After some highlights from Night of Champions, we are live from the MVP Arena in Albany, NY, where Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring. Pyro goes off on the stage and streamers fall from the ceiling.

Seth welcomes us to Monday Night Rollins, and says he’s a visionary, a revolutionary… He’s interrupted by loud “You deserve it” chants. …and I am World Heavyweight Champion. There are a lot of lows and highs on the road to this point. Seth says it feels right. He says he does not want to talk about the past, he wants to talk about the future. Raw has a champion who wants to be here and a champion who is here, and a champion who is ready for a fight.

Seth says he is ready for a fight and he wants a fight. He wants all of the fights. It does not matter who you are or where you come from, the result will always be the same. Me standing in the ring with the World title around his waist and the world singing his song.

AJ Styles interrupts with his music and he makes his way to the ring, even though he is a member of the Smackdown roster.

Seth pulls down his sunglasses to look at AJ and then the man who Seth beat gets a mic.

AJ says he knows he is on Smackdown, but he couldn’t resist coming to Raw to say… congratulations. AJ says he gave Seth everything he had. It was like Seth knew what he was going to do before he did it. The fans say ‘You deserve it” and AJ says Seth doesn’t deserve anything. AJ says you earned the right to be World Champion.

Seth tells AJ he is not too good at these things, but after the beating he gave AJ at Night of Champions, he says that AJ has earned ‘this’ and he offers his hand to AJ and they shake hands.

The music for The Judgment Day plays and they make their way to the ring.

Finn Balor acts like he is going to be sick and he asks if they also feel sick. Whatver this is makes him want to puke. Priest says he is feeling nauseous. He thinks they should make this positive. Rhea says they run Raw. Priest says Rhea is right, but after watching the Bloodline implode on Saturday, without a shadow of a doubt, they run the entire WWE. Finn says they beat the Undisputed Tag Team Champions, something Roman Reigns couldn’t do.

Rhea says from THE Champion to just another one, he tells Seth not to get too comfortable with that title because it is inevitable that one of them will take the title from him. Finn says it could be Priest and Priest says it could be Finn. Rhea says it could be his Dom Dom. AJ and Seth laugh at that idea. Dom tells AJ that he beat him.

Finn says they saw them beat each other half to death at Night of Champions… Dom says they are going to finish the job tonight. AJ says that sounds like they were being challenged. Seth says they accept the challenge. Any two of you versus the two of us in the Main Event.

Backstage:

Byron stops to talk to The Judgment Day and he congratulates Rhea on her victory on Saturday. Rhea says she didn’t beat Natalya, she destroyed her. That is why she isn’t here. Natalya should know better than to be distracted in a match like she was. Byron asks who will be facing Seth and AJ. Finn says if he told Byron, he would have to… Damian says they have things to do and he tells Byron to do his job somewhere else.

AJ Styles and Seth Rollins make their way to the ring as we go to another commercial.

AJ Styles and Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest and Finn Balor

Finn comes from behind and hits Rollins as Dom goes to the floor. Finn with shoulders in the corner. Seth avoids Finn and Priest and he poses with Rhea but they are shocked to see what happened. Seth with chops to Priest and Priest with a punch. Seth comes off the turnbuckles and Priest with a punch. Priest with a forearm and kicks in the corner. Priest with a forearm and a back elbow. Priest gets a near fall.

Priest with an arm bar and he goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Rollins lands on his feet and he kicks Priest away. Balor and AJ tag in and AJ with a sliding forearm and he gets Balor up but Balor escapes. AJ with an STO back breaker and then he kicks Priest in the leg. Rollins with a Harley Race knee to Rollins. Balor with sling blade. AJ is pulled off the apron by Dom and AJ grabs Dom. Priest with a running shoulder tackle that sends AJ over the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Priest keeps AJ from making the tag. Priest with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. AJ with kicks to Balor and Priest. Priest with a punch and he sends AJ to the floor. Rhea holds AJ and Seth stops Dom from hitting AJ. The referee sends Rhea and Dom to the back.

