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Mitchell’s WWE Monday Night Raw Results & Report! (10/29/18)
It’s the Raw After Evolution, and while we should be celebrating, The Lunatic Fringe has torn The Shield apart! Will we get an explanation as to why!?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor VS Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush; Finn wins, by disqualification.
- 10 Woman Tag Match: Trish Stratus, Lita, Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks VS The Riott Squad, Mickie James & Alicia Fox; Trish, Lita, Bayley, Sasha & Natty win.
- Elias VS Jinder Mahal w/ the Singh Brothers; Elias wins.
- Triple Threat Tag: The Ascension VS Bobby Roode & Chad Gable VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick; Roode & Gable win.
- Ember Moon VS Nia Jax; Nia wins.
- Lucha House Party VS The Revival; Lucha House Party wins.
- Dolph Ziggler w/ Drew McIntyre VS Apollo Crews; Ziggler wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns has stepped down.
The Big Dog, or as he’s really known as, Joe Anoa’i, had to relinquish his title and break his promise, because he could no longer be the workhorse he wanted to be. He revealed to the world that his fight with leukemia had returned. The WWE Universal Championship is vacant as he must focus on a much, much more important fight. He was more thankful than he could express that night, but fans let him know they were just as thankful to him. But this wasn’t a retirement speech. He has faith that he’ll whoop leukemia’s ass once again and return home! He wants to show us, his friends and his family that he’ll “swing for the fences every single time!” #ThankYouRoman and get well soon, Believe That.
Acting Raw General Manager, Baron Corbin, is in the ring.
The Constable holds the Universal Championship as he notes on the emotional night last week. But life must go on, and while personally Corbin does wish Roman the best in his battle, professionally he wants Roman to be anywhere but Raw. Because the fans all know the belt looks good on Corbin. Roman made Corbin’s job very difficult. But how about THE BEAST?! Because Brock Lesnar is here!! The Advocate, Paul Heyman, is in tow as Lesnar makes his way down to the ring. Lesnar eyes Corbin, but mostly he looks at the title belt he wants back. We already know Lesnar and Braun Strowman will still battle for that belt 1v1 at Crown Jewel, but perhaps Corbin should be careful with that belt here tonight.
Corbin hypes up Lesnar, “The Beast VS The Monster!” But Heyman stops Corbin. Stick to your shtick while Heyman does his. The Advocate for The Beast, The Conqueror, BROCK, LESNAR, says to the WWE Universe and Corbin that “we live indeed in historic times.” In four days, history will be made once again when Lesnar “takes that championship back home and places it over his massive shoulders.” But to do that, Lesnar must defeat Strowman. As a heads up, Lesnar will beat Strowman. Fans disagree, but Heyman says that’s a spoiler. Heyman couldn’t know it better than if it were predetermined. He’s letting us all know this in advance that history will happen. You know at The Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the Academy Awards.
And so on Friday, an unparalleled career reaches a new level when Lesnar F5’s Strowman to again be the “reigning, defending, undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion! You’re welcome.” Heyman has given us this information, and so we can all watch history unfold before our very eyes. But here comes Strowman! The Monster Among Men heads right to the ring, and keeps his eyes on Lesnar as he picks up a mic. “At Crown Jewel, I am going to become the new Universal Champion, because you’re going to get these hands!” Corbin keeps the peace, but he puts a hand on Strowman. Strowman pushes him aside, but Corbin goes after him! To get a Monster Slam! Lesnar stays back, he enjoys seeing that. But now they’re alone in the ring, and fans chant “Get These Hands!”
Strowman gives Corbin another Monster Slam! And says “That’s your future! Are you ready for it?!” Fans want “One More Time!” so Strowman scoops Corbin again, for a THIRD Monster Slam! Lesnar gets Strowman up, F5!! Fans boo the sneaky Beast while he smirks smugly down over Strowman. Lesnar picks up the belt, as if he’s already won it back. Will he get the title back? Or will the Monster make him regret the attack? Especially since he stands back up and shouts “I’ll see you this Friday, you piece of crap!”
Finn Balor VS Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush!
The Extraordinary Man has one win over the Rocky Mountain Machine, can he make it another one in this rematch? Or will the Heavyweight That’s Back to Dominate avoid a sweep?
Of course, the Hype Man of the Hour says to Finn Balor, “some people call you an extraordinary man who can do extraordinary things.” But Lio thinks Finn is just “an extra not so ordinary man who got lucky last week.” Finn didn’t deserve to win, it was a fluke and Finn knows it. Nothing bothers Lashley more than a guy who comes out in his jacket and with a false sense of confidence. Lashley will humble Finn, and Finn knows it. The people in this ridiculous city of North Carolina know it, too. So everyone, stand up and cheer for “Lashley! Lashley!”
The bell rings and Lashley powers Finn to a corner! Then to another corner! Then Lashley drives in his shoulder, and brings Finn up for a sidewalk slam. Lio returns to chanting, Lashley flexes, but fans boo and jeer instead. Lashley drags Finn up for elbows to the shoulder, then a nerve grip. Lio likes what he sees, but Finn gets up. Lashley clubs Finn down, then scoops him up. Finn slips out and dropkicks Lashley all the way out! Finn builds speed, and FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Lashley! The Extraordinary Man has control while we go to break.
Raw returns and Lashley clobbers Finn while Lio continues to chant. Lashley drags Finn up for more elbows, then clamps on another nerve hold. Fans rally for Finn, and Finn again gets up. Lashley gets Finn in a waistlock and throws him down! Lio says Lashley smells like money because he is money. Lashley knocks Finn back down then puts the nerve hold on again. Finn endures the claw in his shoulder as fans rally up. Finn gets up as fans call Lashley “Overrated!” Lashley clubs Finn to a corner, then drives in back elbows. He whips corner to corner, then runs in, but into boots! Finn runs, hits with forearms, but Lashley stays up. Finn dodges and brings Lashley down with another forearm! Fans rally but Lashley counters Finn. Finn fights out, back drops, and hits stomps!
Lio grows worried for Lashley as Finn gives him a running chop in the corner. Finn whips Lashley corner to corner but Lashley reverses. Finn goes up and over, but Lashley catches him! Spinning slam! Cover, TWO! Finn lives but Lio says it’s time to dominate and “stick to the plan.” Lio chants for Lashley and Lashley brings Finn up. Lashley lifts for the Vertigo Suplex, but Finn lands out to Slingblade! Finn waits for Lashley to stand, and hits the shotgun dropkick! Lio gets on the apron but Finn chases him off. Finn then climbs up top and takes aim, but Lio throws him off target! The ref scolds Lio as Finn dodges and kicks Lashley! Finn climbs again, but Lio shoves Finn in clear sight!
Winner: Finn Balor, by disqualification
The 23 Year Old Piece of Gold wouldn’t let his man lose the traditional way, and fans tell him “You Suck! You Suck!” Lashley keeps on Finn with a spinebuster against the barrier, then the apron, then the barrier, then back to the apron! Lio shouts “Lashley! Lashley!” as his client puts Finn in a full nelson! Lio says Finn doesn’t look so extraordinary right now. He slaps Finn around as he says he’s messing with Lashley. Finn is out, so Lashley dumps him down. Lashley soaks in the heat as Lio chants his name. Lio tells Lashley to keep on Finn, so Lashley drags Finn up. Lio SLAPS Finn, and Lashley drops Finn again. Someone gives Lio a call, so the hype man and the big man head to the back. Are they being disciplined or rewarded for their actions against their opponent?
Lio Rush shows Lashley his text.
They’re meeting with Baron Corbin. Corbin is being tended to when they meet in the trainer’s room. Corbin personally appreciates what Lashley did to Finn. Finn has been a thorn in Corbin’s side. But let’s not worry about last week’s “fluke”. Finn is good, but he’s not Lashley. Corbin agrees. Lashley can prove he’s Best in the World, at the WWE World Cup. But that was full. Who is he replacing? Someone who didn’t qualify, it’s John Cena. That makes it even better for Lio & Lashley. Can the Rocky Mountain Machine storm through the Raw Bracket and take the cup?
Exclusive Evolution footage.
Ronda Rousey was interrupted by the other Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch. “Sup, Champ?” “Congratulations, Champ.” “Congratulations to you, too, it was a great performance, Champ.” But they’ll be seeing each other soon, at Survivor Series! Raw VS SmackDown, Champion VS Champion, the Baddest Woman VS the Relent-Lass! Who will prove to be THE Women’s Champion at Survivor Series?
10 Woman Tag Match: Trish Stratus, Lita, Natalya, Bayley & Sasha Banks VS The Riott Squad, Mickie James & Alicia Fox!
Just because Evolution was last night doesn’t mean the fun or the fight is over! Team Bestie, Trish & Lita, have their WWE TV in-ring returns as they join the Queen of Harts, the Huggable One & The Legit Boss in action! Will this all-star team defeat the Mean Girls and bad girls of Raw? Or will Mickie & Foxy help Ruby and friends #StartARiott?
Raw returns as The Goddess leads the way for her friends. They wait for Ruby, Sarah & Liv to back them up and all go together. The teams sort out, and Trish starts against the Kentucky Valkyrie. Natty keeps the fans going for Trish as she circles with Sarah. They tie up and Trish gets around to snapmare Sarah down. Trish runs in for another big snapmare, and Sarah is already frustrated. Sarah stops Trish part way and Ruby comes in, but Trish throws them both out! Trish waits for Sarah to return, but Sarah avoids a Chick Kick. Tag to the Juvenile Delinquent, but Trish is right on her! Trish throws hands and whips Liv to a corner. Tag to Lita, for Poetry in Motion!
Lita keeps on Liv with a whip but Liv reverses. Lita comes back with a haedscissors! Then she kicks, and hits a spike DDT! Lita climbs up but the Squad bail Liv out. Sasha and Bayley double baseball slide them down! Then double jump on Alicia & Mickie! The #LegitHuggable team of former champs are all in control while we go to break.
Raw returns and Bayley has Alicia down. She brings Alicia up in the armlock and wrenches before tagging Sasha. They crisscross and double whip Alicia back, tag to Trish. They double whip now and double elbow. Trish shows off her moves as she and Sasha hit double elbows. Cover, TWO! Trish tags Sasha, Sasha rolls Alicia, TWO! Sasha keeps on Alicia with a snapmare, then runs, but Mickie grabs her leg. She fights Mickie off but Alicia boots Sasha down! Cover, TWO! Alicia drags Sasha over and bumps her off buckles. Tag to Mickie and Mickie snapmares Sasha into a chinlock. Fans rally up for Sasha as she endures the half nelson chinlock. Sasha gets up and reaches for ropes. Sasha stands up and fights out, but Mickie knees low.
