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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (7/29/22)

One last stop before SummerSlam!

Published

2 years ago

July 29, 2022

Steven Mitchell

An Irish Donnybrook determines the next contender!

SmackDown bring out the shillelaghs as Drew McIntyre and Sheamus fight for that golden ticket to Clash at the Castle! Who will go to Cardiff to meet the Undisputed Universal Champion?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender’s Irish Donnybrook: Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus; McIntyre winners challenges for the title at Clash at the Castle.
Aliyah VS Shotzi Blackheart; Shotzi wins.
Ronda Rousey & Liv Morgan VS Sonya Deville & Natalya; Ronda & Liv win.
The New Day VS The Viking Raiders; The Viking Raiders win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender’s Irish Donnybrook: Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus!

That’s a bit of a mouthful, huh? But the bottom line is, after ducking and dodging the Scottish Warrior, the Celtic Warrior has no choice but to fight! No disqualifications, no count-outs, and no swords, but all the shillelaghs you could want! Who survives this to go all the way to Clash at the Castle?

Sheamus attacks McIntyre during his entrance! The bell rings, Sheamus throws McIntyre into barriers and CLUBS him down the ramp. Fans boo as Sheamus fires off haymakers, then brings McIntyre to some kegs! McIntyre stops himself, hits Sheamus back, and he whips Sheamus into barriers! Sheamus POSTS McIntyre in return! And then puts McIntyre in the ring! Sheamus fires off haymakers in a corner, stomps McIntyre, then throws body shots in another corner. Sheamus whips corner to corner, McIntyre comes back to LARIAT! McIntyre CHOPS Sheamus, ROCKS him, CHOPS him again, then whips him to ropes.

Sheamus kicks McIntyre back, runs, but into a scoop! MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, ONE!! Sheamus bails out but McIntyre pursues, only for Sheamus to trip him up! McIntyre hits the apron, and Sheamus gets a shillelagh! McIntyre avoids getting clobbered but Sheamus grins as he follows McIntyre. Fans rally up for McIntyre as he circles with Sheamus. McIntyre dodges again, and hits a BIG back suplex! McIntyre gets the shillelagh! But Sheamus kicks him low! And clotheslines McIntyre and himself out! They both stagger around by commentary, and McIntyre fires off big forearms! McIntyre TOSSES Sheamus over the desk!

Fans fire up as Sheamus flounders. Fans chant, “We Want Tables!” McIntyre looks under the ring, and he finds a TABLE! Atlanta is fired up but Sheamus attacks! Sheamus CLUBS McIntyre down, grins and mocks the fans as they boo, then he RAMS McIntyre into steel steps! Sheamus soaks up the heat, then drags McIntyre up and into the ring. Sheamus gets the table and moves it to a corner of the barriers at ringside. Sheamus leans the table up against barriers, then goes into the ring. Sheamus undoes a corner crossbar’s cover, and surprise! The shattered shillelagh from last week! Sheamus CLUBS away on McIntyre with it!

Sheamus DIGS the shillelagh into McIntyre’s face! McIntyre shouts in pain, gets to the apron, but Sheamus grabs McIntyre. BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN with the shillelagh! Fans count all the way to 10, then past that to 20! McIntyre flops down on the apron as Sheamus lets off. Sheamus kicks McIntyre to the floor, then goes out after him. Sheamus positions the table, brings McIntyre around, and he suplexes McIntyre, only for McIntyre to block! McIntyre suplexes Sheamus up and over to the floor! Fans fire up as McIntyre RAMS Sheamus into barriers! And then the POST! And then the steel steps!

McIntyre hauls Sheamus up to BARREL the kegs over! Atlanta is all fired up as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Sheamus has the shillelagh in McIntyre’s mouth like a gag! McIntyre fights it off as fans rally up, and McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre CHOPS, runs, but into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Sheamus goes out to grab a chair from the timekeeper’s area! Sheamus brings it to the ring to JAM McIntyre, and SMACK him on the back! Sheamus wedges the chair deep in the corner, then drags McIntyre up. The chair pops out on its own so Sheamus fireman’s carries instead. McIntyre fights free with elbows, then POSTS Sheamus! Sheamus’ plan only partially backfires, and both men rise.

