Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament: Ruby Soho (with Saraya & Toni Storm) vs. Skye Blue
Blue gains an early advantage. Storm gets on the apron, and Blue rocks her with a kick. Storm slams Blue into the steel steps. Saraya and Storm get ejected from ringside. Soho slams Blue’s knee into the steps and targets her leg. Blue rallies, but her leg briefly gives out. She keeps fighting, but Ruby counters the Code Blue.
She wrenches Blue’s wounded knee and transitions into a single-leg crab, but Blue reaches the ropes. Blue slams Soho on her face. Soho hits the No Future for the win.
Winner: Ruby Soho
Backstage, the QTV crew played a music video in which Harley Cameron rapped about The Acclaimed.
Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana)
Darby Allin comes to the stage to support Wayne. Strickland and Wayne lock up and feel each other out early on, and they’re evenly matched, as they know each other well. The two competitors trade counters, and they’re evenly matched early on. Nana distracts Wayne, but he still dumps Strickland over the ropes. Wayne hits a hurricanrana from the apron, sending Swerve crashing onto the floor. Wayne keeps rolling, but Swerve flips the momentum with a neckbreaker onto the floor. Strickland grounds Wayne, but the young star rallies with a flurry of offense.
Wayne gets a two count with a modified Sliced Bread. Strickland takes control with a backbreaker. Darby Allin comes to the ramp and cheers Wayne on. Wayne hits a reverse hurricanrana and hits a cutter, but Swerve got his foot on the ropes. Swerve drills Wayne with a kick for a two-count. Strickland snaps Wayne’s arm and slams Wayne for the win.
Winner: Swerve Strickland
Allin checks on Wayne after the match.
Don Callis comes to the ring to announce the final member of Blackpool Combat Club’s team for Blood & Guts. He calls Kenny Omega a coward and a punk. Omega interrupts, and he takes the fight to Callis’ security. PAC attacks and helps Blackpool Combat Club beat up Omega. PAC says he’s been waiting to do this for a long time, and he confirms he’s the final member of the Blackpool Combat Club member’s team.
Omega says they still have a final member, and he cues a video on the screen, as Kota Ibushi is revealed as the final member of The Elite’s team. Hangman Page and the Young Bucks come down and make the save. Omega says the match is about more than about fighting, it’s about heart, passion, soul, and friendship. He tells Callis he will never win this battle, and he vows to get his hands on Callis.
