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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Report! (6/13/18)
Days before TakeOver: Chicago, the NXT Champion, Aleister Black, will appear to address his most imposing challenger to date, Lars Sullivan! Plus, Pete Dunne puts his WWE United Kingdom Championship up against Kyle O’Reilly! Will the Undisputed Era add another title before putting their Tag Titles on the line Saturday?
All images courtesy of the WWE’s official Twitter
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- War Raiders VS Ricky Martinez & Justin Storm; War Raiders win.
- Kassius Ohno VS EC3; EC3 wins.
- Aliyah VS Bianca Belair; Bianca wins.
- WWE United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne VS Kyle O’Reilly; Dunne wins and retains the WWE UK Championship.
PLAY BY PLAY
War Raiders VS Ricky Martinez & Justin Storm!
Are you ready to #JoinTheRaid?@RAYMONDxROWE @WarBeardHanson #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/V0QSoRUJPP
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
Ray Rowe & Hanson have already wrecked team after team since joining NXT, and are ready to wreck some more. Storm starts against Warbeard Hanson and tie up. Hanson powers Storm right to a corner, and dares him to come back. Storm is wary but he does, only for Hanson to cartwheel and clothesline him down! Hanson drags Storm up and tosses him to the corner. Tag to Rowe, to feed Storm to Hanson’s knee, then Hanson feeds Storm to Rowe’s forearm. Rowe glares at Storm as he drags him around. Rowe DARES Martinez to tag in, and Martinez accepts.
Martinez is wary of Rowe, but throws a forearm. It does nothing but make Rowe grin. Rowe dares Martinez to do more, so he does, but Rowe headbutts the forearm away. Rowe then gives Martinez a knee and a discus elbow! Martinez goes down, but Rowe is not done with him. Rowe puts Martinez in the corner and tags Hanson. Hanson runs in for the splash, then feeds Martinez to the Shotgun Knees. Rowe picks Hanson up, spinebuster hip attack in the corner! Martinez is dazed, but fans chant “War! War!” But then Storm runs in and attacks Hanson from behind. Bad move, because Hanson just seethes. Hanson grabs Storm and Rowe gives him the Ace Ten Mao! Rowe then tags Hanson back in, and drags Martinez up. Fans know what this means: FALLOUT! Cover, War Raiders win!
Winners: War Raiders, Hanson pinning
The warpath continues in NXT, will these modern day vikings pillage and raid the Tag Team Division until they get the titles?
A successful RAID calls for 🤘🤘🤘🤘 all around! #WWENXT@RAYMONDxROWE @WarBeardHanson pic.twitter.com/BEEvdE4XvO
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
The War Raiders speak in the ring.
“They call themselves The Mighty!” “We’ll show you ‘mighty’.” The Raiders bring Storm up, for Thor’s Hammer! Thorne & Miller have their response from Rowe & Hanson. Who will be standing at the end of this Mighty War?
The Undisputed Era help Kyle O’Reilly warm up.
However, when they spot the cameras, Adam Cole kicks the camera crew out. “You don’t film the Undisputed Era unless I say so!” What secrets to O’Reilly’s preparations does the UE want to keep from the UK Champion and NXT Universe?
NXT takes a look at the DIY break-up and feud.
TakeOver: Chicago II marks the anniversary of the heinous betrayal by Tommaso Ciampa. The grudge festered while Ciampa was out with injury, but immediately sparked into a wildfire the night Ciampa returned and attacked Gargano again. Then came the Unsanctioned Match at TakeOver: New Orleans. Gargano won the night, but it didn’t end anything. If anything, it only made things more personal. Johnny Wrestling wanted to move forward, but the Psycho Killer wouldn’t let things die. Ciampa screwed Gargano out of an NXT Championship before the match even started. Ciampa wouldn’t give Gargano his Happily Ever After. But just as Ciampa wouldn’t leave Gargano alone, Gargano wouldn’t leave Ciampa alone.
But then things took a really dark turn as Candice LeRae, wife of Gargano, ended up in the crossfire. Now things reach a new level of venom and hate. They go back to where it all began, and they aren’t going to wrestle, they’re aiming to beat the Hell out of each other. Gargano left Chicago in an ambulance last time, what will he do to make sure Ciampa leaves that way this time?
This Saturday.@JohnnyGargano vs. @ProjectCiampa.
We'll see you in Chicago. #NXTTakeOver #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/9enrl908G9
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) June 14, 2018
Kassius Ohno VS EC3!
All together, now:
N-X-3!
N-X-3!
N-X-3!#WWENXT @therealec3 pic.twitter.com/pcWRUV86yP— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 14, 2018
Mr. Top One Percent is here to transform the show into #NX3, but he runs into an NXT veteran in the Knockout Artist. EC3 enters his 4th match, will it be another win? Or will Ohno KO EC3’s fledgling streak?
Fans chant “NX3!” as the bell rings, and the two go at each other. Ohno shoves EC3, but EC3 goes after a leg. Ohno throws EC3 off, then gets a facelock. Fans duel while EC3 gets away to the outside. Ohno pursues, and grabs EC3 as he trise to get back in. Ohno chops and chops EC3, then puts EC3 in the ring. EC3 runs at Ohno on reentry but Ohno shoulders and haymakers EC3 first. Ohno chops EC3 again, then whips him corner to corner. EC3 reverses, but Ohno fires out to run EC3 over! Ohno drags EC3 up, scoops and slams, then drops a senton, but EC3 gets knees up. EC3 grabs Ohno for the leg trip. EC3 puts Ohno in the corner for a Top One Percent mudhole. He backs off at 3, but then stomps away some more.
