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Mitchell’s WWE 205 Live Results & Report! (9/24/19)

The One Two comes to 205 Live!

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5 years ago

September 24, 2019

Steven Mitchell

BritAm Brawlers, reunite!

To counter Drew Gulak having Tony Nese back on his side, Oney Lorcan calls upon his friend, Danny Burch! Will the One Two get the one, two, three?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Angel Garza VS Humberto Carrillo; Carrillo wins.
Drew Gulak & Tony Nese VS Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch; Lorcan & Burch win.

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Oney Lorcan can’t catch a break.

In a match with the Premier Athlete, he gets screwed up and screwed over by Drew Gulak’s direct interference. Then in a return to NXT, he and Lio Rush have a #1 Contender’s match that was truly fast and furious, only for it to go Lio’s way. The Man of the Hour will have his time with the Cruiserweight Champion later, but tonight is about Oney getting mad AND getting even with Gulak. Will the return of Danny Burch be the thing Oney needs to get one over on Gulak and Nese?

Drew Gulak speaks on the recent developments.

“What a surprise.” Another ghost from the past appears to go after the Cruiserweight title. Lio Rush was a surprise return, but Gulak promises Lio will learn like the rest: “It doesn’t matter how impressive you are,” Gulak is constantly evolving, constantly adapting and there will be nothing Lio can do to surprise him. Moving on to Oney Lorcan, Oney has had opportunities, but he refuses to adapt. And what happened? Gulak’s grip grows tighter. Oney could’ve brought anyone on his side, he could’ve surprised us, but he went the predictable route with his old tag partner, Danny Burch. Lio will learn a lot watching tonight’s tag team main event. He will see what happens when you refuse to adapt, and that with change being the one constant, Lio will learn Gulak is the Law of 205 Live!

The Singh Brothers frame tonight’s action.

Tonight’s 205 Live will be exciting! We will see cousins collide as jealousy tears the Garza Clan apart. The Bollywood Boys would never let titles tear them apart. Especially not this close to their return! And tonight, in the Bollywood Actor Studio, they will enjoy watching two teams fight to see who is second-best compared to them. And then everyone will witness the return of the Lights, Camera and Bollywood Action! Who will come out of tonight’s 205 Live as leading men to share the Singh Brothers’ spotlight?

Angel Garza VS Humberto Carrillo!

The Singh Brothers said it right, pride and ambition have turned these two cousins into rivals, and for the first time in the WWE, they will go 1v1! Who wins when cousins collide in California?

The bell rings and the cousins circle. They tie up and Carrillo puts Garza in a corner. Garza turns it around but backs off cleanly. San Fran is wow’d by the good looks of both men as Garza bails out. Garza offers a high five to a man in the front row, but he leaves the fan hanging! Garza goes back to the ring and ties up with Carrillo. Garza waistlocks but Carrillo standing switches. Garza gets Carrillo around the head and throws him down for the takeover. Carrillo fights his way up but Garza throws him back down. Fans rally up as Carrillo headscissors, but Garza pops out to a headlock. Carrillo pops out to wristlock and wrench Garza. Garza rolls and trips Carrillo up, and traps the leg to go after the knee. Carrillo endures and fans rally, but Garza shifts to wrench and toy with his cousin. Carrillo gets away and the two reset.

San Fran rallies as the two men approach. Carrillo stays away from Garza but Garza grins. They go again, and tie up in a crisscrossed knuckle lock. Garza runs but things speed up, and Carrillo hurdles only for Garza to roll off the back. Things keep going, both men showing off, but Garza springboard huricanranas, only for Carrillo to handspring through! Carrillo wags a finger, but then catches Garza to arm-drag him. Garza arm-drags back, but Carrillo sweeps the legs to cover. ONE and Garza sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Carrillo handsprings up and Garza offers a handshake. Fans cheer, but Carrillo doesn’t take the shake. Garza offers it again, but Carrillo kicks it away now. Garza punches but Carrillo counters and kicks! Carrillo whips, Garza goes up and scuffs Carrillo going over. Garza asks Carrillo wait, and he tears away the pants! Carrillo dodges Garza, but Garza puts Carrillo on the apron. Garza sweeps then runs side to side to dropkick Carrillo off! Garza climbs up top, MOONSAULTS, and hits Carrillo down!

Garza grins as he brings Carrillo up for a CHOP. Garza rolls into the ring but Carrillo still has the count to worry about. Carrillo gets in at 7 but gets a dropkick from Garza! Garza covers, TWO, but he clubs away on Carrillo’s back. Garza puts Carrillo in a corner and ties him up in the ropes. Garza rams his knee into Carrillo’s ribs, and Carrillo slumps out of the ring! Fans rally and duel while Garza teases the guy he left hanging. Carrillo gets in and throws hands, but Garza uppercuts Carrillo hard! Garza whips but Carrillo reverses. Carrillo runs in but gets put up top. Garza hooks Carrillo’s legs in the ropes to then dropkick them out! Carrillo falls, Garza covers, TWO! Garza grows annoyed but he keeps on Carrillo with a seated abdominal stretch. Carrillo endures as Garza pulls tight.

Fans rally up and Carrillo fights up to fight out. Carrillo runs, handsprings, but into a dropkick! Garza covers, TWO! Garza grows frustrated now as he drags Carrillo around to another seated stretch. Carrillo endures his arms being bent back, and fans rally up again. Carrillo fights up but Garza hops on for a camel clutch. Garza pulls back on Carrillo’s head and neck, but Carrillo keeps fighting. Carrillo stands with Garza on his back, and throws Garza off with a judo takedown! Carrillo is in a corner, and he elbows Garza away. Garza runs back but gets boots, then a somersault shotgun dropkick! Carrillo handsprings to dead-lift arm-drag! Then reverse somersault moonsaults! Cover, TWO! Garza surprises himself with his escape, but then Carrillo runs in and springboard arm-drags Garza out! Carrillo FLIES to wipe Garza out on the outside!

