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Joe’s CMLL Review & Results (5/6/19)
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Arena Puebla
Astro and Meyer vs Joker and Sombra Diabolika
Sombra and Meyer start the match out with some grappling. Joker and Astro come in next and they go back and forth with some exchanges. After a few minutes of that everyone is in the ring trading spots. Meyer hits a hurricanrana on Joker and Astro hits a lionsault for the pin. Astro drop kicks Sombra’s legs out and then Meyer hits a splash for the fall. First Fall: Meyer pins Sombra with a splash.
Astro gets the better of Sombra to start this round. Meyer comes in with Joker and then gets the better of him. Joker hits Astro with a big slam and now Meyer is getting worked over. Sombra hits a drop kick to the inner thigh of Meyer from the top rope for the pin. Joker hits a reverse pile driver on Astro. Second Fall: Joker pins Astro with a reverse pile driver.
Meyer gets worked over to start this round. Astro and Meyer fight back to even out the odds. Meyer gets Sombra in a stretch submission. Astro gets Joker in a modified abdominal stretch for the win. Third Fall: Astro submits Joker with a modified abdominal stretch.
Winners: Astro and Meyer
Millenium and El Asturiano vs Toro Bill Jr and Espiritu Maligno
Asturiano and Toro Bill start the match out with some grappling exchanges. Maligno and Millenium come in next and they do more acrobatic exchanges. There is a few chaotic exchanges and Asturiano hits a lionsault on Maligno for the pin. Millenium hits a splash off of the top on Toro Bill for the pin. First Fall: Millenium pins Toro Bill with a splash off of the top.
Millenium gets the advantage on Maligno to start. None of this last long as the rudos start to team up on them. Bill slams Asturiano and puts him in a stretch submission. Maligno gets Millenum in a sharpshooter submission. Second Fall: Maligno submits Millenium with a sharpshooter like move.
Asturiano gets worked over in the rudos corner. After being worked over Asturiano hits a hurricanrana on Maligno to change momentum. Toro Bill comes in and in the corner he hits a back stabber on Asturiano for the pin. Maligno then gets Millenium with a tequila sunrise. Third Fall: Maligno submits Millenium with a tequila sunrise.
Winners: Toro Bill Jr and Espiritu Maligno
Drone, Fuego, and Tigre Rojo Jr vs Virus, Disturbio, and Police Man
Rojo Jr and Virus start the match with a lock up and they battle for the first take down. Fuego gets in with a nicely shaven Police Man and they go back and forth with some exchanges. And again as has happened in the previous matches first rounds, chaos erupts and everyone starts to trade spots. Fuego gets Virus in a roll up for the pin. First Fall: Fuego rolls up Virus.
Drone and Virus start this round exchanging strikes. Fuego and Police Man enter and Fuego drop kicks him to the outside. He then hits a head scissors on Virus. He does his matrix move to Disturbio for a pop. After Rojo comes in Police Man comes and works him over. Fuego gets tripped in the corner and Disturbio hits a running knee strike in the corner for the pin. Police Man gets Rojo in a neck stretch for the fall. Second Fall: Police Man submits Rojo with a neck stretch.
Fuego gets worked over to start this round. Next Rojo gets worked over. A come back finally gets made and Drone, Fuego, and Tigre hit drop kicks on everyone. They all then slid to the outside. Rojo came back in to hit a dive over the top rope. Drone is in the ring fighting off Virus and Disturbio. Fuego helps him. Drone hits knees to the corner on Virus and Fuego gets Disturbio in a victory roll for the win. Third Fall: Fuego pins Disturbio with a victory roll.
Winners: Drone, Fuego, and Tigre Rojo Jr
(Women’s Championship) Marcela (Champ) vs Metalica
A very rare women’s single match. They feel each other out and Metalica gets the first take down but it doesn’t last. They get to the ground and start doing some submission exchanges. Marcela misses a crossbody and Metalica hits a drop kick after. Marcela drags Metalica off of the top rope and then she hits a knee drop to the mid section on Metalica for the pin. First Fall: Marcela pins Metalica with a top rope knee drop.
Metalica works over Marcela in the corner. After minutes of getting beat on Marcela makes a come back and hits a back breaker for a two count. Marcela goes to the corner but Metalica gets her in the corner and hits a back stabber for the fall. Second Fall: Metalica pins Marcela with a back stabber.
Marcela drop kicks Metalica to the outside and then Marcela goes to the top rope and dives onto Metalica. Marcela hits a crossbody in the ring and Metalica reverses the pin and almost pins her. Crowd’s starting to get into it now. Metalica hits a Okada neck breaker for a two count. Metalica drop kicks Marcela to the outside and then Metalica hits a dive through the middle rope. Metalica gets Marcela in a leg lock in the ring and Marcela crawls for the ropes. Marcela hits a sit out gord buster. She gets a surfboard stretch on Metalica and turns it into a pinning combo but Metalica kicked out. Metalica hits a package neck breaker on Marcela and then she goes to the top. Metalica hits a swanton bomb but Marcela kicks out. Marcela hits a michinoku driver and then hits a double stomp off of the top rope for the win. Third Fall: Marcela pins Metalica with a double foot stomp off of the top rope.
Winner: Marcela
Atlantis, Soberano Jr, and Atlantis Jr (Diamante Azul) vs Ultimo Guerrero, Hechicero, and Gran Guerrero
Soberano and Hechicero start the match with some grappling as per usual in CMLL matches. Soberano lifts himself with his body in a show of impressive core strength to counter Hechicero into a head scissors. Gran Guerrero gets in with Diamante Azul next. Azul and Gran grapple some but then chaos breaks out again. Hechicero goes to untie Soberano’s mask off. He’s just messing around. The Los Guerrero’s triple team spot is done on Soberano. The Los Guerrero’s spot is done to Atlantis and they pin him. First Fall: Ultimo Guerrero pins Atlantis with the Los Guerrero’s triple team spot.
Atlantis gets worked over to start this round. Azul comes in to save the legend but the odds are too much. Hechicero hits a flapjack on Soberano and then a drop kick. Atlantis and Ultimo Guerrero posture on the outside. In the ring Azul hits a DDT on Hechicero for the pin and Soberano hits a tornillo dive on Gran Guerrero for the pin. Second Fall: Soberano pins Gran Guerrero with a tornillo dive.
Diamante Azul starts out on fire this round. Well he’s working over the other team at least. Soberano jumps in to take on Hechicero. Hechicero leaves though and Ultimo Guerrero comes in. A ton of posturing to the crowd. Soberano gets Ultimo to the outside and Soberano gets flipped in the air by Gran and he counters with a hurricanrana. Atlantis comes in and wrestles around Gran. Soberano hits a hurricanrana on Hechicero and then Soberano hits a flip dive over the top. Atlantis hits a hurricanrana on Ultimo for the pin. Third Fall: Atlantis pins Ultimo Guerrero with a hurricanrana.
Winners: Atlantis, Soberano, and Diamante Azul
Caristico, Sanson, and Cuatrero vs Volador Jr, Mephisto, and Ephesto
This match starts out with a brawl. Not surprising. Volador works over Caristico. Volador ripped Caristico’s mask. The ref pulls Volador down trying to get some order. Sanson and Cuatrero have been taken out. Volador is just tearing apart Caristico’s mask. He must not be happy about his ROH booking. Volador and his team walk up the ramp to threaten to leave. The ref counts but before it’s done Volador is back kicking Caristico in the head. Ephesto and Mephisto place Cuatrero on Volador’s shoulders and power bombs him for the pin. Ephesto gets slammed on Sanson for the fall. First Fall: Ephesto pins Sanson after being slammed on Sanson.
Cuatrero gets worked over to start this round. Now Caristico tries to make the save but he gets beat on. Caristico makes a come back and gets everyone out of the ring. Sanson and Cuatrero hit dives through the middle rope on Mephisto and Ephesto as well. Then Volador pulls off Caristico’s mask and the ref turns his face for whatever reason and then he pins Caristico with a small package. Second Fall: Volador pins Caristico with a small package.
A long promo segment after which is summed up by Caristico wanting to face Volador.
Winners: Volador Jr, Mephisto, and Ephesto
Arena Mexico Tuesday
Sonic and Bengala vs Espiritu Negro and Apocalipsis
Sonic and Espiritu Negro start the night out. They engage and start to grapple. Bengala and Apocalipsis enters next and go back and forth. Bengala gets slammed and Negro hits a springboard splash on him for the pin. Apocalpisis submits Sonic with a sit inverted full nelson. First Fall: Apocalipsis submits Sonic with a sit down inverted full nelson.
