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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (8/10/23)
Who will step to the throne?
There can only be ONE #1 contender!
Samoa Joe is ready to go All In, but he still must defend his ROH World Television Championship. Who wins the tournament to be his next challenger?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Dalton Castle w/ “The Baby Chicks” VS Slim J; Castle wins.
- The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson VS Lucky Ali & Brady Pierce; The Iron Savages win.
- The Infantry w/ Trish Adora VS Zicky Dice & Movie Myk; The Infantry wins.
- Lee Moriarty VS Andrew Everett; Moriarty wins.
- Tony Nese w/ The Varsity Athletes VS Pat Buck; Nese wins.
- ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena VS Rachael Ellering; Athena wins and denies Rachael a title match.
- High Stakes Tag: The Gates of Agony w/ Prince Nana VS The Workhorsemen; The Gates of Agony win and deny The Workhorsemen an ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship opportunity.
- Leyla Hirsch VS Angelica Risk; Leyla wins.
- Cole Karter VS Rhett Titus; Karter wins.
- Robyn Renegade w/ Charlette Renegade VS Billie Starkz; Billie wins.
- ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament Finals: Gravity VS Shane Taylor; Shane wins and will challenge Samoa Joe for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Dalton Castle w/ “The Baby Chicks” VS Slim J!
The Peacock is without his Boys, Brandon & Brent Tate, because one, they got pulverized by The Gates of Agony last week, and two, they need to be at their best for their match with Samoa Joe next week. But that’s alright, Castle brings FOUR boys with him now to make up for it! Will Castle still keep up the momentum as the true star of ROH Television?
There’s a bit of trash talk, but the Code of Honor is still upheld, though Slim is reluctant. The bell rings, the two tie up and Castle smothers Slim to then waistlock and SLAM! Fans rally and Castle waistlocks again, and he SLAMS Slim again! Castle waistlocks, and he gator rolls Slim around. Slim scrambles to the ropes, then ELBOWS Castle away! Castle runs in but Slim kicks low and RANAS him away! Castle flounders, Slim DROPKICKS him down! Fans boo but Slim soaks it up. Slim drags Castle up, but Castle scoops Slim! Slim claws Castle’s eyes! Fans boo but Slim grins, then he CLUBS Castle on the back!
Slim throws hands, but Castle ROCKS him in return! Castle ROCKS Slim again, then JABS! Castle puts Slim in a corner to UPPERCUT! Castle whips corner to corner, Castle runs in, but Slim dodges! Slim dodges again, goes up, and goes around to FLYING SCREW KICK! Fans fire up for the show of agility, and Slim rips his shirt! Slim goes after Castle and he rains down fists! Slim wants to use his ripped up shirt on Castle but the ref confiscates that. Slim CHOKES Castle with his bare hands! Castle shoves Slim away but Slim dropkicks the legs out! Slim “rides the pony” and then hits a STANDING MOONSAULT! No cover, Slim goes to the chinlock!
Fans rally as Castle fights up, but Slim wrangles Castle down! Slim keeps on the chinlock, then shifts to an armlock. Slim talks trash, throws hands, but Castle CHOPS! They fire shots back and forth, Slim springboards, but into BANGA- NO, Slim grabs ropes in time! Slim escapes to the apron, RAMS into Castle, then goes up the corner. But Castle kicks the legs out! Slim is stuck, Castle goes out to the apron and runs in, to KNEE Slim to the floor! Fans fire up and Castle fetches Slim into the ring. Castle picks Slim up, and gives him an EXPLODER! Fans fire up and Castle stalks Slim to ropes. And then picks him up, for another EXPLODER!
Fans fire up for Castle as he storms up on Slim again, to shove, clinch, and pop up to an Alabama Lift! BANGAAAAAARANG!! Cover, Castle wins!
Winner: Dalton Castle, by pinfall
The Peacock put some extra rotations on that one to make a point! While someone else gets their shot at Samoa Joe first, will Castle build momentum and be unstoppable going towards the TV title?
Backstage interview with Tony Nese & Mark Sterling.
Lexi Nair is with The Premier Athlete & Smart Mark and brings up that later tonight, Tony Nese takes on Pat Buck here on ROH. Mark has bad news: they are NOT having the match. Nese says that isn’t so bad, though. For the people of South Carolina, this is good news. The second Nese stepped off the plan, he thought he was at a Jabba the Hutt convention! He asked a local where the nearest health food store was, and the guy led Nese to a damn Waffle House! This place doesn’t need wrestling, it needs an intervention! Mark says this place has an obesity epidemic. And Nese is not going to sit on his butt and let that happen. Instead of a match, it will be GROUP TRAINING!
And Lexi, you should join in. You could use it. Wow, okay. Nese & Mark head out, will Pat Buck have something to say about this supposed change of plans?
The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson VS Lucky Ali & Brady Pierce!
The beefy ‘n’ bulky, jacked ‘n’ juice Bronson & Boulder have come close to winning the Six Man Tag AND the World Tag Team Championships, but those defeats aren’t slowing them down! Will everyone soon be sippin’ the Savage Sauce?
The Code of Honor is upheld, but Bronson’s grip is rough! Ali gets away, the bell rings, and Bronson ties up with Ali. Bronson shoves Ali down, flexes, and Ali scrambles to the corner. Pierce coaches Ali up and he storms up to Bronson. They tie up, Ali headlocks, but Bronson powers out. Ali hurdles, but Bronson scoops! Ali slips free, throat chops, then gets around to REVERSE JAWBREAKER! Well, guess that makes it a neckbreaker? Well, Ali turns Bronson around, but Bronson powers out of the normal neckbreaker to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up and Bronson has a sip of the sauce! Bronson shouts “I’M GONNA BUST!”
Bronson fires off haymakers and body shots in the corner, then UPPERCUTS! Fans fire up with Bronson and he drags Ali to bump him off buckles. Tag to Boulder, he whips Bronson in to SPLASH! Then feed to a back drop! Ali writhes and Boulder flexes. Pierce tags in and storms up to Boulder. Pierce dodges a haymaker, headlocks, but Boulder powers up and out. They RAM shoulders and Pierce staggers back. Boulder flexes, but Pierce pie faces him! Boulder wags his finger, swings, but Pierce dodges to ROCK- Er, maybe not! Boulder takes that haymaker and then trophy lifts Pierce! But Pierce fights free!
Pierce kicks a leg out, runs, Ali tags in, Boulder scoops Pierce but Ali runs in! But Boulder catches him, too! SIDEWALK SCRAPBUSTER SLAM COMBO! Fans fire up and the straps come down! Bronson runs and Boulder gives him a boost to DIVE! Direct hit into Pierce at the ramp! Fans fire up again and Bronson hurries back up. Tag to Bronson, he goes up the corner, and Boulder has Ali in the drop zone! Fans fire up as Boulder stomps his way over, puts Bronson on his shoulders, SAVAGE SPLASH!! Cover, The Savages win!
Winners: The Iron Savages, by pinfall
Jameson celebrates with his guys, these hosses are back on the winning track! Will they get another shot at tag titles soon enough?
The Infantry w/ Trish Adora VS Zicky Dice & Movie Myk!
Speaking of teams chasing the titles, Captain Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are marching up the ranks one win at a time! Will tattoos and attitude see them through? Or will rolling The Dice and watching The Movie spoil things for them?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Dean starts against Myk. The fans rally up and the two circle. Myk tunes out the cheers for The Infantry, then he ties up with Dean. Myk wrenches, wristlocks, and CLUBS the arm. Dean rolls, kips up, and wrenches back! Dean has the wristlock, CLUBS the arm, and then hammerlocks to a headlock. Myk powers up and out, but Dean runs him over! Fans cheer as Dean salutes. Things speed up, Myk hurdles and says “End scene!” But he turns around and the “next” scene is an arm-drag from Dean! And then a dropkick! Myk staggers up, into another arm-drag!
Dean grinds Myk down, Myk fights up but Dean puts him in the corner. Tag to Bravo and he JABS! JABS! And ELBOWS! Bravo asks the ref to hold on, and then he ROCKS Myk! Bravo swaggers and runs back in, to juke, fake Myk out, and DECK him! Cover, TWO! Bravo brings Myk up but Myk RAMS him into the corner! And again! And again! Myk JABS, then tags to Dice. Dice CHOKES Bravo, then ROCKS him! Dice brings Bravo around, talks trash to Dean, and whips him. Bravo reverses but Dice goes up and over, tag to Myk and Dice RANAS Bravo into buckles! Myk KICKS Bravo out of the corner, and Dice brings him around.
Myk and Dice double back suplex, but Bravo lands out of it! Myk whips Dice in but Bravo goes up and over and around Myk, hot tag to Dean! The Captain rallies on Dice & Myk! Dice dodges, swings, misses, and Dean JABS! JABS! JABS! Salute and haymaker, but Dice dodges, only for the SOUTHPAW to send Dice out! Fans fire up as Dean watches Myk. Myk swings but Dean dodges and float-over DDTs! Fans fire up as Dean kips up! Time for #BootCamp! Tag to Bravo, Dean clinches and Bravo runs, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, The Infantry wins!
Winners: The Infantry, by pinfall
Myk could not make it through Boot Camp, and now Dean & Bravo are one step closer! But with Aussie Open defending the tag titles at All In against MJF & Adam Cole, just who will The Infantry be aiming for?
Backstage interview with Leyla Hirsch.