Fans fire up as Carrillo stands back up and gets Garza back in. Carrillo goes to a corner and climbs up, to leap for a missile dropkick! Cover, TWO!! Carrillo grows frustrated but Garza gets himself to a corner. Carrillo rains down forearms on Garza, then heads back to a corner. Carrillo climbs but Garza trips him up! Garza has Carrillo in the Tree of Woe, and dropkicks him out of it! Cover, TWO!! Carrillo manages to survive, but Garza hits a Jeff Hardy style leg-splitting leg drop and dropkick! Cover, TWO!! Garza is losing his cool but he keeps on Carrillo. Garza hoists Carrillo up but Carrillo fights back from the apron. Carrillo’s roundhouse rocks Garza, then Carrillo leaps for a flying back elbow! Cover, TWO! Now it is Carrillo’s turn to be frustrated.

Carrillo drags Garza to a drop zone and climbs again. Carrillo leaps but he sees those boots coming! He turns Garza over and hooks the legs, hanging Mexican Surfboard! But Garza rolls through to drive Carrillo into the mat! And he uses the Mexican Surfboard on Carrillo! Carrillo endures until Garza has to drop him. Garza turns Carrillo but Carrillo cradle counters! TWO, and both men are shocked. Both men run, both men crossbody! The cousins literally collide, and fans are loving it! Carrillo and Garza crawl to opposite ends, and then turn towards each other. Carrillo runs but misses, and gets hung up on the ropes! Garza throws Carrillo down, LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! But Garza runs corner to corner, only to get the post! Carrillo puts Garza back in position, and headstands, AZTEC PRESS! Cover, Carrillo wins!!

Winner: Humberto Carrillo, by pinfall

In the end, Carrillo conquers his cousin! Ultimo Ninja rebounds from his Clash of Champions defeat, but will he be flying back towards the Cruiserweight title? Or can Garza get even as 205 Live continues to grow?

Backstage interview with THE Brian Kendrick.

The Man with a Plan brutalized the Gentleman, but why did he do that? And why did he ruin his friendship with Akira Tozawa? Because he felt the need to deal with the “epidemic” spreading through the Cruiserweight Division. And that epidemic is of disrespect. Kendrick is a veteran, a pioneer and a former Cruiserweight Champion, but everyone has forgotten that. They forget Kendrick was the man who opened the door for this roster, and that if there was no Kendrick, there’s no 205 Live. But instead of being thankful, Gallagher spreads lies. But that’s not even what upsets Kendrick. What upsets him is that he hasn’t had a title opportunity in THREE YEARS! The three years since first having that title, and Kendrick’s had to wait behind all the new guys! But Kendrick earned his stripes. But the straw that broke the camel’s back was Tozawa showing he was “infected” like all the rest. Kendrick is going to remind everyone what respect looks like. Who will Kendrick “remind” first as he fights his way back to the top?

Drew Gulak & Tony Nese VS Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch!

The Law of 205 Live has the Premier Athlete back on his side, and the two have worked together like the good ol’ days. But they’ll be taking on one of the toughest tag teams around, who have always been just one win away from greatness. Will tonight be that win that helps Lorcan and Burch leap into that next level? Or is Gulak right about the predictable will perish under the pain and punishment?

The teams sort out and Burch starts against Gulak. Fans chant for the “One Two!” as Burch and Gulak circle. They tie up and Burch pushes Gulak towards a corner, only for Gulak to turn it around. Gulak backs off at the ref’s count but he and Burch go again. Burch wrenches and reels Gulak in for a headlock, and holds tight as Gulak tries to power out. Gulak rolls but Burch holds on. They go around, and Burch holds on to the headlock and keeps Gulak down. Gulak works his way up but Burch still holds on, and gets another takeover. Gulak headscissors free finally, but Burch works his way up and around to pop out and tackle Gulak back down. Fans cheer this technical exchange as Gulak gets back up. Gulak powers Burch to ropes and Burch has to let Gulak go. Nese lurks but Burch dodges Gulak. Burch headlocks but Gulak powers out this time. They collide shoulders but neither man falls, and Burch headlocks again!

Burch grinds Gulak down but Gulak grabs… Well no, there’s no hair to grab as Burch is shaved bald. Gulak drops to the mat but resists a cover attempt. Gulak gets up and throws body shots, but Burch throws EuroUppers. Burch wrenches and brings Gulak over to tag in Oney. The One Two work together to wrench Gulak and CHOP him down! Cover, ONE, but Oney facelocks Gulak. Burch tags back in and they double Russian Leg Sweep! Burch covers, ONE! Gulak reaches but Burch is on him again. Oney tags back in, and the One Two double suplex Gulak hard! Cover, TWO! Oney keeps Gulak down with another facelock, and he drags Gulak back over. Burch tags in again, and this time the One Two just mug Gulak with headbutts. Burch wrenches, spins and trips Gulak up to then roll him to stomp on the fingers! Gulak gets to ropes but Burch stays on him with another wrench.

