Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (11/12/21)
Who is the true sovereign of SmackDown?
The Tribal Chief takes on the King of the Ring!
SmackDown has a power struggle on its hands! Will Xavier Woods make the Reigning, Defending, Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion bow down?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Woman Tag: Sasha Banks, Naomi & Aliyah VS Shayna Baszler, Natalya & Shotzi Blackheart; Banks, Naomi & Aliyah win.
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs VS Los Lotharios; Los Lotharios wins.
- Team SmackDown Eliminator: Jeff Hardy VS Sami Zayn; Hardy wins, Sami is off the team.
- Bend the Knee: Xavier Woods VS Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman; Woods wins by disqualification, Reigns kneels.
PLAY BY PLAY
Sonya Deville is in the ring.
She’s joined by Shotzi Blackheart, Natalya, Shayna Baszler and Aliyah. Sonya has a mic to say that a week from this Sunday is Survivor Series in Brooklyn. That said, she is here to present to us the SmackDown Women’s Team! She goes down the line, introducing the wild child, the Queen of Harts, the Queen of Spades and the newest addition to SmackDown! But leading them all is The Boss, the Blueprint, the Standard, Sasha Banks! Sasha gives her sunglasses to a young fan in the front row then goes to the ring to join her teammates. But she and Shotzi want right after each other! Naomi then comes out and Sonya is not happy about that.
Naomi gets right in the ring to get in Sonya’s face! Shayna pulls her back but the forearms start flying! Shotzi and Aliyah brawl, Sasha is after Natty! Sonya wants the chaos to stop but she can’t get anyone to back down! Sasha bumps Shayna off buckles, stomps away, everyone else spills out of the ring! Shayna bumps Sasha back, and SmackDown goes to break!
Six Woman Tag: Sasha Banks, Naomi & Aliyah VS Shayna Baszler, Natalya & Shotzi Blackheart!
Holla holla! The Boss, the Glow and… Aliyah… join forces to take on the Queen of Spades, the Queen of Harts and the queen of the ballpit! Will there be any way for any of these women to coexist at Survivor Series after this?
The teams sort out, Sasha starts against Natty, and Natty shoves Sasha. Sasha CHOPS back! Then knuckle locks to go up and flying arm-drag! Sasha eggs Natty on, dodges her but Natty runs Sasha over! Things speed up again, Sasha hurdles, drops, Natty rolls and eggs Sasha on. Sasha runs, wheelbarrows and BULLDOGS! Cover, TWO! Natty gets up, pushes past Sasha and tags Shayna. Sasha rushes into a waistlock and SLAM! Shayna sucker punches Naomi, but Sasha double knees Shayna! Tag to Aliyah, Sasha helps her get up to RANA Shayna down! Shayna staggers up into a dropkick! Shotzi tags in, Aliyah dropkicks her! Cover, TWO!
Aliyah brings Shotzi up, whips her to ropes but Shotzi holds ropes, side steps and yanks Aliyah down to then throw her by her hair! SENTON! Cover, TWO! Shotzi is already frustrated, she gets Aliyah up and tags Natty in. They mug Aliyah, then Natty stomps away. Shayna tags in, she gets her stomps in, then tag to Shotzi. Shotzi stomps Aliyah, tags Natty, and at least this team is working together. Natty goes to suplex but Aliyah makes it a cradle! TWO, DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES take both women down! Natty manages to cover, TWO! Natty taunts the fans who like Aliyah and then says they’re pathetic! Tag to Shayna, they mug Aliyah, Aliyah throws body shots on Shayna.
Shayna shoves, gets Aliyah in the sleeper, but Aliyah pushes back to roll and tag Naomi! Naomi dodges, ROUNDHOUSES then dropkicks Shayna down! Naomi slides under a boot to CHOP her back! Naomi scoops but Shayna slips off to waistlock. Naomi switches, Natty tags in as Shayna bucks the roll-up! Naomi dodges, goes up but gets a HOTSHOT to a KNEE! The Queens are working together well, and Natty gets a DRAPING SUPLEX! Sasha and Aliyah storm over but Shayna and Shotzi keep them back. Natty gets Naomi up, to snap suplex to the floor! The ref counts, Natty puts Naomi in at 6 of 10, then gets in to bring Naomi away from her corner, another snap suplex!
Natty pushes Naomi to a cover, TWO! Natty drags Naomi up, Naomi throws body shots to fight off the suplexes. Naomi runs, Natty gets her for a DISCUS LARIAT! Natty soaks up the heat before she covers, TWO! Natty is frustrated but she drags Naomi over to tag in Shayna. Natty throws Naomi out, Shayna goes out after her. Shayna RAMS Naomi into the barriers! The Glow is in trouble as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Natty drags Naomi around. Tag to Shayna, they split the wishbone! Shotzi tags in, WELCOME TO THE BALLPIT! Cover, TWO! Shotzi brings Naomi up but Naomi starts to power her way towards the corner. Shotzi CLUBS her, puts her in the other corner, tag to Shayna. They mug Naomi, Shayna snapmares and wrenches Naomi’s arm to a top wristlock. Shayna isolates the arm, and STOMPS it! Naomi clutches the elbow, Shayna brings her up with a chinbar and puts her on the ropes. The ref counts, Shayna lets off but Natty gets a cheap shot in! Shayna has the top wristlock again but Naomi endures.
Fans rally up for Naomi, she fights up and throws body shots! Naomi runs but Shayna gets around to the sleeper! Naomi hits a JAWBREAKER! Naomi hurries but Shayna whips her away! But Naomi BOOTS back, elbows Shotzi and hits Natty! Naomi throws Shayna out but Shayna pulls hair! Naomi ENZIGURIS Shayna down! Fans fire up as Naomi crawls, but Natty tags in to CLOBBER Sasha! But Naomi O’Conner Rolls! TWO, hot tag to Aliyah! She ROCKS Natty, goes up top and leaps to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Aliyah hits a THESZ PRESS! Then another! And fast hands! Natty shoves her away, Aliyah spins it around to a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Aliyah can’t believe it, but she hurries to get Natty back up. Natty trips Aliyah but Aliyah kicks her to roll her! TWO, Natty scoops and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Natty whips, Aliyah reverses and runs in but into an elbow! Natty spins but Aliyah ducks to kick low! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, Shayna breaks it! Sasha gets in, blocks the kick to KNEE Shayna down! Shotzi runs in but is sent right out! Sasha goes to the apron, METEORA to Shayna! Shotzi avoided that but not the REAR VIEW from Naomi! Naomi gets up, Natty WRECKS her with a dropkick! But Aliyah spins Natty, only for Natty to back drop! Aliyah sunset flips but they’re in the ropes!
Natty gets the legs, SHARPSHOOTER!! And she has the ropes! But Naomi HOTSHOTS Natty! Aliyah sunset flips, and wins!!
Winners: Aliyah, Sasha Banks & Naomi, by pinfall
What a way to debut on SmackDown! Aliyah has proven her worth to the team by taking out the BOAT, but will the whole team work together to take down Raw’s five?
Sami Zayn speaks to…?
He wants everyone to know that he takes this responsibility very seriously as the “elder statesman” of SmackDown. As the locker room leader and de facto captain of Team SmackDown, he will do everything in hos power to ensure victory. We all have our reasons to have doubts and bitterness, they all have their differences. Sami was once ranting about a conspiracy theory, but none of that matters now! The camera zooms out to see Sami is speaking to himself in the mirror. Sami is rehearsing what he’ll say to rally Team SmackDown, but in walks Jeff Hardy! Sami sees him and is a bit embarrassed. How much of that did Hardy see? The whole thing.
But what did he think? Honestly? “It sucked!” Yeah, okay, real nice, Jeff. But one way or another, will Team SmackDown be able to work together any better than the SmackDown Women’s team?
Aliyah is so excited!
Megan congratulates her for that big debut win. Aliyah is a winner, she’s on Team Survivor Series and- Sonya walk sin. She asks how long Aliyah’s known Naomi. Y’know what? Never mind. This excitement is warranted. It is amazing. But Sonya was just “advised” that Aliyah is no longer on Team SmackDown. Oh, sorry, gotta take this. Aliyah’s mood just came crashing down. Is Sonya punishing anyone even remotely helped by Naomi just to stick it to the Glow?
Backstage interview with Roman Reigns & Paul Heyman.
Kayla caught them just as they were going to Roman’s private locker room, and she wants a word. Roman figures she’s here to either acknowledge him, or to flirt with the Wiseman. But what is it that she wants? To ask- No one cares what you want! But they do care what Roman wants. “Wiseman.” “My Tribal Chief?” “Smarten her up.” Of course, though that may be the hardest task Roman’s ever given him. Heyman will do his best, for the Tribal Chief has authorized Heyman to “up the ante against Xavier Woods.”
Tonight live on SmackDown, Woods will take a bended knee and acknowledge Roman as Tribal Chief. If Roman isn’t man enough to make that happen, then Roman Reigns will take a bended knee live tonight. And just so everyone knows there are no games, if Roman violates these conditions, they may strip the title from Roman and banish him from SmackDown. And in the commonwealth of Virginia, that is a binding verbal contract. Doesn’t that make tonight a lot more interesting? Heyman excuses himself, and he’s right! This got a lot more interesting! Can Woods change the entire dynamic of SmackDown with one match?
Rick Boogs is on stage!
The rockin’ bard gets the fans to call and response before he introduces the Intercontinental Champion, Shinsuke NakamurAAAAAAAA~! The King of Strong Style makes his entrance, and it’s time for payback from the Halloween shenanigans! Will this get ugly for the most handsome tag team in WWE?
“Happy” Corbin and “Mad Cap” Moss laugh it up backstage.
Last week was a big riot for these two, but Corbin hopes Moss has another Viking related joke. Of course he does, he’s Mad Cap! “What do you call a Viking entirely made of carbohydrates. Erik the BREAD!” They lost it laughing again, but will the Viking Raiders find them to have the last laugh?
Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs VS Los Lotharios!
SmackDown returns as Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo make their entrance. The teams sort out and Carrillo starts with Boogs. Fans rally, the two tie up and Boogs shoves Carrillo away. Fans fire up with the air drums, but Crrillo runs back in. But into an EXPLODER! Boogs runs, slides and shreds on the air guitar! Then he trips Carrillo, floats to a dead lift gut wrench and he throws Carrillo around before the suplex! Boogs pumps up but Carrillo elbow shim back! Tag to Garza, Carrillo throws Boogs into boots! Garza has Boogs in the ropes with the armlock, then lets off to fire off hands and knees!
Garza headlocks, tags to Carrillo, and the cousins put Boogs up in the Tree of Woe. DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICKS! Cover, ONE! Carrillo keeps on Boogs with fish hook sin the face! The ref reprimands, Carrillo lets off to rain down fists! Carrillo drags Boogs up, the fans rally up, but Carrillo CLUBS Boogs. Carrillo whips Boogs into the corner, clotheslines, and Garza tags in. Carrillo clubs Boogs more then feeds Boogs to Garza’s forearm! Cover, TWO! OFF COME THE PANTS! Basement dropkick! Garza wraps on a chinlock, throws down forearms, then wraps the chinlock on tighter. Garza clubs away, Boogs fights up and carries Garza in a crucifix! SNAKE EYES!
Boogs hurries to his corner but Garza gets a foot! Boogs rolls, boots Garza away, hot tag to Nakamura! Carrillo tags in but Nakamura dodges to DYNAMIC DROPKICK! KNEE for Garza, then the AX KICK! Nakamura goes corner to corner at Carrillo but blocks boots. He puts Carrillo in the ropes, KICK, SLIDING GERMAN! Nakamura gets in, pushes Carrillo out of the corner and goes up. Nakamura waits, leaps, FLYING KNEE! Cover, but Garza breaks it! Boogs clotheslines Garza and himself out! Nakamura aims at Carrillo but Garza POSTS Boogs! Garza saves his cousin but Nakamura WRECKS Garza with a dropkick!
Carrillo runs in but DIVES into a roundhouse! Garza grabs Nakamura’s foot, Carrillo basement dropkicks! Tag to Garza, they get Nakamura up, CERRO DE LA SILLA! Cover, Los Lotharios win!
Winners: Los Lotharios, by pinfall
Garza & Carrillo blow kisses but the fans boo. Will Los Lotharios be kissing those SmackDown Tag Team Championships soon enough?
NXT’s Von Wagner meets with Adam Pearce & Sonya Deville.
They’re discussing a contract, but Pearce wants to know why Sonya took Aliyah off the team. It was simply to make the team stronger. But maybe Pearce should do the same? Sonya leaves, Sami walks in, and Sami doesn’t want to throw his weight around but as team captain, he has some concerns about his team. Namely, Jeff Hardy. You should’ve seen how he disrespected Sami! Sami demands Hardy be removed from the team. Demand? Well, they were just talking about making the teams stronger. And maybe that is a great idea. Sami will face Hardy 1v1, loser is off the team!
What? No! Is this Pearce sticking it to Sami? Pearce tells Sami the match is official. And with Wagner backing Pearce up, Sami doesn’t argue it. Sami leaves, but will he earn his spot on the team? Or will the Charismatic Enigma render him OBSOLETE?
Charlotte Flair walks out to the ring!
The Queen, the SmackDown Women’s Champion, will get to face The Man, Becky Lynch, at Survivor Series. But she has some words on that, and we’ll hear from her, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Charlotte has the mic. “It’s good to see you guys, too. Becky Lynch, my Survivor Series opponent, has gone from being the Irish Lass Kicker, to The Man, to Becky Two Belts, to Big Time Becks. Becky, who the hell are you?! There is nothing natural about you!” From the catchphrases to the orange hair to “God knows what else,” Becky is just a fabricated champion. Now, Charlotte isn’t saying Becky hasn’t had her moments. WrestleMania 35, winning both titles in one match, is because of Charlotte. Or that SummerSlam return, where Becky beat the fastEST rising star in 26 seconds,.
But at Survivor Series, Becky will have a new nickname: “Becky Uh-Oh~.” Say it with her now! Becky Uh-Oh! Charlotte beat her, uh-ohhh~! Charlotte’s far superior! Uh-ohhh~! Becky came back from having a baby too soon! Uh-ohhhh~! Charlotte’s gonna beat her up! Uh-ohhh~! Now here’s the thing. Not only can Charlotte beat Becky, but she can beat any woman who steps through these ropes. Two weeks ago, Shotzi had her opportunity, but just being in the ring she cemented herself in the division. Just by getting in the ring with Charlotte, even losing to her, you become a star! Charlotte should be “The Star Maker!”
And here’s the thing. Toni Storm interrupts! The Lightning From Down Under tells Charlotte, “Offering title opportunities to the women’s locker room, helping the younger generation really hone their craft. How… generous. But the reality is, you don’t actually do any of that!” Becky defended her title on Raw just over a week ago. Now has Charlotte done that since she’s been on SmackDown? Uh-ohhhh~! NOPE! Can’t say that she has! So how ’bout this? Charlotte can put her money where her mouth is and accept Toni’s challenge here TONIGHT! Fans want to see that! But Charlotte says, “Absolutely not.” Charlotte blows right past Toni, but will she have to face the Storm sooner or later?
Backstage interview with Xavier Woods.
Kayla asks the King of the Ring about the stipulation. Someone will bend the knee, but what about The Hand of the King? Yes, Woods has one hand tied behind his back. But the brutish, disgusting acts makes Roman think Woods will acknowledge him? He is sorely mistaken. But to get real for a second, Kofi Kingston being injured and Big E taking an apron powerbomb on Raw, the New Day has had a rough week. But that stops tonight! You want a royal proclamation, it is that Roman WILL bend the knee! King Xavier, first of his name, Bringer of New Days and clotter of bloodlines will storm the Island of Relevancy and plant his flag in the name of King Woods! If Roman wants to be king, Woods will make him get serious!
Aliyah is on the phone.
She doesn’t know what happened but Sonya kicked her off the team. This was her dream and now… Mustafa Ali walks in. He gets it. One moment, you’re on top of the world, then everything comes crumbling down. This was mean to be the biggest moment in Aliyah’s life, but now it’s the worst. Ricochet interjects. He doesn’t know what Ali is saying to her, but he wouldn’t believe any of it. Aliyah still crushed it against some legit living legends. And Aliyah did win. Keep your head high and keep moving forward. Aliyah walks off with Ricochet, will Ali learn not everyone is as bitter as he is?
Team SmackDown Eliminator: Jeff Hardy VS Sami Zayn!
Drew McIntyre, King Xavier and Happy Corbin are staying put, but they’re going to be losing a teammate! Will the Charismatic Enigma make Sami eat his words? Or will the “elder statesman” stay the self-proclaimed team leader?
SmackDown returns as Sami makes his entrance. The bell rings and Hardy circles with Sami. They tie up, Sami gets the arm and wrenches to a wristlock but Hardy reverses and YANKS the arm. Sami pulls hair, throws Hardy down, and has a chinbar with the armlock. Hardy fights up and fans rally as he throws body shots. Hardy whips Sami to ropes, Sami reverses but Hardy blocks hip toss to hip toss back! Cover, TWO! Sami gets to a corner, Hardy RAMS into him. Hardy climbs up, rains down fists, and fans count all the way to 10 for him. Hardy hops down but Sami kicks him back. Sami goes to buckle bump but Hardy gives one to Sami first!
Hardy goes to jawbreaker but gets a knee! Cover, TWO! Sami is frustrated and he rains down fists from all sides! Fans boo as Sami lets off and seethes. Sami brings Hardy up, throws hands, then whips to ropes. Hardy reverses, Sami holds ropes and bails out! But Hardy WRECKS him with a dropkick! Hardy whips Sami into railing! Then Hardy gets space to run, and he leaps off the steps, but Poetry in Motion crashes ‘n’ burns into barriers! Fans boo Sami but he’s standing tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Sami taunts Hardy’s dance moves as he covers, TWO! Sami argues with the ref, but he drags Hardy up into a chinlock. Sami squeezes tight, Hardy endures and fans rally up. Hardy fights up, throws body shots, and then counter punches! He whips, Sami reverses but Hardy reverses back to CLOBBER Sami! ATOMIC DROP, to the leg splitting leg drop! Basement dropkick and a SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fans can’t believe that wasn’t three! Hardy stalks Sami, rams into him at the corner, then whips him corner to corner. Sami reverses but runs into an elbow! Hardy goes up, WHISPER IN THE WIND! Cover, TWO!!
Fans are thunderous as Sami survives! Sami is on the ropes, Hardy waits for him to rise. Kick and TWIST- NO! Sami underhooks to backslide, TWO!! Sami reels Hardy in, but Hardy JAWBREAKERS! Hardy runs in but misses the splash! Sami rolls him, and has feet on the ropes! The ref sees that and doesn’t count! Sami is furious but Hardy gives him a TWIST OF FATE! The shirt comes off, Hardy goes up top! SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, Hardy wins!
Winner: Jeff Hardy, by pinfall; Sami is OFF the Men’s Survivor Series Team
And that is why Hardy is a living legend! Sami is distraught as his face is taken off the graphic! But then, who replaces him to face Team Raw?
Hit Row speaks.
Adonis says being on SmackDown is bananas! Like when you find the perfect kicks, the details is crucial. Naaah~! That ain’t it. Top Dolla says they’ve come a long way, so they ain’t backing out now. Time to make this show SmackDolla whenever you talkin’ smack! Swerve says the WWE Universe should show love to these gentlemen, because they can’t think of any better men to receive such sentiments. It’s been their love, the WWE fans welcoming us, because everyone knows they’re on deck. They’re the next ones up. Hit Row, Hit Row, best of the bunch! If you feeling it, sing along! They the culture! And if you didn’t know, now you know!
