Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (10/28/22)
FS1… ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!
The Tribal Chief returns!
With just a week before Crown Jewel, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, returns to SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ridge Holland & Pete Dunne VS Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa; Ridge & Dunne win.
- The New Day VS Maximum Male Models w/ Maxxine Dupri; The New Day wins.
- SmackDown Women’s Championship Open Challenge: Ronda Rousey VS Emma; Ronda wins and retains the title.
- Legado del Fantasma VS Hit Row & ???; Hit Row & Shinsuke Nakamura win.
- Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux VS Mad Cap Moss; Kross wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Ridge Holland & Pete Dunne VS Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa!
The Brawling Brutes were indeed brawling with The Bloodline, and now they’ll be having a match! Will Ridge the Fridge and the Bruiserweight show that UK grit? Or will the Honorary Uce and the Bloodline’s Enforcer keep on breaking the brutes like they did Sheamus?
The Usos are with Solo & Sami backstage to hype them up. But Sami wants a word with Jey first. Tonight’s a big night, understand? Oh, so Jey’s not to get involved tonight? No, the exact opposite, actually. All hands on deck! Last week was a black eye for the Bloodline, Roman Reigns isn’t here yet, so when he gets here, he needs to see everyone’s hands raised in victory. Jey did help Sami, Sami knows that now. Can Jey bring that energy tonight? YEET. It’s all good for the Bloodline for now, but will that change very quickly? The Bloodline makes their entrance, teams sort out and “Butch” starts with Sami.
The bell rings, they tie up and Dunne pulls on an ear! Sami complains, the ref counts, and Dunne lets off. Sami kicks low, headlocks, but Dunne powers out. Things speed up, Dunne hurdles and drops to then CLOBBER Sami! Dunne drags Sami up, wrenches and tags in Ridge, and the Brutes bring Sami down to drop knees on the arms! Ridge then brings Sami up but Sami kicks low. Sami headlocks but Ridge powers out to hip toss! Ridge tags Dunne, he drags Sami up and the Brutes give Sami some Beats of the Bodhrain! Fans rally and duel but Dunne drags Sami up. Sami kicks low, headlocks again, and Solo tags as Dunne powers out.
Sami bails out, Dunne turns around and Solo LARIATS! Solo snarls, the Usos like what they see, and Solo drops a leg! Dunne crawls to ropes, Solo snarls at Ridge, then he stalks Dunne. The ref wants him to back off, but that allows Jimmy to get a cheap shot in! Fans boo but then Solo sucker punches Ridge! Solo drags Dunne up, he tags Sami in, and they mug Dunne. Sami swaggers, fans cheer as he starts dancing, and Sami CLUBS Dunne. Sami throws more crossface forearms, then he tags Solo in. But Dunne fights free to knee Solo down! Dunne throws elbows then he dumps Sami out! Sami scrambles up but Dunne hits him with a FLYING KNEE!
Fans fire up while the Usos snarl and stare Dunne down. Tensions are high, but then Solo CLOBBERS Dunne! Solo then drags Dunne up for an APRON SPINEBUSTER! St. Louis is torn as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Dunne throws hands on Solo! Solo ROCKS Dunne and he goes to a corner. Solo runs in but Dunne dodges! Solo hits buckles, Dunne crawls, but Solo stomps him down. Solo whips Dunne to ropes but Dunne turns Samoan Drop into DDT! Fans fire up and both men crawl, hot tag to Sami, and he drags Dunne from Ridge! Dunne slips free, hot tag to Ridge! Ridge rallies on Sami with big shoulders! He ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Fans fire up as Ridge clotheslines in the corner! Ridge goes corner to corner to clothesline again! And again, but into a BOOT!
Sami runs, but into a scoop! Ridge grins as he swings Sami for a SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives and the Usos are right at the apron! They cool off and back away as Ridge drags Sami up. Ridge hoists Sami up but Sami fights the bomb! Sami elbows Ridge, Solo tags in, but Ridge scoops Sami! Solo SUPERKICKS! Sami feeds Ridge to a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! The Bloodline can’t believe how close that was! Sami and the Usos coach Solo through and he brings Ridge up. “Who the hell do you think you are?!” Solo swings but Ridge blocks the punch! Ridge HEADBUTTS Solo! Solo HEADBUTTS Ridge!
Ridge HEADBUTTS, Solo HEADBUTTS, both men let off and run, LARIAT from Ridge! Fans fire up while both men are down and crawling! Hot tag to the Bruiserweight! But hot tag to Sami! The forearms fly, Sami BOOTS Dunne, then he hoists Dunne up! Dunne fishhooks to fight the Blue Thunder! Dunne throws elbows but Sami lifts him up, but Dunne sunset flips! TWO, into a CLOVERLEAF! Jimmy distracts but Dunne GAMANGIRIS! Sami rolls Dunne, TWO!! Dunne escapes, hurries to a corner, and he runs back in, into a CORNER EXPLODER! Sami goes to the far corner and takes aim, HELLUVA- NO, Dunne dodges to ENZIGURI!
Sami is down and Dunne drags himself up! Fans rally for Sami and Solo anchors Dunne! Dunne CLUBS Solo, Sami welcomes the moonsault? But Jey drags him out! Sami is upset now, because he says he was going to counter! Jey says Sami was gonna get hit! Dunne adjusts, but Solo trips Dunne up while the ref is busy watching Sami and Jey! Sami says THAT is how you do it! Jey is upset with Sami but Solo keeps the peace. The ring count is climbing to 5 of 10! Ridge BLASTS Solo and Jey! Sami manages to get in the ring and he’s furious, but Dunne cradles him! BRUTES WIN!!
Winners: The Brawling Brutes, by pinfall
Ridge & Dunne take advantage of the dysfunction between Sami and Jey! Jey tells Sami this is his fault but Sami says this is Jey’s fault! Solo tries to cool this off, but Jey is pacing and heated. Now Jimmy gets in Jey’s face! And then ROMAN REIGNS arrives!! The rest of the Bloodline is very, very worried as The Tribal Chief and the Wise Man make their way out on stage. Roman holds up his belts for the pyro, then he continues to the ring. What will Roman have to say about what just happened? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Roman Reigns is in the ring.
The Bloodline stands together but they all look a little worried. Paul Heyman hands the mic to Roman and Roman says, “St. Louis… ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Fans are torn but there are plenty who cheer the Tribal Chief. Roman continues to say, “We usually have an order to things here but we’re gonna switch it up tonight. You’ve acknowledge me, now it’s time for me to acknowledge this elephant in the room.” Roman points out “you two,” Sami and Jey. “You wanna act like kids? Then we’re gonna treat you like kids. I don’t believe in airing the backstage in the ring, I believe in fighting in the ring and handling your business. But it seems like you two just can’t do that.
“So this is what I want you to do: I want you to put it all on the table. I want you to let it all out, because I want this problem fixed, right now.” Sami says okay. Sami will be the first to admit there was a communication breakdown and he feels it is pretty specifically with Jey. Sami will be honest, he isn’t sure what’s going on here. Sami likes Jey, he always has. And they’ve always gotten along, but ever since Sami’s been hanging out with the Bloodline, he isn’t sure what it is, but Jey just can’t seem to stand him. Sami doesn’t understand. Jimmy, Solo and everyone else seem fine. Sami isn’t sure what he did to offend Jey, but he apologizes for it.
Sami just doesn’t want this to keep going on like this anymore. Fans applaud that. Whatever Sami did, he’s sorry for it. Can they just be cool? Can they bury the hatchet once and for all? Sami holds out a hand to Jey, and fans cheer for Jey to shake it. Jey keeps looking sideways at Sami, but the fans get louder and Sami keeps asking him to just accept the apology. Jey nods and has the mic to say, “Sami, you’ve got about two seconds to get that out my face.” Jey doesn’t like Sami. He doesn’t like Sami’s hair, Sami’s face, or that Honorary Uce shirt! Jey doesn’t like Sami being around the family every single week, “My dawg this, my dawg that.”
How can Sami think he’s part of the Bloodline when he ain’t blood?! NEWS FLASH: Sami never will be. Sami doesn’t belong here! Nobody in this group really likes Sami, Jey’s just the only one willing to say it! Sami is a “fake ass Uce!” The difference between them is that Jey sheds blood for his family because it’s HIS family! NOT Sami’s! Would Sami do that? Why is Jey yelling at Sami?! Sami is trying to make peace! Roman said he wants peace! Jey doesn’t give a DAMN what the Tribal Chief says! Uh oh… Roman turns around very slowly to look at Jey. Fans tell Jey he messed up, and Jey knows it.
