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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (7/6/21)
The Bash is back, BAYBAY!

And you thought fireworks were only for the Fourth!
NXT begins another tradition as The Great American Bash returns! And it will end with a bang as Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole go one more round!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Tag Team Championships: MSK VS Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher; MSK wins and retains the titles.
- Million Dollar Championship: LA Knight VS Cameron Grimes; Knight wins and retains the title, Grimes is now his butler.
- NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships: Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell VS Io Shirai & Zoey Stark; Shirai & Stark win and are the new NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions.
- Adam Cole VS Kyle O’Reilly; Cole wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Tag Team Championships: MSK VS Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher!
Nash Carter & Wes Lee want the NXT locker room to finally respect them, and they’ll gladly fight to earn it! But when they’re fighting Old Man Ciampa and Toothless Timmy, will they be the ones on learning a thing or two?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and the Bash starts off with some fireworks!
The teams sort out as fans chant and duel, “MSK!” “SUCKS!” Ciampa starts with Carter, they circle, tie up, and Ciampa powers Carter to a corner. The ref counts, Carter pushes back but Ciampa wrenches the arm. Ciampa has the wristlock, Carter rolls, handsprings and flips but Ciampa CHOPS him down! Things speed up, Carter hurdles and dodges to springboard and tornillo body attack! Ciampa gets up and Carter blows him a kiss, but Thatcher tags in. Thatcher and Carter tie up, go around with chinbars inside the collar ‘n’ elbow, but Carter gets Thatcher on ropes. Thatcher pushes back, wrenches the arm, but Carter tags out to Lee!
Lee runs in, body shot, MSK fires off kicks! Thatcher ducks the enziguri to SLAP Carter! And ENZIGURI Lee! Ciampa gets in to BOOT Carter! Ciampa & Thatcher get MSK in dueling clubbing forearms! Fans fire up with the gritty duo as Thatcher clamps on a chinlock. Lee endures but Thatcher keeps him down. Thatcher even fish hooks Lee’s face! The ref reprimands, Thatcher rams knees in, then gets a leg for a deep bending crossface! Lee endures so Thatcher drops an elbow on him! Tag to Ciampa, he stomps Lee down, then CHOPS him into the corner! Ciampa goes side to side to KNEE Lee in the corner! Ciampa mockingly says, “Night night,” then covers, TWO!
Ciampa keeps on Lee with a grinding chinlock. Fans rally and duel, Lee fights up but Ciampa throws in a knee! Ciampa scoops, Lee slips out and shoves Ciampa, but Ciampa holds ropes to stop things from speeding up. Ciampa rams Lee with a shoulder, but Lee gets back up to dropkick Ciampa down! Ciampa is dazed and ends up in the MSK corner! Lee runs in to uppercut, tag to Carter! Feed to a headbutt, uppercut, and ENZIGURI! Ciampa staggers about as fans fire up, and Carter runs in to SHINING WIZARD! Snapmare roll and PENALTY KICK! Ciampa bails out but Carter goes to the apron. Thatcher gets Ciampa out of the way to take the MOONSAULT!
Ciampa LARIATS Carter down, and then pats himself on the back as NXT goes to break!
NXT returns and Ciampa whips but Carter boots him back! Ciampa waistlocks but Carter elbows him. Ciampa ripcords to a back suplex but Carter lands on his feet! Hot tag to Lee and Lee rallies with forearms! Thatcher avoids Lee’s superkick, Lee fires off on Ciampa! Snapmare and basement dropkick! Lee fires up, runs as Ciampa is on ropes, but Thatcher dumps Lee out! Fans cheer Thatcher and he gets Lee up to put him in the ring. Lee is mad but Ciampa KNEES him down! Cover, TWO!! Lee lives but Ciampa tags Thatcher. Thatcher drags Lee by a leg but Lee kicks away on him! Lee gets free and tags Carter!
MSK rallies on Thatcher with the kick combo, and this time top it off with the double stomp! And the PUSH-SAULT! Cover, TWO! Thatcher is still in this but Carter fires off CHOPS! Thatcher clinches to Belly2Belly suplex! Tag to Ciampa, and Thatcher digs a knee in while Ciampa stomps. Ciampa CHOPS Carter in the corner, fires off forearms, then tags Thatcher. Thatcher throws EuroUppers on Carter over and over, lets off to tag in Ciampa, and Ciampa CHOPS Carter! Carter hits back but Ciampa throws forearms. Carter CHOPS Thatcher, ROCKS Ciampa, repeat! Ciampa knees low, fires off hands and SLAPS Carter to then KNEE him!
Carter is on noodle legs and Ciampa eggs him on. Carter slaps himself, Ciampa fires forearms, and we have a brawl! Carter trips Ciampa up and rains down rights! Ciampa shoves him away, BOOTS him, then runs into Carter’s KNEE! Tag to Lee, Carter gets Ciampa up but Thatcher gets in! Lee hits Thatcher, but then Lee sends him into Ciampa! SUPERKICK, Thatcher is on ropes! Lee hits a CORNER 619! Thatcher wobbles, Lee springboards and handsprings, into a dropkick! Ciampa gets Lee up, for a PROJECT CIAMPA!! Cover, TWO!?! Lee lives and no one can believe it! Ciampa gets Lee up as fans go nuts!
Ciampa underhooks but Lee blocks! Ciampa CLUBS away on him, but Lee back drops to a bridging cover! TWO, and Ciampa tags Thatcher! Thatcher gets a leg, Lee kicks and gets free, then tags Carter! Carter runs in, Thatcher dodges, but Carter holds off the sleeper! Thatcher ripcords but Carter KNEES back! Ciampa tags back in to rally with clotheslines on MSK! Ciampa puts Carter up top, climbs up to join him, and gets him in position, only for Carter to sunset through! Ciampa goes to punch but gets tucked in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Tag to Lee, then tag back to Carter. Lee runs in to uppercut Ciampa, RAILGUN DROPKICK!
Carter and Lee take a corner each, climb up top, and SWANTON BOMB and tag to Lee! TORNILLO SENTON!! Cover, Thatcher drags Lee off the cover!! Thatcher leaves Lee on the floor, Carter runs in but gets DECKED! Thatcher puts Lee in at 6 of 10, tags in, and Ciampa gets Lee up. Double underhooks, for the ASSISTED FAIRY TALE ENDING!! To ANKLE LOCK!! Ciampa intercepts Carter but Carter slips out of Willow’s Bell to ram challengers into each other! Thatcher gets back up but Lee gets a cradle! MSK WINS!!
Winners: MSK, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
The Must-See Kids won by the skins of their teeth! Thatcher is shocked, Ciampa is disappointed, but are they learning to respect the young guns and their savvy?
The battery is still charging.
It is at 91%. It is almost done, but what will 100% mean?
NXT returns, and William Regal and Samoa Joe stand in the ring.
The NXT General Manager and his special enforcer are here as Regal speaks on the confrontations between Johnny Gargano and Karrion Kross. Therefore, Regal demands both Gargano and Kross make their way to the ring. Speaking of which, Johnny makes his way out to the ring first. Then Kross, without Scarlett, storms his way out to join them all. Joe keeps the peace but Johnny also keeps his distance from Kross. Regal says these two need to settle things. Gargano can’t believe Regal says he’s antagonizing Kross. Let’s get the formalities out of the way, “You suuuuuck~!” Kross seethes as fans echo Gargano’s chant.
Gargano continues by saying he’s been living rent free in Kross’ head, and there’s a lot of room in there! He’s living like a king! At TakeOver: In Your House II, Kross realized that he is not in Gargano’s league! That is why Kross tried to hit Gargano with a car! Kross is terrified to get in the ring 1v1 with Gargano because Gargano will expose him! Regal says he cannot in good conscience let this continue. Next week, it will be Gargano VS Kross FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP! Kross says, “Hold on a minute! You think I’m afraid of you?!” Gargano says yes, as do the fans. Kross didn’t try to run Gargano over, Gargano almost got himself run over, because he was in the way.
Size isn’t the only advantage Kross has over Gargano. He also has stronger convictions. For example, when Kross gets up in the morning, the same three things are on his mind: Never lose the NXT Championship; one day, main event WrestleMania; and one day, become WWE Champion. And what does Gargano do? Put on his wife’s jeans? Kross knows Gargano thinks he’ll do all these cool technical moves and win the match, but guess what! This isn’t a cartoon movie or a comic book! This is real life! And in real life, people like Gargano “get the living daylights beaten out of them” by people like Kross. And that’s just the way it is. Next week will be no different.
Then to ensure everything goes accordingly, Regal says there will be a special guest referee: Samoa Joe! Gargano and the fans like that idea! See you next week, Kross! Oh, and actually, it’s funny Kross mentions his wife’s pants, when Kross couldn’t even lace his wife’s boots! Kross says, “Why wait ’til next week?” But Joe stands in Kross’ way! Fans want to “Let Them Fight!” but Joe keeps his cool, and Kross has no choice but to stand down. Will Gargano get his way and embarrass Kross while dethroning him?
Kushida speaks.
“Against Kyle O’Reilly, it was a special moment for us. But suddenly, we were attacked from behind by the Diamond Mine. I’m ready to fight anytime.” Kushida is a proud Cruiserweight Champion, and he will defend this title that is “more valuable and shines brighter than diamonds.” So if the mine is open, Kushida is ready and waiting!
Million Dollar Championship: LA Knight VS Cameron Grimes!
The Million Dollar Legacy is more than just a belt, and the Million Dollar Feud is far from over! But with a Million Dollar Wager on top of this, will the Carolina Cash Money Caveman go #ToTheMoon? Or will he end up going wherever Knight tells him to as the Million Dollar Megastar’s butler?
The introductions are made, the most lavish belt ever is raised, and this Million Dollar Rematch begins!
Fans fire up for Grimes and he BOOTS Knight, then clotheslines him out of the ring! Grimes keeps going, aims from the apron to PENALTY KICK Knight down! The ref reprimands but Grimes fetches Knight to put him in the ring. Grimes climbs a corner, leaps, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Knight escapes but Grimes is right on him with a headlock! Knight fights up, Grimes grinds him down, and fans rally behind Grimes. Knight still gets up, powers out, and CLOBBERS Grimes with an elbow! Knight stomps Grimes, fans taunt him with “You Suck!” but Knight just smirks. Grimes shoves Knight but Knight whips corner to corner. Grimes reverses and Knight hits buckles hard!
Knight gets to the apron, Grimes storms over but Knight HOTSHOTS him! Knight slingshots but into a SUPER FOREARM! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives but fans rally with “To The Moon!” behind Grimes. Grimes gets Knight, drags him from the ropes but Knight boots him away! Grimes comes back, Knight avoids the kick but to the STANDING MOONSAULT! Grimes clamps back onto Knight with a chinlock, and digs his knuckles into Knight’s forehead and face! Knight endures, fights up, and shifts around to back suplex! Grimes lands on his feet, but Knight goes to a corner and rams Grimes into a buckle! Knight shoves, tilt-o-whirl POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO!
Grimes gets to the apron as NXT goes picture in picture, but Knight stalks him around the way. Knight stomps Grimes, drags him out to the apron and CLUBS him! Grimes sputters as he gets away but Knight is after him. Grimes CHOPS Knight, and CHOPS him, but Knight throws him by his hair! Knight tells the fans to shut up and then stomps Grimes to ropes again. The ref counts as Knight digs his foot in, but Knight lets off at 4. Knight stands Grimes up to throw hands, then whips him to ropes. Grimes ducks and dodges to CROSSBODY again! Cover, TWO! Grimes whips Knight corner to corner, but Knight dodges the splash to hit a NECKBREAKER! Knight hurries to cover, TWO!
