Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (3/3/23)
Tribal Chief and American Nightmare meet!
Wrestling has more than one royal family.
Cody Rhodes promised on Raw he’d show up tonight on SmackDown, but will he get that face to face with Roman Reigns?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley w/ Dominik Mysterio; Rhea wins.
- Santos Escobar VS Dominik Mysterio w/ Rhea Ripley; Dominik wins.
- Shayna Baszler w/ Ronda Rousey VS Tegan Nox w/ Natalya; Shayna wins.
- Sami Zayn VS Solo Sikoa w/ Jimmy Uso; Solo wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns is here!
As promised, the Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion returns to address all the issues on the Road to WrestleMania. Paul Heyman, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa are with him, but Jey is not. They set off the pyro, continue to the ring, then set off more pyro. Fans are torn, but Heyman hands over the mic to Roman. Heyman says the fans are all here for Roman but the boos say otherwise. Roman says, “Washington, DC! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” But then CODY RHODES makes his entrance! DC fires up for the American Nightmare as he has his pyro and soaks up the energy.
Roman and the Bloodline wait as Cody enters the ring and fans sing the song. Fans then chant for “CODY! CODY!” Cody has a mic to say, “Contrary to what Mr. Heyman might’ve told you, I am not here to invade, I am not here to engage in… reckless negotiations. I am here to have a conversation with my WrestleMania opponent one on one, man to man. So I don’t see any reason for your compatriots here. Unless, you feel that you need them here.” Roman chuckles and Heyman grins. Roman says, “Wise Man, leave us.” Heyman is surprised by that, and asks if Solo and Jimmy should stay. Roman says they should go, too.
Heyman accepts those orders, gives Roman his belts, and he leads the Bloodline away. Fans cheer as we get just Cody and Roman in the ring. Roman asks Cody if that’s better for him. In fact, let’s get comfortable. Cody may not like this but Roman will do it anyway. Roman throws down the World title belt, and then the Universal belt. “So what do you wanna talk about?” Roman smirks and Cody says, “Fair enough. Let’s talk about you. 915 days, you have been our WWE Undisputed Universal Champion. No need to print the legend, the reality has become legendary enough. You have superseded hyperbole, congratulations.
“Let me tell you something about me. About your WrestleMania opponent. Something you may know, something you may not know. For some, you have become this impossible mountain to climb, but that’s kinda my thing.” Cody repeats old criticisms: He’s nothing more than Randy Orton’s understudy; Cody won’t survive being Stardust; critics swore that there was no way 10 THOUSAND people would pay to see Cody’s and his buddies’ “little indie show.” And ever since then, the goal posts have continued to move and Cody continued to punch it through the uprights. So for everyone else, Roman might be the impossible. But not for Cody.
Fans cheer Cody on again and Roman is annoyed. Roman laughs it off, and says that was good. That was like Cody rehearsed it all week, it was flawless. But Roman will switch gears here and ask a question. “You ever won that one?” He points to the world title. Well, we know he hasn’t. But has he ever even competed for one of these? Oh, no, how about this? Has Cody even main-evented WrestleMania before? Because Roman did all of that! He is the most experienced main-eventer of all time! “But here’s the kicker. I’ve been groomed since I was just a little boy. Not only by my father, but by your father, too.”
Roman smirks while he lets that soak in. Roman says he isn’t done with the story there, either. Let’s talk about Cody’s dad. Easy now, Roman has too much love and respect for that man to degrade him. They spent a lot of time together. Roman said this many times before but The Dream is the one who put the confidence in Roman and told him, “Baby, you have ‘it.’ You couldn’t get rid of it, you couldn’t sell it if you wanted to. You are ‘it.'” Fans cheer the impression, and Roman says they’d sit for hours and talk about everything. It was a lot about what is going on right now, being the main event and the face of the company. Dusty called it all before it happened.
Roman says Dusty was the best. But you know what Dusty would say about Cody? Nothing. Dusty never said anything ever, at least not when he was with Roman. Maybe when Dusty sat down with Seth Rollins or Kevin Owens or even Becky Lynch. But when Roman was with Dusty, it was like Cody didn’t exist. Fans boo but Roman says he knows this is a lot, he just wishes Dusty was here right now. Roman knows Cody misses Dusty. Roman misses Dusty, too. Roman picks up the belts, and says that though Dusty isn’t here anymore, know this: if there is something Dusty didn’t teach Cody, Roman will.
Roman offers a handshake but fans boo. Cody smirks and says, “Oh my God. I’m not even playing on the same field. This is… This is not chess. You didn’t send Mr. Heyman to Raw to get inside my head, you sent him to relay and convey the real-life situation. You sent him to tell me the truth? If that’s the truth, then the truth is one of the fabled ‘Dusty’s kids’ than Dusty’s actual kid. If that’s the truth, then the truth is that you are the son he always wanted. And that changes absolutely everything. Because it’s not just a dream, it’s not just an urge or a want, or a desire, or some story that needs to be finished. This becomes a necessity!
“You say I don’t exist? I HAVE to exist! And the only way that I can exist… is by beating you at WrestleMania!” Fans fire up and Roman frowns. Cody says that Roman, “sir, champ, may the better man win.” Cody accepts the handshake after all, but Roman’s calculated mind games may have only added fuel to the flame. Will the American Nightmare burn down the Island of Relevancy and take that throne from the Tribal Chief?
Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley w/ Dominik Mysterio!
As extreme as Liv likes to live, she might be pushing things too far taking on the Eradicator. Rhea is determined to take the top spot from Charlotte Flair, will she have no problem throwing Liv to the Riptide?
The bell rings and Liv SHOTGUNS Rhea! Fans fire up, Liv fires off on Rhea in a corner, but Rhea shoves her away. Rhea choke grips, Liv breaks free and kicks low. Rhea blocks the boot, whips Liv, but Liv wheelbarrows to arm-drag! Rhea staggers up, Liv runs in to springboard, only for Rhea to catch Liv and TOSS her! Then KNEE her down! Dom cheers Mami on but DC boos. Rhea soaks up the heat, saying they’re looking at the NEW SmackDown Women’s Champion. Rhea CHOKES Liv, tells Charlotte to watch closely, “there’s no saving you.” Rhea lets off as the ref counts, and then she CLUBS Liv down!
Rhea CLUBS Liv more, stands her up, and then hauls her up, but Liv sunset flips! Rhea stays up, drags Liv back up and bumps her off buckles. Rhea runs in, Liv dodges and back body blocks! Liv then comes back to SHINING WIZARD! Liv pushes Rhea down, goes up top, and fans fire up for the MISSILE DROPKICK! Rhea flounders out of the ring, and Lib builds speed to DIVE! Rhea SWATS Liv outta the air! Rhea again says Charlotte won’t be able to hide from Rhea Bloody Ripley! Rhea goes back to Liv as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Rhea ROCKS Liv in the back. Rhea stands Liv up, shoves her to ropes and ROCKS her again! Rhea stands Liv up and Liv grins! Rhea whips, Liv swings, but into a back suplex! Liv lands on her feet, to hit a BACKSTABBER! Fans fire up, Liv goes to a corner and BOOTS Rhea! Liv goes up again, FLYING RANA! Rhea hits ropes, flounders, and then Liv kicks low! Front kick and CODE BREAKER! Rhea wobbles,, Liv springboards off ropes to CODE BREAKER again! Liv then goes up a corner, waits on Rhea, and says “SUCK IT!” FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives and Liv is beside herself!
Dom is worried and he coaches Rhea up. Liv waits on Rhea to stand, grins as she goes to ropes, and then runs in, but Rhea fights off the clinch! Rhea swings Liv around, but Liv slips free! ENZIGURI! Rhea goes to a corner, Liv SHINING WIZARDS! Liv goes to the very top while Rhea flounders! DC fires up as Liv leaps, but Rhea POWERBOMBS her down! Then pump handle and RIPTIDE!! But Rhea doesn’t wanna end it there! She grabs the legs and ties them up, PRISM TRAP!! Liv endures and reaches out, but Rhea KNEES her down! Liv taps, Rhea wins!
Winner: Rhea Ripley, by submission
Mami sends a message! Charlotte may have the Figure Four, but Rhea has her Prism Trap Cloverleaf! Will that help Rhea eradicate The Queen?
The Bloodline talks backstage.
Heyman and the others are still getting a kick out of Roman doing a Dusty Rhodes impression, but Roman asks if Jimmy’s talked with Jey. Jimmy has. Then what’d Jey say? You know, Jey’s the hothead. He just needs time. Time? How much time? Uh, Jimmy talked to him this morning. Jey’s doing better today than he was yesterday. Jimmy will let Jey know. Roman says he’s running out of patience. Jimmy will tell Jey, too. Roman says it’s not with Jey. He’s running out of patience with Jimmy. Jimmy again says he’ll let Jey know, and heads out. Is the Bloodline (not) fine?
Rhea and Dom regroup backstage.
Rhea says Charlotte is scared, it’s why she’s not here. But then Santos Escobar walks over. Dom asks if there’s a problem. Santos says Rey should’ve punched Dom in the face last week! But he also understands why he couldn’t. But guess what? Santos can! And Adam Pearce agrees with him. So Santos will teach Dom a lesson in respect. Santos is going to the ring right now. And if Dom is even half the man he claims to be, he’ll meet Santos out there. Hombre a hombre. And then Santos blows a kiss to Mami! Santos heads to gorilla, will Dom man up and handle things like he (supposedly) did in the prison yard?
Santos Escobar VS Dominik Mysterio w/ Rhea Ripley!
The Emperor of Lucha makes his entrance, holding up the mask Rey Mysterio gave him personally as a gift of respect. Escobar respects family and legacy, but “Ex-Con Dom” does not. Will Escobar make Dom respect him? Or will Dom still do things his way?
