Quien es el mejor del mundo? Who is the best in the world?

WWE and AAA are now united, and to celebrate, they put together on an incredible card for Worlds Collide 2025 in Los Angeles, California!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Six Man Tag: Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro & Lince Dorado VS Aerostar, Octagon Jr. & Mr. Iguana; Aerostar, Octagon & Iguana win.
• Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice VS Dalys & Chik Tormenta; Vaquer & Vice win.
• Six Man Tag: Legado Del Fantasma VS Pagano, Psycho Clown & El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr; Legado wins.
• NXT North American Championship Fatal 4 Way: Ethan Page VS Je’Von Evans VS Rey Fenix VS Laredo Kid; Ethan wins and retains the title.
• AAA Mega Championship: El Hijo del Vikingo VS Chad Gable; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

Rey Mysterio narrates.

“There are moments in time… Moments that split the earth in two. Moments that split the timeline. From what came before, to what comes after. But that space in between? That’s where history is made. Where destiny is found. Where legends are born. Today, you can feel it. It’s in the air. In your chest. Flowing through your blood. This is your turn to carry the torch, to honor the past, the ones who came before. To take this legacy to new heights. But remember: Lucha Libre is more than just tradition. It is a revolution! It is a rebellion! It is about defying the odds. Today is the moment you’ve been waiting for. Your time to stand on the world’s stage., with the eyes of the planet locked on you.

“RISE! Show them the impossible. Take this day and burn it into forever. Write your name in history. This is your chance, your moment. Tell the world that this…! Is…! LUCHA LIBRE! Moments that split the timeline. From what came before, to what comes after.”

Konnan is on commentary!

One of the men to main event the original Worlds Collide in 1994 is honored to call this event for the English commentary. 30 years ago, the world was introduced to Rey Mysterio and a whole generation of lucha libre, and now it happens again!

Deyra Barrera sings the Mexican National Anthem.

Alongside her are Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Blue Demon, and Marisela Peña, as well as a banner to honor AAA’s founder, the late Antonio Peña.

Lilian Garcia sings the United States National Anthem.

Rey Mysterio heads to the ring!

This may not be San Diego, but Los Angeles fires up for the King of Lucha and WWE Hall of Famer. He was even awarded with the Legend Impact Award by the National Hispanic Media Council just last night, and Rey is now here to bring his career full circle. Rey has the mic, and he admires the logos together. He says how incredible it is to see these two together. Rey asks how LA is doing, and the fans cheer. They chant “LUCHA! LUCHA!” and Rey says that 31 years ago, here in LA, it was the first-ever Worlds Collide. That was 1994! Yeah, a long time ago. And that was Rey’s first time jumping to the WWE.

The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” Rey thanks them for that, and says he thought that then, lucha libre would only be seen in Mexico. But he is blessed and proud to see the evolution and to be part of it! And now, WWE and AAA are going to only grow lucha libre! The fans cheer for “MEXICO! MEXICO!” and Rey says the entire world will now see and know the one thing he fell in love with as a kid: true lucha libre! The fans cheer that! How high and how far can WWE y AAA go now that they’re together?

Six Man Tag: Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro & Lince Dorado VS Aerostar, Octagon Jr. & Mr. Iguana!

Rey Mysterio’s amigos in the Latino World Order are here, but there unfortunately a last-minute substitution. Joaquin Wilde got knocked for a loop on WWE Speed, so he is out of action for tonight as precaution. But the Golden Lynx is ready to help the LWO make this a Lucha House Party! Will it be a fiesta for all after this huge opening match?

Oh no, Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan are here in the front row… Will Judgment Day’s Bonnie & Clyde be able to sit and behave?

The fans cheer as the six men have a stare down before they sort out. Octagon starts against Cruz and they step up. They get fire dup, shake hands, and then circle. They tie up, Cruz waistlocks, but Octagon wrenches and wristlocks to then hammerlock. Cruz works on his escape, sits down, rolls, btu Octagon rolls with him. Cruz reaches back, then hits a flying-mare! They go again with knuckle locks, Cruz gets Octagon down then jumps up, but Octagon uses that to fling himself up! He balances on Cruz’s shoulders, sunset flips, TWO! Cruz headlocks, Octagon powers up and out, but Cruz RUNS him over! The fans fire up with Cruz as things speed up.

Octagon avoids a leg drop, Cruz avoids a penalty kick, but Octagon jackknife bridges! TWO as Cruz bridges up, spins things around, and then they both try to arm-drag! Octagon switches angles to arm-drag, but then Cruz arm-drags back! Sweep and cover, ONE! Octagon sweeps and covers, ONE! They both spring up and the fans cheer! Octagon and Cruz decide to back up, tags to Iguana and Lince! The fans fire up as these two very different animals meet, and the fans love “IGUANA! IGUANA!” They circle, tie up, and Lince waistlocks. Iguana switches, Lince whips and WRINGS the arm! Lince rolls to arm-drag, then kips up!

The fans cheer and Lince offers a handshake. Iguana stands, is a little confused by the hand, but Lince kicks low. Lince headlocks, Iguana powers up and out, hurdles, but Lince CHOPS! The fans cheer while Iguana is stuck playing dead. Lince drags him up, whips him, but Iguana rolls off Lince’s back! Tilt-o-whirl arm-drag! The fans cheer, Iguana smiles and points to Aerostar. Iguana instead goes to his stuffed animal, La Yesca! Iguana puppets Yesca, Lince takes a swing, but Yesca “bites” Lince’s hand! Iguana ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAGS! Then hurdles, rolls back, and he has Yesca in his mouth to hit another ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG!

Lince comes back, tilt-o-whirls to arm-drag, then sweep! Cover, ONE! Sweep, Yesca covers, ONE! Iguana rolls and sits cross-legged! Lince pets Iguana, then scolds Yesca. The fans cheer “IGUANA! IGUANA!” The two back off, and they tag Aerostar and Dragon Lee! The fans rally up as these two meet after all this time. They shake hands, tie up, and Lee headlocks. Aero powers up and out, Lee RUNS him over, then things speed up. Lee hurdles, facelocks, Aero wrenches but Lee wrenches back. Aero dodges a boot to CHOP! Aero then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! But Lee handsprings through! They tie up again, Lee snapmares but Aero handsprings through!

Aero drop toeholds Lee onto the ropes, runs and FLIPS up and over! The fans fire up as Aero then ROCKS Lee, but Lee bumps and ROCKS Aero back! Lee goes up, Aero GAMANGIRIS first! Aero goes up, up, and TORNILLO! Cover, TWO! Lee stays in this and the fans fire up again! Aero runs up, Lee pops him up to SUPERKICK! Aero staggers around, Lee builds speed, but Aero DUMPS Lee out! Aero’s team come sin, they dodge Cruz y Lince to DOUBLE RANA them out! The fans fire up as the trio builds speed! Iguana y Octagon DOUBLE FLY! Then Aero DIVES! Down goes LWO and the fans fire up!

“This is Awesome!” as Aero puts Lee in the ring. Aero goes up, up, and salutes for a DIVING SPLASH, but onto knees! Cover, TWO! Lee drags Aero over, tags Cruz, and they bring Aero around to whip. Cruz ELBOWS Aero down, then tags Lince before the LIONSAULT! Lince runs to PLANKING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Lince has Aero’s arm but Aero fires forearms! Aero swings, but Lince CLAWS his back to then BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Aero is tougher than that, but Lince tags Lee. They stomp Aero, then Lee hits a back suplex. Aero lands out, Lee BOOTS the lariat to JUMP KNEE! Lee runs, into a DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up!

Aero and Lee crawl, hot tags to Cruz and Iguana! Iguana dodges to fire hands but Cruz gives them back! Iguana CHOPS, Cruz is stinging, but Cruz CHOPS back! Cruz whips, Iguana reverses, but Cruz goes up and out! Cruz goes up, leaps, Iguana gets under! Iguana kicks and runs, but Cruz dropkicks the legs out! Cruz hits the LA MAGISTROL, with extra rolls! The go around and around and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO!! Iguana survives but both he and Cruz are dizzy. Cruz grabs Iguana first, reels him in, suplexes, but Iguana slips out to then jump on! Iguana spins for a FACEBUSTER! And then he gets La Yesca!

Lince stops Yesca, but Iguana goes up, up, and lets Lince hold Yesca to FLYING RANA Cruz! Lince stomps Yesca! And drops an ELBOW! And a STANDING SPANISH FLY!! The fans boo Lince for that, but Iguana runs to tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU RANA! The fans fire up and Iguana use Yesca to LASH the LWO! The fans cheer, but now the LWO corner Iguana. Now it’s hot potato with Yesca! Then TRIPLE SUPERKICKS for Iguana! Aero y Octagon get in, but Lince gives them double STUNNERS! They put Iguana up top, GAMANGIRI, and Tree of Woe! WOE STOMPS! Lee then FLIES to take out Octagon! Lince SHOOTING STAR onto Iguana! Cover, Aero SPLASHES it apart!

Lince TOSSES Aero, the fans rally up again, and Cruz tags Lince. Iguana tags Octagon and he GAMANGIRIS Lince! Octagon goes up, but so does Lince! Octagon SHOVES Lince, Lince lands out and GAMANGIRIS back! Lince then goes up, up, and SUPER DUPER RANAS!! Aero runs springboards, somersaults, and CUTTERS! Lee SUPERKICKS Aerostar! Iguana HEADBUTTS Lee! Cruz is up top, tightrope and MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Cruz while all six men are down! Lee then FLYING RANAS Iguana! Aero FLIES out onto Lee! Cruz rallies the fans, looks for a target, then runs to go up, up, and ESCALARA TORNILLO!!

The fans are thunderous as Lince dodges Octagon and Octagon dodges back. They CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, then UPPERCUT! Lince CHOPS, runs up, but Octagon dodges. Lince ELBOWS back, goes up, but Octagon GAMANGIRIS! Octagon RISING HEADBUTTS, then he goes to the top rope! SUPER DUPER POWERSLAM!! Cover, Team AAA wins!!

Winners: Aerostar, Octagon Jr. & Mr. Iguana, by pinfall

Score one for AAA! The first match of Worlds Collide 2025 sure sets a high bar! But then Dirty Dom has to ruin the mood by talking. Dom says Octagon happens to be a big Rey Mysterio fan. But Rey is a deadbeat while Dom is champion! Dom tells everyone that their hero is TRASH! Octagon gets in Dom’s face, Dom tells him off that he is the champion, and the best Mysterio! But then Dom shoves Octagon, so Octagon crags Dom into the ring! The fire up as it is a brawl! Refs rush in to stop this but fans chant, “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Dom and Octagon get loose and Dom TACKLES Octagon!

