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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (11/8/21)
Will KO shut the Architect up?

Will there be no apologies for this one?
Everyone wants to be the face of Raw, but someone will face the consequences of their actions! Will Seth Rollins be sorry for making a fool of Kevin Owens?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: RKBRO & The Street Profits VS Omos, AJ Styles & The Dirty Dawgs; Omos, Styles & The Dirty Dawgs win.
- Raw Survivor Series Team Qualifier: Dominik Mysterio w/ Rey Mysterio VS Bobby Lashley; Lashley wins and is on Team Raw.
- Big E VS Chad Gable w/ Otis; Big E wins.
- WWE 24/7 Championship: Reggie VS Drake Maverick; Maverick wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- WWE 24/7 Championship Hurt Business As Usual: Akira Tozawa wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- WWE 24/7 Championship Hurt Business As Usual 2: Corey Graves wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- WWE 24/7 Championship Hurt Business As Usual 3: Byron Saxton wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- WWE 24/7 Championship Hurt Business As Usual 4: Drake Maverick wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- WWE 24/7 Championship Hurt Business As Usual 5: Reggie wins and becomes the new WWE 24/7 Champion.
- Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 5: Rhea Ripley VS Liv Morgan VS Bianca Belair VS Zelina Vega VS Carmella; Morgan wins and will challenge Becky Lynch for the title.
- Seth Rollins VS Kevin Owens; Rollins wins, by count-out.
PLAY BY PLAY
Kevin Owens talks with Big E backstage.
For years, Kevin’s tried to show he’s not the guy who turns on people. Big E is rubbing cocoa butter on his body, he doesn’t know why Kevin cares. Kevin cares about very few people’s opinions but Big E’s is very important to him. The history with the New Day, this means a lot to him. He swears he didn’t really know what happened with Rollins. Big E says he has a match tonight, so he doesn’t really care. Big E leaves, but will Kevin prove himself tonight?
Seth Rollins heads to the ring.
He swaggers out with his title contract… and a blue trench coat? Rollins soaks up the heat from Louisville, then gets a mic. “Welcome to Monday! Night! Rollins! And as the undisputed Face of Raw, it is my duty to inform you that I AM a Visionary! I AM a revolutionary! I AM Seth! Freakin’! Rollins! And I am your next WWE Champiooon~!” Now Rollins was going to come out and wax poetic about how he will lead Team Raw to glorious, glorious victory at Survivor Series over the “bums” on SmackDown… Fans chant “You Look Stupid!” at him but he laughs it off. Like the morons here in Louisville know anything about fashion! Just look at ’em!
But enough of that! There’s a very important question to answer, based on what we just saw. “Who exactly is Kevin Owens?” Is Kevin the Prizefighter? Is he the hero? Is he the man who will do anything, put his body on the line and fight it out for the WWE Universe? Or is Kevin a snake? Is he a gutless, spineless coward? Is Kevin Owens a liar? What do the fans think? They boo Rollins but he says that he’s known Kevin a very, very long time. They go way back, coming up together in the industry. Slept on the floor at some Econo Lodge together. And for as long as Rollins has known Kevin, there’s one thing you can count on with him: He would stab you in the back any chance he got!
Don’t believe Rollins? Ask his old buddy, Sami Zayn! That didn’t work out there! Or Kofi and the New Day! Didn’t work out there, did it? Kevin is as low as it gets! He is a paramecium, an amoeba that cannot be trusted. You can’t trust him as far as you can throw him, and no one can throw Kevin that far. Kevin is a snake, a coward, gutless, soulless and a LIAR! After Rollins beats Kevin in the main event, not only will Kevin be the biggest liar, he’ll be the biggest LOSER in the world! But speaking of, here comes Kevin! Rollins wants Kevin to take it easy, but the chase is on! They go around, then in the ring, and Kevin blocks to DECK Rollins!
Rollins bails out but Kevin gets him by his blue jacket to get him up! Rollins scrambles into the ring to avoid the apron powerbomb and then runs away entirely! Kevin throws the contract at him, then dares the real coward to do something! Rollins is willing to wait until later tonight, but will he be made to eat his words?
RKBRO talks backstage.
Riddle says it is awesome to team up with the Street Profits! They’ll be like the Eternals, or Voltron, and become a super fighting robot! And then they can call themselves the Bro-Bot and get some sweet payback on Omos. Orton wants Riddle to remember that they are Raw Tag Team Champions so they have a target on their back. RKBRO can’t pick fights with giants. Omos attacked them last week! No, he attacked the Profits last week but Riddle had to play hero. And he got mauled for it! So let’s not do that again. But the Profits- Orton doesn’t care about the Profits. Ouch. Well we can talk about that later, but the Profits are right behind Orton…
Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins are nonplus about what Orton said. Riddle assures them he still wants the smoke, but Orton says he meant every word. It doesn’t matter what happens in the ring, but if the Profits have a vendetta with the giant, Omos, then they’re on their own. The music hits and Orton heads out. Riddle says that went as best as possible. Wait up, Randy! Riddle scooters out behind Orton and the champs lead the way. Will the Stallion and the Viper be able to work with Tez & Dawks against the giant, the Phenomenal, and the Dirty Dawgs?
8 Man Tag: RKBRO & The Street Profits VS Omos, AJ Styles & The Dirty Dawgs!
Raw returns and Styles makes his entrance with Omos by his side. The Profits are already in the ring with Orton & Riddle while Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode wait at ringside. The teams sort out, “Big Bob” starts with Ford. They circle and tie up. Ford pushes Roode to a corner but Roode turns it around. Roode lets off, but then throws sucker punches! Ford counter punches, Roode headlocks but Ford powers out. Roode runs Ford over, things speed up, Ford hurdles then hurdles then dropkicks Roode down! Ford kips up and does push-ups just to show off! Ford brings Roode over, tags to Dawkins, and the Profits whip to run Roode over! Back suplex SPLASH! Cover, TWO!
Fans fire up but Roode knees Dawkins low. Roode CLUBS Dawkins, tags in Ziggler, and the Dawgs double whip. They double elbow Dawkins down, then Ziggler brings Dawkins up. Dawkins blocks the punch to ROCK Ziggler, then he wrenches and tags in Orton. Fans fire up as Orton kicks Ziggler low. Orton drags Ziggler around by his legs to stomp him in the stomach! And again! And again! Orton stomps a foot, then the other foot. Tag to Riddle, Ziggler gets laces to the face, and Orton helps Riddle with the Assisted Floating Bro! Riddle brings Ziggler up but Ziggler kicks low then dropkicks Riddle down!
Ziggler drags Riddle over, tag to Styles. They mug Riddle, Styles CHOPS Riddle to a corner then whips corner to corner. Riddle goes up and over and KICKS Styles down! Riddle brings him up but Styles throat chops! Styles reels Riddle in but Riddle kicks the Clash away, and drags Styles down into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Styles flails, reaches, gets up and deadlifts to go for ropes, but Riddle headscissors Styles out with him to the floor! Orton and the Profits keep the Dawgs at bay as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Roode whips Riddle hard into a corner. Roode runs in but only gets buckles as Riddle dodges! Fans fire up, Riddle brings Roode up for forearms and KICKS! Ziggler runs in to get a ROUNDHOUSE! Riddle DECKS Styles, but Roode hits a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Roode drags Riddle up, suplexes high and hard, then tags in Ziggler. Ziggler lines it up and drops a jumping elbow! Cover, TWO! Ziggler wraps onto Riddle with a chinlock and chicken wing. Riddle endures, fans fire up, and Riddle fights up to throw body shots! Ziggler throws Riddle down by his hair! Ziggler drags Riddle over, tags in Styles, and Styles drops a knee on Riddle’s head.
Styles sits Riddle up, drives an elbow into the shoulder and then wraps on a chinlock. Riddle fights, gets to the ropes, and Styles lets off to stomp him down. Fans rally for Riddle, Styles drags him up and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Ziggler, leaving Roode hanging. Styles and Roode argue but Ziggler gets Roode to tag in. The Dawgs mug Riddle, Roode turns Riddle for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Roode does push-ups to show off now. Roode stomps Riddle, fans rally up for Riddle but Roode steps on his neck! The ref counts, Roode lets off, and Riddle sputters. Ziggler tags in, he brings Riddle up to scrape laces off his face.
Ziggler taunts Orton, brings Riddle up, and blocks a kick! He flips Riddle but he lands on his feet to DECK Styles! FINAL FLASH for Ziggler! Fans fire up as both men are down! Ziggler goes for a foot but Riddle tags in Orton! Orton rallies on the Show-Off, duck sand hits the POWERSLAM! Roode gets in but he gets a POWERSLAM! Orton brings Ziggler to the ropes, brings him through, DRAPING DDT! Fans are all fired up as Orton hears voices in his head! Ziggler rises but Roode slides in! Orton kicks Roode to throw him into Omos! Roode staggers, Orton clotheslines him out! Styles springboards in but Orton dodges! Orton kicks low to throw Styles out onto Omos!
Omos catches Styles with ease and now he storms up to the apron! It’s red hot in Louisville but Raw has to go to break!
Raw returns again and Ford is on Omos as a backpack! But Omos shifts him around to SNAKE EYES Ford, and then run to BOOT him down! Ford flounders, Omos drags him up and tags Roode in. Roode CLUBS Ford down, CHOPS Ford in the corner, then CLUBS him down again. Roode stands Ford up, tags in Ziggler, they mug Ford, then Ziggler chokes Ford on the ropes and rakes at his eyes! The ref reprimands, Ziggler lets off and Ford sputters. Ziggler scrapes laces off Ford’s face again, then Styles tags in. Styles stomps Ford, scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Styles stays on Ford with a facelock and he brings Ford over. Ziggler tags back in and they mug Ford.
Ziggler taunts Ford to then DECK Orton with a sucker punch! “What’re you gonna do?” The ref has to keep Orton and Riddle back, Ziggler hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ziggler and Roode talk trash, egg Ford on, but Dawkins coaches Ford. Ziggler runs but Ford turns Famouser into pop-up, only for Ziggler to sunset flip! TWO, and Ford ENZIGURIS Ziggler down! The fans fire up as both men crawl! Hot tags to Roode and Dawkins! Dawkins rallies on Styles, Ziggler and Roode! Roode reverses a whip but Dawkins hurdles to flying elbow! Then EXPLODER for Ziggler! Roode gets up, he gets an EXPLODER, too!
Roode ends up in a corner, Dawkins hits the CYCLONE SPLASH Styles come sin but gets the SILENCER! Not the cleanest but Dawkins is fired up, only for Omos to tag back in! Dawkins thrwos hands but Omos grabs him with both hands for a CHOKE SLAM! Ford is up top, he leaps in, to get caught! Omos SHOVES Ford out with one hand, but Riddle tags in! Orton told Riddle no, but Riddle hits a FINAL FLASH! Omos actually staggers! Another Final Flash, but Omos gets him with the TWO HAND SLAM! “This is Omos’ house! How do you think this ends?” Fans rally for Orton and Orton grumbles about getting in. But the Dawgs drag him out anyway, and throw him into steps!
Styles calls to Omos, he wants to finish this. Omos reaches out, but Ziggler tags in?! Ziggler and Styles argue about that, and then Roode gets in the arguing. Roode shoves Styles, Omos clamps onto Roode! Omos RAMS Roode into barriers! Ziggler hurries to cover Riddle, the Dawgs and team still win!
Winners: AJ Styles, Omos & The Dirty Dawgs, by pinfall
RKO for Ziggler!! The Viper struck to remind everyone who the champions are! And Riddle apologizes for not listening again. Will the champions have to be very careful with so many teams targeting them?
Rey and Dominik Mysterio talk backstage.
Kevin Owens finds them and wants to let Rey know he values his opinion. He’s looked up to Rey his entire career, and he wants Rey to believe him. Rey says sorry, he’s a bit busy, Adam Pearce made a match. Kevin just wants Rey to say he believes him. Yeah, Rey does believe him. They can talk more later. The music hits, Rey and Dom go to the ring! And waiting for them is Adam Pearce himself. We learn what this is about, after the break!
Veer Mahaan is coming.
A million dollar arm and bottomless aggression make him priceless, but when will he prove his worth?
Raw returns and…
Pearce has a mic to tell Rey & Dom thanks for joining him. But before getting into why, let’s talk Survivor Series in two weeks. Since 1987, we’ve seen history making moments. The debut of The Undertaker, The Rock and The Shield! And this is the one time a year where the champions of Raw take on the champions of SmackDown, culminating in the 5v5 elimination matches, where one-by-one, superstars are eliminated until only one team stands victorious. That match alone has propelled like Roman Reigns and Randy Orton into superstardom, and the pressure this year is even bigger. Team Raw has to live up to last year’s team, the clean sweep of 5-0!
That is why Rey & Dom are here, and that brings Pearce to his announcement. It’s almost embarrassing to admit this, but when the roster for Team Raw was announced, he couldn’t help but feel like he made a huge mistake. He’ll explain. Every member of Team Raw is a former WWE Champion. Every member, except for Dominik. That is an issue for Pearce. He sees the confusion and wants them to listen. Dom has a ton of potential, but Team Raw needs to win. So don’t get him wrong. Dom, as of right now, you are still on Team Raw. That is, unless he loses right now to… To how? Pearce leaves before anyone comes out! Rey tells Dom it’s fine, but then it’s BOBBY LASHLEY!!
Raw Survivor Series Team Qualifier: Dominik Mysterio w/ Rey Mysterio VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP!
The All Mighty makes a return to action, and Montel Vontavius Porter makes a return to television! Will the Hurt Business get back on the right track destroying Dominik? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns, the bell rings and Lashley stares down Dom. They tie up, Lashley puts Dom in a corner but lets off as the ref counts. Lashley taunts Rey, Dom gets a headlock! Lashley powers up to SLAM Dom down, then runs to run Dom over! Lashley glares at Rey, brings Dom up and puts him in a corner. Lashley goes corner to corner to RAM into Dom! Lashley brings Dom up and reels him in for a suplex! Lashley holds Dom up but Dom fights free with knees! Dom baits Lashley into a corner, slips out and ROCKS Lashley with a forearm! Dom shoulder sin, throws another forearm, then goes up top to CROSSBODY! But Lashley catches him!
Dom gets free again, baits Lashley in again and dumps him out! Lashley lands on his feet but Dom PLANCHAS! Lashley catches Dom again, pop shim around to a fireman’s carry and Dom flails, but he still gets POSTED! Lashley snarls, stalks Dom and Pearce watches backstage. Lashley puts Dom in the ring, looms over him, and Dom can only flounder to ropes. Lashley stands on Dom, the ref counts and Lashley lets off. Lashley brings Dom up for the COMPLETE SHOT! Rey coaches Dom but it’s no use, the HURT LOCK is on! Dom flails, but Lashley won’t even let him tap! Lashley KNEES and CLUBS Dom, then slides him out to the floor!
Lashley paces, wanting a count out victory. Dom writhes, Lashley gets impatient and goes back out. Lashley looms over Dom, drags him back up, fireman’s carries again but Rey pulls Dom down! Lashley BOOTS Rey down! And then fireman’s carries to POST Dom again! The ring count passes 5 of 10 but Lashley puts Dom in at 7. Lashley aims from a corner, Dom staggers up, into a SPEAR!! But Lashley doesn’t even care to cover, the ref checks on Dom but then Lashley drags Dom up into the HURT LOCK!! Dom taps, Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by submission (joins Raw’s Men’s Survivor Series team)
The All Mighty shows no mercy, and now Pearce has a team of all former world champions. Will Lashley be the ace Pearce needs so that Raw sweeps again?
The Alpha Academy prepares backstage.
Chad Gable wants Otis to really focus on these concepts. Seth Rollins comes by, and he knows Otis has his match with Big E. Love to see it. They’re going to show Big E he is NOT the face of Raw. But while they’re all here, can Rollins asks? What do they think about Kevin Owens? Rollins is right, right? Kevin is scum, right? Gable says Rollins has come to the right guy. Gable just graduated with a Masters Degree and perfect 4.0 GPA. Now having said that, Gable can categorically confirm that Kevin IS an enormous liar! Much in the same vain as Aaron Rodgers. How disgusting. And Big E? No, he does not have what it takes to be the face of Raw. But he’ll learn.
