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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (9/13/22)
Happy 2.0 Anniversary!
NXT celebrates one year in the new era!
It has been one year of NXT 2.0, and there are big surprises planned tonight! Who will Carmelo Hayes defend the North American Championship against?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Tag Team Championships Steel Cage Match: Pretty Deadly VS The Creed Brothers; Pretty Deadly wins and retains the titles.
- Fallon Henley VS Lash Legend; Fallon wins.
- Quincy Elliot VS Sean Gallagher; Quincy wins.
- Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Cameron Grimes & ???; Grimes & Gacy win.
- Kiana James & Arianna Grace VS Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark; Lyons & Stark win.
- Javier Bernal VS Hank Walker; Hank wins.
- NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes w/ Trick Williams VS Solo Sikoa; Sikoa wins and becomes the new NXT North American Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Tag Team Championships Steel Cage Match: Pretty Deadly VS The Creed Brothers!
As announced last night on Raw, these two teams will be sealed inside the steel structure so that no one can interfere! Will Kit Wilson & Elton Prince prove to the world that they can win big on their own? Or will Julius & Brutus make them pay for Damon Kemp’s betrayal?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised and the cage is up! Will there be any escape for the champions against the Creeds?
The brawl is on at the bell and fans fire up! Julius keeps Elton from running away and Brutus keeps Kit from doing the same. Pretty Deadly keeps trying but the Creeds keep bringing them down. Kit goes for the door! Brutus waistlocks and drags him back in! Kit throws elbows, but Brutus and Julius tackle them both down! The Creeds CATAPULT them both, but Pretty Deadly uses that to get up the walls! Julius and Brutus hurry to stop them! They all climb up, Brutus SMASHES Kit on the top of the cage! Julius grabs Elton’s arm to keep him from dropping to the floor! Julius drags Elton back up and in while Brutus throws hands on Kit.
Elton gets a HOTSHOT off the ropes! Brutus suplexes Kit up and over! Julius RAMS Elton into a corner but Elton hammers away on him! Pretty Deadly now whip and send the Creeds at the walls! The Creeds stop themselves, and then send Pretty Deadly into the steel! The cage is shaking but they just RAM Pretty Deadly into steel again! Kit flounders around, Brutus RAMS him into more steel! Julius CLUBS Elton, KNEES him in the side, and Brutus KNEES him back. They pinball Elton but Kit CLOBBERS Brutus! Julius ROCKS Kit with big forearms, then he hurries after Elton.
Elton elbows Julius away and Kit goes up to join him! FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Cover on Julius, TWO! Brutus grabs Elton to keep him from going to the top! Brutus brings Elton down for a RUNNING POWERBOMB into the steel! Fans lose their minds over that one! Brutus then drags Kit up and fireman’s carries, only for Kit to slip off. Kit BOOTS Brutus from a corner, goes up the wall, but Brutus pursues! Brutus grabs at Kit and they’re both up top again! Kit and Brutus throw hands, fans fire up, and DOUBLE FOREARMS cause both men to slump back into the ring. Elton is up top now as Brutus and Kit SMASH each other!
Julius dribbles Elton into the wall! “Hey, Wade, watch this!” SUPER SPANISH FLY, and Julius lands on his feet!! Fans are thunderous as NXT goes picture in picture!
Julius is all fired up and he drags Elton into a cover, TWO! Julius swings on Kit but is sent into the wall! Brutus gets up but Kit kicks him in the leg. Kit CLUBS away on Brutus then climbs up on top of him! Kit uses Brutus to get to the door! The door opens, but Brutus hurries to crawl under Kit and SLAM the door closed! All four men are down and fans fire up! Elton DROPKICKS Brutus! And DROPKICKS Julius! Kit DROPKICKS Brutus! Elton CLOBBERS Julius in the corner! Then he hold Julius in for Kit to BACK ELBOW! Kit runs at Brutus, RAMS him into the corner, and Elton BACK ELBOWS him now!
Julius TACKLES Elton! But Kit CLOBBERS Julius! Pretty Deadly mugs Julius until Brutus RAMS into Elton! Brutus has a BEARHUG! Elton CLUBS away and hits a DDT! Elton drags Julius up to CLUB him back down and stomp him down. And drop a leg! Kit soaks up the heat while Elton drags Julius up. Pretty Deadly mugs Julius, then Elton digs Brutus into the steel! Julius runs at Kit but only gets buckles! Pretty Deadly mugs Julius more, and Kit has a SLEEPER on Julius! Elton goes up the corner, but Julius arm-drags free! Julius hurries up after Elton! Julius CLUBS Elton, NXT returns to single picture, and Kit CLUBS Julius!
Julius keeps after Elton as he reaches the top but Kit climbs up. Kit CHOPS Julius, then CHOPS him again! Julius keeps fighting but that’s 2v1 up there! Kit CHOPS again, then Elton facelocks. Julius throws body shots but Kit gets Julius up top. Pretty Deadly mugs Julius but fans rally for the Creeds. Pretty Deadly gives Julius a SUPER DUPER PLEX!!! Fans lose their minds as Julius flounders and writhes! “This is Awesome!” as all four men stir. Pretty Deadly sit up, the Creeds stand. Brutus CLOBBERS Elton, CLBOBERS Kit, then OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes Elton! Brutus KNEES and CLUBS Kit then gut wrench suplexes him!