Burch wristlocks then goes after the arm, but Nese runs in. Burch runs Nese off, but Gulak sucker punches Burch! Gulak drags Burch over to his corner and tags Nese in. Nese and Gulak mug Burch now, and Nese whips. Nese runs Burch over with an elbow then covers, ONE! Nese keeps on Burch with crossface forearms, then he wrenches Burch’s neck. Burch endures and San Fran rallies back up. Burch fights his way up but Nese chinlocks. Burch keeps going but Nese knees low. Nese whips Burch corner to corner, but Burch goes up and under to tag in Oney! One throws hands on Nese, CHOP and running EuroUpper! The fans fire up as Oney glares at Gulak. Gulak runs in but gets thrown into the same corner as Nese! The Fury of 205 Live runs corner to corner to sandwich Gulak and Nese! And then again! Nese follows the third time but still gets an elbow and EuroUppers. Gulak distracts the ref and Nese rakes Oney’s eyes! Nese hotshot bulldogs Oney down! Then triangle moonsaults! Cover, TWO!

Oney gets to a corner but Nese is still on him. Nese drags Oney over to tag in Gulak. Gulak springboard stomps Oney down, and Gulak mocks Burch. Fans boo and jeer while the ref has to keep Burch back. Gulak puts Oney in the corner to stomp a mudhole. Tag to Nese and Nese mocks Oney. Nese kicks Oney then throws forearms. Oney is literally on the ropes, and Nese chokes him! Nese lets up but taunts Burch now. Oney throws body shots and an uppercut! Oney fights, runs, and sunset flips but Nese slips out to spinning mule kick! Cover, TWO!! Nese grinds Oney down with a camel clutch but the fans and Burch rally for him. Oney fights up and pries at the hold. Nese throws Oney into the corner and tags in Gulak. Nese and Gulak work together to double back suplex Oney down! Cover, TWO! Gulak grabs Oney with a chinbar, but Oney endures. Oney fights up again and San Fran rallies.

Oney throws body shots and is free, but Gulak headbutts Oney back. Gulak throws Oney but Oney hits Nese! Oney dumps Gulak out! Oney crawls for his corner but Gulak returns to intercept. Nese goes after Burch but Burch rocks Nese for it! Oney powers his way to Burch, but Gulak powers him back. Oney back drops Gulak, and tags in Burch! Burch rallies on Gulak with big hands! Corner clothesline and enziguri, and then Burch hops up for a missile dropkick! Burch kips up and fires up! He tags Oney and the One Two get Gulak. They combine but Nese breaks it up. Nese throws hands on Burch and then throws him out. Oney CHOPS Gulak, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Gulak headbutts, but Oney dodges and runs, BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Into a Half Crab! Gulak endures as Oney sits deep! Burch intercepts Nese to a CROSSFACE!

Dual submissions in the ring, but Gulak turns over to shove Oney into Burch! All four men are down, but Nese slumps out of the ring. Burch returns to his corner to tag back in. San Fran fires up as Burch drags Gulak back over. Oney climbs while Burch electric Chairs Gulak. But Gulak rakes eyes and slips out to shove Burch into Oney! Nese FLIES to take Oney out! Gulak scoop slams Burch and tags Nese, for Nese to climb up and 450 SPLASH! Cover, but ONey drags Nese off it! Gulak leaps out at Oney to get a EuroUpper! Nese drags Burch up, pump handle, but Burch slips out. Burch HEADBUTTS Nese down! The Govenah fires up and tells Oney to “Get in this ring!” Tag to Oney and he climbs up. Burch Electric Chairs Nese, the One Two DOOMSDAY! Cover, TWO!? Nese lives and shocks Oney and Burch! But the Fury of 205 fires up.

Gulak drags Burch out but Oney uppercuts Gulak out. Nese rolls Oney and with tights held! TWO and Oney LARIATS! Tag back to Burch, and they have Nese again! Oney holds Nese up for Burch’s draping DDT! Cover, Oney and Burch win!!

Winners: Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch, Burch pinning

The reunited BritAm Brawlers are victorious once more! But while they pinned the Premier Athlete, what will it take for Oney to finally get Gulak?

My Thoughts:

What a great night for 205 Live! I think what helped was that, while 205 Live airs 10 PM EST, that means it was only 7 PM PST, so the fans are naturally more awake and able to care about the awesome action they were getting. And they really did get some awesome action, with Garza VS Carrillo opening and practically being a contender’s match in itself. It says a lot for Carrillo to win, in that it means 205 Live is sticking with him as one of the rising stars. Garza is still very new in the WWE so between here and NXT, he’ll definitely pay his dues and be something soon enough in his own right, so this was a great match for both. Kendrick apparently has reverted back to his original Heel motivation as “I’m the veteran, everyone owes me everything.” While that’s a bit disappointing, it does still work, and in the end, we’ll be getting a new round of hard-hitting matches between him and Gallagher and even him against Tozawa. And it would definitely work if Kendrick came out of this the winner, headed for a title match against a Face champion like Carrillo or Lio Rush.

Gulak’s promo to open the show was good, confirming Lio is a Face in his return. The tag team main event was also incredible, both teams of course working really well together given the history both teams have. San Fran got behind the One Two strongly, and what a great surprise to see Oney and Burch win! Now, they pinned Nese so that doesn’t automatically get one of them a way into a title match, but it does help Oney stay strong and even brings Burch up in his 205 Live debut. Lio won his right to a future title match, but that doesn’t mean Oney or even Burch can’t earn themselves something soon. I would hope in next week’s episode, wherever it ends up being in the weekly schedule with SmackDown going to Fridays but also Triple H 205 Live under his wing, we see Lio Rush return to 205 Live to challenge Gulak for Hell in a Cell. Actually, to get some extra hype for the go-home to Hell in a Cell, we should just have the title match on 205 Live so that it gets the room to breathe and really give us the best possible match Gulak and Lio can give us.