Jinder Mahal & Shanky laugh.
The Modern Day Maharaja wants “The Real Slim Shanky” to drop some bars of his own! Oh yeah~! It’s all in Punjabi but it is definitely fire. #IceIceShanky and Jinder break it down, but Mahal’s turn! DJ Shankenstein, give him a beat. “We’re Hit Row, we love our fans! Even if we lose, we’re here for the drip. And that’s why the talk and the shoes…” Mahal has more than that. They can do the dances. Hit the road, Hit Row! “Hit Row? More like Cringe Row.” Um, Jinder’s one to talk… But does this mean Hit Row’s hit list will have Mahal & Shanky first?
Xia Li is ready.
But will SmackDown be? The fierce warrior is coming soon!
Backstage interview with Ridge Holland.
Yorkshire Grit shared his praise for Sheamus, and he was speaking from the heart. Sheamus is his idol. Where he’s from, if he was to make 10 pounds, he’d knock it out of someone’s hand. He never thought he’d leave the streets. But then he saw Sheamus doing what he did, fighting like he fought, but making a living. He didn’t think he could make good money hurting people. “Sheamus showed me a way. And I’m proud to follow in his footsteps.” But then, Cesaro walks in and apologizes for interrupting. Cesaro’s known Sheamus a long time. They didn’t just set the bar, they were The Bar. But Sheamus’ attitude lately Just be careful what you wish for.
Holland knows about that relationship. But he wants Cesaro to know that he’ll take Cesaro’s place. Holland and Sheamus will be a better tag team than The Bar ever was. And if Cesaro doesn’t like what Holland is saying, take it up with Sheamus. He returns next week. Holland heads out, but will the Swiss Cyborg be proven right when Holland finally meets his hero?
Bend the Knee: Xavier Woods VS Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman!
The King of the Ring may be alone, but he’s not going to back down from this fight. But will he be made to bow down and acknowledge the Tribal Chief? Or will Woods make Roman choose between his pride and his title?
Roman makes his entrance first, raising the belt for the pyro before going to the ring. Then he gets the belt again, raises it and sets off the second pyro. The Head of the Table is calm and focused, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Woods makes his entrance. The bell rings, the two circle then tie up. Woods gest an arm to wrench but Roman ROCKS him with a right hand. Roman fires off in the corner, but Woods trips him up! Woods climbs now to rain down fists of his own! Roman stops Woods at 9 to flapjack him on the corner! Roman then runs, but Woods dodges to SHOTGUN dropkick Roman out of the ring! Roman lands on his feet but Woods eggs him on. Roman moves to get in but Woods is there. Roman backs off, Woods barks at him, then runs to WRECK Roman with a dropkick! And he SMACKS Roman off the desk, then throws hands and CHOPS on repeat!
Woods puts Roman in the ring, ducks and dodges and slides and runs into an uppercut! Woods flops out of the ring and Roman has his arrogance back. Roman goes out, stalks Woods, brings him up and URENAGES him onto the desk! A message to Big E, perhaps? Roman raises the finger, #WeTheOnes, as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Roman looms over Woods. Woods slowly rises as Roman mocks him, but Woods headbutts low! And headbutts high! Roman DECKS Woods with a hand, but Woods rises to throw body shots and haymakers back! Roman shoves him but Woods KICKS back! Woods and Roman both rebound, Roman BOOTS Woods down! Cover, TWO! Roman watches Woods go to a corner and walks over. “Are we really going to do this? I gave you the option.” Roman throws the point-blank lariats over and over! He gets all 10, then runs, into a forearm from Woods! Woods staggers, runs, but Roman DECKS him with another uppercut!
Roman steadies himself, Woods goes to the apron. Roman storms over, into a GAMANGIRI! Woods steps in, TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and fans rally up. Roman and Woods slowly rise. Roman swings but Woods blocks to CHOP! And haymaker, and CHOP, repeat! Woods fires off faster and faster but Roman knees low! Roman back suplexes but Woods lands on his feet! Woods ducks, dodges, slides and ROLLING ELBOWS! Roman rebounds, into a LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Roman is gasping, Woods hurries to get up. Roman stands, into a mule kick! Woods runs, BASEMENT COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO!
Woods grits his teeth and Heyman is worried. Woods climbs a corner, Roman ROCKS him with another uppercut! Woods hits back from above as Roman tries to climb. Roman drops, Woods leaps, into another URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Roman is a bit surprised, but he goes to the corner. Fans fire up with Roman, others boo, but Roman lets out the battle cry! Roman runs, into a SUPERKICK! Woods goes to a corner, Roman runs in, but only gets buckles! Woods goes up top, walks the tightrope, LIMITBREAKER!! Cover, The USOS drag him out and mug him!!
Winner: Xavier Woods, by disqualification
The Usos finally appear at the right time, and they’re mugging Woods all over ringside! Jey pulls steel steps apart, he and Usos RAM Woods into the announce desk with them! And then again! Woods tumbles up and over the desk, then they join Roman in the ring. But Roman did lose, so he kneels! But that’s so the Usos can put Woods’ crown on Roman’s head!! Roman technically fulfills the stipulation by kneeling, but not to any man! Roman stands with crown on head and finger in the air! #WeTheOnes who cheated to stand tall. Will Big E avenge his New Day brothers when he and Roman meet at Survivor Series?
My Thoughts:
This SmackDown went by fast, but that’s because we didn’t get a whole lot out of it. And why did this feel like half a go-home episode? The way everything went with The Bloodline felt like this was leading right into Survivor Series. Roman VS Woods was a great match, but The Usos weren’t part of this episode until the very end, as I figured was the idea when they didn’t even walk out there with Roman. This has to lead to more Roman VS Woods after Survivor Series, on the road to #WWEDayOne. Also, the Usos really should defend their tag titles on that event, for that #DayOneIsh. Though at this rate, it feels like other Heels will be challenging.
It’s great for Los Lotharios to get the win, but boy has WWE let Nakamura fall off. He hasn’t defended his title, even though “Happy” Corbin got that win over him, and they don’t even seem to want to build up contenders for him. They’re instead making Ridge Holland into Sheamus’ fanboy and possibly tag partner. Holland should be showing us that Northern Grit in matches and building himself towards a title shot against Nakamura. And then, while I’m grateful we only got Corbin & Moss backstage and not in a Happy Talk segment, why didn’t we also get the Viking Raiders responding? Maybe they could make “jokes” about Corbin & Moss.
Hit Row had a great bit, but WWE should really get B-Fab back. The group just feels odd without her. And while I’m sure Shanky killed it, the entire response promo from him and Mahal was the real cringe maker. Clearly, we’re getting Mahal & Shanky VS Hit Row, but I feel like they should’ve let Veer stick with them so it could be 3v3. Charlotte Flair had a good promo, though everyone can make a joke about who’s really the “real” one. In fact, I think Becky tweeted a counter jab like that herself. Toni Storm stepping up is good, but Charlotte turned her down more because no champions are defending/losing titles until after Survivor Series, but it works in character, too.
The Survivor Series stories seem to be copy, paste, and edited between the shows. OMG cAn ThEy CoExIsT~?! We get the weird Five Way on Raw, we get a brawl that turns into a Six Woman Tag here on SmackDown. Sonya replaces Aliyah as an indirect way to spite Naomi but also to copy Pearce removing Dominik from the Raw men’s team. But at the same time, Pearce pits Sami against Hardy and now Sami is off the team. Who even replaces Sami, though? And why is Von Wagner just here?! Why is he getting a pseudo call up while in story with Kyle O’Reilly on NXT? I shake my head then my fist at Vince.
Then it feels strange that while Aliyah didn’t quite get anywhere in NXT and Shotzi did, there’s a bit of a swap here where Aliyah gets to have this big Face debut and win while Shotzi was in limbo until after the draft. Aliyah gets a big win, but then is the victim of Sonya’s bias against Naomi, but then has both Ali and Ricochet vying for her acceptance of their philosophy. Shotzi, meanwhile, was in limbo until the Draft and turns Heel unnecessarily. WWE is bizzaro land now. But at least we’ll get Shotzi VS Sasha in the true go-home. That’ll be a good match, it’ll add drama to the Survivor Series team match, and could be the start of a feud going towards Day One and the Rumble.
My Score: 8.1/10
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With Nathan Frazer & Axiom still NXT Tag Team Champions, they need new contenders for New Year’s Evil! Who wins a Fatal 4 Way to head for LA?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade; Vaquer wins.
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Charlie Dempsey w/ No Quarter Catch Crew VS Lexis King; King wins and becomes the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
- Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; win.
- NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Christmas Chaos Fatal 4 Way: Myles Borne & Tavion Heights VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino VS OTM VS Hank ‘n’ Tank; win(s) and will challenge Nathan Frazer & Axiom for the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
Santa Claus is here!
Lowell, Massachusetts is excited that Kris Kringle is going around ringside, but enough about him, it’s time for action!
Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade!
The Dark Angel is here on this not so silent night to shut up her opponent. The Generation of Jade doesn’t care that she’s on the naughty list, but will she get herself on the short list of contenders to a women’s title? Or will Vaquer give Cora a nightmare before Christmas?
The bell rings and Vaquer circles with Cora while the fans rally up. They tie up, Cora pulls hair, but the ref reprimands. Cora puts Vaquer in a corner, lets off, but then Vaquer rushes up. Vaquer waistlocks and SLAMS Cora, then clamps on a facelock. Cora fights up, wrenches out and steps over, La Magistrol! TWO, Vaquer turns things over to a cover, ONE! Vaquer sweeps legs, cover, ONE! Cora sweeps legs, covers, ONE! Cora knuckle locks but Vaquer fights up and RAMS Cora. Cora cranks the wrist but Vaquer RAMS her again. Vaquer then goes up, ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! Cora staggers away while fans fire up.
