Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (7/8/22)
It’s time to Liv it up!
We’re LIVing in a new era for SmackDown!
In one fell swoop, Liv Morgan went from 2022 Miss Money in the Bank to our NEW SmackDown Women’s Champion! What is next? #WatchHer and find out!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Viking Raiders VS Jinder Mahal & Shanky; The Viking Raiders win.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Open Challenge: GUNTHER w/ Ludwig Kaiser VS ???; changed to…
- Ludwig Kaiser w/ GUNTHER VS Shinsuke Nakamura; Nakamura wins.
- Natalya VS Ronda Rousey; Rousey wins.
- Lacey Evans & Aliyah VS Shayna Baszler & Shotzi Blackheart; No Contest.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships Contenders Match: The Usos VS Los Lotharios; The Usos win and deny Los Lotharios a title match.
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus; changed to…
- Drew McIntyre VS Pete Dunne w/ The Brawling Brutes; McIntyre wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns is here!
The Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, leads the Bloodline out, and of course Paul Heyman hands Roman the blue belt to raise to the sky for the pyro. Roman, Heyman and the Usos continue to the ring, where they raise all their belts again for more pyro. But wait! Mr. Money in the Bank, (Austin) Theory is on the stage! Is Theory thinking of cashing in tonight rather than at SummerSlam? We find out, after the break!
SmackDown returns and The Bloodline is standing in the ring but Theory is staying away. Heyman hands Roman a mic while fans are torn between cheers and jeers. Roman hears that, but still says, “Fort Worth, Texas… ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Fans are still torn but Roman smiles. He can tell there’s the “You Suck” chants, there are “Roman” chants, but in the end, when the Tribal Chief is in the house, business picks up! And that means life is good. Life is so damn good! And he said this before: as long as God wakes Roman up, Roman can handle anything. Roman woke up in the compound, went to his private gym, then got on his private jet to come here.
Roman is breathing, healthy, happy to be at work and on HIS show, SmackDown! “It’s an absolute privilege and an honor to see my family, my Bloodline. And then I see my Wise Man, my Special Counsel, and he looks like this!” Heyman is frowning, is what he means. What happened? Why does Heyman look concerned? Roman asks Heyman why. The Tribal Chief is here, Heyman shouldn’t be concerned. Roman is the GOAT, he’s smashed ’em all! Feel confident that he’s here. What’s the problem here? Haven’t we been through this? We ain’t going back there. But how about this? Heyman, put your hand out.
Heyman gets nervous but Roman says it’s okay, just put the hand out. Heyman does just that, and Roman hands the mic back so he can tell us what’s wrong. “I love you, My Tribal Chief. And I love the Usos. But we have a problem, and that problem’s name… is BRRROCK! LESNARRR!” Fans cheer for The Beast as Heyman says that Roman is the GOAT, the Greatest Of All Time. In an era where NO ONE can hold onto a title, Roman holds onto BOTH heavyweight championships! He is the UNDISPUTED Champion, and has been for over 600, headed into 700, headed into 800 days, maybe even 1000! The longest reigning champion of the past 35 YEARS!
But the problem is, Brock Lesnar doesn’t respect that! Lesnar has one last chance against Roman, and has one last match against Roman, and when Lesnar is cornered, “that’s when the Beast is at his most dangerous.” Heyman knows because he’s known Lesnar for 20 years. Who was only 24 years old and wasn’t supposed to beat The Rock for the title? Brock Lesnar. Who went up against the 21-0 Undertaker at WrestleMania and wasn’t supposed to conquer the Streak? Brock Lesnar. And who has his back against the wall right now, My Tribal Chief? Who is in a do or die situation? Who becomes an obscure reference in history in the annals, in the chronicles, of the Tribal Chief or who ends this all? Brock. Lesnar.
Heyman is scared! What happens now is that we see Roman Reigns go savage! We see Roman be violent! We see Roman SMASH Lesnar! Because pinning Lesnar down for three second sis one thing, but putting him down for TEN, in his final title match, in a Last Man Standing Match, is a whole different story! Roman is gonna have to show up on July 30th in Nashville, Tennessee, and be a Roman like never before! Put on the best performance in the history of Roman Reign’s career! The most violent, the most diabolical, the most dangerous, the Beastslayer, the Conqueror of Conquerors, the GOAT of GOATS, until at the end they say, “Your winner, the Ultimate Needle Mover, the Tribal Chief, IN GOD MODE HIMSELF… ROMAN…! REIGNS!!”
Roman’s music hits and Heyman bows before his Tribal Chief. But then THEORY officially makes his entrance. He grins and makes a lap around the ring, holding his briefcase, before leaving. The Youngest Mr. MITB in WWE History is just keeping Roman aware of what’s coming even after the Last Man Standing match. Will Theory make Vince McMahon’s investment worth every penny?
The Viking Raiders VS Jinder Mahal & Shanky!
Erik & Ivar have shown they’re no longer having fun, they’re here to raid and rage and take over SmackDown’s Tag Division! Will the Modern Day Maharaja and Skyscraping Dance Machine feel the fury first hand? Or can Jinder make Shanky get serious and turn the tide?
SmackDown returns and the teams sort out. Shanky starts against Ivar, and Shanky starts wanting to groove! Jinder tags in and tells Shanky to stop it. Ivar and Jinder circle, tie up, and Ivar puts Jinder in the corner to fire off haymakers! Tag to Erik, the Vikings mug Jinder against ropes and then Erik grinds the shoulder. Fans rally as Jinder endures and fights back up. Jinder fights free and THRUST KICKS! But Shanky is too busy rallying the fans to tag! Erik tags Ivar, CLOBBERS Jinder, then DECKS Shanky! The Vikings get Jinder up for the DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Cover, the Viking Raiders win!
Winners: The Viking Raiders, by pinfall
But they’re not done! They stomp away Jinder, then Shanky gets in, only to get mugged! But here comes the NEW DAY! Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods tell the Vikings to hold on! Kofi will be honest, last week, the Vikings kicked their butts. And then the week before that. What are you guys? Seymour- BUT! See these right here? The New Day’s butts are still here! THICC AF, so the Vikings didn’t do the job. Furthermore, those were not sanctioned beatings. That means those don’t count! But ya bois found a relic from a kingdom long since passed. But since the Vikings are illiterate- Wait, they don’t know what that means… Uh, it means you can’t read.
So these are officially sanctioned ASS BEATING TICKETS! That means that tonight, right here in Fort Worth, it is time for the New Day to give the Vikings the whooping they deserve! BECAAAUSE! And the brawl is on!! Ivar puts Woods in a corner but Woods turns it around! Erik SLAMS Kofi, then KNEES Woods! Erik feeds Woods to Ivar’s SEATED SENTON! Fans boo as Ivar goes up and Erik drags Kofi up! Erik hands Kofi off for the SUPER POWERSLAM!! The Vikings stand tall over the former ELEVEN-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions once again, will they be the new rulers of tag team wrestling?
Pat McAfee is not here, Corey Graves is on commentary.
That’s because Baron Corbin attacked him after MITB went off the air last weekend! Corbin mugged McAfee then hit an END OF DAYS to the floor, all as his way of saying he accepts the challenge for SummerSlam! But wait, now Corbin is joining commentary to say he can do this 100 times better! Corey kisses up to Corbin and says McAfee doesn’t want none of Corbin.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Open Challenge: GUNTHER w/ Ludwig Kaiser VS ???
Der Ring General dispatched of former champion, Ricochet, and is ready to move on to someone, anyone, new. Though, given what he and the Impeccable German have been saying, no one will ever take this title from him, no matter who they are. So then, who steps up to challenge Gunther for this title? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Ludwig says, “Ladies and gentlemen… There is no competitor worthy of standing in the ring, much less competing with YOUR NEW Intercontinental Champion. It is our personal opinion that none of you in attendance are worthy of watching Der Ring General, Gunther, compete tonight. However, I know it’s customary for Intercontinental Champions of a lesser ilk to defend this championship against anyone in an Open Challenge.” Gunther says anyone who defends a title against a foe he does not know is a FOOL. Those who think he is taking on such a challenge is foolish! Someone has to be deserving of an opportunity to compete with him for the Intercontinental Championship!
Ludwig says they’re just being honest. But wait! Here comes SHINSUKE NAKAMURA! And Corbin on commentary pretends to be McAfee and gets pumped for the King of Strong Style as he makes his way out here. Gunther and Ludwig scowl while Nakamura gets the mic. Nakamura gets close to Gunther, looks him up and done, and says, “He doesn’t want to accept me? You keep your title for now. But Kaiser… I challenge YOU to a match, right now!!” If Nakamura has to earn his shot, he’ll earn his shot! Will Gunther’s lieutenant be used as a tune-up? Or can he deny Nakamura his golden opportunity?
Ludwig Kaiser w/ GUNTHER VS Shinsuke Nakamura!
The bell rings and Nakamura circles with Kaiser. They tie up, Nakamura fires off knees, then bumps Kaiser off buckles. Kaiser goes to boot but Nakamura blocks and puts Kaiser in the ropes to ROUNDHOUSE and SLIDING GERMAN! Nakamura stares down Gunther, then gets back in the ring. Kaiser CLOBBERS Nakamura, runs and DROPKICKS Nakamura out! Gunther mocks Nakamura, “What’s this?” while looming over him, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Kaiser has Nakamura’s arm in an armlock. Nakamura fights up but Kaiser knees low. Kaiser scoops but Nakamura slips off and runs to DYNAMIC DROPKICK! Fans fire up while both men are down! Nakamura gets up, blocks a punch to fire off a strike fest and AX KICK! Nakamura waits on Kaiser to sit up and he KICKS him in the chest again and again! Kaiser blocks a kick but not the ENZIGURI! Nakamura puts Kaiser in the corner for GOOD VIBRATIONS! Nakamura puts Kaiser up top on the corner and runs in, TOP SHELF KNEE! Cover, TWO! Corbin talks trash on McAfee, both how he is now and how he was in the NFL.
Nakamura drags Kaiser up to a SLEEPER, but Kaiser backs him into a corner! Kaiser blocks a boot, says “NEIN!” and GAMANGIRIS! Then BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Kaiser looms over Nakamura, drags him up, and runs, but Nakamura ducks the Penalty Kick! Kaiser ducks a roundhouse but not the WHEEL KICK! Nakamura aims, to KINSHASA! Cover, Nakamura wins!
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura, by pinfall
Opportunity earned! Gunther is furious with Kaiser for failing him, and then demands he stand back up. Kaiser gets to his feet while fans cheer for “USA! USA!” Gunther CHOPS Kaiser as his punishment for losing! But Gunther says it isn’t over, he wants Kaiser to get up again. Kaiser does, and Gunther CHOPS him again! Gunther tells Kaiser to get up to take this like a man, and then he CHOPS Kaiser off his feet! Imperium does not tolerate failure or weakness, but will Gunther have to accept what’s coming from the King of Strong Style?
Liv Morgan is here!
Fort Worth fires up for the NEW SmackDown Women’s Champion as she heads to the ring. She cashed in on Ronda Rousey and took the gold, but who will her first defense as champion be against? We’ll find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Michael Cole interviews Liv in the ring. He congratulates her and she says thanks. Fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and Cole agrees she does. Last Saturday, Liv etched her name in history by climbing the ladder, grabbing the MITB contract, and just two hours later, she cashed in on the Baddest Woman on the Planet! Now let’s keep in mind that Ronda had suffered a knee injury against Natalya, so she’ll surely want a rematch. It could be SummerSlam. Liv says bring it! She can’t wait either way, because this title is the culmination of a lifetime of hard work, sweat and tears.
Liv knows exactly what it took for her to get where she is today, and she’ll work 10 times harder to stay. She promises us that NO ONE wants this title more than her! Cole talks about how 10 years ago, she was a waitress, saving up to train as a sports entertainer. And over the last decade, she scratched, clawed, learned, tried, and almost got there, only to have it pulled away from her. She wears her heart on her sleeve, suffered setbacks, but for the first time, she gets to experience the jubilation. What does it mean for her to finally be champion in the WWE? Liv has a big smile and fans cheer as she says, “This means everything to me. Absolutely everything to me.”
Liv dreamed about this her entire life, and it got hard because she felt she’d never get here. But here she is! She wants to take this as a reminder that, as John Cena would say, you should #NeverGiveUp! But then Natalya makes her way out here! The Queen of Harts says she can dream, too. Of when Liv will finally shut up! The only reason Liv is champion is because of Natty! Liv’s little Cinderella Story ends at SummerSlam, and the clock strikes midnight. There is no way in Hell Liv would’ve beaten a fresh Ronda! Liv won because Natty hurt Ronda! Natty loved watching Ronda scream in pain. so while Natty lost the match, she enjoyed what happened.
Liv and Natty talk trash, but wait! RONDA IS HERE! The Baddest Woman has just the slightest hobble but she’s not letting that get to her. Ronda joins Natty and Liv in the ring, gets herself a mic, and congratulates Liv for seizing the moment at MITB. But savor the honeymoon phase, because at SummerSlam, you’ll learn challenging for a title is a whole lot easier than defending one. But Natty, did you say you enjoyed hurting Ronda? And she took credit for Ronda losing the title? Well, consider Ronda convinced. She’s not dressed to compete right now, but Fort Worth, do you want to see Ronda beat the crap out of Natty?
Fans cheer but Natty sucker punches Ronda! Natty then goes for Liv but Liv hits her first and sends her out! Liv grabs up the belt to hold it up, ready to take on anyone! But uh, Ronda is back up on her feet. Will Liv have to worry about more than one challenger on the road to SummerSlam?
Natalya VS Ronda Rousey!
Made official during the break, it’s a rematch from MITB! There will be major title opportunity implications on the line, will the Queen of Harts hurt Ronda more? Or will the Baddest Woman on the Planet return the favor?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Ronda kicks Natty’s leg, then kick sit again! Ronda ties the leg up around ropes then throws elbows! The ref counts while Ronda pulls on the leg, but Ronda lets off at 4. Ronda KICKS the leg again and Natty bails out. Natty hobbles now but Ronda pursues. Ronda taunts Natty, Natty crawls into the ring, but Ronda gets the leg to SMASH it on the apron! Natty writhes and rolls away but Ronda tells her to get back here. Ronda pursues Natty to the ramp, and she KICKS the leg! Natty hobbles but Ronda fires off body shots! Ronda punches Natty back to ringside to then fireman’s carry, and SLAM her on the apron!
Ronda keeps after Natty’s leg, then gets on the apron for an ANKLE LOCK! The ref counts, Ronda lets go at 4, and Natty flops into the ring. Ronda says she’s going to have fun like Natty did, and puts the ANKLE LOCK back on! Natty fights up but Ronda hits an EXPLODER! Ronda turns Natty back over for one more ANKLE LOCK! Natty endures, even as Ronda puts on the GRAPEVINE!! Natty screams but TAPS, Ronda wins!
Winner: Ronda Rousey, by submission
Rowdy Ronda gets revenge on Natty for her leg, but this is just step one. Will Liv have to protect every limb she has at SummerSlam?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Megan asks the Scottish Warrior about tonight’s #1 contenders match, with Sheamus and his Brawling Brutes being his only obstacle. How does he plan on handling them? McIntyre says he went to Europe, to Cardiff, to the castle, and Clash at the Castle is going to be huge. And McIntyre is making it clear now: Whoever is coming out of SummerSlam the champion, McIntyre’s coming after them! It could be Roman Reigns, it could be Brock Lesnar, or it could be the New Chosen One, (Austin) Theory. But that doesn’t matter now. McIntyre has his attention focused on his old nemesis, Sheamus.
