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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (3/10/23)
It’s a furious Friday night!
Does Jey Uso still ACKNOWLEDGE his Tribal Chief?
Jey Uso returned to the Bloodline on Raw, but now Roman Reigns wishes to see it for himself. Will all be well within the family on SmackDown?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Qualifier Furious 5 Way: Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus VS Karrion Kross VS LA Knight VS Xavier Woods; McIntyre and Sheamus win and advance to WrestleMania 39.
- Six Man Tag: Legado Del Fantasma VS The Judgment Day; The Judgment Day wins.
- Braun Strowman & Ricochet VS The Viking Raiders w/ Valhalla; The Viking Raiders win.
- Charlotte Flair VS Shotzi Blackheart; Charlotte wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Paul Heyman welcomes The Usos.
Jimmy says what up, and Jey says, “Where’s the Tribal Chief?” Heyman hugs Jey, and says the Tribal Chief is so proud of Jey. But Jey’s stoic face has Heyman worried. Jey wants Heyman that when he finds Roman Reigns, to tell Roman Reigns that Jey’s here. Kayla Braxton then walks over and asks why Jey turned on Sami Zayn. Jey tells Kayla that everything he needs to say will be said in the middle of the ring tonight. Jimmy says we should be asking why Cody Rhodes stuck his nose in Bloodline business. The Usos head out, what will Main Event Jey say to the Head of the Table?
WWE Intercontinental Championship Qualifier Furious 5 Way: Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus VS Karrion Kross VS LA Knight VS Xavier Woods!
Everyone wants after Der Ring General’s gold! The Celtic Connection may have broken down as both McIntyre and Sheamus want their shot, but will either of them win their spot on the Grandest Stage of Them All? Or will an other step up to have their Hollywood dreams come true?
The bell rings and Woods fires off on Knight! Kross goes after Woods, he and Knight throw Woods out, but McIntyre and Sheamus just stare down with each other. But then Kross and Knight go after them! Kross and McIntyre brawl as a revisit of their feud, and Sheamus fires off with Knight! Sheamus and McIntyre each get the edge, McIntyre clotheslines Kross out and Sheamus TOSSES Knight. Fans fire up as the Celtic Connection stare down again. McIntyre says it didn’t have to be this way, but then Kross and Knight blindside them both! Knight tosses Sheamus out, Kross throws McIntyre out.
Knight talks trash while Kross beats down on McIntyre. Pittsburgh boos the Mega Star while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Kross digs his boot into Woods in the corner. Knight talks some smack but Woods fires off on him and Kross! Kross ROCKS Woods, DECKS him, then he and Knight both dig their boots in. They let off to intercept McIntyre! Kross beats McIntyre down, kicks him out, and Knight stomps away on Woods. Fans rally, Sheamus drags Knight out and RAMS him into barriers! Kross goes after Sheamus! But McIntyre brings Knight around, only for Knight to POST him! Knight gets in the ring and CLOBBERS Woods! Knight drops an elbow, then Kross storms back in.
Kross and Knight drag Woods up, they double whip, and they DOUBLE FLAPJACK! Knight calls out McIntyre coming in, but McIntyre fires off on him and Kross! McIntyre CHOPS, ROCKS and CHOPS on repeat! Kross puts McIntyre on the apron, McIntyre ROCKS Kross but Knight RAMS into McIntyre! Knight and Kross double suplex McIntyre up and in! But Sheamus climbs up! FLYING LARIAT for Sheamus! But Kross drags him off Knight, only for Sheamus to LARIAT! Sheamus UPPERCUTS Knight, UPPERCUTS again, then fires body shots! McIntyre has Kross, but Kross fights Future Shock!
Kross has a leg! HALF CRAB on McIntyre! Sheamus fireman’s carries Knight but Knight slips off to POST him! Then he drags Sheamus out for a JUMP NECKBREAKER! Cover, but Kross lets McIntyre go to drag Knight away! The alliance only lasts so long but Knight smirks and nods. Knight and Kross argue, but Kross goes to Woods. Only for Knight to DECK Kross! Knight tells Kross to never pull him off a pin. But Woods fires off haymakers and CHOPS! Woods lights Knight up, whips, but Knight reverses, only for Woods to duck ‘n ‘dodge and slide, ROLLING ELBOW! But Kross whips Woods to a corner!
Woods BOOTS Kross, and hits the HONOR ROLL! Knight returns, but Woods drop toeholds him to ropes! Woods runs, and he SLIDES on Knight to WRECK McIntyre with a dropkick! Sheamus runs in around the way, Woods dodges to SUPERKICK! Woods hurries up, shoulders into Kross, then steps in, TORNADO DDT! Knight runs into a fireman’s carry! GUTBUSTER DROP! Fans fire up for Woods and he hurries to the apron! Woods climbs, walks the tightrope, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” LIMIT BREAKER!! Cover, EVERYONE breaks it!! Fans fire up while all five men are down, but then Imperium shows up on the stage.
Fans boo the Intercontinental Champion and his cohorts, but they keep their distance as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Kross bumps McIntyre off buckles. Kross hoists McIntyre into a Tree of Woe, stomps him, then DECKS Knight! Sheamus gets up, Kross BOOTS him down! Kross goes up the corner, but Knight goes up and after him, but McIntyre adds on! SPIDER GERMAN SUPERPLEX COMBO!!! Fans are thunderous but Imperium doesn’t seem impressed. Fans rally as all five competitors are down around all over, but McIntyre rises. McIntyre snarls as he runs in and CLOBBERS Kross! And again! McIntyre whips and ELBOWS Kross down! McIntyre then goes after Knight to clinch and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly!
Kross runs in, McIntyre dodges to NECKBREAKER! McIntyre kips up and fans fire up! McIntyre aims at Knight, brings him up but Knight wrenches out of the underhooks to LARIAT! Sheamus returns as Knight talks trash, and Sheamus CLOBBERS hm! And again! Woods returns, but into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Knight runs in, into a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up with Sheamus, and he has Woods on the ropes! Sheamus CLUBS Woods in the back, then bends him back for BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Fans count all the way to TEN, Sheamus lets Woods down, and then he catches Kross! Fans fire up for MORE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!!
Sheamus gives Kross his ten, and now Knight flounders up! Fans are thunderous as Sheamus gets the Mega Star! EVEN MORE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! That’s THIRTY total!! Sheamus points to the WrestleMania sign, beats his chest as he aims from the corner, but McIntyre HEADBUTTS Knight down! The Celtic Connection stare down and argue. Sheamus says McIntyre stole his spotlight again! Woods LEAPS, but into a BROGUE!! Knight runs in, into a CLAYMORE!! Double covers, DOUBLE WIN!?!?
Winners: Sheamus and Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
One ref counted McIntyre’s three count, another counted Sheamus’, so what does this? Fans have the answer: “TRIPLE THREAT! TRIPLE THREAT!” Sheamus and McIntyre argue about this, and even Imperium isn’t sure what to make of it. How will Adam Pearce and upper management choose to handle this?
Backstage interview with Paul Heyman.
Kayla asks the Wise Man about how she tried to ask Jey Uso why he did what he did on Raw. Does Heyman have any insight as to what’s going on? Heyman seems a bit distracted himself. But this Cody Rhodes is too much, isn’t he? The Bloodline gets all this criticism for invoking the names of Cody’s family, and yet what did Cody do? He got involved in Bloodline business, and Bloodline business is family. Maybe that’s Cody’s counter attack. For almost 1000 DAYS, Roman Reigns has been champion. And every time a new challenger comes along, the Tribal Chief asks the Special Counsel how to handle this new challenger.
Do they do it like gangsters? Do they lie, manipulate and get inside the opponent’s head, so that by the time the match happens, they’re already defeated? Or do they do it with the truth? Because the truth is, Roman Reigns is the GOAT. Heyman is the GOAT. The Usos are the GOATs. And when they are aligned, the Bloodline cannot be stopped. But then comes along one Cody Rhodes. “Stylistically, a nightmare for us. He’s the one guy I never wanted to see across the ring from Roman Reigns. I went to my Tribal Chief, and I said, ‘What do we do? Gangster? Truth?’
