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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (7/13/23)
ROH is LEGIT!
Her grind is legitimate!
Leyla Hirsch is back and looking to take over ROH! Will she make a strong enough impression to then go for the gold?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Serpentico; Bill wins.
- ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena VS Ava Lawless; Athena wins and denies Lawless a title match.
- Six Man Tag: The Righteous & Stu Grayson VS Evan Rivers, Levi Knight & Michael Allen Richard Clark; The Righteous & Stu win.
- Leyla Hirsch VS Bambi Hall; Leyla wins.
- ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Opening Round: Dalton Castle w/ The Boys VS Tony Nese w/ The Varsity Athletes; Castle wins and advances to the finals.
- ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Opening Round: Shane Taylor VS Shawn Dean; Shane wins and advances to the finals.
- The Boys VS The Kingdom; The Kingdom wins.
- ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Mogul Embassy w/ Prince Nana VS Christopher Daniels, Darius Martin & Matt Sydal; The Mogul Embassy wins and retains the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
Matt Sydal speaks.
“Out of respect for this business, out of respect for ROH, when Matt Sydal has a problem with somebody, I say hey, why don’t you come join me for some interview with, Prince Nana, Brian Cage. Come on in!” Nana & Cage do walk over, and Nana says this is the most ridiculous thing. What’s this about? Sydal says he was gonna get a graphic, but he wants to say that Cage beat him on Rampage, but he can’t beat him 1v1. Not now, not this Sydal. He’s better than ever! Cage & Nana have a laugh. Cage can’t beat Sydal? Look at him! Look at this title. The ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships belong to him.
If Sydal wants to face Cage again, go find two partners. Oh, he’ll have no problem finding two guys who want those. If Cage wants to put the titles on the line, then he’s gonna lose them to Sydal and his partners. Nana says the saying goes, you wanna get down to business, find yourself a partner. Nana & Cage are money! Sydal’s ready to get down. Will he snatch away the belts right from under The Mogul Embassy’s noses?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Serpentico!
So what if MJF & Adam Cole found a way to win in the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament? That just means the human tower can go back to focusing on what he’s been building here in ROH. Will Big Bill continue to dominate in singles competition? Or will SNAKEMAN be the David that slays Goliath?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and Serpentico rallies up the fans. Serpentico fires himself up, eggs on Bill, and Bill says okay. They tie up, and then Bill SWINGS Serpentico before throwing him down! Bill raises his hand and fans rally up again. Serpentico gets up, eggs Bill on again, and Bill storms up, but into a headlock! Bill powers out and Serpentico goes tumbling out to the floor! The ref has Bill hold on, and Serpentico gets up and in. Bill rushes in but Serpentico dodges and mule kicks! Then Serpentico fires off palm strikes! And an UPPERCUT! Bill just scowls and that scares Serpentico.
Serpentico apologizes, runs, but Bill pursues! They go around the way, back into the ring, and Serpentico dropkicks Bill off the apron! Serpentico DIVES and he sends Bill into railing! Bill grimaces and fans fire up as he hobbles. Serpentico pursues, Bill goes into the ring and Serpentico climbs up. Serpentico leaps, Bill gets under, but Serpentico BOOTS him away! Serpentico runs but Bill catches him! Bill carries Serpentico around, cradles him like a baby, then FALL AWAY SLAMS! Bill swaggers and taunts, then he waits on Serpentico. Serpentico slowly rises, Bill looms over him, and Bill choke grips! CHOKE- NO, Serpentico silps free!
Serpentico dodges the boot, keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl RANA and Bill goes to a corner! Serpentico runs in to SHOTGUN! Serpentico fires off hands, climbs up to CLUB away on Bill, but Bill shoves him away! Serpentico flounders up, and he flips Bill off! So Bill BOOTS him down! Bill hoists Serpentico up, and puts him on the top rope to CLUB away on him! The ref counts, Bill lets off, but then Bill runs to BOOT Serpentico down! Serpentico flops to the floor and Bill goes out after him. Bill hauls Serpentico up and into the ring, then storms in after him. Bill gives toying kicks and Serpentico sits up.
Bill choke grips! And holds him up just to show off! SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS!! Cover, Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
The rebound was easy for Bill, but will he soon be eyeing the top of ROH?
ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena VS Ava Lawless!
The Fallen Goddess is going to face Willow Nightingale tomorrow night on Rampage in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, but she is still looking for a worthy contender. Will she find that here tonight? Or will she keep crossing names off the list?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. Athena revels in fans actually cheering for her, and she approaches Ava. Ava ROCKS Athena! That’s usually Athena’s opening move! Athena wobbles but steadies herself, and she nods. But then Ava DECKS her! Ava soaks up the cheers and she eggs Athena on. Athena rushes in, into a wrench and SLINGBLADE! Fans fire up for Ava but Athena kips up. Athena DECKS Ava! And SLIDING FOREARMS! Athena rains down shots, the ref has her back off and Athena tells him to get back! Athena runs in to UPPERCUT Ava in the corner!
Athena then goes side to side to forearm SMASH Ava! Athena whips and BOOTS Ava down, then cheers herself on. The fans cheer, too, as Athena clamps on a CROSSFACE! Ava endures, but TAPS! Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by submission (denies Ava Lawless a title opportunity)
But Athena adds on the pressure to make Ava pay! INVERTED BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Athena lets go, and she holds up her belt as the undefeated 30-0 champion! But as is Athena’s way, she puts the belt down. She wonders if she should, thinks not to, but then decides yes, she’ll SMASH Ava off the belt!! The champion has little honor and no mercy, but will she be humbled by Willow tomorrow night?
Six Man Tag: The Righteous & Stu Grayson VS Evan Rivers, Levi Knight & Michael Allen Richard Clark!
Dutch & Vincent have truly brought Player Two into the fold, and they are looking to dominate ROH together. Will that dominance continue even in Stu’s home country of Canada?
The Code of Honor is upheld with some tension, but there is no sneak attacks from The Righteous this time. Stu starts against, Rivers, and Stu CLOBBERS Rivers at the bell! Stu CHOPS Rivers, ROCKS him, CHOPS him again, repeat! Stu then bumps Rivers off buckles, paces around, and he brings Rivers up to whip to ropes. Rivers holds ropes, BOOTS back, then runs, but into a clinch! OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Rivers flounders to his corner, Knight tags in! Knight runs in, but Stu catches him and RAMS him into the corner! Stu fires off shots, tags in Dutch, and Stu scoops Knight to SNAKE EYES off ropes! Dutch LARIATS Knight down!
Dutch flicks his tongue like the snake he is, and then tags Stu back in. Dutch scoops and SLAMS Knight, Stu paces around, but wait! Evil Uno appears on stage, chair in hand. Uno gets Stu’s attention as he goes down the ramp and fans cheer. Uno simply takes a seat at ringside, and Knight throws hands on Stu! Stu clinches Knight for an URENAGE! Stu warns Uno, tags in Vincent, and Vincent snaps his fingers and stomps Knight’s legs. Vinnie then sucker punches Rivers! Vinnie drops an elbow on Knight, grins at Uno, and fans rally behind “UNO! UNO!” Vinnie tags Stu back in and they drag Knight up.
Stu & Vinnie double whip to knee, KICK, sweep the legs, and SLIDING COMPLETE SHOT! Stu taunts Uno, “This is what it looks like, getting the job done!” Uno applauds, though maybe sarcastically. Stu tags Dutch, they haul Knight up, but Knight slips out of the double back suplex! Hot tag to Michael Allen Richard Clark! MARC dodges Stu, fires off on Dutch and Stu with big haymakers and uppercuts! DROPKICK for Dutch and fans fire up with The King of Push-Ups! But Stu KNEES MARC down! Then feeds him to Dutch’s POWERBOMB! Tag to Vinnie, he goes up, SWANTON BOMB! The Righteous & Stu all taunt Uno but he just sits there.
Rivers rolls in and somersaults, but into Dutch’s SCRAPBUSTER!! Nice try, Rivers. Knight gets in, Vinnie KNEES him down, and Stu gets Knight up for NIGHTFALL!! They all go back to the corner, Stu tags in to then tag Dutch. They circle around MARC, drag him up, INVERTED PENDULUM! Dutch covers, The Righteous win!
Winners: The Righteous & Stu Grayson, by pinfall
Uno applauds again, still not really genuine. But Stu wants him to get in the ring now! Uno stands up, has the chair, and he SMACKS Rivers!? Uno puts the chair in the ring and dares them to do something with it. Uno says Stu knows where he belongs, but Vinnie says Uno is finally being honest. Which side wins out at the end of this warfare?
Backstage interview with Matt Sydal.
Lexi Nair is with Third Eye Reborn, and says he was to find partners to fight for the Six Man Tag titles. What’s the status on that? Sydal says becoming ROH Six Man Tag Team Champions is his destiny, it is extremely important to him, and so he went on a vision quest. He looked to the elders for their wisdom and strength, and that brought him back around to Christopher Daniels. The Fallen Angel steps in, reuniting with his former ROH World Tag Team Champion partner. Sydal says his quest continued, he looked high and low, and he found a young innovator, one of the best high-fliers today, Darius Martin!
Sydal says this team will be your NEW ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions! Sydal may see it, but will it be just a vision? Or can they make it a reality?
Leyla Hirsch VS Bambi Hall!
The Kingdom may have brought her in as a #LEGIT wringer, but she ditched them as soon as the job was done. Will Leyla dominate the division one match at a time?
The Code of Honor is upheld but barely by Leyla, and the bell rings. Leyla and Bambi circle, they tie up, and Bambi throws Leyla down! Fans cheer but Leyla gets up. Leyla checks her nose, and she nods, that power is legit. They tie up again, Leyla gets around, but Bambi fights the lift and hip bumps free. Bambi says kiss this then runs, but Leyla ROCKS her at the ropes! Leyla then WRINGS Bambi’s arm out, kicks her around, then puts her on ropes. Leyla CHOKES Bambi on the ropes, the ref counts, and Leyla lets off at 4. Leyla stands Bambi up, traps one arm with a hammerlock, and then just CLUBS away on Bambi from the other side!
