Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (4/25/23)
It’s Spring Breakin’ 2!
It’s make or break for Spring Breakin’!
The NEW NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes, has his first defense against Grayson Waller! It’s a battle for the top title and the top spot, who will be… HIM?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Trunk Match: Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS Pretty Deadly; Tony & Stacks win.
- Bron Breakker VS Andre Chase w/ Chase U; Bron wins.
- Lyra Valkyria VS Cora Jade; Cora wins.
- NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes w/ Trick Williams VS Grayson Waller; Melo wins and retains the title.
- Mixed Tag: Josh Briggs & Fallon Henley VS Brooks Jensen & Kiana James; Briggs & Fallon win.
- Oba Femi VS Oro Mensah; Oba wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship Triple Threat: Indi Hartwell VS Roxanne Perez VS Tiffany Stratton; Indi wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
The party is on!
The superstars and prospects of NXT had a Spring Breakin’ Picnic! Hank is on the phone with Tank, telling him he’s missing the party of the year! Tank knows, but that can’t really be true if Hank ‘n’ Tank aren’t both there. Hank understands that. But now, to the party! Touch football, “Malik the Freak” scores big! Katana Chance says okay, but who they think gets dunked in the trunk? Tony D & Stacks or Pretty Deadly? Edris says their boys, Tony & Stacks, have this. Pretty Deadly’s getting trunked. Kayden says sure, but Pretty Deadly is craft. Either way, it’s a good thing she and Katana aren’t in that kind of match.
Then there’s Ivy whooping people in arm wrestling! The undisputed champion of Spring Breakin’ Arm Wrestling, IVY NILE! But will we hear “AND NEW” champion for Waller? Boo! Or maybe #AndStill for Melo? Javi says he could’ve won arm wrestling without arms. But he wants the last burger. Not with Dabba-Kato in his way! And then the ladies talk Jensen’s new look. It’s a good look, but he’s still not their type. Kiana got that boy wrapped around her finger, though. Briggs, Jensen & Fallon were a great trio, but tonight, Briggs & Fallon make Jensen regret his decision. Lash says, “Gurlll~! Kiana means business, and tonight, that girl’s gonna teach her a lesson, okay?”
The others are playing some good ol’ Cornholing, aka beanbag toss. Nathan Frazer explains the game to Wendy Chu and Valentina Feroz. Seems almost impossible to get it perfect, kinda like the impossibility of Andre Chase beating Bron Breakker. Frazer says just give it a shot, cuz you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Well, okay. Wendy tosses, and score! Maybe Chase does stand a chance! … Nah! And at the water fountain, the N XT Women’s Tag Team Champions, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn, talk the Triple Threat. There is so much delusion in this division! Starting with the champ, Indi Hartwell!
Not one challenge tonight, but two? Alba senses that title could be slipping away from Indi already. “But who will walk away with the glory? Universe, send us a sign!” In comes Javi! Dabba TOSSES him into the water! Well, not quite what Isla meant. But while Javi cools off, will things only heat up in the ring?
Trunk Match: Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo VS Pretty Deadly!
The Don & The Underboss are ready to take this to how things are done back home! Will this historic and brutal match go their way? Or will Kit Wilson & Elton Prince make them fogedaboutit?
Tony & Stacks don’t wait for Pretty Deadly to get in the ring, they go after them at the ramp! The bell rings as the brawl goes down! Kit kicks Tony low, UPPERCUTS him, and Elton RAMS Stacks into the apron! Kit RAMS Tony into the apron, too! Then holds him for Elton to FOREARM! Elton holds Stacks for Kit to UPPERCUT! Fans boo as Pretty Deadly take the chairs Tony & Stacks brought. They put those in the ring, and then bring out a chain! Kit ROCKS Stacks, Pretty Deadly put him in the ring, but Tony YANKS Elton into ropes! Fans duel. Stacks & Tony turn things around for double hockey scrums!
Fans rally, the boys trade and keep up the hockey fight! Elton & Kit stagger around, but then DUOBLE SLAP the Family! That just gets them more haymakers! Stacks rips Elton’s shirt off, and then flosses his junk with it! Tony ROCKS Kit, then clotheslines him out of the ring! Stacks runs in at Elton to UPPERCUT in the corner! Elton sits, Tony helps Stacks for the HIP TOSS CANNONBALL! Fans fire up with the Family while Pretty Deadly regroups outside. Tony & Stacks go out in pursuit, and they wanna go to the car! They make their way around the back but Elton hits back with body shots! Kit claws Tony’s eyes!
Pretty Deadly CLUB Stacks down, then return to ringside. They grab trash can lids while fans are torn. Stacks & Tony hit first! Stacks takes a lid to VAN DAMINATOR Elton! Tony just SMACKS Kit in the gut, then SMACK him on the back! Fans fire up again, and Tony looks under the ring. They bring out a TABLE! The fans are thunderous as the table is set up at ringside. Tony gets Kit, Stacks has Elton, they both scoop, but Pretty Deadly slips out to POST each of them! Pretty Deadly says NO tables, and they take it all the way to the back! Fans boo but Pretty Deadly doesn’t care. Stacks CLOBBERS Kit!
Elton goes after Stacks, but then Tony CHOP BLOCKS Elton with a wheelbarrow! Stacks SMACKS Kit with that boogey board! Stacks holds Kit against the steel steps, while Tony brings out the CROWBAR! Tony aims, but Kit gets away! The crowbar smacks steel! Elton CLOBBERS Tony! Stacks ROCKS Elton! Kit ROCKS Stacks! Tony ROCKS Kit! Tony TACKLES Kit, rolls through, and then TOSSES Kit onto Elton! They fall into the ball pit! Fans fire up, and Stacks BOOGEY BOARD SENTONS! The fans are thunderous again as NXT goes picture in picture!
Tony & Stacks storm around, then they rain down fists! They SMACK away with the boogey board, then TIP the ball pit! Pretty Deadly falls out, balls and all! Stacks drags Elton up and into the ring, he and Tony storm in. Elton begs for mercy, but Tony DECKS him instead! Tony stands Elton up, scoops him, and Stacks goes up. BACKBREAKER ELBOW DROP COMBO! Stacks & Tony talk what to do next, but Elton anchors Stacks’ foot. Kit CLOBBERS Tony! Kit throws Tony out then CLOBBERS Stacks! Kit rains down fists, then talks trash. Pretty Deadly drag Stacks up, but he fights back, only for Elton to tackle him!
Elton turns Stacks over into a BOSTON CRAB! Kit has a chair, and he puts it around Stacks’ head! Fans say “NO! NO!” but Kit goes up! Tony rushes in to ROCK Kit first! Tony TOSSES Kit away! Stacks fights free of Elton, DECKS him, and then Tony sits the chair up. Stacks pushes Elton to a corner, and Tony whips Elton, drop toehold into the chair! Kit runs up, atomic drop on the chair! Elton swings, but into an atomic drop on the chair! Pretty Deadly’s yes boys are no more! Elton hits back but Stacks CLUBS him down. Stacks wedges the chair into a corner while Pretty Deadly goes to the apron.
Tony & Stacks drag Pretty Deadly up, but get DOUBLE HOTSHOTS! Pretty Deadly rushes in as NXT returns to single picture, and they toss Stacks out. Kit CHOPS Stacks on the back! Elton gets a football! Kit holds it in place for Elton, and Elton KICKS Stacks! “It’s good!” Fans boo but Tony runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans fire up with Tony as he drags Kit up. Stacks gets Elton, they put them back in the ring, and Tony brings out more chairs! Stacks and Tony SMACK away on Pretty Deadly’s backs! Elton flounders out of the ring but Kit gest another SMACK to his back! And another smack! Kit goes to a corner, HIP TOSS CANNONBALL only gets chair!!
Stacks writhes and Tony panics, but Elton SILVER DOLLAR DECKS Tony! That’s more than two dimes. Wonder where he got that idea from. Elton fireman’s carries Stacks, and Kit hits the ASSISTED GUTBUSTER! Pretty Deadly talks trash on Stacks, and Kit throws down fists. Pretty Deadly mug Stacks, then bring him to a corner. They hoist Stacks up into a Tree of Woe! They stomp away on Stacks, then get a chair. Kit SMACKS Tony! And SMACKS him again! Stacks can only watch upside-down as Tony writhes. Elton brings a trash can in, he and Kit drag Tony up, double suplex onto the trash can!!
Fans lose their minds over that one, and they boo Pretty Deadly. Stacks gets free and he fires off hands! Elton DECKS Stacks then TOSSES him out. Pretty Deadly goes out, they pick Stacks up, SPILT MILK to the floor! Kit drags Stacks up, he and Elton carry him around the way, and they shove him into the car trunk! They close the trunk to keep Stacks there, and then they go for Tony. Tony rushes in but Kit DECKS him! Elton opens the trunk, to get BLASTED by the fire extinguisher! Stacks puts out Elton’s fire, then he ROCKS Kit! Tony CROWBARS Kit in the face!! Kit falls into the trunk, and the Family grabs the blinded Elton!
Tony & Stacks haul Elton up, BADA BOOM through a table!!! Tony & Stacks haul Elton up, put him in next to Kit, and the trunk is closed! The Family wins!
Winners: Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo
Vittoria per la famiglia! That is to say, the family wins! They drive off into the night, what will happen to Pretty Deadly now?
Pulling into NXT is Tiffany Stratton.
“Tonight, I give the NXT Universe a break, because the Center of that Universe claims her rightful spot at the top of the Women’s Division. Crybaby Roxanne Perez, ‘I’ve never been beaten for the title~.’ Well tonight, I’m gonna change that. Roxanne, you’re so 2022, and we’re in Twenty-Twenty-Tiff. As for Indi Hartwell, your 15 minutes of fame are over. The cutesy little underdog story you got going on is so boring. After tonight’s Triple Threat, you can go right back to moping around with that booboo face everywhere you turn. Sorry ladies, but I have ‘it.’ And tonight is Tiffy Time.”
Duke Hudson talks with Andre Chase backstage.
Duke asks what Mr. Chase is doing when his match is up next. Chase says he’s lost in his thoughts. What? But it’s time for action! Well, okay, Duke dismissed the class for tonight, it’ll just be the two of them, the two “Pillars of Chase U” out there tonight. Because it could get ugly. Bron is an animal. He’s a wrecking ball. Some would even say he’s the most dominant champion in NXT history. But guess what? You’re Andre Bloody Chase! He is a beacon of hope to thousands of students, including the MVP! So stand up! Duke makes Chase stand up! Chase, you need to stand up for the students, the faculty, and the entire institution!
Chase says that’s right! He gives Bron an Andre Chase University sized ass whooping! Chase is ready to do it for the black ‘n’ red, but will he end up nothing but black ‘n’ blue against the Big Booty Nephew?
Dijak and Dragunov have a war of words on Twitter.
Dijak told Dragunov he “made a big mistake last week.” He even told Dragunov to take this week off. Dragunov would respond with, “Thanks for the unsolicited advice, Dijak. But I like what I do, especially when I leave a mark. BTW, how’s your chest doing? You can tell me on Tuesday.” Will Hard Justice and the Czar clash physically again this week?
Bron Breakker VS Andre Chase w/ Chase U!
The student section is roaring, but Chase still has to do this by himself. Will this be a #TeachableMoment for everyone? Or will we see Bron take a bite out of this Pillar of Chase U?
The bell rings and Chase fires right off on Bron! fans fire up as Chase CHOPS and forearms and stomps away in the corner! The ref counts, Chase lets off, and Bron grabs Chase! Bron trophy lifts but Chase slips free to UPPERCUT and kick! But Bron then RAMS Chase into a corner! Bron RAMS into Chase again and again, lets off as the ref counts, then he whips Chase corner to corner. Bron runs in to RAM Chase again! Chase sputters, fans boo but plenty still bark for Bron. Bron whips and RAMS Chase again! Fans duel, Bron hauls Chase up but Chase fires hands! Bron DECKS Chase, then hauls him back up. OVERHEAD Belly2Belly!
Bron grins and tells the booing fans to shut up. Bron hauls Chase up to whip him into a corner again. Bron runs in but Chase dodges! Bron POSTS himself! Duke cheers Chase on as he DROPKICKS Bron into buckles! Bron staggers, Chase runs in, but Bron puts him on the apron. Chase HOTSHOTS Bron’s arm! Chase runs back in, gets around, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Time to spell it out! C! H! A! But Bron stops him there! And he CLOBBERS Chase! Fans boo, they wanted to spell! Bron drags Chase up, trophy lifts, BREAKKER SLAM! The straps come down, for the STEINER RECLINER!! Chase taps, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by submission
The professor could not teach Bron anything, he already knows all he needs to be #MeanerThanEvil. Will nothing stop Bron from storming his way back up to the top of NXT?
Backstage interview with Ilja Dragunov.
McKenzie catches The Czar as he enters the building, but then DIJAK BOOTS Dragunov right down!! Dijak says Dragunov is done sticking his nose in Dijak’s business! But then Dragunov starts throwing forearms! Dijak RAMS Dragunov into a ladder, and then again, and then again! Dijak TOSSES Dragunov into even more ladders!! Dijak asks if Dragunov feels alive now, as he dribbles Dragunov off the floor! And then he grabs the garage door! Dijak starts bringing it down, but Dragunov blocks it with a leg! Dijak KICKS that leg out, then drives the door further down! Dragunov bench presses it away!
Dijak STOMPS Dragunov, then SLAMS the door down! Refs rush in to shout at Dijak but he stomps away on Dragunov! Producers and trainers rush over, they get Dijak to back off, and then they get the garage door open for Dragunov to get free. Did Dijak just sideline UNBESIEGBAR? Or will he be the one facing the consequences for his actions?
Lyra Valkyria VS Cora Jade!
The Morrigan has been daring the #GenerationOfJade to step up and back up her words, and this showdown finally goes down! Will the Punk Rock Mean Girl prove she’s the Savior of the NXT Women’s Division? Or will she be proven as a false prophet?