McIntyre rallies on Sheamus, whips him to ropes and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes! Then clinch in the corner, OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Sheamus runs back in but into a NECKBREAKER! McIntyre kips up and the fans fire up! McIntyre goes out of the ring to get himself some chairs! Then McIntyre brings out more chairs from under the ring! Fans fire up as McIntyre has at least half a dozen chairs, but Sheamus CHUCKS one into McIntyre’s face! McIntyre goes down and Sheamus stacks the rest. Sheamus drags McIntyre up, fireman’s carry to the- NO, McIntyre slips off, FUTURE SHOCK onto the chairs!! Cover, TWO!! Atlanta can’t believe Sheamus survived!

McIntyre fires up and fans fire up with him. McIntyre drags Sheamus up, reels him in, but of course the Brawling Brutes show up! Ridge Holland BREAKS a shillelagh on McIntyre’s back! Sheamus KNEES McIntyre down! Cover, TWO!! No one can believe it, least of all Ridge! Ridge drags McIntyre out of the ring to scoop him, but McIntyre slips off to POST him! And then McIntyre OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes Ridge through the table!! Fans are thunderous and McIntyre is seething as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and McIntyre fires off haymakers and headbutts on the top rope! McIntyre drags Sheamus up but Sheamus trips McIntyre up! Sheamus throws haymakers on McIntyre and puts him in a Tree of Woe. Sheamus grins and soaks up the heat, but McIntyre sits up! SPIDER SUPERPLEX!! McIntyre gets out of the Tree, takes aim, but Sheamus avoids the Claymore! Sheamus Alabama Lifts and ALABAMA SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Sheamus is frustrated that McIntyre is still in this, but the fans rally up. Sheamus drags McIntyre up, puts him on the apron and kicks him to the floor again.

Fans duel, Sheamus stalks McIntyre and brings him up, to whip, but McIntyre reverses! Sheamus hits the family bar!! The beer goes flying, but McIntyre RAMS him in again! The bar cracks, but BUTCH flies in off barrels!! Pete Dunne gets some air and takes McIntyre down! Sheamus uses a bar stool and he SMASHES McIntyre’s back! Sheamus puts McIntyre in the ring, drags McIntyre up to a fireman’s carry, and he climbs the corner! SUPER WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO!!! McIntyre survives and Atlanta is thunderous! Dunne is furious, Sheamus is seething, but McIntyre will not go down easy!

“This is Awesome!” as Dunne gets the SUPER SHILLELAGH! Sheamus holds that up, swings, but misses! GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! SUPERSMASH for Dunne! SUPER SMASH for Sheamus! McIntyre counts it down, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAYMORE on DUNNE! BROGUE from Sheamus!! Cover, TWO!?!? McIntyre survives and no one can believe it!! Sheamus watches McIntyre crawl to a corner. Fans boo Sheamus as he powers up from the opposite corner. Sheamus runs in, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB through the table!! Fans are electric as McIntyre gets himself to a corner again.

Sheamus stirs in the wreckage of the table and McIntyre tells him to stay down. Sheamus refuses, as he crawls to the shattered shillelagh. McIntyre runs in, BASEMENT CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!

Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Undisputed WWE Championship)

The Scottish Warrior wins! He conquers his former friend, and now he is moving on to Clash at the Castle! Kayla Braxton congratulates McIntyre, and he will head home to the UK to face whoever is champion. This must feel really good. McIntyre says first off, Hotlanta’s been rocking all match! And Sheamus, it didn’t have to be this way. But McIntyre knew what he had to do, because someone has to do something about that part-timer champion! But wait, (AUSTIN) THEORY CLOBBERS McIntyre with his MITB briefcase! And CLUBS him down! And again, and again! Theory reminds everyone that he’s got the contract, and he SMACKS McIntyre again!

Atlanta’s own gets booed as he says he’ll have the titles on his shoulders as the NEW Undisputed WWE Universal Champion! But will that become reality at SummerSlam? Or will Theory be champion only in theory?

Baron Corbin taunts McAfee from the crowd.

Corbin says he’s here as a fan, and that’s why he has a sign that says “LOSER” with a picture of McAfee on it. Corbin says McAfee can’t touch him, either! Corbin takes a seat with his big bag of popcorn and ticket in hand. McAfee wants to fight Corbin now, but he has to wait until SummerSlam.

Seth Rollins VS Matt Riddle for SummerSlam is OFF!

The Visionary’s vicious attack on The Bro, culminating in a Curb Stomp to steel steps has given Riddle a brachial plexus injury. Riddle has been medically disqualified from the coming match, but will there be substitute named so that the Visionary can still be on the card?

