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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/1/23)
And still… HIM!
Carmelo Hayes continues his era!
The Great American Bash was quite the party, and Carmelo Hayes still reigns as NXT Champion! But then, who will be next to step up… to HIM?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Lyra Valkyria VS Jacy Jayne; Lyra wins.
- Eddy Thorpe VS DIJAK; Dijak wins.
- Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz VS Elektra Lopez & Loa Vice; Lopez & Vice win.
- Carmelo Hayes & Wes Lee VS Noam Dar & Oro Mensah w/ Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson; Noam & Oro win.
- Andre Chase w/ Chase U VS Baron Corbin; Corbin wins.
- Six Man Tag: Gallus VS Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo & ???; Tony, Stacks & Santos Escobar win.
PLAY BY PLAY
WWE mourns the loss of Adrian Street.
The D’Angelo Family pulls into the parking lot.
But then GALLUS jumps them!! Wolfgang chokes Stacks, Tony fights the Coffey Brothers, and the 3v2 is becoming too much for the new tag team champions! Stacks is thrown into the door, then Gallus mugs Tony! Joe tells Tony that it is ALWAYS AND FOREVER, Gallus Boys On Top! Gallus heads out, is celebration going to turn right into planning revenge
Jacy Jayne storms onto commentary.
She tells Vic Joseph to stop talking, because tonight, she finishes what she started at the Bash! But Lyra won’t have anyone to pull Jacy off her! With that, tonight starts off with a grudge match! Will the Toxic Traitor rip off The Morrigan’s wings?
Lyra Valkyria VS Jacy Jayne!
Jacy doesn’t even wait, she goes after Lyra at the ramp! They brawl, Lyra throws knees but Jacy RAMS Lyra into the apron! Fans boo and Jacy goes to the apron. Jacy wants Lyra to stand, and then she CANNONBALLS Lyra down! Jacy howls but fans boo as she puts Lyra in the ring. Jacy wants the bell but the ref checks Lyra. Lyra says she wants this, too, so the bell rings! Jacy goes after Lyra with fast hands in the corner! Jacy stomps a mudhole, the ref counts, but Jacy lets off. Lyra dodges the boot, fires off ridge hands, and she ROCKS Jacy again and again! Lyra whips, Jacy reverses but Lyra CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO!
Lyra keeps on Jacy with a fireman’s carry, but Jacy flails free. Jacy shoves Lyra, runs in and back body checks! Jacy snapmares to KICK Lyra in the back, then mule kick her down! Cover, TWO! Jacy says, “This is who you want?” and fans cheer! Jacy RAMS Lyra into the corner, and again, and digs her shoulder in! The ref counts, Jacy lets off at 4, but then Lyra goes up and over and handsprings to SHOTGUN Jacy down! Fans fire up with Lyra while Jacy bails out. Lyra aims to PLANCHA! Direct hit at the ramp and fans fire up as NXT goes picture in picture.
Lyra drags Jacy up, to RAM her into the apron! And again! Jacy falls over and Lyra tells her this is what she gets. Lyra drags Jacy up, puts her in the ring, then storms over to bring her up. Lyra snapmares Jacy to then SLAM DUNK her head off the mat! Lyra drags Jacy up, UPPERCUTS, and Jacy staggers. Lyra whips, Jacy reverses and runs in, but into a BOOT! Lyra goes up but Jacy YANKS her down! Lyra hits buckles, and then Jacy hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jacy is frustrated and she rains down fists on Lyra! Lyra crawls to a corner, Jacy swaggers, then she storms up to CHOKE Lyra on the ropes!
The ref counts, Jacy lets off at 4, and she stalks Lyra. Lyra mule kicks but Jacy ROCKS Lyra with a forearm! Jacy has Lyra on the ropes and CHOPS her! Lyra staggers to a corner, and Jacy CHOPS her again! Jacy keeps after Lyra with another CHOP! Jacy soaks up the heat then stalks Lyra to a corner. Lyra RAMS into Jacy, whips, but Jacy reverses to CLOBBER Lyra! Jacy paces around, drags her up, and whips Lyra into a corner! Jacy whips Lyra the other way and Lyra hits buckles hard! Lyra sits down, Jacy howls and then CANNONBALLS! Jacy pushes Lyra out to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Lyra is hanging tough but Jacy drags her back up.
Jacy KICKS Lyra’s arm but Lyra fires haymakers! Jacy kicks low again, snapmares and CLUBS Lyra in the neck! Jacy then clamps on a top wristlock half nelson combo, and even adds a chinbar. NXT returns to single picture as fans rally up for Lyra. Lyra fights up, arm-drags Jacy away, then she runs in. Jacy dodges, comes back, but Lyra BOOTS her! And ELBOWS her! Lyra runs, slips around, and O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Jacy rolls Lyra up, TWO! Jacy ELBOWS Lyra back down! Jacy grins and she SENTONS again! Cover, TWO! Jacy slaps herself to keep her focus. Fans rally up and Jacy scuffs Lyra. Jacy pie faces Lyra and eggs her on.
Lyra glares, grabs Jacy’s foot, and she spins Jacy to SOBAT! Front kick! HEADBUTT! Lyra runs, ducks and ROUNDHOUSES! And ROUNDHOUSES! Fans fire up as Lyra clinches, but Jacy fights the suplex! Jacy knees low, runs in, but Lyra sidesteps! Jacy tumbles out and Lyra WRECKS her with a dropkick! Lyra roars and fans fire up! Lyra puts Jacy in, climbs the corner, and CROSSBODIES! Lyra then reels Jacy in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Jacy is still in this but Lyra smiles. Lyra looms over Jacy as fans rally up. Lyra KICKS Jacy, and KICKS her again! Fans fire up as Jacy flounders around.
Lyra sits Jacy up, and says this is payback! KICK! Lyra clamps onto Jacy’s chin, lines her up, but Jacy ducks the enziguri! Jacy shoves, BOOTS, but Lyra comes back! Into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! Fans fire up but Jacy has a crazy smile on her face. Jacy drags Lyra up, RAMS her into a corner, and RAMS her again and again! The ref counts, Jacy lets off at 4, and she runs back in. Lyra goes up and over, but Jacy SUPERKICKS! Jacy spins, Lyra ducks, HEEL KICK! Fans fire up, Lyra goes back up, FLYING SPLASH!! Cover, Lyra wins!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall
Lyra finishes things with Jacy and comes out on top, just as Mami Rhea wanted. Will this win establish Lyra as next in line for the NXT Women’s Championship?
Trick Melo Gang talks backstage.
The Great American Bash was crazy! That was Melo’s toughest challenge and his greatest performance. It could’ve gone either way, and Trick says that’s why he used that belt as motivation. Melo appreciates it, and apologizes for Trick taking that headbutt from Ilja. That was somewhere between bad luck and instincts. Trick says to forget that, as long as Melo got the W. That’s what it is, and that’s all it’s gonna be. But uh, check this. Now that Dragunov is in the rearview, Trick means what he said. Well, he said a lot last week. Trick says he’s gotta start doing things for himself. Melo says go ahead, get your bag.
No, Melo doesn’t understand what Trick means. Trick says they’re always gonna be friends, ride or die. But Trick ain’t a sidekick. Melo never said he was! He doesn’t see Trick like that! Trick says Melo may not, but “they” do! Melo is Melo, he’s on top and doing his thing, rightfully so. Maybe one of the best ever. But Trick isn’t a champion. Melo is. Melo beat the Mad Dragon, but Trick needs to get one for himself. Trick needs to show Dragunov that Trick can slay dragons, too. Melo says damn. He respects that. Trick says this ain’t a break-up, he just has to be his own man. Well, Melo has Trick’s back. Shoot for the stars and don’t miss. They shake on it, and Trick heads out. Will Trick bring gold of his own to Trick Melo Gang?
Tony & Stacks are getting checked out in the medical wing.
Stacks says that was some bull. McKenzie Mitchell walks over and brings up the attack. Not exactly what they expected for tonight. Does the doctor have a medical update for them? Tony speaks up first, saying the update is that Gallus are dead men walking. That was an act of desperation. They lost the titles at GAB, and now- And NOW, they can just turn their car right back around and get in the building. Tony wants Gallus, and he means ALL of Gallus. Stacks brings up how that’s 3v2! Then Tony will make a call. To who? Stacks knows who. Tony just hopes he’ll pick up. Tony & Stacks head out, despite the doctor’s wishes. Just who will be the third man for the Family?
Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley are here!
Fans boo as “Dirty” Dom and Mami walk to the ring, Dom still holding onto the North American Championship only because of Mami. Rhea gets the mics to say, “AND STILL your NXT North American Champion… DIRTY DOMINIK MYSTERIO~!” Fans boo as Dom says, “Mami’s always right.” Rhea agrees, and says at the GAB, Dom proved he’s more of a man than Wes Lee and Mustafa Ali, and certainly more of a man than every single man in the crowd. And that makes Dom the greatest luchador that’s ever lived! Rhea says that’s facts. Dom continues to prove every- OH! Here comes Dragon Lee!
