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Mitchell’s WWE SummerSlam Results & Report! (7/30/22)
Will Nashville become Suplex City?
Last chance, Last Man Standing!
Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar once again battle for the top prize in WWE, but this year’s SummerSlam is to be the last time! Will the Tribal Chief or the Beast be standing tall to end it all?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair VS Becky Lynch; Belair wins and retains the title.
- Logan Paul VS The Miz w/ Tommaso Ciampa; Logan wins.
- WWE United States Championship: Bobby Lashley VS (Austin) Theory; Lashley wins and retains the title.
- No Disqualification Tag: The Mysterios VS The Judgement Day; The Mysterios win.
- Pat McAfee VS Happy Corbin; McAfee wins.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: The Usos VS The Street Profits, Special Guest Referee Jeff Jarrett; The Usos win and retain the titles.
- SmackDown Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan VS Ronda Rousey; Liv wins and retains the title.
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Last Man Standing: Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman VS Brock Lesnar; Roman wins and retains the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the SummerSlam Kickoff Show!
Join Kayla Braxton, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Booker T, Kevin Patrick and Peter Rosenberg in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action here tonight.
Backstage interview with (Austin) Theory.
Sarah says the Youngest Mr. MITB Ever has a huge night ahead of him. but with everything that’s happened the last few weeks, how does he fee He feels that this is his time. After tonight, we will be in the Theory Era! Theory vows to take back the WWE US Championship from Bobby Lashley, then he cashes in his little friend, the MITB contract. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns will destroy each other, and Theory will walk down to the ring to become the Youngest Universal Champion in history. And that is #AllDay!
Please welcome the WWE Global Ambassador, Titus O’Neil!
Nashville is fired up for the Real Deal, and he wants to be the first one to welcome us to the biggest party of the summer, SummerSlam! The WWE has a motto, “Put smiles on people’s faces.” But tonight, they have a chance to honor three non-profits that are doing amazing work that not only put smiles on people’s faces, but hope in people’s hearts. The WWE Community Champion Showcase is honoring Meals of Hope, Pencil and Musicians on Call! And it’s SummerSlam, right? So we’re doing things a little differently. So not only are these organizations honored with the title belts, but in partnership with Pure Life, each organization is gifted $20,000!! So let’s get ready for a good time! Get ready for SummerSlam!
One more mysterious video.
Rain in reverse. blinking lights. The writing in blood. More images of superstars and legends of the past. “I AM COMING TO NITE!” As in, TONIGHT, on SummerSlam? Do you think you know who this is?
If you came for a crazy party, you came to the right place.
This is the biggest event of the summer, with the action always on tap where top shelf names give you top shelf smiles. But to top these charts, you have to be the best of the best. And if you ain’t that, then you best get the hell outta the ring. This is SummerSlam!
Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair VS Becky Lynch!
Last year’s SummerSlam saw perhaps the craziEST moment in SummerSlam history! The EST was SmackDown Women’s Champion, and first she thought she was facing Sasha Banks. Then she thought she was facing Carmella. But then she ended up facing The Man, who suckered her into a 26 second defeat! But the tables have turned, and now Becky is trying to make a Big Time Comeback. Will she sucker Bianca in again? Or will Bianca stay the RawEST Women’s Champion to finish her comeback story?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and one way or another, the opening number is going to be a smash hit!
Fans fire up with the bell as Bianca and Becky stare down. They circle, tie up, and Bianca powers Becky back, but Becky slips away. Becky and Bianca circle again, tie up, and Becky waistlocks to a headlock to a waistlock to a headlock! But Bianca throws Becky away! Fans fire up while Becky seethes. She rushes in but Bianca waistlocks to SLAM her down! Bianca keeps on Becky, Becky reaches around to facelock. Bianca fights up, fans duel and Bianca powers Becky back. Becky goes up the corner to sunset flip but Bianca rolls through and handsprings! Bianca eggs Becky on then runs her over!
Bianca runs, handsprings but Becky gets up. Bianca dodges her but Becky yanks the hurdle out of the air! Becky omoplatas one arm and YANKS the other! Bianca clutches that arm but Becky drags her up to wrench and YANK the arm again. Becky keeps on the arm, YANKS it, wrenches, then WRINGS Bianca into ropes! Bianca writhes and Becky taunts her. Becky drags Bianca up by the bad arm, and hits an ARM CODE BREAKER! Bianca flounders to a corner while Becky grins. Fans boo but Becky stalks Bianca to ropes. Becky drags Bianca by the arm, hooks the arm and TWEAKS it! Bianca gets away to a corner but Becky is after her with hands and kicks!
Becky brings Bianca up, wrenches and WRINGS, but Bianca handsprings! And DROPKICKS! Then chicken wings! GlamEST Slam to a STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Becky bails out while Bianca shakes out her arm. Bianca shakes her head and pursues Becky at the barriers. Torture rack, KISS OF- NO, Becky lands on her feet to HOTSHOT Bianca on the barriers! And then climbs up, to drop the MAN’S LEG! Guillotine style! Becky gets Bianca back in the ring fast, covers, TWO! Bianca survives and Becky is annoyed. Fans rally, Becky has Bianca in a corner, and gives her a BECKSPLODER!
Bianca tumbles but Becky paces. Becky stalks Bianca to the other corner, brings her up and clinches to scoop and- NO, Bianca fights the suplex with elbows! Bianca suplexes, but Becky turns it to a cradle! TWO! Becky runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls and has the bad arm! Bianca shoves Becky away to a corner, then runs in, but only into buckles. Becky KICKS then CLUBS Bianca down! Cover, TWO! Becky snarls but she stalks Bianca again. Becky kicks Bianca in the corner, then kicks her against ropes. Fans rally up but Becky throws hands. Bianca ROCKS Becky back, and again! Becky shoves, then gets the leg! Becky goes for a leg sweep but Bianca jumps over!
Bianca blocks a kick but Becky uses that to reel Bianca in for a takedown! Bianca fights off the armbar! Becky makes it a cover, TWO! Becky runs and dropkicks Bianca out of the ring! Becky runs in again, fires off forearms and uppercuts and a SOBAT! Becky goes up the corner while Bianca’s in the ropes, GUILLO- POWERBOMB!! Bianca turned that around midair! Fans rally up while both women are down! Bianca goes back to the apron, Becky rushes over but into a shoulder! Bianca throws a forearm but Becky hits back! Becky WRECKS Bianca with a dropkick and fans duel. Becky leaps from the apron, but into chicken wings! APRON GLAM SLAM!
Bianca then runs in, but Becky throws her up! Bianca handsprings with the ropes to suplex Becky! Becky slips off to shove Bianca into the corner. Bianca and Becky tug-o-war over the hair, Bianca uses it to YANK Becky into the post! Bianca then suplexes Becky high and hard to the floor! The ring count is 5 of 10 but Bianca puts Becky in the ring. Bianca wants to win this fair and square! HANDPSRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Bianca is frustrated but she RAMS into Becky at the corner! Bianca throws her shoulder in again and again, then whips corner to corner, Becky reverses, Bianca goes up and over, but Becky elbows her!
Becky goes up, leaps, CROSSBODY, but Bianca rolls through! Bianca carries Becky and fans fire up! Trophy Lift, but the bad arm gives up! Becky BOOTS Bianca, then goes up the corner, for the DIAMOND DUST! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives the rolling cutter, and fans rally up again. Becky gets her own bad arm moving, and she CLUBS Bianca. Bianca ROCKS Becky but Becky hits back! Fans fire up as Bianca gest the edge but Becky knees low! Becky runs, but Bianca ROCKS her at the ropes! Bianca runs, but Becky uses the braid to pull her back! Bianca elbows Becky, Becky comes back to RANA, but Bianca blocks! And deadlifts to ALLEY-OOP!
Bianca hurries to grab Becky for the Torture Rack! Becky holds ropes, rolls through, and has the arm! DISARM-HER!! But Bianca fights it! She moves around to get the ROPEBREAK! The ref reprimands, Becky still holds so Bianca drags her out of the ring, into the torture rack! KISS OF DEATH to the floor!! Fans fire up and Bianca drags Becky back up. But Becky’s dead weight and one arm isn’t enough! Bianca goes into the ring at 8, but Becky springs to life at 9! Bianca can’t believe Becky got back in! Bianca refocuses, and she hurries after Becky to torture rack again! KISS OF- NO, Becky lands out again!
Becky BOOTS, runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Bianca drags Becky to a drop zone and climbs up the corner! Fans fire up as Bianca aims, but Becky gets up to knock her down! Becky climbs up after Bianca, fires off haymakers, but Bianca hits back. Becky still brings Bianca up but Bianca fires off body shots! Becky drops but has the braid! Becky yanks Bianca off the top, into a MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!?!? Bianca survives and no one can believe it! Becky is beside herself but she hurries to throw hands on Bianca. Becky CLUBS Bianca, but Bianca blocks! Becky steps over, but Bianca rolls her, TWO!
Bianca waistlocks and O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Bianca goes up the corner, Becky CLUBS her first! Becky goes up after her, clinches, but Bianca fights it to a SUPER SPANISH FLY!! And then a torture rack! KISS OF DEATH!!! Cover, Bianca wins!!
Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall (still Raw Women’s Champion)
The story has come full circle! Bianca lost one title to Becky, but she held onto this one! Does this mean Bianca is bigger than Big Time? As for Becky, she offers a handshake. Bianca isn’t sure if she can trust Becky given last year’s SummerSlam. Fans are also torn, but Bianca accepts the handshake! They hug it out and fans cheer the sportsmanship. But then, what is next for Becky in her own comeback story?
Wait, is that BAYLEY!? The Role Model has been gone for a year, and now she’s back! Fans are all fired up to see her return, and Bayley goes right to the ring. “DING DONG! Hello, Bianca! You remember me?” But wait! Is that DAKOTA KAI!?! She disappeared from NXT after losing to Mandy Rose, but she’s coming right up to the ring, too! It seems Bayley isn’t surprised, she knew this was coming. WAIT! IO SHIRAI!?! The Evil Genius also disappeared from NXT, and now she’s here!! And now, Io, Bayley and Kai are all going together! They get in the ring to tell Bianca that Bayley wasn’t going to come back like alone! She has the best in the world!
Wait, Becky is standing by Bianca’s side?! The Man isn’t going to let her old pal, Bayley, just trample on her moment with Bianca! Big Time Becks and the EST want to have at it, but Bayley and her new buddies bail out. Will it only be a matter of time before Bayley, Shirai and Kai take over Monday Night Raw?
Logan Paul VS The Miz w/ Maryse & Tommaso Ciampa!
The social media sensation became a WWE superstar with help from the Hollywood A-Lister, only to be betrayed on the biggest stage of them all! Now Logan wants his revenge during the biggest party of the summer! Will Logan’s run be truly must-see? Or will Miz stop this #ImPAULsive behavior once and for all?
The bell rings and Miz circles with Logan. The fans taunt Miz with “TINY BALLS!” but Miz shrugs that off. He ties up with Logan, pushes him to ropes, and Miz hooks Logan’s arms in the ropes. Miz pats Logan on the head as he lets off, and he gloats about the supposedly big balls he has. Logan and Miz circle again, tie up, and Miz waistlocks. Miz spins Logan, wrenches, arm-drags then runs to fake Logan out. Miz scuffs Logan and smiles. Miz mocks Logan’s shadow boxing but Logan just shrugs that off, too. Logan and Miz go again, Miz waistlocks, but Logan switches to SLAM Miz down! Logan brings Miz up and Miz elbows hard!
Miz knees low, whips Logan to ropes, but Logan slips out of the scoop to fireman’s carry takeover! Miz flounders, Logan fakes him out, then scuffs him! Fans fire up but Miz is fuming! Miz swings, misses, blocks a boot, but Logan bobs ‘n’ weaves then fires off body shots! Logan mocks Miz’s “awesome,” then dares Miz to get up. Miz comes back, Logan hurdles, hurdles, drops with the splits, and ducks the buzzsaw! Roll up, TWO! Miz hurries up but Logan runs in, to clothesline Miz out of the ring! Logan then slingshots to MOONSAULT! Direct hit at the ramp and fans fire up! Miz is dazed, but also a bit surprised!
Logan puts Miz in but Miz turns things around to kick! And CHOP! Miz stands Logan up to CHOP again! Miz holds his hand up, but Logan ducks the chop to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP in return! Logan CHOPS so hard, his armband comes off! Logan whips, Miz reverses but Logan BOOTS! Logan goes up but Miz sweeps the legs! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Ciampa tells Miz that was awesome, and Miz stalks Logan along the ropes. Miz stomps Logan at the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, then KICKS Logan in the side. Miz puts Logan on the ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Miz claws Logan’s eyes as he lets off.
The ref reprimands Miz but Ciampa gets a cheap shot in! Miz plays dumb, then brings Logan around to hip drop. Miz claws Logan’s face, drags him up into a chinlock, but Logan endures. Fans mock Miz and the “TINY BALLS!” but Logan fires off body shots. Miz puts Logan in the corner to fire off KICK after KICK then haymaker after haymaker! Miz lets off as the ref counts, and fans boo as Miz soaks up the heat. Miz runs in but Logan dodges! Miz knees buckles, Logan counter punches to ROCK Miz! And again! Miz shoves Logan, Logan BOOTS back! Logan goes up the corner to BLOCKBUSTER! Direct hit and both men are down!