Apocalipsis dumps Sonic to the outside and then him and Negro work over Bengala. Sonic reverses a sunset flip making Apocalipsis hit Negro. Bengala hits a back breaker on Apocalipsis and then slams him. Sonic then hits a moonsault on Apocalipsis. Bengala then submits Negro with some neck bridge submission. Second Fall: Bengala submits Negro with a neck bridge submission
Bengala and Sonic start out hot and fast to begin this round. Sonic gets Negro in an arm wrench submission and Apocalipsis breaks it up. Bengala rolls Apocalipsis to the outside, and then Sonic hit a hurricanrana. He goes for another and Negro flapjacks him then submits him with a surfboard submission. Apocalipsis russian leg sweeps Bengala into a neck crank for the win. Third Fall: Apocalipsis submits Bengala with a neck crank.
Winners: Espiritu Negro and Apocalipsis
Microman, Gallito, and Atomo vs Chamuel, Perico Zakarias, and El Guapito
On this Dia del Nino we have midgets wrestling. I can call them that, midget wrestlers don’t want their gimmick being taken. Atomo starts out with Zakarias with some exchanging of moves. Microman enters with Guapito and Micro is half his size. Atomo gets him in a leg lock that he can barely do because Micro is so short. Micro fires up a come back and kicks Guapito’s leg out. Chamuel and Gallito enter now. They get to the ground and start grappling. Chaos emerges and Zakarias takes out Gallito with a running knee in the corner. Atomo gets hit with a triple drop kick. Eat your hearts out Rock n Roll. Microman gets back dropped and then Chamuel leg drops him. Guapito hits him with a fireman’s carry and Zakarias pins him. First Fall: Zakarias pins Microman after Guapito hit a fireman’s carry.
Microman and his team gets worked over for this round until a come back gets hit with Gallito hitting an apron dive. Microman gets Chamuel with a hurricanrana pin. Second Fall: Microman pins Chamuel with a hurricanrana.
Atomo and Zakarias strike each other to start the final round off. Gallito and Guapito enter and posture to the crowd some. Gallito runs wild on him though hitting an arm drag and drop kick. Microman enters with Chamuel and Chamuel gets the heat on him. Chamuel gets him in the electric chair position but Microman reverses it into a hurricanrana. Microman tricks Chamuel to the outside. Then Micro walks the barricade and hits a hurricanrana on Chamuel on the outside. I gotta say these midgets always work their ass off. Chamuel back in the ring already puts Atomo in a submission but Micro enters to stop and hits a head scissors take over to the outside. Microman hits an apron dive on Chamuel. Gallito gets Zakarias in an abdominal stretch and Atomo pins Guapito with a roll up. Third Fall: Atomo pins Guapito with a roll up.
Winners: Microman, El Gallito, and Atomo
Drone, Star Jr, and Pegasso vs Raziel, Cancerbero, and Tiger
Star and Raziel start this match off with some grappling. Pegasso and Cancerbero enter next to do some grappling of their own. Drone and Tiger enter striking each other repetitively. They go to the outside and Drone gets him down and he goes back into the ring and hits a sliding splash under the bottom rope. Pegasso enters with a crossbody then goes wrong after Raziel hits a shotgun drop kick. Star enters and hits a head scissors into a pinning combo on Raziel for the fall. First Fall: Star Jr pins Raziel with a head scissors pinning combo.
Pegasso starts this round with Cancerbero and he uses his agility to out maneuver Cancerbero. Raziel enters with Star but Star is too agile for him. Tiger dumps Drone to the outside and then hits a tornillo dive over the top rope. Star Jr gets launched into Raziel for a power bomb. Raziel then submits him with a leg lock while Cancerbero submits Pegasso with a body stretch. Second Fall: Cancerbero submits Pegasso with a body stretch.
The ref is allows Mije the midget to help work over Star Jr. Remember it doesn’t count if a midget interferes. Tiger enters and continues to keep Star away from his corner. Old school midnight express tactics. Drone hits a cross body on Tiger and then Raziel and Cancerbero miss splashes and Star and Pegasso hit splashes of their own. The rudos roll to the outside and then Pegasso hits a dive over the top rope. Star goes to the top rope and dives to the outside. Drone comes in and poses like an idiot and Tiger comes from behind and power bombs him for the win. Third Fall: Tiger pins Drone with a power bomb.
Winners: Raziel, Cancerbero, and Tiger
Blue Panther, Black Panther, and Blue Panther Jr vs Ephesto, Luciferno, and El Felino
Blue Panther Jr starts with Luciferno and they start grappling. Felino enters next with Black Panther and Panther is using his quickness but gets stopped when the rest of the rudos enter to stomp him out. Panther fights back and gets Felino to the outside and fakes a dive but then hits one. Blue Panther and his son enter to take on los hijos del infiernos and Jr gets Ephesto in a stretch submission. First Fall: Blue Panther Jr submits Ephesto with a stretch submission.
Blue Panther starts with Ephesto and gets him down and the rest of his team enters to do a triple team spot for pay back. Luciferno enters to kick Black and Blue Panther Jr off of the apron so they can beat on Blue Panther. Felino gets Panther down and submits him with a leg lock. Second Fall: Felino submits Blue Panther with a leg lock.
Luciferno works over Black Panther on the outside of the ring. Felino works on Blue Panther in the ring. Ephesto and Luciferno pull him to the outside to beat him up but Blue Panther Jr is here to avenge his father and hit multiple back breakers. Black Panther then hits two dives through the middle rope. One on Felino and one on Luciferno. Blue Panther Jr then hits a dive off of the stage on Luciferno. Felino bumps Blue Panther to the outside and then Black Panther dumps Felino to the outside. Luciferno and Ephesto then pin Black Panther and Blue Panther Jr with shoulder breakers. Third Fall: Luciferno pins Black Panther with a shoulder breaker.
Winners: Ephesto, Luciferno, and El Felino
Atlantis, Stuka, and Soberano vs Sanson, Cuatrero, and Forastero
Stuka starts out with Sanson in this match and they do some grappling. Soberano enters with Forastero and they do some transitions and move exchanges. All of Los Dinamitas enters now to beat on Atlantis. Sanson hits a jumping knee strike on Soberano for the pin. First Fall: Sanson pins Soberano with a jumping knee strike.
Stuka gets crotched on the barricade and Cuatrero comes and kicks him. Now they are trying to untie Atlantis’ mask. Stuka tries to help out but he gets jumped form behind. Soberano gets beat on next. He gets hit with a triple drop kick in the corner. Atlantis dodges an attack and starts to fight back. Stuka looks to get confused on the spot so Soberano hits a double drop kick. Stuka then hits a moonsault to the outside on Cuatrero and then Soberano hits a dive to the outside on Forastero. In the ring Atlantis gets Sanson with a hurricanrana for the round. Second Fall: Atlantis pins Sanson with a hurricanrana.
Stuka hits consecutive back breaksrs on Los Dinamias to start the round off. Soberano uses his agility and acrobatics to work over Sanson and Cuatrero to the outside. Soberano then poses and the crowd goes wild. Atlantis hits a monkey flip on Forastero and hip tosses the rest of Dinamitas. Stuka hits a cross body but it goes bad for him. Him and Atlantis are down in the corner and then Soberano gets power bombed into the pile. Cuatrero then launches Forastero into the pile and they all get pinned. Third Fall: Los Dinamitas pins Atlantis, Stuka, and Soberano after Cuatrero launched Forastero into them in the corner.
Winners: Sanson, Cuatrero, and Forastero
Caristico vs Ultimo Guerrero
This match starts with them brawling during Ultimo Guerrero’s entrance. Guerrero gets the upper hand, however. Ultimo press slams him into the barricade then hits him with the barricade door. Guerrero tries to pull off Caristico’s mask but the ref is trying to pull him off. Caristico fires up a come back and hits a sunset flip for a quick pin. First Fall: Caristico pins Ultimo Guerrero with a sunset flip.
They posture to the crowd some to start this round. Caristico gets Ultimo to the outside and leaps over the top rope to the outside and hits a hurricanrana. Back in the ring Ultimo slams him and gets Caristico in a neck crank submission. Second Fall: Ultimo Guerrero submits Caristico with a neck crank submission.
Caristico strikes Ultimo multiple times in the corner. They trade a few pinning combos until Caristico gets Ultimo to the outside and then he hits a dive over the top rope. Ultimo hits a gord buster off of the top rope when they get back in the ring for a close two count. Caristico goes for a hurricanrana off of the top rope but Ultimo reverses it into a power bomb for another close two count. Caristico brings Ultimo back to the top rope and in electric chair position hits a hurricanrana off of the top rope finally but for a two count. Ultimo suplexes Caristico back in the ring from the apron. Caristico gets up and hits the head scissors into the Fujiwara arm bar for the win. Third Fall: Caristico submits Ultimo Guerrero with a Fujiwara arm bar.
