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The final WWE pay-per-view before SummerSlam is here and the men and women superstars head into the Extreme Rules show looking to capture momentum as the promotion builds toward one of the "Big Four" events of the year.
Every title except for the Intercontinental Championship is on the line tonight and could change the divisions of both SmackDown Live and Monday Night RAW moving forward.
Will Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins leave Extreme Rules with their titles? Or will Lacey Evans and Baron Corbin usher in a new era for Monday Night RAW? SmackDown women's champion, Bayley looks to retain against both Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross.
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This could also mark the return of Bayley's friend - and sometimes rival - Sasha Banks.
Samoa Joe looks to reach the summit in WWE by defeating Kofi Kingston for his WWE Championship. It'll be Kingston's biggest challenge to date, but can the champ continue his hot streak or will the fairy tale end?
The Undertaker has returned to help Roman Reigns take out Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre. While The Deadman's motives are a bit vague, his history with Shane makes him a great superstar to stop McMahon's reign of terror.
Strowman and Bobby Lashley will go at it again in a Last Man Standing match. The last time these two squared off, Strowman put Lashley through the LED boards on Monday Night RAW. No matter who wins, the WWE Universe will see destruction.
Aleister Black makes his long-awaited pay-per-view singles debut as he takes on Cesaro in what could be match of the night.
A lot is expected to go down at Sunday's Extreme Rules. Here's everything that happened.
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EXTREME RULES RESULTS
Kickoff Show
Finn Balor (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura - Intercontinental Championship Match
- Shinsuke wins via pinfall after two Kinchasas
- The finish was set up when he avoided the Coup de Grace. The first Kinchasa was to the back of the head.
Drew Gulak (c) vs Tony Nese - Cruiserweight Championship Match
- Gulak wins via pinfall after a Cyclone Crash
Main Card
Roman Reigns and The Undertaker vs Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre - No Holds Barred match
- Undertaker is about to hit the Last Ride on Shane through the announce table but Elias hits Taker with a guitar.
- After some back and forth, Drew and Elias put Undertaker on the announce table and Shane hits a flying elbow on Undertaker through it.
- Undertaker pins Shane after a Tombstone
- Finish was set up when Shane hits Undertaker with the Coast to Coast but Roman Reigns takes out Elias for the save. Undertaker hits Shane and then Elias with Chokeslams and when Drew is about to hit the Claymore on Taker, Roman intercepts him with a spear.
Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins Interview
- Seth and Becky say that they got inspiration from the city of Philadelphia for their Extreme Rules match for later on. And that they have options for what to do, but Lynch says the only option they don't have is losing.
The Revival (c) vs The Usos - RAW Tag Team Championship Match
- The Revival win via pinfall after a Shatter Machine
Aleister Black vs Cesaro
- Black wins pinfall after a Black Mass
Backstage
- R-Truth is putting up signs for Drake Maverick when Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross come into frame and tell Truth where he is. Bliss gives Nikki a gift, which is her shirt. Street Profits come in and mess with the two.
Bayley (c) vs Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross - SmackDown Women's Championship 2 on 1 Match
- Bayley wins via pinfall on Nikki after a Flying Elbow
Bobby Lashley vs Braun Strowman - Last Man Standing Match
- Strowman wins after Power slamming Lashley from the audience onto the floor below.
AJ Styles Interview
- Styles says him realigning with Gallows and Anderson had nothing to do with Ricochet. He puts over Ricochet but he will take the US Championship tonight.
Daniel Bryan and Rowan (c) vs New Day vs Heavy Machinery - SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
- New Day wins after Xavier Woods pins Daniel Bryan following the Midnight Hour
Paul Heyman Promo
- Heyman comes out and says that Lesnar will cash-in tonight. But then asks the crowd if he's telling the truth or not.
Ricochet (c) vs AJ Styles (with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) - US Championship Match
- Before the bell, Gallows and Anderson beat down Ricochet
- AJ Styles wins via pinfall after a second rope Styles Clash
- The finish was setup when Anderson got the referee's attention, leading to Gallows knocking Ricochet off the ropes
Kevin Owens vs Dolph Ziggler
- Owens wins via pinfall after a Stunner
- The match lasted 10 seconds
- After the bell, Owens gets on the mic and says that if Shane didn't lose to the Undertaker earlier he would probably be suspended or fired for getting on the mic but he's still here. And he tells Shane to kiss his ass.
Kofi Kingston (c) vs Samoa Joe - WWE Championship Match
- Kingston wins via pinfall after a Trouble in Paradise
Becky Lynch (c) and Seth Rollins (c) vs Lacey Evans and Baron Corbin - Extreme Rules Winner Takes All Match
- Rollins pins Corbin after three Stomps
- The finish was set up after Baron hit Becky Lynch with the End of Days. This caused Seth to go crazy and wail on Corbin.
- After the match, Brock Lesnar appears and hits Rollins with two German Suplexes. Heyman cashes-in.
Seth Rollins (c) vs Brock Lesnar
- Lesnar wins via pinfall after he hits Rollins with one F-5
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