- Kurt Angle comes out to kick off the show. He says he has an incredible show planned tonight, announcing that Big Show & Big Cass will face off, MizTV will have Jason Jordan as a guest, and Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, and Samoa Joe will face off in a triple threat match. Angle leaves the ring, only for Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman to come out. Heyman says that Angle wants to get the Universal Championship off of Lesnar and that's the only reason he put Lesnar in a fatal 4-way match. He says the whole match is a set-up to get Lesnar to pay the "ultimate price." Heyman says that if Lesnar loses the Universal Championship, then Lesnar & himself will leave the WWE. However, Heyman says that Lesnar will not lose his title to Strowman, Reigns, or Joe and at the end of the night, the announcement will be that the winner, and still the champion is Brock Lesnar.
- The Hardy Boyz vs Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson-The Revival are on commentary for this match. Matt Hardy & Anderson start the match going back and forth before Hardy floors Anderson with a shoulder tackle. Hardy locks in the headlock, even keeping a hold when Anderson tries for a side suplex. The Hardys control the match heading into the commercial break. We come back to Gallows beating down Jeff Hardy in his team's corner. Hardy comes back and hits the Twist of Fate, but is too worn down to make the hot tag in time before Anderson stops him. Anderson throws Hardy into the corner and charges at him but ends up crotching himself when Hardy moves. Matt Hardy gets the hot tag and runs wild on Anderson, hitting a bulldog for a near fall before hanging Anderson in the ropes and dropping an elbow. Hardy hits another elbow drop before hitting the Side Effect for a near fall. Hardy sets up for the Twist of Fate, but Anderson blocks it and sends Hardy into a roundhouse kick from Gallows on the apron. Gallows & Anderson go for the Magic Killer, but Jeff breaks it up, only for Matt to eat a big boot from Gallows. Gallows charges at Matt in the corner, but Matt dodges and hits the Twist of Fate. Jeff follows up with a Swanton Bomb for the three and the win. Pretty decent match. Booker T then stumbles his way through something about 20. After the match, the Hardys, Gallows & Anderson, and the Revival brawl with eachother, ending with both Hardys giving Scott Dawson a Twist of Fate before hitting Poetry in Motion off the stage onto Anderson & Dash Wilder.
- Renee Young interviews Dean Ambrose. He says him & Rollins worked well as a team last week before Rollins walks over. Ambrose clarifies he doesn't trust Rollins and says he won't get burned by Rollins again.
- After a commercial break, Seth Rollins walks backstage before being approached by Cesaro & Sheamus. They say they're the opposite of Rollins & Ambrose, two guys who hated eachother, but now they're a great tag team because they trust eachother. They say it's Rollins' fault Ambrose doesn't trust him and say teaming with Ambrose was his last chance at success. Rollins says he'll fight either of them and tells them to decide who wants to face him, so Sheamus steps up and tells him that when you're in a hole to stop digging.
- Akira Tozawa, Cedric Alexander, and Rich Swann with Titus O'Neil vs TJP, Tony Nese, and Ariya Daivari-Despite their issues over the last few weeks, Tozawa is still a part of Titus Worldwide. Also, Rich Swann appears to have forgotten his ring gear because he's wearing ill-fitting, black pants. Alexander & Nese lock up to start, only for Nese to break so he can pose. The two trade holds before Alexander hits a back flip headscissor takeover and a dropkick. Daivari tags in, only for Swann to tag in and take him down with a headscissor takedown for a near fall. Tozawa tags in and works over Daivari before kicking him and hitting a senton for a near fall. Daivari comes back and throws Tozawa down by his arm, hurting his injured shoulder. Titus persuades him to throw in the towel, but Tozawa refuses before the commercial break. We come back to Daivari working over Tozawa's injured shoulder. The heels control the match until Tozawa hits a Shining Wizard on Daivari. Swann gets the hot tag and runs wild on TJP, hitting a flipping leg drop before hitting Rolling Thunder, but Nese breaks up the fall. Alexander & Swann take out TJP & Nese with dives before Tozawa takes out Daivari with a suicide dive, further hurting his shoulder. Swann gets TJP back in the ring and after a series of reversals, Swann tags out to Tozawa. Swann hits the Rich Kick before Tozawa hits the senton bomb for the three and the win. Another solid match.
