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 KICKSÂ 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 CANNONBALLÂ 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 MILKÂ 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 BOOMÂ 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 DIJAKÂ 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 ELBOWÂ 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 SPEARÂ 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…Â 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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Opening weekend wraps up with the Funky Weapon!
There’s more mix ‘n’ match as Best of the Super Juniors 32 keeps going! But will Ryusuke Taguchi kick Bone Soldier butt in tonight’s main event?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Dragon Dia & Katsuya Murashima VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Akira & Jakob win.
- El Desperado & Shoma Kato VS Nick Wayne & Daiki Nagai; Nick & Daiki win.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi VS Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson; Hiromu & Takagi win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Robbie X; Mack wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Kevin Knight VS MAO; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Clark Connors; Connors wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Robbie Eagles; Eagles wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Taiji Ishimori; Taguchi wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Robbie X!
It’s the return of the Mack! Will the American Ninja start to take the block? Or will he be unable to solve for X?
The bell rings and the fans rally while the two circle. They start a “NINJA! NINJA!” chant, but then Robbie brings out a copy of the Ninja Mack mask! Just to rip it up! The fans boo, but Robbie throws it at Mack, and then SMACKS him down! The fans boo but Robbie stomps Mack at the ropes! The ref reprimands but Robbie ROCKS Mack! Robbie whips, Mack reverses, and Robbie handsprings over to then handspring with the ropes! Mack catches him, shove shim, hurdles over him, then backflips over, only for Robbie to SOBAT! The fans cheer, Robbie whips, but Mack reverses. Robbie goes up and over and shows off with his own handspring!
Mack runs in, Robbie slips out to the apron to ROCK Mack! Robbie springboards but Mack gets under. Robbie handsprings through, comes back and RANAS, but Mack handsprings through! The fans fire up and the two reset. Robbie runs up, Mack TOSSES him up and out! The fans fire up as Mack builds speed, and he handsprings for the NINJA- NO, Robbie moves back! But the Ninja Special continues even on the floor! Robbie runs away but Mack catches up, to HANDSPRING KICK him down at the stage! The fans fire up for that Super Ninja Special, and Mack leaves Robbie behind for the ring count.
Robbie sputters and crawls at 4 of 20, but is still far away at 10! Robbie hurries, the fans rally, and Robbie runs at 15 to slide in at 17! But Mack is on him with a facelock! Robbie fights up, lifts Mack, and then throws him away! Mack comes back, but Robbie uses the ref as a shield! Then he throws Mack down by his mask! Robbie throws down forearms and a stomp! The fans are torn but Robbie storms up on Mack to BOOT him in the corner! Robbie brings Mack around, suplexes then covers, ONE!! Mack is tougher than that and the fans rally up. Robbie CHOKES Mack on the ropes, then soaks up the cheers and jeers.
The ref counts, Robbie steps off at 4, then he WRECKS Mack with a dropkick! Mack is on the ground but the fans rally up. Robbie stands Mack up, CHOPS him, then stalks him to railing. Robbie pushes Mack into the ring, clamps on with a half nelson and covers, TWO! The fans cheer and Robbie gets annoyed. Robbie hauls Mack up to a fireman’s carry, but Mack slips around to sunset flip! TWO, and Robbie SWATS Mack’s haymaker to CHOP! Robbie whips, Mack reverses, but Robbie slides and then dodges! Mack is on the apron, Robbie runs to CANNONBALL KICK! The fans fire up as now Robbie builds speed!
Robbie goes up, up, and he ESCALARAS! Down goes Mack and the fans fire up with Robbie! Robbie drags Mack up and puts him back in the ring. Robbie then slingshots for a stalling SENTON! Cover, TWO! Mack is still in this and the fans rally up. Robbie and Mack slowly rise, and Robbie takes aim. Robbie runs in but blocks a boot! Robbie puts the leg on the ropes, KICKS the ropes, then SPIN KICKS Mack! Robbie snapmares Mack, RUNNING SHOOTING STAR onto knees! Mack cradles Robbie, TWO! Mack waits on Robbie, and DOUBLE CHOPS him! Then he DOUBLE CHOPS against the ropes! Mack won’t let Robbie get away as he unleashes CHOP after CHOP!
The fans fire up and Mack whips. Robbie reverses, then Robbie runs past Mack to fireman’s carry! ROLLING SENTON, STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO!! Robbie is frustrated but the fans fire up! Mack flounders to the corner, the fans rally up, and Robbie runs up to BOOT! Snapmare and now Robbie goes up the corner! From the top rope, X EX- NO, Mack dodges! Robbie rolls through, handsprings, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Mack holds on but Robbie victory rolls! TWO!! Mack and Robbie hurry up, Robbie handsprings, but into a DREAMCAST KICK AND CRADLE!! MACK WINS!!
Winner: Ninja Mack, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Robbie earns 0)
Innovating in the blink of an eye, Ninja Mack ends this just as quickly! Will every match Mack has be as fast ‘n’ furious as this? Or will someone find a way to slow Mack down?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Kevin Knight VS MAO!
The Jet may be All Elite now, but he’s always going to be #2Flyy! However, he’s up against DDT Pro’s Idol Wrestler. Can Knight get through the Michinoku Tornado? Or will his flight to the top be grounded?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Knight and Mao stare down. The fans seem strongly behind Mao as he and Knight circle. They tie up, Knight headlocks, then he hits a takeover. Mao fights around, stands back up, and he powers his way out of the headlock to have the armlock. Mao steps over to wrench the arm, but Knight rolls, handsprings, and wrenches back! Knight hammerlocks, but Mao reaches back to headlock. The fans applaud, but Knight rolls Mao to get free. Mao ducks a kick, Knight dodges a spin kick, and the fans cheer the standoff. Mao runs up, Knight dodges then arm-drags! Knight runs up, springboards and FLYING ARM-DRAGS!
Mao is up but Knight FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up and Knight runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Knight goes up to rally the fans, then he hops down to stomp and UPPERCUT on repeat! The ref counts as Knight stomps a mudhole in, and Knight snapmares Mao for a SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans rally, Knight covers, TWO! The fans applaud while Mao grits his teeth. Knight stands Mao up but Mao fires body shots! Knight ROCKS Mao, runs, but Mao ELBOWS him! Mao runs, Knight follows, but Mao goes up and around! Knight tumbles out to the apron, but he ROCKS Mao first!
Knight springboards but Mao WHEEL KICKS him down! Mao wrenches an arm and SLINGSHOT CUTTERS! The fans fire up and Mao climbs up, to then SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO, but Mao goes right to the corner! Mao aims again, for a KING KONG KNEE DROP! Mao rolls off the impact, but then rolls back and has Knight in the COBRA TWIST! Knight endures, the fans rally, and Knight powers his way to switch the twist! Mao endures now and the fans rally more. Knight says he’s #MecchaTsuyoi, but then Mao throws elbows! Mao switches things back, and he says he is meccha, meccha, TSUKAKUI! Mao puffs up to show how strong and handsome he is!
The fans cheer, but Knight powers out with a HIP TOSS! But Mao drags Knight down into a JUST FACELOCK! Knight endures, reaches out, fights around, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer again while Mao lets go. Mao rises and the fans rally while Knight is on the ropes. Mao runs and CANNONBALLS Knight against the ropes! Knight writhes but Mao brings him up, only for Knight to fire a forearm! Mao fires one back! Knight fires another forearm, so Mao fires back! They go forearm for forearm, then Knight has the edge. Knight winds up but Mao SHOTEIS! Mao whips Knight to a corner, but Knight comes back to LARIAT!
Knight LARIATS again, then whips, but Mao reverses. Knight goes up and over, runs back in, and he LARIATS again! The fans fire up with Knight as he goes to a corner. Knight aims, runs in corner to corner, but Mao dodges! Mao runs, but into a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Mao survives and Knight is stunned but the fans rally up! Knight fires up and the fans rally again. Knight runs up but Mao stops the satellite DDT! Mao BOOTS Knight against the ropes, then runs, but he goes Matrix to avoid Knight’s superkick! Mao BOOTS Knight’s lariat to SHOTEI, but Knight ROCKS Mao with a forearm! Mao REAR HEADBUTTS!
Mao runs, Knight hurdles over to PELE! But Mao tiger-feints and rewinds to SPIN KICK! The fans fire up even more while both men are down! Knight staggers to his feet, Mao ROCKS him with a hard right! Mao reels him in, but Knight suplexes first! The fans fire up and Knight covers, ONE as Mao goes Matrix again! Knight is stunned, runs up on Mao, but blocks a boot. Mao ENZIGIRIS Knight, goes up, only for Knight to go to the UPPER ROOM! The fans fire up as Knight hurries to the apron and then the corner. Knight climbs, but Mao rises again! Mao goes up the ropes to SUPER STEINER Knight in return!
The fans fire up as Mao hurries up top again, but Knight goes back up! But no Upper Room, this is a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Mao’s right up!? And so is Knight! But then both men fall over! The fans fire up as Knight and Mao slowly stir. They both rise up, but Knight goes to the apron. Knight springboards, but into a DREAMCAST KICK! Mao reels Knight in and gut wrenches, but Knight TORNADO DDTS free!! Knight roars, runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Then Mao runs to jump over the ref, only for Knight to jump over Mao! ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!! Mao survives and the fans are thunderous!
