Backstage, AJ Styles was talking to Bryan about Kevin Owens’ “open challenge” for the US title. Bryan then said that there would be an Independence Day Battle Royal next week on the 4th of July, with the winner becoming #1 contender for the US title.
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Sami Zayn vs Baron Corbin
Maria and Mike Kanellis debuted on SmackDown Live and were introducing themselves, only to be cut off by Sami Zayn. Absolutely hilarious, and even better reaction from Mike and Maria.
Sami started off dominant until he threw himself out onto Corbin but was caught. Corbin then slammed him against the barricade. Back after the commercial, Sami got the offence in on Corbin, getting a near fall with a crossbody.
Corbin struck Zayn twice, who sold it and made it look a million bucks. Corbin caught Zayn out if nowhere with the End Of Days, finally picking up the win over Zayn.
Baron Corbin defeated Sami Zayn
After the match, Dasha Fuentes interviewed Shinsuke Nakamura backstage, saying that everyone wanted to see a match between him and Corbin. Nakamura said that Corbin was scared of what he could do to the MITB winner.
