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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (11/25/22)

One more stop before Survivor Series!

Published

2 years ago

November 25, 2022

Steven Mitchell

Who will have the advantage going into WarGames?

Drew McIntyre & Sheamus team up on SmackDown to fight for WarGames advantage! But will The Usos handle Bloodline business before Survivor Series?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

SmackDown World Cup: Pete Dunne w/ The Brawling Brutes VS Santos Escobar w/ Legado del Fantasma; Escobar wins and advances to the finals.
Hit Row w/ B-Fab VS The Viking Raiders w/ Sarah Logan; The Viking Raiders win.
SmackDown World Cup: Braun Strowman VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins and advances to the finals.
Shotzi Blackheart & Raquel Rodriguez VS Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler; Ronda & Shayna win.
Men’s WarGames Advantage: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus VS The Usos; McIntyre & Sheamus win and their team has the numbers advantage at WarGames.

PLAY BY PLAY

Team Damage Control is in the ring!

Bayley stands with Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley with a mic. Bayley says, “Alright, Bianca. It’s bad enough that you had to drag us out on Thanksgiving night to be here, especially in disgusting, ugly Providence, so we’re on MY time now! And let’s get this over with. Get out here, because tomorrow night, we’re going to war.” And so here comes Team EST! Bianca Belair leads Mia Yim, Alexa Bliss & Asuka out and Providence fires up. Bianca has a mic to say, “Well, there is five of y’all. And four of us. But like I said before, we weren’t coming here tonight alone.” It’s BECKY LYNCH!

Fans fire up as The Man strolls out on stage! Becky joins Team EST in rushing the ring! The brawl is on! Becky has Bayley, Bianca is after Dakota, Mia is after Rhea, Alexa is after Nikki and Asuka is after Iyo! Things spill out of the ring, but Becky keeps Bayley in. They go forearm for forearm, Becky gets the edge and SOBATS to an UPPERCUT! Fans fire up for the BECKSPLODER! Bayley bails out and Becky is all fired up! But then Rhea gets up and stares The Man down. Becky welcomes Rhea to try something, and she even says the team will stand down. But DMG CTRL convinces Rhea to stand down and save it for Saturday.

Fans boo but there’s just 24 hours left before WARGAMES! Will the RawEST team keep DMG CTRL from taking control?

SmackDown World Cup: Pete Dunne w/ The Brawling Brutes VS Santos Escobar w/ Legado del Fantasma

The Bruiserweight and the Emperor of Lucha meet in a high stakes showdown! Who will be the first to reach the inaugural SmackDown World Cup finals?

SmackDown returns and Escobar makes his entrance, LDF by his side. The bell rings and fans fire up as the two tie up. Escobar puts Dunne on ropes but the ref counts. They both let off, and Escobar backs off with a grin. Escobar uses ropes as a defense and the ref has Dunne stay back. Escobar comes back and he sucker punches Dunne! Escobar stomps Dunne, drags him up, and headlocks to a takeover. Dunne kicks around and fans rally. Dunne manages to get Escobar’s arm, and he bends the fingers! Dunne isolates the arm to STOMP it! Escobar scrambles away to a corner but Dunne is right on him again.

Dunne wrenches but Escobar powers out to DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Escobar clamps onto the arm, grinds Dunne down and smothers him into the mat. Fans rally up and Dunne fights up. Escobar throws Dunne down by his hair! Dunne fights up again, Escobar headlocks but Dunne powers out. Things speed up, Dunne hurdles and drops to CLOBBER Escobar! Escobar bails out to rest against the desk. Dunne goes out to CHOP Escobar! Dunne puts Escobar in, wrenches and whips, but Escobar reverses. Dunne goes up but Escobar SHOVES him down! Dunne tumbles off apron and steel steps and Vega is happy as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Dunne has Escobar in a wristlock. Dunne throws a forearm, Escobar throws one back, and they go back and forth! Fans rally as they go faster and faster! Dunne ROCKS Escobar to a corner, then runs in to GAMANGIRI! Escobar falls and Vega is frustrated, Dunne drops knees on the bad arm! Dunne then shoves Escobar to ropes for a SNAP GERMAN! Dunne STOMPS the hands, then BUZZSAWS Escobar back down! Vega is still confident Escobar will win this match, the cup, and the Intercontinental Championship. But Escobar goes out, Dunne goes to the apron, MOONSUALT!

But Escobar moved! Only Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde took the hit! Escobar DIVES from the ring! Dunne hits the desk! Escobar drags Dunne up and in, Dunne goes to a corner. Escobar runs in to DOUBLE KNEE! Escobar puts Dunne up top to GAMANGIRI! Escobar climbs up after Dunne, but Dunne CHOPS him! Escobar drops to the apron and Dunne adjusts. But Escobar climbs back up after him! Dunne CLUBS Escobar, stands him up, and BENDS fingers! Dunne SNAPS the fingers and Escobar falls to the floor! Dunne adjusts again, the Brutes and LDF shout at each other. Dunne ARIHARA MOONSAULTS to take Cruz & Wilde down again!

Dunne POSTS Escobar, gets in the ring and TORNADO DDTs! Cover, TWO!! Vega breathes easier, but wait! Drew McIntyre & Kevin Owens are brawling with the Bloodline! The Usos want to have an advantage before the WarGames Advantage match later tonight!! Sheamus & Ridge rush to the back! Dunne hurries but Escobar dodges! Dunne dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Escobar crawls to a cover, TWO!! Dunne and Escobar are still down, security and refs rush in to stop The Usos & Solo, but then Sheamus & Ridge get in there! The tide turns now that the Bloodline is outnumbered!

Dunne and Escobar rise, Dunne wrangles Escobar but Vega distracts the ref! Wilde drags Dunne over for Cruz to GAMANGIRI! Wilde GAMANGIRIS, too! Escobar hits the PHANTOM DRIVER! Cover, Escobar wins!

Winner: Santos Escobar, by pinfall (advances to the finals)

Vega is all smiles now since she helped the Emperor steal this victory! But who will meet him in the finals? We find out when the One and Only takes on the Monster of All Monsters!

Bray Wyatt is here!

The door is on stage and the light is seeping through. Providence fires up, but we get a glimpse of Uncle Howdy. What will Bray have to say about what happened to LA Knight last week? We find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns and Bray makes his entrance. The fireflies are out as he walks to the ring with his lantern and fans are fired up all over again. Bray turns off the lantern and the spotlight is on him. “My name is Bray Wyatt.” Fans cheer for him and he says he likes that! He likes to think that he has a good grip of what people think about him. He knows they’ll stare or whisper about him. He never minds it, it never bothered him before. “But I pretend like I don’t hear and see those things, but I understand. I have a pulse of what people think I am. See, that’s the thing. My entire life, I’ve been looked at like I’m a rabid animal, but I am not.

“And I know what most people want to see out of me. I know that people really just wanna see the monster. People just wanna see The Fiend. And that’s it, right? You wanna see the monster, right?” Fans are torn on that, but Bray keeps saying, “You wanna see the show, right? So come one, come all! Come see the human tornado destroy himself and everything around him! And that’s all good and fine, but that’s not the man that I want to be anymore.” Fans are again torn on that. “Believe me, it’s very hard for me to explain the burdens that I’ve had to go through, man.”