Knight keeps on Grimes with a chinlock and grinds him down now. Grimes endures, reaches out, but Knight keeps him from ropes. Knight squeezes tight but Grimes fights up as fans rally. Grimes stands, throws body shots, then CHOPS Knight again! Grimes runs, Knight follows and gets him with a kitchen sink knee! Knight soaks up the heat while posing on the corner, then he stalks Grimes as he crawls. Knight stomps Grimes, kicks him to ropes, then gets the legs for a ROPE GUILLOTINE! Grimes sputters and Knight swaggers around as he says HE is the champ, not Grimes. Knight stomps Grimes more, brings him up by his hair and CLUBS him back down.
Knight taunts the fans as he pulls Grimes up and CLUBS him down again. Knight gives toying kicks, then says his name, “L! A! KNIGHT!” NXT returns to single picture as Knight wraps Grimes up in anther chinlock. Grimes fights up and jawbreakers free! Fans cheer but Knight throws body shots! Knight whips Grimes to ropes again but Grimes ducks and dodges again, for a COLLISION COURSE! Fans fire up with “TO THE MOON! TO THE MOON!” as both men slowly rise. Grimes stands first and fires off hands on Knight! Knight hits back and they go back and forth! Knight uppercuts but Grimes fires forearms! Grimes runs but Knight pulls hair again!
Grimes glares at Knight to fire off slapping shots! Knight is against the ropes as Grimes fires off! Fans fire up with Grimes and Grimes whips Knight. Knight reverses but Grimes clobbers him! And again! Grimes scoops and swings Knight for a SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Knight still lives and Grimes can’t believe it! Grimes snarls as Knight goes to a corner. Fans still rally behind Grimes as he runs in and clotheslines! Knight crawls, Grimes waistlocks and dead lifts but Knight elbows free! Knight throws Grimes out but Grimes skins the cat, but into a torture rack! INVERTED DEATH VALLEY! Cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Knight is furious!
Grimes gets up, avoids Knight’s finish and backslides him up, TWO! ROUNDHOUSE! Knight staggers to a corner, Grimes runs in but Knight puts him on the apron. Grimes ROCKS Knight, climbs up, but Knight springs up there fast for a BIG SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Grimes still lives and Knight is furious again! Knight goes out to grab the belt and just wants to leave?! Champion’s Advantage, of course! But wait, he gets in the ring with the belt! Knight wants the ref to check something on the floor but the ref knows what’s going on! He takes the belt, Grimes rolls Knight up! TWO and Knight has the cover now! TWO!! Knight flounders for the belt but fumbles it out of the ring!
Knight turns around into a POISON-RANA!! Cover, TWO!?!? Knight lives and Grimes is shocked! Fans chant, “That Was Three!” but not quite it seems. Grimes goes to a corner, demands Knight stand up, and then shouts, “TO! THE! MOOON!” But Knight bails out before the Cave-In! Grimes goes to the apron, but Knight trips him up! Knight gets Grimes in position, DDT onto the title!! The ref couldn’t see it from in the ring, and now Knight leaves Grimes for dead! Grimes is down at 5 of 10, but flounders at 7! He stands at 8 and Knight is bragging, Grimes is in at 9.999!!! Knight is shocked but the fans are electric!
Knight stalks Grimes as Grimes wobbles and staggers, into the BFD!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (still Million Dollar Champion)
Though every trick in the book wasn’t enough, Knight had one that was purely his own brand of underhanded! And now he has Grimes as his butler! What will he make Grimes do first?
Backstage interview with Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai.
The NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line next, so how do these two feel about that match? They both want to respond to McKenzie, but Dakota says she’ll handle this. “If it wasn’t for Shotzi and her little sidekick, I would be walking out of the Great American Bash a champion.” And Ember is just this bug that won’t die! If they have to squish her once and for all, they will do that. As for Shotzi herself, “green hair troll doll” she is, they’ve put her on the shelf before. Raquel promises next time will be for good! Well, they didn’t worry at all about the title match, but will Ricky Desperado & #CobraKai crush everyone in their way back to those belts?
NXT introduces the 2021 Breakout Tournament entries!
Trey Baxter, Carmelo Hayes, Andre Chase, Josh Briggs, Ikemen Jiro, Joe Gacy, Odyssey Jones, and Duke Hudson are the eight young, fresh faces ready to break out! The tournament begins next week, who will be the first four through to the next round? Our first match-up will be Jiro VS Duke! Will the Breakout Tournament be handsome? Or will it belong to the young Duke of NXT?
NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships: Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell VS Io Shirai & Zoey Stark!
The Way is a family, and doesn’t think a duo that aren’t even friends stands a chance! But the Evil Genius and the Rising Star(k) have put aside their differences for a chance at glory! Will Shirai fly and Stark steamroll their way to the top against Candice & Indi Wrestling?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which way the NXT Women’s Division goes from here!
The teams sort out, Shirai starts against Indi and they tie up. Shirai waistlocks, Indi switches and SLAMS Shirai down! Indi keeps the waistlock but Shirai slips out to get a wristlock. Indi gets up, wrenches through, and puts the wristlock on Shirai. Shirai rolls, handsprings and breaks free. Indi rushes in, Shirai redirects and dropkicks a leg out to then basement dropkick Indi down! Shirai gives toying kicks, gets Indi up, but Indi fireman’s carries! SNAKE EYSE, then a tag to Candice! Candice covers, TWO! Another try, TWO! Candice is annoyed but she tags in Indi. They get Shirai up, whip her to a corner, but Shirai boots Indi away and dodges Candice for a swing kick!
Shirai climbs, aims, and missile dropkicks Indi down! Cover, TWO! Indi reaches out but Candice is still down, and Shirai bumps Indi off buckles. Tag to Stark and she brings Indi around. They double suplex Indi for a BIG slam! Cover, ONE! Indi gets up but Stark whips her to ropes. Indi reverses, Stark stops herself and kicks back to then spin and backslide! TWO, Indi ducks a buzzsaw but not the heel kick! Stark fires up, runs corner to corner but Indi pops her up to a fireman’s carry! Stark fights, shoves Indi but Indi back elbows Stark back! Indi brings Stark around to hang her out to dry! Stark flops off the rope, hits the apron and then the floor as NXT goes to break!
NXT returns Indi grinds Stark down with a top wristlock. Stark endures, fights up, but Indi throws her back down! Indi leans on the hold, grinds Stark into the mat but Stark fights up. Stark arm-drags free, leaps at Indi but is caught! Indi shoves her, but Stark comes back with a HEEL KICK! Both women crawl, tag to Candice! Candice hurries but Stark leaps, hot tag to Shirai! Candice and Shirai fire off fists! The CWC fire sup, Shirai shoves and runs Candice over, then does it again! Shirai FLAPJACKS Candice, and Candice ends up on ropes! Shirai runs in, 619! Candice flounders, Shirai springboards to missile dropkick! Cover, TWO!
Shirai keeps on Candice with a whip to the corner. Shirai back elbows, tags Stark, and Stark runs in to SHINING WIZARD! Shirai METEORAS, then gets Candice up, underhooks, SUPERKICK TIGER BACKBREAKER COMBO! Stark fires up, runs, SLIDING KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Candice is tough but Stark tags Shirai back in. Shirai has Candice in a drop zone as she climbs up top, OVER THE MOON FLOP! Candice dodges, then gets Shirai for a GargaNO Escape! Indi intercepts Stark with a SIDE EFFECT to SILENCE?! #InDex represented with dual submissions, but Shirai rolls Candice to a cover! Indi lets Stark go to break the cover!!
Candice staggers up, gets Shirai up, but Shirai SHOTEIS! Down goes Candice, and Shirai hurries to the corner! Shirai goes up and up but has to hit Indi away first! Candice gets up to SUPER GERMAN Shirai down! High stack but Stark blows it up! Indi BOOTS Stark down! Tag to Indi, she gets Shirai up and atomic lifts, Candice gives it a push start as she runs at Stark, Indi hits an impressive BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Stark is down, Indi high stacks Shirai, TWO!?! Shirai survives and shocks The Way! Tag to Candice and she gets Shirai up but Shirai cradles! TWO!! Candice SUPERKICKS Shirai down for that one!
Tag back to Indi, but the lights go out?! The battery is done charging?! And when the lights come back on, it’s TEGAN NOX!! Nox is 100% again and Candice is in shock! Shirai gets up, Indi springboards in but into a SUPERKICK! Shirai dropkicks Indi into Candice and Candice falls out! Tag to Stark, she gets Indo for ZK360!! Cover, Stark & Shirai win!!!
Winners: Io Shirai & Zoey Stark, by pinfall (NEW NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Nox is pumped, but she also gets after Candice! Candice can’t get away before Nox fires off hands on her! Nox has Candice in the ring and rains down fists! Indi is in no shape to save Candice and Nox keeps raining down fists! Candice shoves Nox away, runs for it, but Nox pursues! That aside, Shirai & Stark now have the gold, will they take over the entire summer?
Backstage interview with Toni Storm.
Toni requested this time to say, “How can Raquel Gonzalez set her sights on the likes of Shotzi Blackheart when the global superstar, Toni Storm, deserves a championship match?” And she’ll answer her own question, too: Raquel knows that if she stepped in the ring with Toni, Toni would become champion. McKenzie says that while Toni waits on that, there is the challenge of Sarray. How does Toni respond? Oh it was cute, how Sarray said, “For example, Toni Storm.” Like she picked Toni’s name out of hat or something. Toni is not an example but the exception to the rule. Sarray was a big deal in Japan, but only after Toni left.
Toni has won more matches in Japan than Sarray’s had hot dinners! And yet Sarray wants a match with her? Sarray is not on Toni’s level, so the answer is NO. Toni storms off, but is she the one avoiding a match she might lose?
NXT shares footage from over the commercial break.
After The Way lost and Candice ran away from Tegan Nox, Indi was left all alone in the ring! And Dexter Lumis came to her aid! #InDex lives again, and Beth Phoenix leads the shippers in rejoicing!
Hit Row presents their Championship Cypher!
“Ladies and gentlemen, but especially the ladies,” this is Ashante Thee Adonis, and welcome to the NXT North American Championship Cypher Celebration. Don’t act like they ain’t got no matters. Ladies first! B-Fab Briana Brandy says we might be looking at the money, but look where that money goes! B-Fab says they about to put ’em in a hearse, it’s ladies first. Things poppin’, now the bubble burst. Feelings get hurt thinking you can stop the cream, the expiration date’s come, y’all’re souring. B-Fab knows you big mad, frown up, the count up, big bag. She comes through to any fool with a big mouth. She from up north, they thinking down south.
B-Fab the ritual, blessin’ every room. She know they hate like an album tune. Try to times B, you’ll never add to where she’s at. She just different, just sittin’ back. Here’s a big fact: nobody’s close to B. She’s the next closest to the closest B. Let ’em know! Top Dolla, let ’em know! Time to change the vibe just a bit, get it back to the hood. He grew up listening to rap music. He don’t act bougie, he don’t act stupid. Matter fact, he dap shooters, and those with packs moving. Where he from, brothers rarely make it out. And those that do, they have similar routes. You either ball or make music, but if you do both, you get seven figured out.
