Roman Reigns came out with Paul Heyman by his side to defend the universal title against Kevin Owens.

The Tribal Chief watched closely as his title was raised above the ring and KO appeared out of nowhere to attack him while he was distracted. He beat down The Big Dog and hit a cannonball in the corner. He followed Reigns out of the ring and hit another cannonball against the barricade. He got on the apron for a frog splash before grabbing a ladder and putting it in the ring. 

Jey Uso ran down to help his cousin but KO was able to take him out with a chair. He hit Reigns for good measure before going back to Uso and stomping on his ankle to neutralize him for as long as possible. Reigns hit a drive-by dropkick to Owens as officials helped Uso to the back.

The champion used a set of steel steps to do some damage, and Heyman watched with his mouth agape at the brutality. Reigns used a ladder as a weapon before bringing some chairs into the ring. He ended up putting Owens through the chairs with a back body drop before he tossed him out of the ring. The Prizefighter came back in with a chair and beat down the champion.

He set up a chair and hit a fisherman's suplex right onto it. Uso showed up again to prevent him from climbing the ladder. The Tribal Chief hit a Superman Punch and Uso grabbed a table. KO hit Reigns with a Stunner and Uso with a superkick out of desperation. He put the ladder back up and tried to climb but Uso pulled him under the ropes.

Owens powerbombed him through the announce table. KO and Reigns fought in the ring until the champ powerbombed the challenger onto a ladder. The Big Dog brought him out of the ring and put him through another table.

Reigns went for the title but KO grabbed his foot. The champion laughed as he climbed back down to deal with what he saw as merely a nuisance. Owens slapped him and Reigns speared him through a table. 

Owens got back to his feet outside the ring and told Reigns he would have to kill him. The titleholder lined up for a Spear, but KO moved and he went through the barricade.

The Prizefighter climbed the ladder, but Reigns managed to grab his leg and pull him down. Owens hit a Popup Powerbomb through a table out of nowhere, but Uso stopped him from taking down the title and gave The Tribal Chief enough time to climb up with him and choke KO out on top of the ladder.

Reigns grabbed the title to get the win. 

Owens and Reigns came into this contest having watched Styles and McIntyre burn the house down, but they were up to the task of matching them in every way.

The intensity of both men was off the charts. This was a top-tier performance from the Superstars, with Uso providing just enough backup to give his cousin the edge.

The way things started with KO attacking Reigns out of nowhere helped make the match immediately feel different to the earlier TLC bout. They used the weapons more often but in ways that made sense.

It would have been cool to see Jimmy Uso return, but that might have been one too many people involved. Frankly, this should have closed the PPV.