Knight and Mao hurry back up, Knight runs up, but Mao stops the satellite again! MICHINOKU DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?!? The fans rally as hard as they can and Mao aims, SUPERKICK! Cover, MAO WINS!
Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Knight earns 0)
The Idol Warrior’s Samurai Kick strikes down the Knight! Knight shows respect with a bow, will we see these two meet again down the line? Will Mao soon take over the BOSJ for DDT Pro?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Clark Connors!
The Way of the Grandmaster is once again IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, but that just means he has a target on his back. Will Wato soon owe a golden ticket to this War Dog? Or will Wato be stronger than 100 Proof?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two stare down. Connors and Wato circle, the fans rally more, and the two feel things out. Wato stays away from the leg takedown, then they feel out a knuckle lock. They back off, step forward, but Connors KNEES low! Connors ROCKS Wato, CHOPS Wato, then whips Wato. Connors bypasses but Wato hurdles over the backdrop! Connors still ROCKS Wato and has him in a corner. Connors runs in, but Wato BOOTS Connors, then BULLDOGS! The fans fire up with Wato and he KICKS Connors’ leg. And KICKS, and KICKS! Wato snapmares Connors, KICKS him again, then KICKS, KICKS, KICKS!
Connors ducks Wato, shoves him, and then hits the JEEP FLIPPER! Wato tumbles out of the ring but Connors pursues. Connors SMACKS Wato off the apron, then tells fans to move! The Young Lions usher fans out of the way, and Connors BOWLS Wato into the chairs! That was a STRIKE and then some! The fans fire up and even bark with Connors. Connors storms over to Wato, stomps him, then drags him up to his feet. Connors SMACKS Wato of a chair, then brings him back around. Wato fires elbows and CHOPS, but Connors CHOPS back! Wato staggers deeper into the crowd and Connors pursues!
The fans rally as Connors BOWLS Wato into more chairs! Connors has cleared out the whole section! The fans rally as Connors shoves the ref aside. Connors JAMS Wato up with a chair, then tells another section of fans to move! They hurry out of the way as Connors BOWLS Wato into even more chairs! Connors hits a turkey, aka bowling hattrick, and the fans fire up more. The ref reprimands but Connors clears out the chairs so he can stand Wato up. Wato fires body shots and forearms! Wato ROCKS Connors, and then Connors falls onto chairs! This entire area is a mess but Wato drags Connors up.
Connors body shots Wato, then POSTS him! Wato falls in a heap and the fans are torn. Connors intimidates commentary, then he goes looking under the ring. Connors brings out… a TIRE?! Why was one of those under there?! The ref reprimands Connors but Connors shoves him aside! Connors brings the spare tire over and JAMS Wato up! Connors sets the tire down, and he has Wato’s leg! Connors SMASHES Wato’s knee on the hubcap! The fans are torn but maybe so is Wato’s knee! Connors puts Wato in the ring, covers, TWO! Wato stays in this and the fans applaud, but Connors ties the legs up in a knot!
Wato endures, reaches out, and he claws his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer but Connors doesn’t let go. The ref counts so Connors stops at 4. Connors mocks the fans cheering Wato on, then drags Wato to his feet. Connors CHOPS Wato, whips him, but Wato blocks by holding ropes! Connors KNEES low, whips again, btu Wato reverses to ROCK, KNEE, and SHOTGUN Connors to a corner! The fans fire up and Wato rises. Wato runs in, Connors dodges, and Connors comes back, only for Wato to dodge! Wato then reels Connors in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Connors stays in this but Wato goes to the apron.
Wato slaps his leg into working, then watches Connors rise. Wato springboards but Connors gets under! Wato lands on his feet but his bad leg jams! Connors CHOP BLOCKS the leg! The fans are torn as Wato writhes, but Connors circles like a shark. Connors runs, but Wato catches him to a cradle! TWO!! Wato ROUNDHOUSE, but Connors blocks! And pops Wato up for a SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Connors rises, drags Wato up, then whips, but Wato avoids the powerslam! Wato runs in, tilt-o-whirls, then hooks Connors up, RECIENTEMENTE!! Cover, TWO!!
Connors survives but Wato doesn’t stop! He body scissors and rolls Connors into VENDEVAL!! Connors endures, fights around with his legs, and he rocks the boat, only for Wato to pour on the pressure! Connors still fights, but Wato puts even more pressure on!! Connors powers through to have the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer while Wato lets go in frustration. Wato drags Connors up, reels him in, but Connors holds ropes to fight the suplex! Wato KICKS the arms, TSUTEN- NO, Connors mule kicks the legs! Wato SOBATS and runs, but into a POWERSLAM!! Wato rises up, into a SPEAR!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Wato survives, and Connors hurries to bring Wato up. Connors puts one out, but Wato fights No Chaser! ROUNDHOUSE, and Wato fires back up! The fans rally, Wato hooks Connors up, RECIENTE- NO, Connors slips free and reels Wato back in! NO CHASER!!! Cover, CONNORS WINS!!
Winner: Clark Connors, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
100 Proof gets his clear shot on Wato, and now he has both two points and a golden ticket for it! Will the DEFY Champion soon run the whole Junior Heavyweight Division?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Robbie Eagles!
The Direct Drive is also once again IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion alongside Wato, but that means the same target is on his back. Will Yoh owe this Ichiban Sweet Boy a title shot? Or can he shoot down the Sniper of the Skies first?
Wait, Yoh’s near jacket and gear is made with… recycled Ziploc bags? Well, guess that’s one way to stay fresh. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Yoh’s height gives him leverage to put Eagles on ropes. The ref counts, Eagles turns things around on Yoh, but he lets off slowly, to kiss Yoh on the cheek. The fans cheer, especially the ladies, and then Eagles asks Yoh for one in return. Yoh steps closer, but Eagles headlocks! Eagles hits the takeover, Yoh headscissors, and Eagles kips free. Roles reverse and Yoh headlocks for a takeover and Eagles headscissors. Yoh kips free, the two stand off, and the fans cheer.
Eagles steps closer and he gives Yoh another kiss on the cheek. Yoh still wants to reciprocate but Eagles says no thanks. Because right now, he wants to “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” And Yoh kisses Eagles on the cheek three times! The fans cheer and Eagles is stunned. Eagles slaps sense into himself, then SLAPS Yoh! Yoh runs up, Eagles trips him, but Yoh boots him away. Yoh drops down, bypasses, then drop toeholds Eagles! He calls Eagles a “hentai (pervert)” before he DROPKICKS Eagles!
Eagles tumbles out, Yoh PLANCHAS and direct hit! The fans fire up for Yoh, and he uses a fan’s towel to wipe his face. Yoh stalks Eagles, puts him in the ring, then hurries to a corner. The fans rally as Yoh climbs, and he CANNONBALLS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Eagles goes to a corner. Yoh stomps Eagles, throws forearms, then wrenches and whips corner to corner. Yoh runs in and ELBOWS Eagles, then turns him, but Eagles SAIDOS free! The fans fire up while both men are down! Eagles covers, TWO! The fans applaud and Eagles sits Yoh up to run and SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO!
Eagles is annoyed but the fans rally up. Eagles kicks Yoh around, drags him up, and reels him in for a scoop and SLAM! Eagles soaks up the cheers, then covers, TWO! Eagles eggs Yoh on, so Yoh fires a forearm then a kick, and repeat. Eagles kicks low, CHOPS, then whips. Yoh reverses but Eagles stops himself, so Yoh’s dropkick gets nothing. Eagles runs up to roll Yoh into a KNEEBAR! Yoh endures as Eagles grapevines the leg, and the fans rally up. Yoh reaches out, crawls around, and manages the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud and Eagles lets go. Eagles drags Yoh from the ropes to drop a KNEE on the knee!
The fans rally while Eagles paces. Yoh rises up, but Eagles KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Yoh eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs to LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally and Eagles drags Yoh up. Eagles cravats but Yoh fights the rest. Eagles CLUBS away on Yoh, UPPERCUTS, then ASAI- NO, Yoh slips free of the Asai DDT! But Eagles back suplexes! Yoh lands out and waistlocks but Eagles switches and CHOP BLOCKS! Eagles runs, but into a DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Yoh and Eagles go to opposite ends, then they both run up! Yoh rallies with forearm after forearm, then whips, only for Eagles to reverses. But Yoh FLYING FOREARMS!
The fans rally more and Yoh brings Eagles around. Yoh scoops and SLAMS Eagles, then he sets up to soak up cheers. Yoh soaks up quite a lot, and then Yoh ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO, SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Eagles stays in this and the fans rally up again. Yoh brings Eagles around, reels him in, but Eagles fights the suplex! Yoh CLUBS away on Eagles, then brings him up to suplex, only for Eagles to fight free! Eagles wrenches, but Yoh ROCKS him! And ROLLING ELBOWS! Yoh reels Eagles back in, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Eagles survives and the fans fire up again!
Eagles and Yoh stir and Yoh goes to a corner. Yoh tunes up and the fans rally. Eagles rises, Yoh aims, but Eagles ducks the superkick to trip Yoh and tie up the legs! RON MILLER SPECIAL!! ROPEBREAK, but Eagles brings Yoh up fast, ASAI DDT!! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up. Eagles drags Yoh up, but Yoh breaks free, only for Eagles to KNEE low! And KICK down! Yoh goes to a corner, Eagles runs in, DOUBLE KNEES! Eagles comes back but Yoh BOOTS him! Eagles returns again to BASEMENT 619, but Yoh jumps it! Yoh then JUMP KNEES Eagles! Eagles DOUBLE KNEES Yoh again!
