#1 Contender’s Match (World Heavyweight Championship)
Eric Young vs Jeff Hardy vs Austin Aries vs Bobby Roode
Roode hits Eric and runs the ropes, but Aries springboards in and hits him before sending him outside. Jeff uses Aries to set up Poetry In Motion out on the floor, then Aries splashes them all and takes Eric into the corner with a snapmare. He follows with a dropkick before whipping Jeff into him, then Roode kicks Aries and knees him before taking him down with a side Russian legsweep. Roode tries to clothesline Jeff but he ducks and heel kicks Roode, then we get back from a break to see Eric slam Aries into the turnbuckles. Eric elbows Roode but ends up running into a spinebuster for two, then Roode calls for a Roode Bomb but Eric backdrops him into the ropes.
Aries kicks Roode out of the ring and transitions right into a discus forearm to Eric, then Jeff takes him out before Eric catches Jeff with a DDT for two. Eric heads up top but Roode cuts him off and calls for a superplex, but Aries knocks him down and climbs the ropes, but Roode returns the favor and throws him back. They both end up climbing the turnbuckles and set up a double superplex, but Jeff gets in between them and powerbombs both of them, bringing Eric down with them. Jeff kicks Aries in the face and heads up top, but Aries catches him with a jumping elbow before Roode sets Eric up in the opposite corner. Eric elbows Roode a few times and knocks Roode down, then Jeff knocks Aries down and they both climb up top.
Eric misses a moonsault and Jeff misses a Swanton, then Roode hits a Roode Bomb as Aries hits a Brainbuster at the same time, and they both make covers for a double elimination. Roode and Aries slug it out and Aries goes for a discus forearm, but Roode kicks him and sets up a Roode Bomb before Aries counters with a Brainbuster attempt. Roode blocks it but Aries catches him with a forearm shot, then he goes for a quick rollup off the ropes before Roode catches him in a Crossface. Aries counters with Last Chancery but Roode gets to the ropes, then Aries snaps his head on the ropes and goes for another Brainbuster. Roode counters with a Roode Bomb attempt but Aries elbows him and goes for an IED, but Roode catches him and connects with a Roode Bomb for the win.
Winner – Bobby Roode
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