Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (6/23/23)
Bloodline: Civil War!
What will Roman Reigns do without the Usos?
The Usos shocked the WWE when they finally defied Roman Reigns! But now, a battle is coming at Money in the Bank, who is ready for the civil war?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Rey Mysterio VS LA Knight; Knight wins.
- WWE & NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship Unification: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; Ronda & Shayna win and are the Undisputed WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
- The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins.
- Charlotte Flair VS Lacey Evans; Charlotte wins.
- Solo Sikoa w/ Paul Heyman VS Sheamus; Solo wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Usos are here!
The Cajundome erupts as Jimmy & Jey make their way to the ring! The Usos get the mics, fans chant “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” and Jey says, “Ey ey! The Bloodline-” Jimmy stops him there and they both smirk. “Aight, aight, aight. The USOS are now in your city!” Jimmy is feeling good. He’s feeling real good! Yo, Jey, how you feeling? Fans chant “UCEY! UCEY!” Jey says if he’s 100 right now, they about to fight family, Uce. Family don’t do that. Family is supposed to lift each other up, get each other’s backs, and make sure from the bottom to the top, everyone’s taken care of. From day one ’til the end.
Jimmy has Jey calm down. Because to him, it sounds like Jey made the absolute perfect choice. Fans cheer that! The Usos say they love each other, and they even still love Roman Reigns. They do! For three years, they were in the trenches together, Uce. Jey did anything Roman told him to do. He tells ’em jump, they jump high. He tells ’em go low, they go low. They’ll forgive him. But where Roman messed up is when he disrespected the Usos. The Usos were raised on respect. Respect is huge. It isn’t about falling in line. When they did, they became the most dominant faction in the WWE. But that was with respect.
Once Roman started showing the Usos they weren’t worth nothing, well guess what? Yo ass is stuck on the Island of Relevancy all alone! Roman and… the biggest snake of ’em all! Real talk, this ain’t even sound like Roman. But what they can’t forgive is the ones on the outside. The ones who are outside the circle. Sounding like rats. Follow the rats, they lead to snakes. And the biggest snake is that dude, Paul Heyman! For 40 YEARS, Heyman wanted to claim the utmost respect for the family. For 40 YEARS, he loved and respected them. But how could you take orders from a man that was trying to put a wedge between two brothers?
Fans cheer that, and Jey tells Heyman, “Now we gotta get all y’all. Now, we gonna go to London, and we gonna go to war with our family. A civil war in the Bloodline. So that being said, though, you’re looking at the best tag team in the game.” Jimmy says “Talk to ’em.” This for real! Y’all looking at the best tag team in the world! Ain’t no singles competition. Solo Sikoa, Roman Reigns, on July 1st in London in the O2 at Money in the Bank, it’s LOCKDOWN! Solo Sikoa, Roman Reigns, welcome to the Uso Penitentiary!! Fans are all fired up with the Usos! Will they bring down the rest of the Bloodline faction so as to rebuild from the ashes?
Rey Mysterio VS LA Knight!
Naturally, The King of Lucha Libre didn’t take kindly to the Mega Star’s disrespect last week, or that LA Knight cheated Santos Escobar in their 1v1 match. Will Rey dial it up and humble Knight? Or will LA be rolling into the UK with momentum?
SmackDown returns and Knight makes his entrance. Fans fire up with the bell and it seems the Cajundome loves LA Knight. Knight makes sure Rey hears it, then kicks and bumps Rey off buckles! Knight RAMS into Rey, and RAMS him again! Rey flounders away but Knight CHOKES him on ropes! The ref counts, Knight lets off and whips Rey corner to corner hard! Rey bounces off buckles and fans echo Knight’s “YEAH!” Knight stomps Rey, whips him, but Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges to DROPKICK Knight away! Rey storms up but Knight YANKS him onto ropes, to CHOKE him again! The ref counts, and Knight goes to the apron.
Knight KNEES Rey into the ring, then slingshots to SHOULDER TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Rey is still in this but Knight stalks Rey to ropes. Knight whips Rey, Rey KICKS Knight! Rey runs, slides under Knight and tilt-o-whirls to RANA Knight into a corner! Fans rally as Rey climbs up on Knight to rain down fists. Fans count but Knight stops things at five. Rey grabs ropes to deny the slam, and he RANAS Knight into ropes! Rey dials it up, 619! Fans fire up as Rey climbs, but Knight bails to the apron. Rey then runs to WRECK Knight with a dropkick! Rey builds speed as fans fire up, and Rey SLIDES to SPLASH! Knight sputters and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Knight whips Rey into a corner, then hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Rey is hanging tough but Knight drags him up. Knight reels Rey in, lifts, but Rey fights the bomb to RANA Knight into the corner! Rey then goes to the apron and climbs up the corner. Knight staggers up, into a SEATED SENTON! Rey keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Rey keeps cool and fires forearms. Knight shoves Rey, Rey comes back, but into a scoop and POWERSLAM! Knight sets up, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” MEGA ELBOW! Cover, TWO!
Knight is annoyed as Rey survives again, but Rey’s a Hall of Famer for a reason. “This is Awesome!” as Knight whips and Rey holds ropes. Rey elbows Knight then QUEBRADAS! Knight catches Rey, swings him, but Rey hits a DDT! Cover, TWO! Rey is frustrated but he rallies fans up. Knight staggers, Rey CLUBS him and kicks, then ENZIGURIS! Knight ends up on ropes! Rey redials, but Knight blocks the 619 this time! Knight drags Rey up and pops him to a fireman’s carry, but Rey slips free! Rey dodges, springboards, but the wheelbarrow is turned into a waistlock, BIG back suplex, but Rey lands on his feet! But Knight kicks low, B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall
The Mega Star just brought down a WWE Grand Slam Champion Hall of Famer! Knight trumps king, but then he goes after Rey’s mask! Fans boo that, but here comes Santos Escobar! The LWO’s second in command runs off Knight, will Escobar avenge this during the MITB ladder match?
Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman walk the halls.
Ridge Holland almost runs into Solo and tells him where he’s going. But then Solo hits him with a SAMOAN SPIKE!! The Enforcer tells Ridge he’s not in the mood. Heyman calls Roman Reigns, will there be consequences for this attack?
Adam Pearce and Sheamus find Ridge Holland.
Pearce has refs go get Heyman, and Sheamus tells Pearce to give him Solo! Hold on, Pearce will handle it with Heyman. Not good enough for Sheamus. Sheamus heads out, is this going to turn into Fight Night real fast?
Sheamus goes to the stage!
He knows Solo is here, “ya bleedin’ rat!” If Solo wants a fight, Sheamus will give him a fight! Get in the ring tonight and you’re in for the fight of your bleedin’ life! Will the Celtic Warrior make it so Solo can’t even go to MITB?
WWE & NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship Unification: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
While everyone else is fighting for the briefcases, the Baddest Women on the Planet and the Unholy Alliance are fighting to be THE team in the Women’s Division! Who walk out of here as the first-ever UNDISPUTED Women’s Tag Team Champions?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and only one team walks away with them all!
Raquel Rodriguez is ringside, still holding a grudge against Ronda & Shayna for what they did to her friend and tag partner, Liv Morgan. The teams sort out and Alba starts against Shayna. They tie up, but Shayna KICKS and CLUBS and SLAPS Fyre around! Fans boo but Shayna taunts Isla. But then Alba hits back! Shayna KICKS, whips, but Alba holds ropes. Alba elbows Shayna, Isla tags in, and Alba puts Shayna in the ropes for Isla to KNEE! Alba then brings Shayna around, and feeds her to the TARANTULA! SUPERKICK! Isla covers, TWO! Shayna scrambles away and Isla taunts her. Ronda has Shayna calm down, and holds out a hand.
Shayna tags Ronda, fans boo but Isla is amused. They tie up but Ronda kicks! Isla still comes back but into a SAYANAGI! And another! And another! Ronda rains down fists, talks trash, but Isla KICKS her in the face! Isla CLUBS Ronda, facelocks, but Ronda powers her back. Alba tags in, Isla feeds Ronda to a trip! Isla even drops with Ronda to taunt her. Alba spins Ronda around to ROCK her with a right! Alba gets in to cover, TWO! Alba drags Ronda up, tags Isla, and they mug Ronda. Another tag, Isla runs to BLAST Shayna and Alba GOURD BUSTERS Ronda! Isla runs in to METEORA! Cover, Shayna breaks it!
