Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (10/11/22)
The champ is in action!
Is Big Body Javi about to be broken by the Big Booty Nephew?
Javier Bernal has perhaps the biggest ego in NXT, and he just stepped in it with the NXT Champion, Bron Breakker! Will Javi end up an appetizer before Halloween Havoc’s Triple Threat?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bron Breakker VS Javier Bernal; Bron wins.
- Best 2 out of 3 Series, Round 3: Nathan Frazer VS Axiom; Frazer wins and advances to the NXT North American Championship Ladder Match.
- Valentina Feroz w/ Sanga VS Indi Hartwell; Indi wins.
- NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Triple Threat: Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen VS Edris Enofe & Malik Blade VS The Dyad; Edris & Malik win and will challenge Pretty Deadly for the titles.
- Alba Fyre VS Jacy Jayne w/ Toxic Attraction; Fyre wins.
- Wes Lee VS Channing Lorenzo; Wes wins.
- Kiana James VS Thea Hail w/ Chase U; Kiana wins.
- Ilja Dragunov VS Grayson Waller; Dragunov wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bron Breakker VS Javier Bernal!
The NXT Champion is headed into another Triple Threat against incredible competition on JD McDonagh and Ilja Dragunov. Halloween Havoc will be a war, will this simply be a tune-up? Or will Big Body Javi prove he’s more than just a mouth?
Wait, speaking of that Triple Threat, The Irish Ace surprises us all by coming out to join Vic Joseph and Booker T on commentary. JD says it’s a deck: JD’s the Ace, Booker’s a King, and Vic’s a joker. Anyway, the bell rings and Javi smirks as he says he’s a future champion, He swings, but into Bron’s waistlock and SLAM! And then another SLAM! And another SLAM! Javi scrambles away to a corner and fans bark for Bron. Bron dares Javi to do something, and Javi comes out to circle with him. They tie up, Bron wrenches, wristlocks, but Javi rolls. Bron wrangles Javi down to the mat and has a double wristlock.
Javi fights up, wrenches and wristlocks back, but Bron cartwheels through to fireman’s carry takeover! Bron has the arm again, but Javi flails and moves around. Bron whips, Javi reverses but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Javi! Fans fire up and bark while Javi gets to a corner. Bron whips Javi corner to corner, then clinches for an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Javi flounders away to a corner but then he elbows Bron. Javi whips, Bron reverses, but Javi KICKS Bron away. Javi runs to ROCK Bron and CLUB away with forearms! Javi lets off as the ref counts, and Javi mocks the champ. Javi pie faces Bron but that just pisses Bron off!
Bron storms up on Javi, Javi swings but Bron fires off hands! Bron whips, Javi reverses but Bron CLOBBERS him! And again! And then ducks ‘n’ dodges, to catch the jump for a SPINEBUSTER! The straps come down, fans bark it up, and Bron runs in. Javi BOOTS Bron, goes up top, but Bron catches him for a TOSS! Javi flounders, Bron choke grips him and trophy lifts him! Bron stares JD down before the BREAKKER SLAM! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
JD may not like it, but Bron is rolling towards their title match! And Javi may not like it, but he’s nowhere near championship material yet. Wait, JD gets in the ring now and he stares Bron down. Fans chant for “DRAGUNOV! DRAGUNOV!” and here he comes! The Czar makes his presence known and fans fire up! Dragunov goes into the ring to join Bron and JD in a very similar stare down to a couple weeks ago. JD HEADBUTTS Dragunov and fires of on Bron! JD stomps away, but Bron throws hands! JD knees low, but he moves, TORPEDO MOSCOW hits Bron! JD runs away but he got the better of both opponents.
Dragunov looks down at Bron, and he doesn’t regret what just happened. But he does pick up the belt to establish that he’s ready to take this title! Will UNBESIEGBAR reign again?
Alba Fyre speaks.
“Toxic Attraction, I was serious when I said I was more of a visual woman. That’s why I took Mandy Rose on our little joyride. And when it was over, I had a woman’s title match at Halloween Havoc. In less than two weeks, I scorch the empire that Mandy and her little friends built. I know Gigi & Jacy seek revenge, but as a fire keeper, I never back down. Because where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” The heat is rising, will Fyre burn Jacy before lighting it up with Mandy Rose at Halloween Havoc?
Best 2 out of 3 Series, Round 3: Nathan Frazer VS Axiom!
Before, this was just a friendly rivalry to see who represents the best of NXT and NXT UK combined. But now the stakes are raised, as the winner moves on to Halloween Havoc and the North American Championship Ladder Match! Who breaks the tie, has their pride, and a golden ticket to the title match on top of it?
The bell rings and the two circle as fans rally up. They approach, tie up, and Axiom waistlocks to a drag down. Frazer slips around but Axiom slips out to facelock. Axiom rolls with Frazer, pushes to a cover, ONE! Fans duel as the two stare down. Frazer and Axiom reset, tie up and Axiom headlocks. Axiom hits the takeover and holds Frazer down. Fans rally, Frazer fights up but Axiom hits another takedown and then goes for a cover. ONE, but Axiom has a knuckle lock. Axiom whips Frazer to a corner. Frazer goes up and over fast, and things speed up! Axiom ducks, Frazer slides, and then Frazer leaps, into a FLAPJACK!
Axiom ties up the legs, he brings Frazer in, but Frazer pops out of the Bow ‘n’ Arrow to a cover, ONE! Axiom dodges a haymaker to FLYING ARM-DRAG, but Frazer handsprings through! Dropkicks cancel out and both men kip up as fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” Frazer eggs Axiom on then sidesteps to hip toss. Axiom handsprings through, Frazer dodges to springboard, but Frazer catches him! Axiom snapmares free but Frazer ducks the enziguri! Fans fire up as the two stare down again! Axiom and Frazer reset, circle, and fans duel. They knuckle lock, Axiom rolls and wrenches to then trip Frazer for a toehold to a headlock.
