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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (6/8/23)

ROH is NJPW Strong!

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ROH Wrestling 2023

The Babe with the Power is a fighting champion!

Willow Nightingale continues her win streak in ROH by once again defending her NJPW Strong Women’s Champion! Will she still be to hot to handle?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Kyle Fletcher VS Christopher Daniels; Fletcher wins.
  • Matt Sydal VS “The Reality” Zack Clayton w/ Cole Karter; Sydal wins.
  • Willie Mack VS Dralistico w/ Jose the Assistant; Dralistico wins.
  • NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Rachel Ellering; Willow wins and retains the title.
  • ROH World Six Man Proving Ground Match: The Mogul Embassy VS Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Marcus Kross; The Mogul Embassy win and deny Burger, Isom & Kross a title match.
  • Mercedes Martinez VS Vertvixen; Mercedes wins.
  • Lee Moriarty VS Griff Garrison; Moriarty wins.
  • Kiera Hogan VS Robyn Renegade; Kiera wins.
  • Six Man Tag: The Dark Order VS Shane Taylor & The Workhorsemen; The Dark Order wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Action Andretti, AR Fox & Darius Martin VS The Trustbusters; Action, Fox & Darius win.
  • The Kingdom w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS El Cobarde & El Dragon; The Kingdom wins.
  • Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Gravity; Fenix wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Kyle Fletcher VS Christopher Daniels!

The Aussie Arrow is running solo while Mark Davis is out with injury, but he’s ready to aim from the top! Will Fletcher shoot down the Fallen Angel? Or will Daniels start on his journey back to a title?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and fans rally as these two circle. Fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!” and Kyle appreciates that. The two circle, knuckle lock, but Daniels wrenches to a wristlock. Daniels then hits an ELBOW BREAKER, wrenches again, but Kyle rolls and wrenches back to ELBOW BREAKER Daniels! Kyle hammerlocks, Daniels reaches back to headlock, and he powers Kyle off the hammerlock. Daniels grinds Kyle but Kyle powers up, only for Daniels to hold tighter! Kyle fights up, fans rally, and Kyle throws body shots. Kyle powers Daniels away then runs him over!

Fans fire up as Kyle flexes, and things speed up. Kyle runs Daniels over again and keeps going, but Daniels drops to drop toehold! Daniels runs, RAMS Kyle but Kyle stays up. So Daniels kicks a leg, kicks Kyle’s gut, then runs, and RAMS Kyle again! Kyle rebounds to run Daniels over! Fans fire up and Kyle shakes out the legs. Fans start up the “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!” again as Kyle brings Daniels up. Kyle ROCKS Daniels, whips, but Daniels slides under to then arm-drag! Fans cheer as Daniels grinds Kyle’s arm, but Kyle fights up. Kyle whips, but Daniels arm-drags back! And arm-drags again!

Daniels has the armlock and he grinds Kyle down. Kyle endures, fights up, and he throws forearms! Daniels wobbles, Kyle whips and scoops to SLAM! “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!” returns again as Kyle paces around Daniels. Kyle drags Daniels up, scoops and SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Kyle keeps cool and fans rally up again. Kyle stands Daniels up to ROCK him with a forearm! The fans start to duel, “FALLEN ANGEL!” “OI OI OI!” Kyle whips corner to corner, runs in, but Daniels kicks back! Daniels runs to SWINGING NECKBREAKER! And then another SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Fans rally as Daniels stands up.

Fans cheer as Daniels goes to Kyle at the ropes. Daniels drags Kyle up, CLUBS him, then CLUBS him again! And again! Daniels cravats to crank Kyle’s neck, then he snapmares for a KNEE DROP! Daniels then sits Kyle up, to CHOP him on the back! And TWIST the neck! Daniels CHOPS Kyle on the back again! Fans rally, Daniels TWISTS Kyle’s neck again! Kyle goes to ropes but Daniels brings him up to hit a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Daniels looms over Kyle. Daniels drags Kyle up, wrenches, hammerlocks, and then turns Kyle for a modified abdominal twist! Kyle endures a hammerlock and chinbar combo!

Fans rally, Kyle gets an arm free and elbows Daniels’ leg! Kyle then wrenches to ROCK Daniels, but Daniels ROCKS Kyle in return! Daniels stands Kyle up to CLUB away on that neck, then he runs, but into a forearm! Kyle reels Daniels in, but Daniels fights the suplex! Kyle’s neck hurts him, he staggers around, and Daniels kicks low to reel him in. But Kyle suplexes Daniels up and over! Fans rally while both men are down. Kyle clutches his neck while Daniels sits back up. They both stand, Kyle fires off forearms and he ROCKS Daniels! Kyle whips, Daniels reverses but Kyle CLOBBERS him! Fans fire up with Kyle!

Kyle runs corner to corner to forearm smash! And then a wrench and BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Daniels goes to ropes, and Kyle aims. Kyle runs, but Daniels CALF KICKS him down! Kyle goes to a corner, Daniels runs in, but Kyle goes up and over! Kyle then scoops Daniels for a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Daniels survives but Kyle keeps his cool. Fans duel, Kyle goes corner to corner, but Daniels BOOTS him! Daniels goes up, leaps, FLYING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! But into a KOJI KLUTCH!! Kyle endures as Daniels pulls tight! Kyle reaches out, but he’s fading!

Kyle gets a last gasp to get the ROPEBREAK! Daniels lets go in frustration as Kyle survives. Fans rally up and Daniels stalks Kyle as he sputters. Daniels drags Kyle up, reels him in, and CLUBS that neck! And again! And again! Daniels runs, but Kyle dodges! Daniels dodges, both men keep moving, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans say “This is Awesome!” as a standing count begins. Kyle and Daniels stand at 5, and Kyle throws a forearm! Daniels throws it back! Kyle staggers, but throws another forearm! Daniels wobbles, but he JABS! Daniels shakes out his own hand, but Kyle fires another forearm!

Daniels JABS, Kyle forearms, and forearms, and forearms! Kyle swings a chop but Daniels ducks it to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Kyle roars to his feet to HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Daniels roars as he rises up, SAIDO!! Fans fire up as Kyle writhes again. Daniels says he’ll end it, and he brings Kyle up. URE- NO, arm-drag! Kyle then GAMANGIRIS in the corner! And then a gut wrench, but Daniels slips down to a victory roll, TWO! Daniels mule kicks, underhooks, but Kyle fights the lift and back drops Daniels away! Daniels is up, Kyle dodges him, hammerlock and scoop, GRIMSTONE!! Cover, Kyle wins!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall

The Aussie Arrow takes down an ROH Grand Slam winner! And despite the frustration, Daniels shows Kyle respect with the Code of Honor. Aussie Open is one of the best tag teams today, will Kyle Fletcher prove he’s one of the best singles wrestlers today?

 

Matt Sydal VS “The Reality” Zack Clayton w/ Cole Karter!