Yoh sits down, Eagles runs in yet again, METEORA! The fans fire up as Eagles drags Yoh to center and covers. TWO, but Eagles stands Yoh up to hook him up! But Yoh fights the backpack to scoop and FALCON GOROSHI! The fans fire up while both men are down, and Yoh clutches his leg. Yoh crawls to the cover, TWO! Yoh clamps on an ANACONDA VICE!! Eagles endures as Yoh uses Tenzan’s signature hold! Eagles fights around, stands up, but Yoh SLAMS Eagles down! Yoh pulls on the hold but Eagles still endures! The fans rally, Eagles reaches out, then manages to sit up! Eagles stands again, fights towards ropes, but Yoh ripcords and reels Eagles in!
DIRECT- NO, Eagles BACKDROPS out of that! Yoh sunset flips but Eagles rolls through! Eagles steps through, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Both men stand and the fans rally. Yoh ROCKS Eagles, Eagles kicks the leg, and both men back up. Yoh slaps his leg into working, and DOUBLE FOREARMS collide! DOUBLE FOREARMS collide again! And then again! Both men stagger all the way back to the ropes, for DOUBLE I’LL BE BACK! Eagles and Yoh SUPERKICK each other down! The fans fire up and both men go to corners. Eagles runs in, Yoh pops him up! Eagles lands on the apron, KICKS the leg out, then springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK!
The fans fire up as Yoh flounders! Eagles aims again, HYPER- NO, Yoh ducks that and rolls Eagles. Eagles rolls through but Yoh blocks the superkick! But Eagles stops the dragon screw, grabs an arm, and YANKS Yoh up to the fireman’s carry! Eagles shifts Yoh around to the TURBO BACKPACK!! Cover, TWO!!! Yoh survives and Eagles is shocked! The fans fire up as Eagles takes aim, BASEMENT SUPERKICK! Eagles hurries up top, takes aim, and WARP 4.5!! Direct hit on Yoh’s legs, and then Eagles steps through. But Yoh cradle counters! TWO!! Eagles escapes but he and Yoh fight for facelock control!
Yoh suplexes, Eagles slips through to waistlock, but Yoh switches! Yoh half nelsons, but Eagles fights the suplex! Yoh powers up and gets the full nelson! Eagles breaks free, but Yoh hops up to POISON-RANA!! Eagles rises, into a SUPERKICK!! The fans fire up and Yoh powers up again! Yoh drags Eagles up and in, DIRECT- NO, Eagles arm-drags and steps through, but Yoh turns Ron Miller Special into an O’Conner! STAR GAZE- NO, Eagles pushes on the bad leg! Yoh falls forward and Eagles ties the legs up! RON MILLER SPECIAL!!! Yoh endures, flails, and claws at the mat while the fans rally! Eagles drags Yoh away from ropes, YOH TAPS! EAGLES WINS!!
Winner: Robbie Eagles, by submission (gains 2 points; Yoh earns 0)
Both IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions have lost! A golden ticket to Clark Connors, a golden ticket to Robbie Eagles, will Wato & Yoh be busy after the Best of the Super Juniors? Will Eagles use this win to go for the trophy?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Taiji Ishimori!
The Funky Weapon and the Bone Soldier have had quite a few battles through this tournament series, and more often than not, #ItsReborn! But will Taiji keep up that streak #ByGrace? Or will Taguchi finally get lucky here in the main event?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind “TA-GU-CHI!” Taguchi and Taiji circle, feel things out, then clinch. They go around, Taiji facelocks, but Taguchi wrenches out. Taiji wrenches in return and hammerlocks but Taguchi moves around. They stand, Taguchi switches the hammerlock, but Taiji drop toeholds. Taiji floats but Taguchi slips out the back to hammerlock again. The fans applaud this technical exchange, and Taguchi hooks an arm for a cover, TWO! Taguchi holds onto Taiji but Taiji fights up. Taiji wrenches out, but Taguchi rolls, trips Taiji and has the toehold. Taiji goes for an armbar but Taguchi goes for the leg!
Taiji scrambles forward and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud and Taguchi lets go. Taguchi scoots back and keeps his eyes on Taiji. The fans rally as Taiji stands and the two reset. They circle, tie up again, and Taiji headlocks. Taguchi powers up and out and RAMS shoulders with Taiji! The fans cheer as Taiji dares Taguchi to run. Taguchi runs, they RAM shoulders again, and now Taiji runs. Taguchi drops down, hurdles, but Taiji waistlocks. Taguchi elbows free, whips to arm-drag, then he RAMS Taiji! Taguchi springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up as the Dropkick Master returns!
Taiji bails out but Taguchi builds speed! Taiji runs away but Taguchi rolls back and swivels them hips! Then Taguchi does the dance moves! The fans cheer but Taiji is annoyed. Taiji rushes up but Taguchi HIP ATTACKS him down! Taguchi slingshots, but Taiji YANKS him down! Taguchi hits apron then the floor, and Taiji stomps him. Taiji drags Taguchi around and CATAPULTS him into the POST! Taguchi falls and clutches his arm but the fans rally up. Taiji paces around the outside while Red Shoes checks Taguchi. Taguchi is okay to continue, but Taiji undoes the blue buckle pad! Red Shoes is none the wiser as he starts the ring count.
Taguchi shakes out the bad arm while he’s down on the mat. We go past 5 of 20, then past 10. Taguchi stands at 14 and the fans applaud. Taguchi hears 17 and rolls in at 19! The fans cheer as Taguchi maximizes his rest time, but then Taiji stomps Taguchi down! Taiji pulls on Taguchi’s bad arm, twists the wrist, and even stands on Taguchi’s face! Red Shoes reprimands, and it sounds like a young fan in the crowd shouts at Taiji. Taiji tries to spot the kid but he just pulls on Taguchi’s arm more. Taguchi fights up, but Taiji hammerlocks and POSTS him! The fans boo as Taguchi is stuck in the bare corner. Taiji brings Taguchi out to snapmare and FIST DROP! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer but Taiji keeps Taguchi down with an armlock! Taguchi endures, and he reaches out to a ROPEBREAK with his foot! The fans cheer but Taiji holds on! Red Shoes reprimands and counts, Taiji lets go at 4, and the fans rally more. Taiji has Taguchi on the apron and drags him up. Taiji wrenches to HOTSHOT the arm! Taguchi drops to the apron and rolls in, clutching that shoulder. Taiji grins and looms over Taguchi. Taguchi CHOPS from below, but Taiji CLUBS him! Taguchi CHOPS again, but Taiji CLUBS Taguchi again! Taiji then grabs the bad arm for a STRAIGHT ARM BAR! Taguchi scrambles around again, ROPEBREAK!
Taiji still holds on so Red Shoes counts again. Taiji lets go at 4 and Taguchi crawls to the ropes. Taguchi kicks from below but Taiji eggs him on. Taguchi kicks more, so Taiji stomps him down! Taiji taunts the fans as they rally up for Taguchi. Taiji drags Taguchi up, Taguchi fires body shots, and the fans rally again. Taguchi runs, but jumps into an atomic drop! Taiji runs, btu Taguchi follows! Only to get another atomic drop! Taiji laughs while Taguchi drops to his knees. Taiji waistlocks but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs but fakes Taiji out, and then HIP ATTACKS! Then Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Direct hit and the fans cheer!
Taguchi still clutches the bad arm and shakes it out, but both he and Taiji are down as the ring count starts. Taguchi sits up at 6, drags Taiji up at 10, and puts him in at 11. Taguchi steps in and HIP DROPS! And HIP DROPS! And HIP DROPS again! Taguchi then goes back out to the apron, and he fires the fans up for the SLINGSHOT HIP DROP, but onto knees! Taiji turns things around on Taguchi and Taguchi hobbles away to a corner. Taiji runs in, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to get Taiji for the DEADLY BUTT SHADE! Taiji staggers back, Taguchi goes up, FLYING HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi covers, TWO!
Taguchi kips up and the fans fire up! Taguchi calls upon the powers of Strange Style, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Taiji rolls Taguchi up! TWO!! Taiji ROCKS Taguchi, whips, but Taguchi reverses. Taiji handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Taiji hobbles over to Taguchi, drags him up, and gut wrenches. Taguchi slips free and waistlocks but Taiji switches. Taguchi drop toeholds but Taiji scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi still uses OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Red Shoes reprimands, Taguchi stops, but then he drops KNEE after KNEE on Taiji’s ankle! Taguchi drags Taiji up and chicken wings!
DODON TO THE- NO, Taiji blocks the knees and deadlifts Taguchi into the CIPHER UTA- NO!! OH MY GAH- NO, VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! Taiji runs up, Taguchi dodges, ENZIGIRI! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Taiji and Taguchi stir, and fans rally as Taguchi stands. Taguchi chicken wings but Taiji fights the lift! Taguchi CHOPS Taiji on the back, runs, but Taiji catches and spins him, to POST him again! Red Shoes reprimands but Taiji grabs Taguchi’s arm. Taiji hammerlocks one then half nelsons the other, but Taguchi fights the lift! Taiji powers through to hoist Taguchi up, SHOULDER BUSTER!
