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#2 Commander Azeez helped Apollo Crews retain the Intercontinental Championship on WWE SmackDown

.@FightOwensFight not wasting ANY time bringing the fight to @WWEApollo!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7pUYqO8pDc

— WWE (@WWE) May 29, 2021

Apollo Crews walked out on WWE SmackDown for a non-title match against Kevin Owens. With Commander Azeez by his side, the Intercontinental Champion seemed a little too confident before the match got underway.

KO went on the attack early and nailed Crews with a corner cannonball before hitting him with a frog splash. Crews recovered to take the fight back to The Prizefighter, but could not keep control of the match for long.

After a few moves, KO caught the Intercontinental Champion with the Stunner and went for the pin. Commander Azeez then broke up the pin and hit KO with the Nigerian Nail, resulting in a disqualification.

After the match, Owens demanded a title match against Crews in front of Adam Pearce, and the WWE official granted him the same. Pearce additionally banned Azeez from ringside.

NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown, @FightOwensFight challenges @WWEApollo for the #ICTitle with @CommanderAzeez banned from ringside! @ScrapDaddyAP pic.twitter.com/pQmFsz2GGP

— WWE (@WWE) May 29, 2021

While the match itself wasn’t anything special, it could lead to a bigger rivalry on SmackDown.

Sami Zayn may interfere in next week's Intercontinental title clash, resulting in a triple threat match for the title at Hell in a Cell.