Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (6/16/23)
Tag Team Turmoil!
The ENTIRE SmackDown Tag Division fights for a shot!
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn have their hands full, so SmackDown is taking care of figuring out who their next challengers are in a Tag Team Gauntlet!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet: Pretty Deadly wins and will challenge Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn for the titles.
- Zelina Vega VS Iyo Sky w/ Bayley; Vega wins.
- Mixed Tag: AJ Styles & Mia Yim VS Karrion Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux; Kross & Scarlett win.
- LA Knight VS Santos Escobar w/ Rey Mysterio; Knight wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Backstage interview with The Bloodline.
Kayla Braxton is there as the SUV pulls up and hopes to get some answers. Solo Sikoa opens the door for Roman Reigns, and Kayla asks for an update on Jey. Roman tells Heyman his “girlfriend” is here so she asks Heyman about Jey Usos’ status. Heyman huffs and puffs and heads off, will we just have to wait and see what is happening with Jey and the Bloodline?
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet!
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn are ready to defend their tag titles wherever, so it’s time for the SmackDown Tag Division to step up! Only one of these six teams is making it outta here with the golden tickets, who will be ready to fight the Prizefighter & Great Liberator?
The Street Profits make their entrance, but it would seem all teams are already ringside to spring in at a moment’s notice! So who are Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins up against? The Brawling Brutes, Sheamus & Ridge Holland!
The Street Profits VS Sheamus & Ridge Holland!
The teams sort out, Ford starts against the Celtic Warrior and they tie up. Sheamus hits a headlock takeover but Ford headscissors. Sheamus kips free but Ford headlocks. Sheamus blocks the takeover, powers up and out, then runs Ford over! Fans rally, Sheamus runs but Ford hurdles and DROPKICKS! Fans fire up with Ford but Pretty Deadly sarcastically applaud. Sheamus rushes Ford, waistlocks to back suplex but Ford lands on his feet! Ford CHOPS, but Sheamus just brushes it off. Ford runs, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Tag to Ridge and he drags Ford up. Ford throws body shots but Ridge knees low.
Ridge reels Ford in, to SWING him by the facelock! Ridge then HALF HATCH suplexes Ford away! Ridge drags Ford up, but Ford throws hands! Ford ROCKS Ridge, CHOPS him, and swings again, but into a back suplex! Ford lands on his feet again, ridge blocks a kick and flips ford, but Ford lands on his feet again! ENZIGURI! Both men crawl, hot tag to Dawkins! Dawkins rallies on Ridge, DECKS Sheamus for good measure, but Ridge ROCKS Dawkins! Ridge whips, Dawkins hurdles and FLYING ELBOWS! Ridge goes to a corner and fans fire up, Dawkins hits the CYCLONE SPLASH! And ENZIGURI!
Dawkins underhooks, Ridge wrenches out but Dawkins ducks the lariat to ROCK Ridge! Ridge HEADBUTTS back! Both men wobble, Sheamus tags in! Dawkins whips Ridge but Ridge reverses. Dawkins hurdles, into a BROGUE!! Cover, The Brawling Brutes ELIMINATE the Profits! Next up: the GOOD BROTHERS!
Sheamus & Ridge Holland VS The Good Brothers!
Luke Gallows gets in to CLOBBER Sheamus! Gallows fires off on Sheamus, bumps him off buckles, then tags Karl Anderson. They get Sheamus up, NECKBREAKER BACK SUPLEX COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and fans fire up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Sheamus fights up to throw hands. Gallows knees low, shoves him away, but Sheamus elbows back! Sheamus throws elbows on Gallows and Anderson, but Gallows BOOTS Sheamus! Fireman’s carry, SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Gallows sits Sheamus up to ELBOW him in the head! Tag to Anderson and the Good Brothers mug the Fella. Karl fishhooks Sheamus’ face, he lets off as the ref counts, and Anderson soaks up the heat. Karl sits Sheamus up but Sheamus throws body shots! And haymakers! But Karl ROCKS Sheamus with forearms! Cover, TWO! Karl keeps on Sheamus, and tags in Gallows.