The Third-Eye just saw his tag partner fall in the opener, and now he steps into the ring. Will he be able to avoid defeat? Or will Clayton give him a Reality Check?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but Clayton still talks trash on Sydal being shorter. Sydal says size doesn’t matter, but Clayton shoves him! And then shoves him again! Fans chant “Jersey Sucks!” and Sydal KICKS Clayton in the leg! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Clayton goes to a corner but Sydal KICKS him more! Sydal whips, Clayton reverses but runs into a BOOT! Sydal runs to RANA Clayton! Clayton staggers up, into a JUMP SOBAT! Cover, TWO! Sydal KICKS Clayton around, but Clayton throws an elbow! And an uppercut! Sydal SOBATS, runs, but into Clayton’s LARIAT!

Clayton runs but Sydal dodges this time to SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Sydal sees Karter creeping and tells him to back off. Sydal drags Clayton around to STANDING MARIPOSA! Fans fire up and Sydal goes to the corner. Karter gets on the apron, the ref tells him to back off, and Sydal leaps, into a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Sydal survives, Clayton is mad, and he rains down forearms! Fans boo but Clayton lets off to talk trash. Karter also talks trash and soaks up the heat. Fans chant “You Still Suck!” Clayton drops a knee on Sydal, puts him up top, and then climbs up after him. Clayton brings Sydal up but Sydal fights back!

Sydal pushes Clayton back, jumps up an dover, but runs into a kick! Clayton scoops, but Sydal makes it a DDT! Clayton sits up, and Sydal BUZZSAWS! Clayton is down, Sydal goes up the corner, and Sydal METEORAS!! Cover, Sydal wins!

Winner: Matt Sydal, by pinfall

The reality of that match is that size doesn’t matter, ability does! Sydal showed he has great ability, but he gets the mic to say, “How fun was that? Zack Clayton, he’s twice my size, and I cut through him like a buzzsaw! I am the best in ROH, and I wanna be your TV Champion! So Samoa Joe, if you wanna call yourself the King of Television, you’re gonna have to stop Matt Sydal first!” He is calling out the Samoan Submission Machine, will he like the response?

 

Willie Mack VS Dralistico w/ Jose the Assistant!

It’s the Return of the Mack after a loss to rival Brian Cage, will Mack get back on track with a win? Or will La Faccion Ingobernable’s Prince of Silver & Gold make him tranquilo?

Mack offers the Code of Honor handshake but Dralistico is reluctant. Dralistico’s hand shakes, and then he flips Mack off! The bell rings and Mack sighs, but Dralistico dropkicks him out of the ring! And then FLIES to take Mack out at the ramp! Dralistico whips Mack hard into the steel steps! Mack writhes, Dralistico drags him back into the ring, and he gets fans to chant for him. Dralistico then springboards to SWANTON! Cover, TWO! Dralistico argues the count but the fans rally for Mack. Mack crawls to ropes and Dralistico stomps him. Dralistico whips corner to corner, SPLASHES, then snapmares and basement dropkicks!

Fans cheer the impressive speed, and Dralistico stomps Mack. Dralistico drags Mack up, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS! Dralistico fires off forearms, sits Mack down, then runs side to side to fake Mack out, and SUPERKICK! Dralistico then tranquilos on the top rope and fans are torn. Dralistico then hops down to drag Mack up. Dralistico whips corner to corner, but Mack goes up to headstand and shake it! Dralistico is hesitant to approach, but he eventually does, and Mack goes up and over! Mack keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEG LARIAT! Fans fire up as Dralistico flops out and Mack builds speed! Mack FLIES and takes out Dralistico AND Jose!

Fans fire up as Mack breaks it down and brings Dralistico up. Mack puts Dralistico in, but Jose grabs at him! Mack kicks Jose away, but Dralistico kicks Mack in the ropes! Dralistico then goes to the apron, springboards and DOUBLE STOMPS! Mack falls, Dralistico covers, ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer as Mack survives. Dralistico argues with the ref but the ref says the count is fair. Dralistico drags Mack up, eggs him on, so Mack CHOPS! Dralistico says okay, and he winds up, to CHOP Mack! Mack just makes the pecs dance. Mack then CHOPS Dralistico! Dralistico roars, and he CHOPS back! And SOBATS!

Dralistico runs but Mack ROCKS him! Mack runs, but into a SCREW HIGH KICK! Dralistico runs but into a WHEEL KICK! Fans are thunderous as both men are down! They rally for “WILLIE! WILLIE!” as a standing count starts. Mack stirs, the count is 5 of 10, and Mack goes to ropes. Mack drags himself up, he stands at 7. Dralistico rises, Mack storms up to SLAP him! Mack whips Dralistico to a corner, runs in, blocks a kick but Dralistico ENZIGURIS! SOBATS! KNEE LIFTS! SUPERKICKS! And runs, into a POP-UP! Mack fireman’s carries Dralistico to a SAMOAN DROP! Fans fire up, and Mack stirs again.

Mack kips up! And STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Mack is shocked but the ref says his count’s still fair. “This is Awesome!” as Mack goes to a corner. Mack climbs, FROG SPLASH but onto knees! Dralistico drags Mack up, ripcord KNEE! And then a SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Mack survives and fans are fired up! Dralistico grits his teeth and shakes his head as he drags Mack back up. Dralistico reels Mack in, underhooks, but Mack wrenches out to shove and pop-up, HAYMAKER! Fans fire up as Dralistico sputters! Mack drags Dralistico up, says he’s finishing this, and he scoops, but Jose gets on the apron!

Fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Dralistico escapes Mack’s grip to LOW BLOW!! And INCINERATOR KNEE!! Cover, Dralistico wins!

Winner: Dralistico, by pinfall

The assist goes to the assistant, Jose made sure Dralistico got this one! Will Jose be pivotal in Dralistico also getting a title match here in ROH?

 

Tony Khan is here!

Fans cheer as the AEW & ROH owner and General Manager walks out on stage. “It’s great to be here today at Universal Studios. I’d like to confirm officially to all of you, that next week, right here at Universal Studios, Orlando, it will be Matt Sydal VS Samoa Joe for the ROH World Television Championship!” Fans like the sound of that! Tony says that here in ROH and AEW, Tony has a lot of responsibilities. He is matchmaker in both promotions, and he will continue to be so, working with the fans every week to try and produce great matches. But there is a lot going on in the back beyond just making matches.

There is a lot of talent relations, administrative work, operations work, and he decided that maybe it would be good to form an ROH Board of Directors. This group can work together and basically have carte blanche. He will still have final say, but this group will be the authority around here. Allow him to introduce the ROH Board of Directors. First, a great manager in the wrestling world, Stokely Hathaway! Fans cheer as Stokely walks out and tells Tony that he loves AEW and ROH, and he most importantly loves Tony. They hug it out, and Stokely says he also loves the beaut- Uh, well, Stokely can’t lie. But he loves these fans!

What a great start already! Secondly, it is an ROH legend, a former ROH World Champion, it is JERRY LYNN! Fans cheer as Jerry walks out and shakes everyone’s hands. He thanks Tony for this opportunity, and he will not be disappointed. Tony says this is great! It’s fantastic! Thank you, everyone. And remember, Samoa Joe VS Matt Sydal for the ROH World TV Championship! ROH is doing big things, how will the future look under new management?

 

NJPW Strong Women’s Championship: Willow Nightingale VS Rachael Ellering!