Fans fire up as the Wonder Boy has his own mic. Dragon tells Dom, “I won’t let you disrespect the NXT Universe or your heritage any longer.” Rhea laughs and tells Dom it’s Rey Mysterio Jr. Jr. Dragon says he doesn’t like Rhea. And Dom, if Dragon has this right, Dom says he’s the greatest luchador of all time? Dragon does not believe that, the fans do not believe that, and even Dom doesn’t believe that! Because the greatest luchador of all time is TU PADRE, REY Mysterio! Dom says HE makes the Mysterio name relevant! HE is the champion! Ah ah ah ah ah! Dragon knows Dom is only champion because his Mami was there.
Dragon can’t even understand it! How is it Rhea has Dom’s… cajones in her purse. Rhea looks Dragon up and down, and then says Dom’s are still bigger than Dragon’s. Then prove it! Next week, for the title! Rhea says okay and Dom says he is a fighting champion. We’ll see what happens next week. Rhea will of course be in Dom’s corner, she is all he needs. And wherever her Latino Heat goes, she goes. Perfect! Cuz next week, Dragon won’t be alone, either. Dragon looks to the tron, and REY has a message for Dom! Fans go nuts as Rey tells little Dominik that guess what? Rey is proud to say that he is coming to NXT to be in the corner of someone he truly respects! The future of lucha libre, Dragon Lee!
And hate to break it to you, but Rey will have the best seat in the house, and he can’t wait as Dragon just totally… Well, you know. Dragon’s gonna take that North American Championship! See you then. Dom and Rhea are upset, but will they still find a way to do this title dirty?
Melo is on the phone.
But then Wes storms in and throws some stuff around. Melo asks what’s up, what’s wrong? Wes says it’s not Melo’s concern, he should worry about recovering from his match with Dragunov. Melo still asks what’s bugging Wes. Does Melo care? Man, save the self-pity! Self pity?! Wes throws a chair aside as he shouts he has lost THREE WEEKS IN A ROW! Melo is on top of the world as NXT Champion after tearing the house down in Texas, and Wes is scraping by and fighting for his life. Don’t dare act like you know what Wes is going through!
Melo tells Wes to calm the hell down because Wes doesn’t understand what it is to BE NXT Champion. Melo went through a war on Sunday. Melo can barely even breathe, but you don’t see him complaining and whining. Another man will step up to the plate, Dragunov will want a rematch. Nobody gets it, since y’all ain’t ever lived it. Now Melo gets why Breakker snapped. Oh, Wes knows what it is to be a champion. But in steps Noam Dar with Oro Mensah. Look at this mad, sad little boys. Well life ain’t sweet if you ain’t Meta Four. And life IS sweet! Dar has something neither of them will ever have, and that’s the Heritage Cup Championship.
Uh, Dar, you’re not the Cup Champion. It’s Frazer. Oh, Wes wants to get real? Well, Wes never beat Dar, but Dom beat Wes twice! Wes step sup, Oro pushes him, and a brawl breaks out! Other superstars step in between these four, will the Scottish Supernova and his main man end up humbled but Wes and HIM?
Backstage interview with Chase U.
McKenzie is with Andre Chase, Duke Hudson and Thea Hail as she brings up the second loss to Tiffany. It was an incredible fight, but Thea was rather emotional after. How is she feeling now? Thea says she gave it everything she had, left it all in the ring, and Chase threw in the towel. She didn’t give up! She swears she didn’t! Chase says that’s true, she did not give up. But he had to do that! NO HE DIDN’T! Baron Corbin walks over and says seriously, this is over, there’s the exit. No it’s not, this is their allotted time. Then get through it already! Just say sorry for crushing Thea’s hopes and dreams and go.
Oh, sorry, did Corbin even see the match while being thrown around by an Olympic Gold Medalist? Corbin laughs and says if Gable shows his face again, Corbin will finish that fight. And since Chase won’t say it, Corbin will. Corbin leans in to tell Thea, “Excuse me, little girl. This job, it’s not for everybody. You tried, and you failed. And you peaked on Sunday. So you should pack your things and find something else to do.” Chase tells Corbin that’s enough. He’s a POS and Chase won’t let him talk to Thea like that! Well, tighten your dress pants and do something about it. Oh, Chase will. Chase won’t let people talk to Thea like that, but Thea doesn’t want to talk to Chase.
What can Chase do to make it up to her? Will humbling Corbin be a good start?
Eddy Thorpe VS DIJAK!
The Alpha Wolf has been racking up wins, including in an NXT Underground match, but none of that matters to #HardJustice! Will Dijak make Eddy prove to him that he’s legit? Or will Eddy’s momentum be put in lockdown?
NXT returns as Dijak makes his entrance. The bell rings and Eddy dodges a boot to fire off forearms! Eddy bobs ‘n’ weaves, UPPERCUTS and CHOPS! Eddy whips, Dijak reverses but Eddy comes back to SHOTGUN! Eddy CLUBS Dijak, fires off body shots, but Dijak shoves him away. Dijak kicks low, headlocks, but Eddy powers out. Eddy hurdles then CROSSBODIES! Fans fire up with Eddy and he drags Dijak up to snapmare. Eddy KICKS Dijak, but Dijak choke grips! Eddy breaks free and CHOPS, but Dijak CHOPS! Eddy CHOPS, Dijak LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Eddy hangs tough and fans rally up.
Dijak waits on Eddy to rise, choke grips again, but Eddy throws elbows! Eddy puts Dijak in the corner, RAMS into him again and again, but Dijak boots him away! Eddy returns but Dijak moves, and Eddy POSTS himself! Eddy staggers into the choke grip! HIGH JUSTICE!! Cover, TWO!??! Eddy survives and shocks Dijak! Dijak seethes and he aims from a corner. Eddy stands, Dijak spins, but into a SOBAT! And ENZIGURI! Eddy runs in to HELLUVA KICK! And SAIDO! Fans fire up as Eddy hurries to cover, TWO!! Dijak survives and Eddy shakes out his arms. Fans rally, Eddy crawls back and wraps on a rear bearhug.
Fans rally, Dijak fights up, and he fights the lift! Dijak pries the hold open, wrenches and WRINGS Eddy out! Eddy writhes, Dijak drags him up and POSTS him again! Dijak grins now and he drags Eddy up, to torture rack! FEAST YOUR- NO, Eddy slips out to GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up with Eddy and he runs to JUMP ELBOW! But that was the bad arm! Dijak flops out of the ring and fans boo. Eddy hurries over to drag Dijak up, but Dijak YANKS Eddy into the post! Then he SUPERKICKS Eddy back in! Dijak slides in, grits his teeth and CYCLONE BOOTS!! Cover, Dijak wins!
Winner: Dijak, by pinfall
The Alpha Wolf fought hard but he could only do so much with one arm. Will Dijak use this win to establish himself as the top dog in NXT?
Tony D’Angelo is on the phone.
He says they’ll never believe it! Gallus got them right outside the car! Stacks walks over and asks what he’s saying. Tony says if anyone understands this, it’s him. Business is business. Look, do this for him and they’re even stevens. Good? Good! Yeah, see you then. So he’s in? He’s on the way. The Underboss & The Don are ready, but just who is this ringer they’re calling it?
Dana Brooke & Kelani Jordan watch back film.
Kelani can’t believe how Dana just kept hitting Cora Jade again and again with that kendo stick. Cora didn’t stand a chance! “Good for you, girl! Cora should’ve never got on your bad side.” Dana says Cora brought out something in Dana. A dark side. It just kinda came out. But that’s the side that maybe we needed to see. Yeah! After all the different directions her career has gone, after seeing all those negative comments, as soon as Dana had that kendo stick in hand, she saw red. But y’know what? Dana kinda liked it. Kelani says Dana is kinda badass. Yeah? Yeah. Maybe that’s something Kelani should try to tap into.
How so? All the gymnastics training is great, but Kelani needs to call someone out! Find that killer instinct! Hmm… Kelani thinks about it. Will she and Dana sharpen their edge and climb the ranks of NXT?
Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz VS Elektra Lopez & Loa Vice!
Leon & Feroz helped Nathan Frazer & Dragon Lee defeat Meta Four in the Great American Bash Kickoff Show, but if you asked La Madrina and her MMA amiga, it was more the other way around. Will Lopez & Lola prove they have the fire and desire? Or will there be plenty of Latina Heat from Leon & Feroz?
The teams sort out, Leon starts against Lopez and the two tie up. They go around, Leon waistlocks, Lopez switches and SLAMS Leon down! Lopez wraps on a SLEEPER but Leon arm-drags free! Feroz tells Leon to get fired up, and Leon gets around to waistlock and SLAM Lopez! Then she gator rolls, bearhug rolls, and brings Lopez up to wrench. Lopez ROCKS Leon, whips her away, but Leon springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG! And then regular arm-drag! Tag to Feroz, fans fire up as Leon snapmares and Feroz gets a boost, LIONSAULT! Cover, ONE!! Feroz runs but Lola stands in the way! They argue, and Lopez sucker punches Feroz!
