WWE SmackDown Results
June 27, 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Kingdom Arena)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
We go into the Kingdom Arena to see a big pyrotechnics display.
Pre-Show Arrivals
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is shown arriving. Nia Jax is also in the building. Jax gets loud boos. They will battle in a Last Woman Standing Match. WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits are shown entering the building. Women’s United States Champion Zelina Vega is in Saudi Arabia. Giulia, her opponent, is also shown walking in. Jade Cargill is here, as is Asuka. They’ll battle tomorrow in the Finals of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.
“Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring to a HUGE ovation. The crowd loudly sings his theme song. What an atmosphere! This past Monday on Raw, Cody Rhodes defeated Jey Uso to advance to the Finals of the King of the Ring Tournament. Rhodes gets in the ring, but before he can say anything…
Randy Orton’s music hits. As they did with Rhodes, the crowd LOUDLY sings Orton’s song. Last Friday on SmackDown, Orton defeated Sami Zayn to advance to the Finals of the King of the Ring Tournament. Orton gets in the ring and looks at the King of the Ring crown, which is on a podium in the center of the ring. His opponent cautiously stands across the ring from him. This crowd is absolutely incredible as they keep singing his song long after the production crew shuts it off.
Orton has a question for the crowd before he addresses Rhodes. He asks the crowd if they watched Monday Night Raw and saw Rhodes beat Jey Uso. Orton says it was a hell of a match and should be in the running for Match of the Year in the Slammys.
The feed cuts out.
After 30 minutes, the feed comes back.
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us back. Cole and Barrett look exasperated. Cole apologizes for the issues and then apologizes that Barrett’s is the first face we have to see after half an hour of being cut off.
Backstage Segment
Solo Sikoa is backstage with JC Mateo. Sikoa tells Mateo to take care of Jimmy Uso tonight. Tomorrow, he’ll take care of Jacob Fatu.
Jimmy Uso vs. JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa
Referee: Charles Robinson
The bell rings, and Mateo quickly powers Uso into the corner before delivering some shoulder thrusts. The referee backs Mateo up. Mateo goes back to Uso and starts to punch him down in the corner. Charles Robinson backs Mateo up again. Uso uppercuts and chops, Mateo, before bouncing him in the corner. Mateo reverses a whip and clotheslines him down. Mateo sends him into the ropes, but Uso knocks him back and sends him out of the ring. Mateo gets on the apron, but Uso knocks him down with an enzuigiri. Uso sets up for a dive, but Solo Sikoa stands in his way.
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Back from the break, Uso boots Mateo back and goes for a cross-body block. Mateo catches him and slams him down. Mateo drops a forearm before connecting with a standing moonsault for a two-count. Mateo applies a grounded bear hug. Uso fights up and elbows out before going to the top rope for a corkscrew senton.
Uso gets to his feet and lays in some punches and kicks to Mateo. Uso ducks a clothesline and goes for a Samoan Drop, but he can’t keep Mateo up. Mateo blocks a kick, but Uso answers back with an enzuigiri. Uso connects with a running hip attack. Mateo holds his jaw and stumbles around before Uso superkicks him out of the ring. Sikoa is not happy. Uso connects with a suicide dive on Mateo before putting him in the ring. As the referee checks on Mateo, Sikoa pulls Uso’s foot. Uso goes to the top rope and jumps over Mateo. Mateo catches Uso charging and hits the Tour of the Islands for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: JC Mateo
Solo Sikoa gets in the ring and asks Jimmy Uso if he’s ready to come back to the family. Sikoa extends his arms for a hug as the crowd chants, “NO!” Uso slaps Sikoa in the face. Mateo attacks Jimmy from behind and clubs away at him. A furious Sikoa sets up for a Samoan Spike, but United States Champion Jacob Fatu runs down for the save. Fatu punches Mateo before hitting him with a Pop-up Samoan Drop. Fatu looks toward Sikoa, but Sikoa quickly bails out of the ring. Fatu then hits Mateo with a double jump moonsault.
Fatu and Uso then lock eyes. Uso pushes Fatu out of the way and superkicks Sikoa out of the ring. Fatu and Uso stand tall in the ring.
Backstage Segment
#DIY is discussing the future of the division with the rest of the tag teams. If the Wyatt Sicks become champions, it’s over. The rest of the tag teams are skeptical of them. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis asks what’s going on. Johnny Gargano cannot believe that Aldis gave the Wyatt Sicks a title shot. Tommaso Ciampa asks what he’s going to do. Andrade is called over. Aldis tells Andrade to find a tag team partner and face #DIY. #DIY is furious.
