The third of tonight’s three main events (ahem) starts with Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa making their way to the ring. Michel Cole notes again that Reigns is at 1,000 days as Universal Champion, the fifth-longest reign in WWE history. He’ll pass Pedro Morales in just four weeks.
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn receive a tremendous response when they walk out, no surprise there. Paul Heyman does his own ring intros for the challengers, then Sami takes the mic to do his spin on introducing the champs.
The crowd is electric right off the bat as the bell finally rings, with KO quickly giving the people what they want and tagging out to Zayn to face Reigns. He laughs off the chants and tags in Solo before yelling, “I should have never let you in” from out near the announce table.
Solo tries for an early Samoan Spike, but Sami sticks and moves for a bit until the Street Champ can finally get a bead on him again. Owens has no such qualms about going head to head with Solo once he tags in, though he takes the worst of their initial exchanges.
Zayn tags himself in when Owens runs the ropes on his side, but KO’s standing senton brings Reigns into the fray for a moment, distracting Sami for Solo to run him over. That gives Sikoa a chance to run through a bit of an offensive flurry on Zayn while simultaneously slowing the pace.
That provides a great opportunity for Reigns to tag back in, bashing Zayn in the corner and then stepping on Sami along the ropes. Sami is tossed to the floor in enemy territory, with the ref preventing KO from helping his partner and friend.
Sami tries trading right hands with Roman but fares poorly in that endeavor. Solo tags back in, stopping Zayn from crawling to his corner and delivering a big Samoan drop.
Zayn is finally able to battle back next to the announce table, but Solo intercept his next effort to tag out. He ends up being placed on the top rope, which works out OK as he launches into a tornado DDT. Both he and Solo are down, but can he finally get to Owens for a tag? Yes he does, with KO unloading on Reigns until he’s knocked to the floor, and a clothesline finds him there too.
Back in the ring, Owens connects on a superkick but has to stop his Cannonball attempt to deal with Solo on the apron, leaving him exposed for a Reigns clothesline. KO rebounds quickly for a frog splash, leaving Paul Heyman concerned as he watches his Tribal Chief kick out.
Roman’s response comes in the form of a Superman punch, though Owens survives by kicking out at two. Reigns manages to come right back from a Stunner with a huge spear, leaving both men down and slowed on the mat.
Tags are made on both sides, with Zayn evading Solo and dumping him to the floor. Sami takes flight with a tope con hilo, landing square on Solo but also taking a beat to recover himself.
A Blue Thunder Bomb in the ring sees Sami covering, but Solo kicks out at two. A Samoan Spike attempt is answered with an exploder. The Helluva Kick is next, forcing Reigns to dive in and keep the match alive. He rains down right hands on Zayn as the referee tells him to leave the ring.
Zayn cares not and fights on, but his step away from a spear sees the ref take the impact from the Tribal Chief. Sami seizes the moment to hit a Superman punch, but Reigns comes right back with one of his own. Roman turns right into a spear from KO, and they brawl out to the announce table before Reigns is slung into the steel steps.
Owens clears both announce tables of their monitors, dragging Roman over before Jimmy and Jey Uso arrive for superkicks. The Usos bury Owens under the announce table, and Sami is alone to eat superkicks in the ring. Alas, he steps aside at the wrong moment for the Usos, who blast Solo just as Reigns revives to see it.
Roman berates Jimmy, who has enough and superkicks Reigns … much to the dismay of an incredulous Jey. “I’m doing what you should have done a long time ago,” Jimmy yells to Jey before blasting Roman with another superkick.
The Usos finally head slowly toward the ramp as Solo revives. KO hits him with a Stunner, followed by a Helluva Kick. A new ref arrives, late, but it’s enough to count the three so the champs retain.
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