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Mitchell’s NJPW Rumble on 44th Street Results & Report! (10/28/22)
A big show in the Big Apple!

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!
NJPW hits New York City, and hits it hard! But will Jay White & Juice Robinson hit hard enough to stop Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Buy-In – Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama VS Kylie Rae & Tiara James; Kylie & Tiara win.
- YOH & Rocky Romero VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: Aussie Open VS Motor City Machine Guns VS Kevin Knight & The DKC; MCMG wins and are the new NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser VS Jonathan Gresham; Rosser wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Wheeler Yuta, Shota Umino & Homicide VS Team Filthy; Yuta, Shota & Homicide win.
- Clark Connors VS Minoru Suzuki; Suzuki wins.
- SWA World Championship: Mayu Iwatani VS KiLynn King; Iwatani wins and retains the title.
- KOPW 2022 NYC Street Fight: Shingo Takagi VS El Phantasmo; Takagi wins and retains the trophy.
- Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston VS Jay White & Juice Robinson; White & Robinson win.
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: Aussie Open VS Motor City Machine Guns VS Kevin Knight & The DKC!
Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher came so close to winning the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships at Royal Quest II, but they did get FTR’s seal of approval as the future of tag team wrestling. However, they’re up against a generation defining team in Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley, and against a duo of Young Lions looking to be the new future of tag team wrestling! Will Davis & Fletcher continue to prove they’re the best tag team today? Or will the United Empire be the ones conquered in the Empire State?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it’s time to see who is the strongest tag team!
In this Triple Threat, only two teams are legal at one time. Fans are already dueling between “Motor City!” “Aussie Open!” The LA Dojo boys get upset for being snubbed and they start pushing. Aussie Open pushes back! MCMG stands down and the ref tries to keep the peace. The teams stand down, and we start between DKC and Kyle. The bell rings, they tie up, Kyle waistlocks but DKC wrenches out to wristlock. Kyle rolls to wrench and wristlock back, then he hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle wrenches again but DKC trips Kyle to have a toehold! Fans applaud the exchange as DKC then shifts to a headlock.
Kyle fights up, pops out the back and hammerlocks. DKC reaches back to flying-mare! Fans fire up and DKC hurries to bring Kyle around. But Kyle whips DKC away and CLOBBERS him on the return! Kyle sucker punches Knight, too! Tag to Davis, Aussie Open double whip DKC and swing, but DKC ducks to dump Kyle out! DKC dodges Davis, to drop toehold, and Knight comes in to SPLASH! DKC drops the ax handle! DKC blasts MCMG but Kyle tags back in. Kyle kicks and whips DKC but DKC sunset flips. Kyle stays up but Knight SHOULDER TACKLES him into the cover! TWO!! LA Dojo almost had it there and fans fire up!
DKC drags Kyle up, CLUBS him, but Kyle pushes him away and Davis gets a cheap shot in! Kyle scoops and SLAMS DKC, but Knight runs in to UPPERCUT Kyle! Knight runs but MCMG trip him up! Shelley sets Knight up for a PENALTY KICK from Sabin! MCMG then storm in to get in Aussie Open’s face! Fans fire up, and the brawl is on! The haymakers and forearms go back and forth but Aussie Open CLUB MCMG! Aussie Open runs, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Fans duel again as Davis and Kyle end up in opposite corners. MCMG whips Aussie Open but Aussie Open reverses. MCMG do-si-do, Aussie Open dodges, but then MCMG dodges back!
Aussie Open are back in the corners, MCMG run in, but they both get caught! Aussie Open SANDWICHES MCMG! Then Aussie Open uses MCMG to RAM down Knight and DKC! Davis tosses Shelley out while Kyle sends out Sabin. Fans rally as Aussie Open pick MCMG up again, and they run in around the way, EXTRA LARGE SANDWICH! Fans fire up as Aussie Open smashes MCMG and the LA Dojo boys! Shelley gets back in the ring but Davis puts DKC in, too. Kyle looms over DKC, SLAPS him, but DKC throws forearms! Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Cover, TWO! Kyle drags DKC over, tags in Davis, and they put DKC in the corner.
Davis stomps DKC, brings him out, and CHOPS him off his feet! Fans fire up as Davis paces around. Davis drags DKC up, stands him up, and CHOPS him off his feet again! Davis throws up the crown, then he drags DKC back up. Fans rally, Davis stands DKC up but DKC ducks! DKC CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Davis scoops to SLAM and SENTON! Cover, but Knight breaks it up! The ref reprimands but Davis just focuses on DKC. DKC throws body shots! First forearms, then straight punches! But Davis keeps DKC from reaching Knight! Davis whips DKC hard into the ropes, then he DECKS Knight!
Kyle gets DKC for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Kyle pushes DKC in for Davis to cover, TWO! Fans applaud as DKC stays in this, but Davis puts him in the corner. Tag to Kyle, but DKC fights back with big elbows! And Karate Chops! But he gets caught! Aussie Open double wrenches, but DKC ducks the double forearms! Forearms collide and Kyle shakes out his arm while Davis rushes after DKC. DKC dodges Davis and then dodges Kyle, hot tag to Knight! Knight goes up, under, and SPLASHES Davis! Knight then CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Kyle, to whip for a BIG dropkick! Knight kips up and fans fire up!