My Score: 8.5/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (4/19/24)

Prepare for Backlash!

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3 hours ago

April 19, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Did you know that challenger in French is still “challenger?”

In a WrestleMania rematch, AJ Styles takes on LA Knight in a #1 contender’s match, to challenge WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Backlash in France!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender’s match: AJ Styles VS LA Knight; Styles wins and will challenge Cody Rhodes for the title at Backlash.
SmackDown/WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Street Profits VS New Catch Republic VS The Authors of Pain VS Legado Del Fantasma; The Profits win and will challenge A-Town Down Under for the titles.
WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley VS Naomi; wins and

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Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender’s match: AJ Styles VS LA Knight!

After fighting their way through Triple Threats, the Phenomenal One and the Mega Star meet again, YEAH! It’s a WrestleMania Rematch, the winner moving on to Backlash, YEAH! Will AJ Styles avenge his loss at the biggest WrestleMania ever? Or will everyone from here to France know whose game it is?

The bell rings and the two step to each other. The fans in Pittsburgh “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” and Knight lets Styles know it. Styles snarls, they tie up, and they go around. Knight puts Styles in a corner, the ref counts, but Knight lets off slowly. Styles kicks low! The fans boo but Styles headlocks. Knight pulls hair, throws body shots, then headlocks in return. Styles pushes Knight to ropes, powers up and out, then hurdles, drops and DROP- NO, Knight avoids the dropkick to BOOT, and LARIAT! Knight then TOSSES Styles out of the ring, storms out after him, and brings him to commentary. Knight SMACKS Styles off the desk! And again! And again!

The fans chant “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” with every SMACK, then Knight tops it off with one last SMACK! Knight drags Styles up and into the ring, storms in, but Styles KICKS Knight in the ropes! Styles reels Knight in, but Knight back drops Styles up and out! Styles flounders on the floor, Knight runs to WRECK him with a dropkick! Styles hits desk again and Steel City is loving “L! A! KNIGHT, YEAH!” as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Styles soaks up the heat as he taunts Knight. Styles brings Knight up, but Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight backs Styles down, whips, but Styles ducks ‘n dodges! Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges, then DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both men are down and the fans fire up. Both men slowly sit up, crawl around, and then stand. Styles fires a shot, but Knight gives it back! The haymakers go back and forth, “YEAH! BOO! YEAH!” Styles staggers but he still ROCKS Knight! Knight ROCKS Styles again and again, but Styles throat chops! Styles fires off the Phenomenal Blitz, but Knight ducks the lariat!

Knight JABS, JABS, JABS, and DECKS Styles! Knight stomps a mudhole in at the corner, “YEAH!” Knight then runs corner to corner to KNEE Styles down! The fans fire up, Knight puts Styles up, and Knight ROCKS Styles. Knight climbs, but Styles ROCKS him back! Knight staggers away, but returns to spring right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives that crash but both men are down again. The fans rally as Knight rises, and he brings Styles around. Knight reels Styles in, suplexes, but Styles slips free! Styles goes to a corner, ELBOWS Knight away, then goes up to QUEBRADA DDT! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up as Knight stays in this and Styles starts losing his cool. The fans rally for Knight but Styles looms over him. Styles brings Knight up and in, but Knight RAMS him into a corner! Knight then scoops Styles, but Styles slips free to roll up, TWO!! Knight escapes, swings, but Styles dodges to PELE! Knight ends up in a corner, Styles runs in, but Knight puts Styles on the apron! Styles ROCKS Knight, springboards, but Knight gets under! Styles comes back, into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Then JUMP ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up with with Knight as he storms around. Styles rises, Knight winds up, B F- NO, Styles bails out!

The fans boo but Knight storms over. Knight drags Styles up but Styles HOTSHOTS him! And pokes him in the eyes! Then ROCKS him! And springboards, to PHENOMENAL FOREARM!! Cover, Styles wins!

Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Undisputed WWE Championship)

Styles bent the rules, but a win is a win! He will get his shot at the American Nightmare in Lyon, France, will this year’s Backlash be phenomenal?

The Bloodline arrives backstage.

The car pulls up, Solo Sikoa steps out in a suit, and Paul Heyman is there to greet him. Nice threads, Solo. Tama Tonga walks over and Solo says meet the newest member of The Bloodline, Solo’s MFT. The Wise Man is stunned. But Solo cuts him off to ask if Kevin Owens is here. Heyman hesitates and Solo asks again, is Kevin here? If he is, he’s probably already in the locker room. Then take them to him. Heyman obeys and leads on. There have already been changes to the chain of command, is there about to be a change to the landscape of SmackDown, too?

Nick Aldis is in the ring.

In a familiar scene to Monday Night Raw, there is a podium with something under a satin sheet. The SmackDown General Manager welcomes to Pittsburgh the Chief Content Officer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque! The fans fire up as The Game makes his way to the ring! HHH joins Aldis in the ring, gets a mic, looks around at the crowd as he revels in the cheers, then says, “On the heels of the biggest, most epic, history making, record breaking, epic, unbelievable WrestleMania of all time, we are here tonight, sold out, 15 thousand strong, Pittsburgh, PA! So let me say, welcome to SmackDown!” The fans cheer that!

HHH wants to take a moment to say that he thinks Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis are both doing great jobs at leading their respective brands into the future. Thank you to both of them. And when we talk about the future, we have to talk about the history made coming into the future. So when history is made, HHH wants it to be represented here befitting of those that make it. So Aldis, if we could, let us bring the… champions out here. Aldis says without further ado, the NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Austin Theory & Grayson Waller. The fans boo as A-Town Down Under make their way, blue belts in hand.