Corbin keeps badgering McAfee from his front row seat.

McAfee has had enough of it, but it’s security that comes by to stop this before it gets started. Corbin throws the whole bag of popcorn at McAfee! Then he jumps the railing! The officials try to get McAfee to sit down, but then Corbin LOW BLOWS him!! Fans boo while McAfee writhes on the ground. Corbin leaves with an obnoxious grin on his face, but will McAfee get the last laugh?

Backstage interview with (Austin) Theory.

But he already knows Kayla wants to ask him about the attack on McIntyre. Okay, then what’s his answer? He is sick and tired of everyone treating him like a punching bag. He is a future two-time United States Champion, and he is already the youngest Mr. MITB in history. He can’t help it if guys like Dolph Ziggler and Mad Cap Moss are jealous of him. But just because they’re jealous doesn’t mean he’ll stop cashing in tomorrow on SummerSlam to become the NEW Undisputed Universal Champion. And sure, Brock Lesnar gave Theory an F5m but that won’t stop him. Roman Reigns and the Bloodline attacked Theory, but that won’t stop him.

As a matter of fact, NO ONE will stop Theory becoming champion and then go to Cardiff to make McIntyre his punching back. But then Paul Heyman stands in his way. Heyman walks and talks with Theory about his bright future. Is the Wise Man going to somehow convince Theory of another way to the top?

Aliyah VS Shotzi Blackheart!

This was supposed to be Aliyah’s chance to get at Lacey Evans, but apparently Lacey isn’t medically cleared to compete tonight. The silver lining is that Aliyah gets another go at another foe in the wild child. Will Aliyah show everyone that she’s not some pushover? Or will Shotzi welcome her to the ballpit?

The bell rings, they circle and tie up, and Shotzi headlocks then facelocks then hammerlocks. Shotzi messes Aliyah’s hair and talks trash, but Aliyah keeps her cool. They circle, Aliyah dodges to headlock. Shotzi powers out but Aliyah hits a THESZ PRESS! Aliyah fires off fast hands, then she wrenches Shotzi to a cording hold. Shotzi throws Aliyah down by her hair! Shotzi stomps a mudhole into Aliyah, then she CHOKES Aliyah on the ropes! The ref counts, Shotzi lets off, and Shotzi runs in to SENTON Aliyah against ropes! Cover, TWO! Shotzi gets the leg, drags Aliyah around, and she stomps Aliyah in the stomach!

Shotzi then brings Aliyah around to a BOSTON CRAB! Aliyah endures, fans rally, and Aliyah drags herself over, to the ROPEBREAK! But Shotzi just drags Aliyah away! Aliyah turns over, kicks free and then kicks Shotzi away! Fans fire up, Shotzi runs in but Aliyah ROCKS her first! And again! Boxing elbows! SOBAT! Aliyah runs and LEAPING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Shotzi bails out but Aliyah goes to the apron! FLYING THESZ PRESS! Aliyah fires off hands and fires up, and fans fire up with her! Aliyah brings Shotzi around but Shotzi POSTS her! Shotzi snarls and drags Aliyah up and into the ring.

Shotzi drags Aliyah up, hooks her legs, FISHERMAN DDT! Cover, Shotzi wins!

Winner: Shotzi Blackheart, by pinfall

Shotzi just made sure Aliyah will #NeverWakeUp with that one! Will Shotzi use this momentum to make her way towards the title?

SmackDown shares exclusive footage from last week.

After losing to Raquel Rodriguez, Sonya Deville vented at the WWE Universe. They boo when she wins and cheer when she loses, but there is not a single person in that locker room that will make her leave! But RONDA ROUSEY showed up! And she fired off on Sonya, then hit the PIPER’S PIT! And the ARMBAR! Sonya tapped, will she learn not to run her mouth now?

Ronda Rousey and Liv Morgan have a photoshoot.

Challenger and champion stare down in front of a SummerSlam poster, but Natalya walks in to tell Liv to soak it all in. Liv needs to enjoy these final few hours of being SmackDown Women’s Champion, because Ronda will destroy her in record time! Liv says, “I don’t think so.” Natty says the photographer should be taking pictures of her with the title, because she’s the only reason Liv has it! But then Sonya Deville walks in. Natty has amazing points, but isn’t it ironic that Ronda is the “Baddest Woman on the Planet,” but she went after Sonya after Raquel already did the damage? Ronda storms off but Liv says this is more like being a sore loser.