Lopez kicks and CLUBS Feroz, talks a lot of trash, and then SMACKS Feroz off the mat! Tag to Lola and they double LARIAT, and DOUBLE HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Lola whips Feroz to a corner, runs in, and SPINNING SOBATS! Lola tosses her hair, fires up and hits a HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Lola clamps onto Feroz with a facelock, tags in Lopez, and Lopez runs in to ELBOW! And ENZIGURI! Cover, TWO! Lopez wraps on body scissors and a SLEEPER! Feroz endures, pries the hold open, but Lopez clamps it back on! Feroz pushes back to a cover, TWO!! Lopez keeps Feroz from Leon but Feroz ENZIGUFRIS!
Lola tags in, intercepts Feroz and back suplexes, but Feroz lands on her feet! Feroz slips under, hot tag to Leon! Leon rallies on Lola with forearms and elbows! And a GUT WRENCH PLEX! And then another! And then a scoop to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, Lopez breaks it! Feroz fires off on Lopez! Lopez shoves her then THROAT CHOPS! Lopez TOSSES Feroz, but Leon LARIATS Lopez! But Lola runs up to HEEL KICK!! Cover, Lola & Lopez win!
Winners: Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez, by pinfall
It was a lot of chaos, but in the end, Lopez & Lola proved their point! Their fire was hotter, will they blaze a trail up to the top?
Tiffany Stratton posted a TikTok.
It was a #GRWM, a “Get Ready With Me.” She recorded herself doing her make-up as she reminded us all that she faced “a little girl full of energy, Thea Hail.” But she won’t lie, Thea pushed her. There were so many moments where Tiff wanted to give up. Her arm was hurting so bad, she literally could’ve passed out from the pain. But after weeks of torture, it is finally over. And she will be back next week to grace us with her presence. Maybe she’ll choose her next opponent, throw a #Tiffybration, or whatever else she wants. But whatever it’ll be, you can believe it’ll be fabulous. What will be next for Wrestling Barbie in NXT?
Carmelo Hayes & Wes Lee VS Noam Dar & Oro Mensah w/ Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson!
Holla holla, player, Teddy Long would be proud of this impromptu tag match! But will the NXT Champion and the former North American Champion be feeling much better after shutting up the supposed Heritage Cup Champion and his sidekick?
Wes doesn’t wait, he DIVES onto Dar & Oro during their entrance! Wes DECKS Oro, fires off hands, and fans fire up! Dar CLOBBERS Wes, he and Oro mug Wes, but then Melo FLIES in to take them out! Melo helps Wes up and they brawl with Meta Four more. Wes SMACKS Dar off the apron, brings him around and SMACKS him off more apron, then fires off hands! Oro kicks Melo, Wes wrenches Dark, and Wes APRON BACK SUPLEXES! Melo gets in with Dar, the match begins! Dar bails out but Melo storms up to ROCK him! And then REBOUND PLEX! Fans fire up and Melo goes up, but Dar gets under the three pointer!
Dar runs in but into an arm-drag! And a DROPKICK! Wes wants in, but Melo says he’s got this. But then Melo figures alright, since Wes wants in. But Dar wrenches and sweeps the leg! Dar drags Melo up, tags in Oro, and Meta Four mugs him. Oro ROCKS Melo, snapmares and then brings him up again to UPPERCUT! Oro back suplexes but Melo lands out! Melo shoves, dodges, SPRINGBOARD LARIAT! Tag to Wes and Wes jumps in. Wes SENTONS, covers, TWO! Wes drags Oro up, throws knees, then whips him to the corner. Wes runs in, UPPERCUTS, and he tags Melo in. Wes holds Oro for Melo to fire hands!
Melo snapmares, KICKS, and then tags Wes back in. Melo drags Oro up, Wes jumps in again to UPPERCUT! Wes fires off hands, the ref counts, Oro slaps Wes so Wes BOOTS Oro! Wes brings Oro around, keeps Melo from tagging in, and Oro CLUBS Wes! Wes RAMS into Oro, and TACKLES him! Jackknife cover, TWO! Melo tags in now, and he helps Wes get Oro up. They double whip and DOUBLE DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Melo covers, TWO! Tag back to Wes and he goes up a corner. But Lash drags Oro out to safety! Fans boo and Wes glares. Dar also hurries over, to protect the Cup. Melo has everyone just settle down, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Dark has Wes’s arm. Wes endures, fights up and throws body shots, but Dar CLUBS him! Dar facelocks, tags Oro, and Meta Four mugs Wes! Oro holds Wes in the ropes so Dar can KICK him! Oro lets go at 4, then he drags Wes back up. Oro hits an EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Oro KICKS Wes in the back, and Oro drags Wes up. Wes throws body shots, but Oro CLUBS him! And kicks! But Wes blocks, avoids the flip kick, and basement dropkicks! Fans fire up as both men are down! Wes and Oro crawl, hot tags to Dar and Melo! Fans rally as Melo rallies on Dar!
Melo DECKS Dar, CHOPS Dar, LARIATS Dar, and fires up! Melo whips, Dar reveres but Melo dodges to KNEE SMASH, and atomic drop! Whip to the corner, forearm smash! Melo snapmares then SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Mell is annoyed but Dar bails out. Melo PLANCHAS but Dar moves! Dar comes back but Melo ROCKS him! Melo puts Dar in, but Oro runs in! Melo ELBOWS Dar, and Lash runs in!? Melo dodges her, gets in the ring, ducks the roundhouse but not the BACKHAND! Melo still ROCKS Dar in return! Dar wrenches, Melo whips, but Dar reverses! Melo LA MYSTICA! Fans fire up and Melo tags Wes!
Wes goes up, he aims, but Jakara gets in the ring?! Wes has had it, he just JUMPS! Jakara runs away, Dar takes the SKY TWISTER!! Cover, ORO BREAKS IT! Melo rushes Oro, whips, but Oro comes back to ROCK him! Melo BOOTS Oro! Wes drags Dar up, but Dar wrenches out to kick the leg! SUPERMAN PUNCH! Dar runs up but into an elbow! Wes goes up to FLYING CHUCK! Wes goes to the corner, Melo finishes with Oro and rushes Dar, but the CARDIAC KICK hits HIM! Fans can’t believe it, and then Oro SUPERKICKS Wes!! Dar aims, to NOVA ROLLA!! Cover, Meta Four wins!!
Winners: Noam Dar & Oro Mensah, by pinfall
Fans boo, but Dar’s team doesn’t care, they pinned a former North American Champion and the current NXT Champion! Will this change the power dynamic in NXT four-ever? As for Wes and Melo, they argue about their miscommunication. But while Melo is willing to let it slide, Wes isn’t! He asks what was going on! Melo says this isn’t something to worry about. But Wes says it IS! Will Wes’s anger lead him to go after HIM next?
Bron Breakker speaks.
“Von Wagner. How you holding up after that Spear last week?” Bron’s had the chance to watch Von’s story unfold, and he has to say… It’s touching stuff. Really is. (That’s sarcasm) Bron will shot straight, though. Von’s a nobody, just like his father! Von’s soft, that’s it! Telling it like it is! If Von doesn’t like what Brno’s saying, then come find him! But if you do, that picture from when Von was a kid with the scar on his head, if you think that was bad. wait until Bron’s done with you. One badass second generation star calls out the other, who will come out of it as the baddest?
Rhea & Dom are taking their leave.
Dom is upset that Dragon and Rey are trying to steal his spotlight. But then Axiom walks over! And Axiom says Dom is a parasite! Leeching off his father’s blood, sweat and tears. But Axiom can’t wait for next week when Dragon takes him on. Wait, didn’t this guy already say how much he loves Rey? No, that was Dragon Lee! Oh, then who the hell is this? But Mustafa Ali gets in Dom’s face. He wants to talk. Axiom was just talking to him! Right, but hold on. Ali wants to talk about Sunday. Rhea says Ali lost. Ali isn’t the one who got pinned. Axiom asks what’s going on here, but then Rhea 7 Dom leave.
Ali is upset, Axiom says Ali was the one disrespecting him. Oh, right, sorry, Axiom got disrespected! Hey, everybody, Axiom got disrespected! Try being disrespected for EIGHT YEARS!! Go worry about the Heritage Cup or Scrypts. That NAC is Ali’s! Ali isn’t doing himself any favors, will he have to worry about the Undeniable Truth on top of Dirty Dom?
Andre Chase w/ Chase U VS Baron Corbin!
The Professor looks to defend his student’s honor, but he’s going up against the new “No BS, burn the ships” Baron Corbin. Will this be a #TeachableMoment for Corbin about respect? Or for Chase that not everyone can succeed?