Isla ROUNDHOUSES Shayna outta the ring! Alba whips Ronda but Ronda reverses. Ronda runs in, misses in the corner and Alba KICKS the legs out! Raquel likes what she sees as Alba hoists Ronda up in an Electric Chair! But Shayna SHOVES Isla off the corner! Ronda POISON-RANAS!? Fans boo but Ronda slaps her legs into working while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Ronda has Alba down in a straitjacket leglock combo. Alba endures, fights out and fires off fists! Ronda kicks her away, blocks a kick, and trips Alba to an ANKLE LOCK! Fans boo but Ronda talks trash. Alba reaches out, crawls, but Ronda drags her from the ropes! Alba hops up, ENZIGURIS and down goes Ronda! Fans fire up as Alba and Ronda crawl. Hot tag to Shayna, she trips Alba and DECKS Isla! KNEE for Alba! Cover, TWO!! Alba survives and Shayna is upset. Shayna argues the count, but then runs in at the corner. Alba dodges, reaches for Isla but Shayna grabs a leg!
Shayna drags Alba back, but Alba kicks her away! Hot tag to Isla! The Wicked Witch rallies on the Queen of Spades and even DECKS Ronda for good measure! Shayna kicks Isla, runs, but into a ROUNDHOUSE! Isla drags Shayna up, for a SAIDO! Shayna goes to a corner, Isla runs in to GAMANGIRI! Isla shoves Shayna and goes up, to METEORA! Cover, TWO!! Shayna survives and frustrates Isla. Isla drags Shayna up, but Shayna gets around. They go to ropes, the ref counts and Shayna lets off, but with a CLUB to the back! Ronda runs up and BOOTS Isla into the KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!!! But Alba is up top! SWANTON BOMB breaks the hold!
Ronda runs in but Alba TOSSES her! And DIVES to take Ronda out! Fans fire up as Alba returns to her corner! Isla tags her in and Alba drags Shayna up! But Shayna fights free of the Gory Bomb! KIRAFUDA, but Alba RAMS her into buckles! Ronda returns to grab Isla for an ARMBAR!! Double submissions! Alba taps, Ronda & Shayna win!
Winners: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler, by submission (NEW Undisputed WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Fans boo but there’s nothing they can do as Ronda gets the mic to call out “Rrrrraquel!” Where’s Raquel going? She and Louisiana aren’t good at even one language, let alone two, but what is Raquel even doing here at all? Raquel smiles and goes to the ring. Fans cheer as Raquel gets a mic to say, “I am here, because I want a rematch for the titles that we never lost.” We? Who’s that? Shayna remembers she and Ronda tore everyone apart limb by limb. So who is “we?” LIV MORGAN IS BACK! Fans fire up as she goes right to the ring!
Liv joins Raquel as they step in, then step up to Ronda & Shayna. The undisputed champs head out, but will they be undisputed for long? Or will Rodriguez & Morgan once again be #LivingLarge?
SmackDown presents an all new Grayson Waller Effect.
The Dynamite from Down Under, the Aussie Icon, the Moment Maker is already in the ring, and the Cajundome boos. But Waller welcomes us to the hottest talk show in the WWE, and speaking of hot, he is looking for a green card. Waller is the hottest new superstar in all of the WWE, so it is fitting that tonight, his guests are the hottest tag team in the WWE! Welcome Kit Wilson & Elton Prince, Pretty Deadly! #YESBOY~! The new #1 contenders head to the ring, and the Cajundome continues to boo. Waller welcomes them, and says he “rolled out the red carpet,” as it were. Guests like them need more than just standard chairs, he has director chairs for them!
Thanks so much, Grayson. And they wanna let him know that his show is their favorite. So much better than the KO Show! So much! Fans boo but Waller says that is true. To be honest, it is nice to finally have guests with style and good manners. As we all know, Americans don’t have manners. But let’s move on to the two of them. They’ve been on SmackDown maybe two months, and yet so much success already! So much so, that next week on SmackDown from their home country of London, England, they face Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships! That’s wild!
Kit says that’s right! THEIR home! Shoutout to the Royal Family. This is big. They’re not taking it lightly, they’re taking it pretty deadly seriously. This is two men that one the main event of WrestleMania Night 1. But what annoys Pretty Deadly is that the champs aren’t giving them the same level of respect! Elton doesn’t feel like Kevin & Sami are giving Pretty Deadly their flowers. The fans chant “SHUT UP!” and that upsets Elton, but Kit keeps him calm. They do breathing exercises, “Yes boy, yes boy, yes boy.” Elton says the champs came out and were surprised Pretty Deadly were #1 contenders!
Sorry, but what’s so surprising about a team that has won WWE gold before? A team that won titles on their debut? A team that UNIFIED tag team championships before? Elton doesn’t see what is confusing or surprising there. KO & Sami can carry on, see if their giant egos can fit together into one team. But in their case, “Mi brain,” “Su brain.” They’ve been on the same page the last three years, from joining the WWE to today, and will be for the next ten years when they’re running the tag division! Fans boo but Waller does bring up something. This is a very honest show, so he has to say something. HE’S NOT SURPRISED!
HAH! That’s their guy! Waller says they could keep going on about Kevin & Sami, but maybe they should talk last week. Last week, Pretty Deadly were the ironmen of that match! They didn’t beat one team, they didn’t beat two teams, they beat FIVE of the best teams in all of the WWE, in one match and one night. Truly inspiring. Yes, the ironmen of Friday Night SnackDown! They do need to be honest, too. That was a match where they didn’t know if they could continue. They beat five teams! It was grueling! Exhausting! There were times they didn’t think they could go on, but they did through blood, sweat and tears!
With every fiber of their beings, they won that match! The Brawling Brutes are a great team, and they lasted all the way until the end, just like Pretty Deadly. But but but Pretty Deadly beat them! Fans boo but Kit brings up the LWO. Waller says, “Viva la Raza! Whatever that means.” Kit says great shirt, great team, but… Pretty Deadly beat them! The OC, two big, tough guys, a couple of Good Brothers, but… Pretty Deadly beat them! Hit Row, and before it even begun, Pretty Deadly beat them! And of course, the SmackDown Sweet Hearts, The Street Profits- ARE HERE! Fans cheer as Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins have mics.
Ford asks Dawkins if Pretty Deadly said their names. They did. Aren’t Pretty Deadly so cute showing off their chests? But it’s fine, the boys are back, which means Waller gonna have season two. Congrats! But since Pretty Deadly haven’t been properly introduced to the smoke, the Profits are the ones to do so. Cuz the Profits are up, and #WeWantTheSmoke! Ford & Dawkins look to prove Pretty Deadly did nothing, but will they succeed? Or will Kit & Elton be red hot going into their homecoming at MITB?
The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly!
SmackDown returns and the teams sort out. Ford starts against Kit and Ford mocks the outfit. Kit tosses his hair, but Ford mocks that, too. They tie up, Ford headlocks and hits a takeover. Kit fights around, fights up, but Ford hits another takeover. Ford taunts Elton while grinding Kit on and off. Kit fights up, wrenches out and headlocks back. Ford powers out, RAMS shoulders, but neither man falls. Ford makes the pecs dance, then headlocks. Dawkins tags in as Kit powers out, and Dawkins runs Kit over! Kit goes to a corner, Dawkins storms up and fans fire up. Dawkins brings Kit up but Kit pulls ears! Kit ROCKS Dawkins!
Kit wrenches Dawkins, tags Elton, and they double whip. They run Dawkins over with double shoulders, then say “YES BOY!” They run, and LEG DROP SPLASH COMBO! Cover, ONE!! Dawkins upsets Elton but Elton drags Dawkins up. Elton fires forearms, whips corner to corner, but Dawkins reverses and runs in. Elton BOOTS Dawkins, goes up, and leaps, but into a RIGHT HAND! Tag to Ford, the Profits whip and DROPKICK Elton! DROPKICK for Kit! Elton staggers up, Ford bobs ‘n’ weaves and BACKHANDS! Elton wobbles, Ford mocks him and rips off the shirt! Fans fire up, Elton rushes in, but Dawkins dumps him out!
Ford puts on the top! Ford might be a size too big. He and Dawkins both FLY to take out Pretty Deadly! Fans fire up with the Profits and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Kit has Ford up top. Ford elbows Kit away but Kit CLUBS Ford! Kit climbs up, CLUBS away on Ford’s neck, then soaks up the heat. Kit stands Ford up, tells him he’s got nothing, and he HEADBUTTS Ford! Kit stands Ford up to SUPER BACK- CROSSBODY! Ford turns it around and both men are down! Both men crawl for their corners and the fan rally, hot tags to Dawkins and Elton! Dawkins rallies on Pretty Deadly! DROPKICK for Elton! Dawkins whips but Elton reverses. Dawkins hurdles to FLYING ELBOW! Dawkins runs corner to corner to CYCLONE SPLASH! ENZIGURI!