Mickie whips Sasha to a corner but Sasha goes up and over. Mickie hits buckles, but she still tackles Sasha down. She stomps her, then bumps her off Sarah’s boot. Tag to Sarah, but fans continue to rally for Sasha. Sarah suplexes but Sasha small cradles! Cover, TWO! Dropkick from Sarah rocks Sasha, cover, TWO! Sarah keeps on Sasha with a cobra clutch. Fans rally as Sasha gets up. Sarah gives her a backbrekaer and a slam, to wrangle her back down. Fans continue to rally and Sasha powers up again. Sasha arm-drags Sarah off, but Sarah picks her up! To drive her into the corner! Tag to Ruby and the Squad Leader stomps in a mduhole. She backs off at 4 but the entire corner mug Sasha!
Ruby keeps on Sasha with a facelock but fans haven’t stopped rallying for Sasha. Sasha powers Ruby back step by step, but Ruby throws her down. Then she kicks Lita down! Ruby mocks Trish, then drags Sasha up agani. She bumps her off buckles, then mocks The Boss. She runs in but misses, and hits her own friends! Alicia tags in to go after Sasha. ROll up, TWO, into Sasha’s corner. Alicia hits Bayley and Trish, but misses Sasha, hot tag to Natty! Natty rallies, atomic sit down and dropkick! Alicia staggers into the discus! Cover, but Sarah breaks it! Trish gets in for a running facebuster! Then she gives Mickie some Stratusphere! Sasha adds Meteora! But Ruby and Liv get them. Bayley and Lita bail their friends out, double Twist of Fate!
Bayley and Lita climb, Macho Elbow on Ruby and Lita-sault on Liv! Alicia gets Lita but Lita hots her up, Natty run sin for the Hart Attack! Cover, TWO!? Into the Sharpshooter!! Alicia taps, Natty’s team wins!
Winners: Trish, Lita, Sasha, Bayley & Natalya, Natalya by submission
The heroes of Raw’s Women’s Division are victorious! This all-star crew celebrates together again, where will this victory lead each of them going forward?
Backstage interview with Nia Jax!
The Irresistible Force won the Evolution Battle Royal and is now poised for a title shot. When and where will she go for Ronda Rousey? Well Survivor Series has Champion VS Champion, so Nia will get Ronda after that. But Nia is joined by the Shenom, Ember Moon. Ember still has chills over making history. The adrenaline was high, and Ember caught lightning in a bottle. Nia is glad to have the final two be them, but Nia won. Nia VS Ronda is the headline, not “Little Miss Lightning in a Bottle.” Ember remembers being Nia’s partner, and is thankful for the guidance. She respects Nia, and hopefully it’s mutual. Or will Nia respect her more after they have a match?
Nia does respect Ember, but she will have a match. But that lightning in a bottle didn’t get it done, and it won’t tonight. Can these two remain friends now that Evolution is over?
Ladies and Gentlemen: Elias.
The Drifter is in Charlotte, plays his guitar, and tells them that he is the Living Truth. Everything Elias says will get them to the promised land. Everything WWE will be will be hoisted on his shoulders, because WWE stands for “Walk With Elias!” Charlotte, NC agrees. Elias came in early because Ric Flair has been wanting to hang out with him. Ric invites Elias over and says Elias is his favorite. Elias knows, he’s everyone’s favorite, but what’re they up to? Ric says Elias is the man and loves what Elias did to Baron Corbin. Ric wants to relive that, Elias does, too, so the footage rolls.
Corbin told Elias to get off the stage, and Elias did. Only to come back and SMACK Corbin with a guitar! Back to present, fans chant “Yes! Yes!” because they enjoyed seeing that. Elias hates breaking his guitars but that felt good. Elias planned a song for Corbin, but then he saw what Strowman did to him, and Corbin likely can’t make it out here. But the song is too good, Elias is a giver, so Elias is going to give that song to Corbin personally. Elias excuses himself from the ring and heads up the ramp. He says there’s no need to cry, you’ll still get an Elias performance. He heads backstage, but will Corbin enjoy this “personal concert”?
Elias passes by Dana Brooke. She would love a private performance. For her? No thanks. Oh, chocolate cake, send that to the dressing room please. Elias knocks on Corbin’s door but Corbin tells him to go away. Well he’s getting a performance whether he wants it or not. Elias sings, saying Corbin had potential, “he could’ve been the best. But he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a coward above the rest.” Elias put Corbin down in the dirt, “and I showed the world that you’re just a taller, stupider version of Kurt.” Corbin storms out into the hall as Elias keeps singing. Corbin’s career’s in a ditch. The Lone Wolf is now just Stephanie’s little– Corbin slams the door. Aw that’s the best part. But then Jinder Mahal attacks?!
Mahal throws Elias around and into a trunk. Then he kicks Elias in the ribs! The Modern Day Maharaja does Corbin’s dirty work, and Corbin laughs. Elias better get ready for an encore, his match is next.
Elias VS Jinder Mahal w/ the Singh Brothers!
The Drifter’s newest song wasn’t well-received by the Constable, and now has a match with very little time to prepare, or recover from the sneak attack. Can Elias still manage a victory against the Maharaja?
Raw returns with the bell and Elias ties up with Mahal. Mahal powers Elias to a corner, then goes after the ribs. Elias gets away, but they tie up again. Mahal gets the waist but Elias fights him off. Elias whips and runs Mahal over, then puts on a headlock. Mahal powers out with a back suplex! Elias clutches his ribs, Mahal kicks them again! Sunil & Samir Singh trash talk Elias as Mahal stomps a mudhole into him. The referee is distracted by Sunil as Sanir pulls Elias into the post! Mahal stomps away on Elias, focusing on those ribs. Mahal clubs Elias with a crossface, then pulls back with a chinlock clutch. Elias endures as fans rally up. Elias tries to get up but Mahal puts him in a bearhug.
Mahal shifts from bearhug to full nelson, then knees Elias. Mahal puts Elias in a grounded abdominal stretch, but fans rally up again. Elias powers up but gets caught in a standing stretch. He still works against Mahal, so Mahal switches back to a bearhug. Mahal squeezes again, but Elias elbows his way out. Elias throws haymakers but so does Mahal. They brawl, Mahal knees low. Mahal whips Elias, Elias goes up and kicks Mahal back! Elias grits his teeth as he stomps and fires off body shots! He wants to get back for the rib attack, and fans fire up with him. Elias whips Mahal then scoops but Mahal slips out. Mahal fireman’s carry but Elias slips out. Elias dodges Mahal to send him into buckles, Drift Away! Cover, Elias wins!
Winner: Elias, by pinfall
The Drifter pulls out the victory! Mahal walked with Elias but couldn’t keep up. Will Elias continue to stick it to the man? Or will Corbin get back at Elias by any means necessary?
Raw reveals the full WWE World Cup Brackets!
John Cena is out, Bobby Lashley is in! He faces the Architect, Seth Rollins in the first round! Meanwhile, Kurt Angle faces Dolph Ziggler to close out the Raw Bracket. On SmackDown’s side, it will be Jeff Hardy VS The Miz and Randy Orton VS Rey Mysterio! Who will make it out of the first round of such a star-studded tournament?
Raw takes a look at Kurt Angle’s amazing career.
He was an Olympic Gold Medalist with a broken neck, but he felt he had reached his destiny when he entered the WWE. The Real American Hero used his Intensity, Integrity and Intelligence to become a Grand Slam Champion and is now a WWE Hall of Famer. But Angle isn’t done just yet, because he’ll be back in the WWE World Cup! “Oh it’s true! It’s DAMN true!”
Kurt Angle himself speaks as he trains. He hears the whispers how he must be out of his mind thinking he’ll win the World Cup. But to the doubters, he asks if he was out of his mind when he won King of the Ring? Was he out of his mind when he won the WWE World Championship in his first year? Was he out of his mind when he won the gold medal with that broken neck? Maybe. But winning this World Cup will mean so much more than anything before. To Rollins, Lashley and Ziggler, “you better be ready.” Angle isn’t’ back for one more match, he’s back to be the Best in the World!
Triple Threat Tag: The Ascension VS Bobby Roode & Chad Gable VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick!
The Ready, Willing & GLORIOUS duo are becoming fast friends in their teaming together, but can that be enough to avoid the Wasteland and utter destruction? Will Konnor & Viktor use this match to turn it all around? Or will Akam & Rezar simply write another chapter in their Book of Violence?
But the moment the AoP hit the ring, the other four men go after them! The Ascension focus on Akam while ROode & Gable double whip Rezar into steel steps! Konnor & Viktor do the same to Akam, then go after Roode & Gable! The ref does his best to restore order while we go to break.
Raw returns and Gable gives Rezar a jawbreaker. Rezar staggers back and Konnor tags in. Konnor takes Rezar out but misses Gable. Viktor trips up Roode so Gable is stuck. Konnor hits a spinebuster! Cover, but Akam breaks it. Akam and Konnor stare down, Gable dropkicks them into each other! Akam tumbles out, Konnor tags to Viktor. Viktor drags Gable up, back suplex but Gable slips out. Gable powers Viktor forward, Roode tags in. Chaos Theory Neckbreaker! Cover, Roode & Gable win!!
Winners: Bobby Roode & Chad Gable, Roode pinning
But then the AoP attack! They wreck Roode & Gable, then throw Konnor into a post! They drag Viktor up for the suplex powerbomb, but aren’t done destroying their enemies. Akam takes Gable, Rezar takes Roode, and they hit Super Collider! Maverick raises the hands of this devastating duo. They may not have won the match, but will they win the war in the Raw Tag Team Division?
The Connor’s Cure Superstars encourage Roman Reigns in his own fight.
#YouGotThisRoman!
The Shield is shattered.
The Big Dog has his fight, but his brothers were to carry on in his stead. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose fought hard against Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler, dedicating the match to Roman. The Architect & The Lunatic would win back the titles, but then Ambrose would shockingly snap! No one could believe it, and it seemed even Ambrose was conflicted. Something Rollins had said since Ambrose’s return set something off in Ambrose’s mind, and he chose that night of all nights to act on his anger. Ambrose would show no mercy, but will he give us an explanation? We find out after the break.
Seth Rollins heads to the ring!
No one wants an answer to “Why, Dean, Why?” more than the Kingslayer. Rollins holds it together after this rough week. He feels a lot of things, but he actually feels gratitude. He loves that the fans have sent such support to Roman Reigns, he thanks us on Roman’s behalf. Rollins feels good, but he’s also feeling good about being a three-time Raw Tag Team Champion. But he’s also sad because he should be celebrating with his friend, teammate and brother, Dean Ambrose. Which is no longer possible because Ambrose turned his back on Rollins, The Shield, and the fans.
