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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 32 Results & Report! (8/2/22)
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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 32 Results & Report! (8/2/22)

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NJPW G1 Climax 32

Will Will Ospreay finally get the US Championship belt back?

Will Ospreay has been IWGP US Champion this entire G1 Climax, but he finally gets a chance to get the literal belt itself! Will he finally be the Two Belts Kingpin? Or will David Finlay deny him the gold that’s rightfully his?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Bad Dude Tito & JONAH VS Aaron Henare & Jeff Cobb; Henare & Cobb win.
  • 8 Man Tag: Suzuki-Gun VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & YOSHI-HASHI VS Bullet Club; Okada, Tanahashi & Hashi win.
  • G1 Climax, B Block: Tomohiro Ishii VS Great-O-Khan; Khan wins.
  • G1 Climax, A Block: Toru Yano VS Tom Lawlor; Lawlor wins.
  • G1 Climax, B Block: Tama Tonga VS SANADA; Tama wins.
  • G1 Climax, C Block: Hirooki Goto VS KENTA; Kenta wins.
  • G1 Climax, D Block: David Finlay VS Will Ospreay; Finlay wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current standings!

A Block

  • Kazuchika Okada: 3-0, 6 points
  • Jeff Cobb: 2-1, 4 points
  • Bad Luck Fale: 2-2, 4 points
  • Toru Yano: 1-2, 2 points
  • JONAH: 1-1, 2 points
  • Lance Archer: 1-2, 2 points
  • Tom Lawlor: 0-2, 0 points

B Block

  • Jay White: 3-0, 6 points
  • SANADA: 2-1, 4 points
  • Taichi: 1-1, 2 points
  • Tama Tonga: 1-1, 2 points
  • Tomohiro Ishii: 1-2, 2 points
  • Chase Owens: 1-2, 2 points
  • Great-O-Khan: 0-2, 0 points

C Block

  • Hirooki Goto: 2-0, 4 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi: 2-1, 4 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr: 2-1, 4 points
  • Aaron Henare: 1-2, 2 points
  • Tetsuya Naito: 1-2, 2 points
  • EVIL: 1-1, 2 points
  • KENTA: 0-2, 0 points

D Block

  • Will Ospreay: 2-0, 4 points
  • David Finlay: 2-1, 4 points
  • Shingo Takagi: 1-2, 2 points
  • YOSHI-HASHI: 1-1, 2 points
  • Juice Robinson: 1-2, 2 points
  • El Phantasmo: 1-1, 2 points
  • Yujiro Takahashi: 1-2, 2 points

 

G1 Climax, B Block: Tomohiro Ishii VS Great-O-Khan!

The Stone Pitbull is 1-2, which is better than the Dominator’s 0-2, but both men are on the bubble! Will Ishii end Khan’s chances of taking the block? Or will it be the other way around as Khan eliminates Ishii?

The bell rings and fans rally up as the two feel out the grapple. Khan reels Ishii into a monkey flip, and he gets the ARMBAR! Ishii fights and gets the ROPEBREAK! Khan lets go quickly and fans applaud that opening exchange. Ishii shakes out the arm while fans rally again. Ishii and Khan circle, feel out another grapple, and Khan cording holds to then go for a leg. Khan forces Ishii down, pushes for a cover but Ishii keeps moving around. Khan floats for a headlock but Ishii slips out. Fans applaud again as the two reset. They tie up, Ishii shoots in for a leg but Khan holds him back. Khan gets around to a waistlock but Ishii switches.

Khan switches back, pushes to a cover, TWO! Khan stays on Ishii and floats around to get Ishii’s arm for a top wristlock. Ishii fights up and rolls around, Khan gets a cover but Ishii slips out to a facelock. Ishii then floats to a waistlock but Khan wrenches free. Khan drags Ishii down for a FUJIWARA ARMBAR, but Ishii reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud and Khan lets off quickly again. Khan waits on Ishii and Ishii gets back up. They go again, Khan shoots in and puts Ishii on the ropes. They end up in a corner, the ref counts, Khan lets off slowly. Ishii SLAPS Khan! Fans fire up as Khan fires forearms!

Khan whips corner to corner, but Ishii comes back to RAM Khan! Khan stays up, he runs, but Ishii ROCKS him! Ishii runs to run Khan over! Fans applaud as Ishii stands tall. Ishii slaps Khan around, then CHOPS him. Khan shakes his head so Ishii CHOPS again. And again! Khan falls against ropes as Ishii mockingly asks what’s wrong. Ishii whips, Khan reverses but Ishii holds ropes to stop himself. Khan runs in but Ishii boots him! Ishii runs in, gets around to a waistlock, but Khan switches. Ishii rolls to drag Khan down to a KNEEBAR! The Pitbull shows he can be technical as Khan endures and fans fire up!

Khan pushes back, stands up, and he gets Ishii for a KNEEBAR! Ishii fights to get around, and he gets a HEEL HOOK on Khan! Khan endures again and he fights up for a STANDING HEEL HOOK! Ishii rolls but Khan waistlocks and deadlifts! Ishii elbows free but Khan runs him over! Fans fire up as both men are down! Fans rally while Khan shakes out his leg and Ishii shakes out his arm. Khan stands first, hobbles his way over and Mongolian Chops Ishii! And again! And then again, but Ishii blocks! Ishii ROCKS Khan but Khan scowls. Khan throws a forearm, Ishii gives it back, and fans rally as they go back and forth, faster and faster!

The forearms keep going and going, but Khan ROCKS Ishii! And then fires off a flurry! Ishii roars to ROCK Khan! Khan roars to ROCK Ishii! Ishii and Khan both roar, but Khan DECKS Ishii! The fans fire up and Khan fires up, too. Khan drags Ishii up, and Mongolian- NO, Ishii dodges! Ishii reels Khan in, but Khan snap suplexes first! Ishii roars and gets up to get around, but Khan slips out of the waistlock! Only for Ishii to snap suplex in return! Fans fire up as Khan rises, but Ishii SWATS the lariat! Khan SWATS Ishii’s lariat, but Ishii ROCKS Khan! Ishii runs in but into an arm-drag! But he’s right back with a FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE!

Khan SHOTGUNS Ishii! Ishii roars and rises, but Khan LARIATS him back down! Fans fire up as both men are down again! Khan gets to a corner while Ishii crawls to the adjacent. Fans rally up as Khan gets up and to the middle of the ring. Khan runs in to clothesline Ishii, then he SLAM DUNKS Ishii on the buckle! Then HITSUJIGOROSHI! Ishii endures the Sheep Killer clutch, and Khan scoops him! Ishii slips off, blocks the boot, and spins Khan around for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Khan sits up in a daze and gets to his feet, only for Ishii to LARIAT him back down! Fans fire up again as both men are on the mat!

Ishii crawls over to Khan and drags him around. Ishii sits Khan up and runs, but Khan BOOTS him down! Khan drags Ishii up to scoop, but Ishii slips off! Ishii dragon sleepers, Khan spins around but Ishii gest around for a DRAGON SUPLEX! Fans fire up again and Ishii roars! Ishii runs, to LARIAT Khan back down! Cover, TWO!! Khan is still in this and fans fire up again! Ishii keeps focus and brings Khan back up. Fans rally as Ishii reels Khan in. But Khan suplexes! Ishii fights that off, but Khan shoots around. Ishii elbows and PELES Khan down! Ishii sits Khan up, runs and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!!

Fans are thunderous and Ishii vows to end this! Ishii drags Khan up, suplexes, but Khan fights it again! Khan wrenches to ROCK Ishii but Ishii HEADBUTTS! Khan HEADBUTTS, and Ishii drops to his knees! Khan roars, whips, and reels Ishii in to a BACKBREAKER! HITSUJIGOROSHI LUNA!! Ishii endures the backbreaker rack, and then Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW! ELIMIN- NO, Ishii slips out, spins Khan around, but Khan clamps on the CLAW! Ishii breaks free of that, but the HELL STAB hits! And then IRON- NO, Ishii dodges the fist to HEADBUTT! Ishii runs, but Khan swats the lariat! To scoop and TTD!!

But that’s not enough! IRON CLAW! And then ELIMINATOR!! Cover, Khan wins!!

Winner: Great-O-Khan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Ishii earns 0)

Khan is finally on the board, and in the biggest way possible! His Eliminator eliminates Ishii from the running! Will Khan make a comeback in the homestretch of the G1?

 

G1 Climax, A Block: Toru Yano VS Tom Lawlor w/ Royce Isaacs!

The Clown Prince of Chaos got crushed by Bad Luck Fale while The Filthy One has been crushed back-to-back! Neither man is a monster, so there won’t be crushing, but who will still crush it in the second half of the G1?

Yano gets impatient with the check, but the bell rings and fans rally for “TOM! LAWLOR!” He spins and spins and off come the denim shorts! Yano covers his eyes, but it’s okay, Lawlor still has his pseudo-denim tights. Yano asks if it’s okay to look, the Young Lions say yes, and Yano opens his eyes. Yano and Lawlor circle, fans rally up, but Lawlor has Yano wait. Isaacs produces a copy of Whoopie Goldberg’s Sister Act on DVD! #1 three weeks in a row back in 1993! Is Lawlor offering a trade? Yano says no! What? Okay, hold on, Isaacs also has the sequel, Sister Act 2! Two for one is fair, right? Yano says okay!

Fans cheer the DVD trade, but wait! Lawlor opens the case and there’s NO DVD inside! Yano says sorry, that was his display copy. But thanks for the Sister Act 1 & 2! Fans rally up for “Y T R!” “SIS-TER ACT!” But Lawlor changes it back to “TOM! LAWLOR!” So Yano gets fans to clap again, “Y  T R!” But then we’re back to “TOM! LAW-LOR!” Yano grabs Lawlor by the hair, but it’s a WIG! Lawlor was looking a bit shaggier than before… And now Lawlor rolls Yano up! TWO!! Yano gets up, dodges Lawlor and rolls him up, TWO! Yano throws down the wig, Lawlor trips Yano! Yano uses amateur wrestling background to avoid the cover and get around Lawlor for a waistlock.

Lawlor rolls but Yano rolls with him to headscissor. Lawlor fights free, they scramble on the mat, high stack but Yano moves around. Lawlor gut wrenches then gets a leg! Yano gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud the technical exchange and Lawlor lets Yano go. Lawlor runs in, Yano dodges and SLAPS him on the head! Lawlor snarls, Yano apologizes but kicks and TOSSES Lawlor out! Fans fire up as Yano spins around, to lower his tights! But he has a second pair of the exact same tights underneath. But Lawlor CLOBBERS Yano from behind! Lawlor stands on Yano’s neck while fans rally up.

Lawlor drags Yano up to cravat and KNEE! KNEE! KNEE! Lawlor fires off more knees, then snapmares Yano into a SHORT ARM SCISSOR! Yano endures and claws at the hold but Lawlor SLAPS his hands away! ARMBAR! Yano scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts and Lawlor lets Yano go again. Yano bails out and finishes taking off his top layer of tights. Lawlor spins, Isaacs takes off his sweat suit to reveal his purple ‘n’ gold plaid, and Lawlor takes off his tights?! Oh, he has a matching pair underneath, just like Yano. Team Filthy flexes and fans fire up. Lawlor fetches Yano, kicks him and forearms him, then whips. Yano reverses and Lawlor hits railing!