Kit goes to a corner, Brutus runs and SPLASHES! Brutus then climbs, but Kit ROCKS him first! Kit climbs up to get Brutus but Brutus fights. Elton joins in, but then Julius gets Pretty Deadly in a double Electric Chair! Brutus goes up, DOUBLE BUTTER BALL DOOMSDAY!! Fans are thunderous as all four men are down again! Fans are loving “NXT!” but Damon Kemp runs in! He jumps up the cage, and he has handcuffs!? Julius intercepts Kemp, fires off hands, kicks at Kemp’s legs, and he makes Kemp back off! Kemp climbs down to get away. But wait! Julius is CUFFED! Kemp’s plan was a success after all!
Brutus CLOBBERS Pretty Deadly at the same time! He RAMS Kit into the wall! He RAMS Elton into a wall! Brutus POUNCES Kit, POUNCES Elton, then OVERHEAD suplexes Kit! Fans fire up and Brutus sees Julius’ arm is cuffed. Brutus hurries to help his brother, they start kicking at the wall to try and bust it loose! But Pretty Deadly goes for the door! Julius tells Brutus to hurry! Brutus FLYING CANNOBALLS them both down!! Cover on Kit, TWO!! Elton is crawling! Brutus gets the legs! Brutus drags Elton back in! Elton clings to the steps and the frame, but then Kit goes after Brutus! But Julius grabs Kit! The Creeds drag Pretty Deadly back in!
Brutus has Elton in an ANLKLE LOCK! But Kit gets free to RAM Brutus into the wall! SPILT MILK!!! Cover, TWO!?! Brutus survives and shocks everyone! Julius shouts to Brutus but Kit stomps Brutus down! Pretty Deadly stomps Brutus against the wall, then they haul Brutus up. They RAM Brutus into the wall, then the other wall! Julius is still cuffed to the cage, but Pretty Deadly KNEE Brutus into steel! And RAM him into more steel! They SMASH Brutus into the steel again and again! Julius furiously tries to get the cuff to break but SPILT MILK spills again! Cover, Pretty Deadly wins!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
Did Kemp help them win last time? #YESBOY! Did Kemp help them win this time? #YESBOY! But will Pretty Deadly ever admit to it? NOPE! Will Kemp face the consequences of his actions soon enough?
NXT goes backstage to Wes Lee, Von Wagner & Joe Gacy.
McKenzie Mitchell stands with these three, as they are the options for facing Carmelo Hayes tonight. Who did the fans decide should face Melo for his title? WES LEE! Von is pissed but Wes is fired up! The Must-See Kid is very grateful to the fans voting him in. But it comes with a great responsibility that he has to walk out as the NEW North American Champion. Gacy congratulates Wes and accepts the result of this vote. Oh, okay. Thanks, Gacy. They shake hands, and Wes heads to his locker room to get ready. Gacy says it is okay. There is more important work to be done tonight. What did Gacy mean by that? And will Wes be able to dethrone Melo as The A Champion?
Fallon Henley VS Lash Legend!
These two have been trying to settle the score for a long time, and what better time to end this than on the one year anniversary episode of NXT 2.0! Will the Cowgirl finally ride off into the sunset? Or will Lash grow her legend to finally fit her ego?
Accompanying Fallon is not just the good ol’ boys, Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen, but one of the Connor’s Cure Thrivers, Mason “The Night Howler” Ramirez! The bell rings and Lash rushes in to knee Fallon down! Lash CHOPS Fallon, brings her around and whips her to ropes, but Fallon dropkicks back! Fallon dropkicks again and Lash goes to a corner! Fans fire up and Fallon runs in, but is put on the apron. Fallon CHOPS back! Fans fire up more, but Lash BOOTS Fallon down! Lash talks trash while Fallon gets up. Lash goes out to POST Fallon, then drags her up to RAM her into the apron!
Lash puts Fallon in the ring, KNEES Her low again, but fans rally up. Lash KNEES Fallon, whips her to ropes, and KNEES Fallon down! Lash drags Fallon up, gut wrenches her to a Canadian rack, and thrashes Fallon around. Fallon kicks and pushes off the corner to get free! Then she kicks Lash’s leg out! And KICKS her from below! Lash staggers, but she runs at Fallon, Fallon dodges, ROCKS Lash with forearms, then roars and runs in to back elbow! Fallon runs, ducks the boot and springboards to wheelbarrow and BULLDOG! Fans fire up more and Fallon aims from a corner, RUNNING GAMANGIRI! High stack, Fallon wins!
Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall
Fallon stepped it up and she took down the Legend! Will Fallon fight as strong as the kids at Connor’s Cure fight cancer?
Yulisa Leon comes back from the trainer’s room.
She torn her knee. She’ll be out nine months. Valentina Feroz comforts Yulisa, and Sanga says he is very sorry this happened. But now they must turn this negative into a positive. This is now Feroz’s time to shine as a singles wrestler. Leon agrees, but then Robert Stone walks in to say this is depressing. They’re upset, Von’s upset. Von should be the challenger to Melo’s title tonight! That’s damn- Watch your language around a lady? What the hell was that, Sanga? Sanga won’t tell Von again. Stone tells Von to save it. Will the Giant Gentleman teach Von that this isn’t his world?
Fallon, Briggs & Jensen are fired up!