The Babe with the Power continues to be a fighting champion, but she might be meeting her match against the Queen of Strong Smile! Will Willow hold onto the gold? Or will Rachael’s smile be even stronger after tonight?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly NJPW Strong!

The Code of Honor is skipped as the bell rings. The two tie up, Rachael waistlocks but Willow wrenches out to wristlock. Rachael steps through, wrenches and wristlocks back to wrangle Willow down. Willow rolls, wrenches, wristlocks, but Rachael fights her way through to wrench back. Rachael headlocks, hits a takeover, but Willow headscissors. Rachael kips free but the roles reverse as Willow headlocks for the takeover. Rachael headscissors, Willow kips free, and then roles reverse again as Rachael headlocks for another takeover. Rachael makes it a cover, TWO! Willow avoids the arm-drag! And SENTONS!

Fans rally, Willow drags Rachael up and scoops to SLAM! And then SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Willow brings Rachael up. Willow suplexes, Una Amiga! Willow suplexes again, Dos Amigas! And then fisherman for the PERFECT PLEX! Cover, TWO! Well, not quite perfect, but fans rally up for Willow. Willow drags Rachael up, but Rachael wrenches, ROCKS and CHOPS! Rachael throws off the armbands to CHOP again! Rachael runs, but Willow clotheslines in the corner! Willow runs but Rachael follows to clothesline! And STO! And then a double jump LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally as Rachael paces around Willow. Rachael brings Willow up to ROCK her, then CLUB her! Willow writhes, but Rachael brings her back up. Rachael wrenches to WRING the arm out! Willow sits up, Rachael runs to basement dropkick! And SENTON! Fans rally but Rachael shakes her head. Rachael drags Willow up but Willow throws body shots. Rachael CLUBS Willow right back down! Fans rally for Willow but Rachael shakes her head. Rachael brings Willow up, bumps her off buckles, and then CHOPS! Willow sputters, and Rachael CHOPS her again! But Willow turns things around to CHOP back! And CHOP again!

Willow CHOPS more, then whips corner to corner. Rachael reverses, Willow handsprings and ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up and Willow runs corner to corner, to back body block, and a lariat! Willow throws Rachael down, goes up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! High stack, TWO!! Rachael survives but Willow keeps focus. Willow drags Rachael up, fireman’s carries, but Rachael fights free! Rachael fireman’s carries but Willow fights out! Willow short arm LARIATS! Then another short arm LARIAT! Willow drags Rachael up again, but Rachael gets around to shove, scoop, BIG BOSS SLAM! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally as Willow survives but Rachael grows frustrated. Rachael storms up on Willow, ROCKS her with a forearm, and ROCKS her again! Then BOOTS her! Willow sputters, Rachael runs, but Willow goes the other way to POUNCE!! Rachael ends up in a corner, Willow CANNONBALLS!! Cover, TWO and into a ghost pin! TWO!! Willow CLOBBERS Rachael! Willow roars and fans fire up with her! Willow drags Rachael up, whips, and SPINEBUSTERS! Then the CAMEL CLUTCH!! Rachael taps, Willow wins!

Winner: Willow Nightingale, by submission (still NJPW Strong Women’s Champion)

Willow busts out a new part of her arsenal and it gets her the win! Will Willow be going to Japan for the Summer’s NJPW Strong Independence Day?

 

ROH World Six Man Proving Ground Match: The Mogul Embassy VS Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Marcus Kross!

From one champion to three, Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona have been dominant in the Six Man Tag Division, and they must be getting bored to have this match. Will they maul this new take on the Shinobi Shadow Squad? Or will the trio of underdogs shock everyone tonight?

The Code of Honor is upheld, though reluctantly by The Embassy. Eli starts against The Machine, and fans rally up. Eli and Cage tie up, Cage knees low, and then he wrenches to a back suplex. Eli lands on his feet, waistlocks, but Cage elbows free. Cage whips Eli to a corner, Eli goes up and over, but Cage ELBOWS him! Cage runs up but into a BOOT! Eli runs in but is put on the apron. Eli blocks the punch to shoulder low, and then he climbs up to leap, CROSSBODY is caught! Cage curls Eli, pops him around, but Eli slips free to DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Eli runs, dodges, but into a FLAPJACK! And SUPERKICK!

Nana cheers his team on as Cage tags Liona. Liona storms up on Eli, keeps him from the corner, and HEADBUTTS him to an open corner. Liona elbows, then RAMS Eli, then RAMS in again! Liona lets off to yell at the ref, and then he drags Eli up. Liona whips corner to corner, runs in and SPLASHES, then he TOSSES Eli across the way! Fans rally, but Liona sucker punches Kross! Eli hits Liona back, but Liona shoves him. Eli sunset flips but Liona stays up. Eli avoids the fist drop, to then JAWBREAKER! Liona stays up, he runs in at Eli, but Eli sends him into buckles! Liona staggers, Eli tags in Burger!

Burger fires off forearms on Liona, but Liona shoves him away. Burger ducks one but not the SOUTHPAW lariat! Liona drags Burger, whips him to a corner, tag to Kaun. Liona whips Kaun in to SPLASH! Liona and Kaun fire each other up, and Kaun whips Liona in to back body block! Then a feed to a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Burger but Kaun drags Burger up. Kaun knees Burger low then CHOPS Burger in the corner! Kaun then stands Burger up to CHOP him again! Fans are all stinging from that, and yet chant “ONE MORE TIME!” Kaun grins as he stands Burger up, but he pokes Burger in the eye!

Fans boo mostly because Kaun didn’t do what they wanted. Kaun then digs his knees in, but the ref counts. Kaun lets off at 4, drags Burger back up, and he whips Burger corner to corner. Kaun runs in but Burger sends him into buckles! Kaun grabs Burger, Burger elbows free, and hot tags Kross! Kross runs in, dodges Kaun, and FLYING SHOULDERS! Kaun stays up, Kross FLYING SHOULDERS again! And again! Then ducks ‘n’ rolls of Kaun’s back, to come back and RANA! Kaun ends up in a corner, and Kross runs in, but now Kross only gets buckles! Kaun comes back to LARIAT Kross inside out!

Fans fire up as Kaun drags Kross and hoists him up top. Kaun climbs up, Cage intercepts Eli with a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cage then deadlifts Eli to BUCKLE BOMB him while Kaun gives Kross a TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER! Liona gives Kross an APRON SENTON! And then he CLOBBERS Burger!! Fans are going nuts as the Embassy puts Kross in the ring. They get Kross up, rock him like a baby, right into the POWERBOMB from Kaun!! Cover, The Embassy wins!

Winners: The Mogul Embassy, by pinfall (denies Burger, Eli & Kross a title match)

This isn’t an anime, so the underdog Shinobi did not win. Will any trio ever be able to stop Cage, Kaun & Liona?

 

Mercedes Martinez VS Vertvixen!