Iguana & Aero star get Octagon away from Dom, Dom says he’ll see Octagon at MITB! WHAT!? A last minute fifth match is added to MITB! Dom says he’ll make sure he even puts his title on the line! See you tonight! Is Dom serious? Is he really going to put his Intercontinental Championship on the line when he’s the one who started this fight? Will he come to regret it?

Backstage interview with Legado Del Fantasma.

Chuey Martinez is with Santos Escobar y Los Garza and asks how the familia will get it done against Pagano, Psycho Clown, y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Berto asks Chuey if he’s blind. Just look at them! They are ready for war! All these AAA guys will learn who owns Lucha Libre. Angel says tonight is about legacy, and about establishing it. Santos says since Chuey is asking such interesting questoins, he will explain. The WWE patch means something. With lucha libre and WWE, it can be represented only by Legado. And Santos is the commander of Legado! So his familia is going to prove THEY own lucha libre. FAMILIA! LEGADO!

Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice VS Dalys & Chik Tormenta!

The Dark Angel is going to be very busy in the City of Angels today. She has been waiting on this tag match alongside her amiga against two of AAA’s best and meanest stars. But then win, lose or draw, Vaquer is going to move on from here to be in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match! But if anyone can do it, will it be La Primera? Or is this what you’d call a trap game?

The teams sort out and Vaquer starts against Dalys. They circle, tie up, and Dalys shoves Vaquer! Vaquer runs up, rolls and bridges, ONE! The two stand up, Dalys SOBATS, then gut rwenches to a gory especial and backslide! TWO, Vaquer bridges up to sunset flip over, TWO! Vaquer wrenches, snapmares, and she smiles as she headscissors! The fans fire up as Vaquer turns over, but Dalys deadlifts Vaquer! The fans boo but Dalys THROWS Vaquer into the corner! Dalys kicks her, tags Chika, and then feed to the wheelbarrow, WHEELBARROW BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Chika drags Vaquer up, whips, but Vaquer reverses.

Chika spins through and short arm LARIATS! The fans rally for Vaquer but Chika soaks up the heat. Chika drags Vaquer up, whips, but Vaquer reverses. Chika swings, Vaquer spins her through to snap suplex! Vaquer tags Lola, but Chika fireman’s carries! Vaquer powers out, Lola drop toeholds and Vaquer hits a 619! Shoutout to Rey and Lola adds a KICK! Cover, TWO! Lola keeps on Chika, but Chika ROCKS her! Lola SOBATS! Chika ROLLING ELBOWS! Lola comes bck, kicks, but Chika blocks to THROW her down! Roll and HALF CRAB! Chika pulls on the leg but Lola endures. Chika switches but Lola UP KICKS her!

Lola runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt=o-whirl and RANA! Chika staggers up, into the SPIN KICK! And SPIN KICK! Dalys tags in, hurdles over, but Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS! The fans fire up as Lola has Dalys in the corner! Lola reminds us all, “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Then she runs to HIP ATTACK Chika! HIP ATTACK for Dalys again! Snapmare and cover, TWO! ARMBAR! Dalys endures, flails, powers her way to a stack, TWO! Lola stands up but Dalys kicks low! Dalys fires knees, swings, but Lola BODY BLOWS! Lola KNEES, ROCKS and KNEES Dalys again. Lola whips, Dalys reverses, but Lola BOOTS her!

Lola ROCKS Chika as she creeps up, but Dalys DROPKICKS Loa down! Lola tumbles out, Chika LARIATS! The fans boo but Chika soaks up heat. Dalys gives stank to Vaquer, then she AX HANDLES Lola! Dalys puts Lola in the ring, then she brings Lola around to thrash her. Dalys suplexes for a GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Dalys talks trash, CLUBS Lola, then brings her around. Lola fires body shots but Dalys still whips. Dalys LARIATS Lola in the corner, tags Chika, and feeds Lola to a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Lola survives but Chika clamps on a chinlock. Lola endures, the fans rally, but Chika shifts to a motorcycle stretch.

Lola fights up but Chika KNEES her in the back! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Lola survives but Chika whips her to a corner. Chika runs up, UPPERCUTS, then tags Dalys. Dalys runs side to side to DROPKICK Lola against ropes! Lola flops back, Dalys thrashes her around again, then covers, TWO! Dalys drags Lola up, Lola fires hands but Dalys CLUBS Lola! Dalys scoops and SLAMS Lola, then ELBOW- NO, Lola dodges! Dalys grabs for a leg, then SPANKS Lola! Dalys drags Lola up, suplexes, but Lola blocks! Dalys knees low, whips Lola to the coirner, then runs up. Lola BOOTS Dalys, ELBOWS Chika, then fires hands!

Dalyls shoves Lola, Lola comes back, btu Dalys CHOPS! Dalys brings Lola around, suplexes, but Lola cradle counters! TWO!! Dalys gets out in time, but Lola dodges! Hot tag to Vaquer! The fans fire up as Vaquer taunts her mentor. Dalys runs up, Vaquer ROCKS her, then goes up to CROSSBODY! Vaquer keeps moving, dodges, but then Dalys dodges back! But she EATS DA FEET! Chika runs up, Vaquer gets her and dribbles her off buckles! Vaquer stomps Chika, runs to BOOT Dalys, then runs back to METEORA Chika! Vaquer runs up on Dalys, blocks a boot, and DRAGON SCREWS! Cover, TWO!!

Dalys stays in this but Vaquer stays on her. Dalys CHOPS! Vaquer CHOPS! They CHOP again, and then Vaquer gets around for a SAIDO! And now, she puts on the headscissors! Chika runs up, Lola SUPERKICKS her! Lola joins in! DOUBLE DEVIL’S KISSES! LA does the “AH! AH! AH! AH!” for Booker T! Then Lola CANNONBALLS Chika to the outside! Vaquer has Dalys but Dalys wrenches out! Vaquer dodges the larat, only to run into the Argentine Backbreaker! But Vaquer slips through to victory roll! TWO, so Vaquer SOBATS! And then the tuck! S V B!! Cover, Vaquer & Vice win!

Winners: Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice, by pinfall

La Primera proves she is just that as far as defeating her teacher. Vero Rodriguez interviews the winners in the ring, and Lola speaks on what a great opportunity this was to compete at Worlds Collide alongside her friend in Stephanie. Vero says Vaquer is going to compete again tonight for MITB. How much energy does she have left for that? The fans cheer, and Vaquer says she is energized by everyone here. And after winning alongside Lola, she will prove she isn’t just La Primera, but that she is Miss Money in the Bank! Will Vaquer be unstoppable in Los Angeles?

Backstage interview with Chad Gable.

Chuey is now with the captain of Team American Made, and he brings up the unsavory things Gable has said about luchadores and Mexico. Now he goes into the lion’s den here in LA, going against THE AAA Mega Champion, El Hijo Del Vikingo. How is Gable feeling about his chances? gable says, “Lion’s den? Are you kidding? This is like a second home to me!” Gable admits the luchadores might not like him, but surely the people still love him! They’ve seen the journey he went on to conquer the “dark arts” of lucha. They have embraced him and that he embodies the spirit of lucha libre! Not only Gable, but also the greatst luchador ever, El Grande Americano!

Today is a big day. Tonight, Grande wins the MITB briefcase while Gable walks out here the NEW AAA Mega Champion! Viva la Mexico! But will Gable really make the AAA Mega Championship into the American Made Championship?

Six Man Tag: Legado Del Fantasma VS Pagano, Psycho Clown & El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr!

Santos Escobar has said it again and again that he and Los Garza will prove lucha libre belongs to them! However, the stars of AAA all know that Santos can’t face how he lost his mask and gave up his own father’s legacy. Will Santos be able to face how his past has come back to haunt him? Or will familia y legado be all Santos needs to conquer the world?

Psycho Clown offers, but Santos rejects the handshake with a kick. The fans tell Santos off, and the trios sort out. Dr. Wagner III steps up, but Berto starts instead of Santos. The bell rings, the two tie up, and they go around. Berto puts Wanger in the corner, the ref counts, and Berto backs off. Berto kicks low, CLUBS Wanger, then soask up heat. Berto wrenches, wristlocks, but Wanger rolls, handsprings and headlocks. Berto pulls the mask, powers up and out, but Wagner runs him over! Wagner runs, Berto stays low to then hurdle. Berto bypasses, Wagner hurdles and RANAS! Then arm-drags! Berto fights up, powers Wanger to the corner, and tag to Angel.

Los Garza mugs Wagner, then Angel sets Wagner up for Berto to LEAP FROG! Then a feed to a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Angel talks trash, CLUBS Wagner, but Wagner ROCKS and CHOPS Angel! Wagner wrenches, tags Psycho Clown, but Angel gets free. Psycho still CROSSBODIES! Things speed up, Psycho pops Angel to ROCK him! Then SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, ONE, but Psycho KICKS Angel! The fans fire up with Psycho Clown, he ROCKS Angel then ROCKS him again. Psycho whips, Angel reverses then runs up, but the splash gets buckles! Psycho CLUBS Angel, then he BOOTS Berto down!

Psycho stands Berto up, Berto switches, but Psycho grabs Angel! Angel switches but then so does Psycho! Psycho DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES Los Garza! Cover, TWO! Psycho runs Santos off, then goes to the apron! Psycho runs and DIVES through the corner! Santo is sent into the Spanish desk! Psycho CLUBS Santos, the fans fire up with him, and he goes into the ring. Psycho dodges Angel, shoves him into Berto, tag to Pagano! Pagano goes up, up, and springboards to DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Pagano runs, gets under Los Garza, FLAPJACK for Berto! Angel ROCKS Pagano, Berto joins in, they whip but Pagano reverses to TOSS Berto!

Pagano kicks and whips Angel, Angel reverses, but Pagano Tiger Feints and dodges! UPPERCUT, roll and a return with the LARIAT! he fans fire up as Pagano builds speed, but Santos saves Berto while Angel holds the ropes open! Pagano crashes ‘n’ burns! The fans boo but Legado stand tall to soak up that heat. Angel KICKS Pagano, puts him in the ring and covers, TWO! Pagano shows that toughness and the fans chant, “SI SE PUEDES!” Angel whips Pagano to then ELBOW him down! Tag to Santos and Santos tags Berto. They drag Pagano to the apron, Angel runs and Legado TRIPLE KICK! The fans boo while Legado soak it up again.

Berto pushes Pagano in and covers, TWO! Berto scoops Pagano to SLAM him, then rolls back to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Berto drags Pagano over, puts him on ropes, and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Berto stops at 4, but that lets Angel y Santos mug Pagano on the ropes! The fans boo more but Berto then BLASTS Psycho Clown y Wagner III! Berto tags Santos, they drag Pagano and stomp him down. Santos drags Pagano up, snapmares, and the fans rally. Santos has the double wristlock but Pagano fires body shots! Pagano ROCKS Santos, ELBOWS him, then runs, BLOCKBUSTER!