The ref counts as the Good Brothers mug Sheamus. Sheamus fights back again but Gallows ROCKS him! Gallows suplexes Sheamus, then clamps on with a chinlock. Hit Row likes that as Gallows grinds Sheamus down. Sheamus endures, fans rally up, and Sheamus fights up to power out. But Gallows kicks back! Gallows runs, but into a POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tag to the Machine Gun! Karl PUNTS Sheamus, DECKS Ridge, then soaks up the heat. Karl runs in, but into a BROGUE!!! Cover, The Brawling Brutes ELIMINATE the Good Brothers! But now, the LWO are in!
Sheamus & Ridge Holland VS The Latino World Order!
Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde DOUBLE DROPKICK Sheamus outta the ring! They spell it out, then run to DOUBLE TOPE CONJILO! Down go the Brutes at the ramp and the fans fire up! The LWO get Sheamus in, then Wilde goes up top. MISSILE DROPKICK! Down goes Sheamus and Pretty Deadly loves it! Tag to Cruz and Wilde positions Sheamus. Cruz goes up to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and fans fire up again! Cruz tags Wilde back in then he tags Cruz. The LWO get Sheamus up but he fights their suplex off. Sheamus ROCKS Cruz, TOSSES Wilde, then CLOBBERS Cruz!
Tag to Ridge! Cruz springboards, into a BROGUE!! Ridge drags Cruz up but has to catch Wilde first! OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Ridge gets Cruz up, CLIFFHANGER DDT!! Cover, the Brutes ELIMINATE the LWO! But “Hit~ Row~” jump in!
Sheamus & Ridge Holland VS Hit Row!
Adonis rushes Ridge but gets TOSSED! And Sheamus BROGUES Top Dolla!! Ridge covers, the Brutes ELIMINATE Hit Row!! That was quick and “YES BOY~!” The only team left is Elton Prince & Kit Wilson! They want a timeout but there’s no timeouts in wrestling! But SmackDown is going to break, so…
SmackDown returns and Ridge fights back against Elton Prince! Ridge throws heavy body shots, then facelocks, but Elton wrenches out to WRING that arm! Elton drags Ridge up, RAMS him into the corner, and tag to Kit. Kit runs in to UPPERCUT Ridge! Kit brings Ridge around to turn and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kit rains down fists on Ridge and Sami & Kevin are taking notes. Fans boo as Kit points to Elton and tags him in. They mug Ridge, then Elton fires off body shots on Ridge. Elton fires point blank lariats, but then lets off, only for Ridge to fire off forearms in return! Ridge whips corner to corner, but Elton reverses!
Ridge bounces off buckles hard, and Elton looms over him. Fans rally for the Brutes but Elton drags Ridge up. Elton reels Ridge in but Ridge is too much to lift! Elton CLUBS away on Ridge’s back until he’s down on the mat! Fans boo but Elton runs, to drop an elbow! Cover, TWO! Elton wraps on a chinlock but Ridge endures. Fans rally but Elton thrashes Ridge around! Ridge sputters and fades but Sheamus rallies with the fans. Ridge gets a second wind, fights up to his feet, and he throws elbows. Ridge fireman’s carries but Elton slips free to CHOP BLOCK! Elton drags Ridge up and tags in Kit.
Pretty Deadly bring Ridge around, work together, but Ridge is still too much to lift! Ridge lifts Pretty Deadly instead! And DOUBLE BACK DROPS! Fans fire up and Ridge crawls for his corner! Pretty Deadly hurry after, but Ridge tags in Sheamus! Sheamus rallies on Pretty Deadly with clotheslines corner to corner! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER for Kit! IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER for Elton! Fireman’s carry for Kit, to a ROLLING SENTON! Sheamus scoops Elton to SLAM him on Kit! Fans fire up and Sheamus goes to the corner. The fans chant along as Sheamus beats his chest! But Kit dodges the Brogue!