The bell rings and the two circle. Cora rushes in, Lyra dodges and kicks! Lyra fires off palm strikes and haymakers, and Cora goes to a corner. Lyra stomps away on Cora, whips her corner to corner, but Cora reverses. Cora runs in but into a BOOT! Cora runs back in, Lyra goes up and over, and Lyra hip tosses Cora down! Fans fire up, Lyra speeds things up, and she CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Lyra looms over Cora as NXT goes picture in picture.
Lyra stomps Cora to a corner, stomps her more, then whips her corner to corner hard! Cora sits down, and Lyra digs her boot in. The ref counts, Lyra lets off and she gives Cora space. Cora goes to ropes, Lyra kicks her then whips her to ELBOW her down! Cover, TWO! Lyra keeps on Cora with a wristlock, wrench and snapmare, to a KICK! Cover, TWO! Cora is hanging tough but Lyra drags her up. Lyra trips Cora, steps over and La Magistrol, TWO! Cora rushes up to body shot! Lyra BOOTS in return! Lyra brings Cora up, UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS again! Cora staggers, Lyra whips and ELBOWS Cora down again!
Lyra toys with Cora, pie faces her around, but Cora smirks. Cora comes back, but into a scoop. Cora slips free, shoves Lyra way, but Lyra ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides, then keeps going, only for Cora to trip her at the ropes! Cover, TWO! Lyra goes to a corner but Cora grins as she stomps Lyra down. Cora digs her boot in, the ref counts, but Cora lets off at 4. Cora drags Lyra up to SLAM her back down! Cora paces, then she IMPLODER STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Cora keeps on Lyra with a cravat and snapmare, then a KICK to the back. Cover, TWO! Cora is annoyed but she storms up on Lyra. Cora whips Lyra to a corner but Lyra reverses!
Cora hits buckles, Lyra rolls her up, TWO! Cora CLOBBERS Lyra! Cover, TWO! Cora grins as she keeps close. Cora SMACKS Lyra’s head off the mat! Cora then gets the arms for a motorcycle stretch! Lyra endures as NXT returns to single picture. Fans duel, “CORA SUCKS!” “NO!” Lyra endures, fights up, but Cora wrangles her down. Lyra keeps fighting, fans rally, and Lyra spins, but Cora spins it back! Lyra flips, kips and arm-drags Cora! Lyra runs in but Cora dodges to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Cora keeps that cocky grin as she drags Lyra up. Cora SLAPS Lyra, but that just angers Lyra!
Cora stands Lyra up, winds up, but Lyra blocks to SLAP back! And SOBAT! And KICK! HEADBUTT! AX KICK! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, and NORTHERN LIGHTS again! But another roll through! Fisherman, but Cora wrenches out to KNEE Lyra away! Fans boo as Cora runs in, but Lyra blocks the wizard to DUMP Cora out of the ring! Lyra snarls, fans fire up, and Lyra builds speed! Lyra WRECKS Cora with a dropkick! Fans fire up more as Lyra hurries to bring Cora back into the ring. Lyra climbs a corner, fans rally up, and Lyra leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK! Lyra aims, ROUNDHOUSE!
Cora staggers, Lyra reels her in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect as Cora survives! Lyra keeps focus, but then Cora gets her for a cradle! TWO!! Lyra escapes, Cora blocks her kick and FLIPS her, to then reel her in! FUTURE- NO, Lyra fights out and runs to handspring and GAMANGIRI! It wasn’t the smoothest but Lyra hit hard! And she aims again, but Cora runs away from the heel kick! Lyra hurries after Cora but Cora HOTSHOTS her away! Fans boo but Cora grabs her kendo stick! Cora aims, but the ref stops her! Cora says okay, she’ll put it down. Lyra runs in, Cora dodges the heel kick again!
Cora JAMS Lyra’s knee! FUTURE SHOCK!! Cover, Cora wins!
Winner: Cora Jade, by pinfall
Cora grins as she snatches victory away from Lyra! Will Cora continue to snake her way to the top of the Women’s Division?
Tony & Stacks are driving along.
What a night for the Family! They represented tonight! And Stacks, you were unstoppable! Anything that came his way, he was right on it. Wait, what’s that noise? It’s coming from the trunk, of course. Tony pulls over, Stacks checks it out. Stacks opens the trunk to tell Pretty Deadly that if they wanna start trouble, here’s this! And that! And this! Stacks beats the boys back into place then slams the trunk closed. Stacks gets back in the car, says it was nothing, and they head back on the road. “Pretty Deadly my ass!” But if the road trip is still going, where will it end?
NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes w/ Trick Williams VS Grayson Waller!
The A Champion is finally THE Champion after Stand & Deliver in Hollywood, but the 21st Century Success Story wants to prove he is the star of this show. Will Waller win the belt to then celebrate with his Shoey? Or will nothing stop the HIM Era?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who IS, and who ain’t!
The bell ring, the two tie up, and Waller waistlocks. Melo switches, Waller switches back, but then Melo switches back. Waller trips Melo, kicks him, then things speed up. Melo hurdles, ducks and DROPKICKS! Then he trips Waller, has the leg and talks some trash as he spins Waller around. Waller kicks but Melo rolls through and things speed up again. Melo gets Waller down for a later press but Waller quickly makes it a crucifix, TWO, and Melo wants the crossface! Waller scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Melo lets off fast and he applauds Waller. Waller “dribbles the ball,” then says “SUCK IT!”
Waller kicks, Melo blocks! Waller JABS Melo, whips, but Melo ducks and springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up as Melo brings Waller right up to snap suplex! Waller goes to a corner, Melo runs in but he blocks the boots. Melo puts Waller in the ropes, ENZIGURIS, then he springboards, but Waller avoids the Fade Away! Waller grabs Melo but Melo spins to get up the ropes, JUMP PLEX! Waller flounders, Melo goes up, but Waller hits the ropes to trip Melo! No three pointer just yet as Waller snapmares. Melo gets an arm and he wrangles Waller down, but Waller scrambles away to the outside!
Waller goes looking under the ring! Waller tosses a chair into the ring, but Melo catches it with ease! Waller has another chair, but he JAMS Trick! And SMACKS him on the back! Fans boo as the assist man gets assassinated! Waller then dodges Melo to CLOBBER him on the outside! Fans boo as Waller taunts Melo and NXT goes picture in picture.
Waller kicks Melo aside, pushes Trick down, then puts Melo back in the ring. Waller storms up but Melo throws body shots. Waller CLUBS Melo, follows him to a corner, and fires off haymakers. Waller puts Melo in a Tree of Woe and he KICKS away on Melo’s legs! Melo falls right out of the Tree and the ref has Waller back off a moment. Waller storms up and grabs at Melo but Melo grabs the ropes. Waller KICKS Melo, drags him from the ropes, then steps through for a standing toehold. Melo endures as Waller squats to put on the pressure. Melo throws hands on Waller’s leg, but Waller drops an elbow on Melo’s leg!
Waller stalks Melo to a corner, but Melo throws body shots. Melo CHOPS, ROCKS and CHOPS again! Waller BOOTS from the corner! Waller then runs to dropkick the legs out! Melo writhes, but he kicks from below. Waller stomps away on Melo, grabs at the legs, and he drags Melo to the apron! The ref reprimands but Waller SLAMS the leg on the edge! Melo writhes, Waller grabs the leg again and SLAMS it back on the edge! Melo flounders away but Waller storms in. Melo gets Waller’s leg to trip him up! Waller BOOTS Melo away with the other, then looms over Melo. Waller suplexes, Melo cradle counters, TWO!
Melo CHOPS Waller! Melo storms up but Waller kicks the bad leg out! Waller drags Melo up again, and ROCKS him! Melo goes to a corner and Waller storms up. Waller CLUBS Melo, brings him out to snap suplex, and then covers, TWO! Melo hangs tough but Waller keeps his cool. Waller drags Melo by the bad leg, and turns him for the HALF CRAB! Melo endures as Waller sits deep, and NXT returns to single picture. Fans duel, “Waller Sucks!” “NO!” Melo powers up, turns back over, and he kicks away on Waller! Waller staggers around, but he still kicks Melo’s bad leg! Waller fireman’s carries, but Melo slips off!
Melo rams Waller into the corner, puts him in the ropes, and this time hits the FADE AWAY! Fans fire up but Melo hobbles with the bad leg. Melo drops to his knee, and Waller storms up to ROCK him with a right! And another! “I don’t miss!” Another haymaker! Melo throws body shots but Waller kicks the leg again. Waller swings, but into the KNEE SMASH! Melo runs to BOOT, but Waller blocks the Superkick! Waller spins Melo to ROLLING ELBOW, but Melo rebounds to SUPERKICK! Waller rebounds, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men out! Waller reaches out to make a cover, TWO!!
Fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” while both men stir. Melo hits his bad leg into working while Waller rises. Waller stalks Melo to the ropes, gets the bad leg, and reels Melo in. Melo fights the lift, trips Waller, and Waller begs for mercy. Melo just stomps and YANKS the leg! Melo CHOPS, KICKS, CHOPS, KICKS, and Waller falls! Waller staggers up, Melo dodges his back hand to SWEEP the leg! Another BOOT, and then the FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Waller survives getting postered, but Melo goes to a corner. Melo climbs, Waller stands, but then Waller hurries to the far corner.
Melo hops down, hobbles after Waller, but Waller swings! Melo blocks to ROCK Waller! Waller goes to the apron, Melo tries the jumper again, but Waller slips free to DECK Melo! Waller lines up his shot now, somersault and- CODE- NO! Waller blocks Melo’s counter to then LEG LARIAT! And then fireman’s carry, to the WIDOWMAKER! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives Waller pulling out a new one, but “This is Awesome!” Waller stands Melo up, Melo dodges to ELBOW! Melo runs, springboards, into the SOMERSAULT STUNNER!! But Melo flounders all the way out of the ring!! Melo survives again!
Fans fire up again as Waller goes out to fetch Melo. Fans rally for “MEL~O!” but Waller clears the announce desk! Waller puts Melo on the desk, dumps Booker’s drink, and then goes up the corner! BALLER ELBOW through the desk!!! Fans lose their minds as Waller risks it all just to go viral! Waller puts Melo in the ring, covers, TWO!!!! Melo survives and shocks everyone! Fans rally as hard as they can, the Melo fans overpowering the Waller fans. Waller fireman’s carries, WIDOW- CODE BREAKER!! Melo turns things around on Waller, but Waller flounders out of the ring. Fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but this has to end somehow!
Melo crawls after Waller, but Waller HOTSHOTS him! The ref reprimands as Melo sputters, but Waller somersaults, flounders, and Melo SUPERKICKS him! Waller clutches his leg, Melo goes up a corner, and Melo takes aim! NOTHING BUT NET!!! Cover, Melo wins!!!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
Both men gave it their all, but one miscalculation in the Grayson Waller Effect cost him! No Shoey for Waller, will the HIM Era be one for the history books?
As Trick returns to celebrate, Melo gets the mic to say, “He’s wearing all black. He’s dropping bodies left ‘n’ right. Bron Breakker, I’m talking to you. Let’s do this. NXT Battleground, Sunday, May 28th! I don’t care if you want it, I want you! My neck of the woods! Let’s talk about it!” Trick tells Bron to come on out, and both he and Melo wait. Bron’s music hits, here comes the dog! But from BEHIND! Trick pushes Melo aside to take the SPEAR!! But then Bron picks Melo up, BREAKKER SLAM! And then STEINER RECLINER for Trick!! The assist man suffers again and Bron lets go once he taps!
Bron grins as he goes out and aims at Melo. Melo stands up, into a SPEAR through a wall!! Fans lose their minds as Bron storms back out! Refs and medics hurry out and get a stretcher for Melo. Bron has just broken Trick Melo Gang and even part of the arena, will nothing be left standing at Battleground?
Roxanne Perez speaks.
“Growing up, my friends found themselves in Disney princesses and Barbie dolls, and I was kinda into that stuff, but I never wanted to be like them. It wasn’t until I saw WWE for the first time and I was starstruck. I watched Bayley and Lita, AJ Lee, the Bella Twins. And I thought to myself, ‘That’s what I wanna do. That’s who I want to be.’ And I see all the little girls in the crowd now with the same look on their face that I had. So these bows in my hair, they’re for each and every single one of them. They represent them. Because I remember being that seven year old fan who wore the Chuck Taylors, wore the pink stripes in her hair, wore the spikey belts.
“They looked like me, and I wanted to be like them. Tonight, I have the chance to win back the NXT Women’s Championship. And it feels like I’m not just doing it for me, but for every single little girl out there who needs to feel sane. And for the little girl in me who dreamt of doing this her entire life.” Will the Prodigy come through for everyone who’s supported her in tonight’s main event?
Joe Coffey is on the phone.
The Iron King tells Mark & Wolfgang to get him a large one. See you later. But then Joe turns around and sees Gacy. Gacy assures Mr. Coffey that it is just the two of them. Right, like Coffey trusts Gacy. Gacy says he’s an honest man! Just like Joe Coffey is the most intelligent and rational member of Gallus. The Schism has a proposal for him. Ava Raine walks up and Coffey asks what happened to it being just the two of them. Ava says The Schism wants a fair tag match for the tag titles, seeing as Gallus pinned the Creed Brothers, not The Dyad. Well, yeah, but Coffey fails to see how that’s his problem.
Gacy senses the tension. Coffey wants to punch him in the face, doesn’t he? Good instincts. Well, Gacy will give Coffey that chance, next week. And if Gacy beats Coffey 1v1, then Gallus must give The Dyad a rematch. And what’s in it for Gallus? If Coffey wins, The Dyad will never get another shot as long as Gallus are the champions. Coffey likes that. The match is made, but Ava tells Gacy not to forget about getting his. Gacy says all in due time. Is The Schism luring Gallus into a trap? Or will all the Gallus Boys be on top?
