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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/12/20)

Who is the third man, brother?

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Who else heads for NXT TakeOver: XXX?

KUSHIDA returns to action and gets a chance at the NXT North American Championship! But so does Cameron Grimes, and a mysterious third man!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux VS Danny Burch; Kross wins.
  • Drake Maverick VS Killian Dain; No Contest.
  • Tyler Breeze VS Santos Escobar w/ El Legado del Fantasma; Escobar wins.
  • Mia Yim VS Indi Hartwell; Yim wins.
  • Bronson Reed VS Damian Priest; Reed wins.
  • Mercedes Martinez & Aliyah w/ Robert Stone VS Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter; Martinez & Aliyah win.
  • NXT North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: KUSHIDA VS Cameron Grimes VS ???; Grimes wins and advances to TakeOver: XXX.

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Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux VS Danny Burch!

Mr. Doomsday didn’t want to do things “the hard way,” but William Regal wouldn’t budge. Kross attacked various NXT prospects as well as The Govenah, and now he faces the consequences! But will Burch be the one wishing it weren’t so?

Burch demands the bell ring right away so that’s what happens! And he dropkicks Kross! Burch fires off in the corner but Kross pushes him back and tosses him into the corner! Kross swings, Burch dodges and stomps away! Burch throws fast hands and a headbutt! He clotheslines Kross out of the ring! Kross flounders about but drags Burch out to join him! Kross two hand choke SLAMS Burch down! The ref starts the ring count but Kross looms over Burch until 5. Kross drags Burch up at 6 and puts him in at 8. Kross takes his time following, kicking Burch around. “The whole world’s watching!” Burch throws body shots but Kross uses an EXPLODER to toss Burch away!

Kross stalks Burch as he talks trash. Burch gets up in the corner as the crowd rallies up, and he boots Kross away! Burch dodges to enziguri Kross in the corner! Burch hops up and leaps to missile dropkick Kross down! Kross gets up and swings, but into Burch’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Kross snarls as he gets back up again, and he ROCKS Burch with a forearm! Kross drags Burch out, but Burch switches and GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Kross pops back up, but Burch LARIATS him down! Cover, TWO! Into a CROSSFACE! Burch cranks, Kross rolls but Burch holds on! They roll again, Burch is still on Kross with the crossface! But Kross glares as he powers up and lifts Burch with one ram! Burch lets go, but into the DOOMSDAY SAIDO!

Kross adjusts his neck because he’s not done with Burch. Kross drags Burch up, wrenches to another DOOMSDAY SAIDO! Burch flops and flounders but Kross stalks behind him. The crowd rallies up but Kross CLOBBERS Burch down! Kross drags Burch up and asks if he remembers the KROSSJACKET! Burch fades out, Kross wins!

Winner: Karrion Kross, by submission

Kross crushed Burch, but here comes Keith Lee! The Limitless NXT Champion marches out to the ring without the belt, but with a contract! Kross and Scarlett give Keith the ring, but Keith gets a mic. “I’m not surprised at all. Because you say this is on me, but no, Kross. This is on you!” Keith offered Kross to join him in the ring and earn his shot, but Kross is just running away, “just like the little BI*CH” you’ve proven to be! But Keith begged and pleaded with Regal, “Please, I promise I won’t put my hands on him until TakeOver if you give me the match.” Keith signed, Regal signed, so now all this contract needs is Kross’ “punkass name.”

Keith tosses the contract down, Scarlett fetches it, and Kross signs it. Scarlett seals it with a kiss before returning it to Keith. Keith checks it, but it FLASHES WITH FIRE!? Referees and medics try to help Keith as he was almost burned and blinded by that dirty magic trick! The pain is one thing, but Keith’s rage is boiling over. He storms through the back as the medics tend to his eyes. Will Keith make Kross pay when they finally clash in the ring?

 

Drake Maverick VS Killian Dain!

NXT is picture in picture to keep an eye (pardon the unintended pun) on Keith while Rockstar Spud hits the ring! Will Maverick survive his first ever encounter with the Beast of Belfast?

The bell rings and Maverick starts to realize the trouble he’s in for. Maverick avoids Dain’s grasp once, but gets cornered the next! Maverick manages to slip around and he clubs Dain in the chest, but it doesn’t bother Dain at all! NXT goes picture in picture with commercials as Dain scoops Maverick. Maverick slips out, kicks Dain’s leg and backs him down to a corner. Dain pushes Maverick away but Maverick forearms back! Maverick kicks away on the leg then tries to hook it on ropes. We also check in with Keith and he’s being taken to an ambulance now. Keith is still angry but the referees convince him he needs to leave and get better medical attention.

In the ring, Dain has clobbered Maverick and now looms over him. Maverick tries to breathe as Dain stands on his leg. Dain kicks the leg in return for Maverick kicking his leg, and then Dain returns the favor with wrapping Maverick’s leg on the ropes! The ref counts, Dain lets up, Mia Yim appears by Keith’s side to check on him as well as cool him off. In the background of the back lot, Kross and Scarlett drive away in their dark as night Dodge. In the match, Dain whips Maverick but Maverick kicks the back drop away, only for Dain to CLOBBER him! Dain circles around Maverick like a shark, and then drags him up to elbow him down! Dain toys with Maverick as he brings him up for a scoop and slam!

Dain watches Maverick writhe while Keith has a wrap around his eyes. Mia rides with him in the ambulance as they head out. Dain drops a back senton but Maverick dodges! Maverick gets to a corner, he boots Dain away, then baits Dain into buckles! Maverick hurries to build speed, and he dropkicks the legs out! Dain carwls,. Maverick fires off kicks and haymakers from all sides! Maverick fires off jabs, haymakers, but Dain shoves him down! Maverick runs to forearm but Dain stays up. Maverick tries again but still Dain stays on his feet. Maverick tries a third time, but Dain catches him with body hands! Maverick pulls on the beard, breaks free and enziguris! Dain staggers while we get one last glimpse of the ambulance leaving.

NXT returns to single picture as the Undisputed Era pulls into the parking lot. They’re in a bad mood of their own after what Pat McAfee did last week. But back to the action, Maverick is on the top rope and leaps to the outside, HUGE CANNONBALL takes Dain down! But Dain still gets back to the ring first as the ring count climbs. Maverick pursues, making sure Dain is inside. Maverick heads back up top and MACHO ELBOWS! But the Era attacks them both?!

No Contest

Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong don’t care about any of this as they stomp and punch and kick both Maverick and Dain into the mat! Maverick gets tossed out while Dain gets beat down 4v1! They let Dain get up so Strong can KNEE him back down! Maverick scrambles up but Cole SUPERKICKS him back out! Dain takes TOTAL ANNIHILATION from reDRagon! And then the LAST SHOT from Cole! The Era kicks Dain out of the ring and Cole grabs a mic.

“Hey, Pat McAfee~!” Cole knows for a fact Pat is watching, so Pat better shut up and listen! Pat wants to come to Cole’s world and “play wrestler.” Pat runs his mouth on social media, but he cut Cole with his arms behind his back! That’s not special. What’s special is that Cole is the longest reigning NXT Champion of all time! At TakeOver: XXX, Pat steps into the ring with THAT guy! So Pat should do Cole a favor. Cole DARES Pat to show up next week. If Pat has the guts to walk down the ramp, step through the ropes and into the ring, he and Cole can stare each other in the eye, face to face and man to man, and Cole will let Pat know he’s gonna whoop that ass. Then when Pat finally realizes that he is in WAY over his head, it is going to SUCK  for Pat to know that there is absolutely NOTHING he can do about it. THAT is Undisputed.

 

NXT hears from Kushida!

“Finally, I have a chance!” Keith Lee was the previous North American Champion, and the Super Junior vows to be the next. “Isn’t it fun?” Kushida knows he has Cameron Grimes, but doesn’t know who the third man is, not that it matters to him. At the dream stage of TakeOver: XXX, Kushida will win the Ladder Match and seize glory! “It’s time for Kushida to taste gold!”

 

Tyler Breeze VS Santos Escobar w/ El Legado del Fantasma!

There are no fun entrances this week, because Prince Pretty is going to be all business in avenging the Lord of the Dance. Will he make the NXT Cruiserweight Champion pay for what he and his cohorts did to Fandango?

Actually, the Leader of Leaders is so confident that he can handle Breeze, he lets Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde go back to the back. The bell rings and Breeze rushes Escobar with fast hands! Escobar powers Breeze to a corner but Breeze keeps hitting. Escobar forearms and stomps back, then kicks Breeze around and throws in big knees! He kicks Breeze while he’s down, drags him up to haymaker again, then puts him on the ropes. The ref counts but Escobar CHOPS Breeze down! Escobar stomps and kicks Breeze, drags him back up and whips to ropes. Things speed up and Escobar dropkicks Breeze down! Escobar talks trash to Breeze and stomps him more.

Breeze sits up but Escobar kicks him all around. Escobar taunts Breeze with every shot, and then stomps him again! Escobar keeps talking trash as he kicks Breeze to a corner. He throws haymakers then pushes Breeze down. Escobar looms over Breeze, calling himself “The Emperor of Lucha.” Escobar drags Breeze up as the crowd rallies. Breeze enziguris back! Escobar bails out, Breeze hurries after him, and puts him back in the ring. Escobar bails out the side so Breeze pursues again. Escobar comes back to chop block the legs! Then Escobar fireman’s carries to snake eyes Breeze off the apron and CLOBBER him on the outside! Escobar says “Estos lucha!” as NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Escobar grinds Breeze down with a chinlock, even digging his own chin into Breeze’s head. Breeze fights up but Escobar body shots and shoves. Atomic drop and a running KNEE! Breeze flounders and Escobar brings him up to the fireman’s carry. Breeze fights out and shoves Escobar out of the ring. Escobar steadies himself and gets back in, but he runs into forearms from Breeze! Breeze rocks Escobar over and over, then mule kicks in the corner! Breeze whips corner to corner, hits a BIG forearm, then whips back the other way for another! Breeze whips to ropes, Escobar reverses but Breeze kicks and SUPER MODEL KICKS! Breeze would cover but he sees Wilde and Mendoza returning!

El Legado flanks the ring but Breeze is ready! Breeze hits Wilde, then dropkicks Mendoza out! Escobar gets him for the PHANTOM DRIVER!! Cover, Escobar wins!

Winner: Santos Escobar, by pinfall

Big assists to Wilde and Mendoza as they were part of the plan all along. But wait! Fandango comes out with a mop, probably part of a sexy janitor idea, but he breaks off the head! Fandango has one good arm to SWING the stick around! He hits Wilde down but Mendoza comes back to take another shot! Escobar enziguris the bad arm! And uses the mop stick to SMACK it! And then El Legado grinds Fandango down with stomps! They pull the sling off, but here comes SWERVE! Isaiah Scott rocks Wilde, Mendoza, and Escobar! Escobar gets away with his title, but the one man who has beaten him in WWE wants after him in the worst way! Will Escobar have no choice but to visit Swerve’s House?

 

NXT hears from Dakota Kai.

“I’m going to let you in on a little secret.” Everyone has put Io Shirai on a pedestal, because she’s “so great.” The best! But Dakota doesn’t see it that way. She’s found a way to beat Shirai! The best path to success is getting inside your opponent’s head. Dakota is in Shirai’s head because Shirai has wandered into “Dakota Territory” now. Dakota has outsmarted the Evil Genius, and has done everything on her own to get to this point. Dakota doesn’t need friends, enemies, associates or insurance policies! At TakeOver, Dakota vows to beat Shirai, “and your captain becomes the new NXT Woman’s Champion.” Will Dakota kick Shirai off that pedestal and down to the bottom of the mountain?

 

NXT hears from Ridge Holland.

“Last week, the world was introduced to Ridge Holland.” The hype was real for Yorkshire Grit, and his second chance at going to TakeOver: XXX is in a match against Johnny Gargano. Guys Gargano’s side wouldn’t last a minute on Holland’s rugby field. Pain is coming for #AllHeartNoSoul, will there be no stopping Holland’s redemption?