That makes Rollins feel guilty, because he wonders if part of it is his fault. His actions years ago may have been left to fester inside Ambrose. Maybe it was the wrong place and the wrong time, but Rollins is frustrated and confused. The only one with the answers is Ambrose. The problem there is that if Ambrose doesn’t want to be found, he won’t be found. Rollins didn’t reach out to Ambrose because he knew the one place Ambrose would be was in the arena. So as a friend and brother, Rollins wants Ambrose to give us the answer. If Ambrose wants the spotlight, he can have it, so long as he comes out. The music hits, but where is the Lunatic? Ambrose doesn’t walk out on the ramp, he doesn’t even attack from behind. Fans boo, they want to see Ambrose.
But then they notice him, up at the top of the stairs! Ambrose paces amid the WWE Universe. He turns against The Shield but then references them? Get in the ring to face Rollins like a man! Ambrose doesn’t move. At least when Rollins stabbed him in the back, Rollins told Ambrose why! Ambrose, get down those stairs and face him! Ambrose presents a mic, but refuses to use it. Rollins waits, fans chant “You Sold Out!” Rollins says Ambrose is a “cold-hearted bastard.” On the most emotional night in their lives, Ambrose spat on The Shield! Somehow, someway, Ambrose made everything about him! Rollins says Ambrose is his singular focus, and will make his life a living hell! Maybe Ambrose IS a Lunatic! If Ambrose won’t go to Rollins, Rollins will go to him and BEAT an answer out of him!
Rollins storms out of the ring but Ambrose walks away. Rollins tries to keep his cool, but it’s proving difficult. When and where will Rollins get his hands on Ambrose? When and where will Ambrose explain himself, if ever?
Backstage interview with Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush.
Big news for Lashley as he replaces John Cena in the World Cup. What would it mean to win and be the Best in the World? Lio speaks for Lashley when he says that being Best in the World means he dominated the field of competition. Lashley has done it all, from MMA Champion to NCAA Champion to WWE World Champion! Does anyone think Rollins stands a chance in the mindset he has right now? The moral of the story is that when you look like money and smell like money, it’s a foregone conclusion that Lashley will be money. The confidence rides high, but will Lashley really go all the way with such a field of eight?
Ember Moon VS Nia Jax!
The Prophecy of Flame and the Irresistible Force have been friendly even as opponents. But Evolution’s #1 Contender Battle Royal may have changed that. With Nia poised for a Raw Women’s Championship match, can she swallow her pride and stay friends with Ember? Or will the Moon simply Eclipse her before she can challenge Ronda Rousey?
Raw returns as Ember makes her entrance. The bell rings and Ember dropkicks Nia already! Nia stays up so Ember throws hands. Ember ducks Nia and kicks away! Nia gets to a corner and Ember hits a back elbow. Ember climbs up quick, but Nia trips her up. Nia drags Ember out but Ember fights off the fireman’s carry. Ember rocks Nia then runs, but Nia runs her over! Nia stands on Ember as a cover, ONE, so Nia stomps her! Nia drags Ember around for a heavy elbow drop, cover, TWO! Ember drags herself up but Nia is on her again. Ember fights back but Nia clobbers her with a clothesline! Nia drags Ember up into a bearhug and squeezes hard as she can.
Fans rally for Ember as she endures. Ember grits her teeth and elbows back. Ember frees herself with the ear clap, but Nia tosses her! Nia watches Ember at the bottom rope, runs in, but hits the post! Nia tumbles out, Ember drags herself up top! Ember aims at Nia, for a SUPER senton! Both women are down and a ring count begins. The count reaches 5 before either woman stands. Nia headbutts Ember at 7 and puts her in at 8. She returns while Ember rolls, but wait, here comes Tamina! The Daughter of Superfly won’t let anyone forget she was one of the final four. Nia knocks Ember down, hits the leg drop, Nia wins!
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall
Tamina rushes the ring! She stares down with her cousin, but then Tamina smiles and backs off. This family feud is far from over, but who will come out the alpha female?
Lucha House Party VS The Revival!
The Cruiserweight Division returns to Raw as Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik bring the fiesta to the Queen City! However, the #TopGuys won’t let newcomers have it so easy in the tag team division, can Dash & Dawson spoil the fun? Or will the Lucha Dragon & Golden Lynx make a big splash on the Red Brand?
Teams sort out and Kalisto starts with Dash Wilder. Dash grabs Kalisto and puts him in a corner. Dash toys with him, but Kalisto chops back! They brawl but Dash gets the edge with clubbing forearms and chops. Dash whips but Kalisto ducks and springboards for a quebrada! Kalisto dropkicks Dash thend ropkciks Dawson. Dorado gets in to DIVE on Dawson! Dorado hurries back and the “Lucha! Lucha!” chants echo out. Kalisto puts Dash in but runs into a hotshot! Dash turns Kalisto around and hits him with a back suplex. Tag to Dawson and Dawson turns Kalisto over for leg drops. Dawson brings Kalisto up for a snap suplex, then an elbow drop. Cover, TWO! Dawson tries again, TWO! Again, TWO!
The fans “Lucha! Lucha!” for Kalisto but Dawson toys with the mask. He drags Kalisto up into a Gory Special! Dash calls it out as Dawsno pulls back on Kalisto’s mask! The matracas make noise as Kalisto endures. Kalisto works to get out, and arm-drags Dawosn down. Dawsoan rocks Kalisto with an uppercut, but Kalisto hits back. Kalisto fights out of the corner, swing kicks Dash then boots Dawson. Dawson hits Dorado just because! He drags Kalisto up, and reels him into a big lariat! Dawson kicks at Metalik even though he’s not even int he match. Salida Del Sol outta nowhere! Dorado crossbodies on Dash, Kalisto covers, Lucha House Party wins!
Winners: Lucha House Party, Kalisto pinning
The fiesta rolls on and now the luchadores can say they’re a great team on two shows! Will they return to give the Revival another shot? Or will the Revival work off some weight and go after LHS on their home turf?
Dolph Ziggler w/ Drew McIntyre VS Apollo Crews!
The Show-Off, accompanied by his Scottish Terminator, looks to keep himself in fighting shape for the WWE World Cup. He faces Kurt Angle right out the gate, will tonight’s tune-up help him prepare for the Olympic Gold Medalist?
“Well here we are.” This Friday is Crown Jewel and Ziggler has his eyes on the prize. But what is McIntyre looking forward to? Now that they have finally broken The Shield, their full, undivided attention, will be on Brock Lesnar VS Braun Strowman. That makes sense, because that new Universal Champion will have a target on the back and a Claymore to the face. But what doesn’t make sense is Kurt Angle saying he’ll win the World Cup. Ziggler & McIntyre have told nothing but the truth since their return. Ziggler will say the truth now: He has always looked up to Kurt Angle. Angle won with a “broken freakin’ neck.” Without Angle, Ziggler wouldn’t exist in the WWE.
But Ziggler wants Angle to remember something. Ziggler is going to cement his legacy. He broke records in college, he won titles in the WWE, and he’ll win at the World Cup. Ziggler will give Angle a sample of what he’ll get at Crown Jewel. Ziggler is the best thing going, and the best thing that’s ever happened to this business. “I am the Best in the World.” Apollo makes his entrance and we have our match, after the break.
Raw returns and Ziggler has Apollo down in a facelock. Apollo gets up and fights out but Ziggler kicks low. Ziggler runs in at the corner but into a back elbow. Apollo enziguris Ziggler down, then catches his breath. Apollo mule kicks Ziggler, then runs to boot him down. He brings Ziggler back up to whip, and hits the leaping lariat. Apollo kips up and fires up, then waits for Ziggler to stand. He enziguris Ziggler again, covers, TWO! Clearly Apollo is more than Ziggler anticipated this close to Crown Jewel. Apollo climbs up top, but Ziggler trips him up. Cover, TWO!
Ziggler grows frustrated but then he toys with Apollo. He dares Apollo to stand, but Apollo blocks the superkick. Ziggler ducks the enziguri but his satellite DDT is denied with a toss! Apollo lifts Ziggler in a trophy lift! And holds him there for a long time. He drops Ziggler, standing moonsault, TWO! Apollo was close but he has more ideas. Apollo climbs up but Ziggler leaps up to join him. ZIggler is pushed away, Apollo adjusts, big frog splash! But he hits knees! SUPERKICK! Cover, Ziggler wins!
Winner: Dolph Ziggler, by pinfall
The Show-Off won, but it wasn’t so easy. If Ziggler struggled with the rising star, how will he fair against the Hall of Famer?
The Brothers of Destruction are here!
The Big Red Machine leads the way, for The Dead Man! Both Kane and The Undertaker are in Queen City just days before their battle with Triple H and Shawn Michaels. They enter the ring with menacing auras as they take up microphones. Taker speaks first, saying “It’s not easy to heed his call. To say good-bye. To reach the end. But when the Reaper calls, no matter how hard you fight, it’s your time to go.” Kane adds that “In the distance, they could hear their names being whispered. And as time went by, it got louder. The whisper has now become a deafening cry.” Friday at Crown Jewel, the Brothers of Destruction vow to take the beaten, battered souls of DX for the first time and the last time, “to the fiery gates of Hell!”
“It won’t be swift, it will be slow, agonizing pain.” Taker says that it won’t just be the End of an Era this time, it will be the end of their errors. Kane says that is for Friday. Tonight, HHH & HBK, are being called out to this ring so that they can take a part of their souls for all eternity, so that they will NEVER Rest… In… Are you ready!? Degeneration X answers the call! HHH has his glow sticks and water bottle, but where’s HBK? Oh sorry, hold on. HHH gives him his cue, but Kane comes looking. He leaves Taker alone, for a SWEET CHIN MUSIC!! HBK suckered them in, then gets away with a “SUCK IT!” DX high-fives, but Taker sits up! HHH & HBK aren’t laughing now. Will they be laughing at all come Crown Jewel?
My Thoughts:
Well, as go-homes go, this at least pointed us towards Crown Jewel. Obviously with the real life illness Roman Reigns/Joe Anoa’i is dealing with, and how that changed many stories on Raw, it had to be addressed each time, I just feel it danced close to too many times given all the recaps. Corbin did a good job of shifting things with the “the show must go on” mentality, and it was a lot of fun seeing Strowman body slam him three times. Of course Lesnar gets the better of Strowman here, but I hope that means Strowman wins at Crown Jewel. We don’t need another Part-Timer Champion story, give us the Monster Among Champions already!
