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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (7/1/19)
The Monster and the Machine will battle anywhere and everywhere!
Raw ramps up towards Extreme Rules!
Braun Strowman has bested Bobby Lashley in arm-wrestling, in tug-of-war, and even in a Super Showdown! But now they’ll battle all over Dallas if they have to in a Falls Count Anywhere match! Plus, the Viking Raiders VS The New Day for the first time ever! Will the winner rise towards contention in both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Divisions?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Falls County Anywhere: Braun Strowman VS Bobby Lashley; No Contest.
- The New Day VS The Viking Raiders; New Day wins, by disqualification.
- Six Man Tag: The New Day VS Samoa Joe & The Viking Raiders; Joe and the Viking Raiders win.
- Cesaro VS No Way Jose; No Contest.
- Lacey Evans w/ Baron Corbin VS Natalya; Evans wins.
- Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: The Miz VS Elias; Miz wins.
- Mixed Tag: Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch VS Mr. & Mrs. Kanellis; Rollins & Lynch win.
- Alexa Bliss w/ Nikki Cross VS Carmella; Carmella wins.
- Nikki Cross w/ Alexa Bliss VS Carmella; Cross wins.
- WWE 24/7 Championship: R-Truth VS Drake Maverick; Maverick wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- WWE United States Championship: Ricochet VS AJ Styles; Ricochet wins and retains the WWE United States Championship.
PLAY BY PLAY
Falls County Anywhere: Braun Strowman VS Bobby Lashley!
Raw opens with a colossal rematch! The Monster Among Men won the first time around, but the Rocky Mountain Machine has been wanting payback in the worst way! Can Lashley win when there are no boundaries on where this fight can go? Or will he still #GetTheseHands?
Both behemoths get in the ring and the bell sounds. The two collide with shoulders, then speed up. Strowman rolls, ducks but Lashley SPEARS! Strowman bails out but that doesn’t matter in a Falls Count Anywhere. Lashley goes out and runs, but gets run over! Strowman drops a senton on Lashley! Cover, TWO! Lashley crawls but Strowman is on him with a scoop. Strowman carries Lashley but Lashley slips out to ram Strowman into a post. Then SPEAR him into the timekeeper’s area! Cover, TWO! Lashley keeps his focus as he gets to his feet. Lashley glares as Strowman stands, and he clotheslines Strowman into the front row!
Fans get a true front row seat as Lashley stalks Strowman through the crowds. Lashley clubs Strowman then throws him into a trash barrel! Strowman hits back as he also makes a retreat. Lashley takes a chair and SMACKS Strowman on the back! Then jabs him in the ribs for another SMACK! And another! Cover, TWO! Lashley keeps on Strowman with clubbing forearms but fans chant “You Suck!” Lashley ignores the fans as he throws haymakers on Strowman. Strowman throws Lashley away! Then walks up to boot him down! Strowman gets space and runs in, to BLAST Lashley several rows away! Cover, TWO!
Strowman drags Lashley up as they move towards the stage. He pushes Lashley into railing, then hip tosses him onto the stage! Lashley writhes as Strowman climbs the stairs. Strowman drags Lashley up but Lashley hits him back. Lashley throws hands and Strowman falls to a knee. Lashley drags Strowman up again to SUPLEX Strowman down! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Lashley takes aim. But it’s Strowman who SPEARS him through the stage! And it’s utter destruction! Dallas loses its mind as sparks fly and explode! Crew rushes the scene with fire extinguishers, but where are Lashley and Strowman? Both men are down in the smoldering wreckage! “This is Awesome!” but can it continue?! From the call for EMT’s, perhaps not. Will either the Monster or the Machine rise from the ashes to fight again?
No Contest
Raw returns to Lashley and Strowman on stretchers.
Each man is put in an ambulance to be taken in for proper medical evaluations. After breaking the stage and blowing up the generators, will either man make it back to Raw?
The New Day VS The Viking Raiders!
Even after the carnage of Strowman VS Lashley, the show must go on! And so must the War! The Wild Card Rule brings SmackDown’s best in Big E and Xavier Woods over to Raw to face Erik and Ivar! Which world-renowned team wins bigger to head for tag titles?
Raw returns to feel~ the power~ as The New Day make their entrance! Power has been restored enough for their titantron to play, and teams sort out. Big E starts against Erik and Erik throws big knees and forearms! Erik runs but into a big elbow from Big E! Big E grinds Erik into the apron while Woods plays his trombone. Big E hits the splash on the apron! Woods fires Big E up as he covers Erik, ONE! Big E brings Erik up but gets a big forearm! Tag to Ivar and the Raiders go after Big E, feed to the seated senton! Ivar drags Big E up for clubbing forearms and boots. He even drops ax handles to the mat! Ivar drags Big E up for crossface forearms, then tags Erik.
Fans rally as Big E hits back! He scoops Ivar but Erik boots him down. The Raiders whip E to the corner, and feeds him to shotgun knees! Erik uses Ivar as a weapon, corner hip attack! Cover, TWO! Erik keeps on Big E with a seated armbar but fans rally up. Big E powers up and fights out, but Erik knees low. Erik shoves but runs into a belly2belly! Fans fire up as both men crawl for their corners, but Erik anchors Big E. But Samoa Joe attacks Woods!!
Winners: The New Day, by disqualification
But Kofi is there for the rescue! Kofi and Joe brawl back and forth but Kofi gets an edge! But then Ivar attacks Kofi!? The Raiders work with Joe to beat down The New Day! Referees work to separate this fight, but can they restore order over the break?
Six Man Tag: The New Day VS Samoa Joe & The Viking Raiders!
Raw returns as the battle lines are drawn! Will adding the WWE Champion and his Samoan Submission Extreme Rules challenger change the outcome?
Kofi starts with Ivar as Dallas is rabidly behind the New Day. Kofi fires off kicks and rocks Ivar with a heel! He hits a corner splash then whips Ivar corner to corner. Ivar reverses but Kofi dodges and springboards for a missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Kofi tags Woods then kicks Ivar. Woods adds the sliding lariat, then Kofi rebounds for a splash. Woods climbs and hits a flying elbow drop! Cover, TWO! The War Beard is tougher than that, but Woods CHOPS. Joe steps in but that distracts so Ivar can heel kick Woods down! Joe tags in and stomps away on Woods. He makes sure Kofi watches as he throws big forearms. Woods gives forearms back and then fast hands. Joe shoves and runs Woods over with an elbow!
Joe jams Woods with headbutts over and over then tags Ivar back in. Ivar tags Erik and the Raiders feed Woods to a knee, then another knee! Woods goes down as Erik roars. Fans rally up but Erik is on Woods’ arm. Woods endures and fights his way up, to arm-drag Erik off! Woods CHOPS again and again, but Erik shoves him. Erik catches the crossbody and pops Woods up for an exploder! Erik glares at Kofi and Big E before he tags Ivar in. Ivar scoop slams Woods down, then Erik scoop slams Ivar on Woods! Tag to Joe and Joe drops a senton! Cover, TWO! Joe clubs Woods down then sucker punches Big E! Woods fights back with hands but Joe CHOPS him off his feet! Tag to Erik as Woods crawls to the open corner.
Erik is on Woods with forearms, then tags Joe back in. Joe throws headbutts then whips corner to corner. Woods boots back, hops up, and missile dropkicks Joe down! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Ivar and Kofi! Kofi springboards and rallies on the Raiders! Kofi chops away on Ivar then dropkicks him to a corner. He runs in but misses the splash. He evades Ivar then climbs to crossbody! But Ivar catches him! Ivar pops Kofi up but Kofi slips out to kick back. Ivar uppercuts back! Tag to Erik but Kofi dodges to leaping lariat! Fans fire up as Kofi gives the NEW~ DAY~ Boom Drop! Kofi hits Joe but Erik hits Kofi! Joe tags in, but Kofi knocks Joe away.
Kofi climbs but gets Ace Ten Mao from Erik! Big E throws Erik overhead! And dodges Ivar! The Raiders regroup as Big E runs, but into a knee! Woods hits Ivar back out, then he builds speed, but only wrecks Erik. Ivar runs in to DIVE out onto Woods!! Kofi returns, Trouble in Paradise for Ivar! COQUINA CLUTCH!! Joe has Kofi caught! Kofi gasps and flails, but he fades out! Joe and the Raiders win!
Winners: Samoa Joe and The Viking Raiders, Joe by submission
The Destroyer catches Kofi here, but will he get him again when it’s 1v1? Or will not even being put to sleep end the dream come true?
Drake Maverick brings his wife, Renee Michelle, to Raw!
The former WWE 24/7 Champion tricked her into thinking it was their honeymoon getaway. Maverick introduces Michelle to his coworkers. This is just a stop along the way! But he is obsessed! He has a choice: her or the 24/7 title. Maverick obviously chooses her, his wife. They kiss and make up, but then R-Truth is right there! “Don’t mind me at all, dog. I’m a sucker for romance.” Heart hands. Truth sings as he exits, but will Maverick be able to live with the truth that Truth is champion and not him?
Raw finds The Club backstage.
Anderson and Gallows are talking that “it’s not on us,” but AJ Styles walks in. Styles admits the Good Brothers were on fire, but they still lost. Well have you been in the ring with the Viking Raiders? They’re legit, and just beat The New Day! But Anderson has an idea: Styles didn’t dominate, either. What is that supposed to mean? Well Styles almost lost in his first match back. Well it was his first match back! That’s a pretty big little lie, huh? Styles always gives 100%, and Ricochet still almost got him. So don’t get on them for not winning, bruh. But Styles did win, so he’ll be getting a US Championship match. The Brothers have a bet: Anderson doesn’t think Styles wins. And he even puts his hot Asian wife on the line! Wat.
But Styles tells them Ricochet is one of the best, up-and-coming superstars. But that bet? Styles doesn’t need the hot Asian wife. Gallows does and hopes the bet is still on. Will Styles be able to prove Ricochet has nothing on him?
Cesaro VS No Way Jose!
The Swiss Cyborg doesn’t look in the mood for the Fighting Fiesta’s conga line, but R-Truth is! He’s bringing up the rear as the Cat in the Hat! And he does that to mock Maverick and Michelle as they enjoy front row seats! Truth even invites Michelle to be part of the fun! Maverick wants the title, but Michelle stares him down. Maverick sits back down and lets Truth move on. But the rest of the Raw roster doesn’t! They chase Truth around the ring and back to the back!
Cesaro attacks Jose from behind! He knocks Jose out of the ring, then gut wrench suplexes Jose to the floor! Cesaro shows no mercy as he gives Jose a Neutralizer to the floor! Cesaro leaves Jose behind, will he leave more superstars down and out on his rise to the top?
No Contest
Backstage interview with The Street Profits!
The NXT Tag Team Champions, Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford, make their Raw debuts! “Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, what such a great introduction, Charlie!” But it’s missing something. Some flavor! Yes, flavor! Get that flavor, Ford. Ford says FINALLY! No, Ford, no. Well the NXT Tag Team Champions are here for a special reason. They’re bringing the swag back to Raw. These titles don’t stop them from having smoke. We want the smoke~! But will they get it while they’re here?