 

Mia Yim VS Indi Hartwell!

Before her entrance, Mia is asked about Keith Lee’s medical status, but she couldn’t stay long enough to hear it all herself. She had to rush back and get ready for this match. But from what she does know is that Keith will be okay, there was no serious damage, and that championship match will happen. Will the Head Baddie In Charge be able to focus on her own match when she’s up against the #Impressive Indi?

The bell rings and Mia circles with Indi. They tie up, Mia headlocks and wrenches to a wristlock to then hammerlock. Indi stomps a food and headlocks back. Mia powers out but Indi runs her over! Indi shouts, “IMPRESSIVE!” and runs. Mia follows, redirects Indi and chop blocks the legs, to then basement dropkick Indi down! Mia runs and BOOTS Indi in the corner, then sweeps the legs. Mia runs corner to corner to CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Indi gets away to another corner but Mia keeps her cool. Mia runs corner to corner but Indi sends her into buckles! Indi stomps a mudhole then CHOPS her a la the Grizzly Magnum! Indi mocks Keith’s moves and his pose, and that just fires Mia up! Mia CHOPS then throws big forearms!

Mia whips, Indi reverses and scoops for a sidewalk slam! Cover, TWO! Indi keeps on Mia with a chinlock but Mia endures. MIa grabs Indi’s hair and fights her way up as the crowd rallies. Indi hops on like a backpack but gets rammed into buckles. Indi climbs back on and Mia starts to fade! The crowd rallies, Mia gets her second wind and powers up to turn this into a backpack STUNNER! Indi lets go, but then rises back up to wrap the sleeper back on! Mia fights to her feet, pries at the hold but again has a backpack. Mia throws Indi off but Indi elbows back! Indi stomps Mia at the ropes then dumps her down for a cover, TWO! Indi pushes Mia around, but Mia CHOPS back!

Indi keeps pushing buttons but Mia pushes back. Indi knees low, mocks Keith again by shouting, “Bask in MY Glory!” Mia has had it with Indi and tackles her down! Mia rains down hands, dodges the boot and dropkicks back! And again! And then hits a running neckbreaker! Mia brings Indi up, GERMAN SUPLEX! Indi flounders up, Mia grabs her arm but Indi pushes her away. Mia hits a body scissors takedown to a cover, ONE! Mia has Indi’s head trapped under her leg and just PULLS on the arm! Indi taps, Mia wins!

Winner: Mia Yim, by submission

That’s some impressive innovation from Mia! Will Mia and her modified clutch bring her back to the NXT Women’s Championship scene? Can she clear her mind knowing Keith will be okay?

 

Finn Balor speaks.

“First, it was opportunities. Now, it’s second chances. I’m not one to politic, I don’t need to. The office wants me on TV.” It doesn’t matter if you’re 18, 49 or living in a retirement home. Everyone watches The Prince. “Cameron Grimes, Kushida, or whoever is yet to reveal themselves… Enjoy yourselves tonight, because whoever’s left over will be easy pickings for Finn Balor, future North American Champion.” But just who IS the third man?

 

Triple H made it official on ESPN’s Get Up.

He wants Pat McAfee to put his money where his mouth is and take Adam Cole on 1v1, “if Pat’s got the guts to say yes.” Pat responded by saying, “I accept the challenge for sure!” Pat wants to beat Cole’s ass, and “dance on the grave of NXT.” And as for Cole’s challenge earlier tonight, Pat tweeted out that if Cole wants him back, he’d love to. “The last time I was there, you ended up lifeless on the ground with Shawn Michaels worried about your soulless, dumb, stupid body.” Pat looks forward to dominating Cole “and the whole wrestling community… AGAIN.” But will Cole be returning the kick, as it were?

 

Bronson Reed VS Damian Priest!

Auszilla and the Archer of Infamy are in the TakeOver: XXX ladder match, but if Dexter Lumis’ misfortune is any indication, there’s no point in going too hard if you get injured. Will Reed and Priest hold anything back knowing the title match is the real deal?

The bell rings and Reed dares Priest to do something. Priest circles with Reed slowly, they tie up, and Reed powers Priest back. Priest shifts to go after the arm but Reed pushes him to a corner. Priest grins as he comes back to circle again. They tie up, Priest gets the arm again, wrenches around to a wristlock, but Reed spins and wrenches back. Reed cranks the wrist as Priest tries to push him away. Priest rolls, handsprings up and wrenches back to go after the shoulder. Priest brings Reed to a knee and clamps on a chinlock. Reed endures the grind while Priest grins again. The crowd rallies up as Reed powers Priest to ropes. Reed lets up, but Priest wrenches and headlocks.

Reed powers out, the two collide but neither falls. Priest grins but Reed shakes his head. Reed dares Priest to run, so Priest does, but Reed follows to knock Priest into ropes! Priest likes the moxie as Reed dusts himself off. Priest and Reed dare each other to run, and Priest volunteers, only to kick Reed’s leg! And the other leg! Now Priest runs, but Reed follows and runs Priest over! Priest gets up fast but Reed pushes him. Now they start throwing heavy forearms back and forth! Priest fores off a strike fest, Reed shoves but Priest dodges and hurdles to back elbow! Reed goes down and the crowd fires up!

Priest whips Reed but Reed blocks with size and strength! Reed whips Priest, Priest goes up and forearms back! Priest eggs Reed on but then fires off kicks and forearms, and a discus! Priest powers up but Reed blocks that punch! Priest ROUNDHOUSES back and Reed goes to a corner. Priest runs corner to corner to leap, into Reed’s arms! Priest fights free and wrenches to then try a suplex. Reed is too big and strong, he gets around to waistlock. Priest fights free but turns around into a DDT! Reed tries but can’t get Priest before he rolls out of the ring! Priest saves himself while NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Priest hammers away on Reed before clamping on another chinlock. Reed endures as Priest thrashes him about. Reed fights up, Priest hits low but Reed counter punches. Reed throws haymakers, a big elbow, but Priest ducks only to run into SPINE BUSTER! Priest flounders up in surprise but Reed corner splashes him! Reed fireman’s carries, Priest fights out and ear claps! Ripcord ROUNDHOUSE! Spin back kick is CAUGHT! Reed hits a FALL AWAY SLAM then a THICC SENTON! Cover, TWO! Priest survives but Reed won’t let up. Reed drags Priest up, but Priest slips out to hit a COMPLETE SHOT! The crowd fires up as both men slowly rise.

Priest bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off strikes and BIG haymakers, to a ROLLING ELBOW! Reed wobbles but stays up, so Priest SPRINGBOARD CANNONBALLS into him! Reed gets to a corner, Priest aims and runs corner to corner, BIG elbow! Priest brings Reed out to try the suplex again but Reed is just that big. Priest keeps trying, gets Reed up but not high enough! Priest rams knees into Reed over and over, clubs him and reels him in, and roars as he BROKEN ARROWS!! Cover, TWO!?! Reed survives but Priest won’t let up! He tries again but Reed suplexes Priest back! The crowd is thunderous as the ref checks on both men. Reed and Priest stir, slowly rise, and start brawling with big forearms! Reed rocks Priest, but Priest spins to ROUNDHOUSE!

Priest aims again, springboards but into a POWERSLAM! Reed climbs up top for the TSUNAMI, only to FLOP as Priest narrowly avoids it! Priest aims from the corner, reels Reed in, but no Reckoning! Reed jackknifes, Reed wins!!

Winner: Bronson Reed, by pinfall

The shock is all over Priest’s face! Reed gets the better of the Archer of Infamy, will he use this momentum to take over at TakeOver?

 

NXT hears from Io Shirai.

“When Dakota kicked me in the face, message received.” But Dakota’s acting as if she’s a big star. It wasn’t until she betrayed Tegan Nox that anyone learned who she was. Dakota is a user, a manipulator. She uses people until she doesn’t need them, and then throws them away. Just ask Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, or Raquel Gonzalez. Shirai only sees “the cute girl who was terrified of Shayna Baszler.” And just like Shayna, Dakota will be afraid of Shirai at TakeOver. Dakota is no match for her. Dakota isn’t in Shirai’s head, she’s just pissed Shirai off! Will the Evil Genius show Dakota the dark truth about her reality?

 

NXT hears from Cameron Grimes!

“Always at the right place at the right time!” Speaking of time, Grimes ain’t got no time for Kushida! “And as for that man of mystery, it doesn’t matter to me, because I’m gonna leave with that victory!” Grimes climbs the ladder, grabs that North American Championship, and takes it to the moon!

 

Mercedes Martinez & Aliyah w/ Robert Stone VS Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter!

The Robert Stone Brand has meddled in the business of Shotzi Blackheart and Rhea Ripley, but is finally going into business for itself. Will the brutal and the bougie be a combination that climbs up the WWE Women’s Tag Division? Or will KC and KC use the power of friendship to win instead?

Stone grabs the mic and says that “unless you’ve been living under a rock,” you’d know that his brand has been el fuego. If you don’t know what that means on fire! That’s the great thing about his brand! He is always looking to the future, and that future is very, very, very bright. It could include Kacy Catanzaro, because lets be real. American Ninja Warrior, fans love her, but she’s hanging out with all the wrong people when she could choose the right people. What Stone is saying is that KC needs to lose the loser. Kacy keeps Kayden back, and Kacy shows slap! Stone covers up, but Kacy STOMPS his bad foot! Stone gets to the apron, Aliyah checks on him, but Mercedes rushes KC! KC dodges and huricarnanas her down! The crowd fires up and the bell rings as Mercedes and Stone get out, Aliyah starts against Kayden!

Aliyah rushes Kayden but she ducks and mule kicks. Kayden tags in Kacy and they whip to trip and mule kick Aliyah! Slingshot senton and cover, ONE! Kacy has Aliyah in the corner and elbows in. Kayden tags in, gets some help from Kacy to kick Aliyah, and then returns the favor to give Kacy the boost for the kick! KC Squared double SUPERKICK Aliyah down! Cover by Kayden, TWO! Kayden keeps on Aliyah, Aliyah fights out but Kayden waistlocks. Aliyah runs to ropes, bucks Kayden off and Mercedes tags in! Kayden dodges Aliyah and wheelbarrows Mercedes, but ends up in a wheelbarrow cutter! Cover, Kacy breaks it! Mercedes chases Kacy off as NXT goes to break!

NXT returns and Aliyah has Kayden in a facelock. Kayden hits back but Aliyah throws her down! Cover, TWO! Aliyah tells Kacy to kiss this before bringing Kayden away. Tag to Mercedes, they mug Kayden in the corner. Mercedes CHOPS but Kayden hits back. Mercedes clubs and stomps Kayden in a corner but lets up at the ref’s count. Mercedes keeps Kayden from Kacy and bumps her off buckles. She rams into Kayden hard then tags Aliyah in. Mercedes snap suplexes Kayden for Aliyah to drop a leg! Cover, TWO! Aliyah tries another cover, TWO! Aliyah keeps Kayden from Kacy and tags Mercedes back in. Mercedes mugs Kayden more then chokes her on the ropes! The ref counts, Mercedes lets up but Aliyah calls Kayden a loser.

Mercedes stomps Kayden in another corner, then CHOPS her down! Mercedes drags Kayden away, tags Aliyah back in, and Aliyah dares Kayden to get up. Kayden runs into a lift and a push, but she slides under! Aliyah gets a leg but Kayden kicks and Eddy Gordo kicks Aliyah down! Both women crawl for their corners, hot tags to Kacy and Mercedes! Kacy sweeps the legs and Mercedes hits buckles! Kacy stomps a mudhole and fires off forearms but Mercedes shoves her away. Kacy comes back with an A-List Lariat! She dumps Mercedes down to somersault ax kick! Cover, Aliyah breaks it!

Kayden SUPERKICKS Aliyah down! Mercedes BOOTS Kayden! Kacy huricanranas but Mercedes blocks to fireman’s carry, AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, The Robert Stone Brand wins!