That 10-woman tag had a sloppy start, but it was surely thrown in on top of everything just to fill the card. The Faces win, and that’s fine, but I’m still very unsure where any of those stories in the Women’s Division goes. There are clearly plenty of other stories, though, such as Nia, Ember and Tamina. I feel like Nia and Ember will ever be outright enemies, but them being chippy is fine. Tamina looks to challenge Nia’s dominance, but a part of me really wants to see them as a team. Nia might even choose family over friends if the three of them keep interacting. And then it’s great to hear Ronda VS Becky happens at Survivor Series as a part of the brand warfare. The promos alone are going to be great, I’m sure of it.
WWE technically did well in kayfabe explaining why Cena won’t be going to Saudi Arabia. Corbin technically has a point that Cena didn’t earn his shot, he was given it. Of course, that’s not much different than what he did for Lashley, but I like that they at least tied it back to the constant Corbin-Balor feud we’ve been getting. Lashley also works as a replacement for Cena because of his body type. The matches he has during the World Cup can still boil down to the same of a big strong guy against someone smaller and more technical. Given Rollins’ story, it’s safe to say Lashley gets through the first round just as Cena would have, and then we’ll likely get Lashley VS Angle as the Raw Bracket finals. Also glad to see I nailed the SmackDown side.
Elias had a pretty great night all in all. He’s turning more Face, and gets a win against Jinder Mahal despite getting beat up before the match. He’ll likely keep building up and eventually get a match with Corbin himself. Hooray for Lucha House Party winning on Raw, but I have a feeling they won’t actually join the Raw Tag Division. The Revival should also consider their option of going to 205 Live as Cruiserweights, I bet they’d get better play there. Plus, one more team really helps push the possibility of a Cruiserweight Tag Division. And if a Six Man match needs to happen, maybe The Revival can work with TJP or Mike Kanellis.
The Authors of Pain had a good night despite losing. The commercial in the middle of that Triple Threat Tag really took away material from the home audience, like myself. Roode & Gable have a good combo with that German Suplex into a neckbreaker, but part of it almost seemed like Roode “improvised” it so that Gable didn’t get the whole thing won by himself. AoP definitely will challenge for the Raw Tag Team Championships, but those titles are in question given Rollins and Ambrose.
And speaking of that, I’m surprised Ambrose went the silent treatment route where he didn’t explain anything. I suppose it’s mostly to stretch this out while “rattling” Rollins this close to the World Cup. And thinking about it, the only time Ambrose could get away with going after Rollins was if Roman was gone. Otherwise he’d have to deal with both of them. So while it isn’t happening the way it should, it’s happening the way it must to work.
My Score: 7.8/10
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Could this be the biggEST and strongEST SmackDown of the year?
SmackDown in Knoxville sees the returns of Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, along with some final Money in the Bank qualifiers!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax; Naomi wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
- R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa; Mateo wins.
- Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar; Los Garza win.
- Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu; Andrade wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bianca Belair is here!
Knoxville fires up for their strongEST, fastEST, quickEST, toughEST, roughEST, and greatEST hometown hero as she struts out to the ring. Bianca high-fives and hugs fans along the ramp, as well as mom and dad at ringside. Bianca then grabs a mic to say, “Man, it feels good to be in Knoxville!” The fans cheer and chant for “EST! EST!” Bianca says she loves them so much. And she couldn’t come out here without singing Rocky Top! Y’all ready? The fans cheer, and the music plays! Bianca conducts the fans as they sing for the University of Tennessee. In fact, the Lady Vols softball team is playing in the Super Regionals right now!
Bianca smiles and says this city is so special to her. Not just because it is her hometown, but because it is her safe space. She has her love and support from mom ‘n’ dad, and has all the fans who show up and show out for her. With everything Bianca’s been going through, losing at Mania, getting injured, losing tag titles and friends along the way, she just wanted to come back home to her safe space. The fans cheer, and Bianca says she came home to heal. While she’s not 100%, she is doing everything she can to get back to the ring and continue to show us why she is the EST of Tennessee and of WWE! The fans cheer that!
Bianca says with all that said, Knoxville, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! But wait, she’s interrupted by Naomi! The fans boo but Naomi says, “Oh my gosh~! Finally! B, I am so glad you finally here on SmackDown!” Bianca says now is not the time, Naomi. Naomi asks Bianca to please hear her out. It has been way too long. Not a day has gone by when Naomi doesn’t think about what happened to them. What is there to talk about? What could Naomi say? What could she want from Bianca? The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Naomi, and Naomi says she just wants forgiveness. She is begging for it!
Naomi knows things go toff the rails, but she is here because she wants to fix it, she is trying to fix it, but she alone can’t fix it. Months have gone by, and Naomi has tried to communicate, to say the past can be the past and that they can move forward. Bianca has not responded back to Naomi once. Naomi even visited Bianca’s parent’s house! But no one would answer! WHAT?! Mom ‘n’ Dad don’t know about that, but Naomi says no one was home, so she let herself in! Naomi looked through the photo albums, the one right on the front coffee table. And in those photos, Bianca looked so happy. It reminded Naomi of how they were as tag team champions.
Bianca stops Naomi there. Naomi, Bianca will make this perfectly clear. They were best friends, but Naomi betrayed Bianca’s trust. Naomi took their friend, Jade, and threw her onto a car, then lied about it for months! Bianca said she was done with Naomi, she meant that, and if Naomi ever comes near her family again, what Naomi did to Jade will be nothing compared to what Bianca does to Naomi. The fans fire up for that! Naomi gets emotional, but then she gets mad. “Y’know, Bianca, it wouldn’t be good for you and your mama to be in a wheelchair.” The fans boo as Naomi laughs maniacally. Naomi says she’d hate if something happened to Bianca here and now!
Naomi storms up on Bianca, but then JADE makes her way out here! Naomi is even angrier now, but this Storm starts throwing hands! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Naomi down! Bianca and Jade look to each other, neither really saying or doing anything. Naomi runs up but Jade TOSSES her out! Jade and Bianca look to each other again, but then here comes NIA! The Irresistible Force won’t be left out of this, especially when this is the Women’s Triple Threat Qualifier for the night! This match now opens the night, who earns SmackDown’s final golden ticket to the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match?
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax!
SmackDown returns, this match is already going, and Naomi POSTS Nia! Naomi stalks Jade, rains down forearms, and the fans boo. Naomi stomps to BITE Jade’s hand! Jade still fights back, so Naomi has the arms to STOMP Jade down! Naomi flexes, the fans boo, and Naomi puts Jade in a corer. Naomi runs to DROPKICK Jade in the corner! Naomi SLAPS Jade, drags her into the drop zone, then goes up, up, and twerks! HIP DROP! Naomi covers, ROPEBREAK! Naomi is annoyed but she sits Jade up to stomp a mudhole in. But Nia runs up! Naomi dodges, the HIP ATTACK hits Jade! Naomi goes to the apron to ROUNDHOUES Nia!
Naomi reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Nia flops to the floor, the fans rally for Jade, but Naomi kicks her around. Naomi goes up the corner, leaps, but Jade catches her! Jade FALL AWAY SLAMS Naomi, then kips up! Knoxville fires up with Jade and she runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! And SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, Nia breaks it! The fans boo but Nai huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Naomi up. Nia whips Naomi, pops her up and HEADBUTTS her down! Then she SAMOAN DROPS Naomi! Nia soaks up heat, then lines the two up. Naomi grabs at Nia’s leg but Nia CLUBS her down! Nia stomps Jade for good measure, then drops a leg, brother!
Nia TOSSES Jade out, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS on Naomi!! Cover, TWO!!! Naomi survives and Nia is shocked! The fans rally while Nia stalks Naomi. Naomi clings to ropes as Nia pulls at her arm. Nia CLUBS Naomi, whips her to ropes, then SAMOAN DROP- NO, Naomi makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Ghost pin, TWO!! Nia survives the sudden turnaround, Naomi sees Jade crawling in, and Naomi goes after her as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Naomi KICKS Nia while she’s down, then kicks her more. Naomi puts Nia in a corner, CHOKES her on the ropes, then clamps on with a SLEEPER! Nia THROWS Naomi away, then TOSSES her out. Nia soaks up heat, but Jade runs in and rolls Nia up! TWO! Nia stands, and she HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia looms over Jade, drags her up, but Jade fires forearms! Jade backs Nia down, then runs, and she CLOBBERS Nia outta the ring! Jade fires up and has the fans with her. Jade drags Naomi up from the apron but Naomi fires hands. Nia is back to HIP ATTACK Jade against the POST! Nia soaks up more heat, then taunts Naomi.
Naomi stands on the apron, argues with Nia, but they apparently agree to mug Jade for both their benefit. They put Jade in the corner, Naomi digs her boot in, and then Nia sends Naomi in for a SPALSH! Nia adds a SPLASH of her own! Naomi snapmares Jade, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Jade sputters and Nia taunts her. Nia and Naomi soak up the heat together, but Jade fights back! Nia HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia drags Jade up, and Naomi KICKS Jade low! They soak up more heat, talk trash on Jade, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Nia scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, but Nia drags Naomi away!
Nia and Naomi argue again, and then Naomi rolls Nia up! ONE, and Nia grabs Naomi to shove her to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then pushes Naomi down. Nia runs to SENTON! Nia grins while Naomi sputters and the fans rally up. Jade rises to fire forearms on Nia! Then she ELBOWS Naomi in a corner! She ELBOWS Nia, but then Nia follows Jade! Jade dodges so Nia SPLASHES Naomi! Jade then SUPERKICKS! Nia wobbles, Jade SUPERKICKS again! And SPINEBUSTERS! But Naomi METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and the fans rally up. Naomi goes up, SPLIT- LEG MOONSAULT on Nia! But Jade has Naomi in the chicken wings!
Jade brings Naomi around, JADED!! Cover, Nia CLOBBERS them both! The fans rally while all three women are down! Nia climbs a corner, Jade is after her with forearms! Naomi joins in, drags Jade back, but now they trade shots! Nia DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Cover on Jade, TWO! Cover on Naomi, TWO! Nia grows frustrated but the fans rally up again. Nia drag Naomi up, fireman’s carries, and she climbs the corner! The fans already anticipate what’s coming, SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, JADE FROG SPLASHES IN!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up while all three women are down again! “This is Awesome!”
