Finn and JD show up to interrupt Adam and Nick.
Finn says he has an idea about the Women's Tag Titles. He says Raquel has done a great job winning and defending the titles. They shouldn't strip her of the titles, but find a new partner. He suggests Roxanne.
Adam says they are going to confer and Adam says they will allow it, under one condition.
Nick says they will have to prove that they are worthy champions. They will defend the titles against a team from Raw, Smackdown, and NXT.
Finn accepts the deal.
Nick says they are on the same page and Adam says for now.
Match Number Two: Rusev versus Sheamus
They have words for each other and Rusev pushes Sheamus before locking up. They go to a stalemate. They lock up again and Rusev pushes Sheamus away. Sheamus with a side head lock and Rusev goes for a shoulder tackle with no impact. Rusev tries again with the same result. They exchange punches and forearms. Sheamus sends Rusev into the turnbuckles and he punches Rusev. Rusev with a clothesline and he goes for a hip toss but Sheamus blocks it and connects with a clothesline. Sheamus with a double fish hook. Rusev kicks Sheamus in the corner and Sheamus punches Rusev after the referee pulls Rusev out of the corner. Sheamus with punches from the turnbuckles but Rusev with a power bomb.
Sheamus goes to the floor and Rusev is held back by the referee. Sheamus with punches and forearms. Rusev with punches and then he goes off the apron and Sheamus catches Rusev and hits a power slam on the floor. Rusev returns to the ring and Sheamus kicks him in the ribs. Sheamus with a punch.and European uppercut. They exchange punches. Sheamus with an Irish whip and he misses a shoulder when Rusev moves and Sheamus hits the ring post. Rusev hangs Sheamus over the apron and he kicks Sheamus. Rusev with foerarms across the chest. Sheamus punches Rusev and Rusev stomps on the ankle and kicks Sheamus in the back. Rusev with kicks and Sheamus with chops. Rusev chokes Sheams in the ropes and eh applies a rear chin lock.
Rusev with a reverse chin lock. Rusev with a knee and snap mare while holding on to the reverse chin lock. Sheamus runs Rusev into the corner but Rusev with a series of kicks. Rusev kicks Sheamus to the corner and slaps him. Sheamus starts to smile and he wants more. Rusev kicks Sheamus and Sheamus wants more. Sheamus slaps Rusev and punches him. Sheamus with running double sledges and a clothesline in the corner followed by a uranage back breaker. Sheamus goes up top and she hits a knee drop and gets a near fall. Rusev drops Sheamus on the top rope to avoid the forearms and he hits a spinning heel kick followed by a fallaway slam for a near fall.
Rusev charges into boots in the corner. Sheamus pulls himself up to the turnbukles and Rusev with a forearm to stop Sheamus. Rusev sets for a superplex and hits it. Rusev sends Sheamus to the floor and he follows. Rusev kicks Sheamus in the neck. Sheamus reverses an Irish whip and he sends Rusev into the ring steps. Sheamus goes up top and hits a clothesline. Sheamus gets a near fall. Sheamus goes for the Cloverleaf and Rusev kicks Sheamus away. Rusev with more kicks and an elbow drop. Rusev with a forearm to the temple. Rusev sets for a power bomb but Sheamus gets Rusev up for an Air Raid Crash.
Rusev with head butts and they exchange forearms. They go to punches and Rusev with a double thrust to the throat and kicks. Rusev is caught by Sheamus for a tilt-a-whirl power slam. Rusev goes to the apron and Sheamus grabs Rusev for forearms. Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick. Rusev avoids it and Rusev with a back body drop and round kicks. Sheamus with a jumping knee and a running knee for a near fall. Sheamus sets for a power bomb but Rusev blocks it. Rusev with a uranage and a jumping thrust kick. Rusev looks around and stomps into the Accolade. Sheamus tries to fight out of the hold and he gets Rusev on his shoulders.
