Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (10/28/19)
Rollins warms up against Rowan before arriving in Riyadh!
Raw revs things up just days before Crown Jewel!
In order to prepare for his rematch with The Fiend, Seth Rollins uses Erick Rowan to test out Falls Count Anywhere! Will Rollins burn down the Redwood?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Becky Lynch VS Kairi Sane w/ Asuka; Lynch wins.
- R-Truth VS Buddy Murphy; Murphy wins.
- Ricochet w/ Hulk Hogan VS Drew McIntyre w/ Ric Flair; Ricochet wins, by disqualification.
- The Viking Raiders VS Rizzo & Bryant; The Viking Raiders win.
- Andrade Almas w/ Zelina Vega VS Sin Cara w/ Catalina; Almas wins.
- Charlotte Flair & Natalya VS The IIconics; Flair & Natalya win.
- Falls Count Anywhere: Seth Rollins VS Erick Rowan; Rollins wins.
- Humberto Carrillo VS AJ Styles w/ The OC; Styles wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Paige returns to Raw!
The Glampire is in St. Louis to welcome us all to the show! Some may know that she advises a “very special tag team.” She is proud to be even just a small part of their success. So she introduces the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Asuka and Kairi Sane, the Kabuki Warriors! The Empress of Tomorrow and the Pirate Princess come out in robes, masks and Kairi even has a parasol. They’ve been back and forth with The Man and The Queen, and it was thanks to a green mist assist that Kairi pinned Becky Lynch. The trio stands in the ring, and Paige recalls how six months she introduce these two as a team. She took two former NXT Women’s Champions, one benig the Mae Young Classic winner and a Women’s Royal Rumble winner, and put them together. They’ve gelled as a team and are tag team champions.
Asuka snatches the mask from Paige to talk in Japanese that they are the champions! Paige takes the mic back but Kairi takes the mic from her to have a laugh. Paige tries to take the mic back but Kairi drops it. Asuka sprays Paige with mist!! The Kabuki Warriors have turned against their manager! Referees and medics hurry to get Paige a towel and some water to flush her eyes out, as well as help her out of the ring. Fans boo Asuka and Kairi, but they just laugh. But before anything worse can happen, The Man comes around! The Raw Women’s Champion gets the Kabuki Warriors’ attention, and then goes right after Kairi!! She rains down rights and kicks Kairi out of the ring! Fans rally for Becky as the Kabuki Warriors regroup. Becky gives chase and fights them both! But that proves too much, and the Kabuki Warriors start clubbing Becky down.
But Becky fights back again! Becky tosses Asuka over, then focuses on Kairi, who is her opponent anyway. They get in the ring but Kairi bails out and a ref works to restore order. This Champion VS Champion match will happen after the break!
Becky Lynch VS Kairi Sane w/ Asuka!
Raw returns as Kairi returns to the ring. The referee makes sure she and Becky are ready, and then sounds the bell. Becky stares Kairi down but Kairi fakes a bad stomach from that brawl. Kairi asks for help, and Becky walks over. But she sees the sucker back hand coming and gets Kairi with forearms! She puts Kairi in a corner to stomp a mudhole! Asuka protests and Becky backs off, but comes back to scoop Kairi. Kairi fights out and bails out to regroup with Asuka. Fans duel as Becky watches the Kabuki Warriors talk. Kairi still fakes a bad stomach and sucker Becky into a high kick! Kairi goes after Becky in the corner with swift strikes! Then she stands on Becky to stomp away! The ref counts, Kairi lets up at 4 to soak up some heat.
Kairi has Becky up to throw her into buckles! And then another corner’s buckles! Becky blocks the third to hit back and give Kairi a bump! And then another! Becky hits a bulldog! Oklahoma Roll, TWO! But Becky dropkicks Kairi hard into a corner! Becky runs in but is put on the apron. She hits Kairi first, then climbs up, but Kairi trips her up. And yanks her off! Kairi covers, TWO, but she drags Becky up by her hair. Kairi puts some stank on her CHOP! And then CHOPS more! She brings Becky out for body shots but misses her ax kick! Becky throws Kairi down and arm-drags her around! Becky has the arm in a hammerlock, then bridges through! Kairi endures but Becky lets up to bring Kairi up. Kairi throws hands but Becky whips her to a corner. Kairi goes up but gets a kick! Cover, TWO!
Becky keeps her cool while Asuka shouts for Kairi to get up. Becky drags Kairi up to yank on Kairi’s arm, and then again. Fans fire up as Becky steps through, but Kairi trips her up. Kairi bails out again, but Becky builds speed. Asuka distracts on the apron but gets away as Becky swipes at her. But where’d Kairi go? Kairi runs around the way, leaps, but into a lariat! Asuka talks trash at Becky but Becky gives it back. Becky goes to Kairi, but gets shoved into steel steps! The Man is down while Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Kairi has Becky in a Bow ‘n’ Arrow hold! She bends the champion way back, but fans rally as Becky endures. Becky works on an escape, and she pops out to then hop on Kairi, TWO! Kairi knees Becky right down! Kairi laughs as she brings Becky up. She toys with Becky, giving slaps from all sides. Becky fires body shots and haymakers back! Kairi throws her down by her hair! Cover, ONE as Becky goes Matrix to mule kick. Becky is in a corner but she dodges Kairi to hit the rocket kick! And then rallies with lariats! And a calf kick! Becky rolls and fans rally. Kairi is in the corner and Becky hits the Firearm! Then a back kick and BECKSPLODER! Cover, TWO! Asuka coaches Kairi up but Becky stands first. Becky goes after Kairi’s arm but Kairi whips out to roll back, cross-leg Boston Crab! Becky endures as Kairi bridges back. Becky slips out and around to get a cover, TWO!
Kairi and Becky brawl, Kairi boots but Becky rebounds and forearms! Asuka shouts at Kairi while both women are down. The standing count begins and fans rally for Becky. Becky is up but Kairi cradles, TWO! Becky boots Kairi down then hauls her up for a suplex. Kairi fights out, DDT counter! Cover, TWO!! Asuka is frustrated for Kairi, and Kairi throws a small tantrum. Kairi drags Becky to a drop zone and decides to weigh anchor! She heads up top, but Becky revives to hit back! The two brawl as Becky climbs, and Becky grabs Kairi. Kairi hits back, Becky is in the Tree of Woe! Kairi adjusts but Becky slips out again! Becky TOSSES Kairi down! Becky hops up now, and hits The Man’s Leg Drop! Cover, TWO!! Kairi survives and shocks Becky! But Asuka is fired up for her kouhai, her junior partner!
Becky tells Asuka this is what you get, as she hauls Kairi back up. Kairi turns things around to send Becky out, but runs into a kick! And another! Asuka comes by but gets a flying forearm! Becky hurries back in, has Kairi, but Kairi hits the BACK HAND! Cover, TWO!! Kairi screams in frustration, but then drags Becky up by her hair. But Becky suddenly get her arm! DISARM-HER! Kairi taps, Becky wins!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by submission
The Man gets even with the Joshi royalty! Becky offers a handshake but Kairi just kicks at her, so Becky tells her off with that same hand. Will Becky be rolling through the roster once again? Or will a challenger rise up before the holidays?
R-Truth VS Buddy Murphy!
He may not be the current WWE 747 7/11 24/7 European Television Champion, but that won’t stop Truth from bringing the energy to Raw! But will he learn that #WhatsUp is the Best Kept Secret?
Raw returns and Charly Caruso joins Truth in the ring for an interview. Truth face Buddy Murphy, but Murphy is not Truth’s buddy. No, that’s his name. Yeah he knows. But anyway, to the WWE 24/7 Championship, and how Sunil Singh took the title from him, thanks to his brother, Samir. Truth knew it! He needed his eyes checked so he went to Lenscrafters. They had a sale on bifocals. Truth puts his glasses on and fans cheers Truth having all four eyes on the prize. When Truth sees Rajin Singh and pins him, he will become a 52-time 48/7, 7/11, 24/7 European- Buddy Murphy interrupts with his introduction, and Murphy takes the mic. Truth is so focused on that 24/7 title and those who have it, except on Australia’s Finest. Truth may not know who he is yet, but after tonight, no one will forget him. Murphy drops the mics and Truth takes off his glasses, and this match finally begins.
Murphy and Truth tie up, Murphy waistlocks and Truth standing switches. Murphy switches back, but so does Truth, only to get a sharp back elbow! Murphy bumps Truth off buckles and then stomps away! The ref counts and Murphy lets up, tot hen throw haymakers! Murphy brings Truth out but Truth ROCKS him with a right! And another! Truth keeps throwing hands, whips Murphy but Murphy reverses. Truth tilt-o-whirl headscissors! Then does the splits! Only to run into a BOOT! Truth tries again but Murphy goes up and over to then run, into the Lie Detector elbow! Cover, TWO! Truth waits for Murphy to stand and fans rally up. Murphy gets up, Truth kicks low then runs, but he misses the scissor kicks! Murphy fires off a strike fest! Truth dodges the knee to hit a calf kick! Cover, TWO!!
But then the 24/7 Championship chase overflows into the arena! Now Truth knows what it’s like to see this from the outside. The Singh Brothers run away from No Way Jose, Eric Young, Curt Hawkins, Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder. Truth wants his baby back! But wait, Truth, Sunil is first so just turn around! The ring count climbs past 5, so Truth gets back in. AUSSIE-GOYE!! Cover, Murphy wins!!
Winner: Buddy Murphy, by pinfall
The Bollywood Boys bail out of the arena and their challengers keep up the chase. Truth realizes what just hit him, and hurries after the 24/7 Championship. Will Truth get his 21st reign tonight? Will Murphy find his own way to a bigger prize?
The Authors of Pain speak.
Akam and Rezar know that the other tag teams “find it disconcerting” that Akam and Rezar speak in their native tongues. Rezar lets them in on a little secret: The AOP want everyone to feel uncomfortable. The AOP knows warfare is as mental as it is physical. If they don’t know how the AOP are going to come at them, then they will not survive. Every language, style and discipline will be used so that the AOP own Raw’s Tag Team Division. “Victory for the sake of our legacy. Violence for the sake of violence. That is all you get to know this week about the Authors of Pain.”
The Street Profits are here!
Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins get St. Louis to join the party as they make their way through the crowd. They make their way to the ring and get some mics before hugging it out. And then again. Ford and Dawkins hear the fans cheering, “We Want the Smoke!” and that pumps them up more. “I must say that not only did we make our Monday Night Raw debut last week, but we showed up and we showed out!” You always remember your first. It may not have been in lovely St. Louis, the OC still felt the blues. With a stunning assist from Kevin Owens. They even kissed a baby. Speak for yourself, Fam. Dawkins was at the after party kissing on this honey named… Wait, who was she again? Dawkins, focus. Right, right. “To all the superstars that want to throw down with the Street Profits like the OC, y’all done messed up, fam.” The Profits are up, and #WeWantTheSmoke!
Wait, what was that? Did Ford stutter? We Want the Smoke! We Want the Smoke! The Profits head out through the crowd now, and keep the party going! But will the Profits be partying all the way to the tag titles?
Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan are in the ring!
They and Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart stand together as Raw returns, talking trash already. Hogan signals for it, and the One and Only makes his entrance! Ricochet heads down the ramp and slides in, but now Flair calls for his Celtic Colossus!
Ricochet w/ Hulk Hogan VS Drew McIntyre w/ Ric Flair!
The King of Flight may have been grounded by the Scottish Terminator, he gets a second chance at gaining some momentum. With Hulkamania and the Nature Boy ringside, who will this Crown Jewel preview rematch go?
But before any bell, Ricochet DIVES out onto McIntyre! Ricochet puts McIntyre in, the match begins and Ricochet fires off! McIntyre kicks but misses and Ricochet PELES! McIntyre basil back out, and Ricochet FLIES! Direct hit takes both men out, but those bad ribs bother Ricochet. The lasting effects from last week won’t stop Ricochet from putting McIntyre back in. McIntyre is up but walks into a shoulder. Ricochet slingshots but into McIntyre’s hands! McIntyre hotshots Ricochet by the ribs! The ref checks on Ricochet but McIntyre comes out to kick Ricochet in the ribs! McIntyre then hauls Ricochet up, to bearhug and overhead suplex! Fans rally as McIntyre drags Ricochet up, to CHOP! Flair is proud of his fifth man as McIntyre puts Ricochet in.
McIntyre stomps away on the bad ribs and puts Ricochet against ropes. The ref counts but McIntyre still bends Ricochet back until the count of 4. Ricochet writhes and Hogan is worried but McIntyre drags Ricochet up again. McIntyre tosses Ricochet overhead again, and across the ring! Ricochet sits up while McIntyre smirks. He looms over Ricochet then hauls him up. Ricochet throws a body shot but McIntyre SLAPS him down! The ref checks on Ricochet but he refuses to quit here. McIntyre drags Ricochet up, Ricochet SLAPS and CHOPS back! But McIntyre BOOTS Ricochet down, to drop the leg, brother! McIntyre even gets in Hogan’s face! Hart tells Hogan to hold back but McIntyre promises this will be settled at Crown Jewel.