McIntyre and Sheamus go way back, to when they were 19 and 47. So many ups and downs, this high stakes match is appropriately happening in Texas because everything is bigger in Texas! Especially steaks! But yes, the Brutes. He knows the first chance, they’ll go after McIntyre. But McIntyre has the deadliest three in the WWE, and it’ll be the last thing Sheamus hears before McIntyre kicks his head off his body. And what three does he mean? THREE! TWO! ONE! BOOM!! Will the Scottish Warrior slay the Celtic Warrior and be ready for the Universal Champion in Cardiff?
Max Dupri is in the ring.
The founder of Maximum Male Models is given a formal introduction with a drum roll, and he thanks us. “The highly anticipated debut of Maximum Male Models was not only a smashing success, but a viral sensation. And this week, we offer a captivating treat to the WWE Universe as we present the 2022 Tennis Collection!” Fans boo already, but first up is “a man whose looks will serve your inner needs and desires. Here is… Maçè!” The man formerly called Mace struts out in white shorts and blue Polo while holding an old style wooden racket.
Dupri says MMM embodies athletic excellence and elegance. The sleeves are accentuated by Maçè’s 80 inch wingspan and 20 inch biceps while allowing efficient breathing room for the perfect backhand. The lightweight bottoms hug the thighs and hamstrings, further accentuating the spectacle required to grace the court. Maçè struts back up the ramp and that of course means up next is “a man who oozes appeal and evinces the essence of game, set, match. Ladies and gentlemen… Mansôör!” Mansoor struts out, in his own white shorts, a white Polo with blue sleeves, and a headband.
Mansôör strikes a pose as Dupri says he takes proportions to another level. Notice Mansôör’s broad shoulders, and that dazzling chest-to-torso ratio. Those strapping biceps are accentuated by the finest cloth so that he can provide a strong stroke over the net. Mansôör struts back up the ramp, and Dupri says only the most “penetrating” look can be represented by MMM. “If you feel you have what it takes to strut down that aisle the way they do, please, submit your full body photos to our official website, MaximumMaleModels.com. But if you do not have the qualities, the natural qualities of a Maçè and Mansôör, don’t bother.” Dupri’s clients walk back out for one more pose and Dupri wants another round of applause for the men that embody the mantra, “Titillate the juices of your guilty pleasures.”
Backstage interview with (Austin) Theory.
Kayla Braxton asks what was the message Theory was trying to send Roman Reigns earlier tonight. Theory was letting the Tribal Chief that the Youngest Mr. MITB is always watching. And y’know what? Between them, Theory would love to cash in on Lesnar after how he treated Theory, but he might just cash in on Roman. Theory got to see just how arrogant Roman is up close! Kayla says Theory does know something about arrogance. Oh ha ha. People don’t like him, but he loves that! Everyone is just looking for someone to knock Roman off his pedestal, and it could be Theory! Theory WILL become a two-time United States Champion after he defeats Bobby Lashley.
And that Last Man Standing match, whoever survives better be ready. Lesnar and Roman are going to beat the hell out of each other all over the arena. They could go into the rafters, the stands, the parking lot, or even on the roof! But that’s besides the point. Roman Reigns is screwed! Either Lesnar beats him or Theory does, and the same way for Lesnar if he does win. Theory leaves, but Mad Cap Moss walks in! Moss says that is a big briefcase, but he bets he can shove all of that down Theory’s throat. Moss would love to try, Will Moss get his chance at shutting Theory up before SummerSlam?
Lacey Evans & Aliyah VS Shayna Baszler & Shotzi Blackheart!
The Model Soldier and #Aliyah316 team up to take on the Queen of Spades and Wild Child, but which duo proves to be the stronger?
SmackDown returns as Lacey makes her entrance. Or at least, we think? Okay, there’s Lacey! Wait, she says she wants a bigger response? She goes backstage again and redoes her entrance. Fans cheer and Lacey still seems dissatisfied. She gets a mic and gets in the ring to say, “Before my opponents come out, I just wanted to take a minute.” Fans are booing as she says she is just disgusted from them. This is the response she gets? That reaction right there? Do they not know who she is? Don’t they know what she’s been through? She knows they do because she poured her heart and soul out on live TV! She did that to help the fans!
And for what? For that reaction? Lacey says it must bother them that they look at a woman like her and they realize how weak they are. They know her struggles and deep down, they know they can’t be half the person she is. The truth hurts, but when Lacey Evans comes out and gets in the ring, she gets a standing ovation! Standing, meaning up on your feet. Fans boo more and Lacey isn’t sure what it is. Are they too weighed down by the pulled pork? That’s what she sees, at least. It makes her sick! The fans are disgusting! Fans chant “YOU SUCK!” and she says no, she is an American Hero! She put her life on the line for the likes of you! But for what?!
Until Lacey gets the respect she deserves, everyone else can go to Hell! Lacey drops the mic, then goes to leave. Aliyah tells her to hold on, they have a match! But then Lacey uses her WOMAN’S RIGHT to knock Aliyah off her feet! Lacey leaves, and there’s no match now. Will Lacey get any respect from anyone acting like this?
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships Contenders Match: The Usos VS Los Lotharios!
Jimmy & Jey are ready to represent for The Bloodline, but will Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo earn themselves an opportunity to represent for their familia? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and the match is already underway as Jimmy CHOPS Carrillo! And CHOPS again! Carrillo wernches an arm to a wristlock, but Jimmy fights up to whip Carrillo away. Jimmy back drops but Carrillo lands on his feet! Garza tags in while Jimmy puts up the finger to the sky, but Carrillo feeds Jimmy to a GAMANGIRI! Jey runs in but is also sent out! Garza trips Jey, tags Carrillo, and they DOUBLE PENALTY KICK at the ropes! The Usos regroup but Los Lotharios build speed, to fake them out! The Usos rush in but Los Lotharios slide out! Garza & Carrillo egg Jimmy & Jey on, and then slide back in as the Usos slide out!
The Usos hurry to the apron but the Lethal Lovers BOOT both of them down! And then OFF COME GARZA’S PANTS! Garza throws the tearaways at the fans, Jimmy rushes in but into an arm-drag! Carrillo KICKS and ROCKS and CHOPS, but Jey tags in before the whip. Jimmy reverses, pop-up SAMOAN DROP! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Garza, Jey covers Carrillo, but Garza breaks it in time! Garza then SUPERKICKS Jimmy down! And then PLANCHAS into a SUPERKICK! Jey is up top but Carrillo goes after him! Jey shoves Carrillo away but Carrillo flips back to land on his feet! Jey SUPERKICKS Carrillo, too!
Tag to Jimmy and Jey drags Carrillo up. ONE AND DONE!! Cover, the Usos win!
Winners: The Usos, by pinfall (DENIES Los Lotharios a title match)
Garza & Carrillo fought hard, as multi-generational wrestlers do, but the Usos are the winners again! Kayla interviews them to congratulate them on tonight’s win, as well as the win at MITB, if they can really say that was a win. What? Well, Kayla says they got away with one. Got away with what?! Well, the footage shows that Montez Ford did get his shoulder up. The ref missed it, so the Street Profits lost on a technicality. So then, the Usos got away with one. What?! Do the Undisputed Champs look like they need to cheat?! Well…
Jimmy says that if that is cheating, if pinning the Profits in the middle of the ring 1-2-3 is cheating, then yeah, they cheated! But check it! That ain’t on the Usos, that’s on the ref. Well, there are rumors that there will be a special guest referee in the tag title rematch for SummerSlam. Oh? That’s cool. Well, if they’re taking volunteers, Jimmy has one in mind. Jimmy does the Superman reload motion to imply Roman. But anyone can count to three. And the Profits will get popped with the One ‘n ‘Done again. That makes them the twos, and #WeTheOnes! Jimmy & Jey are fired up, but will they get lucky again like they did in Vegas?
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes!
The Celtic Connection clashes again, but only one can claim that golden ticket to Clash at the Castle! Will McIntyre’s Claymore clobber The Fella once and for all? Or will Sheamus’ Brogue step all over the Scottish Warrior’s hopes of returning to the title?
SmackDown returns and Sheamus makes his entrance, with Ridge Holland and “Butch” Pete Dunne by his side. Ridge has to hold Dunne back and Sheamus gets the mic. “Hold your horses there, fellas. Whoa, bitty!” Sheamus says it is him and McIntyre for the big one. The winner tonight goes on to the Clash at the Castle for a championship match! And Sheamus has McIntyre’s number. The truth of the matter is… Sheamus gets a rasp in his throat? Sheamus needs a drink maybe? He hopes he doesn’t have COVID or something. Sheamus says he has to get tested and can’t compete otherwise. But he says no worries! He has a backup plan!
Tonight, it won’t be THE match, because his buddy, Butch, is foaming at the mouth to get at McIntyre! So McIntyre, no worries, him and Ridge will be ringside if you miss him. “Go get ’em, Butchy!”
Drew McIntyre VS Pete Dunne w/ The Brawling Brutes!
The bell rings, Dunne rushes McIntyre and fires off forearms! But McIntyre clinches to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Sheamus distracts McIntyre but backs off as McIntyre swipes at him. McIntyre runs at Dunne but Dunne BOOTS him! Dunne fires off on McIntyre, and jumps on to go after the arm! McIntyre endures the double wristlock, throws body shots, and powers up and out of the hold! GLASGOW KISS! Dunne holds on with the body scissors, but McIntyre drags him up to OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! McIntyre calls for the countdown, but Ridge gets on the apron. McIntyre DECKS Ridge, but runs into a GAMANGIRI from Dunne!
Dunne goes up, leaps, but McIntyre dodges to NECKBREAKER! And kip up! Fans fire up with McIntyre, he aims from the corner, and counts it down! “THREE! TWO! ONE!!” CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
But then Ridge attacks! He and McIntyre brawl, FUTURE SHOCK for Ridge the Fridge! Fans fire up and McIntyre is staring down Sheamus! Sheamus storms in, but McIntyre has Angela the sword at the ready! Sheamus backs off and says McIntyre doesn’t have it in him to really swing. McIntyre swings and he cuts the rope!! And the pyro goes off, too! Will McIntyre shred Sheamus to make it crystal clear who gets to Clash at the Castle with the Universal Champion?
My Thoughts:
I want to say this was a good episode, but we all know this could’ve been much better. For one, the main event we just got felt more like a bunch of BS filler. Sheamus faking a COVID concern to delay the contender’s match is so blatantly a Vince McMahon type of move, and I just can’t stand it. McIntyre squashing Dunne was also BS, a match of those two deserves to be much, much better than this. They’ll probably keep doing this so that McIntyre beats Ridge Holland, and then maybe on SummerSlam, we get McIntyre VS Sheamus to name a contender. Then, the first ten minutes of the show was a MITB recap package, then the Bloodline’s entrance, and then Theory standing on stage. Can’t WWE arrange the show better than that?
Roman and Heyman still had a good promo, and if Theory had only done his buzz-by here, it would’ve been fine. Theory’s interview promo later was better, and I like that Moss wants to step to Mr. MITB. They’re going to have a great match, especially as two young stars WWE will rely on, and honestly need, going forward. As for the Usos, if WWE took Los Lotharios more seriously, we could actually have a great feud of wrestling legacies here with Usos VS Garza & Carrillo. But no, Los Lotharios were in a contenders match just to get crushed, and then we had a rather sloppy way for them to set up the Usos VS Profits rematch. And that special referee has got to be Sami Zayn for the story of Honorary Uce to continue.
Viking Raiders of course squash Jinder & Shanky, all because Shanky couldn’t stop partying when a serious threat was in front of him. A bit of a low point for Shanky’s story, as was the New Day storming up on The Viking Raiders just to get bodied all over again. There has to be something Adam Pearce does to make sure New Day VS Viking Raiders actually happens, since we saw Erik & Ivar just beat up Woods & Kofi to throw the match out. Then we can finally get a great match out of them, as we all know they can deliver. Nakamura delivered in a match with Kaiser, though they didn’t outright make this a contenders match. Gunther punishing Kaiser with chops was a great addition to his character, not even NXT/NXT UK Walter did that.
I said last week that the Maximum Male Models debut was a train wreck, and I stand by that. This week’s segment was still just as dumb, but the impact is lessened by seeing it already. They just need to have a match already so we can see what their characters wrestle like. Slightly better was Lacey’s Heel turn happening all because the fans weren’t as excited as she wanted them to be. I was hoping it would’ve been the usual “losing makes the Face snap and turn,” where she and Aliyah lose to Shotzi & Shayna, but just like with MMM, ripping the Band-Aid off is for the best. Lacey is Heel, she can feud with Aliyah or Raquel, then get after Face champion Liv Morgan.
Liv Morgan had a good promo to celebrate her win, but Natty’s promo recycled much of what she said on Raw. Ronda showing up was a bit of a surprise, but she did a good job with her promo. I was also surprised we got Natty VS Ronda, and I was disappointed that Ronda basically squashed Natty while hurt when she struggled with Natty at 100%. And yet, it isn’t just clear that Ronda’s getting the SummerSlam match. Can someone else get in on this story? Like a returning Bayley? Why can’t Bayley get involved, it’s known that she is all healed up.
My Score: 7.9/10
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The Road to WrestleMania’s final lap!
We are just DAYS away from WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, and all the stars are shining tonight in Sacramento! But given the tension, is that a good idea or a bad idea?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Charlotte Flair w/ Alexa Bliss VS Lyra Valkyria w/ Bayley; Lyra wins.
- Six Man Tag: LA Knight & The Usos VS MFT; Knight & The Usos win.
- Iyo Sky VS Kairi Sane w/ Asuka; Kairi wins.
- Je’Von Evans & Dragon Lee VS JD McDonagh & Rusev; Evans & Dragon win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns speaks.
“What’d I tell you? I told you to take advantage of your time. When I won the Rumble, I told you to enjoy the relevancy that you had left. And what’d you do? You did exactly what I thought you would: You lied. You tried to revise all of the Tribal Chief’s history. But that’s the thing: Our fanbase, our crowd, the WWE Universe, they lived through it all, and all you did was expose yourself as a hypocrite.” Scenes review how Punk contradicted himself from his past, and even over the past year. Even Pat McAfee called Punk out on being a fraud. “What’d I say? Embarrassing.”
Roman admits he likes Pat, he really does. But never in the world has a punter ran his mouth to Roman. No one believes in Punk, it’s not 2012 anymore. The Tribal Chief doesn’t lie. That’s why everyone believes in him and trusts him. Tonight, Roman gives Punk one last opportunity: Either Punk tells the truth, or Roman will. “This message has been approved by Your Tribal Chief.”
Triple H and Adam Pearce are in the ring.
The Raw General Manager welcomes us to Monday Night Raw, and says that in order to make sure this match makes it to WrestleMania, Pearce has decided that the contract will be signed separately. But then “Ladies and gentlemen…” Paul Heyman walks out, makes his introductions, and says that for once in his life, Adam Pearce is correct! You damn right they’ll sign separately, because now it is Fight Week! That means no one needs to even get CLOSE to the Beast, BRRROCK! LESNAR!! With that, Sacramento cheers as Lesnar himself makes his entrance, pyro and all.
Lesnar & Heyman go to the ring, and Lesnar takes the pen to sign on the dotted line. No time wasted as Lesnar even tips his cap to HHH and Pearce. The fans cheer Lesnar, and Heyman says there we go. History made, contract signed, and it may as well be a death warrant with one man’s name across the bottom of it. The fans already cheer for “O~BA! HOOT!” Heyman frowns, but he says he is glad- OH, Lesnar takes the mic! “You wont’ even know his name after this weekend!”
