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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (3/24/22)

The Final Boss is back!

Published

3 years ago

March 24, 2022

Steven Mitchell

Is this the Dawn of a new NXT UK Women’s Championship reign?

Meiko Satomura is back in action, to defend her NXT UK Women’s Championship against the Wicked Witch, Isla Dawn! Will the Final Boss stay unbeaten?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

A-Kid & Saxon Huxley VS Die Familie; Die Familie wins.
Wild Boar VS Tyson T-Bone w/ Symbiosis; Boar wins.
Jordan Devlin VS Danny Jones; Devlin wins.
NXT UK Women’s Championship: Meiko Satomura VS Isla Dawn; Satomura wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

A-Kid & Saxon Huxley VS Die Familie!

The Spanish Sensation and the Divine Beast of the Astral Plane certainly make an odd duo, but there is a fine line between genius and insanity. Will these two therefore make the perfect combination to take on Rohan Raja & Charlie Dempsey? Or will Teoman’s presence ringside make all the difference?

The teams sort out and Dempsey starts against AK. They circle, feel things out and knuckle lock. AK rolls back, trips Dempsey, then has the toehold. Dempsey gets his leg free but AK avoids the takedown. They circle again, tie up, and AK gets around, only for Dempsey to wrench to a double wristlock. AK gets up, rolls, handsprings and headlocks. Dempsey powers out to send AK to a corner, but AK goes up and comes back to arm-drag! Then dropkick! Tag to Saxon and fans rally as he clinches. Dempsey shoves Saxon away and the two stare down. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Dempsey knees low.

Dempsey wrenches to a double wristlock but Saxon scoops and SLAMS! Dempsey scrambles to tag in Raja! Raja runs but into a scoop and SLAM! Saxon clotheslines in the corner, whips corner to corner and then back the other way, and then back again! Saxon keeps Raja going, but Raja reverses, only to run into boots! Raja avoids the elbow drop, tags back to Dempsey, but Saxon scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Saxon runs to drop the elbow! Cover, TWO! Dempsey boots Saxon away but AK tags in. AK runs in, Dempsey ducks and AK ends up in a corner. Dempsey runs in, AK boots him then goes up.

Raja anchors AK but he kicks Raja away. Dempsey gets AK for an ELEVATED BUTTERFLY! Bridging cover, TWO! Dempsey clamps onto an arm, fans rally up but Dempsey rains down elbows on AK’s head! AK endures as Dempsey keeps on the arm for a FUJIWARA! AK endures, pushes and rolls, gets up and wrenches to CHOP! Dempsey staggers, but he trips AK and has a toehold. AK fights up, Dempsey DRAGON SCREW SUPLEXES! Tag to Raja, HALF CRAB and stomps! The fans rally while Raja stomps AK. Raja stomps AK in the corner, digs his boots in, but lets off at 4. AK has the leg! But Raja DECKS him!

Raja drags AK back up to dribble him back down hard! Raja keeps AK from Saxon, back suplex! Cover, TWO! Tag to Dempsey and Die Familie double whip. Raja headbutts AK low, then Dempsey knee lifts him down! Cover, TWO! Dempsey clamps onto AK, brings him away, but AK wrenches out and CHOPS! AK mule kicks but Dempsey blocks for a PERFECT PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Dempsey drags AK back up, has the double wristlock again, but AK endures. Raja tags in, Dempsey whips AK into the BIG forearm! Raja covers, TWO! Raja keeps AK away from Saxon while fans rally up again.

Raja whips AK, but AK uses that to dropkick Dempsey! AK goes up and over Raja to tag Saxon! Dempsey tags in but Saxon rallies on Die Familie all the same! BOOT for Dempsey! Dempsey staggers, but Saxon CLOBBERS him at ropes! Saxon whips and hits a THESZ PRESS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Saxon goes up the corner and leaps, FLYING CLOTHESLINE! Cover, Raja breaks it! Saxon glares at Raja and Raja wants him to calm down. Saxon is after Raja but Dempsey CLOBBERS Saxon from behind! Dempsey double wristlocks an arm, but Saxon endures. Saxon scoops, but Dempsey keeps on the arm!

Raja tags in, feed but Saxon BOOTS Raja and DECKS Dempsey! Tag to AK! AK fires off on Raja, knuckle locks to go up and up and leaps, DOUBLE TOSS for Die Familie! Raja swings but misses, GERMAN SUPLEX from AK! Fans fire up as AK tags Saxon back in, and Saxon hits a BUTTERFLY BACKBREAKER, and sets Raja up for the SLIDING BOOT! Raja runs to BOOT Raja back down, cover, TWO!! Raja survives and Teoman is frustrated! AK goes up as Saxon Canadian racks. But Dempsey distracts the ref and Teoman trips AK up! Teoman drags AK out to throw into barriers! Raja POSTS Saxon! COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Die Familie win!

Winners: Die Familie, by pinfall

The Babo didn’t let his brothers in arms down, and he made sure they won out! Will these three do whatever it takes to take over NXT UK?

NXT UK Media catches up with Amale.

What are her thoughts on tonight’s big title match? Meiko VS Isla is going to be very interesting. But then Xia Brookside swoops in and greets Amale in French. Sorry for interrupting but she had a great idea. They should have a rematch! Amale is right, she is inspiring, and they could both learn so much from each other. So what does Amale say? Amale says she’ll see what she can do, and then says something in French, and Xia says she’s so excited, too! Amale heads out, Xia says thanks, and the reporters want to ask Xia some questions, but she tells them no, they need to go away, she is busy.

But then the camera spies on Xia making a phone call around the corner. “Hey, Daddy. It’s time.” What is Xia planning? And just how bad will it be for the French Hope?

Wild Boar VS Tyson T-Bone w/ Symbiosis!

Eddie Dennis shrewdly convinced Sid Scala to pit his minions against the returning Wild Boar before they ever face off in the ring. Will Wild Boar get through T-Bone to then take on Primate and be that much closer to vengeance?