But Sami defends Jey to Roman. What Jey said was super messed up but he didn’t mean it. He didn’t mean it, right? Jey says he did not mean it. Sami says Jey’s been going through stuff, he’s not himself right now. He hasn’t been… very Ucey. Jey can’t believe Sami’s saying that now… Fans chant “UCEY! UCEY!” Roman can’t help but smirk. Jey hides his face so he doesn’t break. Roman asks, “Is that what’s going on here?” Is it cuz Jey isn’t feeling… Ucey? Roman puts his arm around Jey and Jey tries not to break again. Roman says, “This is what we’re going to do. If you can’t find your inner Ucey again, I’m gonna do something you ain’t gonna like.”
Roman says that he’ll take the “Honorary” away from Sami, and make Sami a FULL-BLOWN Uce. Sami smiles at the prospect of that. Roman says in fact, if Jey doesn’t figure this out, Sami’s name is just going to change! And y’know what that name will be? He’ll be SAMI USO! Sami is elated to hear that! Heyman takes the mic now as fans chant, “SAMI USO!” Heyman says, “Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think the Tribal Chief has called an end to this segment. Please catch your Tribal Chief live and in person live on the Peacock and WWE Network all across the world next Saturday, November 5th, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when your Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, Roman… Reigns…! Defends the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship against Logan Paul.”
Fans boo at Logan Paul’s name and Heyman says this is a kind word from our sponsors in three, two, one. And SmackDown goes to break. Will Jey keep it together in order to keep Sami from being adopted into the Bloodline?
The Viking Raiders speak.
“Tonight, we celebrate the gods. Without their guidance, we are blind.” “But now, with you, we see.” The mead is poured, “The gods have opened our eyes. Valhalla awaits.” Who will the Viking Raiders and their Valkyrie go after first?
The New Day VS Maximum Male Models w/ Maxxine Dupri!
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods are continuing their fight back towards the tag titles, but they have some fashionable competition in their way. Will the Usos be watching to remember why Kofi & Woods are the longest reigning W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Champions? Or will Maçé & Mansôör debut their most shocking moment yet?
The teams sort out and Woods starts against Mansoor. They tie up, Woods wrenches and wristlocks but Mansoor rolls and cartwheels to break free. Mansoor strikes a pose but fans chant “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Mansoor smirks and circles with Woods, then they tie up again. Mansoor wrenches to wristlock but Woods rolls and handsprings to break free! Mansoor ducks the roundhouse but the sweep hits! SENTON, and then Woods strikes a pose. Mace is angry but Woods tags Kofi. Woods feeds Mansoor to Kofi’s shoulder, then Woods suplexes for Kofi’s CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Kofi keeps on Mansoor, tags Woods back in, and Woods climbs to drop AX HANDLES!
Woods keeps Mansoor from Mace, whips him to an open corner, but Mansoor puts Woods on the apron. Woods ROCKS Mansoor, Maxxine hurries to check on him! This distracts the ref from Mace tripping Woods! Mansoor grinds forearms into Woods, then he tags Mace. MMM double whip to double ELBOW! And DOUBLE POSE! Fans boo, but Mace stomps and drops elbows. Cover, TWO! Mace brings Woods up, tags in Mansoor, then he whips Woods to a corner. Woods whips Mansoor in but Woods dodges! Woods dumps Mace out, but Mansoor back suplexes! Woods lands on his feet, dodges Mansoor, hot tag to Kofi!
Kofi springboards to AX HANDLE! Kofi rallies with CHOPS and a DROPKICK! KNEE for Mace, then Kofi dodges Mansoor to LEAPING LARIAT! Fans fire up for the “NEW~ DAY~!” BOOM DROP! Kofi claps and fans clap along, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” But Mace swipes at Kofi! Kofi kicks back, manages to dodge Mansoor to SWING KICK, and Woods DROPKICKS Mace! Mansoor catches Kofi up top but Kofi SUPER GOURD BUSTERS! To then FROG SPLASH! Tag to Woods and Kofi brings Mansoor up! MIDNIGHT HOUR! Cover, New Day wins!
Winners: The New Day, by pinfall
The male models were not ready for this showdown, Kofi & Woods are rolling! But will they be able to stop the Usos from breaking their tag title reign record?
Backstage interview with Sonya Deville.
Kayla Braxton notes Ronda Rousey is issuing her open challenge in just moments, will Sonya be answering? What kind of question is that? Why would she tell anyone and ruin the element of surprise? But someone who isn’t answering the challenge is Liv Morgan. Liv had one little loss and now she’s broken. That is because Liv walked around with a title she didn’t deserve in the first place. Liv attacks Sonya! Anyone getting deja vu?! Liv and Sonya brawl all over again, but refs rush in to stop it before it gets extreme again! Will Sonya learn her lesson about egging Liv on? Or will it take another crash through a table to get it through to her?
Braun Strowman speaks.
“Y’know, there’s a saying, ‘There’s always someone bigger and stronger than you are.’ Now, Omos, it’s clear that you’re bigger than me. But stronger?” We get a highlight reel of Braun’s most destructive moments, and he says we’ve all seen Braun rip doors off cars and flip ambulances over. Hell, he did that to a tractor trailer. “Why? Because it was a challenge to me, and it was exciting for me. I felt some of that same excitement when I looked up into the eyes of the giant, Omos, and I thought, ‘What a challenge this is gonna be for me.’ Because when it comes to challenges, the bigger, the better!
“Now come Crown Jewel, Omos, you’re gonna find out real quick that there is no giant too big for the Monster of All Monsters.” Will Braun look to prove another saying: “The bigger they are, the harder they fall?”
SmackDown Women’s Championship Open Challenge: Ronda Rousey VS ???
Just as said, the Baddest Woman on the Planet is putting this title on the line because she can. But Ronda herself said she’s not doing this for the fans, she’s doing this to show us just how dangerous she can be. Ronda gets the mic to now say, “Well it looks like the belt is back where it belongs. And you guys are actually in luck, because I just so happened to be in the mood to prove it with an open challenge. Oh, don’t worry, I don’t expect you to be grateful to have such an active champion, or to even realize how impressive it is that I repeatedly defend this title at a moment’s notice. No no, I don’t expect that much out of you.
“And you wanna know why? Because only the great can recognize greatness! And you’re all too mediocre to know what you’re looking at.” Fans boo but Ronda says we’ll get the formalities out of the way. “Who’s feeling lucky tonight?” Ronda waits, and the open challenge is answered by… “It’s all about me.” EMMA?! Emma is back in the WWE?! The Aussie with attitude goes to the ring, will her return be an incredibly shocking one? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and the belt is raised. The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally, the two tie up, and Emma powers Ronda back, only for Ronda to turn it around. The ref counts, Ronda lets off quick, and she circles with Emma. They tie up, Ronda chinbars to get a sayanagi! Ronda drags Emma up to shove her down, then she gets a leg to roll through to a fireman’s carry! Ronda says she’s sending Emma back to Australia! But Emma sunset flips, TWO, and then rolls Ronda up! TWO, and Ronda BOOTS Ema down! Emma bails out of the ring, Ronda taunts her, and then Ronda goes out after Emma.
Ronda drags Emma up, brings her around, and RAMS her into the steel steps! Ronda runs in, but Emma dodges and Ronda’s knee hits steel! The ring count climbs, Ronda hurries to the ring but Emma is the one who puts her in. Emma stalks Ronda, but Ronda shakes the bad leg out. Ronda runs in but is sent into buckles! Emma gets the TARANTULA! The ref counts, Emma lets off at 4 and Ronda crawls away. Emma climbs up, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Ronda goes to a corner, Emma runs in but Ronda BOOTS her! Ronda drags Emma out to the apron, throws knees but the ref counts.
Ronda lets Emma out of the “Rondaconda” facelock, and then she gets in to kick Emma around. Ronda taunts Emma, puts her back in the ropes and CHOKES her with a straddle! The ref counts, fans boo but Ronda lets off at 4 to KNEE Emma back in! Ronda stalks Emma, taunts her, and slaps her around. Ronda then rolls Emma into a cobra twist leglock combo! Emma endures as Ronda stomps and stomps to thrash the hold! “They don’t care about you, Emma! They don’t even remember you! Emma who?!” Ronda keeps talking trash but Emma fights free to throw down fists! Emma and Ronda get up, Emma mule kicks!