The fans rally while both men are down! Pagano crawls, but Santos drags him back! Pagano turns over, and he KICKS from below! Hot tags to Berto and Psycho Clown! Psycho rallies with BIG forearms! Then he dodges Berto to POP-UP POWERSLAM! Angel runs in, Psycho pops him up to hit buckles! LARIAT and then Psycho puts Angel up top! Psycho CLUBS Angel into the Tree of Woe! Psycho Clown runs corner to corner and DROPKICKS! He also BLASTS Santos, and hits CODE RED on Berto! Cover, TWO! The fans rally with Psycho Clown as he and Berto crawl. Hot tags to Santos and Wanger! And the CHOPS fly!

The fans fire up, Santos mule kicks and whips, but Wagner ducks ‘n’ dodges to LARIAT! Berto runs up, Wagner dodges to CHOP, HEADBUTT, and DRAGON SCREW! Angel is up but Wagner blocks a kick! DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up as Wagner and team get in! Pagano builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Angel! Then Psycho y Wagner FLY! Down go Santos and Berto! The fans fire up while all six men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Wagner and team regroup in the ring. Santos and Los Garza regroup on the other side, and the trios stare down. The fans rally up, and now IT’S A BRAWL! Konnan says he loves this!

The Garzas take out Pagano and Psycho clown, but Wagner SUPERKICKS Santos! STEP-UP KNEE, and the deadlift for the FALCON ARROW! Cover, Angel breaks it! The fans boo but Santos tags Berto. Los Garza hoist Wagner up top, then Berto CHOPS! Tag to Angel, and Los Garza goes up top. Santos sneaks a tag, and Wagner is thrown from M T Y!! But Pagano y Psycho BLAST Los Garza! APRON PSYCHO DRIVER!! Angel fights off Pagano to ARIHARA MOONSAULT Psycho Clown! But Pagano goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Angel! Those four are down outside, Wanger BOOTS Santos!

Wagner goes out and he lines up a shot! Wagner runs in, goes up the steps, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up and Wagner puts Santos in. Cover, Angel breaks it! Psycho SUPERKICKS Angel, reels him in, and then SIT-OUT POWERBOMBS! But Berto runs in and FLYING CHUCK! But Pagano is up top, he FLYING CODE BREAKERS! Angel runs at Pagano to HEADBUTT!! Both men fall out of the ring, Santos sees Berto and calls to him. Berto runs up and he TACKLES Psycho & Pagano through barriers! The fans fire up while all four are down on the outside again! But that means it is just Santos and Wagner III!

Santos grins, but he doesn’t see it coming! BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO!!! Santos survives, but Wagner isn’t done! Wagner puts Santos in the drop zone and shouts, “VIVA LA RAZA!” The fans cheer that, and for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” Wagner goes up top, but Santos GAMANGIRIS! Santos goes up, Wagner fires forearms in return! They brawl, Santos hits a flurry, but Wagner brings Santos up top! Santos SUPER DUPER RANAS!! Cover, TWO!!! Wanger survives and Santos is furious! Santos hurries to fireman’s carry, but Wagner fights free! Wagner shoves and victory rolls! TWO!! Santos escapes, and JUMP KNEES!

Fireman’s carry, PHANTOM DRIVER!! Cover, LEGADO WINS!

Winners: Legado Del Fantasmo, by pinfall

WWE leads 2-1, but this was more about Santos and his soldiers establishing themselves as the gatekeepers to lucha libre! TripleMania approaches, will Legado soon take the AAA Trios Championships as further proof of their dominance?

Backstage interview with El Hijo Del Vikingo.

Vero is now with the AAA Mega Champion, and brings up he is defending against Chad Gable. How is he feeling going into tonight’s main event? Vikingo says Gable is good, maybe great, but he disrespects lucha libre and how important it is to the Mexican people. But Vikingo is more than ready to fly so high, and shine in front of his people! Will the Vikingo make sure AAA’s top title stays with AAA?

NXT North American Championship Fatal 4 Way: Ethan Page VS Je’Von Evans VS Rey Fenix VS Laredo Kid!

All Ego is among the few to have held both this title and the top title in NXT in their career, but he is the first Canadian born superstar to do so. And with that, he already declares himself the GREATEST North American wrestler ever! However, three contenders beg to differ. Will Ethan somehow survive the Young OG, the Immortal Firebird and The Amazing One? Or will there be a NEW Best Wrestler in North America?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who lives and dies in LA!

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The four watch each other, and then the challengers realize Ethan’s the common denominator. Ethan runs for it, but Je’Von drags him in! Je’Von whips him at Laredo, Laredo dodges Ethan’s lariat, and Fenix blocks a kick to give a KICK! Je’Von and Fenix DOUBLE ENZIGIRI, then Laredo DROPKICKS Ethan out! The fans fire up, the three contenders go at it now, and Laredo sends Je’Von into Fenix! CHOP for Je’Von, then Laredo kicks off Fenix to arm-drag Je’Von! Laredo then dodges Fenix to springboard and RANA! The fans fire up and Laredo BLASTS Ethan off the apron!

Laredo builds speed and somersaults, but Ethan runs away! The fans boo, but then Je’Von ROCKS Laredo! Fenix LARIATS Laredo up and out, and now Je’Von steps to Fenix. The fans fire up as Fenix and Je’Von stare down. Fenix dares Je’Von to take a shot, so Je’Von winds up, to roll up! TWO, and Fenix runs up to ROCK Je’Von! Je’Von ROCKS Fenix! Fenix CHOPS! The fans fire up, Je’Von nods and CHOSP! And fires off forearms! Then he ROCKS Fenix! Je’Von runs, Arabian Press Arm-drag, then he comes back. Fenix wrenches, body shots, knuckle locks and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Fenix goes up, up, jumps around and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!

The fans fire up with Fenix and he runs up to kick low. Fenix runs and RANAS, but Je’Von handsprings through! The fans fire up and the two talk a bit of smack. But then Ethan SHOVES Fenix into Je’Von! Ethan stomps away on Fenix, stomps away on Je’Von, and soaks up heat. But Laredo shoves Ethan, ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Fenix is up, he BOOTS Laredo then goes up to FLYING RANA! Fenix swings on Ethan, Ethan dodges, and Ethan RANAS?! Ethan grins and takes a mocking bow. But Je’Von comes back to BOUNCY~ RANA! Then DROPKICK! Ethan tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Je’Von aims. But Fenix CHOPS first!

Fenix whips, Je’Von reverses, but Fenix goes Tiger Feint and rewind, HEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Je’Von tumbles away! Fenix says #ANIMO and he goes up the corner! The fans fire up but Laredo ROCKS Fenix first! Ethan grabs Laredo, Laredo kicks him away, and then Laredo goes up to ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto Ethan and Je’Von! The fans fire up as Laredo CLUBS Ethan, but Fenix aims now! Fenix builds speed to TORNILLO! The fans are thunderous with Fenix, he puts Ethan in, and Fenix steps in for the TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives but Fenix knows he’s close.

The fans rally up, Fenix puts Ethan up top, but Je’Von ROUNDHOUSES Fenix! The fans want tables but Je’Von climbs up after Ethan. Je’Von points to a table and the fans fire up! But Laredo GAMANGIRIS Je’Von down! And SHORYUKENS Ethan! Laredo climbs up, brings Ethan up, but Ethan fires body shots! Ethan scoops to SUPER SLAM Laredo onto Je’Von! And then Ethan DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Ethan RIPCORD POWERSLAMS! Cover, Fenix DROPKICKS it! The fans fire up with Fenix but Laredo is back! Laredo whips, Fenix goes Spider-Man, but Laredo ducks the kick to SOBAT and UPPERCUT!

Laredo runs corner to corner and he ROCKS Fenix with the forearm! Then a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Fenix is in the drop zone, Laredo goes up, CORKSCREW LIONSAULT! Ethan runs up, Laredo dodges to mule kick and HAYMAKER! Laredo whips and ROCKS Ethan now! But Fenix waistlocks! Laredo switches and shoves, dodges, then ROLLING DDTS!! Cover, Je’Von breaks it! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” Je’Von rises first, goes for Laredo, but Laredo shove shim away. Laredo scoops for the BACKBREAKER! Laredo goes up the corner and the fans rally! But Je’Von trips Laredo up!

Je’Von puts Laredo in the Tree of Woe, runs, but has to dodge Ethan first! BOUNCY~ SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up as Je’Von shakes the ropes! Je’Von builds speed and he FLIES! Down goes Ethan onto the Spanish desk!! The fans go nuts and luckily Spanish commentary is safe. Je’Von goes up, up, and he wants to go RVD with it! COAST 2 COAST!! But Fenix whips Je’Von, only for the RED DOT ENZIGIRI to hit! Then a springboard, FLYING CUTTER!! cover, ETHAN DRAGS JE’VON AWAY!! The fans boo but Ethan saves his reign! Je’Von is pissed, he rains down fists on Ethan, but Ethan SNAPS the ropes into him!

The fans boo as Ethan THROWS Je’Von into Laredo! Ethan flops into the ring, drags Fenix up, and he talks trash on Fenix. But Fenix whips and DROPKICKS! Ethan is stuck on the ropes, Fenix goes up, ADIOS AMIGOS! But Laredo is back! Fenix dodges to ENZIGIRI! Laredo falls, Fenix goes up, and he FLYING ARM-DRAGS into the DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up with Fenix, but Je’Von is back! Fenix slips around, ripcord and ROUNDHOUSE! KICK! KICK! ENZIGIRI!! Je’Von wobbles, Fenix shouts, “VIVA MEXICO!” Fireman’s carry, FIRE THUNDER DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!??! Je’Von survives and then Ethan ROUNDHOUSES Fenix!

Laredo SUPERKICKS Fenix! Ethan kicks at Laredo, Laredo blocks, and Fenix SUPERKICKS Laredo! Fenix somersaults, but into Ethan’s clinch! Je’Von springboards, FLYING LARIAT on Ethan! The fans are thunderous again while all four men are down! Je’Von drags Laredo up, brings him to a corner, and CHOPS! Je’Von puts Laredo up top, climbs up after him, but Laredo fights back. They brawl up top, Ethan THROWS Fenix into them and Je’Von falls out! Ethan Canadian Racks, but Fenix escapes to the top rope! Mule kick for Ethan! And then SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Ethan avoids being the landing zone, and he gets Fenix up! EGO’S EDGE!! Cover, Je’Von SPLASHES it!!