AJ with a rollup on Priest for a near fall. AJ with a Pele kick and both men are down. Seth and Finn tag in and Seth with a series of kicks followed by a flatliner into the turnbuckles. Seth with a knee off the apron to Priest and then he hits a springboard knee to the temple for a near fall on Balor. Finn begs for mercy and Seth runs Finn into the corner and sets for a buckle bomb but Finn counters into an inside cradle for a near fall. Finn with a reverse DDT for a near fall. Priest tags in and he knocks AJ off the apron with a forearm. Priest sets for South of Heaven but Rollins flips to his feet and he hits a rolling elbow. Priest with a clothesline for a near fall.

Priest goes up top but Seth stops him. Balor makes the blind tag as Rollins hits the superplex. Rollins goes for the Falcon Arrow but Priest counters with a Broken Arrow. Finn misses Coup de Grace and Seth with a super kick. Both men are down. AJ and Priest tag in and AJ with strikes and an enzuigiri. AJ gets Priest up for an Ushigoroshi. AJ is sent to the apron and connects with a forearm. AJ with a sliding knee to Balor on the apron followed by a suicide dive from Rollins. Priest moves on a Phenomenal Forearm attempt and Priest with a Razor’s Edge and a cover that is broken up by Rollins with Black Out. Rollins makes the tag and he hits Black Out for the three count.

Winners: AJ Styles and Seth Rollins

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We take a look at how we got to Shinsuke Nakamura and Finn Balor later tonight.

Backstage:

Byron approaches Finn and Priest and Damian yells at Byron for interrupting Finn when getting ready for his match. Priest starts to talk in Spanish. Finn wants Byron to congratulate them for beating the tag champs last week. He says tonight he faces Nakamura, the man who cost Priest a shot at the World Title. If you disrespect one member of THE Judgment Day, you disrespect them all. After he is done with Nakamura, he will leave Nakamura lucky enough to let Damian get a piece of him.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor

They lock up and Balor with a waist lock take down into a front face lock. Balor with a reverse chin lock and Nakamura with a hammer lock. Balor with a snap mare and a side head lock but Nakamura with a head lock and hammer lock. Balor with a drop toe hold and a rear chin lock. Balor with a wrist lock. Nakamura with a reversal into a hammer lock. Balor with a side head lock take down and Nakamura with a head scissors. Balor escapes. Nakamura with a side head lock and Balor with a head scissors and he kicks Nakamura before Nakamura escapes. Balor punches and chops Nakamura in the corner. Balor iwth an Irish whip but Nakamura with a knee out of the corner.

Nakamura with kicks in the corner and he chokes Balor in the corner. Nakamura with an enzuigiri and he puts Balor on the turnbuckle and connects with a running knee to the ribs. Nakamura with a baseball slide that sends Balor to the floor. Nakamura sends Balor back in the ring but Balor kicks Nakamura in the head. Balor with a punch but Nakamura with forearms and he tries to suplex Balor to the floor. Balor escapes and distract the referee to allow Priest to pull Nakamura off the apron and follow with a clothesline.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Balor with a reverse chin lock. Nakamura with punches but Balor with a knee. Balor with a kick to the head. Nakamura blocks a kick and he connects with an elbow to the knee. Nakamura with a punch and Balor goes for a reverse DDT but Nakamura blocks it. Nakamura puts Balor in the ropes and hits a sliding German suplex. Nakamura tells Pirest to come on and he chases Nakamura around the ring. Nakamura with a round kick for a near fall. Nakamura with a gourdbuster and knees to the head. Nakamura sets for a reverse exploder but Balor with elbows and a victory roll for a near fall. Balor with sling blade. Balor sets for a running drop kick and Nakamura with a kick. Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and Balor with a double stomp.

Balor goes to the turnbuckles for Coup de Grace but he misses. Nakamura with a knee ot the back of the head. Nakamura gets to his feet first and Balor falls into the ropes. Priest takes Balor out of the ring. Nakamura with a knee to Priest off the apron followed by punches and knees. Nakamura clotheslines Priest into the timekeeper’s area. Balor with a running drop kick to the back. Balor goes up top for Coup de Grace and hits it for the three count.

