SmackDown

Moments after Alexa Bliss hurled the disruptive Women's United States Champion Jacy Jayne into the steel ring post and Charlotte Flair neutralized Fallon Henley, The Queen turned to deliver the big boot to Lainey Reid from the apron. Moments later, Flair's unlikely tag team partner Tatum Paxley finished Reid with the Cemetery Drive for a non-title victory over the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. After the match, however, Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin suddenly attacked Flair, Paxley and Bliss. Fatal Influence joined the post-match mugging before allowing The Storm and her dangerous cohorts to finish the assault. Interim WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green was deemed medically cleared for action, with the stipulation that she must continue to wear her protective facemask over her healing broken orbital bone injury. After Tiffany Stratton saved Chelsea Green in a brawl with The Irresistible Forces, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis made a WWE Women's Title Match between Green and Jax for next week in Mexico City and an impromptu match between Stratton and Jax that would start immediately.

In the final moments, Lash Legend climbed onto the apron to cause a distraction that prevented Tiffany Stratton from hitting the Prettiest Moonsault Ever. This allowed Nia Jax time to regroup and stop Tiffy Time with the Annihilator for the win. After the matchup, Jax reached over the ropes and ripped the protective facemask off of Chelsea Green's head in an attempt to intimidate the titleholder heading into their Interim WWE Women's Title Match next week in Mexico City. Cody Rhodes interrupted Randy Orton's interview to spark a war of words two nights before their highly anticipated clash at Sunday Night’s Main Event.

Shinsuke Nakamura and his dynamic and wildly eccentric new tag team partner Kyoki picked up an impressive victory over The Miz and Kit Wilson in their SmackDown debut as a tandem, as Kyoki earned the three-count with a Reverse Stunner. Giulia and Blake Monroe got into another brawl prior to their scheduled match As Blake Monroe was engaged in an interview prior to her scheduled match against Giulia, The Beautiful Madness suddenly attacked The Glamour and ignited a huge brawl that ended with Giulia hitting the Arrivederci Knee directly to Monroe's jaw.

During an explosive Undisputed WWE Championship Match pitting CM Punk against Cleveland's own Johnny Gargano, Sami Zayn emerged to interfere on the challenger's behalf. In response, Punk immediately engaged Zayn, only to suffer an additional attack from Candice LeRae that resulted in a near-fall for Johnny Wrestling. When that didn't work, a frustrated Sami grabbed the WWE Title, presumably to deliver it to Gargano to use against The Best in the World. Before he could, Kevin Owens stormed in to pick a fight with his longtime friend. Gunther and Finn Bálor soon joined the fray, fighting KO and each other as they all attempted to get a piece of Zayn. Zayn eventually took out all three attackers with the title before reentering the ring to hit Punk with the gold while the official was distracted by LeRae. This allowed Gargano to nearly pin the titleholder. As Nick Aldis and officials emerged to order Zayn and LeRae to the backstage area, Punk kicked out of the pin attempt and defeated Gargano with the Go to Sleep. After the match, an irate Punk grabbed the mic and challenged Zayn to an Undisputed WWE Championship Match next week in Mexico City.