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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (10/21/22)
Another Im-PAUL-sive SmackDown!
Guess who’s back?
With just weeks left before Crown Jewel, Logan Paul returns to SmackDown! Will he have another way to anger the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline; Solo wins.
- Liv Morgan VS Sonya Deville; Double Count-Out Draw.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Damage Control VS Shotzi Blackheart & Raquel Rodriguez; DMG CTRL wins and retains the titles.
- Rey Mysterio VS Ludwig Kaiser w/ Imperium; Rey wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes VS Solo Sikoa w/ The Bloodline!
A brawl between Brutes and Bloodline in last week’s Fatal 4 Way is what leads us to tonight’s FIGHT NIGHT! The Celtic Warrior and the Street Champion go 1v1, will the Fella unleash his full force on the Enforcer?
Whoa, the White Rabbit cuts in during the entrances. He, and therefore Bray Wyatt, is here, but when will he appear? But for now, the bell rings and and the two tie up. Fans rally as Solo puts Sheamus on ropes but Sheamus turns it around. They go around and end up in a corner. The ref counts as Solo digs a shoulder in, but he lets off at 4. Solo and Sheamus tie up again, Sheamus gets an arm and wrenches to a wristlock. Solo endures, he ROCKS Sheamus, but Sheamus smirks. Sheamus throws a forearm, Solo throws it back, repeat! Solo CHOPS, Sheamus throws heavy shots but Solo rakes eyes!
The ref reprimands but Solo CHOPS! Solo ROCKS Sheamus with a right, whips him to ropes, but Solo reverses, only for Sheamus to CLOBBER Solo! The Brutes and Bloodline yell at each other as Sheamus stomps and uppercuts Solo. Sheamus CLUBS Solo, puts him in a corner and digs in forearms. The ref counts, Sheamus lets off and he ROCKS Solo. Solo throws body shots and CHOPS, then a kick and a HEADBUTT! Solo whips, Sheamus blocks the hip toss to CLOBBER Solo! Sheamus kicks Solo around, he clamps on with an armlock and chinbar, but Solo endures. Fans rally as Solo fights his way up. Solo throat chops free!
Sheamus swings, Solo dodges and WHEEL KICKS! Sami and the Usos are all fired up for Solo and he storms up on Sheamus. Sheamus puts Solo on the apron, then drags him up! Fans fire up as Sheamus CLUBS Solo, but Solo fights the Beats of the Bodhrain! HOTSHOT to the arm! Sheamus still storms up on Solo but Solo throws him out to the floor! Solo stalks Sheamus, run sin and HIP ATTACKS Sheamus into the steel steps! The Bloodline is fired up but the Brutes are furious as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Solo stomps a mudhole into Sheamus! The ref counts, Solo lets off, and he goes corner to corner, for the HIP ATTACK! Sami is loving it and Solo mocks Sheamus by beating his chest. Solo runs in again, but Sheamus gets up to LARIAT! Both men are down and Solo its up in a daze! Fans rally and duel while the Brutes and Bloodline coach their guys. Sheamus snarls and rises as Solo goes to a corner. Sheamus runs in a the corner to clothesline! And then clothesline again! And again! And again! Sheamus reels Solo in for a fireman’s carry, and then WHITE NOISE! Cover, TWO! Solo survives and the Bloodline fires up!
Fans rally as the Brutes tell Sheamus to finish it. Sheamus goes to a corner and climbs up top. Sheamus shakes out the bad arm, but Solo ROCKS him first! And he YANKS and YANKS and YANKS the bad arm! Solo climbs up after Sheamus, fireman’s carries for a SUPER SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and fans are fired up! Solo is frustrated but Sami coaches him through it. Solo stalks Sheamus as he rises, vows to end it here, and he reels Sheamus in. But Sheamus fights the clinch and puts Solo in the corner! Sheamus throws elbow after elbow, but Solo runs, into a scoop! ONE ARM POWERSLAM!
Fans fire up while Solo goes to the apron. Sheamus storms up on Solo and he drags Solo up! The Bloodline says don’t do it, but Sheamus fires BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus goes past 10, he gets 15 as Solo is falling to the apron! Sheamus then goes to a corner as fans fire up! Sheamus runs in but Solo dodges the Brogue to SUPERKICK! Sheamus comes back with a KNEE! But Sami distracts from the cover! Pete Dunne YANKS Sami down! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Dunne over the desk! Ridge fires off on Jimmy but Jey SUPERKICKS Ridge! The Usos tip the desk over! They bury the Brutes! But Sheamus is up top!? SUPER FLYING LARIATS!!
Sheamus hurries into the ring, he ROCKS Solo, but Sami anchors Sheamus! Sheamus kicks Sami away but Solo ROUNDHOUSES Sheamus down! Clinch, SPINNING SOLO!! Cover, Solo wins!
Winner: Solo Sikoa, by pinfall
But the win isn’t the end! The Bloodline drags Sheamus out but he starts fighting back! BUt that’s 4v1 while the Brutes are stuck under stuff! The Bloodline grabs chair after chair, and they put Sheamus’ arm through one! They put that arm on the steps, they beat Sheamus down to keep him there, and Jey says this is what Sheamus gets for disrespecting them! CON-CHAIR-TO to the arm!! And again! And again! And again!! Sami has Jey let off and they let Sheamus fall to the floor! The fans boo but the Bloodline stands tall, will anyone ever defy them again?
Rey Mysterio arrives backstage.
The King of Lucha runs across Imperium’s Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser. They tease “little Rey Mysterio,” and say he is all alone on SmackDown. And yet, he thinks he stands a chance against Der Ring General, Gunther. Ludwig says this is the end of Rey. Hopefully, he knows that. Rey says no, this isn’t the end. In fact, it’s a new beginning for Rey. Rey moving to SmackDown is just what he need. And instead of passing a word along to Gunther through them, Rey will just say it to his face. But hey, he’s not looking for trouble. He just doesn’t appreciate disrespect. So if either one of them have the huevos, step to Rey in the ring.
Ludwig will make sure to punish this disrespect. Then see you in a few. The #1 contender, the living legend, is ready to go, will he dial it up against the Impeccable German?
Bray Wyatt speaks.
He’s backstage as he apologizes for last week, “I didn’t get to finish what I was saying. But that’s okay. I will now. I used to say all the time that revenge is a confession of pain. And it is. I still believe that. But I feel like confessing some things to you guys today. I feel like that can help, right? So here goes. I confess that I have problems. I know I have problems, I’ve always had problems. It’s not hard for people to see. But there’s a few of ’em, like anger. Sometimes, it can take me to places that I don’t want to be, and this past time, it took me this place that I shouldn’t have come back from. I really shouldn’t have.
“But for whatever reason, I get chances. Chances most people won’t get. Well, I confess that this time, I was happy, I was content with just being left alone. I was okay with it being over. I wanted you to stop saying my name I wanted you to leave me the hell alone. But I confess that I’m really glad you didn’t. Because I needed you. I needed all of you. You pulled the spears outta my ribs and yanked me up. You told me what I was supposed to do without even having to tell me. I’m thankful for that.
“Because now, I can see. I know who you are. I know what you want, I know what you’re trying to do. But it won’t work. I confess that along this journey, I am going to do horrible, horrible things. But I will never feel sorry for them. I’m just a servant. I go where the circle takes me.” Then just where is Bray’s journey going to take him this time?
The Bloodline celebrates backstage.
Sami Zayn says that is what the people want! He and Jimmy chant, “We, the ones! We, we, the ones!” Sami knows Sheamus can’t break it down like them. Because they just broke Sheamus’ arms! That was great! Jey says that’s how you level up, Solo! Every week, level up! Sami tells Solo that he means this: Solo has been an absolute gem for the team. Solo is doing so good! As far as Sami’s concerned, that was a message sent not just to Sheamus but to the entire roster! So the work here is done tonight. Jey asks Sami what he means. They’re just getting started! When Logan Paul show sup, they’ll get him, too! Complete the mission!
Sami says the thing is, The Tribal Chief was very specific to NOT engage Logan. Roman’s words. NOT at all. And that is right, they can’t let Logan think he is in any way in the heads of The Bloodline. The whole thing wouldn’t be very Ucey. Sami isn’t crazy, right? Jimmy, back him up. “My dawg.” Jey accepts that, but well, he is a hot head! So we’ll see by the end of the night what really happens. Jey storms off and Sami isn’t sure if Jey was joking or not. Will Jey lose his cool on the Influencer?