Isaacs creeps up but Yano kicks him and straps him to the railing with spare wrist tape! Lawlor CLUBS Yano, but leaves Isaacs to figure out the tape. Lawlor puts Yano in the ring and then takes back his Sister Act DVDs. Lawlor stomps Yano, drags him up, but Yano pulls Lawlor’s real hair! Lawlor elbows Yano, kicks Yano and whips Yano, but Yano reverses to throw Lawlor down! Fans fire up as Yano undoes the blue corner buckle pad! Yano rushes in but he dodges Lawlor, then throws him the buckle pad! Now Lawlor’s in trouble! Isaacs is free from the railing so Lawlor throws him the pad, but Yano kicks Lawlor.

Yano whips Lawlor at the blue corner! But Isaacs puts the pad back in place just in time! Lawlor is safe but Yano runs in, so the pad is taken away! Yano hits bare buckles! Lawlor covers, TWO!! Yano survives his own trap, but Lawlor drags him back up. Lawlor fires forearms, whips Yano to ropes, but Yano holds ropes to taunt Lawlor. Lawlor runs in but Yano dodges to clinch, BELLY2BELLY! Fans fire up as both men are down! Yano goes to his corner and undoes the red buckle pad! He throws that away to then whip Lawlor towards the blue corner. But that’s to fake Isaacs out, and he whips Lawlor into the red corner! Lawlor hits bare buckles!

Fans fire up while Lawlor hobbles. Yano shoves Lawlor into Isaacs, then rolls Lawlor up! TWO!! Fans fire up as Yano hurries to bring Lawlor up. But Lawlor JABS, JABS, JABS, then flips, flops and flies, to JAB again! Lawlor runs but Yano hits an atomic drop and a trip! To CATAPULT Lawlor into bare buckles!! Roll up, TWO!!! Lawlor survives but Yano gets him up again, ONI- NO, Lawlor fights the bomb off, then fires off KICKS! Yano falls but Lawlor whips him at the corner. Yano reverses and Lawlor hits bare buckles again! Fireman’s carry takeover, cover, TWO!! Lawlor swings but into arm hooks. Yano grabs the ref to distract from the LOW BLOW! Backslide, TWO!!!

Yano is upset with the ref and shoves him down! LOW BLOW! But it doesn’t hurt this time?! Yano tries again but it still doesn’t hurt! Lawlor gets Yano’s arms for a KAMI-GOYE! Into a straitjacket! NKOTB!! The Nasty Knee On The Brain!! Cover, Lawlor wins!

Winner: Tom Lawlor, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yano earns 0)

The Filthy One gets one, and with that, Yano’s done! Oh and by the way, Lawlor was wearing a cup! Will Lawlor make sure A Block gets filthy in the final rounds?

 

G1 Climax, B Block: Tama Tonga w/ Jado VS SANADA!

The Good Bad Guy has been 50-50 in the G1, so he still has half a chance! Will he be in the black as he takes down the Cold Skull? Or will he be in the red after a Skull End?

The bell rings and fans rally as the two circle. They approach, tie up, and Sanada waistlocks. Tama standing switches, but Sanada wrenches out to wristlock. Tama spins and slips through to waistlock again, but Sanada pries at the hold. Tama goes for a headlock but Sanada turns that right into a hammerlock. Tama headlocks out of that and grinds the hold. Sanada steps on Tama’s leg to bring him to a knee, and Sanada slips out to get a headlock of his own. Sanada hits the takeover, Tama headscissors, but Sanada kips free. Fans applaud the standoff, and even Jado applauds. Fans rally up, “SA-NA-DA!” “GOOD BAD GUY!” as the two reset.

Sanada offers a handshake but Tama isn’t so sure. Fans rally up more and Tama figures why not. They shake hands but then Sanada trips Tama up! Tama kicks Sanada away then avoid the basement dropkick! Tama trips Sanada up but Sanada kicks him away now! Sanada rushes in but Tama arm-drags him! Then again! And dropkicks Sanada down! Fans fire up while Sanada bails out. The ring count starts as Sanada walks around and catches his breath. Fans rally, “SA-NA-DA!” “GOOD BAD GUY!” while Tama dares Sanada to come back. Sanada stays outside so Tama rushes out! Sanada slides in but Tama hurries after him!

Sanada runs in, Tama hurdles then comes back to sunset flip! Sanada rolls through, gets the legs and ties Tama up in PARADISE! Fans fire up while Tama is in the Paradise Lock and Sanada encourages them to get louder. They reach a satisfying volume, and Sanada dropkicks Tama out of Paradise! Cover, TWO! Sanada drags Tama up to CLUB him on the neck! Tama leans against ropes but Sanada CLUBS him again. Sanada brings Tama around to cravat and Tama endures the neck wrench. Sanada KNEES Tama down, then brings him up in the corner. Sanada whips corner to corner, run sin and back elbows! Then snap suplexes! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up, Sanada looms over Tama, and Sanada CLUBS Tama down! Tama shakes his head and eggs Sanada on. Sanada CLUBS him again but Tama gets up. Tama fires up and eggs Sanada on, and fans rally up behind Tama. Sanada fires off haymakers and a knee! Sanada whips Tama to the corner but Tama comes right back to LARIAT! Fans fire up while both men are down! Tama gets up while fans rally, and Tama waits on Sanada. Sanada stands, Tama rallies with clotheslines and elbows! Then he back suplexes, but Sanada fights it with a headlock! Sanada CLUBS away, runs, but Tama hurdles!

Sanada returns, Tama drops down then DROPKICKS! Fans fire up with Tama and he drags Sanada back up. Tama hits a BIG back suplex, then covers, TWO! Fans rally and Tama paces. Tama brings Sanada back up to CLUB him down, in return for earlier. Tama stomps Sanada, drags him up to CLUB him again, then HEADBUTTS him! Sanada wobbles, Tama HEADBUTTS again! Tama clamps on a SLEEPER, then a dragon sleeper! But Sanada fights it off to arm-drag! Tama UPPERCUTS Sanada and Sanada goes to ropes. Tama whips, Sanada reverses to hurdle, hurdle and DROPKICK in return! Fans fire up as Tama bails out, and Sanada PLANCHAS!

Fans fire up again and Sanada paces while the ring count starts. The count is 5 of 20, then 10 as Sanada returns to Tama. Fans rally as Sanada drags Tama up and puts him in at 15 of 20. Cover, TWO! Sanada keeps cool while fans rally up again. Sanada drags Tama up, fireman’s carries, but Tama fights free to waistlock. Tama shoves Sanada at a corner, runs in, but Sanada elbows him back! Sanada QUEBRADA, but Tama gets under! Tama runs in, into a fireman’s carry! But Tama slips off to TONGAN TWIST! Fans fire up again while both men are down. Tama and Sanada roll away to opposite corners and Jado coaches Tama up.

Tama runs corner to corner at Sanada but the splash hits buckles! Sanada back suplexes, Tama lands on his feet to fireman’s carry! S R C! Fans fire up and Tama goes up the corner! SUPREME FLOW! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives but OFF COMES THE VEST! Tama watches Sanada rise and he pounds the mat. Fans clap along, Sanada stands and Tama lunges in, GUN- NO, Sanada fights that off, follows and runs, tilt-o-whirl DRAGON SLEEPER! But Tama snapmares free! Sanada ducks the lariat to go up, out and springboard missile dropkick back in! Fans fire up and Sanada brings Tama up to a fireman’s carry! T K O! Cover, TWO!!

Sanada goes up, ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto knees! Tama saves himself just in time, to GUN- SKULL END!! Sanada used a similar counter as Ishii and now has Tama caught! Fans fire up as Tama endures, but the body scissors are in! Tama reaches out, moves around, and manages the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud as Sanada lets Tama go. Fans rally up again as Sanada and Tama stir. Sanada stands, drags Tama up, and throws a forearm. Sanada hits Tama again and Jado coaches Tama up. Sanada throws another forearm and eggs Tama on. Tama throws fast hands! Sanada forearms, Tama forearms, and Tama eggs Sanada on now.

Sanada throws a forearm, Tama throws a forearm, and the two pace as they grit their teeth. The forearms keep going and fans rally up as they pick up speed! Tama gets the edge then UPPERCUTS Sanada! Sanada staggers, Tama reels him in but Sanada forearms and ROLLING- SUPER FOREARM from Tama! And VELENO! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives and fans fire up! Tama is shocked, but he focuses as he watches Sanada rise. GUN- NO! Sanada blocks again, to the dragon sleeper! But Tama spins through! So Sanada suplexes! Tama slips out of that, TONGAN TWIST but Sanada handsprings through!

Sanada ROCKS Tama, Tama ENZIGURIS Sanada! GUN- NO, waistlock and O’Conner BRIDGE!! Cover, TWO!!! Tama escapes, to GUN STUN!! Cover, Tama wins!!

Winner: Tama Tonga, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sanada earns 0)

Sanada couldn’t block them all, and all it takes is one! The Good Bad Guy is moving up the block, will he take over in the final rounds?

 

G1 Climax, C Block: Hirooki Goto VS KENTA!

The Fierce Warrior and The Worst Intruder Ever are practically opposites in this G1. Will Goto continue his undefeated streak while keeping Kenta winless? Or will Kenta turn things around as he makes Goto sleep?

The bell rings and fans rally up. The two circle, but then Kenta makes heart hands at Goto’s staff? Kenta and Goto tie up, Goto powers Kenta to ropes, and Kenta calls for the ropebreak. Goto pats Kenta’s shoulders as he lets off, but Kenta rakes the eyes! Kenta then powers Goto to a corner to bump him off buckles and fire body shots! Red Shoes counts but Kenta ROCKS Goto as he lets off. Kenta whips corner to corner but Goto comes back to run Kenta over!  Fans applaud while Goto brings Kenta up for a headlock and grinds him down. Kenta endures, powers up but can’t power out as Goto holds tight.

Goto hits a takeover but Kenta keeps his shoulders up. Kenta rolls Goto to a cover, ONE! Goto holds onto the headlock but Kenta fights up. Kenta pries the hold open but Goto wraps it on tighter. Kenta pulls hair and throws body shots to get free, then he wrenches and wristlocks Goto’s arm. Goto rolls, wrenches back and has a hammerlock. Goto puts more pressure, but Kenta gets to the ROPEBREAK! Kenta calls for the break, but Goto CLUBS him down! Goto whips Kenta to ropes, Kenta reverses but Goto counters hip toss with a hip toss! Kenta bails out and Goto dares him to come back.

Kenta paces around the way, lurks near the ring but Goto is watching him. Fans rally, but Kenta eyes Goto’s staff. Goto goes out to CLUB Kenta! Goto whips Kenta into railing! Kenta drops to his knees and Goto CLUBS him down. Goto SMACKS Kenta off the timekeeper’s table. Red Shoes goes out to tell Goto to get this in the ring. Kenta CLOBBERS Goto with the bell!! Kenta hides the evidence then rains down fists! Kenta drags Goto up, reels him in, DDT to the floor! Fans fire up and the ring count starts. Kenta drags Goto up at 4 of 20, brings him around and puts him in the ring at 10. Fans applaud as Kenta wants to finish this in the ring.