Winner: Mercedes Martinez & Aliyah, by pinfall

KC and KC were not enough to slow down the brand, but here comes RHEA RIPLEY! The Aussie Nightmare wants payback for the blindside, but Stone and Aliyah want to cut and run. Mercedes refuses to retreat, so Rhea rushes the ring, gets around her and BOOTS Mercedes down! Rhea drags Mercedes up to club away, fire body shots, but Aliyah comes back to chop block Rhea! Mercedes pushes Aliyah away because she wants after Rhea! Mercedes stomps away so Aliyah joins in! But here comes SHOTZI! Shotzi gets around Aliyah for a SAIDO! And then she baits Mercedes into an ENZIGURI!

The Robert Stone Brand falls back as the wild child helps Rhea up. Will Shotzi help Rhea #TCB, Take Care of Bidness?

 

NXT checks in with The Garganos.

After dinner, Johnny takes care of chores while Candice sits with their dog. Everyone, even the dog, is wearing “Power Couple” track suits. Gargano uses a ladder to check a light while Candice reads a fairy tale to Doggo Gargano. “The dragon betrayed the fairy and the evil witch ran away with the enchanted gem.” A sad story! You know why? Because “the dragon” didn’t need to be there in the first place. “The dragon” had to but into “the fairy’s” business, and then goes and plays dumb like she’s the hero. News flash: the fairy isn’t the evil one! Candice isn’t evil! Tegan the dragon just needs to mind her own damn business!

What book is Candice reading? It’s nothing. But now, the evil forces have all the magic gems! All hope looks lost! They’re doomed! Johnny says the “kingdom” isn’t doomed. The kingdom is fine, because the Wednesday Knight is going to ride in and save the day just like always. There has been a lot of change in NXT, but that is the one constant. All these fresh faces, like Damian Priest, “that thicc boi guy,” all very talented and very hungry. One more than the other. But as talented as those two are, “they are not on the level of Johnny Gargano! I know it, they know it, even Mr. Regal knows it! You can’t have a TakeOver without Johnny Takeover.” So Regal did the right thing and put Johnny in a fair qualifier against Ridge Holland.

Holland is big and strong, but he is NOT Johnny Gargano. Gargano vows to win, be in the ladder match he should’ve been in the entire time, and make TakeOver: XXX into the night Johnny Gargano made history becoming the first and only TWO-TIME NXT North American Champion! And next time Gargano climbs a ladder, it won’t just be to fix the house. It’ll be to fix NXT. Okay, time for bed. Is Gargano going to bring some gold home with him at the end of TakeOver? Is he not going to put that ladder away before turning in for the night?

 

NXT checks in on Thatch As Thatch Can Wrestling.

Timothy Thatcher welcomes his students back and says today’s lesson is adaptation. He makes one student where a Finn Balor shirt while he has demonstrates the move that “had the match one” for him. Single Leg Crab. Go after the ankle, pick the leg up and turn. But he modified it into an ankle lock style and drops down to the grapevine. This man taps when Finn didn’t. The lesson is of course, that you need to learn to adapt. Thatcher may not have his second chance in the North American Championship match, but he’s calling out The Prince. Whether Balor wins his way back into TakeOver or not, will he make sure to teach The Professor of Pain a thing or two first?

 

NXT makes it official!

Next week, we will have the face to face between Adam Cole and Pat McAfee! Will Cole beat down Pat before ever getting to TakeOver? Or will Pat upstage and humiliate him all over again?

Plus, after the confrontation earlier tonight, Swerve joins forces with Breezango to take on El Legado del Fantasma! Will Breeze and Dango get revenge while also helping Swerve prove his point? Or will Escobar, Wilde and Mendoza deny them all their shot at the Cruiserweight Championship?

And while we know Gargano takes on Holland, Finn Balor will be watching the main event very closely. Tonight’s winner moves on to TakeOver while the loser is on the outside looking in. But with the third man still a mystery, who will be the odd one out to face The Prince?

 

A quick update on Keith Lee!

The Limitless One has left the hospital, and vows to make Kross a dead man! The full update is on WWE’s official website, but does Kross understand the gist of the situation he’s put himself in?

 

NXT North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: KUSHIDA VS Cameron Grimes VS ???

The Time Splitter feels it’s his time, but so does the Carolina Caveman. And after a week of speculation, we finally learn that their mystery opponent is… THE VELVETEEN DREAM!! The Experience has returned at the most opportune moment! Will he seize the moment and take over this close to TakeOver?

The bell rings and Grimes grabs Dream’s leg! Dream counters with a headlock, Grimes powers out and Dreams heads for Kushida. Kushida gets the arm, Dream stays up and whips Kushida at Grimes. Grimes waistlocks Kushida but Dream grabs Grimes’ hair. Grimes elbows out hard then kicks Kushida. Grimes suplexes Kushida but Dream catches Kushida to set him aside before he ROCKS Grimes with an uppercut! Dream then hotshot bulldogs Grimes, Grimes staggers towards Kushida, and Kushida wrings Grimes’ arm out so hard, Grimes might as well have gotten powerbomb’d! Grimes flops over and out while Kushida spots Dream slithering in. Kushida says Dream was that close to catching him as the two circle.

Grimes drags Dream out but Dream ROCKS him with another uppercut! Kushida hurries over but Dream uppercuts him, too! Dream climbs up, leaps and ax handles! Cover, TWO! Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Kushida drops while Dream lunges and Dream falls out of the ring hard! Grimes clobbers Kushida and CHOPS him! Grimes whips, Kushida dodges and Kushida handspring kicks Dream down! Kushida boots Grimes, goes to the apron and tornado DDT’s Dream to the ground! Kushida shoulders back into Grimes, climbs up, but Grimes trips him up! Kushida tumbles down while NXT goes picture in picture.

Grimes soaks up the heat before digging a knee into Kushida’s head at the ropes. The ref reprimands but there are no disqualifications in a Triple Threat, so Grimes lets up on his own time. Grimes drags Kushida up to bump off buckles, then stomps away. Kushida staggers to another corner but Grimes is on him with digging knuckles. Grimes whips corner to corner hard and Kushida bounces off buckles! Grimes gloats but Dream rolls him up, TWO! Dream ROCKS Grimes with big haymakers and then whips. Grimes reverses to CLOBBER Dream with a clothesline! Grimes is the only one up as he glares at Kushida and Dream. Dream flops out so Grimes goes after Kushida, only for Kushida to wrench the arm. Grimes claws Kushida’s face to avoid the shoulder breaker!

Grimes drags Kushida down and chinbars on top of trapping the arm. Kushida endures as the crowd rallies up. Kushida fights but Grimes whips and kitchen sink KNEES Kushida down! Cover, TWO! Dream returns but Grimes clobbers him on the apron! And then DECKS him back down! Grimes drops down on Kushida to get another chinbar and armlock! Kushida endures, fights back up, and fights back with haymakers. Kushida throws more as NXT returns to single picture, but Grimes knees low. Grimes DECKS Dream off the apron again, but then turns around into an arm-drag! Kushida handsprings and dropkicks Grimes down! Then Kushida KICKS Dream to a corner!

Kushida runs to SHOTEI Grimes down from a corner! The crowd rallies up, Kushida aims at both opponents, SOMERSAULT- NO! No DDT, Dream and Grimes push Kushida away. Dream blocks Kushida’s kick but ducks the enziguri, and Grimes takes the hit! Dream drags Kushida up but Kushida kicks away first! ROUNDHOUSE! Kushida whips Grimes, Grimes reverses but Kushida handsprings! Grimes catches Kushida in a waistlock, Kushida elbows out but walks into Dream’s fireman’s carry. Kushida fights out to FAST BALL! Grimes ROUNDHOUSES Kushida, Dream SUPERKICKS Grimes, and all three men are down!! The crowd is thunderous, “This is Awesome!”

All three men stir, Grimes goes to one side while Dream and Kushida end up on the same side. Dream and Grimes stand, Dream clotheslines Grimes out, then climbs up to SUPER AX HANDLE! Dream fires up, puts Grimes back in and aims from a corner. Kushida runs in but Dream elbows him away. Dream hops up and leaps again, but Kushida gets clear so only Grimes gets ax handles! Kushida runs into a BOOT from Dream, and Dream brings Grimes up. Grimes holds onto the rope to block the whip, so Kushida dropkicks the bad arm! Dream gets Kushida for the DREAM VALLEY! Grimes dumps Dream out but Dream drags Grimes out with him!

Grimes bumps Dream off the apron, they brawl and Grimes DECKS Dream! The crowd rallies up as Grimes drags Dream back up, but Dream throws haymakers and jabs! Grimes rakes eyes! Kushida FLIES in to SENTON Dream down! Grimes puts Kushida back in, hurries up top, but Kushida handspring kicks him first! Kushida climbs up to join Grimes, brings him up, SUPER FLYING ARMBAR!! Grimes flails, kicks, endures, Dream PURPLE RAIN MAKERS into an ARMBAR! Kushida now has Dream flailing and kicking, gets the HOVERBOARD KIMURA! Dream powers up and back drops Kushida, then jackknifes to a fireman’s carry! But Kushida fights back, grabs the arm, HOVERBOARD!

Dream endures, fights to stay on his feet, but Grimes CAVE INS Kushida!! Grimes pushes Dream out, covers Kushida, Grimes wins!!

Winner: Cameron Grimes, by pinfall (advances to TakeOver: XXX)

Cameron Grimes took advantage and takes his place at TakeOver! Kushida is completely eliminated, but Dream will get his second chance. But it’ll be against FINN BALOR! Dream gets back in and looks at Kushida. Dream SLAPS Kushida while he’s down, then rains down brutal fists! Dream has lost his cool and even threatens referees! He gets back in and SUPERKICKS Kushida down! Dream poses on the top rope, but Balor appears! These two meet in the second chance match, but who punches their ticket to TakeOver?


My Thoughts:

A really great episode of NXT tonight, with some really good surprises. Kross was obviously going to beat Burch but Burch looked amazing getting even that much offense in. The different take on the contract signing was good, but couldn’t they have trimmed down on Scarlett glaring at Keith? It made it almost obvious that something was up after Kross signed it. I do like the use of the flash paper, though, it’s been awhile since we’ve seen fireballs used in WWE. Obviously Keith was going to be okay, but we sure lingered on him being taken to the ambulance. Though, I should’ve seen it as foreshadowing that Dain and Maverick were in a meaningless match. Undisputed Era are still playing the line of Tweener while Cole’s story with Pat McAfee continues. Cole and Pat are going to turn up the heat next week, and that’s going to be great in itself.

We got really great tie in for Mia Yim there, and Indi Hartwell really upped being a Heel bringing up all of Keith’s mannerisms. Mia gets a solid win out of it, and I almost expect her and Scarlett to throw down over this. The Robert Stone Brand had a really good match with KC and KC, and of course were going to win. I love that I called it on Shotzi and Rhea working together. Those two teams are going to have a really good match, I just wish WWE would let NXT be more involved in the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Maybe that happens after SummerSlam weekend when we see how the Bayley and Sasha story shakes out. We get a pretty good match from Breeze and Escobar, but it will always annoy me when a Heel needs henchmen to beat someone they claim they can handle. Though that could be what they’re going for every time. The Six Man next week will be a lot of fun, too, to propel Swerve towards the Cruiserweight title.

We got really good promos out of Dakota Kai, Io Shirai and everyone involved in the North American Championship scene. I think Shirai’s was better than Dakota’s, and I’m already figuring Shirai wins. The Garganos had a great segment, too, and Gargano VS Holland is going to be great. I honestly don’t know which result is better, because both guys are going to bring a lot to the ladder match. Reed and Priest have a great match, and it works for Reed to win quick like that. They’re both going into the ladder match very strong, even with other guys in the mix. The Triple Threat was incredible, practically TakeOver worthy already, and what a way to bring Dream back! I was a bit surprised by Grimes winning, but even his ego needs to be vindicated now and then. Plus, this sets up Dream VS Balor, an incredible match just thinking about it. And there’s a Prince pun in there somewhere…

My Score: 9/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/28/25)

SmackDown arrives in Toronto!

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The Hot Mess has landed in Toronto!