Leyla throws Bambi down and soaks up the cheers and jeers. Leyla then stomps Bambi’s arm, taunts her and the crowd, and then brings Bambi up. Leyla whips Bambi to a corner, runs in and clotheslines! And again! And again! Leyla fires off but Bambi shoves her back! Bambi ROCKS Leyla with forearms! Bambi runs, into an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Bambi is hanging tough but Leyla keeps her cool. Leyla mocks the fans rallying for Bambi and she kicks Bambi around. Bambi pushes Leyla but Leyla slaps Bambi. Leyla whips corner to corner, runs in, but Bambi ELBOWS her away! Bambi runs up, Leyla blocks a kick but not the KNEE!
Bambi keeps moving, and she SPLASHES Leyla in the corner! Bambi hauls Leyla up as a backpack, but Leyla throws elbows! Leyla rolls Bambi, gets up, and then gets around to SNAP GERMAN! And then she gets the LEGIT ARMBAR!! Bambi taps, Leyla wins!
Winner: Leyla Hirsch, by submission
Leyla keeps the Code of Honor by shaking Bambi’s hand again, and she’s ready to climb the ranks. Will she be a legit threat to Athena’s win streak?
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Opening Round: Dalton Castle w/ The Boys VS Tony Nese w/ The Varsity Athletes!
Samoa Joe is still the King of Wrestling Television, but he needs competition to justify his reign. So a two week tournament begins tonight! Will The Peacock or the Premier Athlete be the first candidate as contender?
Mark Sterling has a mic to say that Tony Nese has something to say. And Nese wants everyone to relax, he hasn’t even said anything yet. But Nese wants to say that ever since he showed up here, he’s seen nothing but “disgusting, out of shape Canadian trash.” Fans boo and Nese says they’re right to boo themselves. And to make it worse, this place smells worse than anywhere else in this country! But Nese has amazing news for everyone here. Being that he is a personal trainer, he is not only going to teach them all fitness, but personal hygiene! Because we all know no one likes a smelly Regina!
Fans boo but Nese continues to say that he’s canceling the rest of the show, so that for the rest of the night, they can do GROUP TRAINING! Get up on your feet, spread out a bit, and start with stretching. Follow along with Ari Daivari. Stretch to the sky, then lean to the left. Now the right. There we go, now we’re getting to it. Actually, no, put your arms down, it smells even worse now. But wait, here comes Castle! And he says he’s bringing the panache, the pizazz, and the drama! The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Castle is ready to work up a sweat with Nese. They circle, talk some trash, and fans fire up with Castle!
Castle storms around outside the ring, gets back in the ring, and ties up with Nese to waistlock fast. Nese goes to ropes, the ref counts, and Castle lets off. Nese gets around to waistlock then he shoves Castle. Things speed up, Nese hurdles but gets caught! Nese flails and grabs ropes so Castle lets him down. Nese then throws an elbow! Castle staggers, Nese kicks him low and CLUBS him down. Nese ROCKS Castle with a haymaker but fans boo. Castle goes to a corner, shoves Nese back, and swings, but Nese dodges to go up and up and leap! Castle catches Nese to TOSS him overhead! Fans fire up while Nese goes to ropes.
Castle waistlocks Nese, SLAMS him down, and fans rally up. Castle waistlocks and rolls Nese around, and around, and around! Then a SPLASH to the back! Fans cheer but Sterling is upset, and Castle SPLASHES again! Castle drags Nese up, but Nese throws body shots and knees! Castle puts Nese in a corner to KNEE him down! Nese is in a drop zone and Castle goes up the corner! Fans rally up but Sterling distracts Castle. The ref reprimands, Castle hops down, but Nese gets up and grabs at both Castle and ref! Castle DECKS Nese, the ref is a bit flustered, and that distracts enough so Daivari can trip Castle up!
Castle kicks Daivari away but Nese HOTSHOT BULLDOGS! And then runs in to CLOBBER Castle! Fans boo but Nese stalks Castle to the apron. Nese goes out after Castle, drags him off the apron, but Castle throws hands! Castle scoops, Nese slips free but Castle switches. Nese holds the apron skirt to resist the German Suplex, and he RAMS Castle backwards into the post! Fans boo, Castle swings on Nese but misses. Castle tries again, but he only gets post! Daivari and Sterling laugh at Castle, Nese scares off The Boys, and Daivari taunts Castle with jumping jacks. Nese RAMS Castle into railing, then puts him into the ring.
Nese stomps and kicks Castle in the arm, but Castle gets to a corner. Nese is on Castle, he wraps the arm around ropes and pulls! Fans boo and the ref counts, but Nese lets off, to dropkick the arm! Fans rally and Castle scowls, he CHOPS! And CHOPS! And ROCKS, and fires off more shots with the good arm! Castle fireman’s carries but Nese hits the bad arm! Nese rolls Castle to SOBAT! Cover, TWO!! Castle survives but the Varsity Athletes are furious. Nese clamps on a top wristlock! Castle endures but refuses to give up! Castle fights up as fans rally, and Castle stands, only for Nese to use a chinbar to wrangle him!
Nese keeps on the arm while fans boo. Castle still endures, still fights, still throws hands, and still ROCKS Nese! Castle runs, but Nese trips him! Fans boo and The Boys try to fan Castle off but Daivari & Sterling applaud. Nese soaks up the heat, then PREMIER TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS, but FLOPS as Castle moves! Nese staggers up, storms back over, but Castle CHOPS! And ROCKS! And ROCKS Nese again! Castle whips with one arm but Nese reverses to WRING out the bad arm! Castle writhes, Nese storms up, but Castle clinches for an EXPLODER! Fans fire up while Nese and Castle rise.
Nese rushes in, but into another EXPLODER! Nese tries again, but Castle blocks the kick to SAIDO! Castle waistlocks, drags Nese up, DEADLIFT GERMAN! Fans fire up with Castle but Sterling again distracts. The Boys yank him down! And fire furious fists! The fans fire up, but Castle sees Daivari sneaking in! Daivari backs off, but Nese rolls Castle up with tights! TWO! Castle Alabama Lifts, for the BANGARANG!!! Cover, Castle wins!!
Winner: Dalton Castle, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
The Varsity Athletes tried all the tricks, but Castle and his Boys were ready! The Peacock is going to the finals, but will he be the one challenging Samoa Joe at Death Before Dishonor?
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Opening Round: Shane Taylor VS Shawn Dean!
We just saw Castle win his ticket to New Jersey, now we see who meets him there! Will Big Bad Shaney T. be heading back for a title he helped elevate? Or will The Captain be a step closer to gold?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. They approach, Dean avoids the haymakers, and Shane says that was close. Shane and Dean circle some more, Shane corners Dean, but then Dean dodges the haymaker to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Dean lets off as the ref counts and Shane storms up. Dean bobs ‘n’ weaves then dodges again to dropkick! Shane stays up, Dean storms up to whip, but Shane blocks! Shane whips but Dena holds ropes to stop. Shane storms up but into a BOOT! Shane still stays up, and he DECKS Dean! Dean flops out of the ring, and Shane talks some trash.
The ref checks Dean but he’s somehow okay to continue. Dean goes to a corner, and Shane throws heavy shots! Dean sputters and shouts in pain and Shane knows that one hurt. Shane taunts Dean, then DECKS him again! Dean flops against buckles and fans cheer on Shane. Shane storms up, stands Dean up, and CHOPS him! And then throws another heavy shot! Dean falls over, Shane taunts the fans a bit, then brings Dean up. Dean throws elbows and forearms, but Shane KNEES low! And again! And again! Dean falls over again and Shane paces. Fans rally while Shane looms over Dean.
Shane eggs Dean on, and Dean stands up to throw body shots of his own! And a CHOP! And another body shot! And a forearm! But Shane clamps on a BEARHUG! Shane squeezes Dean and Dean starts fading. Dean throws elbows but Shane thrashes him around. Dean BELL CLAPS! Shane still holds on, so Dean BELL CLAPS again! Fans rally as Dean continues to fight and endure! A third BELL CLAP and Dean is free! Dean fires off heavy forearms, then whips, but Shane reverses. Shane runs in at the corner but Dean dodges! GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! Dean catches his breath, runs in, but into a choke grip!
Shane shoves Dean away, runs in, but into a JUMP KNEE! Shane goes back to the corner, Dean runs in, but into a clinch! URENAGE! Shane huffs and puffs and scowls as he storms around. Shane goes up the corner?! Fans rally up, and Shane FLYING SPLASHES, but FLOPS as Dean moves! Dean goes to the corner, runs out, around the world and DDT! Dean kips up! Fans fire up and Dean goes to the corner. Dean climbs up top, salute and FLYING SPLASH onto knees!! Shane saves himself and does even more damage to Dean! Shane tells Dean it wasn’t gonna be easy. He’s the baddest man- Dean ROCKS Shane!
Dean says he doesn’t care about none of that. Dean CHOPS, Shane eggs him on, and Dean CHOPS again! Shane choke grips! Shane says who does Dean think he is? But Dean UPPERCUTS! Fans fire up with Dean, he storms up, but now Shane bobs ‘n’ weaves, to HEADBUTT!! Dean sits down in a daze and Shane powers up that forearm. Fans rally, Shane takes aim, and Dean stands, into the RUN-UP!! Cover, Shane wins!
Winner: Shane Taylor, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
“The most dominant Television Champion of all time! Allow me to introduce myself! I’m Shaney T, boy!” Will Shane bulldoze Castle to then step to Joe’s throne at Death Before Dishonor?
The Boys VS The Kingdom!
We saw The Peacock win big tonight, and now it is up to Brandon & Brent Tate to carry their own weight! Will it be a huge night for Castle’s team? Or will Mike Bennett & Matt Taven prove the OGK is ROH?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Taven starts against Brent. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Taven powers Brent to the corner, lets off with mocking pats on the shoulder, and Brent comes back. They tie up, Taven puts Brent back in the corner, and he pie faces Brent. Brent runs up but Taven CHOPS him! Taven whips corner to corner, Brent reverses but Taven goes up and over. Things keep moving, Brent hurdles but Taven DROPKICKS! “IIII’M! MATT TAVEN!” Taven kicks Brent around, taunts Brent, but Brent CHOPS! Taven CHOPS Brent! Taven whips but Brent reverses, only for Taven to reverse to a suplex! Cover, TWO!
Taven talks more trash on Brent, saying Daddy Castle isn’t around so Taven’s their daddy now. Taven kicks Brent, tells him to call him “Daddy,” but Brent SLAPS Taven instead! And then he TACKLES Taven! Brent fires off hands, Taven kicks him away, then HEEL KICKS him down! Taven tells the “Melvin” not to try that again, and he tags in Mike. Mike fireman’s carries, but Brent gets free! Hot tag to Brandon! Brandon and Mike circle now and Mike says hold on. Mike dares Brandon to give him a shot. Brandon CHOPS, and he lets out a “WOO~!” Mike eggs Brandon on so Brandon CHOPS again!
