Gunther vs. Butch (with Sheamus and Ridge Holland)
Gunther overpowers Butch early on. Butch wrenches Gunther’s arm. The champion slams Butch and hits him with some stiff strikes. Butch targets Gunther’s hand, but “The Ring General” locks in a double-legged crab. He transitions into a crossface. Gunther chops Butch again. Butch wrenches Gunther’s fingers and kicks him. He stomps on the champion’s arm. Gunther locks in a sleeper hold. Butch knocks him to the outside. Gunther levels Butch with a chop. McIntyre and Sheamus stare Gunther down at ringside. Butch accidentally takes McIntyre down. Butch gains the upper hand. Sheamus and McIntyre brawl at ringside, and Holland gets involved. Ginther slams Butch for the win.
Winner: Gunther
Sheamus confronts Gunther after the match. McIntyre drops Gunther with a Claymore and stares down Sheamus.
Backstage, The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) hype up WrestleMania 39. Braun Strowman and Ricochet confront them and look forward to the WrestleMania Showcase match.
KO Show with Sami Zayn
Owens and Zayn discuss their reunion. Owens says Zayn wanted to come out separately so he could get his own pop. Zayn notes that they were on the verge of doing something unthinkable, as they have the chance to win the tag team titles at WrestleMania. Zayn says WrestleMania feels different this year, and Owens agrees. He says he got Zayn a new “KO-Mania” shirt. Owens shows Zayn the front of the shirt, as he says it’s not about “KO-Mania”. He says that this year, it’s about Sami Zayn because he’s been the MVP of WWE.
Zayn flips the shirt, and it says ‘Wrestle-Zayn-ia” Zayn says he loves it, and he puts the shirt on. The Usos attack Zayn and Owens. They hit Zayn with the 1-D. Owens fends them off and stares them down.