Lexi is with LEGIT Leyla and says that ever since coming to ROH, Leyla has just dominated. What is her plan on continuing this momentum? Good question, glad you asked. Since coming to ROH, Leyla has LEGIT beaten every single person that has stepped to her. So what’s next? Well, that’s obvious. She wants her shot at the ROH Women’s World Championship! Athena has been very dominant, but- In steps Maria Kanellis-Bennett. The First Lady of Wrestling tells Leyla that she has been legit. And Maria has been very impressed. But Maria thinks Leyla still needs to build confidence. And she means that in a good way.
But right now, the more wins Leyla gets, the more confident and legit she will get. So she has her match tonight and Maria will be watching. Leyla is legit confused by Maria’s observation, will Maria see that confidence in action tonight?
Lee Moriarty VS Andrew Everett!
Big Bill has been hanging out with The Mogul Embassy, so #TAIGASTYLE is looking to sharpen his fangs in single competition. Will there be no denying Moriarty his shot at a title? Or will “The Apex of Agility” quickly rise up the ranks in his own right?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Lee headlocks. Lee grinds the hold, throws some quick shots, but Andrew powers up and out. Lee runs him over! Lee Heismans on him, things speed up, and Andrew hurdles, but Lee trips him to stomp a leg and basement dropkick! Fans fire up and Lee CHOPS Andrew to a corner. Lee whips Andrew, Andrew goes up and out and shoulders into Lee! Andrew springboards, Lee gets under, but Andrew handsprings and comes back. Andrew sweeps the legs, handsprings, and ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up and Andrew goes to a corner.
Andrew climbs, but Lee rolls away. Andrew hops down, dodges Lee and DROPKICKS! Lee goes to ropes, Andrew whips but Lee reverses, wrenches, and STOMPS the arm! Andrew goes to ropes but Lee clamps onto him! Lee wraps the arm around ropes and CLUBS away on Andrew! The ref counts, then backs Lee off. The ref and Lee argue and Lee apologizes. Lee brings Andrew around to HALF HATCH and BRIDGE! TWO! But Lee holds the bridge and shakes his head. Fans fire up and Lee storms up on Andrew again. Lee wrenches to snapmare and stand on the arm, to STOMP it! Andrew writhes to ropes but Lee stalks him.
Lee grabs the arm, brings Andrew up and wrenches again. Andrew ROCKS Lee with a forearm, but Lee wrenches again! Andrew throws another forearm, and another, and another! Lee holds onto the wrist to reel Andrew into a KNEE! Lee runs, but Andrew follows, springboards, QUEBRADA! Fans fire up and Andrew then dodges a clothesline to PELE! Fans fire up and Andrew suplexes, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Lee survives but Andrew brings him to a drop zone. Andrew goes up the corner, fans rally up, and Andrew SHOOTING STAR FLOPS as Lee moves! Lee runs in to LARIAT! Lee fires up and fans are torn!
Lee drags Andrew up, wrenches, Bow ‘n’ Arrow lift, SPIN OUT FACEBUSTER! BORDER CITY STRETCH!! Andrew taps, Lee wins!
Winner: Lee Moriarty, by submission
Lee holds on to make Andrew suffer! And then he fakes Andrew out on the Code of Honor so he can take a victory lap. Everett wasn’t a mountain of a man but Lee still brought him crumbling down! Will Lee finally reach the summit and grab some gold?
Tony Nese w/ The Varsity Athletes VS Pat Buck!
“Smart” Mark has a mic to tell everyone to hold on. Because he knows everyone in the South has a hard time understanding the “eloquent” speech of those from New York, Sterling has advised his client to speak… very… slowly…! Nese has the mic to say “South Carolina, the least important of the Carolinas… I mean, it’s pretty sad when the healthiest choice in this town is a Waffle House!” Fans cheer for Waffle House and he says of course they would, you gluttons! Nese says this is the most energy they’ve all used over an entire month! Obesity is an epidemic, and Nese has found ground zero!
BUT, Nese will do them all a favor. Seeing as he is a personal trainer himself, he is going to get them all in the best shape of their lives, they’ll be the fittest persons walking the trailer park! So he decided to cancel his match and the rest of the show, so we can all do GROUP TRAINING! Stand up! Get off your lazy asses! Reach up and stretch as far as you can! Stretch those scrawny arms attached to those potato bodies! Now, let’s do some jumping jacks! Let’s see what you can do! Yes, good, now they’re moving. What is this? These are the sloppiest jumping jacks ever! But wait, here comes Pat Buck! Will the Premier Athlete fail to break the Man of Iron?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. Fans rally for Pat and Waffle House, and one of those ties up with Nese. Nese waistlocks and SLAMS Pat down, then does push-ups. Fans boo but Pat just shakes his head. Pat and Nese circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Pat kicks, wrenches, trips Nese, and YANKS the leg! Fans fire up as Pat does push-ups! Nese is flustered and he decides to do more push-ups. Fans boo, but Pat decides to bring down the straps and do push-ups, too! But he avoids Nese’s cheap shot to trip him again! And then hip toss! Nese goes to a corner, Pat gets him for a MONKEY FLIP!
Nese flounders to a corner, Pat headlocks for a takeover! Fans fire up but Nese fights up. Fans chant “WE WANT WAFFLES!” but Nese powers out. Pat sees Mark there and stops himself, and he kicks at Mark. Mark backs off, but Pat turns around into a throat chop! Nese then hits a BULLDOG HOTSHOT! Pat sputters, Nese runs in to LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Fans fire up but Nese tells the fatties to just go get their waffles. Nese drags Pat up and tosses him out, and then argues with the ref so Mark can stomp Pat! Fans boo that poor excuse for a lawyer and manager, but Nese stomps Pat at the ropes.
Pat goes to a corner, Nese reels him in and puts him up top. Nese has Pat in a Tree of Woe, and goes corner to corner, just to slide and do AB CRUNCH KICKS! Pat flops out of the corner, Nese dusts himself off, but Pat throws body shots! Pat UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS! Nese shoves Pat and ROCKS him with a forearm! Nese fireman’s carries, but Pat slips off! Nese holds ropes, breaks the grip and KICKS Pat in the face! Fans boo but Nese flexes. Nese PREMIER MOONSAULTS and still hits Pat as he moves! Nese grins as he predicted for the evasion. Cover, TWO!
Nese pushes Pat down to try again, but this time Pat gets away and the moonsault FLOPS! Fans fire up, Pat counter punches Nese again and again, then throws palm strike after palm strike! Pat whips, Nese reverses, but Pat SLAMS Nese down! SKY HIGH BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Nese survives and Pat snarls. Pat drags Nese up, reels him in, but Nese fights the lift! Nese wrenches, waistlocks, goes to a corner’, O’Conner Roll! TWO and Nese hits buckles! Pat runs in, but Nese blocks the flip to put Pat up top! Pat throws hands and sits back up. Pat ROCKS Nese, but Mark distracts again! Nese runs in, Pat goes up and over to roll Nese up!
Nese rolls through, to SOBAT! Pat ends up in the corner, Nese goes side to side! PREMIER KNEE!! Cover, Nese wins!
Winner: Tony Nese, by pinfall
No group training like Nese wanted, but no victory for Pat or the fans. Nese still shows respect with the Code of Honor, but will he flex his strength all the way to the top?
Backstage interview with The Workhorsemen.
Lexi is with JD Drake & Anthony Henry and since they’ve been in ROH, they’ve had great showings, just coming up short. Henry says it was “a little” short. No, okay, a lot of short. The Workhorsemen are entertaining, huh? So happy to be on your screens! But JD says the thing is, not only are the Workhorsemen a good team, they’re world class. Maybe even championship material! But Prince Nana comes in laughing. He wants the Workhorsemen to know he likes them, he just teases them. Kaun says the thing is, they’re just not worthy. Oh, not worthy? Well you’re worthy of catching these chops if you keep running your mouths.
Nana has them calm down. The Embassy just messes with you guys. So tonight, they can face Kaun & Liona. If they win, then they get a shot at the ROH World Six Man titles, with a partner of their choice! But listen, you have to win! Nana laughs his way out and Liona growls at them. JD says he’s gonna clobber that head off those shoulders if you think they’re scared. But fear has nothing to do with it. Can The Workhorsemen manage a huge victory here tonight?
ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground Match: Athena VS Rachael Ellering!
The Fallen Goddess is 34-0 in ROH, and seemingly unstoppable! But will that streak continue? Or will the Queen of Strong Smile have the last laugh?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and fans rally for Rachael. Athena is annoyed by that, fans do chant for her, and the two tie up. Rachael wrenches and wristlocks but Athena flips through, arm-drags, but Rachael drags her down! Athena moves around, stands up, wrenches and back drops, but Rachael sunset flips! Athena rolls through, leaps but Rachael ducks, only for Athena to roll through. Fans cheer and Athena pie faces Rachael and cheers herself. Fans are torn but Rachael storms up, blocks a lariat and LARIATS back! Then scoop SLAMS! Rachael runs to SENTON! Athena flounders to a corner but Rachael runs in to clothesline!
Rachael whips corner to corner, runs in again, for another clothesline! Athena blocks the whip by holding ropes, then she WRINGS Rachael into the ropes! Rachael checks her face but Athena bends her against ropes! Athena pulls hair, the ref counts, and Athena tells him to stop telling her what to do! Athena pulls Rachael through ropes, CLUBS away on her again and again, then KNEES her down! Athena waves then says neener-neener to the fans, and she stalks Rachael. Athena pie faces Rachael but the fans rally up. Athena talks trash, SLAPS Rachael, and then sets up, but Rachael rolls her up! TWO! Athena BOOTS Rachael down!
