Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (3/11/21)
Who is truly worthy?
NXT UK holds its first-ever Mixed Tag Match!
Jinny cost Piper Niven the NXT UK Women’s Championship, and this has been brewing ever since! Will Jack Starz help Piper get revenge on the Spoiled Princess and her Righteous Knight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- British Rounds Rules: Tyler Bate VS Dave Mastiff; Bate wins.
- Teoman VS Danny Jones; Teoman wins.
- South Wales Subculture VS Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams; Jordan & Williams win.
- Mixed Tag: Jinny & Joseph Conners VS Piper Niven & Jack Starz; Niven & Starz win.
PLAY BY PLAY
British Rounds Rules: Tyler Bate VS Dave Mastiff!
These two men want back at the Heritage Cup, so they’re going to compete under the rules of the Heritage Cup Division! Will Bate start the long road back to the top? Or will the Bomber be too much even for the Big Strong Boy?
The bell rings and the first round begins. Bate and Mastiff fist bump to show there’s respect, and then the tie up. Mastiff puts Bate on the ropes then lets off fast. They circle, Bate stays back a bit but comes in to get a waistlock. Mastiff pries free to wrench, elbow breaker and wrench to a wristlock. Bate rolls, hooks a leg, but Mastiff wrangles him down to the mat. Bate moves around, kips up, but Mastiff wrenches again. Bate spins, dips, pries free and headlocks. Mastiff powers up to throw Bate away and the two reset as the BT Sports Studio cheers. Bate and Mastiff tie up with knuckle locks and have a test of strength!
Bate stays up as Mastiff tries to push him over, but Mastiff makes him bend! Cover, TWO as Bate gets a hand up! Mastiff pushes it down, TWO as Bate gets the other hand up! Mastiff puts that hand back, TWO as Bate bridges! We’re under a minute as Mastiff goes to put his full weight down, but Bate stays up! Mastiff tries again but Bate makes that a monkey flip, then sunset, but Bate can’t get Mastiff down! Bate lets off and the two smirk as they circle again. Bate considers Bop but doesn’t put it up. Mastiff waistlocks, Bate fights the lift, pries the hold, and wrenches to a wristlock.
Final 10 seconds as Bate rams shoulders then wrenches the arm, only for Mastiff to wring him out! Bate gets to a corner, and the round ends!
Bate: 0; Mastiff: 0
The two refresh in their corners and are ready for round two! They circle again, tie up, but Bate wrenches an arm. Bate clamps on tight but Mastiff chinbars to slip through and wristlock back. Bate rolls, arm-drags Mastiff, but Mastiff holds onto the arm. Bate rolls, gets to his feet and steps in, but that’s too much to scoop! Mastiff wrenches the wrist, Bate rolls and rolls and handsprings and breaks free, but Mastiff clinches. Bate headlocks, and uses his foot to bop Mastiff! Mastiff lifts but Bate bops him again! Mastiff powers Bate to a corner, Bate comes back and they ram! They stay up, Bate runs and Mastiff chases, Bate sunset flips!
Mastiff stays up but Bate kicks and pulls him down to a cover, and Bate scores a fall!
Bate: 1; Mastiff: 0
The Big Strong Boy is already closing in on victory, can Mastiff rebound? The two refresh in their corners again and we begin round three! BT Sports Studio rallies up as Bate and Mastiff circle. They feel out the grapple, Mastiff much more wary now that he’s on the defense. Bate JABS him quick and gets away with a smirk. They circle again, Bate KICKS Mastiff’s leg! Mastiff gets annoyed, Bate kicks but gets caught and Mastiff throws a forearm! Bate throws forearms but Mastiff ROCKS him! Mastiff brings Bate up to whip to a corner, then runs in. Bate boots, Mastiff blocks, Bate pries free and knees him away! Bate hops up and leaps for a FLYING UPPERCUT! But Mastiff stays up!
Mastiff fights off Bate’s scoop, Bate ROCKS him with a right! Bate wrenches, fireman’s carries, but Mastiff make sit a CRUCIFIX TAKEDOWN! Cover, Mastiff ties it up!!
Bate: 1; Mastiff: 1
It could all come down to this! Bate has a harder time recovering, naturally, but he has no choice but to get up for round four! Mastiff and Bate circle again, but Mastiff is basically chasing Bate. They tie up, Mastiff scoops and SLAMS Bate down! Bate writhes, the ref checks but he’s alright to continue. Mastiff gets Bate up to TOSS him! Bate is still in this but Mastiff is on him with a scoop and another SLAM! And then another SLAM! Bate sputters but he still wants to continue. We’re under two minutes as Mastiff clinches and whips but Bate rolls to dropkick! Mastiff stays up, blocks Bate’s rana and brings Bate up to POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!!
Mastiff drags Bate back up to bomb position, shifts to a fireman’s carry, and hits a ROLLING SENTON! Bate is sore as he bails out, and the ref has Mastiff stay in. Mastiff goes out and whips Bate all around into the apron and barriers! We’re under a minute and Mastiff TOSSES Bate into barriers! Mastiff leaves Bate behind and the ring count begins! The count is 5 of 10 as we’re nearing 30 seconds. Bate gets up at 7, crawls at 8, and drags himself in at 9! Mastiff stalks Bate, and hits a BACK SENTON to bring him down! Cover, TWO!?! Bate is still in this, under 10 seconds, Mastiff keeps trying to cover but Bate keeps kicking free, and the round ends!
Bate: 1; Mastiff: 1
Bate was saved by the bell, but he only has so much time to recover again. Will round five end it?
Mastiff storms over, Bate ROCKS him, but Mastiff CLUBS Bate! And CLUBS him again! Mastiff drags Bate up to throw elbows over and over into the shoulders! Bate blocks to KICK from below! Mastiff staggers and shakes his head, Bate runs and leaps, but into Mastiff’s arms! Mastiff gets Bate up but Bate slips out to waistlock! Bate tries but his back won’t let him German Suplex Mastiff! Mastiff CLUBS Bate, drags him up and whips him to a corner, and Bate flops over before Mastiff can run in. The ref checks, Bate refuses to quit so Mastiff hauls him up for a MASSIVE GERMAN SUPLEX!! The ref checks on Bate again, Mastiff runs in but Bate ROLLING KICKS first!
Bate powers up and he tries to fireman’s carry but that back refuses to do it! Bate fires up to power through the pain, and he gets Mastiff up for the AIRPLANE SPIN!! He only goes for about 5 rotations but he comes back to CLOBBER Mastiff! Bate hurries to a corner, climbs up top, and TORNILLO SENTONS! Cover, Bate wins!!
Winner: Tyler Bate, by pinfall
And it’s the Big Strong Boy in the fifth! True focus lies somewhere between rage and serenity, and Bate used that focus to win! Will Bate focus in on another try at the Heritage Cup?
NXT UK hears from tonight’s tag team match opponents.
Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster are going up against Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams tonight, and Andrews says that they respect those guys. They know what it’s like to be underdogs and you never underestimate the underdog. Williams & Jordan say they’ve faced some “bomber” tag teams, and beaten them, too. So who says they can’t do it again? The last six months have been hard on South Wales Subculture facing The Hunt and Eddie Dennis, but they’re not looking back, they’re looking forward.
Williams & Jordan are ready to win fair and square, but getting through SWSC means they’ll be dancing all the way to the NXT UK Tag Team Championships! Well, maybe not dancing. But either way, one team takes a step forward, will Williams & Jordan beat another pair of former champions to head for Pretty Deadly?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
NXT UK changes the start time for the United States, as it will now be live at 4 PM Eastern!
Aoife Valkyrie speaks.
“After everything I’ve gone through, and everyone I’ve beaten, you are my toughest battle.” She talks to herself in the mirror. “You used to push me, and now you’re pulling me down. Well I’ll show you that there’s a difference between those that aim for the top and those that settle. And that difference counts. A Valkyrie is only drawn to the toughest challenges. I’ll show you.” Will Aoife prove to herself that she can still reach the highest point in NXT UK?
Teoman VS Danny Jones!
The kid who fought for everything he had so that he could give his family everything they’ve ever wanted is making his in-ring debut in NXT UK! Will he fight hard enough to make everyone respect, admire and even fear him?
The bell rings and Jones ties right up with Teoman. Teoman wrenches, wristlocks and grinds Jones down. Teoman wrenches, Jones rolls and handsprings, but Teoman wrangles him back down! Teoman wrenches the wrist, Jones kips up but Teoman waistlocks then facelocks. Jones powers him into a corner but the ref calls for the break. Jones lets off but Teoman SLAPS him down! Teoman headlocks, Jones reverses to his own headlock, but Teoman powers out. Teoman hurdles, drops and trips Jones for a hard basement dropkick! And a KICK to the side! Teoman grins as he talks trash to Jones and dares him to get up.
Jones sits up but Teoman SLAPS him again! And again! And again! Jones fires up, they brawl back and forth, Jones fires off but Teoman ROCKS him with a body shot! And then runs to CLOBBER him with the forearm! Teoman stands on Jones’ face just to toy with him. Teoman clamps onto an arm while standing on Jones, then sits him up with a motorcycle stretch. Jones fights up, turns things around on Teoman, but Teoman gets a ropebreak. The ref calls for a break but again Teoman hits a sucker punch with that elbow! Teoman run sin but Jones turns it around to ROCK Teoman and hit a BACKSTABBER! Jones whips but Teoman dropkicks a leg out!