The fans rally while Taguchi writhes, and Taiji aims from the corner. Taguchi rises, Taiji runs in, LA MYST- NO, Taguchi powers through to roll Taiji up! TWO, and OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Taiji crawls, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back! But Taiji drags Taguchi down! FUJIWARA, into the BONE LOCK!! Taguchi endures, fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him away from ropes! Taguchi pops free to OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Taiji flails and reaches out, then grabs Red Shoes! Taiji YANKS Red Shoes into Taguchi, and that undoes the hold! Taguchi hurries back, but Taiji BOOTS Taguchi into Red Shoes!
The fans boo as Red Shoes goes down, but Taguchi rushes up on Taiji! Taiji slips around and hooks the arm, to LOW BLOW MULE KICK!! The fans boo more but Taiji GEDO CLUTCHES, TWO!!! Taguchi survives Taiji’s sneaky tactics and the fans fire up! Taiji, Taguchi and Red Shoes all slowly stand back up, and Taiji hobbles over to Taguchi. Taiji drags Taguchi up, but Taguchi is a ragdoll! Taiji snarls and he drags Taguchi up all the same, BLOODY- NO, Taguchi rolls through, and then has the OH MY GAH ANKLE!!! Taiji endures, Taguchi keeps him from ropes, and Taguchi pushes on that leg! The fans rally as hard as they can as Taguchi puts on the pressure!
Taiji grits his teeth, reaches out, but Taguchi twists the ankle more! Taiji fights forward, Taguchi drags him back, and repeat! Taguchi then yanks Taiji into the DODON BUSTER!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Taiji survives, but Taguchi just goes for OH MY GAH ANKLE!!!! The fans rally for Taguchi but Taiji rolls! Taguchi holds on!! Taguchi ELBOW DROPS the leg, then TWISTS the ankle!!! Taiji endures, but he TAPS!! TAGUCHI WINS!!!
Winner: Ryusuke Taguchi, by submission (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
Taiji tried and tried, but who knew Taguchi would take this one so seriously? Will it only be #ByGrace that Taiji can turn this around and reach the top?
As for Taguchi, he ices his arm while the fans cheer him on. Then he gets the mic to say, “Thank you for the chants.” The fans cheer, and Taguchi continues, “Thank you all for so many of you showing up here in Iwanuma, and thank you for all the support.” The fans cheer again, and Taguchi adds that he’d like to thank Mayo Junichi Sato, as well as the Iwanuma City Board of Education. “The elementary and middle school kids were able to come here for free today, so we got so much support from the kids. For you to understand how pro-wrestling can give you strength is something that brings me so much joy.”
The fans applaud that, too, and Taguchi hopes they’ve all found a new hobby today in pro-wrestling. Please keep watching pro-wrestling, as there are so many great wrestlers for you to discover and enjoy. He hopes watching wrestling makes their lives more fun. He wishes them all the best. The fans applaud, and Taguchi says not just his opponent tonight, Taiji, but also Yoh and Mao are from here in the Miyagi Prefecture. “We produce a lot of great wrestlers, but I guess the Saito brothers are most famous.” The fans have a good laugh at that, and Taguchi says he hopes he can be like them in terms of popularity. Please continue to support him!
The fans applaud, and Taguchi says Hirooki Goto is leading NJPW and his Goto Revolution. The fans do applaud that, and Taguchi says he is willing to follow Goto. The G in IWGP may be for Goto, but the T in “The” that is in “Best of The Super Juniors” will now stand for Taguchi! The fans do like the sound of that. Taguchi says the BOSJ’s T will send his love to Iwanuma today. The fans like that, and Taguchi sees the cheerers are here, as is the mascot! The fans applaud and “Chief Clerk Iwanuma” waves. Taguchi says this is also on NJPW World, so this is good promotion around Japan and the world. You will see how great Iwanuma is today!
So, let’s go! The T in Best of the Super Juniors is for Taguchi! Iwanuma, daisuki desu~!” And since it’s been awhile, let’s do that, huh? The fans cheer and clap along as Taguchi does his dance! Will the Funky Weapon get even funkier as this tournament goes on? Will he lead the Junior Heavyweight Division just as Goto leads all of NJPW?
Here are the updated A Block standings!
Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
Dragon Dia: 1-0, 2 points
Kosei Fujita: 1-0, 2 points
Ninja Mack: 1-0, 2 points
Clark Connors: 1-0, 2 points
Master Wato: 0-1, 0 points
KUSHIDA: 0-1, 0 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 0-1, 0 points
Francesco Akira: 0-1, 0 points
Robbie X: 0-1, 0 points
Here are the updated B Block standings!
El Desperado: 1-0, 2 points
Nick Wayne: 1-0, 2 points
MAO: 1-0, 2 points
Robbie Eagles: 1-0, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 1-0, 2 points
Kevin Knight: 0-1, 0 points
Titan: 0-1, 0 points
SHO: 0-1, 0 points
YOH: 0-1, 0 points
Taiji Ishimori: 0-1, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second day for BOSJ’s opening weekend. Mack VS Robbie X was immediately a high bar with that extra special Ninja Special Mack pulled off, and even how the finish came about with that spin kick into a cradle. Knight VS Mao also had some great innovation, and a great first win for Mao in his first-ever BOSJ. Connors and Eagles each getting a win over the tag team champions was a bit surprising, but they could do some big stuff with the tag teams after the tournament. I did like Connors using a tire in this match, and it sounds like that’s part of a new gimmick or something he’s doing. Yoh’s Ziplock outfit is pretty fun, too.
And great stuff out of the main event with getting “Serious Taguchi” here tonight. Taguchi is usually such a jokester so it’s great when he busts out a banger like this, especially when he wins. I appreciate Taguchi giving such a promo where he genuinely wants the kids to know pro-wrestling can be a hobby but also a career. I also like that he brought out the comedy here, copying Goto’s “the G in IWGP is for Goto” but to where it’s something irrelevant. Taguchi rising back up as a serious contender would be something to see, especially with all these crossovers.
My Score: 9/10
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CM Punk is back! Will Seth Rollins’ vision already be in trouble?
Last Monday Night Raw, CM Punk & Sami Zayn helped Jey Uso against Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker. What happens tonight as they’re all in Louisville?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- PENTA VS Chad Gable; Penta wins.
- The War Raiders VS The Creed Brothers w/ Chad Gable; The Creed Brothers win.
- AJ Styles VS Finn Balor w/ Judgment Day; Styles wins.
- Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley VS Giulia & Roxanne Perez; Iyo & Rhea win.
PLAY BY PLAY
WWE mourns the loss of “Sabu,” Terry Brunk.
CM Punk is here!
Louisville fires up for the Best in the World, and they know, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and asks, “Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Louisville, Kentucky or what? I’m a pissed off man but I’m fortunate enough to say that this is my home! All the dust has settled from WrestleMania, and I waited a few weeks, and I’ve nursed a few injuries and a lot of hurt feelings, but I can’t shake being pissed off!” The fans cheer that! Punk says he has a lot of enemies. It’s really easy to list off who he’s NOT pissed off at. But number one with a bullet, a big, fat bullet…
The person that Punk is most pissed off at right now… is himself. The fans are surprised to hear that, but Punk says yeah, he’s mad at himself, mostly because we’ve been here before. This isn’t the first time Paul Heyman stabbed Punk in the back. Stab him in the back once, shame on you. Stab him in the back twice, shame on him. But he though the could trust his friend. Almost 12 years ago, Heyman smashed a ladder into Punk’s head, gave him 13 staples right down the middle, and they moved past that. At least, he thought they had. They had grown and matured as humans, or at least Punk knows Punk had.
And apologies to Jey Uso, but when Punk came back to the WWE, Jey had warned him about Paul Heyman, but Heyman is Heyman. Heyman is who he always has been: a fat little snake! So yeah, while Punk is pissed at Heyman, he’s more upset with himself. He might be upset with “Temu Punk,” Seth Rollins, but Punk will get them all. But we know how this ends, we’ve been down this road, Heyman knows how this ends, Punk can’t wait to get his hands around Heyman’s fat neck and squeeze until Heyman’s eyes pop out. But “Ladies and gentlemen…!” Punk says good, where are you, Penguin?!
Heyman storms out to the stage and Punk dares him to explain why he did what he did. And Wise Man, understand that whatever words you choose, they will be your last! But before that, here comes Rollins! The fans sing and Punk says that’s all Rollins is! But Rollins also has Bron Breakker by his side, and the trio stands together on stage. Rollins, in his all rattlesnake skin ensemble, is handed the mic. The fans chant for Punk but Rollins says, “Just when I think you can’t get any more selfish or any more egotistical, you find a way to top yourself. This man, Paul Heyman, was your best friend! Your best friend! And you made his life HELL on the Road to WrestleMania!
“And now you are out here in front of the entire world, gaslighting all of us, trying to make us believe that he betrayed you?” The fans seem to agree. Rollins says Punk makes him sick! Heyman believed in Punk for YEARS! YEARS, when no one else did. But y’know what Rollins believes? He believes Punk is scum, is trash, is excrement, and that he was right about Punk all along. And just when Rollins thinks he can’t hate Punk more than he already does, Punk stands there in that ring as THE reason Rollins is not World Heavyweight Champion right now! Punk says Rollins ain’t ever gonna be champ as long as Punk’s on two feet.