Athena sets up again, shimmies and shakes then STANDING MOONSAULTS but flops! Rachael ROCKS and CHOPS and repeat! Fans fire up, Rachael runs but Athena ROCKS her! Athena runs, Rachael runs in but Athena dumps her out! Athena builds speed and WRECKS Rachael with a dropkick! Athena goes out, drags Rachael up, and asks where HER rap is! A reference to Ian Riccaboni having fun with Willow Nightingale’s theme? Willow SMACKS Rachael off the desk! Athena drags Rachael back up, then RAMS her into railing! Rachael goes down in a heap and Athena shouts, “This is MY show!”
Athena storms up on Rachael but the fans rally up. Athena puts Rachael in, drags her up and cravats for a neck wrench. Fans rally, Rachael endures and fights her way up, but Athena wrangles her back down. Rachael throws elbows but Athena thrashes the hold! Rachael still fights up, but Athena shouts “I’M YOUR CHAMPION!!” But Rachael fights up to throw body shots! Rachael is free and she DECKS Athena! Rachael runs, SLIDING BOOT! Fans fire up as Rachael goes to the corner. Athena rises, runs in, but into a BOOT! Rachael runs to UPPERCUT! And then SLINGBLADE! Rachael whips and SCRAPBUSTERS!! Cover, TWO!!
Athena survives and Rachael can’t believe it! Fans fire up as Rachael resets and goes back to a corner. Rachael goes up as Athena rises. But Athena grabs the ref! Athena blocks Rachael’s boot and YANKS her down, then ENZIGURIS! Athena howls, goes up top, O-FACE!!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (denies Rachael a title opportunity)
Athena beats Rachael with minutes to spare, and that is another one crossed off the list! Will anyone ever stop The Fallen Goddess? Will anyone survive these Proving Grounds?
High Stakes Tag: The Gates of Agony w/ Prince Nana VS The Workhorsemen!
We just heard how Nana made a deal with JD & Henry, but will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona win their own gamble? Or will they end up owing a title shot to Scrap Metal and the Saint of Augusta?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the teams sort out, and Kaun starts with Henry. They circle, feel things out, and Kaun avoids the leg pick. They go again, Henry gets a leg but Kaun scoops and SLAMS! Henry avoids a stomp but Kaun still runs him over. Things speed up, Henry hurdles but Kaun blocks a kick! Henry fights the underhooks, back drops but Kaun sunset flips! Henry stays up to NECK TWIST! Fans fire up and Henry rolls Kaun up, TWO! Kaun swings, Henry dodges and DROPKICKS! Kaun stays up and Nana says to try again. Kaun tags Liona, and fans chant for “JD! JD!” JD tags in and fans fire up!
Liona and JD stare down and approach. Fans fire up as JD CHOPS! Liona doesn’t flinch!? Liona HEADBUTTS and JD staggers. JD comes back to HEADBUTT, but that hurts him more than it does Liona! Liona UPPERCUTS, but JD CHOPS! Liona roars, JD stomps toes and CHOPS! CHOPS! And CHOPS! Liona powers JD back but Henry tags in. JD powers back to CHOP, then whips, but Liona blocks! Liona whips JD at Henry but JD helps Henry go to the top rope! Henry MISSILE DROPKICKS Liona but he stays standing! Henry kips up, Liona CLOBBERS him! Liona snarls, dares JD to step in, but has to settle for Henry.
Tag to Kaun and Liona CHOPS Henry! Henry pie faces Kaun but Kaun CLUBS him! Kaun CHOPS Henry, CHOPS again, but Henry SOBATS! Kaun ROCKS Henry again and again but Henry SOBATS again! Henry whips, Kaun blocks and CLUBS! Kaun and Henry clinch, Henry throws knees but again Kaun blocks a whip. henry CHOSP and CHOPS, then whips. Kaun reverses and Liona dumps Henry out! Fans boo and the ref reprimands but Liona drags Henry up to bring him around. JD storms up to stop Liona, and dodges, but Kaun CLOBBERS him! Kaun CHOPS Henry, then Liona HIP ATTACKS against the railings!
Fans boo and the ref reprimands but Nana says the Workhorsemen are playing with the wrong ones! A ring count starts, fans rally for JD, and both Workhorsemen stir at 4 of 20. Kaun wants it to go faster but we’re only at 8 of 20 as Henry crawls. Henry flounders up and in at 9! Kaun KICKS Henry, brings him around, and scoops to SLAM! Kaun stomps Henry, then tags Liona. Liona and Kaun trap Henry so they can RAM and CLUB him over and over! The ref counts, Liona lets off but distracts the ref so Kaun can CHOKE Henry! Kaun lets off, tags back in, and he brings Henry around to suplex, but Henry cradles! TWO!!
Kaun hurries to intercept Henry, but Henry LARIATS! Kaun stays up, to IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Or maybe Cameroon Curse? Cover, TWO! Kaun CLUBS Henry, tags in Liona, and Liona CHOPS! Henry staggers, throws hands, but Liona pushes him down and stomps him down! Liona drags Henry up to scoop and SLAM! Tag back to Kaun, Kaun drags Henry up to scoop and SLAM! Kaun runs, Liona tags in, Kaun SENTONS and Liona FLOPS as Henry moves! Fans fire up as Henry crawls, but Kaun BOOTS JD first! Liona scoops Henry to SLAM him, and SENTONS! Cover, TWO!!
Henry is still in this but Liona keeps Henry from JD. Liona whips Henry into the corner but Henry ELBOWS Kaun down! And then dodges the splash! Liona gets stuck, Henry crawls, but Kaun tags in to intercept! But Henry slips under! Kaun has a leg, ducks the enziguri but not the REWIND HEEL! Hot tag to JD! JD rallies on Kaun with LARIAT after LARIAT! And then an atomic drop, scoop and SLAM! FALLING HEADBUTT! Fans fire up with JD and he runs in at the corner to CHOP! Liona runs in but is sent into Kaun! JD dodges Liona, clotheslines Kaun, then sends Kaun into Liona to NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO!
JD SENTONS Liona, fires up and the fans fire up with him! Kaun runs in, JD dodges and scoops, SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Kaun survives but JD drags him up! Tag to Henry and Nana panics! JD suplexes, Kaun slips out, Henry leaps over but into Kaun’s arms! Henry switches, shoves, Kaun returns but into a BOOT! JD runs in to clothesline Kaun up and out! Henry then goes outside to PENALTY KICK! But Liona grabs at Henry! Henry DOUBLE STOMPS him! And then holds the ropes open for JD to DIVE!! Direct hit and down go the Gates! JD puts Kaun in and fans lose their minds!
Henry is up top, he FROG SPLASHES! Cover, LIONA BREAKS IT! JD storms back in but Liona whips him away. JD holds ropes, then dumps Liona out! Kaun staggers up, Henry runs in but is put in the corner. Henry BOOTS Kaun into JD’s SPINEBUSTER! CATAPULT SUPERKICK, and Kaun is on JD’s knees! Kaun goes up, Nana panics, DIVING DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER COMBO!! Cover, Nana helps Kaun with the ROPEBREAK! Henry is furious, but he tags JD back in. JD storms up on Kaun and drags him away. But Liona CLOBBERS Henry! JD goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS!
Liona returns, and they OPEN THE GATES! Cover, The Gates of Agony win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
Well, JD & Henry, and whoever they were going to call upon, aren’t getting a title match. One way or another, the Embassy has been undefeated in ROH, will anyone stop them from taking over everything?
Backstage interview with Cole Karter.
Lexi brings up how last week, Maria Kanellis-Bennett was also watching his match. Why does he think that is? Well, Lexi, he feels that after all the success Maria has had in her own career, he thinks she likes him. Keep that between the three of them. Uh, yeah, sure. He has no way of knowing, but Karter is pretty sure Maria has the hots for him. But then Maria walks in. They say hi and she says it’s cute how he thinks she likes him. He’s like a little puppy. But um, she knows he has a match tonight. We’ll see what kind of position he’s in afterwards. Karter nods and grins, he’s probably expecting too much. But will he at least get another win tonight?
Leyla Hirsch VS Angelica Risk!
It’s time to get LEGIT! Leyla called out the ROH Women’s World Champion earlier, will she send an even louder message with yet another win? Or is she taking a risk with lucky number seven?
Risk says Leyla ain’t legit, but the Code of Honor is upheld all the same. And then Leyla wrangles Risk down! Risk gets free and fans rally up. Leyla and Risk go again, and Leyla RAMS Risk into the corner! The ref counts and Risk clubs away on Leyla but Leyla lets off at 4. Leyla then wraps an arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Leyla stomps the arm but lets off at 4. Risk staggers up but Leyla TOSSES her across the ring! Risk had a rough landing, Leyla puts her in another corner and CLUBS her! Maria appears on stage as Leyla keeps on Risk, and then Leyla TOSSES Risk across the way again!
Maria applauds while Leyla keeps on Risk. Leyla is distracted, though, and Risk fires off hands! But Leyla DECKS Risk! Leyla drags Risk to ropes, CHOKES her, pulls on the bad arm, but lets off as the ref counts. Leyla storms up to drag Risk around, and she suplexes. Risk cradles! TWO! Risk dodges Leyla, runs in and LARIATS! Risk says Leyla ain’t ish, then goes right up a corner. Risk leaps, but Leyla steps back and she FLOPS! Leyla says now who ain’t ish? RIPCORD SAIDO! And then, LEGIT ARMBAR!! Risk taps, Leyla wins!
Winner: Leyla Hirsch, by submission
Maria applauds again, Leyla may have also won Maria’s seal of approval. Is this the “confidence” Leyla needed to prove herself worthy of that title match?
Backstage interview with Athena.