Boar’s music hits and Symbiosis watches the ramp closely. But to their surprise, Boar rushes in from the crowd side! Dennis runs away, Boar dodges Primate and ROCKS T-Bone! Boar hits Primate, too, then fires off on T-Bone! T-Bone pushes Boar away and bails out, and fans are fired up for “BOAR! BOAR! BOAR!” Symbiosis regroups, Dennis tells Boar to stay back, and he even uses Primate as a shield! T-Bone gets in the ring, the bell rings and T-Bone says to focus on him! Boar and T-Bone tie up, T-Bone puts Boar in a corner and again tells Boar to focus on him. T-Bone throws a punch but Boar dodges to fire off haymakers!

The ref counts, T-Bone shoves Boar away bot Boar is right after him again! Boar wants Dennis to watch closely, but T-Bone pushes him away again to DECK him with a right hand! Dennis tells T-Bone to get Boar, but Boar headbutts back! And drops a SENTON! Fans rally up for Boar while T-Bone bails out. Primate stays as Dennis’ shield while Boar slides out of the ring. Boar glares at Dennis, but T-Bone CLOBBERS Boar from behind! T-Bone RAMS Boar into barriers, then drags him up and into the ring. Dennis coaches T-Bone, and T-Bone gets in, but Boar is right after him! T-Bone blocks the kick, puts that leg on ropes and KICKS it!

Boar clutches the leg, as that was the injured leg that kept him out of action for so long. T-Bone BOOTS Boar down, then drags Boar up to CLUB and KICK! T-Bone gut wrenches for a Canadian rack, and he RAMS Boar into the corner! Fans boo but T-Bone runs in to KNEE Boar! The ref reprimands and backs T-Bone up, but Dennis wraps Boar’s leg around the bottom rope! T-Bone runs in to STOMP the bad leg! Boar shouts in pain but he refuses to let this match end like this! T-Bone drags Boar up for a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Boar but T-Bone clamps onto Boar’s neck and drags him up.

Boar throws body shots! And a JAWBREAKER! Boar glares at Dennis, fires haymakers off on T-Bone, then runs in, but into a scoop! Boar fights but T-Bone still FALL AWAY SLAMS him! Boar tumbles to the far corner, T-Bone runs corner to corner, and SPLASHES! T-Bone snapmares Boar, kicks him around, then drops an elbow! Cover, TWO!! Boar is still in this but Symbiosis coaches T-Bone. T-Bone puts Boar into the corner, runs in again, but Boar dodges! And SHOVES T-Bone into buckles, before the GERMAN SUPLEX! Boar then gets T-Bone for a SINGLE LEG SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Boar RAMS T-Bone into the corner!

Primate gets on the apron but Boar DECKS him! Boar avoids the cheap shot, wrenches and SATELLITE DDT’S! Cover, Boar wins!!

Winner: Wild Boar, by pinfall

Dennis runs for the hills! Boar pursues, the hunt has only just begun! Primate tries to get T-Bone back up so they can hurry and help Dennis, but will the Wild Boar catch his prey?

Ilja Dragunov speaks.

“Roderick Strong. Strong. That’s a word that I really admire. Because that’s what I needed to be since my very first day in NXT UK. This is the way how I became Unbesiegbar, and the way I became NXT UK Champion. Roderick, we both have the same mindset. We know that diamonds are made under pressure, and I’m sure there’s no one out there who can put me under pressure the same way as you do. It will be my honor to collide with you in the ring. But the Czar is a diamond who doesn’t crack under pressure.” The challenge has been answered, and in two weeks, we will surely Dragunov and Strong collide in an NXT UK Championship instant classic!

NXT UK Media catches up with Kenny Williams.

But the Scum of the Earth seems oddly jittery right now as he tells them to call him later. He doesn’t have time for this, he can’t find his car keys. And when he gets outside, he sees his car all opened up and a mess. This is what he figured. Good jokes. Here’s the keys. But now he needs to find his tires… Someone is messing with him, and he will find out who! Then they will pay for this. A car horn spooks Kenny, and the reporter asks if this might have to do with that note in his locker from last week. Kenny tells them to get out of his face. But will this person pranking Kenny continue to get under his skin?

Jordan Devlin VS Danny Jones!

The Irish Ace wants to get back to his former glory, but that means getting back to a title. Will Devlin use Raving Danny Jones as a stepping stone towards that goal?

The bell rings and they circle. Fans duel, and that annoys Devlin. He and Jones knuckle lock, but then Devlin kicks low and throws haymakers! Jones CHOPS back and sends Devlin staggering! Devlin CHOPS back, fires forearms, then CHOPS again! Jones sits down and Devlin rains down forearms! Devlin gets Jones up, whips, and CLOBBERS him with an elbow! Devlin JAMS his knee into Jones, then CHOPS him again! Devlin bumps Jones off buckles, throws more forearms then stomps him down. Jones turns it around to CHOP and CHOP and stomp a mudhole! Fans fire up for Jones but Devlin kicks back.

Devlin KNEES Jones down, then looms over him. Devlin brings Jones up to ROCK with a forearm, then ROCK him again. But Jones roars and CHOPS, then EuroUppers. Jones clinches but Devlin throws body shots. Devlin headlocks and grinds Jones, but Jones throws body shots back. Jones powers out, things speed up, but Devlin ducks, rolls, hurdles and drops, to then kitchen sink knee Jones hard! Fans boo as Devlin snarls and Jones writhes. Devlin stands on Jones’ head, taunts the fans taunting him, then he YANKS Jones’ arm! Fans rally up, Devlin drags Jones back up to short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO!

Jones is still in this but Devlin shakes his head. Devlin kicks Jones but Jones throws a body shot! And another, and another! Jones fires off, throws big forearms, and fans rally up behind him! But Devlin blocks to DECK Jones! Devlin drags Jones up, ROCKS him again, then eggs Jones on. Devlin SLAPS Jones, “What you got?” Jones stands up but Devlin throws a forearm. Jones is snarling and he ROCKS Devlin back, then DECKS him! And then spins Devlin around to wrench and hammerlock, to a SLEEPER! Ripcord, ENZIGURI! Devlin staggers and fans are fired up for Jones! Jones runs in, SHINING WIZARD, to EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!

