The first singles match of the evening as the former Intercontinental Champion Goldust battled Curt Hawkins, who was aiming to break his infamous losing streak on the night. But, as expected, Hawkins’ attempt was quickly shut down by 'The Bizarre One', who scored the victory over Curt Hawkins. Following his loss, Hawkins demanded another match as he issued an open challenge to the entire locker room, and Hawkins’ challenge was answered by non-other than Braun Strowman.
As expected, Braun Strowman didn’t waste much time on Curt Hawkins and gave the former WWE Tag Team Champion his second loss of the night as Hawkins’ losing streak surpassed a total of 155+ losses. Following this match, it was Braun Strowman’s turn to get challenged to his second match of the night as ‘The Red Big Machine’ Kane came out and issued a challenge.
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Result: Braun Strowman def. Curt Hawkins
#5 Braun Strowman vs Kane
Braun Strowman and Kane have battled each other on numerous occasions in the past few months. The two behemoths squared off once again in singles action as the Reading State crowd was treated to a solid affair between two of the biggest men in the WWE today. Strowman would go on and defeat Kane via disqualification, as 'The Monster Among Men' bagged his second win of the evening.
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