The fans are thunderous again and Je’Von is all fired up, even though he has to catch his breath. Je’Von hears the fans and he brings Laredo up. Laredo kicks, KICKS, and SLAPS Je’Von! Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES! TWISTED- NO, Je’Von slips free of Ethan to SUPERKICK! Je’Von goes up, up, FLYING CUTTER onto Laredo! Ethan TOSSES Je’Von onto Fenix! TWISTED GRIN for Laredo!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!

Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)

Like many Canadians before him, Ethan proves his is the ultimate opportunist! But now Ethan has to turn around and defend this title on Tuesday, will he be ready for “Super” Sean Legacy?

AAA Mega Championship: El Hijo del Vikingo VS Chad Gable!

WWE may lead the little series here 3-1, but this is the one that matters most. It was just last Saturday that Vikingo took this title off of Alberto Del Rio, adding to the stakes of this title. Gable has been on a quest to understand the “dark arts” of lucha libre, has sacrificed to become stronger and stronger, and now not only wants to win his first singles title, but to take over an entire country’s tradition! History will be made, and there will be no imitations or substitutions! Who proves they are truly the best of the best when Worlds Collide?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who will carry the banner of AAA into the future!

SmackDown is going big in Bakersfield!

John Cena, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, and ALL TWELVE Money in the Bank contenders, all here on the same night! Is SmackDown about to blow the roof off this place?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu VS Jimmy Uso; Jimmy wins.
• Bakersfield Brawl: Zelina Vega VS Piper Niven w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
• LA Knight VS Aleister Black; Knight wins, by disqualification.
• Six Woman Tag: Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss & Stephanie Vaquer VS Naomi, Roxanne Perez & Giulia; Rhea, Alexa & Vaquer win.
• Andrade & PENTA VS The Creed Brothers w/ Chad Gable; Andrade & Penta win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Seth Rollins heads to the ring!

The Visionary is just one of the six men in this year’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, and he of course has Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker & “Big” Bronson Reed with him. The fans sing along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and Rollins revels in it as he stands in the ring in his all indigo suit with gold necklace. The fans also bark for Bron, and others get an “O T C!” chant and a “C M PUNK!” chant going. Rollins is handed the mic by The Wise Man to say, “Bakersfield… I am a Visionary. I am a Revolutionary. I am… SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS!” The fans do cheer, and Rollins vows that tomorrow night, HE TAKES EVERYTHING!

Rollins points to the briefcases up above and the fans are torn. Rollins says when he wins the MITB contract, he will have ABSOLUTE POWER, and he will have TOTAL CONTROL over this entire industry! Rollins paces while the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Rollins says yeah, no, he can’t hear you. That guy is off on the Island of Irrelevancy where Rollins put him after WrestleMania! But that total control Rollins will have doesn’t just mean Raw. It will include SmackDown, as well! So they are here to deliver a message! Anyone who stands in their way will suffer the same fate as anyone who has already stood in their way.

“Sami Zayn stood in our way. He’s in the dirt. CM Punk stood in our way. POOF! Gone! Roman Reigns stood in our way, and he is Missing In Action. Roman Reigns is not coming to save you. Roman Reigns doesn’t care about you! Roman Reigns has never cared about you! But y’know who has?! You know who has?! SETH FREAKIN’ ROLLINS!” The fans are again torn, but Rollins says he will drag all of you, kicking and screaming if he has to, into the future because that is what Rollins does. Not just for himself, not just for his group, but for the entire industry! And there is NOBODY who can stop him!

Wait! Here comes Solo Sikoa and his “family.” The fans actually cheer as Solo, JC Mateo & Jacob Fatu head to the ring. Rollins and his faction stand their ground as Solo grabs a mic and leads the way for his rogues into the ring. The fans cheer on “FATU! FATU!” and Solo says, “You said that, uh, if anybody gets in your way, that you’re gonna lay ’em out?” Rollins says, “That’s right.” And that there is nobody here to stop him? That’s also right. Well, uh, Solo’s team is standing here right now. Oh, is that so? Solo says by the looks of it, Rollins has his own little “Bloodline” going on. Which one is Bron supposed to be? The Right Hand Man, Jey Uso? “YEET!”

Then does that make Bronson the “Honorary Uce?” After everything they’ve been through… Bronson was on Solo’s side for WarGames! And now, he no calls, then shows up and teams up with this guy? But Rollins even has The Wise Man. Speaking of, long time no see, Heyman. Rollins tells Solo to choose his next words very carefully. Solo laughs that off, and says let’s cut to the chase. All we know is, tomorrow night, Solo climbs the ladder, grabs the contract, and then all that power and control Rollins talked about will all be Solo’s. Rollins laughs that off and says he sees. This is Solo’s turf, he is pushing back.

Is Solo threatened because Bron Breakker is the future of this industry and Solo is not? Is he threatened that Bronson Reed could squash Solo like a bug at the snap of Rollins’ fingers? Well, Solo should be worried. But he should really be worried about the fact that Solo’s own family would rather stab him in the back than have his back. Rollins looks at The Samoan Werewolf, and says, “What’s up, Jacob? You look like you wanna say something. C’mon, take the mic from Solo. You gonna let Solo talk for you?” Solo tells Rollins to shut up. Rollins says Fatu is the werewolf, but there could be a new nickname for him, like “Solo’s B*tch.”

The fans fire up and Rollins says hey, in all seriousness, it took a lot of guts for Solo to come out here and talk to him. Solo is threatened by Rollins, while Rollins is threatened by one Fatu in here, and it ain’t Solo. Rollins smiles, the fans cheer Fatu on, but Solo takes off his jacket. Rollins takes off his jacket, but Bron steps up. So Fatu steps up! The sunglasses come off, but Rollins has Bron stand down. Rollins has his faction leave first, but will all these heavy hitters throw down soon enough?

Wait! Jimmy Uso CLOBBERS JC Mateo into Fatu! #BigJim snuck in from the crowd side! Solo bails but JC takes the SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Rollins chuckles. Solo has Fatu calm down, Jimmy is the issue, not JC! Will JC take Jimmy on a Tour of the Islands? Or will that be a #NoYeet?

JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu VS Jimmy Uso!

SmackDown returns and this match is underway as JC TOSSES Jimmy to a corner! JC mocks the No Yeet before he runs in, but Jimmy dodges! Jimmy UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Jimmy climbs up, the fans fire up, and Jimmy rains down fists! The fans count along, but JC stops Jimmy at 7! JC DUMPS Jimmy to the apron, but Jimmy RAMS and GAMANGIRIS JC! Jimmy goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE!! JC is tougher than that but Jimmy clamps on with a chinlock. JC endures, fights up, and the fans rally. JC slips around, shoves Jimmy, and clinches for an EXPLODER!

The fans rally while both Jimmy and JC catch their breath. JC stands on Jimmy’s hand, then drags him up with a fishhook! JC makes Jimmy look at Solo, Solo says it is not too late. Jimmy can just come back home, unless he wants to get his ass kicked. Jimmy refuses, so JC hits a BIG back suplex! Solo eggs Jimmy on, JC stomps Jimmy, then JC clamps on a chinlock. The fans rally up and Jimmy fights to his feet. Jimmy fires body shots, JC shoves him away, and then JC ELBOWS Jimmy down! JC stalks Jimmy, CHOPS him against the ropes, then CHOPS him again! JC whips, Jimmy grabs ropes, and then Jimmy dodges to TOSS JC!

JC gets up but Jimmy UPPERCUTS him down! The fans fire up, Jimmy builds speed, and Jimmy DIVES! Direct hit into JC and the fans fire up again! Jimmy hurries to get JC up and into the ring. Solo asks Jimmy what’s going on here. They can still be family! Jimmy GAMANGIRIS JC instead! Jimmy goes up but Solo barks at him. The ref reprimands Solo, but JC DROPKICKS Jimmy to the floor! Solo says this is what he’s trying to tell Jimmy, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Jimmy sputters, the ring count climbs, but JC rolls out to fetch Jimmy. JC THROWS Jimmy into barriers! Solo talks trash, JC drags Jimmy up and SMACKS him off the apron. JC pushes Jimmy into the ring, stomps him around, then talks trash on the fans cheering Jimmy on. JC puts Jimmy on the ropes to CHOKE him! Fatu frowns, Solo talks trash, and JC stomps Jimmy again. JC HEADBUTTS Jimmy in the corner, then gets space. JC runs and HIP ATTACKS! Jimmy sputters and flops over, Solo tells him that this can stop, but Jimmy refuses to give up. JC clamps on a chinlock and grinds Jimmy down!

Jimmy endures, fights up, but JC wrangles him back down! JC grinds Jimmy down more, but Jimmy still endures. Jimmy fights up, only for JC to squeeze tighter. Solo talks trash the whole time as Jimmy endures, and SmackDown returns to single picture. The fans rally harder and harder as Jimmy stands! Jimmy JAWBREAKERS free! But JC ELBOWS, JABS, and YUKON LARIATS! Then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Jimmy sputters and scrambles away, but JC smirks as he stalks Jimmy to the ropes. JC CHOKES Jimmy, lets off as the ref counts, and Solo asks again. Jimmy says no, so Solo says Jimmy isn’t done, so JC needs to kick his ass more.

JC puts Jimmy in a corner, UPPERCUTS, and then brings him around to whip corner to corner. Jimmy goes up, over, and then SAMOAN DROPS! The fans fire up as Solo is upset and confused as to how Jimmy has more to give. The fans rally again, and both men stand. Jimmy counter punches! Then HEADBUTTS! Then mule kicks, pops ‘n’ locks and UPPERCUTS! Jimmy dodges a lariat, fireman’s carries again, but JC slips free! JC JABS while Jimmy kicks low! Jimmy rebounds, JC blocks the kick and spins him, but Jimmy DRAGON WHIPS! JC staggers to a corner and Jimmy CHOPS! Jimmy whips corner to corner, JC reverses, but Jimmy ELBOWS JC1

Jimmy goes up, up, and USO IN THE WIND! Cover, TWO!! JC stays in this and Jimmy is stunned! The fans rally more as Jimmy and JC go to corners. Jimmy says, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs in, but JC catches him to a waistlock! Jimmy fires elbows, whips, but JC reverses and reels Jimmy in, ATHLETIC PLEX! Cover, TWO! Jimmy survives and Solo says it’s alright. JC whips Jimmy to the corner, runs in, but Jimmy BOOTS JC! And then SUPERKICKS! And then SUPERKICKS again! JC still comes back, but Jimmy dodges to SPEAR! The fans fire up as Jimmy hurries up a corner! Solo distracts from the apron! The fans boo, and now Fatu is up!