Knight drags Kyle around, has the legs, but Kyle fights the Boston Crab! Knight comes back, leaps, but Kyle denies him the satellite DDT with a toss! Kyle then feeds Knight to Davis for a fireman’s carry, POP-UP KICK! Davis brings Knight back up to scoop, but Knight slips off! Knight ducks Davis to then RANA Kyle off the top into Davis! Fans fire up as Knight scoop SLAMS Kyle! Cover, TWO! Knight keeps his focus and he aims at Kyle in the corner. Knight runs in, Kyle puts him on the apron and then SUPERKICKS him, to Davis’s fireman’s carry! POP-UP KICK! Kyle BLASTS MCMG while Davis puts Knight in the ring.
Davis scoops Knight and Kyle goes up, AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives the flying cutter and fans fire up! Aussie Open drags Knight up to LARIAT SANDWICH! And again! And then AGAIN! Knight drops to his knees, Davis DECKS DKC! Aussie Open hooks Knight up, COREAL- RANA from Knight! Davis goes tumbling but Kyle ROCKS Knight with a forearm! Kyle runs, but Sabin tags in off him! Kyle is upset, he rushes in but MCMG dump him out! Kyle gets back up but gets a SUPERKICK PENALTY KICK COMBO! Davis rushes in but MCMG HOTSHOT him! Sabin goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK!
Fans fire up and Sabin runs in at Knight for a BOOT! Sabin puts Knight in a Tree of Woe! But DKC waistlocks Sabin! Shelley waistlocks DKC, but DKC switches with Shelley. Shelley uses that to back DKC down into the opposite corner. MCMG coordinate and Sabin runs in to clothesline DKC! Shelley runs to basement dropkick Knight! Sabin then feeds DKC to Shelley’s OVERHEAD Belly2Belly into Knight! Then Sabin runs in for another basement dropkick! Fans fire up and Sabin brings Knight out of the Tree. Sabin goes up to FLYING- NO, Knight blocks the DDT! But then Davis BOOTS Knight down and causes him to DDT Sabin!
Shelley runs in, he blocks Davis’s boot to fire off forearms! ROLLING- SUPERKICK from Kyle! Shelley checks his teeth as he drops to his knees. MCMG regroup and Aussie Open runs in at them, but they’re both sent out hard! Fans fire up as MCMG builds speed! But DKC DOUBLE SHOTGUNS them! Knight DOUBLE SHOTGUNS Aussie Open! LA Dojo coordinate to DOUBLE PLANCHA! Knight wipes out Aussie Open while DKC wipes out MCMG! Fans fire up as DCK puts Sabin in. Knight gets in, DKC has Sabin for Karate Chops! Sabin waistlocks, DKC switches and shoves Sabin into an ELBOW from Knight! DKC SUPERKICKS! Knight SATELLITE DDTs!
Fans fire up and Knight hurries to cover, TWO!! Sabin survives but the LA Dojo roars! Knight drags Sabin around, Sabin fights, and Sabin twists to throw Knight away! Sabin LARIATS Knight! Fans fire up again and Knight ends up in the MCMG corner. BOOT ENZIGURI COMBO! But DKC DECKS Shelley! Knight rolls Sabin, TWO! Sabin fireman’s carries, but Knight pops around to victory roll! TWO! Sabin swings, Knight dodges to springboard, but into a DROPKICK! DKC runs in to DROPKICK Sabin! Kyle scoops DCK to a SPINNING TOMBSTONE! But Shelley waistlocks Kyle. Kyle switches but Sabin saves Shelley, to then CUTTER Kyle!
Davis choke grips Shelley! And he choke grips Sabin! MCMG break free to double kick and whip. Davis breaks the line but runs into a SOBAT, SUPERKICK, SUPERKICK ENZIGURI! The ASCS Rush! Fans fire up as Davis tumbles away! Sabin drags Knight but Knight cradles! TWO!! Knight ROLLING ELBOWS Sabin! Bu the runs into an atomic drop! Dropkick to the leg! Chancery and DROPKICK! The Dream Sequence!! Fans fire up again and MCMG waits on Knight. Knight stands up, into double mule kicks. MCMG lift him up, tuck, DIRT BOMB!! Cover, MCMG WINS!!
Winners: Motor City Machine Guns, by pinfall (NEW NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions)
Aussie Open is furious! They can’t believe they lost these titles without losing the match! But MCMG adds another belt to their already decorated resumé! Will Sabin & Shelley have quite the impact on NJPW Strong from now on?
Alex Coughlin is here!
The Android is back! Fans fire up as Coughlin goes to the ring and gets the mic. He has the music cut off and asks, “Kratos! What kind of man are you? These past four months, I haven’t been on NJPW Strong. I have been recovering from a torn pec. But you still come out, week after week, to run your mouth and to call me out. I know you couldn’t be bothered to show up tonight, but here I am. So you take as long as you need to grow a pair of balls and come take your ass kicking like a man.” Fans like the sound of that!
