Throughout SmackDown LIVE, AJ Styles was waiting in the parking lot for Shane McMahon’s arrival just as he did before his vicious sneak attack one week ago. But AJ had to make his way to the ring when he was told Shane-O-Mac was already there and was calling out The Phenomenal One.

Almost seeming a bit apprehensive, Styles made his way out and said he wanted to apologize to Shane, but it was clear that the SmackDown LIVE Commissioner thought it was a ruse because he started swinging as soon as Styles entered the squared circle.

The brawl spilled to the outside where the Commissioner got the upper hand, allowing him to lay AJ out on the announcer’s table and connect with an incredible diving elbow off the top rope onto Styles, leaving him down and making a major statement ahead of The Ultimate Thrill Ride.