Backstage interview with The Miz.
The Hollywood A-Lister comments that superstars put their bodies on the line is a risk they all take. He wishes both Strowman and Lashley speedy recoveries. But speaking of injuries, Miz was beating Elias before Shane McMahon attacked. The “Best in the World” and the Drifter made sure Miz could not fight back and then finished the match. Is Miz 100% for tonight’s rematch? It’s not about how Miz feels but what Miz needs to do. Miz fed Shane’s ego for his own benefit, but he’s created a monster! Shane has Elias, Drew McIntyre and The Revival protecting him. But Miz promises Shane will need a replacement for Elias after tonight. And Shane needs to watch out, because the Undertaker might be here tonight.
Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre return to Raw!
And of course, Mike Rome has to give the “proper introduction” for the “BEST in the WOOOOOOOOOOOORLD~!” But fans prefer to say, “You Suck!” Shane wants fans to know that he has been keeping tabs on the well-being of both Strowman and Lashley after their incident. He doesn’t just come out here to grace us with his presence. But Shane also addresses last week, the “perfect set-up” to end Roman Reigns. Roman was shaking in his boots facing these two, because he had no chance of winning. Shane entertains himself with the footage from last week, in which he and McIntyre brutalized Roman in their 2v1 Handicap match. McIntyre says the footage speaks for itself, that is what’s going to happen at Extreme Rules. Roman only delayed the inevitable.
But Shane wants to address the person Roman “begged” to help him, in the Undertaker. Taker and Shane have gone to battle and will again. Shane looks forward to it. Taker surprised them and Shane gives him that. But there won’t be any surprises at Extreme Rules when Shane and McIntyre put them in the ground. Taker is the greatest legend in all of the WWE, having gone through generation after generation striking fear into the hearts of every man he’s ever faced. But McIntyre is no ordinary man. “I am a hybrid of every generation, and I am not afraid of the Undertaker.” McIntyre doesn’t give a damn about the Undertaker!
Now there’s a rumor that Taker is here, and McIntyre is dressed to fight. Fans chant for “Undertaker!” as McIntyre dares the Deadman to show himself so that he and Shane can tell him they are going to exterminate his legacy! Thunder claps and lights start to flicker. Everyone looks around, and the lights go down! Lightning strikes the ring! McIntyre is furious and throws his jacket off. Then the bell tolls, and the moon rises. Everyone watches the stage as the music plays. The smoke rises high, but McIntyre and Shane don’t take it seriously. Until he steps out from behind the curtain!! Shane keeps McIntyre back as Taker heads down the ramp. As Taker draws closer, Shane and McIntyre get out of the ring. They go over the barriers to get far away from Taker, but McIntyre still glares at the Phenom.
Taker takes up a mic as fans cheer. “Roman Reigns never asked me for my help. That’s not who he is. But if you need answers to the ‘why,’ let me explain to you who I am.” Taker tells Shane that he is and has always been the Reaper of Wayward Souls. And he’s here to collect on theirs. Shane had a little of Taker’s respect for awhile. Their Hell in a Cell match at Wrestlemania, Shane gave it his all. He lived to tell the tale. But then like most mortals, Shane fell victim to his own greed and ego! “You may be the Best in This World, but where I’m sending you two, you’ll be nothing more than another couple of lost souls suffering the torment and torture of the acrid stench of death.” That will be for all eternity! They will NEVER Rest… In… Peace…!
Taker slashes the throat and the bell tolls again. Shane and McIntyre have heard the Deadman’s Ultimatum, but will they learn to fear his presence?
Lacey Evans does her make-up.
Baron Corbin is there, too, and says making the Mixed Tag #WinnersTakeAll match into an Extreme Rules match only benefits them, the challengers. They’re not afraid to cross lines, and Seth Rollins will put himself through anything to win. Rollins took such ungodly punishment to take the title from Lesnar. But why risk it all for his latest fling? “Is she worth it?”
And speaking of Becky Lynch, she’s fought her entire life to make dreams into reality. She beat the Baddest Woman to become the Double Champ. The Man is more than just a persona, it’s almost a moment. Bless her heart. But she’s putting her fate in Rollins? Lacey’s seen The Man’s Man’s wondering eyes. Rollins will see that when Lacey beats Natalya, he should never have put his trust, nor his fate, in Becky’s hands. Will the Sassy Southern Belle put her money where her mouth is against the Queen of Harts?
Lacey Evans w/ Baron Corbin VS Natalya!
“Dallas’ Favorite Son” joins his Lady at ringside to watch this “warm up” up close and personal. Will Natty make a fool of them both this close to Extreme Rules?
The bell rings, they tie up and go around the ring. Natty has Lacey on the ropes, but Lacey shoves her back. So Natty shoves Lacey out! Natty pursues but gets a big clothesline! Lacey drags Natty into the ring and covers, TWO! Lacey bumps Natty off buckles over and over while The Man and Rollins watch backstage. The ref reprimands Lacey but she lets up on Natty to come back with a mudhole stomp. Corbin likes what he sees as Lacey hits the swinging bronco buster! Cover, TWO! Lacey drags Natty to the ropes to elbow her between them over and over. Lacey lets up at four to then kick and sweep the legs! Then Lacey slingshot elbow drops on Natty! Cover, ONE! Lacey keeps on Natty with a seated cobra clutch.
Fans rally for Natty while Corbin coaches Lacey. Natty fights out with an arm-drag! But Lacey knees back and brings Natty around for a neckbreaker. Roll to a cover, ONE! Lacey is furious as she drags Natty to a drop zone. Lacey climbs but Natty yanks her off! Natty puts Lacey in the corner to club away! The referee pulls Natty off and Corbin gets on the apron to complain. This distracts Natty but Natty still blocks the roll-up! TWO, and Natty spins to DISCUS Lacey down! Natty SLAPS Lacey then whips, but Lacey reverses. Lacey runs but misses, and Natty springboard sits her down! Natty walks all over Lacey but Corbin trips her up! Fans boo as he gets away with it, but Natty turns around into the Woman’s Right! Cover, Lacey wins!
Winner: Lacey Evans, by pinfall
#ManSquared watches but they’re not surprised nor impressed. Corbin helps Lacey win here, but will they be able to pull the same trick when there’s nothing stopping the champs from beating them down?
Ricochet talks with Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins backstage.
But Charly Caruso comes by for an interview. The WWE United States Champion has had quite a wild week. He won the title, then got to be in the Raw main event. Granted, he lost to AJ Styles, who says Ricochet may not be on par with him. That’s fine for him to think, but that was a big honor for Ricochet. Whether Styles gave 100% or not, Ricochet knows the next time could go his way. So he wouldn’t make any mistakes? But the Good Brothers come by to take over the interview. Anderson says the only mistake last week as AJ not putting Ricochet down in three minutes or less. Styles just didn’t want to embarrass him. The real Styles had Ricochet beat from the get-go.
Oh is that what they think? Well Ricochet is confident that if they’re having a rematch, he’ll get Styles. Wow, the new kid’s got a set. But now it’s time for the new kid to be put in his place. Well if they want a match, Ricochet will defend the title. Oh no, not with them. But maybe someone else. Who do the Good Brothers mean? And will Ricochet really be better than Phenomenal the second time around?
Raw returns as Styles meets up with The Club.
They tell him everything Ricochet said, but they also add some things. Like Ricochet saying he could beat Styles in his sleep. And how he’s willing to defend the title against Styles. Styles wants a talk with Ricochet, but the Good Brothers can’t believe him. THE AJ Styles, having a talk? The former WWE Champion of 371 days, talking to some kid? He talked about their edge dulling, but where’s his? The NJPW Styles would just accept the challenge and then slap Ricochet across the face! Where’s THAT AJ Styles?
Styles finds Ricochet with the Good Brothers behind his back. Does Ricochet really think he’ll win so easy? That’s not what he said. Well here’s Ricochet’s chance. Because Styles will take that title tonight! Ricochet doesn’t get why Styles is all fired up, but he accepts. Ricochet offers a handshake, Styles SLAPS Ricochet! So Ricochet SLAPS back! Styles grins, “this is gonna be good.”
Ladies and Gentlemen: Elias.
The Drifter gets interrupted right away!
Best 2 Out of 3 Falls: The Miz VS Elias!
The Hollywood A-Lister doesn’t matter how many times he has to fight, he will fight his way back to a sequel with Shane. Will his spin-off series with Elias go better than from SmackDown?
The second Miz hits the ring, he hits Elias! And he throws Elias out! Miz throws Elias into steel steps! Then into the other steel steps! Miz puts Elias in the ring but the ref keeps him back. The ref checks on Elias and Elias says he’s good to go. The bell rings, and Miz rams double knees in! Miz hits the FINALE! Cover, Miz wins the first fall!
Miz – 1; Elias – 0
The Miz is fired up because now he has Elias all to himself. Fans fire up with Miz as he watches Elias get back up. The second fall begins immediately, and Miz runs in again. Elias gets out and runs away, but Miz wrecks him with a dropkick! Miz puts Elias in again, but Elias knees low. Elias runs but into a low dropkick! Elias falls on his face, but Miz is after his legs! Figure Four but Elias cradle counters, TWO! Miz boots Elias to a corner, then runs in, only for Elias to put him on the apron. Elias drags Miz in, DRIFT AWAY! Cover, Elias ties it up!
Miz – 1; Elias – 1
Raw goes to break while these two rest up for the third fall! Who wins now that it’s sudden death?
Raw returns, and both men are back on their feet. Elias runs but Miz counter punches him! Miz throws hands from both sides then kicks the legs. Miz runs but Elias side steps to Electric Chair! Spinning sit-out powerbomb! Cover, TWO! Elias keeps his cool while Miz goes to a corner. Elias runs in and stomps then punches away on Miz. The ref backs Miz off but Elias runs back in for more! Elias whips Miz to run him over with an elbow. He rains down rights on Miz then covers, TWO! Elias grows annoyed with Miz but he wraps on a thrashing hcinlock. Miz gets up fast and goes around to arm-drag, but Elias holds on tight!
Elias cranks back on the chinlock hard but Miz powers up again. Fans rally as Miz pries at the hold. Miz throws body shots but Elias uppercuts. Elias throws more, and Miz staggers about. But Miz counters one for a backslide! TWO, and Miz baits Elias into a corner for an elbow. Elias and Miz CHOP away, but Miz gets the edge! Miz whips but Elias slips around for an inverted swinging neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Elias grows furious as Miz gets to the apron. Elias aims and runs in, but gets post! Miz drags Elias up and in fast, to go for the Figure Four! He has it on! Elias endures the legendary leg lock as Miz bridges back! Elias taps, Miz wins!!
Winner: The Miz, by submission, 2-1
The A-Lister has vanquished Shane’s bard, but when will Miz and the Best in the World get to settle things for themselves?
Exclusive interview with Raw Women’s Champion and WWE Universal Champion, Bekcy and Rollins!
