Damian Priest vs. Sheamus vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio - World Heavyweight Title No. 1 Contenders Fatal 4-Way Match
After World Heavyweight Champion Gunther was defeated by WWE Champion Cody Rhodes in a historic Champion vs. Champion Match at WWE Crown Jewel, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Sheamus, Damian Priest and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio will battle to determine The Ring General's next challenger. Who will become the No. 1 Contender in the free-for-all?
– We are live! Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video recapping the events of Crown Jewel.
– The Judgement Day, Damian Priest, Sheamus, and Seth Rollins are shown arriving to the arena.
Morgan welcomes fans to Monday Night Morgan, then demands fans give a warm welcome to their new Women's Crown Jewel Champion. She says the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour is officially over, and she's moving on to the Liv Morgan World Tour. She gloats about taking out Rhea Ripley on "NXT" last Tuesday with Rodriguez, as well as defeating Nia Jax at Crown Jewel.
Dominik looks to speak, but before he can, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair's music's hit and they make their way out. She says Morgan isn't the only one who walked out of Crown Jewel as she and Cargill retained the Women's Tag Team Championship. Cargill then tells Morgan and Rodriguez to come and get their title.
Morgan says Cargill and Belair can pretend to get along all they want, but the only thing keeping them together is the Women's Tag Team Championship. Belair says they can defend their title tonight, but Rodriguez says it's more of a celebratory night.
Adam Pearce marches down to the ring with a referee and tells Cargill, Belair, Morgan, and Rodriguez to back apart. Morgan taunts Belair and continues insisting Cargill will turn on her, and Belair responds by clocking Morgan. Pearce then calms things down and informs Morgan that there will be a Battle Royal tonight to determine Morgan's new Number One Contender for the Women's World Championship, which will include Belair and Cargill and will be up next.
No 1 Contender's Battle Royal for the Women's World Champion
The bell rings and everyone begins brawling with one another. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance deliver crossbodies to everyone off the top rope, Ivy Nile gets Lyra Valkyria on her shoulders, but Valkyria escapes as Chance and Isla Dawn brawl on the apron. Carter sends Dawn crashing onto the floor to eliminate her, with her having gone over the top rope.
Eliminated: Isla Dawn
Shayna Baszler locks in a Sleeper on Carter, but Chance locks in a Sleeper on her. Sonya Deville then sends Carter crashing over the top to eliminate her.
Eliminated: Kayden Carter
Maxxine Dupri attacks Deville and Chance, then lands a kick on Baszler's head as she teeters on the apron having gone over the top. Baszler hangs on, and Durpi lands The Caterpillar on Deville. Alba Fyre sends Durpi onto the apron over the top, but Durpi lands a shoulder on Fyre's midsection. Nile then lands a jumping knee on Dupri to eliminate her.
Eliminated: Maxxine Dupri
Nile gets Zelina Vega on her shoulders and dumps her over the top and onto the apron. Vega delivers a head scissors to Nile to drag her onto the apron over the top, but Nile hangs on. Vega gets back in the ring and dials it up for a 619 to eliminate Nile.
Eliminated: Ivy Nile
Back from the break, IYO SKY and Kairi Sane double team on Natalya. SKY lands a chop on Natalya as we see that Sane eliminated Vega during the break and Natalya tossed Fyre over the top rope to eliminate her. We also see that Chance saved herself from elimination with a handstand, but SKY dropkicks her off the apron.
Eliminated: Zelina Vega, Alba Fyre, and Katana Chance
Sane lands a kick on Natalya's head through the middle rope, but Belair clocks her and sends her crashing onto the floor to send her packing. Deville and Baszler then work together to eliminate Nataya, but Cargill and Belair dump them over the top rope and out of the ring to send them to the back.
