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Mitchell’s WWE Survivor Series Results & Report! (11/21/21)
It’s Raw VS SmackDown once more!
The battle of the brands begins again!
WWE pits Raw against SmackDown in a new Survivor Series! Who will be Sole Survivor? Will the Tribal Chief topple the Powerhouse of Positivity?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff Show – Damien Priest VS Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Rick Boogs; Nakamura wins, by disqualification.
- Becky Lynch VS Charlotte Flair; Becky wins.
- 10 Man Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw VS Team SmackDown; Team Raw wins.
- The Rock’s 25th Anniversary 25 Man Battle Royal; Omos wins.
- RKBRO VS The Usos; RKBRO wins.
- 10 Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw VS Team SmackDown; Team Raw wins.
- Big E VS Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman; Reigns wins.
- Final Score: Raw wins, 5-2.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Survivor Series Kickoff Show!
Join Kayla Braxton, Kevin Patrick, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Booker T and Peter Rosenberg in analyzing, discussing and predicting all of tonight’s action!
SmackDown’s Women’s Team talks backstage.
As the captain, Sasha Banks wants to make something clear. They will NOT lose tonight. Team Raw is one hell of a team, but their team is the better team! The Boss, the Standard, the Blueprint of the WWE is here with the woman who out-manipulated Charlotte Flair in Toni Storm! We have the Best Of All Time, Natalya! We have the woman who will squeeze the life out of anyone in Shayna Baszler! And we have… Roxie? Trixie? It doesn’t matter what your name is! Follow the Boss and she’ll lead them to victory. Then let’s go right now! Natty keeps the peace, but is this team going to fall apart even before the 5v5?
Kickoff Show – Damien Priest VS Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Rick Boogs!
Raw’s United States Champion takes on SmackDown’s Intercontinental Champion! And things are already rocking with Boogs giving the King of Strong Style his introduction! Who gets the first points for their brand here in Brooklyn?
The bell rings and the two circle as fans fire up already. They tie up, Priest wrenches, hammerlocks, but Nakamura goes for a leg. Priest holds on and wrenches to a wristlock. Nakamura endures but Priest wrangles him down with a leg. Boogs starts rocking and Priest gets distracted, Nakamura rolls, kips up and cartwheels to wrench back! Nakamura hammerlocks, headlocks, but Priest powers up and out. Priest arm-drags, but then Nakamura fakes him out! Priest avoids the kick and the two stand off, which fans cheer. Nakamura mocks the Archer of Infamy’s bow ‘n’ arrow but the two circle again.
They tie up, Nakamura throws knees but Priest gives them back! Priest whips Nakamura to a corner, runs in but only gets buckles! Nakamura KICKS him down, then give shim GOOD VIBRATIONS~! Boogs rocks out with Nakamura and then Nakamura puts Priest on the ropes. TOP SHELF- NO! Priest avoids the knee to ROUNDHOUSE Nakamura! Priest climbs up and steps in to LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Priest is annoyed with Boogs but he throws knees on Nakamura. Priest whips and back elbows! Cover, TWO! Priest wraps on a chinlock and grinds Nakamura down. Nakamura endures, fans rally up and Nakamura kicks around.
Nakamura fights up as Boogs rocks for him again. Priest is getting more annoyed but Nakamura throws body shots. Priest CLUBS him and KICKS him down! Priest tells Boogs to knock it off. Priest drags Nakamura up, scoops him but Nakamura slips out and shoves to then duck and dodge, DYNAMIC DROPKICK! Priest staggers about, Nakamura eggs him on! “C’MON!” Strike Fest and KICKS for Priest, but Priest blocks one, only to get an ENZIGURI! Nakamura goes corner to corner but blocks boots! He puts Priest in the ropes, KICKS him, then SLIDING GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
Priest gets up but Nakamura is on him with a waistlock. Priest elbows free, runs in but into BOOTS! Nakamura goes up, leaps, but into a WHEEL KICK! Fans rally and duel, Priest shakes out some cobwebs and goes after Nakamura. Priest ROCKS Nakamura with big forearms then KICKS! DISCUS HAYMAKER, then a FLAPJACK! Priest roars and fans fire up with him! Priest runs in to back elbow in the corner! Then he suplexes, but Nakamura slips out and shoves, only to get a LARIAT! Priest suplexes to BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Nakamura is tougher than that but Priest keeps his cool. Priest waits on Nakamura to rise, then he clamps on a choke grip!
But Nakamura knees free! Nakamura swings but Priest blocks and KICKS! Nakamura KNEES but Priest BELL CLAPS! Ripcord but Nakamura ducks! Priest ducks but not the WHEEL KICK! Nakamura aims from a corner, KIN- NO! Priest rolls Nakamura up, TWO! ROUNDHOUSE from Priest, and then a springboard- into a knee! Ax kick and SLIDING KNEE! Cover, TWO! Nakamura is learning Priest is tough, too! Nakamura aims from a corner as fans rally and duel again. “YAO~!” KIN- NO! Choke grip and SOUTH OF HEAVEN CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO?!? Priest can’t believe Nakamura survives, but this is why he’s the King of Strong Style!
Priest gets up, scowls and drags Nakamura up to dragon sleeper. But Nakamura drops! Priest blocks the takedown and stomps Nakamura down! But Nakamura catches Priest to a FLYING ARMBAR! Priest clasps hands and throws Nakamura away, to a SNAKE BITE!! Nakamura endures but he’s fading! Boogs rocks out and it revives Nakamura! It’s a cover, TWO!! But now Priest is pissed! Priest goes out and Boogs apologies, but Priest takes the guitar and BREAKS it! And then he CLOBBERS Boogs with the body of it! Nakamura attacks Priest but Priest CLOBBERS Nakamura!
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura, by disqualification (Raw: 0; SmackDown: 1)
The rage of Damian gets the better of Priest! And that gives SmackDown the first win of the night! Will this loss of control have its consequences come Monday night?
“In a world where survival is everything, two sides prepare for battle.”
WWE Survivor Series and The Rock’s new film, Red Notice, have a lot in common that makes them epic. Tonight, the unpredictable is always expected. Like these openers always say, there is no glory without risk, no triumph without opportunity and no survival without alliances. Red VS Blue, champions VS champions, the best VS the best. Who survives? Who owns the night? It all collides, and here tonight, anything can happen! “See? I told you it’d be epic.”
Becky Lynch VS Charlotte Flair!
Once upon a time, Big Time Becks and The Queen were just two of the Four NXT Horsewomen and the best of friends. But gold, glory and greed have torn them apart and turned them against each other. This isn’t going to be about the brands, this is about their superiority! Who proves they are THE ALPHA FEMALE of the WWE?
The bell rings and Charlotte ROCKS Becky then pulls hair! Becky fires back with forearms but Charlotte hits back. They brawl, Charlotte RAMS Becky to a corner! They scrap, the ref backs Charlotte off and Becky kicks low! Then again! But Charlotte CHOP BLOCKS! NATURLA_ NO! Becky slips out to the DISARM-HER! But Charlotte pulls more hair! They both pull hair, then Becky gets a SOBAT to Charlotte’s face! But Charlotte SPEARS Becky down! Charlotte doesn’t even cover, she just hammers away on Becky! They both go out, Charlotte digs Becky’s face into the apron! The ref counts but Charlotte CLUBS Becky. Becky POSTS Charlotte!
Becky RAMS Charlotte into the barriers, gets in the ring at 7 of 10, and fans fire up as she paces furiously. The count restarts, Charlotte gets up and in at 6. Becky stomps Charlotte at the ropes, kicks her around and fans are on her side here. Becky reels Charlotte in but no urenage! Charlotte hits the BACKBREAKER to COMPLETE SHOT, then just KICKS Becky down! Charlotte seethes but fixes her hair before she slaps Becky around. Charlotte dribbles Becky off the mat, stands on Becky’s head, but the ref counts. Charlotte lets off at 4 and Becky goes to the apron. Becky seethes, dodges a boot and ROUNDHOUSES back!
Becky gets in, Charlotte KNEES her down! Becky is on the ropes, Charlotte POSTS Becky! Becky falls to the floor as fans rally and duel! Charlotte climbs up top while fans fire up, but Becky SHOVES her down! Charlotte hits barriers on the other side! Becky sees Charlotte down, clutching her knee. Becky goes back out and swings on Charlotte, but gets a BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! The front row gets even closer to the action with that one! The ring count is climbing past 5 of 10, Charlotte gets in at 8, and Becky is in at 9.5! The two stare down, or rather glare down. They’re talking a lot of trash, and they start throwing SLAPS back and forth! Charlotte LARIATS Becky down!