Kit kicks low, reels Sheamus in, but no Twist of Fate! Sheamus ALABAMA SLAMS! Cover, Elton breaks it! But Ridge POUNCES Elton outta the ring! Ridge pursues, but Elton sends him into steel steps! Sheamus drags Kit up, Elton RAMS Ridge into the steps again! Kit drops under, scurries away to the outside, but Sheamus grins. Fans fire up as Sheamus puts Kit on the ropes! But Elton gets up there, only for Sheamus to add him to the pile! DOUBLE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! Sheamus goes all the way to TEN on Elton, but keeps going on Kit for a total of THIRTY ONE?!? Sheamus then hoists Kit up in a crucifix!
But Elton reaches out to tag! Sheamus still hits the CELTIC CROSS!! Cover on Kit but it won’t count! Elton SUPER LEG DROPS!! Cover, Pretty Deadly win!!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships)
2023 just became a #YesBoy Summer! When SmackDown arrives in London in two weeks, will it be a golden homecoming for Elton & Kit? Or will Kevin & Sami continue to be the reigning, defending, undisputed tag team champions?
SmackDown returns and Pretty Deadly is still celebrating.
But then here comes KEVIN & SAMI! The celebrating stops for Elton & Kit but the fans cheer on the tag team champions! Sami thanks the fans for singing his song, and says there needs to be congratulations in order to Pretty Deadly. The fans boo instead, but Sami admits, he didn’t think Pretty Deadly would win. In fact, no one expected them to win. And yet they did. However, they won about five minutes ago, still celebrating, so they’ve overstayed their welcome by about… five minutes. And so Sami speaks for everyone when he says, “Maybe just get the hell outta here already.” Fans cheer that!
Elton says wow, that’s really cute. Thanks for that. But Elton has a question. They just beat five teams and are their hair is still dryer and cleaner than that mess of a man in Sami Zayn. What is that? How dare Sami & Kevin come out to interrupt Pretty Deadly? #YESBOY! The Killer Queens! #YESBOY! The Dandy Highwaymen! #YESBOY! And the two tastiest snacks here int he WWE! But to cut to the chase, they’re out here five minutes too long? Well when they become the NEW Tag Team Champions, they will stay out and celebrate for EEEEEEVEN longer! And then even longer! And everyone can celebrate with them as they go EEEEEVEN longer!
And just when you think it’s gonna end, they’ll celebrate EEEEVEN longer! Aha! Fans boo and Kevin sighs. Sami asks if he’s hearing this. Oh, yeah. Just wanted to be sure, cuz the way Kevin’s been blowing up lately, this isn’t bothering him even a little? Well, Sami tells him to stay calm so he’s staying calm. But looking at them, hearing them, listening to them, it makes Kevin wanna go in there and punch them in their stupid faces! Fans like that, too! Sami says that’s fine, because he agrees, they should do it. They rush the ring, Pretty Deadly runs away! Fans cheer Kevin & Sami, will there be no running when SmackDown’s in the UK?
The Bloodline sits in the private suite.
Paul Heyman is shaking nervously as he asks The Tribal Chief if he’s spoken with Jey. Roman chuckles and says no. Wise Man. Yes, My Tribal Chief? Who is the Tribal Chief? Roman is! Exactly. When Jey is Tribal Chief, people will reach out to him. But Roman is still The Tribal Chief, so Jey should be reaching out to Roman. Heyman says that is very wise of Roman. Roman asks if Heyman talked to Jey. No, not since last Friday when Jimmy superkick’d Jey. Roman tells Heyman that this isn’t a question, he is telling Heyman to go talk to Jey. Heyman says yes, and hurries out of the room. Will the Special Counsel be able to reach the Right Hand Man?
Zelina Vega VS Iyo Sky w/ Bayley!
La Muneca is heading to the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, but so are the Evil Genius and the Role Model. Will Sky take control on behalf of Damage Control? Or will Zelina win some redemption for the LWO?
SmackDown returns and Zelina makes her entrance. The bell rings and Zelina offers a handshake. Sky SLAPS Zelina instead! Fans boo but Zelina comes back to THESZ PRESS! Iyo gets away, trips Zelina, covers, ONE! Zelina trips and covers, ONE! Things speed up, Zelina tilt-o-whirls and RANAS but Sky handsprings through! Sky comes back to DROPKICK Zelina down! Sky rains down fists on Zelina, then drags her up. Bayley says “That’s the best right there!” But Zelina ROCKS Sky! Sky BOOTS Zelina away, climbs up and stands on Zelina’s hand on the ropes! Then STOMPS Zelina down! Sky drags Zelina in to then HANGING STRAITJACKET!
