6-Man Tag Team Match: The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and “Main Event” Jey Uso vs. Imperium (WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci)

Kofi Kingston will start against Ludwig Kaiser. They lock up, and Kingston gets him in the corner. Kaiser turns him around and punches him in the forehead. Kingston fights back, but Kaiser chops the chest. Kingston chops back a few times, but Kaiser elbows him in the head to take him down. Kaiser kicks Kingston in the chest. Kaiser hits the ropes, but Kingston avoids a kick and dropkicks him down. Kingston connects with a clothesline and tags Xavier Woods in. Woods and Kingston go back and forth on Kaiser with attacks. Woods has Kaiser down in the corner. The New Day and Jey Uso then start up a Unicorn Stomp. Woods then whips Jey into Kaiser for a hip attack. Jey then sneers at Gunther. Kaiser crawls to his corner and tags Gunther in. The Ring General locks his eyes on Jey and tags Giovanni Vinci in before doing anything. Jey takes exception to that, and Vinci takes him down from behind. Vinci mocks Jey’s dance and tags Gunther in. Vinci holds Jey up. Gunther rips Jey’s shirt off and viciously smashes his chest with a chop. Kaiser tags in and punches away at Jey. Kaiser grabs Jey, but Jey uppercuts him. Jey punches Vinci off the apron and takes Kaiser down. Jey goes after Gunther, but Gunther avoids it. Kaiser then clotheslines Jey from behind and knocks him over the top rope. Gunther then wipes Jey out at ringside with a big boot.

Back from the break, Jey fights out of Kaiser’s chin lock. Jey connects with a back suplex, and both men are down.

Woods and Vinci tag in. Woods takes Vinci down and knocks Kaiser off the apron. Kingston hits Vinci with a crossbody block. Woods follows up with a swinging neckbreaker. Kingston connects with a famouser on Vinci. Woods hits a tornado DDT, and Kingston flattens him with a frog splash as Vinci tries to stand. 1… 2… Vinci kicks out. Woods and Kaiser start to brawl at ringside. Kingston gets involved and kicks Kaiser in the face. Kingston hits Vinci with a leaping clothesline and hits the ropes for a Boom Drop. Kingston sets up for Trouble in Paradise, but Kaiser grabs the feet. Vinci knocks Kingston over the top rope, and Kaiser drives Kingston headfirst into the steel steps. Kingston slowly gets on the apron, but Vinci kicks him in the head to knock him back to ringside. Vinci gets Kingston in the ring and covers for a two-count.

Gunther tags in. The longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time stomps Kingston before connecting with a beautiful uppercut. Gunther smiles as he stalks Kingston. Gunther bends Kingston on the ropes and elbows him on the bridge of the nose. Gunther taunts his opponents on the apron and elbows Kingston in the neck. Gunther connects with another uppercut. Kingston is in Imperium’s corner and fights off Kaiser and Vinci. Gunther stops Kingston from making a tag and chops him down. Gunther then snaps around and chops Jey off the apron. Gunther grabs Kingston’s legs and turns him over to apply a Boston Crab. Gunther talks trash to Jey as he applies the hold. Jey has seen enough and enters the ring. Jey steps up to the Ring General and slaps him in the face. Gunther is incredulous and lets go of Kingston. The referee separates Gunther and Jey as we go to the commercial.

We return from the break to see Kaiser pulling Kingston away from his corner by the hair. Kaiser knocks Woods off the apron, but he misses Jey. Kingston then hits Kaiser with a back body drop.

Jey and Vinci tag in. Jey hits a pair of clotheslines before kicking him in the midsection and hitting an uppercut. Jey catches Vinci with a Samoan Drop before delivering one to Kaiser. Gunther is furious. Jey hits Kaiser with a running hip attack before hitting one on Vinci. Jey goes after Gunther, but Gunther avoids it. Jey superkicks Kaiser down and superkicks Vinci out of midair.

Gunther tags in. Jey avoids a chop and punches away at the Ring General. Jey does some theatrics, and Gunther takes the opportunity to chop him down. Gunther blocks a kick, but Jey spins and hits a rebound enzuigiri. Jey punches him to the corner and backs up. Gunther drops him on the apron, but Jey punches him back. Jey hits Gunther with a crossbody block for a two-count. Jey gets up and goes to the corner to size Gunther up. Jey charges for a spear, but Gunther takes him down and chops the chest. Gunther knocks the New Day off the apron. Gunther grabs Jey and annihilates him with a short-arm clothesline. 1… 2… Jey kicks out! Gunther cannot believe it. Gunther heads to the top rope and mocks Jey’s dance. Gunther goes for a splash, but Jey gets the knees up. Jey hits Gunther with a spear! 1… 2… Kaiser breaks up the pin.

Woods hits Kaiser with a diving kick at ringside. Woods lands hard on the floor and lands on the back of Kaiser’s leg. That looked bad. Kingston then sends Kaiser into the ring post. Vinci tags into the match. Vinci goes for a powerbomb on Jey, but Jey gets out of it. Vinci big boots him, but Jey superkicks him. The New Day gets in the ring and hits Vinci with a 1D with Jey! They knock Kaiser back, and Kingston hits him with a somersault senton. Jey goes to the top rope and hits Kaiser with an Uso Splash for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The New Day and “Main Event” Jey Uso

The New Day and Jey Uso celebrate in the ring. Gunther is irate at ringside and holds up his WWE Intercontinental Championship.

“Main Event” Jey Uso To Challenge For I-C Title Next Week

Cathy Kelley is backstage with “Main Event” Jey Uso and The New Day, who are pumped up after their victory in the opening match of tonight’s show against GUNTHER and Imperium. Kelley informs Uso that he will be challenging GUNTHER for the Intercontinental title next week on Raw.