LA Knight and AJ Styles got things started on WWE SmackDown, and both superstars were more than ready to collide in a rematch of their battle at WrestleMania 40. There were more stakes attached though this time around, as whoever won this match would go on to become the number one contender to the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, and would face Cody Rhodes at Backlash. Knight and Styles have quickly become familiar with each other's biggest moves, and as a result, the match featured a number of reversals and counters. Styles was able to tip the scales though with an illegal move that the referee didn't catch, and that set up the Phenomenal Forearm and a major win for AJ.