The ref counts, Sky sits up and brings Zelina around to then AX HANDLE Zelina down! Bayley cheers while Sky hammerlocks Zelina. Zelina reaches for ropes but Sky keeps her back. Sky spins Zelina around, scoops, but Zelina slips free to roll Sky! ONE, so Zelina KICKS Sky down! Zelina CLUBS Sky, runs, but Bayley stands in the way! Fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Sky rushes up! Zelina switches with Sky and Sky almost runs into Bayley! Bayley hops down and Zelina waistlocks, but Sky switches! Now Bayley is distracting from Sky’s pin! TWO!! Sky gets mad at Bayley for messing up the distraction!
Zelina runs in to 619!! Direct hit and Zelina stacks Sky, Zelina wins!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall
Bayley is furious, but she should be mad at herself for costing her own teammate! Will DMG CTRL have better teamwork in the ladder match? Or will it all break down into every woman for herself?
Bianca Belair visits Adam Pearce’s office.
The EST tells him that he was gonna figure this out, so where’s her rematch? Pearce says he gave her his word, and he promises that management is talking it out. But he has no answer tonight. So he just wants her to be patient? No, no, she went about this the right way. So now, right or wrong, she’s doing this her way. Bianca heads out, what does she have planned for the now WWE Women’s Championship?
DMG CTRL regroups backstage.
Bayley says Zelina doesn’t have the advantage, it won’t matter. Sky is still upset, and she asks if Bayley doesn’t trust her to win on her own. Bayley does trust Sky! But in the MITB ladder match, it’s every woman for herself so- Shotzi walks over. It sure wasn’t every woman for herself when they cost Shotzi a spot in the match. Oh who cares?! She’s not on DMG CTRL’s level, she doesn’t belong in the match! Then why not put your spot on the line against Shotzi? Bayley laughs that off. But then Sky says Bayley accepts! Great! Shotzi will go talk with Pearce and make it official. What was that for? Sky says she’s “just trying to help.”
SmackDown presents an all-new Grayson Waller Effect.
The Dynamite from Down Under, the Moment Maker, the Aussie Icon gets his long introduction before the spotlight shines on him in the ring. Waller says just when you thought the GWE couldn’t get any bigger, they’re gonna break the internet. His guest tonight isn’t just a game changer, but a living legend, an elite athlete, and an absolute star. So get on your feet and welcome the FOURTEEN TIME Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair! Fans cheer and “WOO~” as the Queen makes her entrance. Charlotte then joins Waller in the ring and he has to snap himself out of it. Waller says, “Wow. Wow. I gotta be honest, it is great having you on the show tonight.”
Fans “WOO~!” and Waller has no idea how bad he wants to woo. But let’s get to it. In two weeks, SmackDown in London, Charlotte faces Asuka for the WWE Women’s Championship. When Waller thinks Charlotte VS Asuka, he of course thinks of classic, historic matches. Like when Charlotte ended Asuka’s undefeated streak. But devil’s advocate, this isn’t the same Asuka from the past. Fans “WOO~!” and Charlotte says okay. Hit her with the question. Oh, right, he got distracted. But then, will she become a FIFTEEN time champion? Fifteen time, then sixteen time? But if we’re talking numbers, Charlotte has Asuka’s number. And so go ahead, woo.
Oh oh okay okay. WOO~! But wait! Here comes Bianca! Is this what she meant about taking things into her own hands? Bianca goes down the ramp and to the ring. Bianca then gets a mic while Charlotte waves hi. Bianca tells Charlotte that with all due respect, someone has to explain to Bianca how things work around here. See, Bianca lost her title, was told she would get a rematch, didn’t get one, and then Charlotte walks in and just calls her shot and gets what she wants. Is Bianca trippin’ or is she trippin’? Charlotte mulls that question over, then stands up to step to Bianca. Fans duel between “WOO~” and “EST!”
