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The House That AJ Styles Built: We’re in Atlanta, about 60-miles from Styles’ home and the fans love him. He immediately calls Daniel Bryan to the ring and has something he needs to tell him. Styles says he feels he needs to apologize for last week. Bryan says it’s cool because he respects Styles and they are fighting for the same thing. But all Bryan sees right now is the WWE Championship. It’s all that kept him fighting to come back, and now Styles stands in his way of it. Nothing personal, but he’s taking the title from him on Friday. Styles is actually sorry because last week was no accident, he meant to kick Bryan, “nothing personal, but I look forward to doing it again.” Bryan isn’t shocked and doesn’t lie and wants to hit Styles right now. Styles says they don’t have to wait until Friday and will defend right now. Shane arrives and makes the match tonight. And it will happen right now.

Champion AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan: They lockup and Bryan grounds things, working the arm. Styles takes Bryan down, but Bryan attacks the arm and Styles takes him to the apron. They work to the corner, and Bryan shoves Styles and Bryan attacks the arm again, follows with kicks. Styles fire back with strikes and chops. They pick up the pace and Styles hits the dropkick. Styles misses a plancha and Bryan hits a suicide dive and Bryan starts favoring his knee. We go screen in screen as they roll back in and Bryan grounds things, working the arm. They trade strikes, and Styles hits the asai DDT. He’s sloe to follow up, favoring the arm. He then starts laying in chops, but Bryan fires back and lays in kicks. Back to the arm and then follows with uppercuts. Back full screen and Bryan lays in kicks, but Styles hits a dragon screw to cut that off. Styles takes control, working the knee and grounding Bryan. It’s all Styles now, but Bryan tries to counter into an arm bar but Styles stops that. Styles hits the shin breaker, and follows with leg kicks. He then slams Bryan knee first to the buckles. Styles grounds things again, but Bryan kicks his way out and follows with strikes. He counters the asai DDT with knee strikes and a suplex. Bryan follows with kicks, backs off and fires up. The busaiku knee is cut off with a dropkick. Styles heads to the apron but Bryan cuts off the springboard attack. Bryan follows him up for the super belly to back suplex but Styles counters mid-way through into a cross body. Post break, and Bryan gets the YES lock, but Styles makes the ropes. Styles rolls to the apron and suplexes Bryan to the floor and Bryan is clutching at his knee again. Styles the slams him knee first off of the announce table but Bryan sends him arm fist into the steps. Back in and Bryan hits the corner dropkick and another. They work up top and Bryan’s RANA is countered but he powers back up and hits it anyway. Styles lays in strikes, but Bryan cuts him off with kicks and attacks the arm. More kicks follow, but Styles dragon screws him in the ropes. Styles springboards in and Bryan counters and gets an arm bar. Styles fights but Bryan gets the YES lock. Styles fights, rolls and is trapped into a triangle. Styles powers up into the clash and calf crusher, and Bryan fights for the ropes and Bryan taps. Champion AJ Styles defeated Daniel Bryan @ 22:10 via submission

– They celebrate post match and Joe attacks and kicks Styles’ ass. The clutch follows and Bryan makes the save until Joe clips the leg and chokes him out.

– We get a wacky Jeff Hardy promo. That’s followed by a Miz promo.

– Paige praises Charlotte for her match at Evolution. Paige wants her to captain the Smackdown women at Survivor Series, but Charlotte doesn’t think she’s the right woman for the job. Paige gives her a pep talk and Charlotte will consider it.

Trick or Street Fight: Big E vs. Cesaro: JIP as Big E attacks with kendo tick shots. He lights up Cesaro, but Sheamus makes the save and everyone brawls now. Show dumps Kofi & Woods, Big E attacks but gets tossed. They brawl on the floo and Sheamus hits a Finlay roll as Show drowns Woods in the apple-bobbing tub. Cesaro slams Big E onto pumpkins and covers for 2. Big E then suplexes Cesaro onto the pumpkins, Sheamus cuts him off, but Big E sends him through a table. Show attacks Kofi & Woods, but gets misted. Cesaro looks for a neutralizer, but Big E mists him and hits the big ending for the win. Big E defeated Cesaro @ 4:00 via pin

– Shane meets with Miz, Orton, Rey, & Orton about the world cup to determine the best in the world tournament. They trade cliché sound bites about wanting to be the best. Shane wants one of his guys to win, and if they fall in the finals, they won’t have a home on Smackdown.

– Styles meets with Paige and wants Joe at Crown Jewel. Paige agrees.

US Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. R-Truth: Carmella is out with Truth. Nakamura immediately attacks with knee strikes, bad vibrations and Truth hits… I guess a head scissors and mocks Nakamura and follows with a hip toss. Truth dumps him and he and Carmella have a dance break. We go screen in screen as Nakamura cuts off Truth with knee strikes. Back in and the cover gets 2. Nakamura maintains control, choking out Truth in the ropes. Back to full screen and Nakamura hits a knee drop and covers for 2. Truth now starts to fire back, hitting elbows and kicks and then a clothesline. The sidekick follows and then the spinning forearm and that gets 2. Nakamura cuts of truth with a head kick, and another. The knee strike follows for 2. Truth counters the reverse XPLODER, but Nakamura cuts him off and finishes him with Kinshasa. US Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defeated R-Truth @ 6:50 via pin

The Champ Is Here: Smackdown women’s champion Becky Lynch arrives and is sporting her “I Am The Man” shirt. Lynch smiles as she reminds us she won at Evolution, she went through hell and kept getting up. She’s the last woman standing, and everyone knows she’s the rightful main event. She proved he claims of being the man by beating Charlotte Flair. She mentions her upcoming match with Rousey, and that Rousey had her opponents beaten even before the match but she can’t do that to her. She’s not here to cosplay or shill a reality show, she’s here to rip off Ronda’s arm.

– Styles vs. Joe is official for Crown Jewel.

– Joe cuts a promo, telling Styles that he should have known he wasn’t done with him yet. Everything is not ok, and now he gets to write their final chapter, and Joe will become the WWE champion.

Rey Mysterio & Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton & The Miz: Jeff and Orton to begin. Jeff hits a shoulder tackle, starts working the arm and follows with strikes, Miz in and Jeff cuts him off and Orton stops the twist of fate, Jeff up top and Miz knocks him off. Miz follows with strikes as Orton takes the ref. He stomps away on Jeff and Miz tags in. He maintains control, grounding Jeff. They double team Jeff, Orton tags in and he continues to work the heat on Jeff. Orton now works him over on the apron, and then stops the tag and stomps away on Jeff again. Orton follows with a dropkick for 2. Orton grounds things, Jeff fights to his feet, and hits whisper in the wind. Wholesale changes to Miz & Rey. Rey flies in and runs wild on Miz. The DDT follows for 2. Miz cuts him off with a back breaker/neck breaker combo for 2. Reycounters the skull crushing finale, Jeff tags in and Rey follows with a RANA. Jeff hits a dropkick and Rey hits 619. The swanton finishes Miz. Rey Mysterio & Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton & The Miz @ 8:40 via pin

– Orton dishes out RKOs to all post match.

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Braun Strowman and Ember Moon vs. Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox: The men start us off, Mahal does his shanti bullshit and Strowman shoves him down. Mahal wants a test of strength and Strowman dominate so he runs. Mahal tried shoulder tackles, and Strowman mows him over. The ladies tag in and Fox works a side headlock and takes Moon down. Moon then makes Fox run the ropes ala Taguchi and she gets blown up. Moon then dropkicks her to the floor and follows with a dropkick. Back in and the Singhs distract Moon, allowing Fox to attack. Fox grounds things; Moon escapes and gets a cradle for 2. Fox hits the big boot, covering for 2. Fox keeps things grounded, forever. Moon fires up and hits a head scissors and dumps Fox. Mahal tries to cut off the tag, fails and it’s clobberin time as Strowman tags in and runs wild. He runs over Mahal on the floor and back in, Fox yells at Strowman and chest bumps him, falling down. He steals her hat and Moon flies in with the ellipse and Strowman powerslams Mahal for the win. Braun Strowman and Ember Moon vs. Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox @ 9:15 via pin

Rusev and Lana vs. AJ Styles and Charlotte: They start with a chop off. Rusev’s reaction to Lana getting lit up was priceless. Rusev & Lana strut and the chop off continues. Charlotte gets chopped to the floor and Rusev takes Styles down with a chop. Charlotte shakes his hand and now they have a chop off. Rusev no sells the chops and Lana attacks. Lana and Charlotte “dance.” They finally start the match, Lana hits a sloppy bulldog and an x-factor for 2. Lana struts, wooos and Charlotte hits a suplex and the men tag in and Styles follows with kicks and ushigoroshi for 2. Rusev fights off the clash, and runs Styles into Charlotte. Charlotte big boots Lana and that gets. Charlotte up top and Rusev saves Lana, allowing Lana to get a roll up for 2. The figure eight finishes it. AJ Styles and Charlotte defeated Lana & Rusev @ 7:45 via submission