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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (4/20/23)
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Colt Cabana returns to ROH!
Colt Cabana returns to ROH TV, and he wants that World TV Championship! Will he dethrone Samoa Joe as the King of Wrestling Television?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Kingdom VS Darius Martin & Action Andretti; The Kingdom wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Robyn Renegade; Willow wins.
- Lance Archer VS JAH-C; Archer wins.
- Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Joey Jett; Cage wins.
- ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Grounds Match: Athena VS Heather Reckless; Athena wins and denies Heather a title opportunity.
- The Dark Order VS Lee Johnson & Cole Karter; The Dark Order wins.
- Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Comoroto; Penta wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita VS Lee Moriarty; Konosuke wins.
- El Hijo del Vikingo VS Gringo Loco; Vikingo wins.
- The Iron Savages w/ Jameson Ryan VS Ren Jones & Logan Lynch; The Iron Savages win.
- ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe VS Colt Cabana; Joe wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Kingdom VS Darius Martin & Action Andretti!
Dante Martin got injured at Supercard of Honor, but Matt Taven & Mike Bennett still want to tear down his brother! But they didn’t account that Darius would have someone else backing him up. Will The Trend & Boston Strong Style be ready for this Action?
The Code of Honor is upheld, though with tension, and Darius starts against Taven. Fans rally as the two feel things out. Taven uses ropes as a defense to annoy Darius, then comes back. They circle, Mike takes a swipe but Darius fights him and Taven off! Taven CLOBBERS Darius and CLUBS away in the corner! Tag to Mike, he fires off on Darius now. Taven helps keep Darius cornered but the ref reprimands. Mike stomps Darius, tags Taven, and then feeds Darius to a BOOT! FOREARM! MISSILE DROPKICK! Mike BLASTS Action for good measure! Fans boo but the Kingdom double whip to dropkick and elbow drop! Mike covers, TWO!
Mike drags Darius up but Darius throws body shots. Mike CHOPS back, fans rally up, but Mike CHOPS again! Mike stomps Darius in the corner, tags Taven, then holds Darius in. Darius still dodges Taven’s splash! Darius BOOTS Mike, jumps, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Darius is hanging tough but Mike tags Taven back in. The Kingdom double whip again, but action tags in! Darius KICKS Taven, TOSSES Mike and then DIVES to take Mike out! Taven DIVES to take Darius out! But Action goes up to ARABIAN PRESS! Direct hit on The Kingdom! Action puts Taven in, he and Darius double whip.
Action and Darius hurdle, drop and DROPKICK! Maria protests but Action IMPLODER SPLASHES! cover, Mike breaks it! Darius throws Mike out, goes after him, but Mike sends Darius into railing! Action GAMANGIRIS Taven, springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up with Action and he aims from the corner. Action runs in, Taven block sand throws him, but Action springboard, wheelbarrows and BULLDOGS! Cover, TWO! Action goes corner to corner again, but Mike intercepts! CATAPULT into Taven’s GAMANGIRI! Taven goes up, ELBOW DROP BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Maria is upset but fans rally for Action!
Taven tags Mike and Mike kicks low. Mike reels Action in, Taven goes up, but Darius shoves him down! Hot tag to Darius! Darius goes up, leaps, CROSSBODY on Mike! Cover, TWO! Darius runs back in, Mike dodges, but action tags back in. Darius shoulders into Mike Action forearms, and Darius HOTSHOTS! Action goes up and up and TORNILLOS! Cover, Taven breaks it! Darius TOSSES Taven! Action puts Mike in the drop zone to SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, ROPEBREAK because of Taven! Darius PLANCHAS Taven down for that! Darius tags back in, he and Action coordinate.
Taven runs in, Action SUPERKIcks1 mike switches with Darius but Darius switches back! Action handsprings, BACK ELBOW GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up as the high-fly combo goes up corners. Maria distracts Action but the ref reprimands. Mike SHORYUKENS Darius, Taven BOOTS Darius! PROTON PACK!! Cover, The Kingdom wins!
Winners: The Kingdom, by pinfall
The First Lady of Wrestling helps her knights succeed, and they are looking to become ROH Tag Team Champions again! Will they reach that goal for the Summer?
Athena speaks.
Well, first, she laughs. “Do you think that this is a game? Do you think that this is fun? Guess what? It’s not. Each and every time one of you porcelain hussies step into my ring, you need to bring it. I don’t care where you’re from. You could be from America, Mexico, hell, even Japan! It doesn’t matter because none o you are on my level. And each and every time you step into my ring, I am gonna break you time and time again, and prove that my legacy as ROH Women’s World Champion is not to be tampered with. I am the Alpha, I am the Fallen Goddess, I am the Gatekeeper, and I am the Joshi Reaper, so consider this your PSA for an open challenge.”
Willow Nightingale VS Robyn Renegade!
While the Fallen Goddess calls everyone out, the powerhouse of positivity is taking everyone on and building momentum. Will Willow continue her roll until she’s got another shot at the title? Or will a Renegade make her own mark in the division?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. The two circle, tie up, and Willow headlocks. Willow thrashes Robyn but Robyn powers her to ropes. Fans rally for Willow as she lets off slowly. The two reset, but Robyn pie faces Willow. Willow shoves back! And then headlocks again! Willow hits the takeover and she grinds Robyn. Willow even fights the headscissors off. Robyn fights up, pulls hair, and puts Willow on the ropes. The ref counts, Robyn whips Willow away but Willow runs her over! Willow flexes and fans fire up again. Things speed up, Willow breaks Robyn’s clothesline to DOUBLE CHOP!
Willow scoops to SLAM Robyn, then she runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Willow drags Robyn up, suplexes, but Robyn slips free to CLUB her! Willow snarls as Robyn runs, and Willow follows to break through! BULLDOG! Willow runs in but Robyn dodges! Robyn runs in but is put on the apron, and Willow DECKS her! Fans fire up, Willow goes to the apron, but Robyn blocks the kick to TRIP Willow up! Willow hits the apron but Robyn talks trash on everyone. Robyn drags Willow up, puts her in the ring, and she talks more trash as she stalks Willow to rpoes. Robyn brings Willow up, Willow throws a body shot but Robyn CLUBS her!
Robyn talks more trash, pulls Willow’s hair and bumps her off buckles. Robyn CHOPS, but Willow snarls. Robyn talks even more trash and she runs side to side to… SLAP! Willow just nods and steps to Robyn! Robyn pie faces, Willow SLAPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Willow CHOPS Robyn, then she fires up! Willow goes corner to corner, back body block and a clothesline! Snapmare and BOOT! Fans fire up with Willow, she whips Robyn to ropes and hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Robyn survives but Willow just brings her back up. Robyn swings but misses, Willow shoves and POUNCES!
Fans fire up again as Willow has Robyn on the apron. Robyn flails, the ref backs Willow off, and CHARLETTE switches with her! Twin Magic… FAILS as the ref still sees the other twin! Willow dodges Charlette, Robyn returns with a SUPERKICK! Robyn COBRA CRADLES! TWO, and Willow cradles, and WINS!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Twin Magic failed, mostly because the Renegades aren’t twins. The Code of Honor is upheld, until Charlette CHOP BLOCKS Willow! The Renegades beat down Willow, and then feed her to a HART ATTACK! Fans boo but the Renegades secret handshake. Will Willow get some back up to help her get back at the Renegades?
Backstage interview with Colt Cabana.
Dasha welcomes Colt back to ROH and he thanks her for that. He faces someone he knows very well tonight in Samoa Joe, where is Colt’s mind at? Colt isn’t sure if anyone knows, but Colt has deep history in ROH and with Joe specifically. They fought over the ROH World Heavyweight Championship, the ROH Pure Championship, and it seems meant to be for this triad to finish. Colt has some real emotions right now. He is so proud to be here, ROH is near and dear to him, so it was so great to hear Tony Khan bought it. Colt is happy to be back here with such a huge match up.
Colt didn’t know where his place was in ROH, but he’s honored to be given this opportunity, and he’s gonna make the most of this. He will give his all to win a title he’s never held before. As the trilogy completes tonight, who comes out the King of Wrestling Television?
Lance Archer VS JAH-C!
The Murderhawk Monster is back again, and he’s already up to his old ways just TOSSING his opponent down the ramp! Will JAH learn the hard way that #EverybodyDies?
Archer tosses Jah into the ring, finishes his entrance, and the bell rings. Fans fire up and Jah wants Archer to hold on. Jah offers the handshake, Archer accepts, but then whips him to the corner! Jah goes out, slides under, keeps moving and DROPKICKS! Archer drops to a knee, but stands up as Jah poses. Jah freaks out and throws hands! Archer doesn’t budge! Jah stomps a foot, runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Archer fires up and the fans fire up with him. Archer kicks Jah to a corner, runs in and back elbows! Archer keeps going, another back elbow! And then another! Jah flops down and fans stay fired up!
Archer storms around, stalks Jah, and eggs him on. Jah CHOPS, but Archer doesn’t flinch! Another CHOP, and some haymakers, but Archer just revels in it! Archer KNEES Jah, KNEES him again, then dragon sleepers for a REVERSE DDT! Jah sits up in a daze and Archer shouts, “Everybody! EVERYBODY! Everybody dies!!” Archer stands Jah back up, and POINT-BLANK LARIATS! Cover, Archer wins!
Winner: Lance Archer, by pinfall
Archer could’ve ended that sooner but he just sent a message to everyone between ROH and AEW! He even beats up on Jah all the way to the back! Will the Monsterhawk Monster be unstoppable in his pursuit of gold?
Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Joey Jett!
The Machine of the now Mogul Embassy continues to dismantle opponents, but Joey Jett is no string bean. Will Jett prove he’s better than Cage? Or is that just not even possible?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. Milwaukee cheers Jett as he ties up with Cage. They go around, Jett puts Cage in a corner but Cage turns it around. Cage RAMS into Jett, stands him up, then RAMS him again! Cage then clinches and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes! Jett staggers away and Cage storms up on him. Cage throws hands, uppercuts, and then whips Jett to ropes. Jett reverses and JABS! Cage KICKS, Jett KNEES and BOOTS! Jett swings, into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Cage gloats and flexes, and Nana cheers his top guy. Cage stomps Jett to a corner, kicks away on him, then sits him down for a BOOT!
Cage goes side to side, gets the Terminator Drum going, and he BOOT WASHES Jett! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers while Jett flounders up. Fans rally, and Jett throws hands! Jett backs Cage down, whips, but Cage reverses to CLOBBER him! Cage brings Jett up, RAMS him into the corner again, then CHOPS! Cage whips corner to corner, Jett goes up and out, but Cage runs in. Jett shoulders in, JABS, then slingshots, but Cage blocks the cutter to a CLUBBING forearm! Cage soaks up the heat and goes back for the snap suplex! And then a leg drop, brother! Cover, TWO! Cage clamps onto Jett with a chinlock!
