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– Nese gets annoyed at Kayla as she tries to interview him. Buddy Murphy arrives and comments on his title shot at WWE Super-Show Down, where he plans to win the title.

Tony Nese vs. Gran Metalik: Everyone else is banned from ringside because Drake Maverick does his job. They work into a fun opening stretch, ending in a stalemate. This leads to more back and forth with Nese taking control with a flurry of kicks Metalik hits an arm drag and another. Nese to the floor and Metalik follows but Nese trips him up on the apron and then slams him to the barricade. Back in and Nese covers for 2. Nese then cuts off a DDT into a northern lights suplex for 2. Metalik fires back but Nese catches the moonsault press but Metalik counters into a DDT. Metalik hits a reverse sling blade and missile dropkick for 2. Nese fights off the Metalik driver, but Metalik gets a rough looking cradle for 2. Nese cuts off the back handspring elbow with a spin kick, and looks for a suplex, but Metalik fires back and almost botches the Dragon Lee over the ropes RANA to the floor, he got caught up but hit it. Metalik looks for a moonsault to the floor but eats boots. Back in and Nese trips Metalik back to the floor and follows with the Fosbury flop. Back in and the 450 connects and Nese covers for 2. Nese now posts Metalik, and the running Nese is cut off by a superkick; the Metalik driver gets 2. Metalik heads up top and Nese cuts him off, follows him up and lays in chops. Metalik fights off the superplex, crotches Nese and hits the RANA. Metalik back up top and the ropewalk elbow drop connects for the win. Gran Metalik defeated Tony Nese @ 11:05 via pin

– We get highlights of last week’s Hideo Itami/Mustafa Ali angle.

– Drake Maverick warns the referees to be on watch for tonight’s Alexander/Gulak confrontation. Ali meets with Maverick and assures him he’s good to go, but Maverick says he’s not coming back until he says so.

– Lio Rush arrives before the next match starts. He joins commentary.

Noam Dar vs. Bryan Kelly: Dar takes early control, avoiding Kelly’s attacks and lays in knee strikes. Kelly manages to stun Dar off the ropes and lays in some ground and pound. Dar quickly fires back, trips Kelly off the ropes and lays in strikes. The suplex follows and Dar finishes things with the super nova kick. Noam Dar defeated Bryan Kelly @ 2:25 via pin [NR]

– Maverick meets with Alexander and tells him to keep things professional. Alexander agrees and makes his way to the ring.

Cedric Alexander Calls Out Drew Gulak: Alexander arrives and calls out Gulak to finish their business. Gulak doesn’t come out but TJP does. TJP is impatient and no longer wants to wait in line. Drake Maverick arrives and says he makes the matches. So he books a non-tile match for right now.

Champion Cedric Alexander vs. TJP: They lockup, working into some back and forth, and Alexander hits the back handspring kick, sending TJP to the floor. Alexander follows with a suicide dive and then slams TJP to the apron. To the apron they go and TJP cuts him off with a DDT. Back in and TJP locks on the octopus hold until Alexander counters into a stretch muffler. The head scissors and dropkick send TJP to the floor. Back in and TJP takes out the knee and locks on the octopus in the ropes. TJP now targets the shoulder, and works over Alexander in the ropes. Alexander fires back, trips TJP into he buckles and hits a running kick. The slingshot flatliner follows for 2. TJP now counters into a cradle and then goes back on the attack on the arm. TJP follows with rolling suplexes and covers for 2. TJP keeps things grounded, working a double arm bar. Alexander fights to his feet, but TJP hits a springboard forearm. Alexander fights back and hits the springboard clothesline and both are down. Alexander picks up the pace with kicks and strikes, and the gut buster follows for a good near fall. TJP fights off the lumbar check with a guillotine and transitions to a hanging kimura. Alexander counters out into a Michinoku driver for 2. Alexander springboards in and TJP catches him into an arm bar and transitions to the knee bar. Alexander makes the ropes. They trade strikes and kicks, Alexander counters out of the arm bar and hits the lumbar check for the win. Champion Cedric Alexander defeated TJP @ 11:20 via pin

– Post match, Gulak arrives and wants to fight. Gallagher arrives and attacks Alexander, but Alexander fights him off until Gulak attacks and locks in the Gu-Lock. Drake Maverick and referees arrive to break it up.