CM Punk shows up on the stage. Punk admits he is not in any condition to be here, much less in the ring, and while it hurts to smile, he had to see the fans. He says he is alive and a winner, but he does not feel that way. He wants to say it feels tremendous to have beaten Drew McIntyre, but he has a lot of questions and does not know what the future holds for him, as he knew he had "zero Hell In A Cell Matches left in [him]." Punk then thanks three groups of people, who have more in common than they would admit: his fans, his peers, and the people who don't like him at all. He says he did not know if he would pull this off, but he knew he could not do it without them, and he also turned the hate into cash and admits he does not know why his haters keep doubting him. Punk admits he does know when he will see the fans again before thanking them one more time. Suddenly, Seth "Freakin' Rollins shows up, and the two of them have a brief staredown before Rollins brushes up against him and heads to the ring. Rollins says he has to do the right thing, and he tells Punk to get well soon after everything that he had been through, for the sooner he gets back, the sooner he can kick his ass and retire him for good. Rollins looks at the state of Raw after Bad Blood, then proclaims that he is back to destroy "Big" Bronson Reed, yet Bronson is not here tonight. He then says he knows Bronson is watching, and tells him that two months, he ambushed him and tried to end his career to make a name for himself. Rollins then congratulates him for doing that after hitting six Tsunamis before telling him that if he wants to be famous, he will give him his fifteen minutes, and all Bronson has to do is name the time and place, and this time, he will be expecting him. Suddenly, "Main Event" Jey Uso arrives for the next match, and Rollins leaves.
"Main Event" Jey Uso retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Xavier Woods. After the match, Jey Uso and Kofi Kingston both help Woods up, and after Jey shows good sportsmanship to Kofi, a seething Woods gives Jey the cold shoulder, then argues with Kofi over shaking Jey's hand when Kofi rejoins him. After Woods and Kofi leave, Jey Uso is suddenly hit with a Spear from out of nowhere by Bron Breakker. Kofi Kingston runs back into the ring to fight Bron Breakker only to get Speared, while Xavier Woods refuses to join Kofi and ends up helping Kofi out of the ring. As the referee checks on Jey, Bron Breakker runs around the ring and hits Woods with a Spear before nailing Jey Uso with another one back in the ring.
We hear from Rhea Ripley, who says she should have known that Liv Morgan would have weaseled out and would continue to prove that she cannot beat her on her own, but gives Liv credit for bringing out Raquel Rodriguez. She says it would have been smarter for her to not get caught, as it only guaranteed another beating and delayed the inevitable.
We see the Viking runes again.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews Bron Breakker, but Breakker walks away without explaining his actions.
It is announced that there was an incident between "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens outside of the arena after Bad Blood, and that it will be handled internally.
Backstage, Karrion Kross meets with The Miz, saying he turned on R-Truth for himself as he is tired of doing so much and getting nothing in return before R-Truth shows up and says he is not in The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, Carlito, Liv Morgan) anymore and that he forgives him. Miz tells R-Truth that Awesome Truth (Miz and R-Truth) is done, and Karrion Kross tells R-Truth that if he does not fix this now, this is how he will be remembered for the rest of his life. R-Truth says he will get Miz a match, but Miz challenges R-Truth to a match next week while Kross laughs.
Sheamus beats Pete Dunne in a Good Ol' Fashioned Donnybrook Match with two Brogue Kicks despite Dunne cuffing Sheamus' hands behind his back with two zipties.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, who says he is here to see what it takes to be the first-ever Crown Jewel Champion, and that what happened at Bad Blood will be addressed on SmackDown. He then meets Sami Zayn, who wants to be the one that Cody faces at Crown Jewel, which Cody looks forward to.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Raquel Rodriguez shows up with Liv Morgan and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. Jackie Redmond interviews Liv, who says she still has everything and that she still wins even when she loses. Liv interrupts Jackie when she asks Raquel if she is part of The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, Carlito, Liv Morgan), then the three of them decide to leave the building, with Raquel refusing to answer when Jackie asks a second time.
General Manager Adam Pearce meets with NXT General Manager Ava backstage when "All Ego" Ethan Page shows up and accuses CM Punk of costing him the NXT Championship, then Ava says she is flattered that Page came all the way here to complain to her. Sexxy Red shows up, then mentions Ethan Page losing to Trick Williams to Ethan's face. Ethan leaves.
Natalya, Zelina Vega, Lyra Valkyria, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter beat The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) and Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark, "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Bazler in a ten-woman tag match.
We hear from Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair. Bianca says they cannot wait to face Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) for the Women's Tag Team titles, and Jade says they are not taking their titles for granted. She says that Damage CTRL may have gotten the better of them as of late, but they will not let Damage CTRL have the titles again.
Gunther retains the World Heavyweight Championship against Sami Zayn with the sleeper hold. After the match, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up and has a staredown with Gunther on the stage to end the show.
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