Mike says that’s not good enough, so Brandon winds up. Brandon CHOPS, but Mike just brushes it off! And Mike CHOPS Brandon off his feet! Brandon goes to a corner, Mike grins and swaggers over, and Mike whips corner to corner. Mike runs in to CHOP Brandon down! Mike whips corner to corner the other way, runs in and CHOPS again! Mike then hauls Brandon up for an URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Mike brings Brandon up, suplexes, but Brandon slips free! Brandon fires off forearms! Miek shoves to CHOP again! Brandon fires forearms again! Mike shoves him away to CHOP again! But Brandon keeps hitting back!
Mike CHOPS Brandon down, but Brandon roars to his feet! And he fires off hands from all sides! Taven distracts, Mike DECKS Brandon with a sucker punch! And then a sucker punch for Brent! Tag to Taven, Mike trips Brandon, CATAPULT into GAMANGIRI! Taven goes up top, ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!! Brandon is still in this and Taven is furious! Tag to Mike and Taven CHOKES Brandon. The ref counts, Taven lets off and Mike wrenches Brandon to UPPERCUT the arm! And again! And again! Mike then double wristlocks for a DDT! Cover, TWO! Mike is frustrated but he drags Brandon up.
Brandon fights the lifts and fans rally up. Brandon back drops! Mike sunset flips, Brandon rolls through, but Mike trips Brandon into a KIMURA!! Brandon endures, reaches out, moves around, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Mike lets off at 4, but he still pats himself on the back and blows a kiss. Mike brings Brandon up again, wrenches the arm, but Brandon throws forearms! Mike ROLLING ELBOWS and Brandon falls down! Taven says Brandon hasn’t learned. Mike fireman’s carries, but Brandon fights free! Mike reels Brandon back in, back suplex, but Brandon lands on his feet! Hot tag to Brent!
Brent gets around Mike, waistlocks, shoves him into Taven and they both stagger! Brent then LARIATS Mike! And again! And then wheelbarrows, for the VICTORY FACEBUSTER! Taven rushes in, but is sent into the corner! Brandon runs in but Taven puts him back on the apron. Taven DECKS Brandon but Brent dodges! Brent suckers Taven in and Brandon GAMANGIRIS! Brent then rolls Taven up, Brandon slides in to shove Taven into a BOOT from Brent! Brandon cravats, STANDING SLICED BREAD! Mike gets in, Brent blocks a kick, Brandon SUPERKICKS! Brent ENZIGURIS!
The Boys wrench and crisscross Mike, STRAITJACKET NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Mike survives and Brent is frustrated. But Brandon rallies the fans and the fans rally for the Boys. Tag to Brandon and he goes up. But Mike fireman’s carries Brent, to RAM him into Brandon! DEATH VALLEY, to JUST THE TIP! But Brandon’s the legal twin! Taven argues that it doesn’t matter, they’re the same person! No they’re not, that’s not how twins work! Mike TOSSES Brent, Taven goes after Brandon but Brandon fires off forearms and CHOPS! Brandon roars, runs, but into a FOREARM! And then Mike pops Brandon up, ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA! Cover, The Kingdom wins!
Winners: The Kingdom, by pinfall
Taven tells the Lucha Brothers to stop hiding! The Kingdom IS ROH, they’re going nowhere! So then, will they go to New Jersey and Death Before Dishonor to get those ROH World Tag Team Championships back?
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: The Mogul Embassy w/ Prince Nana VS Christopher Daniels, Darius Martin & Matt Sydal!
The challenge was made and the challenge was accepted! Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun have been dominant as champions together, but nothing lasts forever. Can the Fallen Angel and the Air Wolf help the Third Eye Reborn achieve greatness and topple these three titans?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if destiny becomes reality!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and fans rally for Daniels as he starts against Kaun. They circle, tie up, and Kaun powers Daniels to a corner. The ref counts, Kaun lets off but Daniels avoids the chop to CHOP! And forearm! Daniels headlocks, Kaun endures and powers out, then he runs Daniels over! Cover, ONE! Kaun keeps on Daniels with stomps, then DECKS him with a forearm. Daniels sits up but Kaun brings him around. Kaun runs, but into a back drop! Daniels ROCKS Kaun, Sydal and Darius get a shot in, and then Daniels hits a COMPLETE SHOT! Tag to Sydal and he brings Kaun up.
Sydal whips, Kaun reverses and scoops but Sylda slips free to arm-drag! Kaun comes back to kick low! Kaun whips, pops Sydal up but Sydal RANAS! Kaun staggers up and Sydal KICKS him in the leg! Tag to Darius and they double whip Kaun to ropes. They leap frog and DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Sydal STANDING MARIPOSAS! Darius covers, ONE! Darius keeps on Kaun but Kaun CHOPS him! Tag to Liona and he HEADBUTTS Darius! Liona clamps onto Darius and CLUBS him on the back. Liona whips, Darius stops himself and BOOTS back. Daniels tags in, Darius baits Liona into a corner, and Liona only gets buckles!
Daniels drop toeholds Liona, Darius DOUBLE STOMPS! Daniels covers, ONE! Daniels drags Liona up to CLUB away with his elbow! Fans rally, Daniels runs, but into a SAMOAN DROP! Liona roars while Daniels writhes, and Kaun runs in to BLAST Sydal & Darius! Cage tags in, he scoops Daniels and carries him around. Cage uses Daniels for bicep curls, and then just TOSSES Daniels away. Cage flexes, he says this is what a real man looks like. Cage bumps Daniels off buckles, tags in Liona, and Liona puts Daniels in the ropes. Tag to Kaun, and he hits a DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO!
Sydal & Darius coach Daniels but Kaun CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Kaun lets off, but Cage CHOKES Daniels now! Nana applauds as his monsters get away with it, and he taunts Daniels, “How’s it feel, old man?” Kaun covers, ONE, but he rains down fists! Kaun lets off to stare down Darius & Sydal. Kaun sits Daniels up to clamp on a chinlock. Kaun thrashes Daniels around but Daniels endures. Fans rally, Daniels endures, and Daniels fights up. Daniels throws elbows and body shots and he gets free! Daniels runs, into a LARIAT! Cage says that’s a home run! Though he also knows Canada wouldn’t understand, they like hockey.
Kaun has a cocky cover, ONE! Kaun stands on Daniels’ leg, tags Liona in, and they get Daniels up. They double whip Daniels to the corner, then Liona whips Kaun in for a SPLASH! Kaun whips Daniels but Daniels falls right over. Liona drags Daniels up but Kaun takes his time exiting. The ref reprimands Kaun, but he misses Daniels dragging Liona into a cradle! The fans freak out, Daniels would’ve won this by now! The ref finally sees it, ONE! Liona CLOBBERS Daniels! Fans boo, Sydal protests, but Liona CHOKES Daniels! The ref counts, Liona gets in his face, and Nana CHOKES Daniels now!
Fans boo again as Nana gets away with it all. Daniels flounders, Liona tags Cage, and Cage runs corner to corner to ELBOW and LARIAT and SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Daniels survives and Nana is furious! Nana is sick of Daniels, but Cage tags Kaun. Kaun stomps Daniels, then stays between him and his team. Kaun puts Daniels in a corner to CHOP! Kaun CHOPS again, then whips corner to corner. Kaun runs in but Daniels drop toeholds! Kaun hits buckles and staggers up, into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up as both men are down! Daniels and Kaun crawl, hot tag to Darius! And Darius BLASTS Cage!
Darius ducks Liona’s haymaker to UPPERCUT! Kaun storms up and Liona storms in, Darius fires off shots on both of them! ENZIGURI on Kaun, but Liona puts Darius in the corner! Darius BOOTS Liona way, hops up, and jumps to get both Gates of Agony! DDT REVERSE DDT COMBO! Fans fire up with Darius as he kips up! Darius then runs to BULLDOG HOTSHOT Liona! Liona flops out, Darius goes up, and Darius CROSSBODIES Kaun! Cover, Cage breaks it! Darius fights the waistlock, runs, but into a pop-up and SUPERKICK! Cage goes back to the Embassy corner, tags in, and he storms up on Darius.
Cage pump handles, lifts, but Darius lands on his feet! PENALTY KICK! Tag to Sydal and he goes up top! METEORA!! Sydal hobbles but keeps moving, he KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Sydal is all fired up, the fans are with him, QUESTION MARK KICK! Cage drops to his knees, Sydal hits a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Sydal grows frustrated but Kaun runs in. Sydal ROUNDHOUSES him! Kaun comes back, and he CLOBBERS Sydal! Liona returns, too, and the Gates drag Sydal up. Nana wants this to end, DOUBLE LARIATS! Feed to Cage’s fireman’s carry, F5!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Fans fire up and the Embassy is shocked that Sydal survives! They put Sydal in a corner, Kaun SPLASHES! Kaun fires Liona up, Linoa SPLASHES! Feed to Cage, and he suplexes Sydal, but Darius & Daniels drag the Gates out of the ring! Sydal turns Drill Claw into RANA!! And a cover! TWO!!! Cage escapes and Sydal can’t believe it! Nana is freaking out as Sydal rises again. Sydal brings Cage up but Cage swings! Sydal goes Matrix and CALF KICKS! Cage goes to a corner, Daniels runs in to forearm smash! Darius steps in, FLYING COMPLETE SHOT! Sydal is up top, METEORA!!! Cover, Kaun breaks it!
Darius & Daniels go after the Gates but they beat Darius & Daniels down. Nana says “OPEN THE GATES!” so they haul Sydal up, but Daniels & Darius make the save! UPPERCUT and SUPERKICK, then TRIPLE KICK sends the Gates out! PLANCHA takes out Kaun! FLYING SHOULDER takes out Liona! Sydal tries again, but Cage catches his dive! But then Sydal cradles!! TWO!!! Cage escapes again, DISCUS LARIAT!! Cage reels Sydal in, suplex and DRILL CLAW!!! Cover, The Embassy wins!
Winners: The Mogul Embassy, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)
That was as close as any team has gotten, but it was still not anywhere close to a defeat for The Mogul Embassy. The dominance continues, will no team ever stop Cage, Kaun & Liona?
