Results
Mitchell’s WWE Monday Night Raw Results & Report! (11/19/18)
Raw was victorious at Survivor Series up and down the card! But now, truces are over and it’s time for Braun Strowman to #GetTheseHands on Baron Corbin!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Elimination Six Man Tag: Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush VS Braun Strowman, Elias & Finn Balor; No Contest.
- Sasha Banks & Bayley VS Nia Jax & Tamina; Nia & Tamina win.
- Lucha House Party VS The Revival; Lucha House Party wins.
- Raw Women’s Championship Open Challenge: Ronda Rousey VS ???; Rousey wins and retains the Raw Women’s Championship.
- Bobby Roode & Chad Gable VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick; Roode & Gable win.
- Ruby Riott w/ The Riott Squad VS Natalya; Natalya wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Raw opens with Baron Corbin in the ring!
The Acting General Manager welcomes Los Angeles to “the undisputed A Show”! Survivor Series was one for the history books, but that credit goes to the Commissioner, Stephanie McMahon! And with that, Stephanie heads to the ring. Stephanie herself is ready to celebrate after the dominant 6-1 performance. Stephanie takes a moment to soak in the moment. For those who didn’t see Survivor Series, “Raw cleaned up”, they won all of the main show matches. All of that is thanks to acting GM, Baron Corbin. Fans boo, but Stephanie continues to thank her Raw “family”. They proved they’re better, and now it’s time to celebrate!
Corbin agrees, and tonight is an amazing night of action. There is, however, some housekeeping. There were promises made, such as a more permanent appointment for Corbin. Stephanie does realize she made that promise, but here comes BRAUN STROWMAN! The Monster Among Men has a promise he wants Stephanie to make good on, too! He joins Stephanie and Corbin in the ring, and says that he did his part. Now Stephanie needs to do hers. Give him a match “with this slime ball!” Stephanie says she’ll keep her word. At TLC, Corbin will #GetTheseHands! Well, yes, but if Corbin wins, then he is officially the permanent GM of Raw. But if Corbin loses, then he loses all authority. And Strowman promises Corbin will lose, because Strowman chooses the stipulation, and won’t be liable for ripping Corbin apart.
Stephanie points out dismemberment is a liability, but they’ll worry about it later. And what of his Universal Championship rematch? That’ll happen at the Royal Rumble, but only if Strowman wins at TLC. This is a good deal for them. Does Strowman think he can’t win? Is that agreeable? Strowman accepts the terms, and welcomes Corbin to #MondayNightBraun. Enjoy your time as GM, Corbin, because Strowman’s stipulation choice is… THE TLC Match! He’ll #GetTheseHands, as well as #GetTheseTablesLaddersAndChairs! Corbin thinks that’s a terrible idea, because it now favors Corbin. He’ll leave Strowman in a pile of steel, if Strowman even makes it there. Because while Corbin is still GM, he’ll put Strowman in a handicap match against Bobby Lashley AND Drew McIntyre!
Stephanie likes that idea. But given this is a celebration, let’s increase it to a Six Man Tag. Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and Corbin against Strowman, Elias and Finn Balor! And since Stephanie’s feeling so good, that match is NEXT! Will Corbin feel as confident about his chances when the odds are even?
Six Man Tag: Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush VS Braun Strowman, Elias & Finn Balor!
Raw returns to this star-studded opener as The Drifter makes his entrance. The City of Angels greets Elias with a song as he greets them. He’ll lead them to the Promised Land, but times will be tough. But always remember this universal truth: that WWE really stands for “Walk With Elias!” Elias plays his guitar, fans clap along, and LA is rockin’. But then he asks as he always does, “Who Wants to Walk With Elias?!” LA sure sounds like they do. But then it is revealed Corbin has made this an elimination match!
Elimination Six Man Tag: Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush VS Braun Strowman, Elias & Finn Balor!
Corbin continues to abuse his power while he still has it, and now has odds back in his favor because he has the Rocky Mountain Machine and Scottish Terminator. Will The Monster Among Men, Extraordinary Man and Living Truth still find a way to overcome?
Corbin and Strowman trash talk each other but the referee keeps the peace. Teams sort out and turns out team captains Corbin and Strowman start. LA chants “Get These Hands!” as Strowman and Corbin circle. But then Corbin tags out to McIntyre. McIntyre has his own score to settle with Strowman, and the two stare down. They trash talk then tie up, and Strowman pushes McIntyre back. McIntyre isn’t afraid, he ties up and gets the headlock. Strowman powers out and they collide. Strowman just flexes. McIntyre kicks low and throws hands, but Strowman reverses the whip. McIntyre CHOPS Strowman, but Stroman puts him in a corner. Strowman runs into McIntyre’s boot, then McIntyre throws more hands. McIntyre runs but is BLASTED off his feet! Finn wants in and LA wants him, too! Strowman tags him in, and scoop slam sentons him on McIntyre!
Finn gets up and goes after McIntyre, but then McIntyre scoop slams him. Fans rally up with “Too Sweet! Woop Woop!” as Finn gets to a corner. Finn evades McIntyre but McIntyre boots him first. McIntyre shoves Finn down then goes out to put him into barriers! Finn almost ends up among the fans! Team Corbin has control while we go to break.
Raw returns as McIntyre deadlift suplexes Finn from the mat! And then drops him! Cover, TWO! Finn lives and McIntyre grows frustrated. McIntyre tags in Corbin, who has his own grudge with Finn. Corbin stomps Finn down then mocks Strowman. Corbin throws hands on Finn and puts him in a corner. He stomps a mudhole into Finn, then tags Bobby Lashley. Lashley has his own problems with Finn, and runs to ram his shoulder in! Cover, TWO, so Lashley wraps on a chinlock. Lashley grinds Finn on the mat but fans rally up. Finn gets up but Lashley tosses him to the mat! Lashley tags Corbin back in, and Corbin looms over Finn. He brings Finn up, but Finn hits back with forearms! Finn reaches but Corbin keeps him from Strowman by fingertips! Finn keeps trying but is whipped to enemy territory. But he fights out as fans fire up!
Finn runs, but Corbin catches him and puts him in a corner. Finn boots him away, but runs into Deep Six! Cover, TWO! Corbin grows frustrated as Finn survives again. The fans rally up but Lashley tags in. Lashley stomps Finn then mean mugs Elias and Strowman. Lashley drags Finn up for a buckle bump, then whips Finn corner to corner hard. Fans rally for Finn but Lashley looms over him. Finn slowly stands but Lashley whips him corner to corner again. Finn goes up and over but is caught! He slips out, rolls Lashley up, TWO! Lashley clobbers Finn! Cover, TWO! Strowman and Elias coach Finn up but Lashley prepares a bomb. Lashley lifts but FInn fights out! Finn gets Lashley up, Lashley sunset flips but Finn rolls through to basement dropkick! Hot tag to Elias!
LA explodes as Elias rallies on Lashley and even hits Corbin, yet another guy he has history with. Elias whips Lashley to a corner then stomps away! He whips but Lashley reverses. Elias goes up and kicks Lashley away. Elias baits Corbin out, but Lashley clobbers Elias! Lashley whips Elias but Elias holds ropes. Elias boots Lashley, Finn tags in. They work together to double clothesline Lashley out hard! They hit McIntyre for good measure, then Finn builds speed to FLY! Finn wipes out Corbin and Lashley! He puts Lashley in and climbs s fans rally. Corbin distracts the ref so that McIntyre can shove Finn down! Lashley rolls and tags in McIntyre. McIntyre aims from the opposite end, CLAYMORE! Cover, McIntyre ELIMINATES Finn! Finn did all he could but it wasn’t enough against three sly enemies. We go to break as teams sort out.
Raw returns as Elias barely kicks out. Lashley brings Elias up and over, then tags in McIntyre. They mug Elias with stomps, and that includes Corbin as he tags in. Corbin tags Lashley and Lashley adds his stomps. Lashley tags McIntyre and McIntyre chops Elias. McIntyre brings Elias down with an armlock and chinbar. McIntyre grinds his forearm on Elias’ face, but fans rally up. Elias feeds off the energy and fights out of the hold. McIntyre shoves Elias but Elias kicks back, only to get a clobbering clothesline! Cover, TWO, but McIntyre stays on Elias with an overhead toss! Tag to Lashley, he throws Elias overhead! Cover, TWO, but Lashley keeps on Elias with a rain of right hands.
Lashley puts Elias in the corner, tags in Corbin, and Corbin throws hands. Elias fights back but Corbin knees low and bumps him off buckles. But Eilas still counter punches! Corbin whips Elias hard into the other corner! Corbin wraps on a half nelson chinlock and thrashes Elias about. Fans rally up but Lashley goes after Strowman. Strowman kicks him away and then clubs away, but McIntyre clubs Strowman! The Terminator and the Machine leave the Monster down while Corbin keeps on Elias. Elias hits back, breaks free, but runs into an elbow. Corbin drags Elias up but Elias hits a jumping knee strike! But Strowman is down so Elias has to climb up. Macho Elbow hits! Cover, but Lashley breaks it! Lashley throws Elias out and Lio laughs. But then Elias glares at the Man of the Hour, and the chase is on!
Lio leaps up and over, but Elias still catches him! Elias tosses Lio aside before getting SPEARED by Lashley! The ring count begins and Elias is down. Lio chants “Lashley! Lashley!” while Lashley himself goes into the ring. Elias isn’t moving, the count ELIMINATES Elias! The Monster Among Men is all alone with three towering men as we go to break.
Raw returns and Corbin tags McIntyre. They mug Strowman, then stomp away. McIntyre throws hands, then tags Lashley. McIntyre sits Lashley up for Lashley to knock down! Lashley flexes, then chokes Strowman on the ropes. Strowman gasps for air as Corbin tags in. Corbin soaks up the heat as he throws hands on Strowman. He taunts Strowman, as does Lio. Corbin stomps away then throws more hands. “How do you like that?!” Fans don’t, because they boo. Corbin sits Strowman up and puts on the half nelson chinlock. Strowman endures, fans rally, and Strowman powers up! He throws Corbin off him, then gets moving. He barrels right through Corbin, then blasts both McIntyre and Lashley! Then Storwman clobbers Corbin again! Corner clothesline, and a big forearm! Fans fire up as Strowman decides to go outside.
Strowman starts his lap of destruction, and he bulldozes Lashley! He goes back into the ring, but runs into Corbin’s boot. Corbin hops up and jumps, but into a hand! And a MONSTER SLAM! Cover, but McIntyre uses a CHAIR! The disqualification ELIMINATES McIntyre, but he and Lashley keep on Strowman anyway. McIntyre jabs the chair into Strowman again and again, and then SMACKS him across the back! Strowman tumbles out of the ring as McIntyre tosses the chair aside. Lashley SPEARS Strowman! Fans boo and jeer as McIntyre rains down more right hands, and even lefts. McIntyre helps Lashley bring Strowman up, and they throw him into barriers. They throw Stromwan into steel steps! The referee shouts for them to stick to the match, but Corbin relishes in this. Corbin mockingly asks how Strowman feels.
Strowman grabs Corbin! Lashley saves Corbin, then McIntyre CLAYMORES Strowman! Corbin tells them to put Stromwan into the other steps, and they do! Corbin then grabs the chair for himself, and SMACKS Strowman! This match is all but off now as Strowman bleeds from cuts on his arms. Corbin jams the chair into Strowman again, and then the base steps are positioned. Corbin hands his belt to Lashley, and he uses it to bind Strowman’s arm to the steps! Fans freak as Corbin brings up the chair, but then he realizes there’s something more he can use. Corbin uses the top steps to SMASH Strowman’s arm!! Fans boo and jeer while Strowman writhes in pain. The referees tell Corbin’s team to leave while also calling for medics. Corbin and his team soak up the heat, but will Strowman come back angrier than ever before?
No Contest
Seth Rollins head to the ring!
The Architect is back again, and triumphant over SmackDown’s Shinsuke Nakamura! However, there’s no time to rest, because he must now prepare to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose. Rollins picks up a mic to say hey to LA. “What a weekend, huh?” From TakeOver to Survivor Series, LA has been an amazing crowd. And LA knows that last night marks six years to the day that The Shield debuted. And for the better part of those six years, Rollins, Ambrose and Roman Reigns ran WWE. After facing Nakamura, Rollins reflected on those six years. Rollins admits that only makes this situation “harder to stomach.” A month into Ambrose’s awful attack, and it feels like an eternity because Ambrose hasn’t had the guts to face Rollins.
But there won’t be any choice, Ambrose will have to face Rollins if he wants the Intercontinental Championship. Rollins sat here last week listening to Ambrose’s explanation, and watched Ambrose light his Shield vest on fire. Ambrose claims the Shield made him weaker, and that this is the same Ambrose as all this time. Rollins learned more the Chronicle special on the WWE Network than those entire six years together. He didn’t know about the elbow infection, but only because Ambrose never contacted Rollins. Ambrose says he loves WWE? Rollins has known Ambrose for a total of ten years, and that’s the first time Ambrose has ever said “love”. Rollins didn’t even think Ambrose could love. Ambrose loves physicality? But then why is he just hiding and talking?