As Elimination Chamber looms near, WWE Women’s US Champion, Chelsea Green, is more worried about Nick Aldis has as her mystery opponent!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven VS Tiffany Stratton w/ Trish Stratus; Tiffany wins, by disqualification.
  • WWE United States Championship Contender’s Tournament: Andrade VS Solo Sikoa Jacob Fatu; Fatu wins and advances to the Triple Threat.
  • The Street Profits VS Los Garza; No Contest.
  • WWE United States Championship Contender’s Tournament: LA Knight VS Santos Escobar; Knight wins and advances to the Triple Threat.
  • WWE United States Championship Contender’s Tournament: Carmelo Hayes VS Braun Strowman; Melo wins, by disqualification, and advances to the Triple Threat.
  • Six Woman Tag: Bayley, Naomi & Bianca Belair VS Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez; Roxie, Liv & Raquel win.
  • WWE United States Championship Contender’s Triple Threat: Jacob Fatu VS LA Knight VS Carmelo Hayes;  Knight wins and will challenge Shinsuke Nakamura for the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Cody Rhodes is directed to his locker room.

Wait, his locker room? Yes, courtesy of The Final Boss. Cody walks with these bodyguards, is The Rock just going to keep pouring on the reasons Cody should be his champion?

 

Trish Stratus is here!

Toronto’s own heads to the ring just 24 hours before her return to in-ring action with Elimination Chamber! The fans cheer, and not just because she’s wearing a Maple Leafs jersey. The fans chant, “Thank You, Trish!” while she gets the mic, and she smiles as they keep going. Trish jokingly says it’s the jersey. She also thanks Lilian Garcia for the introduction. What year is it? Lilian as the ring announcer, The Rock is hanging around, and Trish is wrestling! And what a better place than right here in her hometown of Toronto! The fans cheer that! But do you know what she loves about wrestling? The generational impact.

Like this little girl up front. More likely than not, her dad had a poster of Trish on his wall when he was the daughter’s age. The guy doesn’t deny it! Trish asks if it was the heels and the crawling. Anyway, speaking of generational impact, when she wrestles in the Rogers Centre tomorrow, it will be the very first time that her kids see her wrestle live. Trish points to Max & Natty, and says celebrating her 25th anniversary in 2025, mixing it up with the next generation is just incredible to her. The fans again chant “Thank You, Trish!” Trish is beyond excited to be teaming up with someone who has taken this women’s division by storm!

Trish asks the fans get on their feet as she introduces the WWE Women’s Champion, Tiffany Stratton! Toronto cheers because now, it’s #TiffyTime! Tiffy tries on her own Maple Leaf jersey while she struts to the ring. The fans cheer and Tiff gets her own mic. Trish asks Toronto, “What time is it?” “TIFFY TIME!” Trish & Tiff say it’s also Trishy Time! Then they reveal the names on their jerseys are Tiffy & Trishy! Let’s show some love to the fans! They take the jerseys off, give them some kisses, then THROW them to the crowd! A couple lucky individuals get great souvenirs, and Tiff says it’s like they’re in sync!

Trish agrees, it is like they’ve been hanging out together, doing training and yoga. And that is why tomorrow night, they beat Nia Jax & Candice LeRae, right here in Toronto! “Shh… It’s Chelsea Green~!” The Hot Mess in Chief interrupts, “Mounty” Piper coming along. Chelsea says this is a snooze fest! No one wants dumb ‘n’ dumber hogging TV time. Chelsea deserves time! She is the Women’s United States Champion! Toronto has plenty of Chelsea fans, and Chelsea says just like Austin Matthews, she’s the best thing to step into the Scotia Bank Arena! But see, unlike Austin Matthews, Chelsea wins titles!

The fans boo that diss, but Chelsea just blows kisses. Chelsea tells “Trishy” that the minute Chelsea left this dump, everything got better than her! She became a champion, and she is honored to represent America, because guess what? They’re better in America! Tiff is from America, Chelsea doesn’t represent her. Oh, sorry, Chelsea doesn’t represent losers! It is not Tacky Time, it is Green Time! Leave it to the real champions who don’t need Mommy to dress them! Oh, well if Chelsea thinks she’s so special, let’s see who the real Center of the Universe is! Tiff wants a match, tonight! Chelsea says no, she has plans!

Oh, no, Trish thinks it is a great idea, though. Toronto does too, right? “YES!” Then if Aldis also thinks it’s a good idea, he can send a ref. Chelsea says no! Don’t you dare! Too late! Here comes a ref! Well, whoever was the mystery opponent for Chelsea, they’ll just have to find something else to do. We get Champion VS Champion, after the break!

Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven VS Tiffany Stratton w/ Trish Stratus!

SmackDown returns and Chelsea already has Tiff in a facelock. Chelsea salutes, but Tiff rolls her up! TWO, and Chelsea ENZGIRIS! Then a BASEMENT FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Chelsea is furious but she clamps on a chinlock. Chelsea grinds Tiff but the fans rally up. Tiff fights up, snapmares free, but Chelsea pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Tiff hits a BIG back suplex! Both women are down, the fans rally up, and Tiff runs up to fire haymakers and counter punches! Chelsea flails, but Tiff LARIATS! And LARIATS! Tiff avoids a boot to LARIAT again! The fans fire up while Chelsea goes to a corner. Tiff handsprings to BACK ELBOW!

Tiff keeps going, but Chelsea runs up! Tiff hits a SKY HIGH! High stack, TWO! Chelsea survives but Tiff stays focused. Tiff drags Chelsea up with an Alabama Lift, but Chelsea sunset flips! TWO, and Tiff- NO, Chelsea avoids the stomps! Chelsea rolls Tiff, Tiff rolls through, ROUGH RYDER! Cover, TWO!! Chelsea is furious that Tiff survives, but she hurries to hook the arms. Tiff stops the Unpretty Her, and fireman’s carries! ROLLING SENTON, then the TIFFY STOMPS! Chelsea sputters, Toronto fires up, but Piper hurries to get Chelsea out of the ring! So Trish SMACKS Piper off the apron! Tiff goes up to SUPER CANNONBALL!

The fans are thunderous as Tiff takes out Chelsea AND Piper! Tiff then hurries to get Chelsea in the ring, then she- OH NO, Candice & Nia attack Trish! Tiff isn’t sure what to do, but she grabs Nia by her hair! Nia TRIPS Tiff, then drags her out!

Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by disqualification

Nia TOSSES Tiff over the commentary desk! The fans boo but Nia shoves Tiff down. Candice puts Trish in the ring, SMACKS her off the mat, and Nia applauds. The fans boo but Tiff is back! Nia HEADBUTTS her down! And HEADBUTTS her again! Candice and Nia stomp Trish to the drop zone, then Nia goe sup! But Tiff DECKS Candice! Nia goes back after Tiff, Tiff fires hands! Nia HEADBUTTS Tiff again! Now Tiff is put in the drop zone! But Trish ROCKS Candice, dodges Nia, and fires fast hands! The fans fire up, and Tiff returns! ASSISTED DROPKICK! Nia tumbles out, Tiff DROPKICKS Candice!

Trish says go up! Tiff goes to the corner, but Nia drags Candice to safety! Trishy & Tiffy thwart all their enemies, but it’s only a matter of time before the tag match goes down! Will it still be Tiffy Time in Toronto? Or will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie ruin her good time on the Road to WrestleMania?

 

Nick Aldis speaks.

“There seems to be some concern, some debate, some dispute, over the United States Championship #1 Contenders status. LA Knight believes he’s the #1 contender, while the champion, Shinsuke Nakamura, has voiced his concerns, as well. So tonight, I’ve decided that I’m going to give six men the opportunity to lay their cards out on the table and create a definitive #1 contender tonight. LA Knight will go one-on-one with Santos Escobar, Carmelo Hayes will go one-on-one with Braun Strowman, and Andrade will go one-on-one with Solo Sikoa. The winners of those matches will go on to a Triple Threat match tonight, and the winner of that match will be THE #1 contender for the United States Championship. And that all goes down tonight on SmackDown.”

The GM has spoken, but who will use this golden opportunity to rise up and face the King of Strong Style?

 

Solo Sikoa meets up with Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga.

The Samoan Werewolf tells the former Head of the Table that last week was an accident. Yadada mean? Solo says yeah, he’s sure it was. Jacob says besides all that, what’s up with Solo? We heard Solo’s got a qualifier match for the US title. Solo says yes, as a matter of fact, he does. After last week, that made him realize that this family needs to make a statement. That statement starts with them taking the US Championship. That is what Solo wants Jacob to do. Jacob needs to represent the family, bring the title home to the family. Solo wants them to understand that everything he is doing is to show Jacob how much he loves Jacob.

Jacob quietly accepts this, and then Solo looks to Tama. Tama stays silent, but will this all work out in their favor?

 

We check in on Cody in his private locker room.

“Quite the spread” would be an understatement for the veritable feast prepared for The American Nightmare. Again, courtesy of The Final Boss. Cody chuckles, and then R-Truth says try the shrimp! Whoa, Truth, what’re you doing in Cody’s dressing room? Oh, is this Cody’s room? Sorry. But nice spread. How’d he get it like this? Well, seems this is just for considering selling your soul to The Rock. Oh, well, he is The Soul Man. Truth used to watch him and Tony Atlas when he was little. Maybe Cody should think about it. Look at all this nice stuff. But is he keeping it all to himself? Don’t be shellfish now.

Cody says that’s a good point. Have more, Truth! Cody doesn’t mind. Then can Rock get them jelly rolls? Sure. Truth appreciates that. Truth eats up, but will Cody really sell out?

 

WWE United States Championship Contender’s Tournament: Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!

El Idolo was going to face the former Tribal Chief, the Street Champion of the Island, but now he has to worry about an even more dangerous opponent. Will Andrade still make his way back to the US Championship? Or will the rogue Bloodline have their own redemption story?

SmackDown returns and Jacob makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally up, the two tie up, and Andrade headlocks. Jacob powers up and out as fans cheer on “FATU! FATU!” Andrade goes up and over in the corner, headlocks again, but Jacob powers up and out. Jacob CLOBBERS Andrade, the fans are torn, but Jacob runs in at the corner. Andrade dodges and CHOPS! Andrade whips, Jacob reverses, but Andrade goes up and out this time! Andrade ROCKS Jacob, then goes up the corner! CROSSBODY! Andrade bounces off, Jacob stands up, and then Jacob runs in. Andrade DUMPS him out!

Andrade slingshots to FLYING RANA! Jacob tumbles away while Toronto fires up with Andrade! Andrade then gets another wild idea! He goes back up the corner, to the very top! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit into Jacob, both men hit barriers, and the fans are losing their minds while SmackDown goes picture in picture!

Andrade catches his breath and stands up with help from the barrier. He storms up on Jacob, puts him in the ring, then goes back to the corner. The fans seem to give Andrade the energy to climb again, but Jacob trips him up! Andrade lands on his idolo, then tumbles to the floor. Jacob goes out to fetch Andrade, and SMACKS him off the desk! Andrade staggers, Jacob puts him in the ring, then Jacob rains down fists! Jacob HEADBUTTS Andrade, looms over him, then paces around him. Jacob clamps on with a neck wrench! Andrade endures as Jacob twists his head, and he fights around as the fans rally up.

Andrade fires a body shot, Jacob HEADBUTTS him! Then Jacob whips Andrade hard into a corner! Andrade falls, Jacob stands him back up, but Andrade JAWBREAKERS free! Andrade runs, into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Jacob snarls and storms around, then stalks Andrade to a corner. Jacob HEADBUTTS Andrade again, and again, then runs corner to corner, for a SPLASH! Andrade falls, Jacob snarls, and then Jacob goes to a corner. Jacob runs corner to corner as SmackDown returns to single picture, only for Andrade to BOOT him first! Jacob comes back, but into more BOOTS! Andrade runs, but into another pop-up!