Shotzi is laughing in the ring!

She says Aliyah will never- Wait, Ronda is coming out here?! Seems Sonya’s whining set her off, and Shotzi’s the one in the ring. Ronda tells Shotzi to go, but Shotzi tries a sucker punch! She gets thrown around, and then gets a PIPER’S PIT! “Bye, Shotzi.” Ronda is sick and tired of everyone else complaining they should be in the title picture instead of her. And that heckler should shut up, and their mom failed them. But Liv, you come out here and show the other chicks why they’re the title match and not the others! Ronda wants a fight, who will give her that fight?

SmackDown returns, and Liv makes her entrance. The champion took Ronda up on her offer, but what kind of match are we getting? HOLLA HOLLA, PLAYA!

Ronda Rousey & Liv Morgan VS Sonya Deville & Natalya!

Adam Pearce made this match during break, now we’ll see if Ronda can break Sonya and Natty before going after Liv as her opponent!

The teams sort out, Ronda steps up against the Queen of Harts. Natty shoves Ronda, but Ronda blocks the kick to throw Natty around! Natty gets up, she and Ronda circle and tie up. Natty waistlocks, Ronda wrenches to a hammerlock, but Natty hits a fireman’s carry takeover. Natty has the armlock, but Ronda fights up. Natty wrenches, Ronda slips through to wrench back. Natty endures, rolls, handsprings, and wrenches but Ronda hits a hip toss! Cover, TWO! Ronda facelocks, tags Liv, and fans fire up. Natty gets away but Ronda gives Liv a boost to RANA! Natty tags out to Sonya, she rushes in but misses as Liv kicks, KICKS, but Sonya ROCKS Liv!

Sonya fires off kicks in the corner but lets off as the ref reprimands. Sonya rushes back in but Liv goes up and over. Sonya kicks Liv low, runs but Liv follows to SHOTGUN! Liv fires up and the fans fire up with her, she runs in to back body block! Liv rolls and comes back to whip Sonya to the corner. Liv runs in to SHINING WIZARD! Ronda tags in, but Liv says she was fine. Sonya runs in, Liv goes Matrix and Ronda BOOTS Sonya down. Ronda gets a leg but Sonya gets to ropes! Liv tags in as Ronda lets go, they argue again, but Sonya trips Liv! Sonya RAMS Liv into barriers and soaks up heat! Fans boo but Sonya puts Liv in to KNEE in the side!

Liv crawls to ropes, Sonya tags Natty. Sonya CHOKES Liv, Natty smacks Liv around. Natty snap suplexes then wraps on a chinlock. Fans rally and Liv fights up to throw body shots. Natty CLUBS Liv, throws her out, then pursues to snap suplex Liv to the ramp! Liv writhes and Natty grins while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns as Sonya dribbles Liv off buckles! Sonya lets off as the ref counts, and she throws Liv down. Sonya lines up a shot and KNEES Liv down! Cover, TWO! Liv survives but Sonya drags her up. Sonya puts Liv back in the corner, tags Natty, and they double suplex Liv! Fans rally up for Liv and Ronda but Natty clamps on a chinlock. Natty holds out Liv’s hand mockingly, then she turns Liv around. Liv throws body shots but Natty throws Liv down! Natty gets the legs, stomps Liv in the stomach, then steps through. Liv kicks Natty away, dodges her, but Natty gets a foot to reel Liv in! CODE BREAKER! Liv thinks about the tag but covers, TWO!!

Liv drags Natty back up, fires off haymakers but Natty hits back! Natty whips Liv into the corner, runs in but into a BOOT! Liv swings on Sonya but Natty CLOBBERS her! Natty SLAPS Liv, tags Sonya, and they mug Liv. Sonya gets in Liv’s face, then ROCKS her with a forearm! Sonya snapmares Liv, clamps on a chinlock and thrashes Liv around. Liv endures, Ronda coaches Liv up, and fans rally up again. Liv throws elbows, ROCKS Sonya with haymakers, but Sonya shoves and ROUNDHOUSES! Liv ENZIGURIS! Both women are down and fans fire up! Liv and Sonya crawl, hot tag to Natty, but Liv says no!

