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Mitchell’s WWE 205 Live Report! (1/23/18)

Published

7 years ago

January 23, 2018

Steven Mitchell

All images courtesy of the WWE Network streaming service

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Six Man Tag: Kalisto, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado VS TJP, Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese; Kalisto, Metalik & Dorado win.
Hideo Itami VS Jack Gallagher; Itami wins.
Cedric Alexander VS Mustafa Ali; Alexander wins.

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Daniel Bryan addresses the WWE Universe.

Though he is SmackDown’s General Manager, it is Bryan’s duty “on behalf of the WWE” to inform us all that Enzo Amore has abdicated the Cruiserweight Championship and is no longer part of 205 Live. Bryan wanted to be the one to give us this news because of his connection to the Cruiserweight Division. Bryan was proud to call the Cruiserweight Classic that then gave way to 205 Live, and knows better than anyone the “untapped potential” of the Cruiserweight Division. Therefore, the next phase begins next week as an official 205 Live General Manager will be named, whose first course of action will be to address the Cruiserweight Championship situation. Whomever it is, they will give this brand the direction it needs to deliver the exciting action the WWE Universe deserves. Who will line up to be the first ever GM to 205 Live? What is to be the fate of the Cruiserweight Championship?

Six Man Tag: Kalisto, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado VS TJP, Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese!

Luchadors unite as the Samurai del Sol, the King of the Ropes and the returning Golden Lynx take on the trio of the FilAm Flash, the Privileged Persian & the Premier Athlete. Will the combined #LuchaSpirit bring them a win tonight?

The bell rings and Lince starts against the “Cruiser-Great” as Lince owes TJP for injuring him months ago. TJP rushes Lince but he’s ready, they tie up and Lince puts TJP in a headlock. He holds on as TJP lifts, but TJP gets the waistlock and slams Lince down. Lince retaliates with a handspring armdrag then a waistlock of his own. TJP slips out and spins around to throw Lince with a sideways headscissors. TJP dabs on ’em, but Lince catches TJP into a headscissor hold of his own. He squeezes TJP but TJP kip-ups out. TJP pie-faces Lince, Lince gets up but gets caught into a hammerlock. Lince jumps up and snapmares TJP, then gives that dab back. TJP runs at Lince but Lince evades and arm-drags TJP down again before hitting a jumping huricanrana. Lince chops TJP down then hits a standing moonsault!

TWO, but Lince keeps on TJP with an armlock. TJP reaches for his corner but Lince wrenches his arm. TJP kicks Lince away and tags Nese, Nese runs in but gets a dropkick from Lince! Lince tags in Metalik, Metalik whips Nese but Nese reverses. Things speed up and Metalik handsprings but Nese evades. They keep going, Metalik handsprings to armdrag Nese on the rebound! Nese gets out of the ring, the fans fire up with “Lucha! Lucha!” while Metalik builds speed, but Nese returns to run him over with a back elbow!

Nese drags Metalik over to his corner, then mocks the “Lucha!” dance before flexing. He tags in Daivari, Daivari stomps Metalik before bumping him off buckles. Daivari covers, TWO, so Daivari bumps Metalik off the buckles again. He chops Metalik, whips him corner to corner, but Metalik walks the ropes to hit the whirlwind missile dropkick! Metalik covers, TWO, so he brings Daivari up in a fireman’s carry. He dumps Daivari down and tags in Kalisto, Kalisto hits a knee-spring senton. Cover, TWO, but Kalisto keeps his cool. He wrenches Daivari’s arm but Daivari drives in a knee. Daivari whips Kalisto, Kalisto tumbles to the apron to knock him back with a swing kick. Kalisto takes aim, then springboards for the flying crossbody!

TWO! Kalisto kicks Daivari, Daivari shoves him away. Daivari swings but Kalisto uses a Matrix handspring to evade, then retaliates with a spinning back heel kick! Kalisto starts up the “Lucha! Lucha!” and runs in, but Daivari blocks the monkey flip to put Kalisto on the top rope. Kalisto boots Daivari away, but Nese distracts, Daivari clubs him from behind and sends him to the floor! Lince checks on his teammate and friend while Daivari comes out. Daivari drags Kalisto up and throws him into the apron edge before putting him in the ring. Daivari covers, ONE, but he anchors Kalisto while TJP tags in. The inaugural Cruiserweight Champion stomps Kalisto, then puts him in a corner to grind a foot into his chin. The referee counts and TJP backs off at 4, but then comes back to grind his foot into Kalisto more. He drags Kalisto up for a standard suplex, then rolls and holds on to hit a back suplex. TJP covers, TWO, but he drives an elbow into Kalisto’s head. He drags Kalisto up while fans rally. Kalisto slips out fo the suplex and rolls him up, TWO, TJP runs Kalisto over with a lariat. Another cover, TWO, and TJP grows annoyed. TJP drags Kalisto over and tags in Nese, Nese gives body shots and a buckle bump. He tags Daivari back in, Daivari stomps Kalisto before wrapping on a chinlock. Kalisto feeds off the “Lucha! Lucha!” and fights back. Daivari throws him down by his mask then knocks Metalik off the apron. Daivari runs at Kalisto, Kalisto elbows him away, then boots him. Both men are down, Kalisto crawls for his corner. Daivari grabs him by the waistband but Kalisto pries himself free and enziguris Daivari down! Both men down again, crawling for their corners, hot tags to Lince and TJP! The Golden Lynx rallies, throwing TJP with a huricanrana and then bringing him down with a springboard flying crossbody!

Lince keeps moving, rolling sabat puts TJP in a corner. He then runs in corner to corner but ends up on the apron. TJP throws in a shoulder but Lince jumps up to give him a guillotine legdrop. Lince climbs up and MOONSAULT!

