WWE TLC 2018 results: Asuka, Charlotte, Becky Lynch excite in first-ever women's TLC match; Daniel Bryan retains

Brian Fritz

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WWE TLC 2018 results: Asuka, Charlotte, Becky Lynch excite in first-ever women's TLC match; Daniel Bryan retains image

The women had been looking for the opportunity to close out a big event. They got it at WWE TLC and didn't disappoint.

It was a wild affair as Asuka defeated Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair to win the "SmackDown" women's championship in the first-ever women's TLC match. All three women destroyed their bodies, taking shots with canes and chairs along with wild falls through tables to deliver an excellent main event. However, it was Ronda Rousey getting involved that would cost both Lynch and Flair. The "RAW" women's champion exacted revenge on her enemies by pushing them off of the top of the ladder when the title was within reach for both women. Rousey's interference allowed Asuka to climb the ladder and bring down the championship.

Rousey had previously taken a beating from both women and this was her way of getting payback. You can bet that both Lynch and Flair will be looking for retribution, maybe as soon as "RAW" on Monday night. 

Earlier in the night, Rousey made Nia Jax tap out to her signature armbar to retain her title in one of the better matches on the show. 

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Most of the matches were average or even solid with the only major disappointment being the IC title match between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. The crowd never got into the match that had high expectations going into it with Ambrose winning the championship against his former Shield teammate.

It also followed a terrific wrestling match between Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles as the two battled for the WWE championship. Both kept coming back with Bryan eventually reversing a small package into one of his own to retain the title.

Sporting News had all the WWE TLC 2018 coverage with a live blog that you can check out below.


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Asuka beats Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair  in a triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the "SmackDown" women's championship

10:57 p.m. FINISH: Asuka is alone and takes advantage of the moment. She climbs the ladder and pulls down the title for the win. The show ends with Asuka celebrating, Becky upset, and Charlotte enraged. 

10:55 p.m.: Somehow, Charlotte is back on her feet and gets to the ring. She climbs the ladder and gets to the top before Asuka climbs up the other side to stop her. Becky gets in the ring and sets up a ladder next to them. Asuka gets knocked to the mat and now it's Becky and Charlotte fighting on top of a ladder when Ronda Rousey comes to the ring. She pushes over the ladder with both flying down across the top rope. She immediately marches to the back after getting her revenge from both of them previously beating her up.

10:52 p.m: Becky and Charlotte are trading shots in the ring and go to the floor and exchange chops with Charlotte getting the better of it. She puts Becky on a table, climbs to the top rope and comes off with a cannonball. Charlotte is fearless.

10:50 p.m.: Charlotte is a crazed maniac!

10:48 p.m.: In the ring, Becky and Asuka are fighting on top of a ladder when Charlotte goes wild on them with a kendo stick. She is crazed and goes after Asuka on the floor. Becky comes around and gives her an exploder suplex onto a table against the barricade. Now, Asuka is going absolutely nuts on Becky with the kendo stick. 

10:45 p.m.: Asuka and Becky are outside the ring and Charlotte hits both with a huge moonsault off the top rope. She then grabs a table but Becky has a chair and smashes both opponents with it. Charlotte gets to her feet and throws Becky into the barricade and looks to use the announcer's table. She throws Asuka on one but Becky drops Charlotte with a chair. She gets a big ladder and has both Charlotte and Asuka on the table. Becky goes to the rope and lands right in the middle of Charlotte with a leg drop while Asuka moved out of the way. Yikes.

10:41 p.m.: Charlotte is climbing the ladder but Asuka cuts her off and powerbombs her through a table. This is starting to pick up. A lot.

10:39 p.m.: We've got a ladder in the ring along with a table that's propped up in the corner. Charlotte and Asuka are fighting while Becky grabs a ladder but Charlotte kicks it in her face. She and Asuka go at it and Charlotte runs at her but Asuka drops her face-first across her knees. Asuka then turns to Becky and slams her off the top rope onto a ladder. 

10:36 p.m.: Becky and Charlotte are barking at each other but Asuka is ready to fight. She hits Becky with a dropkick and knocks down Charlotte with a roundhouse kick. Back to Becky her cuts her off and hits a slam. Now, Becky and Charlotte go at it with Flair hitting a fallaway slam and she let's out a big "wooo". 