EC3 then drags Ohno up and puts him in another corner. EC3 throws hands while fans duel. He snapmares Ohno, then neck snaps. He drags Ohno up for a nerve hold while fans rally. Ohno endures, then powers up to his feet. Ohno stands but EC3 clubs him on the back. EC3 kicks but Ohno blocks and counters with a knee! EC3 staggers, and Ohno adds an elbow. Ohno hits another, then discus boots EC3 down! Fans fire up as Ohno hits the back senton! Then another! EC3 rolls out of the ring, but Ohno pursues again. Ohno rusn and hits another back senton! Ohno puts EC3 in the ring, then waistlocks, but EC3 hotshots Ohno ont he ropes. Fireman’s carry, EC3 hits the One Percent TKO! Cover, EC3 wins!
Winner: EC3, by pinfall
The Top One Percent toughs it out, and gets himself another Top One Percent win. This also adds another loss to Ohno’s own record. Will EC3 find himself at the very top of #NX3 in the near future? Will Ohno ever turn his luck back around?
Aliyah VS Bianca Belair!
Will The #ESTofNXT @BiancaBelairWWE meet her match in the form of @WWE_Aliyah?! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/Uv4vC4jnJ9
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
The EST of the Women’s Division is one of, if not the, strongest and fastest women in NXT history, but will Aliyah’s new look help her start anew?
The bell rings and the two circle. Bianca winds up her hair so it doesn’t get in her way while Aliyah shows off. Bianca decks Aliyah with a right, then dares Aliyah to do something. Fans cheer for “EST! EST!” Aliyah avoids Bianca’s grip, but not that shoulder tackle. Bianca circles Aliyah, then puts on a headlock. Aliyah powers out but Bianca goes up and over to handspring and tackle Aliyah into the corner. Bianca grinds her shoulder in, then drags Aliyah up. Bianca wants respect as she shows off that strength. Aliyah slips out and shrieks into a guillotine headlock! Bianca flails, and turns it into a snap suplex! Fans fire up, and Bianca adds a body splash! Bianca kips up, then tells Aliyah to kiss this. Bianca then DEADLIFTS Aliyah up, and carry her around!
Wait for it… wait for it… wait for it…@BiancaBelairWWE proving time and again that she is the strongEST in all of #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/qoL4Hsq6Mi
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
The EST then tosses Aliyah for snake eyes, and then lifts her in the torture rack. Torture Rack driver! Cover, Bianca wins!
Winner: Bianca, by pinfall
The EST finishes with Aliyah in the strictest fashion. Will Bianca continue on this streak to become the next winningest woman in NXT?
Shall we add "winningEST" to @BiancaBelairWWE's list of reasons that she's the #ESTofNXT? #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/18yfdSgU85
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 14, 2018
NXT looks at the Queen of Spade’s Reign of Terror.
“You know what was going through my head when I won that title?” What meant more to her than winning, was walking back into the locker room and seeing everyone fear her. Fear equals respect to Bully Baszler. She is the slap of reality she feels the NXT Women’s Division needed. You can call it bullying, but it’s just reality. If you can’t handle that, get out. Baszler bullied Dakota, and even broke her arm. The fight starts in the mind, so if the mind breaks, the body follows. But someone who already has a broken mind is SAnitY’s Loony Lass! Nikki Cross doesn’t fear anything, she thrives on chaos. Nikki “won” the title, but the reality is, she didn’t. But in Chicago, chaos and fear will collide, and one woman will establish themselves the real owner of the NXT Women’s Championship.
Backstage interview with Dakota Kai.
Captain Kick was so close to winning the NXT Women’s Championship. She’s just happy over how she stood up to Shayna Baszler. She was moments away from winning, but if she gets another chance, it’ll be different. Dakota might not be able to go crazy like Nikki Cross, but still. Hold up, wait a minute, Bianca Belair doesn’t get it.
The #ESTofNXT @BiancaBelairWWE has one question… why isn't @catherinekelley interviewing HER instead of @DakotaKai_WWE?! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/k9sORuH0mi
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
Why is Dakota being interviewed when Bianca won? Bianca takes over, and introduces herself. She is the strongest, toughest, roughest, quickest and best, unlike Ms. Dakota “Team Kick” “You Ain’t Gonna Do Nothing.” Dakota will only cry and fail, go to the back of the line, it’s Bianca’s time. Shayna may have used mind games, but Dakota is over that. Bianca talks big, so let’s see how her game is next week. Bianca likes the sound of that, but promises Dakota won’t. Who will win this post-TakeOver match-up?
WWE United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne VS Kyle O’Reilly!
The #UKChampionship gold is on the line.
Here. We. GO! #WWENXT @PeteDunneYxB @KORcombat pic.twitter.com/aIrLtBc48K
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
The Undisputed Era already holds the NXT North American Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championships. O’Reilly is the first Canadian to challenge for the United Kingdom Championship, and the second ever UK Championship Tournament is on the horizon. Will the title still be with the UK after tonight? Or will the Undisputed Era add more gold to the collection?
