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Kevin Owens and Randy Orton vs. The Bloodline, the lone non-title match on today's five-match card, kicks off the show.

Owens was the first to enter, igniting a raucous Lyon crowd. Owens paused about halfway to the ring, absorbing the absolutely electric atmosphere, stopping to mingle with fans along the barriers. As Orton's music hit, the French crowd erupted again and sang along with theme music "Voices" — language barrier be damned.

As The Bloodline entered, Lyon rained down boos. It was a much faster entrance for the heel team, but the energy was still there, even as the crowd appeared to chant "we want Roman."

Both teams immediately began brawling in the ring before the bell. All four men spilled out to the floor in a frantic start. Additional referees, WWE officials and (storyline) security tried to break up the chaos. As Owens stunned security, SmackDown GM Nick Aldis came out and made the match a street fight and the bell rang.

Sikoa and Orton made their way through the crowd while Owens and Tonga brawled in the announcers' area. Shortly after, Owens and Tonga also went into the audience and the babyfaces built momentum. With Tonga taken out, Owens turned his focus to Sikoa and Orton moved back to the ringside area.

With both Bloodline members taken out, Owens hit a splash on Tonga from the barricade and Orton dropped the debuting star on top of both announce tables. While this went down, Owens tossed Sikoa into the steel steps and hit him with a DDT on the steps as well.

Owens and Orton fed into the crowd, bringing out garbage cans and kendo sticks to continue to deliver punishment on the Bloodline, garnering "ECW" chants from fans. Finally, the pair brought out tables — the most popular weapon for WWE fans.

Owens set up a table ringside and hit a Frogsplash on Tonga, shattering the table. Back in the ring, as Orton set up Sikoa with his own table, the Bloodline member turned the tides and put the Viper through the table with a Samoan Drop. Sikoa kept up his momentum with a massive clothesline to take out Owens.

The heel team took control as Tonga delivered a series of headbutts to Owens and they beat Owens down with a kendo stick and garbage can lids. Owens tried to rally, but the numbers game was too much.

The Bloodline briefly drew some cheers from the crowd as Tonga brought a table into the ring. Sikoa went to run Owens through a table set up in the corner, but Owens reversed it. The momentum was short-lived however as Tonga rallied and introduced a steel chair into the equation.

Orton, recovered, re-entered the ring and stared down Tonga. Orton ducked a chair shot and then it was vintage Orton with a series of clotheslines, a Powerslam, DDT through the ropes and an RKO. The first pinfall of the match was broken up at two by Sikoa.

Solo cleared off Michael Cole and Corey Graves' announce table, setting Orton up for a Samoan Spike, but Orton reversed quickly for an RKO on the table, which didn't actually break.

Back in the ring, Owens battered Tonga with steel chairs and set up four of them for a Frogsplash on Tonga. Tonga avoided, rallied and tried to Superplex Owens through the chairs. Instead, Owens his an Avalanche Brainbuster on Tonga through the tables, seemingly ending the match. As the referee counted to three, Tonga's brother, Tanga Loa made a surprise appearance, pulled the referee out of the ring and turned the tides.

With Owens and Orton incapacitated, Sikoa hit Owens with an Ura Nage onto steel chairs and a Samoan Spike to score the pinfall.

The Bloodline def. Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in 21 minutes.

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