Nese and Daivari both break the pin, but then Metalik and Kalisto hit double missile dropkicks on them! Nese and Daivari get out of the ring, so Metalik and Kalisto both FLY!

Lince has TJP in position in the ring, he hurries up to the top rope. Shooting Star FLOPS as TJP rolls clear! TJP lifts Lince in the fireman’s carry while Nese climbs onto the apron, Lince slips out and shoves TJP into Nese! TJP gets mad at Nese, Lince handsprings for the Dorado Stunner!

Lince and Team Lucha Spirit win! Will this victory go a long way to determining a challenger for the vacated Cruiserweight Championship?

As for TJP, he’s pissed.

He shouts and yells at Nese and Daivari, who are confused as to why he’s upset with them. Nese tries to calm TJP down, but TJP angrily shoves him, so Nese shoves him down! He and Daivari point out that TJP got pinned, so TJP lost the match. Nese and Daivari take their leave, TJP continues to seethe and scoff. Will TJP ever not lose his cool when he loses a match?

Drew Gulak addresses the WWE Universe.

The Cruiserweight Crusader still stands for a #Better205Live. At the sweet center of Gulak’s plan is “authority.” Therefore, Gulak supports the decision to appoint an official 205 Live GM. However, it can’t just be anyone. The Cruiserweight Division needs a GM with “the right values”, someone who will end the “high-flying, chanting, flipping, flopping and showboating that has plagued our Division for so long.” In other words, Gulak believes we need a GM who will create a #Drewtopia. Is Gulak declaring his candidacy for the position?

Hideo Itami VS Jack Gallagher!

The Ungentle Gentleman continues to show zero respect to the Innovator of the GTS, especially after he sidelined THE Brian Kendrick with serious orbital bone damage. However, Itami has words for both Gallagher and Kendrick. “The WWE is not ballet. Injuries happen.” Kendrick’s injury was an accident, Itami would never do that on purpose. Itami actually respects Kendrick, but he does NOT respect Gallagher. Clearly no love lost here, will Itami make Gallagher #GoToSleep?

The bell rings, and Itami boots Gallagher down right away!

Gallagher goes crawling to ropes, Itami comes over and whips him to then knock him down with a kitchen sink knee. Itami kicks Gallagher stiff in the back, and fires up as Gallagher gets to his feet. Gallagher avoids a kick and gets to the ropes, but then gives Itami a cheap shot to the stomach. He puts Itami in a headlock, and holds on as Itami tries to power out. Itami puts Gallagher in a corner then rams in a shoulder. Itami wrenches Gallagher’s arm then whips him corner to corner, Gallagher brings back the Extraordinary Headstand.

Gallagher refuses to come down, so Itami rushes in. Gallagher jumps over him, but Itami knocks him down with a roundhouse kick to the chest! Itami keeps on Gallagher in a corner, then whips him but is reversed. He puts Gallagher on the apron but Gallagher bumps him off a buckle. Gallagher throws in a shoulder, Itami counters with kick after kick. Itami then hops up to the second rope, and jumps for a flying knee drop into Gallagher’s back!

Gallager tumbles to the floor, fans fire up for Itami. Itami waits while Gallagher staggers around the outside, but Gallagher slips under the ring to pull a little trickery. He pops out from the other side and pushes Itami right into buckles! Gallagher then unleashes angry right hands in the corner, stopping at the ref’s count of 4. Gallagher drags Itami and wrenches the arm. He yanks on that arm Itami has injured in the past, torturing it from shoulder to wrist. Gallagher wrenches the fingers and wrist as far as he can, but Itami endures. Itami gets up and fights back, but Gallagher yanks him right back down. Gallagher hears the “Boring!” chants but merely mocks the fans. He puts Itami into a seated hammerlock and then pulls on that other arm, to recline back for a modified armlock pin.

TWO, and Gallagher grows annoyed. He drives a knee into Itami’s back, then goes after the repaired arm again. Itami resists and endures, but Gallager drops a knee on the arm. Gallagher embraces the heat before returning to the wristlock. Itami gets up and fights back with haymakers. Itami starts rallying with lariats, then a back kick and Fisherman Suplex. Gallagher gets to a corner while Itami fires himself up, Itami then hits a knee strike in the corner. Itami throws Gallagher down then climbs up top, and hits the flying clothesline!

Cover, TWO! Itami and Gallagher both look furious, Itami is the one who unloads strikes. Gallagher shoves Itami towards the ref, but Itami manages to stop himself. Gallagher rolls Itami up, TWO! Itami blocks Gallagher’s counter attack to then rock him with a spinning backhand. Gallagher falls back, Itami goes corner to corner, to hit the hesitation dropkick! He’s not done, though! Itami grabs Gallagher in a dragon sleeper, demands “RESPECT!” before swinging him around for a code breaker!

Itami wins! The Innovator of the GTS has innovated a whole new move, will he finally get the respect he demands?

Akira Tozawa speaks.

He walks into 205 Live and hears they’re getting a General Manager. “I could be a good boss. Watch.” He walks over to a 205 Live backstage employee and tells them, “You’re FIRED!” Then he walks off with a big smile, much like Mr. Vince McMahon would. Can the Stamina Monster make the transition from wrestler to boss?

Cedric Alexander VS Mustafa Ali!

The Carolina Kid was the #1 Contender to the Cruiserweight Champion, but he doesn’t seem too upset about the situation he finds himself in. His mission stays the same, and his vow to start the #AgeofAlexander is still going strong. Can he defeat the Pakistani Prince to prove he’s still worthy of that title?