Theory & Waller join Aldis and HHH in the ring, mics already in hand, and they soak up the heat from Steel City. Waller says this is huge. Monday, we saw the second place champions get new belts. And now A-Town Down Under will be presented new titles! Theory says speaking of truth, didn’t Truth think HHH was a magician? Well, who knows what magic trick HHH has to make these guys look better than they already do, but hey, give it a try. HHH says congratulations on becoming tag team champions, so he will show them what they will wear going forward. From now on, they will be the WWE Tag Team Champions.

Reveal! In the style of the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era belts, the solid gold shines. HHH offers a handshake, but Waller leaves him hanging to shake Theory’s hand! Aldis makes it clear to them. They ever pop off and disrespect HHH like that, here’s a real magic trick: A-Clown Down Under will disappear, permanently! The fans like the sound of that! Aldis snatches the blue belts away since they won’t need them, and speaking of disappearing, there’s a chance one of the following four teams will make their title reign disappear. That #1 contenders match starts right now! The fans fire up, but which team defies the odds to get some golden tickets to France?

Backstage interview with Naomi.

Kayla Braxton is with The Glow and says last week, she beat Tiffany Stratton to get this title opportunity tonight. Will the friendship with Bayley get in the way of this match? Naomi says no, of course not. Bayley’s her sister, and she needed help against Damage CTRL, so Naomi was more than happy to help. But in no way will friendship get in the way of this opportunity. It has been over two YEARS since Naomi’s last WWE singles championship match, and there is nothing that will get in the way of making the most of this moment. Now last week, Tiffy Time felt the glow, so that same energy keeps going tonight.

Naomi is also looking forward to next week’s WWE Draft, where she will walk in the NEW WWE Women’s Champion. Naomi is ready, but will she be able to best Bayley in Bayley’s first title defense?

WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way: The Street Profits VS New Catch Republic VS The Authors of Pain VS Legado Del Fantasma!

SmackDown returns as Legado makes their entrance, followed by Akam & Rezar with the Final Testament. Waller & Theory are on commentary, Waller admitting he wants any team but AOP, and Theory saying these teams are fortunate to have real superstars leading their division. In this form of Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are active, so the Big Strong Boi, Tyler Bate, starts against Montez Ford. They circle, tie up, and Ford headlocks. Bate powers up to pry at the hold but Ford clamps on tighter. Bate powers up and out, drops, but Ford leaps over! The fans cheer, things keep moving, Bate feints high to drop low!

Bate shows knuckle lock, Ford obliges, but Bate wrenches, baits and double pump handles to FLIP Ford! Cover, TWO! Ford gets up to sweep and cover, TWO! Bate steps over, La Magistrol, TWO! Ford gets up, dropkicks cancel out, and both men kip up! The fans fire up and the two reset. But then Humberto Carrillo sneaks a tag, before he DECKS Bate with a sucker punch! Ford dodges Humberto but Angel Garza holds the ropes open! Ford tumbles out, Garza tags in, and Humberto sits Ford up. Garza runs in to KNEE Ford down! The fans boo, Garza drags Ford to a cover, TWO! Garza back suplexes, Ford lands out!

Ford tags Dawkins and he dodges Garza to FLYING ELBOW! Garza tags out to Akam, but then the Bruiserweight, Pete Dunne, tags in off Dawkins! Rezar tags, Dunne runs up but Akam LARIATS him down! Rezar DECKS Dawkins, then the AOP start clearing the corners! But Ford goes up to leap, but into an URENAGE! The fans boo but the AOP roar and soak up the heat. Waller’s worst case scenario might end up reality, but SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and the fans rally as Ford endures a facelock. Ford fights up, pries at the hold, but Rezar shoves him to ELBOW him down! Rezar talks trash, Waller taunts the Steelers players sitting in the front row that they don’t really know what championships are, and then Rezar sucker punches Dawkins down! Rezar stands Ford up, Canadian Racks and bends him! Ford endures, the fans rally, but Rezar thrashes Ford around! Ford kicks and flails, he gets free, hot tag to Dunne! Bate sneaks a tag, Dunne GAMANGIRIS Akam and then NCR fire off on Rezar! The fans fire up, Humberto runs in, but Dunne dodges to SNAP GERMAN!

Bate & Dunne STOMP Humberto’s hands! Then BASEMENT DROPKICK! Garza runs up, but into the REBOUNDER GERMAN COMBO!! The fans fire up with NCR, but Rezar runs up! He grabs Dunne, but Bate says Bop up, BANG! Bate fireman’s carries Rezar?! But Rezar ELBOWS right free! Dunne GAMANGIRIS, Ford SUPERKICKS, and Dawkins ENZIGIRIS! Rezar wobbles, and everyone helps Bate gets Rezar up! BIG STRONG AIRPLANE SPINE! But then Legado CLOBBER Bate and Rezar! They BOOT Dunne, whip the Profits but the Profits reverse to TOSS Legado out! Ellering coaches Rezar while the Profits regroup.

Bate gets up, Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins brings Bate to the very top, but Dunne CLUBS Dawkins! NCR mug Dawkins but Ford joins in! They brawl, but AOP add on! Humberto finds Rezar to tag in, before the DOUBLE TOWER OF DOOM!! Bate’s the only one left up top, so Legado mug him! They double trophy lift Bate, to DOUBLE ROCKET LAUNCH him onto everyone!! Humberto then finds Bate, sunset flips and rewinds, Garza jumps, MISSILE DROPKICK DOOMSDAY! Cover, DUNNE BREAKS IT! “This is Awesome!” as all eight men are down around ringside, and Waller says this is gonna be easy pickings for A-Town Down Under now.