Bray is a bit emotional as he says, “I know that what I’ve given to you, violence, is the only language I’ve shown you I can speak. So I have to be truthful. I am not the one who attacked LA Knight.” Fans are again torn there. But then Uncle Howdy speaks from the tron! “The world is built on lies. Everyone lies. He lies. He lies! Don’t you see what he’s doing? Open your eyes. Open your eyes. He can make you believe anything. He’ll give you purpose. He can make you feel wanted, but it’s just a lie. You should be careful. He’ll make fools of us all if you listen to him. Never forget: the snake in a cage is still just a snake. Wake up.” Did Uncle Howdy… shed a tear?

And LA Knight saw all that, too.

Megan Morant walks over to ask him his thoughts on what we saw, but he says, “If you ain’t talking about me, then you ain’t talking. So lemme talk to ya! How as your Thanksgiving? Did you enjoy it?” Y-Yes. “Oh, good for you~! Cuz I didn’t get to. Cuz seven days ago, as I’m leaving the arena, just minding my own business, next thing I know, I end up getting pulled out from under a pile of Bray.” What? “A pile of trash!” But he said- YES! You get it now, right? “And now that human trash bag gets to stand out there and vomit his lies to the world, and not a single consequence. Isn’t that pretty?

“Well it took everything in me to hobble out here, and if not for this sling and if not for these crutches, the consequences would be severe. I would look him in the eyes and I would say, ‘Whose game is it?’ And he would shiver and quiver in fear and he’d say, ‘It’s LA Knight’s game.’ And I would proceed to kick his keister in, in front of everybody! And that’s not an insult, that is just a fact of life. YEAH.” Knight limps away, but Howdy glitches the screen again. Will Knight stop running his mouth until he’s safely away?

Hit Row w/ B-Fab VS The Viking Raiders w/ Sarah Logan!

Just as Top Dolla & Ashante THEE Adonis were going to settle things with Maximum Male Models, Erik & Ivar returned from the wilderness to lay waste to them all! Will the Vikings wish they’d sailed away? Or is the raid here to stay?

SmackDown returns as the Viking Raiders make their entrance. “Valhalla is here.” That is to say, Sarah Logan is Valhalla incarnate. The teams sort out and Ivar starts against Adonis. They tie up, Adonis fires off hands and kicks to back Ivar to ropes! The ref counts, Adonis whips but Ivar reverses. Adonis DROPKICKS but Ivar stays up to CLOBBER Adonis! Ivar kicks and stomps Adonis, put shim in the corner and tags in Erik. The Vikings mug Adonis with big haymakers from all sides! Erik roars but Adonis throws body shots. Erik ROCKS him back, whips him and CLOBBERS him! Erik looms over Adonis while he glares at Dolla.

Erik dares Adonis to get up, and Adonis throws more body shots, but Erik DECKS him! Tag to Ivar, Erik feeds Adonis to a KNEE! Ivar feeds Adonis to another KNEE! The Vikings corner Adonis, Erik tags in, and he suplexes Adonis., Adonis sips out and hot tags Dolla! Dolla CLOBBERS Erik, CLOBBERS Ivar, fires off on Erik, then kicks low! Dolla runs to BOOT Erik down! Fans fire up with Dolla and he says, “Who hotta than Top Dolla? Not nada!” Tag to Adonis, but Ivar CLOBBERS Dolla outta the ring! Adonis ROCKS Ivar, goes up top and LEAPS, but Ivar gets under! Adonis’ leg jams, Ivar LEG LARIATS Adonis down!

Tag to Erik, he KNEES Dolla off the apron! The Vikings combine for the RAGNAROK BOMB! Cover, the Viking Raiders win!

Winners: The Viking Raiders, by pinfall

B-Fab cannot believe the dominance of Erik & Ivar! Valhalla stands with the victorious Viking Raiders, will they bring destruction to all those in their way?

SmackDown shares what happened at the Mysterio household on Thanksgiving.

Dominik & Rhea surprised Rey by showing up to the family dinner, but Rey already didn’t trust it. Dom said they’re just here to eat, but Rey says this isn’t the time to play around. Dom says it’s the holidays! Is Rey serious? But then Rhea kicks the door in and Rey falls over! Dom rains down fists on Rey right in front of the dining room! Dom and Rhea then look at a framed picture of Dom holding Rey up on his shoulders when Rey won the United States Championship last year. They mock it, then BREAK it! Then Rhea holds Rey down for Dominik to get a broom to SMACK the broken ankle!

Rhea mockingly said, “Happy Thanksgiving, Rey.” And Dom sarcastically said, “I think the family likes you, Mami.” The Judgment Day’s Bonnie & Clyde left Rey writhing on the ground, will someone make sure they get coal for Christmas?

SmackDown returns and LA Knight’s been attacked again!

He’s stuck between road case and garage door, and no one can move it! The staff shout for help, but was this (not) Bray Wyatt’s doing?

SmackDown World Cup: Braun Strowman VS Ricochet!

Escobar awaits the winner of this match, representing Mexico. Either way, an American will face the Emperor of Lucha, so will it be an All-American Monster of All Monsters or the One and Only that fights for the cup?

SmackDown returns as “BRAAAUN~!” makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up and Braun SHOVES Ricochet to a corner! Ricochet is a bit frazzled, but he gets in Braun’s face. Braun just pats him on the head. Ricochet SLAPS Braun! Braun RAMS Ricochet into a corner and shouts at him, “Who do you think you are?!” The ref counts, Braun lets off, but Ricochet dodges him. Ricochet springboards, but gets caught! Braun brings Ricochet up but Ricochet slips free to KICK at the legs! Ricochet dodges a haymaker to kick but that gets blocked! Braun wags his finger, flips Ricochet but he lands on his feet!

Ricochet dodges, DROPKICKS, then DROPKICKS again! Braun staggers, runs in but Ricochet dumps him out! Ricochet goes to the apron but so does Braun. Ricochet BOOTS Braun, then FLYING DROPKICKS! Braun almost hits a cameraman as he staggers into barriers! Fans fire up, so does Ricochet, but Braun POUNCES Ricochet over the desk! Braun rips off his shirt and throws it away to the fans. Braun drags Ricochet to the ring by an arm, but the ring count is 6 of 10. Braun puts Ricochet in, then storms up to drop a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Braun snarls as he watches Ricochet flounder to ropes.

Braun puts Ricochet in a corner, whips him corner to corner hard, and Ricochet falls back from hitting the buckles. Braun drags Ricochet up, whips him to the other corner and SPLASHES! Then TOSSES him across the way! Fans fire up for Braun as he drags Ricochet back up. Braun raises his massive hand, but here comes Gunther! Braun shouts at the Ring General for showing up uninvited, and then dares him to do something. But Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser appear from the crowd side! They each distract Braun but then slither away before Braun can get them. Ricochet jumps up for a CRUCIFIX TAKEDOWN! RICOCHET WINS!!

Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (advances to the finals)

Imperium just screwed Braun! And then they get in the ring to surround Braun! Braun glares at Ludwig but Gunther BOOTS him down! Imperium mugs Braun and Ricochet watches from the ramp. Ricochet is torn, but he can’t help himself! He runs in to fight off Imperium! But he gets mugged, too! The Austrian, German and Italian beat up the Americans and fans boo! Imperium stands Ricochet up for Gunther to CHOP him down! Then they go to Braun, but Braun CHOPS Ludiwg and DECKS VInci! Gunther takes a tactical retreat but he just eliminated his biggest threat. Braun then looks to Ricochet as he sits in the corner.