Lesnar hands the mic back, and Heyman says this is what it boils down to. Sunday, in the REAL main event of WrestleMania, this is not a prediction, this is a spoiler: There is going to be a winner, there is going to be a loser. This Sunday, at WrestleMania, the loser’s name will be OBA, FEMI! The fans boo, but Heyman says the rumors that there can handle The Beast, the winner will be the greatest combat sports athlete ever, The Conqueror, BRRROCK! LESNARRR!! Lesnar & Heyman leave, but will Oba’s response be with actions, not words?
IShowSpeed starts training.
Austin Theory & Logan Paul meet up with him and ask if he’s ready. He says he’s not a pro-wrestler, this is his first match, and it’s at WrestleMania! Logan asks what Speed is saying. It doesn’t matter! Doubt looks disgusting on him! He’s a phenom! He IS IShowSpeed! Time to lock in! Grandest Stage of Them All! Think about it: The Usos are no longer WWE World Tag Team Champions, because of Speed; LA Knight got hit by those brass knuckles by Speed. They’re out to get him! If he thought being thrown into his computer was bad, it’ll be way worse. Lock in! Everyone hates Speed, except The Vision!
The Vision has Speed’s back, so time for Speed to have their back! Lock in! Let’s get this bread! Show of Shows! Speed says okay, let’s do it. The training montage begins, Logan & Theory coaching Speed through the drills. They tell Speed to tie up like you mean it! Speed does the scoops, the jumps, and even a suplex. Speed even goes the extra mile with a Boston Crab! Logan & Theory like it! Speed has locked in, but will he get shut down to start WrestleMania Saturday?
Charlotte Flair w/ Alexa Bliss VS Lyra Valkyria w/ Bayley!
The Queen helped “Blisster” sneak one on Bayley last Friday Night SmackDown, but now she must face The Morrigan! Will The Daughter of the Dirtiest Player in the Game have some more tricks up her proverbial sleeve? Or will Lyra make sure there’s a Change of Fortune before WrestleMania in Vegas?
Raw returns as Lyra makes her entrance, Bayley by her side. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. The fans “WOO~” for Charlotte but Lyra brushes that off. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, but Lyra headlocks for a takeover. Charlotte slips through to get a leg, but Lyra kicks her away. The fans cheer, Lyra headlocks for another takeover, but Charlotte headscissors. The fans rally up, Lyra moves around, and Lyra handstands to walk free! The fans “WHEW~!” for Lyra but Charlotte kips up, and the fans “WOO~!” Charlotte then eggs Lyra on, dodges her, and waistlocks for the SLAM!
The fans cheer while Charlotte taunts Lyra. Lyra rises, runs up, but Charlotte dodges and runs to RUN Lyra over! Charlotte throws up the Four Horsewomen for Bayley, but Lyra gets up to pie face Charlotte! The fans rally, Charlotte gets mad, but Lyra still pie faces her! Charlotte CHOPS Lyra, but Lyra dodges the next to CROSSBODY! And WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Bayley coaches Lyra. Lyra whips Charlotte, Charlotte reverses, but Lyra goes up and over! Lyra runs up, Charlotte dodges, but Lyra BOOTS her! Charlotte GAMANGIRIS in return! Charlotte whips, Lyra reverses, but Charlotte goes up and out!
Charlotte BOOT- NO, Lyra blocks the leg and SWEEPS the other! Lyra then WRECKS Charlotte with the dropkick! The fans fire up with Lyra, she takes aim, but Charlotte avoids the plancha! Charlotte BOOTS Lyra down, the fans “WOO~,” and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Charlotte stands tall, then steps on Lyra as she goes to the corner. Charlotte climbs up, but Lyra anchors a foot! Charlotte kicks Lyra away, adjusts, but Lyra YANKS her down! The fans rally as Lyra goes up, and PERIPETEIA!! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte survives the flying leg drop but Bayley coaches Lyra through. Lyra goes up the corner, the fans cheer, and she MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! Charlotte steps through but Lyra makes it a cradle, TWO! Charlotte escapes, but Lyra ENZIGIRIS! Charlotte staggers to the ropes, but she BOOTS in return! The fans rally again while Charlotte drags Lyra into the drop zone.
Charlotte climbs back up the corner, Bayley warns Lyra, MOONSAULT still hits! Cover, TWO! Lyra survives and Charlotte is shocked! Charlotte snarls, runs, and NATRUAL- NO, Lyra dodges, ghost pins, TWO!! Charlotte escapes again, but Lyra dodges the boot to ROCK her with a forearm! And RAM, then KICK, and CLUB away! Charlotte CHOPS back, then talks trash on Lyra. Charlotte kicks, Lyra blocks, and Lyra hooks the leg to FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Charlotte survives and the fans fire up! Lyra is frustrated but Bayley coaches her again. Lyra drags Charlotte up, fireman’s carries, but Charlotte fights free!
Charlotte TOSSES Lyra out onto Bayley! Charlotte then hurries to get Lyra back inside, pushes her to a corner, then runs up. Lyra ENZI- NO, Charlotte ducks it! Charlotte O’Conner Rolls Lyra, but Bayley trips Charlotte up! Lyra has the O’Conner now, AND LYRA WINS!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall
Bayley just returned the favor for Friday, but that pisses Charlotte off! Alexa gets in on this, too, but the ref tries to keep this from turning into a fight! Add in the Irresistible Force AND The Bella Twins, are we about to see fireworks at WrestleMania?
LA Knight meets up with The Usos.
He asks them if they saw the IShowSpeed training montage, and they say nope. They just saw Knight throw him through his own screen on his own stream. Knight says they’ll all get a chance at those cross-eyed halfwits at WrestleMania. But wait, what’s MFT doing here? Solo Sikoa leads JC Mateo, Talla Tonga & Tonga Loa in, and he says good to see them, too. But this is what he was talking about! This family is just one big mess! Solo’s dealing with a lot on SmackDown with Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga isn’t here when he should be. And every time he watches Raw, The Usos make the family look bad just hanging out with this clown!
Jimmy says lil’ brother has a big problem. Knight says hey, they were all wondering how to get themselves on Raw tonight, and here’s our solution! Any three of the MFT goon squad can meet Knight & The Usos out there, they can get a Six Man Tag practice in! It’ll be him, Jim, and Jey, and ALL of MFT will get slapped back to factory settings! YEAH! Knight head out, Solo asks what Jey says to that. Jey says YEET. The Usos head out, will they and the Mega Star tear down Solo’s family tree as a warm-up for WrestleMania?
Stephanie Vaquer is here!
The fans cheer as La Primera heads to the ring, the WWE Women’s World Championship on her shoulder. Cathy Kelley is in the ring to talk about the escalation between Vaquer and Liv Morgan. OH SNAP, Liv CLOBBERS Vaquer into Cathy! Liv gets payback for Vaquer knocking Liv into Roxie last week, and Liv HAMMERS away on the champ! The fans fire up as Vaquer turns things around, but producers and refs rush out here already! The fans boo, they want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Liv is shrieking, Vaquer is seething, but Liv grabs a mic to shout that Vaquer fight her here and now!
Liv knew Vaquer’s mama was trash, but who knew she raised such a little b*tch!! Liv throws the mic down, Vaquer grabs it up and tells Liv off in Spanish, “Why wait ‘til WrestleMania?!” Vaquer storms the ring and the brawl is back on! The fans fire up, but the producers and refs hurry to pull them apart! Vaquer and Liv get what kicks they can, then Vaquer gets loose! Vaquer CLOBBERS Liv against the ropes! Liv tumbles out but she wants back in! “YOU’RE DONE FOR!!” There’s madness in Liv’s eyes, there’s determination in Vaquer’s, but who will survive when these two finally have it out?
Backstage interview with Iyo Sky.
Jackie Redmond is with The Genius and brings up her helping Rhea Ripley over the last few weeks. But after her match with Jade Cargill on SmackDown, is there anything Iyo wants to say? Iyo says she lost, but she doesn’t regret fighting for her friend. And at WrestleMania, no one will be rooting for Rhea Ripley more than Iyo Sky! But then in step the Kabuki Warriors. Asuka smirks as she tells Iyo that Rhea is not her problem, dummy. Last year, Iyo went into WrestleMania as Women’s World Champion. But this year, it’s just as “Rhea’s sidekick.” Iyo says she has had enough of this!
Iyo tells Kairi that she does NOT have to take this from Asuka! Asuka tells her to shut up! Asuka says Kairi is loyal to her senpai. And she’ll prove it tonight against IYO! Kairi is worried but Asuka says Kairi’s got this. Kairi says, “Right, senpai.” Asuka says good girl! Asuka leads Kairi away, but could this fight be just the thing to reach through to her? Or will the Empress of Tomorrow always have an iron grip on the Pirate Princess?
The Usos are in the concourse!
The fans are already fired up as Jimmy & Jey come through! Uce, please, please, hit their music! UH UH, YEET!! Sacramento bounces along, and it is time to see if #BigJim, Main Event Jey & The Mega Star can work as a trio!
Six Man Tag: LA Knight & The Usos VS MFT!
Raw returns as LA Knight makes his entrance, joining The Usos in the ring. Now MFT makes their entrance, and they’ve selected Tonga Loa, JC Mateo & Solo Sikoa himself to fight this one out. The teams sort out, and JC starts against Jimmy. The bell rings, the two tie up, and JC throws hands on Jimmy! JC whips, Jimmy goes up and over to mule kick! Then pop, lock and UPPERCUT! Jimmy RAMS JC into the corner, he tags Jey, and Jey runs up to ROCK JC! Jey waits on JC, runs up and LARIATS him up and out! JC flops to the floor, Jimmy holds the ropes for Jey to FLY! Direct hit on JC at the ramp and the fans fire up!
Jey hurries back into the ring, he gets the fans to YEET, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again, and Solo has Jey down with a shoulder claw! The fans rally for Jey, he fights up, and he fires body shots! Jey ROCKS Solo, then ROCKS JC and Loa for good measure! Jey fires more hands, then runs, but Solo CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but Solo BLASTS Jimmy! Solo mocks Knight by spelling it out, then he drags Jey up. Solo taunts Knight, but he blocks Jey’s kick! Only to get the DRAGON WHIP! The fans fire up while both men are down, and they both crawl, hot tags to Knight and Loa! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on Loa & JC with a LAIRAT, a BIG back suplex, then a TOSS!
The fans cheer as Knight waves by to JC, but Loa scoops! Knight slips free to REVERSE DDT! Knight rolls back to his feet and goes to the corner! The fans join in as Knight spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, but JC SPLASHES on it! Jimmy SUPERKICKS JC! Solo SAMOAN SPIKES Jimmy! Jey dodges one, then he DUMPS Solo out! Jey builds speed and DIVES, but Solo catches him! And SLAM DUNKS him on the desk! The fans boo but Solo then spots… Tama Tonga! Solo demands to know where Tama was, as does Tama’s brother, Talla. But in the ring, B F T for Loa! Cover, Knight & Usos win!
Winners: LA Knight & The Usos, by pinfall
Solo is speechless! He got distracted by dysfunction and he lost the match! Does this not bode well for the coming Street Fight against the Wyatts?
GUNTHER is here!
Sacramento boos Der Ring General as he walks down the ramp and to the ring, a smile on his face. But what will “The Career Killer” have to say about his coming match with Seth Rollins? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns with Gunther in the ring, mic in hand. The fans boo but Gunther just soaks it all up with a laugh. But then SETH ROLLINS rushes the ring! Rollins TACKLES Gunther and the scrap is on! The fans cheer as Rollins takes the fight to Gunther, but Gunther bails out of the ring! Rollins throws off the jacket, grabs the mic, and shouts, “Two weeks in a row, you’ve jumped me! That’s your receipt, Gunther! And in six nights at WrestleMania, I finish the job!” The fans cheer that! Rollins says Gunther thinks this is personal for him.
If that’s the truth and not just Gunther kissing Heyman’s ass for a favor, then be a man and walk back into the ring, look Rollins in the eye, and tell him why he wants to fight Rollins! The fans cheer but Gunther hesitates. Gunther tells Rollins off in German, but then he storms back down to ringside. The fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” for Rollins while Gunther grabs a new mic. Gunther gets right in Rollins’ face and tells him, “Yeah, sure, Seth. I am solving Heyman’s problem, and I’ll do it with a smile on my face, because you are pissing me off!” For years, Rollins strutted around like he’s the best when in reality, he’s NOT, GUNTHER IS!
And if Rollins were honest with himself, he never wanted to find out! Because when Gunther was World Heavyweight Champion, seeking out the highest level of competition, Rollins became a useful idiot for Heyman! So at WrestleMania, it IS personal! Gunther is setting the record straight as he shows Rollins can’t lace Gunther’s boots! The forearms fly again and the fans fire up! Rollins fires more shots, but Gunther KNEES low! Gunther reels Rollins in, but Rollins slips free to BOOT Gunther down! Gunther bails out again! But then Rollins lines up a shot, only for Gunther to avoid the Curb Stomp!
Gunther runs away into the crowd, Rollins’ eyes locked on him like a hawk! Rollins goes back to the ring to stand on the corner, and the fans all sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins and Gunther finally have it out, but who will #BurnItDown in Las Vegas?
Dominik Mysterio talks with Adam Pearce in his office.
Dirty Dom complains that not only does Pearce give that deadbeat dad, Rey Mysterio, a chance at Dom’s Intercontinental Championship in that ladder match, and now Dom has to face THE DEMON at WrestleMania?! Finn Balor swore The Demon was dead, so that doesn’t even make any sense! The contract was for Dom VS Finn, not a demon! This is not fair, cancel the match. Does all Dom do is complain? First of all, Rey is a WWE Hall of Famer, he deserves to be in a title match like that at WrestleMania.
And if we wanna talk Dom VS Demon, when Dom goes back to the clubhouse, he should stop in front of the first mirror there is and stare right into the face looking back at him. Dom will hopefully see one of two things: One, Rey does deserve this match; and when it comes to Finn, Dom is getting what he deserves. Have a great night. Dom says that’s not fair! Dom got himself into this situation, can he find a way out of it? Or will The Demon drag Dom to Hell in Sin City?
Iyo Sky VS Kairi Sane w/ Asuka!
The Genius did what she could against The Storm on Friday, but now she handles some personal business of her own here on Monday. Will Iyo find a way to free Kairi from Asuka’s emotional manipulation? Or is Kairi already too far gone?
Raw returns as Kairi makes her entrance, Asuka by her side. The bell rings and Kairi runs up! Iyo dodges, but Kairi comes back to THESZ PRESS! Kairi rains down fists, but Iyo turns things around to return those shots. Kairi HAMMERS Iyo, DRIBBLES her off the mat, then stomps Iyo down! Cocky cover, ONE! Kairi whips Iyo but Iyo reverses, only for Kairi to reverse back. Kairi then RAMS Iyo into the corner! The fans are torn as Kairi runs corner to corner, SLIDING D! Then Kairi pushes Iyo to the drop zone and climbs the corner. Kairi hits a FLYING KABUKI ELBOW! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Kairi sits Iyo up.
Kairi kicks Iyo around, pushes her around, and eggs her on. Kairi drags Iyo up, but Iyo fires body shots. Kairi snapmares and chinlocks, but the fans rally for Iyo as she endures. Iyo fights up, but Kairi CLUBS her back down! Kairi squeezes tight, but the fans rally up harder. Iyo rises again, but Kairi kicks low! Kairi whips, Iyo reverses, and Iyo hip tosses, only for Kairi to roll through! They speed things up, Kairi goes up and RANAS, but Iyo handsprings through! The fans cheer Iyo as she then ducks, redirects, and pommels over Kairi! Iyo sweeps the leg and SHOTGUNS Kairi out!
