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We are in Atlanta, Georgia and your announcers are Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, and Byron Saxton.
WWE Champion AJ Styles makes his way to the ring.
AJ says before we get things started, he wants to get something off his chest. He would like Daniel Bryan to come out.
Daniel Bryan obliges and he makes his way to the ring.
AJ says after what happened last week, AJ says he needs to apologize. AJ says he is sorry.
Daniel says there is no need to apologize because they are fighting for the same prize. Daniel says he respects AJ as a man and a competitor. When he looks at AJ right now, he does not see a friend or a respected colleague. Daniel says all he sees is the WWE Championship. Daniel says that one thing that kept him fighting was the WWE Championship and AJ stands in the way. Nothing personal, but Daniel says he will take that title from you and he will do it on Friday at Crown Jewel.
AJ says that is good to know, but AJ says Daniel did not let him finish. AJ says he is sorry because he lied to Daniel last week. That Pele Kick was not an accident, it was meant for you. Nothing personal, but he looks forward to doing it again this Friday.
Daniel acts incredulous that it was intentional. Daniel says he does not lie. He says he feels like hitting AJ on purpose.
AJ asks Daniel what is stopping him. AJ says they don't have to wait until Crown Jewel, he can defend the title right here.
Shane McMahon's music plays and he Shane-O Shuffles on the stage before he says that we have seen this before. Two competitors who want to go at it right here and right now but it never transpires. Shane says he is back and what is going to happen is AJ Styles is going to face Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship tonight.
Match Number One: AJ Styles versus Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship
They lock up in a test of strength and Bryan with a wrist lock. Bryan stomps on the arm. Styles with a waist lock take down and he holds on. Bryan with a wrist lock but Styles sends Bryan to the apron. They go to the test of strength again but Bryan backs Styles into the corner. Bryan pushes AJ and AJ pushes back. They continue to push each other and Bryan goes for the arm. Bryan sends AJ shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Bryan with kicks to the arm. Bryan continues to work on the arm but Styles with a forearm.
Styles with chops. Styles with an Irish whip and Bryan flips out of the corner and Styles with a Phenomenal Drop Kick. Styles misses a move to the floor and Bryan with a suicide dive onto Styles. Bryan sends Styles back into the ring and Bryan continues to work on the arm but Styles goes for the eyes. Bryan with a hammer lock. Bryan works on the hand and then rolls up Styles for a near fall. Styles kicks Bryan and sends him into the turnbuckles. Bryan sends AJ into the turnbuckles and then he Irish whips Styles. Bryan runs into a boot from Styles and AJ hits the moonsault into a reverse DDT.
Styles with a shoulder in the corner followed by a chop. Styles with more chops. Bryan with a forearm and chops followed by a kick in the corner. Bryan with an arm drag and then he wrings the arm into the mat. Bryan with kicks to the injured arm. Styles blocks a kick and Bryan with a dragon screw. Styles slams Bryan's leg into the mat and hits a KneeDT. Styles with a knee drop to the injured leg. AJ kicks Styles in the hamstring and drops an elbow on the knee. Styles continues to work on the leg but Bryan does what he can to escape and Bryan goes for a cross arm breaker. Styles slams the knee into the mat and then kicks Bryan in the back of the leg.
Styles kicks Bryan in the leg. Styles with an atomic drop to the injured leg. Styles drops Bryan's injured knee on the turnbuckles. Styles with an elbow drop to the injured knee. Bryan kicks Styles in the back and connects with a European uppercut. Bryan runs into an elbow and Styles goes for a moonsault into a reverse DDT but Bryan blocks it and connects with knees followed by a cravate suplex. Bryan with kicks to Styles and he fakes the round kick to get Styles to duck and Bryan with a round kick. Bryan charges into a drop kick from Styles and both men are down.
Bryan drops Styles on the turnbuckles when AJ goes for a Phenomenal Forearm. Bryan set for a belly-to-back superplex but Styles is able to counter and turn it into a lateral press. Both men are down and we go to commercial.
We are back and Bryan applies the Yes Lock but Styles gets to the ropes. Bryan tries to suplex Styles back into the ring and Styles blocks it and suplexes Bryan over the top rope to the floor. Styles with an atomic drop onto the announce table. Bryan with an Irish whip that sends Styles into the ring steps. They return to the ring before the ten count. Bryan with a running drop kick into the turnbuckles but Bryan goes down instead of landing on his feet. Bryan sets for a second one and hits it. Bryan puts Styles on the turnbuckles and sets for a Frankensteiner but Styles blocks it and sets for a Super Styles Clash. Bryan counters into a rana from the turnbuckles.
Styles with a forearm in the corner but Bryan sets Styles to the apron. Bryan with a kick to Styles in the ropes and then he pulls on the arm as he wraps it in the ropes. Bryan with kicks to the chest while Styles is caught in the ropes. Styles blocks a kick and hits a dragon screw. Styles goes for the Phenomenal Forearm but Bryan blocks it and he hits a butterfly suplex into a cross arm breaker. Bryan turns it into a Yes Lock. Styles looks like he is going to tap but Styles with a rollup. Bryan with a triangle on Styles. Styles with a Styles Clash.
Styles with a Calf Crusher and Daniel fights to get to the ropes but Daniel has to tap out.
Winner: AJ Styles (retains Championship)
After the match, Samoa Joe attacks Daniel Bryan and sends him to the floor. Joe goes after AJ Styles and he punches Styles and applies the Kokina Clutch. Bryan tries to help AJ but Joe hits Bryan in the leg and applies the Kokina Clutch.
Joe picks up the title belt and then leaves the ring.
We take a look at the brackets for the World Cup.
Jeff Hardy says Banksy once said that artists will pay for their work. Jeff says the risks he has taken has provided his self portrait. At the World Cup, he will illustrate the masterpiece of his life and he will show that he is the best in the world.
Miz says while Jeff Hardy paints by numbers, he is told by his flawless wife and is told that he is the best husband in the world. His daughter tells him that he is the best father in the world. He is told that he is the best reality star in the world. Miz says that he is the best superstar in the world and he will have the trophy to prove it.
Pumpkins and other Halloween goodies are placed around the ring for the Trick or Street Fight.
We go to commercial.
Paige is in the office and Charlotte Flair enters. Paige says she wanted to talk to Charlotte. Paige says that her match at Evolution was amazing. Paige says he has a question for Charlotte. Will she be the captain of the Women's Team at Survivor Series. Charlotte says she does not think she is the right woman for the job. Paige says that Charlotte said don't let success get to your head and don't let failure get to your heart. Paige tells Charlotte to think about it.
We have a video package for the match between Degeneration X and the Brothers of Destruction.
The New Day make their way to the ring dressed as The Brood. Big E is Gangrel while Xavier is Edge and Kofi is Christian.
The Bar make their way to the ring dressed as the Smackdown Tag Team Champions and they are joined by Big Show.
We go to commercial.
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