“And in his infinite wisdom, the Tribal Chief said to me, ‘Wise Man, the most gangster thing we could do to Cody Rhodes is to smash him with the truth.’ Because the truth for Cody Rhodes is in his past that he couldn’t control, that he can’t escape, that will put such emotional baggage on Cody Rhodes that he never knew existed that by the time he walks into the ring at WrestleMania, he’ll already be a defeated opponent. And then, then the only story left for Cody Rhodes to tell will be when he takes his shoulders off the mat after being defeated by Roman Reigns, and has to pick the time and the place that he truthfully acknowledges his Tribal Chief, Roman… Reigns.”
Sheamus and McIntyre argue backstage.
Sheamus is still upset that McIntyre wants to snipe the Intercontinental Championship from him but McIntyre insists it didn’t have to be this way. The Brawling Brutes come in to stop the arguing, McIntyre says this should be like the old days, where they fight and then have drinks after. Will these men ever toast as friends again?
WWE announces the first of the 2023 Hall of Fame class!
It’s THE KING OF LUCHA, REY MYSTERIO! Kurt Angle, one of his greatest rivals, notes that Rey had the ability of igniting any crowd. Kofi Kingston says you couldn’t blink, because you knew Rey would do something incredible. The 619, the charisma, the connection to the fans as the Ultimate Underdog, Rey showed that it doesn’t matter your size, so long as you have heart. John Cena says to Rey, “impossible” was just a word. If Rey is headlining, just how big will this year’s class be?
Rey Mysterio is here!
Fans fire up as the King of Lucha is in Steel City! Rey high-fives the front row as he goes to the ring. Rey gets the mic, fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and Rey says, “Wow. This is a moment-” Wait. DOMINIK Mysterio shows up. And he’s brought the Judgment Day with him! Dom has the mic to say, “How pathetic.” Fans boo, Dom tells them to shut up, and he says that “WWE is really gonna induct a washed-up old man into the Hall of Fame? Huh? Look at me!” How many birthdays, how many Christmases, how many Thanksgivings, how many soccer games did you miss? All to make this Hall of Fame career.”
Fans boo more as the Judgment Day gets in the ring. Dom says Mami Rhea was right. Dom is ashamed to be Rey’s son! But here comes Legado Del Fantasma! Fans fire up as Santos Escobar leads Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro right to the ring to get in the Judgment Day’s faces! Rey hands the mic over to let Escobar speak. “Your father may have let go of what you did last week, but I haven’t. So SHUT UP! Legado del Fantasma and Judgment Day are supposed to have a match later tonight. How about we have it right now?!” Fans like the sound of that!
Finn grins and Dom talks trash, but it seems like we’re in agreement! A ref rushes out, will the Emperor of Lucha humble “Ex-Con Dom” once and for all?
Six Man Tag: Legado Del Fantasma VS The Judgment Day!
SmackDown returns and the match is under way! Cruz Del Toro arm-drags Finn Balor but Finn gets up to scoop. Cruz slips out to DROPKICK Finn! Cruz whips, Finn reverses but Cruz sunset flips! Finn rolls through to basement dropkick! Rhea is having fun, and Damian Priest tags in. Priest stomps Cruz, lines up a shot, and he BOOTS Cruz to a corner! Priest stomps away on Cruz, the ref counts, and Priest lets off at 4. Fans boo but the Judgment Day soak it up. Priest whips Cruz to ropes then ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! Priest drags Cruz up, tags in Dom, and they mug Cruz. Fans boo but Dom drags Cruz up and gives us Latino Heat.
Dom suplexes Cruz, Uno Amigo! Another suplex, Dos Amigos! Dom gives more Latino Heat, and he RAMS Cruz into the corner! Tag to Finn and he RAMS into Cruz. Finn CHOPS Cruz, whips him corner to corner, but Cruz BOOTS back! And then RANAS! Hot tag to Escobar! Escobar brings Finn around, fires forearms, and whips him to the corner! Tag to Wilde, he runs in to clothesline! Tag to Cruz, he runs in to clothesline! Escobar tags in and he runs to clothesline! Rhea is furious but Wilde tags in again. Wilde runs in, another clothesline! And then a snap suplex! Wilde fires up, fans fire up with him, and Wilde runs to IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO!
Finn flounders to a corner, he dodge Wilde, and then blocks Wilde’s boot to YANK him down! Wilde writhes but Finn drags him up. Tag to Priest, he and Finn mug Wilde, and Priest DECKS Wilde! Priest CHOKES Wilde on the ropes! The ref counts, Priest lets off and Wilde sputters. Priest whips Wilde to run him over! Cover, TWO! Priest looms over Wilde, fans rally up, and Priest drags Wilde up. Priest whips Wilde into the corner! Priest runs in to back elbow! Tag to Finn, and Priest hits BROKEN ARROW, and Finn STOMPS Wilde down! Tag to Dom, slingshot senton! Tag back to Finn, and he tags Priest back in.
Finn scoops Wilde and hits a BACKBREAKER! Priest adds a LEG DROP! Then Priest and Finn BLAST LDF! Fans boo but the Judgment Day soaks up the heat as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and fans rally as Dom and Wilde crawl. Hot tags to Finn and Escobar! Escobar dodges Finn, BLASTS priest, then kicks Finn. Escobar runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then CLOBBERS Finn! Escobar keeps moving to hit FLYING FOREARMS! ENZIGURI for Priest! Tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER for Finn! Then a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Escobar drags Finn up, fireman’s carries, but Finn fights free to ELBOW DROP DDT! Fans rally up, both men crawl, hot tag to Dom! Dom drags Escobar back as fans boo, but Escobar ENZIGURIS! Hot tag to Cruz! CROSSBODY! SOBAT!
Crus whips but Dom reverses to kick low. Dom runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, Priest breaks it! Priest drags Cruz up, whips him to a corner, but Cruz slips out and Priest hits buckles! Cruz goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Priest flops out of the ring, Escobar and Wilde DIVE! Direct hit on Priest and Finn! Fans are thunderous, Rhea panics, and Vega RANAS! Rhea blocks, to BOMB Vega onto Escobar! Cruz runs at Dom, but Dom dodges! Cruz hits buckles Dom kicks and whips, but Cruz reverses. Dom uses that to WRECK Rey! But Cruz rolls Dom! But Rey’s anger is a distraction! Priest HEEL KICKS Cruz!! Dom covers, Judgment Day wins!!
Winners: The Judgment Day, by pinfall
Rey realizes Dom and the Judgment Day got the better of him again! Dom gets the mic to tell Rey, “Jefe… Hey, hey. Why don’t you guys shut your mouths when greatness is speaking!? I wanna have a man to man with you, Dad. I wanna have a heart to heart. So why don’t you guys give me the ring.” The Judgment Day asks if he’s sure and he says it’ll be fine. Fans boo but Dom assures Rey it’s just a talk. Rey has LDF stand down, and he walks into the ring as fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” at Dom.
Dom tells Rey that the one thing he doesn’t understand is why the WWE is inducting Rey, when the only Hall of Fame would be the Deadbeat Dads HOF. At the end of the day, Dom should’ve been Eddie’s son. Rey wants Dom to take that back but Dom tells Rey he needs to accept what he’s done. Dom pie faces Rey right into ropes! Dom eggs Rey on, fans want to see Rey do this, and Rey stands up. Rey steps out, but Dom rushes in, and Rey dumps Dom out! Dom is fired up from being embarrassed, and he shouts that he’s the one that matters! Rey says he will NOT fight Dom, no matter what he does. Dom says Rey will, but what will Dom do to escalate this further?
Adam Pearce finds Charlotte Flair waiting for him.
He asks the SmackDown Women’s Champion what he can do for her. She asks him if he’s been having a rough day at work. Or is he just not happy to see her? Pearce says he’s always happy to see the champ. But really, what’s up? Charlotte says that this is WrestleMania season, so she wants a match. Any match. Tonight? Tonight. Okay, he can do that. He’ll find someone suitable. She thanks him and heads out. And she tells him to hang in there. He’ll do his best. Who will Pearce serve up for The Queen just a month out from WrestleMania?