The fans fire up for Iyo while she goes to the apron. Kairi anchors a leg and she YANKS Iyo down! Iyo smacks off the apron, then Kairi sends her into barriers. Iyo mule kicks in return, then goes up onto the barriers, to QUEBRADA! Direct hit on Kairi and Sacramento cheers while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Iyo CLOBBERS Kairi! Kairi comes back, but Iyo dodges to ELBOW, UPPERCUT, and SHOTEI! Kairi ducks the buzzsaw but not the HEEL KICK! Iyo whips, Kairi reverses, but Iyo goes up and out. Iyo KICKS Kairi in the ropes, then goes up top for a MISSILE DROPKICK! Iyo kips up and the fans fire up for the crazy taunt! Iyo runs corner to corner for the SHINKANSEN! Iyo drags Kairi into the drop zone, steps on her as she goes to the corner, then climbs again. But Kairi trips Iyo up! Iyo hits buckles, but she fires a forearm in return! Kairi goes outside now and Iyo climbs up.
Iyo drags Kairi to the very top of the corner, and the fans fire up again. Kairi resists whatever Iyo is planning, and she HEADBUTTS Iyo! Iyo falls into the Tree of Woe, but she manages to SHOTEI! Kairi distracts the ref, Asuka SMACKS Iyo off the post! The fans boo, the ref wonders what happened, but RHEA RIPLEY is here! Iyo helped Rhea, now Rhea’s gonna help Iyo! Rhea runs up and HEADBUTTS Asuka! Then a pump handle for- NO, Jade Cargill CLOBBERS Rhea! The Storm followed Mami to Raw for a moment like this! But Iyo DIVES and takes Jade down! Asuka eggs Iyo on, but Kairi drags Iyo up!
Iyo ducks the uraken to GAMANGIRI! Kairi falls into place, Iyo climbs up again, but Kairi again distracts the ref! Asuka trips Iyo up again! Kairi rolls Iyo up, Kairi wins!
Winner: Kairi Sane, by pinfall
Iyo can’t believe it! The Kabuki Warriors celebrate their victory together, is there no freeing Kairi from the hold Asuka has on her?
Triple H and Adam Pearce are back in the ring!
Just as they did to open the night, The Game and the Raw General Manager are here, ready for the other signature on the contract. Pearce welcomes out Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania opponent, The Ruler, Oba Femi! The fans cheer as “O~BA!” indeed struts his way to the ring. Oba takes the contract and the pen, signs his part, then takes the mic. But HHH points to the stage, because Heyman has reappeared. The fans continue to chant for “O~BA!” Heyman says he’s been in this industry for his entire life, and he has never, ever seen someone come across to the audience as the biggest star as fast as Oba Femi.
And being in the industry his entire life, Heyman knows where he is safe and where he is not, for Oba is a violent man. Heyman will stay here on stage, if that’s okay with Oba. But being the violent man Oba is, he is the most violent person to come into the WWE since… Well, Brock Lesnar! Oba is the fastest rising star in the WWE since Brock Lesnar. Oba is the most impressive athlete, most impressive fighter, most impressive combat athlete. The fans chant more, but Heyman says they’re starting to piss him off. But the fact of the matter is, on Sunday, this all comes to an end.
On Sunday, everything that Oba has built comes crashing down! It comes crashing down in Suplex City, it comes crashing down with an F5, it comes crashing down when Oba is conquered by BRRROCK LESNARRR! The chants just get louder, but Heyman says there is no shame in a loss like this. There is nothing but pride, because Oba is in the real main event of WrestleMania! And when you get conquered, and by God you will be conquered by Brock Lesnar… Heyman gives Oba his word, that when Oba needs to rebuild after WrestleMania, Heyman’s door will always be open to Oba Femi.
The fans boo, but Oba says, “Paul, it’s taking everything in me to not come down that ramp and beat you pillar to post.” The fans cheer for that! They even chant, “BEAT HIS ASS!” Oba says it is deeper than that. The physical pain and scars will heal. If Oba beats Heyman up, the physical will heal. But the emotional wounds from Oba beating The Beast will last forever! The fans cheer again, and Oba says as far as that door, go ahead and close it. The only door Oba needs open is already open, and that is the door to WrestleMania!
Because two months ago, Heyman and his Beast issued an Open Challenge to whoever dared to step up, without even caring who would. And why would Heyman? Because there has been 25 years of history that says Lesnar cannot be beat. But Oba has four weeks of history that says Lesnar absolutely can! And this has never been personal, it is all just business. But this time, it is different! Heyman can feel it, Oba can feel it, the fans can feel it! It is time to put an end to The Beast! Heyman’s been there the whole way, has been Lesnar’s friend, Advocate, mouthpiece, and a good one at that. But he’s never been an honest one!
The fans chant for Oba again, and Oba says if Heyman were honest, he would’ve come out here and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman, and my client, Brock Lesnar, is SCARED of Oba Femi! He is AFRAID of Oba Femi!” Because this is The Ruler, the Bringer of War, the Mountain You Cannot Conquer, and at WrestleMania, Oba will slay the Beast, because he is THE ONE! The fans fire up again, and Oba says he IS the one. He knows it, the fans know it, and at WrestleMania, Heyman will know it, too! Heyman seems forlorn. But is it for Lesnar? Or over what Lesnar will do to Oba to prove Oba wrong?
Je’Von Evans & Dragon Lee VS JD McDonagh & Rusev!
Before they all battle in the Six Pack Ladder Match, the Young OG teams with the Boy Wonder against the Irish Ace and Bulgarian Brute! Which side builds momentum before things truly escalate at WrestleMania?
Raw returns as JD makes his entrance, joining the others in the ring. The teams sort out and JD starts against Dragon, but then BLASTS Dragon and Je’Von in the corner! JD stomps Dragon, SLAPS him, then CHOPS him! Dragon turns things around to CHOP, but JD kicks low again. JD bumps Dragon off buckles, CHOPS him, then stomps him down. JD stomps away on Dragon but stops as the ref counts. JD drags Dragon up to short arm LARIAT! Then he BOOTS Evans off the apron! JD drags Dragon back up to snap suplex! Cover, ONE! Dragon is tougher than that, but JD drags him around.
JD bumps Dragon off buckles, then tags Rusev. Rusev drags Dragon up for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! Rusev brings Dragon back up to suplex high and hard! Rusev runs to ELBOW DROP! Dragon flounders but Rusev KICKS him in the back! Rusev drags Dragon up, tags JD in, and they mug Dragon. JD wrenches Dragon to then hit a BIG back suplex! Dragon writhes but the fans rally up. JD drags Dragon back to the corner and tags Rusev back in. Rusev and JD stomp Dragon down while the fans tell them off. Rusev and Dragon trade shots, but Rusev KNEES low! Rusev reels Dragon in, lifts him up, but Dragon fights to RANA!
The fans cheer as Dragon hurries, hot tag to Evans! Evans hurdles over Rusev, BLASTS JD, then dodges Rusev to DROPKICK! Evans says time to go crazy! He DIVES onto JD! Rusev storms up to the ropes but Evans GAMANGIRIS! Then he springboards to FLYIGN LARIAT! The fans fire up again, and Evans goes up and over to dodge JD! Evans clinches but Rusev whips! Evans grabs ropes, he DUMPS Rusev out, and he builds speed again, but Rusev blocks the kick! Rusev SWATS Evans, Evans staggers, but JD YANKS Dragon from the apron! JD RAMS Dragon into the apron, then goes up to ASAI MOONSAULT!
Down goes Dragon, but Evans DECKS JD! The fans fire up for Evans as he runs in around the way, but Rusev catches the crossbody! The fans fire up as Rusev FALL AWAY SLAMS Evans up and over the desk! The Son of Thunder roars while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again with Evans and Rusev both down! They crawl, hot tags to Dragon and JD! Dragon runs to FLYING RANA JD onto Rusev! Then Dragon puts JD back in, he dodges JD to SNAP GERMAN! And SUPERKICK! And then he builds speed, but JD STANDING SPANISH FLIES to counter! Cover, Evans breaks it up! But Rusev returns to CLUB Evans, whips him to ropes, but Evans hits the RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Rusev goes outside, but Evans FLIES out to take him down! Dragon aims at JD, but JD dodges the Dragon Blade! Dragon slips through JD’s lariat, sunset flips and stacks, TWO! But into the STYLES CLASH!! Cover, Dragon & Evans win!
Winners: Je’Von Evans & Dragon Lee, by pinfall
It was fast ‘n’ furious to finish, but Rusev CLOBBERS the winners for it! FALL AWAY SLAM for Evans, SWINGING SLAM for Dragon! Rusev stomps Dragon Lee and clamps on the ACCOLADE! But REY MYSTERIO rushes out here! The King of Lucha slides in, dodges Rusev, and fires off fast hands! Rusev shoves Rey but Rey dropkicks the legs out! Rusev’s on the ropes, and the fans fire up as Rey dials it up! But Rusev LARIATS first! Wait, here comes PENTA! The final piece of the puzzle is here, and he GAMANGIRIS Rusev! Then he CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Penta runs, springboards, but into a MACHKA KICK!!
Evans ROCKS Rusev, then goes up, up, O G- NO, Rusev catches Evans to URENAGE! Rusev is rampaging, he even shoves JD to MACHKA KICK! MACHKA KICK for Rey! MACHKA KICK for Penta! And then a MACHKA KICK for Dragon Lee! Rusev clamps the ACCOLADE back on, and he bends Dragon back! Dragon taps, but it doesn’t matter now! Rusev shoves Dragon down, will nothing stop him from rising up to take the Intercontinental Championship?
Adam Pearce is on the phone.
The Raw GM says it doesn’t get any bigger! The Greatest of All Time, JOHN CENA, hosting WrestleMania 42! Yeah, that’s huge! But then Danhausen interrupts. Is that him? Him who? John Cena. Speaking of which, Danhausen would like to address his demandhausens. Since Danhausen is undefeated at 1-0 and surely a future Hall of Famer, some referring to him as the Uberest of All Time, Danhausen demands to speak with Mr. Cena. No, not happening. But since Cena is hosting WrestleMania, Danhausen can talk to him there, surely Cena will be delighted for that. Now, if you’ll excuse Pearce, he has to finish this call.
Danhausen hopes he can see Cena, since you can’t see me. Pearce says he needs a drink. He ends his call, but then Danhausen is gone. Maybe we really can’t see Danhausen… But is WrestleMania about to be cursed?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Sacramento cheers, raising their ones to the sky for the OTC! Roman gave CM Punk the ultimatum to open the show, how will the WWE World Heavyweight Champion choose to close the show? We’re going to find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman stands in the ring. He raises his finger to the sky and gets the pyro. Roman then grabs a mic, and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman takes a moment while the fans duel between “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” and “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” The “O T C! O T C!” takes over, and Roman nods before saying, “Sacramento…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer, but then CM Punk makes his entrance after all! The fans cheer all the same, and they even sing along with Cult of Personality. Roman waits, but Punk doesn’t come out from the stage! He’s in the crowd!
Roman realizes this, and he watches Punk make his way down, high-fiving fans as he goes. Punk eventually reaches ringside, and he smiles as he sees Roman’s eyes are locked on him. Punk steps up onto the desk, shows off the Sacramento Kings colored merch shirt, and says, “After watching the cold open, what amounts to a political smear campaign put together I assume by yourself, I’ve come out here to tell the truth. And I’m gonna have the people of Sacramento be my witnesses, and Roman, you can be the judge, the jury, and the executioner. So, as I tell my story, as I tell my truth, tell me when I’m telling lies.”
Punk hops off the desk, but Roman tells him if he steps into the ring, they won’t need these mics. Punk still walks up the steel steps, goes to the apron, and he stares Roman down while the fans continue dueling chants. Punk says he thought about this over the last few weeks. He hates Roman, because he envies Roman. “This is all I ever wanted. This is the only dream I had in my heart since I was a little kid. And I envy the fact that it was handed to you. And I hate that you were champion for 1,316 days. Because after some self-reflection, I hate that I know how hard you worked your ass off to be that great.
“In the history books, in the future, when they talk about legacy, they’re not gonna ask how, they’re gonna ask how many. And I hate that number, 1316. I hate the amount of times you’ve main-evented WrestleMania. Tell me when I’m telling lies, Roman. Have I lied? I hate that I envy, I hate that I feel this way. Sika was a great man. Sika was a great wrestler. Sika was a champion, Sika’s a Hall of Famer. And I love and respect the old-timers. And I hate the fact that I invoked your father’s name in vain. And I sincerely apologize to you.”
The fans are a bit torn over that, but now Punk steps into the ring, steps closer to Roman, and Punk says, “I hate that there’s more than one royal family in professional wrestling. And I hate that I envy the fact that I wasn’t born into a dynasty. I don’t know what having that kind of family is like. CM Punk was born in the backyards, avenues, and alleyways of Chicago. I was a misfit who had to find my own family, and I found my family in the streets of Sacramento.
“I found my family in the locker rooms of every VFW Hall or Knights of Columbus, or in dilapidated, burned out, Midwest barns, Fireside Bowl bowling alleys, abandoned churches. I found my family and my people on the indies, and I conquered the indies, and then I went to Japan. I went to England, I went to Puerto Rico, I went all around the world twice. I wasn’t handed anything, I wasn’t born on third base with a silver spoon. I busted my ass, and I made pro-wrestling my home, and I made them my family.” The fans cheer all that, too!
Punk says he hates that he feels this way, that he has to share any of it with Roman, especially the fact that it’s his first singles match headlining WrestleMania. Tell him when he’s telling lies. Punk says on April 19th, he has gold on his shoes, gold around his waist, and later that night, after the desert sun has set and the dry air gets cold with steam rising off his beat up, bloody face, he’ll have gold above his head. The ring announcer will be saying, “AND STILL Heavyweight Champion of the World,” with Las Vegas chanting, “C! M! PUNK!” The fans duel again while Roman starts to get anxious.
Punk says again, “Tell me when I’m telling lies.” Roman says that’s the truest stuff he’s ever heard Punk say. Until the end. Roman will tell Punk some truths. Roman hates Punk, too. Roman has hated Punk for a long time. But the main reason is because of Punk’s relationship with all the fans. Roman hopes he can get to the point where when he leaves, the fans all miss him as much as they missed Punk. That one day, when Roman leaves, they chant for Roman for ten years straight. That’s the truest thing Punk has, it’s the connection with the fans, and no one can ever take that from him.
But on Sunday, that is Punk’s truth, but it is not the reality. The reality is that time is up. Punk had two months and he did nothing with it! On Sunday, it ain’t #AndStill, it is #AndNEW! This nostalgia act experiment is done. On Sunday, they fix the mess Punk started. On Sunday, they make this place where they had it: at the very top, worth every single dollar! On Sunday, Tribal Chief takes over, and Punk will ACKNOWLEDGE HIM! Roman and Punk stare down while the fans chant for them both. Raw goes off the air, but who wins the most important match of all at WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
A very good go-home episode of Raw, though it couldn’t quite escape the Go Home Syndrome. Very good promo from Roman to call out Punk, and a very good segment from them both to end the show, but they already maxed out the heat so there wasn’t much they could add. On the flipside, really good stuff with Vaquer’s interview promo turning into a brawl with Liv. They turned up the heat again, which I didn’t think was possible, and those two are gonna tear each other apart. Kudos to Cathy Kelley for taking that bump, too.
Rollins and Gunther had a good brawl that then turned into a promo that then turned back into a brawl, but I don’t know if it really explained why this was “personal.” Gunther might dislike Rollins being flamboyant and all, but this is still just to get the eventual match with Lesnar. Speaking of Lesnar, very good stuff with him, Heyman, and Oba Femi. Heyman does great on the mic as always, but Oba held his own, especially for only being in pro-wrestling for just a couple years. I would really hope Oba does win at Mania, especially with it opening WrestleMania Sunday, which they’re making sure to have air even on “ESPN proper,” the cable channel! The most eyes on that match possible, and WWE better make the right move.