Jade rises, she clamps onto Nia, but Nia HEADBUTTs her! And HEADBUTTS Naomi! Jade BOOTS Nia down! Cover, TWO! Jade runs up on Naomi but Naomi BOOTS her! Naoim goes up top but Jade is right on her! They fight for control, but then Nia joins in! TOWER OF DOOM!! Nia double stacks her opponents, for a A-NIA-LATOR!! Naomi avoids it, Jade takes it all! Naomi ghost pins Nia, AND WINS!!
Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Nia did a lot of the damage, but it is Naomi who wins out! Will everyone in the Women’s MITB Ladder Match now have to #ProceedWithCaution?
Solo Sikoa’s crew arrives.
Solo says they will win Money in the Bank together! Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, whichever one wins MITB wins it fof the family! But then they hear R-Truth talking to… Lil’ Jimmy? Solo says Truth’s childhood hero beats him, and now he’s talking to ghosts. Truth taps Solo on the shoulder and asks if there’s something Solo wants to say. Solo says Truth is crazy touching him. JC Mateo steps up but Solo has him stand down. Truth says he wants to be honest. He’s never seen JC a day before in his life. Is this Solo’s son? He’s husky! Truth asks if he can teach Solo’s husky son a lesson in the ring. Solo says that sounds good to him.
Truth says he’ll go talk to Nick Aldis. “Boy, y’all big boneded!” Truth heads off, and Solo says don’t worry, they’ll take care of him. Let’s have fun. Fatu says keep it 100. They can have their fun, he’s got his own business to take care of. Yadada mean? The Imperial Unit against Truth, Samoan Werewolf in a qualifier, will everything go the family’s way?
Chelsea Green confronts Nick Aldis.
The Hot Mess hides behind a cardboard cutout of herself as she tells the SmackDown General Manager, “What happened on Saturday night was a deliberate-” Piper Niven has to direct Chelsea to point at Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t quite understand her from behind the cardboard mask. Piper holds the mask between Chelsea and camera, though we do get a glimpse of her fancy headgear. Chelsea repeats herself, but Aldis says she needs to be looking at him when they talk. Chelsea hides her face in shame, but she says it is still a deliberate hitjob put on by vicious Zelina Vega! Even her Secret Her-vice could not stop it!
Chelsea demands that Zelina be suspended, stripped of her title, and that Chelsea be reinstated as the champion! Chelsea, no need to be so ugly about this. Gasp! Aldis says what he means is, no suspensions, and we can talk a rematch down the road once Chelsea is medically cleared. Then he is doing nothing for what Zelina did to Chelsea?! Alba says if he won’t, then they will! Yeah, Zelina VS Alba! Tonight! Alba is a bit surprised, but Aldis says, “Chelsea knows best. Alba VS Zelina, I actually like the sound of that. I will make that official right now, if you do one thing for me. Please leave me alone.”
The Green Administration hurries away, but will Alba make sure Chelsea brand justice is served? Or will La Muneca just keep racking up the wins?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Champion, and says that MITB is around the corner. Tiff successfully cashed in her own contract to become champion, but how is she handling the pressure of knowing the same thing could happen to her? Tiff says she can’t wait to see who wins MITB. Then she can handle the pressure by being prepared. Having this title makes her the top threat to the division, but let’s be fair. She’s always been the girl everyone has been obsessed with. So whoever wins, targeting her will be a big mistake. But then in steps Naomi.
Naomi says if Tiff thought Nia was a problem, then she ain’t seen nothing yet. Naomi vows to win MITB and cash in for Tiff’s title, wherever and whenever she wants. And in case Lil’ Miss Tiffy forgot, when Naomi was fighting for a championship, Tiff stayed in Naomi’s way. Wanna know what happens when people play with Naomi? Just ask Jade. Naomi heads out, and Alexa Bliss steps in. Alexa says she wouldn’t be so worried about Naomi. Be worried about Alexa. Alexa heads out now, Tiff clutches to the title a little bit tighter, who will be trying to run the clock out on Tiffy Time?
R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa!
To Solo’s point, #RonCena could not make John Cena see the light at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Truth might be relapsing if he’s talking to Lil’ Jimmy again. But will Truth relapse so far that we get the R-Truth that was once United States Champion? Or will a Tour of the Islands send Truth off the deep end?
SmackDown returns and JC makes his entrance, Solo backing him up. The bell rings and Truth runs up, only for JC to RAM him into a corner! JC RAMS Truth again and again, then lets off. JC whips corner to corner hard and Truth falls in a heap! JC whips corner to corner again just as hard, and Truth falls in a heap again. Solo talks trash but the fans rally behind Truth. JC runs up but Truth dodges! Truth SHOULDER TACKLES! JC stays up, so Truth runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! “What’s Up?” Truth runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he hits the SPIN OUT- CROSSBODY! JC then gets up to GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!
JC smirks as he looms over Truth, and Solo says to finish this off now. JC runs to SENTON but Truth moves! Truth calls for it! “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries JC, but JC is too much! Truth falls over again! Solo laughs, JC whips, TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, JC wins!
Winner: JC Mateo, by pinfall
Truth tried to be like John Cena of old, but it just wasn’t meant to be. JC beats up on Truth more, then stands him up for Solo! But here comes BIG Jim! Jimmy has a chair, he runs JC off, but Solo stands his ground. Solo says his brother wouldn’t hit him with that chair, would he? Jimmy steps to Solo so Solo steps out, but that lets JC CLOBBER Jimmy! But then Solo has JC stand down! They’re family! Solo and JC leave, leaving Jimmy wondering what this is about. Will Jimmy make it clear to Solo that Jimmy’s not the one who has to come to his senses?
The Street Profits are here!
The WWE Tag Team Champions walk through the smoke to be on stage and the fans cheer. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford hold up the titles, walk to the ring, then step inside. The fans cheer as they hold up the belts again, then the Profits grab the mics. Ford says, “Knoxville, Tennessee, oh I love everything about you, and what I have, too. But lemme rap to y’all real fast. This tag team division that we’re a part of, the greatest tag team division on any brand, any promotion… It’s on fire right now.” Dawkins says, “Talk to ’em.” Ford says, “But just like how the gorilla fears us, make no mistake about it, let’s not forget who’s leading the charge right now: The Street Profits.”
The fans cheer, and Dawkins says hey, they got all the teams coming at ’em! DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom, and now… The Wyatts?! The fans cheer that, and Ford says that’s sick. But what big bro is saying, it don’t matter who it is, the Profits will defend against anybody. Well hold on, here comes Fraxiom! Nathan Frazer & Axiom go to the ring to stand with the Profits, and they have mics. Frazer says alright, since the Profits are talking about defending the titles, well, Frazer & Axiom didn’t exactly get a fair shake. Ford says, “Fraxiom, is it?” He congratulates them for being on a roll, but up until the Wyatt Sick6 got in the Profits’ business…
Yeah, the Profits had them beat. Wow, oh, okay. Sure, maybe… But maybe not. Thanks to the Wyatts, we’ll never know. And now that those shenanigans are behind us, it is fair to say that Fraxiom and the Profits need to run it back! The fans like the sound of that! But wait, here come the Machine Guns! Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have mics, and Shelley says okay, hold on, sorry to interrupt. Fraxiom’s entire basis for a rematch is that the Profits never beat them. Well, last time Shelley checked, the Profits never beat MCMG! So if they’re handing out title matches, MCMG will take one. But naturally, here comes DIY!
Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have their own mics, and the Poison Pixie says no no no no. She is pretty sure “you losers” have had a million chances, and “the nerds” just got here. Whoa, hold on? Just got here? Sounds like Candice just got back, so she should do us a favor and shut up. Gargano says you shut up, idiot! The reason DIY brought in Gargano’s beautiful wife is to even the odds against all of what this is! Everyone can see there is a conspiracy in the tag team division to hold down the BTTITW! And now with the Wyatts showing up- Ciampa has Gargano ixnay on the amily-fay.
Do not talk about you know who, scratch that, let’s get to business. All these teams have all KILLED the tag division that DIY built! Matter of fact, let us hold a moment of silence for the death of the SmackDown Tag Division. Everyone, stand up, bow your heads, and give a moment of silence… now. OH NO! The lights go out! All the teams panic, because when the lights turn on, UNCLE HOWDY is on the corner! Howdy laughs, because the rest of the Wyatts flank the ring! Erick Rowan drags MCMG out to DOUBLE LARIAT! Dexter Lumis is up top to CANNONBALL onto the Profits and Gargano! Joe Gacy is in, and he handsprings to bring Fraxiom to the UPSIDE-DOWN!!
Lumis then runs, POWERBOMB SENTON COMBO on Axiom! Ciampa freaks out, turns around, and Nikki Cross is there! CROSSBODY onto Candice! The fans fire up, and Howdy has Frazer for SISTER ABIGAIL! “We’re here!!” It is just as the Profits said, and now it is clear. Will some killer combination of the Wyatts go right after the gold?
Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar!
Worlds Collide is just over a week away, and all four of these men will be involved. The Immortal Firebird and the Young OG are going after the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4 Way while Legado Del Fantasma will be taking on AAA’s Pagano, Psycho Clown y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Who will be heading for Los Angeles with all the momentum behind them?
Speaking of that North American Championship, the champion is here! Ethan Page joins commentary and says what a year for him, to be honest. Wade says that title has never looked better than on Ethan’s shoulder. Fenix makes his entrance now, followed by Je’Von’s. The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Angel. Angel and Fenix circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Angel fires a forearm, Fenix fires back, repeat! Fenix gets the edge but Angel shoves then drops down. Fenix cartwheels over the dropdown, then comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RANAS! Angel tumbles, the fans fire up, and Fenix somersaults, but into a fireman’s carry!
Fenix slips free, ripcords to ROUNDHOUSE, but Angel HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger back, tags to Berto and Je’Von! Je’Von dodges and springboards to BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Berto mule kicks! Berto CLUBS Je’Von, whips, but Je’Von reverses and slips around. Berto bucks the O’Conner, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Berto drags Je’Von up, but Je’Von kicks! Berto blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits! Je’Von runs up, and BOUNCY~ RANAS! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but Je’Von goes Matrix to dodge! Je’Von kips up, and STUNNERS! Angel flops back and the fans fire up!
Los Garza regroups, Je’Von tags Fenix, and they build speed, but have to dodge Angel first. Fenix SOBATS, Je’Von KICKS, and both men ENZIGIRI! Berto is up top, he leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix runs to basement CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this for Los Garza while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Fenix drags Berto up to RAM him into the corner. Tag to Je’Von and they mug Berto. Berto fires hands back on Je’Von, but Je’Von headlocks. Berto powers up and out and Angel tags in. Berto drop toeholds Je’Von into Angel’s KNEE at the ropes! Angel TEARS OFF HIS PANTS! Angel drapes those over Je’Von before he KICKS Je’Von in the side! Angel stalks Je’Von to the corner, tags Berto, and they shove Je’Von for a double hip toss, TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it. Berto shoves Je’Von to ELBOW him down! Berto then DUMPS Je’Von down to be under the ropes.
