We return from the break and see articles about The Greatest Royal Rumble and how it was a success.
Out comes The Architect,The Kingslayer, The Intercontinental Champion, Seth Rollins! We see still images of Seth retaining the IC Title at the Rumble. This Sunday, Rollins will face The Miz for the title.
Rollins says this has been a crazy month; he won the Intercontiental Championship at WrestleMania, defended it in South Africa, then it St. Louis, Saudi Arabia, and now he’s here in Montreal. The fans sing “Ole!” and Rollins looks bewildered but like he’s having a blast.
Rollins doesn’t speak for a few minutes as the fans go off-script. Rollins thanks them in French and they go nuts. He says the trip back from Arabia was long and he had a lot of time to reflect. He says he figured out what kind of Champion he wants to be, and who he doesn’t want to be. And he really doesn’t want to be like Brock Lesnar. He says he doesn’t want to show-up when it’s convenient or the price is right. He wants to be a fighting Champion, every Monday night. Just then, Rollins is interrupted by Finn Balor, and now that we’re back from the Middle East, it once again incorporates “everyone”.
Finn introduces himself in French for a cheap pop. Balor says it was indeed a long flight back from Arabia and he too had time to reflect. He says he watched how close he came to becoming the Intercontinental Champion but Seth did win. He says they’ve had four singles match and won twice each. Balor reminds Seth that he’s a fighting Champion, and asks him to put the title on the line tonight. Rollins says he has to face Miz this Sunday for the title, the fans boo, however he is a fighting Champion and he asks the fans if they want to see it. Needless to say, they do. Seth agrees to the match and they shake hands.
The Miz’s music hits and the fans get excited, however they get Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel. Dallas says Balor and Rollins shouldn’t be fighting each other, they should be fighting together. They suggest the four of them join forces and they reveal shirts with all of their faces taped to them. Dallas says forget about The Balor Club and The Shield. They suggest they should become the new Four Horsemen. Balor and Rollins walk away to discuss it, then return with a no. Dallas and Axel didn’t like the answer, so they attack but they quickly get knocked from the ring. Rollins loses his concentration and Finn Balor hits him with a reverse DDT. The fans boo and Balor looks very smug. He leaves and smiles all the way up the ramp.
The six-man tag team is still to come, as well as Titus O’Neil discussing his big trip to Saudi Arabia. Sasha Banks Vs. Ruby Riott, up next!
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Ruby and the Riott Squad make their way to the ring. Sasha is interviewed before the match and she says Bayley isn’t in her corner and she hasn’t heard anything from Bayley.
Ruby Riott Vs. Sasha Banks
Ruby backs Sasha to the corner and makes a clean break to kick things off. Banks takes her down with an arm drag, but Riott is quick to counter back. Morgan and Logan laugh as their leader stomps Banks into the mat. The Boss regains control and puts her in a straitjacket submission. Bank manages to dodge a cheap shot from Logan and take Riott down with a basement dropkick before the break.
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We return to see Riott controlling the pace. Sasha’s head gets kicked right into the middle turnbuckle. Ruby gets a quick two count with an STO. Banks starts to get her second wind after countering a kick. Riott stops her in her tracks with a kick to the face and a cannonball senton from the middle rope for a near fall. That looked awesome:
Sasha grabs hold of Ruby and hits her with the backbreaker, then applies The Bank Statement! Sarah Logan then distracts the ref so Morgan can help Riott escape the Bank Statement. The Boss hits a double knee to Riott against the ring post and another to Morgan off the apron. Sasha climbs the ropes and Logan again causes a distraction. Ruby hits the Riott Kick while Banks is on the top rope and scores the pinfall!
Winner: Ruby Riott
Good match between those two, they have good chemistry. Ruby celebrates with The Riott Squad after the fact.
We get another Moment of Bliss PSA from Alexa Bliss, in which she says Nia Jax made fun of her height and made her feel small at Disney World. She feigns tears and says at Backlash, she will walk away with the Women’s Championship.
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We return to an interview with Renee Young and Titus O’Neil. They show the clip of Titus making his entrance at The Greatest Royal Rumble and falling under the ring apron. Titus is smiling and Renee says he broke the internet. She asks how feels about being in the spotlight, Titus says he planned it that way…then says nope, “I just fell”. He says what’s really important is that you get back up when you fall down. Baron Corbin approaches and asks Titus what would be more inspirational, is if Titus hadn’t fallen in the first place. I smell a match.
Still photos are shown of the new RAW Tag Team Champions, Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt. Now “WOKEN” Matt Hardy is seen reading an old book, being his usual insane self. Hardy says the story has always been told. The vessels known as Bray Wyatt and Matthew Hardy have transcended time and space. They were there at the beginning, at history’s greatest triumphs, but nothing in history can compare to their greatest victory. Their vessels cannot be contained by this planet alone. Bray Wyatt comes into the shot saying they are darkness and light. Their shadow will continue to consume everything. Wyatt says, “Behold the Deleters of Worlds!”
Footage is shown of Ronda Rousey making a save for Natalya, only for Mickie James to hit her with a baseball slide. Rousey got in the ring and made James pay with an arm bar. Natalya will face Mickie James later tonight. Coming up next, Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, and Braun Strowman will take on Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Jinder Mahal.
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We return and see entrances for everyone in the six-man tag team match, from Bobby Lashley to Kevin Owens.
Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens & Jinder Mahal Vs. Bobby Lashley, Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman
Sami Zayn starts things off against Roman Reigns. Reigns isn’t over at all in Montreal. Zayn immediately tags in Owens who tags Sami back in. Roman catches Sami with a right hand leading to loud boos. The faces are in charge as we take to the break.
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