Fans fire up as Jones looms over Devlin. Jones clamps on a SLEEPER! Devlin endures, pries at the hold, but Jones turns around to throw Devlin over his back! And into a double chicken wing cradle! TWO!! Devlin goes to the corner, and he slips out as Jones runs in! Jones’ knee hits buckles, and then Devlin SLINGSHOT CUTTERS! Fans boo but Devlin gives thumbs down. Devlin drags Jones up, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Devlin wins!

Winner: Jordan Devlin, by pinfall

Jones showed the fire of a Welsh dragon, but Devlin extinguished that fire! He then has the camera come closer to tell us a secret. “It’s a badly kept secret. I am so far ahead of this roster, they couldn’t see my arse if they had a set of binoculars. I don’t care who’s running around with the title. There is only one ace, and you’re looking at him!” Devlin says everyone knows it, but will he run into someone who can prove him wrong?

NXT UK hears from Moustache Mountain and the hottest tag team under the sun.

Trent Seven tells Ashton Smith that in their first-ever singles match against each other, Seven will ensure to win for Moustache Mountain. They will not have two losses in a row. But Oliver Carter says he got Tyler Bate, and y’know what? Ashton will get Trent, too. Ashton says it is his time. Trent will be desperate, but these two have been preparing. They’ve been studying everything. And they know Trent knows that they have his number. This match will force Moustache Mountain to accept that Smith & Carter have earned a tag title rematch.

Trent is finding his inner Zen and chi thanks to Tyler Bate, he still isn’t sure where it all comes from, but it works. Trent will try and do anything he has to in order to keep the tag titles. But Ashton says there is no way Seven wins because this means that much to him! Ashton won’t let himself down, he won’t let Carter down, he will prove to everyone they deserve this opportunity. Moustache Mountain may have won but Smith & Carter picked themselves up, took a look around, and what did they say? Ready And Forward, Always Forward!

NXT UK previews the coming Heritage Cup Championship match.

Mark Coffey has known Noam Dar for over a decade, and Noam Dar hasn’t changed. He’s still overconfident. But Noam Dark says Mark confuses things. He isn’t cocky, he’s confident in the work he’s put in as champion. The work that Mark has seen live in person. Dar made target practice out of Wolfgang and pieced up big brother Joe. Mark says he doesn’t need to learn from his own mistakes, because he learns from other people’s. Twice now, Mark has seen how Dar operates. Dar says there are levels to this, and he’s at the tippy top. Now, the driver wants to step to him?

Oh, Mark’s just a driver now, is he? Well this driver will run Dar right over on route to claiming that cup! Mark hasn’t had a loss in singles matches, or had a loss in British Rounds matches. So Mark isn’t letting this slip away. Dar says congrats, this is it. This is as big as Markus is gonna get. So enjoy it. Dar will hit him with that toxic left foot and it’ll be over. Will the Scottish Supernova complete the sweep on Gallus? Or will this Gallus Boy be on top?

NXT UK Women’s Championship: Meiko Satomura VS Isla Dawn!

The Final Boss has been unstoppable since coming to NXT UK, but the Wicked Witch of Scotland has built up momentum by taking treasures from her targets. Then Isla seemed to get even stronger when she let them all go. Will Isla become THE unstoppable force in NXT UK? Or will Meiko still be the Best in the World?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and the two circle. Isla pie faces Meiko, then pie faces her again. But Meiko blocks the punch to fire off forearms and kicks! Meiko KICKS and forearms Isla against ropes, but Isla slips through to get a dragon sleeper in the ropes! The ref reprimands and counts, Isla lets go at 4. Isla laughs while fans boo. Isla CLUBS Meiko on the back, snapmares and uppercuts her in the back! Fans rally up, Isla runs but Meiko ducks the kick. Meiko grabs a leg but Isla kicks her away. Isla boots but Meiko blocks it! Meiko ROCKS Isla and uppercuts! Isla ducks the buzzsaw but not the ENZIGURI!

Meiko kicks Isla down, drops elbows, then kicks her around. Fans rally as Meiko drops an elbow. Cover, TWO! Meiko drags Isla up but Isla RAMS her into a corner! Isla digs her forearms in, but Meiko turns it around to give those back! The ref counts, Meiko lets off to ROUNDHOUSE Isla! Isla stays up leaning against the corner, but Meiko runs corner to corner, only to miss! Isla ROCKS Meiko from the apron, then HOTSHOTS her down! Isla is laughing as she drags Meiko out of the ring! Isla stomps Meiko, drags her up and throws her into barriers. Isla KNEES Meiko against the barriers, then puts Meiko in the ring at 6 of 10. Cover, TWO!

Isla talks to herself or whatever spirits she hears, and she drops an elbow! Isla gets in Meiko’s face, pie faces her down, then CLUBS her! Isla KNEES Meiko in the back and digs it in before clamping on the chinlock! Meiko endures, kicks forward, grabs at Isla but Isla shrugs her off. Isla JAMS her knee in again while fans rally up. Meiko fights up, pries the hold apart, and she back elbows. Isla PUMP KNEES Meiko down! Isla runs to stomp Meiko down! And then she KNEES Meiko in the side! Fans rally but Isla hits a METEORA! Cover, TWO! Meiko survives and Isla is furious! Fans rally as Meiko grits her teeth.

Isla drags Meiko up, but Meiko elbows away the back suplex! Isla ROCKS Meiko, reels her in, but Meiko throws knees! Meiko ROCKS Isla, Isla ROCKS Meiko! Meiko fires off more forearms, then runs, to CLOBBER Isla! Fans fire up, but Isla gets up to KNEE Meiko again! Meiko gets up, but Isla BOOTS her! Meiko is against ropes, Isla storms up and whips her, only for Meiko to WHEEL KICK! Isla stays up, Meiko ROUNDHOUSES her down! Fans rally and Meiko drags Isla up to reel her in. SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Isla survives but Meiko won’t let off! Meiko drags Isla up, KICKS her back down, then drags her again.