Charlotte says hello, Ms. EST. With all due respect, yes, Charlotte walked in, called her shot, and got it. But she didn’t write the rules, nor did she politic to change them. So no, she’s not gonna apologize. The line starts and ends with Charlotte. Bianca smiles through that and Charlotte says that while she lost at WrestleMania to Rhea Ripley, Charlotte hasn’t gotten her rematch, either. So aren’t they both owed something? Bianca says okay, that’s fair. But Bianca did things the right way. She lost and then stayed. She stayed and tried to do it the right way. Bianca isn’t understanding. She didn’t go and hide for three months.
But maybe that doesn’t account for anything. Maybe Bianca should take things into her own hands, too. Charlotte asks if Bianca thinks she ran away. She might’ve stepped away, but if anyone knows anything about defeat… Charlotte has beaten the best, lost to the best, and always picked herself up every time, for fourteen times. She is a champion with or without a title. is Bianca a champion with or without a title? Bianca says first off, she is the longEST reigning Women’s Champion of the modern era. Fans cheer that! And y’know what else? Bianca didn’t have to do it 14 times, so put some respect on her name!
Fans cheer more as Bianca tells Charlottes she can say whatever she needs to in order to make herself feel better, or sit and recount all the things she’s done. Bianca could do that, too, but the past is the past. The future is that since Bianca didn’t get her rematch, best believe she’ll be ringside for that match of Charlotte VS Asuka. Bianca is done being patient, she is doing playing around. No matter who wins, Bianca will step in the ring, look that champion face to face, and call her shot. Because that title is coming back to her! Bianca drops the mic and heads out. Waller is liking where this is going, but will Charlotte like what’s coming?
Heyman finds Jey Uso.
And he apologizes to Jey. He is sorry that he told him the truth last week. That he was right last week. That Jimmy kicked him in the face last week and cost Jey the US Championship. Now Jey knows it was intentional. Jimmy has the most accurate kick, next to Jey’s, in the entire WWE. Jimmy meant to hit Roman Reigns, and he meant it when he hit Jey. The jealousy, envy, to embarrass and humiliate his own twin brother in front of the entire world! Jey does not deserve that. And for that, Heyman is sorry. Jey tells Heyman he’s sorry, too. Jey’s sorry that if he’s in, Heyman’s still out. Heyman smirks and nods, but is Jey still in?
Mixed Tag: AJ Styles & Mia Yim VS Karrion Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux!
The Phenomenal One has been marked by the tarot cards, but he doesn’t believe in that stuff. He believes in handling business with actions, not smoke ‘n’ mirrors. Will he and #Michin handle Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday? Or will time run out on The OC?
SmackDown returns as Kross & Scarlett make their entrance. The teams sort out and the men start. Styles fires off a Phenomenal Blitz on Kross! LARIAT, to SLIDING FOREARM! Fans fire up and Styles tags in Mia. He gives Mia a boost to TORNADO DDT Kross! Scarlett sneaks in but Mia sees her coming. Mia chases Scarlett but Scarlett throat chops her! Scarlett hooks Mia in, SIDEWINDER! Cover, TWO! Scarlett is frustrated but she brings Mia up. Mia throws forearms and CHOPS! Mia KICKS and KICKS and HEEL KICKS! Scarlett staggers, and Mia GERMAN SUPLEXES her! Kross tags in but Styles runs up!
Styles feeds Kross to a SOBAT and PELE from Mia, then ENZIGURIS Kross! Mia runs but Scarlett dumps her out! Styles reels Kross in, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, but Mia drags Styles off by his hair! Fans boo as Scarlett seems to flirt with Styles, but he takes his gloves off to show her, “I’m married, b*tch.” So she SLAPS him! The ref reprimands, but Mia drags Scarlett out! Mia runs in, DOUBLE FACEBUSTER! But Kross gets Styles in the KROSSJACKET!! Styles flails, reaches out, but Kross ripcords to KROSSHAMMER! And then pump handle and scoop, for a SWINGING FACEBUSTER! Cover, Kross & Scarlett win!
