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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/10/23)
The Bloodline will be tested!
Will the Monster of All Monsters & the King of Flight escape the Uso Penitentiary?
With dysfunction returning to the Island of Relevancy, can Jimmy & Jey Uso get back on the same page and hold onto their SmackDown Tag Team Championships? Or will Braun Strowman & Ricochet #GetTheseHands on some gold?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Drew McIntyre & Sheamus VS Hit Row w/ B-Fab; McIntyre & Sheamus win.
- Lacey Evans VS Carmen Harress; Evans wins.
- SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Usos VS Braun Strowman & Ricochet; The Usos win and retain the titles.
- Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green VS Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez; Liv & Raquel win.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Rey Mysterio VS Mad Cap Moss VS Karrion Kross VS Santos Escobar; Moss wins and will challenge Gunther for the title next Friday.
PLAY BY PLAY
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
Paul Heyman is already in the ring, holding onto the belts as he introduces himself. As the Wise Man, he is here tonight to “drop a few pearls of wisdom on you. Ever since Brrrock Lesnar and I conquered the Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania, I don’t offer predictions, I deliver spoilers. Well kids, I’ve got a bunch of them here tonight, so have your notepads ready. The Island of Relevancy is under a two-pronged attack. Here on SmackDown, the number one challenger at the Elimination Chamber, Sami Zayn.” Fans cheer that name, but Heyman says Sami is a “crazed, psychopathic rebel. An InZayn competitor.”
Fans chant for “SAMI! SAMI!” and Heyman pauses. “Here’s your first spoiler of the evening, ladies and gentlemen: Sami Zayn is not here this evening.” Fans boo but Heyman continues, “Sami Zayn challenging Roman Reigns for the… C’mon, let’s be serious. Can you imagine Sami Zayn as your Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion?” Fans all cheer because they can! Heyman says “The Gates of the Island of Relevancy are not just under attack here on SmackDown, it’s happening on Monday Night Raw, as well, with the winner of the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes.” Fans also cheer that name.
Heyman says “Cody Rhodes, who backed me into a corner on Monday night and said, ‘All I wanna do is fight for a wrestling championship~, and everybody takes it so personal~.'” Heyman didn’t know the American Dream Dusty Rhodes raised an idiot for a son. “You dumbass! Personal? Personal? It couldn’t be more personal! These are not wrestling championships. This is the centerpiece of the Island of Relevancy. This is the very plasma that runs through the veins of the Bloodline. It is the air that we breathe, it’s the reason for our existence, it’s why we are here in WWE. It’s the family crest of the Anoa’i & Fatu DYNASTIES!
“This is everything. It’s the tribe of which Roman Reigns is the chief.” Fans boo but Heyman says that Sami at Elimination Chamber and Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania, “without these titles, there is no Island of Relevancy. Without these titles, there is no Bloodline. Without these titles, there is no Paul Heyman. Ladies and gentlemen, without these titles, there is no Roman… Reigns.” But wait! Fans cheer because Sami IS here!! Heyman turns around and is stunned! Sami paces around Heyman, looks at the WrestleMania sign, then stares Heyman down. Sami holds his hand out, and Heyman reluctantly hands over the mic.
Sami says, “Alright, Paul. Calm down. Look at you, you’re sweating, you’re nervous. Don’t worry, I’m not gonna hurt you, okay? But if I wanted to, I could’ve by now. Don’t you think that’s a little weird? That you’re talking about this being the lifeblood of the Island of Relevancy, and if I wanted to, I could’ve dropped you like a bag of dirt. And no one is here to protect you. If this was a month ago, Solo would’ve already been here, Samoan Spike, I’d already be on the ground. If this was a month ago, Jimmy Uso would’ve been here, barrage of Superkicks, I’d be on the ground. If this was a month ago, Jey Uso would’ve been with ’em!
“But this isn’t a month ago. And you’re out here all by yourself. And I think you know why. Because you know what every other member of the Bloodline knows: Roman Reigns’ days as Universal Champion are numbered! Roman Reigns is off the rails. And now the walls are closing in, and everything is crumbling. Look what happened: I left the Bloodline! Me! Jey Uso walked out on his own. That was his decision! What do you think happens next? What do you think Jimmy Uso does next? You think Jimmy Uso sides with his abusive cousin? Or will he side with his twin brother that he shared the womb with? What do you think happens next?