McIntyre has Ricochet up in a cobra twist to torture the ribs! Ricochet endures and fans are thunderous, but McIntyre thrashes Ricochet about. Ricochet fights out with elbows and hands, but McIntyre just hip tosses him away! McIntyre drags Ricochet up for a suplex TOSS! Ricochet writhes again but McIntyre is on his arm with a high armlock. McIntyre uses leverage to bend and stretch the ribs, but fans rally up. Ricochet fights his way up with body shots, but McIntyre whips. Ricochet rolls off McIntyre’s back, keeps moving, and hits a tilt-o-whirl headscissor! Then springboards, but into McIntyre’s arms! McIntyre tosses Ricochet up, but Ricochet lands on his feet, only to run into a back drop! McIntyre drags Ricochet over, even as dead weight. McIntyre stares Hogan down before hoisting Ricochet up. Crucifix BUCKLE BOMB! McIntyre laughs as he then mocks the Hogan flexing!
Fans boo but McIntyre doesn’t care. He just brings Ricochet up and tosses him out of the ring like a sack of potatoes. McIntyre stands Ricochet up to CHOP! Ricochet CHOPS back! But McIntyre DECKS him with that right! McIntyre hauls Ricochet up to snake eyes off barriers! St. Louis is all fired up as they see McIntyre bring Ricochet right up to Hogan to punch him down! Hogan and Hart protest and coach Ricochet up but McIntyre puts Ricochet in. McIntyre stalks Ricochet to a corner and Flair likes what he sees. McIntyre whips Ricochet corner to corner, but he runs into boots! Both men are down and stirring as the legends and fans rally. Ricochet stands to CHOP and punch McIntyre! Then whip corner to corner, only for McIntyre to reverse. Ricochet goes up but gets kicked out of the air! Cover, TWO!! Flair’s ferocious fifth man is in control as we go to break.
Raw returns and McIntyre stomps away on Ricochet. He dares Ricochet to stand before stomping him more. McIntyre taunts Ricochet while soaking up the heat. He dead lifts Ricochet to the Canadian Rack but Ricochet sunset flips! TWO, and Ricochet goes up and over in the corner. But McIntyre tosses him into buckles! And then clubs him hard on the back! McIntyre crucifies Ricochet again, but Ricochet huricanranas McIntyre into buckles! Hogan and St. Louis rally behind Ricochet while Flair looks upset. McIntyre hurries over but Ricochet throws haymakers and chops! McIntyre kicks low and reels Ricochet in, but Ricochet slips around to dropkick-flip and enziguri! Both men are down again but Hart and Hogan keep St. Louis fired up. Ricochet jawbreakers McIntyre then boots from a corner! Somersault shotgun dropkick!
McIntyre is in the corner, Ricochet runs and rams his shoulder in. Ricochet springboards, flying clothesline! LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Both men are down again, but Ricochet has McIntyre up. McIntyre fireman’s carries, Ricochet slips out and kicks back! Ricochet tries to get the fireman’s carry, but can’t hold it! Ricochet elbows McIntyre away, but the boot doesn’t work! McIntyre elbows through the guard, and then has Ricochet, for a REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM! Cover, TWO!? Ricochet survives and Hogan coaches that it’s now or never. “This is Awesome!” and Ricochet counters Future Shock to a jackknife cover! TWO, Glasgow Kiss headbutt, DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet still lives! Hogan says it’s time to dig deep, and Ricochet reaches for ropes.
McIntyre stands up and hauls Ricochet up. McIntyre fireman’s carries and puts Ricochet on a corner. McIntyre CHOPS, then climbs up top, but Ricochet fights back! Ricochet ROCKS McIntyre into the Tree of Woe! But McIntyre sits up to SUPLEX Ricochet! The Scottish Terminator fires up, but runs into a CALF KICK! Ricochet has McIntyre in the drop zone and hurries up top! St. Louis reaches a fever pitch for the 630 SENTON! But he has to roll through, RANDY ORTON RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!!
Winner: Ricochet, by disqualification
St. Louis’ own and the captain of Team Flair is here! Ric Flair had an ace in the hole and here it is! The Viper fires up the Scottish Terminator and Flair has the last laugh on Hogan! They dump Ricochet out at Hulkster’s feet, and McIntyre shouts, “YOU, are screwed!” But in the end, McIntyre couldn’t put Ricochet away on his own. Will Team Flair be able to put Team Hogan away when it’s finally 5v5?
The OC come across Humberto Carrillo.
They’re not sure what to make of Ultimo Ninja. But this is the kid that tore it up with Seth Rollins. Styles was impressed, and so were the Good Brothers. It wasn’t that long ago that Styles was a rookie. And now he’s an inspiration! One of the most well-liked veterans in the WWE today. And last week, Carrillo’s debut against Rollins, that was cool. “But amigo!” If Carrillo wants to prove himself against the top champion, he picked the wrong one. If Carrillo wants to try his luck against the best, step into the ring with Styles tonight. Too Sweet, peace out. Will Carrillo catch Styles off guard 1v1 tonight?
The Viking Raiders VS Rizzo & Bryant!
It may not be Halloween, but the Chicago Cubs cosplayers are going to be getting something far from a treat. Will they even make it out of St. Louis against the Raw Tag Team Champions?
The teams sort out and Rizzo starts with Erik. But then Rizzo tags out to Bryant. Bryant runs in but is thrown down by Erik! Erik sees Rizzo coming and rocks him with knees and a forearm! Tag to Ivar, and the Vikings take Bryant for the seated senton! Ivar runs and hits a bronco buster on Rizzo! Fans fire up as Ivar rips the jersey off Bryant to slap him with it! Tag to Erik, Ivar scoop slams Bryant, and then Erik scoop slams Ivar onto Bryant! Rizzo staggers up, but gets Ace Ten Mao! Erik roars at Rizzo before tagging Ivar back in. They each take one Cub, and then stack them up on Erik for a powerslam powerbomb combo! Does that count as a double play? Anyway, Ivar and Erik then bring Bryant up, for THOR’S HAMMER! Ivar covers out of the slam, the Viking Raiders win!
Winners: The Viking Raiders, Ivar pinning
The warpath isn’t stopping here! Erik and Ivar are in the Crown Jewel Tag Team Turmoil as the most decorated tag team in wrestling today! Will they add the accomplishment of “Best Tag Team in the World” to their resume?
Bobby Lashley sits with Lana.
The Ravishing Russian looks worried about having to confront Rusev later. What will happen when she and her husband air out their dirty laundry on The King’s Court?
Andrade Almas w/ Zelina Vega VS Sin Cara!
El Idolo is on a roll, with a lot of credit going to La Muneca. But the Man with No Face knows he had Almas’ number. Two can play this game, because Sin Cara has Catalina! Catalina says in Spanish that there is nothing Vega can do to stop her man from winning this time!
The bell rings and Vega snarls at Catalina. Almas rushes Sin Cara but Sin Cara dodges to tilt-o-whirl headscissors! Then Sin Cara hops up, but Almas shoves him down! Vega mocks Sin Cara with Tranquilo while Almas soaks up the heat. Almas fetches Sin Cara up for a CHOP, and then puts him in the ring. Almas drags Sin Cara up and gut wrenches to a Canadian rack for a backbreaker! Cover, TWO, but Almas wraps on a grounded cobra twist! Sin Cara endures the stretch while Vega grins. Catalina coaches Sin Cara up and fans rally up. Sin Cara fights his way up to throw body shots. Almas knees low and Sin Cara drops! Almas drags Sin Cara up and whips him to a corner. He runs in to hit a BIG knee smash! Cover, TWO! Catalina coaches Sin Cara up more but Almas whips Sin Cara to another corner. Sin Cara dodges and Almas crashes and burns! Almas holds his knee as he hits the ground.
Sin Cara climbs up, and TORNILLOS! Direct hit wipes Almas out! St. Louis rallies as Sin Cara puts Almas in. Sin Cara runs in but is pops up, only for him to SPIKE-RANA! Vega distracts on the apron, but Catalina does her job of yanking her back. Vega huricanranas, but Catalina blocks! To swing Vega into barriers! But Almas rolls Sin Cara up and uses the ropes! Almas still wins!!
Winner: Andrade Almas, by pinfall
It didn’t go how Vega planned, but it worked out in the end! El Idolo wins, but La Muneca is furious. Will they come back for a third time just so Vega can get back at Catalina?
Charlotte Flair & Natalya VS The IIconics!
The Queens of Raw team up, but will they make Peyton Royce and Billie Kay bend the knees? Or is the future still IIconic for these two best-friends-forever?
The teams sort out, and Peyton starts against Charlotte. Charlotte and Peyton circle and tie up, and Charlotte trips Peyton! Peyton avoids the Figure Four but gets those Flair CHOPS instead! And many of them! Charlotte lets out a “WOO~” to whip, and she catches Peyton’s crossbody! Charlotte mocks Peyton calling for Billie before throwing Peyton with a Fall Away Slam! Charlotte kips up to style and profile, then tags in Natty. The Queens have Peyton for a double suplex! And they hold Peyton for a count of 5 before dropping her down! Cover, TWO! Natty drags Peyton up to scoop but Peyton slips out to throw her down by her hair! Tag to Billie, and the IIconics double kick and mule kick! Billie covers, TWO!
Billie keeps on Natty with an armlock, and claws at the face! The ref reprimands but Billie keeps on the arm. Billie talks trash while Natty endures, then throws a knee to throw Natty to the apron. Billie throws more knees then tags in Peyton. The IIconics tangle Natty up in the ropes, Motorcycle Stretch and some clawing swipes! Peyton lets up but Natty crawls for Charlotte. Peyton intercepts, but Natty cradle counters, TWO! Spinning heel kick knocks Natty down! Cover, TWO! The IIconics are furious, but Peyton drops elbows and wraps on a thrashing sleeper. Natty fights up and out but Peyton throws her by her hair! Tag to Billie and the IIconics work together for the bulldog special! Charlotte drags Billie off the cover! Then BOOTS Peyton!
Billie is furious but the ref backs Charlotte off. Charlotte mocks Billie’s shrill shouts, but Billie swings on her! The ref keeps Charlotte back but Natty gets Billie in the sharpshooter! Peyton runs into Charlotte’s SPEAR! Billie taps, the Queen and Queen win!
Winners: Natalya & Charlotte Flair, Natty by submission
This royal combination puts away the BFFs, but is this just the beginning of a powerful friendship?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
The Universal Champion is fired up for his Falls Count Anywhere, and he has to cut Charly off. He’s got Erick Rowan in a big fight in St. Louis. The former Wyatt Family, big bad muscle, but why would he do it so close to Crown Jewel? Here’s why: this is what he does! Rollins fights and fights and fights every night to prove himself! Bray Wyatt will take it to another level, because Rollins took it to a new level after burning down the Fun House. He knew it wouldn’t be gone forever, but that makes The Fiend even more dangerous. If Hell in a Cell wasn’t enough, then the only way to end this is to beat Bray and keep the title, and he does that when he burns it down! Will Rollins get through big bad Big Red? Or will Rowan show how dangerous all the branches of the old Wyatt Family are?
Falls Count Anywhere: Seth Rollins VS Erick Rowan!
This match can go anywhere in St. Louis tonight! But will The Architect be leaving St. Louis still confident in his chances at Crown Jewel?
The bell rings and Rollins dropkicks Rowan right away! Rowan stays standing so Rollins throws haymakers. Those barely budge Rowan so Rollins runs and hits a forearm. Still nothing, so Rollins tries again. Rowan pops Rollins up to a suplex, but Rollins escapes. Rollins boots from a corner, then again. He hops up and leaps, BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, ONE and with power! Rollins is a bit surprised, but he throws big haymakers. Rowan staggers and Rollins whips corner to corner, but Rowan reverses hard. Rowan runs in but Rollins sends him out! But Rowan drags Rollins out to give a big headbutt! Rowan brings him around to throws Rollins into barriers! And then more barriers! Rowan has Rollins up and throws him face first into the ramp-side barriers! And then boot him down! Cover, TWO!