Video: Giulia says she’s been calling Zelina Vega since she became champion. Vega always talks about all the hard work she puts in, but Giulia doesn’t have to do that since her hard work is evident. The championship means a lot to Vega, but not to Giulia. It’s just a stepping stone. Vega thinks the title belongs to her. Giulia will prove it doesn’t.
Video: Zelina Vega says that where she comes from, if you had a problem, you took it to the streets. Sidewalks were made for people like Giulia because she couldn’t handle it. Giulia will have to pry the title from her dead hands.
Women’s United States Champion Zelina Vega heads to the ring.
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Women’s United States Championship
Zelina Vega (c) vs. Giulia
Referee: Ryan Tran
The bell rings, and they quickly start doing roll-ups. They take each other out with stereo kicks. Giulia pops up first and takes it to Vega. Giulia heads to the top rope, but Vega knocks her to the floor. Vega heads to the second turnbuckle and connects with a moonsault block to the floor. Vega appears to have injured her knee.
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Back from the break, Giulia is taking it to Vega and hits a curb stomp for a near fall. Vega rolls out of the ring to recover. Giulia goes after her, but Vega hits an arm drag into the steps. Vega then hits Giulia with a running meteora against the steps. Vega and Giulia return to the ring. Vega hits a pair of clotheslines before attempting a dragon screw, but Giulia elbows her. Vega is able to fight back with a knee to the jaw. Vega hits double knees to the back, followed by a meteora for a two-count. Vega heads to the top rope, but Giulia cuts her off. Giulia hits a scary double underhook superplex. Vega slides out of a slam and hits Code Red. 1… 2… Giulia gets her feet on the bottom rope.
Vega heads to the top rope, but Giulia avoids the moonsault. Giulia connects with a running knee. Giulia knees her in the face a second time before connecting with the Northern Lights Bomb for the win!
Winner by Pinfall and new Women’s United States Champion: Giulia
Giulia celebrates with the Women’s United States Championship as the pyrotechnics go off.
Michael Cole announces that next week’s SmackDown will return to its two-hour format.
Replay: Last week on SmackDown, Charlotte Flair defeated Chelsea Green via Submission before being attacked by Piper Niven. Alexa Bliss made the save, but Charlotte Flair blew her off.
Backstage Segment
Charlotte Flair is walking backstage when she sees Alexa Bliss. Flair says she doesn’t want to talk about last week. Bliss says it looked like she needed her help. Flair says she doesn’t need friends. Bliss doesn’t want to be her friend. She just wants to be an ally of convenience. Bliss walks off.
Wade Barrett will interview Jade Cargill and Asuka next.
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Video: Wade Barrett became the King of the Ring in 2015.
Asuka and Jade Cargill meet in the ring
Wade Barrett is in the ring and says the two women about to come to the ring will be battling for the Queen of the Ring crown tomorrow, as well as an opportunity to face their brand’s Women’s Champion.
First out is Jade Cargill. Jade Cargill heads to the ring and takes a microphone. Out next is Cargill’s opponent in the Queen of the Ring Finals, “The Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka. Asuka makes her entrance.
Barrett asks Cargill what makes her so confident that she’s going to beat Asuka tomorrow in the Queen of the Ring Finals at Night of Champions. Cargill says when people see Asuka, they get nervous. Cargill sees an opportunity to show everyone why she came here. Cargill says she has purpose. This is not pressure. Its purpose. At SummerSlam, she doesn’t plan on taking the title. She plans on taking the whole damn throne. Asuka says Cargill is strong, but power isn’t everything. Asuka has skills and experience. Asuka asks Cargill if she knows who she is. She is Asuka. Asuka then yells at her in Japanese before saying no one is ready for her. Cargill says she’ll regret…
Miss Money in the Bank Naomi cuts them off. Naomi says this briefcase means they can fight over the crown, but she holds all the power. Naomi says she can do whatever she wants. Maybe she’ll cash in on Tiffany and Nia when they destroy each other in the Last Woman Standing Match. The crowd chants, “Shut the f–k up.” Naomi says Cargill hates that no matter what she does, Naomi holds the power to take it all away, just like the Tag Titles and months of Cargill’s career. It brings Naomi pure pleasure when she thinks about how sweet it would be to ruin the biggest night of her career. Naomi gets on the apron, so Cargill runs over Asuka and scares Naomi away. Asuka gets up and angrily strikes and kicks Cargill to the ground. Naomi gets on the apron and taunts Cargill.
General Manager’s Office
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis are discussing the need to figure out the situation with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. Aleister Black walks in. Black starts to talk when R-Truth bursts in. R-Truth says he wants John Cena right now. Pearce tries to calm him down. Aldis says John Cena is here for CM Punk. R-Truth says he’s here for Cena and walks off. Aldis apologizes to Black, but Black puts a finger up to silence him and walks off.