Tag to Angel and Berto sits Je’Von up on the apron. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von down! Santos joins in with Los Garza as they soak up the heat, and Angel drags Je’Von back in. Angel stands Je’Von up, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up behind him. Angel CLUBS away on Je’Von, mocks the clapping, and he THROWS Je’Von down. Angel KICKS Je’Von in the arm and Je’Von clutches his hand. Angel drags Je’Von to the ropes, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands. The ref counts, Angel steps off at 4, and Berto BOOTS Je’Von down. ANgel clamps onto Je’Von with an armlock and chinbar but Je’Von reaches for Fenix.
Angel keeps hold of Je’Von but Je’Von fires hands! SmackDown returns to single picture as Je’Von dodges the lariat, leaps, but Angel catches him! Angel puts Je’Von in a corner and through ropes. Angel pulls an arm and leg against the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von in the ribs! Je’Von slumps to the apron, and Angel sucker punches Fenix! Angel goes back for Je’Von but Je’Von fires body shots! Angel blocks a kick, slips around and Gory Especials! Angel walks over, tags Berto, and Berto slingshots, GARZA ESPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Je’Von but Berto clamps onto him with a chinlock.
Je’Von endures, even as Berto traps an arm. Je’Von fights up, pries the hold open, and he arm-drags Berto! Je’Von leaps but Berto grabs a leg! Ethan laughs from commentary, but Je’Von kicks free to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Je’Von and Berto crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up as Fenix rallies on Angel with forearms! Fenix then dodges a shot to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG, to a DOUBLE STOMP! Fenix fires off KICKS on Berto, then fires up with Knoxville! Fenix uses Berto to jump up and RANA Angel! Fenix then goes corner to corner to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix fires hands, shoves Angel aside, then goes up.
Fenix springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, Berto breaks it! Berto whips Fenix, Fenix goes Spider-Man, and Je’Von tags in! Fenix says HASTA LA VISTA, BABY! Angel is up, he pops Fenix up to KICK him! But Je’Von springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Angel and Je’Von crawl. Angel CHOPS Je’Von, Je’Von CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Angel CHOPS again, so Je’Von CHOPS again! Angel fires a forearm, Je’Von fires back, and they go around with forearm after forearm! The fans fire up, Angel CHOPS, a
nd Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES!
Je’Von runs, BOUNCY- NO, Angel makes it a SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan is surprised and the fans rally up. Angel hoists Je’Von up top, tags Berto in, and they hoist Je’Von up even higher! But Fenix SHORYUKENS Angel down! Je’Von fires hands on Berto and SHOVES him down! Fenix climbs up to join Je’Von now, and ADIOS AMIGO DOUBLE STOMPS for Angel! Je’Von adjusts, to SUPER DUPER SWANTON onto Los Garza! Ethan says don’t get closer, keep this in the ring! He taunts both his challengers, Fenix and Je’Von stand down to put Los Garza in the ring. The fans rally up, but then Ethan CLOBBERS Fenix & Je’Von!
Ethan TOSSES Fenix over the desk! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS Ethan down! The fans fire up, Je’Von hurries in, and he dodges Angel! But Berto rolls Je’Von up, TWO!! Je’Von dodges Berto, rebound and RED DOT!! Berto is down, Angel gets up, but Je’Von DECKS him! Je’Von goes up, up, but Santos distracts the ref! Ethan SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo but Berto tags Angel! Los Garza hoists Je’Von up for M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!
Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall
All Ego grins as he screws over two of his three challengers, and now Legado is rolling towards Worlds Collide. But will these rudos get everything they deserve in LA?
The Wyatts speak.
“We won’t stop. Not until we get what’s owed.” A simple yet ominous threat, are the tag titles only the beginning?
Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration!
La Muneca held onto the WWE Women’s US Championship by smacking The Hot Mess in the face with a foot, and obviously Chelsea is not happy with it. But will Alba get payback on behalf of her fearless leader? Or will things only get uglier for the Green Regime?
The bell rings and Piper distracts Zelina so Alba can CLOBBER her! Alba fires off hands, then bumps Zelina off buckles. Alba bumps Zelina off more buckles, then more buckles! And then the fourth corner! Chelsea says Zelina should’ve never messed with her! Alba fireman’s carries but Zelina fights free. Zelina KICKS Alba, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Alba CLUBS Zelina. Alba whips, scoops, and- NO, Zelina swings through to RANA! Cover, ONE! Zelina headlocks but Alba fights up and lifts Zelina. Zelina holds on but Alba powers up and out to RUN Zelina over! The fans boo but Chelsea cheers as Alba stalks Zelina.
Alba ROCKS Zelina, whips her to ropes, but Zelina wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Zelina then runs up on Alba in the corner and rains down fists! Alba shoves Zelina away at three, but Zelina comes right back to rain down more shots! Alba stops Zelina at four now, but Zelina wants another go! Alba stops Zelina at four again, and RAMS her into the corner! The fans boo but Alba grins. Zelina BOOTS Alba, goes up, and FLYING RANAS! Alba tumbles out, Piper helps her up, and Zelina goes to the apron. Alba trips Zelina up, spins and ROCKS Zelina, then gets her up. Gory Especial, but Zelina flips through to arm-drag Alba onto ropes!
The fans fire up as Zelina dials up, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref argues with Chelsea while Zelina redials, but Piper trips her up! The fans boo but Alba SUPERKICKS Zelina! Alba salutes to Chelsea, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Alba stands on Zelina’s hair while pulling Zelina’s arms! The ref reprimands, Alba steps off, and she drags Zelina up to suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this and Chelsea argues with the ref. The ref says the count is fair, so Alba clamps onto Zelina with a COBRA CLUTCH! Zelina endures, the fans rally, and Zelina fights up. Zelina fires body shots, Alba ripcords and wrenches to SUPERKICK! Zelina rebounds to SHINING WIZARD! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Piper coaches Zelina, the fans rally up, and both women rise up. Alba is on Zelina and brings her to a corner, but Zelina buckle bumps Alba first!
The fans rally as Alba stalks Zelina, but Zelina bumps her off buckles again! Alba tries again, but Zelina ELBOWS Alba away. Then BOOTS her away! Zelina fires forearms on Alba, backs her down, then whips. Alba reverses but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Zelina LARIATS again! Zelina blocks a kick, ELBOWS Alba, but Alba blocks the saido. But Zelina keeps Alba from running, SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally for Zelina as she runs corner to corner, METEORA! Zelina pushes Alba out and goes up top! The fans cheer for some Latina Heat, and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alba survives and Chelsea is relieved.
Zelina grows frustrated, but she goes back for Alba. Zelina reels Alba in, suplexes, but Alba blocks! Alba knees low, suplexes, but Zelina hits STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Alba is down, Zelina goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS! Alba goes up now, and she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?! Zelina survives and shocks Alba! Chelsea is upset again but Alba hurries to bring Zelina up. Alba KICKS Zelina out, and now Chelsea takes off her face mask?! She tells Piper to stand Zelina up! Piper does as told, and Chelsea takes a swing, but Zelina ducks! The face mask SMACKS Piper!! Chelsea is shocked, then furious, and then she chases after Zelina!
Zelina slips into the ring, Chelsea gets on the apron, but Zelina sends Alba at her! They almost collide, and then Zelina rolls Alba up! Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall
Chelsea tried so hard to screw Zelina over that she just screwed up her own team! Zelina survives again, will no one take down the Vega Administration?
The Miz pep talks Carmelo Hayes.
Melo looks good, and he just has to follow the plan. If Melo follows that plan, with no mistakes, they will win. Melo says he knows what he’s doing. Miz asks if he really does. Because Miz has taken Black Mass after Black Mass, sacrificing himself for Melo. Does Melo understand? Miz gave up this chance at MITB for Melo! Miz has already done it twice! If Melo wins this match tonight, Miz will guide Melo to make sure “we are Mr. MITB.” Wait, we? Miz says, “Who do you think got you in this position?” Melo says Melo did. Melo appreciates everything Miz has done for him, from sacrificing to taking hits for him, and helping him win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
But nobody told Miz to do that. Melo will run the play exactly as Miz designed it, but what brought Melo to the dance is Melo’s talent. Melo goes out there and does it better than anybody else. Melo puts up 40 points on a bad day, because he is H1M. And Miz just needs to let Melo be H1M. They good? Miz nods, and Melo says okay, let’s do the thing. They are Melo Don’t Miz and they are Awes-H1M. Miz still nods, but he doesn’t seem genuinely happy. Will Miz let Melo be Melo? Even if that means letting H1M fail?
Giulia speaks.
“Throughout my entire career, even back when I started in Japan, I had one goal… It’s not to be ‘the best.’ Everyone says that. It’s hollow and empty. My goal is to be indisputable. You can love me or hate me, admiration or disgust, it means nothing. But I’m impossible to deny. My opponent doesn’t matter, because I only view them as an opportunity to build my legacy. Evidence you cannot refute. SmackDown, you will see. I will hit harder, move faster, think sharper, and conquer everything, just like I’ve always done. The question isn’t, ‘Who’s going to let me?” It’s, ‘Who’s going to stop me?'” She adds in Japanese, “If you can stop it, stop it.”
Will SmackDown and all of the WWE soon succumb to The Beautiful Madness?
Zelina returns backstage.
She refreshes for a second, but Giulia is there! And Giulia says she sees Zelina, but she also sees that title more. Zelina scoffs and leaves. Could Giulia be aiming for everything once she becomes Ms. Money in the Bank?
Damian Priest is here!
Knoxville cheers as The Archer of Infamy heads to the ring, victorious from Saturday Night’s Main Event and that brutal Steel Cage match. Priest grabs a mic to tell Tennessee, “Ever since I beat Drew on Saturday, it’s like I’m breathing in fresh air. Y’know, there was a time when I lived on the street, if we were beefing with another street, that war could go for years. But in WWE, you have a beef with somebody, you have a match and it’s over. But with Drew and I, we went well over a year, and that’s not normal. But we took that beef into a cage. Now, I can feel it, you can se it on my face, we went to war.