Charlotte composes herself, crawls after Becky, and then rains down slapping strikes! Cover, ONE! Charlotte grins and brings Becky up. Fans rally and duel, but Charlotte DECKS Becky! Becky gets back up, back elbows Charlotte, but Charlotte elbows back! And CHOPS in the corner! Becky pushes but Charlotte fires off forearms! Charlotte lets off, blocks a boot and ROCKS Becky, to then put the leg on the ropes! Becky avoids the knee drop to JUMP KICK Charlotte! Becky runs and tilt-o-whirls but Charlotte makes it a roll-up! TWO, into a deadlift and POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte is laughing, but perhaps because she’s at a loss for words. Another cover, TWO!
Charlotte pulls Becky’s hair but Becky gets her in a ghost pin! TWO, Disarm-Her! Charlotte rolls Becky up, TWO! Becky wants the arm but Charlotte whips her to a corner. Becky back elbows then stomps away on Charlotte! Becky fires big forearms, fans are thunderous as Becky stomps more! Becky reels Charlotte in but Charlotte fights the Becksploder to EXPLODER Becky into buckles! Charlotte kips up and raises her hands in triumph. Charlotte then drags Becky by an arm, dares her to talk crap when fans know Charlotte is the greatest! Charlotte steps on Becky, goes to the corner and climbs up again. MOONSAULT!
Becky moves, so Charlotte STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Charlotte grins despite being frustrated. Charlotte talks trash, Becky pie faces and slaps, so Charlotte slaps and clubs back! Becky blocks a suplex to a cradle, TWO! Becky ROCKS Charlotte, Charlotte KNEES low! Charlotte whips, Becky reverses, Charlotte tumbles up and out and shoulders back in. HOTSHOT! Becky staggers, Charlotte takes a moment to catch her breath. Charlotte goes back to the apron and boots but Becky blocks to then HOTSHOT Charlotte! And then she has Charlotte in the ropes for forearms and EuroUppers and hammering hands!
The ref backs Becky up, but she goes to the corner, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Now Becky is the one grinning despite frustration creeping in. “This is Awesome!” and this is just the first match of the main card! Becky CLUBS away on Charlotte, fires off forearm after forearm and EuroUpper, but Charlotte blocks the kick! Becky uses that to drag Charlotte down, DOUBLE FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Charlotte rolls but Becky makes it a cover, TWO! Becky kicks low, brings Charlotte up and throws more EuroUppers! Charlotte stays up, Becky runs, boot feint to ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is still right over Becky as Becky flounders in a daze.
Charlotte wants Becky to get up. “Run away. Run away, Becks.” Becky elbows Charlotte back, headlocks, but no bulldog but Becky bucks the O’Conner Roll! BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte is showing her frustration now as Becky survives that shot! Charlotte gets the legs but Becky kicks away on Charlotte! Becky gets up, Charlotte scoops but Becky slips out to INVERTED DDT! Cover, TWO! Becky hammers away on Charlotte while she’s down, then lets off to catch her breath. Fans rally up as Becky stands on Charlotte and pushes her to a drop zone. Becky steps on Charlotte, Charlotte tries to anchor her so Becky hammers away on Charlotte!
Becky goes up the corner now and fans fire up. Becky leaps but her leg drop misses! Charlotte comes back, Becky dodges the boot to MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Becky can’t believe it, but she didn’t realize how close she was! Becky drags Charlotte by her legs, and steps through! BECKY STEALS THE FIGURE FOUR!! Charlotte blocks but Becky still has a Heel Hook! The SLAPS start flying again! Charlotte turns things over, and reverses the pressure onto Becky! Becky gets the ropebreak, the leglock is undone, but both women are down and clutching their knees. Becky goes to the apron, Charlotte runs and BOOTS her down!
Charlotte goes back to the corner, she climbs back up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and down goes Becky! Charlotte gets up and shouts, “I’M THE GREATEST EVER!!” Charlotte drags Becky up, puts her in and crawls to the cover, TWO! But Charlotte STEALS THE DISARM-HER!! Becky endures her own hold now, moves around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Charlotte lets go quickly and CHOPS Becky again and again and again! Charlotte fires off CHOPS in the corner, the ref backs her down, Becky ROCKS Charlotte with a right! They dosido, Charlotte rolls Becky and holds the ropes! The ref sees that! Becky turns it around, and she gets the ropes! BECKY WINS!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (Raw: 1; SmackDown: 1)
Pat McAfee shouts, “NOT LIKE THAT!” but The Man knew how to sneak one even better than the Daughter of the Dirtiest Player in the Game! But is this really the end of things between Becky and Charlotte?
10 Man Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw VS Team SmackDown!
Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory take on Jeff Hardy, Drew McIntyre, Xavier Woods, “Happy” Corbin and Sheamus in the traditional 5v5! Will Raw wipe out SmackDown like they did last year? Or will the tide turn and give the blue brand a big win?
The teams sort out and Kevin argues with Rollins but eventually it’s decided, “the star,” Kevin starts with King Xavier! Kevin fires up, circles with Woods, then bails out and takes a walk up the ramp! Is Kevin throwing his part of the match!? The count is climbing, Theory tries to get him to stop but Kevin ELIMINATES himself! And then SmackDown opens fire on Raw! Woods HIP TOSSES Theory into the ring, CHOPS him to a corner, and CHOPS him in the corner! Woods ROCKS Theory with a right, put shim back in the corner and CHOPS again! Woods whips corner to corner, Theory back elbows! Theory storms over but into a drop toehold!
Woods runs to dropkick Theory on ropes! Cover, TWO! Woods wrenches Theory, YANKS the arm, and tags in McIntyre, despite Corbin holding his hand out. McIntyre stomps Theory’s hand, drags him up and TOSSES him to a corner! McIntyre CHOPS now and Theory flounders! McIntyre CHOPS Theory again! McIntyre headlocks Theory, tags in Sheamus, and the Celtic connection mugs Theory. Tag to Corbin, he and Sheamus mug Theory now. Corbin smiles and ROCKS Theory with a right! Theory staggers, Corbin brings Theory up but Theory kicks low! Tag to Rollins, Theory rocks Corbin but Corbin ducks Rollins springboard!
Corbin KNEES, whips and CLOBBERS Rollins! Moss is laughing on the outside as Woods tags in. He and Corbin mug Rollins together, and Woods wrenches an arm to tag in Hardy. Fans fire up as Hardy goes up to drop ax handles! Hardy RAMS Rollins into the corner, the ref counts but Hardy bumps Rollins off buckles. Rollins falls over, Hardy drags him over to a cover, ONE! Hardy drags Rollins back up, wrenches, grinds the arm, tag to Sheamus. Sheamus CLUBS Rollins on the back, ROCKS him with a EuroUpper, but Rollins throat chops! Rollins wrenches, YANKS, tags Balor and Balor goes up to drop ax handles!
Balor goes after the arm, wrenches through but Sheamus fights him. Sheamus DECKS Balor, tags Corbin, and Corbin stomps Balor down. Corbin smiles and drags Balor up to tag Woods in. Corbin DECKS Balor, Woods drops a fist! Cover, TWO! Woods facelocks, wrenches, tags McIntyre, and McIntyre kicks Balor down. McIntyre facelocks to DEADLIFT suplex, and holds Balor up for a few before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! McIntyre chinbars, wrenches, tags Hardy, and they mug Balor. Hardy lets Balor be on the ropes while staying in front of Team Raw. Fans rally up as Hardy wait son Balor. They tie up, go around, but then Balor ends up in the corner.
Tag to Corbin, they mug Balor again as Corbin throws big haymakers. But Balor throws body shots! Balor reaches out but Corbin whips him away! Corbin runs in but into boots! Balor fires off on Team SmackDown, sends Corbin into Sheamus, rolls Corbin up, TWO! BOOT for Moss on the apron! But he turns around into a DEEP SIX! Cover, Lashley breaks it! McIntyre gets in to give Lashley an OVERHEAD Belly1Belly! Rollins KNEES McIntyre out, Sheamus KNEES Rollins down! Theory ELBOWS Sheamus, Corbin CHOKE SLAMS Theory! Balor runs in, misses, Corbin POSTS himself! Balor GAMANGIRIS then goes up top! COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, Balor ELIMINATES Corbin!!
The teams all regroup now that we’re even again at 4v4. Hardy steps up so he and Balor can go again, and fans are loving that! They tie up, Balor wrenches, Hardy throws body shots and kicks. Atomic drop to a takedown, leg splitting leg drop! Basement dropkick, and an elbow drop! Cover, TWO! Hardy CLUBS Balor, whips him to ropes, but Balor reverses. Hardy sunset flips, Balor rolls through to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Balor tags Rollins in, Rollins CLUBS Hardy down! And again! Rollins drags Hardy up and RAMS Hardy into the corner. Rollins rams his shoulder in over an dover, then Lashley tags in! Lashley runs to RAM into Hardy!