Braun looks down at him but fans chant “USA! USA!” The Americans make peace with a handshake! Braun tells Ricochet to get the cup and beat Gunther’s ass! Will Ricochet make America proud and take the trophy and the title?

Sami Zayn walks the halls.

The Honorary Uce is about to enter the Bloodline locker room when Kevin Owens walks over! Sami asks, “What’re you doing? You gotta go! You cannot be here, they’re all in there.” Oh are they? Sami tells Kevin no, he’s not going in there! Okay, but just listen to Kevin. Sami, what happens when you do something or say something that pisses one of them off? It could be Roman, it could be Jey! Sami doesn’t wanna hear this but Kevin wants him to really think about it. Sami’s doing great right now, but how many times in the last 20 YEARS has Kevin had to bail Sami out because he said something or did something to piss the wrong person off, even if it was just by accident?

So what does Sami think will happen when that happens now? What does Sami think Roman will do? We all saw what Roman did to his own cousins when they pissed him off. So what’ll happen to Sami? Just think on that. Oh, and if Kevin were Sami, he just wouldn’t wait for them to turn on him. He’d strike first. Jey is eavesdropping and heard everything!! And as Sami opens the door, Jey makes it look like he was just walking over! Sami is nervous now but Jey asks where Sami was. They could’ve used him earlier when they jumped Drew. Sami texted Jimmy, eh was running late. Oh yeah? So did he talk to anyone sense he’s been here?

No… So he hasn’t talked to anyone? No! He just got here! But he’s talking to Jey now. Well alright. That’s fine. Sami heads into the locker room, but Jey has some blackmail material now. Will he do something with it? Or will he let Sami dig his own grave?

Backstage interview with Becky Lynch.

Kayla Braxton wants to ask her before she goes, how is she feeling having her first match back at WarGames? Well, her shoulder is still banged up after Damage Control took her out, but that was four months ago, with Becky doing nothing but thinking about how she could destroy them, how she could dismantle them, how she could tear them limb from limb and make them question their very existences in Becky’s business. So no better time than tomorrow. Everyone’s tough until The Man comes around, and no one goes to war until The Man comes around! Will Becky make Survivor Series big time in Boston?

Backstage interview with Shotzi Blackheart & Raquel Rodriguez.

Megan says we’re all looking forward to Survivor Series: WarGames tomorrow night, where Shotzi has her shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship. But speaking of, RONDA attacks, sending Shotzi into road cases! Shayna hits Raquel, she and Ronda mug Big Mami Cool and shove her into doors! They stomp away on her, then open a road case! They bring Raquel over, put her arm in, and SLAM the case shut on it!! The Baddest Women on the Planet hurry off before refs rush in! Their tag match is next, will Raquel & Shotzi be in any shape to fight now?

Shotzi Blackheart & Raquel Rodriguez VS Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler!

After that vicious backstage attack, the SmackDown Women’s Champion and Queen of Spades just sent Raquel to the hospital! Ronda gets the mic to say, “Well, we’re here.” Shayna says, “Yeah, we’re the ones that’re here.” Ronda says there probably isn’t going to be a match tonight, and Shayna says, “Accidents happen.” Ronda says sometimes accidents are on purpose. But Raquel can enjoy some wings now. Get it? Cuz Thanksgiving. But Shotzi can do herself a favor and just stay at the kiddie table. She is NOT ready. Enjoy the sparking cider.

But Shotzi still makes her entrance?! Is Shotzi going to be fighting two ruthless women all on her own?! SHE IS! Will the wild child regret being this gutsy this close to a title match?

The bell rings and Shotzi starts against Ronda. Shotzi dodges Ronda to CLOBBER Shayna, then she dodges again to run in and SPLASH! Shotzi fires off but Ronda kicks her away. Tag to Shayna, she whips Shotzi but Shotzi dodges Ronda to ROLLING ELBOW! Shotzi ROCKS and CLUBS Shayna, then puts them both on ropes! Welcome to the BALL PIT! Ronda takes the hit but Shayna dodges to KNEE Shotzi down! Cover, TWO! Shayna drags Shotzi up, has a double wristlock and she drags Shotzi over. Tag to Ronda, Ronda runs in to SHINING WIZARD! Shayna tags back in, Ronda holds onto Shotzi for a HANGING ARMBAR!

The ref counts, Ronda lets go, and Shayna hits a double wristlock takeover! Shayna twists the wrist, bends the elbow, and holds on tight as Shotzi fights around. Fans rally, Shayna drags Shotzi around, and Shayna CLUBS Shotzi down! Shayna rains down forearms to the back of Shotzi’s head, but RAQUEL IS STILL HERE?! Ricky Desperado is storming out here with one good arm! Shayna taunts Raquel, but Shotzi rolls Shayna into buckles! Hot tag to Raquel! Raquel uses the good arm to throw Shayna down, then ROCK Ronda! Raquel CLUBS Shayna, BOOTS her, then DECKS Ronda! Shayna gets the bad arm!!

Raquel endures enough to scoop with the good arm! But Shayna slips free! Tag to Ronda, Raquel grabs Shayna! But Shayna fights the choke slam and Ronda WRINGS the bad arm! Shayna isolates and STOMPS the bad arm!! Ronda taunts Raquel as she pulls on the bad arm, and she taunts the fans. Shayna intercepts Shotzi on the outside and Ronda puts on the ARMBAR!!! Raquel tapes, Ronda & Shayna win!

Winners: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler, by submission

But Ronda doesn’t let go until she’s satisfied! Shotzi crawls in to check on Raquel. Did the Baddest Women on the Planet just sideline Raquel until the New Year? What chance does Shotzi have going against a Rowdy and remorseless Ronda Rousey?

BREAKING NEWS for SmackDown!

Next week, SmackDown will be live on FS1, so make sure to adjust your DVRs accordingly! But will Ricochet or Escobar be the one to win the SmackDown World Cup?

Kayla Braxton is by the trainer’s room.

We await a medical update, and Shotzi barges out. How is Raquel? Obviously, her arm was broken before the match, and now the elbow is dislocated. Shotzi knew Ronda & Shayna were bullies, so she was ready to come at them alone. This isn’t the first time she’s been bullied, but it is the first time someone’s had her back. Raquel stuck up for Shotzi when she needed someone the most. Shotzi won’t forget that. Now, it’s personal! “Shayna, you’re gonna have a front row sweat when I tear Ronda apart. And Ronda, I’m gonna shock the world when I beat you senseless!” The Wild Child is only revving up, will she tank care of business against the Baddest Woman on the Planet?

Men’s WarGames Advantage: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus VS The Usos!

The Bloodline already tried to win this fight at the start of the night, but now it’ll be a head-on battle in the ring! And to make sure the Bloodline can’t use numbers, Kevin Owens and the Brutes head out to the ring with the Scottish & Celtic Warriors! Will McIntyre & Sheamus be the fellas that get it done? Or will they be the twos while Jimmy & Jey are the ones that take the advantage?