A standing count begins as both men stir. Logan sits up at 5, Miz follows, and Logan stands at 6. Logan LARIATS, then LARIATS again! Then he scoops Miz to hit a RUNNING POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Logan catches his breath while Miz crawls away. Logan paces around Miz, and PENALTY KICKS! And PENALTY KICKS! And again, and again! Miz ducks the buzzsaw but Logan CHOP BLOCKS Miz down! Logan has the legs, grins and steps through, for the FIGURE FOUR! Miz endures, Logan thrashes the hold, Miz has his shoulders down! TWO, and Miz reaches for ropes! Miz drags himself and Logan around, ROPEBREAK!
Logan lets off fast, and fans rally up as Logan goes corner to corner. Miz puts Logan on the apron but Logan ROCKS Miz! Miz stagers, Logan leaps, CROSSBODY! But no cover, STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Miz winces and crawls to the corner, but Logan stalks behind him. Miz elbows Logan away, BOOTS him to a corner, and Miz runs, but into an elbow! Miz distracts the ref, Ciampa is on the apron! But the ref spots him, and EJECTS him!! Ciampa is furious and storms around, and grabs a chair! Ciampa takes a seat, but here comes AJ STYLES! Ciampa gets out of his seat to look for Styles, but where is he? PHENOMENAL FOREARM from the crowd side!
Styles fires off on Ciampa and takes him around to TOSS over barriers! Ciampa and Styles brawl in the crowd! Miz gets up, Logan hits a PHENOMENAL FOREARM of his own! Cover, TWO!! Miz survives and Logan is furious, but Logan pursues Miz out of the ring. Logan tells Miz to get his ass up, then drags him around. Logan gets an idea, and decides to clear off the announce desk! The ring count is climbing, but Logan drags Miz up to put him on the table. Logan gets in the ring, goes to a corner and climbs, but Maryse shouts at Logan! Logan just throws the corner crossbar cover at her! Logan hits a SUPER FROG SPLASH TO THE DESK!!!
Fans are losing their minds as Logan invokes the spirit of Shane O’Mac with that one! But did he do as much damage to himself as he did Miz and the desk? Maryse distracts the ref while Logan gets Miz in the ring to cover! Logan would’ve won by now! Logan yells at Maryse, but Logan grabs his necklace! Miz swings, Logan dodges! Maryse almost gets hit!! Logan gets Miz, SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!! Cover, Logan wins!!
Winner: Logan Paul, by pinfall
With Miz’s own move, Logan has his revenge! Logan unloaded on the A-Lister, is this the start of a new must-see career in the WWE?
Maximum Male Models finish a photoshoot.
They’re parched. All this modeling is making them thirsty. Maxxine Dupri demands her boys get water. Ah, yes. Pure Life! After a long day under the bright lights, they need something cool and refreshing to quench that thirst. Pure Life promotes hydration. And who doesn’t want hydrated skin? This is all they need to perform their perfect poses. Pure Life is the official water of Maximum Male Models, and the WWE.
WWE United States Championship: Bobby Lashley VS (Austin) Theory!
The All Mighty took this title from the Youngest WWE United States Champion Ever, but “Daddy” got Theory the MITB contract to make up for it. Will Lashley show that Vince or no Vince, Theory is going to feel the pain in the Hurt Lock? Or can Theory grab this prize on the way to the top prize?
The introductions are made, and Theory ATTACKS Lashley off the corner! Theory wants the bell, the ref checks on Lashley first. Lashley says he wants this match, so the bell rings. Theory rushes in, fires off body shots and CLUBS Lashley, but Lashley stays up! Theory keeps throwing forearms but Lashley elbows him away. Lashley blocks a boot, but Theory ROCKS Lashley with a left! SOMERSAULT BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, ONE!! Theory rains down fists on Lashley while fans tell them how they feel. Theory stomps Lashley, rains down fists, and shouts, “I don’t need my daddy!” Theory drags Lashley up, reels him in, but Lashley suplexes first!
Theory slips out, ROCKS Lashley, runs but Lashley hurdles! Lashley CLOBBERS Theory, CLOBBERS him again, then hits a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Theory flounders and fans fire up! Lashley aims as Theory is in the corner, and Lashley runs in, but Theory bails out! Theory wants his briefcase to leave and focus on Roman VS Lesnar. But Lashley intercepts him at the ramp! Theory is afraid and he throws the briefcase. Lashley swats it, CLUBS Theory and RAMS him into barriers! Lashley drags Theory up, RAMS him in again, then drags Theory up to put in the ring. Lashley gets in but Theory gets out, and Theory slingshots in to SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO!
Theory grins and mocks Lashley’s pose. Theory runs in at Lashley, but into a COMPLETE SHOT! Lashley catches his breath while Theory flounders again. Fans rally behind Lashley, Theory throws a haymaker. Lashley hits Theory back, Theory throws another! Lashley hits back, Theory hits again, repeat! They keep throwing hands back and forth and the fans fire up as Lashley gets the edge! Theory swings, Lashley ducks but the back elbow come sin! Theory runs, into a scoop! And a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up with Lashley and Lashley runs in at Theory, but Theory goes up and over! Lashley POSTS himself!
Theory slingshots in again, but into a the trophy lift!! Then the HURT LOCK!!! Theory taps with both hands, Lashley wins!
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by submission (still WWE US Champion)
So much for part one of Theory’s plan! Will Lashley continue to dominate as United States Champion? Will Theory be able to regroup and focus on part two of tonight?
No Disqualification Tag: The Mysterios VS The Judgement Day!
This has been going on for over a month now, and it will only end when one side is destroyed! Will Rey & Dominik keep their lucha libre legacy alive? Or will they be nothing but dust and bones after dealing with Damian Priest & Finn Balor?
The second Rey & Dom are in the ring, the Judgement Day attacks! But Rey & Dom are ready and the brawl is on! Dom has Damian, Rey has the Prince! But Damian throws Dom, throws fists, and Finn does the same to Rey! Judgement Day soaks up the heat and Rhea applauds. But fans boo, until Rey BOOTS Finn, then BOOTS Priest! Rey tilt-o-whirl RANAS Finn, Dominic DROPKICKS Priest! Priest stays up but Dom dumps him out! Rey feeds Finn to Dom to throw out, and then Rey slingshots to hold ropes open! Dom DIVES and takes out Priest! Fans fire up and Rey mule kicks Finn to ASAI MOONSAULT!
Fans fire up again and Rhea is frustrated! Dom puts Finn in, climbs up a corner, and Dom CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Dom drags Finn up, bumps him off buckles and he tags Rey in. The Mysterios DOUBLE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, then Rey runs to wheelbarrow with Dom, VICTORY ROLL SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up, Rey brings Finn up and wrenches the arm. Tag to Dom, the Mysterios mug Finn, and Dom knuckle locks to go up and up and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Priest swipes at Dom but Dom ROCKS him! Finn whips Dom into Priest’s KNEE! Finn DECKS Rey, and he grins as he has Dom all alone.
Finn KICKS Dom, stomps him down at the ropes, and soaks up the heat from Nashville. Finn CHOKES Dom on the ropes, then he lets off to tag in Priest. Finn scoops Dom for a BACKBREAKER, and Priest adds a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Priest DECKS Dom down! Priest digs his knee into Dom and pulls him back. Dom endures, fights up, but Priest keeps him from Rey. Dom throws body shots, but Priest ROUNDHOUSES Dom down! Priest DECKS Rey for good measure, then waits on Dom to get up. Finn puts Dom in the corner, Priest hits a big back elbow! Tag to Finn, BROKEN ARROW to slingshot STOMP!
Rhea likes what she sees, and Finn mocks Latino Heat. Finn drags Dom up, snap suplexes, and then holds on for Uno Amigo! Finn then CLUBS Dom just to mess with fans. Finn CHOPS Dom in a corner, CHOPS him again, and RAMS a shoulder in. Rhea mocks Dom’s pain, Finn CHOPS him and throws body shots and CHOPS again! Finn whips corner to corner, runs in and CHOPS again! Fans rally but Finn bumps Dom off buckles. Finn talks trash on Dom and his dad, but Dom shoves back and hits a NECKBREAKER! Both men are down, fans rally up, hot tags to Priest and Rey! Rey ducks, dodges and CROSSBODIES!
Rey kicks Priest, whips, but Priest reverses. Rey dodges, Priest hits buckles! Rey shoulders in, goes up top and SEATED SENTONS! Fans fire up as Rey basement dropkicks! Rey DECKS Finn, then baits Priest into a BOOT! Wheelbarrow and a BULLDOG! Rey KICKS Finn before he could bring the chair in! Rey has the chair, he JAMS Priest with it, then SMACKS him with it! Fans fire up for that one! Rey sees Finn, baseball slide CHAIR SPLASH onto Finn! Rey then gets back up, GAMANGIRIS Priest, and slingshots, but into Priest’s arms! Priest and Rey scrap, Rey slips off but runs into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!
Priest catches his breath and looms over Rey. Priest drags Rey up, clamps on a choke grip, but Rey slips out of the slam to victory roll Priest onto ropes! But Finn tags in to LARIAT Rey! No 619 yet, and Finn runs in at Rey to SHOTGUN him into buckles! Rey is down, Finn goes up! But Dom returns to anchor Finn! Finn CLUBS away until Dom lets go, but Rey ROCKS Finn back! Rey climbs up, HEADBUTTS Finn, and SUPER STEINERS! Cover, Priest breaks it! Priest drags Rey up, reels him in, calls his shot, but Rey drops. Priest brings him back up, but Dom saves Rey from the crucifix! Then gives Rey a boost to RANA Priest onto ropes!
Dom dropkicks Finn onto ropes! Fans fire up as the Mysterios dial it up, but Rhea disconnects those calls! Rhea gets Dom for an Electric Chair SLAM onto the apron!! Finn calls to Priest, Priest choke grips Rey! SOUTH OF HEAVEN, and Rhea fetches a chair. But wait! There’s FIRE on stage! And rising from the ground is EDGE!! The Rated R Superstar is summoning the powers of The Brood and the Attitude Era, and he is like a bat outta hell going to the ring! Priest hurries to intercept but Edge BOOTS him down! Then Edge SPEARS Finn!! And he dodges Priest to SPEAR him, too! Fans are loving it as Edge drop toeholds Finn onto ropes!
Rey and Dom regroup, they dial it up, DOUBLE 619!! FROG SPLASH! Cover, the Mysterios win!
Winners: The Mysterios, by pinfall
The Judgement Day pays for what they did to their former leader! The legendary Edge stands alongside the legendary Rey Mysterio, will they and Dominik destroy what Judgement Day has become?
Pat McAfee VS Happy Corbin!
Football teammates who went their separate ways, it’s borderline fate that brought them back together, as enemies. McAfee’s all about having a good time, but will he be having a great time when he puts “Bum Ass Corbin” in his place? Or will Corbin be an even happier Corbin when he actually backs up his words and beats McAfee?
As part of Corbin’s entrance, a men’s choir sings “BUM ASS CORBIN!” Clearly that was McAfee’s doing. And then the choir shifts to a Seven Nation Army remix for McAfee! The bell rings and fans fire up for McAfee. Corbin says McAfee is nothing but his mouth, so he should just go take a seat on commentary. But fans chant, “BUM ASS CORBIN!” so we know how they feel. Corbin shoves McAfee, but McAfee SUPERKICKS him! And then ROCKS him with haymakers! McAfee has Corbin in a corner but Corbin knees low and puts McAfee in the corner. Corbin runs in, into a BOOT! McAfee goes up to FLYING RANA!
McAfee clotheslines Corbin up and out of the ring! Fans fire up while McAfee goes out after Corbin. But Corbin RAMS McAfee into the apron! Corbin whips, McAfee reverses and POSTS Corbin! McAfee stomps Corbin, puts him in the ring, and then gets in to stomp him at the ropes. McAfee drags Corbin up to hoist onto the top rope. McAfee throws hands, then climbs up after Corbin. McAfee climbs up even higher but Corbin throws body shots! Corbin shoves McAfee, but McAfee backflips through! But Corbin SHOTGUNS?! Both men show off they can do anything, and Corbin stomps away on McAfee!
Fans boo but Corbin drags McAfee up to put in the corner. Corbin fires off body shots, lets off as the ref counts, and Corbin goes corner to corner to SPLASH! Corbin TOSSES McAfee across the ring, then he soaks up the heat. Corbin taunts McAfee to get up, and he tells Michael Cole, “How’s your boy doing?” Corbin fires off haymakers, CLUBS McAfee, then tosses him out! Corbin goes out to RAM McAfee into barriers! Corbin brings McAfee around to RAM into more barriers, then refreshes the ring count. Corbin drags McAfee up and puts him in to then cover, TWO! Corbin sarcastically applauds McAfee but fans boo Corbin.
Corbin drags McAfee up, but McAfee throws body shots! McAfee runs, but into a DEEP SIX! Cover, TWO!! Corbin argues with the ref but McAfee survived fair and square! McAfee crawls to a corner, Corbin runs in, but McAfee dodges! Corbin slides out, slides in, but into a dropkick! McAfee then slingshots to PLANCHA! Direct hit and both men are down! McAfee hurries up and after Corbin but Corbin fires off haymakers and forearms! Corbin TOSSES McAfee across the desk! Corbin then dribbles McAfee off the desk while taunting Maggle! Corbin refreshes the ring count again then grabs a headset to say, “Hey, Tim! Hey, Sally! You watching your boy!”
Corbin is taunting Mr. & Mrs. McAfee as Corbin rains down fists! Cole says Corbin’s parents are the ones who are embarrassed! But Corbin shoves Cole into taking a seat! Corbin rains down fists on McAfee, then drags McAfee into the ring. Corbin glares at Cole but Cole tells him to focus on McAfee. Corbin says the Titans are never going to the Super Bowl! Corbin climbs up a corner, which isn’t usually his thing… McAfee springs up after him! Fans fire up as McAfee gets Corbin up for the SUPERPLEX!! McAfee crawls to a cover, TWO!! Fans fire up for McAfee while he and Corbin stir. McAfee and Corbin rise and the fans fire up more.