Liv Morgan VS Sonya Deville!
The LIVing Embodiment is having a blast going to the extreme, it’s almost like she doesn’t mind she lost the title to Ronda Rousey. Will Liv make an example out of the Jersey Devil that she’ll go to any lengths to get back to the top?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Sonya pulls hair to put Liv in a corner, and the ref counts. Sonya lets off at 4 but Liv just smiles. Liv storms up but Sonya knocks her down! Liv grins again, she rolls Sonya up, ONE! Sonya runs Liv over and taunts her, but then things speed up. Liv hurdles, Sonya slides, then Sonya leaps but into a SHOTGUN! Cover, ONE! Liv chases Sonya to ropes and the ref has her back off. Liv says okay, but then she blocks the cheap shot! She spins Sonya around for a BACKSTABBER! Fans fire up as Liv grins and runs in, back body block! Liv rolls, comes back, slips around and backslides, but Sonya slips through to KNEE! Cover, TWO!
Sonya tells Liv, “Who do you think you are, huh?!” Sonya drags Liv up and talks some trash, then she throws knees. Sonya bumps Liv off buckles again and again and again but lets off as the ref counts. Sonya drags Liv up, bumps her off more buckles, and again and again and again! The ref counts, Sonya lets off and argues with the ref, but Liv still smiles! Liv blocks a punch to give some haymakers! Fans fire up as Liv whips but Sonya reverses. Liv stops herself to BOOT Sonya! Liv runs in, but Sonya slips away to BOOT Liv! Liv hits the floor but is still smiling as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Sonya taunts Liv while she has the chinlock. Liv fights up as fans rally, and Liv throws body shots. Liv rolls and arm-drags, Sonya rushes back in but into an ELBOW! Liv BOOTS Sonya, then dodges a haymaker to kick, KICK and ENZIGURI! Sonya goes to a corner, Liv roars and fans fire up! Liv runs in to back body block! Liv runs in again to SHINING WIZARD! Liv snapmares Sonya, she goes up and up, but leaps into a KNEE! Cover, TWO! Sonya grows frustrated but she drags Liv up. Sonya whips Liv to a corner hard and Liv bounces off buckles. Liv crawls, Sonya drags her up and KICKS her!
Sonya KICKS Liv again and again, and Liv falls over! Sonya runs, but Liv wants her to hit her? So Sonya BOOTS her! Cover, TWO! Sonya is frustrated again as she pie faces Liv around. Liv keeps laughing it all off as Sonya says she’s not extreme. Sonya keeps slapping Liv but Liv wants her to hit harder! Sonya SLAPS and SLAPS and SLAPS, but Liv trips Sonya up! Liv fires off fists! Liv goes after Sonya on the apron, Sonya manages to get away but Liv SMACKS her off the desk! Liv RAMS Sonya into the apron! Then TOSSES her into barriers! The ring count is 7 of 10 but Liv is dribbling Sonya off the steps! The count hits ten!!
Double Count-Out Draw
Liv still smiles, surprised to hear the match is over! Fans boo but Liv brings out a chair! Fans fire up now as Liv puts the chair in the ring, then puts in another. Fans chant, “We Want Tables!” but Liv drags Sonya up and into the ring first. Liv fetches chairs from the timekeeper’s area, that’s her choice of furniture for tonight. Liv makes a little chair pile while Sonya is in a corner. Liv ROCKS Sonya, hoists her up top, and Liv climbs up after her! Fans fire up but more refs rush out to tell her no! Liv doesn’t care, she CLUBS Sonya and hits a SUPERPLEXÂ onto the chairs! Double-edged, but Liv is loving it! Liv crawls after Sonya while fans lose their minds!
Liv just showed Sonya just how extreme she can go, but how much further will she go to get back to the title?
LA Knight speaks.
“You wanna know about the Mega Star? About talking the talk, backing it up, walking the walk, and taking care of business. Well if you don’t know anything, which you obviously don’t, then just know this: There’s a difference between beating the game and ruling the game. And whose game is it? The Mega Star’s! L A Knight, YEAH!” Will LA Knight rule the game here on SmackDown?
The Viking Raiders speak.
“The words of the gods will haunt our victims. The gods preach patience.” “We obey.” They beat their drums and shields, “Valhalla awaits.” The time is drawing closer, when and where will the Viking Raiders return?
BRAUN is here!
The Monster of All Monsters returns to SmackDown to answer the invitation of Montel Vontavius Porter and the Nigerian Giant! But before MVP and Omos appear, Braun gets the mic. “Look at me. I mean, really look at me. Clearly, I am not someone that’s easy to miss. And if you got a problem with me, I promise you, I’m not hard to find.” Braun heard MVP running his mouth, so let’s get to the point! MVP, Omos, come on out so you can look in the eyes of a REAL monster. MVP’s music hits, but there’s no Omos?
MVP tells Braun, “Let me make this clear. At no point have I ever referred to you as anything less than an absolute monster of a man, because that is what you are. I’m sure you’ve always been the biggest. Biggest kid on the playground. Biggest athlete in the locker room. Strongest athlete in the weight room. Braun Strowman, always the biggest and the strongest. That is until last week, when you found yourself in the vicinity of a literal giant. A 7’3″, 403 pound Nigerian Giant named Omos.”
Now, Braun represents himself as the Monster of All Monsters, and the WWE Universe believes that. Fans cheer in agreement there. So if Braun would like to maintain that, MVP advises he stay away from Omos. Because once the fans see Braun face to face with a literal giant, he is exposed. Braun tells MVP, “enough. I don’t need any of your damn advice. So why don’t you tell this so-called giant, if he’s so destined to show the world that I’m normal, then why don’t he try it at Crown Jewel?” Oh, so, that’s a challenge? Yeah, you heard him. Okay, then on behalf of Omos, MVP accepts. And at Crown Jewel, when Omos rag dolls Braun-
Braun again says, “Enough, enough, enough. We can talk about what we’re going to do to each other at Crown Jewel all night long, but let’s be for real. Everybody in here knows I’m more for action than talking.” Fans cheer for that, too. Braun says since MVP is here and Omos didn’t show- Whoa, hold on! What gave Braun the idea that Omos wasn’t here? MVP never said that. So here comes Omos after all! Omos struts his way out in his suit and Braun stares him down. Omos goes to the ring but Braun stands his ground. Braun then steps closer to Omos, and while he looks up at Omos, he isn’t intimidated.
Omos steps, Braun doesn’t move, so Omos SHOVES Braun out of the ring! MVP says time to go, and Braun gets up to chuckle. Braun says, “Okay, big boy.” Omos says HE’s the alpha! HE’s the tyrant! Braun says Omos is gonna learn real quick the truth. Will Crown Jewel look more like a Godzilla movie now that this match has been made?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Kayla Braxton asks Drew that “upper management” isn’t too happy with what happened last week. Have there been any repercussions? McIntyre says at Extreme Rules, Karrion Kross pushed him past his breaking point, but y’know what? That’s irrelevant. Yes, McIntyre was called into WWE HQ. They had some “uncomfortable conversations,” and it was made clear that if McIntyre and Kross get in each other’s way, start throwing hands, there will be severe consequences. “But… We all agreed that this thing has to end. And it will, at Crown Jewel. Cuz it’s gonna be Drew McIntyre VS Karrion Kross in a Steel Cage Match!”
Someone pulls into the parking lot in the back.
It’s Logan Paul! The Influencer, the ImPAULsive challenger is here! Will The Bloodline control themselves or not?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Damage Control VS Shotzi Blackheart & Raquel Rodriguez!
While Bayley is still trying to get that Raw Women’s Championship, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky are ready to defend their championships here tonight! Will #CobraKai and her new partner put away The Ballsy & The Badass? Or will Big Mami Cool get some payback on her old partner while also getting some gold?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if Shotzi & Raquel can Take Care o’ Bidness, after the break!
SmackDown returns and the teams sort out. Sky and Raquel start and they stare down. They each talk some trash, Sky pie faces but Raquel clamps on both hands! Sky wheelbarrows free to STOMP 182! Sky scuffs Raquel, tags Kai, and Sky sunset flips! Raquel stays up to sit on Sky, but Kai PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Kai smirks as she SCORPOIN- NO, Raquel blocks that to a STRETCH MUFFLER! Shotzi tags in, STRETCH MUFFLER NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Shotzi brings Kai up, whips her to a corner and runs in, to SPLASH! Shotzi rolls and comes back to CANNONBALL! Shotzi drags Kai to a drop zone and heads up top!