Fans rally as Jett endures. Nana is annoyed by that but Jett fights up. Jett throws hands, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Jett goes to a corner and Cage runs corner to corner, but Jett ELBOWS back! And BOOTS! Cage swings, misses and Jett whips to UPPERCUT in the corner! Jett runs, but Cage UPPERCUTS back! Cage runs, Jett SUPERKICKS! Jett wrenches and hammerlocks to then COMPLETE SHOT! Fans fire up as Jett brings Cage up. But Cage fireman’s carries! F- NO, Jett lands out! Cage blocks a kick to KNEE, but Jett ducks the discus to kick low! Jett runs, SHOTGUN BOOT! Cover, TWO!!
Cage survives and Jett isn’t sure what to do. Jett paces and brings Cage up. Fans fire up as Jett reels Cage in. Jett underhooks, but Cage SPINEBUSTERS! And rolls, to DISCUS LARIAT! Cage doesn’t stop there, he fireman’s carries for the F5! Cover, Cage wins!
Winner: Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Jett could not take down The Machine, will nothing stop the Mogul Embassy from taking over ROH and AEW?
ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Grounds Match: Athena VS Heather Reckless!
The Fallen Goddess called out everyone with a warning, but will a challenger catch her off guard? Or will Athena prove it is reckless to step to her?
The Code of Honor is upheld, though Athena mocks Heather for being short. The bell rings, and we’re on the clock. Athena BOOTS Heather down, then laughs at her. Athena brings Heather up, talks smack, but Heather SLAPS Athena! Heather fires off on Athena, but Athena shoves her away. Heather handsprings under the lariat to back elbow and uppercut! Heather cravats for SLICED BREAD! Cover, ONE!! Athena bails out but Heather takes aim. Heather aims from the apron to CROSSBODY! But Athena catches her! Fans fire up as Athena carries Heather, and then SLAMS her into the railing!
Athena pushes things aside, drags Heather up, and SWINGS her into the railing again! And again! Fans cheer but the ring count starts. Athena drags Heather up, talks trash on the fans, and puts Heather back in the ring. Athena dusts her hands off, drags Heather up but Heather cradles her! TWO! Heather ducks ‘n’ dodges, Athena pops her up, but Heather fights to a sunset flip! Athena rolls through, deadlifts and POWERBOMBS! And POWERBOMBS again! And again! And again! Fans fire up as Athena keeps going, with a FIFTH powerbomb!! CROSSFACE!! Heather taps, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by submission (denies Heather Reckless a title match)
Athena holds on to make Heather suffer! Wait, Athena sits Heather up and positions the belt. She did this to Ashley D’Amboise last week! She SMASHES Heather off the belt! The Fallen Goddess keeps unleashing her brutality, will anyone ever stop her reign?
The Dark Order VS Lee Johnson & Cole Karter!
We’ve seen Evil Uno & Stu Grayson arrive in ROH, so now it is time for Alex Reynolds & John Silver to have their turn! Will they prove to be big players in the ROH Tag Division? Or will Big Shotty & the Diamond in the Rough prove they’ve got what it takes?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Johnson starts against Silver. They circle, tie up, and go around. Johnson waistlocks, Silver pries at the hold, and Silver wrenches to a wristlock. Fans rally for “Johnny Hungy!” but Big Shotty powers his way through to hammerlock back. Silver reaches back to headlock but Johnson powers out. Silver runs Johnson over, and fans fire up for the flex. Things speed up, Johnson hurdles but Silver front flips! Silver DROPKICKS Johnson, then tags Reynolds. They double whip to double hip toss into the double FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally as Reynolds brings Johnson up. Johnson RAMS Reynolds into the corner, tag to Karter! They mug Reynolds, and Karter bumps Reynolds off buckles. Karter whips corner to corner, runs in, and SPLASHES! Karter whips back the other way, runs in, but Reynolds dodges! Reynolds ELBOWS Karter, keeps moving, and he UPPERCUTS Karter down! Fans fire up with Reynolds and he runs again, to KNEE Karter, then LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Karter hangs tough but Reynolds brings him up for another uppercut. Reynolds whips, Karter holds ropes, and Karter puts Reynolds on the apron.
Reynolds ROCKS Karter, but Johnson goes after him! Reynolds BOOTS Johnson, but Karter BLASTS Reynolds to the railing! Karter talks trash to Silver, and Johnson CLOBBERS Reynolds! Johnson puts Reynolds in for Karter to cover, TWO! Karter brings Reynolds up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Johnson and they mug Reynolds. Fans rally but Johnson stomps away on Reynolds. Johnson digs his boots in, lets off as the ref counts, and Reynolds ends up on the apron. Karter kicks Reynolds while the ref is busy with Johnson. But Reynolds shoulders back in! Reynolds slingshots but Johnson stays up to punch him down!
Johnson talks more trash on Silver, but Reynolds CHOPS! And CHOPS! Johnson kicks low, pushes Reynolds back, and he fires off hands. Reynolds hits back! Reynolds elbows Karter, BOOTS Johnson and fires hands! Johnson clinches to keep Reynolds back but Reynolds CLUBS Johnson! Reynolds TOSSES Johnson out! But Johnson goes around the outside to intercept, only to get ra back drop! Hot tag to Silver! Silver DECKS Johnson, back drops Karter, and fans fire up! Silver trophy lifts Johnson to TOSS into Karter! GAMANGIRI for Karter, GERMAN SUPLEX for Johnson! Bridging cover, TWO!
Silver keeps his cool while the fans fire up! Silver drags Johnson back up, torture racks, but Johnson slips free. Johnson shoves Silver into Karter’s sucker punch! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Cover, TWO! Tag to Karter and Karter climbs up. Johnson fireman’s carries Silver, but Silver fights free! silver shoves Johnson into Karter and down goes Karter! Hot tag to Reynolds, Johnson gets a BACKSTABBER, then a POWERBOMB BACKBREAKER COMBO! Reynolds feeds Karter to the Beaver Boy Blitz! Jackknife cover, the Dark Order wins!
Winners: The Dark Order, by pinfall
A big win for Reynolds & Silver, the Dark Order is going strong in ROH! Could this be the resurgence of this once powerful faction?
Penta El Zero Miedo w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Nick Comoroto!
One half of the new ROH World Tag Team Champions is ready for any challenge, but he’s up against a Freak Beast! Will Penta stay standing in Milwaukee? Or will this Wrecking Ball bring him down?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Penta says, “Listen! Cero! Miedo!” Penta pie faces Comoroto, but he comes back with his own thing. He throws the lollipop at Penta a la the Bad Guy. Penta says okay, here comes the glove. Fans fire up as the glove comes off! Toss to Alex, but Comoroto swats it! Comoroto shakes his finger and uses the Italian chin flick! Penta retaliates with KICK after KICK, and then “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs, but Comoroto CLOBBERS him! Comoroto soaks up the heat, he RAMS Penta into a corner and RAMS him again and again! Comoroto then brings Penta around to scoop and SLAM!
Alex rallies the fans with “Cero! Miedo!” but Comoroto drops an elbow! And another elbow! And then pumps up for a scuff of the face! Fans rally for Penta, but Comoroto puts Penta in a corner to RAM him again! Comoroto brings Penta around to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Penta wags his finger, and he rallies the fans. Comoroto stays on Penta with a foot on Penta’s head! The ref reprimands, Comoroto lets off, and he brings Penta up. Comoroto UPPERCUTS Penta! Penta goes to ropes, Comoroto ROCKS him and whips, but Penta KICKS back! Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges and SLINGBLADES!
Penta keeps moving, another SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Comoroto hangs tough but Penta brings him up. Penta whips Comoroto to a corner and GAMANGIRIS! And then point blank clotheslines again and again and again! Penta says “CERO! MIEDO!” but Comoroto SPEARS him! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up but Comoroto is raising the roof. Comoroto drags Penta up, trophy lifts him, but Penta slips free to BACKSTABBER! Comoroto flounders, Penta goes up top, COUP DE GRACE! Cover, TWO!! Comoroto survives but Penta clamps onto him. Penta traps one arm, CLUBS away on the ribs, and has the other arm! DARK SACRIFICE!!
Comoroto writhes, Penta covers, TWO!! Penta stalks Comoroto and fans rally up again. Penta reels Comoroto in, underhooks, “CERO! MIEDO!” But Comoroto wrenches out and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Penta survives but Comoroto slaps his bad arm. Fans rally again, Comoroto stalks Penta and trophy lifts. But the bad arm gives up! Penta SOBATS, and ENZIGURIS! Penta traps the bad arm and gets the good one! DARK SACRIFICE AGAIN!! Cover, Penta wins!!
Winner: Penta El Zero Miedo, by pinfall
No arms for Comoroto kept him from escaping! He can’t even sit up now! But Penta does show respect by helping Comoroto stand, and shaking his hands for the Code of Honor. Will Penta tear down anyone that tries to stop him and his brother, Rey Fenix, from reigning as tag team champions?
Konosuke Takeshita VS Lee Moriarty!
The Future of Wrestling, and certainly someone Don Callis has his eyes on, takes on #TAIGASTYLE! Will Konosuke prove he is elite? Or will this be firm proof that Moriarty is worthy of golden opportunities?
The Code of Honor is upheld, and the bell rings. Moriarty and Konosuke circle and fans rally up. Fans duel, the two tie up, and Konosuke gets around. Moriarty wrenches the arm to a wristlock but Konosuke spins and pushes through to wristlock back. Moriarty rolls, but Konosuke wrangles him! Moriarty fights up and rolls again, then trips Konosuke up to get his legs! Moriarty then floats to the headlock! Konosuke fights up, Moriarty hits a headlock takeover, and Moriarty says no one better boo him. Konosuke headscissors but Moriarty moves around. Moriarty headstands and pops free to roll Konosuke.
Moriarty has the arm, grinds the shoulder, but Konosuke stands. Konosuke whips and arm-drags Moriarty, then trips him! Things speed up, Moriarty hurdles but Konosuke leaps over! They keep moving, Moriarty arm-drags! Konosuke arm-drags! Then Konosuke CALF KICKS! Fans fire up as Konosuke watches Moriarty closely. Konosuke stands Moriarty up, but Moriarty CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Konosuke doesn’t budge! Moriarty eggs Konosuke on, so Konosuke DECKS him! Fans fire up, Konosuke brings Moriarty back up. BLUE- NO, Moriarty blocks with a headlock! Morairty throws down elbows!
Moriarty goes to run but Konosuke reel shim in! BLUE- NO, Moriarty blocks to wrench and ARMBAR DDT! Konosuke bails out but Moriarty goes out the other side. Moriarty runs in to KNEE Konosuke into the railing! Fans boo but Moriarty soaks up the heat. Moriarty goes to the ring to do his dance while the ring count climbs. Konosuke has until 20, and he stands at 6. Konosuke gets in at 7, but Moriarty stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, Moriarty lets off, and he brings Konosuke up. Konosuke ROCKS Moriarty! Moriarty KICKS Konosuke! Moriarty wrenches the arm to bend it, into an ELBOW BREAKER!
