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Joe Dinan’s CMLL Review & Results (4/29/2019)

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May 2, 2019

Joseph Dinan

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Arena Puebla

El Asturiano and Astro vs Espiritu Maligno and Fuerza Chicana

Sonic and Maligno lock up to start and eventually it leads into some grappling. Chicana and Asturiano come in next and they grapple as well. Astro gets Maligno down and hits a springboard splash for 3. Asturiano hits a springboard head butt on Fuerza for the fall. First Fall: Asturiano pins Fuerza Chicana with a springboard head butt.

Asturiano and Chicana go back and forth to start this round but Asturiano gets the leg up and sends Chicana to the outside and poses. Maligno comes in and helps out to even the odds. Fuerza gets Asturiano in a half crab for the submission. Astro is hung in the corner and Maligno hits a drop kick and then gets Astro in an absurd looking submission for the fall. Second Fall: Maligno submits Astro with a stretch submission.

Asturiano gets worked over some to begin this round. Astro tries to help but he gets beat on in response. Maligno misses an attack and hits his partner. Asturiano then gets Maligno in a submission that Chicana breaks up. Asturiano catches Maligno in a face plant like move into a submission but Chicana breaks it up. Astro misses a splash and Fuerza Chicana submits him with a surfboard stretch. Third Fall: Fuerza Chicana submits Astro with a surfboard stretch.

Winners: Espiritu Maligno and Fuerza Chicana

Magnus and Rey Samuray vs Tyson La Bestia and Toro Bill Jr

Samuray and Tyson start the match out and they go back and forth with some interesting offense. Toro Bill and Magnus are in next and they grapple some. Tyson hip tosses Samuray on the ramp. Magnus slams Tyson and from the ramp Samuray hits a springboard 450. Magnus hits a back stabber on Toro Bill for the fall. First Fall: Magnus pins Toro Bill with a back stabber.

Samuray starts out hot taking on both guys to start the round. Samuray hits an asai moonsault into an arm drag on Toro Bill. Tyson works over Magnus in the ring. Bill hits a flapjack on Samuray. Bill then hits a pop up power bomb on Samuray for the pin. Tyson hits a suplex on Magnus then a arm lock. Second Fall: Tyson la Bestia submits Magnus with an arm lock.

Samuray gets taken out early to start the round and then Magnus gets teamed up on. Magnus fights back hitting a super kick on Tyson and a back breaker on Toro. Magnus gets Tyson in a roll up for the pin. Third Fall: Magnus pins Tyson with a roll up.

Winners: Magnus and Rey Samuray

(Match Relampago) Marcela vs Metalica

Metalica attacks Marcela from the crowd as Marcela waits for her on the ramp. They get back in the ring and Metalica continues to work over Marcela. Marcela counters and hits knees to the gut. Marcela hits a running senton flip off of the apron on Metalica. Marcela hits knees from the middle rope for a two count. Marcela goes back to the top but Metalica catches her for a suplex. Then she hits a tiger pile driver for the win. Metalica pins Marcela with a tiger pile driver.

Metalica challenges her for her belt, Marcela accepts.

Winner: Metalica

Titan, Guerrero Maya, and Stigma vs Shocker, Rey Bucanero, and Templario

Maya and Bucanero start out together and lock up. They fight for a bit and start to grapple. Templario entered with Stigma and they went back and forth briefly before Titan and Shocker entered staring each other down chest to chest. Everyone then just jumps in and exchanges offense. Titan hits a hurricanrana into a pin on Shocker but Templario kicks him to tip him over so Shocker pins him. First Fall: Shocker pins Titan with a pinning combo.

Bucanero works over Titan on the ramp way. Titan and his pals continue to get worked over as the round continues. Templario and Bucanero walk away thinking Shocker had Titan under control but Titan rolled into a pin and Bucanero couldn’t stop it in time. Second Fall: Titan pins Shocker with a pinning combo.