Mixed Tag: Josh Briggs & Fallon Henley VS Brooks Jensen & Kiana James!
The drama of this romcom come to life finally reaches its end. All the things Briggs & Fallon did to help their brother in arms may have blown up in their face, but can they show him the light at the last possible moment? Or is there no going back now that Jensen is doing things Kiana’s way?
The teams sort out and Briggs starts against Jensen. The boys circle, tie up, and go around. Jensen CLUBS away on Briggs, puts him in a corner and fires off more hands. Jensen lets off and Briggs is a bit dizzy already. Briggs shakes it off, they tie up again, and Jensen CLUBS Briggs again. Jensen smirks while Briggs scowls. Briggs swings but Jensen counter punches! Jensen headlocks, Briggs powers out but Jensen RAMS shoulders with him. Jensen SLAPS Briggs and eggs him on! And then again! Jensen shoves, but Briggs runs him over! Things speed up, Briggs catches Jensen for an atomic drop!
Briggs tells Jensen to snap out of it, then he whips. Jensen reverses to ROCK Briggs, then he whips Briggs to a corner. Jensen runs in to CHOP LARIAT! Fans boo but Jensen smiles as he whips corner to corner. Briggs hits buckles hard, then Jensen runs in. Briggs TOSSES Jensen out! Jensen flounders back up, Briggs grits his teeth, and Jensen paces around. Briggs waits on Jensen, fans chant “We Want Fallon!” Jensen slides in, and Kiana tags in. That means Fallon comes in, and YEEHAW! THESZ PRESS! Kiana shoves Fallon away then knees low! Kiana whips Fallon, Fallon reverses to back elbow!
Kiana still waistlocks but Fallon switches. Fallon sits Kiana down, but Kiana avoids the kick! The two stare down on the mat, then stand up to cat fight! They both pull hair, Kiana knees low again, and she TOSSES Fallon to a corner! Kiana RAMS into Fallon again and again, then lets off to say that’s how a professional does it. But then Fallon CLOBBERS Kiana! And CALF KICKS! Fans fire up and Fallon says this is what Kiana wanted! Fallon slides out, but Jensen stands in her way! Fallon asks what is wrong with him, but then Briggs WRECKS Jensen with a dropkick! And Fallon DECKS Kiana!
Fans fire up with Fallon & Briggs, and Fallon hurries in. But Jensen CLOBBERS Briggs from behind! Fallon puts Kiana on the apron, DECKS her, but Jensen catches Kiana. Kiana says she’s okay, and Jensen helps her BOOT Fallon! Briggs is on the apron, he FLYING SHOULDERS Jensen down! Fallon FLYING SHOULDERS Kiana down! Fans fire up again as Fallon & Briggs roar, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Fallon & Briggs wait on Kiana & Jensen. Those two regroup, but Fallon goes out to CLUB Kiana. Fallon puts Kiana in the ring, tells Jensen off, but then Kiana swings. Fallon dodges, waistlocks, but Kiana runs to ropes! She HOTSHOTS Fallon away, then throws her down by the hair! Kiana stomps away on Fallon, talks some trash, then taunts Briggs. Kiana drags Fallon up, whips her to the corner, and Fallon hits buckles hard. Kiana SLAPS Fallon down! Kiana talks more trash, brings Fallon up again and bumps her off buckles. Kiana stomps away, then brings Fallon out. Kiana whips but Fallon uses that to BLAST Jensen!
Fallon BOOTS Kiana, fires off haymakers and forearms, but Kiana keeps her from tagging Briggs! Briggs still reaches out, but Jensen trips him up! Jensen POSTS Briggs! Kiana RAMS Fallon into the corner! Kiana pie faces Fallon, stomps away on her, then RAMS into her again! Jensen tags in so Kiana TOSSES Fallon out. Jensen goes after Briggs with haymakers, body shots, and trash talk. Jensen pushes Briggs into the ring, CLUBS him down, then pushes him to a cover. TWO, but Jensen grabs Briggs’ arm. Briggs endures, rolls and ROCKS Jensen! Jensen CLUBS Briggs down! Jensen hip drops Briggs, then swaggers about.
Jensen paces around Briggs, drops an elbow into Briggs’ head, then clamps claws into the shoulders. Briggs endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Jensen KNEES low, then KNEES Briggs down! Cover, TWO! Jensen drags Briggs up, talks more trash, and then throws forearms. NXT returns to single picture as Jensen talks more trash. Jensen throws haymakers but Briggs hits Jensen back! Fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Briggs gets the edge, Jensen wobbles, but he BOOTS in return! Briggs comes back to BOOT! Jensen returns, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men lean on each other to stay up!
Briggs and Jensen stand up on their own, and DOUBLE FOREARMS send them both teetering! Tag to the ladies and fans fire up! Fallon rallies on Kiana with forearms and CHOPS! And a SOBAT! KICK! Kiana ducks the roundhouse but not the ENZIGURI! Fallon runs in at the corner but Kiana sends her into buckles! Kiana KNEES Fallon in the back! Kiana fireman’s carries but Fallon fights free. Fallon shoves, runs and RUNNING FACEBUSTERS! Fallon drags Kiana up but Kiana JAWBREAKERS! Kiana then hoists Fallon up, FLAPJACK off the buckles! Tag to Jensen and Kiana… wants him to hit Fallon!?
Jensen says he’s sorry, but this is just business. But it’s not allowed by the rules! But Briggs POUNCES Jensen! And then fires off SLAP after SLAP after SLAP! Briggs runs but Jensen grabs his wrist. Briggs BOOTS back, Jensen staggers into the SIDEWALK SLAM and SPLASH! Fans fire up with Briggs, and he brings Jensen in. Briggs powers up his arm but Kiana shouts at him that no matter what happens here, Jensen belongs to her! Briggs is distracted until Fallon slides in and TRIPS Kiana up! And she RAMS Kiana into the steps! But Briggs turns around into the WHEEL KICK!! Both men are down and dazed and fans rally back up!
Briggs and Jensen crawl, go forehead to forehead, and forearm for forearm! Jensen CHOPS, Briggs CLUBS! The brawl gest fast ‘n’ furious, but Jensen CHOPS! And LARIATS! Briggs wobbles, Jensen brings him up but Briggs throws hands! And an AX KICK! Jensen is dazed now and Briggs hauls him up. But Jensen JUMP FOREARMS! And CHOPS! Jensen swings but Briggs falls under the lariat. Jensen is annoyed, and he BLINDSLIDE LARIATS Briggs!! But still not enough, Jensen short arm LARIATS! And BRAINBUSTERS!! Cover, TWO!?!? Briggs survives and Jensen can’t believe it!
The fans rally, and Fallon coaches Briggs. But Kiana SMACKS her off the apron! Fallon falls and Kiana slides the handbag to Jensen! The ref reprimands but Kiana tells Jensen to finish this now! Jensen runs in, but Briggs ducks! Jensen not only misses with the bag, but hitting the ropes knocks Kiana to the floor! Jensen freaks out, turns around, and into Briggs’ LARIAT!! Cover, Briggs & Fallon win!
Winners: Josh Briggs & Fallon Henley, by pinfall
Kiana is fuming, but it was her own fault. She tried to change Jensen and it blew up in her face. Will this all knock some sense back into Jensen? He crawls to Kiana and says they still have each other. But Kiana goes to slap him!? Jensen blocks it but is still stunned. She was going to hit him? He thought she loved him. She NEVER loved him!! Kiana storms off, and now Jensen has nothing. But Briggs walks up to pat Jensen on the shoulder. Briggs says he’s still here. The two hug it out and fans cheer! Can the Country Strong rebuild stronger than ever?
Backstage interview with Dragon Lee.
McKenzie is with the Wonder Boy and says he’s been off to a great start in NXT. But what did he think of Noam Dar’s NXT in-ring return last week? Dragon says Dar made a point of watching Dragon’s first match, so Dragon did the same thing. Dar lived up to his reputation, and we saw just a little of what Dar can do. But what really interests Dragon is what Dar carries: the Heritage Cup. Dragon understands heritage, tradition and honor. But he will make sure he and Dar cross paths again. When and where will we see these two top level superstars battle to be at the “tippy top?”
SCRYPTS speaks.
“Dear Axiom, I do not lurk in the shadows to intimidate. My riddles are questions to educate. I have crawled under your mask, into your mind, polluted your thoughts and made you blind. Pay attention, please. Next week, everyone will learn for sure, which one of us believes in himself more. Sincerely, Scrypts.”
Oba Femi is only growing stronger.
He finishes throwing around kegs, chairs and basically anything else he can get his hands on. Will he start throwing around NXT superstars? His in-ring debut is next!
Indi Hartwell speaks.
“It’s been the longest journey to get here. Moved across the world to follow a dream. This is all I’ve ever wanted. They can say what they want. All I did was climb the ladder. I only won because I had help. That I’m apparently beatable. I fought and fought and fought to get this at Stand & Deliver. It wasn’t just some lucky victory. This was the result of years of dedication in the ring. Battling through injuries. Always believing in myself that one day, I would hold this title. One day, I would become NXT Women’s Champion. It could all come undone in just three seconds. Not tonight.” #IndiWrestling is ready, but will that help her overcome the odds?
NXT Anonymous is still watching.
Whoever this is spotted Sol Ruca and Dani Palmer hugging it out, and then Sol heads off to be jumped by someone! They drag her into a conference room with the obscured windows and beat her down! Anonymous hides as the mystery attacker opens the door, and then pops back up to watch as Dani finds Sol. Who is this watching everyone from the shadows? And who is it that is attacking female superstars again and again?
Oba Femi VS Oro Mensah!
Another superstar is ready to level up their NXT career! One of the biggest and strongest on the roster today, will this be a debut for the history books?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Oro wrenches to a wristlock but Oba just shoves him right down! Oba wrenches and wristlocks but Oro fights up. Oro rolls, kicks from below, but Oba wrangles him back down! Oro kips up but Oba stomps him down! Oro goes to a corner, Oba corners him, but Oro throws a forearm! And a CHOP! And a kick! And an UPPERCUT! Oro whips but Oba blocks to reverse. Oro goes up but not over as Oba catches him! Oba throws Oro down, waistlocks, but Oro throws elbows. Oba RAMS Oro into the buckles, then TOSSES him! There’s that shotput power! Oba then lines it up, and runs in to UPPERCUT!
Oro flops down but Oba drags him back up. Oba runs Oro over with a shoulder, then another shoulder! Oba straight arm levers and holds Oro up! Oro elbows free, CHOPS, CHOPS, but Oba runs him over again! Oba throws off the elbow pads and he brings Oro up. Oba whips Oro hard into the corner, runs in, but into BOOTS! Oro goes up, but Oba UPPERCUTS him to the floor! Oro stands up, but Oba drags him back into the ring! Oba hoists Oro up but Oro fights with more elbows! Oro CHOPS, bobs ‘n’ weaves, and he throws body shots, kicks and a forearm! Oro runs to forearm again! Oba stays up!
Oro runs to forearm again, but still Oba stays up! Oba blocks the kick, flips Oro, but Oro AX KICKS! Oro goes to the ropes, springboard RIDER KICK! Cover, ONE?!? Oba has strength to spare, but Oro PENALTY KICKS the arm! Oba snarls, Oro runs in, but into a choke grip! Shove and DISCUS ELBOW!! Fans fire up with Oba as Oro flounders around. Oba POP-UP POWERBOMBS Oro!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
Oba almost bombs Oro through the ring with that one! Will this be nothing but the first of many massive victories?
Gigi Dolin gets on commentary to speak.
“Jacy Jayne, I know you’re watching. You didn’t hog up enough of my spotlight last week, so you had to go and run your mouth about my crummy family and what I chose to do so that I can give my brother the life he deserves! You wanna run me outta NXT? I’m not going anywhere! I’m going to spend everyday making your life a living hell! Starting next week. And since you wanna involve my family so bad, my baby brother will be sitting ringside, to watch me cave your face in!” The Toxic Avenger has spoken, will she finally end this with the Toxic Traitor?
Backstage interview with Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey.
McKenzie says the NXT Universe wonders why Gulak attacked Wes Lee after the match with Dempsey. Dempsey says no one remembers who wins the first battle, only who wins the war. Gulak says Wes is an incredible athlete, but he just uses all his skills completely wrong. They already knew about the inferiority complex, and Dempsey exposed Wes’s wrestling weaknesses in the ring. Sorry, what complex? Dempsey says Wes has been defending that title at a record fast pace, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon, which is great for them.
Gulak says HE is going to put a stop to Wes, dead in his tracks, when he beats Wes down, breaks him, and becomes the NEW NXT North American Champion. “This game is a marathon, kid, not a sprint.” Will the Philly Stretcher tear the title out of the Cardiac Kid’s hands?
Tyler Bate talks with Wes Lee backstage.
The Big Strong Boi hopes the Cardiac Kid has time for a chat. Of course! Wes was just about to watch the main event anyway. Bate says Wes has been operating at peak levels, but he’s just worried Wes is gonna wear himself out. What? Well, after what happened last week, Bate feels Wes could use a hand. Wes says he’s good, though. And next week, in the title match, Gulak’s gonna take a one-way trip to the Wes Side and find out how they really do it, nah mean? Bate understands, but he has as suggestion. He wants to be in Wes’s corner to bring some balance to the situation. Wes appreciates that. Dempsey on the outside, Wes has no idea what that guy will do.
Exactly! And before hand, how about a pre-match meditation? Wes says he is down for all of that! So, staying to watch this? Of course! Who you got?
NXT Women’s Championship Triple Threat: Indi Hartwell VS Roxanne Perez VS Tiffany Stratton!
They say all champions are created equal, but you… Aw, you know the rest! Each superstar said their piece, but now it is time to back up words with actions! Will the champion continue to be #Impressive? Or will Spring Breakin’ have a heartbreaking end?