- It's MizTV time. Miz instantly starts by saying he flat out hates Pittsburgh before welcoming his guest Jason Jordan. Miz asks Jordan how he feels about some people booing him, but Jordan says Miz is the expert on getting booed. Miz offers to guide Jordan's career and offers him a spot in the Miztourage. Jordan says he's good. Miz tries to persuade him, telling him that people backstage will try to leach off his new found lineage and says he needs Miz's help. Jordan passes again. Miz then says that Jordan can get anything he wants since his dad is the general manager, but Jordan says he told Angle he wants to make it on his own. Miz says the WWE will chew him up and spit him out, but Jordan says he'd rather have that happen then be associated with the Miz. Miz targets Angle, saying he only got the GM job out of pity and says he is sad, broken down, and looking for glory days that aren't coming back. Jordan warns Miz to watch what he says about Angle. Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel get between Jordan & Miz, but Miz calls them off and sends them to the corner. Miz tries to cheap shot Jordan, only for Jordan to dodge it and toss him into Dallas & Axel with a belly-to-belly suplex. Jordan leaves the ring standing tall.
- Sheamus with Cesaro vs Seth Rollins-Quick comment; Seth Rollins has a new theme. It's the same as his old theme, only right in the middle of it, someone yells 'BURN IT DOWN!" It's hilarious. Sheamus forces Rollins into the corner to start before taking him down to the mat with a headlock. Rollins fights to his feet and avoids a powerslam before striking Sheamus down and hits a basement dropkick. Sheamus fights back and beats on Rollins before Rollins comes back with a single leg dropkick. Rollins goes for a suicide dive, but a distraction from Cesaro allows Sheamus to block it and throw him into the barricade before the commercial break. We come back to Sheamus hitting a rolling senton off the top rope for a near fall. Sheamus controls the match until Rollins dodges a diving clothesline and hits a corner STO. Rollins strikes away at Sheamus before getting clocked, but is able to kick Sheamus out of the ring with an enziguri. Rollins hits a suicide dive before throwing Sheamus back in the ring to hit a springboard clothesline. Rollins follows up with the Sling Blade before taking Cesaro, who hopped up on the apron, out with a double axe handle. Sheamus tries for White Noise, but Rollins rolls through and rolls up Sheamus for the three and the win. Pretty solid match. Afterward, Cesaro attacks Rollins & double teams Rollins with Sheamus. Sheamus & Cesaro leave, only to go back and continue the beat down when Rollins starts to recover. Ambrose finally runs down to make the save, but the numbers are too much and he eats a Neutralizer for his troubles. Ambrose starts to recover, so Sheamus gives him a Brogue Kick.
- Bray Wyatt comes down to the ring. He says stuff about Finn Balor that doesn't matter because he is definitely doing the job at SummerSlam to Balor. How do I know that? Because that's how every Bray Wyatt feud ever has gone. Brandon Stroud summed it up perfectly with one tweet. Once Wyatt is done talking, Finn Balor's music starts to play. Wyatt turns to the stage, only for Balor to pop up behind him. Wyatt laughs and approaches him, only for Balor to give him a Pele kick, sending him out of the ring. Balor follows up with a wrecking ball dropkick before dropkicking him over the barricade and into the crowd. This angle was that tweet pretty much exactly.