Very good matches to send some people to Mania with momentum, though the Women’s Tag Division is missing some fire given Nikki Bella is still a game day decision. Charlotte VS Lyra was a very good match all the same, with Bayley cheating Charlotte back for what happened on Friday. No idea where the math lands on that, but that makes the Fatal 4 Way tag a lot of fun. Meanwhile, Rusev clearly go-home-mathed himself out of winning the Intercontinental title after he destroyed all five other men in that ladder match. To me, it’ll either be Rey Mysterio winning or Penta retaining, and we can have something just as fun for Backlash.
Very good interaction from Knight, Usos and MFT, though MFT showing up was literally just so they could do this Six Man Tag and have a team lose to Knight & Usos. Well, they did add to the MFT dysfunction so there is that. It might be a bit obvious, but someone is likely leaving MFT this Friday during that Street Fight. The obvious move is Tama being exiled, but I would love if Tama got his literal brothers, Talla & Loa, on his side to exile Solo. Good montage from IShowSpeed with Logan & Theory, but this is still wrestling tropes/cliche where Speed doesn’t just apologize and wash his hands of this. Either Speed should ditch Vision, or Vision ditches Speed.
We finally got some better stuff with Rhea and Jade, but that was only because it joined the Iyo-Kairi-Asuka triangle here on Raw. It’d be a little last minute, but #RheYo VS Kabuki Warriors could be a good go-home match on SmackDown to see how Rhea looks going into her match with Jade. The Iyo-Kairi-Asuka triangle can also continue with a proper build going towards Backlash.
My Score: 8.7/10
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This could be a battle of biblical proportions!
MJF says he’s The Devil, Kenny Omega is “God,” but who will be AEW World Championship after they clash in Dynasty’s main event?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Alex Windsor VS Marina Shafir; Windsor wins.
- Zero Hour – Kamille VS Big Anne; Kamille wins.
- Zero Hour – AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Jack wins and retains the title.
- Zero Hour – AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships: The Divine Dominion VS Maya World & Hyan; The Divine Dominion wins and retains the titles.
- Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita VS The Young Bucks; The Bucks win.
- Chris Jericho VS Ricochet w/ The Gates of Agony; Ricochet wins.
- AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Darby Allin VS Andrade El Idolo; Darby wins and will challenge for the title.
- AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Adam Copeland & Christian Cage; FTR wins and retains the titles.
- Vacant TNT Championship Casino Gauntlet: Kevin Knight wins and is the new AEW TNT Champion.
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla VS Jamie Hayter; wins and
- AEW World Trios Championships: The Dogs VS Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & ???
- AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley VS Will Ospreay; wins and
- AEW World Championship: MJF VS Kenny Omega; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Dynasty Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Paul Wight & Jeff Jarrett in discussing, analyzing, and predicting all the action going down in Vancouver, British Columbia!
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
But the Babe with the Power doesn’t get to say much before KAMILLE attacks!! Mercedes Mone’s former enforcer is back and she’s throwing Willow into the garage door again and again and again! Then she stands over Willow to say, “I’m back, baby.” Will this American Gladiator prove Willow is NOT the Comeback Killer?
Zero Hour – Alex Windsor VS Marina Shafir!
While Iron Will Windsor is NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, this fight ain’t about the gold! This is because Windsor wants to cut off “the ass” of the snake that is The Death Riders before Will Ospreay goes for the head! Will this Brawling Bird solve The Problem tonight? Or will Marina clip this bird’s wings?
The bell rings and the fans rally up already. The two talk trash, then they run up to fire hands! Marina whips Windsor to the corner, but Windsor BOOTS her back! Windsor runs up and LARIATS Marina down! The fans fire up while Marina bails out. Windsor goes to the apron, CANNONBALLS to the floor, and the fans cheer that goal! Windsor puts Marina in the ring, CLOBBERS Marina, then rains down fists! The fans rally behind Windsor and she clinches for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, then SLIDING- NO, Marina blocks the lariat into an ARMBAR! Windsor clasps hands, fights around, and high stacks, TWO!
Marina keeps hold of the arm, breaks the grip, but Windsor hurries to stack again! TWO and Marina lets Windsor go. The two go to corners, but Marina runs up, only for Windsor to put Marina on the apron. Marina ROCKS Windsor, then catches her into a HANGING ARMBAR! The ref reprimands while the fans are torn, but Marina lets go at 4. Marina then trips Windsor, brings her outside, and scuffs her with a kick. Marina drags Windsor up, whips her into railing, and Windsor flops to the floor! The fans rally while Marina refreshes the ring count. Marina steps on Windsor, taunts the fans, but the ref counts.
Marina steps off at 4, drags Windsor back up, and puts her in the ring. Marina stalks Windsor but Windsor fires body shots! Marina KICKS Windsor, then looms over her. Marina grabs an arm, wrenches and SAYANAGIS! The fans rally for Windsor but Marina drags her up again. SAYANAGI! Marina smirks as she steps on Windsor’s face! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Marina steps off. Marina clamps onto Windsor for a full nelson, but Windsor fights up, only for Marina to SAYANAGI again! The fans rally for Windsor as she up kicks at Marina. Marina storms up on Windsor, whips corner to corner hard, and Windsor falls down.
Marina whips Windsor corner to corner again, then runs up, but Windsor dodges! Marina’s foot hits buckles and she falls to the apron, then the floor. Marina clutches a toe but manages to slide into the ring. Marina grabs Windsor’s foot but Windsor kicks at her. Marina cartwheels through and clamps on with a chinbar. Marina talks trash on Windsor for being “cheeky,” then whips her corner to corner. Windsor comes back to CLOBBER Marina! The fans fire up as Windsor keeps moving, redirects Marina, and RUNS her over again! The fans rally as Windsor ducks ‘n’ dodges and redirects again, FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE!
The fans rally while both women are down. Windsor rises and the fans fire up again! Windsor grabs Marina’s legs, steps through, but Windsor fights the Sharpshooter to have a TRIANGLE HOLD! They roll, Marina has a cover, TWO! Marina runs up, clinches, and URENAGES! Cover, TWO! Windsor survives but Marina clamps on again with a KIMURA! The fans boo but Windsor endures. Windsor fights up, fires body shots, then rolls Marina up, TWO! Both women hurry to their feet, and Marina ROCKS Windsor! Windsor wobbles but she don’t fall down! Marina ROCKS her again, but Windsor just eggs Marina on!
Marina CHOPS, Windsor CHOPS, and repeat! Then Windsor fires a flurry of forearms! Marina BODY BLOWS Windsor, KNEES again and again, then she soaks up the heat from Vancouver. Marina has a wristlock, but Windsor turns the ripcord into a HEADBUTT! Windsor runs, but into a BOOT! Both women are down as the fans fire up again! A standing count starts as both women rise up. Marina KICKS Windsor in the chest, but Windsor eggs her on! Marina KICKS her down again! The fans fire up as Windsor rises, blocks a kick, and HEAD- NO, Marina hits a SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO! KICK! But Windsor’s right up!
Windsor blocks a kick, HEADBUTTS, then HEADBUTTS again! Pump handle DRIVER!! Cover, Windsor wins!
Winner: Alex Windsor, by pinfall
Another victory for Windsor over Marina, and yet why is Marina still smiling? Does she just like fighting that much? As for Windsor, will Ospreay follow suit and get a win of his own tonight?
Zero Hour – Kamille VS Big Anne!
We just saw how this American Gladiator “answered” Willow Nightingale’s return challenge by cancelling tonight’s TBS Championship match! Will Kamille’s return turn into a rampage? Or will Big Anne get a big win in her AEW debut?
The bell rings and Kamille RAMS Anne into a corner! Kamille CLUBS away on Anne, then stomps away! The ref counts, Kamille backs off, and she whips Anne corner to corner hard! Kamille SPLASHES, then short arm LARIATS! The fans boo but Kamille soaks up the heat. Kamille drags Anne up, TOSSES her away, and she runs to BOOT Anne down! The fans continue to boo but Kamille drags Anne up again. Kamille wants Anne to look at the camera before the torture rack! Kamille THRASHES Anne around, before hitting the TOWER HACKER BOMB! Cover, Kamille wins!
Winner: Kamille, by pinfall
Talk about making an impact! But now Willow wants her payback! The ref and the medical trainer both want Willow to wait, but Willow goes to the ring, only for Kamille to CLOBBER her again! Kamille bumps Willow off buckles, then stomps away and CLUBS away! The fans boo but Kamille soaks up that heat. Kamille runs up and SPLASHES Willow! Then she says one more, and SPLASHES again! Wait, Kamile still wants more! And she BOOTS Willow right down! Kamille pats Willow on the head and says she’ll see her again real soon. Will Kamille take Willow’s smile as well as the TBS Championship?
Zero Hour – AEW National Championship: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis!
It was a wonderful night for Jungle Jack back at Revolution as he won this title in his hometown of Los Angeles! But now he defends his title in Vancouver, against the Don Callis Family’s Dunkzilla! Will Davis refill the family’s treasury with this gold? Or will Dynasty be all about that Tarzan Life?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if Jack can stay golden!
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Jack. Davis and Jack tie up, and Davis THROWS Jack to a corner! The fans rally, Jack says okay, hold on, and he resets with Davis. Jack slips around, headlocks, but Davis powers up and out to then CLOBBER Jack! Jack flounders away and asks for another breather. The fans rally as Jack comes back, dodges Davis, and KICKS, KICKS, and CHOPS! Jack shoves, Davis shoves back, but Jack flips up and over Davis to then DROPKICK him out! The fans fire up as Jack aims, PLANCHAS, but Davis catches Jack! The fans fire up as Davis pops Jack up and brings him around the way, only for Jack to POST Davis first!
The fans fire up as Jack then uses the post to swing and DROPKICK Davis again! The fans cheer as Jack shoves Davis into the ring. Jack HOTSHOTS Davis, goes up top, but Davis snatches Jack for the ROCKET LAUNCHER! Jack tumbles away but Davis digs his forearms into Jack! Davis runs to SLIDING FOREARM! Jack sputters in the corner while Davis snarls. Davis drags Jack to center, kneeling cover, TWO! Cocky as it was, it almost kept Jack down. Davis kicks Jack around, scoops and SLAMS, then he SENTONS on top! Davis pushes Jack to a cover, TWO! Davis clamps onto Jack with a chinlock, and even digs his knee in.
The fans rally as Jack endures, and Jack fights up to fire body shots. Davis KNEES low, then whips Jack to ropes. Jack ducks the boot, then JAWBREAKERS back! Davis runs up but Jack DUMPS him out! Jack then goes up, up, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Down goes Davis and the fans fire up with Jack! Jack high-fives some fans, drags Davis up and brings him around. Jack shoves Davis into the ring, the fans rally up, and Jack climbs again. But Davis grabs Jack again! Davis climbs up this time, but Jack SLAPS and CHOPS Davis! Then he CLAWS Davis’s eyes before he HEADBUTTS Davis down! Then Jack DIVING-
NO, Jack has to roll through as Davis dodges! Jack ELBOWS Davis, ROLLING ELBOWS, then hits SLICED BREAD! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Davis survives. Jack nods and he brings Davis up. The fans rally, Jack reels Davis in, but Davis is too hefty for that! Jack CLUBS away on Davis, and he still tries! Jack lifts Davis, but Davis powers up to BACKDROP Jack out! Davis runs and BLASTS Jack off apron and into railing! Jack slumps down but the fans rally again. Davis goes out to fetch Jack, brings him around, and puts him on the apron. The ring count climbs, Davis stands Jack up, and he suplexes for an APRON FALCON ARROW!!
The fans lose their minds while Jack dangles off the apron! Davis shoves Jack in the ring, covers, TWO!! The fans cheer as Jack somehow survives! Davis is furious, and he short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Davis gut wrenches but Jack grabs a leg! The fans rally but Davis fires knees into Jack. Davis CHOP LARIATS Jack down! The fans boo but Davis hauls Jack back up! Gut wrench and- NO, Jack slips free! Then he tilt-o-whirls, but Davis manages to throw Jack down! COUNT TO- DDT!! Jack turns things around and the fans fire up again! Jack roars, the fans are with him, and Jack still lifts Davis?!? PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans can’t believe it and neither can Jack! Davis is just tougher than they think! Jack goes to the corner, and he says time for a sacrifice! GLASS- NO, Davis stops the knee! But Jack SUPERKICKS the lariat! Then mule kick! Davis ducks the buzzsaw, shoves Jack to the ropes, and ENZIGIRIS! Then the REBOUND- RANA!! Cover, JACK WINS!
Winner: “Jungle” Jack Perry, by pinfall (still AEW National Champion)
Davis is stunned, but Jack just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat! Jack cradles his baby, but will he and the National Championship be living that Tarzan Life all through Spring and Summer?
Zero Hour – AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships: The Divine Dominion VS Maya World & Hyan!
The Megasus tried with the Superbad Girl, she tried with The Problem, but it took finding the Aussie Amazon to make her a champion. And now, these two might be the most dominant, nigh unstoppable duo in all of AEW! Will they make another team #BowDown? Or will #ThatGirl & The Renaissance Woman shock the world to close out the Zero Hour?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if size doesn’t matter!
The teams sort out and Maya starts against Lena. The bell rings, the two circle, and the two tie up. Lena SHOVES Maya down, eggs her on, then RUNS her over! Maya handsprings up and the fans cheer that! Maya ducks ‘n’ dodges to ENZIGIRI! Megan tags in and RUNS Maya over! The fans are torn but Megan drags Maya up. Megan scoops but Maya slips free, and Maya tags Hyan! Hyan DROPKICKS Megan, then runs up to whip. Megan reverses but Hyan grabs ropes. Hyan dodges and UPPERCUTS Megan, snapmare roll, then cravat for the KNEE, SMASH, and roll-up! TWO, and Megan stands to RAM Hyan into a corner!
Megan storms around, then runs corner to corner, but Hyan goes up! Hyan RANAS Megan away, then goes up the corner! Hyan leaps to CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE!! Megan is tougher than that but Hyan keeps on her. Megan fights the back suplex, throws elbows, then bumps Hyan off buckles. Tag to Lena, but Hyan BOOTS Megan! Megan CHOPS Hyan down, BLASTS Maya, and Lena Electric Chair SLAMS Hyan off the apron! The Divine Dominion soak up cheers and jeers before Lena puts Hyan back in. Lena drags Hyan up, whips her to the corner, then stomps away! The ref counts, even as Lena digs her boots in!
The fans are torn as Lena stops to tag in Megan. Megan stands Hyan up, RAMS into her again and again, then stops at 4. Megan CHOPS Hyan, tags Lena, and SPLASHES Hyan! Megan BUTTERFLY PLEXES Hyan, and Lena SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Lena mocks Maya by holding Hyan’s hand out to her, then CLUBS her down! Lena whips Hyan to the corner, LARIATS, then ELBOWS! Tag to Megan and Lena runs side to side, BOOT! Megan adds a BOOT! Then a GERMAN SUPLEX! Hyan flounders but Megan covers, TWO! Megan drags Hyan over, puts her in the corner, and she fires clubbing shots from all sides!
The ref counts, Megan tags Lena, and Lena brings Hyan around. Hyan fires body shots, Lena CLUBS her, then Lena soaks up the heat. Lena whips Hyan, but Hyan BOOTS her! The fans fire up as Hyan and Lena stagger, but Megan tags in! Megan runs up on Hyan, but Hyan DUMPS Megan out! Hyan hurries for her corner, but Megan runs to BLAST Maya! The fans boo, but Megan whips Hyan back into the Divine corner. Megan CHOPS Hyan, runs up, but into a BOOT! Hyan ELBOWS Lena away, then she dodges Megan to POST her! Megan and Hyan are both down while the fans rally up! Megan and Hyan crawl, hot tags to Lena and Maya!