The bell rings and fans boo but Escobar runs in. Dom uses ropes as a defense so the ref backs Escobar off. Dom then dropkicks Escobar down! Fans boo but Dom drags Escobar up to headlock. Escobar powers up but Dom holds on tight. Escobar throws body shots, powers out, and things speed up as Escobar drops, to then DROPKICK Dom! Dom ends up in a corner and Escobar fires off forearms! Rhea protests but Escobar makes Dom look at the mask. “That’s your legacy! Do you respect your legacy?!” Dom shouts “NO!” so Escobar CLUBS him down and ELBOWS him! Escobar hooks up the legs, Dom resists and reaches, but Escobar gets those arms!
Escobar pulls back and lifts Dom right up into a ROMERO SPECIAL! Dom endures, but Escobar pulls his hair! Escobar then throws Dom down, waits on Dom to get up, but Dom wants mercy. Dom says he’ll respect legacy, but then he YANKS Escobar into buckles! Escobar bails out, Dom goes up and CROSSBODIES! Rhea fans Dom off while fans boo and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Dom has Escobar in a corner. Dom fires off body shots and haymakers while Rhea cheers him on. Dom climbs up, he rains down fists, but fans boo instead of counting. Dom stops short of ten anyway, and fans boo more. Dom whips but Escobar reverses, only for Dom to wheelbarrow and throw Escobar to ropes! Dom dials it up as fans boo harder, but then Dom stops to CHOKE Escobar! Rhea laughs as Dom trolls the fans, but Escobar DECKS Dom! Escobar fires off fists and fans fire up! Escobar fireman’s carries, but Dom rakes eyes! Escobar goes to a corner, Dom ROCKS him and throws more hands.
Dom knees low, backs off to soak up heat, and then runs in corner to corner to clothesline! Escobar staggers and Dom makes Escobar look at the mask. Respect legacy? Respect DOM! Dom throws Escobar down then soaks up more heat. Dom sits Escobar up, “Is that what you want? Huh?” Dom SLAPS Escobar! Dom tells fans up theirs, then says HE is the man! Dom whips corner to corner, but Escobar goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM! And then again! Rhea freaks out as Escobar CLOBBERS Dom! Escobar scoops for a BACKBREAKER and hits a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!!
Rhea is relieved that Dom survives. Escobar powers up and Dom wants mercy again. Escobar knows better but Dom dodges. They both dodge, and HEADS collide! Both men are dazed but Dom drags himself to ropes. Dom has brass knuckles?! The ref is distracted by that as Rhea drags Escobar out! RIPTIDE to the floor!! Fans boo, but Rhea puts Escobar in for Dom to FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Dom wins!
Winner: Dominik Mysterio, by pinfall
Dom snatches the mask from the corner, and TEARS it! He insults Rey’s legacy, Eddie’s legacy, and lucha libre culture as a whole! What will it take to finally humble him? Wait! Here comes Rey!! Rey shakes his head, tells Dom to give the mask back, but Dom dares Rey to hit him. If Rey hits Dom, Dom will give the mask back. Dom gets in Rey’s face literally, then he drops the mask on the ground! Rey picks the mask up, and Dom DECKS Rey with a sucker punch! Fans boo, but Dom just soaks it all up. Can anything ever stop Dom from stooping to these lows?
WWE shares Sami Zayn’s video post.
“Big energy tonight in Washington, DC. You can feel the heat in here. I’ll tell you one person I know is feeling the heat, and that’s Roman Reigns. Because he knows that everything I’ve been saying for weeks is coming true. The Bloodline is crumbling from within. And now, all of the sudden, I find myself in a match with Solo Sikoa. I’m not stupid. I know how it works in the Bloodline. I know tonight’s match is not about wins and losses. I know tonight’s about sending me a message. But here’s the thing, Solo. I’m the one sending a message tonight. The message is loud and clear. The Bloodline is not getting rid of Sami Zayn, until the Bloodline goes down!”
The DC fans around Sami are fired up as Sami says that this doesn’t end until Sami sees with his own eyes that the Bloodline is going down! Sami knows, and the people know, that the Bloodline is going down! “See you tonight, Solo.” DC is behind the Great Liberator, but will that Bloodline trap catch him all the same?
Drew McIntyre is here!
Fans fire up as The Scottish Warrior heads to the ring. He’s been gunning for Gunther and that Intercontinental Championship, and we hear what he has to say, after the break.
SmackDown returns and McIntyre says, “There’s four weeks to WrestleMania, and Drew McIntyre still does not have a match. How about we remedy that right now, DC? And there’s a certain individual I wanna beat the absolute shhhhnitzel out of. GUNTHER! I’m calling you out!” Fans fire up, but SHEAMUS makes his way out first! The Fella has a mic to ask McIntyre what he’s doing. He just thought he’d go behind Sheamus’ back? McIntyre says this isn’t personal. Like he it isn’t personal! McIntyre of all people knows how important winning the Intercontinental title is to Sheamus! 15 YEARS, Sheamus has wanted that title.
McIntyre wants Sheamus to calm down and talk this out. Sheamus tells McIntyre, “Don’t you DARE tell me to calm down!” McIntyre knows better than anybody that how much Sheamus has wanted it. McIntyre knows Sheamus wants Gunther at Mania, and now McIntyre is the one calling him out? Well, Sheamus isn’t McIntyre’s parent, so why does McIntyre need Sheamus’ permission to do something? Does he need permission to wipe his own arse next? Sheamus says McIntyre’s right, Sheamus isn’t McIntyre’s parent. But he thought McIntyre was his brother. But no, he’s just a backstabbing bastard.
McIntyre says fine. If we’re telling the truth as friends, the truth sometimes hurts. And the truth is, Sheamus had his chance, and lost, TWICE. But here comes L A KNIGHT! DC is actually excited to see LA, and he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA! Somebody talking about the Intercontinental title, then you gotta be talking about L, A, Knight, YEAH!” Meanwhile, these two have been handed every single opportunity and still they cry. They’re still arguing with each other, and Knight says that’s fine, so long as they listen. If Knight hasn’t made it clear enough already, “you can’t have an LA WrestleMania without L A Knight!”
But then here comes the NEW DAY! DC is even more fired up to see Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods! Woods tells Washington, DC, “it’s ya bois the NEW~ DAY~!” And they just wanted to come out and apologize on behalf of L, A, Knight, YEAH. That’s right! Cuz for the past two weeks, Knight comes out crying, begging, “You can’t have a WrestleMania in LA without LA Knight, please~!” But this is sad. Sad! The New Day joins everyone else in the ring. Knight wants a match at Mania. However, as of late, Knight can’t even win a match on SmackDown! OH~! But then here comes KARRION KROSS!?
Kross, with Scarlett by his side, storms right up to the ring. Everyone watches as Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday circle the ring, but Knight CLOBBERS Kofi! Woods goes after Knight, Knight shoves him into Sheamus and McIntyre! They shove him back, and Knight TOSSES Woods out! But then Sheamus clotheslines Knight out! Sheamus turns around in time to see McIntyre creeping up. McIntyre backs off, only to come back and FLY out onto New Day and Knight!! Then Kross CLOBBERS Sheamus and POSTS him! Kross is vicious but also opportunistic. Is the apocalypse going to sneak in and take that title opportunity for his own?
SmackDown shares footage from before the show.
Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey got jumped first by Tegan Nox and Natalya, cameras only caught things after Ronda and Natty were down and Shayna got Tegan on the ground. Adam Pearce and referees rushed in to stop this, and had to cancel their scheduled tag team match for tonight, making it just a singles match. Ronda swears Shayna better break Tegan’s arm for this! Will the Queen of Spades get payback on the Welsh Firecracker?
Shayna Baszler w/ Ronda Rousey VS Tegan Nox w/ Natalya!
The bell rings and the two rush each other! Nox dodges, then SHOTGUNS Shayna down! Then PENALTY KICKS her back down! Then CANNONBALLS in the corner! Nox rains down fists on Shayna from all sides, but Shayna shoves her away and gets an arm. Shayna isolates the arm, but Nox reaches up to headscissors her away! ROUNDHOUSE! Shayna wobbles, but she blocks the knee to throw Nox! Shayna has the arm again, and STOMPS it! Ronda asks Nox how that feels, but Natty and DC rally for Nox. Shayna runs in, but Nox dodges the knee! Nox fires off jabs and haymakers, but Shayna KICKS the bad arm!
Shayna grabs the arm to YANK it! Ronda mocks “Skittles” while Nox crawls to a corner. Shayna storms up on Nox, drags her by the bad arm but Nox KICKS her away! And then HEADBUTTS! But Shayna WRINGS Nox’s bad arm! Ronda continues to mock Nox and Shayna talks trash with Natty. Shayna goes back but Nox rolls her up! TWO, and Shayna KNEES Nox down! Shayna gets the bad arm for an ARMBAR!! Nox taps, Shayna wins!
Winner: Shayna Baszler, by submission
A shoutout to her teammate and friend with that armbar, Ronda celebrates with Shayna. Will the Baddest Women on the Planet tear apart all of SmackDown?
Backstage interview with Gunther.
Kayla Braxton is with Der Ring General and the rest of Imperium, and he already knows she’s asking about all the superstars interested in his title. Gunther says it was an absolute disgrace that a man like him has been kept waiting. What a lack of leadership by Adam Pearce! One month away and Pearce still hasn’t identified the man to challenge Gunther at WrestleMania. So then is he concerned? Gunther says the only thing he is concerned about is not having a worthy opponent to do battle with for this great prize in their great sport, and “for the legacy of Der Ring General, on the greatest stage of them all!” Then what will Pearce do about this issue?
Bobby Lashley is here?!
The All Mighty visits SmackDown by surprise! But why? Wait, the White Rabbit makes it clear. Then what will Lashley have to say about Bray Wyatt’s antics? We’ll hear all that, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Lashley has the mic. “So, so, so, for the past two weeks, Bray Wyatt has been telling me to run. But I don’t run from anyone. And since that didn’t work, he starts playing these little kids, like the Muscle Man Dance. Which I thought was a little comical, but for me, it looked like a sign of weakness. And from where I come from, if you have a problem with somebody, you come see that somebody and tell them to their face. And since Bray Wyatt is not man enough to come see me in my face, I decided to come to his show of SmackDown, to come see him. So I say, Bray Wyatt, if you are man enough, I’m here. So come see me.”