Jimmy hops down before Jacob can do anything. They glare at each other, but Jimmy dodges JC! JC CLOBBERS Fatu! Roll-up, JIMMY WINS!!

Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall

#BigJim uses the numbers game against Solo’s side, and now he’s got a win over a former Olympian and multi-time champion from NJPW! JC blames Fatu for this, Fatu doesn’t wanna hear it, and Solo does his best to smooth things over. But will Solo’s team lose all control before he ever becomes a champion?

Zelina Vega crosses paths with Giulia.

The Women’s United States Champion tells the Beautiful Madness that she made her intentions very clear last week. Now allow Zelina to make her intentions very clear: Zelina has worked her ass off to have the title. If Giulia wants her shot, then pry it from her lifeless body. Zelina is not giving this up for anything. Giulia says no, she likes Zelina. Zelina has confidence. Yes, well… La Muneca heads out to handle business with the Green Administration. Will Zelina survive now that Chelsea has gotten rid of the rules? Or will Piper Niven help Madam President Green make SmackDown a hot mess again?

Jacob Fatu returns backstage.

He is in no mood, but Damian Priest walks over anyway. The Archer of Infamy says it’s tough working with family. What Fatu is going through, he’s been there, and he doesn’t envy it. But regardless of the situation, man to man, face to face, Priest wants Fatu to know that at some point, Priest is coming for the US Championship. Fatu says Priest can line it up. Because if Priest doesn’t handle business with Fatu, he’s send to the back of the line with it. YADADA mean? Fatu heads out, when and where will these monstrous men battle it out?

Bakersfield Brawl: Zelina Vega VS Piper Niven w/ The Green Administration!

SmackDown returns as the WWE Women’s US Champion makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Piper SHOVES Zelina down, and then grins as she flexes. Zelina brushes that off, resets with Piper, and they tie up again. Piper SHOVES Zelina away and Zelina goes to the outside. Piper salutes but Zelina brings something out from under the ring! Piper storms her way over, and SMACK! Kendo stick! Zelina uses Chelsea’s tricks against her, SMACK and SMACK for Piper! Piper grabs the stick to HEADBUTT Zelina! Piper snarls and storms up to bring Zelina around. Piper scoops, but Zelina slips free!

Zelina has the stick again! SMACK! Zelina then adds a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Piper is tougher than that but she bails out of the ring. The fans rally for Zelina and call for tables. Chelsea says no they don’t! Zelina WRECKS Piper with a dropkick, then DOUBLE STOMPS her down! Zelina hurries to go up the steps, then she FLYING- NO! Piper stops the rana to swing Zelina up and around. ELECTRIC CHAIR SLAM on the apron! Zelina sputters, Piper goes up the ramp, and then Piper runs downhill! SPLASH against the LED! The Green Administration is standing tall while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and both women are down. Chelsea shouts for Piper to get up so Piper rises. Piper goes to a corner, and she brings a chain over! The fans rally but Piper uses the chain to CHOKE- NO, Zelina blocks the chain, but Piper makes it a GAG! Piper still chokes Zelina, brings her to a corner, and BOOTS her into the buckles! Zelina is in a daze, and Piper teases fans by taking off her suit jacket. Piper throws the jacket aside, grabs a chair, and she sits it up at center. Piper drags Zelina up and over, coops her, and salutes for the FULL METAL- DDT COUNTER!! Zelina turns things around, hurries to cover, but Piper flops right out of the ring!

Chelsea stresses out but Zelina now goes to the apron. Then she climbs up the corner, and she ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Down goes The Green Administration! Zelina hurries back up, but Piper SLAPS her first! Piper has Zelina stuck up top and climbs up to get her. The fans rally, Piper brings Zelina to the top rope, but Zelina fires body shots! Zelina HEADBUTTS again and again, then SMACKS Piper off buckles! Zelina climbs up, and she hops on for the SUPER CODE RED!!! Cover, ALBA BREAKS IT! Then Chelsea drags Zelina out! There’s nothing to stop them from mugging Zelina! The fans boo but this is why Chelsea had this match made to start with!

Piper shouts to Alba, “GET THE TABLES!” Alba fetches exactly that and the fans fire up! The table is put in the ring, Piper scoops Zelina, PIPER DRIVER on the floor! Zelina sputters but The Green Administration isn’t done with her! The table is set up near a corner, Piper pushes Zelina in, and Chelsea says the people get what they want! Piper puts Zelina on the table, waves goodbye, then goes up the corner. But wait! GIULIA is here?! She DOUBLE LARIATS Alba & Chelsea! And Zelina gets under Piper! Piper holds on, but Giulia uses a kendo stick to SMACK Piper’s hands! Piper loses her grip, Zelina POWERBOMBS Piper down through the table!! Cover, ZELINA WINS!!

Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall

Giulia grins as she helps Zelina survive. But was this less about helping Zelina so much as helping herself? YEP! She HEADBUTTS Zelina and reels her in! NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Giulia is no fool, it is easier to beat a champion who is all alone than one with minions hanging around. Will Giulia soon take all the gold for herself once she becomes Miss Money in the Bank?

Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes meet backstage.

The American Nightmare asks how Main Event Jey is doing. A bit banged up from Monday but he’ll be fine. How about Cody? He looks good. And then Jimmy joins in. They shake hands and Jimmy asks if Jey is okay. Jey says of course! What does everyone keep asking? Jimmy says he has a match tomorrow and a big title match on Monday! They just want to make sure The YEET Man is ready to YEET. Jey says yeah, that’s what champs do. But the only thing they need to worry about tonight is what John Cena & Logan Paul are gonna say. After that, they handle tomorrow. YEET? YEET! Jey heads out, but will he and Cody handle business? Or will they get handled instead?

Aleister Black speaks.

“No. I can’t let it go. Initially, I had convinced myself that someone of your standing, someone that’s so loved by the WWE Universe, using the Black Mass was almost respectful. And in a weird way I almost respect it, but the longer I think about it, the more I think that you stole something from me. And that does not sit well with me. It’s funny what the human mind can do. But now, I wanna take away all this security that you had in that match. No Shinsuke Nakamura, no relaxed rules. Just you, and me. And all the shadows that are there. And I will drag you into the light, and see what’s left of you.

“But if you beat me, LA Knight, I will look you in the eyes, I will shake your hand, and I will accept defeat.” The Dark Father wants the Mega Star to earn his respect, can he do it?

LA Knight VS Aleister Black!

SmackDown returns as Knight makes his entrance, and he grabs a mic. “LEMME TALK TO YA! It’s that time of the year again. Yeah.” “YEAH!” “It’s MITB season!” “YEAH!” “And I think about it, and you do a little bit o’ math here, yeah.” “YEAH!” “This is my third year in a row being in MITB.” “YEAH!” “What’s that, sir? You said third time’s the charm?” “YEAH!” “Whatcha think, third time’s the charm?” “YEAH!” Knight ain’t satisfied with that. He looks at five guys running out here, like Penta. We like Penta, right? He’ll do everything under the sun to try and reach up and grab that case. “YEAH!”

There’s Andrade. They like him a bit, right? Another guy who’s gonna do every possible thing he can to get up there. Well, everyone’s gonna do everything they can, but those guys take it to another level. But those guys, we respect them a little bit, but then we get to the “Goons.” Then we get to… El Grande Americano Chad Gable. The fans are torn and Knight asks him which is it? Do we like him or not? The fans are still conflicted, but Knight says dummy number two is Solo Sikoa. Everyone hates him! Knight feels the same! And Solo, they’ve done this a million times, and Knight can drop him on his head one more time to climb up the ladder and take the briefcase.

But then there’s dummy number three. Knight thinks about a men he hasn’t really had interactions with, a man who has gotten crewed up and that is Seth Rollins. The fans are torn again, but Knight says Rollins has been here, done that, had the case and cashed in. He wants to #BurnItDown! But Rollins has to understand that there is nothing hotter than a night in LA with LA Knight, YEAH! And what that means Rollins won’t be burning anything done, ROLLINS gets burned down by this man, YEAH! Before that, we have tonight, Aleister Black. Aleister had a shot, and Knight understands. This is a big deal! MITB is a big deal!

MITB can make or break careers, so Knight gets why Aleister’s feelings got hurt when Knight “stole” the win. But it was a Triple Threat, Knight had to do what he had to do and got the job done. If that hurt Aleister’s feeling, sorry. But now he’s set himself up to get those feelings hurt one more time, YEAH! And you know that coming into California, Bakersfield, Aleister will be home on Saturday watching whose game this is, with everybody saying L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!! But then Aleister makes his entrance. Will the Mega Star still shine? Or is he about to #FadeToBlack? We find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and the bell rings. The two circle, the fans rally, and the two tie up. Knight headlocks, Aleister powers up and out, then Aleister drops down and hurdles over. Knight stops and waistlocks, Aleister switches, and they go to ropes. Knight bucks the O’Conner, but runs up into a victory roll! TWO, the two stand, and Knight avoids a boot to flip and sunset! TWO, and Knight blocks a shot, only for Aleister to stop the BFT! Knight comes back, but narrowly avoids the Black Mass! The fans cheer the standoff as the two reset. The two circle again, tie up, and they go around. They end up on the ropes, in a corner, then the ropes again.

The fans cheer as they go around and around and make a full lap! And then they keep going! They finally stay in a corner, the ref counts, and Knight slowly lets off. Aleister shoves, Knight shoves, and Aleister hits a headlock takeover. Aleister grinds Knight down but Knight fights up. The fans rally, Knight stands up and fires body shots. Knight powers up and out, then he CLOBBERS Aleister! The fans rally, Knight stomps Aleister, and then stalks him. Knight brings Aleister up, snap suplexes, then covers, ONE!! Aleister is tougher than that but the fans rally. Knight brings Aleister up, bumps him off buckles, and RAMS into Aleister!

The ref counts as Knight RAMS Aleister again and again. Knight whips corner to corner, Aleister KICKS him in return! Aleister waistlocks, Knight elbows free, kicks, but Aleister denies the DDET! Knight UP KICKS, but then Aleister ROUND KICKS! Aleister runs, but into a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while both men catch their breath. Knight storms up on Aleister, drags him up, but Aleister JAWBREAKERS! Knight scoops, Aleister lands out, they throw hands, and Aleister shoves Knight to a corner. Knight kicks but Aleister blocks to JUMP KNEE! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but he might be seeing stars.