Coughlin continues with, “In the meantime, I have an announcement, and I have a warning. A warning not just for you, Kratos. A warning for everyone here in the locker room in New York! Everyone in the locker room in Japan! Everyone who wants to fight Alex Coughlin! You wanna see what I’m really made of? You better be prepared for what you fear. Because I wasn’t programmed with fear, I wasn’t designed for mercy, I wasn’t built to be weak! I am beyond human. I am war! I am The Android! And next month, at World Tag League, I’ll be back.” Fans fire up hearing that! Who will team with this machine to take out Team Filthy?
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser VS Jonathan Gresham!
Mr. No Days Off has been a fighting champion, and he’s been fighting some strong competition! But now, he’s up against The Foundation of ROH! Will the Octopus get his tentacles on this title? Or will Rosser’s reign not take any days off, either?
The introductions are made, the title is raised, and we see just how strong The Foundation is!
The bell rings and fans rally as the two stare down. They circle, Rosser shoots in, but Gresham avoids it. Gresham offers a handshake, and though this isn’t ROH with its Code of Honor, Rosser accepts. Fans applaud the sportsmanship and the two tie up. Rosser powers Gresham to a corner, but Gresham avoids the chop. Fans applaud as the two reset. They tie up again, Rosser waistlocks but Gresham gets the arm. Gresham switches but Rosser headlocks. They end up on ropes, Gresham avoids the clothesline to CHOP! Rosser snarls while Gresham eggs him on. Fans rally and the two tie up again.
Rosser clinches, Gresham goes down to get a leg and he then shifts to get an arm. Rosser fights up, Gresham headlocks for a takeover, but Rosser headscissors. Gresham kips free and the two reset again. Fans applaud these technical exchanges, “This is Wrestling!” Rosser and Gresham tie up, Rosser wrenches and wristlocks, but Gresham spins with him. Gresham is a bit smug but Rosser then knees him low! Rosser throws Gresham out then follows, but Gresham gets back in the ring. Fans applaud and Gresham dares Rosser to keep this in the ring and on the mat. Rosser slides back in and the two circle again.
Gresham calls for the knuckle lock and Rosser accepts. Gresham wrenches the wrist but Rosser fights it off. They double knuckle lock, have a Test of Strength, and Rosser’s height gives him the advantage here. Rosser pressures Gresham but Gresham fights up. Rosser keeps pushing Gresham down but Gresham rolls and hooks an arm to then wrench and spin Rosser to a headlock takeover! Rosser headscissors again but Gresham gets free, only for Rosser to knee him low! Rosser throws Gresham out to the apron and joins him, but Gresham clings to the ropes! Gresham fights Rosser, trips him, and then ties him up, APRON FIGURE FOUR!
The ref counts but fans cheer! Gresham rolls things at 4 for them to fall to the floor! Gresham keeps on the leg lock down here! The ref reprimands and counts again, but Gresham drags Rosser around! The ring count starts now, Gresham uses railing for leverage, but he lets off at 5 of 20. Rosser scrambles away, Gresham runs in, and Gresham blocks a boot! The count is 10 of 20, Gresham hits a DRAGON SCREW! Rosser writhes, Gresham rolls into the ring, but then he rolls out to refresh the count. Fans rally and Gresham drags Rosser steps through. Rosser kicks him away, then back drops Gresham to the floor!
Gresham gets up fast, clutching his ribs. The ring count is 6 of 20 as Rosser refreshes it again. Rosser goes out to fetch Gresham, and taunts Gresham with keeping this on the mat as he puts Gresham in the ring. Rosser storms after Gresham to a corner, and CHOPS and LARIATS! CHOP LARIAT! CHOP LARIAT! Gresham sits down, Rosser gets the leg and stomps it! Rosser gives hip attacks again and again! Then he runs to HIP ATTACK! Rosser drags Gresham out and turns him over to then have the step-over! Gresham fights the crossface element but Rosser fights to put it on! Gresham keeps resisting the STF and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
Rosser lets off but then he CLAWS Gresham’s back. Gresham snarls, Rosser throws a forearm! Gresham gets up to CHOP! Rosser ROCKS with a forearm! Gresham CHOPS, Rosser ELBOWS back! Gresham throws a forearm, Rosser ROCKS Gresham again! Rosser shoves to egg Gresham on, Gresham SLAPS Rosser! Rosser SLAPS, Gresham SLAPS, it’s a SLAP FIGHT! Rosser fires off fast SLAPS but Gresham fires off hard SLAPS! Gresham ROCKS Rosser but Rosser ROCKS back! Gresham wobbles and drops to a knee! Fans fire up and Rosser hip attacks again. Rosser drags Gresham up, whips, but Gresham goes up and over!
Gresham rolls under and dropkicks a leg out! Gresham drags Rosser into the INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Rosser endures and pries at the hold. Fans rally, Gresham pushes his foot back down, but Rosser pulls it back. They go back and forth, Rosser HEADBUTTS but Gresham CHOPS! Rosser HEADBUTTS again, but Gresham CHOPS! Rosser SMACKS Gresham, Gresham CHOPS! Rosser ROCKS Gresham, he has a cover! TWO, and Gresham stands with the Deathlock! Rosser keeps his shoulders up and scrambles around to the ROPEBREAK! Gresham holds until the ref counts 4! Fans cheer as Rosser goes to a corner.