The teams sort out and Jimmy starts with Sheamus. They circle, tie up, and Sheamus hits a headlock takeover. Jimmy fights up fast but Sheamus hits another takeover! Jimmy fights up again, puts Sheamus on ropes and RAMS into him! The ref counts, Jimmy whips but Sheamus reverses. Jimmy blocks the hip toss but so does Sheamus, and Sheamus CLOBBERS Jimmy! Tag to McIntyre, they double whip Jimmy to double ELBOW! McIntyre covers, ONE! McIntyre ROCKS Jimmy, CHOPS him in the Celtic corner, and McIntyre tags Sheamus. They double whip again to double HIP TOSS! Jey runs in but Sheamus dodges, McIntyre ROCKS Jey!

Sheamus & McIntyre clothesline Jey up and out! Fans fire up but Sami is furious. The Brutes stare down with Sami and Solo, and then Sheamus & McIntyre go out to join them. The factions are all fired up but the ref keeps the peace as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Sheamus fires off hands on Jimmy. Jimmy headlocks, Sheamus powers out but Jey tags in as Jimmy reverses. Sheamus comes back, Jimmy dodges and Jey dumps Sheamus out! Sami laughs but hurries away as Dunne & Ridge storm over. Jey AX HANDLES Sheamus down! Sami talks trash and taunts Sheamus but Jey has him back up. Kevin is already saying this is what he was telling Sami. Jey drags Sheamus up, puts him in the ring, and ROCKS Sheamus to the corner. Jey fires off haymakers, the ref backs him off, but Jimmy CHOKES Sheamus! Fans boo but Jimmy gets away with it.

Kevin tells Sami that Solo will turn on Sami, too, but Sami tells Kevin to just go to his corner. Jimmy tags in, he and Jey mug Sheamus. They trip Sheamus to split the wishbone! Jimmy paces around, drags Sheamus up, but Sheamus throws haymakers! Fans fire up but Jimmy HEADBUTTS! Jimmy runs but into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as Jimmy and Sheamus crawl to their corners! Hot tags to Jey and Drew! McIntyre rallies on Jey with big clotheslines, then he whips Jimmy to ropes for an ELBOW! Jey runs in, he gets a NECKBREAKER! Jimmy swings on McIntyre but McIntyre dodges, only for Jimmy to deny the neckbreaker!

Jimmy kicks, McIntyre blocks but the DRAGON WHIP hits! Jimmy fireman’s carries but McIntyre slips off and shoves Jimmy. Jimmy ELBOWS from the corner, but he runs into a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Sami is a bit worried but he coaches Jimmy up. McIntyre drags Jimmy up while Kevin talks to Sami. Jimmy swings but into the NECKBREAKER! McIntyre kips up and fans fire up! McIntyre glares at Solo, then goes to the corner. Sami shouts to Jimmy as the countdown starts! But Jey anchors McIntyre! McIntyre scrapes Jey away but Jimmy SUPERKICKS McIntyre out of the ring!

Tag to Jey, the Usos build speed, Jimmy DIVES! Direct hit and then Jey DIVES! McIntyre hits the desk! The Usos drag McIntyre up and RAM him into steel steps! The Usos take over as SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Jimmy rains fists in the corner. But McIntyre throws them back! McIntyre whips, Jimmy BOOTS back! Fans rally and Sami fires up as Jimmy watches McIntyre sit up. Jimmy aims from the far corner, “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” Jimmy runs in to HIP ATTACK! The Usos raise the fingers, #WeTheOnes. Jimmy grins and says they’ll do one more. “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” Jimmy runs in, but into a GLASGOW KISS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! McIntyre and Jimmy crawl, hot tags to Jey and Sheamus! The Fella rallies on Jey with big ax handles! Then a clothesline in the corner!

Sheamus BLASTS Jimmy for good measure before hitting an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Jey! Jey crawls to the apron but Sheamus is on him! He rips the shirt away to give Jey BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! And he goes past TEN to get to SEVENTEEN!! Jimmy grabs at Jey but Sheamus drags Jey back up. McIntyre drags Jimmy up, and the Celtic Connection look to each other! BEATS- NO! DOUBLE HOTSHOTS from the Usos! Jey drags Sheamus out and RAMS him into barriers! Jimmy runs at McIntyre but McIntyre dodges to CLAYMORE!! Jey gets in to SUPERKICK McIntyre! Jey builds speed to DIVE into Sheamus!

Jey drags Sheamus up and puts him in, then hurries in, into a KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Sami is freaking out as Jey survives! Jey crawls away to a corner but Sheamus looks to the Brutes and to Providence. Everyone fires up as Sheamus aims from the corner! The fans call for it, but Sami distracts! Sheamus DECKS Sami, but Jey SUPERKICKS Sheamus! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and Jey snarls. Sami staggers around, holding his head. Jey goes to the corner and he climbs up. “This is Awesome!” and Sheamus ROCKS Jey first! And CHOPS! Sheamus climbs up after Jey, CLUBS away on him, then brings him up.

But Solo distracts! Sami throws Sheamus down!! Jey USO SPLASHES!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sami is freaking out but then Ridge drags him down! They brawl, Dunne goes after Solo! Solo ROCKS Dunne and CLUBS away on the desk! Ridge DECKS Sami, ROCKS Solo, now they brawl! Dunne & Ridge hold Solo as McIntyre FLIES! The Scottish Warrior wipes out them AND Jimmy! Fans fire up as Sami grabs one of the tag belts! Sami calls to Jey in the ring, but Kevin stands in Sami’s way! Kevin asks what Sami’s doing. Sami asks what Kevin’s doing! Kevin snatches the belt away! Kevin won’t let Sami do this jut for The Bloodline.

Fans chant “UCEY! UCEY!” Sami snatches the belt away and gest in the ring! But the ref sees him now! Sami drops the belt, but the ref EJECTS him!! But Jey grabs the belt! Only for Kevin to hit a STUNNER! Sheamus hits a BROGUE!! Cover, the Brutes win!!

Winners: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus, by pinfall (The Brutes have the WarGames advantage)

The Honorary Uce trying to help only costs the Bloodline! Is this just Kevin Owens being proven right? Or is this happening because he stirred the pot and turned up the heat?

My Thoughts:

This was a great SmackDown, especially as a go-home to Survivor Series. I personally wanted them to wait for Becky’s return until after the WarGames match as a great PPV moment, but I suppose this is a good ratings grab and a way to take out some of the impact online leaks have. Well, to be fair, I think Becky Lynch’s return already leaked. But anyway, Becky still makes sense because of story. Maybe Candice will join the story again after WarGames, regardless of which side wins. Becky is going to have a lot of history to visit in the WarGames match between Becky and Rhea, and since Team DMG CTRL has advantage, I think Team EST wins, probably with Becky being the one to hit the finish.

And of course the Men’s WarGames story is why Dunne isn’t in the finals. Usos & Solo going after Drew & Kevin was a logical move, actually, so it was smart to do it. And then it ties into later when Sami finally shows up and Kevin starts really planting and cultivating the seeds of dissent. If anything, what Kevin said was more effective on Jey than it was on Sami, but Kevin’s presence was enough to throw Sami off and mess up his assist to Jey. However, Kevin’s team winning advantage makes me think the Bloodline finds a way to pull off the win, since they’ll have Roman and he’s so powered up. But there has to be a point in that match where Sami makes his decision between Kevin and Bloodline, and he chooses Kevin.

