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MIZ TV: The Miz welcomes us to Miz TV, and promises a special guest. He hypes his #1 contender’s match with Bryan at WWE Super Show-Down. Commentary acts like this is a new thing but it’s been announced for weeks. His special guest is, of course, Maryse. They are gloriously obnoxious as Maryse says beating Brie was the easiest thing she’s done in her life. They make fun of and completely mock Brie & Bryan’s relationship, claiming that they are a marriage of convenience that ended up losing to a superior couple. Maryse announces that (for now) tonight is her last night on Smackdown. She’s going back home to be the mother of the century. Miz promises to destroy Bryan now because the crowd pissed him off and calls out Bryan. Bryan is out and pissed. They brawl and Bryan dropkicks Miz into Maryse. DRAMA as Bryan feels bad and… IT’S A TRAAAAAAAAAAAAP and Miz attacks. Miz then accidentally knocks Maryse to the floor and Bryan dumps Miz to stand tall.

– Bryan is interviewed backstage. Miz only called him out because he’s a coward with a plan, he didn’t think Miz would stoop so low and in Australia, he’ll punch Miz in the face and punch his ticket to a WWE Title shot.

– New Day talks about retaining the titles at HIAC and will then move onto to Super Show-Down and defeat the Bar. We get some horrible crocodile hunter outfits and bad accents. It wasn’t funny.

Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston: Sheamus, Woods, & Big E are at ringside. The match starts during the commercial as Kofi takes early control and dumps Cesaro to the floor. Kofi rolls him back in but Cesaro takes control, chop blocking the knee. Cesaro take control, grounding the action as he works the knee. Back to full screen as Kofi looks to fire up, gets cut off and Cesaro locks on the half crab. Kofi escapes and gets to his feet, and the victory roll gets 2. Cesaro then cuts him off with an uppercut and that gets 2. Cesaro quickly grounds things again, but Kofi counters back with an enziguri and lays in chops. Kofi is slowed as he climbs up top but Cesaro cuts him off with a dropkick. Cesaro follows Kofi up top and gets knocked off allowing Kofi to hit a tornado DDT for 2. Cesaro gets dumped and Kofi hits a wacky springboard attack for 2. Back in and Kofi hits SOS for a good near fall. Cesaro quickly cuts that bullshit off and hits the neutralizer for the win. Cesaro defeated Kofi Kingston @ 7:15 via pin

– Rusev & English have words over their HIAC loss and Rusev tells him to stay away from the ring tonight. Rusev & Lana leave and English rants that Rusev day was all his idea and that all of the failures are Lana’s fault. Lana hears all of this and is off to tell Rusev about it.

– Randy Orton is in the production truck, getting sexually aroused as he watches footage of him torturing Jeff Hardy. He makes the production stooge pull up footage of Orton trying to rip off Jeff Hardy’s ear at HIAC and promises more destruction to his next victim.

– AJ Styles arrives and is interviewed. He says Joe winning the title would have been the worst thing and says sometimes you get lucky and karma got Joe. They will settle thing sin Australia, but he needs to focus on Andrade Almas tonight.

– Lana wants to tell Rusev about what English said, but Rusev tells her to wait and asks English to sing him to the ring.

WWE US Title Match: Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev: They lock up and work into some back and forth. Rusev takes early control; Nakamura then cuts him off with knees strikes and kicks. Bad vibrations follow until Rusev hits an overhead toss. Nakamura to the floor, he stuns Rusev off the ropes and back in follows with a jump kick for 2. Post break, and Nakamura is trying to keep Rusev grounded. English tries to cover his tracks by chanting for Rusev on the mic, and Lana is not pleased. Rusev starts to rally, Rusev hits a pop up knee strike and clotheslines. The body kicks follow and then a spin kick. Nakamura avoids the machka kick but Rusev hits the head kick and covers for 2. Nakamura avoids a charge, fires back with kicks, and then misses the corner knee strike. They work to the apron, Nakamura rakes the eyes and Nakamura hits a knee strike off the ropes and knocks Rusev to the floor. Back in, Kinshasa countered with a machka kick and both men are down. English tells Rusev to crush, distracts him, and Nakamura gets the roll up for the win. Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Rusev @ 11:22 via pin

– Post match, English attacks Rusev and lays him out and sings “Happy Rusev Daaaaaaaaaaay” before leaving as Lana screams.

Non-Title Match: Champion AJ Styles vs. Andrade Almas: Vega is out with Almas. Alma attacks before the bell and puts an ass beating on Styles. Styles tells the ref he can go and the bell rings as Styles fights back with strikes. Almas quickly cuts him off and follows with a back breaker for 2. We go screen in screen as Almas works the Suzuki hanging arm bar in the ropes. They work to the floor as Almas targets the arm. Back in and Almas takes the heat grounding Styles as he continues to work the arm. Back to full screen as Styles hits a desperation DDT for 2. Almas hits a huge back elbow strike and covers for 2. Vega slaps Styles, but he fires up and hits an ushigoroshi for 2. Styles follows with forearm strikes but Almas cuts off the clash but Styles counters the double jump moonsault with his knees. Styles now looks for the springboard, but Almas trips him up in the ropes and heads up top and hits the double stomp to the apron! Almas rolls back in and then kicks Styles back to the floor. Post break as Styles sidesteps a charge and Almas spills to the floor. Styles follows with the apron knee strike, back in and the springboard forearm to the back gets 2. Styles looks for the clash, but Almas fights out and stuns Styles off the ropes and follows with the missile dropkick. The double knees follows and Almas covers for 2. Styles fights off the hammerlock DDT and then gets the clash for the win. Champion AJ Styles defeated Andrade Almas @ 14:55 via pin

– Joe attacks post match and they brawl at ringside, Joe rakes the eyes and bails through the crowd.