NXT returns as Chase U makes their entrance. Thea is not her usual hyper self, but Duke encourages her to still be here for Mr. Chase. The bell rings and Chase circles with Corbin. They tie up, Corbin powers Chase to the corner, and fans rally up. Corbin knees low, CLUBS Chase, and some fans even chant, “Throw The Towel!” Corbin short arm LARIATS Chase! Corbin paces, he tells Thea to watch her mentor. But Chase swings around! Corbin powers out of the crucifix but Chase sunset flips! Corbin drags Chase up to knee low again! Corbin scoops, Chase slips off and rolls Corbin up! TWO, and Chase dodges to go up and over and sunset flip again! TWO!
Corbin is flustered, and Chase says that was a TEACHABLE MOMENT! Then Chase DROPKICKS! Corbin bails out, Chase pursues, but Corbin fireman’s carries! DEATH VALLEY BOMB to the floor! Fans boo and Corbin stares at Thea. Duke stands in the way, and Corbin goes back to the apron. Chase drags himself up, so Corbin goes after him, to POST him! Fans chant “WE WANT THEA!” as Corbin goes in to drop elbow after elbow on Chase’s back! Corbin HAMMERS away on Chase, then drags him up. Corbin puts Chase in the corner, whips him corner to corner hard, and Chase bounces off buckles!
Corbin stalks Chase as he writhes, and he pulls Chase back in a camel clutch! The fans chant “THROW THE TOWEL!” as Corbin CLUBS away on Chase! Corbin TOSSES Chase out, goes out after him, and drags him up. Corbin RAMS Chase into barriers! Chase staggers, Corbin taunts the Chase U Student Section! Corbin puts Chase in, grins at Thea, and goes back in. Chase dodges, blocks a boot, KNEE JAMMER! Chase KICKS and CHOPS, but Corbin shoves him away! Chase ducks ‘n’ dodges to dropkick the legs out! Fans rally up as Chase whips Corbin. Corbin reverses but Chase reverses to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Fans are torn as Chase hobbles up. Time to spell it out! C! H! A! S! E! What’s that spell!? CHASE U~! Fans fire up as Chase goes up the corner. Corbin runs in, Chase leaps over! Chase comes back, into a SPINEBUSTER! Corbin gets a leg, and he has a HALF CRAB! A direct reference to Great American Bash! And THEA THROWS THE TOWEL!! But Corbin catches it!? And throws it back?! Thea says fine and just leaves! But then Chase cradles Corbin! TWO!! Chase CHOPS, but Corbin CLUBS Chase! END OF DAYS!! Cover, Corbin wins!
Winner: Baron Corbin, by pinfall
Duke is disappointed, but what is it Chase U can do to get back on track after Sunday? As for Corbin, will he take what he feels he’s owed?
Roxanne Perez shares her homecoming with NXT.
Coming home to Texas, she felt so good to be back. She missed Texas so much. Coming into the WWE, she had to find herself. And now, she knows who Roxie Perez is, and what she won’t take. Roxie reunites with her family, they are so proud of her and her hard work. Mom says it’s all Roxie, and Raquel was worried she might have to close her eyes with the Weapons Wild Match.
And of course, Roxie went to WonderCon, only for Blair to try and ruin the fun. They had their pull-apart scrap, and Roxie vowed to make Blair regret everything she’s ever done to her. Booker T taught Roxie that she can’t focus on the past, she has to push forward and focus on what’s next. This match was for every victim of Blair’s “reign of terror.” And we know how that match went down! Roxie give as good as she got, and she came out on top! Sorry not sorry for what she had to do. And honestly, no more apologies to anyone that forgot this is Roxie Perez. “And you can’t break me.” Will Roxie be unstoppable on her road back to the top?
Tony’s mystery man appears!
Great muscle car, great shoes, but we don’t get to see his face! Who is this walking in to back up The Don?
The Meta Four celebrates backstage.
Dar says they are untouchable! Lash wants them to hold up, wait a minute! Does he realize what happened? “Y’all just beat the NXT Champion, and the most successful North American Champion of all time!” More applause! It feels good to be great. But Tyler Bate walks in! Don’t tell Bate that Dar only just got that cup back. C’mon, man, have you been living under a rock? Well, if you think about it, many people live their lives under metaphorical rocks. Meta Four? But Bate says he was on a meditation retreat to destress and reconnect with himself and his roots. Ever been to Tibet?
Jakara doesn’t care about anything that Bate just said. But clearly, Dar never actually lost the cup. Um, so then he is the champ? Yes! And he’s beaten everyone else? Yes! There’s that meditation kicking in. Well then, as Bate sees it, Dar could do with a fresh challenger. Um… Bate says challenge accepted! Next week, Dar VS Bate, for the Cup! Bye-bye! What? NO! That’s not…! Did Dar and Meta Four put all of their feet in their mouths? Will the Big Strong Boi’s return to NXT bring him a return to former glory?
The Schism and their followers are in the ring.
Ava Raine, Joe Gacy & The Dyad stand with their masked-and-hooded henchmen, and Gacy says they gather tonight under The Schism’s tree from “unfortunate circumstances.” Conflict with new members is not uncommon, but in their experience, can be resolved and explored with an open heart. However… Insubordination and disobedience are toxic to their roots, and must be eradicated! There are two among them who have abandoned their values and pose a direct threat to the sanctity and future of The Schism! TIME’S UP! Jagger & Rip can’t wait! These boys are gonna get theirs. No more Diamond Mine, lads!
Gacy has the Dyad back down. They will do their due diligence. Ava says that week after week, the NXT Universe have been “adorned with these golden masks” (that are bright yellow). And it is a butterfly effect that will have impact for years to come. But two put their hands on the Dyad and that is unacceptable. They will be found out and punished. Step forward one by one and remove the masks! First up, not a Creed. Second, not a Creed. Third, is IKEMEN JIRO~! But he’s not Schism or a Creed! Jiro has a good time on his way out and The Dyad is furious! This is serious business! The fourth is not the Creeds, either, go away! Quincy shrugs and walks away.
That leaves the last two! And the Dyad is convinced! How can these two be here so calmly? The Creeds won’t get one over on them! The Dyad pounces, but reveals NOT Creeds!? The Creeds are on the tron! They’re up here, dummies! The Creeds are at a beach somewhere! To think the Dyad would think those two were the Creeds! You really thought they were in masks? But the surround sound at the hotel did make it feel like the Creeds were right there for that match. But Gacy, the UFOs might’ve fried your brain~! The paranoia is off. They lost the Losers Leave NXT and aren’t in NXT. But they are having the time of their lives!
In fact, they were at the pyramids last week! Wait, the background changes! That’s a green screen! And then Easter Island! Those heads look like Schism masks. Not that they would know, wink wink. But they go back to the beach in Fiji-Hawaii. Well, uh, they went to both. But don’t worry, they are NOT in Orlando. Not even close. They’re just calling in, checking in, and enjoying vacation. They drink it up and head out. The Dyad are furious but Ava & Gacy stop them! “Not like this!” Gacy tells the Creeds that he knows they ARE here! So followers of The Schism worldwide, FIND the Creeds and bring them here!
The cracks are forming in the foundation of this already unstable stable, will Julius & Brutus have their revenge one way or another?
Cora Jade barges into the women’s locker room.
The Punk Rock Mean Girl says, “Move move move! I can’t even believe this! I just loss to Dana Brooke of all people! Y’know, the one who comes to Raw and tries to steal my spotlight? That one! Y’know what? Forget it. I’m done. I’m leaving. I’m sick of this place. Why am I even here?” Cora is packing her things, but then looks at her stack of supposed fan mail. She says the fans are all up in her business, so they can know that she’s LEAVING. She tosses the mail, and then tells everyone good luck without her. They’re gonna need it. No one seems to care… Will the Generation of Jade be the one out of luck without NXT?
Six Man Tag: Gallus VS Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo & ???
Joseph, Markus & Wolfie jumped The Don & Underboss the moment they pulled into the parking lot, being the sorest of sore losers from The Great American Bash. But now, Tony vows they’re gonna pay! So who is the third man, brother? It’s… SANTOS ESCOBAR!! Fans fire up as the Emperor of Lucha and the #1 contender to the WWE United States Championship is back in NXT! This is what Tony meant about finally being even with him. Will Escobar help Tony & Stacks finally settle things with Gallus?
Speaking of which, all three throw off their jackets and rush the ring! The brawl is on! Fans fire up as Escobar is after Joe. Tony & Stacks are after Mark and Wolfgang! Escobar, Tony & Stacks TOSS Gallus out, and fans are fired up again! The teams finally sort out, and Stacks starts with Wolfgang at the bell. Stacks throws hands, whips, but Wolfgang reverses, only for Stacks to UPPERCUT! Tag to Tony, the Family mugs Wolfgang, Tony hits a big knee lift and some haymakers! Tony wrenches Wolfgang, tags Stacks, and then bumps Wolfgang off Stacks’ knees! Stacks brings Wolfgang around to ROCK with a haymaker!