Kenta makes more heart hands at the staff, then he stomps Goto down. Kenta drops knee after knee on Goto’s head, then covers. ONE, but Kenta clamps on a chinlock. Goto endures as Kenta grinds him down. Goto fights around and gets the ROPEBREAK! Kenta lets off, to KICK Goto in the arm! Kenta drags Goto up, whips him to ropes, and elbow him down! Cover, TWO! Kenta keeps on Goto with a KICK to the back! Fans rally and Kenta claps along as he steps on Goto. Kenta gets the pace to speed up, and then tells them to stop. Kenta stomps Goto, slaps him around, and taunts Goto. Goto throws a palm strike but Kenta drop toeholds!

Kenta rains down fists on Goto’s head! Red Shoes reprimands but Kenta swears he was using opened palms. Kenta clamps on a chinlock again and he grinds Goto down. Fans rally up, Goto fights up and throws elbows, but Kenta throws him down by his hair! Kenta paces around Goto, kicks at him, and taunts him, too. Goto snarls and gets up but Kenta KICKS him in the chest! Goto growls, Kenta KICKS, so Goto CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Kenta knees low, SOBATS high, and Goto ends up in a corner. Kenta runs in to BOOT! Goto staggers, Kenta runs, but Goto follows! Kenta ducks the lariat, Goto deflects the boot to DISCUS LARIAT!

Fans fire up while both men are down. Goto rises and he has Kenta in a corner. Goto fires off forearms, whips corner to corner, then runs in to MURAMASA! And then BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto keeps focus while the fans fire up. Goto drags Kenta up but Kenta blocks the fireman’s carry. Kenta throws elbows, then a BOOT! Kenta runs but Goto tosses him outside! Kenta lands on the apron but Goto ROCKS him! Goto runs in to ROCK Kenta again! Kenta wobbles, Goto runs in again but into a shoulder! Kenta stands Goto up and wants to suplex to the outside! Goto holds onto ropes and fans rally as Kenta keeps trying!

Goto suplexes Kenta up instead! Kenta slips off but Goto elbows him. Goto runs, Kenta follows, Goto dodges but Kenta POWERSLAMS! Fans fire up and Kenta goes to a corner. Kenta climbs, Goto stands, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Kenta clamps on an STF! Goto endures, moves around, but Kenta pulls back on the crossface! Goto keeps dragging himself and Kenta along, and fans rally up! Goto reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Kenta lets off quickly, and he KICKS Goto in the back. Kenta puts Goto on the apron to stomp him on the apron! Kenta then drags Goto up and brings him around. But Goto fires off body shots!

Goto shoulders in but misses, and Kenta KICKS him! Kenta drags Goto out, BRAINKILLER! Fans fire up after the draping DDT, and Kenta slithers back as Goto goes to the corner. Kenta runs corner to corner, to BOOT Goto down! Then again, for the HESITATION DROPKICK! Fans fire up and Kenta hurries out to the apron. Kenta climbs up the corner, COUP DE- NO, Goto avoids the stomps, but Kenta BOOTS him! LARIATS! But Goto stays up! Kenta swings, into Goto’s clinch, URA G T R! And then a LARIAT!! Both men are down and fans rally up again! Goto rises, roars and he brings Kenta in, only for Kenta to ROCK him with a forearm!

Goto ROCKS Kenta back, so Kenta ROCKS Goto again! Goto throws a forearm, Kenta returns it, and fans rally up as they go back and forth! Kenta gets the edge, fires boxing elbows, but Goto HEADBUTTS! Fans fire up while Kenta drops! Goto growls and fires up, and he powers up the BUZZSAW!! Goto then drags Kenta up to the fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Kenta survives but fans fire up! Goto drags Kenta up, reels him back in for the dragon sleeper, but Kenta slips out! Kenta shoves Goto at Red Shoes! Goto stops himself, but then Kenta CLOBBERS Goto into Red Shoes! Down goes the ref, and Kenta brings Goto around, DDT!

Kenta hurries to Goto’s corner, and he grabs the staff! Fans rally as Kenta brings the staff into the ring. Kenta pets it then swings, but Goto blocks the staff strike! They fight for control, Goto kicks and THROWS Kenta away! Goto holds up his staff, but then Kenta has Red Shoes see what Goto’s doing! Goto tries to explain, but he still throws the staff away. Kenta then blocks Red Shoes’ view of the LOW BLOW! Kenta throws Goto back into Red Shoes! Kenta then grabs Goto’s staff! Fans rally while Kenta pets the staff again. Kenta aims, but Goto sends Kenta into the corner! Goto has Kenta draping out, but Kenta SMACKS Goto with the staff!!

Goto lets Kenta go, but Kenta also falls onto the mat. Fans fire up while everyone is down, but Kenta gets the staff again. Kenta uses the staff to stand, and he aims at Goto again. STAFF STRIKE!! Kenta gets the staff out of the ring, shouts for Red Shoes, and he gets Red Shoes in the ring. Kenta hurries to a corner and climbs up top. COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, TWO!?! Goto survives and Kenta can’t believe it! But Kenta slashes his throat, vowing to end this! Kenta fireman’s carries, GO TO- NO, Goto blocks the leg! Kenta SWATS away on Goto’s face, and then again and again, but Goto ducks to fireman’s carry! G Y- KNEE!!

Kenta hurries to aim from a corner while Goto staggers! Fans fire up, Kenta runs in, BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Goto survives again and Kenta is furious! Kenta hurries to fireman’s carry, for GO TO- NO, Goto lands on his feet, but falls over! Kenta resets, GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, Kenta wins!!

Winner: Kenta, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Goto earns 0)

The Fierce Warrior’s first loss is Kenta’s first win! Will this cause C Block to turn upside-down? Or is there still time for Goto to secure a spot in the semifinals?

 

G1 Climax, D Block: David Finlay VS Will Ospreay!

The Rebel has had two shockers in a row, slaying The Dragon and breaking Rock Hard! Now Finlay is in physical possession of the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship! But we all know that belt rightfully belongs to the Commonwealth Kingpin. Will Ospreay conquer this rebel and finally get that belt back? Or will there be another shocker this deep into the biggest G1 Climax ever?

As Finlay makes his entrance, he sets down the IWGP US Championship in the middle of the ring. And during Ospreay’s entrance, Ospreay drops his Rev-Pro British Heavyweight belt at the ramp to get in the ring and in Finlay’s face! Red Shoes has them back up for the introductions to finish. Ospreay picks up HIS US belt, but Finlay grabs at it, too. Red Shoes also grabs at the belt, but Finlay and Ospreay both shove him away! Ospreay and Finlay start throwing forearms! Fans fire up as the bell rings and the forearms keep going! This is fast and furious! Ospreay ROCKS Finlay, winds up, but Finlay dodges to clothesline Ospreay up and out!

Finlay goes out to knee Ospreay low, then throat chop him against railing! Finlay wrenches an arm to an ELBOW BREAKER! Ospreay staggers away, Finlay pursues, but Ospreay CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! Finlay kicks low, SMACKS Ospreay off the apron, and Ospreay staggers away again. Finlay RAMS Ospreay into railing, right in front of commentary! Finlay stands Ospreay up to EuroUpper, and then he puts Ospreay in the ring. Finlay gets in and he drags Ospreay up to snap suplex! Cover, ONE!! Fans rally while Finlay drags Ospreay back up. Finlay snapmares, runs and BASEMENT UPPERCUTS! Cover, ONE!!

Finlay stomps Ospreay’s left hand, then stomps his left foot. Finlay brings Ospreay up to EuroUpper again, then runs in at the corner. Ospreay dodges, runs in but into an elbow! Finlay goes up top, Ospreay CHOPS him down! Finlay tumbles out to the floor while fans fire up! The ring count starts, but Ospreay goes out after Finlay. Ospreay drags Finlay up to whip him hard into railing! Finlay drops to his knees, but Ospreay drags Finlay up to bring around. Ospreay hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Fans fire up while Finlay writhes. Ospreay pushes Finlay into the ring, but Finlay throws body shots in return. Ospreay HEADBUTTS Finlay down!

Ospreay paces, drags Finlay up, and scoops to SLAM him down! Ospreay drops a knee right onto Finlay’s chin! Ospreay digs the knee into Finlay’s neck and insists on a count, but Red Shoes says no, that’s a choke. Ospreay lets off, drags Finlay back up, and bumps Finlay off buckles. Ospreay keeps Finlay cornered to CHOP him! Fans applaud while Finlay is stinging. Ospreay snapmares Finlay, omoplatas the arm, and he reaches for the other. Finlay resists but Ospreay still gets the arm to make it a RECLINER! Finlay endures and it becomes a cover, ONE!! Finlay gets free and Ospreay is annoyed. Ospreay gives toying knees against the ropes.

Finlay shoves back, Ospreay KICKS him! Finlay SPITS at Ospreay so Ospreay stomps away! Red Shoes has Ospreay let off, and Ospreay stands on Finlay. Ospreay SPITS at Finlay, but Red Shoes has him step away. Fans rally as Ospreay stands Finlay up. Finlay fires off forearms and EuroUppers, but Ospreay EuroUppers back. Finlay staggers away to ropes, but Ospreay wrenches and whips. Finlay reverses but Ospreay catches him to a Cobra Twist! Finlay endures but Ospreay cranks on the hold. Finlay powers out with a HIP TOSS! Fans fire up and Finlay fires forearms on Ospreay! Ospreay knees low, runs, but into a back drop!

Fans fire up and Finlay rallies on Ospreay with forearm smashes! Finlay whips, Ospreay reverses but Finlay FLYING FOREARMS! Fans fire up more as Finlay hits a HEAD BUSTER! Ospreay staggers to a corner, Finlay runs in corner to corner to EuroUpper! Finlay goes up, FLYING EUROUPPER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay is still in this but Finlay keeps cool. Ospreay throws body shots from below, but Finlay headbutts Ospreay over and over in return! Ospreay gets the ROPEBREAK and Finlay lets off in a huff. Finlay drags Ospreay up, clinches, but Ospreay squats to block. Ospreay throws elbows but Finlay throws knees!

Finlay hoists Ospreay up but Ospreay slips out, only for Finlay to elbow him away. Ospreay ducks the chop to handspring and NEURALIZER! Finlay tumbles out of the ring while fans fire up. Ospreay aims to PLANCHA! Direct hit and down goes Finlay! Fans fire up while both men are down on the outside, and Red Shoes checks on them. They’re okay to continue and Ospreay stands up. The ring count starts, Ospreay drags Finlay up at 4 of 20. Ospreay puts Finlay in at 6, then aims from the apron. Springboard, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay calls his shot and fans fire up now. Ospreay prepares the elbow pad but drags Finlay up.

Ospreay reels Finlay in, turns him, but Finlay catches Dream Smasher into a clinch! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Fans fire up while Ospreay writhes! Finlay clutches his knee, that was a bit double-edged. Finlay grits his teeth as he and Ospreay go to opposite corners. Fans rally, Finlay runs in, BIG EuroUpper in the corner! Finlay stomps a mudhole into Ospreay, then digs in until Ospreay’s hanging out of the ropes! Red Shoes backs Finlay off but fans fire up. Finlay storms back up to Ospreay, brings him up and suplexes him to the top rope. Finlay climbs up, HEADBUTTS, but Ospreay HEADBUTTS!