My Thoughts:
A really good ROH this week, and I really like that it was only 80 minutes. ROH needs to solidify on a timeframe, I am already dreading that next week’s go-home episode will be closer to three hours. The matches were mostly for story progress, and were all fairly good. Bill of course beats Serpentico, Leyla of course beats Bambi, and of course Athena wins the Proving Ground match. Leyla is a great possibility for facing the champ, but giving her the title match next week at Death Before Dishonor feels too soon, it really should be a rematch of Athena VS Willow.
Really good stuff out of this rather outta nowhere ROH World TV Championship contenders tournament, which wasn’t advertised at all even though it should’ve been. Just another problem we’re seeing in ROH under AEW. Castle and Shane Taylor make great choices for the finals next week, and I’d love to see either guy face Joe at the PPV. I still feel Mark Briscoe should’ve won the last time he faced Joe. And I wish ROH had done better in giving us Joe VS Zack Sabre Jr, TV Champ VS TV Champ. I say that because I don’t really see Castle or Shane taking the title from Joe, but it’ll still be a great match for the PPV.
Really good match from The Boys VS The Kingdom, but of course The Kingdom wins. The ROH World Tag Team Championships is another thing ROH could be booking better. Lucha Brothers have had 8 Man and Six Man Tag matches but haven’t done enough 2v2 to really give us good feuds. Maybe the go-home sees Penta & Fenix return, confront The Kingdom, and accept their challenge for DBD. Of course The Righteous & Stu win the squash match, but Evil Uno’s presence was the real highlight. There’s half a chance we get a Six Man Tag blowoff at DBD, but it still feels like there’s something more that needs to happen, so maybe they make that part of a bigger summer episode.
And the ROH World Six Man title story tonight was decent stuff, Sydal kinda stammering through his promos, but the match was really good. Of course The Embassy finds a way to win, though. I said it last time, but I have no idea who is supposed to dethrone them at this point. Maybe it’s the winners of Dark Order VS Righteous, but even that feels like it’d take another long build to make them look strong enough.
My Score: 8.4/10
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Golden tickets make for great stocking stuffers!
With Nathan Frazer & Axiom still NXT Tag Team Champions, they need new contenders for New Year’s Evil! Who wins a Fatal 4 Way to head for LA?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade; Vaquer wins.
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Charlie Dempsey w/ No Quarter Catch Crew VS Lexis King; King wins and becomes the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
- Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn; win.
- NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Christmas Chaos Fatal 4 Way: Myles Borne & Tavion Heights VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino VS OTM VS Hank ‘n’ Tank; win(s) and will challenge Nathan Frazer & Axiom for the titles.
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Santa Claus is here!
Lowell, Massachusetts is excited that Kris Kringle is going around ringside, but enough about him, it’s time for action!
Stephanie Vaquer VS Cora Jade!
The Dark Angel is here on this not so silent night to shut up her opponent. The Generation of Jade doesn’t care that she’s on the naughty list, but will she get herself on the short list of contenders to a women’s title? Or will Vaquer give Cora a nightmare before Christmas?
The bell rings and Vaquer circles with Cora while the fans rally up. They tie up, Cora pulls hair, but the ref reprimands. Cora puts Vaquer in a corner, lets off, but then Vaquer rushes up. Vaquer waistlocks and SLAMS Cora, then clamps on a facelock. Cora fights up, wrenches out and steps over, La Magistrol! TWO, Vaquer turns things over to a cover, ONE! Vaquer sweeps legs, cover, ONE! Cora sweeps legs, covers, ONE! Cora knuckle locks but Vaquer fights up and RAMS Cora. Cora cranks the wrist but Vaquer RAMS her again. Vaquer then goes up, ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! Cora staggers away while fans fire up.
Vaquer runs up on Cora, victory rolls her, TWO! Cora scrambles away but Vaquer eggs her on. Cora runs up, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS, then she runs at the ropes! Vaquer dodges, then comes back to 6- NO, Cora ducks the 619 and wags her finger. The fans cheer, Vaquer smirks, and the two rush in. Vaquer catches and wrenches Cora to a snap suplex! Vaquer drags Cora into the headscissors! The fans fire up as Vaquer turns Cora over, but Cora rolls and rolls to get the ROPEBREAK! Vaquer lets Cora go and Cora bails out to the outside. Vaquer hurries after Cora, they cat ‘n’ mouse around the ring, but then Vaquer and Cora slide into the ring.
The fans fire up as things speed up, Vaquer ducks ‘n’ DROPKICKS! Cora sputters, the fans fire up, and Vaquer smirks as she looms over Cora. Vaquer pushes Cora down to then IMPLODER KNEE DROP! Something similar to Cora’s move set, and Vaquer whips Cora to a corner. The fans rally, Cora goes up but waits to lure Vaquer in! BACKSTABBER! Cora laughs at Vaquer and fans boo, but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Cora has a motorcycle stretch on Vaquer. The fans rally as Vaquer endures and fights to her feet. Vaquer turns things around, arm-drags Cora away, and Cora goes to a corner. Vaquer runs up, Cora dodges then comes back to SHINING WIZARD! Snapmare and cover, TWO! The fans rally but Cora clamps onto Vaquer with a chinlock. Vaquer endures, even as Cora leans on the hold. The fans rally again and Vaquer fights up. Vaquer turns around to JAWBREAKER free! Cora blocks a kick, ROCKS Vaquer, but then Vaquer pulls hair to reel Cora in! BIG back suplex and the fans fire up!
The ref checks, both women stir, and they go to corners. Cora runs in but Vaquer dodges the shining wizard! SOLE FOOD! Vaquer runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Cora sits down, so Vaquer goes again, METEORA! Vaquer drags Cora to center, then wraps on the headscissors! The fans fire up but Cora rolls and rolls to ropes again! Vaquer just puts on the squeeze, and rolls Cora back! HEADSCISSOR DRILLER! Cover, TWO! Vaquer brings Cora up but Cora pulls hair! The fans boo, Cora kicks but Vaquer blocks it! Vaquer turns things into a STANDING STF!! Cora endures, hops on one foot, and she THROWS Vaquer onto ropes!
Cora runs to BACK ELBOW! And then GUT WRENCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! Vaquer stays in this and Cora shrieks. The fans boo Cora’s tantrum, but Cora hauls Vaquer up. Vaquer fights the underhooks to ROCK, SOBAT and underhook in return! PRIMERA BACKBREAKER! Cover, Vaquer wins!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall
Cora gets coal for Christmas in the form of a loss, but that’s not all! Kelani Jordan runs out here to SMACK away on Cora with a kendo stick! Vaquer has Kelani stop, if only to keep from wearing out that kendo stick. The Standout still wants to stomp Cora out, when and where will she get her fight with the Generation of Jade?
The D’Angelo Family speaks.
Stacks likes Luca’s vest, and Luca likes Stack’s jacket. Tony D tells his guys that they’ve been doing great, and Luca thanks The Don for getting them an early Christmas present. They have a spot in the Christmas Chaos Fatal 4 Way! Tony says it’s about time the entire family has some gold. That reminds Stacks of Christmas Eve as a kid: staying up late, camping on the couch, waiting for Santa to come. Stacks remembers one night when he was half asleep, seeing Santa digging through his gifts like a raccoon in a dumpster! Santa was shaking ’em around and acting like he owns the place! Before Stacks could do anything, his mom runs in with a broomstick and starts hitting Santa in the face!
Adriana Rizzo says Diana Lorenzo is a saint among women. Stacks says, “A saint? She’s a freakin’ enforcer!” But turns out, it was just Mr. Fabrizio from down the street. He didn’t go Christmas shopping, the cheapskate. Tony says no one should be snoopin’ around like The Grinch. The point is, “presents under the tree, a tag team title opportunity for Luca and me. So Hank ‘n’ Tank…” “NQCC…” “And OTM… You try to take that from us, we’ll bash your heads in like my mother.” Like his mother! The warning has been issued, will someone be sleepin’ with the fishes for Christmas?
Lexis King prepares backstage.
Mr. William Regal walks over to say hello. He has been watching Lexis these past few months, and both his growth and dedication have been remarkable. Lexis deserves this opportunity. Regal would be honored to be in Lexis’ corner again this time. Lexis really appreciates that, he is very honored, because he is finally becoming the best version of himself. So then, is he going to do it? Yes, of course. Lexis will become the NEW Heritage Cup Champion! Lexis heads out, and Regal brings out the brass knuckles. Regal says that wasn’t what he was asking. Will the Drama King claim his crown the right way? Or will he do it regally?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Charlie Dempsey w/ Wren Sinclair VS Lexis King w/ William Regal!
It is another clash of second generation superstars, each trying to prove they’re not like their fathers. Though, that only makes it all the more intriguing that Dempsey’s father is trying to help his opponent. Will Lexis finally have his moment? Or will Regal still expect the worst out of him?
The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see just how far the King has come!
The bell rings and round one begins. The fans rally as these two tie up, and then King headlocks. Dempsey powers right out, and King goes toa corner. The two reset, tie up, and King waistlocks then headlocks. Dempsey powers up and out, but King runs him over! Things keep moving, King turns hip toss into takedown, roll, ghost pin! TWO, but King is right up, only for Dempsey to deflect the dropkick! Dempsey grabs a leg, ANKLE LOCK! King rolls free, but Dempsey RAMS him, then whips. King reverses and DROPKICKS! Dempsey flounders, the fans fire up with King, but Regal has a point that King needs to focus on Dempsey.
King and Dempsey reset, tie up, and Dempsey waistlocks. King breaks that to switch, but Dempsey drop toeholds into a HEEL HOOK! King hurries to turn but Dempsey floats to the arm! FUJIWARA! King rolls, arm-drags and has the wristlock! King makes it a cording hold and the fans rally. Dempsey bridges, rolls back, then stands. They fight for wristlock control but Dempsey spins, slips through and wrenches for a wristlock! Dempsey wrangles King, twists that arm around, and we hit a minute. King reaches up but Dempsey fights the headscissors. They both stand, and Dempsey shifts to a cravat neck wrench.
King endures, powers up and out, and King hits a hip toss! Cover, TWO as Dempsey bridges, then CRAVAT PLEXES! Cover, TWO, but Dempsey keeps that cravat. King fights up and we’re at 30 seconds. Wren coaches Dempsey but King scoops to SLAM! Dempsey still drags King down! The neck wrench is on tight but King fights up. Ten seconds, King fires hands as the fans count it down. King gets his headlock on Dempsey, the bell sounds for the round!
