Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (6/8/20)
The Peep Show returns!
The Raw Before Backlash!
Before the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever happens, Edge joins his old buddy, Christian, on The Peep Show! Is the Rated R Superstar ready for his standard rules match with Randy Orton?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Asuka VS Charlotte Flair; rescheduled.
- Women’s Triple Threat Tag: Sasha Banks & Bayley VS The IIconics VS Asuka & Charlotte Flair; Asuka & Flair win.
- Aleister Black & Humberto Carrillo VS Buddy Murphy & Austin Theory; Aleister & Carrillo win.
- Decathlon: The Street Profits VS The Viking Raiders; 5-5 draw.
- WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat: Kevin Owens VS Angel Garza VS Andrade Almas w/ Zelina Vega; Almas wins and will challenge Apollo Crews for the title at Backlash.
- The Viking Raiders VS MVP & Bobby Lashley; MVP & Lashley win.
- Asuka VS Charlotte Flair (for real); Flair wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Asuka VS Charlotte Flair!
We just had Chapter 6 last week, but now we’re getting Chapter SEVEN! The Empress of Tomorrow prepares for Nia Jax this Sunday while The Queen is reeling from defeat at TakeOver: In Your House! Will Asuka add onto Charlotte’s woes and add to her own momentum?
Wait, Sasha Banks comes out instead? And Bayley, too! The Boss and #BayleyTwoBelts are here now that they’re once again WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions! They head to the ring and stand before Asuka. “Relax, relax. First of all, you guys should be thanking us for being here and gracing you with our star quality.” That goes for Asuka, too. Most nights it would be befitting for the Raw Women’s Champion to open the show, but not tonight! In case you were living under a rock, last Friday Night SmackDown, Bayley & Banks beat Bliss-Cross to win the tag titles! You are in the presence of the reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion, BAYLEY, and #DaBlueprint, the two-time tag team women’s champion, SASHA!
Asuka tells them this is HER ring, kore! So if they want to fight her, fight her! Wait, hold on. Yes, this is normally Asuka’s ring, but the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions can go anywhere they want. So back up, shut up and get out. But wait! Here comes Charlotte! The Queen finally appears as planned, and likes the brand-to-brand-to-brand arguing. They’re being just like Charlotte! But good luck in keeping up with her. But Charlotte understands that they want to celebrate. Please make your victory lap quick before someone swoops in and takes those titles off them. Or do they not remember WrestleMania? Charlotte and Asuka have a match, and that is what fans want to see. But then the IIconics appear!
Billie Kay & Peyton Royce bring up that Charlotte isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Best looking but hey. The match that everyone wants to see isn’t happening tonight. It’s happening at Backlash! It’ll be a Women’s Tag Team Championship TRIPLE THREAT! Sasha & Bayley, who lost to the IIconics, against Bliss-Cross, and most importantly, Peyton & Billie! They will make Backlash #IIconic! Strike the pose. Asuka is angry again and yells at the Aussies now. Get out and go away! Bayley wants everyone to calm down, but also brings up how Charlotte was trying to bring a wedge between Bayley and Sasha. But then what happened? They became champs! “WOO~!” Charlotte isn’t sure how to put this nicely, but at least she doesn’t need titles to be relevant. No matter how many titles they have on their waists or shoulders or necks or wherever, they are still garbage.
And now the fight breaks out! Bayley and Sasha are after Charlotte while the IIconics are after Asuka! But then the tag teams trash talk at each other. For Asuka and Charlotte to go after together! Asuka and Charlotte throw Bayley, Banks, Billie and Peyton out, and then stare each other down! Will we get Chapter 7 as planned? Or is something wilder about to happen?
Women’s Triple Threat Tag: Sasha Banks & Bayley VS The IIconics VS Asuka & Charlotte Flair!
It’s something wild! Holla holla, we get a preview of that big Backlash tag battle as the Boss & Role Model face Peyton & Billie, but with the Empress and the Queen throw in! Will Asuka and Charlotte be able to get along and ruin the fun for the tag champs and the IIconics?
But as teams sort out, Bayley and Sasha sucker punch Asuka while the IIconics deck Charlotte! The ref manages to keep the peace and we finally have a start with Peyton and Sasha. Peyton rolls Sasha up, TWO, and Sasha runs into a headlock. Peyton gets the takeover but Sasha fights her way up to throw Peyton down by her hair. Sasha brags and runs, but Peyton drops and hurdles, only for Sasha to roll her up! TWO, and Sasha blocks a kick to give a knee, that Peyton blocks! Peyton spins a kick, Sasha ducks it, but Peyton catches Sasha to a Gory Especial! Sasha pops out to sunset flip, TWO! METEORA, but turned into a sunset flip! TWO, and double dropkicks cancel out! The crowd cheers as Sasha and Peyton circle.
Bayley cheers for Sasha, Billie tells her to shut up, but Peyton pie faces Sasha for Sasha to pie face back. Peyton shoves, Sasha shoves, but then Sasha and Peyton sucker punch Asuka and Charlotte again! Sasha knocks Peyton down and tags in Bayley. The tag champs crisscross and whip Peyton into buckles! Snapmare and knee drop, cover, TWO! Bayley glares at Billie and throws forearms on Peyton. Peyton knee and clubs back, tags to Billie, and the IIconics whip and forearm Bayley down! Cover, ONE, and Billie is annoyed already. Billie whips but Bayley reverses to the open corner. Bayley blocks the boot but Billie breaks free to elbow her down! Flipping suplex and cover, TWO! Billie shouts at Sasha and then stands on Billie’s hand. Bayley bites Billie’s leg!
Billie punches but Bayley dodges, only for Billie to throw Bayley by her hair! Sasha swipes at Billie but Charlotte reaches for a tag. Billie keeps Bayley from her, but as Bayley standing switches, Charlotte tags off Billie! Billie bucks the roll away, Billie knees Bayley down, but Charlotte steps in. The IIconics are annoyed and Charlotte stalks Bayley. But the crowd rallies, “We Want Asuka!” Charlotte tells them to be quiet, but then reaches to Asuka. Asuka reaches out, but Charlotte leaves her hanging. Charlotte RAMS Bayley into the buckles, then again and again! She brings Bayley around to CHOP her off her feet! Charlotte mocks Sasha and brings her up and around to whip her to a corner. Bayley dodges and fires off on Charlotte! Bayley powers Charlotte to the corner and Sasha tags in to stomp away!
Sasha tags Bayley back and they both stomp away on Charlotte. Bayley tags Sasha back in, and they double whip Charlotte. Charlotte kicks Sasha way and DECKS Bayley! Charlotte runs but Asuka tags in! Charlotte clobbers Sasha but Asuka gets in. Charlotte is upset but Asuka is dancing around. Asuka dodges Sasha, hip attacks Bayley and then dodges and follows Sasha to run her over! Sasha flounders up to get a hip attack! Billie runs in but is sent into Sasha in the corner. Peyton runs into a ROUNDHOUSE! Asuka hits a bulldog clothesline combo on the IIconics! The crowd is fired up for Asuka but Charlotte sarcastically applauds as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Asuka looms over Billie. Peyton runs in but gets a mule kick! Billie throws forearms, then spins Asuka around to SOLE FOOD! Cover, TWO! Billie is furious and she drags Asuka up. Tag to Peyton and the IIconics combine for a half nelson wheelbarrow and KNEE! Peyton covers but Sasha breaks it! Sasha taunts Billie but Peyton grabs her for the Gory Especial again, for a Gory SHINBREAKER! Very unique stuff, but Bayley runs in. Billie BOOTS Bayley with the Shades of Key! Peyton hurries after Asuka but Asuka elbows her away! Charltote tags in, Asuka boots Peyton and Charlotte adds on. Charlotte scoops Peyton for an EXPLODER! And the kip up! Billie checks on Peyton while Charlotte scares off the tag champs. Charlotte blocks a boot to DECK Billie! Asuka tags in and Charlotte BOOTS Billie down!
Asuka fires off kicks on Billie while Charlotte shouts about the tag. Asuka runs, Charlotte tags in, and things are getting tense. Charlotte CHOPS Billie, and CHOPS her again! And again! And again! Billie dodges but runs into the backbraeker! Charlotte BOOTS Billie again and dusts off her hands. Charlotte brings Billie over, goes up top, but Asuka tags in! Asuka rolls Billie into the ASUKA LOCK!! Billie taps, Asuka and Charlotte win!
Winners: Asuka & Charlotte Flair, by submission
They didn’t get along but they still found a way to win! Depending on how things go at Backlash, could this unlikely team of wrestling royals become a tag team to be reckoned with? Charlotte tells Asuka to watch out for the IIconics, but she’s the one who CLOBBERS Asuka! The Queen holds up the Raw Women’s Championship and says Asuka still hasn’t beaten her. Chapter 7 is still to come later tonight, how will it end?!
Seth Rollins heads to the ring!
The Monday Night Messiah is without his disciples, Buddy Murphy and Austin Theory, but just for now. Rollins takes Byron Saxton’s seat on commentary so that he may join them for this moment he has been waiting for. Rollins wants to talk with Rey Mysterio, and would not have missed this interview for the world. Mysterio calls Rollins an SOB before Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Tom Phillips asks about any medical updates on the damaged eye. Mysterio appreciates that, and says that the doctor checked it this morning. There are still no promises, but it looks good. The eye is healing, but any further damage or even an infection are high risk. Mysterio isn’t sure when he’ll be medically cleared, but he has a warning for when he is. “Seth, I’m not going to wait until the end of a match to hit the 619. Oh, no, no. The second that bell rings, there’s a 619 with the name ‘Monday Night Messiah’ written all over it.” Rollins will pay for what he did to Mysterio and what he put his family through! Mysterio vows to kick Rollins’ ass!
Rollins wants Mysterio to calm down. “You don’t understand the power of your words.” If Mysterio continues to spread these lies about his sacrifice… Mysterio had the opportunity to walk away gracefully after his greatest moment in the WWE! He’d walk away a legend and a hero, but he continues to spread misinformation! Rollins tells Mysterio to be grateful. Take this opportunity to walk away. Rollins will give Mysteiro one more chance, and personally invites him and Dominik back to Raw next week. He hopes Mysterio and Dominik come in peace so that Rollins can show them the sacrifice made is for the greater good.
Enough! Mysterio knows Rollins is only doing this because Mysterio isn’t medically cleared. But when Mysterio is, not just Rollins but the whole world will kn ow about it! Mysterio says in Spanish that he is sending Rollins to hell! Rollins says Mysterio has this all backwards! Rollins wants Mysterio to understand what he’s trying to say. But then Aleister Black leaps in outta nowhere to tackle Rollins! The Embodiment of the End beats Rollins down while Raw goes to break!
Aleister Black & Humberto Carrillo VS Buddy Murphy & Austin Theory!
The Monday Night Messiah’s disciples once again step up to fight the Embodiment of the End and Ultimo Ninja! Will things go the same as before? Or will the disciples #FadeToBlack once and for all?
The teams sort out and Carrillo starts against Theory. They circle, Carrillo blocks a kick and rolls Theory up, ONE! Theory swings but Carrillo dodges and springboards for the crossbody! Carrillo springboards and hits a big arm-drag! The crowd fires up as Carrillo has Theory on the apron, but Theory hotshots Carrillo away! Theory somersaults and shotgun dropkicks Carrillo down! Cover, ONE, but Theory stays on Carrillo with a facelock. Theory clubs Carrillo then throws forearms. Carrillo throws forearms back but Theory knees low and clubs him down. Theory drags Carrillo up, back suplexes, but Carrillo lands on his feet! Hot tags to Aleister and Murphy! The rivals go right at each other! Murphy has the strike fest, but Aleister ducks to throw his strikes! Aleister boots, Murphy KNEES! Murphy pump handles, but Aleister victory rolls, TWO!
Aleister kicks Murphy’s punch away to ROUNDHOUSE Murphy right back! QUEBRADA! The crowd fires up as Aleister lifts Murphy with his foot. Theory runs in but he gets sent right back out. Aleister BOOTS Theory down and Carrillo DIVES to finish him off! But Murphy rolls Aleister! TWO, and Murphy uses the momentum to wreck Carrillo with a dropkick! Murphy enziguris Aleister away then hurries up top. But Aleister hops right up to join him! Murphy fights him off, but Aleister returns to KICK Murphy down! Cover, Aleister & Carrillo win!
Winners: Aleister Black & Humberto Carrillo, by pinfall
Wait, Rey Mysterio is here!? No, it’s just Rollins wearing the Mysterio mask he stole! And his disciples attack Aleister and Carrillo from behind! Murphy POSTS Carrillo while Theory stomps away on Aleister. Rollins gets his shots in, but has them focus on Carrillo. Carrillo takes the A T L! Rollins drags Aleister up by his hair and shouts in his face, “I TOLD YOU!” AUSSIE-GOYE! Rollins scrapes Carrillo out of the ring and shouts at Aleister, “I TOLD YOU!” Murphy rains down rights and then Theory rains down lefts. Rollins adds on his own again, and wants Aleister to learn his lesson. MURPHY’S LAW!