The bell rings, the two friends shake hands but Alexander also lets Ali know this is business. The fans chant “Let’s go, Cedric!” while the two circle. Ali lunges in and gets a waistlock but Alexander gets the standing switch. Alexander lifts Ali but Ali keeps from being thrown, and pushes Alexander back. The referee calls for the break, and the break is clean. The two circle again, tie up, and Ali gets a headlock. Alexander powers Ali to a corner now, and gives another clean break. They circle a third time, Ali gets the wristlock but Alexander rolls and spins to reverse it. Ali reverses back, things speed up, Ali shows off his agility and the fans applaud. They go again, Ali headscissors but Alexander handsprings through to stay on his feet. The fans applaud while Alexander says “You gotta come better than that, baby.” They tie up again, Ali pushes Alexander to the corner but Alexander turns it around. The two go back and forth in the corner, the referee calls for the break, and things get chippy for Ali. Alexander doesn’t get why, but they tie up and get chippy all over again. Ali shoves Alexander, Alexander shoves Ali then sweeps a leg. They speed up again, handspring headscissors and dropkick from Alexander!

Cover, TWO, Alexander puts Ali in an armlock. Ali endures and gets to his feet but Alexander simply sweeps the legs to bring him back down. He stands up again and whips Alexander but Alexander reverses, Ali responds with a flapjack dropkick! Ali covers, ONE, so Ali arm-drags Alexander down into an armlock. Alexander stands up and arm-drags Ali, but Ali arm-drags Alexander back down and into the armlock. Ali trash talks but Alexander stands up again to whip Ali to ropes. Ali kicks Alexander, then runs at Alexander in the corner. Alexander puts him on the apron, sees Ali trying to slingshot up, so he shoves him down!

Ali not only falls off the apron but bumps his head on the edge! He writhes in pain on the ground, but Alexander simply catches his breath in the ring. The ring count begins and climbs up to 5 before Ali stirs. Alexander goes out to fetch Ali, puts him in the ring, TWO. Alexander puts Ali in a straitjacket clutch and bends him back. Fans rally and Ali uses that energy to stand back up. Alexander yanks Ali back down, then stalks him to a corner. Ali rocks Alexander with a strong forearm, so Alexander rocks him back with a running European Uppercut. Alexander stomps Ali, Ali gives Alexander a forearm, Alexander chops Ali. Another sharp chop rings out before Alexander whips Ali corner to corner hard. Alexander runs in corner to corner but Ali jumps up and over, sending Alexander face first into buckles!

Ali himself has a rough landing, but his eyes burn with determination. Alexander is groggy as he stands up, Ali starts rallying with forearms and chops. Ali whips Alexander, Alexander reverses but Ali slides to a stop. He slips out to the apron and rocks Alexander with a roundhouse! Ali then takes aim, and slingshots in for the rolling facebuster!

Cover, TWO! Ali cannot believe it, but he won’t let it deter him. He drags Alexander up, but Alexander shoves him away. Alexander runs in but into a back elbow, Ali hops up and jumps! Alexander blocks the tornado DDT with pure strength! Then he pops Ali up and around for a suplex. Ali knees his way out then shoves Alexander to a corner. Ali runs in but Alexander dropkicks his legs out, now Ali hits buckles face first! Alexander gets to the apron, and kicks Ali in the head! Then the step-in springboard downward spiral!

TWO! Alexander is shocked, but he’s not out of ideas. He takes off his elbow pads before dragging Ali up. Ali SLAPS Alexander, so Alexander slaps him back. Now they brawl with furious right hands. Ali pushes Alexander, Alexander blocks the kick on the rebound and rocks him with a back elbow. Alexander goes to run but Ali holds onto his waistband, so Alexander scrapes him off. He throws a kick, but Ali blocks to spin Alexander around for the wheel kick!

Alexander is out on his feet, Ali runs, but into the Spanish Fly!

Both men are down but the fans are fired up! The referee checks on Alexander and Ali, they’re both okay to continue. Alexander gets up first and heads for Ali. He brings Ali up, crossbody counter, TWO! Alexander runs in but is put to the apron, he rocks Ali with a roundhouse. He jumps up but Ali trips him up, Alexander hits the top buckle! Ali runs again, and hits the tilt-o-whirl tornado DDT!

Cover, TWO!! Ali is shocked! He won’t stop here, though. He drags Alexander over while fans declare “This is awesome!” Ali climbs up, takes aim and 0-5-4 FLOPS! Alexander runs, handsprings and hits the Neuralizer enziguri! And then, LUMBAR CHECK!

Alexander covers, Alexander wins!! The Cruiserweight Championship may be up for grabs, but perhaps this victory will solidify the origins of the #AgeofAlexander!

As for the friendship of Alexander and Ali, the winner helps the loser to his feet, and they raise each other’s hands. With sportsmanship like this, will the Cruiserweight Division only grow stronger in these uncertain times?

My Thoughts:

I give kudos to WWE for handling the situation they find themselves in with Enzo Amore. Given the Certified G’s scandal, this episode essentially resets some things going on in the Cruiserweight Division. Commentary did a great job dancing around the issue while still bringing up the valid points that need to be addressed. Without Enzo, the ‘Zo Train clearly disbands without a word. Bryan makes the announcement about a GM, and Cruiserweight superstars have already volunteered for the job, but I hope the GM isn’t anyone we currently see in the Division. This can be a great opportunity to bring back a classic Cruiserweight talent from the past, such as Gregory “Hurricane” Helms or Jamie “J&J Security” Noble. A former Cruiserweight Champion from the previous era would make for a great authority, especially if they become a fighting GM. Helms can make that work the best for nostalgic and entertainment reasons, as Gregory Helms is the GM and The Hurricane is the in-ring talent. And with Elimination Chamber on the horizon, I would hope they let that match type be what decides the new Cruiserweight Champion in a high-flying and hardcore six man match.