Gresham runs in but Rosser puts Gresham on the apron! Rosser runs side to side and he BOOTS Gresham! Gresham stays on the apron but Rosser goes out, APRON BACK SUPLEX! Fans fire up while both men flop to the floor! The ring count starts while both men stir. Rosser sits up first at 4 of 20, and then he stands at 6. He storms over to Gresham and drags him up. Rosser puts Gresham in at 10 of 20, but Gresham gets a leg! Rosser CLUBS away on Gresham, but Gresham shifts and BENDS the knee backward! Rosser falls, Gresham ties the legs up, FIGURE FOUR! Rosser fights but Gresham pushes the leg into place!
Rosser endures, he SLAPS but Gresham SLAPS! The SLAP fight continues! Rosser SLAPS Gresham down, but Gresham sits back up. Gresham pushes on the hold but Rosser still endures. Rosser pulls on Gresham’s ear! Gresham pushes and twists the hold! Fans rally as Rosser reaches out, but Gresham turns him the other way! Rosser fights to reach out again, but Gresham turns him again! Rosser grabs Gresham’s arm to CLUB at it! But Gresham pushes on the hold! Gresham grabs at Rosser’s arm to keep it back! Rosser fights with all he’s got to get the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer while Gresham lets off in frustration.
Rosser drags himself to the corner, Gresham runs in, but Rosser BOOTS! Gresham comes back, into a BOOT and ROLLING ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Gresham survives but Rosser is too tired to be upset. Rosser drags Gresham up to HEADBUTT! Rosser scoops but Gresham blocks! Gresham CLUBS Rosser, then CHOPS him! Gresham stands Rosser up to CHOP! Rosser CHOPS back! Gresham forearms, Rosser forearms! Gresham forearms, Rosser elbows, repeat! They start throwing wild, Rosser gets boxing elbows in! Gresham drops to a knee! Rosser stands Gresham up to HEADBUTT! Gresham CHOPS! Rosser DOUBLE CHOPS and Gresham falls!
Fans fire up as Rosser snarls at Gresham. Gresham stands to CHOP again! And CHOP! Rosser swings, misses, Gresham ENZIGURIS then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Gresham is right up and he SLIDING FOREARMS! Cover, TWO!! Rosser survives the “Bayonet” but Gresham runs in to BAYONET AGAIN! Cover, TWO!! Rosser is still in this but Gresham runs, into a LARIAT from Rosser! Cover, TWO!!! Gresham escapes by nanoseconds but fans fire up! Gresham’s got some blood in his mouth and Rosser snarls as he drags Gresham back up. Rosser throws haymakers from all sides! And then he goes into OVERDRIVE!
Fans fire up as Rosser just keeps beating Gresham back and forth, then Rosser CLOBBERS Gresham down! Gresham wobbles, Rosser drags Gresham up, SIDEWINDER!! Cover, Rosser wins!!
Winner: Fred Rosser, by pinfall (still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion)
Rosser put in the work! Rosser bows to Tiger Hattori as he is presented the belt again. Will anyone be able to take this title from Mr. No Days Off with that work ethic?
NJPW has a special announcement!
NJPW is returning to San Jose and the Silicon Valley! February 18th, 2023, Battle in the Valley is back! Get your tickets November 4th!
KOPW 2022 NYC Street Fight: Shingo Takagi VS El Phantasmo!
The Rampaging Dragon is still Daddy, but “Baby Phantasmo” is rebelling! The votes were cast, and this match is an ode to Extreme Championship Wrestling with extreme rules! Will ELP slay the Daddy Dragon? Or will Takagi still be Mr. KOPW?
The introductions, what’s left of the trophy is presented, and we see just how extreme these two can get!
Fans duel, “Let’s Go, Daddy!” “E L P!” and the bell rings. ELP steps up to “Daddy” and bumps chests. ELP tears off the “Shingo is my Daddy” shirt to reveal he still has the “ELP is my Daddy” shirt! ELP throws a forearm, Takagi hits back, they go back and forth already! Fans fire up as ELP gets the edge and then BOOTS! But Takagi keeps ELP from leaving the ring to throw big haymakers! ELP wobbles but he hurries to keep Takagi from leaving. ELP throws more haymakers, then he whips Takagi to ropes. Takagi reverses but ELP RANAS! And then DROPKICKS! ELP kips up and shows off with some drop steps while fans are torn.
ELP stomps Takagi in the corner, throws forearms, but Takagi eggs him on. ELP throws more forearms, whips corner to corner, but Takagi reverses. Takagi runs in but into a boot! ELP runs but into a hip toss! Takagi runs to run ELP over! Fans fire up while ELP flounders. Takagi brings ELP up to snapmare and run to drop an elbow! Fans rally for “Daddy Shingo!” Takagi stalks ELP to ropes, HEADBUTTS him, then whips him to ropes. Takagi KNEES ELP at the ropes, then he runs, to clothesline ELP out of the ring! Fans fire up and Takagi goes to the stage! What will Takagi choose from the wide selection?