Rollins tells them to stand Aleister up, and they wrap him in the ropes. “I told you what would happen if you stand in my way! I will make you a sacrifice!” The disciples set Aleister up, for the CURB STOMP! Rollins raises his disciples’ hands victoriously. Is it inevitable that the Monday Night Messiah’s vision comes true?
Backstage interview with Randy Orton.
The Viper faces Edge in the “Greatest Wrestling Match Ever,” but how is he preparing for such a match? The only question Orton cares about right now is if Edge will be the only guest on The Peep Show. That segment is next, isn’t it? Orton is glad, but why? Well, keep this between you and him, but there might just be a second guest for tonight’s show. Well it’s pretty obvious who he means. Is The Viper about to crash the reunion that reeks of awesomeness?
The Peep Show returns to Raw!
And that means Captain Charisma, Christian, returns to Raw, too! He heads to the ring but there’s a good chance Orton is going to slither out there. We’ll see what happens after the break.
Raw returns and Christian says they’ll get right to it. His guest tonight, ahead of what might be the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever, is Edge! The Rated R Superstar heads to the ring and hugs his old friend. E & C take a seat, and Christian says Edge knows how excited he was for Edge to make his return at the Royal Rumble. To come back from a career ending injury after 9 years, and how genuinely happy Christian was for Edge to have that WrestleMania win, he must be honest here. Right now, Edge is running on fumes. The crowd disagrees, “You Still Got It!” Christian continues to say that when it comes to a “Greatest Wrestling Match Ever,” Edge wouldn’t have even pulled that off in his prime.
Christian and Edge are best friends, but that means they need to be brutally honest. This is a high, lofty expectation for Backlash. If Edge thinks he can live up to them, he’s lying to himself. He’s starting to buckle, and can’t handle the pressure. Edge wants Christian to pump the brakes. Has Christian ever put himself in Edge’s shoes? Has he ever thought what Edge is going through when he hasn’t had a straight-up match for over 9 years? Not only that, people are already calling it “The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever,” does Christian know what that feels like? It’s like being dropped at the bottom of Mount Everest with no crew, no gear, and you’re just supposed to climb it! “So pardon me if this Edge is a little bit different, if this Edge has a little bit of doubt.” This isn’t the same Edge that used to look Christian in the eye every night to give Christian confidence to go out for their tag team matches!
Edge “apologizes” if this Edge has some doubts. This Edge is about to face a guy in Randy Orton, who has been here for those same 9 years and is firing on every cylinder! Edge doesn’t even know how many cylinders he has. Those are excuses! Christian doesn’t want to hear excuses. The two stand up and Christian asks what Edge thought would happen when he came back. Did he think he could just give the fans a greatest hits? Spear here, spear there, smile and go home? Is that what Edge expected? What happened to him? Where’s the belief? There is someone that used to believe in Edge more than anyone, and that was his mother. She was there for his title wins, right there at ringside! And if he doesn’t think she won’t be there for this one, he’s wrong. So to put it this way, Adam, if Edge isn’t showing up, then step through the ropes and just go home!
Edge and Christian look each other in the eyes, and Christian sees what he was looking for. There’s those eyes. Christian and the fans believe in Edge. We saw something at WrestleMania we never saw before. It was something Orton surely never saw before. When Edge locked Orton in that submission hold, he put Orton down! Edge has the anti-venom, and the fans have confidence in him. They think Edge is as good now as he’s ever been. They think he can win, and truly have the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever. But then Orton talks on the titantron. He begs them to shut the hell up. If he has to hear them spew words out of their mouths any longer, he is going to be sick to his stomach! “We think, we think, we think,” but we’re not hearing what they actually know.
Orton reminds Edge that he made one guarantee for this match, and that was that Edge was going to try. And that is absolutely pathetic. The expectations on this match are astronomical, and what is Edge going to do when he doesn’t live up to them? Orton vows to embarrass Edge, humiliate Edge, and take every ounce of passion and grit away! At the end of the day, Edge will be a broken man forced to go back home to stay with his wife and daughters! At Backlash, the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever, the redemption story of Edge… is over. Edge says it’s not! He throws down the mic and takes his leave, but will this be the last time we see the Rated R Superstar on Raw?
Backstage interview with MVP.
Montel Vontavius Porter gives some “perspective” to what happened when Raw went off the air while Bobby Lashley still had Drew McIntyre in that All Mighty full nelson. If Charly wants an in-depth analysis of the immobilizing, excruciating full nelson that Lashley will use on McIntyre to take the WWE World Championship, please wait for the VIP Lounge. But what MVP will tell us, is that- R-Truth, what’re you doing with that trunk? The WWE 24/7 Champion asks MVP to tell anyone looking for Truth that he hasn’t seem him. Truth just beat “Robin Gronk” for the 24/7, 1287, 7/11 Trophy, so Truth needs to lay low. MVP says Truth is a clown, but Truth says he just wants some help. Lashley goes after Truth with that full nelson!! He thrashes Truth and throws him down, but lets him keep the title. Lashley has bigger fish to fry, but will McIntyre have a response that’s just as powerful?
It’s the Anything You Can Do, We Can Do Better DECATHLON!
The Street Profits won in basketball and golf (normal and miniature), but the Viking Raiders won in ax throwing and bowling. It was on the return of Raw Talk that Samoa Joe suggested this be settled in the biggest way possible, and that brings us to tonight! The Vikings and Profits meet on the field, but Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins don’t understand why Erik & Ivar have swords and shields. Sword fighting is one of the five viking themed events! That’s a bit dangerous. Relax, what’s the worst that can- WHOA! Mah bad, fam.
But moving along, the Profits and Vikings alternated choices of events. First up is the Profits, and they made the first event the 1600 meter dash! Ivar and Ford run, but Ivar gets lapped. And lapped. And beat! The Vikings chose archery! Ivar finishes his 1600 meters while Erik sinks a bull’s eye! Dawkins… hits the groundskeeper! The Profits choose Flip Cup, SKOL! Too easy for the Profits and too hard for the Vikings. Ivar breaks the table with his bare hands! But now it’s time for sword fighting! Ford VS Erik, but Ford forfeits. He’s not risking bodily harm. Also Erik doesn’t know what a “forfeit” is. Moving on, the Profits choose hurdles! Dawkins and Ivar run, but Ivar breaks through the hurdles while Ford goes over. Ford still wins on reaching the finish line first, but Ivar misunderstands how hurdles work.
The Vikings choose stick fighting! Get knocked into the pool of milk and you loose! Ford is pumped up for Dawkins but Dawkins don’t want to hear it from a quitter. The two use the sticks for a tug-o-war scenario, and Dawkins splashes down! Dawkins makes sure Ford gets some, too. The Profits next choose a Dance Off! A panel of judges will decide who has the best moves. Ford dances to Shawn Michaels’ theme song. He even hits the HBK pose. Ivar says he’s got this. And his song of choice: Fandango’s! Ivar does his best Fandango finger pointing, and he has charmed the female judge. She might be a bit biased after this but… One vote for Ford! One vote for Ivar, because Ivar’s cute. Erik? Not so much. But the tiebreaker is the third judge, and he chose Ford!
After seven events, the Profits lead 4-3! But the Vikings choose shotput! Erik launches the weight, but Dawkins goes even further! The score is now 5-3! The Vikings didn’t think they’d lose that one, but now they have the turkey leg eating contest! First team to finish their feast wins! And Dawkins needs some hot sauce. But the Vikings win and are making a comeback! But the Profits have the last choice, and it’s the pole vault! Ford runs and launches himself! Successful leap! Can Ivar match him? Time to raise the bar for #AirIvar! Ivar charges and… He makes it?! We’re tied at 5-5!! But then, what happens now? They argue about luck and being the best, but it doesn’t seem like the decathlon settled anything!
Apollo Crews heads to the ring!
The new WWE United States Champion has new theme music! He is still feeling great after finally having a title in the WWE, even if his title match with handpicked opponent, Kevin Owens, was ruined by Zelina Vega’s stable. The tag team match we got was still great, and still a big win for Apollo, but what does he have planned this week? Apollo grabs a mic to say, “I am so, so, so, so, so excited to defend my United States Championship at Backlash, against the winner of this Triple Threat between Angel Garza, Andrade, and Kevin Owens!” But before Apollo can say more, El Idolo makes his way out to the ring, along with El Latino y La Muneca! Will Almas and Garza work together or be torn apart by this golden opportunity?
WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat: Kevin Owens VS Angel Garza VS Andrade Almas w/ Zelina Vega!
But before Almas and Garza even get to the ring, Kevin attacks from behind! The Prizefighter gets some payback as he knocks Almas down and throws Garza into Plexiglas! Vega panics as Almas is also sent into Plexiglas, and then Garza gets another! Kevin goes back after Almas to throw him into more barriers! And even more! Kevin goes to the ring while the crowd is thunderous, but Raw goes to break!
Raw returns as the bell rings, and Kevin immediately finds himself in a 2v1 situation against Almas and Garza! They back Kevin down and mug him against ropes. Kevin fights back but that’s still a lot. Vega’s stable still gets Kevin down in the corner and stomps away on him! Garza tries to drag Kevin out of the corner but Kevin holds the ropes. Almas helps and they drag Kevin together to go after both legs. They twist and pull then hammer away with fists and stomps. The crowd boos, Garza covers but Almas pulls him off it. Almas is upset and Garza “apologizes” for jumping the gun, but Kevin SLAPS and CHOPS! Garza and Almas mug Kevin then double whip, and double elbow him down. Almas wants to cover but Garza won’t let him. Off come the pants, but Kevin rolls Almas up! Garza breaks it up and cranks on Kevin’s arm and leg. Almas stomps Kevin down and Vega applauds both her men.
Almas and Garza split the wishbone on Kevin, and Vega cheers again as they double MULE KICK Kevin down! Almas taunts Kevin and so does Garza. Garza drags Kevin up but the crowd rallies. Kevin fights back with fists but he gets clubbed and hammered to the ropes. Garza and Almas both choke Kevin, and there’s no limit because Triple Threats have no disqualifications. Almas hotshots Kevin then Garza basement dropkicks! Vega applauds as Garza puts Kevin in a corner. Garza SLAPS Kevin but Kevin fights back! Almas runs in to boot Kevin down, then he and Garza double whip Kevin corner to corner. Almas whips Garza but Kevin BOOTS him down! Kevin boots at Almas but Almas blocks to jam the knee! Almas decks Kevin and wags his finger, “No no no.”
Garza and Almas circle Kevin like sharks. Almas sits Kevin up for an arm stretch, and Garza drops down for a leg stretch! They’re pulling on all off Kevin’s limbs while Apollo watches from backstage. Kevin endures so Almas shifts to a chinlock. Garza keeps on the legs with a standing toehold, but Kevin slaps at him. Garza CHOPS back and Almas adds on stomps. Vega says this is all theirs as Almas and Garza mug Kevin more. They double suplex but Kevin resists. They knee and punch Kevin and finally get the double suplex! Almas covers but Garza pushes him off! They argue over who should get the win off this, and they start shoving! Almas kicks Garza out of the ring then goes after him to throw him into barriers! And bounce him off Plexiglas! Vega tries to settle them down but she gets knocked down! The men argue over whose fault that is, but they both check on her as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Vega has been helped to the back. Kevin puts Garza back in the ring and climbs up top, but Garza enziguris first! Garza climbs up to join Kevin and the two brawl for control. Kevin headbutts but Garza gives it back! Garza brings Kevin up but Kevin resists the superplex. Kevin punches Garza and Bionic Elbows him down! SWANTON BOMB! Cover, but Almas breaks it! Almas says he is getting the title back and he throws forearms. Kevin gives them back and they brawl. Almas kicks low, headlocks but Kevin makes him a backpack. Kevin uses Almas to senton onto Garza! All three men are down but the crowd rallies up. Almas gets to one corner and Garza is in the other. Kevin is up, and CANNONBALLS onto Almas! But then he CANNONBALLS Garza! And back to Almas, but he misses!
Almas goes after Garza, CIEN SHADOWS! Then to Kevin! Almas fires up but Garza SUPERKICKS him! Kevin SUPERKICKS Garza! Kevin hurries back up top and he FROG SPLASHES Almas! Cover, TWO!! Almas survives but Apollo digs what he is watching. The crowd rallies and Kevin grabs Almas. Kevin whips, pops Almas up but Almas slips out to boot feint and ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Kevin survives but Almas BOOTS Garza away. Almas drags Kevin up, reels him in and shimmies the shoulders. But Kevin fireman’s carries, only for Almas to power out. Garza missile dropkicks Kevin down! Almas and Gatrza stare down and start firing off CHOPS! CHOP and forearm and CHOP, they do not back down! Things get fast and furious, Garza blocks a kick to KNEE, but Almas clotheslines Garza and himself out of the ring!