Eliminated: Kairi Sane, Natalya, Sonya Deville, and Shayna Baszler
Cargill, Belair, Valkyria, and SKY are the final four in the ring. Cargill brawls with SKY as Valkyria goes at it with Belair. Cargill and Belair send Valkyria crashing into the mat, and Belair charges at SKY. SKY catches her with a boot, but Belair and Cargill send SKY crashing into the corner. Belair and Cargill then look to send both Valkyria and SKY over the top, but both women hang on. Cargill and Belair then stare each other down, but SKY and Valkyria go after them before they can brawl. Cargill lands a Jaded on SKY as Belair connects with a KOD on Valkyria. Belair dumps Valkyria onto the apron over the top, but Rodriguez pulls on Belair's braid. Cargill looks to save Belair, but Morgan pulls Cargill over the top to eliminate her and Belair.
Eliminated: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.
Valkyria and SKY are the final two, and SKY lands a pair of double knees on Valkyria in the corner. Valkyria sends SKY crashing over the top and onto the apron, but SKY pulls Valkyria over the top to join her on the apron. Valkyria trips SKY, but SKY returns the favor and fires off stomps on Valkyria. Valkyria lands a boot on SKY, then gets her up on her shoulders. SKY lands an open palm strike on Valkyria, then connects with a Northern Lights suplex to send her crashing onto the floor and heading to the back.
Eliminated: Lyra Valkyria
Winner and new Number One Contender: IYO SKY
– We then head backstage and see Cathy Kelley catch up with New Day. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston begin bickering, but are interrupted by a cryptic video from Bo Dallas which shows that he has taken The Miz.
– New Day then make their way out to the ring. The War Raiders follow.
The War Raiders vs. New Day
Xavier Woods and Ivar begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Kofi Kingston tags in and double teams on Ivar with Woods. Erik tags in, and Ivar sends Woods crashing into the ring apron. He then delivers a crossbody that sandwiches Woods between himself and the ring apron.
Back from the break, Ivar wears down Woods with a submission. Woods fires off right and left hands on his midsection, but Ivar levels him with a roundhouse kick and goes for a pin. Woods kicks out.
Woods lands an enzuigiri on Ivar's head and clocks Erik on the apron. Kingston tags in and sends Erik crashing into the mat, then goes for a pin but Ivar breaks the fall. Kingston low bridges Ivar out of the ring and flies over the top to level him, then ascends to the top and looks to fly. Erik moves out of the way, but Kingston levels him with a clothesline and follows it up with the Boom Drop.
Woods makes the blind tag in, and Kingston questions what he's doing. This opens the door for Erik to send Woods crashing into the mat with a chokeslam and tag in Ivar. The War Raiders then send Woods crashing into the mat with the War Machine for the win.
Winners: The War Raiders
– Sami Zayn is shown walking backstage in the arena. We go to a break.
– After commercial break, we head back to ringside and see Sami Zayn making his way to the ring.
Zayn addresses what happened between him, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso at Crown Jewel. Before he can continue, Jey's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He thanks Zayn for having his back at Crown Jewel, but asks if him kicking Reigns was an accident.
Zayn looks to answer, but Jimmy's music hits and he makes his way down. He tells Jey that they and the rest of the world saw Zayn kick Reigns in the face, but Zayn reminds Jimmy that he's kicked Jey, himself, and Reigns in the face. Jimmy says he isn't the bad guy here, and Zayn tells Jimmy that while he might not believe it, he doesn't hate him and never has. He says Jimmy isn't a bad guy, but makes bad decisions and says he came out at Crown Jewel to make sure Jey was okay. He says for a minute, when it was him, Jimmy, Jey, and Reigns fighting in the ring together, it felt like old times and was special.
Zayn says that only lasted for a minute like it always does with them, then says he's not having his loyalty questioned or being put on trial. He tells Jey he loves him, but can't do this again and says he's out before he exits the ring. Jey invites Zayn to "SmackDown" this coming Friday to talk things out with him, Reigns, and Jimmy. Jimmy protests Jey's invite, but Jey tells Jimmy that Zayn is family. He says he hopes to see Zayn on "SmackDown", and Zayn heads up the ramp.
