Last time in action: Saints defeated Carmelo Hayes (SD, June 5), Rollins defeated Bron Breakker (Raw, June 1), Talla defeated Royce Keys (SD, June 5), Evans lost to Penta (Raw, May 25)
This week’s main event was the men’s KOTR quarterfinal with Evans, Rollins, Saints and Tonga.
The big man became an instant target for everyone else, but Talla did a good job keeping himself in the fight. Evans and Rollins formed an uneasy alliance, but Saints took advantage of it.
Talla worked with him until he got tired of it and kicked him in the face. From that point forward, there were no alliances and everyone was going after everyone else.
This was a well-paced match that gave all four guys a chance to look good, much like the women’s match did earlier in the show. These are four men at very different points in their WWE careers, so it was an interesting dynamic at times.
Rollins was about to win when Austin Theory showed up and pulled the referee to keep him from counting. Montez Ford drove Theory off, but Breakker showed up and hit a huge Spear. Evans prevented Ricky from taking advantage of the situation and hit the OG Cutter for the win.
Result: Evans defeated Talla, Saints and Rollins
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