The Bloodline earned a shot at the gold on WWE SmackDown.
On the July 26th episode of WWE SmackDown, The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu) defeated The Street Profits, Legado del Fantasma, Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews, The O.C., and Pretty Deadly to earn a shot at DIY’s WWE Tag Team Championship.
Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews started the bout with Legado del Fantasma (Angel and Berto). Legado del Fantasma took control early on. Corbin eventually hit the End of Days out of nowhere to eliminate Legado del Fantasma. The Street Profits were the next team out. Ford and Crews went back and forth. Corbin tagged in and overpowered Ford. He dove onto the Street Profits at ringside.
Corbin hit Ford with a diving clothesline. The Street Profits double-teamed Crews and eliminated him. Pretty Deadly entered the bout and gained the upper hand. They grounded Ford and isolated him. The Street Profits later rallied and hit a double-team Blockbuster on Prince to eliminate him.
The O.C. entered the bout. After a commercial, they were in control, as Anderson was grounding Ford. Gallows maintained the advantage. Dawkins fired up with a dive to the outside. He caught Gallows with a pin to eliminate him. The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu) is the last team to enter the bout. Tonga and Fatu grounded Dawkins and isolated him. Sikoa interfered to help his stablemates continue to maintain the upper hand. Ford rallied and hit a diving crossbody. Ford dove onto The Bloodline at ringside.
Tonga dodged a frog splash, and Fatu dove onto Dawkins. Fatu popped up after a DDT and rocked Ford with a superkick. Fatu scored the win with a diving moonsault.
The order of elimination is as follows:
- Legado del Fantasma (Angel & Berto)
- Apollo Crews & Baron Corbin
- Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
- The O.C. (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows)
- The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins)
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