-More backstage drama with Tyson Kidd and Natalya. She gives him a pep talk before his match, but he’s got his Beats on and is completely ignoring Nattie.
(2) Curtis Axel vs. Justin Gabriel
Michael Cole calls this a “return from injury”, but from what we know Axel was just taken off TV because Ryback was injured.
Gabriel is too fast at the stat of the match, and it frustrates Axel. He takes that out on him with a number of hard elbows, right hands and shoulder tackles. Axel drops into a side headlock, but eventually Gabriel gets free and takes control with kicks all over the body. They end up colliding heads in the corner, which takes them both down. Gabriel up first, and he splashes them both to the floor. Axel throws him off the barricade and into the steel steps, then throws him into the ring and hits a running knee strike for the win.
Winner: Curtis Axel