Meiko goes to a corner with Isla in the drop zone. Meiko goes up top, FROG SPLASH onto knees! Isla snarls, slaps herself around, then runs to DROPKICK Meiko down! But Isla isn’t done, she drags Meiko up, PERFECT PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Meiko escapes and Isla is furious! Isla drags Meiko up to CLUB her, then KICK her down! Isla goes up the corner, but Meiko ROCKS her first! Meiko climbs up, CLUBS away on Isla, but Isla thrwos body shots! They brawl up top, Isla shoves Meiko down! Isla adjusts, leaps, but Meiko gets under! Isla rolls through, but runs into a PELE! Meiko fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!

Fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” as Meiko gets back up. Meiko drags Isla up but Isla breaks free! But Meiko sobats and DDT’s! Meiko runs, but the handspring kick misses! Isla hurries as Meiko clutches the leg, BUZZSAW! Isla snarls, drags Meiko back up, fireman’s carry. But Meiko fights off to wrench and hammerlock, into a headscissor cradle! Meiko wins!!

Winner: Meiko Satomura, by pinfall (still NXT UK Women’s Champion)

Isla can’t believe it! Her powers were still not enough to overcome the Final Boss! But Isla still wants the belt! She and the ref tug-o-war over it, and Isla gets the belt! Meiko gets mad now as Isla clutches to the title she doesn’t rightfully own! Isla escapes through the crowd and into the shadows of the night! Will Meiko have to beat Isla down again to get that belt back?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode for NXT UK, but a bit of mildly disappointing news. It’s great that we’re getting Dragunov VS Strong for the NXT UK Championship, but I wish it was going to be at Stand & Deliver and not just a post WrestleMania episode. But at the same time, if Strong isn’t winning the title, I suppose it’s best to have that match here on NXT UK. Strong is of course over there as of these tapings, it’s more efficient to get that match done instead of having Dragunov fly to the States again just for the one night. But it doesn’t even sound like NXT UK is planning Prelude 2022, just having big matches on whatever episodes to make them into big episodes.

We got great promo stuff hyping up next week. Seven, Smith and Carter all had good stuff going into Seven VS Smith. As I said last week, that match could go either way, and we’d still get a tag title match for post-Mania. Seven wins, they’re tied, the title match is the tiebreaker. Smith wins, well then he and Carter went 2-0 and of course they get the title match. Either way, it’ll all be great, and we’ll see a great tag title match. Mark Coffey and Noam Dar had a good promo, they’re going to have a very good Heritage Cup match, and I could see it going either way, but they might keep the cup with Dar since he’s doing such great work.

Xia is getting her tiebreaker with Amale, and it sounds like Robbie Brookside’s friend is going to arrive to coincide with that. Chances are, that friend is the reason Xia wins, and it becomes the classic Heel wrestler & manager duo story for Xia for the next stretch of programming. And Kenny Williams has someone messing with him now, but I’m surprised he isn’t assuming this is Sam Gradwell. Maybe Gradwell isn’t quite so sneaky, so could it be… Amir Jordan? Is he going to return after Kenny banished him from NXT UK with that blow-off win a year ago? That would be pretty clever.

A-Kid & Saxon VS Die Familie was a good match, fans really love Saxon, but of course Teoman helps his guys win. Maybe A-Kid is heading to Stand & Deliver through next week’s Triple Threat match on NXT, and maybe he’ll be there full-time after this since he’s clearly just midcard fodder in NXT UK now. Wild Boar got a really good return match against T-Bone, and of course he wins. He’ll surely have the same against Primate, and then he surely gets his shot at Dennis, only to be cheated. And if the timing is right, maybe Subculture can return, Andrews & Webster have beef with Symbiosis still, and they can make amends with Boar.

Devlin got a really good match out of Danny Jones, and his promo essentially calling out everyone on the roster is a sign that he’ll end up with a big match in the coming weeks to go with the WrestleMania season. No idea who, but I bet it’ll be awesome, and probably a big win for that person. And then we got a great, pretty fast and aggressive NXT UK Women’s Championship match, great stuff from both Meiko and Isla. It was a bit obvious most of the crowd noise was BT Sports Studio pretending to be ThunderDome, as many shots of the crowd were just bored faces. There was a corner of the crowd that actually was into this, as they should be. Meiko wins, of course, but good twist that Isla literally steals the title. Meiko will definitely have to give Isla another match, and I’m sure Meiko wins again.

My Score: 8.6/10

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DING DONG, Hello, Tiffany!

Tiffanny Stratton just won the WWE Women’s Championship but she’s already defending it against Bayley! Will the Role Model be back on top?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

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PLAY BY PLAY

Rey Mysterio is here!

San Diego fires up for the hometown hero as he makes his entrance! The King of Lucha high-fives fans along the ramp, and hugs his wife and daughter, before stepping in the ring. Rey grabs himself a mic, the fans chant “619! 619!” and he smiles. Rey tells San Diego, “Bien venidos, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! This is the home of the 6! 1! 9!” The fans cheer, and Rey says no cap, it feels great to be back home in front of his people, his Raza, his city, and his familia. Rey requested to be here tonight because he couldn’t think of a better place to reminisce as he gets ready to do the impossible once again.

Rey officially declares for the 2025 Royal Rumble! The arena is shaking hearing that! Rey wants to look back: 2006, he entered the Rumble at #2, outlasted 28 other superstars, and became the Royal Rumble winner! And it didn’t end there. he went on to main event WrestleMania, and he became the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Now, Rey won’t lie, he will be realistic. The competition is heavy this year: Drew McIntyre, who fans boo. CM Punk, who fans cheer; Seth Rollins, who fans are torn on; Roman Reigns, who fans cheer; John Cena, who fans also cheer. It will be tough, but let’s remember back to when he won.

It was 2006, and Rey did it for a friend we all know very well. The fans chant for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” But wait! Kevin Owens makes his way out here! The Prizefighter, still holding onto the winged eagle title belt, showing off his new shirt: The Canadian Dream, Son of a Security System Technician. Kevin has a mic, too, and while fans boo, he tells Rey, “Lemme start off by saying I’m very sorry for coming out here and interrupting you> I mean it, okay? But I had to come out here. Because I heard you just now talking about how you were gonna win the Royal Rumble.