Vaquer runs up on Cora, victory rolls her, TWO! Cora scrambles away but Vaquer eggs her on. Cora runs up, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS, then she runs at the ropes! Vaquer dodges, then comes back to 6- NO, Cora ducks the 619 and wags her finger. The fans cheer, Vaquer smirks, and the two rush in. Vaquer catches and wrenches Cora to a snap suplex! Vaquer drags Cora into the headscissors! The fans fire up as Vaquer turns Cora over, but Cora rolls and rolls to get the ROPEBREAK! Vaquer lets Cora go and Cora bails out to the outside. Vaquer hurries after Cora, they cat ‘n’ mouse around the ring, but then Vaquer and Cora slide into the ring.
The fans fire up as things speed up, Vaquer ducks ‘n’ DROPKICKS! Cora sputters, the fans fire up, and Vaquer smirks as she looms over Cora. Vaquer pushes Cora down to then IMPLODER KNEE DROP! Something similar to Cora’s move set, and Vaquer whips Cora to a corner. The fans rally, Cora goes up but waits to lure Vaquer in! BACKSTABBER! Cora laughs at Vaquer and fans boo, but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Cora has a motorcycle stretch on Vaquer. The fans rally as Vaquer endures and fights to her feet. Vaquer turns things around, arm-drags Cora away, and Cora goes to a corner. Vaquer runs up, Cora dodges then comes back to SHINING WIZARD! Snapmare and cover, TWO! The fans rally but Cora clamps onto Vaquer with a chinlock. Vaquer endures, even as Cora leans on the hold. The fans rally again and Vaquer fights up. Vaquer turns around to JAWBREAKER free! Cora blocks a kick, ROCKS Vaquer, but then Vaquer pulls hair to reel Cora in! BIG back suplex and the fans fire up!
The ref checks, both women stir, and they go to corners. Cora runs in but Vaquer dodges the shining wizard! SOLE FOOD! Vaquer runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Cora sits down, so Vaquer goes again, METEORA! Vaquer drags Cora to center, then wraps on the headscissors! The fans fire up but Cora rolls and rolls to ropes again! Vaquer just puts on the squeeze, and rolls Cora back! HEADSCISSOR DRILLER! Cover, TWO! Vaquer brings Cora up but Cora pulls hair! The fans boo, Cora kicks but Vaquer blocks it! Vaquer turns things into a STANDING STF!! Cora endures, hops on one foot, and she THROWS Vaquer onto ropes!
Cora runs to BACK ELBOW! And then GUT WRENCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! Vaquer stays in this and Cora shrieks. The fans boo Cora’s tantrum, but Cora hauls Vaquer up. Vaquer fights the underhooks to ROCK, SOBAT and underhook in return! PRIMERA BACKBREAKER! Cover, Vaquer wins!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall
Cora gets coal for Christmas in the form of a loss, but that’s not all! Kelani Jordan runs out here to SMACK away on Cora with a kendo stick! Vaquer has Kelani stop, if only to keep from wearing out that kendo stick. The Standout still wants to stomp Cora out, when and where will she get her fight with the Generation of Jade?
The D’Angelo Family speaks.
Stacks likes Luca’s vest, and Luca likes Stack’s jacket. Tony D tells his guys that they’ve been doing great, and Luca thanks The Don for getting them an early Christmas present. They have a spot in the Christmas Chaos Fatal 4 Way! Tony says it’s about time the entire family has some gold. That reminds Stacks of Christmas Eve as a kid: staying up late, camping on the couch, waiting for Santa to come. Stacks remembers one night when he was half asleep, seeing Santa digging through his gifts like a raccoon in a dumpster! Santa was shaking ’em around and acting like he owns the place! Before Stacks could do anything, his mom runs in with a broomstick and starts hitting Santa in the face!
Adriana Rizzo says Diana Lorenzo is a saint among women. Stacks says, “A saint? She’s a freakin’ enforcer!” But turns out, it was just Mr. Fabrizio from down the street. He didn’t go Christmas shopping, the cheapskate. Tony says no one should be snoopin’ around like The Grinch. The point is, “presents under the tree, a tag team title opportunity for Luca and me. So Hank ‘n’ Tank…” “NQCC…” “And OTM… You try to take that from us, we’ll bash your heads in like my mother.” Like his mother! The warning has been issued, will someone be sleepin’ with the fishes for Christmas?
Lexis King prepares backstage.
Mr. William Regal walks over to say hello. He has been watching Lexis these past few months, and both his growth and dedication have been remarkable. Lexis deserves this opportunity. Regal would be honored to be in Lexis’ corner again this time. Lexis really appreciates that, he is very honored, because he is finally becoming the best version of himself. So then, is he going to do it? Yes, of course. Lexis will become the NEW Heritage Cup Champion! Lexis heads out, and Regal brings out the brass knuckles. Regal says that wasn’t what he was asking. Will the Drama King claim his crown the right way? Or will he do it regally?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Charlie Dempsey w/ Wren Sinclair VS Lexis King w/ William Regal!
It is another clash of second generation superstars, each trying to prove they’re not like their fathers. Though, that only makes it all the more intriguing that Dempsey’s father is trying to help his opponent. Will Lexis finally have his moment? Or will Regal still expect the worst out of him?
The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see just how far the King has come!
The bell rings and round one begins. The fans rally as these two tie up, and then King headlocks. Dempsey powers right out, and King goes toa corner. The two reset, tie up, and King waistlocks then headlocks. Dempsey powers up and out, but King runs him over! Things keep moving, King turns hip toss into takedown, roll, ghost pin! TWO, but King is right up, only for Dempsey to deflect the dropkick! Dempsey grabs a leg, ANKLE LOCK! King rolls free, but Dempsey RAMS him, then whips. King reverses and DROPKICKS! Dempsey flounders, the fans fire up with King, but Regal has a point that King needs to focus on Dempsey.
King and Dempsey reset, tie up, and Dempsey waistlocks. King breaks that to switch, but Dempsey drop toeholds into a HEEL HOOK! King hurries to turn but Dempsey floats to the arm! FUJIWARA! King rolls, arm-drags and has the wristlock! King makes it a cording hold and the fans rally. Dempsey bridges, rolls back, then stands. They fight for wristlock control but Dempsey spins, slips through and wrenches for a wristlock! Dempsey wrangles King, twists that arm around, and we hit a minute. King reaches up but Dempsey fights the headscissors. They both stand, and Dempsey shifts to a cravat neck wrench.
King endures, powers up and out, and King hits a hip toss! Cover, TWO as Dempsey bridges, then CRAVAT PLEXES! Cover, TWO, but Dempsey keeps that cravat. King fights up and we’re at 30 seconds. Wren coaches Dempsey but King scoops to SLAM! Dempsey still drags King down! The neck wrench is on tight but King fights up. Ten seconds, King fires hands as the fans count it down. King gets his headlock on Dempsey, the bell sounds for the round!
Round 1 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
King holds on and thrashes Dempsey, but then Dempsey hits a BACKBREAKER! The ref reprimands them both, and tells them to listen better. Both men refresh in their corners, and now it’s round two! Dempsey runs up but King dodges! King CHOPS and CHOPS and whips corner to corner. Dempsey reverses with a BRIDGING whip! King hits buckles hard! Dempsey storms up to KNEE King in the side! King goes to a corner but Dempsey brings him out. Dempsey fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS King again. King hits back but Dempsey KNEES and GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Cover, TWO!
Dempsey keeps on King with a shove and a forearm to the back! King hobbles to a corner but Dempsey is on him. Dempsey digs a knee in, the ref counts, but Dempsey lets off to CLUB King. Dempsey UPPERCUTS King int he back! King CHOSP! And CHOPS! Dempsey knees low then CLUBS King again! Dempsey hauls King up with a GOTCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! King stays in this but Dempsey stays on him with a HALF CRAB! King endures, uses his free leg to push up, but Dempsey digs his elbow into the lower back! Dempsey makes King drop to his stomach and then sits deep on the hold! King endures, we drop under a minute, and King fights!
King turns, kicks free, and goes to another corner. Dempsey CLUBS him again! Dempsey fires a forearm, whips corner to corner, but King SUPERKICKS! King goes up to FLYING SUNSET FLIP! High stack, TWO!! Dempsey gets lucky, and then he blocks a kick! DRAGON SCREW! Dempsey waistlocks and GERMAN SUPELXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! King escapes that one but we hit 10 seconds as Dempsey has the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! King endures, so Dempsey stomps away! The bell rings to end the round!
Round 2 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
Dempsey gets more stomps in but the ref backs him off! The ref warns Dempsey, this is two rounds in a row that there’ve been extracurricular activity. But at the same time, two rounds and no score, that is rare for Dempsey. King crawls his way to Regal to refresh while Wren helps “Charles,” and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and apparently round three all happened during break! No one scored a fall, so this is already round 4!
Round 3 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
The bell rings on this fourth round, and both men run up! King CLOBBERS Dempsey! And CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up as King ducks a shot to then BACK SUPLEX BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! King stays on Dempsey with a chinlock and he grinds Dempsey down. Dempsey fights around, the fans rally up, and Dempsey fights up. Dempsey fires body shots, then he snapmares free. Dempsey CHOPS, so King CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! King whips Dempsey corner to corner hard, and the fans fire up as King runs in! LARIAT, then CHOP, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans rally and Regal seems impressed as King climbs. Dempsey stands, and King CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! King is frustrated but he and Dempsey rise again. Dempsey UPPERCUTS King, King UPPERCUTS Dempsey, repeat! They go back and forth, again and again! King CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, but Dempsey hooks the arms! King fights it so Dempsey spins him around! King fights the underhooks and SUPERKICKS! Dempsey rebounds to KNEE! We’re under a minute as both men run! DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Wren shouts at “Charles” to get up, and the ref tells her to get off the apron.
Regal takes this distraction as an opening to slide the brass knuckles right into King’s hand! King is dazed, but he knows what those are! King argues with Regal that this is not how he wants to do this! We’re under 25 seconds as REGAL DECKS KING?!? The fans boo but Dempsey sees the knuckles! Dempsey picks those up, we hit 10 seconds, but the ref sees Dempsey with the knuckles, too! The ref assumes the worst and DISQUALIFIES Dempsey!!! That’s an automatic WIN for King!!!