Winner: Finn Balor

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We are live from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, as WWE Men’s Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn make their way to the ring.

Sami talks about how they heard they will be defending the tag titles at Night of Champions against Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns. That is as big a threat as there is, on paper. They don’t see it as a threat. it is a gift because they are getting a chance at revenge on Roman Reigns. Sami says Kevin should have beaten Roman for the Universal Championship. Sami says he should have beaten Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber. Roman has cheated his way through an entire title reign and gone unchecked for so long. They are going to check Roman. This is the problem with Roman. He does not know when to stop. He says they thought their only chance of revenge was to watch the Bloodline crumble and they are getting there. Roman is pushing everyone too hard. It isn’t enough for Roman. It is not enough to have the two titles and be champion for one thousand days. He wants the tag titles too. Sami calls Roman a psycho and manipulator and says that Roman can’t have them.

The Judgment Day’s music plays and they make their way to the stage, apparently still part of the undefined alliance with the Bloodline.

Kevin says he is happy they came out. He says he is sick of talking about the Bloodline. He says he knows they don’t want to hang out later, so let’s fight. Sami calms Kevin down. He says he started out at a ten and he says Kevin is up there. They have problems with the Bloodline, but they don’t have issues with The Judgment Day. Maybe they don’t want to fight. Sami asks the gentlemen and Dom to go ahead. Damian says Kevin is spot on and he would love to fight. Finn tells Priest to be tranquilo because they are here to talk. Finn says they are here to wish them luck against Solo and Roman. Last week, you said you were done with the Bloodline, but you are back where you started. Damian says, right back being beaten up by Roman. Finn says if by some miracle, you do win, there is going to be a line of superstars waiting for you and the line starts here.

Rhea says in case you didn’t remember The Judgment Day run Raw. Sami says those are fantastic points, however, Sami says he would love to hear what Dom has to say. Sami says the people love when you talk. Dom holds up the mic to his mouth and the noise drowns him out. Kevin says we can’t hear him, so let’s punch him in the face. Rhea stands in front of Dom, and Priest punches Sami. The rest of The Judgment Day attack Kevin and Sami gets a chair to force The Judgment Day out of the ring.

Backstage:

Cathy Kelley catches up to JD McDonagh in the garage and she asks why did he attack Dolph Ziggler. JD says he came to Raw to make a statement and who better to do it than Dolph Ziggler. Tonight, Dolph found out what everyone will learn. We see Finn Balor watching him leaving…

Finn Balor and Damian Priest make their way to the ring as we go to commercial.

Damian Priest and Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn

Finn and Sami start things off and they lock up. Finn with a waist lock and he slaps Sami in the head. They lock up and Balor with a wrist lock. Sami with a reversal. Sami takes Finn to the mat. Sami with a hammer lock and Finn tries to escape but Sami holds on to the hammer lock. Finn with a back elbow to escape. Sami with an arm drag and a second one into an arm bar. Priest tags in and he kicks and punches Sami in the corner. Priest with a forearm to the back. Sami escapes and he sends Priest into the turnbuckles and hits an elbow off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Owens tags in and he chops Priest and punches him. Priest with a kick and Owens with an enzuigiri. Owens drops down and Priest goes over the top rope. Owens sends Balor to the floor. Balor holds Priest back to calm him down. Balor tells Dom and Rhea to come to the ringside area.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Priest with a front face lock on Zayn and a forearm to the back. Balor tags in and he sends Zayn into the turnbuckles. Finn with shoulders. Balor with a chop. Balor with an Irish whip and a running chop into the corner. Finn with an Irish whip and Sami with a clothesline. Both men are down. Sami kicks Finn away and Kevin and Priest tag in. Owens with a clothesline to Balor and punches and kicks to Priest. Priest rolls to the floor. Owens follows and clotheslines Priest followed by a back senton. Rhea misses a clothesline on Kevin and Kevin with clotheslines to Finn and Dom. Owens with a super kick to Priest and a cannonball for a near fall. Kevin with a punch and kicks. Dom trips Owens and Priest hits Owens from behind. The referee sends Rhea and Dom to the back. Finn has a fit about what happened to Dom and Rhea.

