New stipulation added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event title match
A new stipulation has been added for Saturday’s WWE Championship match.
During SmackDown, Drew McIntyre assured Nick Aldis that everything was fine ahead of the Saturday Night’s Main Event contract signing in the main event. However, when the time came to sign, McIntyre refused. He stated that it was lopsided against him, pointing out in their last match that Rhodes was able to walk away with the title after a disqualification. Rhodes said if he wanted the rules changed so he could lose the title via DQ or count out, that was fine. Aldis warned Rhodes against doing this, but Rhodes insisted, wanting the title match to move forward.
After the two traded some more words, Rhodes finished his promo by saying nice guys finished last until he showed up. McIntyre refused to let Rhodes have the last word, bringing up Rhodes’ daughters. That caused Rhodes to go on the attack, aiming to strike McIntyre with the WWE title. McIntyre dodged and exited the ring as Aldis warned Rhodes doing something like that would cost him the title tomorrow. The distraction left an opening long enough for McItnyre to re-enter the ring and lay out Rhodes with the claymore. After a powerbomb through the table, McIntyre told Rhodes he’d be leaving with the title tomorrow.
Several weeks ago, McIntyre was set to wrestle Jacob Fatu in a number one contender’s match when Fatu was seen reeling from a backstage attack. McIntyre denied that he had anything to do with it. Rhodes came out and told McIntyre if he wanted a title match, he would give one to him. The two brawled for a while before the match officially began. However, it soon ended when Rhodes used the WWE title to attack McIntyre, causing a disqualification.
Saturday Night’s Main Event (November 1)
- WWE World Heavyweight title: CM Punk vs. Jey Uso
- WWE Championship, title can change hands by DQ or count out: Cody Rhodes defends against Drew McIntyre
- WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
- Three-way for WWE Intercontinental title: Dominik Mysterio defends against Penta and Rusev
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