#6 - Tag Team Summit
Next up was a ‘Tag Team Summit’ between the three teams that will be competing for the Smackdown tag team titles this Sunday at Extreme Rules.
New Day began proceedings with Big E saying that he had been hoping to be in a different kind of 3-way this weekend, but is looking forward to ‘touching championship tips’ on Sunday.
This brought out Daniel Bryan and Rowan, who said this is exactly why everyone thinks the Smackdown tag team division is a joke, because of teams like New Day and Heavy Machinery not taking anything seriously.
Heavy Machinery then cut a quick promo, vowing to win the match on Sunday before Otis, Bryan and Xavier Woods faced off a triple threat match.
This was a really fun match with everyone getting the chance to shine, even the tag partners, who fought on the outside before being sent to the back by the referee.
It was a particularly strong showing for Otis who had a couple of impressive spots, most notably a double delayed suplex to both Bryan and Woods. It was Otis that went on to win the match after pinning Woods, picking up some momentum for Heavy Machinery heading into Sunday.
Grade: B+
#7 - Knock, Knock. Who's There?
Up next was Aleister Black, who was eager to find out who his opponent will be at Extreme Rules.
At first, it appeared as though we would have to wait until the pay-per-view to find out, but then Cesaro entered to reveal himself as Black’s challenger.
This was short and sweet but does set up a potentially show-stealing match between the two men for this Sunday.
There were two questions coming out of this segment. Firstly, will Aleister Black be able to step up to the challenge after weeks of begging for competition? And more importantly, why was Cesaro wearing a mouthguard when he was backstage and dressed in street clothes?
Grade: B-