Good stuff from Bray Wyatt and LA Knight again, and of course Knight gets attacked again. Bray says it’s not him, but obviously that’s because it’s Howdy/Harper, his newest alternate personality. And Bray mentioning The Fiend as being the only thing fans want to see, he has to be foreshadowing the Fiend’s return. Maybe Bray has to fight not just Howdy but Fiend at some point to finally exorcise all of this. And pretty good, kinda funny stuff in that Mysterio family dysfunction video. That story is obviously not finished for obvious reason, and maybe Rey shows up at Survivor Series to stop Dom from helping Finn cheat Styles.

The SmackDown World Cup Semifinals sure got nuts, though. Escobar benefits from the Bloodline’s interference, and Ricochet benefits from Imperium’s. But obviously Imperium making sure Braun didn’t win is a way to show they’re more worried about him than anyone else, and I suppose it does make sense. Braun’s someone whose size and strength make Gunther look normal, so Gunther would rather face someone smaller like Ricochet or Escobar. I do like that Ricochet did help Braun out of patriotism, and Ricochet VS Escobar is going to be awesome stuff anyway. But as WWE doesn’t do Heel VS Heel, Ricochet will win the cup and face Gunther in a rematch from their previous title feud. Though, I have a feeling Gunther beats Ricochet, and then we can get Gunther VS Braun for Royal Rumble.

The Viking Raiders annihilated Hit Row! That’s rough for Hit Row but Viking Raiders are starting where they left off, and I expect we’ll eventually get “Valhalla” Sarah Logan involved in a match. Maybe a Mixed Six so it isn’t all on B-Fab to fight back? Also, “Valhalla” is an odd choice for a new name. It’s the Norse Viking heaven, so I mean… Why? Why not borrow from the many obscure North mythology goddesses? Vihansa the War Goddess, for example. Yeah, I did a quick google for Norse mythology, but so can WWE. We need these creative decisions to be creative, even in the new and exciting HHH Era.

Good Heel work from Ronda and Shayna beating up Raquel, and great Face stuff from Shotzi and Raquel. Of course Raquel ends up taking the loss because of the damaged arm, but Ronda’s going to defy go-home math because I don’t see her losing the belt after just getting it back from Liv. But with as fired up as Shotzi is, she’s going to give Ronda one hell of a fight, just like Liv. Ronda probably isn’t losing the belt until Shayna turns on her, or Charlotte returns. And no offense to Charlotte, but I want Shayna to take the title.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Will Tiffy Time be cut short?

Published

1 hour ago

January 17, 2025

Steven Mitchell

DING DONG, Hello, Tiffany!

Tiffanny Stratton just won the WWE Women’s Championship but she’s already defending it against Bayley! Will the Role Model be back on top?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Bianca & Naomi win.
Jimmy Uso VS Carmelo Hayes; wins.
Motor City Machine Guns VS Los Garza w/ Legado Del Fantasma; win.
Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green VS B-Fab w/ Mia Yim; wins.
Rey Mysterio VS Kevin Owens; wins.
WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton VS Bayley; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

Rey Mysterio is here!

San Diego fires up for the hometown hero as he makes his entrance! The King of Lucha high-fives fans along the ramp, and hugs his wife and daughter, before stepping in the ring. Rey grabs himself a mic, the fans chant “619! 619!” and he smiles. Rey tells San Diego, “Bien venidos, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! This is the home of the 6! 1! 9!” The fans cheer, and Rey says no cap, it feels great to be back home in front of his people, his Raza, his city, and his familia. Rey requested to be here tonight because he couldn’t think of a better place to reminisce as he gets ready to do the impossible once again.

Rey officially declares for the 2025 Royal Rumble! The arena is shaking hearing that! Rey wants to look back: 2006, he entered the Rumble at #2, outlasted 28 other superstars, and became the Royal Rumble winner! And it didn’t end there. he went on to main event WrestleMania, and he became the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Now, Rey won’t lie, he will be realistic. The competition is heavy this year: Drew McIntyre, who fans boo. CM Punk, who fans cheer; Seth Rollins, who fans are torn on; Roman Reigns, who fans cheer; John Cena, who fans also cheer. It will be tough, but let’s remember back to when he won.

It was 2006, and Rey did it for a friend we all know very well. The fans chant for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” But wait! Kevin Owens makes his way out here! The Prizefighter, still holding onto the winged eagle title belt, showing off his new shirt: The Canadian Dream, Son of a Security System Technician. Kevin has a mic, too, and while fans boo, he tells Rey, “Lemme start off by saying I’m very sorry for coming out here and interrupting you> I mean it, okay? But I had to come out here. Because I heard you just now talking about how you were gonna win the Royal Rumble.

“And Rey, I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It’s never been a secret. There’s a lot of people in this industry that I respect quite a bit, but very few I respect as much as I respect you. In fact, I’ll even go so far as saying there’s nobody in this industry that I respect as much as I respect you.” The fans do cheer that, and Kevin says he has had an incredible career, he’s accomplished things he’s dreamed of since he was a kid. He has main evented WrestleMania with Steve Austin. He won the tag team titles with his then best friend, Sami Zayn. He won countless other tiles, and now he gets to stand here with THIS title!

The fans boo but Kevin says this is the title that as a kid, he saw all his idols win. This is the title he dreamed of winning, and now he stands here as the TRUE, RIGHTFUL WWE Champion! The fans boo again but Kevin says there is one thing left for him to accomplish so that he can truly feel his career is complete. And that is to step into the ring and have a 1v1 match with the legendary Rey Mysterio. The fans like that idea, and Kevin says face to face, man to man, he hopes Rey wins the Rumble! Kevin will root for Rey with everything he has! Rey can and will beat “all those other idiots.”

But just promise Kevin one thing. After Rey wins the Rumble, promise that Kevin is the champion he picks for WrestleMania so that Kevin can have his dream match. Rey takes a moment, and he tells Kevin that we all know Rey loves competition. But… Kevin’s not the champion. The fans cheer that! Rey means that with all due respect, but Cody Rhodes is the champion. But, but, here’s this. If Rey wins the Rumble, and if Kevin wins the title, then yes, Rey will gladly face him for the title. Kevin takes a moment, and repeats, “I’m not the champion? I AM THE CHAMPION! This is my title! I earned it! I deserve it!”

The fans boo but Kevin says Cody has Rey brainwashed, too! Does Rey have bleached blonde hair under that mask? Is it seeping into his brain? Rey wants Kevin to calm down. What’s going on? Drew McIntyre, now Kevin, he’s acting so delusional! It’s reminding him of Dominik. Oh…! Kevin swings on Rey! Rey dodges to fire hands in return! They brawl, Kevin shoves Rey but Rey dropkicks the legs! Kevin is on the ropes, but he bails out before the 619! The fans boo but Kevin is the one offended. Will Kevin be able to let this go so he can focus on Cody?

Bianca Belair meets up with Naomi backstage.

Bianca asks if Naomi finished with Nick Aldis. She did. Any updates? No! No lead on Jade’s attacker. Nothing? Wow. But that’s okay, they’ll keep pushing forward. They will handle Nia & Candice, but Bianca just wants to make sure they’re good after the mishap last week. It wasn’t on Bianca, that was Candice. Naomi knows that. Plus, they have to focus. It may not be Tiffany, but they can at least get some lick back on Candice & Nia. And they still have their gold! Bianca says that’s true. Ready to go? Naomi says maybe Bianca should wrap her up. That way, last week won’t happen again. Bianca agrees, and she hurries to wrap the braid into a bun.