As for tonight, this was some great action to make up for both the underwhelming Raw 25th Anniversary and the Enzo Amore issue. The Six Man Tag was a great opener, and I love seeing the luchadors of 205 Live uniting in a semi-official faction. If Cruiserweights were allowed crossover with the other divisions, I would love to see one of the three winning the Cruiserweight Championship while the other two compete for the Raw Tag Team Championships. TJP maintains his sore loser gimmick, which I shall call #TJPissed from now on. Nese and Daivari sticking together for now makes sense, they only just lost the ‘Zo Train rights recently so they must be stinging from the news. Itami VS Gallagher still wasn’t quite right, I think WWE needs to let Gallagher be even more aggressive and mean before fans stop chanting “Boring” at him. At the same time, Itami’s new move isn’t really that good yet. If Itami jumps for the code breaker part, it’ll look more effective, but I commend Gallagher for selling the damage to his eye to keep in line with what happened to Kendrick. That main event was amazing, though, and fans got into it by the end. Alexander wins to keep himself strong, but Ali looks to be a good second choice for new champion. Keeping with my Cruiserweight Elimination Chamber match idea, I would hope the six are Alexander, Ali, Itami, Nese, TJP and Gallagher for the best crossing of stories within the Division.

My Score: 8.5/10

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WrestleMania SmackDown’s going commercial free for the first hour!

Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga pull into the parking lot.

Solo lets his Right Hand Man handle the bags, but LA KNIGHT ATTACKS! The Mega Star goes after Tama, SMACKS him off some other car, and then SLAMS the door shut on Tama’s hand! Knight gets away before Solo returns, is the WWE US Champion making sure Jacob Fatu can’t stack the deck here in Las Vegas?

Seth Rollins is here!

The Visionary surprises Las Vegas as he’s already here ahead of WrestleMania! Rollins struts his way out in a black ‘n’ white tuxedo with golden roses painted on it, and the fans sing along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as he goes to the ring. Rollins revels in the cheers before grabbing a mic. The singing continues, and Rollins tells Las Vegas, “It ain’t Monday, it’s Friday, but I thin it still works. Welcome to Friday Night Rollins~!” The fans cheer and Rollins says he is our host! He is a Visionary, he is a Revolutionary, he is SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS! The fans cheer, and Rollins looks to the WrestleMania sign.

The singing returns, but there are also chants of “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Rollins decides to reference said CM Punk by sitting cross-legged in the middle of the ring! Rollins even tosses the mic sleeve aside, but now the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Rollins says we’ll get to him in a minute. Let’s start with that guy who they were chanting for first. The fans chant “C M PUNK!” again, and Rollins says yes, that’s the reason that guy came back to wrestling, right? Because all the fans chanted his name for ten long years! That’s why Punk came back, right? Except, when CM Punk came back to the ring, it wasn’t a WWE ring.

So did Punk came back because the fans were chanting his name? Or because someone wrote him a big fat check? Rollins says when Punk burned that bridge, like he does every other bridge, Punk did finally come back to the WWE. But was it because of the fans chanting his name? No. It was because they wrote him another big fat check. Some fans actually chant, “BIG FAT CHECK! BIG FAT CHECK!” Rollins adds, “Tell me when I’m tellin’ lies. CM Punk likes to pretend he came back for all of you. CM Punk doesn’t care about you. CM Punk doesn’t care about the WWE. He’s a liar, he’s a fraud, he’s a coward…

“And say what you will about Roman Reigns, Mr. OTC…” The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” and Rollins says Roman doesn’t even pretend to care about the fans! Roman doesn’t even pretend to care about the WWE! And you can believe that. The OTC only cares about the OTC. Roman Reigns is in the Roman Reigns business. Mr. Private Jet, Mr. Limited Schedule, Mr. Handpicked Opponents. The fans sing “Roman! Roman Reigns~!” Rollins says yes, Roman loves that. He loves when you love him. But Roman knows nothing of sacrifice. Punk knows nothing of sacrifice. Rollins knows EVERYTHING about sacrifice!

But funny enough, this story all started 12 years ago, all with Paul Heyman. That’s the truth. Heyman brought Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose into the WWE to be a shield for CM Punk. Every single night, Rollins sacrificed everything he had in this ring to be that shield. Did he get any of the credit? Absolutely not. “Everyone in the back” wanted the cameras and spotlight on Roman Reigns. It was always about Roman Reigns! Roman Reigns was the next John Cena! Roman Reigns was the next cash cow! Look at Roman, put the spotlight on him! Every single year, this went along.

And in the background, after CM Punk had gone away, taken his ball and gone home, Rollins heard little echoes of “C M Punk” chants. Meanwhile, Rollins was making every show, in the ring every night, sacrificing everything that he had! The fans do cheer that, and Rollins says it all came to a head last year, in the main event of WrestleMania, a knee hanging on by a threat, Rollins’ stepdad at home, dying of cancer… But Rollins was there at the very end to be a shield to make sure Roman Reigns LOST! The fans do cheer that, too! They even chant, “Thank You, Seth!” and sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins soaks it all in before continuing.

“This story between us started 12 years ago, when Paul Heyman brought myself and Roman Reigns into the WWE. And it ends tomorrow night, in the most important Triple Threat match in the history of this industry. And I promise you, I will do exactly what I have done for the past 12 years. I will lay it all on the line. I will sacrifice everything that I have to make sure that this business, this company, this industry, moves forward in the right direction. That’s not a prediction, that’s a spoiler. HAHAHAHAHAHA~!” Rollins has issued his mission statement. Will the Architect finish the story that he’s been writing for over a decade now?

