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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/13/19)
Friday the 13th Night SmackDown!
The last SmackDown before TLC!
TLC is Sunday, but there might be a lot of bad luck carrying over from tonight! Will Roman Reigns get a little bit of payback before battling Baron Corbin?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Fire & Desire VS Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross; Bliss-Cross wins.
- Mustafa Ali & Chad Gable VS The Revival; The Revival wins.
- Bayley VS Dana Brooke; Bayley wins.
- Heavy Machinery VS Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Sami Zayn; Cesaro & Nakamura win.
- Kofi Kingston w/ Big E VS Baron Corbin w/ Dolph Ziggler; No Contest.
- The New Day VS Baron Corbin & Dolph Ziggler; The New Day wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
The King’s Court lost the battle but not the war.
Despite Baron Corbin being ringside, he couldn’t help Dolph Ziggler win the match. But between the “royal security force” and a blindside attack, the Lone Wolf King and his Show-Off squire managed to capture, shackle and brutalize The Big Dog. And the humiliation Corbin promised was a showering and smearing of dog food. Will Roman’s rage overflow this close to TLC?
King Corbin is here!
Milwaukee boos as the royal sedan makes its way down the ramp. Dolph Ziggler is already in the ring and applauding as Corbin takes the mic. “Thank you, thank you, for that warm welcome.” Milwaukee boos harder. Corbin smells something. Ziggler feels sick. Is it the people? Maybe. Or maybe it’s that dog food that was dumped all over Roman. Corbin will make this quick. He just wants to tell everyone about the incredible 2019 he’s had. He defeated Kurt Angle in his farewell match at WrestleMania! He’s the King of the Ring 2019! And on Sunday, TLC will see Corbin finish Roman Reigns once and for all. He’ll use the tables, the ladders, and the chairs to make the Big Dog bow down! And after that, SmackDown will be Corbin’s to rule as the sole leader!
But after all the promos and nonsense that Roman is “unchained!” Ziggler, do you know what happens when a scared dog is off his chain? Pees on himself? No, he runs away! Roman has been beaten and embarrassed and is just the shell of the man he used to be. But if the glory hound does appear, every entrance is covered, and Roman will suffer a fate far worse than last Friday. Fans chant, “You Look Stupid!” Ziggler disagrees but Corbin says they’re just upset that Roman won’t be showing up. Corbin says the entire SmackDown locker room approves of Corbin’s actions! To speak on their behalf is a man he respects for his loyalty, it’s Dolph Ziggler! Ziggler could not have put it any better. “For once in his life, Roman Reigns was that locker room leader he said he was, and he stood up to you. And what happened?” Corbin put him down!
Corbin says this is the dawn of a new day! Anyone that gets in the way will be forced to BOW DOWN! Speaking of, Ziggler knows the fans are here to see King Corbin. So join Ziggler in saying, “All Hail, King Corbin! All Hail-” Awwwww~ Cream City~! Clap for the New Day, and feel~ the power~! Did someone say the words, “New day?” Because they were sitting in the back, watching Greek Freak highlights, and then they see the “buffoon” in his Burger King crown, going on about an imaginary kingdom he rules. But as soon as “New Day” is said, POOF! They’re here to tell the trick how they feel about him. If Big E and Kofi want to talk magic, like those unicorns, show us that trick where Lesnar made the WWE World Championship disappear in 7 seconds.
Wow, big words. It was 8 seconds. And Kofi is still a champion of the people and he can be proud of that. But talking 2019 in review, yes, Corbin had a heck of a year. But Kofi won the title at WrestleMania. For just over 6 months, Kofi was taking on the best and winning, including the “court jester,” Dolph Ziggler! Fans rally behind Kofi as he says that when he lost, he didn’t whine, complain, go on social media and bicker, no. He dusted himself off, put one foot in front of the other and kept on marching forward! And now, ya bois the NEW~ DAY~ are the 7-time, W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS! The New Day gets in the ring with Corbin and Ziggler as Kofi brings up the kingly gimmick, “looking real stupid.” But if Corbin was a real king, he’d have pride, dignity and class, which he is incapable of showing at all! What Corbin did to Roman was disrespectful, and no one likes it.
Corbin thinks Kofi is getting a big head for one lucky day in 11 years. Kofi SLAPS Corbin, and Big E gets in Ziggler’s face! Fans want that slap “One More Time!” But Corbin tells Kofi that if he wants to step up and be a leader like Roman, he’ll get humiliated like Roman! Are we getting Kofi going up against the would-be king this close to TLC?
Corbin and Ziggler find one of their guards down.
They get into their locker room, but more guards have been WRECKED! Who did this? Or is it perhaps more obvious than they realize?
Fire & Desire VS Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross!
Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville have been picking on The Goddess and her crazy best friend over their looks. Insults and injury, and even going so far as to pull the eyelashes from Alexa’s eyes, will the Golden Gift and the Gladiator Gal go all out to cross Bliss-Cross out?
Before the match, Alexa and Nikki are interviewed at gorilla position about this heated back and forth. Alexa doesn’t get why Mandy insists on doing this, other than she’s a bully. But if she’s in the ring with her best friend- But Fire & Desire leave the ring behind to attack Bliss-Cross backstage! They then force Alexa and Nikki down the ramp! The brawl goes down towards the ring, but referees hurry to break it up. Fans want to “Let Them Fight!” but things have to happen in the ring. Alexa and Nikki get in first and dare Fire & Desire to try again. Mandy and Sonya run in, the bell rings and we still have a brawl!
Nikki throws Sonya out and Alexa has Mandy. Bliss-Cross double suplex Mandy down! Alexa goes out and Nikki has Mandy, but Mandy rakes eyes! Tag to Sonya, and Sonya kicks Nikki down! Sonya sucker punches Alexa to then slide and knee Nikki! Cover, TWO! Tag to Mandy, and Fire & Desire mug Nikki with knees. They throw her down by her hair, then Mandy hits a Kiss from a Rose! Cover, TWO! Tag to Sonya and they mug Nikki more. They throw body shots, bring Nikki up, and suplex! But Alexa trips up Mandy! Alexa drags Mandy out, Nikki hits the PURGE! Cover, Bliss-Cross wins!
Winners: Bliss-Cross, Nikki Cross by pinfall
Fire & Desire perhaps got too fired up, and Bliss-Cross took advantage! Will Alexa and Nikki be on the way back to those WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships?
Sami Zayn walks the halls.
The Great Liberator comes across Heavy Machinery, aka the Blue Collar secret Santas! They give Sami his gift “straight from Otis’s heart.” Sami with 8 M’s… And it’s… HAM! Straight from Milwaukee! Wow. This is easily the worst gift he’s ever gotten ever. He’s vegan, for one. This is a slaughtered carcass of an innocent animal that suffered! Otis is sorry. He didn’t know. Oh he’s sorry~! That should make it okay? Yes, because it’s an apology. That’s not good enough! How does Tucker deal with Otis’s weird spasms? Otis is just a dumb oaf! Whoa, okay, Sami admits he went too far. But then Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro show up to reinforce Sami. Sami has courage now. “See you in the ring, boys.” Cesaro does accept the gift, to SLAM THE HAM! Otis is fuming, but will he be able to take it all out on Sami’s team?
Mustafa Ali & Chad Gable VS The Revival!
The Beacon of Light and Shorty G step up to take on the #TopGuys before they face the New Day. Will Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson #SayYeah to some last minute momentum? Or will they stumble before having to literally climb the ladder to success?