Fans rally but Sky hurries to drag Kai to safety! Shotzi is annoyed but Raquel POUNCES Sky into Kai! Tag and Raquel is legal. She helps Shotzi up onto her shoulders, and fans fire up as Shotzi hits a SUPER CROSSBODY onto the champions! DMG CTRL is down but Shotzi & Raquel put Kai in the ring. Fans fire up, Raquel covers, TWO! Raquel drags Kai over, tags in Shotzi, and then Raquel Electric Chair Lifts Kai! Shotzi is up top, SHOTGUN DOOMSDAY! Cover, TWO! Kai survives and Shotzi can’t believe it! Shotzi drags Kai around, tags Raquel back in, and they mug Kai in the corner.
The ref counts as Raquel RAMS her shoulder in. Tag to Shotzi, Shotzi runs in to back body block! Shotzi drags Kai around, covers, TWO! Bayley is concerned as Shotzi drops an elbow! Cover, TWO! Shotzi drags Kai up but Kai JAWBREAKERS! Tag to Sky, Kai baits Shotzi in and there’s a chase! Kai lures Shotzi into a MISSILE DROPKICK from Sky! DMG CTRL is back on top as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Kai throws Shotzi down y her hair! Tag to Sky, Kai & Sky double whip but Shotzi KIKCKS back! Shotzi ELBOWS Sky, BOOTS Kai, then tosses Kai out! Sky rushes in, Shotzi dodges but Sky gets a leg! Shotzi kicks Sky away, hot tag to Raquel! Fans rally as Ricky Desperado rallies on DMG CTRL! Bayley is freaking out but Raquel FALL AWAY SLAMS Sky! And then she scoops Kai for another FALL AWAY SLAM! Raquel goes up but Sky goes after her! SO Raquel deadlifts Sky! But Kai adds on! Shotzi ELBOWS Kai down, but Sky kicks Raquel away. Sky adjusts, leaps, FLYING DDT!! Cover, TWO!!
Bayley is furious but Sky steps on Raquel to go up the corner! OVER THE MOON- NO, Raquel moves! Sky comes back, into a LARIAT! Hot tag to Shotzi and Raquel helps her. SLICED BREAD! BOOT for Kai, Shotzi covers! But Kai slips out of the bomb to break the pin!! Bayley rallies for her team, but Raquel snarls and storms over. She pops Kai up but Kai fights with fists! Kai RANAS Raquel and herself out! Bayley storms in but Shotzi DECKS her! Sky Alabama Lifts Shotzi for an AIR RAID CRASH! Sky goes up top, OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, DMG CTRL wins!
Winners: Damage Control, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Fans boo as Bayley’s assist helps her team survive! With the Role Model as the outside factor, will any team be able to dethrone them?
Backstage interview with Ronda Rousey.
Kayla says we all expect the SmackDown Women’s Champion to issue an open challenge as she has in the past. Ronda says, “Oh, is that what they’re expecting?” Ronda says she only issues challenges to prove she’s the best, not to entertain all the fans. She owes the fans nothing! She gave them everything before and only got hate for it. If Ronda kept chasing approval, how pathetic does that make her? She didn’t come back for the fans, and she doesn’t win for the fans. Ronda ripped this title off “Glitter Cinderella” just to spite fans. The fans want their favorites to win, but now they’re stuck with the best! So then, there’s no open challenge tonight?
Ronda says next week, it’ll be an open challenge when Ronda feels like it. Now she’s gonna get the hell out of Ohio. The Baddest Woman on the Planet is even worse, but will someone step up to her?
The White Rabbit speaks…
“Wowie zowie! Live a lie. Lie to the ones you love.” And now we get a new face… “Howdy.” Just who is this? And just what do they have planned as part of this twisting story between Bray Wyatt and himself?
Legado del Fantasma speaks.
Santos Escobar says, “Legado del Fantasma’s family business is growing into an empire. Businesses grow stronger and prosper through mergers and acquisitions. And our latest acquisition is the beautiful, ruthless and powerful Zelina Vega.” La Madrina says Escobar is right. She’s been successful at everything she’s done, and you can’t mess with her when it comes to recruiting power. LDF has no peers, no competition, because they are head and shoulders above everyone else. They are “an unbreakable force,” fueled by tradition, heritage, and culture. Their legacy begins by destroying Hit Row! Salud!
But Hit Row is watching.
Top Dolla questions how LDF says they’re head ‘n’ shoulders above the rest when none of their heads reach Dolla’s shoulders. Adonis is tired of these fools jumping them from behind. LDF doesn’t wanna see Hit Row face to face. B-Fab says Legado del Dummies talking about destroying Hit Row, acting like they ain’t just playing the numbers game. But that doesn’t matter, because B has an idea. Let’s go. What will this idea entail? Will it succeed or fail against the scheming Zelina?
Rey Mysterio VS Ludwig Kaiser w/ Imperium!
The King of Lucha is once again #1 contender after choosing not to quit and simply move back to SmackDown. With an encounter with Gunther on the horizon, will Rey be red hot going into their Intercontinental Championship match? Or will the Impeccable German tell him “NEIN” tonight?
The bell rings and Ludwig storms up on Rey. They tie up, Ludwig puts Rey in a corner, Ludwig lets off to kick and headlock. Ludwig hits a takeover and he grinds Rey down. Ludwig throws hands, Rey rolls to a cover, ONE! Rey fights up, Ludwig shifts to wrench and whip, but Rey goes up and over! Rey keeps moving, he slides under and ENZIGURIS! Ludwig staggers, Rey whips but Ludwig reverses. Rey hits buckles but he elbows back! Rey then BOOTS Ludwig, goes up, and leaps, into a BIG right hand! Gunther tells Ludwig to keep on Rey, and Ludwig PENALTY KICKS! Fans boo but Imperium soaks up the heat.
Ludwig drags Rey up, but Rey throws body shots and haymakers! Fans fire up but Ludwig rakes eyes! Ludwig kicks, whips but Rey KICKS back! Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and headscissor! Ludwig’s on ropes, Rey dials it up, but Vinci stands in the way! Rey swipes at him, but now Gunther distracts Rey. Fans boo but Rey still runs to WRECK Ludwig with a dropkick! Rey runs, slides, but has to bail out as Ludwig moves! Ludwig CLOBBERS Rey with the European Uppercut! Fans boo as Imperium stands tall and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Ludwig has Rey down with an armlock. Ludwig taunts Rey, Gunther talks trash, but fans rally up. Ludwig stomps Rey down, swaggers around, and Imperium soaks up the heat. Rey goes to the apron and crawls to a corner. Ludwig runs in but Rey dodges the kick! Rey ROCKS Ludwig, goes up and fans cheer, only for Ludwig to throw hands! Ludwig climbs, he throws down elbows on Rey’s neck, and then he hauls Rey up. Rey holds the corner to fight things off, and he fires off body shots! Rey HEADBUTTS Ludwig down, Gunther and Vinci shout at Ludwig and Ludwig gets up, for the SEATED SENTON!
Rey keeps things moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges and springboard CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Imperium is furious but Ludwig blocks a whip to kick low. Ludwig runs, sunset flips, but Rey rolls through to BUZZSAW! And then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Ludwig gets to a corner but Rey has the fans chanting “6 1 9! 6 1 9!” Rey runs in to ROCK Ludwig! Rey climbs up, rains down fists, and fans count all the way to TEN! Fans fire up with the Latino Heat, and Rey lets off. Ludwig EuroUppers! Ludwig goes up, but Rey ROCKS him first! Rey climbs up, he throws down headbutts, and then SUPER STEINERS! Cover, TWO!
Rey keeps his cool while Imperium shouts at Ludwig. Ludwig flounders to a corner but Rey goes out to the apron. Rey shoulders into Ludwig, then he climbs up. Ludwig CLUBS Rey, brings him around, but Rey fights the bomb to RANA Ludwig out of the ring! Rey is on the apron, he LEAPS, but Ludwig gets under! Ludwig gets in the ring while Rey is down. The ref checks Ludwig but Rey gets a chair to fend off Gunther and Vinci! Rey throws the chair at Gunther, Gunther SWATS it down, but then Rey falls over! Another shoutout to Eddie Guerrero! The ref sees Rey down and questions Gunther.