NXT returns and Roxie makes her entrance, followed by Indi’s. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is… HER!
The bell rings and Tiff gets in Roxie’s face, and then Indi’s. But then Indi ROCKS Tiff! Roxie ROCKS Tiff! They pinball Tiff around with forearms, then Indi rolls Tiff up! But Roxie sunset flips Indi! But Tiff ghost pins Roxie! Indi breaks that and all three stand off as fans cheer and NXT goes picture in picture.
Indi watches her challengers and they watch each other. The three approach, feel things out, and we have a triple knuckle lock! They all fight for control, and Roxie drops to a knee as she’s the smallest. But then Tiff kicks Indi low! Tiff headlocks Roxie, but Roxie powers out, sending her into Indi! Things speed up, Roxie drops then sends Tiff through, but Indi shoves Roxie away to hip toss Tiff! Indi then goes to hip toss Roxie but she counters to go up and over and whip, only for Indi to block! Indi sends Roxie to a corner, then dodges Tiff. Indi kicks low, whips her to a corner, and then runs in to clothesline!
Indi turns around into body shots from Roxie! Indi knees low, whips Roxie to a corner, but Roxie dodges. Indi stays up as Roxie tries to roll her up! Indi fireman’s carries Roxie to SNAKE EYES! Indi then runs, but Roxie and Tiff both dump her out! Tiff and Roxie circle now. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, go around, and Tiff TOSSES Roxie away! Roxie goes to ropes, Tiff storms up, and Tiff talks trash before she smacks Roxie off the mat! Roxie staggers away to a corner, Tiff stomps her down, but Indi returns. Tiff DECKS Indi! Indi goes back out, and Tiff CHOKES Roxie on ropes! Tiff lets off when she’s done, covers, TWO!
Tiff grabs Roxie’s arm to grind her down and NXT returns to single picture. Fans rally up, Tiff CLUBS the arm and wristlocks. Roxie rolls, kips up, wrenches back and has the wristlock. Tiff reaches for ropes, but Roxie keeps her away. Tiff rolls, wrenches and wristlocks but Roxie throws body shots! Roxie handsprings to headscissor, into a EURO CLUTCH! TWO, Roxie staggers to ropes but Indi is there! Roxie still sweeps Indi’s legs, and DROPKICKS her back down! But Tiff knees Roxie low. Tiff headlocks, grinds Roxie, but Roxie powers up. Tiff holds tight to keep Roxie in the hold!
Fans rally, Roxie throws body shots, and she powers out again. Roxie then follows, RANAS, but Tiff handsprings through! Fans cheer the athleticism, and things speed up. Roxie wheelbarrows, Indi returns to CLOBBER her and Tiff! Fans rally as Indi brings Roxie up. Scoop SLAM, then Indi goes to Tiff. Scoop SLAM, and Indi goes back for Roxie. Scoop, but Roxie pops up to victory roll! TWO! Roxie fires hands on Indi, then ROCKS her with a forearm! Indi storms up but into a wrench and wristlock! Roxie CHOPS, then mule kicks Tiff! Roxie knuckle locks Tiff, too! Roxie runs to the ropes to go up and up and ARABIAN ARM-DRAG!
Fans fire up as Tiff and Indi both stagger up. Roxie runs, dodges Tiff, but Tiff ALLEY-OOPS Roxie onto Indi! Roxie rains down fists on Indi, but Tiff drags her away. But Roxie TOSSES Tiff out first! Roxie takes aim, she builds speed and DIVES to take out Indi at the ramp! Fans fire up and Roxie keeps moving, she builds speed to DIVE and take out Tiff at the desk! Roxie gets back in the ring, builds speed again, and she DIVES into Indi again! Roxie is all fired up and the fans are loving it! Roxie drags Indi up and into the ring. Indi crawls, Roxie climbs, and Roxie CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!
Tiff returns but Roxie DECKS her! Roxie goes back for Indi, wrenches and reels her in, hops on and has the GUILLOTINE! Indi stays on her feet as fans rally up. Indi powers Roxie into a suplex! But Roxie makes it a cradle! TWO!! Indi escapes, Roxie runs in to wrench and RUSSIAN- NO, Indi throws Roxie down! Indi drags Roxie back up, fans rally and duel, and Indi short arm LARIATS! Indi stands Roxie up for another short arm LARIAT! And then again, but Roxie gets around! Sunset flip, Tiff STOMPS Roxie down!! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives but Tiff stomps her out of the ring!
Tiff runs to DOUBLE- NO, Indi dodges the stomps! Roll-up, TWO! Tiff SHOTGUNS Indi out of the ring! Tiff goes up the corner as Indi and Roxie stand, SUPER CANNONBALL!! Direct hit and Tiff does a spin. Fans are loving “NXT! NXT!” for this main event as Tiff watches both opponents stir. But the medics hurry out as Indi is clutching an ankle. Tiff puts Roxie in, this could be the chance for these two. Tiff stomps, whips, and then runs in to clothesline! Tiff whips corner to corner, runs and LARIATS Roxie down! cover, TWO! Fans are worried for Indi but Tiff wraps Roxie in a chinlock. Roxie endures and fans rally back up.
Roxie fights up, but Tiff wrangles her back down! Tiff leans on the hold, Roxie fights up again, and Roxie JAWBREAKERS! Tiff staggers, storms back up, but into body shots! Tiff knees low, headlocks again, then whips Roxie to a corner. Tiff runs in but into an elbow! Tiff comes back, but into a BOOT! Tiff tries again, but Roxie clinches and turns things around to fire forearm after forearm! Fans fire up with Roxie and she runs in, but Tiff puts her on the apron. Roxie ROCKS Tiff back! Roxie climbs, leaps, CROSSBODY! But Tiff rolls through! Tiff picks Roxie up to a fireman’s carry! But Roxie fights free to roll her up! TWO!!
Tiff escapes, Roxie gets space, then Roxie rushes up to throw forearms. Roxie CHOPS in the corner, and fans rally behind her. Roxie hoists Tiff to the top rope then climbs up after her. Tiff throws forearms but Roxie returns them! They brawl back and forth, Roxie CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Roxie stands at the very top and fans fire up, SUPER STEINER!! Cover, TWO!!! Fans fire up for NXT again as Roxie drags Tiff back up. Roxie ROCKS Tiff, but Tiff ROCKS Roxie! Roxie ROCKS Tiff again, but Tiff ROCKS Roxie again! Roxie forearms, but Tiff kicks low! Tiff suplexes, but Roxie cradle counters! TWO!!
Tiff hurries up, Roxie SOBATS her back down! Roxie drags Tiff around, fans rally behind her, and Roxie wrenches. RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Roxie grows frustrated, but INDI IS BACK!? Indi breaks Roxie’s cover!! Fans are thunderous as Indi covers, TWO!! Indi is showing heart as she covers Roxie, TWO! Fans rally for Indi and she puts Tiff on the apron. Indi puts Roxie on the apron, too, to UPPERCUT and BOOT! Indi UPPERCUTS and BOOTS Tiff! Indi hobbles, but she manages the SPINEBUSTER! High stack, Roxie breaks it!! All three women are down and the fans rally up even harder!
Indi hobbles but that ankle is really bothering her. Tiff storms up after Roxie, brings her up and scoops to SLAM! Tiff hurries to a corner, BEST MOONSAULT WHATEVER!! Cover, but Indi drags her off!! Indi saves the match, runs the ropes, IMPRESSIVE FOREARM! Cover, INDI WINS!!!
Winner: Indi Hartwell, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)
What was that about easily beatable?! Indi just won on one good leg! If odds and injury can’t stop her, will nothing stop #IndiWrestling from running NXT? As for Roxie and Tiffany, when and where will either challenger get another shot?
Tony & Stacks arrive at the docks.
They dump Pretty Deadly into the water, they’re sleeping with the fishes now. Those who want respect take respect, and that is what these two did tonight. But while Pretty Deadly are history, it ain’t a mystery what is next for The Family: the tag team titles! And Gallus better get smart. If they ain’t ready, they’ll end up like Pretty Deadly. Now that The Don & Underboss took care of business, now it’s time to celebrate! Is this truly the last we’ve seen of Kit Wilson & Elton Prince?
My Thoughts:
A great Spring Breakin’, and a few surprising outcomes, even. The Trunk Match was a great opener, and I figured Tony & Stacks would win. As we just saw at the end there, Tony & Stacks still want to be tag team title contenders, but we also got a good promo from Joe Gacy and Joe Coffey. Now, the newest news is that Rip Fowler & Jagger Reed, aka The Dyad, aka the Grizzled Young Veterans, aka Zack Gibson & James Drake, were DENIED their release, mostly because HHH still really likes them. Maybe Coffey wins to deny The Dyad their chance, and the WWE Draft is used to call Gibson & Drake up to RawDown.
And speaking of, I guess Pretty Deadly is dead? They got thrown in the river, tied up somehow, presumably never to be seen again. Maybe they return as almost undead Pretty Deadly, or maybe they also show up via the Draft to be part of RawDown. Honestly, if they were being called up, I would’ve preferred to see Tony & Stacks drop Pretty Deadly off on Friday for “Boss Haitch.” But either way, Tony & Stacks VS Gallus is definitely a great possibility for Battleground, or the Summer. And with that feud, I’d love if they played up all the mafia/mob movie stuff, even though we already had Stand & Deliver: Hollywood.
Of course Bron won against Chase, but I’m not sure “Meaner Than Evil” fits him. Sure, it’s a great quote from Yellowstone the series, but that seems like an odd thing for Bron to reference. But after we got a great match from Melo VS Waller, which of course Melo was winning, I did like that Melo called Bron out. Bron claimed he didn’t want the title, but obviously him Spearing Melo through a wall says otherwise. It’s hard to say if Bron is being called up any time soon, especially now that he’s getting to explore his Heel side, but I don’t see him winning the title back after only two months for Melo. As for Waller, maybe he’s getting called up? He’s already a complete character, and it isn’t unheard of for someone to be called up without winning a title.
Good match for Lyra VS Cora, though not so thrilling that it needed to wait for a special occasion. Cora’s cheating didn’t even really make sense. She moved the steel steps aside to get her kendo stick, but then those didn’t come into place, and I’m not sure why a weapon distraction was needed just to jam Lyra’s leg. But surely this is just the first match, maybe we’ll get a rematch at Battleground. Good promo from Dragon Lee calling out Noam Dar, good promo from Gigi Dolin calling out Jacy Jayne, and good promos from Gulak & Dempsey and then Wes & Tyler. All great matches set up, can’t wait to see them all play out.
Decent promo from Scrypts, though the audio kinda normalized at the end, letting Reggie’s voice through. But after Axiom has punked Scrypts out physically and verbally, Scrypts just comes off as trying too hard. I hope the match is great, though, because if Scrypts loses now, he’s just done. Meanwhile, NXT Anonymous was so close to figuring out who this female assailant is, but hid just so they wouldn’t be exposed. What NXT Anonymous should expose is where Oro Mensah’s push went. Oba Femi had a great debut, and Oro did get some stuff in, but of course Oba wins. Oba could be really big, as he has size and ability. We just need to see if he has charisma on the mic.
Really good stuff in the Mixed Tag match, but I was surprised the Faces won. I thought Jensen & Kiana were gonna win to keep their story going, and then he’d inevitably cost her the top title and that’d break them up. But I guess with the loss at Stand & Deliver, the loss after Stand & Deliver, and then this loss here, she had it and decided to quit now. Jensen returns to the fold, but I’m not sure what happens with them now. And then, after really good promos from each, we got a great Triple Threat for the NXT Women’s title. That was very scary when Indi went out for a moment because of her leg, but apparently she wasn’t so hurt that she couldn’t finish the match.
And Indi winning was the surprise in itself. I thought this was the time to send Indi up to RawDown, but maybe she’s sticking around a little longer. I suppose the Draft could still bring her up and force her to vacate the title, in a similar move to when Paige debuted and won the then Diva’s Championship. But either way, this does compel Roxie and Tiffany, but mostly Roxie, to figure out what’s next.
My Score: 8.8/10
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London calling to the champion crowns!
SmackDown brings gold to London as LA Knight defends his WWE US Championship and The Street Profits defend their tag team titles! Will the landscape change this close to WrestleMania?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly; The Profits win and retain the titles.
- Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice w/ Chelsea Green; The Secret Her-vice wins.
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins, by disqualification, and Knight retains the title.
- Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab; Charlotte wins.
- Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
- Jimmy Uso VS The Miz; Jimmy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes is here!
We follow The American Nightmare as walks to gorilla, then through the curtain, and London sings along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, says hello to fans along the ramp, and then we get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, then kneels down to kiss the WWE logo on the mat. The fans continue to sing along all the way to the end, “I AM MY KINGDOM!” The fans then cheer, and Cody holds up the belt to fire them up even more! The fans now sing for “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and he soaks it in. The fans cheer again as Cody smiles, and he finally says, “So, London~! Whaddya wanna talk about?”
The fans chant “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cody hears that dueling, and he smiles again. The song of “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” returns, then they cheer. Cody says, “At WrestleMania 41, I will be facing John Cena…” The fans boo, but Cody says, “I will be facing John Cena as he goes to break the record and win 17. But that is WrestleMania 41. In just a few nights, I will be standing face to face with John Cena in this very same city, in this very same arena.” The fans cheer that, but then here comes Randy Orton! Now the fans sing along with Voices as The Viper heads to the ring. Orton also high-fives fans before he joins Cody.
Orton grabs a mic, paces while the fans keep singing on their own, and then the fans cheer. Orton says he’s not really the sentimental type, but for Cody and for London, screw it. The fans chant “R K O! R K O!” and Orton tells Cody, “Look at you. Look at who you are now, the man you are now. Look at where he came from.” The fans cheer and sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and Orton says he remembers a Cody in his early 20s, just breaking into the business. Cody was busting his ass harder than anyone else. He wasn’t exactly happy, and in fact, he was frustrated. But Cody was man enough, smart enough, to know he needed to grow, and that he couldn’t grow in the WWE.