Ronda comes back to step-up KNEE, but Emma rebounds to LARIAT! Both women are down and fans rally up. Emma grits her teeth but Ronda grabs her first. Emma throws forearms and she backs Ronda down. Emma whips, Ronda reverses but Emma ducks ‘n’ dodges, to tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Fans fire up as Emma covers, TWO! Ronda goes to a corner, but she avoids Emma again! ANKLE LOCK! Emma endures as Ronda talks trash! Ronda leans on the hold, but Emma rolls and sends Ronda at a corner! Ronda stops from hitting buckles, but Emma ducks the roundhouse to wheelbarrow and GERMAN SUPLEX!
Fans fire up with Emma! Emma aims from the corner as Ronda flounders away. EMMAMITE SANDWICH!! Cover, TWO!!! Ronda survives and Emma can’t believe it! Emma drags Ronda up and underhooks the arms, but Ronda fights the lift! Ronda manages to fireman’s carry, but Emma slips off! Emma wings, Ronda shoves Emma at the ref! Then Ronda RAKES Emma’s eyes!! Scoop and fireman’s carry, PIPER’S PIT!! But Ronda wants to give everyone a souvenier! ARMBAR!! Emma taps, Ronda wins!
Winner: Ronda Rousey, by submission (still SmackDown Women’s Champion)
The Baddest Woman had to cheat and the fans all know it! Will Ronda continue to prove how bad she can be?
BREAKING NEWS for Crown Jewel!
After Bayley got another pin off Bianca Belair, they will go around one last time for the Raw Women’s Championship! It will be a LAST WOMAN STANDING MATCH! Will the Role Model finally get that title off The EST?
And after another big win over the Bloodline, the Brawling Brutes get another title shot against The Usos! Will Dunne & Ridge do The New Day a favor and end the reign now? Or will Jimmy & Jey still be the ones?
Jey argues with Heyman.
Jey wants to talk with Roman. But what about? Not about Sami being an Uso, but about Logan Paul! Logan got Jey with that sucker punch, Jey wants to talk with Roman. Heyman says sometimes it is better to hear things from the Wise Man. Jey accepts that, and Heyman says he’s got this. He’s the Warden of the Uso Penitentiary. Okay, so Heyman has Jey’s back on this? Always and always. Jey thanks Heyman then heads out, but will the Special Counsel really do right by the Right Hand Man?
Ronda Rousey returns backstage.
Shayna Baszler walks up and congratulates Ronda on taking care of “what’s her name.” Ronda doesn’t care, either. But Natalya walks over to say she can’t be sure if Ronda’s the baddest or luckiest woman on the planet, because if Natty had answered the challenge, she would be- SHAYNA CLUBS Natty! And wraps on the KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! The Queen of Spades silences the Queen of Harts, and Ronda says that is what Shayna was missing. Will Ronda and Shayna soon run all of SmackDown with that viciousness?
Legado del Fantasma VS Hit Row & ???
Some things change while some things remain the same. Zelina Vega is the new manager, but business continues as usual, and that means settling scores with Legado’s oldest rival, Hit Row! But B-Fab says she has connections of her own. Who is the third man for Adonis & Dolla? We’ll find out, after the break!
SmackDown returns and Hit Row makes their entrance. B-Fab has the mic to say, “Since Legado don’t wanna fight us to our faces, Hit Row is rising, son. And we got friends in high places.” And so SHINSUKE NAKAMURA joins the fight! And he struts out in matching black ‘n’ white! Will the ace up their sleeve that is the King of Strong Style be just what Hit Row needs to end Legado once and for all?
A brawl is on as soon as all six men hit the ring! B-Fab eggs Vega on but Vega stays back! Dolla has Del Toro, Adonis has Wilde and Nakamura has Escobar! The ref tries to regain order, Dolla SPLASHES Wilde! Then Adonis goes up to “WOLLY WOO~!” monkey flip! Then they SPLASH and FLIP Cruz! Nakamura sits Escobar down and gives him Good Vibrations~! Fans fire up as Nakamura lets off and Vega slides in. The Queen of the Ring tells the Emperor of Lucha to focus, but then Vega turns around into a BOOT from B-Fab! Legado is on the defensive as Nakamura and Hit Row tell them to “C’MON~!” and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again, Cruz has Adonis down with a cobra clutch. Adonis endures, fights up, Vega coaches Cruz but Adonis throws body shots. Cruz knees low, CLUBS him, then whips Adonis to the Legado corner. Cruz taunts Dolla then runs in, clothesline and tag! Wilde runs in, clothesline and tag! Escobar runs in, clothesline and tag! Cruz repeats, clothesline and tag! Wilde clotheslines and tags! Escobar gets another turn and he struts right up to Nakamura. Escobar runs in to DOUBLE KNEE! Vega likes what she sees as Cruz tags in then tags Wilde. Cruz & Escobar double suplex Adonis down for Wilde’s SPLASH! Cover, Dolla breaks it!
Dolla and Wilde glare, Wilde dares Dolla to do something. Dolla swipes at him but Wilde avoids it to CLUB Adonis. Wilde facelocks but Adonis fights forward. Adonis throws body shots, Wilde shifts to get a leg! Wilde brings Adonis back but loses his grip! Hot tags to Nakamura and Escobar! The King of Strong Style rallies and DECKS Escobar, then KNEES and AX KICKS Cruz! Nakamura tosses Wilde out, but Escobar CHOPS! Nakamura fires forearms! Escobar gives them back, but Nakamura KNEES, KICKS and KICKS! Escobar blocks but the ENZIGURI takes him down! Escobar goes to a corner, Nakamura runs in but blocks the boot!
Nakamura puts Escobar in ropes, KICKS him, then goes side to side for the SLIDING GERMAN! Fans fire up and Nakamura blocks a kick from Wilde to ROUNDHOUSE! Nakamura gets in, Escobar dodges a kick but not the WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Tag to Dolla and he stalks Escobar, but Cruz leaps in! Dolla catches him! Wilde runs in but Dolla catches him, too! “Who hotta than Top Dolla?” WORLD’S STRONGEST WASTELAND, so says Wade Barrett. But then Escobar SHOTGUNS Dolla down! Escobar stomps and kicks Dolla, CHOPS him, but Dolla just snarls! Dolla blocks the next chop, and he knuckle locks Escobar.
Dolla says he’s going up?! AND HE GOES UP! “NOT NADA!” OLD SCHOOL!! Tag to Cruz, tag to Nakamura, FLAPJACK to a KINSHASA!! Cover, #KingRow wins!
Winners: Hit Row & Shinsuke Nakamura, by pinfall
La Muneca is pissed that her men fell! But will she go back to the drawing board to put Legado back on top?
Heyman talks with Roman.
The Wise Man tells the Tribal Chief that he needs Roman to watch one simple piece of footage. He plays Logan Paul’s training camp highlight reel. Roman barely pays attention as he’s on his phone. Logan does seem to be doing well, but Roman doesn’t get why he had to watch that. “Because, my Tribal Chief, it just takes one lucky punch.” Logan’s not gonna get that punch! Heyman says he was in synagogue, next to a doctor who knows a doctor who knows Logan Paul’s doctor. And they all get to talking, and Logan’s doctor told Heyman’s doctor that Logan once broke his hand. Logan has steel pins inside that hand that he throws that punch with.
Roman chuckles and tells the Wise Man, ‘He’s had two matches! TWO!” Yes, and this will be the third. Brock Lesnar won the UFC title in HIS third match! N-Not that Logan is Lesnar, and not that Lesnar is Roman! Roman beat Lesnar at WrestleMania AND SummerSlam. Heyman says this is a good time to excuse himself. He’ll fire up the jet, thank you for your time. Heyman is stressing out but Roman is more upset than before. Should the Tribal Chief be taking the ImPAULsive Influencer seriously?
Backstage interview with LA Knight.
The Mega Star says, “Lemme talk to ya! It seems like I should go ahead and do all my introductions around here, right? Cuz, uh, last time I checked with the ring announcer, she couldn’t even get my hometown right. How hard is that job? I could do it in my sleep, right? YEAH! Matter o’ fact, I’ll do it for you right now.” But before Knight gets going, Ricochet interrupts. “If it isn’t La La Night.” The One and Only just wanted to be the one to tell Knight that Knight might get a better reception if he didn’t act like God’s gift to SmackDown. Ricochet’s just trying to help him out.
