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We are back and Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross come to the ring for A Moment of Bliss. Alexa brings out their guests, the New Day.
Alexa welcomes Big E and Kofi. Alexa says they are going to talk about the competition.
Nikki has a gift for Big E and Kofi. She gives them Scottish pancakes. She says they are her grandmother's special recipe.
Kofi says they did not come here empty handed. Big E says they got her coffee beans from Djibouti.
Alexa says she will save the coffee for later. She brings up their title match at Money in the Bank. Alexa asks if any tag teams stand out.
Kofi mentions The Forgotten Sons. They made a name for themselves in the Fatal Four Way.
Big E points out Alexa and Nikki's matches against the Iiconics, but who on Smackdown . . .
Bayley's music plays and she comes out with Sasha Banks.
Bayley says there are two great teams in the ring, but she does not see the best tag team in the ring. Sasha says she does not and then they enter the ring and Sasha tosses her jacket to Alexa and says now she does.
Nikki congratulates Bayley on her win and Bayley thanks Nikki for saying it but she says Nikki's partner is not impressed.
Alexa says she stopped listening when Bayley started talking. She then asks Sasha where is her championship.
Bayley tells Charlotte Jr. that everyone has a joke to make. She says that you don't talk to her friend like that. Sasha is the leader of the women's division.
Sasha says they put those tag titles on the map. If not for them, those tag titles wouldn't even be here. We can win those titles right back.
Alexa tells her to name a time and place.
Bayley says this time and place, we will see how great of a tag team they are when Sasha beats you right now.
Sasha says she doesn't have shoes and Bayley says she will go to the bus.
Alexa toss Sasha's jacket back to her and hits a drop kick. Sasha goes to the floor and we go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Sasha Banks (with Bayley) versus Alexa Bliss (with Nikki Cross)
Sasha sends Alexa into the turnbuckles after Sasha finally gets her shoes on to wrestle. Alexa with a series of near falls. Alexa with a bridge for a near fall. Sasha gets a near fall. Sasha blocks a kick and Alexa with a punch. Alexa with a take down and arm wringer into teh mat. Alexa with a double knee drop combination for a near fall. Alexa has a slap blocked and then Sasha with a hesitation double knee strike for a near fall. Sasha kicks Alexa in the corner and chokes her.
Sasha with a snap mare and double knee drop for a near fall. Sasha stretches Alexa.but Alexa gets back to her feet and connects with knees. Sasha with a back breaker for a near fall. Sasha with punches in the corner. Sasha trash talks Alexa but Alexa with a slap and punches. Sasha tries to float over and Alexa sends Sasha face first into the mat. Alexa with clotheslines and a drop kick. Sasha sends Alexa into the turnbuckles face first and Sasha with a running double knee drop and a second knee drop for a near fall.
Alexa with a victory roll for a near fall followed by a head scissors take down. Alexa with a foerarm and Alexa goes up top. Bayley gets up and goes to the apron and Nikki follows. Nikki is pushed into Alexa and Sasha with a running double knee strike. Sasha with a slingshot into a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Sasha Banks
We go to commercial but we will be back with the Fox News Update on Jeff Hardy and Elias.
We are back and things are under control at the announce table.
We take a look back at what happened at the start of the show.
Corey mentions that Elias is in stable condition.
Match Number Four: Cesaro (with Shinsuke Nakamura) versus Shorty G
Shorty with a series of rolling kicks to Cesaro. Shorty floats over on an Irish whip and gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Shorty with a moonsault for a near fall. Shorty with a step over toe hold. Cesaro with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a European uppercut. Shorty blocks an attempted gutwrench suplex but Cesaro hits the gutwrench suplex for a near fall. Cesaro with a rear chin lock. Shorty with a drop kick to the knee and then he goes for a rolling kick but Cesaro catches him and hits a power bomb for a near fall.
Cesaro with a running European uppercut and then he puts Shorty on the turnbuckles. Cesaro with a forearm to the back and then he goes for a belly-to-back superplex but Shorty lands on his feet and he applies an ankle lock. Cesaro rolls through and sends Shorty into the ropes. Cesaro with a clothesline for a near fall. Cesaro sets for a Gotch Style Neutralizer but Shorty with a back drop and Cesaro holds on for a sunset flip. Shorty with a sunset flip for the three count.
Winner: Shorty G
We go to commercial.