Lexi commends the Fallen Goddess on her win tonight, and some have noticed she shouted, “This is MY show.” Is Athena petitioning to be the Face of ROH? Why is that a question? Athena is the most dominant champion in ROH history, so as far as she’s concerned, she is the TV Champion, the Tag Team Champions, the Six Man Champion, ALL the champions! And most of all, she is the Alpha, the Gatekeeper, the Joshi Killer! Put some respect on her name! But the way Lexi said that question, it just irritates her so much. Does Lexi not think this is her show? Try again, Lexi. “This is MY show. Don’t you agree?” Yes. Yes, of course.
Good, bestie! Now, here’s what happens on her show. Athena didn’t get to break Rachael cuz she ducked out. So she is gonna find someone else to break. Wanna come? No, Lexi has a thing later- Then cancel it. Let’s go! Athena brings Lexi along with her, just who will suffer The Fallen Goddess’ wrath?
Cole Karter VS Rhett Titus!
While Karter might be overestimating his value to Maria, he is at least more than two dimes. Will he feel like a million bucks after beating The Professional? Or will his stocks plummet after a defeat?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Titus hits a fireman’s carry takeover to an armlock. Karter fights up, wrenches, and hammerlocks, but Titus slips around to fireman’s carry takeover again! Karter fights up, wrenches and KNEES low! Fans boo as Karter whips Titus to a corner. Titus goes up and over and then MONKEY FLIPS Karter away! Fans fire up and Titus pushes Karter to a cover, TWO! Titus keeps on Karter with a facelock, but Karter fights up. Titus wrenches and whips, but Karter avoids the dropkick! Karter grins, whips Titus, and he DROPKICKS!
Fans boo but Karter just soaks it all up. Karter waves to Maria who is back on stage, tells her to call him, and then storms up to stomp away on Titus! The ref counts, Karter lets off, but then chinlocks. Titus endures but Karter pulls back on the hold. Fans rally, Titus fights up, and Titus powers out. Things speed up, Karter blocks hip toss to backslide but Titus rolls through and reels Karter in, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Karter staggers up, swings, misses and Titus shoves to CLUB him in the back! Another shove, another shot to the back! And then a third! Scoop and BACKBREAKER! Titus then drags Karter up and whips him to a corner.
Titus runs in, whips corner to corner, and then whips again! Karter reverses, but Titus comes back to LARIAT! Fans fire up with Titus and Titus stalks Karter. Titus runs up, DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Karter survives Titus’ KO Dropkick, but Titus CLUBS away on an arm! Karter gets around, JUMP KNEE! Karter grins, Maria rolls her eyes, but Karter gets Titus up, CLIFFHANGER DDT! Cover, Karter wins!
Winner: Cole Karter, by pinfall
Maria applauds as Karter does get his win. Is Cole on his way to becoming diamonds?
Robyn Renegade w/ Charlette Renegade VS Billie Starkz!
The singles run for Robyn continues, but it is a long road to the top. Will the Renegades start taking over? Or will the Prodigy of Honor make her own path to a title match?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Robyn top wristlocks and pulls hair! The ref reprimands but Robyn wrenches. Billie spins through but Robyn wrenches again. Robyn taunts Billie, but Billie scowls. Billie rolls but Roby rolls with her, only for Billie to roll back and trip her! Billie taunts Robyn back, but Charlette taunts her. Billie storms up, Charlette gets away, and Robyn runs in, but into a SNAP GERMAN! Fans fire up and Billie taunts Charlette. Billie drags Robyn up to snap suplex! Billie goes up the corner, fans fire up, but Robyn runs in! Billie BOOTS her away, but Robyn distracts the ref and Charlette SHOVES Billie down!
Fans boo but Charlette gets away with it. Robyn stomps away on Billie, drags her up, and then whips her to a corner. Robyn runs in to DOUBLE KNEE, and then she SHOTGUNS Billie down! Robyn runs side to side to BOOT WASH! Fans boo but Robyn soaks it up. Robyn swaggers, drags Billie up, and she snapmares Billie to a cover, TWO! Robyn is annoyed but fans rally up for Billie. Robyn CHOKES Billie on the ropes! The ref counts, Robyn lets off, and she drags Billie up. Robyn cravats for a CRAVAT DRIVER! And then CAMEL CLUTCH! Robyn makes Billie smile with the fishhooks but the ref reprimands.
Robyn throws Billie down, then paces while she soaks up the heat. Robyn kicks Billie around in the corner and says she’s nothing. Robyn runs side to side, fakes the wash and SLAPS Billie instead! Fans boo but Billie stands up to kick. Robyn blocks so Billie SLAPS back! And ELBOWS! And BOOTS! Billie goes up, Robyn blocks boots but Billie rebounds to ENZIGURI! Billie runs in, slips around, and cravats for a KNEE SMASH and SOBAT! Then Gory Especial, GORY BOMB! Cover, TWO! Robyn survives and Billie grows frustrated but the fans fire up. Billie goes up the corner, leaps, but Robyn gets under!
Billie comes back, Robyn dodges, spins Billie, half nelson to FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Billie survives and now Robyn is frustrated! Robyn drags Billie up, fireman’s carries, but Billie fights free! Billie shoves Robyn away and goes to ropes. Robyn runs in but Billie dumps her out! Charlette hurries over, Billie builds speed! Billie DIVES and takes out both Renegades! Fans fire up with Billie and she puts Robyn back in. Billie goes up the corner again, Robyn is in the drop zone, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, BILLIE WINS!!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall
Even Billie is shocked! But Charlette SPEARS Billie and beats her down! The Renegades are sore losers as they beat Billie up! Fans boo as the Renegades take turns CLUBBING her! Then they throw her down! Wait, is that Athena? The Fallen Goddess said she wanted to break someone, so Robyn rushes out at her. Athena BOOTS her, then DECKS Charlette! But Athena isn’t here to save Billie, she is making her the target! Athena sits Billie up, fans boo, and Billie begs for mercy. Athena is a little conflicted, but she pushes Billie down and leaves. Athena is still a force to be reckoned with, but will Billie rise and meet her for that title one day?
Backstage interview with Josh Woods & Mark Sterling.
Lexi is with The Technical Beast and Smart Mark to bring up how Woods said things need to change. We all saw it, so Lexi just wants to say this is a safe space. Mark, the floor is yours. Mark tells Woods that he did hear that interview last week, and he does agree. Woods hasn’t found the success he has been hoping for since joining the Sterling stable, and Mark just wants Woods to know that right now, it’d be the biggest mistake to walk away from this. Woods says he is done with that “group training” joke. Woods was at his best when he was alone, that is how he even got to the ROH Pure Championship, and that is how he’ll get there again.
Mark says okay, that is what is right for Woods. No more Varsity Athletes and group training. From now on, it is Josh Woods, the Real Deal Fighter. But to get on that road, Woods needs some challengers. Mark knows Woods likes to fight, and Mark will get him a match. Next week, they’ll find him a real man. The last real man, even! Woods VS Silas Young! Good? Good. Then the match is to be made, will Silas prove Woods does NOT have the goods to be singles champion again?
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament Finals: Gravity VS Shane Taylor!
The Astronaut of Lucha already faced Samoa Joe in non-title competition a few weeks ago, and well, it didn’t go his way. But now he’s up against a former ROH World Television Champion in hopes of getting another shot at the current one. Will Gravity rise and have a shot at gold? Or will not even Gravity hold back Big Bad Shaney T?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. Shane swings, Gravity dodges to waistlock. Shane is too big to lift so Gravity shoves him. Shane stops himself with ropes, Gravity runs in but Shane blocks the Monkey Flip! Gravity slips free, dodges a haymaker, then waistlocks again. Gravity rolls but he can’t drag Shane down, either! Gravity avoids the stomp, and the punch, and Shane clutches his hand. Gravity wags his finger but then Shane runs in. Gravity dodges, slides off Shane’s back, and then slow-motion space walks! Shane swings again, Gravity dodges and springboards, but Shane catches him!
Shane gives Gravity SNAKE EYES, swings, Gravity dodges but the SOUTHPAW hits! Cover, TWO!! Shane frowns and he sits Gravity up. Shane has the neck wrench and he leans on the hold. Gravity endures, fans rally up, and Gravity fights up. Gravity throws body shots, runs, but Shane scoops and SLAMS him! Gravity flops over, Shane talks trash, and Shane drags Gravity back up. Shane scoops, SLAMS, and looms over Gravity. Shane then runs to mock the space walk, and then grins. But Gravity avoids the leg drop! Gravity fires off haymakers, but Shane blocks the whip! Shane whips Gravity to a corner, runs in, but blocks boots!
Gravity elbows back, mule kicks from atop the ropes, then slingshots to RANA! Shane tumbles, fans rally up, and Gravity runs in, but into a knee! Shane whips Gravity to a corner, Gravity goes up and out and ROCKS Shane! Fans fire up with Gravity but Shane is too much to suplex! Shane suplexes Gravity instead, but Gravity swings to cradle! TWO!! Shane swings, Gravity gets around, swings and cradles again! TWO!! Shane escapes, goes to a corner, and Gravity runs in, into an URENAGE! Looked a lot like one Joe uses! Shane shakes out the stars, storms up on Gravity again, and drags him into a drop zone.
Shane goes up the corner, grins and then scowls as he aims, but Gravity SHORYUKENS! Gravity fires off forearms, then climbs up after him. Gravity fires off forearms, but Shane HEADBUTTS! And again! And again! Gravity drops back, but returns to SHORYUKEN again! Gravity climbs back up after Shane, and tries to fireman’s carry!? He manages it! And a SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Fans fire up for Gravity as he rises again! Gravity goes up the corner and SUPER PLANKING SPLASHES onto knees!! Shane hauls Gravity up, tucks him in, MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! Cover, Shane wins!