That changes at TLC! But Rollins wants something tonight! Rollins is feeling aggressive, so if Ambrose is feeling the same, prove it! Rollins wants a FIGHT! Fans want to see a fight, too, but Ambrose instead has another titantron message. “C’mon, Seth. You’re looking a little desperate.” Does Rollins think Ambrose is going to get all riled up like a lunatic? Ambrose sees Rollins doesn’t get it. Things have changed, and those six years did more harm than good. Everyone loves The Shield, but no one knows how they were off camera and behind the scenes. They were rotten to the core, and time has caught up to them. “What goes around comes back around”, and it has. Just look at Roman. Roman has to answer for his crimes, but Rollins must answer to Ambrose. If Rollins wants Ambrose, come find him backstage, and we’ll see what happens.
Rollins takes the bait! He hurries to the back, but Ambrose is harder to find than he made it seem. Rollins asks around but Ambrose is nowhere to be found. The security gets snippy with Rollins, so Rollins hits him down! Rollins is ready for a fight, but he goes looking for Ambrose again. Is this all part of Ambrose’s plan?
Sasha Banks & Bayley VS Nia Jax & Tamina!
The Boss & Hug Connection got to be part of Survivor Series after all, but only after Ruby Riott and Natalya couldn’t stop getting after each other. However, the #LegitHuggable best friends were still snubbed as the Irresistible Force used Sasha as a pawn to sucker in Asuka. Will Sasha & Bayley get back at the Samoan Dynasty for that? Or will they end up victims of the #FaceBreaker?
The Goddess and Women’s Team Captain, Alexa Bliss, joins commentary to show support for her frenemies that are softening back into friends. The teams sort out and Nia starts with Sasha. Fans boo Nia but then cheer as Sasha fires off! But Nia lifts Sasha into a corner and rams in her shoulder. Fans chant “Becky! Becky!” as Sasha boots Nia back. Sasha dropkicks Nia then forearms her to a corner. Tag to Bayley, and we get a Poetry in Motion shout out! Bayley then stomps a mudhole into Nia. Sasha tags in and she stomps away, too. Tag to Bayley, but Nia shoves Bayley away. Fans boo as Nia tags in Tamina. Tamina throws hands on Bayley, then headbutts her down. Tamina whips Bayley corner to corner, then whips her the other way. Bayley elbows Tamina, then slides under to kick her back.
Bayley puts Tamina in the corner and rams in her shoulder. Tag to Sasha, and the best friends work together. Tamina puts Bayley on the apron and scoops Sasha. Sasha slips out and dropkicks Tamina. She puts Tamina on the ropes, tag to Bayley, and Bayley knees Tamina back in. Bayley then runs in for the back elbow. Tag to Sasha before adding the knee. Sasha then adds a swinging meteora, and fans fire up! Nia runs in but is sent out! Bayley and Sasha wreck the Samoan Dynasty with wrecking ball dropkicks and now control the ring. We go to break as the four women stare down on opposite sides of the ropes.
Raw returns as Bayley endures a chinlock. Nia wrangles Bayley back down but Bayley fights up and out. Bayley breaks free with a jawbreaker! Fans rally up, and Bayley tags in Sasha! Sasha leaps but Nia lifts her up! Sasha slips out, kicks out the legs, then hits a bulldog! And a shining wizard! Cover, TWO and with power! Sasha ends up on the outside, and Alexa is amused. Nia distracts the ref, which allows Tamina to clobber Sasha with a clothesline! Alexa mocks Sasha as a ring count begins. Nia tags to Tamina, and Tamina fetches Sasha into the ring. Cover, TWO, and Tamina grows frustrated. She puts Sasha in the corner and tags Nia. Nia stomps Sasha, then tags Tamina. Tamina gets space and runs in with the hip attack! Cover, TWO! Tamina wraps a chinlock on Sasha, but Bayley is back to rally the fans.
Sasha fights up and back, but Tamina whips Sasha. Sasha hits Nia then hits Tamina with double knees! Fans rally, Sasha tags to Bayley! Bayley rallies, and hits Nia down for good measure, but runs into a SUPERKICK! Tamina grins as she drags Bayley up by her ponytail. She mocks the fans and shouts for Nia to get up. Bayley rolls Tamina, TWO! Bayley gets Tamina with the hotshot! Then another! And then furious forearms! The ref backs her off, but Bayley runs back in for a Thesz press and fast hands! Big knee strike, and Bayley climbs up. Tamina staggers, Bayley brings her down with a crossbody! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Tamina scoops Bayley. Bayley slips out and staggers back, but Nia gets her with a sucker punch! Fans boo and jeer, but Tamina stomps Bayley before tagging in Nia.
Nia hauls Bayley to a corner, then tosses her out, to run her over! Cover, but Sasha breaks it! Nia hits Sasha, but Bayley hops on for a sleeper hold! Nia throws her off, but Bayley boots her back. Bayley hops up, but has to fight off Tamina. Nia grabs Bayley with both hands, and shoves her, into a Samoan Drop! Cover, Nia & Tamina win!
Winners: Tamina & Nia Jax, Nia pinning
The Irresistible Force and the Daughter of Superfly dominate again, and perhaps look to be the most dominant duo in Women’s Wrestling. Will Nia be just as dominant when she has another go against Ronda Rousey?
Backstage interview with-
Wait, Dean Ambrose appears on a television screen? “Pardon the interruption,” but could Charly Caruso go find Rollins? Tell him Ambrose is waiting for him. In the very place The Shield used to call home. The Lunatic waits, but will he still be there when Rollins arrives?
Seth Rollins is on the hunt!
He arrives right where Ambrose said he’d be, but when he kicks the door in, Ambrose is gone. Ambrose did leave a “note” though. “Burn It Down” is written in black graffiti paint on the back of the door. Rollins hits the door out of frustration. Is Ambrose going to make Rollins as crazy as he is come TLC?
People point and laugh at Drake Maverick.
Maverick stands in line at the catering buffet line. Has he tried the peas? No he hasn’t yet. Slater & Rhyno have the moment on their phones. They need adult diapers for him. Or maybe some kids ones. Maverick gets mad at Rhyno, but then realizes he’s Rhyno. So he aims at Gable. Gable says Maverick needs to calm down, don’t get pissed. But then Bobby Roode walks over and says Maverick needs to relax. They’re just glad to see he isn’t in bladder shape than he was last night. A bit of a stretch but Gable gets it. Maverick says “you’re in trouble now”! But everyone busts up, because it sounds like “urine.” Maverick storms out of the room. Will he make everyone pay for laughing at his shame?
Lucha House Party VS The Revival!
Kalisto may have jammed his leg during the 10v10 Tag Team Division Elimination Match, but Gran Metalik was there to step up. The luchadores were still impressive despite Raw losing that match, but it’s not like that counted by the end. But now that Survivor Series is over, the truces are off and they will settle their score with the #TopGuys! Will Dash & Dawson #SayYeah to a win tonight? Or will they lose to lucha libre like they did to the Usos?
By the way, this is LUCHA RULES! All three men in the LHP can compete, for a tantamount handicap match! The Revival protest, but there’s nothing they can do about it. Dawson starts with Kalisto and kicks low. He then CHOPS Kalisto and lifts. Kalisto arm-drags out but Dash tags in. Kalisto dropkicks Dawson but still rolls Dash up for a Listo Kick! Tag to Lince Dorado, who tags to Metalik. Lince helps Kalisto with the elevated splash, then adds his planking splash. Metalik springboards for a missile dropkick! Tag back to Kalisto, La Mahistrol! TWO! Kalisto brings Dash up but Dash kicks and clubs him down. Tag to Dawson, but Kalisto is ready. He enziguris but Dawson turns it into a midair dragon screw!
Dawson keeps on the bad leg, and then drags Kalisto around for a standing knee wrench. Kalisto endures as the “Lucha! Lucha!” begins. Kalisto fights back but Dawson lifts, only to get a crossbody. Cover, TWO, Dash tags in quick to hit down Kalisto. Dash also hits Lince and Metalik down, and then picks up one of the pinatas! He throws it at Metalik, then goes back to Kalisto. Kalisto kicks Dash back, then tags Lince. Lince climbs, but Dawson takes the hit for him. Dash misses and gets a dropkick. Lince keeps on Dash but Dash reverses the whip. Lince springboards for the quebrada! Dawson comes in but gets tripped up by Metalik! Lince headscissors Dash, and fans fire up. Lince runs but is put on the apron. He CHOPS Dash back, then climbs up.
Dash uppercuts Lince, but Metalik baits Dash with a pinata. Dash takes the bait and Metalik leaps over. Metalik tosses the pinata to Kalisto, then Lince hits Dash down! Lince climbs, Golden Shooting Star! Cover, Lucha House Party!
Winners: Lucha House Party, Lince Dorado pinning
Lucha rules may be different but they’re fair and square! The Revival were not ready, and the party rolls on! Can Lince, Kalisto and Metalik use this momentum to springboard up to the tag titles?
Rollins continues his hunt.
Charly finds him, and we all see Ambrose is playing games. Rollins is annoyed and frustrated, but he vows to find Ambrose and put a hurting on him. Bringing up Rollins is fine, but saying Roman is getting what he deserved. “It’s too far.” Ambrose was just in the background!! Rollins didn’t see him, he’s too focused on wanting to find Ambrose. Rollins promises to make Ambrose regret ever turning on his brothers. But then Titus O’Neil points out to Rollins that Ambrose just went past. Seriously?! Where did he go? The hunt is on again, but will Rollins ever find the wily lunatic?
Ronda Rousey is here!
The Baddest Woman on the Planet surely feels bad after what Charlotte did to her last night at Survivor Series. But somehow, she’s still able to smile in front of the LA fans. Ronda’s body still shows the evidence of The Queen’s brutality, but it takes more than that to break her spirit. Ronda has a mic but she can hear the fans still chanting for Becky. She still smiles even as fans “WOO~!” The smile fades as fans chant “We Want Becky!” Ronda understands that at TLC, she’s up against Nia Jax in their title rematch. She’s very aware of how dangerous Nia is. Just look at Becky’s face. But at TLC, Ronda will make Nia tap out. Win, lose or draw, and it will be a win, Ronda’s next chapter with Charlotte will be written. Somehow, Ronda will find Charlotte and they’re gonna finish things.
But Ronda isn’t here about talking or wanting sympathy. She’s here to show what a true champion is! A true champion is ready to throw down with anyone and throw their opponent down to the bottom of the mountain. A true champion doesn’t pick and choose when they fight and who they fight, that is the luxury of a contender. Ronda is a true champion because she stands guard in sickness or health, from 100% to 1%. Champions aren’t fair weather fighters, so if you can’t go, get out of the way. Fans agree with that, but they still chant for Becky.
Ronda takes off the jacket and puts it aside. This is her on her worst day. And if anyone knows Ronda, they know she refuses to step aside. So hit music and send someone out! If she can’t defend her title tonight, she doesn’t deserve it! But it’s Baron Corbin who comes out. The still acting GM walks down to the ring as fans boo and jeer. He tells Ronda that her open challenge request is denied. As acting GM, and soon to be permanent manager, Corbin cannot allow Ronda to compete in her state. Ronda tells Corbin that she’s had 17 fights that she’s never backed out of. She’s never postponed them, either, even when she had good reasons. Because that’s what it takes to be the baddest bitch! So go find someone NOW!! Or is Corbin gonna get in the ring? Fans want to see that, too.
Well Corbin warned her, but fine, he’ll find someone. But he guarantees that woman will surely be the next Raw Women’s Champion. Who will Corbin select? And will they be able to take advantage of a weakened Ronda?
Raw Women’s Championship Open Challenge: Ronda Rousey VS ???
The Rowdy One wanted to prove to herself that she’s still good enough to be champion, but even she has to have her limits, right? Corbin went looking for anyone to challenge her, and out comes… Mickie James! The Six-Time Women’s Champion wants to get that seventh, but can she do it against even a battered Ronda?
The introductions are made as Mickie tosses her jacket at Ronda. Ronda catches it and tosses it back, so Mickie catches it and tosses it aside. The belt is raised and the bell rings as we begin! They circle and tie up, and Ronda throws Mickie overhead. Ronda fires off fists, backs off but then comes back. She runs into a boot! Mickie kicks away on Ronda, keeping her at the ropes. Mickie backs off at the ref’s count, but then comes back with more kicks. She keeps Ronda on the mat, and begins mocking her as she boots Ronda down. Mickie slaps and chops Ronda now, but Ronda goes for an arm. Mickie pushes Ronda away, and then gets in a right. Ronda is rocked and Mickie wrangles her down with a chinlock.
Fans rally up as Mickie mocks Ronda. Ronda throws Mickie off as fans duel. Ronda throws Mickie around and around, then hits Piper’s Pit! She drags Mickie up, for another Piper’s Pit! Mickie gets up, but gets a THIRD Piper’s Pit! But she doesn’t cover, Ronda puts on the ARMBAR! Mickie taps, Ronda wins!