Ahead of Rampage’s Fatal 4 Way #1 contender’s match, The OG Badass is in action! Will Mercedes be cruising into Colorado Springs? Or will she simply help the Gamer #LevelUp?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. They tie up, Mercedes powers Vert back but Vert powers Mercedes back. Vert arm-drags then dropkicks! Vert handsprings, but Mercedes just BOOTS her down! Fans cheer and Mercedes storms up to CLUB Vert down. Mercedes sits Vert up to CHOP, then hooks the arms for a seated Cobra Twist! Mercedes CLUBS away on Vert, and clamps on the abdominal stretch! Vert endures, even as Mercedes grinds her forearm in her face. The ref reprimands Mercedes for that, but Mercedes powers Vert to a cover, ONE! Vert gets up but Mercedes is on her with a suplex!

Vert slips free, spins Mercedes and ROCKS her with forearms! Vert fires off but Mercedes fires palm strikes in return! But Vert knees low! Vert runs, into a FOREARM! Mercedes brings Vert around, SAIDO! Vert flounders out to the apron while fans fire up. Mercedes storms over, she drags Vert up, but Vert trips Mercedes! Vert drags Mercedes to the apron to CLUB her in the chest! And again! And again! Vert shoves Mercedes in, gets on the apron, and she slingshots in, to somersault and STUNNER! And then a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mercedes survives and Vert snarls.

Vert drags Mercedes up in a facelock as fans rally. Vert says game over, fireman’s carries, but Mercedes fights free with elbows! Mercedes gets around, HALF ‘N’ HALF! Fans fire up as Vert ends up in a corner. Mercedes runs in to ROCK her with a forearm! Mercedes brings Vert up to the top rope, for a DRAPING ANARCHY!! Cover, TWO!! Vert survives and no one can believe it! Mercedes runs as Vert rises, BLINDSIDE FOREARM! And then, Mercedes hooks up the legs, gets the arms, BRASS CITY SLEEPER! Vert taps, Mercedes wins!

Winner: Mercedes Martinez, by submission

A big fight and a big win, and both women still show respect with the Code of Honor. The OG is 3-0 since her return to ROH, will she use this momentum to win that golden ticket to #ToniTime?

 

Lee Moriarty VS Griff Garrison!

#TAIGASTYLE is coming off a hard fought loss to Katsuyori Shibata, but that’s nothing to feel bad about. Will he feel much better with a rebound win? Or will the returning Ivy League MVP be the one scoring the W tonight?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and fans chant, “Welcome Back! Welcome Back!” and Griff appreciates that. Griff and Lee circle, the two tie up, and then Griff shoves Lee down. Fans cheer as Griff flexes, and Lee mockingly applauds. The two reset, the two circle, and they tie up. Lee waistlocks, trips Griff, then mocks the Heisman. Things speed up, Griff ducks, Lee hurdles and Lee mule kicks! Lee tells Griff to pump the brakes, then runs, but into a BOOT! Fans fire up for Griff and he flexes more. Griff stalks Lee, torture racks him, but Lee fights to the apron. Lee HOTSHOTS an arm!

Griff crawls away, Lee hobbles back in and wrenches the arm to hammerlock, and RAM Griff into buckles! Lee stomps away on Griff at the ropes, the ref counts, and Lee shifts to raining down forearms! Lee roars and fans are torn, but Lee stands on Griff’s hands. Lee drags Griff up, wrenches, and ELBOW BREAKERS! Lee wrenches again, wristlocks, and traps the arm to TWEAK it! Cover, TWO! Griff clutches his arm but Lee goes after it. Lee wrenches Griff, hammerlocks and RAMS him into buckles again! Fans rally, Lee goes corner to corner but Griff BOOTS him away! And BOOTS him again!

Griff runs to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Griff scoops to SLAM Lee, and fans fire up again! Lee goes to a corner, Griff runs in to STINGER SPLASH! Griff headlocks, but to bring Lee out and LARIAT! Fans fire up more as things speed up again. Lee leaps, but into a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Lee survives but Griff keeps his focus. Lee stands, Griff runs corner to corner, but Lee BOOTS him first! Lee spins Griff around, suplexes, but Griff slips free and shoves, to then RANA! Lee staggers up into a ROLLING ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Lee survives and Griff can’t believe it! Fans rally as Griff shakes out the bad arm.

Lee sits up, Griff storms up and reels him in to a torture rack. But Lee fishhooks Griff’s face! Lee pushes Griff down, pump handle O’Conner Roll Bridge! Lee wins!

Winner: Lee Moriarty, by pinfall

Griff came out of the gates with fire, but Lee found a way to put it out. They still uphold the Code of Honor, but will TAIGASTYLE win by any means necessary all the way to the top?

 

Kiera Hogan VS Robyn Renegade!

Even though she lost to the Fallen Goddess, the fire has not been put out in Kiera Hogan’s heart! Will she burn even brighter as she chases another chance? Or will this Renegade stomp out the embers?

The Code of Honor is upheld, but reluctantly by Robyn. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Kiera gets around, waistlocks, headlocks, but Robyn powers out to run Kiera over! Fans boo but Robyn soaks up the heat. Robyn runs in but into a drop toehold! Robyn is on ropes, Kiera runs to HIP ATTACK her! Kiera then yanks Robyn off the ropes, runs and step-up LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Kiera runs in at Robyn to SPLASH! Kiera keeps going, but Robyn elbows her away! Robyn then POSTS Kiera, brings her around and stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, but Robyn pulls Kiera’s arm around ropes!

The ref reprimands and counts more, but Robyn lets off at 4. Robyn drags Kiera up, whips her corner to corner, and Kiera staggers forward. Robyn wrenches the arm to WRING Kiera out! Fans boo but Robyn drops knees on the arm! Robyn mocks Kiera and the fans, but Kiera throws body shots. Robyn CLUBS Kiera, and clamps on a top wristlock. Fans rally as Kiera endures and fights up. Kiera reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Robyn lets off and she argues with the ref. Then Robyn KICKS the bad arm! Robyn swaggers as she soaks up the heat and Kiera goes to a corner. Robyn drags Kiera up to CHOP!

Robyn stands Kiera up to talk trash, and CHOP again! Robyn puts some stank on it, but Kiera dodges! Kiera CHOPS, but Robyn comes back to CHOP again! Both women snarl, Robyn takes a swing but Kiera catches her to spin her and fire off forearms! Fans fire up with Kiera as she runs and rallies with big forearms! Kiera then bumps Robyn off buckles, stomps away on her in the corner, and fans cheer as she goes corner to corner, for the HIP ATTACK! Kiera then goes Around the World for a BOOT WASH! Robyn flops out of the ring, and her sister Charlette appears! The Renegades try to pull sister magic, but Kiera WRECKS Charlette with a dropkick!

Fans cheer, the ref reprimands the Renegades, but Kiera brings them up for a meeting of the minds! SMACK! Charlette falls, Kiera puts Robyn in, and Kiera gets Robyn up, but Robyn fires off elbows! Robyn fireman’s carries, but Kiera fights free! Kiera says “EAT IT!” ROUNDHOUSE! And then SUPERKICK! Cover, Kiera wins!

Winner: Kiera Hogan, by pinfall

That’s all, period! Will Kiera blaze a trail back towards- OH WAIT! Athena CLOBBERS Kiera from behind! Fans are torn as Athena has a kendo stick, too! Athena swings, Kiera dodges, the stick hits ropes and comes back to SMACK Athena! Kiera gets the stick now, and she SMACKS Athena! And again! And again! Kiera fires off on Athena again and again and fans are loving it! Athena scrambles away as the kendo stick starts breaking! The Fallen Goddess tried to get the jump on Kiera, but will Kiera make her pay for it by taking that title?

