Styles and Erik begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Styles whips Erik into the corner, then tags in Lee. Lee and Styles trip Erik in the corner before Lee pins Erik. Erik kicks out as we see New Day and Grayson Waller have taken a seat at the commentary desk to watch the action in the ring.
Styles tags in and Lee looks to fly off the apron to level The War Raiders on the outside. Erik and Ivar catch Lee, but Styles looks to fly to level them on the outside. Erik and Ivar see Styles coming, and Erik takes out Lee while Ivar lands a crossbody on Styles to sandwich him between the ring skirt screen.
Ivar dumps Styles back in the ring and looks to deliver a bodyslam to him back in the ring during the break. Erik tags in and delivers a back body drop to Styles. He fires off right hands and left hands on him in the corner, then tags in Ivar. Erik whips Ivar into Styles to take him out in the corner, and Ivar then wears down Styles with a submission hold.
Ivar catches Styles with a boot back from the break, then fires off a few knees on Styles. Styles and Ivar then exchange right hands with one another, but Styles levels Ivar. Lee then tags in and connects with a hurricanrana on Erik before he clotheslines him out of the ring.
Erik sits Lee on the top rope when he gets back in the ring, but Lee gets Erik draped by his knees off the top rope and delivers a double stomp to his chest. Lee then gets Ivar up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the ropes, but Ivar tags in Erik. The War Raiders look to land a double chokeslam on Lee, but Lee takes them both down and rocks Erik with a superkick on the ring apron. Erik tosses Lee over to Ivar, and Ivar delivers an over the shoulder powerslam to Lee on the floor. He dumps Lee back in the ring and connects with a moonsault on him. He goes for a pin, but Styles kicks out.
Styles tags in and Erik tosses Styles over to Ivar on the top rope. Styles lands on his feet and takes out Ivar. Lee flies over the top rope to level Erik on the outside, and Styles connects with a Phenomenal Forearm on Ivar off the top rope for the win.
Winners (and still): Dragon Lee and AJ Styles
After the match, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Grayson Waller surround Lee and Styles. Jey Uso’s music hits, and he makes his way to the ring alongside Jimmy. Jey annoucnes that The Usos are back in the tag team division, and Jimmy says he asks Jey what they were doing over the phone after he lost his semifinals match in The Last Time Is Now Tournament to initiate their tag team reunion. Jey then puts New Day and Lee and Styles on notice before The Usos take out Woods and Kingston. Waller hops out of the ring before The Usos can take him out, and The Usos then stare down Lee and Styles as Lee and Styles hold up the World Tag Team Championship belts.
Jackie Redmond then introduces Stephanie Vaquer, and she makes her way to the ring.
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