Kevin sees his targets on the outside and the crowd rallies as he runs. He FLIES out onto them both! Kevin is all fired up and so are the NXT prospects! Kevin puts Garza in and waits for him to rise. Kick and NO Stunner, Garza dropkicks the bad leg out! Garza puts on a Calf Crusher! Kevin endures, crawls, and gets the ropebreak! Garza clubs the arm off and drags Kevin up, underhooks but Kevin spins out. Kevin kicks low, STUNNER! Cover but Almas dropkicks Kevin away! Almas takes the cover on Garza, and WINS!
Winner: Andrade Almas, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE United States Championship)
El Idolo is going to get the rematch he wants! But will getting the gold back be worth his partnership with Garza falling apart?
Backstage interview with Charlotte Flair.
The Queen has had an eventful 24 hours between TakeOver and the Triple Threat Tag alongside Asuka. She still has her regularly scheduled match with Asuka to come, but is no longer NXT Women’s Championship. But Charlotte says she did not lose her title. She was not the one pinned, and she sure didn’t submit. And it is always a busy 24 hours for her. But that’s the difference between being a Flair and being everyone else. Charlotte was raised to respect the rule: To be The Woman, you have to beat The Woman. Charlotte still accomplished her goal, too. She elevated the NXT Women’s Division, she main evented a TakeOver, now she’s main eventing Raw. But Asuka tried to steal Charlotte’s moment.
Speaking of, Asuka comes through dancing as the Raw Women’s Champion. Does Asuka ever take anything serious anymore? Yes, she does. And then she SLAPS Charlotte! Well then. Are things about to get very serious between Queen and Empress?
Almas and Garza argue backstage.
They succeeded in making sure Kevin didn’t get the title match, but Garza is upset Almas had to pin him to do it. And there’s still the issue of what happened to Vega. She walks in and tells them both to leave. The trio seems to be sticking together, but for how much longer?
Kurt Angle weighs in on Orton VS Edge!
The Olympic hero thinks on who will win the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever. And much like HBK or Ric Flair, Angle knows a thing or two about putting on great matches. He’s always believed a lot of things go into a great match, but chemistry might be the most important. It’s hard to explain, but sometimes all you need to do is step in the ring with someone and just like that, you’re on the same page. You bring out the best in them, and they bring out the best in you. Flair had that with Ricky Steamboat, HBK had that with The Undertaker, and Angle had that with Brock Lesnar. Edge has that with Orton. But Angle is glad he’s not in this match. The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever sounds like a lot of pressure. If they can bring the absolute best out of each other, they’ll rise to the occasion. As for who wins, Angle votes Edge! It wasn’t easy, but Angle can’t vote against a fellow Hall of Famer. Edge will win, because it’s true, it’s damn true!
Erik & Ivar prepare for their match.
But wait! Has a certain someone decided to join the raid? Drew McIntyre has taken it under consideration, and the decathlon was very impressive. Ivar is becoming quite the ladies’ man. And Erik… Well, not so much. Ivar has been told he has a certain je ne sais quoi. Erik doesn’t know what that means. Exactly. But they definitely have that “I don’t know what.” But McIntyre says he’s going to have a little get together after the show tonight, and hopefully after the Viking Raiders beat MVP and Lashley, not only will they have a big celebration, they can enjoy meat and turkey legs. TURKEY! Ivar, keep your focus. It’s alright. Celtics, like the Vikings, loved to celebrate after the fight but even a little before the battle. The VIP Lounge is coming up, so maybe they’ll check it out. You never know what could happen on Monday Night Raw. McIntyre has Erik & Ivar intrigued. We’ll see what happens after the break.
Raw returns to the VIP Lounge!
MVP is already in the ring and that can only mean one thing: big things still poppin’, little things still stoppin’, because the VIP Lounge is for people like him, who are better than all of you. And for people like his guest. The once-in-a-generation athlete that is a physical specimen no one else can aspire to be, and the man with the single most devastating move in ALL of the WWE. It’s- Drew McIntyre?! Well McIntyre said anything can happen, and what’s happening is he’s crashing the VIP Lounge! McINtyre grabs a mic and sets the title on the couch. “Well, well. After the last few weeks, I was concerned we weren’t friends anymore. But after that incredible introduction, I see we’re still cool. Thank you, brother, I really appreciate that.” But there’s something MVP missed. He forgot to mention he’s WWE Champion!
MVP says they are not friends anymore, McIntyre made that clear. But why is he here? Well there were rumors, and McIntyre couldn’t help but notice a “disagreement” between Lashley and Lana. MVP was going to call Lashley out but McIntyre didn’t want his amigo looking silly. And yes, that devastating finisher, the Claymore, keep going. No, MVP wasn’t talking about McIntyre or the Claymore. He was talking about Lashley and the full nelson! The very move that will take the title from McIntyre at Backlash! Well alright. Lashley did get that full nelson on McIntyre and he’s still feeling it. MVP doesn’t really know how that feels, but he does know how a Claymore feels. He’s taken so many recently. And MVP hiding behind Lashley is understandable-
Whoa! MVP doesn’t hide behind anyone! This is all part of the business plan for Lashley to reach his potential. That culminates Sunday when Lashley ragdolls McIntyre again. McIntyre keeps asking himself questions, but the top one is if MVP really understands the nature of himself and Lashley. Is MVP becoming Lashley’s Yoda? Is he teaching Lashley the secrets to having zero world championship reigns? But to be honest, this is just dragging on. McIntyre has a new saying: Talk less, Claymore. That will happen after the countdown, which MVP is also familiar with. So MVP either takes it or runs away, gets chased down, beat down and takes the Claymore anyway. Okay, let’s begin. Three. Two. One-
Lashley is here! MVP laughs but McIntyre tells Lashley how this will go. McIntyre knows Lashley has waited a long time for this, just as McIntyre had to wait. But this Sunday, the only way Lashley takes the title is to pry it from his cold dead, hands! MVP runs in but gets a Glasgow Kiss! And here come the Viking Raiders! McIntyre dares Lashley to do something but Lashley does have to worry about the tag team match. Erik & Ivar step through the ropes, but here come the Street Profits to show some support to their friendly rivals. The VIP Lounge closes down for now, but is the party only about to begin?
The Viking Raiders VS MVP & Bobby Lashley!
Raw returns and McIntyre gives a big thumbs up as MVP starts against Ivar. The bell rings, and MVP tags out to Lashley. Lashley kicks Ivar low then clubs him down with forearms. Lashley whips Ivar to a corner, but Ivar elbows back! Ivar runs, but into the COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO! Lashley bumps Ivar off buckles, MVP tags in and MVP throws hands on Ivar. MVP even throws European Uppercuts and big body shots. MVP tags Lashley and holds Ivar in place for Lashley’s elbows. Lashley keeps throwing forearms on Ivar, then he glares at Erik. Lashley also makes sure McIntyre sees this, but Ivar powers Lashley to the corner! Tag to Erik and the Vikings feed Lashley to knees! Lana watches in a denim dress as Lashley tags out to MVP.
MVP runs at Erik but Erik tackles him and rains down rights! Ford & Dawkins are fired up for Erik as he RAMS MVP into an open corner! Erik drags MVP up, throws knees over and over, then tags in Ivar. Ivar RAMS into MVP now, then drags MVP into an armlock. Ivar leans on the arm but MVP fights his way up. Ivar knees low, tags Erik, then scoops MVP for a slam. Erik scoops Ivar, to slam onto MVP! MVP scrambles to tag in Lashley, but Erik throws forearms! Erik runs but into the ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPINE BUSTER! McIntyre is moderately impressed as Lashley covers, TWO! Lashley punches Erik down then looms over him. Lashley puts Erik in the corner and stomps away. He glares at McIntyre and McIntyre waves as MVP tags in.
MVP throws hands on Erik, then rams in knees. MVP snapmares Erik for a Penalty Kick! And then a basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! MVP tries again, TWO! MVP tries a third, TWO! Erik refuses to go down and MVP grows frustrated. MVP clamps on a chinbar and armlock but the Profits coach Erik up. Erik fights to his feet, the crowd rallies up, but MVP gets Erik to the corner. Tag to Lashley and Lashley throws hammering hands. Lashley digs his boot into Erik at the ropes but lets up at 4. Erik sputters but Lashley brings him up to tag MVP back in. They work together on Erik for a double suplex! Cover, TWO! MVP drags Erik over fast and tags in Lashley. Lashley mugs Erik then brings him out. Erik breaks free to ROCK Lashley!
Hot tags to Ivar and MVP! Ivar rallies, hits a sidewalk slam, and a BASEMENT SPLASH! The fans rally with Ivar as he whips MVP. MVP reverses and throws hands, then tags in Lashley. Ivar seated sentons MVP, then cartwheels and BOOTS Lashley out of the ring! The Profits are thunderous but Lashley drags Ivar out to bounce him off commentary! Lashley gets in the Profits’ face and MVP backs him up. The trash talk heats up, but Ivar DIVES! MVP and Lashley go crashing down and things fire up even more as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and McIntyre watches as Erik grinds Lashley’s arm. Erik throws knees to keep Lashley down, but Lashley fights back up. Erik rocks Lashley with forearms and tags in Ivar. The Vikings mug Lashley and then Ivar wrenches the arm. Lashley endures and then LARIATS free! Lashley tags MVP in, then runs corner to corner to RAM Ivar! MVP runs corner to corner to BOOT Ivar down! Cover, TWO! MVP keeps on Ivar with a chinlock and another cover, TWO! The chinlock stays on and Lana keeps watching. Charly asks Lana if it bothers her that her husband, Lashley, asked she stay backstage during his matches. Of course it does, because MVP is a leech attaching himself to “My Bobby.” But she is respecting her husband’s wishes because “we are about to become champion.”
And to be honest, it has been a wake-up call to her. Ever since being asked to stay backstage, she has been realizing that she has “selflessly neglected” her own in-ring career for the sake of her marriage. If she’s always focusing on her Bobby, how can she possibly focus on herself and make 2020 the Year of Lana? Is this a sign that the Ravishing Russian is going to get back to wrestling?
In the match, Ivar fights his way up but MVP clubs him down. MVP drags Ivar up to tag in Lashley. Lashley mugs Ivar then brings him up for a neckbreaker! Lashley clamps on the chinlock now and taunts McIntyre with it. The crowd rallies, Ivar fights his way up and throws body shots. He haymakers then runs, but into a spinning powerslam! Cover, TWO! Lashley keeps on Ivar with stomps and a whip. Ivar hits buckles hard and Lashley tags in MVP. MVP brings Ivar around to throw forearms on his back. The ref backs MVP up and Ivar ROCKS him! Ivar back hands and haymakers but MVP gives them back. MVP brings Ivar up and whips, but Ivar rolls off his back!? And tags in Erik! Erik rallies on MVP with big forearms! He blocks a punch, gives kicks and knees, then ROCKS Lashley for good measure!
Erik whips MVP but MVP reverses. Erik goes up and over, rolls back and picks MVP up for an EXPLODER! The Profits roar with the Vikings as Ivar tags in! Ivar drags MVP up to throw into buckles. Tag back to Erik and Ivar corner clotheslines! Feed to the shotgun knees! And then human weapon, Ivar hip attack! Erik drags MVP to a cover, but Lashley breaks it! Ivar throws hands on Lashley and throws him out. Lashley bumps into McIntyre and McIntyre stares him down. Lashley runs to SPEAR Ivar!! Lashley stares McIntyre down and tags in from MVP. MVP gets Ace Ten Mao! But Lashley grabs Erik in the FULL NELSON!! Lashley thrashes Erik, Erik taps! Lashley and MVP win!
Winners: MVP & Bobby Lashley, by submission
McIntyre is no longer in a good mood, and now Lashley dares him to do something. MVP talks smack to Ivar but Ivar rocks him! Lashley grabs Ivar in the full nelson! The Profits run in to try and stop Lashley, but the CLAYMORE does it! McIntyre sends Lashley reeling, and holds up the title! Lashley glares back at McIntyre, and McIntyre tells Lashley to bring his absolute best at Backlash! “This is gonna be a damn war!” But who wins that war to reign supreme?
Asuka VS Charlotte Flair!
What was meant to open the show will now close it out! Lucky chapter 7 could very well be the Empress of Tomorrow finally getting one over on The Queen 1v1! Will it happen?!
The bell rings and… Sasha and Bayley have to show up again. The Boss and The Role Model just can’t leave Charlotte or Asuka alone as they’re going to commentary to watch this up close and personal. But Charlotte DECKS Asuka to take out her frustration! Asuka gets to the apron while Charlotte talks trash on the tag champs. Charlotte then storms over to Asuka but Asuka throws forearms! Charlotte shoulders out but into a kick! Asuka ax kicks then gets in to get a facelock. Charlotte powers Asuka to a corner and rams her over and over! Charlotte backs off but Asuka mule kicks! Asuka runs to dropkick but misses! Charlotte goes to boot but Asuka grabs it for an ANKLE LOCK! Then a trapped leg waistlock, but Charlotte elbows out! Charlotte BOOTS Asuka down and dusts herself off. The crowd boos but she boos them.
