-Dixie Carter is in her owner’s box at the top of the arena with JB and Rockstar Spud. She makes fun of MVP for trying to steal her company, and then injuring himself right before a major title opportunity. Spud is dressed up like the Joker, by the way. Not the Heath Ledger version, but the semi-classic 90s animated cartoon Joker.
Willow (w/ Abyss) vs. Magnus (w/ Bram)
Magnus gets a slam and goes for the pin much too early. He picks up Hardy and lays him out with a monster clothesline. Shots to the mid-section that take Willow off his feet, but Hardy counters with a sunset flip; Magnus rolls through with a huge powerbomb. He hits a vertical suplex for a two-count, and goes immediately into a side headlock. Willow slowly battles back with elbows, but gets caught again in a rest hold. The referee starts to come him out, but Hardy answers on the third time and fights back, escaping the hold and exploding with a diving clothesline. He hits a split-leg ledgrop, followed by a spinning dropkick to send Magnus to the corner. He follows that up with a handspring forearm. Twist of Fate attempt, but Magnus shakes him off. Hardy kicks him to the floor and does a splash off the second rope, then tries for a Swanton Bomb but Magnus rolls out of the way. Bram tries to get involved, but Abyss is there and the two start throwing bones on the outside. Magnus comes from behind and holds Abyss down while Bram beats on him, but Willow flies off the top rope backwards, taking them both out. It’s now Bram and Abyss in the ring – who is in this match again? – with the Monster hitting several clotheslines. Hardy with the Twist of Fate – he hits two of them, just for good measure, but Magnus kicks out. Bram has a metal bar, but Abyss goes under the ring and grabs… Janice! He backs Bram up the ramp and the two of them leave the ringside area. Back in the ring, Magnus hits a belly-to-belly suplex for the win.
Winner: Magnus
KILLAM: As Hardy gets up there in years his matches become more and more similar, with just the usual spots that all the fans recognize. But there’s almost always that one moment where you know he’s still Jeff, pulling something big and dangerous out of his bag of tricks to pop the fans. Magnus goes over, but where does he go from here?