Winner: Ronda Rousey, by submission; still Raw Women’s Champion
It doesn’t matter if Ronda is a 100% or 1%, she fights the same way. Can Ronda recover now to be ready for Nia Jax at TLC? Or is this the time for Nia to strike?
Speaking of, here come Nia and Tamina! But they don’t attack, they just look Ronda up and down. Nia laughs, and brushes off the hand that broke Becky’s face. It’s only a matter of time, who will reign supreme as Raw’s baddest woman?
Bobby Roode & Chad Gable VS The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick!
The #ReadyWillingAndGLORIOUS duo mocked Maverick for his embarrassing incident at Survivor Series, but now Akam & Rezar will make them pay! Will Roode & Gable regret poking fun at a pissed off Rockstar Spud?
Raw returns as AoP make their entrance. Gable starts with Akam at the bell. Akam tackles Gable and hammers away. He trash talks and drags Gable up to toss him across the ring! Tag to Rezar, and the AoP give Gable an atomic drop knee! Cover, TWO! Roode is relieved but Maverick barks orders. Gable hits back but Rezar lifts him into a Canadian torture rack. Gable endures the bend as fans rally up. Fans mock Maverick, “Where’s your diaper?” Gable slips out to a sleeper hold! Rezar throws him off, then denies the tag with a spinebuster! Rezar hammers away as he trash talks in Albanian. He makes Gable look at Maverick as he’s bounced off the mat! Rezar then puts Gable on the top rope, but Gable turns that into a hanging armbar! Gable lets go at 4, but sits back up to bait Rezar into buckles.
Fans taunt Maverick and team with “A O Peepee!” as Roode tags in! Roode shoulders in then rallies on the champs. He throws hands and whips, but Rezar reverses. Roode boots Rezar and then dropkicks Akam! Fans fire up as Roode rams a shoulder into Rezar. Roode hops up but jumps over to then knock Rezar down with elbows! Cover, TWO! Rezar rams Roode into the AoP corner, tag to Akam. Maverick is livid as the AoP double whip. Roode elbows Akam away then dodges Rezar! Rezar hits post. Roode gives Akam the GLORIOUS Blockbuster! Tag to Gable and Gable climbs, but Akam shoves Roode out. Gable flies for a sunset flip, Gable & Roode win!!
Winners: Bobby Roode & Chad Gable, Gable pinning
What an upset! The GLORIOUS & Gable duo now have a fast track to the tag titles! Will they be able to write their own happy ending with another win over AoP?
Ambrose waits for Rollins.
Does Seth think he’s playing games? This is no game, but it has been fun leading Rollins on a chase, “like a lunatic.” Rollins has only whined. He’s always so whiny, just like the fans. “I can’t believe you went there with Roman”. Oh please, this isn’t about Roman. This is about a broken bond between brothers. If Rollins ever finds Ambrose, he’ll end up broken, too. Then after that- Wait what’s that smell? That stinks! What is it? Is that Rollins’ fear? Or just Los Angeles? No, it’s worse. It’s the fans. If Rollins does find Ambrose, there won’t be any explanation or apology. He’ll just burn it down.
Rollins packs up and leaves.
The Architect heads for the exit, because he has a flight to catch. Ambrose doesn’t want to be found because he knows what Rollins will do to him. But they’ll have to face each other at TLC, and nothing will stop Rollins from stomping Ambrose’s face into the ground then.
Ruby Riott w/ The Riott Squad VS Natalya!
The Squad Leader broke the heart of the Queen of Harts when she broke the Anvil’s sunglasses. Now Natty looks to break Ruby’s face in return! Will she be able to get revenge with Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan so close by? Or will she single-handedly stop the Riott?
The Squad flank the ring as Ruby enters. The bell rings and Natty brings Ruby right down! Natty throws furious hands but Ruby gets away. Ruby uses the ropes as protection but Liv shouts for Natty to stay back as Natty swipes and claws at Ruby. The referee backs Natty down and The Squad help Ruby up. Ruby goes right back at Natty with a kick, and a throw by her hair. Ruby rains down rights on Natty but Natty gets her off. Natty hits back and whips, but Ruby reverses. Ruby runs in but Natty dodges, to then springboard atomic drop Ruby to the mat. Natty then walks all over Ruby and dropkick her down. Cover, TWO!
Ruby gets to a corner again but Natty is on her with furious forearms. The ref backs Natty off again, but Natty is ready for Ruby. She gets Ruby down, but Ruby scrambles to avoid the Sharpshooter. Ruby bails out and regroups, but Natty comes after them! Ruby gets back in the ring, and then cowers in a corner. Sarah distracts, and Ruby gets Natty with a complete shot! Ruby kicks Natty to the ropes then out of the ring, and The Squad mock Natty while we go to break.
Raw returns again to Natty enduring a guillotine facelock from Ruby. Ruby also has the bodyscissors on, so Natty has to hold Ruby up, too. Natty powers her way up and out, to scoop slam Ruby into the Michinoku Driver! Both women are down but Natty sits up first. She covers, TWO! Natty keeps her focus and fury as she throws more forearms on Ruby in a corner. The ref backs Natty off, but Natty runs in at Ruby with more forearms! The Squad protests, and Ruby elbows Natty away. Ruby gets Natty with an STO! Ruby drags Natty into position, and then climbs up top. She aims, stage dive senton! Cover, TWO!! Natty survives and shocks the Squad! Ruby argues with the ref but that was still a two.
Ruby stomps away on Natty, and she heads back up top. She goes all the way up, but Natty stops her and throws her off! Ruby crawls away, but Natty runs at her, discus lariat! Natty sees Sarah coming and hits her down. Liv distracts but Natty swipes at her. Natty knew Ruby was coming, so she gets her with the Sharpshooter! But Liv saves Ruby while Sarah distracts the ref! Natty wrecks Liv with a dropkick! But then Ruby rolls Natty up, TWO, Natty has Ruby! Natty wins!
Winner: Natalya, by pinfall
The Queen of Harts gets a bit of revenge, and she gets out of harm’s way, too. This is just the start for Natty, how much more will she get back at the Squad?
Medics have an update on Braun Strowman.
After what Corbin and his team did to the Monster Among Men at the start of the show, it is now known that he has a shattered elbow. Strowman still needs to compete at TLC in the TLC match if he wants revenge at Corbin and a shot at The Beast, but can even Strowman come back from this in less than a month’s time?
Ambrose walks the halls.
The Lunatic heads for gorilla position! Surely he heard Rollins has left the building, is Ambrose going to gloat?
Ambrose heads to the ring!
After running around in a game of cat ‘n’ mouse with Seth Rollins, Ambrose comes out of the shadows because the cat is away. He picks up a mic as fans boo and jeer, and tells us all “This is too easy.” They want to see Rollins beat Ambrose up for turning on him and Roman and the fans “and your dirty little children”? Let’s be real here. Everyone here would’ve done exactly what he did. They’d stab their friends and family in the back for money, or maybe a free meal by the looks of some. At least Ambrose was justified! He is nothing like the WWE Universe. They’re so emotional cheering for Rollins, it makes Ambrose truly sick! Seriously, what is that smell!? It’s a steaming pile of phony LA garbage!
But wait, Rollins didn’t leave?! He’s heading Ambrose’s way! Ambrose knows he’s coming, but then, he isn’t? Ambrose is confused, but there’s Rollins! Rollins is in and he tackles Ambrose! Rollins throws hands, then throws Ambrose out, to DIVE on him! Ambrose hits barriers but Rollins keep shitting him! Ambrose runs but Rollins pursues, and they go up the stairs. Rollins catches Ambrose and brings him back to ringside. Rollins jumps on Ambrose and throws more hands! The referees separate them but Rollins still gets Ambrose with a SUPERKICK! Ambrose avoids the stomp, and low blow uppercuts Rollins! The Lunatic hits the Architect between the legs, but “I was trying to talk to you people.” Rollins shouldn’t interrupt Ambrose when he’s talking. Ambrose makes Rollins pay for that with Dirty Deeds!
Ambrose leaves, and fans boo, so Ambrose goes back for more! Another Dirty Deeds! Ambrose staggers about but he’s the one standing. Fans are thunderous as the Lunatic Fringe looms over his former brother. Will Ambrose prove himself stronger without The Shield when the title is on the line? Or will Rollins take Ambrose’s vendetta and #BurnItDown?
My Thoughts:
A pretty great Raw right here! Putting Survivor Series aside, the way Raw used it all was pretty smart. It was just logical for Strowman’s issue with Corbin to come up in the opening segment, and I could sense Stephanie attaching strings to that TLC match from a mile away. The following Six Man elimination match was great, but it is classic pro-wrestling for the Heels to worry less about winning and more about hurting the Face. Strowman may have a “shattered elbow”, but I’m pretty sure it’s just so he isn’t on TV until TLC. There has been talk of other health conditions plaguing Strowman, so I’m sure some time off will help that, and Corbin can brag all the way to TLC that he’ll win by default, only for Strowman to appear and give him that brutal TLC Match.
The Women’s Division stories were pretty great tonight, too. Nia and Tamina are both rolling strong, which works given Nia’s coming match with Ronda and just how much fans are pouring heat on her over the Becky Lynch incident. Fans keep expecting Nia’s punishment, but I’m thinking the heat is enough. She’s probably the most hated woman in WWE right now. Ronda herself removes some of that weird “She’s not Becky” heat by saying she’ll take care of Nia herself. Ronda earns points for being gutsy, but she looked to treat Mickie rough. Of course, that’s because she’s meant to be treating Mickie like she would Becky or Charlotte. I really hope something happens at TLC to get Ronda’s focus back on Becky, since that’s the fight fans are still waiting for. Natty VS Ruby was also great, and good for them to be the main event match.
I don’t think Vince knows what “lucha house rules” are. Lucha rules during a tag match is that if someone falls out of the ring, a teammate can just go in for them without tags. Lucha House Party VS Revival was actually just a handicap match. LHP still could’ve done great as just two, with The Revival not getting how the lucha rules work and that being their downfall. Either way, I’m still waiting for the day The Revival go to 205 Live and get LHP on their home turf. Then it really annoys me to see the real reason Maverick had to wet himself at Survivor Series: so that the rest of Raw could make fun of him for it. Vince McMahon must be wetting himself laughing at his own immature sense of humor, but hey, at least Roode & Gable are moving into tag title contention now.
Of course, the main story of the night was Ambrose toying with Rollins. Naturally this led to Rollins tricking Ambrose back, but what looked like to be Rollins getting the better of Ambrose still turned into Ambrose standing tall. Low blows seem to be every Heel’s favorite move, but that’s because no man can actually survive that. I hope that with three weeks left, the Intercontinental Championship match gets a stipulation, perhaps a Ladder Match or a Chairs Match, because these two are not going to behave themselves. Plus, why wouldn’t they use something like that?
My Score: 8.5/10
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WrestleMania returns to Las Vegas for another two night extravaganza! But will Cody Rhodes still be Undisputed WWE Champion after tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ESPN Hour – Six Man Tag: LA Knight & The Usos VS Austin Theory, Logan Paul & IShowSpeed; Knight & The Usos win.
- ESPN Hour – Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu VS Drew McIntyre; Fatu wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: The Irresistible Forces VS #Charlexa VS #BayLyra VS
The Bella TwinsBrie Bella & Paige; Brie & Paige win and become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. - WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee VS Becky Lynch; Becky wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
- Seth Rollins VS GUNTHER; Gunther wins.
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Liv Morgan; Liv wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s World Champion.
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee; Cody wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the WrestleMania Countdown Show!
Join Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett, Corey Graves & Big E on discussing, analyzing, and predicting the action we’re about to see Sin City!
What WrestleMania Moment is your favorite?
42 years of history and spectacle, it’s hard to choose just one. Hulk Hogan VS Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan VS The Rock, Eddie Guerrero winning the WWE Championship, the entire Undertaker’s undefeated streak. But it doesn’t really matter which moment is your favorite or if they’re all your favorite, because the Grandest Stage of Them All means so much to all of us. The magic, the memories, the legacy, it’s WrestleMania!
The Las Vegas Mass Choir sings God Bless America.
WrestleMania: The Ultimate Stage.
Lin-Manuel Miranda says, “It’s something you can’t really explain, that feeling when the lights come on. The crowd roars, and you realize there’s no bigger stage than this. No brighter lights, no higher stakes, no louder crowd, and no second takes. It happens once, and it’s forever. Cuz memories are made in this ring, and we, you and me, the fans, we get to be there for moments we’ll never forget. We were there when the Irresistible Force met the Immovable Object. We were there when it seemed impossible, until it happened. When legends took their final bows. When Seth shocked the world. When Cody finished his story and made his dad proud.