Fans fire up as the forearms fly again! Finlay gets the edge, he fires up while Ospreay wobbles, and Finlay brings Ospreay up. Ospreay fights back with body shots, then the SUPER GOURD BUSTER! Finlay is down in the drop zone, and Ospreay wants him to get up. Fans fire up as Ospreay adjusts, but Finlay trips him up! Fans rally again as Finlay climbs up after Ospreay. Finlay gets Ospreay up to SUPERPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Ospreay survives and Finlay focuses. Finlay fires up, cravats, ACID- NO, Ospreay throws Finlay to the apron! Finlay throws forearms in return, but Ospreay GAMANGIRIS!

Finlay wobbles, Ospreay goes up and out to APRON OSCUTTER!! Fans are thunderous while both men are down on the outside! Red Shoes checks them both again but somehow they’re okay to continue. Fans rally up, the ring count starts, but it’s already 5 of 20 before either stirs. Ospreay stands at 8, but decides to ditch Finlay. The count is 12 of 20, Ospreay already feels he’s won. Finlay stirs at 15, drags himself up at 16, and stands at 18, but flounders his way in, 19.9!! SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives but Ospreay fires up! Ospreay calls his shot, springboards again, OS- NO!! Finlay blocks!

Finlay spins Ospreay but Ospreay swats the lariat to ROLLING ELBOW! Springboards, OSCUTTER!! But Ospreay has to crawl to the cover! TWO!!! Finlay survives and shocks Ospreay! Fans rally up and Ospreay aims from a corner. The elbow pad is ready, HIDDEN- NO, Finlay ducks to PRIMA- NO, Ospreay HOOK KICK! Springboard, into PRIMA NOCTA!! Cover, TWO!!! Ospreay survives and Finlay is roaring in anger! But fans are thunderous as he cravats, ACID DROP!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives and Finlay is beside himself! Fans are thunderous again as Finlay grits his teeth and gets back up.

Finlay roars and slashes his throat, then brings Ospreay up. Suplex, TRASH- NO, Ospreay slips free to HOOK KICK! Finlay staggers, but he comes back with a LARIAT! Finlay falls on the cover, TWO, and into a ghost pin!! TWO!!! Finlay escapes, but Ospreay V-TRIGGERS!! WHAT?! HIDDEN- NO, Finlay ducks and he backslides Ospreay, TWO, but into deadlift TRASH PANDA!!! Cover, FINLAY WINS!!!!

Winner: David Finlay, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Ospreay earns 0)

A third straight shocker in a row!! Shingo Takagi, Juice Robinson, and now Will Ospreay! Ospreay falls out of first place, can the Kingpin make a comeback?

As for Finlay, he grabs the IWGP US Championship belt back, and then gets a mic. “Ospreay, Ospreay. I don’t care where, I don’t care when, but the next time you defend this championship, you defend it against ME!” Finlay then throws the belt back at Ospreay, and tells him that until then, every time Ospreay looks at that belt, every time he picks it up, every time he puts it on, he has to remember that he is holding onto Finlay’s title! Fans applaud that sentiment. Finlay then says, “Did anybody think that I was gong to beat Juice Robinson? Maybe. Did anybody think that I was going to beat Shingo Takagi? Probably not.

“Did anybody think that I was gonna beat Billy Goat, Will Ospreay? HELL NO! Yet here I am, leading the D Block with six points! So do you believe me now when I say that this is my year? Do you believe me now when I say this is my time? Do you believe me now when I say I am winning the G1 Climax? Because this IS my year, this IS my time, and I am winning the whole damn thing! So expect me!!” Finlay is all fired up and so is this block! Will Finlay make sure 2022 becomes the Year of the Rebel?

 

Here are the NEW standings!

A Block

  • Kazuchika Okada: 3-0, 6 points
  • Jeff Cobb: 2-1, 4 points
  • Bad Luck Fale: 2-2, 4 points
  • JONAH: 1-1, 2 points
  • Lance Archer: 1-2, 2 points
  • Tom Lawlor: 1-2, 2 points
  • Toru Yano: 1-3, 2 points [ELIMINATED]

B Block

  • Jay White: 3-0, 6 points
  • Tama Tonga: 2-1, 4 points
  • SANADA: 2-2, 4 points
  • Taichi: 1-1, 2 points
  • Great-O-Khan: 1-2, 2 points
  • Chase Owens: 1-2, 2 points
  • Tomohiro Ishii: 1-3, 2 points [ELIMINATED]

C Block

  • Hirooki Goto: 2-1, 4 points
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi: 2-1, 4 points
  • Zack Sabre Jr: 2-1, 4 points
  • Aaron Henare: 1-2, 2 points
  • Tetsuya Naito: 1-2, 2 points
  • EVIL: 1-1, 2 points
  • KENTA: 1-2, 2 points

D Block

  • David Finlay: 3-1, 6 points
  • Will Ospreay: 2-1, 4 points
  • Shingo Takagi: 1-2, 2 points
  • YOSHI-HASHI: 1-1, 2 points
  • Juice Robinson: 1-2, 2 points
  • El Phantasmo: 1-1, 2 points
  • Yujiro Takahashi: 1-2, 2 points

My Thoughts:

A great event as the G1 Climax continues! Great stuff out of Khan VS Ishii, and hilarious stuff out of Yano VS Lawlor. I didn’t think both Ishii and Yano would fall on the same day, and then fall out of the running, but now the Pitbull and the Producer will just have to settle for being spoilers in their blocks. Though chances are, that’s the same role Khan and Lawlor will be filling as they’re still lagging behind the front of the pack. A great match out of Tama VS Sanada, and a rather surprising finish with Tama getting the win. But it seems Tama is making the big push in his singles career, and at some point, he is going to take on Jay White, so he’ll need all the momentum he can get against the Switchblade.

A great match out of Goto and Kenta with not only the story of their block rankings adding drama, but apparently Kenta has a new obsession in Goto’s special staff. Kenta gets the win to really shake things up, which you definitely want this deep into the tournament. And in another awesome match, Finlay gets another wild shocker of a win. His promo pretty much puts it into words: most didn’t expect Finlay getting far, and yet he is the D Block leader. The US Championship story continues to grow in complexity, that is big for NJPW as they are still pushing for a presence in the US fandom, and this also shakes things up in the D Block to where anything can happen.

My Score: 8.8/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (5/30/25)

The greatEST SmackDown!

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Could this be the biggEST and strongEST SmackDown of the year?

SmackDown in Knoxville sees the returns of Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, along with some final Money in the Bank qualifiers!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax; Naomi wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
  • R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa; Mateo wins.
  • Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar; Los Garza win.
  • Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
  • Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu; Andrade wins and advances to Money in the Bank.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bianca Belair is here!

Knoxville fires up for their strongEST, fastEST, quickEST, toughEST, roughEST, and greatEST hometown hero as she struts out to the ring. Bianca high-fives and hugs fans along the ramp, as well as mom and dad at ringside. Bianca then grabs a mic to say, “Man, it feels good to be in Knoxville!” The fans cheer and chant for “EST! EST!” Bianca says she loves them so much. And she couldn’t come out here without singing Rocky Top! Y’all ready? The fans cheer, and the music plays! Bianca conducts the fans as they sing for the University of Tennessee. In fact, the Lady Vols softball team is playing in the Super Regionals right now!

Bianca smiles and says this city is so special to her. Not just because it is her hometown, but because it is her safe space. She has her love and support from mom ‘n’ dad, and has all the fans who show up and show out for her. With everything Bianca’s been going through, losing at Mania, getting injured, losing tag titles and friends along the way, she just wanted to come back home to her safe space. The fans cheer, and Bianca says she came home to heal. While she’s not 100%, she is doing everything she can to get back to the ring and continue to show us why she is the EST of Tennessee and of WWE! The fans cheer that!

Bianca says with all that said, Knoxville, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! But wait, she’s interrupted by Naomi! The fans boo but Naomi says, “Oh my gosh~! Finally! B, I am so glad you finally here on SmackDown!” Bianca says now is not the time, Naomi. Naomi asks Bianca to please hear her out. It has been way too long. Not a day has gone by when Naomi doesn’t think about what happened to them. What is there to talk about? What could Naomi say? What could she want from Bianca? The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Naomi, and Naomi says she just wants forgiveness. She is begging for it!

Naomi knows things go toff the rails, but she is here because she wants to fix it, she is trying to fix it, but she alone can’t fix it. Months have gone by, and Naomi has tried to communicate, to say the past can be the past and that they can move forward. Bianca has not responded back to Naomi once. Naomi even visited Bianca’s parent’s house! But no one would answer! WHAT?! Mom ‘n’ Dad don’t know about that, but Naomi says no one was home, so she let herself in! Naomi looked through the photo albums, the one right on the front coffee table. And in those photos, Bianca looked so happy. It reminded Naomi of how they were as tag team champions.

Bianca stops Naomi there. Naomi, Bianca will make this perfectly clear. They were best friends, but Naomi betrayed Bianca’s trust. Naomi took their friend, Jade, and threw her onto a car, then lied about it for months! Bianca said she was done with Naomi, she meant that, and if Naomi ever comes near her family again, what Naomi did to Jade will be nothing compared to what Bianca does to Naomi. The fans fire up for that! Naomi gets emotional, but then she gets mad. “Y’know, Bianca, it wouldn’t be good for you and your mama to be in a wheelchair.” The fans boo as Naomi laughs maniacally. Naomi says she’d hate if something happened to Bianca here and now!

Naomi storms up on Bianca, but then JADE makes her way out here! Naomi is even angrier now, but this Storm starts throwing hands! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Naomi down! Bianca and Jade look to each other, neither really saying or doing anything. Naomi runs up but Jade TOSSES her out! Jade and Bianca look to each other again, but then here comes NIA! The Irresistible Force won’t be left out of this, especially when this is the Women’s Triple Threat Qualifier for the night! This match now opens the night, who earns SmackDown’s final golden ticket to the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match?

Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax!

SmackDown returns, this match is already going, and Naomi POSTS Nia! Naomi stalks Jade, rains down forearms, and the fans boo. Naomi stomps to BITE Jade’s hand! Jade still fights back, so Naomi has the arms to STOMP Jade down! Naomi flexes, the fans boo, and Naomi puts Jade in a corer. Naomi runs to DROPKICK Jade in the corner! Naomi SLAPS Jade, drags her into the drop zone, then goes up, up, and twerks! HIP DROP! Naomi covers, ROPEBREAK! Naomi is annoyed but she sits Jade up to stomp a mudhole in. But Nia runs up! Naomi dodges, the HIP ATTACK hits Jade! Naomi goes to the apron to ROUNDHOUES Nia!

Naomi reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Nia flops to the floor, the fans rally for Jade, but Naomi kicks her around. Naomi goes up the corner, leaps, but Jade catches her! Jade FALL AWAY SLAMS Naomi, then kips up! Knoxville fires up with Jade and she runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! And SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, Nia breaks it! The fans boo but Nai huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Naomi up. Nia whips Naomi, pops her up and HEADBUTTS her down! Then she SAMOAN DROPS Naomi! Nia soaks up heat, then lines the two up. Naomi grabs at Nia’s leg but Nia CLUBS her down! Nia stomps Jade for good measure, then drops a leg, brother!