Frazer keeps his shoulders up, fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS!” as Axiom gets a cover. ONE and the two are up, fighting for control. Frazer bends Axiom back but Axiom bridges. Frazer sweeps the legs to get a cover, ONE as Axiom gets his arm up. Frazer tries again, TWO as Axiom gets the other. Frazer jumps but Axiom uses him to get up and onto the ropes, only for Frazer to trip him up! Frazer swings, but into an ELBOW BREAKER! Axiom goes up, but Frazer springs up after him! They fight up top, Axiom trips Frazer but Frazer lands safe to UPPERCUT back! Frazer springboards right up, but Axiom trips him up, both men crash ‘n’ burn!
NXT goes picture in picture while Axiom sputters and Frazer is dazed. Axiom drags himself up, Frazer sits up, and Axiom PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Frazer grits his teeth as he’s still in this but Axiom drags him up. Axiom waistlocks but Frazer fights. Axiom tries a sleeper but Frazer fights that off. Frazer goes to ropes, he bucks Axiom, but Axiom kip up, into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Frazer is beside himself! Frazer drags Axiom up and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Frazer clutches his neck while trying to figure out what to do. Frazer wraps on a chinlock and he grinds Axiom down. Axiom fights up, but Frazer wrangles him into a BULLY CHOKE!
Axiom endures as Frazer pushes up on the hold. Axiom fights up, powers out, but Frazer runs him over! Cover, ONE, but Frazer CLOBBERS Axiom! Cover, TWO! Frazer goes back to the chinlock! Axiom endures again, fights back up, and Axiom arm-drags free. Frazer blocks a kick, trips Axiom up, but Axiom resists the turn! Axiom then spins the other way to throw Frazer away! Frazer hurries to trip Axiom again, but again Axiom fights the turn. Axiom moves around, but Frazer uses that to try and turn him over! Frazer gets the BOSTON CRAB as NXT returns to single picture! Fans duel as Axiom endures but that Crab is deep!
Axiom powers up, slips backwards and powers Frazer to a cover! TWO!! Frazer dodges, goes to ropes, but Axiom turns springboard into SLIDING GERMAN! Frazer is down and Axiom hurries up top! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Frazer scrambles away but Axiom keeps focus. The fans fire up and Axiom runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite a Perfect Plex but Axiom hurries up top again. But Frazer DROPKICKS him off the corner! Axiom tumbles to the floor, Frazer goes to the apron. Axiom anchors Frazer but Frazer kicks him away to then ASAI MOONSAULT ELBOW DROP DDT!
Fans fire up again while both men are down on the outside! A ring count starts and fans count along. We reach 5 of 10 before either stands. Frazer goes into the ring but Axiom staggers to the desk! We’re at 7, then 8! Axiom hears 9 and slides in! INTO A MISSILE DROPKICK! Frazer hurries up top to PHOENIX SPLASH into a TRIANGLE!!! Axiom has Frazer caught but Frazer hurries to stack this! TWO, and Frazer deadlifts! But Axiom shifts, into a RINGS OF SATURN!! Frazer endures, flails, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” giving us this one! Axiom shakes his head but Frazer shoves him away.
Frazer slingshots, into a GAMANGIRI! Frazer falls to the floor and Axiom hurries to the corner! TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULT!! Direct hit at the ramp and Axiom puts Frazer in! Axiom goes up top again, but Frazer is right on him!! SUPERPLEX! Roll through a la Rollins, but Axiom slips out to a SLEEPER!! Frazer flails and hurries to his feet! Frazer gets the ROPEBREAK! Axiom lets off to ROUNDHOUSE, but Frazer ENZIGURIS! Axiom rebounds to SUPER PUNCH! Axiom dodges the kicks to KANGAROO KICK! Frazer comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men out!! Fans are loving this and it’s still not over yet!
Axiom and Frazer swipe at each other on the mat. They sit up, Frazer DECKS Axiom, but Axiom KICKS back! Frazer fires up, he and Axiom trade forearm for forearm! They go faster and faster, fans fire up and Axiom ROCKS Frazer! Frazer swings, but into a low backslide! TWO!!! Frazer escapes in time, and he SUPERKICKS Axiom! Axiom SUPERKICKS back! Frazer comes back, into a V-TRIGGER!!! Fans are electric as Axiom aims from a corner! But he runs into a roll up! Axiom sit son it, Frazer pushes it, Axiom pushes back, Frazer sits on it!! FRAZER WINS!!
Winner: Nathan Frazer, by pinfall (wins series 2-1; advances to Halloween Havoc)
Match of the year, anyone? That was an amazing finale to their trilogy, and in the end, the British Prodigy defies expectations and takes the win! But best of all, both men still respect each other and shake hands. “That was Awesome!” but how much more amazing will Frazer make the ladder match now that he’s in it?
McKenzie Mitchell catches up with Dragunov.
Before he leaves for the night, she wants to ask if that headbutt was intended for Bron. Dragunov says there are three rules on the battlefield. Love, war and- Challenges! Grayson Waller knew Dragunov was a fan! Say it like you mean it! But no one cares about feelings. Dragunov was looking for an edge going into his match at Halloween Havoc, but Waller doesn’t need one! Waller’s taking on Apollo Crews and- Why is Waller wearing his grandma’s sunglasses?! Waller says first off, these aren’t! Second, Crews tried to blind Waller and his eyes are still sensitive. Why’s Dragunov changing the subject? Why’s Dragunov leaving so soon for someone who did something by “accident?”
Oh, so Waller wants Dragunov to stay? Uh, no- Then Dragunov will stay! Great idea! See you later, Waller. No, he didn’t mean it like that! McKenzie, this is YOUR fault! Will the 21st Century Success Story have more than just sensitive eyes after facing The Czar?
Valentina Feroz speaks with Sanga backstage.
