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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (11/12/21)

Who is the true sovereign of SmackDown?

Published

3 years ago

November 12, 2021

Steven Mitchell

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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Andrew’s LIVE TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.23.25

NXTNA kicks off the post-Genesis TV with a Live show! Fraxiom defend the NXT Tag Titles on TNA television against The Rascalz!

Published

6 hours ago

January 23, 2025

Andrew Balaz

So we’re gonna be getting Live action for iMPACT for the first time in 8 years! NXTNA should bring some interesting layers with this episode. Fraxion is facing The Rascalz. We could see some stuff with 23 pay off, we could maybe get a Cora Jade appearance and who knows what else we’ve got. Genesis could’ve been the beginning of something big, but at least we make sure Hendry Mania can run wild as the TNA World Champ!

We're kicking off the night with NEW TNA World Champion @joehendry!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/EkIqqcvwIi pic.twitter.com/jORQS6swtu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 24, 2025

Ratings:

Rosemary, Heather & Ash by Elegance vs Masha Slamovich & Spitfire: Ash wins via Victory Roll – ** 1/2
JDC & Moose w/Alisha Edwards vs The Hardyz: Jeff wins via Swanton Bomb – ***
NXT Tag Team Championships: Fraxiom (c) vs The Rascalz: Fraxiom retain via Spanish Phoenix – *** 1/4
TNA World Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs Matt Cardona: Hendry retains via Standing Ovation – *** 1/4

Results:

Oh look, Joe Hendry comes out to kick off the Live episode. Hendry says he’ll be a fighting champion and face anyone at anytime, so Santino’s music hits and we may get a surprise very soon. Oh nevermind, it’s Matt Cardona. If this was supposed to be a big reveal I don’t think it came over well.

Rosemary, Heather & Ash by Elegance vs Masha Slamovich & Spitfire

Jody and Ash start, Ash gets in a cocky slap but then a few strikes and a T-Bone suplex lead to tagging in Dani and a few assisted Slam moves and we see a near fall. Ash retreats to her corner, tags in Heather, Heather is afraid of Dani so she blind tags Rosemary. Spitfire do some tandem stuff on Rosemary and the Demon Assassin finally slips a move from Jody, shoves Jody into her corner, Heather tries to blind tag but Rosemary grabs Heather, Ash calls a timeout to explain to Rosemary that they’re a team and tags herself in. A few shortcuts that the ref conveniently can’t see and Ash tags in Rosemary cleanly. Rosemary throws Jody around, Exploder Suplex for two, and Ash tags in, hits a Snap Suplex, tries to go after Dani and Masha but Masha pops her and Jody hits a Codebreaker to tag in Masha.

Masha comes out hot and beats the hell out of Heather and Rosemary. Masha tried Requiem on Heather, but Rosemary hits the Scorpion Deathdrop, Dani Shotgun kicks Rosemary, Satellite DDT from Ash takes out Dani, Jody takes out Ash, Heather hits a John Woo Dropkick to send Jody crashing to the outside. After the signature spam, Dani gets back on the apron, Masha tags her in and Dani is taking Ash to Suplex City. Cora Jade’s music hits in the middle of the match and she hands a folder to Masha with her picture in it, like Masha used to do. Ash takes advantage of the Cora distraction and Victory Rolls Dani for the flash win. Cora makes her intentions known and the match was fine.

Northern Useless Armoury comes out to look pathetic and Josh talks. Sinner and Saint are about as impressive as a wet fart running down your legs in the middle of summer. They are pathetic and that makes this whole heel turn look worthless. Jabroni squad says Josh can’t leave and attack him. EY hits the ring to make a save, and cut an obvious promo to make a tag match. The crowd is mostly comatose, Sinner and Saint look stupid, have done nothing, and have terrible names.

JDC & Moose w/Alisha Edwards vs The Hardyz

System attacks immediately, the bell just rings, but the Hardyz reverse the Irish Whip spot, stack em in the corner and Poetry in Motion while still wearing the belt so he does the Splash version. Matt does the Delete Corner Face Smashes to JDC and turns it into the pull out of the corner Powerbomb. Extreme Elbow from Matt, Matt goes for the Twist, but JDC shoves off, Lish paws at the ankle and Moose attacks him while the ref is trying to figure out who to look at. Moose tags himself in, beats on Matt and then a few quick tags keep Matt isolated in the corner. JDC with a nice Strong Whip and Splash, tags back in Moose and Moose goes for the Camel Clutch to try and keep the pressure on but Matt starts to fight back. Moose doesn’t lose too much momentum, takes out Jeff, rocks Matt with an Uppercut into Senton and JDC tries Down and Dirty but misses! Simultaneous tags and classic Jeff Hardy offense gets a near fall that JDC has to break up.

Jeff dispatches with JDC, Moose misses Lights Out, Twist of Fate, goes for the Swanton but JDC cuts him off, Matt Twist of Fates JDC, Moose tries to pull Jeff off but gets Headbutt down and Swanton Bomb on Moose for the win! Jeff gonna go for the X Division Title now?