Braun Strowman & Ricochet VS The Viking Raiders w/ Valhalla!
The Monster of All Monsters and the King of Flight were involved in a massive tag brawl involving the Celtic Connection, Hit Row and their opponents here tonight. Will Braun & Ricochet be able to stop Ragnarök? Or will the warpath Erik & Ivar are on be able to topple two forces of nature?
The teams sort out and Ricochet starts against Erik. They circle, fans rally up, and Ricochet kicks at Erik’s leg. Erik shrugs it off, he rushes in but Ricochet slips around to headlock. Erik lifts Ricochet but Ricochet uses that to hit a headlock takeover. Erik fights right back up to his feet, Ricochet hits another takeover, but Erik fights up again. Erik throws body shots, whips Ricochet to a corner, but Ricochet goes up and over. Things speed up, Ricochet RANAS! Erik stands up to KNEE Ricochet down! Tag to Ivar and he runs in, but Ricochet dodges! Ricochet fires off kicks, headlocks, but Ivar powers up!
Ricochet fights the lift, Ivar powers out of the hold, and they RAM shoulders. Ivar CLUBS Ricochet but Ricochet fires off hands! Ivar blocks a whip, whips Ricochet, but Ricochet rolls off Ivar’s back! Ricochet comes back to RANA Ivar! Ivar gets up, into a DROPKICK! But Ivar rebounds, only for Ricochet to avoid the splash! Tag to Braun and fans fire up! Ricochet BOOTS Ivar, and then Braun clotheslines Ivar out of the ring! Erik runs in, but Braun CLUBS him out of the ring, too! Fans fire up as Braun TOSSES Ricochet onto the Vikings! Fans fire up as Braun stands tall, and Ricochet gets up to join him, as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Ricochet throws body shots to get out of a headlock. Erik shoves Ricochet to ropes, then CLOBBERS him on the rebound! Fans rally for Ricochet while Erik looms over him. Erik drags Ricochet up, tags Ivar, and the Vikings mug Ricochet. The ref counts, the Vikings let off at 4, but Ricochet is down on the mat all the same. Ivar stomps Ricochet, tags Erik, and Erik brings Ricochet up to feed Ivar’s KNEE! Ivar feeds Ricochet to Erik’s KNEE! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is hanging tough and that frustrates “Valhalla” Sarah Logan. Erik clamps onto Ricochet with a chinbar and grinds him down.
Braun coaches Ricochet and the fans rally up. Ricochet fights up, throws body shots, but Erik KNEES Low! Erik brings Ricochet around and he says he’s gonna break Ricochet’s pretty face. Ricochet ROCKS Erik, but Erik ROCKS Ricochet! The forearms go back and forth, heavier and heavier! Ricochet ROCKS Erik again, and again, and again! Ricochet spins, but into an ax handle! Erik DECKS Ricochet! Erik asks Braun if he wants some. Braun says why not! But Ivar sneaks up and anchors a foot! Braun kicks Ivar away but Erik BLASTS him! Braun ends up against barriers, and Ivar SPLASHES him against them!
Fans boo but Ricochet reels Erik in! Erik fights the cradle to suplex! Ricochet slips free, and V-TRIGGERS! Erik staggers but Ricochet has no one to tag! Ricochet dodges Erik, Erik hits buckles, and Ricochet fireman’s carries! But Ivar runs in! Ricochet handspring kicks him away! Ricochet dodges Erik, to RANA! Cover, TWO!! Erik survives, to hit Ace Ten Maou!! And then SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Now Ricochet survives! Sarah grows frustrated but Erik looms over Ricochet. Erik drags Ricochet up, but Ivar isn’t at the corner. Ricochet wrenches and ROCKS Erik, but Erik just snarls.
Ricochet ROCKS Eri again, Erik whips but Ricochet QUEBRADAS! Both men are down, Sarah shouts to Erik, but Braun rises! Fans rally up as Ricochet and Erik crawl! Hot tags to Ivar and Braun! The Monster BLASTS Ivar, BLASTS Erik, BOOTS Ivar, and then fires off hands! Braun goes corner to corner to SPLASH! And then he keeps going, to SHOTGUN!! Ivar ends up outside the ring and Pittsburgh fires up! Braun rips off his shirt, and it’s time to get on the tracks! Tag to Ricochet, Braun runs to BLAST Ivar! The Strowman Express keeps going, but misses Erik as Sarah gets him out of the way! Braun goes flying over the announce desk!!
But Ricochet DIVES to take Erik out! Fans are thunderous but Sarah creeps Ricochet out. Ricochet hurries back to the ring and goes up a corner, aimed at Ivar! 450- NO, Ivar moves! Ricochet lands on his feet and rolls through, but turns around into the HEEL KICK!! Ivar goes up top now?! For a WARBEARD SPLASH!! Cover, The Viking Raiders win!
Winners: The Viking Raiders, by pinfall
Erik & Ivar had the help of their Norse gods in the form of Valhalla, and they are victorious in the Steel City! Will the raid soon find golden treasure?
Pearce meets with Imperium.
He knows they want to know what he’s going to do about the Furious 5 Way’s result. Gunther says Pearce was given one specific job: identify the #1 contender. “Challenger” is singular, isn’t it? English isn’t Gunther’s native tongue, but he knows the difference. “Challengers” is plural. Look at Pearce. He lost all authority! This dereliction of duties will not be tolerated! Pearce wants them to take a breath. He doesn’t appreciate their tone but he understands where they’re coming from. Next week, McIntyre VS Sheamus, 1v1, the winner of that will be the singular challenger at WrestleMania. Good. Gunther will be watching. The Celtic Connection will come to blows, who his going to Hollywood?
Charlotte Flair VS ???
Steel City fires up for the SmackDown Women’s Champion as she looks to stay sharp before WrestleMania. But who will she face here tonight? And will this be more than just a tune-up for the Queen?
SmackDown returns and Charlotte’s opponent is… SHOTZI BLACKHEART! The Wild Child is back again, will she #TCB, Take Care o’ Business?
The bell rings and fans “WOO~!” as the two circle. Charlotte and Shotzi approach, and Shotzi offers a handshake. Charlotte takes it and they even fist bump. Fans cheer the sportsmanship, and the two tie up. Charlotte hits a headlock takeover, they go around, and Shotzi fights up. Shotzi powers out, Charlotte holds ropes to then come back and run Shotzi! Charlotte flexes and fans “WOO~!” Things speed up, Charlotte rolls over the dropdown, then hurdles. Shotzi springboards to RANA! Charlotte gets up, Shotzi runs back in, crucifix to a sunset flip, but Charlotte drags her up! Charlotte blocks a kick, spins Shotzi to a waistlock, and SLAMS her down!
Charlotte keeps on the waistlock but Shotzi fights up. Only for Charlotte to SLAM her again! Cover, TWO! Charlotte waistlocks again, but Shotzi holds ropes to buck her away. Shotzi runs, into a BOOT! Charlotte glances to the WrestleMania sign, then she drags Shotzi by a leg. But here comes Rhea! We knew she was here but she’s decided to distract her future opponent. Shotzi cradles! ONE!! Shotzi kicks, Charlotte ducks and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Charlotte kips up and fans fire up, and she stares Rhea down as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns as Charlotte climbs a corner, still glancing at Rhea. Shotzi grabs at Charlotte but Charlotte kicks her away. Shotzi comes back to GAMANGIRI! Shotzi goes up, she also glances at Rhea, and she SUPER STEINERS Charlotte down! Cover, TWO! Charlotte survives and Shotzi snarls in frustration. Shotzi puts Charlotte on ropes, runs, but Charlotte dodges! Shotzi slips out of the ring, Charlotte runs up to BOOT her down! Charlotte then PLANCHAS, but Shotzi dodges to ROUNDHOUSE! And ROUNDHOSUE again! Rhea is amused as Charlotte wobbles. Shotzi gets in the ring, builds speed, but charlotte DECKS her first!