She is nervous about tonight and her return to singles action. Can Sanga be in her corner tonight? Sanga say she will! Alright! And then in walks Indi Hartwell. Sanga’s gonna be in Feroz’s corner? Well, this may be Feroz’s jungle, but that is still Indi’s ring. See you out there. #IndiWrestling is confident while Feroz has butterflies, but will Sanga’s presence help Feroz overcome her fears?
Apollo Crews speaks.
“Your view of the world is shaped by how you allow yourself to experience it. You create a point of view and see everyone and everything through this lens. Most people live their entire lives with a force perspective, only able to see things in an uncomplicated way. But changing one detail can greatly alter how you visualize everything around you, and now you see things you never saw coming. Turning that lens on yourself can turn it into something you’re not going to like. I waited two long months for the day to come. And Halloween Havoc, let’s see what happens.” Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal, all the possibilities, and Chucky?
Apollo tells Waller, “I’m gonna force my perspective onto you on my way to my ultimate goal. At Halloween Havoc, I leave you in the dark.” Is Apollo going to let fate decide what happens between him and Waller?
Valentina Feroz w/ Sanga VS Indi Hartwell!
Yulisa Leon is out with injury but she wants her tag partner to shine on her own. Feroz is still rough around the edges, but will she be a diamond in the rough? Or will #IndiWrestling finally have that impressive win she needs to get up in the women’s division?
The bell rings, the two tie up, and Indi powers Feroz to ropes. The ref counts, Indi lets off to then shove Feroz out! Feroz rushes back in but into a knee! Indi scoops and SLAMS Feroz, then scoops and SLAMS her again! Cover, ONE, but Indi keeps on Feroz with a chinlock. Feroz endures, but here comes Veer! Speaking of tag partners, Sanga and Veer were more or less reunited last week. Sanga walks over to Veer and Veer whispers something to him. Veer then turns to leave, and Sanga goes with him? What about his promise to Feroz? Feroz fights up with the fans rallying for her, and she throws body shots.
Indi knees low, then gut wrenches Ferzo to a Canadian Rack! Indi thrsahes Feroz around, but Feroz fights free! Fans rally, Feroz elbows her away! Feroz goes up, and hits a FLYING ARMBAR! Indi resists, turns and powers up to deadlift Feroz! ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP! Feroz writhes and Indi drags her around. But Feroz throws Indi down into an ARMBAR! Indi fights and crawls to the ROPEBREAK! Feroz lets off at 4, then runs in to KNEE Indi down! Cover, TWO! Indi hangs tough and both she and Feroz grab at each other. Feroz JAWBREAKKERS, but now she realizes Sanga is gone!
Feroz still THROWS Indi, and runs to METEORA! Then SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Feroz grits her teeth, runs in but is put on the apron. Indi DECKS Feroz, then climbs up to drag Feroz up. Indi deadlift SUPERPLEXES Feroz in! Cover, Indi wins!
Winner: Indi Hartwell, by pinfall
That was impressive! But then Pretty Deadly shows up in the perch? They’re not wearing shirts, but Kit Wilson has a beer drinking hat and Elton Prince has a big foam cowboy hat. Are they tailgating up there? Kit congratulates Indi on her win. “Or as Americans say, ‘Go sports!'” Elton says Indi is very “I-I-I-Impressive.” But Pretty Deadly are “F-F-F-Fantastic.” Fans boo the NXT Tag Team Championships but they tell the party people that they just wanna sit back and relax while watching three teams “beat the crap out of each other, all for the privilege to take on Pretty Deadly for these tag team championships.” Who do they think will win?
Elton wants to see “Scooby Doo and the dandy” win. But they definitely don’t like The Dyad. Briggs & Jensen, ROLL TIDE~! Edris & Malik? *Airhorn noises* Well either way, they’ll have a swig o’ beer! The sausages are on the grill, warming up for the two tastiest snacks in NXT. Tuck in, cowboy, it’s time to see these teams annihilate each other. #YESBOY! 2, 4, 6, 8, who’s the team they think is great? Prettyyyyy~ DEADLY~! Goooooooo PD~!
Backstage interview with Cora Jade.
McKenzie asks her about next week’s Pick Your Poison between her and former friend, Roxanne Perez. Has Cora decided on who she’s sending after Roxie? She has the WHOLE WWE to pick from! She’s contacted some people, but the hard part is narrowing it down. Must be hard for Roxie to find someone since no one ever really liked her. Cora can’t imagine what it must feel like to be ghosted by everyone on Raw and SmackDown. Yikes. Actually, McKenzie heard Roxie’s DMs are blowing up and multiple superstars are interested. What? No no no! Not possible! Roxie doesn’t have friends! She must be lying.
Actually, Roxie is going to SmackDown this Friday. What?! Who is she talking to?! Cora says she has some calls to make. Does McKenzie have Ronda’s number? No, sorry. Cora grumbles but then McKenzie quietly admits she does have Ronda’s number. But will Cora just have to pick the next best choice?
NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Triple Threat: Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen VS Edris Enofe & Malik Blade VS The Dyad!
Well, as Kit & Elton said, one team out of this field will move on to face the champions for the titles! Will the good ol’ boys get another chance at the titles they lost back at Worlds Collide? Will Edris & Malik finally get a taste? Or will Rip Fowler & Jagger Reed SSSSOON~ be recognized as the #1 contenders?
NXT returns as Briggs & Jensen make their entrance, Fallon Henley by their side. Pretty Deadly are still tailgating, and in this kind of Triple Threat, every team has a legal man! Jensen, Malik and Rip start, and Rip finds himself in a 2v1! Rip kicks but gets caught, and then Malik fires off hands! Jensen turns Malik around but Malik ROCKS him! Rip CLOBBERS Malik, tags Jagger, and the Dyad double whip Jensen. Jensen KICKS back, ROCKS Rip, and tags Briggs! The good ol’ boys CLOBBER The Dyad! Fans fire up, Malik runs in but he gets a right hand! Briggs & Jensen both run, slide out, and DOUBLE HAYMAKER Malik!