2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal!

The tradition to honor the Eighth Wonder of the World continues! Who will make it through the star-studded field to immortalize themselves on the giant trophy?

The bell rings and the brawl is on! The fans fire up for this chaos as LWO brawls with Legado del Fantasma, Pretty Deadly is after A-Town Down Under, and Carlito finds himself the odd man out so he just smiles and watches it all happen. Carlito brings out his apple, but R-Truth takes it and takes a bite out of it! The fans cheer, Carlito is confused, but then Carlito CLUBS Truth into SPITTING the apple at Miz! Carlito whips, Truth reverses and TOSSES Carlito to ELIMINATE him! The fans cheer and Carlito is stunned! Truth tosses what’s left of the apple to him! Melo storms up, Truth ROCKS Melo, then Truth TOSSES Melo, only for Melo to drag Truth out with him!

The fans fire up as Truth and Melo brawl, but Miz BOOTS Truth down to ELIMINATE him! The fans boo as Melo Don’t Miz sticks together, But then Karrion Kross finds Miz! Kross grabs Miz, unfinished business from before the Transfer Window! But Melo jumps on Kross! Melo & Miz mug Kross, and then we see Rey Fenix staring down with Santos Escobar. But then Los Garza CLOBBER Fenix! They haul him up, Andrade goes after Santos, and Fenix gets hit with TU LO SABE! Los Garza get Fenix up again, ASSISTED RAZOR’S- RANA! Fenix sends Berto up, out and ELIMINATES him! Angel runs up, but Fenix puts him on the top rope!

Angel shoves Fenix away, but he’s kinda stuck. Fenix SHORYUKENS! Angel falls out, Fenix ELIMINATES him, too! Santos says what’s wrong with these guys! Pretty Deadly mugs Tyler Bate, they stomp his hands and give him the Scott Hall fingers. Then they RAM Tyler into the corner, and Kit Wilson UPPERCUTS! Then Elton Prince UPPERCUTS! #YesBoy! DRY MARTI-KNEES! But then A-Town Down Under TOSS Pretty Deadly to DOUBLE ELIMINATE them! But then New Catch Republic goes after them! Kaiser kicks at Dunne, Dunne blocks, and Tyler says Bop up, BANG! Kaiser falls, but ATDU mugs New Catch Republic!

The fans boo Theory & Waller as they TOSS Tyler, but he rebounds to DOUBLE COMEBACKER! The Big Strong Boi then DUMPS ATDU out at the same time! But Waller & Theory both hold onto the ropes! Kaiser DUMPS Tyler, but Tyler holds on! Tyler skins the cat, but Kaiser SHOTGUNS him down and ELIMINATES him! The fans boo the Impeccable German, but Dunne KICKS him! Dunne pushes Kaiser to the ropes! Santos GAMANGIRIS Miz! American Made battles with the LWO, Miz fights Santos, and then Andrade helps out! Kaiser is dangling off the floor! Andrade kicks at Kaiser, but then Santos is on Andrade!

Andrade takes a swing, but santos shoves him into Fenix! Andrade apologizes, but Santos KNEES Andrade down! Santos uses that as a reason for Fenix to trust him, not Andrade! Fenix says okay. But then he TOSSES Santos and ELIMINATES him! Fenix knows a snake when he sees one, but Santos respects Fenix’s own trickery. Wait, Otis picks up Tozawa and AIRPLANE SPINS! Tozawa is a human weapon to clear out space! Otis then ROCKS Andrade, scoops and SLAMS him, then picks Tozawa up again to CHUCK at Julius! But Julius catches Tozawa, hands him off to Brutus, and while Julius JUMP KNEES Otis, Brutus TOSSES and ELIMINATES Tozawa!

Otis is mad now, and he CLOBBERS The Creeds! The fans fire up, then Otis runs to DOUBLE LARIAT The Creeds and himself up and out of the ring, TRIPLE ELIMINATION!! Otis realizes his mistake, but the fans still cheer him on. Miz goes after Nakamura, Kross is after Fenix, and Dragon Lee has Chad Gable! Otis RAMS Julius into the steel steps in frustration! Andrade TOSSES Waller and ELIMINATES him! But then Theory picks Andrade up! Andrade fights free, TOSSES Theory, and he ELIMINATES him, too! The fans fire up for El Idolo, and then he turns around to see Gable. Gable is surrounded by Andrade, Fenix, Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde!

Andrade BOOTS Gable first! Dragon Lee V-TRIGGER! DOUBLE SUPERKICK from Cruz & Wilde! JUMP SOBAT from Fenix! They TOSS Gable and ELIMINATE him! But then Nakamura storms in! He fights LWO, Wilde RAMS Nakamura from the apron and goes up, but Nakamura KICKS Wilde to the floor and ELIMINATES him! Cruz whips Nakamura, runs in at the corner, but Nakamura puts Cruz on the apron! Cruz ENZIGIRS, goes up, but Kross DECKS Cruz! Kross shouts, “Rey is using you!” Dragon Lee SLAPS Kross! Kross laughs and DECKS Dragon Lee! Kross scoops Dragon Lee, but Dragon Lee slips free to TOSS Kross and ELIMINATE him!

Vegas is torn that their guy is done, but Kross says Mysterio is just using Dragon Lee! Nakamura TOSSES Dragon Lee! But Dragon Lee gets up, buckle bumps and GAMANGIRIS! Dragon Lee slingshot RANAS Nakamura down! Then Dragon goes corner to corner, but into a KINSHASA!! Nakamura then IVERTED EXPLODERS Dragon up and out to ELIMINATE him! The fans are torn, but we’re quickly down to seven, with Nakamura, Fenix, Kaiser, Dunne, Andrade, Miz & Melo. Kaiser and Dunne trade shots while Miz & Melo kick Fenix in a corner. Dunne DUMPS Kaiser to the apron, but Kaiser pulls Dunne’s hair!