Twenty Three stuff happens on the tron before a commercial break, coming back Sami hits the ring calling out 23. Steph De Lander comes out to show she’s 23 because she won the Digital Media Title in the Divorce. But Sami can meet her new boyfriend, Mance Warner!

NXT Tag Team Championships: Fraxiom (c) vs The Rascalz

Axiom with a bit of World of Sport counters to the Arm Wringer, kicks Trey in the teeth, tags in Frazer and he rips across the ropes and kick Trey again, but Trey does turn things around. ACS Rush from The Rascalz. Quick tandem offense from Fraxiom with interwoven Forearm Shivers and a near fall. Axiom locks in a Sleeper and tries to ground Trey. Trey tries to fight back up but eats a Back Elbow. Tandem offense again, Double Superkicks from Fraxiom forces Wentz to break things up a little. Trey has been isolated for a while and Axiom is just keeping a solid Armbar but Trey fights up, manages to get away and hits a Rebound Switch Suplex.

Simultaneous tag and Wentz and Frazer go back and forth. Wentz has the early advantage, Knee Lift into the Rolling Snapmare Shining Wizard then the Running Corkscrew Moonsault. Axiom breaks up the Wentz offense, Fraxiom double teams Trey and takes him out with an Avalanche Total Elimination. More tandem spots from Fraxiom which end with a Brainbuster and Superkick combo but only two! Trey manages to get Frazer out of the ring, Wentz with the Back Handspring Knee Lift but everyone is down and a little gassed. Axiom tries a German, Wentz shrugs him off, Axiom Kips Up into a Superkick, Wentz goes for the UFO Cutter but eats the Superkick. Rascalz tandem Superkicking people out of the Sky, STREET SWEEPER for two! Cheeky Nandos, but Wes Lee hits the ring to distract the ref, Tyson and Tyriek attack, Spanish Fly into Phoenix Splash finish and Fraxion retain!

Solid match that hopefully leads to more stuff. Santana comes down to cut a typical man of the people babyface promo. But the biggest pop of the night (not counting the Hardyz) is when Mustafa Ali’s music hits! Ali is back! He says he signed with TNA.

Tessa comes out to cut a promo, Tully is in the crowd and cuts a decent anti-San Antonio promo. Not as good as Charles Barkley, until she mentions fat women. She’s getting a visceral negative reaction, and it’s pretty great. She basked in the heat and decent promo.

TNA World Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs Matt Cardona

Slow start, shove from Joe so Matt powders and then they go into Arm Wringer World of Sport stuff, but still mostly posturing. At least the crowd is engaged. Cardona feints the Test of Strength, kicks Hendry and shoves him into the corner with Chops, but Joe no sells and lights up Cardona until Cardona sells to a different corner to hit a sneaky Forearm. Rope Run, Leapfrog spot which ends with Hendry hitting a Knee Lift into the Stalling Suplex. Cardona side steps Hendry after the Suplex and then hits a Wrecking Ball Dropkick before using his ripped t-shirt to choke Hendry and just gets yelled at a little. Cardona Crossbody from the steps, but Hendry catches him, throws him on his shoulders and Attitude Adjustment on the apron. Joe goes for another but Matt claws the eyes and whips Hendry into the steps.

Commercial happens and as soon as we’re back, Hendry hits a Sunset Flip into Locomotion Cradle spots before Cardona hits the Diving Polish Hammer to stall Hendry. Cardona locks in a Guillotine, but Hendry powers up and Vertical Suplexes out of it! A few right hands, Lariat, Sack of Shit into the Kip Up and the turn to the camera! Standing Ovation is being called, Cardona fights it off and hits the Flashback for a near fall. Reboot connects from Cardona, he tries another and gets caught, goes for a Powerbomb but Cardona Throat Chop, Missile Dropkick, Snap DDT for a near fall! Radio Silence attempts from Cardona, Hendry ducks it, Running Boot kills the referee, and Hendry hits a Pop Up Powerbomb for what would’ve been the win, but no ref. Cardona hits the Low Blow and then wanders over to the title, very slowly, looks to use it but OH MAH GAHD MAGGLE ITS JBLS! Clothesline from Hell hits Cardona and Hendry stares down JBL. Cardona recovers enough to hit Hendry with the title as Hendry was distracted by JBL existing.

Cardona tries the title again, Standing Ovation, 1-2-3.

Overall Score: 6.5/10

The effort to make this show special was apparent. Wes Lee, Tyriek and Tyson interfering, Cora Jade costing the faces a match, Mance Warner, JBL on a Live TNA, Mustafa Ali returning and Hendry bookending the show is good stuff. Lapsed viewers or WWE fans got to see a lot of people they recognize, sure Steph De Lander’s whole explanation was moronic, Cardona was a fart in church and JDC not eating the pinfall seems silly unless it truly does lead to a Jeff Hardy X Division challenge. But the effort was all there.

There were no real production hiccups or audio problems, the crowd was receptive to the important things, Tessa got booed out of the building but steered into it and embraced the hate. Now she just needs to walk out with a Real American Beer or have Hulk and Tully escort her out for Slammiversary or BFG, and it will truly just steer so hard into the skid people might pop for the acknowledgement.