The good ol’ boys call out Pretty Deadly, then Briggs SNAKE EYES Jagger off the apron! And then again! Briggs puts Jagger in but Malik DECKS him! Malik DROPKICKS Briggs, fires off on Jagger, but Jagger wrenches to scoop and hit a BACKBREAKER! Tag to Rip, and the Dyad sets Briggs up for the ELBOW DROP BACKBREAKER! Gacy is all smiles, and the Schism hugs! Fans boo and Pretty Deadly is creeped out. Rip goes back to the ring and brings Malik up to knee low and short arm LARIAT! Rip drags Malik up, for a BIG back suplex! Cover, ONE, and Rip is annoyed. Rip ROCKS Malik, tags Jagger, and the Dyad set Malik up for a DRAPING AX HANDLE!
Jagger brings Malik up, Malik shoves him away, but Jagger ROCKS Malik! Tag to Rip and the Dyad mugs Malik. Rip CLUBS Malik, scoops him but Malik slips off to ROCK Rip! Rip spins Malik but Malik sweeps the legs to drop a knee! Tag to Edris, he and Malik double whip. They trip Rip, BOOT him then LARIAT! Fans fire up as Malik & Edris call PD out. Edris shouts out Booker for the spinarooni leg drop! Edris drags Rip up, tags Malik, and they double whip. Jagger tags in, Briggs dumps Rip out and then he CLOBBERS Malik & Edris! Jagger runs in but Briggs catches him! Briggs TOSSES Jagger out onto everyone!
Jensen wants in, Briggs obliges with a tag! Briggs helps Jensen go old school, for a BIG SENTON!! Fans fire up with the good ol’ boys as NXT goes to break!
NXT returns and Jagger stmops Jensen then stomps Edris, and repeat. Pretty Deadly cheer that on, but Jagger tags Rip. The Dyad stomps both opponents now! Rip CLUBS Edris, KNEES Jensen, then tags Jagger back in. They mug Edris, haul him up to the to rope, and they both climb up. The Dyad mugs Edris, stands him up, but Jensen joins in! Fans fire up for the TOWER OF DOOM! All four men are down from that double powerbomb superplex, “This is Awseome!” as Jensen tags Briggs! Briggs rallies with big haymakers on everyone! Briggs goes out to FLYING SHOULDER Rip! Briggs then pops Malik up for a LARIAT!
Briggs goes up top to FLYING LARIAT Edris! And then he scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM and SPLASH Jagger! Fans fire up, Briggs tags Jensen, and they each get a guy with a corner clothesline! then they trade, then they go back again! And again! And again! Briggs then whips Jager for him and Jensen to pop-up atomic drop, and BOOT! Cover, but Edris breaks it! Edris tags Malik and Malik goes up, DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Malik DECKS Briggs, dodges Jensen and BOOTS Jagger! Malik then comes back, A-LIST LARIAT for Jensen while he WRECKS Briggs with a dropkick! Fans fire up and Malik brings Jensen up.
Jensen shoves Malik, Edris tags back in, Malik BOOTS Jensen to then hit a BLOCKBUSTER! Edris is up top, for the MACHO ELBOW! Cover, Briggs barrels in to break it! Briggs then drags Malik up and whips him to ropes. Malik holds ropes but Briggs clotheslines Malik and himself out! Rip tags in to CLUB Edris! And DECKS him! Rip fires off on Jensen, then SLAPS him! Gacy fires up, but Jensen dodges Rip and Edris KNEES him down! Jensen comes back to WHEEL KICK Edris! Jagger runs in to ELBOW Jensen! Briggs BOOTS Jagger, Malik ROCKS Briggs! Rip throat chops Malik! Tag to Jagger and the Dyad gets Briggs, GRIT YOUR TEETH!
But Jensen saves Briggs and the good ol’ boys DECK the Dyad! Malik & Edris DOUBLE DROPKICK the good ol’ boys! Briggs stays up, and staggers into the COMPLETE SHOT CUTTER COMBO!! Edris then PLANCHAS onto The Dyad! Malik FLIES onto the good ol’ boys! Fans fire up as Edris puts Jagger in but Gacy attacks! DISCUS LARIAT! Rip gets in, Gacy feeds him Edris, but CAMERON GRIMES CAVES IN GACY!! Then Grimes trips Rip, Edris victory rolls Jagger, Edris & Malik win!!
Winners: Malik Blade & Edris Enofe, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the NXT Tag Team Champions)
Fans are thunderous as Grimes helps the rightful winners take this one! Like the song says, Edris & Malik are far from rookies, but are they just one match away from becoming champions?
Backstage interview with Toxic Attraction.
They don’t care about #1 contenders to tag titles, since Gigi & Jacy should be #1 contenders to the Women’s Tag Team Championships. But “Batgirl” had to go and jump them! Tonight, she gets payback, but worse. Toxic Attraction doesn’t fear the flames. Jacy is gonna take care of Alba Fyre. When you mess with their gold, they will walk through fire to get revenge. Jacy vows to send Fyre back to her relatives in Middle Earth as a hot mess. And if Fyre wants to surprise them again, maybe they’ll have a surprise waiting for her in return. Jacy & Gigi head out, but will they have to eat those words very soon?
Kiana James is working on something.
That is not what she told them. No, what? Did you tell them Kiana was asking? Well then tell them this is from THE Kiana James! She’s looking at the plans now! The land that Chase U is located on is far more valuable than the college itself. She thanks her assistant, Gina, and asks if they have hard copies. Yes. Okay, good. Kiana tells her contact to contact her analytics team to get on this. Actually, she’ll be in the ring with Thea Hail tonight. It’ll make the deal that much more enjoyable. But remember: this is just one of many acquisitions. If they get this right, they’ll do much more business in the future. Kiana promises Gina this is going to be huge. But what about Chase U?!
