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Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Championship match
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Kofi Kingston took the match to the outside early on. He leaped over the ring steps and knocked Owens down. Back in the ring, Owens locked in the Boston Crab on Kofi who barely managed to fight him off.
Kofi hit the SOS but Owens still managed to get out and lock in the Boston Crab again. Owens hit the pop-up powerbomb but Kofi managed to kick out. Kofi hit the SOS but yet again, no pinfall. KO hit a stunner and went for a Swanton Bomb but Kofi got his knees up. He hit the Trouble in Paradise and picked up the win.
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Result: Kofi Kingston def. Kevin Owens and retained the WWE Championship
Match rating: B
Up next was the eight-man Money in the Bank Ladder match with Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Ricochet, Andrade, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ali & Baron Corbin.