Rollins and Becky both wish Strowman and Lashley speedy recoveries. Charly congratulates each of them on their Stomping Ground wins, but now they have the #WinnersTakeAll Extreme Rules Extreme Rules match. Is that an impulsilve move? Rollins, impulsive/ NO! Becky, you tell them. Pff, tch, pff… No… Pff… Well, hold on. Look at the facts. 1v1 they can beat each one, but now the stakes are raised. They can lose the other’s title for each other. DOn’t lose her title. Well don’t lose his title. Well obviously they’re not going to. But it’s Extreme Rules. Anything can happen. Except these two losing. Don’t make her laugh.
But maybe this isn’t impulse but the plan all along. Becky needs to listen to him more. Or he just got lucky. Damn right he got lucky. Hehehe. But Maria Kanellis is here? And she finds it so desperate that they’re the “First Couple of the WWE,” But they don’t. Yeah because they’re not. They walk around with titles and accolades, like beating the Baddset Woman and the Beast. But Maria pushed an 8 pound baby out of her uterus. That deserves a title in itself, doesn’t it? And Rollins isn’t impressive either, compared to Mr. Kanellis. The only reason Rollins is champ is because Mike hasn’t had his chance yet. The Extreme Rules match isn’t extreme at all. But Maria has one: here, tonight, the Kanellises VS The Man and The Bitch.
So Maria wants a fight, huh? Becky will slap the heads off these dopes here and now. “Y’all done messed up.” Will Rollins & Becky uses Maria & Mike as warm-ups for Corbin and Lacey?
Mixed Tag: Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch VS Mr. & Mrs. Kanellis!
We just saw what went down between #ManSquared and the #FirstCouple, but now we’ll see who is the better couple!
Raw returns as each couple makes their entrance. The teams sort out and the men start first. Mike and Rollins tie up and Rollins wrenches to a hammerlock. He shifts to a snapmare and kicks Mike hard in the back! Maria reprimands Mike for going easy. Mike kicks at Rollins but Rollins blocks and trips Mike up. Things speed up and Mike shows he can keep up, until Rollins runs him over! Rollins offers Mike a chance to tag out to his wife, but Mike comes back for more. Mike haymakers and bumps Rollins in a corner. Mike stomps away and CHOPS! He barks in Rollins’ face then whips him corner to corner. Rollins breaks free to forearm Mike back! Rollins whips and pops Mike up for a buckle bomb! SUPERKICK! And he MAKES Mike tag Maria?!
Fans cheer as Maria realizes she has to fan The Man. Becky tags a tag from Rollins to make it official, but Maria runs away! Maria gets on a mic and says Mike was supposed to protect her! Mike said he’d mop the floor with Rollins, but he can barely mop the floors at home. Mike disgusts Maria. But then Becky comes running over, and Maria claims she’s pregnant again! Fans call BS, but Becky wants to take it easy. She won’t hurt the expecting mother. Mike is shocked, because he thinks it’s real, too. How could Maria be pregnant, though!? Well yeah, because Mike ain’t man enough for the job. But that means The Man can go after Mike! Disarm-HIM! Mike taps, Becky and Rollins win!
Winners: Rollins & Lynch, Lynch by submission
#ManSquared has its first win as a couple! But did we just see the last match of the Kanellises as a couple?!
Speaking of, Maria can’t believe Mike is the father of her children! She has waited for him to grow up and take responsibility in his career. But no, he’s just a disappointment. The only man in the ring was Becky. So maybe next time, Maria will just ask Becky to give her a baby. Maria drops the mic and perhaps just dumped Mike. Is this the last night the Kanellises are going to be a couple!?
Paul Heyman is backstage on Raw!
The Advocate introduces himself via Charly’s mic, and reminds us that his client is Mr. Money in the Bank 2019. It’s been a weird night for Rollins, a bad night for Kofi, so maybe it’s the perfect night for Lesnar to cash-in. Maybe, maybe not. But then the Profits come by and are excited! Lesnar? Here tonight? Really? THE Brock! Lesnar!? Look at that beaming bald head, Paul. Aw yeah! Hey, man! Hey, Heyman. You guys finished? Heyman has no time for this. He leaves, because he’s a busy man. Don’t be like, Paulie! Come back! COME BACK! Aw no…! Did you all just see what happened? That’s cray cray. Rock a by baby in the tree top, uh, whatever the rest of that song is. The Profits head out, but will they be back?
Raw presents A Moment of Bliss!
The Goddess wishes a speedy recovery to Strowman and Lashley before going on with the show. She has a very special guest. The Loony Lass beat Bayley to win Alexa a rematch for the SmackDown women’s Championship. Plus, they’re best friends! It’s Nikki Cross! Nikki is so excited to be a guest and not just a co-host, though Nikki is always excited. And they both look back at her accomplishment against Bayley last week. What an achievement for Nikki to beat Bayley! Nikki thanks Alexa, and assures everyone that this wouldn’t be possible without Alexa’s guidance. The Goddess was the first person to take Nikki seriously and welcome her to Raw. For that, Nikki will always be grateful.
Alexa is touched, but this is Nikki’s moment. Until SmackDown’s FABULOUS Carmella appears! Carmella actually agrees, this is Nikki’s moment. Nikki beat Bayley, but why is someone else getting the match? Why is Mella here? She had to ruin the moment? No, the truth is, Alexa is manipulating Nikki. That’s not friendship. It is meant to be mutual. Nikki got Alexa the match so what has Alexa gotten Nikki? Trying to break them up? How sad. Alexa realizes Carmella is just a S I D E K I C K. How cute, you can spell. But how about we go to the ring and Carmella shows Alexa a sidekick, when she kicks Alexa upside the head! Mella wants a match, so Alexa accepts! Will it be Goddess or Fabulous that is victorious tonight?
Alexa Bliss w/ Nikki Cross VS Carmella!
The bell rings and Alexa runs right at Carmella, only to get rolled up! CARMELLA WINS!!
Winner: Carmella, by pinfall
And in record time, the Goddess gets beat! How could this happen with her “best friend” by her side and a title match on the horizon?!
Nikki Cross w/ Alexa Bliss VS Carmella!
Raw returns and the Loony Lass looks to avenge Alexa! The bell rings and she rushes Mella with a crossbody! Nikki hammers away then fires up. She hops on for a thrashing sleeper hold but Mella backs her into buckles. Carmella snapmares Nikki off and dropkicks Nikki down. Cover, TWO! Nikki shoves Carmella but Carmella comes back with a tilt-o-whirl that goes around and around for headscissors! Carmella then clotheslines Nikki down but Nikki bails out. Alexa distracts Carmella and Nikki drags Carmella into the apron skirt! Nikki hammers away but lets up at the ref’s count. Fans fire up with the furious best friend as she puts Carmella back in the ring. Nikki covers, TWO! She tries again, TWO!
Alexa cheers Nikki on as Nikki drags Carmella up. Carmella jawbreakers back! Then elbows Nikki away. Nikki keeps running in but gets a boot. Carmella runs Nikki over with lariats, then ducks for an atomic drop! Carmella bumps Nikki off her boot, then moonwalks corner to corner. She runs back in, Fabulous bronco buster! Cover, TWO! Nikki hits back and swings for a dropkick! Nikki climbs and glares at Carmella, but Carmella gets under the jump. Carmella kicks but Nikki blocks, to the Purge! Cover, Nikki wins!
Winner: Nikki Cross, by pinfall
Nikki avenges Alexa! But while Alexa celebrates alongside Nikki now, can Alexa get the win against Bayley when she has to do it on her own?
Raw returns to Nikki and Alexa talking backstage.
But then they encounter Sarah and she asks Nikki how she feels that the WWE Universe wants her to face Bayley for the title instead of Alexa. Alexa answers for her by saying no comment. The Goddess ushers her “friend” away in a huff. Are Alexa’s true colors going to start showing?
Drake Maverick and Renee Michelle head out.
He apologizes for this, but he’ll make their honeymoon amazing. She thanks him and then goes to freshen up. But the horde chasing the WWE 24/7 Championship pass through!? Because Truth is around the corner! He avoided them, but sees Maverick! Maverick says he’s done, he’s just headed to his honeymoon. Does Maverick have any water? No. Truth is thirsty from running all night. But have a good time, Maverick. Maverick attacks using his luggage!? Where’s a ref!? One slides in, Maverick wins!!
Winner: Drake Maverick, by pinfall; NEW WWE 24/7 Champion
He has it back! He says he and Michelle will get to do it 24/7 now! Truth is in shock as Maverick and Michelle head out! Will Truth have to do that to get the title back?
WWE United States Championship: Ricochet VS AJ Styles!
The One and Only goes against the Phenomenal One one more time! And after this challenge was made official through slaps, will this rematch get a little intense? Or will it get very intense?
Raw returns with the bell and Styles circles with Ricochet. They tie up and Ricochet trips Styles up fast. Ricochet runs, rolls, then leaps, but Styles gets him with a back lift. Ricochet wheelbarrows to a roll up, TWO! Styles DECKS Ricochet with a right! Ricochet staggers to a corner but Styles bumps him off buckles. Styles whips Ricochet corner to corner but Ricochet reverses. Ricochet rams his shoulder in then springboards for a flying clothesline! But Ricochet keeps moving, standing shooting star onto knees! Cover, TWO! Styles CHOPS Ricochet then bumps him on buckles. Fans duel already as Styles kicks away on Ricochet.
Styles whips Ricochet corner to corner again but Ricochet boots him away. Ricochet somersaults and shotguns Styles out of the ring! Ricochet builds speed to FLY! He wipes Styles out and gets him into the ring fast. Ricochet aims from the corner before he springboards again. Styles gets under and then boots Ricochet away. Styles forearms Ricochet then springboards, PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Cover, Ricochet has his foot under the ropes! But Styles wins?!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall; NEW WWE United States Champion
The ref missed the ropebreak because of the angle, but a secondary ref comes out to show him the mistake. Fans are divided as the referees talk this out. Raw goes to one more break while the controversy is addressed.
Raw returns and this match has restarted. However, the Good Brothers have appeared at ringside. Styles insists they stay out of this, but the bell rings either way. Styles lets Gallows & Anderson stay because he focuses on Ricochet.
Ricochet and Styles circle, and Ricochet ducks a punch to give punches! He bumps Styles on buckles and stomps to then CHOP Styles against ropes. Ricochet keeps throwing hands and CHOPS as Styles goes around the ring. Styles reverses the whip to rock Ricochet with punches and kicks. Styles runs but into the dropkick-flip and enziguri! Ricochet suplexes to the anarchy neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Styles survives but Ricochet climbs up. Ricochet Phoenix Splash but Styles gets clear! Styles boots but gets caught and then thrown out hard! Ricochet runs to FLY, but Styles gets clear! Only for Ricochet to land on his feet! Styles slingshots out for a forearm! He takes Ricochet down but he has to drag Ricochet in the ring.