Priest charges into the corner and Owens with a thrust kick and a second kick that sends both of them to the mat. Woods attacks Dom on the stage and they fight to the back. Priest with a rollup for a near fall. Priest with a kick.

Paul Heyman makes his way to the aisle and Priest smiles.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Priest and Owens exchange forearms. Priest punches Owens and then he knocks Sami off the apron with a forearm. Finn sends Sami into the ring steps. Owens clotheslines Finn on the apron. Priest with an elbow into the corner and he tags in Balor who hits a slingshot boot to Owens. Priest kicks Owens from the apron and then he hits a leg drop after a back breaker from Balor for a near fall. Priest puts Owens on the turnbuckles and punches Kevin. Kevin punches back and Priest returns fire. Priest sets for a superplex but Owens blocks it with punches. Priest with punches of his own. Owens with head butts and Priest falls to the mat after an elbow. Owens sets for a swanton and hits it. Sami and Balor want the tag and both are tagged in. Sami with clotheslines to Balor and a double leg take down and punches.

Sami with a springboard leap frog and a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Sami pulls Balor into position while we see Paul on PHONE in AISLE. Sami leaps over Balor and Balor with sling blade. Balor runs into a Blue Thunder Bomb and Sami gets a near fall.

We see Imperium make their way through the crowd to ringside and Balor with a rollup for a near fall. Balor with 1916 for a near fall. Owens breaks up the cover and Priest sets for South of Heaven but Owens escapes. Owens with a kick and stunner to Priest. Balor sends Owens to the floor. Sami with an exploder into the corner followed by a Helluva Kick and Imperium get on the apron to distract the referee. Owens knocks Kaiser and Vinci off the apron. He gets in Gunther’s face and Priest with a choke slam to Owens on the apron. Zayn with a flip dive onto Priest. Sami gets back in the ring and Gunther grabs Sami’s leg while Kaiser and Vinci distract the referee. Balor with a running drop kick and Coup de Grace for the three count.

Winners: Damian Priest and Finn Balor

After the match, the music hits as The Judgment Day stands tall. Heyman looks on from the stage, still on the phone, and he likes what he sees. We go to replays. Imperium looks on from ringside while Zayn and Owens recover in the middle of the ring. Balor talks some trash to the camera. Imperium stares at Zayn and Owens as RAW goes off the air.

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Backstage:

Cathy Kelley is with Damian Priest in the back. She asks if the loss on Saturday at WWE Backlash is weighing on him. Priest says Bad Bunny did his thing, but after a brutal San Juan STreet Fight, the name that will live is his beacuse an entire island took him down. By himself, he will take down Shinsuke Nakamura and Seth Rollins. Then we will see if it is him or Finn Balor who bring the World Championship to The Judgment Day.

Damian Priest makes his way to the ring followed by Shinsuke Nakamura and we are ready for our first match of the night!

World Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round Triple Threat
Cody Rhodes vs. The Miz vs. Finn Balor

Miz misses a punch on Miz and Cody with punches to Balor and Miz. Cody gets a near fall on Miz and he sends Miz to the floor. Finn with a clothesline and he gets a near fall on Cody. Miz with a rollup on Finn. Cody with a side Russian leg sweep to Miz and then he hits a gourdbuster on Finn onto Miz. Cody gets a near fall on Miz. Cody with a suicide dive to Miz and Balor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cody with a double missile drop kick. Cody punches Balor and Miz. Cody with kicks to Miz and Balor followed by a double uppercut. Cody with a running forearm to Miz and he floats over and hits a power slam on Balor and then Miz. Cody with a double CodyCutter. Cody holds his shoulder as he gets up. Cody sets for CrossRhodes but Balor with a reversal but Cody escapes and hits Beautiful Disaster on Finn for a near fall. Cody sets for a power bomb but Finn escapes and he takes Cody down but misses a double stomp. Miz with a double DDT on Cody and Finn and he gets a near fall on Cody. Miz goes for Skull Crushing Finale but Cody with a snap mare. Balor with slingblade and Miz is sent to the floor. Finn with an elevated elbow drop to Cody for a near fall. Balor with a running drop kick and he misses Coup de Grace. Miz sends Finn into Cody on the apron and Miz with Skull Crushing Finale on Balor but Cody breaks it up.