Teoman goes up to the top rope, leaps, and missile dropkicks Jones in the back! Teoman DOUBLE STOMPS the back, then DOUBLE STOMPS again! Teoman is toying with Jones as he DOUBLE STOMPS again! Then, he clamps on the CROSSFACE! Jones taps, Teoman wins!
Winner: Teoman, by submission
The Evil Eye is upon NXT UK! What prize will Teoman look to take for his own?
Xia Brookside has more work for Nina Samuels.
The Leading Lady turned personal assistant now has to clean Xia’s room! Why not call housekeeping? No, no, Xia gave them the day off. This is all for Nina. From making the bed to doing the dishes, though perhaps not perfectly, Nina thinks she’s done. But then she forgot about the dishes in the washer. Will Nina be able to get it together? Or will the month mercifully fly by with Brookside?
Eddie Dennis speaks with Wild Boar.
While Boar has been a “model student,” and made great progress, he committed a “Cardinal sin.” Boar separated himself from the pack and made it weaker! In the Street Fight, Dennis suffered the consequences! Primate suffered the consequences! So now Boar faces the consequences, as Primate and Tyson T-Bone punish him! And now that T-Bone has joined The Hunt, will they be more dangerous than ever?
Amale speaks.
The French Hope is the first French-born female in the WWE, and though having barely started, she’s already in history books. She is going for the opportunities she deserves in NXT UK. She has blessed the brand with hope, class, and has the support of her people. Will Amale look to become the first French-born women’s champion in WWE, as well?
Gallus spends time alone in their bar.
Wolfgang may not be pretty, but he knows a cheat. Mark Coffey tell shim not to beat himself up, everyone else will try to do that. Joe Coffey walks over and says they need to go back to go forwards. They need a plan. The Gallus boys aren’t on top. But they need to remind everyone that they were ruthless. It isn’t about titles or grudges. It is about making a statement. Gallus shakes hands on it, but just how will they rebuild and redeem themselves?
South Wales Subculture VS Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams!
The High-Fiving, Stage-Diving Welsh Rockstar and the Modfather have tasted the tag titles and want another, but the Bhangra Badboy and the Lucky Yin just want their first bite! Which team will be hungrier and head for the self-proclaimed “tasty” Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker?
The teams sort out and Williams starts with FMW. They circle, tie up, and then break. They go again, break again, and FMW has to worry about his sore ribs from that Street Fight. They tie up again, FWM wrenches and wrangles Williams down. Williams fights up, FMW wrenches again and drags Williams back down. FMW chinbars with the armlock but Williams pries free. Williams wrenches, chinbars, then elbow breakers to a wristlock. FMW rolls, bridges and handsprings to wrench and wring Williams out! Jordan says it’s all good and Williams circles with FMW. Williams rolls to get a leg but FMW gets the ropebreak. Williams lets go cleanly, and they go again.
FMW and Williams tie up, Williams wrenches and wrings FMW then whips. Andrews tags in, FMW slides under and is a step stool, MANDREWS in Motion! Williams bails out, Jordan rushes in, but FMW triangle dropkicks him out! SWSC waits for Williams & Jordan as they cool off. Jordan tells Williams it’s good, and Williams gets in. Jordan then tags in, which surprises and perhaps annoys Williams. Jordan and Andrews circle, tie up, Andrews wrenches and wrangles Jordan down. Jordan kips up, Andrews wrenches again, but Jordan rolls and arm-drags, only for Andrews to wristlock again. Andrews grinds the arm, YANKS the arm, then wrenches again.
Jordan rolls, gets under and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Jordan has the arm now, wrenches and jams the arm, then wrenches again. Andrews rolls, spins, handsprings and wrings the arm but Jordan handsprings through. Jordan dodges Andrews, FMW tags in, and SWSC double hip toss Jordan for the back suplex SPLASH and STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! FMW ROCKS Jordan to a corner, rams his shoulder in again and again, then snapmares Jordan for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! FMW whips Jordan in the corner, tags in Andrews, and they snapmare Jordan for a basement dropkick! Cover, TWO!
Andrews keeps on Jordan, Jordan throws body shots but Andrews uppercuts! Andrews stomps Jordan, rams his shoulder in, and FMW tags in to RAM in a shoulder! FMW drags Jordan up for a snap suplex, covers, TWO! FMW stays between Jordan and Williams but Jordan throws hands! FMW hits back, but Jordan jawbreakers free! And then dropkicks FMW to a corner! FMW runs back at Jordan but Jordan boots him then hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Williams calls to Jordan, Jordan tags him, and they mug FMW. Williams snapmares FMW, then drops knees! Cover, TWO! Williams SLAPS FMW on the back, then again, then straddle attacks!
Williams gets the arms, hooks them up for a camel clutch but FMW resists. Williams gives crossface forearms, shoves FMW down but FMW boots him away! Jordan tags in, CLUBS FMW, throws big forearms, but FMW shoves, only for Jordan to DECK him! Cover, TWO! Jordan camps on with a chinlock and pushes back to add leverage. FMW fights up, throws elbows, and arm-drags free. Jordan comes back but FMW dropkicks him! Hot tags to Andrews and Williams, but Andrews keeps going after Jordan with fast hands! Williams gets in but Andrews throws hands on him! Andrews CHOPS, whips, but Williams reverses. Andrews slides under the double clothesline to DOUBLE PELE!
Andrews CHOPS and whips but Williams reverses again, only to get a 619! Andrews MOONSAULTS Jordan down, then STOMP 182 for Williams! Andrews runs in to forearm smash, tag to FMW, SWSC KNEE-ENZIGURI combo! Then the ASSISTED SLICED BREAD, and a SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Williams lives but FMW drags him up. FMW reels Williams in but Williams back drops free to tag in Jordan! Andrews tags in, fires off on Jordan, but Jordan shoves. Jordan runs but is put on the apron, but he slingshots in, into Andrews’ roll up! TWO, and Jordan SUPERKICKS! Jordan is fired up, suplexes, but Andrews hits STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE!
FMW tags in, goes up, RUDE BOY BLOCK! Cover, Williams breaks it! Andrews gets in, Williams throws him out and BOOTS him down, to then WRECK him with a dropkick! FMW drags Jordan up, suplexes but Jordan blocks. Jordan suplexes, FMW slips out, Jordan elbows him away, tag to Williams! SPRINGBOARD UPPERCUT! Williams facelocks, FMW slips out and swings but Williams ducks. Williams waistlocks now, FMW switches, Williams switches. FMW slips around but Williams shoves him into Jordan! Roll up, TWO! FMW HEADBUTTS, Williams rewinds for the CLOTHESLINE!!
Both men are down, BT Sports Studio fires up, but Williams can’t find Jordan because how he accidentally hit him down! Williams runs to CLOBBER Andrews but FMW rolls Williams up! TWO, Williams swings but into a waistlock! Williams grabs at the ref as FMW tries to O’Conner roll, and Williams LOW BLOW MULE KICKS!! The ref didn’t see that, but Jordan did! Jordan thought they were doing this fair and square, but Williams doesn’t care, he drags FMW up for the HEADLOCK DRIVER!! Cover, Jordan & Williams win!
Winners: Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams, by pinfall
They beat former NXT UK Tag Team Champions, but not the way the Bhangra Badboy wanted to! Will he and Williams sort things out before their next match? Or will Williams continue to take every chance he gets?
NXT UK profiles Ilja Dragunov’s recent developments.
The “Moscow Madman” was always just a nickname, but now it may be becoming his reality. Every time he’s been in a match, a reminder of Walter sets him off and he goes into a berserk rage. We will hear from Dragunov next week on what is next for him.
Trent Seven speaks.
The weigh-in will be live on WWE’s The Bump! He is excited, because he has worked his butt off harder than ever before. He has never worked this hard for anything! He feels like there are a lot of people supporting him, but most of all he had Tyler Bate. Trent was there for Bate, so the least he could do is be here for Trent. Trent is in the best shape of his life and it is truly inspiring. Seven vows to do this. Seven is inspired by Bate, too, as they’ve both had the same attitude towards pro-wrestling. So to use the skills and the platform they have to motivate others, it’s a great feeling. Seven has avoided scales just so as not to get in his own head.
We will all learn together if Seven has made it under 205! Will Seven be ready to challenge for the Cruiserweight Championship? If he makes weight, that match happens NEXT WEEK!
NXT UK hears from Ben Carter.
“It’s been a pretty wild 12 months for me, to say the least.” He was in the US for soccer, and then in his spare time, doing everything he could to make a name for himself in pro-wrestling. No one knew who he was, but then fast-forward a year, and he’s living a dream. Carter had many options, but he wanted to come to NXT UK, and to come home. It’s like a brand new start. And with that new start comes a brand new name! Nathan Frazer will become a champion, grab the brand by the throat and take it wherever he wants it, and become the greatest to ever do it. Will the Prodigy formerly known as Ben Carter still carve an impressive path to the top?
BREAKING NEWS!
Walter has become THE longest reigning NXT UK Champion ever, but is going to return to issue a statement! What will Der Ring General have to say about the state of the brand?
Mixed Tag: Jinny & Joseph Conners VS Piper Niven & Jack Starz!
History is being made every day, and for NXT UK, it is having their first-ever Mixed Tag! But history aside, this is about settling scores and ending grudges! Will the Fashionista finally pay for blocking Piper’s path to the NXT UK Women’s Championship? Or is Starz not worthy of fighting alongside her against Jinny and her Righteous Killer?