Charlotte drags Asuka out of the ring and throws them over commentary! Bayley and Sasha avoid getting bowled over but Charlotte has just put them on notice. But either way, Asuka is down and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Charlotte DECKS Asuka on the outside! Charlotte bumps Asuka off the apron, then mockingly asks Bayley and Sasha if they’d like some popcorn. They sarcastically respond back they’d love some, but Charlotte brings Asuka up. Asuka ROUNDHOUSES Charlotte down then gets back in the ring. Bayley asks Charlotte if she wants some ice for that. Charlotte gets up on the apron and BOOTS Asuka, but Asuka grabs it again! Charlotte kicks Asuka way but Asuka runs, ducks and hip attacks, into a waistlock! Asuka fights free and switches, to hook Charlotte for the IRON OCTOPUS! Charlotte endures, Asuka shifts around to sunset flip, but Charlotte slips out to basement dropkick Asuka down! It was more like a boot! Cover, TWO!
The IIconics are spotted in the crowd and the tag champs claim they’ve become stalkers. The IIconics don’t care about Bayley or Sasha, they’re watching the match. Charlotte sits Asuka up just to bounce her off the mat. And again! Charlotte pulls on the arms for an inverted Danielson Stomp! Asuka endures as Charlotte pulls back on the arms and digs in her knee. Charlotte pulls back as far as she can while the tag champs brag about themselves. Charlotte grabs hair but the ref counts. She lets up at 4 to then CLUB Asuka down. The crowd rallies for Asuka and boos Charlotte, but Charlotte soaks up the heat. Charlotte puts Asuka on the apron to KNEE her between the ropes over and over. Asuka flops down to the floor, Charlotte runs, but Asuka dodges the baseball slide to get in. Asuka grabs the boot to DRAGON SCREW!
Bayley and Sasha applaud as Charlotte hobbles around the corner. Asuka hurries to come around, to HIP ATTACK her into barriers! The crowd is loving this as Asuka throws Charlotte, only for Charlotte to throw Asuka into barriers. Charlotte CLOBBERS Asuka up against the barriers! The ring count is at 7 but Charlotte puts Asuka in fast. Charlotte takes her time returning, and brings down a knee pad, to drop a knee on Asuka’s head! And again! Charlotte wraps Asuka up in a chinlock and thrashes her around. Asuka endures but the crowd rallies up. Asuka fights up, bumps free, but Charlotte knees her back down. Charlotte drags Asuka up, but Asuka blocks the suplex. Asuka cradles, TWO! Charlotte LARIATS Asuka down, covers, TWO!
Charlotte grins but is also frustrated with Asuka. She drags Asuka up and around to throw her out of the ring. “This is your Raw Women’s Champion?” But Charlotte has been in the main event two nights in a row! The ring count climbs but Asuka revives at 4. Asuka gets up but Charlotte baseball slides her down! Charlotte talks trash as she throws forearms on Asuka. Asuka throws them back and they brawl right against the ring! Asuka kicks away on the leg, but Charlotte gets back in the ring. Asuka fires up as she follows, climbs up top, but Charlotte BOOTS her down to the ground!! But wait, the IIconics are attacking Bayley and Sasha at commentary! How did they get around without being seen!?
Billie bounces Bayley off the desk while Peyton tosses Sasha into barriers! The ref tells them to leave but the IIconics are still after Bayley. They give her the INVERTED MAGIC KILLER to the desk!! Bayley just had her #FallFromGrace as Raw goes on break!
Raw returns once again, and Charlotte brawls with Asuka in the ring. Charlotte CHOPS away on Asuka, but Asuka ducks one, only to get another CHOP anyway! Asuka gets to the corner and throws forearms and boots! Asuka hits a basement hip attack! Cover, ONE!? Asuka keeps on Charlotte with kicks! Asuka runs again, but Charlotte ducks to roll her up! TWO, into the ARMBAR! Asuka pulls on the arms but Charlotte grips her fingers. Charlotte gets inside the leg guard to throw forearm after forearm! The crowd rallies for Asuka but Charlotte drags Asuka up. Charlotte scoops but Asuka slips out to shove. Asuka ducks and runs to hip attack, into another waistlock! BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Asuka survives but Charlotte keeps her focus.
Charlotte toys with Asuka and drags her up to the ropes. She bends Asuka back and dares the crowd to cheer now. The ref counts and Charlotte lets go at 4 to let Asuka flop down. Charlotte drags Asuka back up and snapmares into a thrashing chinlock. Asuka endures but Charlotte traps a leg and grabs an arm. The crowd rallies, Asuka fights her way up and hip bumps. She arm-drags but Charlotte holds on to chinlock! Asuka tries again, but Charlotte back slides. Asuka slips out but Charlotte KNEES Her down! Cocky cover, and with some ropes, TWO! Charlotte stomps Asuka’s hand! And then the legs! Asuka punches back but Charlotte clubs her down. Charlotte KICKS Asuka while she’s down, too. Asuka sits up, Charlotte drags her up, and whips Asuka, only for Asuka to reverse and fire off forearms!
Asuka and Charlotte brawl and Charlotte ROCKS Asuka! Charlotte looms over Asuka but Asuka grits her teeth. Charlotte whips, Asuka goes up and missile dropkicks back! Asuka and Charlotte crawl to opposite ends, and Charlotte runs. The boot misses, and Asuka hits a GERMAN SUPLEX! Asuka runs corner to corner, HIP ATTACK! Charlotte is down and Asuka kicks away at the ropes! Asuka runs, to hip attack Charlotte out! The ring count begins again but Asuka won’t wait. She fetches Charlotte, only for Charlotte to RAM her into the apron! Charlotte puts Asuka in but Asuka is up fast to apron PENALTY KICK! Charlotte checks her face but Asuka drags her up and onto the apron. Asuka goes to suplex but Charlotte blocks! Charlotte pulls hair and pushes Asuka away to BOOT her down!
The crowd boos as Charlotte pushes Asuka down. Charlotte drags Asuka up and around towards barriers. Charlotte climbs the barriers to MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the Queen fires up again! Charlotte puts Asuka in the ring, “This is Awesome!” but far from over! Charlotte grabs the legs, drags Asuka over to the post, and SLAMS the leg into the post! And again! The ref reprimands and starts a ring count, but Charlotte grabs the legs again. Asuka pulls Charlotte into the post! Charlotte clutches her shoulder but Asuka drags her up from the apron. Charlotte throws another forearm, but Asuka comes back. The hip attack misses, the BOOT doesn’t! Cover, TWO!! Asuka still lives and Charlotte is growing frustrated.
Charlotte grabs Asuka’s legs, but Asuka kicks the Figure Four away! But Charlotte returns to SPEAR, but into a knee!! Cover, TWO!! Asuka almost had Charlotte there, but now she grabs onto an arm. Charlotte gets up, Asuka drops back for the Asuka Lock, but Charlotte rolls back to make it a cover!! TWO, and Asuka still has the chicken wing. She uses it for a GROUND OCTOPUS! Charlotte reaches with her legs but Asuka holds onto the arms! Charlotte pops free, has the leg, but Asuka kicks her again. Asuka staggers up, into a SPEAR!! It hits this time and Charlotte covers, TWO!?! Charlotte can’t believe she hasn’t put Asuka away yet! The crowd rallies up as the brawling begins again!
They go back and forth, fast and furious, and Asuka grabs an arm for a takedown! Charlotte rolls through but Asuka still wants her head! Charlotte backs Asuka into buckles and breaks free. But she turns around into a ROUNDHOUSE! But Nia Jax suddenly appears?! She swipes at Asuka but Asuka throws fast hands! Asuka runs and hip attacks Nia down! But Charlotte BOOTS her down!! Cover, Charlotte wins?!?
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by pinfall
Asuka almost got out of that, but the Queen needs to give the assist to the Irresistible Force. And speaking of, Nia picks the bones with the A-NIA-Lator! Nia may be standing tall, but she needs to give the assist to Charlotte. Will Asuka be able to rise up and enact her revenge?
My Thoughts:
This was a surprisingly good go-home towards Backlash. For one, everything with the Women’s Division being connected was brilliantly done. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions showing up by surprise worked because those titles need to bring them to all the shows. After Backlash, I hope Bayley & Banks still have those titles so that they can finally bring them to NXT like they promised almost two years ago. If SummerSlam doesn’t have a Triple Threat featuring all three brands, I’m going to be disappointed. The Triple Threat we got tonight was really good, and it ended without really affecting the math on the tag title match for Backlash. The brawling of the IIconics, Bayley and Banks during the main event was great as that helped build things, but SmackDown will have the final say since Bliss-Cross can get involved.
For Asuka and Charlotte, I was really surprised to see we got another match between them already, but it was incredible. Charlotte definitely puts in the work, giving us a truly TakeOver worthy match with Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai last night, and then a match on a similar level here tonight. Naturally, Nia got involved to mess with Asuka, and Charlotte gets a second tainted win on Asuka in two weeks. This alone should mean Asuka should just go off on Nia. Asuka either destroys Nia (as punishment for real issues like hurting Kairi Sane) or goes so hard she gets disqualified and keeps the title out of Champion’s Advantage. But Charlotte getting a pinfall win tonight, this has to bring her and Asuka back around for Chapter 8, for that title, at either Extreme Rules or SummerSlam. Then and only then are we getting Asuka definitively defeating Charlotte to finally get her back for WrestleMania 34. If only there could be fans by then…
There was also great stuff with Seth Rollins and his growing story with Mysterio, Aleister and Humberto. I’m hoping for a Six Man Tag of Rollins and his disciples against Mysterio and his allies, but also for Dominik to make his in-ring debut trying to get revenge for Rollins. I don’t really want the theory of Dominik joining Rollins to happen, unless it were as a way to spare his father from further destruction. We also got great stuff out of the United States Championship scene with a great Triple Threat. I liked the dysfunctional developments in Vega’s trio but I have a feeling she’ll get them to cooperate when it comes to Apollo VS Almas at Backlash. I feel like Apollo will narrowly retain because Garza might mess up helping Almas out, and there might be a full meltdown from Vega after that.
Christian, Edge and Orton had good promos for “The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever,” and they’re still going so hard on that phrase, how can it not turn into a swerve? The Anything You Can Do Decathlon was great stuff, but I’m both surprised and not surprised it resulted in a draw. The way this story ends is with a Raw Tag Team Championship match and nothing less. But of course, with MVP and Lashley getting involved with them, I wouldn’t be surprised if things turned into a Triple Threat Tag at some point. And of course, MVP and Lashley had great stuff with McIntyre. Lashley and MVP win so that Lashley goes into his match with McIntyre strong, though he also gets Claymore’d out of the ring. I’m still leaning towards McIntyre retaining, but he’ll have as tough a time with Lashley as he did with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. Backlash might actually turn out to be a great event this year, despite its past as the afterthought PPV.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; Buddy wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; AJ wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; Private Party wins and retains the titles.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; MJF wins.
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone
w/ KamilleVS Kris Statlander; wins and - Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
The bell rings and the four watch each other closely. Buddy and Mortos lock eyes as the big guys in this match, but Komander runs up. Buddy KNEES Komander low and shoves him out. Dante tries but Buddy does the same to him! The fans fire up now as we get Buddy and Mortos circling. But Dante and Komander return! Mortos and Buddy put them in corners, then fire off hands and stomps! Mortos SMACKS Dante, then shouts at Buddy. Buddy stops stomping Komander to stare him down. The fans fire up for these meaty men, but then Dante and Komander try again! They get put back in corners for more hands!
Dante dodges Mortos to POST him! Dante runs up on Buddy, bobs ‘n’ weaves then SMACKS Buddy! And again! Dante whips but Buddy blocks! Buddy BOOTS Dante, slips around, but Dante ELOBWOS him! Komander runs up, POP-UP RANA on Buddy! Mortos runs up to UPPERCUT Dante down! Komander knuckle locks Mortos , CHOPS, KICKS, and goes up, up, but Mortos yanks him down! Dante is back, Mortos knuckle locks him, too! Mortos twists their hands and fans rally. But Komander & Dante both push Mortos! Mortos pushes them back! Dante & Komander kick, dodges, BOOSTED QUEBRADA!
The fans fire up ad Buddy is back! Komander lisp out fothe back suplex, and Dante returns the afvor, BOOSTED CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again, and now Dante & Komander wrap Buddy around ropes. They CHOP, but Buddy TOSSES Dante! Buddy suplexes Komander onto the top rope! Buddy climbs but Komander fires forearms! Komander then leaps, but Buddy catches him! Buddy puts Komander on the top rope again, and CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” for that second one, and Buddy climbs. But Morots YANKS Buddy down, TOSSES him out, and then ROCKS Komander!