Lashley drags Hardy up, reels him in, throws elbows in the corner over and over, then tags in Balor. Balor brings Hardy around, snapmare and elbows into the shoulder. Balor wraps on a chinlock and he grinds Hardy down. Fans rally up, Hardy fights and reaches out but Balor snapmares Hardy from his corner. Tag t Rollins, he and Balor put Hardy up top. They both climb up, Hardy fights them off with elbows! Hardy adjusts, WHISPER IN THE WINDS! A two-for-one special! Cover, but who is legal? Lashley just goes after McIntyre on the outside! Fireman’s carry and then Lashley POSTS McIntyre! The team has no idea what to do, and Sheamus just kinda talks trash on McIntyre.
Theory DECKS Sheamus, stomps Hardy then covers, TWO! Theory gets Hardy up, suplexes, but Hardy turns that to a cradle, TWO! Theory runs in but Hardy dodges, hot tag to Woods! Woods rallies on Raw! He dodges Theory to LEG LARIAT! Rollins whips but Woods boots him back! HONOR ROLL! Theory whips, tilt-o-whirl but Woods RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Fans fire up with Woods as he mule kicks, takes a bow and ROLLING ELBOWS Theory down! Woods goes to the corner, but Lashley trips him up while Rollins distracts the ref! Theory tags in Lashley! Lashley runs in at Woods, SPEAR!! Then the HURT LOCK!! Woods fades out, Lashley ELIMINATES Woods!
Sheamus and Hardy mug Lashley but a little too late! They end up brawling with Rollins and Balor! Hardy shoves Balor, Sheamus shoves Rollins, but DOUBLE SLINGBLADES come back! Balor PLANCHAS but into Sheamus’ arms! Rollins DIVES and knocks them both over! Hardy is still in the ring, he’s legal for SmackDown now. But wait! McIntyre rises up and tags in! The Scottish Warrior is looking for revenge on the Rocky Mountain Machine! Fans fire up as the two stare down, McIntyre dares Lashley to take a shot! Lashley backs away to see no one is there to tag, so McIntyre fires off hands! They brawl, McIntyre fires off and CHOPS!
McIntyre runs, but Lashley HURDLES, then gets McIntyre for a COPMLETE SHOT! McIntyre goes to a corner, Lashley runs in and RAMS into McIntyre’s ribs! Lashley whips McIntyre but he comes back to CLOBBER Lashley! McIntyre gets Lashley up to clothesline him out! McIntyre goes out after Lashley but Lashley fireman’s carries! McIntyre fights free, goes to post Lashley but Lashley elbows him! Lashley CLOBBERS McIntyre up and over the barriers! The ring count is climbing, though, as McIntyre BACK DROPS Lashley! DOUBLE COUNT-OUT ELIMINATION!! But even so, Lashley CLOBBERS McIntyre!
Lashley is angry with the ref about the elimination, but McIntyre gives him a CLAYMORE!! Lashley staggers away, McIntyre dares him to come back for more! It doesn’t matter about the match anymore, they just want to fight! Referees and security come out and even MVP tells Lashley to let this go. Rollins sneaks up behind McIntyre and taps him on the shoulder. Rollins says, “Bye bye~!” McIntyre gives him a GLASGOW KISS! Sheamus covers Rollins, TWO!! Sheamus drags Rollins up to EuroUpper! Then CLUB him and DECK him! Rollins end sup in a corner, he dodges Sheamus, hot tag to Balor! Balor shoulders then slingshot sunset flips, TWO!
Sheamus CLOBBERS Balor! And clotheslines Rollins out! He DECKS Theory for good measure before he scoops and POWERSLAMS Balor! Cover, TWO! Sheamus drags Balor up, gut wrench to the Canadian rack but Balor slips out to SLINGBLADE! Sheamus staggers up into a SHOTGUN! Balor goes up top to COUP DE- NO! Sheamus dodges and comes back with a BROGUE!! Sheamus ELIMINATES Balor! Things are even again but Theory somersault SHOTGUNS! Cover, TWO! Theory drags Sheamus over, Rollins coaches him as he stomps away! Rollins tags in, he stomps away on Sheamus. Theory gets a cheap shot in after Rollins lets off.
Rollins gets Sheamus up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Rollins wraps on a chinlock but Sheamus endures. Fans rally up, Sheamus reaches and crawls towards his corner but Rollins grinds him down. Sheamus fights up, throws body shots but Rollins CHOPS! Sheamus gets Rollins with the IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Both men are down and fans fire up! Hot tag to Hardy! Hardy rallies on Rollins, blocks a kick and hits a JAWBREAKER! Hardy rams Rollins to a corner, whips corner to corner but Rollins reverses. Hardy BOOTS Rollins down and goes up, to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Tag back to Sheamus, he and Hardy put Rollins in a corner to double whip.
Theory gets in but gets sent into Rollins! Sheamus sets up for Hardy, POETRY IN MOTION! Sheamus brings Rollins up from the apron, has him against ropes, but Theory storms over! Sheamus hits Theory and puts him out, and Hardy joins in! It’s a jam session, BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! They get all 10 in, then Sheamus fireman’s carries Rollins. Rollins fights it to sobat! Rollins runs, Sheamus gets him for WHITE NOISE! Fans fire up with Sheamus as he aims from a corner. But Theory gets in again! Sheamus runs him off, Rollins SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO!! Rollins crawls over, and he tags in Theory!
Sheamus shoves Rollins out, Hardy reaches for him but Theory keeps Sheamus away! Sheamus kicks at Theory, but Rollins trips Hardy! Theory rolls Sheamus up with tights! Theory ELIMINATES Sheamus!! Theory talks trash but Sheamus DECKS Theory! Sheamus thinks Hardy left him hanging, so he CLOBBERS Hardy!! They’ve had beef before, these seem to be the leftovers! Rollins tags in and he goes up top! Hardy is in the drop zone for a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!! Hardy survives and Rollins can’t believe it! Rollins gets Hardy up, tags in Theory, and they hoist Hardy up top. Theory and Rollins climb up together, but Hardy resists and fights back!
Hardy headbutts Theory then he headbutts Rollins! Rollins falls out, Theory falls in! Hardy stands up to SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, Hardy ELIMINATES Theory! Hardy and Rollins are the only ones left! And fans are thunderous for the Charismatic Enigma! The Visionary feels it, too, as he gets back in the ring. Rollins says Hardy’s prime has past him! Hardy kicks low, reels him in but Rollins slips out! He swings into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEPEP! LEG CLUTCH! TWO!! Rollins’ ego almost cost him, but “This is Awesome!” as Hardy gets back up. Hardy kicks Rollins but Rollins blocks to ROLLING ELBOW! Turn and DREAM CRUSHER ELBOW! Cover, TWO!!
Rollins is furious with the ref but Hardy slowly gets up. Rollins runs in, but Hardy blocks the stomp and shoves Rollins down! Kick and TWIST OF FATE! Hardy throws off the shirt and goes up top! Fans fire up as Hardy SWANTON BOMBS onto knees! CURB STOMP!! Collins, Rollins wins for Raw!
Winner: Team Raw, by pinfall; Seth Rollins is the SOLE SURVIVOR (Raw: 2; SmackDown: 1)
The Visionary just finished off Team SmackDown! Will this help him prove that it is Monday Night ROLLINS once and for all?
Roman Reigns walks up to Vince McMahon’s room.
Security lets The Tribal Chief in. Vince is happy to see Roman, and they sit down for some business. Before Roman went out there, Vince wanted to show him something. And that is…? The golden egg from Red Notice? Cleopatra’s Egg, given to Vince by The Rock himself. 25 years ago, The Rock started here on Survivor Series. As a token of appreciation, just look at it! It’s beautiful! The Rock had $7 to his name and look where he is now? This isn’t just a stage prop, either. This is the real deal! Look at those jewels. This is worth MILLIONS (and millions) of dollars. But anyway, this is $100 million right here. Then that’s as much as Roman’s next contract. Roman just named his price, will Vince be able to pay it?
The Rock’s 25th Anniversary 25 Man Battle Royal!
So many stars from all over Raw and SmackDown, but if this is every man for himself, will the color of their shirts matter? And in the end, who will be the one making a name for himself like The Rock did 25 years ago?
The bell rings and it’s chaos! Raw mugs SmackDown, and Styles slipped out so he can just watch? Omos ELIMINATES Gulak, then ELIMINATES Benjamin! Wait, that was a Raw Guy! Omos ELIMINATES Carrillo! R-Truth sneaks out to get himself some pizza! Truth offers it as a peace offering to Omos! Pepperoni~! But then Otis walks over and smells the pizza. Otis takes the slice, takes a big bite, and feels good. Truth thinks he’s found an ally, but his sports spank doesn’t go over well. Otis ELIMINATES Truth! And then he stares down with Omos! Otis dodges Omos but runs into a wall! Omos ELIMINATES Otis!! Now that’s huge!
