets for the RKO but Mahal with a rollup for a near fall. Mahal with a kick and Orton goes down. Orton counters a Khallas into the RKO for the three count.
Winner: Randy Orton
We go to credits with Rusev hitting Orton with a jumping thrust kick.
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