LOS ANGELES — And just like that, Ricochet is headed to WWE Stomping Grounds, where a United States Championship opportunity against Samoa Joe awaits. To get there, the former NXT North American Champion had to win a Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match, though all semblance of order quickly broke down when the ousted Cesaro and Bobby Lashley lingered past their elimination to help Ricochet pin Braun Strowman with the 630 Splash.
With the three heavy-hitters dispatched, the match came down to Ricochet and The Miz, and while the former was smarting from a retaliatory bating by Strowman, a two-minute break in the action helped even things out a bit. Even with that breather, however, Miz was the comparatively fresher man, and the smarter one too, mangling Ricochet in the Figure-Four Leglock to clip his wings. Amazingly, Ricochet had some fight in him yet, reaching the ropes to break the hold and battling his way to a match-ending 630.
Looking to get some early work in, Samoa Joe himself — who had been scouting from ringside — ambushed Ricochet from behind after the bell, only to find he, too, had underestimated his new challenger: Ricochet retaliated by forcing Joe out of the ring and swooping down on him from over the ropes. The win seemed to energize Ricochet, who climbed a mountain to get it, but his excitement would best be tempered: With Joe on the horizon, now the hard part begins.
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