The bell rings and the two circle fast already. O’Reilly lunges but backs away and the fans are already fever pitched. The two tie up, O’Reilly rolls and takes Dunne down by the legs. Wristlock cover, TWO, again, TWO. O’Reilly tries again, but Dunne bridges. O’Reilly goes to put his whole weight on him, but Dunne catches him into bodyscissors and a Kimura! Dunne can’t quite get it, and O’Reilly switches to an armbar. Dunne slips out and grabs O’Reilly in a hammerlock. O’Reilly slips out and the two are in a stand-off. It’s brief, as Dunne cartwheels around to go after the arm. Fans are fired up as Dunne grabs and bends O’Reilly’s fingers, wrist and elbow in all directions.
Dunne puts on a modified crossface, but O’Reilly refuses to give up, so Dunne just stomps and yanks the arm. O’Reilly staggers but Dunne is on him. Dunne whips but things speed up, Dunne runs O’Reilly over with a lariat! O’Reilly tries to run, but Dunne gets him on the apron. O’Reilly fights him away, then hops down, but Dunne kicks out that arm! Dunne then throws O’Reilly with an X-Plex onto the apron! The UK Champ looms over the writhing and gasping O’Reilly while fans are thunderous. Dunne puts O’Reilly back in the ring, then gets him in surfboard position. Dunne hooks and stretches O’Reilly’s face, from lips to nose to ears. He then returns to torturing the wrist, before stomping both knees! O’Reilly crawls to a corner, but Dunne keeps on that arm. Dunne whips but O’Reilly reverses. Dunne goes up, but O’Reilly trips him up!
The Bruiserweight hits the mat and clutches that bad leg. O’Reilly drags Dunne up but Dunne swings on him. O’Reilly ducks and fires off strikes, targeting the leg. He sweeps the leg and Dunne flips and falls! Fans are still thunderous while O’Reilly gives Dunne a shoulder breaker and side suplex, into a heel hook! Dunne resists, scraping his heel into O’Reilly. Then Dunne grabs O’Reilly’s heel, and it’s a battle of heel hooks! O”Reilly kicks Dunne then drags him around to go after the leg. Dunne slaps O’Reilly, O’Reilly kicks the bad thigh, repeat, so Dunne enziguris O’Reilly down! Fans are loving this as both men slowly stand. O’Reilly staggers into furious fists from Dunne!
Dunne whips but O’Reilly reverses, Dunne goes up and over. Dunne grabs O’Reilly, standing switch, but Dunne lands out of the German Suplex to kick O’Reilly. Then, sit-out bomb! TWO, into triangle hold! O’Reilly brings Dunne in deeper but Dunne resists. WTO, and Dunne kicks out the arm again. Dunne goes after the arm, Hoverboard wristlock! Dunne elbows while O’Reilly body shots. O’Reilly gets a standing arm triangle! Dunne fades but O’Reilly can’t hold on. O’Reilly Penalty Kicks! Cover, TWO, but O’Reilly keeps going with the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! That was so close to a new and NON-UK UK Champion. The fans are still thunderous and dueling as O’Reilly stands first. O’Reilly toys with Dunne, but Dunne just grits his teeth.
Dunne feeds off O’Reilly’s kicks, but O’Reilly gives fists and knees, too. Dunne blasts O’Reilly with one big forearm! O’Reilly staggers up, and into the Bitter– No, O’Reilly reverses with a guillotine! But Dunne reverses into the Kimura! And then, another X-Plex, into an armbar! O’Reilly rolls around to an Ankle Lock! O’Reilly twists but Dunne rolls over to go after hands. Dunne gets O’Reilly’s arms twisted, but double headbutts take them both out! Fans love this as both men stir, half-dazed. Both men slowly stand, then stagger back. They throw hands fast and furious! Dunne rocks O’Reilly, but O’Reilly knees. Dunne dodges the ax kick but O’Reilly ducks the enziguri. O’Reilly ax kick, but enziguri stops the smash! Dunne runs, but into the heel kick. O’Reilly runs, but into that killer right! Fans are loving this while both men go down again.
A telltale sign of an instant classic…
N-X-T!
N-X-T!
N-X-T!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/3Gr1iCx3Iw— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
O’Reilly and Dunne crawl towards each other, and O’Reilly goes after the leg while Dunne goes after the arm. O’reilly hammers away with elbows, but Dunne won’t let go. Dunne takes more elbows, but refuses to let go of that finger. O’Reilly grows annoyed, and takes Dunne’s mouth piece away. But Dunne snaps the fingers! Then the Bitter End!! Cover, Dunne wins!!
Winner: Dunne, by pinfall; still WWE UK Champion
The Bruiserweight keeps the title home where it belongs. But the Undisputed Era strikes! Adam Cole and Roderick Strong tackle and stomp Dunne, but here come Lorcan & Burch! The brawlers from Boston and Britain won’t let the champions do what they want. They and Dunne fight the Undisputed Era off, and Dunne gets shots in on the traitorous Strong! Cole drags Dunne out but Dunne rocks him with a right! Dunne keeps going, and the NXT Tag Team Champions and challenges go wild with hands! Strong is thrown out, O’Reilly is next and falls on Strong! The one-two combination is ready, will they become the NEW champions in Chicago?