10:27 p.m.: Time for the main event - the first-ever women's TLC match.

Dean Ambrose defeats Seth Rollins to win the WWE Intercontinental championship

10:22 p.m FINISH.: Ambrose is about to get counted out but Rollins throws him back in the ring. Ambrose is on his knees and Seth says, "this is for Roman Reigns you piece of ****". His emotions got the best of him and Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds and gets the pin to become IC champion.

Something didn't click with what should have been a great match between them. It didn't help that they had to follow the Bryan-Styles match and the crowd couldn't get into the slower paced match. These two have had great matches before and they'll have more chances soon.

10:20 p.m.: Rollins with a superplex and holds on for a Falcon's arrow but Ambrose kicks out of the pin. The crowd is still dead as Rollins is selling his bad knee. He starts dropping Ambrose with big forearms and the crowd is booing. Before he hits another one, Ambrose sticks out his arm for The Shield fist bump but Rollins wants no part of it and kicks him. Rollins has snapped and is tossing Ambrose around outside the ring and gives him a powerbomb into the barricade.

10:16 p.m.: Ambrose drops Rollins with a double chicken wing facebuster but can't get the three count. Rollins with a rib cord knee but can't get the pin either while the crowd is chanting "this is boring" Rollins with a frog splash but Ambrose gets his knee up.

10:14 p.m.: They exchange slaps and kicks and then start running the ropes with both going for a crossbody and both go down. 

10:11 p.m.: Rollins is ready to go for a dive but Ambrose gives him a straight right hand. But Rollins gets in some offense including a blockbuster and finally clotheslines Ambrose to the floor and hits him with two dives while selling his left knee. Back in the ring, Rollins goes to the top but Ambrose cuts him off before Rollins fights back with a buckle bomb. 

10:07 p.m.: The crowd is dead as Ambrose targets Rollins' knee and puts him in a cloverleaf in the middle of the ring. It takes a minute but Rollins finally crawls to the ropes to break the hold. 

10:05 p.m.: Ambrose is working at a methodical pace hitting a big clothesline and then an elbow to the head off the top rope. He goes back to the top and tries a move but Rollins catches him, only for Ambrose to turn it into a neck breaker. 

10:01 p.m.: Ambrose goes to the floor and Rollins charges him but gets caught and dropped face-first off the announcer's table. Meanwhile, Corey Graves and Renee Young are bickering with one another.

9:57 p.m.: A changed man.

Daniel Bryan beats AJ Styles to retain the WWE championship

9:46 p.m. FINISH: Styles slaps on the calf crusher and they're in the middle of the ring. Bryan is close to tapping out but rolls over and into the ropes as he slides to the floor. Bryan is dragging his leg and tries to throw Styles into the barricade but AJ jumps over it and hits the Phenomenal Forearm. Back in the ring, Styles with a small package but Bryan reverses it for the pin. Those guys are good at wrestling. Really, really good.

9:44 p.m.: Bryan charges at Styles but is met with a big dropkick. Styles hits a springboard 450 splash but Bryan kicks out. 

9:42 p.m.: Bryan with a hurricanrana but Styles rolls through and goes for a Style clash. Bryan kicks his way out but Styles goes after his left leg and puts him in a single leg Boston crab. He almost taps but gets out and puts Styles in the LaBell lock and they exchange pinfalls before Styles connects with a Pele kick. Good stuff there. 

9:38 p.m.: Styles won't stay down for long. He goes for a Phenomenal Forearm but Bryan tries to kick him in the midsection. Instead, Styles catches his leg and gives him a dragon screw leg whip. He works over his leg on the ring post and then gives him a chop.block. Styles is getting nasty.

9:35 p.m.: Styles signals he is going for the Styles Clash but Bryan rolls outside the ring. AJ follows him out and throws him into the post. Back in the ring, Bryan begs for mercy but then tries to attack the champ but gets caught. Bryan reverses a DDT and holds Styles head down while delivering a bunch of knee strikes. Then a series of "Yes!" kicks and Styles is down.