Styles drags Ricochet up for a BRAIN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Styles grows frustrated. Styles glares at Ricochet as Ricochet crawls away. Styles drags Ricochet up and wants the Clash, but Ricochet slips out! Ricochet swings but Styles blocks with a kick! Styles torture racks, to the Tower Hacker Bomb! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives again and the Good Brothers are questioning Styles’ edge. Ricochet gets to a corner but Styles is on him. Styles puts him on the top rope, but Ricochet fights with forearms. Styles goes down and Ricochet adjusts, to leap for a wheelbarrow takedown to cradle, RICOCHET WINS!!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall; still WWE United States Champion
The One and Only manages to get one over on the Phenomenal One! Gallows & Anderson are stunned while Styles is frustrated, but Ricochet offers a respectful handshake. Styles takes it, and the Good Brothers do applaud the good sportsmanship. But then they get in the ring, and Styles keeps the peace. Styles DECKS Ricochet! And stomps him out! Styles tells the Good Brothers to get in here, and they do! They give Ricochet MAGIC KILLER! The Club has reunited as they continue to trash talk and punch Ricochet down. Fans boo as Styles goes to a corner. Styles climbs up as the Good Brothers bring Ricochet over. SUPER STYLES CLASH!!
But they’re not done there! Styles keeps raining down right hands on Ricochet! Then Anderson gets his in. Styles stands on Ricochet with his old pals with him. The Phenomenal One may have failed tonight, but will his third time with Ricochet be #TooSweet?
My Thoughts:
This Raw was the best Raw in months! Especially with how it was clearly with Paul Heyman at the wheel. The most obvious sign was the opening of Falls Count Anywhere turning into LED destruction! The layers of realism here were incredible, and the status of both Strowman and Lashley became a theme throughout the night. But clearly this is so these two can come back for at least the go-home and set up something even wilder for Extreme Rules. Then while we still get a lot of this “no wrestling during commercials” stuff, at least there was some creativity to it thanks to Heyman. Instead of New Day VS Viking Raiders finishing before setting up the Six Man, Samoa Joe interrupts and prompts Kofi to come out.
It works for Joe and Raiders to win here, because Joe needs to keep even with Kofi, and this can all bleed into SmackDown tomorrow. Joe has yet to be a Wild Card for SmackDown so him using one to propel things with a promo would be a good move. There was also a lot of great story progression in the WWE 24/7 Championship, with Renee Michelle making her Raw TV debut and Maverick winning the belt back. But you know now this means the honeymoon is getting crashed after all. Cesaro decimating No Way Jose without it even being a match was an interesting move. Maybe Cesaro gets meaner in order to get towards title contention again. But I’m mixed on Street Profits being here. They got to show how charismatic and hilarious they are, but they’re still NXT Tag Team Champions! This is going to be like the Viking Raiders’ experience, just with more promos.
The Shane, McIntyre and Taker segment was great. Taker’s promo makes it seem that it is out of respect that he helped Roman, but also that he no longer respects Shane. The tag team match at Extreme Rules will be good enough, and it is clearly going to head for Taker VS McIntyre with how McIntyre made Taker the focus instead of Roman. But that’s fine, because w need to circle back to Miz VS Shane. Raw did a good job doing the 2 out of 3 falls this time, making the first two so fast, then the third one feel like a real good stand-alone match. I know the two shows are meant to feel distinct, but if it’s so that crafting matches isn’t so obvious, can’t Raw incorporate the picture-in-picture SmackDown uses? It just ties a hand behind booking’s back.
It even affected the story of Alexa and Nikki! Alexa had to lose so fast to Carmella after their great back and forth in the talk show section just so it wouldn’t bleed over into the break. Nikki VS Carmella was a better match just because of time, but it does seem to build on the story in its own way. SmackDown will definitely address Nikki’s status in the match. Perhaps a Triple Threat is what we need to break Alexa and Nikki up. Meanwhile, the new couple of #ManSquared is still finding itself on camera, but they’re still a younger couple so it’ll take time. Can’t believe we got such fierce drama from the veteran couple of Mike and Maria. Maria burned it up on the mic, this development works so well with their 205 Live story yet doesn’t need it for context to bring the heat.
Also, if the Mixed Tag at Extreme Rules is in Extreme Rules, Corbin should realize this could just devolve into a tornado tag brawl. And if Becky tapping Mike out is any indication, there’s a chance Becky gets some shots in on Corbin before the finish. But this is finally going to end things with Rollins, Lynch, Lacey and Corbin. Then we ended with the best thing possible in Ricochet VS Styles II! They got creative here again with the mandatory break with that ropebreak controversy, and while Ricochet retains, we get a Styles Heel turn that was definitely a well-needed change for him and The Club. The Club together again and Heel will definitely do great things for them and for Raw, things are finally looking up.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Time to fill out the Fyter Fest Fatal 4!
Claudio Castagnoli or Komander, Mascara Dorada or Hechicero, who will advance to the AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Roppongi Vice & Konosuke Takeshita VS Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii; win.
- Mina Shirakawa VS Skye Blue; wins.
- Gates of Agony VS ???
- Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS AR Fox & Top Flight; win(s).
- AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Claudio Castagnoli VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
- AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Mascara Dorada VS Hechicero; wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
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Could this be the biggEST and strongEST SmackDown of the year?
SmackDown in Knoxville sees the returns of Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, along with some final Money in the Bank qualifiers!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax; Naomi wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
- R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa; Mateo wins.
- Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar; Los Garza win.
- Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu; Andrade wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
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Bianca Belair is here!
Knoxville fires up for their strongEST, fastEST, quickEST, toughEST, roughEST, and greatEST hometown hero as she struts out to the ring. Bianca high-fives and hugs fans along the ramp, as well as mom and dad at ringside. Bianca then grabs a mic to say, “Man, it feels good to be in Knoxville!” The fans cheer and chant for “EST! EST!” Bianca says she loves them so much. And she couldn’t come out here without singing Rocky Top! Y’all ready? The fans cheer, and the music plays! Bianca conducts the fans as they sing for the University of Tennessee. In fact, the Lady Vols softball team is playing in the Super Regionals right now!
Bianca smiles and says this city is so special to her. Not just because it is her hometown, but because it is her safe space. She has her love and support from mom ‘n’ dad, and has all the fans who show up and show out for her. With everything Bianca’s been going through, losing at Mania, getting injured, losing tag titles and friends along the way, she just wanted to come back home to her safe space. The fans cheer, and Bianca says she came home to heal. While she’s not 100%, she is doing everything she can to get back to the ring and continue to show us why she is the EST of Tennessee and of WWE! The fans cheer that!
Bianca says with all that said, Knoxville, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! But wait, she’s interrupted by Naomi! The fans boo but Naomi says, “Oh my gosh~! Finally! B, I am so glad you finally here on SmackDown!” Bianca says now is not the time, Naomi. Naomi asks Bianca to please hear her out. It has been way too long. Not a day has gone by when Naomi doesn’t think about what happened to them. What is there to talk about? What could Naomi say? What could she want from Bianca? The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Naomi, and Naomi says she just wants forgiveness. She is begging for it!
Naomi knows things go toff the rails, but she is here because she wants to fix it, she is trying to fix it, but she alone can’t fix it. Months have gone by, and Naomi has tried to communicate, to say the past can be the past and that they can move forward. Bianca has not responded back to Naomi once. Naomi even visited Bianca’s parent’s house! But no one would answer! WHAT?! Mom ‘n’ Dad don’t know about that, but Naomi says no one was home, so she let herself in! Naomi looked through the photo albums, the one right on the front coffee table. And in those photos, Bianca looked so happy. It reminded Naomi of how they were as tag team champions.
Bianca stops Naomi there. Naomi, Bianca will make this perfectly clear. They were best friends, but Naomi betrayed Bianca’s trust. Naomi took their friend, Jade, and threw her onto a car, then lied about it for months! Bianca said she was done with Naomi, she meant that, and if Naomi ever comes near her family again, what Naomi did to Jade will be nothing compared to what Bianca does to Naomi. The fans fire up for that! Naomi gets emotional, but then she gets mad. “Y’know, Bianca, it wouldn’t be good for you and your mama to be in a wheelchair.” The fans boo as Naomi laughs maniacally. Naomi says she’d hate if something happened to Bianca here and now!
Naomi storms up on Bianca, but then JADE makes her way out here! Naomi is even angrier now, but this Storm starts throwing hands! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Naomi down! Bianca and Jade look to each other, neither really saying or doing anything. Naomi runs up but Jade TOSSES her out! Jade and Bianca look to each other again, but then here comes NIA! The Irresistible Force won’t be left out of this, especially when this is the Women’s Triple Threat Qualifier for the night! This match now opens the night, who earns SmackDown’s final golden ticket to the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match?
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax!
SmackDown returns, this match is already going, and Naomi POSTS Nia! Naomi stalks Jade, rains down forearms, and the fans boo. Naomi stomps to BITE Jade’s hand! Jade still fights back, so Naomi has the arms to STOMP Jade down! Naomi flexes, the fans boo, and Naomi puts Jade in a corer. Naomi runs to DROPKICK Jade in the corner! Naomi SLAPS Jade, drags her into the drop zone, then goes up, up, and twerks! HIP DROP! Naomi covers, ROPEBREAK! Naomi is annoyed but she sits Jade up to stomp a mudhole in. But Nia runs up! Naomi dodges, the HIP ATTACK hits Jade! Naomi goes to the apron to ROUNDHOUES Nia!
Naomi reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Nia flops to the floor, the fans rally for Jade, but Naomi kicks her around. Naomi goes up the corner, leaps, but Jade catches her! Jade FALL AWAY SLAMS Naomi, then kips up! Knoxville fires up with Jade and she runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! And SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, Nia breaks it! The fans boo but Nai huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Naomi up. Nia whips Naomi, pops her up and HEADBUTTS her down! Then she SAMOAN DROPS Naomi! Nia soaks up heat, then lines the two up. Naomi grabs at Nia’s leg but Nia CLUBS her down! Nia stomps Jade for good measure, then drops a leg, brother!
Nia TOSSES Jade out, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS on Naomi!! Cover, TWO!!! Naomi survives and Nia is shocked! The fans rally while Nia stalks Naomi. Naomi clings to ropes as Nia pulls at her arm. Nia CLUBS Naomi, whips her to ropes, then SAMOAN DROP- NO, Naomi makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Ghost pin, TWO!! Nia survives the sudden turnaround, Naomi sees Jade crawling in, and Naomi goes after her as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Naomi KICKS Nia while she’s down, then kicks her more. Naomi puts Nia in a corner, CHOKES her on the ropes, then clamps on with a SLEEPER! Nia THROWS Naomi away, then TOSSES her out. Nia soaks up heat, but Jade runs in and rolls Nia up! TWO! Nia stands, and she HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia looms over Jade, drags her up, but Jade fires forearms! Jade backs Nia down, then runs, and she CLOBBERS Nia outta the ring! Jade fires up and has the fans with her. Jade drags Naomi up from the apron but Naomi fires hands. Nia is back to HIP ATTACK Jade against the POST! Nia soaks up more heat, then taunts Naomi.