Knight says, “Oh yeah?” Ricochet says, “Yeah. Because around here, when someone’s head grows as big as yours is, someone else is happy to knock it around.” Well then, Ricochet’s right. Knight IS God’s gift to SmackDown. Knight heads out but Ricochet tells him to keep running that mouth, because someone’s gonna shut it. Is that someone going to be Ricochet?
Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux VS Mad Cap Moss!
Mr. Doomsday is back after that hit ‘n’ run then hit again from Drew McIntyre last week, and he’s in a mood worse than usual. Will Kross take out his anger on the Riddickulous One?
The bell rings and Kross ties up with Moss. They are in a deadlock as Moss is a big man, and then Moss waistlocks. Kross resists the lift, throws elbows, and runs, but Moss hurdles! Moss hits an atomic drop, then runs to CLOBBER Kross! Fans fire up with Moss and he storms up on Kross. Moss kicks and bumps Kross off buckles, then he CHOPS him! Fans “WOO~” but Kross snarls as he goes to another corner. Moss CHOPS Kross again, but Kross glares at him. The forearms start flying, Kross knees low then he bumps Moss off buckles. Kross throws hands, Moss wobbles but Kross stands him up for more haymakers!
The ref counts, Kross backs off, but he BOOTS Moss down! Kross looms over Moss as he drags himself up. Moss throws body shots but Kross knees low! Kross whips corner to corner but Moss elbows him back! Moss goes up to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Fans fire up as Moss runs and clotheslines Kross up and out! Kross is furious but Scarlett keeps him focused as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Moss ROCKS Kross with a forearm! But Kross catches Moss for an EXPLODER! Moss flounders to a corner, Kross runs in to clothesline, elbow and ROLLING ELBOW! Kross stomps a mudhole in but lets off as the ref counts. Kross storms up on Moss, drags him up and reels him in for a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Kross rolls through to then short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Moss survives but Kross vows to end this. Kross waits on Moss to sit up, and then Kross wrenches to hammerlock and BODY SHOT! Moss falls, Kross stomps him down. Kross runs to BASEMENT BOOT! Cover, TWO!
Kross is annoyed and Scarlett is frustrated with Moss’s toughness. Kross ROCKS Moss and Moss sits down. Kross says, “I own you!” Kross drags Moss up again but Moss throws body shots! Moss runs but Kross ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! Kross is annoyed again and Scarlett wants this done already. Kross whips Moss hard into a corner! Moss bounces off buckles and Kross grins. Kross drags Moss up, reels him in, and snap suplexes him! Cover, TWO! But into an ARMBAR! Moss endures, moves around, and he gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Kross lets off at 4, and he drags Moss back up.
Fans rally but Kross wrenches. Moss blocks the suplex with elbows! Moss throws more elbows, and he counter punches Kross! And again! And again! Moss fires off haymakers, whips Kross to ropes, but Kross reverses, only for Moss to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Fans fire up as Moss dodges, ducks, and CLOBBERS Kross again! Moss kicks Kross, reels him in, but Kross wrenches out to ROCK Moss again! Kross runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Moss hurries to clinch and scoop! FALL AWAY SLAM! Fans fire up and Moss roars! Moss runs in to RAM into Kross! Moss goes again, and RAMS in again!
Moss just keeps going, but then Scarlett is there! Moss turns around, into a BOOT! DOOMSDAY SAIDO!! But Kross isn’t done there, he wants to hurt Moss. Kross stands Moss up, winds up, and he SLAMS Kross down! KROSS HAMMER!! Cover, Kross wins!
Winner: Karrion Kross, by pinfall
But that’s not enough! KROSSJACKET!! Moss is flailing and fading but Scarlett has a mic for Kross. “Hey, McIntyre! Just so you know, Moss put up a much better fight than you did. Because he’s not a coward or a hypocrite like you are! You stand for absolutely nothing but your own ambitions, and we’ve all seen your true face. And I will always stand for the new beginning. And at Crown Jewel, when they lock you inside that steel cage with me, I promise you, history will repeat itself. Tick-tock.” Kross STILL squeezes the life out of Moss! Refs try to stop Kross and fans boo, but Kross doesn’t let Moss go until Moss is completely limp! Is this the fate of the Scottish Warrior in just 8 days?
Bray Wyatt paces backstage.
The White Rabbit is on the TV. Bray sweats and mutters something to himself, but what will he say to the WWE Universe? We find out, after the break.
Backstage interview with Rey Mysterio.
Kayla notes the King of Lucha is facing Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship next week, and Rey says it is exciting to be competing for that prestigious title again, and he is grateful to be back on SmackDown- Someone SMACKS Rey with a chair! IT’S IMPERIUM! Vinci & Kaiser grab Rey and stand him up for Gunther! Rey’s excited, huh? Gunther rips Rey’s shirt off to CHOP him down! Der Ring General leaves Rey down, but will Rey be able to avenge himself by taking that title away from Gunther?
Bray Wyatt heads to the ring!
The fireflies are out as Bray walks out through the mysterious door. Fans cheer as Bray brings his lantern down the ramp and into the ring. Bray gets the mic, and he says “this is still pretty new to me, but I could get used to that, man. Do you feel that? My God! It’s like an adrenaline rush.” Bray smiles and laughs as fans chant, “Welcome Back!” Bray says he won’t lie, when fans do stuff like that, it makes him feel invulnerable, like he needs to do something wild. But he really wants us all to see something that he’s very proud of. Bray is just himself with us. There’s no mask, no smoke and mirror, it’s just him and us.
Fans cheer and Bray says this is what we should get used to. “This is Bray Wyatt, the real man. This is the best version of me that will ever be. I am proud to be here today, and I’m gonna do some spectacular things while I’m here. The truth is, that for the majority of my life, I’d been completely outta control. And I can’t help that, man. My emotions, they don’t work like most other people’s I don’t have control. Sometimes, they can send me to a very, very dark place. And other times, no matter how hard I try, I just don’t feel anything at all.” Fans cheer and Bray does get emotional here, though.
Bray says, “I think that’s part of what makes me me, right? For me, to get where I have gotten, I’ve had to do some really horrible things. And there’s a part of me that really, really likes that I’m not afraid to do horrible things. And I know that that’s not the end of it. I know that there will come another time when I’m faced with some adversity, and I will be asked to do something completely horrible.” The White Rabbit is on screen! “Who am I? I’m just a ghost of the man who saved the world, of course. While you are a fool. You, you, YOU killed the world! You sent him away, and that is the reason why you are a shell of what you once were.
“And I say, to revel in what you are. But you, sir, you are a liar. A liar! You claim that you don’t wear a mask, but we both know that’s not true, don’t wee? I can see you. You will never be able to hide from me, your Uncle Howdy.” Uncle Howdy has made himself known, but what does he have planned to show Bray’s true colors?
My Thoughts:
What a great episode, and essentially part one of the go-home to Crown Jewel. For one, a great tag match to open, and a great touch that just as Sami accepted Jey’s help, Jey’s help messes thing up. And then Roman gets on them, and I swear I was just dying laughing as Sami busts out the “Ucey.” I love how Sami broke Roman and Jey, and maybe even Jimmy. I also like the promo with Heyman being so worried for Roman, but also being afraid Roman will get mad. I suppose Heyman has a point, Logan’s metal fist is a big edge over most, and I’m sure that becomes a moment in the match, but I’m pretty sure Roman retains.
However, I do feel a bit bad that the Brawling Brutes are getting the tag title shot and now The New Day. The New Day pinned the Usos, and it’s the New Day’s title reign in jeopardy, the New Day should be the ones fighting to stop history. But at the same time, there is still time, maybe they’re waiting until Survivor Series, which will be right on the record. That said, I don’t see Dunne & Ridge winning the belts. I also didn’t see anyone taking the SmackDown Women’s title off Ronda tonight, but it’s great to see Emma back in the WWE. She got to give Ronda a strong match, and she got to be who Ronda had to bust out the Heel tactics on, so that’s great for Emma.
And speaking of, instead of pitting Ronda and Shayna against each other, it seems they’re going to be a duo now after Shayna attacked Natty. Shayna could end up the gatekeeper to facing Ronda, so that whoever gets past her looks strong going into a match with Ronda. And then we get another brawl out of Sonya and Liv, that’s going to be a big rematch for them. LA Knight had a good promo with Ricochet, that will be a really good feud for Knight to gain some traction with. Good promo from Braun to hype up his match with Omos, and I’m sure there will be something on the go-homes next week.
