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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">#1 Contenders Match &#8211; Undisputed WWE Championship<br>AJ Styles def. LA Knight</h2>



<p>In a WrestleMania rematch, AJ Styles was able to get the upper hand in the opening exchanges before LA Knight knocked him down with a kick through the ropes to the outside. Styles took the fight to Knight before the two men exchanged strikes in the center of the ring and Knight then hit a knee in the corner.</p>



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<p>Knight leaped to the top rope to deliver a suplex but was unable to get the pin. Styles then backflipped into a DDT, but was only enough for a near fall. Knight set up for the BFT, but Styles rolled out of the ring, before hitting the Phenomenal Forearm for the win.  </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Solo Sikoa arrived and welcomed Tama Tonga as the newest member of The Bloodline before asking Paul Heyman to take him to Kevin Owens. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">New WWE Tag Team Titles Unveiled</h2>



<p>Triple H was on hand to unveil the new Tag Team Championships this week. He took away the old Smackdown Tag Titles and awarded the new ones that are now called the WWE Tag Team Championships.</p>



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<p>Austin Theory and Grayson Waller headed out to the ring and swapped their Championships before disrespecting Triple H by refusing to shake his hand. Nick Aldis then made it clear that this was unacceptable and told them that if they wanted to be clowns then their titles could be taken by any of the men in the upcoming match.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">#1 Contenders Match &#8211; WWE Tag Team Championship<br>The Street Profits def. New Catch Republic, Legado Del Fantasma, and AOP</h2>



<p>Theory and Waller stepped onto commentary for the match and were able to get a ringside look at their next challengers. It seemed as though Legado Del Fantasma had the win following a high double team from the top rope, but were only able to secure a near fall. New Catch Republic also looked the most likely to win for much of the match before the tide changed.</p>



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<p>In the end, it was The Street Profits who picked up the win following the Revelation and have now booked their place in a Tag Team Championship match at Backlash.  </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Solo Sikoa was unable to find Kevin Owens and after a discussion with Paul Heyman, the duo headed to the ring.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Solo Sikoa &amp; Paul Heyman Promo;<br>Kevin Owens Bloodied</h2>



<p>Sikoa and Heyman headed out and cut a promo where Heyman explained the backstage politics in The Bloodline. Solo snatched the mic and introduced The Bloodline&#8217;s newest member and Kevin Owens was then thrown out through the curtain and was bleeding on the floor.</p>



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<p>Owens clearly had a major injury but Tama Tonga continued the beatdown to the ring where Sikoa involved himself hitting a Samoan Spike and when they looked to use a chair, Nick Aldis was forced to step in to defuse the situation. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Nick Aldis showed Heyman that Tama Tonga had crashed into Kevin Owens&#8217;s car which was how he got the head injury. Aldis claimed that this wasn&#8217;t the way he did business and made it clear that Heyman had to make sure The Bloodline knew that.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Santos Escobar def. Carlito</h2>



<p>Zelina Vega headed to the ring with Carlito, and Elektra Lopez was in Santos&#8217;s corner, which allowed the women to get into it on the outside. Carlito had the upper hand until the interference from the women provided the distraction and allowed Escobar to hit the Phantom Driver for the win.</p>



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<p><strong>Backstage</strong>: Kayla Braxton was interviewing Damage CTRL who tried to claim that they still ran SmackDown and Iyo Sky would get her title back when she was ready, which led to Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair stepping in to shut them down.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">WWE Women&#8217;s Championship<br>Bayley (c) def. Naomi via DQ</h2>



<p>Bayley proved that she had done her homework on her challenger, but it was Naomi who came closest when she was able to deliver a split-leg Facebuster over the top rope for a near fall. Naomi then went for the split-leg moonsault but Bayley got her knees up. </p>



<p>Bayley was then able to deliver the Elbow Drop, but Naomi kicked out at two. Naomi locked in her submission, but Bayley held on and was then taken to the outside. The two women were on the outside when Tiffany Stratton attacked Bayley and caused the disqualification.</p>



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<p>Stratton then attacked Bayley and Naomi before throwing them back into the ring and delivering the BME to both women. </p>



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