“And Rey, I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It’s never been a secret. There’s a lot of people in this industry that I respect quite a bit, but very few I respect as much as I respect you. In fact, I’ll even go so far as saying there’s nobody in this industry that I respect as much as I respect you.” The fans do cheer that, and Kevin says he has had an incredible career, he’s accomplished things he’s dreamed of since he was a kid. He has main evented WrestleMania with Steve Austin. He won the tag team titles with his then best friend, Sami Zayn. He won countless other tiles, and now he gets to stand here with THIS title!

The fans boo but Kevin says this is the title that as a kid, he saw all his idols win. This is the title he dreamed of winning, and now he stands here as the TRUE, RIGHTFUL WWE Champion! The fans boo again but Kevin says there is one thing left for him to accomplish so that he can truly feel his career is complete. And that is to step into the ring and have a 1v1 match with the legendary Rey Mysterio. The fans like that idea, and Kevin says face to face, man to man, he hopes Rey wins the Rumble! Kevin will root for Rey with everything he has! Rey can and will beat “all those other idiots.”

But just promise Kevin one thing. After Rey wins the Rumble, promise that Kevin is the champion he picks for WrestleMania so that Kevin can have his dream match. Rey takes a moment, and he tells Kevin that we all know Rey loves competition. But… Kevin’s not the champion. The fans cheer that! Rey means that with all due respect, but Cody Rhodes is the champion. But, but, here’s this. If Rey wins the Rumble, and if Kevin wins the title, then yes, Rey will gladly face him for the title. Kevin takes a moment, and repeats, “I’m not the champion? I AM THE CHAMPION! This is my title! I earned it! I deserve it!”

The fans boo but Kevin says Cody has Rey brainwashed, too! Does Rey have bleached blonde hair under that mask? Is it seeping into his brain? Rey wants Kevin to calm down. What’s going on? Drew McIntyre, now Kevin, he’s acting so delusional! It’s reminding him of Dominik. Oh…! Kevin swings on Rey! Rey dodges to fire hands in return! They brawl, Kevin shoves Rey but Rey dropkicks the legs! Kevin is on the ropes, but he bails out before the 619! The fans boo but Kevin is the one offended. Will Kevin be able to let this go so he can focus on Cody?

Bianca Belair meets up with Naomi backstage.

Bianca asks if Naomi finished with Nick Aldis. She did. Any updates? No! No lead on Jade’s attacker. Nothing? Wow. But that’s okay, they’ll keep pushing forward. They will handle Nia & Candice, but Bianca just wants to make sure they’re good after the mishap last week. It wasn’t on Bianca, that was Candice. Naomi knows that. Plus, they have to focus. It may not be Tiffany, but they can at least get some lick back on Candice & Nia. And they still have their gold! Bianca says that’s true. Ready to go? Naomi says maybe Bianca should wrap her up. That way, last week won’t happen again. Bianca agrees, and she hurries to wrap the braid into a bun.

Now they’re good. The StrongEST Glow heads out, will they be able to get past the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie? Or will they soon be owing some golden tickets to the Queen of the Ring and her new sidekick?

Nick Aldis talks with Rey Mysterio.

After what we saw with Kevin, and since they are in San Diego, we have to have Rey on the card. Rey VS KO happens 1v1! Rey thanks Aldis and promises to handle business. And then Cody Rhodes walks in! The American Nightmare tells Rey he saw what happened while he was going through his physical. Cody says he would’ve been out there to help, but Rey says it’s nota big deal. It is handled, Rey VS Kevin is happening. Cody just needs to heal up. Rey can handle his problems, and will leave something for Cody at the Royal Rumble. Rey fist bumps and heads out. Aldis tells Cody that Rey has a point, Cody needs to be careful.

That said, what’d the doctors have to say? Cody says he has a clean bill of health, fully cleared, and Aldis can read the report himself. Aldis says he trusts Cody, he just doesn’t know if that’s good news. There is a lot of time between now and the Rumble, and even more so to WrestleMania. But with that in mind, Aldis has an addendum to the ladder match. Cody needs to sign it, as does Kevin, because they cannot have what happened at Saturday Night’s Main Event happen ever again. Cody asks if Kevin’s signed it yet. Kevin was Aldis’ next stop. Then Cody will sign it once Kevin has. Cody heads out, will Aldis be able to get what he wants out of this?

Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!

SmackDown returns as Bianca & Naomi make their entrances. The teams sort out and Nia steps to Bianca, only to CLOBBER Naomi! Candice joins in to mug Bianca, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands, Candice backs off, and Nia soaks up the heat. Naomi throws Bianca down, talks more trash, then HEADBUTTS Bianca down. Nia drags Bianca up, tags Candice, but Bianca fights back. Nia CLUBS Bianca, Candice wrenches, but Bianca runs Candice over! And runs her over again! Bianca suplexes, holds Candice up, then SLAMS her down! The fans fire up as Bianca kips up, and she runs up to RAM Candice!

Bianca then climbs to rain down fists! The fans count along, Bianca goes all the way to TEN! Nia storms in, but Bianca flips up and over! Nia runs into Candice, then turns around into Bianca’s DROPKICK! Bianca runs up but Candice BOOTS her! Candice goes up, but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca military presses Candice, and she THRWOS her out onto Nia! Nia & Candice fall, the fans fire up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Bianca flexes, then waits on Nia & Candice. Bianca’s braid has unrolled so Bianca swings it to rally the fans. Bianca then goes out to fetch Candice, shoves her into the ring, but Nia anchors Bianca’s feet! Candice DROPKICKS Candice down! Cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS away on Bianca, then scuffs her. Candice stalks Bianca to a corner, KNEES her down, then steps on her to DOUBLE STOMP! Tag to Nia, and Nia stalks Bianca. Nia makes Bianca smile with fishhooks, then HIP DROPS her down! Nia swings the braid around to mock Bianca, and even intimidate the ref. Bianca gets her braid free to SMACK away on Nia!