Winners: Karrion Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux, by pinfall
The apocalypse strikes again and Kross waves bye to Styles. Will Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday take over SmackDown by any means necessary?
Heyman returns to Roman and Solo.
Roman asks Heyman, “Well?” Heyman shakes his head. Roman sighs. Roman then thinks, and Heyman tentatively tells him to not do what he’s thinking of doing. Roman frowns, Solo steps forward, and Heyman hurries away. Solo asks if Roman needs him to handle this. Roman tells Solo easy now. There’s still plenty of time. “Whatever you say, My Tribal Chief.” Roman seems to be giving Jey until the end of the night, but will he come to regret it?
Backstage interview with Cameron Grimes.
The Carolina Caveman thanks Kayla for having him, and she says he has been making quite the impression on his short time here. How does he feel like he’s adjusted? Grimes says he’s been having fun- BUT BARON CORBIN ATTACKS! Corbin tosses Grimes around and asks if he’s having fun now! Grimes got lucky, but his luck’s just run out. The Lone Wolf leaves Grimes down on the ground, is he going to bring about an End of Days for Grimes?
Rey Mysterio is here!
The King of Lucha Libre is in Kentucky and fans cheer as he goes to the ring. Rey shows off the LWO shirt and gets the mic. He asks Kentucky what’s good, and says he has had many accomplishments in his career that he is proud of. But there is one thing he is truly proud of, and that is reforming the LWO! Fans cheer that, and Rey continues to say that the person he is about to introduce represents the essence of the LWO. And have no doubt that this man can become the next Mr. Money in the Bank! It is El Emperor, Santos Escobar! Santos makes his entrance now, and he says timing is everything.
Santos has worked hard, made a lot of sacrifices, but now he has the opportunity of a lifetime. Fans cheer that, too. Santos says he is going to compete for the MITB briefcase! And Rey, Santos needs to tell him something. Thank you for believing in him. And he loves you, Rey. They hug it out and fans cheer. Santos says Rey inspired him, and he is now fighting for Rey, for his family, for LA RAZA! And for anyone and everyone in the WWE Universe who has a dream. But wait, here comes LA Knight. The Mega Star goes right down to the ring and he offers a handshake to Rey. But then SHOVES him!
Santos and Knight brawl, and Santos CLOBBERS Knight! Then DROPKICKS him onto ropes! Fans fire up, Rey dials it up, but Knight bails out! The Mega Star still has a match with the Emperor, will he be able to get a leg up before MITB?
LA Knight VS Santos Escobar w/ Rey Mysterio!
SmackDown returns and the match is underway. Knight grinds Santos with a chinlock and fans rally and duel. Santos fights up, throws body shots and elbows, but Knight knees low to whip. Santos ducks ‘n’ dodges and FLYING FOREARMS! And then again! Fans are torn as Knight staggers up into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Santos has Knight in a corner, runs in, but is put on the apron. Knight turns around into a GAMANGIRI! Santos climbs, leaps, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Knight crawls to a corner but Santos spells it out before running in, DOUBLE KNEE! Knight staggers into a fireman’s carry!
Knight fights free, shoves and scoops to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up as LA Knight spells it out now, ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Knight is annoyed but the count was fair. Knight drags Santos up, whips, but Santos KICKS back! Santos runs in, goes up, and Knight staggers around. Knight blocks the victory roll and holds ropes! TWO and Santos has the roll-up, Santos wins!!
Winner: Santo Escobar, by pinfall
Fans are torn again but Knight fails to snatch this one away. So he CLOBBERS Santos as a sore loser! Fans are torn again, but the ref reprimands. Rey rushes in and he runs Knight off! Knight says Rey can’t protect his boy forever. Will Knight make himself the Mega Star in the Bank?
Jey Uso heads to gorilla.
But then he crosses paths with Sami. Sami looks Jey in the eyes, and nods. Sami heads out and Jey continues on. Does this mean Sami knows what Jey is going to do?
The Bloodline heads to the ring.
