LA Knight mentions his backstage encounter with Sami Zayn and says he’s not interested in getting involved in The Bloodline’s issues , as far as he’s concerned, they can just die out. “The Megastar” has his own business to attend to as United States Champion and proposes an open title challenge.

Santos Escobar appears accompanied by Legado del Fantasma , saying that if Elektra Lopez aspires to become the first United States Champion, he could take the United States Championship. L.A. Knight interrupts because he keeps seeing Berto staring at him, so he would rather give him a chance to fight, since he has beaten Escobar in the past. The fight against Berto goes on and the Mexican attacks before the bell rings.

WWE United States Championship Match: LA Knight (c) vs Berto

The Mexican is unable to complete a Moonsault as he is greeted with a raised boot. LA Knight reacts by attacking with a Powerslam and after winning a dispute on top of the corner, he finishes Berto with a Diving Elbow Drop followed by a BFT. | »LA Knight RETAINS the United States Championship!

After the match, SHINSUKE NAKAMURA makes his return to WWE SmackDown. The Japanese wrestler lands a couple of blows on LA Knight and leaves.