Wolfgang shoves Stacks but Stacks drop toeholds! Stacks HAMMERS away, throws knees, then fires fists! Tag to Tony, Tony HIP TOSS SENTONS Stacks into Wolfgang! Tony drags Wolfgang up but Wolfgang ELBOWS free! Tag to Joe, but Tony ROCKS him! Tony TACKLES Escobar, drags him up and reels him in! Mark runs in but Stacks intercepts! Wolfgang runs in, Escobar intercepts! Fans fire up for TRIPLE HOCKEY SCRUMS! The Family shoves Gallus, Tony and Stacks clothesline Mark and Wolfgang! Then Escobar TOSSES Joe! Fans fire up as the Emperor, the Don and the Underboss stand tall, “This is Awesome!”
NXT goes picture in picture and the ref gets Stacks and Escobar to stand down. Gallus fires up, Joe runs in, but into haymakers! Tony DECKS Joe, brings him up, and whips him into the corner! Tag to Stacks, the Family mugs The Iron King! Then tag to Escobar! He gets in on the mugging! Tag to Tony, he drags Joe up, but Joe throws body shots! Tony ROCKS Joe again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Joe hangs in there but Tony drags him up. Tony clinches to BELLY2BELLY! Tony gets the legs, and he stomps away on Joe’s stomach! Tony KICKS Joe in the side, tags in Stacks, and Stacks keeps Joe from Gallus. Cover, TWO!
Stacks drags Joe up, throws knees, but Mark runs in! Stacks DECKS Mark, but Joe CLOBBERS Stacks! Tag to Wolfgang and he drags Stacks up to SNAKE EYES off the apron! Wolfgang puts Stacks in, covers, TWO! Wolfgang keeps on Stacks with a cobra clutch, and he leans on the hold. Stacks kicks and flails as NXT returns to single picture. Fans fire up as Stack stands, but Wolfgang KNEES him low! Fans rally, Stacks fights up, but Mark tags in. Wolfgang ripcords and RAMS Stacks, then feeds Stacks to Mark’s FLYING SHOULDER! Cover, TWO! Mark CLUBS Stacks, tags Joe, and the Coffey Brothers mug Stacks.
Joe whips Stacks into the corner, scoops him and hits a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Tag to Wolfgang and they mug Stacks. Wolfgang DECKS Stacks, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts and the fans boo but Mark tags in. Mark SMACKS Stacks off the ropes, storms back in and drops knees! Cover, TWO! Mark facelocks to grind Stacks down. Fans rally, Stacks fights up, and Stacks powers his way forward a step at a time! Fans fire up, Stacks reaches out, but Mark KNEES low! Then sucker punch to Escobar! Fans boo but Stacks back drops Mark away! But Joe is creeping! He trips Tony off the apron!
Fans boo but Joe RAMS Tony into barriers! Wolfgang tags in, he runs in at Stacks and scoops to SLAM! Then he goes up to MOONSAULT, but Stacks moves! Hot tags to Mark and Escobar! Escobar rallies on the Coffey Brothers, then ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Mark! And again! Escobar runs in at the corner, but Mark puts him on the apron! Escobar GAMANGIRIS! Escobar climbs up to CROSSBODY! Fans fire up and Escobar keeps moving, to wheelbarrow and victory roll, HIP DROP on top! Cover, Gallus breaks it! Tony & Stacks DECK Joe and Wolfgang! Fans fire up as the trios regroup! Gallus and the Family brawl it out again!
Fans are thunderous as Tony has Wolfgang, Joe throws hands with Stacks, and Escobar CALF KICKS Mark! Gallus falls out of the ring, Escobar puts Mark up top. Escobar GAMANGIRIS, then he goes up after him! They go tot he very top, SUPER DUPER STEINER!! Escobar then spells it out! “L! W! O!” DOUBLE KNEES in the corner! Tag to Stacks, tag to Tony! “This is Awesome” as BADA BING, BADA BOOM!! Cover, The Family wins!
Winners: Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo & Santos Escobar, by pinfall
Rivals became allies and they took down the Gallus Boys! Escobar even joins in on the “EY~!” Will the Family do big things in NXT now? Will Escobar have gold of his own in a few weeks after facing Austin Theory?
Ilja Dragunov speaks.
“Trick Williams. You are the sole reason I am NOT NXT Champion. And you’re saying you’re not done with me? Good. Because I’ not finished with you, either. Trick, look into my eyes. Now you will feel my wrath and my fury. Next week, my retribution begins, and I won’t stop until you are entirely… terminated.” The Mad Dragon is seeing red, will Trick wish he’d stayed home on Sunday?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to follow Great American Bash, and with some great development into this next phase already. Lyra VS Jacy as the opening match was good stuff, Lyra winning I assume finishes off that story, though maybe not as powerfully as I expected. And along with Tiff’s little make-up video promo, we’re definitely getting a fresh title feud on the road to No Mercy at the end of September. Lyra has felt ready to challenge a champion, her and Tiff faced off before, this could be a great rematch. And plus, we still need Gigi VS Kiana to wrap up before either (Gigi, I assume) gets their own shot at the title.
Really good little video from Roxie to suggest we’ll truly see a more aggressive Roxie from now on. Good promo from Bron to call out Von, they’ll have a really good match. Nice promo from Dana and Kelani to respond to Dana’s win in the Kendo Stick Match. But for talking about her career going here and there, it seems rather random for Dana to suddenly say she and Kelani need to sharpen their own edge in NXT. I feel like this could be a make or break point for this duo, which also seems sudden as they really only just teamed up. But Cora had a rather fitting promo where she basically ranted and decided to rage quite NXT. It definitely won’t last, Cora’s not ready for RawDown just yet. But nice cameo from Stevie Turner and Cavinder Twins during that promo.
Good match from Eddy and Dijak, and Dijak winning was only a little surprising. Dijak’s needed something to get going, and he and Eddy might build this into a feud. Really good tag match from Leon & Feroz VS Lopez & Lola, they’re definitely being rivals and not allies. And good promo from Chase U and Corbin that then led to Andre Chase VS Corbin. I like how the fans wanted Thea to throw in the towel, that was definitely the way Thea could get back at Chase. Corbin snatching the towel to stop the forfeit was whatever, he was going to win either way. Not sure where things go from here, but I hope no Thea Heel turn. Maybe a Thea gimmick change where she goes into like her own punk/emo rock character?
Great promo from Dom & Rhea with Dragon Lee, and I love that not only are we getting a North American Championship match, Rey is gonna show up and we can get some great stuff out of those classic interactions. Personally hoping Dragon wins the title so someone else can be defending it come No Mercy. Also, as soon as Dom said what he said to Axiom, I knew he was jokingly mixing Axiom up with Dragon. Ali joining in on that promo was good, and we’re definitely getting Ali VS Axiom to more or less determine who is next after Dom VS Dragon. And as Ali mentioned, Axiom still has stuff with Scrypts, I expect Scrypts to ruin things for Axiom, Ali will face Dragon/Dom.
Great stuff from the larger Trick Melo Gang story that branched off to other stuff tonight. For one, Trick Melo Gang having a mature conversation about both parts of a duo wanting to be something and no animosity is great stuff, you don’t get that enough in pro-wrestling. And then great interaction between Melo, Wes and Meta Four to give us a great match. Of course Lash & Jakara get involved to help Dar & Oro win, but I like Tyler Bate suddenly returning and challenging Dar for Dar’s Heritage Cup. There’s a chance Meta Four helps Dar retain against Tyler, too, but that’ll just help set up things for Dar VS Frazer, Undisputed Heritage Cup Championship match.
A major detail in this is Wes Lee starting to seem more Heel like. He was more aggressive in the match, he was wearing new gear that was mostly black, and he’s aiming a lot of his anger at Melo. Heel Wes VS Face Melo to truly flip things from their North American Championship feud is good stuff. And also, great menacing promo from Dragunov to call out Trick, that is going to be awesome stuff. Depending on what happens there, Dragunov could go for his rematch like Melo is anticipating, and Trick could somehow come out of this ready for either the North American or Heritage Cup title. I would love to see a Heritage Cup Contender Tournament that Trick gets in on, and Trick could use his boxing background to win at least one match by knockout.
The Schism interrogation promo was pretty good, and went a direction I didn’t anticipate. Lining up the masked followers and revealing them, I figured there had to be a swerve about the guys with the Creed Brothers’ body types not being the Creeds. But I love that Ikemen Jiro finally made a TV return, and then Quincy Elliot was basically denied his officially speaking. The green screen vacation gag from the Creeds was pretty clever, these guys have been getting to have more fun showing off some character. And I’m thinking Ivy has to be in on this, who else would be running the green screen for them?
And great bookending of the night with Gallus and D’Angelo Family, though this might’ve been to help delay moving to another tag team just yet. Escobar being the third man was a great surprise, and great use of continuity. Great win for Escobar, Tony & Stacks, Tony & Stacks will definitely get to call the shots for their tag title story now. Though as I just said, can’t be sure who is next, but I’m sure we’ll see good build over the next eight weeks.
My Score: 8.8/10
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London calling to the champion crowns!
