• Sasha Banks opened the show to talk about her months-long absence from WWE, and her return and assault of Nattie Neidhart two weeks ago. She said all the stories about throwing tantrums and taking her ball and going home were true, that she was upset to be wasting her time with the tag titles while Becky Lynch was main eventing Wrestlemania and getting paid the big bucks. Nattie rushed out and the two brawled around ringside. Despite Sasha talking mad poo poo about everybody (or perhaps because of it) the crowd remained mostly in her corner, with one fan shouting how much they loved her blue hair while she was giving babyface Nattie a beatdown.
  
• The Street Profits did their normal backstage breakdown of the show, talking up Nattie vs. Sasha and explaining how a Tag Team Turmoil match works (it's a gauntlet match, they just call it something else for some reason).
  
• Ricochet did an awkward, obviously scripted promo about climbing mountains and immovable objects ahead of his King of the Ring match against Drew McIntyre.
  
• Ricochet proved as good as his (awkward) word when he defeated Drew in a really good match, most notable perhaps for a spot where he actually caught Drew in midair during a splash attempt and carried him to the center of the ring. Ricochet won with the 630.
  
• New tag team champions Seth Rollins and BRAUN! were backstage where BRAUN! was still unable to take his eyes from the Universal Title. It was pointed out that at Night of Champions ALL the titles are meant to be on the line, and Seth asked and eventually granted BRAUN! a title shot at the PPV, though they'd have to defend the tag titles together earlier in the night. It was pointed out that if BRAUN! beat AJ Styles tonight, he would also take the US Title into that PPV.
  
• Baron Corbin defeated The Miz in a King of the Ring match. Afterwards he noticed the throne/crown set up on the entrance stage. He sat in the throne, put on the crown, and did a promo about how a survey had shown everybody believed that any of the other wrestlers in the tournament could win but nobody thought HE could. He said he didn't care what everybody else thought, on their best day they couldn't achieve even one of the many things he'd accomplished in his career.
  
• The OC did a promo backstage about being put into the Tag Turmoil match tonight to try and get back on track to regain the tag titles they lost last week.
  
• Bayley defeated Nikki Cross in a singles match.
  
• BRAUN! did a promo about how he was going to win the US Title tonight, defend the tag titles at Night of Champions then win the Universal Title at Night of Champions and have ALL the belts and nobody could stop him, ha ha ha.
  
• Tag Team Turmoil involved Viking Raiders, Luch House Party, The OC, Hawkins and Ryder, The B-Team, Heavy Machinery, The Revival and...... Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode?
  
• No seriously, since when were Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode a tag team?
  
• The B-Team were first eliminated. The OC were out next and both teams brawled outside, ignored the ref's call and both got eliminated. The crowd reacted to this lame and stupid decision with the contempt it deserved.
  
• Ziggler and Roode were out next to face Lucha House Party. Again, I wanna stress that Ziggler and Roode are just suddenly a tag team now? The team of Ziggler and Roode (!?!) defeated Lucha House Party, and next out were Revi.... have Ziggler and Roode even had any interactions before tonight AT ALL!?!
  
• Revival were pinned by Ziggler and Roode in front of a dead crowd, this match has been dying since the double-DQ and this boring rear end slog didn't help any.
  
• Ziggler and Roode quickly defeated Hawkins and Ryder, this match loving SUCCCCKKKKSSSSS
  
• Ziggler and Roode defeated a completely fresh Heavy Machinery to earn a title shot against Seth and BRAUN! at Night of Champions. The most boring result to an incredibly boring match.
  
• A recap aired of the attempts on Roman Reigns' life, culminating in the reveal of TWO VINTNERS on Smackdown last week.
  
• Ronda Rousey is joining the cast of Total Divas.
  
• Sasha Banks defeated Nattie in less than five minutes, constantly working over her bad arm and making her tap out by putting her into a crossface. Postmatch she did it again, smiling all the while, as the crowd chanted for Becky who didn't show up.
  
• AJ Styles was interviewed about The OC losing a shot at regaining their tag titles and asked how he felt about BRAUN! challenging him for the US Title. AJ said he didn't fear BRAUN! and would give him what he deserves: nothing.
  
• Cedric Alexander defeated Cesaro in a great match in which Cedric won but took severe damage to his leg, with the commentators pointing out how this could cost him in his second round King of the Ring match against Baron Corbin.
  
• WWE "beat" Monday Night Football in social media engagement last week, which means... absolutely nothing.
  
• A recap of events over the weekend aired, in which R-Truth won the 24/7 Title back from Elias only to lose it to Fox Sports' Rob Stone who was then promptly beaten by Elias to win the title back.
  
• Ziggler and Roode were interviewed backstage about their tag title match at Night of Champions, with Ziggler saying they should main event over the Universal Title match.
  