Charlotte gets in the ring, but Shotzi KICKS! Shotzi spins, into a CHOP! Charlotte CHOPS again, and again! And again! And again! Charlotte scoops Shotzi, to carry her around, and FALL AWAY SLAM! Charlotte kips up, fans fire up, and Charlotte runs in to SPEAR!! But she’s not done there! Charlotte makes Rhea watch the FIGURE FOUR! And then the FIGURE EIGHT!! Shotzi taps, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
Rhea creeps up closer just to wave at Charlotte. The Queen stands tall, but Rhea gets a mic before she joins her in the ring. Charlotte also gets a mic, and she asks Rhea what she has to say. “Watching you tonight, Charlotte, just reminded me exactly why I chose you after I won the Royal Rumble. But you can wipe that smug look off of your face. Because when I look into your eyes, I don’t only see acceptance, but I see all your insecurities. So at WrestleMania, I’m gonna take the one thing that makes you feel so important, when I become the SmackDown Women’s Champion.”
Fans boo but Charlotte says, “Hush your mouth. Your improvement may be something that you’re so, so proud of, but I have improved every single day of my life. Some people love me for it, others react negatively, but it’s a fact: I want it more. I will outwork anyone, male or female, because I take this business oh so very seriously! You’re Rhea Bloody Ripley. That means you will rip apart anyone that stands in your way. Except for me.” Charlotte drops the mic and heads out, but Rhea just smiles. Will the Eradicator end the reign in Hollywood?
The Usos head to the ring.
Main Event Jey was very vague about things earlier tonight, but now all will be made clear! This is the 600th DAY as tag team champions for Jey and Jimmy, but this could be the most important day ever. The Usos get the mics, and Jimmy tells Pittsburgh, “The Bloodline is back together, and the Bloodline is now in your city!” Fans are torn but Jey says, “The big question of the night, of the whole week.” Fans chant for “SAMI! SAMI!” Jey says, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, they be like, ‘Jey, why’d yo udo it? Why you do it? Why you betray Sami Zayn like that?'” Fans chant for Sami more, and “You’re Not Ucey!”
Jey wants them to step in his shoes. What would they do? Huh? WHAT WOULD YOU DO!? One of your family’s car breaks down, you give ’em a ride, right? They hungry, you go grocery shopping for ’em, right? Their lights gonna get shut off, you cut that electric bill down, right? You’d do anything for your family, so what would you do?! If they wanna know why Jey did it, it’s “because I had to. I had to. I ain’t wanna do it. I ain’t wanna do it. I ain’t had no choice. I never had a choice, because HE (Jimmy) is my blood!” Jimmy is his TWIN, his BROTHER, his FAMILY, not YOU, Sami! And neither are the fans!
Fans boo but Jimmy grins. Jey says they wanna blame him for this? They don’t know what he goes through! They sit in the stands, or in the living room, saying “Aw, they great!” But you don’t know what he’s going through. There IS one person he blames. Fans chant, “Sami’s Family!” Jey says that person he blames IS Sami Zayn. Jey let Sami into the Bloodline but Sami was gonna let Jimmy get clipped. Jey tells Sami, “What was I supposed to do? You know what your problem is, Sami?” Everyone’s already said it, and the problem is that Sami is selfish! All Sami had to do was fall in line! But he don’t know nothing about that, cuz his ass ain’t blood, and never will be.
Jimmy says now that they’re done with Sami, there’s one problem left: Cody Rhodes! Fans cheer that name but Jimmy says, “Cody, what is your issue? What is wrong with you?” But Cody is HERE!! The American Nightmare is in Pittsburgh and the fans fire up! Cody even gets his pyro! Cody has the mic to say, “I keep hearing my name. If you’re going to talk about me, why don’t you talk directly to me?” The Usos answer to Roman Reigns, but Cody doesn’t. Cody answers to the fans. And it sounds like the fans don’t wanna hear them talk, they’d rather see them fight! Fans cheer that!
Jimmy says Cody takes another step, he won’t make it to Mania! Cody throws off his coat as Jimmy says they’ll put Cody on the shelf like they did Sami Zayn! But Sami slides in to TACLKE Jey!! Jimmy is shocked, he goes after Sami, but Cody gets after Jimmy! The Usos go after Cody but he fights them off! Sami throws Jimmy out, Cody throws Jey out! Sami TACKLES Jimmy onto the desk! Cody and Jey brawl in the crowd! Jimmy SMACKS Sami off the desk! And again! Jimmy hurries to find where Jey and Cody went. Jimmy ROCKS Cody, but Sami CLOBBERS Jimmy! The brawl is chaotic, Sami TOSSES Jey while Cody DECKS Jimmy!
Sami gets in the ring with Jey, to clothesline Jey up and out! Cody clotheslines Jimmy up and out! Fans fire up as the American Nightmare and the Honourary Hab stand tall! Cody raises Sami’s hand in victory, there has been NO problem solved! Sami says if this is what Jey had to do, then this is what Sami has to do! What will it take to put this all to bed?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for SmackDown, great developments in most of the stories, but especially in the Bloodline’s story. I like that Jey had such a stern expression that it kinda unsettled Heyman. Good promo from Heyman to try and deflect this onto Cody, and to again hype up Roman VS Cody. Cody had deduced last week that Roman was the mastermind behind the promos, Heyman added the details to that revelation, and it was all effective.
Jey’s promo was great stuff, with his motivation being logical, and about how many had figured. Jey takes the family line because it’s the family line, and he sees things their way now. Though, for half a second I hoped he was gonna blame Roman and try to reason with Jimmy that they could run things instead. Cody and Sami taking the fight to the Usos was good stuff, too, but now we just need Kevin.
The Furious 5 Way as the opener was a great move. It was a great match, and it was clever to give us a double cover finish. Like the crowd, I was hoping they’d automatically make this a Triple Threat, but Gunther had a good promo with Pearce to insist they keep things 1v1. McIntyre VS Sheamus next week will be awesome stuff but unless they come up with some kind of draw, I feel like it’s going to be McIntyre’s win. How Sheamus reacts to that will be harder to say. He could stay Face and support McIntyre, having lost fair and square. Or he could go Heel and be a sore loser. I’ve been liking Face Sheamus so I hope it’s the former.
Great use of the Hall of Fame news to give us a Rey and Dominik interaction. But giving Rey the HOF induction while he’s still active, feels like a sign that Rey is retiring this year. Great Six Man out of Judgment Day and Legado, and of course Judgment Day wins with some cheating. But wow, Dom saying he should’ve been Eddie’s son, aka Eddie should’ve won that ladder match way back when, that was some strong stuff. Rey embarrassing Dom with the fake-out was good, but now it feels like Dom might have to drag the rest of the family into this to compel Rey to have a match with him.
Great tag match out of Braun & Ricochet VS Viking Raiders. Fans still really like Braun, and I would think they still really like Ricochet, both guys can do things others cannot, but the Vikings winning made sense. Erik & Ivar needed this to stop their rollercoaster ride as a team. Whatever happens with the tag titles at WrestleMania (like Sami & Kevin taking them from the Usos), Erik & Ivar really should be serious competition for the champions. Maybe we see a big tag team contender’s match for one of the two nights, or even on the RawDown After Mania, and Viking Raiders come out on top.
Good little promo from Pearce and Charlotte, but I didn’t even realize that was Charlotte when she was first on screen. That full body blue outfit and the gloves made her like the Invisible Woman from Fantastic 4 or something. Shotzi as Charlotte’s last minute opponent made sense, as Shotzi isn’t in any story right now. Good match all the same but of course Charlotte wins. Good promo from Charlotte and Rhea, but it still feels like this is going to be Rhea’s win, and the Judgment Day moves with her to SmackDown. Then with the King & Queen of the Ring tournament/event set for May, I would hope the winner of the QOTR challenges a champion for the Summer.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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ROH brings the lucha libre!
On a night full of ROH & CMLL crossover, Komander defends the ROH World Television Championship against “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta; Yuta wins.