“What do you think happens with Solo the second Roman saw he can think for himself? That he was coming up with me, coming out with the Usos. He pulled him in tight. He keeps him by his hip. Paul, how long do you think that goes until that blows over? And even you, Paul. You! The Special Counsel, the Wise Man for Roman Reigns, two years plus you’ve done nothing but… Let’s be honest, the way you look at Roman Reigns, little weird. A little weird, a little creepy, quite frankly. You look at him like the sun shines out his ass. But now, here you are? Talking about life after Roman Reigns. Life after the WWE titles are gone.
“You know what every other member of the Bloodline knows: The Bloodline is on its way out.” Fans cheer that! Sami continues to tell Paul, “I know you’re in the business of not doing predictions, you do spoilers. Here’s one. I’m gonna tell you exactly how many days Roman has left: EIGHT. Eight days from tonight, in Montreal, at Elimination Chamber, that is the time that Roman Reigns has left!” Fans like the sound of that, too! Sami and Heyman talk off mic, and then Heyman holds out his hand. Sami chuckles and brings Heyman in! He wants Heyman to listen very carefully. “Tell Roman he doesn’t need to worry about Cody. Because I am gonna be the one to take him down!!”
Fans LOVE the sound of that! Sami drops the mic, hurries away into the shadows, but will his spoiler become reality? Will the Great Liberator free those titles from the Island of Relevancy so that he can meet the American Nightmare in Hollywood?
The Brawling Brutes fire up backstage.
Ridge Holland & Pete Dunne get Drew McIntyre & Sheamus ready for Fight Night! The Celtic Connection is taking on Hit Row, but will it be the newest banger on the long list of banger after banger?
Drew McIntyre & Sheamus VS Hit Row w/ B-Fab!
SmackDown returns and Hit Row is in the ring. Then McIntyre & Sheamus make their entrances and head to the ring. The teams sort out and McIntyre starts with Ashante THEE Adonis. Adonis talks trash about how McIntyre & Sheamus bailed on the tag title tournament, that’s a forfeit, that’s a win for Hit Row. But Adonis pokes McIntyre in the head, so he gets a GLASGOW KISS! Adonis ends up in a corner, McIntyre runs in to clinch and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Fans fire up and McIntyre aims! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Dolla drags Adonis out of harm’s way! Tag to Sheamus and he runs in around the way to CLOBBER Adonis!
Fans fire up and Sheamus brings Adonis up. Sheamus puts Adonis in the ring, Dolla talks some trash to distract! AIR-DROP, and then Adonis is on Sheamus at the ropes! Adonis fires off hands, lets off at the ref’s count, but Dolla gets a sucker punch in! Adonis runs in, whips, but Sheamus reverses to reel Adonis in! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus TOSSES Adonis to the apron, and has him on the ropes! Dolla runs in, misses, and gets a KNEE for it! And then Sheamus stands Dolla up! Fans are thunderous for the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus goes all the way PAST ten to give Dolla TWENTY-SIX!
But Adonis hops on again! Sheamus blocks the takedown to shift into a WHITE NOISE! Fans fire up with Sheamus again, he aims from a corner, beats his chest, but Dolla runs in! CLAYMORE outta nowhere! McIntyre kips up and bails out, so Sheamus runs in to BROGUE! Cover, Celtic Connection wins!
Winners: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus, by pinfall
What was that about already having beat these two? The warriors waylaid Hit Row, but now the Viking Raiders send a message. Sarah Logan says, “I hear the gods calling to me. They have chosen two warriors, once destined for greatness, and now sentenced to sacrifice.” Erik tells Drew McIntyre, Ivar tells Sheamus, and Sarah tells them both, “The chill in the air is not the winter. It’s pain, it’s suffering. Next week, it’s… destiny.” Sheamus & McIntyre aren’t worried, they’re ready for what’s coming! Will the Celtic Connection be able to thwart Ragnarök?
Jimmy Uso is on the phone.
He wants Jey to pick up. Tonight’s the night, so hit him back when you get this message. Jey may not be Roman’s right hand man, but will he still be Jimmy’s day one?
Karrion Kross speaks.
“Tonight, this Fatal 4 Way match is mine.” Scarlett tells him, “You know what you have to do. I wanna hear you say it.” Kross says, “I am going to make Rey Mysterio suffer, and I am going to put him down.” Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday smile, but will the King of Lucha Libre have the last laugh?
Jimmy is still on the phone.
He still gets Jey’s voicemail so he tells him to call back. Jimmy is all but pleading, will Jey answer the call?
Lacey Evans VS Carmen Harress!
The Model Soldier had a successful return to action, but the mission is not complete until she is on top of the SmackDown Women’s Division. Will this match simply be the next step in the plan?
