Kofi Kingston w/Big E. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura w/Cesaro
As soon as the heel rings Kingston dropkicks Nakamura. Nakamura rolls out to the apron. Kingston dropkicks Nakamura off the apron. Kingston drives Nakamura into the barricade. Big E. points and laughs at Nakamura. Kingston goes up top. Nakamura kicks Kingston off the top rope. Bad vibrations by Nakamura. While the referee is distracted, Cesaro blasts Kingston in the face. Big E. attacks Cesaro. The referee tosses Big E. and Cesaro. After the break, Nakamura is working over Kingston. Sliding German suplex by Nakamura. Nakamura tries a pin but his feet are under the ropes. Kingston fires up but Nakamura flattens him with a running back elbow. Nakamura blasts Kingston with a running knee strike on the apron. Kingston kicks out again. Kingston surprises Nakamura with a flying elbow. Kingston bombards Nakamura with a flurry of strikes. Kingston leaps off the top. Nakamura gets both knees up. Kingston misses Trouble in Paradise. Nakamura kicks Kingston in the head. Nakamura sets up the Kinshasa. Kingston almost counters into a cave in. Kingston lands the SOS. Nakamura kicks out. Kingston lands the cave in. Nakamura kicks out. Nakamura counters the Trouble in Paradise with a sleeper. Nakamura slams Kingston down to the mat. Nakamura obliterates Kingston with the Kinshasa to the side of the head for the win.
Winner- Shinsuke Nakamura
After the match, Cesaro runs back down to the ring. Cesaro tries to bring a table into the ring. Big E. makes the save.
A Toast to Jeff Hardy, Featuring Sheamus
There is a full bar set up in the ring complete with a bartender. Hardy makes his way to the ring first, Hardy demands Sheamus come out now so they can get this over with. Sheamus appears on the ‘Tron. Sheamus knows Hardy is a hot-head so he is going to give him some space tonight. Sheamus says Hardy is just falling back into that vicious cycle of chasing an adrenaline high. Sheamus says he has the answer to all of Hardy’s problems. It’s in one of those bottles. Sheamus toast to Hardy while calling him a junkie. Hardy asks Sheamus if this is funny to him. Sheamus says he is here to help Hardy. Sheamus has his personal bartender hands Hardy a drink. Sheamus says “bombs away”. Sheamus tells Hardy that he doesn’t have to be strong anymore. Hardy says Sheamus is right. What’s the worst that could happen. Hardy goes to take a drink. Hardy pours the drink on the bartender’s head. Hardy hits the bartender in the head with a bottle, breaking it into a million pieces. Hardy crushes the bartender with a Swanton.
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— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2020
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