Big win for Fallon, but then OMG Toxic Attraction! Jensen takes off his hat as he tells Mandy Rose he saw her Instagram post last week. She looked amazing. Her tit- TITLES! Those looked amazing! He was looking at her titles. Wow, in your dreams, kid. Wait, how does she know she’s been in his dreams? Uh, okay, enough show ‘n’ tell, Jensen. Keep dreaming. Fallon says that’s enough from Mandy. Uh, excuse you? You don’t talk to the champ like that! Well you don’t talk to Jensen like that. It doesn’t matter who you are or how long you’ve been champion, Fallon ain’t afraid. Oooh~! Aw, Mandy remembers how she felt after her first win, too.
Oh yeah?! Well yeehaw, bitch!! The boys keep Fallon from firing off on Toxic Attraction, but will Fallon get her chance to humble the champ? As for Toxic Attraction, they’re headed for gorilla.
NXT returns with Toxic Attraction in the ring.
Fans are torn as the three have a mic, and Mandy starts with, “I’m back from vacation, feeling good and looking even better. And at Worlds Collide, I called my shot. I said I would unify the titles, and that is exactly what I did. I took out the two best women in NXT UK history. And y’know what? When NXT Europe begins, if I choose to, I’ll run that, too.” Jacy says it’s so fitting that on the one-year anniversary of NXT 2.0, the three biggest stars on the brand are right here! Because they ARE the super group of all super groups! Gigi says when you think of NXT, you think of Toxic Attraction. No vote needed to decide that!
Jacy & Gigi elevated the Women’s Tag Titles to be the most important tag titles in the entire industry! “Kayden & Katana, those titles are on a loan to you. You’re welcome.” As for Ivy & Tatum, they can pop-off on social media all they want, but Toxic Attraction will prove to them what they have proved to everyone the past year: There’s Toxic Attraction, and then there’s everybody else. Mandy says they said they are the baddest bitches in the room. And in 365 days, they’ve proven that! Two-time and soon to be three-time NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions in Gigi & Jacy, and Mandy is on her way to becoming the longest reigning Women’s Champion in NXT history!
And y’know what? Bron and Melo are great, but they haven’t been carrying a title as long as Mandy. If there is one thing people should’ve learned this past year, it’s to put some damn respect on Mandy’s name! Wait! ALBA FYRE heads to the ring! And she tells Mandy Rose, “You may have unified both titles, but you know nothing about where I come from. Y’see, in Scotland, we don’t brag on and on just because we like the sound of our own voice. We let our hard work do the talking for us. And Mandy, when you look into my eyes, you see a battle tested warrior, spawned from generations of fire keepers. You see your demise.
“And most importantly, you see the NEW NXT Women’s Champion!” Alba backs Mandy down with her bat, but then CRACKS Gigi and Jacy with it! Mandy swings the belt, misses, and gets a SUPERKICK for it! And then a Gory Especial, to the GORY BOMB! Fans fire up with Fyre as she climbs the corner! But Gigi & Jacy get Mandy to safety before the Swanton. Toxic Attraction retreat, but will there be no running from the fire inside Alba?
“I didn’t change, you just never knew me.” – Cora Jade.
Cora Jade says the last year wat about her finding herself. She came to NXT wanting to make an impact, she was obsessed with impressing people and making them like her. She wanted fans to go, “Damn, Cora Jade is the next big superstar here in NXT!” Natalya said Cora was the future, “but the future is bleak.” Cora let that get in her head and it cost her the title. But that match with Natty made it all click. Cora lost, but she left that ring with Natty’s respect. And Cora said, “Screw what people think, I’m a star!” And her best friend was coming into NXT. But Cora won’t waste time on that trash. You all know the story.
Everyone loves Roxie, even though she proved she’s a loser. Back to the more important things here, like Cora. Cora’s living her best life, not needing anyone’s approval, and especially not the fans. Have you heard these fans? They have the brains of second graders. As for the locker room, Cora doesn’t care what Zoey Stark thinks. Cora’s shoes have more personality than Stark. Nikkita Lyons is way too cocky, and she ain’t that good. Lash is annoying, Indi is lost, Alba’s just weird, and Toxic Attraction… Cora still doesn’t like them, but at least now, she understands them. And Wendy Choo? She makes Cora laugh.
Wendy’s like a human stuffed animal. It’s sad. She doesn’t belong in the ring. She belongs in the corner of a baby’s play room. Okay, thanks, guys. Can’t wait to do this again next year, because the Generation of Jade is only going to get bigger, she’ll only shine brighter, and this time next year, she will be the number one woman in the industry. Cora is cocky, but will someone come along and humble her?
Backstage interview with Wendy Choo.
McKenzie asks Wendy’s reaction to what Cora just said. To Wendy, Jade is jealous. Who lives in the Generation of Jade anyway? Not Wendy. Wendy is in an apartment. She might live in Cora’s world if it were rent free. Nah, Cora’s so jelly that she’s iced everyone else out. But see, Wendy may dress like this, but she smart person. Lash says no no no. Did we not see what happened to Lash in her match? Wendy says wait a minute. Lash is NOT going to interrupt her interview. Excuse me? No, excuse you! She is Lash- the one and only, you can’t clone me, WE KNOW. The last time a bimbo came up at Wendy, she turned her lights OUT! OKAY~!?
Wendy leaves and leaves Lash speechless. How will Lash respond should these two meet in the ring?
Quincy Elliot VS Sean Gallagher!
The Super Diva arrives and fans are already fired up. Will Quincy drop it like it’s hot right on his opponent in his NXT 2.0 debut?