Mortos climbs, he brings Komander up, but Dante CLUBS Mortos! Dante fires forearms on Mortos, whips him, but Mortos reverses! Dante goes up, around, and RANAS! Mortos tumbles, the fans rally up, and Dante BOOTS Mortos! Buddy returns, Dante BOOTS him! Buddy tries again, Dante goes up and over! Dante SUPERKICKS Mortos, but Buddy puts him on the apron. Buddy BLASTS Dante, but here comes Mortos! Mortos dodges Buddy to TOPE TORNILLO onto Dante! The fans fire up and Buddy FLIES! Down goes Dante and Mortos and the fans fire up! But wait, Komander sets up to tightrope walk and SPACE MAN ESCALARA!
The fans are thunderous and Komander feeds off the energy. Komander fetches Buddy into the ring, then goes to the ropes. Alex Abrahantes in his Vegeta hoodie coaches Komander. Komander tightrope walks for CIELITO- NO, Buddy moves so Komander belly flops! But then Mortos THROWS Buddy into steel steps! Mortos stalks Komander, SMACKS him, and whips him to ropes. Komander goes up and up and FLYING RANAS! But Mortos is up to SMACK Komander again! Mortos snapmares and NECK TWISTS! Komander writhes, staggers, but Mortos scoops for a CIPHER UTAKI! Dante returns, leaps over Mortos, but Mortos POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS him!
The fans fire up again and Mortos roars! Buddy returns, blocks the haymaker and fires off a strike fest! But Mortos avoids the knee! Buddy puts him on the apron, and catches Mortos for a DRAPING DDT! Buddy strikes like a viper and now he stalks Komander. Komander runs up, tilt-o-whirls, but Buddy LAWN DARTS him into Dante! Then Buddy has Dante for a suplex, JACKHAMMER! Cover, Mortos breaks it! Mortos drags Buddy up but Buddy shoves him. Buddy KNEES Mortos, then dodges Komander to TOSS him out! Pump handle on Dante, but Dante victory rolls it! TWO!! Buddy is up, into a JUMP KNEE from Dante!
Dante runs to ROCK Mortos, GAMANGIRIS, then TOSSES him out. Komander is back, Dante rolls him and wrenches, then tucks and MOUST TRAP! TWO!! Komander is up, he and Dante ROCK each other! And BOOT each other! They go again, switch and switch, but now Buddy is up! METEORA on Dante! Komander comes back to tilt-o-whirl DEJA VU DDT!! But Mortos ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! Dante FLYING LARIATS!! All four men are down and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as only Komander is on the outside and the others go to corners. Mortos snarls as he rises up!
Komander returns and the fans rally. Buddy and Dante also stand, then Komander follows. Mortos and Komander brawl, Buddy and Dante brawl, and the fans rally. Mortos SMACKS Komander, Buddy ROCKS Dante! Now the big men want at it! Buddy blocks a kick, sends i into Dante, but then Mortos does the same with Buddy’s leg and Komander! HEADBUTT for Buddy! Mortos ROCKS Dante, puts him up top, but Komander 619s the legs out! Mortos staggers, Komander springboards to FLYING POISON-RANA!! Dante hits the MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, BUDDY STOMPS DANTE!! Cover, BUDDY WINS!
Winner: Buddy Matthews, by pinfall
A very opportunistic strike from Buddy Matthews, because The House Always Wins! Will that be true as Malakai Black & Brody King go for the AEW World Tag Team Championships? Or can Private Party make it out of Full Gear still golden?
Paul “The Giant” Wight is here!
The fans cheer as the World’s Largest Athlete now joins commentary for what could be the biggest match of Zero Hour history! And he isn’t alone, because our special guest timekeeper is… THE RIZZLER! Rizzler keeps up the Rizz Face all the way to the ring, and he finds his way to the timekeeper’s area. Time to fight on the mat for The Rizzler!
Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall w/ Ace of Space Academy!
After 20 YEARS, these two former rivals finally meet again. Who will be the greatest wrestler from the Garden State when AEW pits BOOM against DOOM?
QT kisses his Doom weight belt, offers it to a fan, but the fan slaps it down! QT hands it to his wife, Mrs. Marshall, and she accepts it. Rizzler rings the bell and it begins! The fans chant “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” but QT talks smack on AJ. AJ stares QT down, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, and QT arm-drags! QT celebrates like he did something amazing but the fans boo. QT and AJ reset, tie up, but QT waistlocks. QT spins AJ, snapmares, and again celebrates like he won or something. The fans boo and AJ gets annoyed. QT and AJ reset again, circle, and tie up. QT wrenches to a wristlock but the fans rally behind AJ.
AJ wrenches through, fireman’s carries for the takeover, and now AJ gets to celebrate! The fans cheer and now QT is flustered. The fans tell AJ, “You Still Got It!” QT calls for a knuckle lock, so AJ says bet. They tie up, but then QT kicks low! The fans boo but QT clamps on a headlock. AJ endures the grind, fights up, and he powers out. QT RAMS AJ, but AJ stays put! QT is annoyed, he runs, and he RAMS AJ! QT almost bounces off! The fans fire up and QT tries again, then ducks ‘n’ dodges! But AJ picks QT up for a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! QT escapes and flounders away! Rizzler is intrigued, but QT kicks and UPPERCUTS AJ!
AJ goes to a corner, QT storms over and bumps AJ off buckles. AJ whips QT, and hits a BACKDROP! Then AJ LARIATS QT up and out! The Doom Squad is there, Rizzler is all smiles, and AJ puts QT in the ring. AJ warns the Doom Squad to stay back, but QT runs in! AJ dodges as QT FLIES, and down goes the squad! AJ then ROCKS QT with a haymaker! And ROCKS him again! AJ sends QT into railing, then puts him in the ring. AJ storms in but QT KICKS him in the ropes! QT drags AJ up for a BASEMENT DDT! The fans boo QT but he soaks it up. QT taunts AJ, drags him up, and DECKS him with a right!
QT mocks the fans, then taunts AJ. AJ rises, but QT DECKS him again! QT taunts AJ’s family and says, “I thought he was gonna bring the boom!” Mrs. Boom says QT is going down! QT swings but AJ counter punches! QT DROPKICKS AJ in return! Rizzler does not like that but QT covers, TWO! QT sits AJ up and clamps on a neck wrench. The fans sing, “OH~, We Want The Rizzler~!” Rizzler nods and AJ fights up. AJ fires body shots but QT CLUBS him down. QT says shut up about Rizzler! QT runs up, but AJ stops the cutter! BELLY2BELLY! Down goes QT and the fans fire up! Big Justice coaches on his dad but QT rises up.
The fans rally as QT and AJ both stand. AJ ROCKS QT! And ROCKS him again! And again! Again, again, and again! QT is in a corner, AJ whips corner to corner. QT reverses but AJ comes back to LARIAT! And LARIAT! AJ dodges, and he SPINEBUSTERS QT! The fans fire up and Rizzler is going into overdrive! AJ hurries up a corner and the fans fire up again! QT rises, AJ aims, FLYING BOOM! The fans fire up and AJ rises again! AJ says it’s time! “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” QT rises, AJ has him for a scoop and… POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! QT survives but Rizzler wonders if this is almost over.
QT and AJ rise up, and AJ storms over to QT. AJ whips, QT handsprings! NEURALIZER KICK! The fans boo but QT rises again! QT runs up, DIAMOND CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! AJ survives and the fans are thunderous! QT cannot believe it but Big Justice & Rizzler are excited! QT goes out of the ring, he talks trash on Rizzler, but Wight defends the kid. QT apologizes, backs off, and QT goes up a corner. QT talks trash on Big Justice now, but AJ ROCKS QT! The fans fire up as AJ climbs! AJ has QT on the very top, and hits a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! A big gamble from Big Boom AJ, but he’s about to double down!
The fans fire up and AJ has QT set up! But wait, is that Aaron Solo?! Solo talks trash, but AJ DECKS him! Solo flounders, but QT BOOTS AJ! The fans boo but now QT calls his shot. WAIT! Big Justice steps in! BIG JUSTICE SPEARS QT!! The fans are thunderous as now AJ kicks QT, and brings him up for a POWER BOOM!!! Cover, AJ wins!
Winner: Big Boom AJ, by pinfall
QT’s Doom Squad tried to screw over AJ, but Big Justice laid down the law! Rizzler celebrates with AJ & Big Justice! Will they continue to bring the BOOM to AEW?
Mercedes Mone & Kamille arrive backstage.
The CEO is upset that her title defense has to be here in disgusting Newark, NJ. But since the cameras are here, she has something to say to Kamille now. This last month has been super frustrating. Actually, more like embarrassing! Kamille came out to the crowd, pandering for sympathy?! Mone wouldn’t even be in this mess if not for Kamille in the first place! Kamille shows up wanting to attack Kris Statlander, and then she loses to her?! And let’s not even start on her bad driving! Is Kamille stupid or just dumb? Kamille tells Mone to watch herself. Mone asks if she gave Kamille permission to speak. Does Kamille not know who Mone is and what she’s done for this business?
Mone is The CEO, the greatest woman’s champion o fall time! And tonight, Kamille can just watch from catering as Mone shows how a real woman gets the job done. Watch and learn. Mone leaves, Kamille rolls her eyes, but clearly Kamille wishes she could use both arms right now. Will the Brickhouse just have to watch Two Belts Mone lose one of those belts all on her own?
AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed!
Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy really only just got theses titles, and their first defense is the biggest match anyone could ask for! Will the party keep on going through tonight? Or will another team use these steep odds to their advantage?
Platinum Max of course has a diss track on deck! “Platinum Max on the mic, so bright, you gon’ get a tan. House of Black made my ears bleed with their shi**y band! Outrunners stain couch covers. I leave stains on your stout mothers! Private Party gonna go from haves to the have-nots. The only shots they take are back shots! I know you checkin’ the vibe because everybody loves the Best Wrestler Alive!” Bowens is confused by Caster’s change in catchphrase, and then Caster just throws the mic at him? Bowens has to pick it up and refocus. “NEWARK, NEW JERSEEEEY~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass!” And Billy does~!
But with that, Private Party is last but certainly not least! Pyro goes off for the official start of Full Gear, and “Oh my God, is that Private Party?” Ladies line the ramp with glow sticks as Quen & Zay make their entrances, bringing back “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” as their theme! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, as is the difficulty level. Will Quen & Zay still be on top of the game with odds like this?
All the teams stare down, but Caster quietly backs off. However, in this kind of Fatal 4 Way, only two teams can be legal at a time. Quen steps up for the champs, and Malakai steps up for the House. They circle while the fans rally up, and they tie up. Malakai arm-drags to armlock, but Quen rolls back. Malakai hammerlocks but Quen sits down, rolls, and headscissors! Malakai shrugs that off but Quen armlocks. Malakai wrangles Quen to a wristlock but Quen rolls and arm-drags free! Malakai trips Quen, Quen boots him away, and then Quen kicks. Malakai blocks, flips Quen, and sits down cross-legged! The fans cheer and Quen tells Malakai to get up.
Malakai reverses to get up so Quen runs up. Malakai ducks under, kips up, trips Quen to cover, ONE! Quen sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men kip up and the fans fire up! Quen and Malakai reset, but then Quen has to duck The End! Malakai smirks as he almost had Quen. Quen rushes up to headlock but Malakai back suplexes! Quen lands out, kicks, but Malakai easily blocks it! Quen shoves Malakai, Malakai ELBOWS Quen down! Malakai drags Quen up, Bowens tags in off him, and the fans fire up as Malakai and BOwens stare down. Bownes rusn up on Quen, and he turns hip toss into hip toss!
Zay tags in, runs up, he and Bowens block arm-drags! Then arm-drags cancle out! Bowens whips bu tZay arm-drags! Bowens mule kicks, front kicks, runs and FAMOUSERS! The fans fire up as “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIMED!” Bowens drags Zay up but Caster is too busy soaking up the cheers. Zay breaks free to ENZIGIRI! Truth Magnum tags in and he waistlocks Zay. Truth spins Zay to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Zay is tougher than that but Truth tags Turbo Floyd. The Outrunners whip Zay to a corner, then ELBOW, snapmare, and NECK SNAPPER! Zay staggers up and Turbo scoops to SLAM!
The fans fire up as The Outrunners flex! Quen runs up to BLAST Truth! Turbo DECKS Quen, he DECKS Caster, and he DECKS Bowens! Malakai runs in but Turbo LARIATS him up and out! But here comes Brody King! Turbo turns around, he throws hands, but Brody DECKS Turbo! The fans fire up and Turbo rises. Turbo throws more hands, but Brody ROCKS Turbo! Turbo fires up to fire hands but Brody ROCKS Turbo, then CHOPS him! But Turbo is powering up! Turbo flexes, runs, but Brody LARIATS Turbo down! The fans bark for Brody as he drags Turbo to the outside, and then throws him into railing!
Brody DECKS Caster, pushes Bowens into the ring, and The House regroups. Malakai KNEES Bowens, Brody puts Bowens up top, and they both climb! A SUPERPELX for the Power, DIVING DOUBLE STMOPS for the Glory! Malakai then goes up and out to QUEBRADA the whole cluster! Malakai puts Quen in for the hell of it, and Quen BOOTS Brody! Quen kicks at Malakai but Malakai blocks it to THROW him down! Quen ends up in the corner, Brody LARIATS! Then POP-UP KNEE! Zay springboards in, into a HAYMAKER! LEG SWEEP! SENTON! The fans fire up for The Kings of the Black Throne!