Winner: Shane Tayler, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the ROH World Television Championship)
That’s one bad man for taking down Gravity! This will be a battle that puts the Clash of Titans to shame! Shane warns Joe that he’s gonna knock him out! Will Shane back up those words and dethrone the One True King of Wrestling Television?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good episode for being an hour and 40 minutes, though it somehow still kinda dragged on. Really good opener with Castle beating Slim J though not having The Boys ringside. That works in story, though I wonder what state Brandon & Brent will be in for their tag match with Samoa Joe & Stokely Hathaway next week. Maybe Castle & The Boys can swerve Joe & Stokely into a false sense of security by having The Boys come out all bandaged up, only to reveal they’re just fine and they get the pin off Stokely to make Joe look like a dummy. At the same time, Shane winning the #1 contenders tournament makes a lot of sense to me, and Joe VS Shane is going to be awesome stuff. Stokely might very well have to get Joe outta that one like he did when Castle challenged for the belt.
Good sorta filler matches in the first half of the night, too. Iron Savages, Infantry and Lee Moriarty are all great talents, they definitely deserve some recognition. Good promo from Woods and Sterling to talk out this shift in creative rather than having Woods jumped out of the group or something. Woods VS Silas next week will be a really good one, too. And yeah, Woods really should distance himself from this “GROUP TRAINING~!” nonsense. Nese’s promo backstage was redundant when he says a lot of the same stuff in the ring. Pat Buck looked amazing in terms of his physique, but of course Nese finds a way to win. What would be interesting is if Woods and Nese end up meeting in another of these contenders tournaments and the more serious Woods wins out.
Good promo from the Workhorsemen and Embassy, and great tag match, but of course the Gates win. The Workhorsemen don’t even really have a third man, they just sometimes team with Shane. But Shane is gonna be facing Joe so instead of Gates losing and Workhorsemen bringing in someone new (I dunno, where’s Cezar Bononi right now? He’s an old pal of JD’s from the Wingmen days), the “easy” answer was to just have the Workhorsemen lose so the Gates look even stronger. Seriously, who is supposed to take these titles off them? Why aren’t we seeing more of The Righteous or Dark Order on here?
Good promos from Maria and those she is scouting, and good matches from those prospects. Leyla of course won, I feel she actually shouldn’t accept whatever recruitment offer from Maria. And then Karter obviously will, he has a crush on Maria and is projecting. But he did win in a good match against Titus, maybe Maria will encourage him to go for a title. And then Karter gets crushed because whether it is Shibata and the Pure title, Joe and the TV title or Claudio and the world title, they’re all leagues above Karter. And then really good women’s championship story tonight, with Athena winning a great match against Rachael Ellering, and then pointing out Billie after Billie’s great first win.
Much like Athena kinda marked her target with Willow Nightingale, Skye Blue, Kiera Hogan and even Diamante, Billie might have just made the short list of women who ROH considers the new foundation of the division. Billie definitely shows promise, and she’s still just 18 going on 19, she might overtake Skye Blue before long. And that’s no insult on Skye, it’s just that Skye perhaps rose too high too fast because sometimes her ring work just isn’t the sharpest. But of these names, and throw Leyla in for good measure, hard to say who will take the title off Athena. Leyla would seem most likely, given she’s LEGIT, but it really depends on where this story with Maria is going.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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With Jade Cargill out of action, Naomi is stepping in to help Bianca Belair defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships tonight on SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade; The Bloodline wins.
- Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
- Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley; Gargano wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Bianca & Naomi win and retain the titles.
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Solo Sikoa is here!
The fans boo as the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief leads the Samoan Werewolf and Good Bad Guy to the ring. Roman Reigns put out the challenge for Tribal Combat, and on January 6th, in Los Angeles, for the first-ever Monday Night Raw on Netflix, it will happen! But first, Solo and his Bloodline go to the ring, and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells them all, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans boo instead, as expected. Solo lets that slide, and he says, “Roman Reigns sat on his little boat with The Wise Man and decided to challenge me on January 6th to a Tribal Combat match for the ula fala on Monday Night Raw, the debut on Netflix.”
The fans “WHAT?” Solo says instead of saying that, the fans should ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. The fans boo more, but Solo says shut your mouths and listen to what THE Tribal Chief has to say! The fans continue to boo and they continue to chant, “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells Roman that if he wants Tribal Combat, if he wants to take THE Tribal Chief to war, then let’s do it! Solo will leave his Bloodline behind, “WHAT?” Roman will leave his behind, “WHAT?” They’ll leave the Wise Man behind. “WHAT?” Jimmy and Jey, too. So listen and listen carefully: On January 6th, Solo walks in and walks OUT as THE Tribal Chief!
The fans boo more but Solo says on January 6th, he will STILL be the Head of the Table! He will STILL be YOUR Tribal Chief! And he will STILL have the ula fala! So Roman, after Solo beats your ass in LA, Roman can go back out on his little boat, sail off to the Island of Irrelevancy, and Roman can finally ACKNOWLEDGE SOLO. But wait! Drew McIntyre is here!? The Scottish Terminator has already hit Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn, but let’s not forget Solo was chief among those who screwed McIntyre out of the world championship. Solo has Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga stand down as McIntyre goes to the ring.
McIntyre grabs a mic but Solo tells him, “I gotta admit, I was very happy when you kicked my brother, Jimmy, in the face last week. Yes, I was very, very happy. But you better have a damn good reason why you’re interrupting me.” McIntyre says he’ll make it quick because it causes McIntyre physical pain to be this close to Solo and not beating Solo within an inch of his life. You like what McIntyre did to Jimmy? What about Sami and Jey? McIntyre wants to know, when Solo lies in bed at night, is he asking when McIntyre is coming after him? Because Solo is the one that cost McIntyre the title at Clash at the Castle.
Solo is the one who caused McIntyre’s family the pain and misery that caused him more pain and misery! But Solo also stood up to Roman Reigns. The only one to have the balls to stand up to Roman! The rest of them acted tough, acted like they were going to do something, but Roman snapped his fingers, didn’t change one bit. McIntyre’s heart says jump Solo, but McIntyre’s head says he and Solo have the same goal. So here’s what McIntyre is thinking: McIntyre can start working through the hit list, taking out more and more OG Bloodline members, and Solo does one thing for him: Take out Roman for good.
The fans boo but McIntyre says once all that business is finished, then he and Solo can settle theirs. But then JIMMY yanks McIntyre out of the ring! And CRACKS him with the crutch! And again! And then he runs up to CLOBBER McIntyre! McIntyre goes running into the crowd, Jimmy does his best to pursue, but now here comes LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade! The Bloodline has a Six Man Tag on their hands, will Knight even let Solo make it to LA?
Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade!
The brawl is on, Apollo after Tama, Andrade after Jacob, and Knight after Solo! Solo shoves back, but Knight LARIATS him up and out! Apollo DUMPS Tama and Andrade BOOTS Jacob! Apollo BOOTS Jacob, then Andrade BOOTS him again! Jacob tumbles out but Solo has him stand down! The Bloodline regroups while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and the match is already going as Apollo ducks ‘n’ dodges Tama to then slide under. Tama keeps moving, Apollo hurdles over, drops down, then DROPKICKS! Apollo fires up and the fans are with him, then Apollo gorilla presses Tama! The fans fire up and Apollo marches around. Apollo says this is for Solo, and he DROPS Tama! Tama flounders, Apollo brings him over, and he tags in Knight. Knight fires hands on Tama, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight brings Tama around to whip but Tama reverses. Knight catches Tama for a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Tama is tougher than that but Knight stomps him.
Tag to Andrade and the unlikely partners mug Tama. Andrade CHOPS Tama, then has him in a corner. Andrade tags Apollo, they double whip Tama to DOUBLE ELBOW! Apollo covers, TWO! Tama stays in this but Apollo drags Tama up. Apollo ROCKS Tama, the fans rally, and Apollo ROCKS Tama again. Apollo tags Andrade back in, they mug Tama, but Tama fires body shots! Tama shoves Andrade but Andrade RANAS on the return! Tama tumbles out, Jacob runs in, but Andrade DUMPS him out! Tag to Apollo, and then Andrade climbs! Apollo builds speed, and Apollo FLIES while Andrade ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!
The fans fire up as Knight then gets in to keep Solo back! Knight dares Solo to try something, but Solo stays back. Knight goes back to his corner while Apollo puts Tama in. The fans fire up as Apollo reels Tama in. Tama fires body shots and switches to a waistlock. Apollo elbows free, but Jacob sneaks a tag! Tama shoves Apollo and Jacob BODY CHECKS Apollo! The Werewolf is all geeked up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Solo whips Apollo to ELBOW him down! Solo throws up the one but the fans boo. Solo drags Apollo up, bumps him off buckles, and the fans rally. Solo UPPERCUTS Apollo down, then stalks him along the ropes. Solo drags Apollo up but Apollo fires hands! Solo keeps Apollo from his corner but Apollo throws more shots! Solo whips Apollo hard into the Bloodline corner! Tag to Jacob and he looms over Apollo. Jacob drags Apollo up to scoop and SLAM! The fans boo but Jacob runs to SENTON, onto knees! Apollo saves himeslf and both men are down! They crawl, hot tag to Andrade!