– The IIconics make fun of the fans as well as Asuka & Naomi.

Asuka vs. Billie Kay: Royce & Naomi are at ringside. Kay runs, Royce distracts Asuka and hat allows Kay to attack. Kay ground things. Asuka escapes and hits an ass attack before running into a big boot for 2. Kay yells a lot and Asuka counters into the Asuka lock and Kay taps. Asuka defeated Billie Kay @ 1:42 via submission [NR]

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Becky’s Championship Celebration: Paige is out and introduces Becky. Paige congratulates Becky and hands her the championship as the crowd chants, “you deserve it.” It took her two years to get her title back and this is her show now and she will get what she deserves. But she wants Charlotte out here now. Charlotte arrives and Paige tells them no fighting tonight and Charlotte agrees. Charlotte says she isn’t here to steal the spotlight, she’s here to show respect and tell Becky she was the better woman at HIAC. She says Becky threw away a lot to win back that title, and she can’t wait until Australia to win her title back. Becky says she stopped listing and says to shut up because the champ is talking. She beat Charlotte, and proved her wrong. She didn’t let Charlotte take her spotlight at HIAC, but says Charlotte can raise he hand tonight. Charlotte refuses so Becky tells her to strap the title on her. Charlotte says she wished there was some of her friend left, and congratulates her again. Becky says she was kidding, and then tells Charlotte to call her queen. Charlotte goes to leave, Becky calls her a bitch and they brawl to the floor and Becky slams her over the announce table and then to the barricade. Becky locks on the disarmher and stands tall and then hits an XPLODER. Becky leaves sad Charlotte in the ring.

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– Michael Cole, Vic Joseph, & Renee Young are on commentary.

Kevin Owens & Natalya vs. Braun Strowman & Ember Moon: Kevin & Braun to start. They argue and Kevin tags in Natalya so she and Moon to begin. They lock up and they work to the ground, and then back to the feet. Natalya now grounds the action, Moon escapes and they work into a stand off. Natalya cuts off the tag; Moon gets a cradle for 2 and then a RANA for 2. Kevin keeps talking trash as Moon controls; heads up top and Natalya cuts her off. The powerbomb and sharpshooter follows. Moon fights, looks for a tag, Braun tries to rally her and Moon makes the ropes but Natalya pulls her back center. Braun reaches in for the save and tag, and runs wild on Levin. Kevin to the floor, and Braun mows him over with a shoulder tackle to the barricade. Kevin hits a desperation superkick, posts Brain and slams him over the announce table. Braun beats the count and eats a superkick and then cuts off the cannonball and Braun pummels him. Wholesale changes to Moon and Natalya, Moon hits and enziguri. Braun takes out Kevin and Moon hits the eclipse off of Braun’s shoulders for the win. Braun Strowman & Ember Moon defeated Kevin Owens & Natalya @ 7:25 via pin

– Next week, Lashley & Banks vs. Fox & Mahal.

AJ Styles & Charlotte vs. Naomi & Jimmy Uso: Charlotte got beat down at the end of Smackdown and Styles had a match with Almas, so they are coming in not at 100%. Jimmy & Naomi always look so happy. Styles and Jimmy to begin. They lock up and Jimmy hits a shoulder tackle. He follows with arm drags and they work into a stand off. They both look for kicks, catch them and do the agree to let go at 3 spot. They shake hands and then won’t let go. Charlotte & Naomi tag in. They lock up and Naomi cuts off Charlotte with kicks until Charlotte cuts her off and shakes her ass at Naomi. Naomi fights back and picks up several near falls and connects with a split leg drop for 2. Naomi dumps Charlotte, Styles checks on her and then catches the Naomi plancha Jimmy arrives and yells at him for putting hands on his wife. Charlotte then wipes out the Usos with a plancha. Naomi back in with a head kick and covers for 2. Charlotte lays in chops, but Naomi hits a soul food variation and slaps the shit out of Charlotte. The split legged moonsault misses and Charlotte then hits a moonsault for 2. They work into a double down and that leads to wholesale changes to Jimmy & Styles. Styles takes control with strikes and an ushigoroshi for 2. Jimmy fights off the clash into a Samoan drop. Jimmy hits an enziguri, Styles hits a PELE and Naomi tags in and hits a RANA. Charlotte dumps her and figure fours Jimmy. Naomi flies in with a splash onto Charlotte and Styles makes the save. Rear view in Styles, Charlotte takes down Naomi and finishes her with the figure eight. AJ Styles & Charlotte defeated Naomi & Jimmy Uso @ 9:48 via submissio