Akira Tozawa and The Brian Kendrick def. The Singh BrothersAlthough I don't think the outcome to this contest was ever really in doubt, this was a decent tag team match while it lasted. The Singhs' attempt to use their awards against Tozawa and Kendrick backfired and ended up costing them the victory. The Singhs are a fine tandem, but it's clear they're on 205 Live simply to fill a roster spot. Tozawa and Kendrick continue to work well together and with this win, they can move on to something new. Lince Dorado def. Ariya DaivariWe were told that Daivari has been on vacation since losing to Oney Lorcan in that Anything Goes match a few weeks ago. I assumed this would be a quick showcase for him to get him back on track, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was fairly competitive instead. Plus, Dorado scored the big win. I'm honestly not upset about that, simply because Daivari has never done much for me and I have no desire to see him back in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship picture any time soon. At least Dorado coming out on top switches things up a bit.
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Kevin Owens def. Drew McIntyreIt was announced at the start of the show that Shane McMahon would not be appearing, which caused Owens to celebrate before being interrupted by McIntyre. Owens defeated Elias at Smackville on Saturday, so I suppose it was only logical for him to take out another one of Shane's lackeys in McIntyre ahead of SummerSlam. If you're wondering what happened to the advertised match of The New Day vs. McIntyre and Elias, I have no clue, it was apparently changed early Tuesday. Nevertheless, this was damn good. Beating McIntyre doesn't mean as much as it used to, but it's cool to see Owens so over as a face right now and it was imperative that he continued building momentum by winning here. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross def. SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley and Ember MoonDamn, I really thought we had seen the last of Bayley taking on Bliss and Cross, but apparently not. On the bright side, this was more about whether Bayley and Moon could coexist before they clash for the SmackDown Women's Championship than it was the actual match. Well, they couldn't, and it ultimately cost them the victory. It wasn't like Bayley turned on Moon, though; they just lost straight up. I have no desire to see Bayley vs. Moon at SummerSlam turned into a Triple Threat with Bliss involved, so here's hoping that isn't where this is headed.
Lacey Evans def. Dana BrookeEvans vs. Brooke didn't do a ton for me on paper, but I can appreciate a fresh match on Main Event when most of what we see on this show week after week is the same old stuff. It was also nice to see Evans back in action, as I don't think she has been featured at all on WWE TV since losing in the Extreme Rules main event over two weeks ago. Brooke has been making strides in recent months on Main Event, though I honestly expected this to be worse than it was. They produced a competent content and Evans winning was the right result. Robert Roode, EC3 and Eric Young def. The Lucha House PartyIt's sad to see three former TNA World Heavyweight Champions (who all had potential to go a lot farther than they have on the main roster) relegated to Main Event duty against Lucha House Party. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Lucha House Party on 205 Live, but they've meant nothing since moving to Raw late last year and have largely been mainstays on Main Event. That said, this was a nicely paced albeit brief bout that was fun while it lasted. Lucha House Party were on offence for a majority of the match before falling short to Roode, EC3 and Young as they should have.
24/7 Champion R-Truth and Carmella def. Drake Maverick and Renee Michelle in a Mosh Pit Tag Team Match; Mike Kanellis def. Truth to Win the 24/7 ChampionshipRegardless of whether you're a fan of the 24/7 Championship stuff or not, you have to admit that it was refreshing for someone other than Seth Rollins or Brock Lesnar kick off the show for once. As you'd probably expect, the "Mosh Pit" stipulation was just another way of calling this a Lumberjack match. This was complete comedy and was thankfully kept (relatively) short and sweet. Despite Truth retaining his title, he was then immediately pinned by Mike Kanellis, who then voluntarily dropped it to his pregnant wife Maria later in the show. I'm genuinely curious how she'll be beaten for it. Will WWE wait until the baby is born to have her lose the belt? I'm only half-kidding. Ricochet def. Andrade, Rey Mysterio, Sami Zayn and Cesaro in a United States Championship No. 1 Contender's Gauntlet MatchIt's worth noting that there was wrestling during one of the commercial breaks, so hopefully that means that Vince McMahon's dumb edict about there not being any wrestling during commercial breaks is finally over. At any rate, this was a good Gauntlet match with some fun mini matches mixed in. Cesaro looked strong in defeat against Mysterio during the first fall, Zayn was beaten in a matter of seconds (what else is new?), Mysterio vs. Andrade was well wrestled it lasted, and Ricochet vs. Andrade was a blast. Ricochet vs. AJ Styles was always the endgame for SummerSlam, but I liked that Ricochet had to earn himself a rematch for the title instead of randomly being granted one for no reason.
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