9:31 p.m.: They exchange chops in the corner before Bryan punches him in the ribs. Bryan with a running kick in the face, then another. He goes for a third but Styles turns him inside out with a big clothesline. 

9:27 p.m.: Styles flies over the ropes looking to land a forearm but Bryan kicks him in the ribs and then shoves that sore midsection into the barricade. He's targeting the ribs in the ring with kicks and knees. 

9:25 p.m.: Bryan is finally back in the ring and Styles gets the upper hand and looks to have a counter for everything including a big drop kick that sends Bryan to the floor.

9:22 p.m.: The bell rings and Bryan slides out of the ring. He slides back in and just before they tie up, he does it again. The mind games have begun. 

9:18 p.m.: Down to the final three matches. Hope AJ has finally learned his lesson and is wearing a cup. Backstage, Styles gets interviewed and says there is no difference between the "new" Daniel Bryan and the old one and either can be beaten. He's played Daniel's game long enough and tonight, it will be Daniel playing his. I wonder what that means.

9:13 p.m.: Backstage, Jax is walking slowly and holding her arm when Charlie Caruso wants to talk with her but Jax brushes her off. Then she runs into THE MAN. Yep, Becky Lynch is there and says, "Remember when you broke my face?" She then pummels Jax and tells her to "keep my name out of your mouth" before walking away. She's the best.

Ronda Rousey defeats Nia Jax to retain the "RAW" women's championship

9:10 p.m. FINISH: Nia has Ronda on her back and climbs up to the second turnbuckle but Rousey turns it into a huge powerbomb. Crowd is really into this. Tamina distract Rousey and Jax takes advantage. She goes for the "facebreaker" right hand but Rousey instead puts her in an armbar and Jax taps out immediately. 

Good showing between the two and Rousey continues to impress. Remember, she has only been wrestling for less than a year. 

9:07 p.m.: Rousey with a step-up forearm that drops Jax. She goes to the top rope but Nia catches her into a Samoan slam but Rousey stays alive. Good sequence there.

9:05 p.m.: Ronda breaking out new moves.

9:03 p.m.: Rousey is face-first in the turnbuckle and Jax runs into her left arm hard, looking to damage it. Rousey comes back and jumps on her shoulders and puts on a rear naked choke. Jax falls to the mat and gets out of the ring at Rousey tries for an armbar again. Jax again uses her power to get out of it and tosses Rousey into the barricade.

9:00 p.m.: Ronda is hitting her with jabs and kicks, using her speed to her advantage and goes for an armbar before Nia catches her with a big slam. 

8:55 p.m.: It's the facebreaker vs. the arm breaker — something has to break.

8:52 p.m.: Let's go backstage and speak with Finn Balor. He wonders why Dolph Ziggler was there and Ziggler appears and says you're welcome. He then goes on the attack.

Rey Mysterio beats Randy Orton in a chairs match

8:48 p.m. FINISH: Mysterio is upside down in the corner and Orton smashes him face-first into a chair that is wedged between the bottom turnbuckles. He then sets up four chairs in a row and goes for the RKO but Mysterio counters, sending him into the chairs and then hits a victory roll for the pin out of no where. Another solid match it feels like this feud will continue.

8:45 p.m.: Orton puts a table on the announcer's table but then puts Mysterio back in the ring. He folds up a chair and wedges it in the turnbuckle and looks to drive Mysterio into it. Instead, it's Rey with the reversal and Orton goes head-first into the chair. He comes back with a vintage powerslam for a two-count.

8:42 p.m.: This cannot feel good.

8:40 p.m.: Orton is down outside the ring and Mysterio gets a running start and slides on the chair and onto Orton. That was innovative and super cool.

8:38 p.m.: There are a bunch of chairs outside the ring and they immediately go to use the weapons. Mysterio with a shot to the back and then attacks when they are back in the ring. Mysterio then sets a chair up to jump off but Orton moves out of the way and Mysterio cracks him in the back with a chair. This match feels painful.

