After a video hyping Knight and Paul's feud, both men and Escobar competed in another three-way MITB qualifying match.
Paul brought out Tyrese Haliburton from the Indiana Pacers to be in his corner, which naturally upset the NY crowd.
Paul and Escobar formed a tenuous alliance to team up on Knight, but it only lasted a couple of minutes. The Social Media Megastar turned on the leader of Legado Del Fantasma and tossed him out of the ring.
This bout lasted two segments and gave all three competitors time to shine. Paul wasn't going for as many high-flying spots as usual, but that gave him a chance to show off some of the other skills he's picked up.
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The ending wasn't as easy to predict as most bouts because all three men would make sense to include in MITB this year. Haliburton and The Knicks' Jalen Brunson, who was seated at ringside, had a standoff at ringside before Knight picked up the win by reversing a roll-up from Paul to get the pin.
Knight and Brunson stood side by side and made Paul and Haliburton back down.
Result: Knight defeated Paul and Escobar
Notable Moments and Observations
- Paul looked like he was going for an Evil Knievel look with his gear.
- Knight's dropping through the ropes to Escobar looked awesome.
- Paul doing a reverse powerbomb to drop Escobar on top of Knight was a good spot.
- WWE had to cut the feed and mute the crowd several times to avoid some not-so-family-friendly chants.