Rowan glares at Rollins as he gets back up. He throws big haymakers to send Rollins around the way, and CHOPS him into barriers! Rowan them dumps Rollins over and things move into the crowd! The ref pursues as Rollins CHOPS back! They brawl right in front of the bleachers and head for the stage! Rowan clubs Rollins on the back as ST. Louis shouts and rallies. Rowan headbutts Rollins right into the seats! Rowan pursues and they start brawling up the stairs! Rollins has Rowan’s beard to hold him in place, but Rowan rakes eyes. They keep going up and Rowan bounces Rollins off railing. Rollins hurries up top but Rowan keeps hitting him. They reach the top of the stairs and exit the arena to the pavilion area. Rollins and Rowan brawl in front of more fans. Rollins uses a security post to smash Rowan! Rowan blocks to hit back!
Rowan brings Rollins around to then whip into the merchandise wall! Rowan dumps it over onto Rollins, and then CHOKE SLAMS Rollins through the table! Fans are loving this as Rowan covers, TWO!! Rowan is trying to use Rollins’ body to break it down as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and the two have returned to ringside! Rollins narrowly avoids a senton and hurries back into the ring. Fans rally up as Rollins build speed, to DIVE! Direct hit but Rollins wants more! Rowan staggers around and Rollins runs again, to DIVE again! Another hit, but Rowan is still up. Rowan goes around the way, Rollins runs a third time, for a third DIVE, into a scoop! But Rollins slips out to shove Rowan into steel steps! Rollins hurries drags Rowan up to throw into the other steel steps! Fans fire up as Rollins gets in the ring again. Rollins still wants the hat trick, but he DIVES into steel steps! Rowan gets Rollins back and then squashes him in a corner! And dropkicks him out of the ring! Rowan goes out to come around the way and BODY CHECK Rollins down! Cover, TWO!! Rollins survives and Rowan grits his teeth.
Fans rally with “Burn It Down!” but Rowan brings Rollins up and pops him up for a powerbomb into the post! Cover, TWO!! Rollins survives and Rowan grows frustrated. Rowan drags Rollins up and into a fireman’s carry. He brings Rollins to the ramp, and then up to the stage! Rollins starts fighting out and gets free! Rowan CLOBBERS Rollins down! “Are you trying to embarrass me?!” Rowan is angry that his Raw debut isn’t going so smoothly, so he clears off the announce desk! Rowan goes to fetch Rollins, and brings him over to the desk. Rowan clamps on the claw! IRON CLAW- No, Rollins slips out to SUPERKICK back! Then CURB STOMP against the desk!! Rowan is down and Rollins scrambles over to cover, TWO!! Rowan survives and slides off the stage! Rollins is furious, but he hops back up on the desk, to LEAP ONTO ROWAN! They crash into the production area but Rollins rises in a fury!
Rollins stalks Rowan and clubs him in the back. Rollins grabs a chair on the way to SMACK Rowan from behind! They end up back stage and Rollins keeps throwing chair shots! Rowan staggers and Rollins wants him to get back up. Rowan blocks the chair this time, to swing Rollins into pipes! The pipes clatter down, but Rowan throws Rollins at a trunk! Rowan grabs a road case, but Rollins avoids it! Rollins may have just saved his own life! Rollins has a ladder to ram and SLAM it into Rowan! And then, CURB STOMP to the ladder!! Rowan is under a forklift’s, well, lift! Rollins keeps him there, and wants someone to help him run the lift! “Get your ass in there! Turn it on!!” Rollins wants to use the lift to crush Rowan!?! And he does!! And covers, Rollins wins!!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall
Rowan is left stuck under the lift, but Rollins leaves him behind to hold his title up high! If that is what it took to keep Rowan down, what will it take to keep The Fiend from becoming Universal Champion?
Raw checks back in with Bobby Lashley and Lana.
The Rocky Mountain Machine knows Lana is still nervous about The King’s Court, so he offers to be with her in the ring. Lana appreciates that, but she feels she has to do this alone. Lashley encourages her with a kiss. Will Rusev have something to say about that when he finally gets a chance to talk with his wife?
Aleister Black speaks.
“The definition of madness is to do the same thing over and over and expect a different outcome.” All the outcomes have been the same, but Aleister doesn’t want that to change. So if Aleister is not a madman, then what is he? The next time he goes to the ring, one of two things will happen: Aleister makes sure whomever he faces has an “intimate relationship with fear” right before he kicks their head off; and they will come running to knock down his door to pick. A fight. With him!
Humberto Carrillo VS AJ Styles w/ The OC!
The Phenomenal One dared Ultimo Ninja to take on the real top champion of Raw, and the challenge was accepted. Will Carrillo impress again? Or will Carrillo learn first hand why Styles is #JustTooSweet?
Raw returns as Carrillo makes his entrance. The bell rings and Carrillo circles with Styles. They tie up and Carirllo headlocks. Styles powers out but Carrillo goes up and over in the corner, and then shows off the agility. Styles runs into an elbow, then Carrillo runs to springboard arm-drag! Carrillo runs in but misses in the corner and gets CHOPS for it! But Carrillo CHOPS back! Carrillo whips, Styles reverses, but Carrillo goes up and LEAPS for a flying headbutt! Cover, ONE but Carrillo has a facelock. Styles resists and escapes the suplex to waistlock. He O’Conner rolls, TWO, and Carrillo mule kicks to knee lifts! Carrillo hits a springboard enziguri! Cover, TWO! The Good Brothers rally for Styles but fans are on Carrillo’s side as he somersault moonsaults! Cover, TWO!
Carrillo brings Styles up to whip and dropkick Styles down! Styles hurries out to regroup with The OC, but Carrillo waits for him to return. Styles gets up on the apron only to hop back down. Styles gets up again, but Carrillo knocks him down! Carrillo runs, slides, but Styles avoids to pop Carrillo up. Carrillo mule kicks from the apron, then Asais, but Styles gets under to ram Carrillo into barriers! Styles then uses the barriers for a tornado DDT! Styles takes down the upstart while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Styles has Carrillo in a chinlock. Carrillo endures and fights his way up to throw body shots. Styles CHOPS Carrillo back, but then Carrillo rolls to kick. Styles blocks it and laughs as he spins Carrillo around. Styles avoids the dragon whip but not the enziguri! Both men are down and St. Louis fires up! The Good Brothers coach Styles as he and Carrillo crawl to corners. Styles runs in but Carrillo pushes him away to then shotgun dropkick! Carrillo runs back in but Styles dodges. Styles misses as Carrillo slips out and climbs up. Carrillo leaps for a big missile dropkick! Carrillo drags Styles to a drop zone and headstands, AZTEC PRESS! Cover, TWO!! Styles shocks Carrillo, but Carrillo won’t stop. He goes up again, MOONSAULT, but has to roll through as Styles evades. Styles scoops to an inverted DDT! Cover, TWO!! Now Styles is shocked!
Styles is frustrated with Carrillo, and he goes to the apron. Styles prepares the arm and takes aim. Carrillo stands, and trips Styles up! Then he goes up, MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives and Carrillo is beside himself! Carrillo shoves Styles into a corner and runs back in, but Styles puts him on the apron. Carrillo slingshots back in but into a shoulder attack! Styles has the leg, CALF CRUSHER! Carrillo taps, Styles wins!!
Winner: AJ Styles, by submission
The Phenomenal One snatches victory from the jaws of defeat against this young star! But now the OC decide they should “shake his hand” to show some respect. Carrillo isn’t so sure, but he does reach out for it. Styles leaves him hanging, so Carrillo ROCKS him with a right! Styles gets mad and KICKS the leg out! STYLES CLASH!! Styles calls the Good Brothers in and they add on with- No! The Street Profits return to save Carrillo! There’s still beef here, and the Profits send the OC out with clotheslines and a POUNCE! Styles keeps Gallows and Anderson from going back for more, but there is surely more where this came from. Will Carrillo join the fam and shut down The Club?
Raw presents The King’s Court!
Jerry Lawler welcomes us to a special edition of the show, as it might as well become Divorce Court. Is divorce the only option left to this couple? The King first welcomes the Bulgarian Brute, Rusev! Rusev manages a smile and a wave to the fans as he joins King in the ring. King reluctantly welcomes the still legally-wed-to-Rusev, Lana. The Ravishing Russian is certainly able to smile as she makes her way to the ring. Rusev is still nice enough to hold the ropes open for her as she joins him and King in the ring. Lana and Rusev each grab a mic as King thanks them both for being here. Rusev still wears his wedding ring in hopes he and Lana can reconcile differences. Lana says that she didn’t want to do this publicly, but the truth is, Lana is stuck with the WWE Universe being very hurtful towards her. She will tell everyone the truth here and now, but the fans will not stop booing. Do they not want the truth!?
Lana calms down and says that their marriage was only about Rusev’s wants, and all he wanted from Lana was sex. Rusev says, “Well can you blame me?” No, Lana means all the time. Morning, afternoon, evening, in the kitchen, in the arena, in a locker room! Rusev has a sex addiction! Rusev can’t believe Lana would say this. Lana knows fans want to be loved and accepted and wanted, but this was never about wanting or loving. It was about Rusev wanting to put a baby in her! Rusev knew more about her monthly cycle than she did! All he wants is “Machka brats” running around the house. Rusev says he never insisted on that. He wants to grow their family because he loves her. Rusev never listens. Lana has her career to think about! No designer will dress Lana if she has stretch marks! She makes money from being ravishing, not Mama Rusev!
So all this is about is because of kids? No, there’s more to it. Rusev cheated first! WHAT?! Rusev is shocked to hear this. Lashley said so. Oh so she’s going to believe him first? He’s just talking shit! That never happened! But here comes Lashley himself! And dressed to fight! Rusev gets ready to fight, too! Rusev gets Lashley first with boots! And clubbing forearms! Rusev throws Lashley into posts then clubs him against the apron! Fans rally with “Rusev Day!” as Rusev sends Lashley into steel steps! And then into the ring, to keep on him with haymakers! Lashley turns things around to throw haymakers of his own, and then hit a Complete Shot! Lana cheers Lashley as Lashley takes aim. Rusev rises, to MACHKA KICK! And then fireman’s carry, to a Samoan Drop! Rusev snarls at Lashley and glares at Lana. Rusev still has the ring on his finger, and he takes it off! “Is this what you want?!” He shoves the ring down Lashley’s mouth and then rains down rights!
Lana has a kendo stick and SMACKS Rusev on the back! But it doesn’t even bother him! He just keeps punching Lashley! He finally look sat Lana, and blocks the stick. “Why are you doing this?!” Lashley LOW BLOW uppercuts Rusev! And Lana SLAPS Rusev, into Lashley’s low blow kick! That takes Rusev down, as it would any man. Lashley rains down rights and then Lana brings him in for a deep kiss on the lips. They make-out over Rusev, but will Rusev ever get over what just happened?
My Thoughts:
Well, that was quite the wild go-home for Crown Jewel. First, let’s worry about the developments with the Raw Women’s Division. I loved seeing the Kabuki Warriors go even more Heel on Paige. They’re showing that they’re in charge, no longer needing someone to hold their hands. Fans may not understand their promos in Japanese but they don’t care, Asuka and Kairi are honey badgers ready to tear into anyone. Kairi and Becky have a great match, including Asuka’s occasional distraction. I almost expected Charlotte to go after Asuka on Becky’s behalf, but The Man held her own and won with an actual finisher. Asuka isn’t the dominant force she used to be but Becky is on a roll like no other. And as we saw, Charlotte had plans with Natty, and they do very well against the IIconics in the IIconics’ return to television. I almost thought we were going to get double submissions, but maybe that’ll be later. On one hand, I’m sensing Asuka VS Becky next week, and on the other, I’m sensing the Kabuki Warriors recruit a third *cough* Io Shirai */cough* so they and Becky-Natty-Charlotte can fight for all the titles on Raw. Also Paige has to come back for revenge and to help her old PCB teammates.
R-Truth is great as always on the mic, but it’s a little bit of a shame his match with Murphy was only to give Murphy a quick win while the 24/7 Championship scene on Raw runs by. I still really hope things lead to Truth invading 205 Live to go after the Singh Brothers in their “Bollywood Studio.” Murphy meanwhile will be in an interesting spot. He isn’t at a Universal Championship level so he can’t challenge Rollins, but if he’s still Heel, he can’t challenge Styles for the US Championship. As if Viking Raiders VS “Rizzo” and “Bryant” wasn’t already an obvious squash match, dressing the jobbers up as Chicago Cubs baseball players, an enemy of the St. Louis Cardinals, definitely confirmed it. The Viking Raiders are probably going to win the Tag Team Turmoil, if not come very, very, very close. I really thought Catalina (whoever she really is) was going to be Sin Cara’s equalizer, but Almas found a way to cheat on his own to win again. But given what went down with Vega and Catalina, I want to see a mixed tag match so they can settle things as much as Sin Cara and Almas.