Is this a sign of things to come this Saturday at #NXTTakeOver: Chicago? #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/aJdByuxMQf
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2018
Aleister Black is here!
He's here.#WWENXT @WWEAleister pic.twitter.com/lfrgHW5tas
— WWE (@WWE) June 14, 2018
The Embodiment of the End is NXT Champion, for now. He faces the toughest competition any champion could face in The Leviathan, Lars Sullivan. Therefore, Aleister speaks, saying that “Lars Sullivan thinks he’s got my number.” Lars caught the Black Mass, and that did shock Aleister. But Aleister promises Lars will still feel the Black Mass’ full force at TakeOver. Nothing is too powerful, and that carnage of Lars’ is not imminence, as he will #FadetoBlack. But speaking of Lars, here he comes! The Mile High Monster glares at Aleister and Aleister prepares for a fight. Lars rushes the ring, and they brawl! Aleister fires off, then bobs and weaves, only for Lars to clobber him down! Lars roars, lifts Aleister, and deja vu as another FREAK ACCIDENT slams Aleister down!
Fans boo and jeer but Lars simply snarls and circles the champion. Lars lifts Aleister again, for a second Freak Accident! The Leviathan grins as he looms over a limp Aleister. But he drags him up again, and hits a THIRD Freak Accident! Lars paces around his fallen prey, because he’s still not done. He drags Aleister out of the ring, and hauls both Aleister and the title up to the announce desk. Lars tells Aleister, “YOU will fade to black!” Aleister is prone while Lars stands tall, title raised high. Lars says “This is your reality in Chicago!” Will the Leviathan’s prophecy of pain and power come true this Saturday? Or can the Dutch Destroyer recover in time to strike back?
My Thoughts:
This was a pretty good go-home for TakeOver, though some things seemed lacking. Opening with War Raiders wrecking jobbers is always fun, and it helps them parallel “The Mighty”. Bianca continues her roll and calls out Dakota, and both that match and the War Raiders VS TM61 match are part of next week’s post-TakeOver episode. So at least on matches, next week won’t be completely boring or filler, as those matches could be seen as unofficial contenders matches. And I feel like as fast and furious as EC3 VS Ohno was, it could’ve had more given what both men can do. Maybe if this match was another week it would’ve, but for now, it was close to being a squash.
The DIY promo package was great, just like the Ricochet VS Dream video last time. Just on Ricochet VS Dream and the Gargano-Ciampa Street Fight, this card is already looking amazing. The UK Championship match was another amazing one, and it was so fast-paced and technical. Dunne and O’Reilly are definitely both worthy of titles, and while Lorcan & Burch stand tall, I’m confident Undisputed Era retains so that they can let Bobby Fish return to the ring as a champion when he and O’Reilly defend against Rowe & Hanson. Then Strong can shift over to settle things with Dunne. The one thing of tonight I was confused by was Aleister and Lars just repeating the segment from a couple weeks ago, but then escalating. I feel like they should’ve combined the segments so that Lars blocks the Black Mass, then does the trifecta of slams.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.19.25
Are we going to start trending upwards with Slammiversary to build toward?

Last week’s episode was lacking in ring work but had decent story moments and segments. Starting the build to Slammiversary we can either launch nicely or things can always get worse. Jason Hotch and KC Navarro are the real shining stars of the last few months, so lets hope once they get over this Leon Slater idiot ship, they can push X Division wrestlers with actual talent for pro wrestling and not just flippy charisma vacuums.
Oh and let’s not forget, it is the episode they celebrate the 23rd anniversary of TNA! TWENTY – THREE!! Somewhere PCO hates this.
.@Kelly_WP is back in TNA Wrestling and has a message for TNA Knockouts World Champion @mashaslamovich!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZKKuL pic.twitter.com/tnm4TIuPUz
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Ratings:
- Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers: EY wins via Piledriver – ** 3/4
- Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge: Elegantos win via Rarefied Air – ***
- Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man: HTM wins via Cradle – *
- Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ***
Results:
Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers
Sami knocks them all off the apron before the bell rings, he levels the loser children, finds a chair, attacks EY but EY counters and this is the excuse to use weapons since the bell didn’t ring yet. EY tries to break Sami’s hand on the steps with the chair, but Sami moves, throws EY back in the ring, bell rings and EY hits a Belly to Belly suplex for two. They slug it out, Sami goes for Headbutts, then Sami wants to run the ropes but a loser trips him, distracts long enough for EY to knock him out of the ring and loser children swarm as loser children do. EY does the classic, throw back out for losers to attack while EY grabs and distracts the ref. Sami is selling a few lame attacks from the losers like he got shot. It’s an excessive sell, so it’s honestly a dumb transitional moment.
EY levels Sami, Lariat into Scoop Slam, looks for the Macho Elbow but Sami hits the ropes to crotch EY. Sami Superplex time, but EY bites the face to make Sami drop, EY jumps at him but eats a straight right hand. Cactus Driver, but no, EY tries his Piledriver…they both gouge eyes at the same time, Sami catches an EY charge into a Flatliner as they’re both down…for…reasons? The selling in this match seems…poorly timed and kinda stupid. Hard Irish Whip, EY Flair Flips the corner, levels Sami, Macho Elbow for 2.9! EY threatens to hit the ref, but then goes to mad dog commentary. EY then wants to attack fans…he’s more unhinged than World Elite EY. Sami gives him the old Dick Twist into a Stunner but only for two! Losers try to distract, first one gets taken out, second one uses a chair, EY hits the Piledriver on Sami, EY wins.