Gable is shocked, Cesaro throws Gable out! Gable hits back, slides under, comes back, but Cesaro puts Gable on the ropes. Gable gets Cesaro in a HANGING ARMBAR! But wait, he’s on the outside! Cesaro gets free and EuroUppers Gable down! Cesaro ELIMINATES Gable! Ricochet DROPKCISK T-Bar off the top and ELIMINATES him! Mansoor RANAS and ELIMINATES Cedric Alexander! Sami hits Dawkins while Cesaro is after Ziggler. Dawkins and Garza brawl on the apron’s edge, Dawkins DECKS and ELIMINATES Garza! No more Lotharios in this match. The Viking Raiders mug Mahal and throw him out to ELIMINATE him! But Shanky ELIMINATES Erik!
Shanky throws and ELIMINATES Ivar! Shanky gets Omos’ attention and these two towers stare down! Shanky choke grips but Omos breaks free! Omos KNEES Shanky, throws him over and ELIMINATES him! The Dawgs go after Mansoor but Mansoor fights them off! Mansoor runs and SHOTGUNS Ziggler and Roode into the ropes! Mansoor goes again, double clotheslines but he can’t get them up and out! Mansoor tries again, but they give him a GLORIOUS ZIGZAG! Catapult, the Dawgs ELIMINATE Mansoor! Styles likes that there is more red in there than blue as Crews lifts Cesaro and Sami fights Ford. Omos CHOPS Ricochet down!
Omos stares the Dawgs down, the shirts come off because this is about pride! Roode runs into a hand and Omos shove shim out to ELIMINATE him! Omos says this ring is HIS house. Ziggler wants to be buddies now, since he’s without Roode. Omos isn’t so sure, though. Styles PHENOMENAL FOREARMS Ziggler down! And throws him out to ELIMINATE him! Omos and Styles fist bump, and now Sami sees he’s alone with Cesaro and Ricochet as SmackDown blue. He gets Ricochet and Cesaro to regroup with him, and says they have to work together for their brand! They in? Cesaro and Ricochet dont’ really know if they can trust Sam, and so Sami insults them.
Cesaro EuroUppers! Ricochet hits a RECOIL! Sami is down, the Profits pick him up and ELIMINATE him! But then Cesaro and Ricochet go after Ford! Dawkins works to save him! Omos saves Styles from Azeez then CLOBBERS him! Omos ELIMINATES Azeez! Styles and Omos then go after Crews. Crews can’t believe what happened! Styles points his hand at Azeez but Azeez grabs him! Omos tries to save Styles, it’s a tug-o-war on Styles! Cesaro hits Omos, he lets Styles go! Styles is ELIMINATED! Crews dodges Omos but Omos gets him with both hands! Omos throws Crews out and ELIMINATES him!
Omos stands tall but the Profits, Cesaro and Ricochet realize they should work together against him! They all charge him for a 4v1! But Omos shoves the Profits away, then Ricochet, then Cesaro! DOUBLE DROPKICKS and a SHOULDER rock Omos! EUROUPPER! Omos is against the ropes, they all get his legs! Omos CLUBS Dawkins, DECKS Cesaro, then TOSSES Cesaro out and ELIMINATES him! Then he TOSSES and ELIMINATES Dawkins! Ford dodges to BACK HAND Omos. But Omos just glares at Ford! Ford SLAPS Omos, dodges, but Omos TOSSES Ford onto Cesaro and ELIMINATES him! Now it’s just him and Ricochet!
Fans fire up as Ricochet doesn’t back down! Ricochet dropkicks, KICKS and KICKS and fires off hands! Omos shoves Ricochet but Ricochet baits Omos in! Omos gets stuck on the ropes, so Ricochet hurries to pick up a leg! Omos clamps onto Ricochet’s head and throws him out! OMOS WINS!
Winner: Omos (Raw: 3; SmackDown: 1)
TEN ELIMINATIONS from just ONE man! Styles is pumped for his tag team partner and good friend! Is this proof that Omos is the next big thing? But then Ford comes back to ENZIGURI Styles and throw pizza to the people! Just not Byron. Ford hurries away with the rest so that he and Dawkins can keep slinging ‘za! Will the Profits still get the smoke as the holidays approach?
RKBRO VS The Usos!
The Raw Tag Team Champions, the Viper & The Stallion, are taking on the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Jimmy & Jey! But will Randy Orton & Matt Riddle be the ones that take down the Bloodline?
The teams sort out and Jimmy starts against Riddle. They circle, tie up, and Riddle waistlocks to SLAM Jimmy down. Riddle has the ARMBAR, Jimmy makes it a cover, TWO! Riddle avoids the kick but Jimmy shouts out the Bloodline. Riddle and Jimmy tie up, Jimmy kicks low then headbutts Riddle to a corner. Jimmy uppercuts, whips corner to corner but Riddle goes up and over to KICK Jimmy down! Riddle gut wrenches Jimmy and picks him up to swing Jimmy around! Then Riddle gut wrench suplexes Jimmy to the RKBRO corner! Riddle tags in Orton and fans fire up! Orton gets Jimmy’s arm and kicks him in the ribs! Then scrapes laces off the face!
Orton stomps Jimmy more, bumps him off buckles but Jimmy turns things around to CHOP! Fans rally, Jimmy whips corner to corner but Orton comes back! Jimmy avoids the RKO and regroups with Jey. Orton says it was that close while the Usos cool things off. Jimmy gets in, tags Jey, and Jey circles with Orton. They tie up, Jey gets around and CLUBS Orton! Jey RAMS into Orton at a corner! Jey stomps a mudhole, lets off to fire up and fans are torn. Jey points a finger to the sky but Orton pokes a finger in Jey’s eye! Orton snapmares, tags Riddle, ASSISTED FLOATING BRO! Cover, TWO! Riddle dodges Jimmy and clotheslines him back out!
Riddle goes up and up and to the apron, to PENALTY KICK Jimmy! Then SPRINGBOARD FLOATING BRO! Direct hit at the ramp and fans fire up with “BRO! BRO!” Riddle gets on the apron but Jey BLASTS him off! Riddle hits barriers, Jey goes out and fires off haymakers! Jey then FLAPJACKS Riddle on the barrier! Jey goes in, tags Jimmy, mugs Riddle, and sets him up for Jimmy to DIVE! Direct hit and down goes Riddle! The Usos say, “We the ones!” then Jimmy puts Riddle in. Cover, TWO! Jimmy digs his knee into Riddle at the ropes, then Jey gets a cheap shot in! Tag to Jey, the Usos split the wishbone!
Jey looms over Riddle, follows him as he crawls, then brings him up to back suplex! And again, #WeTheOnes. Jey puts Riddle in a corner, fires off haymakers, but lets off as Riddle sits down. Jey shouts, “UCE!” and the fans shout, “SO!” Jey runs in to HIP ATTACK! Riddle is dazed but Jey raises his finger to the sky again. Jey dares Riddle to go over to Orton, but then runs in again, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Both men are down and fans fire up! Jimmy tags in and CLUBS Riddle down! Jimmy wraps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Riddle endures, fights up and throws elbows. Jimmy keeps Riddle away from Orton, Riddle keeps fighting, but he ROCKS Jimmy with a forearm!
Jimmy still holds onto Riddle’s hand and wrangles him into the mat! Jimmy drags Riddle up to snap suplex, cover, TWO! Back to the chinlock! Riddle fights up, throws body shots then fireman’s carries. Jimmy rains down elbows to fight that off, but then he gloats too long! BRO TO SLEEP! Fans fire up, Riddle crawls but so does Jimmy. Hot tags to Jey and Orton! Orton rallies on Jey with big clotheslines, then dodges to POWERSLAM! And one for Jimmy! Jey is on the apron, Orton brings him in through the ropes but Jey drops down to drag Orton out! Orton blocks the desk bump to give the desk bump! And a DESK BACK SUPLEX!
Orton puts Jey in, dodges Jimmy and gives him a DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton goes in, Jey mule kicks hard! Jey runs in but Orton puts him on the apron, and then gets him in the ropes! DRAPING DDT! Orton hears the fans, and he hears the voices! Jey slowly rises, turns around, but denies the RKO! Mule kick again, then an uppercut! Then a SUPERKICK! Riddle tags in, and KICKS away on Jey! Jey shoves, Riddle comes back and spins to PELE! Jimmy is in as Riddle kips up, ripcord to FINAL FLASH! Riddle forearm smashes Jey for a BROSPLODER! Then forearm smash and BRO- NO! Jimmy fights! But Riddle still BROSPLODERS! And then a BROTON!
BROTON onto knees from Jey! Jey reels Riddle in, POP-UP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jey slowly rises, fans rally up, but Riddle gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Jey crawls, Jimmy tags in but Riddle whips Jey. Jey reverses and Jimmy sets up, POP-UP SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, TWO! Riddle survives and Jimmy is frustrated. Jimmy drags Riddle up but Riddle throws forearms! Riddle gets the edge, Jey tags in, Jimmy RAMS into Riddle! GAMANGIRI from Jey, SUPERKICK from Jimmy! The Usos set up, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Orton! They then aim at Riddle, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!! Cover, TWO!!?? HOW?!?