Dawkins underhooks, for the SILENCER! Cover, TWO! Dawkins keeps focus, brings Elton back up, and scoops him. Ford tags in but Elton fights free. Dawkins runs back in, POUNCE PLEX COMBO! Cover, Kit breaks it! But then Dawkins POUNCES Kit! Elton and Ford rise, and Ford reels Elton in! ROCK BOTTOM!! Ford flexes and fans fire up! Tag to Dawkins, he goes after Elton as Ford climbs. Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts but Kit SHOVES Ford! Elton slips off, rolls Dawkins up, feet on the ropes with Kit’s help! Pretty Deadly wins!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by pinfall
The Dandy Highwaymen just stole another big win! They’re inflating their stats and their egos, but will Kit & Elton be popped by Kevin & Sami?
Charlotte Flair VS Lacey Evans!
The Queen is preparing for the Empress of Tomorrow, so she gets back in action in the Cajundome! But will she be overlooking the Model Soldier here tonight? Or will the Figure Eight beat the Cobra Clutch?
SmackDown returns and Lacey makes her entrance. The bell rings and fans “WOO~!” Charlotte and Lacey circle, tie up, and Charlotte headlocks. Lacey pulls hair, powers out, but Charlotte runs her over! Fans “WOO~” again and Charlotte dusts herself off. Things speed up but then Charlotte steps on Lacey. And then BOOTS her down! Charlotte eggs Lacey on, CHOPS her, and CHOPS her again! And CHOPS again! Lacey wobbles around as the CHOPS keep going! “One more?” CHOP! Charlotte brings Lacey around, scoops her, but Lacey slips free! Lacey RAMS Charlotte into a corner, then throws her by her hair!
Fans boo but Lacey soaks it up. She tells the fans to respect and salute her, but the fans keep booing. Lacey MOONSAULTS, but has to land on her feet as Charlotte moves! Lacey runs back in, but into a BACKBREAKER and BUCKLE SHOT! Charlotte slaps Lacey around, then brings her out and she asks the fans to salute her. Fans cheer and salute, and Charlotte scoops for a FALL AWAY SLAM! And then Charlotte tranquilos! Shout out to her El Idolo! Charlotte then aims, runs in, and BOOTS Lacey back down! And then she has a leg, brings Lacey around and steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Then FIGURE EIGHT! Lacey taps, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
Charlotte holds on to make Lacey pay, but Asuka slides in! SLIDING KICK!! Asuka dances around, throws her shoes at Charlotte, then rains down fists! Fans boo but Charlotte can only guard as Asuka fires off from all sides! Asuka mockingly salutes, then holds up the new WWE Women’s Championship. Asuka leaves Charlotte behind, laughing all the way. Charlotte may have beaten Asuka in the past, but will she not be ready for this Asuka?
Adam Pearce is on the phone.
Yes, he’s waiting for her to arrive right now. And here she is. Bianca Belair steps in and says he wanted to talk. Yes, he is thinking about the title match of Asuka VS Charlotte next week, and it brought him back to what she said. Yes, she said what she said about being ringside. Well, what happens if Asuka or Charlotte try to take a shot at her? What if they provoke her? Uh, those two should be focused on each other. Bianca just wants to be ringside so she makes sure no one else cuts the line. But if they come for her, she’ll defend herself. As she should. And that’s the problem.
He knows she’s not gonna like this, but there’s just too much at stake. He is barring Bianca from ringside. Trust him on this! She will have her opportunity the moment that match is done to challenge the winner face to face. Oh, like last time? She should trust him like she did then? Pearce sighs, Bianca leaves, but what can either of them do about the title match next week in London?
Solo Sikoa w/ Paul Heyman VS Sheamus!
The Enforcer lashed out on Ridge Da Fridge, and now the Celtic Warrior is coming for revenge! SmackDown is Fight Night after all, but who survives this close to the Bloodline Civil War?
SmackDown returns and Sheamus makes his entrance. The bell rings and fans rally up as the two circle. They tie up and throw hands! Fans fire up as Sheamus bumps Solo off buckles, then body shots and uppercuts! Sheamus throws more hands in another corner, and he fires the fans up. But then Solo UPPERCUTS in return! Solo fires off his own heavy hands, lets off as the ref counts, and Sheamus mule kicks! Sheamus UPPERCUTS, whips, but Solo reverses. Sheamus KNEES Solo, runs, but Solo avoids the Brogue! Solo bails out and fans boo but Sheamus paces. Sheamus goes out the side, storms up on Solo, and CLOBBERS him!
Fans fire up with Sheamus and he brings Solo around. Sheamus stomps Solo’s right hand! Sheamus puts Solo in the ring, but Solo stomps Sheamus in return. Solo drags Sheamus up, puts him in a corner and ROCKS him in the back with a forearm! And another! Solo RAMS into Sheamus’ back, and again, and again! The ref counts, Solo lets off and Heyman has an evil smile. But then Sheamus throws elbows and uppercuts! Solo and Sheamus trade haymakers, Sheamus gets the edge and whips corner to corner. Solo reverses, runs in, but Sheamus BOOTS him down! Sheamus then skins the cat to the top rope!
Fans fire up and Sheamus leaps, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Solo is hanging tough but Sheamus keeps cool. Sheamus stalks Solo to ropes, but Solo blocks the buckle bump to throw body shots! Solo CHOPS, ROCKS and CHOPS Sheamus again. Fans rally for Sheamus, Sheamus eggs Solo on, but Solo fires off fast hands high and low! The ref counts, Solo lets off and stalks Sheamus to another corner. Sheamus elbows Solo! And kicks low! Sheamus whips, Solo reverses, but Sheamus blocks hip toss to LARIAT! Fans fire up and Sheamus grins at Heyman. Solo goes to the apron, and Sheamus grabs him!
Sheamus has Solo stuck on the ropes but Solo resists. Solo elbows Sheamus, and again, and again! Sheamus staggers away, but comes back to KNEE Solo in the ropes! Sheamus goes out to join Solo, fireman’s carries, and then tucks Solo in, but Solo fights free! Solo POSTS Sheamus, then trips him up! Sheamus lands hard on the apron, and Solo fireman’s carries, to SAMOAN DROP to the floor! Solo seethes and Heyman smiles while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and both men are down in the ring. Solo rises and shakes his head. Fans rally for Sheamus, but there are chants of “SO~LO!” Solo watches Sheamus go to a corner, mocks the pounding of the chest, and he runs corner to corner, but into a LARIAT! Fans fire up again as both men are back down! Heyman is shocked, and Sheamus rises again. Fans rally up and Sheamus crawls after Solo. Solo stands, throws a haymaker, and then another. Sheamus staggers around, Solo throws another shot! And another! Sheamus throws them back! Fans fire up as Sheamus backs Solo up!
Sheamus whips, Solo reverses but Sheamus comes back with another LARIAT! And then a clothesline in the corner, a whip corner to corner, and another clothesline! Sheamus scoops Solo to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up while Sheamus grits his teeth. Sheamus hobbles up, clinches Solo, and hits an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Solo goes to the apron and the fans fire up. Sheamus glares at Solo, and gives a look to Heyman. Heyman scowls and Sheamus goes to the ropes. Fans fire up for BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! A bit slower temp, but much harder hits! Sheamus then speeds up and goes to TEN!
Fans fire up while Heyman frowns. Sheamus aims from a corner and the fans echo “BROGUE! BROGUE! BROGUE!” as Sheamus pounds his cheat. Sheamus runs, into a SUPERKICK! But he comes back with a KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Solo survives but Sheamus is too sore to be upset. “This is Awesome!” as Sheamus stands back up. Sheamus drags Solo up, fireman’s carries, but his back makes that difficult. He powers up to stand tall, tucks Solo in, WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO!! Solo survives again and Heyman breathes easy. Sheamus drags Solo up, brings him in, and fans fire up, as he Canadian Racks Solo!
Solo fights out of the hold, and SUPERKICKS Sheamus in the back! SAMOAN SPIKE!! Sheamus falls outta the ring! Solo goes out after Sheamus, drags him up, and URENAGE on the desk!! Fans boo while Sheamus flops and flounders on the floor! Solo drags Sheamus to the barriers, sits him up against them, and then goes to the far side. The ref tells him no, but Solo runs in to HIP ATTACK through the BARRIERS!! The ref hurries to check both men, and Solo stands up. Fans lose their minds, and the ref waves this off! Solo wins!!