Moriarty snapmares Konosuke, stands on the bad arm, and he STOMPS the wrist! Fans boo as Moriarty stands on the arm and soaks it all up. Moriarty traps the arm much like Penta did to Comoroto! Moriarty wants to copy the Sacrifice but Konosuke resists! The fans rally, but Moriarty bends the fingers! Moriarty copies the Bruiserweight by SNAPPING the fingers! Fans boo but Moriarty revels in it! Moriarty drags Konosuke up, wrenches and hammerlocks, to RAM Konosuke into a buckle! Konosuke falls and fans boo but Moriarty keeps on the bad arm. Another wrench, another hammerlock, and another RAM into buckles!
Moriarty drags Konosuke up by his hair, wrenches the arm again, but Konosuke blocks the bump! Konosuke elbows and ROCKS Moriarty again and again! Fans fire up as Konosuke has a flurry! Konosuke ROCKS Moriarty again! Moriarty blocks the whip, reverses it, but Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges to TAKESHITA LINE! Fans fire up as Konosuke waistlocks, but Moriarty elbows free. Moriarty facelocks, but Konosuke suplexes! BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! The standing count starts, and both men stand at 5. Fans rally as Konosuke shakes out the bad arm. Konosuke runs to BOOT Moriarty!
Konosuke keeps going, another BOOT! And then a whip corner to corner, but Moriarty reverses. Konosuke reverses back to forearm, forearm, ELBOW and ROLLING ELBOW! Fans fire up as Konosuke goes up, to SUPER SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke drags Moriarty around and goes back up the corner. Fans rally as Konosuke climbs again. But Moriarty ROCKS him first! Moriarty goes up top after Konosuke, brings him up, and SUPERPLEXES!! Both men writhe while fans fire up! The standing count starts again as fans cheer “ROH! ROH!” for giving us this match. Konosuke and Moriarty slowly rise and fans fire up again.
Moriarty throws a forearm! Konosuke grits his teeth, so Moriarty throws more shots! Konosuke leans into the shots! Konosuke and Moriarty go back and forth, shot for shot, and then Konosuke gets the edge! Moriarty bobs ‘n’ weaves to SOBAT! Moriarty runs, but into a hip toss! Moriarty tries to DDT but Konosuke blocks to GERMAN SUPELX! Moriarty roars and runs back in, into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Moriarty survives! Konosuke shakes out the arm, aims from the corner, and Moriarty rises. Konosuke runs in, but Moriarty dodges the knee to EDDY GORDO KICK!
Moriarty full nelsons, Konosuke tries to break it, but the DRAGON SUPLEX hits! Cover, TWO! Into the BORDER CITY STRETCH!! Konosuke moves around, cradles, TWO!! Moriarty stands, gest around, but Konosuke blocks the backslide! Fans fire up as the two fight for control, and Konosuke backslides Moriarty! TWO!! Moriarty has the bad arm! Konosuke ROCKS Moriarty with the good one! Moriarty ducks the knee, pops Konosuke into a Clutch, TWO! Konosuke cradles, TWO! Konosuke deadlifts Moriarty, but he blocks the German, so Konosuke CRUNCHIES! Cover, TWO!!! Moriarty survives and the fans are thunderous!
Konosuke drags Moriarty up, Moriarty switches but Konosuke switches back! “This is Awesome!” as O’Conner Roll becomes CHAOS- NO, Moriarty blocks! Hammerlock, PEPSI TWIST!! Cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives and Moriarty is beside himself! Moriarty takes out his anger with hammering fists! Fans boo but Moriarty drags Konosuke up. Hammerlock, PEPSI- NO, Konosuke ducks, spins Moriarty around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Konosuke can’t bridge but he holds not the waistlock with one arm! Ripcord, FOREARM! And MOTOR DRIVE KNEE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
The Future of Wrestling wins, but both men are easily future champions! Will Konosuke prove Don Callis is right to keep an eye on him?
El Hijo del Vikingo VS Gringo Loco!
The AAA Mega Champion returns to ROH to take on another budding rival in the realm of lucha libre! Will Vikingo continue his win streak here in ROH? Or will the crazy White boy get a massive victory?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. Fans cheer as the two circle. Fans duel, EHDV rushes in but Loco jumps over. Things speed up, Vikingo arm-drags! Vikingo SOBATS in the corner, whips corner to corner, but Loco goes up and over and handsprings away. Fans cheer the ability, but Viking runs in, jumps up and stands on Loco before the RANA! Things keep moving, Loco ducks a kick and both men stare down as they show punch! Fans fire up again as the two reset. Loco blocks a kick, Viking dodge a haymakder to RANA, but Loco handsprings through! Loco wags his finger and fans fire up again.
Vikingo kicks the wagging finger, WHEEL KICKS Loco out of the ring, then builds speed! To DIVE but hit nothing! Loco builds speed to FLY and he takes Vikingo out at the ramp! “This is Awesome!” already as Loco puts Vikingo in. Cover, TWO! Loco rallies the fans and they duel again. Loco wristlocks and CLUBS Vikingo’s arm. Loco wrenches but Vikingo uses his leg to break free. Viking ROCKS Loco, but Loco ROCKS Vikingo! They go back and forth, Loco gets the edge then runs, but into a BIG forearm! Vikingo fires up, runs, but Loco wrenches him! Loco CLUBS away on the arm, KICKS Vikingo, then torture racks! RACK SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally up as Loco looms over Vikingo. Loco puts Vikingo in a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and fans rally. Loco steadies himself, to PHOENIX SPLASH but flops as Vikingo moves! Vikingo SHOTGUNS Loco, runs corner to corner, but Loco puts him on the apron. Vikingo GAMANGIRIS back, goes up the corner, but Loco trips him up! Loco slashes his throat, he wants to end this already. Loco goes up the corner to join Vikingo, but Viking CLUBS him! Loco ROCKS Vikingo, and they brawl up top! Fans fire up for “ROH! ROH!” for giving them this great match. Loco stands up to SPRINGBOARD SPANISH FLY!!
Loco says he’s not done there! He drags Vikingo back up, whips him, but Vikingo handsprings, but into a LANDSLIDE!! Cover, TWO!! Vikingo survives and Loco can’t believe it. Fans rally up, Loco lines up a shot, and he SLAPS Vikingo! Fans boo Loco’s attitude but he waits on Vikingo. Vikingo goes to the far corner, Loco runs in, but Vikingo SUPERKICKS him! Loco shakes that off, comes back, but Vikingo wrenches and whips. Loco reverses, Vikingo KICKS back! Vikingo aims, Loco sits up, into a SUPERKICK! Fans fire up again as Vikingo runs and cartwheels to the top rope!
Vikingo aims as Loco stands, and then Vikingo jumps, cartwheels, springboards and FLYING RANAS! Loco bails out and fans fire up as Vikingo aims again. Vikingo springboards to INSIDE-OUT DRAGON RANA!! Fans are thunderous as Vikingo continues to defy physics! Vikingo puts Loco in to cover, TWO! Loco is hanging tough but Vikingo climbs the ropes. Vikingo balances himself for an OUTSIDE-IN PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Vikingo is surprised but the fans again say “This is Awesome!” Vikingo drags Loco up for knees and forearms. Vikingo whips corner to corner, but Loco stops to elbow back!
Loco goes up, leaps, but Vikingo catches him! Strength on top of speed! SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Vikingo sits Loco up for a SCREW HIGH KICK! Loco bails out again and Vikingo goes up the corner. Vikingo tightrope walks to then SUPER SKY TWISTER!! Direct hit at the ramp and fans are thunderous again! Vikingo drags Loco up, puts him in the ring, covers, TWO! Loco is still in this but Vikingo puts Loco in the drop zone. Vikingo goes up top again, 630 but he has to bail out! Loco gets Vikingo for an ALLEY-OOP BUCKLE BOMB!! Vikingo goes to the apron, but Loco drags Vikingo up the corner.
Fans rally, Loco has Vikingo on the top rope, for a SUPER TROPHY LIFT PRESS SLAM!!! Fans are losing their minds over this! Cover, TWO!! Vikingo is still alive but the fans hope they “Fight Forever!” This has to end somehow, though, and both men stir. Loco goes to ropes and drags himself up. Vikingo goes to the far corner and Loco waits. Loco runs in but Vikingo goes up and around to then springboards and FLYING POISON-RANA!! And then METEORA in the corner!! Vikingo goes up and Loco is in the drop zone, 630!!! Cover, Vikingo wins!!
Winner: El Hijo del Vikingo, by pinfall
This is why EHDJ is the AAA Mega Champion! He defies physics and logic, and he also shows respect by keeping the Code of Honor with his rival. Will anyone ever be able to stop the enigma that is El Hijo del Vikingo?
The Iron Savages w/ Jameson Ryan VS Ren Jones & Logan Lynch!
They may not be Bears anymore, but Bronson & Boulder are still big, mean and hungry for gold! Will they finally feast in ROH?
The Code of Honor is offered by Boulder, and Ren sorta honors it. Boulder then gets mad and he headbutts the buckle to fire up. Ren dodges Boulder, JABS him, but Boulder doesn’t budge! Ren does a dance, spins to LARIAT, but he hears his own arm! Boulder grabs Ren by the beard, hoists him up, and trophy lifts Ren to the corner! Bronson tags in but Logan runs over. Boulder TOSSES Ren onto Logan! Bronson SENTONS them both! Fans fire up with Bronson and Boulder gets powder from Jameson. Bronson scoops Ren to PILEDRIVE him into Logan! Fans fire up with Bronson again, and he tags in Boulder.
Boulder has the powder, he dusts his hands off and even slaps his face a bit. Boulder stacks Logan and Ren to show he’s the strongest man in the world! DOUBLE SCOOP SLAM!! Fans go wild as the straps come down! Tag to Bronson, he climbs up the corner and Boulder gives him an Electric Chair Lift! IRON TOWER!! Cover, the Iron Savages win!
Winners: The Iron Savages, by pinfall
That didn’t take long! Boulder & Bronson got their pump in, but will they get their hands on some gold?
Gringo Loco speaks.
“I still have the jitters. I’ve been zigzagging across the country, the entire world, for years, trying to get the attention of the one and only Tony Khan and AEW, and their entire locker room. And tonight, I debuted and smashed it outta the park. I’m gonna wake up from this any moment, this is an incredible feeling. Might not have been victorious, but at the end of the night, Tony Khan raised my hand and invited me back. So to me, that’s the biggest win there is, man. I wanna tell everybody out there. Is Gringo Loco ready? I am, and I hope you are, too.” Is Gringo Loco #AllElite?
ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe VS Colt Cabana!
This match is practically the DNA of ROH, and could be the biggest trilogy in ROH history! Will the King of Wrestling Television not let anyone take his throne? Or will BOOM BOOM come through in the end?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see how welcoming Joe will be.