Jey drags Riddle up, tags Jimmy in, and then Jey fireman’s carries. But Riddle fights free to shove Jey into a POST! Jimmy SUPERKI- NO, Riddle blocks! But he gets a DRAGON WHIPO! Orton tags in but Jimmy SUPERKICKS him! Jimmy shoves Riddle to SUPERKICK him, too! Jimmy hurries to a corner but Riddle isn’t legal! Jimmy reaches the top, leaps, but into an RKO!! Cover, RKBRO wins!!
Winners: RKBRO, by pinfall (Raw: 4; SmackDown: 1)
Orton makes the save #OuttaNowher and now Raw is dominating! Raw’s already won the best of seven for the night, but will Raw’s tag team champions have only tougher competition coming for them on Monday?
Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce are on the phone.
What a great show! Seamless! They’ll call back. Vince walks in and he thanks them for doing what they’re doing on Raw and SmackDown. They thank him and- Wait. Where’s the Egg of Cleopatra?! Who took Vince’s $100 million egg!? Call the cops! Sonya’s on it. Pearce isn’t sure this is needed, but Vince thinks on who it was that might’ve taken it. A staffer? A crew? A superstar? Wait, this is Brooklyn. But Pearce nods towards the superstars. Vince has Pearce go interrogate the superstars to find that egg. The Rock is gonna be so mad… Find whodunnit! And if they don’t confess by tonight, Vince is coming to Raw!
10 Woman Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Raw VS Team SmackDown!
We saw The Boss take charge and establish herself as the leader, but it was really only Shotzi Blackheart who wanted to smack Sasha Banks down. Will they, Shayna Baszler, Natalya and Toni Storm be able to hold it together? Or will Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, Carmella and Zelina Vega solidify Raw’s win this year?
The teams sort out and the Lightning From Down Under starts against the Most Beautiful Woman in All of WWE. Mella boasts, then ROCKS Toni with a forearm! Mella tags out, she needs her mask. Vega is in, Toni DECKS Vega! Toni drags Vega from the ropes, Vega lands on her feet and elbows her! Vega stomps away, then JUMP KICKS! Vega kicks Toni down, runs and KNEES Toni down! Mella tags in, Vega helps her put on the mask, but it is taking too long! Rhea throws Zelina down, Toni rolls Mella up! Toni ELIMINATES Mella! Rhea shrugs, the mask is the one to blame. Fans rally for Toni while Mella shouts at Mella, but Rhea gets in Vega’s face.
The EST gets in, so Sasha wants in! Toni tags and we get a WrestleMania rematch! Until Shotzi tags in and pushes Sasha aside. Shotzi and Bianca tie up, Bianca powers Shotzi back but Shotzi turns it around in the corner. The ref counts, Shotzi lets off but they tie up again. Bianca shoves Shotzi down, waistlocks and SLAMS her down! Shotzi fights up, Bianca SLAMS her down again! Shotzi elbows, but Bianca scoops! Shotzi slips out and throws Bianca down tot hen SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Shotzi pushes Bianca down, stomps her, then clamps on with a top wristlock. Shotzi bridges, Bianca rolls, gets up and STRADDLES Shotzi down! Bianca stomps Shotzi, and SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!
Bianca tags Liv and Liv climbs up. Bianca brings Shotzi over to bump off Liv’s knees. Liv hits a FLYING TAKEDOWN! Cover, TWO! Liv brings Shotzi over but Shotzi JAWBREAKERS, JAWBREAKERS and ROCKS Liv! Tag to Natty and the Queen of Harts stomps to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Liv fights Natty to a sunset flip, TWO! Liv swings, Natty O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Liv trips Natty to jackknife, TWO as Natty bridges and spins Liv around. Natty CHOPS Liv then taunts the fans, but Liv whips Natty to a corner. Liv runs in but only gets buckles! Rebound atomic sit-down! Natty steps on Liv, then basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO!
Natty gets Liv up, Liv sunset flips, TWO! Liv basement dropkicks Natty back! Liv drags Natty up, throws forearms then tags in Rhea. Rhea brings Natty up and reels her in for a short arm clothesline! And another! Natty swings but into a ripcord HEADBUTT! Rhea runs to basement dropkick Natty! Cover, TWO! Rhea stares down the SmackDown team but Natty SLAPS her! Rhea scowls, Natty ducks the clothesline to GERMAN SUPLEX! Rhea ends up in SmackDown territory, tag to Shayna Baszler! The Queen of Harts and Queen of Spades double suplex and stall before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Shayna has the arm, stands on Rhea’s head, then isolates the arm!
Shayna lets the hair down but Rhea blocks the stomp! Rhea gets up, wags her finger, and ROCKS Shayna with a right! Pump handle but Shayna fights to gut wrench SLAM! Cover, TWO! Shayna DECKS Bianca for good measure before she knocks Rhea to a corner, Shayna runs in but Rhea dodges the knee! Rhea pushes Shayna into buckles and fans rally up! Shotzi trips Sasha! There’s the dysfunction again. Rhea and Shayna throw forearms back and forth, Rhea kicks but Shayna dodges to forearm! Rhea back elbows! Rhea pump handles but Shayna fights the Riptide! Rhea RAMS Shayna into a corner, then digs her shoulder in!
Rhea puts Shayna up top but Shayna fights her to a TRIANGLE TAKEDOWN! Rhea flails but Shayna has the ARMBAR! Rhea makes it a cover, TWO! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! Rhea fights up, throws Shayna off and STOMPS away on her! Rhea pump handles but Shotzi gets in to BOOT Rhea down! Liv ENZIGURIS Shotzi! Natty DISCUS LARIATS Liv! Vega wheelbarrows and BULLDOGS Natty! Toni SHOTGUNS Vega down! Rhea is up, spins Toni around to HOOK KICK! Shayna creeps up to spin Rhea and KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! But Rhea BACKPACK SENTONS out of it! Both women are down, crawling, hot tags to Sasha and Bianca!
Fans fire up as now we get the WrestleMania rematch! Sasha shoves, Bianca shoves back. Sasha shoves again, then spins around to crucifix! Bianca throws her off but Sasha ROCKS her! Knuckle lock, up and up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Bianca handsprings through to go up and say “Kiss this!” Then she flips up and over Sasha to swagger around. Bianca hurdle, Sasha wheelbarrows and drags Bianca down! BANK STATEMENT!! Bianca flails, crawls, reaches out, but Sasha rolls her back! Only for Bianca to fireman’s carry! Sasha fights free, runs, but leaps into Bianca’s arms! Bianca gives her a FALL AWAY SLAM!
Bianca kips up, handsprings, knocks Natty off but Sasha gets Bianca! Bianca backs her into buckles, gets free, but runs into DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! Sasha reels Bianca in, TORNADO DDT! Cover, Rhea breaks it! Rhea staggers up but Sasha DECKS her! Sasha stalks Bianca, reels her in, but Bianca arm-drags free! Bianca gives Sasha a SPINEBUSTER! High stack cover, TWO! Sasha escapes but Bianca gets her up to the torture rack! KISS OF- NO! Sasha lands on her feet, has the hair, but Bianca reels her in, only to get a tilt-o-whirl! Vega tags in, Bianca elbows Sasha down! Bianca picks up the Queen to TOSS her onto Sasha! Cover, TWO!
Vega is frustrated but she KICKS Sasha, runs, tilt-o-whirls and headscissors! Sasha is in the corner, JUMP KICK! Vega runs back in to METEORA! Vega waves to her subjects, then hops onto Sasha! Sasha blocks Code Red to SWING Vega into buckles! Tag to Toni, BACKSTABBER feed to the RUBY CUTTER!! Cover, Toni ELIMINATES Vega! But then Liv runs in, turns Toni around, backslide! TWO and Toni BOOTS Liv! Toni runs in but Liv goes up and over. Toni comes back, Liv goes Matrix! Roll up, TWO!! HEADBUTT from Toni, and then she gets Liv for a waistlock. Liv fights, switches, O’Conner Roll but Shayna breaks it!
Liv ROCKS Shayna, goes back to Toni, LIV BREAKER! But Shayna gets Liv for a whip! Liv reverses to send Shayna out, ObLIVion to Toni! Cover, Liv ELIMINATES Toni! Liv waits but Shayna gets her! Liv slips out of the klutch to victory roll, TWO! Liv fires off on Shayna, kicks low then KICKS again! ObLIV- NO! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Shayna DECKS Rhea to prevent the tag! Shayna drags Liv over, Shotzi tags in! Liv breaks free, Shotzi climbs but then Sasha tags off Shotzi. Shotzi SPLASHES, Sasha FROG SPLASHES! Cover, Sasha ELIMINATES Liv! 4-2, SmackDown has the advantage! Rhea steps in, Sasha blocks the boot to KNEE back!