SmackDown returns as The Revival make their entrance, and Dash takes a bit of a tumble over the SmackDown set pieces. Dash plays it off and the teams sort out, Dash starts with Gable. They tie up, Gable wristlocks and wrenches but Dash rolls and wrenches back. Gable rolls, bridges, handsprings and spins to headlock, spin and drop toehold! Gable headlocks, fans applaud, but Dash tags out to Dawson. Dash powers out and Dawson dumps Gable out! Dawson lurks as Ali comes over to check, Ali gets DECKED! The Revival bring Gable up, to throw him face first into the announce desk! They put Gable in, cover, TWO! Dawson argues with the ref but he goes back to glaring at Gable.
Dawson brings Gable up to hook the face, then wrap on a chinlock. Gable endures but fights his way up. Fans rally and Gable arm-drags Dawson off. Dawson shoves him back, tag to Dash, but Gable fights out of the corner! Gable dodges and German Suplexes Dawson down! Dawson and Gable crawl but Dash gets in to throw Gable into Ali! Gable comes back, body scissor takedown to Prawn Hold, TWO! Gable victory rolls, TWO! Gable throws forearms and uppercuts, but Dash punches. Gable dodges, the mule kick is blocked, fireman’s carry to a flipping backbreaker! Tag to Revival, powerbomb lift, but Gable turns Doomsday into a POWERSLAM! Ali runs in and headscissors Dash out! All four men are down as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns and both Ali and Gable FLY! They wipe out the Revival, and Gable puts Dawson in! Gable is up top, MOONSAULT but he has to bail out. Gable back suplexes and Ali tags in to climb. Dumdum stomp drop! Cover, TWO!! Dawson survives and Ali is shocked! Fans fire up as Gable tags back in. Ali climbs up again as Gable brings Dawson up. Dash YANKS Ali down, Gable wrecks Dash with the rolling kick! Gable waistlocks Dawson but Dawson bucks him off, TIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Dawson scowls as he drags Gable back up. Dawson puts Gable up top then climbs up as Milwaukee says “This is Awesome!” Gable fights, rolls off the back, CHAOS THEORY! But Dash DIVES onto Gable! But Ali 450’s onto Dash!! All four men are down again!
The two teams regroup in their corners and tag, Ali is in against Dawson! Dawson dodges but Ali goes up. No DDT, tag to Dash. Dash runs in, Ali uppercuts. Ali hops up, into SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, The Revival wins!!
Winner: The Revival, Dash by pinfall
That came out of nowhere! And if they hit one of those, climbing the ladder will be that much easier. Will Dash & Dawson be #TopGuys again by taking those titles down?
Backstage interview with Bayley.
She was called out by Lacey Evans for being a lackluster leader. Being a mother and a Marine doesn’t matter to Bayley. Bayley has been doing what everyone else has always wanted to do. Sasha Banks is off recording a rap album. Lacey picked a fight with the wrong people. But Elias’s chords interrupt. Bayley gets upset with him, and he wants her to chill. She wants him to chill and let her do her job. Well, how crazy they ran into each other. Elias ended up her Secret Santa, so his gift is a song.
“It’s the holiday season~. It’s gonna be a blast. But Bayley, your face haunts me like the Ghost of Christmas Past.” She asked Santa for a threesome, Elias, Bayley, Banks. But hate to disappoint, Elias told St. Nick, “No Thanks.” He doesn’t want to be blunt, he hates to be rude. But ever since she got that haircut, she kinda looks like a dude… Merry Christmas. Oh this is funny, huh? When Dana Brooke is done being a groupie, get in the ring. Challenge accepted! That song was stupid. But who will be singing the blues on the Blue Brand this close to TLC?
Bayley VS Dana Brooke!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings on this match. Bayley SLAPS Dana, Dana rocks her back! Dana stomps away in a corner but backs off at 4. Bayley bails out but Dana comes around the way, handspring back elbow sends Bayley into barriers! Dana puts Bayley in the ring and fans fire up with the Flex Appeal as she hits another back elbow! Dana runs but Bayley LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Bayley rains down rights and then drags Dana into a chinlock. Dana endures, fights up and fights out. Bayley powers Dana to a corner and rams her shoulder in. Bayley puts Dana up top, climbs up top, but Dana fights back. Dana adjusts, sunset flip and POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! But a crucifix outta nowhere, TWO! Oklahoma roll, TWO!
Bayley gets to ropes but Dana goes after her. The ref backs Dana off, and Bayley kicks the legs out! Dana hits ropes on the way down, and then Bayley with the Rose Plant, headlock driver! Cover, Bayley wins!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
Bad bad Bayley won’t let anyone belittle her. Will she be bigger than ever after she and/or The Boss beat the Sassy Southern Belle?
Sheamus speaks.
“They say home is where the heart is.” SmackDown was his home. A home of warriors and of champions. But in his absence, SmackDown has changed for the worse. This home of heroes is now full of wimps and weaklings. In his absence, SmackDown is a home without a heart. But the Celtic Warrior is returning, and is bringing a heart that is hungry.
Renee Young interviews The Miz in his Los Angeles home.
What is the update on Daniel Bryan? Miz hasn’t found anything out since we last saw him getting his hair torn out. But why such an interest at this time? They don’t get along, and Renee was a witness to the Talking Smack rant. So why this change of heart? Miz wishes he had a good answer for that. They bring out the best and the worst in each other, ever since Bryan joined the WWE a decade ago. They’ve had incredible matches, heated moments, and fans love Bryan. Miz understands Bryan is valuable to the brand. He doesn’t like Bryan, but he respects him. So as weird as this is to say, The Miz says it is finally time to “do the right thing.”
But that caused Miz to cross paths with Bray Wyatt. Can Miz recall what happened? Bray plays mind games, but there is a line you don’t cross. Bray crossed that line claiming he would take Miz’s family. That image is stuck in Miz’s head. He had no choice but to accept this match. Bray all but brags that he changes people he faces. But Miz has changed on his own. He’s a father. There is something about becoming a father, holding your child in your hands. He wants to make sure his daughters are safe. Family is his most important thing. No one knows what Bray is capable of. Then, this Sunday, is Miz afraid of what will happen? Maryse then shouts for him, and Miz rushes over. The baby monitor. RAMBLIN’ RABBIT?! FIREFLY FUN HOUSE!? “Let me in.” ALL THE PUPPETS!?
Miz and Maryse hurry to Monroe’s room, but she’s all alone. She points to something in the crib. A twisted Fiend doll!? Where did it come from?! Turn the cameras off! GO! NOW! Speaking of crossing the lines, Bray may have just crossed a line we didn’t even know could be crossed.
We interrupt this episode of SmackDown to bring a brand new Firefly Fun House!
Wait, what?! And Bray has a copy of that Fiend doll. He was just being nice, guys. After all, it’s the holiday season! A time of giving and good cheer. And Miz obviously loves his family. It makes Bray’s heart sing, “YOWIE WOWIE!” But that’s what’ll make Sunday so hard. Sister Abby taught him a lesson that no one likes a snitch. Snitches get stitches! Miz was so focused on Bryan, he exposed himself! Not that way, guys. But after all, Bryan is still with… “him.” But Miz gets Bray! And Bray admits, he was sick. But he fixed himself! Pain isn’t real, it’s a reaction in your brain. You can train yourself to no longer feel pain! BAM. See?
But Miz, you can train yourself not to feel love. Bray can teach him how. All he has to do is… #LetMeIn. Oh and, Marine 5 was FIIIIRE~! Hands down the best. But see you at TLC! Bye~! Have a great weekend, Miz~!
Is this twisted holiday story only going to get scarier from here?
The King’s Court find even more guards down!
