– Drake Maverick pinned Elias to become the new WWE 24/7 Champion on tonight’s SmackDown.
The title change came after Kevin Owens interrupted a performance by Elias and laid him out. R-Truth entered the ring and tried to take the title but Drake stopped him and took the pin for himself.
This is Drake’s fifth reign with the WWE 24/7 Title. Elias held the title since taking it from Fox Sports personality Rob Stone at a Fox Founders Day event in Los Angeles this past Friday.
– Ali came out tonight and did just enough to advance in the King of the Ring tournament, grabbing a huge victory over Buddy Murphy on SmackDown Live. Although Murphy and Ali kept things pretty close throughout the match, it was Ali who was able to come away with the win, nailing a huge 450 splash on Murphy to close things out and grab the win. After the match, Murphy was upset, but not mad at Ali. He congratulated Ali and the two even shook hands, with Murphy lifting up Ali’s arms and celebrating with him.
Later on in the night, Chad Gable scored a surprise victory in the tournament, taking a victory over Shelton Benjamin and advancing into the next round as well.
Now, both competitors will be facing much tougher superstars, and will need to bring their A-game if they want to make it to the Finals.
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