Sasha DECKS Bianca, but Rhea HEADBUTTS Sasha! Rhea brings Sasha around, double pump handle now, and she flips Sasha into a stalling suplex! Rhea walks around to then SLAM Sasha down! Cover, TWO! Rhea is annoyed but she goes to the corner. Rhea climbs up, leaps, and missile dropkicks! Rhea fires up and gets Sasha, but Shotzi tags in! Shayna tags in, Sasha BACKSTABBER to Rhea! Shotzi and Shayna work together, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! Then the rest of the team takes out Bianca! Shayna covers and ELIMINATES Rhea! Bianca gets in but Shayna is all over her! Natty tags in, they mug Bianca, but Bianca rolls Natty up! TWO, and Bianca spins Natty to a suplex!
The StrongEST holds Natty up then SLAMS her down! Cover, TWO! Bianca BLASTS the SmackDown corner, bumps Natty off buckles and RAMS her shoulder in! Bianca climbs up to rain down fists, but has to jump over Shayna! Shayna turns around to be thrown out, but Natty POWERBOMBS Bianca! High stack, TWO! Bianca is down, Sasha tags in. But Shotzi tags in, too? Shotzi and Sasha fight now, but Sasha throws Shotzi out! Shotzi drags Sasha out and Shayna wants them to stop, they’re winning! But then Sasha shoves Shotzi into Shayna and Shayna goes after Sasha! Sasha argues with Shayna, Natty grabs Sasha, Sasha SLAPS her!
But Sasha gets COUNTED OUT!! Sasha has been ELIMINATED! At this point, the team doesn’t care anymore, they’ll just take care of Bianca themselves. Bianca fights them off, but Natty gets her from behind! DISCUS LARIAT! Natty gets the legs, for the SHARPSHOOTER! Bianca crawls, reaches out, but Shayna is there. Bianca rolls to send Natty into Shayna! Natty comes back into a cradle! Bianca ELIMINATES Natty! Bianca is making a comeback all alone! She ducks Shayna, rolls her, TWO! Shayna KNEES Bianca down! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! But Bianca slips out, chicken wings, GlamEST SLAM! Cover, Bianca ELIMINATES Shayna!!
Bianca and Shotzi fire off forearms, Bianca RAMS Shotzi into the corner! Shotzi elbows Bianca, BOOTS her, then goes up the corner to reel Bianca into a headscissors! DRAPING NECKLOCK! The ref counts, Shotzi lets off and then climbs up. CROSSBODY! But Bianca rolls through! Bianca powers Shotzi up but Shotzi fights with elbows! Shotzi hits a SLING-DOG! Bianca is on the ropes, Shotzi runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Bianca is the toughEST so Shotzi hurries to keep on Bianca. Cravat, SLICED- NO! Bianca DUMPS Shotzi on the buckles! Torture rack, KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, Bianca wins for Raw!
Winners: Team Raw, by pinfall; Bianca Belair is the SOLE SURVIVOR (Raw: 5; SmackDown: 1)
Bianca wins it all by herself! Will this help her reESTablish herself in the Raw Women’s Division?
Paul Heyman is again surprised by Kayla Braxton.
Can she please stop doing that? And he knows what she’ll ask: a question! Get it? Heh. Heyman says he doesn’t know a thing about the Egg of Cleopatra. But if you’re looking for a suspect, this is an arena full of people from Brooklyn! ‘Ey, oh, ey, how you doin’? No she wasn’t going to ask about that. She’s talking about the rumors that Brock Lesnar’s suspension is no longer indefinite. Heyman sighs. Go ask Adam PEARCE that question since Pearce has a problem with Brrrock. Lesnarrr. Heyman heads out, but if it isn’t indefinite, how long will Lesnar have to wait until he can come back for Roman?
Big E VS Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman!
Raw has already won Survivor Series in more ways than one, but this isn’t about the brands. The New Day has been on the receiving end of the Bloodline’s beatdowns, but the Powerhouse of Positivity won’t stand for that! Will the WWE World Champion make the Reigning, Defending, Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion ACKNOWLEDGE E? Or will the Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, be the one left standing at the end of the night?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Roman powers Big E but Big E powers Roman to a corner. The ref counts the break, Big E lets off cleanly. Roman and Big E circle again, tie up, and they go around. Big E shoves Roman to the corner, then storms over. Roman bails out to cool things off. Heyman gives Roman a pep talk, “Whose tribe is this, my Tribal Chief?” Big E tells Roman to get his mind right before coming back. Roman goes up the steps to get in at 8 of 10. He and Big E tie up, Roman waistlocks. Big E switches, Roman elbows the lift and gets free. Roman ROCKS Big E but Big E ROCKS Roman! Roman forearms again, Big E hits back!
Big E whips but Roman LEAPING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Roman rains down fists, then stomps away on Big E. Roman paces, brings Big E up and bumps him off buckles. Roman fires off more haymakers, bumps him off more buckles, then throws more haymakers. Roman whips Big E to ropes but Big E reverses. Roman KICKS back, runs, but Big E drops then hurdles! Big E CLOBBERS Roman with an elbow! Cover, ONE! Big E KICKS Roman to the corner, then drags him to the apron. Big E CLUBS away on Roman, goes to the apron, and SPLASHES but only gets apron! Roman knew that move well and Big E is clutching a knee.
Roman slides out the side, comes in around the way, and hits a DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Big E is down and raises a finger up. Fans are torn as Roman gets Big E up and into the ring. Big E flounders to a corner, Roman storms over and stomps, punches, and rains down on Big E. The ref backs Roman off, Big E gets up but Roman DECKS him with an uppercut! Cover, ONE! Roman is annoyed but he comes back to drop an elbow on Big E! Cover, ONE! Roman wraps on a chinlock and grinds Big E down. Big E endures, fights up, throws body shots, but runs into Roman’s elbow! Cover, TWO! Big E shakes out the cobwebs but Heyman says Big E is trying to humiliate Roman.
Roman hears the fans rallying up for Big E and gets upset. Roman drags Big E up, but Big E ROCKS him with forearms! Big E whips Roman to a corner but runs into a BOOT! Roman runs and BOOTS Big E down! Cover, TWO! Roman is again annoyed at the fans chanting for Big E. “Shut your mouths, Brooklyn! Or I’ll come out there and slap those mouths!” Roman throws Big E out, goes out after him and CLUBS him. Roman POSTS Big E and Big E falls! Roman drags Big E up, POSTS him again, then refreshes the count. Roman wants another count to beat up on Big E. “This ain’t New Day, this ain’t no comedy crap here.” Roman whips but Big E reverses and Roman is sent into steps!
Both men are down on the outside as the ring count climbs! The count is past 5, Big E and Roman get up. Big E and Roman both get in at 9! Roman shakes out his bad arm while Big E slowly rises. Roman is up in a corner, Big E counters the punch with an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! And then another! Roman flounders up, runs in and Big E gets him for the SIDE Belly2Belly! Fans fire up and Big E swivels them hips! Big E runs and BIG SPLASHES! Big E claps and the fans join in, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Roman slowly rises, Big E spins him, dodges the clothesline but not the SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Both men are down but Big E crawls to a corner.
Big E slowly gets up, Roman storms over and throws point-blank lariats! Roman gets all the way to 9, Big E clinches! Roman punches his way out, then runs in, to hit the tenth! Big E staggers around, Roman runs in again, but into the Urenag-E! Cover, TWO! Big E focuses, gets Roman around and has the leg for a STRETCH MUFFLER! Roman can only endure as he hangs upside-down! Even Heyman is shocked! Roman powers up to sunset flip! TWO, Roman DEADLIFTS Big E for a SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Both men are down again and Heyman coaches Roman. Roman rises, goes to the corner and fans are torn as he locks ‘n’ loads.
Roman aims, runs in but Big E dodges to come back, but into Roman’s URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Big E survives and Roman can’t believe it! Fans chant “ROCKY! ROCKY!” while Roman slowly gets back up. Roman grits his teeth, talks to himself as he adjusts his glove and reloads. SUPERMAN PUNCH! But Big E only drops to a knee?! Big E is powering up and fans fire up with him! Roman SUPERMAN PUNCHES! Big E drops, but he pounds the mat?! Big E is getting back up and fans fire up more! Roman reloads, SUPERMAN PUNCH AGAIN!! Roman goes back to the corner to talk trash to the fans, saying he’ll hit as many as he punches as he has to to win!
Roman lets out the battle cry, but Big E is just staring Roman down! Roman runs, into a scoop! But he slips off, shoves, but Big E sends Roman out! Big E runs to SPEAR Roman off the apron! Big E is all fired up as he puts Roman back in! Roman rebounds to SPEAR!! Cover, TWO!?! Roman can’t believe it! Fans are dueling as Big E and Roman slowly rise. Roman hears it and is in further disbelief. Roman talks trash to Big E, “You don’t deserve to be in this ring here, you understand?” Roman facelocks but Big E RAMS him into the corner! Big E sees Roman on the apron again, builds speed again, but Roman blocks the spear to a GUILLOTINE in the ropes!
