 The Conglomeration (ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe, Kyle O'Reilly and Orange Cassidy) def. The Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds and Evil Uno)I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: These Conglomeration matches are so tiresome. Yes, these guys work well together, but their matches largely mean nothing. It would be one thing if they had their sights set on the (pointless) AEW World Trios Championship, but they have yet to establish that's their ultimate goal. It's even more difficult to care about Dark Order, so this match did nothing for me despite being decent.
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 Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa in a Steel Cage MatchHaving this open the show was a smart call. The fact the first 30 minutes were commercial-free gave this a pay-per-view feel. What's funny is that this was significantly better than the match they did have on pay-per-view at SummerSlam (which I actually didn't mind too much myself). They made great use of the cage and I appreciated that there was no interference from The Bloodline. The crowd was hot for the post-match angle with Roman Reigns returning to save Rhodes from The Bloodline. Tag team match at Bad Blood incoming?
 Steve Maclin def. HammerstoneMaclin and Hammerstone are both suffering from a lack of direction at the moment, but at least they can always be counted on for a quality contest. It didn't help that Hammerstone was coming off a loss to Oba Femi on Tuesday's WWE NXT and that he lost again here, but it was a good opener despite the abrupt finish. Eric Young made the save for Maclin afterward and Jake Something teased an alliance with Hammerstone, so it looks like we're headed for a tag team match with those four.
 ROH World Television Champion Atlantis Jr. def. "Pretty" Peter Avalon in an ROH World Television Championship Proving Ground MatchI can't see Avalon and not immediately think of that faction he used to lead. Remember The Wingmen? Yeah, I'd like to forget about that group, too. He was no threat to Atlantis, so the idea of this being a Proving Ground match was comical. Then again, Athena has had plenty of Proving Ground matches against enhancement talent, so I guess this was no different. It was certainly a match that existed.
 Dante Chen def. Uriah ConnorsThis was Chen's sixth match on Main Event this year and his fourth in the last month. No, I don't think that means a main roster call-up for him is imminent. Rather, he's a good opponent for pretty much anyone, especially the newcomers. Connors is a mainstay on NXT Level Up and is actually one of Fit Finlay's sons, which I didn't know until recently. They had a well-worked match and Connors continues to show signs of potential.
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