El Idolo dodges Jacob, BLASTS Tama then ROCKS Solo! Andrade fires hands on Jacob, runs, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM! Jacob tumbles to a corner while Andrade kips up! The fans fire up and chant “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs in, CIEN SHADOWES! Cover, TWO!! Jacob survives but Andrade keeps his cool. Andrade goes up a corner, MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Andrade is frustrated now as Jacob survives again! Andrade thinks on what to do, and he brings Jacob up. Andrade fires forearms but Jacob grabs Andrade’s neck! Andrade fights free and fires more shots, but Solo sneaks a tag!
Andrade whips, Jacob reverses, but Andrade KICKS Jacob away! Jacob just roars! Andrade runs up, Jacob FLAPJACKS him into Solo’s HOTSHOT! That combo sends Andrade tumbling out to the floor, and Solo brings him up to POST him! The fans boo as The Bloodline stands tall, and Solo shows off his ula fala. Solo goes back to Andrade and puts him in the ring. Tag to Jacob, and Jacob whips for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Andrade sputters and coughs while Jacob is geeked up again, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob watches Andrade crawl to the apron, and waits for him to go to a corner. Andrade sits up but into the HIP ATTACK! Jacob snarls as he kicks Andrade around. Tag to Solo and he whips Jacob for Jacob to whip him! Another HIP ATTACK on Andrade! Solo scowls at the fans, then talks trash on Andrade. Solo drags Andrade by his foot and brings him over to tag Tama. Tama then slingshot ELBOW DROPS! Andrade sputters more but Tama covers, TWO! Andrade is still in this, but Tama rains down fists on Andrade to keep him down! Tama HAMMERS and CLUBS Andrade, then he talks smack on Apollo and Knight.
Tama kicks Andrade to the Bloodline corner, drags him back up, and then fires a BODY SHOT! Andrade sputters, Tama tags Jacob, and then Jacob whips Tama in for a STINGER SPLASH! Andrade falls over, Jacob clamps claws into the shoulders! Andrade endures, fights up, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down! Jacob clamps the claws on again and really digs into Andrade’s shoulders! Andrade kicks and flails in pain but Jacob just thrashes him around more! Jacob shouts at Andrade but Andrade fights up to his feet! Andrade fires body shots, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down again! Jacob stalks Andrade to a corner as SmackDown returns to single picture.
The fans boo but Jacob rains down fists in the corner! Jacob then sucker punches Apollo! Andrade sits up, Jacob runs in, but Andrade moves! Hip attack hits buckles and the fans fire up! Andrade and Jacob crawl, Solo shouts for Jacob to get up! Jacob grabs Andrade’s foot and brings him up! Andrade ENZIGIRIS free! Hot tags to Tama and The Mega Star! The fans are thunderous as Knight dodges then CLOBBERS Tama! Tama flounders to a corner, Knight stomps away on him, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight stops at 4, but then he CLOBBERS Jacob! KNEE for Tama! Solo runs up to TOSS Knight!
Knight dodges Solo in the corner and hits a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up even more and Knight tags Apollo. Knight hits Tama with the BIG back suplex! Apollo goes up top for the FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives but Apollo clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Knight WRECKS Jacob with a dropkick, and the Samoan Werewolf tumbles up and over the desk! Knight goes out to say that’s what Jacob gets, BUT SHINSUKE IS HERE!? Nakamura CLOBBERS Knight into the desk! The King of Strong Style gets away with that while the ref was busy checking Tama! Solo CLOBBERS Apollo, but Andrade whips Solo!
Solo reverses and ELBOWS Andrade! Solo drags Tama to their corner and then tags in. Solo aims at Apollo, HIP ATTACK! Solo hauls Apollo up, URENAGE! And then SAMOAN SPIKE!! Cover, Bloodline wins!!
Winners: The Bloodline, by pinfall
It seems Drew McIntyre isn’t the only one who is surprisingly on Solo’s side. The sinister samurai made sure to strike from the shadows to screw over Knight, will Knight make sure Nakamura comes to regret it? As for Solo, he is rolling towards the Raw Netflix debut, will he not need his Bloodline to retain the ula fala?
Backstage interview with Motor City Machine Guns.
Byron Saxton is with Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin ahead of the emotional grudge match. Shelley takes on his former friend, student, and the man who betrayed MCMG to take those WWE Tag Team Championships. That man is Johnny Gargano, so what thoughts are flowing through Shelley’s mind? Shelley says it is one thought: Payback. Sabin says they’ve known Gargano almost 20 YEARS, and only now does Gargano let the mask fall away to show us the truth. Shelley says it cuts a lot deeper when it’s someone you considered a little brother. Shelley tells Johnny that he makes sure Gargano knows he made the BIGGEST mistake of his life.
Sabin asks Shelley if he’s ready to do this. Shelley says this is something he has to do alone. He wants to see if Gargano is man enough to do the same. Sabin says okay, let’s get warmed up. Shelley wants a 1v1 shootout with Johnny Wrestling, but will Gargano do anything but do this himself?
SmackDown shares footage from after Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Byron Saxton was with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven and said before anything else, congratulations. Chelsea pats herself on the back, Piper pats Chelsea a bit, too, and Byron takes her back through the closing moments. Unpretty-Her on Michin, the bell rings, and we hear Lilian Garcia say the words, “AND NEW Women’s United States Champion, Chelsea Green.” What went through her mind? Chelsea takes out her gum and puts it in “Bryan’s” hand, and then tells him that she always knew this would happen. He might be surprised, and that’s so cute, but she wasn’t. She’s been doing this for ten YEARS, and worked her entire life to be an overnight success.
This is Chelsea’s time! Red, white and Green! Say it with her, Bryan! #RedWhiteAndGreen. So then, let’s talk the historical significance. Chelsea will now go down in the history books as the FIRST-EVER Women’s US Champion, so how does she’s now synonymous with the likes of Harley Race, the first-ever Men’s US Champion? She would say, “Duh.” She’s in the books where she belongs. Probably should’ve been three years ago, but she was released. It should’ve been way back in 2015, but she wasn’t hired. So now is the time. NOW IS THE FREAKIN’ TIME!! Yes, it is her time. What does a Chelsea Green reign look like going forward?
Chelsea says it looks like she’s going to Disneyland, so she’s got a plane to catch. Can they wrap this up? Of course. Have fun in Disneyland. Yes, well-deserved. Piper calls for champagne. Will we never hear the end of this now that Chelsea has gold to go with the ego?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“What happened after Saturday Night’s Main Event was not my fault. There’s a lot of people to blame for it. Cody Rhodes, the referees, Nick Aldis, WWE Management, they’re all to blame. I was screwed out of winning that championship. What happened to me is a travesty, a tragedy! I should be standing here Undisputed WWE Champion, but I’m not. But I took this (the Winged Eagle belt) because I deserve it. And I’m not giving it back until I get what i want. Everyone needs to understand, you can only push a man so much until they snap. But the good news is, I haven’t snapped yet.
“It can all get so much worse, trust me. You don’t want me to snap. So Cody, Nick Aldis, WWE officials, what happens next is on all of you.” The Prizefighter has said his piece, will he hold the championship hostage until his demands are met?
DIY talks backstage.
Ciampa gets it, Gargano’s known MCMG a long time. So it surprises Ciampa that Shelley is so dumb! He wants this grudge match but he can’t win the tag titles back in a singles match. So what’s he doing? Gargano says Shelley wants his payback, that’s obvious. But Shelley wants to challenge Gargano’s manhood?! Gargano is all man! He made a kid! Yeah, Papa John, Daddy Ciampa, of course they made kids. But Shelley did specify that he wants to do this on his own, so Ciampa knows what that means, right? Ciampa has to stay backstage, too. Gargano will handle business by himself. He’s not some naive 18-year-old kid with a dream anymore! Dream came true!
Gargano will go remind Shelley that he’s Johnny Freakin’ Wrestling! So Ciampa can just relax right back here. Ciampa says go get him! Ciampa won’t even move a muscle from here, you can trust him. Can he? Or is this all another facade to lower everyone’s guard?
It’s an all new Grayson Waller Effect!
A-Town Down Under is already in the ring, and fans boo as Austin Theory & Grayson Waller show off the abs. Waller then welcomes us to the Grayson Waller- And Austin Theory…! Effect. The hottest show keeps getting hotter cuz Waller gets scoop after scoop, lads. And tonight is a big scoop! A big, BIG scoop! The first transfer from Raw to SmackDown, it’s the Monster of All Monsters, BRAUN STROWMAN! The fans cheer as Braun makes his way to the ring, and he’s coming out as Santa Braun! Or perhaps, Strowman Claus? Either way, Braun throws free merchandise to the fans, what a gift for Christmas!
Braun empties the bag and then goes to the ring. Turns out, nothing for Waller & Theory! Waller sits behind the desk and thanks Braun for coming. And how nice of Braun to help all the poor here in Hartford. The fans boo and Braun asks if Waller’s really starting this like that. Is he really trying to piss Braun off already? No no no! Braun is right, it really is nice. And this is big! The biggest acquisition in SmackDown history! On the biggest talk show in WWE history! Braun says it doesn’t get any bigger than this, baby! The fans cheer and Waller says before we start, he knows how this goes, sometimes.
Waller just wants us to know that he invested a lot of money into the new set. Maybe we continue to spread Christmas cheer and have a civil conversation. No damage. Well, if Waller runs his mouth, then Braun can promise he’ll wear Waller out using all the stuff in here. Waller says he’s a bit surprised Braun agreed to this. If no one has said before, but Braun is a little intimidating. But the more Waller thought about it, the more it made sense. Even Braun sees the sense in associating with ATDU! The fans boo and Braun says he threw up a little bit in his mouth, and that get a good laugh.