The Outrunners and Acclaimed regroup and they stare The House down. The fans rally up as it is a 4v2 brawl! Truth & Caster mug Brody while Bowens & Turbo TOSS Malakai! Private Party joins the party and they beat Brody down. Bowens goes up and everyone holds Brody open! SCISSOR ME TIMBERS~! The fans fire up, but then Caster BOOTS Truth! Turbo TOSSES Quen, Bowens TOSSES Zay. Bowens and Turbo stare down, and the fans fire up! But then Caster DECKS Turbo! Truth DECKS Caster! Bowens clinches and spins Truth to NECKBREAKER! Bowens brings Turbo up to suplex! Zay is back, he SUPERKICKS Bowens!
Zay goes up, “SUCK IT!” and FLYING FLATLINER! Turbo LARIATS Zay! Caster fireman’s carries Turbo for a DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Truth dodges Caster to DROPKICK! Not the cleanest hit but good enough. Quen dodges Truth to MJ PELE! The fans fire up as now Private Party aims at The Outrunners! STEREO 450 SPLASHES! Double covers, TWO!! The fans rally while Private Party regroups. Private Party whips, The Outrunners double whip, and then The Outrunners DOUBLE ELBOW! “Turbo Floyd, you son of a b*tch!” Handshake and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up and Turbo tags Truth.
Turbo scoops Zay, Truth runs, but Zay slips free! Outrunners collide, Brody tags in! Malakai KICKS Zay while Brody CLOBBERS Turbo! Bowens runs in, but Brody scoops him to SLAM him! The fans fire up as Bowens and Truth are in corners. The fans bark along with Brody as he storms around. Brody roars and The House hits Bowens with the CANNONBALL DROPKICK COMBO! Now they aim at Truth! CANNONBALL DROPKICK- NO, Caster sweeps Malakai’s legs and Truth avoids Brody! Turbo scoops Brody! TOTAL RECALL!!! Truth covers, CASTER BREAKS IT! Malakai TOSSES Caster, Bowens fires Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK on Malakai!
Caster hits a MISSILE DROPKICK on Malakai! The fans tell Caster off but he ignores that. Bowens tags in off Turbo, Caster tags in off Brody, how does that work!? The ref and The Acclaimed have to sort that out, but the fans are on Bowens’ side! Billy tells them to focus, they spot Turbo and DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The Acclaimed argue about who should be legal, but Caster says just pin him! This is the loophole of this Fatal 4 Way! Bowens does cover Caster, but Quen SWANTON BOMBS it apart! Zay tags in off Caster, but Bowens catches him ot a cradle! TWO!! Zay rolls Bowens, TWO! Bowens ROLLING ELBOWS Zay!!
Bowens fires up, and he brings Zay around to whip. Zay reverses, Caster tags in! Bowens has the crucifix but the ref says he’s not legal! Bowens says Caster messed this up! Caster says just hit the finishers! But Zay kicks Bowens! Bowens powers out to clinch, THE ARRIVAL!! Caster is up but Turbo is after him! Caster ROCKS Turbo, but Turbo TOSSES Bowens! Caster still goes for it, only for Quen to get up! GIN & JUICE!!! Cover, PRIVATE PARTY WINS!
Winners: Private Party, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Caster is beside himself, but he’s the reason his own team failed! And now, after such a massive defense, will we see that a Private Party party never stops?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Lexy Nair is with Freshly Squeezed and says this past Wednesday, The Death Riders sent a clear message. How is that affecting his mindset tonight? Cassidy says yes, they sent a message. But tonight, “we” send a message back. AEW sends a message back! Private Party started it. They’re AEW Day One, and they’re the AEW World Tag Team Champions. Because AEW means everything to them, just like it does to Cassidy and to all the fans here tonight. How could Moxley possibly understand that? Because Moxley never needed AEW. Cassidy wouldn’t exist without AEW. So tonight, Cassidy shows that AEW doesn’t need Moxley!
Cassidy takes the power, the symbol of what AEW represents, and puts it in his backpack as the NEW AEW World Champion. Cassidy heads out, will he make this all become a reality?
MJF VS Roderick Strong!
The Wolf of Wrestling tried to worm his way out of another situation by setting obstacles in front of his enemies. However, The Savior of the Backbreaker still made it through three matches to earn this opportunity and finally shutting MJF up. Will Roddy break MJF’s back and make him humble? Or will Maxwell Jacob Friedman prove he is still better than everyone else, and we know it?
The bell rings and MJF bails right out! The fans boo but MJF grabs a mic. MJF tells that the disgusting poors should keep their mouths shut! Roddy, you wanna know why the people like you? It’s not because you’re a good wrestler, it’s that you’re just like them: WHITE TRASH! Oh, sorry, did MJF insult the dumpster fire of the world? Hey, wanna know what’s really great? When MJF is out of this crap company and no longer wrestling in front of these fat losers, he’s out there making millions shooting movies! Meanwhile, Roddy’s mama is shooting his daddy! MJF soaks up the heat, but Roddy slides out to CHOP MJF down!
MJF scrambles into the ring, wants mercy, but Roddy CHOPS him again! MJF runs away up the ramp! Roddy chases him down and CLUBS him down! Roddy CLUBS MJF back to ringside, then CHOPS him again! Roddy swings, MJF dodges, then dodges again! Roddy CHOPS the POST! MJF bares some crossbars and he puts Roddy’s fingers in the gap! MJF bends the fingers! The ref reprimands, MJF lets go at 4, and he refreshes the ring count. MJF then wrenches the bad hand, tucks it into Roddy’s tights, and then gut wrenches to APRON POWERBOMB! Roddy falls to the floor and MJF smirks as he leaves Roddy behind.
The fans boo but MJF goes back to put Roddy in the ring. MJF storms in, he drags Roddy around, and MJF stands on Roddy’s hand. “You’re a bum! Not a single effin’ person in here cares about you!” MJF stomps Roddy’s hand, then he tells the fans to shut up. MJF reels Roddy in, but Roddy wrenches out to CHOP! CHOP! MJF dodges but Roddy CHOPS again! MJF BITES the bad hand! MJF then WRINGS Roddy into the corner! MJF soaks up heat while mockingly checking his “watch.” MJF says this is too easy, then he goes back for the bad hand. Roddy endures, fights around, but MJF wrangles him to the mat.
MJF continues to talk trash but Roddy still endures. The fans prove MJF wrong as they rally up for Roddy, and Roddy fights to his feet. Roddy throws elbows, then forearms! Roddy whips but MJF YANKS the bad arm! MJF runs up, but Roddy BOOTS! ENZIGIRIS! And HALF NELSON- NO, MJF wrenches out to have the bad hand. Roddy slips around, and he HALF NELSON BACKBREAKERS after all! Both men are down and the fans fire up. Fans actually duel, seems New Jersey likes a devil like MJF. But Roddy CHOPS first! And ELBOWS MJF, then CALF KICKS! Roddy keeps moving and he LARIATS MJF down!
The fans fire up as Roddy fires elbow after elbow, then he torture racks! MJF reaches out, but Roddy REVERSE LAWN DARTS! JUMP KNEE! ANGLE SLAM! Cover, TWO! MJF survives but Roddy huffs ‘n’ puffs. The fans rally, Roddy hauls MJF up, but MJF wrenches and WRINGS the bad arm! Both men are down and the fans rally again. Roddy and MJF go to opposite ends, and Roddy is on the apron. MJF storms up, reels Roddy in, but Roddy stops the Heatseeker! MJF runs back in but Roddy TOSSES him! Roddy then WRECKS MJF with a dropkick! Roddy hurries out and he whips MJF into railing! And then he CHOPS!
Roddy lifts MJF up to RAILING BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Roddy and he drags MJF up. Roddy puts MJF into the ring, aims from a corner, and he runs up to SICK- NO, MJF dodges! Roddy tumbles, he hurries after MJF, but MJF pops him up to MULE KICK! MJF goes up, mocks Adam Cole, but Roddy YANKS him down for a BACKBREAKER! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Roddy crawls to MJF, covers, TWO! MJF stays in this and the fans rally up again. Roddy rises and he brings MJF up. Roddy reels MJF in but MJF wrenches to go after the arm! Roddy whips MJF to a corner but MJF ELBOWS him away!
MJF goes up and DOUBLE STOMPS the bad arm! MJF then reels Roddy in, hammerlock DDT! Cover, TWO!! Roddy survives and MJF is too tired to throw a fit. Both men slowly rise, but MJF SPITS on Roddy! Roddy SLAPS MJF! And CHOPS! Roddy fires a flurry of forearms and CHPOS, then he blocks a kick. MJF pokes Roddy in the eye! MJF runs while fans boo, but Roddy DROPKICKS MJF! Roddy then trips MJF, has the legs, and has the TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! The fans fire up while MJF endures and crawls around. Roddy drags MJF from the ropes! But Roddy’s bad hand can’t hold on!
MJF is free and he rises up, but Roddy storms over. MJF DECKS Roddy with a fast hand! MJF drags Roddy up again, suplexes, but his back won’t let him finish that! MJF runs up, now Roddy DECKS MJF! The fans fire up as Roddy slowly makes his way to MJF. Roddy drags MJF up, but MJF wrenches and he HEADBUTTS the hand again and again! MJF wrenches to suplex, but Roddy turns it around! END OF HEARTACHE!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! MJF survives by a literal foot! Roddy is beside himself but the fans rally up again. Roddy hobbles to ropes, MJF sits up, and Roddy runs back in! But MJF bails out!
The fans boo but Roddy pursues. Roddy drags MJF up off the ground, puts him in the ring, and he hurries to suplex again. MJF cradle counters! TWO, Roddy has the cover, TWO! Roddy swings, MJF ducks and whips, but then Roddy dodges! ENZIGIRI, torture rack, and RACK DROP! Then a fireman’s carry, for a GUTBUSTER DROP! Roddy keeps moving, SICK KICK hits!! The fans fire up and Roddy keeps on MJF! But MJF suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! The ref checks both men, they’re okay to continue, and Roddy crawls to a cover. TWO, and MJF has the FUJIWARA ARMBAR!
MJF THRASHES the arm, RODDY TAPS!! MJF WINS!!!
Winner: MJF, by submission
MJF grins, and he’ll surely play this off as another “easy dub.” But then MJF decides he isn’t done, and he grabs a chair! MJF grins as he storms back into the ring, and he threatens the ref! The ref backs off, and MJF puts the arm around Roddy’s arm! The fans boo as MJF stands on the steel! MJF runs to STOMP the chair!!! Roddy writhes, but ADAM COLE is here! Cole runs in but MJF runs away! The Undisputed Kingdom is also here, Taven & Bennett check on Roddy’s arm while Cole glares at MJF. Cole vows he will get MJF, that SOB! Kyle O’Reilly rushes out here, too, and he gets mad at Cole!
Kyle says this is what he was talking with Cole about on Wednesday! Kyle didn’t want this obsession to hurt someone else, and it has! Kyle helps Roddy away to the back, but does he have a point? Should Cole have stopped this before it began? Or will Cole make sure it ends with him and MJF?
AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone VS Kris Statlander!
The CEO is still NJPW Strong Women’s Champion on top of AEW TBS Champion, but the walls might be closing in. Mone knows she has Strong Style Evolved in a few weeks, but is she taking the Galaxy’s Greatest too easy? Or will the #BornAgainKristen once again be The Face of TBS?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the greatest TBS Champion today!
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers!
The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t feeling as mighty as they should be after losing to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi in the opening round. But can they rise back up mightier than ever? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become apex predators in this tournament?
The teams sort out and after the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, Tome starts against Hysterical Haste. The fans rally up and the bell rings. Shane and Tome circle, tie up, and Shane waistlocks. Tome switches but Shane wrenches for a headlock takeover. Tome fights around, rolls Shane to a cover, TWO! Shane holds on but Tome fights up. Tome powers Shane down, pops out the back then wrenches to a wristlock. Tome keeps Shane from ropes, but Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Shane poses, and then Shane brings Tome up. Shane wrenches Tome, tags Mad Mikey, and Mikey wrenches.
TMDK DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Tome down, then they split the wishbone! Mikey BLASTS Stevie for good measure, then he CHOPS Tome. Mikey CHOPS Tome in a corner, brings Tome around, and then snapmares. Mikey clamps on a neck wrench and pushes on it hard. Tome endures, Mikey sneaks a BITE, then pushes Tome down. Tag to Shane, TMDK double whip Tome to a corner. Shane sends Mikey in but Tome DUMPS Mikey to the floor! Shane runs up but Tome dodges, then Stevie joins in! Tome FOREARM, Stevie DROPKICK, and Tome GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Tome hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shane stays in this but he also bails to the apron. Tome stomps Shane, then tags Stevie. Shane goes to the floor but Stevie pursues. Stevie RAMS Shane into railing, right in front of commentary. Stevie stands Shane up to CHOP, and Shane hurries into the ring. Stevie stalks after and stomps Shane. Stevie snapmares, then he KICKS Shane in the back! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows some grit but Stevie tags Tome. The fans rally but the Filip Brothers mug Shane. Shane CHOPS Stevie but Tome CHOPS Shane! Tome stomps away on Shane in the corner, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Tome steps off, but for only a moment before he digs his boots in again!
