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Baron Corbin made his way to the ring, a disheveled mess as the commentators recapped his recent downward spiral.
Corbin implored the audience to help him financially, introducing a Corbin FundMe site. As he got down on his knees to beg, Kevin Owens music played. KO, clearly fired up by the live audience, made his way to the ring and confronted the heel. 
After Corbin stuck his own foot in his mouth by insulting Owens, KO dropped him with a stunner. Big E joined him in the ring as we prepared for the Fatal 4-Way main event. Shinsuke Nakamura and Seth Rollins rounded out the field.
The action got underway fast and furiously, with Rollins, Big E and Owens taking big bumps to the floor heading to the break. Back from the timeout, the action broke down. Owens delivered a top-rope elbow drop off the top of the ladder, driving Nakamura through the announce table.
Back inside, Rollins delivered the stomp to Big E, driving him face-first into another ladder for the pinfall victory. He stood tall atop a ladder to close out the show.
Result
Rollins defeated Big E, Owens and Nakamura
Grade
B
Analysis
Big E eating the pinfall, coupled with his de-emphasis over the last month, feels like a misdirect heading into Money in the Bank. 
The brief backstage confrontation with Paul Heyman was very much foreshadowing, something this company does from time to time, and suggests Big E is likely to win the ladder match Sunday night so fans of his should not be worried about his prospects moving forward.
Rollins is one of WWEs biggest stars and is prepping for a match with Edge at SummerSlam. Spotlighting him here felt like the right move, even if Owens was by far the most popular star in the match. 
Hopefully, the reaction KO received is proof positive of the connection he has with fans and will only serve to strengthen confidence management has in him to be a top star.
The Corbin stuff prior to the match was great and only strengthens the sentiment that this character may end with the former king being more over than ever before. And that’s quite the statement considering the talent he has worked with over the last three years.
This was an excellent capper to the freshest episode of WWE television in a long damn time, thanks in large part to the return of fans to the arena. They were red-hot, greeted everyone like major stars and will certainly help enhance the product as WWE presents one of its top pay-per-views this Sunday.
Welcome back, fans.