That’s why Hit Row at the tippy top. You gotta be a top dolla shot calla to get a shot! So like being in the backseat, you’ll be bumped and bruised like chicken pox. They gettin’ guac, hit the block, double date at the dinner spot! NXT, you ours now, and Swerve has his, so now the others gonna get their crowns! Put ’em on notice! MSK, Timmy ‘n’ Ciampa, Ray-Ray, Pooky and they mamas! They the emperors with their new groove like llamas. Hit Row gonna get hits in a row with an entendre! Who hotta than Top Dolla? Not nada! Now, the champion’s in the house! The one true champ, Swerve!
Swerve City, Hit Row in the building! Swerve so fast, why even bother keeping up? He gives it back to Dolla and Dolla says put respect on the name! Swerve slows it down so even mere mortals can understand: “I worked too hard to give you haters laughter, so I’m building classics as North American Champion!” They finish off with their group hit, the Hit Row theme song! And if you didn’t know, now you know!
Backstage interview with Samoa Joe & William Regal.
Before the main event, what are their thoughts on the Great American Bash? It’s been a great night so far, as MSK has earned the respect of Ciampa & Thatcher, there are NEW NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions, and Tegan Nox has made her return. Plus, it seems Cameron Grimes has a new occupation. With Cole VS O’Reilly 2 left to go, Regal is looking forward to next week’s big NXT Championship match. Speaking of that, things were boiling over tonight, what is Joe’s take being special referee? Joe would agree here but he assures us that he will not change the trajectory of the match. So long as he is not provoked, it should all be okay. So may the best man win.
Adam Cole VS Kyle O’Reilly!
Normally, an unsanctioned match where anything goes would be the end of things. But for these two, who have known each other for almost two decades, that is never enough! Will bringing things back to a standard singles match be what puts the punctuation on this rivalry?
The bell rings, the two circle and the fans rally and duel already. Cole and Kyle tie up, go around, and Kyle puts Cole on the ropes. The ref counts, Kyle lets off at 4, and the two go again with knuckle locks. Cole trips Kyle but Kyle holds on and fights back with his legs. Fans duel, Kyle rolls Cole over for a double knuckle lock cover. Cole keeps pushing his arms up, uses his legs against Kyle and tucks him for a sunset, TWO! Kyle and Cole reset and fans fire up again! They go again, Kyle wrenches, Cole ends up on ropes but turns things around. Kyle turns it back around, lets off, but Cole ducks the roundhouse! Kyle stares Cole down as NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Cole ROCKS Kyle, then wrenches and whips. Kyle reverses, but Cole sunset flips! Kyle stays up and gets an ARMBAR! Cole scrambles, clasps hands, but Kyle goes for a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Cole screams, reaches, and gets the ropebreak! But Kyle KNEES The arm reaching out! Kyle stomps Cole, drags him up and YANKS the arm, then wrenches. Kyle hammerlocks and wrangles Cole down to CLUB him in the ribs and KNEE him in the back! Kyle floats over to CLUB and KNEE again, then runs to sliding KNEE Cole in the back! Kyle stomps Cole as fans duel, and Kyle wrenches the arm. Cole ROCKS Kyle, Kyle still wrenches.
Cole ROCKS Kyle, Kyle hammerlocks, but Cole elbows free! Cole runs but into a ROUNDHOUSE! Cole bails out, Kyle reaches for him, but Kyle avoids the Pele! Kyle knows Cole too well, but so does Cole as Cole avoids the flying knee! RUNNING NECKBREAKER takes Kyle down! Fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” as a ring count starts. Cole throws Kyle into barriers at 4, then follows him into the ring at 5. Cole BOOTS Kyle down, covers, TWO! Cole gets the bad arm moving, drags Kyle up, and turns him, for another NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up and duel as Cole drags Kyle back up and bumps him off buckles.
Cole wrenches, whips Kyle corner to corner hard, and Kyle bounces off buckles chest first! Cole drags Kyle around, sits him up and wraps on a headscissor squeeze! Fans rally and duel hard as ever as Kyle endures, but Cole throws elbows into Kyle’s head! Cole lets Kyle go and paces as Kyle sits up. Cole brings Kyle up to a fireman’s carry, but Kyle fights free! Kyle throws elbows, Cole powers up but Kyle slips off. Kyle shoves to kitchen sink knee! Cole sits up and gasps but Kyle grits his teeth as he comes back around. Kyle clinches for knees and kicks and a furious flurry of strikes! Leg sweep and Cole goes scrambling to a corner!
Kyle runs corner to corner and forearm smashes! Kyle wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER, but Cole ROCKS him! Kyle KNEES, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX after BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Cole gets to ropes, fans are thunderous, and Kyle KICKS Cole in the leg! Kyle gets Cole up, grabs the leg, SHIN BREAKER! Cole tries to enziguri but he misses! Cole avoids Ax ‘n’ Smash to hit a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO!! Cole grows frustrated, and says “I’m better than you, O’Reilly. Always have been and always will be! You are a disappointment!” Kyle gets up as Cole says Kyle is a disappointment to himself, and his “stupid wife!” Kyle gets pissed and fires off on Cole in the corner!
The ref backs Kyle off, Kyle lets off only to go after Cole more! Cole slips out from under to SUPERKICK a leg out! Kyle falls hard to the mat and fans are thunderous as Cole brings Kyle to the corner. Cole SLAMS Kyle’s leg into the post over and over! The ref reprimands, Cole lets off, but NXT goes picture in picture!
Cole stalks Kyle on the apron then into the ring. Cole grins as he takes his time getting in. Cole gets a leg for a foot DDT! Kyle clutches his leg but Cole gets him up to bump him off buckles. Cole puts the leg around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Kyle tries a chinlock in retaliation, but Cole lets off to dropkick the leg! Cole taunts Kyle as he’s stuck in the ropes, and then drops a knee on the knee! Kyle writhes and clutches the leg but Cole stalks him. Kyle kicks from below but Cole stomps away on the leg! Cole drops an elbow on the knee, pulls on the toehold, but Kyle refuses to give up! Kyle uses a chinlock but Cole gets out to SPLASH the bad knee!
Cole smirks as he gets the leg and drags it to the ropes. Cole springboards for a straddle attack! Kyle writhes, Cole shoves him back to center and puts on a standing KNEEBAR! Kyle endures, keeps his shoulders up and kicks with the free leg! Kyle kicks Cole away, NXT returns to single picture, and Kyle stands. Kyle throws forearms but Cole trips him! Cole steps through, Kyle kicks out of the Figure Four, things speed up and DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES take both men down! Fans are thunderous again as both men stir. Kyle sits up first but Cole follows. Kyle throws a forearm from his knees, but so does Cole. They go back and forth, forearm for forearm, and fans rally up!
Kyle hits, Cole staggers, and Kyle fires off more! Kyle spins but into a BOOT! Kyle yoyos but Cole blocks to HANGING HALF CRAB! The ref counts, Cole lets go at 4 and Kyle CHOPS him away! Kyle gets to the outside but Cole goes through the apron, into Kyle’s DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Cole falls back into the ring, Kyle hobbles after him! Kyle gets Cole up for a suplex, but Cole fights free! Cole tries to suplex but Kyle fights free! Kyle ROUNDHOUSES the bad arm, but Cole kicks the bad leg! They go back and forth like this, Kyle wrenches the bad arm but Cole CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg! Cole takes aim, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO!!
Fans can’t believe it but they should know both men are tougher than this! Cole goes to the corner, climbs up, and aims as Kyle rises. Cole leaps, but Kyle gets under! Cole’s leg jams, Kyle fires knees and fast hands! Kyle kicks, sweeps but Cole jumps it to SUPERKICK! WHAT?! Kyle endures the kick to FISHERMAN BACK SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Both men are down and the fans are electric again! “This is Awesome!” as Cole stands and Kyle KICKS him back down! Kyle gets Cole up, fires off Kowata Kicks, but Cole fires forearms in return! Kyle trips Cole to float for a ground ‘n’ pound! Kyle wants the armbar but Cole blocks that side, so Kyle switches!
Cole gets up, steps through, but Kyle cradle counters! TWO!! Kyle shoots in, rolls to a HEEL HOOK! Cole moves around fast and uses that to get a FIGURE FOUR! Kyle endures now, fans rally both ways, and Kyle turns over, only for Cole to roll it through! Kyle pries at the legs, gets one for a DEATHLOCK HEEL HOOK FUSION!! Cole endures, this move would’ve put him away at TakeOver if not for Kross! Cole reaches over, ROPEBREAK! Cole saves himself this time and Kyle lets go more out of exhaustion than frustration. Kyle and Cole slowly rise, Kyle reels Cole in but Cole grabs ropes! Kyle has the leg but Cole ENZIGURIS him back!
Kyle staggers, but he steps over Cole’s takedown attempt to KNEE! AX ‘N’ SMASH!!! Kyle gets Cole in a waistlock but Cole PELES! Kyle comes back to PENALTY KICK but then he continues and falls out of the ring! A ring count starts but Cole doesn’t want to win like that. Cole is on the apron at 4, aims at Kyle, and leaps, PANAMA SUNRISE to the floor! Cole drags Kyle up, puts him in, covers, ROPEBREAK!! Kyle’s foot saves him and Cole can’t believe it! Cole takes aim but Kyle trips him! Cole kicks Kyle away, ducks the Penalty Kick to roll and SUPERKICK Kyle! Kyle yoyos to LARIAT!! Kyle fires up and reels Cole in, BRAIN BUSTER!
Kyle hurries up top, wanting to end this like he did at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver! KING KONG KNEE FLOP!? Cole avoids it to hit the LAST SHOT!! Cover, TWO!??!? How!?!? The CWC and commentary is losing their collective minds, and maybe so is Cole! Cole goes to the corner, climbs up, but Kyle SUPER ARM-DRAGS him down! Cole clutches that arm but avoids Kyle to mule kick and mule kick again! The knee takes damage, Cole climbs up again, PANAMA- KNEE!! Kyle’s bad knee hits Cole but that hurts Kyle more! Cole goes back up, PANAMA SUNRISE AGAIN!! And the LAST SHOT!!! Cover, Cole wins!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by pinfall
What a finale to the Bash! These two bashed it up, and Cole got the better of Kyle this night! But if the Unsanctioned match wasn’t the end, what’s to say this is the end?
My Thoughts:
What a great NXT and great second Great American Bash in NXT history. It was definitely like a two hour TakeOver on TV, and we even got some great story progression along the way. Opening with the men’s tag titles is very TakeOver formula, and that is a tried and true formula. MSK VS Ciampa & Thatcher was awesome stuff, MSK’s best match in NXT, and it was just a bit of a surprise that MSK retained. I feel like maybe Ciampa & Thatcher should’ve won to freshen things up a little, but I suppose MSK still has Imperium and Hit Row to face. Of course, some of those cuts by Nick Da Prick really hurt the path the other teams could take. Hit Row doesn’t get to face feud with Ever-Rise more and Imperium is just done with Breezango despite that loss.
The face-to-face of Kross and Gargano was great stuff, especially with Samoa Joe there. Gargano loves digging at Kross over in-ring skills, and it is a simple but effective burn in the eyes of certainly the NXT fans. Adding Joe as a special guest ref is quite the interesting move, and it at least will bring us ever closer to Joe’s in-ring return. Joe VS Kross would be a pretty badass match, even if the title isn’t involved, and it’d be a battle of rear naked chokes for the ages. Kushida calling out Diamond Mine is good stuff, and I feel like we should get Kushida VS Tyler Rust first before Kushida VS Strong for the Cruiserweight title. For that matter, why not get Diamond Mine on 205 Live for scouting? If 205 Live still matters, they need to make it look like it matters.