#DIY makes their entrance.
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Video: Two weeks ago at AAA, Los Garza won the AAA Tag Team Championship.
Tag Team Match
#DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) vs. Andrade and Rey Fenix
Referee: Daphanie LaShaun
Andrade will start against Tommaso Ciampa. They lock hands before Andrade goes for a waistlock. Ciampa elbows out, but Andrade responds with a chop. Rey Fenix tags in and kicks Ciampa. Andrade follows up with a kick. They knock #DIY into the ropes next to each other before sandwiching them with kicks. Andrade and Fenix head to the top rope and hit stereo cross-body blocks to the floor.
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Back from the break, Gargano takes Fenix down before tagging Ciampa in. Fenix drops Gargano over the top rope. Gargano hits the steps with his shins on the way down. Fenix then takes Ciampa down with some fast kicks. Fenix goes for a tag, but a hobbling Gargano pulls Andrade off the apron. Ciampa attacks Fenix for a two-count. Ciampa chops Fenix down and taunts Andrade. The referee holds Andrade back as #DIY gets some cheap shots in. They’re showing an advertisement for Jurassic World, but all you hear is the audio. No video. Lots of technical issues today.
Ciampa chops Fenix in the corner and puts him on the top rope. Ciampa hits a second chop and mocks the crowd. Ciampa sets up for an Air Raid Siren, but Fenix fights out. Fenix then runs on the top rope and kicks Ciampa in the face!
Andrade and Gargano tag in. Andrade clotheslines Gargano before hitting a dragon screw. Andrade then runs over Ciampa with a diving forearm. Gargano clutches his injured knee in the corner. Andrade goes for a running meteora, but Gargano moves. Andrade counters a slingshot spear and slams him into the mat. Andrade connects with a tornado reverse DDT for a two-count. The crowd chants, “This is awesome.” Ciampa tags in, but Andrade fights #DIY off. #DIY quickly hits him with the Shatter Machine for a near fall.
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Gargano is still looking lame on the apron with a bad knee. Gargano knocks Andrade back, but Andrade chops him down. Andrade sets up for a superplex, but Gargano blocks it. Gargano goes for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Andrade flips through it and lands on his feet! Andrade hits a running meteora before going to the top rope for his double jump moonsault, but Andrade sticks the landing ON Gargano the first time. Ouch! Rough night for Gargano. 1… 2… Gargano kicks out as Ciampa was late on breaking up the pin.
Ciampa goes to send Fenix out of the ring, but Fenix rebounds and knocks him out of the ring. Fenix then hits a beautiful somersault senton on Ciampa! Gargano and Andrade exchange punches in the center of the ring. Fenix blind tags in, backflips over Gargano, and hits a bridging German Suplex for a near fall. The crowd is into this match. Fenix puts Gargano on the top rope and puts him in position for the Muscle Buster. Andrade heads to the top rope for a double-team move, but Ciampa knocks Andrade to the floor. Gargano counters the Muscle Buster into a roll-up for a two-count. Gargano connects with a poisonrana on Fenix. Ciampa hits the Fairy Tale Ending on Fenix (and Gargano hits a well-placed superkick for good measure) for a near fall! Ciampa quickly follows up with Project Ciampa! 1… 2… Andrade breaks up the pin!
Andrade quickly takes Gargano out by faking a big boot and hitting a rebound back elbow. Ciampa quickly big boots Andrade down and pulls down his kneepads. Fenix avoids the running knees from Ciampa and kicks him in the head. Andrade tags in. Fenix connects with the Black Fire Driver, and Andrade quickly follows up with the Message for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Andrade and Rey Fenix
Tommaso Ciampa is down and holding his neck in the middle of the ring. Andrade and Fenix avoid going near him as they celebrate.
Coming up next, we’ll take a look at the history of John Cena vs. CM Punk.
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Video: John Cena’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this past Tuesday.
Video: John Cena vs. CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Night of Champions.
R-Truth gets in the ring to a big ovation. He greets the crowd and asks them, “What’s up?” He is Ron Killings. He’s the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. R-Truth calls out John Cena. Aleister Black appears behind him and crushes him with Black Mass. Black says in a weird way, they’re even. Black walks off.
Backstage Interview
Byron Saxton catches up with the WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits. They’re asked about the Wyatt Sicks. Montez Ford says it’s been four years since they had Tag Team Gold. Any tag team is out of their minds if they think they’re taking the titles from them anytime soon. Angelo Dawkins says the Wyatt Sicks are a threat that they’ll eliminate. B-Fab walks up to them. She says she has their back.
WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits make their entrance.
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Video: Kevin Owens talks with Cody Rhodes on his podcast.
Backstage Segment
Aleister Black is pensively walking backstage. He stops in front of Damian Priest. Priest says Black must be feeling really tough. Black says if he’s truly a friend of R-Truth’s, he’ll tell him to stay away. Black considers the debt repaid. Priest tells him to approach him face-to-face next time. The payment will be different. Priest stands in his way before letting him go. Carmelo Hayes approaches Priest and tells him to let R-Truth handle his business. Priest warns Hayes to walk away. Hayes says the truth hurts.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) (c’s) vs. The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis) w/ Erik Rowan, Nikki Cross, and Uncle Howdy
Referee: Danilo Anfibio
Dexter Lumis crawls toward Montez Ford, who looks a little freaked out. Ford then gets down to his level before punching him. Lumis knees him in the midsection and clubs him down. Ford reverses a whip, drops down, and leapfrogs him, before hitting a dropkick. Joe Gacy tags in and punches Ford back. Lumis connects with a spinebuster on Ford. Gacy hits a senton splash, but Angelo Dawkins pulls him off. Los Garza, The Motor City Machine Guns, and Fraxiom come to ringside. #DIY is also there. Gacy ducks a clothesline from Ford and hits a handspring clothesline.
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Back from the break, Ford flips through a suplex from Lumis. Lumis quickly hits a pop-up uppercut. They then take each other out with stereo running cross-body blocks.
Dawkins and Gacy tag in. Dawkins hits a pair of clotheslines before knocking Lumis off the apron. Dawkins hits Gacy with a spinning forearm. Gacy quickly responds with a headbutt and tags Lumis in. Los Garza pulls Lumis out of the ring. Dawkins then pounces Lumis into the tag teams. #DIY pulls Dawkins out of the ring. A brawl breaks out, and the match is thrown out.
No Contest
Erik Rowan gets in the ring and starts to take everyone out. Fraxiom and the MCMG finally knock Rowan out of the ring. Frazier hits Rowan with a suicide dive, but he catches him. Uncle Howdy gets in the ring and hits Axiom with Sister Abigail. The Street Profits knock Uncle Howdy out of the ring. Dawkins hits some of the tag teams with a somersault senton. Ford then flips over the ring post and takes the rest of them out. The Street Profits stand tall in the ring.
Replay: Earlier tonight, JC Mateo defeated Jimmy Uso. Uso then refused to rejoin Solo Sikoa. Jacob Fatu made the save.
Parking Lot Segment
United States Champion Jacob Fatu is walking out when Jimmy Uso confronts him. Uso says he has respect for what Fatu is doing. Fatu says they’ll be alright if he fits in where he fits in.
Nia Jax makes her entrance. She’ll battle Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s Championship in a Last Woman Standing Match.
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WWE Women’s Championship
Last Woman Standing Match
Nia Jax vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
Referee: Dan Engler
Before the bell rings, Nia Jax blindsides Tiffany Stratton. The bell rings as Jax sends Stratton’s shoulder into the ring post. Jax rips the top turnbuckle pad off. Stratton quickly gets Jax outside the ring and baseball slides her. They brawl at ringside before Jax headbutts her down. Jax goes to grab the steel steps, but Stratton cuts her off. Stratton goes to the apron and jumps, but Jax drives the steps into her! 1… 2… 3… 4… Stratton gets up. Jax clubs away at Stratton before clearing the commentary table. Stratton attacks her, but Jax gives her a Samoan Drop onto the commentary table. The table doesn’t break. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… Stratton gets up, so Jax clubs her back down.
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Back from the break, Stratton hits Jax with a cross-body block. Stratton connects with a Swanton Bomb. 1… 2… 3… 4… Jax gets up. Stratton kicks her in the face and hits a basement dropkick. There is a table and two chairs in the ring. Stratton goes to the second rope, but Jax gets her in the electric chair and drops her face-first onto the exposed turnbuckle. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… Stratton pulls herself up. Jax avalanches her and sends her out of the ring. Jax follows her out of the ring and drives her into the ring steps. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… Stratton crawls toward the barricade… 8… Stratton pulls herself up. Jax drives her into the barricade and puts her on a table set up at ringside. Jax goes to the apron and salutes the crowd before splashing Stratton through the table! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… Stratton starts to roll… 9… Stratton barely pulls herself up on the barricade. Jax is stunned.
Jax goes under the ring and pulls two tables out. Meanwhile, the referee is counting Stratton down and gets to eight before she gets up.