Winner: Caristico
Arena Mexico Friday
Magnus and Oro Jr vs Akuma and Grako
Akuma and Magnus begin the match off with some grappling. Oro enters with Grako and they trade some transitions and moves. Oro fails to do a spot where he leaps up on the turnbuckle and falls to the outside. Akuma slams Magnus then throws Grako on him. Oro goes for a cross body and Akuma drop kicks him then Grako hits an elbow drop off of the top rope. First Fall: Grako pins Oro with an elbow drop.
Oro gets worked over to start this round. They both hit top rope drop kicks on Magnus. Magnus makes a come back hitting a monkey flip on Grako and Akuma. Oro hits a moonsault on Akuma for the pin and Magnus hits a knee attack in the corner on Grako for the pin. Second Fall: Magnus pins Grako with a running knee attack.
Magnus starts the round off hot getting offense in on Grako and Akuma. Oro comes in and does similar things. He hits a top rope arm drag and then poses. Magnus gets caught though and Grako hits a code breaker while Akuma holds him. Oro helps him fight back and then Magnus helps Oro walk the ropes and hit a hurricanrana on Grako off of the apron. Akuma goes to the top but Magnus meets him up there and hits a Spanish fly for the win. Third Fall: Magnus pins Akuma with a Spanish Fly.
Winners: Magnus and Oro Jr
La Jarochita, Kaho Kobayashi, and Avispa Dorada vs Dalys, Amapola, and Reyna Isis
Dorada and Isis start the match out with some grappling. Dalys and Jarochita come in next and Dalys tries to use her strength to her advantage. Jarochita tries to turn the tide using quick moves. Kaho comes in with Amapola and she is trying to use her quickness but ultimately Amapola catches her with a spear. Chaos emerges and everybody is trading spots, notably, Dorada does an asai cross body on Isis. In the ring, Dalys goes for a pinning combo but Jarochita reverses it into a pinning combo. First Fall: Jarochita pins Dalys with a pinning combo.
Isis begins the round working over Dorada. Dorada fights back and knocks Isis out of the ring. Kaho comes in but gets teamed on. Dalys hits Jarochita with a swinging slam for the pin. Second Fall: Dalys pins Jarochita with a swinging slam.
Kaho gets beat on some to start this round. Jarochita helps make a come back and Kaho hits a missile drop kick on Amapola. Amapola breaks out of a pin and hits Kaho with a running attack. Dalys hits Jarochita with a running power bomb but Dorada breaks it up. Isis hits a crossbody on Dorada and then a code breaker for a pin. Jarochita hits her with a running kick in the corner to pin Isis. Dalys drop kicks Jarochita to the outside then hits a run up the ropes cross body to the outside. In the ring Kaho gets Amapola in a pinning combo for the win. Third Fall: Kaho Kobayashi pins Amapola with a pinning combo.
Winners: La Jarochita, Kaho Kobayashi, and Avispa Dorada
(Match Relampago) Soberano vs Mephisto
They start out fighting for position. Soberano does some acrobatic spots and then he super kicks Mephisto to the outside. After that he hits a high velocity dive through the middle rope. Soberano gets Mephisto to the outside again and goes for a flip over the ropes to the outside but Mephisto catches him and power bombs him. Back in the ring Soberano hits a hurricanrana to the outside and then he hits a back flip dive over the top rope. Back in the ring again Soberano hits a tornillo splash for a two count. Mephisto hits a Canadian destroyer. Soberano kicks out and then gets Mephisto tied up in the ropes and then he hits a lionsault for the win. Soberano pins Mephisto with a lionsault.
Winner: Soberano
(CMLL vs The Crash) Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja vs Adam Brooks and Mecha Wolf 450
Adam Brooks start with Niebla Roja and this is an interesting match for CMLL to do. They start out with some posturing and then get to the ground and start grappling. Mecha Wolf is in next with Angel de Oro. They trade a whole bunch of impressive acrobatic spots. Wolf kicks Roja off of the apron and goes for a swinging DDT but Roja reverses it into a slam. Brooks kicks Oro to the outside and then Mecha Wolf does a dive through the middle rope on Roja, and then to Oro. Wolf and Brooks do a doomsday knee attack into a power bomb on Oro for the pin. Mecha Wolf does a jump in swinging DDT on Roja for the fall. First Fall: Mecha Wolf pins Niebla Roja with a swinging DDT.
They do a double team move to Roja to start. Roja and Oro fight back and knock Brooks and Mecha Wolf to the outside and then they both hit dives to the outside. They hit stereo super kicks while they are down in the corner to tie up the match. Second Fall: Niebla Roja and Angel de Oro pin Brooks and Wolf with stereo super kicks.
This round starts and they’re trading moves. Roja and Wolf are on the outside of the ring while Brooks hits a code breaker on Oro. Oro then hits a michinoku driver on Brooks for a two count. Both brothers super kick Mecha Wolf who no sells it. Then they do it again and he drops. Roja kicks Brooks and then hits a top rope face buster on Wolf onto Brooks for a two count. Roja then hits a stalling vertical suplex on Brooks for a two count. Roja hits a big clothesline sending Brooks to the outside and then he hits a dive over the top rope. Oro then hits a golden moonsault on the pile. After everyone sells a bit, Oro finds himself on the apron and Brooks flips over and does a Canadian destroyer on the apron. Brooks then does a flip dive over the top rope on Oro. Wolf hits a 450 on Niebla Roja. Brooks then hits a swanton on him and pins him. They do double team offense on Oro now. Brooks misses a swanton bomb and Oro super kicks Wolf, then gets Brooks in the rock the boat submission for the submission. Oro kicks Wolf to the outside and then he did a handspring flip to the outside. Oro goes for another dive but Wolf intercepts him and hits a spear for a close two count. Oro goes for a lionsault after trapping him in the ropes but Wolf gets his feet up. Wolf hits a sit out power bomb for two. Oro hits a reverseranna for the win finally. Crowd goes crazy. What a good match, the people’s main event. Check this match out if you can. Starts around the hour mark on the CMLL youtube page. Third Fall: Angel de Oro pins Mecha Wolf with a reverseranna.
Winners: Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja
Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia, and Gran Guerrero vs Mascara Ano 2000, Sanson, and Cuatrero
Gran Guerrero starts out with Cuatrero. They go back and forth trying to gain the advantage. Sanson enters with Euforia and they start grappling. Mascara enters with Ultimo but it breaks down into Dinamitas beating up on Ultimo. Cuatrero and Sanson press slam Euforia then Mascara hits a senton splash and Sanson and Cuatrero follow that up with some elbow drops. Cuatrero then launched Sanson in the air and he landed on Gran Guerrero for the pin. First Fall: Sanson pins Gran Guerrero after Cuatrero launched him for a splash.
Dinamitas beat on Los Guerrero’s in between the round. They continue to beat on Los Guerrero’s during the round as well. They beat on them up the ramp. Gran and Euforia turn the tables on Sanson and Cuatrero and then they hit dives off of the stage. Ultimo hit a running attack in the corner on Mascara and then got him in a leg lock submission. Second Fall: Ultimo Guerrero submits Mascara with a leg lock.
In between the rounds Mascara gets hit with the Los Guerrero’s triple team spot. Gran and Mascara start the round formally but Mascara hits Sanson with an attack by accident. Gran is able to fight back however and drop kicks Sanson off of the apron. Euforia and Mascara exchange strikes. Sanson enters to take on Euforia but Euforia hits a back breaker. Dinamitas stomp on Ultimo Guerrero in the corner. Los Guerrero’s fight back and Gran hits a splash over the top rope to the outside. Euforia goes for one but Cuatrero and Sanson push Gran in the way. Ultimo Guerrero goes for a roll up on Mascara but Sanson and Cuatrero pull the ref out of the ring. Mascara then kicks Ultimo in the groin and pins him. Third Fall: Mascara Ano 2000 pins Ultimo Guerrero with a groin kick.
Ultimo challenges Mascara to a hair vs hair mask. Dinamitas beat up Los Guerrero’s afterwards.
Winners: Mascara Ano 2000, Sanson, and Cuatrero
Caristico, Volador Jr, and El Valiente vs Rush, El Terrible, and La Bestia del Ring
Volador and Rush start out and go back and forth. Valiente comes in and hits a monkey flip on Bestia and then he hits another. Valiente goes for a dive and Terrible drop kicked him. Then Caristico hit a dive over the top rope on Bestia. Volador hits a back stabber on Rush for the pin. First Fall: Volador pins Rush with a back stabber.
Caristico runs wild on Bestia and counters Bestia’s moves. Volador hits a hurricanrana on Rush and then Rush dumps Volador to the outside and hits a dive over the top rope. Terrible slammed Caristico and Bestia hit a senton from the top for the pin. Terrible then power bombed Valiente for the fall. Second Fall: Terrible pins Valiente with a power bomb.