But it was a fun show, yes the Josh stuff is stupid. The Knockouts aren’t in a great spot (but the NXT help will bolster that), and JBL is still confusing…but the show was entertaining.

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (1/23/25)

EPISODE 100!

Published

9 hours ago

January 23, 2025

Steven Mitchell

Honor Club hits a new landmark!

ROH on Honor Club hits Episode 100! And to make this big deal a bigger deal, QT Marshall challenges Komander for the ROH World TV Championship! Will QT bring the DOOM~?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS QT Marshall; Komander wins and retains the title.
Leila Grey VS Marti Belle; Leila wins.
The Outrunners VS Jon Cruz & Rosario Grillo; The Outrunners win.
The Beast Mortos VS Lord Crewe; Mortos wins.
ROH Rewind – ROH World Tag Team Championships: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal VS CIMA & Shingo Takagi; Daniels & Sydal win and retain the titles.
Taya Valkyrie w/ Deonna Purrazzo VS Lady Frost; Taya wins.
The Gates of Agony VS Jay Lucas & Terry Yaki; Gates of Agony win.
Katsuyori Shibata VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Mark Briscoe speaks.

“Mark Briscoe here, ROH pioneer, one half of #DemBoys, the baddest tag team of all time, baby! Former 13-time ROH Tag Team Champions. Hey, here we are, ROH episode 100. Here’s to 100 more, and then 100 more, and then 100 more, and then 100 more! HAAAH!” The Sussex County Chicken has the right idea. What will be in store for ROH after making it to this milestone?

ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS QT Marshall!

If we’re talking Episode 100 of ROH TV here on Honor Club, then of course this title needs to be defended! Though if you were to ask “Big Doom QT,” he’d say he’s the reason this episode is a big deal. Will QT at least back up that ego with actions? Or will the Commander of the Skies continue to command respect?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the Face of ROH TV!

The fans chant “QT SUCKS! QT SUCKS!” QT gets on the corner to show off with a backflip, but the fans say, “You Still Suck!” QT skips the Code of Honor, the bell rings, and QT circles with Komander. They tie up, QT waistlocks, and he SLAMS Komander! The fans boo but QT flips Komander, only for Komander to do a 360. QT is annoyed, he just wanted 180. QT flips Komander over again, but Komander kips up and arm-drags hard! The fans fire up as Komander has the double wristlock. QT is annoyed again and he fights up. QT powers out, but Komander slips under the lariat! Komander UP KICKS, then he KICKS away on QT’s leg!

QT ROCKS Komander with a forearm! Komander goes to a corner, the fans boo, but QT whips. Komander goes up, headscissors, but QT puts Komander on the apron. Komander feints high to RAM QT low, then he slingshots up and over. Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, wheelbarrows, but QT counters with a back suplex. Komander lands out, waistlocks, and he shoves QT to ropes. QT bucks the O’Conner, but then Komander slips around the lariat to sunset flip! QT flails to stay up, and he grabs Komander with both hands! QT YANKS Komander up, but Komander RANAS QT away! The fans fire up and Komander runs in, but only gets buckles!

QT runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Komander goes up to CROSSBODY, but QT catches him! QT shakes his head, swings Komander around, BACKBREAKER to FLATLINER! Did QT just copy the Lethal Combination? The fans boo while Komander is dazed, but QT drags Komander up to TOSS him out. QT goes out to then bring Komander to railing, and he CHOPS! Komander is stinging but the fans rally up. QT brings Komander around, pushes him to the apron, then has him against a corner. Komander ducks and the CHOP hits POST! QT clutches that hand, but he still CHOPS Komander! QT puts Komander in the ring, then storms up to the apron.

QT steps in for a springboard ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Komander is still in this and the fans rally up. Abrahantes coaches Komander and he rallies the fans. QT drags Komander up but Komander RAMS him in the ropes, then fires body shots! Komander CHOPS, then whips. QT reverses and POP-UP FOREARMS! Komander staggers, QT brings him around, and QT suplexes. FALCON ARROW, then a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Komander survives and QT is furious! QT clamps on with a chinlock, but he claws at the mask! The ref reprimands and the fans boo, but QT stops at 4. QT brings Komander to a corner and hoists him up.

The fans rally again while QT climbs up after Komander. QT CLAWS the mask again! Komander fires elbows, QT steps back, but then QT pulls Komander back. QT CHOPS Komander into the Tree of Woe! The fans boo but QT runs up, only for Komander to BOOT him while upside-down! QT staggers, but he comes back, only for Komander to sit up! QT POSTS himself, then falls to the floor! Komander runs, goes up and up, ESCALARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Komander puts QT in the ring, aims again, springboard and CROSSBODY! Komander keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to roll and FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

QT survives and Komander grows frustrated, but Abrahantes coaches him. The fans rally up, and Komander has QT in the drop zone. Komander goes corner to corner, goes up and up, MOONSAULT but into BOOTS! QT takes Komander out of the skies, and he calls for DDP’s inheritance! DIAMOND- NO, Komander backslides QT! TWO!! QT escapes, Komander dodges, and Komander springboards, into a DIAMOND CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives and QT is shocked! The fans fire up and sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” QT goes out and he talks trash on Cincinnati. QT grabs the belt! The fans boo but QT goes to the apron!