“And years from now, decades from now, our kids will tell their kids that we were alive and we were there when Punk fought Roman for the title. When La Primera confronted La Guerita. When the Voices tried to squash the Nightmare. When Jade and Rhea stood face to face. When Oba stepped onto this stage, the biggest stage of them all, for the very first time. There’s no way to know exactly what drama lies ahead, but we know we’re here for the pops and the surprises, the memories that will last a lifetime. We are here, we are alive, no second takes. Lights up, the curtain’s about to rise. Welcome to WrestleMania!”
JOHN CENA is here!
Las Vegas fires up for The GOAT as he walks out on stage in his nicest suit. Cena says he knows, don’t worry, they’re not gonna run. Cena walks down the ramp, waves to the fans, and goes to the ring. The fans chant his name while he gets the mic, and Cena is already a bit emotional. “Wow, I didn’t expect that. Thank you so much. Sorry, uh, long time fan, long time performer, first time host, how am I doing so far? It’s undeniable that this year’s Road to WrestleMania has been chaos. It has been unpredictable. And from every side, from both in here, hell, back there, and out here, it has been very, very vocal.
“One could say it’s… Michael Cole, is it polarizing? Yes, polarizing. Now I see why I got the hosting gig. This is the moment I love the most. Especially on the Road to WrestleMania. We’re all in here for the same reason: Because we know the time to talk is up. The time to deliver is NOW! And we are all here with one thing on our minds: Who tonight will step up and deliver?” The fans cheer for that! Cena says it is such a great honor, ladies and gentlemen, and everyone watching around the world, WELCOME TO WRESTLEMANIA! The pyro goes off as the fans cheer, and it’s about to begin!
ESPN Hour – Six Man Tag: LA Knight & The Usos VS Austin Theory, Logan Paul & IShowSpeed!
A curse from Danhausen turned into a debacle in the WWE World Tag Team Championship match, and now The Mega Star, #BigJim, AND Main Event Jey want to destroy The Vision and one of the most premier streamers in the world! But will it be Viva YEET Vegas tonight? Or will The Pressure & The Maverick help Speed survive?
The trios sort out and The Usos DOUBLE SUPERKICK Theory & Logan! Speed is stuck starting against Knight! The fans fire up as Knight stares Speed down. They circle, Speed dodges a haymaker and headlocks. Knight stands up and lifts Speed without hands! Then he back suplexes, but Speed lands out! Speed ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up and up, but Knight avoids the Quebrada to DECK Speed! The fans cheer, and Knight drags Speed over. Knight stomps Speed, then DECKS Logan! Speed stands up in a huff and he scoops Knight! Speed SLAMS, he’s now IShowStrength! But Knight’s right up, it wasn’t that much strength…
Speed tags out to Logan then bails out! The fans cheer as Knight THROWS Logan around! Then Knight bumps Logan off buckles, stomps away, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Then more stomps! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Tag to Jey, he climbs up, and fans YEET along as Jey drops down nine, then tags Jimmy. Jey wrenches Logan, whips him to ropes, and DOUBLE ELBOW for the tenth! Then DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Jimmy stays between Logan and his team, then CHOPS him! Jimmy whips, Logan grabs ropes, and Logan BOOTS back! Theory tags in, Jimmy TOSSES Logan, but Theory somersaults to SHOTGUN!
The fans boo but Theory BLASTS Jey! Theory rains down fists on Jimmy, but Logan tags in. The Vision reel Jimmy in and DOUBLE SUPLEX! The fans boo but The Vision stand tall with a new flex pose. Then Logan says it’s time, Speed! Logan tags in and tells Speed to prove himself! Speed reels Jimmy in, but Jimmy snap suplexes first! The fans cheer while both men are down. Jimmy and Speed crawl, Logan tags in and BLASTS Knight & Jey! The fans boo but Logan KNEES Jimmy, ROCKS him with a forearm, then soaks up the heat. Logan ROCKS Jimmy again, then fires body shots from all sides! The ref counts but Logan backs off at 4.
Logan winds up, but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! Jimmy goes up, up, USO IN THE WIND! The fans fire up while Logan and Jimmy are down, and the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as they crawl. Hot tags to Theory and Jey! Jey ROCKS Theory, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Pop, lock, “SUCK IT!” But Theory fireman’s carries! Jey slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SPEAR on Theory! Cover, Logan breaks it! GUT WRENCH PLEX from Logan to Jey! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Logan! Theory DECKS Jimmy! Jey returns but Theory is on him first. Theory POSTS Jey, mocks the YEET, but Jimmy SUPERKICKS Theory down! Speed sneaks in, but Jimmy spots him!
The fans cheer as Jimmy whips Speed, but Speed tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Speed is all fired up, but Knight gives him a B F- NO, Speed powers out, but that sends Knight into Logan! Theory is upset with Speed, but he ROCKS Knight. Theory says Speed needs to get back on Knight for the computer smash. Speed runs, but Knight SHOVES Theory into Speed! B F T on Theory! Cover, Knight & Usos win!
Winners: LA Knight & The Usos, by pinfall
Logan is freaking out, but The Vision should’ve realized, Speed is CURSED! Logan storms up on Speed and says he cost Logan his win! ONE LUCKY RIGHT!! The fans boo as Logan tells Speed he had one job! Speed ruined their WrestleMania moment! Logan TOSSES Speed out, then he clears off the announce desk! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Logan says welcome to WWE, Speed! YOU MORON! Logan ROCKS Speed, puts him on the desk, then climbs up the corner! But Jey drags Logan down! Jey whips Logan to the ropes, ONE AND DONE!! The fans cheer as Knight kicks Logan out of the ring, then checks on Speed.
Knight puts Speed in the ring, and Speed fears for his life. But wait, they’re telling Speed to do Logan like Logan was gonna do him?! Logan is put on the desk! The fans cheer Speed on, and Speed agrees! He goes up the corner, then the corner post! Speed aims for a SUPER DUPER SPLASH!! Vegas is losing its mind because he really did that! Speed is just as stunned, but The Usos & Knight help Speed back into the ring! The fans cheer, and let’s run it back! IShowYEET! All is forgiven, but will Knight & The Usos make sure The Vision keep on losing?
ESPN Hour – Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu VS Drew McIntyre!
At first, The Samoan Werewolf was after the Scottish Terminator because Drew was the #1 suspect in the whodunnit. But as Drew kept finding ways to screw Fatu out of golden opportunities, this got more and more personal, and more and more violent! WWE washes its hands of this grudge match, but will Fatu truly stop at nothing to destroy McIntyre? Or will Drew find a way to survive these deadly stakes?
Once in range, Fatu DIVES on Drew at the ramp! The bell rings as Fatu throws Drew into barriers, smacks him off apron, and repeat! Then Fatu POSTS Drew! Fatu keeps Drew on his feet to then THROW over barriers and into the timekeeper’s area! The fans fire up as Fatu goes looking under the ring. Fatu brings out a TABLE! And then another TABLE! The fans cheer as Fatu is going double or nothing already, as he also adds a couple chairs! Then a couple more! And a couple more! Drew crawls his way over but Fatu KNEES him down! Fatu then brings out the toolbox! Fatu grins as he dumps out the tools, then threatens Drew with the box!
Drew panics, remembering battling with Punk! But then Drew KICKS Fatu’s legs out! Drew chucks the box itself away, then THRWOS Fatu into the frame of the ring! Then Drew lines up the shot, CATAPULT GUILLOTINE with the ring frame! The fans boo but then Drew sets up the table nearby. Drew storms over to Fatu, reels him in, but Fatu RAMS Drew into the POST! Drew staggers away, but Fatu runs up on him, only for Drew to LARIAT Fatu down! Drew then borrows his brother’s phone to take a selfie! Drew HAMMERS Fatu with the phone, hands it back to Brother McIntyre, then Drew puts Fatu in the ring.
Drew has a WRENCH, or perhaps SPANNER if you will! But Fatu LARIATS Drew down! Fatu whips, Drew KICKS him away, but Fatu just fires up! Fatu LARIATS again, then SENTONS! A chair might’ve been involved in there by accident, but Fatu keeps moving to SPLASH in a corner! Fatu climbs up to HEADBUTT again and again, and the fans count all the way to TEN! Fatu keeps moving, HIP ATTACK in the corner! Fatu shakes them dreads, then he dodges to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew survives and Fatu snarls while the fans rally up. Fatu has a chair, takes aim, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS first!
Drew grabs a chair, he wedges it in a corner, then he stalks Fatu. Drew aims, but Fatu reverses, only for Drew to stop short! Drew ELBOWS Fatu away, Fatu comes back, but Drew dodges! Fatu SMACKS off the post! Then Drew GERMAN SUPLEXES Fatu! Fatu flounders away while Drew seethes. Drew sees Fatu outside the ring, and the fans sing for “OH~ DREW MCINTYRE~!” as he FLIES! Down goes Fatu at the ramp! The fans fire up as Drew puts Fatu back in the ring, takes aim, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAYMORE MISSES as Fatu ducks! Fatu then whips Drew into the chair! Down goes Drew, up goes Fatu, MIGHTY MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are fired up as Drew survives Fatu’s best shot! “This is Awesome!” but the fans also say, “We Want Tables!” Drew grits his teeth as he crawls over, and he fines another spanner! SPANNER SHOT to Fatu’s leg! Then Drew HAMMERS away with the wrench on Fatu’s head! Then he uses the wrench claw to dig at Fatu’s face! The fans are torn but Drew grins a sinister grin. Drew grabs a chair, sets that up, then sets another chair up right beside it. The fans fire up as Drew drags Fatu up, reels him in, and FALCON ARROW through the chairs! Cover, TWO! Fatu survives and Drew questions Dan Angler, the ref who “screwed” him last time.
Drew intimidates Dan into taking off his leather belt! Drew holds the belt up, swings it around, and even struts his way over to Fatu. Fatu rises up, and Drew runs up! SUPERKICK From Fatu! The fans fire up as Drew is down, and Fatu has another chair! Fatu SMACKS Drew with that chair! Then he SMACKS Drew with the other chair! Then Fatu has Dan’s belt! Fatu winds up, and he LASHES Drew! And LASHES! And LASHES, LASHES, LASHES! The fans fire up with Fatu, then Fatu goes back to the toolbox. The fans cheer Fatu on as he takes aim, but Drew CLAYMORES outta nowhere!! Cover, TWO?!? Now Fatu survives Drew’s best shot!
Drew SHOVES Dan, but then he throws hands with Fatu! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, then Fatu rebounds to UPPERCUT! Drew wobbles, but he CHOPS back! Fatu kicks low, Drew CHOPS, but Fatu UPPERCUTS! Drew SLAPS, Fatu SLAPS, they go back and forth! Drew fires haymakers, but Fatu fires HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Fatu HEADBUTTS Drew down to the mat! Fatu looks around at the furniture, and he goes for the table! The fans cheer as Fatu stands the table up, SMACKS Drew off it, then makes sure he’s positioned just right on it. Fatu HEADBUTTS Drew for good measure, then SMACKS him with a chair!
Fatu goes to the corner, climbs up, but Drew slips off the table! Drew CHUCKS the chair into Fatu’s face! And then SMACKS Fatu on the back! Fatu sputters, but Drew SHOVES him off the corner! Fatu falls down through the table!! The fans go nuts again as Drew staggers around. Drew drags Fatu from the wreckage, puts him in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Drew storms up. Fatu SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS! Drew falls, but Fatu grabs the toolbox! TOOLBOX SHOT!! Drew is on the table, MIGHTY MOONSAULT!! Cover, Fatu wins!
Winner: Jacob Fatu, by pinfall
These two really raised the stakes in Sin City, and it is the Samoan Werewolf standing tall! Will he do just as he said and leave Drew in the rearview? What will be ahead on the road after WrestleMania for both men?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: The Irresistible Forces VS #Charlexa VS #BayLyra VS The Bella Twins!
Nia Jax & Lash Legend have been doing what they want when they want and to who they want, but that’s only made the walls close in on their title reign. Will they survive as Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Brie and Nikki all fight for their gold? Or will the odds be on NEW champions crowned tonight?
Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss are a butterfly and a moth, #BayLyra have matching gear, and the champs pay tribute to Demolition with their attire. But oh no, Nikki Bella’s on crutches! Nikki promises she tried really hard to overcome the injury, but she could not be cleared tonight. But she wasn’t going to ruin this WrestleMania moment, taking Nikki’s place is an old friend. IT’S PAIGE! Vegas erupts as yes, she’s baaaack~! One of the most elite Women’s Champions has returned, and what a night to do it! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and so are the stakes as four teams fight for the number one spot!
In this form of Fatal 4 Way, each team has one woman legal at any one time, so we start with Lash going right after Brie! Lash THROWS Brie down but Bayley fires off! Lash DECKS Brie, but Bliss jumps on! Lash THROWS Alexa off, then LARIATS her down! The fans still chant “Welcome Back!” for Paige, but Lash SPLASHES Brie! Tag to Nia, the champs mug Bayley, then fireman’s carry for the BOOT O’ DOOM! Bayley flounder while Nia scoops Bliss. Bliss slips free, tags Charlotte, and Charlotte goes up to CROSBSODY! The Queen flies like a butterfly, and Bayley helps DUMP Nia out! Charltote CHOPS away on Brie, but Bayley ROCIKS Charlotte!