We got a great match of Styles VS Carrillo, and then a nice brawl with Carrillo and Street Profits. If this was planned, I don’t know why Profits needed their promo segment in the ring, other than to make us think that was their only segment. In the moment, that just seemed like a really dumb choice, so I still wouldn’t have done it. OC VS Carrillo & Profits next week maybe? Carrillo might win that Crown Jewel battle royal to face Styles later in the show, so he can get his shot out of the way and Kevin takes Styles on before/during Survivor Series. Ricochet VS McIntyre was definitely match of the night, as far as the fans go. They were very into it, perhaps in part because Flair and Hogan were there, but mostly because Ricochet and McIntyre raised the bar from their match last week. And then that RKO with Ricochet’s sell, what a great moment. This muddies the math, as Team Flair stands tall but Team Hogan gets a win. I said for SmackDown that Team Hogan has to be winning, the Saudi fans surely want that, so I keep that here.
That Falls Count Anywhere was great. The reason it wasn’t the main event segment was so that there would be plenty of time to get everything they wanted into this. That was a great spot with the fork lift, a direct yet still very subtle reference to something Mick Foley did with The Rock. There have been plenty of parallels in this overarching story of Rollins and Bray Wyatt to what Foley has done in his career, so this was another nice one. I can’t wait to see how this “Can’t Be Stopped” Falls Count Anywhere is going to go. And then the final segment, I don’t think it should’ve been the final segment, but I certainly appreciate them trying to spin this so that Lana isn’t the villain. Obviously there are “Jerry Lawler? More like Jerry Springer!” jokes all around, and fans were really into Rusev beating down Lashley. To somewhat add to the Crown Jewel math but also to this feud in itself, Lashley stands tall so that Rusev can get revenge in the end. I said last week and I’ll say again, this has to end with Lashley beating Rusev down so bad, Lana realizes she still cares for Rusev and goes to his side. The match aside, Rusev has to win the girl in the end.
My Score: 8.4/10
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night Two!
Can the Prince slay the Rampaging Dragon?
Callum Newman won the New Japan Cup, won THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but can he survive his first title defense against Shingo Takagi?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Taisei Nakahara; Yasuda wins.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Gedo & Daiki Nagai; Gedo & Daiki win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hontai VS House of Torture; Hontai wins.
- Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Yuya & Taichi win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico; Despy & Mistico win and become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Bolten Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi; wins and
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NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens w/ Yujiro Takahashi!
Although the Alpha is preparing for his match with Kazuchika Okada at AEW Double or Nothing, he must still fulfill his duties as a champion in NJPW! But will Konosuke still be the star of NJPW World? Or will the Lonestar Outlaw steal the spotlight?
But as Konosuke reaches ringside, Chase runs up! Konosuke avoids his wrecking ball dropkick to then fire forearms! They go back and forth but Konosuke ROCKS Chase! Konosuke stalks Chase around the way, ROCKS him again, and again! Chase KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke stops short of the railing. Konosuke pops Chase up to SMACK off the railing, then DDTS him on the floor! The fans cheer as Konosuke then drags Chase up and puts him in the ring. The bell sounds and we’re on the clock! Konosuke brings Chase up, headlocks, but Chase endures the grind. Chase pulls hair to power up and out, but Konosuke drops down on the dropdown!
Konosuke has the headlock again, and he grinds Chase down. The fans rally as Chase fights up, and he KNEES low! Chase KNEES Konosuke again, then headlocks in return. Konosuke powers up and out, then hurdles, drops down, and DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Konosuke then hits another headlock takeover. Chase pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Konosuke grinds the hold but Chase rolls to a cover, ONE! They stand up, and Chase pulls hair again to put Konosuke on the ropes. The ref counts, Chase lets go slowly, but he BOOTS the ropes to jam Konosuke up! Konosuke sputters as he slumps outside, and Chase WRECKS him with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Chase goes out to bring Konosuke up. Chase scoops to then HOTSHOT Konosuke off the railing! Konosuke coughs and sputters again, but Chase SMACKS him off the apron. Chase drags Konosuke up to the apron now, and he cravats for a SNAPMARE DRIVER on the apron! The fans applaud while Chase puts Konosuke in the ring, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer more as Konosuke stays in this. Chase argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Konosuke sits up but Chase runs in at the corner for a forearm smash! Then a short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Konosuke shows his grit but Chase just grins.
The fans rally up again as Chase paces around Konosuke. Chase drags Konosuke up, fireman’s carries, but Konosuke fights free. Konosuke ROCKS Chase, but Chase ROCKS Konosuke back! Konosuke ROCKS Chase again, but Chase fires back! They go back and forth until Chase CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Chase runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Chase reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans cheer while Chase goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in and JUMP KNEES! Then clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud as Chase toughs it out, but Konosuke stays calm.
Konosuke stand Chase up, but Chase fights the lift. Chase CLUBS away, then headlock punches! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke keeps Chase from running the ropes! Chase ROCKS Konosuke for it, then eggs him on. We pass five minutes as Konosuke ROCKS Chase! The fans rally up as Chase fires back! Konosuke staggers to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Chase! Chase fires fast hands, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- BACK ELBOW from Chase! Chase cravats but Konosuke powers out! Chase blocks a shot to C-TRIGGER! Then he avoids the boot to I HATE YOUR FACE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Chase stays on him.
Chase wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke ducks High Noon to spin Chase for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Konosuke roars as he rises, and then he gator rolls Chase into a suplex! Chase fights the rest, then bails out! Chase hobbles around the way but Konosuke pursues! HELLUVA KICK against the railing! Konosuke then brings Chase around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans rally as Chase crawls, but Konosuke drags him back outside, for another APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Konosuke shoves Chase inside, but Yujiro gets a PIMP CANE CHEAP SHOT on Konosuke!
The fans boo Tokyo Pimp as he puts Konosuke in, the ref none the wiser! Konosuke drags himself up at the ropes, but Chase runs up for C-TRIGGER! Then he wrenches, hammerlocks, and HIGH NOON LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The fans cheer as Konosuke survives! Chase is frustrated but he drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! But Konosuke wrenches free, slips around, only for Chase to grab the ref! Konosuke can’t suplex them both, and Chase sends Konosuke into the ref! The fans boo but now Yujiro storms in so he can stomp away on Konosuke! Yujiro then sets Konosuke up for Chase, but SHOTA UMINO is here!
Shota DECKS Chase, then ROCKS and ROLLING ELBOWS Yujiro! The fans cheer as The Roughneck has evened things up for The Alpha! Shota even cheers Konosuke on, only for the rest of the House to attack! Sho, Kanemaru, Ren, and Dick all stomp Shota, but Konosuke hurries to shield his ally! And then HONTAI rushes out here! Wolf, Yano, Yoh, Wato & Tiger Mask all go after The House! They’ve all got their match later tonight, so this ends up a rather interesting warm-up! The fans cheer as Hontai drags The House out of the ring, and even gets Don Fale, to then gather them all at the ramp side!
The fans cheer Konosuke as he builds speed, and Konosuke FLIES! Air Alpha brings down The House! The fans cheer again as Konosuke gets Chase in the ring while Hontai takes the rest of the House to the back! And we’ve finally hit ten minutes! Konosuke checks on the ref, and then deadlifts him into the ring. The fans cheer, but Chase is up to something! Konosuke ducks the punch, BLUE THUNDER- SPUR KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Chase hides the evidence quickly. Chase vows to end it now, and he drags Konosuke back up. C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK! Then he brings Konosuke around to tuck him in!
Chase lifts for LAST TES- NO, Konosuke fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Chase sunset flips! Konosuke rolls through, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Konosuke then aims from a corner, WAGAMAMA KNEE AGAIN!! Konosuke then hauls Chase up for RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
The House of Torture tried and failed to cheat this one away, this is still The Alpha Show! But wait, the lights go down! A video on the tron shows that same mysterious man in suit and mask from last time. He walks into the backstage area of this very arena, but who is it? Where are they going? What do they want? Wait, now they’re IN THE RING! And they CLOBBER Konosuke with some big satchel! WHO IS THIS?! They take off the mask, and IT’S SANADA! The Cold-Blooded Snake is STILL in NJPW! And he drags Konosuke right up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves with a word, but his intent is now clear. Will he make himself the star of NJPW World?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico!
The Ichiban Sweet Boys only just took these titles back, but they’re already putting them back on the line! Will the Sniper of the Skies & Japanese Young Punk outdraw The Rogue Luchador & The Talisman? Or will these titles soon go internacional?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly mighty!
The teams sort out, and Despy starts against Fujita. The bell rings, and the fans cheer as the two go forehead to forehead. They both talk some trash, Despy slaps Fujita around, but Fujita shoves Despy. Fujita eggs Despy on, Despy fires the fans up, then he CHOPS! Fujita snarls and fires the fans up, then CHOPS in return! The CHOPS go back and forth, faster and faster, harder and harder! The fans cheer as they CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, but then Despy says stop! Despy ROCKS Fujita, CHOPS him again and again, then eggs him on! Fujita swings, but Despy ducks to headlock. Fujita powers out but Despy reverses!
Despy drops down, then hurdles, but into Fujita’s DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Fujita says he’s smarter than that. Fujita drags Despy over but Despy gets away before the tag. The fans rally as Despy drops back to an open corner. Eagles says Despy can go on and tag Mistico, that’s who Eagles wants to face. Despy dry heaves as he tries to catch his breath, then tags in Mistico. The fans cheer as Mistico steps to Eagles, and Eagles pie faces him. Mistico CHOPS, Eagles CHOPS, and now they CHOP back and forth! The fans rally as they’re already fast ‘n’ furious! Mistico says look! Then he SOBATS! And front kicks!
Mistico whips but Eagles reverses to go up and around for the arm-drag! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Eagles hurdles to then RANA! Mistico tumbles but rises up, only for Eagles to WHEEL KICK! The fans cheer while Eagles walks over to Mistico. Eagles kicks Mistico in the back, then stands him up to CHOP! Mistico wrenches and whips but Mistico grabs the ropes. Eagles kicks Mistico’s leg, then whips, but Mistico still blocks. Eagles KICKS the leg, then whips, but Mistico handsprings! Eagles dodges but Mistico comes back to springboard RANA! The fans cheer as Mistico then blocks a chop to CHOP!
Mistico knuckle locks, then goes up, up, steadies himself, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans cheer while Eagles tumbles, and Mistico tags Despy back in. Mistico kicks Eagles before he and Despy double whip for DOUBLE ELBWOS! Then they roll Eagles to whip again, DOUBLE BOOTS! They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fujita runs up, but into a mule kick and HAYMAKER! The luchadores double whip Fujita corner to corner, then Mistico sends Despy in. Fujita dodges to RANA Mistico! Despy kicks low, runs, but Fujita trips him! Eagles KICKS, Fujita SENTONS, then Eagles basement DROPKICKS!
Mistico is back but the Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, then split the wishbone! The fans cheer while Eagles goes to Despy. Eagles stands Despy up, puts him in the corner, then both Sweet Boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Sweet Boys stop, and Eagles tags Fujita. The fans rally as Fujita wrenches and whips Despy to the open corner, and CHOPS! Despy is stinging as Fujita snapmares then runs, PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Despy is tougher than that but Fujita tags Eagles back in. Eagles ELBOW DROPS on the knee, then pulls on the leg for a toehold! Despy endures, claws at Eagles, then crawls back to the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, but he traps the leg for a TWIST! Fujita tags in, he brings Despy around to CLUB him on the back. The fans rally as Fujita suplexes Despy up and over! Cover, TWO! Despy is still tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita stomps Despy, brings him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Eagles but Despy ELBOWS Fujita down while Eagles BLASTS Mistico! Despy fires off forearms on Eagles but Eagles DROPKICKS the legs out! The fans rally as Eagles then winds up and KICKS Despy! And KICKS! And KICKS! Despy eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs the ropes, only for Despy to block the kick!
Eagles fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then avoids a boot to KNEE low. Eagles whips but Despy reverses for a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Despy crawls his way over to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSBODY! Fujita kicks Mistico, the Sweet Boys double whip, but Mistico ducks their double elbow to springboard and DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico keeps going, and he handsprings through the double hip toss to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then Mistico runs up, slips around, and shoves Fujita into Eagles! Mistico 619s Eagles down! Then he springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Fujita!
The fans cheer as Mistico keeps going, and he FLIP RANAS Eagles! Eagles tumbles while the fans rally behind Mistico. Mistico runs up, but Eagles sidesteps, only for Mistico to springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Mistico hurries to LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Eagles has to check. The fans rally again as Mistico hurries after Eagles. Mistico hushes the fans, and winds up to GAMANGIRI! Eagles wobbles, but Mistico puts him up top. Mistico rallies the fans again before running corner to corner. Mistico goes up, up, but Eagles fires body shots! Mistico falls and Eagles WARP- NO, Mistico dodges!