That is to say, Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa & Paul Heyman go to the ring. Roman wears the brand new Undisputed Universal Championship belt while Heyman still carries the old belts. Roman’s reign will now tie Pedro Morales next week, as he has no challenger to take the title from him. The new belt is raised for the pyro, and then the Bloodline continues down to the ring. Roman holds up the new belt again for more pyro. Fans are torn as Roman walks around showing off the new belt, and we will see Jey’s decision, after the break.
SmackDown returns once more and Heyman hands the mic to Roman. Roman then says, “Lexington, Kentucky…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Fans are torn but plenty throw up the ones. And here comes Jey! Roman nods, liking that this is right on cue. Roman calms Solo down and Jey goes to the ring. Jey gets a mic of his own, fans chant for “USO! USO!” and Roman smirks. Roman says, “I know what they want. They want answers, Jey. So what’s it gon’ be? Are you in? Or are you out?” Jey paces, thinks about it, and says… “You tell me, Uce. Hey, it’s either gon’ be him, or it’s me.” Jey is still making Heyman part of the deal.
Roman says, “Aight, listen. When you’re Tribal Chief, you can pick anyone you want to be to be your Wise Man. This is my Wise Man. He’s not the Bloodline’s Wise Man’s, he’s not Jey’s Wise Man, he’s not Jimmy’s Wise Man. No, he’s my Wise Man. He’s here to help me as I lead.” Heyman smiles as Roman says that is what Jey doesn’t understand. Roman was meant just to get them to the Promised Land. It’s Jey’s job to keep them here. Jey is meant to keep the Bloodline at the top of the mountain! The Wise Man said they’d start grooming Jey, but no no no. They’ve been doing that for over three years now! Three YEARS of hard work and equity!
Why does Jey think he’s the Right Hand Man? Why does Jey think he’s in the position he’s in right now as Main Event Jey Uso? Heyman is starting to look worried. Roman says Jey is meant to lead them! “Just not yet.” So the problem isn’t Heyman, and the problem isn’t Jey. The problem is Jimmy. Jey paces in frustration and Roman says he knows, they’ve been together their whole lives, twins are inseparable. But that’s the problem. Jey has to understand, but wait! Jimmy’s here! He has his own mic and he says the problem isn’t Jey’s brother. The problem is their cousin. Let’s get to it, Uce! Roman says he’s a leader grooming Jey, but in reality, he’s USING Jey!
Jimmy wants Jey to look at him. Does Jey believe the garbage coming outta Roman’s mouth? Does Jey believe all this over Jimmy? Fans rally for the Usos but Roman laughs it off. “Listen to ’em! They weren’t doing this ten years ago! Hell, it took ten years just to get y’all in WrestleMania. And since y’all’ve been with me, we’ve main evented every single one!” Jimmy is an anchor, Roman is wings! Roman lifts Jey up, Jimmy drags Jey down! Jey has a future in front of him, just as Roman said. Next in line! Successor! Tribal Chief! But he can’t be a chief and a twin at the same time. Fans boo that as Jey is conflicted.
But go ahead, let him plead, beg, give that brother love speech. But Roman could put on a mask, too. The reality is… Well, actually, Roman has the Wise Man join in. When they named Jey the “Right Hand Man,” who was the only one who had a problem with it? Heyman is reluctant to share this information, but Roman tells him to. Heyman points to Jimmy. Yeah, it wasn’t Heyman, because “Right Hand Man” was Heyman’s idea. Heyman apologizes for having to reveal this, and Jey looks at Jimmy differently now. Jimmy can’t look at Jey now, but the fans still cheer the Usos on. Jey asks Jimmy if this is all true.
Jey tells Jimmy to look at him now and tell him the truth. Jimmy says yeah, it’s true. Jey is upset but Roman smiles. Jey paces, and he tries to get this right. So this whole time, Jimmy’s been doubting Jey? No, he just- NO! NO! Jey says he expects that from Roman, but not Jimmy! But let’s guess! It’s cuz Jimmy knows what is best for both of them, right? The big brother, right? “Listen to your older brother, Joshua! That’s your older brother, Joshua!” That’s all Jey heard growing up! Jey says y’know what? The Usos have been competing against Roman, but in reality, Jey’s just been keeping up with Jimmy!