 

Six Man Tag: The Dark Order VS Shane Taylor & The Workhorsemen!

Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver may not know what to make of Stu Grayson joining The Righteous, but they still have to focus on what they can control. Will they win big and move up in the Trios Division? Or will Big Shaney T and his new pals in JD Drake & Anthony Henry climb up those ranks instead?

The Code of Honor is upheld, but then Henry throws a forearm at Reynolds, so the brawl is on! Silver ROCKS Shane, then has him in a corner as he throws more forearms and even some KICKS! Fans fire up as Silver KICKS and KICKS, but Shane SWATS one, ROCKS Silver, and whips him to ropes. Silver ducks ‘n’ dodges to UPPERCUT! Shane ends up in the Dark Order corner, and the Dark Order mugs him! The ref reprimands, all three back off, but then they TRIPLE BOOT Shane! Fans fire up as Silver tags Reynolds and he fires off on Shane in another corner. Shane shoves Reynolds away, but Reynolds comes back to clothesline!

Reynolds fires off more forearms, Shane shoves him again, and Shane catches Reynolds to a choke grip! But Reynolds ROCKS Shane, DROPKICKS, then runs. Reynolds ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Shane catches the crossbody! Shane pops Reynolds around but Reynolds fights free! Reynolds BOOTS Shane, but Henry sweeps the legs! The ref missed it, and Shane KNEES Reynolds down! Shane tags Henry in, they drag Reynolds up and they mug him. Fans boo as Henry mocks the #JoinDarkOrder claw. Reynolds ROCKS Henry but Henry knees him low! Henry rains down fists, drags Reynolds up, and whips him to the corner.

Henry forearm smashes, tag to JD, NECK TWIST to slingshot SENTON! JD mocks the Dark Order claw, then gives a thumbs up. Fans rally up for Reynolds but JD stands him up. Reynolds throws body shots, JD CLUBS and CHOPS Reynolds in return. JD brings Reynolds up again but Reynolds CHOPS! And CHOPS! JD kicks low, CHOPS back, and then runs in to SPLASH in the corner! Tag to Shane, Belly2Belly and a SPLASH! Cover, Uno breaks it! Shane is furious but Uno saves the match. Reynolds fights back with big forearms, but Shane DECKS him! Shane tags JD, JD BLASTS Uno and Silver, then CANNONBALLS Reynolds!

Fans rally, Shane coordinates with the Workhorsemen. They drag Reynolds up, JD helps Shane with the assisted LONDON TOWER! Henry goes up top and tags in, to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO!! Reynolds survives and fans fire up! Henry stands on Reynolds’ leg, then he clamps on a chinlock. Reynolds endures, fights up, and fans fire up as Uno reaches out. Reynolds arm-drags free, Henry runs in but into an elbow! JD and Shane grab Reynolds, but Reynolds STUNNERS Shane! Reynolds dodges Henry, hot tag to Uno! Player One rallies on Henry & JD! CHOP and CHOP and CHOP and CHOP!

Henry kicks low, he and JD whip, but Uno comes back to BOOT JD, dodge Henry and SLAP him! Henry ends up in the corner, Uno stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, Uno lets off at 4, but the fans fire up with him! Uno then runs corner to corner to LARIAT Henry! And then SPLASH in the corner, to a short arm LARIAT! Uno brings Henry back up, suplex, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, but Shane breaks it! Shane saves the match now, and he tags in. Uno CHOPS Shane! Shane ROCKS Uno! Uno shakes his head, CHOPS again, and eggs Shane on. Shane ROCKS Uno, Uno CHOPS Shane, repeat! Uno wags his finger!

Fans fire up as the two circle, Uno CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Shane JABS!! Uno stays up, spins, but into a HAYMAKER! Shane looms over Uno, tags in JD, and they coordinate. JD runs, Shane whips but Uno reverses, so the SHOTGUN BOOT hits Shane! Uno then ROLLING ELBOWS JD! Silver runs in to DIVING STOMP Shane from the apron! Uno hits a SKY HIGH on JD! Henry ENZIGURIS Uno, suplexes, but Uno wrenches out, STOMPS the hands and DECKS Henry! Tag to Reynolds, he and Uno get Henry up and Silver runs back in! PENDULUM BOMB!!

Reynolds sees JD running in, and sends him into a corner! They start up and complete the WOMBO COMBO!! Cover, Dark Order wins!!

Winners: The Dark Order, by pinfall

The fans cheer as these three stick together and win big! Will Players One, Three & Four not need Player Two to succeed?

 

Backstage interview with The Righteous & Stu Grayson.

But speaking of, Dasha is with Vincent, Dutch and the former Dark Order member. They saw that match just now, what are their thoughts? Dutch says “Their cruelty and brutality, that don’t impress me much. But y’know what? What’s been happening within The Dark Order for the past week or so, HAH! That’s my favorite sitcom!” Dutch asks what Stu thinks. Stu agrees, he wasn’t impressed by The Dark Order tonight. Stu knows how they are, and what they are. And right now, they are NOT the Dark Order who is willing to kick doors down.

And Vinnie says that what he thinks is, “What you gentlemen did was interesting, dig what I’m saying? But it wasn’t interesting enough to make me smile. And I can sense a little aggression in the Dark Order lately. But if you think what you did this week was bad. Please, please, gentlemen, please, I ask you, man… Tune in next week. Dig what I’m saying?” Is Vincent promising us that The Righteous, now with Stu by their side, will terrorize the Trios Division?

 

Six Man Tag: Action Andretti, AR Fox & Darius Martin VS The Trustbusters!

More trios hoping to climb the ranks are popping up and doing battle! The Sight to See, the Whole Fox’n Show and the Air Wolf assemble as a powerful air force, but will they be able to fly high over Sonny Kiss, Slim J & Jeeves Kay?

The trios sort out, Fox and Slim J uphold the Code of Honor, and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Slim wrenches and wristlocks but Fox handsprings out, handsprings in, then arm-drags Slim away! Fox fireman’s carries but Slim arm-drags free! Things speed up, Fox RANAS but Slim handsprings through. Things keep moving, Slim blocks a hip toss to RANA Fox out of the ring! Fans rally, Fox gets back in and he shoves Slim. Slim shoves back, they tie up, and Slim monkey flips to an ARMBAR! But Fox rolls back, gets free, keeps moving, and fakes out the hurdle to BOOT Slim! Then he suplexes, ANARCHY! Cover, ONE!!

Fox tags Darius, the two get Slim up to double back suplex, but Slim lands on his feet! Tag to Jeeves and he runs in, but Fox goes Matrix and Darius ENZIGURIS! Fox PELES, Action tags in, Darius UPPERCUTS Jeeves in the corner and Action GAMANGIRIS! They snapmare Jeeves, Fox KICKS him in the back and Action basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! Jeeves survives the string but Action brings him up. Jeeves rakes Action’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Jeeves runs in but Action dodges the boot! Action SHOTGUNS Jeeves into buckles! Fans fire up and Action jumps up, SPLIT LEG- NO, Jeeves moves, but Action lands on his feet.