Mistico runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! But Eagles rolls it into a ghost pin! TWO, and Eagles rolls, schoolboy bridge! TWO and the fans cheer again! Eagles SOBATS, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and both men are down again! Eagles crawls his way over, hot tag to Fujita! Fujita runs up on Mistico, and he CHOPS! Then he snapmares Mistico to go up and out! The fans rally as Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita covers, TWO! Mistico survives and the fans fire up, but Fujita vows to end this now. Fujita brings Mistico up, suplexes, but Mistico slips free. Mistico spins Fujita but Fujita ROCKS Mistico! Fujita runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans rally as both men crawl. Mistico hot tags Despy! Despy RUNS Fujita over, then scoops to SLAM! Despy hurries to suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Despy stays on him. The fans rally up as Despy gut wrenches, GUITARRA- NO, Fujtia slips free! Despy REAR HEADBUTTS, but runs into a drop toehold! Fujita ties up the legs, NEMOS SPECIAL! Despy reaches out, but Fujita grabs his arms! The fans rally as Despy resists, powers up, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go in frustration but he hurries to waistlock. Deadlift- NO, Despy fights the German Suplex and reaches fo rropes!
Fujita drags Despy back, but Despy ELBOWS free! Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Despy SPINEBUSTERS! And then high stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Fujita scrambles, Mistico runs in and intercepts Eagles! MISTI- NO, Eagles turns it into an ASAI DDT! Eagles then SUPERKICKS Despy down! The fans rally up as Eagles stands Despy up. Despy BODY BLOWS and HAYMAKERS! Despy whips, Eagles reverses, but Despy grabs ropes. Despy DUMPS Eagles out, then builds speed! But Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Fujita goes up, up, and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Despy and the fans fire up!
But Mistico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Fujita at the ramp! Mistico helps Despy stand, but Eagles DIVES! The fans fire up as Eagles wipes the luchadores out at the ramp! Eagles & Fujita get Despy in the ring, then they rally the fans. Fujita feeds Despy to the scoop, SWEET BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans fire up again! Fujita vows to end this now, and the Sweet Boys drag Despy up again. The fans rally as the Sweet Boys double torture rack, but Despy fights it! Despy flips through, SHOVES Eagles into Fujita, then Mistico runs up! He gets the boost for the DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
The Sweet Boys bail out, Mistico DIVES to take Eagles out again! Despy DIVES onto Fujita and they both crash into railing!! The fans fire up again as all four men are down around ringside! A ring count starts as the four men stir. We pass 5 of 20, then 10, but no one has even sat up! We hit 15 and the fans rally even harder! Despy stands, roars, and he puts Fujita in at 18! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Fujita survives but Despy wags his finger. The fans rally up again as Despy brings Fujita up. Despy drags Fujita up, underhooks, but Fujita wrenches out. Fujita CHOPS, but Despy KNEES low!
Despy whips Fujita, Fujita reverses, and GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again as the fans continue to rally! Fujita roars, and he vows to finally end it. Fujita drags Despy up, brings him around, and suplexes, only for Despy to fight it! Despy RAMS Fujita to a corner, then ROCKS him! Despy hoists Fujita up top, then goes up to join him! The fans rally as Despy goes for the very top, but Fujita bends his fingers. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy down, but Mistico runs up to GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! The fans fire up as Mistico now climbs the corner. Mistico clinches Fujita as they go to the very top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up again as Eagles springboards in! Mistico dodges, but Eagles comes back, DESTROYER! Despy runs up, Eagles dodges to ROUNDHOUSE, SUPERKICK, and PELE! But Despy rebounds to SPEAR! All four men are down in the ring now as the fans fire back up! Eagles and Mistico bail out while Despy and Fujita go to corners. Despy roars, runs in, and LARIATS Then he underhooks, PINCH- NO, Fujita fights the lift, then powers out to have the wristlocks. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy! Fujita then roars as he brings Despy up, for another HEADBUTT! Fujita stands Despy up again, but Despy breaks free to ROCK Fujita!
The fans rally up as Fujita CHOPS! Despy swings, but into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Despy fights around, but Fujita shifts to a MOUNTED ARMBAR! Eagles intercepts Mistico, kicks away on the leg, but Mistico KICKS free! Both men run up, Eagles blocks a kick, but Mistico fights free of the backpack! Mistico runs, LA MYSTICA!! Despy powers through the armbar to then get the leg! GROUND DRAGON SCREW, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Fujita flails, Eagles flails, NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! FUJITA TAPS, DESPY & MISTICO WIN!!!
Winners: El Desperado & Mistico, by submission (NEW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Just as The Ichiban Sweet Boys were on top of the world, they come crashing back down! Is this an ill omen on how the Best of the Super Juniors will go for Eagles and Fujita? As for Mistico, he is not just a triple champion but a QUADRUPLE CHAMPION! CMLL World Light Heavyweight, CMLL World Trios, PWR Heavyweight and now IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion! Will he and Despy dominate the 2026 BOSJ and beyond?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi may have failed to take the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and the big man from Kazakhstan may have failed to take the NEVER Openweight Championship, they still stand together as trios champions. But will these titles still belong to Bishamon & BARS? Or will Ospreay lead the Dominator & Mauler to victory for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The trios sort out and Henare insists he start. Henare wants Oleg, but Hashi insists he start, and the fans applaud. The bell rings, the fans rally, and Hashi and Henare circle. Khan distracts Hashi, Henare CLOBBERS Hashi for it, then Henare BLASTS the Hontai corner. Henare stomps Hashi, drags him up, and ROCKS him! Henare whips, Hashi BOOTS back, and Goto joins in! They RUN Henare over, then ZANMAI! Oleg runs, but Khan trips him up! Ospreay BOOTS Goto, Henare CLUBS Hashi, and The Empire tags things outside. Ospreay SMACKS Goto off apron, Henare sends Hashi into railing, and Khan drags Oleg around to SLAM his bad arm off the timekeeper’s table!
The fans rally as Henare CLUBS Hashi and puts him in the ring. Khan drags Oleg around by his bad arm while Henare stomps Hashi. Khan whips Oleg hard into railing! Henare bumps Hashi off Ospreay’s boot, then tags Ospreay in. The fans cheer as Ospreay CHOPS Hashi down! Ospreay drags Hashi up, scoops, and SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Ospreay drags Hashi back up, but Hashi fires body shots! Hashi CHOPS, Ospreay CHOPS, then Ospreay whips, but Hashi hits the BLOCKBUSTER! Ospreay scrambles to tag Henare, and Henare BOOTS Goto down. Then Henare CLOBBERS Hashi!
Henare drags Hashi up, fires forearms, then ROCKS him again. Henare fires off in the corner but Hashi fires forearms and CHOPS in return! Henare CHOPS Hashi down! The fans cheer while Henare roars. Henare then sets up, but Hashi avoids the senton! Henare hobbles but he stomps Hashi down. Henare whips, Hashi DROPKICKS the legs! The fans rally while both men are down. Henare and Hashi crawl, hot tag to Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg and Henare RAM! And RAM! They both fire up, they both run, and they RAM shoulders again! Henare then ROCKS Oleg, runs, but into a scoop! Oleg Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW!
Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg BLASTS Khan off the apron, DECKS Ospreay, then goes back to Henare for the VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Oleg drags Henare up. Oleg torture racks, but Henare CHOKES him! The ref counts, but Oleg breaks free! Henare KICKS, and KICKS, then snapmares to KICK Oleg in the back! Then Henare KICKS Oleg in the chest! Henare runs, RUGBY KICK and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives and the fans cheer. Henare BLASTS Goto for good measure before he goes back to Oleg. Henare HEADBUTTS, whips, but Oleg stops himself! Oleg BOOTS Henare, then fireman’s carries!
Henare fights free again, then CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS back! Henare CHOPS, Oleg CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as both men snarl, and Henare CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare is stinging and he drops to a knee! The fans rally as Oleg storms up, but Henare fires fast hands! BODY BLOW! Henare then runs up to LARIAT in the open corner! Henare runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Oleg dodges, comes back, but Henare LARIATS him down! But wait, Oleg’s right up! And he LARIATS Henare! Henare’s right up, and dodges to then BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as both big behemoths are down! Hot tag to Ospreay, and he PIP PIP CHEERIOS! Then an ELBOW for Goto! Hashi runs up, Ospreay dodges to put Hashi outside, ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he PLANCHAS to knock Hashi and Oleg down! The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin still knows how to fly. Ospreay puts Oleg in, brings him around, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Oleg is tougher than that but Ospreay calls his shot. Ospreay aims from the corner, runs up, but Oleg pops him up! Fireman’s carry, VER- NO, Ospreay lands out! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees!
Oleg whips but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up and Ospreay aims again, HIDDEN- NO, Oleg catches Ospreay and THROWS him! The fans fire up while both men are down! Oleg and Ospreay crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior LARIATS Ospreay, whips corner to corner, then runs up to MURAMASA! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Goto hauls him up for a fireman’s carry. Ospreay fights free but Goto ROCKS him! Goto whips, Ospreay reverses, but Goto puts Ospreay on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Goto, goes up, and BLINDSIDE CHEERIOS! Then he lifts Goto to LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay checks his neck, then brings Goto up. Ospreay underhooks but Goto fights the lift! Ospreay CHOPS Goto, but Goto snarls. Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay CHOPS again, and repeat! Forearm for CHOP, but then Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! And a CHOP blocked! Goto ROCKS, whips, but Ospreay handsprings! Goto catches Ospreay to GERMAN SUPELX! Ospreay lands out, but ends up in URA GTR! Goto runs, but Ospreay blows past him! Ospreay avoids Goto, and Henare hits the RAMPAGE! STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, HASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Henare whips Hashi to a corner.
Khan LARAITS, Henare & Ospreay LARIAT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then they feed Hashi to Khan’s BOOT! Henare LARIATS Goto, fireman’s carries, SAMOAN DROP! Ospreay springboards, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Goto survives and the fans fire up again! Ospreay stays focused as the fans rally up, and Ospreay calls his shot! Ospreay springboards, OSCUTT- NO! Goto blocks, spins, but Ospreay avoids the lariat to HOOK KICK! Another try, but Oleg catches Ospreay to SNAP KAMIKAZE! But then Henare drags Oleg out and sends him into railing! And then more railing! And then- NO, Oleg turns things around, and now Henare hits railing!
The fans fire up as Oleg runs up, but Henare dodges! Henare KNEES Oleg up and over the railing! Both men are down in front of the fans while Goto and Ospreay rise up. Goto roars, runs up, and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Goto pushes Ospreay down. Goto climbs up, takes aim, but Ospreay GAMANGIRIS! Ospreay goes up, but Goto fires body shots! Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay ROCKS Goto, and repeat! Ospreay fires more forearms, but Goto HEADBUTTS! Goto then climbs up onto Ospreay for a SUPER KAI TEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Ospreay survives that super sunset bomb and the fans are thunderous!
Goto and Ospreay stir, then crawl, hot tags to Khan and Hashi! Hashi SHOTGUNS Khan to the corner! Hashi runs up to CHOP and DDT! Cover, TWO! Hashi brings Khan around to the drop zone and the fans fire up! Hashi climbs up but Khan scrambles to the far side. Hashi hops down, and Khan eggs him on, so Hashi goes outside. But Khan kicks and whips Hashi into railing! Khan then snap suplexes Hashi to the floor! Khan grins as he clearly suckered Hashi in. Khan drags Hashi up, puts him in, and calls to Henare. Henare joins Khan and they bring Hashi up. But Hashi fires forearms on them! And CHOSP! But then Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW!
Khan chicken wings Hashi for Henare’s BODY BLOW! Then the ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Double cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but the Monster Rage is boiling over! Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Hashi slips free! Hashi SHOVES Henare at Khan, then LARIATS Khan! Henare ELBOWS and whips Hashi, but Hashi LARIATS through! Ospreay returns but Hashi dodges, only for Ospreay to slip through the lariat! But Hashi slips free of the bomb to LARIAT after all! The fans are thunderous as Hashi has soloed the Empire! The fans rally up as Hashi crawls, and he roars as he rises again! Hashi brings Khan up and Goto joins in.
Bishamon double whips Khan corner to corner, then LARIAT and CHOP! Hashi sends Khan to Goto but Khan Mongolian Chops! Hashi mule kicks, Goto clinches, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up as Bishamon brings Khan up again! Dragon sleeper, leg lift, but Khan BOOTS free! Goto snap suplexes Khan, but Ospreay fires off on Goto! Ospreay runs, but into HIDDEN GAP! Henare ROCKS and CHOPS away on Bishamon, then runs, into HIDDEN BOLTIN!! The fans are thunderous again as Oleg waits on Bishamon. Bishamon hauls Khan up, has him in place, and Oleg RAMS Khan into the corner!