Rush poses on the commentary table at the start of the round. Bestia and Terrible beat on Valiente and Caristico. After minutes of beat downs Caristico hits a hurricanrana on Rush, then Volador hits a dive on Bestia. Caristico hits a middle rope dive on Terrible and then Valiente hits one on Rush. Valiente hits a hurricanrana on Terrible from the top but Bestia and Rush come in to beat on him. Caristico super kicks Bestia but Rush breaks up the pin. Volador and Rush exchange strikes. Volador kicks Rush to the outside and then Volador hits a dive over the top rope. Valiente hits a pop up power bomb on Bestia for what looked like a 4 count. Caristico submits Terrible with the Fujiwara arm bar for the win. Third Fall: Caristico submits Terrible with a Fujiwara arm bar.
Winners: Caristico, Volador, and El Valiente
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Cero Miedo on Cinco de Mayo!
Penta made sure Judgment Day didn’t win the WWE World Tag Team Championships, and now he’ll make JD McDonagh pay for the WrestleMania screwjob!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- PENTA VS JD McDonagh w/ The Judgment Day; Penta wins.
- Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller VS Sheamus; Sheamus wins.
- Iyo Sky VS Roxanne Perez; Iyo wins.
- Rusev VS Otis w/ Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri; Rusev wins.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker; Rollins wins by disqualification, Jey retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jey Uso is in the concourse.
The fans are all fired up as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion makes his way out into the crowd! Omaha, Nebraska all YEET along, and even Pat McAfee does, no concern for what Gunther might think. Jey high-fives fans on his way to the ground level, high-fives some more fans on the way to ringside, and Jey daps it up with Pat & Cole. Jey then goes to the ring, and the fans continue to bounce while singing along with Day One Ish! Jey then gets a mic while the fans cheer. Omaha even says, “One More Time! One More Time!” Jey thinks about it, and he figures why not! YEET! Jey and the fans bounce again, then Jey goes back to the mic.
Jey says, “The World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso, is now in your citaaay~!” The fans cheer, and Jey says look. He’s here. He knows Logan Paul’s here. So let’s just stand on business tonight! Where you at, Logan!? But instead, “Ladies and gentlemen…” The Wise Man walks out on stage! The fans boo as Paul Heyman continues his introduction, and he says he cam here tonight not to disrespect the World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso. But he dragged himself all the way to Omaha, Nebraska because he wanted to say something straight to the face of the World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso.
Jey tells OG Heyman, “You got a lotta balls stepping to me after what you just did to my family.” Heyman says wow, Jey is going to lecture Heyman about betraying their Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns? Jey says yeah, he’ll talk to Heyman. Day one, Jey saw past him. He warned Roman about him, and he warned CM Punk about him! Well, a shame that no one warned Heyman. Warned him about his best friend, his BFF, his brother in arms, CM Punk. And while he’s at it, keep your damn boos to yourselves while he’s on the mic! Not one of these fans, or Jey, had to live through what Heyman did.
Heyman’s best friend, CM Punk, put him in a position that 100% absolutely guaranteed it would sabotage him! The fans chant for Punk and Heyman mocks them for it. “They chant his name because they don’t know what’s in the dark heart of that man.” Punk put Heyman in a guaranteed lose-lose situation with Roman Reigns. And let’s talk about Roman Reigns for a minute! The fans chant for “O T C!” and Heyman sighs. Heyman says he had a dream with his best friend, CM Punk, while Roman was still playing high school football. Long before Roman thought about following in his father’s footsteps into pro-wrestling.
And while Heyman helped Punk overcome adversity, what’d Roman think he was going to do? Sell him out to Punk? Why? After Heyman built the Bloodline for five years, why would he do that?! The fans boo more but Heyman sighs again. Heyman found a “stray big dog on the island of irrelevancy, and I turned him into the Tribal Chief and the ruler of the WWE Universe. We were the Undisputed WWE Champion for 1,316 days! And I’m not the one that blew it by getting beat by Cody Rhodes after being distracted by Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40! HE lost the title! HE lost the title that I spent five years of my life building him up as the champion!
And then what’d he do? He disappeared. He went back to being a big dog licking his big wounds, and left me in the hands of Solo, and Jacob Fatu and those Tongans, who put me through a table at Madison Square Garden and almost ended MY 40 year career. And he didn’t come back toa venge me, he came back to get his ula fala back! But I betrayed Roman Reigns, right? I betrayed Roman Reigns, who couldn’t handle the fact that I just wanted to help out my best friend live out his dream! No, it’s always Paul Heyman! I’m always the liar! I’m always at fault! I’m the betrayer, I’m the double crosser, I’m always the freakin’ scumbag in this situation! NOT THIS TIME! I’M RIGHT! I’M RIGHT! I’M IN THE RIGHT! And you blame me?! Screw you!! And screw each and every one of you for booing me!”
The fans boo more but Jey isn’t sure what to think. The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” and call Heyman an a-hole, but Jey takes a moment. Jey asks if Heyman is okay. In fact, is Heyman done? Jey has another question: What does this have to do with Jey? Heyman smirks and says that he does owe an apology. It has nothing to do with Jey. Not that part. He didn’t come out here to talk Roman and Punk. Here is the thing Heyman did come out here to talk with Jey. See, Jey won that title because he wanted that title> But that title is all about power and control. And honestly, Jey doesn’t know how to wield that. Jey doesn’t understand that!
Jey thinks coming out here to YEET with the audience and putting on the best in-ring performance is all it takes. But that’s not what this title is about. So while Jey needs in his heart and wants to be a champion… Seth Rollins has to be a champion. Rollins has to have that power, that control, and Bron Breakker… Well, that is just stage one of the plan. Stage two is the World Heavyweight Championship. But Heyman is out here tonight to do Jey a favor. And we all know how well Heyman’s favors work out> Jey gets to sign his own death warrant. Jey gets to chose the night he loses the World Heavyweight Championship.
Because Seth Rollins hereby challenges Jey to the World Heavyweight Championship! Rollins pinned Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, Rollins deserves to be #1 contender! Jey gets to pick the time and the place, because Rollins will fight Jey for that title any time, and any place. Heyman drops his mic then takes his leave. Jey tells Heyman to hold on, OG. Omaha, can you help him out? Jey asks if Heyman just said “any time,” and “any place,” “any where,” for the world title, against Seth Freakin’ Rollins? Then it’s on TONIGHT! FOUR LETTERS! ONE WORD! UH, UH… YEET!!
Jey had Logan Paul on his mind, but now he is daring the Visionary to put up or shut up! Will Jey turn the tables on Rollins? Or is Jey playing into Rollins’ hand?
Heyman returns backstage.
He finds Rollins & Bron, and Heyman smiles. Heyman says, “He fell for it> I cannot believe he fell for it! He wants to do the match tonight! You were so right!” Rollins asks you know what he loves. He loves to say< “I told you so.” And he tells Heyman, “I told you so.” Heyman says that is true. Bron says Seth Freakin’ Rollins, World Heavyweight Champion… Heyman asks if Bron understands what is going on. Roman Reigns prepared Seth Rollins at Mania, and Rollins pinned the biggest star in the main event. CM Punk prepared with unbridled passion for Rollins at Mania, and Rollins not only beat Roman & Punk, Roman & Punk lost to Rollins in the main event.
Jey Uso is a great champion, don’t take that away from him. He made Gunther tap out! Gunther! Jey is no easy day in the park. But Jey wasn’t focused on Rollins, he was distracted by Logan Paul! And now he has no time to prepare for Rollins. But Rollins is fully focused on Jey because there’s no one left. Rollins is a sniper, and he has Jey in his sights. And tonight, we get handed the keys to the kingdom when the ref hands that World Heavyweight Championship to Seth Freakin’ Rollins…! Bron can see the vision now, but will we all see Rollins burning down the YEET Era?
PENTA VS JD McDonagh w/ The Judgment Day!
The Intercontinental Championship Fatal 4 Way at WrestleMania only went well for “Dirty Dom” because he had an Irish Ace up his sleeve! JD is back, but will Penta make him pay for the part he played? Or will The Judgment Day be able to screw Penta over again?
Raw returns and JD is in the ring. The bell rings, JD and Penta circle while Carlito & Finn Balor watch from ringside. The fans rally for #CeroMiedo as Penta throws it up. But JD kicks low! JD headlocks for the takeover, but Penta headscissors. JD kips free, arm-drags and has the armlock. Penta headscissors again, JD kips free, and then he waistlocks. Penta ELBOWS free, runs, but JD drop toeholds! Penta avoids the basement dropkick, but JD avoids the Penalty Kick to roll Penta up! TWO and JD returns. Penta again avoids a kick but the STANDING MOONSAULT hits! Cover, TWO! Finn argues the count but JD CLUBS Penta.