Naomi stands on the apron, argues with Nia, but they apparently agree to mug Jade for both their benefit. They put Jade in the corner, Naomi digs her boot in, and then Nia sends Naomi in for a SPALSH! Nia adds a SPLASH of her own! Naomi snapmares Jade, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Jade sputters and Nia taunts her. Nia and Naomi soak up the heat together, but Jade fights back! Nia HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia drags Jade up, and Naomi KICKS Jade low! They soak up more heat, talk trash on Jade, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Nia scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, but Nia drags Naomi away!
Nia and Naomi argue again, and then Naomi rolls Nia up! ONE, and Nia grabs Naomi to shove her to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then pushes Naomi down. Nia runs to SENTON! Nia grins while Naomi sputters and the fans rally up. Jade rises to fire forearms on Nia! Then she ELBOWS Naomi in a corner! She ELBOWS Nia, but then Nia follows Jade! Jade dodges so Nia SPLASHES Naomi! Jade then SUPERKICKS! Nia wobbles, Jade SUPERKICKS again! And SPINEBUSTERS! But Naomi METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and the fans rally up. Naomi goes up, SPLIT- LEG MOONSAULT on Nia! But Jade has Naomi in the chicken wings!
Jade brings Naomi around, JADED!! Cover, Nia CLOBBERS them both! The fans rally while all three women are down! Nia climbs a corner, Jade is after her with forearms! Naomi joins in, drags Jade back, but now they trade shots! Nia DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Cover on Jade, TWO! Cover on Naomi, TWO! Nia grows frustrated but the fans rally up again. Nia drag Naomi up, fireman’s carries, and she climbs the corner! The fans already anticipate what’s coming, SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, JADE FROG SPLASHES IN!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up while all three women are down again! “This is Awesome!”
Jade rises, she clamps onto Nia, but Nia HEADBUTTs her! And HEADBUTTS Naomi! Jade BOOTS Nia down! Cover, TWO! Jade runs up on Naomi but Naomi BOOTS her! Naoim goes up top but Jade is right on her! They fight for control, but then Nia joins in! TOWER OF DOOM!! Nia double stacks her opponents, for a A-NIA-LATOR!! Naomi avoids it, Jade takes it all! Naomi ghost pins Nia, AND WINS!!
Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Nia did a lot of the damage, but it is Naomi who wins out! Will everyone in the Women’s MITB Ladder Match now have to #ProceedWithCaution?
Solo Sikoa’s crew arrives.
Solo says they will win Money in the Bank together! Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, whichever one wins MITB wins it fof the family! But then they hear R-Truth talking to… Lil’ Jimmy? Solo says Truth’s childhood hero beats him, and now he’s talking to ghosts. Truth taps Solo on the shoulder and asks if there’s something Solo wants to say. Solo says Truth is crazy touching him. JC Mateo steps up but Solo has him stand down. Truth says he wants to be honest. He’s never seen JC a day before in his life. Is this Solo’s son? He’s husky! Truth asks if he can teach Solo’s husky son a lesson in the ring. Solo says that sounds good to him.
Truth says he’ll go talk to Nick Aldis. “Boy, y’all big boneded!” Truth heads off, and Solo says don’t worry, they’ll take care of him. Let’s have fun. Fatu says keep it 100. They can have their fun, he’s got his own business to take care of. Yadada mean? The Imperial Unit against Truth, Samoan Werewolf in a qualifier, will everything go the family’s way?
Chelsea Green confronts Nick Aldis.
The Hot Mess hides behind a cardboard cutout of herself as she tells the SmackDown General Manager, “What happened on Saturday night was a deliberate-” Piper Niven has to direct Chelsea to point at Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t quite understand her from behind the cardboard mask. Piper holds the mask between Chelsea and camera, though we do get a glimpse of her fancy headgear. Chelsea repeats herself, but Aldis says she needs to be looking at him when they talk. Chelsea hides her face in shame, but she says it is still a deliberate hitjob put on by vicious Zelina Vega! Even her Secret Her-vice could not stop it!
Chelsea demands that Zelina be suspended, stripped of her title, and that Chelsea be reinstated as the champion! Chelsea, no need to be so ugly about this. Gasp! Aldis says what he means is, no suspensions, and we can talk a rematch down the road once Chelsea is medically cleared. Then he is doing nothing for what Zelina did to Chelsea?! Alba says if he won’t, then they will! Yeah, Zelina VS Alba! Tonight! Alba is a bit surprised, but Aldis says, “Chelsea knows best. Alba VS Zelina, I actually like the sound of that. I will make that official right now, if you do one thing for me. Please leave me alone.”
The Green Administration hurries away, but will Alba make sure Chelsea brand justice is served? Or will La Muneca just keep racking up the wins?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Champion, and says that MITB is around the corner. Tiff successfully cashed in her own contract to become champion, but how is she handling the pressure of knowing the same thing could happen to her? Tiff says she can’t wait to see who wins MITB. Then she can handle the pressure by being prepared. Having this title makes her the top threat to the division, but let’s be fair. She’s always been the girl everyone has been obsessed with. So whoever wins, targeting her will be a big mistake. But then in steps Naomi.
Naomi says if Tiff thought Nia was a problem, then she ain’t seen nothing yet. Naomi vows to win MITB and cash in for Tiff’s title, wherever and whenever she wants. And in case Lil’ Miss Tiffy forgot, when Naomi was fighting for a championship, Tiff stayed in Naomi’s way. Wanna know what happens when people play with Naomi? Just ask Jade. Naomi heads out, and Alexa Bliss steps in. Alexa says she wouldn’t be so worried about Naomi. Be worried about Alexa. Alexa heads out now, Tiff clutches to the title a little bit tighter, who will be trying to run the clock out on Tiffy Time?
R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa!
To Solo’s point, #RonCena could not make John Cena see the light at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Truth might be relapsing if he’s talking to Lil’ Jimmy again. But will Truth relapse so far that we get the R-Truth that was once United States Champion? Or will a Tour of the Islands send Truth off the deep end?
SmackDown returns and JC makes his entrance, Solo backing him up. The bell rings and Truth runs up, only for JC to RAM him into a corner! JC RAMS Truth again and again, then lets off. JC whips corner to corner hard and Truth falls in a heap! JC whips corner to corner again just as hard, and Truth falls in a heap again. Solo talks trash but the fans rally behind Truth. JC runs up but Truth dodges! Truth SHOULDER TACKLES! JC stays up, so Truth runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! “What’s Up?” Truth runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he hits the SPIN OUT- CROSSBODY! JC then gets up to GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!
JC smirks as he looms over Truth, and Solo says to finish this off now. JC runs to SENTON but Truth moves! Truth calls for it! “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries JC, but JC is too much! Truth falls over again! Solo laughs, JC whips, TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, JC wins!
Winner: JC Mateo, by pinfall
Truth tried to be like John Cena of old, but it just wasn’t meant to be. JC beats up on Truth more, then stands him up for Solo! But here comes BIG Jim! Jimmy has a chair, he runs JC off, but Solo stands his ground. Solo says his brother wouldn’t hit him with that chair, would he? Jimmy steps to Solo so Solo steps out, but that lets JC CLOBBER Jimmy! But then Solo has JC stand down! They’re family! Solo and JC leave, leaving Jimmy wondering what this is about. Will Jimmy make it clear to Solo that Jimmy’s not the one who has to come to his senses?
The Street Profits are here!
The WWE Tag Team Champions walk through the smoke to be on stage and the fans cheer. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford hold up the titles, walk to the ring, then step inside. The fans cheer as they hold up the belts again, then the Profits grab the mics. Ford says, “Knoxville, Tennessee, oh I love everything about you, and what I have, too. But lemme rap to y’all real fast. This tag team division that we’re a part of, the greatest tag team division on any brand, any promotion… It’s on fire right now.” Dawkins says, “Talk to ’em.” Ford says, “But just like how the gorilla fears us, make no mistake about it, let’s not forget who’s leading the charge right now: The Street Profits.”
The fans cheer, and Dawkins says hey, they got all the teams coming at ’em! DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom, and now… The Wyatts?! The fans cheer that, and Ford says that’s sick. But what big bro is saying, it don’t matter who it is, the Profits will defend against anybody. Well hold on, here comes Fraxiom! Nathan Frazer & Axiom go to the ring to stand with the Profits, and they have mics. Frazer says alright, since the Profits are talking about defending the titles, well, Frazer & Axiom didn’t exactly get a fair shake. Ford says, “Fraxiom, is it?” He congratulates them for being on a roll, but up until the Wyatt Sick6 got in the Profits’ business…
Yeah, the Profits had them beat. Wow, oh, okay. Sure, maybe… But maybe not. Thanks to the Wyatts, we’ll never know. And now that those shenanigans are behind us, it is fair to say that Fraxiom and the Profits need to run it back! The fans like the sound of that! But wait, here come the Machine Guns! Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have mics, and Shelley says okay, hold on, sorry to interrupt. Fraxiom’s entire basis for a rematch is that the Profits never beat them. Well, last time Shelley checked, the Profits never beat MCMG! So if they’re handing out title matches, MCMG will take one. But naturally, here comes DIY!
Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have their own mics, and the Poison Pixie says no no no no. She is pretty sure “you losers” have had a million chances, and “the nerds” just got here. Whoa, hold on? Just got here? Sounds like Candice just got back, so she should do us a favor and shut up. Gargano says you shut up, idiot! The reason DIY brought in Gargano’s beautiful wife is to even the odds against all of what this is! Everyone can see there is a conspiracy in the tag team division to hold down the BTTITW! And now with the Wyatts showing up- Ciampa has Gargano ixnay on the amily-fay.
Do not talk about you know who, scratch that, let’s get to business. All these teams have all KILLED the tag division that DIY built! Matter of fact, let us hold a moment of silence for the death of the SmackDown Tag Division. Everyone, stand up, bow your heads, and give a moment of silence… now. OH NO! The lights go out! All the teams panic, because when the lights turn on, UNCLE HOWDY is on the corner! Howdy laughs, because the rest of the Wyatts flank the ring! Erick Rowan drags MCMG out to DOUBLE LARIAT! Dexter Lumis is up top to CANNONBALL onto the Profits and Gargano! Joe Gacy is in, and he handsprings to bring Fraxiom to the UPSIDE-DOWN!!
Lumis then runs, POWERBOMB SENTON COMBO on Axiom! Ciampa freaks out, turns around, and Nikki Cross is there! CROSSBODY onto Candice! The fans fire up, and Howdy has Frazer for SISTER ABIGAIL! “We’re here!!” It is just as the Profits said, and now it is clear. Will some killer combination of the Wyatts go right after the gold?
Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar!
Worlds Collide is just over a week away, and all four of these men will be involved. The Immortal Firebird and the Young OG are going after the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4 Way while Legado Del Fantasma will be taking on AAA’s Pagano, Psycho Clown y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Who will be heading for Los Angeles with all the momentum behind them?
Speaking of that North American Championship, the champion is here! Ethan Page joins commentary and says what a year for him, to be honest. Wade says that title has never looked better than on Ethan’s shoulder. Fenix makes his entrance now, followed by Je’Von’s. The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Angel. Angel and Fenix circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Angel fires a forearm, Fenix fires back, repeat! Fenix gets the edge but Angel shoves then drops down. Fenix cartwheels over the dropdown, then comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RANAS! Angel tumbles, the fans fire up, and Fenix somersaults, but into a fireman’s carry!
