4-Team Gauntlet Match: Winning Team gets a World Title Shot at World On Fire:
Jay Lethal and Chris Hero defeated Dalton Castle and Claudio Castignoli, Jeff Hardy and Caleb Essick, and James Storm and Abyss:
If you're confused about the stipulation, the winning team will compete against the champion in a Triple Threat Match at WOF. Abyss & Storm and Hardy & Essick were the first teams out. Storm tried using a beer bottle on Hardy but got met with a dropkick from Caleb. Caleb hit a powerbomb on Storm and Hardy followed with the Swanton Bomb to eliminate Storm & Abyss. Lethal and Hero were out next. It appeared as if Hardy and Caleb would eliminate them to continue their clean sweep until Hero smashed Hardy with the KTFO. Lethal pinned Hardy and eliminated Hardy & Essick. Castle and Castignoli were the final team out. After Castle landed Bang-a-Rang on Lethal, Hero and Castignoli, the Kings of Wrestling, laid out Castle with the KRS ONE. Lethal got the pin, getting he and Hero a title shot.
RTX World Championship Match;
Shandi Essick (c) defeated Mike Bennett (with Maria):
Bennett gained this title shot by defeating Shandi in a Proving Ground Match. Chris Sky, Bennett's opponent at World on Fire, was on commentary for this one. Shandi looked as if she'd get a quick win over Bennett after a Pedigree, but, as you'd expect, Maria jumped up on the apron and took the attention of the referee. Bennett rolled up Shandi from behind but Chris took advantage of the distraction and hit Bennett in the face with a steel chair. Chris pulled Maria off the apron and started to carry her away from the ring. Shandi seemed confused as to what just happened but she planted Bennett with another Pedigree and pinned him to keep the title. After the match Chris pushed Maria toward Shandi. Maria tried to run away but Shandi grabbed hair and Pedigreed her on the floor.
4-Team Elimination Match:
Davey Richards & Kyle O'Reilly defeated Die Hard, Bear & Tiger and The Young Bucks:
Believe it or not, the Young Bucks were the first team to have a member eliminated in this one. Nick tried to jump off the top rope but Bear speared him out of mid-air. Next was Kyle. Kyle was trying for a move from the top rope but Chris reversed into a diving chokeslam from the top for the pin. Davey then pinned Tiger by reversing the reverse suplex into a DR-Driver. After Chris delivered a Tombstone on Matt, it looked as if he'd eliminate the Bucks entirely from the match. Due to the No DQ Rules, Mike Bennett ran in and hit Chris with a Piledriver, allowing Matt to eliminate Chris as Bennett was holding Edwards back. Matt gloated to the crowd about eliminating Chris, but when he turned Bear nearly took his head off with a Superman punch and pinned him. Bear smiled evilly at Richards and Edwards. After the three men beat the living hell out of each other, Bear grabbed one of the tag title belts and tried to hit Edwards, but Edwards ducked it and managed to hit the Boston Knee Party for the elimination. Edwards and Richards then started slugging it out in the middle of the ring. Richards got the better of the exchange with a kick to the side of Edwards' head. Edwards kicked out, and fought back with a foot stomp to the back of Richards. Edwards tried a powerbomb, but Richards tripped him and bridged into a pin, getting the elimination. Edwards looked stunned but shook hands with Richards and left.
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