JD stands Penta up to bump him off buckles, then he CHOPS! Penta CHOPS JD in return! And CHOPS again! Penta runs up to KICK JD’s leg out! The fans cheer while JD hobbles away. Penta CHOPS again, then KICKS the leg out again! The fans fire up with Penta while JD goes to another corner. Penta storms up, but JD puts him in the corner, only for Penta to dodges and CHOP! JD sputters, Penta swaggers, and Penta KICKS the legs out! Cover, TWO! Finn wants a timeout but there’s no such thing here. Penta drags JD up, whips him to a corner, but JD BOOTS in return! JD ELBOWS Penta down, then drags him up to bring him around.
Penta blocks the buckle bump, GAMANGIRIS, then CHOPS! JD leans back, Penta climbs, but JD SLAPS him! And SLAPS! JD shoves Penta down, kicks him, then goes to the apron. Penta blocks the boot, then ENZIGIRIS in return! The fans fire up, but Penta tells Finn to stay back. Finn says he’s just standing nearby. JD fireman’s carries Penta to APRON DEATH VALLEY! JD is in control and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and JD has Penta up top. JD pulls Penta into the Tree of Woe, then runs corner to corner, but Penta sits up! JD slides into the POST! Penta is free of the Tree, and then he runs to handstand and SWINGING DROPKICK! JD gets feet right to the face and Penta covers, TWO! JD stays in this but the fans rally behind Penta. Penta fires up, and he counter punches JD! Penta bobs ‘n’ weaves to CHOP, then ROCK JD! Penta fires forearm after forearm, whips, but JD reverses. Penta KICKS in return! Penta runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SLING-DOG! Cover, TWO! Penta hurries to stand JD back up and JAB!
Penta puts JD against the ropes to CHOP! The fans fire up and Penta whips. Penta scoops JD to BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! JD stays in this but Penta fires himself back up! The fans fire up but Finn distracts on the apron! That lets Carlito pull no Penta’s mask! Penta breaks free to GAMANGIRI! JD runs up but Penta TOSSES him out! Penta climbs, the fans fire up, “CERO! MIEDO!” SUPER CROSSBODY! Down go JD and Carlito! Finn freaks out but the fans rally up behind Penta. Penta puts JD in, but Finn creeps up! JD distracts the ref and Finn YANKS Penta down! Finn puts Penta in, but the ref DOES see it!
The fans fire up as the ref now EJECTS Finn & Carlito! The fans cheer whiel Finn & Carlito freak otu! They apologize, but it’s too late for that! Penta goes up a corner, but CHAD GABLE is here?! Gable grabs at Penta, Penta kicks him away, then Penta leaps over JD! Penta dodges JD to then FLY out onto Gable! Penta drags JD up but JD hits a JAWBREAKER! JD goes up, up, MOONSAULT FLOPS as Penta moves! MEXICAN DESTROYER!! Cover, Penta wins!!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
Despite all the extra help on the outside, JD could not win! Cero Miedo is victorious, but when will Penta be Numero Uno?
Adam Pearce talks with Grayson Waller.
The Raw General Manager says the Aussie Icon wanted a match, so here’s his match. Yeah, but he didn’t know it’d be against him! Austin Theory finds Waller and Waller says good timing. Waller was talking with Pearce about how Waller’s been a bad friend to Theory, wanting a singles match for himself, but that’s selfish. Waller wants Theory to have the match, it’d be great for him. Okay, Theory is down! Pearce asks if Waller is serious, and Waller says he is! Well, if that’s what they want, fine. Theory has a singles match now. It’s official! Great! But who is it against? Uh, well, it’ll be better as a surprise, but they better get to the ring. #AllDay, remember?
Waller hurries away and Theory wonders what kind of surprise it could be. Well, everyone is wondering that. Who will Waller pass over to Theory to avoid getting brutalized?
Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller VS ???
Raw returns as A-Town Down Under is already in the ring. And who is Theory’s opponent that was meant for Waller? It’s SHEAMUS! Monday Night Raw is once again Fight Night Raw as the Celtic Warrior is back again! Will Theory regret taking this banger?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Theory waistlocks. Sheamus throws Theory away and the fans cheer him on. Theory brushes that off, resets with Sheamus, and then Theory kicks low! Theory throws hands, puts Sheamus in a corner, but Sheamus ROCKS Theory! Sheamus UPPERCUTS, but Theory ELBOWS back! Sheamus fires a BODY SHOT, an UPPERCUT, then whips. Theory goes up and over, rolls, comes back, and he DROPKICKS Sheamus down! Waller says that’s his best friend right there! But then Sheamus CLOBBERS Theory! The fans fire up, and Sheamus storms up on Theory.
Theory ELBOWS Sheamus, whips, but Sheamus reverses to scoop, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up as Sheamus says one more time! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus goes for the legs but Theory kicks at him! Theory reels Sheamus in and throws some hands, but Sheamus stomps Theory down! The fans cheer as Sheamus turns Theory over for a CLOVERLEAF! Theory crawls and has the ROPEBREAK! Sheamus lets go, Theory rolls out, and Waller checks on his friend. But Sheamus climbs up! SUPER FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Theory! The fans fire up, and Sheamus finds a fellow Ginger! The fans cheer more while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans rally behind Sheamus. Theory CLUBS Sheamus and throws hands, but Sheamus shoves him and eggs him on! Theory BOOTS Sheamus, but Sheamus just eggs him on more! Theory runs, but into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Theory flounders to the apron and Sheamus storms his way over. Sheamus stands Theory up and Waller stays back, but Theory HOTSHOTS free! Theory slingshots and somersaults, but into the KNEE CAPPER! Cover, TWO! Theory survives but Sheamus stays cool. The fans rally while Sheamus catches his breath, and then Sheamus goes to the apron.
Sheamus glares at Waller, Waller backs away, and Sheamus climbs. Theory avoids the flying lariat but Sheamus comes back! Theory dodges and Sheamus POSTS himself! Theory SUPERKICKS, somersaults, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up for Sheamus while Theory goes back outside. Theory checks his jaw, shakes out the stars, and Theory climbs. Sheamus ROCKS Theory, fires body shots, and Sheamus climbs. Sheamus brings Theory up, tucks him in, WHITE NOISE! The fans fire up and Sheamus smiles as he’s clearly enjoying this. “This is Awesome!” as Sheamus rises up again.
Waller coaches Theory as Theory crawls to the apron, but Theory asks why Waller did this to him! Sheamus stands Theory up, and the fans cheer on the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! The fans count along, Sheamus goes past TEN, and Theory slumps down at FOURTEEN! The fans fire up, Waller is worried, and Sheamus goes to a corner. The fans cheer Sheamus on, and we get a BROGUE! Cover, Sheamus wins!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
The Celtic Warrior made quite the return, and Theory is surely regretting subbing in for Waller. Will A-Town Down Under have a meltdown because of this?
BREAKING NEWS for Backlash!
Penta was so close at WrestleMania, and he got through JD here tonight, so now he will be challenging Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship!
Judgment Day regroups in the clubhouse.
They’ve clearly heard the news, and JD storms in asking what happened out there. The ref kicked them out? And why did Gable go out there? That wasn’t on any of them. JD says then Penta and Gable need to get it ASAP! Dom says Penta will be handled at Backlash, but as for Gable- Wait, who is this walking into the clubhouse? It’s A J STYLES! The Phenomenal One nods to Finn, Finn nods back, but Carlito asks how Styles even got here. Oh, R-Truth told him where they were. Plus, it wasn’t that hard to find. But he’s not here to fight or cause trouble. Styles just wants to give a friendly warning. Whether it is Dom or Penta, Styles is after that title.
Dom says whatever, old man. Wow, oh, so hurtful. But Styles tells Dom that it doesn’t matter who wins, he want the title! And then he’ll beat Dom up either way. Dom says this is crazy. Who knew being a champion was this hard. Penta, Styles, his hands are full! Wait, Finn has history with Styles. Can’t he handle Styles for Dom? Oh, what? Now Finn cleans up Dom’s messes for him? Nah, just messing with you. Finn’s got this. They fist bump, but will Judgment Day (not) hold it together without Liv around?
Chad Gable is backstage.
“Freakin’ luchadores. Bloody my nose?” The New Day walk over and Gable says it is not the time for this. Kofi Kingston says hold on, hold on, hear them out. They saw what went down, and that was awful. And they know that it is around time American Made got some respect around here. Xavier Woods says the War Raiders are already talking about getting a rematch, but New Day beat the bejeezus out of them, so that’s a no. What the New Day thinks is that opportunities need to start coming back to American Made. Gable likes what they’re saying. Give him some more ideas like that. But then Becky Lynch pushes through.
Woods tells The Man it was messed up how Lyra Valkyria treated her. Becky thanks him for that. Becky heads to the ring, what will she have to say here in Omaha?
Becky Lynch goes to the ring.