The fans fire up as both men dangle off the apron! Both men stand on the apron, and Kaiser CHOPS! Dunne kicks a leg out, STOMPS Kaiser’s hands, then BOOTS him! Kaiser hooks the rope with his legs! Kaiser crawls inside, Dunne steps through ropes, but Kaiser KICKS the ropes to jam Dunne up! Kaiser runs but Dunne catches him to a HANGING TRIANGLE HOLD! Dunne drags Kaiser up and over and to the floor! Dunne ELIMINATES Kaiser! Andrade fights Melo, but Miz TOSSES Andrade! Andrade holds on, but Dunne LARIATS Melo! Then Dunne TOSSES Miz! Dunne ROCKS Miz, ROCKS Melo, then he grabs Melo’s hand!

Dunne bends Melo’s fingers, then SNAPS them! Dunne fires hands, but Miz holds onto Melo! Miz TOSSES Melo in, but Dunne SHOTGUNS Miz down to ELIMINATE him! The fans fire up as now we have just five! Melo runs up, ducks and enzigiri, and he DUMPS Dunne to ELIMINATE him! That makes four, but Andrade picks Melo up! Melo fights free, Fenix and Nakamura rise up, and now our final four square off! The fans fire up as they circle around the ring, and then they brawl! Fenix has Nakamura, Andrade has Melo! Nakamura KNEES Fenix low, fires more KNEES, then he AX KICKS! Melo ROCKS Andrade and CHOPS him in a corner!

Nakamura sends Fenix into Melo to then ROUNDHOUSE Melo! INVERTED EXPLODER for Fenix! Andrade is back to boot feint but Nakamura avoids the shadow elbow! Andrade avoids the roundhouse but not the WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up with the King of Strong Style, KINS- NO, Andrade dodges! But then Nakamura THRUST KICKS! Nakamura hops up, but Andrade triangle jump DROPKICKS Nakamura down, and ELIMINATES him!! The fans are thunderous and Andrade grins, but then Melo SUPERKICKS Fenix! Fenix is stuck in the ropes, but Melo brings him around. Melo jumps, but Andrade gets him, only for Fenix to SHOVE them both over!

Melo and Andrade both hold onto ropes! Fenix doesn’t realize this, and Melo gets back in! Melo CLOBBERS Fenix! Melo whips, Fenix uses Melo as a boost to RANA Andrade! Melo whips Fenix again but Fenix goes Spider-Man to rewind and HEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Fenix runs at Andrade, somersault FLYING FOREARM! #ANIMO, but Melo puts Fenix on the apron! Fenix RAMS Melo, ROCKS him, then goes up the corner! BUT EL GRANDE AMERICANO TRIPS HIM UP!? Grande DUMPS Fenix out to ELIMINATE him!! “UH GRACIAS~!” The fans boo but Grande runs off into the night.

Andrade and Melo are the last two, a fitting fate given their best of seven series from just last year. The fans are thunderous as these two reset. They runs up, Andrade dodges, kicks, and underhooks! But Melo slips free of the Message to run, and LA- NO, Andrade stops the Mystica to suplex, only for Melo to slip free again! Melo spins Andrade, but Andrade powers out! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither man falls! They DOUBLE LARIAT again, still no one falls! Melo runs, LA MYSTICA! And then a whip, but the boot feint SHADOW ELBOW hits! Both men are down and Vegas is thunderous again!

“This is Awesome!” as both men slowly stir. They rise up, Andrade reels Melo in, and Andrade gives some Latino Heat! The fans cheer that, but Melo fights the first amigo! Melo hits the suplex CUTTER! Melo then whips, but Andrade reverses! Melo goes up, but Andrade jumps up to get him again! Only for Melo to back down and SHOVE Andrade out! MELO WINS!!

Winner: Carmelo Hayes (2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner)

El Idolo is furious, but he got faked out as Melo hits the game winner! Melo proves he is H1M, but will he use this to soon become a champion?

SmackDown shares a snippet of Wade Barrett’s interview with Charlotte Flair.

The full interview will be part of tomorrow’s Countdown to WrestleMania 41, but Barrett says The Queen and Tiffany Stratton have clearly made things personal as of late. There have been numerous verbal attacks, as well as physical. Oh, you don’t say? Yes, Charlotte was even sent home from the arena last week, for her to ultimately show up anyway and attack Tiffany. Charlotte notes that wasn’t the first time something like that happened. Barrett wants to know: why is it this has gotten so nasty so quickly? Charlotte takes a moment, and says she doesn’t love it. They have moved past it. But she has a chip on her shoulder, and if she looks deeper at Tiffany, she can see there’s a chip on Tiff’s shoulder, too.

Charlotte doesn’t love it, but the people are invested now, so if there’s anything that matters most to Charlotte, it’s that people tune in not only to see her, but to see her VS Tiffany Stratton on the biggest stage. This is how we got there, but at the end of the day, getting people invested in something is what this is about. It can be ugly sometimes, but that’s just how you get tougher. The Queen is certainly putting Tiffy to the test, but will it still be #TiffyTime after WrestleMania?

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (4/18/25)

ROH says TGIF!

Published

5 hours ago

April 18, 2025

Steven Mitchell

420 Honor Club!

Can’t go wrong with ROH on a Friday afternoon! But will Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs still be World Six Man Tag Champions after facing #MXMTV?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Bandido & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Bandido & Komander win.
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection; Dustin & The Von Erichs win and retain the titles.
Sammy Guevara VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; wins.
The Frat House VS ???
Six Man Tag: Atlantis Jr, Fuego & Esfinge VS Euforia, Barbaro Cavernario & Zandokan Jr; win.
Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds VS Jon Cruz & Rosario Grillo; win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bandido & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!

