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6 weeks till WrestleMania

#1 Contenders Battle Royal Match

For the Intercontinental Championship

There were 20 men who were fighting to be #1 comtender. Fighting to face Baron Corbin for the Intercontinental Championship. Most importantly, fighting for a guarantee spot at WrestleMania.

18 men fallen. Only 2 remain.

Mauro: Cesaro and Rahzel are the last two men left.

JBL: The two men who fallen to Baron Corbin

Cesaro and I ran up and punch each other. Cesero start doing his uppercuts, stunning me. He went for another one, but I dodge it and perform a German suplex.

The Swiss Superman backflip and ran ahead of me. I got back up, only to get hit with the springboard uppercut.

After that, Cesaro signal for the Cesaro Swing. When he went to grab my legs, I did a hurricanrana, swinging him to the ropes.

Not wasting time, I went to clothesline him out of the ring. Cesaro lift me up and threw me out. I held on to the top rope and land on the apron.

I hop back in and was clothesline out. Both Cesaro and I landed out of the ring.

JBL: Cesaro won!

Scottie: Rahzel won!

JBL: Quit cheerleading your brother!

One referee raise Cesaro's arm as another referee raise my arm.

Tom: We're having a problem declaring a winner.

Mauro: Looks like both men's feet hit the floor.

Daniel Bryan walked out and talk to the referees who saw us fall off. They looked at the replay of the match.

After Daniel finish watching, he walks over to us.

Daniel: Both of you meet me in the office.

Cesaro and I looked at each other, walking behind the GM.

GM's office

Cesaro: I won the match!

"I won the match!"

Daniel: Both of you shut up!

Cesaro and I continue arguing after the match end in a no contest. Daniel just had it with both of us.

Daniel: Both of yours feet were on the floor at the same time. So we have no winner. But I have come up with an idea. It's not a popular choice but I think with you two, you'll blow the roof

Both of you with precipitate in a Best of 5 series to determine the #1 Contender for Corbin's Intercontinental Championship

Cesaro: I just did a best of 7 against Sheamus. That didn't end good!

"So you're saying that you don't want to participate in this best of 5. So you don't want to go to WrestleMania and win the Intercontinental Championship. And on top of that, you're forfeiting the #1 Contender to me?"

Cesaro: In the words of our General Manager here: No, no, and hell no! If I have to beat you to get my title back, then you're on.

Daniel: Great. You two will battle for the next couple of weeks. 3 times on Smackdown and 2 times on WWE Live Events. Whoever wins this series, faces Baron Corbin at WrestleMania.

Good luck to both of you because Match 1 starts tonight.

Best of 5-Match 1

Cesaro vs Rahzel

Cesaro and I locked up in the middle of the ring, he breaks the hold, push me off him. I got up and we went lock up. I kick him in the mid section and start to knee him on his left side of his body.

After beating the side, I gave him a taste of his own medicine, hitting him with uppercuts. He back up to the corner.

Reading his moves, he went for a clothesline. I ducked, jump on the middle and top turnbuckle. I leaped off and perform a corkscrew tornado DDT.

Minutes after

Cesaro and I were down after a superplex. My ribs begin to ache again, I could barely move without wincing in pain.

Cesaro got up and picked me up. I pushed him and deliver some kicks to the side of his body. He drop to one knee. I ran to the ropes, jump on and off the top rope, going for the snap kick.

Cesaro strike me with an uppercut. After I was down, he went for the pin.

1, 2, 3

Mauro: Cesaro with the win and the advantage going to Match 2!

Scottie: The pressure is now on for Rahzel!

JBL: Next week, we'll either have tie or 2-0 going into Match 3. Cesaro could go for the sweep!

Tom: We'll find out next week as The Road to WrestleMania continues on Smackdown!