Corbin fires off a haymaker, but McAfee hits back! Corbin hits McAfee again, but McAfee hits back! Corbin hits, McAfee hits, and fans fire up as McAfee fires off! But Corbin RAMS McAfee into a corner! Corbin goes corner to corner but McAfee moves, Corbin POSTS himself! Corbin flops out of the ring while the ref checks on McAfee. The ring count starts but McAfee rises. McAfee sees the corner, and he climbs it! McAfee aims at Corbin, to SUPER SWANTON!! #ForTheBrand!! Fans are losing their minds as McAfee hits Corbin down! McAfee gets Corbin in, goes back up the corner, and has to leap over Corbin!
McAfee comes back, slips out of End of Days and ROCKS Corbin! Corbin stumbles into the ref! The ref goes down, Corbin and McAfee look around! McAfee LOW BLOWS Corbin! Payback from SmackDown! “SUCK IT!” McAfee goes up and fans fire up as McAfee hits a PANAMA SUNRISE!! McAfee wins!!
Winner: Pat McAfee, by pinfall
Another amazing performance from McAfee! 2-1 overall in the WWE, is McAfee the best commentator turned wrestler ever?
Drew McIntyre is here!
The Scottish Warrior is the NEW #1 Contender to the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion after SmackDown’s incredible Irish Donnybrook! And now he and his sword, Angela, are headed to the ring! “Nashville, how the hell are you?” They cheer so they’re doing great. “I love this place. Broadway, Music City, home of the Titans, who are in the house tonight! In fact, I love this place so much, it’s the home of the new #1 contender for the Undisputed Championship, Drew McIntyre!” Did y’all see that match between him and Sheamus? It was a war for 30 minutes, both men beating the hell out of each other with whatever they could get their hands on!
But McIntyre says it was worth it! Why? Because now McIntyre has his shot at the title! Let’s talk about that title and its main event, Brock Lesnar VS Roman Reigns, for the FIRST TIME EVER! Uh, well, in Nashville, at least. With both titles on the line, and in a Last Man Standing Match, and in front of this kid named Colt! Fans chant for “COLT! COLT! COLT!” and McIntyre high-fives him. But that min event will be a battle. It won’t matter who wins, because at Clash at the Castle, McIntyre beats dat ass and takes those titles! Now, let him raise his magic sword and see what happens. Three! Two! One! BOOM! Will there be fireworks in Cardiff when McIntyre takes on whoever is champion?
Jeff Jarrett makes his way to the ring.
Nashville cheers their own Double J, and he is all suited up to be the official for this next title match!
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: The Usos VS The Street Profits, Special Guest Referee Jeff Jarrett!
Money in the Bank didn’t become known for a tag title match but for the shoulder being up at the end of it! And because of that, there has been a need for a slightly higher standard of shot calling. In steps J E Double F, J A Double R E Double T, ain’t he great? But will having a legend like Jarrett really change the fortunes of the Profits? Or will Jimmy & Jey still be the ones holding the unified Raw & SmackDown Tag Team Championships?
Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford get the Tennessee Titans’ cheer squad with them for their entrance, but the Usos only need the belts. The introductions are made, one red and one blue belt each is raised, and we see if this match is truly undisputed!
The teams sort out and Jimmy starts against Dawkins. They circle, tie up, and Jimmy puts Dawkins in a corner to fire off haymakers! Jarrett counts, then he pulls Jimmy off when he doesn’t listen. Remember, five count! Jimmy storms up on Dawkins but Dawkins ROCKS Jimmy! Dawkins fires off hands, Jarrett counts, but he pulls Dawkins back, too. Dawkins storms up on Jimmy, Jimmy CLUBS him, Jey tags in. Dawkins whips but Jimmy reverses to a BACKBREKER! Jey adds an AX HANDLE! Cover, TWO! Jey stays between the Profits, then ROCKS Dawkins with an uppercut! Dawkins ends up in Usos territory as Jimmy tags in.
Jey RAMS into Dawkins, Jimmy taunts Ford then forearm smashes Dawkins! Jarrett tells Jey to exit, one in and one out! Jimmy stays on Dawkins by stomping a hand. Jimmy CHOKES Dawkins, Jarrett counts and Jimmy stops at 4. But Jey hits a sucker punch behind Jarrett’s back all the same! Jimmy clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Dawkins down. Dawkins endures, fans rally up, but Jimmy squeezes tight. Dawkins fights up but Jimmy wrangles him back down! Jimmy leans on the hold but Dawkins fights up. Dawkins throws body shots but Jimmy ROCKS him with an uppercut! Jimmy rains down fists in the corner, but lets off as Jarrett counts.
Jarrett reminds Jimmy of the five count, but Jimmy raises the finger, #WeTheOnes. Jimmy gets the fans chanting “UCE! SO!” and he runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK! Jimmy says, “All day! All damn day!” Jey says to do it again, so Jimmy goes back to the corner. “UCE! SO!” Jimmy runs in, but Dawkins dodges! And GAMANGIRIS! Fans fire up while both men are down! Dawkins and Jimmy crawl while Jarrett starts a standing count. Hot tags to Jey and Ford! Ford GAMANGIRIS Jey, then CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Ford dodges Jey then follows to LARIAT! Fans fire up, Ford mule kicks and front kicks to ENZIGURI!
Ford drags Jey up, back suplexes high and hard! Ford handsprings, flexes and STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Jey is still in this but Ford snarls. Ford smacks Jey with his own shirt, then drags him up. Ford CHOPS Jey, then waistlocks. Jey switches, back suplexes, but Ford lands on his feet! Jey mule kicks, uppercuts, but Ford dodges to RUNNING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford seethes and he stalks Jey to a corner. Ford CHOPS Jey, pie faces him around, then whips corner to corner. Jey reverses, avoids Ford going up and over and shoves him into buckles! POP-UP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Jey is annoyed now but he tags Jimmy in. The Usos bring Ford up, they double whip, but Ford holds ropes! Ford then dumps both Usos out! Hot tag to Dawkins and Dawkins brings down the straps! Dawkins builds speed to FLY! Direct hit into the LED barriers! Fans fire up as Dawkins puts Jimmy in, for the SILENCER! Cover, TWO!! Jimmy survives and Dawkins can’t believe it! Dawkins drags Jimmy up but Jimmy kicks. Dawkins blocks but the DRAGON WHIP hits! Ford tags in, Dawkins ducks the superkick to POUNCE BACK SUPLEX COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Ford argues with Jarrett but Jarrett says that was fair.
Tag back to Dawkins and Ford climbs the corner. Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Jimmy, but Jimmy fights! Ford leaps over, Jey SUPERKICKS him! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Dawkins! Tag to Jey, and the Usos DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Jey drags Dawkins around, tags Jimmy back in, and Jimmy goes up! USO SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Now Jimmy argues but Jarrett says two is two! Jimmy talks with Jey, tags Jey in, and the Usos take opposite corners. They climb up, for the DOUBLE UCE!! Jey covers, Ford breaks it!! Fans are fired up as all four men are down! Jarrett starts a standing count on the legal men, and we’re already at 5 of 10!
The Usos and Profits all get up. Jimmy grabs Ford and they stand at 7. Jimmy whips, Ford reverses and sends Jimmy out. Jey sends Ford out but Ford holds on! Jey aims, but Dawkins dodges! Jarrett catches the kick this time, feeds Jey to THE ANOINTING! Hot tag to Ford! FROM THE HEAVENS!! But Ford’s ribs hold him back! Ford flounders to the cover, TWO!?!? Ford can’t believe how close that was! No one can! But “This is Awesome!” as Jarrett argues with Ford. Ford talks trash on Jarrett but he tags Dawkins in. Ford stalks Jey but Jimmy gets him out of there! So Ford DIVES into a DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The Usos TOSS Ford over the barriers!
But Dawkins runs in! But into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! The Usos put Dawkins in, Jimmy tags, and they DOUBLE SUPERKICK Dawkins again! Pop-up, ONE AND DONE!! Cover, The Usos wins!!
Winners: The Usos, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions)
Jarrett called this down the middle, this isn’t on him! The Usos are just that damn good! Will anyone ever dethrone Jimmy & Jey? Or are they the ones then, now and forever?
Matt Riddle is here?!
The Bro jumps in from the crowd and fans go wild! “So I’m not medically cleared to compete tonight.” He tells security to shut up as he says Randy Orton always told him not to take crap from trash like Seth Rollin! So Rollins, get your ass out here! Fans fire up for Riddle, and here comes Seth Rollins! The Visionary has Adam Pearce and other officials trying to stop him, but Rollins wants to accept Riddle’s challenge! Rollins sprints past in his creamsicle outfit and Riddle meets him at the ramp! The brawl is on!! Riddle ROCKS Rollins, KICKS him towards the ring, and gets him in the ring! Riddle KICKS and KICKS and KICKS!
Rollins blocks then DECKS Riddle! Rollins aims, refs and officials freak out, but the CURB STOMP hits!! Riddle’s neck injury could be aggravated or worse! But Rollins just laughs and fans sing “OH~ OH~ OHHH~!” Rollins bails out and swaggers his way back up the ramp. Did the Bro bite off more than he can chew?
SmackDown Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan VS Ronda Rousey!
After scratching and clawing, this young woman from New Jersey finally got to live the dream. She won the Ms. Money in the Bank contract, and then cashed in that same night to take this title from the Baddest Woman on the Planet. However, Ronda is right back for a rematch, and this time, she’s 100%! Will Ronda rip off Liv’s limbs to get the belt back? Or can Liv prove being an underdog isn’t a death sentence?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Liv can keep the dream alive!
Liv and Ronda tie up but Ronda throws hands and throws Liv! Ronda dares Liv to get up and Liv does. Liv dodges one hand but not the rest! Ronda corners Liv but Liv shoves her away. Liv goes up and over but Ronda step-up KNEES! Ronda gets a leg, but Liv moves around, so Ronda fisherman SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Liv gets ropes and the ref has Ronda stay back. Ronda shrugs, but Liv fires off hands in return! Liv kicks low, ROCKS and ENZIGURIS Ronda, but Ronda BOOTS Liv right down! Ronda rolls to the fireman’s carry, but Liv elbows free! Liv gives Ronda a CODE BREAKER! Liv runs in at the ropes, but Ronda has a SLEEPER!
Ronda SLAMS Liv, gest the arm, but Liv moves around! Ronda still wants it, Liv rolls Ronda up, ONE! Ronda gets the arm again, for a double wristlock! Liv endures, Ronda shifts her grip and talks some trash, ARMBAR! But Liv rolls Ronda up! TWO, into a RINGS OF SATURN! Liv busting out a submission of her own! But Ronda grits her teeth, fights up to her feet, but Liv hits a CURCIFI DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Ronda survives and she flounders to a corner. Liv DOUBLE STOMPS her down! Ronda gets to ropes, and gets a HANGING ARMBAR! Liv endures, Ronda lets off at the ref’s count of 4! Ronda hurries back in, and she THRWOS Liv down!
Ronda gets the arm, drags Liv to the center, and Ronda asks if fans want a souvenir! ARMBAR!! Liv bridges, kicks, flails, drags herself over, to the ROPEBREAK! Fans fire up and Ronda lets off in frustration. Liv is against ropes but Ronda throws hands! Then she throws Liv! ARMBAR!! Liv endures and bridges again, kicks around and rolls to the ROPEBREAK! Fans fire up and Ronda is getting even more frustrated. Ronda sees Liv go to another corner, the ref checks on Liv, but Liv doesn’t want this to stop the match! Liv swears her arm is okay, and then she dares Ronda to bring it! Ronda fires up and runs in, steps up and around to RANA Liv into the ARMBAR!!
Liv endures, stands up, gets Ronda on her shoulders! Cover, while Liv taps, but LIV WINS!!!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall (still SmackDown Women’s Champion)
Ronda protests, she knows Liv was tapping! But what was the timing of it? The three or the tap? The replay shows the tapping started at two! But it doesn’t change anything, replays don’t matter in WWE! But Ronda DECKS Liv! Ronda puts Liv in the armbar! Then she throws the ref!! And puts him in the ARMBAR!! Ronda’s snapped but she might snap an arm first! Officials rush out but Ronda tells them to back off or get some of that! The ref didn’t do his job in Ronda’s opinion, but will Ronda have to fight her way back up? And as for Liv, she survived by a split second. Will she be able to stay that lucky against the rest of the SmackDown roster?
“Kane,” Glenn Jacobs is here!
He is glad to announce that tonight’s attendance in Nashville’s Nissan Stadium is 48,449! Thank you, WWE Universe! And of course, Kane makes the corner posts burst with flames!
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman VS Brock Lesnar!
After seven YEARS, this rivalry finally has its conclusion. The Tribal Chief thought he had put The Beast away at WrestleMania 38 when he became the reigning, defending, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. But Lesnar came back again, promising to give Roman the country ass kicking he deserves. Will Lesnar end this last chapter as the Last Man Standing? Or will everyone, even Lesnar, have to acknowledge Roman Reigns?
Roman of course has The Wise Man, Paul Heyman, and his cousins, The Usos, so that all three undisputed champions of WWE can stand together with the belts and the pyro. But only the Special Counsel goes with Roman to the ring, holding the blue belt as a banner for The Bloodline. Then Roman holds up the belts for the second round of pyro. Heyman hands over a mic, and Roman says, “Nashville… SummerSlam! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Nashville is torn but there are plenty of fans cheering. Then Lesnar makes his entrance and everyone fires up! And that’s also because Lesnar gets his flannel on and rides a big tractor to the ring!