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. Fans rally up, the two tie up, and Joe powers Colt to a corner. The ref counts the break, Colt counts his own and that’s fast, but Joe lets off at the ref’s count of 4. Fans sing, “Joe is gonna kill you!” Colt has heard that before so he shrugs it off. They tie up, Joe powers Colt back but Colt slips under. Colt then dodges a boot, gets around, plays keep away and rolls Joe up! TWO, but Colt CHOPS! And ROCKS! And whips, but Joe reverses. Colt goes up and around, but Joe CLOBBERS him! Colt sits up in a daze, and Joe JABS! And JABS! And JABS away in the corner!
The ref counts but Joe JABS Colt into sitting down! Fans fire up and Joe drags Colt up. Colt ROCKS Joe, ROCKS him again, and whips, only for Joe to reverse! Back elbow and PELE! Colt sits down and Joe drags him to a cover, TWO! Colt gets up but Joe is on him at the ropes. Joe snapmares Colt and ELBOWS him in the shoulder. Joe neck wrenches but Colt endures. Fans rally and Colt pries the hold open. Joe CLUBS Colt, throws him down, and Joe tells fans to hush. Joe clamps onto Colt again with another neck wrench. Colt endures, fights up again, and Colt pries the hands away. Joe CLUBS Colt!
Joe snapmares and CHOPS Colt in the back, then PENALTY KICKS! Joe runs to then ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Joe is a little annoyed but he keeps close. Colt grits his teeth and sits up, but Joe KICKS him in the back. Colt CHOPS, Joe KICKS, repeat! Joe HEADBUTTS Colt and Colt flounders to a corner. Joe storms up on Colt, CHOPS him, but Colt CHOPS! Joe HEADBUTTS, hoists Colt up top, and fans duel. Joe tucks Colt in but Colt fights out to throw BIONIC ELBOWS! And big forearms! Joe staggers, into a BOOT! Joe gets mad, but Colet jumps over and rolls back to roll Joe up! TWO!!
Joe and Colt scramble up, Colt ducks to JAB! JAB! JAB! Colt JABS, flips, flops and flies, but Joe blocks the elbow to CHOP! Joe flips Colt off, but runs into the BIONIC ELBOW! Fans fire up while Joe goes to a corner. Colt runs in, FLYING APPLE! Colt puts Joe in the drop zone, FLYING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Colt grits his teeth, drags Joe up, but Joe HEADBUTTS! Joe whips, runs in, but Colt dodges to drop toehold! Colt hurries up top to MOONSAULT! Onto knees! COQUINA CLUTCH!! Colt taps, Joe wins!
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission (still ROH World Television Champion)
Still champion, still the king, and still too much for Colt to defeat! Joe does show respect, though, with the Code of Honor handshake. Will Colt ever get that singles title he’s been after? Will anyone ever take this title from the King of Wrestling Television?
My Thoughts:
A great ROH here, another quick moving one, and it clocks in at about an hour and 40 minutes. I think part of it is the very few promos. Athena had a good promo to not just hype up tonight’s match but to also open the door for anyone to show up and challenge her. As such, of course Athena wins the Proving Grounds match. I am hoping at some point, one of these Proving Grounds matches goes to the time limit so that Athena doesn’t lose, but she does owe the opponent a title match. Meanwhile, good win for Willow against Robyn, and with Charlette not accompanying her ringside, of course Charlette tries trickery to help Robyn. Willow is going strong, but she already lost to Athena, so how are they going to circle her back to the title?
Awesome match out of Vikingo VS Loco, and this was definitely a great way to introduce many fans to Gringo Loco. Loco has a good promo in the locker room, and naturally, Tony Khan extends the open invitation to Loco. And Colt has a good interview promo to hype up his return to ROH and his title match with Samoa Joe. A fairly quick main event, though, even though I figured Joe would retain. I honestly can’t be sure who takes the title from Joe, he’s being booked incredibly strong. I feel like they already dropped the ball on Shane Taylor. He beat Silas Young with the story of it being about their time as ROH World TV Champion, but then Shane is teaming with jobbers to job to bigger names. Tony Khan having ROH creative control is already seeing similar problems to AEW creative.
Great squashes from Iron Savages and Lance Archer. I always felt Bronson & Boulder had potential, even as Bear Country. Jameson had a duffle bag with him, and there was the chalk powder in it. Is that a reference to Cocaine Bear? It’d work a lot better if they were still Bear Country, but oh well. And we all know Archer is great, he just needs to be pushed towards a title. Maybe Archer could take the TV title from Joe? Or even the world title from Claudio? Brian Cage had a good match against Joey Jett, and both guys got their stuff in. Cage wins, of course, as he is the strong front man of the ROH World Six Man Tag champs.
Good to see the QT Factory leftovers in action tonight. Dark Order win, and The Righteous didn’t show up because they only care about Stu. Penta gets a clever win over Comoroto, who is apparently sticking with the mafia gimmick even though The Factory is no more. I remember back to after seeing Lee Johnson VS Ben Carter (Nathan Frazer now) and how I said both of those guys were the future of wrestling. Carter/Frazer is doing fairly well in NXT, but AEW just hasn’t seen “it” in Johnson. Konosuke and Moriarty are also in that category of future big stars, and Konosuke gets a great win. Johnson, Moriarty, Konosuke, there’s potential for them in the Pure Championship division, or even trying their hand at the TV title, if Tony will see the value in such matches.
And really good opener in the Kingdom VS Darius & Action. Now, The Kingdom using numbers and distractions makes sense, they’re the established team over Action subbing in for Dante. But I would’ve liked to see Darius & Action get a win to keep things going. At the same time, The Kingdom want those tag titles, they can and surely will have a great match with the Lucha Brothers, maybe they get on that build now so that we can have the match for the next ROH PPV.
My Score: 8.6/10
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IF YA SMELLALALALALALA~…!
As Cody Rhodes teams with Damian Priest & Braun Strowman against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline, FINALLY, The Rock has come back to SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso; Jimmy wins.
- The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & LA Knight; Miz & Melo win.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae w/ Nia Jax; Tiff wins.
- Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; No Contest.
- WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins, by disqualification, and DIY retain the titles.
- Six Man Tag: Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga; changed to…
- Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga; Priest & Braun win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes talks with Nick Aldis backstage.
They shake hands, but the SmackDown General Manager tells the WWE Champion there’s been a change: Cody’s out of the Six Man Tag match. What? Why would Aldis do that? It is out of Aldis’s hands. Wait, Solo Sikoa shows up to do what he did, but they can’t do the Six Man Tag that they advertised? How is this out of Aldis’s hands? Who do they need to talk to so they can do the match? Aldis says there’s no one either of them can call, if you smell what’s cooking. This is coming from The Final Boss, and The Final Boss wants to see Cody in the ring tonight. What business could The Great One have with The American Nightmare?
Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso!
The Scottish Terminator rubbed it in Big Jim’s face that only one of them is going to Elimination Chamber in Toronto, which Big Jim was able to brush off. But McIntyre harping on how only one Uso is going to WrestleMania was a step too far. These two look to have it out, but is Jimmy just playing into McIntyre’s hands? Or will McIntyre get embarrassed by “the other Uso” this close to that big time match?
Speaking of, Jimmy has a message for Drew as he heads to gorilla. “Everybody know you’re going to Elimination Chamber, right? But Big Jimmy got a question for the Big Easy: Will Drew go onto the Elimination Chamber and win that? Will Drew go onto WrestleMania and win that? Ey, Drew, I think we got an answer for you, Uce. The answer is…” “NO YEET!” Jimmy makes his entrance, the bell rings, and the fans rally behind Jimmy. Jimmy and Drew jaw, and then Drew raises his hands, to say UP YOURS! But Jimmy ROCKS and CHOPS away! Drew puts Jimmy in a corner, Jimmy dodges to CHOP!
Jimmy climbs and he rains down fists! The fans count, Drew dumps Jimmy tot eh apron at 5, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Jimmy goes up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jimmy hurries to CHOP, then he whips. Drew reverses to send Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy BOOTS back, goes up, and leaps, but into a clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders to a corner, Drew runs up to SPLASH and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders again, the ref has Drew hold on, and Jimmy bails out. Drew storms out to get Jimmy and he whips Jimmy HARD into barrier! The fans boo but Drew looms over Jimmy.
The ring count starts, Drew mockingly calls him “Jey,” then puts Jimmy in the ring. Drew says NO MANIA for Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, ROCKS him, then runs up, only for Jimmy to put him on the apron! Drew blocks a superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Drew drops, Jimmy DIVES! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! Jimmy grins, goes back to the apron, and then aims. But Drew stops the Penalty Kick to THROW Jimmy down! Drew then has Jimmy in the Reverse Alabama Lift! REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM onto the steel steps! Drew stands on the desk to say “NO YEET!” while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew revels in the heat from New Orleans, then he leaves Jimmy behind. The ref checks Jimmy, he’s able to continue, so a ring count starts. Drew paces while Jimmy stirs. Jimmy drags himself up using the desk, then lunges in at 9! Drew is annoyed but he rains down fists! Drew stomps Jimmy, then eggs him on. Jimmy rises as the fans rally, but Drew is right on him in the corner. Drew winds up, but Jimmy counter punches! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And whips, only for Drew to reverses. Jimmy goes up, but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew then hauls Jimmy up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO!
Drew says okay, Big Jim. He clamps onto Jimmy with a top wristlock and grinds the arm. Jimmy fights up, fireman’s carries, but Drew elbows free. Drew bumps Jimmy off buckles, then hauls him up to the top rope! Drew CLUBS Jimmy on the back, climbs up, then CLUBS Jimmy more. Jimmy fires elbows and Drew drops back. But Drew runs up to CLUB Jimmy again! SmackDown returns to single picture as Drew CLUBS away on Jimmy again! Jimmy keeps taunting “Jey,” then drags him up. Jimmy fights the back suplex! The fans rally, Jimmy fires hands and a HEADBUTT! Jimmy SMACKS Drew off the post!
Jimmy rises to USO IN THE WIND! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! A standing count starts while both men stir on the mat. They both stand at 5, and Drew swings! Jimmy counter punches, then fires more shots! Mule kick, UPPERCUT, but then Jimmy dodges Drew! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew is tougher than that, but Jimmy hurries to a corner. Jimmy aims as Drew goes to the other corner, “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Drew FLYING HEADBUTTS! The Glasgow Kiss stuns Jimmy, and Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Jimmy shows his own toughness, and the fans rally behind him.