Sheamus runs Rusev into the turnbuckles and they fall through the ropes to the floor. Sheamus with a Brogue Kick on the floor and both men are down. The referee starts his count. Sheamus starts to move while Rusev is down. Sheamus gets back into the ring and Rusev beats the ten count. Rusev and Sheamus are in the corner on the apron. Sheamus tries to send Rusev into the ring post but Rusev does it to Sheamus. Rusev tries to suplex Sheamus to the floor. Sheamus gets Rusev up but Rusev gets back to his ffeet. Rusev with a thumb to the eye and he exposes the turnbuckle and pulls Sheamus into the exposed turnbuckle. Rusev with a jumping thrust kick for the three count.
WInner: Rusev
Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis talk about Evolution. There will be a Battle Royal where the winner gets a title match in Paris.
Jackie is with Ivy and the Creeds.
Ivy says they have a lot of work to do. Ivy says she is going to be in the battle royal for Evolution.
El Grande American shows up and he nods before walking away.
Ivy tells Jackie no comment about what they just saw.
Jackie walks over to Sami Zayn
Kross interrupts and attacks Sami and he sends him into the storage case. He tells Sami to say it.
Kross gets a lead pip and he hits Sami in the ribs.
Officials show up to hold out their hands and Kross walks away.
Byron is with Stephanie Vaquer in the interview concourse.
He asks about the battle royal at Evolution.
She says she is excited about the news because it is an incredible opportunity for her. She didn't come to Raw to be in second place. She came here to be La Primera.
Byron asks which champion would she choose if she wins.
Stephanie says she respects everyone but she will either face Iyo or Rhea.
She says she has conquered championships all over the planet. It is part of who she is. She says she will not stop until she becomes the WWE Women's Champion.
Gunther makes his way to the ring.
Gunther says he came out here to talk about Bill Goldberg. He is impressed with the video package highlighting his greatest moments. It was violent, brutal, and destructive. Just like his matches, it was summed up in three minutes. Bill Goldberg has every right to claim he is the most feared man of his generation. Gunther says he is not afraid of this Bill Goldberg. He is a fifty-eight year old man trying to live off his coat tails. Bill is not capable of taking the title from him. He says he can beat Bill in under three minutes. He says he will take his time, outclass him, and blow him up in front of everyone near and dear to him.
He says he heard Bill says he doesn't like bullies. Too bad you bumped into the biggest bully around. He will bully Bill and push him around like a piece of crap. There is nothing you are going to be able to do. He says he will expose that Bill never had it.
After Bill, he will be walking out here to raise the question 'Who's Next?'
Gunther smiles and . . .
Seth Rollins' music interrupts and he comes out with Paul Heyman.
The crowd warbles to Seth's music and he is handed the mic by Paul.
Gunther says by the look on Paul's face it looks like he is happy to travel so far to achieve nothing.
Seth says Gunther is not paying attention. He says they are out here to congratulate Gunther for winning the title. If you had been paying attention, you would understand. They did not go to Night of Champions to cash in the title on John Cena. He has said for two years, if he has breath in his lungs, CM Punk will not be a World Champion. They flew halfway across the world to stand on that. As it stands, this contract was going to be an all out assault on both World Titles.
Seth says congratulations champ.
CM Punk's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Punk and Seth exchange punches and Seth rakes the eyes. Punk with a back elbow and Seth goes into the crowd.
Punk knocks down Gunther and has some words for him before he leaves the ring.
Seth is in the crowd and LA Knight attacks Seth from behind and he sends Seth into a railing and then they fight into a conveniently blocked off area on the concourse. Knight with knees and then he is sent into the bar. Knight with a punch. Seth with a rake of the eyes and he runs away.
Judgment Day is with all of the belts.
Raquel asks if they are replacing Liv since she is rehabbing.
Finn says they are not replacing her. It is going to take time to rehab. She says she wants Raquel to still be champion.
Finn asks for a vote to add Roxanne to the group.
