Pre-show match 3
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Competitors: Apollo Crews, Braun Strowman, Bo Dallas, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Elias, Fandango, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, Lince Dorado, Mojo Rawley, Titus O'Neil, Tyler Breeze, Zack Ryder, Big Show, Rowan, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Gentleman Jack Gallagher, Mike Kanellis, The Brian Kendrick, Pete Dunne, Jaxson Ryker, Johnny Gargano, Kassius Ohno, Keith Lee, Tyler Bate, Trent Severn & Velveteen Dream
Match type: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Reasoning: The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal has proven an effective way of establishing new stars and introducing new faces to the main roster.
This year it can serve the same purpose as always and kick off the show with a number of exciting faces to get the crowd invested.
Build: On the raw side of things Braun Strowman should announce himself the favorite, having Bray Wyatt return and attack him could be a good way of generating some hype for the match.
On the Smackdown side, Daniel Bryan can note the fact that Rowan will win the match as part of the build for his own title bout.
Match: Underused stars and new faces should all have the chance to shine in this one. Elias and EC3 can rack up some early eliminations before eliminating each other and setting up a match between the two of them on Raw.
A final four of Strowman, Gargano, Rowan and Wyatt can emerge. Wyatt ought to eliminate his former family member in Rowan before being quickly thrown out by another former Wyatt family member in Strowman. Lastly, Gargano can overcome the unpopular Rowan, propelling himself into the mid-card of Raw in the process.
Winner: Johnny Gargano, who challenges for the Intercontinental title the next night on Raw