Tag to Lyra and she goe sup, MISSILE- NO, Charlotte catches the leg! But Brie reels Charlotte into a cradle! TWO, and Lyra SOBATS, KICKS, RAMS< and- NO, Charlotte blocks to hand that foot to Brie! Brie sends it back, down goes Charlotte! Lyra runs hup but Brie ducks the enzigiri! Brie fires up, and she fires off “YES KICKS!” The fans cheer each shot as Brie goes back and forth! Then Brie points to Paige, but Lyra trips Brie up! Brie ENZIGIRIS Lyra, but Charlotte rolls her up! ONE, Brie BOOTS back, but Nia drags Brie out to THROW her into barriers! The fans boo but Nia tags Lash. Lash storms up on Brie to APRON CHOKE SLAM!
Charlotte BOOTS Nia, but Lash BOOTS Charlotte! Charlotte goes to ropes, Lash runs up, but into a BOOT! Then a BACKBFREAKEAR and HOTSHOT! Tag to Bliss, FLYING DDT! Lyra DECKS Bliss, brings her around, and whips her to the corner. Lyra LARIATS, then tags Bayley! Bayley runs up to ELBOW Bliss! Wacky Waving tag to Lyra, then she ROCKS Bliss! Tag back to Bliss, BACKBREAKER and ELBOW DROP! Cover, but Lash YANKS Bayley away! Lash talks trash, but Brie jumps on! Lash keeps Brie from Paige, RAMS her into the corner, then puts Brie up top. Lyra tags in, she ROCKS Lash, then Lyra climbs up after Brie.
Brie fires forearms with Lyra, Bliss joins in, and Bliss helps Lyra with Brie! But Lash gets under them, and it’s a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Brie escapes that Tower of Doom to MISSILE DROPKICK Lash! The fans fire up as all four active women are down! Lash, Bliss, Brie and Lyra all crawl, hot tags to Nia, Charlotte, and Bayley! Nia intercepts Bayley, sends her to Charlotte’s BOOT, then Nia HEADBUTTS Charlotte! HOT TAG TO PAIGE! The fans erupt as Paige fires off! Paige then doles out LARIAT after LARIAT! Then FISHERMAN BUSTER on Bayley! The fans are thunderous for Paige, “This is MY house!”
But Lash is up to TOSS Page through the ropes! The fans cheer, but Paige gets Lash with KNEE after KNEE in the ropes! The fans cheer as Lash tumbles, then Paige goes up to CROSSBODY onto Lyra! Lyra rolls through and fireman’s carries! But Paige fights free, slips around, PAIGE TURNER! Cover, Bayley breaks it! Nia runs up, fireman’s carries, and SAMOAN DROPS her! Brie runs up but into a kick! Nia lifts Brie up, but Brie turns things around, and Lyra DUMPS them both out! But Lash gets Lyra with the LASH EXTENSION! Cover, Paige and Charlotte break it up! Paige and Charlotte mug Lash, then DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
The fans cheer as the old friends DOUBLE LARIAT Lash up and out! Paige and Charlotte stare down now and the fans are going nuts! Paige and Charlotte circle, then they start throwing hands! Forearm for forearm, back and forth, and Paige gets the edge! Charlotte shoves to CHOP! Then she trips Paige to step through, but Paige cradle counters, TWO! Charlotte hits NATURAL SELECTION! Then tag to Bliss! Bliss climbs, but Nikki YANKS Charlotte out! And she CRACKS Charlotte with the crutch! Just because she can’t wrestle doesn’t mean she can’t get involved! TWISTED BLISS but onto knees! Then the RAMPAIGE!! Cover, PAIGE & BRIE WIN!!
Winners: Paige & Brie Bella, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Brie hugs Paige, and Paige is already emotional! Her first match in WWE in eight YEARS, and it’s not just at WrestleMania, but it’s a win for tag team gold! Paige helps Brie check one off the bucket list, and the fans couldn’t be happier! Will this throwback be more than just a nostalgia trip for us all?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee VS Becky Lynch!
Speaking of comebacks, the Black Widow came back to not just help out CM Punk, but to show she was ready to do what she loves again. But ever since then, things have gone back and forth, up and down, and around between these two. Will Becky show AJ she’s no longer ready for The Big Time? Or will The Man fail to keep AJ down?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who punctuates this storied feud!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, but Becky kicks low! Becky ROCKS AJ, talks trash, then whips, but AJ reverses. AJ drops down, then arm-drags Becky for the armlock! Becky scrambles around, the fans rally and even duel, and Becky stands up. Becky stomps AJ’s foot, whips her away, but AJ avoids the dropkick! AJ sits in the ropes to smile at Becky. Becky runs up but AJ DUMPS her out! The fans rally as Becky storms around, but AJ CROSSBODIES! Becky catches AJ and FALL AWAY SLAMS AJ into barriers! Becky talks trash on AJ again, drags her up, and CLUBS her down. “I’m the greatest!”
Becky puts AJ in the ring, then goes up a corner. Becky aims, and drops THE MAN’S LEG! Cover, TWO! AJ survives, but Becky SMACKS her off the mat! The fans rally while AJ crawls, and Becky runs up again, for a LARIAT! Becky clinches, EXPLODERS, then covers, TWO! Becky furiously dribbles AJ off the mat, then goes to a corner. The ref spots Becky untying the buckle pad! Becky argues with Jessica Karr as Jessica puts the buckle back on the corner! Becky storms over to AJ but AJ cradles! TWO! Becky runs up, AJ ROCKS her! And ROCKS her again! AJ fires shots, whips, but Becky reverses. AJ BOOTS Becky back!
AJ goes up, TORNADO- NO, Becky stops that, but AJ ROCKS her! And ELBOWS her! Becky goes to ropes. AJ runs up and LARIATS! AJ runs but Becky ROCKS her back! Becky runs, but AJ slides and trips Becky up! The fans cheer as AJ hurries back up a corner. AJ leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! Down goes Becky and AJ hurries to cover, TWO! Becky toughs it out but the fans continue to rally. AJ runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Becky stops the Black Widow stretch. AJ fires body shots to SLICED BREAD! AJ runs up, but Becky powers her up for the POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as AJ survives that sudden turnaround.
Becky drags AJ up, but AJ SLAPS her! Becky clinches, but AJ wheelbarrows to arm-drag! AJ ROUNDHOUSES Becky to the corner, then runs up, but Becky turns tilt-o-whirl into a THROW into the corner! Becky then clinches, MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! AJ survives and Becky is shocked! Becky whips AJ into a corner, stomps a mudhole in, but stops as the ref counts. Becky argues with Jessica, the fans cheer Jessica on, and Jessica tells Becky to watch her ass! Jess even SHOVES Becky! Becky says okay then! Becky runs up, but AJ clinches Becky first! AJ MANHANDLE SLAMS Becky!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are stunned and so is AJ as Becky survives her own move! Becky and AJ slowly rise up, and AJ fires a shot first! Becky fires back! The fans cheer shots go back and forth, fast ‘n’ furious! MANHANDLE- NO, AJ slips around, BLACK WIDOW STRETCH!! Becky flails, reaches out, and marches her way over, but then pulls AJ’s hair! Becky lets AJ go so she can go tot he corner, and she yanks that buckle pad away again! AJ runs up, but Becky YANKS Jessica in as a shield! Then AJ is sent into the steel!! MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, BECKY WINS!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Becky just big time STOLE this win! She’s a THREE-TIME Women’s IC Champion, but only because of a bare buckle! Will we ever hear the end of it now that Becky can brag all the way to the bank?
Seth Rollins VS GUNTHER!
The Visionary, The Revolutionary, The Architect vowed vengeance on The Vision he helped create, but ironically, there was no one to go after. But then Der Ring General saw an opportunity for himself and attacked on Heyman’s behalf! Gunther claims Rollins was avoiding him during their respective World Heavyweight Championship reigns, but will there be no avoiding defeat tonight? Or can Rollins still #BurnItDown?
Gunther DROPKICKS Rollins before the bell! Then SAIDOS! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Gunther hauls Rollins up, GENERAL BOMB! Rollins flounders out of the ring while Gunther soaks up the heat. Gunther goes out after Rollins, but Rollins CLAWS Gunther’s eyes! The fans fire up as Rollins fires off fists and KNEES against the barriers, then he whips Gunther into and over Spanish commentary! Rollins keeps after Gunther while the fans cheer him on! Rollins THROWS Gunther over English commentary! The ref reprimands but this isn’t even a match yet! Rollins fires more knees against the barriers, then he SMACKS Gunther with a fan chair!
Rollins stomps away on Gunther, then hears the fans cheering him on! Gunther hobbles, Rollins flips him off, and they both get in the ring! The bell finally rings and the forearms fly! The fans cheer as they go back and forth, but then Gunther CHOPS! Rollins BOOTS, Gunther BOOTS, and repeat! The fans cheer Rollins, boo Gunther, but Gunther BOOTS Rollins down! Gunther clamps on with a SLEEPER! Rollins moves around, reaches out, but Gunther GERMAN SUPLEXES! Rollins lands out and BOOTS Gunther down! The fans fire up while Rollins scuffs Gunther. Rollins has the arms and fires DRAGON STOMPS a la Bryan Danielson!
Rollins then aims from a corner, runs up, but into a LARIAT! Gunther huffs ‘n’ puffs as he has Rollins down. The fans rally for Rollins but Gunther scuffs him now. Gunther kicks Rollins to the ropes, talks trash, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rollins falls over, but Gunther KICKS him in the back! The fans boo but Gunther clamps onto Rollins, and ELBOWS him in the head! Rollins stands up to CHOP, but Gunther CHOPS! Gunther KNEES Rollins again and again, then CHOPS! Rollins stumbles and falls, but he gets up to go after Gunther again! Rollins SLAPS, Gunther SLAPS, and Rollins stumbles around.
Gunther stands on Rollins’ head! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Gunther stops at 4. Gunther drags Rollins up, ROCKS him, but Rollins hits back! Gunther CHOPS Rollins on the back, SMACKS him off buckles, then he climbs up the corner. The fans are torn as Gunther drags Rollins up! Rollins resists the suplex, but Gunther powers up to SUPER- NO, Rollins slips free and slips under! Gunther panics as Rollins runs corner to corner, BUCKLE BOMB!! And CURB- NO, Gunther dodges to GERMAN SUPLEX! Rollins is up, he dodges the lariat, and he SNAP GERMANS in return! Gunther LARIATS, but Rollins is right up to LARIAT back!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins grits his teeth as he sits up, and he eggs Gunther on. Gunther kicks at Rollins while he’s still on the mat, but Rollins hits back! Gunther fires a forearm, then a HEADBUTT! Rollins SMACKS Gunther in return, but Gunther kicks at Rollins again. Rollins CHOPS and ROCKS Gunther, but Gunther CHOPS back! Rollins CHOPS, Gunther CHOPS, and Gunther CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Gunther eggs Rollins on, CHOPS him, but Rollins CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans fire up as Rollins backs Gunther down to the other corner, then MACHINE GUN CHOPS!
The fans cheer but Gunther reels Rollins in, GENERAL BOMB! High stack, TWO!! The fans fire up as Rollins survives, but both men are down from putting so much into the fight. The fans rally up and even sing again, but Gunther sits up first. Gunther drags Rollins up, then short arm LARIATS! Gunther soaks up the heat while Rollins sputters. Gunther runs, LARIATS again, and the fans boo while Rollins tumbles. Gunther drags Rollins up, runs the ropes again, but Rollins slips through! Rollins underhooks, but Gunther BACKDROPS free! Rollins rebounds SUPERKICK! Then a KNEE! Then the underhooks!
But Gunther BACKDROPS into a bridging cover, TWO!! Rollins manages to get up and underhook again, PEDIGREE!! Then the CURB STOMP!! Cover, TWO?!? Gunther survives and the fans can’t believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins goes to the ropes. Rollins snarls, he goes to the apron, and he climbs up a corner. FLYING- NO, Gunther dodges the stomp to waistlock! Rollins switches, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Gunther has the body scissors on but Rollins fights around! The fans rally as hard as they can as Rollins reaches out! Rollins is free of the body scissors, then fights to his feet!
Rollins pries at the hold, breaks free, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Then ROLLING ELBOW again! And ROLLING- NO, Gunther LARIATS first! Gunther goes up a corner, but Rollins jumps up the corner! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roll through, and FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives, but now Rollins has the SLEEPER!! Gunther flails, reaches out, but Rollins holds on tight! The fans freak out as Gunther flails, but he manages the ROPEBREAK with a foot! The fans boo but Gunther survives! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins rises again. Rollins fires himself up, then builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Gunther but Rollins keeps going!