There’s some brawling in the stands to start. Titan enters the ring and takes out all three of them and then poses, collecting momentum. Stigma hits a big arm drag on Templario and then Stigma, Titan, and Maya all hit dives through the middle rope. They then hit another one. Templario hits I guess a lung blower on Stigma. It didn’t look like that but I hope he was trying to. He pins him with that while Shocker submits Titan and Bucanero rolls up Maya. The ref wasn’t paying attention to them though. Third Fall: Templario pins Stigma with a lung blower.

Winners: Shocker, Rey Bucanero, and Templario

(Hair vs Hair) King Jaguar vs Police Man

They run at each other during the introductions and start fighting. Police Man hits an arm drag off of the top rope and then hits a senton for the pin. First Fall: Police Man pins King Jaguar with a senton splash.

There’s not a lot of heat on this match at all so let’s see as it goes on if they can draw the people in. Police Man continues to work on Jaguar to begin this round. Jaguar finally hits a back breaker to balance things out. Jaguar gets pulled out by Police Man’s second and then Police Man goes for a dive but Jaguar moves. Jaguar hits a spine buster and then gets a stretch submission for the fall. Second Fall: Jaguar submits Police Man with a stretch submission.

Police Man yet again works over Jaguar to begin the round. After some fighting for position, Jaguar hits a northern lights suplex for a two count. Police Man slams Jaguar and then goes for a clearly illegal pin with his feet on the ropes and the ref just looks at him. Jaguar kicks Police Man in the groin but then acts like he was kicked their too while the refs back was turned. The ref despite having no evidence decides Jaguar wins. Well then. Third Fall: King Jaguar wins via trickery.

Winner: king Jaguar

Caristico, Sanson, and Cuatrero vs Volador Jr, Mephisto, and Ephesto

They’re doing the technico rudos mix up thing again. The match evolves into chaos really quick with everyone exchanging spots. Finally some of the chaos dies down a bit and Volador works on Caristico. Cuatrero enters but he gets teamed on a bit. Ephesto gets thrown on Sanson for the pin. Mephisto hits a face buster on Cuatrero for the fall. First Fall: Mephisto pins Cuatrero with a face buster.

Cuatrero gets worked on to start this round. Sanson gets taken out and then they move onto Caristico. Caristico makes a come back by hitting a middle rope dive on Volador. Cuatrero rolls up Mephisto and Sanson submits Ephesto with a cloverleaf. Second Fall: Sanson submits Ephesto with a cloverleaf.

There’s a lot of posturing to begin this round. Caristico gets launched into Ephesto and hits a hurricanrana. Caristico gets Volador to the outside and then feigns a dive. Volador hits a triple team power bomb on Sanson for a pin. Then Cuatrero submits Mephisto with an inverted bear hug. Caristico tries to get Volador in the Fujiwara arm bar set up but Ephesto removes his mask and Volador rolls up Caristico. Ref didn’t see that he had no mask I guess. Third Fall: Volador rolls up Caristico.

Seems like they’re setting up a match with Volador and Caristico.

Winners: Volador Jr, Mephisto, and Ephesto

Arena Mexico Tuesday

Fantasy and Angelito vs Mercurio and Pequeno Olimpico

Fantasy starts with Olimpico start off with some grappling. Angelito comes in with Mercurio and they go back and forth. Angelito tricks Mercurio to fall out of the ring. Olimpico comes in and hits a face buster on Angelito. Fantasy gets monkey flipped into a super kick by Mercurio then Olimpico german suplexes him and Mercurio steals the pin. Olimpico pins Angelito with a sit out power bomb. First Fall: Olimpico pins Angelito with a sit out power bomb.

Fantasy gets worked on to start this round. Angelito then gets worked over and double teamed next. Angelito hits a hurricanrana on Olimpico to make a come back. Fantasy hits a spanish fly on Olimpico for the pin and Angelito pins Mercurio with a neck breaker. Second Fall: Angelito pins Mercurio with a neck breaker.