The teams sort out and it’s ladies first as Piper and Jinny step up. Jinny asks if Piper is “thick” in the head. She backs off to tag in Conners, and so Starz comes in by default. Conners and Starz circle, tie up, and Conners goes around to wrench and fireman’s carry takeover. Cover, ONE, and Starz gets away. Conners asks “Shorty” if he knows what he’s gotten himself into. They tie up, Conners wrenches and arm-drags to clamp onto the shoulder. Conners half nelsons to snapmare to a cover, ONE! Conners mocks Starz to keep climbing and let the 15 minutes of fame run out. Starz keeps his cool, ties up with Conners, but Conners gets a cravat.
Starz endures as Conners snapmares him down to a chinlock, but Starz slips out to wrench, spin, and BACK DROP Conners, to then have the arm again. Conners rolls back but Starz drops to throw Conners over! Cover, ONE, but Starz ghost pins, ONE! Conners runs into an arm-drag and Starz grinds the arm down. Starz shifts to a short arm scissor and he pulls on the arm. Conners rolls back to a cover, TWO and Starz still has the hold! Conners powers up to dead lift Starz! But Starz sunset flips, TWO! Starz dropkicks Conners down and Conners gets mad! Starz grins and tags in Piper, so now Jinny has to enter. Jinny runs, dodges Piper but comes back to dodge again.
Piper and Jinny circle, Conners talks trash and that distracts Piper for Jinny to attack! Piper shoves Jinny away, blocks a punch and sweeps the leg to drop a senton! Cover, TWO! Piper drags Jinny up to scoop, but Conners tags Jinny in to save her! Starz has to come back, and he comes back with fast forearms! Starz whips, Conners reverses but Starz dodges to TACKLE Conners! Starz keeps moving to hit Conners with a basement EuroUpper, and a back drop! Conners catches Starz to a clinch, they’re on the ropes, and the ref counts, Starz powers up to push Conners away! The two stare down, Jinny swipes at Starz, but Conners sucker punches then BULLDOGS Starz!
Piper protests but Jinny gets away with a ROLLING KICK! Conners taunts Piper but Jinny orders him to stay on Starz. Conners scoops and SLAMS Starz, covers, TWO! Conners suplexes Starz high and hard, covers, TWO! Starz sits up but Conners jams his knee in the back! Conners digs his boot into Starz’s head, then taunts him to tag out. Starz throws body shots, Conners shoves him to hit a tilt-o-whirl SLAM! Cover, TWO! Conners kicks Starz to the corner, pushes him around, and tells him to hail Queen Jinny! Conners throws body shots, haymakers, then stomps Starz down. Conners taunts Piper for making a horrible choice in partners, but he runs into Starz’s elbow!
Starz runs, Conners catches him and shoves him away, but Starz rams him with a shoulder! Things speed up, Conners ducks the crossbody! Starz flops out of the ring, and Jinny is lurking. Piper storms over but Conners gets in the way. The ref reprimands and tells everyone to back off. Conners drags Starz up to put him in, and then stalks Starz to ropes. Conners drags Starz up to CHOP him, ROCK him, but Starz hits back! Starz bobs ‘n’ weaves, hits Conners, Conners hits back, they’re brawling! Starz hits EuroUpper after EuroUpper but Conners goes to backslide! Starz fights that off to DECK Conners!
Both men crawl, BT Sports Studio fires up, Conners drags Starz but Starz fights to tag in Piper! Jinny has no choice but to be legal, but she decides to run! Piper chases her into the ring, and POUNCES her! Piper drags Jinny up, whips and TOSSES her, then does it again! Piper runs to BASEMENT CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Piper rains down rights on Jinny, drags her up, and whips her to a corner. Piper runs in but Jinny BOOTS her, then ROLLING KICKS! Piper staggers, Jinny CHOP BLOCKS and rolls Piper up! TWO!! Piper staggers up but Jinny is after her with forearms! Piper HEADBUTTS Jinny down! Conners tags in, and he says Piper is not a queen, just a commoner!
Piper SLAPS Conners and feeds him to Starz’s EXPLODER! Conners ends up in a corner, Jinny is in the other, Starz and Piper DOUBLE CANNONBALL! Starz feeds Conners to Piper’s MICHINOKU DRIVER! Starz becomes Piper’s weapon, MILITARY PRESS SLAM onto Conner!! Cover, Starz & Piper win!
Winners: Jack Starz & Piper Niven, by pinfall
Starz & Pipes go down in history as the first NXT UK Mixed Tag winners! But more importantly, they took the fight to Jinny & Joseph! Will they leave these bullies behind on this Road to WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good episode for NXT UK all in all. Bates VS Mastiff was a very good British Rounds match, and I almost expected Mastiff to win with another knockout when he and Bate were trading hands. But Bate’s journey is the story, and he pulls out a big win to keep going towards the Heritage Cup. Teoman had a good debut, though I wouldn’t have expected his theme to be electronic, not rock. We got good promos from Amale and Aoife were decent, and I expected more from Nina Samuels having to do Xia Brookside’s chores. Her plotting to sabotage Xia only to fail felt like a good story thread but it looks more like Nina is just a bad personal assistant.
I am very surprised that The Hunt is changing up its members, but I think this means Boar legitimately got hurt during that Fatal 4 Way and they need to have a reason why he’s gone. T-Bone joining the group is good for T-Bone, he wasn’t doing anything at all. Good to know we’ll be hearing from Dragunov and Walter next week, and I hope Walter’s announcement is that he’s heading to the States to join the rest of Imperium for a spell. However, I’m very disappointed that Ben Carter has to change his name to Nathan Frazer. The new gear looks great, but why a new name? We just had “Ed Harvey” refuse to be that and become Sha Samuels! Why are we only now, a month or so after he arrived, renaming Ben Carter, who really is a prodigious talent!? That’s absurd!
It’s also odd that Trent Seven’s weigh-in is being put on WWE’s The Bump. Pretty sure it’s just so NXT UK fans will want to watch The Bump to see that segment. But this must mean Devlin VS Seven really is happening next week, I can’t imagine they’d swerve us just so The Bump could get a few more views for one week. Also, the timing of this is interesting since Devlin issued his challenge to Escobar for the near future. I suppose this means Seven loses and wonders if it was all worth it. Jordan & Williams VS SWSC was a good tag match, and I figured Williams would find a way to cheat to win. They will surely get a tag title match, and Jordan might be too distracted worrying about Williams to focus, and that is why they lose.
Gallus had a good little promo to put forward that they have to refocus. I’m hoping that means the Coffey Brothers go after the tag titles and then Wolfgang can try for the Heritage Cup or even UK Championship. And the Mixed Tag main event was good, but Mixed Tags just naturally have a harder time using the hot tag momentum for drama since one tag is basically two tags, and as we saw, Jinny did not want to face Piper if she could help it. Nigel McGuiness on commentary did a good job bringing up the controversy of Piper hitting Conners when co-ed contact isn’t allowed. But naturally, Piper and Starz win to finally give the Heels comeuppance, but I’m not sure where this goes from here. Will Piper have another try at the NXT UK Women’s Championship and Kay Lee Ray? I feel like the moment to pull the trigger on a title change has passed, so what would we even get out of it?
My Score: 8/10
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Golden tickets make for great stocking stuffers!
With Nathan Frazer & Axiom still NXT Tag Team Champions, they need new contenders for New Year’s Evil! Who wins a Fatal 4 Way to head for LA?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade; Vaquer wins.
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Charlie Dempsey w/ No Quarter Catch Crew VS Lexis King; King wins and becomes the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
- Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; win.
- NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Christmas Chaos Fatal 4 Way: Myles Borne & Tavion Heights VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino VS OTM VS Hank ‘n’ Tank; win(s) and will challenge Nathan Frazer & Axiom for the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
Santa Claus is here!
Lowell, Massachusetts is excited that Kris Kringle is going around ringside, but enough about him, it’s time for action!
Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade!
The Dark Angel is here on this not so silent night to shut up her opponent. The Generation of Jade doesn’t care that she’s on the naughty list, but will she get herself on the short list of contenders to a women’s title? Or will Vaquer give Cora a nightmare before Christmas?
The bell rings and Vaquer circles with Cora while the fans rally up. They tie up, Cora pulls hair, but the ref reprimands. Cora puts Vaquer in a corner, lets off, but then Vaquer rushes up. Vaquer waistlocks and SLAMS Cora, then clamps on a facelock. Cora fights up, wrenches out and steps over, La Magistrol! TWO, Vaquer turns things over to a cover, ONE! Vaquer sweeps legs, cover, ONE! Cora sweeps legs, covers, ONE! Cora knuckle locks but Vaquer fights up and RAMS Cora. Cora cranks the wrist but Vaquer RAMS her again. Vaquer then goes up, ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! Cora staggers away while fans fire up.
Vaquer runs up on Cora, victory rolls her, TWO! Cora scrambles away but Vaquer eggs her on. Cora runs up, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS, then she runs at the ropes! Vaquer dodges, then comes back to 6- NO, Cora ducks the 619 and wags her finger. The fans cheer, Vaquer smirks, and the two rush in. Vaquer catches and wrenches Cora to a snap suplex! Vaquer drags Cora into the headscissors! The fans fire up as Vaquer turns Cora over, but Cora rolls and rolls to get the ROPEBREAK! Vaquer lets Cora go and Cora bails out to the outside. Vaquer hurries after Cora, they cat ‘n’ mouse around the ring, but then Vaquer and Cora slide into the ring.