Drew paces, then he stalks Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, reels him in, but Jimmy fights the underhooks! Jimmy wrenches, UPPERCUTS, but Drew ROCKS Jimmy back! Jimmy UPPERCUTS, Drew HAYMAKERS! Drew whips, Jimmy reverses and Drew ends up on the apron! Drew ROCKS Jimmy first, then climbs the corner! FLYING- SUPERKICK! Jimmy runs to SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Drew survives, Jimmy’s spear doesn’t hit quite like The Tribal Chief’s. Jimmy goes to the corner, climbs up, and the fans rally up. USO- NO, Jimmy rolls through as Drew moves! Drew dodges a lariat to NECKBREAKER!
Both men are down, the fans rally, and Drew kips up! Drew scowls as he aims at Jimmy. “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SUPERKICK!! Jimmy hits first! GLASGOW KISS returns! Drew reels Jimmy in, “This is your WrestleMania! This is as close as you get!” Drew shouts Jimmy is nothing, then ROCKS him with forearm after forearm! GLASGOW KISS! Another Reverse Alabama, but Jimmy victory rolls it! JIMMY WINS!!!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Drew is furious, but his own ego caught him there! But then Drew CLOBBERS Jimmy! The fans boo Drew being a sore loser, but he puts Jimmy back in the ring! Drew rains down fists, then he DRIBBLES Jimmy off the mat! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Drew says that was Jimmy’s Mania Moment! Drew will win the Chamber, he will go to Mania, and he will win there! Jimmy means NOTHING to Drew! Drew puts Jimmy up against the post, then takes aim! The fans boo, but refs and producers rush out here! They swarm Drew to keep him from going after Jimmy again. Drew says fine, fine, then takes his leave.
Producers help Jimmy to his feet, but then Drew BLASTS through the refs! CLAYMORE for Jimmy!! The Scottish Terminator hits his target, then laughs as he actually leaves. Will McIntyre make this his Road to WrestleMania?
A car pulls into the parking lot.
And out steps Solo Sikoa. Solo heads inside, and he finds Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga waiting. Solo tells them that last week with Tama, that was an accident. Jacob says yeah, it’s all good, Uce. But keep it 100: If it wasn’t an accident, Solo wouldn’t be standing here right now. Well, good! Glad to see we’re all on the same page. Solo says he will be in the corner during the match for Jacob & Tama. Uh, no, Solo, no disrespect, but Jacob & Tama have been running things on SmackDown these past couple weeks. So tonight, it’s Jacob & Solo running the play? Yadada mean? Yeah, of course. And that right there, Jacob, is exactly why Solo loves him.
Solo says he’ll be back, he has to talk with Nick Aldis. Solo heads out, but will he really just step right back into place from before he lost the ula fala?
Carmelo Hayes is backstage.
R-Truth calls out to Melo, and says for the first time ever, Truth VS Melo! What’s Truth talking about? Duh, they have a match. No, Truth, Melo knows. But they had a match last week. Truth says he has never met Melo in his life, but they have a tag match tonight. What? No, they don’t. Who even made this match? Him. Truth, they are not going through this H1M who’s on first thing again. Melo is H1M. No, him made the match. The Miz!? Miz says he’s H1M. So now there’s two of you? No no no! Melo is H1M, this is The Miz! Yeah, #MeloDon’tMiz! NO! That’s not a thing! Tonight, they are. Who’s Truth’s partner?
Truth says he’s got a guy. A Louisiana legend! In fact, he just got here, so Truth’s gotta go. Laters. Miz says he has been workshopping this, and the fans love it. Think about it: Melo Don’t Miz! Melo Don’t Miz! And we are…! Melo shakes his head. Truth steps in and says Miz just wants Melo to say, “Awesome.” Miz offers a fist bump, Melo says no. Will Melo wish he had missed tonight’s show? Or will Miz actually help H1M get another win?
Zelina Vega speaks.
“My whole life, people have taken one look at me, and they try to define me. My size has never stopped me before. It never stopped me from becoming tag team champion. Or my personal favorite, the history-making first-time-ever Queen of the Ring. That’s me. Make no mistake about it, I’ve never had it easy. I had to scratch and claw to get anything around here. But this is a fresh start. Because I have something to prove. And my dreams are a lot bigger than your measuring stick. It ain’t over until Zelina Vega says it’s over.”
The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & ???
Miz makes his entrance but Melo kinda steps all over it. So he already missed his cue… But who did Truth find to team with him in the Big Easy? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Truth makes his entrance. “What’s up?” Well, more like who is his partner? He’ll tell us! His tag team partner is a local legend, born and bred right here in New Orleans! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Louisiana Knight! Wait, he means L A Knight! Yes, Louisiana abbreviated is LA, but that’s not… Oh, Truth… Truth gives Knight a Po’ Boy and some Mardi Gras beads, so Knight embraces it. The teams sort out, and Truth calls out him! Does he mean Miz or Melo? Well, Melo says he is H1M, so that’s who starts. The fans cheer on Knight while Truth and Melo tie up. Melo KNEES low, whips, but Truth reverses.
Melo springboards, FADEAWAY JUMPER! Melo makes his free throw, but Truth drop toeholds! Truth headlocks, Melo powers up and out but Truth whips! Melo turns hip toss into lateral press, TWO! Truth has a ghost pin, TWO! Melo trips to cover, ONE! Truth trips to cover, ONE! Melo runs up, Truth does the splits, and then hits a BIG hip toss! The fans fire up, Truth counts, Melo gets up at TWO, but Truth was just goofing. The ref explains to Truth that he is the ref, not Truth! Melo is annoyed, he runs up on Truth, but Truth wrenches him around! Melo pulls hair but Knight tags in. The fans fire up as Knight fires hands!
Knight ROCKS Melo, whips Melo, but Melo reverses! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Melo up to tag Truth back in, and Truth ROCKS Melo! Melo staggers, but he refuses to tag! Truth arm-drags Melo, then grinds the arm. Melo insists he’s got this, then arm-drags free. Truth staggers up, he and Melo bump heads! Truth staggers around more, and he tags Miz?! Truth forgot The Awesome Truth isn’t a thing anymore! Again! Melo BLASTS Truth off the apron, the fans boo, but Miz tags himself in! Melo is annoyed, but Miz goes to fetch Truth while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again, and Melo has Truth. Truth ROCKS Melo, but Melo holds onto the wristlock! Truth reaches for Knight, Knight reaches for Truth, but Melo holds on. Truth takes a swing, but into an O’Conner Roll! TWO and Melo BLASTS Knight! Truth rolls Melo up, TWO! Melo kicks low, calls his shot, but Truth suplexes for a STUNNER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Truth and Melo crawl, hot tags to Miz and Knight! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on Miz! “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Miz reverses, but Knight lEAPING LARIATS! Knight TOSSES Melo in for good measure!
Knight stomps a mudhole into Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” LARIAT for Miz! KNEE for Melo! Knight scoops and POWERSLAMS Miz! Knight keeps running, JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Knight stays on Miz as he brings Miz up. Knight ROCKS Miz, then ROCKS him again! Knight whips, Miz grabs the ropes. Miz KICKS, then takes a swing, but into a back suplex! Miz lands out, tag to Melo! Miz ELBOWS Knight, but Knight scoops! Miz tilt-o-whirls through, Melo SUPERKICKS Knight down! cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Melo says he’s got this! Melo waits on Knight, then leaps, but NO 48!
Knight kicks low, but NO B F T! Tag to Truth! Knight ELBOWS Melo, Truth runs in! CENA SHOULDER TACKLES! Then the SPIN OUT BOMB! Truth says it’s time! “YOU CANT SEE ME~!” truth runs for the FIVE KNCUKLE SHUFFLE! Truth then fireman’s carries, but Melo slips free! Melo shoves, Truth dodges, and Truth hits the LIE DETECTOR! Truth then gets Melo in the S T R-TRUTH! But Miz CLOBBERS Truth! Knight ROCKS Miz, then LARIATS him up and out! Knight then goes out to THROW Miz into barriers! The fans fire up again, but NAKAMURA ATTACKS KNIGHT!
The fans boo, but the sinister samurai then POSTS Knight!! Nakamura slithers away while Melo keeps the ref’s attention! Truth sees Knight is down, Melo runs up, but Truth dodges! Miz tags in, full nelson, and a FIRST 48 FINALE COMBO?!? Cover, Miz & Melo win!!
Winners: The Miz & Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall
Well, what do you know? Nakamura aside, Miz and Melo made it work! Okay, they’re both trying to hog the spotlight, but is there a future for Melo Don’t Miz? Will Knight only have more of a reason to take that title off Nakamura now?
Charlotte Flair speaks.
“The GOAT… doesn’t have to call themselves The GOAT. Now, I have crafted a legacy that no one, I mean no one, can touch. And I’m back.” The Women’s Royal Rumble Winner chose Tiffany Stratton, but will The Queen take back her throne? Or will WWE always be on #TiffyTime? Speaking of…
Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae!
The WWE Women’s Champion may have gotten past Nia Jax, but now she knows Charlotte Flair is waiting for her at WrestleMania, and is going to be teaming with Trish Stratus in Toronto! Will she be in Tiffy Top Shape for that Tiffy Trishy dream match? Or will the Poison Pixie be quite the problem all on her own?
Before the match, Tiff grabs a mic while the fans cheer. Tiffy says, “I know, I know. You know it, you know it, and you know it. Ever since I won this title, everybody’s just been so obsessed with me. And last week, I had Nia Jax beat, until Candice LeRae decided to interfere and help her little meal ticket. And at Elimination Chamber, Trish Stratus and I make sure the Unstoppable Force comes to a definitive end!” The fans cheer that, but Tiff says enough about them. Let’s talk Charlotte Flair. The fans boo that name, but Tiff says Charlotte took her sweet old time, grabbed a chair, grabbed a mic, and she looked down on Tiff.
Charlotte chose Tiff as her WrestleMania opponent. In that moment, Tiff’s dream came true! And as she lied down there and looked up at Charlotte, she realized the rumors are true: No one loves to kick a girl when she’s down quite like Charlotte Flair. So at WrestleMania, Tiff isn’t coming for Charlotte’s legacy; that’s all Charlotte’s. Tiff is coming for the spot Charlotte desires the most: The number one spot as the top girl in the WWE! But here comes Nia & Candice to interrupt. Nia has a mic to tell Tiffy, “I Have to say, this is really cute. Like, it’s really cute that you actually think you were gonna beat me last week.”
Doesn’t Candice think that is cute? Candice says yes, it is so~ cute. And Tiff wouldn’t even be standing there if not for little Trish Stratus~. Exactly! And it’s even cuter that Tiff is out here talking about Charlotte when she wont’ even see WrestleMania! Because after Nia & Candide destroy Tiff at Elimination Chamber, Nia is coming back for her WWE Women’s Championship. Nia & Candice step up to the ring, and Nia says Tiff won’t even see the Grandest Stage of Them All. Tiff tells Nia to just give it up. This title isn’t even hers anymore. And once Tiff beats Candice tonight, Nia won’t have anyone to do her dirty work anymore!