Mikey gets mad but the ref keeps him from storming in. That just lets Stevie CHOKE Shane! Mikey protests more but Stevie gets away with that. Tome tags Stevie in, and Stevie BLASTS Mikey! Tome whips Shane and BOOTS him down for Stevie’s HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Stevie KNEES Shane in the back, has the chinlock, then KNEES Shane again for the motorcycle stretch. Shane endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Shane UPPERCUTS, but Stevie holds him back! Stevie kicks and whips Shane, but Shane BLASTS Tome! Shane dodges Stevie and Stevie hits buckles!
Shane crawls but Stevie hurries after him. Stevie grabs Shane’s leg, but Shane swings an elbow. Stevie dodges, but Shane CALF KICKS him down! The fans rally as Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs in at Stevie to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Stevie into the corner to LARIAT again! And then short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Mikey brings Stevie around. Mikey fireman’s carries but Stevie fights free. Stevie waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Mikey powers up, throws off his elbow pad, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stevie stays in this but Mikey stays on him.
Mikey stands Stevie up, but Stevie fights the back suplex! Stevie throws down elbows, but Mikey CHOPS him! Mikey swings, but Stevie catches him for a FINAL CUT! Both men crawl, Stevie tags in Tome! Tome storms up on Mikey, but Mikey fires forearms! Mikey CHOPS Tome, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Mikey whips but Tome reverses. Tome runs in but blocks boots. Tome puts Mikey in the ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Mikey toughs it out and the fans rally up. Tome brushes himself off and brings Mikey up. Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Mikey dodges the lariat, to SPINEBUSTER!
The fans fire up and Mikey hot tags Shane! Shane drags Tome up for UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Shane fires up to fire off more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally with every shot, and then Shane whips. Tome reverses, but Shane comes back to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shane BLASTS Stevie for good measure. Tome kicks and whips but Shane reverses to kick, BOOT, and INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally behind Shane as he aims from the corner. Shane runs in but Stevie intercepts, SPANISH FLY! But Mikey fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Tome hits Mikey with a SPINEBUSTER! Shane SHORYUKENS Tome!
Stevie SUPERKICKS Shane! Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Tome BOOTS Mikey! Shane BOOTS Tome! Tome just laughs that off! DOUBLE BOOTS hit, but neither man falls! Shane kicks, Tome blocks, and Tome trips Shane to tie up the legs! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Shane flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Tome pushes on the hold! Mikey SLIDING LARIATS Tome! Shane is free and Mikey coaches him up, but Stevie LARIATS Mikey and himself up and out of the ring! The fans rally as all four men are down all around ringside! Shane and Tome stir and head for each other. Shane throws a forearm, but Tome gives it back.
Shane fires another forearm, so Tome fires back. The forearms keep going as both men rise up, and now they pick up speed! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and then Shane UPPERCUTS! ROLLING- NO, Tome ROCKS, ELBOWS, UPPERCUTS, and DISCUS LARIATS! But Shane nis right up! Shane swings, misses, and Tome SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up and Stevie returns! Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Both brothers cover, but Mikey breaks it up! The fans fire up but Tome TOSSES Mikey! Stevie staggers over to Shane, Tome calls for the finish! Stevie feeds Shane to Tome!
Tome underhooks, but Shane wrenches free! Shane sends Tome into Stevie, then Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Shane suplexes Tome, FALCON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Tome survives and the fans fire up! TMDK regroups, and they haul Tome up. Shane aims, but Stevie makes the save! Stevie shoves Mikey at Shane but Shane dodges! Shane clinches Stevie, Mikey joins in, ELECTRIC BLUE! Stevie flounders away from that power-bottom, but Tome is back! Shane fights the waistlock, then switches, POINT-BLANK HIGH LOW! TMDK then hoist Tome up, ELECTRIC BLUE again!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and that’s why they’re able to rise up again! Will Shane & Mikey make it back to the top? Will Tome & Stevie still find their own way to the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker opened this tournament with the biggest win possible when they beat the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, Great-O-Khan & Henare. Will they build upon that momentum in round 2? Or will they be cheated by the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style?
Evil & Narita taunt Taichi & Taka from outside of the ring, keeping their attention as they go around towards commentary. But this is all so Dick Togo can come running in from the ramp! Dick CLOBBERS Taichi, then he TOSSES Taka! The fans boo but what did they expect from The House of Torture? Evil whips Taka into railing, and then brings him out into No Man’s Land! Evil has fans move aside so he can BOWL Taka into chairs! Not even close to a strike, but Evil just CHOKES Taka with a chair! Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs in the timekeeper’s area, and the ref reprimands The House!
Evil lets off of Taka and drags him up. Now Narita brings Taichi into the crowd in some other section. Evil puts Taka in the ring while Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs. The bell rings to get this on record, but Evil stands on Taka’s face! Narita BOWLS Taichi into chairs, only doing a little better than Evil. Evil CLUBS Taka and taunts him while Narita CHOKES Taichi! The ref reprimands from afar but does his best to watch Evil. Evil stomps Taka to a corner, then drags him out. Evil stomps away on a leg, drops an elbow on the knee, then covers. TWO, so Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil tries a full mounted cover! TWO!!
The fans cheer but Evil wants a prawn hold cover! TWO!! Taka escapes five consecutive pins and Evil is frustrated. Taka crawls for his corner but Taichi’s still in the crowd. Wait, he storms back to ringside, with a chair! The ref stops Taichi from going after Narita, and Evil holds Taka’s hand out mockingly. The ref has to stop Taichi from storming into the ring now, and that lets Evil CLAW Taka’s eyes! Evil drags Taka up, tags in Narita, and Narita CLUBS Taka’s arm. Narita wrenches the arm, YANKS it, YANKS it again, and then taunts Taichi before he YANKS the arm again. Narita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER!
Narita bumps Taka off buckles then tags Evil. Evil swings around the House of Torture shirt, and he CHOKES Taka with it! The ref again keeps Taichi back, meaning Taka suffers for it! Evil then throws the shirt at Taichi! Taichi catches the shirt and he storms in to throw it back! The ref stops Taichi but Taichi shoves him down! Taichi attacks Evil but Evil & Narita mug Taichi! They toss Taichi out then go back to the ref. Evil tells the ref to do better, then Evil tags Narita. Narita has Taka under the ropes, for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Taka sputters, the ref reprimands, but Narita just drags Taka back up.
Narita scrapes Taka’s face along the ropes! The ref reprimands, Narita pushes Taka down, and then Narita argues with the ref. Narita whips Taka to ropes, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Taka’s arm and drags him up. Narita brings Taka over, Evil tags in, and Evil CLUBS Taka on the back. Evil sends Taka out, then distracts the ref. Dick RAMS Taka into railing, then FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Dick shoves Taka in, Evil covers, TWO! Taka stays in this and Evil gets annoyed. Evil stands on Taka’s face, but steps off as the ref reprimands. The fans rally for Taka but Evil taunts them.
Evil stalks Taka to a corner, but Taka fires elbows! Evil CLAWS Taka’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Evil whips corner to corner. Evil runs in but Taka dodges, to then SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, but Narita runs up to stomp him! Narita CLUBS Taka, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Narita down! The fans fire up as Taka hurries, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi storms up on Evil to fire Kawada Kicks! Evil staggers to a corner but Taichi runs up to BOOT! Taichi keeps moving but Evil ducks the Ax Bomber! Evil waistlocks, Taichi fights the lift, and he ENZIGIRIS! Taichi then DECKS Dick off the apron!
The fans fire up but Narita attacks! Narita whips Taichi but Taichi BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Taichi while Evil flounders around. Evil wants mercy, but Taichi says no! Evil ducks the buzzsaw to CLAW eyes! Evil blocks a kick, hands it to the ref, and he mule kicks Taichi down! The fans boo but Evil runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Evil then hooks a leg, FISHERMAN- NO, Taichi fights free, and he wrenches to HOOK KICK! Evil falls and the fans fire up! Taichi roars and rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up as Taichi goes to the corner. Taichi aims for- NO, Evil dodges the superkick and he shoves Taichi into Taka!
Taka falls off the apron, Taichi runs up, but into EVERY- NO, Taichi slips free to DANGER- NO, Evil fights the saido to wrench and whip! TADA, bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but The House soaks it all up. Evil tags Narita, and Narita runs to BOOT Taichi down! Cover, TWO! Taichi stays in this but Narita kicks him around. Narita taunts Taichi, pie faces him, but Taichi rises. Narita taunts Taichi more, fires forearms, but Taichi just leans into those! Taichi then SOBATS and Narita sputters. Taichi runs, Narita dodges the Ax Bomber to CHOKE Taichi! The ref reprimands, Narita stops, but then just CHOKES Tacihi more!
Narita whips corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taichi and Narita stir, and Taichi crawls his way over. Hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps away on Narita, then whips. Narita reverses, Taka reverses and wrangles Narita to JUST FACELOCK! Narita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka drags Narita up, scoops, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Taka, Taka breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Taichi, and he KICKS Taka’s hands! Narita has the full ARMBAR! Taka kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! Dick even tries to swat that foot away!
The ref still counts the break, and he reprimands. Narita holds on but the ref starts to count, so Narita lets go at 4. Narita stomps Taka around then runs. Taka BOOTS Narita down again! And he WRECKS Dick for good measure! Evil has a chair! The ref stops Evil but Narita has his pushup bar! Taka dodges, but Narita jams him up on the return! Taichi runs in, MIC STAND SHOT! The fans fire up but now Evil shoves the ref aside. Evil rushes Taichi but Taichi JAMS Evil with the mic stand! Taka runs to sunset flip Narita! TWO! Narita stands, into a PALM STRIKE! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!
Narita kicks Taka, DOUBLE- NO, Taka sits Narita down! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But into JUST FACELOCK!! Evil stomps away on Taka! Taichi CLUBS Evil! Taichi drags Evil into SEITEIJUJIHO!! Taka CLUBS away on Narita to put him in JUST FACELOCK!!! The bell rings, but that was DICK!!! That damn Spoiler!!! The House SHOVES Taka & Taichi into the ref!! The fans boo as now Evil CHOKES Taka and Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi! The House stops that so they can set Taka up for the PUSHUP BAR ATTACK! The fans boo more but The House just soaks it up.
Evil & Narita then drag Taka over and set him up for Dick! PUSHUP BAR DICK CHOP!!! Narita slashes his throat, and hits the DOUBLECROSSER!! Dick fetches the ref to count, and The House wins!
Winner: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
The House of Torture cheats another team, and Taichi is pissed! Taichi grabs that chair again, and he wants after The House! The House runs off in all directions! Evil has Taichi’s mic stand so Taichi goes after him! The Young Lions try to stop this but Taichi chases Evil around the arena. Taichi almost gets Evil, but then Dick uses his SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi!! The fans boo while Evil taunts Taichi. Narita kicks the Young Lions away while Dick chokes Taichi out! The House of Torture are of course the worst, but will they still be first in the block? Or will justice be served soon enough?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Two teams that stumbled out of the starting gate now meet in the second round. Can The Ace & Master Heater make up for falling to the Filip Brothers? Or will THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions finally look like champions?
The fans cheer as Tanahashi shows off the abs, but they also rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” The teams sort out but Jado gets fans to cheer him on first. Then Jado gets the fans to cheer on “TA-NA-HASHI! TA-NA-HASHI!” Tanahashi starts against Khan and the fans rally with the bell. The fans duel, “TA-NA-HASHI!” “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan laughs at how his side is stronger, then he circles with Tanahashi. They feel things out as they go around, but each man avoids a takedown. Khan is the aggressor, though, and he manages a waistlock. Tanahashi switches but Khan wrenches out and trips Tanahashi up.
Khan goes for a cover, ONE, and the two back off. The fans cheer as they reset. Khan and Tanahashi circle, feel things out again, and knuckle lock. They clinch, fight for control, and Tanahashi grabs an arm. Khan slips around to hook an arm, but Tanahashi wrenches free. Tanahashi hammerlocks, headlocks, but Khan slips out to headlock in return. Tanahashi endures, and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Khan pulls hair! The ref reprimands them both, and both men let go at the same time. But then Khan pulls hair again! The ref counts, Khan KNEES and ROCKS Tanahashi in a corner. Khan UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then gest space.
Khan runs in but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans cheer on the air guitar. Tanahashi tags Jado and he drags Khan up. Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Henare runs up but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS! Tanahashi has Henare, Jado has Khan, and they give them a meeting of the minds! Then they kick low and TOSS the Empire out! The fans cheer as we get the air guitar duet! Tanahashi steps out and Jado waits on Khan. Fans rally up and Khan grows annoyed. Khan storms in but Jado kicks! Khan blocks the kick to body shot!