Fenix slips free, ripcords to ROUNDHOUSE, but Angel HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger back, tags to Berto and Je’Von! Je’Von dodges and springboards to BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Berto mule kicks! Berto CLUBS Je’Von, whips, but Je’Von reverses and slips around. Berto bucks the O’Conner, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Berto drags Je’Von up, but Je’Von kicks! Berto blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits! Je’Von runs up, and BOUNCY~ RANAS! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but Je’Von goes Matrix to dodge! Je’Von kips up, and STUNNERS! Angel flops back and the fans fire up!
Los Garza regroups, Je’Von tags Fenix, and they build speed, but have to dodge Angel first. Fenix SOBATS, Je’Von KICKS, and both men ENZIGIRI! Berto is up top, he leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix runs to basement CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this for Los Garza while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Fenix drags Berto up to RAM him into the corner. Tag to Je’Von and they mug Berto. Berto fires hands back on Je’Von, but Je’Von headlocks. Berto powers up and out and Angel tags in. Berto drop toeholds Je’Von into Angel’s KNEE at the ropes! Angel TEARS OFF HIS PANTS! Angel drapes those over Je’Von before he KICKS Je’Von in the side! Angel stalks Je’Von to the corner, tags Berto, and they shove Je’Von for a double hip toss, TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it. Berto shoves Je’Von to ELBOW him down! Berto then DUMPS Je’Von down to be under the ropes.
Tag to Angel and Berto sits Je’Von up on the apron. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von down! Santos joins in with Los Garza as they soak up the heat, and Angel drags Je’Von back in. Angel stands Je’Von up, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up behind him. Angel CLUBS away on Je’Von, mocks the clapping, and he THROWS Je’Von down. Angel KICKS Je’Von in the arm and Je’Von clutches his hand. Angel drags Je’Von to the ropes, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands. The ref counts, Angel steps off at 4, and Berto BOOTS Je’Von down. ANgel clamps onto Je’Von with an armlock and chinbar but Je’Von reaches for Fenix.
Angel keeps hold of Je’Von but Je’Von fires hands! SmackDown returns to single picture as Je’Von dodges the lariat, leaps, but Angel catches him! Angel puts Je’Von in a corner and through ropes. Angel pulls an arm and leg against the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von in the ribs! Je’Von slumps to the apron, and Angel sucker punches Fenix! Angel goes back for Je’Von but Je’Von fires body shots! Angel blocks a kick, slips around and Gory Especials! Angel walks over, tags Berto, and Berto slingshots, GARZA ESPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Je’Von but Berto clamps onto him with a chinlock.
Je’Von endures, even as Berto traps an arm. Je’Von fights up, pries the hold open, and he arm-drags Berto! Je’Von leaps but Berto grabs a leg! Ethan laughs from commentary, but Je’Von kicks free to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Je’Von and Berto crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up as Fenix rallies on Angel with forearms! Fenix then dodges a shot to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG, to a DOUBLE STOMP! Fenix fires off KICKS on Berto, then fires up with Knoxville! Fenix uses Berto to jump up and RANA Angel! Fenix then goes corner to corner to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix fires hands, shoves Angel aside, then goes up.
Fenix springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, Berto breaks it! Berto whips Fenix, Fenix goes Spider-Man, and Je’Von tags in! Fenix says HASTA LA VISTA, BABY! Angel is up, he pops Fenix up to KICK him! But Je’Von springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Angel and Je’Von crawl. Angel CHOPS Je’Von, Je’Von CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Angel CHOPS again, so Je’Von CHOPS again! Angel fires a forearm, Je’Von fires back, and they go around with forearm after forearm! The fans fire up, Angel CHOPS, a
nd Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES!
Je’Von runs, BOUNCY- NO, Angel makes it a SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan is surprised and the fans rally up. Angel hoists Je’Von up top, tags Berto in, and they hoist Je’Von up even higher! But Fenix SHORYUKENS Angel down! Je’Von fires hands on Berto and SHOVES him down! Fenix climbs up to join Je’Von now, and ADIOS AMIGO DOUBLE STOMPS for Angel! Je’Von adjusts, to SUPER DUPER SWANTON onto Los Garza! Ethan says don’t get closer, keep this in the ring! He taunts both his challengers, Fenix and Je’Von stand down to put Los Garza in the ring. The fans rally up, but then Ethan CLOBBERS Fenix & Je’Von!
Ethan TOSSES Fenix over the desk! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS Ethan down! The fans fire up, Je’Von hurries in, and he dodges Angel! But Berto rolls Je’Von up, TWO!! Je’Von dodges Berto, rebound and RED DOT!! Berto is down, Angel gets up, but Je’Von DECKS him! Je’Von goes up, up, but Santos distracts the ref! Ethan SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo but Berto tags Angel! Los Garza hoists Je’Von up for M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!
Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall
All Ego grins as he screws over two of his three challengers, and now Legado is rolling towards Worlds Collide. But will these rudos get everything they deserve in LA?
The Wyatts speak.
“We won’t stop. Not until we get what’s owed.” A simple yet ominous threat, are the tag titles only the beginning?
Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration!
La Muneca held onto the WWE Women’s US Championship by smacking The Hot Mess in the face with a foot, and obviously Chelsea is not happy with it. But will Alba get payback on behalf of her fearless leader? Or will things only get uglier for the Green Regime?
The bell rings and Piper distracts Zelina so Alba can CLOBBER her! Alba fires off hands, then bumps Zelina off buckles. Alba bumps Zelina off more buckles, then more buckles! And then the fourth corner! Chelsea says Zelina should’ve never messed with her! Alba fireman’s carries but Zelina fights free. Zelina KICKS Alba, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Alba CLUBS Zelina. Alba whips, scoops, and- NO, Zelina swings through to RANA! Cover, ONE! Zelina headlocks but Alba fights up and lifts Zelina. Zelina holds on but Alba powers up and out to RUN Zelina over! The fans boo but Chelsea cheers as Alba stalks Zelina.
Alba ROCKS Zelina, whips her to ropes, but Zelina wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Zelina then runs up on Alba in the corner and rains down fists! Alba shoves Zelina away at three, but Zelina comes right back to rain down more shots! Alba stops Zelina at four now, but Zelina wants another go! Alba stops Zelina at four again, and RAMS her into the corner! The fans boo but Alba grins. Zelina BOOTS Alba, goes up, and FLYING RANAS! Alba tumbles out, Piper helps her up, and Zelina goes to the apron. Alba trips Zelina up, spins and ROCKS Zelina, then gets her up. Gory Especial, but Zelina flips through to arm-drag Alba onto ropes!
The fans fire up as Zelina dials up, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref argues with Chelsea while Zelina redials, but Piper trips her up! The fans boo but Alba SUPERKICKS Zelina! Alba salutes to Chelsea, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Alba stands on Zelina’s hair while pulling Zelina’s arms! The ref reprimands, Alba steps off, and she drags Zelina up to suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this and Chelsea argues with the ref. The ref says the count is fair, so Alba clamps onto Zelina with a COBRA CLUTCH! Zelina endures, the fans rally, and Zelina fights up. Zelina fires body shots, Alba ripcords and wrenches to SUPERKICK! Zelina rebounds to SHINING WIZARD! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Piper coaches Zelina, the fans rally up, and both women rise up. Alba is on Zelina and brings her to a corner, but Zelina buckle bumps Alba first!
The fans rally as Alba stalks Zelina, but Zelina bumps her off buckles again! Alba tries again, but Zelina ELBOWS Alba away. Then BOOTS her away! Zelina fires forearms on Alba, backs her down, then whips. Alba reverses but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Zelina LARIATS again! Zelina blocks a kick, ELBOWS Alba, but Alba blocks the saido. But Zelina keeps Alba from running, SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally for Zelina as she runs corner to corner, METEORA! Zelina pushes Alba out and goes up top! The fans cheer for some Latina Heat, and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alba survives and Chelsea is relieved.
Zelina grows frustrated, but she goes back for Alba. Zelina reels Alba in, suplexes, but Alba blocks! Alba knees low, suplexes, but Zelina hits STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Alba is down, Zelina goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS! Alba goes up now, and she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?! Zelina survives and shocks Alba! Chelsea is upset again but Alba hurries to bring Zelina up. Alba KICKS Zelina out, and now Chelsea takes off her face mask?! She tells Piper to stand Zelina up! Piper does as told, and Chelsea takes a swing, but Zelina ducks! The face mask SMACKS Piper!! Chelsea is shocked, then furious, and then she chases after Zelina!
Zelina slips into the ring, Chelsea gets on the apron, but Zelina sends Alba at her! They almost collide, and then Zelina rolls Alba up! Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall
Chelsea tried so hard to screw Zelina over that she just screwed up her own team! Zelina survives again, will no one take down the Vega Administration?
The Miz pep talks Carmelo Hayes.
Melo looks good, and he just has to follow the plan. If Melo follows that plan, with no mistakes, they will win. Melo says he knows what he’s doing. Miz asks if he really does. Because Miz has taken Black Mass after Black Mass, sacrificing himself for Melo. Does Melo understand? Miz gave up this chance at MITB for Melo! Miz has already done it twice! If Melo wins this match tonight, Miz will guide Melo to make sure “we are Mr. MITB.” Wait, we? Miz says, “Who do you think got you in this position?” Melo says Melo did. Melo appreciates everything Miz has done for him, from sacrificing to taking hits for him, and helping him win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
But nobody told Miz to do that. Melo will run the play exactly as Miz designed it, but what brought Melo to the dance is Melo’s talent. Melo goes out there and does it better than anybody else. Melo puts up 40 points on a bad day, because he is H1M. And Miz just needs to let Melo be H1M. They good? Miz nods, and Melo says okay, let’s do the thing. They are Melo Don’t Miz and they are Awes-H1M. Miz still nods, but he doesn’t seem genuinely happy. Will Miz let Melo be Melo? Even if that means letting H1M fail?
Giulia speaks.
“Throughout my entire career, even back when I started in Japan, I had one goal… It’s not to be ‘the best.’ Everyone says that. It’s hollow and empty. My goal is to be indisputable. You can love me or hate me, admiration or disgust, it means nothing. But I’m impossible to deny. My opponent doesn’t matter, because I only view them as an opportunity to build my legacy. Evidence you cannot refute. SmackDown, you will see. I will hit harder, move faster, think sharper, and conquer everything, just like I’ve always done. The question isn’t, ‘Who’s going to let me?” It’s, ‘Who’s going to stop me?'” She adds in Japanese, “If you can stop it, stop it.”
Will SmackDown and all of the WWE soon succumb to The Beautiful Madness?
Zelina returns backstage.
She refreshes for a second, but Giulia is there! And Giulia says she sees Zelina, but she also sees that title more. Zelina scoffs and leaves. Could Giulia be aiming for everything once she becomes Ms. Money in the Bank?