Nia TOSSES Jade out, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS on Naomi!! Cover, TWO!!! Naomi survives and Nia is shocked! The fans rally while Nia stalks Naomi. Naomi clings to ropes as Nia pulls at her arm. Nia CLUBS Naomi, whips her to ropes, then SAMOAN DROP- NO, Naomi makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Ghost pin, TWO!! Nia survives the sudden turnaround, Naomi sees Jade crawling in, and Naomi goes after her as SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Naomi KICKS Nia while she’s down, then kicks her more. Naomi puts Nia in a corner, CHOKES her on the ropes, then clamps on with a SLEEPER! Nia THROWS Naomi away, then TOSSES her out. Nia soaks up heat, but Jade runs in and rolls Nia up! TWO! Nia stands, and she HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia looms over Jade, drags her up, but Jade fires forearms! Jade backs Nia down, then runs, and she CLOBBERS Nia outta the ring! Jade fires up and has the fans with her. Jade drags Naomi up from the apron but Naomi fires hands. Nia is back to HIP ATTACK Jade against the POST! Nia soaks up more heat, then taunts Naomi.

Naomi stands on the apron, argues with Nia, but they apparently agree to mug Jade for both their benefit. They put Jade in the corner, Naomi digs her boot in, and then Nia sends Naomi in for a SPALSH! Nia adds a SPLASH of her own! Naomi snapmares Jade, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Jade sputters and Nia taunts her. Nia and Naomi soak up the heat together, but Jade fights back! Nia HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia drags Jade up, and Naomi KICKS Jade low! They soak up more heat, talk trash on Jade, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Nia scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, but Nia drags Naomi away!

Nia and Naomi argue again, and then Naomi rolls Nia up! ONE, and Nia grabs Naomi to shove her to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then pushes Naomi down. Nia runs to SENTON! Nia grins while Naomi sputters and the fans rally up. Jade rises to fire forearms on Nia! Then she ELBOWS Naomi in a corner! She ELBOWS Nia, but then Nia follows Jade! Jade dodges so Nia SPLASHES Naomi! Jade then SUPERKICKS! Nia wobbles, Jade SUPERKICKS again! And SPINEBUSTERS! But Naomi METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and the fans rally up. Naomi goes up, SPLIT- LEG MOONSAULT on Nia! But Jade has Naomi in the chicken wings!

Jade brings Naomi around, JADED!! Cover, Nia CLOBBERS them both! The fans rally while all three women are down! Nia climbs a corner, Jade is after her with forearms! Naomi joins in, drags Jade back, but now they trade shots! Nia DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Cover on Jade, TWO! Cover on Naomi, TWO! Nia grows frustrated but the fans rally up again. Nia drag Naomi up, fireman’s carries, and she climbs the corner! The fans already anticipate what’s coming, SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, JADE FROG SPLASHES IN!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up while all three women are down again! “This is Awesome!”

Jade rises, she clamps onto Nia, but Nia HEADBUTTs her! And HEADBUTTS Naomi! Jade BOOTS Nia down! Cover, TWO! Jade runs up on Naomi but Naomi BOOTS her! Naoim goes up top but Jade is right on her! They fight for control, but then Nia joins in! TOWER OF DOOM!! Nia double stacks her opponents, for a A-NIA-LATOR!! Naomi avoids it, Jade takes it all! Naomi ghost pins Nia, AND WINS!!

Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)

Nia did a lot of the damage, but it is Naomi who wins out! Will everyone in the Women’s MITB Ladder Match now have to #ProceedWithCaution?

 

Solo Sikoa’s crew arrives.

Solo says they will win Money in the Bank together! Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, whichever one wins MITB wins it fof the family! But then they hear R-Truth talking to… Lil’ Jimmy? Solo says Truth’s childhood hero beats him, and now he’s talking to ghosts. Truth taps Solo on the shoulder and asks if there’s something Solo wants to say. Solo says Truth is crazy touching him. JC Mateo steps up but Solo has him stand down. Truth says he wants to be honest. He’s never seen JC a day before in his life. Is this Solo’s son? He’s husky! Truth asks if he can teach Solo’s husky son a lesson in the ring. Solo says that sounds good to him.

Truth says he’ll go talk to Nick Aldis. “Boy, y’all big boneded!” Truth heads off, and Solo says don’t worry, they’ll take care of him. Let’s have fun. Fatu says keep it 100. They can have their fun, he’s got his own business to take care of. Yadada mean? The Imperial Unit against Truth, Samoan Werewolf in a qualifier, will everything go the family’s way?

 

Chelsea Green confronts Nick Aldis.

The Hot Mess hides behind a cardboard cutout of herself as she tells the SmackDown General Manager, “What happened on Saturday night was a deliberate-” Piper Niven has to direct Chelsea to point at Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t quite understand her from behind the cardboard mask. Piper holds the mask between Chelsea and camera, though we do get a glimpse of her fancy headgear. Chelsea repeats herself, but Aldis says she needs to be looking at him when they talk. Chelsea hides her face in shame, but she says it is still a deliberate hitjob put on by vicious Zelina Vega! Even her Secret Her-vice could not stop it!

Chelsea demands that Zelina be suspended, stripped of her title, and that Chelsea be reinstated as the champion! Chelsea, no need to be so ugly about this. Gasp! Aldis says what he means is, no suspensions, and we can talk a rematch down the road once Chelsea is medically cleared. Then he is doing nothing for what Zelina did to Chelsea?! Alba says if he won’t, then they will! Yeah, Zelina VS Alba! Tonight! Alba is a bit surprised, but Aldis says, “Chelsea knows best. Alba VS Zelina, I actually like the sound of that. I will make that official right now, if you do one thing for me. Please leave me alone.”

The Green Administration hurries away, but will Alba make sure Chelsea brand justice is served? Or will La Muneca just keep racking up the wins?

 

Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.

Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Champion, and says that MITB is around the corner. Tiff successfully cashed in her own contract to become champion, but how is she handling the pressure of knowing the same thing could happen to her? Tiff says she can’t wait to see who wins MITB. Then she can handle the pressure by being prepared. Having this title makes her the top threat to the division, but let’s be fair. She’s always been the girl everyone has been obsessed with. So whoever wins, targeting her will be a big mistake. But then in steps Naomi.

Naomi says if Tiff thought Nia was a problem, then she ain’t seen nothing yet. Naomi vows to win MITB and cash in for Tiff’s title, wherever and whenever she wants. And in case Lil’ Miss Tiffy forgot, when Naomi was fighting for a championship, Tiff stayed in Naomi’s way. Wanna know what happens when people play with Naomi? Just ask Jade. Naomi heads out, and Alexa Bliss steps in. Alexa says she wouldn’t be so worried about Naomi. Be worried about Alexa. Alexa heads out now, Tiff clutches to the title a little bit tighter, who will be trying to run the clock out on Tiffy Time?

 

R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa!

To Solo’s point, #RonCena could not make John Cena see the light at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Truth might be relapsing if he’s talking to Lil’ Jimmy again. But will Truth relapse so far that we get the R-Truth that was once United States Champion? Or will a Tour of the Islands send Truth off the deep end?

SmackDown returns and JC makes his entrance, Solo backing him up. The bell rings and Truth runs up, only for JC to RAM him into a corner! JC RAMS Truth again and again, then lets off. JC whips corner to corner hard and Truth falls in a heap! JC whips corner to corner again just as hard, and Truth falls in a heap again. Solo talks trash but the fans rally behind Truth. JC runs up but Truth dodges! Truth SHOULDER TACKLES! JC stays up, so Truth runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! “What’s Up?” Truth runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he hits the SPIN OUT- CROSSBODY! JC then gets up to GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!

JC smirks as he looms over Truth, and Solo says to finish this off now. JC runs to SENTON but Truth moves! Truth calls for it! “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries JC, but JC is too much! Truth falls over again! Solo laughs, JC whips, TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, JC wins!

Winner: JC Mateo, by pinfall

Truth tried to be like John Cena of old, but it just wasn’t meant to be. JC beats up on Truth more, then stands him up for Solo! But here comes BIG Jim! Jimmy has a chair, he runs JC off, but Solo stands his ground. Solo says his brother wouldn’t hit him with that chair, would he? Jimmy steps to Solo so Solo steps out, but that lets JC CLOBBER Jimmy! But then Solo has JC stand down! They’re family! Solo and JC leave, leaving Jimmy wondering what this is about. Will Jimmy make it clear to Solo that Jimmy’s not the one who has to come to his senses?

 

The Street Profits are here!

The WWE Tag Team Champions walk through the smoke to be on stage and the fans cheer. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford hold up the titles, walk to the ring, then step inside. The fans cheer as they hold up the belts again, then the Profits grab the mics. Ford says, “Knoxville, Tennessee, oh I love everything about you, and what I have, too. But lemme rap to y’all real fast. This tag team division that we’re a part of, the greatest tag team division on any brand, any promotion… It’s on fire right now.” Dawkins says, “Talk to ’em.” Ford says, “But just like how the gorilla fears us, make no mistake about it, let’s not forget who’s leading the charge right now: The Street Profits.”

The fans cheer, and Dawkins says hey, they got all the teams coming at ’em! DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom, and now… The Wyatts?! The fans cheer that, and Ford says that’s sick. But what big bro is saying, it don’t matter who it is, the Profits will defend against anybody. Well hold on, here comes Fraxiom! Nathan Frazer & Axiom go to the ring to stand with the Profits, and they have mics. Frazer says alright, since the Profits are talking about defending the titles, well, Frazer & Axiom didn’t exactly get a fair shake. Ford says, “Fraxiom, is it?” He congratulates them for being on a roll, but up until the Wyatt Sick6 got in the Profits’ business…

Yeah, the Profits had them beat. Wow, oh, okay. Sure, maybe… But maybe not. Thanks to the Wyatts, we’ll never know. And now that those shenanigans are behind us, it is fair to say that Fraxiom and the Profits need to run it back! The fans like the sound of that! But wait, here come the Machine Guns! Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have mics, and Shelley says okay, hold on, sorry to interrupt. Fraxiom’s entire basis for a rematch is that the Profits never beat them. Well, last time Shelley checked, the Profits never beat MCMG! So if they’re handing out title matches, MCMG will take one. But naturally, here comes DIY!

Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have their own mics, and the Poison Pixie says no no no no. She is pretty sure “you losers” have had a million chances, and “the nerds” just got here. Whoa, hold on? Just got here? Sounds like Candice just got back, so she should do us a favor and shut up. Gargano says you shut up, idiot! The reason DIY brought in Gargano’s beautiful wife is to even the odds against all of what this is! Everyone can see there is a conspiracy in the tag team division to hold down the BTTITW! And now with the Wyatts showing up- Ciampa has Gargano ixnay on the amily-fay.

Do not talk about you know who, scratch that, let’s get to business. All these teams have all KILLED the tag division that DIY built! Matter of fact, let us hold a moment of silence for the death of the SmackDown Tag Division. Everyone, stand up, bow your heads, and give a moment of silence… now. OH NO! The lights go out! All the teams panic, because when the lights turn on, UNCLE HOWDY is on the corner! Howdy laughs, because the rest of the Wyatts flank the ring! Erick Rowan drags MCMG out to DOUBLE LARIAT! Dexter Lumis is up top to CANNONBALL onto the Profits and Gargano! Joe Gacy is in, and he handsprings to bring Fraxiom to the UPSIDE-DOWN!!

Lumis then runs, POWERBOMB SENTON COMBO on Axiom! Ciampa freaks out, turns around, and Nikki Cross is there! CROSSBODY onto Candice! The fans fire up, and Howdy has Frazer for SISTER ABIGAIL! “We’re here!!” It is just as the Profits said, and now it is clear. Will some killer combination of the Wyatts go right after the gold?

 

Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar!