Dunne grabs Garza, Bate has Humberto, STEREO ANKLE LOCKS!! Grapevine for Garza! But Humberto BOOTS Bate onto Dunne! Legado is free, Ellering has AOP regroup, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Rezar CLUBS Dawkins down. Rezar soaks up heat, taunts the other teams, then CLUBS Dawkins again. Rezar brings Dawkins up again, but Dawkins fires off body shots! Rezar KNEES low, reels Dawkins in, talks more trash, and lifts Dawkins up, to POWERBOMB! But then Dunne runs up to ROCK Rezar! Akam gets in to scoop Dunne and SLAM him on Dawkins! Cover, TWO! Rezar looks to Ellering and he coaches AOP. Rezar HAMMERS Dawkins, Akam tags, and AOP get NCR up! The fans boo but NCR RANA free to send AOP into each other! Ford jumps in, as does Garza.

All the teams realize, they gotta do something about AOP. So they all mug AOP! The fans fire up as AOP tumble out, but now who strikes first? Dunne runs up but Garza SUPERKICKS him first! Bate waistlocks Garza and Ford winds up, but Garza ducks so the BACKHAND hits Bate! Garza SUPERKICKS Ford, but Dawkins DECKS Garza! Humberto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO!! Theory says if A-Town Down Under were in this match, he’d knock everyone out and Waller could just sneak in to cover. Humberto and Dawkins rise and go to corners. Humberto runs up, but Dawkins POUNCES him away!

Dawkins gets Humberto up, Ford returns and tags in! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Humberto and Ford climbs! The stars are out for the BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY! Cover, DUNNE BREAKS IT! Another save from the Bruiserweight and Ford is frustrated. Dunne drags Dawkins up to CHOP, but Dawkins ROCKS him! Dawkins whips Dunne out of the ring, but Dunne grabs the arm! And he pulls off the glove so he can SNAP fingers! The fans fire up, but Ford ENZIGIRIS Dunne down! Ford brings Humberto up, Humberto JAWBREAKERS! Bate tags in off Ford, BOOTS Garza, then runs up, but into a POP-UP! But Bate RANAS Humberto!!

Bate then DUMPS Garza out, goes to the apron, and Dunne lines up targets. Bate and Dunne climb, Ford runs in, NCR DOUBLE ARIHARA MOONSAULT while Ford FLIES over the corner post!! Down goes Legado and AOP!! The fans are losing their minds as Bate hurries to get Humberto up. Bate puts Humberto in, reels him in, underhooks, but Humberto fights it! Humberto back drops but Bate lands on his feet! Humberto cradles, TWO! Humberto LARIATS Bate, tag to Garza! Legado gets Bate up, feed to the POP-UP KICK!! #FTY! Humberto then DIVES to take out Dunne! Garza goes up the ropes to LIONSAULT!!

But Ford flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! The fans are thunderous as everyone is down again! Bate flounders, Dawkins tags in! Dawkins whips Legado, Ford joins in, THE REVELATION!! Cover, PROFITS WIN!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championships)

Waller & Theory are relieved it isn’t AOP, but they still look a bit annoyed that it is Ford & Dawkins. The Profits are Triple Crown Tag Team Champions from Raw to SmackDown to NXT, but will they soon add the WWE Tag Team Championships to make it a grand slam?

Backstage interview with Bayley.

Byron Saxton is with The Role Model, and brings up the emotional moment from Monday Night Raw where Rhea Ripley had to relinquish her title. But let us focus on Bayley’s title, as she defends it for the first time against Naomi. Where is her head at ahead of the main event? Bayley says after seeing Rhea vacate the Women’s World Championship on Raw, Bayley appreciates her reign more. She is focused, and she has realized she’s THE Women’s Champion in WWE right now, something she does not take for granted. Because we all know that with the WWE Draft, things are bound to change.

And as excited as Bayley is to face her friend, Naomi, one thing that won’t change is her as THE WWE Women’s Champion. Bayley is just as confident at Naomi, so something’s gotta give! Will The Role Model #FeelTheGlow? Or will she still be shining with gold after tonight?

Paul Heyman talks with Solo Sikoa.

The Wise Man apologizes that they haven’t found Kevin Owens, but he has to be here somewhere. Just look at the time. They will find him, somewhere. Solo stops listening and heads to gorilla. Heyman follows after, but Solo gives him a look. Heyman says he isn’t trying to upset Solo. Please believe him. The last person on this planet Heyman wants to piss off is Solo. But respectfully, Solo is making decisions that are not his to make, yet. One day, these will all be Solo’s decisions. But not now, not here! These are decisions that can only be made by one man. Solo asks Heyman if he’s done talking. Heyman asks if MFT is coming with Solo.

Solo just gives a thumbs up, with that taped thumb. The music hits and Solo makes his entrance, Heyman still following all the way into the ring. What does the Enforcer have planned? We’ll find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and Heyman has the mic to give his usual introduction. And he doesn’t know if there is a list of the most brilliant backstage maneuvering politicians int he history of the WWE, but if there were, Heyman would have to think that he personally is in the top… Well, permit Heyman, with Solo’s permission, to explain what’s going on right now within The Bloodline, “the premier act in the history of WWE.” The fans chant, “We Want Roman!” but Solo shrugs that off. Heyman assures us that as The Wise Man for… Heyman gets emotional, so Solo just snatches the mic! The fans boo but Solo paces.