The fans fire up as Maya ducks under, UP KICKS, then SOBATS and BOOTS! Lena just scowls, but Maya ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA Lena to a corner! Maya UPPERCUTS, whips, but Lena reverses! Maya goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Maya handsprings up and the fans cheer her on! Maya runs in and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Megan runs up but is sent into Lena! Maya BACK BODY BLOCKS again, then tags Hyan! Hyan tunes up, roars and runs around the world for a KNEE! Maya goes up, BLOCKBUSTER LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Lena survives but Hyan coordinates with Maya.
Hyan tags Maya, they get Lena up again, and Maya runs, only for Lena to ELBOW Hyan, BOOT Maya, and HOOK KICK Hyan! Tag to Megan and she brings Maya up. Maya JAWBREAKERS, then she and Hyan double whip! Megan reverses, kicks Maya, and fireman’s carries Hyan! Maya jumps on but Megan just adds her to it! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! The fire up again, and Megan LEAPING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Tag to Lena and Divine Dominion get Maya up. But Hyan with the save! Lena ROCKS Hyan, Megan TOSSES Hyan aside, then they get Maya again! DIVINE- DOUBLE DDT COUNTER!!
The fans fire up while all four women are down! Maya hurries to tag Hyan back in, and they run up on the champs to DOUBLE DROPKICK! The Divine Dominion tumble outside, and Maya holds the ropes open for Hyan! Hyan DIVES through the five hole to take out Divine Dominion! Then she sets them back up so Maya can ASAI MOONSAULT! Down they go again! The fans are thunderous while Hyan & Maya put Lena in. But Lena wrenches and BOOTS Hyan! Hyan ROCKS Lena! Then she counter punches again and again and again! Hyan CHOPS, runs, but into the BOOT! Lena reels Hyan into the fireman’s carry, but Hyan fights free!
Hyan O’Conner Rolls Hyan, TWO! Megan with the DRIVEBY on the apron! Lena then gets Hyan back up, T K O! Cover, Maya breaks it! The fans fire up again, but Lena BOOTS Maya! Megan runs up, SHOTGUN GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Megan tags back in, DIVINE INTERVENTION! High stack, Divine Dominion wins!
Winners: The Divine Dominion, by pinfall (still AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions)
Hyan & Maya put up quite the fight, but they could not overcome these demigods! Will Megan & Lena always stand atop the mountain like true Olympians? Or will a team find the secret to dethroning the Divine Dominion?
The truest, most basic battle has always been between right and wrong.
Two sides of a coin decide an entire future. But which side dictates righteousness? Is it a soldier of fortune? Or a soldier of ambition? A toxic entity? Or justified aggressor? Is it the revenge seekers? Or the perpetrators of the original sin? A devil or a god? No matter the side you stand, the only way to prove right or wrong is through the other side. Tonight, AEW builds its Dynasty!
Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita VS The Young Bucks!
Don Callis joins commentary so he can watch his Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen put down Matt & Nick Jackson, all in the name of avenging Kyle Fletcher! But will the incentive of Okada VS Takeshita be enough to hold the team together? Or will Vancouver be throwing a Superkick Party?
The teams sort out and the fans are already losing their minds over this dream match. Konosuke and Nick start and circle as the fans rally. They tie up, Nick headlocks, but Konosuke powers out. They RAM shoulders, then Konosuke dares Nick to go again. Nick runs, but Konosuke RUNS him over! Konosuke runs, Nick stays low, but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! The fans fire up, and Okada asks for the tag. Konosuke tags Okada in, and they work together to double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Okada adds an ELBOW DROP, then Konosuke adds an ELBOW DROP!
The fans cheer Okada and Konosuke as they shake hands! Okada scoops Nick, SLAMS him down, then slingshot SENTONS from the apron! Okada mocks The Bucks’ signature pose, then stalks Nick to the corner. Okada tags Konosuke, they double whip but Nick blocks a shot to CHOP! Nick goes up and over Okada to then “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans fire up while Nick tags Matt. Matt whips, Okada reverses, but Matt goes up and over. Nick GAMANGIRIS before helping Matt with the SLICED BREAD! Then SHINING WIZARD! Konosuke storms in, but into double kicks!
The Bucks double whip, but Konosuke dodges! Konosuke waistlocks Matt, Matt switches to shove Konosuke and Nick waistlocks. Matt runs up, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke switches, Nick switches, Matt runs up, SUNSET GERMAN SUPLEX! Then The Bucks DOUBLE LARIAT Konosuke up and out! The fans fire up while Okada regroups with Takeshita. Nick and Matt work together, MONKEY FLIP ASAI MOONSAULT! The fans are thunderous again but Callis gets pissed! Nick drags Konosuke up and puts him in the ring. Matt scoops, Nick aims from the apron, but Okada hurries in! Nick fakes the springboard to make Okada whiff on his dropkick!
Matt CLUBS Konosuke, Nick springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK SENTON COMBO! The fans fire up and rally behind The Bucks, Nick whips Matt so he can WRECK Konosuke with a dropkick! Nick runs, but Okada FLAPJACKS him onto Matt! Matt falls and Okada grins while Nick flounders away. Okada goes out and asks, “How’s your brother’s d*ck?” Konosuke covers Matt, TWO! Okada RAMS Nick into railing while Konosuke clamps onto Matt with a chinlock. The fans tell Callis off while Konosuke clamps on with a tighter hold. Matt fights up, fires body shots, then runs, but into a BOOT! Matt flounders while Konosuke tags Okada.
Okada storms up on Matt, TOSSES him out, and he distracts the ref so Konosuke can SMACK Matt off the desk! Callis says okay, take it easy, but Konosuke stands Matt so Callis can CLAW Matt’s eye! The fans boo but the ref misses it all! Konosuke puts Matt in the ring for Okada while the fans continue to tell Callis off. The fans rally as Okada runs and ELBOWS Matt in the corner! Okada scuffs Matt but Matt gets mad. The fans fire up as Matt fires haymakers! Okada kicks low, then DDTS! Cover, TWO! Okada tags Konosuke, they haul Matt up, and they whip Matt to the corner. Konosuke runs up but Matt ELBOWS him away!
Matt ELBOWS Okada, then he DUMPS Konosuke! Then he DUMPS Okada! Konosuke trips Matt up, drags him out, and sends him into railing! Matt runs up but Konosuke pops him up, only to get DIAMOND DUST on the floor! The fans fire up while Matt slowly rises up. Matt hurries into the ring, crawls as fast as he can, but Okada YANKS Nick down! Then he HOTSHOTS Matt! Okada kicks Nick to DDT him on the floor! Okada snatches the headband and vest to put it on! Callis gets a good laugh but the fans do love Okada cosplaying as a Young Buck. Okada mockingly holds out a hand but Matt sees it’s NOT Nick.
Matt frowns but Okada grins as he flips Matt off. But then Matt SUPERKICKS Okada down! Konosuke runs up and EXPLODERS! Cover, TWO! Okada takes off the vest and he tags in. “This is Awesome!” as Okada & Konosuke stand Matt up. Matt fires hands on Okada, then on Konosuke, then runs. Matt ducks ‘n’ dodges, then rolls back to wheelbarrow and DOUBLE BULLDOG! The fans fire up while Matt reaches out. Hot tag to Nick! Now Nick fires hands on Okada and Konosuke! Konosuke mule kicks, then he and Okada double whip! They DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Nick lands out! Meeting of the minds!
Nick pommels off Takeshita to KICK Okada! Nick puts Konosuke up top, then dodges to send Okada into Konosuke! Konosuke falls back while Nick whips Okada, but Okada reverses. Nick goes up and out to ROCK Okada, then springboards to DOUBLE STOMP! Somersault and DRAPING BACKSTABBER! The fans are thunderous as Nick stands tall! Nick runs up to wheelbarrow and CUTTER on Okada! Cover, Konosuke breaks it! Matt storms in and brings Konosuke up, but Konosuke fires a forearm! Okada TOSSES Nick, Konosuke TOSSES Matt, but The Bucks RAM in, and stereo slingshot sunset flip, for STEREO SHARPSHOOTERS!!
The fans fire up as The Bucks sit deep! Okada and Konosuke reaches out to keep each other from tapping! Konosuke SLAPS Okada, Okada SLAPS Konosuke, and Callis claims that’s solely to work together! Okada and Konosuke both fight around to ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while The Bucks let go. Matt goes back to the corner and tags in. Okada tags Konosuke but Matt storms up to ROCK Konosuke! Konosuke ROCKS Matt! They go back and forth, shot for shot, but then Konosuke fires boxing elbows! Nick jumps in but he gets elbows, too! Konosuke blocks a kick, blocks another, and SWINGS it into Matt!
Konosuke ROCKS Nick, Matt kicks low, but Konosuke LARIATS! Nick SPIN KICKS Konosuke! Okada lifts Nick, REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Matt SUPERKICKS Okada! Konosuke BOOTS Matt! Konosuke back suplexes, Matt lands out, then Matt dodges the boot! Matt gives Nick the boost, FLYING RANA off the ropes! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Okada! The fans fire up again as The Bucks climb the corners! They aim at Okada and Konosuke, MACHO ELBOW and SWANTON BOMB in stereo! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and The Bucks coordinate again. Matt scoops Konosuke, but Okada catches Nick!
Konosuke flips things on Matt, and he even tucks Matt in! BASTARD TOMBSTONE IN STEREO! Cover, TWO!! Matt survives to keep The Bucks in this match! Konosuke stands Matt up, puts him up top, then climbs up behind him. “This is Awesome!” as Matt fights free. Okada runs up, but Matt ELBOWS him away! Konosuke is back to trip Matt up! Konosuke goes back up top, hoists Matt up, and SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Matt tumbles away, but Nick SUPERKICKS Konosuke! Okada DROPKICKS Nick! Okada brings Matt up, ripcord, but Matt dodges! WAGAMAMA KNEE! Then another WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Cover, NICK BARRELS THROUGH TO BREAK IT!
The fans fire up again as all four men are down! A standing count starts on Matt and Konosuke while the fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Okada tags in, he hauls Matt up and scoops to SLAM! Okada goes to the corner, standard formula, and he hits the MACHO ELBOW! Okada winds it up, and he gives us the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada grins as he drags Matt up, but Matt fires elbows! Okada scoops again, but Matt escapes to the apron! Nick SHINING WIZARDS on the ropes! Okada grabs ropes to stop the O’Conner, and Konosuke storms in. Konosuke waistlocks Nick, Nick holds onto Okada, but Matt slingshots! DOUBLE SUNSET GERMANS!!
The fans are electric as all four men are down again! The Bucks hurry up, Matt feints the superkick, but Konosuke fights the DDT to ALPHA ELBOW! But Matt SUPERKICKS after all! Matt runs, into BLUE THUNDER!! But Nick uses Matt to get up, CANADIAN DESTROYER!! But Konosuke rebounds, DOUBLE WAGAMAMA KNEES!! Vancouver is electric as a standing count begins! All four men sit up at 7, but stand at 8! Konosuke & Okada fire forearms, but The Bucks return fire! The shots go back and forth, Vancouver in favor of The Bucks, but now Okada and Konosuke bump into each other. They realize who is who, but Okada still ROCKS Konosuke?!?
The fans fire up but Callis says this is okay, they’re letting off steam. Konosuke and Okada fire forearms! Konosuke fire a flurry, but Matt runs, into a DROPKICK KNEE COMBO! Now they pinball Matt around with forearms! Okada ripcords, but Matt ducks! Okada avoids hitting Konosuke, but Matt SHOVES Okada into Konosuke! Roll up, TWO! Konosuke runs up, Matt dodges, WAGAMAMA KNEE hits Okada! Konosuke freaks out, Nick POISON-RANAS him! The Bucks then sit Konosuke up, B T E TR- NO, Konosuke whips them away and DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up with Konosuke, RAGING- NO, Okada snatches Matt from him!
Okada ripcords, Matt ducks, RAINMAKER hits Konosuke! Okada isn’t as upset about it, but Matt SUPERKICKS! Nick SUPERKICKS! The Bucks run, fake Okada out, and DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then B T E TRIGGER on Okada!! Cover, TWO?!? Okada survives and shocks everyone! Nick says keep going, and Matt hauls Okada up. Nick aims from the apron, but Konosuke anchors Nick! But then he says screw it, go ahead! Callis is pissed but Okada takes the MELTZER DRIVER!! Cover, BUCKS WIN!
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Callis demands to see a replay but it was clear what happened! He pitted two alphas against each other, and once again, it comes back to bite him! Will The Bucks turn this win into another chance at the AEW World Tag Team Championships? Will Konosuke make sure he is truly THE Alpha by taking that International Championship at Double or Nothing?
Chris Jericho VS Ricochet w/ The Gates of Agony!
The Demo God, the Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla, the Nueve is HOME in AEW! And to celebrate, he made this match by putting The One & Only on the list! Will Jericho’s return be truly complete with a victory in Vancouver? Or will Ricochet make Jericho regret ever coming back?
The fans sing along with Judas, and they cheer Jericho on as he steps into the ring. The bell rings and Ricochet talks trash on Jericho, but the fans still cheer Jericho on. Jericho fires the fans up more, even standing on the corner to give thumbs up. Jericho and Ricochet circle, feel things out, and they tie up. They go around, Jericho arm-drags Ricochet, and the fans cheer again. Ricochet brushes that off as he and Jericho reset. The fans chant, “You Still Got It!” and Ricochet rolls his eyes. Jericho says he never lost it. Jericho and Ricochet reset, tie up, but Ricochet waistlocks to SLAP Jericho on the back of the head!
The fans boo, taunt Ricochet for being bald, but the two tie up. Jericho puts Ricochet in the corner, and he shines Ricochet’s head! The fans cheer but Ricochet protests. The ref says sorry, but Ricochet is bald. Ricochet and Jericho reset, the chant of “BALD! BALD! BALD!” echoes out. Jericho confiscates a camera just to show Ricochet’s head, and then say, “He’s bald.” Ricochet and Jericho reset, tie up, and Ricochet headlocks. The fans boo as Ricochet pulls hair, but Jericho powers up and out. Jericho drops down, Ricochet handsprings over, but Jericho sidesteps. Ricochet pommels off Jericho, handsprings, and superhero lands!
The fans boo but Jericho CHOPS Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet is stinging! Jericho puts Ricochet in a corner, then winds up to CHOP again! The fans “WOO~” while Ricochet staggers away. Jericho stalks Ricochet, CHOPS him again, but Ricochet kicks low! Ricochet fires haymakers, then whips, but Jericho reverses. Jericho runs up, but into Ricochet’s BOOT! Ricochet jumps, but into a DROPKICK! Jericho runs the ropes to BULLDOG Ricochet down! The fans fire up with Jericho, and he goes to the ropes, only for Ricochet to SHOVE Jericho out! The fans boo but Jericho goes to the apron. Ricochet goes out to join Jericho, but Jericho fires forearms!
Ricochet and Jericho brawl, but then Ricochet kicks low. Jericho BOOTS in return! Jericho runs up, but into an ENZIGIRI! Ricochet fireman’s carries, APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Jericho falls to the floor in a heap, Liona is there to mockingly welcome Jericho back, but the ref has Liona back off. Ricochet grins while the ring count climbs, but Jericho rises up at 6 of 10. Jericho shakes out the arm, rolls in at 9, then rolls back out. The count is refreshed, but Ricochet builds speed! Ricochet DIVES and Jericho falls to the ramp! Ricochet then SHOVES Jericho into railing! And SHOVES him into steel steps!