SmackDown brings gold to London as LA Knight defends his WWE US Championship and The Street Profits defend their tag team titles! Will the landscape change this close to WrestleMania?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly; The Profits win and retain the titles.
- Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice w/ Chelsea Green; The Secret Her-vice wins.
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins, by disqualification, and Knight retains the title.
- Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab; Charlotte wins.
- Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
- Jimmy Uso VS The Miz; Jimmy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes is here!
We follow The American Nightmare as walks to gorilla, then through the curtain, and London sings along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, says hello to fans along the ramp, and then we get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, then kneels down to kiss the WWE logo on the mat. The fans continue to sing along all the way to the end, “I AM MY KINGDOM!” The fans then cheer, and Cody holds up the belt to fire them up even more! The fans now sing for “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and he soaks it in. The fans cheer again as Cody smiles, and he finally says, “So, London~! Whaddya wanna talk about?”
The fans chant “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cody hears that dueling, and he smiles again. The song of “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” returns, then they cheer. Cody says, “At WrestleMania 41, I will be facing John Cena…” The fans boo, but Cody says, “I will be facing John Cena as he goes to break the record and win 17. But that is WrestleMania 41. In just a few nights, I will be standing face to face with John Cena in this very same city, in this very same arena.” The fans cheer that, but then here comes Randy Orton! Now the fans sing along with Voices as The Viper heads to the ring. Orton also high-fives fans before he joins Cody.
Orton grabs a mic, paces while the fans keep singing on their own, and then the fans cheer. Orton says he’s not really the sentimental type, but for Cody and for London, screw it. The fans chant “R K O! R K O!” and Orton tells Cody, “Look at you. Look at who you are now, the man you are now. Look at where he came from.” The fans cheer and sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and Orton says he remembers a Cody in his early 20s, just breaking into the business. Cody was busting his ass harder than anyone else. He wasn’t exactly happy, and in fact, he was frustrated. But Cody was man enough, smart enough, to know he needed to grow, and that he couldn’t grow in the WWE.
Cody wasn’t exactly treated fairly in the WWE, so Cody left the WWE! That took some big ass balls to do what he did! Cody changed the business singlehandedly, and everyone in the back knows it. And Orton appreciates Cody for it. But then Cody came back, as they all knew one day he would. And the industry has been changed forever since the day Cody came back to the WWE. Cody is a bit teary eyed as Orton says Cody’s still the same guy, he just did what he set out to do, and he grew. Orton teases he would sing along with the fans, but the fans might leave. The fans again sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!”
Orton asks if they remember when Cody Rhodes faced Seth Rollins in Hell in a Cell. The fans cheer because they do. Orton says that was impressive, and even impossible, as he started with a partially torn pec and then ended with a fully torn pec! His body changed all kinds of shades of purple that Orton’s never seen on a human body. The pain he must have been in. Cody persevered not just for himself. Maybe not even at all for Cody. It was not even for his family legacy; it was for each and every single fan out there! Then Cody went on to WrestleMania, beat Roman Reigns and finished the story!
But there’s always another story, isn’t there? And Cody’s right in the middle of one. Cody is in charge of his legacy, and it is a privilege for Orton to watch Cody take control of it. Ticket sales have been up, there’s more intrigue around the world, and listen to the people! It is 99.9% all because of Cody! The fans cheer that, and of course they sing. Orton says what he’s trying to say is a long-winded version of he respects Cody, loves him, and is very, very proud of him. The fans cheer that! Orton then says, “But… But now it is time for WrestleMania.” They both look to the sign, and Orton says he can guarantee Cody that Orton will kick Kevin Owens so hard in the head…!
Orton can just feel it already! He forgets how many days are left, but he can’t wait to remove Kevin’s head from his shoulders. And Orton knows Cody will enter champion, exit champion, but not before he beats the holy hell outta Cena all up and down the Vegas strip! But after all the smoke clears and the dust settles, just like Orton wants Number 17, there will come a time when Orton will want Number 15. But Orton won’t kick Cody in the balls like a coward. Orton will look Cody in the eye because he respects Cody, is proud of Cody, and sees him as an equal. Orton will look Cody in the eye and tell him that he’s coming for the title.
The fans cheer but wait! Drew McIntyre is here! The fans cheer the Scottish Terminator as he steps out on stage, mic in hand, and has a wry smile on his face as he looks at the ring. Drew waves as the fans now sing, “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Drew says, “Isn’t this wonderful? A couple of nepo babies having a love fest in the middle of the ring> It makes me absolutely sick. What’d you just say, Randy? if Cody gets through Cena at WrestleMania, you’re coming for that title? What exactly have you done since that big comeback to justify that title match? Aside be Randy Orton. The only big moment I can remember is you being on the shelf for months and months and months.
“People like to make jokes about it, but more people talk about my five-minute-45-second title reign than your entire comeback so far! So get to the back of the line, sunshine! As for you, Cody, you should’ve listened to me. But you shunned me. You attacked me. Everybody should’ve listened to me about John Cena, but they didn’t. And the next night, he kicked you right in the twig ‘n’ berries, proving me right as usual. And the main event of WrestleMania should be Cody Rhodes VS The UK’s only ever world champion, Drew McIntyre!” Fans do like that idea. But sadly, it’s not, because of that guyliner wearing Temu Undertaker, Damian Priest!
Drew wants to talk about what is happening. And what’s gonna happen! Drew steps up to the ring while fans sing for him again. Drew says it will not be Randy that takes the title from Cody, should he get through Cena; it’ll be McIntyre. The fans cheer, but Orton says they were trying to have a moment. Can Drew just cut the crap already? Drew says okay, sure. He’ll tell the truth, because that’s all he ever does. The truth is, Kevin might have a point! If those Voices are talking to Orton again, then they know Drew very, very well. And he’s thinking, “My God, Randy looks great! Absolutely jacked! On the outside.”
On the inside, that back is hanging by a thread. And if Orton provokes McIntyre, McIntyre will break him. And as for Cody- Cody kicks Drew and UPPERCUTS him! The fans fire up, and Orton R- NO, Drew gets away! The fans boo, but the battlelines are drawn! Even if Cody makes it out of the frying pan that is Las Vegas, it’ll be into the fire that is these contenders waiting in line! Will the American Nightmare be ready for whoever comes for the crown?
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly!
Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins are finally golden again, but it’s time to put the titles on the line already! And while they’re ready for the grind, they’re up against the hometown heroes! Will the Profits still be up in the O2? Or will Kit Wilson & Elton Prince say #YESBOY to a new reign of their own?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really wants the smoke!
The teams sort out and Kit starts with Dawkins. They tie up, Dawkins headlocks, but Kit powers up and out. Dawkins runs Kit over, the fans fire up, and Dawkins fires hands on Kit in the corner! The fans rally for Pretty Deadly, Dawkins whips Kit to a corner, but Elton takes that bump! Kit CLOBBERS Dawkins, then tags Elton! Atomic drop into DROPKICK! Ford runs up, but into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Dawkins whips, Elton reverses, and then Elton hurdles so Kit can DDT! The fans fire up with Pretty Deadly while the Profits bail out. Pretty Deadly has control while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Elton is right on Dawkins as he gets in, and UPPERCUTS him to the corner. Elton clinches Dawkins for another UPPERCUT! Tag to Kit, and Elton RAMS into Dawkins so Kit can UPPERCUT! Dawkins flops over, Kit drags him up to wrench the arm. Kit whips, Dawkins reverses, but Kit grabs ropes. Kit ELBOWS Dawkins, DECKS Ford, but Dawkins CLOBBERS Kit! The ref reprimands but Dawkins RAMS Kit into the corner again and again! The ref counts, Dawkins fires fast hands, then he tags in Ford. Ford says, “SUCK IT!” then he KICKS Kit! Ford scuffs Kit, then drags him to a cover, TWO!
Ford keeps Kit down with a facelock, but Kit endures the grind. Kit fights up, fires body shots, but Ford whips him away. Kit sunset flips! Ford rolls through, and PENALTY KICKS! Ford mocks Elton with the Scott Hall fingers, and the ref has to keep Elton back. Ford drags Kit up, tags Dawkins, and the Profits mug Kit. Dawkins CLUBS Kit down, then stalks him. Dawkins stays between Kit and Elton, then whips Kit into the Profits’ corner. CYCLONE- NO, Kit dodges! Ford tags in, he keeps Kit from Elton now, but Kit slips out of the suplex! Kit fakes high to go low, hot tag to Elton! Elton rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Elton kicks and whips Ford to a corner, then UPPERCUTS! Elton whips the other way, UPPERCUTS again, and then does it again! Elton adds to the hattrick with a lift, Ford says a quick prayer before the SUPLEX! Ford flounders, gets to his feet, but Elton dodges to springboard and FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this, but Elton stays on him. SmackDown returns to single picture and fans rally for Pretty Deadly as Elton gives Ford a back suplex. Ford lands out, waistlocks, but Elton switches and shoves Ford. Ford CLOBBERS Elton in return! Ford is also dazed but he covers, ONE!
