Jey Uso walks through the backstage area as the show begins.

In-Ring Segment: Bianca Belair

Belair notes that people say good things come to those who wait. It’s hard being patient when you want something so bad. She has been waiting for her rematch since May. She had to jump through too many hoops to get to this point. That said, tonight is her night. She will show Asuka that patience is a virtue, but vengeance is also sweet. Charlotte Flair interrupts. Flair slowly makes her way to the ring. Flair says Belair has her fired up. She feels Belair. No disrespect to Asuka, but she thinks Belair will win tonight in Flair Country.

Flair says when Belair wins, she doesn’t want any confusion on who is next in line. Belair says we all know that the line starts and ends with Flair. Flair proposes a match against Belair once she wins tonight. Belair says she isn’t going to jinx herself, but if she does win, what would be bigger than Belair vs. Flair at SummerSlam? Flair says if Belair wins, it’s on. Belair says she is ready for Asuka. Flair and Belair shake hands. Flair woos in Belair’s face before walking away.

The Brawling Brutes vs. Pretty Deadly

Sheamus beats up Wilson and Prince at the same time. Sheamus rolling sentons Wilson on top of Prince. Prince tries a hip toss. Sheamus puts on the brakes and obliterates Prince with a lariat. Holland tags in and tosses Prince all over the ring. Holland picks up Prince. Prince escapes and chop blocks Holland. Wilson and Prince take turns beating down Holland. Holland manages to suplex Wilson and Prince at the same time. Holland tags in Sheamus. Sheamus clears the ring. Holland and Sheamus land stereo ten beats as the show cuts to a commercial. After the break, Wilson and Prince are working over Sheamus.

Sheamus manages to tag in Holland. Holland tosses Prince and Wilson all over the ring. Prince walks into a belly-to-belly by Holland that sends him crashing into Wilson. Holland lands a fisherman’s buster. Prince kicks out. Sheamus dives off the top to the outside for an axehandle to Wilson. Holland lands a Northern Lights Bomb. Wilson breaks up the pin. Sheamus Brogue Kicks Wilson out of the ring. Prince removes the turnbuckle cover. Holland charges in and gets tripped into the exposed turnbuckle, throat first. Prince lands a leg drop off the top for the win.

Winners- Pretty Deadly

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Backstage, Adam Pearce stops Charlotte Flair as she is leaving the arena. Pearce asks her what she’s doing. Flair says she knows Pearce doesn’t want her to get involved in the match tonight. Plus, she feels good about Belair giving her a shot, so she’s out. Pearce says ok. Bayley and Iyo Sky walk in. Bayley tells Peace they are feeling good about tonight as well. Sky holds up the Money in the Bank briefcase. Flair reappears and says, on second thought, she thinks she will stick around.

Zelina Vega vs. Bayley w/Iyo Sky

Bayley is carrying the hair she cut from Shotzi’s head two weeks ago. As soon as the bell rings, Bayley blindsided Vega. Vega falls out of the ring. Bayley slams Vega’s head into the commentary desk repeatedly. Bayley and Vega trade shots on the apron. Vega knocks Bayley back into the ring. Vega lands a top rope Meteroa. Bayley kicks out. Vega drops Bayley with a Twist of Fate. Bayley kicks out. Bayley tries to take Vega’s chancla. Vega snatches it back and beats Bayley with it. Bayley gets in a cheap shot, hits the Rose Plant, and pins Vega.

Winner- Bayley

As Bayley and Sky walk up the ramp, Shotzi appears on the ‘Tron. Shotzi says Bayley thinks she can control her. She can’t be controlled. Shotzi laughs manically and shaves her own head. Bayley and Sky look terrified.

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In-Ring Segment: Jey Uso

Jey notes that he and Jimmy are inseparable. It’s different when you are twins. When Jimmy is hurt, he’s hurt. He respects his family, but Roman Reigns has it coming. He gonna spank his little brother Solo Sikoa, and Paul Heyman has been puppet-mastering his family for 40 years. It all ends now. He’s the real head of the table, “Main Event” Jey Uso. Heyman and Sikoa interrupt. Heyman says Sikoa isn’t here tonight as an enforcer but to keep the peace. Jey knows how this goes, they have to sit down so Jey and Reigns can discuss the rules of engagement. Heyman notes that Jey is acting more and more like a Tribal Chief every day.

Jey doesn’t understand that what happened to Jimmy was Jey’s fault. Heyman talks to the camera to tell Jimmy that he is sitting in the hospital because of his brother. He doesn’t know how Jimmy and his mother and father will never forgive him. Roman Reigns will never forgive Jey. Sikoa ask Heyman for the mic. Sikoa gets close to Jey and tells him what happened to Jimmy is all on him. He will never forgive Jey, either.