Lashley waits, fans look to the stage, and UNCLE HOWDY appears, from behind! Howdy beats Lashley down, laughs at him, then runs, into a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Lashley is furious and he wants Howdy to get up. Fans rally, Howdy staggers over, but the lights go out! And when the lights come back, Howdy is gone. Lashley is even more annoyed, but the White Rabbit cuts him off. Will Lashley see that Bray isn’t just playing kid games?
The Bloodline regroups.
Jimmy sits with Roman and says he called Jey. And what’d he say? Well, Jey said he needs more time. Roman repeats that: Jey needs more time? Well, no, he actually said to leave him the hell alone. Roman says he doesn’t understand how Jey could do this to them. After everything Roman… No, after everything they’ve done for Jey. Haven’t they always helped Jey? Always had his back? Matter of fact, this didn’t start happening until Sami Zayn came around. Maybe that’s where the selfishness and greed come from. In fact, here’s what they’ll do> They’ll fix the Sami problem once and for all.
Roman wants Jimmy to be in Solo’s corner tonight. And they will get rid of Sami once and for all. Understand? If Jimmy and Solo get rid of Sami, then Jey will come home. Heyman smiles as Roman asks if Jimmy can do that. Jimmy says he’s got it. Roman wants Jimmy to do this for The Bloodline, to do this for the family. Jimmy nods and heads out. Heyman tells Roman, “That was wonderful, My Tribal Chief.” Roman says, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Heyman asks, “Then, it wasn’t wonderful?” Roman says Jey has one week. Does Heyman understand that? Yes, My Tribal Chief. Roman says if Jey isn’t back in the Bloodline in one week, Roman won’t blame Sami. He’ll blame Jimmy.
The ultimatum has been sent, the deadline has been set, but will none of it go the way Roman wants?
BREAKING NEWS on the Intercontinental Championship match!
Gunther wants a challenger and there are plenty of contenders! Next week on SmackDown, there will be a FATAL 5 WAY! Kofi Kingston VS Sheamus VS Drew McIntyre VS Karrion Kross VS LA Knight, YEAH! But this is just a qualifying match, will this just be one step on the warpath to WrestleMania?
Sami Zayn VS Solo Sikoa w/ Jimmy Uso!
The Great Liberator has stated his mission, and so far, he hasn’t failed. But will the Enforcer of the Island and the one Uso still clearly loyal to the Tribal Chief end it all here? Or are the things Sami has been saying continue to come true?
Roman is watching closely as Sami makes his entrance. Sami slides in, dodges Solo, fires off on him, but Solo shoves him back. Sami hits a THESZ PRESS! Sami rains down fists, Solo pushes him away and Jimmy runs in! Sami throws Jimmy out, dumps Solo out, and then builds speed! Sami FLIES to take out Solo and Jimmy! Sami slides back in, DC is thunderous but Roman is seething! Solo gets back in the ring, the bell rings, and this is finally a match! They brawl, Solo shoves Sami away and CLOBBERS him! Solo HEADBUTTS Sami, eggs him on, then ROCKS him with a right. Solo whips, Sami holds ropes to stop, then he dodges to clothesline Solo back out!
Fans fire up while Sami paces. Sami goes to the apron, he stares Jimmy down, and the ref tells Jimmy to back off. Jimmy jaws at Sami, and Sami turns around into a BODY CHECK from Solo! Solo POSTS Sami, then POSTS him again! The ref reprimands and counts, but Solo POSTS Sami! “You should’ve listened, Sami!” Solo TOSSES Sami into the timekeeper’s area! Roman likes what he sees now, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Solo HEADBUTTS away on Sami! Sami flops against ropes and Jimmy says this is all on Sami. Sami sits up to CHOP Solo, but then he flops back down. Solo snarls, he eggs Sami on, and Sami CHOPS again. Solo just HEADBUTTS again! “The hell’s wrong with you?!” Solo whips Sami to ropes, Sami goes up and over then LARIATS! Fans fire up with Sami while Jimmy coaches Solo up. Roman and Heyman frown as Sami stands. Sami throws haymakers, backs Solo up then whips, but Solo reverses. Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into a SAMOAN DROP! Solo roars, fans boo, and Sami flounders to a corner.
Solo grits his teeth, goes to the opposite corner, and he runs in corner to corner, to HIP ATTACK! Solo roars but Roman still looks tense. Solo puts Sami up top, throws hands, but Sami throws hands in return! And even kicks! TORNADO DDT! Cover, ONE?!? Solo is tough but Sami has the fans behind him. Sami climbs up top, to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Sami doesn’t let that stop him, he brings Solo up and reels him in. But Solo’s too big for the Blue Thunder! Solo CLUBS away on Sami, Sami goes to a corner, but Sami dodges! The splash hits only buckles! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!!
Jimmy is relieved but Sami goes to the opposite corner now. Sami runs in, but Jimmy gets Solo clear of the Helluva Kick! SAMOAN SPIKE!!! Cover, Solo wins!!
Winner: Solo Sikoa, by pinfall
Step one is complete as Jimmy helps Solo win, but Roman’s orders were clear. Solo and Jimmy mug Sami with punches and fans boo. Solo grabs a chair! Jimmy tells Sami this is all his fault, and he UPPERCUTS Sami into a corner! Jimmy rains down more fists, then Solo moves him aside. Jimmy says Sami made his choice, then he stomps Sami down. Jimmy puts the chair around Sami’s head! Solo goes to the opposite corner again, they’re gonna get him like the did Riddle! Wait, Jimmy says HE wants to do the honors. Solo moves aside, Jimmy keeps saying Sami made his choice, but Sami stands! He CHUCKS the chair at Solo, dodges Jimmy, and HELLUVA KICKS!!!
Sami just turned things around on the Bloodline and DC is thunderous!! And Sami has the chair now! Sami sees Solo, though, and tosses the chair at him! Solo deflects it and Sami runs off! Jimmy couldn’t do what the Tribal Chief wanted and he is furious! Roman himself is seething backstage. What will happen now that Jimmy has failed?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown with a lot of great story progress, but with less action than I expected. One, downgrading the women’s tag to Shayna VS Nox was an interesting move, but word has it that Ronda has turned down a WrestleMania match idea. I wonder if she doesn’t want part of a Women’s Tag title match if it isn’t a guarantee that she and Shayna are winning. Anything more than 2v2 means the odds aren’t in their favor (in kayfabe), so maybe Ronda just wants to wait until she and Shayna can challenge whoever 2v2. That said, Shayna beating Nox still makes sense in story, just not sure what happens if there’s no tag matches.
Rhea and Dominik having matches back to back makes sense, as do the results. Liv loses to give Rhea more momentum, and Rhea even works a promo aimed towards Charlotte into things. I really do like the idea if they make the match about Figure Four Leglock VS Prism Trap, so that Rhea can more or less beat Charlotte at her own game. And Escobar had a great promo on Dom to set up their own match. But of course Dom lies, cheats and steals in his own way to win, and he doubles down on the Heel heat by tearing up that mask and sucker punching Rey. If Rey isn’t gonna punch Dom, and if proxies are just gonna get cheated, I’m not sure what Rey can do to stop Dom.
Great promo from several of the superstars in the midcard scene. I do like the logic in Sheamus being upset that McIntyre wants next, but also the logic in Sheamus already having his shot and falling short. Them putting “qualifying” on next week’s Fatal 5 clearly means it’ll be a Triple Threat or bigger come WrestleMania. Gunther VS McIntyre VS Sheamus feels like where this is headed, and I do think that’s where it should go. McIntyre and Sheamus have a lot to get through as frenemies, they both want Gunther, and win or lose, Gunther looks good. Gunther can lose because someone else takes the pin, or he wins by using McIntyre and Sheamus against each other.
Nice surprise appearance from Lashley, and nice response from Bray’s side. Howdy being the pawn was fitting, and that is of course Bo Dallas in there. Howdy was spared getting destroyed by the light shenanigans, but this will clearly go back and forth until we get official confirmation on what kind of match All Mighty and Eater of Worlds will have. And opening with Roman and Cody meeting was a great move. That was some great promo work from them both, and Roman really did do a decent Dusty impression. I also like that “the son Dusty always wanted” being something Roman (in kayfabe) had already said that and Heyman was just reiterating. It implies Roman doesn’t need a mouthpiece, he just likes having messengers.
And of course, Roman being thrown off by Cody not breaking is another good detail, as it feeds into the Bloodline story as a whole. Roman continues to simply expect everything going as he wants it, but that’s not how life works. Sami had a good promo though I kinda wish he didn’t do it near fans. Fans will not shut up once they spot a wrestler, so it got harder and harder to understand Sami as the promo went on. But we got a great main event out of Sami VS Solo, and just as Sami said, it wasn’t even about the win or loss. Sami loses the match because of the number game, but he essentially stands tall as he gets away, and that infuriates Roman more because again, he just expects things to go as he wants.
Jey is defiant again, Jimmy is failing him, and neither Sami or Kevin is going away. Roman might even be the one who demands the Usos defend their titles against Sami and Kevin, and that will be the make-or-break in that part of this story. And when it breaks, when things don’t go Roman’s way yet again, he will be rattled and reckless against Cody, giving Cody his way to win.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The storied rival has its final chapter!
For the last time, John Cena and Randy Orton battle over the WWE Championship! This time, it is on Backlash, in Orton’s hometown of St. Louis!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE United States Championship Fatal 4 Way: Jacob Fatu VS Drew McIntyre VS LA Knight VS Damian Priest; Fatu wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Becky Lynch; Lyra wins and retains the title.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio VS PENTA; wins and
- GUNTHER VS Pat McAfee; wins.
- Undisputed WWE Championship: John Cena VS Randy Orton; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the WWE Backlash Countdown Show!
Join Michael Cole, Wade Barrett & Big E in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action on this highly anticipated night!
Backstage interview with Lyra Valkyria.