Action runs back in but Sonny pulls outta the way! Action POSTS himself! Jeeves then CLOBBERS Action on the return! Jeeves CHOKES Action, drags him up and tosses him to the apron. Jeeves has Action in the ropes to HOTSHOT him down! Tag to Sonny and fans fire up as Sonny drags Action back in. Sonny CLUBS away on Action, whips him to a corner, then goes corner to corner to handspring and SLAP! Fans fire up as Sonny swaggers, and then says “LOSER!” But Action BOOTS back! Action goes up, Sonny GAMANGIRIS back! Sonny trophy lifts! Fans cheer the strength and Sonny DROPS Action! Then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO!

Sonny argues the count, then wraps on a chinlock. Sonny thrashes Action around, but fans rally as Action endures. Action fights up, throws body shots, but Sonny throws Action down by his hair! Sonny swaggers, runs, and SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Sonny argues the count again, then tags Slim. Slim CLOBBERS Action, then fires haymakers! Slim whips Action to the Trustbuster corner, then runs in, but into a BOOT! Action hits everyone with forearms, then rolls off Slim’s back to hot tag Darius! Fans fire up as Darius atomic drops Slim, fires off haymakers, then whips him to ropes.

Slim reverses but Darius CLOBBERS him in return! Darius blocks a kick, spins Slim around to pump handle FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Slim survives but fans rally behind Darius. Darius suplexes Slim, Slim slips free and has an inverted cravat! Slim tags Sonny, but then Darius JAWBREAKERS free! Sonny hits a SCREW HIGH KICK! Tag to Jeeves and the Trustbusters work together. Sonny & Jeeves lift Slim, and give Slim the boost into a SLICED BREAD! Jeeves goes up, FROG SPLASH! Cover, Fox breaks it! Fans fire up, Slim goes after Fox and whips. Fox springboards to FLYING CUTTER!

Sonny runs in but Fox ducks the Penalty Kick, and gives her a CUTTER! Jeeves is in the corner, Darius runs in to UPPERCUT! Tag to Action, he runs in to RAM into Jeeves! Darius ENZIGURIS, then Darius & Action double whip Jeeves, to scoop and DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Action’s team wins!

Winners: Action Andretti, AR Fox & Darius Martin, by pinfall

And that’s a wrap! Will Action, Fox & Darius soon find themselves aiming at the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions?

 

The Kingdom w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS El Cobarde & El Dragon!

Matt Bennett & Matt Taven are still fighting to prove they define ROH, but they still need to prove they’re worthy of a tag title opportunity. Will they get a shot at the Lucha Brothers by defeating these lucha amigos?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Taven starts against Cobarde. They circle, the two feel things out, and then Taven knees low. Taven whips Cobarde, Cobarde reverses but Taven handsprings over. Taven runs to springboard and arm-drag! But Cobarde comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then handsprings and rolls. Taven gets annoyed, things keep going, Cobarde handsprings through the hip toss to DROPKICK! Taven scrambles away to the OGK corner and he tags Mike in. Dragon tags in and shows off with a fancy entrance and handspring. Fans cheer, but Mike says NO! That stuff’s for the kiddies! Mike wants Dragon to hit him like a man!

Dragon says okay, and he CHOPS! Mike nods, CHOPS in return, and fans “WOO~!” Dragon CHOPS, Mike CHOPS, they CHOP back and forth! Then they fire off forearms back and forth! Dragon gets the edge, SOBATS, and he stalks Mike to a corner. Dragon drags Mike up, but Mike is busted open! Mike staggers, Dragon whips, but Mike uses that to BLAST Cobarde! The ref checks Mike, but Taven uses that to CLOBBER Dragon! The Kingdom drag Dragon up, whip him to ropes, but Dragon jumps the lariats, and the sweep, to DOUBLE RANA! Fans fire up as the OGK bail out! Maria freaks out as Dragon TORNILLOS!

Taven takes the hit, Mike rebounds off ropes, BOSTON BAYONET! But then Cobarde FLIES to take Mike out! Fans fire up but Maria is shocked! The luchadores get Mike back in the ring, bloody as he is, and Dragon whips. Mike reverses, Taven returns to SUPERKICK! Mike ROLLING ELBOWS, Taven PURPLE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dragon survives, Mike has a mask of his own with that blood, and he SUPERKICKS Cobarde down! Mike drags Dragon up, Taven climbs, BRAINBUSTER to FROG SPLASH FLOP! Dragon avoids the “Aurora Borealis” and he hot tags Cobarde!

Cobarde CFROSSBODIES Taven, DECKS Mike, and BOOTS Taven! Cobarde runs, Taven alley-oops him up and over, but Dragon tags back in! They dodge Taven, to double leap frog, drop and roll-up, into a shove and FLAPJACK CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Taven survives the Tres D and Dragon can’t believe it! Maria shouts to Mike to get up as Dragon brings Taven over. Tag to Cobarde, they stomp away and whip Taven corner to corner. Dragon runs in but Taven puts him on the apron. Taven dodges Cobarde’s splash to CLOBBER Dragon! Mike fireman’s carries Cobarde, DEATH VALLEY, and JUST THE TIP!!

But the OGK isn’t done there! They get Cobarde up, coordinate, PROTON PACK! Cover, The Kingdom wins!

Winners: The Kingdom, by pinfall

Mike grins through the blood as he again says they are THE best tag team in ROH! If so, will the Kingdom get those titles off Pentagon y Rey Fenix?

 

The ROH Board of Directors walk back out.

Fans cheer as Tony, Stokely & Jerry return, and Tony says he has to say, in a matter of minutes, since first announcing this Board of Directors, things are going incredibly well. In a matter of minutes, Stokely came up with great cost saving ideas to save ROH a lot of money. Tony can’t implement most of them, such as the mass layoffs, that’s never a good idea. Stokely says those ideas are supposed to be confidential. But Tony does say there is a great idea in what he has planned for The Embassy. Could he elaborate more here?

Stokely says backstage, Andretti was popping off about how he beat Chris Jericho, as he always does. But because he is so confident, because he thinks he’s the man, next week we get Action Andretti VS The Mogul Embassy. And Stokely means ALL of them! Action VS Cage, Kaun, Liona, Nana, Nana’s cousins, what’s Tony say? Jerry whispers to Tony, and Tony says he thinks that is a great idea. But what about here next week in Orlando, it is the Embassy defending their ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions against Action, Darius & Fox! Stokely says that was the rest of his idea! You didn’t let him finish! Of course that’s where he was going with that.

Tony says okay, but there were some other interesting ideas. Like, no more luchadores on the show ever again. Hey, man, everyone has hits and everyone has misses, okay? That was a miss. Right, right, there is a book full of other great ideas. Stokely & Jerry are already great additions to the team, and Tony is excited for what they’re doing. And speaking of luchadores, a former ROH World Champion in Bandido’s brother is here, he is GRAVITY! And his opponent for tonight in a special main event, perhaps one of the best in the world, and one of the ROH World Tag Team Champions, it’s REY FENIX!

