#1 Contender’s Battle Royal for the SmackDown Live Tag-Team Championships
American Alpha vs Hype Bros vs Breezango vs The Ascension vs The Vaudevillains vs Rhyno and Slater
This match started iff at a terrific pace, as they do with these multiple man battle royals. Mojo Rawley immediately eliminates Simon Gotch by clotheslining him over the top rope. Breeze looked to throw Jason Jordan over the top rope but Rhyno inexplicably helped Jordan escape. Fandango had Slater in a precarious position but Rhyno helped his partner escape and Slater proceeded to put the boot to Fandango in the corner.
Viktor almost had Heath Slater eliminated but he held on for dear life and crawled back into the ring. The pace suddenly slowed down to a crawl as all we saw were punches and kicks for a little while before Slater hit a running basement dropkick to Aiden English as Chad Gable eliminates Viktor. Konnor came and eliminated Gable almost immediately afterwards just as Heath Slater eliminated Rhyno by mistake. This will definitely lead to more tension down the line between the two.
Jason Jordan then eliminated Aiden English as Fandango and Slater fought out on the apron before Slater eliminated Fandango with a leg sweep. Fandango and Breeze then eliminated Mojo Rawley as Jason Jordan hit 4 spears in a row to the remaining contestants before Tyler Breeze eliminated Jason Jordan with the help of Konnor. Breeze and Konnor then went to work Zack Ryder and Heath Slater as Heath Slater hit a double leg lariat followed by a Hangman Neckbreaker on Tyler Breeze before Konnor dumped him outside the ring.
Konnor then went to spear Zack Ryder but knocked Tyler Breeze out instead. He then went to Powerbomb Ryder out of the ring to win but Ryder reversed it into a Hurracanrana as Ryder won the match for his team as The Hype Bros became the #1 contenders for the SmackDown Live Tag-Team Championships.
The Hype Bros def. The Vaudevillians, The Ascension, Rhyno and Slater, Breezango and American Alpha
Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