The ref stops QT, and Abrahantes snatches the belt back! QT is pissed, but Komander springboards! RAN- NO! QT stops that, and he pops Komander up, only for Komander to SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! QT survives but Komander hurries to the apron! The fans fire up again as Komander climbs. Komander tightrope walks, but Komander rolls out to the ramp! Komander just changes course, 450- NO, QT moves again! Komander rolls through the splash, but QT runs up to BOOT him! The fans boo but QT looms over Komander. QT brings Komander up and reels him in. QT lifts to a Canadian Rack, but Abrahantes says don’t do it!

The ref also says stop, so QT drops Komander. QT BODY BLOWS Abrahantes! The fans boo more, that was uncalled for! QT just grins and soaks up the heat. But Komander uses Abrahantes as a step to MEXICAN DESTROYER on the ramp!! Komander hurries to go up, up, and FLYING DESTROYER!! QT is back in the drop zone and Komander climbs! The fans are thunderous for CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, Komander wins!

Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)

QT tried to bring The Doom, but he got a bit full of himself. Well, what else is new? But wait, Lee Johnson walks out here. Big Shotty applauds Komander’s win, but says he’s got next. Komander says he’s game. When and where will we see these two fight for the spotlight here on Honor Club?

Athena speaks.

“Hello, Minions. Now I know you weren’t about to celebrate my show, the 100th episode of ROH on Honor Club without me, the most important part. The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the inspiration to every division, the ROH Gatekeeper, but most importantly, the Forever ROH Women’s World Champion. Now, I know I’ve been away on business, the Athena World~ Tour~! I know it was amazing, it was beautiful, and still your Forever Champion, Athena, So very soon, I will be back to show the world why I am the most dominant champion in all of pro-wrestling, and why it is my show! HAHAHAHA! See you soon.”

ROH Rewind – ROH World Tag Team Championships: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal VS CIMA & Shingo Takagi!

To honor the Fallen Angel retiring from in-ring action, we flashback to December 22, 2006, and the ROH International Challenge! Daniels & Sydal took on the Dragon Gate duo, did things get Crazy MAX? Or did Daniels & Sydal defend their titles as well as homefield?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who wins the International Challenge!

The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Daniels starts against Shingo. The fans rally up and the two circle. Daniels and Shingo feel things out, tie up, then Shingo powers Daniels to a corner. The ref counts, Shingo lets off slowly, but Daniels keeps cool. They reset and feel things out again. They knuckle lock, break, then tie up again. Shingo waistlocks, and Shingo SLAMS Daniels down. Shingo facelocks but Daniels slips out to wrench the arm. Shingo rolls, Daniels keeps on the arm, but Shingo rolls again. Shingo trips Daniels, steps through and has the toehold. Daniels endures and the fans rally up.

Daniels moves around, turns over, and he trips Shingo to then get the headlock. Shingo fights up, powers out, but Daniels RAMS shoulders! Shingo roars and the fans fire up! Daniels runs, he RAMS Shingo again, but Shingo rebounds to RUN Daniels over! Things keep moving, and Shingo RUNS Daniels over again! Daniels stays low, then hurdles, but Shingo still RUNS him over! The fans are torn while Shingo flexes. Shingo drags Daniels up, reels him in, but Daniels fights the suplex. Shingo fires body shots, suplexes, but Daniels lands out! Daniels ducks ‘n’ dodges, then he flying SHOULDER TACKLES! Down goes Shingo!

Daniels wrenches an arm, tags Sydal, and they mug Shingo. Sydal wrenches to wristlock, then he slips around to arm-drag! Sydal has the armlock but Shingo endures. Shingo fights up, powers Sydal to ropes, but the ref counts. Shingo lets off, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up, Shingo whips, but Sydla reverses. Sydal leaps, but into Shingo’s arms! Sydal fights free, then arm-drags! Sydal RAMS Shingo, Shingo rebounds, but into a WHEEL KICK! Shingo tags in Cima! The fans fire up and Cima circles with Sydal. They tie up, Sydal waistlocks but Cima switches. Sydal switches, nelsons, and hip tosses!

Sydal rolls to bring Cima up but Cima arm-drags, RAMS, and then he avoids the dropkick! Sydal avoids the elbow drop! Tag to Daniels and Cima gets to his feet! The fans rally up as Cima and Daniels circle. They tie up but Cima trips Daniels. Things speed up, Daniels hurdles but Cima leaps over. Daniels arm-drags! Cima arm-drags! Daniels arm-drags again! Then Daniels avoids Cima! The fans fire up and Daniels cheers himself on. But then he turns around into an arm-drag! The fans fire up as Cima arm-drags, then he blocks a kick! Cima spins Daniels, throws him down, and SCRAPES Daniels’ face! Then DOUBLE STOMPS him in the chest!