Round 1 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
King holds on and thrashes Dempsey, but then Dempsey hits a BACKBREAKER! The ref reprimands them both, and tells them to listen better. Both men refresh in their corners, and now it’s round two! Dempsey runs up but King dodges! King CHOPS and CHOPS and whips corner to corner. Dempsey reverses with a BRIDGING whip! King hits buckles hard! Dempsey storms up to KNEE King in the side! King goes to a corner but Dempsey brings him out. Dempsey fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS King again. King hits back but Dempsey KNEES and GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Cover, TWO!
Dempsey keeps on King with a shove and a forearm to the back! King hobbles to a corner but Dempsey is on him. Dempsey digs a knee in, the ref counts, but Dempsey lets off to CLUB King. Dempsey UPPERCUTS King int he back! King CHOSP! And CHOPS! Dempsey knees low then CLUBS King again! Dempsey hauls King up with a GOTCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! King stays in this but Dempsey stays on him with a HALF CRAB! King endures, uses his free leg to push up, but Dempsey digs his elbow into the lower back! Dempsey makes King drop to his stomach and then sits deep on the hold! King endures, we drop under a minute, and King fights!
King turns, kicks free, and goes to another corner. Dempsey CLUBS him again! Dempsey fires a forearm, whips corner to corner, but King SUPERKICKS! King goes up to FLYING SUNSET FLIP! High stack, TWO!! Dempsey gets lucky, and then he blocks a kick! DRAGON SCREW! Dempsey waistlocks and GERMAN SUPELXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! King escapes that one but we hit 10 seconds as Dempsey has the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! King endures, so Dempsey stomps away! The bell rings to end the round!
Round 2 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
Dempsey gets more stomps in but the ref backs him off! The ref warns Dempsey, this is two rounds in a row that there’ve been extracurricular activity. But at the same time, two rounds and no score, that is rare for Dempsey. King crawls his way to Regal to refresh while Wren helps “Charles,” and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and apparently round three all happened during break! No one scored a fall, so this is already round 4!
Round 3 – Dempsey: 0; King: 0
The bell rings on this fourth round, and both men run up! King CLOBBERS Dempsey! And CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up as King ducks a shot to then BACK SUPLEX BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! King stays on Dempsey with a chinlock and he grinds Dempsey down. Dempsey fights around, the fans rally up, and Dempsey fights up. Dempsey fires body shots, then he snapmares free. Dempsey CHOPS, so King CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! King whips Dempsey corner to corner hard, and the fans fire up as King runs in! LARIAT, then CHOP, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!
The fans rally and Regal seems impressed as King climbs. Dempsey stands, and King CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! King is frustrated but he and Dempsey rise again. Dempsey UPPERCUTS King, King UPPERCUTS Dempsey, repeat! They go back and forth, again and again! King CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, but Dempsey hooks the arms! King fights it so Dempsey spins him around! King fights the underhooks and SUPERKICKS! Dempsey rebounds to KNEE! We’re under a minute as both men run! DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Wren shouts at “Charles” to get up, and the ref tells her to get off the apron.
Regal takes this distraction as an opening to slide the brass knuckles right into King’s hand! King is dazed, but he knows what those are! King argues with Regal that this is not how he wants to do this! We’re under 25 seconds as REGAL DECKS KING?!? The fans boo but Dempsey sees the knuckles! Dempsey picks those up, we hit 10 seconds, but the ref sees Dempsey with the knuckles, too! The ref assumes the worst and DISQUALIFIES Dempsey!!! That’s an automatic WIN for King!!!
Winner: Lexis King, by disqualification (NEW NXT Heritage Cup Championship)
That’s right! No Champion’s Advantage in a Heritage Cup match! Regal ended up helping King after all, but not in the way anyone thought! King kisses the cup, and even Regal is shocked, though also a bit amused. Will this Christmas miracle lead King to become not only the best version of himself, but the best Heritage Cup Champion yet?
OTM speaks.
Bronco Nima says everyone’s excited about the holidays. But for them, OTM gives it to you real as the realest tag team in NXT. And for them, the holidays ain’t nothing but a facade. Lucien Price says tomorrow, you’ll wake up, open presents, and be disappointed when it hits you like a brick. You’ll look at your family, tell ’em all thanks, knowing damn well what they got you was trash. And let’s be honest, you probably don’t even like your family. You can’t wait for them to leave! Just like NQCC, Hank ‘n’ Tank and the D’Angelo Family. OTM can’t wait for them all to be out of this tag title picture. OMT have next!
And unlike Frazer & Axiom, OTM doesn’t pretend to have each other’s backs, they are for real. And this Christmas Chaos is about to be real. All three other teams will move out the way! Best believe that in 2025, OTM will be the NEW NXT Tag Team Champions! Will Nima & Price drag the rest of the division down so that they can get #OutTheMud?
Kelani Jordan argues with Stephanie Vaquer backstage.
The Standout says La Primera had no right to stop her from going after Cora. Respectfully, Kelani does not need Stephanie to protect her. Stephanie had her match with Cora, she won it, congratu-freakin’-lations! Lola Vice walks over to calm Kelani down. Stephanie was just looking out for her. Kelani tells Lola that Lola cannot tell her to calm down. Lola is the last person to tell someone to calm down! Lola interfered in every single one of Jaida Parker’s matches to get at her, and it’s FINE~! Lola says Jaida started that beef. Kelani says no, they both started it. Kelani says, “Don’t don’t even get me started on you,” Stephanie.
Stephanie and Giulia were best friends one week, fighting the next, and it’s FINE~! But now that Kelani wants retaliation on Cora, now Kelani’s the problem? How about they all practice what they preach and get outta her face! Kelani storms off and both Lola and Vaquer are stunned. Is the Standout about to stand alone against the world?
Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx w/ Fallon Henley VS Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn!
The Fatal Influence are a bunch of haters hating on the “freaky” girls, such as Tatum Paxley, Gigi Dolin and Shotzi Blackheart. But according to the Unholy Union, at least those three have unity while Jacy, Jazmyn & Fallon are just faking it. Will Jacy & Jazmyn make sure this NXT homecoming is very toxic for the former tag team champions? Or will Fyre & Dawn make sure there’s a mean girl meltdown for Christmas?
NXT returns as the Fatal Influence makes their entrance. The fans boo but the Influence just soaks it up. Oh hey, “Santa” is in the upper deck, and he has some special guests! It’s KC Squared, Katana Chance & Kayden Carter! They’re also home for the holidays, will they like what they see out of all these former rivals? The teams sort out and Isla starts against Jazmyn in a battle of the pigtails. They circle, tie up, and go around. Jazmyn powers Isla to a corner, the ref counts, and Jazmyn shoves Isla. So Isla SHOVES Jazmyn! Jazmyn runs up, but Isla puts her in the corner and KICKS her!
Isla snapmares Jazmyn then UPPERCUTS her in the back! Cover, TWO! Isla whips Jazmyn, DROPKICKS her down, but Jazmyn flounders away. Tag to Jacy and she tells Isla to back off. Jacy runs up, but Isla dodges! Isla wrenches and SAIDOS! Jacy flounders, Isla runs up and ELBOWS her! Isla sits Kacy down, tells Jazmyn to kiss this, and then she HIP ATTACKS Jacy! Tag to Alba and she drags Jacy up to send her at the corner! Isla catches Jacy into a TARANTULA, and then Alba SUPERKICKS Jacy! Jacy falls, Alba covers, TWO! Alba drags Jacy up but Jacy mule kicks! Jacy shrieks, whips, but Alba wrenches to HOOK KICK!
Alba CHOPS Jacy, CHOPS her again, but Jacy catches a shot to swing around. Alba stays up, swings Jacy but Jacy arm-drags Alba. Alba comes back but Jacy ducks under. Jazmyn sneaks a tag before the RANA! Then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Alba stays in this, Kayden & Katana are mildly amused, but Jazmyn KICKS Alba in the back. Jazmyn clamps on a chinlock and she grinds Alba down. The fans rally, Alba endures and fights up, and Alba fires elbows. Jazmyn throws Alba down by her hair! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Jazmyn talks smack as she drags Alba up again. Jazmyn snapmares and KICKS Alba again!
Jazmyn taunts Isla, drags Alba up again, but Alba CHOPS! And wait, here come Tatum, Gigi & Shotzi! Jazmyn ROCKS Alba, but now the “freaks” outnumber the mean girls 5v3. Wait, now we see Shawn Spears, Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance watching this backstage. The Chair Man still wants female representation in his faction, who could he be scouting this time? As for ringside, Fallon shouts at “the freaks” to go away, but no, they’re here to stay. As for in the ring, Alba rolls up Jazmyn! TWO!! Jazmyn escapes, Alba JAWBREAKERS her! Tag to Isla, and then they GOURD BUSTER to METEORA! The fans fire up with the “freaks” while NXT goes to break.
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The Hollywood A-Lister’s got his own nightmare before Christmas!
Christmas is just a few days away, but things aren’t merry and bright for Raw! The Miz must face his fears as he faces Dexter Lumis 1v1!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky; Iyo wins and advances to the next round.
- Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Gable wins.
- Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Damian Priest wins, by disqualification.
- The Miz VS Dexter Lumis; Lumis wins, by disqualification.
- Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
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Drew McIntyre walks to gorilla.
The Scottish Terminator makes his way through the curtain and to the stage, and the fans have a mixed reaction as he goes to the ring. McIntyre grabs a mic, and he says, “After Hell in a Cell, I’ve never been so beat up in my entire life. 16 staples in my head, my back almost broken from landing on the steel steps. And I went home to Scotland. The reason I went home, and I haven’t really talked about it publicly, is because a very close family member passed away. Some people probably feeling sympathy right now. Some guys in the back are probably talking to each other, saying, ‘I didn’t know.’ Maybe if you cared enough, you would’ve asked.
“Over these past two months, guess how many people phoned me to check. Not how I was doing mentally but how I was doing physically after Hell in a Cell. ONE PERSON! These past 17 years, I’ve been led to believe we’re all a big happy family in the back. We’re brothers and sisters, we travel the world together, we spend more time with each other than with our actual families, but it’s all BS! My brother, John, in Scotland wouldn’t stab me in the back to take my spot, but people like Jimmy, Jey and Sami 100% would.” The fans boo that, then chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” McIntyre says that proves his point.