Now they’re good. The StrongEST Glow heads out, will they be able to get past the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie? Or will they soon be owing some golden tickets to the Queen of the Ring and her new sidekick?

Nick Aldis talks with Rey Mysterio.

After what we saw with Kevin, and since they are in San Diego, we have to have Rey on the card. Rey VS KO happens 1v1! Rey thanks Aldis and promises to handle business. And then Cody Rhodes walks in! The American Nightmare tells Rey he saw what happened while he was going through his physical. Cody says he would’ve been out there to help, but Rey says it’s nota big deal. It is handled, Rey VS Kevin is happening. Cody just needs to heal up. Rey can handle his problems, and will leave something for Cody at the Royal Rumble. Rey fist bumps and heads out. Aldis tells Cody that Rey has a point, Cody needs to be careful.

That said, what’d the doctors have to say? Cody says he has a clean bill of health, fully cleared, and Aldis can read the report himself. Aldis says he trusts Cody, he just doesn’t know if that’s good news. There is a lot of time between now and the Rumble, and even more so to WrestleMania. But with that in mind, Aldis has an addendum to the ladder match. Cody needs to sign it, as does Kevin, because they cannot have what happened at Saturday Night’s Main Event happen ever again. Cody asks if Kevin’s signed it yet. Kevin was Aldis’ next stop. Then Cody will sign it once Kevin has. Cody heads out, will Aldis be able to get what he wants out of this?

Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!

SmackDown returns as Bianca & Naomi make their entrances. The teams sort out and Nia steps to Bianca, only to CLOBBER Naomi! Candice joins in to mug Bianca, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands, Candice backs off, and Nia soaks up the heat. Naomi throws Bianca down, talks more trash, then HEADBUTTS Bianca down. Nia drags Bianca up, tags Candice, but Bianca fights back. Nia CLUBS Bianca, Candice wrenches, but Bianca runs Candice over! And runs her over again! Bianca suplexes, holds Candice up, then SLAMS her down! The fans fire up as Bianca kips up, and she runs up to RAM Candice!

Bianca then climbs to rain down fists! The fans count along, Bianca goes all the way to TEN! Nia storms in, but Bianca flips up and over! Nia runs into Candice, then turns around into Bianca’s DROPKICK! Bianca runs up but Candice BOOTS her! Candice goes up, but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca military presses Candice, and she THRWOS her out onto Nia! Nia & Candice fall, the fans fire up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Bianca flexes, then waits on Nia & Candice. Bianca’s braid has unrolled so Bianca swings it to rally the fans. Bianca then goes out to fetch Candice, shoves her into the ring, but Nia anchors Bianca’s feet! Candice DROPKICKS Candice down! Cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS away on Bianca, then scuffs her. Candice stalks Bianca to a corner, KNEES her down, then steps on her to DOUBLE STOMP! Tag to Nia, and Nia stalks Bianca. Nia makes Bianca smile with fishhooks, then HIP DROPS her down! Nia swings the braid around to mock Bianca, and even intimidate the ref. Bianca gets her braid free to SMACK away on Nia!

Bianca LASHES Nia more, backing her down, then she runs. Bianca SHOTGUNS Nia, Nia rebounds, but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Cover, ONE!! Nia CLOBBERS Bianca at the ropes! Nia argues with the ref, taunts Naomi, then soaks up the heat. Tag to Candice and Candice kicks Bianca around. Candice SMACKS Bianca off the apron, pushes her in, then CLOBBERS her! Cover, TWO! Candice CLOBBERS Bianca again, then digs her knee in for a half Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Bianca endures, fights around, reaches back, and she pulls Candice’s hair! Bianca and Candice fire forearms, but Candice DECKS Bianca! Cover, TWO!

Candice is frustrated but she KNEES Bianca in the side. Candice stomps Bianca more, KNEES her down, then has her on the ropes. The ref counts but Candice bends Bianca back! Candice lets go at 4, SmackDown returns to single picture,. and Candice brings Bianca up. Bianca rolls Candice up, TWO! Candice ENZIGIRIS Bianca down! Candice hurries to a corner and goes up, to then CROSSBODY! But Bianca rolls through! The fans fire up as Bianca lifts, but Candice slips free! Candice pulls the braid! Bianca uses that to reel Candice in for an ELBOW! But Candice grabs the braid to throw Bianca down! Both women are down and the fans fire up!

Bianca and Candice crawl, Candice goes to Bianca! STEP-UP- NO! Bianca avoids the senton! But Nia YANKS Naomi down from the outside! The fans boo but Nia sends Naomi into barriers! Candice stands Bianca up, but Bianca rolls her again! TWO, and Candice SUPERKICKS Bianca down! Candice hurries to the corner, tag to Nia. Nia storms up on Bianca, mockingly reaching out to Naomi, and then CLUBS Bianca! Nia whips, LARIATS, and SAMOAN DROPS! Bianca sputters and goes to the corner, but Nia runs up! Bianca BOOTS Nia first! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, dodges Nia, then RAMS into her! Candice grabs the braid!

Bianca whips Candice into the POST! Bianca climbs, but Nia ROCKS her! Nia climbs up after Bianca, fireman’s carries, but Bianca CLUBS away! Bianca is safe, she shoves Nia away, then CROSSBODIES! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Naomi returns! Bianca crawls, hot tag to Naomi! The fans fire up as Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Nia away, then slingshots for the FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia still has a lot left in the tank but Naomi HAMMERS away on her! Nia shoves Naomi away, runs up, but Naomi dodges! Nia POSTS herself, falls back, and Naomi goes up! SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Candice breaks it!

Naomi ENZIGIRIS Candice for it! Tag to Bianca and the tag champs go after Nia. Nia fights back, SAMOAN DROP for Naomi! The fans boo but Nia looms over Bianca. Nia runs, Candice sneaks a tag, and Bianca dodges! Bianca SPEARS Nia! Bianca runs, handsprings, but Candice DROPKICKS her down! STEP-UP SENTON! Nia rises, she adds a SENTON of her own! Candice covers, TWO!! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Candice can’t believe it, but San Diego declares, “This is Awesome!” Candice storms around, snarls, then runs up at Bianca. Bianca ALLEY-OOPS her onto buckles! Then SPINEBUSTERS her down!

Bianca runs, handsprings, and MOONSAULTS! But Nia runs up! Bianca dodges, LEG DROP hits Candice!! Nia panics, runs up on Bianca, but Bianca tosses her out! LARIAT and down goes Bianca! Naomi tags for the BUBBA BOMB! Gedo clutch, Naomi & Bianca win!

Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall

The tag champs find a way to survive, but now they’ll have to meet NXT’s Meta Four on January 28th! NXT goes on the road to Atlanta, Georgia, will Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson be bringing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships home as souvenirs? Or will they only feel the StrongEST Glow?

Pregame interview with Bayley.