Tonight, the Master hands out free lessons, courtesy of the Alpha Academy. Rollins loves it! And knew they’d see things his way. But gorilla is the other way. But will Big E be the one teaching a lesson here tonight?
Big E VS Chad Gable w/ Otis!
Raw returns and the Alpha Academy make their entrance. The bell rings, Gable and Big E circle, tie up, and Gable waistlocks. Gable headlocks, spins, hammerlocks, spins Big E to a cravat, then shifts to a wrench and wristlock. Big E wrenches and wristlocks back, but Gable rolls, bridges, and handsprings to wrench again. Gable whips, Big E reverses but Gable goes up and over. Things speed up. Gable ducks and jumps and Big E hurdles to hit Gable with a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Big E drags Gable to the apron and CLUBS him on the chest over and over! Big E goes to the apron, takes aim, and APRON SPLASHES! Gable sputters and Big E wants to check the sternum. Cover, TWO!
Big E keeps cool and he brings Gable up. Big E puts Gable on the top rope but Gable elbows back. Gable then rolls back, but Big E elbows him away. Gable blocks a boot, puts that leg in the ropes and then hits a DRAGON SCREW on the other! Gable gets that leg and hits a KNEE JAMMER! Another KNEE JAMMER! Then he YANKS the leg, and hits a SPINNING TOEHOLD! Otis cheers Gable on as he wrenches Big E’s foot. Big E clubs but Gable YANKS the leg again. Big E hobbles, Gable CHOP BLOCKS! Gable runs to CHP BLOCK again! Big E falls but gets up again, only for Gable to run again. Big E sends Gable out for a moment of reprieve, but Gable returns fast!
Big E catches Gable, but Gable turns things into HIS Belly2Belly! Gable goes to a corner, climbs up top, and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Big E gets up but Gable throws forearms. Gable runs, but Big E scoops! Gable slips off and throat chops! Then he rams Big E into a corner, for the CHAOS THEORY!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Big E escapes and Otis grows frustrated. Gable shouts, “FOR THE ACADEMY!” Gable goes to Electric Chair Lift Big E?! He gets him up but Big E clubs free and pushes Gable to a corner. Gable dodges, but runs into the Urenag-E! Big E brings down the straps and fans fire up. Gable staggers up into the scoop, BIG ENDING! Cover, Big E wins!
Winner: Big E, by pinfall
But Otis gets in and stares down with the champ. The ref keeps the peace but Big E dares Otis to do something. Will The Dozer get his chance to run full steam at the Powerhouse of Positivity?
Kevin Owens pleads his case again.
Big E, Rey Mysterio, and this locker room leader matter to Kevin. Kevin wants to ask if R-Truth believes in him. Truth does believe in KO. And in Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the monsters under the bed. They spoke to him. And that leprechaun in the hood! Truth saw him! And Truth believes the earth is flat, but round in certain parts. Kevin sighs and leaves as Truth goes on about Mermen and Mermaids. Can Kevin find someone who believes he’s a changed man? Or has he simply burned too many bridges, and there’s no going back?
Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville meet with the Raw Women’s Division.
They thank everyone for being here, and Sonya knows they know about the five chosen women. Congratulations to Carmella, Queen Zelina, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan & Bianca Belair. They decided to make a friendly competition among the five, and the winner gets a chance at The Man, Becky Lynch, for the title. Liv is so excited! This is the opportunity she’s been hoping for! “Doudrop” Piper Niven speaks up to ask Sonya that when they announced the team, Piper tried to be cool about this so we didn’t have to do this here. But why wasn’t Piper included? Instead of, say, Bianca Belair. Bianca had her title opportunity, but she crashed ‘n’ burned. Oof…
Becky’s moved on from Bianca, why hasn’t Bianca moved on from Becky? Wow, first of all, who does Doudrop think she’s talking to? Pearce keeps the peace, and management felt this was the best decision. Well if they’re all speaking their minds, Dana Brooke wants to know why she wasn’t considered. And Liv has been waiting? Dana’s been overlooked than every single one of them! Time they show her some respect! Nikki A.S.H. wants to talk about team worthiness, and has actually BEEN champion. Oh boohoo. Quite the fall from grace, then. It’s hard to stay up at the top. Especially when it’s so much fun looking down on you from up here.
Rhea still defends Nikki. If Mella talks to her like that again- Wait, everyone, hold on! The decisions are all final! But who wins out of the Fatal 5 to take on Big Time Becks?
WrestleMania is heading back to Dallas, Texas!
It was back in 2016 that Dallas broke the attendance record, and had a huge night all its own. But now, WrestleMania 22 is going to be so big, it’ll be TWO NIGHTS! April 2nd and 3rd, get ready to see all the stars shine in AT&T Stadium!
Backstage interview with the Mysterios.
Kevin Patrick asks Rey how Dom is doing, and it would seem Dom suffered a neck strain. He’ll be alright, but what we just saw was BS. Rey knows people are questioning Kevin’s integrity, but we should question Pearce’s! Dom was announced to be part of the team! If Pearce wanted Dom out of the match, he could’ve just done it! But it seems The All Mighty isn’t here to win, he’s here to do damage, and he just did that to Rey’s son. Kevin leaves, Austin Theory sneaks a selfie! Theory aside, will Rey look to take this up with management?
WWE 24/7 Championship: Reggie VS Drake Maverick!
To keep the slippery sommelier from getting away again, Rockstar Spud has Reggie in the ring! Will the best laid plans still fail when they’re 1v1? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and Maverick makes his entrance. The title is raised, and the bell rings on this very conventional match. The two tie up, go around, Reggie puts Maverick on the ropes. The ref counts, Maverick turns things around and ROCKS Reggie! Then CLUBS him down! Cover, ONE! Maverick scowls, Reggie ROCKS him with haymakers! Reggie EuroUppers, whips Maverick to ropes, but Maverick reverses. Reggie goes Matrix under the lariat! Then handsprings, handsprings again and dropkicks Maverick down! Maverick flounders, Reggie throws off his suit jacket! Reggie runs corner to corner to handspring clothesline!
Maverick falls, but R-Truth and a ref come out. He’s clearly waiting for this to end to pounce, but the Hurt Business pounces on him first! Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin mug Truth at the ramp, Reggie gets distracted and Maverick rolls him up! Maverick wins!!
Winner: Drake Maverick, by pinfall (NEW WWE 24/7 Champion)
But Akira Tozawa betrays Maverick and rolls him up! Tozawa wins!!
Winner: Akira Tozawa, by pinfall (NEW WWE 24/7 Champion)
The Hurt Business throw Truth into the ring then go after Maverick! And Reggie! Tozawa is wary of them, but he doesn’t see Corey Graves coming!? Graves rolls Tozawa up, and wins?!?!
Winner: Corey Graves, by pinfall (NEW WWE 24/7 Champion)
Graves has the first title in a long time! But Byron Saxton rolls Graves up! BYRON WINS!!
Winner: Byron Saxton, by pinfall (NEW WWE 24/7 Champion)
Byron has his first title EVER! This is historic! But then Maverick rolls Byron up, and he wins it back!
Winner: Drake Maverick, by pinfall (NEW WWE 24/7 Champion)
Rockstar Spud is a two-time champion in one night, but then he sees the Hurt Business coming for him! He gets in the ring, where Reggie hits him with a CORKSCREW CROSSBODY! Cover, Reggie wins the title back!
Winner: Reggie, by pinfall (NEW WWE 24/7 Champion)
Well, back to square one for Maverick’s team as Reggie flips right out of the ring! The chase continues, will anyone keep Reggie down for long?
Becky Lynch heads to the ring!
The Man comes around to Louisville because she wants to see who’s coming for her gold next. Of course, she’ll be taking on Charlotte Flair in Champion VS Champion, will she be able to focus on one match-up while learning of another? Will these five be able to work as a team after fighting as every woman for herself?
Raw Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 5: Rhea Ripley VS Liv Morgan VS Bianca Belair VS Zelina Vega VS Carmella!
Raw returns and Piper walks over to Bianca. Bianca says she has no time for this. Well that’s Piper’s problem, too. After being drafted to Raw and only here for three weeks, Bianca loses, only to get another opportunity? Piper and the other women- No no no, Piper is clearly speaking for just herself. The EST heads out, will Piper be right about Bianca dropping the ball again?
Out next is the Most Beautiful Woman in All of WWE, who puts on her protective mask. Then Liv, Queen Zelina and Rhea Ripley make their entrances, in that order. Bianca calls Becky out from the ring, but Mella and Zelina throw her out and attack! The bell hasn’t rung, this isn’t a match yet, but Rhea RAMS Mella into barriers! Liv is after Zelina but Zelina RAMS her into the apron! Bianca bounces Vega off the desk! Becky says this is why no one can beat her. The chaos continues, referees rush out to stop the brawl, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, the brawling has stopped and the five women get in the ring. The bell rings, Mella FABULOUS Kicks Liv down and Zelina kicks Bianca. Mella goes after Rhea, Bianca throws Zelina out and Rhea does the same to Mella. Fans fire up as Rhea and Bianca are face to face, but then Zelina and Mella attack from behind. Rhea trips Mella to rain down fists, Bianca DECKS Zelina and goes out after her! Mella gets to ropes, Rhea clubs her out. Bianca kicks Zelina around, Rhea ROCKS Mella. Bianca sends Zelina into apron, Rhea sends Mella into barriers. Becky talks trash to Bianca for losing four times total.
Bianca and Rhea get in the ring and fans fire up as these two try again. They circle, tie up, and Bianca manages to power Rhea back a couple steps. Rhea powers back, but Bianca gets to a waistlock. Rhea holds off the lift, switches, but Bianca switches back. Rhea trips Bianca but Bianca kicks her away. Things speed up. Bianca handsprings but Mella & Zelina trip her up to throw Bianca into barriers! They high-ten, but Rhea is annoyed. Mella and Zelina get in but Rhea HEADBUTTS Mella then BOOTS Zelina! Rhea snapmares Mella, runs and basement dropkicks Mella down! Fans fire up with Rhea but Zelina CHOP BLOCKS her down!
Mella and Zelina mug Rhea, Becky thinks this is smart strategy. Mella mocks Rhea’s rocker style then gives her a FABULOUS KICK! Cover, Zelina drags her off! This is first fall to a finish, the alliance is being tested already. Liv returns but Mella DECKS her! Zelina and Mella mug Rhea, put her in a corner, and Mella throws back elbow after back elbow. Zelina adds a JUMP KICK, then Mella DECKS Bianca. Zelina covers, but Mella breaks it up! Again, some tension forming, but Rhea CHOPS away on both of them! Rhea lifts Zelina but Zelina fights out. Mella helps Zelina throw Rhea down! Zelina sits Rhea up, Mella puts some stank on the CHOP! And another CHOP!
Rhea dodges, Mella CHOPS Zelina! Rhea DECKS Mella, then scoops, but Mella slips out to throw Rhea down! Mella puts Rhea in a corner, stomps away, then Zelina adds on. Mella soaks up the heat, Zelina digs her boot in, then Mella runs into FABULOUS BRONCO BUSTER! Zelina runs in but Rhea dodges the double knees! Mella asks if Zelina is okay. Liv returns and fires off on Mella! Fans fire up with Liv as she whips Mella to a corner. Liv runs in to BACK BODY BLOCK! Then rolls and runs in again to SHINING WIZARD! Liv whips but Mella reverses, only for Liv to roll and ENZIGURI! Liv runs in again to DOUBLE STOMP Mella down! Cover, Zelina breaks it!
Zelina CLUBS Liv, spins Liv around to cravat KNEE then throw her down! Fans boo but Zelina soaks up the heat, but Rhea returns! Zelina is afraid to be alone with the Nightmare, the lariat does nothing to stop Rhea! Rhea TOSSES Zelina across the ring! And then TOSSES her back the other way! Then she cravats to give the knees back! Fans fire up with Rhea and she brings Zelina up for a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bianca breaks the bridging cover before there’s even a count! Bianca throws Rhea out hard, then runs in to RAM Zelina in a corner! Bianca adds body shots, then climbs up to rain down clubbing hands! Fans count, Bianca flips up an dover Mella to rain down rights on them both!
Fans count to six, Liv tries to add on but Bianca flips over! CODE BREAKER from Liv! Mella hits a tilt-o-whirl FACEBUSTER! Cover, Rhea breaks it! Then she dropkicks Mella! And scoops Zelina, but Zelina tilt-o-whirls to DDT Rhea down! Cover, TWO! Zelina grows frustrated but Bianca returns to RAM Zelina down! Mella, Rhea and Liv brawl outside, Bianca trophy lifts Zelina to TOSS her out onto them all! The EST takes out everyone and fans are loving it as Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Liv brawls with Rhea up top. Zelina climbs up to help Liv, but Rhea resists the double suplex! Bianca joins in and she gets a DOUBLE POWERBOMB on Liv and Zelina! But Rhea leaps in to missile dropkick! Mella FABULOUS KICKS! Cover on Rhea, TWO! Cover on Zelina, TWO! Mella covers Bianca, TWO! Mella covers Liv, TWO! Mella is shrieking in frustration as she couldn’t get a fall off anyone! Becky commends Mella for being the most strategic one here. Mella goes out but Bianca blocks the kick to smack Mella off the desk! Rhea gets up in the ring, Bianca sees her and we get one more round between these two.
Bianca rushes in, Rhea spins her, ripcords but Bianca ROCKS Rhea! Rhea ducks the kick to pump handle but Bianca sips out to torture rack! Rhea lands on her feet, ducks and dodges and BOOTS Bianca out of the air! Pump handle and RIPTIDE!! Cover, Liv breaks it!! Fans fire up as Liv gets Rhea up, but Rhea HEADBUTTS! Rhea runs, Liv reels her in and runs, then RANAS Rhea to a corner! Liv runs in but gets TOSSED away! Rhea drags Liv up, pump handles her, RIP- NO! Liv slips out, WING SNAPPER, and a boot into the ropes! Liv runs in obLIVion!! Cover, Zelina breaks it! Zelina puts Liv in the corner, JUMP KICK! Zelina goes corner to corner to METEORA!
Zelina pushes Liv around, says this is too easy, and then she brings Liv in. Bianca drags Zelina off Code Red, Liv ducks the boots but Bianca boots her anyway! KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, but PIPER drags her off the cover! And then POSTS her! Mella scrambles in to cover, but Liv rolls her up! Liv wins!!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Raw Women’s Championship)
Becky is the most surprised of anyone that Liv just won! She’s already playing it off as a lucky win, but will Liv get lucky again when she takes Becky on? Becky raises the belt on top of the desk but Liv gets on the desk to stare her down. Becky backs down for now, but will she have no choice but to admit Liv is a threat?
Big E walks the halls.
Seth Rollins comes in and says he comes in peace. Rollins has his match with Kevin, but he just wants to understand where Big E’s head is at. There is no way anyone can believe the words that come out of Kevin’s mouth. Yes, Rollins did pop Big E, but it is much better to trust the devil you know than the one you don’t. Big E tells Rollins that he doesn’t trust either of them. But Rollins can bet his sweet cheeks that Big E will be ringside to make sure this all goes smoothly. Both men laugh sarcastically and then Rollins heads out. Will the Visionary be able to keep his focus on the Prizefighter when the world champion is ringside?
Big E heads to the ring!
Just as promised, here he is! He’ll be heading to Survivor Series to take on Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, but will Big E have plenty to think about with tonight’s main event?
Seth Rollins VS Kevin Owens!