After watching everything The Bloodline did, Jey says he is a changed man. He does a cute hand sign, he says a made-up word, and the fans just forget about it and move on. That’s the other thing McIntyre realized: He has given and given and given all this time, and the fans turned on him for a guy who was gone for years and has told the WWE fans to go screw themselves! McIntyre was fighting for the fans, he thought they believed in him, so he believed in the fans! McIntyre bled out in the cell, and while he was gone, the fans instantly forgot him! The fans boo, that’s not true! But McIntyre says from now on, he gives no more for anybody!
McIntyre will take and take and he will tell the truth! The real villains are Roman Reigns and CM Punk! And if you choose to prop them up, as he already said, Jey, Jimmy & Sami, the things Roman did to you… Roman took a vacation, then simply snapped his fingers and they were by his side again! McIntyre suggests everyone who ever wronged McIntyre should sleep with one eye open. But wait, here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer and sing for Sami but Sami says hey, McIntyre is angry, he doesn’t have to believe Sami in place of believing everyone has ulterior motives. Sami doesn’t blame him.
But personally, man to man, Sami did not know what happened with McIntyre’s family. They figured he was recovering from one of the most vicious matches of all time. Sami thought that, all the guys ‘n’ girls in the back thought, and that’s all the fans thought. Believe that or not, fine, but Sami wants to level with McIntyre. Talk about 17 years, Sami has 22 years in this game. Sami’s been through what McIntyre’s been through. Sami’s had losses. Trust him. He has had losses he had to put on the side and go to work that week. The same sacrifices, from birthdays to weddings to funerals that he should’ve been at? Sami’s done it all.
Sami has put unnecessary stress on his wife, on his kid, and why? Because this is the life that they both chose! They are WWE SUPERSTARS! The fans cheer that! And as such, they are LUCKY to be WWE Superstars! And you think this is just your story or Sami’s story? Y’know who else has stories like this? Every single person sitting in the stands. Every single person at home! The kids who struggle at school, the adults who struggle at work, who struggle economically, physically, and they have their losses and sacrifices, but they still get up every day to do what they gotta do to soldier on, without pointing a finger at everyone else!
The fans fire up for that passion. Sami says McIntyre dares pointing a finger at the fans for forgetting him?! They didn’t forget, brother! They MADE McIntyre! And McIntyre still thinks the world revolves around him just because once upon a time, someone told him he was “The Chosen One.” But newsflash, just because you’re mad doesn’t make you special. And now McIntyre thinks everyone else is somehow tied to him? What Jimmy does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Jey does has nothing to do with McIntyre! What SAMI does has nothing to do with McIntyre!
But McIntyre, if you want to still walk around all angry and pointing fingers at the fans, at Sami, at Jey, at Jimmy, at Punk, at Roman, and still be mad about The Bloodline, fine. No one is stopping McIntyre. But Sami has no problem being McIntyre’s problem and facing him in this ring right now! McIntyre says if Sami wants to know the truth… IT isn’t just anger. McIntyre’s anger comes from pain, and he doesn’t doubt what Sami just said. There was so much truth and passion, but it’s never the whole truth, is it? Sami has a way of spinning things. Because Sami can fly back home every week to his family. McIntyre is halfway across the world from his!
And no one here in Boston ever leaves Boston, they’re with their families 24/7! McIntyre doesn’t have that luxury! The fans boo that veiled insult, but McIntyre says he will remain calm and ask Sami why he wants this fight. They both know the result, we saw it time and time again, Sami has NEVER beaten McIntyre. So McIntyre suggests, given Sami isn’t 100%, and Sami’s wife and kid are here tonight… Sami should just walk back there, take their hands, and leave this arena. Of all those in the Bloodline, Sami is the least of McIntyre’s worries.
Sami says McIntyre is right about a couple things. When it comes to win-loss records, McIntyre has Sami’s number. And Sami is not 100%. Haven’t been since Saturday Night’s Main Event. And yes, the smart thing would be to just go home, celebrate and get healthy over the holidays. But Sami would so much rather do this. Sami fires hands! The fans fire up but McIntyre shoves Sami away. McIntyre swings, but gets caught! Sami lifts but McIntyre fights free, then GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! McIntyre takes aim, but here comes JEY USO! The fans fire up as Jey runs down the ramp, slides in, and then dodges McIntyre to SUPERKICK!
The fans fire up as Jey & Sami DOUBLE LARIAT McIntyre up and outta the ring! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” with Jey & Sami Uso! Will the Scottish Terminator’s mission be ended when Sami and/or Jey shut him down?
Adam Pearce is met by Pure Fusion Collective.
The Raw General Manager asks Sonya Deville what he can do for her and she says not much. She knows how stressful this job can be since she once had it. She’s just here to make things easier. And how’s that? Well, Kairi Sane is not cleared to compete, there is an opening in the tournament, and Sonya wants it. Oh, is that so? Y’know, Sonya, that is a terrible idea. They caused this scenario so he’s just gonna reward them? Are they outta their minds? And zip it! Plus, he already filled that vacancy with Iyo Sky. Happy Holidays! PFC is upset by that since Iyo just lost to Liv Morgan, but will there be nothing to stop the Evil Genius now?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky!
Just as Pearce said, PFC taking out the Pirate Princess will not mean they get away with murder! The Queen of Harts and the Fire Keeper must now figure out how to handle this change to the program. Will Iyo redeem herself for losing Saturday Night’s Main Event by moving on to the next round?
Raw returns and Alba makes her entrance, Isla Dawn seeing her to the ramp, and then Natalya makes her entrance. The bell rings and Alba kicks Natty then ELBOWS Iyo! Alba whips but Natty reverses and Alba tumbles out of the ring! Iyo rolls Natty, TWO! Iyo whips, Natty dodges in the corner and gets Iyo up! REBOUND SIT-DOWN, and then Natty steps on Iyo, only for Alba to trip Natty up! Alba brings Natty out to send into steel steps! But then Iyo DIVES onto Alba! The fans fire up with Iyo and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Natty brawls with Abla. Alba knees low, but Iyo CROSBODIES them both down! The fans fire up and Iyo SHOTEIS Alba! And SHOTEIS her again! And then DROPKICKS her down! Iyo brings Alba around, whips, but Alba reverses. Iyo goes up and out, then blocks a shot to ROCK Alba! The fans fire up, Iyo spirnboards, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Iyo handsprings up and the fans fire up again! Iyo gets the fans going, but Alba wrenches and facelocks, TORNADO DDT! Alba gets Iyo up again to GOURD BUSTER her onto Natty! Alba then rearranges them into the drop zone!
Alba goes up, the fans are torn, but Alba grins as she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover on Iyo, TWO! Cover on Natty, TWO! But into a KOJI KLUTCH! Natty endures, flails, fights around, but Alba holds on tight! Natty pushes, stacks Alba, TWO!! Natty has the legs! Alba flails now, but Iyo runs up! Natty trips Iyo onto Alba, and she has them both! Natty turns them both over, DOUBLE SHARPSHOOTER!! Iyo and Alba both flail, both claw at the mat, and Alba gets the ROPEBREAK! No disqualifications so Natty can hold on! But now Iyo drags herself under the ropes, and there’s no room left, so Natty has to let go!
Natty rises up and she stalks Iyo to the apron. Natty drags Iyo up but Iyo HOTSHOTS Natty! Natty staggers, rebounds, but Iyo jumps the baseball slide! Natty hits Alba down, and then Iyo PENALTY KICKS Natty! Iyo fires up and springboards, ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit on both targets and the fans fire up! Iyo hurries to get Natty up and into the ring, then she drags Natty into the drop zone. Iyo climbs, but Alba CLUBS Iyo first! Alba snarls as she climbs up, but Iyo holds onto ropes! Natty CLUBS Alba and she adds on! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX on Alba! But Iyo stays up top to go OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Iyo wins!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Genius of the Sky moves on, ready to fly against The Morrigan! Will Iyo be able to get past Lyra Valkyria and head for the title?
Judgment Day sulks in the clubhouse.
Finn Balor tells JD McDonagh that he can’t believe this. This was supposed to be a Merry Christmas, Finn was supposed to be celebrating with two titles, and now he has none! Liv Morgan tells Raquel Rodriguez to tell Finn that the reason she suggested he stay away from Damian Priest is because she knew this would happen. Raquel starts to relay the message, but Finn has JD tell Liv that she’s got her own problems to worry about and to stay off his back. But then Liv tells Raquel to tell Finn that the reason she’s “on his back” is because he lost the tag titles. JD, tell Liv that Christmas is-
Dominik speaks up to stop the arguing. Christmas IS around the corner, and now they’re not even talking to each other? Dom says he’s gonna go talk with Pearce and get a match with Priest! Dom’s gonna step up for this family. Oh, Dom thinks he’s better than Finn? No, it’s not even like that. Dom has a plan. He’ll talk with Pearce then fill everyone in later. Dom heads out, JD prays for one week of no drama while it’s Christmas. Will Dirty Dom make sure The Punisher pays for screwing Finn & JD over? Or will Priest be given the gift of sending Dom South of Heaven?
Sami and Jey regroup backstage.
Sami can’t believe Jey didn’t text or call about the comeback. Jey says, “My bad.” But Sami says it’s fine, he’s happy Jey is back. And thanks for having his back out there tonight and every night, Sami appreciates Jey. Jey thanks Sami for that, and says you know he had to come back for payback. Jey is gonna handle business! Actually, Sami was kinda hoping he could handle McIntyre. Sami talked a big game, he’s gotta back it up. But Sami, you’re not even 100% tonight. Sami knows, but he started something so he has to finish it. Jey says alright. He’s got next! They secret handshake and Jey wishes Sami luck. Will Sami finally get a win on McIntyre in a Christmas miracle?
Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
As “Master” Gable said last week, it was about time he settled things with his past. Will Gable prove to the world that he was always the reason the Alpha Academy was relevant? Or will he find out he can’t keep up with the Stamina Monster?
Raw returns and the #AlphaBabes make their entrance, showing off that new merch while they’re at it. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Tozawa and Gable tie up, Gable wrenches and talks trash right to Tozawa’s face! Gable CHOPS Tozawa down, stands him up, CHOPS him down again, repeat! Gable whips and CLOBBERS Tozawa, then raises the fist. The fans boo more but Gable talks smack on Otis. Gable drags Tozawa up, suplexes, but Tozawa slips free! Tozawa SOBATS, spins, slides under, and SPIN KCIKS! Gable goes to a corner and Tozawa puts him up! But Gable gets Tozawa for a HANGING ARMBAR!