Lesnar parks the tractor at ringside, with the front loader raised! Lesnar climbs the loader to get in the ring! Roman wants that tractor out of here, but it’s not exactly stopping them from doing anything, right? The introductions are finally made, with Lesnar introducing himself as “a big ass country boy, weighing 285 pounds, coming here tonight to kick Roman Reigns’ ass, and the Last Man Standing! Ladies and gentlemen, BRRROCK! LESNARR!” Surprisingly, Heyman doesn’t take over Roman’s intro. The black ‘n’ blue belts are raised, and then Lesnar LEAPS from the loader to CLOBBER Roman!! Lesnar rains down fists and the bell rings!
Roman pushes Lesnar away, but Lesnar clotheslines Roman out of the ring! Lesnar then pursues, and he OVERHEAD Belly2Belly Suplexes! And so it begins! Lesnar brings Roman around to RAM into steel steps, stalks him around the way, and he moves steps aside to drag Roman up, for another OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! That’s two and Roman is down! The count starts but Roman pushes himself up at 5 of 10. Lesnar stalks Roman again, and CLOBBERS him against barriers! Lesnar then hauls ROman up to SLAM on the barriers, and Roman flops into the crowd. Lesnar grins as the count starts and he pursues Roman through the crowd.
Lesnar brings Roman over to one of the canopy supports, to snap suplex Roman onto it! Roman is down, the count begins again, but he stirs at 5 of 10. Lesnar hops up to join Roman as he stands, and Lesnar fireman’s carries! Roman claws Lesnar’s face to get free, then he POSTS Lesnar with the truss! Roman checks his back, then storms up on Lesnar. Roman reels Lesnar in, but Lesnar RAMS Roman into the truss! Then Lesnar TOSSES Roman onto a cameraman! Roman is down and the count starts again. Roman flounders at 4 of 10 so Lesnar storms up on him. Lesnar DUMPS Roman over the barriers and back to ringside.
Lesnar stumbles getting over the barriers, but he GERMAN SUPLEXES Roman to the floor! That’s about four suplexes total, Music City is definitely Suplex City. Roman is down while Lesnar looks under the ring. Fans fire up as a TABLE is brought out! Roman stands at 6 of 10 but Lesnar stands the table up. Lesnar makes sure it is sturdy, and Heyman creeps up on him? Lesnar glares at Heyman and Heyman begs for mercy! Lesnar leaves Heyman alone, he has to get Roman first. Roman fireman’s carries to SAMOAN DROP Lesnar through the table! The Wise Man tricks Lesnar again! Roman gets up while Lesnar stirs.
The count is 8 of 10 but Lesnar stands up. Roman grabs the top half of the steel steps, and he RAMS Lesnar down, onto the wreckage of the table! Lesnar is down again, Roman brings out a new table! Roman stands that table up while Lesnar manages to stand at about 5 of 10. Roman drags Lesnar over, t URENAGE through the table! The count starts again but Lesnar sits up at 5. Lesnar stands at 7, but Roman is right there to put Lesnar in the ring. Roman locks ‘n’ loads, takes aim from the corner, SUPERMAN PUNCH! Lesnar staggers but only drops to a knee! Roman reloads, runs back in, SUPERMAN PUNCH!
Lesnar drops but is right back up! Roman fires up, “OOAH~!” SPEAR!! But Roman can’t cover, he has to let the count start! The count reaches 5 while Lesnar is down, but Lesnar does sit up at 7! Lesnar powers his way up at 8, and Roman can’t believe it! Roman “OOAH~” and runs in, but into a fireman’s carry! But Roman slips off, shoves, and runs in, only for Lesnar to toss Roman out! Roman almost hits table wreckage on the way down! The count is on both men but Roman rolls out at 5 to stand. Roman is still down at 7 but stands at 8. Lesnar storms over after Roman, brings him around, and SPINEBUSTERS Roman on what’s left of a table!!
Another standing count as Lesnar staggers away, and Roman is still down at 5. Lesnar moves the tractor?! The loader is lowered, Roman manages to stand at 8 of 10. Lesnar comes back for Roman and RAMS him with steel steps! Payback from a moment ago and Roman staggers around the way. Lesnar grabs whatever is left of another table, to SMACK Roman with it! Roman goes down! The count climbs and Lesnar smiles. Fans fire up as the count is 7, but Roman sits up! Roman pushes up off the steel at 9! Lesnar sighs, but he drags Roman around the way and to the tractor. Lesnar puts Roman in the loader! And then gets the tractor to raise it!!
Roman is high above the ground, and Lesnar lifts him over the ring! Lesnar DUMPS Roman out of the loader!! Roman crashes down on the mat from about eight feet up! The count starts, but Roman sits up at 5. Roman stands at 7, so Lesnar hurries back into the ring. “This is Awesome!” as Lesnar GERMAN SUPLEXES Roman! Roman flounders, Roman GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Roman flounders again but Lesnar is right on him! GERMAN SUPLEX! Lesnar is starting to tire himself out with these, but Roman is the one down on the mat! The count is 5 of 10, then 8! Roman manages to stand at 9!
Lesnar is right after Roman with a fireman’s carry! F5!! But again, it is up to the ten count! Lesnar waits in a corner as he watches Roman down at 5. Roman’s down at 8, but he slowly sits up. Roman flounders up at 9.9!! Lesnar is beside himself, but Roman is leaning against ropes. Fireman’s carry, F- GUILLOTINE!! Roman has Lesnar caught!! No ropebreaks to stop this, but wait! Lesnar powers out to GUILLOTINE Roman right back!! Now Roman is the one having to worry about no ropebreaks! Heyman is worrying for Roman, too! The ref is checking Roman, he is out, but Lesnar has to let the count start!
Lesnar lets Roman go, the count begins, and Lesnar watches like a hawk. The count is 5, then 7, then 9! Roman stands at 9.99999!!! Lesnar thinks that was it, but somehow Roman is conscious! Lesnar goes right back to the tractor, backs it up, lowers the loader, and MOVES THE RING?!?! And TIPS IT?!?! Roman tumbles right out!!! This is the first time anyone anywhere can say they’ve seen anything like this!! The count starts, fans are losing their minds, and Roman drags himself up the barriers to stand at 8! But Lesnar is right there, and he clears off the annoucne desk! But THE USOS attack!!
Lesnar OVERHEAD Belly2Belly Suplexes Jimmy, then does the same to Jey! The Usos have rough landings, but Heyman tells Lesnar to stop! Twenty YEARS, Heyman has had it with this! Heyman gives Lesnar the belt and says he is the winner! Just leave the Tribal Chief alone! NOPE! Lesnar gets Heyman up, for an F5 THROUGH THE DESK!! But Roman SPEARS Lesnar!!! Everyone is down but the referee, and he counts! The count is 5! Then 7! Then 8! But both monsters stand at 9!! Roman flops right back down, Lesnar flounders, and HERE COMES THEORY!!! Nashville is booing and freaking out at the same time!
Theory and a ref of his own are here, MITB contract in hand! And Theory CLOBBERS Roman with the briefcase!! But Lesnar gets Theory with an F5 on the briefcase!! Lesnar is standing, Jimmy & Jey DOUBLE SUPERKICK!! The count starts again, Roman is standing against the tipped over ring! Lesnar flounders but we’re at 5 of 10! Roman counts along, we’re at 7! EIGHT! NINE!! Lesnar stands at 9.9999999, but into a SPEAR onto the belts!! Lesnar is down again, the count restarts! Lesnar is up at 9 again?!?!? Roman is furious! He SMACKS Theory for what he tried to pull, then he BASHES Lesnar with the briefcase again and again!
Roman is just windmilling the case! “COUNT HIS ASS NOW!” Lesnar is down as the ref counts again. We reach 5, and then 7. Lesnar is conscious, but he’s still down! Lesnar staggers up at 9 again?!?! Is he truly a beast?! BELT SHOT from Roman!! Cole wishes the ref would count faster! Lesnar is still down at 6 of 10, but he sputters alive at 7! Roman is beside himself as Lesnar gets up again!!! What does Roman have to do!?! Roman has the other belt, he shouts, “You ain’t ever coming back! YOU ain’t welcome here!” BELT SHOT!! And then the Usos help Roman bury Lesnar alive under wreckage! Roman STANDS on the pile, Lesnar can’t get up! ROMAN WINS!
Winner: Roman Reigns (still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion)
Of course this is how it ends! Roman used Heyman, the Usos, everything at ringside, and even Theory distracting Lesnar with his cash-in attempt to finish off the Alpha Male of Our Species! Will the Tribal Chief ever lose these titles with such a stacked deck? Will Lesnar ever return to the WWE after this?
My Thoughts:
What a wild night! Firstly, I was surprised the Raw Women’s Championship opened the night, but we got an awesome match out of Bianca VS Becky. A great story told over the last 11 months, and this was a great culmination. Bianca wins but Becky doesn’t go further Heel by attacking her like a sore loser. If anything, Becky turned face, especially with the shocking return of Bayley, and FINALLY the call-ups of Dakota Kai and Io Shirai. I have a feeling we’re getting a name change since Corey Graves was calling her “Io/Iyo Sky.” It’s whatever, I just wish they didn’t have to. But this is going to be great for Raw, with Bayley, Io and Kai as a trio. Bayley’s the singles champion contender, Kai & “Sky” can be tag title contenders.
Logan VS Miz was really good stuff, but I feel like Logan was almost going too hard at parts. And it was great for AJ Styles to get involved after his own beef with Miz. Logan wins, but I feel like things are only going to escalate from here. Maybe a tag match? Either way, Styles VS Ciampa 1v1 is going to be awesome, especially with HHH in charge to give those guys time to wrestle on the level they can wrestle. Then I actually really like that Lashley VS Theory was short and kinda one-sided. Lashley was not about to let Theory just take the belt back after only a month and let that inflate his ego. Now Lashley can take on any number of contenders through the rest of the year.
We got a rather Zoolander-esque product plug from Maximum Male Models, so that was something. Really good No Disqualification Tag from Mysterios and Judgement Day, but I had a feeling that Edge would make his return here. His only somewhat cryptic vignettes were all leading to this somehow or another, and of course he wants revenge on the faction that beat him down. Edge reuniting with Rey is cool, but is this going to turn into Dom being pushed to the background? Is there going to be a third male member of the Judgement Day under Finn? Or will both those things happen when this compels Dom to see things the Judgement Day’s way?
We got great stuff out of McAfee VS Corbin, especially with Corey and Cole each taking a side on commentary. McAfee did some great stuff in the match, with the ranas and the big swanton off the top. Also a great shout out to Adam Cole hitting a variation on the Panama Sunrise. Not sure if this really ends it since McAfee and Corbin are both on SmackDown, but maybe someone gives Corbin a hard time for losing to McAfee and that becomes Corbin’s new feud. We also got an awesome tag match, with Jarrett doing very well as special guest ref. There wasn’t a lot of controversy, other than each team being a bit selfish that he should’ve given them a better count. In the end, the Usos won, which is a shame for Profits, but maybe there’s a split in the works after all.
If it wasn’t clear before, Riddle being hurt and his match with Rollins being cancelled was all kayfabe. Riddle showed up here tonight, he had a brawl with Rollins, and Rollins got the better of him. Still seems a bit odd they pulled this angle at all but whatever, adds more heat for when they finally do have the match, and it probably saved this PPV’s run time about 20 minutes. Not having a substitute in Riddle’s place is okay, actually, it would’ve just felt like the “mystery opponent” angle at WrestleMania.
A great match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and I really like how they played it. Ronda of course dominated, we all expected something like that. But Liv tapping out right before the three count was a great way to put controversy in this. Ronda fans still cheered her snapping and beating up Liv and the ref, so who knows where Ronda goes from here. Liv is free to take on anyone now, though I can’t really be sure who. Maybe Charlotte Flair returns soon? There’s great story there from way back when Charlotte told Liv Morgan to figure herself out. Liv has figured herself out, and now she can show Charlotte who she is!
And of course, an awesome main event! Lesnar bringing a tractor was wild already, but then he jumps off the loader, then uses the tractor to TIP THE WHOLE RING! I meant it when I said no one’s seen anything like that anywhere ever, that is one for the ages. Also, I don’t think anyone anywhere else could get away with tipping a ring over with a tractor other than Lesnar in WWE. I suppose this was WWE going all out for Lesnar since this was his last time facing Roman for the title(s).
I did like that Theory tried but didn’t even get a chance to cash-in. How would that have even worked with the ring tipped over like that? And a Triple Threat Last Man Standing doesn’t even make sense anyway. Still really lame that Roman had to use all of his resources to win, but it was really the only way to stop Lesnar after he became Godzilla in that match. Now McIntyre can dethrone Roman, and then maybe Theory tries to cash-in again to get back at McIntyre for all the Claymores. Clash at the Castle is going to be awesome stuff.
My Score: 9/10
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One step away from the Cup!
David Finlay awaits in the New Japan Cup finals, and will either face Shota Umino or Shingo Takagi! Can the Roughneck slay the Rampaging Dragon?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima VS Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata; Kojima & Nagata win.
- 10 Man Tag: The United Empire VS El Phantasmo, Jado, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg & Daiki Nagai; The United Empire wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hontai VS TMDK; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Just4Guys VS Bullet Club War Dogs; War Dogs win.
- Six Man Tag: Bullet Club War Dogs VS House of Torture; Double Count-Out Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS House of Torture; House of Torture wins.
- 2025 New Japan Cup Semifinal: Shota Umino VS Shingo Takagi; Shota wins and advances to the finals.
PLAY BY PLAY
Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS House of Torture!