The ref counts, Roman lets go at 4 and then HOTSHOTS Big E! Roman gets back in, brings Big E back up, GUILLOTINE! And with the body scissors! Big E somehow stays on his feet, and gets a second wind! Big E scoops Roman around for a BIG ENDING!! Cover, but ROPEBREAK! Roman saves himself and Big E can’t believe it. Big E fires up and fans declare, “This is Awesome!” Big E goes back to Roman but Roman flops off the apron. Big E goes out, and he smacks Roman off the desk! “You think this is a game?!” He POSTS Roman! Big E RAMS Roman into barriers! Fans fire up as Big E paces around.
Big E gets in the ring just to refresh the count. He goes back to Roman, “I’ve been waiting for this moment.” Big E gets Roman up, brings him around and whips, but Roman reverses to send Big E into steel steps! Big E tumbles over, clutching his knee! Roman catches his breath, then runs in to jump off the steps, SUPERMAN PUNCH! Roman gets Big E back in the ring, but Big E scoops! But Roman slips out to STOMP the bad leg! And then SPEAR!! Cover, Roman wins!
Winner: Roman Reigns, by pinfall (Raw: 5; SmackDown: 2)
The Tribal Chief finds a way to win, and proves he is the supreme champion in the WWE! Will he continue to be the one on top of the mountain all the way through the holidays? As for Big E, will this loss to Roman cause a ripple affect for his reign on Raw?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good Survivor Series, but look at that. Another heavily Raw biased booking from Vince. Priest VS Nakamura was a good kickoff match but Nakamura didn’t even really win that because they wanted to push “The Damian inside” for Priest. I wish WWE knew what the hell they were doing with the King of Strong Style. Maybe the build to #WWEDay1 makes Nakamura and the Intercontinental Championship look good. Also they changed to logo for Day 1 so… Okay. Still would’ve rather had TLC. The Women’s Champions opening was a surprise, but what an awesome match! We may not have wanted a title swap, but we got a match that made it all pay off. Becky winning with ropes was a bit of a surprise but I suppose this was one way to keep things alive between the two.
I really thought the Battle Royal would be before the 5v5 matches, and I was wishing that the pizza boxes were closer to ringside so someone could be thrown out onto the pizza. At the same time, that’d be a waste of pizza and then the Profits wouldn’t get to be pizza Robin Hoods, throwing them out to random fans. Battle royals are definitely the perfect match for Omos because he’s so big. Then in the Tag Champions match, I did not expect RKBRO to win. I thought the Bloodline would’ve held it down for SmackDown, but I guess this goes with the Raw bias. At the same time, fans love RKBRO, I’m sure this win was to acknowledge that.
The Men’s 5v5 being first was another surprise, but it was a great match. Kevin walking out was an awesome Heel move, they cleverly gave us a double slingblade spot from Rollins and Balor, and Rollins being Sole Survivor is huge. I think that will feed a lot of momentum into his title match with Big E. Meanwhile, the Women’s 5v5 felt like a mess, and I’m pretty sure fans were either doing the wave or Beach Ball Mania off camera during the middle of it. It was too much story of the Sasha Shotzi dysfunction that wasn’t even consistent. At least copy the “misunderstanding” Sheamus had with Hardy for Shotzi and Sasha. Anything else was forced and awkward, especially considering Bianca makes a huge comeback to win as a sole survivor.
I know Red Notice is a hit with The Rock, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot in it, but did it have to be integrated into the show? Of course, I’m remembering back to Batista’s move with the zombies influencing a match during ThunderDome Era so I guess this is just going to be a thing every time WWE can line up a PPV with one of their stars’ big movies. Makes me wonder what we’ll get when Black Adam debuts. That said, using that gold egg as a plot point is weird, and literally a Vince idea with Vince being involved in the promos. Couldn’t they just have used it for a Gobbledy Gooker gag?
Lesnar’s “suspension” being “lifted” is clearly an indicator that we’re on the build to the Royal Rumble where Lesnar will go after Roman. Roman VS Big E was awesome stuff, though the pacing was a bit slugging at a point. Roman winning cleanly was the biggest surprise of this, but I suppose it is better that we didn’t get something overbooked with the Usos and Woods and whoever else getting involved. Roman still wins, as expected, and he’ll definitely address Lesnar no longer being suspended on SmackDown while Rollins rubs in his win and Big E’s loss in on Raw.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; Briscoe wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
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Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Mortos has Mark in a corner. Mortos whips corner to corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT, CHOP, and HEADBUTT! Mark staggers and the fans rally up for Mortos. Mortos brings down his kneepads, runs corner to corner, but Mark dodge! Mortos hits buckles then falls to the outside! The fans fire up as Mark then WRECKS Mortos with a dropkick! Mark builds speed and he DIVES, direct hit on Mortos! The fans fire up and Mark even hugs a few! Mark tosses a chair into the ring, and fans rally for #DEMBOYS. Mark sets the chair up, but Mortos anchors Mark’s legs! Mortos then SMACKS Mark!
Mortos drags Mark to the apron, Mark fires forearms. Mortos shoves Mark, but Mark fireman’s carries! Mortos fires elbows to get free! Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Mortos falls to the floor while the fans lose their minds! Mark rises up, takes aim, and he fires the fans up more. Mark goes up a corner, for a SUPER SKY TWISTER! The fans are thunderous and Mark high-fives the front row. Mark then goes back to the ring and builds speed! Mark uses the chair to FLY! Direct hit and Mark even lands on his feet! The fans fire up and Mark hurries to get Mortos back up.
Mark puts Mortos in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Mark takes aim. FROGGY-BOW onto knees! Mortos saves himself there, and then roars! Mortos whips Mark, scoops him, and has the torture rack! BEAST BACKBREAKER! Then Mortos hauls Mark up for a POWER BREAKER!! The fans fire up for Mortos and he DISCUS- NO, Mark dodges, runs, but into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and the fans fire up again! Mortos snarls, hauls Mark up, and then scoops! But Mark slips free! Mark crane kicks, then underhooks! But Mortos backdrops free! Mark rises, Mortos runs, but into a fireman’s carry!
Mark hits a ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Then Mark goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Mortos survives but Mark shakes his head. Mark just goes back up top! Mortos sits up and roars! But Mark still FROGGY-BOWS!! And then he underhooks, lifts, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Mortos earns 0)
And with that, Mark is now even with Kyle Fletcher, who Mark already beat earlier on! That is all the difference between the one seed and the two seed, how will this final round shake out?
Julia Hart speaks.
“Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I’m no coward. What you call tricks, I call advantages. I suggested that you watch your back. I gave you all the warnings. So I’m not understanding why you feel the need to call me classless and sneaky. I thought I was being more than reasonable. I know you’re strong, but are you smart? Are my ‘tricks’ too much for you? I guess we’ll find out January 1st, Fight for the Fallen. But remember: The House Always Wins.” The Princess of the Black Throne is ready, but will she learn Hayter Hits Hard?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Alex Marvez is with the AEW Women’s World Champion and says in one week’s time, it will be Mariah VS Thunder Rosa for the title, in a Tijuana Street Fight! Marvez notes that Mariah not only had some harsh words for Rosa, but for her father, as well. Mariah says, “Aw~, Papa Rosa is gonna be in the front row. Is that to watch the match? Or does Thunder need a new mami?” But speaking of Rosa, she RAMS Mariah right into the door! And dribbles her off it, too! Mariah pulls hair, Rosa tries to choke Mariah, and then Mariah shoves Rosa away. Mariah calls Rosa crazy, but Rosa says she’s not done with Mariah!
Rosa storms after Mariah into the hall, and then to the stage area! Mariah has made it to ringside, Nigel tries to warn her, but Rosa CLOBBERS Mariah! Rosa rains down fists, then stomps away! Rosa SMACKS Mariah off steel steps, then grabs a chair! Mariah sputters, but gets away before Rosa swings the chair! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, and Rosa LEAPS! The cluster keeps her away from Mariah but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Rosa holds up the AEW Women’s World Championship, will she send the “Woman From Hell” back where she came from in order to have the gold again?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli!
While The Relentless One has been after each and every Death Rider, he gets one served up to him on a silver platter. But will Darby bring down the Swiss Superman before the final round? Or will Claudio crush Darby’s hopes and dreams this close to Christmas?
But before Claudio even gets in the ring, Darby DIVES out onto him! The fans fire up as Darby fires fast hands! Claudio gets away but Darby pursues, jumps on, and throws more hands! Claudio carries Darby up the ramp to then THROW him down! Darby writhes, Claudio drags him up, and Claudio gorilla presses! Darby slips free, goes to the entry, and then dodges Claudio to send him into the light truss! And then he shoves Claudio into it again! Claudio falls, and now Darby climbs up!? The fans fire up as Darby is up on the camera balcony! Darby SUPER CROSSBODIES Claudio down!