Waller says okay, but SmackDown’s a bit scary right now. Bloodline is going wild, people are getting attacked backstage, and you don’t wanna be alone in the car park. Sorry, parking lot. Braun asks if Waller knows who he’s talking to. No, he didn’t mean anything by it. Waller just figures, it’d be a good idea if Braun looked after Braun for once. And that means setting up the ultimate alliance. Braun Strowman & A-Town Down Under as the same team! They’d be untouchable! The cunning and intelligence of Waller & Theory, Braun’s strength. Get it? Brains & Braun. Braun says he already told Waller to watch his mouth! Does Waller want his set shoved up his-
Wait! Carmelo Hayes makes his way out here! Braun sighs and Melo says no, no, no, cut this out. Melo has a bone to pick with Braun. Aldis thought he was going to humble Melo by setting him up against Braun. Everybody here knows that that wasn’t fair. But newsflash, Nick Aldis, you can’t humble greatness! Melo might lose, but he’ll never quit. So Braun, “you big ugly dumb Santa Claus b*tch,” let’s run this thing back right here, right now! Cuz now, Melo’s ready! Braun says if Melo didn’t learn his lesson last week, Braun will remind him what the Braun Strowman Effect is! Waller & Theory run away as Braun grabs the fake palm trees!
Braun CHUCKS trees at Melo but Melo just laughs. Will Melo not miss the game winner in this rematch? Or will Braun be the one to humble H1M?
Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Braun chuckles at Melo wanting to tie up. They do tie up but then Melo slips around to KICK the leg! Braun just brushes that off as he and Melo circle. Melo uses the ropes and even the ref as a shield so Braun backs off. Melo comes back, taunts Braun, then drops back to ropes. The ref wants Braun to let off, and Braun does, but then Melo sucker punches him! Melo talks smack, then whips, but Braun blocks! B raun shakes his head, whips Melo, but Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ slides out. Melo says safe! Melo says he’s smart, but then gets spooked as Braun storms up to ropes!
The ref has Braun stay back, and Melo gets cocky again. Braun signals to the fans that he’s taking a lap and the fans fire up. Braun goes outside, builds speed, but Melo runs! Melo slides into the ring, Braun gets on the apron, but Melo KICKS him! The fans boo but Melo hits the FADE AWAY! Braun flounders, Melo CLUBS and KNEES and repeat! Braun SHOVES Melo out of the ring! Braun shakes it off then storms back up on Melo. Braun YANKS Melo up by his hair! And then he TOSSES Melo across the way! The fans fire up and Braun drags Melo up again. Braun whips, Melo dropkicks the legs out! Braun falls, Melo runs, FADE AWAY, but into Braun’s hands!
Braun pops Melo up, but Melo SPIKE-RANAS! Braun sputters and Melo soaks up heat. Braun rises up like the monster he is! Melo turns around, Braun runs up, but Melo DUMPS Braun out! Melo BOOTS Braun away, then gets cocky again. Melo goes out the side and he runs up a la Braun. But Braun BOOTS Melo right down! The fans fire up and Braun looms over Melo. Braun drags Melo up, whips him at steps, but Melo goes up! Melo leaps, but into Braun’s arms! We’re at 7 of 10 as Melo slips free! Melo SLAPS Braun! Braun grabs Melo by the neck and TOSSES him into the ring! We’re at 10!! MELO WINS!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by count out
Talk about rope-a-dope! Melo steals this win by getting the better of Braun’s anger! Braun scowls at smart-aleck Melo, and he storms in! Melo runs out to the crowd and into the night, but Braun pursues! Will Melo #GetTheseHands one way or another?
Nia Jax and Candice LeRae talk backstage.
They’re both excited for the tag title match tonight, because Nia can become a double champion. Tiffany Stratton walks in and Nia says there she is! Tiff wishes them luck tonight, and cannot wait to be there ringside when the ref raises their hands. Nia gets a guilty look on her face and Candice tells Tiff that they were talking… It’s best if Tiff stays in the back. But hey, she can take some notes if she wants. And if she wants to help, she can prepare champagne, balloons and maybe even streamers. They’re gonna need all that after the big win. So Tiff should get on that while Candice & Nia strategize.
Tiff looks to Nia but Nia just says, “Thanks, Tiff.” Tiff leaves, Nia shrugs off the guilt and says she and Candice are ready. Candice is sure Tiff will have the most beautiful party ready for them. Will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie succeed in taking the tag titles for their own? Or will it be Bianca & Naomi having that champagne to celebrate?
Melo returns backstage.
And he’s on high alert knowing Braun is still hunting him down. Melo bumps into Legado Del Fantasma, and then Braun storms up! Braun asks where Melo went. Santos Escobar says screw that, he’s no snitch. Braun says not telling is gonna get Santos worse. Angel steps in and says Melo went that way. Braun thanks Angel and storms off after Melo. But then Pretty Deadly asks Braun to please read through their script. Braun slaps the script down and says he doesn’t care about their stupid musical! But then Melo SMACKS Braun with a chair! And SMACKS him again! Melo talks trash before heading out, but Braun gets back up.
Braun is angrier than ever, and he still hunts Melo down! Is there going to be nothing left of H1M after Braun #GetsTheseHands on him?
Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley!
Longtime friendships thrown away in order to get ahead is practically cliche in pro-wrestling, but to think Johnny Wrestling would be the kind to do that. Will Shelley make Gargano regret ever treating 20 YEARS like it was nothing?
The bell rings and Gargano runs up! Shelley dodges to fire hands, then he bumps Gargano off buckles. Shelley stomps a mudhole in, then stands Gargano up to dig his forearm in! The ref counts, Shelley lets off, then he climbs up to rain down fists! Gargano YANKS Shelley down! Shelley flounders, Gargano CHOPS Shelley to a corner, then he mocks the MCMG hand pointing. Gargano CHOPS Shelley, ROCKS him, then wrenches him to whip corner to corner. Gargano runs up but Shelley ELBOWS him away! Shelley goes up to FLYING KNEE! And then he CLOBBERS Gargano! The fans fire up as Shelley drags Gargano up.
Shelley wrenches, hammerlocks, but Gargano elbows free! Gargano brings Shelley around to schoolboy ROUNDHOUSE! Shelley sputters, Gargano brings him up, and Gargano says he’s no longer the student. Gargano ROCKS Shelley, stomps away, but stops as the ref counts. Gargano soaks up heat, then shakes out his left hand before he runs up. Shelley puts Gargano on the apron to HOTSHOT! Gargano falls, Shelley aims, and Shelley slingshots to stomp Gargano’s bad hand! Gargano staggers away, but runs back up on Shelley, only for Shelley to jump the sweep! SUPERKICK! Then FLYING KNEE!
The fans fire up while Gargano goes down, and Shelley says that’s what Gargano gets while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Gargano has Shelley in a clinch. Gargano fires body shots, then he hits a JAWBREAKER! Gargano goes to a corner, Shelley runs up, but Gargano BOOTS back! Gargano runs up and slips around Shelley to SLINGBLADE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Gargano is frustrated but he stalks Shelley to the apron. Gargano brings Shelley up, talks more smack, and he fireman’s carries. Shelley slips out but Gargano ROCKS him! SLINGSHOT- SUPERKICK! Shelley takes Gargano out of the air and both men are down! The fans rally up, and Shelley stands to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again!
Shelley CHOPS, whips, then kitchen sink knees! And then PENALTY KICKS! Ghost pin, TWO! Gargano escapes, but Shelley wants the arm! Shelley uses the Garga- NO, Gargano turns chicken wing into roll up, TWO!! Shelley escapes, clinches, and spins Gargano, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Shelley wants the arm again! The fans rally as Shelley drags Gargano up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Gargano ROCKS Shelley with forearms! Shelley CHOPS back, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Shelley wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! But Gargano ENZIGIRIS! Shelley runs up, Gargano dodges and SUPERKICKS!
Gargano scoops Shelley, takes aim at a corner, LAWN DART! Cover, TWO!! Shelley survives and the fans rally up! Gargano grows frustrated but he brings Shelley around. Gargano wants the arm now! GargaNO Escape, but Shelley says NO to that! They both fight up, end up in a corner, and the ref counts. Gargano lets off, to then ROCK Shelley with a cheap shot! Gargano runs up, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Shelley shakes out the stars and he goes to the corner. The fans fire up as Shelley climbs, but Ciampa shows up! Gargano GAMANGIRIS Shelley down! But wait, here comes Sabin! Ciampa violated the deal first so Sabin’s not letting him do worse!
Gargano climbs up while Sabin chases Ciampa off, but Shelley SHOVES Gargano! CROSSBODY! Gargano rolls through, and pulls tights! Gargano wins!!
Winner: Johnny Gargano, by pinfall
Distraction tactic and pulling the tights? Gargano has no shame! But he and Ciampa have the WWE Tag Team Championships, so is that all that matters?
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair & Naomi.
Byron Saxton is at gorilla with The EST & The Glow, and before they head to the ring, he wants to recap the crazy couple of weeks. The mysterious attack on Jade Cargill, the big win at Survivor Series in WarGames, and now they can solidify themselves as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Bianca says these past few weeks have been rough to say the least. And while you can trust Bianca will find out what happened to Jade, you best believe they won’t be stripped of the tag titles. That’s just what the culprit wants and Bianca isn’t going down without a fight. Thankfully, Bianca has a friend who always has her back.