Aleister stalks Knight, brings him around, and KICKS him against ropes! Knight goes to a corner, Aleister BOOTS him, and Aleister fires forearms. Aleister brings Knight in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Aleister stays on him. Knight fires hands, Aleister fires a strike fest! LEG SWEEP! Aleister runs to SLIDING KNEE! Aleister handsprings, goes up, but Knight LRAIATS Aleister and himself up and out! The fans fire up while both men are down, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Aleister FLYING SUNSET FLIPS, but Knight rolls through! Aleister avoids the boot, kips up and BOOTS back! Then QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and Aleister is stunned! Aleister waits on Knight while the fans declare, “This is Awesome!” Aleister aims, Knght ducks the Black Mass, but Aleister denies the BFT! Knight dodges Aleister to hit the JUMPING NECKBREAKER! POP-UP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Knight climbs, then spells it out! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP, but Knight blocks the boot! Knight rolls Aleister to his feet, spins him around, and tortuer racks!

The fans fire up for Knights’ BURNING- NO, Aleister lands out! Knight narrowly deflects the boot to roll Aleister up! TWO, and both men hurry to their feet! Knight shoves, Aleister fires a haymaker, Knight fires back, and they go back and forth with fists! Aleister BOOTS Knight’s  lariat, fires more strikes, but Knight shoves him away again. The BOOT hits on the return, then Aleister goes up again! But Knight turns it into a torture rack! BURNING HAMMER!! But Aleister flops out of the ring! The fans fire up, but wait! SETH ROLLINS CURB STOMPS KNIGHT!!

Winner: LA Knight, by disqualification

The Visionary must’ve heard Knight mention him, and so “dummy number three” just gave Knight his first interaction! The fans chant for Punk, but Aleister steps in Rollins’ way instead! The fans fire up for that stare down, but then here comes Bron Breakker!! SPEAR on Aleister!! Rollins TOSSES Aleister out, and then a SENTON from Bronson Reed onto Knight! The fans boo but Bron builds up speed to SPEAR Knight!! Rollins tells Knight this is what he was talking about! You stand in Rollins’ way, you don’t stay standing! Will Rollins bring his behemoths with him to absolutely bulldoze the ladder match?

Nick Aldis & Adam Pearce speak.

The SmackDown General Manager says, “In the WWE, things tend to move fast. This week, we’re climbing the ladder at Money in the Bank, and next week, we’re kicking off the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments.” The Raw General Manager says, “This year, it’s bigger than ever. The tournament begins with four Fatal 4 Way matches in the men’s and women’s divisions, and the winners advance.” Aldis says from there, it is a co-branded single elimination tournament with the semifinals and finals. Those finals take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions. And the stakes could not be higher!

The King and Queen of the Rings get title matches on their respective brands for the biggest show of the summer, SummerSlam! Aldis & Pearce wish everyone luck, and may the best man and woman win. With so many spots open, who gets in, and who makes it to the Night of Champions?

Backstage interview with Jade Cargill.

Byron Saxton is with The Storm, and knows that while she would’ve loved to been in MITB, how good does it feel to know she is in the Queen of Ring? Jade says it feels great. She understands she won’t have the chance to climb the ladder and grab the briefcase, but she’ll keep climbing the ranks. She is The Storm, she is in that tournament, and when the dust settles, she will be Queen of the Ring. Then at SummerSlam, she won’t ask for a belt, she’ll take it. On a different note, we saw Bianca Belair refuse to forgive Naomi, but where do things stand between Biansa and Jade? Well, Charlotte Flair walks in and tells Jade as a reminder: Salt and sugar look the same.

That is to say, choose your friends wisely, or don’t have any at all. And as for QOTR, Jade will need a prayer to win. There is only ONE Queen in the WWE. But then Tiffany Stratton walks by and tells them both good luck with that. The WWE Women’s Champion heads to gorilla, what will she have to say the night before a new Miss MITB is crowned?

Legado Del Fantasma meets.

Santos Escobar is in a good mood, but Berto asks him why he brought them here. Santos says, “Family.” After the meeting they had, they agreed they were going to compete at Worlds Collide. And now, Santos has a plan. It is very simple: Worlds Collide, they will prove once and for all, they will establish, before their people, before their country, and before the world, just who owns lucha libre. Want a scoop? It’s Legado taking on Psycho Clown, Pagano and “the one who will always live in the shadow of his father,” El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr, aka Dr. Wagner the Third. They will remove the heart and soul of AAA!

So pay close attention to Santos, because he knows they have the tools to win. That is how it is. They will establish themselves as the ones who own lucha libre. And it only takes two words: Legado y Familia! But will Santos, Angel y Berto truly make themselves the three kings of lucha libre? Or will they be the ones to fall when Worlds Collide?

Backstage interview with American Made.

Byron is now with the Creed Brothers & Chad Gable, and Byron says it is a big day tomorrow for Chad as he challenges El Hijo Del Vikingo for THE AAA Mega Championship. How confident is he going into that match? Oh, confidence is high. He is a bit disappointed he didn’t qualify for MITB, but the WWE found a “suitable replacement” for him in the greatest luchador of all time, El Grande Americano! As for Gable, he will put himself in the history books when he beats Vikingo and win the most prestigious title in all of lucha libre! But then in walks Andrade. El Idolo says in Espanol that Gable wants to beat Vikingo. Gable says, “Si.”

Andrade points out something about Vikingo and Gable keeps saying, “Si,” but Andrade asks, “Si to what?” But then in steps Penta! Penta and Andrade both talk in Espanol that Gable is crazy. Gable says enough! It’s not funny to use Espanol on him! And it won’t be funny when El Grande Americano puts them both through ladders tomorrow! The Creeds agree, but then Aldis steps in. Aldis has everyone stand down. There’s enough going on tonight, so settle this in the ring, tonight. Andrade y Penta are up for that. Will the luchadores put Julius & Brutus in their place? Or will the SmackDown before MITB be American Made?

Tiffany Stratton heads to the ring.

The fans cheer as the WWE Women’s Champion struts out here, then grabs a mic before stepping in the ring. The fans cheer more, Tiff soaks it up, and she says, “Let’s call it for what it is, shall we? Last year, I didn’t just become the youngest Miss MITB. I became the It Girl of WWE, which is why I can see it now. Every single lady in that match is gonna try and pull a Tiffy and pull someone off a ladder, and then reach for the stars. I mean, we can all agree that every single lady in that match is championship material, right?” The fans do cheer that. Tiff says it doesn’t matter, because whoever wins MITB, their world will revolve around Tiff.

“So, ladies, you can win the match, you can trend for one night, but I fear no one can outdo the doer. Because, Bakersfield, what time is it?” “TIFFY TIME!” But then RHEA RIPLEY makes her way out here and the fans fire up for Mami! Rhea joins Tiff in the ring, grabs herself a mic, and the fans cheer on “MAMI! MAMI!” Rhea smiles and says, “Y’know, Tiffy, I’ve never actually been a part of the MITB ladder match before, because the fact is, I never had to.” The fans cheer that. Rhea says she doesn’t know what it feels like to win the contract like Tiff does, but Rhea knows what it feels like to be a champion. And Rhea misses that feeling.

But wait! Here comes La Primera, Stephanie Vaquer! The fans fire up as another of the Miss MITB contenders makes her entrance, followed by Alexa Bliss! And with that signals tonight’s Six Woman Tag! Will the dark, twisted, brutal trio of Vaquer, Bliss & Ripley stand tall just 24 hours before they make the climb? Or will Naomi, Roxie & Giulia make them #ProceedWithCaution?

Six Woman Tag: Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss & Stephanie Vaquer VS Naomi, Roxanne Perez & Giulia!

SmackDown returns and Naomi makes her entrance, followed by Roxie’s entrance, then Giulia’s. The teams sort out and Vaquer starts against Giulia. The fans fire up for this NXT rivalry revisited. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and Vaquer stands on Giulia’s hand to then turn her around. Giulia endures the standing motorcycle stretch, then turns it around so she can KNEE Giulia low. Giulia swings, Vaquer ducks and whips, then blows past to slip around and arm-drag! Giulia is up, Vaquer wheelbarrows and sunsets, but Giulia rebounds off ropes to sunset back! ONE, Vaquer has it! ONE and Giulia has it back! They go back and forth, then break!

Vaquer slips around, drags Giulia down, turns her over, JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH! ONE, and Giulia runs up, but into a SOBAT! Vaquer snapmares Giulia, then smiles. The fans fire up as Vaquer wraps on the headscissors, but Giulia pops out the back! Giulia ties up the legs, pulls on the arms, ANGELITO STOMP! Cover, TWO! Giulia tags Naomi and she SLIDING LARIATS! Naomi says she’s gonna do it now, and she wraps Vaquer up in headscissors! The fans are torn but Vaquer turns it around to push back for a cover, TWO! Vaquer goes up and over, and now she has the headscissors! But then Roxie & Giulia run in!

Alexa & Rhea intercept, STO for Roxie and an atomic FACEBUSTER for Giulia! The fans fire up as Alexa has Roxie at the ropes and Rhea rear mounts Giulia! Vaquer turns Naomi over, and together, “AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!” Vaquer gives Naomi DEVIL’S KISSES, Alexa’s SKATEBOARD STOMPS Roxie, and Rhea just ground ‘n’ pounds Giulia! The fans cheer as Vaquer, Rhea & Alexa stand tall while the others regroup. Vaquer chases after Naomi, puts her in the ring, but then Naomi YANKS her into ropes! The fans boo but Naomi bumps Vaquer off buckles. Naomi stomps a mudhole in but the ref counts.

Naomi steps off, but this lets Roxie & Giulia CHOKE Vaquer! The fans boo, Naomi storms over and tags in Roxie. They mug Vaquer, then Roxie digs her boots in. The ref counts, Roxie steps off and DOUBLE STOMPS! Roxie shoves Vaquer to a cover, TWO! Roxie whips Vaquer to the corner, UPPERCUTS, then tags Giulia. They mug Vaquer, then Giulia snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Tag back to Naomi and she keeps Vaquer from her corner. The fans chant, “We Want Mami!” but Naomi CLUBS and KNEES Vaquer down! Naomi swings on Rhea, misses, then goes back to Vaquer. Naomi back suplexes, Vaquer lands out! Hot tag to Alexa!

The fans fire up for Alexa as she rallies on Naomi, BLASTS Giulia & Roxie, then CLOBBERS Naomi! BASEMENT DDT! Alexa drags Naomi up, but Naomi headlocks. Alexa slips out so the corner bulldog just sends Naomi into buckles! Alexa storms up, Naomi ELBOWS her away, tag to Roxie! Alexa DECKS Roxie, SLAMS Naomi, then Alexa runs to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Alexa goes out to the apron, CANNONBALL onto Giulia & Naomi! But Roxie RAMS Alexa into the steel steps! Roxie says that is why SHE is the Prodigy! The fans boo, but SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Roxie drags Alexa up and into the ring, then storms up on her. Roxie SMACKS Alexa off the mat, then taunts Rhea by holding out Alexa’s hand. Roxie wrenches Alexa to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Roxie is annoyed but she keeps Alexa down. Roxie drags Alexa over, tags Giulia, and they mug Alexa with a CHOP! Giulia drags Alexa around, bumps her off buckles, then whips corner to corner. Alexa hobbles, Giulia runs up and SHOTGUNS her down! Cover, TWO! Giulia goes up the corner, aims, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Giulia tags Naomi and she runs to METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alexa stays in this but Naomi stays on Alexa with a facelock.