Byron Saxton is with The Morrigan and asks how she is feeling tonight. She looked up to Becky Lynch for so long, only for her to stab her in the back. And at the same time, Lyra has dedicated this match to Bayley. How is Lyra going to manage all her emotions? Lyra says there is so much going on in her head, but the way to deal with it is focusing on the main emotion: embarrassment. She gave herself “the ick” looking back and seeing how she ate everything Becky fed her. Becky would’ve had a friend for life in Lyra, but then Becky turned on her. And what did The Man expect? For Lyra to run home to Dublin and cry?
No! That shows Lyra that Becky underestimated her. Lyra meant it when she said she is the better wrestler now. Becky may still be the bigger star, but when that bell rings, Lyra will show that she was never a stepping stone. Becky becomes Lyra’s stepping stone, as well as the crowning name on the long list of opponents when Lyra retains the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Lyra is locked in, but will the Luck of the Irish favor her in the end?
Vic Joseph joins the panel!
The Voice of NXT helps plug Battleground, but he also gives Lyra her props. From NXT UK to NXT USA, Vic has seen Lyra achieve her potential every step of the way. The NXT Women’s Championship match between Lyra and Becky was all about someone from the NXT roster stepping up and proving herself, and Lyra did just that. Lyra took the NXT Women’s title off Becky, but will Lyra keep the Women’s Intercontinental title from Becky? Or is #BeckyHogan going to step on Lyra to get ahead?
Jackie Redmond & Peter Rosenberg tag in for the panel.
Cole & Barrett have to go prepare for calling Backlash, so Jackie and Peter join Big E in looking back on memory lane. John Cena VS Randy Orton as a rivalry predates the iPod, Wikipedia, and even the original Xbox! 25 years later, will this truly be the end of an era for WWE?
Pershard Owens sings the Star Spangled Banner.
Talkin’ ’bout a detonator…
The fuse is let, and tonight is about to be explosive. Egos, attitudes, grudges, ambitions, motivations, and glory, it’s overflowing! WrestleMania was historic, but now everyone will face the Backlash!
WWE United States Championship Fatal 4 Way: Jacob Fatu VS Drew McIntyre VS LA Knight VS Damian Priest!
The Samoan Werewolf only just took this title “for the family” at WrestleMania, and yet now the stakes are raised! The Scottish Warrior wants to fight a real fighter, the Mega Star wants to redeem himself from his loss, and the Archer of Infamy wants to kill two birds with one stone by avenging his own loss while putting gold back around his waist. Will one of these challengers get what they want? Or will Fatu dog walk all of ’em, YADADA MEAN!?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really all gas and no brakes with it!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as all four men look at each other. Knight talks some smack but St. Louis is loud for “FATU! FATU!” Knight runs up to throw hands on Fatu, Priest and Drew go after each other! Fatu fires back and they trade shots. Priest and Drew are on the outside while Knight throws hands “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Priest CLUBS Drew, Fatu TOSSES Knight, and then Fatu runs corner to corner. Knight dodges, Fatu hits buckles, and Knight hits a JUMP NECKBREAKER! Priest is back in the ring, but Knight gives him a BIG back suplex! Knight WRECKS Drew with a dropkick, then RAMS into Fatu!
Knight slingshots to SHOUDLER TACKLE Fatu! Knight sunset flip BACKBREAKERS, then he dodges Drew to pop-up and POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as The Mega Star is unlocking that kavorka! Spell it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW- NO, Priest catches Knight, but Knight kicks free! DDT! Knight runs and DOUBLE ELBOW DROPS! Fatu shoves Knight, scoops, but Knight slips free, REVERSE DDT! Cover on Fatu, ONE!! Fatu is tougher than that, but Knight drags Fatu up. Fatu RAMS Knight into a corner, fires hands, then he ROCKS Priest! Knight ROCKS Fatu, Priest ROCKS Fatu, and Knight runs, they HIGH-LOW COMBO!
The fans fire up for that teamwork, and then Priest & Knight POST Fatu! Fatu flops out of the ring, but Priest avoids Knight’s cheap shot! BELL CLAP! Drew RAMS Knight into Priest, then OVERHEAD SUPELXES Knight! Priest runs up, but into a SPIENBUSTER! Drew has Knight again, NECKBREAKER! Then a NECKBREAKER for Priest! Fatu is back, but Drew gives him a NECKBREAKER! Drew kips up, the fans fire up, and Drew aims at Fatu. Drew runs up, but Knight LARIATS! Fatu SUPERKICKS Knight! Fatu kicks Knight out, ELBOWS Priest away, then goes up. Priest JUMP KICKS! Priest climbs up to the very top, SUPER STEINER!
Fatu flounders, Priest rises, and Priest clinches Knight for a FLATLINER! Priest goes out to run around the ring, and he FLYING AX HANDLES Fatu! Priest puts Fatu back in, then dodges a shot to ROUNDHOUSE Fatu! Priest knuckle locks Fatu, St. Louis wants tables, but Priest goes Old School to CROSSBODY Drew! Fatu runs up, Priest dodges, COMEBACKER LARIAT! Fatu flounders out, Priest runs to ELBOW Drew! And ELBOW Knight! Priest runs, and he LARIATS Drew up and out! Knight swings, misses, and Priest DREAMCAST KICKS! The fans fire up and Priest goes back out. Priest runs in but Fatu POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS Priest onto the barriers!
The fans fire up with Fatu, and then Fatu stares down with Drew. The fans fire up even more as these alpha males step into the ring. This is the match-up Drew wanted all along, and the two men step up. The hands start flying and the fans fire up! The fans are strongly on Fatu’s side, but the hands keep going faster and faster! Fatu gets the edge, but Drew HEADBUTTS! Drew runs, but Fatu BODY CHECKS him! Drew is right up, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! The fans are thunderous, and Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK on Drew! The fans fire up again, and Fatu drags Drew to the drop zone.
Fatu climbs the corner as St. Louis declares, “This is Awesome!” Fatu nods, reaches the top, but Drew is up to CLAW Fatu’s face! The ref reprimands but that’s all he can do! Drew goes up to the top, but Knight trips Drew up! Knight puts Drew in the Tree of Woe to stomp away, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight then runs corner to corner and back again, KNEE for Drew! Knight then climbs up, has Fatu on the very top, but Fatu HEADBUTTS Knight down! Fatu adjusts, but Drew sits up! SPIDER SUPLEX throws Fatu onto Knight! But Fatu’s right up to HIP ATTACK Drew!! And then he DIVES onto Priest!! Fatu is all fired up and the fans are thunderous!
Fatu goes up again, SEWANTON BOMB on Drew! Fatu geeks out, but gets B F T!! Priest has Knight, SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Drew hits a CLAYMORE on Priest!!! Priest falls on Knight for a cover! DREW BREAKS IT!! The fans are electric as all four men are down! “This is Awesome!” and that might be an understatement now! Priest flops out of the ring, Fatu and Drew go to corners, and Knight finds his way to another. The fans rally, Fatu geeks out, and Fatu runs, into a FLYING HEADBUTT! And then a kick and FUTURE SHOCK!! Then Drew has Knight, but Knight wrenches out! B F- NO, Drew powers out, reels Knight in, FUTURE SHOCK!!
Drew kips up, the fans fire up, and Drew calls his shot! Drew gives the countdown, “THREE! TWO! ONE!!” CLAYMORE for Knight!! Cover, PRIEST yanks the ref!! Priest really does screw Drew this time! Drew is furious but Priest drags him out now! Priest and Drew throw hands and the fans fire up! Drew THROWS Priest and himself over the barriers! Fatu is up, he brings Knight around for HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! Fatu has Knight down, goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT FLOPS!! Knight rises up, goes to the corner, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP FLYING AX HANDLE! And then the BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP!! Cover, TWO!?!
Fatu survives and Knight is beside himself! Priest and Drew are brawling in the crowd! Priest SMACKS Drew off a road case! Priest makes Drew look into the camera, “He’s bored at work!” Priest ROCKS Drew, but Drew ROCKS Priest! They go up to some upper deck, and Priest ROCKS Drew again! They stand on road cases, but Drew HEADBUTTS! Drew reels Priest in, takes aim, but Priest CLAWS Drew’s face! Priest decides to do what Drew was planning, and with the straps down, SOUTH OF HEAVEN DOWN THROUGH THE TABLES!!! The fans go nuts with Priest and Drew down in the wreckage!!
Producers and medical hurry to check Drew and Priest, but that just means Knight and Fatu are the only two left! Knight RAMS Fatu into the apron, then POSTS him! Knight hobbles but he brings Fatu back up to SMACK him off the desk! Fatu is on the desk, and Knight uses a piece that fell off to SMACK Fatu! Knight keeps Fatu on the desk, and he looks for a perch. The fans fire up as Knight climbs the corner! “L! A! KNGIHT!” NO, Solo Sikoa gets Fatu clear! Knight is furious but Solo tells him it’s not going down like that. Knight storms up on Solo, but a LARIAT hits outta nowhere!! IS THAT JEFF COBB?!?
The fans go nuts as now the Imperial Unit is Solo’s new enforcer! Cobb THROWS Knight around, POSTS him, and then runs to SPLASH Knight against the post!! Cobb drags Knight up, puts him in the ring, and Fatu sees what’s going on. Fatu is not happy with Solo bringing in reinforcements when he didn’t want it, but Solo still serves Knight up on a silver platter. Fatu doesn’t look the gift horse in the mouth, and he gives Knight a HIP ATTACK!! Fatu puts Knight in the drop zone, goes up and up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Fatu wins!
Winner: Jacob Fatu, by pinfall (still WWE United States Champion)
The Samoan Werewolf may not like Solo bringing in a ringer, but he still keeps his gold. Will nothing stop “the family” now that they’ve reloaded the arsenal?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Becky Lynch!