The fans fire up as things speed up, Vaquer ducks ‘n’ DROPKICKS! Cora sputters, the fans fire up, and Vaquer smirks as she looms over Cora. Vaquer pushes Cora down to then IMPLODER KNEE DROP! Something similar to Cora’s move set, and Vaquer whips Cora to a corner. The fans rally, Cora goes up but waits to lure Vaquer in! BACKSTABBER! Cora laughs at Vaquer and fans boo, but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Cora has a motorcycle stretch on Vaquer. The fans rally as Vaquer endures and fights to her feet. Vaquer turns things around, arm-drags Cora away, and Cora goes to a corner. Vaquer runs up, Cora dodges then comes back to SHINING WIZARD! Snapmare and cover, TWO! The fans rally but Cora clamps onto Vaquer with a chinlock. Vaquer endures, even as Cora leans on the hold. The fans rally again and Vaquer fights up. Vaquer turns around to JAWBREAKER free! Cora blocks a kick, ROCKS Vaquer, but then Vaquer pulls hair to reel Cora in! BIG back suplex and the fans fire up!
The ref checks, both women stir, and they go to corners. Cora runs in but Vaquer dodges the shining wizard! SOLE FOOD! Vaquer runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Cora sits down, so Vaquer goes again, METEORA! Vaquer drags Cora to center, then wraps on the headscissors! The fans fire up but Cora rolls and rolls to ropes again! Vaquer just puts on the squeeze, and rolls Cora back! HEADSCISSOR DRILLER! Cover, TWO! Vaquer brings Cora up but Cora pulls hair! The fans boo, Cora kicks but Vaquer blocks it! Vaquer turns things into a STANDING STF!! Cora endures, hops on one foot, and she THROWS Vaquer onto ropes!
Cora runs to BACK ELBOW! And then GUT WRENCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! Vaquer stays in this and Cora shrieks. The fans boo Cora’s tantrum, but Cora hauls Vaquer up. Vaquer fights the underhooks to ROCK, SOBAT and underhook in return! PRIMERA BACKBREAKER! Cover, Vaquer wins!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall
Cora gets coal for Christmas in the form of a loss, but that’s not all! Kelani Jordan runs out here to SMACK away on Cora with a kendo stick! Vaquer has Kelani stop, if only to keep from wearing out that kendo stick. The Standout still wants to stomp Cora out, when and where will she get her fight with the Generation of Jade?
The D’Angelo Family speaks.
Stacks likes Luca’s vest, and Luca likes Stack’s jacket. Tony D tells his guys that they’ve been doing great, and Luca thanks The Don for getting them an early Christmas present. They have a spot in the Christmas Chaos Fatal 4 Way! Tony says it’s about time the entire family has some gold. That reminds Stacks of Christmas Eve as a kid: staying up late, camping on the couch, waiting for Santa to come. Stacks remembers one night when he was half asleep, seeing Santa digging through his gifts like a raccoon in a dumpster! Santa was shaking ’em around and acting like he owns the place! Before Stacks could do anything, his mom runs in with a broomstick and starts hitting Santa in the face!
Adriana Rizzo says Diana Lorenzo is a saint among women. Stacks says, “A saint? She’s a freakin’ enforcer!” But turns out, it was just Mr. Fabrizio from down the street. He didn’t go Christmas shopping, the cheapskate. Tony says no one should be snoopin’ around like The Grinch. The point is, “presents under the tree, a tag team title opportunity for Luca and me. So Hank ‘n’ Tank…” “NQCC…” “And OTM… You try to take that from us, we’ll bash your heads in like my mother.” Like his mother! The warning has been issued, will someone be sleepin’ with the fishes for Christmas?
Lexis King prepares backstage.
Mr. William Regal walks over to say hello. He has been watching Lexis these past few months, and both his growth and dedication have been remarkable. Lexis deserves this opportunity. Regal would be honored to be in Lexis’ corner again this time. Lexis really appreciates that, he is very honored, because he is finally becoming the best version of himself. So then, is he going to do it? Yes, of course. Lexis will become the NEW Heritage Cup Champion! Lexis heads out, and Regal brings out the brass knuckles. Regal says that wasn’t what he was asking. Will the Drama King claim his crown the right way? Or will he do it regally?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Charlie Dempsey w/ Wren Sinclair VS Lexis King w/ William Regal!
It is another clash of second generation superstars, each trying to prove they’re not like their fathers. Though, that only makes it all the more intriguing that Dempsey’s father is trying to help his opponent. Will Lexis finally have his moment? Or will Regal still expect the worst out of him?
The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see just how far the King has come!
The bell rings and round one begins. The fans rally as these two tie up, and then King headlocks. Dempsey powers right out, and King goes toa corner. The two reset, tie up, and King waistlocks then headlocks. Dempsey powers up and out, but King runs him over! Things keep moving, King turns hip toss into takedown, roll, ghost pin! TWO, but King is right up, only for Dempsey to deflect the dropkick! Dempsey grabs a leg, ANKLE LOCK! King rolls free, but Dempsey RAMS him, then whips. King reverses and DROPKICKS! Dempsey flounders, the fans fire up with King, but Regal has a point that King needs to focus on Dempsey.
King and Dempsey reset, tie up, and Dempsey waistlocks. King breaks that to switch, but Dempsey drop toeholds into a HEEL HOOK! King hurries to turn but Dempsey floats to the arm! FUJIWARA! King rolls, arm-drags and has the wristlock! King makes it a cording hold and the fans rally. Dempsey bridges, rolls back, then stands. They fight for wristlock control but Dempsey spins, slips through and wrenches for a wristlock! Dempsey wrangles King, twists that arm around, and we hit a minute. King reaches up but Dempsey fights the headscissors. They both stand, and Dempsey shifts to a cravat neck wrench.
King endures, powers up and out, and King hits a hip toss! Cover, TWO as Dempsey bridges, then CRAVAT PLEXES! Cover, TWO, but Dempsey keeps that cravat. King fights up and we’re at 30 seconds. Wren coaches Dempsey but King scoops to SLAM! Dempsey still drags King down! The neck wrench is on tight but King fights up. Ten seconds, King fires hands as the fans count it down. King gets his headlock on Dempsey, the bell sounds for the round!
Round 1 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
King holds on and thrashes Dempsey, but then Dempsey hits a BACKBREAKER! The ref reprimands them both, and tells them to listen better. Both men refresh in their corners, and now it’s round two! Dempsey runs up but King dodges! King CHOPS and CHOPS and whips corner to corner. Dempsey reverses with a BRIDGING whip! King hits buckles hard! Dempsey storms up to KNEE King in the side! King goes to a corner but Dempsey brings him out. Dempsey fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS King again. King hits back but Dempsey KNEES and GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Cover, TWO!
Dempsey keeps on King with a shove and a forearm to the back! King hobbles to a corner but Dempsey is on him. Dempsey digs a knee in, the ref counts, but Dempsey lets off to CLUB King. Dempsey UPPERCUTS King int he back! King CHOSP! And CHOPS! Dempsey knees low then CLUBS King again! Dempsey hauls King up with a GOTCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! King stays in this but Dempsey stays on him with a HALF CRAB! King endures, uses his free leg to push up, but Dempsey digs his elbow into the lower back! Dempsey makes King drop to his stomach and then sits deep on the hold! King endures, we drop under a minute, and King fights!
King turns, kicks free, and goes to another corner. Dempsey CLUBS him again! Dempsey fires a forearm, whips corner to corner, but King SUPERKICKS! King goes up to FLYING SUNSET FLIP! High stack, TWO!! Dempsey gets lucky, and then he blocks a kick! DRAGON SCREW! Dempsey waistlocks and GERMAN SUPELXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! King escapes that one but we hit 10 seconds as Dempsey has the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! King endures, so Dempsey stomps away! The bell rings to end the round!
Round 2 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
Dempsey gets more stomps in but the ref backs him off! The ref warns Dempsey, this is two rounds in a row that there’ve been extracurricular activity. But at the same time, two rounds and no score, that is rare for Dempsey. King crawls his way to Regal to refresh while Wren helps “Charles,” and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and apparently round three all happened during break! No one scored a fall, so this is already round 4!
Round 3 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
The bell rings on this fourth round, and both men run up! King CLOBBERS Dempsey! And CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up as King ducks a shot to then BACK SUPLEX BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! King stays on Dempsey with a chinlock and he grinds Dempsey down. Dempsey fights around, the fans rally up, and Dempsey fights up. Dempsey fires body shots, then he snapmares free. Dempsey CHOPS, so King CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! King whips Dempsey corner to corner hard, and the fans fire up as King runs in! LARIAT, then CHOP, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans rally and Regal seems impressed as King climbs. Dempsey stands, and King CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! King is frustrated but he and Dempsey rise again. Dempsey UPPERCUTS King, King UPPERCUTS Dempsey, repeat! They go back and forth, again and again! King CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, but Dempsey hooks the arms! King fights it so Dempsey spins him around! King fights the underhooks and SUPERKICKS! Dempsey rebounds to KNEE! We’re under a minute as both men run! DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Wren shouts at “Charles” to get up, and the ref tells her to get off the apron.
Regal takes this distraction as an opening to slide the brass knuckles right into King’s hand! King is dazed, but he knows what those are! King argues with Regal that this is not how he wants to do this! We’re under 25 seconds as REGAL DECKS KING?!? The fans boo but Dempsey sees the knuckles! Dempsey picks those up, we hit 10 seconds, but the ref sees Dempsey with the knuckles, too! The ref assumes the worst and DISQUALIFIES Dempsey!!! That’s an automatic WIN for King!!!