Oleg sets Khan back up, then DECKS Ospreay! Goto LARIATS, Hashi LARIATS, and now Goto climbs! Hashi hoists Khan up, DANGEROUS LIBRA!! Cover, HENARE CLOBBERS GOTO ONTO IT! The fans cheer as everyone is down around ringside! Goto drags Henare up, but he has a guzel! Guzel on Hashi, too, but Oleg CHOPS Henare! Henare holds onto Bishamon! So Oleg SHOTGUNS Henare! That alone is impressive! Bishamon regroups and they drag Khan up. They set Khan up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, Oleg runs, but Henare is a step for Ospreay to leap from! HIDDEN BLADE ON OLEG!!
Henare DECKS Hashi, Khan IRON CLAWS Goto! Ospreay SUPERKICKS, then he TOSSES Goto! Ospreay goes up, up, and LEAP OF FAITH onto Goto & Oleg!! Henare waits on Hashi, for the RAMP- DDT!! Hashi turns things around on Henare and the fans are thunderous! Hsahi roars as he gets back up, and he drags Khan to his feet! But Khan BITES Hashi’s arm! The ref counts, but then Khan IRON CLAWS Hashi’s face! Hashi endures the iron grip, but Khan is pushing him down to the mat! Khan DRIBBLES Hashi’s head like a basketball! Hashi fades but is somehow still in this, so Khan hauls him up! ELIMIN- CODE BREAKER!! Cradle cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous again as Khan survives! Hashi hurries to his feet, but Osperay and Goto are brawling outside! Ospreay and Henare leave Goto and Oleg on the outside while Hashi aims, SUPERKICK blocked! Khan KICKS the leg, then BLINDSIDE BOOTS! The fans rally but Khan laughs maniacally! Khan calls to Henare & Ospreay. Ospreay climbs, Henare HEADBUTTS, and then Henare hauls Hashi up! Ospreay aims, HIDDEN BLADE ELIMINATOR BOMB!!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
What an insanely overpowered combo move to finish Hashi! But in the end, the power of the Empire’s founding members shines even brighter now that they hold gold together! Khan grabs the mic to say, “Bow down, you peasants! We beat ‘Bishamontin,’ we have dominated the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions. So next… We shall conquer K O B and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. And if they want to see us directly, we will forgive them if they dare step in front of us.” In other words, Khan is daring Oskar & Yuto-Ice to appear. And after a moment, they indeed appear!
The Knockout Brothers swagger down to the ramp and into the ring, and they stare down Khan & Henare. Henare has the mic to tell Ice that Henare doesn’t care what anyone says! Those tag titles are theirs, now bring them your mana! Yuto laughs at that and tells Henare that if he wants the mana, Yuto will bring him that wrestling high! They can make some money together! Yuto tells the fans that if they wanna get that wrestling high, then you’ll wanna see Yuto fight Henare! They ARE KOB, and they wanna fight the strongest bastards there are! And that seems to be these two here. Go ahead, challenge them! Because everyone here will put their money down to see it!
You don’t have to think, just feel! Let’s Get High! TCH TCH, Big Up! The champions have spoken, and they’re ready to face fellow champions to prove they’re the best! But will Oskar & Ice make sure to knock out Khan & Henare? Or will the Empire continue to conquer the world?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi!
From youngest man to win the New Japan Cup to youngest man to win this title, The Prince has proven himself as a powerful wrestler. But to prove himself as truly worthy of this title, he must make it through his first defense. A former heavyweight champion in his own right, the Rampaging Dragon has fought his way back to this moment. But will Takagi once again stand atop the mountain? Or will he suffer the Prince’s Curse?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to make the formal introductions and raise the belt. And now, at the end of Wrestling Dontaku, we see whose heroic journey triumphs over the other’s!
[Coverage will continue in the morning]
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ACKNOWLEDGE the contract signing!
With the World Heavyweight Championship match set for Backlash, all that’s left is for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu to sign the contract!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh; JD wins.
- PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page; Rusev & Ethan win.
- Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry; Hendry wins, by disqualification.
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Oba wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Hermanos Americanos; Los Hermanos Americanos win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns arrives backstage.
And Adam Pearce catches him right as he exits the car. The Raw General Manager knows Roman is heated from last week but they need to discuss things first. Roman says first off, no, he wants to know where Jacob Fatu is at. And second, don’t you hear the fans already cheering for him? Hit his music! Pearce tries to calm Roman down but has to shout at him first. Jacob Fatu is not here… yet. But Seth Rollins is! Architect and Tribal Chief stare down, and Rollins says Roman is in his way. Roman steps aside, and Rollins’ song hits first! The fans in Omaha, Nebraska sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins heads to the ring.
But then BRON BREAKKER CLOBBERS ROLLINS! Bron HAMMERS away on Rollins, drags him around, and throws hockey scrum body shots! Bron CLOBBERS Rollins again, then stands him back up so he can gorilla press him! Bron drops Rollins on barriers! Rollins falls back, sputters, but security and producers hurry out here. Bron THROWS security around! Then he drags Rollins up to RAM him into steel steps! Adam Pearce shouts at Bron but Bron drags Rollins into the ring! The refs get Bron to back off, producers check on Rollins, but then Bron breaks through to slip into the ring! SPEAR!!
Bron looms over Rollins while the fans bark. Rollins coughs and sputters while Bron tells him this is just a taste. Bron takes his leave, the damage done. But will he do even worse when the match is on for Backlash?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv Morgan says that Stephanie Vaquer is injured, no worrying about her anymore. But now to talk about the not so good news. Like what the hell was Finn doing in here last week?! Roxie doesn’t know, he must be delusional. Liv says she’s not worried about Finn, JD McDonagh finishes this tonight. Liv is worried about Roxie. Why did Finn think it was okay to talk to Roxie? Why didn’t Roxie tell them about it? Why did Liv have to watch it through Netflix to learn about what’s going on? Roxie says she didn’t mention it because she made it clear to Finn. She told him to get out and never come back. But Liv’s right, Roxie should’ve said something.
But don’t worry! Roxie’s loyal to Judgment Day, they know that. Yes, Liv is glad to hear that, because she believes in Roxie. Roxie & Raquel are going to be the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, they just can’t let anything get between the family. Promise Liv that you won’t keep secrets, Roxie. Roxie promises. Promises what…? That she will never keep any secrets from Judgment Day. Good. So they ready? Liv, Dom & JD head out, and Raquel pats Roxie on the head. But will things be (not) fine for Judgment Day?
Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh w/ Dominik Mysterio!
Raw returns as The Irish Ace makes his entrance, Dirty Dom by his side. The bell rings, the two tie up, and JD wrenches to wristlock. JD YANKS the arm, but the fans taunt him as “BOBBLEHEAD! BOBBLEHEAD!” Finn rolls, wrenches, but JD wrangles Finn back down. JD puts on the pressure but Finn kips up to wrench, slip through, and headlock. JD powers up but can’t power out as Finn holds on tight! JD endures, rolls to a cover, ONE! JD headscissors, Finn kips free, and Finn arm-drags! Finn grinds JD with the armlock, but JD fights up. JD rolls, powers Finn to ropes, but the ref counts.
JD backs off slowly, but Dom trips Finn up! The fans boo Dom but then JD RAMS Finn! Dom flexes and soaks up the heat while JD RAMS Finn more. JD lets off so he can soak up heat, then he stalks Finn to another corner. JD CHOPS, then he whips corner to corner. Finn goes up and over to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Finn warns Dom, but JD turns things around. Finn dodges JD to CHOP him back! Cover, TWO! Finn drags JD up, brings him around, and gives some Latino Heat! JD wrenches free but Finn ducks JD’s lariat to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn keeps his eyes on Dom, then goes back to JD.
JD drop toeholds Finn, then runs to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Finn goes to ropes but JD KICKS his leg! JD KICKS the leg again, then puts the leg on ropes. JD drops a KNEE on the knee! Finn writhes, the fans boo, but Dom applauds as JD YANKS the bad leg. GROUND DRAGON SCREW! JD then drops an ELBOW on the leg, then clamps on a toehold. Finn endures, kicks JD in the back, and the fans rally as both men stand. JD storms up on Finn, whips, but Finn reverses. JD sunset flips, Finn rolls through and basement DROPKICKS! JD goes to ropes, Finn LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up as Finn builds speed, but Dom trips him up again!
The fans boo as Finn shouts at Dom, but JD CLOBBERS Finn! Finn tumbles out of the ring, but here comes Roxie! The fans boo Judgment Day as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn fights up in the headlock. Finn fires body shots, and now the rest of Judgment Day hurries out here. JD CLUBS Finn, whips him, but Finn goes up and- NO, JD catches Finn on the over, but Finn holds onto the ropes! JD pries Finn free, but Finn slips down to dragon sleeper! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans cheer Finn on, but he’s all alone ringside now that it is 5v1! JD and Finn rise up, but Finn ROCKS JD! And ROCKS him again! And again, and again! Finn whips and BACKDROPS JD! JD flounders, Finn trips him to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans cheer Finn as he flexes!
Finn drags JD up, whips him to ropes, but JD reverses. Finn comes back to SLINGBLADE! The fans cheer as Finn aims from a corner. But Dom gets on the apron! Finn DECKS Dom, JD rolls Finn, TWO! JD swings, Finn dodges and CHOPS! Finn runs, but into the SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives but just barely! Finn goes to the apron while the fans rally harder and harder. JD storms over, but Finn RAMS into him! Then GAMANGIRIS! Finn goes up, up, but Raquel distracts the ref! Dom shakes the ropes, and Finn falls! The ref realizes something is wrong, so she EJECTS Dom! The fans cheer as things are a bit more even now.
Liv & Dom are upset but JD still drags Finn to a drop zone. JD goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! Cover, TWO! Finn hurries to SLINGBLADE JD again! The fans rally for Finn while the ladies of Judgment Day coach JD. Liv gets on the apron, but the ref tells her to back off. Liv sneaks something to Roxie! The bell hammer!? Finn SHOTGUNS JD! Roxie has the bell hammer to CRACK Finn!! The fans boo but JD HEADBUTTS Finn! JD falls on the cover, JD wins!
Winner: JD McDonagh, by pinfall
Roxie proves her loyalties by doing Liv’s dirty work, and JD finally gets a win over his old mentor. Is there no hope for Finn against this many enemies?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond apologizes to The Architect for bothering him, as he is clearly in pain after that vicious assault from Bron Breakker. But what does this mean for Backlash. Will Rollins be okay? Rollins says Backlash is in five days, he’ll be fine. Rollins told “the kid” last week, that if you take your shot, you better be able to finish the job. Rollins ain’t dead yet. Rollins storms off, will he be able to game plan a way to get around Bron’s speed, strength, and ruthless aggression?
The Vision regroups backstage.
Bron Breakker says he couldn’t let Rollins go to the ring and get on the mic to bore us all to death. He can’t stand listening to that guy! He’s like a duck! “Quack, quack! I’m the best wrestler in the world! Quack!” Austin Theory joins in, “Lemme sing my song! Quack quack!” Paul Heyman walks in and says, “Is Seth Rollins still breathing?” Bron says yes, he is. Logan Paul says one guy who won’t be is Joe Hendry! Logan’s gonna beat him to a pulp! Logan swears to God, let him get his hands on Hendry and he’ll hospitalize him permanently! PLEASE! Heyman says that’s why tonight, Logan is not fighting Joe Hendry. W-What?!
Heyman says Bron almost got suspended again, Brock Lesnar retired on us, and if Logan were to get his hands on Hendry, he’ll be put in jail for what he does to him! That’s why tonight, it is Joe Hendry VS Austin Theory. Theory says it’s alright, Maverick. If Logan wants Hendry smacked around, Theory will smack him around. If Logan wants Hendry hurt, Theory will hurt him. He’ll put the Pressure on Hendry, and Logan can just watch. Bron says relax, you’re THE Logan Paul. Vision will get ’em all, one by one. They fist bump on that, but will The Vision all be turned into believers soon enough?
PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page!
After the multiple blindsides the past few weeks, he WWE Intercontinental Champion and the Young OG team up against some common enemies in The Bulgarian Lion and All Ego! But will the power of #CeroMiedo see them through? Or will Rusev CRUSH while Ethan steals everyone’s smile?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance, followed by Ethan’s. The teams sort out and Evans starts against Rusev. They circle while the fans rally, and Rusev picks Evans up! Rusev RAMS Evans into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but stops as the ref counts 4. Rusev snarls, ROCKS Evans, then CLUBS him on the back. Evans flounders but Rusev stands him up. Rusev whips, Evans stops himself and BOOST back! Evans ROCKS Rusev with haymaker after haymaker! Evans runs, but Rusev ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Rusev stalks Evans to a corner. Rusev drags Evans up by his hair, then tags Ethan.