Kross VS Moss was good but that match also felt soon. I get pro-wrestlers get great recovery times in kayfabe, but Kross was coming back for a car accident, he should’ve needed a bit more time to recover. Kross VS Moss should’ve been saved for next week’s go-home of SmackDown, which I wanna say is being recorded this very moment. That way, Kross really does have the last word going into the match with McIntyre. Nakamura joining Hit Row for their Six Man Tag was awesome, and of course Nakamura wins it for them. Nakamura VS Escobar needs to happen 1v1, that match will be awesome.
And good stuff from Rey and Imperium. Rey VS Gunther is also going to be awesome, but even with Gunther standing tall here, I don’t sense Rey taking that title. Gunther is still building his dominance as champion, and adding a legend like Rey to his list would be big. And then we got another great promo from Bray to further what’s going on with him. Bray we see in person claims he’s the real Bray, seems to be on the Face side of things, but then “Uncle Howdy” seems to claim the opposite. I can’t wait to see where this goes, Bray is doing some of the best stuff in WWE already.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/kGehtp9iTE
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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ROH brings the lucha libre!
On a night full of ROH & CMLL crossover, Komander defends the ROH World Television Championship against “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta; Yuta wins.
- Rachael Ellering VS Abadon; Abadon wins.
- 12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs; Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs win.
- Billie Starkz VS Hyan; Billie wins.
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; Komander wins and retains the title.
- Gates of Agony VS Exodus Prime & Josiah Jean; Gates of Agony win.
- Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr; Hechicero, Barbaro & Soberano win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta!
Lucha night opens with a hot start as the Fire of the Sun returns to ROH, but so does The Decoder! Will Fuego Del Sol get one up on a former ROH Pure Champion turned current AEW World Trios Champion? Or will Yuta do the Death Riders proud in Houston?
Houston cheers on the Texas star, and Fuego offers the Code of Honor. Yuta reaches out, but then SLAPS Fuego! The fans boo and the bell rings, Yuta slips around to CLUB Fuego down! Yuta mocks the fans cheering on Fuego, then scoops him for a SLAM and SENTON! The fans boo but Yuta brings Fuego up. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO, but Yuta holds onto the leg! Yuta taunts Fuego, but Fuego kicks at him! Yuta lets go and the fans rally up. Yuta runs up, Fuego ELBOWS him away, then goes up, up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as Fuego then DROPKICKS Yuta down!
Yuta staggers up, Fuego SLAPS him! But Yuta LARIATS in return! The fans boo but Yuta rains down fists! And then stops, to rain down more fists! The fans boo but Yuta soaks that up while he “kicks dirt” on Fuego. Yuta stands Fuego up, CHOPS him, then has him in a corner. Yuta CHOPS Fuego again, the fans boo, but Yuta whips corner to corner hard! Fuego staggers forward, Yuta says they ain’t done yet. Yuta whips Fuego to the corner again, then FLAPJACKS on the rebound! Yuta adds a basement DROPKICK! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up heat. Yuta hits a spinning toehold, then has a DEATHLOCK!
Fuego endures and Yuta mockingly asks if he’ll give up. Fuego refuses to give in, and he SLAPS Yuta! So Yuta bridges and puts on more pressure! Yuta shows off by not even using his hands, but Fuego fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Yuta lets go at 4, and he reminds the ref, “I have ’til five!” The fans boo Yuta parodying Bryan Danielson, then Yuta kicks Fuego around. Yuta eggs Fuego on, so Fuego ROCKS him! And ROCKS him! And again, and again, and again! But Yuta gets under the big haymaker! Yuta back suplexes, but Fuego lands out! Fuego dodges Yuta to then springboard QUEBRADA! Down goes Yuta!
The fans fire up as Fuego kips up and SUPERKICKS! Yuta sputters, Fuego runs and STEP-UP DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up again as Fuego climbs a corner! Yuta stands, Fuego MISSILE- NO, Yuta gets under and comes back, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall
Another thing he took from The American Dragon is that big knee, and Yuta takes the victory. Yuta sits Fuego up, and thinks about Hammer ‘n’ Anvil elbows, but he decides not to. Because he gets an even more sadistic idea! Yuta looks under the ring, and he brings out a steel chain! Yuta threatens the ref, then he goes to Fuego! The fans boo but Yuta hooks Fuego’s legs up, then uses the chain to go up, up and away, ROMERO SPECIAL!! Yuta taunts Fuego but Fuego is coughing up blood! Yuta lets Fuego go, the fans boo, but Yuta mockingly gives the Code of Honor handshake. Yuta no longer has honor, but will someone find a way to humble him?
Rachael Ellering VS Abadon!
The Queen of Strong Smile is feeling good being in Houston, ready to bring that Comet energy. However, she’s up against the Living Dead Girl, who brings a very different vibe. Will Rachael learn why everyone fears Abadon? Or will Rachael’s smile see her through?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but uh, Abadon doesn’t let go. Rachael tries to get free, and now it is a tug-o-war. The fans rally, Rachael reels Abadon into a headlock, but Abadon BITES Rachael’s hand! The ref reprimands, Abadon lets go, and Abadon doesn’t get what’s wrong. Abadon runs up on Rachael but Rachael gets around to waistlock. Abadon switches, but Rachael goes to ropes to buck the O’Conner! Rachael CLOBBERS Abadon, but Abadon sits up! The fans rally, Rachael is frustrated, and then runs up. Abadon gets around, trips Rachael, then runs to basement dropkick! Rachael flounders to a corner and the fans rally again.
Abadon aims from a corner, runs in at Rachael, but Racahel ELBOWS Abadon away! Abadon says nuh-uh, comes back, but runs into a BOOT! Rachael runs and UPPERCUTS Abadon down! The fans fire up and Rachael aims from a corner. Rachael calls for the “SQUISH~!” and runs up, SENTON onto knees! Abadon avoids disaster and stalks Rachael to the apron. Abadon CLUBS Rachael, pushes her onto the apron, and springboards for a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans fire up and Abadon pushes Rachael into the ring. Abadon runs corner to corner for a METEORA! Abadon pushes Rachael to a cover, TWO!
Abadon is annoyed but brushes it off. Abadon drags Rachael up, but Rachael fights the suplex! Rachael wrenches out, trips Abadon, and high stacks, ONE!! Rachael ROCKS Abadon, then tries again. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for the “MD Collapse” and Rachael aims again. SQUISH~ SENTON hits! Cover, TWO! Abadon survives and Rachael is a bit surprised. Rachael throws off the headband, double checks her teeth, and the fans duel. Rachael CHOPS Abadon at the ropes, then ROCKS Abadon with a forearm! Rachael whips but Abadon blocks! So Rachel CHOPS again! Rachael whips, Abadon grabs ropes, and laughs!
Rachael runs up, Abadon ELBOWS and CUTTERS! Then BLACK DAHLIA!! Cover, Abadon wins!
Winner: Abadon, by pinfall
Abadon continues to be terrifying, as well as victorious. Will the ROH Women’s Division, and especially the champions, have to watch their backs?
Backstage interview with Jacked Jameson.
Lexy Nair is with the former Iron Savage, and he’s counting his abs. She brings us back to a few weeks ago when he walked up to Griff Garrison, Preston Vance & Cole Karter in hopes of forming a group with them. Then in Jacksonville, Jameson actually interfered in their match on their behalf. The question is, what’s going on here? Jameson says those are his boys! His guys! His dudes! Jameson went out there, helped them, it was huge! It was awesome! Speaking of, the boys walk in! Vance tells Jameson that they’ve heard his offer, they loved what he did in Jacksonville, and tonight is a big match and… They’d love if he was a part of it.
So then, it’s official! They got him some Frat House gear! But first… he has to do something. Yeah, sure! Anything! Vance, Griff & Karter pour all of their drinks into one red Solo cup, and Jameson asks what’s in it. The boys say don’t worry about it. Jameson says don’t have to tell him twice. He chugs the concoction, and he is PUMPED! The Frat House is now four men strong, and Jameson says after tonight, party at the Frat House! Vance tells Jameson that one thing about them: win or lose, they booze! The Frat boys head out, Lexy can finally breathe from whatever was in that cup, and it’s time to see if Jameson passes the test!