The bell rings and the two circle. Lacey doesn’t take Harress seriously with the bright colors. They tie up, go around, Lacey waistlocks to SLAM Harress down! Lacey stomps Harress to the ropes, CHOKES her on the ropes, then CLUBS away with crossface forarms! The ref reprimands, fans boo, but Lacey lets up. Harress rolls her up! TWO, Lacey wrenches and WRINGS Harress into buckles! Lacey then dribbles her into those buckles! Lacey lets off, ROCKS Harress with forearms, then whips her corner to corner hard! Harress bounces off buckles, but Lacey just does push-ups. Fans boo but Lacey runs up to headstand and swinging BRONCO BUSTER!
Lacey tells fans off as they boo, but Lacey gets up on the corner. She demands fans salute her but they boo instead. Lacey storms up on Harress, WOMAN’S RIGHT! “Did you hear me?! HUH!?” Lacey makes Harress salute, “You nasty things!” COBRA CLUTCH!! Harress taps, Lacey wins!
Winner: Lacey Evans, by submission
Mission successful, but she isn’t letting off! Harress is a ragdoll before Lacey is satisfied. Will Lacey show no mercy until she gets the title, and the respect, she demands?
Jimmy grows frustrated.
Jey keeps sending him to voicemail. Heyman is there and figures that means he hasn’t made contact with Jey. No. Jimmy’s been trying all day. Even his girl’s house, his emails and his DM’s. Nothing! Jey needs to hit Jimmy back but he hasn’t called back once. This is the biggest night! Jimmy can’t defend tag titles without a partner! What does Heyman think? Heyman’s too busy with his pocket square! Heyman asks Jimmy with all due respect. Heyman was out in the ring talking about the family, but he gets taken hostage by a “psychopathic Canadian.” The Mohegan Sun casino has guards for every person playing blackjack, yet not one member of the family came out to help?
Jimmy says he was busy helping Jey! But no one is here! Solo’s not here, either! Wait. Heyman can help Jimmy defend the titles, right? Heyman says Jimmy knows better. Jimmy will have to go it alone. Jimmy vows his brother will be here tonight. He will. But is Jimmy telling himself that? Time is running out, because that match is NEXT!
Sonya Deville talks with Adam Pearce.
She wonders why she’s not part of the Elimination Chamber match. He has to explain it to her, because she’s just not understanding. Pearce says Sonya just had a title match! Sonya sarcastically asks if that was at Elimination Chamber, because she’s pretty sure those are two different things. But in walks Chelsea Green. She’s looking for the SmackDown manager, as she has to file a formal complaint about the Raw manager. Sonya asks who the hell is this? Pearce explains to Chelsea that he is the manager of both brands. Oh, well, okay, rude. How is she to know that? And just so he knows, Chelsea has facial amnesia. Is this discrimination? No.
Chelsea asks if Sonya can believe how Pearce is talking to them. No, because there is no “them” here. Pearce stops everyone there. They both want special treatment, but here, you win to earn those opportunities. Which means these two have a lot in common. But here’s what they’ll do. Instead of filing complaints, Sonya and Chelsea will team up to face two women who ARE in the Chamber: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez. Good? Cuz it’s official. Pearce leaves, Sonya and Chelsea are both unsure about this. Will the Pride Fighter and the Hot Mess be a mess after tonight?
SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Usos VS Braun Strowman & Ricochet!
Jimmy & Jey have held onto these belts specifically the entire 572 DAYS of their historic reign, but could that all fall apart here tonight? Or will Jey come through for his brother against the Monster of All Monsters & King of Flight?
But as Jimmy makes his entrance, it’s just Jimmy. Braun and Ricochet both wonder how this is gonna work, but the introductions are still made. But wait! Jimmy spots Jey up in the crowd! Jey has come through for his brother! Even Ricochet and Braun are happy to see the brothers hug it out. The introductions are finished, the blue belts are raised, and we see who are the ones, after the break!
SmackDown returns and the teams sort out. Jey and Ricochet start, tie up, and Jey wrenches the arm to a wristlock. Ricochet rolls, kips up and flips over, but Jey reels him in for a headlock. Ricochet powers up and out, but Jey runs him over! Fans fire up as the Usos raise the fingers, #WeTheOnes. Things speed up,. Ricochet hurdles then rolls off Jey’s back. Ricochet rolls under, handsprings, but Jey dodges to CLOBBER Ricochet! Ricochet goes to ropes, Jey is on him and tags Jimmy. The Usos mug Ricochet, Jimmy HEADBUTTS Ricochet, then has him in a corner. Jimmy whips corner to corner, Ricochet goes up and over!