Fans sing, “OH~ Shingo’s Our Daddy~!” Takagi brings the trash can, the lid and the kendo stick! Fans fire up as Takagi has that all in the ring. Takagi then fetches ELP from ringside but ELP hits him with RED MIST!! Was that just ELP’s blood from his busted lip!? ELP gets in the ring and he takes the trash can lid. Takagi rises, ELP SMACKS him in the head! And again! But Takagi kicks low to whip! ELP ducks and gets the lid to SMACK Takagi again! ELP goes to one corner while Takagi flounders to the apron. ELP drop steps his way over, climbs up a corner, and he poses before going out after Takagi.
Takagi throws a forearm! ELP forearms back, they brawl, but then ELP claws at Takagi’s eyes! ELP POSTS Takagi and the ring crew moves aside. ELP talks smack on the fans then he fetches Takagi. ELP drags Takagi up and into the ring, he mocks ROH, and then he goes in after Takagi. ELP puts Takagi in the corner to rain down haymakers! ELP puts the trash can on Takagi, and then he grabs the kendo stick. ELP SMACKS and SMACKS and SMACKS! Fans rally as ELP winds up for a HOMER! But Takagi stands up?! Takagi is furious as he throws off the can! ELP fakes Takagi out to SMACK low!
But Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! And YUKON FEINTS to then bring ELP’s guard down, for GREEN MIST!! Takagi shouts out Muta, then he YUKON LARIATS! Fans fire up while ELP’s eyes are stinging! ELP staggers up, Takagi runs him over! And scoops to SLAM! And SENTON! Takagi hurries out and he goes to get more furniture from the stage! Fans chant, “We Want Tables!” so Takagi chooses the table and chairs! Takagi puts the chairs in the ring, fans fire up as he sits the chairs up, and Takagi brings ELP over. ELP fights with body shots and facelocks, but Takagi blocks the suplex! Takagi turns things around, but ELP turns it back!
They go around and around, and Takagi suplexes ELP on the chair! ELP writhes and Takagi crawls over to cover, TWO!! But Takagi pounds the mat and says it’s not over yet! ELP gets to a corner, Takagi storms over and stomps him. Takagi CLUBS him, then reels ELP in. ELP fights the back suplex with elbows but Takagi CLUBS him! Takagi runs in, he blocks the boot, but ELP catches the lariat to put Takagi up and in the Tree of Woe! ELP goes corner to corner and back again, basement dropkick! ELP shouts, “One More Time!” Fans chant along, and ELP gets a chair. ELP aims at Takagi, runs in, but then puts the chair down to stand on Takagi’s groin!
The fans are torn between cheers and jeers, but Takagi sits up! SPIDER GERMAN! But ELP lands on his feet! ELP comes back with the chair, SKATEBOARD DROPKICK! ELP JAMS the trash can into Takagi, then he goes to the other corner! Fans fire up as ELP mocks RVD, “E! L! P!” ELP then decides not to go Coast2Coast, he goes to the opposite end! But then Takagi SMACKS ELP with the can! Takagi climbs up, brings ELP up, and SUPERPLEXES!! Fans fire up while both men writhe from the landing! Fans rally as both men stir, and Takagi goes out again. Takagi says it’s time, and he goes back for the table!
Takagi has the ring crew help him get the table, and another table, and HE gets the ladder! Takagi has cleared the stage of items and fans are loving it! The tables and ladder are put in the ring and Takagi sets up the big table first. Takagi drags ELP up and ELP clings to ropes, but Takagi drags him over. Takagi stands on the table?! ELP trips him up! Takagi hits the edge, then ELP BUZZSAWS Takagi down! ELP sets the ladder up and then he ROCKS Takagi! ELP throws more hands, he puts Takagi on the table, and then ELP climbs. Fans boo but Takagi grabs ELP first! Takagi drags ELP down, SMACKS him off the table, and then reels him in! ELP fights free!
Takagi ELBOWS! ELP SUPERKICKS! Takagi JABS! ELP JABS! Takagi spins, into the ENZIGURI! Takagi wobbles, ELP has the trash can and he SMACKS Takagi! ELP DICK PUNCHES Takagi!! ELP puts Takagi on the table while fans boo! ELP climbs up the ladder now, and he goes to the VERY top! Fans are freaking out for the SUPER THUNDERKISS 86 through the table!!! ELP covers Takagi in the wreckage, TWO?!?! Takagi survives and no one can believe it! “This is Awesome!” as ELP drags himself back up with the ladder. ELP tunes up the band while Takagi writhes. Takagi stands, but then he drops back down.
ELP is pissed, he reels Takagi in and hooks him, but Takagi back drops! ELP sunset flips and stacks, TWO! ELP hurries up, but into a pop-up! ELP slips free, Takagi ELBOWS ELP then whips! ELP reverses and Takagi hits the ladder! SUDDEN DEATH!! BOOT and then the hook-up! C R II!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Takagi shocks ELP again by surviving again! ELP grabs a chair, then goes out to look under the ring. ELP finds another chair and he brings that one over. ELP sets up the chairs, he tucks Takagi again, but Takagi fights the lift! Takagi wrenches out, ELP ROCKS him! And SLAPS him! And kicks, but into the pump handle!! FULL METAL MADE IN JAPAN!!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?