Fans fire up as the Firebird makes his way out, will he represent for the Lucha Brothers? Or will a brother of a luchador snatch himself a great win in his ROH debut?

Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Gravity!

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Fenix wrangles Gravity right down into a Fujiwara! Then Fenix grabs the other arm, turns Gravity over for a backslide but Gravity slips free to cradle! TWO, and Fenix facelocks. Gravity fights up and trips Fenix to a cover, ONE! Fenix trips to cover, ONE! The two stand off and fans cheer. Fenix and Gravity circle, knuckle lock, and then Fenix kicks low to roll back and hook Gravity’s arms with his legs. Fenix makes Gravity do a headstand into the Humiliator Stretch, but Gravity pops free to a jackknife bridge! TWO, and Fenix sunset flips! TWO and the two stand off again!

Fans cheer as Fenix and Gravity reset. They circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock, but then Fenix trips Gravity! Things speed up, Gravity hurdles, Fenix leaps but Gravity kips up! Fenix runs in, Gravity dodges, but then goes slow-motion moon walk. Fenix runs in but Gravity dodges and arm-drags! Things keep moving, Gravity turns hip toss into RANA! Fenix flounders out of the ring while fans fire up, and Gravity builds speed. Fenix slides in to DROPKICK Gravity! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Fenix brings Gravity up and puts him in a corner. Fenix CHOPS and Gravity sits right down! Fans cheer and want that again!

Fenix nods and he brings Gravity up. Fenix bumps him off buckles, then CHOPS Gravity again! Gravity again sits right down and Fenix basement dropkicks him! Fenix drags Gravity to center, covers, TWO! Fenix SLIDING KICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix drags Gravity into a body scissor, a ground octopus, but Gravity rolls! Fenix sits on Gravity’s arm to trap it and Gravity’s head, and then he has an ANKLE LOCK! Gravity endures, claws at Fenix, but Fenix shifts to a wristlock! Gravity flails, fights up, and Fenix CHOPS Gravity against the ropes! Gravity flops over and fans fire up again. Fenix drags Gravity up, suplexes, but Gravity cradle counters, TWO!

Fenix SUPERKICKS Gravity to a corner! Fenix storms up on Gravity to CHOP! Fenix whips corner to corner, runs in, but blocks Gravity’s boots. Fenix puts Gravity in the ropes but Gravity slips out to the apron to BOOT Fenix after all! Fans fire up as Fenix staggers, and Gravity slingshots up and around to then arm-drag Fenix out of the ring! Fans fire up and Gravity runs, goes up the ropes, and FLIES! The crossbody hits at the ropes and fans fire up for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Gravity and Fenix rise, Gravity puts Fenix in the ring, and then he goes up a corner. Fans rally, Gravity aims as Fenix stirs, but Fenix gets up first!

Gravity jumps up and over Fenix, Fenix comes back but into a POWERSLAM! Gravity kips up and STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Fenix is still in this but Gravity keeps on him. Gravity reels Fenix in but Fenix shoves him away. Fenix wrenches, Gravity switches and torture racks, for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives and fans rally up. Fenix crawls to one corner, Gravity goes to the opposite. Gravity runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Gravity comes back but Fenix dodges and comes back to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix snapmares Gravity, runs, tilt-o-whirls, and he has an IRON OCTOPUS!

Gravity endures, Fenix shifts around, BOW ‘N’ ARROW RACK! Spin and FACEBUSTER! Into the ghost pin, TWO!! Fenix can’t believe it but the fans rally up again. Fenix goes to a corner, Gravity rises, and Fenix somersaults. Gravity catches Fenix in a waistlock! Fenix fires elbows, breaks free to switch, but Gravity fights the lift now! Gravity victory rolls, TWO! Fenix has it now, TWO! Both men get up, Fenix rolls Gravity up, TWO! Fenix keeps moving, Gravity ducks the roundhouse to roll him up! TWO! But Gravity holds on, to deadlift Fenix up, for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Fenix survives and fans fire up again!

Gravity goes to ropes and the fans rally. Gravity goes to a corner, Fenix rolls to the other end. Gravity storms over to climb up that corner, then DIVING FLOPS! Fenix avoids disaster, then TIGHTROPE PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Gravity survives and fans fire up again! Fenix drags Gravity up, wrenches and fireman’s carries, but Gravity CRUCIFIX DRIVERS!! Cover, TWO!??! Gravity almost had Fenix, but fans know “This is Awesome!” Gravity and Fenix rise again, and Gravity BUZZSAWS! He eggs Fenix on and BUZZSAWS again! Fenix CHOPS in return!! Fans fire up again and Fenix eggs Gravity on now.

Gravity CHOPS, but Fenix CHOPS! Gravity CHOPS, and Fenix sputters. Fenix CHOPS again! Fenix fires forearms, shouts “ANIMO!” but Gravity fires forearms in return! Gravity runs, into the SOMERSAULT CUTTER!! Fenix hurries to fireman’s carry, BLACK FIRE DRIVER!! Cover, Fenix wins!!

Winner: Rey Fenix, by pinfall

A red hot main event of luchadores, and The Immortal Firebird defied Gravity to pull off the win! Fenix sees Leon St. Giovanni in the timekeeper’s area and shakes his hand before he shakes Gravity’s hand to keep the Code of Honor. Will Gravity and his brother, Bandido, look to be another pair of lucha brothers fighting in the ROH Tag Division? Will Fenix and his brother continue to dominate?


My Thoughts:

A great ROH here, and I do appreciate that they’re managing to keep ROH at that two hour mark. Consistency is the first step to elevating ROH past Elevation. And really, we only got two matches that were just because. Willie Mack VS Dralistico was great stuff, and I was a little surprised Mack lost. But I think Dralistico won because LFI needs momentum to stay alive in AEW and ROH after their other losses, such as the Texas Tornado Tag on Dynamite last night. Moriarty VS Garrison was also a great match, especially Griff getting a good showing in his return. But Moriarty winning makes sense, he’s been doing well in ROH and deserves to keep doing well.

Good opener from Fletcher VS Daniels, good win for Fletcher. Good following match from Sydal VS Clayton and of course Sydal won. Of course Sydal called out Joe, and of course that match gets made. Joe will win, of course, to further his TV Champion VS TV Champion story with Zack Sabre Jr. Really good stuff in the Trios Division tonight. Good win from The Dark Order, and good promo from The Righteous & Stu to call them out. But this booking is already feeling like Tony Khan brand backwards, just as he’s done with Starks VS JAS and Starks VS Bullet Club Gold. But I guess that means one day, we’re getting Dark Order VS Stu & Righteous the rematch.

Meanwhile, of course the Embassy wins the Proving Ground match, and we got a great match out of Action, Fox & Darius VS Trustbusters. And I suppose it makes a lot of sense for Action, Fox & Darius to now step up and challenge The Embassy for the titles. I don’t think Action, Fox & Darius win, but it would be awesome if they did because that’d show us ROH TV matters. Titles changing hands on weekly TV shows us weekly TV matters. I mean, fans are paying to watch this on Honor Club, so technically, this is PPV programming and that should mean cool things like title changes happens.