Things keep moving, Ricochet handsprings to BACK ELBOW Jimmy down! Cover, ONE, but Ricochet clamps on with a facelock. Jimmy fights up, but Braun tags in, and the challengers mug Jimmy! Bruan whips corner to corner hard and Jimmy drops in the corner. Braun stares Jey down as he talks some trash. Braun storms up on Jimmy, CLUBS him, and then whips corner to corner again. Jimmy bounces off buckles, Ricochet tags in and gets a boost from Braun, BIG back body block, to a SPLASH, to a DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!! Jimmy bails out and Jey regroups with him. They talk it out, Jimmy gets back in the ring.
Jimmy and Ricochet reset, circle, and tie up. Fans rally as the two are in a deadlock. Ricochet wrenches, trips Jimmy then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Ricochet drops elbow after elbow, covers, ONE!! Ricochet is frustrated but Braun says to stay on Jimmy. Ricochet does but Jimmy powers him back Jey tags in before the whip, Ricochet ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into the SAMOAN POP! Jey then SUPERKICKS! Ricochet flies out of the ring! The ref has Jey stay back, but he and Jimmy are standing tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Jey rains down forearms on Ricochet! Jey lets off, throws up the finger, and then brings Ricochet up. Ricochet throws body shots, then forearms, but Jey shoves him away. Jey blocks a kick, flips Ricochet but he lands on his feet! Jey UPPERCUTS Ricochet down! Braun dares Jey to do something to him, but Jey tags Jimmy. The Usos drag Ricochet up, put him in a corner and then rain down fists! The ref counts, Jimmy lets off at 4, then backs up. Ricochet slowly rises, Jimmy starts the “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” But Ricochet DROPKICKS Jimmy first! Jey is shocked while both men are down!
Ricochet and Jimmy stir, they crawl, and Jimmy keeps Ricochet from Braun! Fans rally both ways as Ricochet reaches out! Jimmy whips Ricochet away, but Ricochet SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES! Fans fire up, both men crawl again, and it’s thunderous in the Mohegan Sun! Hot tags to Jey and Braun! The Monster of All Monsters rallies with big shoulders, then he DECKS Jimmy! Braun runs corner to corner to SPLASH Jey! And then he stands Jey up to CLUB him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Braun wants Jey to get back up. Jey flounders to ropes, Braun runs in, but Jey dumps Braun out! SUPERKICK keeps Braun out!
Jimmy leaps, but into an UPPERCUT! Jey DIVES, and he knocks Braun into the desk! SUPERKICK puts Braun back in the ring! Jey hurries up top, to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Braun is still in this and the fans rally up again. Jey brings Braun up, but Braun scoops Jey! Jey slips free, SUPERKICKS, but Ricochet tags in! Ricochet springboards, CROSSBODY! And LIONSAULT! Then STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Jey survives the aerial assault and fans fire up again! Ricochet grows frustrated, and the fans rally up for “UCE! SO!” Ricochet fireman’s carries Jey, but Jey claws free! Jimmy tags in, Ricochet HEEL KICKS Jey!
Jimmy runs in, into a tiger wall kick! But Ricochet blocks a kick, only for Jimmy to DRAGON WHIP! Braun tags in off the rebound, Ricochet V-TRIGGERS Jimmy! Jimmy rebounds into a scoop! MONSTER SLAM!! Braun tears off the shirt and fans fire up! Braun tells Ricochet to go up! Tag and Ricochet gets on Braun’s shoulders! MONSTROUS SWANTON!! Cover, Jey drags Ricochet out!! Fans are shocked, as is Braun! Braun snarls, “This is Awesome!” as he goes out and gets on the tracks! STROWMAN EXPRESS into the desk!! Jey dodges at the last second and Braun derails himself! But Ricochet FLIES to take out Jey!
Ricochet fires up and so does Mohegan Sun! Ricochet climbs up and aims at Jimmy, but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! Jimmy climbs up after Ricochet, brings him up, but Ricochet resists with body shots! Jey sneaks the tag, Ricochet ROCKS and shoves Jimmy down! Ricochet adjusts, SHOOTING STAR on Jimmy! USO SPLASH on Ricochet!! Cover, The Usos win!!
Winners: The Usos, by pinfall (still SmackDown Tag Team Champions)
The Usos come through for each other like always, and they are still the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions! 572 days and counting, will nothing and no one stop these two? But what about the Bloodline as a whole? Is Jey back in the fold? Or did he only do this for his brother?
Rey Mysterio speaks.
“Karrion Kross is an evil human being. But I’ve been an underdog my whole life, and there’s nothing that’s gonna prevent me from winning today’s Fatal 4 Way and move on to become the new Intercontinental Champion.” The King of Lucha is ready to face Doomsday, but will time still run out?