ELP survives now and still no one can believe this! Fans rally up, Takagi crawls and has a chair. ELP gets the other chair, and both men slowly rise. ELP takes a seat in his chair, so Takagi takes a seat in his. Daddy and Baby throw forearms point blank, no guard and no slowing down! Takagi JABS, then fires HEADBUTTS! ELP pushes him, they both have their chairs, and the chairs clash! Clash! Clash! Takagi disarms ELP, throws his chair to ELP, then LARIATS through the chair! And then PUMPING BOMBERS!! Cover, TWO?!?! ELP is still in this but Takagi looks around. Takagi gets the smaller table and sets it up in a corner.
Fans rally as Takagi goes back to ELP. Takagi brings ELP up, whips him in, and ELP SMACKS off the wood! Takagi reels ELP in, SPANKS him, then tucks him in! C R II!!!! Cover, TWO!!!! ELP survives his own move and is fuming! ELP rises, Takagi goes back to the table, and now he stands it up. Takagi fires up the fans with “OI! OI! OI!” ELP flails feebly but Takagi fireman’s carries! Takagi goes up the corner, traps the arm, SUPER LAST OF THE DRAGON through the table!!! Fans lose their minds while ELP spasms and twitches! But Takagi isn’t done, he gets another chair! HEADSHOT! Takagi then reels ELP in and tucks the arms again!
Takagi lifts, CR III ON THE CHAIR!! Cover, Takagi wins!!!
Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall (still Mr. KOPW 2022)
Daddy punishes his son, and is victorious once again! Will ELP have to accept that Shingo IS his Daddy? Who will be next for Takagi as he continues his rampage towards WrestleKingdom?
Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston VS Jay White & Juice Robinson!
The Rainmaker is the back-to-back G1 Climax Champion, and he’s going after the Switchblade’s IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleKingdom 17! But first, Okada and the Mad King are going to take on King Switch and the Booster! Will Okada & Kingston make it rain in New York? Or will the Big Apple breathe with the Switchblade?
The teams sort out and fans rally up for Eddie. White taunts Okada with the world title but Okada just ignores him as he talks with Eddie. White shouts at them, pushes them, but then Okada and Eddie storm up. White and Juice bail out and then tell Okada and Eddie to back off. Eddie brings the straps down already, he wants after White. Fans rally, but first White and Juice Too Sweet. White steps in and the bell rings. Eddie eggs White on, so White dusts him off to CHOP! Eddie smirks and CHOPS back! White falls right over! Fans fire up and Eddie eggs White on. Fans sing, “F him up, Eddie, F him up!” Eddie eggs White on and White winds up, but Juice attacks from behind!
White sucker punches Okada, the ref reprimands Juice but White stomps Eddie down. White drags Eddie up and puts him in a corner to RAM his shoulder in again and again! White then stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, White lets off, but he drags Eddie up by his ears to CHOP! Eddie CHOPS back! White falls over again! Eddie puts some stank on his hand but White bails out! Juice and White regroup and tell Eddie to get out to tag Okada. Fans cheer and Eddie tags in Okada! Fans chant for Okada as he waits on White, and White tells fans to shut up. White steps in, he circles with Okada, but Juice jumps in!
Okada DECKS Juice! Eddie CHOPS White! Okada then drags White up to DECK him! And ROCK him! And scoop SLAM, to go to the apron for a slingshot SENTON! Fans fire up but White knees low. White tags to Juice and Juice runs in, but into a drop toehold and elbow drop! Fans cheer as Okada tags Eddie back in. Okada & Eddie double whip and double elbow! Cover, TWO! Okada keeps White out and Eddie clamps on a chinlock. Eddie grinds Juice, fishhooks him, but lets off as the ref counts. Eddie HEADBUTTS Juice, HEADBUTTS him again, and then underhooks for a BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!
Fans fire up and Eddie winds up, but he runs into a cheap shot! Eddie glares at White and he runs off, but Juice CHOP BLOCKS Eddie down! White then drags Eddie to the apron to SLAM the leg on the edge! White taunts Eddie then SLAMS the leg again! Juice keeps the ref’s attention while White CHOKES Eddie on the edge! Refs chant “Ref, You Suck!” while Juice drags Eddie back in. Eddie grabs the ropes but White drops an elbow on the leg. Eddie pulls at hair but Juice drops another elbow. And another elbow! And another elbow! Fans chant, “We Want Red Shoes!” but too late for that. Eddie endures as White keeps on the toehold.
Eddie wraps on a chinlock! Juice reaches out now, slips free, but Eddie throws hands! White tags in, he stomps away on Eddie, the ref counts at Juice and Juice lets off at 4. The ref keeps Okada from rushing in, even as White taunts Okada. White gets Eddie’s leg for a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! White drags Eddie up, wrenches and hooks Eddie up. Tag to Juice, Bullet Club traps Eddie and White CHOPS! Eddie doesn’t flinch, so White CHOPS again! And CHOPS! Eddie just yells at White! White CHOPS again, and CHOPS, and then CLAWS Eddie’s face! The ref counts, Juice finally gets in and he DECKS Okada!