Andrade spins around to POISON-RANA! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as both men slowly rise. Andrade counter punches Jacob again and again, then LARIATS! Jacob stays up, even as Andrade LARIATS again! Andrade runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then FLYING FOREARMS! Both men are down, but Andrade kips up! The fans cheer, Jacob goes to a corner, and Andrade rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade goes corner to corner, but Jacob BODY CHECKS him!! Jacob sees Andrade go to a corner, then runs in for a HIP ATTACK! Andrade dodges! And GAMANGIRIS!

Jacob sits down, Andrade fires back up, and “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs for CIEN SHADOWS! Andrade puts Jacob in the drop zone, then goes up the corner! MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Jacob survives and Andrade can’t believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Andrade thinks on what more he must do. Andrade stalks Jacob, drags him up, and reels him in, but Jacob fights the lift! Jacob backdrops, then stops the sunset flip to HIP DROP! Andrade goes to a corner, Jacob HIP ATTACKS! And HIP ATTACKS! And then an IMPALER DDT!! But that’s not all! BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Jacob wins!

Winner: Jacob Fatu, by pinfall (advances to the Triple Threat)

The Samoan Werewolf devoured El Idolo, and now he’s the first piece of the puzzle! Who will join him in tonight’s main event?

 

Nick Aldis talks with The Street Profits.

The SmackDown GM just wants to know what is going on with Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins lately. Ford says they’ll keep it 100: three months on the shelf, then not getting their tag title match that was promised… They’re not stopping what they’re doing until they get what they want. While Aldis does appreciate the initiative, but that’s not how they handle things. But then Legado Del Fantasma walks in. Santos Escobar sarcastically welcomes The Profits back, because that means they can finally apologize to Santos and Los Garza. So let’s hear it. Dawkins says nah, Santos. They apologize for nothing.

Oh, even better. Because they’ll just beat it out of the Profits! Dawkins says let’s go then. Aldis has Santos stand down, save that energy for LA Knight. Santos can be just two wins away from facing the US Champion. Now, as for Profits and Los Garza, they’ll get a match tonight with serious implications towards the tag team titles. Aldis suggests they all cool off and get ready for their matches. Ford says, “Say less, boss.” The Profits head out, Santos says they’ll discuss that apology later. Will Dawkins & Ford apologize to absolutely nobody on their way back to the top? Or can Angel y Berto humble them before that smoke rises?

 

The Street Profits VS Los Garza!

SmackDown returns as Angel y Berto wait in the ring. Dawkins & Ford make their entrance now, only to be attacked by DIY! Gargano & Ciampa aren’t happy with The Profits, either, but Los Garza goes after them! Angel puts Ciampa in the ring, only for Ciampa to BOOT him! Ciampa runs, but Garza SUPERKICKS! The Profits drag Angel out to POST him! Ford stomps away on Gargano, Dawkins stomps away on Ciampa, the fans fire up, but here comes Pretty Deadly! Kit Wilson & Elton Prince also owe the Profits for that screw job last week! They POST Ford, BOOT Dawkins, then serve some DRY MARTI-KNEES!

DIY is back up and they brawl with Pretty Deadly! ELBOW for Kit, then a SUPERKICK FACEBUSTER COMBO! Security rushes out here but a little too late! And now Motor City Machine Guns are here! Sabin is after Ciampa, then feeds him to Shelley! ENZIGIRI FLATLINER to the floor! Gargano storms up but gets mugged! MCMG then DOUBLE KICK COMBO from the apron! MCMG and the Profits now stare down, and the fans are thunderous as the jackets come off! Los Garza and Pretty Deadly jump in again! It is just chaos and brawling all over the place! Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” but security tries to stop this!

Ford goes up, Angel DECKS him! Berto ENZIGIRIS Dawkins! Los Garza FLY!! They take out Pretty Deadly, DIY, and all the security guys! MCMG and Profits are finally brawling 2v2! Security rushes in, but DIY TOSSES them out to go after MCMG! But now MCMG and Profits pinball DIY! Only for DIY to send MCMG at the Profits! The fighting just keeps going, so DIY slither away with the belts! The fans boo as security gets back in there. DIY also says “Let Them Fight,” just not with them. Pretty Deadly and Los Garza get back at it, Profits dare MCMG to keep going, but this chaos subsides. What is Nick Aldis to do with his explosive tag division?

 

Drew McIntyre is backstage.

The Scottish Terminator walks up to Cody and says he’s not here to fight. He knows Cody has a decision that could change his family’s life for generations. If Drew was in that position, he doesn’t know what he’d do. He remembers back to a decade ago, when the two of them were so low on the card that they would’ve done anything to get to the top. And just look at them now. It was really telling when Cody didn’t reply to The Rock right away last week. Drew doesn’t know what Rock will do when Cody says yes, only for Rock to find out Cody already sold his soul a long time ago. What is Drew implying with that? Does he know Cody better than Cody knows Cody?

 

Drew interrupts a John Cena video package!

The Scottish Terminator tells Leigh he’ll storm into the truck if they don’t stop! Leigh Fitting presumably stops the Cena “I’m going to win my 17th championship” video, and we watch Drew storm in from the crowd. Drew doesn’t want to listen to that BS anymore. And you fans stink. Drew tells Cena, “I guess you either die the hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the hypocrite.” The fans boo but Drew gets on top of the desk. He asks Toronto, “Do you all remember after the Royal Rumble? John Cena sat there in the press conference, and after he used his stroke and put himself in the Elimination Chamber, which I don’t care about… I can see you, you’re a hypocrite.

“What I care about is you said, ‘Everyone in that match has 7 weeks to say whatever you want about me,’ and aside  from CM Punk saying, ‘Ooh, I qualified, I did it the right way,’ no one said anything!” Drew isn’t sure if they’re scared of the golden goose, but Drew is not, so he’s gonna say some stuff about John Cena! Drew clears off the desk so he can sit right on it, cross legged a la Punk’s pipe bomb. Drew can’t help but wonder what 2011 Cena would say about 2025 Cena. That Cena would probably start off with a childish poop joke, then tear himself apart for going to Hollywood and turning his back on this industry, only returning for ego trips.

And to cap it all off, 2011 Cena would rip apart 2025 Cena’s giant ass bald spot that deserves it’s own area code. Remember, this isn’t Drew, this is Past John saying it. But what Drew wants to say is that he used to be so scared of Cena when he was younger. Not physically, but politically, as Cena could end Drew’s career just like that. But Drew ain’t that kid anymore. Cena probably doesn’t even remember. Drew is the monster people like Cena created, and at Elimination Chamber, Drew will BURY Cena! The fans like that idea. Drew says 2024, he was screwed time and time again, the fans cheered the “Toronto Screw Job” after he won the Money in the Bank-

Oh, speaking of MITB and Elimination Chamber, here comes Damian Priest. And he tells Drew, “Enough!” All Drew ever does is complain, complain, and cry. He wants sympathy but the fans see right through every one of his delusions. Drew says he’s not delusional, he tells the truth! Find the lies! Priest says R-Truth makes more sense than Drew! And the truth is, Drew is upset about the position he has all because of his great year. Yeah, he got screwed over again and again, Then lets  go over that year: Won the world title at WrestleMania, but his weird obsession with Punk let Priest cash in on his ass.

Then, MITB Toronto, Drew wins, tries to cash in, but he gets pinned by Priest because of Punk. Drew says it was not weird. Oh, really? Look at yourself right now! Drew says HE drops pipe bombs now! Well, in the Chamber, the goal is to win and go to Mania. But Priest will take pride in pinning Drew again. Fans taunt Drew with “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” so Drew stands up. Priest says thanks to Punk and Drew’s obsession, the last time Priest and Drew were here, Priest dropped Drew’s ass. If Drew needs a reminder, just step into the ring and Priest will do it again. Drew says okay! But wait, SETH ROLLINS is here!?

The fans fire up for The Visionary, the Revolutionary, The Architect, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins, and his very baggy red leather pants. Rollins has a mic already, and all eyes on him as he heads to the ring. Rollins steps in there with Priest while the fans sing his song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins says sorry, it has been a minute since he’s been on SmackDown. Thank you, Toronto, he loves ya! But just look at them! The Three Amigos back together again at the scene of the crime. Priest and Drew were having so much fun reminiscing, Rollins figured he’d come out here and join the party with all the lovely folks of Toronto.

See, Rollins has very specific memories about that night. If not for some… questionable officiating, if not for CM Punk having a sleepover in the ring, and if not for that moron, Drew, having the absolute worst cash-in of all time, Rollins would’ve beat Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship. But Rollins isn’t here to talk about the past. He is here to talk about the future. Rollins points to the WrestleMania sign as the fans cheer. Rollins says he has news for “you two morons,” because this ain’t the same Rollins that hobbled into Mania last year. In fact, he feels as good as he looks, and that means they don’t stand a chance!

Drew says yeah, okay, whatever. But then HERE COMES PUNK!! Toronto is thunderous as the stars keep coming out tonight! Punk has a mic, he goes to the ring, and though he stares down with Rollins, Priest also keeps his eyes on the Second City Saint. Punk stays outside to say, “Is it great to be alive on a Friday in Toronto or what?!” The fans cheer that! Punk says where to begin. A couple guys he has personal issues with. The fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Punk will start with Rollins. He feels as good as he looks? Fantastic, because he looks like an oven mitt, and Punk cooked Rollins back on January 6th! Punk does it again tomorrow!

Priest, he and Punk are cool, but if the doors open and it’s them, no quarter asked and none give, Priest will be collateral damage. Drew is obsessed with Punk, Rollins is obsessed with Punk, and Punk is obsessed with one thing: HIS Road to WrestleMania! HIS main event! First time ever! If he has to beat every single one in the Chamber to do it, he will do it! And on top of that, there’s somebody buying souls out here? And someone had the audacity to ask Punk if he’d sell his soul! Well, if you believe in that sort of thing. Drew sure does, he said once upon a time he prayed for Punk’s demise. Not that Drew has a soul to sell, Punk snatched it in Hell in a Cell!

“Everybody here better get real serious, real fast! And (Rollins), I know you’re gonna have a hard time dealing with that the way you like to dress. But you’re all dealing with Hell in a Cell CM Punk come tomorrow. So if every single one of you wakes up tomorrow morning and don’t feel like showing up, just like John Cena decided to embark on a retirement tour and not show up, I understand! This is not about you! This is about ME!” Rollins tells Punk that Punk will NOT main event Mania. Not over Rollins’ dead body! Punk doesn’t stand a chance! If not Rollins, it won’t be Punk, that’s a promise!

Drew says he still beat Rollins for the world title last year, and Punk? It’s been six months, he is due an injury! McIntyre owes him that, so he’ll take his ass out! Punk says he has kicked Drew’s ass for duty, for profit, and tomorrow it’ll be for fun. Priest asks why Drew is even talking, because everyone knows when the Chamber is over, all Drew will do is complain on the internet. Drew drops his mic, storms up to the ring, and Rollins tells Punk it is over! All those chants DIE tomorrow, all with Punk’s Mania dreams! WAIT! CENA IS HERE!! Toronto is going nuts as Punk is proven wrong! Drew even stands down, until we see it’s just Logan Paul…

The fans boo as The Maverick trolls the entire WWE Universe. Logan asks what happened. Y’all thought that was really Cena? Face it, Canada, Cena doesn’t care about you! You can’t see him, but you can see Logan! Logan then tells everyone at the ring, look at all the full timers putting in the work! Cena can’t even show up! Classic celebrity wrestler. The fans tell Logan off, but Logan just says they don’t mean that. Hey, where’s Punk? Over here, idiot! Logan says no, no, he’ll start with someone else. Who that in the red? Oh, Seth Rollins? The Peacock of the WWE? Mr. Look Guys, I Wore Curtains!

Logan says Rollins is a great wrestler, but he dresses like he lost a bet. Punk was right, this is if Lady Gaga threw up on a coat hanger. And Drew, congratulations! Look around: You’re at home. You can’t win a championship, and neither can the Maple Leafs. Logan then tells Priest, he’ll be honest. He barely knows anything about Priest. Irrelevancy, can’t relate. But Priest used to be world champion? That’s crazy, because it goes to show that you can have a Priest standing in the middle of that ring, and still Logan remains the answer to the WWE’s prayers. And back to Punk, Logan wishes he could see over everyone else.