• The Street Profits were doing a bit about partying on Bourbon Street when they spotted BRAUN! come walking by.
  
• AJ Styles retained his US Title by DQ after a 10 minute match with BRAUN! in which he cheated his rear end off after a ref bump, including having The OC run to his aid, only for BRAUN! to take them all out. BRAUN! had his hands on a chair so AJ did the Eddie Special which the ref bought, DQing BRAUN! for apparently using the chair to take everybody out. BRAUN! gave The OC powerbombs to finish the show.
  

• Roman was asked backstage if he would apologize to Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan, he said he had unfinished business but intended to take care of it in the ring. Just loving apologize you jerk!
  
• Kofi Kingston came to the ring about how Orton likes to call him stupid, about how he involved Kofi's family in order to make it personal, but that all Kofi wants to do is prove he deserves to be Champion. Orton appeared on the Titantron calling Orton stupid, then got delivered a letter from "Kofi's son" pleading with him not to beat up his daddy anymore. Orton threatened to go to the hotel Orton's family were staying at in town to "pay them a visit" and Kofi lost his poo poo, ran backstage and beat Orton's rear end until officials broke them up. Orton managed to take advantage and nail him with the Draping DDT. Orton called Kofi stupid again and walked away.
  
• After the break, BIG E was questioned about Kofi's condition and he said he was pissed and was going to take it out on Orton.
  
• Ali defeated Buddy Murphy in a first round King of the Ring match. The match was great, with the crowd fully into it and both guys looking great. After Ali won, Murphy raised his hand, indicating that his recent interactions with Roman and Bryan are going to come down to him being a face now.
  
• Ember Moon met with Bayley backstage to talk about their recent title match, with Moon acknowledging that Bayley beat her fair and square and that she was still processing this, but she intended to come back in the future and win the title... but for now Bayley was the face of the division. Lacey Evans showed up and said SHE was the face of the division and would prove it by beating Bayley in a match tonight.
  
• The Miz came out ater a recap of Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura teaming up as spokesman/wrestler and beating up Miz last week. He called out Sami as a hanger-on who Nakamura didn't need, and Sami came out and mocked Miz and said he needed to be taught a lesson. Miz challenged Nakamura for his Intercontinental Title at Clash of Champions, and Sami came to the ring to apparently fight him only for Nakamura to jump Miz from behind. Sami marked out like crazy for Nakamura.
  
• BIG E vs. Orton was made official for later in the night.
  
• Kevin Owens went to Shane's office but only found Elias, who told him Shane wasn't there. Owens left without incident.
  
• Bayley beat Lacey Evans in an incredibly long and not particularly great match. Charlotte Flair was at ringside watching.
  
• Daniel Bryan was interviewed backstage with Erick Rowan, and said they wouldn't leave the arena till they got their apology from Roman Reigns.
  
• Randy Orton defeated BIG E after multiple distractions by The Revival, hitting the RKO and getting the pin. Postmatch they gave BIG E the assisted RKO.
  
• Chad Gable was interviewed backstage about his King of the Ring match with Shelton Benjamin, and said Shelton would be foolish to underestimate him. Shelton showed up and made a bunch of short jokes.
  
• Elias was sitting on the King of the Ring throne wearing a crown and talking poo poo about the crowd when Kevin Owens snuck up, attacked him, beat his rear end down to the ring and hit him with the Stunner (Elias took it really awkwardly). Owens left (no interest in the 24/7 title) and R-Truth snuck into the ring to pin Elias, but was pulled out by Drake Maverick who got the pin instead. Drake got superexcited celebrating and escaped with the belt to try and gently caress his wife.
  
• Chad Gable won an underwhelming match with Shelton Benjamin to advance in the King of the Ring, and his next opponent will be Andrade. The match wasn't great but Gable did a crazy like, gently caress I don't know, it was like a 720 into a Sunset Flip or something for the finish. It ruled, anyway.
  
• Roman came to the ring to take care of his unfinished business. Bryan and Rowan appeared on the Titantron, with Bryan demanding the apology Roman still hadn't given. Roman asked the crowd if he should apologize and they shouted,"NO!"
  
• Roman said he would apologize if necessary, but only after showing a video. He replayed the footage of the scaffold falling on him. In the background, they enhanced the footage of a big dude in a hood with a ginger beard walking in the background. Even though this enhanced footage was still grainy and it was unclear if it was Rowan or THE SECOND VINTNER, Bryan absolutely lost his mind and started slapping the poo poo out of Rowan, screaming at him to get out and that he hated liars.
  
• Bryan grabbed a mic and walked from backstage down to the ring, insisting that whoever made Rowan do this it wasn't him, Rowan had lied to him the entire time. As he got into the ring still protesting his innocence, Roman speared him and the show ended.
  
• Okay.
  

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