Finn Balor defeats Drew McIntyre

8:31 p.m. FINISH: McIntyre tosses Balor back in the ring but Dolph Ziggler shows up out of the crowd and hits him with a superkick behind the ref's back. He picks up a chair and tries to use it but gets it kicked back in his face. Drew throws Ziggler in the ring and brings the chair in with him. The ref tells him he can't use it and Balor drops kicks the chair into McIntrye who goes into the turnbuckles. He falls in the ring with the chair under him and Balor hits the Coup de Grace for the upset win.

A really good match between them but very surprising that Balor won. After a long winning streak to start his main roster run, McIntrye has now lost twice in the last few weeks.

8:27 p.m.: Balor keeps fighting back but McIntyre is just too strong. He then hits a huge slam off the middle turnbuckle and knocks him out of the ring. McIntyre goes after him but Balor grabs his legs and traps him between the apron mat and the ring. He stomps on him but McIntyre gets out of it and drops Balor with the Glasgow kiss aka a headbutt. 

8:25 p.m.: Back in the ring and a slingblade by Balor and he runs towards the Scottish star who hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. 

8:24 p.m.: McIntyre is limping around but is punishing Balor by stretching him on the mat. Balor comes back and stomps on his midsection and then turns a backbreaker into a DDT followed by a dive over the ropes to the floor. 

8:20 p.m.: Balor continues to go after his knees but McIntyre has a huge power advantage and hits an overhead suplex that launches Balor across the ring.

8:17 p.m.: McIntrye is so much bigger than Balor and his six-pack abs. Early on, he picking Balor apart with chops and stomping on his leg before Balor finally comes back with a dropkick to his knees.

8:12 p.m.: Another reminder that "The Freak" is coming.

Natalya beats Ruby Riott in a tables match

8:09 p.m. FINISH: Natalya puts on her dad's ring jacket, get back in the ring and kicks Ruby down before setting up the table. Ruby goes for the Riott kick but Natalya reverses out of it before getting knocked down. Ruby puts her on the table with her own face on it and goes to the top but Nattie pulls her down and smacks her face-first into the table before going to the top. Ruby gets up and goes for a hurricanrana but Natalya turns it into a powerbomb for the win. 

8:06 p.m.: Ruby puts the "Anvil" table in the ring and tries to put Natalya through it but can't. It looked like Natalya was going to put her through the table using an electric chair but the table tipped over so she simply hit the move in the middle of the ring. She goes outside the ring to get a fresh table and this one has a big picture of Ruby on it.

8:02 p.m.: Nattie is having to fight the entire Riott Squad but no problem as he slams Sarah Logan through a table.

8:00 p.m.: Nattie goes to spear Ruby off the apron through a table but Liv Morgan takes a bullet for her friend and crashes hard through the table.

7:56 p.m.: Quite the build for this match with Ruby Riott destroying a pair of her late father Jim Neidhart's sunglasses while mocking him this past week on "RAW". Lots of cheap heat that WWE should be above as the storyline has been very uncomfortable. In fact, the Riott Squad carry a table to the ring with a big picture of "The Anvil" attached to it.

Braun Strowman beats Baron Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to get a shot at the WWE universal championship at the Royal Rumble and Corbin is stripped of power as the general manager of "RAW"

7:52 p.m. FINISH: Roode and Gable hit a double team move with Apollo connecting with a frog splash from the top. Angle slam and then the Coup de Grace from Balor. Slater puts his ref shirt back on and Strowman puts a foot on Corbin to get the pin.

Corbin is no longer in power as anyone celebrates. And it will be Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE universal championship at the Royal Rumble.

7:48 p.m.: Corbin is upset and tells Slater to do something about it. Instead, he takes his ref shirt off and chucks it at Corbin. Everyone gets in the ring and hits Corbin with their chair and he rolls out of the ring. He's walking to the back when the former "RAW" GM Kurt Angle comes out. He's got a chair and pounds on Corbin back to the ring. 

7:46 p.m.: Strowman comes down and reminds Corbin that in a TLC match, there are no disqualifications. So, if someone wanted to help him beat a "crappy general manager" it would be perfectly legal. Apollo Crews. Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, and Finn Balor show up at ringside with a chair to help Strowman. I don't think Corbin is well liked.