Candice tells Tiffy that while they’re meant have a match right now, she and Nia are feeling impatient. Nia says they should just get rid of Tiff right now! But the ref steps in and says not gonna happen! Tiff VS Candice will, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Candice has Tiffy down with an armlock. Tiff fights up as the fans rally, but Candice wrenches to wristlock. Tiff spins through, goes to ropes, then up the corner to flip and arm-drag! The fans fire up as Tiff rallies on Candice! DROPKICK, and Tiff snarls! Tiff goes to the corner, and Charlotte makes her entrance? The Queen chooses to be fashionably late all so everyone looks at her, including Tiffy. Tiffy handsprings, but Candice dodges! Candice runs up to UPPERCUT, then she snapmares and NECK SNAPPERS! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Candice clamps onto Tiffy with a top wristlock.
The fans “WOO~” as Charlotte now chooses to join commentary. Tiff fights up, has the ROPEBREAK, but Candice CLUBS away on her! Candice backs off, runs up, but Tiff drop toeholds her to ropes! Tiff runs, HIP ATTACKS, and Candice flops back! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays on Candice with a whip, but Candice reverses. Candice CLOBBERS Tiff, covers, TWO! Charlotte corrects Tiffy’s words earlier: Charlotte isn’t the “top girl,” she is THE woman in WWE. Candice HIP DROPS Tiff but the fans rally up. Candice scuffs Tiff, then grinds an arm to drop a knee on the elbow! And another knee drop! Tiff endures and the fans rally up.
Candice keeps on that arm, thrashes it around, but Tiff fights up. Tiff fires body shots, then shoves Candice to Alabama Lift her! Candice sunset flips, Tiff rolls through, TIFFY STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Tiff is frustrated and Candice bails out. Tiff goes to the apron, goes up the corner, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Direct hit on Candice and Nia, and Tiff almost stuck the landing! The fans fire up with Tiff and she goes into the ring. Tiff points to the WrestleMania sign, and then at Charlotte, but SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Tiff waits on Candice, Candice slides in, and Tiff stomps her down! Candice bails out, Nia is there to coach her, but Tiff lets the ring count start. Candice gets on the apron, Tiff kicks her, but Candice RAMS Tiff! Candice CLUBS Tiff, has her in the ropes, and hits a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Candice climbs, aims, and leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK Tiff down! Cover, TWO! Candice is frustrated but this is why Tiff’s a champ. The fans rally, but Candice stomps Tiff! Candice scowls at the fans, stalks Tiff, then brings her up. Tiff fires body shots, then she rolls Candice up! TWO, and Candice CLOBBERS Tiff! Cover, TWO, into a ghost pin! TWO!
Candice escapes to hit a CODE BREAKER! Both women are down, but Candice scowls again as she crawls over to Tiff. Candice rains down fists, Nia tells fans to shut up, and Candice steps on Tiff’s face. Candice huffs ‘n’ puffs, pushes Tiff around, then scuffs her. Tiff rolls Candice up again, TWO! Candice DECKS Tiff! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is stoic on commentary as Candice drags Tiff up and puts her in a corner. Candice fires hands, then backs off. Candice runs up to ROCK Tiff again! Candice then runs, but Tiff dodges! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Tiff rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up, Tiff handsprings, BACK ELBOW!
Tiff then reels Candice in for a SKY HIGH! High stack, TWO! The fans rally for Tiff, Nia coaches Candice, but Charlotte still seems nonplussed. Tiff and Candice rise, and Candice runs up. Candice puts Tiff on the apron, but Tiff ROCKS her! Tiff bumps Candice off buckles, then goes up, but Candice ROCKS her back! Candice climbs up, and she fires hands on Tiff! Tiff fights the suplex! Tiff DECKS Candice, then adjusts position, to SANTON- FLOP! Candice ghost pins, TWO!! Tiff escapes, but Candice hits the step-up SENTON! And then a LIONSAUL FLOP! Tiff hurries to fireman’s carry, ROLLING SENTON! And then PRETTIEST MOON- NO, Nia drags Candice out of the ring!
The fans boo, Nia tells them to shut up, but Tiff is on the apron! Nia swings, Tiff cartwheels over, and then she DROPKICKS Nia! Tiff Alabama Lifts Candice, to ALABAMA SLAM her into barriers! Tiff stares down Charlotte, tells her just wait for Mania, then she puts Candice in the ring. Tiff goes to the corner, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Tiff wins!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall
Charlotte gives moderate applause, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff from behind! The fans boo, but Nia just drags Tiff to a corner. Nia goes up, but wait! Trish is here!! The fans fire up for the legend as she rushes into the ring! Trish avoids a haymaker to CHICK KICK! Then THESZ PRESS for Candice! And then a SPINEBUSTER! Trish helps Tiff to her feet, but Nia grabs them both! Trish fires fast hands on Nia! Candice CHOP BLOCKS Trish! Tiff is still dazed, Nia HEADBUTTS her back down! Nia & Candice mug Trish, and then Nia HEADBUTTS Trish! Trish & Tiff are side by side, and Nia drags them into the drop zone! A-NIA-LATOR!!
The fans boo but there’s nothing can be done! Nia grins as she helps Candice away, will these two trash Trish & Tiff in Toronto? Charlotte steps into the ring, stands over Tiff, and points to the WrestleMania sign. Will The Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie unwittingly do the dirty work of The Queen of Flair?
Cody talks with Damian Priest backstage.
Priest asks why Cody’s boy, The Rock, is here tonight. Cody says given the time of year, his guess is as good as anyone’s. But tonight will surely be eventful. Cody congratulates Priest on entering the Elimination Chamber. Priest says what’s wild is, last year, they both walked out as champions. What sucks is that this year, only one of them can. Now, Priest is man enough and he respects Cody to say that after Chamber, he’s coming for that title. Cody says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Cody heads out, but what business does The Rock have tonight?
Braun Strowman steps in, and he tells Priest that congrats on winning, and good luck in the Chamber. But let’s be honest, Braun had Jacob dead to rights last week. If not for Solo Sikoa, things would look a lot different next week. Priest chuckles and says take it easy, he’s sounding like Drew with the excuses. But it is what it is, Priest just beat Braun to the punch. But that was last week. Tonight, Solo and Jacob, two of the baddest men in the business. Priest & Braun handling business? Oh, they’re handling business. The only business Braun cares about is getting his hands on those two. Priest says Braun definitely will.
Braun heads out, will the Monster of All Monsters and the Archer of Infamy make sure Solo & Jacob #GetTheseHands? Or will the rogues run roughshod all over SmackDown once again?
Backstage interview with Naomi & Bianca Belair.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions and brings up last week’s SmackDown, the security footage led us to believe Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez were the ones behind Jade Cargill’s attack. Now, hold on, Saxton. They don’t think, Naomi knows they were. Fair enough. But this Monday, they can get their revenge when they defend the tag titles against Liv & Raquel. How ready are they for this match? Bianca says so ready! They have been waiting for months for an update. Jade has been recovering, she hasn’t been able to call or text, so the GlowEST took matters into their own hands to get revenge.
Bianca & Naomi will handle Liv & Raquel, then move on to Elimination Chamber, where one of them is gonna win to face Rhea at WrestleMania. Not only will you #FeelTheGlowEST on Monday, but Liv feels it tonight! #Let’sGLOW! The champs head out, but will they clear their Road to WrestleMania of any other distractions?
Alexa Bliss speaks.
“When I was away, there was a lot of… change that happened in me. But when I look around, I see this place is still the same. The names and faces may be different, but the desperation and insecurity remains the same. You’ll see Toronto when I turn the Elimination Chamber into something of a playground of my own. I know the Chamber. I love the Chamber. I’ve won the Chamber. And for the other five women, it’s gonna be a Hell like they’ve never experienced before. Need I remind you, this is my division, and I am in charge.” Bliss smiles and says, “See you soon.” The film comes off the reel, but will things get twisted in Toronto?
Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Big Easy is all about having fun, and they’re fired up for Naomi’s entrance. But wait! Liv & Raquel don’t wait, they attack Bianca & Naomi while the lights are still down! They mug Naomi, but Bianca drags Liv out of the ring! Then Bianca storms in to fire off on Raquel! The fans fire up, but Liv returns to CHOP BLOCK Bianca! Raquel hauls Bianca up for a TEJANA BOMB!! Naomi runs up, fires more hands, but Liv brings Naomi around. Naomi fires hands on her, but Raquel throws her down! Liv runs up, OBLIVION!
Liv & Raquel stand tall, the refs rush out here, but clearly the singles match isn’t happening. Will we be getting something even meaner and nastier between these four on Monday?
The Rock arrives!
His truck pulls into the parking lot, but we’ll see him in the ring, after the break!
SmackDown returns and…
Aldis is chewing out Liv & Raquel for the attack. He doesn’t know what they get away with on Raw, but they can’t pull that crap here. Now get the hell out of his building. Liv & Raquel just laugh that off, but then Chelsea Green & Piper Niven walk in. Chelsea says have no fear, Chelsea & Piper are here to sub in for Bianca and Naomi at Elimination Chamber. Aldis sighs, and says they’re not missing the Chamber. What? But Chelsea had an outfit picked out! This is a travesty to not have the greatest Canadian export since maple syrup on a Canadian PLE! Does he know who she is? The first-ever, longest reigning, tallest, shortest, prettiest, richest, tannest, sparkliest, oldest, youngest Women’s US Champion! Piper asks what this is aboot, eh?
Aldis says this is them testing his patience. They need to pack their gear and whatever else they want, because they’ll be in action next week on SmackDown in Toronto. And oh, it’ll be a good one. Wait, they need more details! At least an e-calendar notification? Aldis is leaving Chelsea in the dark on what’s coming, will she absolutely hate it?
The Rock heads to the ring!
Wait, what is this New Orleans related remix? The Final Boss steps out on stage, he shows those goosebumps, then continues down the ramp, shaking hands with fans. The Rock hits his signature pose on the corner, but then takes the long way around to pick up a fan’s phone for them before going back into the ring. The fans all cheer for “ROCKY! ROCKY!” and he grabs himself a mic. He waits as the fans continue to chant his name, and then he says, “Ahh, you feel it, don’t you? You feel it. The Rock has got chills up and down his body because you know, on a Friday night, for the Final Boss to get inside his bird and fly all the way here, you know that I’m dropping some ish on you tonight!”
The fans fire up and The Rock smiles. Rock says, “Let’s get this show on the road.” The fans anticipate what’s coming but he says hold on, he’ll do it. “FINALLY! The Rock has come back…” “TO NEW ORLEANS~!” Rock smiles, and he adds, FINALLY, WrestleMania is coming back to New Orleans!! The fans are thunderous to hear that! WrestleMania 30, WrestleMania 34, and now WrestleMania 42!? Yes, next year, 2026, LIVE from the Superdome! One of the greatest cities on Earth in New Orleans, Louisiana! The pyro goes off to commemorate the occasion, and the logo is already on the tron! Rock smiles at that, then he smiles at the WrestleMania 41 Vegas logo.