Winner: Solo Sikoa, by referee stoppage
The Enforcer of the Island just wrecked the Celtic Warrior! Medics rush over, as does Adam Pearce. But then Solo shoves the medics aside, SAMOAN SPIKES one, and Pearce tells him to stop! Solo doesn’t listen, he drags Sheamus from the wreckage! But here come the Usos! The fans fire up as the Usos grin at Solo, and the three brothers rush in! The 2v1 brawl is on, SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Jimmy & Jey knock down their little brother and Heyman is shocked again! But then the Usos spot Heyman and walk up to him. Heyman backs away, wanting mercy, but Solo gets back up. DOUBLE SUPERKICKS again!!
The fans fire up with Jimmy & Jey, because they’re not done! They each take a corner, for the DOUBLE UCE!! Solo suffers for the sins of the Tribal Chief, but Heyman puts in a call. Will the Head of the Table have a response on the last SmackDown before Money in the Bank?
My Thoughts:
A really good episode for SmackDown, especially since it was like an early go-home given next week’s episode will be in London as like a preshow to MITB. But speaking of all that, a disappointing note was that there were some last minute changes that removed one MITB build match to put in another. I get Charlotte needed a tune-up that would also give Asuka an opening to attack, but not planning ahead to have that already on the card seems like an oversight. And removing Bayley VS Shotzi with the MITB spot on the line seems rather lame. But of course, the WWE only gives reasons for changes if they want to.
Bianca and Pearce had a good promo to make a point of a ringside ban so Bianca won’t affect Charlotte VS Asuka. But it also feels like they could’ve put this on next week before having Charlotte VS Asuka happen. Good women’s tag title match, but of course Ronda & Shayna win. I do like that Liv is back so she and Raquel can start a feud with Ronda & Shayna for the Summer. I would think this leads to a match at SummerSlam, since they’ll only need a month to build after MITB. At the same time, I would hope Ronda & Shayna visit all brands, including NXT, to be what the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions were supposed to be when these belts were created.
Really good Grayson Waller Effect with Pretty Deadly, and I actually appreciate Pretty Deadly perpetuating the revisionist history of them toughing out the gauntlet match. Great tag match from them and Street Profits, and that win gives Pretty Deadly the momentum going into the tag title match, which I’m sure they will lose despite being in their hometown. Kevin & Sami have plenty of teams still to face, and as big as SmackDown in London will be, free TV is not where the undisputed tag titles are changing hands. As for Street Profits, who knows where they go from here. Is it time for friendly break-up so Montez Ford can be US Champion?
Another disappointing change was having no Triple Threat of Dunne VS Escobar VS Knight, but Rey VS Knight was still a great match. Of course Knight wins to build momentum, but it’s still anyone’s guess as to his chances in the ladder match. And I didn’t see Dunne anywhere at all tonight, so it seems that might’ve factored into the change. Solo going after Ridge was an interesting move, but it did set up a great main event. A referee stoppage was a clever move, and then of course the Usos go after Solo. The Usos had a great promo, too, but who knows how MITB’s Bloodline Civil War match goes. I’m still hoping the Usos get through to Solo and he breaks away from Roman, but maybe they stretch that part of the story to SummerSlam.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Mitchell’s Road to Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (4/27/24)
Rural Revitalization continues!
Will Great-O-Khan be setting the table?
It’s Rural Revitalization in Hiroshima for the KOPW Championship! Can Yuya Uemura survive tires, lemons and a table? Or will Great-O-Khan conquer him for the United Empire?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Frontier Zone – Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano VS Rey Paloma & HANZO; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Tiger Mask & Bishamon VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita VS Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira; Cobb & Akira win.
- Six Man Tag: El Desperado, Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii VS The House of Torture; Desperado, Shota & Ishii win.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima VS Tomoaki Honma & Shoma Kato; Tanahashi & Murashima win.
- DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Yoshinobu win.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: TMDK VS El Phantasmo & Hikuleo; TMDK wins and retains the titles.
- KOPW Championship Rural Revitalization: Great-O-Khan VS Yuya Uemura; Yuya wins and becomes the new KOPW Champion.
- 10 Man Tag Elimination Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: TMDK w/ Zack Sabre Jr. VS El Phantasmo & Hikuleo w/ Jado!
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls snatched the titles away during the Windy City Riot, but the Guerrillas of Destiny are getting their rematch! Will the Headbanga & Young Guerilla redeem themselves on the Road to Wrestling Dontaku? Or will they see The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if The Mighty stay NJPW Strong!
The teams sort out and Hysterical Haste starts against ELP. The fans rally up with the bell and the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but then Shane cording holds into a wrench and wristlock. ELP rolls, handsprings and wrenches back. ELP keeps Shane from ropes so Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and KICKS ELP! The fans cheer while Shane shakes out his leg. ELP grimaces as he stands and shakes out the arm. The two reset, tie up, and ELP waistlocks. ELP goes for a chinlock but Shane standing switches. ELP switches, Shane switches again, and repeat. ELP headlocks, Shane powers out, then reels ELP in for a headlock.
ELP powers out, Shane runs him over, and then he sits ELP up to run. ELP drops under, hurdles over, but Shane shoves him. ELP rolls off Shane’s back to RANA! The fans fire up as ELP kips up and fixes his hair. The fans rally for “E L P! E L P!” while Shane is in a corner. Shane comes back to fire a forearm! ELP fires a forearm back! Shane fires another forearm so ELP gives it back. They go back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans rally up! ELP gets the edge, but Shane UPPERCUTS! Shane CHOPS ELP, whips him corner to corner, but ELP goes up and over and keeps moving. ELP fakes Shane out to avoid the dropkick!
ELP goes to ropes to LIONSAULT but Shane moves! ELP sits up but avoids the Penalty Kick! The two stand off and the fans cheer! Shane and ELP reset, and Leo reaches out. ELP tags him in and the fans rally up. Shane tags Mikey, and he circles with Leo. They get face to face, and Mikey pie faces Leo! They tie up, Leo shoves Mikey away, but Mikey comes back. They tie up, Mikey headlocks but Leo lifts. Mikey thrashes the hold, Leo powers out and they RAM shoulders! Leo eggs Mikey on so Mikey runs and they RAM shoulders! Leo runs, Mikey ELBOWS him! Mikey runs, Leo runs him over! The fans fire up as Leo flexes.
Leo drags Mikey up, suplexes, but Mikey fights it! Mikey tries to suplex but Leo’s so tall! Leo suplexes, Mikehy slips free to waistlock, but Leo RAMS him into a corner! Leo runs in, Mikey dodges, only for Leo to LARIAT outta the corner! Tag to ELP and the Guerrillas get Mikey up. ELP BLASTS Shane while Leo whips Mikey to a corner. Leo SPLASHES, ELP clotheslines, then feed to the SIDEWALK SLAM and FALLING AX HANDLE! The Guerrillas high-five, ELP covers, TWO! ELP brings Mikey up but Mikey fights the suplex! Mikey powers out, whips, but ELP BLASTS Shane! ELP dodges Mikey, waistlocks, but Mikey swings. ELP ducks, into a DDT!
The fans fire up while Mikey shoves ELP over and tags in Shane. Mikey brings ELP up to TOSS him out, and then Mikey BLASTS Leo! Shane whips ELP into railing! Shane flexes, fans applaud, and Shane drags ELP up. APRON BACK SUPLEX! Shane shoves ELP in, covers, ROPEBREAK! The fans rally as ELP stays in this but Shane grabs one of ELP’s hands. Shane stretches out the arm to then KICK ELP in the shoulder! Shane brings ELP up but ELP fires forearms! Shane shoves ELP but ELP ELBOWS Mikey! ELP fires off on Shane, whips, but Shane reverses and Mikey trips ELP up! Shane basement dropkicks ELP and he spins around into a HAYMAKER from Mikey!
ELP flops to the floor, Mikey claims the apron is slippery, but the referee reprimands him all the same. The ring count starts but Mikey puts ELP in at 4 of 20. Shane covers, TWO! Shane keeps ELP down with body scissors. ELP endures, reaches out, drags Shane along as he crawls over, and the fans rally up. Shane grabs ELP’s arm and brings him into a cover, TWO! Shane whips ELP away into The Mighty corner! Tag to Mikey, he sends Shane in, but ELP puts Shane on the apron! ELP BOOTS Mikey, ROUNDHOUSES Shane, then runs, but Mikey catches him! Mikey RAMS ELP back into the corner!