Omaha is torn as The Man has a mic in her hand. Becky says The Man has come around to Omaha, and she’s baffled by the bit of boos and “You Suck” chants she’s getting. Wait, wait, wait. She is very confused. The fans are treating her like she’s the bad guy here? No, she’s the victim! Okay, okay, she took out Bayley, fine. But when she came out to WrestleMania, everyone lost their minds! A woman in the crowd cried tears of joy! No one asked where Bayley was, because no one cared, Bayley is garbage! Becky took out the garbage! The fans were happy the garbage was taken out, but then Becky took credit for it and everyone got mad she took out the garbage!
That’s not what they should say when someone takes out the garbage! You tell that person, “Thank you for taking out the garbage! And what’s more than that, I also took out the recycling! Because that’s what Lyra is! She’s less offensive than garbage, but she’s still garbage! And what is garbage about her is her attitude. She doesn’t have a dream if it isn’t for me! She doesn’t have a title if it isn’t for me! She doesn’t make history if it isn’t for me! She doesn’t even have a freakin’ fiancé if it isn’t for me!!” The fans boo, but Becky says she still gets all this disrespect! But wait, here comes Lyra! Becky says this is what she’s talking about!
Lyra has a mic and asks, “Did you actually just call me recycling? You’re the Queen of Recycling! You’ve been recycling the same moves and the same tired old act for years! But that’s fine, Becky, you do you, I don’t care. What I have a problem with is you acting like you had anything to do with my success. The one thing I want to drive into your skull more than my foot is that you didn’t make me!” The fans cheer, and Lyra says she’ll catch Becky up. Becky went on holiday, and everyone here got better. Becky went on holiday, and Lyra made history of her own. Lyra holds up the Women’s Intercontinental Championship and the fans cheer.
Lyra says, “Oh, but you’re what this championship needs, right? That’s what you said. That’s rich, considering I’ve defended it more times than days you’ve shown up to work this year.” The fans cheer that zinger! Becky paces but Lyra says she sees it now. Lyra sees it so clearly. Becky shattered glass ceilings and Lyra is forever grateful. But Becky left all that broken glass on the ground and the rest of the Women’s Division were supposed to just follow behind because Becky never had any intention of taken anyone to the top with her. Becky says okay, okay, Lyra is right. Becky was gone, and everyone had the best year of their careers.
But that’s only because they didn’t have Becky around to compare themselves to! The fans boo but Becky says no, she didn’t help anybody because she doesn’t like anybody. She didn’t help anyone because her job isn’t to help anyone, it is to beat everyone! And Becky is very, very good at her job! She’s the greatest to ever do it! That’s not just her saying it, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED said so! The fans do cheer that, but Becky tells Lyra it doesn’t matter how great she thinks she is or how great she’ll become, because she will always be the moment after Becky! Wow… Sports Illustrated, huh? Lyra is wrong, she’ll take it back. Please, continue listing the achievements.
What can we say? Becky’s first SmackDown Women’s Champion, first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania, and the first Women’s Intercontin- NO! Wait! That’s Lyra! Becky frowns while the fans cheer, and Lyra says Becky must hate it. Becky must hate that this is Lyra’s first ever. But get used to being second. Becky throws hands but Lyra hits back! The fans fire up as these two brawl, and then Lyra hits a SPINEBUSTER! Becky gets up, Lyra is right on her, but Becky puts her in ta corner! Lyra dodges, RAMS into Becky again and again, then things spill outside! Lyra sends Becky into barriers! And apron! And barriers again!
The fans fire up but refs rush out! Omaha says, “LET THEM FIGHT!” but Becky gets free and throws off her jacket! Becky then gets in the ring and tells everyone, “You see this disrespect?! You see this disrespect?!” Lyra gets free and is back for more! The fans fire up, Becky clinches, but Lyra slips free to fireman’s carry! NIGHTWING DRIVER!! Lyra stands tall over Becky, title in her hand! Will this be the scene this Saturday for Backlash?
Iyo Sky VS Roxanne Perez!
The Genius Women’s World Champion won big last week on NXT alongside Jordynne Grace, but now The Prodigy is back in hopes of returning the favor. Will Roxie prove she’s ready for Raw? Or will Iyo show being a prodigy only gets you so far?
Raw returns and Iyo makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Iyo pushes Roxie back. Roxie puts Iyo on ropes, Iyo turns that around, and the two go around. Iyo clinches, Roxie wrenches, but Iyo headlocks. Roxie powers up and out but Iyo runs her over! Things speed up, Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges, then whips Roxie. Roxie cartwheels over the dropdown, then SLAPS Iyo! Roxie takes a bow, then dodges Iyo to bail out. Iyo pursues, they go back in the ring, and Roxie dodges again to roll back! Roxie RANAS, but Iyo handsprings through! The fans fire up, things keep moving, and Iyo handsprings again!
Roxie dodges, but Iyo comes back to SHOTGUN! Roxie tumbles out, Iyo builds speed, but Roxie is back to dropkick the legs out! Iyo writhes, but Roxie grabs the leg to stomp it and SMASH it! Roxie wants both legs but Iyo BOOTS her away. Iyo runs, but Roxie puts her on the apron. Iyo ROCKS Roxie first, but Roxie grabs a leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Roxie builds speed and DIVES! Down goes Iyo at the ramp! The fans boo but Roxie puts Iyo in. Iyo gets moving and she DIVES! Direct hit on Roxie at the ramp! The fans fire up with Iyo, and Iyo hurries to put Roxie in. Iyo aims, springboards, but Roxie SLAPS her down!
Roxie grabs Iyo’s leg, drags her to a corner, and STOMPS the knee against the crossbar! Iyo clutches her leg and slumps to the floor while Roxie leaves her behind, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Iyo has Roxie up top, for a SUPER ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up while both women are down! Iyo slaps her leg into working, then she crawls her way over. Omaha is behind Iyo as she ROCKS Roxie! Roxie ROCKS Iyo, but Iyo ROCKS Roxie back! The forearms keep going, Iyo fires a flurry, then she winds up to SHOTEI! Roxie staggers, runs up, but Iyo FLAPJACKS! And BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO! Roxie toughs it out but Iyo goes to the apron. Roxie runs up, but Iyo blocks her punch to HOTSHOT the arm! Iyo climbs, Roxie stands, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Roxie flounders, and Iyo kips up!
Iyo goes wild, so do the fans, and all aboard the SHIN- NO, Iyo’s leg bothers her! Roxie runs up, wheelbarrows, but Iyo rolls through to STOMP 182! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives and Iyo is frustrated! The fans rally, Iyo waistlocks, and she deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridge, but then a roll through! Roxie fights the second try to SAIDO! Iyo and Roxie stand, Roxie runs up, but Iyo wrenches and hooks her up! TIGER BACKBREAKER! Iyo says time to end this! Iyo CHOPS Roxie, hobbles to a corner, and climbs up! OVER THE MOONSAULT but Roxie moves! Iyo lands out but that jams up the leg! Roxie runs to SPIKE RANA!
Roxie roars, runs, and hits the HANDSPRING KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives the Guillotine Knee as taught to Roxie by Meiko Satomura, and Omaha rallies up more. Roxie fires hands, SOBATS, then runs to hop on! Iyo handsprings through, but Roxie blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Roxie then has the arm, LA MAGISTROL BRIDGE! TWO!! Iyo bridges, TWO!! Roxie has the body scissors, O’Conner Roll, TWO! Iyo rolls Roxie up, TWO! Roxie has a lateral press, TWO! Iyo sunset flips! TWO! Roxie high stacks, TWO! Iyo sunset flips again, IYO WINS!!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall
Roxie is shocked! She tried to match speed with speed and move for move, but she just couldn’t keep up with the Genius! But then Roxie gets in Iyo’s face! Roxie offers a handshake? The fans aren’t so sure, but Iyo takes it. They both bow, and surprisingly, there is now respect here between them. But wait! GIULIA ATTACKS! It was all just so the Beautiful Madness could slip in! Roxie grins and they mug Iyo like they have before! Giulia ties up Iyo’s legs, has the arms, and sets Iyo up for a SUPERKICK and SURFBOARD STOMP!! Rhea Ripley is in Australia, she can’t save Iyo! Giulia sets Iyo up again, for another SUPERKICK and another SURFBOARD STOMP!!
Roxie and Giulia stand over Iyo, will these former NXT Women’s Champions soon run Monday Night Raw?
Rusev VS Otis w/ Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri!
Bulgarian Brute no more, he has been REDEEMED! And now, he feels it is his divine appointment to “fix” all those on Raw who were once like him. Will that mean #TheDozer is going to go through baptism by fire? Or will he simply be crushed?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two big men circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and they break. The fans rally more as the two tie up again. Another deadlock, but Rusev manages to power Oits bac. Otis powers Rusev back, the fans duel, and the big men break again. Rusev nods, perhaps liking what he is seeing already. They tie up again, and Rusev KNEES low, CLUBS Otis and fires hands in the corner! The ref counts, Rusev stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref gets in there. Rusev storms up on Otis, stands him up, and whips him, only for Otis to reverses. Rusev returns to LARIAT! Otis stays up and shakes his head!