The fans are losing their minds, as we now know April 11th and 12th, 2026, the Big Easy has the Grandest Stage of Them All. Rock says you damn right holy ish! Oh when the saints go marching in…! Oh how I’d love… Wait, no, this ain’t singalong with The Final Boss! Sit there, shut up, and let The Final Boss sing the song! The fans are torn, but Rock says he sings! Oh how I’d love, to be in that number~! Oh when the saints go marching in~! Okay, that’s good enough. You got him, that was a great duet. The Rock is singing with the largest collection of STD’d trailer trash he has ever seen! The fans can’t believe Rock would do that to them!
Rock says now, dropping this news wasn’t the only gift he was going to drop on us. The Final Boss came here to call somebody out. The Rock will call out a man who he respects, who he admires, and who we all admire. That man is our WWE Champion, the one and only, Cody Rhodes. The fans cheer as The American Nightmare makes his entrance! They sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and we get Cody’s pyro before he goes to the ring. Cody gets his second “WHOA~ OH~!” and round of pyro, then he steps inside to join The Rock. The fans cheer Cody on, so he holds up the title and the fans cheer even more.
Cody grabs a mic, but Rock says, “That feels good, doesn’t it? I mean, that’s gotta feel amazing, right? They love you, man.” Cody tells NOLA, “I love you, too.” Rock says this is crazy. Pretty much no one knows this, but since after WrestleMania last year, they’ve actually become good friends. No, it’s true, they have. Last time they were together was the Raw Netflix debut. Rock gave Cody his flowers, told Cody he has carried the company like the incredible champion that he is, so thank you, Cody. Rock meant it, and that night, they went to the back, drank tequila for two hours and had a great ol’ time.
They chopped it up, had a blast, but Rock wants to call Cody out here for something important. Here’s the thing… The fans get a bit rowdy as they wait, and Rock says Cody is a great champion. A great WWE Champion. Cody knows that. Again, they’ve become good friends, so over the months, they’ve texted. Even their moms became good friends! Look! Mama Johnson & Mama Rhodes together after WrestleMania 40! It is a pleasure becoming Cody’s friend. But Rock wanted this face to face to tell him a few things. One: Cody has been a great champion, but he needs to understand. Yes, The Rock, The Final Boss, is on the Board of TKO. And TKO owns WWE.
The Rock is the Director of the Board of TKO. Don’t boo that! The Rock’s good friend, Ari Emanuel, who owns everything Endeavor, The Rock joked with Ari, “Can you believe that you own The WWE?” Ari says he doesn’t own the WWE, The Rock does. Rock said no, no, he doesn’t know if he owns the WWE. But The Rock knows he is the most powerful… Cody, you are a great champion. But Rock wants Cody to be something more. Rock wants Cody to be something more than just our champion. Rock wants Cody to be his champion. The fans don’t like where that’s going.
Cody says he did not expect them to become friends, nor their moms to become friends, nor the tequila. Cody didn’t have that on his bingo card. But becoming The Rock’s champion? The Rock of all people should know, Cody is the people’s champion. The fans cheer Cody more, and Rock says yes! Cody is their champion! Of course! The Rock is also The People’s Champion, he loves that about Cody. This is their universe, they were both born into this business. But Rock means something even bigger than just this. Rock knows Cody’s goal is to bring as much joy and happiness to everyone around the world, as many as possible.
The fans cheer, and Rock says that’s Cody. Cody is that guy, and everyone knows it. Cody is on social media, Instagram, millions of followers. Millions, and millions! The Rock has half a BILLION. That’s not a flex. But The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, that’s what he wants for Cody. Rock wants Cody to be even higher. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, he will open doors to possibilities Cody never even imagined. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, every dream he has ever had can come true. Every dream of Brandi’s, of their daughter’s. Think about how Rock brought them to the premiere of Moana 2, in Hawaii.
Thank you, by the way, for making that cross a BILLION dollars, fans, Rock loves you. Rock has met the Rhodes family, they’re amazing. But imagine it: Cody’s daughter’s children, their dreams, long after Rock and Cody are gone, all those dreams can come true. Rock just needs Cody to be his champion. The fans say don’t do it! Rock tells Cody to just think about it, though. Rock is a very lucky man, he has it all. Cody also has it all. They’re very fortunate. They’re Mama’s Boys, they’re Girl Dads, they’re lucky men. Fans say don’t do it, Rock tells them to shut up or he’ll slap the syphilis off their face! Rock is trying to have a moment here, shut your mouths!
The one thing that Rock has never had, that he wants more than anything, is a brother. And that is what Cody can be. Last year, WrestleMania, Rock’s goal was to face his cousin, Roman Reigns, for the title. Cody knows, the fans know. Rock talked with his friend, HHH. He talked with Nick Khan, who is his friend. They are also Cody’s friends. Rock knew it wasn’t in the plans, but they talked about moving Cody aside to make what was best for business: Rock VS Roman, WrestleMania 40! What’d Cody do? Cody pitched a b*tch fit! Cody told The Rock he ain’t doing it, and he stood up to The Rock. And y’know what else? Cody SLAPPED Rock!
No one does that and gets away with it. But that is why Cody is special. That is why Cody should be Rock’s Champion. And that is why Rock will take Cody from where he is to a level so far above. Rock will make sure every dream, every desire, for generations to come, it all comes true. Rock’s dad, Cody’s dad, Soul Man & American Dream, they are looking down right now. They were friends, Cody and Rock are friends, Cody should be Rock’s Champion. He doesn’t need to answer Rock tonight. He can think about it, talk with his wife and daughter, as will The Rock. Then Cody can think about it. Meet Rock in Toronto on March 1st to give him the answer.
Fans still say don’t do it, but Rock says it is okay. Before he leaves, this has been an amazing night, this is a hot crowd, thank you all very much. But before he leaves, Rock wants us to know this: The one thing Rock wants more than anything in this world… is that. Wait, the title? Cody’s title? The fans’ title? This is all this is about? No no no no! Brother… Rock doesn’t want the title. He wants Cody’s soul. The fans duel, “NO! NO! NO!” “SELL YOUR SOUL!” Rock pats Cody on the cheek and says see you in Toronto. The Rock leaves, giving Cody a lot to think about. Rock does give one last glance back at Cody, then smirks.
What will The American Nightmare choose: His integrity? Or his aspirations?
WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly!
Did Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano got these titles thanks to Kit Wilson & Elton Prince? #YESBOY! Did they survive a couple title defenses thanks to Kit & Elton? #YESBOY! But when Pretty Deadly needed DIY, was DIY there for them? #NOBOY! So now, Kit & Elton are looking to give Ciampa & Gargano their comeuppance! Will we finally get another #SidePlateCheck? Or will Ciampa & Gargano remember for themselves, that if you wanna be champions, you gotta do it yourself?
But as DIY make their entrance, they have mics, and Johnny Wrestling tells NOLA, “Give it up one time for your TWO-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions…! The BTTITW (Best Tag Team In The World), D I Y~!” The fans boo instead. Ciampa says there is no denying that tonight has been electrifying. Gargano says this is a hot crowd. But please, if we could be somber for a second. Guys, this is serious. Two weeks ago, Pretty Deadly embarrassed DIY, and now reluctantly, DIY will return that favor by crushing their hopes and dreams of ever becoming WWE Tag Team Champions. So please, let us all rise to our feet… Yes, you in the LSU jersey, stand up.
Ciampa thanks Wade Barrett, and asks for everyone to remove their hands and bow their heads for a moment of silence for Pretty Deadly, beginning… now. The fans boo instead! And then Pretty Deadly make their entrance! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really needed who in this broken relationship!
But then DIY jumps Pretty Deadly! The ref reprimands, DIY whip but Pretty Deadly reverses! DOUBLE DORPKICKS! Then DOUBLE LARIATS send DIY up and out! The disco ball hasn’t even stopped spinning! The fans cheer while DIY throw a fit! They regroup, cool down, and go back to the ring. Gargano distracts Elton, Ciampa CLOBBERS him, and the bell rings. But Elton fires hands on Ciampa! Elton whips, Ciampa reverses and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Ciampa throws Elton to the apron and KNEES him down! Tag to Gargano and he aims, SUPERKICK! Elton goes down in a heap, DIY cheers themselves on, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns, Gargano tags in, and DIY hits the BACK SUPLEX BOMBO COMBO! Cover, TWO! Elton stays in this but Gargano tags Ciampa back in. Gargano sends Ciampa in, but Elton ELBOWS him away! Gargano runs in, but Elton puts him on the apron! Gargano goes after Kit, but Kit blocks the kick! Kit BOOTS Gargano down, but then Ciampa BOOTS Kit! Elton dodges Ciampa to come back, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Elton and Ciampa are down, sputtering and writhing, and the fans rally up. Elton crawls, Kit rises, hot tags to Kit and Gargano! Kit rallies on DIY with big forearms! Kit whips, Gargano reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS!
Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa in a corner, then LARIATS! Kit runs to LARIAT Gargano! Kit pushes Gargano down, kicks him and hits a TWIST- NO, Gargano slips through to ROCK Kit! Kit yoyos, DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up, Kit tags Elton! They get Gargano up, but Gargano BOOTS Elton! Gargano ELBOWS Kit away, then runs up on Elton! Elton dodges, then gives Kit the boost, DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Gargano survives but Ciampa is in! Elton fireman’s carries Ciampa, but Ciampa slips free! Ciampa whips, Elton reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa! Elton shows off his strength with the GOTCH LIFT PLEX!
Tag to Kit, but IN COME THE PROFITS! Ford SHOVES Kit down, Dawkins mugs him!!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by disqualification; DIY retain the titles
Not again! Just like they did Motor City Machine Guns, The Profits make sure no one else takes these titles off DIY! URENAGE from Ford to Elton! Dawkins keeps hammering away on Kit, and then Ford POSTS Elton! Dawkins fireman’s carries Kit, to POST him, too! Looking like the All Mighty with that one! Gargano fires forearms in return, but ends up int he POUNCE GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Ciampa runs up into a FLAPJACK! Ford goes up top, then flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! Direct hit on Ciampa! But wait! MCMG rushes out here, wanting their payback! The Profits brawl with MCMG, but Ford TOSSES Shelley to the apron!
Ford runs up, Shelley goes to kick, but Ford blocks it! Ford LARIATS Shelley down, Dawkins hits Sabin with THE BIG ENDING! The fans are torn as Dawkins whips Sabin, Profits get him for the REVELATION!! And if there’s been any revelation, it is that Ford & Dawkins don’t just want the smoke, they want to burn down the tag division to get it! Will nothing stop them once they’re back in action?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“You got what you wanted, huh? You got your match. You couldn’t, uh… You couldn’t just take the punishment that you deserved, that I’d already given you, and let it go. No, you… You wanted me and you to go again. You wanted to fight me, you want to hurt me, you want to end my career, which would hurt my family, by the way. Which is truly despicable. But what about your family, Sami? Huh? Have you thought of them? What about your family, huh?” Kevin reveals he is right outside the Zayn home! Kevin peers inside to watch Sami, his wife, and his son!