Cody sends Miz to the floor. Cody sets for CrossRhodes but Balor with an inside cradle for a enar fall. Cody finally hits CrossRhodes but Miz sends Cody to the floro but Cody holds on to the ropes and gets back in the ring to break up the covver and Cody with three CrossRhodes on Miz but Brock pulls Cody out of the ring and hits an F5 on Cody on the floor. Finn with Coup de Grace for the three count.

Winner: Finn Balor (advances to Raw Finals)

After the match, Brock gives Cody an F5 through the announce table.

We see Finn Balor and Seth Rollins in the back, focusing on their match, as we go to commercial.

Finn Balor makes his way to the ring as we go to commercial.

World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinals Match
Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor

Seth and Balor stare each other down before they lock up and Balor with a side head lock take down and Rollins with a head scissors. They lock up and Balor with a wrist lock but Rollins with a reversal and Balor gets to the ropes. They go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Balor with a reverse chin lock but Rollins with a hammer lock and Balor gets to the ropes. Balor with a back elbow in the ropes. Balor with punches and he sends Rollins to the apron. Rollins with a sunset flip but Balor rolls through because you don’t sunset flip Finn Balor, followed by a drop kick that sends Rollins to the floor. Rollins with sling blade on the floor followed by a chop before they return to the ring.

Balor with kicks to Rollins in the ropes. Balor sets for a power bomb into the ringside barrier and Balor asks Seth how does he like it because of what Seth did to Balor in the past.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rollins punches Balor while Balor holds on to a wrist lock. Rollins chops and slaps Balor. Balor with a kick to the arm. Rollins with clotheslines and a series of kicks. Rollins with another clothesline. Rollins with a forearm in the corner followed by a back breaker. Rollins goes up top and goes for a frog splash but Balor gets his knees up and gets a near fall with an inside cradle. Balor with a Fujiwara arm bar. Rollins gets to his feet and Balor with sling blade. Balor sets for the running drop kick but Rollins with a super kick for a near fall. Balor with a punch and Rollins with a forearm. They go back and forth. Balor wrings the arm but Rollins with a running boot that sends Finn to the floor.

Balor sends Seth into the apron and Rollins does the same. They go back and forth and then they return to the ring. Rollins with a rolling elbow but Balor with a chop. Rollins with an enzuigiri and Balor with a Pele Kick. Rollins with forearms and Balor with a rollup and double stomp. Balor goes up top but Rollins stops him and goes to the turnbuckles for a superplex and he rolls through into a Falcon Arrow attempt but Balor counters into 1916 for a near fall. Rollins backs into the corner and Balor with many kicks. The referee pulls Finn out of the corner and Balor pulls the referee into the corner. Finn with two running drop kicks and he misses Coup de Grace. Rollins with a kicke and one armed Pedigree for a near fall.

Seth looks around and he backs up for Black Out. Rollins misses Black Out and Balor with a rollup but Seth rolls up and hits a boot to the head and Black Out for the three count.

Winner: Seth Rollins

We go to credits with Rollins looking at the new belt.

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Draft Picks – Round 7

Queen Sharmell and Booker T come out for our next picks:

5. RAW Selects Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

6. SmackDown Selects The Usos

7. RAW Selects The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio)

In the Arena:

The Judgment Day make their way to the ring and they have something to say.

Priest wants everyone to rise for THE Judgment Day who are staying on Raw. He wants everyone to rise for the first draft pick from tonight, Rhea Ripley.

Rhea asks if there was any doubt who the first pick would be. She says Mami is always on top. You thought you could get rid of us? We run Raw. On Saturday, Zelina will regret everything she has done when she pretzels her and she reminds everyone how dominant she is.

