AJ Styles has been no stranger to defending his WWE Intercontinental Championship, and during tonight’s SmackDown, he watched as Gran Metalik earned a shot to become the latest contender for the belt.
During tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown, Metalik took on Lince Dorado, Shorty G, and Drew Gulak in a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the next contender for the Intercontinental title. After going back and forth for some time, it was Metalik who came out on top, as he was able to land a rope walk elbow drop on Drew Gulak, who had just thrown Dorado off the top rope. With no one in the ring to stop the count, Metalik won. Following the match, Styles got into the ring and went to shake Metalik’s hand, but slapped him instead, causing Metalik to knock Styles out of the ring.
4️⃣ Superstars. 1️⃣ championship opportunity.
Who will be the next challenger to @AJStylesOrg's #ICTitle? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/skZV2lhCPS
— WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2020
.@WWEGranMetalik earns a shot at the #ICTitle!!!!#SmackDown @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/cm04aEwDSD
— WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2020
For more on how the match ended, check out below:
Shorty G breaks it up and almost kills Dorado with a suplex. Gulak puts Shorty G in the GuLock. Short reverses it into the ankle lock. Shorty G drops down. Dorado crushes Shorty G with a frog splash. Shorty G kicks out. Dorado hits two moonsaults on Shorty G. Before Dorado can hit a third, Gulak breaks it up. Shorty G German suplexes Dorado off the top rope. Dorado sails out of the other side of the ring. Metalik surprises Shorty G with a rope walk elbow on Shorty G for the win.