The fans fire up and Cima looms over Daniels. NECK TWIST! Tag to Shingo and Shingo stomps Daniels around. Shingo snapmares Daniels and clamps on a chinbar with a chicken wing. Daniels endures, so Shingo ELBOWS him in the shoulder! Shingo stomps Daniels more, then drags him onto ropes. Shingo CHOKES Daniels, stops as the ref counts, and he CHOPS Daniels on the back! Shingo scoops and SLAMS, then covers, ONE!! Daniels is tough but Shingo brings him to the corner. Tag to Cima, they mug Daniels, then double whip. They DOUBLE SHOULDER, and double flex! The fans fire up and Cima stomps Daniels.

Cima keeps Daniels from Sydal with a chinlock, and then shifts to a chinbar and chicken wing. Cima throws down elbow after elbow, then he stands Daniels up. Daniels fires body shots, but Cima CLAWS the eyes! Daniels flounders to the ropes but Cima stalks him. Cima stomps Daniels while the fans duel, but Daniels fires body shots! Cima CLUBS Daniels down! Cima SLAPS Daniels on the top of his head! Cima stands Daniels up again but Daniels fires shots, Cima whips, Daniels reverses, but Cima ducks ‘n’ dodges, only to run into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Tag to Sydal, he and Daniels mug Cima!

Sylda stomps Cima, snapmares him, and has the motorcycle stretch. Cima endures as Sydal pulls those arms back. Shingo storms in but the ref stops him from going after Sydal. Cima fights up but Sydal snapmares him back down. Sydal drags Cima back with chicken wings, and Daniels tags in. The champs mug Cima more, and then they double scoop SLAM! Daniels scoops Sydal to SLAM him into Cima! Cover, TWO! Daniels brings Cima up, ROCKS him, then whips. CALF KICK! Cover, Shingo breaks it! The fans are torn but Daniels tags Sydal. Daniels lifts Cima, Sydal springboards, ELBOW DROP BACK SUPLEX COMBO! Cover, Shingo breaks it again!

The ref reprimands but the fans rally up. Sydal stomps Cima, drags him up, and then scoops. Sydal SLAMS Cima, goes up a corner, and calls his shot! CANNONBALL, but Cima moves! Sydal crashes hard, and then Cima adds DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up while Cima keeps Sydal from Daniels. Tag to Shingo, and Cima feeds Sydal to a BOOT! Sydal flops to the apron but Shingo drags him in. Shingo stands on Sydal at the ropes, steps off as the ref counts, but then stands on Sydal again! Shingo steps off again, CLUBS Sydal, then whips Sydal to ropes. Fireman’s carry into a SWINGING SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

Shingo keeps Sydal down with a HALF CRAB! Sydal endures, but Shingo drags him back for the stepover! Shingo has the toehold, and then he pulls on Sydal’s hair! The ref reprimands, Sydal finds the ROPEBREAK, and Shingo lets go. Shingo drags Sydal up to CLUB him! Sydal hobbles, Shingo CHOPS him! Shingo tags Cima and Cima brings Sydal around to RAM into the ropes! Cima holds Sydal up, Shingo runs, LEAP FROG ATTACK! Now Shingo holds Sydal up and Cima climbs, DRAPING DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up while Sydal flounders out of the ring. Shingo drags Sydal up to RAM him into the railing!

Shingo brings Sydal around, puts him in, and Cima covers, TWO! Sydal survives but he flounders for his corner. Cima clamps onto Sydal with a full nelson! Sydal endures, the fans rally, and Sydal fights up. Cima powers Sydal to the corner, Shingo holds him against the buckles, and Cima lets go to run and DROPKICK Sydal in the butt! The fans fire up while Sydal falls in a heap! Cima drags Sydal out to YANK the leg! Sydal clutches that knee, rolls for his corner, but Cima stays in his way! Cima digs his knee into the knee, and he pulls on that leg! Sydal endures this modified Calf Killer, but then Cima BITES that leg!

The ref reprimands, Cima stops biting so he can stomp Sydal. The fans rally up, but Cima grabs the bad leg to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Sydal hobbles up to CHOP! Cima KICKS the bad leg! Cima mocks the pain while Shingo gets cheap shots in. Cima STOMPS the bad leg! Cima again mocks Sydal, then stomps the leg again. Cima says they are the new champions! The fans fire up but Sydal is headed for his corner! Cima drags Sydal back, tags Shingo, and Shingo suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shingo clamps onto Sydal with a chinlock. Sydal endures, fights up, and he fires body shots!

Sydal is free, he runs, but into a SLEEPER! Shingo SWINGS Sydal to then SLAM him down! The fans fire up and Shingo drags Sydal up. Tag to Cima, and Cima BLASTS Daniels! Shingo ROCKS Sydal, the ref keeps Daniels out, and Blood Generation double whip, to DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER, and then they wheelbarrow Sydal for a CODE BREAKER! Shingo hauls Sydal back up, Cima hits a CUTTER! Shingo covers, but Daniels breaks it! The fans fire up but Shingo stands on Sydal’s leg. Sydal fires body shots but Shingo CLUBS Sydal! Sydal CHOPS, Shingo fires a forearm, repeat! Shingo fires a flurry, then waistlocks.