Alba Fyre VS Jacy Jayne w/ Toxic Attraction!
NXT returns and Toxic Attraction make their entrance. The bell rings and Jacy talks trash. She runs in but Fyre dodges to then hook Jacy up! Jacy fights free and arm-drags, but Fyre comes back, Jacy rolls Fyre, ONE, and Fyre ghost pins! ONE, and they DOUBLE LARIAT! Both women flounder, get up, and Jacy ROCKS Fyre! Fyre ROCKS Jacy, repeat! Jacy KNEES low, fires up and whips, but Fyre reverses. Fyre trips Jacy, drags her out and spins her around to ROCK with a forearm! Gigi rushes over but Fyre scares her off. Fyre steps in, into the ROLLING ELBOW! Jacy snarls and stomps away on Fyre in the corner.
Jacy lets off but Gigi gets a cheap shot in! Fans boo as Fyre scrambles to another corner. Jacy runs in to back body block! And then CANNONBALL! Jacy drags Fyre to a cover, TWO! Jacy and Gigi are frustrated but Jacy drags Fyre into a chinlock. Jacy leans on the hold but fans rally up. Fyre endures, fights up, and she fireman’s carries! Jacy throws elbows to get free, but Fyre CHOPS her! And CHOPS her again! Fyre spins Jacy around, reels her in, and GOURD BUSTERS! Then KICKS and KICKS Jacy down! Fyre whips, Jacy reverses and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Gigi is frustrated for Jacy.
Jacy and Fyre sit up, and Jacy tells “Kay Lee” she’s nothing! But Fyre fireman’s carries to a WIDOWMAKER! Cover, TWO!! Jacy survives but Fyre goes up top. But Gigi drags Jacy out to safety! Fyre hops down, shrugs, and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Toxic Attraction! Fyre puts Jacy in, brings her up, but Gigi gets on the apron! Fyre HEADBUTTS her, but Jacy rolls Fyre up! With tights! TWO!! Jacy spins, misses, and Fyre SUPERKICKS! Fyre hooks Jacy up, to the GORY BOMB! Cover, Fyre wins!
Winner: Alba Fyre, by pinfall
The Fire Keeper is red hot going into the title match! She high-fives fans, but then someone grabs her! It’s SONYA DEVILLE! She YANKS Fyre into the railing! Mandy Rose’s best frenemy is back in NXT! Guess this is the surprise Toxic Attraction meant! Sonya RAMS Fyre into barriers, fans are fired up, and Sonya stands Fyre up to get in her face. Sonya fires off body shots, Gigi & Jacy join in! They mug Fyre while the ref reprimands! They bring Fyre to the steel steps, Sonya BOOTS Fyre down! Sonya then clears off the desk so that she and Toxic Attraction can SHIELD BOMB Fyre through the desk!!
Fans are losing their minds but it seems the Toxic Goddess made a deal with the Deville! Will Fyre be in any shape to fight Mandy Rose now? Or is this just fuel for the fire before Halloween Havoc?
The Schism is furious!
What was Grimes doing going after them!? Jagger DECKS the cameraman! Gacy tells Grimes, “We tried to bring you into our world, but now we must eliminate you from it! I tried so hard to save you from your pathetic existence. Now, you must face the full force of Schism three on one because you and I both know you have no one to turn to. And you will fight. You will fight just like Cameron Grimes can. You will use every ounce of oxygen you have in your body. That is, until you take your last gasp.” The Schism’s wrath is coming for Grimes, but will Grimes find a way to survive?
Zoey Stark & Nikkita Lyons speak.
Being #1 contenders sounds great, but Stark asks Lyons if she knows what sounds better. No, what? “Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark, the NEW NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions!” Lyons understands Kayden & Katana are best friends, they’ve been a team forever. That’s great. But Lyons & Stark compliment each other. Lyons is a take it or leave it type while Stark is more reserved. Stark makes it sound like her focus and determination is a bad thing. It’s not! Lyons was at the 2021 Las Vegas tryouts when HHH pointed Zoey Stark out to her. Stark, of course, was at the previous Vegas tryouts and impressed NXT. Lyons acknowledged Stark had been a big help in her getting going here.
Lyons says Stark’s drive is incredible. What Stark can do in the ring is amazing. Stark appreciates that, but Lyons’ development is so fast and great, it’s also awesome. They’re both starting to loosen up just a bit here, but one thing for sure is no matter the time, no matter the date, when they get that title match, they’re becoming champions! They even got a secret handshake down! Will these fast friends be fast champions together?
Quincy Elliot, Hank Walker and the security guards watch backstage.
They’re all impressed by Lyons & Stark. They’re firing on all cylinders! And now they’re #1 contenders! Hank says that was last week, but next week, when Quincy takes on Xyon Quinn, Hank’s got his back. Quincy tells “Hanky” he appreciates that. And boys, you all be good. Quincy heads out, and Hank returns that sportsman butt smack. Oh, Hanky! Now that’s chemistry. The guards suggest a team up, will we see the Super Diva and the Every Man become contenders in their own right?
Wes Lee VS Channing Lorenzo!
The Must-See Kid is in action ahead of the North American Championship Ladder Match, looking to prove to Stacks that what happened to Tony D’Angelo wasn’t his fault. But will Stacks be made to believe that? Or will Stacks make sure Wes has his own “accident?”
NXT returns as Stacks makes his entrance. The footage replays of Tony’s injury and while Wes defends his innocence, Stacks is just fired up. The bell rings, Stacks rushes in, but Wes dodges the chop block. Wes argues with Stacks, hen Stacks shoots in to trip Wes up! Wes kicks him away but Stacks comes back, into a RANA! Wes wants Stacks to chill out, but Stacks runs in again. Wes dodges, runs and RANAS again! Then DROPKICKS! Stacks flounders to a corner and WEs tells him to slow down. Stacks doesn’t care, he run sin, into a Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Wes runs in, but he blocks the drop toehold!