Raw returns and… Austin Theory comes out? He’s vlogging on his phone as he heads to ringside, and gets a selfie with Byron, Jimmy and Corey. He wants one with Big E but Big E slaps the phone down! Theory doesn’t appreciate that, but he walks away and Rollins makes his entrance. Rollins gets a mic to say, “Look, I know I’ve got a match with Kevin Owens right now, but there’s something I gotta get off my chest before we get to this. This is important, this is important. This has been weighing on me, weighing on my conscience really for an entire week.” Rollins takes a moment, then says he knows he came out here and called Kevin a liar. That is true, but Kevin isn’t the only one lying.
Rollins tells Big E that what happened last week was a plan between him and Kevin. He’s sorry, it was a plan they came up with weeks in advance. Rollins and Kevin said they needed to make Big E understand he’s not the face of Raw. Rollins took the shot, Kevin took advantage. Trust the devil you know, now the one you don’t. Rollins is coming clean because unlike Kevin, Rollins is a man of integrity! Kevin storms out and Rollins keeps defending he’s the one telling the truth. Kevin fires off hands on Rollins! The ref rushes in, but Kevin and Rollins spill out of the ring! Rollins runs away into the crowd! Kevin dares Rollins to get back in the ring, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again, and this match finally happens! Kevin and Rollins fire off hands, Kevin gets the edge and he CLUBS Rollins all around the ring. Kevin CHOPS and CHOPS and whips, but Rollins holds ropes to bail out again. Kevin grows frustrated, so he goes out after Rollins again. They go back in, Rollins stomps Kevin down, then runs. Kevin drops down to then CLBOBER Rollins with an elbow! Kevin whips Rollins corner to corner hard and Rollins bounces off buckles. Kevin gets Rollins up, CHOPS him, throws forearms in the corner then CHOPS again. Fans rally for Kevin as he headbutts Rollins down. Kevin goes corner to corner but Rollins bails out again.
Kevin goes out after Rollins again but Rollins kicks low and throws Kevin into the apron. Rollins throws hands, follows Kevin around the way then whips. Kevin reverses to send Rollins into barriers! And then clotheslines Rollins down to drop a SENTON! Kevin refreshes the count, gets some space, and runs in to CANNONBALL Rollins into barriers! Fans fire up with Kevin while Rollins staggers away. Kevin pursues to the ramp, and he keeps Rollins from running away! Kevin puts Rollins in the ring, Rollins staggers up and throws hands. Kevin hits back, CHOPS Rollins in the corner, then CHOPS again! Rollins grits his teeth as he puts Kevin in the corner to CHOP!
Kevin just CHOPS Rollins off his feet! Fans fire up with Kevin and he drags Rollins to a drop zone. Kevin DOUBLE STOMPS Rollins on his way to the corner! Kevin goes up, Rollins bails out to the apron. Kevin hops down to KICK Rollins, stand him up, kick and reel him in, but Rollins holds onto ropes! Rollins clubs Kevin’s legs, headbutts him and then reels Kevin in! Kevin holds off the suplex, throws body shots, and he TOSSES Rollins to the announce desk! Rollins bounces off, Kevin CANNONBALLS onto knees! Rollins RAMS Kevin into the announce desk! Rollins gets in the ring to avoid the count while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kevin counters a cover to a ghost pin, TWO! Rollins CLUBS Kevin down, hammers away on Kevin’s ribs, then rains down forearms! Rollins paces, fans boo, but Big E is stoic as he watches. Rollins tells Big E to keep his eyes on him, then he brings Kevin around by his legs to stomp his stomach! and drop an elbow! Kevin sits up to fire off fists on Rollins! Rollins drags Kevin up to whip to ropes and KNEE against them! Then back the other way for another KNEE! Rollins gets Kevin up for a Big back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Kevin but Rollins wraps on with a rear bearhug. Kevin endures, pries at the hold, gets the hands apart, but Rollins KICKS him down!
Rollins aims as Kevin gets up and he kicks Kevin in the stomach! Rollins digs his knees in at the ropes, the ref counts, but Rollins stomps the ribs now. Rollins brings Kevin up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Rollins is annoyed but he focuses as Kevin goes to ropes. Kevin gets up to SLAP Rollins! Rollins SLAPS back, Kevin SLAPS, it’s a SLAP fight at the ropes! Kevin changes up to forearms, Rollins sobats! And front kicks! Kevin blocks a kick to KICK the leg, then hits a DDT! Kevin gets to ropes while Rollins sits up in a daze. Rollins staggers up, Kevin hobbles over and fireman’s carries. But the ribs bother him! Rollins slips off to SLINGBLADE!
Rollins hurries to the top rope while Kevin’s down! FROG SPLASH FLOPS as Kevin moves out of the way! Kevin goes up top now, to FROG SPLASH back! Direct hit, and a cover, TWO! Rollins survives and both men are down as Raw goes to another break.
Raw returns once again and both men are down again. Kevin slowly crawls to a corner, and Rollins goes to the other. Fans rally up for Kevin and Rollins gets mad hearing that. Rollins runs corner to corner but into a SUPERKICK! Rollins is down again but Kevin catches his breath. Kevin and Rollins stand, Kevin kicks low but no stunner! Kevin ducks a roundhouse, rolls Rollins but he rolls through to SUPERKICK! Kevin SUPERKICKS again, but Rollins PELES! Kevin rebounds to LARIAT Rollins inside-out! And yet Big E is still stoic. Kevin sits up and goes back to a corner. Rollins is in the drop zone so Kevin drags himself up the ropes.
But Rollins springs up to ROCK Kevin with a forearm! And CHOP him! And climb up again. Kevin blocks the suplex, Rollins throws body shots but Kevin hits back. Kevin CLUBS Rollins, and CLUBS and CLUBS and CLUBS, then headbutts! Rollins flounders away, Kevin roars, but Rollins is right back up! But Kevin makes it a SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Both men are down again and fans say, “This is Awesome!” Kevin drags himself to a cover, ROPEBREAK by a foot! The ref points it out to Kevin and Kevin is at a loss for words. Kevin stands up, drags Rollins up, but the ribs bother him again! Rollins hurries to underhook and PEDIGREE!! But Rollins can’t cover!
Rollins crawls over, turns Kevin over to get the cover, TWO!! Kevin is still in this and now Rollins is the one beside himself. Rollins grits his teeth, shouts in Kevin’s face, “What is wrong with you?!” Rollins rains down fists right into Kevin’s face, and then hobbles to the corner. Rollins pushes himself up to the top, but Kevin trips him up! Kevin turns Rollins around to face him forward, and then he goes up top. Rollins slips under to bring Kevin out for a BUCKLE BOMB! Kevin flounders, but he pops Rollins up for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Kevin doesn’t even let that bother him, he just snarls as Rollins gets up. Kick low but still no Stunner as Rollins hits him in the back!
DREAM CRUSHER ELBOW!! Kevin flops out of the ring and leans against steel steps. Rollins slithers out the side, Kevin staggers around. Rollins runs and leaps off the steps but Kevin sends him into the chair! Luckily Big E got out of the way in time, the two of them go toppling over! Rollins and Kevin brawl, the count is climbing and Kevin bumps into Big E! Rollins gets in first, Kevin gets counted out!!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by count-out
Rollins laughs it up, he just escaped with this win! And Kevin blames Big E! Kevin BOOTS Big E, rains down fists, and then drags him up to RAM him into steel steps! Kevin isn’t done, either! He drags Big E up to RAM him into the steps again! Kevin is throwing a fit as he throws things off the announce desk! Kevin drags Big E up once more, pops him up, APRON POWERBOMB!! Big E is down and Kevin’s roaring with rage! Kevin rains down big haymakers on Big E, referees rush out to stop this but Kevin leaves Big E behind. But then Kevin comes back to stomp Big E down! And rain down more fists!
Referees and even producers try to stop Kevin, but he storms off in a rage. What does this mean for the Prizefighter’s attempts at reforming himself?
My Thoughts:
Another mixed bag episode for Raw here. We got great action for the most part, but a lot of story elements were the usual mess we’re stuck with because of Vince and the talent cuts and all the problems that’ve been building for awhile. The promo with all the women wrestlers on Raw basically pointed out the flaws, except I don’t think WWE meant for it to be meta. How dumb of them to one, announce these teams online over the weekend, and then two, make it a situation of “oh no~, can they coexist~?” For that matter, that’s all the teams, the men and the women. But in the case of the women, they don’t even put the tag champions together?
The Fatal 5 was still great, but obviously they’re giving us Bianca VS Piper, and I knew Liv was winning with her confronting Becky backstage last week. I just wish the order of things were different. There was some point where they could’ve done this differently but Vince and team missed it and now it’s a bit sloppy. Same with the men, where Dom was on the team but then they have him lose that spot to Lashley, and Rey is the one to point it out without it meant to be meta. This better not turn into another case where the McMahons come out, apologize, blame someone else, and then give us a small stretch of good before returning to right where we are now.
The 8 Man Tag was still a really good opening match. I was hoping Styles, Omos & the Dirty Dawgs would become a faction but I guess Omos & Styles are still part of the tag division so they didn’t get along with the Dawgs and then turned on them. There is probably a big contender’s match in the works, and honestly, I don’t want Omos & Styles again. The Profits should win, but no team turns. Orton is still who he is with Riddle, the Profits are still who they are, we just get a really good title match between Face teams. WWE needs to spice things up, so simply going away from Face(s) VS Heel(s) for one match would help.
While Reggie VS Maverick as a traditional match looked rather lame, I actually really liked that we got another title hot potato moment. No offense to Reggie, but I kinda wish Maverick kept the title at the end there. The 24/7 Championship stuff needs spicing up and that would mean someone else has the belt for a stretch. Maverick’s lost so much in the grand scheme of the WWE, him having a lengthy reign would be nice. And for the most part, the story of the world title and Kevin Owens’ morality was a good thread through the night. Kevin definitely seemed desperate to find someone who accepted him as a Face, and him finding no one basically made him snap and go back to Heel.
Kevin and Rollins had a great match, the way Big E messed Kevin up was fairly clever, and I really hope they give us a Triple Threat title match. Too bad TLC was cancelled in favor of #DayOne, that’s a bunch of BS.
My Score: 8.1/10
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Cero Miedo on Cinco de Mayo!
Penta made sure Judgment Day didn’t win the WWE World Tag Team Championships, and now he’ll make JD McDonagh pay for the WrestleMania screwjob!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- PENTA VS JD McDonagh w/ The Judgment Day; Penta wins.
- Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller VS Sheamus; Sheamus wins.
- Iyo Sky VS Roxanne Perez; Iyo wins.
- Rusev VS Otis w/ Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri; Rusev wins.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker; Rollins wins by disqualification, Jey retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jey Uso is in the concourse.
The fans are all fired up as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion makes his way out into the crowd! Omaha, Nebraska all YEET along, and even Pat McAfee does, no concern for what Gunther might think. Jey high-fives fans on his way to the ground level, high-fives some more fans on the way to ringside, and Jey daps it up with Pat & Cole. Jey then goes to the ring, and the fans continue to bounce while singing along with Day One Ish! Jey then gets a mic while the fans cheer. Omaha even says, “One More Time! One More Time!” Jey thinks about it, and he figures why not! YEET! Jey and the fans bounce again, then Jey goes back to the mic.
Jey says, “The World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso, is now in your citaaay~!” The fans cheer, and Jey says look. He’s here. He knows Logan Paul’s here. So let’s just stand on business tonight! Where you at, Logan!? But instead, “Ladies and gentlemen…” The Wise Man walks out on stage! The fans boo as Paul Heyman continues his introduction, and he says he cam here tonight not to disrespect the World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso. But he dragged himself all the way to Omaha, Nebraska because he wanted to say something straight to the face of the World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso.
Jey tells OG Heyman, “You got a lotta balls stepping to me after what you just did to my family.” Heyman says wow, Jey is going to lecture Heyman about betraying their Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns? Jey says yeah, he’ll talk to Heyman. Day one, Jey saw past him. He warned Roman about him, and he warned CM Punk about him! Well, a shame that no one warned Heyman. Warned him about his best friend, his BFF, his brother in arms, CM Punk. And while he’s at it, keep your damn boos to yourselves while he’s on the mic! Not one of these fans, or Jey, had to live through what Heyman did.
Heyman’s best friend, CM Punk, put him in a position that 100% absolutely guaranteed it would sabotage him! The fans chant for Punk and Heyman mocks them for it. “They chant his name because they don’t know what’s in the dark heart of that man.” Punk put Heyman in a guaranteed lose-lose situation with Roman Reigns. And let’s talk about Roman Reigns for a minute! The fans chant for “O T C!” and Heyman sighs. Heyman says he had a dream with his best friend, CM Punk, while Roman was still playing high school football. Long before Roman thought about following in his father’s footsteps into pro-wrestling.
And while Heyman helped Punk overcome adversity, what’d Roman think he was going to do? Sell him out to Punk? Why? After Heyman built the Bloodline for five years, why would he do that?! The fans boo more but Heyman sighs again. Heyman found a “stray big dog on the island of irrelevancy, and I turned him into the Tribal Chief and the ruler of the WWE Universe. We were the Undisputed WWE Champion for 1,316 days! And I’m not the one that blew it by getting beat by Cody Rhodes after being distracted by Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40! HE lost the title! HE lost the title that I spent five years of my life building him up as the champion!
And then what’d he do? He disappeared. He went back to being a big dog licking his big wounds, and left me in the hands of Solo, and Jacob Fatu and those Tongans, who put me through a table at Madison Square Garden and almost ended MY 40 year career. And he didn’t come back toa venge me, he came back to get his ula fala back! But I betrayed Roman Reigns, right? I betrayed Roman Reigns, who couldn’t handle the fact that I just wanted to help out my best friend live out his dream! No, it’s always Paul Heyman! I’m always the liar! I’m always at fault! I’m the betrayer, I’m the double crosser, I’m always the freakin’ scumbag in this situation! NOT THIS TIME! I’M RIGHT! I’M RIGHT! I’M IN THE RIGHT! And you blame me?! Screw you!! And screw each and every one of you for booing me!”
The fans boo more but Jey isn’t sure what to think. The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” and call Heyman an a-hole, but Jey takes a moment. Jey asks if Heyman is okay. In fact, is Heyman done? Jey has another question: What does this have to do with Jey? Heyman smirks and says that he does owe an apology. It has nothing to do with Jey. Not that part. He didn’t come out here to talk Roman and Punk. Here is the thing Heyman did come out here to talk with Jey. See, Jey won that title because he wanted that title> But that title is all about power and control. And honestly, Jey doesn’t know how to wield that. Jey doesn’t understand that!
Jey thinks coming out here to YEET with the audience and putting on the best in-ring performance is all it takes. But that’s not what this title is about. So while Jey needs in his heart and wants to be a champion… Seth Rollins has to be a champion. Rollins has to have that power, that control, and Bron Breakker… Well, that is just stage one of the plan. Stage two is the World Heavyweight Championship. But Heyman is out here tonight to do Jey a favor. And we all know how well Heyman’s favors work out> Jey gets to sign his own death warrant. Jey gets to chose the night he loses the World Heavyweight Championship.
Because Seth Rollins hereby challenges Jey to the World Heavyweight Championship! Rollins pinned Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, Rollins deserves to be #1 contender! Jey gets to pick the time and the place, because Rollins will fight Jey for that title any time, and any place. Heyman drops his mic then takes his leave. Jey tells Heyman to hold on, OG. Omaha, can you help him out? Jey asks if Heyman just said “any time,” and “any place,” “any where,” for the world title, against Seth Freakin’ Rollins? Then it’s on TONIGHT! FOUR LETTERS! ONE WORD! UH, UH… YEET!!
Jey had Logan Paul on his mind, but now he is daring the Visionary to put up or shut up! Will Jey turn the tables on Rollins? Or is Jey playing into Rollins’ hand?
Heyman returns backstage.
He finds Rollins & Bron, and Heyman smiles. Heyman says, “He fell for it> I cannot believe he fell for it! He wants to do the match tonight! You were so right!” Rollins asks you know what he loves. He loves to say< “I told you so.” And he tells Heyman, “I told you so.” Heyman says that is true. Bron says Seth Freakin’ Rollins, World Heavyweight Champion… Heyman asks if Bron understands what is going on. Roman Reigns prepared Seth Rollins at Mania, and Rollins pinned the biggest star in the main event. CM Punk prepared with unbridled passion for Rollins at Mania, and Rollins not only beat Roman & Punk, Roman & Punk lost to Rollins in the main event.