Fantasy starts hot to begin this round. Mercurio hits a buckle bomb on Angelito then a drop kick in the corner. Fantasy hits a face buster on Mercurio and Olimpico breaks up the pin. Olimpico holds up Angelito and Mercurio hits a guillotine leg drop for the pin. They both slam Fantasy and Mercurio hits a leg drop and Olimpico a senton splash for the win. Third Fall: Olimpico pins Fantasy with a senton splash.

Winners; Mercurio and Pequeno Olimpico

Magia Blanca, Pegasso, and Star Jr vs Nitro, Sangre Azteca, and Metalico

Blanca and Azteca start out with some grappling. After a long bout of grappling Star comes in with Metalico and they go to the ground and fight. Pegasso comes in with Nitro and hits a few moves. There’s some chaos and Azteca pushes Magia off of the top rope and double stomps him to the inner thigh. Metalico submits Pegasso with a leg lock. First Fall: Metalico submits Pegasso with a leg lock.

Pegasso gets worked over to begin this round. Magia gets worked over next. Star gets hits with corner offense. There’s no end of attacks to the inner thigh in this match. Star runs up the ropes and hits a tornado dive on Nitro and makes a come back. Pegasso and Magia hit back breakers on Metalico and Azteca then get them in victory rolls. Second Fall: Pegasso and Magia pin Metalico and Azteca with victory rolls.

Nitro beats up Star to begin this round. Pegasso and Metalico fight each other. Pegasso and Magia get pulled to the outside by Azteca and Metalico all while Star Jr hits a head scissors into a pinning combo. Third Fall: Star Jr pins Nitro with a pinning combo.

Winners: Magia Blanca, Pegasso, and Star Jr

Flyer, Drone, and Fuego vs Polvora, Kawato San, and Universo 2000 Jr

Universo 2000 Jr and Drone start out in the match and they tie up and then get to the ground. Polvora and Fuego go back and forth and Fuego gets the advantage on it and then poses. Kawato and Flyer come in and they both are a little sloppy with some spots. Flyer ends up hitting an asai moonsault on Polvora. Fuego hits a springboard splash on Universo for the pin. Drone hits a lionsault on Kawato for the fall. First Fall: Drone pins Kawato with a lionsault.

There is some posturing to start this round. Drone gets some offense in on Universo. Drone dodges Universo’s attack and drop kicks him to the outside. Fuego hits a drop kick on Kawato to bring in Polvora. Fuego takes him out too and poses. Flyer and Universo bow up and eventually fight on the outside where Flyer gets jumped. The technicos are getting beat down on the outside. Polvora unties Fuego’s mask back in the ring. Polvora basically unmasked him but the ref is a potato. Polvora hits a big slam off of the top on Drone for the pin. Universo slams Flyer and Kawato hits a double foot stomp and Universo hits a leg drop. Second Fall: Universo pins Flyer after a leg drop.

Flyer is getting beat up on the ramp while Kawato works on Fuego near the ring. Eventually Fuego gets stomped out in the middle of the ring while his teammates were laid out. Drone does a dive off of the apron on Universo as he chases Fuego. Fuego arm drags Polvora and Kawato to the outside but Universo is back in to intercept him. He goes for a move but Flyer trips him. There’s a string of everyone misses moves. A big tower of doom spot is done. Drone goes to splash on Kawato but Kawato gets his feet up. Fuego out smarts Universo to the outside and hits a dive over the top rope. Kawato hits a shotgun drop kick on Drone and then he hits a dive over the top rope. Flyer goes for a springboard attack and gets drop kicked by Polvora. Polvora poses and then goes to pin Flyer but Flyer rolled him up for the win. That was a super fun match. Third Fall: Flyer rolls up Polvora for the win.