Otis protests, the ref counts, and Gable lets off at 4. Gable says he didn’t break a rule, and Otis never learns. Gable SLAPS Otis, slides into the ring, but Tozawa victory rolls! TWO, but Tozawa SUPERKICKS Gable down! Tozawa rips the shirt off, goes up top, and SUPER SENTRONS onto knees! Gable saves himself and hauls Tozawa up to GERMAN SUPELX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES again! But he isn’t done, Gable spins Tozawa around, and POWERBOMBS him! ANKLE LOCK!! Tozawa flails but he’s so far from the ropes! Tozawa TAPS, Gable wins!
Winner: Chad Gable, by submission
But Gable won’t let go! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Gable just drops into a GRAPEVINE! So Otis storms in and he drags Gable off the leg! Otis TOSSES Gable! The fans are thunderous, but Team American Made steps up to support Gable. Gable says Otis never learns! But Otis’ hips are moving! He’s shaking, quaking, and the fans fire up, but American Made backs off. Will Gable finally fight Otis and put this beef to rest?
The New Day talks backstage.
They still don’t understand how everyone here doesn’t see things their way. But then Dirty Dom walks over, clapping with “New! Day Rocks!” Finally, someone who understands! Dom says he never liked Big E, but uh, no, what they did was crazy. Well, whatever, Broke Ass Tom Selleck! Dom says Tom Selleck wishes! Dirty Dom heads for gorilla, ready to fight for the Judgment Day. But will Dom go from “Broke Ass Tom Selleck” to just broken?
Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!
Judgment Day’s history has always been a rocky one, but it has never been rockier than right now. Betraying Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest probably has a lot to do with it, but will Dom be able to smooth things over by taking Damian down? Or will Priest finally beat some sense into #LatinoCheat?
The bell rings and Dom bails right out! Dom dares Priest to come get him, but Priest says Dom needs to get back in the ring. Priest will even give him a free shot! Dom storms up to the apron, steps in, and takes that swing, but Priest blocks it! Then Priest BELL CLAPS Dom, DECKS him, then DECKS him again! Dom staggers around, Priest picks him up to SLAM DUNK! Dom staggers back up, into a torture rack! Priest bends Dom with the Argentine Backbreaker! Priest then THROWS Dom down and the fans fire up. Priest paces around, powers up his arm, and Dom rises. The fans rally and Priest runs, but Dom ducks a lariat!
Dom kicks, CLUBS and KICKS again! SUPERKICK! Then DROPKCIK! Priest staggers but Dom hurries to stalk behind him. Priest sits up first and glares at Dom. Dom panics, but he DUMPS Priest out! Dom builds speed to DIVE, but into Priest’s hands! FLATLINER onto the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom up to then POST him! Dom falls in a heap, but Priest puts Dom in the ring. Priest then notices a very suspicious Santa Claus. Priest snatches the beard away, and tada! It’s JD! Priest TOSSES JD and the fans cheer! JD wants mercy but Priest SLIDES him across the desk! The fans fire up as Wade narrowly avoids getting hit!
Priest then has a Spider Sense moment, and he looks under the ring! Carlito spits out his apple in surprise! Priest drags Carlito up and TOSSES him into the timekeeper’s area! But then Finn attacks!
Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification
Finn fires hands, but Priest blocks the desk bump! Priest body shots and SMACKS Finn off the desk! And again, and again! Priest puts Finn in the ring, Dom runs up, but Priest DECKS him! Priest fires more hands on Finn, but the Judgment Day regroups! They mug Priest 4v1 as usual, and JD even drops elbows! The fans boo but the Judgment Day stand Priest up. WAIT! Here comes the War Raiders! Erik & Ivar fire hands on Dom & Carlito, and Priest TOSSES JD! Finn realizes he’s alone, and Priest SUPERKICKS him down! Priest stomps a mudhole into Finn, the Raiders put Carlito and Dom in the ring!
Ivar KNEES Carlito, then feeds him to Erik’s KNEE! The fans cheer, JD gets up, but Priest LARIATS him inside-out! Dom is fed to the WAR MACHINE!! Finn staggers up, but Priest grabs him! And Finn goes SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The Judgment Day just got further embarrassed, and that’s not even considering JD’s Santa costume. Will the War Raiders be some unlikely allies for Priest in this ongoing war with the Judgment Day?
Sit-down interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond thanks The Visionary for taking this time to talk with her, and he says it is his pleasure. Jackie talked with CM Punk and heard what he had to say, what Punk believes, when it comes to Rollins’ hatred for Punk. And we have heard from Rollins, as well, but Jackie’s still just curious. What is the root cause, the driving force, of this disdain he clearly feels for CM Punk? Rollins says the thing is, he has tried to explain how he feels many times over the years, and it sort of… Well, he won’t say he’s talking into the wind, but Rollins just feels Punk has needed the WWE more than the WWE needed him.
And so that hypocrisy from Punk is what just eats at Rollins. It is hard for Rollins to let that go. Jackie mentions how Rollins has talked about getting rid of it by “cutting it out” and fighting through it, and how this fight with Punk has to happen as a catharsis. What does “cutting” Punk out look like? What should we expect from, not even so much a match, that doesn’t feel like the right word now. Rollins says it’ll be fight. That’s what we’re getting, no question. It is the biggest fight in their sport right now, and Rollins needs it now. After Survivor Series, seeing Punk hand-in-hand with Roman Reigns… Roman’s finger in the air, Punk doing the stupid Go To Sleep thing…
Rollins just wanted to throw the remote through his TV, he was so viscerally, internally destroyed. Rollins felt that was it, no more waiting. The world needs to see it. This is perfect. The Netflix debut, the world will be watching. But to answer the question, he doesn’t know what it’ll look like. You might see a side of Rollins that no one’s ever seen. No pun intended, it will be raw, visceral, violent. Rollins needs to exorcise this demon from his soul, he has to cut the cancer out of his brain, or he is going down. Then the only way to process the betrayal is to go through a fight, and we get that on January 6th, Raw in LA for Netflix.
Jackie thanks Rollins for the time and his honesty. Rollins says yeah, he can’t wait. Will Rollins truly #BurnItDown when it comes to fight CM Punk?
The Miz VS Dexter Lumis!
The Hollywood A-Lister has his own history with the man now turned buzzard, and things are only worse now that this is about the Final Testament and the Wyatt Sick6. Will Miz manage to bury the past once and for all? Or will he get no mercy from Lumis?
Raw returns as Miz waits. A message flashes, “I OPENED THE DOOR,” and then the lights go down. And from that mysterious door to the other side, out steps Lumis. He takes off the Mercy the Buzzard mask, then rushes the ring! Miz scrambles right out as Lumis slithers along the mat! The fans cheer Lumis on while Miz tentatively returns to the ring. The bell rings, Miz wants Lumis to hold on, but Lumis swings hands! Miz bobs ‘n’ weaves, then throws a punch! Lumis just glares at Miz! Miz runs away, Lumis gives chase, and they go around the outside, then back inside! Lumis drags Miz out of the ring to ROCK him!
Miz staggers, Lumis THROWS him into barriers! The fans cheer, Lumis ROCKS Miz again, and then Lumis SMACKS Miz off the apron! Lumis pushes Miz into the ring, Miz bails out, but Lumis goes out to the apron. CANNONBALL! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up. Lumis CLUBS Miz, stalks him, then puts him in the ring. Miz again asks for mercy, but then he tries a cheap kick! Lumis blocks and UPPERCUTS! Lumis scoops, Miz slips free and Miz BOOTS Lumis! Miz runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Lumis rains down fast hands, then runs to AX HANDLE! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up.
Miz breaks free to throat chop! The ref reprimands but Miz runs, only for Lumis to catch him! URENAGE! Lumis storms around, then goes looks to the corner. Lumis climbs, but wait, the Authors of Pain are here! So Lumis CANNONBALLS onto them! The fans fire up but Kross attacks!
Winner: Dexter Lumis, by disqualification
The Final Testament beats Lumis up and puts him in the ring. Miz stands, confident now that he has reinforcements. Kross says they’ve got Lumis where they want him, but Lumis looks to the sky. Seems it’s the other way around! The lights go down, and when they come up, the rest of the Wyatts are here! They brawl with Final Testament and then send them running! Nikki wants uppies, and Erik Rowan pops her up to POWERBOMB her out onto The Final Testament! Nikki is all fired up as the Wyatts stand together! Will The Final Testament be the one buried and forgotten after all is said and done?
The War Raiders regroup backstage.
Erik & Ivar are fired up after getting the better of Judgment Day, and then Priest walks in. He says what’s up, and they give him some pushes and shoves of excitement. Priest says okay, okay, settle down. But that was good, and he appreciates the save. Ivar says hey, they’ve all known each other a long time. And while they haven’t always seen eye to eye, there has always been honor here. They may not be friends, but Priest had their backs in a big way last week and they don’t forget that. They owed him, they got him. Priest respects that. If the War Raiders are at war with the Judgment Day, then he’ll go to war with them.
They all fist bump, and Erik & Ivar say they like the sound of that. Could these three finally tear down Judgment Day once and for all?
The zero symbol returns…
And now it’s joined by a pentagram? What could these clues be leading to?
The New Day barges out to ringside.
And Kofi Kingston tells Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett on commentary that no no no no! You do not get to speak about them like that! Woods asks what is going on around here? What happened to unbiased journalism? How long has Tessitore even been with the WWE? Not that long, right? Certainly not long enough to know that his job is not to have an opinion but to tell the TRUTH like they have! But it seems in 2024, no one wants the truth! Certainly not these fans. Wade was sympathizing with E as well! Well that’s fine, because Wade and Big E have something in common. They’re not man enough to lace up their boots again and get in the ring!
The fans boo now but Kofi says speaking of getting back int he ring, allow the New Day to do that and continue to tell everyone what they were trying to tell people before. They did NOT put hands on Big E. They could have, laid him out here in the ring, stretchered out of the building again, but they didn’t! So why is everyone so upset!? The fans keep booing but Kofi says this was supposed to be a homecoming for Kofi, and for the woman he bought a plane ticket for to come all the way here to Boston from Ghana, and that is Kofi’s mom! Kofi’s mom is in the front row! Miss Elizabeth Kingston is here, but she doesn’t seem very amused.