Stacks RAMS Wes into the corner, lets off and ROCKS Wes! Stacks gets a leg to DRAGON SCREW it into ropes! Stacks then grabs at Wes but Wes kicks him away. Stacks CHOP BLOCKS Wes down! Fans boo but Stacks drags Wes into a toehold. Stacks punches away on the leg but Wes kicks free. Wes goes to a corner, Stacks drags Wes up, and Stacks goes after the leg for a SHIN BREAKER! Fans boo as Stacks talks trash. Stacks drags Wes around to step through and tie up the leg in a DEATHLOCK! Fans rally for Wes as he endures, but Stacks thrashes the hold! Wes fights, pries at the hold, and he DECKS Stacks!
The hold is undone and both men stand. Stacks throws hands but Wes throws counter punches! And a BIG back elbow! Wes bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off hands, and he has Stacks wobbling into a corner! Wes lets off to whip corner to corner. Wes runs in to UPPERCUT! Fans fire up and Wes shakes out his leg. Wes runs in but the leg gives out! Stacks storms up to scoop to a torture rack! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Wes is still in this and Stacks is furious! Fans fire up but Stacks climbs up. Wes anchors Stacks and THROWS him down! Wes goes up top, aims and SKY TWISTERS! Cover, Wes wins!
Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall
A gritty win for the high-flyer, and now he is headed for- TRICK WILLIAMS ATTACKS! Trick and Wes throw hands, there’s still beef here! Carmelo Hayes adds on! Melo & Trick mug Wes and fans boo! But here comes ORO! Oro DECKS Trick, and clinches Melo for an EXPLODER! Oro TOSSES Trick and fans fire up! Oro aims at Melo from a corner, but Trick drags Melo out of the ring! Oro Mensah dares them to come back, but Wes FLIES onto Melo & Trick to take them out! Fans fire up as Wes and Oro take out a common enemy, but Halloween Havoc will be every man for himself. Who climbs up to take the title down?
Sonya Deville and Toxic Attraction talk in the lounge.
They all feel great after beating Fyre down, but in walks McKenzie. Jacy guesses that McKenzie’s about to ask why Sonya is here. Actually, yes, why is Sonya here? Sonya says she and Mandy have had their differences, but in the end, they’re still best friends. So if Gigi & Jacy are Mandy’s girls, they’re Sonya’s girls, too. Does that make sense? Now, who knows what Fyre is thinking with her burning, flaming bat or whatever, but maybe it burned some of her brain cells. Because you can’t just abduct the greatest NXT Women’s Champion ever and get away with it! You all get that, right? That’s why Sonya is here.
Now, McKenzie, while you’re here, Sonya wants to ask a favor. McKenzie should go wait outside medical for when Fyre exits, and tell her for them that next week, Sonya will be waiting in the ring for her. And if Fyre chooses to show up, she won’t make it to Halloween Havoc. Gigi excuses McKenzie and she leaves. Will Sonya get payback for Mandy and clear her Halloween Havoc card? Or will Fyre just burn another Toxic lackey?
Diamond Mine is at the hospital.
Julius & Brutus Creed wait, and Ivy Nile wheels Roderick Strong in. Roddy’s glad to see them. He’s almost ready to get out of here. Julius admits, it’s tough seeing him like this. Ivy notes Roddy looks better than last week. Roddy says it’s one day at time. But what’s up, Big Brut? Why so down? Brutus says Damon’s gonna pay for what he did. At Halloween Havoc, Julius will put Damon in an ambulance! Hopefully there’ll be an extra bed here for him. Roddy is sure they’ll find the space. But he also wants to say… “I’m sorry. I’m the one that brought Damon in. I’m the one that asked you guys to trust me. And I might be the reason Diamond Mine-”
Julius says it’s okay, Roddy shouldn’t think like that. Julius will get them through this. Roddy says he would’ve been fighting by their side, but now he can’t. “But you guys can. At Halloween Havoc, Julius, I just need one thing.” Anything! “Win! Because it’s Diamond Mine Forever!” Will the Creeds make Roddy proud and take down the Golden Gopher?
Kiana James VS Thea Hail w/ Chase U!
We all know that the Professional Professional Wrestler is planning on a land grab scheme for the ages, but will the star pupil stump her? Or is tonight’s #TeachableMoment that you can’t fight big business?
The bell rings and Thea is fired up. But wait, Robert Stone barges into the ring? “Sorry to interrupt, Kiana, but I’ve got some business that I need to talk about!” Kiana respects that. Stone says he should be celebrating Von Wagner going to Halloween Havoc, but instead, the world is laughing at him! And they are laughing because of THEA! Aw boo hoo~! Robert says she had the audacity to slam him! Fans chant, “You Got Slammed!” Stone says it is not a good idea to put your hands on him! Now, he’ll ruin her night! But then he runs into a back drop! Fans fire up but Kiana is stalking Thea! Thea turns around and Kiana runs in to COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Kiana wins!
Winner: Kiana James, by pinfall
Well, it seems the real lesson is to not take your eyes off the ball! Thea is frustrated with herself, but is this just phase one of Kiana’s hostile takeover?
Stacks grumbles backstage.
But then Tony D’Angelo walks in. Stacks asks him how he’s doing, but The Don says he’s doing better than Stacks. Tonight, Stacks lost to Wes. And a couple weeks ago, Tony told Stacks to get off the apron but Stacks wouldn’t listen. So what happens? Tony blows his PCL while Stacks is in pieces! But Stacks said it himself, “Actions have consequences.” Stacks feels those consequences next week in another match. Against Wes? No. Tony will see Stacks at the car. Wait, hold on. Stacks is down to fight anyone, but who’s he facing? Does Stacks remember that time in 8th grade when Stacks beat up Ralphie just for cutting him in line?