Worlds Collide is just over a week away, and all four of these men will be involved. The Immortal Firebird and the Young OG are going after the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4 Way while Legado Del Fantasma will be taking on AAA’s Pagano, Psycho Clown y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Who will be heading for Los Angeles with all the momentum behind them?

Speaking of that North American Championship, the champion is here! Ethan Page joins commentary and says what a year for him, to be honest. Wade says that title has never looked better than on Ethan’s shoulder. Fenix makes his entrance now, followed by Je’Von’s. The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Angel. Angel and Fenix circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Angel fires a forearm, Fenix fires back, repeat! Fenix gets the edge but Angel shoves then drops down. Fenix cartwheels over the dropdown, then comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RANAS! Angel tumbles, the fans fire up, and Fenix somersaults, but into a fireman’s carry!

Fenix slips free, ripcords to ROUNDHOUSE, but Angel HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger back, tags to Berto and Je’Von! Je’Von dodges and springboards to BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Berto mule kicks! Berto CLUBS Je’Von, whips, but Je’Von reverses and slips around. Berto bucks the O’Conner, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Berto drags Je’Von up, but Je’Von kicks! Berto blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits! Je’Von runs up, and BOUNCY~ RANAS! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but Je’Von goes Matrix to dodge! Je’Von kips up, and STUNNERS! Angel flops back and the fans fire up!

Los Garza regroups, Je’Von tags Fenix, and they build speed, but have to dodge Angel first. Fenix SOBATS, Je’Von KICKS, and both men ENZIGIRI! Berto is up top, he leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix runs to basement CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this for Los Garza while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Fenix drags Berto up to RAM him into the corner. Tag to Je’Von and they mug Berto. Berto fires hands back on Je’Von, but Je’Von headlocks. Berto powers up and out and Angel tags in. Berto drop toeholds Je’Von into Angel’s KNEE at the ropes! Angel TEARS OFF HIS PANTS! Angel drapes those over Je’Von before he KICKS Je’Von in the side! Angel stalks Je’Von to the corner, tags Berto, and they shove Je’Von for a double hip toss, TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it. Berto shoves Je’Von to ELBOW him down! Berto then DUMPS Je’Von down to be under the ropes.

Tag to Angel and Berto sits Je’Von up on the apron. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von down! Santos joins in with Los Garza as they soak up the heat, and Angel drags Je’Von back in. Angel stands Je’Von up, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up behind him. Angel CLUBS away on Je’Von, mocks the clapping, and he THROWS Je’Von down. Angel KICKS Je’Von in the arm and Je’Von clutches his hand. Angel drags Je’Von to the ropes, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands. The ref counts, Angel steps off at 4, and Berto BOOTS Je’Von down. ANgel clamps onto Je’Von with an armlock and chinbar but Je’Von reaches for Fenix.

Angel keeps hold of Je’Von but Je’Von fires hands! SmackDown returns to single picture as Je’Von dodges the lariat, leaps, but Angel catches him! Angel puts Je’Von in a corner and through ropes. Angel pulls an arm and leg against the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von in the ribs! Je’Von slumps to the apron, and Angel sucker punches Fenix! Angel goes back for Je’Von but Je’Von fires body shots! Angel blocks a kick, slips around and Gory Especials! Angel walks over, tags Berto, and Berto slingshots, GARZA ESPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Je’Von but Berto clamps onto him with a chinlock.

Je’Von endures, even as Berto traps an arm. Je’Von fights up, pries the hold open, and he arm-drags Berto! Je’Von leaps but Berto grabs a leg! Ethan laughs from commentary, but Je’Von kicks free to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Je’Von and Berto crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up as Fenix rallies on Angel with forearms! Fenix then dodges a shot to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG, to a DOUBLE STOMP! Fenix fires off KICKS on Berto, then fires up with Knoxville! Fenix uses Berto to jump up and RANA Angel! Fenix then goes corner to corner to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix fires hands, shoves Angel aside, then goes up.

Fenix springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, Berto breaks it! Berto whips Fenix, Fenix goes Spider-Man, and Je’Von tags in! Fenix says HASTA LA VISTA, BABY! Angel is up, he pops Fenix up to KICK him! But Je’Von springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Angel and Je’Von crawl. Angel CHOPS Je’Von, Je’Von CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Angel CHOPS again, so Je’Von CHOPS again! Angel fires a forearm, Je’Von fires back, and they go around with forearm after forearm! The fans fire up, Angel CHOPS, a
nd Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES!

Je’Von runs, BOUNCY- NO, Angel makes it a SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan is surprised and the fans rally up. Angel hoists Je’Von up top, tags Berto in, and they hoist Je’Von up even higher! But Fenix SHORYUKENS Angel down! Je’Von fires hands on Berto and SHOVES him down! Fenix climbs up to join Je’Von now, and ADIOS AMIGO DOUBLE STOMPS for Angel! Je’Von adjusts, to SUPER DUPER SWANTON onto Los Garza! Ethan says don’t get closer, keep this in the ring! He taunts both his challengers, Fenix and Je’Von stand down to put Los Garza in the ring. The fans rally up, but then Ethan CLOBBERS Fenix & Je’Von!

Ethan TOSSES Fenix over the desk! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS Ethan down! The fans fire up, Je’Von hurries in, and he dodges Angel! But Berto rolls Je’Von up, TWO!! Je’Von dodges Berto, rebound and RED DOT!! Berto is down, Angel gets up, but Je’Von DECKS him! Je’Von goes up, up, but Santos distracts the ref! Ethan SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo but Berto tags Angel! Los Garza hoists Je’Von up for M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!

Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall

All Ego grins as he screws over two of his three challengers, and now Legado is rolling towards Worlds Collide. But will these rudos get everything they deserve in LA?

 

The Wyatts speak.

“We won’t stop. Not until we get what’s owed.” A simple yet ominous threat, are the tag titles only the beginning?

 

Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration!

La Muneca held onto the WWE Women’s US Championship by smacking The Hot Mess in the face with a foot, and obviously Chelsea is not happy with it. But will Alba get payback on behalf of her fearless leader? Or will things only get uglier for the Green Regime?

The bell rings and Piper distracts Zelina so Alba can CLOBBER her! Alba fires off hands, then bumps Zelina off buckles. Alba bumps Zelina off more buckles, then more buckles! And then the fourth corner! Chelsea says Zelina should’ve never messed with her! Alba fireman’s carries but Zelina fights free. Zelina KICKS Alba, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Alba CLUBS Zelina. Alba whips, scoops, and- NO, Zelina swings through to RANA! Cover, ONE! Zelina headlocks but Alba fights up and lifts Zelina. Zelina holds on but Alba powers up and out to RUN Zelina over! The fans boo but Chelsea cheers as Alba stalks Zelina.

Alba ROCKS Zelina, whips her to ropes, but Zelina wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Zelina then runs up on Alba in the corner and rains down fists! Alba shoves Zelina away at three, but Zelina comes right back to rain down more shots! Alba stops Zelina at four now, but Zelina wants another go! Alba stops Zelina at four again, and RAMS her into the corner! The fans boo but Alba grins. Zelina BOOTS Alba, goes up, and FLYING RANAS! Alba tumbles out, Piper helps her up, and Zelina goes to the apron. Alba trips Zelina up, spins and ROCKS Zelina, then gets her up. Gory Especial, but Zelina flips through to arm-drag Alba onto ropes!

The fans fire up as Zelina dials up, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref argues with Chelsea while Zelina redials, but Piper trips her up! The fans boo but Alba SUPERKICKS Zelina! Alba salutes to Chelsea, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Alba stands on Zelina’s hair while pulling Zelina’s arms! The ref reprimands, Alba steps off, and she drags Zelina up to suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this and Chelsea argues with the ref. The ref says the count is fair, so Alba clamps onto Zelina with a COBRA CLUTCH! Zelina endures, the fans rally, and Zelina fights up. Zelina fires body shots, Alba ripcords and wrenches to SUPERKICK! Zelina rebounds to SHINING WIZARD! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Piper coaches Zelina, the fans rally up, and both women rise up. Alba is on Zelina and brings her to a corner, but Zelina buckle bumps Alba first!

The fans rally as Alba stalks Zelina, but Zelina bumps her off buckles again! Alba tries again, but Zelina ELBOWS Alba away. Then BOOTS her away! Zelina fires forearms on Alba, backs her down, then whips. Alba reverses but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Zelina LARIATS again! Zelina blocks a kick, ELBOWS Alba, but Alba blocks the saido. But Zelina keeps Alba from running, SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally for Zelina as she runs corner to corner, METEORA! Zelina pushes Alba out and goes up top! The fans cheer for some Latina Heat, and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alba survives and Chelsea is relieved.

Zelina grows frustrated, but she goes back for Alba. Zelina reels Alba in, suplexes, but Alba blocks! Alba knees low, suplexes, but Zelina hits STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Alba is down, Zelina goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS! Alba goes up now, and she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?! Zelina survives and shocks Alba! Chelsea is upset again but Alba hurries to bring Zelina up. Alba KICKS Zelina out, and now Chelsea takes off her face mask?! She tells Piper to stand Zelina up! Piper does as told, and Chelsea takes a swing, but Zelina ducks! The face mask SMACKS Piper!! Chelsea is shocked, then furious, and then she chases after Zelina!

Zelina slips into the ring, Chelsea gets on the apron, but Zelina sends Alba at her! They almost collide, and then Zelina rolls Alba up! Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!

Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall

Chelsea tried so hard to screw Zelina over that she just screwed up her own team! Zelina survives again, will no one take down the Vega Administration?

 

The Miz pep talks Carmelo Hayes.

Melo looks good, and he just has to follow the plan. If Melo follows that plan, with no mistakes, they will win. Melo says he knows what he’s doing. Miz asks if he really does. Because Miz has taken Black Mass after Black Mass, sacrificing himself for Melo. Does Melo understand? Miz gave up this chance at MITB for Melo! Miz has already done it twice! If Melo wins this match tonight, Miz will guide Melo to make sure “we are Mr. MITB.” Wait, we? Miz says, “Who do you think got you in this position?” Melo says Melo did. Melo appreciates everything Miz has done for him, from sacrificing to taking hits for him, and helping him win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.

But nobody told Miz to do that. Melo will run the play exactly as Miz designed it, but what brought Melo to the dance is Melo’s talent. Melo goes out there and does it better than anybody else. Melo puts up 40 points on a bad day, because he is H1M. And Miz just needs to let Melo be H1M. They good? Miz nods, and Melo says okay, let’s do the thing. They are Melo Don’t Miz and they are Awes-H1M. Miz still nods, but he doesn’t seem genuinely happy. Will Miz let Melo be Melo? Even if that means letting H1M fail?

 

Giulia speaks.

“Throughout my entire career, even back when I started in Japan, I had one goal… It’s not to be ‘the best.’ Everyone says that. It’s hollow and empty. My goal is to be indisputable. You can love me or hate me, admiration or disgust, it means nothing. But I’m impossible to deny. My opponent doesn’t matter, because I only view them as an opportunity to build my legacy. Evidence you cannot refute. SmackDown, you will see. I will hit harder, move faster, think sharper, and conquer everything, just like I’ve always done. The question isn’t, ‘Who’s going to let me?” It’s, ‘Who’s going to stop me?'” She adds in Japanese, “If you can stop it, stop it.”