Which brings me to the Breakout Tournament participant announcement. Weren’t we supposed to get two more qualifiers for this week’s 205 Live? But we have our eight, and they all look very impressive. It is anyone’s guess how the brackets go, but I feel like Jiro is going to put Duke Hudson over. Jiro has had some exposure already because of 205 Live and his few NXT matches, and Duke is the new guy, so it just adds up to Duke moving on to round two. The Million Dollar rematch was great, maybe even a touch better than their ladder match. I had a feeling Grimes was losing this, he will be funnier as Knight’s butler. I hope this is an improvement upon how NXT UK had Nina Samuels as Xia Brookside’s assistant. Nina didn’t do any plotting, but maybe Grimes purposefully messes up to troll Knight.
Pretty much everything with the Women’s Tag titles was great. Good promo from Dakota & Gonzalez, awesome match from The Way VS Shirai & Stark, and Tegan making her return was great stuff. The battery vignette being for her made a lot of sense, a lot of people expected it to be her, and the return costing The Way the titles was a natural move. Nox can go after Candice 1v1, the titles move over to have Shotzi & Ember VS Raquel & Dakota again, winner more than likely challenges Shirai & Stark after. Maybe another tag team steps up to get in the mix, too. Lumis showing up to whisk Indi away was also a great touch, this #InDex stuff is really growing on me.
Storm replying to both Gonzalez looking past the singles division at the same time as responding to Sarray’s challenge was a good promo, too. I feel like Storm will go after Sarray as Sarray wins more and is named the contender over Storm. The Hit Row Cypher was a unique segment for NXT, which NXT likes to do. They do their best to innovate for WWE, and I do admit that I had no chance at keeping up with Swerve there. B-Fab and Top Dolla were still tricky at parts, but that just shows how good they are. Well, to be fair, Top Dolla felt slightly off with his lines here and there but it’s not like he stumbled or anything. And this moment shows NXT is investing in Hit Row, is seeing them as a top faction already, and they’re just going to get bigger from here.
I also feel like maybe this was pre-filmed and put where it was, because Dolla mentions MSK and Ciampa-Thatcher, as if that match hadn’t been resolved yet, but Hit Row definitely wants next on those titles. Maybe B-Fab finally gets in the ring, too? The main event was awesome stuff. For being a normal singles match, it really pumped up the intensity to keep even with the unsanctioned match. Kyle won the unsanctioned, Cole won this match, I’m thinking if there’s a TakeOver in August, that is the tiebreaker and it can be a Loser Leaves NXT, aka Loser Goes to RawDown. The WWE Draft is being dug back up, I think Cole loses so that the Draft puts him on one of the other shows.
Cole’s farewell match will be epic, he and Kyle could steal whatever weekend it’s put on, and even in losing, Cole will still have all this buzz showing up on draft night. Hopefully he goes to SmackDown. Raw might be building back up but not enough to really prove anything, so Cole on SmackDown would be the best for him.
My Score: 9.4/10
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Can the Bullhead Brawler #WhoopDatTrick?
Yoshiki Inamura won, but he’s giving his friend, Josh Briggs, the shot at Trick Williams’ TNA World Heavyweight Championship! Will Briggs finally reach the mountaintop?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship: Trick Williams VS Josh Briggs; Trick wins and retains the title.
- High Stakes Showdown: Tavion Heights VS Je’Von Evans; Je’Von wins and Tavion must stay with the No Quarter Catch Crew.
- Ricky Saints VS Ashante THEE Adonis; wins.
- Vacated NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Tony D’Angelo; wins and is the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
- NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Jaida Parker VS Lash Legend VS Izzi Dame VS Jordynne Grace; wins and will challenge for the title at WWE Evolution.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tonight’s contenders speak.
Lash Legend says that the time for her to rise to the top has come. The other three can step aside, because the Bougie Bully is winning tonight and returning to her hometown, the ATL, and walking out of Evolution the NEW NXT Women’s Champion. Izzi Dame says she would sit and hope for opportunities like this to present themselves. But being part of The Culling has made her realize there is no glory waiting in the darkness. So she stepped into the light, and looks to take a step closer to the gold. The Culling always prevails, and that Iz what it Iz.
Jaida Parker says there ain’t no ifs, ands or butts about it. She will do whatever it takes to get hers, and what’s hers is that title match at Evolution! So Jordynne, Izzi, and Lash all better find someone else to play with, Miss Parker’s got this on lock. #ClockIt! Jordynne Grace says she dominated the wrestling world outside of the WWE just to get here, and she did that by building her strength from scratch. There is nothing more motivating than desperation, and Jordynne didn’t come here to not be champion. She will get her hand raised tonight, and at Evolution, she will finally be the NXT Women’s Champion, because she has to.
Who does find the way to win their golden ticket to the Great American Bash? We’ll find out in tonight’s main event!
TNA World Heavyweight Championship: Trick Williams VS Josh Briggs w/ Yoshiki Inamura!
#TrickyTwoBrands took the L last week in the massive crossover Six Man Tag, and yet Yoshiki Inamura is gifting this opportunity to his friend! Will the Bullhead Brawler make the most of this golden opportunity? Or will we still be in the Trick’N A Era?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who makes the bigger impact!
The bell rings and the two feel things out. They circle, Trick gets around, and he shoves Briggs. Briggs and Trick talk trash, the two go again, and Trick slips around. Briggs avoids the heel kick but Trick hits a capoeria pose. Only for Briggs to run him over! Briggs bumps Trick off buckles, brings Trick around, then bumps him off more buckles. The fans are torn, but Briggs CLUBS Trick down! Briggs paces and brings Trick up. Briggs whips, Trick spins through the hip toss, but Briggs blocks the whip! Briggs whips Trick, Trick ducks ‘n’ dodges, but so does Briggs! Briggs LEAPING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Trick survives but Briggs stays focused.
Briggs storms up but Trick takes a swing. Briggs dodges the counter punch but Trick CHOPS! Briggs scowls, but Trick CHOPS again! Briggs puts Trick in the corner and fires fast hands! Briggs ROCKS Trick, talks trash, then backs off as the ref counts. Trick throat chops Briggs! And FLAPJACKS him off buckles! Trick headlocks for the takeover and he grinds Briggs down. Fans chant, “Lock It In~! Lock It In~!” Briggs fights up, powers up, but Trick hits a flying takeover! The fans are torn as Briggs again endures. Trick puts on the pressure but Briggs rolls to a cover! ONE, and Trick holds on. Briggs fights up as the fans rally, and Inamura coaches him.
Briggs powers up to suplex Trick up and over! Briggs brings Trick around, whips him to the corner, but Trick goes up and over. Trick kicks, Briggs blocks, but Trick spins through to LARIAT! Briggs just claps! The fans fire up, Trick runs, and he LARIATS again! Briggs wobbles, Trick runs, but Briggs follows and ELBOWS! Briggs runs but Trick follows to LARIAT! Trick runs, Briggs dodges, and Briggs comes back, but into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Briggs tumbles out! Inamura coaches Briggs but Trick goes out after him. Inamura and Trick talk some trash, but then Trick goes to slap! Inamura blocks, and Briggs BOOTS Trick down!
Briggs asks Trick what’s up now! The fans are torn, but Briggs is feeling good while NXT goes picture in picture.
Briggs fist-bumps with Inamura, then he looms over Trick. Briggs dusts himself off while Trick stands, and then Briggs RAMS Trick into the apron! Briggs puts Trick in the ring, stalks him to a corner, and CHOPS! Briggs shakes out his hand from that, and he stomps Trick down. Briggs whips corner to corner hard and Trick falls in a heap! Trick writhes while Briggs paces around. Briggs drags Trick up, GROUD BUSTERS, then drops a BIG ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Trick is tougher than that but Briggs stays cool. Briggs puts Trick on the ropes, runs, but into a SPIN KICK! Both men fall over and the fans rally up.
Trick hurries to rain down fists! Trick drags Briggs up, whips him to ropes, and he FLAPJACKS Briggs down! Cover, TWO! Trick is annoyed but he clamps onto Briggs with a facelock. Briggs endures as Trick grinds the hold, but Trick almost has a guillotine on him! NXT returns to single picture and Briggs fights up! Briggs fires body shots, the fans rally, and Briggs is free! Briggs ROCKS Trick, but Trick LEG LARIATS! Briggs huffs ‘n’ puffs as he sits back up and the fans rally. Trick is annoyed but he runs and LEG- NO, Briggs catches Trick for a BIG back suplex! Briggs growls as he rises up, and he CLOBBERS Trick! Then DECKS him!
Briggs whips Trick, then scoops for a SIDEWALK SLAM and SPLASH DOWN! Briggs roars, Trick goes to a corner, and Briggs runs in for an ELBOW! Briggs keeps going, he ELBOWS again! Briggs runs corner to corner again, but Trick goes up! FLYING KNEE! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO! Briggs survives and Trick is frustrated. The fans rally up while Trick rains down forearms! “This is Awesome!” as Trick waits on Briggs. Briggs sits up, Trick ROCKS him with a haymaker! Briggs eggs Trick on so Trick fires more shots! Briggs swings back, Trick dodges to body shot and UPPERCUT!
Trick runs, but into a guzel! CHOKE- NO, Trick flips through! But Briggs ducks a kick! Only to run into a kick! Trick reels Briggs in, lifts, but Briggs flips free of the bomb to CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Trick even grabs the ropes for good measure! The fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” while Briggs is stunned. Briggs and Trick sit up, and they trade shots! The fans are torn even now, and the two men stand up. Trick UPPERCUTS, then counter punches! Trick runs, but Briggs BOOTS Trick down first! Briggs hobbles, but Trick EDDY GORDO KICKS, then BOOTS! Then he pie faces Briggs, runs, but Briggs reels him in! SHORT ARM LARIAT!!
Briggs goes to a corner?! Briggs climbs up, HOSS SAULT FLOPS as Trick moves! TRICK SHOT!! Cover, Trick wins!
Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall (still TNA World Heavyweight Champion)
Briggs put up a fight, but one split second difference and Trick comes out on top! Trick grabs a mic and says it is about time y’all put some respect on his name! He went from carrying H1M, to carrying two brands at the same time! That makes him the greatest TNA Champion- WAIT! Joe Hendry is here?! The music plays, but where is the Prestigious One? He sneaks in from the crowd! Trick hears the cheers, turns around, and Hendry LARIATS! And LARIATS again! And then Hendry LARIATS Trick up and out of the ring! TNA Slammiversary is coming, and with it comes a rematch for this title! Will Hendry make us all believers once again?
The No Quarter Catch Crew talks backstage.
Tavion Heights & Wren Sinclair look at footage of him getting some stitches in over the weekend. Charlie Dempsey wishes Tavion luck, and Tavion says yeah, despite Dempsey’s best efforts. What’s that supposed to mean? Admit it, Charles! You know Tavion’s going to beat Je’Von Evans tonight and be free of NQCC. That’s why you purposefully hurt him during training. Wren says no, that was an accident, Charles cares about them. Sure he does. Wren says yes, that was just Charles’ way of pushing Tavion to be stronger. They’re family! Right, Charles? Dempsey says yes, of course they are. Tavion, that was an accident.