Now, as I say that, obviously Willow wasn’t losing her title. That’s a NJPW title, it isn’t changing hands unless it’s on a NJPW show. But Rachael Ellering got a great showing tonight, maybe she’ll get a push in ROH. Good match from Mercedes and Vert, and Mercedes wins because one, she’s building momentum in her return to ROH, and two, she now has momentum going into Rampage’s Fatal 4 Way match. Mercedes isn’t winning that Fatal 4, it’s going to be Britt Baker to go after Toni Storm per the Outcasts VS Homegrown story. And Kiera got a good win over Robyn, and as made clear by Athena attacking her, we’re getting a rematch of those two. Can’t be sure Kiera wins, she touched the belt and that’s usually a jinx.

I’m a little surprised Tony Khan is taking ROH down the on-air management road, but maybe Stokely and Jerry are going to actually take ROH off Tony’s workload. They did have a funny bit in their second promo, though, with Stokely quickly being established as the greedy corporate Heel who doesn’t understand what the fans like and dislike, just what he likes and dislikes. But great matches to wrap up the show with all the lucha libre. Kingdom wins, of course, to stay strong in the tag division, but WOW did Mike get bloody. And great stuff out of Fenix and Gravity, though they had an awful cut to the crowd when Gravity hit that facebuster. That particular part of the crowd did not care, it was obvious on their face, and how did they not edit that out?

My Score: 8.6/10


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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.
  • Carlito w/ Zelina Vega VS Santos Escobar w/ Elektra Lopez; Santos wins.
  • WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley VS Naomi; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

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?

 

Heyman goes to the parking lot.

He’s in shock, but Aldis finds him and pulls him along. Was Heyman aware of this? Aldis shows Heyman the aftermath of one car T-boning another! And in case Heyman can’t guess, the struck car was Kevin’s. The attacking car was Tama’s! Heyman says this wasn’t authorized! No, Heyman, Aldis is speaking now. He gets this is a conflict within The Bloodline, but on his show, things are settle din the ring. Next week is the Draft, a lot of eyeballs on it, and a lot top brass are gonna be here. So Aldis will not tolerate this behavior. So make sure The Bloodline understands. Because, Heyman, if you don’t, the repercussions will be equally savage.

Aldis brings Heyman in close to tell him losing isn’t the only thing that has consequences. Will the Wise Man be able to rein in such an unruly force as Solo and Tama?

 

Carlito w/ Zelina Vega VS Santos Escobar w/ Elektra Lopez!

The LWO still doesn’t believe Legado’s claims that they had nothing to do with Dragon Lee going down before WrestleMania, so they’re going to get to the bottom of this one themselves! Will Caribbean Cool make the Emperor of Lucha confess his crimes? Or will Santos prove he was right all along?

The bell rings and the two talk trash. Then they start throwing hands! Carlito backs Santos down but Santos gets around to whisper something in Carlito’s ear. Carlito ELBOWS Santos away, runs up and hits a THESZ PRESS! Carlito then bumps Santos off buckles, fires hands, then has him in another corner. Carlito whips corner to corner, runs up, but Santos BOOTS him! Santos runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Vega coaches Carlito to stay on Santos and he brings Santos up. Carlito ROCKS Santos, whips, but Santos KICKS him! Santos runs, but into a DROPKICK! Carlito kips up and the fans fire up!

Santos is on the outside, the ref won’t let Carlito go after him, but then Carlito WRECKS Santos with a dropkick! Carlito loads up to PLANCHA! Direct hit on Santos and Carlito hoists Vega up to celebrate! The fans cheer the LWO on as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Santos whips Carlito hard into buckles. Carlito falls over, Santos soaks up the heat, then Santos HEADBUTTS Carlito to a corner. Santos then CHOPS, gets space and runs in, to DOUBLE KNEE! Carlito slumps in the corner but Santos puts him up top! Santos GAMANGIRIS then climbs up! SUPER STEINER! Carlito flounders, Santos pushes him to a cover, TWO! Vega is relieved but Santos huffs and puffs. Santos rains down fists on Carlito, then clamps on a top wristlock. Carlito endures and Vega coaches him while the fans rally. Carlito rises, throws body shots, then LARIATS!

The fans rally as Carlito starts to rally with more clotheslines, and an ELBOW! Carlito kicks, runs, and KNEE LIFTS! Santos wobbles, Carlito LARIATS again! Cover, TWO! Santos is tougher than that but Carlito says he’s going up! Carlito climbs, but then Lopez gets on the apron! Vega storms right over to YANK her down! The fans fire up as Vega goes up, and RANAS, only for Lopez to block! Lopez SWINGS Vega into barriers! Carlito ROCKS Santos, steps in, but the ref is reprimanding Lopez so he misses Santos KICK ropes to jam Carlito low! Santos reels Carlito in to POST him, then brings him back for the fireman’s carry! PHANTOM DRIVER!! Cover, Santos wins!

Winner: Santos Escobar, by pinfall

La Madrina helps The Emperor steal this victory, them taking down the Caribbean Cool and La Muneca! Whether or not Legado beat down Dragon Lee, will nothing stop them from conquering SmackDown?

 

VIP Skybox interview with Damage CTRL!

Kayla is with Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane & Asuka as they sit way up in the back. What made the former WWE Women’s Champion and crew want a special view of this main event? Dakota takes offense for Iyo with the use of “former” there. Is Kayla trying to disrespect them? Iyo will take that title back when they’re good and ready. But for now, they’re here to watch two people they can’t stand tear each other apart! Does Dakota need to remind everyone here that DMG CTRL is still the most dominant force in the WWE!? The fans boo but Dakota says the Kabuki Warriors are STILL the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, and that will not change-

WAID! Jade Cargill is here! She makes her entrance from the other skybox, with Bianca Belair alongside her! The strongEST duo argues with DMG CTRL, their own title intentions clear. But for now, it’s time for the main event! Who shines with gold here in the Steel City? We find out, after the break!

 

Cody Rhodes speaks.

The American Nightmare is in the UK as part of Raw’s tour, but he still took time to say, “What is the task? Run up the score, leave no doubt, right? Formerly, the task was ‘win the big belt, in the big place.’ We’ve done that. Now, it’s a whole new frontier for us, undiscovered country.” There’s an old expression: the title can make the man, or the man makes the title. Which will it be for Cody? He’s in London tonight, the O2, 16 THOUSAND, then it’s on to Belfast, Ireland. Cody is keeping his promise to bring this title all around the world. Back home, AJ Styles has emerged the #1 contender to this championship.

So then, it will be two Georgia boys duking it out in Lyon, France. The first time ever, at that. Styles has an unprecedented reputation in pro-wrestling. The modern day Excellence of Execution, if you will. Styles rarely misses. But the same goes for Cody. So Backlash in France, Cody looks forward to it. The contract signing is next week, even as the WWE Draft is going on! Will things be explosive when American Nightmare and Phenomenal One meet face to face?

 

WWE Women’s Championship: Bayley VS Naomi!

SmackDown returns and Bayley makes her entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and either we shine or we glow!

 


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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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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.

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.

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.

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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