Jey Uso is a great champion, don’t take that away from him. He made Gunther tap out! Gunther! Jey is no easy day in the park. But Jey wasn’t focused on Rollins, he was distracted by Logan Paul! And now he has no time to prepare for Rollins. But Rollins is fully focused on Jey because there’s no one left. Rollins is a sniper, and he has Jey in his sights. And tonight, we get handed the keys to the kingdom when the ref hands that World Heavyweight Championship to Seth Freakin’ Rollins…! Bron can see the vision now, but will we all see Rollins burning down the YEET Era?
PENTA VS JD McDonagh w/ The Judgment Day!
The Intercontinental Championship Fatal 4 Way at WrestleMania only went well for “Dirty Dom” because he had an Irish Ace up his sleeve! JD is back, but will Penta make him pay for the part he played? Or will The Judgment Day be able to screw Penta over again?
Raw returns and JD is in the ring. The bell rings, JD and Penta circle while Carlito & Finn Balor watch from ringside. The fans rally for #CeroMiedo as Penta throws it up. But JD kicks low! JD headlocks for the takeover, but Penta headscissors. JD kips free, arm-drags and has the armlock. Penta headscissors again, JD kips free, and then he waistlocks. Penta ELBOWS free, runs, but JD drop toeholds! Penta avoids the basement dropkick, but JD avoids the Penalty Kick to roll Penta up! TWO and JD returns. Penta again avoids a kick but the STANDING MOONSAULT hits! Cover, TWO! Finn argues the count but JD CLUBS Penta.
JD stands Penta up to bump him off buckles, then he CHOPS! Penta CHOPS JD in return! And CHOPS again! Penta runs up to KICK JD’s leg out! The fans cheer while JD hobbles away. Penta CHOPS again, then KICKS the leg out again! The fans fire up with Penta while JD goes to another corner. Penta storms up, but JD puts him in the corner, only for Penta to dodges and CHOP! JD sputters, Penta swaggers, and Penta KICKS the legs out! Cover, TWO! Finn wants a timeout but there’s no such thing here. Penta drags JD up, whips him to a corner, but JD BOOTS in return! JD ELBOWS Penta down, then drags him up to bring him around.
Penta blocks the buckle bump, GAMANGIRIS, then CHOPS! JD leans back, Penta climbs, but JD SLAPS him! And SLAPS! JD shoves Penta down, kicks him, then goes to the apron. Penta blocks the boot, then ENZIGIRIS in return! The fans fire up, but Penta tells Finn to stay back. Finn says he’s just standing nearby. JD fireman’s carries Penta to APRON DEATH VALLEY! JD is in control and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and JD has Penta up top. JD pulls Penta into the Tree of Woe, then runs corner to corner, but Penta sits up! JD slides into the POST! Penta is free of the Tree, and then he runs to handstand and SWINGING DROPKICK! JD gets feet right to the face and Penta covers, TWO! JD stays in this but the fans rally behind Penta. Penta fires up, and he counter punches JD! Penta bobs ‘n’ weaves to CHOP, then ROCK JD! Penta fires forearm after forearm, whips, but JD reverses. Penta KICKS in return! Penta runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SLING-DOG! Cover, TWO! Penta hurries to stand JD back up and JAB!
Penta puts JD against the ropes to CHOP! The fans fire up and Penta whips. Penta scoops JD to BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! JD stays in this but Penta fires himself back up! The fans fire up but Finn distracts on the apron! That lets Carlito pull no Penta’s mask! Penta breaks free to GAMANGIRI! JD runs up but Penta TOSSES him out! Penta climbs, the fans fire up, “CERO! MIEDO!” SUPER CROSSBODY! Down go JD and Carlito! Finn freaks out but the fans rally up behind Penta. Penta puts JD in, but Finn creeps up! JD distracts the ref and Finn YANKS Penta down! Finn puts Penta in, but the ref DOES see it!
The fans fire up as the ref now EJECTS Finn & Carlito! The fans cheer whiel Finn & Carlito freak otu! They apologize, but it’s too late for that! Penta goes up a corner, but CHAD GABLE is here?! Gable grabs at Penta, Penta kicks him away, then Penta leaps over JD! Penta dodges JD to then FLY out onto Gable! Penta drags JD up but JD hits a JAWBREAKER! JD goes up, up, MOONSAULT FLOPS as Penta moves! MEXICAN DESTROYER!! Cover, Penta wins!!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
Despite all the extra help on the outside, JD could not win! Cero Miedo is victorious, but when will Penta be Numero Uno?
Adam Pearce talks with Grayson Waller.
The Raw General Manager says the Aussie Icon wanted a match, so here’s his match. Yeah, but he didn’t know it’d be against him! Austin Theory finds Waller and Waller says good timing. Waller was talking with Pearce about how Waller’s been a bad friend to Theory, wanting a singles match for himself, but that’s selfish. Waller wants Theory to have the match, it’d be great for him. Okay, Theory is down! Pearce asks if Waller is serious, and Waller says he is! Well, if that’s what they want, fine. Theory has a singles match now. It’s official! Great! But who is it against? Uh, well, it’ll be better as a surprise, but they better get to the ring. #AllDay, remember?
Waller hurries away and Theory wonders what kind of surprise it could be. Well, everyone is wondering that. Who will Waller pass over to Theory to avoid getting brutalized?
Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller VS ???
Raw returns as A-Town Down Under is already in the ring. And who is Theory’s opponent that was meant for Waller? It’s SHEAMUS! Monday Night Raw is once again Fight Night Raw as the Celtic Warrior is back again! Will Theory regret taking this banger?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Theory waistlocks. Sheamus throws Theory away and the fans cheer him on. Theory brushes that off, resets with Sheamus, and then Theory kicks low! Theory throws hands, puts Sheamus in a corner, but Sheamus ROCKS Theory! Sheamus UPPERCUTS, but Theory ELBOWS back! Sheamus fires a BODY SHOT, an UPPERCUT, then whips. Theory goes up and over, rolls, comes back, and he DROPKICKS Sheamus down! Waller says that’s his best friend right there! But then Sheamus CLOBBERS Theory! The fans fire up, and Sheamus storms up on Theory.
Theory ELBOWS Sheamus, whips, but Sheamus reverses to scoop, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up as Sheamus says one more time! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus goes for the legs but Theory kicks at him! Theory reels Sheamus in and throws some hands, but Sheamus stomps Theory down! The fans cheer as Sheamus turns Theory over for a CLOVERLEAF! Theory crawls and has the ROPEBREAK! Sheamus lets go, Theory rolls out, and Waller checks on his friend. But Sheamus climbs up! SUPER FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Theory! The fans fire up, and Sheamus finds a fellow Ginger! The fans cheer more while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans rally behind Sheamus. Theory CLUBS Sheamus and throws hands, but Sheamus shoves him and eggs him on! Theory BOOTS Sheamus, but Sheamus just eggs him on more! Theory runs, but into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Theory flounders to the apron and Sheamus storms his way over. Sheamus stands Theory up and Waller stays back, but Theory HOTSHOTS free! Theory slingshots and somersaults, but into the KNEE CAPPER! Cover, TWO! Theory survives but Sheamus stays cool. The fans rally while Sheamus catches his breath, and then Sheamus goes to the apron.
Sheamus glares at Waller, Waller backs away, and Sheamus climbs. Theory avoids the flying lariat but Sheamus comes back! Theory dodges and Sheamus POSTS himself! Theory SUPERKICKS, somersaults, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up for Sheamus while Theory goes back outside. Theory checks his jaw, shakes out the stars, and Theory climbs. Sheamus ROCKS Theory, fires body shots, and Sheamus climbs. Sheamus brings Theory up, tucks him in, WHITE NOISE! The fans fire up and Sheamus smiles as he’s clearly enjoying this. “This is Awesome!” as Sheamus rises up again.
Waller coaches Theory as Theory crawls to the apron, but Theory asks why Waller did this to him! Sheamus stands Theory up, and the fans cheer on the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! The fans count along, Sheamus goes past TEN, and Theory slumps down at FOURTEEN! The fans fire up, Waller is worried, and Sheamus goes to a corner. The fans cheer Sheamus on, and we get a BROGUE! Cover, Sheamus wins!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
The Celtic Warrior made quite the return, and Theory is surely regretting subbing in for Waller. Will A-Town Down Under have a meltdown because of this?
BREAKING NEWS for Backlash!
Penta was so close at WrestleMania, and he got through JD here tonight, so now he will be challenging Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship!
Judgment Day regroups in the clubhouse.
They’ve clearly heard the news, and JD storms in asking what happened out there. The ref kicked them out? And why did Gable go out there? That wasn’t on any of them. JD says then Penta and Gable need to get it ASAP! Dom says Penta will be handled at Backlash, but as for Gable- Wait, who is this walking into the clubhouse? It’s A J STYLES! The Phenomenal One nods to Finn, Finn nods back, but Carlito asks how Styles even got here. Oh, R-Truth told him where they were. Plus, it wasn’t that hard to find. But he’s not here to fight or cause trouble. Styles just wants to give a friendly warning. Whether it is Dom or Penta, Styles is after that title.
Dom says whatever, old man. Wow, oh, so hurtful. But Styles tells Dom that it doesn’t matter who wins, he want the title! And then he’ll beat Dom up either way. Dom says this is crazy. Who knew being a champion was this hard. Penta, Styles, his hands are full! Wait, Finn has history with Styles. Can’t he handle Styles for Dom? Oh, what? Now Finn cleans up Dom’s messes for him? Nah, just messing with you. Finn’s got this. They fist bump, but will Judgment Day (not) hold it together without Liv around?
Chad Gable is backstage.
“Freakin’ luchadores. Bloody my nose?” The New Day walk over and Gable says it is not the time for this. Kofi Kingston says hold on, hold on, hear them out. They saw what went down, and that was awful. And they know that it is around time American Made got some respect around here. Xavier Woods says the War Raiders are already talking about getting a rematch, but New Day beat the bejeezus out of them, so that’s a no. What the New Day thinks is that opportunities need to start coming back to American Made. Gable likes what they’re saying. Give him some more ideas like that. But then Becky Lynch pushes through.
Woods tells The Man it was messed up how Lyra Valkyria treated her. Becky thanks him for that. Becky heads to the ring, what will she have to say here in Omaha?
Becky Lynch goes to the ring.
Omaha is torn as The Man has a mic in her hand. Becky says The Man has come around to Omaha, and she’s baffled by the bit of boos and “You Suck” chants she’s getting. Wait, wait, wait. She is very confused. The fans are treating her like she’s the bad guy here? No, she’s the victim! Okay, okay, she took out Bayley, fine. But when she came out to WrestleMania, everyone lost their minds! A woman in the crowd cried tears of joy! No one asked where Bayley was, because no one cared, Bayley is garbage! Becky took out the garbage! The fans were happy the garbage was taken out, but then Becky took credit for it and everyone got mad she took out the garbage!
That’s not what they should say when someone takes out the garbage! You tell that person, “Thank you for taking out the garbage! And what’s more than that, I also took out the recycling! Because that’s what Lyra is! She’s less offensive than garbage, but she’s still garbage! And what is garbage about her is her attitude. She doesn’t have a dream if it isn’t for me! She doesn’t have a title if it isn’t for me! She doesn’t make history if it isn’t for me! She doesn’t even have a freakin’ fiancé if it isn’t for me!!” The fans boo, but Becky says she still gets all this disrespect! But wait, here comes Lyra! Becky says this is what she’s talking about!
Lyra has a mic and asks, “Did you actually just call me recycling? You’re the Queen of Recycling! You’ve been recycling the same moves and the same tired old act for years! But that’s fine, Becky, you do you, I don’t care. What I have a problem with is you acting like you had anything to do with my success. The one thing I want to drive into your skull more than my foot is that you didn’t make me!” The fans cheer, and Lyra says she’ll catch Becky up. Becky went on holiday, and everyone here got better. Becky went on holiday, and Lyra made history of her own. Lyra holds up the Women’s Intercontinental Championship and the fans cheer.
Lyra says, “Oh, but you’re what this championship needs, right? That’s what you said. That’s rich, considering I’ve defended it more times than days you’ve shown up to work this year.” The fans cheer that zinger! Becky paces but Lyra says she sees it now. Lyra sees it so clearly. Becky shattered glass ceilings and Lyra is forever grateful. But Becky left all that broken glass on the ground and the rest of the Women’s Division were supposed to just follow behind because Becky never had any intention of taken anyone to the top with her. Becky says okay, okay, Lyra is right. Becky was gone, and everyone had the best year of their careers.
But that’s only because they didn’t have Becky around to compare themselves to! The fans boo but Becky says no, she didn’t help anybody because she doesn’t like anybody. She didn’t help anyone because her job isn’t to help anyone, it is to beat everyone! And Becky is very, very good at her job! She’s the greatest to ever do it! That’s not just her saying it, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED said so! The fans do cheer that, but Becky tells Lyra it doesn’t matter how great she thinks she is or how great she’ll become, because she will always be the moment after Becky! Wow… Sports Illustrated, huh? Lyra is wrong, she’ll take it back. Please, continue listing the achievements.
What can we say? Becky’s first SmackDown Women’s Champion, first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania, and the first Women’s Intercontin- NO! Wait! That’s Lyra! Becky frowns while the fans cheer, and Lyra says Becky must hate it. Becky must hate that this is Lyra’s first ever. But get used to being second. Becky throws hands but Lyra hits back! The fans fire up as these two brawl, and then Lyra hits a SPINEBUSTER! Becky gets up, Lyra is right on her, but Becky puts her in ta corner! Lyra dodges, RAMS into Becky again and again, then things spill outside! Lyra sends Becky into barriers! And apron! And barriers again!
The fans fire up but refs rush out! Omaha says, “LET THEM FIGHT!” but Becky gets free and throws off her jacket! Becky then gets in the ring and tells everyone, “You see this disrespect?! You see this disrespect?!” Lyra gets free and is back for more! The fans fire up, Becky clinches, but Lyra slips free to fireman’s carry! NIGHTWING DRIVER!! Lyra stands tall over Becky, title in her hand! Will this be the scene this Saturday for Backlash?
Iyo Sky VS Roxanne Perez!
The Genius Women’s World Champion won big last week on NXT alongside Jordynne Grace, but now The Prodigy is back in hopes of returning the favor. Will Roxie prove she’s ready for Raw? Or will Iyo show being a prodigy only gets you so far?
Raw returns and Iyo makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally. The two circle, tie up, and Iyo pushes Roxie back. Roxie puts Iyo on ropes, Iyo turns that around, and the two go around. Iyo clinches, Roxie wrenches, but Iyo headlocks. Roxie powers up and out but Iyo runs her over! Things speed up, Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges, then whips Roxie. Roxie cartwheels over the dropdown, then SLAPS Iyo! Roxie takes a bow, then dodges Iyo to bail out. Iyo pursues, they go back in the ring, and Roxie dodges again to roll back! Roxie RANAS, but Iyo handsprings through! The fans fire up, things keep moving, and Iyo handsprings again!
Roxie dodges, but Iyo comes back to SHOTGUN! Roxie tumbles out, Iyo builds speed, but Roxie is back to dropkick the legs out! Iyo writhes, but Roxie grabs the leg to stomp it and SMASH it! Roxie wants both legs but Iyo BOOTS her away. Iyo runs, but Roxie puts her on the apron. Iyo ROCKS Roxie first, but Roxie grabs a leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Roxie builds speed and DIVES! Down goes Iyo at the ramp! The fans boo but Roxie puts Iyo in. Iyo gets moving and she DIVES! Direct hit on Roxie at the ramp! The fans fire up with Iyo, and Iyo hurries to put Roxie in. Iyo aims, springboards, but Roxie SLAPS her down!