The Most Wanted is once again ROH World Champion, but the Commander of the Skies just lost his ROH World Television Championship. Meanwhile, Captain Shawn Dean & “Bad News & Tattoos” Carlie Bravo want to take over the ROH Tag Division. Will someone be getting Two 2 Da Head? Or will the luchadores be dealing out a Blackjack 21?

The fans rally for Bandido already, which annoys The Infantry. The Code of Honor is not upheld as The Infantry strike first! The bell rings, the ref reprimands and the fans boo as Dean fires forearms with Komander while Bravo has Bandido. Dean kicks Komander, then Bravo SUPERKICKS Komander! Bandido BOOTS Dean, then he brawls with Bravo! They go back and forth, Bandido ROCKS, KNEES, and headlocks. Dean tags in as Bravo powers out, and then Bravo drops down for Dean to take a swing. Bandido blocks that to DECK Dean, but Bravo CHOP BLOCKS Bandido! Bravo shoves Bandido out for Dean to whip hard into railing!

The fans boo but Bravo says, “That’s how we get down! S T P!” Dean drags Bandido up and into the ring, then stays between him and Komander. The fans rally, but Dean RAMS Bandido into the corner! The Infantry mugs Bandido, the ref counts, and The Infantry lets off. Tag to Bravo and he CHOPS Bandido! Bravo puts a leg in the ropes, stomps it, then CHOPS! Bravo stomps Bandido again, then backs off as the ref reprimands. Bravo brings Bandido out, but Bandido fights the suplex! Bravo hooks a leg to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Bravo drags Bandido from Komander with a HEEL HOOK!

Tag to Dean, Dean stomps Bandido, and Bravo says #TAIGASTYLE taught him that. Lee Moriarty gives a thumbs up, and Dean stomps Bandido. Dean puts Bandido’s leg on the ropes, then HIP DROPS it! The fans rally for Bandido but Dean stomps him down. Cover, TWO! Bandido stays in this but Dean drags him around by the leg. Dean drops an elbow on the knee! Then he drops an elbow on the other knee! Then back to the right knee! Then the left knee! The fans boo but Dean drags Bandido to the corner. Dean runs to ELBOW Bandido, then he tags Bravo. Dean scoops Bandido, Bravo goes up, ELBOW DROP BACKBREAKER!

Bravo swaggers while the fans boo, but then he goes back to cover Bandido. TWO, and the fans rally up. Bravo drags Bandido up to HEADBUTT, then he tags Dean. Dean sends Bravo in, but Bandido TOSSES Bravo out! Dean runs up, Bandido BOOTS him! Dean comes back, Bandido dodges and hobbles, hot tag to Komander! Komander springboards and salutes for the CROSSBODY! Bravo rushes back in, he has Komander, but Komander BOOTS Dean to go up and over Bravo! Komander shoves Bravo into Dean, then knuckle locks Bravo to CHOP! Komander goes up, jumps around, and FLYING RANAS Bravo away!

The fans fire up as Komander dodges Dean, ROCKS Bravo, then mule kicks Dean! Komander sends Dean into Bravo, then springboards to DROPKICK Bravo into giving Dean the DDT! Cover, but Bravo breaks it! Bandido runs up, Bravo wrenches and ROLLING ELBOWS! Bravo is fired up, but Komander SUPERKICKS him! Komander fires off on Dean with forearms and puts him in the corner. Bravo sneaks a tag while Komander climbs up. Komander rains down five punches, then whips Dean corner to corner. Dean reverses, Bravo runs up, CARLIE CROSSOVER! Then feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT!

The Infantry then hoist Komander up, wrench and URENAGE DOUBLE BACKBREAKER!! Bravo covers, but Bandido breaks it! The fans fire up as Dean whips but Bandido TOSSES him! Bravo runs up, Bandido SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up as Bandido rises, but then Bravo distracts the ref. Shane Taylor gets on the apron, talks trash on Bandido, then ROCKS Bandido! Komander storms up, Shane grabs him, but Bandido comes back! Komander gives Bandido the boost to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB Shane onto Moriarty & Dean! The fans are all fired up as Komander then BOOTS Bravo, ENZIGIRIS, and calls to Bandido!

Komander tags Bandido, then he ROCKS Bravo! Komander goes corner to corner to go up, up, and ESCALARA MOONSAULT onto STP! Bandido scoops Bravo for the X KNEE!! Bravo is on the ropes. Bandido runs, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido y Komander win!

Winners: Bandido & Komander, by pinfall

A big victory for Bandido y Komander! With Sueprcard of Honor just a few weeks away, who will step up to take on The Most Wanted for his most wanted ROH World Championship?

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection!

The Natural may have been literally robbed of his belt, but he is still a champion alongside Marshall & Ross Von Erich. The Von Erichs are back to help Dustin take back that belt, will the Sons of Texas ride off into the sunset tonight? Or will they find they’re NOT #TVReady?

Speaking of not ready, Johnny, Mansoor & Mason Madden attack the Sons of Texas at the ramp! The fans boo the blindside attack, but Mansoor CLUBS Ross, Johnny CLUBS Marshall, and Mason stomps Dustin. Johnny kicks Marshall, Mason whips Dustin into the railing, and Mansoor RAMS Ross into the steel steps! The fans boo more, Mansoor tells them to shut up, but Marshall fights back! Marshall fires forearms, but Johnny CLAWS Marshall’s eyes! Mason sends Dustin into more railing, then LEG LARIATS Dustin down! Mansoor fires more shots on Ross, then he puts Ross in the ring for Johnny.

