In a chaotic Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match, Logan Paul, Santos Escobar, and LA Knight collided in a high-stakes triple threat. Early on, Paul and Escobar briefly aligned to wear down Knight. However, the temporary alliance quickly fractured when Escobar took down Knight with a headscissors, prompting Paul to throw Escobar from the ring to attempt a pin of his own. Knight soon fought back, taking Paul down from the ropes, but the United States Champion recovered and kicked Knight outside. Looking to make a statement beneath the suspended briefcase, Paul attempted a leap over the top rope onto Knight, but Escobar intercepted both men with a dive to take control heading into the commercial break.
Following the break, Knight took charge by slamming Paul’s head into the announce table, only for Escobar to disrupt the assault and send Knight into the ring. After a battle on the top turnbuckle, Escobar executed a hurricanrana on Knight, scoring a nearfall. Paul rejoined the fray, striking Escobar with a massive Alley Oop directly onto Knight. Escobar nearly converted the landing into a pinfall, forcing Paul to break up his own offensive maneuver before trying for his own failed pin on Knight.
As the match intensified, Knight and Paul traded heavy blows in the center of the ring while the commentary audio was censorsed. Escobar repeatedly interrupted their exchange, but Knight flattened him and delivered an elbow drop. Escobar retaliated with a Phantom Driver on Knight, which Paul broke up just in time. Escobar then cornered Paul, unleashing a barrage of strikes that triggered a second audio mute, before Knight halted the attack with a big suplex on Escobar. Capitalizing on the moment, Paul delivered a Swanton Bomb to Knight, but Knight managed to kick out at two.
Desperate for an advantage, Paul instructed Tyrese Haliburton to obtain his brass knuckles, prompting Jalen Brunson to hop the barricade to stop him. As match officials rushed to separate the brawling NBA stars at ringside, Escobar took advantage of the distraction to hit Paul with a double knee in the corner. Knight immediately capitalized, wiping out Escobar with a Blunt Force Trauma (BFT). Seeing an opportunity, Paul attempted to roll up Knight from behind, but Knight reversed the pinfall attempt to secure the victory.
Winner via pinfall and advancing to the men’s MITB Match: LA Knight