Will SmackDown and all of the WWE soon succumb to The Beautiful Madness?

 

Zelina returns backstage.

She refreshes for a second, but Giulia is there! And Giulia says she sees Zelina, but she also sees that title more. Zelina scoffs and leaves. Could Giulia be aiming for everything once she becomes Ms. Money in the Bank?

 

Damian Priest is here!

Knoxville cheers as The Archer of Infamy heads to the ring, victorious from Saturday Night’s Main Event and that brutal Steel Cage match. Priest grabs a mic to tell Tennessee, “Ever since I beat Drew on Saturday, it’s like I’m breathing in fresh air. Y’know, there was a time when I lived on the street, if we were beefing with another street, that war could go for years. But in WWE, you have a beef with somebody, you have a match and it’s over. But with Drew and I, we went well over a year, and that’s not normal. But we took that beef into a cage. Now, I can feel it, you can se it on my face, we went to war.

“At the end of this war, at Saturday Night’s Main Event, I gave him a Con-Chair-To, I walked out the door, and I put his ass in the past.” The fans cheer that. Priest says now he knows Drew is somewhere recovering from his scrambled brains, but he knows Drew is watching, so this is for Drew. “I still can’t stand yo ass. But the Drew McIntyre that stepped in that cage wasn’t the guy that hides behind his phone on social media. That was the old Drew, the warrior, and I appreciate that.” The fans applaud, and Priest says he won’t ask what is next for himself, he’ll just tell us all. And it is the same thing he wanted when he came to SmackDown: Championships!

The fans cheer, and Priest says this war with Drew cost him an opportunity at being in MITB. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his eyes on a certain champion. Somebody who he has unfinished business with, and a champion he considers the most badass. The fans know that means Fatu, and he knows they know! Priest calls out Jacob Fatu! Priest respects Fatu. Priest knows where Fatu came from, what Fatu had to live through, how it feels to stand in this ring as a champion. Real talk, Priest is proud of Fatu, he congratulates Fatu, that’s real. But what Priest doesn’t respect is the crew that follows him around.

Wait, check that. What Priest doesn’t respect is the crew Fatu follows around. Priest knows at some point, they will get in this ring, handle business, but that’s for them. As for Fatu’s so-called family, if they wanna get involved, they can catch a fresh one, too. Priest won’t make it just a nickname or moniker, he wants this to be fact! Priest is and forever will be EL CAMPEON! The fans cheer that! But will the Archer soon take aim at the Samoan Werewolf? Well, speaking of, Fatu makes his way out here for tonight’s other Triple Threat Qualifier! Fatu nods to Priest, but if Fatu wins his way into the ladder match, will this showdown have to wait a little longer?

Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!

SmackDown returns and El Idolo makes his entrance, followed by H1M. The bell rings and Miz distracts Fatu and Melo attacks! Fatu ELBOWS Melo away, Andrade is on Melo with forearms, and then Fatu adds a LARIAT! Fatu looms mover Melo but then turns to stare down Andrade. The fans rally as these two step up. Andrade fires forearms but Fatu SHOVES him to a corner. Fatu runs up, Andrade dodges then whips. Fatu reverses, Andrade goes up and out to then ROCK Fatu! Andrade goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Melo CLUBS Andrade, TOSSES him out, and then CLUBS away on Fatu!

Miz says that’s the way! Melo HAMMERS and CHOPS, then whips, but Fatu blocks! Fatu whips Melo, Melo springboards, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Fatu sees Melo go outside. Fatu builds speed, but Miz trips him up! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Fatu drags Miz into the ring! Melo goes to roll Fatu up but Fatu stays up! Fatu YANKS Melo up, scoops, but Melo slips free! Melo SUPERKICKS and Miz DUMPS Fatu out! The fans boo but Melo builds speed, only for Andrade to LARIAT! The fans cheer, and now Miz sees he is in trouble. Fatu snarls, but Andrade DIVES, into a HAYMAKER!

Fatu then SUPERKICKS Miz! Fatu THROWS Miz into barriers! The fans fire up and Fatu grins. Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK against the barriers! The Samoan Werewolf has dominated three men at once and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Miz sputters and Fatu leaves him behind to go around the way. Melo is there to kick Fatu, RAM Fatu, but Fatu blocks another whip! Fatu ROCKS Melo and Melo staggers away. Fatu stalks Melo, Melo checks on Miz, but Fatu ROCKS Melo! Andrade goes after Fatu now, but Fatu THROWS Andrade into barriers! The fans cheer as Fatu lets Andrade go to the ring. Fatu brings Melo up, SMACKS him off the desk, then pushes him down. Fatu clears the desk off, but Melo CLUBS Fatu against the desk! Melo storms into the ring, brings Andrade up, but Andrade RAMS Melo into the corner! Andrade RAMS Melo, CHOPS Melo, then stalks Melo.

Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses and Andrade hits buckles hard! Melo CHOPS Andrade down! Melo brings Andrade up, soaks up some heat, then makes it Latino Heat. But Andrade blocks the suplex to suplex Melo! Andrade hangs Melo out to dry, and Melo flops to the apron. Fatu is back but Andrade fires forearms first! Andrade whips, Fatu reverses, and Fatu BODY CHECKS Andrade! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him while he stalks Andrade. Fatu drags Andrade up to HEADBUTT him into the corner. Fatu shoves Melo off the apron, then he HEADBUTTS Andrade again. Andrade sputters but Fatu is all fired up.

Fatu CHOPS Andrade, UPPERCUTS, and HEADBUTTS him again! Andrade CHOPS in return! SmackDown returns to single picture and Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Fatu UPPERCUTS and Andrade falls back! Melo stomps Andrade in the corner, then tells Fatu to come on in. Fatu runs up, but Andrade gets away! Hip attack hits buckles! Melo ENZIGIRIS Fatu, Andrade runs to dodge Melo and FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Andrade kips up! Andrade has targets in the corners, and he rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES for Fatu! CIEN- NO, Melo tilt-o-whirls and LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally, Melo runs to stomp away on Fatu, then he brings Andrade up. Fatu stands to CLOBBER Melo! Andrade SUPERKICKS Fatu! The fans rally, Melo brings Andrade up and springboards, but Andrade stops him at the ropes! SECOND ROPE SPANISH FLY! But Fatu SENTONS Andrade! The fans fire up as Fatu SENTONS Melo! Fatu drags Melo to a drop zone, then goes to the corner! The fans rally for Fatu as he goes up, up, but Andrade YANKS him down! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT DOUBLE!! Cover, Melo breaks it! The fans rally while all three are down! “This is Awesome!” as the three stir.

Melo brings Fatu and Andrade around, and he fires forearms on each of them. Andrade fires back on Melo, then Fatu UPPERCUTS! Andrade ROCKS Fatu, but Fatu UPPERCUTS Andrade! The fans rally as the three rise, and Melo springboards! DOUBLE FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover on Andrade, Fatu breaks it! Melo and Fatu stare down, and they run up! Melo dodges to hit the FIRST 48! Andrade adds a POISON-RANA! Melo slips around Andrade to KNEE and suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and Melo grows frustrated. The fans rally for Fatu while Melo shakes his hands out. Andrade is on the apron but Melo rises.

Melo brings Andrade up but Andrade trips Melo! They go out to brawl, and Melo SUPERKICKS Andrade down! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Melo! The fans fire up for Fatu as he lines up a shot. Fatu gets the fans even more fired up, then he geeks out! Fatu runs in the full length, but Andrade & Melo move! HIP ATTACK through barriers!! The fans go nuts as Fatu crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu sputters as SmackDown goes back to picture in picture.

Fatu stirs while Andrade and Melo go to the ring. They roll in, Melo grabs at Andrade and vice-versa. Melo fires a forearm, then goes back outside. Andrade goes to the opposite end while Melo looks under the ring. Melo makes Knoxville happy by bringing out a table! But then Melo makes them mad by dropping it! Melo goes after Andrade but Andrade ROCKS him first! Andrade brings out a chair! Andrade aims, but Melo dropkicks the legs out! Andrade crawls, Melo shakes his head, and he grabs the chair now. Melo aims, but Andrade kicks Melo low! Andrade and Melo go into the ring, and Andrade puts Melo in a drop zone.

Andrade goes up the corner, but Melo trips him up! Andrade is stuck up top and Melo hits the SLINGSHOT PLEX! Melo flexes, then decides to step through on the legs! Andrade cradles that, TWO! Melo and Andrade stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans look for Fatu. SmackDown returns to single picture as the fans rally, Melo and Andrade sit up, and Melo CHOPS! Andrade ROCKS Melo, then rolls away. Melo hurries to clamp onto Andrade with a facelock, but Andrade RAMS him into a corner! Andrade puts Melo up top but Melo fires forearms. Andrade drops back, Melo aims, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS!

The fans still want tables but Andrade climbs up to get Melo. They’re on the very top, but Fatu is back! Fatu makes the SUPER SPANISH FLY part ROCKER LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu goes up now! SWANTON BOMB onto Melo! Cover, Andrade breaks it!! The fans rally up again and still want tables. Fatu runs at Andrade to SPLASH! Then Fatu runs at Melo, but Melo BOOTS him! Melo runs up, but into a pop-up! Melo fights the Samoan Drop, and Andrade adds the SHADOW ELBOW! But Melo makes it a ghost pin! Andrade adds a stack, TWO!!! Fatu survives the double cover, but here come Solo & JC!

The fans boo as Solo is here to coach Fatu up. Melo and Andrade trade forearms, then Melo dodges to springboard, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Fatu snarls, drags Melo up, and he HEADBUTTS Melo! Fatu finally notices Solo & JC, but Fatu puts Melo up top. Fatu CHOPS Melo, then he fireman’s carries Andrade. Fatu adds Melo to this, but Melo slips free. SAMOAN DROP for Andrade, and then Fatu goes to the corner. Solo says Fatu’s got this now! BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS and Melo hits NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT! Andrade underhooks Melo, THE MESS- NO, Melo RANAS through! Cover, TWO!!

Andrade has a cover, TWO! Melo has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Both men stand, SHADOW ELBOW! FIRST 48!! SHADOW ELBOW AGAIN!! All three men are down and the fans are thunderous! Fatu crawls, Melo rolls to a corner, and Andrade stirs. Fatu rises, he brings Andrade up, IMPALER DDT! Then Fatu has Melo to RAM him into a corner. Fatu runs and HIP ATTACKS Melo! Andrade is up, Fatu hits him with another IMPALER DDT! Fatu puts Andrade in the drop zone, and he hits the BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Solo says yeah, do that again! The fans boo but Fatu glares at Solo. JC says do what Solo is saying, Fatu!

But wait! Jimmy YANKS JC down, and SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up, and then Melo RAMS Fatu into Solo! Then FIRST 48! But Andrade rolls Melo into THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!

Winner: Andrade, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)

Solo just screwed things up for Fatu! Solo does his best to keep the peace between Fatu and JC, but the point is: Andrade is headed to Los Angeles! Will he make this El Idolo in the Bank?

 

Backstage interview with LA Knight.

Byron Saxton segues from congratulating Andrade for qualifying to welcoming in someone who already has qualified, but The Mega Star says, “My gawd. What is it with punching tickets around here? Everybody talks about punching tickets. WWE Instagram, punched tickets. Commentary, punched tickets. You’re talking about punched tickets. I guess I punched my ticket to MITB, it’s only eight days away. A few other guys who punched tickets, who are they? You got Andrade, you got Penta, you got what’s his name, Seth Rollins. You got Solo Sikoa! They’re all in it! They all punched their tickets!