The Usos regroup backstage.
Jey says he always has Jimmy’s back. Day One! They’re twins! But Jimmy has to ask him something. It’s been hell since Jey left, so is he in? Or is he out? Jey says he doesn’t know yet. Heyman is spying on this conversation! Jey leaves, Heyman walks up and pretends to not know what happened. What did Jey say? Nothing, he just left. Heyman says, “Yeet.” But will he say something to The Tribal Chief?
Natalya is here!
Fans cheer as the Queen of Harts goes to the ring and gets the mic. “Connecticut! It feels so great to be back on SmackDown and headed to the Elimination Chamber. But there is something I wanna get off my chest, something that’s been weighing heavily on my heart. For the first time in 15 years, Shayna Baszler took me out. Shayna broke my nose and I saw red. Long after the blood had dried, I was still seeing red. That’s because Shayna took something from me. So I took from Shayna, who’s nothing more but a cheap knockoff version of Ronda Rousey. See, I took Shayna’s spot in the Elimination Chamber.
“And next week in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, I’m gonna win Chamber and I’m gonna punch my ticket to WrestleMania! And Shayna Baszler’s gonna go back to carrying Ronda Rousey’s bags!” But speaking of, here comes Shayna! The Queen of Spades has her own mic. “Knockoff Ronda? You’re calling me a knockoff Ronda Rousey? I am sick and tired of everyone dismissing my accomplishments!” Fans chant “Knockoff Ronda!” at her, though. Shayna says the truth is, she was fighting before Ronda, was competing in rings all over the world before Ronda, and signed to the WWE and winning titles before Ronda.
Shayna steps in the ring and says she doesn’t need anyone telling her she’s in Ronda’s shadow. WAIT! Here comes Ronda!! The Baddest Woman on the Planet goes right to the ring, looks Shayna square in the eyes, but then looks at Natty. Shayna keeps Ronda away from Natty to still stare her down. But then she sucker punches Natty! Shayna and Ronda beat Natty down! They drag Natty up and isolate an arm, but here comes SHOTZI! She owes them some, and she fires off on them both! But that’s 2v1! Shayna’s KNEE knocks Shotzi down! Ronda SAYANAGIS Natty, isolates the arm, and Shayna KNEES the arm!!
Natty bails out, Ronda throws Natty’s hat at her. Will the Baddest Women on the Planet look to change the Chamber plans with just eight days left?
Sami Zayn finds Jey Uso backstage.
Sami shrugs, and welcomes Jey back. Sami can’t imagine what Jey’s going through and won’t put him in a tough spot. He just knows Roman pretty well, and Jey knows Roman even better. Sami can’t imagine Roman letting Jey forget what happened at the Royal Rumble. Which, by the way, Sami didn’t get a chance to say it, but it meant the world to him. So all Sami will say this: “We’re eight days away from something huge. We’re on the verge of seeing something that on some level, I know you’ve wanted to see for a long time, and it’s that man going down. And I don’t know how I’m gonna do it, but I’m telling you, he’s going down, okay?
“And all I wanna tell you is that you don’t have to go down with the ship, okay? There’s a way out of this. There’s a way out for you. That’s all I’m saying. And I don’t know if we’re going to get a chance to talk like this again, and in case we don’t, I just wanna let you know, I acknowledge you.” Sami offers a fist bump, and Jey says to get out of here with that. Sami’s leaving, but first… Jey fist bumps back! Sami hurries away, will there be a new order of things come February 18th?
LA Knight is on the phone.
The Mega Star claims everyone is trying to talk to him right now. But hold on, he’ll call you back. Megan Morant is there, and she notes that this is the first time we’ve seen Knight since losing the Pitch Black Match at the Royal Rumble. Knight says, “No no no, wrong, we’re not talking about that right now. We’re not talking about Pitch Black, not talking about Bray Wyatt, that’s done, it’s in the past. We’re looking forward. We’re in the future. What is the future? The future is L A Knight, YEAH.” Knight heads out, but just what will the future be?
Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green VS Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez!
The Pride Fighter wants second chance after second chance while the Hot Mess insists she be just handed things on a silver platter. Will either of them get what they want? Or will the LIVing Embodiment and Big Mami Cool just give them what they deserve?