Finn says that Rhea is going to take care of Zelina. Damian is going to destroy Bad Bunny.

Priest tells Bunny he wants him to listen to his words carefully. He says he chooses them carefully. He speaks in Spanish and he gets a bit worked up. He said something like “Bunny you are a great music star but inside this ring I’m the best”

Dom says he can’t wait until Mami and Priest dominate at Backlash. Just like they will dominate Santos, Zelina, and his deadbeat dad. Since the LWO is going to Smackdown, this will be the last time he gets to embarrass his dad and loser friends before they go to Smackdown.

Rey says no one is running or hiding anywhere. They were selected by Smackdown to compete on Friday. That is how the draft works. He says he is glad they are not going to be on the same brand. If you thought getting whooped at Wrestlemania with a belt was bad, wait until next time. He says he cannot wait to see Zelina leave Puerto Rico with Rhea’s belt around her waist. He says he is looking forward to seeing Bad Bunny beat Damian Priest and anyone stupid enough to get in his way. The Judgment Day is going to be smashed by the LWO.

We go to commercial.

Rey Mysterio, Zelina Vega, and Santos Escobar vs. Dominik Mysterio, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley

Rey and Dom start off in the ring but Rhea tags in and she wants a piece of Rey. Rhea pie faces Rey and Rey helps Zelina with a head scissors. Rhea with a kick to Zelina and she goes for RipTide but Zelina counters for a guillotine. Zelina escapes a suplex and hits a jaw breaker. Priest tags in and Santos comes in and hits a flying forearm. Santos with a running double knee strike. Santos with punches and chops. Santos with kicks to Priest and Priest with a forearm and Santos goes down hard. Priest hits Rey on the apron. Priest goes for a springboard kick but Santos with a jumping knee. Santos with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker on Dom and then Rey tags in and hits a seated splash off the apron onto Priest.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Priest with clotheslines to Santos in the corner. Santos with a drop kick and both men are down. Rey and Dom tag in and Rey with punches and a satellite head scissors and punches in the corner. Dom escapes and Rey with a kick and a springboard cross body for a near fall. Rhea breaks up the cover and then she punches Zelina. Rhea gets Rey up on her shoudlers and tries to press slam Rey but Zelina with a Tiger Feint kick to the midsection. Zelina sends Rhea to the floor. Dom with a drop kick and Priest tags in and misses a shoulder in the corner and hits the ring post. Rey drop kicks Priest into the ropes and he sets for the 619 but Finn distracts the referee by getting in the ring and Dom trips Rey.

Santos with a suicde dive to Dom. Rhea with a drop kick to Santos. Zelina with meteora to Rhea. Rey sends Priest into the ropes and Finn takes the 619. Priest with South fo Heaven for the three count.

Winners: Dominik Mysterio, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley

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We are live from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as Cody Rhodes makes is way to the ring to start the show.

Cody asks Chicago what do they want to talk about. He says we could talk about the WWE Draft that is mere days away, shaking up both rosters. Cody says he could go to Smackdown or he could stay on Raw. We could talk about the unenviable task in slaying Brock Lesnar at Backlash. The same Brock Lesnar who is the most decorated combat sports athlete of all time. It is so ironic that Brock would wait until his back was turned to attack him.

We take a look at photos from Raw when Brock turned on Cody.

Cody says it was one of the most humiliating beat downs he has faced. Cody says he wants to show something else. Cody takes off his jacket and his shirt and he tosses his tie and shirt into the crowd. Cody wants everyone to see the scar on his pectoral and he points out that this is the first time back in this arena since Hell in a Cell. Cody says the match had a heroic spin and he has not watched the match again. Cody tells Brock to pick a spot and put another scar on him. Cody says that scar is the same one he was able to beat inside Hell in a Cell.

He says the reason he does not give it a heroic moment. He says he didn’t do anything that night. He had a sold out arena prop him up on their shoulders and carry him to the finish line. Cody says he was in the most pain in his life. He says if he does not get the chance to say it, he wanted to tell the people of Chicago, from the bottom of his heart, thank you very much.