“Mr. Prom King” Jimmy! Mr. Player of the Year, Mr. Most Likely to Succeed! Hey, hey, hey! Guess what? There was a blessing in disguise. When Jimmy got hurt, Jey stepped up! Jey main evented SmackDown and PPVs and even WrestleMania! Y’know why? Cuz Jey’s the Right Hand Man! The Main Event! And all cuz of ROMAN! Roman nods but fans boo. Jey says, “Guess what? YOU OUT!” Fans boo and Roman laughs. Jey then says, “And I’m out, too!” SUPERKICK TO ROMAN!!! Heyman is floored, too!! The entire arena is thunderous and Solo is shocked! Jey dodges Solo, Jimmy SUPERKICKS! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!
Solo falls outta the ring and the fans are electric as the Usos stand together! Heyman is so shocked he gets out of the ring, head in his hands! Roman gets up in a rage and can’t believe what they’re doing! But then the Usos DOUBLE SUPERKICK him!! The Usos stand tall, fingers to they sky, because THEY the ones! Will the Usos sink what is left of the Island of Relevancy?
My Thoughts:
This was a really good SmackDown, but with an awesome ending. The Bloodline story continues to be award winning caliber, with tonight being the long awaited moment where Jey finally stands up to Roman. It was built up well during the show tonight, and what a way to end it. The drama made about the Usos disagreeing, but Jey still choosing Jimmy was a great swerve. Everything The Usos have been through together means much more to them than what Roman’s put them through, this is naturally the right choice. Now all we need is Usos VS Roman & Solo, and then Solo sees the truth and leaves Roman all alone.
As for the rest of the night, the best match was the opener and then everything went down from there. The gauntlet ending up six teams instead of five was a surprise, but I suppose fair since all the teams should have a fair chance. But at the same time, Hit Row was in there literally as extra bodies to add to what Sheamus & Ridge did by starting the match and making it to the end. But I figured Pretty Deadly would win, and of course it was as the very last team. Great bit from Kevin & Sami with Pretty Deadly, and having their match on SmackDown rather than MITB is an interesting move, but I suppose it’s so MITB has more time for the ladder matches.
Similarly, that’s perhaps why we’re getting the WWE Women’s Championship on SmackDown’s go-home episode. The Grayson Waller Effect this week was alright, though I’m not sure why the timing between Grayson and Charlotte was off. I suppose he was trying to act starstruck by Charlotte. But Bianca had a good promo with Pearce and then Charlotte to call out whoever wins that title. Heck, Bianca might as well tell the winner that they’re facing off the next night as part of MITB. But then, that would set up another same-night-cash-in for Miss MITB, which has been happening almost every year. WWE might be in a bit of a pickle there.
Good stuff from the known Women’s MITB participants. Zelina beating Sky because of Bayley made sense, as the DMG CTRL break-up is most certainly happening soon. Sky putting Bayley in a match with Shotzi was a good turnaround, and maybe Sky costs Bayley “accidentally” so that Bayley is out and Shotzi is in. Either way, it feels like Sky is going to be Miss MITB and a Face given both current champions are Heels. Heck, even if Charlotte gets the title off Asuka, Charlotte can easily switch to Heel given her entitled attitude. Also Charlotte has to lose again if she wants to be 16 time like Ric, so the Women’s MITB could be a big part of that.
Of course Corbin goes after Grimes in return for last week, keeping their feud alive without matches. That said, Grimes should be having matches just so he isn’t reliant on Corbin. The Mixed Tag was good, could’ve been a bit longer just on having Styles and Kross do more, but oh well. I should’ve figured Kross & Scarlett would win to extend this feud. But then we get LA Knight VS Santos Escobar in what must have been a last minute addition. Rey introduction Santos, Santos thanking Rey, and then Knight going after Rey all felt rushed and therefore awkward. But whatever, Santos wins for momentum but Knight gets the better of him. Fans really love Knight, he was being cheered as the Face rather than the Heel, who knows how fans will react if he doesn’t win MITB.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
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Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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