- Rachael Ellering VS Abadon; Abadon wins.
- 12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs; Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs win.
- Billie Starkz VS Hyan; Billie wins.
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; Komander wins and retains the title.
- Gates of Agony VS Exodus Prime & Josiah Jean; Gates of Agony win.
- Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr; Hechicero, Barbaro & Soberano win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta!
Lucha night opens with a hot start as the Fire of the Sun returns to ROH, but so does The Decoder! Will Fuego Del Sol get one up on a former ROH Pure Champion turned current AEW World Trios Champion? Or will Yuta do the Death Riders proud in Houston?
Houston cheers on the Texas star, and Fuego offers the Code of Honor. Yuta reaches out, but then SLAPS Fuego! The fans boo and the bell rings, Yuta slips around to CLUB Fuego down! Yuta mocks the fans cheering on Fuego, then scoops him for a SLAM and SENTON! The fans boo but Yuta brings Fuego up. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO, but Yuta holds onto the leg! Yuta taunts Fuego, but Fuego kicks at him! Yuta lets go and the fans rally up. Yuta runs up, Fuego ELBOWS him away, then goes up, up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as Fuego then DROPKICKS Yuta down!
Yuta staggers up, Fuego SLAPS him! But Yuta LARIATS in return! The fans boo but Yuta rains down fists! And then stops, to rain down more fists! The fans boo but Yuta soaks that up while he “kicks dirt” on Fuego. Yuta stands Fuego up, CHOPS him, then has him in a corner. Yuta CHOPS Fuego again, the fans boo, but Yuta whips corner to corner hard! Fuego staggers forward, Yuta says they ain’t done yet. Yuta whips Fuego to the corner again, then FLAPJACKS on the rebound! Yuta adds a basement DROPKICK! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up heat. Yuta hits a spinning toehold, then has a DEATHLOCK!
Fuego endures and Yuta mockingly asks if he’ll give up. Fuego refuses to give in, and he SLAPS Yuta! So Yuta bridges and puts on more pressure! Yuta shows off by not even using his hands, but Fuego fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Yuta lets go at 4, and he reminds the ref, “I have ’til five!” The fans boo Yuta parodying Bryan Danielson, then Yuta kicks Fuego around. Yuta eggs Fuego on, so Fuego ROCKS him! And ROCKS him! And again, and again, and again! But Yuta gets under the big haymaker! Yuta back suplexes, but Fuego lands out! Fuego dodges Yuta to then springboard QUEBRADA! Down goes Yuta!
The fans fire up as Fuego kips up and SUPERKICKS! Yuta sputters, Fuego runs and STEP-UP DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up again as Fuego climbs a corner! Yuta stands, Fuego MISSILE- NO, Yuta gets under and comes back, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall
Another thing he took from The American Dragon is that big knee, and Yuta takes the victory. Yuta sits Fuego up, and thinks about Hammer ‘n’ Anvil elbows, but he decides not to. Because he gets an even more sadistic idea! Yuta looks under the ring, and he brings out a steel chain! Yuta threatens the ref, then he goes to Fuego! The fans boo but Yuta hooks Fuego’s legs up, then uses the chain to go up, up and away, ROMERO SPECIAL!! Yuta taunts Fuego but Fuego is coughing up blood! Yuta lets Fuego go, the fans boo, but Yuta mockingly gives the Code of Honor handshake. Yuta no longer has honor, but will someone find a way to humble him?
Rachael Ellering VS Abadon!
The Queen of Strong Smile is feeling good being in Houston, ready to bring that Comet energy. However, she’s up against the Living Dead Girl, who brings a very different vibe. Will Rachael learn why everyone fears Abadon? Or will Rachael’s smile see her through?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but uh, Abadon doesn’t let go. Rachael tries to get free, and now it is a tug-o-war. The fans rally, Rachael reels Abadon into a headlock, but Abadon BITES Rachael’s hand! The ref reprimands, Abadon lets go, and Abadon doesn’t get what’s wrong. Abadon runs up on Rachael but Rachael gets around to waistlock. Abadon switches, but Rachael goes to ropes to buck the O’Conner! Rachael CLOBBERS Abadon, but Abadon sits up! The fans rally, Rachael is frustrated, and then runs up. Abadon gets around, trips Rachael, then runs to basement dropkick! Rachael flounders to a corner and the fans rally again.
Abadon aims from a corner, runs in at Rachael, but Racahel ELBOWS Abadon away! Abadon says nuh-uh, comes back, but runs into a BOOT! Rachael runs and UPPERCUTS Abadon down! The fans fire up and Rachael aims from a corner. Rachael calls for the “SQUISH~!” and runs up, SENTON onto knees! Abadon avoids disaster and stalks Rachael to the apron. Abadon CLUBS Rachael, pushes her onto the apron, and springboards for a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans fire up and Abadon pushes Rachael into the ring. Abadon runs corner to corner for a METEORA! Abadon pushes Rachael to a cover, TWO!
Abadon is annoyed but brushes it off. Abadon drags Rachael up, but Rachael fights the suplex! Rachael wrenches out, trips Abadon, and high stacks, ONE!! Rachael ROCKS Abadon, then tries again. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for the “MD Collapse” and Rachael aims again. SQUISH~ SENTON hits! Cover, TWO! Abadon survives and Rachael is a bit surprised. Rachael throws off the headband, double checks her teeth, and the fans duel. Rachael CHOPS Abadon at the ropes, then ROCKS Abadon with a forearm! Rachael whips but Abadon blocks! So Rachel CHOPS again! Rachael whips, Abadon grabs ropes, and laughs!
Rachael runs up, Abadon ELBOWS and CUTTERS! Then BLACK DAHLIA!! Cover, Abadon wins!
Winner: Abadon, by pinfall
Abadon continues to be terrifying, as well as victorious. Will the ROH Women’s Division, and especially the champions, have to watch their backs?
Backstage interview with Jacked Jameson.
Lexy Nair is with the former Iron Savage, and he’s counting his abs. She brings us back to a few weeks ago when he walked up to Griff Garrison, Preston Vance & Cole Karter in hopes of forming a group with them. Then in Jacksonville, Jameson actually interfered in their match on their behalf. The question is, what’s going on here? Jameson says those are his boys! His guys! His dudes! Jameson went out there, helped them, it was huge! It was awesome! Speaking of, the boys walk in! Vance tells Jameson that they’ve heard his offer, they loved what he did in Jacksonville, and tonight is a big match and… They’d love if he was a part of it.
So then, it’s official! They got him some Frat House gear! But first… he has to do something. Yeah, sure! Anything! Vance, Griff & Karter pour all of their drinks into one red Solo cup, and Jameson asks what’s in it. The boys say don’t worry about it. Jameson says don’t have to tell him twice. He chugs the concoction, and he is PUMPED! The Frat House is now four men strong, and Jameson says after tonight, party at the Frat House! Vance tells Jameson that one thing about them: win or lose, they booze! The Frat boys head out, Lexy can finally breathe from whatever was in that cup, and it’s time to see if Jameson passes the test!
12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs!
Instead of “Smart” Mark Sterling, Tony Nese has the mic to tell Bobby Cruise to shut up, “no one wants to listen to your stupid voice.” Nese then tells the “fat boys and fat girls” of Houston, Nese & Daivari couldn’t think of a better partner for this match than an athlete that makes every single one of them put to shame! Yes, it’s SMART MARK himself! Wait, seriously? Sterling takes the mic to say that’s right, he is still here to make sure that the losers of Texas can take part in their winning cheer. So please, get this right. When he says, “Athletes,” you say, “Rule!” NOTHING ELSE! Hands in, boys. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Gottee!
But with that, Dante & Darius Martin enter, accompanied by Leila Grey. Then Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd enter, and last but not least, Texas’ own, Marshall & Ross Von Erich! The massive teams sort out, and Darius starts against Nese. The fans rally up and Darius circles with Nese. Nese says wait, wait! He knows what the fans are here to see. Nese flexes, but the fans boo. Nese shouts, “ATHLETES!” The fans respond, “SUCK!” Nese and Darius circle, but then Nese kicks low! Nese bumps Darius off buckles, then tags in Daivari. “We’ll show you who sucks!” Nese & Daivari fire hands in the corner while the fans boo.