Sydal fights the German Suplex, and makes it a DDT! Cima goes up, leaps, but into a DROPKICK! Hot tag to Daniels! Daniels rallies on CIma and Shingo with elbows and LARIATS! Daniels sends Cima into Shingo, then STO DDT COMBO!! The fans fire up and Daniels climbs! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Daniels whips, Shingo reverses, but Daniels dodges to CLUB and TOSS Shingo! Daniels goes to the apron but Shingo YANKS him down! Shingo goes up, but Sydal BLASTS Shingo! Sydal builds speed but Cima trips him! Slingshot SENTON for Sydal, and a DIVE for Daniels! The fans fire up, but now Sydal is climbing!

Sydal aims to ARIHARA MOONSAULT them all! The fans are thunderous for “ROH! ROH!” in Hartford! Sydal rises and he puts Cima in. Sydal O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Cima shoves Sydal, but Sydal slips around, SLICE! Cover, TWO! Cima survives, and Shingo hauls Sydal up! Shingo CHOPS, then whips. Sydal reverses, runs in, but into a BOOT! Shingo goes up, but Sydal jumps! Shingo blocks the Super Steiner!! And he holds Sydal upside-down for Cima to BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans are thunderous again as Shingo hauls Sydal up. Shingo scoops but Sydal fights free! Sydal puts Shingo in a corner, runs up, but Shingo dodges!

Sydal goes up and SUNSET FLIPS! Shingo rolls through, high stacks, and deadlifts, BUCKLE BOMB! Cima goes after Daniels while Shingo GUT WRENCH POWERBOMBS!! Cover, Daniels breaks it! Daniels kicks Cima, runs, but Cima drop toeholds Daniels into a DEATH LOCK! Cima SNAPS the lock again and again! Sydal runs in, but Cima catches him! SNAP SUPLEX SNAP LOCK COMBO!! The fans are thunderous again as Cima stalks Daniels. Cima whips Daniels to a corner, runs up, but Daniels dodges the knees! ENZIGIRI! But Shingo whips Daniels! Daniels rolls off Shingo’s back, CODE BREAKER!

Daniels fireman’s carries Shingo, and throws him into the dragon sleeper! Sydal goes up, CROSSBODY DDT COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Shingo survives and Cima attacks Sydal! Daniels ROCKS Cima and puts him up top! SHOTEI! Daniels wrenches Cima but Cima breaks free! Cima flying sunset flips, rolls through, and he puts Daniels up top! SHOTEI, and then ICONOCLASM! The fans fire up as Cima hooks a leg! AOI SHODO! Cover, TWO!! Daniels survives but Cima goes to the apron. Cima springboards, but Daniels fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Shingo runs up, but into a FLATLINER! KOJI KLUTCH!!

Shingo endures, Cima is up top! FROG SPLASH onto Daniels! Sydal DEEP IMPACT DDTS Cima!! Shingo PUMPING BOMBERS Sydal!! The fans are electric as all four men are down! Shingo rises, runs, “This is Awesome!” as Shingo LARIATS Sydal out! LARIAT for Daniels! Cima goes up, Shingo Electric Chair Lifts! CROSSBODY DOOMSDAY! Shingo hauls Daniels up again, STAY DREAM!! Cover, SYDAL BREAKS IT! Cima stomps Sydal out of the ring and Shingo drags Daniels up! Another pump handle, but Daniels slips free! They trade waistlock for waistlock, Cima aims! Daniels ducks and the SUPERKICK hits Shingo!!

Sydal TOSSES Cima! URENAGE for Shingo! BEST MOONSAULT EVER, and the SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, Daniels & Sydal win!!

Winners: Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Their first defense was an instant classic, and this reign of Daniels & Sydal would continue until February 24, 2007, losing to Mark & Jay Briscoe. With The Fallen Angel now leaving the boots in the ring, we can all say #ThankYouDaniels for a career full of honor.

Backstage interview with Leila Grey.

Lexy Nair is with the Top Flight Attendant and congratulates her on her first win of 2025. How is Leila going to keep this momentum going? Leila is all fired up, and she said that New Year, New Me. She is coming out guns blazing, and expects many more wins this year. Including some championship gold. And speaking of gold, she thinks it is time to challenge for something real. You know what she wants? The ROH Women’s Television Championship! Red Velvet, we see you holding that. But it is time for a real baddie to take the stand. So what does Red say? Next week, Red VS Grey for the Women’s TV Championship.

And “spoiler alert,” Leila’s taking that title. Get it? Got it? Good. Leila is ready to reach that next level, but will The Chef already cook up a fresh L for Leila?

Jacked Jameson is backstage.