The ref checks on Ross, but Ross says he wants the match! The bell rings, and Johnny BOOTS, KICKS, ROCKS, and fires more shots on Ross! Taya Valkyrie shows off the remodeled ROH World Six Man belt while Johnny gives Ross some ground ‘n’ pound. The fans boo but Johnny drags Ross up. But Ross jumps to RANA! And then he arm-drags! And arm-drags again! And DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Ross brings Johnny up, tags Marshall, and then whips so Marshall can DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Johnny rolls to his feet, mule kicks Marshall, then hot tags Mansoor! But Marshall dodges to BLAST Mason!

Marshall ROCKS Mansoor with counter punch after punch, but Mansoor puts him in a corner for body shots and stomps! The ref counts, Mansoor digs his boot in, but then Mansoor stops at 4. Mansoor argues with the ref while sneaking kicks. Mansoor whips corner to corner, but Marshall comes back to LARIAT! Marshall fires more hands, then he UPPERCUTS! Marshall ROCKS Mansoor, wrenches and whips corner to corner, but Mansoor comes back! Marshall runs through the lariat to then LARIAT Mansoor! The fans fire up and Marshall calls his shot! CANNONBALL for Mansoor! Cover, TWO!

Marshall drags Mansoor up, headlocks, and Ross tags in. They mug Mansoor and the fans cheer that CHOP! Ross headlocks and grinds, but Mansoor hooks Ross’ nose! Mansoor headlocks now, but Ross powers up and out. Mansoor jumps the dropdown, Mason tags in, and Mason BLASTS Dustin off the apron to then LEG LARIAT SPINEBUSTER COMBO! The fans boo, Marshall protests, but MXM mugs Ross! Johnny joins in and they all stomp away! The fans rally for Dustin while Mason TOSSES Ross out. MXM distracts the ref so Taya can stomp away on Ross with those bright green boots!

The ref has to hold Marshall back, and Mason goes out to fetch Ross. Mason puts Ross in the ring, throat chops him, then fires body shots as he says he’s H O T T, O~ G~ O~! Tag to Mansoor, Johnny lets Chappell Roan know they’re big fans, and Mansoor BLASTS Marshall off the apron! Mason scoops Ross, Mansoor runs up, CATWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ross survives and Mansoor snarls. Mansoor clamps on with a chinbar and armlock! Ross pries at the grip, reaches out for the ropes, and Marshall coaches him. Ross fights up, Mansoor holds him back, but then Mansoor THROWS Ross down by his hair!

The fans boo, but Mansoor drags Ross back to tag Johnny. Johnny stomps Ross, then drags him up, only for Ross to fire body shots! Johnny gets up and under Ross, Alabama ROLLING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Johnny stands over Ross and pulls on the arms while he tags in Mason. Mansoor runs around the outside to blindside Dustin! The fans boo and Marshall protests, but there’s nothing to be done as Mason drops an ELBOW on Ross! And another ELBOW! And then a JUMP ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Mason is annoyed, Dustin is down, and Mansoor tags in. Mansoor tells Marshall that he saw the Iron Claw movie, and it SUCKED!!

The fans boo but MXM hoist Ross up! Mason runs, but Marshall DUMPS him out! Ross CLUBS away on Mansoor, reaches for Marshall, but Mansoor holds onto a hand! Ross fires a forearm, the fans rally up, but Mansoor still holds on! Mansoor ducks the shot, back suplexes, but Ross lands out! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans fire up as Ross and Mansoor crawl! But Mason is creeping up! Mason YANKS Marshall down, then THROWS him into the steel steps! And he CLUBS Dustin for good measure! Mansoor rolls up Ross, TWO! Ross feints high to BACKDROP Mansoor! Dustin rises up!

The fans are thunderous as Mansoor and Ross crawl, hot tags to Johnny and Dustin! The Natural rallies on the Guru of Greatness, then whips, but Johnny reverses! “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Mansoor is in, but Dustin kicks and “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Mason is in, but again, “Not Today!” But Mason grabs Dustin first! CHOKE- NO, Dustin slips free, and feeds Mason to a DOUBLE DROPKICK from the Von Erichs! Johnny CLUBS Dustin, whips, but Dustin hits a BULLDOG! Cover, Mansoor breaks it! The fans boo but Mansoor CLUBS Dustin. Mansoor whips, Dustin reverses, but Mansoor avoids the powerslam!

Mansoor DDTS Dustin, but Ross RANAS Mansoor! Johnny SUPERKICKS Ross! Marshall DISCUS LARIATS Johnny! Mason LEG LARIATS Marshall! Dustin storms up, Mason HEADBUTTS him! Mason runs, but Dustin dodges! Mason’s leg is in the ropes, and he begs Dustin not to. Dustin pokes Mason in the eyes! And then he puts Mason’s other leg in the ropes! Dustin takes a deep breath, but Johnny runs up! Dustin gets around and lifts Johnny, to stick him right in there with Mason! Taya protests, but that lets Dustin hit DOUBLE SHATTERED DREAMS!! Mansoor runs up, Dustin dodges, DESTROYER!!

Ross is in, and he gives Mansoor an IRON CLAW!! Marshall has Mason, and SLAM DUNKS him into Johnny’s TV! Johnny sits upright, right into Mansoor’s runway! Ross keeps Mansoor in a corner, and Dustin brings Johnny up! Dustin puts one out, then hits the FINAL RECKONING!! Cover, Sons of Texas win!!

Winners: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)

Taya is beside herself! Dustin gets his belt back as the Von Erichs keep theirs! Will no one ever truly stop The Last of His Kind from running the ROH Tag Division?