The ref counts, The Premier Athletes stop, and they both shout, “ATHLETES!” Again, the fans say, “SUCK!” Daivari tags Griff and they mug Darius. Griff ROCKS Darius, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Darius goes up and over, rolls and arm-drags, then he DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, and Darius whips Griff into Dante’s BOOT! Tag to Dante, Darius CHOPS, Dante trips Griff, and Darius adds DOUBLE STMOPS! Griff scrambles, tag to Jameson, but Dante arm-drags Jameson! Dante keeps the armlock, he tags in Ross, and Ross wrenches to a wristlock. Ross YANKS the arm, then tags Marshall.
The Von Erichs double whip Jameson, then Marshall sends Ross in, FLYING BOOT! FLYING LARIAT and then Marshall snapmares Jameson for Ross’s PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT and Marshall covers, TWO! Marshall fires the fans up, then hauls Jameson up to headlock. Tag to Truth and he wrenches Jameson. The fans rally but Jameson fires hands! Jameson whips, Daivari gets a cheap shot in, but Truth DECKS Daivari! Only for Vance to CLOBBER Truth! The ref has to keep Truth’s team back, so he missed all that! Jameson stomps Truth, tags Vance, and Vance covers, TWO!
Vance ROCKS Truth, has him in the corner, then CHOPS! Tag to Daivari, he CHOPS Truth, then he tags Nese. The Premier Athletes mug Truth with haymaker after haymaker, but the ref is still too busy keeping Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs back! Nese drags Truth up, and he tags in Sterling!? The fans boo but Sterling gets to throw hands on Truth! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Sterling drags Truth back, anchors a leg, and tags in Vance. Vance stomps Truth, tags Jameson, and Jameson tags Griff. Vance puts Truth in a corner, Griff sends Jameson in to LARIAT! Vance adds a BOOT, and then Griff BOOTS Truth down! Cover, TWO!
Griff tags Vance back in, they mug Truth, and Vance keeps Truth from the corner. Vance suplexes, covers, TWO! Truth stays in this but Vance stays on him with a chinlock. Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Truth stands. Truth fires body shots, but Vance CLUBS him! Vance whips, Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans fire up again as Truth and Vance crawl. Truth pushes past Vance, but Leila has to get out of the way as The Premier Athletes & Frat House all run up! They all YANK Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs off the apron, leaving Truth stranded! But at least Truth’s team fights back!
The fans fire up, but Truth turns around into a BOOT! Truth ends up on the apron, Vance runs up, and Vance SPEARS Truth onto the entire cluster! The fans fire up as Vance drags Truth into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Truth stays in this. The teams regroup, Vance whips Truth to the corner, but Truth BOOTS back! Truth fires hands on everyone else, and then storms up, but Vance keeps him from his corner! Vance whips and catches Truth to a SLEEPER, but Truth hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Truth crawls! Leila coaches Truth, hot tag to Turbo! And to Sterling!? Sterling panics, he wants nothing to do with Turbo!
Jameson runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Griff runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Nese runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Daivari runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Turbo then scoops and SLAMS Nese! And he scoops and SLAMS Daivari! The fans fire up as Turbo ELBOWS Daivari in a corner, headlocks, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO on The Premier Athletes! The fans are thunderous as Turbo flexes, but Sterling slithers in! Sterling CLUBS Turbo on the back, the fans boo, but Turbo just frowns and turns around. Sterling apologizes but Turbo grabs him by his shirt. Only for Jameson to get in and scoop SLAM Turbo! Jameson shouts, “Mark Sterling! You sonova b*tch!”
Jameson and Sterling look to parody the handshake, but Truth CLOBBERS Jameson! Sterling again apologizes, but Turbo stands back up! Sterling backs up into Turbo, panics, but Truth scoops Sterling! SLAM! The fans fire up as we get the real deal! Except Nese & Daivari get in! Wait, Marshall & Ross get them first, with DOUBLE IRON CLAWS! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROP on Sterling! And then Sterling flounders up, into a scoop, but Griff & Vance get in! Top Flight DOUBLE SUPERKICK them back out! Truth runs, TOTAL RECALL!! Dante runs, Darius sets up, FLIGHT IN MOTION for Griff! Turbo covers Sterling, #TopVonRunners win!
Winners: Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs, by pinfall
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes this win as the super team everybody loves stands tall! But with The Von Erichs holding gold with Dustin Rhodes, will The Sons of Texas soon be everyone’s top priority?
MXM Collection speaks.
ROH Media found Mansoor & Mason Madden after their loss at ROH Global Wars: Australia, but they still had their remodeled ROH World Tag title belt. As such, they act triumphant and victorious because they “successfully defended” their ROH World Tag Team Championship. Because as you can see, they still have the belt! Shoutout to Dustin Rhodes, he is a great fellow tag team champion, he really tested MXM. But then they ran away with this here title, and there is nothing anyone can say about it! Fingertip touch and MXM heads out, but they do know possession is NOT nine-tenths of the law in ROH, right?
Billie Starkz VS Hyan!
As if tensions weren’t already high between these two, Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths is being belittled because she lost to Harley Cameron on the Jericho Cruise while The Fallen Goddess is still ROH Women’s World Champion after beating Alex Windsor in Australia. The Athena World Tour returns home to Texas, but will Billie make “Boss” proud? Or will even disappointment be bigger in Texas?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up for Hyan. Billie is annoyed, the two tie up, and Billie wrenches to a wristlock. Hyan cartwheels, wrenches to a wristlock, but Billie rolls, rolls back, then trips Hyan. Billie flexes, the fans are torn, but then Billie throws Hyan down by her hair! Billie talks smack on Hyan, Hyan runs up, but Billie dodges to waistlock and shove. Billie then bypasses Hyan to sunset flip. Hyan rolls through, but Billie basement ENZIGIRIS! Billie then drags Hyan up to waistlock. Hyan fires elbows, runs to ropes, but Billie holds on! Billie CLUBS Hyan’s arms from the ropes, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN!
Billie scowls, then she stalks Hyan to the corner. Billie stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Billie tells him to back off! The fans boo, but Billie asks, “What do you want from me!?” Billie runs in, but Hyan dodges and Billie POSTS herself! The fans fire up, Hyan storms over, and Hyan brings Billie up to suplex high and hard! The fans fire up and Hyan feels that energy! Hyan runs to SPLASH in the corner! Hyan keeps moving, but Billie ELBOWS her away. And BOOTS her! Billie goes up, Hyan stops the boot, but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Billie goes up top, leaps, but Hyan gets under! Hyan ELBOWS Billie, cravats to KNEE and KNEE SMASH!
Hyan hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Billie stays in this, it’s why she’s the inaugural ROH Women’s TV Champion. But she sits up into a CHOP! Hyan CHOPS again, and again, but Billie blocks! Billie scowls, and then she ROCKS Hyan again and again! Billie has Hyan in the corner, fires more shots, but the ref counts. Billie stops at 4, then backs up just to run up, HEEL KICK! Billie then puts Hyan up top, Electric Chair Lifts, and she tucks Hyan in for a DRIVER!! Cover, Billie wins!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall
Well, if Kenny Omega uses a One Winged Angel, was that a Two Winged Angel? The bottom line is Billie is back in the win column, but will she ever fight her way out from under Athena’s tyranny?
ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka!
After failing to finish the Proving Ground match in under ten minutes, the Commander of the Skies has owed Big Shotty this title shot. Will Komander get the job done now that there’s a thirty minute time limit? Or will Lee prove this is all too easy?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the star of ROH TV!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Lee leaves Komander hanging. The bell rings, the fans rally for Komander, and the two circle. Lee chuckles, tells Houston to calm down and shut up, then he ties up with Komander. Lee arm-drags, but Komander holds on. They stand, Lee waistlocks, Komander switches, but Lee switches. They switch again and again, but then Lee headlocks. Komander headlocks, Lee slips out and hits a takeover. Komander headscissors, Lee kips free, and things speed up. Komander QUEBRADA but Lee dodges! Komander still headlocks for a takeover, Lee headscissors, and Komander kips free. The two stand off and the fans cheer.