Vinci defends Gunther’s innocence, but the ref EJECTS Vinci and Gunther!! Fans are thunderous, and they sing, “Nana na na, nana na na, hey hey hey! Good bye~!” Ludwig is furious, but Rey shoulders into him! And GAMANGIRIS! Ludwig is down, Rey goes up, FALLING SPLASH onto knees! Cover, TWO!! Rey is still in this and Ludwig is shocked! Fans rally for Rey with “6 1 9! 6 1 9!” but Ludwig says “NEIN!” Ludwig hooks Rey up but Rey rolls him, slips around and RANAS Ludwig onto ropes! Dial it up! 619!! Rey goes up, springboard SPLASH! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
Fans are fired up as Rey gets the better of Imperium from top to bottom! But with just two weeks to go, will the King of Lucha have to look over his shoulder for retaliation?
Next week, SmackDown is on Fox Sports 1!
SmackDown heads to Missouri, and Ronda Rousey holds her open challenge! That, and Hit Row gets their mysterious third man to face Legado del Fantasma in a Six Man Tag! Who will be the third man, brother?
Logan Paul heads to the ring!
Though he’s from Ohio, Toledo isn’t all on board with his return to SmackDown. Logan gets the mic to say, “TOLEDOOO~! WHOA! I know I’m supposed to address the hard cam and the millions watching at home, but I gotta take a second personally to say it feels good to be back in Ohio, baby! But, back to the hard cam for all the WWE diehards back at home. I know you doubt me. But news flash, dummies: I’ve been doubted my whole life, and look where I am now! Yeah, it’s true, I run my mouth a lot. But that’s because I’m confident. I’m confident in both myself, and in my abilities.
“I don’t need some penguin looking Paul Heyman dude out here talking for me. I don’t need two guys that are basically just the same guy around me at all times to protect me. Or a guy who calls himself Solo, but personally I’ve never seen him alone. And I definitely don’t have any friends that look like Sami Zayn. What is that guy? But what I do have is the desire to be the best. And yeah, I know I’m the underdog in this fight. As I should be. No one’s expecting me, some kid from social media, to step in the ring with the GOAT and actually win. But what happens if I do? What happens if I hit Roman Reigns so hard, that I bounce his face on the canvas and bust all his teeth in, turning his little tribe into a clean-up crew?
“Cuz Roman Reigns, brother, on November 5th in Saudi Arabia, at Crown Jewel-” JEY ATTACKS! The hot headed Right Hand Man rains down fists from all sides! Fans are just as torn, but Jey says he’s getting Logan for Roman! Jey puts Logan in a corner and then SUPERKICKS him down! Jey holds up the finger, HE the one who just did that. HIP ATTACK! Logan is dazed and gasping, but Sami shows up to shot out Jey. Sami tells Jey to get out of the ring, because they were told not to do this. This isn’t from Sami, it’s from Roman! Get out of the ring, Jey. Jey listens, but then rushes back in! Logan dodges this time to DECK Jey!!
Logan shakes off the damage and he grins at Sami, who is stunned silent! Fans are torn again as Logan puts his hat back on. Logan proves he can take out an Uso, but will he be able to take out the Head of the Table? And how will Roman respond to Jey’s insubordination?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, with a lot more set up for Crown Jewel. For one, a great promo form McIntyre to set up a rematch with Karrion Kross. But for me personally, a Steel Cage Match stipulation just isn’t as exciting anymore. Unless they add that there’s no winning by escape. That would be great because then there’s no reason for door interference spots, no reason for Scarlett to try and keep McIntyre from leaving with her fireballs and mace. It’ll just be a brutal fight between Kross and McIntyre inside a cage, as we want to see. But either way, I feel like this should be McIntyre’s win so that he can move on towards a title opportunity.
Really good promo segment from Braun, MVP and Omos, and that match at Crown Jewel is almost certainly to bring back the ring breaking superplex spot. Braun had the previous one with Big Show, it’d be fitting of Braun had the next one with Omos to sort of pass the torch on being a giant in the WWE. We also got a good vignette for LA Knight, another good vignette for The Viking Raiders, and good promos from Legado and Hit Row. No idea who Hit Row is recruiting for this Six Man Tag but it’ll surely be a great surprise and a great match. I also do appreciate that Legado somewhat kayfabes the reason for replacing Elektra Lopez with Zelina Vega with how they’re expanding and getting more brand recognition with the Queen of the Ring on their side.
We got a really good match out of Liv Morgan and Sonya Deville, with Liv being rather crazy an interesting direction for her character. Her using those chairs was a great spot, too. Ronda is officially back to being a Heel, but I felt she was already that with the interactions with Adam Pearce and Liv Morgan going into Extreme Rules. Anyway, that open challenge could go any which way, but I see this possibly being Shayna Baszler’s chance jumping into the title scene. Shayna and Ronda can give us a PPV level match to really get some buzz while SmackDown ends up on FS1 because of MLB’s World Series, but I don’t see Ronda losing to whoever it is answering the challenge.
Great tag title match but of course Bayley helps DMG CTRL retain. Shotzi & Raquel are a solid team but I’m not sure who is going to take the titles off Kai & Sky at this point. That is, unless Sasha Banks & Naomi return, but there hasn’t been any word on that happening yet. As for Bayley, I feel like she’s going to beat Bianca on Raw since it’s non-title, and then we see them have one more match for the Raw Women’s Championship, either at Crown Jewel or Survivor Series.
Great promo from Bray Wyatt, and I love that his theme song was playing the whole time. It fit the tone and the build of what he was getting to. I can’t be sure but it felt like he was turning Heel, but he’s definitely not going to play nice. “White Rabbit” and this rumored “Uncle Howdy” got an interesting promo, too. I’m intrigued to see where this is going to go from here, but because it is Bray Wyatt, it is going to be a very entertaining story. And a great match from Rey VS Ludwig to be the “main event.” Rey gets a lot of momentum here, but I feel like that only guarantees he’s losing in the title match. Putting that match on the go-home is smart, it’ll get the ratings and the buzz going into the weekend.
Great match from Sheamus and Solo, and of course The Bloodline helps its own win. Great use of the desk to trap Dunne & Ridge, though. And I like the tension keeps growing between Sami and Jey, where Jey basically doesn’t trust Sami is speaking for Roman when Roman isn’t around to confirm it. Logan Paul had a good promo, but of course he can talk on the mic and he’s shown he can go. Jey taking the shot here is already the comeuppance of him disobeying but I’m sure Roman’s going to get on his case, too. Jey will surely hold it against Sami instead of taking responsibility and owning up, and that’ll just add to the eventual fight between them.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Coverage
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 10.10.2024
After Hurricane Helene ruined the tapings last week, we get to see how truncated the Bound For Glory build becomes!
Last week coverage got skipped because the tapings were delayed due to Hurricane Helene, so they just ran a clip show essentially. I don’t blame them for having to figure out something to pivot because they had a show to fulfill, but I’m not gonna cover a clip show of matches we’ve already seen or whatever.
So now let’s get back up to speed with the murky Knockouts picture since Wendy Choo, Rosemary and Tasha Steelz seem to be picking fights with Sol Ruca, Jordynne Grace and Masha Slamovich, World Title should be Nic versus Joe Hendry, but Kaz could always angle his way into something, and the tag team title picture is some combination of ABC, Hardyz and The System.
Let’s see where everything will go since we kind of lost one week of Bound for Glory hype.