When they say, “Never meet your heroes,” perhaps those people were talking about this scenario right here. The Morrigan & The Man were bonded by their Irish blood, and by how the younger followed in the footsteps of the elder. They’ve battled over the NXT Women’s Championship and even won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania. But the moment they lost those titles, Becky showed her true colors and betrayed Lyra! Becky called Lyra “recycling,” or rather, “less offensive trash,” but will Becky be the one thrown out this time? Or will Becky take away a title just as Lyra did to her back in the day?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who the real Lass Kicker is around here!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Lyra and Becky circle, tie up, and they go around. Becky puts Lyra in the corner, the ref counts, and Becky lets off to talk trash. Becky shoves, Lyra shoves, and the two reset. They tie up, Lyra waistlocks, Becky switches, and Becky SLAMS Lyra down. Becky smothers Lyra into the mat, then waistlocks again. Lyra fights up, ELBOWS free, then runs. Becky dodges and RUNS Lyra over! Becky flexes, talks trash, then soaks up the heat. Things speed up, Lyra drops down then hurdles, but Becky hits an arm-drag, only for Lyra to ghost pin! TWO, and Becky arm-drags again!
The fans boo but Becky soaks it up. The two reset, tie up, and Lyra waistlocks. Becky elbows Lyra, whips her to ropes, but Lyra slides under! Lyra blocks a kick, trips Becky, and then turns Becky over with the REVERSE CRAB, to then go for the arms! MEXICAN SURFBOARD! Becky endures as Lyra swings her around! Lyra drops Becky, stands on the legs, and then hooks the legs up! Becky resists but Lyra still gets the arms to pull her back, into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Becky endures, Lyra rolls and pulls Becky back into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Becky still endures, but Lyra rolls her and pulls her back again! A third ROMERO SPECIAL! Then a cover, TWO!
Becky escapes, but Lyra waistlocks. Becky switches, Lyra spins through and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Becky scrambles and Lyra says she told her she’s the better wrestler! Lyra then dodges to ENZIGIRI! Becky bails out, the fans “WHEW~” with Lyra, and she WRECKS Becky with a dropkick! The fans fire up and Lyra puts Becky in the ring. Lyra climbs, but Becky trips her up! Becky THROWS Lyra down, then snarls as she rains down fists! The fans boo but Becky seethes as she paces around. Becky signals that she will be champion! She CLOBBERS Lyra, smothers her into the mat again, then HAMMERS away on Lyra! Cover, ONE!!
Lyra is tougher than that, but so is Becky given she has a bloody cut on her elbow. Lyra ELBOWS Becky but Becky CLUBS Lyra! Becky stands Lyra up to SLAP her! And CHOP her! And CHOP again! Lyra falls into a corner but Becky soaks up the heat. Becky stands Lyra up, runs corner to corner, but Lyra dodges! Becky hits buckles, but then she dodges to JUMP KICK! And BECKSPLODER! Lyra writhes, Becky covers, ONE!! Becky argues the count with the ref, then goes back to Lyra. Becky talks trash on Lyra, CHOKES her on the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Lyra goes to the corner but Becky brings her around to TOSS her out!
Lyra is on the floor, Becky builds speed, and Becky WRECKS Lyra with a dropkick! Becky THROWS Lyra into barriers, then SMACKS her off more barriers! “Is this your girl?” Becky tells Lyra’s fiancé to thank her! Lyra fires forearms off on Becky! Becky POSTS Lyra in return! Becky puts Lyra in the ring, covers, TWO! The fans rally for Lyra but Becky talks more trash. Becky SLAPS Lyra, pie faces her, but Lyra just stares defiantly! Then Lyra SLAPS Becky back! The SLAPS fly, Becky clinches, but Lyra cradle counters! Roll through, into a RUNNING FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Both women are down and the fans fire up!
Lyra feeds off that energy and she rises up! Lyra runs and LARIATS! And LARIATS! And SOBATS! KICKS! HEADBUTTS, KICKS again, then runs, cartwheel and ENZIGIRI! Becky staggers around, Lyra GUT WRENCH BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and Lyra is beside herself! Becky goes to the apron but Lyra drags her up. The fans rally m ore, but Becky ROCKS and ROUNDHOUSES Lyra! Becky climbs, but Lyra ROCKS her first! Lyra reaches the top, and fans actually duel as Lyra stalling SUPERPLEXES!! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives, reminding us why she’s a Grand Slam Champion!
The fans rally up and Lyra has Becky for a fireman’s carry! Becky fights free, waistlocks, but Lyra switches! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Becky has the O’Conner, but wants the rope! The ref stops that! The fans boo and Becky “apologizes,” but then she runs up on Lyra! Lyra scoops, Becky slips free, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO!! Lyra survives and Becky is growing frustrated. The fans rally for Lyra more and Becky dares Lyra to get up. Lyra rises, Becky clinches, but Lyra slips free to shove Becky into buckles! Lyra runs up, Becky dodges, but Lyra stops the jump kick! Lyra DUMPS Becky out, takes aim, and PLANCHAS! Down goes Becky!
The fans fire up as Lyra hurries to put Becky back in. Lyra climbs the corner, takes aim, TURN OF FORTUNE!! Cover, TWO!!! Lyra is frustrated, but she hurries back up! MOONSAULT onto knees! Becky turns that around on Lyra while the fans fire up! Becky crawls her way over to Lyra, both women stand, and the forearms fly! Becky ROCKS Lyra but Lyra ROCKS Becky right back! The shots pick up speed, Lyra gets the edge, but Becky KNEES low! UPPERCUT into a hook! Becky fights the backslide, SLAMS Lyra down, ARMBAR!! Lyra clasps hands, rolls through, and she has the ARMBAR!!
Becky fights, rolls, high stacks, TWO! Becky steps over, DISARM-HER!! Lyra rolls Becky to a cover, TWO!! Becky clinches, MANHAND- ARM-DRAG! Cover, TWO!! MANHANDLE SLAM!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Lyra survives and Becky cannot believe it! St. Louis is thunderous, “This is Awesome!” Becky is freaking out trying to figure out what to do. Becky just HAMMERS away on Lyra! The fans boo but Becky goes to the outside. Becky grabs a chair! The fans boo but The Man is getting desperate! Becky brings the chair in, the ref stops her, and they tug-o-war over the chair! Becky give sit up to the ref, but that lets her untie a buckle pad!
Becky drags Lyra up, brings her around and whips, but Lyra reverses! Becky stops from hitting steel but Lyra GERMAN SUPLEXES! And HEEL KICKS! MOONSAULT!! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and Lyra is beside herself! The fans rally while Lyra now thinks on what she must do. Lyra drags Becky up, fireman’s carries, but Becky fights free! Becky shoves Lyra into a buckle! MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO?!?! Lyra survives one thing after another and Becky is going berserk! Becky HAMMERS away on Lyra again, and even DRIBBLES Lyra head off the mat! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Becky stands Lyra up.
Becky aims but the ref sees the bare buckle! The ref stops that, goes to fix things, but Lyra fireman’s carries! NIGHTWING DRIVER!!! The ref is too busy with the buckle! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Becky survives thanks to her shenanigans and Lyra is completely frazzled! Lyra drags Becky up, fireman’s carries, but Becky still fights! Clinch and MAN- NO, wheelbarrow for the victory roll! TWO, and Becky SLAPS Lyra! Roll-up, high stack, TWO! Lyra has a victory roll, LYRA WINS!!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Becky attacks Lyra! The Man is a sore loser! DISARM-HER!! The ref reprimands, pries at Becky’s grip, but Becky refuses to let go! More refs rush in, Becky still doesn’t stop, so producers are needed! Adam Pearce shouts right at Becky, and only now does Becky let go!! Lyra is down, potentially her arm and even her nose broken by the woman she once looked up to! Becky scowls, wants to go back for more, but the producers stand in her way. Did Becky still coset Lyra her title with all the damage she did? Or can The Morrigan rise up and keep her #ShinyShiny?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio VS PENTA!
Though it took a Fatal 4 Way to win it, and an Irish Ace in the hole to keep it, “Dirty Dom” thinks he is already the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, as well as the greatest Mysterio and the greatest luchador ever. But now, the Man with Zero Fear gets another shot, and hopefully it’ll be a fair one. Will Penta prove he is the greatest? Or will Dom have another dirty trick up his sleeve?
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Will the Front Man have his Resurgence?
Hirooki Goto and Zack Sabre Jr. battle over the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, knowing that Shingo Takagi waits at NJPW Dominion!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Strong Survivor: Allan Breeze VS CJ Tino; Tino wins.
- Bea Priestly VS Viva Van; Priestly wins.
- Fred Rosser VS Matt Vandagriff; Rosser wins.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: World Class Wrecking Crew VS TJP & Templario; TJP & Templario win and become the new NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions.
- 8 Man Tag: Bullet Club VS The Young Bucks & The Good Brothers; The Bucks & Good Brothers win.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Ishii wins and retains the title.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS El Phantasmo; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS Zack Sabre Jr; wins and
- NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Mercedes Mone VS AZM VS Mina Shirakawa; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: World Class Wrecking Crew VS TJP & Templario!
No longer just for the West Coast, Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson are World Class! But will they start to take over the world from the West Coast? Or will the Aswang & Lion Warrior conquer them for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is truly world class!
The teams sort out and then WCWC just attack! The bell rings, the fans boo, but Nelson stomps away on TJP! Isaacs TOSSES Templario, then WCWC double whip TJP. TJP leaps over the double lariat and Templario springboards to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as now TJP & Temp have Isaacs. They double whip him to DOUBLE ELBOW, then roll him into a wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! The fans fire up and Temp SPLASHES the leg! And SPLASHES it again! Then stomps it! Temp wrenches Isaacs, tags TJP, and they double whip to HIP TOSS, then TJP becomes Templario’s weapon for a GOURD BUSTER SPLASH!
The fans cheer and TJP covers, TWO! TJP stays on Isaacs with an UPPERCUT! Isaacs goes to ropes, Nelson talks trash, but TJP tells Nelson to “SUCK IT!” TJP UPPERCUTS Isaacs, whips, but Isaacs catches TJP to a suplex! TJP slips free and wraps on the IRON OCTOPUS! Nelson runs in, CLUBS TJP and BLASTS Templario! Then BOOT and BACKBREAKER, into a BODY CHECK! The fans boo but Isaacs rains down fists! Tag to Nelson and WCWC wrench TJP for a DOUBLE ATOMIC DROP! TJP staggers, Nelson dropkicks the legs out, then Isaacs deadlift suplexes TJP! Nelson covers, TWO! Nelson rains down forearms while the fans boo!