I feel like this is gonna continue for a few weeks since it wasn’t a clean win.Â
Mustafa Ali’s group comes out, and I refuse to say the name because it’s dumb and they’re already fraying at the seams. Ali wants an apology session, Tasha and Hotch apologize to him but Skyler bites back and refuses, even shoved Ali. So Ali challenges him to a “Call to Arms” match. What in the hell is a Call to Arms match?Â
Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge
ASH does her borderline racist fake karate before Lei stares her down and tags in Heather. Heather avoids Lei, Lei throws a few Tornado Kicks to make a point and Heather tags out. Heather being 4’8″ helps her here. Concierge says “There’s no Karate in wrestling”. ASH, Lei and Masha are in the ring, ASH is trying to decide who she wants to face, but the Concierge google translated it and hands it to ASH, before the face team rocks ASH. Masha lifts up Lei and Lei does the Liu Kang Bicycle Kick, steering more into her Mortal Kombat aesthetic. Senton off the apron from Lei and Masha dives into the pile, the comedy heels are getting leveled. We go to commercial and come back with Lei getting Double Teamed but she spins it into a weird Neckbreaker..but can’t tag out just yet. Lei blocks Heather, Enzuigiri, simultaneous tag, Masha is Yakuza kicks for all and the 2 for 1 Lariat/DDT special. Near fall, but Masha goes for murder, but Heather breaks it, Rocket Launcher/Code Breaker from Elegance but Lei breaks up the pin. ASH tries to intimidate Lei with her fake Karate before throwing her out of the ring. Heather hits Lei with a handful of Glitter and then bounces her face off the post. Masha tries to stop ASH, Kelly’s music distracts Masha, Rarefied Air gives ASH the win.
Santino comes out and GOD DAMMIT no one wants to see Tommy Dreamer fight Mance Warner…that’s a useless thing. Pivot away…no one wants this. Oh no, now we have to listen to Steph talk too. Okay it seems to be a pivot, thankfully. Steph and Mance talk shit, Dreamer says something about Something is gonna happen…and Jake Something comes out. So…I guess we’re gonna build him up for 2 months and then job him out for 6 before he fucks off to his home galaxy or whatever?Â
.@indi_hartwell has a run in with Tessa Blanchard!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZLikj pic.twitter.com/I6UCCk2fAG
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Really wish Indi just opened with the Billy Butcher classic of, “Oi Cunt!” – but this wasn’t bad.Â
Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man
I hate… Cardona so much more now. Heel reasons for Cardona…go away heat for Deaner.
JDC wants the Home Town Man to start…and Deaner does his stupid Flip Flop and Fly, Cardona tags in, JDC is eating some offense, Cardona wants the Reboot, JDC powders, Cardona Dives but then Lish and the general numbers catch up to Cardona. Eddie is legal, and now they isolate Cardona with some decent tandem work and isolation. This turns into kind of a schmoz, lots of silly spots, near falls and then Home Town doofus gets the cradle pinfall on Eddie.
Whenever Deaner is involved I can’t be asked to care. The System beats Cardona and Deaner down, but Eddie did eat a pin. Which is embarrassing not even for work reasons, like it’s just sad.
Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams
Elijah and Nic start things off, slow push off, arm wring, top wristlock, simple chain wrestling start. Nic breaks the chain and hits a Dropkick, Elijah runs the ropes and hits a Diving Lariat and starts the Rope Walk. Nic seems far to awake and alert for that move then, I hate how people pull that off too early. Wentz gets tagged in, Nic tags in Maclin who wasn’t looking for a tag, but him and Wentz have a nice clash, Trey tags in, they try to double him, but they pause and look at each other. Maclin asks for a tag, no one tags him so he Chops Ryan to tag him in and throws him in.
The little nod to Maclin and Rascalz history and the fact the faces realize Maclin isn’t a piece of shit. A little MCMG homage tandem attacks on Ryan, Wentz punctuates with the Handspring Knee Lift, Ryan tags out to Trick. Trick and Wentz go back and forth, Rascalz have Trick eating offense, Moose tries to slow things down, both Trick and Moose powder, Rascalz Double Golden Triangle Moonsaults. Trey gets tripped by Nic, Moose hits Lights Out, but there’s no referee so it’s a little chaotic.
Out of the commercial things are controlled kinda and we see a simultaneous tag to Moose and Leon. Leon comes out hot, level Moose with a Leg Lariat, attacks Nic Nemeth, attacks Ryan, and then Moose hits Leon with the Stun Gun. Moose looks to tag in Maclin but Maclin jumps off the apron. Trick takes the tag, keeps control, Trick forcibly tags in Maclin but Ryan tags himself in and pulls Leon to the Champions’ corner, Nic tags in and isolates Leon, with the Kaibas quick tagging and keeping Leon down.
