As The Judgment Day comes out as a team, Damian Priest ends up staring down Drew McIntyre for a good long time. Eventually, both of them get in the shark cage with Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh as Finn Balor starts the match for their team.
Each of the faces gets their own entrance. Still no sign of Randy Orton, so as Seth Rollins heads to the ring to start the match, only three faces enter their cage. Rollins doesn’t wait for the bell as he dives right on Balor as the bell rings.
Seth eventually takes a back body drop on the metal strip between rings, and he has to work to fight back before McDonagh enters the match and immediately gets some kendo sticks. He and Balor put them to good use against the world champ as boos flow from the fans.
Jey Uso is the next to enter as McIntyre stares daggers in him from the Judgment Day cage. The “Yeet” chants are plentiful as he goes to work on offense, hammering McDonagh and Balor.
A revived Rollins saves Uso from the heel rally and they’re looking good as the clock winds down on the next entrant. McIntyre wants to go in, but Priest halts him and tells Drew they should stick to the plan.
Priest’s arrival immediately turns the tide, so Zayn needs to be wary when he enters. He uses the cage door as a weapon to prevent an ambush, then slides a table in to Uso and Rollins. Zayn stomps away on Priest and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb on Balor.
Zayn crotches McDonough on the top rope, then takes a pipe off part of the cage to use as a weapon. The fans are in full chant mode as McDonagh takes punishment from multiple faces, and Balor is suffering now too.
McIntyre looks like he’s all business as he makes his way into the cage, immediately thrashing Rollins and Zayn and flipping the former down onto the latter.
But he’s there for Uso and finds him alone in the far ring. Drew gets the best of an exchange of strikes, landing a neckbreaker and kipping up. McIntyre yells for an apology as he drives Uso into the cage repeatedly.
Uso and Zayn combine for a 1-D to McIntyre, but The Judgment Day rallies just before Cody Rhodes enters the match. Michael Cole points out the history as Cody enters for the first time to the match his dad invented.
Rhodes pays more homage to Dusty by getting out a bullrope, which Rollins helps put to good use. The boos pick up as the countdown clock ticks down to Mysterio coming in last for his side.
Dom enthusiastically goes through two of the Three Amigos against Rollins, but all four faces have recovered by now and team up to stomp the heck out of him. The numbers eventually turn against our heroes, and the fans start a “Randy” chant even though Orton has yet to arrive.
McIntyre and Priest team to chokeslam three of their foes at once, and McDonagh, Balor and Mysterio all fly off the top rope in succession. Rollins takes a Razor’s Edge through a table as well.
The clock hits zero and … still no Orton. Instead, Rhea Ripley runs down with Priest’s Money in the Bank briefcase, but she pauses as Orton makes his return.
Orton gets to rip through some of his trademark offense right off the bat, including his elevated DDT on Balor. McIntyre and Orton circle each other before all 10 men get into it.
The crowd erupts as everyone goes down at once, but Orton looks like he’s going to RKO Uso. But Jey saves him with a superkick and Randy RKOs Dom instead. Rhodes and Zayn are busy hitting their trademark moves in the other ring, so McDonagh decides to head for higher ground. Zayn and Rollins head up there too, and Orton is licking his lips on the mat. You guessed it — JD gets shoved off the cage into an RKO.
Priest is down too, so Rhodes delivers a Cross Rhodes and covers to secure the victory for his side.
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