Kevin asks Sami via the video if Sami knows what he’s about to put them through, when they have to watch Kevin end Sami’s career. And what happens then, eh? When Sami can’t provide for them, and everything they have, like this nice house, the shelter, the security, the peace they have, when it’s all gone? And why? What for? Because Sami’s too proud? Because Sami’s selfish? Sami IS selfish. Because Sami is making Kevin do this to Sami’s family. Kevin will never forgive Sami for that. He’ll see Sami in Toronto. “But remember… You asked for this. It’s all your fault.” As if Kevin’s delusions aren’t already grand, will he continue to blame everyone else but himself?
Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga!
Elimination Chamber is on the horizon, and the Road to WrestleMania makes for strange bedfellows. Priest, Braun and Jacob were fighting each other just last week, but Solo’s return really threw things for a loop. Can Priest & Braun give Solo and the Samoan Werewolf their punishment? Or will everything (not) be fine in Solo’s Bloodline?
SmackDown returns as #OneBigSOB makes his entrance. As Solo, Jacob & Tama head to gorilla, we hear from Solo. “Tonight, we handle business. And it starts with Braun Strowman & Damian-” Jacob interrupts with, “Man, c’mon, DP! C’mon, Braun! I thought we did this! So tonight, we about to even up the score. If you ain’t know, I’m all gas, no brakes with it! See, since we touched the scene, we been dropping bodies like bread crumbs! Yadada mean!? FA-TUUU~! Hit my music!” The rogues enter to Jacob’s theme, is this alone proof he’s the new alpha? Or will the match be the last nail in that coffin?
The teams sort out, but Jacob stares down both Priest and Braun. NOLA seems to acknowledge Jacob, but Solo convinces him to stand down. Solo starts against Priest, the bell rings, and the two tie up. They go around, Priest powers Solo back, but Solo powers Priest back. They break, stare down, and Solo talks some trash. Solo shoves Priest, Priest shoves back. They circle again, tie up, and Priest puts Solo in a corner. The ref counts, Priest lets off at 4, but Solo stomps Priest’s foot! Solo throws hands, then a HEADBUTT! Priest staggers, but then he ROCKS Solo! And ROCKS him! And HEADBUTTS! That was a mistake!
Solo shakes his head to HEADBUTT Priest! Priest goes to a corner, Solo throws haymakers and body shots on repeat! The ref counts, Solo lets off and says see? Solo and Jacob as one! But Priest THROWS Solo to the corner to fire off haymakers of his own! Priest ROCKS Solo, the fans fire up, and Priest whips., Solo reverses to UPPERCUT! Solo talks smack but Priest ROCKS him again! Tag to Braun and the fans fire up! Braun stares Jacob down, tells him to shove it, then runs up to SPLASH Solo! Braun stares Jacob down again, goes back for Solo, and hits another LARIAT! Braun scoops, Solo slips free, but Braun runs up!
Solo ELBOWS Braun away, tags to Jacob, and Jacob runs in, but Braun dodges! Braun CROSSBODIES! Jacob is right up, but Braun BOOTS him right back down! Solo runs in but Braun TOSSES him! Priest hurries after Solo, Braun CLOBBERS Jacob! LEAPING LARIAT for Solo! Braun then gets on the track, STROWMAN EXPRESS SMACKS a chair out of Tama’s hand! The Good Bad Guy thought he was being sneaky! But then Jacob CROSSBODIES Braun into the timekeeper’s aera! The fans go wild as Jacob rises up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob hauls Braun up, drags him around the way, HEADBUTTS him, then brings him over to SMACK off the desk! Braun staggers, but he ROCKS Jacob in return! And THROWS Jacob into steel steps! Braun drags Jacob up, puts him in the ring, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Braun! Braun falls into the corner, Jacob HIP ATTACKS! Jacob’s all geeked up, then he tags in Solo. Solo soaks up some heat while Jacob HIP ATTACKS Braun again! Solo puts Braun on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Solo stops at 4, but Jacob gets a HEADBUTT in! Braun flounders, Solo taunts him and eggs him on, but Braun CHOPS him!
Solo HEADBUTTS Braun right down! Solo rains down fists, then lets off so he can put Braun on the ropes. Solo CHOKES Braun again, stops as the ref counts 4, and Jacob gets another cheap shot in! Solo tags Jacob in, then he HEADBUTTS Braun again and again! Jacob runs to BODY CHECK Braun! Jacob fires up, Braun flounders to ropes, but Jacob rains down fists! Tag to Solo, he soaks up heat from NOLA, then he stomps away on Braun! The ref counts, Solo lets off, then he keeps Braun from Priest by anchoring a leg. Tag to Jacob and Jacob climbs up, FROG SPLASH! Jacob roars while Braun writhes!
Jacob looms over Braun but he glares at Priest. Priest gets heated, but Jacob fires hands on Braun as SmackDown returns to single picture. Braun stands, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him again! Jacob runs for another BODY CHECK! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Braun stays in this and he goes to a corner. Jacob snarls, tags Solo in, and the fans boo. Solo runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK Braun! Solo grins as he copies Jacob’s geeking out. Tag back to Jacob and fans cheer! Jacob aims, runs, and HIP ATTACKS! Jacob keeps going, but Braun BOOTS from below!! The fans fire up while both men stagger to their feet.
Braun SPINEBUSTERS Jacob! Both monsters are down, the fans rally up, and they crawl, hot tags to Solo and Priest! Priest fires hands on Solo, then whips. Solo reverses but Priest SHOUDLER TACKLES Solo! Priest runs to BACK ELBOW! Jacob is back, but Priest dodges to WHEEL KICK! Priest then waits on Solo, but Solo catches Priest! Priest elbows free, but Solo SUPERKICKS! But Priest JUMPING ROUNDHOUSES! Solo comes back, Priest ROCKS him first! Solo swings, but into the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Solo survives but Priest puts him in a corner. Priest whips corner to corner, then runs, only for Solo to put him on th eapron!
Solo takes as swing, Priest dodges and ROUNDHOUSES! Priest then knuckle locks with Solo, goes up top, and he tightrope walks for some OLD SCHOOL! The fans fire up and Priest powers up the arm! Priest runs, but Solo ducks the Comebacker! Priest fights the fireman’s carry to BELL CLAP, ROUNDHOUSE, and then he reels Solo in! But Tama is on the apron! Priest DECKS Tama, but Jacob HOTSHOTS Priest! Solo hits the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and Solo is stunned! Solo snarls, looks to his taped-up thumb, then he drags Priest up. The fans boo but Solo taunts the fans now. SAMOAN- NO! Priest grabs Solo!
But Jacob runs in! Priest ROCKS Jacob, ELBOWS Solo, then he dodges, so Jacob’s SUPERKICK hits Solo! An accident just like last week’s shot to Tama, but Jacob doesn’t seem as upset by it. Priest TOSSES Jacob, then CLOBBERS Solo! STROWMAN EXPRESS CLOBBERS Jacob & Tama!! Priest brings down the straps, the fans are thunderous, and Priest grabs Solo by the neck! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest & Braun win!
Winners: Damian Priest & Braun Strowman, by pinfall
Just as Solo thought it’d be like before, he and Jacob were not on the same page! Priest is rolling towards Elimination Chamber, will this be just what he needs to go back to WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, but with some interesting moves after the sudden change in plans with The Rock showing up. Naomi and Bianca had a good promo to hype up what was meant to be a full match of Naomi VS Liv, but word had already come out before the show that things were being cut for time. But at the very least, they did the right thing of making it a brawl that adds heat to the tag title match on Monday. Also, hilarious how Chelsea & Piper thought the beatdown on Bianca & Naomi was so bad that they would need to be pulled from the Chamber. I also can’t wait to see what happens on Toronto SmackDown.
As for The Rock, I do appreciate he used his authority to kayfabe change more things, all so he could have his promo with Cody. I also appreciate Rock blending his different roles and even different sides, both Heel and Face, to A) bring the news of WM42 being in NOLA, and B) recreate the Corporate Champion/People’s Champion story from the Attitude Era. That was some wild stuff he was saying to Cody. I’m sure quite a few people will try and talk with Cody next week in the go-home. Heels will say do it because they’d love to have what Rock can give, Faces will say not because Cody’s better than that. But naturally, Cody is not going to become The Rock’s Champion, causing Rock to turn on him and really up things going into WrestleMania 41 and perhaps even beyond.
Good stuff in the Elimination Chamber related stories. Jimmy VS McIntyre was great stuff to open, and how fitting that McIntyre loses to Jimmy after talking all that trash about Jimmy and Jey being the same. Jey got McIntyre with something quick, Jimmy got McIntyre with something quick, McIntyre’s ego is obviously his weakness. And at the same time, McIntyre of course destroys Jimmy after because that’s his other personality trait. Priest had good promos with Cody and Braun, and we got great stuff from Solo’s Bloodline. Naturally, we got a miscommunication spot to help finish, we’re really close to Solo VS Jacob, I can feel it. Priest & Braun get the win, mostly because Priest isn’t winning in the Chamber when you’ve got Punk and Cena in there.
Very good stuff with Tiffy Time, from the promos leading into the match to Charlotte being ringside just to watch. Nia & Candice of course get the better of Tiff & Trish, because Tiff & Trish are definitely winning the tag match in Toronto. Charlotte just seems to enjoy trolling Tiff with her presence, so Charlotte probably shows up in Toronto to then confront Tiff after the match. I expect the seven weeks after Elimination Chamber to really heat up, as will Charlotte’s involvement, where she’ll get more active verbally and physically. Also, hell, Rock should go full Corporation and have Charlotte be his Corporate Women’s Champion because of how established she is.
Hilarious stuff from Truth tonight, as always. Truth and Melo having their “who’s on first” again was good stuff, and of course Miz gets in on this story, too. Truth & Knight VS “Melo Don’t Miz” was really fun, but yeah, should’ve figured Nakamura would get involved, too. Melo & Miz making it work could also be really fun, and while Knight VS Nakamura is a rehash, I really hope they find a way to up things. It feels like we’re getting the same with the tag titles as Profits “ruined” that great tag match from DIY and Pretty Deadly, then brawled with MCMG to still come out on top. Last year had a ladder tag title match, so why not do one for these titles this year?
Speaking of escalating, Kevin filming a promo outside Sami’s house was some really well done stuff, as expected of someone as good as Kevin and in such a story as him and Sami. Their match should main event, it needs time to breathe, as it could be just as, if not more violent, than the Chamber matches. What a powerful closing moment we could have if it’s a bloody Kevin and Sami, and one of them is standing over the other, triumphant yet mournful because it was their best friend in the world that they just brutalized.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/kGehtp9iTE
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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