Lee and Komander reset, circle again, and Lee mockingly applauds. Lee pie faces Komander and talks trash. Komander storms up but Lee pie faces him again! Lee goes for another, Komander blocks to CHOP, go up and up, but Lee yanks him down! Lee says Komander’s not gonna do lucha on him! But Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Komander goes up and up and jumps around, to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Lee tumbles out, EJ is there, but Komander builds speed! Komander rolls, slow-mo up and over to then RANA! EJ can’t believe it but the fans fire up! Komander puts Lee back in the ring, then he springboards, flying sunset flip! TWO!!
Lee escapes then bails out, and Komander keeps an eye on him. #LEE-J regroup and EJ coaches Lee up. Lee storms up to the apron, but Komander DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up, Komander builds speed, but EJ stands in the way! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Lee slides in and CLOBBERS Komander! The ref says this is EJ’s last warning, but Lee says Komander is nothing! Cover, TWO! Lee is frustrated and he drags Komander up. Lee bumps Komander off buckles, then brings him around to fire body shots. The fans rally, the ref counts, but Lee stomps away on Komander. Lee digs his boots in, but steps off at 4.
Lee storms back up on Komander, brings him around, and whips him corner to corner hard! Komander bounces off buckles, Lee shouts, “You’re NOTHING!” Lee covers, TWO! Lee is frustrated, but he rains down fists! The fans rally with “SI SE PUEDES!” Lee hammers away, then lets off to talk trash. Lee drags Komander up, TOSSES him to the outside, and EJ stays back. Lee taunts Houston, the ref watches EJ closely, but The Judge defends his own innocence. Lee goes out the side to fetch Komander, and he CLUBS Komander down! Lee puts Komander in the ring, drags him up, and snapmares for a chinlock.
The fans boo Lee while Komander endures, but Lee says Komander is still nothing! Abrahantes rallies the fans for Komander, and Komander fights up to his feet! Komander throws body shots, but Lee wrangles Komander back down! “This is your guy? This is too easy!” The fans boo, then they rally back up. Komander rises, fires body shots and forearms, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up with Komander as he fires even more shots! Komander runs up at the corner, but Lee puts him on the apron! Komander BLINDSIDE LARIATS Lee! Komander goes up, but Lee goes out! Komander hops down, Lee SUPERKICKS him!
Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs and reels Komander in! Canadian Rack, but Komander slips free! Komander scopos, Lee slips free, and Lee CLUBS Komander! The fans boo but Lee suplexes, but Komander lands inside! Komander catches Lee in the ropes and fires KNEE after KNEE! Komander UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS Lee, and he runs side to side! RANA-DRIVER!! A rough landing for both men, but the fans rally up even harder! Komander sits up, Lee follows, and both men stand. Komander fires forearms and CHOPS! And then another! Lee ducks the chop, back suplexes, but Komander lands out! KICK! KICK! BLINDSIDE SOBAT!
Komander runs, QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Lee survives, the fans rally up, and Komander rises again. Komander has Lee in a drop zone and hurries to the corner! Houston fires up as Komander climbs, but Lee rolls to the far side. Komander hops down, runs up, then goes up the corner to RA- NO! Lee stops Komander, runs for a corner, but Komander RANAS Lee into buckles! Komander mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Lee shouts, “I am not playing with this guy!” Lee hauls Komander up, reels him in, and lifts, but Komander SPINNING POISON-RANAS!!! Cover, TWO!!!
Lee survives and Komander is stunned! Houston rallies behind him again and Komander rises back up. Komander hurries to the corner and back up top! Lee sputters, but he manages to trip Komander up! Lee rises up, he fires hands on Komander, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee, Lee backflips through! Lee comes right back! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And he rolls through, to the outside? BRAINBUSTER to the floor!! EJ is fired up and the fans lose their minds! The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Lee and Komander stir while the ring count begins.
Both men are down at 5 of 20, then 8. Lee staggers up at 9, and he grabs Komander’s leg to SLAM it against the LED barrier again and again! Then he KICKS the leg! The ref reprimands, finish this in the ring! Wait, EJ has the title belt! The ref spots that, tells EJ to back off, but then Abrahantes snatches the belt from EJ! The fans cheer, EJ storms upon Abrahantes, but Lee puts Komander in the ring. Lee snarls while Komander unties his boot. Komander is getting pressure off the bad ankle, but Lee has him by the other leg. Komander ENZIGIRIS, but that was the bad foot! Komander writhes, but Abrahantes helps with the boot.
Lee hurries to stomp away on Komander’s legs! Lee punches away on the foot, YANKS the boot off, and EJ grabs it to mockingly show it off! Lee stomps away on the ankle more, then he goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but Lee hauls him right up! AOI SHODOU!! Cover, TWO!?! Komander survives and #LEE-J doesn’t understand! The fans rally as hard as they can for Komander as he crawls to a corner. Lee hauls Komander up to the top rope, climbs up after him, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee down, and Lee is in the drop zone! Komander rises up, but EJ drags Lee to safety!
The fans boo, but Komander says bet! SUPER CROSSBODY! Komander takes down LEE-J, grabs his boot back, and he throws the boot at EJ! The fans are thunderous and Komander drags Lee up. Komander puts Lee in, hurries back up the corner, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Komander tightrope walks, and CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, KOMANDER WINS!
Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
Even with all that damage done by Big Shotty, Komander shows the grit of a champion and pulls out the victory! Will he still find ways to win, no matter the odds?
Red Velvet speaks.
When it comes to her by-any-means-necessary way of winning, The Chef knows we all want to know “Why? Why? I have been on a roll lately. The hottest of my career. Why? Why? I’m starting to get real tired of the same questions. Why? I’m just getting started.” When and where will Red Velvet serve up another L fresh from the kitchen?
Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr!
Lucha night comes to an end with a huge crossover between ROH and CMLL! And it will be lucha rules! That means if the legal man falls out of the ring, someone can jump in and take their place! Will the Spanish God be able to help The Flame of Mexico and El Latigo Lagunero win big in Texas? Or will the Alchemist, El Australopithecus Apestosus y The Luxury of Lucha prove they are primero del mundo?
Wait, MXM appears on stage to taunt Sammy with his ROH World Tag Team title belt. Sammy ignores them while the trios sort out. But then Hechicero DROPKICKS Sammy out! Panther CLOBBERS Hechi, Barbaro BOOTS Hechi, but Fuego DROPKICKS Barbaro! Soberano runs up but Fuego goes Matrix! Fuego bridges, then stands back up to dance! Fuego and Soberano RAM shoulders, go again, and then Fuego runs. Soberano follows, pops Fuego up and over, but Fuego ARM-DRAGS Soberano! Barbaro y Hechi run in, Fuego dodges them to then handspring and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up, Panther & Sammy join in!
The trio builds speed, but Hechi’s team CLOBBERS them all! Hechi stomps Sammy, Soberano stomps Panther and Barbaro stomps Fuego. Fuego and Panther fall out so Soberano is the legal man. Hechi CHOKES Sammy, Soberano BITES Sammy’s foot! The fans rally and duel, and Hechi drags Sammy around. Hechi puts Sammy’s leg through the ropes, Soberano CHOKES Sammy while Hechi pulls on the leg, and Barbaro stands on the other leg! The ref reprimands and counts, Hechi YANKS the leg as he lets off, and Soberano looms over Sammy. Soberano y Barbaro taunt Sammy’s team by holding Sammy’s arms out to them.
Soberano y Barbaro double wrench then DOUBLE KICK! Hechi drags Sammy up to rain fists! The ref counts, Hechi lets off, and Soberano stomps Sammy in the corner. The fans boo but Soberano drags Sammy up to GAMANGIRI! Sammy drops down, Soberano hooks his arms and digs a knee into Sammy’s back. Sammy endures, even as Hechi taunts him. The fans rally, Sammy fights up, but Hechi blocks the kick so he and Soberano can mug Sammy! They have Sammy on the ropes and hold his legs open! Barbaro runs up and KICKS the hamstring! MXM laugh while the fans are torn. Barbaro taunts Fuego, then BLASTS him and Panther!