Winner: Lexis King, by disqualification (NEW NXT Heritage Cup Championship)
That’s right! No Champion’s Advantage in a Heritage Cup match! Regal ended up helping King after all, but not in the way anyone thought! King kisses the cup, and even Regal is shocked, though also a bit amused. Will this Christmas miracle lead King to become not only the best version of himself, but the best Heritage Cup Champion yet?
OTM speaks.
Bronco Nima says everyone’s excited about the holidays. But for them, OTM gives it to you real as the realest tag team in NXT. And for them, the holidays ain’t nothing but a facade. Lucien Price says tomorrow, you’ll wake up, open presents, and be disappointed when it hits you like a brick. You’ll look at your family, tell ’em all thanks, knowing damn well what they got you was trash. And let’s be honest, you probably don’t even like your family. You can’t wait for them to leave! Just like NQCC, Hank ‘n’ Tank and the D’Angelo Family. OTM can’t wait for them all to be out of this tag title picture. OMT have next!
And unlike Frazer & Axiom, OTM doesn’t pretend to have each other’s backs, they are for real. And this Christmas Chaos is about to be real. All three other teams will move out the way! Best believe that in 2025, OTM will be the NEW NXT Tag Team Champions! Will Nima & Price drag the rest of the division down so that they can get #OutTheMud?
Kelani Jordan argues with Stephanie Vaquer backstage.
The Standout says La Primera had no right to stop her from going after Cora. Respectfully, Kelani does not need Stephanie to protect her. Stephanie had her match with Cora, she won it, congratu-freakin’-lations! Lola Vice walks over to calm Kelani down. Stephanie was just looking out for her. Kelani tells Lola that Lola cannot tell her to calm down. Lola is the last person to tell someone to calm down! Lola interfered in every single one of Jaida Parker’s matches to get at her, and it’s FINE~! Lola says Jaida started that beef. Kelani says no, they both started it. Kelani says, “Don’t don’t even get me started on you,” Stephanie.
Stephanie and Giulia were best friends one week, fighting the next, and it’s FINE~! But now that Kelani wants retaliation on Cora, now Kelani’s the problem? How about they all practice what they preach and get outta her face! Kelani storms off and both Lola and Vaquer are stunned. Is the Standout about to stand alone against the world?
Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
The Fatal Influence are a bunch of haters hating on the “freaky” girls, such as Tatum Paxley, Gigi Dolin and Shotzi Blackheart. But according to the Unholy Union, at least those three have unity while Jacy, Jazmyn & Fallon are just faking it. Will Jacy & Jazmyn make sure this NXT homecoming is very toxic for the former tag team champions? Or will Fyre & Dawn make sure there’s a mean girl meltdown for Christmas?
NXT returns as the Fatal Influence makes their entrance. The fans boo but the Influence just soaks it up. Oh hey, “Santa” is in the upper deck, and he has some special guests! It’s KC Squared, Katana Chance & Kayden Carter! They’re also home for the holidays, will they like what they see out of all these former rivals? The teams sort out and Isla starts against Jazmyn in a battle of the pigtails. They circle, tie up, and go around. Jazmyn powers Isla to a corner, the ref counts, and Jazmyn shoves Isla. So Isla SHOVES Jazmyn! Jazmyn runs up, but Isla puts her in the corner and KICKS her!
Isla snapmares Jazmyn then UPPERCUTS her in the back! Cover, TWO! Isla whips Jazmyn, DROPKICKS her down, but Jazmyn flounders away. Tag to Jacy and she tells Isla to back off. Jacy runs up, but Isla dodges! Isla wrenches and SAIDOS! Jacy flounders, Isla runs up and ELBOWS her! Isla sits Kacy down, tells Jazmyn to kiss this, and then she HIP ATTACKS Jacy! Tag to Alba and she drags Jacy up to send her at the corner! Isla catches Jacy into a TARANTULA, and then Alba SUPERKICKS Jacy! Jacy falls, Alba covers, TWO! Alba drags Jacy up but Jacy mule kicks! Jacy shrieks, whips, but Alba wrenches to HOOK KICK!
Alba CHOPS Jacy, CHOPS her again, but Jacy catches a shot to swing around. Alba stays up, swings Jacy but Jacy arm-drags Alba. Alba comes back but Jacy ducks under. Jazmyn sneaks a tag before the RANA! Then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Alba stays in this, Kayden & Katana are mildly amused, but Jazmyn KICKS Alba in the back. Jazmyn clamps on a chinlock and she grinds Alba down. The fans rally, Alba endures and fights up, and Alba fires elbows. Jazmyn throws Alba down by her hair! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Jazmyn talks smack as she drags Alba up again. Jazmyn snapmares and KICKS Alba again!
Jazmyn taunts Isla, drags Alba up again, but Alba CHOPS! And wait, here come Tatum, Gigi & Shotzi! Jazmyn ROCKS Alba, but now the “freaks” outnumber the mean girls 5v3. Wait, now we see Shawn Spears, Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance watching this backstage. The Chair Man still wants female representation in his faction, who could he be scouting this time? As for ringside, Fallon shouts at “the freaks” to go away, but no, they’re here to stay. As for in the ring, Alba rolls up Jazmyn! TWO!! Jazmyn escapes, Alba JAWBREAKERS her! Tag to Isla, and then they GOURD BUSTER to METEORA! The fans fire up with the “freaks” while NXT goes to break.
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The Hollywood A-Lister’s got his own nightmare before Christmas!
Christmas is just a few days away, but things aren’t merry and bright for Raw! The Miz must face his fears as he faces Dexter Lumis 1v1!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky; Iyo wins and advances to the next round.
- Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Gable wins.
- Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Damian Priest wins, by disqualification.
- The Miz VS Dexter Lumis; Lumis wins, by disqualification.
- Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Drew McIntyre walks to gorilla.
The Scottish Terminator makes his way through the curtain and to the stage, and the fans have a mixed reaction as he goes to the ring. McIntyre grabs a mic, and he says, “After Hell in a Cell, I’ve never been so beat up in my entire life. 16 staples in my head, my back almost broken from landing on the steel steps. And I went home to Scotland. The reason I went home, and I haven’t really talked about it publicly, is because a very close family member passed away. Some people probably feeling sympathy right now. Some guys in the back are probably talking to each other, saying, ‘I didn’t know.’ Maybe if you cared enough, you would’ve asked.
“Over these past two months, guess how many people phoned me to check. Not how I was doing mentally but how I was doing physically after Hell in a Cell. ONE PERSON! These past 17 years, I’ve been led to believe we’re all a big happy family in the back. We’re brothers and sisters, we travel the world together, we spend more time with each other than with our actual families, but it’s all BS! My brother, John, in Scotland wouldn’t stab me in the back to take my spot, but people like Jimmy, Jey and Sami 100% would.” The fans boo that, then chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” McIntyre says that proves his point.
After watching everything The Bloodline did, Jey says he is a changed man. He does a cute hand sign, he says a made-up word, and the fans just forget about it and move on. That’s the other thing McIntyre realized: He has given and given and given all this time, and the fans turned on him for a guy who was gone for years and has told the WWE fans to go screw themselves! McIntyre was fighting for the fans, he thought they believed in him, so he believed in the fans! McIntyre bled out in the cell, and while he was gone, the fans instantly forgot him! The fans boo, that’s not true! But McIntyre says from now on, he gives no more for anybody!
McIntyre will take and take and he will tell the truth! The real villains are Roman Reigns and CM Punk! And if you choose to prop them up, as he already said, Jey, Jimmy & Sami, the things Roman did to you… Roman took a vacation, then simply snapped his fingers and they were by his side again! McIntyre suggests everyone who ever wronged McIntyre should sleep with one eye open. But wait, here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer and sing for Sami but Sami says hey, McIntyre is angry, he doesn’t have to believe Sami in place of believing everyone has ulterior motives. Sami doesn’t blame him.
But personally, man to man, Sami did not know what happened with McIntyre’s family. They figured he was recovering from one of the most vicious matches of all time. Sami thought that, all the guys ‘n’ girls in the back thought, and that’s all the fans thought. Believe that or not, fine, but Sami wants to level with McIntyre. Talk about 17 years, Sami has 22 years in this game. Sami’s been through what McIntyre’s been through. Sami’s had losses. Trust him. He has had losses he had to put on the side and go to work that week. The same sacrifices, from birthdays to weddings to funerals that he should’ve been at? Sami’s done it all.
Sami has put unnecessary stress on his wife, on his kid, and why? Because this is the life that they both chose! They are WWE SUPERSTARS! The fans cheer that! And as such, they are LUCKY to be WWE Superstars! And you think this is just your story or Sami’s story? Y’know who else has stories like this? Every single person sitting in the stands. Every single person at home! The kids who struggle at school, the adults who struggle at work, who struggle economically, physically, and they have their losses and sacrifices, but they still get up every day to do what they gotta do to soldier on, without pointing a finger at everyone else!
The fans fire up for that passion. Sami says McIntyre dares pointing a finger at the fans for forgetting him?! They didn’t forget, brother! They MADE McIntyre! And McIntyre still thinks the world revolves around him just because once upon a time, someone told him he was “The Chosen One.” But newsflash, just because you’re mad doesn’t make you special. And now McIntyre thinks everyone else is somehow tied to him? What Jimmy does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Jey does has nothing to do with McIntyre! What SAMI does has nothing to do with McIntyre!