Mikey taunts Leo then digs boots into ELP. The fans rally up and ELP throws body shots. Mikey eggs ELP on so ELP CHOPS! ELP tries to get under but Mikey grabs a leg and drags him back! Tag to Shane, and Shane stomps ELP down. Shane kicks ELP around, kicks him more, but ELP fires off hands! Shane back drops ELP up and away! The fans rally while Shane drags ELP back to a cover, but Leo breaks it! Shane drags ELP back, tags Mikey in, and TMDK mug ELP. ELP sputters, Mikey tags Shane back in, and Shane sucker punches Leo! Mikey hoists ELP up but ELP BOOTS Shane! ELP backs Mikey into the corner, then goes up and over Shane!
Shane runs into Mikey but Mikey still pursues ELP. Mikey drags ELP back but ELP ENZIGIRIS free! The fans fire up, but Shane gets ELP’s legs! ELP BOOTS Shane away, hurries up again, but Mikey BLASTS Leo first! Mikey then brings ELP around to back suplex! ELP lands on his feet, but Shane back suplexes! ELP still lands on his feet, then he ducks under TMDK to hot tag Leo! The fans fire up as Leo UPPERCUTS Shane, swings on Mikey, but Mikey dodges, only for Leo to BOOT him! Leo scoops Shane for SNAKE EYES and a BOOT! The fans fire up with Leo while Shane and Mikey go to opposite corners.
Leo runs in to SPLASH Mikey! Leo keeps going but Shane BOOTS him! Shane runs up but Leo ELBOWS him down! Leo runs to drop the JUMPING ELBOW on Shane! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Leo watches Shane stir. Shane rises, Leo choke grips! GODS- NO, Shane slips free and Mikey fires a forearm! Shane UPPERCUTS, Mikey LARIATS, but Leo stays up! Shane runs to LARIAT! Leo roars, but TMDK double kick! TMDK reels Leo in, but Leo DOUBLE SUPLEXES them instead! The fans fire up and Leo watches TMDK bail out. Leo tags ELP and ELP goes up. Leo helps him walk the tightrope, to ARIHARA MOONSAULT TMDK down at the ramp!
The fans fire up again, and Leo goes out to get Shane in. ELP & Leo get Shane up to CHOP, straitjacket torture rack, and then Leo runs. BOOT into the spin, BRAIN SALAD! Cover, Mikey breaks it! Mikey fires forearms on Leo & ELP, runs, but ELP hurdles so Leo can DDT! Mikey bails out, the fans fire up, and ELP tunes up the band. Shane rises, into SUDDEN- NO, Shane dodges! Shane runs up, but into Leo’s hands! ELP aims, but Shane pulls Leo into SUDDEN DEATH! Shane UPPERCUTS ELP and DROPKICKS Leo! Shane KICKS ELP, BOOTS him, then reels him in for an INVERTED EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!!
ELP survives and Shane is surprised! The fans fires up, Shane and ELP rise, and ELP staggers to a corner. Shane puts ELP up top, ROCKS him with a right, then climbs up. Shane brings ELP up but ELP fires body shots! ELP HEADBUTTS Shane down but Mikey tags in! Shane goes up, ELP sends him back down, so Mikey UPPERCUTS! Mikey gives Shane the boost, and they get ELP for the SUPERPLEX BOMB COMBO! Cover, TWO!! ELP survives but Mikey powers up and runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! ELP survives again and the fans fire up! Mikey grows frustrated, he drags ELP up and reels him in.
ELP slips free of the Blue Thunder to kick and tuck the arms! But Mikey trips ELP to jackknife bridge, TWO! ELP rolling clutches! TWO and Mikey has the cover! TWO and ELP ghost pins, TWO!! Mikey escapes but ELP dodges! ELP DROPKICKS Mikey down and the fans fire up! Both men crawl, hot tag to Leo! Leo runs to BLAST Shane, then he turns to look at Mikey. Mikey eggs Leo on, then fires forearms! Leo ROCKS Mikey with just one! Mikey fires another flurry, but Leo ROCKS Mikey again! Leo eggs Mikey on and the fans rally. Mikey kicks low, ROCKS Leo, then runs, but into a scoop! Tag to ELP before the POWERSLAM!
ELP goes up to SWANTON BOMB! And then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up, ELP tags Leo back in, and they tune up the band again! Mikey rises, but Shane trips Leo! Mikey ROCKS ELP, Shane UPPERCUTS ELP! Feed to the scoop but ELP slips free! ELP shoves Mikey into Shane, and Leo grabs them both! But both Shane & Mikey fight free of the choke slams! Shane KNEES, Mikey FOREARMS, but then ELP fires off on TMDK! ELP runs, but into a double trophy lift! THUNDER- DOUBLE DDTS!! ELP turns things around on TMDK, and the fans are thunderous! Mikey stands up into SUDDEN DEATH! ELP PLANCHAS onto Shane!
GODSEND for Mikey! ELP then climbs up the ropes, then climbs onto Leo! SUPER THUNDERKISS 86!! Cover, but Shane barrels through ELP to break it!! The fans are thunderous again but ELP is frustrated. ELP fires off on Shane, runs, but Shane LARIATS! Shane dodges Leo but runs into the POWER TRIP! GOD- NO, Mikey rolls Leo up!! TMDK WINS!!
Winners: TMDK, by pinfall (still NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions)
Leo is furious! He is sure Mikey pulled tights there! He stomps at Mikey, pushes past ELP and goes after Mikey on the outside! Mikey and Leo push each other around, but there’s nothing Leo can do about this one. Will he and ELP just have to fight their way back up to the top? As for TMDK, will they continue to rock ‘n’ roll through the ranks with all this gold?
KOPW Championship Rural Revitalization: Great-O-Khan w/ Callum Newman & Francesco Akira VS Yuya Uemura w/ Taka Michinoku & Taichi!
It’s Rural Revitalization 2: Hiroshima Style! The Dominator just managed to make it past Tanga Loa, will he make it through the Heat Storm? Or will KOPW soon belong to Just5Guys?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who can put in the work!
This first round is Mazda tire carrying. Each man has a big orange cone placed in their corner, so they simply have to go fetch the tires from the stacks outside. Whoever gets four tires first wins the round! The bell rings, Yuya kicks Khan then heads for ropes, but Khan reels him in for a BIG back suplex! Khan goes out now, hurries up the ramp, and grabs two tires at once! The fans cheer and Khan gets those tires in the ring. Then he goes back for more! A risky move but that means four tires are on play. Yuya DROPKICKS Khan and here’s where the risk is involved! Yuya aims to PLANCHA but Khan chucks a tire!
Yuya falls back, Khan gets the tires in then drags Yuya out. Khan CLUBS away on Yuya against the apron, then uses a tire to bind Yuya’s legs! Khan CLUBS Yuya more, and Khan even ties Yuya up in the ropes! Khan sacrifices two tires to trap Yuya! The fans cheer the creativity, and Khan STOMPS Yuya on the apron before heading for more tires. Yuya works to get free as Khan brings two more tires to the ring. Khan sets those tires in, Yuya gets free, but Khan has stacked two tires. Then three, but Yuya DROPKICKS him down! Yuya takes the tires off Khan’s cones, leaving him with just one. Yuya goes out to get the last tires remaining!
Yuya brings tires to his cone, then clears out some space. Yuya has two tires, steals Khan’s one, but then Khan grabs Yuya for an IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Yuya fights free, but Khan Mongolian Chops him down! Khan throws the tires off Yuya’s cone, then throws the cone! We’re back to zero and zero, and Khan whips Yuya into a corner, to then clothesline him! The fans fire up as Khan climbs up and sits on his throne! Khan then hops down to Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian Chops! And Mongolian CHOP! Yuya sits down, Khan takes a tire, but then THROWS it at Yuya! Yuya goes up and over and AX HANDLES Khan down!
The fans rally as Khan grabs tires and cone, and he starts stacking! Yuya has two, then three! He just needs to find one more! Yuya grabs one from outside, but Khan reels him in! Khan DECKS Yuya, then undoes some of the stack. Khan confiscates a tire, makes sure it’s nice and bouncy, but also works up quite the sweat. The fans rally as Khan aims and takes a swing, only for Yuya to counter tire with tire! They clash again, and again! Then they set up for TIRE SUMO! And again, TIRE SUMO! They run in again, and Khan RAMS Yuya! Yuya is disarmed, and Khan CLOBBERS him with the TIRE SUMO!
