Backstage, Sami Zayn is met by Rey Fenix, who just shakeshis head and walks away. Sami tells Fenix to say what he has to say to his face next time. Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae show up, and Gargano says that Sami did the right thing and that he will prove people wrong and survive. Candice then says that Gargano will finally get the title match he was promised. Sami says he does not want to lose his title before he gives Gargano his match, then mentions Fenix shaking his head and feels that Penta and Fenix are scheming against him. He says that Gargano deserves a title shot more than anyone, and that he will get it set up. Gargano says he will take care of something else.
Shinsuke Nakamura beats Tama Tonga after Kiyoki takes out Talla Tonga on the outside and gets Haku to chase after him.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews CM Punk. Punk says that tonight's match is not as personal to him as it is to Kevin Owens, and that he has no problem fighting Owens no holds barred. He then says he is missing a championship because of Owens, and since then, he has been stuck in the mud and needs to get back to where he was. Instead, he has to deal with "sad ex-girlfriend energy from grown ass men," and tonight, he beats Owens and gets his title back.
Gunther heads to the ring. Gunther says that he was not scared last week; he was weirded out. He says he did everyone a favor by "cleaning out that freak show" Danhausen, then says everything he has said about Finn Balor is true. He says that if Finn Balor had any self-respect left, he would quit tonight; instead, he got friendly with Danhausen, became The Demon, and "played along with all his bullshit." Gunther says he used to look up to and respect Finn Balor, but Finn has embarrassed himself and "this great sport." He says he wants the real Finn Balor to confront him like a man if he wants to redeem himself. Finn Balor shows up and admits he does not know what he taps into to become The Demon, then says it was him who put Gunther through a table while Gunther looked like he saw a demon. He then tells Gunther he is giving him "the real Finn Balor" right now with a demon inside waiting to get out, then says he is done waiting. Gunther attacks Finn Balor, but Finn Balor soon fights back. Gunther soon overpowers him, but Finn Balor escapes the powerbomb, hits the Sling Blade and goes for the Coup de Grace only for Gunther to retreat.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Fatal Influence (Jay Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid). Jacy Jayne says they only speak facts, and the truth hurts. She says Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley were champions for only two minutes, and says Charlotte Flair should be lucky Jade Cargill took her out. Lainey Reid says that Alexa and Tatum were never meant to be champions to begin with. Fallon says they will beat "Michin" Mia Yim and B-Fab, and while they respect how they do business, the women's tag titles are coming back where they belong.
It is annouced by Rey Mysterio on Stephanie McMahon's "What's Your Story?" podcast that there will be a Team USA vs. Team Mexico traditional five-on-five Survivor Series match at Survivor Series.
Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) vs. "Michin" Mia Yim and B-Fab for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships ends with Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley taking out Jacy Jayne and Jade Cargill on the outside before attacking both teams in the ring. "Michin" Mia Yim and B-Fab retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. After the match, Bayley and Charlotte Flair soon show up to counter the numbers game, and they, Tatum and Alexa stand tall in the ring at the end.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Kevin Owens. Owens says CM Punk is great at making people think he is calm, collected and unaffected, then says that Punk is the problem. He says that he is under Punk's skin more than Punk would like to admit, and says that Punk is not the future and that him getting an NXT Championship match helps no one. He says that he and Punk are "almost the past," and that everything he does now will be send Punk to the past quicker than he would like.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Tatum Paxley, and Bayley. Bayley says she will take disrespect from no one, and Charlotte says that if Fatal Influence (Jay Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid), Jade Cargill, "Michin" Mia Yim and B-Fab want to go to war, so be it.
General Manager Nick Aldis invites Chelsea Green to the ring. Chelsea Green shows and heads to the ring. Aldis says that he respects Chelsea, and that he is proud that Chelsea is representing SmackDown at Crown Jewel as WWE Women's Champion. He then mentions Liv Morgan's arrival last week. Chelsea admits that she does not always believe in herself and that she can only take so much. She says she has taken what Liv Morgan has said to heart, as she is not the only person saying it, and it hurts, because she tells herself that, too. She says she has to fight the urge to doubt herself every time she is on SmackDown, and says that while a WWE Women's Champion should not admit that, it is true, and she questions if she deserves this and if she is championship material. Aldis says that she does, and Chelsea says that while she knows that, she wants to know if her name should stand behind those who held the title before her. She says she wants to belong and leave a real legacy, and to do that, she must beat Liv Morgan. She says that if Liv Morgan beats her, she does not belong, but if she beats Liv, then it was not a fluke, and despite what everyone says, she deserves to be here, and she will cement her place in WWE history as a true champion. Liv Morgan shows up and says that participation awards should not be given to those who become champion when they do not deserve it, and says Chelsea is champion only because Rhea Ripley got injured and she got lucky. She says that the fans only like Chelsea because they see themselves - a talentless person who became a winner in the right place at the right time - in Chelsea, who she also calls a charity case. Liv says she will prove the voices in Chelsea's head right when she leaves Crown Jewel as a two-time Women's Crown Jewel Champion and the greatest Women's World Champion of all time.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Trick Williams and Lil Yachty. Trick says he was expecting to be a double champion right now, but this is not the end of his story and that it is a matter of when, not if, he becomes a world champion. He says that if anyone has an issue with him, including Damien Priest, then they know where to find him.
Damian Priest beats Nathan Frazer by referee stoppage after tossing Frazer into the announce table with the Razor's Edge. After the match, Axiom confronts Priest only to be sent into a ring post.
Kevin Owens beats CM Punk in a no holds barred match after taking a GTS from Punk only to punch Punk in the face with a chain wrapped around his fist before falling onto Punk for the pin and the win.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