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Back from the break, Jax is crushing Stratton with a steel chair. Jax pulls her to the corner and hits an Annihilator. Jax grabs a chair and puts it on Stratton’s chest before hitting the Annihilator again! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… Stratton is stirring… 7… 8… 9… Stratton uses the ropes to pull herself up. Jax cracks her in the ribs with a kendo stick before setting a table up near the corner. Jax puts Stratton on her shoulders and starts to climb the ropes. Stratton slides off and powerbombs Jax off the second rope through the table! Both women are down! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… Jax starts to roll… 7… 8… 9… Stratton and Jax both beat the count.
Naomi’s music hits! Miss Money in the Bank runs down with the briefcase and goes to hand it to Dan Engler, but Stratton cuts her off. Stratton hits Jax with the briefcase and hits Jax with a bulldog onto Naomi. Stratton then sandwiches them with a Prettiest Moonsault Ever. Stratton landed on Jax’s knees. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… Jax gets up. Jax elbows Stratton away. The two tables from earlier are set up side by side. Jax goes to the apron and goes to suplex her out of the ring and through the two tables at ringside. Stratton slides off and attacks her. Stratton then cracks her with the briefcase, knocking Jax off the apron through the two tables! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10!
Winner and still WWE Women’s Champion: Tiffany Stratton
This Monday, Raw will start at 6 p.m. Eastern. Friday’s SmackDown will return to its two-hour format.
The commentators run through the WWE Night of Champions card.
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John Cena and CM Punk come face-to-face before Night of Champions
Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena heads to the ring. The crowd loudly sings that he sucks. Cena has his obnoxious ring announcement done for him. Cena holds up the title and tells Riyadh to get used to it because this is what a winner looks like. He is a winner. CM Punk is a loser because he’s been outcornered, outmaneuvered, and is out of tricks because Cena is a genius. Night of Champions is a formality. Punk can do nothing about it.
John Cena’s old theme song “Basic Thuganomics” plays. “Punk Life” flashes on the screen. CM Punk comes out in a Chicago Cubs throwback, a big necklace, and knuckles that say “Drug Free” on them. Punk even has on jorts and a hat. Cena looks surprised and disgusted. Punk receives a pretty polarizing reaction. Many are still furious about his 2019 tweet to The Miz, in which he criticized Saudi Arabia. Punk apologized for it earlier today, but many didn’t get the memo. Some did, so a light CM Punk chant is heard through the boos. Punk says, “Yo, check it, this is Basic Punk-anomics.” Punk says this clown plagiarized his pipe bomb, so he’s stealing Word Life. Punk raps to Cena. Cena had to rip Punk off and steal his best promo to distract from the fact that Cena moves in slo-mo. Cena is like a Temu Macklemore with less rhythm. Cena has buried more talent than the Undertaker. That’s why he’s the champ and lost all his respect, but he’d retire too if this place rehired his ex. If Cena never said his prayers, ate his vitamins, or fixed his bald spot, he wouldn’t be a wrestler. He’d be a Boston mall cop. Cena gets good movie roles, but then we see Batista act and realize Cena ain’t that. Cena is like a whiter Hulk Hogan and more problematic. The crowd is starting to loudly chant, “CM Punk.” Punk is the Best in the World. He’s their vessel. To Cena, they chant, “You can’t wrestle!” Punk says in six months, Cena will be gone. He won’t have time for the little people. He’ll be busy washing James Gunn’s underwear. Cena works for DC, but he’ll always be The Marine to Punk. That’s straight to DVD… better find a PS3. Punk understands, “You can’t see me.” It’s a hell of a catchphrase, but it’s done. We all see him, and we’re looking at a washed-up bum.
Fourteen years ago today, he dropped the legendary pipe bomb. Cena tried to make it all about him. Cena is a leech, a phony, a fraud, and an ass kisser. 17-time World Champion, but he’s never been in Punk’s class. Punk has one more wish to make. Tomorrow night, he’s going to lose to Kendrick because “bitch, you’re my Drake.” Punk does the “You can’t see me” taunt before his music starts to play. The crowd loudly sings Punk’s theme song. Punk goes outside, stands on the barricade, and does the old Thuganomics pose. Cena coldly watches on.
Quick Match Results
— JC Mateo def. Jimmy Uso
— Giulia def. Zelina Vega (c) to win the Women’s United States Championship
— Andrade and Rey Fenix def. #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) in a Tag Team Match
— The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) (c’s) vs. The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis) went to a No Contest in a match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
— Tiffany Stratton (c) def. Nia Jax in a Last Woman Standing Match to retain the WWE Women’s Championship
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