7:43 p.m.: Corbin comes to the ring and grabs the mic, telling the crowd "thanks for the warm welcome" despite their boos. He says he understands the few complaints he has received regarding his performance and tell them too bad! Heath Slater is the referee and Corbin says after Strowman gets counted out, he will be the permanent GM of "RAW". Slater is counting but when he gets to seven, Strowman's music hits and here he comes with his right arm in a sling. In case you didn't know, he's recovering from elbow surgery. 

The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) defeats The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) in a triple threat match to retain the "SmackDown" tag team championship

7:37 p.m. FINISH: Kingston dives off the top rope to the floor onto The Usos and Cesaro. Woods climbs back in the ring and gets met with a Brogue Kick for the pin. Good, fun match between them but still felt too much like a TV match. 

7:35 p.m.: Cesaro puts Kingston in the swing and then the sharpshooter but it gets broken up. Woods comes off the top rope with a big elbow drop across the ring onto Sheamus but Cesaro makes the save.

7:32 p.m.: The Usos finally get in the match and have a Superkick Party. Then a big Samoan Drop on Kingston but can't get the win.

7:30 p.m.: The Usos are desperate to get in the ring but Sheamus knocks them off the apron. He's got Woods on the top rope but Ice Ice Sheamy gets crotched, allowing Woods to make the tag to Kingston. And Sheamus can hit high notes now.

7:25 p.m.: Kingston and Woods with double teams moves early on before this breaks down into a brawl with Cesaro catching Jay Uso with a big uppercut on the apron followed by Sheamus with a big backbreaker on Woods to gain control.

7:20 p.m.: We've got 10 matches on the main card so don't expect much downtime between them. Here we go with some tag team action and it will be Kingston and Woods representing The New Day.

Fabulous Truth (R-Truth and Carmella) beats Mahalicia (Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox) in the finals of the mixed match challenge

7:17 p.m. FINISH: Truth is having his way with Jinder when Alicia Fox makes a blind tag. She demands her captain hat but Truth tries it on for himself and thinks he's the captain now. Anyway, it breaks down from there until Carmella slaps the Code of Silence and Alicia taps out. Afterwards, they're being interviewed about going into the Royal Rumble last and they get a vacation ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Truth says he already submitted where they want to go - WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut! He dances around while Carmella is quite exasperated. Hope they bring coats.

7:10 p.m.: Double hip toss by Truth and Carmella and, of course, we get a dance break. The Singh Brothers get in the ring and start dancing before they get tossed outside the ring.

7:07 p.m.: The winners of this match will be the 30th entrant in their respective Royal Rumble match next month. So you're saying they have a chance to win the Rumble...

7:01 p.m.: Here we go with the main card. And it looks like the triple threat TLC match for the "SmackDown" women's championship will end the show.

Elias beats Bobby Lashley in a ladder match with a guitar over the ring

6:52 p.m. FINISH: Elias comes back and powerbombs Lashley on a ladder. He starts to climb the ladder but Lio Rush runs up the other side. Elias shoves him off and gets the guitar for the win. Back in the ring, Rush jumps on Elias's back and Lashley hits a chokeslam. Rush then connects with a frog splash off the top rope and Lashley smashes the guitar across Elias' back. 

Decent match but not much other than some painful move using the ladders.

6:50 p.m.: FYI - ladders hurt. A lot.

6:47 p.m.: Elias get the upper hand and stomps Lashley outside the ring using a ladder. He then slides two ladders in the ring and starts to climb one when Lio Rush gets involved. Elias gets his hands on him but he sneaks away. Lashley comes up from behind Elias who connects with a knee.

6:45 p.m.: Here we go with our second match. It was announced that the winner of the match is the person who climbs the ladder and retrieves the guitar. Sure.

6:42 p.m.: Elias is in the ring and says it will be one of his prized Fender guitars above the ring and after he retrieves it, he plans on using it to play a tune on Bobby Lashley. He's about to sing "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" but Lashley's music hits. 

6:40 p.m.: VIgnette airing featuring "The Freak" Lars Sullivan who is coming to WWE. It sounds like he could debut this week on TV but it will be on "RAW" or "SmackDown?" My bet is on the blue brand.

