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— The show opened with Shane McMahon, who called Daniel Bryan to the ring. McMahon complained about Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn receiving endless opportunities and accused Bryan of being manipulated and living vicariously through them. AJ Styles interrupted and said he’s sick of both of the authority figures, and warned them to stay out of the way during tonight’s No. 1 contender match, and he’ll take care of the rest.
1. Charlotte Flair defeated Liv Morgan. This was a non-title match. The Riott Squad got ejected from ringside, and Flair won by submission with the Figure Eight.
2. The Bludgeon Brothers defeated local talent. The Bludgeon Brothers hit their double team crucifix powerbomb and Rowan got the pin. After the match, the Usos and the Bludgeon Brothers had another staredown as the Smackdown Tag Team Champions made their way to the ring and Harper and Rowan made their way to the back.
— The Usos cut an in-ring promo about turning their entire careers around, and put the rest of the tag team division on notice.
— Daniel Bryan revealed the first Smackdown Live Top 10 List:
3. United States Championship Match: Bobby Roode (c) defeated Rusev. Roode won by pinfall with the Glorious DDT. After the match, Randy Orton appeared to RKO Roode, Aiden English, and Rusev.
4. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin defeated the Ascension. Benjamin got the pin on Viktor after he and Gable hit their inverted bulldog/powerbomb finisher.
5. No. 1 Contender Match: Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn ended in a no contest. AJ Styles sat in on commentary for this match. Zayn got in Styles’ face on the outside and Styles attacked both men, ended the match in a no contest. After the match, Daniel Bryan announced the main event at Fastlane will be a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship.
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1. Charlotte Flair defeated Liv Morgan. This was a non-title match. The Riott Squad got ejected from ringside, and Flair won by submission with the Figure Eight.
2. The Bludgeon Brothers defeated local talent. The Bludgeon Brothers hit their double team crucifix powerbomb and Rowan got the pin. After the match, the Usos and the Bludgeon Brothers had another staredown as the Smackdown Tag Team Champions made their way to the ring and Harper and Rowan made their way to the back.
— The Usos cut an in-ring promo about turning their entire careers around, and put the rest of the tag team division on notice.
— Daniel Bryan revealed the first Smackdown Live Top 10 List:
3. United States Championship Match: Bobby Roode (c) defeated Rusev. Roode won by pinfall with the Glorious DDT. After the match, Randy Orton appeared to RKO Roode, Aiden English, and Rusev.
4. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin defeated the Ascension. Benjamin got the pin on Viktor after he and Gable hit their inverted bulldog/powerbomb finisher.
5. No. 1 Contender Match: Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn ended in a no contest. AJ Styles sat in on commentary for this match. Zayn got in Styles’ face on the outside and Styles attacked both men, ended the match in a no contest. After the match, Daniel Bryan announced the main event at Fastlane will be a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship.
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