Damian Priest is here!
Knoxville cheers as The Archer of Infamy heads to the ring, victorious from Saturday Night’s Main Event and that brutal Steel Cage match. Priest grabs a mic to tell Tennessee, “Ever since I beat Drew on Saturday, it’s like I’m breathing in fresh air. Y’know, there was a time when I lived on the street, if we were beefing with another street, that war could go for years. But in WWE, you have a beef with somebody, you have a match and it’s over. But with Drew and I, we went well over a year, and that’s not normal. But we took that beef into a cage. Now, I can feel it, you can se it on my face, we went to war.
“At the end of this war, at Saturday Night’s Main Event, I gave him a Con-Chair-To, I walked out the door, and I put his ass in the past.” The fans cheer that. Priest says now he knows Drew is somewhere recovering from his scrambled brains, but he knows Drew is watching, so this is for Drew. “I still can’t stand yo ass. But the Drew McIntyre that stepped in that cage wasn’t the guy that hides behind his phone on social media. That was the old Drew, the warrior, and I appreciate that.” The fans applaud, and Priest says he won’t ask what is next for himself, he’ll just tell us all. And it is the same thing he wanted when he came to SmackDown: Championships!
The fans cheer, and Priest says this war with Drew cost him an opportunity at being in MITB. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his eyes on a certain champion. Somebody who he has unfinished business with, and a champion he considers the most badass. The fans know that means Fatu, and he knows they know! Priest calls out Jacob Fatu! Priest respects Fatu. Priest knows where Fatu came from, what Fatu had to live through, how it feels to stand in this ring as a champion. Real talk, Priest is proud of Fatu, he congratulates Fatu, that’s real. But what Priest doesn’t respect is the crew that follows him around.
Wait, check that. What Priest doesn’t respect is the crew Fatu follows around. Priest knows at some point, they will get in this ring, handle business, but that’s for them. As for Fatu’s so-called family, if they wanna get involved, they can catch a fresh one, too. Priest won’t make it just a nickname or moniker, he wants this to be fact! Priest is and forever will be EL CAMPEON! The fans cheer that! But will the Archer soon take aim at the Samoan Werewolf? Well, speaking of, Fatu makes his way out here for tonight’s other Triple Threat Qualifier! Fatu nods to Priest, but if Fatu wins his way into the ladder match, will this showdown have to wait a little longer?
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!
SmackDown returns and El Idolo makes his entrance, followed by H1M. The bell rings and Miz distracts Fatu and Melo attacks! Fatu ELBOWS Melo away, Andrade is on Melo with forearms, and then Fatu adds a LARIAT! Fatu looms mover Melo but then turns to stare down Andrade. The fans rally as these two step up. Andrade fires forearms but Fatu SHOVES him to a corner. Fatu runs up, Andrade dodges then whips. Fatu reverses, Andrade goes up and out to then ROCK Fatu! Andrade goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Melo CLUBS Andrade, TOSSES him out, and then CLUBS away on Fatu!
Miz says that’s the way! Melo HAMMERS and CHOPS, then whips, but Fatu blocks! Fatu whips Melo, Melo springboards, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Fatu sees Melo go outside. Fatu builds speed, but Miz trips him up! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Fatu drags Miz into the ring! Melo goes to roll Fatu up but Fatu stays up! Fatu YANKS Melo up, scoops, but Melo slips free! Melo SUPERKICKS and Miz DUMPS Fatu out! The fans boo but Melo builds speed, only for Andrade to LARIAT! The fans cheer, and now Miz sees he is in trouble. Fatu snarls, but Andrade DIVES, into a HAYMAKER!
Fatu then SUPERKICKS Miz! Fatu THROWS Miz into barriers! The fans fire up and Fatu grins. Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK against the barriers! The Samoan Werewolf has dominated three men at once and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Miz sputters and Fatu leaves him behind to go around the way. Melo is there to kick Fatu, RAM Fatu, but Fatu blocks another whip! Fatu ROCKS Melo and Melo staggers away. Fatu stalks Melo, Melo checks on Miz, but Fatu ROCKS Melo! Andrade goes after Fatu now, but Fatu THROWS Andrade into barriers! The fans cheer as Fatu lets Andrade go to the ring. Fatu brings Melo up, SMACKS him off the desk, then pushes him down. Fatu clears the desk off, but Melo CLUBS Fatu against the desk! Melo storms into the ring, brings Andrade up, but Andrade RAMS Melo into the corner! Andrade RAMS Melo, CHOPS Melo, then stalks Melo.
Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses and Andrade hits buckles hard! Melo CHOPS Andrade down! Melo brings Andrade up, soaks up some heat, then makes it Latino Heat. But Andrade blocks the suplex to suplex Melo! Andrade hangs Melo out to dry, and Melo flops to the apron. Fatu is back but Andrade fires forearms first! Andrade whips, Fatu reverses, and Fatu BODY CHECKS Andrade! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him while he stalks Andrade. Fatu drags Andrade up to HEADBUTT him into the corner. Fatu shoves Melo off the apron, then he HEADBUTTS Andrade again. Andrade sputters but Fatu is all fired up.
Fatu CHOPS Andrade, UPPERCUTS, and HEADBUTTS him again! Andrade CHOPS in return! SmackDown returns to single picture and Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Fatu UPPERCUTS and Andrade falls back! Melo stomps Andrade in the corner, then tells Fatu to come on in. Fatu runs up, but Andrade gets away! Hip attack hits buckles! Melo ENZIGIRIS Fatu, Andrade runs to dodge Melo and FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Andrade kips up! Andrade has targets in the corners, and he rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES for Fatu! CIEN- NO, Melo tilt-o-whirls and LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Melo runs to stomp away on Fatu, then he brings Andrade up. Fatu stands to CLOBBER Melo! Andrade SUPERKICKS Fatu! The fans rally, Melo brings Andrade up and springboards, but Andrade stops him at the ropes! SECOND ROPE SPANISH FLY! But Fatu SENTONS Andrade! The fans fire up as Fatu SENTONS Melo! Fatu drags Melo to a drop zone, then goes to the corner! The fans rally for Fatu as he goes up, up, but Andrade YANKS him down! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT DOUBLE!! Cover, Melo breaks it! The fans rally while all three are down! “This is Awesome!” as the three stir.
Melo brings Fatu and Andrade around, and he fires forearms on each of them. Andrade fires back on Melo, then Fatu UPPERCUTS! Andrade ROCKS Fatu, but Fatu UPPERCUTS Andrade! The fans rally as the three rise, and Melo springboards! DOUBLE FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover on Andrade, Fatu breaks it! Melo and Fatu stare down, and they run up! Melo dodges to hit the FIRST 48! Andrade adds a POISON-RANA! Melo slips around Andrade to KNEE and suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and Melo grows frustrated. The fans rally for Fatu while Melo shakes his hands out. Andrade is on the apron but Melo rises.
Melo brings Andrade up but Andrade trips Melo! They go out to brawl, and Melo SUPERKICKS Andrade down! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Melo! The fans fire up for Fatu as he lines up a shot. Fatu gets the fans even more fired up, then he geeks out! Fatu runs in the full length, but Andrade & Melo move! HIP ATTACK through barriers!! The fans go nuts as Fatu crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu sputters as SmackDown goes back to picture in picture.
Fatu stirs while Andrade and Melo go to the ring. They roll in, Melo grabs at Andrade and vice-versa. Melo fires a forearm, then goes back outside. Andrade goes to the opposite end while Melo looks under the ring. Melo makes Knoxville happy by bringing out a table! But then Melo makes them mad by dropping it! Melo goes after Andrade but Andrade ROCKS him first! Andrade brings out a chair! Andrade aims, but Melo dropkicks the legs out! Andrade crawls, Melo shakes his head, and he grabs the chair now. Melo aims, but Andrade kicks Melo low! Andrade and Melo go into the ring, and Andrade puts Melo in a drop zone.
Andrade goes up the corner, but Melo trips him up! Andrade is stuck up top and Melo hits the SLINGSHOT PLEX! Melo flexes, then decides to step through on the legs! Andrade cradles that, TWO! Melo and Andrade stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans look for Fatu. SmackDown returns to single picture as the fans rally, Melo and Andrade sit up, and Melo CHOPS! Andrade ROCKS Melo, then rolls away. Melo hurries to clamp onto Andrade with a facelock, but Andrade RAMS him into a corner! Andrade puts Melo up top but Melo fires forearms. Andrade drops back, Melo aims, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS!
The fans still want tables but Andrade climbs up to get Melo. They’re on the very top, but Fatu is back! Fatu makes the SUPER SPANISH FLY part ROCKER LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu goes up now! SWANTON BOMB onto Melo! Cover, Andrade breaks it!! The fans rally up again and still want tables. Fatu runs at Andrade to SPLASH! Then Fatu runs at Melo, but Melo BOOTS him! Melo runs up, but into a pop-up! Melo fights the Samoan Drop, and Andrade adds the SHADOW ELBOW! But Melo makes it a ghost pin! Andrade adds a stack, TWO!!! Fatu survives the double cover, but here come Solo & JC!
The fans boo as Solo is here to coach Fatu up. Melo and Andrade trade forearms, then Melo dodges to springboard, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Fatu snarls, drags Melo up, and he HEADBUTTS Melo! Fatu finally notices Solo & JC, but Fatu puts Melo up top. Fatu CHOPS Melo, then he fireman’s carries Andrade. Fatu adds Melo to this, but Melo slips free. SAMOAN DROP for Andrade, and then Fatu goes to the corner. Solo says Fatu’s got this now! BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS and Melo hits NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT! Andrade underhooks Melo, THE MESS- NO, Melo RANAS through! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade has a cover, TWO! Melo has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Both men stand, SHADOW ELBOW! FIRST 48!! SHADOW ELBOW AGAIN!! All three men are down and the fans are thunderous! Fatu crawls, Melo rolls to a corner, and Andrade stirs. Fatu rises, he brings Andrade up, IMPALER DDT! Then Fatu has Melo to RAM him into a corner. Fatu runs and HIP ATTACKS Melo! Andrade is up, Fatu hits him with another IMPALER DDT! Fatu puts Andrade in the drop zone, and he hits the BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Solo says yeah, do that again! The fans boo but Fatu glares at Solo. JC says do what Solo is saying, Fatu!
But wait! Jimmy YANKS JC down, and SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up, and then Melo RAMS Fatu into Solo! Then FIRST 48! But Andrade rolls Melo into THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!
Winner: Andrade, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Solo just screwed things up for Fatu! Solo does his best to keep the peace between Fatu and JC, but the point is: Andrade is headed to Los Angeles! Will he make this El Idolo in the Bank?
Backstage interview with LA Knight.
Byron Saxton segues from congratulating Andrade for qualifying to welcoming in someone who already has qualified, but The Mega Star says, “My gawd. What is it with punching tickets around here? Everybody talks about punching tickets. WWE Instagram, punched tickets. Commentary, punched tickets. You’re talking about punched tickets. I guess I punched my ticket to MITB, it’s only eight days away. A few other guys who punched tickets, who are they? You got Andrade, you got Penta, you got what’s his name, Seth Rollins. You got Solo Sikoa! They’re all in it! They all punched their tickets!