The fans cheer and Rollins groans. The fans chant for Punk but Rollins and Heyman chuckle. What is Punk’s deal? Does he love punishment? Does he love suffering? Does he love being on the wrong side of history? Wait, wait, wait. Rollins gets it now. Punk loves to play the victim. Punk loves to come out here and boo hoo, poor CM Punk~! Punk so desperately so wants to be a victim, he so desperately wants to die a martyr… The fans bark in anticipation, and Rollins says he believes that can be arranged. Rollins hopes Punk has prepared his last words. And with that, Bron is sent to the ring like the attack dog he is!
Punk says is the little doggy gonna bark or bite. And then the brawl is on! Bron RAMS Punk in the corner again and again, rains down fists, and the fans boo as Rollins swaggers into the ring. Bron runs but Punk BOOTS him! And TACKLES Rollins! The fans fire up but now it’s 2v1 as Bron gets back on Punk! But wait! Here comes Sami Zayn! Sami fires hands on Bron, then on Rollins! The fans fire up but Bron picks Sami up! EXPLODER! Punk is up to brawl with Rollins, but Bron joins in again! They mug Punk, and Heyman brings a chair! The fans boo but wait! JEY USO IS HERE! SUPERKICK and the chair is down!
Rollins and Jey brawl, Bron goes after Jey, it’s another 2v1 mugging! But then Sami is back, as is Punk, and they have chairs! They chase off Rollins, Bron & Heyman! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” but Rollins has Bron stand down. Will Punk, Sami & Jey turn the tide when it’s their three against Rollins’ three?
PENTA VS Chad Gable w/ Ivy Nile!
While he still has #CeroMiedo, he also has zero titles because one way or another, Judgment Day screws him over! Of course, it was “El Grande Americano” who factored into things at Backlash, so Penta knows exactly who to go after this time! At least, maybe? Will Penta prove Gable and Grande are one in the same? Or will Gable #SHOOOOSH all the conspiracy theory noise?
Raw returns as Gable makes his entrance. Penta wants right after him but the ref keeps him back. And just as Michael Cole is wondering if Pat McAfee will make it tonight’s show, Pat arrives! Louisville cheers Pat and he gives high-fives on his way to commentary, still in one piece after his battle with Gunther. He even still has energy to hop up onto the desk to salute the fans.
The bell rings and Gable is a bit off balance from Pat’s entrance. Penta CLOBBERS Gable, stomps away on him, then KICKS Gable’s leg! Penta CHOPS Gable, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Penta whips, Gable ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING HEADBUTT! Gable rains down fists, then he paces around in a huff. Gable CHOPS Penta down, CHOPS him again, and CHPOS him again! Gable whips, then CLOBBERS Penta! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Penta and Gable is annoyed by that. Gable drags Penta up, but Penta fires body shots! Penta ELBOWS Gable, whips, but Gable reverses. Gable ELBOWS Penta down and he then hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO!
Gable is annoyed but the fans rally for Penta. Gable drags Penta up, whips corner to corner hard, and Penta falls! Gable storms up to put Penta on the top rope. Gable climbs up, pulls on Penta’s mask, but the fans boo. Gable pries at the mask now but the ref reprimands. Penta fires elbows and Gable falls back! Penta leaps to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Gable is up, Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! Gable tumbles out, Penta says “CERO! MIEDO!” and builds speed. Gable moves, Penta adjusts to PLANCHA, but Gable HEADBUTTS him down! Gable shouts, “Lucha Libre SUCKS!” and fans boo, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and the fans rally for Penta as he fights up. Penta fires elbows and is free of the chinlock, only for Gable to throat chop! Gable whips, Penta reveres, but Gable ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for Penta to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Ivy is worried, and the fans rally up. Penta runs in at the corner to GAMANGIRI! Gable sits down, Penta headstands and SWINGING DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Penta covers, TWO! Penta is annoyed but he shakes out his arm and brings Gable up. Penta half nelsons, pump handles, but Gable slips around to shove. Penta springboards but Gable catches him to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Penta escapes and Gable is upset. Gable drags Penta to the center of the ring, then goes up a corner. Gable DIVING HEADBUTTS into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up while both men are down, and Gable flounders away. Penta rises up and the fans rally. Penta storms up, KICKS and CHOPS Gable, then CHOPS again! Gable whips, Penta goes up, stumbles, but still goes up! Gable grabs ropes to fight the backstabber, then BUCKS Penta away! Gable goes up, MOONSAULTS, cover, TWO!! But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Penta rolls to throw Gable away, and then SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up while both men are down again! Penta calls his shot, hammerlocks an arm, and he SLAPS Gable into giving up the other arm! But Gable powers out and has the ANKLE LOCK!! Penta endures, fights forward, and reaches out, only for Gable to drag him back! Penta fights up and rolls to victory roll! TWO, and Gable rolls Penta up! TWO! Gable throat chops Penta again! Gable hauls Penta up to the top rope, then climbs up after him! They are on the very top, but Penta fights with body shots! Gable gives shots back, then talks trash, but Penta tells him CERO MIEDO! Penta SHOVES Gable, Gable lands out, but Penta hits a FLYING DESTROYER!! Cover, Penta wins!!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
Gable tried to belittle lucha libre, but it backfired! Penta comes through and gets even with at least one enemy, but will he even the score with “El Grande” and Judgment Day soon enough?
Roxanne Perez & Giulia speak.
Roxie says, “Tonight, The Prodigy & The Beautiful Madness take on the Genius of the Sky and Rhea Ripley. And I think we’ve made it very, very clear that this division isn’t safe anymore.” Giulia says in Japanese, “They are strong, but we are hungry. We didn’t come here to wait our turn. We came to take over.” Roxie says that means going after the very top. Iyo, Rhea, they don’t give a damn about your history because they’re here to make their own! You are looking at the future of this industry. And the future starts tonight. Will these former NXT Women’s Champions put the WWE Women’s World Champion & Mami in the past?
Judgment Day meets in the clubhouse.
Carlito knows with Liv Morgan off making her movie, Raquel Rodriguez doesn’t have anyone to hang out with, so he offers to hang out with her. Maybe get something to eat? Raquel rolls her eyes, but Dom finishes a phone call with Liv. Liv says she misses Dom, but the filming is going great. Though, she said “Good morning,” but it’s night here. JD McDonagh says surely this isn’t the first time Dom’s heard about time zones. Dom says he doesn’t really pay attention to that. But he does need to talk with Finn about something real quick. He knows at Backlash, Finn hesitated with the chair and that almost cost Dom. If not for Grande-
Whoa, easy, Dom. Don’t get all paranoid like Damian and Rhea. Remember what they were like as champions? It didn’t go smoothly, sure, but it all worked out, and Dom is still the champ. Finn pats the title, and says he’ll handle Styles for Dom. Dom knows he will. They fist bump and Finn heads out, and JD tells Dom they’ll explain this. The light is the sun, and this skull is Earth. When the Earth turns, the light is somewhere else. Liv is probably over here where there’s sunlight. Rudimentary science aside, will The Prince come through for the champ and cross off a phenomenal contender?
The fans cheer Pat’s match at Backlash.
Pat stands on the desk again and waves to Louisville. For what was shown in the highlight reel, everyone was making sure he was okay before letting him out here. Pat admits everything is sore head to toe. He got a blood vessel popped in his eye, but he is sure he gave something to Gunther. Pat has respect for everyone who gets in that ring, and he hopes Gunther has respect a bit for him and Cole.
BREAKING NEWS for Saturday Night’s Main Event in Tampa!
Saturday, May 24th, Sami Zayn & CM Punk will have a tag team match against Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker!
Sami and Punk regroup backstage.
Sami says the two of them, SNME, taking on Rollins & Bron. Is Punk good? Punk is, but he isn’t. He can’t really trust anybody right now. Fair enough. Sami gets that given he had a hard time trusting Punk back at WarGames. But it all worked out, right? And Sami isn’t stupid, he knows Punk likes to do things his way, has his goals. Sami isn’t that different. Sami has his ambitions, too. But the truth is, neither of them are going to get anything done if Rollins & Bron are in the way. Punk says that’s no lie. Sami says all they gotta do is work together and take Rollins’ team out. Punk agrees, they fist bump, and things are set. But will Punk & Sami be able to stop “the vision?”
The New Day is here!
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods strut out to the ring because the WWE World Tag Team Champions want to “grace us with their presence” on commentary. That, and they want to watch Julius & Brutus Creed fight Erik & Ivar in hopes of stopping the War Raiders from earning their title rematch. Will the Creeds come through for the New Day? Or will the raid have its redemption? We find out, after the break.
The War Raiders VS The Creed Brothers!
Raw returns and both teams have made their entrances. The teams sort out, Erik and Julius tie up, and Erik snapmares to a cover, ONE! Julius snapmares to a cover, ONE! Erik runs, Julius drops down then hurdles over. Erik scoops to SLAM Julius, then he tags Ivar. New Day argue with Michael Cole how they cheated at Mania but Cole tried to help Pat by cheating at Backlash! Brutus tags in, he and Ivar circle, but Ivar scoops Brutus to SLAM! Tag to Erik, Julius runs in, but Ivar scoops and SLAMS him! Erik scoops and SLAMS Brutus, then they say “UP!” Erik scoops and SLAMS Ivar onto Brutus! The fans fire up with the Raiders!