“At the end of this war, at Saturday Night’s Main Event, I gave him a Con-Chair-To, I walked out the door, and I put his ass in the past.” The fans cheer that. Priest says now he knows Drew is somewhere recovering from his scrambled brains, but he knows Drew is watching, so this is for Drew. “I still can’t stand yo ass. But the Drew McIntyre that stepped in that cage wasn’t the guy that hides behind his phone on social media. That was the old Drew, the warrior, and I appreciate that.” The fans applaud, and Priest says he won’t ask what is next for himself, he’ll just tell us all. And it is the same thing he wanted when he came to SmackDown: Championships!
The fans cheer, and Priest says this war with Drew cost him an opportunity at being in MITB. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his eyes on a certain champion. Somebody who he has unfinished business with, and a champion he considers the most badass. The fans know that means Fatu, and he knows they know! Priest calls out Jacob Fatu! Priest respects Fatu. Priest knows where Fatu came from, what Fatu had to live through, how it feels to stand in this ring as a champion. Real talk, Priest is proud of Fatu, he congratulates Fatu, that’s real. But what Priest doesn’t respect is the crew that follows him around.
Wait, check that. What Priest doesn’t respect is the crew Fatu follows around. Priest knows at some point, they will get in this ring, handle business, but that’s for them. As for Fatu’s so-called family, if they wanna get involved, they can catch a fresh one, too. Priest won’t make it just a nickname or moniker, he wants this to be fact! Priest is and forever will be EL CAMPEON! The fans cheer that! But will the Archer soon take aim at the Samoan Werewolf? Well, speaking of, Fatu makes his way out here for tonight’s other Triple Threat Qualifier! Fatu nods to Priest, but if Fatu wins his way into the ladder match, will this showdown have to wait a little longer?
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!
SmackDown returns and El Idolo makes his entrance, followed by H1M. The bell rings and Miz distracts Fatu and Melo attacks! Fatu ELBOWS Melo away, Andrade is on Melo with forearms, and then Fatu adds a LARIAT! Fatu looms mover Melo but then turns to stare down Andrade. The fans rally as these two step up. Andrade fires forearms but Fatu SHOVES him to a corner. Fatu runs up, Andrade dodges then whips. Fatu reverses, Andrade goes up and out to then ROCK Fatu! Andrade goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Melo CLUBS Andrade, TOSSES him out, and then CLUBS away on Fatu!
Miz says that’s the way! Melo HAMMERS and CHOPS, then whips, but Fatu blocks! Fatu whips Melo, Melo springboards, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Fatu sees Melo go outside. Fatu builds speed, but Miz trips him up! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Fatu drags Miz into the ring! Melo goes to roll Fatu up but Fatu stays up! Fatu YANKS Melo up, scoops, but Melo slips free! Melo SUPERKICKS and Miz DUMPS Fatu out! The fans boo but Melo builds speed, only for Andrade to LARIAT! The fans cheer, and now Miz sees he is in trouble. Fatu snarls, but Andrade DIVES, into a HAYMAKER!
Fatu then SUPERKICKS Miz! Fatu THROWS Miz into barriers! The fans fire up and Fatu grins. Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK against the barriers! The Samoan Werewolf has dominated three men at once and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Miz sputters and Fatu leaves him behind to go around the way. Melo is there to kick Fatu, RAM Fatu, but Fatu blocks another whip! Fatu ROCKS Melo and Melo staggers away. Fatu stalks Melo, Melo checks on Miz, but Fatu ROCKS Melo! Andrade goes after Fatu now, but Fatu THROWS Andrade into barriers! The fans cheer as Fatu lets Andrade go to the ring. Fatu brings Melo up, SMACKS him off the desk, then pushes him down. Fatu clears the desk off, but Melo CLUBS Fatu against the desk! Melo storms into the ring, brings Andrade up, but Andrade RAMS Melo into the corner! Andrade RAMS Melo, CHOPS Melo, then stalks Melo.
Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses and Andrade hits buckles hard! Melo CHOPS Andrade down! Melo brings Andrade up, soaks up some heat, then makes it Latino Heat. But Andrade blocks the suplex to suplex Melo! Andrade hangs Melo out to dry, and Melo flops to the apron. Fatu is back but Andrade fires forearms first! Andrade whips, Fatu reverses, and Fatu BODY CHECKS Andrade! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him while he stalks Andrade. Fatu drags Andrade up to HEADBUTT him into the corner. Fatu shoves Melo off the apron, then he HEADBUTTS Andrade again. Andrade sputters but Fatu is all fired up.
Fatu CHOPS Andrade, UPPERCUTS, and HEADBUTTS him again! Andrade CHOPS in return! SmackDown returns to single picture and Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Fatu UPPERCUTS and Andrade falls back! Melo stomps Andrade in the corner, then tells Fatu to come on in. Fatu runs up, but Andrade gets away! Hip attack hits buckles! Melo ENZIGIRIS Fatu, Andrade runs to dodge Melo and FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Andrade kips up! Andrade has targets in the corners, and he rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES for Fatu! CIEN- NO, Melo tilt-o-whirls and LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Melo runs to stomp away on Fatu, then he brings Andrade up. Fatu stands to CLOBBER Melo! Andrade SUPERKICKS Fatu! The fans rally, Melo brings Andrade up and springboards, but Andrade stops him at the ropes! SECOND ROPE SPANISH FLY! But Fatu SENTONS Andrade! The fans fire up as Fatu SENTONS Melo! Fatu drags Melo to a drop zone, then goes to the corner! The fans rally for Fatu as he goes up, up, but Andrade YANKS him down! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT DOUBLE!! Cover, Melo breaks it! The fans rally while all three are down! “This is Awesome!” as the three stir.
Melo brings Fatu and Andrade around, and he fires forearms on each of them. Andrade fires back on Melo, then Fatu UPPERCUTS! Andrade ROCKS Fatu, but Fatu UPPERCUTS Andrade! The fans rally as the three rise, and Melo springboards! DOUBLE FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover on Andrade, Fatu breaks it! Melo and Fatu stare down, and they run up! Melo dodges to hit the FIRST 48! Andrade adds a POISON-RANA! Melo slips around Andrade to KNEE and suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and Melo grows frustrated. The fans rally for Fatu while Melo shakes his hands out. Andrade is on the apron but Melo rises.
Melo brings Andrade up but Andrade trips Melo! They go out to brawl, and Melo SUPERKICKS Andrade down! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Melo! The fans fire up for Fatu as he lines up a shot. Fatu gets the fans even more fired up, then he geeks out! Fatu runs in the full length, but Andrade & Melo move! HIP ATTACK through barriers!! The fans go nuts as Fatu crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu sputters as SmackDown goes back to picture in picture.
Fatu stirs while Andrade and Melo go to the ring. They roll in, Melo grabs at Andrade and vice-versa. Melo fires a forearm, then goes back outside. Andrade goes to the opposite end while Melo looks under the ring. Melo makes Knoxville happy by bringing out a table! But then Melo makes them mad by dropping it! Melo goes after Andrade but Andrade ROCKS him first! Andrade brings out a chair! Andrade aims, but Melo dropkicks the legs out! Andrade crawls, Melo shakes his head, and he grabs the chair now. Melo aims, but Andrade kicks Melo low! Andrade and Melo go into the ring, and Andrade puts Melo in a drop zone.
Andrade goes up the corner, but Melo trips him up! Andrade is stuck up top and Melo hits the SLINGSHOT PLEX! Melo flexes, then decides to step through on the legs! Andrade cradles that, TWO! Melo and Andrade stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans look for Fatu. SmackDown returns to single picture as the fans rally, Melo and Andrade sit up, and Melo CHOPS! Andrade ROCKS Melo, then rolls away. Melo hurries to clamp onto Andrade with a facelock, but Andrade RAMS him into a corner! Andrade puts Melo up top but Melo fires forearms. Andrade drops back, Melo aims, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS!
The fans still want tables but Andrade climbs up to get Melo. They’re on the very top, but Fatu is back! Fatu makes the SUPER SPANISH FLY part ROCKER LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu goes up now! SWANTON BOMB onto Melo! Cover, Andrade breaks it!! The fans rally up again and still want tables. Fatu runs at Andrade to SPLASH! Then Fatu runs at Melo, but Melo BOOTS him! Melo runs up, but into a pop-up! Melo fights the Samoan Drop, and Andrade adds the SHADOW ELBOW! But Melo makes it a ghost pin! Andrade adds a stack, TWO!!! Fatu survives the double cover, but here come Solo & JC!
The fans boo as Solo is here to coach Fatu up. Melo and Andrade trade forearms, then Melo dodges to springboard, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Fatu snarls, drags Melo up, and he HEADBUTTS Melo! Fatu finally notices Solo & JC, but Fatu puts Melo up top. Fatu CHOPS Melo, then he fireman’s carries Andrade. Fatu adds Melo to this, but Melo slips free. SAMOAN DROP for Andrade, and then Fatu goes to the corner. Solo says Fatu’s got this now! BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS and Melo hits NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT! Andrade underhooks Melo, THE MESS- NO, Melo RANAS through! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade has a cover, TWO! Melo has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Both men stand, SHADOW ELBOW! FIRST 48!! SHADOW ELBOW AGAIN!! All three men are down and the fans are thunderous! Fatu crawls, Melo rolls to a corner, and Andrade stirs. Fatu rises, he brings Andrade up, IMPALER DDT! Then Fatu has Melo to RAM him into a corner. Fatu runs and HIP ATTACKS Melo! Andrade is up, Fatu hits him with another IMPALER DDT! Fatu puts Andrade in the drop zone, and he hits the BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Solo says yeah, do that again! The fans boo but Fatu glares at Solo. JC says do what Solo is saying, Fatu!
But wait! Jimmy YANKS JC down, and SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up, and then Melo RAMS Fatu into Solo! Then FIRST 48! But Andrade rolls Melo into THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!
Winner: Andrade, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Solo just screwed things up for Fatu! Solo does his best to keep the peace between Fatu and JC, but the point is: Andrade is headed to Los Angeles! Will he make this El Idolo in the Bank?
Backstage interview with LA Knight.
Byron Saxton segues from congratulating Andrade for qualifying to welcoming in someone who already has qualified, but The Mega Star says, “My gawd. What is it with punching tickets around here? Everybody talks about punching tickets. WWE Instagram, punched tickets. Commentary, punched tickets. You’re talking about punched tickets. I guess I punched my ticket to MITB, it’s only eight days away. A few other guys who punched tickets, who are they? You got Andrade, you got Penta, you got what’s his name, Seth Rollins. You got Solo Sikoa! They’re all in it! They all punched their tickets!