- Samoa Joe vs Braun Strowman vs Roman Reigns-Joe instantly eats a forearm from Strowman, who mows through both men and splashes each of them in opposite corners. Strowman tosses both men out of the ring before the commercial break. We come back to Joe hitting a corner enziguri before Reigns hits a jumping clothesline. The two toss Strowman out of the ring before going back and forth in the ring. Joe locks in a Fujiwara armbar on Reigns, but Strowman breaks it up by yanking Joe out of the ring and throwing him into the barricade. Reigns goes outside the ring and brawls with Strowman into the crowd. Strowman throws Reigns back to ringside, only for Joe to run over and lock in the Coquina Clutch. He breaks the hold before Reigns punches him. Joe comes back, throwing him into the barricade before hitting an enziguri. Back in the ring, Joe goes for the Uranage, but Reigns blocks it and clotheslines Joe in the corner 10 times. Reigns follows up with a big boot and sets up for the Superman Punch. Joe rolls out of the ring to avoid it, only for Reigns to leave the ring and hit the Superman Punch after jumping off the steps. Reigns tries to spear Strowman, but Strowman boots him in the face to counter before ramming him into the ring post. Strowman follows up by clotheslining Joe before throwing Reigns into the ring steps. Strowman throws Reigns back into the ring before throwing the steps into the ring. Strowman goes after Joe, but Joe catches him with a Pele kick and hits a senton before hitting a senton on Reigns for a near fall. Joe grabs the steps and sets them up in the corner, but Reigns goes for the Samoan Drop. Joe counters it and locks in the Coquina Clutch, but Strowman breaks it up and knocks Reigns out of the ring. Strowman hits the running powerslam on Joe, but Reigns breaks it up. Strowman manhandles Reigns in the corner before grabbing the ring steps. Strowman prepares to hit Reigns, only for Reigns to connect with the Superman Punch and knock him out of the ring with the ring steps. Reigns then hits the spear on Joe for the three and the win. Great match.
- In the locker room, Enzo Amore thanks Big Show for having his back with against Big Cass and apologizes for getting him involved. Big Show says it's not a problem, but says Cass needs to learn respect.
- Elias
Samsonvs Kalisto-So the Drifter is now just "Elias." You can add "Samson" to the list of names taken away over the years, right over there with Langston, Antonio, Alexander, and Adrian. The two lock up and go back and forth before Elias counters a backflip tilt-a-whirl headscissor takedown by tossing Kalisto away before the commercial break. We come back to Elias working over Kalisto. Elias controls the match until Kalisto connects with a spin kick. Kalisto follows with a springboard seated senton before hitting a kneeling Elias with a hurricanrana, but a kick to the face allows Elias to hit the rolling cutter, which he calls Drift Away for the three and the win. Nothing match. - Charly Caruso interviews Alexa Bliss. Alexa says she's glad Bayley won because she's beaten her twice already and says she didn't intentionally get counted out at Great Balls of Fire. She says she didn't think Sasha would lose to Bayley before saying Sasha is not at RAW tonight, which means she can't bail out Bayley when she faces Nia Jax tonight.
- In the locker room, Rollins thanks Ambrose for trying to help him, but Ambrose says he ran out their because if he didn't, he would've looked like the bad guy. He then says that Rollins wouldn't have done the same thing.
- Bayley vs Nia Jax-Bayley takes the fight right to Jax, so Nia headbutts her. Bayley tries to take the fight to Nia and goes for a sleeper, but Nia blocks it and Bayley out of the ring under the bottom rope, hitting her shoulder on the rope before the commercial break. We come back to Nia working over Bayley with a full nelson. Bayley fights out and knees Nia in the corner, but gets caught off a back elbow. Nia hits a Glam Slam before Bayley rolls out of the ring. Nia controls the match until Bayley dodges an elbow drop and hits a bulldog. Bayley follows up with a basement dropkick, sending Nia onto the apron. Bayley hits a stunner through the ropes and sends Nia to the floor with a knee lift before diving off the apron with a crossbody. Suddenly, Alexa Bliss runs down and tries to hit Bayley, but Bayley floors her and stomps away her before Nia stops her. Nia charges at Bayley, but Bayley side steps and sends Nia into the ring steps. Bayley beats the referee's count and wins by countout. Fine match, nothing special.
- Renee Young interviews Big Cass. He says Big Show used to talk out his ass, but now Enzo can do it for him. He says if Show respected himself, he wouldn't hang out with Enzo and says he'll show him what a lesson of respect looks like.
- Big Show with Enzo Amore vs Big Cass-Big Show takes the fight to Cass before the bell rings. After the bell rings, the two trade blows before Show throws Cass over the top rope to the outside. Back in the ring, Show floors Cass with a body block before bodyslamming him and dropping an elbow. Show controls the match until Cass takes out his knee with a chop block. Cass works over the knee before booting Show in the face. Cass goes to the top rope, but Show catches him with a chop and a few clotheslines before splashing him in the corner. Cass manages to hit a big boot, but Enzo attacks Cass from behind to cause a DQ. That rightfully earns him a big boot from Cass, who then eats a KO Punch from Show. This was dreadful. A boring match that ended in a DQ.
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