The bell rings and Quincy swaggers, then hits the Nae Nae! Gallagher isn’t sure what to make of that, but he wrenches an arm to a wristlock. Quincy uses that to get down, roll, break free, then blow a kiss! Gallagher swings a haymaker, but Quincy shrugs that off to fire off his own haymakers! Quincy runs and CLOBBERS Gallagher! Fans fire up with Quincy and he gets Gallagher’s arms. Quincy drags Gallagher to the corner, climbs up, and fans chant “SUPER DIVA!” as he gives us a deep breath and a BANZAI DROP! Cover, Quincy wins!
Winner: Quincy Elliot, by pinfall
Quincy even gives the ref a spin and a dip! Is this just the beginning of a new legend in NXT?
Trick Williams finds Wes Lee backstage.
Trick says Wes should just give up now. The people may have voted Wes in, but they both know Wes has no chance. Trick, if you don’t get your- Melo BOOTS Wes down! Trick SLAMS Wes into lockers! They both stomp and kick Wes around, then Trick puts Wes in a locker. Melo SLAMS the door shut!! Refs finally get in here but Melo SLAMS the door again! Did Melo just make sure he has no challenger here tonight?
Backstage interview with Cameron Grimes.
McKenzie wants to know who Grimes’ partner will be against Tony D’Angelo & Stacks. Grimes says this isn’t the first time his mouth’s gotten him in trouble, and it won’t be the last. But a few weeks ago, Grimes told Gacy he didn’t need The Schism. So why would Tony D think Grimes needed him? Grimes’ partner is the one man he can trust out there, and that’s himself! Whether he’s a man down or a man up, he is the man that’s going #ToTheMoon! Will Grimes come to regret trying to take on The Don all alone?
Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Cameron Grimes & ???
NXT returns as Grimes makes his entrance, and he starts against Stacks. Grimes and Stacks circle, tie up, and go around. Stacks powers Grimes back, but Grimes switches around to waistlock and SLAM Stacks! Stacks gets Grimes’ leg but Grimes headlocks. Stacks powers out but Grimes runs him over! Things speed up, Grimes slides under and kitchen sink knees Stacks down! SLIDING BOOT! Stacks scrambles away and tags in Tony. Fans boo but Grimes ties up with Tony. Tony CLUBS Grimes down while fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at him. Tony fires off hands, whips Grimes corner to corner, but Grimes goes up and over to KICK Tony!
Grimes KICKS again and again in the corner, and fans fire up! But Tony smacks Grimes off buckles! Tony whips Grimes, Grimes sunset flips! Fans rally but Stacks tags in! Grimes finishes the sunset on Tony but Stacks KICKS him in the back! Stacks KICKS Grimes down, then stomps him to the corner. The ref counts, Tony counts in and he stomps away. Stacks tags in, he drives knees into Grimes! Fans boo but Tony tags in. Tony & Stacks double whip to DOUBLE ELBOW Grimes down! Tony scoops Grimes to SLAM him! Tony talks trash, but here come The Schism! Gacy says he’s going to be Grimes’ tag partner?
Tony stomps Grimes in the corner, tags Stacks, and Stacks drags Grimes up to EuroUpper! Grimes wobbles, Stacks CLUBS him in the corner! Stacks talks smack to Gacy but Grimes BOOTS him! Grimes back drops Stacks away! Grimes sees Gacy and fans want him to tag! But Tony tags in and he mugs Grimes with the facelock and body shots. HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Tony smirks while Grimes clutches his back. Tony taunts Grimes to taunt Gacy, and Gacy holds his hand out. Fans rally and Grimes throws hands. But Tony RAMS Grimes into the corner. Stacks tags in, he and Tony double whip, but Grimes ducks, shoves Stacks into Tony, then DOUBLE RANAS!
Fans fire up as Grimes has a clear path! But will he tag Gacy? Fans fire up as Grimes gets up and looks that way. Stacks gets around to CLUB Grimes down! Stacks back suplexes, Grimes lands on his feet, and Gacy tags himself in! Gacy rallies on the D’Angelo Family! URENAGE for Stacks! Gacy rolls and DROPKICKS Tony! Gacy runs in to SPLASH Stacks, for another URENAGE! Fans fire up with Gacy but Grimes gets in to ask Gacy what he’s doing out here! Grimes doesn’t need help! But then Tony drags Grimes out of the ring! Stacks clamps on a SLEEPER! Grimes chases Tony into the ring, he gives Stacks a COLLISION COURSE! And Tony gets a CAVE IN!
Gacy handsprings to LARIAT Stacks! Cover, Gacy & Grimes win!!
Winners: Cameron Grimes & Joe Gacy, by pinfall
Grimes didn’t want it, but Gacy’s help did win him the match. Gacy hugs Grimes but Grimes pushes him away. Grimes says he doesn’t need them! He doesn’t want them! Gacy says it’s okay, they can hug this out. Grimes says he’s not going to accept them, so The Dyad CLOBBERS Grimes! Fans boo, but They give Grimes a TICKET TO MAYHEM! Then they stand Grimes up and Gacy says that was his last chance. HANDSPRING LARIAT! Fans boo as Gacy puts a smiley face sticker on Grimes’ chest. Will Grimes survive with enemies on all sides?
JD McDonagh speaks.