But if he feels he isn’t ready to face Je’Von, Charlie wouldn’t blame Tavion. Tavion says yeah, he’d like that, huh? But the doc got him a special mask. Tavion is cleared as tolerated, and after tonight, he won’t be Charlie’s problem anymore. Charlie says that’s fantastic. Yeah, it is fantastic! Wren agrees, it is fantastic. The sarcasm might have gone over Wren’s head, but will Tavion reach new heights after tonight? Or will the Young OG be too bouncy to lose their bet?
Myles Borne meets with some special guests.
He is so excited that George Gumbs Jr. & Tyreak Sapp of the Florida Gators football team is here. Myles was born in North Carolina, but he’s been a big fan of the Gators ever since the Tim Tebow days. And now, with their improved offense and defense, the Gators are so back! Gumbs & Sapp agree and high-five with Myles. Lexis King walks over and asks Myles if he has a moment to talk. But Lexis says of course Myles has time to talk, he’s a lone wolf now, just like Lexis. And oh, right, he’s deaf. Lexis talks louder, but Myles tells Gumbs & Sapp that he heard Lexis, it’s no big deal. Oh, so he heard Lexis? Since he’s such an active listener, he’s some advice!
Myles cuts Lexis off there and says he doesn’t want his advice. They are not alike. Lexis takes every shortcut possible while Myles works hard to get what he has. Lexis is his father’s son, and that’ll never change. Well, nothing will change for Myles if he’s talking to losers instead of listening to The King! The Gators haven’t done jack in two decades. Gumbs & Sapp warn Lexis, he backs off, and Sapp says that is a gross beard. Will Lexis have to show not tell when it comes to giving out advice?
High Stakes Showdown: Tavion Heights VS Je’Von Evans!
Ready or not, the moment of truth is here. Tavion wants to prove he no longer needs to be under Dempsey’s wing, and definitely doesn’t need to be under his thumb. Can Tavion fly high all on his own? Or will the Young OG have to hold him down so he can get ahead?
The bell rings, the two approach and Tavion TACKLES Je’Von! Cover, ONE, but Tavion waistlocks and then deadlifts Je’Von for the SLAM! Tavion keeps hold, brings Je’Von back up, and SLAMS him again! Je’Von still fights but Tavion gator rolls him with that waistlock. Tavion floats to turn Je’Von for a cover, TWO! Tavion is a dog with a bone and he has a fisherman cradle! TWO!! Je’Von escapes in time but Tavion holds Je’Von down with a facelock. The fans rally, Je’Von fights, but Tavion rolls it to a cradle, TWO! Tavion keeps Je’Von down, brings him up and whips him to a corner hard! Then fireman’s carry takeover!
Tavion has the wristlock, makes it a cover, TWO! Tavion floats to the top wristlock and he grinds the arm. Je’Von endures, bridges to keep his shoulders up, and the fans rally. Je’Von fights up, rolls, but Tavion keeps that top wristlock! Tavion pushes on the arm but Je’Von endures. Je’Von fights up with another bridge, the fans rally again, and Je’Von runs to slip around and arm-drag! But Tavion’s right back on Je’Von! Tavion lifts, Je’Von sunset flips, TWO! Both men stand, Je’Von dodges Tavion to springboard and CROSSBODY! Je’Von keeps moving, BOUNCY~ RANA! The fans fire up and Tavion bails out!
The fans rally as Je’Von builds speed and FLIES! Down goes Tavion and the fans fire up! Dempsey & Wren are worried, but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and the fans are even more fired up as Je’Von and Tavion rise. Tavion storms up but Je’Von blocks a shot to body shot! Then he blocks a shot to CHOP! Tavion ROCKS Je’Von, but Je’Von nods and CHOPS! Je’Von ROCKS and CHOPS Tavion on repeat, then he whips. Tavion grabs ropes to redirect himself, and he LARIATS Je’Von down! Cover, TWO!! Je’Von survives that curveball and Wren says Tavion is looking good. Tavion fireman’s carries but Je’Von slips free. Je’Von waistlocks, Tavion switches, but Je’Von fights the lift. Je’Von fires an elbow, but Tavion reels Je’Von in for a HEADBUTT! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Je’Von survives but Tavion holds onto the waistlock! Tavion drags Je’Von up, and he lifts Je’Von again, only for Je’Von to victory roll! TWO! Tavion is up, Je’Von dodges and handsprings, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and Je’Von goes to a corner. Tavion runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Tavion falls, Je’Von goes right up top, and he SKY TWISTERS!! Cover, Je’Von wins!!
Winner: Je’Von Evans, by pinfall (Tavion stays with the NQCC)
Tavion may not be free from the NQCC, but he may have just proven himself worthy of big things. Will Tavion still reach those heights he looks for? As for The Young OG, JASPER TROY finds him for a BLACK HOLE SLAM!! The Monstar strikes! The fans boo, but will Troy be the one changing the landscape around here?
BREAKING NEWS!
It was revealed over the weekend that unfortunately, Noam Dar is injured and can no longer defend the Heritage Cup. It will now be vacated, changing the stakes of tonight’s match. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo is still in the match, but who is he facing? Luca Crusifino posted online, “Tony, you looked me in the eyes and you told me to prove my loyalty to you. So I did just that. Ava confirmed this: Tony D’Angelo VS Stacks Lorenzo this Tuesday for the held-up NXT Heritage Cup.” The Don has the chance to not only become a two-time Heritage Cup Champion, he can also settle things with Stacks. This hasn’t completely gotten Tony to trust Luca, but it’s a great start.
Stacks’ response is that this only makes it sweeter for him. He gets to beat Tony down while taking the Cup that once belonged to him. So all Stacks has to say to Luca is… “Thank you, my consigliere!” Is the Underboss continuing to play mind games to tear Tony and Luca apart? Or is Luca playing both sides?
Ricky Saints VS Ashante THEE Adonis!
The Absolute is finally cleared to compete, and while he wants after Ethan Page, NXT’s resident ladies man put his foot in his mouth acting like he was on the team. Will Adonis regret standing up for All Ego? Or will he ruin Ricky’s return to in-ring action?
Adonis THROWS his jacket at Saints but Saints ducks it! The bell rings and the fists fly! The fans fire up, Saints ROCKS Adonis again and again, then has him in a corner for a CHOP! Adonis goes to another corner, Ricky runs up to UPPERCUT again! Adonis fires hands back, Saints knees low and Saints ROCKS Adonis again. Adonis goes to a third corner, Saints CHOPS again, but Adonis headlocks. Saints powers up and out, Adonis hurdles, but then Saints hurdles, ducks, dodges, then KICKS! Saints ROCKS Adonis again, bumps him off buckles, and Adonis goes tumbling away. Adonis gets up, throws hands, but Saints blocks to wrench!
Saints goes up the corner, struts Old School for the AX HANDLE! Saints TOSSES Adonis and the fans fire up! Saints strikes his pose and NXT goes to break.
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So close to the crowns, we can almost taste them!
Randy Orton and Asuka are waiting, who will join them in the King & Queen of the Ring finals set for Night of Champions?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- PENTA VS Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman; Bron wins.
- Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Jade Cargill VS Roxanne Perez; Jade wins and advances to the finals.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch VS Bayley; Becky wins, by disqualification, and retains the title.
- King of the Ring Semifinals: Cody Rhodes VS Jey Uso; Cody wins and advances to the finals.
PLAY BY PLAY
Seth Rollins is here!
Columbus, Ohio is ready to #BurnItDown as they sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” The Visionary leads the way for Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed, The Wise Man handling the Money in the Bank briefcase. They’re all feeling good after devastating LA Knight to the point of indefinite leave of absence from the bruised ribs caused by multiple Spears and Tsunamis. Rollins revels in the singing in his best Michael Jackson’s Bad ensemble. Heyman hands Rollins the mic, and Rollins says, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins! I am a Visionary, I am a Revolutionary, I am…” “SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS!”
Rollins takes off the sunglasses while the fans bark for Bron, and Rollins says, “Columbus, you are sending me mixed signals here. So let me ask you a question: All of you, everyone in this building, what do you want?” There is barking but there also seems to be chants for CM Punk. Rollins says exactly! One minute, the fans chant for CM Punk, then the next minute is the OTC, and then they’re barking for “The Dog,” then they’re singing his song! Which they do again.
Rollins says it is painfully obvious that the fans have no damn idea what they want, so Rollins does not care what they want! They don’t know what is good for them, so they need people like Rollins, visionaries like Rollins, to tell them what IS good for them! Rollins wants to try an experiment. Wrap your tiny little brains around this: Even the things that you think you want are because of Rollins. Roman Reigns, the OTC? He exists because of Rollins! CM Punk came back to the WWE because the fans chanted his name? No, CM Punk is back in the WWE because this company wanted to cash in on how much Rollins HATES CM Punk!
Cody Rhodes, The American Nightmare… There is no second coming of Cody unless Rollins is there to put Cody on the map! The World Heavyweight Championship? Rollins was the first! NXT Championship? Rollins was the first! Those things exists as they are because ROLLINS built them in HIS image! Rollins is the creator, the prime mover, the past, present, and FUTURE of this company! Rollins says between him and his “Oracle,” Paul Heyman, they know a thing or two about revolutions. And every revolution faces opposition. Rollins will deal with that opposition diplomatically until that opposition pushes Rollins and forces his hand.
That is exactly what happened to L A Knight, YEAH! Knight stuck his nose in Rollins’ business, and he got Tsunami after Tsunami after Tsunami for it! And… In a few minutes’ time, Rollins’ dog, Bron Breakker, has an opportunity to do the same thing to another person that has been a thorn in Rollins’ side: Penta. The fans cheer but Rollins will spell it out for us. There are a lot of people who think they’ve got what it takes to exist at the very top. Champions like John Cena and Gunther, or even their challengers like CM Punk and Goldberg, or even the King of the Ring entries, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso and Randy Orton!
But what they all fail to understand is they are all running a race for second place. “This (MITB briefcase) is the finish line. This is the endgame. It has and always will be Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins!” But wait, here comes Bron’s opponent! Will Penta’s #CeroMiedo be the key to ruining Rollins’ plans? We find out, after the break.
PENTA VS Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman!
Raw returns and the match is already underway as Bron rains down fits in the corner. The ref counts, Bron drags Penta up and whips him to ropes. Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS! The fans fire up as Bron tumbles around! Bron sputters to his feet in a corner, and Penta GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up, Penta brings Bron out, but Bron fires body shots. Bron shoves Penta, Penta dodges again to springboard and CROSSBODY! Penta keeps going, GAMANGIRI in the corner again! Then a HEADSTAND DROPKICK! The fans cheer Penta on while Bron bails out. Penta says, “CERO! MIEDO!” and Columbus joins in.
Penta builds speed, but Bron is back in! BACKDROP! The fans bark while Bron seethes. Bron stomps Penta, digs his forearms into Penta’s face and throat, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Bron reels Penta in, suplexes, and paces. The fans rally as Bron circle Penta. Bron stands Penta up but Penta fires body shots. Penta CHOPS, the fans cheer, but Bron kicks low. Bron whips, scoops, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Penta survives but Bron is amused now. Heyman coaches Bron to keep on Penta, and Bron RAMS into Penta again and again. The fans rally for Penta and the ref counts. Bron stops at 4 to bring Penta around.