Claudio tumbles down the ramp and Darby sputters while fans lose their minds. The ref checks Darby, his fall was still really wicked. Claudio sits up in a daze as he’s now ringside, and somehow Darby pursues! They both get in the ring, the bell rings, and Darby runs up! But into a POP-UP UPPERCUT!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is already frustrated. Claudio drags Darby by his legs, to GIANT SWING~! The fans count as Darby goes around and around, and Claudio goes past TEN, past FIFTEEN, past TWENTY, and all the way to THIRTY!! Darby flounders out of the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref goes out to check on Darby, and somehow he’s okay to continue. Claudio steps out to fetch Darby, and lift shim up with one hand! Claudio then gut wrenches and carries Darby, to SLAM him onto railing! And DUMP him down! Claudio drags Darby up again, gut wrenches again, and he TOSSES Darby onto the railing! Darby flops back down and clutches his lower back, but Claudio leaves him behind. The ring count begins but Darby sits up. Claudio goes out after him again, and brings him up to CHOP! Darby staggers away to a corner, Claudio storms up and CHOPS again! Darby flops down but Claudio looms over him.
Claudio gets space, runs up, and he UPPERCUTS Darby against railing! Darby stumbles away, Claudio goes to the ring, but Darby rolls in, just to roll back out. Darby earns himself some time, but then Claudio storms out after him. Darby hurries int he ring to get away, but Claudio is after him there, too. Claudio stands on Darby’s hands, then stomps them! Darby writhes, but Claudio stomps his hands more! Darby goes to a corner. Claudio stands him up and CHOPS! Claudio UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, and Christmas Collision returns to single picture. The fans duel, Darby fires hands, but Claudio UPPERCUTS!
Claudio whips, Darby springboards, COFFIN- NO, Claudio catches Darby! Darby fights free, runs, but Claudio runs up! Darby DUMPS Claudio, then runs to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up again and Darby puts Claudio in. Claudio rolls out the far side but Darby DIVES again! Claudio is sent into railing but Darby goes up a corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER COFFIN SPLASH! Direct hit and both men are down again. The ref starts the ring count, the fans rally up, and Darby refreshes the count. Darby LEAPS onto Claudio for a SLEEPER! Claudio goes to steel steps and he steps up, but Darby squeezes tight!
Claudio steps back down, and he runs into the timekeeper’s area! BACKPACK SENTON through the table! The fans lose their minds again while Claudio leaves Darby behind in the wreckage. Darby stirs, the ref starts another ring count, and Darby crawls. “This is Awesome!” as Darby leaps in at 7! Claudio runs but Darby slips around! O’Conner Roll, TWO, springboard and SPALSH! Cover, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Claudio is up, but Darby sunset flips! Claudio stays up, and DOUBLE STOMPS! Claudio deadlifts Darby to then TOSS him out of the ring! Darby hits apron on the way out and fans tell Claudio he’s sick!
Claudio goes out after Darby and drags him up again. Claudio scoops and then POSTS Darby! And POSTS him again! Claudio TOSSES Darby aside, rolls into the ring, but only to refresh the count. Claudio then drags Darby by a leg and brings him over. Claudio SWINGS Darby into steel steps!! Claudio puts Darby in the ring, stands him up, and runs to LARIAT! Darby flips through the air! Claudio covers, TWO!! Darby survives and Claudio is frustrated. The fans rally for Darby but Claudio rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Claudio tucks the arms, RICOLA- CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Darby and Claudio slowly rise, and Ricochet watches, very amused as Darby is his next opponent in the round robin. Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio HEADBUTTS Darby, then climbs up again. Claudio brings Darby up and suplexes, but Darby fights around! SUPER SCORPION DEATH DROP!! The fans are thunderous for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as Darby rises up. Darby climbs to the very top, COFFION DROP onto knees! Claudio saves himself, then he hauls Darby up. Straitjacket and RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Darby survives and shocks Claudio! Claudio argues with the ref but the count was fair! Darby’s just that tough! Claudio goes back to Darby and ripcords him into the RICOLA~ BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!?! HOW?!? Claudio goes outside, and he brings out something from under the ring. He also has a chair! The ref takes the chair from Claudio, but Claudio has BRASS KNUCKLES! BRASS KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, CLAUDIO WINS!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Darby earns 0)
The Swiss Superman screws over Darby, but then he gets that chair back. But wait, Ospreay slides into the ring! And HE has the brass knuckles that Claudio tossed aside! Ospreay dares Claudio to do something, but Claudio simply leaves. Does this mean Ospreay’s ready to ride against the Death Riders with Darby? Or will we see a Miracle on 34th Street send Ospreay and Darby to Worlds End?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here as the last one before Worlds End, and therefore a bit of a go-home in itself. While the continued feud of MJF and Cole has still been a bit clunky since they did the double turn, their faceoff did a good job addressing some of that. They got good digs at each other as always, and MJF snapping and revealing “the truth” was their big move to recover this story. We of course got a brawl, and good save by The Kingdom. It feels like MJF still finds a way to hold onto the diamond ring, but c’mon, how fitting is it for Cole to get a diamond.
Good bit with Toni Storm and The Vendetta, and Deonna’s reaction to Toni was great. Deonna is justified in thinking this is still an act from Toni, not a legitimate psychological problem, and Toni VS Taya will be good stuff. Good promo from Kris Statlander, good match from her and Penelope Ford, and of course a good win for Kris. Good promo from Mone to make Worlds End official, but as I’ve been saying, Mone is more likely to lose the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship as part of the big NJPW Tokyo Dome weekend. The irony is, Mina Shirakawa is her challenger and Mina shows up plenty in AEW, so I don’t know how that math is supposed to work.
Good promo from Mariah May as it also turned into a brawl with Thunder Rosa. As it stands, Rosa standing tall holding up the belt means she is NOT winning at Worlds End, but they could still give us a little more from Rosa and Mariah on Dynamite’s Christmas episode to turn the tables. Good promo from Julia Hart to respond to Jamie Hayter, they’ll have a good match. Good promo from Orange Cassidy to try and reason with Jay White and Hangman Page, but that’s all the more reason Moxley likely uses the challengers all against each other like he did on Wednesday. Though, it would be fun if they at least started the match all annihilating Moxley with their finishers, making us think it’ll work out in favor of “Team AEW.”
Good stuff with Big Boom AJ & Big Justice here tonight, both hyping up the show but also interacting with Jericho’s group and even Anthony Bowens. They’re adding some more foreshadowing to The Acclaimed breaking up, and I guess we’re supposed to see this as a positive move, Bowens feuding with Jericho. Unless Bowens is going to be the guy that dethrones Jericho for whatever ROH cable TV debut/return is planned, the Jericho Vortex strikes again. Bowens should be going for an AEW midcard title, but right now, those are all tied up what with the C2 going on and the International Championship being tied up in Worlds End and NJPW plans.
Speaking of the C2, great stuff with all the matches tonight. Shelton VS Garcia was great stuff, and while Garcia gets the win, they’re still giving us some set-up for a TNT Championship match of Garcia VS Shelton. Mark Briscoe of course made the save, but great surprise for Swerve to show up. Lashley VS Swerve for Worlds End just needs to be said, it already feels a given. All that brawling was also a good segue into Mark VS Mortos, and another great showing for Mortos, even in losing. But as Mark has already had all his matches and is at 9 points, Kyle doesn’t even need to win against Garcia, he just needs to draw so that Mark will be out, and Garcia with him.
While Ospreay VS Darby on Wednesday raised the bar, Ospreay VS Ricochet still had great stuff of its own. Plus, Ricochet is bringing out more of his Heel side what with using the ref, and Ricochet’s win puts the pressure on Ospreay for Christmas Dynamite. Now, no offense to Brody King, but I’m thinking Ospreay wins that to take one of the semifinal spots. Darby VS Claudio tonight was also great, but Darby doing his best Sting off the truss was not the best when he gets that whiplash on the floor. I really thought that match was going to be called for concussion protocol, but Darby’s weirdly indestructible.
Claudio still cheats this win so there’s more heat on the Death Riders and Darby is also behind the 8 ball. Ospreay making the save was good, we can definitely have another “Team AEW” VS Death Riders with Ospreay joining Darby and a couple others, but the way they did the order of matches, Claudio’s got a seemingly easy ride against Komander for Christmas. Though, how awesome would it be if Komander pulled off the spoiler? Or if they were really going to add some drama, they should create a situation where the Death Riders end up ringside, violating the Continental Rules of no cornermen and that disqualifies Claudio. Claudio misses out on the semifinals because of a technicality, sending Ospreay and maybe Ricochet to the semifinals.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
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Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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