Brutus sputters but Erik brings him up. Erik whips, Brutus ducks ‘n’ dodges and Julius sneaks a tag. Erik CLOBBERS Brutus but Julius LARIATS Erik! Julius ROCKS Erik, tags Brutus, and they mug Erik. The Creeds stomp a mudhole in, but stop as the ref counts. The fans boo but New Day puts the Creed Brothers over. Julius tags back in, the Creeds stomp another mudhole, and then they stop at 4. The fans rally, Erik fires body shots, and Erik backs Julius down, until Julius RAMS Erik into the corner! Brutus tags in and the Creeds continue to mug Erik! The ref counts, Erik gets away, and Brutus hits an AX HANDLE!
Tag back to Julius, he facelocks Erik, then BACKDROPS! Julius sucker punches Ivar, but Erik ELBOWS him away! Erik TOSESS Julius onto Brutus! New Day say Ivar is down because he’s a bad partner! Erik says forget it, and he DIVES, into a haymaker! Julius drags Erik out along the ropes, DRAPING BRAINBUSTER to the floor! The Creeds fire up, the New Day applaud, but the fans boo as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Ivar runs and SPLASHES Julius! Julius goes to a corner, Ivar whips him corner to corner, but Julius reverses. Ivar comes back with a SEATED SENTON! Brutus is in, Ivar cartwheels and LEG LARIATS! The fans fire up with Ivar, “WAR! WAR! WAR!” Ivar runs corner to corner and BRONCO BUSTERS Julius! Julius sputters into the drop zone and Ivar climbs. But Julius springs up after Ivar! Brutus tags in, Julius hits a SUPER DUPER PLEX for the Power! MOONSAULT from Brutus for the Glory! Cover, TWO!! Ivar is showing that grit, and then he catches Julius for a SPINNING POWERSLAM!
Both men crawl, Erik tags in! Erik intercepts Brutus to EXPLODER! Erik wrenches Julius to EXPLODER! Tag back to Ivar, then Ivar tags Erik back in. Ivar LARIATS, then feeds Julius to Erik’s KNEE! Erik picks Ivar up, SPINEBUSTER HIP ATTACK!! Cover, but Brutus breaks it! Brutus then CLOBBERS Ivar! Erik DECKS Brutus! Julius JUMP KNEES Erik! All four men are down, even New Day applaud this great match. Kofi takes credit for making this match, and then Julius and Brutus crawl to their corner. Erik crawls over, hot tags to Ivar and Brutus! Brutus ducks the leg lariat, and ANGLE SLAMS Ivar!!
Tag back to Julius and the Creeds double whip. Ivar breaks the double lariats, and then handsprings, but into a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX!! Cover, ERIK KNEES JULIUS! Erik TOSSES Brutus, but Brutus drags Erik out! Erik DECKS Brutus then shouts for Ivar to rise! Woods gets closer, but Erik glares at him. The fans boo New Day while Ivar climbs. But wait, Kofi sneaks over to ROCK Ivar!! Brutus CLOBBERS Erik from behind! Julius tags Brutus, then Electric Chair Lifts Ivar! BRUTUS BALL DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Creed Brothers win!!
Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall
New Day cheers on as their choices for this match win out! Will this lead to an American Made title opportunity?
Rollins and group regroup backstage.
Rollins looks at Bron seething in frustration, but Rollins says they probably think they got one over on “us.” “They probably think they’ve got us backed against the wall. They might even feel like they’re winning this battle. And maybe they feel like I’ve underestimated them.” Rollins chuckles and says, “They have no idea what I am capable of.” Bron calms down, and Rollins tells him there’s one more thing Bron has to do tonight before he leaves. Rollins whispers his instructions, and tells Bron to have fun with it. Bron smiles, what will Rollins’ attack dog do before the night is over?
Adam Pearce talks with Jey Uso.
The Raw General Manager knows the WWE World Heavyweight Champion was going to hear it at some point, but he wanted Jey to hear it from Pearce first. Jey says, “Yeet,” and they fist bump. Jey is now headed to gorilla, what news will he have to relay to the WWE Universe?
Jey Uso heads to the ring!
Louisville is ready to be #YEETVILLE as Main Event Jey makes his way through the crowd. They bounce along with that Day One Ish, and Jey even joins a young fan in the YEET! Jey reaches ringside, daps it up with Pat & Cole, then the YEET continues as Jey steps into the ring. Louisville is fired up even as Jey gets the mic, and they want that “ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!” Jey hears the people, and he figures he’ll give the people what they want. Time for an encore of Day One Ish! Jey then says, “The World Heavyweight Champion, Main Event Jey Uso, is now in your citaaay~!” The fans cheer, and Jey feels that energy.
Jey says there’s a lot going on. “YEET!” Big target on his big back. “YEET!” So let him get something off his big chest. “YEET!” “Logan Paul! You talking out the side of your neck, Uce. You say I’m not championship material. You say I’ve got a glass jaw. He keep on duckin’ me, he keep on sneakin’ me. But look, tho. At Saturday Night Main Event, it’s me and you, Uce. Yeah, yeah! Face to face, aight? Face to face. Two time world shocker, the arena shaker. I promise you this, after that Saturday night, I still will be your world-” GUNTHER IS HERE?! The fans are shocked to see Der Ring General interrupting, but perhaps this should’ve been expected.
Gunther goes to the ring, grabs himself a mic, and the fans taunt him with, “You Tapped Out!” Gunther is a bit annoyed by that, but he focuses on Jey. “The unimaginable came true. Jey Uso: World Heavyweight Champion. It’s the first time since that moment that we meet again.” Jey says, “You mean the moment where I made you tap out?” The fans cheer and keep chanting, “You Tapped Out!” Gunther says he understands what Jey is doing. Gunther knows what it is like to be a champion. 80% of his time here in WWE, he has been a champion. There is a lot of pressure on Jey right now.
But just because Gunther understands doesn’t mean his opinion has changed. He can feel this is not natural to Jey. Because unlike Gunther, Jey is not a natural champion. And since Jey likes to run his mouth, Gunther is surprised Jey hasn’t spread the news. Let this be Gunther’s pleasure. As Pearce told Jey earlier tonight, the winner of Jey VS Logan will have the honor of handing that title over to its rightful owner, DER RING GENERAL, GUNTHER! Jey, in one month from now, June 9th, Phoenix, Arizona, Gunther challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship on Monday Night Raw!
“And Jey… I really do hope it’s you. Because I would love nothing more than to shut you and all these people up for good! I would love nothing more than to get into this ring with you again, and remind you of where your place is! Jey-” Jey stops Gunther there and takes off the sunglasses. Remind him of his place? He is IN his place! THIS is his place! Jey runs this place! With this title on his arm, Jey will handle that YouTuber, and then he will run it back with Der Ring General! Jey will walk into this match the same way he walked out of WrestleMania: The WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Four letters, one word… Uh, uh, YEET!!
The fans fire up with the very fired up Jey Uso! But from Saturday Night’s Main Event to a hot Raw in Phoenix, will this be the Summer of YEET?
Iyo Sky speaks.
In a mix of Japanese and English, the Women’s World Champion says, “I tried to show Roxanne respect last week. But all she and Giulia proved is that talented as they are in the ring, they don’t deserve any respect! Tonight, you’ll both learn the same lessons that Bianca and Rhea did at WrestleMania. Nobody in this division can stop me. Nobody in this division will ever take this championship from Iyo Sky!” The Genius is ready, but will she and Mami get along in tonight’s main event?
Backstage interview with Ludwig Kaiser.
Jackie Redmond is with the Impeccable German, and says last year was such a breakout year for him. He got wins over Sheamus, Bron Breakker, was a top contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, but now we’re almost halfway into 2025, and it feels like we haven’t seen Kaiser in competition that much. The question is- Wait, something is going down! Bron just attacked Jey! Bron knocked Jey down into a road case, then he leaves as producers and refs hurry over. Was this on Rollins’ orders? Sami rushes in and wants to know what happened, and the others explain it was Bron. Punk also hurries over, Sami calls for medics, is Jey going to be okay?
AJ Styles VS Finn Balor w/ Judgment Day!
The Phenomenal One told everyone in the club that whoever had the WWE Intercontinental Championship after Backlash, Styles would be after them next. Dirty Dom is still the self-proclaimed greatest Intercontinental Champion ever, but will Finn remind everyone why he was the original Universal Champion? Or will Styles make sure things are too sweet tonight?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Finn hits a headlock takeover but Styles headscissors. Finn kips free, the two reset, and the fans cheer on Styles. Styles and Finn tie up again, Finn goes for an arm to wrench and wristlock, but Styles rolls, only for Finn to wrangle him. Finn kneels on the arm but Styles kips up. Styles wrenches back, but Finn rolls and hooks a leg, Styles fights the takedown to wrangle Finn now. Finn kips up, but into the headlock! Styles has Finn down but Finn rolls to headlock back! The fans rally as Styles rolls to a cover, ONE! Finn holds on, Styles powers up and out, and Styles hurdles, drops down, then DROPKICKS!