But McIntyre, if you want to still walk around all angry and pointing fingers at the fans, at Sami, at Jey, at Jimmy, at Punk, at Roman, and still be mad about The Bloodline, fine. No one is stopping McIntyre. But Sami has no problem being McIntyre’s problem and facing him in this ring right now! McIntyre says if Sami wants to know the truth… IT isn’t just anger. McIntyre’s anger comes from pain, and he doesn’t doubt what Sami just said. There was so much truth and passion, but it’s never the whole truth, is it? Sami has a way of spinning things. Because Sami can fly back home every week to his family. McIntyre is halfway across the world from his!
And no one here in Boston ever leaves Boston, they’re with their families 24/7! McIntyre doesn’t have that luxury! The fans boo that veiled insult, but McIntyre says he will remain calm and ask Sami why he wants this fight. They both know the result, we saw it time and time again, Sami has NEVER beaten McIntyre. So McIntyre suggests, given Sami isn’t 100%, and Sami’s wife and kid are here tonight… Sami should just walk back there, take their hands, and leave this arena. Of all those in the Bloodline, Sami is the least of McIntyre’s worries.
Sami says McIntyre is right about a couple things. When it comes to win-loss records, McIntyre has Sami’s number. And Sami is not 100%. Haven’t been since Saturday Night’s Main Event. And yes, the smart thing would be to just go home, celebrate and get healthy over the holidays. But Sami would so much rather do this. Sami fires hands! The fans fire up but McIntyre shoves Sami away. McIntyre swings, but gets caught! Sami lifts but McIntyre fights free, then GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! McIntyre takes aim, but here comes JEY USO! The fans fire up as Jey runs down the ramp, slides in, and then dodges McIntyre to SUPERKICK!
The fans fire up as Jey & Sami DOUBLE LARIAT McIntyre up and outta the ring! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” with Jey & Sami Uso! Will the Scottish Terminator’s mission be ended when Sami and/or Jey shut him down?
Adam Pearce is met by Pure Fusion Collective.
The Raw General Manager asks Sonya Deville what he can do for her and she says not much. She knows how stressful this job can be since she once had it. She’s just here to make things easier. And how’s that? Well, Kairi Sane is not cleared to compete, there is an opening in the tournament, and Sonya wants it. Oh, is that so? Y’know, Sonya, that is a terrible idea. They caused this scenario so he’s just gonna reward them? Are they outta their minds? And zip it! Plus, he already filled that vacancy with Iyo Sky. Happy Holidays! PFC is upset by that since Iyo just lost to Liv Morgan, but will there be nothing to stop the Evil Genius now?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky!
Just as Pearce said, PFC taking out the Pirate Princess will not mean they get away with murder! The Queen of Harts and the Fire Keeper must now figure out how to handle this change to the program. Will Iyo redeem herself for losing Saturday Night’s Main Event by moving on to the next round?
Raw returns and Alba makes her entrance, Isla Dawn seeing her to the ramp, and then Natalya makes her entrance. The bell rings and Alba kicks Natty then ELBOWS Iyo! Alba whips but Natty reverses and Alba tumbles out of the ring! Iyo rolls Natty, TWO! Iyo whips, Natty dodges in the corner and gets Iyo up! REBOUND SIT-DOWN, and then Natty steps on Iyo, only for Alba to trip Natty up! Alba brings Natty out to send into steel steps! But then Iyo DIVES onto Alba! The fans fire up with Iyo and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Natty brawls with Abla. Alba knees low, but Iyo CROSBODIES them both down! The fans fire up and Iyo SHOTEIS Alba! And SHOTEIS her again! And then DROPKICKS her down! Iyo brings Alba around, whips, but Alba reverses. Iyo goes up and out, then blocks a shot to ROCK Alba! The fans fire up, Iyo spirnboards, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Iyo handsprings up and the fans fire up again! Iyo gets the fans going, but Alba wrenches and facelocks, TORNADO DDT! Alba gets Iyo up again to GOURD BUSTER her onto Natty! Alba then rearranges them into the drop zone!
Alba goes up, the fans are torn, but Alba grins as she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover on Iyo, TWO! Cover on Natty, TWO! But into a KOJI KLUTCH! Natty endures, flails, fights around, but Alba holds on tight! Natty pushes, stacks Alba, TWO!! Natty has the legs! Alba flails now, but Iyo runs up! Natty trips Iyo onto Alba, and she has them both! Natty turns them both over, DOUBLE SHARPSHOOTER!! Iyo and Alba both flail, both claw at the mat, and Alba gets the ROPEBREAK! No disqualifications so Natty can hold on! But now Iyo drags herself under the ropes, and there’s no room left, so Natty has to let go!
Natty rises up and she stalks Iyo to the apron. Natty drags Iyo up but Iyo HOTSHOTS Natty! Natty staggers, rebounds, but Iyo jumps the baseball slide! Natty hits Alba down, and then Iyo PENALTY KICKS Natty! Iyo fires up and springboards, ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit on both targets and the fans fire up! Iyo hurries to get Natty up and into the ring, then she drags Natty into the drop zone. Iyo climbs, but Alba CLUBS Iyo first! Alba snarls as she climbs up, but Iyo holds onto ropes! Natty CLUBS Alba and she adds on! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX on Alba! But Iyo stays up top to go OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Iyo wins!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Genius of the Sky moves on, ready to fly against The Morrigan! Will Iyo be able to get past Lyra Valkyria and head for the title?
Judgment Day sulks in the clubhouse.
Finn Balor tells JD McDonagh that he can’t believe this. This was supposed to be a Merry Christmas, Finn was supposed to be celebrating with two titles, and now he has none! Liv Morgan tells Raquel Rodriguez to tell Finn that the reason she suggested he stay away from Damian Priest is because she knew this would happen. Raquel starts to relay the message, but Finn has JD tell Liv that she’s got her own problems to worry about and to stay off his back. But then Liv tells Raquel to tell Finn that the reason she’s “on his back” is because he lost the tag titles. JD, tell Liv that Christmas is-
Dominik speaks up to stop the arguing. Christmas IS around the corner, and now they’re not even talking to each other? Dom says he’s gonna go talk with Pearce and get a match with Priest! Dom’s gonna step up for this family. Oh, Dom thinks he’s better than Finn? No, it’s not even like that. Dom has a plan. He’ll talk with Pearce then fill everyone in later. Dom heads out, JD prays for one week of no drama while it’s Christmas. Will Dirty Dom make sure The Punisher pays for screwing Finn & JD over? Or will Priest be given the gift of sending Dom South of Heaven?
Sami and Jey regroup backstage.
Sami can’t believe Jey didn’t text or call about the comeback. Jey says, “My bad.” But Sami says it’s fine, he’s happy Jey is back. And thanks for having his back out there tonight and every night, Sami appreciates Jey. Jey thanks Sami for that, and says you know he had to come back for payback. Jey is gonna handle business! Actually, Sami was kinda hoping he could handle McIntyre. Sami talked a big game, he’s gotta back it up. But Sami, you’re not even 100% tonight. Sami knows, but he started something so he has to finish it. Jey says alright. He’s got next! They secret handshake and Jey wishes Sami luck. Will Sami finally get a win on McIntyre in a Christmas miracle?
Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
As “Master” Gable said last week, it was about time he settled things with his past. Will Gable prove to the world that he was always the reason the Alpha Academy was relevant? Or will he find out he can’t keep up with the Stamina Monster?
Raw returns and the #AlphaBabes make their entrance, showing off that new merch while they’re at it. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Tozawa and Gable tie up, Gable wrenches and talks trash right to Tozawa’s face! Gable CHOPS Tozawa down, stands him up, CHOPS him down again, repeat! Gable whips and CLOBBERS Tozawa, then raises the fist. The fans boo more but Gable talks smack on Otis. Gable drags Tozawa up, suplexes, but Tozawa slips free! Tozawa SOBATS, spins, slides under, and SPIN KCIKS! Gable goes to a corner and Tozawa puts him up! But Gable gets Tozawa for a HANGING ARMBAR!
Otis protests, the ref counts, and Gable lets off at 4. Gable says he didn’t break a rule, and Otis never learns. Gable SLAPS Otis, slides into the ring, but Tozawa victory rolls! TWO, but Tozawa SUPERKICKS Gable down! Tozawa rips the shirt off, goes up top, and SUPER SENTRONS onto knees! Gable saves himself and hauls Tozawa up to GERMAN SUPELX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES again! But he isn’t done, Gable spins Tozawa around, and POWERBOMBS him! ANKLE LOCK!! Tozawa flails but he’s so far from the ropes! Tozawa TAPS, Gable wins!
Winner: Chad Gable, by submission
But Gable won’t let go! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Gable just drops into a GRAPEVINE! So Otis storms in and he drags Gable off the leg! Otis TOSSES Gable! The fans are thunderous, but Team American Made steps up to support Gable. Gable says Otis never learns! But Otis’ hips are moving! He’s shaking, quaking, and the fans fire up, but American Made backs off. Will Gable finally fight Otis and put this beef to rest?
The New Day talks backstage.
They still don’t understand how everyone here doesn’t see things their way. But then Dirty Dom walks over, clapping with “New! Day Rocks!” Finally, someone who understands! Dom says he never liked Big E, but uh, no, what they did was crazy. Well, whatever, Broke Ass Tom Selleck! Dom says Tom Selleck wishes! Dirty Dom heads for gorilla, ready to fight for the Judgment Day. But will Dom go from “Broke Ass Tom Selleck” to just broken?
Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!
Judgment Day’s history has always been a rocky one, but it has never been rockier than right now. Betraying Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest probably has a lot to do with it, but will Dom be able to smooth things over by taking Damian down? Or will Priest finally beat some sense into #LatinoCheat?