Bianca LASHES Nia more, backing her down, then she runs. Bianca SHOTGUNS Nia, Nia rebounds, but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Cover, ONE!! Nia CLOBBERS Bianca at the ropes! Nia argues with the ref, taunts Naomi, then soaks up the heat. Tag to Candice and Candice kicks Bianca around. Candice SMACKS Bianca off the apron, pushes her in, then CLOBBERS her! Cover, TWO! Candice CLOBBERS Bianca again, then digs her knee in for a half Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Bianca endures, fights around, reaches back, and she pulls Candice’s hair! Bianca and Candice fire forearms, but Candice DECKS Bianca! Cover, TWO!

Candice is frustrated but she KNEES Bianca in the side. Candice stomps Bianca more, KNEES her down, then has her on the ropes. The ref counts but Candice bends Bianca back! Candice lets go at 4, SmackDown returns to single picture,. and Candice brings Bianca up. Bianca rolls Candice up, TWO! Candice ENZIGIRIS Bianca down! Candice hurries to a corner and goes up, to then CROSSBODY! But Bianca rolls through! The fans fire up as Bianca lifts, but Candice slips free! Candice pulls the braid! Bianca uses that to reel Candice in for an ELBOW! But Candice grabs the braid to throw Bianca down! Both women are down and the fans fire up!

Bianca and Candice crawl, Candice goes to Bianca! STEP-UP- NO! Bianca avoids the senton! But Nia YANKS Naomi down from the outside! The fans boo but Nia sends Naomi into barriers! Candice stands Bianca up, but Bianca rolls her again! TWO, and Candice SUPERKICKS Bianca down! Candice hurries to the corner, tag to Nia. Nia storms up on Bianca, mockingly reaching out to Naomi, and then CLUBS Bianca! Nia whips, LARIATS, and SAMOAN DROPS! Bianca sputters and goes to the corner, but Nia runs up! Bianca BOOTS Nia first! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, dodges Nia, then RAMS into her! Candice grabs the braid!

Bianca whips Candice into the POST! Bianca climbs, but Nia ROCKS her! Nia climbs up after Bianca, fireman’s carries, but Bianca CLUBS away! Bianca is safe, she shoves Nia away, then CROSSBODIES! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Naomi returns! Bianca crawls, hot tag to Naomi! The fans fire up as Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Nia away, then slingshots for the FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia still has a lot left in the tank but Naomi HAMMERS away on her! Nia shoves Naomi away, runs up, but Naomi dodges! Nia POSTS herself, falls back, and Naomi goes up! SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Candice breaks it!

Naomi ENZIGIRIS Candice for it! Tag to Bianca and the tag champs go after Nia. Nia fights back, SAMOAN DROP for Naomi! The fans boo but Nia looms over Bianca. Nia runs, Candice sneaks a tag, and Bianca dodges! Bianca SPEARS Nia! Bianca runs, handsprings, but Candice DROPKICKS her down! STEP-UP SENTON! Nia rises, she adds a SENTON of her own! Candice covers, TWO!! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Candice can’t believe it, but San Diego declares, “This is Awesome!” Candice storms around, snarls, then runs up at Bianca. Bianca ALLEY-OOPS her onto buckles! Then SPINEBUSTERS her down!

Bianca runs, handsprings, and MOONSAULTS! But Nia runs up! Bianca dodges, LEG DROP hits Candice!! Nia panics, runs up on Bianca, but Bianca tosses her out! LARIAT and down goes Bianca! Naomi tags for the BUBBA BOMB! Gedo clutch, Naomi & Bianca win!

Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall

The tag champs find a way to survive, but now they’ll have to meet NXT’s Meta Four on January 28th! NXT goes on the road to Atlanta, Georgia, will Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson be bringing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships home as souvenirs? Or will they only feel the StrongEST Glow?

Pregame interview with Bayley.

Byron Saxton walked through an empty Pechanga Arena with The Role Model before the show, and noted how last week, Bayley won the Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s match. Now, we’re in San Diego, with a sold out crowd as Bayley challenges Tiffany Stratton for the title. What does this match mean to her? Well, sold out here in her home state, that is what dreams are made of. We all dream about being in the main event and fighting for a championship. This is a huge night for her. Thinking on her career, this time last year, she won the 2024 Royal Rumble and earned a guaranteed championship opportunity.

Bayley would challenge former friend, Iyo Sky, someone she respects so much in this business. That felt like the peak of Bayley’s career, where she was going to do something different and change the world. To be honest, she isn’t sure she fulfilled her potential during that reign. Yes, she defended the title, took it all over the world, but she always felt she was just winning by the skin of her teeth. She’s a perfectionist, she loves wrestling so much. And so, that reign was certainly cut short when Tiffany helped Nia take that title from Bayley. Tonight is a big night for her.

Then how does tonight feel different from past opportunities in regaining the title? Well, we’ve seen what Tiffany has done this past year, and she just showed she’s willing to turn on her friends to get to the “Tiffy Top,” as she puts it. Part of Bayley respects her, but the other part wants to beat Tiffy that much more. Tonight, it’s personal. Byron wishes Bayley luck and they shake hands. Will this be a big first defense for Tiffy? Or will it be a big comeback for the former Grand Slam Champion?

Mia Yim talks with B-Fab backstage.

Michin just knows she would’ve had Chelsea Green if not for Piper Niven. They always gotta use numbers! B-Fab knows how they do. That US Championship should’ve been Mia’s! B-Fab tells Mia to keep her head up, because she’ll get another shot to take down sleazy- Piper Niven walks in being all Secret Service. Piper says the room is clear, no threats to the champion. Chelsea walks in, thanks “Spicy Service,” and says B-Fab and “Mimi” should stand up and properly congratulate her as the only woman to successfully defend this title. B-Fab says Chelsea please. We all know that if it wasn’t for Piper the Mall Cop, Chelsea would not be champion.

Piper steps up and tells B-Fab that if she takes another step closer, it’ll be her last. If that’s how Piper wants to play it, then how about this? B-Fab will talk with Aldis, then she and Piper can handle their problem tonight. Then after Piper, Chelsea better watch her back. Mia says that is a threat. Mia follows B-Fab, Chelsea tells Piper to neutralize B-Fab. Piper agrees. But just how will this shake out when Piper’s the one in action?

Jimmy Uso heads to gorilla.