Roxie grabs Iyo’s leg, drags her to a corner, and STOMPS the knee against the crossbar! Iyo clutches her leg and slumps to the floor while Roxie leaves her behind, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Iyo has Roxie up top, for a SUPER ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up while both women are down! Iyo slaps her leg into working, then she crawls her way over. Omaha is behind Iyo as she ROCKS Roxie! Roxie ROCKS Iyo, but Iyo ROCKS Roxie back! The forearms keep going, Iyo fires a flurry, then she winds up to SHOTEI! Roxie staggers, runs up, but Iyo FLAPJACKS! And BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO! Roxie toughs it out but Iyo goes to the apron. Roxie runs up, but Iyo blocks her punch to HOTSHOT the arm! Iyo climbs, Roxie stands, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Roxie flounders, and Iyo kips up!
Iyo goes wild, so do the fans, and all aboard the SHIN- NO, Iyo’s leg bothers her! Roxie runs up, wheelbarrows, but Iyo rolls through to STOMP 182! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives and Iyo is frustrated! The fans rally, Iyo waistlocks, and she deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridge, but then a roll through! Roxie fights the second try to SAIDO! Iyo and Roxie stand, Roxie runs up, but Iyo wrenches and hooks her up! TIGER BACKBREAKER! Iyo says time to end this! Iyo CHOPS Roxie, hobbles to a corner, and climbs up! OVER THE MOONSAULT but Roxie moves! Iyo lands out but that jams up the leg! Roxie runs to SPIKE RANA!
Roxie roars, runs, and hits the HANDSPRING KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives the Guillotine Knee as taught to Roxie by Meiko Satomura, and Omaha rallies up more. Roxie fires hands, SOBATS, then runs to hop on! Iyo handsprings through, but Roxie blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Roxie then has the arm, LA MAGISTROL BRIDGE! TWO!! Iyo bridges, TWO!! Roxie has the body scissors, O’Conner Roll, TWO! Iyo rolls Roxie up, TWO! Roxie has a lateral press, TWO! Iyo sunset flips! TWO! Roxie high stacks, TWO! Iyo sunset flips again, IYO WINS!!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall
Roxie is shocked! She tried to match speed with speed and move for move, but she just couldn’t keep up with the Genius! But then Roxie gets in Iyo’s face! Roxie offers a handshake? The fans aren’t so sure, but Iyo takes it. They both bow, and surprisingly, there is now respect here between them. But wait! GIULIA ATTACKS! It was all just so the Beautiful Madness could slip in! Roxie grins and they mug Iyo like they have before! Giulia ties up Iyo’s legs, has the arms, and sets Iyo up for a SUPERKICK and SURFBOARD STOMP!! Rhea Ripley is in Australia, she can’t save Iyo! Giulia sets Iyo up again, for another SUPERKICK and another SURFBOARD STOMP!!
Roxie and Giulia stand over Iyo, will these former NXT Women’s Champions soon run Monday Night Raw?
Rusev VS Otis w/ Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri!
Bulgarian Brute no more, he has been REDEEMED! And now, he feels it is his divine appointment to “fix” all those on Raw who were once like him. Will that mean #TheDozer is going to go through baptism by fire? Or will he simply be crushed?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two big men circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and they break. The fans rally more as the two tie up again. Another deadlock, but Rusev manages to power Oits bac. Otis powers Rusev back, the fans duel, and the big men break again. Rusev nods, perhaps liking what he is seeing already. They tie up again, and Rusev KNEES low, CLUBS Otis and fires hands in the corner! The ref counts, Rusev stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref gets in there. Rusev storms up on Otis, stands him up, and whips him, only for Otis to reverses. Rusev returns to LARIAT! Otis stays up and shakes his head!
Rusev LARIATS, Otis stays up, so Rusev runs. Otis dodges with a roll! Otis then comes back and he LARIATS Rusev! Rusev stays up, but now Otis runs, and Otis LARIATS again! Rusev shoves Otis, Otis ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the WHEEL KICK comes outta nowhere! The fans are torn while Rusev stands tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Otis is down on the outside. Tozawa & Maxxine check Otis and coach him up, but Rusev storms outside. Rusev kicks at Otis, stands him up, but Otis EXPLODER Rusev over the desk! The fans fire up as Otis has more to give! Otis shoves the Hydration Station aside, then drags Rusev up to whip him hard into steel steps! Otis puts Rusev in the ring, but then drag shim out to fire clubbing arms! But then Rusev ducks, Otis’ arm hits POST! Rusev aims, but Otis ducks, so Rusev’s kick hits POST! Otis then CLOBBERS Rusev! Otis puts Rusev in the ring, storms in after him, and SPLASHES in the corner!
Rusev sputters and Otis runs up again! But Rusev MACHKA KICKS him down! Rusev roars and he shouts, “RUSEV! CRUSH~!” Stomp and ACCOLADE!! Otis endures, but he’s turning red! Otis shouts for Maxxine and Tozawa, but he TAPS! Rusev wins!
Winner: Rusev, by submission
Rusev continues to make Otis suffer by holding on, but Tozawa storms into the ring! Tozawa tells Rusev he can’t do that to his friend! They’re gonna fight right here and right now! The fans fire up as Tozawa rips his shirt away! Rusev says hold on now. Rusev did what he came here to do, and he spares Tozawa for tonight. But that’s just to lower Tozawa’s guard! Ruzev storms back in and GUT WRENCH POWERBOMBS Tozawa onto Otis!! The fans boo but Rusev shows no mercy! He POSTS Otis!! Then he drags Otis back in, and sends him into another POST! Otis falls out of the ring, Rusev goes out to drag him back in!
Rusev hits another MACHKA KICK!! And then he turns Otis back over, and he clamps the ACCOLADE back on!! The fans boo but that only makes Rusev want to do this more! Pearce, refs, and security rush out here! They tell Rusev to let go, but he waits until Otis is OUT! The fans boo, Natalya is here to console Maxxine, and Pearce reprimands Rusev. Will Rusev not care what he must do to “redeem” Monday Night Raw?
Raw returns and Adam Pearce is in the ring.
The General Manager hopes that they can get this show back on track. That said, please join him in welcoming to the ring… Pat McAfee! Omaha fires up as Pat hops off the desk, grabs a mic, and joins Pearce in the ring. Pearce also welcomes out Pat’s opponent for Backlash… DER RING GENERAL, GUNTHER! The fans are less excited as Gunther makes his way to the ring. Gunther and Pat keep their eyes on each other as Gunther fetches his own mic. Pearce wants to remind them that they’ve gone over this. They will NOT have what happened two weeks ago happen again. Get what you want out verbally, because Saturday, the time for talk is done.
Pearce says the floor is theirs, but keep it professional. Pearce then steps aside so Pat and Gunther can stare down. The fans cheer Pat on but Gunther says, “Well first of all… Do not worry. I’m not gonna do anything tonight, I’m not going to spoil that for myself. Because luckily for you, unlike you and your friend out there, I am professional.” The fans chant “You Tapped Out!” at Gunther, and he tells them to shut up! He’ll get back to that later, don’t you worry! Pat says he heard Gunther mentioned being professional. And Pat’s friend, Michael Cole, that is a walking, talking GOAT right there! The fans cheer that!
Pat tells Gunther, “For 28 YEARS, every single week of his life, except for three times, he has dedicated to traveling the world for this company. 28 years straight, 52 weeks a year, for this company!” The fans cheer that, too! Pat says Maggle has earned the right to have an opinion. And since that opinion pissed Gunther off so bad, Gunther flipped a switch and felt he had to attack a 60-year-old man, Pat will give Gunther an opinion of the man he’s standing in front of. Pat says it is apropos to be here in Omaha, Nebraska. When he thinks Nebraska, he thinks of the Cornhuskers! Pat shouts out Coach Rhule and his players in the crowd.
Pat says he can’t wait to watch the boys in the Fall rise to the top! And when Pat’s in Omaha, he also thinks of their steaks. Nobody beats this town’s meat! NOBODY! The fans chant “BEAT THE MEAT!” Pat says right across from this very arena is a baseball field that has hosted the NCAA World Series since 1950! The fans cheer that, and Pat says this city is a symbol of working hard and dreams coming true. And Pat feels “dreams” is a good word. They both have that in common. Pat might be from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the USA, and Gunther might be from Vienna, Austria, both men grew up with the same dream.
They both grew up wanting to be in this business, idolizing the superstars of yesterday, and spent hours and hours in front of TV watching pro-wrestling, thinking that is what they were put on this earth to do! The problem with Gunther is, he was at this for 20 years. He has been a champion for 80% of his WWE career. He’s jaded! This is no longer a dream but a job for Gunther. For Pat, every time he walks into an arena, he gets jacked up about life, baby! The fans cheer that! Pat says he thinks about 12 year old Pat, the kids out there in the crowd like him, dreaming in the upper rows to get in this ring and let a-holes like Gunther know that they don’t like what Gunther’s about.
And what Gunther’s about right now, as opposed to the Waltering around stage… Gunther doesn’t want it anymore. He’s too comfortable. It happened against Sami Zayn, it happened against Jey Uso, and it’ll happen with Pat. Pat will prove to Gunther and the fans that this Gunther… is SAWFT. The fans fire up for that! Gunther paces a moment, then he stares Pat down as he says, “Did you enjoy your little daughter’s birthday last week? Two years, right? It’s cute. I bet it was a very special day for you. Because for me, Saturday is a very special day, and you just got me into the right mood for it!
“Because it’s my first match since WrestleMania, and I’m going to show up sharp, I’m going to show up prepared, I’m going to show up more focused than every before. Don’t you worry that I’ll overlook you. Don’t worry that I’ll underestimate you. I promise you, you have my full and undivided attention. Because on Saturday, that bell is going to ring, and I’m going to beat you up! I’m going to MAUL you! I’m going to grab you by the head, and DRIVE it into this mat! I’m going to CHOKE YOU OUT until you drop like a wet towel! Tonight, by my grace, you are untouchable. But on Saturday, trust me when I say this! On Saturday, only the grace of GOD can lift my arms off your throat!”
Gunther shoves his mic into Pat, then he storms off. Der Ring General is ready to reload and unleash his full arsenal upon Pat, will Pat survive to even be part of next week’s show?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker!
To what Pat McAfee just said, perhaps Gunther did underestimate Main Event Jey Uso, but Jey also managed to bring something out of himself that even he didn’t know was there. But that confidence was preyed upon to give The Visionary his shortcut back to this title. Will Rollins and his A-Team make the plan come together? Or will we bookend the show with some YEET?
Raw returns as Jey makes his entrance, and from the ramp this time. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly in control!
The bell rings and Jey’s first defense begins. The fans rally behind Jey while he and Rollins stare down. Omaha gets the “YEET! YEET! YEET!” going and Jey is fired up. Jey is already undoing his wrist tape, he wants to throw down! Rollins slowly steps forward, the two tie up, and Rollins waistlocks. Rollins headlocks, spins, hammerlocks, headlocks again and hits the takeover to ghost pin! TWO, and Rollins laughs at how close he had Jey. The fans duel with “YEET!” and “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Jey and Rollins circle, tie up, and Rollins headlocks again. Jey powers up and out, but Rollins runs him over! Cover, ONE!
Rollins sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Jey kicks, Rollins blocks, and then Rollins ducks the Dragon Whip! Rollins lounges on the top rope and the fans boo. Jey is annoyed but he keeps his cool. Rollins swaggers up, but Jey UPPERCUTS him down! Jey just suckered Rollins! “YEET!” Rollins says okay, and he shoves Jey. Jey shoves back! Rollins shoves again, Jey shoves again, so Rollins CHOPS! Jey fires a haymaker, Rollins fires back, and the fans are torn! “YEET!” wins out but Rollins mule kicks low! Jey avoids the stomp, but Rollins kicks low again. Jey fights off the Pedigree, but Rollins bails out to avoid the superkick!
The fans are torn but Bron & Heyman walk over to check with Rollins. Rollins says it’s alright, Jey is good. Jey is champion for a reason. Rollins goes to the apron, has Bron relax, and then he steps inside. The fans rally behind Jey as Jey and Rollins circle. They feel things out, but then Rollins kicks low! Rollins CLUBS and stomps away on Jey, then stands him back up to bump him off buckles! Rollins stomps a mudhole in, digs his boot in, but the ref backs him off. Heyman sings along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and Rollins stalks Jey to the ropes. Rollins drags Jey up, “You think you’re on my level?” Rollins whips, Jey ducks ‘n’ dodges, and then UPPERCUTS!
Jey runs, Rollins blocks the kick, but the DRAGON WHIP hits! Jey runs and LARIATS Rollins up and out! Jey then DIVES, and Rollins is sent over the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down! Heyman & Bron are worried, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more, and Rollins slithers into the ring. Rollins runs corner to corner at Jey, and Rollins forearm SMASHES! Jey falls to his knees but the fans still cheer him on. Rollins says the fans are just like Jey, they just don’t understand. Rollins brings Jey up, but Jey ROCKS Rollins! And ROCKS him again! And again! “YEET!” But Rollins kicks low! Rollins fires off in the corner, the ref counts, and Rollins keeps trying as the ref backs him off. The ref reprimands, but Rollins just goes back to Jey. Rollins puts Jey up top, CHOPS him, then climbs. The fans rally as Rollins brings Jey up, and Jey fires body shots!
Jey HEADBUTTS Rollins down and the fans cheer! Rollins stands, Jey leaps, but Rollins gets under! Jey keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but then Rollins runs! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up while both men are down again! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins and Jey go to opposite ends. Rollins storms up, but Jey counter punches again! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Rollins wobbles, Jey pops, locks ‘n’ winds up to DECK Rollins! Then SAMOAN DROP! The fans fire up again as Jey shakes out the stars. “UCE! OH!” HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Heyman is relieved and Jey grows frustrated.
Rollins slowly rises up, but Jey is there to fireman’s carry! Rollins fights the Samoan Drop and slips out of the ring. Jey pursues, they go around the way, and Rollins slides in. Jey drags Rollins back out, but Rollins BOOTS Jey into barriers! Rollins builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit and Jey hits barriers! Rollins puts Jey in, goes to the apron, and springboards, into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! The antiair didn’t end this and the fans can’t believe it! The fans again declare, “This is Awesome!” as Jey and Rollins stir. Rollins rises, Jey aims from a corner, and Jey runs up, but into a KICK! Rollins fireman’s carries, then pops Jey around!
Rollins aims, runs up and BUCKLE BOMBS!! Jey falls, Rollins climbs, and the fans fire up! FROG SPLASH FLOPS as Jey dodges! Jey runs and SPEARS into a PEDIGREE!!! Cover, TWO!! Rollins is furious and Heyman is shocked, but Jey is showing that championship grit! Heyman coaches Rollins up while he goes to a corner. Rollins nods, he knows he has Jey in his crosshairs. Rollins runs back up, but Jey avoids the stomp again! SLEEPER!! Jey has Rollins like he has Gunther, but Rollins throws Jey away! Jey hurries to get moving! SPEAR!!! Cover, TWO!??! Jey is stunned and the fans are shocked, but Bron has a huge smile seeing Rollins’ own grit on display.
Omaha again declare “This is Awesome!” and Jey rises back up. Jey hobbles to a corner and climbs up. Rollins stirs, rises, and he anchors a foot! Jey tries to get free but Rollins CLUBS him! Rollins climbs up now, HAMMERS Jey, but Jey HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Rollins falls back, but into the ref! Bron grabs at Jey! Jey BOOTS Bron off into the Hydration Station! But that lets Rollins get up and SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roll through and FALCON ARROW! Rollins aims from a corner now, and he CURB STOMPS!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Jey survives and Omaha is thunderous! Bron, Heyman, Rollins, none of them know how this is possible!