“And everybody’s gonna be climbing that ladder, trying to get up, put everything on the line that they can. Now, if this was a one-on-one match, I’d go ahead and call my shot, and I’d say I’m gonna run up there, grab the case, and cash it in. But you gotta understand, this is my third year in a row, so I understand what this is. You can call me the vet in this match. Some people say maybe that Seth is the vet in this, but they would be wrong. For three years in a row now, you’re talking about the most robust and the most recent experience, YEAH. And what that means is now it’s anybody’s game. Anybody can come out with it, and I understand that.

“But with or without the case, what you need to understand is that the WWE title, the world title, they’re all in my future. With the way I’ve been running, at this point, they should be in my past, maybe even my present. Why don’tcha go ahead and punch that ticket? While we’re talking about-” Knight stops himself when he spots someone walking in. It’s Aleister Black! And Aleister says that win was supposed to be his. But he tells Knight, “You’re welcome, though.” The Dark Father lets the Mega Star shine, if only for now. Will LA win big in LA when we finally reach MITB?

 

Fatu and Solo regroup backstage.

Solo wants Fatu to listen. He was just trying to help. Fatu tells Solo to listen. For the last time, Fatu does not need his help! Fatu storms off, JC steps in, but Solo has nothing else to say. Is the Samoan Werewolf going to break away from this dysfunctional “family?”

 

Cody Rhodes is here!

Knoxville fires up and sings along, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans along the ramp and the front row, and even signs autographs. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and he hears the fans chant his name. Cody fires the fans up more, then hears them sing, “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~! Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody says, “So, Knoxville! Whaddya wanna talk about?” The fans cheer, and Cody says, “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that we could talk about the record crowd here this evening!” The fans cheer that, too! Cody says he loves them, too, thank you very much.

Cody says they could also talk about WrestleMania 41. The fans boo, but Cody says after WrestleMania 41, he went home, he drowned his sorrows, might’ve touched the “Tennessee Cough Syrup” a little bit, and he had a moment of doubt. He reached out to a friend. A friend who helps him prepare to wonderful audiences like this one here, or speaking to everyone at home. Cody asked him, “Was I a good champion?” The fans cheer for that, but Cody says the friend told him wasn’t quite as simple as yes or no.

The friend told him, “With everything that you faced here in the ring in front of all the fans, and with everything that you faced behind the scenes, being pulled in different directions, the waters that you had to navigate that no champion has ever had to navigate, yes, I feel that you were a good champion.” Cody says he felt good hearing that, it turned into a hopeful moment, the silver lining on a dark cloud. Cody looked back on his whole year. He thought about AJ Styles faking retirement to get the drop on him. Cody thought about his friend, Kevin Owens, sucker punching him against his bus while Cody’s family slept inside.

Cody thought about his boss, Triple H, who pushed Cody to the limit, and sees something in Cody that Cody doesn’t even see in himself. Cody even thought about The Final Boss, how he asked Cody for his soul, and the entire world wondering what that meant. As preposterous as that sounded, The Rock was 100% serious. No matter how many times Cody said no, the offer still stands. And Cody also thought about John Cena. The fans initially boo, but the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” starts up. Cody takes a moment, and then he says, “I thought about John Cena doing exactly what he said he was going to do. He forced me to make a choice, and I hesitated.

“I don’t know if John Cena is going to ‘ruin’ professional wrestling. But if he does, then I’m partially to blame. Now, I know, I’d love to say this to John Cena’s face. Not sure if he’s going to come out here right now, but if you are listening, if you are listening, Champ, I need you to know that I will never hesitate with you again!” The fans cheer that, and Cody says no matter how much Cena will tout the amount of days he has left, how much Cena will talk about what remains before he absconds with the WWE Championship and leaves all of us forever, that is NOT Cena’s expiration date! That is on the other side of Cody’s corneas, and it will burn Cena’s ass up!

The fans fire up for that, and Cody calms it down. Cody apologizes for that. This is his first night back on SmackDown, he is getting worked up. He thought so much about what he could do, what he could do for the fans. Hell, how about a surprise? The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” so Cody says they’re hungry for it. Let’s yeet. Well, hold on, that’d be a very big surprise. That’d be the biggest surprise. That’d be Cody’s partner riding into battle for MITB, and hell YES he is here! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the World Heavyweight Champion, MAIN EVENT JEY USO! The fans go wild as Jey makes his way in from the pavilion!

The fans sing along with Day One Ish and bounce for that YEET! Jey makes his way down through the crowd to ringside, one verse at a time, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Jey joins Cody in the ring now, mic in hand. Cody and Jey hear the fans want an encore, so we get even more YEET! But then John Cena makes his entrance to ruin the fun! The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUUUCKS~!” even though he wears that University of Tennessee orange and white. Cena goes to the ring, towel draped over his head, then grabs a mic before he joins Cody and Jey in the ring. Cena hears the fans boo, and he says, “I’m upset, too. If it isn’t professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes!” Cena tells Cody he is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe, and that Jey is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe.

The fans boo but Cena says they both wanna be Cena so bad, it makes him sick! Cody wants Cena’s fame, Jey wants Cena’s money, but they will get neither because Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy! There is only ONE other human being in the WWE who embodies hustle, loyalty and respect, and he’s got the fortune, fame and followers to back that up! Surprise, losers! Cena’s partner is here, too! The fans boo already, because “EY YO~!” Logan Paul IS here! The Maverick swaggers his way out, and Cena gives him a proper introduction. “Oh, you mad? You’re mad because Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler?”

Cena says Logan doesn’t need to pay his dues, because he is paying Jey’s mortgage! Everybody in this building did NOT come to see Jey! They came to see John Cena and Logan Paul! Logan asks, “What the hell you crying about, Knoxville? Look! I could walk on water, and y’all would still find a way to tell me it’s because I can’t swim! John Cena speaks the language of Logan Paul, and that is the truth! The truth! It is right in front of you! You deny it all you want, but look around, you stupid, stupid, simple Tennessee people! This is a moment in history! All of you get to witness the moment that John Cena stood side-by-side in the ring with Logan Paul.

“And look, all of you will live long, pathetic, miserable lives. But at least you will get to say that you saw that.” The fans tell Logan to STFU, and Cena tells Logan to ignore it. Logan says yeah, yeah, they’re so ungrateful. They don’t know what’s good for them. There is one problem, though. This does seem too perfect. The problem is… Logan should be standing next to THE WWE Champion as THE World Heavyweight Champion! Logan should’ve been the one to leave Saturday Night’s Main Event with that title around his waist. But look at him, Jey. Jey got lucky. Jey got lucky! He knows it, Logan knows, it, the fans know it, CODY knows it!

Jey needed Cody to save him! When Cody interfered with the match cuz these two cheaters can’t do a single thing in this business without it being handed to them! “These two nepo babies were born on third, thinking they hit a triple.” Logan points to himself and says, “Self-made man!” He points to Cena and says, “Self-made man!” Five years ago, nobody every would’ve believed Logan Paul would be a WWE superstar. And they certainly never ever would’ve believed that he’d be teaming with the Greatest Of All Time! But look at Logan now. He’s not just a superstar, he is THE superstar! His time is now! Cena told us that his time is almost up!

Cena is the Last Real Champion, Logan is the inevitable face of the WWE! So Jey, Cody, at MITB, if you want some, come get some. Jey tells Logan they don’t gotta wait! They can handle this right now! UH UH, YEET!! The mics drop, Cena and Logan talk this out, and Logan wants to throw hands while Cena wants to leave. Cody asks what they’re arguing about. They gonna go to the back so Logan can polish Cena’s Peacemaker? Now it’s a fight! The fans fire up as the hands are flying! Logan TOSSES Jey, Cena picks Cody up! Cody slips free, Jey is back to SUPERKICK! Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Cena bails out, Jey PLANCHAS out onto him!

Logan goes to the apron, slingshot and- NO, Cody dodges the “Snapshot” Lariat and Jey SUPERKICKS Logan! Then Jey sets Logan up for the CODE D!! The fans fire up as Cody picks up the WWE Championship! Will Cody and Jey make it through Logan and Cena to then clear a path for the American Nightmare’s redemption? Or will Cena & Logan ruin wrestling together?


My Thoughts:

A very good SmackDown, but maybe with some wheel-spinning. As fun as Chelsea Green continues to be, can’t we move on from her and Zelina? Or are we about to do that with tonight’s win over Alba and then Giulia confronting her? Ironically, that seems to give away Giulia isn’t winning MITB. Giulia had a good promo video right before but they undercut it by giving us that confrontation. That said, Giulia deserves to be all the champions, but I suppose starting with the Women’s US Championship would be a good route. Very good promo from Bianca and Naomi to not just have Bianca’s homecoming, but to keep the feud between them alive.

The Women’s Triple Threat had a slow start but it turned out to be a very good match. Great win for Naomi, and good promo from her, Tiffany and Alexa to tease potential MITB winners. Great stuff in the tag match to build Worlds Collide just a touch. We only got one moment of Berto being passive aggressive towards Santos, and then Ethan Page screwing the Faces over, but that was still enough for the North American Championship. Of course, it depends on how many fans watch not just Raw and SmackDown but also NXT so that the fans already understand the story. But as someone who does, I do appreciate they’re bringing NXT story onto SmackDown.

Good promo from Priest to give some shoot respect to Drew and Fatu, but Priest wanting after the US title kinda gave away what was happening with the Men’s Triple Threat. It was a great Triple Threat, but of course Solo & JC cost Fatu. That team is just one moment away from breaking up, and it might be at MITB when Solo just expects Fatu to help him win the briefcase and Fatu refuses. And Fatu VS Priest will still be awesome whenever it happens. Good promo from Knight, and a good bit from Aleister with him, which I suppose means that’s the next feud for them. Was kinda hoping for Aleister VS Nakamura but that really depends if Nakamura is sticking with WWE or going home to Japan via Pro-Wrestling NOAH as rumored.

R-Truth relapsing to talking to Lil’ Jimmy is certainly a choice. I kinda wish he’d keep up the “Ron Cena” stuff, or they’d let Jeff Cobb do his own John Cena bit from NJPW, but I guess some things in WWE still won’t change. And closing with a big promo segment was also certainly a choice. Cody still did a good job, and nice surprise to have Jey show up. Not sure they needed to take a commercial break for Jey’s entrance, especially when they were obviously going to let Jey do his YEET encore. And Cena really must be brainwashed to put Logan over as if Logan’s on par with peak Cena. But naturally a brawl happened and the Faces stood tall.

Don’t count this as go-home math yet, they could easily revisit this on Raw and even next week on SmackDown. Even then, I still feel like Jey and Cody should win at MITB to properly set up Cody VS Cena 2 at SummerSlam. Raw on June 9th is still the move for the World Heavyweight Championship, but there’s also Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, who knows if Jey makes it to SummerSlam as champion.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25

Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.

Ratings:

  • The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
  • Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
  • ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
  • Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
  • Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
  • International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***

 

Results:

The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System

Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb. 

Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.

KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.

AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.

Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali

Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.

Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.

Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.

This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”. 

ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee

ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.

Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!

Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber

Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.

Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa

Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.

Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.

International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona

A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.

Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!

Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!

 

Overall Score: 4.5/10

Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?

Go home TNA, you’re drunk.

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