Bron headlocks, Penta powers up and out, but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges now! Bron builds speed and LARIATS! The fans bark and Bron says, “Since his first day here, he’s been trying to keep up with me. You’re never gonna beat me, ever!” Bron stomps Penta at the ropes, the ref counts, but Bron stops at 4. Bron stares down the fans as they either cheer or bark. Bron stands Penta up and scrapes Penta’s face off ropes! Bron hoists Penta up top, climbs up to get him, but Penta fires hands! The fans rally for Penta, Bron staggers back, but then Bron UPPERCUTS! Penta flops to the apron! Bron climbs, he drags Penta up by his mask, but Penta CHOPS! And CHOPS!
Penta runs and jumps to RANA! The fans fire up as Bron tumbles away! Penta KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Penta fires up, aims, and SUPERKICKS! But Bron just gets mad! Bron runs up, but Penta DUMPS him out! Penta then PLANCHAS, but Bron catches him to a fireman’s carry! But Penta slips free! Penta POSTS Bron, slides in the ring, and Penta KICKS Bron from the apron, Penta builds speed and FLIES! Down goes Bron at the ramp but Penta is also in bad shape. The ref hurries to check while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and now Bron and Penta are down behind the desk! It was first Bron hitting a GOURD BUSTER on the post, then Bron hitting his signature FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” as Bron and Penta rise. Bron brings Penta around the way to put him back in the ring. Bron stomps Penta, and stomps, and stomps, stomps, stomps! Bron then whips Penta to a corner, but Penta BOOTS back! Penta then ELBOWS Bron, runs up, but Bron grabs him by the neck! Gorilla press for the GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO! Penta stays in this and Bron grows frustrated, but Columbus cheers Penta on!
Bron looms over Penta, clamps on a headlock, and he grinds Penta down. Penta endures as Bron claims Penta wants to quit. Heyman says a smart person would quit! The fans rally, Penta fights up, and Penta fires body shots! Penta whips, Bron reverses, but Penta KICKS back! Penta dodges Bron, kicks the legs out, then runs to SLING-DOG! Bron flounders into a corner and the fans fire up with Penta! Penta winds up to CHOP! Penta whips corner to corner, Bron reverses, but Penta goes up and over! Bron holds onto ropes to stop the Backstabber, so Penta O’Conner Rolls, then rolls through, PANCAKE PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Bron escapes but Penta rises up! The fans fire up as Penta calls his shot! Penta runs in, DEST- NO, Bron throws Penta back! Penta SUPERKICKS, goes up, but Bron somersaults?! Bron JUMP KNEES Penta! Bron then runs back up, goes right up, SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!! Penta survives and the fans fire up again! Heyman grows frustrated, but Bron brings down the straps. Bron builds speed while the fans bark, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta calls his shot, runs up, but Bron grabs Penta again! Another gorilla press, but Penta DDTS out of it! And now, RUNNING DESTROYER!!! Cover, TWO!!
Bron survives and shocks Penta! The fans can’t believe it either, but “This is Awesome!” Penta and Bron rise, and Penta brings Bron in. Penta pump handles but Bron switches! Bron back suplexes, Penta lands out and mule kicks the legs! Penta fires up, ducks ‘n’ dodges, springboard into the SPEAR!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Bron ends this one in the blink of an eye with a rather badass counterattack! Rollins returns to ringside to celebrate with Bron, and he tells Penta this is his final warning: Stay out of Rollins’ way! Will Penta listen? Or will Penta stay in the fight against Rollins’ “revolution?”
Adam Pearce is on the phone.
The Raw General Manager is discussing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships with the SmackDown General Manager, Nick Aldis, but has to end the call as someone walks in. AJ Styles is here and asks why Pearce wanted to see him. Pearce says that Liv Morgan is out with injury, but apparently Dominik Mysterio is, too. What? What’d Dom do, strain his mustache? Pearce says the paperwork is legitimate so now the match at Night of Champions is off. Styles says this is just Dom ducking him! He’s gonna go make sure Dom’s hurt. Pearce stops Styles there and says to trust him. When Dom is 100%, Styles is first in line to challenge him.
Styles says fine, he will be waiting. Styles exits, but is Dirty Dom just pulling some kind of charade to avoid a phenomenal title defense? That aside, The New Day walks in, along with Grayson Waller. Xavier Woods says go on, Styles, go on. Kofi Kingston says champions are dropping like flies. A shame, really. Woods is happy they have time to talk with Pearce, they have an idea for a photoshoot. New shirts, great abs, it makes sense. Pearce says he actually wants to talk with them about a match. A MATCH!? Yes. For the tag titles. Against Finn Balor & JD McDonagh. WHAT!? But also, guess what else? It. Don’t say it! Is… Don’t…!! Official! NO!!
Pearce thanks them for dropping by, and Kofi says he is so bad! Pearce knows. Waller hangs back and tells Pearce not to treat his new friends, the NEW~ DAY~, like that! Waller leaves, Pearce sighs, but will the Judgment Day have their day against the New Day next Monday Night Raw?
Exclusive interview with Bill Goldberg.
Michael Cole sat down with the living legend to talk about the revenge he wants against Gunther for the comments made last year. That revenge will be Saturday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta. What is it about Gunther that put Goldberg in this kind of mood? Goldberg answers with his own question: Did we expect anything less from Goldberg? Was there any way he was going to let those comments slide? Cole knows that’s a no. Goldberg takes his family to a WWE event as a fan. They try to relax and have a good night, no worries about opponents. And he steps into a verbal assault from Gunther.
The lack of respect from Gunther that Goldberg say that night was pretty unbelievable. Astonishing even. Did Gunther embarrass Goldberg in front of his wife? Yes. Did he embarrass Goldberg in front of his son? Absolutely. Did he embarrass Goldberg in front of his fans and adopted home of Atlanta? 100%. So there was no way Goldberg was going to let Gunther get away with it. Goldberg didn’t know where and he didn’t know when he would seek revenge, but he was going to introduce Gunther to the true Goldberg. And it didn’t matter if he was 58 or 28, Goldberg could have one foot in the grave, no one is going to talk to him like that.
So yeah, Gunther embarrassed Goldberg in front of his family. So as Goldberg is vying for a retirement match, wondering who his opponent would be, it was rather serendipitous that Gunther has put himself in that spot. This is the logical choice. As long as Goldberg can step foot into the ring, he will make Gunther pay. Goldberg vows to beat to F outta Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event! Goldberg is fired up for what will be his FINAL match, and it will be for the World Heavyweight Champion! Will Goldberg add one more reign to his legacy? Or will Der Ring General crush the seemingly unbreakable?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
With WWE 2K on autopilot in the background, the supposedly hurt Dominik says he misses Liv already. Raquel does, too, we all do. Even Finn. But they all know Liv, and they all know Liv wouldn’t want them sitting around and sulking. Dom is still Intercontinental Champion, and once he’s cleared to compete, he’ll show Styles exactly why he is “Dirty Dom.” And Roxie, she faces Jade Cargill tonight. When Roxie beats Jade, she’ll go on to become Queen of the Ring! And then he and JD have a tag title match next week, and they will bring those belts home! And Raquel, she IS the Women’s World Tag Team Championship, she’s got this!
Raquel brings up that Aldis and Pearce are working out a decision on these titles. Finn says they’ll cross that bridge when it comes. And well, maybe if Rhea shows up… WHAT WAS THAT?! See? That’s the fire Finn wants from Raquel! That’s the enforcer they know! Raquel can’t just let Rhea walk all over her. She needs to be the enforcer, and the enforcer they know would make Rhea pay. Raquel agrees with that! She’ll go take care of her! Raquel heads out and Dom still misses Liv. Roxie assures him, it’ll all be okay. Dom wishes Roxie luck tonight, and now Roxie heads out. The boys are a bit torn, but will Finn be right about everything?
Lyra Valkyria finds Bayley backstage.
The Morrigan asks if The Role Model has a second to chat. Lyra wishes Bayley luck tonight against Becky Lynch, and apologizes for being a bit salty last week. Nobody knows more than Lyra how much Bayley has earned her match with Becky. Speaking of, Becky was walking this way, but sees these two and turns around. Bayley says wow, she didn’t know she needed Lyra’s approval to get this title match. Lyra says that’s not what she means. Bayley cools off and apologizes. This match has been on her mind all week, but she promises that when she beats Becky, Lyra is first in line. Lyra says okay, so they’re cool? They’re cool.
Lyra wishes Bayley luck and heads out. Bayley finishes preparing, but will she be able to bring down The Man? Or will #FiveStarBecks stay golden?
Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Jade Cargill VS Roxanne Perez!
The Storm is in Columbus, and she wants to reign as the Queen of the Ring. But The Prodigy has a long list of accomplishments backing her up, will she just add QOTR finalist to it? Or is Jade about to step right over her to go against Asuka?
Raw returns as Roxie makes her entrance. The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. Jade and Roxie approach, but then Roxie bails out. The fans boo but Roxie says we do this on her time. Jade dares Roxie to bring it, and Roxie takes her time stepping back inside. Roxie and Jade circle, feel things out, but Roxie smirks as she goes to the apron. The fans boo more but Roxie just smiles. Jade scowls but Roxie steps back in. They circle again, but Roxie dodges Jade to SLAP her! Then Roxie runs for it! Jade gives chase, they get back in the ring and Roxie headlocks. Jade blocks the takeover to THROW Roxie to a corner!
Jade runs in, blocks a boot, then ROCKS Roxie. Jade pops Roxie up and holds her up, but Roxie slips through to sunset flip! Jade YANKS Roxie back up, puts her back in the corner, and runs in again. Roxie dodges, then she ROCKS Jade! Roxie takes a bow, but Jade huffs ‘n’ puffs. Roxie gets worried, apologizes and then bails out again. Jade again gives chase, they go back in the ring, and Roxie runs up. Roxie ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the FLAPJACK still finds her! Roxie flounders around but Jade eggs her on. Jade stands Roxie up to SLAP her back! Roxie flops out of the ring and Jade goes after her. Roxie HOTSHOTS Jade in the ropes!
Roxie runs and tilt-o-whirls, but Jade stops that to hit a BACKBREAKER! Jade storms up on Roxie, TOSSES her across the way, and she fires Columbus up. Jade does push-ups because Roxie isn’t enough of a workout! The fans cheer while Roxie flops out of the ring. Jade storms after Roxie, the cat ‘n’ mouse continues, and Jade avoids hitting steps! Jade ELBOWS Roxie back, then fireman’s carries. Jade carries Roxie around, high-fives some fans, then goes up the steel steps! But Roxie slips free and CHOP BLOCKS! Jade sits down hard on the steps, then Roxie DROPKICKS one of the knees! Jade writhes and Roxie goes back for more!
Roxie stomps away on Jade’s leg while the fans boo, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Roxie UPPERCUTS Jade in the corner! Roxie rolls, comes back, and UPPERCUTS again! Roxie rolls again, runs back in again, but Jade catches her! Jade hits a back suplex but Roxie lands out! CHOP BLOCK! Jade is down and Roxie runs, UPPERCUT against the ropes! Jade falls back, Roxie goes up, up, and LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and Roxie shrieks in frustration! Roxie grabs a leg, steps over, and has the standing toehold! The fans rally while Jade endures. Jade keeps her shoulders up as she reaches for Roxie, and the fans rally up again. Jade kicks at Roxie with her free leg, then BOOTS her down!
Roxie flounders to a corner, runs up on Jade, but Jade scoops! Roxie slips around to have a SLEEPER! Roxie is a backpack and she brings Jade down to a knee! But Jade fights up and RAMS Roxie in to a corner! The fans fire up as Jade is free! Roxie goes up a corner while the fans duel, and Roxie CROSSBODIES! But Jade catches her! The fans fire up as Jade then FALL AWAY SLAMS! Jade shakes her bad leg out, kips up, but the bad leg still bothers her. Jade runs, and she rallies on Roxie with ax handles! Then a BOOT! Roxie rebounds into a SPINEBUSTER! Jade fires up, slaps the leg into working, and the fans rally behind her.