Winner: Lexis King, by disqualification (NEW NXT Heritage Cup Championship)
That’s right! No Champion’s Advantage in a Heritage Cup match! Regal ended up helping King after all, but not in the way anyone thought! King kisses the cup, and even Regal is shocked, though also a bit amused. Will this Christmas miracle lead King to become not only the best version of himself, but the best Heritage Cup Champion yet?
OTM speaks.
Bronco Nima says everyone’s excited about the holidays. But for them, OTM gives it to you real as the realest tag team in NXT. And for them, the holidays ain’t nothing but a facade. Lucien Price says tomorrow, you’ll wake up, open presents, and be disappointed when it hits you like a brick. You’ll look at your family, tell ’em all thanks, knowing damn well what they got you was trash. And let’s be honest, you probably don’t even like your family. You can’t wait for them to leave! Just like NQCC, Hank ‘n’ Tank and the D’Angelo Family. OTM can’t wait for them all to be out of this tag title picture. OMT have next!
And unlike Frazer & Axiom, OTM doesn’t pretend to have each other’s backs, they are for real. And this Christmas Chaos is about to be real. All three other teams will move out the way! Best believe that in 2025, OTM will be the NEW NXT Tag Team Champions! Will Nima & Price drag the rest of the division down so that they can get #OutTheMud?
Kelani Jordan argues with Stephanie Vaquer backstage.
The Standout says La Primera had no right to stop her from going after Cora. Respectfully, Kelani does not need Stephanie to protect her. Stephanie had her match with Cora, she won it, congratu-freakin’-lations! Lola Vice walks over to calm Kelani down. Stephanie was just looking out for her. Kelani tells Lola that Lola cannot tell her to calm down. Lola is the last person to tell someone to calm down! Lola interfered in every single one of Jaida Parker’s matches to get at her, and it’s FINE~! Lola says Jaida started that beef. Kelani says no, they both started it. Kelani says, “Don’t don’t even get me started on you,” Stephanie.
Stephanie and Giulia were best friends one week, fighting the next, and it’s FINE~! But now that Kelani wants retaliation on Cora, now Kelani’s the problem? How about they all practice what they preach and get outta her face! Kelani storms off and both Lola and Vaquer are stunned. Is the Standout about to stand alone against the world?
Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
The Fatal Influence are a bunch of haters hating on the “freaky” girls, such as Tatum Paxley, Gigi Dolin and Shotzi Blackheart. But according to the Unholy Union, at least those three have unity while Jacy, Jazmyn & Fallon are just faking it. Will Jacy & Jazmyn make sure this NXT homecoming is very toxic for the former tag team champions? Or will Fyre & Dawn make sure there’s a mean girl meltdown for Christmas?
NXT returns as the Fatal Influence makes their entrance. The fans boo but the Influence just soaks it up. Oh hey, “Santa” is in the upper deck, and he has some special guests! It’s KC Squared, Katana Chance & Kayden Carter! They’re also home for the holidays, will they like what they see out of all these former rivals? The teams sort out and Isla starts against Jazmyn in a battle of the pigtails. They circle, tie up, and go around. Jazmyn powers Isla to a corner, the ref counts, and Jazmyn shoves Isla. So Isla SHOVES Jazmyn! Jazmyn runs up, but Isla puts her in the corner and KICKS her!
Isla snapmares Jazmyn then UPPERCUTS her in the back! Cover, TWO! Isla whips Jazmyn, DROPKICKS her down, but Jazmyn flounders away. Tag to Jacy and she tells Isla to back off. Jacy runs up, but Isla dodges! Isla wrenches and SAIDOS! Jacy flounders, Isla runs up and ELBOWS her! Isla sits Kacy down, tells Jazmyn to kiss this, and then she HIP ATTACKS Jacy! Tag to Alba and she drags Jacy up to send her at the corner! Isla catches Jacy into a TARANTULA, and then Alba SUPERKICKS Jacy! Jacy falls, Alba covers, TWO! Alba drags Jacy up but Jacy mule kicks! Jacy shrieks, whips, but Alba wrenches to HOOK KICK!
Alba CHOPS Jacy, CHOPS her again, but Jacy catches a shot to swing around. Alba stays up, swings Jacy but Jacy arm-drags Alba. Alba comes back but Jacy ducks under. Jazmyn sneaks a tag before the RANA! Then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Alba stays in this, Kayden & Katana are mildly amused, but Jazmyn KICKS Alba in the back. Jazmyn clamps on a chinlock and she grinds Alba down. The fans rally, Alba endures and fights up, and Alba fires elbows. Jazmyn throws Alba down by her hair! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Jazmyn talks smack as she drags Alba up again. Jazmyn snapmares and KICKS Alba again!
Jazmyn taunts Isla, drags Alba up again, but Alba CHOPS! And wait, here come Tatum, Gigi & Shotzi! Jazmyn ROCKS Alba, but now the “freaks” outnumber the mean girls 5v3. Wait, now we see Shawn Spears, Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance watching this backstage. The Chair Man still wants female representation in his faction, who could he be scouting this time? As for ringside, Fallon shouts at “the freaks” to go away, but no, they’re here to stay. As for in the ring, Alba rolls up Jazmyn! TWO!! Jazmyn escapes, Alba JAWBREAKERS her! Tag to Isla, and then they GOURD BUSTER to METEORA! The fans fire up with the “freaks” while NXT goes to break.
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The Hollywood A-Lister’s got his own nightmare before Christmas!
Christmas is just a few days away, but things aren’t merry and bright for Raw! The Miz must face his fears as he faces Dexter Lumis 1v1!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky; Iyo wins and advances to the next round.
- Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Gable wins.
- Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Damian Priest wins, by disqualification.
- The Miz VS Dexter Lumis; Lumis wins, by disqualification.
- Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Drew McIntyre walks to gorilla.
The Scottish Terminator makes his way through the curtain and to the stage, and the fans have a mixed reaction as he goes to the ring. McIntyre grabs a mic, and he says, “After Hell in a Cell, I’ve never been so beat up in my entire life. 16 staples in my head, my back almost broken from landing on the steel steps. And I went home to Scotland. The reason I went home, and I haven’t really talked about it publicly, is because a very close family member passed away. Some people probably feeling sympathy right now. Some guys in the back are probably talking to each other, saying, ‘I didn’t know.’ Maybe if you cared enough, you would’ve asked.
“Over these past two months, guess how many people phoned me to check. Not how I was doing mentally but how I was doing physically after Hell in a Cell. ONE PERSON! These past 17 years, I’ve been led to believe we’re all a big happy family in the back. We’re brothers and sisters, we travel the world together, we spend more time with each other than with our actual families, but it’s all BS! My brother, John, in Scotland wouldn’t stab me in the back to take my spot, but people like Jimmy, Jey and Sami 100% would.” The fans boo that, then chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” McIntyre says that proves his point.
After watching everything The Bloodline did, Jey says he is a changed man. He does a cute hand sign, he says a made-up word, and the fans just forget about it and move on. That’s the other thing McIntyre realized: He has given and given and given all this time, and the fans turned on him for a guy who was gone for years and has told the WWE fans to go screw themselves! McIntyre was fighting for the fans, he thought they believed in him, so he believed in the fans! McIntyre bled out in the cell, and while he was gone, the fans instantly forgot him! The fans boo, that’s not true! But McIntyre says from now on, he gives no more for anybody!
McIntyre will take and take and he will tell the truth! The real villains are Roman Reigns and CM Punk! And if you choose to prop them up, as he already said, Jey, Jimmy & Sami, the things Roman did to you… Roman took a vacation, then simply snapped his fingers and they were by his side again! McIntyre suggests everyone who ever wronged McIntyre should sleep with one eye open. But wait, here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer and sing for Sami but Sami says hey, McIntyre is angry, he doesn’t have to believe Sami in place of believing everyone has ulterior motives. Sami doesn’t blame him.
But personally, man to man, Sami did not know what happened with McIntyre’s family. They figured he was recovering from one of the most vicious matches of all time. Sami thought that, all the guys ‘n’ girls in the back thought, and that’s all the fans thought. Believe that or not, fine, but Sami wants to level with McIntyre. Talk about 17 years, Sami has 22 years in this game. Sami’s been through what McIntyre’s been through. Sami’s had losses. Trust him. He has had losses he had to put on the side and go to work that week. The same sacrifices, from birthdays to weddings to funerals that he should’ve been at? Sami’s done it all.
Sami has put unnecessary stress on his wife, on his kid, and why? Because this is the life that they both chose! They are WWE SUPERSTARS! The fans cheer that! And as such, they are LUCKY to be WWE Superstars! And you think this is just your story or Sami’s story? Y’know who else has stories like this? Every single person sitting in the stands. Every single person at home! The kids who struggle at school, the adults who struggle at work, who struggle economically, physically, and they have their losses and sacrifices, but they still get up every day to do what they gotta do to soldier on, without pointing a finger at everyone else!
The fans fire up for that passion. Sami says McIntyre dares pointing a finger at the fans for forgetting him?! They didn’t forget, brother! They MADE McIntyre! And McIntyre still thinks the world revolves around him just because once upon a time, someone told him he was “The Chosen One.” But newsflash, just because you’re mad doesn’t make you special. And now McIntyre thinks everyone else is somehow tied to him? What Jimmy does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Jey does has nothing to do with McIntyre! What SAMI does has nothing to do with McIntyre!
But McIntyre, if you want to still walk around all angry and pointing fingers at the fans, at Sami, at Jey, at Jimmy, at Punk, at Roman, and still be mad about The Bloodline, fine. No one is stopping McIntyre. But Sami has no problem being McIntyre’s problem and facing him in this ring right now! McIntyre says if Sami wants to know the truth… IT isn’t just anger. McIntyre’s anger comes from pain, and he doesn’t doubt what Sami just said. There was so much truth and passion, but it’s never the whole truth, is it? Sami has a way of spinning things. Because Sami can fly back home every week to his family. McIntyre is halfway across the world from his!