Winners: Flyer, Drone, and Fuego

(Match Relampago) Rey Cometa vs Templario

They start to engage and work quick and aggressively. They go back and forth and exchange transitions and holds. Cometa hits a hurricanrana to the outside and then goes for another off of the apron but Templario catches him and throws him into the barricade. Back in the ring Cometa hits a tornado dive. These guys are working a million miles per hour. Templario beats on Cometa and goes for a running attack but Cometa catches him for a back breaker. Templario just gets up and clotheslines him. Templario hits a flapjack and then a jump up drop kick off of the ropes. Templario hangs Cometa in the tree of woe. Cometa gets up as Templario goes for a spear. Cometa then does a moonsault over the turnbuckle to the outside. Very nice. He was about an inch from smashing his head on the turnbuckle post. Cometa goes for a springboard attack in the ring but Templario catches him in electric chair position then drops him down and hits a german suplex for a close two count. Templario hits a modified looking version of Ospreay’s storm breaker. Cometa kicks Templario on the top rope and poses but Templario punches him and goes for a gut wrench suplex but Cometa reverses it into a hurricanrana. He goes back to the top and hits a 450 on Templario for the win. Rey Cometa pins a 450 on Templario for the win.

Winner: Rey Cometa

Blue Panther, Kraneo, and El Audaz vs Sanson, Shocker, and Rey Bucanero

Sanson and Blue Panther start out and they fight for position and do some grappling. Blue Panther wants to take on Shocker. Bucanero enters after some posturing. Audaz enters to take him on. Audaz hits a hurricanrana to the outside then flips to the outside himself to face Bucanero, where he proceeded to hit another hurricanrana. Shocker strikes with Kraneo back in the ring. Kraneo dodges and hits a corner splash. Mije then hits a splash on Shocker. This causes Bucanero and Sanson to come in and beat up on Kraneo. Sanson hit a splash off of the top on Kraneo for a pin. Audaz gets held down and Shocker hits an elbow drop for the fall. First Fall: Shocker pins Audaz with an elbow drop.

Shocker suplexes Audaz on the ramp while Kraneo gets worked on in the ring. Bucanero hits a leg drop on Blue Panther. Sanson holds Audaz in place and Bucanero hits a whisper in the wind on Audaz. Kraneo then runs into everybody and then Audaz hits a splash over the top rope on Sanson. Kraneo hits hip attacks on Shocker and Bucanero for the fall. Second Fall: Kraneo pins Rey Bucanero with a hip attack in the corner.

Blue Panther and Bucanero stared down but Audaz and Sanson ended up going back and forth. Audaz runs around and dodges attacks and hits some big moves, then he poses. Sanson comes in with Kraneo and him and Shocker try to double Kraneo but they fail. Kraneo hits a leg drop on Bucanero. Blue Panther arm drags Sanson and gets him in an arm bar but he gets beat up. Bucanero body slams Kraneo and pins him. Blue Panther tried to break it up but Sanson rolled him up. Third Fall: Rey Bucanero pins Kraneo with a body slam.

Winners: Sanson, Shocker, and Rey Bucanero

Caristico, Rush, and Titan vs Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia, and Gran Guerrero

The match begins with some brawling. This shouldn’t be shocking given those involved. Caristico gets worked over in the ring by Los Guerrero’s. Gran and Euforia hit a double press slam off of the top rope on Titan. Rush comes in to beat up Ultimo but then he gets teamed on. They do the Los Guerrero’s triple team spot. They get all of them into a combined submission for the first fall. First Fall: Los Guerrero’s submit Rush, Caristico, and Titan with a triple submission.