12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs!
Instead of “Smart” Mark Sterling, Tony Nese has the mic to tell Bobby Cruise to shut up, “no one wants to listen to your stupid voice.” Nese then tells the “fat boys and fat girls” of Houston, Nese & Daivari couldn’t think of a better partner for this match than an athlete that makes every single one of them put to shame! Yes, it’s SMART MARK himself! Wait, seriously? Sterling takes the mic to say that’s right, he is still here to make sure that the losers of Texas can take part in their winning cheer. So please, get this right. When he says, “Athletes,” you say, “Rule!” NOTHING ELSE! Hands in, boys. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Gottee!
But with that, Dante & Darius Martin enter, accompanied by Leila Grey. Then Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd enter, and last but not least, Texas’ own, Marshall & Ross Von Erich! The massive teams sort out, and Darius starts against Nese. The fans rally up and Darius circles with Nese. Nese says wait, wait! He knows what the fans are here to see. Nese flexes, but the fans boo. Nese shouts, “ATHLETES!” The fans respond, “SUCK!” Nese and Darius circle, but then Nese kicks low! Nese bumps Darius off buckles, then tags in Daivari. “We’ll show you who sucks!” Nese & Daivari fire hands in the corner while the fans boo.
The ref counts, The Premier Athletes stop, and they both shout, “ATHLETES!” Again, the fans say, “SUCK!” Daivari tags Griff and they mug Darius. Griff ROCKS Darius, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Darius goes up and over, rolls and arm-drags, then he DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, and Darius whips Griff into Dante’s BOOT! Tag to Dante, Darius CHOPS, Dante trips Griff, and Darius adds DOUBLE STMOPS! Griff scrambles, tag to Jameson, but Dante arm-drags Jameson! Dante keeps the armlock, he tags in Ross, and Ross wrenches to a wristlock. Ross YANKS the arm, then tags Marshall.
The Von Erichs double whip Jameson, then Marshall sends Ross in, FLYING BOOT! FLYING LARIAT and then Marshall snapmares Jameson for Ross’s PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT and Marshall covers, TWO! Marshall fires the fans up, then hauls Jameson up to headlock. Tag to Truth and he wrenches Jameson. The fans rally but Jameson fires hands! Jameson whips, Daivari gets a cheap shot in, but Truth DECKS Daivari! Only for Vance to CLOBBER Truth! The ref has to keep Truth’s team back, so he missed all that! Jameson stomps Truth, tags Vance, and Vance covers, TWO!
Vance ROCKS Truth, has him in the corner, then CHOPS! Tag to Daivari, he CHOPS Truth, then he tags Nese. The Premier Athletes mug Truth with haymaker after haymaker, but the ref is still too busy keeping Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs back! Nese drags Truth up, and he tags in Sterling!? The fans boo but Sterling gets to throw hands on Truth! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Sterling drags Truth back, anchors a leg, and tags in Vance. Vance stomps Truth, tags Jameson, and Jameson tags Griff. Vance puts Truth in a corner, Griff sends Jameson in to LARIAT! Vance adds a BOOT, and then Griff BOOTS Truth down! Cover, TWO!
Griff tags Vance back in, they mug Truth, and Vance keeps Truth from the corner. Vance suplexes, covers, TWO! Truth stays in this but Vance stays on him with a chinlock. Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Truth stands. Truth fires body shots, but Vance CLUBS him! Vance whips, Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans fire up again as Truth and Vance crawl. Truth pushes past Vance, but Leila has to get out of the way as The Premier Athletes & Frat House all run up! They all YANK Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs off the apron, leaving Truth stranded! But at least Truth’s team fights back!
The fans fire up, but Truth turns around into a BOOT! Truth ends up on the apron, Vance runs up, and Vance SPEARS Truth onto the entire cluster! The fans fire up as Vance drags Truth into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Truth stays in this. The teams regroup, Vance whips Truth to the corner, but Truth BOOTS back! Truth fires hands on everyone else, and then storms up, but Vance keeps him from his corner! Vance whips and catches Truth to a SLEEPER, but Truth hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Truth crawls! Leila coaches Truth, hot tag to Turbo! And to Sterling!? Sterling panics, he wants nothing to do with Turbo!
Jameson runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Griff runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Nese runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Daivari runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Turbo then scoops and SLAMS Nese! And he scoops and SLAMS Daivari! The fans fire up as Turbo ELBOWS Daivari in a corner, headlocks, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO on The Premier Athletes! The fans are thunderous as Turbo flexes, but Sterling slithers in! Sterling CLUBS Turbo on the back, the fans boo, but Turbo just frowns and turns around. Sterling apologizes but Turbo grabs him by his shirt. Only for Jameson to get in and scoop SLAM Turbo! Jameson shouts, “Mark Sterling! You sonova b*tch!”
Jameson and Sterling look to parody the handshake, but Truth CLOBBERS Jameson! Sterling again apologizes, but Turbo stands back up! Sterling backs up into Turbo, panics, but Truth scoops Sterling! SLAM! The fans fire up as we get the real deal! Except Nese & Daivari get in! Wait, Marshall & Ross get them first, with DOUBLE IRON CLAWS! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROP on Sterling! And then Sterling flounders up, into a scoop, but Griff & Vance get in! Top Flight DOUBLE SUPERKICK them back out! Truth runs, TOTAL RECALL!! Dante runs, Darius sets up, FLIGHT IN MOTION for Griff! Turbo covers Sterling, #TopVonRunners win!
Winners: Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs, by pinfall
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes this win as the super team everybody loves stands tall! But with The Von Erichs holding gold with Dustin Rhodes, will The Sons of Texas soon be everyone’s top priority?
MXM Collection speaks.
ROH Media found Mansoor & Mason Madden after their loss at ROH Global Wars: Australia, but they still had their remodeled ROH World Tag title belt. As such, they act triumphant and victorious because they “successfully defended” their ROH World Tag Team Championship. Because as you can see, they still have the belt! Shoutout to Dustin Rhodes, he is a great fellow tag team champion, he really tested MXM. But then they ran away with this here title, and there is nothing anyone can say about it! Fingertip touch and MXM heads out, but they do know possession is NOT nine-tenths of the law in ROH, right?
Billie Starkz VS Hyan!
As if tensions weren’t already high between these two, Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths is being belittled because she lost to Harley Cameron on the Jericho Cruise while The Fallen Goddess is still ROH Women’s World Champion after beating Alex Windsor in Australia. The Athena World Tour returns home to Texas, but will Billie make “Boss” proud? Or will even disappointment be bigger in Texas?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up for Hyan. Billie is annoyed, the two tie up, and Billie wrenches to a wristlock. Hyan cartwheels, wrenches to a wristlock, but Billie rolls, rolls back, then trips Hyan. Billie flexes, the fans are torn, but then Billie throws Hyan down by her hair! Billie talks smack on Hyan, Hyan runs up, but Billie dodges to waistlock and shove. Billie then bypasses Hyan to sunset flip. Hyan rolls through, but Billie basement ENZIGIRIS! Billie then drags Hyan up to waistlock. Hyan fires elbows, runs to ropes, but Billie holds on! Billie CLUBS Hyan’s arms from the ropes, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN!
Billie scowls, then she stalks Hyan to the corner. Billie stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Billie tells him to back off! The fans boo, but Billie asks, “What do you want from me!?” Billie runs in, but Hyan dodges and Billie POSTS herself! The fans fire up, Hyan storms over, and Hyan brings Billie up to suplex high and hard! The fans fire up and Hyan feels that energy! Hyan runs to SPLASH in the corner! Hyan keeps moving, but Billie ELBOWS her away. And BOOTS her! Billie goes up, Hyan stops the boot, but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Billie goes up top, leaps, but Hyan gets under! Hyan ELBOWS Billie, cravats to KNEE and KNEE SMASH!
Hyan hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Billie stays in this, it’s why she’s the inaugural ROH Women’s TV Champion. But she sits up into a CHOP! Hyan CHOPS again, and again, but Billie blocks! Billie scowls, and then she ROCKS Hyan again and again! Billie has Hyan in the corner, fires more shots, but the ref counts. Billie stops at 4, then backs up just to run up, HEEL KICK! Billie then puts Hyan up top, Electric Chair Lifts, and she tucks Hyan in for a DRIVER!! Cover, Billie wins!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall
Well, if Kenny Omega uses a One Winged Angel, was that a Two Winged Angel? The bottom line is Billie is back in the win column, but will she ever fight her way out from under Athena’s tyranny?
ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka!
After failing to finish the Proving Ground match in under ten minutes, the Commander of the Skies has owed Big Shotty this title shot. Will Komander get the job done now that there’s a thirty minute time limit? Or will Lee prove this is all too easy?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the star of ROH TV!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Lee leaves Komander hanging. The bell rings, the fans rally for Komander, and the two circle. Lee chuckles, tells Houston to calm down and shut up, then he ties up with Komander. Lee arm-drags, but Komander holds on. They stand, Lee waistlocks, Komander switches, but Lee switches. They switch again and again, but then Lee headlocks. Komander headlocks, Lee slips out and hits a takeover. Komander headscissors, Lee kips free, and things speed up. Komander QUEBRADA but Lee dodges! Komander still headlocks for a takeover, Lee headscissors, and Komander kips free. The two stand off and the fans cheer.
Lee and Komander reset, circle again, and Lee mockingly applauds. Lee pie faces Komander and talks trash. Komander storms up but Lee pie faces him again! Lee goes for another, Komander blocks to CHOP, go up and up, but Lee yanks him down! Lee says Komander’s not gonna do lucha on him! But Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Komander goes up and up and jumps around, to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Lee tumbles out, EJ is there, but Komander builds speed! Komander rolls, slow-mo up and over to then RANA! EJ can’t believe it but the fans fire up! Komander puts Lee back in the ring, then he springboards, flying sunset flip! TWO!!
Lee escapes then bails out, and Komander keeps an eye on him. #LEE-J regroup and EJ coaches Lee up. Lee storms up to the apron, but Komander DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up, Komander builds speed, but EJ stands in the way! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Lee slides in and CLOBBERS Komander! The ref says this is EJ’s last warning, but Lee says Komander is nothing! Cover, TWO! Lee is frustrated and he drags Komander up. Lee bumps Komander off buckles, then brings him around to fire body shots. The fans rally, the ref counts, but Lee stomps away on Komander. Lee digs his boots in, but steps off at 4.
Lee storms back up on Komander, brings him around, and whips him corner to corner hard! Komander bounces off buckles, Lee shouts, “You’re NOTHING!” Lee covers, TWO! Lee is frustrated, but he rains down fists! The fans rally with “SI SE PUEDES!” Lee hammers away, then lets off to talk trash. Lee drags Komander up, TOSSES him to the outside, and EJ stays back. Lee taunts Houston, the ref watches EJ closely, but The Judge defends his own innocence. Lee goes out the side to fetch Komander, and he CLUBS Komander down! Lee puts Komander in the ring, drags him up, and snapmares for a chinlock.
The fans boo Lee while Komander endures, but Lee says Komander is still nothing! Abrahantes rallies the fans for Komander, and Komander fights up to his feet! Komander throws body shots, but Lee wrangles Komander back down! “This is your guy? This is too easy!” The fans boo, then they rally back up. Komander rises, fires body shots and forearms, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up with Komander as he fires even more shots! Komander runs up at the corner, but Lee puts him on the apron! Komander BLINDSIDE LARIATS Lee! Komander goes up, but Lee goes out! Komander hops down, Lee SUPERKICKS him!
Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs and reels Komander in! Canadian Rack, but Komander slips free! Komander scopos, Lee slips free, and Lee CLUBS Komander! The fans boo but Lee suplexes, but Komander lands inside! Komander catches Lee in the ropes and fires KNEE after KNEE! Komander UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS Lee, and he runs side to side! RANA-DRIVER!! A rough landing for both men, but the fans rally up even harder! Komander sits up, Lee follows, and both men stand. Komander fires forearms and CHOPS! And then another! Lee ducks the chop, back suplexes, but Komander lands out! KICK! KICK! BLINDSIDE SOBAT!
Komander runs, QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Lee survives, the fans rally up, and Komander rises again. Komander has Lee in a drop zone and hurries to the corner! Houston fires up as Komander climbs, but Lee rolls to the far side. Komander hops down, runs up, then goes up the corner to RA- NO! Lee stops Komander, runs for a corner, but Komander RANAS Lee into buckles! Komander mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Lee shouts, “I am not playing with this guy!” Lee hauls Komander up, reels him in, and lifts, but Komander SPINNING POISON-RANAS!!! Cover, TWO!!!
Lee survives and Komander is stunned! Houston rallies behind him again and Komander rises back up. Komander hurries to the corner and back up top! Lee sputters, but he manages to trip Komander up! Lee rises up, he fires hands on Komander, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee, Lee backflips through! Lee comes right back! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And he rolls through, to the outside? BRAINBUSTER to the floor!! EJ is fired up and the fans lose their minds! The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Lee and Komander stir while the ring count begins.
Both men are down at 5 of 20, then 8. Lee staggers up at 9, and he grabs Komander’s leg to SLAM it against the LED barrier again and again! Then he KICKS the leg! The ref reprimands, finish this in the ring! Wait, EJ has the title belt! The ref spots that, tells EJ to back off, but then Abrahantes snatches the belt from EJ! The fans cheer, EJ storms upon Abrahantes, but Lee puts Komander in the ring. Lee snarls while Komander unties his boot. Komander is getting pressure off the bad ankle, but Lee has him by the other leg. Komander ENZIGIRIS, but that was the bad foot! Komander writhes, but Abrahantes helps with the boot.
Lee hurries to stomp away on Komander’s legs! Lee punches away on the foot, YANKS the boot off, and EJ grabs it to mockingly show it off! Lee stomps away on the ankle more, then he goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but Lee hauls him right up! AOI SHODOU!! Cover, TWO!?! Komander survives and #LEE-J doesn’t understand! The fans rally as hard as they can for Komander as he crawls to a corner. Lee hauls Komander up to the top rope, climbs up after him, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee down, and Lee is in the drop zone! Komander rises up, but EJ drags Lee to safety!
The fans boo, but Komander says bet! SUPER CROSSBODY! Komander takes down LEE-J, grabs his boot back, and he throws the boot at EJ! The fans are thunderous and Komander drags Lee up. Komander puts Lee in, hurries back up the corner, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Komander tightrope walks, and CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, KOMANDER WINS!
Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
Even with all that damage done by Big Shotty, Komander shows the grit of a champion and pulls out the victory! Will he still find ways to win, no matter the odds?
Red Velvet speaks.
When it comes to her by-any-means-necessary way of winning, The Chef knows we all want to know “Why? Why? I have been on a roll lately. The hottest of my career. Why? Why? I’m starting to get real tired of the same questions. Why? I’m just getting started.” When and where will Red Velvet serve up another L fresh from the kitchen?
Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr!
Lucha night comes to an end with a huge crossover between ROH and CMLL! And it will be lucha rules! That means if the legal man falls out of the ring, someone can jump in and take their place! Will the Spanish God be able to help The Flame of Mexico and El Latigo Lagunero win big in Texas? Or will the Alchemist, El Australopithecus Apestosus y The Luxury of Lucha prove they are primero del mundo?
Wait, MXM appears on stage to taunt Sammy with his ROH World Tag Team title belt. Sammy ignores them while the trios sort out. But then Hechicero DROPKICKS Sammy out! Panther CLOBBERS Hechi, Barbaro BOOTS Hechi, but Fuego DROPKICKS Barbaro! Soberano runs up but Fuego goes Matrix! Fuego bridges, then stands back up to dance! Fuego and Soberano RAM shoulders, go again, and then Fuego runs. Soberano follows, pops Fuego up and over, but Fuego ARM-DRAGS Soberano! Barbaro y Hechi run in, Fuego dodges them to then handspring and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up, Panther & Sammy join in!
The trio builds speed, but Hechi’s team CLOBBERS them all! Hechi stomps Sammy, Soberano stomps Panther and Barbaro stomps Fuego. Fuego and Panther fall out so Soberano is the legal man. Hechi CHOKES Sammy, Soberano BITES Sammy’s foot! The fans rally and duel, and Hechi drags Sammy around. Hechi puts Sammy’s leg through the ropes, Soberano CHOKES Sammy while Hechi pulls on the leg, and Barbaro stands on the other leg! The ref reprimands and counts, Hechi YANKS the leg as he lets off, and Soberano looms over Sammy. Soberano y Barbaro taunt Sammy’s team by holding Sammy’s arms out to them.