The bell rings and Dom bails right out! Dom dares Priest to come get him, but Priest says Dom needs to get back in the ring. Priest will even give him a free shot! Dom storms up to the apron, steps in, and takes that swing, but Priest blocks it! Then Priest BELL CLAPS Dom, DECKS him, then DECKS him again! Dom staggers around, Priest picks him up to SLAM DUNK! Dom staggers back up, into a torture rack! Priest bends Dom with the Argentine Backbreaker! Priest then THROWS Dom down and the fans fire up. Priest paces around, powers up his arm, and Dom rises. The fans rally and Priest runs, but Dom ducks a lariat!
Dom kicks, CLUBS and KICKS again! SUPERKICK! Then DROPKCIK! Priest staggers but Dom hurries to stalk behind him. Priest sits up first and glares at Dom. Dom panics, but he DUMPS Priest out! Dom builds speed to DIVE, but into Priest’s hands! FLATLINER onto the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom up to then POST him! Dom falls in a heap, but Priest puts Dom in the ring. Priest then notices a very suspicious Santa Claus. Priest snatches the beard away, and tada! It’s JD! Priest TOSSES JD and the fans cheer! JD wants mercy but Priest SLIDES him across the desk! The fans fire up as Wade narrowly avoids getting hit!
Priest then has a Spider Sense moment, and he looks under the ring! Carlito spits out his apple in surprise! Priest drags Carlito up and TOSSES him into the timekeeper’s area! But then Finn attacks!
Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification
Finn fires hands, but Priest blocks the desk bump! Priest body shots and SMACKS Finn off the desk! And again, and again! Priest puts Finn in the ring, Dom runs up, but Priest DECKS him! Priest fires more hands on Finn, but the Judgment Day regroups! They mug Priest 4v1 as usual, and JD even drops elbows! The fans boo but the Judgment Day stand Priest up. WAIT! Here comes the War Raiders! Erik & Ivar fire hands on Dom & Carlito, and Priest TOSSES JD! Finn realizes he’s alone, and Priest SUPERKICKS him down! Priest stomps a mudhole into Finn, the Raiders put Carlito and Dom in the ring!
Ivar KNEES Carlito, then feeds him to Erik’s KNEE! The fans cheer, JD gets up, but Priest LARIATS him inside-out! Dom is fed to the WAR MACHINE!! Finn staggers up, but Priest grabs him! And Finn goes SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The Judgment Day just got further embarrassed, and that’s not even considering JD’s Santa costume. Will the War Raiders be some unlikely allies for Priest in this ongoing war with the Judgment Day?
Sit-down interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond thanks The Visionary for taking this time to talk with her, and he says it is his pleasure. Jackie talked with CM Punk and heard what he had to say, what Punk believes, when it comes to Rollins’ hatred for Punk. And we have heard from Rollins, as well, but Jackie’s still just curious. What is the root cause, the driving force, of this disdain he clearly feels for CM Punk? Rollins says the thing is, he has tried to explain how he feels many times over the years, and it sort of… Well, he won’t say he’s talking into the wind, but Rollins just feels Punk has needed the WWE more than the WWE needed him.
And so that hypocrisy from Punk is what just eats at Rollins. It is hard for Rollins to let that go. Jackie mentions how Rollins has talked about getting rid of it by “cutting it out” and fighting through it, and how this fight with Punk has to happen as a catharsis. What does “cutting” Punk out look like? What should we expect from, not even so much a match, that doesn’t feel like the right word now. Rollins says it’ll be fight. That’s what we’re getting, no question. It is the biggest fight in their sport right now, and Rollins needs it now. After Survivor Series, seeing Punk hand-in-hand with Roman Reigns… Roman’s finger in the air, Punk doing the stupid Go To Sleep thing…
Rollins just wanted to throw the remote through his TV, he was so viscerally, internally destroyed. Rollins felt that was it, no more waiting. The world needs to see it. This is perfect. The Netflix debut, the world will be watching. But to answer the question, he doesn’t know what it’ll look like. You might see a side of Rollins that no one’s ever seen. No pun intended, it will be raw, visceral, violent. Rollins needs to exorcise this demon from his soul, he has to cut the cancer out of his brain, or he is going down. Then the only way to process the betrayal is to go through a fight, and we get that on January 6th, Raw in LA for Netflix.
Jackie thanks Rollins for the time and his honesty. Rollins says yeah, he can’t wait. Will Rollins truly #BurnItDown when it comes to fight CM Punk?
The Miz VS Dexter Lumis!
The Hollywood A-Lister has his own history with the man now turned buzzard, and things are only worse now that this is about the Final Testament and the Wyatt Sick6. Will Miz manage to bury the past once and for all? Or will he get no mercy from Lumis?
Raw returns as Miz waits. A message flashes, “I OPENED THE DOOR,” and then the lights go down. And from that mysterious door to the other side, out steps Lumis. He takes off the Mercy the Buzzard mask, then rushes the ring! Miz scrambles right out as Lumis slithers along the mat! The fans cheer Lumis on while Miz tentatively returns to the ring. The bell rings, Miz wants Lumis to hold on, but Lumis swings hands! Miz bobs ‘n’ weaves, then throws a punch! Lumis just glares at Miz! Miz runs away, Lumis gives chase, and they go around the outside, then back inside! Lumis drags Miz out of the ring to ROCK him!
Miz staggers, Lumis THROWS him into barriers! The fans cheer, Lumis ROCKS Miz again, and then Lumis SMACKS Miz off the apron! Lumis pushes Miz into the ring, Miz bails out, but Lumis goes out to the apron. CANNONBALL! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up. Lumis CLUBS Miz, stalks him, then puts him in the ring. Miz again asks for mercy, but then he tries a cheap kick! Lumis blocks and UPPERCUTS! Lumis scoops, Miz slips free and Miz BOOTS Lumis! Miz runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Lumis rains down fast hands, then runs to AX HANDLE! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up.
Miz breaks free to throat chop! The ref reprimands but Miz runs, only for Lumis to catch him! URENAGE! Lumis storms around, then goes looks to the corner. Lumis climbs, but wait, the Authors of Pain are here! So Lumis CANNONBALLS onto them! The fans fire up but Kross attacks!
Winner: Dexter Lumis, by disqualification
The Final Testament beats Lumis up and puts him in the ring. Miz stands, confident now that he has reinforcements. Kross says they’ve got Lumis where they want him, but Lumis looks to the sky. Seems it’s the other way around! The lights go down, and when they come up, the rest of the Wyatts are here! They brawl with Final Testament and then send them running! Nikki wants uppies, and Erik Rowan pops her up to POWERBOMB her out onto The Final Testament! Nikki is all fired up as the Wyatts stand together! Will The Final Testament be the one buried and forgotten after all is said and done?
The War Raiders regroup backstage.
Erik & Ivar are fired up after getting the better of Judgment Day, and then Priest walks in. He says what’s up, and they give him some pushes and shoves of excitement. Priest says okay, okay, settle down. But that was good, and he appreciates the save. Ivar says hey, they’ve all known each other a long time. And while they haven’t always seen eye to eye, there has always been honor here. They may not be friends, but Priest had their backs in a big way last week and they don’t forget that. They owed him, they got him. Priest respects that. If the War Raiders are at war with the Judgment Day, then he’ll go to war with them.
They all fist bump, and Erik & Ivar say they like the sound of that. Could these three finally tear down Judgment Day once and for all?
The zero symbol returns…
And now it’s joined by a pentagram? What could these clues be leading to?
The New Day barges out to ringside.
And Kofi Kingston tells Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett on commentary that no no no no! You do not get to speak about them like that! Woods asks what is going on around here? What happened to unbiased journalism? How long has Tessitore even been with the WWE? Not that long, right? Certainly not long enough to know that his job is not to have an opinion but to tell the TRUTH like they have! But it seems in 2024, no one wants the truth! Certainly not these fans. Wade was sympathizing with E as well! Well that’s fine, because Wade and Big E have something in common. They’re not man enough to lace up their boots again and get in the ring!
The fans boo now but Kofi says speaking of getting back int he ring, allow the New Day to do that and continue to tell everyone what they were trying to tell people before. They did NOT put hands on Big E. They could have, laid him out here in the ring, stretchered out of the building again, but they didn’t! So why is everyone so upset!? The fans keep booing but Kofi says this was supposed to be a homecoming for Kofi, and for the woman he bought a plane ticket for to come all the way here to Boston from Ghana, and that is Kofi’s mom! Kofi’s mom is in the front row! Miss Elizabeth Kingston is here, but she doesn’t seem very amused.
Kofi says his mom sat in the middle seat for 20 HOURS, just to see Kofi, and the fans are ruining her experience! This is his mother! The woman who taught him how to be the man that he is today! She does not deserve to see her son get booed out of his own hometown! Woods says they gave the fans ten of the best years of their LIVES…! Kofi steps back outside to apologize to his mom for the fans. She does not deserve this. Kofi doesn’t understand why they’re doing this. Kofi wants a hug. Miss Elizabeth stands up, but she pushes Kofi! She’s upset with HIM, not the fans! Miss Elizabeth takes her coat and leaves! Kofi is confused, what’s this about?
Kofi calls after his mom but she tunes him out. Though, it might be hard to hear over the fans. Will it ever get through to the New Day that they are in the wrong?
The New Day regroups backstage.