Naomi says yeah, she’s got her back forever! And she can never turn down a good “snatch ‘n’ drag.” But she also knows how important these titles are to Bianca & Jade, and they’re just as important to her. Naomi will go out there and do everything she has to in order to keep the titles. Bianca holds out Jade’s belt to Naomi, but Naomi says no. Not until she’s earned it. Bianca says okay, and the music hits. Naomi is fired up, will this be the StrongEST Glow yet?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!
SmackDown returns as the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie make their entrance together. The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see who is truly the strongest duo!
The teams sort out and Bianca starts against Candice. They tie up as the fans rally, and Bianca powers Candice right to a corner. But Candice pulls the braid! The ref reprimands, Candice shoves Bianca, then pie faces her! But Bianca SHOVES Candice to the corner! Bianca runs up but into an elbow! Candice goes up but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca gorilla presses Candice but Candice scrambles free! Candice hurries away and she tags in Nia. Bianca says bring it and the fans rally for the “E S T! E S T!” Nia and Bianca tie up, Bianca headlocks, but Nia powers up and out. Tiff is watching backstage as Nia scoops Bianca, only for Bianca to slip free.
Bianca runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and DROPKICKS! Nia rebounds but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Bianca tags Naomi then sets Nia up! Naomi and Bianca both run the ropes, Bianca handsprings, SPLIT LEG DROP AND MOONSAULT COMBO! Naomi covers, TWO! Naomi hurries back after Nia but Nia shoves her away. Naomi slides under the lariat then mule kicks! Naomi runs but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! Nia drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Naomi stays in this for Bianca’s sake but Nia storms back up as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nia DRIBBLES Naomi off the mat, then stares Bianca down. Nia stalks Naomi to a corner, puts her on ropes, and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Nia lets off, and then Nia drags Naomi over to the corner. Nia traps Naomi while she tags Candice. Nia fires some elbows before backing off, and Candice RAMS Naomi! Candice ROCKS Naomi, sits her down, then stomps a mudhole in. Candice taunts Bianca, drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS Naomi down, then clamps on with a top wristlock. Naomi endures while Candice leans on the hold. Naomi fights up, arm-drags free, then hurries for her corner!
Candice scrambles after Naomi and THROWS her by her hair! Candice stomps Naomi to the corner, tags Nia, and Nia runs up to HIP ATTACK! Nia taunts Bianca, drags Naomi up, and clamps on with a cobra clutch! Nia leans on Naomi to grind her down. Naomi endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Nia staggers around, but she scoops Naomi! Naomi slips free to the apron and HOTSHOTS Nia! Naomi BOOTS Candice. RAMS Nia, then reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Naomi is down, but she BOOTS Nia away before heading for her corner. Candice hurries and tags in, but Naomi hot tags Bianca!
Bianca rallies on Candice with shoulder tackles and DROPKICK! Bianca kips up, wrenches, and suplexes Candice! SmackDown returns to single picture as Candice slips free! Candice dodges Bianca, Nia sneaks a tag, and Bianca scoops Candice for a GUT BUSTER! Bianca runs at the corner to RAM Candice, then she climbs up! The ref tries to explain but Nia runs up! Bianca backflips up and over! Nia almost squashes Candice, but she turns around. Bianca dodges Nia, but Candice hits a CODE BREAKER! SAMOAN DROP from Nia! Cover, TWO! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Nia snarls as she drags Bianca into a motorcycle stretch!
Bianca endures and the fans rally up. Bianca fights up but Nia POSTS her first! Nia then mocks the fans with clapping, then she scuffs Bianca. Nia dares Bianca to tag, then she THROWS Bianca by the braid! Bianca goes to ropes, and Nia pulls the braid around them! The ref reprimands, Nia lets off, but Candice gets her shots in! The fans boo but Bianca gets away. Nia soaks up the heat and then brings Bianca around. Nia has the cobra clutch back on and she thrashes Bianca around. The fans rally as Bianca endures, and Bianca fights back up. Nia kicks Bianca but Bianca rebounds to reel Nia in!
Bianca tries to suplex but Nia’s too big! Nia shoves Bianca to the corner, but Bianca BOOTS back! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, runs up on Nia, but Nia picks her up! Nia RAMS Bianca into the corner! Tag to Candice and she climbs. Nia holds Bianca up, Candice MISSILE DROPKICKS Bianca into the SPINEBUSTER! Candice then BLASTS Bianca off the apron, then uses Nia as the step for the STEP-UP SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives, she’s the toughEST for a reason! Candice is frustrated and she CLUBS away on Bianca! The fans rally for “E S T! E S T!” Bianca throws a body shot but Candice CLUBS her down again.
Candice tags Nia and Nia pulls the braid to keep Bianca back. Nia whips Bianca to Candice but Bianca slips around. Candice standing switches, Nia runs up, but Bianca ducks and Nia clips Candice! Bianca scrambles while Nia checks Candice, hot tag to Naomi! Naomi LARIATS Nia but Nia stays up! So Naomi UPPERCUTS Nia! Nia still stays up! Naomi dodges, goes up the ropes, FLYING CHUCK! Nia wobbles and the fans fire up with Naomi! Naomi reels Nia in but Nia whips her away! Naomi BOOTS from the corner, then goes up! FLYING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia stays in this but Naomi pounds the mat.
The fans rally up, Naoim brings Nia up, but Nia HEADBUTTS her! Nia runs up at the corner, but Naomi dodges to POST her! Nia is down, Naomi goes up! SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT FLOPS as Nia moves! Nia CLUBS Naomi, puts her in the drop zone, then goes up! But Naomi SMACKS Nia off the post! Tag to Bianca, and Naomi gets under Nia?! POWERBOMB!! Naomi drags Nia into the drop zone! Bianca aims for the 450!! Cover, CANDICE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, Nia is busted open from hitting that post, but here comes TIFFANY! Is she doing what it looks like? Tiff cheers on Candice & Nia, no cash-in yet.
Candice tags in, goes after Bianca, but Bianca RAMS Candice into the corner! Bianca runs but into a BOOT! Candice goes up, TORNADO DDT! Cover, Naomi GAMANGIRIS Candice! Fans cheer “CASH IT IN!” at Tiff but Bianca tags in Naomi. Nia sneaks a tag, and as the Naomi goes after Candice, the ref has to explain. In that distraction, Nia asks for the briefcase! Tiff is conflicted, but she hands it over. But then the ref sees Nia with it! Bianca HANDSPRING KICKS Nia off the apron! Nia falls right at Tiff’s feet! Bianca tags Naomi, then PLANCHAS onto Nia! Naomi has Candice but Candice cradles! TWO!! Naomi KNEES Candice down!
Naomi hurries up, up and SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, NAOMI & BIANCA WIN!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Tiff’s hesitation costs Nia, and that means Naomi has earned that title belt! Bianca personally hands it to her and the two celebrate together. Will they hold onto the titles all the way ’til Jade is back in action? Or will a team come along that outshines even the StrongEST Glow?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of SmackDown here, though I think it was also prerecorded. They were in Hartford last week, weren’t they? And I thought that was prerecorded given how Jimmy Uso’s promo was received… But speaking of, good stuff from Bloodline to open. McIntyre calling a true with Solo was a bit of a surprise, but I suppose we should’ve seen that coming with how McIntyre is a Heel and often a hypocrite. Jimmy going after McIntyre was also good stuff, he can clearly still be a factor even with a bad toe. Very good Six Man Tag, too, but I should’ve known Nakamura would interfere and cost Knight’s team. Good win for Solo, and we’ve still got a couple weeks before Raw on Netflix, so the go-home math will still sort out with the first SmackDown of 2025.
Very good promos from MCMG and DIY, and of course Ciampa still went out to ringside despite the “promise” he made. And of course Gargano cheated, but that adds heat to the coming tag title rematch. They might even put that on the first SmackDown of 2025 to hype it up. Especially as I think it’s going to be the first THREE HOUR SmackDown. NBC is willing to do that knowing Raw is going to Netflix, meaning SmackDown will get more time to do more great things, which works with all the belts we’ve got now.
Good stuff with Braun and the Grayson Waller Effect, but of course we set up more between Braun and Melo. Clever move for Melo to win by count out, and of course Melo gets cocky for it. Braun was almost classic Braun with how he shrugged the chair shots off backstage. We’ll of course get one more Braun VS Melo, and maybe someone from Legado or Pretty Deadly screws Braun over given how he treated them. Very good promo from Chelsea after her big win on Saturday, and I’m sure she’ll be celebrating this win in both kayfabe and real-life through the holidays, ready to start her first title feud on January 3rd.
Very good promo from Kevin Owens, but I feel like he had to contradict himself here from what he said during the Raw on Netflix “kickoff show” on Wednesday. Kevin said then that he’s going to act as the defending champion with the holiday house show tour, but he said here he isn’t the champion since he got screwed. Either way, he’ll really play up how he is somehow the victim in all this, making the return of Cody Rhodes all the better. We’ll surely get one last match of Cody VS Kevin, maybe with a big stipulation on it, and then we’ll have a moment of (more than likely) Cody holding up both Winged Eagle and corporate logo championships.
And of course, very good stuff in the two main Smackdown women’s stories. That promo from Nia, Candice and Tiff was really good because you kinda feel for Tiff being treated as the odd one out. And then very good promo right before the match with Bianca & Naomi. I like Naomi wanting to earn the belt, and we got a great tag match. Nia surely got busted open “hard way,” aka legitimately, that post surely has edges you gotta watch out for. But Tiff showing up was of course for the briefcase distraction, not cashing in. Tiff hasn’t been pushed that far yet, that might come with the Netflix debut. But Naomi & Bianca of course retained the titles, that’ll cue up Jade making a return to identify her attacker, and it might be Naomi after all…
My Score: 8.8/10
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