Soberano y Barbaro double wrench then DOUBLE KICK! Hechi drags Sammy up to rain fists! The ref counts, Hechi lets off, and Soberano stomps Sammy in the corner. The fans boo but Soberano drags Sammy up to GAMANGIRI! Sammy drops down, Soberano hooks his arms and digs a knee into Sammy’s back. Sammy endures, even as Hechi taunts him. The fans rally, Sammy fights up, but Hechi blocks the kick so he and Soberano can mug Sammy! They have Sammy on the ropes and hold his legs open! Barbaro runs up and KICKS the hamstring! MXM laugh while the fans are torn. Barbaro taunts Fuego, then BLASTS him and Panther!
Hechi twists Sammy’s arm, stands him up to wrench, and Soberano wrenches the other arm. They lift Sammy up, Barbaro runs, PENDULUM BOMB! Then TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Sammy bails out, Panther is there to help him, and Fuego slides in. But Barbaro BOOTS him down! Barbaro y Soberano mug Fuego, whip him to the corner, then Soberano LARIATS! Barbaro LARIATS, then Hechi STEP-UP KNEES Fuego! Fuego falls, MXM is amused, and Hechi hooks Fuego up! Soberano y Babaro grab the arms, and they help Hechi get Fuego up! It’s a MEXICAN SURFBOARD, but then Soberano gets a boost from Barbaro, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!!
The fans fire up and Soberano covers, ONE because Soberano lets off?! Soberano seems to be demanding more respect from the ref, but then Fuego bails out and Panther storms in! Soberano stops Panther in his tracks by kneeling and offering a handshake. Panther kicks, Soberano blocks it, and Barbaro KICKS Panther’s leg! Barbaro DECKS Panther, Hechi brings Panther back up, and they double whip. Double drop toehold and now Hechi hooks Panther up! We now get a ROMERO SPECIAL, and then Soberano y Barbaro run, DOUBLE BULLDOG!! Hechi and team soak up the cheers and jeers from Houston!
Barbaro drags Panther up, DECKS him again, then they all soak up the heat. Hechi fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then fast hands! Hechi DECKS Panther, then puts him in a corner. Soberano DROPKICKS Panther down, then he and Barbaro double whip corner to corner. Hechi sends Soberano in but Panther dodges! Panther dodges Hechi, scoops Barbaro for a BACKBREAKER, then scoops Hechi for a BACKBREAKER! Soberano gets a BACKBREAKER! Panther BLASTS Barbaro out, then DIVES into him! The fans fire up, MXM likes what they see, and it’s Sammy that steps in!
Hechi storms in after him, the fans rally and duel, and things speed up! Sammy sidesteps, hurdles, backflips over, and he DROPKICKS Hechi down! Sammy kips up so smooth and he takes a bow. Soberano runs up but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy hurries to PLANCHA onto Hechi! The fans fire up with Sammy, he slides back in and builds speed, to FLY onto Soberano! The fans fire up with Sammy, MXM gets upset and even storm a few feet closer to ringside. Barbaro is in, he wrenches and hammerlocks Sammy, lifts and suplexes! Barbaro stomps away, then does his caveman dance. Fans join in, Barbaro runs, IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, Fuego breaks it!
Sammy bails out, Fuego CHOPS Barbaro, then he whips. Barbaro reverses but Fuego BOOTS him! Barbaro does the worm!? Barbaro runs up, but Fuego goes up and over to stack! Hechi BOOTS Fuego! Barbaro bails out, Hechi whips, but Fuego reverses and RANAS! Hechi handsprings through! He then wrenches and shoves Fuego, then runs up, and he YANKS Fuego’s hurdle out of the air! Fuego bails out, Panther runs in, but Hechi avoids the dropkick! But then Panther avoids the senton! Panther rallies the fans, runs to RAM Hechi, then runs again. Hechi follows, but Panther hits a Tiger Feint to dodge, and Hechi’s dropkick goes flying out to the floor!
Panther hurries to a corner and then runs, FLYING RANA! Hechi flounders away, and Panther hurries back in. Soberano runs up, Panther puts him on the apron, but Soberano GAMANGIRIS! Soberano fires up, the fans are torn, and Soberano goes up top for a TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Panther survives that wild 1080, but then Soberano dodges Panther! Panther ends up stuck in ropes, Soberano LIONSAULTS but misses as Panther slips out! Panther takes aim, but Barbaro uses Soberano for POETRY IN MOTION! Down goes Panther and the fans fire up! Soberano builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS to then inverted suplex!
Soberano SLAMS Panther down, Barbaro is up top! SUPER DUPER SPLASH to the floor!! MXM is fired up, and then Fuego QUEBRADAS Soberano! Fuego slides, in does a dance, and then FLIES onto Barbaro! Hechi is in, but so is Sammy! The fans fire up and Hechi roars! Sammy runs up, but into a single leg takedown! Hechi stands Sammy up to whip, but Sammy reverses. Hechi ducks the hurdle, but Sammy JUMP KNEES him down! The fans fire up and Sammy whips corner to corner. Hechi reverses, runs up, and STEP-UP KNEES! The fans fire up and Hechi rolls back, summons the power of lucha, but Sammy SUPERKICKS him!
Sammy runs to JUMP KNEE again! Hechi flounders, Sammy torture racks him! But Mason gets on the apron! The ref tells him to hop down, but Mansoor slithers in, and he BELT SHOTS Sammy!! The fans boo, Sammy flops out of the ring, but Fuego steps up! Fuego runs, slips through a tilt-o-whirl, but Hechi victory rolls, only to stand up and INVERTED MONKEY FLIP Fuego into a LEG SCISSOR NELSON! But that’s not all, Hechi makes it a ROLLING CRADLE! They go around and around and around, into the cover! Team Hechi wins!!
Winners: Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr, by pinfall
Give an assist to MXM as they celebrate their part to play in this victory. They even get Hechicero to touch fingertips with him! But then they aim at Sammy! Only for Fuego y Panther to get back in! MXM flips the belt around to swing on them! Fuego y Panther dodge, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM out! The fans cheer, but Sammy, Fuego & Panther grab Mansoor! Mansoor says save yourself! He lets the belt go, Sammy has Mansoor in the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL!! Mason shouts, “NOOO~!” but he keeps the title belt away from Sammy. Will Sammy & Dustin just have to take the fight to MXM to get their stolen property back?
My Thoughts:
A very good ROH clocking in at an hour and 21 minutes, it feels like they’ve almost got this mastered for a good cable TV runtime. Though at the same time, we still had filler in Gates of Agony squashing Exodus & Josiah, and then both women’s matches were fairly quick. Billie squashing Hyan was in part to serve story as we did see Athena tell Billie to take things seriously, and then Billie takes her frustrations out on Hyan. Rachael VS Abadon could’ve been a little longer to build them both up in the standings, but Abadon winning makes sense as Abadon’s gotten closer to titles than Rachael has. And good promo from Velvet, but I’m not sure why we’re waiting so long to get to her and Leyla’s rematch.
Additionally, while that 12 Man Tag was some fun, just smashing together multiple teams for that was bordering on filler. Good to see The Von Erichs back given ROH was in Texas. And between The Von Erichs being in Texas and Sterling being introduced as one of the competitors, it was a given The Von Erichs and their team would win. Though it did work that The Outrunners got the finish, they’re the team riding high right now. I will say it’s good that “The Frat House” is a faction, but like, can’t the name have just be The Fraternity? Or like, Greek letters that make a fraternity name, but also is a funny pun when you boil it down to letters.
But of course, great stuff throughout the night involving luchadores. Fuego Del Sol VS Yuta was a very good opening match, but I figured Yuta would win that. Him going the extra mile with that steel chain was rather vicious, I feel like Fuego should want payback, teaming with some other AEW wrestlers who have beef with the Death Riders. Komander VS Lee was a very good ROH TV Championship match, but given this wasn’t the main event, I figured Komander would retain. Maybe EJ gets his shot next?
And then a very good Six Man main event. The lucha rules made it constant motion because there was no need for tags, and apparently the ref didn’t need to count when Hechi’s team was in there together. MXM getting involved makes sense, as they’re still not happy just possessing the tag title. They screwed Sammy over, Hechi’s team wins, but then Sammy’s side stands tall over MXM. I would think we do get Sons of Texas VS MXM one more time, who knows how that goes, but it’ll be a lot of fun either way.
My Score: 8.6/10
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