Kevin Owens vs. Grayson Waller
As soon as the bell rings, Grayson rolls out onto the main floor right in front of the asshole that is Logan Paul sitting at commentary. Owens follows and engages in fisticuffs.
Waller somehow found a way to move things at his pace with an uppercut to Owens’ jaw. Kevin retaliates with a chop to Waller’s chest then Grayson returns the favor with a kick to the gut.
KO flattens Waller with an elbow plus a Senton. And yikes, that clothesline looked like Owens was trying to decapitate Grayson. Ha!
Grayson was booming for a little while, but Owens comes back with ten times the force. He even tried to Cannonball Waller, yet he ducks out of the way. Fortunately, Kevin frog splashes Waller on the main floor. Yes to it all.
As if the Devil noticed that Grayson was losing, he helped shove Owens into the post. And while the referee was busy with Waller inside the ring, Theory stomped on Kevin’s right hand. Austin tells Grayson to work on the bruised hand as he slams it into the post.
Waller went for the rolling back breaker, yet Owens intercepted him with a DDT. Regrettably, KO’s hand may be broken after that stomp, so now he’s compelled to fight with one hand.
Owens attempts to go for the Stunner, but Waller caught the injured hand and began to dismember it. Grayson had the injured hand trapped in the bottom turnbuckle, Owens manages to escape and roll his opponent up for a victory.
Winner: Kevin Owens
Bianca Belair vs. Kairi Sane
Prior to Kairi’s entrance, Iyo orders Bayley to stay backstage while the rest of Damage Control go out. Ooh… this left me with chills. Bayley looked uncomfortable. I told you something bizarre is happening behind her back.
There’s some speculations that Bayley lost for her team at War Games, when to be honest, she singlehandedly provided the safety of her group by taking the hits for them. So I see that I don’t understand the cold shoulders.
Bianca viciously shoves Kairi into the corner, Sane quickly moves out of the way, so she could kick her challenger in the back of her thigh. Belair shoulder tackles Kairi so hard, she almost flew.
Sane tried to flip Bianca over using her legs, but the EST is too powerful as she counters with a drop kick. It seems like Belair is the one with a bigger upper hand than Kairi since the match started.
Sane took the attention of the official, so when Bianca was charging at her, Asuka tripped her up. Charlotte Flair returns the action by tripping Kairi, yet she gets caught, which results in both she and Shotzi getting kicked out. At least fair is fair when the rest of Damage Control also get sent away.
Kairi performs a successful modified Boston Crab submission on Bianca. She may have not tapped, but it did hurt for a small amount of time before flinging Kairi into the corner.
Kairi barely gets her shoulder up after that coast-to-coast Moonsault by Bianca. We all thought it was a three count as well. Sane does rock Belair with that backhanded fist.
Bianca regains momentum by crashing Kairi’s ribs against the barricade. And just when things were closing in favor of Belair, Bayley pulls her hair from behind as Bianca hits the apron. Sane sees that as an opportunity for the Insane Elbow, yet Belair has her scouted with a winning KOD.
Winner: Bianca Belair
The Battle of the General Managers is up next as both the red and blue brands want to sign Randy Orton. Pearce promises that if Orton signs with RAW, he’ll give him the winner in the World Heavyweight Championship match between Jey Uso and Seth Rollins.
But… but, if Randy choses SmackDown, Aldis will give him The Bloodline. And right on cue, Paul Heyman arrives. The distain on Orton’s face… Ha! Since Heyman isn’t happy about Randy’s return, he says that The Bloodline will make the decision for him as Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso show up.
The brothers come after Randy as a double unit. Orton fends them off the best he knows how until that doesn’t work… for now. LA Knight is here to assist since he also has business with The Bloodline.
Knight takes Sikoa to the back, which leaves Jimmy Jim all alone with a predator in the ring. An angry one. Ha! A vintage Randy Orton DDT and RKO has been initiated upon Jimmy.
Heyman frantically suggests Randy goes on RAW, so as luck would have it, Orton throws down with the blue brand. Pearce, I’m sorry, but The Viper wants The Bloodline. Golden titles can wait since this moment is gold. “Hey Paul, you can call Roman Reigns. And you can tell him Daddy is back.”
It is official, as Adam Pearce would say. What was that RKO to Aldis for? Ha! Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that CM Punk will be here next week on SmackDown, so get readyyyyyyy.
TOP PHOTO: Aldis holding Orton’s hand in triumph. Courtesy of WWE