Rusev LARIATS, Otis stays up, so Rusev runs. Otis dodges with a roll! Otis then comes back and he LARIATS Rusev! Rusev stays up, but now Otis runs, and Otis LARIATS again! Rusev shoves Otis, Otis ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the WHEEL KICK comes outta nowhere! The fans are torn while Rusev stands tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Otis is down on the outside. Tozawa & Maxxine check Otis and coach him up, but Rusev storms outside. Rusev kicks at Otis, stands him up, but Otis EXPLODER Rusev over the desk! The fans fire up as Otis has more to give! Otis shoves the Hydration Station aside, then drags Rusev up to whip him hard into steel steps! Otis puts Rusev in the ring, but then drag shim out to fire clubbing arms! But then Rusev ducks, Otis’ arm hits POST! Rusev aims, but Otis ducks, so Rusev’s kick hits POST! Otis then CLOBBERS Rusev! Otis puts Rusev in the ring, storms in after him, and SPLASHES in the corner!
Rusev sputters and Otis runs up again! But Rusev MACHKA KICKS him down! Rusev roars and he shouts, “RUSEV! CRUSH~!” Stomp and ACCOLADE!! Otis endures, but he’s turning red! Otis shouts for Maxxine and Tozawa, but he TAPS! Rusev wins!
Winner: Rusev, by submission
Rusev continues to make Otis suffer by holding on, but Tozawa storms into the ring! Tozawa tells Rusev he can’t do that to his friend! They’re gonna fight right here and right now! The fans fire up as Tozawa rips his shirt away! Rusev says hold on now. Rusev did what he came here to do, and he spares Tozawa for tonight. But that’s just to lower Tozawa’s guard! Ruzev storms back in and GUT WRENCH POWERBOMBS Tozawa onto Otis!! The fans boo but Rusev shows no mercy! He POSTS Otis!! Then he drags Otis back in, and sends him into another POST! Otis falls out of the ring, Rusev goes out to drag him back in!
Rusev hits another MACHKA KICK!! And then he turns Otis back over, and he clamps the ACCOLADE back on!! The fans boo but that only makes Rusev want to do this more! Pearce, refs, and security rush out here! They tell Rusev to let go, but he waits until Otis is OUT! The fans boo, Natalya is here to console Maxxine, and Pearce reprimands Rusev. Will Rusev not care what he must do to “redeem” Monday Night Raw?
Raw returns and Adam Pearce is in the ring.
The General Manager hopes that they can get this show back on track. That said, please join him in welcoming to the ring… Pat McAfee! Omaha fires up as Pat hops off the desk, grabs a mic, and joins Pearce in the ring. Pearce also welcomes out Pat’s opponent for Backlash… DER RING GENERAL, GUNTHER! The fans are less excited as Gunther makes his way to the ring. Gunther and Pat keep their eyes on each other as Gunther fetches his own mic. Pearce wants to remind them that they’ve gone over this. They will NOT have what happened two weeks ago happen again. Get what you want out verbally, because Saturday, the time for talk is done.
Pearce says the floor is theirs, but keep it professional. Pearce then steps aside so Pat and Gunther can stare down. The fans cheer Pat on but Gunther says, “Well first of all… Do not worry. I’m not gonna do anything tonight, I’m not going to spoil that for myself. Because luckily for you, unlike you and your friend out there, I am professional.” The fans chant “You Tapped Out!” at Gunther, and he tells them to shut up! He’ll get back to that later, don’t you worry! Pat says he heard Gunther mentioned being professional. And Pat’s friend, Michael Cole, that is a walking, talking GOAT right there! The fans cheer that!
Pat tells Gunther, “For 28 YEARS, every single week of his life, except for three times, he has dedicated to traveling the world for this company. 28 years straight, 52 weeks a year, for this company!” The fans cheer that, too! Pat says Maggle has earned the right to have an opinion. And since that opinion pissed Gunther off so bad, Gunther flipped a switch and felt he had to attack a 60-year-old man, Pat will give Gunther an opinion of the man he’s standing in front of. Pat says it is apropos to be here in Omaha, Nebraska. When he thinks Nebraska, he thinks of the Cornhuskers! Pat shouts out Coach Rhule and his players in the crowd.
Pat says he can’t wait to watch the boys in the Fall rise to the top! And when Pat’s in Omaha, he also thinks of their steaks. Nobody beats this town’s meat! NOBODY! The fans chant “BEAT THE MEAT!” Pat says right across from this very arena is a baseball field that has hosted the NCAA World Series since 1950! The fans cheer that, and Pat says this city is a symbol of working hard and dreams coming true. And Pat feels “dreams” is a good word. They both have that in common. Pat might be from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the USA, and Gunther might be from Vienna, Austria, both men grew up with the same dream.
They both grew up wanting to be in this business, idolizing the superstars of yesterday, and spent hours and hours in front of TV watching pro-wrestling, thinking that is what they were put on this earth to do! The problem with Gunther is, he was at this for 20 years. He has been a champion for 80% of his WWE career. He’s jaded! This is no longer a dream but a job for Gunther. For Pat, every time he walks into an arena, he gets jacked up about life, baby! The fans cheer that! Pat says he thinks about 12 year old Pat, the kids out there in the crowd like him, dreaming in the upper rows to get in this ring and let a-holes like Gunther know that they don’t like what Gunther’s about.
And what Gunther’s about right now, as opposed to the Waltering around stage… Gunther doesn’t want it anymore. He’s too comfortable. It happened against Sami Zayn, it happened against Jey Uso, and it’ll happen with Pat. Pat will prove to Gunther and the fans that this Gunther… is SAWFT. The fans fire up for that! Gunther paces a moment, then he stares Pat down as he says, “Did you enjoy your little daughter’s birthday last week? Two years, right? It’s cute. I bet it was a very special day for you. Because for me, Saturday is a very special day, and you just got me into the right mood for it!
“Because it’s my first match since WrestleMania, and I’m going to show up sharp, I’m going to show up prepared, I’m going to show up more focused than every before. Don’t you worry that I’ll overlook you. Don’t worry that I’ll underestimate you. I promise you, you have my full and undivided attention. Because on Saturday, that bell is going to ring, and I’m going to beat you up! I’m going to MAUL you! I’m going to grab you by the head, and DRIVE it into this mat! I’m going to CHOKE YOU OUT until you drop like a wet towel! Tonight, by my grace, you are untouchable. But on Saturday, trust me when I say this! On Saturday, only the grace of GOD can lift my arms off your throat!”
Gunther shoves his mic into Pat, then he storms off. Der Ring General is ready to reload and unleash his full arsenal upon Pat, will Pat survive to even be part of next week’s show?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker!
To what Pat McAfee just said, perhaps Gunther did underestimate Main Event Jey Uso, but Jey also managed to bring something out of himself that even he didn’t know was there. But that confidence was preyed upon to give The Visionary his shortcut back to this title. Will Rollins and his A-Team make the plan come together? Or will we bookend the show with some YEET?
Raw returns as Jey makes his entrance, and from the ramp this time. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly in control!
The bell rings and Jey’s first defense begins. The fans rally behind Jey while he and Rollins stare down. Omaha gets the “YEET! YEET! YEET!” going and Jey is fired up. Jey is already undoing his wrist tape, he wants to throw down! Rollins slowly steps forward, the two tie up, and Rollins waistlocks. Rollins headlocks, spins, hammerlocks, headlocks again and hits the takeover to ghost pin! TWO, and Rollins laughs at how close he had Jey. The fans duel with “YEET!” and “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Jey and Rollins circle, tie up, and Rollins headlocks again. Jey powers up and out, but Rollins runs him over! Cover, ONE!
Rollins sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Jey kicks, Rollins blocks, and then Rollins ducks the Dragon Whip! Rollins lounges on the top rope and the fans boo. Jey is annoyed but he keeps his cool. Rollins swaggers up, but Jey UPPERCUTS him down! Jey just suckered Rollins! “YEET!” Rollins says okay, and he shoves Jey. Jey shoves back! Rollins shoves again, Jey shoves again, so Rollins CHOPS! Jey fires a haymaker, Rollins fires back, and the fans are torn! “YEET!” wins out but Rollins mule kicks low! Jey avoids the stomp, but Rollins kicks low again. Jey fights off the Pedigree, but Rollins bails out to avoid the superkick!