Alexa fights back with body shots, but Naomi suplexes. Alexa fights that to a cradle, TWO! Naomi PENALTY KICKS Alexa down! Naomi soaks up the heat, stalks Alexa to the ropes, then CHOKES her! The ref counts, Giulia adds on, but they both stop at 4. Naomi puts Alexa in the corner, fires body shots, then tags Roxie. The mugging continues as they stomp a mudhole into Alexa! The ref reprimands and counts, the stomping stops, and Roxie brings Alexa up. Snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Roxie drags Alexa away from her corner, tags Naomi, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Naomi bumps Alexa off buckles, then stomps and KICKS her!

Naomi digs her boot in, the ref counts, but Naomi steps off at 4. The fans rally, “We Want Mami!” but Naomi runs up. Alexa drop toeholds Naomi into buckles! Alexa crawls, but Naomi hurries to ROUNDHOUSE Vaquer! Naomi picks Alexa up, but Alexa fights and DDTS! The fans fire up while both women are down! Hot tags to Roxie and Rhea! The fans are thunderous as Rhea rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! Giulia runs up, Rhea dodges to BOOT! Roxie runs up, but Rhea scoops her! FALL AWAY SLAM! Roxie tumbles away, Rhea DROPKICKS Naomi off the apron for good measure! Rhea then drags Roxie up but Roxie JAWBREAKERS!

Roxie runs, tilt-o-whirls, and RUSSIAN- NO, Rhea blocks that, and grins as she ripcords and HOOK KICKS! Then a gut wrench for the Canadian Rack! RAZOR’S EDGE!! Roxie flounders, Rhea basement DROPKICKS! Cover, Naomi breaks it! Vaquer DROPKICKS Naomi! Giulia KNEES Vaquer! Alexa clinches Giulia, TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL! Roxie ENZIGIRIS Alexa! Rhea HEADBUTTS Roxie! Rhea pump handles, RIP- DDT from Roxie!! All six women are down and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Rhea and Roxie stir while their teams regroup. Roxie reaches out to Naomi, but then Naomi leaves her hanging!

The fans boo but Naomi knows MITB is what matters, and that is every woman for herself. Giulia has also disappeared, so Roxie is all alone! Alexa ROCKS Roxie with a right! Vaquer wrenches Roxie for SOLE FOOD! Rhea pump handles for the RIPTIDE!! Cover, Rhea’s team wins!

Winners: Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss & Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall

The spookier team sticks together, and now they’re all rolling into MITB with momentum! But will it be one of these three that takes the briefcase home? Or did Naomi make the smart play?

Solo talks with JC Mateo backstage.

Solo is confident that he’ll win MITB, so long as he has JC and Fatu. JC asks if Solo really trusts Fatu after tonight. Solo says yeah, it’s okay! So long as Fatu follows Solo’s lead, it will all be okay. But will Fatu really follow Solo? Solo tells JC, “My man, you worry too much.” Solo brought Fatu in, Fatu loves Solo, and the thing about Fatu is… He’s not all that smart, y’know? All that man does is think about himself. He is all gas, no brains. Solo laughs at his own joke, and says they just gotta handle business. They leave, but Fatu was around the corner! The Samoan Werewolf heard all of that. Is Solo the one with no brains? Will he also be the one with no contract?

The Wyatt Sick6 speak.

Bo Dallas’ video interrupts Sign of the Night time so he can say, “Grief is not linear. It is not healed by time. It is a festering wound that is continually being ripped open by an echo of a presence that is no more. You don’t forget. You can only accept that which cannot be changed.” The video fuses images of Bo and Bray, and Bo says that he has watched the SmackDown Tag Division. “The loyalty. The trust. The brotherhood. But is that bond unbreakable? From our loss, we have become a family. A ship unshaken by the storm. And yet again, they wanted to forget about us. Like we were never even here. Ignoring the sacrifices.

“Dying to the flesh to become one, we return. Not for nostalgia. Not for closure. But to rip open the wound of apathy and take what we are owed. Your brotherhood will be tested. The time for repentance has passed. Accept your condemnation. We will not be forgotten.”

The SmackDown Tag Division finishes watching this.

And from DIY to MCMG to Fraxiom to the Street Profits, and even GM Aldis, everyone is worried. Gargano says that’s not good. Ciampa says as “the two guys who built this division,” which makes everyone groan, Ciampa says there is no reason for DIY to take the fall! So come clean! Who provoked the Wyatts? Gargano immediately accuses Angelo Dawkins! Montez Ford says hey, look, they’re obviously all afraid. Fraxiom, you’re not fine! Motor City, bring the guns! And DIY, you can’t do this yourselves! But let’s forget about the tag titles for just one second. They have a bigger problem on their hands and that is Wyatt Sick6.

Dawkins says they didn’t get where they are by being scared. If the Wyatts want the smoke, they can get it. Unless y’all forgot that the Profits are the real Bogeymen around here. Ooga booga! The Profits head out, Frazer says there’s no forgetting about the tag titles. But admittedly, the Wyatts do mean business. But they cost Fraxiom, so if Frazer sees Uncle Howdy…! Axiom has Frazer calm down. But yes, Frazer is right. Fraxiom is undefeated, so they will teach the Wyatts what’s what! DIY loves that idea! Go get ’em! MCMG says of course DIY second someone else handling this. MCMG says DIY will get what’s coming to them.

But for now, MCMG will put that on the backburner to get after the Wyatts. Let’s not forget who the veterans are around here, and that’s MCMG. They set the standard, so they’ll bring the fight to the Wyatts. Gargano says another brilliant idea! DIY says they can do that. Aldis, make it so those three teams fight the Wyatts. Aldis says yes, thank you for the input. DIY heads out, and Aldis certainly has a mess to sort out. Who will survive the Wyatts coming for it all? And will the tag titles go along with that?

Andrade & PENTA VS The Creed Brothers w/ Chad Gable!

El Idolo and the Man with No Fear know that whether or not El Grande Americano is really Chad Gable under that mask, Chad Gable definitely doesn’t stand a chance against El Hijo Del Vikingo. But can Andrade y Penta build momentum going into the ladder match together? Or will Julius & Brutus do Chad’s- Er, El Grande’s dirty work for him?

SmackDown returns as Andrade makes his entrance. Then American Made makes their entrance, and the fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” Andrade y Penta DOUBLE FLY out onto the Creeds! The fans fire up, Andrade fires off on Brutus with forearms while Penta POSTS Julius! Penta THROWS Julius into barriers, Andrade puts Brutus in the ring, and the fans cheer for “Cero Miedo!” Penta revels in that, and Andrade starts against Brutus. The bell rings, Brutus runs up, and Andrade drop toeholds Brutus into buckles! Juius rushes in but Andrade dodges to CLOBBER him with forearms! Andrade kips up, the fans fire up, and Andrade rallies them with “SI! SI! SI!”

Andrade CHOPS Brutus, then runs at Julius, CIEN KNEES! Then CIEN KNEES for Brutus! The fans join in for a “CERO! MIEDO!” Andrade tags Penta, he runs up to headstand and DROPKICK on Julius! Then a headstand and DROPKICK for Brutus! Penta swaggers, but Julius waistlocks! Penta fires off hands, then a CHOP! And another CHOP! And another CHOP! Penta CLUBS Julius, Brutus CLUBS Penta! Brutus snarls, ROCKS Penta, then he tags Julius. The Creeds drag Penta up, but Penta CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS again! Penta CHOPS away on Brutus, then has him on the ropes for a CHOP!

The ref reprimands, Penta whips, but Brutus reverses. Penta KICKS Brutus, then he catches Julius as he runs in! Penta waistlocks Julius and tags Andrade, Andrade GAMANGIRIS! Julius falls, Andrade climbs, but Brutus rushes up! Andrade ROCKS Brutus, Brutus drops down, but he’s a step for Julius to FLYING KNEE! Andrade flops on the top rope, and Julius GUT WRENCH PLEXES him away! The straps come down, the fans boo, but Julius clinches for an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Julius kips up, tags Brutus, and Brutus STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, ONE, but Gable is still pleased as SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Brutus stalks Andrade to the apron, drags him up and bends him against the ropes! The ref counts, Brutus lets go at 4, and Andrade flops over. Brutus stomps Andrade, digs his boot into Andrade’s neck, then steps off at 4. Tag to Julius and he drags Andrade around. The Creeds KNEE Andrade back and forth, then Julius sucker punches Penta! The ref reprimands but Julius goes back to Andrade. Andrade JAWBREAKERS free! Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Julius trips Andrade onto the ropes! Julius CHOKES Andrade, steps off at 4, then paces around. Julius drags Andrade up to RAM him into the corner!

Tag to Brutus and he runs up to BRUTUS BALL in the corner! Snapmare and a tag to Julius for the SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Julius drags Andrade into a chinlock, tags Brutus, and the Creeds mug Andrade. Brutus drags Andrade up to ROCK him with a forearm! And another! And then Brutus TACKLES Andrade so he can SMASH! Brutus stalks Andrade to a corner, eggs him on, and then drags him away from the corner to HAMMER him down! Brutus soaks up the heat, then eggs Andrade on. Andrade sits up, and Brutus clamps on a chinlock. Brutus grinds Andrade back down, thrashes him around, but Andrade fights up.

Brutus smothers Andrade as SmackDown returns to single picture. Andrade fights up again as the fans rally, but Brutus back suplexes, only for Andrade to CROSSBODY! Both men are down, Julius tags in and jumps on a leg! Andrade ENZIGIRIS free! Hot tag to Penta! Penta goes up and CROSSBODIES Julius! Penta keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS! Julius tumbles around, Penta KICKS him in the leg! Penta whips, Julius reverses, but Penta goes up and over to BACKSTABBER! Cover, Brutus breaks it! Brutus whips, Penta reverses and out goes Brutus! SUPERKICK for Julius! The fans fire up, but Gable drags Julius to safety!