The sedan handlers and the sedan itself are down. Corbin says he and Ziggler are going to make a statement. But are they still not getting the message?
Heavy Machinery VS Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Sami Zayn!
Tucker and Otis have their cheese head wear on hand for Wisconsin! Tucker the Cheese Cowboy and Otis with the dapper cheese top hat are ready to be anything but cheesy against the Swiss Cyborg and King of Strong Style. Will they make Sami regret for leaving Otis cheesed off over the misunderstanding? Or will Team Sami go ham on the Blue Collar Boys?
SmackDown returns as Sami’s clients makes their entrances. The teams sort out and Tucker starts with Cesaro. They tie up and go around, and Cesaro puts Tucker on the ropes. Cesaro lets up but throws body shots and a big European Uppercut. Cesaro headlocks, Tucker powers out and things speed up. Tucker shows his agility and dropkicks Cesaro down! Cesaro moves, Tucker crossbodies! Fans fire up with Tucker as he wrenches Cesaro. Cesaro breaks free, but Otis tags in. Cesaro tags Shinsuke and Otis circles with the Intercontinental Champion. They tie up, and Otis powers Shinsuke back! Otis pumps and fans fire up. Nakamura gets around to a waistlock, Otis pries free with one hand! Nakamura stomps the feet, then runs, to get run over!
Otis brings Nakamura up, whips him to a corner, and then back elbows Nakamura down! Cover, TWO! Otis drags Nakamura up, scoops but Nakamura slips out. Nakamura misses one kick but not the heel kick! Tag to Cesaro, and Team Sami whips Otis. Otis bulldozes through the clotheslines and Tucker tags in, Tucker climbs, CANNONBALL! Heavy Machinery have Ceasro for a big belly sandwich! They whip Cesaro out and Milwaukee fires up as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and Cesaro has Tucker in a chinlock. Fans rally up and Tucker fights, but he starts to fade. Tucker gets a second wind and gets back up, to power Cesaro back into buckles! Tucker is free, but Cesaro keeps him away from Otis! Big EuroUpper in the corner! Cesaro fireman’s carries Tucker to put him up top, tag to Nakamura for the Top Shelf Knee! Cover, TWO! Sami protests the count but Nakamura rams knees into Tucker. Fans rally up for Otis but Nakamura facelocks Tucker. Tucker endures as Nakamura pulls back. Tucker fights out but gets a strike fest! Tucker is in a corner, but he BOOTS Nakamura back! Fans fire up as Tucker reaches, but he has to Thesz Press Nakamura first!
Both men are down but Milwaukee fires up even more! Hot tags to Cesaro and Otis! Here comes DOZER! He rallies and runs Cesaro over, and even out of the ring! Nakamura returns, but gets run over! Otis scoops Nakamura for a BIG scoop slam! Off comes the shirt! Cesaro has Otis, but the kick just powers him up! Otis jiggles and jives, feeling himself, and he headbutts Cesaro down! Otis gives Cesaro an EXPLODER! “I’m COMIIIN’!” Nakamura dropkicks Otis and Cesaro EuroUppers! Sliding Knee! Cover, but Tucker breaks it! Cesaro is after Tucker but gets tossed out! Nakamura kicks Tucker down and takes aim at Otis. “YAO~!” But into a POP-UP! Tag to Tucker, but Cesaro spins them around. Tucker BOOTS Cesaro, Otis tosses Nakamura. Otis splashes Cesaro, and Cesaro falls into the drop zone!
Milwaukee is thunderous as Otis hits the CATERPILLAR- But Sami gets in the way! Cesaro dumps Otis out, Tucker clotheslines Cesaro, KINSHASA!! Cover, Team Sami wins!
Winners: Team Sami, Nakamura by pinfall
The Great Liberator is also the Great Distractor as he disrupts the bulldozing! With him by their side, will Cesaro and Shinsuke take over all of SmackDown?
Corbin talks with the rest of security.
He wants them ready for anything in the main event. Will they be the last line of defense with the Big Dog lurking?
Kofi Kingston w/ Big E VS Baron Corbin w/ Dolph Ziggler!
The New Day stands up to the Wolf King, but there are barely any “royal guards” left standing. Will Corbin conquer Kofi before the stealthy yet savage assassin shows himself? Or is all of Corbin’s karma going to come back and bite him just days before TLC?
The bell rings and Kofi circles with Corbin. They tie up, Kofi waistlocks but Corbin clubs him down. Corbin applauds himself, then he drags Kofi up, and Kofi dropkicks Corbin down! Kofi eggs Corbin on, and fans chant “S T D!” for the super tough dude. Kofi kicks away on Corbin and throws forearms. Kofi back hands, whips, but Corbin reverses to run Kofi over! Fans boo as Corbin runs, but Kofi comes back to leap, into Corbin’s arms! But Kofi body scissor throws Corbin out! Kofi dropkicks Corbin down again, then goes up top for a TRUST FALL! Direct hit takes Corbin down! Kofi fires up with the fans as SmackDown goes to another break!
SmackDown returns again, and Kofi runs in corner to corner, but his flip is blocked. Corbin puts Kofi up top just to shove him down! Kofi crashes and burns and Big E checks on him, but Corbin goes out to fetch him. Corbin rams Kofi into barriers! And then he throws Kofi into more barriers! Corbin refreshes the ring count but fans boo the cocky king. Corbin drags Kofi back up to throw into the post! Corbin drags Kofi into the ring and covers, TWO! Corbin grows annoyed but he drags Kofi up again. Corbin whips Kofi corner to corner, runs in, but Kofi slips out to kick back! Kofi springboards, but Corbin ROCKS him with a right hand! Kofi is down on the apron and fans boo, but Corbin soaks it all up.
Corbin drags Kofi back in, taunts Big E, and DECKS Kofi again. Fans rally for Kofi and Kofi fights his way up. Corbin brings Kofi around but Kofi throws hands of his own! Kofi runs, but into Corbin’s back elbow! Cover, TWO! Ziggler taunts Kofi while Big E coaches Kofi up. Corbin is called the “Burger King!” but he rocks Kofi with right hands. Corbin pretends not to hear the fans, and then he runs at Kofi, but Kofi elbows back! Kofi boots from the corner, then dodges. Corbin slides out, in, but no lariat! SOS!! Cover, TWO!! Kofi almost catches the king there! Fans rally up, Corbin choke grips, but Kofi uses the lift for a huricanrana! Penalty Kick! Kofi hits the NEW~ DAY~ Boom Drop! Fans fire up as Kofi aims from the corner. “New! Day Rocks!” But Ziggler anchors a foot! Big E comes around to run Ziggler off, and the ref EJECTS the Show-Off!
Fans sing “Hey, hey, hey! Good-bye~!” as Ziggler storms up the ramp. Kofi aims at Corbin as he’s on the apron, but ZIggler goes after Big E! Kofi goes to help but Corbin goes after him! The ref calls the match off!
No Contest
The brawling continues, referees rush out to stop the two sides, but fans want to “Let Them Fight!” Big E CLOBBERS Ziggler! Big E even gets a mic, and dares that if these two want to fight so bad, let’s just make this a tag match! The King’s Court accepts the challenge, and things reset while SmackDown takes another break!
The New Day VS Baron Corbin & Dolph Ziggler!
SmackDown returns once again, and Teddy Long would be proud! Will Kofi and Big E both maintain momentum before facing The Revival? Or will the Wolf King and his royal aide get a foothold in the tag team division?