Kofi says his mom sat in the middle seat for 20 HOURS, just to see Kofi, and the fans are ruining her experience! This is his mother! The woman who taught him how to be the man that he is today! She does not deserve to see her son get booed out of his own hometown! Woods says they gave the fans ten of the best years of their LIVES…! Kofi steps back outside to apologize to his mom for the fans. She does not deserve this. Kofi doesn’t understand why they’re doing this. Kofi wants a hug. Miss Elizabeth stands up, but she pushes Kofi! She’s upset with HIM, not the fans! Miss Elizabeth takes her coat and leaves! Kofi is confused, what’s this about?
Kofi calls after his mom but she tunes him out. Though, it might be hard to hear over the fans. Will it ever get through to the New Day that they are in the wrong?
The New Day regroups backstage.
And then they cross paths with Rey Mysterio. Woods asks if he’s gonna pile on. Rey says no, it’s not like that. Rey thought about what they said last week, being a locker room leader and all. Rey definitely could’ve handled things better, so he’ll apologize to them. Rey just has the responsibility to help everyone as much as he can. So hey, what New Day did was out of pocket, all foul. And if they want to start fixing things, they can start by apologizing. Whoa, hold up. Them? Apologize to Rey and the locker room? No, they aren’t apologizing, because they didn’t do anything wrong! This is ridiculous!
Rey is just as bad as Big E and everyone else! Why not let Woods pop that mask off again so he can hear them better. New Day did nothing wrong. Rey says okay, fine, que pasa nada. Just don’t say he didn’t try. From this point on, New Day is on their own. And oh, get used to hearing this. “New! Day SUCKS!” With that, Rey takes his leave. After hearing that, will Kofi & Woods have anything but a Merry Christmas?
Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre!
The Honorary Uce may have just lost to the Scottish Terminator at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but he isn’t going to give up the fight. Will Sami finally get a win over McIntyre as a Christmas miracle? Or will McIntyre ruin the holidays with a Claymore?
Raw returns and Sami makes his entrance. The bell rings and McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre fires hands, then CHOPS Sami in a corner! McIntyre ROCKS Sami, stands him up, and then CHOPS again! The fans are torn but McIntyre paces while Sami sits down. Sami rises up, and he avoids a chop to fire hands! The fans fire up as Sami CHOPS and fires more punches! The ref backs Sami off, but Sami comes back to stomp and punch! The fans rally behind “SAMI USO!” and Sami whips Mcintyre corner to corner. McIntyre reverses, Sami goes up, but McIntyre KICKS him out of the air!
McIntyre snarls and then he deadlift suplexes Sami! Sami writhes and clutches his back, but McIntyre storms over to him. McIntyre STMOPS Sami’s hands! Then he ROCKS Sami with a right! Sami goes to ropes but McIntyre CHOPS him again! The fans “WOO~!” as that chop echoes out! The fans rally for Sami but McIntyre grins. McIntyre whips but Sami KICKS him in return! Mcintyre comes back but Sami TOSSES him out! The fans fire up and Sami builds speed, but then Mcintyre moves so Sami Arabian Presses to land back inside. Sami smiles as he gets the better of McIntyre, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Sami is in the corner. McIntyre storms up to stomp away on him again! The ref backs McIntyre off but then McIntyre storms back up. McIntyre drag’s Sami up to the apron, and he suplexes Sami up and into the ring! Sami flounders to the ropes and the ref checks him. Sami says he’s still in this, so McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami CHOPS McIntyre! And CHOSP! And fires forearms! Sami whips, McIntyre reverses but Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for McIntyre to tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and McIntyre grows annoyed. The fans rally up but Sami writhes form all the damage.
McIntyre stalks Sami to the ropes, eggs him on, and then whips him to ropes. Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges again, and this time Sami tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Sami and McIntyre both rise up, and McIntyre bails out. Sami storms up to ropes, grits his teeth, and he PLANCHAS! But McIntyre catches him! And then he aims for the desk! Sami fights free, and he DRIBBLES McIntyre off the desk! Sami backs off as the ring count climbs, but Sami goes back for McIntyre. McIntyre stops the step bump to SMACK Sami off the steps! McIntyre refreshes the ring count because he wants to do more damage!
McIntyre stalks Sami up the steps, then lifts him for an APRON BACKBREAKER!! Sami falls and writhes, and McIntyre has a manic look on his face as he watches Sami suffer, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Mcintyre has Sami in the Inverted Alabama Lift! INVERTED ALABAMA- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! McIntyre escapes and runs up, but Sami dodges! McIntyre POSTS himself! The fans fire up as McIntyre flops back, and Sami hurries to the corner! Sami climbs, but his back slows him down! McIntyre ROCKS Sami first! And then CHOPS him! McIntyre climbs up after Sami, fires some shots, then fireman’s carries Sami! SUPER WHITE NOISE! A shoutout to Sheamus and McIntyre covers, TWO!! The fans fire up while McIntyre grows frustrated. Sami stirs but McIntyre watches him closely.
The fans rally and McIntyre drags Sami back up. But Sami cradle counters! TWO! McIntyre GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Sami falls and McIntyre snarls. McIntyre goes to a corner, and he takes aim at Sami. Here comes the countdown! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Sami LARIATS McIntyre! And then a clinch, EXPLODER into the corner! Sami goes to the other side and the fans fire up! Sami aims as McIntyre rises, but that back tightens up. Sami fights through the pain, gets running, but CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
That was perhaps the closest Sami’s come, but he was still so far away from victory over McIntyre. 3-0 in 2024, 10-0 overall, and McIntyre stands over Sami to rub it in. Sami is already dazed, but McIntyre rains down fists! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but McIntyre shoves the ref away to HAMMER Sami down! But here comes Jey, just like earlier tonight! Jey runs in, dodges again, and this time, SPEAR!! Jey has Mcintyre down, but now he goes up! But wait! TAMA TONGA SHOVES JEY OFF THE TOP!! Solo Sikoa & The Bloodline are here! McIntyre is just as surprised, but given the truce they called on Friday, McIntyre takes his leave.
The Bloodline beat down Sami & Jey, which McIntyre loves to see. Tama Tonga rains down fists on Main Event Jey in a corner, but the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Instead, Jacob Fatu gets running! But Jey dodges the hip attack! SUPERKICK for Tama! Jey fires haymakers on Jacob! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Solo steps in to swing, but Jey dodges! Jey ROCKS Solo! Jacob SUPERKICKS Jey! The fans boo as the Samoan Werewolf gets all geeked up! Solo adds his SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo throws off his jacket, sits Jey back up, but Sami gets in! Sami fires hands, but Tama TACKLES Sami! Tama beats Sami down and fans boo again.
Solo tells Tama to set Sami up, and Tama stomps Sami into the corner. Jacob runs in, to HIP ATTACK! Jacob isn’t done, he puts Sami in the drop zone to go up, up and BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The fans boo but Solo adds on another SAMOAN SPIKE!! Solo roars, then he and his Bloodline stand over the OGs. Jacob adorns Solo with the ula fala, will not even Roman Reigns be able to stop the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief? Will all of the WWE have no choice but to acknowledge Solo Sikoa?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here to build both the last Raw of 2024 and the first Raw of 2025, aka the Netflix debut. Rollins had a very good interview promo to add just a little more to things, but I feel like there’s little left that they need to say. Very good stuff with Judgment Day, such as the classic “X, can you tell Y…” gag from Finn and Liv. Dom thinking their plan to screw Priest over would work is hilarious, as was how it all fell apart. Priest gets the win from disqualification, but then great save from the War Raiders. Good promo from Priest and War Raiders, love the reference to ROH by saying “honor” there, and that’s a solid Six Man Tag right there.
Fun little bit from Pearce with Pure Fusion Collective, and of course Sonya thought she’d get a second chance, and of course Pearce uses real logic to say no way. Iyo Sky replacing Kairi Sane was announced last week on social media, so I guess Sonya didn’t check between shows. Great Triple Threat from Iyo, Alba and Natty, and of course Iyo won or else why put her in there? Iyo VS Lyra next round will be great stuff, as will Dakota Kai VS Zoey Stark, and whatever combination we get for the title match is going to be great. I don’t think we’ll get DMG CTRL VS DMG CTRL, so if Dakota wins, Iyo loses, and then vice-versa.
Great stuff with American Made and Alpha Academy, but of course Tozawa takes the loss. Otis standing up to Gable & The Creeds was a great moment, and I really hope we get Gable VS Otis for the big Netflix debut. Win or lose, Otis should definitely have a moment where he rallies through Gable and both Creeds, really get the crowd hot before the finish. Miz VS Lumis was good but could’ve been better. With only two hours, I guess they had to trim things down to the basics. Another disqualification finish tonight is a bit much, but I guess it keeps things going until we can come up with some kind of new 8 Man Tag, or even a really wild Mixed 10 Person match so Nikki and Scarlett can get involved legally.
Great stuff with New Day, from their interaction with Dom, then their “interrupting” the show to try and get their point across. It was great to have Mama Kingston there, and I just knew she would be disappointed in Kofi. Good promo with Rey, too, as Rey now leaves New Day out in the cold. I feel like we need a big tag team match to not only have Heel New Day show their stuff against like LWO, Alpha Academy, etcetera, and then they earn their way to a match with the War Raiders to revisit their feud, just with flipped Heel and Face dynamics. That could be some really good stuff as Raw on Netflix paves the road to WrestleMania 41.
And great stuff with McIntyre and the extended Bloodline. He and Sami had a great promo to again bring up family and sacrifice, but also how Roman’s OG Bloodline came back together without Roman ever changing a thing. Great brawls, great saves by Jey, and of course McIntyre won the match. Jey will of course get next, probably also for the Netflix debut, but good stuff with Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline showing up. They beat down Jey & Sami to send a message to Roman, who was obviously not going to be here tonight. There will surely be a response in part on SmackDown, but maybe more verbal than physical.
I feel like the “Transfer Window” will need to put all Bloodline members, old and new, on one brand so the story can be told all on one show. It’d just be easier while Jimmy’s foot is healing, because what can Roman do without backup against Solo, Tama & Jacob? And honestly, still waiting on when and where Hikuleo is going to show up. This is a good time to bring him in with Tonga Loa also hurt, so Solo can get the numbers edge on Roman again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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