But then Jado blocks the Mongolian Chops to RAM Khan! Jado has Khan in the ropes but Henare KICKS him down! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi, then goes out to stomp away on President Ace! Khan drags Jado up and brings him around to CLUB him! Jado leans on railing, but Khan puts Jado back in the ring. Khan pushes Jado around, and he clamps on for an ANKLE LOCK! Khan then laces the legs in a modified DEATHLOCK! Jado endures, and he CLAWS at Khan’s face! Khan stomps Jado for that! The fans rally as Khan drags Jado up. Khan bumps Jado off buckles, tags Henare, and Henare fires body shots!
The ref counts, Henare lets off, but then he stands Jado up. Jado fires body shots in return! Henare winds up to CHOP Jado down! The fans cheer and Henare BLASTS Tanahashi again! Henare hoots, the fans join in, and Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Jado shows that toughness but Henare drags him back up. Henare bumps Jado off buckles, tags Khan in, and Khan taunts Tanahashi. Khan gives Jado Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then feints to kick a leg out! Khan says he’s too smart, and now he puts Jado in the corner. Khan hops up and the fans fire up as he sits on his throne!
Jado endures and the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Jado’s arms! Khan hops down at 4, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi yet again! Khan sits Jado down but Jado wags his finger. Jado fights, the fans rally up, but Khan clamps on body scissors! Jado is fading so Khan lets him go for a cover, TWO! Jado stays in this but Khan wants the ref to check him. Tanahashi gets fans to cheer “JA-DO-OH! JA-DO-OH!” Khan scuffs Jado, but that fires Jado up! Jado rises but Khan fires a forearm! Jado growls, nods, and he feeds off that energy! Khan throws more forearms but Jado eggs him on.
Khan fires forearm after forearm! Jado just powers up! Khan kicks low, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado roars, runs, and he CLOBBERS Khan! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs at Khan, FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi BLASTS Henare, payback for all those times! Then Tanahashi dropkicks Khan’s leg! Then he DRAGON SCREWS it! Henare is back but Tanahashi catches his leg! Henare asks please don’t, but Tanahashi says, “Bye-bye.” DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Henare falls down and fans fire up as Tanahashi goes back to Khan.
Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Khan, then he goes up a corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi stays focused and the fans rally up. Khan slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, to SLING- NO, Khan slips around and waistlocks! Gator roll to a bridge, TWO! Khan tackles Tanahashi, jackknife bridges, TWO! Khan snap suplexes for PANCAKE HOLD! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes again and the fans fire up! Khan rises, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi fires Mongolian QUICK Chops! Tanahashi runs but into a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and the fans rally! Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare!
Henare storms up on Tanahashi and KICKS him in the chest! And then KICKS him in the back! Then SENTON FLOPS as Tanahashi moves! Tanahashi rises, blocks a kick, but Henare JABS! Henare winds up, but Tanahashi ducks to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls to his corner. Hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up on Henare to fire body shots! Tanahashi joins in, they double whip Henare to ropes, then BODY BLOW! KICK! And then whip into a LARIAT! Jado covers, TWO! Henare stays in this but Jado rallies the fans. Jado drags Henare up, but Henare KICKS Jado’s leg!
Henare KICKS Jado’s leg again and again! Henare runs but Jado DUMPS him out! Henare hurries back up but Jado kicks him! Jado has Henare in the ropes for the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Khan breaks it! Tanahashi CLUBS Khan, then TOSSES him out! Tanahashi leaves it to Jado, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind him and Henare stands. Jado runs up, blocks Henare’s haymaker, but Henare fights the takedown! BODY BLOW! Jado drops, but Henare clamps on with a half nelson! Full nelson! ULTIMA- NO, Jado powers up and ELBOWS free! Jado runs, but Khan gets a cheap shot in! Heanre fireman’s carries!
Khan runs but Tanahashi hits a SLINGBLADE! Jado hits a takedown, CROSSFACE!! Tanahashi has Khan in a CROSSFACE, too!! The Empire endures, Henare fights around, and Henare reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The Empire is saved but Tanahashi kicks Khan out. The fans rally with Jado again, and Jado runs at Henare. DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Henare HEADBUTTS Jado! Jado staggers to a corner, and the NATIVE KNEE hits! Henare powers up and clamps on again! Half, full, ULTIMA NELSON!! Jado endures, Khan stops Tanahashi from getting in!
Khan clamps onto Tanahashi with HITSUJIGOROSHI! Jado taps, The Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Khan mockingly plays Tanahashi like a guitar before pushing him down. The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are finally on the winning track, will they go all the way to the trophies? Can Tanahashi keep his WTL dream from turning into a nightmare?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb took down The Mighty to start this tournament while The Joker & The Rook were cheated by the King of Darkness. Will Naito & Hiromu just add on with another win? Or can Yano & Oleg put the ungovernable behind BARS?
To keep calm during LIJ’s antics, Yano sits at the center of the ring, cross legged, as if to meditate. But it doesn’t really work as Hiromu walks back up the ramp to stand with Naito. Yano loses his cool, shouts at Naito & Hiromu to hurry up, but LIJ take little steps down the ramp. They make it seem like they’re going fast, and Hiromu even does little circles to take longer. Yano is beside himself and this isn’t even a match yet. Red Shoes also insists, so LIJ finally walk normally again. But even then, they take their time getting into the ring. Naito taps the bell, and the introductions finally happen.
Naito continues to troll Yano even as he goes up the ring steps. And then down the steps as Yano gets closer. Red Shoes has Yano back off, and Hiromu insists Yano give Naito space. Yano’s impatience continues to get the better of him, but finally he stays back long enough for Naito to step inside. Then there’s still the matter of his entrance attire… Yano tells Naito to hurry up already but Naito does as Naito does. Hiromu even reclines back while he waits. Yano is just further annoyed, but his complaints do nothing but entertain the fans. Naito finally puts the pants aside, and Yano says okay, let’s get going!
Yano starts, LIJ fist bumps, and Naito pretends to be unsure who Yano wants. Hiromu and Naito each insist, Yano says it doesn’t matter, just hurry! Naito starts, the bell rings, and then Naito tags out to Hiromu. The fans cheer, Yano is further annoyed, so Yano tags Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu says hold on, and he tags in Naito. Naito wants Yano, and Hiromu even gets fans to cheer, but Yano says no. Naito and Oleg circle, but Naito SPITS at Yano! Yano is upset again but he stays put. Naito and Oleg approach, but then Naito dodges Oleg to BLAST Yano off the apron! The fans cheer, Yano is upset, and now he wants in!
Oleg tags Yano, but Naito tags out to Hiromu! The fans cheer as the trolling continues, and Hiromu says he is Yano’s opponent now. They approach, Yano dodges, but Naito avoids Yano’s attack! Hiromu CLUBS Yano, then BLASTS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu stomps Yano. Naito joins in to double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Oleg runs in to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE LIJ! The fans fire up and Yano says good job! Oleg stomps Naito out of the ring, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Yano takes a swing on Hiromu! Hiromu dodges, Red Shoes grabs the pad, but Yano SHOVES Red Shoes down!
Hiromu drop toeholds Yano down! Then he basement dropkicks! The fans rally up and Hiromu paces around Yano. Hiromu stomps Yano, then slides out to go after Oleg! Hiromu kicks Oleg, SHOVES him into railing, then hurries into the ring. Hiromu has the buckle pad and he beats Yano with it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes is confused as to how this happened! Hiromu says no, it’s okay, it’s just a pad. Tag to Naito and Hiromu “apologizes” to Red Shoes, but now Naito beats Yano down with the pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu & Naito double whip Yano, to DOUBLE PAD LINE! Hiromu then puts the pad aside while Naito kicks Yano.
Naito goes to the corner, hops up, and he has the buckle pad. Hiromu distracts Red Shoes from the DIVING PAD ATTACK! Cover, but Red Shoes has to put the pad aside. Hiromu counts, TWO! Red Shoes says that wouldn’t count anyway! Naito puts on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yano endures but Hiromu runs and runs and builds up speed, to BLAST Oleg! Naito grinds Yano down but Yano scoots back to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go and tags Hiromu. Naito brings Yano up and LIJ double whips Yano to ropes. They DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Hiromu looms over Yano and taunts him. The fans rally, Hiromu drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Red Shoes reprimands, but then Hiromu pulls hair! So Yano uses both hands! Hiromu uses both hands! Red shoes counts, both men let go at 4! Hiromu kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Hiromu down! The fans rally, Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Hiromu! Naito gets away but Oleg goes back to Hiromu! Oleg deadlifts Hiromu, but Naito runs in and CLUBS Oleg on the back! LIJ double whips Oleg, but Oleg breaks the line! Hiromu shoves Naito aside, dodges Oleg, then he sends Naito into Oleg!
Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RA- NO, Oleg stops the assisted rana, to Shake, Rattle and- NO, Hiromu dropkicks a leg! Oleg lets Naito go as he hobbles, and Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY! But Oleg catches Hiromu! Shake, Rattle, and THROW! And a kip up, too! The fans fire up with Oleg, and Oleg runs corner to corner at Hiromu for a SPLASH! Those bare buckles hurt, but then so does the scoop SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Oleg fireman’s carries Hiromu, but Hiromu fights free! Oleg elbows Hiromu away, CHOPS him to a corner, and then scoops Hiromu to SLAM him!
Hiromu is in the drop zone, Oleg goes up and up to VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Oleg rolling deadlifts Hiromu! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Hiromu rolls with the crucifix takedown! Ghost pin, TWO! Both men stagger up and Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Oleg roars, Hiromu dodges and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Oleg and Hiromu crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano runs to BLAST Naito! Yano goes to Hiromu and brings him up. Hiromu CHOPS! But then Yano dodges to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Yano then drags Hiromu around, and CATAPULTS him to Oleg! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Yano covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Yano huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Hiromu up. Yano pops Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights to hit a DDT! Naito sends Oleg into railing! Hiromu hot tags Naito in! The fans rally up as Naito stands Yano up for those heavy elbows! Naito elbows Yano again and again, then puts him in a corner. Naito climbs up, reels Yano in, and hits ESPERANZA! A rough roll but Naito is back up. Yano staggers, but he dodges Naito to push him down! M U! TWO!! Yano hits a fireman’s carry takeover, into M U 3! TWO!! Yano shoves Red Shoes, but Naito atomic drops and ENZIGIRIS!
Hiromu SUPERKICKS Yano, BLASTS Oleg, then helps Naito with the TORNADO DDT!! Hiromu goes to the apron and CROSSBODIES, but Oleg catches him! Oleg SLAMS Hiromu down while Naito brings Yano up. Naito wrenches, but Oleg runs in and SHOTGUNS Naito down! Oleg hauls Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into a POP-UP fireman’s carry! Naito runs at Oleg but Oleg THROWS Hiromu at him! LIJ topples over, Yano gets in there to cover them both! Oleg adds on, too! OLEG & YANO WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Naito & Hiromu earn 0)
It was a rather wild ending, but the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions come out on top! Hiromu tries to understand how that happened, but Naito brushes it off. Will LIJ just have to be ready for anything if they wanna win WTL?
As for Yano & Oleg, Yano gets the mic to say, “Hey, everyone, my apologies. Sorry to Naito and Hiromu, and to all the fans here because I knew you were supporting Naito. So again, I’m sorry, I didn’t read the room.” The fans applaud, they aren’t really upset. Yano says it’s rare, though, isn’t it? That he’d win in the main event? But Yano vows that whether on accident or on purpose, Yano & Oleg will win the whole tournament! No more need to read the room! This Toru Yano, and this Boltin Oleg, or perhaps “Yano Boltin” for short. They will win the championships!
Yano says they’ll test this out. He’ll have Oleg say more than just “Hai” and we’ll chant “Yano Boltin.” Is everyone ready? The fans applaud, and Yano asks Boltin for a few words. Oleg takes the mic and thanks everyone for being here tonight. He feels they can definitely win the World Tag League, so thank you very much! The fans cheer, and join in on “YANO BOL-TIN!” Shrug! The Joker & The Rook are looking good now that they’re on the board, but will they make a run at the top?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second round for B Block, and that is already quite the traffic jam at 1-1. Great rebound win for TMDK over The Filip Brothers, and of course The House of Torture cheats to stay spotless at 2-0. Great rebound win for Henare & Khan, and I think there’s even a chance we see Tanahashi and Khan feud down the line, maybe putting on a KOPW Championship match while Khan still has it. That’s a small window, though, with 2024 almost over and then it’ll be reset for 2025. And what a great match and great shocker in the main event. Hilarious comedy elements with Yano being so impatient, and yet his team comes out on top.
The eventual Yano & Oleg VS Tanahashi & Jado match is going to be a really important one, because with just seven rounds, another loss could pop the bubble on The Ace’s chances. At the same time, Yano & Oleg are his friends and fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Champions, there’s some drama in that they could really play up.
My Score: 8.9/10
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