Punk says if Logan plans on being this boring tomorrow, he’s in for some problems. Logan says he sees that look on his face. Such a stupid look. Logan would smack that expression off his face, but he already did that on Monday. How’s the jaw? Punk will come show him! Logan says see you tomorrow when he enters The Chamber. Hit his music! Logan runs away from Punk, but the Chamber gives you nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Who will survive to then face The American Nightmare?

 

WWE United States Championship Contender’s Tournament: LA Knight VS Santos Escobar!

This morning, The Mega Star was ready for revenge on The King of Strong Style. But now, he has to fight through the Emperor of Lucha just to get to the Triple Threat! Will Knight not be denied? Or will it finally be “ES-CO-BAR, SI!” instead of “YEAH?”

SmackDown returns as Santos makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle while the fans rally. They tie up, Knight powers Escobar back, but Escobar turns things around. Knight turns things back around, but Escobar shoves him away. Knight says “YEAH!” and eggs Escobar on. They circle, tie up, and Escobar headlocks. Escobar hits the takeover, Knight headscissors, but Escobar moves around, and handsprings to a headlock. Knight fights up, powers up and out to hammerlock. Escobar reaches for ropes, Knight keeps him back, so Escobar ELBOWS free! Escobar fires haymakers in the corner, the ref counts but Knight turns things around!

Knight fires hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” but Escobar headlocks. Knight powers up and out, only for Escobar to run him over! Things keep moving, Knight kitchen sink knees Escobar down! The fans cheer, Knight stomps Escobar, then he whips corner to corner. Escobar reverses, then DROPKICKS! Knight flops against ropes, Escobar KICKS him, then brings Knight around. The fans rally for Knight but Escobar whips him to ropes. Knight KICKS the backdrop away, then LARIATS Escobar down! Then he hits a FLAPJACK off ropes, to clinch and SIDE EFFECT! Knight hurries to a corner, goes up, “L! A! KNIGHT!”

But Escobar runs up! Knight leaps over, lands on his feet, but Escobar CALF KICKS! Knight goes to the corner, Escobar storms up, only to be put on the apron! Escobar HOTSHOTS Knight, hurries back in, but Knight TOSSES him back out! Knight then builds speed, only for Escobar to avoid the dropkick! Knight dodges Escobar’s boot, kicks him low, then whips. Escobar reverses, Knight hits steel steps! Knight falls in a heap and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Escobar has Knight in a corner. “ES-CO-BAR, SI!” CHOP! Knight is stinging, but he CHOPS back! Escobar CHOPS, Knight CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up with every CHOP, then Knight changes to haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Escobar KICKS away on Knight’s leg! Escobar then puts Knight in a corner, whips corner to corner, but Knight reverses. Escobar hits buckles, Knight hits a JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Escobar up, whips him back to the corner, then runs up. Escobar BOOTS Knight, then YANKS him into buckles! Knight sits down, Escobar stomps him!

The fans rally but Escobar snapmares Knight. Escobar clamps onto a top wristlock but Knight endures. The fans rally, Knight fights up, btu Escobar knees low! Escobar whips Knight, Knight bounces off buckles to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Then he dodges Escobar to scoop and POWERSLAM! The fans fire up again, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! The fans stay hot as Knight waits on Escobar. Escobar rises, into the B F- NO, Escobar RAMS Knight into the corner! And GAMANGIRIS! Escobar runs corner to corner, but Knight dodges! Knight stomps away on Escobar again, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!”

Knight runs corner to corner and back again, but Escobar drop toeholds Knight down! Escobar KICKS Knight in the back, then puts him on the top rope. Escobar climbs up, but Knight fires body shots! Escobar and Knight brawl, then go to the very top! SUPER DUPER RANA!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and Escobar is shocked! Escobar drags Knight up, “This is Awesome!” as Escobar puts Knight back in a corner. GAMANGIRI! Escobar goes corner to corner, RAMS into Knight, then goes out to ENZIGIRI! Knight is down, Escobar slingshot SENTONS! Escobar hurries back up the corner while Knight is down!

Escobar CROSSBODIES into a B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!

Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (advances to the Triple Threat)

That BFT was more like an RKO because it came outta nowhere! Knight has another win, but will he get another win to truly be Nakamura’s next challenger?

 

Sami Zayn is here!

Toronto cheers on the Underdog from the Underground as he goes to the ring. Sami grabs a mic while the fans sing his song, then sing, “Ole~, Ole Ole Ole~!” Sami takes a moment before he says, “Kevin Owens. To say you and me have been through a lot together would be an understatement I’d say, right? Um… Here’s the thing, Kevin, I feel like you’ve been doing a lot of running, and a lot of hiding. You’re hanging out in your car, and your shooting your own videos. Here’s the thing. I know for a fact that you are in Toronto tonight. And I am standing int hie middle of this ring right now.

“So you got something you wanna say? I am inviting you out here out of respect. Not of respect for you, but out of respect for everything we have been through. I’m inviting you out here right now to look me in the eye, stand in this ring with me in front of all these people, in front of our countrymen, and say your final piece. And then I’ll say mine. Cuz I’m telling you right now, after tomorrow, there’ll be nothing left to say.” Sami waits, Kevin does respond, but just on the tron. He’s already in the Rogers Center! Kevin says Sami was right, he IS in Toronto. But Kevin didn’t want to show up and “have something happen” to Sami’s neck.

Kevin needs Sami healthy. Or, as healthy as he can be. But Kevin wanted to take it all in. They’ve had a lot of fights in Toronto, from the Ted Reeves Arena to the fairgrounds in Markland, but never anywhere like this. This is the biggest match they’ve ever had against each other. And here Sami is, this whole time, trying to convince Kevin is the villain in this situation. The worst part is, it is working. Some people believe Sami! Kevin is not the bad guy. Everything that happened to Sami so far, and will happen tomorrow, Sami fully deserves.

And let Kevin make one more thing clear: After tomorrow night, when it is all done, and Kevin’s ended Sami’s career, and Sami is stuck in a wheelchair, and he can’t provide for his family any more, just know… Kevin won’t help them. He will not provide. He will watch them suffer, because this is all Sami’s fault. Kevin finishes, and Sami says he knows it isn’t the tough guy thing to admit when you’re nervous, but Sami is. He has been all week. This nervous feeling int he pit of his stomach. But Kevin, it’s not about what happens to Sami. It’s about what Sami will do to Kevin.

Sami is nervous that Kevin’s father, Terry, and his mother, Suzanne, who have been watching them since their first match. Sami is nervous that Kevin’s wife, and Kevin’s kids, who Sami has known since they were born, will not be able to forgive Sami. But Sami is telling Kevin now, if they don’t forgive Sami, Sami is prepared to live with that. Sami is prepared to end this! Sami is prepared to end KEVIN!! Kevin sighs, and says there’s really only one thing left to say. “See you tomorrow night.” Kevin has his cameraman cut, and we have 24 hours left. Will this be the last time we see either man in a ring?

 

The Miz gives Carmelo Hayes a pep talk.

The Hollywood A-Lister tells H1M that this team works! 1-0! #MeloDon’tMiz! Melo isn’t sure that’s a good name. Miz says it’s not just a name, it’s a lifestyle! And it’s… awesome? Miz says it’s better! It’s AWS-HIM! Now, let’s get this done! Melo says no, that’s okay, he’s got this. Melo will go alone. Okay. But do that thing Miz taught Melo. Melo says he won’t need it. Miz says okay. Melo heads out, and in steps Cody. Miz says what’s up. How is Cody? Good. Really? What is Cody gonna do? Cody hasn’t decided yet. Miz says he lives in Hollywood, but The Rock runs it! Plus, check it. Feel his skin.

Cody sighs and touches Miz’s hands. Papatui. Could be Papa-Cody. You think he’s joking? Does Cody want to be the fourth judge of a failed TV show? Or does he want to be something bigger and better? The WWE Universe doesn’t get it. They see Cody as THE WWE Champion, the face of the company, and he is at the top. But they both know there is so much more. And Cody wants more. The only way Cody gets it is if he takes The Rock’s offer. And if he doesn’t…  Maybe someone else will. Miz heads out, and Cody’s decision just keeps getting harder. How can Cody possibly choose with only 24 hours left to think?

 

WWE United States Championship Contender’s Tournament: Carmelo Hayes VS Braun Strowman!

We’ve seen H1M face the Monster of All Monsters before, and he perhaps survived rather than won. But can Melo do it again and go on to the main event? Or will he get run over by the Strowman Express?

SmackDown returns and both men are in the ring. The bell rings, and Braun runs up! Melo dodges, fires hands, but Braun doesn’t budge! Braun puts Melo in the corner, CLUBS him, then whips him corner to corner! Braun runs up, Melo BOOTS him, but Braun still LARIATS! Braun TOSSES Melo across the way! Melo bails out, but Braun goes out the side! Braun runs up, STROWMAN EXPRESS! Melo tumbles and writhes, Braun rips his shirt and throws it to the fans! Braun puts Melo back in the ring, but TAMA TONGA is here?! The fans say “YEHYEHYEHYEHYEH!” for the Good Bad Guy, but SOLO SIKOA SMACKS BRAUN WITH A CHAIR!!

The fans boo, but Braun isn’t even bothered! Solo tries again, but Braun grabs the chair, and he JAMS Solo up! Then SMACKS him down! The fans fire up, but Tama sneaks up! Braun catches Tama out of the air, and TOSSES him over the desk! Braun tells them to wait their turn. Braun gets in the ring, but Melo has the chair! Melo SMACKS the mat, and pulls an Eddie Guerrero!! The ref thinks Braun did it, and DISQUALIFIES him!!

Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by disqualification (advances to the Triple Threat)

The fans can’t believe it! Latino Heat’s legacy lives and Melo says he’s gonna get that gold. Braun goes after Tama for this! Braun POSTS Tama, puts him in the ring, then storms up again! Braun reels Tama in, hoists him up, POWERBOMB! Braun took out one, but will he #GetTheseHands on Solo soon enough?

 

Bianca Belair & Naomi speak backstage.

They’re joined by Bayley, and she shows off her snatch ‘n’ drag technique. Bianca & Naomi approve, and Bayley thanks them for getting after Liv & Raquel on the kickoff show. Now they don’t have to wait to get their hands on Roxanne Perez. And speaking of, Naomi wants Liv first. Bianca says not if she gets Liv. Bayley says yeah, same, because clearly, Liv & Raquel attacked Jade. Who knows how long they’re gonna act like they didn’t, but they’re not fooling anyone. Bianca agrees, they did it, so now they’re gonna get it as Bianca, Naomi & Bayley handle business. But if it comes down to them in the Chamber, may the best woman win.

Cuz she doesn’t know about y’all, but Bianca’s going back to WrESTleMania. Bayley and Naomi say them, too, and they hold onto Bianca’s braid as the three head out. Will they be able to humble the Prodigy and the NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions? Or will someone enter Oblivion before Elimination Chamber?

Six Woman Tag: Bayley, Naomi & Bianca Belair VS Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez!

SmackDown returns as The Role Model makes her entrance, followed by The GlowEST. The trios sort out and Liv starts against Naomi. The bell rings and the fists fly! Liv shoves Naomi but Naomi ENZIGIRIS! Liv ends up in a corner, Naomi runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Liv tumbles out, Roxie & Raquel check on her, and Naomi says get back in here! Roxie & Raquel shout at her to stay back, but then all three rush in! Only for Bayley & Bianca to step up! So it’s a 3v3 brawl! Bayley has Roxie, Naomi & Bianca have Raquel & Liv, and things spill out of the ring! Liv KICKS Naomi away, Bayley THRWOS Roxie into the LED!