The fans boo more as Ethan and Rusev mug Evans. Ethan says see, they’re a team! Ethan drags Evans up but Evans CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but Ethan takes a swing. Evans ducks that to DECK Ethan! Then he ROCKS Rusev, too! Ethan runs up, Evans wrenches and kicks! Evans snap suplexes, kips up, and does the Penta swagger! The fans cheer while Evans taunts Rusev. Evans whips, Ethan reverses, but Evans grabs ropes to stop himself. Ethan runs up, Evans flips up and over, tag to Penta! Ethan runs up again but into Penta’s GAMANGIRI! Evans adds a DROPKICK! Penta GAMANGIRIS Ethan again!
Penta sits Ethan down, then headstands for the SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev runs up, but Penta & Evans dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then Penta gives Evans the boost to RANA Rusev! Rusev tumbles out, Evans PLANCHAS, and down goes Rusev! Ethan grabs Penta by the mask, reels him in, but Penta wrenches out! Half nelson, pump handle, PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but sputters while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev UPPERCUTS Penta! The fans rally for Penta as Rusev whips corner to corner and SPLASHES! Penta tumbles outside but Rusev goes out after him. Rusev puts Penta back in, but Penta triangle jumps to LARIAT! Rusev is down and Penta crawls! The fans rally harder and harder, but Rusev YANKS Evans from the apron! The fans boo as Rusev denies Penta a tag. Rusev whips Penta to the corner, but P etnta BLASTS Ethan! Then he dodges Rusev! Penta goes to his corner, but Evans is still down! Ethan tags in and he CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan rains down fists, then drags Penta from the corner.
Ethan CLUBS Penta, soaks up heat, and Rusev runs up on Evans! Evans hurdles, Rusev crashes into steel steps! Penta dodges Twisted Grin to BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up as Penta crawls! Hot tag to Evans and Omaha erupts! Evans BOOTS, SUPERKICKS, then LARIATS Ethan! And goes Matrix to dodge, kip up and STUNNER! Ethan wobbles, Evans WRECKS Rusev, then he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX Ethan! The fans fire up as Evans builds speed to FLY! #WeOutside! Evans throws off his shirt, springboards back in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives, he isn’t a former NXT Champion for nothing!
The fans rally for Evans, he goes up a corner, and he MOONSAULTS, but Ethan gets under! ROUNDHOUSE! Ethan reels Evans in, TWISTED- NO, Evans pops free to SUPERKICK! Evans runs, but Ethan BOOTS him first! Ethan whips, but Evans rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Hot tag to Penta, springboard TORNADO DDT! Cover, but Rusev breaks it! Evans goes after Rusev but Rusev shoves him away. Evans DUMPS Rusev out, then DIVES! Another hit on Rusev, and now he’s on the desk! The fans are thunderous as they see that look in Evans’ eyes! Evans hurries to the corner and climbs up top!
The fans are going nuts already, but Etan SHOVES Evans down! Penta SUPERKICKS Ethan! Penta then slingshots to- NO, Ethan dodges and SWEEPS the leg! Penta is down but the ref won’t let Ethan go after him. Rusev handles that with an URENAGE on the desk! Rusev feeds Penta to Ethan, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, ETHAN & RUSEV WIN!
Winners: Rusev & Ethan Page, by pinfall
Both Bulgarian Brute and All Ego have sinister grins on their face, and they celebrate their victory! Not too buddy-buddy, of course. But will these two both have their shot at Penta’s Intercontinental Championship?
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
“When I was a coach in NXT, my favorite, my absolute favorite days, was when a surefire, can’t-miss, blue chip future superstar saw their dreams come true when they got the opportunity to sign one of these to join Raw or SmackDown. Guys, today is one of those days. Let’s take a look.” The fans cheer as we get a highlight reel of the former NXT Women’s North American & WWE Speed Women’s Champion, and Pearce asks we all welcome the newest Raw superstar, Sol Ruca! Sol makes her entrance with a new song, and high-fives fans as she heads down the ramp. Sol joins Pearce in the ring, grabs herself a mic, and Pearce congratulates her.
The fans cheer and Sol smiles as she takes the contract. “Damn. It is going to feel so damn good when I sign this and officially be a part of Monday Night Raw.” But wait, Becky Lynch is interrupting! Pearce is upset as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion storms her way to the ring. Becky grabs herself a mic to tell Petty Pearce that she’s been looking for him all day! She was told that THIS would be her time for her Celebration of Greatness! Who told her that?! Doesn’t matter, she knows they were a very credible, reliable source. But point is, after her monumental WrestleMania moment, Pearce came out and illegally sanctioned a match with “Iyo Jennetty.”
Which explicitly went against the parameters of her open challenge! But even with that meddling, Becky won! Uncontroversial because she’s the greatest female wrestler of all time, and it’s not just her saying it, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, Bleacher Report says it! Sol asks Becky, “Are you done?!” Becky says no, actually, and she’s also a New York Times best seller. Sol says not everything is about Becky. Becky says okay, okay, Sol is very new here, but the sooner she learns this the better. Everything is about her! Well, not this. Everyone knows who Becky is, we know what Becky’s done and accomplished.
But the thing is, Sol didn’t expect to find out that upon meeting Becky, Becky is exactly what everyone says she is. W-Which is? The Man? The history maker? The ground breaker? No. They say Becky is a rude, big-headed B*TCH! And it’s not just Sol saying it, it’s New York Times, Sports Illustrated- Becky says Pearce may be terrible at her job, but is he really letting Sol talk to her like this?! Becky asks if the fans are letting Sol talk to her like this. “YES!” Becky is flabbergasted but the fans cheer Sol on. Becky ask who even is this, and Sol finishes singing her contract. This is Sol Ruca, and if you ever interrupt her again, not only will Sol kick your ass, but she’ll snatch your soul.
Becky takes a swing, Sol dodges, so the punch hits PEARCE! Oops! Becky apologizes but Pearce is furious! Sol smiles as Becky panics, and then she runs up to use the corner! SOUL SNATCHER! The Man is down! Is Sol about to turn the tides and wash away Becky’s big time ego?
The Usos are backstage.
Jackie Redmond catches them as they head for Roman Reigns’ room, and asks them how they’re feeling ahead of the contract signing. Jimmy says it is a big night! Contract signing night between OTC and Samoan Werewolf, and they wouldn’t miss this for nothing. Now, they got a lot of love for Jacob, but Jacob needs to understand how OTC does business, especially when there’s championship gold on the line. Ya feel ’em? Jackie understands, but aren’t they conflicted considering their relationship with both? Jey says nah, Jackie, this right here is family bidness, plain and simple. OTC knows how to handle himself. The Usos are just in case something pops off.
But Jacob, The Usos already told you, Uce! You swimming in deep water now. You bit off more than you can chew. You’re swinging for the fences, though! But they respect that, aight? But Jey is telling you, The Bloodline has been drawn! And at Backlash, you gonna find out who you messing with, Jacob. Good luck, lil’ cousin. YEET. The Usos then step inside Roman’s room. What will the OG Bloodline discuss in regards to this very same family business?
Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry!
The Vision were a bit… triggered, perhaps, by what The Prestigious Joe Hendry joked about during his concert. But will Hendry feel the Pressure here tonight? Or will Omaha be full of believers after tonight?
Raw returns as Hendry continues his concert where it left off! “He’s one amazing athlete, but he’s a piece of trash! He can shove his trading cards directly up his.. Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul?” Logan storms out and shouts that he thought he made it clear that Hendry cannot fire Logan Paul! He is UN-FIREABLE! TKO cannot fire Logan, that’s bad business! Logan IS business! Logan is the heart and soul of the WWE! Hendry says he knows Logan is upset, and he’s glad to see Logan, because this part of the song is the apology. It goes like this: “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?”
Logan swears to kill Hendry, but Theory runs up! The bell rings, Hendry fires hands, then LAIRATS Theory up and out of the ring! The fans cheer, Logan tells Theory to handle this! Theory and Logan reset, circle, but the Logan shouts at Hendry. That distraction lets Theory CLOBBER Hendry from behind! The fans boo but Theory CLUBS away on Hendry. Theory then clamps onto Hendry to throw hands right into the side of his head! The fans boo more but Theory CLOBBERS Hendry again! Theory & Logan soak up the heat, then Theory slaps Hendry around. Theory scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER! Theory and Logan fire each other up, but the ref has Logan back off.
Theory stands Hendry up, but Hendry UPPERCUTS and CHOPS and repeat! Hendry whips corner to corner, Theory reverses hard, and Hendry falls to the mat. Theory rains down fists, talks trash, but the fans chant, “Logan Sucks! Logan Sucks!” Logan shouts back that he does not, and Theory goes back to Hendry. Theory drags Hendry up, talks trash, and snap suplexes! “Who sucks now?!” The Vision soaks up more heat, then Theory drags Hendry up. Theory talks more trash, but Hendry suplexes Theory now! The fans cheer while Logan is already upset again. Hendry rises, the fans rally behind him, and Hendry fires haymakers!
Hendry whips Theory to ropes to then LARIAT! Theory flounders from taking the “Commonwealth Clothesline,” and Hendry runs to LARIAT in the corner! Hendry keeps moving, but Theory blows past! Only for Hendry to catch him! FALL AWAY SLAM! And then a kip up, for the… TURN! The fans cheer, but LOGAN ATTACKS!
Winner: Joe Hendry, by disqualification
The fans boo but Logan HAMMERS away on Hendry! Logan hands Hendry the win but he snarls as he tells Hendry, “Nobody can fire me!” Hendry fires off fists! Theory goes after Hendry, the fans boo as The Vision mugs Hendry! They stomp and punch away, but here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins again take the fight to The Vision! SUPERKICK for Logan! Then Ford spins Theory around to ENZIGIRI! Dawkins takes Theory for THE SILENCER! The fans pump it up for The Profits, and Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Theory! Ford climbs up, but BRON runs in! Bron THROWS Ford out of the ring! Then Bron CLOBBERS Dawkins!
The fans bark as Bron then GERMAN SUPLEXES Dawkins! The Unpredictable Badass turns the tides, but SETH ROLLINS trips him up! The fans cheer as Rollins gets revenge with furious fists! Rollins THROWS Bron into steel steps! Rollins stomps away, then they brawl in the ring! Rollins rains down fists while the fans cheer! Rollins BLASTS Logan & Theory off the apron, then LARIATS Bron down! Omaha is erupting as Rollins is shaking the ropes! Rollins aims, but hold on! Ford FLIES out to take out Logan & Theory! But Bron SPEARS Rollins in the distraction! Bron snarls as he tells Rollins he was that close.
Bron leaves Rollins down again, but he’s still roughed up himself. Will either man survive the Backlash?
Backstage interview with Judgment Day.
Jackie is now with Liv, Dom, JD, Raquel & Roxie, and brings up them sending a message to Finn. But what is the focus moving forward? Liv says yeah, you saw what they did to Finn tonight, and to Vaquer last week. The focus is getting all the gold and crushing anyone who gets in their way. And this season is all about Raquel & Roxie! Tell her, sister! Raquel warns Brie Bella & Paige that their nostalgia tour was cute for a night, but it’s time to get serious. She wants them both to come to their show, because- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria step in, and The Role Model says, “Well, well, well. Wouldya look at here? Can anyone in the Judgment Day get anything done on their own?”
Bayley has known them all for so long and she is just finally getting it. Lyra says they weren’t gonna forget what happened to them last week, either. If they’re such a big happy family, then they won’t be afraid to take them on. Liv mocks them and says families help each other win. Try it sometime, losers. Bye~! Bye~! Judgment Day leaves, but will #BayLyra humble them soon enough? And what of Brie & Paige answering the challenge to show up on “Judgment Day’s show?”
The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
With champions either too busy, too lazy, or perhaps too afraid to accept a challenge, The Ruler is making HIMSELF into the challenge! Who will answer the call, and who will be thrown from the mountaintop in Omaha?
Oba has the mic to say,” The time has come. The Oba Femi Open Challenge will now begin.” And it’s AKIRA TOZAWA that answers the call! He is accompanied by Maxxine Dupri & Otis, but can The Stamina Monster even survive?
The bell rings and Tozawa steps up to be face to… chest with Oba… Tozawa gest scared, but Otis says that’s okay, HE will step up. Even Oba likes the look of this! The bell rings, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Oba SHOVES Otis! That alone is impressive, but Otis comes back to RAM Oba! Oba stays put and the fans continue to cheer. Oba and Otis are forehead to forehead, then Oba RAMS Otis! Otis doesn’t budge and the fans cheer! They start shoving, then Otis rips his shirt away! Oba RAMS Oba, Oba RAMS Otis, but Otis dodges! Only for Oba to UPPERCUT Otis down! Oba then hauls Otis up, for a SUPER SHOTPUT!