Byron Saxton walked through an empty Pechanga Arena with The Role Model before the show, and noted how last week, Bayley won the Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s match. Now, we’re in San Diego, with a sold out crowd as Bayley challenges Tiffany Stratton for the title. What does this match mean to her? Well, sold out here in her home state, that is what dreams are made of. We all dream about being in the main event and fighting for a championship. This is a huge night for her. Thinking on her career, this time last year, she won the 2024 Royal Rumble and earned a guaranteed championship opportunity.

Bayley would challenge former friend, Iyo Sky, someone she respects so much in this business. That felt like the peak of Bayley’s career, where she was going to do something different and change the world. To be honest, she isn’t sure she fulfilled her potential during that reign. Yes, she defended the title, took it all over the world, but she always felt she was just winning by the skin of her teeth. She’s a perfectionist, she loves wrestling so much. And so, that reign was certainly cut short when Tiffany helped Nia take that title from Bayley. Tonight is a big night for her.

Then how does tonight feel different from past opportunities in regaining the title? Well, we’ve seen what Tiffany has done this past year, and she just showed she’s willing to turn on her friends to get to the “Tiffy Top,” as she puts it. Part of Bayley respects her, but the other part wants to beat Tiffy that much more. Tonight, it’s personal. Byron wishes Bayley luck and they shake hands. Will this be a big first defense for Tiffy? Or will it be a big comeback for the former Grand Slam Champion?

Mia Yim talks with B-Fab backstage.

Michin just knows she would’ve had Chelsea Green if not for Piper Niven. They always gotta use numbers! B-Fab knows how they do. That US Championship should’ve been Mia’s! B-Fab tells Mia to keep her head up, because she’ll get another shot to take down sleazy- Piper Niven walks in being all Secret Service. Piper says the room is clear, no threats to the champion. Chelsea walks in, thanks “Spicy Service,” and says B-Fab and “Mimi” should stand up and properly congratulate her as the only woman to successfully defend this title. B-Fab says Chelsea please. We all know that if it wasn’t for Piper the Mall Cop, Chelsea would not be champion.

Piper steps up and tells B-Fab that if she takes another step closer, it’ll be her last. If that’s how Piper wants to play it, then how about this? B-Fab will talk with Aldis, then she and Piper can handle their problem tonight. Then after Piper, Chelsea better watch her back. Mia says that is a threat. Mia follows B-Fab, Chelsea tells Piper to neutralize B-Fab. Piper agrees. But just how will this shake out when Piper’s the one in action?

Jimmy Uso heads to gorilla.

“San Diego! The goal tonight is to make sure Carmelo stays missing. Hey, ya boi got something to prove! Hey, I’m proud of The Yeet Man. My brother got his own title match coming up, and it’s time to go get mine. But it starts tonight with Carmelo. Hey yo, Uce, between me and you, Big Jim is Him!” Jimmy heads out to the ring, will he prove he’s just as worthy of golden opportunities?

Jimmy Uso VS Carmelo Hayes!

SmackDown returns as Melo makes his entrance. Melo has a mic to tell Big Jim that he wants to get this straight. Roman’s in the Rumble, Jey’s got a world title match, and what’s Jimmy got? It just seems like Jimmy is living in the shadow of his brother who is living in the shadow of Roman Reigns. But for some reason, Jimmy’s taking shots at H1M? Then here’s a serious question: How can Jimmy take shots when he’s sitting on the bench? Do Melo a favor: Lace up those shoes real tight, Unc, because you’re about to see that Melo Don’t Miss. But then Jimmy TOSSES Melo into the ring! Jimmy borrows those sunglasses, then he fires haymakers!

The fans fire up as Jimmy pops, locks ‘n’ ROCKS Melo! Jimmy whips, but Melo avoids the superkick! Melo bails out, the fans boo, and Jimmy grins. Jimmy hurries after Melo but Melo HOTSHOTS Jimmy down! Melo storms in to CLOBBER Jimmy, and he stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, teh fans boo, but Melo lets off at 4. Melo soaks up the heat, then he CHOPS Jimmy against ropes. Melo stalks Jimmy, CHOPS Jimmy in a corner, then brings him around for haymakers. Melo whips, Jimmy reverses, QUICK DRAW! Melo is in a corner, and the fans join Jimmy in chanting, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Melo dodges the hip attack!

Melo comes back, but Jimmy puts him on the apron. Jimmy UPPERCUTS Melo, Melo sputters, and Jimmy goes out to join him. Jimmy suplexes Melo onto the apron! Melo writhes, Jimmy refreshes the count, and then Jimmy builds speed! Jimmy DIVES, and Melo is sent into the desk! The fans fire up for Jimmy while SmackDown goes to break.

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.16.25

The Go Home for Genesis this Sunday! Let’s see what happens!

Published

23 hours ago

January 16, 2025

Andrew Balaz

So Genesis is Sunday, followed by next week’s Live Episode of iMPACT! Let’s see exactly how we get to Genesis and not to bury the lead, the fact the WWE/TNA partnership was extended for a few years is very big news for TNA. More visibility for a nostalgic brand and the younger NXT wrestlers get more opportunities with potential sprinkles of a big name here or there (yes I only really mean AJ Styles, but that’s what we all want to see one more time).

Let’s get to the show and see if it’s a Go Home worth anything.

After her shocking appearance on @WWENXT, @mashaslamovich steps into the confessional with @WeAreRosemary…

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/Dw7ITswj28 pic.twitter.com/YSTXfJZw6X

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 17, 2025

Ratings:

Trent Seven vs Leon Slater: Slater wins via Swanton 450 – *
Fir$t Cla$$ vs Maniac Marines (Eric Young & Steve Maclin): EY wins via Macho Elbow – ** 3/4
Laredo Kid vs Jake Something: Jakes wins via Avalanche Something Bomb – **
The Hardys vs Ohio Versus Frankenstein (Sami Callihan & PCO): Hardys win via Crouton Bomb – ***

Results:

Trent Seven vs Leon Slater

British on British violence! I just appreciate that Trent’s theme is a down tuned remix of Seven Nation Army.

A little back and forth until Slater hits a Reverse Gamengiri, Trent tries to climb back to the apron after the powder, eats a Shotgun Kick. Trent dodges the dive, and Suplexes Leon down the steps at Center Stage. I feel like Slater over sold the spot, but I suppose using your surroundings is always interesting. Leon slides in at 9.5, Trent gets a little cocky and Leon hits two Flash Cradles for near falls, as Trent is reeling from the quick pinfall attempts he eats another Shotgun Kick for a near fall. Trent sells to the corner, eats a Jumping Bootwash, Leon perches Trent, goes for possibly a Spanish Fly but Trent turns it into an Avalanche Flowsion for two!

Bop and Bang, 7 Star Lariat, Piledriver with flourish and…still a two. Birminghammer attempt but Slater flips out of it, Crucifix pinfall for two, Uppercut by Trent and Birminghammer is hit! But Slater…kicks…out? He sells a Suplex where he slides down steps like death, but eats huge signature and finishing moves and kicks out. The psychology in this match is non-existent. Trent does the Finger Break, Leon sells away, hits another Shotgun Kick and Trent powders. X Plex gets reversed into a DDT from Slater. Trent powders off the Ramp, Leon goes to the entrance way runs and jumps off the ramp, then hits the Swanton 450.

Completely stupid match with spots that make no sense. All sizzle no steak, so dumb my IQ dropped 5 points.