Finn flounders out of the ring and the fans fire up! JD & Carlito help Finn focus but a ring count begins. Styles waits on his old friend, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Finn RAMS into Styles at the corner again and again! The ref counts, Finn lets off and soaks up heat with the Too Sweet. Finn then storms up on Styles, but Styles BOOTS him! Styles scoops for a BACKBREAKER and the fans cheer. Styles drags Finn up, snap suplexes, then floats to a cover, ONE!! Finn is tougher than that but the fans still cheer Styles. Styles stays on Finn, brings him up, and he scoops Finn to SLAM him down! The fans rally, Styles runs, KNEE DROP! Finn flounders away to a corner but Styles is right on him. Finn kicks low, puts Styles in the corner and CHOPS! Styles just glares at Finn!
Finn throws hands but Styles CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHPOS in return! Finn FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS Styles! Styles sputters on the mat while Finn paces. Finn runs to KICK Styles in the side! Finn jump stomps away on Styles again and again! The ref reprimands, Finn argues with him, and then Finn mocks Louisville. Finn drags Styles up, throws some body shots from the side, then clamps on for a COBRA TWIST! Styles endures, even as Finn digs an elbow into the ribs! The fans rally and Styles fights with elbows to Finn’s leg! Styles HIP TOSSES free, then he LARIATS! The fans fire up as Styles runs, SLIDING FOREARM!
Styles fires up and the fans are with him! Styles runs in at Finn to LARIAT in a corner! Then fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Carlito & JD grow worried. Styles stalks Finn, brings him up and in, but JD gets on the apron! The fans boo but Styles chases JD off. Styles goes back for Finn, but Finn cradles! TWO! Finn is up, he slips around, and he dragon sleepers, but Styles drops! Styles KICKS Finn away, then he fires off a Phenomenal Blitz! Finn dodges the lariat, comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans fire up while JD & Carlito coach Finn, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn brawls with Styles up top! Styles throws hands, then he brings Finn to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! A hard landing and both men are down! The fans rally up while JD & Carlito are worried all over again. The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” as Finn and Styles rise up. Styles fires a forearm, Finn fires a haymaker, and repeat! They stand up now, and Finn fires a body shot! Styles fires a haymaker, but Finn fires back! Finn gets the edge again, then soaks up heat. But Styles ROLLING ELBOWS! But Finn PELES, only for Styles to block! Styles then clamps onto that leg, CALF CRUSHER!!
Finn endures, reaches out, and he fights around! Finn drags Styles along for the ROPEBREAK! The fans are torn while Styles lets go. Finn drags himself up with the ropes, but Styles is back on that leg! Finn slips around, dragon sleeper, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans fire up while both men are down again! JD & Carlito coach Finn as he rises up in the corner. Finn aims, runs in, but Styles LARIATS! The fans fire up and Styles whips Finn to ropes. Finn SLINGBLADES first! Finn keeps moving, and he SHOTGUNS Styles into buckles! Styles falls, Finn goes up, and COUP DE- NO, Styles dodges! Finn falls to his knees!
Styles grabs that bad leg again, CALF CRUSHER!! Finn endures, reaches out, but Styles rolls him from the ropes! Deadlift STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Finn survives and now JD & Carlito are plotting. The fans rally as hard as they can, “This is Awesome!” Styles drags Finn up, reels him back in, but Carlito gets on the apron! The ref stops Carlito, JD grabs at Styles! Styles DECKS JD, then goes out, but Finn runs up! Styles ROCKS Finn, SLIDING KNEES Carlito, and then aims! Springboard, but Finn slips around! BLOODY SUNDAY!! Cover, TWO?!?! Styles survives and he shocks Finn! And then PENTA is back! he CROSSBODIES Carlito!
Penta scoops JD to BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up as Penta steps off JD to give Carlito a DESTROYER to the floor!! Styles BOOTS Finn, goes up and out, PHENOMENAL FOREARM!! Cover, Styles wins!!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall
Penta gets even with Judgment Day after all! Styles gets the win thanks to Penta evening things up, but will Styles be able to take that Intercontinental Championship from Dirty Dom?
Becky Lynch is here!
Though, she isn’t very happy given she isn’t Women’s Intercontinental Champion right now. Becky sits up on a corner while she’s handed a mic and given the proper introductions. The fans are torn, but Becky says, “I… I wasn’t beaten on Saturday. No, no. Lyra was beaten on Saturday. Oh, oh, you don’t believe me? Well, one of us was taken to a hospital, her, and one of us went to their nice big bus, took a nice warm shower, drank a shot of tequila, and basked in their brilliance, me.” The fans are still torn, but Becky says, “Because even after everything that Lyra has done to me, after she came out week after week and attacked my character, the person that I am…
“I still made her the best version of herself! I gave her the best match of her career! And in just three weeks of standing on the outskirts of my spotlight, she has never mattered more than she does right now in her entire life, and it is not even close!” The fans boo that, but Becky hops down as she says, “But… when the bell ring after the match, I didn’t hear defeat. No, no, no. What I heard was an alarm ringing in my ear and I realized how much I had been manipulated not just by Lyra, but by all of you!” The fans definitely boo that. Becky asks if they wanna know why she walked away for almost a year.
“Because you asked me to! The last time that I won the world championship, I felt it, I heard the reaction, I saw all your comments online, and so I stepped away. Because if I’m not here to win world championships, then why am I here? But hey, hey, no, no. I’ve always been for the people. I’ve always been for the people. So whatever you want, because hey, man, I have you to thank for my career, right? You guys carried me on your shoulders into the main event of WrestleMania. You saw yourselves in me! I was you, you were me, we were in this together! Right? But then something happened. Something happened: I won!
“And you couldn’t see yourselves in me anymore, because you can’t recognize success. Because all you know is failure.” The fans boo more, but Becky scowls. Yeah, the fans hate what they cannot understand. You wanna know something? When Becky was out, one of her friends asked, “Do you miss it?” And she had a thought. She did miss being in the ring, but she liked herself more out of it. She didn’t understand what she was saying, but now she does. She wasn’t captured by all the fans! She didn’t have to listen to the fans tell her who she is and what she’s about!
She didn’t have to listen to all of the fans’ lies! The lies that are repeated from the one person she had hope for in this business! Becky didn’t have to spin her wheels to prove she isn’t what people said she was! But that all changes! From now on, whatever the fans say she is, then she is! If they say she’s selfish, then yes she is! If they say she’s greedy, then yes she is! If they say she’s cutthroat, then yes she is! And all those girls in the back that were happy Becky was gone, thought it was safe with the fire gone out inside Becky, well they’re gonna realize what it’s like to be held down by The Man! Will Becky look to burn it down from here on out?
Rusev speaks.
“I didn’t wanna do that, Otis. I don’t wanna do any of this. All I want is just… to go home and be rich. But I was once programmed by lesser people, too. And I can’t leave my brothers until you all wake up. Do you think these people care that you’re missing your family? Do you think these people care that each night, your choices are hurt or be hurt? Last week, Tozawa stepped up to me, and the crowd cheered him on. The world sent him straight into the frontline. And yet, you still seek their approval. That is because you let the sheep control the wolves. Get up off your knees, men! Don’t you see that their cheers are like a stone to a blade?
“But I can see right through them. That’s why they keep mocking me with chanting my name. But I will reclaim my own name once my job here is done. But until that day, remember this, my brothers. It will hurt me to hurt you. But I would rather you fall at my hand than fall out into the abyss.” Rusev is looking to redeem Monday Night Raw one brutal moment at a time, will no one be able to stop him?
Alpha Academy meets with Adam Pearce.
Maxxine Dupri & Natalya are with Akira Tozawa to encourage him to speak up. Tozawa says he wants a match with Rusev. Maxxine & Natty feel Tozawa can do this. Pearce respects Tozawa’s bravery, but think about this. Tozawa isn’t even medically cleared right now. Tozawa knows he will be soon. Pearce says he also knows that. And when Tozawa IS cleared, they will revisit this conversation. But then Sheamus steps in and says fair play, Tozawa. Good on him for not baking down. And Sheamus knows that when Tozawa is cleared, he’ll give Rusev hell. They fist bump, and Alpha Academy heads out.
As for Sheamus, Pearce says what a return. Sheamus says he needed that. He needed to shake off that ring rust. Well, not much rust, maybe it was in his head. But he wants to keep this momentum going. How about next week, Sheamus VS “that bouncing wallaby waster,” Grayson Waller. Pearce says consider that official, because that sounds like a banger. The Celtic Warrior shakes hands with the GM, will Sheamus make sure Waller feels what Austin Theory felt last week?
Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley VS Giulia & Roxanne Perez!
Between Monday Night Raw and Tuesday Night NXT, we’ve seen the WWE Women’s World Champion battle The Beautiful Madness & The Prodigy multiple times already. The Genius was victorious alongside “Juggernaut” Jordynne Grace last week, but will she and the Eradicator have similar success? Or will this be the start of an NXT takeover?
Raw returns as Iyo makes her entrance, followed by Rhea’s. The fans hit that triple digit mark on the decibels as Mami makes her way to ringside. The teams sort out and Iyo starts against Roxie. They circle, but then Roxie goes to leave, only for Iyo to grab her feet! Roxie kicks Iyo away, but Iyo comes back with a THESZ PRESS! Iyo rains down fast hands, Roxie turns things around, but then Iyo turns it back around. They end up in the ropes, Iyo backs off, only to grab Roxie’s legs and YANK her from the ropes! Iyo covers, TWO! Iyo clamps onto Roxie with a headlock, but Roxie powers up, only for Iyo to hold on tighter!