“San Diego! The goal tonight is to make sure Carmelo stays missing. Hey, ya boi got something to prove! Hey, I’m proud of The Yeet Man. My brother got his own title match coming up, and it’s time to go get mine. But it starts tonight with Carmelo. Hey yo, Uce, between me and you, Big Jim is Him!” Jimmy heads out to the ring, will he prove he’s just as worthy of golden opportunities?

Jimmy Uso VS Carmelo Hayes!

SmackDown returns as Melo makes his entrance. Melo has a mic to tell Big Jim that he wants to get this straight. Roman’s in the Rumble, Jey’s got a world title match, and what’s Jimmy got? It just seems like Jimmy is living in the shadow of his brother who is living in the shadow of Roman Reigns. But for some reason, Jimmy’s taking shots at H1M? Then here’s a serious question: How can Jimmy take shots when he’s sitting on the bench? Do Melo a favor: Lace up those shoes real tight, Unc, because you’re about to see that Melo Don’t Miss. But then Jimmy TOSSES Melo into the ring! Jimmy borrows those sunglasses, then he fires haymakers!

The fans fire up as Jimmy pops, locks ‘n’ ROCKS Melo! Jimmy whips, but Melo avoids the superkick! Melo bails out, the fans boo, and Jimmy grins. Jimmy hurries after Melo but Melo HOTSHOTS Jimmy down! Melo storms in to CLOBBER Jimmy, and he stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, teh fans boo, but Melo lets off at 4. Melo soaks up the heat, then he CHOPS Jimmy against ropes. Melo stalks Jimmy, CHOPS Jimmy in a corner, then brings him around for haymakers. Melo whips, Jimmy reverses, QUICK DRAW! Melo is in a corner, and the fans join Jimmy in chanting, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Melo dodges the hip attack!

Melo comes back, but Jimmy puts him on the apron. Jimmy UPPERCUTS Melo, Melo sputters, and Jimmy goes out to join him. Jimmy suplexes Melo onto the apron! Melo writhes, Jimmy refreshes the count, and then Jimmy builds speed! Jimmy DIVES, and Melo is sent into the desk! The fans fire up for Jimmy while SmackDown goes to break.

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.16.25

The Go Home for Genesis this Sunday! Let’s see what happens!

Published

23 hours ago

January 16, 2025

Andrew Balaz

So Genesis is Sunday, followed by next week’s Live Episode of iMPACT! Let’s see exactly how we get to Genesis and not to bury the lead, the fact the WWE/TNA partnership was extended for a few years is very big news for TNA. More visibility for a nostalgic brand and the younger NXT wrestlers get more opportunities with potential sprinkles of a big name here or there (yes I only really mean AJ Styles, but that’s what we all want to see one more time).

Let’s get to the show and see if it’s a Go Home worth anything.

After her shocking appearance on @WWENXT, @mashaslamovich steps into the confessional with @WeAreRosemary…

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/Dw7ITswj28 pic.twitter.com/YSTXfJZw6X

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 17, 2025

Ratings:

Trent Seven vs Leon Slater: Slater wins via Swanton 450 – *
Fir$t Cla$$ vs Maniac Marines (Eric Young & Steve Maclin): EY wins via Macho Elbow – ** 3/4
Laredo Kid vs Jake Something: Jakes wins via Avalanche Something Bomb – **
The Hardys vs Ohio Versus Frankenstein (Sami Callihan & PCO): Hardys win via Crouton Bomb – ***

Results:

Trent Seven vs Leon Slater

British on British violence! I just appreciate that Trent’s theme is a down tuned remix of Seven Nation Army.

A little back and forth until Slater hits a Reverse Gamengiri, Trent tries to climb back to the apron after the powder, eats a Shotgun Kick. Trent dodges the dive, and Suplexes Leon down the steps at Center Stage. I feel like Slater over sold the spot, but I suppose using your surroundings is always interesting. Leon slides in at 9.5, Trent gets a little cocky and Leon hits two Flash Cradles for near falls, as Trent is reeling from the quick pinfall attempts he eats another Shotgun Kick for a near fall. Trent sells to the corner, eats a Jumping Bootwash, Leon perches Trent, goes for possibly a Spanish Fly but Trent turns it into an Avalanche Flowsion for two!

Bop and Bang, 7 Star Lariat, Piledriver with flourish and…still a two. Birminghammer attempt but Slater flips out of it, Crucifix pinfall for two, Uppercut by Trent and Birminghammer is hit! But Slater…kicks…out? He sells a Suplex where he slides down steps like death, but eats huge signature and finishing moves and kicks out. The psychology in this match is non-existent. Trent does the Finger Break, Leon sells away, hits another Shotgun Kick and Trent powders. X Plex gets reversed into a DDT from Slater. Trent powders off the Ramp, Leon goes to the entrance way runs and jumps off the ramp, then hits the Swanton 450.

Completely stupid match with spots that make no sense. All sizzle no steak, so dumb my IQ dropped 5 points.

The Elegance Clique have a “Pre-Launch Championship Celebration”. Tom Hannifan hates it, the crowd hates it, and the Personal Concierge uncovers a cardboard cut out with a Knockouts Title around their waists…and they are size accurate. Heather is like a My Size Barbie. Ash gives a very cringey speech where she thanks everyone except Heather, the Concierge passes the mic to Heather, Spitfire interrupts of course, and at least Dani cuts the promo to start so it’s tolerable. Yeah this is painfully bad cringe, as much as I didn’t mind the Ash gimmick to start with, this is lame. The only thing saving the segment is the crowd is hot for the the Elegance Clique getting their stuff ruined. So it was lame, but the crowd was into it and Ash sold the destruction of cardboard cut outs like Spitfire just murdered her puppy.

.@PCOisNotHuman and @TheSamiCallihan take on The Hardys! If they win, they’ll secure their spot in the TNA World Tag Team Title match at #TNAGenesis!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/Dw7ITswQRG pic.twitter.com/fO9P2F5d9d

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 17, 2025

Well the first 40 minutes of this show are making me wish for a stroke instead of watching this. So hopefully it picks up somewhere.