Corbin has Big E down in the corner and tags Ziggler in. Ziggler grins as he taunts Kofi, and goes after Big E himself. Big E throws big body shots but Ziggler kicks low, FAMOUSER! Cover, TWO! Ziggler is frustrated but he keeps Big E anchored. Ziggler tags Corbin and Corbin stomps Big E down. Corbin drags Big E up, whips him corner to corner hard, and Big E hits the mat. Only Ziggler applauds Corbin as he puts Big E on the ropes to choke! The ref counts, Corbin lets up at 4, but then hops up top. Corbin leaps, but gets a hotshot as Big E dodges! Belly2belly! Both men are down, fans rally up, hot tags ti Ziggler and Kofi! Kofi springboards and ax handles Ziggler down! Kofi rallies, dropkicks but Ziggler dodges. Kofi tosses Ziggler out hard! Kofi builds speed, but Corbin LARIATS!
Ziggler SUPERKICKS Big E while Corbin rains down angry rights on Kofi! The ref reprimands Corbin, but here come the handcuffs! Corbin vowed to do what he did to Roman again tonight, so the referee hurries to throw this match out, too!
Winners: The New Day, by disqualification
Ziggler drags Kofi out but Kofi fights back! Corbin clobbers Kofi from behind, and they bring Kofi back to that same corner! They string Kofi up, and the scepter SMASHES Kofi in the face! Fans boo, but there’s one last can of dog food. Big E hurries over, but the Revival come outta nowhere with a SHATTER MACHINE! The #TopGuys are with the King’s Court, too! But ROMAN REIGNS appears! The Big Dog BOOTS one guard, UPPERCUTS another, BOOTS a third! Roman just runs through the security like tissue paper! Roman brawls with Dash and Dawson, then more security! Roman dumps one out, rams another into a post and then throws him out. The Revival mug Roman and put him in the ring, only to get uppercuts! SUPERMAN PUNCH!
SUPERMAN PUNCH for Ziggler! But Corbin clobbers Roman from behind! Corbin has his scepter, but gets a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Fans fire up as Roman stands strong in The Yard! Roman takes the scepter for his own! Roman has it in one hand, and dog food in the other! But Ziggler SUPERKICKS Roman down! The Revival drag Roman up as Ziggler gets a ladder in position! Roman is put on the announce desk as Ziggler climbs! But Big E makes the save! Roman climbs up to get Ziggler, SUPER CHOKE SLAM THROUGH THE TABLE!! Roman wrecks the Show-Off, and now Corbin has no one! Will there be no stopping Roman’s revenge in their TLC grudge match?
My Thoughts:
A good go-home to TLC PPV, though maybe an ending that was more flash than substance. The Roman-Corbin story was of course present throughout the whole night, and I did like Roman getting those off-screen attacks on the random guards associated with Corbin. Corbin had a really good promo segment with Ziggler and The New Day. I probably should’ve seen the singles match turning into a tag match turning into a brawl and all that chaos at the end. The Revival joining Corbin hearkens back to the others times earlier this year we got alliances of them, Corbin and others, so it just makes sense. The Revival had a really good match with Ali and Gable, but naturally they win to keep strong going into the match.
I’m a bit disappointed there was no response to their match being escalated into a Ladder match after that promo about wanting to do things old school, maybe that comes on Sunday. Being a ladder match, that does help keep the math muddy, because there are many ways to lead into the finish. Contract talks are always a concern with The Revival, who could easily go to AEW and cash in on the social media feuding they’ve had for years over #FTR. This might be the beginning of The Revival getting a more substantial tag team title reign. If their match tonight is any indication, they can have great matches with just about anyone. Given WWE sticks to Face(s) VS Heel(s), possible contenders does influence things. Team Sami won in a pretty good match with Heavy Machinery, but that doesn’t automatically mean they’re up next. SmackDown needs to figure out how to build up new teams to help with this.
I’m surprised we didn’t get as much with the Women’s Division tonight. Bliss-Cross had a good match with Fire & Desire, though a bit short. Is this a sign that Mandy and Sonya still aren’t quite there yet as a team? Or of Alexa still needing to recover a bit? A lot of what comes next depends on who wins at TLC in the Women’s Tag Team Championship TLC match. I’m still hoping for Paige helping Charlotte and Becky to get back at Kabuki Warriors, but then I can’t be sure of the chances Bliss-Cross gets another shot. Bayley beats Dana Brooke, but sadly what else is new? I’m more surprised Elias got away with those lyrics. I’m still banking on Lacey VS Banks announced between now and the PPV, and Lacey finds a way to win so she can be Bayley’s opponent come Royal Rumble.
The best thing from tonight was probably The Miz’s interview turned Paranormal Activity! I like the character development for Miz. He doesn’t have to like Bryan, but he does respect Bryan and accept that Bryan is great in the ring, great for the brand and for the company. Bray’s puppets playing with Monroe Sky and all that, some great stuff for being so spooky. While it is Bray Wyatt as his Firefly Fun House self, I expect him and Miz to still be very aggressive in their match, and I still expect Bryan to show up in some capacity. I hope things get really exciting for the Royal Rumble, with at least Fiend Bray VS Bryan again, possibly a Triple Threat with Miz involved, too.
My Score: 8.3/10
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With Nathan Frazer & Axiom still NXT Tag Team Champions, they need new contenders for New Year’s Evil! Who wins a Fatal 4 Way to head for LA?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade; wins.
- Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; win.
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The Hollywood A-Lister’s got his own nightmare before Christmas!
Christmas is just a few days away, but things aren’t merry and bright for Raw! The Miz must face his fears as he faces Dexter Lumis 1v1!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky; Iyo wins and advances to the next round.
- Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Gable wins.
- Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Damian Priest wins, by disqualification.
- The Miz VS Dexter Lumis; Lumis wins, by disqualification.
- Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
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Drew McIntyre walks to gorilla.
The Scottish Terminator makes his way through the curtain and to the stage, and the fans have a mixed reaction as he goes to the ring. McIntyre grabs a mic, and he says, “After Hell in a Cell, I’ve never been so beat up in my entire life. 16 staples in my head, my back almost broken from landing on the steel steps. And I went home to Scotland. The reason I went home, and I haven’t really talked about it publicly, is because a very close family member passed away. Some people probably feeling sympathy right now. Some guys in the back are probably talking to each other, saying, ‘I didn’t know.’ Maybe if you cared enough, you would’ve asked.
“Over these past two months, guess how many people phoned me to check. Not how I was doing mentally but how I was doing physically after Hell in a Cell. ONE PERSON! These past 17 years, I’ve been led to believe we’re all a big happy family in the back. We’re brothers and sisters, we travel the world together, we spend more time with each other than with our actual families, but it’s all BS! My brother, John, in Scotland wouldn’t stab me in the back to take my spot, but people like Jimmy, Jey and Sami 100% would.” The fans boo that, then chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” McIntyre says that proves his point.
After watching everything The Bloodline did, Jey says he is a changed man. He does a cute hand sign, he says a made-up word, and the fans just forget about it and move on. That’s the other thing McIntyre realized: He has given and given and given all this time, and the fans turned on him for a guy who was gone for years and has told the WWE fans to go screw themselves! McIntyre was fighting for the fans, he thought they believed in him, so he believed in the fans! McIntyre bled out in the cell, and while he was gone, the fans instantly forgot him! The fans boo, that’s not true! But McIntyre says from now on, he gives no more for anybody!
McIntyre will take and take and he will tell the truth! The real villains are Roman Reigns and CM Punk! And if you choose to prop them up, as he already said, Jey, Jimmy & Sami, the things Roman did to you… Roman took a vacation, then simply snapped his fingers and they were by his side again! McIntyre suggests everyone who ever wronged McIntyre should sleep with one eye open. But wait, here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer and sing for Sami but Sami says hey, McIntyre is angry, he doesn’t have to believe Sami in place of believing everyone has ulterior motives. Sami doesn’t blame him.