Raquel throws Bianca away, but Naomi ducks Liv’s enzigiri! Naomi wrenches to ROUNDHOUSE Liv, and she tags Bayley. The fans fire up as Bayley DIVES to take Liv out! Bayley hurries back in, and she DIVES to hit Roxie on the other end! Bayley keeps going, and she DIVES onto Raquel! Bayley is standing tall in Toronto while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Bayley points to the WrestleMania sign, feels the energy from the fans, then goes out to drag Roxie up. Bayley ROCKS Roxie, then puts her in the ring. Bayley keeps Roxie from her corner, but Liv storms in. Roxie grabs ropes, Liv BOOTS Bayley down! Liv frolics, then KICKS Bayley! Liv drags Bayley up, Roxie tags in, and they mug Bayley. Roxie THROWS Bayley by her hair, then wrenches her for a whip. Bayley comes back to LARIAT Roxie! And LARIAT again! And then she gets around for a SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Bayley drags Roxie up, but Roxie wrenches and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! A little rough, but Roxie steps on Bayley to tag in Liv.

Liv runs, buy Bayley drop toeholds her down! And Oklahoma Rolls! TWO, but Bayley brings Liv around for a whip. Liv is in the corner, Bayley ELBOWS her down! Bayley comes back, but Liv STOMPS Bayley down! Tag to Raquel, and she drags Bayley into a corner! Raquel SLAMS Bayley’s leg against the post! Bayley flops to the floor, Raquel stomps her leg, then stomps it some more! Bayley writhes, Raquel puts her in the ring and covers, TWO! Raquel is mad with the ref, but she drags Bayley back up. Raquel has the leg, for a SHIN BREAKER! Bayley falls over, Raquel tags Liv, and they mug Bayley.

Liv SLAMS the bad leg on the mat, then tags Raquel back in. Liv stomps away on Bayley’s foot, then Raquel drops ELBOW after ELBOW on the knee! Bayley writhes, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Raquel CLUBS the bad leg. Raquel hoists Bayley up, but Bayley kicks off the ropes for a BULLDOG! Bayley crawls, the fans rally up, and Bayley reaches out. Raquel stands in the way, so Bayley BLASTS Liv & Roxie first! Bayley runs at Raquel, but Raquel picks her up! Hot tag to Bianca after all! Raquel throws Bayley back, but then Bayley dodges the lariat and Bianca CROSSBODIES! Bianca BLASTS Liv & Roxie!

Bianca ROCKS Raquel, DROPKICKS her, then runs up to RAM her in the corner! Bianca whips Raquel, runs in and RAMS her again! And then back the other way, for one more RAM! Bianca keeps going, Raquel reverses the whip, but Bianca ELBOWS her! Bianca backflips up and over, wrenches and reels Raquel in, but Raquel fights the suplex! Raquel goes to suplex but Bianca fights it! Bianca suplexes Raquel up and over! Bianca kips up, the fans fire up, and Bianca handsprings to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Raquel survives but the fans rally behind Bianca. Bianca RAMS Raquel, climbs up, and she rains down fists!

The fans count along, Bianca goes all the way to TEN, then even more! Naomi tags in, Liv runs up, but Bianca backflips up and over! Liv crashes into Raquel, then Bianca scoops Liv for a GUT BUSTER! Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Raquel, reels her in, HEATSEEKER! Naomi then goes up, SPLIT- NO, Raquel CLUBS Naomi, has her in the Tree of Woe, then drags her out for a LAWN DART! Naomi flounders, Roxie tags in? Raquel and Roxie argue, but Raquel goes for a leg. Naomi ENZIGIRIS Raquel, but Roxie whips Naomi to a corner. Roxie runs up, blocks boots, but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Naomi then runs with Roxie, TORNADO BULLDOG!

Naomi drags Roxie to the drop zone, tags Bayley, and Bayley climbs! MACHO ELBOW DROP! Cover, Liv breaks it! Bianca storms in and SPINEBUSTERS Liv! Raquel BOOTS Bianca! Naomi runs in to RAN- NO, Raquel stops that! Raquel brings Naomi up, but Naomi RANAS Raquel out! They both hit the floor, Roxie SOBATS Bayley! But no Pop Rox! Bayley KNEES Roxie, clinches, but Roxie slips free! CHOP BLOCK! Roxie runs, hops on, POP ROX!! Cover, Roxie & Judgment Day win!

Winners: Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall

Roxie is all fired up for her big win here on SmackDown! But as she points to the WrestleMania sign, ALEXA BLISS slides in! The fans fire up, Roxie turns around, and Bliss smiles. Then TWISTED SISTER!! Bliss reminds everyone that she’s in the Chamber, too. We see a glitch from the Wyatt Sick6, will Bliss make them proud when she wins her championship opportunity?

 

Backstage interview with Charlotte Flair.

Byron Saxton is with The Queen, and he is curious to find out what she thinks about Tiffany & Trish teaming up tomorrow night. Well, what does she think? She thinks Tiffy~ and Trishy~ is cute. But once the smoke clears, she has a bigger problem, and that’s Charlotte. Tiff better be prepared, because there will be no help at the end of that rainbow. Wherever Tiff goes Charlotte will be there to remind her that time is rapidly slipping away, and that she’ll see Tiff at WrestleMania 41. “WOO~!” The Queen is 100% focused on her goal, but will she get the gold? Or will Tiff show she can multi-task?

 

Triple H speaks.

As he posted to X/Twitter, he was with this man in ComplexCon in Vegas, and this man helped WWE usher in the Netflix Era on January 6th. Now, this Saturday, this man will be in the Rogers Centre. See you at Elimination Chamber, Travis Scott! Will the honorary Hardcore Champion have a great time at what could be another game-changing event?

 

Shinsuke Nakamura speaks.

“A dog is satisfied with scraps that fall from his master’s table. If you fools feel the need to fight for the opportunity to be humiliated by an honorable champion… Then I will allow it. But know this: Whomever comes out of this is going to be made into an example. The other dogs will see what happens when you bite my hand. Pray that you lose. Otherwise, what awaits you is… nothing but Hell!” The sinister samurai has issued his ultimatum, but who will defy him and go right for his gold?

 

Solo & Tama regroup with Jacob backstage.

Solo says he took care of Braun, and all Jacob has to do is finish the job. Jacob chuckles and says okay! LA Knight, c’mon with it! Melo, c’mon with it! Like Jacob said before, you either lay down or he beats your ass down! Hell, he’s America’s Most Wanted! He’s a menace to society! Keep it 100! That US title is coming home to him! Shinsuke better be watching, because whoever gets in Jacob’s way, he dog walks they ass!! Yadada mean?! Hit his music! FA-TUUU~!

WWE United States Championship Contender’s Triple Threat: Jacob Fatu VS LA Knight VS Carmelo Hayes!

A lot of moving parts and last minute changes brought about quite the powerful Triple Threat! The Samoan Werewolf is doing this on behalf of Solo’s Bloodline, The Mega Star wants his rematch, but Melo doesn’t miss his opportunity to snatch the game winner. Whose momentum runs through the other two and heads right for the King of Strong Style’s throne?

SmackDown returns and Melo makes his entrance, leaving LA Knight for last. The bell rings and Knight goes right at Jacob! Melo goes after Knight, but Jacob throws Melo aside so he can UPPERCUT Knight in a corner! Jacob stomps away on Knight, but then stares Melo down. Melo says okay, he’ll let Jacob do his thing. But Knight CLOBBERS Jacob into Melo! Jacob UPPERCUTS Knight again, ROCKS him, then puts him in the corner. Jacob goes corner to corner, but Knight BOOTS him! Knight goes up to FLYING BULLDOG! But Jacob’s right up!? Knight turns around, sees Jacob geeking out, then Jacob runs in.

Knight DUMPS Jacob out, Melo O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Melo BLASTS Jacob off the apron, shrugs, then goes back to Knight. Knight scoops for the POWERSLAM! Knight goes up, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” DOUBLE JUMP ELBOW DROP! But Jacob is back to TOSS Knight! Jacob then goes out after Knight, tells him to get up, then HEADBUTTS him back down. Jacob throws down fists, but Melo CLUBS away on Jacob! Jacob RAMS Melo into the apron! Jacob CLUBS Melo down, then stalks Knight. Jacob whips, Knight stops from hitting barriers, and Knight fires haymakers! But Jacob HEADBUTTS and THROWS Knight aside.

Jacob goes back to Melo but Melo fires hands! Melo CLUBS away on Jacob, snarls and HEADBUTTS, but that was a mistake. Jacob UPPERCUTS Melo! Jacob drags Melo up, but Knight is back to fire off knees! Knight sends Jacob into barriers, then more barriers! The front row fires up, Knight whips, but Jacob reverses! Knight again hits barriers, and then Jacob whips Melo into Knight! Jacob gets space, steps on the gas, but Knight & Melo both duck! Jacob flies into the timekeeper’s area! Jacob writhes while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Jacob drags himself up while Melo and Knight leave him behind. Melo CHOPS Knight, soaks up the heat, but Knight CHOPS in return! And ROCKS him! Melo KICKS Knight’s leg, then goes for the desk. Knight stops that so that he can DRIBBLE Melo off the desk! Then a scoop and SNAKE EYES! Melo flounders into the ring, Knight is right on him to cover, TWO! Knight stays on Melo with a whip, but Melo reverses and ELBOWS Knight down! Melo hurries to WRECK Jacob with a dropkick, sending him into the desk! Melo then slingshot SENTONS onto Knight! Melo flexes, then hits his free throw.

Melo stalks Knight, drags him up, and whips him to a corner. Knight reverses, kicks low, and whips again. Knight BACKDROPS Melo, and Melo writhes from the hard landing. Jacob is on the apron, Knight BLASTS him down! Cover on Melo, TWO! Knight stays focused, but Melo JAWBREAKERS him back! Melo runs, Knight ELBOWS him down, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Knight! Jacob then basement SUPERKICKS Melo! Jacob snarls as he storms around. Jacob DECKS Knight, looms over him, then brings him up for a HEADBUTT! Knight staggers away, Jacob SPLASHES Melo in a corner! Jacob whips corner to corner and SPLASHES again!

Jacob runs at Knight but Knight BOOTS him! Knight runs, but Jacob LARIATS him down! Melo rolls Jacob up! TOW, and Jacob LARIATS Melo! The fans rally while Jacob paces. SmackDown returns to single picture as Jacob storms up on Knight. Jacob CHOKES Knight, lets off, then stomps away on Knight. Jacob paces, then goes back to Melo. Jacob drags Melo up, suplexes, and THROWS him away! Melo writhes and flounders, but Jacob goes back to Knight, HIP ATTACK! Jacob says, “This all they got?!” The fans fire up, Jacob stalks Knight, but Knight fires body shots! Jacob HEADBUTTS Knight down, then he goes back to Melo.

Jacob suplexes Melo to THROW him again! Melo writhes, Jacob goes back for Knight, and he suplexes Knight to hang him out on the ropes! Knight flops to the apron, gasping and sputtering, but Jacob taunts him. Melo bails out so Jacob goes back to Knight. Jacob runs corner to corner but Knight moves! The hip attack hits buckles! Knight runs, but Jacob BODY CHECKS him! Jacob snarls, but Melo SUPERKICKS! Jacob stays up and SUPERKICKS in return! The fans fire up as Jacob then runs, but Melo avoids the senton! Melo sees he has a shot! FADEAWAY JUMPER! The DDT hits, but Jacob just grins?!

Jacob rises up, Melo snarls, but Jacob swats the superkick! Melo runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! But Knight RAMS Jacob into a corner, and hits the JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jacob stays in this, all three men are down, and the fans rally up again. Knight fires hands on Jacob, then fires kicks. Jacob UPPERCUTS Knight! Knight staggers, fires more hands, but Jacob shoves Knight. Melo & Knight kick and whip Jacob together! Jacob LARIATS Melo, scoops Knight, but Knight slips free! B F T FIRST 48 COMBO!! Melo gets two for one and he covers Knight, TWO!! Knight survives and Melo is stunned!

The fans rally up again while Melo thinks about his next move. Melo goes to a corner, “This is Awesome!” as Melo goes up. Melo wants Knight to stand, but Knight ROCKS Melo, then TOSSES him onto Jacob! Jacob manages to catch Melo just enough so he can THROW him into the steel steps! Knight goes to the apron, and he SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES?! Knight and Jacob end up on the desk, then they flop down to the floor! All three men are down again and the fans want more table! Melo hurries to get Knight in the ring, but Knight storms up. Melo HOTSHOTS Knight, goes up, and he takes aim!

