WWE returns live tonight from “The Mile-High City.”Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. JD McDonaghCarmelo Hayes vs. Bronson ReedPenta vs. Finn Balor

Another excerpt from John Cena’s sit-down interview that will premiere in full soon is shown, this time with Cena talking about the infamous back-of-the-bus freestyle rap session that caught the attention of Stephanie McMahon and ultimately resulted in the character shift and opportunity in WWE that led to his legendary career on top.

Speaking of Cena, we return live back inside Ball Arena, where Finn Balor’s theme hits. He makes his way out for our second of two opening round matches in “The Last Time Is Now” tournament to determine John Cena’s final opponent.

As he settles inside the squared circle, we shift gears and head to a quick pre-match commercial break. When the show returns, Penta’s theme hits, fireworks and pyro explodes, and the crowd goes wild as the masked man makes his way to the ring. The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this tourney tilt.

Penta takes control of the offense coming strong out of the gate early on, however it doesn’t take long for Balor to fight back and begin to shift the momentum. He gets the upper hand until Penta sends him to the outside, where he lands a dive on the floor. As it re-airs in super slow-motion, we head to a mid-match break.

When the show returns, we see the action still ongoing in the ring, with Balor now in a comfortable offensive lead. The fans begin rallying behind his opposition with loud chants of “Penta! Penta!” On cue, the masked fan-favorite begins to fight back into competitive form, before ultimately taking over on offense and getting the win to advance.

Winner and ADVANCING: Penta

Update On Sheamus Being Pulled From “The Last Time Is Now” Tournament

The commentary team at ringside addresses the tournament situation in light of Sheamus sustaining a shoulder injury and being pulled from “The Last Time Is Now” brackets. Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce will discuss the matter and make an official announcement ahead of LA Knight’s match next week.

A Quick Word From Solo Sikoa & The MFT’s

We cut to a vignette showing Solo Sikoa surrounded by The MFT’s. They address Penta advancing, where Solo promises to take him down next Monday on WWE Raw. He also vows to destroy Sami Zayn and his team in next week’s traditional Survivor Series elimination match on SmackDown.

Women’s WarGames Update

It’s main event (segment) time!

But first, we shoot backstage, where we see the New Best Friends Crew consisting of Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky. The commentators tease that we will find out who the fifth and final member of the team will be when we return.

On that note, the show heads into another commercial break. When the show returns, the individual ring entrances for all of the aforementioned Women’s WarGames New Best Friends Crew team begin to take place. They all settle in the ring and Rhea Ripley begins on the microphone first.

“Mami”, still wearing the face-protector for her healing broken nose, addresses how loud the fans are, and this gets them even louder. Ripley addresses what went down on Raw at MSG, and the show of unity between her team. In moments like those, you find out who is real and who is fake.

She continues by saying If Rhea is going to war with someone, she wants to make sure she is going to war with the right people. People like her friend Iyo Sky, who she knows will go down swinging if it comes down to it. Then you have Alexa and Charlotte, two of the most decorated women in the division.

Rhea might not be friends with them, but at the end of the day she knows they can trust each other. She says that is still just four people, and at War Games you need five. With that said, she introduces AJ Lee as the fifth member. She comes out skipping on the stage to a huge roar from the Denver crowd.

As she does, however, she is ambushed from behind and attacked by The Kabuki Warriors duo of Asuka and Kairi Sane, as well as their current Women’s WarGames teammates for WWE Survivor Series, Nia Jax and Lash Legend. They all brawl with the opposing team.

The now former WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch emerges out of nowhere, and begins fighting alongside the Asuka, Sane, Jax and Legend team, beating down the opposition, with “The Man” primarily focusing on beating down her foe AJ Lee, as well as Ripley. The show ends. Thanks for joining us!