Liv runs at Sonya, misses, Natty has her for a REBOUND- VICTORY ROLL from Liv! TWO!! Liv hurries up but into a DISCUS! Cover, TWO!! Liv is trying to do this on her own but that makes this a handicap match! Natty runs in, drop toehold into buckles! Liv has a clear path, she makes her way over, Ronda tags herself in! Ronda rallies on Sonya, then goes up to ELBOW Sonya down! Fans fire up as Ronda gets Sonya up for a PIPER’S PIT! Ronda talks some smack, but Natty CLOBBERS her from behind! But Liv goes after Natty! Liv gives Natty ObLIVion! Ronda has the ANKLE LOCK on Sonya!! Sonya taps, Ronda and Liv win!

Winners: Ronda Rousey & Liv Morgan, by submission

The challenger and champion win together, but now they’ll have to fight each other tomorrow night! Will the Baddest Woman on the Planet take back that belt? Or will Liv prove she can be more than a one and done?

The Street Profits are here!

Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford are in Atlanta for a very special face-to-face with The Usos, and special guest referee, Jeff Jarrett! Double J is going to lay down the law, but will he have to flex his authority here tonight?

SmackDown returns as The Usos make their entrance. And then Jarrett comes out to say whoa whoa whoa! Double J has something to say! He has some words for the Profits, and the Usos! Jarrett felt it’d be a good idea for the five of them to get things straight before SummerSlam. He wants them all to understand just how serious he’s taking his job of being a special guest referee. Jey says hold up, ATL! It’s J E Double F, J A Double R E Double T! Jey wants to know if it’s a DQ if Jey hit Ford in the face and his nose started leaking on the canvas like on Monday. Jimmy asks Jarrett if it’s a DQ if he took both belts and wrapped them around Dawkins’ head like those headbands he has!

Dawkins says hold on. Is it a DQ if he hits Jimmy so hard, he comes back with face paint on? The Profits mock the haka, then Ford asks if it’s a DQ if they do that and more and then you look on the mat and see the Profits did nothing but drop bodies. Bodies? BODIES! And then you see NEW Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions! The Profits are up, and nothing changes! #WeWantTheSmoke!! Jarrett has everyone hold on. The four of them certainly have some creative imaginations. But listen: Jarrett isn’t here to contain them. In fact, he’s just here to let them run wild! He just has one job: when two shoulders are down, he counts 1-2-3.

BUT… that’s tomorrow. As far as tonight goes, it is very apparent that these four have some outstanding issues. So if they feel froggy, why don’t ya jump? Dawkins says hey, ain’t no jumping. But one more question: Is it a DQ if he SUCKER PUNCHES! The brawl is on! Jarrett watches from a corner as this all goes around the ring! But then Ford dodges and a SUPERKICK takes Jarrett down! Everyone is stunned! Jey is worried, is that going to affect Jarrett’s thoughts on them? Jey apologizes, then he and Jimmy help Jarrett up. But Jarrett shoves the Usos away! And then Dawkins POUNCES the Usos out of the ring! And Ford FLIES! Direct hit at the ramp!

The Profits stand tall and Jarrett stares at the Usos as they regroup. Will the Usos’ historic reign end in Nashville?

Maxxine Dupri speaks.

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The New Day VS The Viking Raiders!

Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods have tried fighting the new and vicious Erik & Ivar, and they’ve tried poking fun at them, too. Neither has really worked out for them, but perhaps an actual match will finally settle this! Will ya bois be able to stop the raid? Or will the warpath continue right through SummerSlam weekend?

SmackDown returns and the Viking Raiders make their entrance. The teams sort out Woods starts against Erik. They tie up, Woods headlocks but Erik powers out. Woods goes up and over, ROCKS Erik, but Erik puts Woods in the corner. Woods dodges the haymaker, CHOPS and fires off hands! Woods climbs up to rain down fists but Erik carries him out. Woods sunset flips, ONE! Erik CLOBBERS Woods, then he drags Woods up to whip. Woods ducks ‘n’ dodges, Kofi tags in, and Woods shoves Erik into Kofi’s shoulder. Kofi then springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Kofi keeps on Erik with knees, then whips. Erik reverses, Kofi goes up, FLYING RANA!