We are back and we go to footage from earlier today of Mandy Rose and Otis Dozovic relaxing by the pool. Otis opens some peach champagne for his peach. Mandy appreciates the alone time for them. Mandy says she is a little tired so she will take a nap.
It is time for a dream sequence and Mandy sees Otis testing the water and we go to their version of the Phoebe Cates/Judge Reinhold dream from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Instead of the payoff from the movie, it is Otis doing a cannonball.
Otis apologizes to Mandy for waking her up but she says she was having an amazing dream.
Kurt Angle says it is great to be back on Smackdown. He says he is looking forward to seeing what Edge and Randy Orton have in store for Backlash. Kurt Angle says he is here to talk about the future and he mentions this is a man who he got to referee in his last match on Smackdown. Kurt mentions that he is coming to Smackdown.
That man is Matt Riddle.
Matt says he is a tough dude to figure out. He says he is pretty laid back, but he has been fighting his entire life. He can go from brodown to throwdown in an instant. He has competed all over the world in all kinds of rings and he has done it all, without wearing shoes.
Kayla Braxton is with Sheamus. Sheamus says that while Jeff Hardy and Matt Riddle get all of the hype, he gets the results. That is why he won the battle royal and that is why he will enjoy Brogue Kicking Daniel Bryan again. He says he has never won this title and he will not let AJ or Daniel stop him from becoming the ultimate Grand Slam Champion. There is no room for the weak.
Daniel Bryan shows up and Sheamus tells Daniel if he has something to say to say it. He asks Sheamus if the cat's got his tongue. Daniel kicks Sheamus in the shin.
We go to commercial.
We are back and next week, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross will defend the Women's Tag Titles against Bayley and Sasha Banks. Miz and John Morrison will have a warning for Braun Strowman next week.
Match Number Five: Daniel Bryan versus Sheamus in a SemiFinal Match in the Intercontiental Championship Title Tournament
They lock up and Sheamus with a side head lock take down. Bryan escapes and applies a hammer lock and then turns it into a wrist lock. Bryan with a side head lock. Sheamus with an arm drag and he kicks Bryan in the shoulder. Sheamus with a crossface chicken wing into an arm bar and chin lock. Bryan backs Sheamus into the corner and Bryan with kicks in the corner followed by European uppercuts. Sheamus with a clothesline and kicks to the ribs. Sheamus with forearms to the back.
Sheamus rakes at the eyes. Sheamus with a knee in the corner followed by an Irish whip but Bryan flips out of the corner and hits a flying clothesline. Sheamus is sent to the floor by Bryan and Bryan with a suicide dive.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bryan works on the shoulder and he tries to get Sheamus to the mat for the Lebell Lock. Bryan with a waist lock and Sheamus backs Bryan into the corner and connects with elbows. Sheamus with knee drops. Sheamus with a knee lift that sends Bryan to the floor. Sheamus sends Bryan into the ringside barrier. Sheamus tells Cole to help out Bryan by doing the Yes Chant and Cole does it to save his own life.
They return to the ring and Sheamus goes up top and hits a clothesline for a near fall. Sheamus reminds Daniel about how he is responsible for the Yes Movement because of the 18 seconds at Wrestlemania 28. Bryan with punches and a kick. Sheamus catches Bryan off the turnbuckles and hits a uranage back breaker. Sheamus with a Cloverleaf. Bryan gets to the ropes and then he connects with forearms and drops Sheamus on the top rope. Bryan goes up top and Sheamus kicks Bryan's leg to crotch him. Sheamus sets for a superplex.but Bryan blocks it. Bryan knocks Sheamus off the turnbuckles and Bryan with a missile drop kick.
Bryan with kicks to the chest. Sheamus avoids the round kick but Bryan counters with a crucifix for a near fall. Bryan with elbows to the head while Sheamus get Bryan up and hits White Noise for a near fall. Sheamus with a punch to Bryan's midsection followed by a European uppercut. Sheamus with an Irish whip but Bryan with a drop toe hold that sends Sheamus into the turnbuckles. Bryan with a kick and running drop kick into the corner. Bryan runs into a Polish Hammer. Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick but Jeff Hardy shows up and Bryan with a flying knee for the three count.
Winner: Daniel Bryan (advances to the Finals)
After the match, Hardy attacks Sheamus and forces him to the floor.
We go to credits.
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