The teams sort out and Liv starts against Sonya. They tie up, go around, and Sonya headlocks. Liv powers up and out, Sonya runs Liv over and then soaks up the heat. Sonya runs, Liv drops to then hurdle and roll back. Sonya jumps over but Liv SHOTGUNS her down! Fans fire up and Liv runs in to back body block! Liv runs in again, another back body block! And then a SHINING WIZARD! Liv pushes Sonya down, goes up, and leaps, into a KNEE! Sonya covers, TWO! Sonya snarls but she clamps onto Liv. Chelsea wants a tag but Sonya bumps Liv off buckles. Chelsea tags herself in and brings Liv up to whip her back into buckles.
Chelsea drags Liv up to motorcycle stretch STOMP Liv into buckles! Cover, TWO! Cover again, ONE!! Chelsea is furious but fans rally for Liv. Chelsea tags Sonya, they mug Liv, and Sonya throws hands. Liv elbows back, goes to a corner, and BOOTS Sonya! Sonya runs in again but Liv goes up and over! Sonya hits buckles but she pulls Liv’s hair! Sonya throws Liv to the corner, but Liv ROCKS her first! Liv elbows Chelsea, ROCKS Sonya again, but Chelsea grabs hair! Sonya run sin, Liv slips away and Sonya DECKS Chelsea! Hot tag to Raquel! Fans fire up as Raquel rallies on Sonya! Sonya dodges one but not the LEFT!
Fans fire up as Raquel scoops Sonya for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Sonya is down, Raquel runs and goes up the corner, TWISTING VADER! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Sonya survives but Raquel is after her. Sonya BOOTS Raquel away, then she crawls over to hot tag Chelsea! Chelsea panics, wants to tag back out, but Raquel TOSSES Chelsea into the ring! Chelsea staggers up, swings, but ends up BLASTING Sonya! Now Chelsea panics, and then Raquel hoists her up! Tag to Liv before the TEXANA BOMB! And then Raquel sets Chelsea up for ObLIVion!! Liv gets a boost from Raquel, POWERBOMB SENTON!! Cover, Liv & Raquel win!
Winners: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall
Raquel and Liv win big as a team, but Elimination Chamber is a free-for-all! Will either of them be the one heading to WrestleMania to face Bianca Belair?
Mad Cap Moss speaks.
“Well, I know things haven’t exactly gone my way recently. But tonight, in the Fatal 4 Way, all that’s gonna change.” Emma says, “Yeah, you got this, babe.” Moss says, “Yeah, I do got this. Because when you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good, you play good. And thanks to you, babe, I look great!” Moss has new ring gear and Emma says he looks so good. After the W tonight, Moss says he’s on to Gunther and the Intercontinental Championship. Will Moss be no joke in this massive main event? We find out because that match is next!
Michael Cole has a sit-down interview with Charlotte Flair.
Cole says he can’t believe we’re just 50 nights away from WrestleMania “and the battle between the 14-time Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair, and the Women’s Royal Rumble winner, Rhea Ripley. You guys have a lot of history together. Three years ago, you won the Royal Rumble, however Rhea Ripley challenged you, and you put her in her place. Now Rhea thinks that it’s her time. It’s her time to shine, it’s her time to rise, and she believes that everyone will rise for Ripley.” Charlotte ponders on, “She thinks.”
Charlotte tells Cole that three years ago, Rhea challenged Charlotte because she knew Charlotte was the mountain she had to climb, that beating Charlotte would put her on top. And so, they had their WrestleMania match, and she was impressed by Rhea. Rhea did great. But Rhea was young, green and not ready, and Charlotte won. Now Rhea says three years later, she’s ready. Well, Cole, Charlotte would hope so! This is how Charlotte feels. Three years later, and Charlotte is still saying the same thing: there are levels to this. She said it then, she’s saying it now.
Cole asks then if Charlotte feels Rhea is on Charlotte’s level. Charlotte smiles, and says, “It’s gonna take more than just three years to get on my level. And Rhea said I put her in her place three years ago? No, I didn’t put her in her place three years ago. I taught her a lesson three years ago. Now, April 1st, in SoFi Stadium, in front of 80 thousand fans, now I’m gonna put Rhea Ripley in her place, once and for all.” The Queen has spoken, but will she be able to keep her crown against the Judgment Day’s Eradicator?
BREAKING NEWS!
Next week’s SmackDown before Elimination Chamber is going to be huge! The Viking Raiders warned McIntyre & Sheamus of what is coming, and that match is happening in Montreal! As will a tag match of Shayna & Ronda VS Natalya & Shotzi as both sides look to settle scores! Which sides will be left standing on the Road to WrestleMania?
Santos Escobar speaks.
“Not only do I look like a champion, I compete like a champion. The WWE Universe is about to find out why Santos Escobar is best suited to challenge Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship, and why El Legado del Fantasma is the future.”
