Shinsuke Nakamura and Aleister Black initially team up against LA Knight before turning on each other, allowing Knight to fight back. Knight and Black briefly join forces to knock Nakamura out of the ring, but Knight quickly turns on Black with stomps in the corner. Nakamura then trips Knight, pulling him to the outside to a chorus of boos. Inside the ring, Black and Nakamura engage in a fast-paced striking exchange that ends in a standoff. Black gains the upper hand with strikes and a knee off the ropes. He climbs the turnbuckle but gets caught by Knight for a Megaplex; Nakamura breaks up the pinfall attempt with a splash just before the commercial break.
Returning from the break, Black scores a nearfall on Nakamura before Knight intervenes. A sequence of quick counters follows, with Knight blocking a Black Mass and Black countering a BFT, leading to a nearfall for Knight. Nakamura sends Knight out of the ring and slams him into the steel steps. Back inside, Black and Nakamura exchange heavy strikes in the corner until Knight returns, dumps Nakamura back to the outside, and turns his focus to Black. Black repels Knight with a knee to the floor and follows up with a moonsault off the apron onto both opponents. Knight tosses Black back inside, but Black immediately counters with a plancha back onto Knight.
Black brings Knight back into the ring, only to be leveled with a reverse DDT. Knight climbs the turnbuckle and executes an elbow drop, but Nakamura interrupts the pin and makes a cover of his own, which Black survives by reaching the bottom rope. Nakamura attempts the Kinshasa, but Black blocks it. Nakamura then drives Black into the ring post to set up another Kinshasa, but Black intercepts him mid-run with a devastating Black Mass. Just as Black covers Nakamura, Knight ambushes Black, hurls him out of the ring, and steals the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall and advancing to the MITB Men’s Ladder Match: LA Knight