Yota Tsuji was cheated out of the New Japan Cup by the King of Darkness, but that’s no surprise. However, that means Evil has a golden ticket to the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. Will Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi help Darkness Fall? Or can Testuya Naito & Bushi help Yota keep everything tranquilo?
Even now, Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire. Eventually, the pants are put aside, and Naito is wearing the new Tendedero merch shirt. LIJ fist bumps, but The House attacks! The fans boo but the bell rings so this is on record. Evil has Yota on the outside and he CLAWS Yota’s eyes! Yujiro CHOKES Naito, Dick bumps Bushi off buckles, and then Yujiro TOSSES Naito! Dick CHOKES Bushi now, then he and Yujiro double whip. Dick runs corner to corner but Bushi dodges! Bushi BOOTS Yujiro, then headlocks Dick! BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! The fans fire up and Bushi hurries to tag Naito.
Naito stomps Yujiro, Bushi joins in, and Evil protests. Evil runs in, but into an atomic drop! Evil staggers away to a corner, Naito & Bushi whip Yujiro into him! Evil falls, Naito kicks Yujiro, and holds him in place, for the NECKBREAKER! Naito poses and the fans cheer. Naito then covers, TWO! Tokyo Pimp is tougher than that, but Naito drags Yujiro up to cravat. Yujiro endures the neck wrench, Naito CLUBS him then whips. Yujiro reverses and Dick gets a cheap shot in! Yujiro runs, but Bushi gets as cheap shot in! Naito runs but Evil trips him up! Dick BLASTS Bushi, Yujiro BLASTS Yota, and Evil drags Naito out.
Evil RAMS Naito into the timekeeper! Abe-san again suffers at the hands of Evil! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Evil drags Naito up. Evil pushes Naito into the ring, then he and Dick loosen the blue buckle pad. Yujiro covers Naito, TWO! Yujiro drags Naito up while the fans rally, but Yujiro snapmares to drop a leg! And he drops another leg! And another leg! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer, but Yujiro taunts LIJ. Yujiro drags Naito up, bumps him off Evil’s boot, and then he tags Evil in. Evil CLAWS Naito’s eyes then stomps away on the legs! The ref reprimands, Evil drags Naito out, and then Evil stomps the leg more!
Evil drops an ELBOW on the knee! Evil pulls on the leg in a toehold, then traps the leg in a leg scissors! Yota runs in and stomps Evil, but Dick TOSSES Yota back out! Evil pulls on the leg, almost has an ankle lock, but Naito has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Evil lets go, and he tags in Dick. They split the wishbone on Naito! The fans rally for Naito but Dick throws down fists. Cover, TWO! Naito is tougher than that and the fans continue to rally. Dick is annoyed, but Naito fires body shots on him! Dick CLAWS Naito’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Dick whips. Naito reverses and ELBOWS Dick, to then arm-drag him!
Naito dropkicks Dick’s legs out! The fans rally, Dick and Naito crawl, hot tag to Yota! The fans fire up as Yota CLOBBERS Dick, then BLASTS the House! But Dick CLAWS Yota’s eyes! Yota runs, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Yota runs corner to corner, to SPLASH! Yota scoops and SLAMS to then run and BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Yota as he paces around. Yota drags Dick up, suplexes, but Dick fights that! Dick wrenches, hammerlocks, headlocks, then punches Yota! Tag to Evil and they mug Yota! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Dick & Evil stand Yota up.
Dick & Evil double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Yota down! Cover, TWO! Yota is tougher than that and the fans rally up, but Evil tells them to shut up. Evil drags Yota to his feet, talks more trash on the fans, but the fans give that back. Evil “puts one out” on Yota, then fireman’s carries! Yota slips free to ROCK Evil! The fans fire up with Yota, he runs, but Evil goes the other way! But Yota catches the pounce into a clinch! BACKBREAKER, FLATLINER, and STOMP! The Gene Combination hits and the fans fire up! Evil sputters, Yota rolls and tags in Bushi. Bushi runs up to dropkick Evil’s legs out! Then Bushi BLASTS Dick!
Yujiro kicks Bushi, whips him to ropes, but Bushi reverses to dropkick the legs out! Evil is back but Bushi DECKS him! Bushi then builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and Evil is sent into railing! The fans fire up, Bushi puts Evil back in, and Bushi aims from a corner. Bushi runs corner to corner to ELBOW Evil, then he puts a leg in the ropes to DROPKICK it! Bushi brings Evil out and has the leg, but Evil pulls on the mask! Bushi breaks free, kicks, but Evil blocks, hands it to the ref, and mule kicks Bushi down! Dick & Yujiro BLAST Naito & Yota off the apron! They then double whip Bushi to a corner! Dick ELBOWS Bushi! Yujiro BOOTS! Evil LARIATS!
Dick goes up, Evil & Yujiro hold Bushi open, and the ref reprimands! No one to distract him this time! But then Evil just grabs the ref and turns him around! The ref can’t get free, Bushi suffers the DICK CHOP! Cover, TWO!! Bushi survives and the fans fire up! Evil is stunned but he brushes that off. Evil paces around Bushi, slashes his throat, and vows to end this! Evil drags Bushi up, spins him, EVERY- NO, Naito gets in to kick Evil down! Yujiro is in, Evil distracts the ref, and Yujiro blocks a kick to LOW BLOW Naito!! The fans boo, but Yota runs up! Yujiro blocks his kick, and trips him up, to FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW!!
The fans boo but Evil still holds onto the ref. Bushi stands, Evil shoves the ref at him! Bushi pushes the ref aside, and he blocks the low blow! But Dick LOW BLOWS from the other side! Evil & Dick get Bushi up, for MAGIC KILLER!! Cover, the House of Torture wins!!
Winners: House of Torture, by pinfall
But they’re not done, as they beat up on Yota now! They snatch the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship from him, and Evil holds it up. The fans boo, but Evil takes aim at Yota! But Yota LOW BLOWS Dick! And he dodges Evil’s attack to then pop-up LOW BLOW! Yujiro has his pimp cane! Yota blocks that, takes the cane, and LOW BLOWS Yujiro with it! The fans fire up behind Yota as he takes his belt back. Yota holds it up to show that not everything is Evil! Will the Gene Blast stop the House of Torture from having more gold?
2025 New Japan Cup Semifinal: Shota Umino VS Shingo Takagi!
The Paradigm Shift has certainly taken a turn after The Roughneck gave up his fiery red locks. Shota has changed up his style in the ring to match his new look, but will this Second Chapter lead to the Cup? Or will this young hero fail to slay the Rampaging Dragon?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. They’re strongly behind “TA-KA-GI! TA-KA-GI!” but Shota doesn’t let that bother him. Shota and Takagi slowly step forward, feel things out, then clinch. Takagi waistlocks but Shota turns around to facelock. Takagi wrenches out and has a wristlock, but Shota rolls, wrenches back, and then hammerlocks. Takagi reaches back to headlock and he hits the takeover, but Shota headscissors. Takagi kips free and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset and feel things out again. They knuckle lock, then go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength! Shota has the leverage but Takagi powers up.
Takagi breaks a grip, wrenches, headlocks, and he grinds the hold. The fans rally up while Shota endures. Shota pries at the headlock but Takagi keeps it on tight. Shota powers up and out the back, then headlocks in return. Takagi endures the grind now, and he powers up and out! They RAM shoulders, Shota keeps going to RAM Takagi! Takagi rebounds to RAM Shota, but Shota stands his ground! Shota fires a forearm, Takagi fires a DOUBLE CHOP! Takagi whips, but Shota reverses to scoop, HOTSHOT, and then he RUNS Takagi over! The fans fire up while Takagi bails out. Shota waits on Takagi, and the fans rally up again.
Takagi takes his time stepping back inside, and he resets with Shota. They knuckle lock, but then Shota shoots in and trips Takagi up. Shota stomps that leg, then he SMASHES the knee off the mat! Shota stalks Takagi to a corner, then puts the leg around ropes. The fans rally, Red Shoes reprimands, but Shota pulls on the leg. Shota then brings Takagi out to trip him, and Shota stomps away on the leg. Shota drops an ELBOW on the knee, and pulls on the toehold! Takagi endures, works his way back, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shota lets go, but then he drops a knee on the knee! Red Shoes reprimands but Shota stomps Takagi’s leg again.
Shota drags Takagi up, facelocks and turns him, but Takagi elbows free! Takagi runs in at the corner but Shota BOOTS him! Shota runs, but Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! YUKON feint and DDT! Shota staggers around while the fans fire up, and Takagi LARIATS Shota up and out! Shota staggers into railing then slumps down. The fans rally behind Takagi while he shakes out the bad leg. Takagi goes out to fetch Shota, and he drags Shota back up. Takagi RAMS Shota into the apron, then RAMS him in again! Takagi whips Shota hard into railing and Shota slumps down! Red Shoes wants Takagi to get this back in the ring, so Takagi rolls in.
The fans applaud and the ring count begins. Shota is still down at 5 of 20, sits up at 8, and he rises up at 10. Shota stands at 13 and hobbles his way over. Shota rolls in at 15, but Takagi stands on him! Red Shoes reprimands but Takagi marches in place before he steps off. Takagi KICKS Shota in the back, then drags him up to whip. Takagi KNEES Shota at the ropes, then runs to CLOBBER Shota! The fans fire up and Takagi flexes. Takagi drags Shota up, reels him in and suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shota is tougher than that, but Takagi looks to the camera. Then he wags his finger, it’s not time yet.
Takagi clamps onto Shota with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Shota endures, so Takagi sits him up and shifts around to also trap an arm. Shota endures being twisted and turned, and he kicks his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud, and Takagi lets go, only to BELL CLAP! Red Shoes reprimands but Takagi brings Shota around to SENTON! The fans cheer more and Takagi stands back up. Takagi looms over Shota, kicks him around, but Shota just gets mad. Shota glares at Takagi so Takagi eggs him on. Shota stands to fire a forearm! Takagi shakes his head, so Shota fires another forearm! And another!
Takagi wobbles a bit and Shota fires a flurry! But then Takagi blocks one to wrench and knuckle lock! Takagi goes up the ropes!? The fans fire up, but Shota breaks free! Takagi gives thumbs down, and the fans boo, but Takagi HIP ATTACKS Shota down! Takagi rallies the fans behind him, then reels Shota in. But Shota BACKDROPS free! Takagi gets up fast, but Shota dropkicks the legs! Shota turns Takagi for a NECKBREAKER! Shota snarls, goes to a corner, and the fans rally again. Takagi stands, Shota runs corner to corner and UPPERCUTS! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Shota stays clam.
Shota drags Takagi up and reels him in, but Takagi fights the lift! Shota CLUBS Takagi, whips him to a corner, then runs up, but he blocks a boot! KNEE JAMMER, and then a SHIN BREAKER! Shota turns Takagi over for the STF! The fans rally as Takagi endures and Shota pulls on the hold! Takagi reaches out, crawls his way over, and fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Shota lets go in frustration. Shota stands Takagi back up to reel him back in, but again Takagi fights the lift! Shota KNEES Takagi again and again, then tries again. Takagi still fights that lift! Takagi CLUBS at the legs, but Shota CLUBS away on Takagi’s back!
Shota UPPERCUTS into a spin! Takagi suplexes, Shota fights it, so Takagi hits a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down and the fans rally back up. Shota crawls away to a corner while Takagi slaps his leg into working. Takagi watches Shota stand, then he runs in. Takagi blocks a boot, CLUBS the leg, and he LARIATS Shota down! The fans fire up and Takagi gets them even more fired up. Takagi stands Shota up, but Shota fires forearms! Takagi SHOVES Shota down, but Shota is right up to fire more forearms! Takagi THROWS Shota down, but Shota’s right up to fire forearms! Takagi YUKON LARIATS outta nowhere!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Takagi rises and grabs at Shota but Shota shakes him off. Takagi still tries to stand Shota up but Shota kicks him now! So Takagi short arm LARIATS Shota down! And he short arm LARIATS again! Then a scoop for a SLAM, and Takagi goes up! YUKON ELBOW DROP! Takagi hauls Shota up, and hits a POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Into an STF! Takagi gives Shota a taste of his own medicine! Shota endures, the fans rally, and then Takagi shifts to Just Facelock! Shota still endures, then fights around and reaches out. Takagi shifts to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota still endures!
Shota reaches out but Takagi pulls on that arm! The fans rally, Takagi puts as much as he can into the Fujiwara, but Shota fights and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud while Takagi lets off, and he throws some elbows down for good measure. Takagi then brings Shota up, puts him on the top rope, and he fires ridge hand chops! Takagi climbs up, goes to the very top, and hits a SUPER DUPER PLEX! The fans fire up and Shota writhes! Takagi covers, TWO!! Shota survives and the fans fire up again. Takagi finally says, “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up as the time has finally come! They then join in with “OI! OI! OI!”
Takagi stalks Shota, brings him up, and pump handles, only for Shota to fight the lift! Shota slips free, half nelsons, but Takagi elbows free! Shota UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Shota winds up and runs, but Takagi follows to LARIAT at the ropes! Takagi keeps moving, Shota gets around to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Takagi’s right up to SNAP GERMAN! Shota’s right up, ducks a lariat, and he SNAP GERMANS! Shota roars, runs up, but into a PUMPING BOMBER!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Takagi and Shota go to opposite ends, and the fans rally up.