Jericho falls over while the ref reprimands, but Ricochet says Jericho’s clearly hurt now. Ricochet puts Jericho in the ring, runs up on him in the corner, and JUMP KICKS! Leg sweep! SWINGING DROPKICK! A Combinacion Cabron from Ricochet, a reference to one of The Painmaker’s rivals from NJPW. Ricochet stomps away on Jericho, CHOKES him at the ropes, but stops to argue with the ref. Ricochet stomps Jericho down, then CHOKES him on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ricochet stops at 4, and Ricochet plugs his ears to ignore the boos. But Jericho CHOPS! And CHOSP! Ricochet kicks the legs out, then boots Jericho down!
Ricochet drags Jericho to ropes, wraps an arm around the ropes and pulls! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Ricochet lets go at 4. But then Liona grabs the arm to pull! And SLAM it off the apron! The fans boo, the ref suspects something, but Ricochet snapmares to cover, TWO! Ricochet clamps onto Jericho for a chinlock, then shifts to have the armlock. The fans rally up as Jericho endures, and Jericho fights up, up, and he fires body shots! Ricochet CLUBS the bad arm, then he whips Jericho to the corner. Ricochet runs corner to corner, but Jericho BOOTS back! Jericho runs up to RUN Ricochet over, then he RUNS Ricochet over again!
The fans fire up as things keep moving, Ricochet hurdles, drops down, but Jericho avoids the dropkick! LIONSAULT! The fans fire up as Jericho hits the iconic mover! Jericho then waits on Ricochet, runs up, and he trips Ricochet! Jericho has the legs, but Ricochet THROWS Jericho away! Ricochet runs up, but into a HIP TOSS! Jericho then steps through, and he armlocks Ricochet so that his hair drapes over Ricochet’s face! Then Jericho KICKS Ricochet in the back! The fans fire up while Ricochet goes to a corner. Ricochet uses the ref as a shield, then YANKS Jericho into buckles! The fans boo but Ricochet NORTHERN LIGHTS!
Ricochet rolls through, deadlifts, but Jericho slips free. Ricochet switches with Jericho, but Jericho victory rolls, to then have the legs! But Liona gets on the apron! This lets Kaun get in and THROW Jericho into buckles! Ricochet rolls Jericho up, TWO!! Ricochet KNEES Jericho, then fireman’s carries! C4 DEATH VALLEY! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Jericho survives and the fans fire up again! Ricochet huffs ‘n’ puffs but the fans cheer on “Y 2 J!” Ricochet dragon sleepers for VERTI- NO! Jericho slips free to hit a CODE BREAKER! The fans fire up again as Jericho crawls to the cover, TWO!
Ricochet survives but Jericho stays cool as the fans rally up. Jericho throws a forearm, Ricochet fires back. Jericho fires another, but Ricochet fires back! The two men stand as the shots keep going, but Ricochet gets the edge! Jericho roars and fires forearms and CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP Jericho fires in the corner! Jericho then whips corner to corner, but Ricochet reverses. Ricochet runs up, but Jericho puts him up top! Jericho SMACKS Ricochet, climbs up the corner, and he rains down fists! The fans count along to TEN! Then Jericho SUPER STEINERS! The fans fire up again as Ricochet tumbles away!
Jericho runs up, but Ricochet stops the Code Breaker to fireman’s carry! DETONATOR KICK! Jericho staggers, Ricochet SUPERKICKS, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through and deadlift for the BRAINBUSTER! Ricochet still rolls through, and he turns Jericho around for the VERTIGO DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet is stunned as Jericho survives! The fans rally up but Ricochet blows snot at Jericho. Ricochet goes up the corner, takes aim, but Jericho hits the ropes! Ricochet is tripped up, and Jericho CHOPS him! Jericho climbs up, fires haymakers, but Ricochet CLAWS the eyes and BITES the nose! Ricochet DECKS Jericho!
Ricochet adjusts up top, aims again, and SHOOTING STAR PRESS into a CODE BREAKER! The Demand is shocked but Vancouver is thunderous as Jericho covers, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Jericho is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Jericho rises again. Jericho aims from a corner, waits on Ricochet, and he trips Ricochet to then go for the legs! WALLS OF JERICHO!! Ricochet endures, fights up, and Liona even pushes the ropes closer! But Jericho drags Ricochet back to center! Kaun storms in, but that lets Liona drag Ricochet to safety! The fans boo as The Demand get away with one, until Jericho DROPKICKS Ricochet into Liona!
Kaun hurries over, The Demand stand together, but Jericho is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY! Down goes The Demand and the fans are thunderous again! Jericho dodges Liona to send him into the railing! JUDAS EFFECT for Kaun! Jericho puts Ricochet in, but Ricochet distracts the ref so Liona can CLOBBER Jericho! Liona puts Jericho in the ring, Ricochet goes up the corner, SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, TWO?!? Jericho survives and Ricochet is speechless! The fans fire up again while Ricochet seethes. Ricochet aims from the corner, tells Jericho to get up, and SPIRIT GUN!! But Liona says not yet?! Why?!
Ricochet gets it, and he goes to the ropes! LIONSAULT!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
As if beating him wasn’t bad enough, Ricochet made sure to use Jericho’s signature move! Will The Demand use this to storm up the ranks and make themselves golden again?
AEW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Darby Allin VS Andrade El Idolo!
The deal was struck, and the Scumbag got Don Callis to sell out his own family to do the dirty work. But the Relentless One is more determined than he’s ever been before! Will Darby prove not just to MJF but to himself that he is worthy of more than just living? Or will “The Real Latino Man” set himself up as the next contender to that title?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Darby on as he circles with Andrade. They feel things out, tie up, and Andrade powers Darby to a corner. Andrade puts Darby up top, pats him on the shoulder, but Darby comes back to shove Andrade! Darby bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires fast hands, then headlocks. Andrade powers up but can’t power out as Darby holds tight. Darby wrenches, hammerlocks, then turns with Andrade as he tries to escape. Andrade trips Darby, turns him over, and hooks the legs. Andrade SLAPS Darby on the back to get the arms, and pulls Darby right into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Then Andrade stands back on Darby, for another ROMERO SPECIAL!
Andrade chinlocks Darby to bend him back, then THROWS him away! Andrade hauls Darby up, Darby breaks free, then Darby dodges. Andrade avoids the Coffin Splash to tranquilo in the ropes! The fans cheer that, then Darby DIVES through Andrade! They both fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Darby gets Andrade up, whips him, but Andrade reverses! Darby hits barriers hard and slumps to the floor! Andrade stalks Darby, but also sees a lovely lady in the front row. Andrade shows off as he suplexes Darby, and walks up the steps! Andrade puts Darby on the post, then CHOPS him into the ring!
The fans are torn but Andrade goes back to the front row. He takes the lady’s sunglasses, puts them on, and they take the selfie. She gives him a kiss on the cheek, and Andrade hands the glasses back. But then Darby SUPER COFFIN DROPS down onto Andrade!! The fans fire up as Andrade hits barriers hard! Darby TOSSES Andrade into the crowd, then brings him up into the bleachers! The fans fire up as they’re closer to the action than ever expected! Darby fires hands, but Andrade fireman’s carries! Andrade takes this up a few more steps, but Darby slips free! Darby DROPKICKS Andrade and Andrade tumbles down the steps!
The fans go nuts but the ref checks both men. Andrade is somehow able to continue, so Darby hurries after Andrade to headlock him. Darby TOSSES Andrade back to ringside, puts him in the ring, and Darby runs to COFFIN SPLASH in the corner! Darby has to take a moment, but he keeps moving, only for Andrade to KNEE him in the back! Andrade points to Heaven to suplex, that’s Uno Amigo! The fans rally as Andrade snap suplexes for Dos Amigos! Andrade gives some Latino Heat and the fans cheer “EDDIE! EDDIE!” THREE AMIGOS into buckles! The fans rally while Darby writhes, and Andrade goes corner to corner!
Andrade comes back, but Darby dodges the knees! Darby hops on for the THROWBACK! Both men are down and thee fans fire up again! Darby crawls to a corner, climbs up, but Andrade trips Darby up! Andrade flips off the fans booing him, then he fireman’s carries Darby. Andrade climbs up the corner now, and goes to the very top?! Darby fires forearms, but Andrade still steadies himself! SUPER DUPER CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! And the CROSSFACE!! The fans are thunderous as Darby bends Andrade! Andrade fights around to have the ROPEBREAK! Darby holds until the ref counts 4, but Andrade still survived that wild turnaround.
Darby builds speed to DIVE! Both men hit the desk and the fans go nuts again! Darby snarls as he rises up, and he fetches a chair. Darby makes Andrade take a seat by firing forearms, and he BITES Andrade’s forehead! Then Darby climbs up the corner! Darby aims for the SUPER DUPER MISSILIE DROPKICK! The fans fire up again as Andrade is sent tumbling out of the chair! Darby flounders his way over to Andrade, then puts him in the ring. The fans cheer but Darby flops back. Darby drags himself inside but Andrade rolls to the other apron. Darby stalks Andrade, brings him up, but Andrade fights the suplex!
Andrade fires body shots, then suplexes Darby up, and the fans freak out as they fall to the floor!! The ref hurries to check both men, especially Darby! Darby is somehow still in this, so the ring count begins. Andrade sits up at 5 of 10, then he drags Darby up. Andrade puts Darby in at 8 and rolls in after him. The fans cheer as this one continues, and Andrade pounds the mat. Andrade goes corner to corner, and Darby is CIEN KNEES! Cover, TWO! Darby survives and Andrade is stunned! Andrade throws off his gloves, drags Darby to center, and fans tell Andrade, “Take Your Pants Off!” Andrade considers that, and the belt comes off!
The fans cheer as Andrade takes off the pants! The fans go nuts as Andrade has his bright yellow trunks on! Andrade climbs up, up, and MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO! Darby survives but Andrade grins. Andrade storms up, Darby has blood in his mouth, but Darby SLAPS Andrade! And SLAPS! And SLAPS! Andrade SLAPS back! They SLAP back and forth and the fans fire up! The shots are fast ‘n’ furious, then Darby stumbles! Andrade SMACKS Darby in the corner! Andrade brings Darby around, dragon sleepers, but Darby kicks off the ropes to get up and over! SCORPION DEATH DROP! The fans fire up while Darby shakes out the cobwebs!
Darby goes up, up, and COFFIN DROPS! Cover, TWO as Andrade blocks the ref’s hand! The fans cheer as Andrade wags his finger! Andrade slowly turns over, the fans hope these two “Fight Forever!” Andrade runs up, but Darby hops on! But Andrade flips Darby through, SHADOW ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!! Darby survives and shocks everyone! Andrade pulls at his hair, but he hurries to get Darby up! DIRECT- NO, Darby flips through, leg roll, LAST SUPPER!! DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the AEW World Championship)
Andrade is shocked, but he got caught! Darby was truly relentless, and now he has his golden ticket to the top! But will Darby be challenging the Devil or the God of Pro-Wrestling after tonight? Surprisingly, Andrade offers a handshake, and Darby takes it. The fans cheer as Andrade shows respect to Darby, but will these two run it back somewhere down the line?
AEW World Tag Team Championships: FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Adam Copeland & Christian Cage!
Just when Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood thought they’d moved past The Rated R Superstar & Captain Charisma, the past comes back to haunt them! Cope & Cage are both back at 100%, are both focused 100%, but will they prove they are truly THE greatest tag team ever? Or will even these living legends fall to the #LivingLegendKillers?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who are truly the Top Guys of AEW!
The teams sort out and Cope starts against Cash. The fans cheer as Cope and Cash step up, and Cash offers a handshake? Cope doesn’t trust it and he slaps it away! Cash SPITS at Cope, so the fists start flying! Dax and Christian join in! The fans fire up as C&C have the edge, but Dax bails out! Cope ROCKS Cash, smothers him in the corner, then stops. Cope puts Cash on the ropes, CHOKES him, but stops to run and CROSSBODY! Cope tags Christian while the fans sing O Canada. Cope whips Cash, then scoops, and Christian adds on, REVERSE DDT SIDEWALK SLAM COMBO! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer their Canadian patriotism while Christian CHOPS Cash!
Christian brings Cash around, tags Cope, and they mug Cash. The fans rally as Cope whips Cash, but Cash grabs ropes! Cash bails out, the fans boo, but Cope pursues. Cope CLOBBERS Cash, but Dax runs up! Cope DECKS Dax, then whips Cash hard into railing! Cash falls in a heap, but Dax returns! Cope ROCKS Dax, DECKS him again, then brings Cash around to THROW back into railing! Stokely is worried but Cope drags Cash up. Cope puts Cash in the ring, RAMS him, but Dax is back. Cope DECKS Dax, but Cash ROCKS Cope! Cash has Cope in the ropes, gives a nod to the camera, DRAPING DDT! Cash smiles as he strikes like a Viper!
Cash stomps away on Cope, tags Dax, and they put Cope on the apron. FTR get the legs for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Stoke talks trash while Dax BOOTS Cope! The fans boo but FTR soak up the heat. Cash BOOTS Cope, Dax drags Cope in, and Dax CHOPS Cope in the corner. The fans rally as Cope ROCKS Dax! Dax CHOPS back, but Cope fires hands! Dax kicks and snapmares Cope to grind him down with the chinlock. Cope endures, fights up, and fights up. Dax brings Cope around, but Cope hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down, the fans fire up again, but Dax crawls to hot tag Cash. Cash runs up on Cope, but Cope dodges!
Cash’s dropkick crashes ‘n’ burns in the corner, but Cash manages to anchor a foot. Cope kicks free, hot tags to Dax and Christian! The fans fire up as Christian rallies on FTR! Christian CHOKES Dax on the ropes, then kicks Cash to add him on! The ref counts but the fans cheer as Christian CHOKES FTR! Christian BITES Dax’s forehead, then he sends Cash into him. Christian climbs up in the corner and rains down fists on them both! The fans count along, Christian goes past TEN to TWENTY, because that’s ten for each! Christian dragon sleepers Cash, then REVERSE DDTS to duck Dax! Dax grabs Christian, Christian grabs the ref, and Christian sneaks a LOW BLOW!
Stokely protests but the fans cheer, and Christian LARIATS Dax up and out! Cash runs up, but Christian DUMPS Cash out to join Dax! Christian climbs, he flips off Stoke, and he SUPER CROSSBODIES FTR down! The fans fire up again while Stoke freaks out. Christian puts Dax in, but Cash grabs him in the corner! Dax runs up, but Christian dodges! Dax nocks Cash down, Christian rolls Dax, TWO! Christian hooks the arms, but Dax breaks free! Dax CHOPS, JABS, then YUKON LARIATS! The fans boo but Stokely applauds as Dax looms over Christian. Dax scuffs Christian, drags him up, and he hooks the arms!
Christian fights to turn things around on Dax, KILLSWITCH! Cover, but Cash breaks it! Christian snatches Cash at the ropes, but Cash HOTSHOTS the bad arm! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Cash whips Christian into railing! Cash leaves Christian behind, soaks up the heat, and he tags himself in. Cash goes out to SMACK Christian’s bad arm off the railing! And then he swings Christian into the corner, and he SLAMS the bad arm into the post! The fans boo but Stoke likes what he sees! Cash drags Christian back to the corner, the fans taunt FTR about Christian and their moms, but Cash SLAMS the bad arm into the post again!
Dax talks trash on the fans, Stoke flexes like he’s doing something, and Cash tags Dax in. Dax has Christian’s arm and SLAMS it off the desk! The fans boo, the ring count climbs, but Dax asks Christian how it feels. Dax SMASHES the arm off the desk again! Dax puts Christian in so he can stomp away on the arm! Dax drops a leg on the arm, then taunts Cope. The fans boo more but Dax drags Christian up. Dax RAMS Christian into the corner, tags Cash, and FTR mugs Christian! The fans boo, the ref counts, but Cash snapmares Cash for a top wristlock. Christian endures as Cash puts on the pressure, and the fans rally up.