The fans are thunderous as Oba is fired up, and he watches Otis slowly get up. Even Oba is wondering if this is possible, but he kicks Otis first. Oba nods and says he knows how to get this done. Oba hoists Otis up the corner, then gets under Otis, for a SUPER SIZED FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
The first challenge was already a big challenge, but Oba was still up to the challenge! And after seeing that, will anyone even want to step up next week?
Refs check on Rollins backstage.
Rollins insists that despite how he looks, he is fine. Just leave him alone. Rollins sees Hendry & The Profits, and he “thanks” Montez Ford for setting him up for that second spear. Ford says thanks to Rollins’ past antics, nobody, and Ford means NOBODY, trusts Rollins! Oh, wow, nobody? Ford doesn’t trust him, Dawkins doesn’t trust him, Rollins doesn’t even know Hendry but Hendry probably doesn’t trust him. Guess what? Rollins doesn’t even trust himself! But who cares!? They’re in the same fight! They’re all after The Vision, so those fights are gonna come together! But here’s the deal: They stay out of Rollins’ way, he’ll stay out of theirs. Got it?
Rollins storms off, but does he have it all backwards? Shouldn’t they all work together if they want to tear The Vision down?
Adam Pearce mediates a meeting between Iyo Sky and Asuka.
The Raw General Manager knows these two are set to face off at Backlash, so the floor is theirs. Iyo starts by telling “Asuka-san, I have avoided this fight for years. You know this. You are exactly what you say you are: my senpai; my mentor; I looked up to you. I loved you. And despite everything you have done to me, I still have the utmost respect for you. I never wanted to have this fight, and I never wanted it to come to this. But… You have changed.” Asuka says nothing has changed, but Iyo says yes, she has! The Asuka that Iyo looked up to is no longer here! Now, Iyo has no choice but to fight Asuka.
Asuka says Iyo continues her disrespect, so the Iyo that Asuka taught is no longer here, either! This person sitting here, who are you? “I don’t know anyone this disrespectful. Who are you?” Asuka says this is her biggest disappointment! Do you not get how she feels?! Asuka is done with Iyo. At Backlash, Asuka cuts Iyo out of her life for good. Iyo says fine, she understands. Because she IS ready for Asuka! Asuka rolls her eyes, then leans in close, to MIST IYO RIGHT IN THE FACE!! Pearce is furious, has Asuka get out of here, and shouts for a doctor! The Empress of Tomorrow shows no remorse, but will The Genius show no mercy at Backlash?
Backstage interview with El Grande Americano Original and…?
Jackie is with Chad G- er, uh, the Original EGA and The Creed Brothers, who are now “Los Americanos Hermanos,” The American Brothers… After that surprise attack on the other El Grande Americano at AAA during the Mask VS Mask contract signing, how are they feeling going into this trios match? Well, thankfully, the No Physicality Agreement was for Mexico. That means here in Middle America, all bets are off! Now, the boys saw how they great EGA Original in AAA, it’s ridiculous! So they decided to do the honorable thing and help him out. They take inspiration from a close personal friend of his, Chad Gable, still sidelined with injury.
But on May 30th, we find out once and for all that there is only ONE El Grande Americano, and you’re lookin’ at him! The ORIGINAL El Grande Americano! AH GRACIAS~! Los Americanos Original heads to the ring, but will this be an American made victory? Or will the real Americanos please stand up?
Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Americanos Original!
Raw returns as the other Los Americanos make their entrance. The trios sort out, but then El Grande Dos throws his cape at Original! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! The fists fly, but “Julio” DUMPS Rayo out, then “Bruto” ROCKS Bravo! The brothers THROW Bravo out before Original LARIATS Americano Dos out! The fans cheer, “AH GRACIAS~!” Bravo rushes in, Bruto FLAPJACKS him, and now the match is on! Bruto copies Bravo’s dance, then UPPERCUTS! Tag to Julio, they double whip to DOUBLE BACKDROP! Julio struts but Rayo tags in. Rayo ROCKS and KICKS Julio, then CHOPS! Rayo runs, but into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELL!
Julio kips up while Rayo hobbles. Julio reels Rayo in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Bruto, then tag to Original. Julio ELBOWS Rayo in the corner, Bruto BACK BODY BLOCKS, then feed to Original’s HIP TOSS! The fans cheer and Original covers, TWO! Original drags Rayo up, wrenches, wristlocks, but Rayo breaks free to SMACK him! Tag to El Grande Dos! The Grandes tie up, go around, and Original arm-drags! They fight back up, Dos wrenches but Original rolls to SLAP back! Original headlocks but Rayo tags in as Dos powers up and out. They then trip Original out, bring him to the outside, and Grande Dos WRECKS Original with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Los Americanos stand tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rayo BOOTS Bruto off the corner! Rayo then clamps onto Julio with a SLEEPER! The fans rally as Julio endures, reaches out, but drops to his knees. Julio powers up again to BACKPACK SENTON! The fans rally while both men are down, hot tags to the Grandes! Original THROWS Dos, then rains down fists! Dos gets free, Bravo goes up and leaps in! Original catches him for an EXPLODER! Original fires hands, then clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! ROLLING LIGER KICK on Rayo! Then Original ducks the discus to ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up with Original and he waistlocks, but Bravo tags in!
Bravo y Rayo save their Americano from Chaos Theory, only for Original to waistlock Bravo! Bravo grabs Rayo in a panic, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for Original Grande, and he goes out to CANNONBALL! He CLOBBERS Rayo, goes up a corner, but Dos distracts the ref! That lets Rayo SHOVE Original off the corner! But Julio springs right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Bruto is up to MOONSAULT! But Dos CLOBBERS Bruto with the headbutt! GAMANGIRI for Julio! But then both Grandes run up, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Bravo is up top, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Bravo is furious but the fans rally up, “This is Awesome!”
Rayo aims at Bruto, runs up, and SUPERKICKS from the apron! Then he SEATED SENTONS! But Julio gets Bravo up, APRON BOMB! Grande Dos PENALTY KICKS Julio! But Original has Bravo, RAMS him into Dos, then hits CHAOS THEORY! The fans cheer as Original goes up top, but Grande Dos grabs him! But the brothers RAM him into the barriers! Original DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Los Americanos Original win!
Winners: Los Americanos Original, by pinfall
AH GRACIAS~! But will this momentum carry El Grande Americano Original through that Mask VS Mask match at the end of May?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Now that there is no one to stand in his way, The OTC, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, walks out on stage and raises his finger to the sky. The pyro goes off, and it is time for the title fight contract signing. But will things stay civil in this family civil war? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman gets his second round of pyro, then joins Pearce in the ring. Roman makes sure to sit at the head of the table, then Pearce introduces the challenger, Jacob Fatu! The fans cheer the Samoan Werewolf as he makes his entrance. Pearce says we all know how this works: two signatures on the contract makes this match official. The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” while he stares down with Jacob. Roman picks up his mic first to say, “Nah, Pearce, you know how this works. Omaha, Nebraska…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans cheer and chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman asks if Jacob hears all that.
Roman says that’s not just love, but the sound of respect! The fans cheer that, and Roman says you don’t think he knows where Jacob comes from? That he wasn’t watching from afar? That respect wasn’t earned just from hanging out. Jacob was grinding for 12 years, but Roman was here for OVER 12 years! The fans cheer again, and Roman tells Jacob that Roman was the one in this company, his foot holding the door open for Solo Sikoa. Solo brought Fatu in? Well guess what? Roman brought Solo in. Therefore, Roman brought Fatu in. And Roman will be damned if there is not respect to be had in this business for him!
The fans again cheer for “O T C! O T C!” and Roman says this is about respect. There has to be a code, there has to be an honor system. They can’t just run roughshod around here, bogarding everything for the family. No, there has to be a system of conduct that they can hang their hats on, understand? The Tongan Death Grip… Jacob disrespects Roman with something that he saves for desperate measures. Where does Jacob think they are? In some bar at 3AM, surrounded 8v1? THAT is when you bust out the Tongan Death Grip, THAT is when you snatch someone’s throat! You don’t do that to family! You don’t do that to your own. You don’t do that to your Tribal Chief!
The fans cheer again, but Fatu says, “Hold on, what?! Tribal Chief? Hey. That’s where you got it all wrong, you don’t understand. Yes, I am desperate. Yes, it feels like it’s just me against the world. Yes, my back is against the wall. So I have no other choice but to take you out, take this title, and everything that comes with it!” The fans are torn on that, but Fatu says to keep it 100, then he’ll put a choke hold on this game, and he’ll squeeze out every dollar and cent, just the way this company been doing their family for decades! So when Fatu’s talking all gas, no brakes with it, that doesn’t mean slowing down, it means moving forward and never going back to where he came from.
So yes, Roman, Fatu is desperate. Desperate enough to do anything for his household, even if he gotta run through his own blood! Roman says this is what he’s talking about! Fatu’s household?! Let’s get this out the way. Roman signs his part, the fans cheer, and then Roman pushes the contract to Fatu. Fatu is talking about his household, but Roman says he’s been up here over a decade for MULTIPLE households! Fatu is worried about seven kids, but Roman’s worried about 170 kids! Fatu is worried about higher education, but Roman is worried about generation after generation! Because Roman is the one that can do that! Proof of concept! The respect! WWE does business with HIM!
Roman already told everyone a long time ago, this is ALL HIS! This is HIS ring! And yes, in their family, they’re equals, of the same blood. But in this ring, Jacob, you’re beneath him! JACOB SNATCHES ROMAN! Roman CLAWS Fatu’s face, THROWS him into buckles, then THROWS an armchair at him! The fans fire up but Pearce wants Roman to calm down. Roman grabs the belt, but Fatu GRABS ROMAN’S THROAT! Roman HAMMERS Fatu down, climbs up in the corner, and rains down more fists! The fans count along, Roman goes all the way to TEN! But the TONGAN DEATH GRIP still finds him!!
Roman hurries to get loose, SUPERMAN- DEATH GRIP!! DEATH GRIP!! Pearce hurries in there, Roman grabs at Pearce out of desperation, but Fatu drags him around, CHOKE SLAM on the table!! The table didn’t break, but Roman is still down and out. Fatu signs his part, and he says they gonna do this! It is official, and as it looks, Fatu has the advantage! Will nothing stop the Samoan Werewolf from sinking his teeth deep into Roman? Or can Roman find a way to survive?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here as the go-home to Backlash, but with some great stuff that also had nothing to do with Backlash. Very good promos from Judgment Day, and I just knew Liv was gonna confront Roxie about Finn sneaking in. Her mentioning watching it back on Netflix was also a good detail, as they can reference it later if Roxie really does end up helping Finn as the mole. They were acting like enemies cuz they didn’t want the secret being exposed by cameras. But in the end, Judgment Day of course made sure Finn lost, but there might be hope for allies if Bayley & Lyra are gonna get in Judgment Day’s way of the women’s tag titles. Mixed Six Tag maybe?
Great 2v2 tag of Penta & Evans VS Rusev & Ethan, and the Heels winning out makes sense given Penta is a Face champion. Rusev will likely be betrayed by Ethan so that Ethan gets the title shot, only for Penta to win out. Great first match for the Oba Femi Open Challenge, Oba continues to build his power on main roster by just showing his physical power in throwing Otis. Very good promo from Sol and Becky, that’s clearly Becky’s first title defense right there, but I would think Becky cheats to win. Though, I can’t really see what Sol could do after she loses so maybe Sol should win to humble Becky? Plus, they can just have a rematch after.
Great stuff with all the Americanos, especially with how convoluted it is to cover up the obvious identities of everyone. AAA gives the rest of the story where Gable Americano has escalated things to where even Kaiser Americano’s girlfriend is banned from AAA if Kaiser loses his mask, and that’s pretty wild. But probably also all the more reason we’re about to get Chad Gable back once he’s exposed. Great stuff with The Vision story, such as Rollins interacting with Roman only to get attacked by Bron Breakker. Also, that means Roman didn’t even care that Bron ran past him to go after Rollins, and that’s hilarious.
Hendry VS Theory ending in disqualification was fine, it works for Heels to be sore losers and such. Profits of course made the save, and while Rollins said they’d stay separate, I really do think there’s gonna be some kind of team up before this is over. Obviously, Hendry & Profits VS Vision can happen as a Six Man, and at the very least, they try to help Rollins against Bron when Logan & Theory try to cheat that match. And very good stuff in the story of Roman VS Jacob. Good promo from Usos, very good contract signing promos, especially with Roman referencing some of the real-life stories about Haku fighting off jackasses in bars. Jacob standing tall would suggest he loses, but there’s also SmackDown as a go-home to see if the tides turn at the last minute.
My Score: 8.9/10
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