Rollins DIVES again, and Gunther hits the desk! Rollins DIVES again, but Gunther catches him! GENERAL BOMB on the apron! And then GENERAL BOMB on the desk!! Gunther drags Rollins up onto the desk now, and he lifts, but Rollins slips free! Underhooks, PEDIGREE!! Gunther sputters but Rollins flops around. Rollins goes to the Spanish desk, then runs up, CURB STOMP on the English desk!! The fans are thunderous for Rollins, but wait, BRON BREAKKER IS HERE?!? SPEAR!!! The fans are freaking out as Bron puts Rollins in the ring! The ref missed it all, because he was checking on Gunther!
Gunther rolls into the ring, Rollins glaring at Bron, but SLEEPER!! Gunther squeezes tight, traps an arm even, but Rollins still grabs at the hold! But Rollins is fading! ROLLINS IS OUT!! GUNTHER WINS!!
Winner: Gunther, by submission
Rollins wanted to end The Vision, but he didn’t see this one coming! Bron made quite the impact, but he’s not done! He runs down the entire ramp, to SPEAR Rollins down!! Bron tells Rollins that HE will be the one to end this! Paul Heyman laughs as HIS Badass is back! Will Rollins’ mission fail before it can truly begin?
The Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is on stage.
Nick Hogan and Jimmy Hart are here on behalf of The Hulkster, Bad News Brown’s family is here on his behalf, and we have Dennis Rodman, Demolition, and the family of Sid Vicious. And of course, the Phenomenal A J STYLES, and Stephanie McMahon!
WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Liv Morgan!
The heat between La Primera and “the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time” has reached a fever pitch, and it all comes to a head on the Grandest Stage of Them All! Will Vaquer put Liv through Hell here in Sin City? Or will Liv be nothing but trouble?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s truly worthy of this WrestleMania moment!
The bell rings and the two run up! Vaquer SPINEBUSTERS, rains down HEADBUTTS, but Liv turns things around to throw hands! They scrap, Vaquer fires more HEADBUTTS, then they go outside. Vaquer ROCKS Liv, then THROWS her into barriers! Vaquer throws Liv back into the ring, runs up and LARIATS in the corner! Vaquer sits Liv down, runs corner to corner, METEORA! Vaquer pushes Liv to the drop zone, then goes up, up, but Liv CLUBS her! The fans rally, Liv runs, and she springboards to FLYING SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Vaquer survives but Liv stomps her around for it.
Liv HAMMERS away on Vaquer, then brings Vaquer up to reel her in. Liv snap suplexes, then rolls through, Una Amiga! Then another suplex, Dos Amigas! Then THREE AMIGAS! Liv gives some Latina Heat, then runs up to ENZIGIRI! Liv has a sinister smile as she goes up the corner, aims, and FROG SPLASH but onto KNEES! Vaquer hoists Liv up, BIG back suplex! Vaquer wraps Liv up, and the fans like where this is going! DEVIL’S KISSES! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEEAH~! Liv flounders, but Vaquer drags her up and underhooks. ANGEL’S WINGS! Cover, TWO! Liv survives but Vaquer just hooks her up again!
The fans rally as Vaquer lifts, but Liv slips free! Liv then dodges to BACKSTABBER! Liv SLAPS Vaquer around, then talks trash. Liv decides to do this her way, but Vaquer victory rolls, TWO! Liv runs up, Vaquer ducks, and then she tucks Liv in! S V B!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives and Vaquer is frustrated. The fans rally as Liv goes to ropes, but Vaquer runs up. Liv hits a CODE BREAKER! Liv runs up, but Vaquer dodges Oblivion! Then she steals OBLIVION! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Liv survives her own move! Vaquer drags Liv to a drop zone, goes up the corner, but ROXANNE PEREZ is here! The fans boo as the ref is distracted!
But then Raquel Rodriguez is here! She HOTSHOTS Vaquer, into OBLIVION!! Cover, TWO?!? Vaquer survives and shocks everyone! Liv runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Roxie gets up, but gets a SUPERKICK for it! Raquel tries, Vaquer SUPERKICKS! Vaquer ducks as Liv DIVES, and down goes Raquel! Vaquer aims, goes up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES! But Liv lets Raquel & Roxie take the hit! The fans fire up but Liv THROWS Vaquer into the steps! Liv puts Vaquer in, CODE BREAKER! Then OBLIVION!! Cover, LIV WINS!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s World Champion)
Dominik Mysterio shows up to celebrate with his mamacita! The fans are torn, but will Liv and Judgment Day get back on top of Monday Night Raw?
John Cena is back!
“Night one WrestleMania, what an amazing evening it’s been so far!” The fans cheer that, and Cena says, “As your host, I have the luxury of announcing tonight’s attendance. There has been a lot of speculation on what it might be. Vegas is the perfect city, and I would’ve bet the over. I look around and there are people everywhere. I am proud to announce tonight’s official attendance: 50,816 people! Las Vegas and those around the world, thank you so much!” Pyro goes off to commemorate the number, but wait, make it 50,817! BIANCA BELAIR is back! The fans cheer The EST and her robe of blue roses as she struts to the ring!
Bianca gets the mic to remind us we can’t spell WrestleMania without E S T! Now, she knows it’s been a long time since she’s been out here, but from the bottom of her heart, thank you for all the love and support. She missed us, too. Now, you know you can’t have Mania without some surprises, right? So John Cena, Bianca has one more to add to attendance. She’s PREGNANT! The fans cheer that Bianca is gonna be the StrongEST, the FastEST, the ToughEST mom of all time! Cena says thank you, Bianca, for allowing the WWE family to share this moment with hers. So then, the youngEST WWE Superstar in history makes it 50,818!
And you can feel the energy here in Las Vegas! All the noise, all the focus on the ring right here, because next up is your MAAAAAAAAIN EVENT! The fans cheer that! Congratulations to Bianca Belair & Montez Ford, we can’t wait to see the StrongEST, the FastEST, the ToughEST, and the CuteEST baby ever!
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee!
The American Nightmare didn’t realize what he was doing telling The Viper he could be “the best” version of himself for this match. The Apex Predator unleashed that 2009 Randy Orton, and maybe even a little more, and apparently all with Pat coaching him up. But will this form of Randy Orton earn that 15th world championship? Or will Cody make sure Randy (and Pat) can’t “save” the WWE?
Pat McAfee makes his entrance first so he can flip off fans and tell them off, just as they do to him. Then Orton makes his entrance, with fans still singing along to Voices. Pat even joins Orton in doing the iconic pose from the corners. The tron then changes things up from the Mad Max wasteland to a Marvel’s Ironman style vault, or perhaps even Batman’s Bat Cave. The many phases of Cody’s career, from being just a rookie in green, to being the “Dashing” Cody Rhodes, to even Stardust, and now, the American Nightmare. And from below rises IRON CODY! “Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
The fans cheer and sing along with Kingdom as Cody unzips the golden jacket to show off the title, “WHOA~ OH~!” The ramp is so long, we get the second “WHOA~ OH~” and pyro before Cody’s even truly ringside. Cody still high-fives the young fans up front, and of course holds up his daughter, before going to the ring. The introductions are made, with Pat interrupting. “Listen up, you disgusting pigs! Make some noise for the man who stands at 6’5″, 275 pounds! A depiction of perfection in professional wrestling! When he walks outta here tonight, he’s gonna show each and every one of you fat ass bums what greatness looks like as he becomes a FIFTEEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION~!”
The fans are torn as Pat says this is the man who saves the business tonight, RRRRANDY… ORRRRTOOON~! The fans do still cheer, then Alicia Taylor gives Cody his intro. The belt is raised, and if wrestling has more than one royal family, then we’re about to see who reigns supreme!
But Pat SUCKER PUNCHES Cody! The fans boo and the ref reprimands as Orton stomps away on Cody! This isn’t a match yet, either! Orton stands Cody up, but Cody BOOTS Pat away! Then he POSTS Orton! Cody catches Pat for a CROSS RHODES! The fans cheer that, too! Cody kicks Pat out of the ring, goes out after him, and he clears off the desk! They just put everything back in place! Cody puts Pat on the desk, HAMMERS away, and JELLY ROLL is here! Even Jelly approves of this! Jelly goes up onto the desk, and he gives Pat a MACHO ELBOW down through the table!! The fans go nuts as Jelly tells Cody to go do this 1v1!
Cody returns to the ring, but where is Orton? Orton realizes what just happened to Pat, and producers hurry out here, leading the way for the stretcher. The fans cheer and sing, “Hey hey hey, goodbye~!” Pat is put on the stretcher and is wheeled up the ram. Pat gives a thumbs up, then a middle finger. Orton sighs and shakes his head, then storms his way into the ring. The bell finally rings and the fans cheer. Cody and Orton stare down while the fans duel. They run up, tie up, and go around. They go along the ropes, around in corners, and back to center. They break, circle again, and tie up again. Orton headlocks but Cody endures the grind.
Cody powers up, out, but Orton RUNS him over! The fans are torn but Orton waits on Cody. Cody stands, he and Orton reset, and they tie up again. Cody wrenches to a wristlock, but Orton fights the top wristlock. Cody brings Orton down to a knee, but Orton fights up. Cody wrenches, hammerlocks, headlocks, but Orton powers up and out. Orton drops down, then he RUNS Cody over again! Orton stands Cody up to UPPERCUT, then has him on the ropes. Orton wrenches, wristlocks, and he bumps Cody off buckles. Orton UPPERCUTS Cody, Cody sputters and goes to another corner, but Orton whips corner to corner.
Cody goes up and over, but Orton is ready! Cody ducks the lariat, kicks and RHODES UPPERCUTS! Orton comes back, Cody dodges, and Cody SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans are torn as Cody uses the move taught to him by Orton. Orton slowly rises, Cody springboards, but Orton catches him to the BACK2BACKBREAKER! Orton hobbles from that move, was that double-edged given his past back injury? Orton pokes Cody in the eyes to slow him down, then snapmares for a chinlock. The fans rally as Cody endures, fights up, and powers up to hit a BIG back suplex! Orton writhes and bails out, very angry right about now.
Orton walks off the pain but Cody storms after him. But Orton kicks low! Orton puts Cody in the ring, does his best to walk off the back pain, but Cody KICKS Orton in the ropes! Cody brings Orton around, RAMS him into the corner, and he drop toeholds for a step over and HALF CRAB! Orton endures, even as Cody sits deep on the hold! The fans rally and duel as Orton fights around. Cody lets go to AX HANDLE Orton’s back! Cody drags Orton up, shoves him, and ROCKS him in the back! Orton drops to his knees but Cody KNEES him in the back! Orton goes to the corner, Cody fires hands, then he wrenches and whips hard!
Orton slumps down in the corner, then bails out again. Cody pursues again, ROCKS Orton in the back, and he puts Orton in the ring. Cody pushes Orton to a cover, ONE! Orton is tougher than that, but Cody clamps on a rear bearhug. Orton endures, fires elbows, but Cody KNEES him in the back! Cody goes back to the rear bearhug, but the fans rally and duel as Orton fights up. Orton throws elbows, but Cody whips him again. Orton reverses, Cody goes up and over to roll Orton up, TWO! Cody kicks low, shoves Orton into ropes again, and ROCKS Orton with another shot to the back! Orton drops to his knees again but Cody brings him around.
Cody snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Orton toughs it out but Cody goes out to the apron. Cody climbs a corner while the fans cheer. Orton stands, to trip Cody up! Cody lands on his Stardust, but Orton takes a moment before climbing up. Orton throws hands, Cody fires back, and the fans rally as the shots go back and forth. Orton ROCKS Cody, goes up top, and he brings Cody up to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! The fans fire up while both men are down! Orton grits his teeth, that was certainly a double-edged choice there. Orton manages to rise up, and he LARIATS, LARIATS, dodges, then SNAP POWERSLAMS!
The fans fire up as Orton seems to be feeling a bit better, and he puts Cody through the ropes. DRAPING DDT! Well again, double-edged, but Orton just fights through the pain. Orton hears the voices as he pounds the mat, and he waits on Cody! R K- NO, Cody shoves free, then dodges Orton to send him outside! Cody builds speed to DIVE into a forearm! The fans fire up as Cody flops down. Orton drags Cody from apron to the Spanish desk, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton shoves Cody down, surveys the wreckage at ringside, and he finds a water bottle. Orton hydrates real quick before stalking Cody. Orton brings Cody around to look at the belt before going to the ring.
But Cody POSTS Orton! The fans are torn, but Cody hobbles around. Cody apologizes to the Orton family at ringside before going to the ring. Orton is busted open! Cody fires off hands on the bloody forehead, then DECKS Orton! Orton staggers, sputters, flops in a corner, and Cody stomps a mudhole! The fans boo but Cody drags Orton from the corner. Orton grabs for ropes but Cody stomps him down. Cody stomps Orton’s foot, very much what Orton would do! Cody stomps the other foot, ROCKS Orton again, and Orton reaches out. Cody says no mercy! BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Orton falls, Cody covers, TWO!