The fans fire up while Yuya is down and Khan grabs tires. Khan says he’s not done with Yuya yet. Khan starts stacking tires at the center of the ring, then drags Yuya up. Khan clinches Yuya into HITSUJIGOROSHI! Yuya endures, even as Khan throws knees! Khan then scoops to SLAM Yuya on the tires! That’ll leave some skid marks! Khan then drags Yuya off the stack, brings him up and around, to then put a tire around his head. And then another! Yuya’s two tired to stand but Khan makes him! Khan throws a BODY BLOW, then he TRIPS Yuya into a TIRE DDT! The fans fire up while Khan grabs the other tires.
Khan stacks tires on his cone, that’s two. Khan hurries to find other tires on the outside, and he has a third. Khan considers his options, and takes one of the tires from Yuya. But Yuya clings to the tires, so Khan stomps him! Yuya refuses to let go of the tires! Khan stomps Yuya more but Yuya defends the tire with his body! Khan claws at Yuya, they tug-o-war over the tire, but Khan pulls on Yuya’s ear! Yuya kicks low, kicks again, then SMACKS Khan with the tire, and DROPKICKS Khan down! The tire goes tumbling out of the ring while Yuya fires up! Yuya takes Khan’s tires, hurries them over to his cone, that’s three right there!
Now Yuya has to hurry and find another! Yuya goes outside, grabs the tire, but Khan intercepts! They tug-o-war again, but then Khan RAMS Yuya into a corner! Khan takes this tire, that’s one. Khan finds tires on the outside and brings them in! Yuya hurries to cover tires again! Khan stomps Yuya, still stacks three, so it’s all down to this seventh tire! Yuya and Khan tug-o-war yet again, the fans rallying behind them! Khan grabs Yuya’s arm, but Yuya slips around to a SLEEPER! Khan fights up but Yuya squeezes tight! Yuya then CLUBS away on Khan, runs, but into a TIRE SWEEP! And a BASEMENT DROPKICK!
Khan grabs the final tire, but Yuya schoolboys him away! Yuya rolls through, snatches the tire, and complete his stack! Yuya wins the first round!
Khan: 0; Yuya: 1
Just like with Tanga Loa, Khan drops the ball in the first round! But then, will history repeat itself here as we prepare for the second round?
The tarps are set down, the table is set, and it’s time to eat up some Hiroshima lemons! Khan makes sure the people watching at home and around the world understand that Hiroshima lemons are the best, which probably means they’re the most sour. Khan puts on his bandana and takes his seat at the table. He and Yuya get some wet wipes to clean their hands, and it all comes down to who finishes their one lemon first. Ready, set, EAT! Yuya starts fast and that face shows how sour these are. Khan says hold on, and he just takes a HUGE bite! Yuya is suffering but Khan is reveling in the sourness! Khan’s already halfway through!
Yuya can barely keep the lemon in, but Khan’s eaten it all up! Can he get it all down before Yuya? Khan is chewing and chewing, Yuya is practically shaking from how sour it all is! Khan keeps going and… Yes, Khan has it all down! Khan wins!
Khan: 1; Yuya: 1
Khan now lets his body feel the stinging sweetness, and he says it was delicious! But then, that leaves us with this third and final round. And this time it’s a TABLES match! Who will be feeling sour and sore after this one?
The bell rings, both men rush in, Yuya dodges to fire haymakers! Yuya whips, Khan reverses but Yuya CLOBBERS him! Khan gets up, but Yuya DROPKICKS him down! Khan bails out, Yuya aims and PLANCHAS! Direct hit at the ramp, and the Heat Storm fires back up! The table is there, so Yuya drags Khan right up! Yuya goes to suplex but Khan blocks! Khan fights with body shots, turns things around, but Yuya fights the suplex! They fight for control, but Khan RAMS Yuya into the apron! The fans rally, Khan drags Yuya back up, and whips him into railing! Yuya tumbles up and over into No Man’s Land!
Khan storms out after Yuya and he asks fans move aside. Young Lions help the fans clear out while Khan drags Yuya up. Khan brings Yuya around and reminds everyone, No Disqualifications! Khan BOWLS Yuya through chairs, and that’s definitely a strike! The fans cheer Khan as he stands on chairs, but then asks more fans to move aside! Khan stomps Yuya, stomps a chair onto Yuya, then tosses that chair aside. Sorry to whoever had that seat… Khan then drags Yuya up and brings him around, but Yuya throws body shots! Khan Mongolian Chops Yuya down! Khan drags Yuya back up, and BOWLS him into more chairs!
Yuya is stuck on the seats, that wasn’t quite a strike. But Khan stacks chairs on Yuya to pick up the spare. Khan SMACKS chair with chair! Yuya sputters while fans applaud, and Khan goes back to fetch Yuya. Taichi and Taka are there but so are Newman and Akira. The Empire keeps the two out of five guys at bay while Khan drags Yuya to the back of the crowd. Khan whips Yuya into the emergency exit! Khan then SLAMS railing down on Yuya, and then SMACKS railing with railing! Khan talks trash while Taka and Taichi coach Yuya up. The ref checks Yuya, but he’s somehow able to continue, so Khan drags him up.
Khan brings Yuya around to drag him through the chairs! Khan brings Yuya back to ringside, then into the ring. The fans applaud, and then Khan goes looking under the ring. Khan eventually finds another lemon! Khan takes a big bite and uses the citrus to power up! Then he DIGS the lemon into Yuya’s face! The citric acid burns but the fans fire up! Khan goes to fetch the table from outside, puts it inside, and then sets it up in a corner. The fans rally up as Khan stalks Yuya. Khan drags Yuya up, reels him in to scoop, but Yuya slips free! Khan avoids hitting table, but Yuya DOUBLE CHOPS! Yuya whips Khan into the blue corner, then DOUBLE CHOPS again!
The fans fire up and Yuya grits his teeth. Yuya roars, brings Khan up and reels him in for a BIG back suplex! The fans rally again and Yuya brings Khan up. Yuya clinches, but Khan fights the lift! Yuya still tries, but Khan fights it to a head ‘n’ arm clinch. Yuya gets around, headlocks, but Khan pops out to waistlock. Yuya fights being pushed around, then switches to get an arm. Khan clinches but so does Yuya. They fight for control, and Khan’s SAYANAGI takes Yuya down! The fans fire up and both men stir. Yuya flops out of the ring, but Khan crawls in pursuit. Khan drags Yuya up, then RAMS him into railing!
Yuya writhes, Khan goes looking under the ring, and he brings out another TABLE! Khan SMACKS Yuya with the table, then stands the table up at ringside. Khan drags Yuya up, SMACKS him off the apron, then climbs up. Khan drags Yuya up onto the apron, Mongolian Chops, then regular CHOPS! Khan UPPERCUTS, then clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan scoops but Yuya fights free! Yuya DROPKICKS! Khan holds onto ropes to stay up, but Yuya hurries to run! Yuya LARIATS, but into the IRON CLAW!! Khan drags Yuya up and over, ELIMINATOR- NO, Yuya grabs ropes to fight that off! Khan kicks low, winds up, but Yuya traps the arm!
Yuya traps the other arm, takes aim, but Khan fights the Deadbolt with all his might!! The fans are thunderous as Yuya still tries! Khan BITES Yuya’s ear! And then POSTS him! But Yuya runs up, into a BOOT! Yuya falls back, Khan sits down, and the fans rally again! Khan undoes his hand tape, ends up pushing the table over, and then he folds it all up. Khan puts the table in the ring, pushes Yuya aside, and then he sets this table up again, in the blue corner. Yuya goes up top to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Yuya roars! Yuya has his choice as he hauls Khan up. Yuya traps the arms, but Khan makes it a BELLY2BELLY!
But Yuya rises back up! Yuya runs in, gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Khan’s right up! Khan LARIATS Yuya down! The fans fire up as Yuya is right back up, and URENAGES! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! Khan flounders around, he and Yuya crawl to center, and Yuya fires a forearm! Khan gives it back! Both men stand, and Yuya fires a haymaker! Khan comes back to forearm! Yuya wobbles, but he comes back to HAYMAKER! Khan staggers, wobbles, but comes back to FOREARM! Both men stagger, but Yuya fires another haymaker! Khan fires a flurry of forearms, but Yuya haymakers!
Khan ROCKS Yuya, but Yuya DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! But Khan throws an IRON RIGHT! The fans fire up again as Yuya falls! Khan roars with Monster Rage and he hauls Yuya up! IRON CLAW, and then ELIMIN- NO, Yuya slips free! Yuya wrenches, traps the arms, DEADBOLT SUPLEX through the table!! YUYA WINS!!