Cody wasn’t exactly treated fairly in the WWE, so Cody left the WWE! That took some big ass balls to do what he did! Cody changed the business singlehandedly, and everyone in the back knows it. And Orton appreciates Cody for it. But then Cody came back, as they all knew one day he would. And the industry has been changed forever since the day Cody came back to the WWE. Cody is a bit teary eyed as Orton says Cody’s still the same guy, he just did what he set out to do, and he grew. Orton teases he would sing along with the fans, but the fans might leave. The fans again sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!”
Orton asks if they remember when Cody Rhodes faced Seth Rollins in Hell in a Cell. The fans cheer because they do. Orton says that was impressive, and even impossible, as he started with a partially torn pec and then ended with a fully torn pec! His body changed all kinds of shades of purple that Orton’s never seen on a human body. The pain he must have been in. Cody persevered not just for himself. Maybe not even at all for Cody. It was not even for his family legacy; it was for each and every single fan out there! Then Cody went on to WrestleMania, beat Roman Reigns and finished the story!
But there’s always another story, isn’t there? And Cody’s right in the middle of one. Cody is in charge of his legacy, and it is a privilege for Orton to watch Cody take control of it. Ticket sales have been up, there’s more intrigue around the world, and listen to the people! It is 99.9% all because of Cody! The fans cheer that, and of course they sing. Orton says what he’s trying to say is a long-winded version of he respects Cody, loves him, and is very, very proud of him. The fans cheer that! Orton then says, “But… But now it is time for WrestleMania.” They both look to the sign, and Orton says he can guarantee Cody that Orton will kick Kevin Owens so hard in the head…!
Orton can just feel it already! He forgets how many days are left, but he can’t wait to remove Kevin’s head from his shoulders. And Orton knows Cody will enter champion, exit champion, but not before he beats the holy hell outta Cena all up and down the Vegas strip! But after all the smoke clears and the dust settles, just like Orton wants Number 17, there will come a time when Orton will want Number 15. But Orton won’t kick Cody in the balls like a coward. Orton will look Cody in the eye because he respects Cody, is proud of Cody, and sees him as an equal. Orton will look Cody in the eye and tell him that he’s coming for the title.
The fans cheer but wait! Drew McIntyre is here! The fans cheer the Scottish Terminator as he steps out on stage, mic in hand, and has a wry smile on his face as he looks at the ring. Drew waves as the fans now sing, “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Drew says, “Isn’t this wonderful? A couple of nepo babies having a love fest in the middle of the ring> It makes me absolutely sick. What’d you just say, Randy? if Cody gets through Cena at WrestleMania, you’re coming for that title? What exactly have you done since that big comeback to justify that title match? Aside be Randy Orton. The only big moment I can remember is you being on the shelf for months and months and months.
“People like to make jokes about it, but more people talk about my five-minute-45-second title reign than your entire comeback so far! So get to the back of the line, sunshine! As for you, Cody, you should’ve listened to me. But you shunned me. You attacked me. Everybody should’ve listened to me about John Cena, but they didn’t. And the next night, he kicked you right in the twig ‘n’ berries, proving me right as usual. And the main event of WrestleMania should be Cody Rhodes VS The UK’s only ever world champion, Drew McIntyre!” Fans do like that idea. But sadly, it’s not, because of that guyliner wearing Temu Undertaker, Damian Priest!
Drew wants to talk about what is happening. And what’s gonna happen! Drew steps up to the ring while fans sing for him again. Drew says it will not be Randy that takes the title from Cody, should he get through Cena; it’ll be McIntyre. The fans cheer, but Orton says they were trying to have a moment. Can Drew just cut the crap already? Drew says okay, sure. He’ll tell the truth, because that’s all he ever does. The truth is, Kevin might have a point! If those Voices are talking to Orton again, then they know Drew very, very well. And he’s thinking, “My God, Randy looks great! Absolutely jacked! On the outside.”
On the inside, that back is hanging by a thread. And if Orton provokes McIntyre, McIntyre will break him. And as for Cody- Cody kicks Drew and UPPERCUTS him! The fans fire up, and Orton R- NO, Drew gets away! The fans boo, but the battlelines are drawn! Even if Cody makes it out of the frying pan that is Las Vegas, it’ll be into the fire that is these contenders waiting in line! Will the American Nightmare be ready for whoever comes for the crown?
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly!
Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins are finally golden again, but it’s time to put the titles on the line already! And while they’re ready for the grind, they’re up against the hometown heroes! Will the Profits still be up in the O2? Or will Kit Wilson & Elton Prince say #YESBOY to a new reign of their own?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really wants the smoke!
The teams sort out and Kit starts with Dawkins. They tie up, Dawkins headlocks, but Kit powers up and out. Dawkins runs Kit over, the fans fire up, and Dawkins fires hands on Kit in the corner! The fans rally for Pretty Deadly, Dawkins whips Kit to a corner, but Elton takes that bump! Kit CLOBBERS Dawkins, then tags Elton! Atomic drop into DROPKICK! Ford runs up, but into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Dawkins whips, Elton reverses, and then Elton hurdles so Kit can DDT! The fans fire up with Pretty Deadly while the Profits bail out. Pretty Deadly has control while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Elton is right on Dawkins as he gets in, and UPPERCUTS him to the corner. Elton clinches Dawkins for another UPPERCUT! Tag to Kit, and Elton RAMS into Dawkins so Kit can UPPERCUT! Dawkins flops over, Kit drags him up to wrench the arm. Kit whips, Dawkins reverses, but Kit grabs ropes. Kit ELBOWS Dawkins, DECKS Ford, but Dawkins CLOBBERS Kit! The ref reprimands but Dawkins RAMS Kit into the corner again and again! The ref counts, Dawkins fires fast hands, then he tags in Ford. Ford says, “SUCK IT!” then he KICKS Kit! Ford scuffs Kit, then drags him to a cover, TWO!
Ford keeps Kit down with a facelock, but Kit endures the grind. Kit fights up, fires body shots, but Ford whips him away. Kit sunset flips! Ford rolls through, and PENALTY KICKS! Ford mocks Elton with the Scott Hall fingers, and the ref has to keep Elton back. Ford drags Kit up, tags Dawkins, and the Profits mug Kit. Dawkins CLUBS Kit down, then stalks him. Dawkins stays between Kit and Elton, then whips Kit into the Profits’ corner. CYCLONE- NO, Kit dodges! Ford tags in, he keeps Kit from Elton now, but Kit slips out of the suplex! Kit fakes high to go low, hot tag to Elton! Elton rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Elton kicks and whips Ford to a corner, then UPPERCUTS! Elton whips the other way, UPPERCUTS again, and then does it again! Elton adds to the hattrick with a lift, Ford says a quick prayer before the SUPLEX! Ford flounders, gets to his feet, but Elton dodges to springboard and FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this, but Elton stays on him. SmackDown returns to single picture and fans rally for Pretty Deadly as Elton gives Ford a back suplex. Ford lands out, waistlocks, but Elton switches and shoves Ford. Ford CLOBBERS Elton in return! Ford is also dazed but he covers, ONE!
Kit reaches out, Elton and Ford both crawl, hot tags to Kit and Dawkins! The fans fire up as Dawkins wrenches Kit, underhooks and SILENCER! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Kit, Ford climbs, but Kit slips free! Kit shoves Dawkins into Ford! Ford falls to the floor, but Dawkins ENZIGIRIS Kit! Elton tags in, and Kit LARIATS Dawkins! Pretty Deadly combine for DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins survives and the Profits are a bit unsure of what to do next. Dawkins crawls to a corner, Elton runs up, but Dawkins dodges! Elton hits buckles and Dawkins TOSSES Kit, then Dawkins hits a SKY HIGH on Elton!
Dawkins hurries to tag Ford and Ford climbs up! But Kit pushes Elton out of the way! Kit takes FROM THE HEAVESN, and Elton ghost pins Ford! TWO!! Ford escapes, and he ROCKS Elton! Elton UPPERCUTS Ford! Dawkins sneaks a tag, Ford SUPERKICKS! POUNCE SAIDO COMBO!! Cover, KIT BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while all four men are down! The teams go to opposite ends, then they all stand up in the corners. They all roar, all run in, and Kit SPEARS Ford while Elton FLYING UPPERCUTS Dawkins!! London is thunderous, and Kit hurries to tag in! Pretty Deadly gets Dawkins up, for SPILT MILK!! Cover, FORD BREAKS IT!
The fans are shocked, as is Elton, but Ford saves this for his team! “This is Awesome!” as Ford runs up and Elton TOSSES him out! Now DRY MARTI- NO! Dawkins doesn’t accept the second serving, and he DUMPS Kit out! Kit skins the cat while Dawkins DECKS Elton! Dawkins catches Kit to an Electric Chair! Ford rises, DOOMSDAY BLOCKBUSTER!! Cover, Profits win!
Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Pretty Deadly put up a heroic fight, but the hometown heroes could not capture the gold. Dawkins & Ford hold onto the gold, will this be the strongest the Profits have ever been?
Kayden & Katana talk with Zelina Vega.
Carter & Chance know La Muneca got screwed over by The Green Administration. Chelsea thinks she’s untouchable, but someone’s gonna stop them eventually. Well, speaking of, Alba Fyre leads the way in as she & Piper Niven “scope the perimeter.” There’s one small threat. They frisk the “miniscule” threat, but nothing they haven’t dealt with before. Chelsea struts in and says, “The Eagle has landed~!” Zelina says she is so glad the “Bootleg Men in Black” have crashed the party. Now, yeah, they all know she’s small. But clearly this small “threat” is a big threat to Chelsea’s title reign. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken all three of them to beat her.
KC Squared agree with that. How about tonight, we see what happens when the odds are even? Chelsea says that’s fine, because Agents P & A are ready. The Secret Her-vice has been given their next mission, but will they be able to crash the party? Or will the party crash them?
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice!
SmackDown returns and The Green Administration makes their entrance. The teams sort out, Alba starts against Katana, and the two tie up. Alba KNEES low, CLUBS Katana down, then fireman’s carries. Katana fights free, tags Kayden, and they KICK, double whip, and then trip Alba up for the basement DROPKICK! Katana adds a slingshot SENTON, Kayden covers, TWO! Kayden tags Katana, they double whip Alba to a corner, then Kayden runs in. Alba DUMPS Kayden out, ROCKS Katana, and she tags Piper! Katana arm-drags Alba out, then goes out to run up. Kayden gives her a boost, Katana CROSSBODIES Alba down!
The fans fire up, but Piper goes up and out?! CANNONBALL and down goes KC Squared! Piper salutes Chelsea and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Kayden rallies on Alba while the fans rally up. Kayden fires up, runs in and whips, but Alba reverses. Kayden wheelbarrows, victory rolls, then SUPERKICKS! Kayden fires up again but the fans are torn. Kayden runs in at Alba to BOOT WASH her against the ropes! Chelsea protests, Kayden kicks at her, then Kayden springboards for a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Alba survives, Kayden whips, but Alba KICKS back! Tag to Piper, but Kayden jackknife bridges Alba! The ref explains bout the tag, Piper runs up, but Kayden moves! The SENTON hits Alba! Piper panics, Kayden tags Katana!
Katana goes up onto Kayden’s shoulders, VICTORY ROLL LAUNCHER, but Piper catches Katana! Katana fires hands, BOOTS, and then hurries to go up again. Kayden ROCKS Piper, and fireman’s carries?! SAMOAN DROP! Kayden then gives Katana the boost, for the KEG STAND SPLASH!! Cover, ALBA BREAKS IT! Kayden runs up on Alba to BOOT her out! Katana gives Kayden the boost now, SUPER CROSSBODY onto Alba! Kayden hurries to tag back in, and she brings Piper up. Piper swings, Kayden dodges and SUPERKICKS! Katana goes up, Piper staggers over that way, but Chelsea distracts the ref!
The fans are torn as Alba grabs Katana. Katana kicks Alba down, chases Chelsea off, but Piper sends Kayden into her! Piper scoops to PIPER DRIVER!! Cover, Secret Her-vice wins!
Winner: The Secret Her-vice, by pinfall
The Women’s US Champion helps her team, and now they all mug Kayden & Katana! But here comes Zelina! Vega runs down the ramp, CLOBBERS Alba, and then she gets in the ring! Zelina tilt-o-whirl DDTS Piper! And she KNEES Alba off the apron! But Chelsea CLOBBERS Zelina! Chelsea fires up, the UK is oddly with her, and she chicken wings Zeina. But Zelina fights free to fire forearms and body shots! And a BACK ELBOW! Zelina reels Chelsea in, CODE- SUPERKICK from Alba! SENTON from Piper! The Green Administration is just too much for Zelina to fight against alone! But can she, Kayden & Katana find a way to turn things around?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman!
Did the Mega Star just get this title back from Shinsuke Nakamura? YEAH! Did he help the Monster of All Monsters fight off Solo Sikoa’s rouge bloodline? YEAH! And now, does he have to defend this title against the monster he just helped? YEAH!! But will Knight still reign this close to WrestleMania? Or will Braun #GetTheseHands back on a championship?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time for Knight’s biggest challenge, YEAH!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. The two tie up, and Braun SHOVES Knight away. Knight comes back, Braun SHOVES him down again! Knight gets up, gets around, and he headlocks. Braun powers up to back suplex, but Knight lands out! Knight tries but Braun’s too big to suplex! Braun ELBOWS Knight, storms up on him, but Knight fires haymakers! Knight whips, Braun reverses, but Knight KICKS back! Knight runs, but Braun HIP TOSSES! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this, but Braun brings him up. Braun puts Knight in a corner, CHOPS, then runs, for a SPLASH! Knight sputters along ropes, Braun keeps moving, but Knight DUMPS him out!