Yeah. That was a war. No one disrespects Stacks. Right. Well, it’ll be something like that. Against who? Tony tells Stacks that he loves him, but Stacks will know when the music hits. See you then. Stacks says that’s fine, but will it be a fight Stacks can’t win?
Robert Stone picks himself up backstage.
And yes, people are laughing at him. But then Von asks Stone what the hell! Stone just needs to calm down, they’ve got less than two weeks until Halloween Havoc, they need to start getting serious. Stone knows but- Von tells Stone to cut the BS and understand who is in that match with him. Stone needs to be locked in so that no one stops Von from grabbing the belt. Right, Stone is sorry. Old habits creep up, but it’s time for Von to be champion. That’s more like it! Will Suit Man Stone stop being the butt of jokes and help Wagner’s World become a reality?
Backstage interview with Cameron Grimes.
McKenzie asks Grimes about the Schism’s challenge. Does he plan on going it alone? Or does he have partners? Grimes tells McKenzie, “What a difference a week makes! I’d be lying if I didn’t say it felt so good to cost The Dyad that #1 contendership. But Joe’s right. There is no one in NXT that I trust.” So it will be 3v1? Oh no, Grimes may not trust anyone in NXT, but he doesn’t count ALL of the WWE. See you next week.
But wait! Cora cuts McKenzie off from throwing things back to ringside. Cora says if Roxie wants to go to SmackDown because she knows someone, then guess what! Rhea Ripley just texted back, and she wants Cora to go to Raw! Look, here on her phone! Really? Roxie can go to SmackDown, Cora’s going to Raw, so HAH! Now who might be lying? But it seems we’re all but set on that Pick Your Poison! Who from SmackDown is facing Cora? And who from Raw is facing Roxie?
Ilja Dragunov VS Grayson Waller!
Speaking of disrespect, The Czar doesn’t stand for that, either. The 21st Century Success Story insinuated the Torpedo Moscow to Bron wasn’t an accident, but will he be getting one on purpose? Or can the Grayson Waller Effect throw Dragunov off his game?
NXT returns as Waller makes his entrance. The bell rings, the two circle as fans rally up. They tie up, go around, fans actually duel as there are some Waller-bies tonight. Waller puts Dragunov on the ropes, lets off as the ref counts, but Dragunov avoids the sucker punch! Waller uses ropes as a defense when Dragunov shows punch! The fans taunt Waller as he bails out. Dragunov waits, Waller returns, and the two go again. Dragunov clinches to SLAM Waller, then he facelocks to keep Waller down. Waller fights up, Dragunov wrenches and then hits an arm-drag! Dragunov keeps on the armlock and he gets a cover, ONE!
Dragunov facelocks Waller again, wrenches again, and wristlocks hard. Waller rolls, handsprings and knees low to get free. Waller goes after Dragunov’s arm, but Dragunov endures. Waller WRINGS Dragunov out and goes for the legs, but Dragunov kicks him away. Waller comes back, into the BACKHAND! Dragunov SENTONS and fires up! Fans fire up with him and Dragunov runs at Waller in the corner for a KNEE! Dragunov pushes Waller down, flips him around, and he waistlocks. Waller fights as Dragunov lifts, “This is Wrestling!” Dragunov has the arms but Waller gets the ropes. The ref counts, Dragunov lets off, and Waller sucker punches!
Fans boo and the ref reprimands but Waller grins. Waller aims, runs in, and LEG LARIATS! Waller mocks Dragunov and Booker, and tells Booker to “SUCK IT”!? Waller’s asking for trouble now! Fans boo while NXT goes picture in picture.
Waller continues to taunt Booker and fakes doing a spinarooni to rain down forearms on Dragunov. Waller lets off to stalk Dragunov to a corner. Waller EuroUppers and Dragunov staggers to another corner. Dragunov CHOPS back, but Waller JABS Dragunov. Waller snap suplexes hard, then he taunts Dragunov with drop steps. Waller drops a knee on Dragunov, but Dragunov KICKS from below! Waller stomps and CLUBS Dragunov, whips him to ropes, but Dragunov ducks ‘n’ dodges, into another LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Waller is annoyed but he JAMS his knee into Dragunov’s back over and over. Waller drops an elbow, covers, ONE!!
Waller is upset with the ref but the count was fair. Waller stalks Dragunov to a corner, drags him up and snapmares him, to then clamp on a chinlock. Dragunov endures, fights up, and he throws elbows. Waller CLUBS Dragunov down, then digs his face into the mat before a knee drop! Waller scowls but he avoids the kicks. Waller toys with Dragunov as he kicks him around, then he drops on him for a cover. TWO, but Waller cravats and neck wrenches Dragunov. Dragunov endures, NXT returns to single picture, and fans rally up. Dragunov pries at the hold, fights up, and he throws body shots! Waller throws knees!
Waller reels Dragunov in to suplex. Dragunov fights to a cradle! TWO, and Dragunov trips Waller! Waller kicks Dragunov away, Dragunov tiger feints and CHOPS! Dragunov reels Waller in to CLUB him down! Waller is gasping and fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Dragunov drags Waller up to CLUB him again! Waller’s soul might be leaving him but Dragunov fires off boxing elbows! Waller ducks the backhand to JAB, but Dragunov ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up and Dragunov stands up. Dragunov runs in to KNEE Waller against ropes! Dragunov pump handles Waller for an EXPLODER! Waller crawls but Dragunov snarls.
Fans fire up as Dragunov stalks Waller. Dragunov waistlocks but Waller hurries to fight it! Waller headlock punches Dragunov right in the eyes! Fans boo but Waller mule kicks and ROLLING KICKS! Waller hobbles to a corner while Dragunov is down. Waller hops up, walks along the ropes, and takes his shot, BALLER ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Dragunov survives and Waller is frustrated. Fans rally up, Waller drags Dragunov around and he rains down forearms to the back! Cover, TWO!! Dragunov is still in this but Waller shouts, “This is MY house!” Waller clamps on a SLEEPER! Dragunov endures, fights up, and he RAMS Waller into a corner!