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Rey Mysterio VS Mad Cap Moss w/ Emma VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett VS Santos Escobar!
Der Ring General has been a dominant champion, but a line of challengers has formed. Speaking of Gunther, he and Imperium watch in a VIP skybox. He is going to watch this with his own eyes, will it be the King of Lucha, the Jacked Joker, Mr. Doomsday, or the Emperor of Lucha who heads for gold?
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Kross rushes Rey, Escobar fires off on Moss! Moss turns it around on Escobar, Rey turns things around on Kross! Rey rains down fists while Moss RAMS his shoulder in. Escobar turns things around on Moss but Moss ROCKS him! Kross FLAPJACKS Rey, but then Moss CLOBBERS Kross! They brawl, Moss whips but Kross reveres and sends Moss right out of the ring! Kross whips Rey hard into buckles, then grins as he stands over the legend. Escobar and Kross talk it out, come to an understanding, until Escobar attacks from behind! Kross TOSSES Escobar out in return!
Kross BOOTS Rey down! “I’ve been waiting a long time!” Kross puts Rey up top, but Rey fights back with forearms! Rey leaps to SEATED SENTON! Rey keeps moving, but into another BOOT! Scarlett likes what she sees and Kross stalks Rey to a corner. Kross runs in but into a BOOT! Escobar slides into THROAT CHOP, then CHOP! Rey runs in, Escobar gives him a boost to RANA Kross! Moss returns to CLOBBER Escobar! Rey dodges Moss to CROSSBODY, but Moss catches him! FALL AWAY SLAM into Escobar! Moss whips Escobar to a corner, RAMS Kross, then RAMS Escobar! Then back to Kross, then back to Escobar, and repeat!
Fans fire up as Moss keeps goin, but Kross dodges and Moss posts himself! Kross forearms Moss, runs in but into a drop toehold into buckles! Escobar forearms Moss, dodges Kross and KNEES him down! Fans fire up as Escobar and Rey stare down now. They circle, and then tie up., Rey whips, things speed up, Rey sidesteps to then follow, wheelbarrow and- NO, Escobar tosses Rey away to CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Escobar whips Rey but Rey goes up and out and ROCKS Escobar! And GAMANGIRIS! Rey hurries up top, leaps, FLYING RANA! Escobar staggers up, Rey runs in, tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Escobar keeps moving, but Kross trips him up! Escobar BOOTS back! Escobar gets up to drag Rey, but Rey monkey flips his way to a RANA and Escobar is on ropes! Rey dials it up, but Escobar bails out to KICK back! Escobar knuckle locks, mule kicks Moss and Kross, but Rey CHOPS! Rey goes up and LEAPS to CROSSBODY Kross! Moss is up, Escobar builds speed, ARROW FROM HELL!! Down goes Moss at the ramp and fans are fired up! As for Imperium, they seem mildly impressed as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns once again and Kross fires off an elbow, forearm and ROLLING ELBOW on Escobar in a corner! Escobar flops over, Kross covers, TWO! Emma coaches Moss, Vega coaches Escobar. Kross taunts Rey, hauls him up, and hits an EXPLODER! Kross stomps Moss to keep him down, then covers Rey, ONE!! Kross is frustrated, but Scarlett coaches him to keep on them all. Kross stands Moss up but Moss JAWBREAKERS! Moss dodges, runs and runs Kross over! But he keeps going to CLOBBER Escobar! And then he CLOBBERS Rey! Moss is all fired up and fans rally. Moss turns Kross but Kross ROCKS him with a forearm!
Kross runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Emma is frustrated for Moss but he sees Escobar coming! Moss catches the crossbody to an suplex, but Escobar slips out to shove, victory roll, TWO!! CALF KICK! Cover, TWO!! Fans rally, Rey lurks and runs in, but Escobar drop toeholds! Escobar whistles, steps through, Rey shoves him away! Escobar DECKS Kross, sunset flips Rey, but Rey rolls through to basement dropkick! Cover, Moss breaks it! Kross waistlocks, Moss elbows free! Moss back suplexes Rey but Rey slips onto Kross to hit a DDT! Rey KICKS Moss away, but Escobar fireman’s carries! PHANTOM DRIVER!! Cover, MOSS BREAKS IT!!
Fans fire up as all four men are down. Emma rallies the fans and coaches up Moss while Gunther still seems rather stoic. Escobar GAMANGIRS Moss from the apron, goes up, but Moss ROCKS him first! Moss climbs up after him but Escobar hits back! They brawl, Moss scoops Escobar, but Escobar fights free! Escobar CLUBS Moss into sitting down, then he goes back up top. SUPER STEINER on Moss! Cover, TWO!! Moss survives and Kross runs in,. Kross CLOBBERS Escobar out but Rey shoulders in! Rey slingshots but Kross stays up out of the sunset flip! Kross lifts Rey, kicks low, reels him in, but Rey fights the bomb!