The fans fire up as Knight then WRECKS Braun with a dropkick! Knight keeps moving, and he WRECKS Braun again! The fans fire up with Knight, but then Braun BOOTS Knight down! The fans are torn but Braun stands tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Braun puts Knight back in the ring. The fans cheer as Knight KICKS Braun! Knight tries again, but Braun’s still too big to back suplex! Braun CLUBS Knight, then runs in at the corner. Knight BOOTS Braun, goes up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Knight and Braun rise back up, and Knight dodges a shot to JAB! Then he dodges to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” But Braun KNEES low! Braun scoops, Knight slips free, and Knight RAMS Braun into buckles! Then the BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Knight rises again! Knight spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Braun has plenty left in the tank but the fans rally for Knight. Knight stands Braun up to kick low, but Braun THROWS Knight away! Knight rises, and Braun LARIATS Knight up and out! The fans fire up as Braun rips the shirt! Braun gets on the track, and he runs in, STROWMAN EXPRESS MEETS JACOB FATU!! The Samoan Werewolf strikes Braun down!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by disqualification; LA Knight retains the title
The fans boo as Jacob now goes after Knight! He just ruined what was becoming a great match, but Jacob fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT on Braun! SAMOAN DROP onto the desk!! The desk doesn’t budge, but Braun might’ve been broken in half! The UK fires up for Fatu as he puts Braun in the ring! Jacob fires more HEADBUTTS, then HEADBUTTS away on Braun in the corner! The fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE, FATU~, FATU~!” Jacob runs corner to corner, but Knight kicks him first! Knight fires haymakers, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Jacob denies the BFT to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! And then HIP ATTACK for Braun anyway!
Jacob keeps going, HIP ATTACK for Braun again! Jacob throws off his jacket, glares at Braun, and he runs in for a third HIP ATTACK! Braun flounders into the drop zone, so Jacob goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! Direct hit on Braun, but the fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Jacob obliges, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The Samoan Werewolf just tore up #OneBigSOB and LA Knight, will there be no stopping him from taking the United States Championship?
Backstage interview with Jimmy Uso.
Jackie Redmond is with #BigJim, and she says that while she knew WWE was going global this month, she did not know they’d get the slap heard ’round the world! Jimmy says he’d do it again, and he’ll slap Gunther as many times as he needs! Jimmy knows Jey is up in his own head, doubt is creeping on him. But just because Jey’s 0-3 against Gunther doesn’t mean Gunther’s unbeatable! The Ring General CAN be got! Jimmy’s going to Raw this Monday, he will bust Gunther’s ass, Jey will go to Mania and bust Gunther’s ass to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. And then they leave Las Vegas just like this: YEET!
Jimmy heads out, but then The Miz & Carmelo Hayes walk by. Miz is mocking Jimmy’s words, and he asks excuse me. Miz says it’s just funny that suddenly, Jimmy is a tough guy, even though for most of his career, he’s been “The Other Uso.” Doesn’t Jimmy get it? Jimmy and Jey are career sidekicks while Gunther is a main character. Gunther is the lead, neither Jimmy nor Jey can beat him. And here’s another thing: The Usos are just blips on the trailer that was Roman Reigns’ Bloodline. Melo says Jimmy & Jey are stuck outside the club, they can’t even get in.
Miz says as a former WWE Champion, a former WrestleMania main eventer, Jimmy will never know what it is to carry this industry. And after this year’s WrestleMania, neither will Jey. Oh, and by the way, if Jimmy ever slapped Miz like that, Jimmy would still be on the ground. Jimmy feints the slap and Miz freaks out. Jimmy says it may be him and Gunther on Monday, but he’ll holler at Aldis real quick so it can be Jimmy VS Miz here tonight. Yeah, YEET! Jimmy heads out, Melo says he thought Miz was gonna do something about the slap. Will Miz have to do something about running his mouth before he gets his teeth kicked in?
Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga find Jacob Fatu backstage.
Solo asks Jacob what the Hell he was doing out there. Jacob goes out there alone without saying a thing to them? Jacob says he ain’t gotta say nothing to nobody! Matter fact, didn’t Solo not tap in with him last week? Tama says, “But Jacob,” only for Jacob to say, “But nothing, Tama!” Solo wants Jacob to lower his tone, but Jacob says okay. Let him be very clear with them. When it comes to Braun Strowman, Jacob WILL be the last man standing. Y’all better get in where you fit in, cuz that US title? Oh, Jacob’s bringing it home to the family. And he will do it with them, or without them! Yadada mean? Fatu heads out, is the Samoan Werewolf no longer following Solo?
Naomi speaks.
“I mean… How did we even get here? I don’t know. One thing that I do know is that I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. So Bianca, what makes you think that my attack on Jade was anything different from me doing the right thing? When I sit here and I think about all that I’ve sacrificed, all that I’ve given, and that’s what really breaks my heart. Because through all of that, I’m made to be the bad one in this situation. I just don’t understand, how does Jade come in outta nowhere and take my place with you? I want you to ask yourself this, Bianca. Who inspired you? Hmm?
“Who’s inspired women over the last decade? Who’s always had your back from day one of you being here? Me. Not Jade. Hmm. But you know what? What I’ve learned through all of this: You teach people how to treat you. And I’m done with being treated as a third wheel. I’m done being pushed to the side, I’m done with being too nice, I’m done with being undervalued, underutilized, underappreciated! So moving forward, hmm… Moving forward, here’s my message to you, Jade. If you continue to be in my way, I strongly advise you to proceed with caution.” The Glow shows her dark side, but will the storm be moved?
Nick Aldis meets with Jade Cargill.
Speaking of, the SmackDown General Manager understands things have been rather difficult for her as of late. Jade says she’s been trying to get her hands on Naomi for the past few weeks, now where is she? No one has seen her all day, so as far as anyone knows, Naomi’s not here. Well, when Jade catches Naomi, it’s on sight. Jade leaves, B-Fab & Michin are there. They let her know that what Naomi did to her was straight trash, totally uncalled for behavior. And after Jade gets her hands on Naomi, she’ll handle that business. Jade agrees. Mia says they’ve all got business to handle. Jade’s got Naomi, and Mia’s gonna get Charlotte for messing with her girl, B.
B-Fab says Naomi’s got what’s coming to her: no sympathy, no regrets. Jade, just do what you gotta do. Oh, she will. Jade also wishes Mia luck tonight. Mia & B-Fab head out, will the Head Baddie in Charge make the Queen bow down in London?
The darkness approaches.
“You are as I was. As I am, you will be.” The shadows are starting to take shape, but is SmackDown about to fade to black?
Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab!
The Queen looks down on everyone, so it’s no surprise that everyone else wants to take her down. Charlotte may have checked off B-Fab, but will the HBIC be a much different story? Or will Charlotte only sharpen her edge before facing Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania?
WAIT! NAOMI ATTACKS B-FAB & MICHIN! Naomi drags Mia up for a FACEBUSTER! Naomi rains down fists, the ref reprimands and the fans boo, but Naomi tells the ref to back off. Naomi then BOOTS B-Fab off the apron! Naomi goes out after B-Fab to THRWO her into barriers! Naomi SLAPS B-Fab, tells her to stay down, but B-Fab gets up. Naomi fires hands, then she SMACKS B-Fab off the desk! Naomi rains down fists, but here comes Jade! Jade hurries down the ramp, she runs around the way, but Naomi runs away! Jade makes sure B-Fab is okay, but refs have to help her to the back. And what of Mia? Will she even be able to compete?
Charlotte makes her entrance, not really caring about what Naomi just did to Mia. But that means she also crosses paths with Jade. The fans like the look of this stare down, but Jade and Charlotte both let the other slide. Charlotte gets her pyro, and it seems she’ll still get her match. Will Mia be little more than an appetizer now?
The bell rings, and Charlotte BOOTS Mia down! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this and the fans rally up. Charlotte just struts around while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Charlotte has Mia down with a chinlock, but the fans rally up. Mia fights up, fires body shots, and she then blocks a shot to ROCK Charlotte! Mia ROCKS Charlotte again and again, then reels her in for a TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Mia hurries to cover, TWO! Mia drags Charlotte up, wrenches, but Charlotte says no to Da Feet! BIG back suplex! Mia stagger sup, Charlotte whips her, but Mia reverses! Charlotte goes up and out, BOOTS her away, then slingshots in and rolls Mia! Mia rolls through and BUZZSAWS! Mia runs corner to corner, but Charlotte avoids the cannonball!
Charlotte YAKUZA KICKS Mia down, then fires herself up! The fans “WOO~!” as Charlotte has Mia in the drop zone,. Charlotte steps on her, goes up the corner, but Mia gets underneath her! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Charlotte survives and Mia is shocked! Mia nods as the fans rally back up, and she brings Charlotte up. But Charlotte ROCKS Mia! Mia SOBATS, PELES, and then runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Charlotte stays in this, Mia grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Mia uses that energy to stay focused, and she stalks Charlotte to waistlock. But Charlotte ELBOWS her away!
Charlotte CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOSP! Charlotte winds up, and she CHOPS again! Mia sputters, but then she dodges the boot! Charlotte is caught, and Mia hits a SAIDO! Charlotte flounders to a corner, the fans rally behind Mia, and Mia runs up, CANNONBALL! Mia hurries to wrench and EAT- NO, Charlotte shoves Mia away! Charlotte gets under, back suplexes, but Mia lands out! EAT DA FEET!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Charlotte’s long legs help her survive by a literal foot! Mia is beside herself while Charlotte bails out. Mia storms after Charlotte, runs up, but Charlotte dodges! Mia’s kick hits steel steps!
Mia hobbles away, goes to the apron, but Charlotte CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg out! Charlotte grabs Mia’s leg, drops a KNEE on the knee, but fans chant, “We Want Tiffy!” Charlotte just steps through, FIGURE FOUR, into FIGURE EIGHT!! Mia taps, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
Charlotte got more of a fight out of Mia than expected, but she still won. Will The Queen be more than ready to reign again after WrestleMania?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Jackie Redmond is with the WWE Women’s Champion and says Charlotte certainly looks confident. Let’s be real, Charlotte came at Tiff pretty hard. It got a lot of people talking. Tiff says yes, people talk. And Charlotte sure loves to hear herself talk. Ten years into the business and Charlotte is still so insecure that she can’t let a “rookie” get a word out. But last week, Tiff did learn something: She learned that walking into WrestleMania, she isn’t the one with something to lose. Truth is, if Tiff loses, then she lost to the great Charlotte Flair, as just a 25-year-old rookie with one year into SmackDown.
But if Charlotte loses… Well, then she lost to an “undeserving, delusional, unoriginal, backflip doing, blonde-hair-having, little girl.” Did she get it all? And Tiff can’t wait to hear the look on Charlotte’s face when they hear the words, “And STILL!” Then maybe Charlotte will finally shut up for the sake of literally everyone! They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and Tiff will make damn sure what stays is Charlotte’s massive ego. Tiff is walking into and out of Mania as the WWE Women’s Champion. Tootles! Tiff heads out, will it still be #TiffyTime after WrestleMania?
Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre!
The Viper told Cody how proud he was, but also how he wants the next shot after John Cena. The Scottish Terminator took offense to that, and basically said he is taking that shot instead. Will this match be an unofficial #1 contender’s match between these two former world champions?
SmackDown returns and McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans sing, “OH~, Drew McIntyre~!” and chant “R K O! R K O!” Drew and Orton circle, tie up, and they go around in a deadlock. Drew powers Orton to a corner, but Orton headlocks back. Drew powers up and out, then he runs Orton over! Orton hurries to ropes and Drew mockingly asks, “How’s the back feel, Randy?” Orton stands, he and Drew reset, and the fans duel some more. Drew calls for a knuckle lock, Orton accepts, but then Drew kicks low! Drew bumps Orton off buckles, then climbs up, but he panders for too long and Orton YANKS him down!
The fans fire up as Orton climbs now! Orton rains down fists, and the fans count to nine. Orton hops down, brings Drew around, and POSTS him for ten! Drew tumbles out of the ring, Orton goes out after him, and they’re by the desk! But Drew kicks Orton first and SMACKS him off the desk! Drew clears the desk, and he brings Orton up for the DESK- NO, Orton fights free! Orton turns things around, DESK BACK SUPLEX for Drew! The fans fire up while Orton leaves Drew behind, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew writhes on the floor, but Orton goes out to fetch him! Orton brings Drew around, UPPERCUTS him, then says one more time! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Drew writhes as that desk stays standing! Orton grins, refreshes the ring count, and then he storms up on Drew. Drew pokes Orton in the eye! Drew POSTS Orton now, then brings him around to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into barriers! Orton slumps down, and Drew also grits his teeth from that double-edged attack, but Drew fires up as he stands tall. Drew drags Orton up, puts him in the ring, then stalks Orton. Drew looms over Orton, and HIP DROPS him!
Orton sputters, Drew says one more time, and he winds up for the HIP DROP! Drew paces around Orton, says maybe one more time, and he pretends he can’t hear the fans. Drew winds up again, but Orton flips over! Hip drop meets kneecaps! And then Orton pokes Drew in the eyes! The ref reprimands but Orton rises up. Drew sputters and flounders, Orton ROCKS him with a right! Drew ROCKS Orton back! Drew storms up, Orton kicks low, but Drew fires another haymaker! The haymakers go back and forth, Orton gets the edge, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! Drew clamps onto Orton with an armlock!
SmackDown returns to single picture and the fans rally up. Orton fights up, pries at the chinbar, and then throws right hands! Drew CHOPS Orton in return! The fans “WOO~” and Drew winds up. Drew ROCKS Orton again, eggs him on, then CHOPS again! Drew shoves Orton to a corner, CHOPS again, then dares Orton to fight! Drew whips corner to corner, but Orton comes back to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Drew swings, Orton dodges, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as Orton stalks Drew to the apron. Drew HOTSHOTS Orton first! Drew then runs in, but Orton puts him through the ropes!