Titan gets worked over to start the round. They do the Los Guerrero’s triple team attack on the barricade this time. Caristico hits a handspring elbow to make a come back. Titan then starts to get offense in on everyone. Rush comes in to work with Euforia and they trade offense. Rush runs the ropes with such intensity. Caristico leaps to the outside and hits a hurricanrana on Ultimo. Titan then rolls into a flying arm bar on Gran Guerrero. Euforia then submits Titan with a neck crank. Euforia then falls to the outside after Rush moves and hits an over the top rope dive. Inside the ring Caristico goes for the head scissors into the Fujiwara arm bar but Ultimo stops it, removes his mask, hides his face with his body and pins him without the ref seeing. Second Fall: Ultimo Guerrero pins Caristico after removing his mask.

Caristico isn’t happy with Ultimo. He’s asking for a one round match with Ultimo. The fans are throwing money in the ring during the promo. So they liked the match. It wasn’t bad, a little short. This was a great Tuesday show in my opinion. Ultimo asks some official in the crowd for one more round. They feign like they’re gonna start and then Ultimo runs out of the ring and laughs. Titan and Caristico pose.

Winners: Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia, and Gran Guerrero

Arena Mexico Friday

Super Astro Jr and Sonic vs Grako and El Coyote

Sonic and Grako start out in the match and they grapple and roll back and forth. Coyote and Super Astro enter next and they go back and forth. Super Astro and Coyote mess up a hurricanrana spot. Sonic and Grako re-enter and Sonic gets the leg up this time. Sonic eventually gets double teamed. Grako and Coyote submit Astro and Sonic in a double submission. Coyote had a camel clutch and Grako had a boston crab on Sonic in between his legs. First Fall: Grako and Coyote submit Sonic and Astro in a double submission.

Grako beats on Super Astro on the outside of the ring. Coyote beats on Sonic in the ring. The announcer randomly howled and yelled Coyote. I would have cracked up as I did watching. Super Astro dodges a double team attack then does some things to trick out Grako and Coyote. Sonic enters the ring now and gets Coyote in a pinning combo and then Super Astro hits a springboard head butt on Grako for the pin. Second Fall: Super Astro pins Grako with a head butt.

Coyote and Super Astro bow up to start and then go back and forth with some offense. Super Astro hit a head scissors on Coyote to the outside. Sonic gets offense in on Coyote and hits an arm drag to the outside. Sonic hit an arm drag on Grako. Sonic hit an elaborate arm drag entering the ring from the ramp. He then poses and Coyote ended up attacking him from behind. Super Astro then drop kicked Coyote to the outside. Grako comes in and drops Super Astro but Astro then hits a hurricanrana into the ropes, then Sonic drop kicks Coyote into the ropes for a 619. Super Astro hits a splash for a close pin. Super Astro hit a victory roll move off of the top on Coyote but then Sonic missed a moonsault against Grako, then Grako broke up the victory roll pin. Grako then hit an elbow drop on Super Astro for the pin. Coyote hits a underhook suplex off of the top on Sonic for the win. Third Fall: Coyote pins Sonic with an underhook suplex.

Winners: Grako and El Coyote

Marcela, Tae Honma, and Kaho Kobayashi vs Amapola, La Comandante, and La Seductora

Marcela and Comandante start off going back and forth. They lock up and grapple for a bit. Seductora and Honma come in and they start to stand and grapple. Honma gets her to the outside and then hits a pose. Kaho comes in and uses her quickness to her advantage against Amapola. Kaho dodges a move and Amapola falls to the outside. Kaho dives off of the apron onto Amapola. Marcela hits a double foot stomp on Seductora and Honma gets Comandante with a victory roll. First Fall: Honma pins Comandante with a victory roll.

Kaho gets worked on to begin this round. She gets held in the ropes and Amapola drop kicks her off. Comandante does a big swing on Honma. Kaho pulls down Amapola by the hair and then hits a missile drop kick. Marcela hits a flip dive off of the apron on Seductora. Honma hits a dive off of the apron on Comandante. Amapola catches Kaho with a spear and then throws her by her hair. Amapola starts to argue with the ref. She got DQ’d because she didn’t answer the 5 count while she had Kaho in the ropes. Second Fall: Kaho Kobayashi wins via DQ 5 count.