Rollins goes to Bron, whispers something to him, but wait! SAMI ZAYN is here?!? Even after what happened last week!? Bron hurries to the ramp, ready to fight Sami. But wait, Sami LEAPS in from the crowd! The fans fire up as Sami fires hands on Bron! Sami POSTS Bron, then Jey SUPERKICKS Rollins! And a SPEAR!!! Jey hurries up top and Sami cheers him on! USO SPLASH!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! HOW?!?! Omaha has no idea what to make of that, and neither does Sami! Sami coaches Jey, Heyman coaches Rollins, and the fans rally back up. But Bron SPEARS Sami!!! Bron then slithers away to hide while the fans boo!
Jey asks what happened to Sami and he goes outside to check. Heyman distracts the ref, Bron SPEARS Jey!!! The fans boo even more, and Bron drags Jey up to put him in the ring! CURB STOMP!!!! Rollins crawls to the cover, laughing all the way, but C M PUNK is here?!?! Omaha goes nuts seeing Punk back! Punk CHUCKS a chair at Bron’s face! Then he gets int he ring! Rollins and Punk brawl, there goes the title match!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by disqualification (Jey Uso retains the title)
Punk SMACKS Rollins with the chair, JAMS him up, then SMACKS him again! Bron slides in, but Punk SMACKS away on him! Rollins tries to get back in but Punk runs him off! The fans are thunderous for Punk as he and Sami stand tall! Jey gets back up, and clearly the battlelines have been drawn! Will Rollins’ vision for Monday Night Raw fall apart?
My Thoughts:
A great Monday Night Raw as the go-home to Backlash, but everything with the world title match was both great and curious. No Logan Paul here in Omaha is a mixed bag itself. From the story side, he should’ve, so he and Jey could’ve had a face-to-face. But as a person, I was glad we didn’t have to endure Logan being smug. And quite the audible bringing Heyman out to talk with Jey. Heyman’s passion was great, really adds some stuff to help us understand his side. And I like that they “suckered” Jey into this match. It was definitely an awesome match, even with the overbooking that eventually threw it out.
Sami and Punk showing up was all fine in story, but after what happened last week, I feel like Sami shouldn’t have come back so soon. But that aside, Jey, Sami and Punk make for a good unit to counter Rollins’ team. Though, Rollins will need another member who can wrestle since Heyman won’t be of any use. Here’s hoping it is Austin Theory given how Theory is upset with Waller after that switcheroo. Good return for Sheamus, though I feel like Sheamus has done more returns in the last 12 months than just about anyone ever. Here’s hoping Sheamus still gets in on the Intercontinental Championship story.
Speaking of, great match from Penta VS McDonagh, even with the overbooking. A bit surprising Penta overcame all that to win, but it works since now Dom and Penta are now set for an Intercontinental Championship. And there is room on the card as it doesn’t seem Jey VS Logan is happening for Backlash. Makes me wonder if they started us on a Jey VS Logan feud before they were really ready, as Backlash “isn’t big enough” for Logan’s “star power.” I like that Styles also got in on this, Styles VS Finn is going to be awesome, and can certainly set up the winner as the next challenger. It really depends on what happens with Dom VS Penta.
Gable getting involved as also good, given how he and Penta had their confrontation last week. New Day had a good promo with Gable to gas up American Made. That is to say, New Day is using American Made as a shield against The War Raiders, but it’ll only help Erik & Ivar earn their rematch. Great return match for Rusev with Otis looking strong even in defeat. Rusev doesn’t waste time teasing he’s a Tweener, he goes right to blindsiding Tozawa and beating Alpha Academy down. Not sure who is next for Rusev, as there aren’t as many Faces not really tied into anything on Raw. Maybe whatever WWE Draft we get moves Rusev to SmackDown, or at least moves some names from SmackDown and NXT to Raw so Rusev can face fresh meat.
Great promo from Becky and Lyra to help hype Becky VS Lyra. Good brawl, but now Lyra standing tall makes me think Lyra loses the title. Becky can start on some sort of second Grand Slam or something like that, but also she and Lyra will be 1-1 and the rematch for the Women’s Intercontinental title can be the tiebreaker at like MITB or SummerSlam. Iyo VS Roxie was a great match, but of course Giulia showed up. No reinforcements with Rhea promoting Crown Jewel: Perth, and sadly, Dakota Kai being hurt and now released, no Damage CTRL to help either. But the Heels did need a moment where they stood tall, and one of them could even get a world title shot.
And honestly, Pat and Gunther had an awesome promo to hype their match. Pat put over Maggle, he put over Nebraska, and quite perfectly framed this story as the hungry dreamer in Pat himself and the complacent veteran who has already done so much. Gunther’s response was also great, because now he’s angry enough to get that hunger and that fire back. I would think Gunther wins, as he needs the rebound from WrestleMania and Pat doesn’t really need much. But Pat can get a moral victory of sorts by lasting longer than Gunther or any of us expect. Pat can just keep getting up after every chop, have a false finish or two, but ultimately lose because his body can’t come through for his fighting spirit. Respect for Pat but momentum for Gunther, that’s the best outcome.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/25)
It’s a Wrestling Dontaku Weekend finale!

Who will stand atop the NJPW mountain?
The Goto Revolution finally leads NJPW, but will the Fierce Warrior be conquered by The United Empire as Callum Newman goes after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima VS Hitamaru Sasaki & Jet Wei; Taguchi & Murashima win.
- Taiji Ishimori & Gedo VS MENTAI KID & Batten Burabura; Taiji & Gedo win.
- YOSHI-HASHI & Master Wato VS Great-O-Khan & Jakob Austin Young; Hashi & Wato win.
- Six Woman Tag: Maika, Hazuki & Koguma VS Starlight Kid, AZM & Yuna Mizumori; Maika, Hazuki & Koguma win.
- El Phantasmo & Boltin Oleg VS Konosuke Takeshita & Rocky Romero; ELP & Boltin win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, YOH, Ryota Chikuzen & TAJIRI VS TMDK; Tanahashi, Yano, Yoh, Chikuzen & Tajiri win.
- 8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Shota Umino, Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi & Taka Michinoku; LIJ wins.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Yuya Uemura; Tsuji wins and retains the title.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS Callum Newman; Goto wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Six Woman Tag: Maika, Hazuki & Koguma VS Starlight Kid, AZM & Yuna Mizumori!
It’s a Stardom Showcase as The Crimson Cannon Empress, The Wildheart & The High Speed Genius take on The Masked Idol, High Speed Bomb Girl & Kumamoto’s Unsinkable Ship! Which side of Stardom shines brightest in Fukuoka?
The trios sort out and Koguma starts against Starlight Kid. The fans cheer and the two circle. They approach, but Koguma dodges to do her bear taunt. But then Starlight CLUBS her! Starlight whips, Koguma whips but Starlight handsprings over. Starlight whips, runs up, but Koguma puts her on the apron. Koguma runs up, Starlight slips under and sunset flips, TWO! Starlight runs up, but into an arm-drag! Starlight comes back to hit a headlock takeover! Koguma headscissors, Starlight kips free, and the two strike their animal poses! The fans cheer as bear and tiger reset. They tie up, Koguma spins Starlight, then goes for the arms!
Starlight fights free of being made to bear pose! But then Koguma kicks low, runs, but Starlight blows past her to springboard and CROSSBODY! Then SHOTGUN! The fans fire up and Starlight tags Yuna. Yuna runs up to run Koguma over, then fires up as she keeps moving. But Hazuki jumps in and helps Koguma ELBOW Yuna down! Then they double Yuna into Maika’s shoulder tackle! The fans fire up for the TRIPLE DROPKICK! The ref reprimands but Koguma tags Hazuki in. Hazuki rallies the fans while she stands on Yuna! Then she scrubs her with the boot again and again! Hazuka runs to BOOT WASH her!
Hazuka bumps Yuna off buckles, tags Maika, and the fans cheer as Maika scoops and SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Yuna stays in this but Maika kicks her around. Maika eggs Yuna on, but Yuna rises to CLUB Maika in the chest! Maika comes back to DECK Yuna! Yuna flounders, Maika brings her up and whips her to a corner. Maika runs up but Yuna BOOTS her down, somersaults, and SHOTGUNS! Yuna hurries and she tags in AZM! The fans rally up for AZM as she climbs, then leaps, but into Maika’s arms! Maika throws AZM back, kicks her, and she has Koguma help double whip. But AZM sends Maika into Koguma, and Starlight jumps in!
Starlight hits a TAKEOVER HEADSCISSORS COMBO! Then AZM DOUBLE DROPKICKS Maika & Koguma! The fans fire up for Starlight’s team as she and AZK put Maika & Hazuki at the center of the ring. They coordinate, STANDING MOONSAULT and DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Maika is tougher than that, but AZM drags her into a drop zone. AZM goes up, DIVING DOUBLE- NO, Maika avoids the stomps to then scoop and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! AZM stays in this but the fans rally behind Maika. Maika drags AZM up, reels her in, and suplexes, only for AZM to fight free! Maika kicks and runs, but into a ROUNDHOUSE!
Maika just roars and comes back! Maika spins AZM, suplexes, but AZM has a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! The fans rally as Maika endures, powers up, and suplexes again! BRAINBUSTER! The fans fire up while both women are down! The fans rally as Maika and AZM crawl, hot tags to Yuna and Hazuki! Hazuki sends Yuna to an open corner, runs up, but Yuna puts her on the apron! Only for Koguma to SPLASH Yuna! Hazuki then goes up and MISSILE DROPKICKS Yuna! Koguma goes up to CROSSBODY! Hazuki hurries to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yuna survives, but is now in a CROSSFACE! Koguma & Maika intercept AZM & Starlight!
The fans rally while Yuna endures, and then AZM & Starlight break free! They both stomp Hazuki! Koguma & Maika drag Starlight & AZM back out, Hazuki CLUBS Yuna and whips her to ropes. Yuna reverses, Hazuki grabs ropes, then she DUMPS Yuna out! Yuna skins the cat to then LARIAT! The fans fire up with Yuna, she and the others coordinate! TRIPLE DROPKICK at the corner! Yuna then goes out while Starlight goes up! UFO SPLASH! Starlight sets Hazuki up for AZM’s DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! Yuna adds the fireman’s carry and TROPICAL VALLEY BOMB! Cover, Maika breaks it! The fans fire up, but Starlight runs in and RANAS Maika!
Koguma runs in and spins Starlight around for a DDT! AZM runs up, Koguma blocks the kick to CUTTER! The fans fire up with Koguma as she and Hazuki coordinate. The “Double Crazy” combo DIVE and CROSSBODY!! Everyone is down at ringside and the fans fire up! Hazuki puts Yuna back in and the fans rally up more. Hazuki springboards and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Yuna survives but Hazuki keeps on her. Hazuki whips Yuna to a corner, Koguma hits a SPLASH, and then Hazuki adds an ELBOW! Maika adds a LARIAT, then she puts Yuna up top! Now we get Triple Crazy as Maika lifts and the others climb!
The fans fire up for the TRIPLE CRAZY BOMB!! Cover, but Starlight Kid breaks it!! Koguma CLOBBERS Starlight, Maika keeps AZM on the outside, and Hazuki drags Yuna up. Hazuki suplexes, Yuna slips free and she trips Hazuki up! Yuna hammerlocks an arm, turns Hazuki over, TROPICAL CRADLE!! TWO!??! Hazuki escapes, but Yuna runs up! But Hazuki spins her to a suplex and stalling BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Triple Crazy wins!
Winners: Maika, Hazuki & Koguma, by pinfall
A fast ‘n’ furious fight from three rising stars, and it was the Wildheart that finishes it off! Will we see this Triple Crazy trio soon go for the IWGP Women’s and/or NJPW Strong Women’s Championships?
10 Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, YOH, Ryota Chikuzen & TAJIRI VS TMDK!
As The Ace’s Final Road continues to roll on, this is quite the unique stop. Sure, he’s teamed with the Clown Prince and Mr. Direct Drive before, but he is now honored to be teaming with The Makai Love Machine and yes, THE Japanese Buzzsaw! Will Tanahashi & Tajiri add to their legends with this epic team-up? Or will Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa, Robbie Eagles, Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson prove that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
Just as always, Tanahashi shows off the abs, the fans cheer, and Yano even adds a “Sugoi~!” The teams sort out and ZSJ calls out Tajiri! The fans fire up as Tajiri accepts. The bell rings, ZSJ and Tajiri circle, and Fukuoka are strongly behind “TA-JI-RI! TA-JI-RI!” Tajiri and ZSJ feel things out, knuckle lock, and ZSJ rolls to then wrench and wristlock. Tajiri seems rather unbothered, and he slips under ZSJ to then trip him and spread the legs! ZSJ reaches back but Tajiri uses his whole body length! ZSJ pushes up, crawls back, wrenches and hammerlocks, then half nelsons to cravat. Tajiri spins through to wrench and trip ZSJ!
Tajiri has the legs, ZSJ resists then hooks Tajiri to trip him. ZSJ returns the leg sprawl, then has a STRETCH MUFFLER! ZSJ uses it as a means to an end so he can have the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Tajiri pops free and turns ZSJ over to have a headlock. ZSJ slips out the back, they each want the other’s arm, but then ZSJ top mounts. Tajiri pushes ZSJ away and the fans cheer the standoff! Tajiri and ZSJ feel things out, knuckle lock again, and ZSJ turns Tajiri. Tajiri turns that back around but ZSJ has an arm. ZSJ hammerlocks but Tajiri steps through the ropes, then steps back inside, and he has ZSJ’s arm wrapped around ropes!
The fans cheer, but Tajiri shows respect by respecting the ropebreak. The fans applaud, as does ZSJ, and then they tag out to Yoh and Eagles. The fans join in on “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” but Yoh rolls Eagles up! TWO and Yoh kicks low! Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles but Yoh dodges to RANA! The fans fire up but Fujita storms in and CHOPS! The Ichiban Sweet Boys double whip, but Yoh ducks the lariats! Yoh kicks and kicks, but the Sweet Boys CHOP and CHOP! They double wrench, and MAX- NO, Yoh fights free! Yoh crisscrosses the Sweet Boys into each other, and DOUBLE BULLDOGS!
Tag to Yano and the fans cheer, only for the Sweet Boys to double kick! They double whip, but Yano grabs the ropes! Yano then sends Fujita into Eagles, and he SLAPS them both on the heads! Yano then unties the buckle pad! The fans fire up, but Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, split the wishbone, and DOUBLE KICK! The Sweet Boys BLAST Yano’s corner, then Eagles brings Yano to the Mighty corner. Eagles bumps Yano off buckles then tags in Hartley. Big Hartley UPPERCUTS then ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Yano is a bit tougher than that so Fujita tags in. Fujita drags Yano up to CHOP! And CHOP!
Fujita whips Yano corner to corner, runs up, but Yano puts him on the apron! Fujita SLAPS Yano back! The fans rally and Fujita aims, springboard for the MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Yano stays in this and the fans rally up. Fujita tags Oiwa and he drags Yano up. Oiwa whips Yano to ropes, then ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! Oiwa stays on Yano but Yano pulls on the mullet! Oiwa kicks free, runs, but into an atomic drop! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Yano tags in Ryota! Ryota CHOPS Oiwa! Ryota eggs Oiwa on, but Oiwa fires a forearm! Ryota CHOPS again! Oiwa fires another forearm!
Ryota CHOPS, Oiwa ROCKS him, repeat! The fans rally as Oiwa fires a flurry! ROLLING ELBOW! Oiwa runs, but into a BACKDROP! Fujita runs in, but into a scoop and SIDEWALK SLAM! Eagles runs in, into a scoop and SIDEWALK SLAM! The fans fire up with Ryota, and he invites Tanahashi in! They double whip Oiwa, then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! And then Ryota says, “Genki de masu!” The fans cheer as Ryota and Tanahashi have energy to spare, and Ryota drags Oiwa up. Ryota reels Oiwa in, but Oiwa fights the lift! Oiwa powers up to BACKDROP Ryota! The fans rally, Oiwa runs, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally more as Oiwa and Ryota rise. Oiwa whips Ryota to a corner, runs up, but Ryota LARIATS him down! Oiwa is up to LARIAT Ryota! Both me are down now and the fans rally again. Hot tags to ZSJ and Tanahashi! One more meeting between these two after yesterday’s final singles match, and the two dosido in a battle of Cobra Twists! Tanahashi has the COBRA TWIST! ZSJ pries free to have the COBRA TWIST in return! But Tanahashi powers out, has a leg, DRAGON- NO, ZSJ sits down for the ARMBAR! Tanahashi stacks ZSJ, TWO! ZSJ RAMS Tanahashi, snapmares, but Tanahashi UP KICKS!