“Find me a young gentlemen and I will show you an excellent skincare routine. Personal grooming for me isn’t just a luxury, it’s an absolute necessary. Hygiene and the cleansing process is of paramount importance. Isn’t that right, Gabe?” JD’s personal barber says yes, sir. Good man, Gabe. Now look at the NXT Championship scene. JD “cleansed” it of Tyler Bate, and it is no longer tainted by the imperfections of the Big Strong Boy. Gabe cuts a little close and apologizes as he draws blood. JD says that brings him to Bron. Bron thinks JD is scared but he is sadly mistaken. This cat ‘n’ mouse game of theirs is coming to an end real soon.
JD dismisses Gabe, and looks at the blood on his hand. It may be his blood now, but will JD have someone else’s blood on his hands when he finally takes the NXT title for his own?
Vic Joseph has a sit-down interview with Bron Breakker.
To get right to it, Vic says it was one year ago that Bron had the very first match on NXT 2.0, just a year removed from college. What was going through his mind? Bron admits, he was scared sh*tless. All these emotions were running wild, but as soon as he got in front of the fans, Bron felt it was right. Fast forward to Bron VS Ciampa at Halloween Havoc and the NXT Championship. Everyone thought Bron would win, and so did Bron. Maybe Ciampa thought Bron was going to win. But it didn’t happen. And that was the best thing for Bron because it taught him how to deal with adversity and failure. Who knows if his title run would’ve been as good as it’s been if he’d won it then.
Fast forward again to New Year’s Evil to when Bron won the title. What was it like to have the gold around his waist? It was unbelievable. That was a great moment for Bron and for his family as his father, Rick Steiner, got to be there live to see it. That was the first time a member of their family held a WWE singles championship. Bron got to induct his dad and uncle, the Steiner Brothers, into the WWE Hall of Fame. What was that like for the entire family? That Friday night, Bron inducted the Steiners, it was surreal. And then the next day, Stand & Deliver, Bron lost the title to Dolph Ziggler. It hurt, really.
But then during WrestleMania, Bron sits thinking to himself, “I can’t leave Texas without the NXT Championship.” The Raw after Mania, Bron has his rematch with Ziggler, and he wins the belt back. Bron flies home late at night, it’s time for NXT, he has a war with Gunther. Bron survived, but he proved he can be the leader of NXT. Then there was Joe Gacy. It wasn’t a battle of strength and power but of mind games and emotion. That taught Bron how to handle himself mentally and physically. Bron’s been growing, from facing Grimes, JD and the historic unification match with Tyler Bate. Did Bron think a year ago he’d be here as a history maker?
Bron isn’t sure what the future holds, but he’s very much in the present. He doesn’t look six months, nine months ahead. As champion, his job is to uphold the standard set before him night in and night out. Then we all look forward to what’s next for Bron Breakker.
Backstage interview with Tyler Bate.
McKenzie notes Tyler asked for this time to speak, what is on his mind? “Bron Breakker has had an incredible first year here in NXT. Don’t get me wrong, but respectfully, I’m looking for a rematch. Now the NXT title remains for me an adventure untook, and no adventure is complete without its obstacles. A familiar face in JD McDonagh stands between myself and my divine purpose. Now we have history in the UK, which he reignited last week. And if he wants a shot at the NXT title, he’s gotta get through me first. Peace.” Will the Big Strong Boy and the Irish Ace throw down to see just who is next for Bron Breakker?
Kiana James & Arianna Grace VS Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark!
The Calculator has criticized how her opponents present themselves, and she went as far as to recruit the Pageant Queen to her mission. But will the brains and beauty really be able to beat the power and the heart of Nikkita & Zoey?
The teams sort out, Stark starts against Kiana. They circle, tie up, and Stark hits a headlock and takeover. Kiana headscissors but Stark kips free to headlock again. Kiana tries to pry free but she slips out the back to get Stark in a headlock. Stark powers Kiana down and wrenches out. Stark whips, Kiana reverses but Stark goes up and over to arm-drag Kiana around! Stark has the armlock, then she tags Lyons in! Fans fire up as Lyons headlocks Kiana, spins around and hammerlocks to headlock again. Fans rally, Kiana powers out but Lyons blocks the hip toss to body shot and FISHERMAN BUSTER! And then kip up!
Kiana bails out and is furious! She grabs her bag, Grace stops her from throwing it at Lyons, and the ref does his best to keep the peace while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Grace has Lyons down with a double wristlock. Fans rally and Lyons fights up. Lyons fireman’s carries and SAMOAN DROPS! Fans fire up and Lyons rolls to CLOBBER Grace in the corner! Lyons shoves Grace out then CLOBBERS her again! And BOOTS her! Cover, TWO!! Grace survives but Lyons clamps on with a facelock. Lyons drags Grace over, tag to Stark, and Stark wrenches to DECK Grace! And again! And then SUPERKICK! Grace staggers into the HALF NELSON TOSS! Fans fire up again but Grace backs away to tag Kiana! Kiana can’t even but Starks smirks. Kiana wants Stark to understand it was just business.
Stark CHOPS Kiana! And CHOPS again! And then CLOBBERS her! And DECKS her with that running forearm! Fans fire up but Kiana bails out. Stark hurries after but Kiana CLOBBERS Stark at the ramp! Kiana taunts Lyons, then drags Stark up and into the ring. Kiana stomps Stark, covers, TWO! Kiana clamps on a chinlock and she thrashes Stark around. Stark fights up, throws body shots, and then ROCKS Kiana. Kiana KNEES low, whips Stark and scoops for a BACKBREAKER! High stack cover, TWO! Kiana drags Stark from Lyons, then DECKS Lyons! Kiana runs in, but into a back drop! Fans fire up while both women are down!