CANNONBALL for Eddie! Juice drags Eddie to a cover, TWO! Now Juice is upset with the ref, but he stalks Eddie. Juice clamps onto Eddie with a SLEEPER! Juice smothers Eddie and drags him from the ropes to squeeze him on the mat. The fans rally as Eddie endures. Eddie fights to move around and get to his feet. Eddie pries the hold but Juice hits a BIG back suplex! Juice SPITS at Okada! The ref keeps Okada from rushing in, Juice SENTONS onto knees! Eddie sacrifices his beat up leg to take Juice down! Eddie crawls for his corner, but Juice holds onto the other arm! Eddie breaks free to ENZIGURI! Hot tag to Okada!
Okada rallies on Juice with big elbows, then he whips to ropes. Juice reverses but Okada ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Juice! Fans fire up and Okada DECKS White for good measure. Okada runs to elbow Juice in the corner! Kick and DDT! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Okada paces, and Okada brings Juice up to wrench and MONEY CLIP! Juice flails and pulls hair. Juice arm-drags free, runs in but Okada pops him up to the Alabama! Juice holds ropes, Okada lets go and the ref takes a hit! Juice shoves the ref at Okada but Okada pushes the ref aside. Okada ducks the leg lariat to ROCK Juice! Okada kicks, runs, but White trips him up! DDT from Juice!
White tags in, he storms up to Okada, but he sucker punches Eddie! Okada staggers up as White stalks him, and White Too Sweet CHOPS! And Too Sweet CHOPS again! And Toooooo Sweet… CHOPS again! Okada staggers to a corner, White whips him corner to corner, then White runs in to UPPERCUT! White brings Okada up, BLADE BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Okada survives but fans rally up. White drags Okada up with a sleeper, but Okada elbows free! White ROCKS Okada with a forearm, but Okada ROCKS White back. Fans rally for Okada but White ROCKS Okada again. Okada nods and ROCKS White!
White ROCKS Okada, Okada ROCKS White, repeat! Fans fire up as the forearms go faster! Okada gets the edge but White CHOPS! Okada EuroUppers! White staggers, but he comes back with a CHOP! Okada SHOTGUNS White down! Fans fire up and Okada drags White up. Okada scoops and SLAMS White, then he goes to the corner. Okada climbs up, for the MACHO ELBOW! Fans fire up as Okada hits the Rainmaker Pose! Okada drags White up, reels him in, but White throws elbows! White is free, he CHOPS again, but Okada gets in White’s face. Okada fires off forearm after forearm, then he CLUBS away on White at the ropes!
The ref backs Okada off but Okada storms up, into a CHOP! White CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Okada staggers, White runs, into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up while both men are down! Okada crawls, hot tag to Eddie! The Mad King CHOPS White! Juice gets in, Eddie rips Juice’s shirt off to CHOP him! Eddie scoops White to hit an EXPLODER! Juice staggers over, into an EXPLODER! Fans fire up with Eddie and he storms over to White. Eddie drags White up, reels him in, but White fights the saido with claws to the face! The ref reprimands and counts, White lets off, but Okada DECKS him!
Juice LEG LARIATS Okada, but Eddie LARIATS Juice! White kicks and DDTs Eddie! White swings on Okada, Okada spins through but White gets around! White wants the sleeper but Okada fights free! FLAPJACK! Juice gets back up to JAB Okada again and again and again! But Okada UPPERCUTS first! Okada runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! Juice swings on Eddie but he ducks the Left Hand o’ God to clinch! Juice elbows free and whips Eddie to ropes. Eddie DOUBLE LARIATS Juice & White! Fans fire up with all four men down! Fans rally up for Eddie as he stirs. Eddie crawls after White, White flounders a bit, but both men sit up.
Eddie nods and grins, and he ROCKS White! White ROCKS Eddie back! Eddie ROCKS White! White staggers around but he comes back to ROCK Eddie! Eddie roars and ROCKS White! White wobbles, storms up and ROCKS Eddie! Eddie wobbles and White eggs him on. Eddie ROCKS White, White CHOPS Eddie! Eddie just stares at him! Eddie CHOPS White down! Juice runs in but Eddie CHOPS him down now! Okada and Eddie get White up, they bring White around to ROCK and CHOP on repeat! White pinballs between them, leans on Okada, but Okada ROCKS him again! White avoids Eddie so Okada turns him around. Eddie CHOPS White!
White staggers, Okada pushes him back into a CHOP from Eddie! White drops to his knees, Okada drags him back up in a full nelson! Eddie MACHINE GUN CHOPS!! Fans fire up, Juice returns but Eddie CHOPS him down! White BOOTS Eddie, ELBOWS Okada away, then CHOPS! White whips, Okada reverses, but Okada holds off on the dropkick as White holds ropes. White runs in to clinch, bot Okada slips out! Ripcord, but White gets around, SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX! Eddie swings, into a SNAP SLEEPER SUPLEX! White crawls over to Eddie, drags him around, and slashes his throat to say this is over!
