 Kenny King def. Tracy WilliamsKing is riding a wave of momentum coming off his Honor Rumble victory at G1 Supercard, though I believe this was taped beforehand. I didn't know too much at all about Williams when he first arrived in Ring of Honor, but it's clear he's an incredibly skilled competitor, and as expected, this was a very fun and well-wrestled match. King picked up the clean victory to continue his recent winning ways. The Bouncers def. Reno ScumI'm familiar with Reno Scum from their work in IMPACT this year as well as in 2017. Personally, I've never been impressed by them, and I wouldn't really care to see them make more appearances for ROH going forward. On the bright side, The Bouncers are getting over nicely as a babyface tag team and have become a lot of fun to watch. The duo earned yet another win here, so you have to assume a ROH World Tag Team Championship shot is in their future.
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 Humberto Carrillo def. Drew GulakI've been digging the storyline these two have had going in recent months as it reminds me a lot of the rivalry Ali had with Gulak back in 2017. This was a very well-wrestled match, which should come as no surprise seeing as how Carrillo is an exciting young performer and Gulak has a tendency to make anyone he shares the ring with look great. Gentleman Jack Gallagher teased going after Gulak eventually as well, so look for that matchup to happen sooner rather than later. Ariya Daivari def. Oney Lorcan in a WWE Cruiserweight Championship No. 1 Contender's MatchWith Cedric Alexander and Buddy Murphy now gone from 205 Live, Lorcan is going to have big shoes to fill as one of the best all-around wrestlers in the Cruiserweight division. Unfortunately, he's no miracle worker, and I don't think he was able to get an exciting bout outing of Daivari. I appreciate how strongly Daivari has been built up this year, but I personally could not care less about the dude and don't find him the least bit interesting. To their credit, this was a solid match, but Daivari does nothing for me as a challenger to the championship, even if it makes sense from a storyline standpoint right now.
 Shane McMahon and Elias Attacked Roman ReignsWhat the hell ever happened to The Miz's feud with Shane? Miz attacked Shane on the night of his Raw debut last Monday, but we haven't heard anything else about it since. Their beef wasn't acknowledged at all this week, so we're being led to believe that their storyline is over. If so, what a waste it was to have Shane beat Miz at WrestleMania 35. Nevertheless, this segment was designed to kicked off an Elias vs. Reigns rivalry heading into Money in the Bank. If nothing else, at least Shane didn't go further with the tease of firing Reigns, because that has been done to death in the past. Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor def. Andrade (Non-title)In case you missed it, Andrade and Zelina Vega are back on SmackDown Live, reportedly because FOX wants a Latino star on the blue brand in time for the show's move to the network later this year. That makes sense, but he shouldn't have switched shows to begin with if that was the case. This really should have been for the title considering Almas beat Balor the last time they faced off, but this was another entertaining encounter from them. I was hoping Andrade would win again to set up a title match between them for Money in the Bank, but no such luck.
 Dana Brooke def. Ruby RiottThe Riott Squad is no more now that Liv Morgan is on SmackDown Live thanks to the Superstar Shake-up. I was wondering whether Sarah Logan would continue to team, but Logan was nowhere to be seen here. Instead, Riott flew solo, which I liked. Unfortunately, she still lost. It was definitely smart for her to be on offense for most of the match, but this was mediocre at best. This marked Brooke's second straight win on the show, so it's clear officials are keen on pushing her at the moment. EC3 def. No Way JoseWWE did a dry run with Drake Maverick as EC3's manager two weeks ago during a SmackDown Live dark match. Why hasn't that pairing happened on TV yet? Anything is an improvement over this for EC3. He could not be any more dead in the water, but if nothing else, he was able to beat Jose. This was a perfectly fine match and it was nice that they picked up the pace in the final few minutes, but it wasn't anything worth writing home about beyond that.
 Universal Champion Seth Rollins Was Confronted by His Potential ChallengersCan someone tell me what purpose Triple H served in this segment? He didn't tell us anything we didn't already know. It was weird hearing him talk about the two Triple Threat matches as if none of us didn't just hear the commentators announce them at the start of the show. The promos everyone else cut were fine, but this was exactly what you'd expect it to be. They set the stage for the night's biggest bouts nicely, but this wore out its welcome. AJ Styles def. United States Champion Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat Match to Advance to the Universal Championship No. 1 Contender's Match (Non-title)I had zero problem with three of the Superstars coming over from SmackDown Live colliding in this Triple Threat, if only because it felt fresh and was very entertaining. Styles and Joe have worked well together in the past, Joe and Mysterio feuded going into WrestleMania 35, and seeing Styles and Mysterio mix it up for the first time was cool. This was an exciting opener with an innovative finish to boot. I wouldn't have had Joe get pinned in his Raw return, but I can't say I'm surprised.
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