The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) (c) vs. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods)
(WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship)
Winners: The New Day by countout…
Highlights: Before the bell rang, The New Day delivered some jokes to the crowd that revolved around some mature prison behaviors. Kofi got the action underway against Jimmy and got the better of him for a bit. But Jimmy quickly got the tag to Jey, who proceeded to beat on Kofi for a bit. Jey paid for his transgressions though when Big E caught him with a big splash right onto the ring apron. Jey ate some more offense from Kofi and Big E before Jimmy helped his brother by pulling down the top rope and causing Kofi to trip to the outside. Jimmy followed that up with a nasty clothesline. Both Usos began working like a well-oiled machine as they began assaulting Kofi. They even suplexed him right into the corner ring post for good measure. Kofi was put on the receiving end of several big moves via The Usos soon after. Kofi took plenty of abuse before his landed his double foot stomp on Jey.
Once Big E got the hot tag, he went right to work on Jimmy with some big time offense. Big E even managed to run full speed ahead and spear Jimmy through the middle rope. Kofi got tagged in and looked to take out Jey, but Jey cut his leg down and allowed Jimmy to get in and lock in his submission. Jimmy went to splash Big E on the outside, but Big E caught him and responded with a big Belly to Belly Suplex. Inside the ring, Kofi and Jey exchanged several moves with each other. Kofi even locked in a tight Dragon Sleeper, but Jey fought out of it. Jey ended up superkicking Kofi and going for a big splash, but Big E caught him for a nasty Big Ending. But Jimmy ran in the ring just in time to break up the pin. At one point, Xavier Woods hopped onto the apron to play some trombone tunes and distract The Usos. This was followed up by even more chaotic action that saw Kofi launch himself off the top rope onto both twins on the outside. Kofi and Big E finally landed their tag team Midnight Hour finisher, but their following pin was disrupted. Both twins then decided to exit the match and get counted out instead of losing the titles fair and square.
Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) vs. The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Winner: Breezango!
Highlights: Breeze and Viktor got right into a vicious brawl before their respective partners ran in to help. Breeze grew distracted and eventually got shoved right into a high knee from Viktor. Viktor and Konnor then focused their brutal offense onto Breeze for several grueling moments. Breeze got beat down long enough before he tagged in Fandango to aid him. Fandango went to town on Konnor before he ended up on the receiving end of a Spinebuster. Konnor and Viktor looked to land a big tag team finisher, but Breeze pushed Konnor off the top rope. Fandango then rolled up Viktor for the winning pinfall.
Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Match Contract)
Winner: 2017’s Mr. Money in the Bank, Baron Corbin!
Highlights: During Nakamura’s entrance, Corbin decided to run out early and knock him down. Once Corbin made it to the ring, every man chose to bash each other with punches and ladder strikes. Owens found himself on the receiving end of a plancha by Zayn on the outside. Corbin got his hands on a ladder and laid waste to both AJ and Ziggler. But eventually, Ziggler got back up and landed a nasty Superkick on Corbin. Zayn and Owens continued to brawl until AJ dumped Zayn to the outside. AJ and Ziggler began battling for control over a ladder. Ziggler decided to climb up the ladder laid onto the ring apron and cut off AJ’s springboard maneuver attempt. Ziggler then ended up in Corbin’s arms for a Deep Six Nine onto the floor. Zayn followed that up with his Moonsault off the ring ropes onto Corbin. Owens soon woke up in time to begin tearing into AJ and Zayn with continued ladder strikes. Owens also gave Corbin and Ziggler a taste of that very same ladder. But AJ countered another ladder strike from Owens by tripping him up and crashing his face right into the ladder.
AJ and Owens exchanged a number of punches before Zayn came into continue fighting with Owens. Zayn managed to take hold of Owens on the top rope and threw him back first onto a ladder resting in the ring. Zayn tried grabbing another ladder to put up in the center of the ring, but Ziggler ran in to stop him with a vicious throw right into a ladder set up in the corner. Zayn also ate a dropkick when he looked to climb the ladder moments after. Ziggler almost got all the way up the ladder, but Zayn grabbed hold of him and planted him with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Corbin ran in to make sure Zayn didn’t get the briefcase, but AJ then followed him and beat him down with side kicks and a running elbow strike. AJ, Ziggler and Corbin all ended up duking it out on a ladder. AJ got knocked off first, then Ziggler jumped sky high to bring Corbin back down with a Zig Zag. Afterwards, AJ, Zayn and Ziggler made their way up the ladder. Zayn shocked the crowd by landing a Sunset Powerbomb on Ziggler from atop the ladder.
Owens pulled Zayn to the outside to powerbomb him on the ring apron, but Zayn managed to escape it. Both men began fighting on the ring apron, but Zayn got the better of Owens after landing a Half Nelson Suplex on Owens right atop the ring apron. Inside the ring, Zayn tried to will himself up the ladder while the crowd cheered him on. Zayn made it halfway up before getting dropped with a Phenomenal Forearm from AJ. Once Corbin woke back up, he targeted AJ by taking him to the outside for some more punishment. AJ almost got the better of Corbin before he got chokeslammed hard right onto a ladder set up near the announce table. Madness ensued for a little while loner until Nakamura made his grand return to the match. Ziggler ended up eating two Kinshasa’s while Zayn also got one for good measure. Nakamura fed one to Owens too since he wouldn’t let go of Nakamura’s ladder on the outside. Back inside the ring, AJ and Nakamura stared each other down as the crowd looked on. Both men decided to push the ladder aside and bash each other ferociously. Nakamura got the better of AJ with a sleeper hold and Reverse Exploder at first, but AJ got back into the fight with a nasty forearm strike. But after all was said and done, Corbin was the one to ascend the ladder and grab the briefcase.