But personally, man to man, Sami did not know what happened with McIntyre’s family. They figured he was recovering from one of the most vicious matches of all time. Sami thought that, all the guys ‘n’ girls in the back thought, and that’s all the fans thought. Believe that or not, fine, but Sami wants to level with McIntyre. Talk about 17 years, Sami has 22 years in this game. Sami’s been through what McIntyre’s been through. Sami’s had losses. Trust him. He has had losses he had to put on the side and go to work that week. The same sacrifices, from birthdays to weddings to funerals that he should’ve been at? Sami’s done it all.
Sami has put unnecessary stress on his wife, on his kid, and why? Because this is the life that they both chose! They are WWE SUPERSTARS! The fans cheer that! And as such, they are LUCKY to be WWE Superstars! And you think this is just your story or Sami’s story? Y’know who else has stories like this? Every single person sitting in the stands. Every single person at home! The kids who struggle at school, the adults who struggle at work, who struggle economically, physically, and they have their losses and sacrifices, but they still get up every day to do what they gotta do to soldier on, without pointing a finger at everyone else!
The fans fire up for that passion. Sami says McIntyre dares pointing a finger at the fans for forgetting him?! They didn’t forget, brother! They MADE McIntyre! And McIntyre still thinks the world revolves around him just because once upon a time, someone told him he was “The Chosen One.” But newsflash, just because you’re mad doesn’t make you special. And now McIntyre thinks everyone else is somehow tied to him? What Jimmy does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Jey does has nothing to do with McIntyre! What SAMI does has nothing to do with McIntyre!
But McIntyre, if you want to still walk around all angry and pointing fingers at the fans, at Sami, at Jey, at Jimmy, at Punk, at Roman, and still be mad about The Bloodline, fine. No one is stopping McIntyre. But Sami has no problem being McIntyre’s problem and facing him in this ring right now! McIntyre says if Sami wants to know the truth… IT isn’t just anger. McIntyre’s anger comes from pain, and he doesn’t doubt what Sami just said. There was so much truth and passion, but it’s never the whole truth, is it? Sami has a way of spinning things. Because Sami can fly back home every week to his family. McIntyre is halfway across the world from his!
And no one here in Boston ever leaves Boston, they’re with their families 24/7! McIntyre doesn’t have that luxury! The fans boo that veiled insult, but McIntyre says he will remain calm and ask Sami why he wants this fight. They both know the result, we saw it time and time again, Sami has NEVER beaten McIntyre. So McIntyre suggests, given Sami isn’t 100%, and Sami’s wife and kid are here tonight… Sami should just walk back there, take their hands, and leave this arena. Of all those in the Bloodline, Sami is the least of McIntyre’s worries.
Sami says McIntyre is right about a couple things. When it comes to win-loss records, McIntyre has Sami’s number. And Sami is not 100%. Haven’t been since Saturday Night’s Main Event. And yes, the smart thing would be to just go home, celebrate and get healthy over the holidays. But Sami would so much rather do this. Sami fires hands! The fans fire up but McIntyre shoves Sami away. McIntyre swings, but gets caught! Sami lifts but McIntyre fights free, then GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! McIntyre takes aim, but here comes JEY USO! The fans fire up as Jey runs down the ramp, slides in, and then dodges McIntyre to SUPERKICK!
The fans fire up as Jey & Sami DOUBLE LARIAT McIntyre up and outta the ring! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” with Jey & Sami Uso! Will the Scottish Terminator’s mission be ended when Sami and/or Jey shut him down?
Adam Pearce is met by Pure Fusion Collective.
The Raw General Manager asks Sonya Deville what he can do for her and she says not much. She knows how stressful this job can be since she once had it. She’s just here to make things easier. And how’s that? Well, Kairi Sane is not cleared to compete, there is an opening in the tournament, and Sonya wants it. Oh, is that so? Y’know, Sonya, that is a terrible idea. They caused this scenario so he’s just gonna reward them? Are they outta their minds? And zip it! Plus, he already filled that vacancy with Iyo Sky. Happy Holidays! PFC is upset by that since Iyo just lost to Liv Morgan, but will there be nothing to stop the Evil Genius now?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky!
Just as Pearce said, PFC taking out the Pirate Princess will not mean they get away with murder! The Queen of Harts and the Fire Keeper must now figure out how to handle this change to the program. Will Iyo redeem herself for losing Saturday Night’s Main Event by moving on to the next round?
Raw returns and Alba makes her entrance, Isla Dawn seeing her to the ramp, and then Natalya makes her entrance. The bell rings and Alba kicks Natty then ELBOWS Iyo! Alba whips but Natty reverses and Alba tumbles out of the ring! Iyo rolls Natty, TWO! Iyo whips, Natty dodges in the corner and gets Iyo up! REBOUND SIT-DOWN, and then Natty steps on Iyo, only for Alba to trip Natty up! Alba brings Natty out to send into steel steps! But then Iyo DIVES onto Alba! The fans fire up with Iyo and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Natty brawls with Abla. Alba knees low, but Iyo CROSBODIES them both down! The fans fire up and Iyo SHOTEIS Alba! And SHOTEIS her again! And then DROPKICKS her down! Iyo brings Alba around, whips, but Alba reverses. Iyo goes up and out, then blocks a shot to ROCK Alba! The fans fire up, Iyo spirnboards, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Iyo handsprings up and the fans fire up again! Iyo gets the fans going, but Alba wrenches and facelocks, TORNADO DDT! Alba gets Iyo up again to GOURD BUSTER her onto Natty! Alba then rearranges them into the drop zone!
Alba goes up, the fans are torn, but Alba grins as she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover on Iyo, TWO! Cover on Natty, TWO! But into a KOJI KLUTCH! Natty endures, flails, fights around, but Alba holds on tight! Natty pushes, stacks Alba, TWO!! Natty has the legs! Alba flails now, but Iyo runs up! Natty trips Iyo onto Alba, and she has them both! Natty turns them both over, DOUBLE SHARPSHOOTER!! Iyo and Alba both flail, both claw at the mat, and Alba gets the ROPEBREAK! No disqualifications so Natty can hold on! But now Iyo drags herself under the ropes, and there’s no room left, so Natty has to let go!
Natty rises up and she stalks Iyo to the apron. Natty drags Iyo up but Iyo HOTSHOTS Natty! Natty staggers, rebounds, but Iyo jumps the baseball slide! Natty hits Alba down, and then Iyo PENALTY KICKS Natty! Iyo fires up and springboards, ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit on both targets and the fans fire up! Iyo hurries to get Natty up and into the ring, then she drags Natty into the drop zone. Iyo climbs, but Alba CLUBS Iyo first! Alba snarls as she climbs up, but Iyo holds onto ropes! Natty CLUBS Alba and she adds on! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX on Alba! But Iyo stays up top to go OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Iyo wins!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Genius of the Sky moves on, ready to fly against The Morrigan! Will Iyo be able to get past Lyra Valkyria and head for the title?
Judgment Day sulks in the clubhouse.