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Ratings:
- Wendy Choo, Rosemary & Tasha Steelz w/Alisha Edwards vs Jordynne Grace, Masha Slamovich & Sol Ruca: Jordynne wins via Juggernaut Driver – ** 1/2
- Josh Alexander vs Eric Young: Josh wins via Jacknife Pinfall – **
- Hardy Boyz vs The ABC: No Contest – ***
- X Division #1 Contender: Laredo Kid vs Jason Hotch w/John Skyler vs Leon Slater: Slater wins via Swanton 450 – *
- Nic Nemeth & Joe Hendry vs First Cla$$: Nic wins via Fame ASSer – ** 1/4
Results:
Wendy Choo, Rosemary & Tasha Steelz w/Alisha Edwards vs Jordynne Grace, Masha Slamovich & Sol Ruca
Wendy and Jordynne starts off and Jordynne just lights her up, rocks her with Forearms, hits the Reverse Suplex, Vader Bomb and looks for the Juggy Driver in 30 seconds, but things start to move in the favor of the Brick City Demons, Jersey Devils even. But when Rosemary and Wendy look for a tandem suplex, Jordynne gets away, tags in Ruca and Ruca Springboards in and goes for some fun high spots. She does slip on her reverse block feeding into the corner, but nothing that looks bad, just an obvious hitch. Ruca hits her little surfboard pose on Rosemary, but the showboating costs her, the heels take a few short cuts and Tasha tags in to try and isolate Ruca. Corner strikes into a Shiranui, but only 2. Camel Clutch from Tasha, but she hasn’t finished anyone with that…so just wait for Ruca to fight up, Tasha drives her back into the heel corner and tags in Wendy. Snapmare into the Neck Twist for two from Choo. Ruca keeps struggling to try and get to her corner, she uses her length to kick off and counter another tandem Suplex attempt from the demons. But Ruca is crawling too slow and Rosemary stops her and start beating on her in the far corner. Ruca with a Sol Snatcher! Rosemary powders and Ruca crawls for the tag.
Tasha collects Rosemary for the heel tag and Masha gets the tag from Ruca, and Tasha gets eaten alive. Masha lays in the savate kicks, catches Tasha, Gutwrench Powerbomb, Russian Death Device on Wendy when she comes in to try and save, but a thumb to the eyes has Masha retreat to her corner, Jordynne blind tags, Juggernaut Driver on Tasha, faces win but there’s some tension with Masha and Jordynne.
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Cool name wasted on Josh and his Jabroni squad. I want to like it but this group is the typical High School group project partners of one person who carries all the weight and two useless idiots.Â
Nic comes out to talk, and coming off a mid 6 person match and a lame backstage segment, I really hope this goes somewhere. Nic says his name, so he appears, and Joe comes out for the promo in the ring spot. My assumption is that some heel will crash the party to help fill the next 3 or 4 weeks before Bound for Glory, but I just don’t want this to languish. After a some circle jerk, Hendry does bring into question the JBL situation, and Nic just kind of hand waves it and says he’s the threat not JBL. Oh First Cla$$ interrupt the promo, I didn’t have them on my BINGO card, but since KC Navarro took Swann’s place, they have been a ton more fun.Â
AJ tries to take credit for Hendry’s ascent, Hendry chides him a little by a little medley of the classics and AJ redirects his attention to Nic after getting a little worked up. KC and AJ are fantastic. Tag match is made, Santino appears, calls them FIST CLASH and its happening tonight!
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Josh Alexander vs Eric Young
Things start off basic, Collar and Elbow tie up, but Josh gets the best of things, throws EY around a little but nothing really high impact hits until EY manages a nice Dropkick to stifle Josh’s control. Josh powders, EY collects him, but Josh used the downtime to recover and starts laying into EY again. Strong Irish Whip, Flair corner bump from EY but Josh baits EY and connects with a big strike that drops EY on his ass for the Low Crossbody Dive. We move to terrible picture in picture while EY is just getting walloped on the apron. Methodic slow offense for Josh, even 10 Count Corner Punches, EY tries to catch him with a Back Elbow but Josh pulls him into the turnbuckle to stop any comeback from happening while we’re in picture in picture.
Finally out of PiP, and Josh is still in control working limbs and keeping him in the corner eating punches. EY ducks a punch, fires back, Irish Whip into a bounce out Northern Lights Suplex Hold for two from EY! Getting back to his feet, Josh snaps an Uppercut, then runs EY over with a Big Boot and grounds EY with the ole Headlock. EY counters with the Jawbreaker and tries to fire, connects with a few big lariats, Discus Lariat, Spicolli Driver attempt but Josh slips it, tries to run the ropes and eats a Power Slam from EY! Piledriver call, but Josh slips behind and goes for the Kurt Angle Germans, EY fights off the third, hits the Spicolli Driver for two! Macho Elbow attempt but the two jabronis of Josh’s group come out, distract the ref, crotch EY and Josh slowly climbs the corner with arrogance but EY counters him, drops him, connects on the Macho Elbow, but only for two! German Suplex from EY, Piledriver set up, but the jabronis interfere again, numbers game gives Josh the Jacknife Pinfall win.
Nerd squad beats down EY, they pan to a backstage shot of Maclin being handcuffed and taken out. Josh goes for the chair around the ankle shatter it heel thing, who cares. I have no interest in any of this. Josh’s heel turn has been forgettable aside from his new music, his two jabronis are worthless and this EY and Maclin pairing is being wasted on this filler imbecile angle.Â
So Santana comes out to talk and call out Moose, its a fairly basic and boring back and forth. Santana does get a good line calling Santana a Baby Boy Bitch, but then The System jumps Santana. ABC and the Hard Boys make the save, so Santino comes out to officially make Moose vs Santana a BFG match and kicks off the tag team match right now!Â
Hardy Boyz vs The ABC
Matt and Chris Bey start off, simple Collar & Elbow into a corner, clean break, Bey with an eventual Headlock Takeover, but nothing super interesting, Matt counters and goes into his own Headlock. Matt eats a Dropkick from Bey after a Shoulder Tackle, so we get both teams tagging out in the babyface nice Japanese pro wrestling way. Drop Toe Hold from Ace into a La Magistral for a quick count and then an Arm Drag keeps Ace in control. Jeff eventually gets his own Wringer and Arm Drag into four Neckbreakers, Wrecking Ball Dropkick and tags in Matt. Poetry in Motion the classic way! Quick tag back to Jeff, Assisted Facebuster from the Hardyz for another near fall, and Jeff is keeping Ace on the ground. Ace fights up, but Jeff tries to cut him off a few times, but Ace kicks out of Jeff’s grab and tags in Bey. Corner Splash, Enzuigiri into a Missile Dropkick for 2. Hardy with a Jawbreaker into the Mule Kick to tag out to Matt. Bey slips Matt’s move, double Enzuigiri and now ABC are keeping Matt isolated.
After a little more offense, Matt manages a counter, simultaneous tags and Jeff and Ace are legal. Russian Leg Sweep from Jeff into his Leg Drop Prawn Hold for 2. Bey eats a Plot Twist, but The System runs out to attack everyone.
So I guess we really are getting the triple threat that I wanted a few weeks ago. Solid match, but I called that in September, including it being a Full Metal Mayhem match!
X Division #1 Contender: Laredo Kid vs Jason Hotch w/John Skyler vs Leon SlaterÂ
Indie stupid start of dumb stuff a quick cover and Triplicate Simultaneous Dropkick. I really hate that spot…I also really don’t care for any of these guys. Laredo is just a body but useless when it comes to a real threat, Leon Slater is fun but too new and inconsistent, and Hotch I probably like the most, but he’s held back by the fact The Good Hands are a joke. I also dislike Laredo doing all of the Eddie Guerrero stuff…that doesn’t make me care about him it makes me think about Eddie. So its just stupid.
Roundhouse Kick from Laredo misses, Enzuigiri from Hotch sends Laredo to powder, Slater with a Handspring Back Elbow to wipe out Hotch, Slater goes to the top for the Swanton 450 and wins. A very quick, spotfest that means nothing. Sure Slater gets a title shot next week, but I’m not invested, don’t care and have no faith he’ll actually win.
Nic Nemeth & Joe Hendry vs First Cla$$
First Class attacks Hendry during his entrance promo, Nemeth hits the ring to even the odds, First Class is rocked outside and the faces stand tall as the referee tries to get control and we head to PiP. There’s like 5 minutes left in the show and you need to cut to a commercial? Grow up…seriously time your garbage better.
Offense is basic, KC gets the best for Nic, tags in AJ and he just literally stands on Nic and uses the size advantage. I’m glad we’re not missing anything that matters, but seriously, who cuts to commercial in the last 10 minutes of the show? Back to a real picture, AJ hits a Senton for 2 and then AJ mocks Hendry’s turn around as Nic has been isolated since the picture in picture. Nic finally fires out of the corner with punches and a few kicks but AJ won’t let go. Whips him into his own corner and knocks KC off the apron. Nic tries to dive to Hendry, AJ catches him but eats a DDT, Nic tags in Hendry, KC tries to do something after recovering but eats the Sack of Shit, Kip Up, and Hendry tries to lift AJ but can’t get him up at first. Superkick from Nic, Hendry gets AJ up for the Attitude Adjustment and Hendry calls for the Standing Ovation…double goozle, but Hendry pulls off a Danger Zone and Nic laughs. Hendry allows Nic to tag in, two Superkicks send AJ out but KC blind tags, 305 from KC, goes for the Blessing in Disguise bout eats a Super Kick, and Nemeth hits the Standing Ovation and does the turn to Hendry, Fame ASSer ends the match.