The fans rally up as Orton survives, but Cody paints himself with Orton’s blood! The fans tell Cody he’s sick but Cody ROCKS Orton again! Orton sits up, the crimson mask growing, but Cody drags Orton up. Cody TOSSES Orton through ropes, and he wants to copy Orton, but Orton is a ragdoll! Cody lets Orton slump down, but then says he’s hearing those same voices! Cody drags Orton through the ropes after all, for a DRAPING DDT! The fans are torn as both men are down! Cody then copies Orton by pounding the mat! Orton rises while the fans are dueling again, but Orton avoids the RKO! Orton snatches Cody for a CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are stunned and Orton is furious that Cody survives his own move! Orton hears the voices, he aims, R K- NO, Cody backslides it, TWO! Cody steals the RKO!! Cover, TWO!! The fans are stunned again as Orton survives his own move! “This is Awesome!” as Cody rises up. Orton bails out of the ring, but Cody sees him crawling. Cody goes out after Orton, brings him around, and SMACKS him off Spanish commentary, the last table standing! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton sputters, flounders, and writhes, but Cody brings Orton around again. Cody puts Orton in the ring, calls his shot, but the fans are torn.
Cody waits on Orton, but RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!? Cody survives and no one can believe it! Orton hobbles to a corner, Cody crawls to ropes, but Orton goes after Cody again. Orton ROCKS Cody, Cody ROCKS Orton, but Orton rebounds to kick low! Cody ROCKS Orton again, but Orton ROCKS Cody again! Cody fires a flurry, ROCKS Orton again, but Orton ROCKS Cody! The fans are starting to favor Orton, but Cody uses an eye poke! Orton RKOS the ref!! Orton and Cody are both stunned! All Orton saw was blonde hair and he struck! But speaking of, Cody senses Orton sneaking up, and he blocks the low blow! Cody LOW BLOWS Orton!!
The fans are going nuts as Cody, busted open in his own right, is doing what he has to! Cody goes up, up, and SUPER CODY- RKO!!! Orton strikes again, but now the ref can’t count! But wait, is that PAT?! In a neck brace and a ref shirt?!? Pat slides into the ring and counts, TWO?!?!? Cody survives and no one knows what to make of this! Well, the fans do know, “Ref, You Suck!” Pat isn’t sure what to do but Orton stands up. Pat says beat that ass, but Orton RKOS Pat!! The fans cheer that, but then Cody snatches Orton! CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, CODY WINS!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Champion)
The moment Orton lost focus, he lost the title! In Pat’s defense, he was trying to help. But Orton grabs the belt to CLOBBER Cody with it!! The Viper may not have his 15th reign, but he looks at the belt in his hands, then looks down at Cody. Orton tosses the belt aside, just as he has the friendship with Cody! ORTON PUNT!!!! Vegas is erupting as Orton really has gone back to 2009!! Orton holds up the belt again, standing over Cody, a sinister smile on his bloodied face. Night one didn’t end how Orton wanted, but will he make sure this story with Cody meets a violent end?
My Thoughts:
A very good first night for WrestleMania 42, a lot of fun, and a lot better than the build was giving us. Though, given they televised the first hour and have only further commercialized Mania, there were also a lot of ads. And anyone on ESPN Unlimited, chances are you dealt with weird streaming problems where ad breaks made the thing skip back almost entire segments. As far as I could tell from the live crowd, they all enjoyed a large part of the show, except for how we ended on Orton standing tall but not champion. I’m a little surprised by that, given Pat being such a big part of the story. Jelly obliterating Pat and the desk was great, though.
But perhaps there’s more to this given Cody was using Heel tactics to counter Heel Orton, and how Orton turned on Pat already. Will “the powers that be” behind Pat now want to punish Orton? Is Cody going to actually turn Heel? Cody at least proved to Stephanie McMahon that Cody could do what he has to in order to beat “this Randy Orton.” Orton also ended up with kayfabe back problems outta nowhere, and I can’t be sure if that was supposed to protect Orton in the loss or what. Orton and Cody getting bloody was a nice touch, though. Even if you don’t factor in Pat, a lot of the problem is WWE didn’t factor in how fans would react to Orton doing these “2009 Orton” things to Cody, because the fans loved it from the moment Orton turned on Cody at the contract signing.
The televised hour was really good to get the ball rolling. Not sure The Vision needed a 9-way split screen… I figured Knight & Usos would win the Six Man Tag, but that wasn’t how I expected it. I did appreciate them turning the “misunderstanding causing dysfunction” around on Theory & Logan. Kudos to Speed hitting the SUPER frog splash, Speed might have himself a future in WWE. Fatu VS Drew was a very good Unsanctioned match, but obviously they weren’t going to go as far as anything AEW would do/has done. Maybe they should’ve bled here, too? Either way, great win for Fatu, but I’m not sure what’s next. Will Drew demand a rematch? Or will we finally learn who knocked Fatu’s teeth out last year?
Very good match from Rollins VS Gunther, on its way to great, though ironically that was partially because of the brawling they did before the match. Bron Breakker showing up was only a little surprising, as it was bound to happen, I’m just not sure it needed to happen to affect Rollins VS Gunther. It does protect Rollins in losing to Gunther, but did he need it? Gunther’s Gunther, Rollins can lose to him fair and square, and then Bron spears Rollins inside-out outta nowhere. Rollins VS Bron is now set, and I’m pretty sure Gunther cashes in that favor with Heyman to get his fight with Lesnar.
Very wonderful news from Bianca Belair, it turns out her hand wasn’t why she wasn’t back in the ring yet. John Cena did a good job “hosting” the show, but I don’t think WWE knows what that means anymore. Cena should’ve gotten to join commentary for the main event at least, not just give us the attendance numbers. And even then, just under 51K is not what I expected, but considering they had 60K last year… Well, WWE never acknowledges failings, so guess they’ll just move on like it’s all good.
Honestly, I think the overall best stuff was in the Women’s Division tonight. Well, I’m still not going to be a fan of Heels needing help to win when they can just cheat on their own, but of course Roxie & Raquel helped Liv out, and that gave Judgment Day their WrestleMania moment together. I feel like Vaquer will/should demand her rematch and we get that for Backlash, but in a match that actually stops Judgment Day from interfering. Great Intercontinental Championship match, though it ended up more about Becky’s beef with Jessica Karr than with AJ Lee. But speaking of Heels cheating on their own, Becky does just that, and boom, she’s champ again. I think that makes her and AJ tied in 1v1, so there’s gotta be a tiebreaker at some point.
And how great to see the Women’s Tag title match bring back Paige. A shame for Nikki and her foot but she at least got to be part of the win. Great ring gear for everyone, too, such as Bliss being a moth to pay tribute to Bray and The Irresistible Forces being Demolition. Can’t wait to see what’s next for Paige & The Bella Twins, but I feel like Paige won’t be on the same page as The Bellas for long if Nikki recovers completely and wants to be champion with Brie. But Paige back in the WWE is great in itself, can’t wait to see where she goes from here.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Results
Andrew’s JCW Strangle-Mania Results & Match Ratings: 4.18.2026
Grab yourself a Faygo, paint your face and punch sister, JCW Strangle-Mania is invading your brain!
You’re not reading this wrong! Lunacy popped up on my YouTube a few weeks ago, and what can I say, this reminds me of public access ECW Hardcore TV. It’s a bit campy, edgy and is unapologetically Juggalo.
Cokane, J-Rod, Big Al, Facade, and Kerry Morton have definitely intrigued me. On top of the established names like RVD, Nic Nemeth, Mr. Anderson and even Vince Russo has been refreshing.
Plus for somewhat legit reasons, Vampiro is having his retirement match tonight against PCO and Big Vito. So while I don’t know what to expect…I’m anticipating fun with a side of Faygo.
Ratings:
- St Claire Monster Corporation (Kongo Kong, Mr Happy, Beastman) vs Rock N’ Roll Express & Juggalo George South: AARP Trio win via Smashing Fat Dudes Together – (-**) – Yes that’s Negative 2
- Kamikaze Chaos Match: Mickie Knuckles vs Kerry Morton: Kerry wins via…Weapons – * 1/2
- The Outbreak (Abel & Jackson) w/Barnabas the Bizarre vs Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo & Ruffo): Outbreak win via As Above, So Below – ** 1/2
- JCW American Title: Facade (c) vs Mecha Wolf vs Ninja Mack vs Disco Ray w/The Ring Rat vs Boogie Boarding Mikey Avalon: Facade retains via Triple Jump Moonsault – ** 1/2
- JCW Women’s Title Tag Match: Katie Forbes Guest Referee: Big Al (c) & Dani Mo vs J-Rod & Nyla Rose: J-Rod wins via Double Chokeslam – ** 1/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!
- Good Brothers & KENTA vs RVD w/Bill Alfonso, Willie Mack & 2 Tuff Tony: RVD wins via 5 Star Frog Splash – (-*)
- JCW Lunacy World Championship: EC3 Special Guest Referee: Cokane (c) vs Nic Nemeth vs Caleb Konley vs Matt Riddle: Cokane retains via Cokeslam – ** 3/4
- Vampiro’s Retirement Match: Vampiro vs PCO vs Big Vito: Vampiro wins via Nail in the Coffin – ***
Results:
Violent J opens the show, as he is want to do since he’s come back into part ownership. The Duke of the Wicked keeps it short and sweet since everyone’s been waiting. Smart move.
We move to a backstage segment with Jasmine St. Claire bitching at Vince Russo. There’s a stipulation of, if her Monster Corporation doesn’t win, they disband. She sort of alludes to the match, but it’s not an awful segment.
St Claire Monster Corporation (Kongo Kong, Mr Happy, Beastman) vs Rock N’ Roll Express & Juggalo George South
The monsters attack the ancient trio combine for probably 180 years old. Mr. Happy gets pushed away, George South and Ricky try to control Kongo Kong, but…oh no the Arm Wringers are working. I wasn’t sure at first, but Kongo is in the geriatric corner and isolated with frequent tags…not so quickly. Mr Happy gets tagged in, accidentally Lariats Kongo cause he’s silly.
Beastman just brings himself in and things are breaking down in Lucha level lack of rules. The big boys Monster Mash in the middle because Big vs Old mean everyone is slow. This match is in such slow motion it might be in reverse and Happy gets thrown into his own team because he’s a comedy goof who things its a game. This is…was complete crap.
I guess the pile of shit match got out of the way early. In the famous words of Roan from Grandia II…”Yikes”.
Kamikaze Chaos Match: Mickie Knuckles vs Kerry Morton
Special guest referee Claude aka Brian Zane. Kerry comes out with two white girls dressed like Geisha because he’s a Japanese Legend now.
After an Incel flavored misogynistic promo, he jumps Mickie before the bell, but she turns it around. Gives him the old Kitchen Sink and dumps him outside. Mickie tries to Dive, but Kerry has a perfectly timed Trash Can to her dome. He’s now grabbing chairs, doors, more trash can pieces. He’s building the kitchen just for Mickie. Since he takes forever, when he gets in Mickie grabs his balls and then hits him with a Brainbuster as he sells amusingly. After a few trash can lid shots, Kerry goes to grab Mickie…but you know, it doesn’t work the same for women. She snaps his fingers with her Kegel Grip. He grabs more weapons, cuts Mickie open, but Mickie continues to aim for Kerry’s dick including she just bites his…well…you know. Kerry is about to get Ass Attacked over and over, then uses a Trash Can to keep his face receiving her can.
Kerry goes to grab something but Mickie shoves her thumb up Kerry’s ass. Then she has Claude smell it and help him build the next prop spot. Kerry hits her with a few things, puts her on the gimmick pile, but thinks better than jumping onto it. Claude however rebuilds it and Kerry tries to rub his crotch in her face…which is dumb. So she Headbutts his crotch, he falls through the gimmick pile. Claude gets to a two count and then sneezes.
Kerry hits Claude with a V Trigger accidentally. Saito Suplex, German and then a Northern Lights Suplex from Mickie, but Claude is dead, so no referee for the count. Kerry manages to turn things around, Suplexes Mickie through a door, beats her across the skull with the pieces but she fires, Donkey Kick to the back of her head, and he pins her with his crotch in her face. Claude is miraculously alive, and counts the three.
Not a good match, but kinda fun in how despicably shit it was.
The Outbreak (Abel & Jackson) w/Barnabas the Bizarre vs Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo & Ruffo) vs BackSeat Boyz (Tommy & JP Grayson)
Oh look, Ruffo found Yabo. Glad he’s not sleeping with the fishes yet.
The clowns bounce a balloon off the zombies…and the zombies fire and attack, so they start brawling. Jackson and Yabo start throwing hands, before Ruffo and Abel get involved again. The tornado aspect continues, there’s no control and Violent J walks out. Tells them to expect the unexpected.