Kit reaches out, Elton and Ford both crawl, hot tags to Kit and Dawkins! The fans fire up as Dawkins wrenches Kit, underhooks and SILENCER! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Kit, Ford climbs, but Kit slips free! Kit shoves Dawkins into Ford! Ford falls to the floor, but Dawkins ENZIGIRIS Kit! Elton tags in, and Kit LARIATS Dawkins! Pretty Deadly combine for DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins survives and the Profits are a bit unsure of what to do next. Dawkins crawls to a corner, Elton runs up, but Dawkins dodges! Elton hits buckles and Dawkins TOSSES Kit, then Dawkins hits a SKY HIGH on Elton!
Dawkins hurries to tag Ford and Ford climbs up! But Kit pushes Elton out of the way! Kit takes FROM THE HEAVESN, and Elton ghost pins Ford! TWO!! Ford escapes, and he ROCKS Elton! Elton UPPERCUTS Ford! Dawkins sneaks a tag, Ford SUPERKICKS! POUNCE SAIDO COMBO!! Cover, KIT BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while all four men are down! The teams go to opposite ends, then they all stand up in the corners. They all roar, all run in, and Kit SPEARS Ford while Elton FLYING UPPERCUTS Dawkins!! London is thunderous, and Kit hurries to tag in! Pretty Deadly gets Dawkins up, for SPILT MILK!! Cover, FORD BREAKS IT!
The fans are shocked, as is Elton, but Ford saves this for his team! “This is Awesome!” as Ford runs up and Elton TOSSES him out! Now DRY MARTI- NO! Dawkins doesn’t accept the second serving, and he DUMPS Kit out! Kit skins the cat while Dawkins DECKS Elton! Dawkins catches Kit to an Electric Chair! Ford rises, DOOMSDAY BLOCKBUSTER!! Cover, Profits win!
Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Pretty Deadly put up a heroic fight, but the hometown heroes could not capture the gold. Dawkins & Ford hold onto the gold, will this be the strongest the Profits have ever been?
Kayden & Katana talk with Zelina Vega.
Carter & Chance know La Muneca got screwed over by The Green Administration. Chelsea thinks she’s untouchable, but someone’s gonna stop them eventually. Well, speaking of, Alba Fyre leads the way in as she & Piper Niven “scope the perimeter.” There’s one small threat. They frisk the “miniscule” threat, but nothing they haven’t dealt with before. Chelsea struts in and says, “The Eagle has landed~!” Zelina says she is so glad the “Bootleg Men in Black” have crashed the party. Now, yeah, they all know she’s small. But clearly this small “threat” is a big threat to Chelsea’s title reign. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken all three of them to beat her.
KC Squared agree with that. How about tonight, we see what happens when the odds are even? Chelsea says that’s fine, because Agents P & A are ready. The Secret Her-vice has been given their next mission, but will they be able to crash the party? Or will the party crash them?
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice!
SmackDown returns and The Green Administration makes their entrance. The teams sort out, Alba starts against Katana, and the two tie up. Alba KNEES low, CLUBS Katana down, then fireman’s carries. Katana fights free, tags Kayden, and they KICK, double whip, and then trip Alba up for the basement DROPKICK! Katana adds a slingshot SENTON, Kayden covers, TWO! Kayden tags Katana, they double whip Alba to a corner, then Kayden runs in. Alba DUMPS Kayden out, ROCKS Katana, and she tags Piper! Katana arm-drags Alba out, then goes out to run up. Kayden gives her a boost, Katana CROSSBODIES Alba down!
The fans fire up, but Piper goes up and out?! CANNONBALL and down goes KC Squared! Piper salutes Chelsea and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Kayden rallies on Alba while the fans rally up. Kayden fires up, runs in and whips, but Alba reverses. Kayden wheelbarrows, victory rolls, then SUPERKICKS! Kayden fires up again but the fans are torn. Kayden runs in at Alba to BOOT WASH her against the ropes! Chelsea protests, Kayden kicks at her, then Kayden springboards for a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Alba survives, Kayden whips, but Alba KICKS back! Tag to Piper, but Kayden jackknife bridges Alba! The ref explains bout the tag, Piper runs up, but Kayden moves! The SENTON hits Alba! Piper panics, Kayden tags Katana!
Katana goes up onto Kayden’s shoulders, VICTORY ROLL LAUNCHER, but Piper catches Katana! Katana fires hands, BOOTS, and then hurries to go up again. Kayden ROCKS Piper, and fireman’s carries?! SAMOAN DROP! Kayden then gives Katana the boost, for the KEG STAND SPLASH!! Cover, ALBA BREAKS IT! Kayden runs up on Alba to BOOT her out! Katana gives Kayden the boost now, SUPER CROSSBODY onto Alba! Kayden hurries to tag back in, and she brings Piper up. Piper swings, Kayden dodges and SUPERKICKS! Katana goes up, Piper staggers over that way, but Chelsea distracts the ref!
The fans are torn as Alba grabs Katana. Katana kicks Alba down, chases Chelsea off, but Piper sends Kayden into her! Piper scoops to PIPER DRIVER!! Cover, Secret Her-vice wins!
Winner: The Secret Her-vice, by pinfall
The Women’s US Champion helps her team, and now they all mug Kayden & Katana! But here comes Zelina! Vega runs down the ramp, CLOBBERS Alba, and then she gets in the ring! Zelina tilt-o-whirl DDTS Piper! And she KNEES Alba off the apron! But Chelsea CLOBBERS Zelina! Chelsea fires up, the UK is oddly with her, and she chicken wings Zeina. But Zelina fights free to fire forearms and body shots! And a BACK ELBOW! Zelina reels Chelsea in, CODE- SUPERKICK from Alba! SENTON from Piper! The Green Administration is just too much for Zelina to fight against alone! But can she, Kayden & Katana find a way to turn things around?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman!
Did the Mega Star just get this title back from Shinsuke Nakamura? YEAH! Did he help the Monster of All Monsters fight off Solo Sikoa’s rouge bloodline? YEAH! And now, does he have to defend this title against the monster he just helped? YEAH!! But will Knight still reign this close to WrestleMania? Or will Braun #GetTheseHands back on a championship?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time for Knight’s biggest challenge, YEAH!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. The two tie up, and Braun SHOVES Knight away. Knight comes back, Braun SHOVES him down again! Knight gets up, gets around, and he headlocks. Braun powers up to back suplex, but Knight lands out! Knight tries but Braun’s too big to suplex! Braun ELBOWS Knight, storms up on him, but Knight fires haymakers! Knight whips, Braun reverses, but Knight KICKS back! Knight runs, but Braun HIP TOSSES! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this, but Braun brings him up. Braun puts Knight in a corner, CHOPS, then runs, for a SPLASH! Knight sputters along ropes, Braun keeps moving, but Knight DUMPS him out!
The fans fire up as Knight then WRECKS Braun with a dropkick! Knight keeps moving, and he WRECKS Braun again! The fans fire up with Knight, but then Braun BOOTS Knight down! The fans are torn but Braun stands tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Braun puts Knight back in the ring. The fans cheer as Knight KICKS Braun! Knight tries again, but Braun’s still too big to back suplex! Braun CLUBS Knight, then runs in at the corner. Knight BOOTS Braun, goes up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Knight and Braun rise back up, and Knight dodges a shot to JAB! Then he dodges to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” But Braun KNEES low! Braun scoops, Knight slips free, and Knight RAMS Braun into buckles! Then the BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Knight rises again! Knight spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Braun has plenty left in the tank but the fans rally for Knight. Knight stands Braun up to kick low, but Braun THROWS Knight away! Knight rises, and Braun LARIATS Knight up and out! The fans fire up as Braun rips the shirt! Braun gets on the track, and he runs in, STROWMAN EXPRESS MEETS JACOB FATU!! The Samoan Werewolf strikes Braun down!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by disqualification; LA Knight retains the title
The fans boo as Jacob now goes after Knight! He just ruined what was becoming a great match, but Jacob fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT on Braun! SAMOAN DROP onto the desk!! The desk doesn’t budge, but Braun might’ve been broken in half! The UK fires up for Fatu as he puts Braun in the ring! Jacob fires more HEADBUTTS, then HEADBUTTS away on Braun in the corner! The fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE, FATU~, FATU~!” Jacob runs corner to corner, but Knight kicks him first! Knight fires haymakers, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Jacob denies the BFT to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! And then HIP ATTACK for Braun anyway!
Jacob keeps going, HIP ATTACK for Braun again! Jacob throws off his jacket, glares at Braun, and he runs in for a third HIP ATTACK! Braun flounders into the drop zone, so Jacob goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! Direct hit on Braun, but the fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Jacob obliges, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The Samoan Werewolf just tore up #OneBigSOB and LA Knight, will there be no stopping him from taking the United States Championship?
Backstage interview with Jimmy Uso.