Finn Balor’s music plays and he interrupts. He says he hates to break up the party. We all have scars. That isn’t why he is here. Finn says he saw what happened to Cody at Wrestlemania. You had Roman beat and you got screwed. Finn says he knows how Cody feels. The question is why did you get screwed. You didn’t have anyone to have your back. That is why you accepted Brock’s offer to be your tag team partner. You trusted the wrong man. You need to be smarter, like him. Finn says you are facing the Beast all beaten and bruised. This is a match you can’t win. Not on your own.

Cody stops Finn and he says he was under the impression that there was respect. He says Brock is the only thing on his mind. He respectfully tells Finn whatever he is selling, Cody is not buying.

Finn says if Cody respects him, Cody will listen to what he has to say. Everyone knows that Cody Rhodes in The Judgment Day would be unstoppable. Rhea Ripley, Smackdown Women’s Champion. Damian Priest put the biggest star in the music industry through that table. Dominik Mysterio, he has already proven that he is far greater than his legendary father. Finn suggests that Cody should try that. You made a mistake at Wrestlemania. Don’t make the same mistake at Backlash. Let us have your back.

Cody says it was hard to hear Finn over the crowd. He wants to clarify Finn’s offer to be part of The Judgment Day. Cody says he is not looking for another fight. Cody says respectfully, he is not going to join The Judgment Day so he is going to decline.

Finn says that is a real pity and a real shame. You are either with The Judgment Day or you are against The Judgment Day. He tells Cody to watch his back because Finn says he is going to slap the bleach off his head.

Cody says he is smiling because Finn thinks that he is under the impression that Cody is not medically cleared to compete because of Brock’s attack. Cody says he was medically cleared to compete tonight. Cody says he can’t think of a better message to send to Brock than you and me tonight.

Backstage:

Cathy waits to talk to Damian Priest but he is with Finn and Dom. Finn asks Dom and Damian if he is invisible. Priest tells Finn to get ready.

Cathy asks Priest how he feels that Bad Bunny is here. Priest says it is great that Bad Bunny is here to promote hosting Backlash. He is a top recording artist and he had some success in WWE when he had Priest behind his back. Priest says he does not go to Coachella to try to get in his business. Dom says Bad Bunny can watch Damian take care of his deadbeat dad.

We go to commercial.

Finn Balor vs. Cody Rhodes

They lock up and Finn with a wrist lock. Cody with a reversal and he goes for the leg and backs Finn into the corner. Cody with a clean break. They try for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Finn with a kick and side head lock. Finn with a hip toss and Cody kicks Finn and applies a side head lock and take down. Finn goes for a head scissors but Cody pushes Finn’s legs away. Finn with a rollup for a near fall. Cody catches Finn on a leap frog and hits a dropping gut buster on the shoulders. Cody with jabs and Finn goes to the apron. Cody goes for a suplex to bring Finn back into the ring and Cody turns it into a delayed gourdbuster and Cody gets a near fall. Cody with a waist lock.

Finn with a wrist lock into a side head lock but Cody with a side head lock of his own. Cody misses a cross body and bounces off the ropes and goes to the floor. Finn goes to the floor and pushes Cody into the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cody with punches to Finn. Finn with a kick and Cody with a running forearm followed by a kick and drop down uppercut. Cody floats over and hits a power slam. Cody sets for Beautiful Disaster and hits it for a near fall. Cody sets for CrossRhodes but Finn counters but Cody with a kick. Finn catches Cody on a Cody Cutter attempt and Finn with an elevated elbow drop for a near fall. Finn with boots to the ribs. Finn with slingblade and he sets for a running drop kick but Cody with a super kick and a Cody Cutter. Finn kicks out at two. Cody sets for a power bomb but Finn gets ot his feet and he hits a double leg take down followed by a double stomp.

Finn with a running drop kick into the corner and then Finn goes up top for a Coup de Grace but Cody moves and Finn appears to have injured his knee. Finn with an inside cradle to counter CrossRhodes but Cody gets a near fall. Cody with a Pedigree and he hits CrossRhodes for the three count.

Winner: Cody Rhodes

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