Buddy Murphy beats Cedric Alexander to remain WWE cruiserweight champion

6:32 p.m. FINISH: Alexander has his chance but Murphy shot him face first into the middle turnbuckle. Big knee to the jaw and he hits Murphy's Law to retain the title. Good match as they have great chemistry but this was way too short.

6:30 p.m.: Alexander hits the Lumbar Check and it looks like we've got a new champ but Murphy gets his foot on the rope at the last second.

6:28 p.m.: Nice exchange between the two and Alexander goes to the middle ropes where Murphy hits a superkick and a big powerbomb, but Alexander survives.

6:26 p.m.: Murphy is in control but Alexander comes back with a Flatliner that sends Murphy to the floor. Alexander connects with a dropkick that sends Murphy into the barricade. Alexander throws him in the ring and hits a clothesline off the top rope but he can't get the three count. 

6:23 p.m.: Alexander hits the first big move as he drops down and then quickly back to his feet with a big dropkick. Murphy comes back a minute later and catches Alexander with a knee to the jaw. 

6:17 p.m.: We're getting at least one match on the kickoff show as they just announced that the cruiserweight title match between Buddy Murphy and Cedric Alexander is coming up. At least the 205 Live guys got to be the main card last month on Survivor Series before being relegated back to the kickoff show tonight.

6:01 p.m.: The kickoff show is underway with Jonathan Coachman, Booker T, Sam Roberts, and David Otunga. A fan recently pointed out on Reddit that the "new" Daniel Bryan who cares all about the planet is carrying around the WWE Championship that has a leather belt. Well, Bryan talked about that in a WWE TLC preview show and said that after he beats AJ Styles tonight, he will replace the leather taken from a cow that he likes to call Daisy (he did say that) with something more sustainable. 


5:55 p.m.: The kickoff show is about to begin. BTW, things could be interesting on "RAW" Monday night as the boss is going to be making an appearance. Will he be there to simply fire Corbin as the GM (assuming he loses tonight) or could there be bigger things coming?

5:45 p.m.: Welcome to Sporting News' live coverage of WWE TLC 2018. We'll be here all night long with play-by-play of the event that includes 12 matches. 

 

WWE TLC 2018 lineup

— Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka in a triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the "SmackDown" women's championship

— Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE championship

— Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax for the "RAW" women's championship

— Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the intercontinental championship

— Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match; if Strowman wins, he gets a shot at the WWE universal championship at the Royal Rumble and Corbin will be stripped of power, but if Corbin wins, he will become the permanent general manager of "RAW"

— The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) vs. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) vs. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) in a triple threat match for the "SmackDown" tag team championship

— Natalya vs. Ruby Riott in a tables match

— Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre

— Elias vs. Bobby Lashley in a ladder match with a guitar over the ring

— Buddy Murphy vs. Cedric Alexander for the WWE cruiserweight championship

— Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio in a chairs match

— Fabulous Truth (R-Truth and Carmella) vs. Mahalicia (Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox) in the finals of the mixed match challenge

 

WWE TLC 2018 predictions

— Becky Lynch remains "SmackDown" women's champion with a big win in what should be a spectacular match.

— Daniel Bryan finds a way to beat AJ Styles to remain WWE Champion.

— Ronda Rousey tames the "Facebreaker" Nia Jax to retain the "RAW" women's championship.

— Dean Ambrose used dirty means to take the IC title from Seth Rollins.

— Braun Strowman punishes Baron Corbin in a quick match to earn a shot at the WWE universal championship.

— The Bar holds off both The New Day and The Usos to keep the "SmackDown" tag titles.

— Natalya puts Ruby Riott through a table to get the win.

— Drew McIntyre defeats Finn Balor in their first-ever one-on-one match.

— Lio Rush pulls down the guitar but it's Elias that uses it guitar to get a victory against Bobby Lashley.

— Buddy Murphy successfully defends the cruiserweight championship against Cedric Alexander.

— Randy Orton gets the upper hand on Rey Mysterio again with a win.

— Fabulous Truth beat Mahalicia to win the mixed match challenge.

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Brian Fritz is a contributor with The Sporting News covering the NBA and NFL who previously worked at BasketballNews. He is a 20-year veteran of sports talk radio in Orlando, Florida, after graduating from the University of Central Florida. He now resides in Durham, North Carolina.