Hot tag to Grace and she brings Stark up to whip. Stark holds ropes, KICKS Grace back and CLOBBERS her! And again! And then ROCKS, ELBOWS and MULE KICKS! Fans fire up with Stark and she runs, SLIDING KNEE! Stark SUPERKICKS Kiana off the apron, but Grace BOOTS Stark! Cover, TWO! Grace hurries to drag Stark up but Stark flips her, Z 360!! Tag to Lyons and she SPIN KICKS Grace back down! LYONS DEN! Cover, Lyons & Stark win!
Winners: Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark, by pinfall
No wonder this duo was originally mean to enter the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament! Is NXT seeing a new top tier team in the making?
Edris Enofe & Malik Blade are in the parking lot.
They’re telling the guy in the red hoodie that no, Joe Gacy is not the 2.0 Superstar of the Year. Even if you voted for him 1000 times, he won’t win! Schism talks about being inclusive but after what they just did to Grimes, that goes against everything they preach! Bur The Dyad storms in to say that Grimes brought that upon himself. This world needs change, and if you don’t see that, they’ll show you! THEY BRAWL! Security rushes in to stop this, and Hank wants to help, but he has his match to worry about. Will Edris & Malik show The Dyad they don’t need the kind of change Gacy speaks of?
NXT, get ready for the freshest flavor!
Once known as Oliver Carter, the Hottest Superstar Under the Sun in NXT UK is coming to NXT 2.0 as “Oro Mensah!” Will he still be just as hot and just as fresh now that he’s made the move?
It’s time to announce the Superstar of the Year!
But Grayson Waller interrupts McKenzie’s announcement to accept the award. Well, he could be the winner. But the final four are: Toxic Attraction as a faction, Carmelo Hayes, Nikkita Lyons and… GRAYSON WALLER! Thank you for making him a finalist! We did it! No, it’s Bron Breakker. He is among the final four, Waller is eliminated. Oh, Waller’s eliminated? Then fine! Fans suck! They don’t know what it’s like to see real talent! They got excited for Apollo Crews coming back, and probably that new guy, Oro. But Waller is the face of NXT! Bron’s been ducking Waller all year because he knows when Waller gets his shot, HE becomes NXT Champion!!
Javier Bernal VS Hank Walker!
“Big Body Javi” has been more like a jackass since moving up from Level Up to 2.0. Will he be humbled by big boss Hank?
The bell rings and fans are fired up for “HANK! HANK! HANK!” Hank and Javi circle, but Javi calls for a knuckle lock. Hank takes it, but Javi wrenches to a wristlock. Hank breaks free but Javi smirks. Javi and Hank circle, then Javi waistlocks to SLAP Hank. Fans boo as Javi eggs Hank on. Hank runs in but into a headlock. Javi grinds the hold but Hank endures and powers up! Hank carries Javi, and puts him in a corner! The ref counts, Hank lets off slowly, but Javi SLAPS him! Hank is pissed now! Hank grabs Javi around the face and TOSSES him into the corner! And then TOSSES him across the ring!
Fans fire up as Hank eggs Javi on now. Javi gets up, Hank runs in but into a dropkick! Hank staggers, fans chant “JAVI SUCKS!” as Javi KICKS Hank in the leg. And again! Hank ROCKS Javi! Javi dropkicks the leg again! Hank clutches the knee, but Javi grinds him down with a facelock. Hank fights up, and he TOSSES Javi away! Javi sputters to the corner, Hank runs in but into an elbow! Javi goes to bump but Hank blocks! Hank SMACKS Javi off buckles! And then scoops him, only for Javi to slip off into a SLEEPER! Hank endures and fans fire up. Hank throws body shots but Javi knees low. Javi whips, Hank reverses and hits a THESZ PRESS to fast hands!
Hank throws off the shirt! Fans fire up as Hank runs in to SPLASH at the corner! Whip and SPALSH again! Hank runs to CLOBBER Javi! Cover, HANK WINS!
Winner: Hank Walker, by pinfall
Big bad Hank just won in his NXT in-ring debut! Did Hank just earn himself a spot on the roster with this one?
Sol Ruca speaks.
“I live moment to moment, wave to wave. I enjoy fun in the sun, but I’m not afraid to test my limits. I don’t take life too seriously, but when I get to NXT, I can promise the Women’s Division it won’t be another day at the beach.” Sol Ruca is coming in, will she ride a wave of momentum to the top?
BREAKING NEWS for NXT next week!
Not only will we see Wendy Choo face Cora Jade 1v1, but we will see Tyler Bate VS JD McDonagh in an NXT Championship #1 Contender’s match! Who proves themselves worthy of the next title opportunities in 2.0?
The results are in!
Who is THE Superstar of the Year? It’s BRON BREAKKER! Another accolade for the Big Booty Nephew, what more historic moments will be heaped onto his shoulders?
Carmelo & Trick speak.
After a highlight reel of big entrances in NXT, Melo wants to talk about Wes making an entrance off that medical table. Trick says Wes’ head is probably still ringing. Melo says you can’t buy greatness. This ain’t a game, and you gonna find out! But then, if Wes can’t compete, who will step up to the A Champion in the main event?
NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes w/ Trick Williams VS ???