Finn Balor tells JD McDonagh that he can’t believe this. This was supposed to be a Merry Christmas, Finn was supposed to be celebrating with two titles, and now he has none! Liv Morgan tells Raquel Rodriguez to tell Finn that the reason she suggested he stay away from Damian Priest is because she knew this would happen. Raquel starts to relay the message, but Finn has JD tell Liv that she’s got her own problems to worry about and to stay off his back. But then Liv tells Raquel to tell Finn that the reason she’s “on his back” is because he lost the tag titles. JD, tell Liv that Christmas is-
Dominik speaks up to stop the arguing. Christmas IS around the corner, and now they’re not even talking to each other? Dom says he’s gonna go talk with Pearce and get a match with Priest! Dom’s gonna step up for this family. Oh, Dom thinks he’s better than Finn? No, it’s not even like that. Dom has a plan. He’ll talk with Pearce then fill everyone in later. Dom heads out, JD prays for one week of no drama while it’s Christmas. Will Dirty Dom make sure The Punisher pays for screwing Finn & JD over? Or will Priest be given the gift of sending Dom South of Heaven?
Sami and Jey regroup backstage.
Sami can’t believe Jey didn’t text or call about the comeback. Jey says, “My bad.” But Sami says it’s fine, he’s happy Jey is back. And thanks for having his back out there tonight and every night, Sami appreciates Jey. Jey thanks Sami for that, and says you know he had to come back for payback. Jey is gonna handle business! Actually, Sami was kinda hoping he could handle McIntyre. Sami talked a big game, he’s gotta back it up. But Sami, you’re not even 100% tonight. Sami knows, but he started something so he has to finish it. Jey says alright. He’s got next! They secret handshake and Jey wishes Sami luck. Will Sami finally get a win on McIntyre in a Christmas miracle?
Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
As “Master” Gable said last week, it was about time he settled things with his past. Will Gable prove to the world that he was always the reason the Alpha Academy was relevant? Or will he find out he can’t keep up with the Stamina Monster?
Raw returns and the #AlphaBabes make their entrance, showing off that new merch while they’re at it. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Tozawa and Gable tie up, Gable wrenches and talks trash right to Tozawa’s face! Gable CHOPS Tozawa down, stands him up, CHOPS him down again, repeat! Gable whips and CLOBBERS Tozawa, then raises the fist. The fans boo more but Gable talks smack on Otis. Gable drags Tozawa up, suplexes, but Tozawa slips free! Tozawa SOBATS, spins, slides under, and SPIN KCIKS! Gable goes to a corner and Tozawa puts him up! But Gable gets Tozawa for a HANGING ARMBAR!
Otis protests, the ref counts, and Gable lets off at 4. Gable says he didn’t break a rule, and Otis never learns. Gable SLAPS Otis, slides into the ring, but Tozawa victory rolls! TWO, but Tozawa SUPERKICKS Gable down! Tozawa rips the shirt off, goes up top, and SUPER SENTRONS onto knees! Gable saves himself and hauls Tozawa up to GERMAN SUPELX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES again! But he isn’t done, Gable spins Tozawa around, and POWERBOMBS him! ANKLE LOCK!! Tozawa flails but he’s so far from the ropes! Tozawa TAPS, Gable wins!
Winner: Chad Gable, by submission
But Gable won’t let go! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Gable just drops into a GRAPEVINE! So Otis storms in and he drags Gable off the leg! Otis TOSSES Gable! The fans are thunderous, but Team American Made steps up to support Gable. Gable says Otis never learns! But Otis’ hips are moving! He’s shaking, quaking, and the fans fire up, but American Made backs off. Will Gable finally fight Otis and put this beef to rest?
The New Day talks backstage.
They still don’t understand how everyone here doesn’t see things their way. But then Dirty Dom walks over, clapping with “New! Day Rocks!” Finally, someone who understands! Dom says he never liked Big E, but uh, no, what they did was crazy. Well, whatever, Broke Ass Tom Selleck! Dom says Tom Selleck wishes! Dirty Dom heads for gorilla, ready to fight for the Judgment Day. But will Dom go from “Broke Ass Tom Selleck” to just broken?
Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!
Judgment Day’s history has always been a rocky one, but it has never been rockier than right now. Betraying Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest probably has a lot to do with it, but will Dom be able to smooth things over by taking Damian down? Or will Priest finally beat some sense into #LatinoCheat?
The bell rings and Dom bails right out! Dom dares Priest to come get him, but Priest says Dom needs to get back in the ring. Priest will even give him a free shot! Dom storms up to the apron, steps in, and takes that swing, but Priest blocks it! Then Priest BELL CLAPS Dom, DECKS him, then DECKS him again! Dom staggers around, Priest picks him up to SLAM DUNK! Dom staggers back up, into a torture rack! Priest bends Dom with the Argentine Backbreaker! Priest then THROWS Dom down and the fans fire up. Priest paces around, powers up his arm, and Dom rises. The fans rally and Priest runs, but Dom ducks a lariat!
Dom kicks, CLUBS and KICKS again! SUPERKICK! Then DROPKCIK! Priest staggers but Dom hurries to stalk behind him. Priest sits up first and glares at Dom. Dom panics, but he DUMPS Priest out! Dom builds speed to DIVE, but into Priest’s hands! FLATLINER onto the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom up to then POST him! Dom falls in a heap, but Priest puts Dom in the ring. Priest then notices a very suspicious Santa Claus. Priest snatches the beard away, and tada! It’s JD! Priest TOSSES JD and the fans cheer! JD wants mercy but Priest SLIDES him across the desk! The fans fire up as Wade narrowly avoids getting hit!
Priest then has a Spider Sense moment, and he looks under the ring! Carlito spits out his apple in surprise! Priest drags Carlito up and TOSSES him into the timekeeper’s area! But then Finn attacks!
Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification
Finn fires hands, but Priest blocks the desk bump! Priest body shots and SMACKS Finn off the desk! And again, and again! Priest puts Finn in the ring, Dom runs up, but Priest DECKS him! Priest fires more hands on Finn, but the Judgment Day regroups! They mug Priest 4v1 as usual, and JD even drops elbows! The fans boo but the Judgment Day stand Priest up. WAIT! Here comes the War Raiders! Erik & Ivar fire hands on Dom & Carlito, and Priest TOSSES JD! Finn realizes he’s alone, and Priest SUPERKICKS him down! Priest stomps a mudhole into Finn, the Raiders put Carlito and Dom in the ring!
Ivar KNEES Carlito, then feeds him to Erik’s KNEE! The fans cheer, JD gets up, but Priest LARIATS him inside-out! Dom is fed to the WAR MACHINE!! Finn staggers up, but Priest grabs him! And Finn goes SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The Judgment Day just got further embarrassed, and that’s not even considering JD’s Santa costume. Will the War Raiders be some unlikely allies for Priest in this ongoing war with the Judgment Day?
Sit-down interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond thanks The Visionary for taking this time to talk with her, and he says it is his pleasure. Jackie talked with CM Punk and heard what he had to say, what Punk believes, when it comes to Rollins’ hatred for Punk. And we have heard from Rollins, as well, but Jackie’s still just curious. What is the root cause, the driving force, of this disdain he clearly feels for CM Punk? Rollins says the thing is, he has tried to explain how he feels many times over the years, and it sort of… Well, he won’t say he’s talking into the wind, but Rollins just feels Punk has needed the WWE more than the WWE needed him.
And so that hypocrisy from Punk is what just eats at Rollins. It is hard for Rollins to let that go. Jackie mentions how Rollins has talked about getting rid of it by “cutting it out” and fighting through it, and how this fight with Punk has to happen as a catharsis. What does “cutting” Punk out look like? What should we expect from, not even so much a match, that doesn’t feel like the right word now. Rollins says it’ll be fight. That’s what we’re getting, no question. It is the biggest fight in their sport right now, and Rollins needs it now. After Survivor Series, seeing Punk hand-in-hand with Roman Reigns… Roman’s finger in the air, Punk doing the stupid Go To Sleep thing…
Rollins just wanted to throw the remote through his TV, he was so viscerally, internally destroyed. Rollins felt that was it, no more waiting. The world needs to see it. This is perfect. The Netflix debut, the world will be watching. But to answer the question, he doesn’t know what it’ll look like. You might see a side of Rollins that no one’s ever seen. No pun intended, it will be raw, visceral, violent. Rollins needs to exorcise this demon from his soul, he has to cut the cancer out of his brain, or he is going down. Then the only way to process the betrayal is to go through a fight, and we get that on January 6th, Raw in LA for Netflix.