After the match Amapola continues to beat on Kaho. I smell a singles match soon. Her teammates could have helped her from getting beat up a little.

Winners: Marcela, Tae Konma, and Kaho Kobayashi

Atlantis, Triton, and Atlantis Jr vs Mephisto, Luciferno, and Ephesto

Triton starts out with Mephisto and they tie up and try to take each other down. Atlantis Jr gets in with Luciferno and quickly into the exchange Ephesto interferes. Now Atlantis Jr wants him. Jr and Luciferno proceed to do some grappling after all of that. Atlantis gets in with Ephesto but quickly the sons of hell team up on him and take everyone else out. Luciferno and Mephisto slam Ephesto on Triton for a slingshot splash for the pin. Luciferno submits Atlantis Jr with a leg lock. First Fall: Luciferno submits Atlantis Jr with a leg lock.

There is brawling to begin this round. They continue to beat on them and Atlantis Jr gets kicked all the way into the crowd. Triton pins Mephisto as the camera turns though. Looked like a roll up. Second Fall: Triton pins Mephisto with a victory roll.

Atlantis Jr works out of being teamed on to begin this round. He hits hurricanrana’s and back breakers on them to fight them off. Atlantis Jr is pretty damn good. Triton hits an arm drag on Mephisto and then a hurricanrana on Ephesto and an arm drag on Luciferno. Atlantis wants Mephisto. Atlantis gets the advantage and monkey flips him. Triton hits a dive over the top rope onto Mephisto. In the ring Atlantis and Atlantis Jr defeat Ephesto and Luciferno with hurricanrana’s. Third Fall: Atlantis and Atlantis Jr pin Ephesto and Luciferno with hurricanrana’s.

Winners: Atlantis, Triton, and Atlantis Jr

(Match Relampago) El Valiente vs Hechicero

There’s a little posturing to start the match. Eventually they get to the ground and start to grapple. They grapple and exchange submissions for a few minutes. Hechicero hangs Valiente in the ropes then hits a cross body on him. He goes for it again but Valiente moves, hanging him in the ropes. Valiente runs up and hits an arm drag off of the apron. Valiente then hits a high velocity dive through the middle rope. Almost a missile like head butt. Back in the ring Hechicero hits a flap jack then a springboard drop kick. Hechicero does a lionsault to the outside on Valiente. Valiente was an excellent base. Hechicero puts him on the barricade and then axe handles him. Back in the ring Hechicero pulls his straps down. Hechicero hits a springboard clothesline for a close two count. Hechicero hits a run up knee then misses a corner attack. Valiente then runs up the ropes and moonsaults to the outside on Hechicero. Back in the ring Hechicero pulls Valiente down and hits a tornado flip into the ring. Hechicero goes to the top and Valiente arm drags him off. Valiente then gets Hechicero in a single leg Boston crab move. Valiente submits Hechicero with a modified boston crab.

Winner: El Valiente

Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja, and Soberano vs Mascara Ano 2000, Cuatrero, and Forastero

Cuatrero starts with Angel de Oro and they fight for position. Soberano is in next with Forastero and they tie up and roll to the ground. Forastero hits a big drop kick to kill Soberano’s momentum but Soberano fights back with a hurricanrana. Niebla Roja enters next with Mascara Ano 2000. Forastero and Cuatrero come in to help beat on Roja. They fight back and Roja and Oro take out Cuatrero and Forastero with stereo moonsaults to the outside and Soberano hits a tornillo dive on Mascara for the pin. First Fall: Soberano pins Mascara Ano 2000 with a tornillo splash.

Soberano is hot out of the gate getting offense in on everybody. Oro enters next and he gets a ton of offense in. Roja enters and he gets in offense as well. A clear pattern. Finally it catches up to them and Los Dinamitas beat on Roja to take him out. Mascara takes care of Oro while Soberano has to deal with the others. Cuatrero launches Forastero into Oro and Soberano for the pin. Second Fall: Cuatrero launches Forastero into Oro and Soberano for the pin.