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Jey and Sikoa throw hands. Jey sends Sikoa flying out of the ring. Heyman and Jey are left in the ring. Jey back Heyman down in the corner. Heyman begs for mercy. Sikoa attacks Jey from behind. Sikoa sets up the Samoan Spike. Jey avoids it and sends Sikoa out of the ring. Heyman rolls back into the ring and walks right into a superkick from Jey. Jey blindsided Sikoa with a dive. Jey grabs a chair. Before he can hit Heyman but Sikoa gets in the way. Jey wacks Sikoa with the chair. Sikoa and Heyman slink away.

Austin Theory is out for commentary for the next match.

United States Invitational: AJ Styles vs. Santos Escobar vs. Grayson Waller vs. Butch

Waller pops Butch in the back of the head as soon as the bell rings. Waller rolls out the ring to jaw with Theory. Butch leaps off the ring steps and elbows Waller in the face. Styles dropkicks Escobar out of the ring. Butch and Styles trade pin attempts in the ring. Waller trips both men and rolls them into a double pin. Styles and Butch both kick out. Butch and Styles knock Waller out of the ring. Escobar catches Styles and Butch with a high crossbody. Escobar dropkicks Waller. Waller gets a surprises German suplex from Butch.

Butch stomps on Waller’s fingers. Styles floors Butch with a Pelé kick. After the break, Butch snaps Waller’s fingers. Styles blasts Waller with a basement elbow strike. Ushigorshi by Styles. Butch breaks up the pin. Escobar sends Butch flying off the top with a rana. Styles catches Butch as he sails through the air and traps him in a pinning combination. Escobar breaks up the pin with a low dropkick.

Styles and Butch set up Waller for a double suplex off the top. Escobar sunset flips off the top, sending everyone into a sunset flip double powerbomb. Escobar hits the Phantom Driver on Waller. Styles and Butch both break up the pin. Butch, Styles, and Escobar trade strikes. Butch sends Styles over the top. Escobar tries a springboard, but Butch destroys him with a leaping elbow. Waller is sent out of the ring.

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Butch catches Waller with a moonsault off the apron. Escobar lands his patented tope suicida. Escobar sets up the Phantom Driver. Styles breaks it up with the Phenomenal Forearm. Styles sets up a Styles Clash. Karrion Kross appears on the ‘Tron. He’s choking out Karl Anderson. Luke Gallows is already laid out. Styles tries to run up the ramp. Waller attacks him from behind. Waller hits his Rolling Thunder Stunner on Butch. As Waller tries a pin, Escobar lands a frog splash off the top for the win.

Winner- Santos Escobar

Escobar will face the winner of the next United States Invitational. The winner of that match will get a United States Championship title shot.

Backstage, Styles and Mia Yim check on Anderson and Gallows.

WWE Women’s Championship Match: Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair

For reasons I can’t explain, Bayley and Iyo Sky enter through the crowd, and Bayley is holding up a ticket for the show. Back in the ring, after a series of reversals, Belair runs over Asuka. Corner ten punches by Belair. Asuka uses Belair’s braid to pull her off the top. Belair sends Asuka into the turnbuckle with a Glam Slam. Belair sets up the KOD. Asuka escapes and sends Belair flying with a hip toss. In the crowd, Charlotte Flair is waving a ticket as she makes her way to her seats. These people work for the show and haven’t been barred from ringside like Belair was last week. Why the heck do they need tickets?

After the break, Belair lands a handspring moonsault for a near fall. Belair sets up a superplex. Asuka pushes Belair off the top. Belair does a backflip and lands on her feet. Asuka surprises her with a missile dropkick. Popup knee by Asuka. Asuka traps Belair in an armbar. Belair counter and hits a spinebuster. Belair tries another handspring. Asuka catches Belair in midair and traps her in the Asuka Lock. Asuka escapes and hits a lung blower. Belair falls out of the ring. Belair pulls Asuka off the apron and KODs Asuka on the commentary desk.

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Sky and Bayley hop the barricade. Flair does the same. Flair boots Bayley in the face, saving Belair from a sneak attack. Belair and Flair argue. Flair tells her she is trying to help. Sky clocks Flair from behind. Sky mocks Belair with the MITB briefcase. Flair tries to spear Sky. Sky sidesteps, and Flair damn near cuts Belair in half with the spear. The referee immediately calls for the bell. Asuka has been disqualified.

Winner- Bianca Belair

After the match, Sky hits Flair with the briefcase. Sky asks Bayley if she should cash in. Bayley tells her to do it. Bayley sends Asuka back into the ring and goes up top for the Over the Moonsault. Before Bayley can hand the briefcase to the referee. Asuka pops to her feet and spits the mist in Bayley’s eyes. Asuka grabs the championship and runs up the ramp.

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