Finn and JD vote yes. Dom says he needs to talk to Liv but Finn tells him to vote. Dom says it is an alleged yes. Raquel tells her to keep up her end of the bargain.
Roxanne says she will do whatever they need while Liv is out. She says she will get revenge on Kairi for injuring Liv.
Kairi Sane says she does not talk big. She says she fights with heart and honor. That is why she is here. Sh sys she has been the NXT Women's Champion and a two time Women's Tag Team Champion. To all of the champions, she will have all of your gold. She says she is not afraid of anything. No matter how man times she is knocked down, she gets up. She says she does not run from the storm, she runs into it. She says the Pirate Princess is here.
Match Number Three: Bayley versus Lyra Valkyria in a Number One Contender Match for the Women's US Title
They lock up and Bayley with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but Lyra stays on her feet. Bayley succeeds the second time. Lyra with a hip toss. Bayley blocks a hip toss but Lyra with an arm drag take down for a near all. Bayley and Lyra push each other and Bayley with a take down and she goes for a Boston Crab but Lyra powers out of the hold. Lyra runs into a back elbow. Bayley comes off the turnbuckles with an arm drag and she gets a near fall. Lyra with a back slide for a near fall. Lyra with an Iris whip but Bayley with a shoulder. Bayley goes for an elbow off the turnbuckles but Lyra blocks it. Lyra flips out of the corner and Bayley sends Lyra into the turnbuckles. Bayley with a head scissors and Lyra with a cartwheel. Lyra blocks a catapult but Bayley finally sends her into the turnbuckles. Bayley with a Boston Crab.
Lyra counters with a rollup for a near fall. Both go for a cross body at the same time and both go down. Lyra with shoulders to the midsection. Lyra with a forearm to the back and kicks. Lyra with a snap mare and a crucifix for a near fall. Lyra with a front face lock. Bayley grabs the leg and hits an elbow drop for a near fall. Bayley with a boot to the back. Bayley with forearms in the corner but Lyra with a hard Irish whip. Bayley with punches and forearms. Lyra with a series of kicks and she misses an enzuigiri. Bayley sends Lyra into the ropes and hits a cutter. Lyra falls to the floor. Lyra knocks Bayley down and she goes up top. Bayley stops Lyra and connects with forearms. Bayley with forearms as she sets for a superplex. Bayley hits it and Lyra with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Bayley with clotheslines and a belly-to-back suplex but Lyra rolls to the floor. Bayley follows. Bayley comes off the turnbuckles and hits an elbow to the back. They return to the ring and Bayley gets a near fall. Bayley gets Lyra up but Lyra with an arm drag to counter a side slam. Lyra with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Lyra goes for a tornado DDT but Bayley pushes Lyra away. Bayley with a sunset flip power bomb into the turnbuckles for a near fall. Bayley with a running shoulder into the corner. Bayley with more shoulders. Lyra with a Doctor Bomb for a near fall. Lyra with a waist lock and Bayley blocks the German suplex. Bayley and Lyra bump heads. Bayley and Lyra exchange punches and forearms. Lyra and Bayley go for clotheslines at the same time. Bayley escapes a German suplex and Lyra escapes Rose Plant.
They exchange near falls. Lyra with a rollup and bridge for a three count when both have their shoulders down.
Draw
After th match Bayley and Lyra exchange punches and fight to the floor. Bayley drops Lyra on the apron and Bayley and Lyra go into the ringside barrier. They fight into the time keeper's area and into the crowd. Bayley puts Lyra on a storage case and officials have to pull them off.
LA Knight faces Seth Rollins at Saturday Night's Main Event.
Jackie stops Punk in the back and she asks about what went on.
Punk says Seth's knees haven't worked that well in year. He knows not to mess with him. He has receipts for everyone. Punk goes up to LA Knight and he tells him to get to the back of the line against Seth.
Knight says he is the line when it comes to Seth Rollins.
Sami is in the back getting checked out.
Penta shows up and he asks if he is okay.
Sami says that he is good and he will see Penta out there.
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