Jackie thanks Rollins for the time and his honesty. Rollins says yeah, he can’t wait. Will Rollins truly #BurnItDown when it comes to fight CM Punk?
The Miz VS Dexter Lumis!
The Hollywood A-Lister has his own history with the man now turned buzzard, and things are only worse now that this is about the Final Testament and the Wyatt Sick6. Will Miz manage to bury the past once and for all? Or will he get no mercy from Lumis?
Raw returns as Miz waits. A message flashes, “I OPENED THE DOOR,” and then the lights go down. And from that mysterious door to the other side, out steps Lumis. He takes off the Mercy the Buzzard mask, then rushes the ring! Miz scrambles right out as Lumis slithers along the mat! The fans cheer Lumis on while Miz tentatively returns to the ring. The bell rings, Miz wants Lumis to hold on, but Lumis swings hands! Miz bobs ‘n’ weaves, then throws a punch! Lumis just glares at Miz! Miz runs away, Lumis gives chase, and they go around the outside, then back inside! Lumis drags Miz out of the ring to ROCK him!
Miz staggers, Lumis THROWS him into barriers! The fans cheer, Lumis ROCKS Miz again, and then Lumis SMACKS Miz off the apron! Lumis pushes Miz into the ring, Miz bails out, but Lumis goes out to the apron. CANNONBALL! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up. Lumis CLUBS Miz, stalks him, then puts him in the ring. Miz again asks for mercy, but then he tries a cheap kick! Lumis blocks and UPPERCUTS! Lumis scoops, Miz slips free and Miz BOOTS Lumis! Miz runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Lumis rains down fast hands, then runs to AX HANDLE! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up.
Miz breaks free to throat chop! The ref reprimands but Miz runs, only for Lumis to catch him! URENAGE! Lumis storms around, then goes looks to the corner. Lumis climbs, but wait, the Authors of Pain are here! So Lumis CANNONBALLS onto them! The fans fire up but Kross attacks!
Winner: Dexter Lumis, by disqualification
The Final Testament beats Lumis up and puts him in the ring. Miz stands, confident now that he has reinforcements. Kross says they’ve got Lumis where they want him, but Lumis looks to the sky. Seems it’s the other way around! The lights go down, and when they come up, the rest of the Wyatts are here! They brawl with Final Testament and then send them running! Nikki wants uppies, and Erik Rowan pops her up to POWERBOMB her out onto The Final Testament! Nikki is all fired up as the Wyatts stand together! Will The Final Testament be the one buried and forgotten after all is said and done?
The War Raiders regroup backstage.
Erik & Ivar are fired up after getting the better of Judgment Day, and then Priest walks in. He says what’s up, and they give him some pushes and shoves of excitement. Priest says okay, okay, settle down. But that was good, and he appreciates the save. Ivar says hey, they’ve all known each other a long time. And while they haven’t always seen eye to eye, there has always been honor here. They may not be friends, but Priest had their backs in a big way last week and they don’t forget that. They owed him, they got him. Priest respects that. If the War Raiders are at war with the Judgment Day, then he’ll go to war with them.
They all fist bump, and Erik & Ivar say they like the sound of that. Could these three finally tear down Judgment Day once and for all?
The zero symbol returns…
And now it’s joined by a pentagram? What could these clues be leading to?
The New Day barges out to ringside.
And Kofi Kingston tells Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett on commentary that no no no no! You do not get to speak about them like that! Woods asks what is going on around here? What happened to unbiased journalism? How long has Tessitore even been with the WWE? Not that long, right? Certainly not long enough to know that his job is not to have an opinion but to tell the TRUTH like they have! But it seems in 2024, no one wants the truth! Certainly not these fans. Wade was sympathizing with E as well! Well that’s fine, because Wade and Big E have something in common. They’re not man enough to lace up their boots again and get in the ring!
The fans boo now but Kofi says speaking of getting back int he ring, allow the New Day to do that and continue to tell everyone what they were trying to tell people before. They did NOT put hands on Big E. They could have, laid him out here in the ring, stretchered out of the building again, but they didn’t! So why is everyone so upset!? The fans keep booing but Kofi says this was supposed to be a homecoming for Kofi, and for the woman he bought a plane ticket for to come all the way here to Boston from Ghana, and that is Kofi’s mom! Kofi’s mom is in the front row! Miss Elizabeth Kingston is here, but she doesn’t seem very amused.
Kofi says his mom sat in the middle seat for 20 HOURS, just to see Kofi, and the fans are ruining her experience! This is his mother! The woman who taught him how to be the man that he is today! She does not deserve to see her son get booed out of his own hometown! Woods says they gave the fans ten of the best years of their LIVES…! Kofi steps back outside to apologize to his mom for the fans. She does not deserve this. Kofi doesn’t understand why they’re doing this. Kofi wants a hug. Miss Elizabeth stands up, but she pushes Kofi! She’s upset with HIM, not the fans! Miss Elizabeth takes her coat and leaves! Kofi is confused, what’s this about?
Kofi calls after his mom but she tunes him out. Though, it might be hard to hear over the fans. Will it ever get through to the New Day that they are in the wrong?
The New Day regroups backstage.
And then they cross paths with Rey Mysterio. Woods asks if he’s gonna pile on. Rey says no, it’s not like that. Rey thought about what they said last week, being a locker room leader and all. Rey definitely could’ve handled things better, so he’ll apologize to them. Rey just has the responsibility to help everyone as much as he can. So hey, what New Day did was out of pocket, all foul. And if they want to start fixing things, they can start by apologizing. Whoa, hold up. Them? Apologize to Rey and the locker room? No, they aren’t apologizing, because they didn’t do anything wrong! This is ridiculous!
Rey is just as bad as Big E and everyone else! Why not let Woods pop that mask off again so he can hear them better. New Day did nothing wrong. Rey says okay, fine, que pasa nada. Just don’t say he didn’t try. From this point on, New Day is on their own. And oh, get used to hearing this. “New! Day SUCKS!” With that, Rey takes his leave. After hearing that, will Kofi & Woods have anything but a Merry Christmas?
Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre!
The Honorary Uce may have just lost to the Scottish Terminator at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but he isn’t going to give up the fight. Will Sami finally get a win over McIntyre as a Christmas miracle? Or will McIntyre ruin the holidays with a Claymore?
Raw returns and Sami makes his entrance. The bell rings and McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre fires hands, then CHOPS Sami in a corner! McIntyre ROCKS Sami, stands him up, and then CHOPS again! The fans are torn but McIntyre paces while Sami sits down. Sami rises up, and he avoids a chop to fire hands! The fans fire up as Sami CHOPS and fires more punches! The ref backs Sami off, but Sami comes back to stomp and punch! The fans rally behind “SAMI USO!” and Sami whips Mcintyre corner to corner. McIntyre reverses, Sami goes up, but McIntyre KICKS him out of the air!