“And everybody’s gonna be climbing that ladder, trying to get up, put everything on the line that they can. Now, if this was a one-on-one match, I’d go ahead and call my shot, and I’d say I’m gonna run up there, grab the case, and cash it in. But you gotta understand, this is my third year in a row, so I understand what this is. You can call me the vet in this match. Some people say maybe that Seth is the vet in this, but they would be wrong. For three years in a row now, you’re talking about the most robust and the most recent experience, YEAH. And what that means is now it’s anybody’s game. Anybody can come out with it, and I understand that.
“But with or without the case, what you need to understand is that the WWE title, the world title, they’re all in my future. With the way I’ve been running, at this point, they should be in my past, maybe even my present. Why don’tcha go ahead and punch that ticket? While we’re talking about-” Knight stops himself when he spots someone walking in. It’s Aleister Black! And Aleister says that win was supposed to be his. But he tells Knight, “You’re welcome, though.” The Dark Father lets the Mega Star shine, if only for now. Will LA win big in LA when we finally reach MITB?
Fatu and Solo regroup backstage.
Solo wants Fatu to listen. He was just trying to help. Fatu tells Solo to listen. For the last time, Fatu does not need his help! Fatu storms off, JC steps in, but Solo has nothing else to say. Is the Samoan Werewolf going to break away from this dysfunctional “family?”
Cody Rhodes is here!
Knoxville fires up and sings along, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans along the ramp and the front row, and even signs autographs. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and he hears the fans chant his name. Cody fires the fans up more, then hears them sing, “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~! Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody says, “So, Knoxville! Whaddya wanna talk about?” The fans cheer, and Cody says, “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that we could talk about the record crowd here this evening!” The fans cheer that, too! Cody says he loves them, too, thank you very much.
Cody says they could also talk about WrestleMania 41. The fans boo, but Cody says after WrestleMania 41, he went home, he drowned his sorrows, might’ve touched the “Tennessee Cough Syrup” a little bit, and he had a moment of doubt. He reached out to a friend. A friend who helps him prepare to wonderful audiences like this one here, or speaking to everyone at home. Cody asked him, “Was I a good champion?” The fans cheer for that, but Cody says the friend told him wasn’t quite as simple as yes or no.
The friend told him, “With everything that you faced here in the ring in front of all the fans, and with everything that you faced behind the scenes, being pulled in different directions, the waters that you had to navigate that no champion has ever had to navigate, yes, I feel that you were a good champion.” Cody says he felt good hearing that, it turned into a hopeful moment, the silver lining on a dark cloud. Cody looked back on his whole year. He thought about AJ Styles faking retirement to get the drop on him. Cody thought about his friend, Kevin Owens, sucker punching him against his bus while Cody’s family slept inside.
Cody thought about his boss, Triple H, who pushed Cody to the limit, and sees something in Cody that Cody doesn’t even see in himself. Cody even thought about The Final Boss, how he asked Cody for his soul, and the entire world wondering what that meant. As preposterous as that sounded, The Rock was 100% serious. No matter how many times Cody said no, the offer still stands. And Cody also thought about John Cena. The fans initially boo, but the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” starts up. Cody takes a moment, and then he says, “I thought about John Cena doing exactly what he said he was going to do. He forced me to make a choice, and I hesitated.
“I don’t know if John Cena is going to ‘ruin’ professional wrestling. But if he does, then I’m partially to blame. Now, I know, I’d love to say this to John Cena’s face. Not sure if he’s going to come out here right now, but if you are listening, if you are listening, Champ, I need you to know that I will never hesitate with you again!” The fans cheer that, and Cody says no matter how much Cena will tout the amount of days he has left, how much Cena will talk about what remains before he absconds with the WWE Championship and leaves all of us forever, that is NOT Cena’s expiration date! That is on the other side of Cody’s corneas, and it will burn Cena’s ass up!
The fans fire up for that, and Cody calms it down. Cody apologizes for that. This is his first night back on SmackDown, he is getting worked up. He thought so much about what he could do, what he could do for the fans. Hell, how about a surprise? The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” so Cody says they’re hungry for it. Let’s yeet. Well, hold on, that’d be a very big surprise. That’d be the biggest surprise. That’d be Cody’s partner riding into battle for MITB, and hell YES he is here! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the World Heavyweight Champion, MAIN EVENT JEY USO! The fans go wild as Jey makes his way in from the pavilion!
The fans sing along with Day One Ish and bounce for that YEET! Jey makes his way down through the crowd to ringside, one verse at a time, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Jey joins Cody in the ring now, mic in hand. Cody and Jey hear the fans want an encore, so we get even more YEET! But then John Cena makes his entrance to ruin the fun! The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUUUCKS~!” even though he wears that University of Tennessee orange and white. Cena goes to the ring, towel draped over his head, then grabs a mic before he joins Cody and Jey in the ring. Cena hears the fans boo, and he says, “I’m upset, too. If it isn’t professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes!” Cena tells Cody he is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe, and that Jey is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe.
The fans boo but Cena says they both wanna be Cena so bad, it makes him sick! Cody wants Cena’s fame, Jey wants Cena’s money, but they will get neither because Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy! There is only ONE other human being in the WWE who embodies hustle, loyalty and respect, and he’s got the fortune, fame and followers to back that up! Surprise, losers! Cena’s partner is here, too! The fans boo already, because “EY YO~!” Logan Paul IS here! The Maverick swaggers his way out, and Cena gives him a proper introduction. “Oh, you mad? You’re mad because Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler?”
Cena says Logan doesn’t need to pay his dues, because he is paying Jey’s mortgage! Everybody in this building did NOT come to see Jey! They came to see John Cena and Logan Paul! Logan asks, “What the hell you crying about, Knoxville? Look! I could walk on water, and y’all would still find a way to tell me it’s because I can’t swim! John Cena speaks the language of Logan Paul, and that is the truth! The truth! It is right in front of you! You deny it all you want, but look around, you stupid, stupid, simple Tennessee people! This is a moment in history! All of you get to witness the moment that John Cena stood side-by-side in the ring with Logan Paul.
“And look, all of you will live long, pathetic, miserable lives. But at least you will get to say that you saw that.” The fans tell Logan to STFU, and Cena tells Logan to ignore it. Logan says yeah, yeah, they’re so ungrateful. They don’t know what’s good for them. There is one problem, though. This does seem too perfect. The problem is… Logan should be standing next to THE WWE Champion as THE World Heavyweight Champion! Logan should’ve been the one to leave Saturday Night’s Main Event with that title around his waist. But look at him, Jey. Jey got lucky. Jey got lucky! He knows it, Logan knows, it, the fans know it, CODY knows it!
Jey needed Cody to save him! When Cody interfered with the match cuz these two cheaters can’t do a single thing in this business without it being handed to them! “These two nepo babies were born on third, thinking they hit a triple.” Logan points to himself and says, “Self-made man!” He points to Cena and says, “Self-made man!” Five years ago, nobody every would’ve believed Logan Paul would be a WWE superstar. And they certainly never ever would’ve believed that he’d be teaming with the Greatest Of All Time! But look at Logan now. He’s not just a superstar, he is THE superstar! His time is now! Cena told us that his time is almost up!
Cena is the Last Real Champion, Logan is the inevitable face of the WWE! So Jey, Cody, at MITB, if you want some, come get some. Jey tells Logan they don’t gotta wait! They can handle this right now! UH UH, YEET!! The mics drop, Cena and Logan talk this out, and Logan wants to throw hands while Cena wants to leave. Cody asks what they’re arguing about. They gonna go to the back so Logan can polish Cena’s Peacemaker? Now it’s a fight! The fans fire up as the hands are flying! Logan TOSSES Jey, Cena picks Cody up! Cody slips free, Jey is back to SUPERKICK! Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Cena bails out, Jey PLANCHAS out onto him!
Logan goes to the apron, slingshot and- NO, Cody dodges the “Snapshot” Lariat and Jey SUPERKICKS Logan! Then Jey sets Logan up for the CODE D!! The fans fire up as Cody picks up the WWE Championship! Will Cody and Jey make it through Logan and Cena to then clear a path for the American Nightmare’s redemption? Or will Cena & Logan ruin wrestling together?
My Thoughts:
A very good SmackDown, but maybe with some wheel-spinning. As fun as Chelsea Green continues to be, can’t we move on from her and Zelina? Or are we about to do that with tonight’s win over Alba and then Giulia confronting her? Ironically, that seems to give away Giulia isn’t winning MITB. Giulia had a good promo video right before but they undercut it by giving us that confrontation. That said, Giulia deserves to be all the champions, but I suppose starting with the Women’s US Championship would be a good route. Very good promo from Bianca and Naomi to not just have Bianca’s homecoming, but to keep the feud between them alive.
The Women’s Triple Threat had a slow start but it turned out to be a very good match. Great win for Naomi, and good promo from her, Tiffany and Alexa to tease potential MITB winners. Great stuff in the tag match to build Worlds Collide just a touch. We only got one moment of Berto being passive aggressive towards Santos, and then Ethan Page screwing the Faces over, but that was still enough for the North American Championship. Of course, it depends on how many fans watch not just Raw and SmackDown but also NXT so that the fans already understand the story. But as someone who does, I do appreciate they’re bringing NXT story onto SmackDown.
Good promo from Priest to give some shoot respect to Drew and Fatu, but Priest wanting after the US title kinda gave away what was happening with the Men’s Triple Threat. It was a great Triple Threat, but of course Solo & JC cost Fatu. That team is just one moment away from breaking up, and it might be at MITB when Solo just expects Fatu to help him win the briefcase and Fatu refuses. And Fatu VS Priest will still be awesome whenever it happens. Good promo from Knight, and a good bit from Aleister with him, which I suppose means that’s the next feud for them. Was kinda hoping for Aleister VS Nakamura but that really depends if Nakamura is sticking with WWE or going home to Japan via Pro-Wrestling NOAH as rumored.
R-Truth relapsing to talking to Lil’ Jimmy is certainly a choice. I kinda wish he’d keep up the “Ron Cena” stuff, or they’d let Jeff Cobb do his own John Cena bit from NJPW, but I guess some things in WWE still won’t change. And closing with a big promo segment was also certainly a choice. Cody still did a good job, and nice surprise to have Jey show up. Not sure they needed to take a commercial break for Jey’s entrance, especially when they were obviously going to let Jey do his YEET encore. And Cena really must be brainwashed to put Logan over as if Logan’s on par with peak Cena. But naturally a brawl happened and the Faces stood tall.
Don’t count this as go-home math yet, they could easily revisit this on Raw and even next week on SmackDown. Even then, I still feel like Jey and Cody should win at MITB to properly set up Cody VS Cena 2 at SummerSlam. Raw on June 9th is still the move for the World Heavyweight Championship, but there’s also Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, who knows if Jey makes it to SummerSlam as champion.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.
Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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