McIntyre has a goal on his again (Picture: WWE)
AJ Types overcame Keith Lee and Riddle on Uncooked to develop into the primary contender to Drew McIntyre’s WWE Championship.
The Phenomenal One was in a position to steal the win and guide his ticket to TLC, however there have been extra wrinkles added to the story with The Miz, John Morrison and Sheamus all poised to play a component.
All three have been within the ring earlier within the night time for an episode of Miz TV, with the Celtic Warrior in no temper for jokes as he ready to crew up with McIntyre to tackle the interfering pair.
Miz introduced up Sheamus’ gifts for Drew the other week, and insisted the champ ought to have given his pal one thing in return (a title shot possibly), however he’s develop into an afterthoughts.
The Irishman had heard sufficient and attacked each males, earlier than falling to a briefcase shot from Mr. Cash In The Financial institution.
Later within the present, AJ Types was in a position to earn himself the following shot at McIntyre’s title after a high-quality match with Lee and Riddle, who all labored nicely right here.
Lee and Riddle have been each in with a shot (Picture: WWE)
The much less mentioned concerning the Authentic Bro’s cringey backstage segments main as much as this, the higher, however all of them delivered within the ring.
Ultimately, Lee narrowly missed out on a win as Riddle despatched him out of the ring, solely to be clocked with a Phenomenal Forearm for the victory.
Types urged Miz to money in on McIntyre tonight, though Drew warned him in opposition to it.
The principle occasion was enjoyable, and a very good tease of what we might get if Sheamus and McIntyre get a run as a tag crew.
The conflict ended when Types hit the champ with the Phenomenal Forearm and tried to get Miz to money in – however a delay allowed McIntyre to hit the latter with a Claymore.
AJ’s bodyguard Omos saved the day, and we’ve bought our TLC title match all set.
Better of the remainder
We are saying ‘better of the remainder’, however Uncooked was a little bit of a combined bag, kicking off in some type as Alexa Bliss was joined by Randy Orton for A Second of Bliss.
The brand new set for the speak present phase was one other implausible edge for her character, and each superstars have been on kind as they delved into the Viper’s historical past with Bray Wyatt.
Orton talked about burning down the cabin to search out his foe’s weak spot, and the way he thinks Bliss is the key to beating The Fiend.
The pair each stood their floor, with the lights dropping, earlier than coming again on with The Fiend within the ring as Orton held Bliss in his arms.
Randy handed her over into Wyatt’s outstretched arms, and rolled out of the ring with a smile.
Jeff Hardy had a scary second as he hit a Swanton Bomb onto Elias and caught the metal steps on the best way down, however nonetheless managed to win their first rate Symphony of Destruction match.
RETRIBUTION had an evening which summed up their stint to this point, because the group and Ricochet every delivered rattling high-quality promos earlier than the latter took on Slapjack in a good if unremarkable bout.
Slapjack picked up the win when Dana Brooke appeared and slapped Mustafa Ali after getting attacked by Reckoning the opposite week, which earned her a match later within the present.
This was disappointing, with Reckoning’s masks falling off and exposing her as Mia Yim, and Brooke profitable with a roll-up regardless of Ali’s tried distraction.
Elsewhere, Asuka and Lana have been in a position to overcome the Girls’s Tag Staff Champions in non-title motion as Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax misplaced to the makeshift duo.
In a vibrant second, The New Day and Damage Enterprise every delivered implausible promos, resulting in a implausible match between Xavier Woods and Cedric Alexander because the latter picked up a giant win.
Quickfire Uncooked outcomes
- Symphony of Destruction: Jeff Hardy pinned Elias
- Slapjack beat Ricochet
- Lana and Asuka defeated Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler
- Cedric Alexander pinned Xavier Woods
- Quantity One Contender: AJ Types overcame Keith Lee and Riddle
- Dana Brooke pinned Reckoning
- Drew McIntyre and Sheamus defeated The Miz and John Morrison by way of DQ