The fans are torn but Bron & Heyman walk over to check with Rollins. Rollins says it’s alright, Jey is good. Jey is champion for a reason. Rollins goes to the apron, has Bron relax, and then he steps inside. The fans rally behind Jey as Jey and Rollins circle. They feel things out, but then Rollins kicks low! Rollins CLUBS and stomps away on Jey, then stands him back up to bump him off buckles! Rollins stomps a mudhole in, digs his boot in, but the ref backs him off. Heyman sings along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and Rollins stalks Jey to the ropes. Rollins drags Jey up, “You think you’re on my level?” Rollins whips, Jey ducks ‘n’ dodges, and then UPPERCUTS!
Jey runs, Rollins blocks the kick, but the DRAGON WHIP hits! Jey runs and LARIATS Rollins up and out! Jey then DIVES, and Rollins is sent over the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down! Heyman & Bron are worried, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more, and Rollins slithers into the ring. Rollins runs corner to corner at Jey, and Rollins forearm SMASHES! Jey falls to his knees but the fans still cheer him on. Rollins says the fans are just like Jey, they just don’t understand. Rollins brings Jey up, but Jey ROCKS Rollins! And ROCKS him again! And again! “YEET!” But Rollins kicks low! Rollins fires off in the corner, the ref counts, and Rollins keeps trying as the ref backs him off. The ref reprimands, but Rollins just goes back to Jey. Rollins puts Jey up top, CHOPS him, then climbs. The fans rally as Rollins brings Jey up, and Jey fires body shots!
Jey HEADBUTTS Rollins down and the fans cheer! Rollins stands, Jey leaps, but Rollins gets under! Jey keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but then Rollins runs! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up while both men are down again! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins and Jey go to opposite ends. Rollins storms up, but Jey counter punches again! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Rollins wobbles, Jey pops, locks ‘n’ winds up to DECK Rollins! Then SAMOAN DROP! The fans fire up again as Jey shakes out the stars. “UCE! OH!” HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Heyman is relieved and Jey grows frustrated.
Rollins slowly rises up, but Jey is there to fireman’s carry! Rollins fights the Samoan Drop and slips out of the ring. Jey pursues, they go around the way, and Rollins slides in. Jey drags Rollins back out, but Rollins BOOTS Jey into barriers! Rollins builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit and Jey hits barriers! Rollins puts Jey in, goes to the apron, and springboards, into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! The antiair didn’t end this and the fans can’t believe it! The fans again declare, “This is Awesome!” as Jey and Rollins stir. Rollins rises, Jey aims from a corner, and Jey runs up, but into a KICK! Rollins fireman’s carries, then pops Jey around!
Rollins aims, runs up and BUCKLE BOMBS!! Jey falls, Rollins climbs, and the fans fire up! FROG SPLASH FLOPS as Jey dodges! Jey runs and SPEARS into a PEDIGREE!!! Cover, TWO!! Rollins is furious and Heyman is shocked, but Jey is showing that championship grit! Heyman coaches Rollins up while he goes to a corner. Rollins nods, he knows he has Jey in his crosshairs. Rollins runs back up, but Jey avoids the stomp again! SLEEPER!! Jey has Rollins like he has Gunther, but Rollins throws Jey away! Jey hurries to get moving! SPEAR!!! Cover, TWO!??! Jey is stunned and the fans are shocked, but Bron has a huge smile seeing Rollins’ own grit on display.
Omaha again declare “This is Awesome!” and Jey rises back up. Jey hobbles to a corner and climbs up. Rollins stirs, rises, and he anchors a foot! Jey tries to get free but Rollins CLUBS him! Rollins climbs up now, HAMMERS Jey, but Jey HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Rollins falls back, but into the ref! Bron grabs at Jey! Jey BOOTS Bron off into the Hydration Station! But that lets Rollins get up and SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roll through and FALCON ARROW! Rollins aims from a corner now, and he CURB STOMPS!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Jey survives and Omaha is thunderous! Bron, Heyman, Rollins, none of them know how this is possible!
Rollins goes to Bron, whispers something to him, but wait! SAMI ZAYN is here?!? Even after what happened last week!? Bron hurries to the ramp, ready to fight Sami. But wait, Sami LEAPS in from the crowd! The fans fire up as Sami fires hands on Bron! Sami POSTS Bron, then Jey SUPERKICKS Rollins! And a SPEAR!!! Jey hurries up top and Sami cheers him on! USO SPLASH!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! HOW?!?! Omaha has no idea what to make of that, and neither does Sami! Sami coaches Jey, Heyman coaches Rollins, and the fans rally back up. But Bron SPEARS Sami!!! Bron then slithers away to hide while the fans boo!
Jey asks what happened to Sami and he goes outside to check. Heyman distracts the ref, Bron SPEARS Jey!!! The fans boo even more, and Bron drags Jey up to put him in the ring! CURB STOMP!!!! Rollins crawls to the cover, laughing all the way, but C M PUNK is here?!?! Omaha goes nuts seeing Punk back! Punk CHUCKS a chair at Bron’s face! Then he gets int he ring! Rollins and Punk brawl, there goes the title match!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by disqualification (Jey Uso retains the title)
Punk SMACKS Rollins with the chair, JAMS him up, then SMACKS him again! Bron slides in, but Punk SMACKS away on him! Rollins tries to get back in but Punk runs him off! The fans are thunderous for Punk as he and Sami stand tall! Jey gets back up, and clearly the battlelines have been drawn! Will Rollins’ vision for Monday Night Raw fall apart?
My Thoughts:
A great Monday Night Raw as the go-home to Backlash, but everything with the world title match was both great and curious. No Logan Paul here in Omaha is a mixed bag itself. From the story side, he should’ve, so he and Jey could’ve had a face-to-face. But as a person, I was glad we didn’t have to endure Logan being smug. And quite the audible bringing Heyman out to talk with Jey. Heyman’s passion was great, really adds some stuff to help us understand his side. And I like that they “suckered” Jey into this match. It was definitely an awesome match, even with the overbooking that eventually threw it out.
Sami and Punk showing up was all fine in story, but after what happened last week, I feel like Sami shouldn’t have come back so soon. But that aside, Jey, Sami and Punk make for a good unit to counter Rollins’ team. Though, Rollins will need another member who can wrestle since Heyman won’t be of any use. Here’s hoping it is Austin Theory given how Theory is upset with Waller after that switcheroo. Good return for Sheamus, though I feel like Sheamus has done more returns in the last 12 months than just about anyone ever. Here’s hoping Sheamus still gets in on the Intercontinental Championship story.
Speaking of, great match from Penta VS McDonagh, even with the overbooking. A bit surprising Penta overcame all that to win, but it works since now Dom and Penta are now set for an Intercontinental Championship. And there is room on the card as it doesn’t seem Jey VS Logan is happening for Backlash. Makes me wonder if they started us on a Jey VS Logan feud before they were really ready, as Backlash “isn’t big enough” for Logan’s “star power.” I like that Styles also got in on this, Styles VS Finn is going to be awesome, and can certainly set up the winner as the next challenger. It really depends on what happens with Dom VS Penta.
Gable getting involved as also good, given how he and Penta had their confrontation last week. New Day had a good promo with Gable to gas up American Made. That is to say, New Day is using American Made as a shield against The War Raiders, but it’ll only help Erik & Ivar earn their rematch. Great return match for Rusev with Otis looking strong even in defeat. Rusev doesn’t waste time teasing he’s a Tweener, he goes right to blindsiding Tozawa and beating Alpha Academy down. Not sure who is next for Rusev, as there aren’t as many Faces not really tied into anything on Raw. Maybe whatever WWE Draft we get moves Rusev to SmackDown, or at least moves some names from SmackDown and NXT to Raw so Rusev can face fresh meat.
Great promo from Becky and Lyra to help hype Becky VS Lyra. Good brawl, but now Lyra standing tall makes me think Lyra loses the title. Becky can start on some sort of second Grand Slam or something like that, but also she and Lyra will be 1-1 and the rematch for the Women’s Intercontinental title can be the tiebreaker at like MITB or SummerSlam. Iyo VS Roxie was a great match, but of course Giulia showed up. No reinforcements with Rhea promoting Crown Jewel: Perth, and sadly, Dakota Kai being hurt and now released, no Damage CTRL to help either. But the Heels did need a moment where they stood tall, and one of them could even get a world title shot.
And honestly, Pat and Gunther had an awesome promo to hype their match. Pat put over Maggle, he put over Nebraska, and quite perfectly framed this story as the hungry dreamer in Pat himself and the complacent veteran who has already done so much. Gunther’s response was also great, because now he’s angry enough to get that hunger and that fire back. I would think Gunther wins, as he needs the rebound from WrestleMania and Pat doesn’t really need much. But Pat can get a moral victory of sorts by lasting longer than Gunther or any of us expect. Pat can just keep getting up after every chop, have a false finish or two, but ultimately lose because his body can’t come through for his fighting spirit. Respect for Pat but momentum for Gunther, that’s the best outcome.
My Score: 8.9/10
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