Tanahashi kicks low, snapmares, and he NECK TWISTS! The fans fire up and Tanahashi runs, but ZSJ catches him to wrench! PELE to the arm! Then a STOMP to the elbow! Tag to Hartley and the fans rally up. Hartley runs corner to corner and SPLASHES Tanahashi against bare buckles! Short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The Sweet Boys BLAST Tanahashi’s corner, then they send Tanahashi to a neutral corner. Fujita runs up to CHOP! Oiwa adds an ELBOW! Eagles adds a FOREARM! Then Oiwa scoops Tanahashi to SLAM him! ZSJ NECK TWISTS! Hartley SENTONS! Cover, Tajiri SLAPS Hartley on the head!
Tajiri scurries away before ZSJ can get him! The fans fire up and now Yoh & Yano mug Hartley. They double whip, but Hartley DOUBLE LARIATS! “Jackson Number One!” Hartley fireman’s carries Tanahashi, but Tajiri slips in and dosidos with the ref! GREEN MIST for Hartley!! Ryota runs up and SLINGBLADES!! Tanahashi hurries up top while his team keeps TMDK out! HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Tanahashi’s team wins!
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Yoh, Ryota Chikuzen & Tajiri, by pinfall
Legends working together makes for a classic finish to this match! Will this moment be one to remember as The Ace continues his countdown to the end?
8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Shota Umino, Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi & Taka Michinoku!
As Wrestling Dontaku wraps up the weekend, Tetsuya Naito and Bushi have reached the end of their NJPW run. Will they be victorious one last time alongside Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi? Or will the Roughneck, Stone Pitbull, Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker make this parting a bitter goodbye?
For one last time, Naito takes his time with the elaborate entrance attire. It also seems rather clear that Bushi is emotional over this being his farewell match. The fans rally and the teams sort out. The fans call for “NA-I-TO! NA-I-TO!” LIJ fust bump, the fans cheer, and Naito steps up for the team. The fans rally behind him more as he starts against Taichi. The bell rings and Fukuoka cheers even harder for “NA-I-TO! NA-I-TO!” But then Naito tags out to Bushi. The Black Mask has the fans on his side, too, and he circles with Taichi. They approach, Bushi kicks low then runs, but into a BOOT! Taichi runs, but Bushi TOSSES him out!
Bushi DECKS Taka, but Shota & Ishii attack! They double whip, Bushi sends Shota into Ishii, then Bushi DOUBLE RANAS! BUSHIROONI~! Taichi is back but Bushi DECKS him! Takagi sets Taichi up but Taka trips Bushi! The fans boo but Taichi storms in and stomps Bushi. Taichi CLUBS Bushi, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Bushi runs up and RANAS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Bushi stands and he tags in Hiromu. Hiromu BLASTS Ishii, then Takagi tags in! Hiromu & Takagi double whip Taichi to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Then they flex! The fans cheer the side chest.
Hiromu stands Taichi up to CHOP him to the corner. Hiromu whips corner to corner, runs in and LARIATS, then snapmares, but Taichi RIDGE HANDS! Taichi wrenches and HOOK KICKS! Shota BLASTS Takagi because he can, and Taichi tags in Taka. Taka BOOTS Naito down, then stomps Hiromu around. The fans rally but Taka brings Hiromu up. Hiromu CHPOS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Taka gets mad, and he pokes Hiromu in the eyes! Taka whips Hiromu to the corner, stomps and knees him, then tags Ishii. Ishii winds up to CHOP! Hiromu grits his teeth and CHOPS back, but Ishii doesn’t budge!
Ishii CHOPS Hiromu and eggs him on! Hiromu stands to CHOP, but Ishii CHOPS back! Ishii gives more trash talk and more mocking kicks. Hiromu stands to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! The fans fire up as Ishii staggers, but then Hiromu CHOPS again! And again! Ishii ROCKS Hiromu, suplexes, but Hiromu fights free! SUPERKICK! Hiromu roars, reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes first! But Hiromu’s right up!? And he dodges Ishii to SNAP GERMAN! Ishii’s right up!? SAIDO! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Ishii hot tags Shota, and Shota BLASTS Takagi again! Shota then runs up on Hiromu, but Hiromu dodges!
Shota hits buckles, hurries after Hiromu, but Hiromu fights the half nelson. Hiromu blocks a kick, and a punch, and then DRAGON SCREWS! Hot tag to Naito! The fans erupt as Naito kicks and CLUBS Shota again and again! Naito whips to arm-drag Shota! And ELBOW him down! And basement DROPKICK! TakaTaichi attack and double whip, but Naito reverses to send Taka into Taichi! Drop toehold for Taichi and Bushi basement DROPKICKS! Naito kicks and whips Taka, Taka reverses, but Naito reverses back to TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Naito poses, then he tags in Takagi. Takagi runs up on Shota, blocks a boot, and LARIATS through!
Takagi keeps moving, but Shota SWATS the lariat! Takagi YUKON LARIATS, but Shota roars as he stays up! Shota fires boxing elbows, but Takagi shakes his head! Takagi fires boxing elbows of his own! He ROCKS Shota, runs, but Shota LARIATS at the ropes! Shota runs, Takagi LRIATS! Takagi runs, Shota dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota stays up but the ELBOW and JAB hit! Shota ENZIGIRIS! Takagi SLIDING LARIATS! The fans fire up with Takagi and he whips Shota. Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! Shota LARIATS Takagi down! But then Shota falls over, too! The fans fire up while both men crawl.
Taka tags in, he BOOTS Naito and BLASTS Bushi! Taka runs, redirects, redirects, and BOOTS Takagi down! The fans rally up as Taka brings Takagi up. Takagi ROCKS Taka! Taichi runs up to RIDGE HAND! Ishii ROCKS Takagi! Then we get a RIDGE HAND BACKHAND COMBO! SUPER K from Taka!! Cover, TWO!! Takagi is still in this but Taka goes to scoop! Takagi is too big, so Taka pokes him in the eyes! Takagi still ELBOWS! JABS! Taka UPPERCUTS, but Takagi PUMPING BOMBERS! Bushi slips in, as does Hiromu, and they double whip Taka to a corner. Hiromu runs up to forearm SMASH! Bushi adds an ELBOW!
Takagi LARIATS, then he snapmares Taka! Naito is in, LIJ hits a QUADRUPLE DROPKICK!! The fans fire up and Takagi says, “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up more as The Rampaging Dragon drags Taka up. Taka fights the lift, and Shota SHOTGUNS Takagi! Hiromu dropkicks Hiromu’s legs! Hiromu dodges Ishii, he and Naito give Ishii TENDEDERO! Taichi runs up, he breaks through the line, but Hiromu sends him into an atomic drop! Takagi BLINDSLIDE BOMBERS! LARIAT in the corner, feed to a SUPERKICK! Naito wrenches Taichi for DESTINO!!! The fans are thunderous after seeing that final Destino!
Bushi then runs in and BLASTS Shota! Bushi keeps moving, for one last DIVE!! Down goes Shota and the fans are thunderous! Takagi has the fans join in for “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi runs, Taka dodges, and Taka BOOTS! Takagi comes back to PUMPING BOMBER! Takagi drags Taka up, pump handles and torture racks, BURNING DRAGON!! Cover, LIJ WINS!
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, by pinfall
Their final battle in Fukuoka, their final battle with their friends, and their final battle in NJPW, it was all victorious! Naito & Bushi stand with Hiromu & Takagi to celebrate this final win. The fans cheer on “NA-I-TO!” as Naito leads the group in one last LIJ fist bump. The wild ride is over for the Uncontrollable Charisma, and he poses with his team one last time. Burn this moment into your memories, for we may never see Naito & Bushi back in a NJPW ring again.
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Yuya Uemura!
The Gene Blast may be one of the Reiwa Era Three Musketeers, but the Heat Storm vows to be the face of this new generation. A match meant to happen months ago finally does happen, but who will truly be the frontrunner of the future?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the true global star!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as Yota and Yuya stare down. Fukuoka duels, but the “YO~TA!” sounds stronger than the “YU~YA!” They circle, feel things out, then circle a bit more. They feel out the knuckle lock, then Yuya rolls. Yota keeps him at bay as they clinch, then they go around. Yuya waistlocks, Yota wrenches free and waistlocks in return, but Yuya switches. Yota headlocks, Yuya rolls him to the mat and headlocks in return. Yota keeps his shoulders up, then fights to his feet. Yuya hits a takeover, Yota headscissors, but Yuya kips up. Yuya is fired up and the fans cheer him on.
Yota stands up and the two reset. They circle while the fans duel, and the two tie up. Yuya wrenches to a hammerlock but Yota switches and full nelsons. Then Yota headlocks and grinds Yuya down. Yuya fights up, pries at the hold, but Yota powers it on tighter. Yuya powers up but Yota squeezes the headlock even tighter! The fans applaud while Yuya endures. Yuya fires body shots, then powers up and out, drops down, but Yota avoids the dropkick! Yota dodges but Yuya arm-drags! And arm-drags again! Yuya has the armlock and the fans cheer again. Yota pulls at the hold, then fights up. Yuya grinds the elbow but Yota reaches for ropes.
Yota has the ROPEBREAK but Yuya brings him away from the ropes quickly. Yota fires forearm after forearm until Yuya lets go. Yota runs up but Yuya arm-drags! Only for Yota to drag Yuya down, trap an arm, and SACRIFICE the other arm! The fans cheer while Yuya writhes. Yuya shakes out the bad arm but Yota brings him back up. Yuya fires a forearm! Yota grins so Yuya fires more shots! Yota wrenches and serves up SOLE FOOD to the arm! Yuya staggers away to a corner and the fans rally more. Yota storms up on Yuya, puts him in the corner, and he wraps the bad arm around ropes! The ref counts as Yota pulls, so Yota lets go at 4.
Yota brings Yuya out to snapmare, then he has the bad arm in a top wristlock! Yuya endures, the fans rally, but Yota puts on the pressure! Yuya fights forward, reaches out, but Yota pulls on the arm! Yuya still manages the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud as Yota legs go. Yota paces while Yuya shakes out the bad arm. Yota comes back to stomp the arm! Yota then wrenches Yuya, KNEES the arm, then KNEES it again! Yota KNEES Yuya into the corner, then paces again. Yuya stands, Yota runs in, but Yuya BOOTS him away! Yota runs back in, Yuya dodges and CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! The fans fire up as Yuya winds up, but Yota dodges! Yota BOOTS Yuya in the corner!
The fans rally as Yota whips corner to corner. Yuya goes up and over, then arm-drags! And DROPKICKS! The fans cheer while both men are down. The fans rally again as Yuya rises up. Yuya roars, the fans fire up more, and Yuya brings Yota up to wrench and BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Yota stays in this but Yuya stays focused. The fans rally and Yuya brings Yota up. Yoga fights with elbows, then wrenches to YANK the arm! And YANK! And YANK! Yota whips, Yuya reverses, but Yota RANAS! Yuya tumbles out and the fans rally as Yota aims. Yota builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and Yuya is sent into railing!
The fans fire up while Yuya stumbles and falls, and Yota fires back up! Yota has the fans rally more as he takes a lap. Yota comes back for Yuya, puts him in the ring, and the fans applaud. Yota steps in, stands Yuya up, but Yuya fights the suplex! Yota powers through, but Yuya fights free! Yuya CHOPS, then runs, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Yota grits his teeth. Yota storms around, goes to a corner, and he aims as Yuya rises. Yota runs in, STINGER SPLASH! The fans fire up while Yota snapmares Yuya down. Yota goes up, up, but Yuya avoids the Marlowe Crush!
Yuya dropkicks Yota’s leg, then has it for a SHIN BREAKER! GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Yuya then hurries to step through, FIGURE FOUR! Yota endures and the fans fire up! Yuya pulls on the main leg but Yota works to turn things over! The fans duel as Yuya fights against that, but Yota does turn the hold over! Yuya endures now, so he hurries to turn things over! Yota uses that to get the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Yuya and the ref undo the hold, and Yuya stands over Yota. Yuya brings Yota up to scoop and SLAM him down! Yuya then goes to a corner, climbs up, only for Yota to GAMANGIRI! Yuya is dazed up top, so Yota climbs up after him!
Yota brings Yuya up, throws forearms, then goes to the very top! But Yuya fires forearms! Yota falls, Yuya adjusts, and Yuya leaps! Yota avoids the crossbody but Yuya rolls through! Yota comes back, Yuya slips around and full nelsons! But Yota powers up to break the hold! Only for Yuya to GERMAN SUPLEX! Yuya runs, but into a BOOT! Yuya comes back and takes a swing, but into the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! But Yuya avoids the stomp! Yuya shoves Yota, but Yota DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Yota keeps moving, and then Yuya DROPKICKS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again!
The two men crawl away to the corners while the fans rally up. Yuya runs in corner to corner, but Yota BOOTS him! Yota runs up, but Yuya clinches! Yota fights free, ROCKS Yuya, and Yuya staggers to the ropes! Yota whips, Yuya ducks ‘n’ dodges but Yota blows past, only for Yuya to get under! URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Yota stays in this and the fans fire up! Yuya shakes out the bad arm, then he stands Yota up for a scoop. Yuya SLAMS, then he fires back up! The fans fire up with Yuya as he climbs again! Yuya is up top, for the FROG SPLASH! But he FLOPS as Yota moves! Yota runs back in, FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!!
Yuya clasps hands, but Yota breaks the grip! ARMBAR!! Yuya endures, flails, reaches out, but Yota pulls on the bad arm! Yuya fights around, but Yota just keeps after the arm! Yuya uses his core strength to sit up, but Yota PULLS the arm straight! Yuya falls over, fights around, and he turns over. Yota does his best to keep the armbar, even with this mounted angle! Yuya bites his thumb to ignore the pain in his arm! Yuya then reaches out, ROPEBREAK!! Yota lets go in frustration but the fans fire up. Yuya clutches his elbow but Yota paces around. Yota drags Yuya up from the ropes, but Yuya CHOPS! Yota brushes that off, but Yuya CHOPS again!
Yuya can’t put enough power behind the strikes with that bad arm, but he keeps trying! Yota BOOTS Yuya, Yuya drops to his knees, and the ref checks with him. Yuya refuses to let the bad arm cost him again, and he rises up to CHOP! And HEADBUTT! And HEADBUTT! Yota ROCKS him!! And then KNEES him down! The fans fire up while Yota stands tall! Yota goes to a corner, watches Yuya sputter and rise, GENE- DROPKICK to the leg! Yuya hurries to grab that leg, but Yota fires off forearms! Yuya eggs Yota on, so Yota HEADBUTT! But Yuya still DRAGON SCREWS!! Yuya steps through again, FIGURE FOUR!!
The fans fire up as Yota endures again! Yuya puts as much pressure as he can, Yota pries at the hold, but Yuya thrashes around! Yota reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, and he drags Yuya along towards ropes! But Yuya drags Yota back from ropes! Yuya thrashes as hard as he can, we hit 20 minutes, and Yota still endures! The fans rally harder and harder as Yota fights to turn this over! Yota does, but then Yuya turns it back! But this time, Yuya turns back the other way to keep Yota from the ropes! And then he PULLS on the leg! Yota lunges for the ROPEBREAK!! The fans fire up while the ref again frees Yota.