The Iron Savages’ front man says he’s jacked, he’s stoked, this is gonna be sweet! His “homies” are over here, he’ll start a new group, it’ll be so sweet! Jameson walks over to Preston Vance, Griff Garrison & Cole Karter and says wassup, dudes! Uh, yeah… Well, alright, they’re looking shredded! Jacked to the gills! Check that chest! Vance is huge! So anyway, Jameson’s starting up a new group, it’s gonna be sweet! It’ll be a fraternity. No, wait, it’ll be THE Fraternity! There’ll be chicks, parties, it’ll be sweet, dude. Okay, they do dig chicks… And they are pretty jacked. No high-fives, bro. Jameson puts his hand down.

But see, Vance and the guys already get a lot of chicks, and already go to a lot of parties, so… Okay, okay, fair enough. But that’s just part of it. A very important part, but there’s more to it. The three of them have been a bit lost in the shuffle, and what they’re missing is discipline and focus. Jameson can be the guy to get them there. But hey, it’ll be awesome. Chicks, parties, titles, money! It’ll be so sweet! The Fraternity! The four of them will be unstoppable. Uh, sure… Just give them some time to think about it. Okay, bros! No, they’re not bros. Jameson goes off to the side, and the trio talks it out.

Griff votes they kick Jameson’s ass. Karter says that’s a good option, and Vance agrees. Jameson is a total idiot, but hey, they could at least hear him out. And then they can kick his ass! Vance calls Jameson back over, and Jameson’s all pumped. Vance says they considered his offer, and they will… think about it. See you around. Yeah, sure, bro! Chicks, money, parties- Yeah, yeah, they know, they know. Okay, okay. Do they want him to hang out? He can take his shirt off like them. No, no, that’s not needed. Okay, okay. Are there chicks coming? Y-Yeah, for them. With an Uber. Oh, okay, so they’re headed out? Alright.

Jameson still offers a high-five but no one is taking. Well, okay, next week! It’ll be awesome! The Fraternity! Jameson heads out and Karter says they should just kick his ass. Vance says yeah, that’s definitely the plan. But will Vance, Karter & Griff steal that idea and become the frat boys of ROH?

Chris Jericho speaks.

“Hi, guys~! Who can believe it? The 100th episode of ROH, available now at WatchROH.com. Think about this: 100 episodes of ROH, with 100 great moments from Chris Jericho, your ROH World Champion. And when I think of all of my favorite ROH moments, I mean there’s that one. And this one, and so many moments, who can even decide? You guys should form your own playlist: The Top Ten Moments of Chris Jericho in ROH! What’s it gonna be? I wanna know. Think of all the great ROH champions that have had the chance to influence and be with. All the great ROH champions in ROH history!

“From Chris Jericho to Samoa Joe, to The Learning Tree, to Bryan Danielson, to The King of New York, to Mark Briscoe, to The Nueve, to my personal favorite, Jay Briscoe, and so many more. So congratulations, ROH, on your 100th episode, El Ciento, from El Neuve. That’s me. Thanks, guys!” Jericho taking more credit than he deserves aside, what moments will we see be made across the next 100 episodes of ROH on Honor Club?

Katsuyori Shibata VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!

Episode 100 ends with a huge match-up between the former ROH Pure Champion and the former ROH World Television Champion! Will The Wrestler look to win his way to a new title opportunity? Or will Big Bad Shaney T. show Shibata how to rumble, bad man, rumble?

The Code of Honor is skipped, the bell rings, and the fans fire up. The fans chant “SHI-BA-TA!” but The Infantry adds “SUCKS!” Shibata and Shane tie up, are in a deadlock, but Shane finds a point of leverage with his heigh and size. The ref counts, Shane lets off slowly, and he says, “They said you were a Japanese legend. All I see is a little Japanese b*tch!” The fans boo but Shibata SLAPS Shane! The fans fire up, Shane takes a swing, but Shibata dodges! Shibata CHOPS, then he eggs Shane on. Shane CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! Neither man is backing down so the CHOPS keep going! Shibata even leans into the shots!

Shibata then ROCKS Shibata with a forearm! Shibata fires a flurry in the corner, then runs. But Shane is up to UPPERCUT! Shane shakes off the shots from Shibata while Shibata goes to the apron. Shibata stands, and Shane LARIATS him down! The fans boo but The Infantry talks smack. Shane storms out, drags Shibata up, and whips him into the railing! Shibata falls in a heap and Shane talks smack on the fans. Shane goes into the ring, he argues with the ref, but that lets The Infantry whips Shibata into the railing! Carlie Bravo mocks Shibata, “I bet that really hurt!” Shane goes out to fetch Shibata and HEADBUTTS him!

Shane puts Shibata on the apron, then CLUBS him in the chest! Shane goes up to the apron, then lines up a shot. GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Shibata sputters and Shawn Dean says THIS is a man right here! Bravo says that hurts so bad! Shane tells Shibata to send this message back to NJPW. Shibata flops to the floor but Shane stands him up. Shane ROCKS Shibata! Shibata falls again and Shane stands on him. Shane talks trash, but the fans rally up for Shibata. Shane brings Shibata around but Shibata fires body shots. Shane ROCKS Shibata again! Shane puts Shibata in, then storms back up for a cover, TWO!