Rey RANAS and Kross is on ropes! Rey dials it up, 619!! Fans fire up as Rey takes aim, only for Scarlett to trip him up! Fans boo but Kross aims, KROSS HAMMER!! But Moss is up top! Kross ROCKS him first, but Escobar CROSSBODIES Kross and himself out! Moss has a choice, he chooses MACHO ELBOW on Rey! Cover, MOSS WINS!!!
Winner: Mad Cap Moss, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship)
Even Gunther is shocked! Moss gets the biggest win of his career, and is moving on to the single biggest match of his career! Will Moss make Gunther the punchline when SmackDown rolls into Montreal next Friday night?
Heyman walks up to Jimmy in the Bloodline suite.
Heyman congratulates Jimmy, and says he was on the phone with the Tribal Chief. He’d put Jimmy on the phone with him, but there’s no reception in here. But Roman is proud of Jimmy because Jimmy was right, Jey is very loyal to him. But Roman has a mission for the Usos. The Bloodline’s got all this in Montreal figured out, but Roman needs an “on television” perspective. The Usos are to stay home and watch SmackDown on television. Because sometimes you see things on TV that you don’t see when you’re here live. Heyman gives Jimmy a lot of pats on the shoulder, then heads out. Jimmy isn’t sure what Heyman meant by that, but will he see for himself?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown to really build momentum towards Elimination Chamber, and even next week’s go-home show. In fact, that go-home is going to be huge! I would not have thought Moss would win the Fatal 4 Way here tonight to face Gunther. But at the same time, I’m pretty sure Moss is gonna eat that L so Gunther gets one more defense in before WrestleMania. Moss has been great in the ring since his NXT days, and he’s finding himself again without the “make bad jokes” gimmick. Maybe he can just be “Riddick Moss” at some point, too, but there’s still a lot of potential for him down the line.
Natty showing up to talk trash on Shayna was an interesting move, but it clearly gave a reason for Ronda to return and get into a tag match alongside Shayna. Shotzi returning was also a good touch since she was also “injured” by Shayna & Ronda. I’m thinking Shotzi takes the loss, though, so that Natty is spared just 24 hours away from Elimination Chamber. And while I was hoping we’d get a stipulation on McIntyre & Sheamus VS Viking Raiders, we’re at least getting that match so that’s good enough. The Celtic Connection won in the tournament, so there’s a chance the Vikings cheat out a win, and there’s a tiebreaker made, and that has the stipulation.
Good interview promo from Charlotte, with it putting things from 2020 in her perspective. And also, it helped us to know that the SmackDown Women’s Championship is going to be part of night one, so perhaps the Raw Women’s Championship is night two to balance the weekend. Decent squash win from Lacey Evans, but with the titles all tied up in stories, she’s definitely going to spin her wheels until after WrestleMania, and even then she might only get into a feud with someone else who has nothing else to do. If she were a Face, she could be getting on Chelsea Green’s case for being whiny and spoiled.
Chelsea & Sonya had a good promo with Pearce, and of course they lose to Liv & Raquel to give Liv & Raquel momentum going towards Raw’s Six Woman Tag and the Elimination Chamber match. Asuka is still the frontrunner for that match, but any number of stories could come out of Elimination Chamber, and the WWE Women’s Tag Division desperately needs something. Liv & Raquel could be one team, Ronda & Shayna will surely be another, and with how things are going on Raw, Mia Yim & Candice LeRae could be another, and we could end up with a Fatal 4 Way.
And obviously the Bloodline story continues to be the best stuff of the night. Heyman had a great opening segment with Sami. Sami hit all the points, and we can only hope he’s got it right about Jimmy and Solo. Jimmy also did great in his segments, being worried about whether or not Jey would show. And of course Jey showed, because Sami was right that Jey cares more about Jimmy than Roman. The tag title match was great stuff, but the promo segments that followed explained why this wasn’t the main. Heyman is going to play the Usos against each other, as Heyman surely saw Jey talk with Sami on the broadcast, which he did his best to convey to Jimmy.
No Usos next week means Roman will only have Solo as his bodyguard, but maybe Sami will be the “Master Strategist” and not risk fighting Roman in a brawl just 24 hours before their title match. Elimination Chamber 2023 is going to be the most must-watch it has been in a long time, largely because of this story.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
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Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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