Nelson rains down fists, the ref reprimands, and Nelson “apologizes.” Nelson taunts Templario, bumps TJP off buckles, then tags Isaacs. Isaacs digs his boot into TJP while Nelson messes with TJP’s hair. Isaacs then BLASTS Templario while Nelson rains down fists! The ref reprimands WCWC but he also has to keep Temp from storming in. Isaacs & Nelson stomp away on TJP in the distraction and the fans boo. Isaacs taunts TJP to go tag Templario, then stomps him down! Isaacs clamps onto TJP’s arms for a motorcycle stretch! TJP endures, the fans rally, but Isaacs pulls on the arms! The fans boo WCWC while TJP still endures.
The fans rally harder for “T J P! T J P!” Nelson hijacks English commentary to talk trash, but TJP fights up to FLIP KICK Isaacs away! Isaacs hurries to whip TJP, but TJP goes Spider-Man to then slip under and RANA! The fans fire up while TJP and Isaacs crawl, hot tags to Templario and Nelson! Templario handsprings, then he fires forearms with Nelson! Templario gets the edge, trips Nelson, and things speed up. Nelson hurdles but Temp shoves. Nelson sunset flips, Temp rolls through but Nelson avoids the basement dropkick! Temp avoids a kick, rolls Nelson, but Nelson rolls through to RAM Temp! Temp comes back to SHOTGUN!
The fans fire up as Nelson tumbles out! Isaacs is in, Temp kicks but Isaacs blocks! Isaacs FLIPS Temp but Temp lands out! Isaacs whips but TJP tags in! Temp slips around Isaacs, shoves him to TJP for BOOTS, then TJP goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! WCWC regroups outside and the fans fire up. Temp holds the way open for TJP to Triangle Jump DROPKICK! Then TJP returns the favor so Temp can DIVE onto WCWC! The fans fire up with the Empire as they put Nelson back in. TJP goes up, up, and MAMBA- NO, Nelson dodges! TJP blocks a shot, SOBATS, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Nelson dodges Temp but Temp goes up to DROPKICK back!
Isaacs is in, Temp dodges and V-TRIGGERS! Temp runs, but into a ROLLING ELBOW! All four men are down and the fans fire up! Isaacs and Temp bail out and the fans rally as TJP and Nelson go to corners. Nelson throws off the elbow pads and runs up, but into TJP’s TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up again as Nelson flounders to the apron. TJP goes up, but Isaacs ROCKS him! Isaacs goes up, and stalling SUPERPLEXES! TJP flounders back up and Isaacs LARIATS him back down! Nelson hits a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! TJP survives and the fans fire up! WCWC is furious, they whip to SPINEBUSTER and CATAPULT, for NO VASELINE!! Cover, Temp breaks it!!
Temp fires off on WCWC then runs, but into DOUBLE ELBOWS! WCWC soak up the heat, but they miss the Templarooni! The fans fire up as Temp dodges and uses Nelson to get up and RANA Isaacs! Temp then whips, Nelson reverses, but Temp drop toeholds Nelson into buckles! Wheelbarrow and GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up, but Isaacs is back! He POP-UP UPPERCUTS Temp down! The fans boo but Isaacs drags Temp back up. Isaacs whips, Temp reverses, and TJP goes up and over to TORNADO- NO, Isaacs stops that! TJP waistlocks, Isaacs switches, but TJP ducks so Temp’s SUPERKICK hits Isaacs!
Temp runs up on Nelson, Nelson slips around to waistlock Temp, but TJP waistlocks Nelson! Nelson steps through the O’Conner but TJP reaches up to headscissor Nelson forward for Temp to reel in and pick up! EL TEMPLO!! TJP goes up to MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, ISAACS BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while all four men are down! TJP rises and THROWS Isaacs out! TJP aims to PLANCHA! Down goes Isaacs! Temp kicks away on Nelson, ENZIGIRIS, and TJP joins in. TJP Electric Chair Lifts and Temp goes up! Temp tightrope walks, FLYING FOREARM DOOMSDAY!! Cover, TWO!! Nelson survives and TJP is beside himself!
The fans rally up as TJP rises. Isaacs rolls back in, TJP holds him down with a facelock. Temp steps in, they double suplex, but Isaacs fights that to DOUBLE SUPLEX! TJP & Temp fight that, but Nelson anchors Temp! Isaacs shoves TJP into Temp, but TJP fireman’s carries Isaacs! Isaacs fights free, gut wrenches, but TJP turns that around!? Isaacs turns it back around, SPINNING TOMBSTONE!! Nelson whips Temp and pops him up, POWERBOMB! Another catapult, another fireman’s carry, and again, NO VASELINE!! Temp writhes and the fans boo, but WCWC kips up! They keep after Temp with another fireman’s carry.
Nelson and Isaacs take Temp to a corner, and Nelson steps on Temp’s back to- NO, TJP avoids the splash! Temp slips free to ENZIGIRI Isaacs! Nelson CLAWS TJP’s eyes and goes up another corner, to POP THE- NO, TJP catches Nelson to a backslide, but Nelson rolls through to cradle! Temp tips it over, THE UNITED EMPIRE WINS?!?
Winners: TJP & Templario, by pinfall (NEW NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions)
Nelson is stunned! He thought he had it, but the Lion Warrior gave Captain TJP the much needed assist! Nelson throws a fit before he and Isaacs storm off. Will all of NJPW, all over the world, soon belong to the United Empire?
8 Man Tag: Bullet Club VS The Young Bucks & The Good Brothers!
The War Dogs are still coming fresh off their win against The House of Torture, and now claim the right to be called THE Bullet Club! However, the Founding Fathers of Bullet Club seem to take offense. Matthew & Nicholas Jackson reunite with Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, will they #ShowUsTheLight? Or will we see that David Finlay, Gedo, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors are the ones that’re #JustTooSweet?
The fans bark for the War Dogs, and then they throw up their Too Sweet. The fans chant, “Too Sweet! WOOP WOOP!” and the Founding Fathers raise theirs, but the War Dogs attack! The bell rings, the fans are torn, but the brawl is on! Things spill out to the outside, Karl fires hands on Gedo, Finlay THROWS Matt over barriers, and then goes after Matt in the crowd! The fans fire up as Karl CLAWS Gedo’s face! Gabe sends Gallows into railing, but Nick TOSSES Finlay to ringside! Connors has Matt now and they brawl. Gedo CLAWS Karl’s face in return! Gabe and Gallows return to ringside, then go up the ramp.
Gabe and Gallows brawl, shout at each other, and then Gabe CHOPS! Gallows UPPERCUITS! Matt ROCKS Connors, and Finlay has Nick on the stage! Nick fights the suplex, then SUPERKICKS Finlay down the stairs! Finlay tumbles, Gallows CLUBS him, and they all set up for Nick to run and FLY! Nick bowls them all over and the fans fire up! Matt puts Connors in and Nick puts him in a corner. The Bucks whip Connors to a corner, then Matt LARIATS! Nick LARIATS! Karl JUMP KICKS! Gallows SPLASHES! Gallows scoops Connors and SLAMS him down! The fans rally up as Matt goes to a corner. He FLIES out onto Gabe & Finlay!
Anderson SENTONS Connors, Gallows SPLASHES, and then the Bucks coordinate! RISKY BUSINESS! The fans fire up for the Founding Fathers, and they call for the Too Sweet! The fans cheer as they wind up, but the War Dogs attack again! Finlay fires off on Matt, Gabe HEADBUTTS Gallows, Gedo has Karl and Connors has Nick! The War Dogs climb up in the corners, and they rain down fists! The fans count along, and we go all the way up to TEN! That’s forty total and the fans cheer! The War Dogs toss everyone out but Karl, and Gedo stomps him. Gabe SMACKS Gallows off railing, and Connors drags Karl up.
Connors whips Karl to the corner hard and Karl falls to the mat! Connors puts Karl in place, runs, and hits an ELBOW DROP! Connors drags Karl up, brings him around, and whips him into Finlay’s boot! Connors tags Gedo but Finlay digs his boots in. The ref counts, Gedo argues with him, but that lets Finlay & Gabe CHOKE Karl! Gedo storms up but Karl CHOPS him first! And CHOPS, but Gedo blocks to poke Karl in the eyes! The fans are torn, but Gedo CLAWS at Karl’s eyes! The ref reprimands and counts, and Gedo stops at 4. Gedo looms over Karl, pulls him back, and CLAWS at his face again!
The fans boo, the ref counts, and Gedo stops at 4. The fans are torn as Gedo throws up the Too Sweet, then he tags Finlay. Finlay stomps Karl to a corner, stomps a mudhole in, but stops as the ref counts. The fans rally and duel as Finlay stands Karl up. Finlay UPPERCUTS, runs corner to corner, and UPPERCUTS again! Finlay suplexes and THROWS Karl, then pushes him down for a cocky cover. TWO, but Finlay drags Karl away from his corner. Finlay bends Karl’s fingers while Gabe & Connors BLAST the OGs! Gabe grabs a mic to talk trash during the match! Gabe stomps Karl, and mockingly asks if this is 2013 again, when those “14-year-olds were still cool?”
Gabe mocks the Bucks and say they’re the Young CUCKS, because they’re bigger virgin nerds than anyone in this building! And F YOU, too!! Gabe tells Karl and Gallows that HE’s the resident bald white guy in NJPW now! But then Karl CHOPS Gabe! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Gabe DECKS Karl, the War Dogs BLAST the OGs, then Connors feeds Karl to Finlay. Karl dodges, sends Finlay into Connors, but Gabe UPPERCUTS! Gabe whips, Karl reverses, SPINEBUSTER! Hot tag to Gallows! The fans fire up as Doc BOOTS Connors, ROUNDHOUSES Finlay, and YAKUZA KICKS Gedo! Gallows whips Connors into Finlay!