Jade waits on Roxie, brings her up with a choke grip, and she gets a taste! CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives the slam dunk and Jade is stunned! Jade hurries to grab at Roxie but Roxie grabs ropes. Jade throws Roxie, then SUPERKICKS! Roxie wobbles, Jade chicken wings, but Roxie victory rolls! And then a step over to an O’Conner BRIDGE! TWO!! Jade kicks, Roxie dodges, and Roxie SUPERKICKS! Roxie shrieks, runs, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MSYTICA! Then the handspring, DOUBLE KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO!! Roxie is furious that Jade survives! Roxie shrieks as she flails and hammers away!
Roxie drags Jade up, tells her she’s messing with the wrong prodigy, but then Jade ROCKS Roxie! Roxie SOBATS, then hops on, but Jade slips free! BOOT! A glancing blow, but Jade hurries to get Roxie up! POWERBOMB! High stack, Roxie fights, so Jade spins her and chicken wings! JADED!!! Cover, Jade wins!!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
Roxie may be a prodigy, but Jade is proving to be a force of nature! And wait! Here comes Asuka! The Empress of Tomorrow struts her way out on stage, and she takes off her kabuki mask to look Jade in the eyes. Jade is the storm, but Asuka has the fire, will these two change the entire landscape of the WWE Women’s Division?
Sheamus talks with the Alpha Academy.
The Fella says he told them before, Natalya & Maxxine have a great chance at those Women’s Tag Team Championships. Natty thanks Sheamus, that is appreciated, but Sheamus did a great job in last week’s KOTR Fatal 4 Way. He shouldn’t lose sight of how great he is. Maxxine says sorry it didn’t work out. Sheamus says it’s fine, at least he got to put Rusev in his place. Akira Tozawa says next time… Oh, but here come Rusev. Rusev tells Tozawa to go, and Sheamus has The Alpha Academy move on. Rusev asks if Sheamus is still pretending to be everyone’s friend. This place is full of people like that. They smile to your face, but then stab you in the back.
Is Rusev trying to rile Sheamus up? Cuz Sheamus is used to beating his own drum. And that drum is ten beats o’ the Bodhrain, and he’d love to do it on Rusev’s chest. Rusev says he does his damage in the ring like a god, while Sheamus does his back here like a snake. Oh, Rusev’s a god now? Some god. Rusev was the most embarrassing and egotistical member in the League of Nations. That’s what Sheamus remembers. And he’s tired of talking. So no more BS. Put up or shut up! Rusev vows to make new memories. Rusev leaves, but when and where will Bulgarian Brute and Celtic Warrior have their grudge match?
GUNTHER is here!
The fans are a bit torn seeing the World Heavyweight Champion make his way to the ring, belt around his waist, and surprisingly no suit jacket. That must ironically mean Gunther is all business as he grabs himself a mic. The fans boo, but Gunther says, “Last week was supposed to be my celebration. Me, celebrating regaining what’s rightfully mine, the World Heavyweight Championship! But instead, none other than Bill Goldberg walked down here, looked me straight in the eye, and told me that I am next. So I did a lot of thinking. I thought a lot about what it means to be ‘next.’
“Usually being next means getting speared outta your boots, Jackhammer, 1-2-3, and waking up, looking at the lights. Bill Goldberg is the most destructive man of his generation. But it is not 1999 anymore! It is 2025, and right now, I’M THE GUY!” The fans are torn on that, surprisingly. Gunther says he is the best wrestler in this company, and the world title around his waist proves it! Gunther says he heard what Goldberg said. Intense as always. But nothing changes Gunther’s perception about him: That is a 58-year-old one trick pony that can’t lace Gunther’s boots! The fans are torn again, but Gunther wants to take this moment to apologize.
Gunther apologizes to Goldberg’s wife and son… for everything he is about to do to the man that used to be Goldberg! Gunther is unlike anyone Goldberg has ever faced! Gunther embarrassed him once, and he will embarrass Goldberg again at Saturday Night’s Main Event! It is Gunther’s personal responsibility to make sure that the myth that is Bill Goldberg DIES! Der Ring General storms back out and the fans are just as fired up! Will this be a human demolition derby in Atlanta?
Backstage interview with Becky Lynch.
Jackie Redmond is with The Man and apologizes for interrupting as Becky prepares for her match. But Jackie was hoping for her thoughts on- Becky interrupts and says her thoughts are on how she just saw Bayley and Lyra conspiring to work together! That is the only way they can get this title off her! Well, she’s said too much already. Becky hurries off, is paranoia getting to her? Meanwhile, Jackie spots Sami Zayn. Jackie asks Sami if he has a second. He is coming off a loss to Randy Orton, but we all know how much becoming world champion means to him. She has to ask, how is he processing the loss?
Sami starts with, “Um,” but then Karrion Kross joins. Kross mockingly asks what kind of response is, “Um.” But he isn’t trying to upset Sami. Sami must be really, really happy. Kross believed everything Sami said last week. “I’m good enough to become the world champion!” But what happened? What Kross said would happen: Sami wrestled The Viper, and got dropped. Kross wants Sami to get it through his thick skull: the way Sami is now, the way Sami wants to be, that Sami will never be world champion. Sami shakes his head, but then says, “Okay. Okay.” Then Sami DECKS Kross! Sami tells Kross he is done talking! Sami talked to Pearce. Their match is official! Tick-tock.
Sami leaves, Scarlett checks on Kross, but then she says, “Stop it.” They were both playing along and they’ve suckered Sami in! Will Sami’s time fade away as he goes up against Mr. Doomsday?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch VS Bayley!
Well, you can’t spell “megalomaniac” without “MAN,” and that’s what The Man has become. But will all the power and glory Becky has cheated to gain go away? Or will she foil the “conspiracy” between Role Model and Morrigan?
Raw returns as Becky makes her entrance in a very big fur coat. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see which horsewoman wears the gold!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Becky and Bayley slowly circle, talk a little trash, and then tie up. They go around collar ‘n’ elbow, and Becky pulls Bayley’s hair! Bayley puts Becky in the corner, grinds forearms in, but then Becky shoves Bayley. Bayley eggs Becky on, so Becky SLAPS Bayley! Bayley fires a flurry of forearms in the corner! The erf counts, Bayley whips Becky corner to corner and fires more forearms! The ref counts again, Bayley climbs up, but Becky slips free! Bayley runs to CLOBBER Becky! Bayley then runs to ELBOW Becky in the back! And then SLIDING- NO, Becky rolls through the lariat to have the arm!
Bayley fights, stands, and steps over, but Becky trips Bayley up! Becky goes for the arm again, they go around and around, and Bayley TOSSES Becky through ropes! Becky shoves Bayley away, then RAMS into her! Becky steps in, but Bayley HOTSHOTS her after all! Becky flops to the floor and the ring count starts. Bayley slides out, runs up the steps, and she FLYING ELBOWS Becky down! The fans fire up and Bayley brings Becky up. Bayley ROCKS Becky, Becky BODY SHOTS, but Bayley SMACKS Becky off barriers! Bayley puts Becky in at 7 of 10, then she goes up the corner. AX HAN- NO, Becky grabs the arm!
Bayley fights the takedown and shoves Becky away. Bayley runs up but Becky puts her on the apron. Bayley ROCKS Becky, climbs up, but Becky goes to the apron. Bayley drags Becky up by her hair, but Becky HOTSHOTS Bayley’s arm! Bayley falls to the floor and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans rally as Bayley rises back up. Becky flounders to ropes, Bayley runs up and LAIRATS! And LARIATS! And then dodges a haymaker to SAIDO! Becky stands, Bayley runs, and Bayley KNEES Becky down! Bayley then fireman’s carries, swings, and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Becky survives and Bayley grows frustrated. Bayley huffs ‘n’ puffs as she stalks Becky. The fans rally, Bayley clinches, but Becky slips free! Becky dragon sleepers, Bayley snapmares and hooks Becky up! Becky fights to a SAIDO! Becky then clinches, MANHAND- NO, Bayley fights that to BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up while both women are down! Bayley and Becky each stir, then they roll away to opposite corners. Becky drags herself up with the ropes, Bayley runs in, but Becky dodges! JUMP KICK blocked and Bayley THROWS Becky into buckles! Bayley runs in, SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! Bayley drags Becky into a cover, TWO! Becky survives but Bayley brushes that off to go up the corner. The fans rally, but Becky ROCKS Bayley first! Becky climbs up after Bayley, she and Bayley trade shots! Becky CLUBS away on Bayley’s back, the fans rally up, and Becky hits a SUPERPLEX! Then she grabs the arm, ARMBAR!!
The fans fire up, Bayley stacks Becky, TWO! Becky hast he arm again, but Bayley flips Becky over! O’Conner style cover, TWO! Bayley comes back, gets the legs again, but Becky kicks and kicks and kicks! Bayley still turns her for a HALF CRAB! Bayley can only hold onto the one leg with her one arm, and Becky crawls forward! ROPEBREAK! Bayley lets go at 4, then runs back up to ROCK Becky! Bayley runs up again but Becky BOOTS her! Becky runs up but Bayley ROCKS her back! They go forearm for forearm, the fans duel with every shot, but Bayley has the majority. This turns into a scrap and the fans all fire up!
Becky catches Bayley, but Bayley fights free! Bayley now catches Becky to steal the MANHANDLE SLAM!! But Becky flops all the way out of the ring! The fans fire up while Bayley grows frustrated. The ring count starts but Bayley pursues. Becky stands, and she THROWS Becky over the desk! Becky hurries over, and she shoves the chairs onto Bayley! Becky grabs other chairs and adds to the pile! Becky is literally burying Bayley then leaves her behind! The ring count continues, but wait! Lyra is here and she unburies Bayley! Becky runs up on Lyra to DECK her! Lyra is pissed but Becky gets away!
Lyra wants after Becky but she holds back because this would be a disqualification! Bayley pushes Lyra aside, but Becky DECKS her now! Then Becky runs, but Lyra takes the dropkick for Bayley! Bayley SMACKS Becky off the desk, TOSSES her over the desk, then drags her back up! Bayley POSTS Becky, but the ring count climbs as she THROWS Becky into barriers! Bayley puts Becky in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Bayley climbs up! But Lyra attacks Becky!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by disqualification (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Lyra is pissed but so is Bayley! Lyra still WRECKS Becky with a dropkick! Bayley drags Lyra into the ring and asks what the hell! Bayley had this match won and Lyra had to go and lose her temper! Becky grins as she gets to scurry away with the title. Lyra realizes her mistake a little too late, but was it really a mistake? Or does she just want to be the one that dethrones The Man?
Chad Gable talks with Ivy Nile.
He tells her not to tell The Creed Brothers, but she has always been his favorite. Now, she should’ve won MITB, and she should still be in QOTR, but she has had Stephanie Vaquer in the way. Next time, do what Gable does like he did to Rey Mysterio, to Otis, and others: Wipe ’em out completely, regardless of the cost. Gable spots someone and says they’ll finish this lesson later. Gable walks over to Penta and says far be it for him to laugh at someone else’s misfortune. That is, unless they deserve it. But in this case, Penta, it was Gable’s pleasure watching Bron destroy him earlier. Maybe Gable will finish the job!
