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Nick Aldis declared that neither Cody Rhodes nor Randy Orton will receive another Undisputed WWE Title Match if they have any physical contact on the road to Sunday Night\u2019s Main Event. Rhodes and Orton engaged in a heated war of words.
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A war of words ensues after Nick Aldis declares that neither Cody Rhodes nor Randy Orton will receive another Undisputed WWE Title Match if they have any physical contact on the road to Sunday Night\u2019s Main Event. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

The MFTs def. Damian Priest & R-Truth in a WWE Tag Team Title Match
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With Haku in their corner, WWE Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga look to silence the critics and solidify their domination. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

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With Haku observing, new WWE Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga defend against Damian Priest and R-Truth in a title rematch. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

With Haku observing and Damian Priest neutralized at ringside, Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga hit the Red Cross High Low on R-Truth to retain the title against the former champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blake Monroe attacked Giulia before their match
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After carrying out several backstage attacks in recent weeks, Blake Monroe cancels her SmackDown in-ring debut when she attacks Giulia out of nowhere. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

Blake Monroe canceled her SmackDown in-ring debut when she unleashed a vicious blindside attack on Giulia that culminated with the Neutralizer.<\/p>\n

United States Champion Baron Corbin denied Trick Williams a title match. After Corbin got into another altercation with Williams and Lil Yachty, Corbin changed his mind and offered Williams a title rematch at Sunday Night\u2019s Main Event if Yachty can first last five minutes in the ring with the titleholder.
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After another volatile altercation, United States Champion Baron Corbin offers Trick Williams a title rematch at Sunday Night\u2019s Main Event if Lil Yachty can first last five minutes in the ring with the titleholder. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

Lash Legend def. Tiffany Stratton
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Moments after Lash Legend steals a win over Tiffany Stratton, Interim WWE Women\u2019s Champion Chelsea Green emerges with a Kendo stick and rescues her friend from a post-match beatdown by The Irresistible Forces. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

Moments after Lash Legend defeated Tiffany Stratton with the Lash Extension, Interim WWE Women\u2019s Champion Chelsea Green emerged with a Kendo stick and rescued her friend from a post-match beatdown by The Irresistible Forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CM Punk def. Kevin Owens in a WWE Championship Match
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Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk battles Kevin Owens in an a highly personal title showdown in Toronto. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

In an instant classic slugfest pitting Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk against Kevin Owens in Toronto, Sami Zayn emerged to attack Punk and attempt to help KO win the gold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Sami tried to hand Owens the title to use against Punk, however, Owens refused. In response, an angry Zayn blasted Owens with the title, which allowed Punk to win the match with a Go to Sleep.
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In a classic Undisputed WWE Championship clash, Sami Zayn drills Kevin Owens with the title to hand the win to CM Punk before assaulting both Superstars. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n

After the match, Zayn snapped and unleashed a vicious attack on Punk and Owens, drilling them both with the championship and shouting at Punk that he stole the title from Zayn.\u00a0
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After ruining the Undisputed WWE Championship Match between CM Punk and Kevin Owens, Canada\u2019s Sami Zayn gets jeered out of the arena in Toronto. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network, Peacock and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Aldis declared that neither Cody Rhodes nor Randy Orton will receive another Undisputed WWE Title Match if…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-821960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}