Overall Score: 4.5/10
This episode definitely felt rushed. Over use of Santino, Jordynne showing up a few times and Nic and Joe trading showboat barbs in a rather meaningless main event. A filler X Division match with a bunch of people with no story, probably just leads to Bailey defending and Wentz officially claiming his rematch for Bound For Glory. Northern Armoury again, is a cool name, but with a bunch of dweebs. Also as much as I wanted to see Masha face Jordynne so she can get her first win and really spark a run…just fast tracking passed Rosemary added to the episode seeming rushed.
Stuff happens, natural disasters cause problems, I get it. But this episode definitely suffered from just feeling like far too much odd exposition and filler content to make me count minutes left in the episode.
If you don’t watch TNA weekly, this was probably alright…but I’m definitely not feeling what they put together.
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10/10 makes for the perfect time to defend a title!
Red Velvet and Diamante have had their war of words, but now they will battle over the ROH Women’s World Television Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NJPW Strong Openweight Open Challenge: Gabe Kidd VS Anthony Henry w/ BEEF; Gabe wins and retains the title.
- Brandon Cutler VS Katsuyori Shibata; Shibata wins.
- Billie Starkz VS Ella Elizabeth; Billie wins.
- Shane Taylor Promotions VS The Infantry w/ Trish Adora; Shane Taylor Promotions win.
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Diamante; Velvet wins by disqualification and retains the title.
- Lance Archer VS Sam Beale; Archer wins.
- ROH Rewind – ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson VS KENTA; wins and
- ROH World Championship Proving Ground: Mark Briscoe VS Josh Woods w/ The Premier Athletes; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is very excited, Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths not so much, about the Athena championship celebration. It will be the greatest moment in life! Lexy runs through the checklist. They got the kittens? Billie says check. They got the choreographed dancers and their routine with the flashing lights? That was Lexy’s job, not Billie’s. Okay, okay, worry about that later. What about the green Skittles? Billie doesn’t think those exist anymore. Lexy says no, they can get them at like CVS or something. Athena stumbles in, clutching a steel chain and looking over her shoulder. She bumps into the others and says hey there!
So, uh, Lexy, Athena got you this. What? Yeah, Athena handcuffs Lexy with one end of the chain, and claims it is a friendship bracelet. See, Athena saw the playback of last week’s episode, and Abadon got a little too close for comfort. Too close to Lexy, that is! They cannot let Abadon take Athena’s precious, beautiful Bestie! Lexy is too important, because she’s planning the party! Billie gets fed up! Lexy’s important, Lexy important, but what about Billie?! Athena tells Billie to calm down! Lexy is a beautiful TV personality, the best one in the world! She’s dainty, fragile, and gorgeous. Billie is a wrestler, a former champion, but also a former MIT Graduate. Billie can defend herself.
But Lexy cannot, so this is for her protection. They cannot allow Lil’ “Abandon All Hope” Abadon get Lexy! Athena cuffs herself with the chain so now she and Lexy are connected. This is them for life! The rest of their life! Forever Champion, Forever Bestie, and the Forever Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths! But most importantly… did they get JaRule? OH, yes, well, funny story. Billie interrupts and says she’s done, bye. Billie storms off, and Lexy says her people are talking with his people. Or, well, Athena’s people, their people, are talking with- Lady Frost walks in, and says this is so funny. Athena is TERRIFIED of Abadon.
N-No! Yes. Seeing Athena like this, it’s hilarious. No, what’s hilarious is that Frost LOST to Athena, yet has the audacity to come up here and get in Athena’s face while she is planning the party to celebrate becoming the longest-reigning champion in ALL of ROH history! And well, maybe Frosty is scared! Lil’ Miss Popsicle couldn’t even last 10 minutes with Athena. Athena did it once, she can do it again. Frost throws off the jacket to show she’s in ring gear. If Athena wants another 10 minutes, then she’s got it. Frost leaves, and Athena realizes she just booked herself for a match. Athena storms off, and ends up dragging Lexy along.
Will The Fallen Goddess just admit she’s afraid of the Living Dead Girl so that she can face her fears? Or will Frost freeze Athena’s reign?
NJPW Strong Openweight Open Challenge: Gabe Kidd VS Anthony Henry w/ BEEF!
The Mad Man of the Bullet Club War Dogs put out the challenge to anyone in ROH who wanted a fight, and it was the Saint of Augusta that accepted. Will this Workhorsemen bring home some gold? Or will he not be #WarReady like Gabe Kidd?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see just who is NJPW Strong!
The bell rings and Henry runs up to DROPKICK Gabe! Gabe bails out, Henry pursues, and he runs in around the way! CALF KICK against railing! The fans fire up, as does Beef, and Henry puts Gabe in! Henry climbs, leaps, but Gabe dodges. Gabe kicks low, suplexes, but Henry slips free. Henry waistlocks, Gabe bucks the O’Conner, but Henry dodges Gabe to fire off strikes. Gabe UPPERCUTS, then suplexes! Henry lands out, bobs ‘n’ weaves, them CHOPS! Gabe swings but Henry blocks to spin Gabe, and ROCK him! Gabe CHOPS! Henry PELES! Henry waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans fire up and Beef cheers Henry on. Henry climbs, but Gabe runs up! Henry leaps over, KNEES Gabe, then reels him in. TORNADO- NO, Gabe stops the DDT, puts him on ropes, and SHOVES him down hard! Henry falls to the apron then floor and Beef checks on him. The fans rally for Henry but Gabe storms out after him. Beef backs off but he still cheers Henry. Gabe mocks Beef, whips Henry hard into railing, then talks smack on Beef. The fans rally for Beef but Gabe goes back to Henry. The ring count climbs but Gabe CHOPS Henry! Gabe puts Henry in at 7 of 20, then storms past Beef. Gabe grabs a mic?!
Gabe says, “Oi, listen up! You bunch of smelly little tramps!” Gabe stomps Henry, then says he has a message for all the fans! Gabe stomps away on Henry and says he has a message for all the “boys in the back.” None of them can touch him! Gabe stomps Henry more, and says he is the one! He’s the best! He’s the MADDEST! The fans boo but Gabe puts Henry in a corner. Gabe CHOPS, but Henry pie faces him! Gabe CHOPS again, Henry eggs him on! Gabe CHOPS, then eggs Henry on. Henry KICKS! Gabe seethes, and he CHOPS Henry! The fans chant “USA! USA!” but Gabe eats it up. Henry KCIKS, Gabe CHOPS, repeat!
The fans fire up as they now trade forearms! Henry gets the edge, but Gabe BITES Henry on the forehead! The ref reprimands, Beef protests, but Gabe lets off at 4. Gabe flexes but the fans boo. Gabe says he told us, he’s a MAD MAN! But Henry CHOPS the Mad Man again and again and again! Gabe sits down, Henry KICKS away on him! Henry fires off CHOP after CHOP again, then fires up! The fans are with Henry, but Gabe BITES him again! And UPPERCUTS! Scoop and SLAM! Gabe snarls, goes outside, and he looks for stuff under the ring. Beef puts the skirt down and says, “The hell you think you’re doing?!”
Beef says it’s a championship match, and Henry is his cousin! He wants Gabe to have a fair fight! Gabe DECKS Beef! So Henry DIVES onto Gabe!! Henry puts Gabe in the ring, drags him up, fires off Muay Thai knees, but Gabe pushes him back. Henry BOOTS back, skins the cat, and DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe while he’s standing! The fans fire up and Henry runs corner to corner! METEORA! TORNADO DDT, float over, and facelock! Suplex, SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Gabe survives, but Beef shouts, “C’MON, COUSIN!” Henry aims, Gabe eggs him on! BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Gabe survives and Beef is frustrated for Henry!
Beef says Henry needs to put it to bed! Henry goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Henry climbs the corner! But Gabe DOUBLE CHOPS him first! Gabe climbs up, fires hands, but Henry fires back! Henry HEADBUTTS, and Gabe drops back! Gabe UPPERCUTS, suplexes, SUPER BRAINBUSTER!! And now, a wrench and SAIDO!! Cover, TWO!??! Gabe is surprised but the fans are all fired up! Beef rallies the fans for Henry, but Gabe reels him in! Henry fights Gabe’s lift, and the forearms fly! Gabe CHOPS, ROCKS, but Henry SLAPS, SLAPS, and SLAPS!! COMEBACKER from Gabe!! Cover, TWO!!