Penta tells Gable to shut up but Gable says maybe he’ll rip that mask right off Penta’s head to show his ugly face! Penta shoves Gable, Gable takes a swing, and Penta dodges! Penta SUPERKICKS Gable down! Penta says he warned Gable! SACRIFICE on the arm!! Refs and producers rush in, as do the Creeds, and Penta leaves for Gable to writhe in pain. Will this keep Gable and El Grande Americano out of action for awhile?
Raquel Rodriguez is in the ring.
Ricky Desperado has a mic, and she calls out Rhea! She insults her in Spanish, and then tells Rhea in English that she won’t screw Raquel outta QOTR and get away with it! Raquel tells Rhea that she could drag her out here by her nose ring, or Rhea can make it easy and walk out here to take the beating she deserves! Rhea makes her entrance and the fans fire up! Mami stares Big Mami Cool down the whole way, and then the fight is on! Rhea dodges to fire hands! Raquel shoves Rhea, runs up, but Rhea dodges, only for the AX HANDLES to find her! Rhea comes back to BOOT Raquel! Raquel bails out and Rhea is fired up!
Rhea steps outside but Raquel RAMS her into the apron! And then THROWS her over the barriers! Rhea lands in the timekeeper’s area, but Raquel says she’s not done! Raquel goes under the ring to bring out a TABLE! The fans fire up for that as Raquel puts the table in the ring. But Rhea stands on the desk! FLYING FOREARM! Down goes Raquel, and then Rhea RAMS her into steel steps! The fans fire up and Rhea grins. Rhea says if Raquel wants tables, then she’ll get tables! Rhea sets that table up in the ring, positions it near a corner, then fetches Raquel. Rhea pump handles Raquel, but here comes Roxie!
Roxie jumps on Rhea as a backpack, but Rhea pops her up onto the Electric Chair! SLAM off the top buckles! But Raquel gets up and under, TEXANA BOMB through the table!! The fans boo but Raquel and Roxie just took down the Eradicator! Will they actually end up amigas because of this?
Raw returns and…
Rhea storms into Pearce’s office! She demands a match with Raquel! Pearce says sure, how about a Street Fight? Even better! Then it’s official! Pearce says he couldn’t have said it better himself. Rhea got up after that table Texana Bomb, but will she make sure Raquel doesn’t get up after their grudge match?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
It will be a special early edition of Monday Night Raw that starts at 6PM Eastern, 3PM Pacific, live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!
King of the Ring Semifinals: Cody Rhodes VS Jey Uso!
The American Nightmare and Main Event Jey Uso have a long and storied history, from battling Roman Reigns and The Bloodline together, to holding the tag team championships together, to holding the top championships in the WWE at the same time. But now, only one of them can go for the crown. Will there be adrenaline in the soul? Or will we all YEET on the way to the Night of Champions?
The fans want to YEET “One More Time!” so Jey says why not. The music starts and Columbus gets to YEET again! Then Cody makes his entrance, and the fans sing along, “WHOA~ OH~!” The pyro goes off, the bell rings, and the fans duel between “Cody! Cody Rhodes~!” and “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Cody and Jey soak in the moment, nod and shake hands, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. These two circle, feel things out, then tie up. They’re in a deadlock, and Cody powers Jey back, only for Jey to headlock. Cody powers up and out but Jey RUNS him over! Cover, ONE! Cody sweeps to cover, ONE! The fans cheer the standoff!
Cody and Jey reset, the fans duel even harder, and the two feel things out. They tie up, Cody wrenches and wristlocks, then cranks on the arm. Cody puts Jey in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Jey goes up and over. Jey arm-drags Cody, Cody arm-drags Jey, and the fans cheer the new standoff! Jey shakes out his arm and resets with Cody again. They tie up, Cody waistlocks, then headlocks. Jey endures the grind while fans sing for Cody some more. Jey wrenches at the hold, headlocks in return, but Cody powers up and out. Cody stays back of the up ‘n’ over, then dragon sleepers! Jey snapmares free, but Cody narrowly avoids the superkick!
Jey says it was that close, YEET! Cody nods and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Cody has Jey in a FIGURE FOUR! Jey endures, reaches out, and the fans rally! ROPEBREAK! Cody lets go quickly and he brings Jey back around. Cody spins Jey but Jey DRAGON WHIPS! Jey then mule kicks, pops, locks ‘n’ UPPERCUTS! But Cody kicks to then RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody runs but into a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Cody stays in this but Jey stays focused. Cody crawls away, Jey backs up to the opposite corner, “UCE! OH!” HIP ATTACK! Cody sputters, Jey goes up the corner, and USO SPLASH onto knees! Cody drags Jey into a KIMURA!! Cody uses what The Beast once used on him!
The fans rally, Jey endures, but Cody cranks on the arm! Jey fights up, whips Cody away, and then Jey has the SLEEPER! Jey uses what he used on Gunther! Cody fights and flails but he’s fading! Cody drops to a knee, and Jey becomes a backpack! Cody gets a second wind, but even that fades! Cody gets a third wind and he hoists Jey up! The fans fire up as Cody then runs and DUMPS Jey up and over the top rope! The fans rally while both men are down! The ref calls to Jey and starts a ring count. Jey stirs at 3 of 10 while Cody huffs ‘n’ puffs and stands back up. Cody builds speed, and Cody DVIES into an UPPERCUT!
The fans fire up and Jey hurries to the corner. Jey climbs, but Cody ROCKS Jey first! Cody climbs up to get Jey, “This is Awesome!” as the two brawl up top! Cody goes to the very top, but Jey HEADBUTTS him down! Jey adjusts, but Cody springs right back up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cody and Jey both writhe, and Cody goes to the apron while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Cody fires hands on Jey! Jey is down on his knees, Cody CLUBS and ROCKS him again! Jey shoves Cody, but Cody fires more shots! Jey counter punches! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” But Cody JABS! JABS! JABS! Cody flips, flops, and- UPPERCUT from Jey! Jey pops, locks, puts some stank on it, but Cody ROCKS Jey! Jey ROCKS Cody, then runs, btu Cody follows and CLOBBERS Jey! Cody goes to a corner, Jey runs in, but Cody goes up and over! Only for Jey to fake Cody out on the snap powerslam! Cody staggers up, into Jey’s SNAP POWERSLAM! Jey uses a very Cody kind of move, and then he puts on a dragon sleeper!
Cody KNEES Jey away, then runs to springboard, CODY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Jey survives and Cody is a bit surprised. “This is Awesome!” and Cody watches Jey stir. Jey rises, Cody brings him around, springboard and- NO, Jey ducks the Disaster Kick to SPEAR!! Cover, TWO!!! Cody survives and Jey is the one surprised! The fans rally up as both men go to ropes. Jey aims from a corner, runs in, but into a KICK! Cody goes to the corner, goes up, up, and SUPER CODY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Jey survives and Cody is shocked! But then Cody fires himself back up, the fans rally even harder, and Cody waits on Jey.
Jey rises, Cody dragon sleepers, but Jey spins it around?! CROSS RHODES from Jey!! Cover, TWO!!! Cody survives his own move and Jey is beside himself! Columbus is thunderous as Jey goes back to a corner. Jey watches Cody rise up now, and he SUPERKICKS Cody back down! Jey dares Cody to get back up, and Cody does rise back up. Jey SUPERKICKS again! Cody falls but Jey drags him around. Jey whips, runs, and SPEARS!! But that isn’t all as Jey puts Cody in a drop zone. Jey climbs up a corner, but Cody is right back up!! Jey and Cody go for a ride in the SUPER DUPER CODY CUTTER!!!
The fans are electric as Cody puts Jey in the dragon sleeper! CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, CODY WINS!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
These two know each other so well, that’s how they were able to push each other this far! And while he is still Main Event Jey Uso, he loses out to The American Nightmare! Cody shows his friend great respect by kneeling down and looking him in the eye. The fans cheer as the friends stand up together and hug it out. But now this puts Cody on a collision course with his friend and mentor, Randy Orton! Will Cody or Orton be crowned King of the Ring?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw as the go-home to Night of Champions, which is still happening as of this moment. Great opening promo from Rollins to put everything in perspective, while also calling out the fans at the same time. Great segue into Bron VS Penta, and that was a great opening match. Bron winning makes sense, the henchmen need to stay strong if they’re also to be contenders in their own right, whether for tag titles or midcard titles. And great bit with Penta and Gable, this would be a great way to expose El Grande as Gable with the “bad arm.”
Good promo from Sheamus with Alpha Academy and then with Rusev. Sheamus VS Rusev 1v1 is going to be big, but I suddenly want there to be a “Best of” series, so they can go like four, five, six matches, or as Sheamus would put it, banger after banger. Then the winner is more than primed for a title shot, either Intercontinental or World Heavyweight, and they could make a very good case for winning. Speaking of which, not sure how real Dom needing time to heal up is, but Judgment Day said Dom needed it so I guess it isn’t them fooling everyone. Styles VS Dom might be set up for Saturday Night’s Main Event with this delay to help build that show up.
The New Day had a good promo with Adam Pearce, too, with them being so offended at the idea of defending the tag titles, and now Waller trying to be the new third man or something. But hey, I’ve been wanting to see someone somewhere book a Heel VS Heel thing, so here we are, and Waller can make a great counter to like, Dom being the cornerman for Finn & JD. Also, good stuff with Raquel, Rhea and Roxie. Roxie helping Raquel get one over on Rhea is a nice touch, and it probably leads to Roxie & Raquel defending the tag titles together. Whether or not Roxie screws Raquel over is still up in the air with Liv’s shoulder injury so much worse than expected.
Goldberg and Gunther had very good promos to hype their match, and I kinda liked Columbus, OH being on Gunther’s side there. And with it being a combination of retirement match yet also title match, that practically screams, “Rollins is going to cash-in.” Maybe, just maybe, Goldberg wins to have that last title reign and then Rollins cashes in, making it one of the shortest reigns ever. Or to get even more heat from Goldberg’s fans, Rollins cashes in during the match to parallel his Heist of the Century moment.
Good promo for Bayley and Lyra, and very good promo from Becky where she assumes the worst. Becky VS Bayley was great, but they could’ve done a lot better with Lyra messing up the finish for Bayley. Lyra running in there when Bayley was up top felt like Lyra was being far too foolish. Now granted, the other way would’ve been an “accidental” punch on Bayley where Lyra was aiming for Becky, so they were kinda stuck. But obviously, this helps them set up a Triple Threat for the title, and they should put it for Evolution.
Great promo from Sami and Kross, especially with Sami finally hitting Kross. Sami VS Kross being for Night of Champions is great stuff, because Sami finally gets to be part of a big PLE again. And since this is all working to Kross’ plans, maybe this brings Sami closer to turning Heel. Great tournament matches tonight, Jade beating Roxie made sense when Roxie has her Judgment Day story to fall back on, and Asuka VS Jade is certainly a big deal. I feel like either woman could win, but given the stories we’ve got going, I’m leaning towards Jade because of Naomi being Miss MITB, but we definitely need to see Asuka VS Iyo happen for the Women’s World title, too.
Cody VS Jey was awesome, practically a PLE match, but as I figured, we are now getting Cody VS Orton in the finals. That is because Cody will win, then face Cena at SummerSlam, and I would think Cody wins there, too. It makes me also think that we could get a wild double turn. Fans are loving what Cena is doing, he could go back to being Face while we finally get that Homelander Heel Cody fans have been curious about during his time in AEW.
My Score: 8.9/10
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