Christian fights up, even as Cash holds him back. Cash CLUBS Christian, reels him in, but Christian BACKDROPS free! Cash hurries, hot tag to Dax! Dax BLASTS Cope off the apron! Then DDT on Christian! Cover, TWO! Dax argues the count but the count was fair. Dax drags Christian up, whips him to the corner, then CHOPS! Dax hoists Christian up top, and Cash climbs the other corner. Christian fights the suplex, fires body shots, but Cash runs up! Christian BOOTS Cash down, then BITES Dax’s forehead! Christian shoves Dax down, then DIVING HEADBUTTS! Christian and Dax stir, but the standing count climbs while the fans rally up.
Christian reaches out, Dax anchors a leg, but Christian hops, hops, and CLAWS Dax’s face! Hot tag to Cope! The fans fire up as Cope goes up, up, and FLYING LARIATS! Then he CLOBBERS Cash! Cope rains down fists, but Dax storms up, Cope atomic drops, whips, but Dax reverses! Cope dodges to BLAST Cash! Then he HOTSHOTS Dax, runs, and- NO, Dax sends the spear into the ropes! Dax reels Cope in, but Cope wrenches through to IMPALER DDT! Cover, TWO! Dax survives but Stoke is still frustrated on FTR’s behalf. Cope puts Dax up top, fires hands, and Christian climbs the corner! The fans fire up as Cope hits the SUPERPLEX!
That was the Power, Christian DIVING BODY PRESS onto KNEES! Cash dives in, but onto Cope’s KNEES! No glory just yet but the fans fire up all the same! Dax LARIATS Christian up and out, then runs up on Cope. Cope dodges, Dax LARIATS Cash up and out! Cope trips Dax, steps through, COPE-O-SETIC! Dax endures as Cope drags him from the ropes and puts on the pressure! Dax digs deep, but Cope clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Stokely is stunned, but Cash crawls in! Christian jumps on him for a CROSSFACE!! The fans are thunderous as FTR endures, but Cash BITES the bad arm! Then he hauls Christian up to SLAM him onto Cope!
The fans boo but FTR is still in this! Christian flounders out of the ring, the standing count is on Cope and Dax, but Cash grabs a title belt?! The fans boo as Cash sneaks it over. The ref sees that, but Christian grabs the belt, too! They tug-o-war, but Cope rolls Dax up! TWO, BELT SHOT!!! Dax hurries to cover, TWO?!?! The fans are thunderous but FTR is furious! Cash CLOBBERS Christian, then he and Dax slap Christian around. Shove and SHATTER- NO, Cope NECKBREAKERS Cash! Christian slips free, shoves, and Cope helps hit the 3D!! Cover, TWO!! Cope, the crimson mask thick already, is shocked as that didn’t finish this!
The ref checks Cope, he seems alright to continue, and Cope reels Dax in. But Stoke YANKS Christian from the apron! The fans boo, Cope chases Stoke, and they go into the ring! FTR is there for SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, but Christian hurries to SHOVE Stoke into the ring! And just enough that Stoke bumps into Dax! The fans cheer as Dax now gets upset with Stoke! The fans tell Stoke he done messed up, but Stoke says the ref is to blame for not watching Christian! Stoke shoves the ref, the ref SHOVES Stoke! And he SMACKS Dax! COPE SPEARS DAX!! Cover, Cash CLOBBERS Cope! And then PILEDRIVER!!
The ref reprimands but Cash bails out. Now Cash grabs a chair and brings it over! But Christian snatches that, too! Cash wants Christian to show mercy, but then Stoke grabs the chair?! Christian SHOVES Stoke into the post, but then Cash POSTS Christian! Cash TOSSES Christian into the timekeeper’s area! Cash calls to Dax, they regroup, and they have Cope all to themselves! The fans cheer Cope on, and Cope stands up to throw hands! The fans fire up as Cope fights 2v1, but then he slows down! Dax kicks low, then he and Cash fire SUPERKICK after SUPERKICK, taunting The Young Bucks, too! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!
FTR drags Cope up, F T R TRIGGER misses! Cope then runs to DOUBLE SPEAR!! The fans are thunderous as everyone is down! Stokely is losing his mind over this, but he coaches FTR to get back in this. Cope goes to a corner, he rises up again, and the fans cheer him on! Cope runs up, but Cash sunset flips the spear! Cope rolls through, but stands up into SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, FTR WINS!
Winners: FTR, by pinfall (still AEW World Tag Team Champions)
Stokely cheers as FTR foil the revenge of Cope & Christian! Cash almost mockingly thanks Cope for this match, then he flips off Vancouver. If FTR found a way to overcome C&C, will anyone in AEW ever dethrone them? Or will FTR be the Top Guys then, now, and forever?
Willow Nightingale speaks.
“Kamille, if you wanted a title shot, if you wanted a fight, all you had to do was ask. Because as so many other girls have already learned, if you wanna make a comeback at my expense, it’s not as easy as just blindsiding me. I will kill your comeback before it even gets out of the gate. I may not be 100%, but I will be clear this Wednesday. So if you wanna hop on the welcome wagon, Miss American Gladiator, I’ll see you at Spring Break Thru!” The Babe with the Power is going to get her payback, but will she keep her title? Or will there be a new Face of TBS?
Vacant TNT Championship Casino Gauntlet!
One man’s misfortune is going to be another man’s gain! The Psycho Killer and El Toro Blanco will start us off, but will it end before anyone else can join in? Or will a wild card take the jackpot and become the new Face of TNT?
Bryan Danielson joins commentary for this one, very excited to see the unpredictable action. The bell rings, Rush and Ciampa stare down, but the secret countdown is ticking. Ciampa and Rush tie up, break, and they go again. Ciampa pulls hair but Rush turns things around. They go along the ropes, into a corner, and Rush pie faces. Ciampa shoves, Rush shoves, and the fans fire up. Ciampa pie faces again, but Rush fires a forearm! Ciampa fires back, and Rush talks trash. The forearms fly again, and the fans fire up as they go back and forth! Ciampa kicks low, headlocks, but Rush powers up and out. Ciampa ROCKS Rush!
Ciampa eggs Rush on, Rush runs, and Rush ROCKS Ciampa! Rush eggs Ciampa on now, Ciampa runs up and ROCKS Rush! Rush CHOPS, Ciampa CHOPS, and repeat! The CHOPS go back and forth, then Rush gets the edge! Rush runs but Ciampa reels him in for another CHOP! Ciampa CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then runs, but Rush blows past him to CHOP! And CHOP! Ciampa runs up, Rush dodges, and Rush DECKS Ciampa! The fans fire up, and Rush puts Ciampa in a corner for stomps! The fans rally, Rush runs, but Rush feints the dropkick to BOOT Ciampa! Rush rolls back to tranquilo, but Ciampa grins as he stands back up.
Ciampa runs up and BOOTS Rush down! Ciampa stomps a mudhole into Rush, and he doesn’t have to stop because there are technically no disqualifications here! Ciampa runs to BOOT WASH! And now we add the third man, BANDIDO! The fans cheer as the Most Wanted ROH World Champion is now aiming for another belt! Bandido dodges Ciampa, shoves him to the apron, and BOOTS him! Bandido gets in and SUPERKICKS Rush! The fans cheer as Bandido then builds speed and FLIES out onto Ciampa! The fans fire up with Bandido as he goes back to the ring, and he runs up on Rush for another SUPERKICK!
The fans cheer Bandido on as he aims again. Bandido runs up to CANNONBALL Rush, a shoutout to Brody King! The fans bark with Bandido, then he drags Rush to the drop zone. Bandido goes right up top, takes him, and gives some Latino Heat! FROG SPLASH! Cover, Ciampa breaks it! Ciampa THROWS Bandido into buckles, then brings down the kneepads! But Bandido drop toeholds Ciampa! The fans fire up as Bandido deals the cards, but Rush DECKS him first! Rush goes out after his old rival and whips Bandido hard into railing! Rush THROWS Bandido into more railing, then stomps and KNEES away!
Rush fires hands, then pushes Bandido into the ring. The fans cheer while Rush storms in, and he brings Bandido around. Rush THROWS Bandido by his hair, then he CLAWS at the mask! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but number four is here! It’s “Speedball” Mike Bailey! The fans cheer as Bailey DUMPS Rush out, then blocks a shot to GAMANGIRI Ciampa! Bailey springboards to ASAI MOONSAULT Rush! Then Bailey goes back up, bumps Ciampa off buckles, and climbs up top! MISSILE DROPKICK! Bailey kips up, the fans fire up, and Bailey SOBATS! AX KICKS! ROUNDHOUSE! Ciampa is down, Bailey RUNNING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!
Rush is back and he turns Bailey around to CHOP! Bailey nods and CHOPS in return! Rush puts some stank on the CHOP! Bailey CHOPS, Rush CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, but the countdown is back! Rush DECKS Bailey, and number five is… CLØN! The Don Callis Family has been reeling, will the Corrupted Copy change things! SUPERKICK for Rush! Then Matrix PELE for Ciampa! Clon kips up, and he peels away the visor so we can see the madness in his eyes! Clon ROCKS Bandido, PENALTY KICKS Bailey, then cartwheels into the underhooks! Bandido fights free, but Clon blocks and trips Bandido, KICK and hook, KNEE STRIKE!
Clon then whips Bandido for a tilt-o-whirl LUMBAR CHECK! Cover, TWO!! Bandido survives, and the countdown is back already! Number six is… The Bastard, PAC! The fans fire up again as Pac storms in from the crowd, and he RAMS into Clon! Pac flips up and over, BOOTS Ciampa, then dodges Clon to SNAP GERMAN! Pac sees Bailey coming, and CORNER BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES him! Pac BOOTS Bandido from the apron, goes up the corner, and he aims for an ARIHARA BLACK ARROW onto everyone! The fans lose their minds as Pac then goes back to the ring. Pac has Bailey 1v1 and the fans rally up.
Bailey and Pac circle, but Bandido is back! The fans fire up for Bandido, Bailey, and Pac, and Pac BOOTS Bailey! Bandido KNEES Pac, whips, but Pac reverses! Pac avoids the handspring attack to SUPERKCIK! Pac runs, but Bailey follows to RANA! Bandido returns to RANA Bailey! Pac blocks Bandido’s kick, sends it into Bailey, then SUPERKICKS! Pac runs, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The fans are thunderous, and now number seven is… Daniel Garcia! Red Death gets to back up Pac, but he better hurry coming in from the crowd! Garcia talks trash the entire time, then he dodges Bailey’s plancha!
Garcia backslides Bandido, TWO! Garcia waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Garcia dodges Ciampa, rolls him up, TWO! OKLAHOMA ROLL, TWO! Ciampa scrambles, Garcia dodges, the LARIAT hits Bandido! Garcia TOSSES Ciampa, puts up the dukes, but says nope, no dancing for Vancouver., But Clone SUPERKICKS him! Clon suplexes but Garcia cradle counters! TWO and Clon has it! They roll, roll, roll, roll, roll, and it settles on Garcia, TWO!! Both men stagger up, Garcia guzels, Clon breaks free, but Garcia CHOPS! Clon roars but Garcia BOOTS! Pac returns and the Death Riders start the cycle of violence! LARIAT after UPPERCUT and repeat!
Garcia feeds Clon to the SOBAT, KICK, and BOOT! Garcia adds the SAIDO! The fans boo but Death Riders are fired up! The countdown is back, and number eight is… Anthony Bowens! The Pride of Professional Wrestling CLOBBERS Pac, clinches Garcia, and turns Garcia for a NECKBREAKER! Bandido is back, he dodges to whip, but Bowens goes up and over. Bowens hurdles, headlocks, but Bandido powers up and out. Bowens hurdles again to mule kick, front kick, and FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and throw up the scissor fingers, but Clon is back! Bowens wrenches Clon to torture rack, and SLAM! The fans fire up as Bowens then ducks Bailey’s kicks!
Bailey still BOOTS Bowens, but then Bowens dodges in the corner! Bowens blocks a boot, CLUBS the leg, KNEE JAMMER and DRAGON SCREW! Bowens stares Pac down and the fans rally up. Bowens talks trash on Pac, Pac fires forearms with Bowens, but Bowens gest the edge! Pac kicks low, then whips, but Bowens reverses. Bowens runs up, blocks boots, and he puts Pac in the corner! ENZIGIRI and SIDEWINDER! Cover, Ciampa breaks it! Rush and Ciampa mug Bowens, CHOKE him, then kick Bowens out. The countdown is back and number nine is… Kevin Knight! The fans cheer as The Jet is ready2fly!
Knight LEAPS over Rush to LARIAT Ciampa! The fans fire up, but then Rush DECKS Knight! Rush hoists Knight, back suplexes, but Knight lands out! Rush kicks, whips, but Knight uses the apron to go up and over! Bailey TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS Rush down! JetSpeed secret handshake, but then they spot the Death Riders. Garcia says what’s good with it, get in the ring! JetSpeed get in and they throw hands with Pac & Garcia! Pac & Garcia kick low, whip, but JetSpeed reverse to LARIAT them outside! Then DOUBLE PLANCHAS and down go the Death Riders! But now, JetSpeed are 1v1…
The fans cheer as Bailey and Knight stare down, but Garcia YANKS Knight from the apron! Garcia BLASTS Bailey, but Bowens fires off Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKCIK! Cover, Rush KICKS Bowens in the side! And ROCKS him with a forearm! Rush HAMMERS and KNEES Bowens, argues with the ref, but the fans cheer “RUSH! RUSH!” Rush runs corner to corner, BULL’S HORNS! But then Clon DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS Rush! CIampa POP-UP PROJECT CIAMPA! Cover on Clon, but Bandido handsprings and deadlifts for BLACKJACK 21! Bridging cover, JETSPEED BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous, and number 10 is… Wheeler Yuta!
The fans boo The Decoder as he hurries out here, making Death Riders three men strong! Yuta dodges and DECKS Knight, then dodges Bailey to DIVE onto Bowens! Yuta hurries up but Bailey FLIES! Down goes Yuta at the ramp! Garcia and Pac mug Bailey, Rush joins in, and Bandido TOSSES Clon out! Bandido GAMANGIRIS Clon, then builds speed to FLYING BLOCKBUSTER onto the cluster!! The fans go nuts as that’s basically a bowling strike! Knight goes up, up, but Ciampa CHOPS! Ciampa climbs up now, but Knight resists the lift! Ciampa goes to the very top, brings Knight up, and he SUPER DUPER PLEXES onto the cluster!!
The fans are going nuts, but then Pac puts Bailey in the ring! Pac makes sure Bailey is in the drop zone, for the BLACK ARROW!! Cover, CIAMPA KNEES PAC!! Cover on Pac, but Yuta YANKS Ciampa out! And THROWS him into railing! Garcia hurries to get Bailey’s legs, steps through, and DRAGONTAMER!! “This is Awesome!” as Bailey endures! Bailey crawls, reaches out, but Garcia drags him back! Garcia bridges back! Knight hits the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (NEW AEW TNT Champion)
Even Knight is surprised he pulled it off, but he did pull it off! The TNT Championship is now 2Fly, but will Knight be the 1WeLookUp2?
AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla VS Jamie Hayter!
The Toxic Spider and the Southampton Slugger have history, and they’re going to write a new chapter here tonight! No more playing games, no more going easy. Windsor stops by the Brawling Birds Pub, and says, “Your turn, mate.” Hayter hydrates then heads out. Will she give Thekla a taste of the Hayterade? Or will nothing cure AEW of this toxic reign?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if history can repeat itself!
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