NXT returns as Melo makes his entrance with Trick by his side. They get the mics to say this is the one year anniversary of 2.0, and the same things they said a year ago still stand today. They are too good to be this humble! That’s why Trick & Melo are still at center stage. Melo says let’s get to it. Wes Lee ain’t gonna make it out here. But to be honest, Melo did Wes a favor. Melo knows guys like Wes. Wes can’t handle this! Wes ain’t built to be The A Champion. Everyone in the back is praying for Melo’s downfall. They don’t wanna see him win. There are people from other brands coming trying to take what Melo built.
“Heavy lies the head that wears the crown, and Melo has the biggest crown and heaviest head in NXT.” That’s all it is, that’s all it’s- WAIT! Is that SOLO SIKOA?! The Street Champion has returned from SmackDown to take this spot! Fans are fired up but Melo is beside himself. Melo says Solo doesn’t go here anymore, he should go away! But fans chant, “HE’S GOT NEXT!” Solo tells Melo that like he said before, “I got next!” And then he DECKS Melo! And he TOSSES Trick! Fans fire up as the ref gets in! No need for introductions are raising the belt, we see if The Bloodline runs all the brands!
The bell rings, Melo rushes Solo but Solo DECKS him! And ROCKS him again and again and again! Solo fires off at the ropes, lets off as the ref counts and whips, to then back drop Melo high! Melo flounders, drop toeholds, but Solo stays up! Melo throws hands, CHOPS, but Solo snarls. Melo whips but Solo blocks! Solo whips Melo then CLOBBERS him! Fans fire up and Solo whips Melo to a corner. Solo runs in to clothesline! Melo sits down, fans chant “UCE! OH!” and Solo runs in! Melo bails out, but Solo is there to SLINGSHOT in him back in! And then he TOSSES him out onto Trick! Fans fire up and NXT goes picture in picture.
Melo flounders and Solo holds up the finger, #HetheOne! Melo gets in, but then bails out again with a fresh ring count. Solo is patient and he wants on Melo. Melo goes around the way, paces as he cools off, and slides in again, to slide back out. Solo gets annoyed and slides out after Melo. Melo is too busy talking trash, but Solo turns him around to ROCK him! Solo SMACKS Melo off the steps, then again! Melo staggers away but Solo keeps after him! Melo hurries but can’t get away! Solo smacks him off the other steps! Solo puts Melo in the ring, but Melo CLOBBERS Solo! Melo rains down fists then kicks Solo around.
Melo runs and KICKS Solo in the side! Melo paces around, clamps onto Solo with a facelock, and he stands Solo up to CHOP him! And CHOP! Solo kicks back, HEADBUTTS Melo down, then sits Melo up to KICK him in the back! Melo grits his teeth but Solo clamps on as NXT returns to single picture. Melo endures the claws in his shoulders, and fans fire up. Melo fights up to his feet and he throws body shots. Melo BOOTS Solo, then runs, into a HEADBUTT! Melo is dazed and fans fire up! Trick is stressing out as Melo bails out. Solo pursues, and he turns Melo around to ROCK him with an uppercut!
Melo staggers, Solo puts Melo in, but Trick gets the bad leg! Trick SLAMS the leg on the apron! Fans boo but Melo springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Melo gets the legs, stomps the bad knee and CLUBS it, then KICKS it! Melo checks his face but he’s fine, and he gives the bad leg a DDT! Melo drags Solo up, Trick mocks #WeTheOnes, but Solo throws body shots on Melo! Solo shoves, Melo rolls off Solo’s back and CHOP BLOCKS! Melo drags Solo to a cover, TWO! Melo keeps hold of the leg to pull on the knee! Solo endures the modified heel hook and fans rally behind him. Melo CLUBS the leg and pulls, but Solo hammers Melo’s other leg.
Melo kicks the bad leg, turns Solo over and has a HALF CRAB! Melo sits deep but Solo punches his own face to ignore the pain! Solo reaches out, but Melo drags Solo from ropes to stomp away on the leg! Melo turns Solo back over for more HALF CRAB! Solo endures and fans rally hard as ever, and Solo gets the ROPEBREAK! Melo lets go at 4, fans rally for “UCE! OH!” as Melo grabs the legs. Solo BOOTS Melo away! Both men are down, fans fire up, and Solo stands. Melo runs in, but no Code Breaker! Solo tosses Melo away, blocks a haymaker to ROCK Melo! And again! And again! And body shot after body shot!
Solo whips to SUPERKICK Melo, then SAMOAN DROP! Melo goes to a corner and Solo fire sup! The fans chant again, “UCE! OH!” HIP ATTACK! Solo fights through the pain in his leg to drag Melo right up to a fireman’s carry! Trick distracts and Solo drops Melo to glare. But he turns around into a CODE BREAKER! Solo stays up, Melo runs, into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous as Melo survives! Trick is on the apron but the ref tells him to get down. Solo watches Melo writhe, Solo SUPERKICKS Trick down! Melo springboards, into an URENAGE!! Solo turns things around and he heads up top!
Fans are thunderous as Solo aims, FLYING SOLO!! Cover, SOLO WINS!!
Winner: Solo Sikoa, by pinfall (NEW NXT North American Champion)
Fans are electric! The 2.0 Anniversary ends with a NEW A Champion!! From the Tribal Chief to Solo’s own brothers, Jimmy & Jey Uso, and now The Street Champion of the Island! The Bloodline has gold in their veins and around their waists! Is their dominance in the WWE inevitable?