Moose tags in, tries to Suplex Leon about four times but Leon stops it then counters the Suplex. Moose tries to cut him off, but the Champions distract the ref so the ref can’t see Leon tag out. Nic and Moose doubling up and Leon is the bump guy of this last portion of the match. Big Uranage from Moose…Moose looks for Lights Out but Small Package almost ruined things, Body Scissors Cradle, GAME CHANGER! Moose looks to hit a Jacknife Powerbomb but Leon turns it into a DDT. Maclin and Ryan start fighting, Nic Superkicks Maclin, Hendry and Nic tag in, Hendry is a house of fire. Sack of Shits for everyone! Nic, Ryan, there’s a pause when Hendry is face to face with Trick and Trick gets Uppercuts first then Sack of Shit! Standing Ovation on Nic, but Ryan blocks, Kaibas try a tandem attack but Hendry Lariats them both. Elijah tags in and is the maestro of the crowd and chopping Ryan to some fun. Ryan goes for a Polish Hammer but eats the Knee Lift. Signature spam time…
Ryan tries to use the International title but Maclin grabs the title away from Ryan, clocks Nic, Standing Ovation into the Highwayman’s Farewell. Champions lose!
Overall Score: 4/10
Well this was a rough one boys and girls. Sami and EY was just an overbooked shitshow, Lei Ying Lee is unfortunately in a spot where it’s obvious TNA has no clue how to use her, the Elegantos are the New Beautiful People, and I’m not mad at that. But you need to space out your goofball crap. You can’t have Elegance Clique, Home Town Moron and Santino in 3 consecutive segments. And if anyone goes “it was 3 out of 4” that’s doesn’t lessen my point, the beauty of Pro Wrestling being a variety show is…FOR VARIETY! When the lead match feels stupid because of bad pacing, poor selling and overbooking with two losers, it feels like a useless match with idiots, then comedy, followed by more comedy…you see how that’s literally NOT VARIETY.
Figure it out seriously. This was a disappointing episode. If you’re a casual viewer than it’s just chalk for TNA doing cringe and borderline goof crap since they’ve always steered a little more into the carny than other companies. But this show was…where’s Jisoo and Jenny? I feel like I need that gif:
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Run Or Hide, The Infantry’s Outside!
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty in one match, The Infantry in another, will Shane Taylor Promotions finally take control of ROH?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Trish Adora VS Anthony Gangone & Sal Mistretta; Shane & Lee win.
- Pure Rules Match: Deonna Purrazzo VS Marti Belle; Deonna wins.
- Lance Archer VS Aaron Solo; Archer wins.
- Miyu Yamashita VS Brooke Havok; Miyu wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Infantry & Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Kingdom & Top Flight; The Kingdom & Top Flight win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Trish Adora VS Anthony Gangone & Sal Mistretta!
The full force of Shane Taylor Promotions will be felt tonight! Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are in tonight’s main event, but that leaves Big Bad Shaney T Boy and #TAIGASTYLE to open the night. Will they prove that ROH now belongs to STP? Or will Mr. Sleep & #SturdySal show they can rumble, bad man, rumble?
The teams sort out and Lee starts against Gangone. The bell rings and Lee LEG LARIATS Gangone! The fans fire up and Lee says, “Get over here!” Lee puts Gangone in a corner, fires hands, then JUMP KNEES! Lee drags Gangone up and the fans rally behind him. Lee wrenches, and wrenches, then hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Shane but Gangone ROCKS Lee! Gangone gets away to tag in Sal. Shane and Sal step up as fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Sal ROCKS Shane, but then Shane brushes that off. Shane grins, the fans tell Sal he messed up, and Shane HEADBUTTS Sal! Sal wobbles while Shane shouts, “The hell is wrong with you, chump?”
Shane then YANKS Sal in for the URENAGE! The fans fire up and want that again, but Shane drags Sal around by a leg. Shane says why not. Ripcord and URENAGE! The fans fire up behind Shane and he rolls Sal so he can KNEE him back down! The fans chant for “S T P! S T P!” Shane winds up but Gangone runs in! Lee intercepts for the BORDER CITY STRETCH! Shane says STP reigns supreme! HAYMAKER!! Cover, STP wins!
Winners: Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty, by pinfall
Shane reminds us that he is coming for everything! Everything! Will it be just this easy for STP to own ROH?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
ROH joins in on the crossover with CMLL as next week is Global Wars: Mexico! Lee Moriarty will be in action against none other than THE Blue Panther! Then, Athena & Red Velvet take on Thunder Rosa y Persephone in a dream tag team match! Will the champions of ROH stand tall in Arena Mexico? Or will there be golden tickets handed out left and right?
Pure Rules Match: Deonna Purrazzo VS Marti Belle!
While the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament still needs a full bracket, the Virtuosa is going to keep herself sharp for when she needs to strike. But will there be another masterpiece put together here tonight? Or will Marti prove she herself deserves a chance at making history?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. We have 15 minutes as the two circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then Deonna kicks an arm to wrangle Marti with the top wristlock. Marti rises up, rolls, and wrenches to wristlock. Deonna wrenches and headlocks to hit the takeover. Marti endures, fights up, powers out, but Deonna RUNS her over! Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, runs, then steps over Marti’s dropdown to “kick dirt” at her. Deonna eggs Marti on and the two reset. They tie up, Marti waistlocks but Deonna switches. Marti switches, lifts, but Deonna fights. Deonna ELBOWS free, then goes after Marti in the corner.