Oro gets worked over to begin this round. Roja gets worked over next afterwards. They beat on Soberano after that. They dodge an attack and Ano gets chopped to the outside. Roja, Oro, and Soberano then hit quick dives through the middle rope. Oro super kicks Cuatrero then hits a lionsault for a two count. Oro fights back against Cuatrero but Forastero enters to change things. Forastero hits a side walk slam on Soberano for a two count. Soberano then hits a standing moonsault on Forastero but Mascara breaks up the count. Soberano jumps off Roja’s back and Mascara catches him and power bombs him on Roja. Mascara pins Roja but he kicks out. Oro kicks Cuatrero to the outside and then hits a cart wheel flip dive to the outside. Soberano hits a backwards flip dive tornillo to the outside. In the ring Mascara hits Roja with a groin shot behind the refs back and pins him. Third Fall: Mascara Ano 2000 pins Niebla Roja with a groin shot behind the refs back.

Winners: Mascara Ano 2000, Cuatrero, and Forastero

(Parejas Finals) Volador Jr and Ultimo Guerrero vs Cavernario and Titan

Cavernario and Volador start out going back and forth with transitions and moves. Ultimo enters with Titan and they roll around doing some grappling. The match evolves into some chaos. Ultimo slams Titan into the barricade and in the ring Volador hits a canadian destroyer on Cavernario for the pin while Ultimo submits Titan with a leg lock. First Fall: Ultimo Guerrero submits Titan with a leg lock.

The round starts with both teams exchanging spots. Titan double drop kicks Ultimo and Volador. Cavernario and Titan then hit dives over the top rope. Back in the ring Titan gets Volador in a pinning combo and Cavernario hits Ultimo with a snap suplex for the fall. Second Fall: Cavernario pins Ultimo Guerrero with a snap suplex.

Titan and Cavernario work over Ultimo to start the round. Volador fights back and Cavernario and Titan get thrown to the outside. Volador hits a dive over the top rope on them. Ultimo Guerrero then goes to the top rope and hits a splash on to the pile. Volador and Ultimo work over Titan when they get back into the ring. Back in the ring they all keep beating on each other. Ultimo goes to the top rope and Titan runs up and Ultimo counters and hits a power bomb. Cavernario breaks up the pin then hits the slingshot splash on Volador but Volador kicks out. Volador hit a back stabber on Cavernario but Titan stopped the pin. All four are on the same turnbuckle. Volador leaps up and hurricanrana’s Cavernario. Then Ultimo hits a reverse suplex off of the top rope for a close two count. Titan catches Ultimo with a hurricanrana pinning combo but he kicks out. Cavernario then hits a canadian destroyer on Volador, whom also kicks out. A tower of doom spot gets done and Ultimo goes for pins but they both kick out. Cavernario dodged Ultimo Guerrero’s attack and it hit Volador. Cavernario drop kicks Ultimo to the outside. Volador is pissed and goes for a dive over the top rope on Ultimo his partner but Ultimo catches him and power bombs him on the floor. Titan then hits an asai moonsault on Ultimo. Cavernario then hits a dive through the middle rope on Volador. Titan chops Ultimo in the corner and then Ultimo runs out and clotheslines Titan. The announcers mention Kenta Kobashi. Imagine WWE acknowledging wrestling outside their world. Titan rolls into an arm bar on Ultimo Guerrero for the submission. Volador gets Titan to the top and hits a Spanish Fly eliminating Titan. Cavernario catches Volador in the lean back camel clutch for the win. Third Fall: Cavernario submits Volador Jr with a lean back camel clutch.

Winners: Cavernario and Titan

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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (5/5/25)

Penta wants payback!

Published

1 day ago

May 5, 2025

Steven Mitchell

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.