– Jackie Redmond is backstage with Seth Rollins. Rollins says he respects the match he had with Bronson Reed but he has gold on his mind.
– Dragon Lee and Zelina Vega then make their way down to the ring. Chad Gable and Ivy Nile follow.
Dragon Lee (w/ Zelina Vega) vs. Chad Gable (w/ Ivy Nile)
The bell rings and the two lock up. Gable executes a pair of modified mat returns, but Lee responds with a hurricanrana to Gable and ascends up the ropes. He delivers a crossbody and goes for a pin, but Gable kicks out. Gable and Lee then exchange right hands on the apron, but Lee lands a kick on Gable and sends him crashing onto the floor with a high back body drop.
Back from the break, Lee delivers a double stomp to Gable off the top as Gable hangs by his knees. Gable responds with a belly-to-belly suplex and another high back body drop, then goes for a pin but Lee kicks out. Gable charges at Lee in the corner, but Lee sends him crashing into the middle turnbuckle and levels him with a back elbow. Lee then delivers a kick to Gable's chest and trips him before landing a kick on his chest from the apron.
Lee delivers a running dropkick to Gable in the corner and pins him, but Gable kicks out and exchanges forearms with Lee. He connects with a trio of German suplexes and looks to land a fourth, but Lee escapes and sends Gable crashing into the mat with a sit-out powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Gable kicks out.
Gable pins Lee with his feet on the ropes, but Vega pushes them off. Nile locks in a submission on Vega, but Rey Mysterio makes his way down to the ring to check on Vega. Nile then distracts the referee, and Gable looks to pull Rey into the ring. Rey escapes with a kick, opening the door for Lee to connect with Operation Dragon for the win.
Winner: Dragon Lee
– Jackie Redmond talks to Ludwig Kaiser and Gunther backstage. Gunther says Rhodes was the better man at Crown Jewel and that he and Kaiser need to do better.
No 1 Contender Fatal Fourway Match: Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins vs. Sheamus vs. Dominik Mysterio
The bell rings and Priest, Rollins, and Sheamus surround Dominik. Sheamus delivers The Ten Beats of the Bodhran to Dominik, then pulls Priest out of the ring and the two exchange right hands. Rollins lands a tope suicida to level Sheamus and Priest, then connects with one on Dominik and delivers a second one to Sheamus and Priest.
Back from the break, Dominik lands a senton on Priest over the top rope from the apron. He fires off stomps on him, then lands a dropkick on Sheamus and sends Priest crashing into the mat. He lands a superkick and a neckbreaker on Priest and pins him, but Priest kicks out. Dominik fires off right hands on Priest, but Priest responds with an open palm strike and gets fired up when Dominik lands a strike of his own on him. Priest fires off a couple right hands on Dominik and takes him down with a clothesline, then follows it up with an elevated flatliner. Sheamus connects with Irish Curse Backbreakers on Priest, Rollins and Dominik. He drags Dominik over to the corner, then lands a jumping knee on Dominik and goes for a pin. Rollins breaks the fall.
Back from another break, Sheamus and Rollins exchange right hands with one another. Priest rocks Rollins with a kick, and Sheamus clotheslines him out of the ring. Sheamus then sends Priest crashing into the mat with White Noise and pins him, but Priest kicks out. Sheamus sends Dominik crashing into the mat, but Rollins catches him with a superkick. Dominik rolls up Rollins, but Rollins kicks out and delivers a Pedigree to Dominik.
Bronson Reed appears at ringside. He sends Sheamus crashing into the ring post and Priest crashing into the mat. Rollins sees him, but Reed clocks him and clears the announce desk. Priest and Sheamus then go after Reed, but Reed ascends to the top and lands a Tsunami on both Sheamus and Priest. He then delivers one to Rollins through the announce desk. Dominik dials it up for a 619 on Priest, but Priest connects with South of Heaven on Dominik for the win.
Winner and new Number One Contender: Damian Priest
– After the match, GUNTHER emerges at ringside and stares down Priest as the show goes off the air.