“And everybody’s gonna be climbing that ladder, trying to get up, put everything on the line that they can. Now, if this was a one-on-one match, I’d go ahead and call my shot, and I’d say I’m gonna run up there, grab the case, and cash it in. But you gotta understand, this is my third year in a row, so I understand what this is. You can call me the vet in this match. Some people say maybe that Seth is the vet in this, but they would be wrong. For three years in a row now, you’re talking about the most robust and the most recent experience, YEAH. And what that means is now it’s anybody’s game. Anybody can come out with it, and I understand that.
“But with or without the case, what you need to understand is that the WWE title, the world title, they’re all in my future. With the way I’ve been running, at this point, they should be in my past, maybe even my present. Why don’tcha go ahead and punch that ticket? While we’re talking about-” Knight stops himself when he spots someone walking in. It’s Aleister Black! And Aleister says that win was supposed to be his. But he tells Knight, “You’re welcome, though.” The Dark Father lets the Mega Star shine, if only for now. Will LA win big in LA when we finally reach MITB?
Fatu and Solo regroup backstage.
Solo wants Fatu to listen. He was just trying to help. Fatu tells Solo to listen. For the last time, Fatu does not need his help! Fatu storms off, JC steps in, but Solo has nothing else to say. Is the Samoan Werewolf going to break away from this dysfunctional “family?”
Cody Rhodes is here!
Knoxville fires up and sings along, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans along the ramp and the front row, and even signs autographs. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and he hears the fans chant his name. Cody fires the fans up more, then hears them sing, “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~! Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody says, “So, Knoxville! Whaddya wanna talk about?” The fans cheer, and Cody says, “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that we could talk about the record crowd here this evening!” The fans cheer that, too! Cody says he loves them, too, thank you very much.
Cody says they could also talk about WrestleMania 41. The fans boo, but Cody says after WrestleMania 41, he went home, he drowned his sorrows, might’ve touched the “Tennessee Cough Syrup” a little bit, and he had a moment of doubt. He reached out to a friend. A friend who helps him prepare to wonderful audiences like this one here, or speaking to everyone at home. Cody asked him, “Was I a good champion?” The fans cheer for that, but Cody says the friend told him wasn’t quite as simple as yes or no.
The friend told him, “With everything that you faced here in the ring in front of all the fans, and with everything that you faced behind the scenes, being pulled in different directions, the waters that you had to navigate that no champion has ever had to navigate, yes, I feel that you were a good champion.” Cody says he felt good hearing that, it turned into a hopeful moment, the silver lining on a dark cloud. Cody looked back on his whole year. He thought about AJ Styles faking retirement to get the drop on him. Cody thought about his friend, Kevin Owens, sucker punching him against his bus while Cody’s family slept inside.
Cody thought about his boss, Triple H, who pushed Cody to the limit, and sees something in Cody that Cody doesn’t even see in himself. Cody even thought about The Final Boss, how he asked Cody for his soul, and the entire world wondering what that meant. As preposterous as that sounded, The Rock was 100% serious. No matter how many times Cody said no, the offer still stands. And Cody also thought about John Cena. The fans initially boo, but the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” starts up. Cody takes a moment, and then he says, “I thought about John Cena doing exactly what he said he was going to do. He forced me to make a choice, and I hesitated.
“I don’t know if John Cena is going to ‘ruin’ professional wrestling. But if he does, then I’m partially to blame. Now, I know, I’d love to say this to John Cena’s face. Not sure if he’s going to come out here right now, but if you are listening, if you are listening, Champ, I need you to know that I will never hesitate with you again!” The fans cheer that, and Cody says no matter how much Cena will tout the amount of days he has left, how much Cena will talk about what remains before he absconds with the WWE Championship and leaves all of us forever, that is NOT Cena’s expiration date! That is on the other side of Cody’s corneas, and it will burn Cena’s ass up!
The fans fire up for that, and Cody calms it down. Cody apologizes for that. This is his first night back on SmackDown, he is getting worked up. He thought so much about what he could do, what he could do for the fans. Hell, how about a surprise? The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” so Cody says they’re hungry for it. Let’s yeet. Well, hold on, that’d be a very big surprise. That’d be the biggest surprise. That’d be Cody’s partner riding into battle for MITB, and hell YES he is here! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the World Heavyweight Champion, MAIN EVENT JEY USO! The fans go wild as Jey makes his way in from the pavilion!
The fans sing along with Day One Ish and bounce for that YEET! Jey makes his way down through the crowd to ringside, one verse at a time, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Jey joins Cody in the ring now, mic in hand. Cody and Jey hear the fans want an encore, so we get even more YEET! But then John Cena makes his entrance to ruin the fun! The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUUUCKS~!” even though he wears that University of Tennessee orange and white. Cena goes to the ring, towel draped over his head, then grabs a mic before he joins Cody and Jey in the ring. Cena hears the fans boo, and he says, “I’m upset, too. If it isn’t professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes!” Cena tells Cody he is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe, and that Jey is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe.
The fans boo but Cena says they both wanna be Cena so bad, it makes him sick! Cody wants Cena’s fame, Jey wants Cena’s money, but they will get neither because Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy! There is only ONE other human being in the WWE who embodies hustle, loyalty and respect, and he’s got the fortune, fame and followers to back that up! Surprise, losers! Cena’s partner is here, too! The fans boo already, because “EY YO~!” Logan Paul IS here! The Maverick swaggers his way out, and Cena gives him a proper introduction. “Oh, you mad? You’re mad because Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler?”
Cena says Logan doesn’t need to pay his dues, because he is paying Jey’s mortgage! Everybody in this building did NOT come to see Jey! They came to see John Cena and Logan Paul! Logan asks, “What the hell you crying about, Knoxville? Look! I could walk on water, and y’all would still find a way to tell me it’s because I can’t swim! John Cena speaks the language of Logan Paul, and that is the truth! The truth! It is right in front of you! You deny it all you want, but look around, you stupid, stupid, simple Tennessee people! This is a moment in history! All of you get to witness the moment that John Cena stood side-by-side in the ring with Logan Paul.
“And look, all of you will live long, pathetic, miserable lives. But at least you will get to say that you saw that.” The fans tell Logan to STFU, and Cena tells Logan to ignore it. Logan says yeah, yeah, they’re so ungrateful. They don’t know what’s good for them. There is one problem, though. This does seem too perfect. The problem is… Logan should be standing next to THE WWE Champion as THE World Heavyweight Champion! Logan should’ve been the one to leave Saturday Night’s Main Event with that title around his waist. But look at him, Jey. Jey got lucky. Jey got lucky! He knows it, Logan knows, it, the fans know it, CODY knows it!
Jey needed Cody to save him! When Cody interfered with the match cuz these two cheaters can’t do a single thing in this business without it being handed to them! “These two nepo babies were born on third, thinking they hit a triple.” Logan points to himself and says, “Self-made man!” He points to Cena and says, “Self-made man!” Five years ago, nobody every would’ve believed Logan Paul would be a WWE superstar. And they certainly never ever would’ve believed that he’d be teaming with the Greatest Of All Time! But look at Logan now. He’s not just a superstar, he is THE superstar! His time is now! Cena told us that his time is almost up!
Cena is the Last Real Champion, Logan is the inevitable face of the WWE! So Jey, Cody, at MITB, if you want some, come get some. Jey tells Logan they don’t gotta wait! They can handle this right now! UH UH, YEET!! The mics drop, Cena and Logan talk this out, and Logan wants to throw hands while Cena wants to leave. Cody asks what they’re arguing about. They gonna go to the back so Logan can polish Cena’s Peacemaker? Now it’s a fight! The fans fire up as the hands are flying! Logan TOSSES Jey, Cena picks Cody up! Cody slips free, Jey is back to SUPERKICK! Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Cena bails out, Jey PLANCHAS out onto him!
Logan goes to the apron, slingshot and- NO, Cody dodges the “Snapshot” Lariat and Jey SUPERKICKS Logan! Then Jey sets Logan up for the CODE D!! The fans fire up as Cody picks up the WWE Championship! Will Cody and Jey make it through Logan and Cena to then clear a path for the American Nightmare’s redemption? Or will Cena & Logan ruin wrestling together?
My Thoughts:
A very good SmackDown, but maybe with some wheel-spinning. As fun as Chelsea Green continues to be, can’t we move on from her and Zelina? Or are we about to do that with tonight’s win over Alba and then Giulia confronting her? Ironically, that seems to give away Giulia isn’t winning MITB. Giulia had a good promo video right before but they undercut it by giving us that confrontation. That said, Giulia deserves to be all the champions, but I suppose starting with the Women’s US Championship would be a good route. Very good promo from Bianca and Naomi to not just have Bianca’s homecoming, but to keep the feud between them alive.
The Women’s Triple Threat had a slow start but it turned out to be a very good match. Great win for Naomi, and good promo from her, Tiffany and Alexa to tease potential MITB winners. Great stuff in the tag match to build Worlds Collide just a touch. We only got one moment of Berto being passive aggressive towards Santos, and then Ethan Page screwing the Faces over, but that was still enough for the North American Championship. Of course, it depends on how many fans watch not just Raw and SmackDown but also NXT so that the fans already understand the story. But as someone who does, I do appreciate they’re bringing NXT story onto SmackDown.
Good promo from Priest to give some shoot respect to Drew and Fatu, but Priest wanting after the US title kinda gave away what was happening with the Men’s Triple Threat. It was a great Triple Threat, but of course Solo & JC cost Fatu. That team is just one moment away from breaking up, and it might be at MITB when Solo just expects Fatu to help him win the briefcase and Fatu refuses. And Fatu VS Priest will still be awesome whenever it happens. Good promo from Knight, and a good bit from Aleister with him, which I suppose means that’s the next feud for them. Was kinda hoping for Aleister VS Nakamura but that really depends if Nakamura is sticking with WWE or going home to Japan via Pro-Wrestling NOAH as rumored.
R-Truth relapsing to talking to Lil’ Jimmy is certainly a choice. I kinda wish he’d keep up the “Ron Cena” stuff, or they’d let Jeff Cobb do his own John Cena bit from NJPW, but I guess some things in WWE still won’t change. And closing with a big promo segment was also certainly a choice. Cody still did a good job, and nice surprise to have Jey show up. Not sure they needed to take a commercial break for Jey’s entrance, especially when they were obviously going to let Jey do his YEET encore. And Cena really must be brainwashed to put Logan over as if Logan’s on par with peak Cena. But naturally a brawl happened and the Faces stood tall.
Don’t count this as go-home math yet, they could easily revisit this on Raw and even next week on SmackDown. Even then, I still feel like Jey and Cody should win at MITB to properly set up Cody VS Cena 2 at SummerSlam. Raw on June 9th is still the move for the World Heavyweight Championship, but there’s also Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, who knows if Jey makes it to SummerSlam as champion.
My Score: 8.7/10
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