Henry rises, but Gabe gut wrenches! Henry kicks and kicks, but Gabe still PILEDRIVERS!! Cover, Gabe wins!
Winner: Gabe Kidd, by pinfall (still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion)
Henry put up a fight, but it was not enough to dethrone this War Dog. Will Gabe Kidd be unstoppable no matter where he fights?
Brandon Cutler makes his way to the ring.
“Oh~ Toledooo~. You are all so very welcome for these ROH Wrestling nights, presented to you by our EVPs, Matthew & Nicholas!” The fans boo, but Cutler says you don’t boo the Young Bucks! You should worship the ground they walk on! They are pioneers, trailblazers, and most importantly, the current AEW World Tag Team Champions. And this Saturday at WrestleDream, the entire Elite will successfully defend their titles. So in that spirit, Brandon Cutler is calling out any and all ROH champions, past or present! Anyone who has been or is currently a champion, answer the call! What kind of men do they have in ROH?
IT’S KATSUYORI SHIBATA! The former ROH Pure Champion is in Toledo ahead of facing Jack Perry for the TNT Championship, will Cutler be just a tune-up for The Wrestler?
Brandon Cutler VS Katsuyori Shibata!
Cutler says okay, he knows Shibata wants to get his “grubby mitts” on him, but he should remember about the Code of Honor. Shibata can’t touch Cutler until they shake hands. Isn’t that right, ref? The ref confirms. Shibata shakes hands, but Cutler kicks low! The bell rings and Cutler CLUBS Shibata. Cutler CHOPS, but Shibata doesn’t budge! Cutler CHOPS again, but still nothing! Cutler CHOPS and CHOPS, but Shibata CHOPS! Cutler felt that through his tiger stripe vest, and Shibata CHOPS him again! Cutler ends up in a corner, Shibata opens the vest, and CHOPS bare skin! Cutler sputters, but Shibata CHOPS again!
The fans “WOO~” again and again as Shibata fires off more CHOPS! Cutler scrambles to another corner, but Shibata follows him. Shibata CHOPS again! And again! Cutler drops to his knees, clutching his stinging chest! The fans fire up as Shibata drags Cutler up, waistlocks, but Cutler fights the lift. Cutler grabs ropes, then he ELBOWS Shibata! Cutler goes up and out and springboards in to FLYING FOREARM! Maybe not phenomenal but Cutler is already feeling cocky. Cutler pops ‘n’ locks and DABS before the ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Cutler drags Shibata up, whips, but Shibata reverses!
Shibata runs up, but Cutler slips out! Cutler GAMANGIRIS, then goes up! Shibata gest under the jump, to RUNNING CHOP! Cutler wobbles, Shibata brings him around to whip and BOOT! The fans fire up as Shibata fires forearms in the corner! The ref counts, Shibata lets off to go corner to corner! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Shibata brings Cutler up, HALF HATCH! Cutler flounders, Shibata brings him around, but Cutler swings! But into the SLEEPER! Cutler is already red in the face, Shibata sits him down, and runs for the PENALTY KICK! Cover, Shibata wins!
Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall
The Young Bucks’ buddy didn’t do so well, and now Shibata is rolling into WrestleDream. Will The Wrestler make The Scapegoat into the sacrifice for AEW’s greater good?
Brian Cage speaks.
“I’m a machine every which way you slice it. I train like a machine, I eat like a machine, I plan, prep and attack like a machine. And I’ve been programmed with only one thing, and that’s tunnel vision on becoming the best professional wrestler on this planet. And with that, becoming one of the best champions this sport has ever seen! And Atlantis Jr, you egg-sucking piece of gutter trash, you don’t even go here! You’re holding something that technically should never have even belonged to you, and that don’t sit right with me. Nuh-uh, not today! Not anymore! Not up in here!
“And at WrestleDream, in Zero Hour, in 48 hours, Brian Cage, ‘The Machine’ Brian Cage, the NEXT ROH TV Champion Brian Cage, is gonna correct that and claim my prize. Who betta?” The Swolverine has spoken, but can he dethrone the second generation CMLL star? Or will Atlantis Jr. be the answer to #WhoBetta?
Shane Taylor Promotions VS The Infantry w/ Trish Adora!
Big Bad Shaney T. wants his team to take over ROH, so he and #TAIGASTYLE are stepping into tag team competition. Will they be one step closer to total domination? Or can Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo march up the ranks?
The teams sort out and Shane himself starts against Bravo. Bravo fires Toledo up, “OORAH~!” “OORAH~!” Shane and Bravo circle, tie up, and Shane powers Bravo into a corner. The ref counts the break, Shane lets off but he’s in Bravo’s face. Bravo pushes Shane, the two reset and circle again. The fans rally, the two tie up again, and Bravo wrenches an arm. Bravo headlocks, but Shane powers up and out. Shane RUNS Bravo over, then taunts him. Shane says this is The Land! HE runs this! But Bravo kips up, brushes himself off, then dodges to ROCK Shane! Bravo talks some smack, but Shane grabs him by the neck!
Shane shoves Bravo, then pops him up, but Bravo slips away to DROPKICK! Bravo RAMS Shane into the corner, Dean ENZIGIRIS, then tags in. The Infantry double whips but Shane blocks! And he blocks again! Bravo fires off hands! Dean joins in, the fans fire up and Infantry double whips. They DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE, and the fans fire up! Dean fires hands on Shane to keep him on the ropes, literally. Dean whips, Shane reverses to JAB! Dean drops to a knee, Shane brings him around, and Shane TOSSES Dean to the corner. Tag to Lee and Lee drags Dean up to run up, but Dean arm-drags! And arm-drags again!
Dean grinds the armlock, but Shane barks at Adora so Bravo storms up to bark back. The ref tells them both to stop, and this arguing keeps Bravo from taking the tag! Lee wrenches and WRINGS Dean out! Shane taunts Bravo over it, and Lee drags Dean up. Lee fires knees into Dean, then whips him into the STP corner. Lee runs up to LARIAT, then he tags Shane. Shane CHOPS Dean, and then he mock, “OORAH!” Dean ROCKS him for it! But then Shane DECKS Dean for it! Shane and Bravo argue again, and Lee sneaks a CHOKE. Shane storms over to dig boots into Dean. The ref counts, Shane lets off, and Lee sneaks some hair pulling!
Shane runs up on Bravo, Bravo steps back and says they aren’t playing that. But Lee is pulling Dean back, which Adora points out. Shane runs up to KNEE Dean down! Shane scoops Dean to SLAM him, then he lines up a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Shane makes sure Bravo understands it was that close. Bravo and Shane keep talking trash, but Adora rallies Toledo. Shane puts Dean in the corner, tags Lee, but Dean fires hands on everyone! Shane ROCKS Dean, Lee steps in for Shane to whip. But Dean BOOTS Lee away! Shane runs up but Dean DUMPS him out! The fans fire up, Dean dodges Lee to hot tag Bravo!
The fans fire up as Bad News & Tattoos rallies on Taiga Style! Bravo eggs Lee on, then dodges Lee! Bravo blocks a kick, slips around, JUMPING NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Bravo, and he brings Lee around. Bravo whips, Lee reverses, but Bravo ducks the boot, for the CARLIE CROSSOVER! Cover, TWO!! Lee stays in this but Bravo stays focused. Bravo pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Bravo clinches. But Shane storms in to CLOBBER Bravo! Dean storms in to ROCK Shane! The Infantry regroup, dodge Shane, and they fire off Cap & Bucky Combo! DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOW! They kick Shane out, and then Bravo kicks Lee.
Dean kicks Lee, Bravo hits a DDT! The fans fire up as Bravo puts Lee in the drop zone, but Shane anchors Dean! Bravo BOOTS Shane, but Lee shoves Bravo into Dean! O’Conner BRIDGE, STP wins!
Winner: Shane Taylor Promotions, by pinfall
Bravo can’t believe it! Two matches in a row, they have lost! They got outmaneuvered here against Shane Taylor Promotions, and now they’re falling down the ranks! Will Dean & Bravo just have to go back to the drawing board to figure out a way to win? Shane tells them one day, they will understand. Will he and Lee show that when they rumble with the tag team champions?