Melo with NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, SWANTON BOMB from Jacob!! Melo writhes and flounders away, Jacob HIP ATTACKS him! Then IMPALER DDT!! Jacob goes up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, but Knight drags him away! Then Knight snipes the cover, KNIGHT WINS!!

Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Untied States Championship)

YEAH! Knight snatches victory from the jaws of a Samoan Werewolf! But as Nakamura called him, he is a dog barking for scraps. Will Knight get more than scraps but the entire meal? What about Jacob and Solo’s rogue bloodline? How is Jacob to face Solo now after Solo gave him his spot in the tournament?

 

Cody Rhodes heads to gorilla.

And he crosses paths with CM Punk. Punk laughs a bit as he says, “He wants your soul. What is that about?” Cody says who knows. Well, Cody is on top of the world. What could The Rock really actually offer him? Though, what if younger Cody was given this offer? Punk knows what a younger Punk would do, he’d have taken that in a heartbeat. Main event of WrestleMania, biggest star in the world. But he is wise enough now to know that he’s happy that offer never came. Punk also knows a lot of other people have been giving Cody their advice, and Punk has no love for Dwayne. But he wouldn’t mind seeing Cody take that offer.

Cody is confused, but Punk wants Cody to hear him out. Cody takes the offer to shine it up real nice. Then turn it sideways, and shove it up The Rock’s part-time Hollywood elite candy ass! Follow your instincts, listen to your heart, do you. Punk will be Punk and win in Elimination Chamber to see Cody at WrestleMania. Cody heads on, ready to talk with Michael Cole. What will The American Nightmare have to say just 24 hours before he meets with The Final Boss?

 

 

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.27.2025

The card looks like a filler episode…let’s find out!

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Not completely sure how to feel about this card. It feels like a lot of fodder that probably won’t lead anywhere and just hopes that the Hardys and Oba can carry people’s interest to the end. TNA is continuing the tradition from last year of maybe having one month of decent booking and then looking blind and inept for a while. Like if you look up the definition for “The Blind Leading the Blind”, it shows you a picture of the TNA booking room.

Well let’s see if I hate this episode or if something interesting manifests.

Ratings:

  • Oro Mensah vs Mike Santana: Santana wins via Spin the Block – ** 3/4
  • Tessa Blanchard vs Kelsey Heather: Tessa wins via Buzzsaw DDT – ** 1/4
  • KC Navarro w/AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – ***
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge vs Spitfire (c): Spitfire retain via Pressure Drop – ** 1/2
  • Mance Warner w/SDL vs Sami Callihan: Mance wins via DQ – N/A
  • Ace Austin vs Frankie Kazarian: Kaz wins via Slingshot Cutter – ** 1/4
  • The Hardys & Oba Femi vs Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards w/JDC & Lish: The System wis via Lights Out – ***

 

Results:

The System opens the show and the only one getting any real wrestling reaction is Moose gets the ole “Oba’s Gonna Kill You”. The crowd is disinterested in anything the others say, even trying to get themselves over at different points. System isn’t doing themselves any favors either because this is the most cookie cutter heel exposition promo. To add to lack of interest, The System call out The Colons to join them. Colons come out to no reaction and play the “smart heel” angle of “Why fight them when we can just join them”. So for now they’re all friends, but who knows…and Full Sail definitely doesn’t care.

Oh a Spitfire promo that is cringe. I love Dani Luna, but Jody is just Millennial Cringe as a person. Every time she speaks I get both bored and annoyed at the same time.

Oro Mensah vs Mike Santana

Sadly my browser decided to have a heart attack and disconnect after the first 20 minutes and didn’t save the already typed information. So this will be extremely abbreviated because I don’t remember exactly how it played out.

They start off with trading so Wrist Lock Arm Drags and Wringers before a few strikes give Santana the advantage, which is then immediately cut off with Oro hitting a Satellite Arm Drag. Some back and forth where Santana has the advantage, but Oro manages to counter a Back Body Drop by rolling back and Santana immediately pulls off the Rolling Buck Fifty for a two count.

Oro hits a combination of strikes, tries to hook Santana’s head for a cradle but he fights back. He hits Call of Autumn but again only a near fall. Decent back and forth but Santana punctuates things well bouncing Oro off the corner buckles and then laying him out with a Spin the Block.

Tessa Blanchard vs Kelsey Heather

Tessa comes out of the gates hot, just raining down forearms, fast and aggressive. Kelsey manages to catch Tessa with a Spinning Head Scissors and that just annoys Tessa. So a swift kick and Snap Suplex into the bottom buckle keeps the enhancement talent rocked. John Woo drop kick, Running Forearm, Whips her into the opposite corner and charges, Kelsey screams and covers up so Tessa stops and just Slaps Kelsey for good measure. A few Cradles from Kelsey gave her a moment of effort, but a Cutter into the Buzzsaw DDT and Tessa wins.

KC Navarro w/AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin

Rope run start and it’s a lot of KC dodging, misdirection and leaping over Steve. Maclin gives him a look after KC poses and acts arrogant after the one flip counter, KC sortuv apologizes and then Maclin just lights him up. No Fun Maclin beats on KC, throws him into the center of the ring and lays him out with a Sliding Lariat. KC powders, so AJ starts distracting Maclin with words, KC Stun Guns Maclin and takes the referee’s attention so AJ gets in some cheapshots and then drops him face first on the apron. AJ tries to throw in KC for the easy win, but Maclin kicks out at one.

A little more offense and a Double Stomp from KC but only a one count again. The Northern Armoury stalks down the ramp so both KC and AJ are a little distracted but KC maintains his control after a few strikes and Slingblade. But two Lariats and a Thesz Press has KC reeling, Olympic Slam gets Maclin a two count. KC manages to kick Maclin’s legs out from under him while trying to set up, KC nails the Frog Splash, but Maclin kicks out at two. 305 from KC, another Frog Splash misses, Satellite DDT attempt but Maclin holds on, smirks and kisses KC Navarro on the forehead before Deep Sixing him! Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, K.I.A. and Steve wins.

TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge vs Spitfire (c)

Ash and Jody start, and its…I don’t know. Posturing, a weird looking Headlock Takeover from Jody. Just…ugh, and not because of Ash. Jody tries a Rollup but only gets a one and Ash immediately tags out. Heather looks a little deer in headlights, but charges and immediately gets smashed into the Spitfire corner and they start teaming up and isolating the my size Barbie. Sliding Lariat, Fun Splash, just really quick tandem offense keeps Heather on the receiving end. Concierge distracts the ref and Jody, so Ash and Heather take advantage of the situation with Heather hitting the Codebreaker and now the Clique are isolating Jody.

Jody manages to catch Heather’s foot, kick her back, make space and simultaneous tags to Dani and Ash. Dani brutalizes Ash, throws her all around, Ash starts crawling towards Heather and Dani snaps off a great Snap German before she gets to her corner twice. Takes too long for the third and Heather manages to pull her forward into the ropes. Tandem Backstabber/Double Stomp from Elegance but Jody breaks it up. Dani manages to tag out, Jody nearly hits Pop Shove It on Heather, but she slips it, tags out but Ash hits an immediate Michinoku Driver.

Dani has really great aggression in this match, Ash tags out but Spitfire manage to crash Ash to the floor, Heather is surprised and Dani just hits the Outside IN Rope Assisted German Suplex. Heather looks out of it (purely selling), they hit the Pressure Drop and retain so now the heels need to be the Personal Concierges. Heather slowly rolls to the apron to cry with Ash that they now have to work for Spitfire.

Mance Warner w/SDL vs Sami Callihan

Warner charges at the bell, Sami sidesteps and hits a Stunner sending Mance to powder. Sami grabs a chair, starts hitting him with the chair and the match is thrown out.

This is stupid, why even say there’s gonna be a match to DQ it in 30 seconds and just do a brawl with another pull apart. You can build to a No DQ match without booking the card into a corner. 

Ace Austin vs Frankie Kazarian

Ace starts quick, grounded Enzuigiri, a few quick strikes, a pop over the rope, Ace tries to outsmart Kaz but not jumping into the Cutter, but when he does Springboard Kaz just lays on the ropes to cause Ace to crash. Kaz takes full control of the situation, some simple offense into the Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop. Kaz even does the Shawn Michaels pose since Ace likes to to it. Ace fires a little with a flurry of cradles but a Wrestler’s Bridge gets Kaz out of the locomotion Cradles. Kaz tries a quick cheapshot to the leg, but Ace doesn’t stop coming forward. Click Click Boom, the Seated Lariat into 10 Count Lariats in the corner followed by the Triangle Kick sending Kaz retreating to the floor. Ace wants the Fosbury Flop but Kaz hides towards Tyson, Tyriek and Wes Lee who are at commentary.

Ace is of course somewhat distracted but laying in kicks until his temper gets the best of him and he mouths off to the heel trio. Kaz tries to take advantage, but Ace dodges and sees Wes out of the corner of his eye so he gets distracted again, Kaz Slingshots him in for the Slingshot Cutter and that’s all she wrote. Kaz wins and the NXT Trio start beating on Ace until The Rascalz run down with chairs in hand.

The Hardys & Oba Femi vs Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards w/JDC & Lish

Moose calls Oba out, looks like he wants to start off but tags out in expected heel fashion. Eddie gets tagged in and tries to shove Oba but Oba gets annoyed and throws Eddie around, Myers comes in just to eat a Double Clothesline as the Hardys then run in to lay em out over the ropes.

We come back from commercial to a Poetry in Motion and Lish get on the apron to distract the referee so let the System take some short cuts and a few quick tags but Myers is the legal on now. Isolating Jeff, Eddie gets tagged in and distracts the ref so Lish can choke Hardy from outside but Jeff hits the Jawbreaker for space. Eddie tags out to Moose, Moose tries to clear the enemy apron but only gets Oba, a Twist of Hate from Jeff  gets the time needed to tag in Matt! Matt hits the Delete Head Smashes, Tornado DDT, Side Effect…and Eddie breaks up the pin. Eddie tries to Dive on Oba but Oba catches him and Chokeslams him into the apron. Plot Twist on Moose in the ring! 1-2-Myers barely makes the save by shoving Jeff into the ref. Signature spam momentit comes down to Oba and Moose. Oba eats a Carbon Foot Print from Moose and stays standing, hits a Backbreaker to drop Moose, the Colons interfere enough for Moose to hit the Spear on Oba! Matt also eats a Spear after cracking Matt with a bejeweled ring fist and then Lights Out from Moose, The System wins!

Post-Match Elijah and Hendry run out to stop the post match beatdown. Santino Marella comes out with Sacrifice announcements. Jeff vs Moose for the X Division Title in a Ladder Match. Then a 10 man, the remnants of The System vs Matt Hardy and Joe Hendry’s choice of 3 extra dudes. 

 

Overall Score: 4/10

This whole show dragged, the crowd was dead for most of the show, the predictable things happened and most of the stuff was very low influence. Tessa having her first match back on iMPACT in like 4 years was irrelevant, the backstage segment with her and Lei Ying Lee wasn’t bad though. The System isn’t really getting any reactions which is embarrassing when even NXT has tried to frame them decently, and the Full Sail crowd doesn’t care. The Elegances are comedy so their stuff is fine, and they’re actually somewhat enjoyable…but Spitfire…mainly Jody, is freakin useless. Mance and Sami has been directionless with no heat. Mustafa’s cabinet has some potential but already getting pitted against Santana feels like a byproduct of a bad main event/upper mid card scene.

I nearly fell asleep a few times with how boring this damn show was. It wasn’t insanely offensive, but it was sooooo…boring. Dreamer’s era of booking makes me long for the Russo years because at least the stories were interesting even if they were inane and edgy just for the sake of it. God…I didn’t think anything would make me look fondly upon Russo booking. Eww…I feel dirty…I’m going to sleep now.

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