Andrade protests but the ref keeps Andrade back. Penta storms upon Gable, but Gable grabs at the mask! The fans boo, but EL HIJO DE VIKINGO jumps the railing! Vikingo YANKS Gable down and throws hands! The fans fire up, but Gable knees Vikingo low! Gable whips, Vikingo reverses and he TOSSES Gable over barriers! Vikingo pursues, they brawl more, but Julius rolls Penta up! TWO, and Penta SUPERKICKS! Brutus is in, Andrade SHADOW ELBOWS him! Penta goes up, the ref is busy with Brutus, so Andrade SHADOW ELBOWS Julius! Penta adds a FLYING DESTROYER!! Cover, Penta y Andrade win!

Winners: Andrade & Penta, by pinfall

El Idolo and Penta celebrate together, but wait! Here comes Seth Rollins! He attacked LA Knight just for being in MITB, now he looks to do the same to these two. Penta & Andrade don’t back down, even as Bron & Bronson flank the ring. The fans boo this 3v2 scenario, but the fight is on! Rollins & Bron mug Andrade while Bronson CLOBBERS Penta! The fans chant for Punk, but Rollins sets Andrade up for Bron’s SPEAR!! Bronson scoops Penta to SLAM him, then SENTON him! CURB STOMP for Andrade!! CURB STOMP for Penta!! The fans boo as Rollins has his behemoths drag Penta to a drop zone!

Rollins TOSSES Andrade, Bronson goes up, TSUNAMI!! The producers and refs can’t get in the ring with Bron barking at them, and whatever fines Rollins faces don’t matter with how close he is to having all the power in WWE! Can no one stop the Visionary from taking over the future of the industry?

SmackDown returns and…

Rollins’ crew is still in the ring. Heyman now has the mic to say, “Yea, though we walk through the sold-out hellhole of Bakers b*tches, we fear not the future! Because ladies and gentlemen, like it or not, we ARE the future!” The fans boo but Heyman says he doesn’t understand why they would! Seth Rollins told you even before WrestleMania what this industry was becoming. He told you all what would happen at Mania, and it happened! Rollins told you all they would get Roman Reigns out of the way, and they did! Rollins told you all they would put CM Punk out of Heyman’s misery, and they did!

Don’t they get that whatever Rollins tells them becomes true? Don’t they understand that Rollins is the vanguard of the future of this industry? That this group is the vanguard of the destiny of the WWE!? The fans still boo, and Heyman says they can sit there and boo all they want. “Tomorrow night, Seth Freakin’ Rollins becomes, once again, Mr. Money in the Bank!” The fans boo even more, but Heyman says then, once Rollins does that, at his leisure, at his discretion, when he damn well feels like it, it will be who, what, where, and when! We all know the why! The why is to solidify the POWER that comes with the title!

“And Seth Freakin’ Rollins will then propel this entire industry into a future that is a vision all of his own!” As for Heyman, the greatest honor of his professional and personal life is when he gets to stand here, in this ring, and says, “Ladies and gentlemen, the REIGNING! DEFENDING! UNDI-” Wait! Cody Rhodes makes his way out here! The fans fire up and sing along with the American Nightmare’s song, and he still gets the “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody high-fives fans as he goes down the ramp and to the ring. Rollins has Bron & Bronson calm down, even as Cody steps inside. Cody looks at the four, then stares Rollins down.

But now we’re joined by Jey Uso! The fans fire up as Jey makes his way out from the concourse and down through the stands! Jey even gets a little girl to join in on the YEET! Rollins has his faction follow him away again, letting Cody and the World Heavyweight Champion have the ring. Cody & Jey will have one last face-to-face with John Cena & Logan Paul, but can they keep it civil? Or will it pop off 24 hours before MITB? We find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns once more…

Cody & Jey revel in the cheers, and Cody has the mic to say, “So, Bakersfield… Whaddya wanna talk about? Talk about MITB?” “YEET!” “Talk about the Intuit Dome?” “YEET!” “Talk about Main Event Jey Uso!” “YEET!” “Talk about our opponents, John Cena…” The fans boo that name. “And his tag team partner, Logan Paul…!” The fans definitely boo that name. Cody says okay, well, what’d they say last week? Cena was rather aggressive, saying Cody tries too hard. The fans already duel, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cody says Cena called Cody desperate, which was bold coming from Cena. Cena danced his way onto a livestream all, “How do you do, fellow kids?”

We saw Cena kick some man in a nuts, then begging for forgiveness online. Seeing Cena in the ring with Logan in 2025, that was like if Michael PS Hayes was in the ring with the Hardy Boys. Let’s talk about desperate! Desperate is WrestleMania 41, throwing away 20 YEARS of good will so that he could have a record-setting title reign. Tomorrow isn’t about the World Heavyweight Championship, it isn’t about the Undisputed WWE Championship, it is a showdown. What would Jey call that? Jey calls that a YEET DOWN! One time for the one time: Four letters, one word! UH UH, YEET!! But wait! Here comes John Cena!

The fans erupt with “JOHN CENA SUCKS~! JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as Cena makes his entrance in his Lakers inspired merch for Los Angeles. Cena steps into the ring, has them cut his music, and he looks at the crowd as they duel, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena of course makes the announcer give him the proper introduction: The Greatest of All Time, the Never-Seen Seventeen, gracing Bakersfield with his presence one last time, he is the Last Real Champion, JOOOOOHN~! CENAAA~! And then LOGAN PAUL slides in! ONE LUCKY PUNCH on Jey!! Then he tries it on Cody, but Cody grabs him for a dragon sleeper!

But Cena BELT SHOTS Cody before he can hit Cross Rhodes! The fans boo but Cena drags Jey up for an ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Cena lets Logan get Cody with the PAULVERIZER! Cena then sets Cody up in the drop zone for Logan as he climbs. Logan hits the FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH! Cena now sets Jey up and Logan goes back up, FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! The fans boo as Cena kicks Cody & Jey out of the ring, and then gets himself a mic. Logan picks up the World Heavyweight Championship while Cena says, “Take a good look. NO ONE is coming to save you. I’ve been telling you this for a half of a year! YOUR DREAM of what the WWE is… will be RUINED!

“THIS is your future! I take this home! He takes that to the top!” They raise their belts up, and Cena says he is the Last Real Champion while Logan is the Moment Maker, the One of One, the Inevitable Future Face of the WWE! “Bakersfield, humble yourselves for the humblest! The future World Heavyweight Champion, Logan Paul!” The fans boo as they both hold up the belts again, then set them down. The fans chant “Logan Sucks! Logan Sucks!” Cena and Logan go outside to grab Cody and Jey and put them back in the ring! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Cody! Logan lines up a shot, ONE LUCKY PUNCH for Jey!!

The fans boo, chant “We Want Truth!” but Cena says, “You Can’t Handle the Truth!!” Cena says if you want their truth, their truth is right here, staring them in the face! And there is not a damn thing the fans or anyone that fights for the fans can do about it! “You hypocrites chant for Truth. You are all pathetic LIARS!” The fans still chant “We Want Truth!” but Cena says, “This is why you’re losers. Take a good look, because it’s my last time here in Bakersfield. And remember these words: Winners write the history books! Ladies and gentlemen, your future champion, and the Last Real Champion!”

The two raise the belts up again as the fans boo, but is this really going to be the future of the WWE? Or can someone, anyone, stop it all from happening?

My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown as the go-home to both MITB and Worlds Collide. Though, the most Legado could do for their Six Man Tag was have a promo that didn’t really add much, and Santos kinda repeated himself a bit. There’s also the Six Man Tag of Aerostar, Octagon Jr. & Mr. Iguana VS Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro and apparently now Lince Dorado to sub in for Joaquin Wilde. One Six Man Tag surely goes to WWE and the other to AAA, I’m just not sure which one. We did get a bit more Gable VS Vikingo with Vikingo help Penta & Andrade in the main event, but I don’t know how that math works. As wild as it would be, I really don’t think Gable should win the AAA Mega Champion.

Especially if El Grande Americano has the potential to win MITB. While we all know Gable and Grande are one in the same, Grande didn’t show up tonight, so he was safe from the go-home math that happened tonight. Seth Rollins and his faction of course ran roughshod over SmackDown tonight, but I liked the opening promo of Rollins’ faction being confronted by Solo’s. Great bit bringing Jimmy Uso out, but it’s kinda funny Fatu and JC each fell for the “He bumped into me!” misunderstanding. Great win for Jimmy from this, and Solo’s promo later definitely puts the final nail in the coffin for him, Fatu is going to screw Solo over at MITB.

Aleister and LA Knight each had good promos before their match, which was a little rough in the middle but still really good. Rollins of course ruins that match to weaken Knight, but what a great stare down of Aleister and Rollins. As it stands, that won’t be a feud, unless the WWE Draft still happens and moves Aleister (and Zelina) over to Raw. And back to that main event match, of course Rollins and his crew blew that great match up, too. All this math is adding up to Rollins losing, because chances are, CM Punk does show up to screw him over. And so, if it isn’t Grande, I feel like Knight benefits from that since he was the first to take a stomp from Rollins.

Great stuff in the Women’s MITB build, with Tiffany’s promo calling out all six contenders cuing up the six contenders making their entrances for the Six Woman Tag. Awesome match, and great win for the Faces with Naomi (and Giulia more quietly) leaving Roxie alone. Good promo from Zelina with Giulia, and great Bakersfield Brawl. I like that Giulia suckered Zelina in with the assist, because it really is as I said: Better to challenge a champion with no obvious allies than the one with sidekicks. Plus, Chelsea Green can finally move up to the top title with someone else challenging Zelina for the Women’s US Championship. Chelsea and Tiffany interacting while Tiff worries about Miss MITB will be some really fun stuff.

Giulia going right for Zelina takes her out of the running, the Faces did that tonight with their win, and even without the math, Naomi is perhaps the perfect choice for Miss MITB. She has her beef with Tiffany, but also with Jade and Bianca, meaning one or both won’t let Naomi get a clean cash-in. Good promo from Jade and Charlotte to help add to the hype of the King & Queen of the Ring news. Four Fatal 4 Ways makes things happen much faster, but it adds up to the same: eight people from each brand fighting to be in the semifinals and so on, can’t wait to see who else gets in.

Great promo from Bo Dallas, and great response from the teams of SmackDown. DIY play the perfect Heels in this letting the Faces handle the spooky, scary tweeners the Wyatts are, and we will definitely get great stuff out of the different tag matches. And of course, great final faceoff from Cody, Jey, Cena & Logan. In fact, it was very clever for Cena to take all that attention so Logan could get the drop on Jey & Cody. Cena had a very good promo, and he very cleverly touched upon the #WeWantTruth campaign with it. But this obviously has to mean Cena & Logan lose, helping set up Cena VS Cody the rematch for SummerSlam, even with the big Atlanta weekend coming up.

My Score: 8.9/10