The Dark Order speaks.
Evil Uno says, “Finally! Finally! Dark Order is on a roll! Evil Uno, big singles win. John Silver, big singles win. Alex Reynolds, John Silver, big tag team win. Well it’s time for Dark Order to get back to their bread ‘n’ butter, the Trios Division! Because that is when-” The Iron Savages interrupt! Jacked Jameson says hold on, Dark Order, hold on. They were just passing by, sippin’ sauce, and were about to hit the gym to work off those double chunk chocolate cookies, and they couldn’t help but overhear Dark Order talking about the tag win over Jameson & Beefcake Boulder. Congratulations! Jameson’s first ROH match, and they weren’t ready!
Bulk Bronson was not cleared, it was a last minute change, and yet they went out there! If Bronson was 100% and they were all ready, Dark Order would’ve lost! Boulder says damn well that in 2v2, anything could happen, it doesn’t mean anything! And in 3v3, you got NO shot! Bronson almost chokes on sauce, but he says he has an idea! Okay, buddy, breathe. Bronson says next time, Dark Order VS Iron Savages, it’ll be a TRIOS MATCH! Then they and the whole world finds out that The Iron Savages are “The t*ts!” Sip on that, chumps! Silver says if they want their asses kicked, he’ll go ahead and kick all their asses!
Uno has Silver stand down, and Reynolds says Iron Savages wanna come in here with the fun and games, fine. But Dark Order has been where they’ve been, and it got them nowhere! “Playtime’s over, boys! Dark Order’s war ready. And the next time we step in the ring, we’re gonna kick your ass!” Boulder says his ass is too big to be kicked, so sip on THAT! The Savages head out, and this is getting tense. Who wins this big Six Man Tag to then chase down Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs?
ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Red Velvet VS Diamante!
Past battles in the ring and their war of words these past few weeks have led to this! The Chef is looking to cook, will she serve another L? Or will the Cuban Diamond finally have some gold in ROH?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who gets served!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and then Velvet ducks a sucker punch! Velvet wrenches, wristlocks and wrangles Diamante! diamante kips up but Velvet wrangles her again! Velvet drops a leg on the arm, and has a short arm scissor! Diamante endures, fights around, pushes Velvet to a stack, TWO!! Velvet gets free in time, but Diamante arm-drags! And arm-drags again! Diamante runs up, but Velvet avoids the arm-drag that time, then Oklahoma Cradles! Cover, TWO! Velvet bypasses Diamante to CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Velvet stays on Diamante with a top wristlock, and Diamante endures as Velvet twists.
The fans rally and Velvet steps over, this is almost a Shankly Gates! Diamante endures, fights around, and fires knees. Diamante whips Velvet into buckles, then runs her side to side to bump off buckles! Then Diamante bumps Velvet off more buckles! Velvet stops the full lap, ELBOWS back, and runs up to LEG SCISSOR CRADLE! TWO, and the fans rally up. Diamante goes to a corner, Velvet fires body shots! Velvet stomps a mudhole, lets off as the ref counts, but then she digs her boot in! Velvet does the splits, blows a kiss, and lets off as the ref counts again. Velvet runs up, but Diamante sends her into buckles!
Diamante CHOPS Velvet, ROCKS her, then CHOPS again! Diamante fires off forearms, then UPPERCUTS! The fans rally and Diamante goes corner to corner, but Velvet BOOTS her! Velvet climbs up, but Diamante YANKS her down! Velvet hits buckles then the mat! The fans are torn but Diamante stomps Velvet. Diamante stomps away in the corner, lets off as the ref counts, and she stands Velvet up. Diamante grinds Velvet’s face off the ropes! Diamante bumps Velvet off buckles, the fans rally up, and Diamante TOSSES Velvet away! Diamante runs in to SPLASH at the corner! Then a whip the other way, but Velvet dodges this time!
Velvet runs up, but into an OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Velvet crashes into buckles, and Diamante runs in, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Velvet survives but Diamante stays focused. Diamante turns Velvet over, reels her into the waistlock, and the fans rally up. Velvet fights, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Diamante CLUBS Velvet as she lets off. Diamante brings Velvet around, puts her through ropes, then avoids the counter shoulder! Diamante turns Velvet for a HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Velvet survives again and the fans rally up. Diamante is frustrated but she CLUBS away on Velvet.
Diamante drags Velvet around, the fans rally more, and Diamante CLUBS away on Velvet with crossface forearms! Diamante then reels Velvet in, for a SAIDO! Velvet flounders, Diamante taunts her, and then hits another SAIDO! Velvet sputters, but Diamante drags her back up. Diamante SAID- NO! CROSSBODY COUNTER! Cover, TWO! Diamante CLOBBERS Velvet! Cover, TWO! Velvet is still in this and the fans rally again. Diamante clamps on a full nelson and she leans on the hold! Velvet endures, the fans rally, but Diamante thrashes Velvet around! Diamante stands Velvet up to ragdoll her more!
Velvet is fading, so Diamante TOSSES her! Diamante fires up, runs corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK again!! Cover, TWO!! Velvet still lives! The fans rally up while Diamante is shocked! Diamante drags Velvet up but Velvet fires hands. Diamante knees low, whips, but Velvet wheelbarrows. Diamante stops that to GERMAN SUPLEX! Velvet flounders, Diamante fireman’s carries, and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Velvet is showing some serious grit, but Diamante won’t stop here. Diamante suplexes, but Velvet cradle counters! TWO!!! Diamante escapes, and she LARIATS Velvet back down!
Velvet flounders away to the apron, but Diamante runs up, BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK! Diamante doesn’t let off, she goes out to THROW Velvet into railing! The fans rally up, “One More Time!” and Diamante hauls Velvet up. Diamante whips Velvet into more railing! The ref reprimands but Diamante drags Velvet up again. Diamante runs with Velvet, to POST her! Velvet sputters but the ring count is 7 of 20. Diamante stands Velvet up, to CHOP her! And then whip again, but Velvet reverses! Only for Diamante to reverse again! Velvet hits steel steps! Diamante refreshes the ring count at 12, and she lines up a shot!
Diamante runs up, HYDRAULIC DROPKICKÂ against steps! The ring count starts again, but Diamante grabs the belt? Diamante admires the red leather Velvet put on it, and the ref tells Diamante to stay back. Put the belt back! Velvet sits up, Diamante taunts Velvet, but Velvet fires hands! The fans fire up, Diamante pushes back, and she ROCKS Velvet! Diamante lines up a shot!? BELT SHOT!!!
Winner: Red Velvet, by disqualification (still ROH Women’s World Television Champion)
Diamante has just snapped! She LASHES away on Velvet! But why? She would’ve won that belt! Instead, she uses it to brutalize Velvet! The ref tells her to stop, and Diamante snaps back to reality. Diamante realizes she cost herself, will she ever get another chance like this?
The Infantry regroups backstage.
Carlie Bravo “ain’t gonna hold you,” he feels something is off. Shawn Dean tells Bravo about the game plan. What was going on? All the studying! Everything they’re doing! They can’t have this! But they’re feeling off! But then in steps Shane Taylor Promotions! Shane asks what Bravo means by “off?” How many times do they have to keep going through this?! How many times do they have to get their asses kicked until they get it?! Infantry is one of the most impressive tag teams he’s ever seen, and yet they keep going this over and over.
Shane has seen them beat world champions. Shane has seem them beat the best tag teams ROH has to offer! And it’s gotten The Infantry NOWHERE. They are dead set on proving to these people that they can wrestle. But Shane needs them to show the people that they can RUMBLE. And for the last time, Shane will ask them both, or rather, all three of them, when are they going to stop being “good soldiers?” And specifically to Miss Adora, Shane hasn’t forgotten their conversation, either. And he is a man of their word.
STP heads out, Bravo asks what that means, but Adora says it’s nothing. But Dean says Shane is saying something. Can The Infantry refocus and finally have their moment?
ROH Rewind – ROH World Championship: Bryan Danielson VS KENTA!
It was September 6th, 2006, New York City at Glory By Honor 5 when The American Dragon defended this title against a then rising star in Pro-Wrestling Noah. Tonight, we relive this match in honor of Bryan Danielson’s AEW World Championship defense this Saturday at WrestleDream. Did Bryan hold onto this gold in the Big Apple? Or did Kenta make him #GoToSleep?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and this instant classic begins!
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