McIntyre snarls and then he deadlift suplexes Sami! Sami writhes and clutches his back, but McIntyre storms over to him. McIntyre STMOPS Sami’s hands! Then he ROCKS Sami with a right! Sami goes to ropes but McIntyre CHOPS him again! The fans “WOO~!” as that chop echoes out! The fans rally for Sami but McIntyre grins. McIntyre whips but Sami KICKS him in return! Mcintyre comes back but Sami TOSSES him out! The fans fire up and Sami builds speed, but then Mcintyre moves so Sami Arabian Presses to land back inside. Sami smiles as he gets the better of McIntyre, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Sami is in the corner. McIntyre storms up to stomp away on him again! The ref backs McIntyre off but then McIntyre storms back up. McIntyre drag’s Sami up to the apron, and he suplexes Sami up and into the ring! Sami flounders to the ropes and the ref checks him. Sami says he’s still in this, so McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami CHOPS McIntyre! And CHOSP! And fires forearms! Sami whips, McIntyre reverses but Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for McIntyre to tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and McIntyre grows annoyed. The fans rally up but Sami writhes form all the damage.
McIntyre stalks Sami to the ropes, eggs him on, and then whips him to ropes. Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges again, and this time Sami tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Sami and McIntyre both rise up, and McIntyre bails out. Sami storms up to ropes, grits his teeth, and he PLANCHAS! But McIntyre catches him! And then he aims for the desk! Sami fights free, and he DRIBBLES McIntyre off the desk! Sami backs off as the ring count climbs, but Sami goes back for McIntyre. McIntyre stops the step bump to SMACK Sami off the steps! McIntyre refreshes the ring count because he wants to do more damage!
McIntyre stalks Sami up the steps, then lifts him for an APRON BACKBREAKER!! Sami falls and writhes, and McIntyre has a manic look on his face as he watches Sami suffer, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Mcintyre has Sami in the Inverted Alabama Lift! INVERTED ALABAMA- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! McIntyre escapes and runs up, but Sami dodges! McIntyre POSTS himself! The fans fire up as McIntyre flops back, and Sami hurries to the corner! Sami climbs, but his back slows him down! McIntyre ROCKS Sami first! And then CHOPS him! McIntyre climbs up after Sami, fires some shots, then fireman’s carries Sami! SUPER WHITE NOISE! A shoutout to Sheamus and McIntyre covers, TWO!! The fans fire up while McIntyre grows frustrated. Sami stirs but McIntyre watches him closely.
The fans rally and McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami cradle counters! TWO! McIntyre GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Sami falls and McIntyre snarls. McIntyre goes to a corner, and he takes aim at Sami. Here comes the countdown! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Sami LARIATS McIntyre! And then a clinch, EXPLODER into the corner! Sami goes to the other side and the fans fire up! Sami aims as McIntyre rises, but that back tightens up. Sami fights through the pain, gets running, but CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
That was perhaps the closest Sami’s come, but he was still so far away from victory over McIntyre. 3-0 in 2024, 10-0 overall, and McIntyre stands over Sami to rub it in. Sami is already dazed, but McIntyre rains down fists! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but McIntyre shoves the ref away to HAMMER Sami down! But here comes Jey, just like earlier tonight! Jey runs in, dodges again, and this time, SPEAR!! Jey has Mcintyre down, but now he goes up! But wait! TAMA TONGA SHOVES JEY OFF THE TOP!! Solo Sikoa & The Bloodline are here! McIntyre is just as surprised, but given the truce they called on Friday, McIntyre takes his leave.
The Bloodline beat down Sami & Jey, which McIntyre loves to see. Tama Tonga rains down fists on Main Event Jey in a corner, but the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Instead, Jacob Fatu gets running! But Jey dodges the hip attack! SUPERKICK for Tama! Jey fires haymakers on Jacob! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Solo steps in to swing, but Jey dodges! Jey ROCKS Solo! Jacob SUPERKICKS Jey! The fans boo as the Samoan Werewolf gets all geeked up! Solo adds his SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo throws off his jacket, sits Jey back up, but Sami gets in! Sami fires hands, but Tama TACKLES Sami! Tama beats Sami down and fans boo again.
Solo tells Tama to set Sami up, and Tama stomps Sami into the corner. Jacob runs in, to HIP ATTACK! Jacob isn’t done, he puts Sami in the drop zone to go up, up and BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The fans boo but Solo adds on another SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo roars, then he and his Bloodline stand over the OGs. Jacob adorns Solo with the ula fala, will not even Roman Reigns be able to stop the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief? Will all of the WWE have no choice but to acknowledge Solo Sikoa?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here to build both the last Raw of 2024 and the first Raw of 2025, aka the Netflix debut. Rollins had a very good interview promo to add just a little more to things, but I feel like there’s little left that they need to say. Very good stuff with Judgment Day, such as the classic “X, can you tell Y…” gag from Finn and Liv. Dom thinking their plan to screw Priest over would work is hilarious, as was how it all fell apart. Priest gets the win from disqualification, but then great save from the War Raiders. Good promo from Priest and War Raiders, love the reference to ROH by saying “honor” there, and that’s a solid Six Man Tag right there.
Fun little bit from Pearce with Pure Fusion Collective, and of course Sonya thought she’d get a second chance, and of course Pearce uses real logic to say no way. Iyo Sky replacing Kairi Sane was announced last week on social media, so I guess Sonya didn’t check between shows. Great Triple Threat from Iyo, Alba and Natty, and of course Iyo won or else why put her in there? Iyo VS Lyra next round will be great stuff, as will Dakota Kai VS Zoey Stark, and whatever combination we get for the title match is going to be great. I don’t think we’ll get DMG CTRL VS DMG CTRL, so if Dakota wins, Iyo loses, and then vice-versa.
Great stuff with American Made and Alpha Academy, but of course Tozawa takes the loss. Otis standing up to Gable & The Creeds was a great moment, and I really hope we get Gable VS Otis for the big Netflix debut. Win or lose, Otis should definitely have a moment where he rallies through Gable and both Creeds, really get the crowd hot before the finish. Miz VS Lumis was good but could’ve been better. With only two hours, I guess they had to trim things down to the basics. Another disqualification finish tonight is a bit much, but I guess it keeps things going until we can come up with some kind of new 8 Man Tag, or even a really wild Mixed 10 Person match so Nikki and Scarlett can get involved legally.
Great stuff with New Day, from their interaction with Dom, then their “interrupting” the show to try and get their point across. It was great to have Mama Kingston there, and I just knew she would be disappointed in Kofi. Good promo with Rey, too, as Rey now leaves New Day out in the cold. I feel like we need a big tag team match to not only have Heel New Day show their stuff against like LWO, Alpha Academy, etcetera, and then they earn their way to a match with the War Raiders to revisit their feud, just with flipped Heel and Face dynamics. That could be some really good stuff as Raw on Netflix paves the road to WrestleMania 41.
And great stuff with McIntyre and the extended Bloodline. He and Sami had a great promo to again bring up family and sacrifice, but also how Roman’s OG Bloodline came back together without Roman ever changing a thing. Great brawls, great saves by Jey, and of course McIntyre won the match. Jey will of course get next, probably also for the Netflix debut, but good stuff with Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline showing up. They beat down Jey & Sami to send a message to Roman, who was obviously not going to be here tonight. There will surely be a response in part on SmackDown, but maybe more verbal than physical.
I feel like the “Transfer Window” will need to put all Bloodline members, old and new, on one brand so the story can be told all on one show. It’d just be easier while Jimmy’s foot is healing, because what can Roman do without backup against Solo, Tama & Jacob? And honestly, still waiting on when and where Hikuleo is going to show up. This is a good time to bring him in with Tonga Loa also hurt, so Solo can get the numbers edge on Roman again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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