White drags Eddie up, BLADE- NO, Eddie slips around, SAIDO!! Fans are thunderous but the LEFT HAND O’ GOD rocks Eddie! Juice hooks the arms, spins, but Eddie SAIDOS Juice away!! Fans are thunderous for Eddie as he slowly rises back up. Eddie grits his teeth but White CHOP BLOCKS the leg! But Eddie CHOPS White down again! Juice CHOP BLOCKS Eddie now! Eddie ROCKS Juice, then CHOPS him away! White storms over but into a CHOP! Eddie CHOPS Juice again! And CHOPS White again! And CHOPS Juice again, then CHOPS White again! Eddie wobbles but he CHOPS Juice again!
Fans rally but White CHOPS Eddie! Eddie CHOPS White right down! Juice CHOPS Eddie, but Eddie CHOPS Juice right down! New York comes alive for their own and Eddie drags White up, But Juice anchors a foot! The ref reprimands, he pulls Juice away, but White LOW- NO! Eddie blocks to URAKEN!! White is dazed, but then he LOW BLOWS for real this time! Juice keeps Okada out, White reels Eddie in, BLADERUNNER!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!
Winners: Jay White & Juice Robinson, by pinfall
Fans boo but the ref couldn’t keep track of everything! Will Okada be ready for all the tricks up the Switchblade’s sleeves?
But being this is a NJPW event, the winners get the mics to address the crowd. White gets the fans fired up for Bullet Club, and he… drops the mic! But then White picks it up and says, “No, no, no. The King of New York needs to talk to his people. The King of New York needs to talk to his servants. After all, New York City is MY city! I own New York City, I’m the King of New York City, not Eddie Kingston!” Fans still chant for Eddie but White says it’s only that section. “Everyone else is smart enough to know that Jay White is better than Eddie Kingston.”
White says he is not only the King of NYC, but he is the Switchblade, the number one asset in NJPW, the Last Rock ‘n’ Rolla, the man that single-handedly sold out Madison Square Garden AND the United Center! He’s King Switch, baby! He is the first-ever and only true NJPW Grand Slam Champion, the REAL belt collector! The Leader of Bullet Club, and a good friend of Rock Hard Robinson! The Catalyst of Pro-Wrestling, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and tonight, just like Okada will at WrestleKingdom, Eddie and New York will Breathe With The Switchblade, because it is still his era! The Switchblade Era!!
White drops the mic for real now, but will he keep from dropping the belt to the Rainmaker in the New Year?
My Thoughts:
A great card and a great night for NJPW, even though I did skip a bit. The Buy-In is on YouTube so anyone can catch that, but it’s great to see Kylie Rae back in action. Sho & Yujiro won but in their beatdown of Yoh & Rocky, Lio Rush made the save, so that’s cool to see, too. Great to see Alex Coughlin is back from injury, and him being in World Tag League is an interesting move, but I suppose he’d otherwise be out of action the rest of the year anyway. Can’t wait to see who he teams with as he pursues both the tag titles and also revenge on Team Filthy. Surprisingly, Team Filthy didn’t win, but this was a great win for Shooter, Yuta & Homicide.
And while Suzuki won, I skimmed and saw Connors had a great showing. Connors also gets his hand raised in respect by Ken Shamrock, that is cool stuff. The SWA Championship also looked great, that was a great showing for KiLynn King. But given KiLynn hasn’t gotten too close to titles in AEW, I didn’t think KiLynn would win a title from Stardom. Mayu is headed for Historic X-Over to face Kairi for the IWGP Women’s Championship, and if Mayu still has this title on her, I don’t see her becoming a dual champion. Meanwhile, Kairi has no belts on her right now, and she’s a big name internationally, she would make a great choice as the inaugural champion.
Great title matches for NJPW Strong’s Openweight championships. The Triple Threat Tag was really good, and what a surprise that MCMG wins the belts. I suppose the inaugural reign had to end, but I thought Aussie Open was going to at least make it to 100 days. They lose these belts after 76 (as recognized in kayfabe), maybe Aussie Open are going to move up to other belts. Rosser VS Gresham was really good, too, and Rosser gets a great win over Gresham. Rosser is only the second-ever Strong Openweight Champion and stands at 126 days (again, in kayfabe). I don’t know NJPW Strong’s roster that well, but it’s probably going to take someone we’ve seen hold a NJPW midcard title to take this title off Rosser.
We got a great KOPW 2022 match under Extreme Rules, and it was a great use of blood that ELP wasn’t busted open in the forehead or eyebrow but that he had a bloody mouth. He used red mist, but I like that Takagi found green mist in the trash can. Takagi winning makes sense, he’s been doing great with the KOPW, bringing it into the serious stipulations. There is still a long list of people for him to face, with endless possibilities, I can’t wait to see what’s next. And then the main event was a very good tag match, but in typical Jay White Heel fashion, he finds a way to cheat to win. White has momentum going towards WrestleKingdom, but his match with Okada could still go either way. Honestly, I feel like capping off the 50th year with Okada winning makes the most sense, because he’s such a big name for NJPW.
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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