Takagi goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Shota is in the other corner. The fans rally harder, and they both run in! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither man falls! So they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Both stay up, Takagi SWATS a lariat to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Then he whips Shota, but Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! Takagi’s right up!? But Shota LARIATS him back down!! Shota also falls and the fans rally back up! Takagi and Shota stir, and Shota crawls his way over to Takagi. The “SHOTA! SHOTA!” fans are showing up now, and he reels Takagi in, for a POWERBOMB!! High stack cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up again and Shota fires himself up. Takagi slowly rises up, Shota runs, but Takagi swats the lariat! ELBOW! JAB! YUKON- SHOTGUN! But Takagi’s up to PUMPING BOMBER again!! Both men are down again as we hit 20 minutes! Takagi pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Takagi crawls over to Shota. The dueling is starting to sound even, and Takagi brings Shota up. Shota fires boxing elbows, then a ROLLING- NO, Takagi catches him! Pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN! Cover, TWO!! Takagi shouts out Milano Collection AT with how he tucks Shota’s arms! TAKAGI DRIVER 98!! Cover, TWO!!
Shota survives but Takagi keeps moving, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Takagi gets going again, and he PUMPING BOMBERS!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Shota survives and shocks everyone! Takagi thinks on what he must do now, and he brings Shota back up. The fans rally, Takagi pump handles and torture racks! But Shota kicks and flails to get free! Shota LARIATS, but Takagi stays up while Shota drops to his knees! Takagi shakes his head, brings Shota up again, but Shota ENZIGIRIS! Takagi goes to a corner, Shota fires forearms and an elbow, then a ROLLING ELBOW! Takagi stays up to ELBOW! JAB! And whip!
Shota reverses, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, Shota brings Takagi to his feet for the fisherman and SECOND- NO, Takagi fights that to scoop Shota! LANDSLIDE DRIVER!! The fans rally up again and Takagi watches Shota rise. Takagi runs, Shota dodges, but then Takagi dodges! DOUBLE LARIATS!! Shota falls on the cover, ONE?!?! Shota gest going again, SHOTA BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!!! Takagi will not be beat at his own game and the fans fire up! Shota goes to a corner as the fans are dueling, and Shota BUSAIKU KNEES! Then he hooks the leg, SECOND CHAPTER!!! Cover, SHOTA WINS!!
Winner: Shota Umino, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
The Rampaging Dragon has been slain! Perhaps if this was the Shota from before New Beginning, the story would be different, but the Second Chapter writes Takagi out of the tournament. Will Takagi battle his way to the top from a different path?
As for Shota, he decides not to say anything, and exits the ring. But wait! David Finlay & Gedo make their way out here! Gedo grabs the mic to ask, “Oi, kid, where’d you go? Get back out yere, you punk! Get back here, kid!” Shota responds to that taunting and makes his way back out. Gedo tells Shota, “I don’t know what’s going on in your head, but do you realize who you’re facing in the finals? The Savage King, David Finlay! He’s crazy strong, kid! Tougher than you can imagine! Whatever it took for you tog et here, in an instant, it’ll be destroyed! Get over here, ya punk! Get over here! I wanna know how much you want this!”
“You want to come in here, say your piece? Just try!” Gedo drops the mic for Shota, and then Shota stares Finlay down. Shota picks the mic up, and he tells Finlay, “I promise I will beat you.” Finlay likes the sound of that. These two stare down, and we are just days away from them battling for it all! Who will be the 2025 New Japan Cup Champion, and the man aimed squarely at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship?
My Thoughts:
Another great night for New Japan Cup, but with as much filler as yesterday’s event. The War Dogs sure have their hands in many things, as does the House of Torture with how Evil is building to a title match with Yota Tsuji. The War Dogs and House of Torture going to Double Count-Out Draw again was a good move, it keeps both sides equal as we wait for them to do whatever huge faction warfare match they’re planning. As for Yota VS Evil, hard to say at this point as House of Torture won the match but then Yota stood tall after that scrap. It’d be really weird if Evil gets that title off Yota just to be a transitional champion to Finlay so that Finlay can get “his” title back.
Shota VS Shingo was a great match, but the crowd really took a second to get into it. There still seems to be a number of fans who are uncertain on Shota so they didn’t feel like cheering right away, but Shota got them on his side as things heated up. Shota winning makes sense, he’s got this new attitude and so that’s part of the push. I hope he changes his aesthetic enough once we get to the finals on March 20th. Take those all white paints, airbrush something on them that helps represent what “Second Chapter” Shota is about, or even just go with a solid color like red or blue to indicate the change visually. As for who wins, that is anyone’s guess, as Finlay will have to circle back to the Bullet Club Civil War at some point.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Adrenaline in Brussels, every thought out of control!
Cody Rhodes has called him out and now it’s the moment of truth: Will John Cena return to Monday Night Raw live from Brussels, Belgium?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- No Holds Barred: PENTA VS Ludwig Kaiser; Penta wins.
- Dakota Kai VS Ivy Nile; Dakota wins.
- Jey Uso VS Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller; Jey wins.
- The Creed Brothers VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee; Rey & Lee win.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Finn Balor; Bron wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
JOHN CENA IS HERE!
Brussels erupts with booing as the traitorous GOAT makes his way out. He’s wearing the custom Belgium merchandise, but not even that is enough to appease the fans, and they still sing, “John Cena SUCKS~!” Cena grabs the mic and paces around while the fans boo and give thumbs down. The dueling does begin, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” and Cena just stands there to let it play out. Then he drops the mic and turns to leave, but that makes everyone boo! Cena picks up the mic, fans chant, “You Sold Out!” so Cena drops the mic again. The fans boo, so Cena picks the mic back up.
Cena finally speaks, “When someone is properly grounded in life… They shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.” Fans chant and sing at Cena some more, but Cena says they are making this so easy for him. “For 25 years, I’ve been the victim, okay? I have been the victim of an abusive relationship. No, no, no, you have lost your time to talk!” The fans say, “You Sold Out!” Cena says fine, take the floor. But what do they do with it? They just abuse and bully him into being their damn puppet, and expect him to do it with a smile on his face! NO MORE! The fans tell Cena off, and he lets them say it. “So very classy. Thank you.”
“Look, I am not a ‘baby face,’ I am not a ‘heel.’ I’m a human being. And each and every one of you has been AWFUL to me! Go ahead, go ahead! You’ve been awful!” The fans boo more, but Cena says it has been the same damn noise for 25 YEARS! When he first got here, the fans let him know really loud that they hated him. Moments of embarrassment and shame, they let him know he wasn’t worthy of them. So he changed himself, and it worked for a second, but then it wasn’t enough! So what’d he do? He worked hard like always, he started to win and win and win and win, and win and win and win and win!
But oh, he won a lot, and fans hated it! It wasn’t enough! So what’d Cena do? He spent 10 YEARS giving away everything he possibly could, and it still wasn’t enough! The fans tell Cena to STFU, but he just smirks and shakes his head. In his final moments, what’s the only thing he can do? He can walk away. Wow, and now you cheer. But he announced his retirement in a move no one has done before. He really is walking away at the end of this year. He tried one last time to get along with the fans. He tried one last time to do something nice, but they ruined it! Just like they ruin everything!
Because just like right here tonight, it was great for two seconds, and then it wasn’t enough! The fans sing “Hey Hey Hey~, Goodbye~!” Cena says, “Each one of these idiots is proving my point with every breath. My point is, no matter what I do, it is never enough, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves. All you ever do is take. You take, you take, and you take! And you only care about yourselves! I put my values on the line to make a very important choice in my life, and all you could think is, ‘What do we get?’ My story changed! ‘What do we get? John Cena’s coming to my town! What do we get? This is trending! What do we get?’
“Not one of you SOBs asked me how I feel. No one! It’s just ‘What do we get? What do we get?’ YOU GET NOTHING! You get what you have earned, and what you have earned is NOTHING! You don’t get a new look, because you dress like me, I don’t dress like you idiots! You don’t get new music! That is MY voice on that song, and your time is finally up! And my time is finally now! The only thing you get is to take a long look in the mirror to see how awful each and every one of you has been for 25 years to me!” The fans still boo, and even shift to, “We Want Cody!” Oh, they want Cody? OH~, of course! The brand new, shiny toy! Because they’re about to put this one out to pasture.
Like he said, they’re just proving his point that they’re awful people. And that’s every single person here! No one is safe, no one can hide, especially those he can pick out in the crowd. This guy, that guy in the front row, and that other guy. Yes, he sees them. The “Let’s Go Cena” people. They’re the ones who support Cena. The dueling begins again, and Cena says, “You hear that, world? The Cena Sucks Jagoffs, they have already proved themselves awful people. I’m about ot tell you why the Let’s Go Cena people are just as awful. You claim to support me? What have you ever done? What have you, you, you, what have you ever done to support me, huh?!
“What have you ever done for me? All you ever do is steal from me! You steal! You steal my personal moments! You steal my time! You have made me your freakin’ toy! I am an object to you! You have made me the butt to a stupid ‘invisible’ joke for 15 years, and you still think it’s funny! It is NOT funny! It is pathetic! You are pathetic.” Fans tell Cena off again, but Cena says they don’t wanna hear this, huh? Not ready to hear this? Not ready to lean into the uncomfortable conversation. The truth is, the fans don’t wear his merch to support him. They wear it to feel good. They wear words like Hustle, Loyalty, Respect, but Cena LIVES them.
The fans think they can buy the words “Never Give Up?” Cena is the definition of perseverance, and everyone here knows it! “You do not support me. What you do is you use me as an excuse for your pathetic failure of a life. Because all you’ve ever done there for 25 years is sit on your ass and watch me be great! NO MORE! This, everybody, including that one kid right there, is a toxic, dysfunctional relationship! Oh, you don’t wanna hear it, huh? It’s too tough for ya? Well listen to this. I’m breaking up with you. I’m done. I’m breaking up with every single person. Whether you like me or you don’t, you’re dumped.
“I don’t need you anymore. I don’t care about you. And you don’t matter to me. And here’s the thing. There’s no noise you can make, there is nothing you can do, because you know I’m right and you know you are wrong!” WAIT! Here comes Cody! Brussels erupts with cheers this time, and they sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, continues down the ramp and high-fives fans, and Cena just waits on Cody. We get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and more pyro as Cody throws off his jacket and steps into the ring with Cena. Cody raises the Undisputed WWE Championship, the fans cheer, and then Cody gets himself a mic.
The fans cheer as the song dies down and Cena scowls. The fans sing, “CODY! CODY RHOOODES~! CODY, CODY RHOOODES~!” Cody lifts the belt again and the fans cheer more. Cody then finally says, “I think everybody was willing to hear you out, even myself. If I understood correctly from what you just said, they’ve given you their worst. Sure, they might’ve given you their worst. But they’ve also given you their best for 25 years, and they did that because you were special. They did that because you were special. They did that because you could take it. They did that because you could carry it!” The fans cheer that.
Cena says, “Look, kid,” but Cody tells him, “ENOUGH! And it’s certainly not ‘kid.’ It’s champion!” The fans cheer that, too! And Cody wants to ask Cena something. “Who the hell are you? Where’s the guy on this shirt? Right here! Even after what you did, I was excited at the prospect of going week to week, face to face, with John Cena. And instead, I got this. Well this better not show up at WrestleMania. Because if it does, I run it over, I run it out, because I already took its best shot and it wasn’t good enough, I retire it early! So go find John Cena, because I wanna wrestle him at WrestleMania 41, not this whiny b*tch!”
Cody drops his mic and leaves the ring, the fans all fired up! Cody gives Cena one last look before he makes his way back up the ramp. The fans sing for “CODY! CODY RHOOODES~!” again, and he again lifts the belt. Cena is still in the ring, so the fans boo. Cena drops his mic, exits the ring, and the fans again sing “Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye~!” Cena gives them one last look before he goes backstage. Will this Cena be all we get from now until the end of 2025?
No Holds Barred: PENTA VS Ludwig Kaiser!
After going back and forth, and even adding Pete Dunne to the mix, the Man with No Fear and the Impeccable German have it out with nothing holding them back! Will Penta show Kaiser what #CeroMiedo looks like when it is fully unleashed? Or will Kaiser say NEIN to another loss?
Raw returns and Penta makes his entrance. The fans fire up with the pyro, and “CERO! MIEDO!” The fans even sing, “OLE~, OLE OLE OLE~! CEROOO~, MIEDOOO~!” The bell rings and Penta eggs Kaiser on. Kaiser is annoyed with the fans, but then he and Penta start throwing hands! Kaiser gets the edge, but Penta avoids the lariat to CHOP Kaiser down! Kaiser staggers, Penta runs up, and Penta LARIATS Kaiser up and out! Then Penta slides out, runs up, but Kaiser THROWS him into the timekeeper’s area! The fans boo, but Penta gets up on the barriers! Penta tightrope walks his way to FLYING RANA Kaiser into the apron!
The fans fire up with Penta and he pursues, but Kaiser bails out. Kaiser grabs chairs, puts them in the ring, but Penta runs up to DROPKICK Kaiser down! Penta then builds speed and he FLIES! Direct hit, the fans fire up, but then the fans cheer as Penta clears the commentary desk! Penta puts Kaiser up there, CHOPS him, but Kaiser CHOPS back! They CHOPS go back and forth, the fans cheer and boo. Penta fires off a flurry, but Kaiser CLAWS Penta’s face! Then KAISER ROLL on the desk! The fans lose their minds while Kaiser stands tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Kaiser has Penta up top, and he CLAWS at the mask! But Penta fights Kaiser off! The fans fire up as Kaiser staggers, and Penta CROSSBODIES! Kaiser staggers up, Penta dodges and KICKS Kaiser in the leg! Then SLING-DOG! Kaiser flounders to a corner, Penta whips, but Kaiser reverses. Penta goes up and over to BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Penta rises. Penta aims from a corner, calls his shot, and runs up, but into a GAMANGIRI! Kaiser fireman’s carries, KAISER ROLL again, then cover! TWO! Penta survives, but Kaiser kicks him out of the ring. Kaiser UPPERCUTS Penta, then RAMS him into steel steps!