The fans fire up as Orton has Drew for the DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up for Orton, and Orton hears those voices! Drew rises, but then Orton spots KEVIN OWENS! The Prizefighter is on the ramp, Orton glares at him, but then he turns around into a CLAYMORE!! Cover, DREW WINS!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Kevin’s mere presence costs Orton, and now Drew has a huge win propelling him down the Road to WrestleMania! As for Orton, Kevin drags him out of the ring, SMACKS him off the desk, and then climbs up to join him! The fans boo but Kevin and his hot pink sneakers have Orton in position, but Orton slips free and TRIPS Kevin up! Kevin hits the desk then the floor! Orton staggers around, the fans rally behind him, and Orton stalks Kevin to the corner of the barriers. Orton lines up the shot! Orton runs in, but Kevin jumps over barriers! Security is there to stop Orton from pursuing, so Kevin runs away into the night!
The fans boo, but The Viper was that close! Will Orton be able to strike Kevin down and completely take him out?
Fire, thunder, smoke…
The force of nature is drawing ever closer. And he’s ready to fly! REY FENIX arrives next Friday Night SmackDown!
Jimmy Uso VS The Miz!
#BigJim gave Gunther a piece of his mind and a mark on his cheek, but it seems not everyone got the message. Will the Hollywood A-lister soon star in the Uso Penitentiary? Or will he prove Jimmy is NOT ready for a world champion level opponent?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Jimmy powers Miz to a corner, Miz turns things around, and the ref counts. Miz takes a swing, Jimmy ducks it to CHOP! And CHOP! Miz shoves Jimmy back, then runs up, but Jimmy TACKLES Miz! Jimmy rains down fists, Miz shoves him away to go to ropes, but Jimmy storms back up. Miz ELBOWS Jimmy away, then runs back up, only for Jimmy to LARIAT him down! The fans fire up while Jimmy storms up on Miz. Jimmy CHOPS Miz, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Miz reverses, Jimmy goes up and over, then UPPERCUTS! Miz staggers back to ropes, but Jimmy is right on him.
Jimmy whips, Miz reverses and kitchen sink knees! Then basement BOOTS! The fans fire up, Miz scowls, and Miz KNEES Jimmy in the back again and again. Miz stalks Jimmy to the ropes now, and he CHOKES Jimmy! The ref counts, Miz runs, and Miz STRADDLE ATTACKS! The fans boo, but Miz runs again. Jimmy ducks the boot, then dodges a lariat! Jimmy runs up to LARIAT Miz up and out! The fans fire up and Jimmy builds speed, but Miz runs away! Jimmy smirks as he goes out the side, and UPPERCUTS Miz over the barriers! Jimmy makes sure Gunther knows he’s coming to get him, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and both men are down. Miz and Jimmy crawl, and Jimmy pounds the mat. The fans rally, Jimmy rises and runs up to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And mule kick! Jimmy then UPPERCUTS Miz, dodges a lariat, then SAMOAN DROPS! The fans fire up, Jimmy goes to the corner, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs in, but Miz puts him on the apron! Jimmy UPPERCUTS again! Jimmy climbs, leaps, but Miz gets under! Miz then waistlocks, ripcords, and MOVIE MAKER! Fans boo that blatant parody, but Miz full nelsons! Jimmy drops, victory rolls, TWO! Miz has the cover, TWO! Miz hurries to BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally up as Jimmy survives! Miz stalks Jimmy, the fans rally up more, and Miz fires a KICK! And then another KICK! The fans say “YES! YES! YES!” to the It Kicks, but then Miz winds up. Jimmy ducks the buzzsaw, Miz blocks the superkick, but the DRAGON WHIP connects! Miz rebounds to B-MOVIE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! The parodies don’t get it done, but Miz still has his original work to fall back on. The fans rally for “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Miz runs in, A-LIST LARIAT! Miz shoves Jimmy down, then springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! Jimmy hurries up top, for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jimmy wins!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Miz may be a movie star, but Big Jim’s the one winning this main event! Jimmy then borrows Joe Tessitore’s headset to call out Gunther! He’s coming after dat ass on Monday! Gunther won’t be the ring general, he will be “Private Gunther,” and he will salute Big Jim! Uh, uh, YEET! Will Jimmy be the one making examples out of the World Heavyweight Champion? Or will everything come crashing down when Gunther gets his turn?
Drew McIntyre returns backstage.
And he says hey to Lewis Capaldi, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, and also a big fan of Drew’s. They’re ready to have a good night in the pub, but Jackie Redmond walks over to congratulate him on the win tonight. She was hoping to get some thoughts on that victory and what happened with Orton and Kevin. Drew says it’s alright, this is what happens. He doesn’t care about anybody else’s business, but no one gets away with screwing him over. And when no one meddles in his business, he wins! Drew called out Priest, where is he? Priest doesn’t have the balls! So time to get mad in the pubs, everyone’s invited!
Drew turns the corner, but PRIEST IS THERE! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the door, then throws him into road cases! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the trunk of a car, and then again! Or since it’s London, “the boot.” The driver complains, but Priest BODY SLAMS that guy through a table! Drew comes back to KNEE Priest low, SMACK him off the trunk, and then off the side! They go to the hood, or bonnet for UK. Drew drags Priest up, but Priest CLAWS Drew’s eyes! Priest then sends Drew SOUTH OF HEAVEN through the windshield! Priest tells security that he’s done for now. Any more jokes, Drew? Didn’t think so! RIP, jackass!
Priest leaves, the producers hurry to help Drew, and Drew’s got glass in his eye! Will that glass help Drew see why he shouldn’t piss off the Punisher?
CM Punk heads to gorilla.
He has a security detail with him, and he passes by Drew writhing in pain. Punk chuckles, then continues on. Will his contract signing with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins be just as brutal? We find out, after the break.
Nick Aldis is in the ring.
The SmackDown General Manager welcomes us back, and says it is his honor and privilege to be here in the O2 in London. Now, we all know why he and this table is here, and why additional security is here tonight. Tonight, we are here to sign a contract for a Triple Threat. Perhaps the biggest Triple Threat in the history of WrestleMania: Seth Rollins VS CM Punk VS Roman Reigns! The fans cheer all those names, and here comes the OTC! London puts the ones up, and Paul Heyman accompanies THE Tribal Chief out on stage. Roman raises his finger to the sky for the pyro, then security follows him to the ring.
SmackDown goes picture in picture as Roman’s entrance continues, and he raises his finger to the sky for the second round of pyro. Roman steps into the ring, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Heyman hands him a mic. The fans sing, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!” Roman nods, the fans cheer, and now they chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman tells London, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer again, and again chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman smiles, but he sees the chairs are not to his liking. Heyman makes sure to put one at the head of the table. Heyman also dusts the chair off while Roman enjoys the singing of, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!”
Roman takes a seat and says that was beautiful. The way they sing to their Tribal Chief, it’s just beautiful. The singing continues, and Heyman even joins in! Roman smiles, and he says that is what he’s talking about. That’s the OTC for you, baby! The biggest star on the planet! The OTC came here for two reasons. One: to be acknowledged; check! And two: to sign this contract. Roman does just that, and he says he’s checked both boxes. That means- “BURN IT DOWN!” Seth Rollins interrupts! The fans now sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in his red wine paisley suit and conducts the O2 Choir all the way into the ring.
The fans cheer while Roman frowns, but Rollins takes the seat to Roman’s left. Rollins offers Heyman a chance to sing to this song, but Heyman frowns. Rollins chuckles, and he says the fans do have beautiful singing voices. He doesn’t know why Roman is in such a hurry to leave, though! This is their building! There’s a lot of history here! 12 years ago, they landed on the roof of this place in a helicopter! They came down those stairs over there, “ready to burn down the old guard!” They put the Undertaker down through the desk, and they were going to remake this company in their image!
Now don’t get him wrong, Rollins knows a lot has happened since then. They fought against each other, with each other, a little bit of love and a whole lot of hate. But Rollins dare says, as the fans continue to sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~,” that Rollins and Roman accomplished their mission. The fans start to chant for CM Punk, but Rollins tunes them out. Roman says, “We? We? You keep saying we. Our mission? We died a long time ago. It’s only been ME. You been here, but I done all the work! I’ve made this place what it is today! I took us to the level that we are here today! I made this place better than we found it!
“I’m the one that made us desirable to Netflix! I’m the one that took us into billion-dollar deals! Tell me, what have you done?” Rollins shouts, “I’ll tell you what I’ve done! YOU, YOU, YOU, it’s that mindset that keeps me having to screw you! You understand that? And your biggest mistake is not understanding the danger that’s right in front of us! The danger that’s right in front of you! You let the biggest snake in the world, CM Punk, into the garden! And you could’ve cut his head off at WarGames! But instead, you shook his hand. You could’ve let me finish him inside the cage at The Garden, but you didn’t. And now, I am left to do what I always do: Clean up your mess, again.”
Rollins drops his mic, picks up the pen, and signs his part. And now, here comes CM PUNK! The fans fire up and sing along with Cult of Personality, then join in on saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes to the ring, but as he grabs a mic, he goes up a corner, just like he did last Friday. “I have come here to chew bubblegum and sign a contract. And I’m all outta bubblegum.” The fans cheer the Rowdy Roddy Piper reference, and Punk hops down to take his seat on Roman’s right. Punk looks over said contract, but Roman asks if Punk needs a highlighter or something. What’s he doing? Just go to page four, clause five.
Punk does as Roman says, but Roman says Punk needs to hurry, this is precious TV time. Punk reads the segment, Roman tells Heyman to just smarten Punk up. Heyman tells Punk he knows what Punk is looking for. It is in there. They’re closing the show at WrestleMania. The fans go wild hearing that! Heyman tells Punk that he gets to live his dream of dreams. CM Punk will be a WrestleMania main eventer! The fans cheer and while Roman smiles, Rollins is furious. Roman says, “One man’s dream is another man’s favor! CHECK!” Wait, this was the favor? Rollins says no! This is not something to laugh at, and Punk does not get to tear up!
Punk is NOT deserving! He does NOT deserve this! The fans boo but Rollins continues to throw a fit! Main eventing WrestleMania is SACRED, the most important thing in the world to Rollins! More than anything! Except the fact that Punk NEVER gets to main event! This is all Roman’s fault! This is all Heyman’s fault! Rollins THROWS his mic down, paces angrily, but Punk picks up the mic. The fans cheer Punk on again, and Punk stands to thank London, to thank Chicago, to thank Louisville, Kentucky, and to thank ALL the fans. As corny as it sounds, he thanks the WWE Universe who stood by him and chanted his name for TEN LONG YEARS!
Roman says hold on, hold on. Punk shouldn’t be thanking the fans! He should be thanking the Tribal Chief! It is because of Roman that Punk gets this honor! So please, take this moment, close the show with that acknowledgement! Do this the right way. The credits are already rolling as Punk kneels before Roman!? Punk smiles, and he thanks “My Tribal Chief, the holder of the ula fala, the Head of the Table, the… Big Dog? Thank you for allowing a kid from Chicago to be graced by your presence. Thank you, My Tribal Chief, for allowing me to stand in your ring. And thank you so much. Thank you, Roman Reigns, so very much.
“But because of you, I will see you in the main event of WrestleMania.” And again, Rollins is agonizing over this. Punk finishes putting his signature on the contract, and London tells him, “You Deserve It!” Punk thanks Roman again, and then says, “But that’s not the favor that I’m owed.” WHAT?! Roman looks at Heyman and Heyman can’t look him in the eye! If getting this Triple Threat made into the main event isn’t the gift of the Wise Man, then what is?!
My Thoughts:
A good SmackDown, but they pulled off quite the paradox. They made it feel like they were struggling to fill three hours, yet they also filled the show to the point where that contract signing segment was almost bleeding over the three hour mark. Ironically, part of the problem was just how excited the London crowd was for this. The superstars still wanted to enjoy the chants and songs, but that’s time SmackDown doesn’t have to spare. It made the opening promo from Cody, Orton and Drew take longer, and it kinda did the same to the contract signing at the end. Even so, we still got a very good promo, and good stuff to set up Orton VS McIntyre.
Orton VS McIntyre was a great match, but of course Kevin costs Orton. McIntyre gets his win, Kevin and Orton have a bit of a brawl, but of course Kevin ends up on the losing end and runs off. McIntyre’s trash talk also comes back to bite him as Priest gets the better of him in their brawl. Here’s hoping Drew didn’t actually get glass in his eye, but that being the thing in kayfabe can be some good stuff. I can imagine McIntyre with an eyepatch, and he takes it off at the opportune time to get the better of Priest in their match. Also what a fitting choice for Punk to be passing by Drew suffering because of real glass.
Very good title matches tonight, but of course the status quo was kept. Pretty Deadly gets to look great here in London, but the Profits only just got the belts, they’re not going to be transitional champions like that. And Knight VS Braun was really good stuff, but honestly, Jacob Fatu going after them both should’ve been a given. Jacob also had a great promo with Solo & Tama to start adding to that divide between Jacob and Solo. I would hope Solo doesn’t screw Jacob out of the US Championship, but it feels like he will as Solo won’t stand for Jacob defying his authority, even though Solo’s been trying to make Jacob the champion all along.