Gallows runs to SPLASH them both, then runs to CROSSBODY Finlay & Connors! The fans fire up but Gabe attacks! Gab e BITES Gallows’ head, talks trash, but Gallows UPPERCUTS! Gabe COMEBACK- NO, he runs into the 12 STEP PROGRAM! Both men are down from that modified Sky High and the fans fire up! Hot tags to Finlay and Nick! Connors still jumps in with Finlay but Nick rallies on them with his strike fest combo! SHINING WIZARD for Finlay, then a BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up again and Nick tags Matt. The Bucks mug Gabe, double whip, but Gabe reverses. Nick goes up and Matt SUPERKICKS!
Matt cravats, Nick helps, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! SHINING WIZARD! Finlay is up, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS hit him first! Matt puts Finlay in the ropes, Nick goes up, DRAPING SWANTON! Cover, TWO! Finlay survives but Matt tags Karl. Gallows joins in and the fans rally up. Gallows reels Finlay in, but Connors SPEARS him! Finlay hits Karl with an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! But he gets DSOUBLE SUPERKICKS again! The Bucks fake Connors out to DOUBLE DDT! Gabe blocks a kick, sends it into Matt, then UPPERCUTS! But Nick SUPERKICKS in return! Gabe rebounds, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!
Gabe rebounds again, to DOUBLE LARIAT! Gallows is back, he and Gabe DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT! Gabe CHOPs, CHOPS, and UPPERCUTS! Gabe runs, into a GUN STUN!! We never thought that move would return to NJPW but here we are! Finlay flounders, hot tag to Gedo! Gedo JAWBREAKERS Karl, SUPERKICKS, and the rest of the Dogs hold down the OGs! Gedo mule kicks Karl now to GEDO CLUTCH! TWO!!! Karl escapes and the fans fire up! GUN STUN for Gedo!! Gabe runs up, dodges, COMEBACKER!! Gallows ROUNDHOUSES Gabe!
Connors & Finlay mug Gallows, double whip him, then Connors runs in, only for Gallows to DUMP him! Gallows DUMPS Finlay, too! YAKUZA KICK for Gedo, and into the E V P TRIGGER!! Matt says that’s not enough! Nick climbs up to be on Gallows’ shoulders! SUPER T K DRIVER!! The Bucks PLANCHA out to wipe out the Dogs! The Good Brothers top it off with a MAGIC KILLER on Gedo!! Cover, the Founding Fathers win!
Winners: The Young Bucks & Good Brothers, by pinfall
The War Dogs are beside themselves, but the OGs of Bullet Club still got it! The War Dogs step back into the ring, they look at their “senpai” while Gedo is helped to the back. The Bucks say no hard feelings, and offer the Too Sweet. War Dogs throw it up, just to Too Sweet with each other. It seems some things aren’t “4 life” like we thought. But with the Good Brothers back in town, will things be #JustTooSweet no matter where you look?
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
The Stone Pitbull took this title off Gabe in the Windy City Riot, and now he defends it against another of the War Dogs! Will Ishii survive the 44 Caliber? Or will his reign not even last a full month?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really got that dog in ’em!
The bell rings and the fans rally as Drilla and Ishii get face to face. Then Drilla fires forearm after forearm! Drilla whips, Ishii reverses, but Drilla RAMS Ishii! Ishii roars so Drilla fires more forearms! Ishii eggs Drilla on and leans into the shots! Drilla keeps throwing shots but Ishii backs him down! The fans rally behind Ishii, and he DECKS Drilla into a corner! The fans fire up and Ishii shakes off those forearms. Ishii CHOPS, and CHOPS, but now Drilla eggs him on! Ishii fires forearms but now Drilla leans into the shots! The fans fire up as Drilla ROCKS Ishii. Drilla runs but Ishii CLOBBERS Drilla!
The fans fire up and Ishii suplexes, but Drilla slips free! Drilla waistlocks, Ishii fires elbows, and things speed up. Drilla hurdles, drops down, then DROPKICKS! The fans are torn but Drilla shakes out his arms. Drilla looms over Ishii, kicks him, and CHOPS him! The fans “WOO~” while Ishii wobbles, and Drilla CHOPS again! Drilla CHOPS Ishii to the corner, then CHOPS again! Ishii eggs Drilla on so Drilla winds up and CHOPS! Drilla stomps away on Ishii, the ref counts, but Drilla digs his boot in. The ref counts, Drilla steps off, and the fans rally. Drilla grins and brings Ishii up, but Ishii fires body shots!
Ishii backs Drilla down but Drilla snapmares and KICKS Ishii in the back! Ishii writhes, Drilla covers, TWO! Drilla is annoyed but Ishii is tougher than that. Drilla drags Ishii up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex! Ishii sputters and rolls to the apron. The fans rally as Drilla storms over to join Ishii. Drilla drags Ishii up, reels him in, but Ishii fights the lift! Drilla pushes Ishii and ELBOWS him down! Ishii LARIATS the legs out from under Drilla! Drilla hobbles up, runs in, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM on the floor! The fans fire up while the ref checks Drilla. Drilla is okay to continue, so Ishii drags him into the ring.
Drilla goes to a corner, Ishii runs in, and LARIATS! Ishii whips, Drilla reverses, but Ishii comes back to CLOBBER Drilla! The fans fire up more as Ishii shakes off that damage. Ishii drags Drilla up, but Drilla fights the lift with elbows! Only for Ishii to shift and SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Drilla stays in this but he’s frustrated with himself. Ishii kicks at Drilla rather mockingly, and Drilla stands in a huff! Drilla ducks the haymaker to ripcord and CHOP! Then he brings Ishii in for a PILE- NO, Ishii fights that, so Drilla grabs tights for a STUFF PILEDRIVER! Ishii writhes but Drilla also grits his teeth from pain, and the fans rally up.
Drilla and Ishii stir, and Drilla rises first. Drilla drags Ishii up, CHOPS and ROCKS him on repeat, and the fans “WOO~” with every CHOP! Ishii just stares Drilla down! Drilla CHOPS, ROLLING ELBOWS, but Ishii DECKS him! The fans fire up and Ishii finally feels that damage. Ishii clutches a shoulder but he storms up on Drilla. Ishii kicks Drilla, hoists him up top, and then climbs up after him. Ishii stalling SUPERPLEXES! But Drilla’s right up!? The fans fire up and Drilla returns, but Ishii LARIATS! Drilla HAYMAKERS! Ishii HEADBUTTS! Drilla ROLLING ELBOWS, then ducks the enzigiri! Drilla runs, but Ishii stuffs the Gore!
Drilla wrenches free of the facelock, but Ishii HEADBUTTS Drilla down! The fans fire up while Ishii staggers around. Ishii roars to fire back up and the fans are with him! Drilla slowly rises, Ishii runs, but Drilla catches Ishii to a MADE IN JAPAN!??! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives Drilla using Shingo Takagi’s move and the fans fire up! Drilla goes to a corner while the fans rally up. The fans are on Ishii’s side and that pisses Drilla off. Drilla aims and runs in, but Ishii KNEES him low! Ishii stands Drilla up, but Drilla SUPERKICKS! Ishii rebounds, but into the SPINEBUSTER! Drilla gets moving again, and he GORES Ishii down!! Cover, TWO?!?
Ishii survives and Drilla is beside himself! The fans rally while Drilla and Ishii are down again. Drilla sits up and slashes his throat, vowing to end this. Drilla stands and he brings Ishii up. Drilla reels Ishii in, but Ishii fights the lift! Drilla swats a lariat, ducks the other, but Ishii ducks the enzigiri to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men are down again and the fans fire back up! Drilla and Ishii stir as the fans rally up more. They go to ropes, rise up, and they both run in! DOUBLE LARIATS! Ishii fires boxing elbows, but Drilla eggs him on! Ishii fires forearm after forearm, but Drilla DROPKICKS! Drilla runs, but Ishii LARIATS him down! Cover, TWO!
Drilla survives and the fans rally up! Ishii sits Drilla up, runs, and SLIDING- NO! Drilla catches Ishii into a clinch! URE- NO, Ishii slips free to waistlock! Drilla switches, ripcords and DROPKICKS! Drilla reels Ishii in and suplexes, for a BRAINBUSTER!! But Ishii rises?!? His fighting spirit keeps him moving, but Drilla runs to LARIAT! Ishii stays up, UPPERCUTS, and ENZIGIRIS! Both men fall again and the fans fire back up! Ishii headbutts the buckles to fire up, and the fans are with him! Ishii runs again, to LARIAT!! Drilla tumbles, Ishii pushes him to a cover, TWO!! Drilla survives but Ishii powers back up!
Ishii hauls Drilla up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Drilla slips fere! Drilla shoves, then catches Ishii to wrench and Canadian Rack! DRILLA- NO, Ishii lands out! Drilla avoids a lariat, then another, and GORES!! Cover, ONE!?!? Drilla is shocked and the fans are thunderous! Drilla goes to a corner and he aims again! Drilla runs up, but Ishii turns leg lariat into POWERBOMB! And SLIDING LARIAT!! Ishii roars, suplexes, and BRAINBUSTERS!!! Cover, Ishii wins!!
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall (still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion)
The Stone Pitbull showed the young pup how it’s done! Will Ishii continue to prove no one is as NJPW Strong as him?
NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita w/ Rocky Romero VS El Phantasmo!
It was just last week at Wrestling Dontaku that The Alpha and Headbanga battled over the NJPW World Television Championship. They went 15 minutes for a time limit draw and both men want more! Will ELP get all he can when he takes this title from Takeshita? Or will Konosuke NEVER lose again?
The introductions are made, the NEVER belt is raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The bell rings and the one hour time limit is on. ELP and Konosuke circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Konosuke headlocks, ELP powers up and out, but Konosuke runs him over! Things keep moving, ELP stays low then hurdles over, but Konosuke leaps over. Konosuke sidesteps, ELP rolls off Konosuke’s back, but Konosuke reels him in! BLUE THUNDER- NO, ELP sunset flips! But Konosuke rolls through! ELP still reels Konosuke in and tucks the arms, but then Konosuke wrenches free! ELP dodges the lariat, but Konosuke goes Matrix to avoid Sudden Death! The fans fire up as the two are in a standoff!
