Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace. Arianna says that she would be in the Knockouts Champions' Challenge if it were not for Director of Authority Santino Marella throwing up a title match on short notice, and Stacks says that Santino will own up to his bad decisions after he beats him tonight. He says that Santino tried to ruin their careers, but tonight, he will put Santino and the Cobra in a retirement home. Arianna tells Santino that when he does get put in the retirement home, he should not expect her to visit.
We see a vignette of The Broken Hardys (Broken Matt Hardy and Brother Nero) and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch). The Broken Hardys say The Righteous asked for and got them, and The Righteous invite The Broken Hardys to "the wicked garden," where beautiful things rot and pain is disguised as something peaceful.
Tessa Blanchard beats Harley Hudson.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: Steve Maclin's status is unknown, as he stormed out of the building after last week's World title match and has not cooperated with medical staff since. Jada Stone is out after her match with Xia Brookside. Moose is still out following the backstage attack on him several weeks ago. Santino Marella and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo are cleared for their match tonight.
Backstage, Lei Ying Lee is met by The Personal Concierge George Iceman, who tells her not to mess the Knockouts Champions' Challenge up for The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance). Lei Ying Lee scares The Personal Concierge away.
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo beats Santino Marella after Arianna Grace gets on the apron and tries to take the Cobra away, causing Stacks to win with a schoolkid pin. After the match, Arianna confronts Santino Marella, and when Santino blocks a punch from Arianna, Stacks hits Santino with a cheap shot. Indi Hartwell runs to the ring, and Stacks and Arianna retreat. Indi reminds Arianna that title or no title, she is still coming for her, and demands that they have a mixed tag match right now. Daria Rae shows up and says that Indi Hartwell does not make the matches, then says Stacks won fair and square before entertaining the idea of Stacks beating Santino again and making the match official for next week.
Backstage, AJ Francis finds out from someone that he will have his paperwork tomorrow, and Francis demands that said paperwork be in his hands tomorrow as he puts his hands on him.
Fabian Aichner beats Eddie Edwards by disqualification after Alisha Edwards gets ejected from ringside for trying to hit Aichner with a shinai and the rest of The System (Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander) show up and eventually attack Aichner as he has the match won. After the match, The System gang up on Aichner, and Cedric hits Aichner with the Lumbar Check.
Before the next match, The Personal Concierge says he noticed a lot of "homeless trunks" throwing up on himself before realizing that they let them all in, and for that, he has decided to bring beauty and class to Sacramento, California (which he calls "Syracuse") with The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance).
Elayna Black, Xia Brookside and Mara Sadé beat Lei Ying Lee and The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) in a Knockouts Champions' Challenge Match after Keith Jardine puts Mr. Elegance in an ankle lock and chases The Personal Concierge George Iceman to the back before Xia Brookside avoids a second Warrior's Way from Lei Ying Lee - who soon gets tripped at the ropes - and pins Lei Ying Lee for a shot at the Knockouts World Championship.
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