Very good stuff from Jimmy Uso tonight, from his promo with #MeloDon’tMiz and then a great match with Miz. Their match ended up the de facto main event match, so that’s also great for both guys. Great win for Jimmy, but that’s likely because Jimmy is losing big time to Gunther on Monday. And it might just be me, but it feels like only now is the Jey VS Gunther build really moving, largely in part because Jimmy got involved. Jimmy’s promo after his match is something along the lines of what Jey should be saying. But I suppose as brothers, Jimmy is the one who knows Jey best and knows what Jey needs to be motivated again. And seeing Jimmy get beat up by Gunther will definitely motivate Jey…
Good final vignettes for Rey Fenix and Aleister Black. I’m a little surprised they confirmed Rey Fenix is showing up next week, and that they confirmed who Rey Fenix even is. I believe commentary confirmed Rey Fenix is Penta’s real brother, even namedropped “Lucha Brothers,” but all that is still surprising considering Fenix is going to start on SmackDown. Aleister’s vignette (at least I am fairly confident it’s his) was giving us glimpses of his silhouette, but I think there was usage of AI in the snake imagery. It was fine they did it for El Grande Americano because that is all trolling, but they really should try and do things the old fashioned way of photoshop and stock imagery.
Very good stuff in the Women’s Division tonight, though the WWE Women’s Championship portion was the weaker. Naomi’s got a great Heel persona going, her promo was great, and her going after B-Fab & Michin over them supporting Jade was a great detail. Jade runs Naomi off, helps B-Fab, but there was no helping Michin in being fed to Charlotte. Tiffany had a decent promo, and it does fit how Charlotte kept her from speaking so she finally gets things out here. It didn’t really add that much, though, but they already gave us a great brawl so not sure what more they can give.
KC Squared VS The Secret Her-vice was a very good match, but of course Chelsea made sure her team won. A Six Woman Tag of Zelina & KC Squared VS The Green Administration is certainly coming, to help give us Zelina VS Chelsea for the Women’s US Championship.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.27.2025
Bad news out of the TNA management side, but this is a taped episode from El Paso! So we won’t see any of the fallout just yet!
Now we all heard the news about the TNA change in hierarchy, and I…have no positive outlook on that. Delirious sucked at booking and creative in the dying days of ROH before it got bought as a B show. Dreamer having even more control is concerning because his ideas the last two years haven’t been much better.
Gail leaving makes more sense to me. Be it firing or a “you can’t quit, you’re fired” kind of situation, the Knockouts division is the worst it’s been in a long time and Gail was close with Scott D’Amore. So I don’t think Gail parting ways is as big of a problem since TNA has slowly been bleeding out with the Scott faithful.
Granted, I think the next few shows were already taped before the firing so things shouldn’t be completely unwatchable for at least a week or two. So let’s see where we’re going.
.@WeAreRosemary sends @XiaBrookside a CHILLING message!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/srciTTbel0
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Ratings:
- Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Rarefied Air – ** 1/4
- Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr: Chavo wins via Gory Bomb into Frog Splash – *** 1/4
- Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich: Masha wins via Russian Death Device – ***
- Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin: Eric wins via Piledriver – ** 1/2
- Seto & Mokuba – I mean – Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater: Nic wins via Danger Zone – *** 1/4
Results:
Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge
Ash and Gigi start off, Gigi with a little Rascalz after her first takedown. So both her and Wentz are making it obvious something’s going on between them, and I’m not mad at it. Good for my man Wentz.
Tatum and Gigi get some quick tandem offense in, Ash does manage to scurry off to a tag and Heather gets bent into a Pretzel. Some kind of Inverted Tarantula from Tatum, Gigi tags in, Bronco Buster on Heather followed by Kawada Kicks. Heather sells against the ropes, Gigi goes for a Hesitation Dropkick, but Concierge pulls her away so Gigi crashes and burns. Ref is distracted, Ash gets in some cheap shots and then the Elegant duo starts working over Gigi. A few quick tags, but once Heather comes in, Gigi fights out of the corner, gets the hot tag to Tatum. Tatum stacks up both Elegance members, Corner Stacked Crossbody, Butterfly Suplex and an Elbow Drop with some some flare. Tatum goes to the top rope, Heather pulls Gigi off the apron, Concierge shoves Tatum off the turnbuckle and Ash hits Rarefied Air for the win.
Post match the Elegance Clique wants to make their wish with the cake, they light the candles and Tatum and Gigi recover enough to do what we all expected last week, the cake in the face spot. Some…suggestive licking from both of our Hot Topic Hotties, so…no complaints here.
.@Ashamae_Sebera, @Heathereckless and @IamGeorgeIceman are having a meltdown!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/FnKwPqm2ff
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr
Chavo and Kaz start since he’s King Petty, a quick rope run turns into a Headscissor from Chavo. Kaz recovers, they lock up, Kaz hits the Knee Lift during the lock up to tag out to KC. KC pulls off some athletic dodges, gloats a bit so Chavo waits, measures and nails a gorgeous Dropkick. Laredo comes in on fire, quick high spots that send KC bouncing around like HBK against Hulk. KC powders after sells the Satellite Takedown, AJ checks on him and we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, Octagon is lighting up KC’s chest with overhand chops, he perches, Sunset Headscissor Flip from corner to corner, KC tries to Back Drop him but Octagon does a headstand, kicks KC away and lays him out with a high spot. AJ gets on the apron to stop Octagon from running the ropes, the referee has a stroke or something because he stops paying attention and AJ pulls Octagon out of the ring and chucks him. KC with the Tope con Hilo and tag (tag ropes haven’t mattered since the 80s we all know this). So AJ is getting taunted by the crowd in Spanish, but he’s manhandling Octagon since it looks like a Child fighting their parent. AJ knocks off Chavo and Laredo, Laredo pops up and tries to get involved but he’s caught on the shoulders, Octagon goes for the Crossbody but gets caught and AJ pulls off “World’s Strongest Wasteland” but Chavo breaks up the pinfall. AJ throws Octagon into the corner, Tennessee Whiskey, and tag out to KC. KC hits a few moves, but starts to lose the momentum until he connects with a Super Kick. Simultaneous rope run into the Dueling Crossbodies, so we get the timely tag outs from both sides. Kaz and Laredo come in, Laredo lands like two moves before Kaz hits a Sole Butt, Lariat and eats his lunch. KC and Kaz try to double team Laredo but he fights out and the crowd is chanting for Chavo.
Chavo tags in, and he’s rocking KC, Saito Suplex, Low Bridge to AJ, Reverse the Whip so Chavo goes to the corner and perches, KC feeds, Chavo Backflips to safety, rolls through and lays out KC. Chavo is feeling himself, 3 Amigos start on KC but only 2, Kaz comes in and Chavo switches to Kaz for the Amigos, only 2 again before AJ breaks it up. AJ goes for the disrespect, but Chavo counters and hits the 3 Amigos on the biggest Culero. Aztec Warriors dive to stop AJ and Kaz, KC tries a Dirty Victory Roll but Chavo kicks out. GORY BOMB into FROG SPLASH!
Chavo looked fantastic and he’s the one in the best shape in the ring. I wouldn’t be mad at more Chavito.
Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich
I expect very little from this match.
Collar and Elbow, gator rolling for the first 30 seconds or so, then Jacy goes to some Hair Pull takedowns and does a little taunt before Masha pops back up and hits a Lariat into a Dive. Jacy sells it like she’s really hurt, even the ref tries to hold Masha back a little before Masha gets annoyed and just grabs her, Masha throws her in, looks for a Dive and Jacy sees it and powders. Masha tries to go back to the well for the Dive again but Jacy hits the Uppercut and then an Apron Run PK to drop Masha. Forearms rain down into a Foot Choke as Jacy continues to arrogantly play to the crowd. Another Foot Choke into a Cannonball, and near fall.
Masha gets space with a Sole Butt, tries to snap off Requiem but Jacy fights off, fights through a Sunset Flip another effective PK keeps Masha on her ass. Jacy looks for a kinda half-assed Camel Clutch as Masha is fighting up, but Jacy runs her into the corner, gets distracted mouthing off to the crowd, so Masha recovers, 5 Hole Up Kick sends Jacy into the corner, Yakuza Kick into Capo Kick for two. Requiem attempt again, but Jacy pushes off, a little back and forth, Masha tries a Backslide but Jacy gets away and hits a V-Trigger but only a 2 count. Jacy looks for the Discus Punch but Masha ducks it, they strike back and forth, but some dodges from both leave the exchange more even. Jacy with the Front Kick to the face sends Masha to the outside. Jacy wants another PK, but Masha blocks, Electric Chair Apron Snake Eyes. Masha throws her in, a PK into a near all. Requiem attempt 3, and thwarted from Jacy with a Superkick into a Neckbreaker. Senton misses from Jacy, Buzzsaw Kick, into Spinning Back Kick and Russian Death Device for the win.
Better than I expected, and Tessa attacks as soon as the bell rings. Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Li make the save after Tessa grabs the belt.
Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin
Ace and Eric tie up, World of Sport start but as soon as Ace starts to get away EY punches him in the face. Eric looks at the camera and says “This is what trust looks like”, turns his back on Ace, when Ace looks to attack, the loser duo cut him off. EY takes advantage of the weird situation, but Ace with some Up and Over quick spots, into an Inside Cradle and La Magistral. EY kicks out of the quick flash attempts, but eats a Dropkick, and Ace goes all Speed Kils on him with fast strikes and then a face buster for another near fall. Strike spot very early in the match, Ace gets the best of it, goes for a Tear Drop Suplex but EY sits on it to block, Headlocks to keep him close and then a snap Lariat into beatdown bully tactics. EY takes the referee’s attention and one of the nerds punch Ace in the face.
Eric tries to lean on Ace, but Ace fires, a few strikes, Click Click Boom, the Miz Seated Lariats in the corner, Mochizuki Triangle Kick connects! Only a 2 count, but Ace seems to be in control. Ace puts EY on the ropes, a few strikes to keep him rocked, wants a Superplex, but EY blocks, bites the face and Macho Elbow gets a very close two count. EY tries the Piledriver but Ace turns it into a Jacknife Cradle,Spinning Heel Kick, calls for The Fold, but the losers hop on the apron to distract, Ace attacks them. Ace tries to time out the Triangle Kick again, but Eric dodges, throws Ace head first through the buckles. As Ace stumbles out of the corner, Piledriver, and it’s over.
Oh look it’s the “we’ll hear from Joe Hendry” segment. Again, I’ve loved this gimmick since Day 1, even didn’t hate his What Culture Pro stuff, but there is such a thing as milking a cow too much.
Elijah interrupts the whole “Who’s next” speech. When Elijah comes out he says he’s not the challenger and he believes in Joe. The crowd wants Elijah to turn on Hendry. Elijah pauses for a moment, and starts proving his friendship with stating his favorite color and a little “You Got a Friend in Me”. The crowd is into singing along and waving their cameras like Lighters to a 30 year old song. THANKFULLY Kaz breaks up the hug fest. Now he gets the “Culero” chant.
Kaz pulls out a Bass…what the hell is this Jam Session. Kaz has to warm up so he plays “La Cucaracha” on the bass. Kaz…is a national treasure. Hendry kicks Kaz out of the ring after his Heelish and playfully racially charged song choices. Kaz tries to sow dissension, but Joe and Elijah pinball Kaz between them. Kaz slips a power move and tries to shove Elijah into Joe but Elijah puts the brakes on, a small tense moment. But then Joe and Elijah play “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey, Goodbye”…and that goes right into a commercial. Oddly…perfect.
Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater
Nic shoots the half immediately for a flash pinfall but Leon kicks out at one. Nic continues to keep things grounded with his amateur wrestling skills, and then does a little Dolph Ziggler show off. So Nic isn’t really taking this seriously, and Leon starts getting the best of things with an Arm Wringer, into drag, Shoulder Tackle and rope run as Nic tries to Leap Frog and Leon puts on the brakes and just shoves Nic on his ass. Nic gets annoyed, a few strikes, grinds his face along the ropes, but Leon keeps stringing some offense together, Back Handspring Elbow into his Corner con Hilo.
Ahh the classic formula of the commercial gives the heel the advantage, Twisting Suplex from Leon stops Nic’s offense momentum, right hand, Leon lifts Nic up for something, Nic slips it, kicks him in the gut, looks for the FameAsser, but Leon catches him into a Blue Thunder Bomb variation. Slater wants the Swanton 450, but Nic powders. Leon tries to adjust into a Dive, but Nic cuts him off, counter for counter and a FameAsser out of the counters for a two count. Nic starts the big brother tactics, bootwashes and arrogance, Slater fires, punches into a Yakuza Kick. Leon wants another Lethal Injection variant, but Nic catches him into a Rear Naked Choke. Slater tries to turn it into a pin so Nic breaks it. Leon wants a Leg Lariat but misses and gets unceremoniously dropped by Nic. Nic puts Leon up on the buckles, Superplex possibly but Slater counters, tries to collect himself for a move, but Nic falls into the ropes to crotch Leon, and finally hits the Superplex.
Twist of Slate from Leon, Swanton 450 but knees get up. Locomotion Cradles from both but they kick out, Ryan picks the ankle to trip up Leon just a touch and then Danger Zone ends the match.
Ryan starts the post match beatdown, but the Hardy’s music hits and they come down to the ring for the save. Matt challenges the Nemeths for Rebellion because they’re not medically cleared yet.
Overall Score: 6.5/10
Decent story motion, no match was offensive, and there was actually some solid match action for television standards. I don’t have a ton to complain about aside from the Knockouts Division is in a weird spot, and giving Hendry a lot of just talking and hollow payoff segments feels stupid. If we need to hear from him every week, give him a talk segment like Highlight Reel or something. Yes I know First Class just got The Penthouse, but if Hendry is going to talk more than wrestle, give him a talk segment for us to sink our teeth into.
There was the announcement that Xia, Lei Ying and Masha will face Tessa, Jacy and a mystery partner. So you gotta wonder if there’s going to be another NXT mercenary, a surprise return or if it’ll just be Rosemary since she’s got her issues with Xia. Also I just realized that Unbreakable is going to be on a Thursday, seemingly after iMPACT? I’m gonna have to see how they do it, because if there’s an Impact episode and 2-3 hour PLE…I do not want to be awake until 1am. People need to work, and I will be Unwakeable if things go that long.
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