The Elegance Clique have a “Pre-Launch Championship Celebration”. Tom Hannifan hates it, the crowd hates it, and the Personal Concierge uncovers a cardboard cut out with a Knockouts Title around their waists…and they are size accurate. Heather is like a My Size Barbie. Ash gives a very cringey speech where she thanks everyone except Heather, the Concierge passes the mic to Heather, Spitfire interrupts of course, and at least Dani cuts the promo to start so it’s tolerable. Yeah this is painfully bad cringe, as much as I didn’t mind the Ash gimmick to start with, this is lame. The only thing saving the segment is the crowd is hot for the the Elegance Clique getting their stuff ruined. So it was lame, but the crowd was into it and Ash sold the destruction of cardboard cut outs like Spitfire just murdered her puppy.

.@PCOisNotHuman and @TheSamiCallihan take on The Hardys! If they win, they’ll secure their spot in the TNA World Tag Team Title match at #TNAGenesis!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/Dw7ITswQRG pic.twitter.com/fO9P2F5d9d

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 17, 2025

Well the first 40 minutes of this show are making me wish for a stroke instead of watching this. So hopefully it picks up somewhere.

Fir$t Cla$$ vs Maniac Marines (Eric Young & Steve Maclin)

KC flips out of two of EY’s Back Body Drops and does his “First Class” taunt, so EY just slaps him upside the head and tags in Maclin to start beating on Navarro. I do really like KC’s work. He’s like WWE Lio Rush, but likable and talented. Maclin is beating the hell out of KC though, Lariats him out, goes for the SCUD, but AJ low bridges so Maclin crashes to the outside, KC hits the Tope con Hilo with blind tag so AJ is now legal and they start working over Maclin in the corner. Tennessee Whiskey, and there does seem to be a few First Class fans in the crowd.

Navarro is back in for the 305, quick tags though to keep Maclin eating offense. Splash into Big Boot into Assisted Splash while AJ leans on Maclin literally. KC starts picking on kids in the crowd near Judd Normand, he shoves the actor, the actor shoves him back and AJ comes over to mad dog the actor. Maclin takes advantage of the distraction and drops AJ on the way back in with an Olympic Slam, tags in EY and EY comes out hot. KC tags in, EY levels KC and they start messing around in the corner, AJ tries to break it up but eats a Busaiku Knee from Maclin and then a SCUD. EY manages to throw KC off the turnbuckle and then hit the Macho Elbow for the win.

After the match Eddie, Lish and Brian Myers stand at the entrance way to send a message but not cause any real chaos.

Josh Alexander and his two bitch boys come out to cut a promo on Santana or something. I am about as interested in this as I am in Norwegian Dog Sledding. Josh trying to say Santana is too hurt to go at Genesis when we all know this was filmed the same time like a month ago. You really can’t do doofus attempts a story when you’re promoting the first live episode in nearly a decade or something for next week. At least the match should be good because this build is lame, the jabronis are useless, “Bald Ass Head” is the big insult…sheeeesh.

Laredo Kid vs Jake Something

Well…someone has to win this match, so there’s that.

Nothing special start until Jake comes off the ropes and runs over Laredo sending him flying over the ropes onto the ramp. Jake panders to the crowd, Laredo tries to get something going but Jake steps on his foot to stop any Lucha things, and mollywops him. Jake runs him corner to corner until Laredo moves, strings a few moves together, tries to fly and then gets knocked out of the sky with a Forearm. Only a two count for Jake, but Laredo is definitely doing his best impression of a pinata so far in the match. Laredo gets a desperation Satellite DDT, misses his big attempt, but Jake misses the Spear in the corner, La Magistral gets a 2, a few bad spots from Laredo where it looks like he missed a Satellite Facebuster and sloppy Essex or Canadian Destroyer. Laredo goes to the top, Jake bear paw slap, goes up top and Avalanche Something Bomb for the win.

The Hardys vs Ohio Versus Frankenstein (Sami Callihan & PCO)

Before the Hardys intro, the 23 thing flashes a few times again. So at least they didn’t forget that.

Sami starts with Jeff and gets in a few early shots and goads Jeff with Hardys taunts, then all four get in, throw hands and we go to commercial. We come back from commercial to Matt Delete Turnbuckling Sami, and then Poetry In Motion the classic way! A few quick tags, but Sami eventually knocks down Matt, tags in PCO, Matt’s moves aren’t very effective, Jeff throws himself in too and they get their asses beat by PCO. PCO tags in Sami, Sami slaps around Matt, drags his face across the ropes, tags PCO back in and uses PCO as a battering ram into Matt’s chest. PCO keeps Matt in their corner, tags back in Sami, some simple tandem work and a short 2 count for Sami. Sami calls PCO back in and they’re formulating a tag move, they try the Double Back Drop, but Matt turns it into a Double DDT instead.

Jeff tries to fight them both off, Sami grabs Jeff, PCO goes for the Lariat, malfunction at the junction, Whisper in the Wind mostly hits PCO so Jeff Splashes Sami. Twist of Hate, Twist of Fate, Swanton Bomb from Jeff and the Hardy Boys win!

Before the obligatory contract signing on the Go Home before a PPV, Jordynne walks over to the announce table with the contract for her match with Tessa. Says she’ll leave it with them so she can’t miss it, but hey, “if she doesn’t show up at Genesis it wouldn’t be the first time”. That’s funny.

Joe starts the promo saying he has to win, but its on him to take the title from Nic. There’s an intensity, so it’s not all cornball jokes and shenanigans. That’s kinda nice to start with. Nic takes the babyface angle of “you’re not wrong but I don’t think you’re ready yet kid”. Then he plays the JBL clip from Bound for Glory. Nic tries to use the video to clear his name because Ryan got attacked too. Joe is about to poke a hole in the defense but then Hollywood Abyss Mokuba shows up. “MY BROTHER SETO” Ryan interferes, Nic tries to stop the stupidity but Ryan plows through is about to eat a Standing Ovation but Nic Superkicks Joe to save Mokuba. Nic does stand there as the crowd chants “kick your brother”, but Nic doesn’t pull the trigger but you can tell he’s contemplating.

OH! Sexy Tessy shows up, signs the contract but Jordynne was waiting for her and leaves Tessa laying with a Grace Driver and solid intensity. Okay most of the show was kinda mid but the ending was pretty solid.

Overall Score: 6.25/10

As I said at the very end, most of this show was mid…or mediocre for the older crowd. Indie Spotfest Dumbassery to kick off the show, a few segments that made me question if I was tasting pennies, a decent match with First Class, the stalled push never relevant squad match between Jake and Laredo, and at least the main event match was fun.

The video packages always feel lackluster because the only people really watching TNA currently are hardcore fans. I never really see too many people pull the whole “whoa first TNA episode in 11 years and I decided on the random Go Home instead of the first live episode since 2015”. See, this is why logic matters in booking. WWE gets to have the mentality of “it could be someone’s first time watching it” every week because they the biggest show in town. The name alone will garner random views or transient lapsed fans if they get a whiff of something. However when it comes down to TNA, people are only surprised its still alive.

Even with many questionable hours it wasn’t terrible. It did fine…plus like I just said, there’s opportunity for more random eyes thanks to the WWE merger AND a live episode next week. So the Go Home format won’t change, but hopefully the exposure gives us more congruent storylines.