Shibata shows his toughness but Shane clamps onto him with a chinlock. The fans rally as Shibata endures. Shibata fights up, fires body shots, and he fires forearms! Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the SOUTHPAW finds him! Cover, ONE!! Shibata survives but Shane seethes. Shane talks smack on the fans, then he storms up on Shibata. Shibata stands so Shane gets in his face. Shane BODY BLOWS, but Shibata growls! Shane BODY BLOWS again, but Shibata steps to him! Shane fires forearm after forearm, then he goes corner to corner. But Shibata dodges! Shane hits buckles, Shibata BOOTS him!

Shibata CHOPS! And CHOPS! MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Shibata stands Shane up for more MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Shibata then goes corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Shibata stands Shane up, SNAP HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Shane shows that toughness but Shibata stays close. STP coaches Shane on but Shibata fires hands! Shibata runs, but into a BODY BLOW! Shibata kicks, Shane blocks, and Shane KNEES! Shibata roars, Shane ROCKS him! Shane tucks Shibata in, MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Shane is shocked that Shibata survives, but Cincy is all fired up!

STP tells Shane to hit him with the deal! Shane scoops Shibata, but Shibata slips free! Shibata CHOPS, and has the SLEEPER!! Shane flails but he’s caught! Shane reaches out, but Shibata slips under to SAIDO!! And back to the SLEEPER!! Shane fights up, but Shibata squeezes tight! Shane fades, and Shibata sits him down! Shibata runs to PENALTY KICK!! Cover, Shibata wins!

Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall

Shane put up a fight worthy of Strong Style, but Shibata epitomizes Strong Style! Will Shibata keep this momentum going until he also epitomizes ROH? Wait, Bravo slips in, and then Dean and Moriarty step up. They mug Shibata! The fans boo but STP keeps on The Wrestler 3v1! Shane winds up, and he DECKS Shibata! Then Moriarty hands Shane a chair! The Infantry stomp Shibata while Shane sets the chair down. Shane tells Shibata they’ll end his career! Shane winds up, but DANIEL GARCIA is here! The TNT Champion is an ally to The Wrestler, he will not stand for this! But that’s a 4v1 situation.

WAIT WHAT!? The Undisputed Kingdom is here!? Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly, all former ROH World Champions, stand with Red Death, and they storm into the ring! STP goes into a tactical retreat, but clearly the battlelines have been drawn! Will ROH belong to Shane Taylor Promotions? Or will it once again be undisputed?

Don Callis speaks.

Scummy Callis is with his Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita, and says that was a great win for Shibata. Very impressive! Shibata is a former ROH Pure Champion, has been champion all over the world, and is one of the best Japanese wrestlers of all time. But you know who you’re not greater than? THE ALPHA! Konosuke Takeshita is THE greatest product to come out of Japan! Bigger than Rikidozan! Bigger than Inoki! Bigger than Baba! Bigger than Kobashi! And yeah, bigger than Shibata. So if Shibata has the guts to test himself against the AEW International Champion, show up at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, the home of AEW, this Saturday!

And if he does, they’ll send him home in a body bag! Tell ’em, Take-san! Konosuke tells Shibata that this Saturday, he will show Shibata who is THE ALPHA! Shobu da, konoyaro! Callis is fired up for this one, but will The Wrestler become a champion in AEW for Homecoming?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode for ROH being that this is episode 100, but it isn’t exactly what I was hoping for given it’s episode 100, either. For one, we got only one (new) title match and it wasn’t even the main event. QT VS Komander was still a lot of fun, and that was still a great win for Komander. Lee Johnson stepping up for the next shot is cool, he was aiming for this title for most of 2024 and always falling short. I don’t know if he actually takes that title from Komander, but maybe now that he’s a Heel, he has EJ Nduka help him cheat that title off Komander. And then we only got promos from Jericho and Athena, not even real appearances, but I suppose that’s to bide time while contenders are built.

The only other title match we got was a replay from way back when Daniels & Sydal were a team and Shingo Takagi was a young Muscle Hawk in Dragon Gate. That was a great match, but even that can be seen as filler like the rest of the matches tonight. Still good wins for everyone, and Leila calling out Red Velvet is some good stuff. I would think Red Velvet wins again because we’re waiting on Velvet VS LEGIT Leyla Hirsch. Jacked Jameson wanting a new faction out of nowhere seems disappointing. There was a time when The Iron Savages could’ve become something more than comedic hosses, but TK dropped the ball there. That said, Vance, Griff & Karter is a good trio, I hope they become what Iron Savages (and other trios out there really) could’ve been.

Shibata VS Shane was a great main event, and Shibata winning is like a 51-49 surprising, if only because Shane and STP are being built up to try and take over ROH. However, I do appreciate we’re getting crossover between AEW and ROH again as Garcia and The Undisputed Kingdom show up to save Shibata. We could get a great 8 man Tag of Garcia & Kingdom VS STP that then sets up a lot of other matches. Callis & Konosuke having the last word was an interesting move, but word did come out before this episode aired (another fumble) that we were getting Konosuke VS Shibata for the International Championship, so it works that this promo makes it official. Konosuke VS Shibata could steal the show on Saturday, but I would think Konosuke wins.