The main event of tonight's WWE SmackDown was to decide who would face LA Knight in a number 1 contender's match, which will then decide who faces Cody Rhodes for his newly won Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Knight secured his spot in the match earlier in the night by pinning Santos Escobar in a Triple Threat match that also involved Bobby Lashley, and now it was time for the second Triple Threat match between Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, and Rey Mysterio. At one point it looked as if Owens would seal the deal after a massive German suplex, but it would be Styles taking the win after hitting Mysterio with a Styles Clash from the top rope. Styles moves on to face Knight for the chance to take on Rhodes, and that match will happen next week.