Winner: Yuya Uemura, 2-1 (NEW KOPW Champion)
Yuya slammed the Deadbolt shut on Khan and now he takes the title from him! The Heat Storm is rising, how hot will he make the KOPW Division through the Summer?
10 Man Tag Elimination Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs!
These factions have been battling all over this Road to Wrestling Dontaku, but now they will fight ’til the last man! Will there be a roll call for Bushi, Hiromu, Takagi, Yota y Naito? Or will this alliance with the Good Looking Emperor, Jake Lee, help David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney shoot down LIJ?
Wait, it seems Naito has brought backup of his own? It’s SLYLY! The dragon-like mascot of Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and half-brother to the Philadelphia Phillies’ Phillie Phanatic! Well, Naito does love him some baseball. Tensions are running high, and Finlay throws his shirt at Yota. Yota balls that shirt up, and throws a fastball over the plate! The teams sort out, Finlay pushes Yota around and Gabe talks trash on Takagi. Red Shoes gets them all to settle down, and the War Dogs bark and put up the Too Sweet. Jake joins in at the end there. LIJ mocks the barking before they fist bump, and the fans cheer.
Things finally sort out and Finlay starts against Yota. The fans fire up behind “YO~TA! YO~TA!” at the bell, and Yota makes sure Finlay hears that. Finlay gets on the corner but the fans all boo. The two circle, tie up, and Yota uses his size to put Finlay on ropes. Finlay turns that around to grind forearms in Yota’s face and push him around. Finlay then backs up to SPIT at him! The fans boo but Yota CHOPS Finlay in return! The fans cheer, Yota headlocks, and Yota grinds Finlay down. Finlay powers up and out to headlock back, but Yota powers up and out. They RAM shoulders, Yota rebounds to run Finlay over!
The fans fire up, things speed up, but Finlay bails out. The fans boo but Finlay says he’s got time. Yota barks at Finlay but Finlay just mockingly applauds. Finlay returns, kips up just to show off, but then Hiromu wants in! Yota tags Hiromu, Finlay tags Drilla. Hiromu fires forearms on Drilla, whips, to ROCK, trip, KICK the ropes, then run and SHOTGUN Drilla down! The fans fire up while Hiromu barks. Hiromu runs corner to corner to clothesline, snapmare and basement dropkick! The fans fire up but Connors runs in to knee Hiromu low! Connors barks, runs, but Hiromu kicks low! Bushi dropkicks legs out so Hiromu can basement dropkick!
The fans fire up but Drilla fires hands and CHOPS on LIJ. Hiromu CHOPS back, he and Bushi double whip to TU LO SABE! Cover, TWO! Drilla stays in this but Hiromu fires Hiroshima up. Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Drilla slips free to RAM Hiromu into the corner! The Dogs mug Hiromu while Jake Lee runs up to BLAST Naito! Finlay and Connors help out in mugging Yota and Bushi! Things have pilled out into the crowd in multiple areas while Naito fights back! Jake kicks Naito, then whips him hard into railing! Naito tumbles up and over into No Man’s Land! Gabe and Takagi throw HEADBUTTS back and forth!
Finlay snatches a phone? He’s taking pictures of Jake stomping away on Naito! But then Yota attacks Finlay! Finlay POSTS Yota, a ring count starts, but the Dogs just keep beating LIJ down! Drilla finds his way back to ringside, Hiromu manages to make his way in! Hiromu crawls in at 17 but Drilla is there to stomp him! Drilla bumps Hiromu off Finlay’s boot! Drilla tags Jake in, they mug Hiromu, and Jake digs his boot in while Finlay pulls Hiromu’s hair! Red Shoes is busy getting everyone to stop brawling! Jake lets off but Hiromu fires off CHOPS! Jake just kicks low, whips, and then HIP TOSSES Hiromu down!
Hiromu staggers up but Jake clamps on a SLEEPER! Tag to Finlay and they mug Hiromu in the corner. Red Shoes reprimands and counts, the fans boo, and Finlay lets off at 4. Finlay soaks up heat, then he takes Hiromu’s Kamaitachi mask and THROWS it to the crowd! Finlay then BLASTS Yota off the apron! The Dogs CHOKE Hiromu more, mug him while Finlay argues with Red Shoes, then Finlay brings Hiromu up. Finlay fireman’s carries and goes to dump Hiromu! Hiromu clamps onto ropes, Bushi runs in to make the save! Connors goes after Bushi so Takagi makes the save! But Connors goes after Takagi now!
Finlay puts Hiromu on the apron but Hiromu rolls back in, SAFE! The fans cheer while Finlay is frustrated. Finlay storms up on Hiromu in a corner but Hiromu CHOPS and CHOPS! Finlay knees low, whips corner to corner hard, and Hiromu flounders all the way back to where he started! Finlay drags Hiromu up and over, the fans still cheering him on, but Connors tags in. Connors BLASTS Naito off the corner, then snap suplexes Hiromu down! Connors runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Hiromu stays in this but Connors stays on him with a seated full nelson. The fans continue to rally for “HI-RO-MU!” as he endures!
Hiromu fights around, even as Gedo barks at him to give up. Hiromu still gets the ROPEBREAK! Finlay pushes the foot away and that distracts Red Shoes, allowing Drilla to join in and stomp Hiromu! Drilla & Connors double whip but Hiromu gets around to lift Connors and throw him at Drilla, FORCED RANA! The fans fire up but Connors keeps Hiromu away from his corner! Hiromu blocks a kick, and a punch, to DRAGON SCREW! The fans rally again while both men are down! Hot tag to Naito! Naito rallies on Connors, BLASTS Drilla, swings on Jake, but Jake gets away. Connors CLUBS Naito, whips, but Naito reverses to arm-drag!
Naito atomic drops, runs, and ELBOWS Connors down, to then basement dropkick! The fans fire up while Naito stares Jake down. Naito covers Connors, TWO! The fans rally, Naito drags Connors up and dragon sleepers, for the NECKBREAKER! And then, LEG HOOK NELSON! Connors endures but Gabe stomps Naito! Gabe BLASTS Takagi, the rest of the Dogs attack, and Gabe stomps away on Naito! Gabe tells off the fans but the fans boo. Red Shoes reprimands so Gabe steps away, and Connors drags Naito up. Connors UPPERCUTS, whips, but Naito reverses to TORNADO- NO, Connors powers out!
Connors dodges Naito, redirects and POUNCES! Naito is down but the fans rally up. Naito and Connors crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Gabe! The fans fire up for the NEVER Openweight Championship appetizer! They RAM shoulders, Takagi ROCKS Gabe then runs to RAM him! Gabe rebounds to RAM Takagi, but Takagi rebounds to RAM Gabe! Gabe fires a forearm, whips Takagi to a corner then runs in to clothesline! Takagi says that’s not enough, so Gabe UPPERCUTS! Gabe says he’s a madman, then whips, only for Takagi to reverses. Takagi runs in, blocks a boot, and clotheslines through! The fans fire up with Takagi, but Gabe shoves him!
Takagi kicks and CLUBS away on Gabe, but Gabe BITES Takagi’s forehead! Red shoes reprimands, but Takagi spins Gabe around to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Gabe’s still in this but the fans rally behind “TA-KA-GI!” Takagi looks around, “Oi, Hiroshima! TOKI GA-” NO, Gabe CLOBBERS Takagi! It isn’t his time yet, and Gabe stands Takagi up to HEADBUTT again and again! Then Gabe suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi’s tougher than that but Gabe shakes his head. Gabe scuffs Takagi, eggs him on and runs, but Takagi blocks the Rebounder to HEADBUTT! Gabe HEADBUTTS! Both men shake their heads, and then Takagi HEADBUTTS!
Gabe HEADBUTTS! Takagi HEADBUTTS again and again, but then Gabe HEADBUTTS again and again! Takagi fires a forearm, Gabe gives it back, repeat! The fans fire up as the shots go back and forth! Gabe gets the edge, but Takagi fires boxing elbows! Gabe CHOP! Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! Gabe UPPERCUTS and YUKON LARIATS! But Takagi’s right up to LARIAT!! Gabe rises and shouts! Both men run in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And again! Gabe fires palm strikes, talks trash, but gets a JAB, HEADBUTT, and a PUMPING BOMBER take takes both men up and out! DOUBLE ELIMINATION!!