The fans boo, Kaiser leaves Penta behind, but only to go out the side. Kaiser gets running, wanting his favorite shot! But Penta BACKDROPS Kaiser onto the desk! The fans are thunderous as Kaiser writhes! Penta has the fans singing again, and he brings Kaiser off the desk to put in the ring. Penta stalks Kaiser, but Kaiser SMACKS Penta! The fans chant, “We Want Tables!” but Penta CHOPS! Kaiser fires a haymaker, Penta fires back, and the two stand. Kaiser ROCKS Penta, but Penta ROCKS Kaiser! The haymakers keep going, then Penta trades CHOPS with Kaiser’s haymakers! Penta fires a flurry of forearms, then says “CERO! MIEDO!”
Penta runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Kaiser SLAMS him down! BLINDSIDE SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Penta survives but Kaiser stalks him to ropes. Kaiser tells Penta to listen to him! Penta will fear KAISER! Kaiser will teach Penta what it means to fear! Kaiser CLUBS Penta down, the fans sing for Penta, but Kaiser grabs a chair. Kaiser dares Penta to get up, and then he SMACKS Penta on the back! Penta scrambles to a corner but Kaiser grins as he storms up. Kaiser CHOKES Penta with the chair and shouts, “Are you scared? Say it!” Kaiser wants Penta to admit he’s afraid, but Penta just powers up! The fans fire up as Penta pushes Kaiser back! “CERO! MIEDO!”
Kaiser drags Penta up, clinches, but Penta WRINGS that arm, then has the other! THE SACRIFICE!! Kaiser writhes, clutches that elbow, but now Penta has the chair! Penta winds up but Kaiser wants mercy! Penta shakes his head but Kaiser says he gives up?! Kaiser says Penta wins? Penta isn’t sure about that, but then Kaiser CLAWS Penta’s eyes! Kaiser has th echair, but Penta SUPERKICKS the chair into Kaiser! Then he SMACKS Kaiser! Then he gives the chair back to SUPERKICK it into Kaiser again! Penta goes up, Kaiser staggers around, and Penta reels him in, FLYING MEXICAN DESTROYER on the chair!!
The fans are losing their minds, but Penta then hits a PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, Penta wins!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
Brussels gives this brutal opener a standing ovation! Will Penta now leave Kaiser in the past to go for bigger and better prizes? Cathy Kelley interviews Penta on the ramp and congratulates him on the win. That was a definitive end to that match, and we’re on the Road to WrestleMania. What is next for Penta? Penta says first off all, THANK YOU, BRUSSELS! They are amazing, he loves ’em! But the Penta New Era is here! It is alive in Europe, but also in every continent in the world! What is next for Penta? Listen: THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Penta wants to tell everyone that he doesn’t care what he has to do, he WILL be champion! Because he is Penta, and he has CERO MIEDO! That very title is on the line later tonight, will Penta be aimed at Bron Breakker or Finn Balor for WrestleMania?
Dakota Kai heads to gorilla.
Iyo Sky gives her a pep talk before her match, but uh, is that Dominik Mysterio talking with Karrion Kross? Is Dom still trying to recruit new members? Or is Mr. Doomsday giving Dom some special advice of his own?
The Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Carlito is adding to the great graffiti backstage, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez talk about how Dominik should’ve taken the match with Bron Breakker instead of- Finn walks in! Liv & Raquel say hey, and they wish him luck tonight. Finn thanks them for that, and he wishes them the best of luck in their matches. Jade Cargill is gonna be another stop on the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour! And Raquel, by this time next week, they’ll both be Intercontinental- Oh, Dom walks in! Hey, bud! The man of the moment! Finn knows Dom knows, but Finn wants to say from the bottom of his heart, thanks for getting him the title match.
Dom says of course! Whatever it takes to get Judgment Day back on top. But here’s the thing… Dom was talking with some people, and he has an idea. Oh, an idea? Is Dom sure he should say this? Dom says it’ll be okay. Ever since JD McDonagh went down, they kinda lost some muscle around here. So Dom found the perfect person to add to the Judgment Day! Finn is annoyed and asks who. Penta! Finn wants to get something straight. After all this time, and after all they’ve been through, Dom goes behind Finn’s back, has all these conversations with all these people, and the one he lands on… is offering a spot to Penta, the guy who just declared HE wants Finn’s Intercontinental title?!
Finn seethes, and tells Dom he’s just a snake! Finn storms out, the mood ruined. Dom didn’t know Penta was gonna go for the title. Carlito says Dom doesn’t watch the product, huh? Well, Dom stepped in it this time. Is there some way he can he make it up to Finn? Or should he just give up on adding members?
Dakota Kai VS Ivy Nile w/ Team American Made!
Speaking of the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, both #CobraKai and the Diamond Pitbull have fought for and failed to take that title from Lyra Valkyria. With Raquel Rodriguez facing Lyra next, who will prove they’re worthy of the shot after that?
What a surprise to see Chad Gable showing up. He apologizes for being late, and then he joins The Creed Brothers in Ivy’s corner. The bell rings, and Dakota fires off fast hands on Ivy! The ref reprimands as they’re in the corner, but Dakota backs off. Dakota runs up, but Ivy stops the flying-mare! Ivy throws Dakota away, Dakota keeps moving, but Ivy LARIATS! Ivy is already frustrated and she rains down fists! The fans boo, Ivy tells them to shut up, and Maggle taunts Gable about his lucha mask that he may or may not have. Ivy stands Dakota up, whips her to a corner, and Dakota bounces off buckles into Ivy’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Ivy is annoyed but Gable coaches her on. Ivy drags Dakota up, reels her in, and she suplexes. Dakota cradle counters! TWO, and Dakota goes to a corner. Ivy runs up, Dakota ELBOWS her away, then Dakota BOOTS her! Dakota runs to DISCUS LARIAT! And then LARIAT again! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Dakota while Ivy ends up in a corner. Dakota runs in to BOOT WASH! Dakota then puts Ivy through ropes, and JUMP- NO, Ivy avoids the stomp! But Dakota GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up again and Dakota builds speed, but Gable is on the apron! The fans boo, Ivy storms in, and Ivy scoops Dakota for a SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Dakota survives, and here comes the LWO! They go after The Creeds for what Gable or not Gable did! Gable runs but gets flanked, so he goes into the crowd! The fans fire up as Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee chase after Gable! Ivy is shocked, but that lets Dakota run Around the World! BOOT! And then a fireman’s carry, GO TO KICK!! Cover, Dakota wins!
Winner: Dakota Kai, by pinfall
American Made falls apart in Brussels, and now #CapKota is in pole position for the title chase! Will she get one more shot on goal with Lyra? Or will she and her old rival, Raquel, meet again?
Iyo Sky heads to the ring!
The fans fire up as the Evil Genius, the NEW Women’s World Champion, is ready to sign on the dotted line! She and Bianca Belair are going to put pen to paper, but will that be all that happens? We find out after the break.
Raw returns as Bianca is in the ring, and Adam Pearce has joined them. Pearce welcomes everyone in French, and says it is now time to make this world title match official between challenger Bianca Belair, and champion Iyo Sky! The fans cheer that! Pearce says they know how this works. Two signatures makes this official, so the floor is theirs. Iyo and Bianca both take their seats, and Iyo picks up her mic first. “Bianca, you will not disrespect me again. Rhea will not disrespect me again. No one will disrespect me again. Because I am the Women’s World Champion!” The fans cheer that! “And after WrestleMania, I will still be the Women’s World Champion!” The fans cheer even more for that!
Iyo signs her part, the fans cheer again, and even chant, “You Deserve It!” Iyo bows in thanks for that. Now Bianca has her turn to speak. “Iyo, I have all the respect in the world for you. I really do. But last week, I gave you a pass because it was lowkey my fault, so I’ma tell you exactly what I told Rhea. If you put your hands on me and think you can get away with it, you don’t know me at all. So WrestleMania, you gonna find out exactly who I am. I am Bianca Belair, The EST of WWE, and I will be your NEW Women’s World Champion.” Fans are a bit more torn here, but Bianca signs her part. Pearce says it is now official!
The fans cheer and Pearce thanks them for being so professional. But then RHEA RIPLEY shows up! The fans fire up but Pearce, Bianca and Iyo are all shocked and upset about this. Mami has a mic as she storms down the ramp, but Pearce already calls in refs! Pearce asks what Rhea is doing out here, but Rhea asks them what they’re all doing out here. Because last she checked, Iyo slapped her in the face and she won’t do nothing about it, like Bianca over here. How the hell is Bianca acting like nothing happened? Well, for one, Bianca had to sign the contract for WrestleMania. That’s what she’s doing out here.
Rhea says real funny, coming from Bianca. Because Bianca had no business being out here for Rhea’s title match, but there she was. So time to take a page out of Bianca’s book, and she’s just out here to watch. Oh, then Rhea will be just watching WrestleMania! Bianca and Rhea argue, Iyo gets riled up, and she storms up like last time. But Bianca pie faces her first! Bianca says she ain’t getting smacked today! Well she gets a HEADBUTT from Rhea! Bianca ends up on the table, and then Rhea kicks Iyo! Rhea reels Iyo in, and hauls her up, to POEWRBOMB onto Bianca! The table doesn’t break, but Pearce has had enough of Rhea!
Rhea sees the contract on the floor, then picks it up. And she SIGNS IT, TOO!? Can she do that?! We have the two signatures, but is she making this into a Triple Threat?! Pearce argues with Rhea all the way to the back as she plays keep-away, but is Mami about to be on top one way or another?
Jey Uso walks ‘n’ talks.
“Yeah! Yeah! Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaay~! YEAH! I ain’t been myself lately. Been doubtin’ myself. Mind playin’ tricks on me. So I flew halfway around the world to whoop somebody’s ass! And that person tonight is Austin Theory. But at WrestleMania, it’s me and you, Gunther, when I shock the world and become World Heavyweight Champ! So Uce! Hey, Uce! Please hit my music-” GUNTHER IS AT GORILLA! Jey and Gunther get to shouting but Pearce and security barge in! Pearce says not tonight! Not after everything Rhea just did! Gunther says he talked to Jimmy on Friday, and he’s just as dumb as Jey!
Jey shoves Gunther, security ushers Gunther out, and Jey says he’ll see “G” out there! UH UH, YEET!! Jey makes his entrance, will he be even more fired up to fight #AllDay Austin Theory?
Jey Uso VS Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller!
Raw returns and A-Town Down Under makes their entrance. The bell rings, Waller distracts Jey already, and Theory fires off haymakers! They end up in the corner, the ref reprimands and counts, but Theory talks trash on the Yeet! Theory drags Jey up, whips him corner to corner, but Jey goes up and over. Jey keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges then SPEARS!! Cover, Jey wins!!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall
That was fast! Jey really IS fired up to fight Gunther for Mania! Waller storms in, but Jey SUPERKICKS him down! Jey then watches ATDU regroup, and Jey FLIES! Jey clips the ropes just a bit but he still takes ATDU down! Jey gets back up, but GUNTHER GETS HIM IN A SLEEPER!! Gunther squeezes tight, but Jey RAMS Gunther into a corner! Jey is free to fire haymakers! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey pops, locks, but Gunther blocks the shot! Jey ROCKS Gunther with his off hand, and then he YANKS the title from Gunther!! The fans fire up, Gunther runs up in a rage, but Jey DUMPS him out! The fans fire up as Jey holds up the belt!
Gunther is furious, the fans cheer, but then Jey tosses the belt back. Der Ring General tried to punk out Jey, but Jey turned the tables! Will nothing stop Jey from proving he IS a main event player?
Pearce argues with Rhea.
Pearce will not allow Rhea to get away with what she’s doing! You can’t just write your name on a contract! Rhea says yes she can, she literally just did it! This is like talking to a child. Give him the contract! No! Yes! No! YES! NO! Rhea Ripley, give her the contract! Rhea says then he should put her in the match, her name’s on the contract! She shoves the contract into Pearce’s chest, he thanks her and takes his leave. But here comes Bianca! She and Rhea brawl! Bianca HAMMERS away, but now Iyo gets in, to go after Rhea! Bianca shoves Iyo aside and says Rhea is hers! Iyo DECKS Bianca, tells Bianca not to screw with her, but then Rhea SHOVES Iyo into a door!
Rhea goes after Bianca, and throws her into road cases! Pearce returns to have refs usher Rhea out of here! Rhea demands to be in that title match! Will Mami get what she wants? Or will she throw things out of whack until she does?
The Creed Brothers VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee!
After that wild encounter earlier tonight, this was a natural choice for all parties involved! Will Julius & Brutus get payback for Master Gable being run out of the building? Or will American Made learn not to mess with the L W O?
The teams sort out and Julius starts against Dragon. The bell rings, and Julius JUMP KNEES Lee down! The fans boo but Julius drags Lee up for a fireman’s carry. But Lee pops up to RANA Julius away! Brutus runs up but Lee dodges to SUPERKICK! Brutus tumbles out, Lee DIVES onto Brutus! Lee goes up a corner, then CROSSBODIES Julius! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Lee clamps onto Julius. Lee reaches out but Brutus YANKS Rey down! Julius turns things around and hits Lee with a ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! Then a SLIDING LARIAT! Julius scowls, the fans boo, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and the fans rally as Lee wipes out the Creeds! Lee crawls for his corner, hot tags to Julius and Rey! The fans fire up as Rey BLASTS Brutus, BOOTS Julius, then ELBOWS Brutus to dodge Julius! Tilt-o-whirl DEJA VU RANA! Julius flounders around, the fans fire up, and Rey climbs up on Julius. Rey rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to “Sept” (seven in French) before Julius carries him off the corner! Brutus is there and Julius hands Rey off! But Rey fights back, elbowing Julius away and raining fists down on Brutus! But Brutus THROWS Rey at Julius, and Julius catches Rey!