And no one here in Boston ever leaves Boston, they’re with their families 24/7! McIntyre doesn’t have that luxury! The fans boo that veiled insult, but McIntyre says he will remain calm and ask Sami why he wants this fight. They both know the result, we saw it time and time again, Sami has NEVER beaten McIntyre. So McIntyre suggests, given Sami isn’t 100%, and Sami’s wife and kid are here tonight… Sami should just walk back there, take their hands, and leave this arena. Of all those in the Bloodline, Sami is the least of McIntyre’s worries.
Sami says McIntyre is right about a couple things. When it comes to win-loss records, McIntyre has Sami’s number. And Sami is not 100%. Haven’t been since Saturday Night’s Main Event. And yes, the smart thing would be to just go home, celebrate and get healthy over the holidays. But Sami would so much rather do this. Sami fires hands! The fans fire up but McIntyre shoves Sami away. McIntyre swings, but gets caught! Sami lifts but McIntyre fights free, then GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! McIntyre takes aim, but here comes JEY USO! The fans fire up as Jey runs down the ramp, slides in, and then dodges McIntyre to SUPERKICK!
The fans fire up as Jey & Sami DOUBLE LARIAT McIntyre up and outta the ring! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” with Jey & Sami Uso! Will the Scottish Terminator’s mission be ended when Sami and/or Jey shut him down?
Adam Pearce is met by Pure Fusion Collective.
The Raw General Manager asks Sonya Deville what he can do for her and she says not much. She knows how stressful this job can be since she once had it. She’s just here to make things easier. And how’s that? Well, Kairi Sane is not cleared to compete, there is an opening in the tournament, and Sonya wants it. Oh, is that so? Y’know, Sonya, that is a terrible idea. They caused this scenario so he’s just gonna reward them? Are they outta their minds? And zip it! Plus, he already filled that vacancy with Iyo Sky. Happy Holidays! PFC is upset by that since Iyo just lost to Liv Morgan, but will there be nothing to stop the Evil Genius now?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky!
Just as Pearce said, PFC taking out the Pirate Princess will not mean they get away with murder! The Queen of Harts and the Fire Keeper must now figure out how to handle this change to the program. Will Iyo redeem herself for losing Saturday Night’s Main Event by moving on to the next round?
Raw returns and Alba makes her entrance, Isla Dawn seeing her to the ramp, and then Natalya makes her entrance. The bell rings and Alba kicks Natty then ELBOWS Iyo! Alba whips but Natty reverses and Alba tumbles out of the ring! Iyo rolls Natty, TWO! Iyo whips, Natty dodges in the corner and gets Iyo up! REBOUND SIT-DOWN, and then Natty steps on Iyo, only for Alba to trip Natty up! Alba brings Natty out to send into steel steps! But then Iyo DIVES onto Alba! The fans fire up with Iyo and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Natty brawls with Abla. Alba knees low, but Iyo CROSBODIES them both down! The fans fire up and Iyo SHOTEIS Alba! And SHOTEIS her again! And then DROPKICKS her down! Iyo brings Alba around, whips, but Alba reverses. Iyo goes up and out, then blocks a shot to ROCK Alba! The fans fire up, Iyo spirnboards, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Iyo handsprings up and the fans fire up again! Iyo gets the fans going, but Alba wrenches and facelocks, TORNADO DDT! Alba gets Iyo up again to GOURD BUSTER her onto Natty! Alba then rearranges them into the drop zone!
Alba goes up, the fans are torn, but Alba grins as she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover on Iyo, TWO! Cover on Natty, TWO! But into a KOJI KLUTCH! Natty endures, flails, fights around, but Alba holds on tight! Natty pushes, stacks Alba, TWO!! Natty has the legs! Alba flails now, but Iyo runs up! Natty trips Iyo onto Alba, and she has them both! Natty turns them both over, DOUBLE SHARPSHOOTER!! Iyo and Alba both flail, both claw at the mat, and Alba gets the ROPEBREAK! No disqualifications so Natty can hold on! But now Iyo drags herself under the ropes, and there’s no room left, so Natty has to let go!
Natty rises up and she stalks Iyo to the apron. Natty drags Iyo up but Iyo HOTSHOTS Natty! Natty staggers, rebounds, but Iyo jumps the baseball slide! Natty hits Alba down, and then Iyo PENALTY KICKS Natty! Iyo fires up and springboards, ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit on both targets and the fans fire up! Iyo hurries to get Natty up and into the ring, then she drags Natty into the drop zone. Iyo climbs, but Alba CLUBS Iyo first! Alba snarls as she climbs up, but Iyo holds onto ropes! Natty CLUBS Alba and she adds on! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX on Alba! But Iyo stays up top to go OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Iyo wins!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Genius of the Sky moves on, ready to fly against The Morrigan! Will Iyo be able to get past Lyra Valkyria and head for the title?
Judgment Day sulks in the clubhouse.
Finn Balor tells JD McDonagh that he can’t believe this. This was supposed to be a Merry Christmas, Finn was supposed to be celebrating with two titles, and now he has none! Liv Morgan tells Raquel Rodriguez to tell Finn that the reason she suggested he stay away from Damian Priest is because she knew this would happen. Raquel starts to relay the message, but Finn has JD tell Liv that she’s got her own problems to worry about and to stay off his back. But then Liv tells Raquel to tell Finn that the reason she’s “on his back” is because he lost the tag titles. JD, tell Liv that Christmas is-
Dominik speaks up to stop the arguing. Christmas IS around the corner, and now they’re not even talking to each other? Dom says he’s gonna go talk with Pearce and get a match with Priest! Dom’s gonna step up for this family. Oh, Dom thinks he’s better than Finn? No, it’s not even like that. Dom has a plan. He’ll talk with Pearce then fill everyone in later. Dom heads out, JD prays for one week of no drama while it’s Christmas. Will Dirty Dom make sure The Punisher pays for screwing Finn & JD over? Or will Priest be given the gift of sending Dom South of Heaven?
Sami and Jey regroup backstage.
Sami can’t believe Jey didn’t text or call about the comeback. Jey says, “My bad.” But Sami says it’s fine, he’s happy Jey is back. And thanks for having his back out there tonight and every night, Sami appreciates Jey. Jey thanks Sami for that, and says you know he had to come back for payback. Jey is gonna handle business! Actually, Sami was kinda hoping he could handle McIntyre. Sami talked a big game, he’s gotta back it up. But Sami, you’re not even 100% tonight. Sami knows, but he started something so he has to finish it. Jey says alright. He’s got next! They secret handshake and Jey wishes Sami luck. Will Sami finally get a win on McIntyre in a Christmas miracle?
Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
As “Master” Gable said last week, it was about time he settled things with his past. Will Gable prove to the world that he was always the reason the Alpha Academy was relevant? Or will he find out he can’t keep up with the Stamina Monster?
Raw returns and the #AlphaBabes make their entrance, showing off that new merch while they’re at it. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Tozawa and Gable tie up, Gable wrenches and talks trash right to Tozawa’s face! Gable CHOPS Tozawa down, stands him up, CHOPS him down again, repeat! Gable whips and CLOBBERS Tozawa, then raises the fist. The fans boo more but Gable talks smack on Otis. Gable drags Tozawa up, suplexes, but Tozawa slips free! Tozawa SOBATS, spins, slides under, and SPIN KCIKS! Gable goes to a corner and Tozawa puts him up! But Gable gets Tozawa for a HANGING ARMBAR!
Otis protests, the ref counts, and Gable lets off at 4. Gable says he didn’t break a rule, and Otis never learns. Gable SLAPS Otis, slides into the ring, but Tozawa victory rolls! TWO, but Tozawa SUPERKICKS Gable down! Tozawa rips the shirt off, goes up top, and SUPER SENTRONS onto knees! Gable saves himself and hauls Tozawa up to GERMAN SUPELX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES again! But he isn’t done, Gable spins Tozawa around, and POWERBOMBS him! ANKLE LOCK!! Tozawa flails but he’s so far from the ropes! Tozawa TAPS, Gable wins!
Winner: Chad Gable, by submission
But Gable won’t let go! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Gable just drops into a GRAPEVINE! So Otis storms in and he drags Gable off the leg! Otis TOSSES Gable! The fans are thunderous, but Team American Made steps up to support Gable. Gable says Otis never learns! But Otis’ hips are moving! He’s shaking, quaking, and the fans fire up, but American Made backs off. Will Gable finally fight Otis and put this beef to rest?
The New Day talks backstage.
They still don’t understand how everyone here doesn’t see things their way. But then Dirty Dom walks over, clapping with “New! Day Rocks!” Finally, someone who understands! Dom says he never liked Big E, but uh, no, what they did was crazy. Well, whatever, Broke Ass Tom Selleck! Dom says Tom Selleck wishes! Dirty Dom heads for gorilla, ready to fight for the Judgment Day. But will Dom go from “Broke Ass Tom Selleck” to just broken?
Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!
Judgment Day’s history has always been a rocky one, but it has never been rockier than right now. Betraying Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest probably has a lot to do with it, but will Dom be able to smooth things over by taking Damian down? Or will Priest finally beat some sense into #LatinoCheat?
The bell rings and Dom bails right out! Dom dares Priest to come get him, but Priest says Dom needs to get back in the ring. Priest will even give him a free shot! Dom storms up to the apron, steps in, and takes that swing, but Priest blocks it! Then Priest BELL CLAPS Dom, DECKS him, then DECKS him again! Dom staggers around, Priest picks him up to SLAM DUNK! Dom staggers back up, into a torture rack! Priest bends Dom with the Argentine Backbreaker! Priest then THROWS Dom down and the fans fire up. Priest paces around, powers up his arm, and Dom rises. The fans rally and Priest runs, but Dom ducks a lariat!