Fans go wild as Takagi’s sacrifice play makes things 4v4! Bushi and Drilla jump in and Drilla fires off shots! Drilla ENZIGIRIS, ripcords, but Bushi dodges to RANA! And DROPKICK! Drilla bails out but Bushi builds speed, only for Connors to SNAP POWERSLAM! Drilla gets in, he and Connors get moving, SPEAR GORE COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Bushi survives but the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions coordinate. Connors BLASTS Naito off the apron before he climbs a corner, and Drilla gets Bushi up. Drilla suplexes, but Bushi slips free! Bushi shoves Drilla into Connors, then runs back in to CODE-
NO, Drilla blocks and aims for ropes! Bushi slips free, dodges Drilla, but Drilla ducks the enzigiri, only for the REWIND HEEL to hit! Bushi whips Drilla up and out and to the floor, Bushi ELIMINATES Drilla! We’re 4v3 in LIJ’s favor, but then Connors SPEARS Bushi! Connors says this is it, and he reels Bushi in for- NO! Bushi turns No Chaser into a backslide! BUSHI ROLL! Bushi ELIMINATES Connors!! The Black Mask singlehandedly handles the tag champs and the fans fire up! But then Finlay CLOBBERS Bushi and rains down fists! Finlay roars in rage, then he drags Bushi up. Canadian Rack, but Bushi slips free to backslide!
Finlay rolls through to UPPERCUT! Jake BLASTS Naito, BLASTS Yota, and then Finlay gets Bushi up! Finlay POWERBOMBS Bushi to the outside, onto Naito and the rest! Finlay ELIMINATES Bushi! We’re back to 3v2 as Finlay still has Jake but LIJ still has Naito, Hiromu and Yota. And speaking of Yota, he gets in to brawl with Finlay! Yota whips, Finlay reverses but Yota flipping RANAS! Then he BLASTS Jake! Yota runs corner to corner to STINGER SPLASH Finlay! Yota keeps moving, he runs Finlay over to then run and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Yota as he smiles and paces around.
Yota brings Finlay up and fireman’s carries, but Finlay slips free. Yota kicks, runs, but Finlay ELBOWS him down, then SENTONS on top! Finlay barks as he aims at Yota. Yota rises, Finlay runs in, and UPPERCUTS at the corner! Then clotheslines! Then FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Yota but Finlay grows frustrated. Finlay drags Yota up, reels him in, but Yota fights the lift! Finlay CLUBS away on Yota, tries again, and he has Yota up, but Yota fights free of the bomb! Yota fires forearms, but Finlay UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS again! Finlay runs, but Yota backslides to KNEE Finlay down!
The fans fire up again as we pass 20 minutes, and Yota drags Finlay up. Yota goes up and up but Finlay shoves him over! Yota’s on the apron, he and Finlay brawl! Yota ROCKS Finlay, but Finlay gets in Red Shoes’ face! Jake grabs at Yota, Yota kicks him away, but Finlay BLASTS Yota down and ELIMINATES him! The fans boo but the Dogs have made this 2v2! Finlay and Jake stand together, and they dare Naito & Hiromu to join them. Naito and Hiromu oblige as they step inside. Naito stares Jake down, Hiromu stares Finlay down, and they start swinging! The fans fire up, but then Finlay fireman’s carries Hiromu! Finlay aims for ropes!
Naito gets past Jake to save Hiromu, but then Jake BOOTS Naito down! Jake scrapes Naito out of the ring and goes after him, but Hiromu fireman’s carries Finlay! Hiromu runs at ropes and dumps Finlay out! Finlay stays on the apron but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Finlay holds onto ropes and wobbles, but Hiromu builds speed! Hiromu DIVES and SUNSET FLIPS, but Finlay still holds on! Finlay throws down hands, gets back inside, he’s SAFE! Hiromu is also safe because he went through the second rope. Hiromu runs back in, but avoids Blue Thunder to wheelbarrow! But Finlay turns that into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER!
Hiromu writhes, the fans rally as hard as they can behind him, but Finlay drags Hiromu up. DOMINATOR! Cover, Naito breaks it! Jake stomps Naito and TOSSES him out! It was all second rope so Naito’s safe, but Finlay talks trash on Hiromu. Finlay drags Hiromu up, reels him in, suplexes, but Hiromu slips free! Finlay UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS! Flashback to the 23rd! Hiromu just takes UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT from Finlay, but he doesn’t stop! Then he SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into another UPPERCUT! Finlay gets Hiromu up, but Hiromu RANAS Finlay up and out to ELIMINATE him!!
The fans are thunderous as The Rebel is shocked! Hiromu mocks him, but then Jake runs in! Hiromu gets under the boot to get under Jake! Jake fights Hiromu off, snarls, and then runs up! Hiromu dodges to kick a leg! Hiromu runs, but Jake kitchen sink knees! Jake takes aim, runs up, and FACE BREAK SHOT! Hiromu tumbles up and out and to the floor, Jake ELIMINATES him! And now, at 25 minutes in, we’re down to just Jake and just Naito! Naito slowly rolls into the ring as the fans rally behind him. Jake watches Naito stand, and the two stare down. Jake runs in but Naito dodges to fire off forearms!
Naito whips but Jake reverses to KNEE low! Jake fires up but fans boo as he stands Naito up. Jake reels Naito in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Naito protects the plate but Jake is aiming another heater! Jake waits as Naito stands, then winds up to choke grip! But Naito throws back elbows to get free! Naito then wrenches, TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Naito rises, he drags Jake up, and he throws those heavy back elbows! Jake crawls around, Naito brings him up, and Naito throws more heavy back elbows! Jake wobbles and staggers to the corner but Naito is right on him.
Naito brings Jake around for even more heavy back elbows! Jake falls over, the fans fire up, and Naito aims from the corner. Naito drags Jake up and in, but Jake BOOTS Naito down! Naito dangles off the apron! Red Shoes keeps the War Dogs from interfering, and Naito stands up. Jake aims, runs in, but Naito avoid the FBS! Naito drags Jake ot the apron, Jake elbows him back! Jake runs up, but into an ELBOW! Naito goes up and over, sweeps the legs, then BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICKS! Jake falls, LIJ wins!!
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, Naito as the lone survivor
It came down to the bottom of the ninth, technically speaking, and Naito just hit the walk-off homer! Jake is stunned and Finlay is frustrated, but Yota just smiles back at him. Finlay and Yota will have it out as part of Wrestling Dontaku Night One, who will be smiling then?
As for LIJ, they regroup in the ring and have their hands raised. Slyly’s even still hanging around! But uh, he’s a little too chunky to get in the ring, so he just settles for pumping up the crowd like he does at baseball games. Naito gets the mic to say that it was three months ago, the Splash Strong series back in January, since Naito was last in Hiroshima. Naito would like to thank the fans from coming here tonight, “Gracias, amigos.” The fans cheer, and Naito continues by saying, “Hiroshima is my second home. I really long to have a match at Mazda Stadium.” The fans love the sound of that!
Naito does preface that him saying that doesn’t mean there’s anything planned. So please, tranquilo, be patient, and look forward to the day that finally happens. So, shall they do it? The fans cheer again! So then, for the first time in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in a year and eight months, is everyone ready? The fans cheer because they sure are! Well then, the only way to close The Road to Wrestling Dontaku here in Hiroshima… Bushi! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Yota! Slyly! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS! INGOBERRRRNABLEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!! Slyly gets in on the roll call! Will all of LIJ have success as we reach Wrestling Dontaku next week?
My Thoughts:
A great event to conclude Road to Dontaku before getting to Wrestling Dontaku itself. An unfortunate change in the card, Sanada fell ill and could not compete, so his match alongside Taichi against Tanahashi & Tomoaki was changed into Tanahashi and a Young Lion VS Tomoaki and a Young Lion. Hopefully Cold Skull gets well soon. Great tag title match from TMDK VS GoD, and while I figured TMDK was going to retain, I didn’t think it’d be in a shady way like holding tights. While ZSJ VS Cobb for the NJPW World TV title is still to come, I doner of GoD shift gears and ELP becomes a singles guy so Leo and Loa can team up. Then ELP can challenge ZSJ in a battle of initials while the Brothers Guerrilla get to take on Shane & Mikey.
Great Rural Revitalization again, they managed to pull off great comeback spots each round. I was very surprised Yuya won out, I felt like Khan could’ve done one more Rural Revitalization before losing. But at the same time, Yuya feels like the unofficial fourth Reiwa Musketeer behind Narita, Shota & Tsuji. Yuya getting a title, any title, ahead of the others is good stuff for him, and could even bring about a feud with one of the Musketeers for the Summer. And then a great 10 Man Elimination Tag. I again really like that NJPW allows over the rope eliminations even in a tag match like this to really mix things up. Jake Lee not winning out for the War Dogs is really surprising, but I feel like that means Jake will defeat Naito 1v1.
My Score: 8.9/10
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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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