Deonna whips corner to corner, runs up, but Marti slips outside. Deonna ROCKS Marti first, soaks up more cheers and jeers, then runs, only for Marti to dodge the dropkick! Marti fires forearms, whips, but Deonna reverses and throat chops! Deonna sends Marti into steel steps! The fans are torn but Deonna wants the ring count. Deonna says it is just too easy, and Marti is rising up as the count starts. Deonna eggs Marti on, the fans rally, and Marti huffs ‘n’ puffs. Marti rolls in at 5 of 20 but Deonna stomps away! The ref counts, Deonna stops at 4, and Deonna wrenches. Deonna YANKS Marti’s arm, then wrenches again to YANK it!
Marti clutches the arm but Deonna reels her into a facelock. Marti fights the suplex, makes it a cradle, ONE!! Deonna runs up, Marti rolls her up, TWO! Marti spins and ROLLING ELBOWS! Deonna falls and the fans fire up! Deonna goes to a corner, Marti runs in, but Deonna dodges! Marti hits buckles, then Deonna blocks a boot to THROW Marti down! Deonna has the arm and the leg, then focuses on the arm to make a SACRIFICE! The fans are torn but Deonna feeds off it all. Deonna demands Marti to rise up, and as we hit four minutes, Deonna SOBATS, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Deonna rolls through, FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Marti endures, reaches out, but Deonna grabs that arm, too! VENIS DE MILO!! Marti verbally quits and Deonna wins!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by submission
Neither woman used a ropebreak in this match, and Deonna didn’t need to! At just four minutes and 24 seconds, Deonna finishes this. Will she not only become ROH Women’s Pure Champion, but do it in record time?
The Frat House speaks.
Jacked Jameson says, “Yeah, Johnny Hungy? Johnny Starving For Attention! You wanna come back and try and get one up on The Frat House? I don’t think so, pal! And Reynolds, you talking about I got a tiny package? I got a small package, in the ring, yeah! If you’re talking about this package, ask your girl!” Preston Vance says yes, good package. But Dark Order, Vance has hated them from the beginning. They call him a traitor when he just did something for himself for once. He hates Uno, he hates Reynolds, but the one he hates the most is Silver. Starving for attention, always has been, same guy since day one!
Dark Order wants a trios match? They’ll take you up on that. But remember the one rule: Win or lose, they BOOZE~! The Frat House marches off, cheering themselves on. But will they be humbled when Uno, Silver & Reynolds finally get a back on track?
Mark Sterling reviews footage with The Premier Athletes.
Smart Mark looks back at a loss The Premier Athletes suffered against the Sons of Texas, and he points out specifically when Dustin Rhodes grabbed him, TOSSED him, and that is assault on a ringside consultant. That is why Sterling has the cameras here. He wants to inform Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari that the State of Michigan sports authority agreed with him, that match was tainted and therefore expunged from their records, along with a few others. But then, that means they’re undefeated? Yes! Their record is spotless now! Daivari says he isn’t sure about them, but he was pretty confident he heard way less “Athletes Suck” chants than usual. Almost 50-50 out there.
Nese says Shop AEW has not seen a single soul buying the Athletes Suck shirt. Great news! And bad news for the rest of ROH. There is nothing scarier than a couple of athletes with momentum. They will take this momentum and go straight to the ROH World Tag Team Championships. Y’know why? Because Athletes RULE! Well, one thing these three haven’t lost is their confidence. But will legal loopholes and changing grades really turn them into champions?
8 Man Tag: The Infantry & Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Kingdom & Top Flight!
What interesting combinations on both sides. Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are just as tough as Zack Gibson & James Drake but with far more energy and bravado, but then Matt Taven & Mike Bennett used to make Darius & Dante Martin go through hell! Which side can put aside their differences better and come out the victors?
Well it would seem STP & GYV can as they all attack The Kingdom & Top Flight! The fans boo and the bell rings, but GYV beat down Top Flight while Infantry beat down Kingdom, another grudge coming back to haunt Taven & Bennett! The ref reprimands but the tides turn a bit. Taven brawls with Bravo on the outside, Bennett fires hands on Dean, and the Martin brothers throw hands back on GYV! Taven SMACKS Bravo off the apron, Darius UPPERCUTS James Drake, and the teams finally sort out a bit. Bravo runs back in but Taven LARIATS Bravo and himself up and out! Darius whips Drake to a corner, then runs up, but into an ELBOW!
Drake runs up, Darius arm-drags and DROPKICKS! Darius brings Drake around, Dante tags in, and Top Flight coordinates. Darius takes a swing but Drake dodges, only for Dante to send him into Darius’ UPPERCUT! Dante adds a JUMP KNEE and Darius LARIATS! Cover, ONE, but Dante basement DROPKICKS! Dante keeps Drake from the corner to tag Taven. They mug Drake, then Taven ROCKS him. Taven whips, Drake reverses but Taven cartwheels! Taven dodges, springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Taven then bypasses and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up because “IIII’M Matt Taven!” Bennett says the fans actually like Taven now.
Taven brings Drake up and into a headlock, but Drake pulls hair! Drake tags Gibson while he powers out, then he drops down for Gibson to trip Taven! Gibson drags Taven out, but Taven DECKS him! But then Drake DIVES onto Taven! The fans fire up and Infantry talks some trash. Gibson lifts Taven to SNAKE EYES off railing! Gibson puts Taven on the apron, and cravats for the neck wrench, and then a SLAM ono the apron! Taven sputters, Gibson stays between him and the corner, but the fans rally up. Taven fights the underhooks to fire body shots. Gibson keeps Taven back with a wristlock, and he tags in Drake!
