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I am filling in for Richard Trionfo this week.
Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on the call.
We opened with a look back at everything that went down last week with LA Knight, The Bloodline and Solo Sikoa.
LA Knight made his way to the ring. He said that since he's in the capitol city of Canada, he wants to talk about a Capital-C coward in Roman Reigns. If he won matches at Wrestlemania and Summerslam on his own, why is he sending his family out there to run interference and keep LA Knight away? Why is he telling Knight he doesn't deserve a shot. The crowd chanted he deserves it. He tells Knight to go win a tournament. Roman sent all the family members after him except Solo, who told Knight all the he needed to know. Now, he's got Solo Sikoa with him. Solo came through the crowd but before much could be said, out came The Usos. The Usos knocked Solo for siding with Knight over his own family. They ripped on Knight and Solo, so Solo challenged them to fight tonight in a tag team match.
They aired a recap of the lucha tournament for the right to face Roman Reigns in Mexico City.
Roxanne Perez vs. Stephanie Vaquer
Roxanne Perez tried to avoid Stephanie Vaquer early by retreating into the ropes, but Vaquer quickly took control and made Perez’s arm her primary target. Perez nearly scored with a La Magistral cradle, only for Vaquer to answer with a cradle of her own before stretching Perez with a bow-and-arrow submission.
Vaquer headed to the top rope, but Rodriguez distracted the referee, allowing Perez to shove Vaquer to the floor. Perez then rammed Vaquer into the barricade and ring post before the show went to commercial.
After the break, Perez tripped Vaquer and followed with a cartwheel into a knee drop for a near fall. Perez transitioned into an abdominal stretch on the mat, while Liv Morgan taunted Vaquer from ringside. Vaquer fought her way free and reversed the hold, applying an abdominal stretch of her own.
Vaquer began to build momentum with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a back suplex. The crowd finally came alive when Vaquer hit Perez with the Devil’s Kiss. Vaquer then charged into a boot, which barely slowed her down, before pulling Perez out of the corner with a dragon screw leg whip.
Perez regained the advantage by raking Vaquer’s eyes and connecting with a Shining Wizard for a near fall. She followed with a crossface, but Vaquer escaped and drilled Perez with a package backbreaker.
Vaquer climbed the ropes again, only for Rodriguez to distract the referee while Morgan yanked Vaquer off the top rope. Becky Lynch then hit the ring and went after Morgan. With the chaos unfolding at ringside, Vaquer caught Rodriguez with a superkick and returned to the ring.
Perez hit a moonsault for another near fall, but Vaquer answered with a double-underhook facebuster and scored the pinfall.
Your winner, Stephanie Vaquer!
Lynch kept Liv Morgan from attacking Vaquer after the bell and threw her over the barricade. She tod Vaquer that's another she owes her.
They aired highlights of the recent issues between Big Cass and Je'Von Evans.
Rey Mysterio wished Rey Fenix good luck. Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh showed up and complained Dom wasn't in the tournament. Rey said he wasn't a luchador. JD threatened Rey but Je'Von Evans hit the scene and laid them out.
AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix vs. Dragon Lee
Lee escaped a step-up rana with a handstand before tripping up Fenix in the corner and following with a dropkick for a near fall. Fenix answered with a superkick, ran across the top rope for a punt, and hit a top-rope crossbody for another near fall. On the floor, Fenix blasted Lee with a running kick to the head before following with a middle-rope moonsault.
Back in the ring, Lee dumped Fenix with a German suplex that sent him to the floor. Lee followed with a tope con hilo.
After the break, Lee and Fenix traded chops and strikes in the middle of the ring. Lee rocked Fenix with a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall, but Fenix answered a charging Lee with a superkick. Fenix then hit a top-rope moonsault press for a near fall before following with a powerbomb for another two-count.
Fenix caught Lee with a palm strike as Lee climbed the ropes. Fenix attempted a top-rope hurricanrana, but Lee countered, leaving Fenix tangled in the ropes. Lee capitalized with a double stomp for a near fall. Fenix countered a suplex into a small package for two, then sent Lee to the floor with a superkick.
Lee followed Fenix outside, where Fenix sent him crashing into the announcer’s table. Lee turned the tables by dropping Fenix onto the table before hitting a cannonball through the ropes, driving Fenix through the table.
Back inside, Lee connected with a tornado DDT for a near fall. He went for Operation Dragon, but Fenix countered with a brainbuster. Fenix attempted a muscle buster, only for Lee to counter with a Styles Clash for another near fall. Fenix answered with a rolling cutter for two.
Fenix then hit Lee with an enziguri and a superkick before pulling him out of the corner with a Mexican Muscle Buster to score the pinfall.
Your winner, advancing to the finals of the tournament, Rey Fenix!
They ran a vignette for Lola Vice and listed her debut for 9/14. So, unless something changes, she's going to Raw.
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