Waller holds on but Dragunov throws elbow after elbow! Dragunov RAMS Waller again, but Waller shoves him away. Dragunov tiger feints for the CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! Fans fire up as both men stir and stand. Dragunov goes to a corner, fires up, but Waller dropkicks his legs out! SLEEPER! Waller has Dragunov caught with body scissors and fans fire up! Dragunov slips his hands into the grip but Waller stands up to shift the hands! Dragunov THROWS Waller off! Both men stagger, Waller slingshots to HOTSHOT Dragunov down! Waller then sets up at the ramp, but the lights change! Waller looks to see the wheel! The wheel spins on its own!?
Waller hurries to run and somersault, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! And another! Dragunov holds on, Waller fights the waistlock, so Dragunov Gotch Lifts! SINGLE LEG SUPLEX! Fans fire up with Dragunov as he slaps some sense into himself! “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!” TORPEDO MOSCOW!! Cover, Dragunov wins!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall
The Czar wins quite the fight with Waller, but Waller is still not sure what he saw. Will Waller be ready for whatever fate Apollo has in mind? But wait, Bron SPEARS Dragunov!! Bron tears off his shirt because that was on purpose! The NXT Champion stands tall over Dragunov, and JD is in the crowd applauding! Is the Irish Ace going to play his two opponents against each other? Or will he end up collateral damage when these titans collide?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of NXT to continue from Extreme Rules and Raw, as well as continue towards Halloween Havoc. We got a legit Match of the Year candidate out of Frazer VS Axiom in their third round. Frazer winning in that quick fashion was a great move, as it keeps Axiom fairly strong in defeat. Frazer in the ladder match is great stuff, that’s quite a lot of speed in that match with him, Wes, Melo and Oro. Really good stuff from Wes VS Stacks, and after that quick brawl, I wonder if we’ll get a tag match of Melo & Trick VS Wes & Oro in next week’s go-home. And I’m very curious to who is facing Stacks next week. I would think Tony’s line about the theme song means it’s someone already established in NXT.
Stone getting involved in Thea VS Kiana was a bit of a surprise, but of course Stone gets whooped. Von wants him to get serious, and you can be Stone will interfere in the ladder match, but I don’t see Von coming out the champion. Speaking of Thea VS Kiana, what an interesting story for a feud. Kiana wants to get into land development, even if it means tearing down a school that, as far as anyone can tell, has good numbers. I feel like Kiana is gonna need to recruit male wrestlers for this feud, and I’m sure there are any number of prospects waiting in the wings for a screen time opportunity. Just about anyone that’s a regular on Level Up could jump into this.
Stark and Lyons had a good promo together to parallel Kayden & Katana from last week. I could see their match with KC Squared going either way, but that’s going to make for a very fun match on the go-home. And just as their promo together teased, I also had a feeling we’d be seeing Quincy VS Quinn and then Quincy & Hank as a team. It also seems Veer and Sanga are getting their team back together, at the unfortunate expense of Feroz. She lost her support so she lost to Indi, which is good for Indi even though I still feel she should be going to Raw by now to join literally everyone else in The Way. But as for Veer and Sanga, being some new form of Indus Sher would be pretty awesome for the men’s tag division.
Speaking of, we got a very goofy promo from Pretty Deadly but a great Triple Threat Tag. I like that it was a full Triple Threat, with every team legal at once. And I love that Grimes attacked Gacy to help Malik & Edris. I was hoping Grimes, Malik & Edris would be the ones facing The Schism together, but it seems there’s going to be a RawDown related surprise. Who could it be Grimes is talking about that he knows so well? As for Malik & Edris, they’ll give Pretty Deadly a great match, but I can’t say Malik & Edris will win. It’d be awesome if they did because fans really like those guys, but it feels like Pretty Deadly is really only getting going as champions.
Did anyone else get just the cheesiest after school special vibes from the Diamond Mine promo? Just something about it seemed so soap opera meets 90s teen series. But point is, Roddy is a good guy again, he and the rest of Diamond Mine put the past behind them because they know Damon’s the real enemy. At the same time, because an Ambulance Match is No Disqualification, there has to be some kind of twist coming. Brutus and maybe even Strong could try and help Julius, only for Damon to use that against Julius. But at the same time, I would hope Julius wins so that he and Brutus aren’t separated.
Good stuff from Alba and Toxic Attraction, and what a twist that Sonya is Mandy’s friend again. I feel like Sonya is stepping in so that Mandy can have some time off to plan for the wedding with her fiancé and former NXT superstar, Tito Sabbatelli. Fyre VS Sonya is going to be great stuff, and I would think Fyre wins to get some momentum back. This new wrinkle makes me wonder if Mandy really will pass one year as champion, and we’ll have to wait until closer to Royal Rumble or even WrestleMania for someone to dethrone her. Ugh. Honestly, I feel like a loss at her one year mark makes for a clean exit for Toxic Attraction to join Sonya on RawDown as we head into those same seasons.
And of course, great stuff out of the NXT Championship story. It was natural for JD to show up as Bron is about to have his match. JD didn’t exactly help Javi out, he just watched as Bron squashed the guy. Great tie-in with Waller’s story with Apollo, and Waller gave Dragunov a great match in the main event. I wish we’d gotten to see the wheel stop so we know what kind of match Waller is having with Apollo, but maybe Apollo’s line about “the dark” is a clue. Lights Out? That’d be pretty fun since Wendy VS Tiffany in Lights Out was great stuff. But wheel distraction or not, of course Dragunov won here. And good use of the “accidental attack” near the start of the show and bookending it (no pun intended) with Bron’s ambush attack to close the show. Of course JD wants to use these two against each other, but I feel like that just means it’s between one of them to win the Triple Threat.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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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