Drake runs up, GYV double whip, and then they trap Taven in the corner. Drake ELBOWS Taven, Gibson UPPERCUTS, and then feed to the WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Drake argues, but then he ROCKS Taven! Tag to Bravo and he RAMS into Taven! The Infantry mugs Taven, the ref counts and Bravo stops. Tag to Dean, and the Infantry double wrench to DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Dean throws off his shirt and drags Taven up. Dean scoops to put Taven in the Tree of Woe. Tag to Bravo and the Infantry stomp mudholes in! The fans boo, the ref counts, Gibson talks trash, but Infantry stops at 4.
The Infantry taunt Bennett & Top Flight before they DOBULE DROPKICK Taven outta the Tree! Cover, TWO! Bravo JABS, JABS, and then he BLASTS Top Flight! Bravo says they got nothing! But Taven scoops! Bravo slips free, but Taven HEEL KICKS! Both men crawl, hot tags to Darius and Dean! Darius rallies on Dean and GYV! Uppercut after uppercut then a whip! Dean reverses, but jumps into an atomic drop! Then the BULLDOG HOTSHOT! SUPERKICK for Gibson! GAMANGIRI for Dean! Then a step-in COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Gibson breaks it! Dante whips Gibson but Gibson reverses. Dante goes out, up, around, and Gibson just keeps missing!
Dante GAMANGIRIS, then springboards to CROSSBODY! Bravo KNEES Dante, whips, but Darius is there to boost Dante up and over! Then Dante helps Darius hit the TORNADO DDT on Bravo! The fans fire up and Mike asks to be tagged in. Darius tags Mike and the fans fire up! Bennett CHOPS away on Dean! Gibson runs up, Bennett puts him in the corner and CHOPS away on them both Bravo runs up, Bennett puts him in the corner and CHOPS away on all three! The fans fire up as Drake runs up, but then Bennett spots him first! “You want some?!” Drake reconsiders but Bennett puts him in the corner, to CHOP away on all four!
The fans are fired up and Bennett brings Drake out to tag Taven. Gibson saves Drake, throat chops Mike, then clinches Taven. Drake ENZIGIRIS Taven! Dante DOUBLE CANNONBALLS GYV! Dean kicks Dante low, reels him in, and crosses the arms, DEPTH CHARGE! But Darius BOOTS Dean, then WALL WALK KICKS! Bravo runs up, kicks low, and runs to SCISSOR KICK! Bennett is back, fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Taven adds JUST THE TIP of the knee! Bennett says time to kill ’em! But Gibson Y ANKS Bennett out! Taven gives Drake a KICK O’ THE KING! Bennett and Gibson brawl that way, Taven hits FLIGHT OF THE CONQUEROR on GYV!
Dante SPLASHES Dean, whips, but Dean reverses. Bravo runs to CARLIE CROSSOVER! Feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT! Infantry gets Dante up and sends him to BOOT CAMP!! Cover, DARIUS BREAKS IT! The fans fire up as this keeps going! GYV and Kingdom brawl, Bravo storms up but Darius TOSSES him out onto GYV and Kingdom! Darius reels Dean in and suplexes, but Dean slips free! Dean shoves Darius, Darius slides but Dean hurdles over. Dean ROCKS Darius, Darius CHOPS Dean, Dean JUMP KNEES back! Dean fires up, but Darius blocks a kick and makes it a FISHERMAN BUSTER!
The fans fire up and Dante is up top! MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, Top Flight & Kingdom win!
Winners: The Kingdom & Top Flight, by pinfall
Former rivals made great allies here and they came out on top! But with everyone wanting the ROH World Tag Team Championships, will The Kingdom and Top Flight have to battle it out like the old days? Or can they stay friendly in the race to the top?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode but I’m surprised this was only 37 minutes long. Even then, there were pretty obvious squash matches, like Archer beating Solo and Miyu beating Havok. Well, so was Shane & Lee winning, but opening matches aren’t skippable. Ok and Deonna was of course winning her Pure Rules match. Why didn’t TK just get the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament going by now so that the title match could be at Supercard? Good to hear about Global Wars: Mexico, though.
The Premier Athletes have a good promo, but they’re just getting sadder as a team if they have to keep “expunging” losses from their record as if that makes them winners. Frat House has a good promo to set up the Six Man Tag, and if ROH wasn’t such an afterthought, I’d love if they explored what Preston Vance said. He claims he never liked Dark Order, hates them all now, but what if leaving Dark Order, joining LFI, leaving LFI, and now forming the Frat House is all Vance grieving Mr. Brodie? He doesn’t have to rejoin Dark Order, he just has to come to terms with why he’s actually being so awful to his old friends and maybe turn Frat House around into Faces.
And very good 8 Man Tag main event, everybody looking good even though it was a rather short match. Good win for the Faces to keep Top Flight afloat and to get The Kingdom, or in this case #OGK, back on track. I would think Dustin & Sammy make quick work of the Premier Athletes, but maybe if we can get three or four teams in one match, that’d be a way to protect Dustin & Sammy while crowning new champions.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends
Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5
Classic POD is WAR
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