 Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyreAs announced on SmackDown, if Rhodes was disqualified or counted-out here, he would've lost the Undisputed WWE Championship. Despite the stipulation, Rhodes hit McIntyre with a DDT on the belt and beat him, anyway. What a lame finish that once again made McIntyre look like a moron and a loser. The match itself was probably on par with their encounter from Wrestlepalooza if not slightly better. I have no idea where you go with these two from here.
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 Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyreThis match was made official a week ago, but the focus shifted to Logan Paul and Jelly Roll at ringside after what happened on Friday's SmackDown. Orton and McIntyre worked well together as always, but the outcome virtually didn't matter since McIntyre and Paul attacked Orton and Jelly afterward, anyway. Orton's backstage conversation with Jelly later on basically made the tag team matchup official for SummerSlam, for anyone who cares.
 Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins def. Sami Zayn and CM PunkThis was a smart choice to serve as the opener because the crowd was so hot for it. This had enjoyable action and the finish was fantastic with Bronson Reed returning, attacking Punk and officially joining Paul Heyman's new crew. Yes, Rollins and Reed were feuding before Reed got hurt, so they'll have to acknowledge that on Raw and explain why they're willing to work together now, but I'm a big fan of the move otherwise. Six-man tag team match with Rollins, Breakker and Reed against Zayn, Punk and Roman Reigns or Jey Uso incoming?
 Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley def. Nia JaxI'm glad WWE got the most predictable match of the night out of the way first, but that isn't to say it was bad by any means. In fact, this was quite the enjoyable opener, which shouldn't be too surprising following the quality contest they had at Elimination Chamber last year. I maintain that there was no reason for this to exist other than to fill a spot on this card.
 Drew McIntyre def. Sami ZaynI originally thought a title match would make the most sense to start the show, but getting the only non-title match out of the way early was probably for the best and prevented this from feeling like a buffer. Per usual, they had a really good match. McIntyre winning clean was the right call and Zayn loses nothing from the loss. It's possible their program continues, but I get the sense this was the quick payoff so both guys can move on to other storylines heading into WrestleMania season.
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