Solo tries to talk but the fans boo. Solo says last week, he had to lose a brother! He had to! It was in order for him to find a new one! His MFT, Tama Tonga! And with that, a bloodied Kevin Owens is tossed out, by the Good Bad Guy! Tama shoves Kevin down the ramp, stalks behind him, and referees rush out to stop him from doing anything further! Kevin can’t even sit up, but Tama steps over him to go to the ring. The fans boo as Tama joins Solo in the ring while the refs help Kevin to his feet and to the back. Tama raises his finger to the sky, because he acknowledges Solo! Heyman has no choice but to go along, but wait! Kevin is heading back down the ramp!?

The fans fire up as Kevin shows his grit and defiance! He drags Tama out to fire off hands!! The fans cheer but then Solo whips Kevin into steel steps! Solo drags Kevin back up, puts him in the ring, but now security rushes in! Tama storms in after Kevin but Kevin TACKLES Tama! The security gets Kevin away from Tama, but Solo SAMOAN SPIKES Kevin down!! The fans boo but then Tama SPLASHES Kevin! Tama rains down fists on that bloody wound, then he DECKS guard after guard! Producers try but Tama is a madman! Tama shoves everyone away so he can slip out of the ring, to grab a chair!!

The fans boo as Tama storms back in, but now Aldis steps up! Aldis warns The Bloodline here, and Solo has Tama stand down. Solo takes the chair from Tama to show they’re done here. The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but the damage is done. Solo & Tama are a dangerous duo, will nothing and no one stop them from taking over SmackDown?

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.18.2024

Motor City Machine Guns either go out on their backs, or head to Rebellion as champs! Lets see how they finish their current run in TNA!

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April 18, 2024

Andrew Balaz

No burying the lead here! The Main Event is The System versus Motor City Machine Guns, and it’s the Go Home episode before Rebellion! So we’re guaranteed a damn good tag match, and we should get either new wrinkles, or ways to keep the storylines cooking going into the Pay-per-View.

With all the rumors and innuendo about the Guns being on their way out, I think we all assume that MCMG is losing, but my inner fanboy is still excited.

Part Three: Acceptance @TheJonGresham #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/NE9FPzCCz2

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Ratings:

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone: Hammerstone wins via Torture Rack – SQUASH
LSG vs Joe Hendry: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – SQUASH
Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno: Ali wins via 450 Splash – ** 3/4
Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna: Rosemary wins via Spear – ***
Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards: System wins via Roster Cut + Knee Party – *** 1/4

Results:

So we kick off the match with Josh coming out to commentary again to watch Hammerstone’s match. They really need a new way to try and keep heat without reusing the same tired gimmick of “ring side seat” to a Squash match.

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone

Guido tries to shoot the half, but Hammerstone shrugs him off, lifts him like a child and runs him into a corner, few short shots and then just tosses him across the ring. Hammer gets a little distracted talking smack to Josh and eats a foot, but then tosses Guido with the ole Sack of Shit move and keeps working over Guido.

Hammer shoves Clayton, and provokes him to push him back right in front of the referee. She ejects them, Guido tries to take advantage but when he goes for the pinfall Hammer kicks out immediately and presses Guido out of thing through the ropes. Continues to dog walk Guido, puts the head gear on the ECW Original and then Torture Racks him while staring directly at Josh, and of course picks up the submission victory.

.@XiaBrookside and @Ashamae_Sebera face off NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT! pic.twitter.com/Q0S3wSRpeu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

LSG vs Joe Hendry

Hendry cuts a little promo, mentioning the Fat Uncle Phil joke…something about shopping at the TOP Dollar Store. Solid mic work.

LSG is a damn good local talent, he’s been seen in ROH and AEW in the past (perhaps others, but that’s what comes to mind immediately for me), but we all know this is an enhancement match. A few nice chain wrestling spots early, but Hendry uses his power to stop the smaller wrestler, Sack of Shit into Standing Ovation and the match is over quickly.

Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno

Well okay, having Deaner ask the crowd if they wanted a 3v2 or their third member…RHYNO…is pretty much a no brainer in Philly. But at least the gimmick isn’t quite as cringe as I expected.

Jake starts with Zack Gibson and throws him around. Jake goes for the tag and Deaner asks the crowd who Jake should tag, and the crowd picks Rhyno. Rhyno Whips Gibson into a corner, Drake actually softens the impact, allowing Gibson to fire back, tag out, but Rhyno levels both GYV members and then even knocks Ali off the apron. Rhyno tries to call to the crowd to tag in Deaner and that goes over like a fart in church. He tags him in anyway, and the crowd is kinda dead and doing whatever it wants after the obvious ECW chants when Rhyno tagged in.

GYV take a couple lumps but they of course start to work over Deaner and capture some momentum. Solid tandem work from GYV, they cut off Deaner from making a tag and goad Jake a little to cause the ref to block off the babyfaces so the heels can take a few shortcuts. Cody eventually makes the tag to Rhyno, hot tag, he tries to set up the Gore but the GYV manage to stop him in his tracks and hit an Enzuigiri to daze the Man Beast, he falls to his corner and Jake tags himself in. Jake literally runs them all over, tags in Cody and Launches him from the Top Rope into Zack Gibson. Ali makes the save and Jake tries to get his hands on Ali, but the GYV keep throwing themselves at him, literally. The triple team finally gets the best of Jake, they hit 3 Dives and then post Jake, so they gather around Cody like hyenas.

They forgot about Rhyno, he’s set up for a Gore, he Gores Drake, Gibson and Ali take out Rhyno, but then Cody starts to fight back. Ali stops Deaner’s offense with an Avalanche Sunset Bomb, then hits his 450 Splash. Jake barely misses being able to break up the pin.