Julius powers up and brings Rey around, but Rey swings to DDT! Lee is back, FLYING RANA for Brutus to the floor!! The fans are thunderous and Rey goes up top! But Julius springs up after him! Only for Rey to HEADBUTT him away! Rey leaps, FLYING RANA and Julius is on the ropes! Rey dials it up and the fans cheer the 619! DROP THE DIME! Cover, LWO WINS!
Winners: Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee, by pinfall
The King of Lucha and his Boy Wonder took down the Creeds, but WAIT! That American Made luchador is back! He CLOBBERS Rey, dodges Lee, and then FLYING HEADBUTTS! El Americano rains down fists on Lee, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Rey storms up to fire forearms! The fans fire up, but Gable- er, uh, Americano waistlocks again! GERMAN SUPLEX and Rey lands on Lee! The fans boo “whoever this is,” but now he goes up top! The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” a la Angle, but Americano says SHOOOOSH! DIVING HEADBUTT on Lee!! “UH GRACIAS~!” Americano runs away as security rushes out here!
Gable was ran off from the building, yet this luchador returns. What is going on with this masked man mystery?
Seth Rollins is here!
Brussels sings his song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as The Visionary is in a comparatively normal outfit. Rollins high-fives fans and makes his way to the ring in his dark green suit and boots highlighted with gold chain and wristwatch. What will Rollins have to say about the shocking way Roman Reigns returned? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns as the fans continue to sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins revels in it while he has the mic in hand. The fans applaud as the singing just keeps going. Another round of applause, and then Rollins tells Brussels, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins!” The fans cheer again, and Rollins says that by the sound of this, they already know it. In case you don’t, this is a Visionary, this is a Revolutionary, this is SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS! The fans cheer more, the singing returns, and Rollins again smiles. The fans applaud, and Rollins says alright. He was coming out here mad as Hell, but it is hard to be mad with those beautiful voices serenading him.
Rollins takes a moment as fans start to chant “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Well, we’ll get to him, but Rollins wants to talk Roman Reigns first. “O T C! O T C!” Yes, you saw the footage last week. Is Rollins mad as Hell that Roman came for revenge? Absolutely not, cuz he’d have done the same damn thing! HAHAHA! “The problem is, even after all these years, and a Wise Man in his ear, Roman Reigns still can’t come up with a plan. He needs his Architect to do it for him.” Roman had the time, the place, the moment, but he left one detail out: That detail is the man the fans were all chanting for just a few moments ago.
The “C M PUNK!” chant returns and Rollins says yes, “The luckiest loser on the face of the planet.” Because of Rollins had just a few more seconds in that cage, he would’ve ended what he promised the world. He would’ve stomped Punk through the mat, ended the Mania dream, and put Punk’s career on ice! Rollins would’ve taken care of the Punk Problem for everyone, including Roman. But like the good ol’ days, Rollins is left to clean up Roman’s mess. The “O T C!” chants return, and Rollins says don’t worry, he’ll put OTC in his place along the way. And it just so happens that Rollins’ two favorite people are going to be in the same place at the same time this Friday Night SmackDown.
Oh, trust him, Brussels, Rollins wishes those two were here, too. But… Rollins was just thinking… Why let them boys have all the fun? Maybe Rollins makes a trip down to Italy, makes a trip to SmackDown, and he puts himself right in between Roman and Punk? What do the fans think about that? The fans cheer, and Rollins says yeah, that sounds like a nice way to solve a problem and clean up a mess. But that is Friday, this is Monday, this ain’t about SmackDown, this is about the fans! This has been one hell of a crowd all night long! They’ve been singing with their beautiful voices, there’s just one match left and that is the main event for the Intercontinental Championship!
So Brussels, sing Rollins’ beautiful song as he makes his way to SmackDown and we make our way to the main event! Give it to ’em, Brussels! “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins revels in it again, and he says, “It’s on. See you boys on Friday, HAHAHA!”
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Cathy is with the Phenomenal One and says he had a lot to say on the Raw Recap show about Logan Paul. Could he give us a bit of that here? Styles says he stands behind everything he said. Styles hears the fans sing for him, then says Logan Paul just doesn’t belong. But then Karrion Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux walk over. Kross asks if that’s really how Styles feels. Styles says he doesn’t need this. Kross says he is just offering a different perspective, but if Styles doesn’t want it… Kross turns to go but Styles says fine, let’s hear it. Maybe Styles isn’t mad about Logan Paul. Maybe Styles is mad at himself. That’s enough of that.
No, hey, hold on! Kross just wants Styles to think: How long did it take for Styles to get to the WWE and find validation? 16? Styles says it was 17. Okay, okay. But it didn’t take Logan that long, did it? Is Styles not able to respect a guy who just waltzed into the business and did everything Styles has ever wanted to in record time? Styles sees where Kross is going with this, and it’s not gonna work. Styles leaves, but Kross says it’s working. He and Scarlett do the Scott Hall fingers, will their mind games make Styles and Logan bitter enemies?
Bron Breakker heads to gorilla.
And Penta is there! Penta looks at the title, and Bron smirks. Will this be the match-up for the title? Or will this Road to WrestleMania take a detour thanks to The Judgment Day?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Finn Balor!
The Big Bad Booty Nephew has been chewing up this roster ever since he got here, but The Prince claims he chews up “rookies” like Bron his whole career. But until these two fight it out, it’s all just talk. Whose bark is worse than their bite when the bell rings?
Raw returns and Bron makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to see who’s the real badass around here!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. In fact, they’re even dueling, “Let’s Go, Balor!” and then barking for Bron. Finn and Bron feel things out, knuckle lock, but then Finn backs away to ropes. The ref has Bron stay back, Finn leaves the ropes, and the two reset. They tie up, Finn headlocks, but Bron powers up and out. Bron RUNS Finn over, the fans bark, and Bron snarls as he storms up on Finn. Finn kicks low, CLUBS Bron on the neck, then headlocks. Bron blocks the takeover with pure brawn, then he hoists Finn up! The fans fire up, but Finn uses that to flying headlock takeover! The fans cheer while Finn grinds Bron down.
Bron endures as Finn thrashes him around. Bron rolls Finn to a cover, TWO, and Finn holds onto the headlock. The fans rally, Bron powers out and headlocks. Finn powers out, drops down, then bypasses Bron to TOSS him out! Bron lands on his feet! The fans fire up, Bron storms in, and he RAMS Finn into a corner! Bron RAMS Finn again and again, then snarls again. Finn staggers to another corner, but Bron runs up to LARIAT! Bron whips Finn to TOSS him out, and Finn tumbles! Bron goes out the side, and he builds up speed! The fans fire up, but Finn SLINGBLADES Bron down! Finn has control while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Finn has Bron in a corner. Finn CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Finn paces, then he goes back to Bron for a haymaker. Bron counter punches! And counter punches! Bron fires hands, whips, then scoops, but Finn tilt-o-whirls through to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn ELBOWS Bron in the neck, the fans rally up, and Finn stalks Bron. Finn scuffs Bron, SLAPS him, and talks trash. “You know who I am? I’m Finn Balor!” Finn keeps scuffing and slapping, and the fans tell Finn he done messed up! Finn fires hands, but Bron just snarls! Bron ROCKS Finn again and again, then whips. Finn reverses, but Bron LEAPING ELBOWS!
Bron storms up again, clinches, and EXPLODERS! Finn flounders, Bron whips again, but Finn KICKS the backdrop away. Finn runs, Bron dodges and then catches Finn for a POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and bark, and then Bron drags Finn up. But wait, here come Dom & Carlito! It was only a matter of time before Judgment Day pulled this move! They distract Bron and Finn rolls Bron up! TWO, and Finn runs up, but Bron catches him by the neck! Military press, but Finn slips free, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Bron survives and Finn is frustrated, but Dom & Carlito cheer Finn on.
Bron crawls to ropes, Finn spins him around, and Finn JUMP STOMPS! The fans tell Dom he sucks, Carlito tells Dom to tune that out, and Finn gives more stomps! Finn asks Dom what he’s doing out here, so apparently this was another of Dom’s ideas. Finn CHOPS Bron, then whips, but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds up speed to CLOBBER Finn! The fans fire up and bark again while Finn bails out. Bron storms out after Finn and the ref tells Dom & Carlito to back off. Bron LEAPS from the apron and onto the desk! Both men go tumbling over and the fans lose their minds! Bron sputters, Corey Graves lost a shoe, and “This is Awesome!”
Bron and Finn slowly stir, and Bron is on his feet! Finn crawls, wants mercy, but Bron stomps him! Bron puts Finn in the ring, and he dares Dom & Carlito to pull something. Bron slides in and builds speed again! SLINGBLADE! Finn hits first, and then he hurries to go again! SHOTGUN and Bron hits buckles! Bron slumps down into the drop zone so Finn climbs up! The fans fire up as Finn reaches the top! COUP DE- NO, Bron dodges, runs up, but Finn hurdles over the Spear! Roll up, TWO!! Bron grabs Finn again, military press, BREAKKER SLAM! Cover, TWO! Finn survives, both men are down, and the fans are fired up!
Dom & Carlito coach Finn but Bron is up first. Bron has blood in his mouth, perhaps from a busted lip, but he doesn’t care. Bron runs in, but Finn KICKS him first! And ENZIGIRIS! Bron is down again so Finn goes back up! But Bron hurries to trip Finn! Finn CLAWS at Bron’s head, then throws hands! The fans rally, Finn stands, but Bron ROCKS him first! Bron climbs up and brings Finn to the top! But Carlito distracts the ref! Dom YANKS Bron into a HOTSHOT, but that trips Finn up, too! Finn lands on his prince and he’s pissed at Dom! Dom apologizes, but Bron is just as mad! Bron BLASTS Dom, BLASTS Carlito, then springs up after Finn! SUPER STEINER!!
The fans are thunderously barking, Bron hits the SPEAR!!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Bron is so badass, not even Judgment Day could cost him! But now Judgment Day attacks him! The fans boo but Dom goes to grab the belt. Carlito bumps Bron off buckles, but here comes Penta! The fans fire up as Penta slides in, and he dodges Dom to then SUPERKICK Dom down! Carlito runs up, into a SUPERKICK! Bron gives Carlito a SPEAR! But now Penta holds onto the title as he stares down Bron. The fans sing “OLE~, OLE OLE OLE~! CERO~ MIEDO~!” Penta hands the belt to Bron, and Bron holds it up. Will these two put it all on the line in Las Vegas?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for Raw in Brussels, and the Brussels crowd was just as fun as the Barcelona crowd on Friday. Cena and Cody opening with their big promo segment was the right move to give it time to breathe. Cena did a perfect job of using the fans as part of his promo because he took the trope of “I blame the fans!” to the ultimate level. He didn’t just use recent stuff, he used his entire 25 years and all the phases he went through as part of it, and he really dug into some personal feelings for both him and the fans. Cody therefore had the perfect counter to show Cena was only focusing on the negative, and how that’s not who Cena has presented to us. I think we’re getting another appearance of Cena next week, can’t wait to see how Glasgow treats him.
Iyo and Bianca had a good contract signing but I expected a touch more from both promos. Rhea joining in was the main element, and this is clearly heading for a Triple Threat. That quick brawl backstage was good, and I feel like we’re going to get Rhea VS Bianca to see if Rhea earns her spot in the match. Good stuff from Jey and Gunther again, but I kinda wish we’d just gotten only brawl. Jey squashing Theory was pretty wild, and he still gets the better of Gunther here, but it should’ve just been all Jey and Gunther. Gunther promised a living Hell for Jey, but I’m not sure we’re quite there yet. All the more reason Gunther should’ve beat up Jimmy on Friday as a way to stick it to Jey.
Good promo from Styles and Kross to add to this Styles VS Logan Paul build. Kross continues to be a great instigator, but when is he going to get back in the ring for his own desires? Or is he just waiting for the right opening to mess with the right champion? Honestly, as it feels like Jey is going to win the world title, Jey is the perfect target for Kross. Jey admitted to himself that there is insecurity right now, and the belt can help give him confidence again, but Kross can certainly find ways to tear that back down on the way to Backlash and beyond.
Very good stuff from American Made. Gable being run off by the LWO of course set up “El Americano” for that tag match segment, but it was also a good part of Dakota being Ivy. I feel like it’d be a bit much of Dakota gets a third match with Lyra, but I don’t know if that means Judgment Day screws Lyra out of the title. Cheating Lyra could be a way to keep her strong in the loss, and we could get some good stuff as Dakota takes on Raquel. Plus, DMG CTRL currently having the world title makes them an eventual target of Judgment Day, and the tag titles could also be in the mix for some serious Two Woman Power Trip teasing.
Judgment Day also had great stuff tonight. Dom thinking Penta would want to join Judgment Day is interesting, I wonder if that was Kross’s idea. Penta VS Kaiser was a great opener, but I feel they could’ve done more for a No Holds Barred match. Still good stuff to give Penta the win and move on from Kaiser to call out the Intercontinental Championship. Bron VS Finn was a great match, even with Dom & Carlito showing up. Dom accidentally messing Finn up was pretty clever, and that just adds to the Judgment Day tension. While Bron VS Penta will be awesome stuff, I was kinda hoping we’d get Finn VS Penta to add even more intrigue to the Judgment Day story, but I guess that’s something that doesn’t need a title.
My Score: 8.9/10
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