BackSeat Boyz come down, T Gimmick the zombies, the clowns face off with them and BackSeats do a little dance, before the clowns make them pay with stereo Manhattan Drops and then a coconut crunch. Zombies are back up, slides under legs, stereo Slingblades, Corner Attacks of Splashes and Uppercuts, the Clowns flop out after the punishment. BackSeat is back in, but the zombies were winning until an Eye Rake, but then Tommy eats an Assited Flatliner. Outbreak wants As Above…but BackSeat stop it, hit the Street Sweeper! They want to T Gimmick Jackson, but Ruffo and Yabo Balloon the Boyz. Hulk Hand Uppercut rocks JP, Rubber Chicken Assisted Big Boot lays out Tommy.
Rubber Chicken Tickle doesn’t work on zombies so they dispose of Ruffo, hit Yabo with As Above, So Below and out favorite cocaine alcoholic zombies win the match!
The Outbreak had some cocaine on them and do celebratory cocaine! Barnabas is beside himself.
JCW American Title: Facade (c) vs Mecha Wolf vs Ninja Mack vs Disco Ray w/The Ring Rat vs Boogie Boarding Mikey Avalon
Well if you score based on looks, you’d think only Mecha, Mack or Facade should win this match.
Disco Ray starts his dance, trying to get the vibes rolling, everyone is playing along until he gets to Facade who just flips him off and shoves him. So everyone dogpiles Facade because he’s a dick, then we get a test of strength, but Ray is just vibing and dancing. Mecha clears the other three, but Ray’s hips don’t lie and he Splits under a lariat, hits one of his own, wiggles out cinque and drops Mack, Mikey Avalon eats a Flip, Flop and Fly with tambourines. Ray is having fun, but Facade returns to the match and ends Ray’s fun.
Ray tries to Irish Whip Facade, he does a Neck Bridge in the corner for about a minute. Ray gets Up and Overed, Avalon eats a kick after a Matrix, Mecha eats a Disaster Kick from Facade and then goes for an Escalara, but Ninja Mack cuts off Facade. Mack is taking too long to so his Cartwheel Corkscrew Splash and Avalon just gets involved. Avalon Sabu’s a Boogie Board at Facade and then a Scoop Slam with the board.
Avalon uses a Surfboard Stretch, with a Surfboard. Mecha Wolf clocks Avalon and spikes Ninja Mack. Frog Splash from Mecha, but Disco makes the save. Ray connects on a Neckbreaker, but Ninja Mack flies out of nowhere with an Uppercut, Facade with a Rope Walk Dropkick but Mecha hits a Busaiku Knee and everyone is down. Side Slam from Avalon, but Mecha Powders. Cannonballs for all from Avalon. Mecha Muta Mist to Avalon, Ninja Mack Superkick, Mack hits a Sasuke Special on Mecha! Ray tries some rope run, but Facade counters it into a cradle, Ray hits Panic at the Disco but Facade kicks out.
Ring Rat doesn’t want to give Ray the chair, she turns on Ray with a Low Blow. Facade has the chair, Facade Sabu’s the chair, sets it up, Triple Jump Moonsault for the Sabu reference, Facade retains. Not executed well, but neither were most of Sabu’s moves and then we see the Ring Rat walk up the ramp to Steven Flowe.
The Green Phantom comes out…oy vey. Oh and it’s literally just him walking around the crowd and then he leaves.
JCW Women’s Title Tag Match: Katie Forbes Guest Referee: Big Al (c) & Dani Mo vs J-Rod & Nyla Rose
Oh, this is where Nyla is now. I haven’t heard her name in so long I thought she died.
J-Rod and Al start, a few strikes exchanged, Saito Suplex from Big Al and then an Air Raid Crash, for a near fall. Al tags in Dani, a delayed splash and another near fall. Dani keeps J-Rod in the corner with some kicks, a Snapmare to send her out, and then a few more kicks and lariats. Big Al asks for a tag, Dani says no, but when Dani gets close enough Al tags herself in and it gives J-Rod time tag out to Nyla.
Nyla lands one corner Splash, Al moves from the second, but Nyla just grabs Al and tosses her across the ring. Dani tags herself in, flies at Nyla and gets caught and slammed down. Nyla walks Dani to the heel corner, tags out to J-Rod and corner Shoulder Thrusts, quick tags are leaving Dani isolated and eating punishment. The heels are working together better than the tumultuous babyfaces. GAHD Damn J-Rod is gorgeous. Sorry it’s 5:30 in the morning and I haven’t slept. I’m distracted and my filter is slipping.
Quick tags continue, Nyla is now in but Dani manages to fight back. Crescent Kick from Dani, Code Red and…only a two count! Dani wants the Moonmist Twist, Nyla stops it, drops Dani and tags out to the Gorgeous Gladiator. Dani eats Snake Eyes and then a Big Boot but only two again. Corner Hip Attacks, J-Rod walks Dani out of the corner with her draped over her shoulders, Samoan Drop. Big Al breaks up the pinfall, Katie admonishes Big Al so Nyla walks in Double Chokeslam while the referee isn’t looking. J-Rod pins Dani…1-2-3! Alice expected Dani to kick out and the fact she didn’t, Al is frustrated.
I’m a big fan of J-Rod, Alice and Dani, but some of the spots were awkward and that finish fell flatter than a pancake.
Good Brothers & KENTA vs RVD w/Bill Alfonso, Willie Mack & 2 Tuff Tony
RVD walking down about to ask KENTA to pick a hand. Between Tony and RVD…god damn these entrances are taking forever.
Karl and Tony are gonna start, but he holds up a finger to grab his bottle of…Kettle One…or whatever that is. He polishes the bottle off and then ties up finally! Tony shoots off the ropes, eats a Shoulder Tackle so Karl tags in Gallows because of a the size discrepancy. Tony takes another swig from his bottle, and I get the liquid courage gimmick, but Tony is old, slow and wrestles like shit. Can we just get him out to someone who can go?
Thank Christ, Tony tags in Willie and now we might see some wrestling. Willie wants to test power, they run into each other a few times and no one gives. Gallows tries to Lariat Willie, Willie ducks and hits Gallows with the Gamengiri. Gallows tags out, KENTA points at RVD, and we get Rob Van Dam versus KENTA.
KENTA acts like they’re about to tie up, ducks it and goes to his corner chuckling. Rob lands a punch, KENTA is bleeding, RVD wants Rolling Thunder but Karl drags him out. Now is a shitty brawl but KENTA looks a bit out of it. The vibe seems like Rob connected with KENTA and hard wayed him. Willie hits a Stunner, KENTA with the Busaiku, RVD with a kick, RVD hits the Van Daminator on Gallows. Tony hits the Meteorite on Gallows, RVD goes up, 5 Star Frog Splash, RVD wins!
This was a pile of shit. RVD breaks KENTA’s nose on the second real move of this slog, they do something stupid for a few minutes before someone just said go to the finish.
4 Way Elimination: JCW Lunacy World Championship: EC3 Special Guest Referee: Cokane (c) vs Nic Nemeth vs Caleb Konley vs Matt Riddle
Can this match be decent? Please? Like give me one. Nemeth comes out in Juggalo paint.
Caleb mouths off a little, everyone gangs up and chucks him out. Riddle starts throwing Knees, Cokane rolls through the turnbuckle, Rebound Big Boot, but a big Lariat miss and Riddle hits a few Gutwrench Suplexes, Senton, and works over Cokane. Caleb runs in, dispatches Riddle, tries to keep Cokane on the back foot but a Blue Thunder Bomb stops Caleb. Cokane pulls out straws and wants to use them like the MASADA Skewer spot, but Caleb fights him off. A little more jockying for position, Cokane tries his rope walk, but Caleb trips him up, Cokane crashes and Caleb kicks Cokane to the outside. Nemeth comes in hot, Splash, Rude Awakening, FameASSer for two!
Cokane wants a Cokeslam, Super Kick says no, Riddle hits a Cutter, wants a Tombstone, but no. Caleb hits a Low Blow on Nemeth, Burning Hammer, and Caleb eliminated Nic Nemeth first. Riddle hits an Exploder, Senton, PK, but Cokane comes in, Drop Step, Wrist Control, Rip Cord Knee, Fisherman Buster and Riddle is rolling. Floating Bro on both men and Riddle looks like the favorite at this point. Tombstone locomotion, Riddle hits a Gotch variation of the Brostone. Another Low Blow on Riddle from Caleb, another Burning Hammer, and Riddle is gone.
Caleb runs Cokane into the corners, Chop exchanges between the remaining two guys turns into punches. Backfist from Caleb, and then a Superkick, Caleb wants the Shotei, but hits EC3 accidentally. Cokeslam gets countered. Cokane gets thrown into the ropes, he’s wiley like a crackhead, eventually we get a Lethal Injection. Cokane goes for his cocaine, but Steven Flowe shows up again to play DARE officer and say no to drugs. LOW BLOW from Caleb! Burning Hammer number three! EC3 stops his count at two. EC…can’t count to three.
Ethan is putting his foot down with all the Low Blows. Cokane sits up, finds more cocaine, COKESLAM! 1-2-3! Tony Khan must’ve given Cokane the back up stash. Good call.
While Cokane retaining isn’t a bad idea…EC3 makes a cocaine angel in the middle of the ring afterwards, is funny. These matches have all been either garbage or depressing.
Vampiro’s Retirement Match: Vampiro vs PCO vs Big Vito
Vamp walks out with J and Shaggy, gives Dark Carnival WCW flashbacks. Vampiro cuts a promo at the beginning of the match about the first time he met ICP in WCW. Let’s assume it’s a real retirement, he deserves a moment to wax poetic before the match. He then goes around the horn with a comment about PCO and Vito as well. But again, it’s okay, its a retirement angle. Vamp’s little comedic way he cuts a promo while still being poignant and cool, helps land the show. Now lets hope the match isn’t garbage.
PCO and Vamp are throwing chops while Vito doesn’t mind not being hit. Vito tries to hit the ropes and Double Lariat, but they level Vito and keep slugging. PCO rocks Vamp, Splashes him in the corner and then Kicks Vito in the stomach and throw him out. Vamp bounces PCO’s face off the post, Vito goes after Vamp, they fight into the crowd and Vito rocks Vamp, Vamp hits a random dude in the crowd, and the guy seems like a good sport. PCO returns to the brawl going after both guys, but Vito turns things around on PCO and fights Vamp back to the ring.
Vamp is flipping people off, absorbing the hits just to talk shit to the crowd and his opponents. It’s obvious that Vampiro is enjoying himself. Vito calls Violent J into the ring since the Dark Carnival stuck around for support. Vito kicks J, starts throwing down Forearms and then Shane Mercer slides in, the Mercer-Nary. Shane wraps his fist in a chain, Vito holds J, J ducks, Shane levels Vito. J and Shaggy gang up on Shane to take him out, now PCO starts beating on Vito. Fist to the head, Leg Drop, and Vampiro is content watching for a little bit. Vamp breaks the next pinfall attempt, goes for his own but Vito kicks out and Vito goes for a Crossface. PCO’s foot comes down to break up the submission, then his stomps on Vampiro, Vito tries to sneak a cover but not yet.
French Canadian Frankenstein with a few Forearm Shots and a short Lariat to send Vito to the ground. PCO lays strikes into PCO, but Vito shoves PCO out of the way to kick Vampiro himself. Two more instances of Vito shoving PCO away, and PCO is allowing it, but after the third shove, PCO catches Vito in a Chokeslam. Spinning Back Kick by Vamp on PCO, Nail in the Coffin! The Driver looked bad, the finish was odd, but Vamp is nearly 60 and battling Alzheimer’s. I’m not mad. Vampiro wins his retirement match!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Well Spring Break started late and went long, so Strangle-Mania started like 66 minutes late. So I sit here, past 7am Eastern…and it’s not for Wrestle Kingdom…weird times man. But yeah, wrestling content, this was garbage. Anything that had a chance to be cool was either marred with short cuts or cut short because of an errant punch. Now I will say, a card with the Rock N’ Roll Express, George South, KENTA, RVD, Nic Nemeth, Nyla Rose and professional Zombie wrestlers…was not on my BINGO card this year. So there’s aspects of this show that were fun, the commentary booth was unhinged, J-Rod winning the title is the correct decision. She’s gorgeous, great physique, solid wrestler and going to be on the new American Gladiators, so it’s free publicity baby. The Kerry Morton match was also completely inane, but wonderfully so. There is a soft spot in my heart for Self Aware Comedic Hardcore.
Vampiro’s retirement was nice, sentimental, and a feel good moment since Vito ate the pin.
Like I said, there was no real wrestling to be extrapolated from this show, but there was some entertainment. I’m not gonna rate the show highly because the matches were almost all bad or barely passable. But being a little delirious from being up for like 32 hours with no sleep…I didn’t fall asleep. So at least the show wasn’t boring.
Maybe I’ll start covering Lunacy on Fridays (I cover TNA that’s also on Thursday, so JCW will have to take the tape delay backseat). But yeah, Cokane retaining, Steven Flowe going full heel and stealing the Ring Rat with Caleb Konley getting screwed by EC3. There’s some interesting possibilities for the weekly show.
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