Konosuke and ELP reset, circle again, and the fans are dueling. Konosuke and ELP step up, and ELP CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and ELP eggs Konosuke on. Konosuke winds up, but then ROLLING ELBOWS! ELP falls, the fans are torn, but Konosuke stands ELP up. Konosuke whips, ELP ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and CROSSBODY! Then he somersaults to LIONSAULT! ELP bounces off the cover, and Konosuke is up to LARIAT ELP up and out! The fans are torn but Konosuke builds speed to FLY! Down goes ELP and the fans fire up! Konosuke drags ELP up, puts him in the ring, and then clamps on with a chinlock.
ELP endures, pries at the hold, but Konosuke shifts to go for an arm. The fans rally as ELP throws body shots, but Konosuke knees low! Konosuke whips, ELP reverses, but Konosuke FLYING UPPERCUTS ELP down! Konosuke clamps onto ELP with a double wristlock! ELP endures so Konosuke changes it to a COBRA CLUTCH! ELP fights around all the same, reaches out and has the ROPEBREAK! Konosuke lets go, ELP goes to a corner, and Konosuke storms up. Konosuke whips corner to corner hard and ELP bounces off buckles! The fans rally while ELP writhes on the mat. Konosuke watches ELP as he rolls away to ropes.
Konosuke stalks ELP, drags him up, and wrenches to put him in a corner. Konosuke whips ELP corner to corner, but ELP stops short! Konosuke runs in but ELP goes up and over! ELP runs in, but into a BOOT! Konosuke hops up, but ELP GAMANGIRIS him to the floor! The fans fire up and ELP builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit and Konosuke goes over railing! The fans fire up while both men are down! Konosuke rises as the ring count starts. ELP aims from the ropes! ELP did this in Japan, he’s gonna do it in California! SUPER DUPER THUNDERKISS!! Direct hit and the front row almost gets wiped out!
A Takeshita fan talks trash while showing off her Konosuke art, but Rocky is mad and throws off his jacket. ELP drags Konosuke up, CHOPS him back over the railing, and the ELP fans all “WOO~!” ELP storms after Konosuke, CHOPS him again, then puts him in the ring. Rocky gets up on the apron! The fans boo and ELP jumps, but Konosuke dodges! Konosuke then sidesteps to BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! ELP survives but Konosuke reels him in. ELP fights the suplex, but Konosuke powers through to suplex! ELP slips free, straitjackets and torture racks! BRAIN SALAD! Cover, TWO!!
Konosuke survives, but ELP kips up and the fans fire up! ELP tunes up the band and the fans cheer him on. ELP aims at Konosuke, for SUDDEN- NO, Konosuke blocks it to fire off boxing elbows! Then a ROLLING- NO, ELP mule kicks, front kicks, but then Konosuke BOOTS! ELP BOOTS! Konosuke rebounds but ELP ENZIGIRIS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Rocky coaches Konosuke, the fans rally for ELP, and both men rise. ELP and Konosuke go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! ELP grins as the shots keep going back and forth! Both men stand, and the forearms keep going! Konosuke ROCKS ELP and eggs him on!
ELP returns to ROCK Konosuke, and the forearms fly again! The fans fire up as the shots go faster and faster! Then DOUBLE FOREARMS send both men staggering back! ELP and Konosuke go to the apron now, and the forearms fly again! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and ELP ROCKS Konosuke! And ROCKS him again! Konosuke just ROCKS ELP in return! And again, and again, and again! Konosuke has ELP up against the corner, and hoists him up! Konosuke drags ELP onto his shoulder, but ELP fights free!
ELP mule kicks, then he reels Konosuke in! Konosuke fights the tuck, so ELP kicks him low! APRON PILEDRIVER!! Konosuke falls to the floor and Rocky is stunned! We pass 10 minutes while ELP rises up. ELP hears the ring count so he refreshes it, then he goes looking under the ring! ELP brings out a table! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands. ELP ignores that to set the table up at ringside. ELP then fetches Konosuke, drags him to the apron, and tucks the arms! Konosuke fights the lift, and ROCKS ELP! Then POWER DRIVE KNEES! Konosuke reels ELP in, but ELP fights the Blue Thunder with elbows! ELP rolls into the ring, but Konosuke avoids the shoulder!
Konosuke KNEES ELP back down and the fans fire up! Konosuke drags ELP up the corner, and the fans are already worried about what he’s planning. ELP fights with body shots, and then adjusts his position on the top rope! Konosuke fires body shots, then SUPER LARIATS ELP down!! Konosuke hurries to cover, TWO!! ELP survives and Konosuke is furious! Konosuke drags ELP up, scoops him, but ELP slips free to gut wrench! But Konosuke turns that back around! TOMBSTONE!! But Konosuke holds on! Konosuke stands up, tucks ELP in, BASTARD DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! ELP survives and the fans fire up!
ELP shakes his head, defiant against the damage done to him. The fans rally more but Konosuke brings ELP up. But ELP wrenches out, only for the ALPHA ELBOW to knock him down! POWER DRIVE- SUDDEN DEATH!! ELP hits first and the fans fire up! ELP hurries to reel Konosuke in, but Konosuke Alabama Lifts! And he spins ELP around for another BASTARD DRIVER!! And then a WHEELBARROW GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, and ELP is right up!! LARIAT!! Cover, ONE?!!? WHAT?!?
ELP just runs again, goes up and up, and FLYING- ALPHA ELBOW!!! Cover, ONE!??! The fans are thunderous as both men defy expectations! ELP dodges a lariat to POISON-RANA!! Konosuke stands up but wobbles, and ELP ROLLING ELBOWS!! Cover, ONE?!?!?! HOW?!?! ELP shrugs it off to tune up! SUDDEN DEATH!! SUDDEN DEATH AGAIN!! And then C R 2!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives all of that and the fans are electric! Rocky is freaking out but “This is Awesome!” ELP is up, THUNDERKISS ATTACK! And then a somersault back to the apron, THUNDERKISS 86 SPLASH!!! Cover, ROCKY DRAGS THE REF OUT!!!
The fans boo as Azucar sours the taste of this one! The ref and Rocky argue, but ELP storms out to get Rocky! Rocky runs for it, but ELP SUPERKICKS him! ELP reels Rocky in and POWERBOMBS him through the table!! ELP goes into the ring, but the POWER DRIVE KNEE finds him! And then RAGING- CRADLE!!! TWO!!! Konosuke escapes, dodges, and ROLLING ELBOWS!! And then POWER DRIVE KNEES!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? HOW?!?!? Konosuke throws off his elbow pad, winds up, and ALPHA ELBOWS!!! Then the RAGING FIRE!!! Cover, Konosuke wins!!!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Champion)
ELP kept his NJPW World TV Championship, but now Konosuke has kept his NEVER Openweight Championship! Is Konosuke going to prove he isn’t just The Alpha of AEW, but the Alpha of the World?
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS Zack Sabre Jr w/ Shane Haste!
The Fierce Warrior took this title from The Front Man at the New Beginning in Osaka, and the Goto Revolution has been on a roll these last few months. ZSJ wants the spotlight back, but there’s also a catch: The winner here must defend against Shingo Takagi at NJPW Dominion in June! Will it be out of the frying pan and into the fire for Goto? Or will this be ZSJ’s resurgence?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the G in IWGP is still for Goto!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as Goto and ZSJ stare down. Goto and ZSJ then circle, feel things out, and go around. They knuckle lock, then clinch, and ZSJ waistlocks. ZSJ shifts to a headlock but Goto wrenches out to wristlock. ZSJ rolls, bridges, spins and wrenches, but Goto headlocks! ZSJ hammerlocks, Goto goes to the ROPEBREAK, and the fans cheer this opening exchange.
NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Mercedes Mone VS AZM VS Mina Shirakawa!
The CEO thought she was just getting one or the other for Resurgence, but that Double Count Out Draw in Chicago really upped the ante. Now both High Speed Bomb Girl and Fighting Gravure Idol get their shot, will one of them leave the Golden State wearing gold? Or will she still be #FourBeltsMone?
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4 Corners Podcast: Houston Still Has a Problem
This week, we discuss the NCAA Final Four, the NHL Playoff chase, the end of the Gr8 Chase and much...
4 Corners Podcast: Chalk & Chase
This week we talk a little MLB, discuss the red-hot Blues, the GR8 Chase, and whether a chalky NCAA Tournament...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (5/9/25)
June will be electric!
Bandwagon Nerds #287: Filling A Void
The Nerds review Thunderbolts*, check out the latest trailers, and celebrate Star Wars Day as only they can!
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu Results & Report! (5/1/25)
Let's live it up!
Attitude Of Aggression #308- Unidentified History: From Undesirable to Undeniable
This debut Episode examines how UAPs went from an undesirable topic of discussion into an undeniably important aspect of our...
Bandwagon Nerds #286: Hela Hath No Fury
VILLAIN MADNESS reaches its epic conclusion. Plus trailers for Predator: Badlands, Pee Wee as Himself, WWE Unreal and much more!
Mitchell’s WWE Backlash Results & Report! (5/10/25)
John Cena's Final Backlash!
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: Release The Backlash
Join DJ, Rob and Jason every week as they give their "Mindless" takes on Pro Wrestling and much, much more!
Mitchell’s NJPW Resurgence Results & Report! (5/9/25)
NJPW's back in the Golden State!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (5/9/25)
The time is now!
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (5/9/25)
TGIROHF!
Chairshot Staff Picks: Backlash St. Louis
Chairshot Staff picks!!!
DWI Podcast #475: JAFC vs RKO
We give our picks and predictions for WWE Backlash!
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.8.2025
We get to see Alicia Fox in action and a dog collar match! Definitely an odd combination, so let's see...
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (5/8/25)
Collision on a Thursday?!
Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (5/7/25)
Hear ye, hear ye!