Louisville rallies, “We Want Mami!” as Roxie powers up and powers out this time, only for Iyo to pull hair! Iyo brings Roxie around but Roxie SLAPS her! Iyo ROCKS Roxie, chase Giulia off, but Roxie ROCKS Iyo! Roxie bumps Iyo off buckles, stomps away, then tags Giulia. Roxie sends Giulia in and she ELBOWS Iyo! Giulia sends Roxie in for an UPPERCUT! Giulia then brings Iyo to ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Giulia steps away, and that lets Roxie get a cheap shot! Roxie takes a bow while the fans boo, but Rhea runs up on her! Rhea TOSSES Roxie into the ring! The fans fire up as Rhea DROPKICKS Roxie back out!
Giulia and Rhea want after each other but the ref stops this. Giulia gets Iyo for a NECK TWIST! Giulia whips, Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Giulia avoids the handspring! Only for Iyo to SHOTGUN Giulia down! The fans fire up and Iyo headlocks. Iyo reaches out but Roxie YANKS Rhea down! The fans boo but Giulia JAWBREAKERS free! Roxie SLAPS Rhea and laughs about it. Rhea just gets pissed! Rhea chases Roxie around the outside, but Giulia is there to CROSBODY! But Rhea catches her! Roxie DROPKICKS Rhea into the POST! But Iyo DIVES to take out Roxie! The fans fire up, but then Giulia DROPKICKS Iyo!
The ref reprimands everyone, starts a ring count, and the fans rally for Iyo & Rhea while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Roxie has Iyo with a bridging hammerlock. Iyo endures and the fans rally up. Iyo fights to her feet, fires elbows, then hits a FLYING-MARE! Both women are down, the fans fire up more, but Roxie grabs Iyo’s legs! Iyo BOOTS her away, Giulia runs in but Iyo TOSSES her out! Hot tag to Rhea! Rhea rallies on Roxie, whips, but Roxie reverses! Rhea reverses back to wrench and HOOK KCIK! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up with Rhea and she reels Roxie in! Canadian Rack, and RAZOR’S EDGE! Then a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Roxie shows the toughness of a former NXT Women’s Champion but Rhea just stalks her.
Rhea hauls Roxie up, bumps her off buckles, but Roxie BOOTS her back! Roxie BOOTS Rhea down, then goes up, up, and LION- NO, Rhea gets under her for an Electric Chair Lift! Rhea SMACKS Roxie off buckles, then hoists her up there. Rhea climbs, positions herself just right, and has the Canadian Rack again! The fans fire up but Roxie fights free! Roxie ROCKS Rhea, goes up, and SUPER STEINERS! Cover, TWO!! Rhea shows her own championship grit, but Roxie tags Giulia! Roxie DROPKICKS Iyo off the apron while Giulia HEADBUTTS Rhea! Roxie SUPERKICKS Rhea, then Giulia reels Rhea in! Tag to Roxie and Giulia snap suplexes!
Roxie goes up, up, LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Rhea but Roxie rains down fists! Rhea pushes Roxie away, but Roxie hurries to clamp on with a SLEEPER! Rhea rises as the fans rally, but Roxie THROWS Rhea down! Rhea goes to a corner, Roxie runs up and UPPERCUTS! Roxie rolls and returns, but Rhea picks her up, ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Rhea and Roxie crawl, hot tags to Giulia and Iyo! The fans fire up as Iyo dodges to SHOTEI! Iyo whips, Giulia reverses, but Iyo goes up and out! Iyo blocks a boot, ROCKS Giulia then goes up top! MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Iyo kips up!
Iyo is ready to run wild and the fans are with her! But Roxie is back in, only for Iyo to dodge! Rhea scoops Roxie but Roxie TORNADO DDTS! Iyo SHOTGUNS Roxie! Giulia reels Iyo in for a cradle, TWO!! Giulia drags Iyo up, hammerlock and scoop, GLORIOUS- NO, Iyo slips free to waistlock! Giulia switches, Iyo victory rolls, STOMP 182! The fans fire up and Iyo hurries to put Giulia in the drop zone! Iyo steps on Giulia and goes up the corner! The fans fire up for OVER THE MOONSAULT!! Cover, Roxie breaks it! The fans boo but Roxie whips, Iyo reverses, Roxie tilt-o-whirls, but Iyo fights the leg sweep! Iyo hooks Roxie up but Roxie powers out!
Rhea is back, and she gives Iyo a boost! Roxie dodges, the SHOTGUN hits Giulia! Roxie SOBATS Rhea, runs up, POP- NO, Rhea pops out the back! MISSILE DROPKICK from Iyo! Roxie tumbles out, Iyo wants a high-ten. Rhea gives Iyo the high-ten, and then Rhea signals she’ll lift Iyo up! The fans fire up, but Giulia TRIPS Rhea first! Roxie runs up, Iyo BOOTS her, but Giulia is right up top! Giulia underhooks the arms, and she gives Iyo a SUPER DUPER BUTTERFLY PLEX!! Giulia roars, brings Iyo around, scoop and NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Cover, RHEA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, but Roxie DROPKICKS Rhea!
Rhea EDDY GORDO KICKS Roxie in return! Giulia KNEES Rhea down! Giulia then focuses on Iyo, but Iyo wrenches her! Iyo underhooks, TIGER BACKBREAKER! Iyo then fires up and the fans are with her! SHINKAN- NO, Giulia puts her on the apron! Iyo ROCKS Giulia, climbs up, and Rhea sneaks a tag. Iyo leaps, Giulia dodges, Rhea reels Giulia in. But then Roxie is up top, so Rhea shoves Giulia forward, the CROSSBODY hits Giulia instead of Iyo! Roxie is stunned, Rhea smirks, and Iyo BUZZSAWS Roxie! Rhea drags Giulia up, HEADBUTTS her, and hits a RIPTIDE!! Cover, Rhea & Iyo win!!
Winners: Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley, by pinfall
The Eradicator had the champion’s back and vice-versa, and the top two women on Raw win out! But at the same time, Rhea still wants to be a champion herself. Will Mami get back on top soon enough? Or will the Genius be ready for that rematch, too?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here to not just follow Backlash but to turn the corner towards Saturday Night’s Main Event. Great promo segment from CM Punk and Seth Rollins to open, and it naturally brought out Sami Zayn and Jey Uso for a brawl. This gives us a good set-up for Punk & Sami VS Rollins & Bron at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Jey and Gunther had a good promo together, with Jey getting fired up again because he knows Gunther is again underestimating him. And while I expected Logan Paul bringing another sucker punch, Rollins sending Bron after Jey is just as good. Though I feel bad Kaiser’s interview was no longer an interview but just a way to give us Bron’s attack.
Obviously Rollins won’t give up on the world title so easily, so he’s just trying to soften Jey up to make it easier to take that title, but it might backfire if Logan or Gunther gets the title first. Well, hopefully not Logan but I’m not sure Gunther would either. Great promo from Becky to talk down to not just Lyra but the fans. While blaming fans is a cliche Heel trope, seeing how John Cena did it and now Becky is doing it in a similar way, it still works. And her saying Lyra went to the hospital plants seeds of an injury angle as I was expecting on Saturday, so I wouldn’t mind seeing something where Becky and Bayley fight not just for their own grudge but for one more chance at the title.
Great promo from Rusev to once again frame what he’s doing as if it is a noble mission, but it would be something if someone came around to see things the way Rusev does. Tozawa wanting after Rusev and Pearce saying not yet is good stuff, Pearce is being a responsible boss by not letting Tozawa go right into a one-sided fight. Sheamus wanting his match with Waller “as intended” is also good stuff, and it’ll give Theory a chance to return the favor by being mostly unbothered like Waller was last week. The A-Town Down Under break-up has been on far too slow a burn, it needs to happen now as Rollins’ faction is rising up and we get into MITB season.
Penta VS Gable was a great match that also tied well into the Judgment Day story. Great win for Penta, and it might establish that Gable can’t win unless he’s El Grande Americano and therefore able to load the mask with plates. Penta getting his revenge on Judgment Day while also helping Styles win was good stuff, too. I wonder if Styles and Penta team up against Judgment Day for just a moment, before “El Grande” obviously gets involved and gets a 1v1 match with Penta. There’s also going to be Money in the Bank qualifiers soon, so maybe we see Penta and “El Grande” get in on that while also feuding with each other. Also, hilarious bit with JD teaching Dom about time zones.
Great tag team match of War Raiders VS Creed Brothers with New Day on commentary. New Day of course cost the Raiders since they don’t want another rematch with them, but I feel like helping the Creeds will backfire in that the Creeds will be just as hard to beat in a tag match. And then great promos from the women in tonight’s main event. A little surprised we didn’t get a Rhea one, unless I somehow missed it. But that was also a great main event tag, great win for Iyo and Rhea as a duo, and Iyo VS Rhea feels like a clear choice for the next title match. Nothing in the women’s division has been set up for SNME, so maybe that’s where we’ll get Iyo VS Rhea.
My Score: 8.8/10
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