Yota clutches his leg while he crawls away, but Yuya is right on him! Yuya has the leg, but Yota ENZIGIRIS! Yuya falls, but he also manages to waistlock! Yuya drags Yota up, but Yota fires elbows! Yuya still GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Yuya holds onto Yota and the fans fire up! Yuya full nelsons, DRAGON SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Yota survives again and Yuya is furious! Yuya roars, the fans are with him, and he reels Yota in! SAIDO BACKBREAKER! Then he puts Yota in the drop zone! Yuya climbs, the fans rally more, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Yota survives and Yuya is beside himself!
Fukuoka is thunderous as Yuya rises! Yuya brings Yota up, cording holds one arm, swings to get the other, but Yota STUNNERS free! Yota roars, runs, but into a DROPKICK! Yota just comes back, GENE- ARM-DRAG!! Yuya hurries to lock in those arms, but Yota fights off the clinch! They go around and around, and Yota frees an arm! But Yota brings it back in! DEADBOLT SUPLEX!!! Yuya roars, the fans are electric, GENE BLASTER outta nowhere!!! Cover, YOTA WINS!!
Winner: Yota Tsuji, by pinfall (still IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)
The Heat Storm was certainly on fire, but Tsuji was volcanic! The gold stays with Yota, will he and those left in LIJ make sure NJPW stays tranquilo?
Speaking of which, the rest of LIJ returns to the ring so they can stand with their guy. Tsuji gets to also have his final photo op with the group as we know it. We also get one last LIJ fist bump with the five of them, and then Naito & Bushi let Yota, Takagi & Hiromu have the ring. Yota hurries to get the mic to tell Naito & Bushi, “Let me have one last word.” The fans applaud, and Naito & Bushi stop to hear him out. “Naito and Bushi leaving could signal the end of Los Ingobernables de Japon. But remember this: We’re ungovernable. We’ll always be connected in our hearts. Until next time.” The fans applaud that! Naito even gives one last fist bump salute.
The fans cheer as the LIJ Era has changed, and Bushi makes sure we see his mask where it says, “Adios.” Then Yota continues to say that he is still IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, and that he’ll continue to defend the cerulean blue mat of NJPW. The fans applaud, and Yota says he is fortunate to have such a great rival in Uemura. And another in Gabe Kidd. So, who should he defend this belt against next? Well, he said the man’s name, so here comes the Mad Man! The fans bark it up for the War Dog, and Gabe gets right in Yota’s face. Yota says nic eto see him. Should they pick up where they left off?
Gabe takes the mic to say, “You’re an IWGP champion?” No, no, Yota beat Evil and Yuya, but in Osaka… It was a double knockout! Yota never beat Gabe! The fans cheer that point! Gabe says on June 15th… In Osaka Jo-Hall… “Let’s find out who the strongest is!!” The fans love that idea! Gabe heads back out, the fans bark more, and Yota tells Gabe, “Let’s show ’em our NJPW.” The fans also like that, and Yota asks if they’re ready! The fans cheer because they are, but who will make this their Dominion?
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto w/ Yoshi-Hashi VS Callum Newman w/ The United Empire!
The Fierce Warrior finally put the G in IWGP at the New Beginning in Osaka when he won this title. But now, the Prince of Pace is looking to blow right past him as the top guy in NJPW! Will the Goto Revolution stay the course? Or will it be conquered by the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really the G of IWGP!
The bell rings and the fans rally strongly for “GO-TO-O! GO-TO-O!” Callum doesn’t let that bother him, and he runs up to BOOT Goto! Callum fires forearms, whips, but Goto reverses! Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges to build speed, but then Goto dodges! The fans cheer as Goto is at least agile like Callum. They tie up, then they just fire off forearms! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, faster and faster! Goto gets the edge, headlocks, but Callum powers out. Goto runs Callum over, but Callum kips up to ENZIGIRI! Callum TOSSES Goto out, then PLANCHAS! The fans fire up while Goto goes down!
Callum fires himself up and the fans cheer. Callum brings Goto up, the fans duel a bit more evenly, and Callum whips. Goto reverses and Callum hits railing! But he comes back to BOOT Goto down! Callum snarls, drags Goto back up, and now Callum sends Goto into railing! Goto comes back but Callum BOOTS him down again! And then PENALTY KICKS! The fans rally, Hashi coaches Goto, but Callum KICKS Goto in the back! Callum puts Goto in the ring, the fans applaud, and Callum sits Goto up again. Callum hits another PENALTY KICK! Callum then goes to the corner and climbs up, calling his shot.
Callum aims, DIVING- NO, Goto dodges! Callum comes back, but Goto dodges! Goto LARIATS, then he clinches for the SAIDO! Callum flounders away and the fans fire up. Callum goes to a corner, Goto runs in, MURAMASA! Then Goto puts Callum up top! Goto climbs up after Callum, just to drag him into a draped position! SUPER DRAPING NECKBREAKER!! Callum flounders out of the ring, Great-O-Khan & Francesco Akira check on him, as does Red Shoes. Callum winches, clutches his shoulder, but he manages to sit up. Callum has speed but Goto is taking advantage of his skinnier frame.
Red Shoes starts the ring count and Goto stays back, which annoys Callum. Callum storms into the ring, but Goto kicks him down! Goto has Callum up for a suplex, and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this and the fans fire up, but Goto stays right on Callum. Goto drags Callum up, but Callum clutches his shoulder, so Goto lets him be. We’re only five minutes in as the fans rally up, and Goto stomps Callum around. Callum crawls away to a corner but Goto grabs at him. Callum wants Goto to hold on, and Red Shoes has Goto step back. Callum’s neck and shoulder are really bothering him, but Goto just storms up to stomp him!
Goto drags Callum up, snapmares, then clamps on a chinlock. Callum endures as Goto’s knee digs into the back and neck. Goto then ELBOWS Callum in the head, stomps him around, and brings him up. Goto CLUBS Callum’s neck, but Callum CHOPS! The pain in his shoulders holds Callum back, but Goto clinches for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! And then a GROUND OCTOPUS! Callum endures, reaches out, and the fans rally up. Goto thrashes around but Akira & Khan coach Callum. Callum kicks around but Goto shifts to a headscissor necklock! Callum endures the squeeze, kicks and kicks, and finds the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Goto lets go in frustration. Goto drags Callum up but he’s a ragdoll again. Goto still brings Callum around, snapmares him back down, then KICKS him in the back! And ELBOW DROPS! Callum sputters but Goto just ELBOW DROPS again! Akira & Khan coach Callum but Goto looms over him. Goto ELBOW DROPS onto Callum’s back! Cover, TWO! Callum toughs it out but Goto is still calm. Goto stands Callum up, kicks him low, but Callum fires a forearm! And another! The pain in the neck holds those back, and Goto CLUBS Callum! Goto runs, but into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down!
Khan & Akira coach Callum, Hashi coaches Goto, and both Goto and Callum crawl to the apron. Goto goes to the floor, and Callum smiles. The fans rally as Callum builds speed and FLIES!! Callum does a full 360 to hit Goto and then rolls through more to stand back up at the ramp! The fans are thunderous and Callum fires himself back up! Callum drags Goto to his feet and puts him in the ring. The fans applaud, and Callum hurries back in. Callum aims from a corner while Goto flounders away. The fans rally more, and Callum runs corner to corner. FLYING DROPKICK! Callum then chicken wings for a TIGER SUPLEX!
But the bad neck won’t let Callum bridge! Callum hurries to lateral press, TWO! And we’re just 10 minutes in! The fans rally, Callum fires up with a very Will Ospreay style “OI! OI! OI!” The fans rally behind that, and Callum brings Goto up. Callum reels Goto in, hooks a leg, FIRE- NO, Goto slips free of Firebolt, waistlocks, but Callum fights the lift. Callum runs, Goto follows, but then Callum dodges! Goto dodges, Callum dodges, then Callum hurdles! But Goto fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up for that high speed exchange! Goto has the crowd behind him again as he rises up.
Goto storms up on Callum, stands him up, but Callum fires a forearm! Only to fall to his knees! Callum rises up but Goto DECKS him! Callum is running on fumes, but the fans do rally for him, too. Goto eggs him on and Callum manages to stand. Callum fires a forearm, drops to a knee, but Goto stands him up. Goto DECKS Callum again! Callum shakes out the stars and he snarls! Callum fires another forearm, but Goto DECKS him a third time! Goto eggs Callum on, the fans rally again, and Callum rises. Callum puts his hands behind his back and dares Goto to hit him! So Goto DECKS Callum a fourth time!
Khan & Akira coach Callum on but Red Shoes asks if Callum wants to stop. Callum shakes his head, he’s not gonna stop here. Callum stands again, leans on the ropes, then comes back for more! Callum even SPITS at Goto! The fans boo that, but Goto DECKS Callum for it! Goto watches Callum sputter, and Callum slowly rises again. But then he falls back over! Callum headbutts the mat to fire back up, and the fans rally behind him! Goto winds up and ROCKS Callum! Callum is back to get in Goto’s face! Goto fires a flurry of forearms! Callum CHOPS! Goto feels that one! The fans fire up and Callum roars, but Goto spins him! URA G T R!
Goto goes to run but Callum reels him in! GERMAN SUPLEX! ROUNDHOUSE! Callum runs, but into a fireman’s carry! G T W!! Cover, TWO!! We’re 15 minutes in as Goto stalks Callum to the apron. Goto stomps Callum, then stands him up. But Callum fights the fireman’s carry with elbows! Goto still lifts! Callum flails, slips down, and KICKS Goto! Callum goes up, up, and OSCUTTER 2.0 on the apron!! Both men fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Red Shoes checks, both men are able to continue, so a ring count starts. Khan fans off Callum while the fans rally. The count already passes 7 of 20, then hit 10, but both men are still down!
Callum rises at 13, drags himself in at 17, but Goto is still down! Goto rises up and springs in at 19! The fans fire up as this continues! Callum goes to a corner, runs up, BUSAIKU KNEE! Then he hurries to bring Goto into the drop zone! Callum roars, climbs, and the fans fire up! DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO?!? Goto survives the coup de grace and Callum can’t believe it! Akira & Khan tell Callum to keep going, he’s almost done it! The fans rally and duel as Callum hobbles over. Callum stands Goto up, then runs, but Goto swings, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men stay up, and they DOUBLE LARIAT again!
The fans fire up, Callum returns, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Callum waistlocks, ripcords, RAINMAKER?!? Cover, TWO!!! Goto survives as Callum shouts out the former leader of Chaos! The fans are thunderous, Callum feeds off that energy, and Callum drags Goto up. Callum calls his shot, springboards, OSC- NO, Goto blocks the cutter! DISCUS- NO, Callum dodges and springboards! OSCUTTER 2.0!!! Cover, TWO!??! But Callum hooks a leg! FIREBOLT!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Goto survives again and the fans are electric! Callum is unsure what to do as we pass 20 minutes, but the fans dueling shakes the arena!
Callum drags Goto up, but Goto wrenches out! Goto spins Callum, dragon sleepers, but Callum slips free! Backslide! Goto rolls through, PENALTY KICK BLOCKED! Goto HEADBUTTS Callum, ripcords, RAINMAKER!!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Goto rises, he brings Callum up, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Goto HEADBUTTS away on Callum, then brings him up to HEADBUTT again! Goto snarls and the fans are thunderous again, as Goto suplexes for SHOTEN KAI!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Callum survives and Goto cannot believe it! The fans duel harder than ever before, and Goto rises again!
Goto roars and focuses his power! Callum sits up, into a BUZZSAW! But then Goto brings Callum around, but Callum drops to victory roll! TWO!! Callum SUPERKICKS, but Goto LARIATS!! Goto stands Callum up, dragon sleepers, but Callum fires shots from below! Goto blocks that arm, traps it, and G T R KAI!!! Cover, GOTO WINS!!
Winner: Hirooki Goto, by pinfall (still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)
The Prince of Pace did his best to follow in the Aerial Assassin’s footsteps, but he is still a long way from reaching the top of the mountain. However, if this is how close he came on his first try, will nothing stop Callum Newman from being the future of NJPW?
As for Goto, the belt is put back around his waist, and he watches Callum walk away. Callum takes a moment to bow in deep respect to Goto before he and the Empire leave. Goto then grabs the mic, and the fans cheer him on. “No matter what anyone says, this is MY time!” The fans cheer that! Goto continues, “Who’s my next opponent? As a fighting champion, I’ll take on all challengers!” Wait! Zack Sabre Jr. makes his way back out here! Goto took this title from ZSJ so clearly ZSJ wants a rematch. ZSJ grabs a mic to tell Goto in Japanese, “Good work tonight. That was a fantastic match! Truly fantastic.
“You’ve been on a roll lately! You’re indeed a great champion. But I’m you’re next challenger!” The fans like the sound of that! Goto says, “I accept!” The fans really like that, and the two shake hands on it. Will the Submission Master make sure that- WAIT! Shingo Takagi is here?! He storms into the ring with a mic to say, “Pardon the intrusion!” The fans cheer as Takagi asks, “Mind if I speak my piece? Zack, hold on a moment. OI, GOTO! You really are something. You got a belt, a wife, and kids! And on top of that, you’re in Hontai!” The fans do applaud that with a bit of a chuckle.
Takagi points out that he, on the other hand, has no belt, no wife, no kids. “And now it looks like my faction is done… But that doesn’t mean I need to hang my head. I’ll soar to the top!” The fans applaud, and Takagi says the G in IWGP stands for Goto, right? But oi, oi, oi! You can’t spell “Shingo” OR “Takagi” without a G! He has two G’s, so he wants his shot at the title. At least, he’d like to say that. But he has no objects to Zack. Takagi did lose to ZSJ last time. So then Takagi will wait to challenge the winner of Goto VS ZSJ! The fans like that, too! Takagi says if it’s about G’s, Goto can’t argue Takagi’s point!
The three men all look to each other, and it looks like the deal is struck. Fierce Warrior VS Front Man, and the Rampaging Dragon gets the winner! Who will stand on the summit of NJPW going into the summer? Takagi and ZSJ take their leave, and Goto continues. “Again, thank you very much for coming today!” The fans applaud, and Goto says, “No matter who I’m up against, I will not be defeated. The Goto Revolution is far from over! Follow it until the very end! Let’s end with Goto’s G’s.” The fans chuckle, and Goto says he knows most of the locales had G in their names. But not in Fukuoka…
Even so, Goto still has this IWGP World title around his waist, so no worries there. IKU ZO! The fans cheer, and Goto says, “The G in IWGP is for GOTO!” The streamers fly, and the Fierce Warrior is ready to lead NJPW on! But will things only heat up from here on out?
My Thoughts:
An awesome event for Wrestling Dontaku’s finale, and we’re already building towards Dominion next month. I was rather surprised that the Six Woman Tag was so quick. Well, I feel like a lot of Stardom matches on a NJPW show end up like that… But the 10 Man Tag with Tanahashi’s team beating TMDK, and then the 8 Man Tag of LIJ winning, both of those matches felt just as fast/short. I suppose on some level, they did it because we all had a feeling who was winning. Tanahashi’s team wins because he also had special guests Tajiri and Ryota, so that was just a great moment for some longstanding legends.
LIJ winning was apparently to also commemorate their last match as a faction. With Titan being their CMLL member, we only have Hiromu, Takagi and Tsuji. I suppose a trio isn’t necessarily a faction, but I’m surprised they just sprang this dissolution on us. Great match from Yota VS Yuya, but I think they dragged it out a bit at the start. It got hot by the end, and Yota retaining was a great move. Gabe Kidd calling his shot is also a great move, he and Yota are going to have a great rematch from their time limit draw. And then awesome main event from Goto VS Callum, with Callum looking great even in defeat. Callum is definitely on his way, maybe he’ll really build up his power level in the G1 Climax this year.
Great promo to close, with Goto, ZSJ and Takagi establishing the next couple of title shots. I think Goto VS ZSJ has been made for Resurgence this Friday, so they’re getting that right out of the way so Takagi can face the champion at Dominion. At the same time, they kinda have to because Best of the Super Juniors is going to dominate May. Resurgence would be a wild place for a title change since it’s in the US and it’s a true PPV, so I’m not liking ZSJ’s chances.
My Score: 9.1/10
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