Dom kicks, CLUBS and KICKS again! SUPERKICK! Then DROPKCIK! Priest staggers but Dom hurries to stalk behind him. Priest sits up first and glares at Dom. Dom panics, but he DUMPS Priest out! Dom builds speed to DIVE, but into Priest’s hands! FLATLINER onto the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom up to then POST him! Dom falls in a heap, but Priest puts Dom in the ring. Priest then notices a very suspicious Santa Claus. Priest snatches the beard away, and tada! It’s JD! Priest TOSSES JD and the fans cheer! JD wants mercy but Priest SLIDES him across the desk! The fans fire up as Wade narrowly avoids getting hit!
Priest then has a Spider Sense moment, and he looks under the ring! Carlito spits out his apple in surprise! Priest drags Carlito up and TOSSES him into the timekeeper’s area! But then Finn attacks!
Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification
Finn fires hands, but Priest blocks the desk bump! Priest body shots and SMACKS Finn off the desk! And again, and again! Priest puts Finn in the ring, Dom runs up, but Priest DECKS him! Priest fires more hands on Finn, but the Judgment Day regroups! They mug Priest 4v1 as usual, and JD even drops elbows! The fans boo but the Judgment Day stand Priest up. WAIT! Here comes the War Raiders! Erik & Ivar fire hands on Dom & Carlito, and Priest TOSSES JD! Finn realizes he’s alone, and Priest SUPERKICKS him down! Priest stomps a mudhole into Finn, the Raiders put Carlito and Dom in the ring!
Ivar KNEES Carlito, then feeds him to Erik’s KNEE! The fans cheer, JD gets up, but Priest LARIATS him inside-out! Dom is fed to the WAR MACHINE!! Finn staggers up, but Priest grabs him! And Finn goes SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The Judgment Day just got further embarrassed, and that’s not even considering JD’s Santa costume. Will the War Raiders be some unlikely allies for Priest in this ongoing war with the Judgment Day?
Sit-down interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond thanks The Visionary for taking this time to talk with her, and he says it is his pleasure. Jackie talked with CM Punk and heard what he had to say, what Punk believes, when it comes to Rollins’ hatred for Punk. And we have heard from Rollins, as well, but Jackie’s still just curious. What is the root cause, the driving force, of this disdain he clearly feels for CM Punk? Rollins says the thing is, he has tried to explain how he feels many times over the years, and it sort of… Well, he won’t say he’s talking into the wind, but Rollins just feels Punk has needed the WWE more than the WWE needed him.
And so that hypocrisy from Punk is what just eats at Rollins. It is hard for Rollins to let that go. Jackie mentions how Rollins has talked about getting rid of it by “cutting it out” and fighting through it, and how this fight with Punk has to happen as a catharsis. What does “cutting” Punk out look like? What should we expect from, not even so much a match, that doesn’t feel like the right word now. Rollins says it’ll be fight. That’s what we’re getting, no question. It is the biggest fight in their sport right now, and Rollins needs it now. After Survivor Series, seeing Punk hand-in-hand with Roman Reigns… Roman’s finger in the air, Punk doing the stupid Go To Sleep thing…
Rollins just wanted to throw the remote through his TV, he was so viscerally, internally destroyed. Rollins felt that was it, no more waiting. The world needs to see it. This is perfect. The Netflix debut, the world will be watching. But to answer the question, he doesn’t know what it’ll look like. You might see a side of Rollins that no one’s ever seen. No pun intended, it will be raw, visceral, violent. Rollins needs to exorcise this demon from his soul, he has to cut the cancer out of his brain, or he is going down. Then the only way to process the betrayal is to go through a fight, and we get that on January 6th, Raw in LA for Netflix.
Jackie thanks Rollins for the time and his honesty. Rollins says yeah, he can’t wait. Will Rollins truly #BurnItDown when it comes to fight CM Punk?
The Miz VS Dexter Lumis!
The Hollywood A-Lister has his own history with the man now turned buzzard, and things are only worse now that this is about the Final Testament and the Wyatt Sick6. Will Miz manage to bury the past once and for all? Or will he get no mercy from Lumis?
Raw returns as Miz waits. A message flashes, “I OPENED THE DOOR,” and then the lights go down. And from that mysterious door to the other side, out steps Lumis. He takes off the Mercy the Buzzard mask, then rushes the ring! Miz scrambles right out as Lumis slithers along the mat! The fans cheer Lumis on while Miz tentatively returns to the ring. The bell rings, Miz wants Lumis to hold on, but Lumis swings hands! Miz bobs ‘n’ weaves, then throws a punch! Lumis just glares at Miz! Miz runs away, Lumis gives chase, and they go around the outside, then back inside! Lumis drags Miz out of the ring to ROCK him!
Miz staggers, Lumis THROWS him into barriers! The fans cheer, Lumis ROCKS Miz again, and then Lumis SMACKS Miz off the apron! Lumis pushes Miz into the ring, Miz bails out, but Lumis goes out to the apron. CANNONBALL! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up. Lumis CLUBS Miz, stalks him, then puts him in the ring. Miz again asks for mercy, but then he tries a cheap kick! Lumis blocks and UPPERCUTS! Lumis scoops, Miz slips free and Miz BOOTS Lumis! Miz runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Lumis rains down fast hands, then runs to AX HANDLE! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up.
Miz breaks free to throat chop! The ref reprimands but Miz runs, only for Lumis to catch him! URENAGE! Lumis storms around, then goes looks to the corner. Lumis climbs, but wait, the Authors of Pain are here! So Lumis CANNONBALLS onto them! The fans fire up but Kross attacks!
Winner: Dexter Lumis, by disqualification
The Final Testament beats Lumis up and puts him in the ring. Miz stands, confident now that he has reinforcements. Kross says they’ve got Lumis where they want him, but Lumis looks to the sky. Seems it’s the other way around! The lights go down, and when they come up, the rest of the Wyatts are here! They brawl with Final Testament and then send them running! Nikki wants uppies, and Erik Rowan pops her up to POWERBOMB her out onto The Final Testament! Nikki is all fired up as the Wyatts stand together! Will The Final Testament be the one buried and forgotten after all is said and done?
The War Raiders regroup backstage.
Erik & Ivar are fired up after getting the better of Judgment Day, and then Priest walks in. He says what’s up, and they give him some pushes and shoves of excitement. Priest says okay, okay, settle down. But that was good, and he appreciates the save. Ivar says hey, they’ve all known each other a long time. And while they haven’t always seen eye to eye, there has always been honor here. They may not be friends, but Priest had their backs in a big way last week and they don’t forget that. They owed him, they got him. Priest respects that. If the War Raiders are at war with the Judgment Day, then he’ll go to war with them.
They all fist bump, and Erik & Ivar say they like the sound of that. Could these three finally tear down Judgment Day once and for all?
The zero symbol returns…
And now it’s joined by a pentagram? What could these clues be leading to?
The New Day barges out to ringside.
And Kofi Kingston tells Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett on commentary that no no no no! You do not get to speak about them like that! Woods asks what is going on around here? What happened to unbiased journalism? How long has Tessitore even been with the WWE? Not that long, right? Certainly not long enough to know that his job is not to have an opinion but to tell the TRUTH like they have! But it seems in 2024, no one wants the truth! Certainly not these fans. Wade was sympathizing with E as well! Well that’s fine, because Wade and Big E have something in common. They’re not man enough to lace up their boots again and get in the ring!
The fans boo now but Kofi says speaking of getting back int he ring, allow the New Day to do that and continue to tell everyone what they were trying to tell people before. They did NOT put hands on Big E. They could have, laid him out here in the ring, stretchered out of the building again, but they didn’t! So why is everyone so upset!? The fans keep booing but Kofi says this was supposed to be a homecoming for Kofi, and for the woman he bought a plane ticket for to come all the way here to Boston from Ghana, and that is Kofi’s mom! Kofi’s mom is in the front row! Miss Elizabeth Kingston is here, but she doesn’t seem very amused.
Kofi says his mom sat in the middle seat for 20 HOURS, just to see Kofi, and the fans are ruining her experience! This is his mother! The woman who taught him how to be the man that he is today! She does not deserve to see her son get booed out of his own hometown! Woods says they gave the fans ten of the best years of their LIVES…! Kofi steps back outside to apologize to his mom for the fans. She does not deserve this. Kofi doesn’t understand why they’re doing this. Kofi wants a hug. Miss Elizabeth stands up, but she pushes Kofi! She’s upset with HIM, not the fans! Miss Elizabeth takes her coat and leaves! Kofi is confused, what’s this about?
Kofi calls after his mom but she tunes him out. Though, it might be hard to hear over the fans. Will it ever get through to the New Day that they are in the wrong?
The New Day regroups backstage.
And then they cross paths with Rey Mysterio. Woods asks if he’s gonna pile on. Rey says no, it’s not like that. Rey thought about what they said last week, being a locker room leader and all. Rey definitely could’ve handled things better, so he’ll apologize to them. Rey just has the responsibility to help everyone as much as he can. So hey, what New Day did was out of pocket, all foul. And if they want to start fixing things, they can start by apologizing. Whoa, hold up. Them? Apologize to Rey and the locker room? No, they aren’t apologizing, because they didn’t do anything wrong! This is ridiculous!
Rey is just as bad as Big E and everyone else! Why not let Woods pop that mask off again so he can hear them better. New Day did nothing wrong. Rey says okay, fine, que pasa nada. Just don’t say he didn’t try. From this point on, New Day is on their own. And oh, get used to hearing this. “New! Day SUCKS!” With that, Rey takes his leave. After hearing that, will Kofi & Woods have anything but a Merry Christmas?
Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre!
The Honorary Uce may have just lost to the Scottish Terminator at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but he isn’t going to give up the fight. Will Sami finally get a win over McIntyre as a Christmas miracle? Or will McIntyre ruin the holidays with a Claymore?
