Overview
- Carmelo Hayes moved past Bronson Reed by countout after a ringside fracas ended with Cody Rhodes hitting a Cross Rhodes on the floor.
- The Vision influenced the match, with Logan Paul tripping Hayes and Bron Breakker distracting the referee before The Usos ran interference.
- Hayes is booked to face Gunther on the Nov. 24 episode of Raw in the quarterfinals of the Last Time Is Now tournament to determine John Cena’s Dec. 13 opponent.
- SmackDown opened with Rhodes found bloodied outside his tour bus, and the broadcast framed Drew McIntyre as a potential culprit despite his on-air building ban.
- Ilja Dragunov defeated JD McDonagh in a United States Title match earlier on the show.