Hechi twists Sammy’s arm, stands him up to wrench, and Soberano wrenches the other arm. They lift Sammy up, Barbaro runs, PENDULUM BOMB! Then TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Sammy bails out, Panther is there to help him, and Fuego slides in. But Barbaro BOOTS him down! Barbaro y Soberano mug Fuego, whip him to the corner, then Soberano LARIATS! Barbaro LARIATS, then Hechi STEP-UP KNEES Fuego! Fuego falls, MXM is amused, and Hechi hooks Fuego up! Soberano y Babaro grab the arms, and they help Hechi get Fuego up! It’s a MEXICAN SURFBOARD, but then Soberano gets a boost from Barbaro, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!!
The fans fire up and Soberano covers, ONE because Soberano lets off?! Soberano seems to be demanding more respect from the ref, but then Fuego bails out and Panther storms in! Soberano stops Panther in his tracks by kneeling and offering a handshake. Panther kicks, Soberano blocks it, and Barbaro KICKS Panther’s leg! Barbaro DECKS Panther, Hechi brings Panther back up, and they double whip. Double drop toehold and now Hechi hooks Panther up! We now get a ROMERO SPECIAL, and then Soberano y Barbaro run, DOUBLE BULLDOG!! Hechi and team soak up the cheers and jeers from Houston!
Barbaro drags Panther up, DECKS him again, then they all soak up the heat. Hechi fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then fast hands! Hechi DECKS Panther, then puts him in a corner. Soberano DROPKICKS Panther down, then he and Barbaro double whip corner to corner. Hechi sends Soberano in but Panther dodges! Panther dodges Hechi, scoops Barbaro for a BACKBREAKER, then scoops Hechi for a BACKBREAKER! Soberano gets a BACKBREAKER! Panther BLASTS Barbaro out, then DIVES into him! The fans fire up, MXM likes what they see, and it’s Sammy that steps in!
Hechi storms in after him, the fans rally and duel, and things speed up! Sammy sidesteps, hurdles, backflips over, and he DROPKICKS Hechi down! Sammy kips up so smooth and he takes a bow. Soberano runs up but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy hurries to PLANCHA onto Hechi! The fans fire up with Sammy, he slides back in and builds speed, to FLY onto Soberano! The fans fire up with Sammy, MXM gets upset and even storm a few feet closer to ringside. Barbaro is in, he wrenches and hammerlocks Sammy, lifts and suplexes! Barbaro stomps away, then does his caveman dance. Fans join in, Barbaro runs, IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, Fuego breaks it!
Sammy bails out, Fuego CHOPS Barbaro, then he whips. Barbaro reverses but Fuego BOOTS him! Barbaro does the worm!? Barbaro runs up, but Fuego goes up and over to stack! Hechi BOOTS Fuego! Barbaro bails out, Hechi whips, but Fuego reverses and RANAS! Hechi handsprings through! He then wrenches and shoves Fuego, then runs up, and he YANKS Fuego’s hurdle out of the air! Fuego bails out, Panther runs in, but Hechi avoids the dropkick! But then Panther avoids the senton! Panther rallies the fans, runs to RAM Hechi, then runs again. Hechi follows, but Panther hits a Tiger Feint to dodge, and Hechi’s dropkick goes flying out to the floor!
Panther hurries to a corner and then runs, FLYING RANA! Hechi flounders away, and Panther hurries back in. Soberano runs up, Panther puts him on the apron, but Soberano GAMANGIRIS! Soberano fires up, the fans are torn, and Soberano goes up top for a TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Panther survives that wild 1080, but then Soberano dodges Panther! Panther ends up stuck in ropes, Soberano LIONSAULTS but misses as Panther slips out! Panther takes aim, but Barbaro uses Soberano for POETRY IN MOTION! Down goes Panther and the fans fire up! Soberano builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS to then inverted suplex!
Soberano SLAMS Panther down, Barbaro is up top! SUPER DUPER SPLASH to the floor!! MXM is fired up, and then Fuego QUEBRADAS Soberano! Fuego slides, in does a dance, and then FLIES onto Barbaro! Hechi is in, but so is Sammy! The fans fire up and Hechi roars! Sammy runs up, but into a single leg takedown! Hechi stands Sammy up to whip, but Sammy reverses. Hechi ducks the hurdle, but Sammy JUMP KNEES him down! The fans fire up and Sammy whips corner to corner. Hechi reverses, runs up, and STEP-UP KNEES! The fans fire up and Hechi rolls back, summons the power of lucha, but Sammy SUPERKICKS him!
Sammy runs to JUMP KNEE again! Hechi flounders, Sammy torture racks him! But Mason gets on the apron! The ref tells him to hop down, but Mansoor slithers in, and he BELT SHOTS Sammy!! The fans boo, Sammy flops out of the ring, but Fuego steps up! Fuego runs, slips through a tilt-o-whirl, but Hechi victory rolls, only to stand up and INVERTED MONKEY FLIP Fuego into a LEG SCISSOR NELSON! But that’s not all, Hechi makes it a ROLLING CRADLE! They go around and around and around, into the cover! Team Hechi wins!!
Winners: Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr, by pinfall
Give an assist to MXM as they celebrate their part to play in this victory. They even get Hechicero to touch fingertips with him! But then they aim at Sammy! Only for Fuego y Panther to get back in! MXM flips the belt around to swing on them! Fuego y Panther dodge, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM out! The fans cheer, but Sammy, Fuego & Panther grab Mansoor! Mansoor says save yourself! He lets the belt go, Sammy has Mansoor in the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL!! Mason shouts, “NOOO~!” but he keeps the title belt away from Sammy. Will Sammy & Dustin just have to take the fight to MXM to get their stolen property back?
My Thoughts:
A very good ROH clocking in at an hour and 21 minutes, it feels like they’ve almost got this mastered for a good cable TV runtime. Though at the same time, we still had filler in Gates of Agony squashing Exodus & Josiah, and then both women’s matches were fairly quick. Billie squashing Hyan was in part to serve story as we did see Athena tell Billie to take things seriously, and then Billie takes her frustrations out on Hyan. Rachael VS Abadon could’ve been a little longer to build them both up in the standings, but Abadon winning makes sense as Abadon’s gotten closer to titles than Rachael has. And good promo from Velvet, but I’m not sure why we’re waiting so long to get to her and Leyla’s rematch.
Additionally, while that 12 Man Tag was some fun, just smashing together multiple teams for that was bordering on filler. Good to see The Von Erichs back given ROH was in Texas. And between The Von Erichs being in Texas and Sterling being introduced as one of the competitors, it was a given The Von Erichs and their team would win. Though it did work that The Outrunners got the finish, they’re the team riding high right now. I will say it’s good that “The Frat House” is a faction, but like, can’t the name have just be The Fraternity? Or like, Greek letters that make a fraternity name, but also is a funny pun when you boil it down to letters.
But of course, great stuff throughout the night involving luchadores. Fuego Del Sol VS Yuta was a very good opening match, but I figured Yuta would win that. Him going the extra mile with that steel chain was rather vicious, I feel like Fuego should want payback, teaming with some other AEW wrestlers who have beef with the Death Riders. Komander VS Lee was a very good ROH TV Championship match, but given this wasn’t the main event, I figured Komander would retain. Maybe EJ gets his shot next?
And then a very good Six Man main event. The lucha rules made it constant motion because there was no need for tags, and apparently the ref didn’t need to count when Hechi’s team was in there together. MXM getting involved makes sense, as they’re still not happy just possessing the tag title. They screwed Sammy over, Hechi’s team wins, but then Sammy’s side stands tall over MXM. I would think we do get Sons of Texas VS MXM one more time, who knows how that goes, but it’ll be a lot of fun either way.
My Score: 8.6/10
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