Kofi gets up, but Erik FLYING KNEES! Both men are down but Ivar tags in. Erik drags Kofi up, he and Ivar mug Kofi at the ropes! The ref counts, the Vikings let off and the fans boo. Ivar drags Kofi up to put in a corner, fire haymakers, and he tags Erik. Erik throws body shots, but fans rally up. Kofi fights back with body shots on Erik, elbows on Ivar, but Erik shoves Kofi back. Ivar tags in, Erik shoves Kofi and Ivar YANKS Kofi out of the ring! BASEMENT CROSSBODY against barriers! Kofi is down and dazed while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Ivar has Kofi in a chinlock. Kofi endures as Ivar thrashes him around. Kofi fights up as fans rally and he throws body shots! Ivar DECKS Kofi with a haymaker! Ivar drags Kofi up and DECKS him again! Ivar then gets Kofi up again, but Kofi counters with an SOS! Fans fire up while both men are down! They crawl, hot tags to Erik and Woods! Atlanta fires up as Woods dodges, rallies, and whips. Erik reverses but Woods tilt-o-whirls into a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! But Ivar clamps on and whips Woods to ropes! Woods dodges Ivar to dropkick him out! Then he baits Erik into a drop toehold onto ropes!

Woods runs side to side, SLIDE ATTACK DROPKICK COMBO! He takes both Vikings down, then GAMANGIRIS Erik to set up the SLINGSHOT TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Erik survives but Woods drags Erik up. Fans rally as Woods suplexes, but Erik is too big for that! Erik wrenches and DECK Woods! Erik then hauls Woods up, but Woods slips out of the back suplex to mule kick! Kofi tags in, Woods manages the suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Kofi FROG SPLASHES! Cover, Ivar breaks it! Woods runs in but into a LEG LARIAT! Kofi SOBATS Ivar out! Erik waistlocks, Kofi switches and rolls him up, TWO!

Erik gets Kofi for Ace Ten Mao! Tag to Ivar, Erik feeds Kofi to the SEATED SENTON! Then Erik and Ivar drag Kofi up for the DOUBLE POEWRBOMB!! Cover, the Viking Raiders win!

Winners: The Viking Raiders, by pinfall

Erik & Ivar put away the eleven-time tag team champions, and then they grab their shields and some chairs! The win is not enough, they want to destroy the New Day! Woods hurries in to save his friend, but he gets a SHIELD BASH!! Erik throws Kofi out and now Ivar puts the chair around Woods’ leg! Ivar then picks up his shield, he and Erik DOUBLE SHIELD BASH THE CHAIR!!! Woods clutches his leg, the very leg that was injured and kept him out of action! Have the Viking Raiders sidelines Woods themselves?

Paul Heyman is in the ring.

The Special Counsel to the Tribal Chief gets an introduction from the ring announcer while he paces. Heyman says, “Ladies and gentlemen, my name…” “…is Paul Heyman!” Atlanta knows the introduction, but Heyman says it himself. And Heyman serves as Special Counsel to YOUR Tribal Chief. “The one and only Undisputed Heavyweight Champion, not just all of WWE, but all of sports entertainment, the GOAT, the Greatest of All Time, the Head of the Table, and tomorrow night, tomorrow night, tomorrow night at SummerSlam, the last! Man! Standing! Roman…! Reigns!

“700 days in the modern era as the heavyweight champion. An unheard of accomplishment, not for a few years, not for a decade, but for 35 years, no one has gotten to 700 days as the heavyweight champion. And guess who is gonna be the spoiler tomorrow night? BRRROCK! LESNARRR! Over my damn, dead body. Tomorrow night, Roman Reigns will not pin Brock Lesnar. Roman Reigns will not just smash Brock Lesnar. Tomorrow night, Roman Reigns is going to put Brock Lesnar down for 10 seconds, stand over a defeated, humiliated, embarrassed, victimized Brock Lesnar, hold both titles up in the air, be the last man standing, and we all be done with Brock Lesnar once and for all!”

Fans are a bit torn on that, but then HERE COMES BROCK LESNAR!! Heyman looks like he’s seen a ghost as the Alpha Male of Our Species makes his way down the ramp! Lesnar grins as he circles the ring and Heyman clutches his chest. Lesnsar gets in the ring, and Heyman offers him the mic. Lesnar steps to Heyman and Heyman cowers in the corner. Theory attacks with the briefcase! But it doesn’t take Lesnar down! Lesnar DECKS Theory, SMACKS away on him with the briefcase, then hauls Theory up for a GERMAN SUPLEX! And then another GERMAN SUPLEX! Hotlanta is #SuplexCity!