Raw returns and Sami makes his entrance. The bell rings and McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre fires hands, then CHOPS Sami in a corner! McIntyre ROCKS Sami, stands him up, and then CHOPS again! The fans are torn but McIntyre paces while Sami sits down. Sami rises up, and he avoids a chop to fire hands! The fans fire up as Sami CHOPS and fires more punches! The ref backs Sami off, but Sami comes back to stomp and punch! The fans rally behind “SAMI USO!” and Sami whips Mcintyre corner to corner. McIntyre reverses, Sami goes up, but McIntyre KICKS him out of the air!
McIntyre snarls and then he deadlift suplexes Sami! Sami writhes and clutches his back, but McIntyre storms over to him. McIntyre STMOPS Sami’s hands! Then he ROCKS Sami with a right! Sami goes to ropes but McIntyre CHOPS him again! The fans “WOO~!” as that chop echoes out! The fans rally for Sami but McIntyre grins. McIntyre whips but Sami KICKS him in return! Mcintyre comes back but Sami TOSSES him out! The fans fire up and Sami builds speed, but then Mcintyre moves so Sami Arabian Presses to land back inside. Sami smiles as he gets the better of McIntyre, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Sami is in the corner. McIntyre storms up to stomp away on him again! The ref backs McIntyre off but then McIntyre storms back up. McIntyre drag’s Sami up to the apron, and he suplexes Sami up and into the ring! Sami flounders to the ropes and the ref checks him. Sami says he’s still in this, so McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami CHOPS McIntyre! And CHOSP! And fires forearms! Sami whips, McIntyre reverses but Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for McIntyre to tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and McIntyre grows annoyed. The fans rally up but Sami writhes form all the damage.
McIntyre stalks Sami to the ropes, eggs him on, and then whips him to ropes. Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges again, and this time Sami tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Sami and McIntyre both rise up, and McIntyre bails out. Sami storms up to ropes, grits his teeth, and he PLANCHAS! But McIntyre catches him! And then he aims for the desk! Sami fights free, and he DRIBBLES McIntyre off the desk! Sami backs off as the ring count climbs, but Sami goes back for McIntyre. McIntyre stops the step bump to SMACK Sami off the steps! McIntyre refreshes the ring count because he wants to do more damage!
McIntyre stalks Sami up the steps, then lifts him for an APRON BACKBREAKER!! Sami falls and writhes, and McIntyre has a manic look on his face as he watches Sami suffer, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Mcintyre has Sami in the Inverted Alabama Lift! INVERTED ALABAMA- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! McIntyre escapes and runs up, but Sami dodges! McIntyre POSTS himself! The fans fire up as McIntyre flops back, and Sami hurries to the corner! Sami climbs, but his back slows him down! McIntyre ROCKS Sami first! And then CHOPS him! McIntyre climbs up after Sami, fires some shots, then fireman’s carries Sami! SUPER WHITE NOISE! A shoutout to Sheamus and McIntyre covers, TWO!! The fans fire up while McIntyre grows frustrated. Sami stirs but McIntyre watches him closely.
The fans rally and McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami cradle counters! TWO! McIntyre GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Sami falls and McIntyre snarls. McIntyre goes to a corner, and he takes aim at Sami. Here comes the countdown! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Sami LARIATS McIntyre! And then a clinch, EXPLODER into the corner! Sami goes to the other side and the fans fire up! Sami aims as McIntyre rises, but that back tightens up. Sami fights through the pain, gets running, but CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
That was perhaps the closest Sami’s come, but he was still so far away from victory over McIntyre. 3-0 in 2024, 10-0 overall, and McIntyre stands over Sami to rub it in. Sami is already dazed, but McIntyre rains down fists! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but McIntyre shoves the ref away to HAMMER Sami down! But here comes Jey, just like earlier tonight! Jey runs in, dodges again, and this time, SPEAR!! Jey has Mcintyre down, but now he goes up! But wait! TAMA TONGA SHOVES JEY OFF THE TOP!! Solo Sikoa & The Bloodline are here! McIntyre is just as surprised, but given the truce they called on Friday, McIntyre takes his leave.
The Bloodline beat down Sami & Jey, which McIntyre loves to see. Tama Tonga rains down fists on Main Event Jey in a corner, but the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Instead, Jacob Fatu gets running! But Jey dodges the hip attack! SUPERKICK for Tama! Jey fires haymakers on Jacob! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Solo steps in to swing, but Jey dodges! Jey ROCKS Solo! Jacob SUPERKICKS Jey! The fans boo as the Samoan Werewolf gets all geeked up! Solo adds his SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo throws off his jacket, sits Jey back up, but Sami gets in! Sami fires hands, but Tama TACKLES Sami! Tama beats Sami down and fans boo again.
Solo tells Tama to set Sami up, and Tama stomps Sami into the corner. Jacob runs in, to HIP ATTACK! Jacob isn’t done, he puts Sami in the drop zone to go up, up and BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The fans boo but Solo adds on another SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo roars, then he and his Bloodline stand over the OGs. Jacob adorns Solo with the ula fala, will not even Roman Reigns be able to stop the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief? Will all of the WWE have no choice but to acknowledge Solo Sikoa?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here to build both the last Raw of 2024 and the first Raw of 2025, aka the Netflix debut. Rollins had a very good interview promo to add just a little more to things, but I feel like there’s little left that they need to say. Very good stuff with Judgment Day, such as the classic “X, can you tell Y…” gag from Finn and Liv. Dom thinking their plan to screw Priest over would work is hilarious, as was how it all fell apart. Priest gets the win from disqualification, but then great save from the War Raiders. Good promo from Priest and War Raiders, love the reference to ROH by saying “honor” there, and that’s a solid Six Man Tag right there.
Fun little bit from Pearce with Pure Fusion Collective, and of course Sonya thought she’d get a second chance, and of course Pearce uses real logic to say no way. Iyo Sky replacing Kairi Sane was announced last week on social media, so I guess Sonya didn’t check between shows. Great Triple Threat from Iyo, Alba and Natty, and of course Iyo won or else why put her in there? Iyo VS Lyra next round will be great stuff, as will Dakota Kai VS Zoey Stark, and whatever combination we get for the title match is going to be great. I don’t think we’ll get DMG CTRL VS DMG CTRL, so if Dakota wins, Iyo loses, and then vice-versa.
Great stuff with American Made and Alpha Academy, but of course Tozawa takes the loss. Otis standing up to Gable & The Creeds was a great moment, and I really hope we get Gable VS Otis for the big Netflix debut. Win or lose, Otis should definitely have a moment where he rallies through Gable and both Creeds, really get the crowd hot before the finish. Miz VS Lumis was good but could’ve been better. With only two hours, I guess they had to trim things down to the basics. Another disqualification finish tonight is a bit much, but I guess it keeps things going until we can come up with some kind of new 8 Man Tag, or even a really wild Mixed 10 Person match so Nikki and Scarlett can get involved legally.
Great stuff with New Day, from their interaction with Dom, then their “interrupting” the show to try and get their point across. It was great to have Mama Kingston there, and I just knew she would be disappointed in Kofi. Good promo with Rey, too, as Rey now leaves New Day out in the cold. I feel like we need a big tag team match to not only have Heel New Day show their stuff against like LWO, Alpha Academy, etcetera, and then they earn their way to a match with the War Raiders to revisit their feud, just with flipped Heel and Face dynamics. That could be some really good stuff as Raw on Netflix paves the road to WrestleMania 41.
And great stuff with McIntyre and the extended Bloodline. He and Sami had a great promo to again bring up family and sacrifice, but also how Roman’s OG Bloodline came back together without Roman ever changing a thing. Great brawls, great saves by Jey, and of course McIntyre won the match. Jey will of course get next, probably also for the Netflix debut, but good stuff with Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline showing up. They beat down Jey & Sami to send a message to Roman, who was obviously not going to be here tonight. There will surely be a response in part on SmackDown, but maybe more verbal than physical.
I feel like the “Transfer Window” will need to put all Bloodline members, old and new, on one brand so the story can be told all on one show. It’d just be easier while Jimmy’s foot is healing, because what can Roman do without backup against Solo, Tama & Jacob? And honestly, still waiting on when and where Hikuleo is going to show up. This is a good time to bring him in with Tonga Loa also hurt, so Solo can get the numbers edge on Roman again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Hockey Talk- Igor Gets Paid! [121024]
Hockey Talk looks at a coaching change in Chicago, the Four Nations Tournament, and Igor Shesterkin laughing all the way...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: Famous Jameis
As we head into the last week of byes on the NFL schedule, the gents run down their picks for...
Bandwagon Nerds #268: Seasons Geekings
Your favorite Nerds invite you to the greatest Holiday Party in the Nerdosphere! That plus a review of the first...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (12/18/24)
Majora speaks.
Bandwagon Nerds #267: I’ve Had 16 Holes Already!
The Nerds convene for an extended trip to the Trailer Park and discuss big casting decisions affecting the MCU and...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (12/12/24)
Dinner is served.
Bandwagon Nerds #266: Silver Age Supermen
The Nerds conclude their review of Game 7, plus the latest trailers and the official launch of the new DCU!
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (12/24/24)
NXT on Christmas Eve!
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (12/23/24)
The Raw Before Christmas!
Mitchell’s NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome Results & Report! (12/22/24)
Empire VS Emperor!
#TheOddity 023: Just Use A Baby Sock
Join Dave Wortz and PC Tunney for your weekly newsletter on the ridiculous and dumb of actual headlines from around...
Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/21/24)
Merry Collision!
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: The Saturday Night Wrasslin Show!
With Saturday Night's Main Event in our rear view mirror, we talk about the MAIN event.
Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Brody King is on a Rampage!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Who's dreaming of a gold Christmas?
Mitchell’s ROH Final Battle Results & Report! (12/20/24)
Is this the end of the Forever Reign?
DWI Podcast Classic: Scrooge McBitch
As the snow falls, enjoy this holiday classic from 4 years ago!