HBK closes the episode with this message.
“NXT has been and always will be about developing the superstars of tomorrow. But we will always reflect and acknowledge the past. NXT is constantly evolving, with a focus on the future. Superstars develop and move on, but our message to our passionate fans will never change. We Are N X T.” A bright, shiny new take on the logo is the closing shot, is this 2.0 no more? Is this JUST the new era of NXT?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT, but because this was the “anniversary” show, they did a lot of retrospective packages that I didn’t bother with. Still all well-made, but whatever. Opening with the tag title match was great, and while I have no idea what the other options were, they made the steel cage stipulation work well. And of course Kemp was going to get involved, so they did it in a clever way by having him handcuff Julius to the top of the cage. I almost thought the Creeds were going to break off that cage wall but they can’t do that with fans so close. But because Kemp interfered, of course Pretty Deadly retains and will move on to another team for Halloween Havoc or something.
Great little moment for Fallon to have a Connor’s Cure kid in her corner, and great win for her off Lash Legend. Then we got a good interaction between Fallon and her boys with Toxic Attraction, and while I don’t see Fallon taking the title from Mandy, if they could build her up to be a title contender, that could be really good stuff. At the same time, Alba Fyre got in Toxic Attraction’s face, she might be Mandy’s Halloween Havoc opponent. I’m hoping Alba takes the title off Mandy, but I have a bad feeling she won’t. At the same time, why shouldn’t someone beat Mandy at Halloween Havoc, where Mandy won the belt in the first place?
Good promo from Cora to hype herself up, and good response from Wendy Choo. But while Wendy and Cora are having the match, I have a feeling Lash goes after Wendy after their interaction. On the flipside, Roxie can go after Cora, we could end up with a tag match. We got a very good tag match from Lyons & Stark VS Kiana & Grace, and I figured Lyons & Stark would win. Maybe they’ll build up towards the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships so that it isn’t just Toxic Attraction going right after KC Squared. And good debut win for Quincy Elliot. He has Goldust meets Viscera vibes, and the live fans clearly love the Super Diva, so Quincy’s going to go far.
Also a great debut win for Hank Walker, because certainly in kayfabe, you wouldn’t expect him to win when he’s “just a security guard.” I did appreciate Wade Barrett on commentary blending work and shoot, where Hank is a prospect but he’s in security to pay his dues. Javi will surely want payback for this loss, he and Hank can have a good feud as we get to know Hank. Sol Ruca had a good vignette promo to show her moves both on land and in water, I wonder if she’ll clash with Tiffany Stratton as they’re both athletes from one sport who moved into pro-wrestling. And a shame to hear about Yulisa Leon, but it will be interesting to see Feroz on her own. Also, that segment worked to set up Sanga VS Von, and that should be great, too.
Good to see Oliver Carter making the move to NXT now that NXT UK has shut down. Of course he gets a WWE name, even though “Oliver Carter” wasn’t his legal name. But “Oro Mensah” isn’t the worst name, and “Mensah” is common and recognizable surname from Ghana, so it is a way for Oliver/Oro to reference his heritage. And of course Waller gets upset that A) he isn’t the NXT Superstar of the Year, and B) there is another new name coming to the brand. Waller VS Mensah will be some good stuff, and this will be an extension of the Oliver Carter story from NXT UK where he is finding out how to be a solo star without Ashton Smith by his side.
Good stuff from Grimes, Gacy, The Dyad and even Edris & Malik. Grimes wanting to take Tony D & Stacks on alone was a bit surprising but of course he went and did it. Gacy joining in was great because it was like the greatest Face turn tease we could’ve gotten. Grimes doubles down on not being interested in joining The Schism, so The Schism loses interest in him. The Dyad also gets in the faces of Edris & Malik to help bring them back into this story, I expect a Six Man Tag of Grimes, Edris & Malik VS The Schism, and who knows if or how Tony D & Stacks get involved. Maybe Tony gets a new third man to replace Two Dimes so we can get a huge WAR GAMES blow-off.
Good promos from JD McDonagh, Tyler Bate and Bron Breakker. Bron’s was a retrospective disguised as an interview, but it just shows me how quickly they pushed Bron to the top. Bron’s really good, but I still doubt he should’ve been the two-time NXT Champion that then became Undisputed NXT Champion. I do appreciate that we’re getting JD VS Bate in a contender’s match, and then that winner will face Bron at, again I would think, Halloween Havoc. And whether we get Bron VS JD II or Bron VS Bate II, I really feel like the time’s come for Bron to drop the title and then move on to RawDown.
And of course, great stuff for the North American Championship story. I had a feeling Wes Lee was going to win that poll, but what a twist that Melo & Trick beat the crap out of Wes to deny him the title match. But then a great twist back that Solo returned despite being on SmackDown with The Bloodline. Solo continues his story here on NXT by finally taking Melo on 1v1 and finally taking the title! What a great move, and it really adds some depths to the dynamic of The Bloodline. Solo comes off as Heel against McIntyre, but he’s clearly Face here. It could be seen as Solo isn’t really a Heel on SmackDown, since he is just defending his family.
I bet on Friday, we see Solo raise the North American Championship alongside Roman and the Usos, and that will only add to things going on with The Bloodline and Sami Zayn. Sami will feel the pressure of needing a title, and if he doesn’t get the Intercontinental Championship soon, he’ll get kicked out of the group.
My Score: 8.6/10
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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.
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.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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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