And then they cross paths with Rey Mysterio. Woods asks if he’s gonna pile on. Rey says no, it’s not like that. Rey thought about what they said last week, being a locker room leader and all. Rey definitely could’ve handled things better, so he’ll apologize to them. Rey just has the responsibility to help everyone as much as he can. So hey, what New Day did was out of pocket, all foul. And if they want to start fixing things, they can start by apologizing. Whoa, hold up. Them? Apologize to Rey and the locker room? No, they aren’t apologizing, because they didn’t do anything wrong! This is ridiculous!
Rey is just as bad as Big E and everyone else! Why not let Woods pop that mask off again so he can hear them better. New Day did nothing wrong. Rey says okay, fine, que pasa nada. Just don’t say he didn’t try. From this point on, New Day is on their own. And oh, get used to hearing this. “New! Day SUCKS!” With that, Rey takes his leave. After hearing that, will Kofi & Woods have anything but a Merry Christmas?
Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre!
The Honorary Uce may have just lost to the Scottish Terminator at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but he isn’t going to give up the fight. Will Sami finally get a win over McIntyre as a Christmas miracle? Or will McIntyre ruin the holidays with a Claymore?
Raw returns and Sami makes his entrance. The bell rings and McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre fires hands, then CHOPS Sami in a corner! McIntyre ROCKS Sami, stands him up, and then CHOPS again! The fans are torn but McIntyre paces while Sami sits down. Sami rises up, and he avoids a chop to fire hands! The fans fire up as Sami CHOPS and fires more punches! The ref backs Sami off, but Sami comes back to stomp and punch! The fans rally behind “SAMI USO!” and Sami whips Mcintyre corner to corner. McIntyre reverses, Sami goes up, but McIntyre KICKS him out of the air!
McIntyre snarls and then he deadlift suplexes Sami! Sami writhes and clutches his back, but McIntyre storms over to him. McIntyre STMOPS Sami’s hands! Then he ROCKS Sami with a right! Sami goes to ropes but McIntyre CHOPS him again! The fans “WOO~!” as that chop echoes out! The fans rally for Sami but McIntyre grins. McIntyre whips but Sami KICKS him in return! Mcintyre comes back but Sami TOSSES him out! The fans fire up and Sami builds speed, but then Mcintyre moves so Sami Arabian Presses to land back inside. Sami smiles as he gets the better of McIntyre, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Sami is in the corner. McIntyre storms up to stomp away on him again! The ref backs McIntyre off but then McIntyre storms back up. McIntyre drag’s Sami up to the apron, and he suplexes Sami up and into the ring! Sami flounders to the ropes and the ref checks him. Sami says he’s still in this, so McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami CHOPS McIntyre! And CHOSP! And fires forearms! Sami whips, McIntyre reverses but Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for McIntyre to tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and McIntyre grows annoyed. The fans rally up but Sami writhes form all the damage.
McIntyre stalks Sami to the ropes, eggs him on, and then whips him to ropes. Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges again, and this time Sami tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Sami and McIntyre both rise up, and McIntyre bails out. Sami storms up to ropes, grits his teeth, and he PLANCHAS! But McIntyre catches him! And then he aims for the desk! Sami fights free, and he DRIBBLES McIntyre off the desk! Sami backs off as the ring count climbs, but Sami goes back for McIntyre. McIntyre stops the step bump to SMACK Sami off the steps! McIntyre refreshes the ring count because he wants to do more damage!
McIntyre stalks Sami up the steps, then lifts him for an APRON BACKBREAKER!! Sami falls and writhes, and McIntyre has a manic look on his face as he watches Sami suffer, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Mcintyre has Sami in the Inverted Alabama Lift! INVERTED ALABAMA- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! McIntyre escapes and runs up, but Sami dodges! McIntyre POSTS himself! The fans fire up as McIntyre flops back, and Sami hurries to the corner! Sami climbs, but his back slows him down! McIntyre ROCKS Sami first! And then CHOPS him! McIntyre climbs up after Sami, fires some shots, then fireman’s carries Sami! SUPER WHITE NOISE! A shoutout to Sheamus and McIntyre covers, TWO!! The fans fire up while McIntyre grows frustrated. Sami stirs but McIntyre watches him closely.
The fans rally and McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami cradle counters! TWO! McIntyre GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Sami falls and McIntyre snarls. McIntyre goes to a corner, and he takes aim at Sami. Here comes the countdown! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Sami LARIATS McIntyre! And then a clinch, EXPLODER into the corner! Sami goes to the other side and the fans fire up! Sami aims as McIntyre rises, but that back tightens up. Sami fights through the pain, gets running, but CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
That was perhaps the closest Sami’s come, but he was still so far away from victory over McIntyre. 3-0 in 2024, 10-0 overall, and McIntyre stands over Sami to rub it in. Sami is already dazed, but McIntyre rains down fists! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but McIntyre shoves the ref away to HAMMER Sami down! But here comes Jey, just like earlier tonight! Jey runs in, dodges again, and this time, SPEAR!! Jey has Mcintyre down, but now he goes up! But wait! TAMA TONGA SHOVES JEY OFF THE TOP!! Solo Sikoa & The Bloodline are here! McIntyre is just as surprised, but given the truce they called on Friday, McIntyre takes his leave.
The Bloodline beat down Sami & Jey, which McIntyre loves to see. Tama Tonga rains down fists on Main Event Jey in a corner, but the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Instead, Jacob Fatu gets running! But Jey dodges the hip attack! SUPERKICK for Tama! Jey fires haymakers on Jacob! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Solo steps in to swing, but Jey dodges! Jey ROCKS Solo! Jacob SUPERKICKS Jey! The fans boo as the Samoan Werewolf gets all geeked up! Solo adds his SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo throws off his jacket, sits Jey back up, but Sami gets in! Sami fires hands, but Tama TACKLES Sami! Tama beats Sami down and fans boo again.
Solo tells Tama to set Sami up, and Tama stomps Sami into the corner. Jacob runs in, to HIP ATTACK! Jacob isn’t done, he puts Sami in the drop zone to go up, up and BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The fans boo but Solo adds on another SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo roars, then he and his Bloodline stand over the OGs. Jacob adorns Solo with the ula fala, will not even Roman Reigns be able to stop the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief? Will all of the WWE have no choice but to acknowledge Solo Sikoa?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here to build both the last Raw of 2024 and the first Raw of 2025, aka the Netflix debut. Rollins had a very good interview promo to add just a little more to things, but I feel like there’s little left that they need to say. Very good stuff with Judgment Day, such as the classic “X, can you tell Y…” gag from Finn and Liv. Dom thinking their plan to screw Priest over would work is hilarious, as was how it all fell apart. Priest gets the win from disqualification, but then great save from the War Raiders. Good promo from Priest and War Raiders, love the reference to ROH by saying “honor” there, and that’s a solid Six Man Tag right there.
Fun little bit from Pearce with Pure Fusion Collective, and of course Sonya thought she’d get a second chance, and of course Pearce uses real logic to say no way. Iyo Sky replacing Kairi Sane was announced last week on social media, so I guess Sonya didn’t check between shows. Great Triple Threat from Iyo, Alba and Natty, and of course Iyo won or else why put her in there? Iyo VS Lyra next round will be great stuff, as will Dakota Kai VS Zoey Stark, and whatever combination we get for the title match is going to be great. I don’t think we’ll get DMG CTRL VS DMG CTRL, so if Dakota wins, Iyo loses, and then vice-versa.
Great stuff with American Made and Alpha Academy, but of course Tozawa takes the loss. Otis standing up to Gable & The Creeds was a great moment, and I really hope we get Gable VS Otis for the big Netflix debut. Win or lose, Otis should definitely have a moment where he rallies through Gable and both Creeds, really get the crowd hot before the finish. Miz VS Lumis was good but could’ve been better. With only two hours, I guess they had to trim things down to the basics. Another disqualification finish tonight is a bit much, but I guess it keeps things going until we can come up with some kind of new 8 Man Tag, or even a really wild Mixed 10 Person match so Nikki and Scarlett can get involved legally.
Great stuff with New Day, from their interaction with Dom, then their “interrupting” the show to try and get their point across. It was great to have Mama Kingston there, and I just knew she would be disappointed in Kofi. Good promo with Rey, too, as Rey now leaves New Day out in the cold. I feel like we need a big tag team match to not only have Heel New Day show their stuff against like LWO, Alpha Academy, etcetera, and then they earn their way to a match with the War Raiders to revisit their feud, just with flipped Heel and Face dynamics. That could be some really good stuff as Raw on Netflix paves the road to WrestleMania 41.
And great stuff with McIntyre and the extended Bloodline. He and Sami had a great promo to again bring up family and sacrifice, but also how Roman’s OG Bloodline came back together without Roman ever changing a thing. Great brawls, great saves by Jey, and of course McIntyre won the match. Jey will of course get next, probably also for the Netflix debut, but good stuff with Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline showing up. They beat down Jey & Sami to send a message to Roman, who was obviously not going to be here tonight. There will surely be a response in part on SmackDown, but maybe more verbal than physical.
I feel like the “Transfer Window” will need to put all Bloodline members, old and new, on one brand so the story can be told all on one show. It’d just be easier while Jimmy’s foot is healing, because what can Roman do without backup against Solo, Tama & Jacob? And honestly, still waiting on when and where Hikuleo is going to show up. This is a good time to bring him in with Tonga Loa also hurt, so Solo can get the numbers edge on Roman again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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DWI Podcast Classic: Scrooge McBitch
As the snow falls, enjoy this holiday classic from 4 years ago!