.@TheEricYoung channels "The Sickness" as he prepares for FULL METAL MAYHEM with @FrankieKazarian at #Rebellion! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/tm1TqxZBLo

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna

Jody tries to start quickly with Shoulder Tackles, Lariats and Scoop Slams, and it does seem somewhat effective. Rosemary is having trouble finding offense against the intensity, but she keeps kicking out. Shotgun Dropkick finally gives Rosemary an opening, she goes into full mount and rains down strikes. Rosemary shoves Jody into a corner and Bites her in the corner. Jody tries to fight out, they go across and Rosemary catches her with the legs and puts her in the Upside Down. Splash in the corner from Rosemary, Exploder Suplex and Jody is eating a lot of offense.

Rosemary looks like she’s caught after she gets tripped up into the ropes and Jody goes for her Rope Knee into the German, but Rosemary dodges. Rosemary hits her own suplex and pulls out a beautiful Last Chancery! I haven’t seen her do that in a long time. Jody manages to fight to the ropes, Rosemary is a little slow to capitalize and eats a Pump Kick. Rosemary goes flying into the ropes, Jody hits the Double Knees into the German this time for 2, and they trade a few haymakers after that. Jody folds Rosemary with a low Lariat, Zombie rise spot a few times, Jody goes for a pinfall and Rosemary kicks out.

Havok jumps up on the apron, Dani meets her and they decide to step down, but the distraction was enough. Jody turns around and eats a Spear. Rosemary wins!

Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards

Eddie and Shelley start off, and its a very simple slow start. Mostly an early stalemate, the typical Japanese style the TNA seem to love to employ. Starters tag out, but then Shelley with the blind tag, Sabin Baseball Slides out, picks Eddie’s ankle and sends his face bouncing off the apron, while Shelley sneaks up being Myers and they hit a tandem move before we cut to commercial. Off of the commercial it looks like Eddie and Myers regained control. But a nice Jawbreaker from Shelley sends Eddie falling back into the MCMG corner. Dragon Screws to both legs from Sabin and Shelley, and we get the Dragon Screw dissection spot for the Guns.

Myers gets sick of things, tries to get involved, but Simultaneous Figure Fours from the MCMG makes The System look silly. Alisha does the classic “push the rope forward” gimmick to assist Eddie in breaking the hold. She keeps chirping at Shelley until she finally grabs his foot. Shelley doesn’t take kindly, tries to grab her by the hair but she gets away, Shelley eats a strike and falls back to the ropes so Lish can just throttle him with the rope, Sabin walks over and acts like he’s going to PK her and the look of disgust on her face is hilarious, like “how dare he threaten to kick her”. Would I be mad is Masha decides to team with Lish and they win the Knockouts Tag titles? No, because the Knockouts Tags are trash. But I still prefer Lish as valet/manager.

Shelley starts fighting back after another commercial break, Eddie tries to cut him off, but Sabin clocks Eddie and Shelley manages to make the tag and Sabin comes in. Lights up both System members, Kick off Tornado DDT, into a Running Gamengiri. Eddie tries to counter but Shelley assists, tandem strikes, Double Baseball Slide into the classic MCMG spot 5 Hole Dive! Keeping up with the classics Shelley stacks the System members on each other and hit the Missile Dropkick/Flatliner spot. As the Guns are rolling, Sabin accidentally catches Sabin with his foot and The System take control! They hit their pieces of the System Overload spot, but Sabin kicks out. Roster Cut attempt from Myers, but Shelley is back. High Speed Dirt, Machine Gun Sandwich, but Lish grabs Shelley’s foot when they’re setting up Skull and Bones. Shelley gets dropped on the turnbuckle and thrown out, Sabin eats the Roster Cut followed up with Boston Knee Party and System retains!

Its a little weird to have had the two commercial cuts and the fact there’s still Nic Nemeth to follow. So it feels a little flat, I hope this wasn’t their swan song match, because it was nice to see some classic spots, but it was entirely too abbreviated.

Nemeth comes out, goes into the crowd and finds a kid with a kendo stick and borrows a beer from someone, so he does a bit of a Sandman tribute. Moose cuts off his promo basically immediately. He throws out the “can’t beat the system” line again, and Nic rolls with the punches well. Moose uses a few cute analogies about Nic having a failure laden past, but Nemeth bites back and its really damn good. He says he can see it in Moose’s eyes that he thinks he’s getting in the ring with Dolph Ziggler, but no, there is no more old Dolph Ziggler, just the new Nic Nemeth. And Moose’s cool seems to be slightly shaken after those words. Good promo.

Overall Score: 6.5/10

So this was okay, if it didn’t end as strongly as it did, I would’ve rated this much lower. Two squash matches in the beginning, reusing the Josh comes out to the announce table to watch trope is boring, hell even Clayton’s shove to Hammerstone was super lame looking. The Deaner match was luke warm at best, but things picked up around the Rosemary match.

Lets also not overlook the segments with ASH & Xia, Jonathan Gresham’s whole deal and EY having to return to the violence/sickness/world class maniac, whatever you want to call it, were all great building blocks. This definitely wasn’t what I would call a strong Go Home, but it didn’t hurt things for Rebellion. The whole injury of Cardona was addressed, which honestly sounded weird since Jordynne basically said she was expecting them to have a backup plan so she has a backup plan. I don’t really like how that video package came across.

But who knows, all I know is, this wasn’t an awful episode, it just wasn’t really strong either. Here’s to hoping Rebellion Saturday is still strong.

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