Theory crawls away with the case, flounders up the ramp, but turns around into a CLAYMORE!! McIntyre gets payback on Theory, and he stares Lesnar down! Could we see a rematch from WrestleMania 36 happen at Clash at the Castle? Will the Tribal Chief retain the titles? Or will Theory, beat down as he is right now, still pull off the cash-in after calling his shot?

My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown that didn’t feel like the usual WWE go-home, and that’s a good thing. They didn’t stuff this thing full of recap videos, we just got a lot of action that helped build the energy going into SummerSlam. Opening with McIntyre VS Sheamus was quite the surprise, but that was so the match could breathe and really give us everything they could. A little annoying that the Brutes got involved but of course they were going to. Why can’t there ever be a point where management thinks, “Hey, maybe we should do a ringside ban, threatening suspensions and fines?” But in the end, McIntyre comes out looking even stronger.

And I do appreciate that Theory attacked McIntyre here. He didn’t say it in his backstage interview promo, but he is becoming the afterthought because even commentary was saying the winner of the Donnybrook was going to be taking on either Roman or Lesnar. Heyman talking Theory into jumping Lesnar in the final segment was also rather clever. It’s Heyman playing off that ego to sucker Theory in while also trying to weaken Lesnar up even just a little. But naturally, that doesn’t happen, Lesnar is too tough for Theory. And McIntyre getting even with Theory definitely does tease the possibility of Lesnar VS McIntyre finally happening in front of fans. However, I don’t see it, as there’s still a lot in Roman’s favor.

Rollins VS Riddle being off of SummerSlam is definitely a new angle in the story. I don’t know why it’s happening, unless Randy Orton is making a shockingly quick return. Randy could prove everyone wrong and fight Rollins on Riddle’s behalf, showing us that RKBRO is still a thing. If that’s not the case, then I don’t know. Is there real heat between Rollins and Riddle again and HHH is trying to help that now that he’s in charge? Also Corbin heckling McAfee the entire time from his seat was actually pretty hilarious because McAfee kept pointing it out. And then of course Corbin uses it to take advantage and get that cheap shot. I really hope this means McAfee wins.

Pretty good stuff out of the women’s division tonight, but I will say this: a new problem I have with this Lacey Evans Heel thing is that she doesn’t even wrestle. She walked out of three matches in a row, from the tag match with Aliyah to the two singles matches with Aliyah. And now she doesn’t even show up, (kayfabe) claiming she is hurt. But Shotzi subbing it was definitely good for Shotzi, she got to get a win for it. Good promos from Ronda, Liv, Natty and Sonya, very good tag match between them, and of course Ronda and Liv win so that they both have momentum and the math is still the same. And as I’ve been saying, I really hope Liv wins and gets to have more than one month as a champion. Then it can be Liv giving us some fresh match-ups going towards Clash at the Castle.

A little surprised LA Knight is still Max Dupri after rumors were flying around, but I guess those rumors were wrong. Now Maximum Male Models is a four person faction, but seeing as how Sophia (Maxxine) didn’t wrestle in NXT, I don’t see her wrestling on SmackDown. I just wish MMM would get in the ring already. Great to see New Day and Viking Raiders finally have a match, and it was a very good one. Viking Raiders winning and going after Woods’ leg like that were some big surprises, but I suppose this is part of their new vicious attitude. At this point, I’d expect the Viking Raiders to be next for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships.

And speaking of which, we got a great segment between the Usos, Profits and Jarrett. I was kinda hoping Jarrett would be a bit more direct about how he said his only job was to count a pin. If this was some kind of No Disqualification tag, or something akin to that, I feel like it’d finally make sense to have a special guest ref. But anyway, we got a great brawl from the teams, and a great sell of that superkick from Double J. But with the Profits standing tall, I have a feeling the Usos are going to continue on as champions. Unless WWE suddenly decides to go against go-home math, which would be pretty cool.

My Score: 8.6

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Mitchell’s AEW Collision Results & Report! (12/21/24)

Merry Collision!

Published

14 minutes ago

December 21, 2024

Steven Mitchell

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; wins.
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; wins.
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; wins.
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; wins.
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

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, and yes, they’re ready to brin gthe BOOM~! THeyr’e ready to watch the action toinght, 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!

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Mitchell’s AEW Rampage Results & Report! (12/20/24)

Brody King is on a Rampage!

Published

22 hours ago

December 20, 2024

Steven Mitchell

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.
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

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.