Fir$t Cla$$ vs Maniac Marines (Eric Young & Steve Maclin)

KC flips out of two of EY’s Back Body Drops and does his “First Class” taunt, so EY just slaps him upside the head and tags in Maclin to start beating on Navarro. I do really like KC’s work. He’s like WWE Lio Rush, but likable and talented. Maclin is beating the hell out of KC though, Lariats him out, goes for the SCUD, but AJ low bridges so Maclin crashes to the outside, KC hits the Tope con Hilo with blind tag so AJ is now legal and they start working over Maclin in the corner. Tennessee Whiskey, and there does seem to be a few First Class fans in the crowd.

Navarro is back in for the 305, quick tags though to keep Maclin eating offense. Splash into Big Boot into Assisted Splash while AJ leans on Maclin literally. KC starts picking on kids in the crowd near Judd Normand, he shoves the actor, the actor shoves him back and AJ comes over to mad dog the actor. Maclin takes advantage of the distraction and drops AJ on the way back in with an Olympic Slam, tags in EY and EY comes out hot. KC tags in, EY levels KC and they start messing around in the corner, AJ tries to break it up but eats a Busaiku Knee from Maclin and then a SCUD. EY manages to throw KC off the turnbuckle and then hit the Macho Elbow for the win.

After the match Eddie, Lish and Brian Myers stand at the entrance way to send a message but not cause any real chaos.

Josh Alexander and his two bitch boys come out to cut a promo on Santana or something. I am about as interested in this as I am in Norwegian Dog Sledding. Josh trying to say Santana is too hurt to go at Genesis when we all know this was filmed the same time like a month ago. You really can’t do doofus attempts a story when you’re promoting the first live episode in nearly a decade or something for next week. At least the match should be good because this build is lame, the jabronis are useless, “Bald Ass Head” is the big insult…sheeeesh.

Laredo Kid vs Jake Something

Well…someone has to win this match, so there’s that.

Nothing special start until Jake comes off the ropes and runs over Laredo sending him flying over the ropes onto the ramp. Jake panders to the crowd, Laredo tries to get something going but Jake steps on his foot to stop any Lucha things, and mollywops him. Jake runs him corner to corner until Laredo moves, strings a few moves together, tries to fly and then gets knocked out of the sky with a Forearm. Only a two count for Jake, but Laredo is definitely doing his best impression of a pinata so far in the match. Laredo gets a desperation Satellite DDT, misses his big attempt, but Jake misses the Spear in the corner, La Magistral gets a 2, a few bad spots from Laredo where it looks like he missed a Satellite Facebuster and sloppy Essex or Canadian Destroyer. Laredo goes to the top, Jake bear paw slap, goes up top and Avalanche Something Bomb for the win.

The Hardys vs Ohio Versus Frankenstein (Sami Callihan & PCO)

Before the Hardys intro, the 23 thing flashes a few times again. So at least they didn’t forget that.

Sami starts with Jeff and gets in a few early shots and goads Jeff with Hardys taunts, then all four get in, throw hands and we go to commercial. We come back from commercial to Matt Delete Turnbuckling Sami, and then Poetry In Motion the classic way! A few quick tags, but Sami eventually knocks down Matt, tags in PCO, Matt’s moves aren’t very effective, Jeff throws himself in too and they get their asses beat by PCO. PCO tags in Sami, Sami slaps around Matt, drags his face across the ropes, tags PCO back in and uses PCO as a battering ram into Matt’s chest. PCO keeps Matt in their corner, tags back in Sami, some simple tandem work and a short 2 count for Sami. Sami calls PCO back in and they’re formulating a tag move, they try the Double Back Drop, but Matt turns it into a Double DDT instead.

Jeff tries to fight them both off, Sami grabs Jeff, PCO goes for the Lariat, malfunction at the junction, Whisper in the Wind mostly hits PCO so Jeff Splashes Sami. Twist of Hate, Twist of Fate, Swanton Bomb from Jeff and the Hardy Boys win!

Before the obligatory contract signing on the Go Home before a PPV, Jordynne walks over to the announce table with the contract for her match with Tessa. Says she’ll leave it with them so she can’t miss it, but hey, “if she doesn’t show up at Genesis it wouldn’t be the first time”. That’s funny.

Joe starts the promo saying he has to win, but its on him to take the title from Nic. There’s an intensity, so it’s not all cornball jokes and shenanigans. That’s kinda nice to start with. Nic takes the babyface angle of “you’re not wrong but I don’t think you’re ready yet kid”. Then he plays the JBL clip from Bound for Glory. Nic tries to use the video to clear his name because Ryan got attacked too. Joe is about to poke a hole in the defense but then Hollywood Abyss Mokuba shows up. “MY BROTHER SETO” Ryan interferes, Nic tries to stop the stupidity but Ryan plows through is about to eat a Standing Ovation but Nic Superkicks Joe to save Mokuba. Nic does stand there as the crowd chants “kick your brother”, but Nic doesn’t pull the trigger but you can tell he’s contemplating.

OH! Sexy Tessy shows up, signs the contract but Jordynne was waiting for her and leaves Tessa laying with a Grace Driver and solid intensity. Okay most of the show was kinda mid but the ending was pretty solid.

Overall Score: 6.25/10

As I said at the very end, most of this show was mid…or mediocre for the older crowd. Indie Spotfest Dumbassery to kick off the show, a few segments that made me question if I was tasting pennies, a decent match with First Class, the stalled push never relevant squad match between Jake and Laredo, and at least the main event match was fun.

The video packages always feel lackluster because the only people really watching TNA currently are hardcore fans. I never really see too many people pull the whole “whoa first TNA episode in 11 years and I decided on the random Go Home instead of the first live episode since 2015”. See, this is why logic matters in booking. WWE gets to have the mentality of “it could be someone’s first time watching it” every week because they the biggest show in town. The name alone will garner random views or transient lapsed fans if they get a whiff of something. However when it comes down to TNA, people are only surprised its still alive.

Even with many questionable hours it wasn’t terrible. It did fine…plus like I just said, there’s opportunity for more random eyes thanks to the WWE merger AND a live episode next week. So the Go Home format won’t change, but hopefully the exposure gives us more congruent storylines.