Jackie Redmond is with #BigJim, and she says that while she knew WWE was going global this month, she did not know they’d get the slap heard ’round the world! Jimmy says he’d do it again, and he’ll slap Gunther as many times as he needs! Jimmy knows Jey is up in his own head, doubt is creeping on him. But just because Jey’s 0-3 against Gunther doesn’t mean Gunther’s unbeatable! The Ring General CAN be got! Jimmy’s going to Raw this Monday, he will bust Gunther’s ass, Jey will go to Mania and bust Gunther’s ass to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. And then they leave Las Vegas just like this: YEET!
Jimmy heads out, but then The Miz & Carmelo Hayes walk by. Miz is mocking Jimmy’s words, and he asks excuse me. Miz says it’s just funny that suddenly, Jimmy is a tough guy, even though for most of his career, he’s been “The Other Uso.” Doesn’t Jimmy get it? Jimmy and Jey are career sidekicks while Gunther is a main character. Gunther is the lead, neither Jimmy nor Jey can beat him. And here’s another thing: The Usos are just blips on the trailer that was Roman Reigns’ Bloodline. Melo says Jimmy & Jey are stuck outside the club, they can’t even get in.
Miz says as a former WWE Champion, a former WrestleMania main eventer, Jimmy will never know what it is to carry this industry. And after this year’s WrestleMania, neither will Jey. Oh, and by the way, if Jimmy ever slapped Miz like that, Jimmy would still be on the ground. Jimmy feints the slap and Miz freaks out. Jimmy says it may be him and Gunther on Monday, but he’ll holler at Aldis real quick so it can be Jimmy VS Miz here tonight. Yeah, YEET! Jimmy heads out, Melo says he thought Miz was gonna do something about the slap. Will Miz have to do something about running his mouth before he gets his teeth kicked in?
Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga find Jacob Fatu backstage.
Solo asks Jacob what the Hell he was doing out there. Jacob goes out there alone without saying a thing to them? Jacob says he ain’t gotta say nothing to nobody! Matter fact, didn’t Solo not tap in with him last week? Tama says, “But Jacob,” only for Jacob to say, “But nothing, Tama!” Solo wants Jacob to lower his tone, but Jacob says okay. Let him be very clear with them. When it comes to Braun Strowman, Jacob WILL be the last man standing. Y’all better get in where you fit in, cuz that US title? Oh, Jacob’s bringing it home to the family. And he will do it with them, or without them! Yadada mean? Fatu heads out, is the Samoan Werewolf no longer following Solo?
Naomi speaks.
“I mean… How did we even get here? I don’t know. One thing that I do know is that I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. So Bianca, what makes you think that my attack on Jade was anything different from me doing the right thing? When I sit here and I think about all that I’ve sacrificed, all that I’ve given, and that’s what really breaks my heart. Because through all of that, I’m made to be the bad one in this situation. I just don’t understand, how does Jade come in outta nowhere and take my place with you? I want you to ask yourself this, Bianca. Who inspired you? Hmm?
“Who’s inspired women over the last decade? Who’s always had your back from day one of you being here? Me. Not Jade. Hmm. But you know what? What I’ve learned through all of this: You teach people how to treat you. And I’m done with being treated as a third wheel. I’m done being pushed to the side, I’m done with being too nice, I’m done with being undervalued, underutilized, underappreciated! So moving forward, hmm… Moving forward, here’s my message to you, Jade. If you continue to be in my way, I strongly advise you to proceed with caution.” The Glow shows her dark side, but will the storm be moved?
Nick Aldis meets with Jade Cargill.
Speaking of, the SmackDown General Manager understands things have been rather difficult for her as of late. Jade says she’s been trying to get her hands on Naomi for the past few weeks, now where is she? No one has seen her all day, so as far as anyone knows, Naomi’s not here. Well, when Jade catches Naomi, it’s on sight. Jade leaves, B-Fab & Michin are there. They let her know that what Naomi did to her was straight trash, totally uncalled for behavior. And after Jade gets her hands on Naomi, she’ll handle that business. Jade agrees. Mia says they’ve all got business to handle. Jade’s got Naomi, and Mia’s gonna get Charlotte for messing with her girl, B.
B-Fab says Naomi’s got what’s coming to her: no sympathy, no regrets. Jade, just do what you gotta do. Oh, she will. Jade also wishes Mia luck tonight. Mia & B-Fab head out, will the Head Baddie in Charge make the Queen bow down in London?
The darkness approaches.
“You are as I was. As I am, you will be.” The shadows are starting to take shape, but is SmackDown about to fade to black?
Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab!
The Queen looks down on everyone, so it’s no surprise that everyone else wants to take her down. Charlotte may have checked off B-Fab, but will the HBIC be a much different story? Or will Charlotte only sharpen her edge before facing Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania?
WAIT! NAOMI ATTACKS B-FAB & MICHIN! Naomi drags Mia up for a FACEBUSTER! Naomi rains down fists, the ref reprimands and the fans boo, but Naomi tells the ref to back off. Naomi then BOOTS B-Fab off the apron! Naomi goes out after B-Fab to THRWO her into barriers! Naomi SLAPS B-Fab, tells her to stay down, but B-Fab gets up. Naomi fires hands, then she SMACKS B-Fab off the desk! Naomi rains down fists, but here comes Jade! Jade hurries down the ramp, she runs around the way, but Naomi runs away! Jade makes sure B-Fab is okay, but refs have to help her to the back. And what of Mia? Will she even be able to compete?
Charlotte makes her entrance, not really caring about what Naomi just did to Mia. But that means she also crosses paths with Jade. The fans like the look of this stare down, but Jade and Charlotte both let the other slide. Charlotte gets her pyro, and it seems she’ll still get her match. Will Mia be little more than an appetizer now?
The bell rings, and Charlotte BOOTS Mia down! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this and the fans rally up. Charlotte just struts around while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Charlotte has Mia down with a chinlock, but the fans rally up. Mia fights up, fires body shots, and she then blocks a shot to ROCK Charlotte! Mia ROCKS Charlotte again and again, then reels her in for a TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Mia hurries to cover, TWO! Mia drags Charlotte up, wrenches, but Charlotte says no to Da Feet! BIG back suplex! Mia stagger sup, Charlotte whips her, but Mia reverses! Charlotte goes up and out, BOOTS her away, then slingshots in and rolls Mia! Mia rolls through and BUZZSAWS! Mia runs corner to corner, but Charlotte avoids the cannonball!
Charlotte YAKUZA KICKS Mia down, then fires herself up! The fans “WOO~!” as Charlotte has Mia in the drop zone,. Charlotte steps on her, goes up the corner, but Mia gets underneath her! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Charlotte survives and Mia is shocked! Mia nods as the fans rally back up, and she brings Charlotte up. But Charlotte ROCKS Mia! Mia SOBATS, PELES, and then runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Charlotte stays in this, Mia grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Mia uses that energy to stay focused, and she stalks Charlotte to waistlock. But Charlotte ELBOWS her away!
Charlotte CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOSP! Charlotte winds up, and she CHOPS again! Mia sputters, but then she dodges the boot! Charlotte is caught, and Mia hits a SAIDO! Charlotte flounders to a corner, the fans rally behind Mia, and Mia runs up, CANNONBALL! Mia hurries to wrench and EAT- NO, Charlotte shoves Mia away! Charlotte gets under, back suplexes, but Mia lands out! EAT DA FEET!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Charlotte’s long legs help her survive by a literal foot! Mia is beside herself while Charlotte bails out. Mia storms after Charlotte, runs up, but Charlotte dodges! Mia’s kick hits steel steps!
Mia hobbles away, goes to the apron, but Charlotte CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg out! Charlotte grabs Mia’s leg, drops a KNEE on the knee, but fans chant, “We Want Tiffy!” Charlotte just steps through, FIGURE FOUR, into FIGURE EIGHT!! Mia taps, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
Charlotte got more of a fight out of Mia than expected, but she still won. Will The Queen be more than ready to reign again after WrestleMania?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Jackie Redmond is with the WWE Women’s Champion and says Charlotte certainly looks confident. Let’s be real, Charlotte came at Tiff pretty hard. It got a lot of people talking. Tiff says yes, people talk. And Charlotte sure loves to hear herself talk. Ten years into the business and Charlotte is still so insecure that she can’t let a “rookie” get a word out. But last week, Tiff did learn something: She learned that walking into WrestleMania, she isn’t the one with something to lose. Truth is, if Tiff loses, then she lost to the great Charlotte Flair, as just a 25-year-old rookie with one year into SmackDown.
But if Charlotte loses… Well, then she lost to an “undeserving, delusional, unoriginal, backflip doing, blonde-hair-having, little girl.” Did she get it all? And Tiff can’t wait to hear the look on Charlotte’s face when they hear the words, “And STILL!” Then maybe Charlotte will finally shut up for the sake of literally everyone! They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and Tiff will make damn sure what stays is Charlotte’s massive ego. Tiff is walking into and out of Mania as the WWE Women’s Champion. Tootles! Tiff heads out, will it still be #TiffyTime after WrestleMania?
Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre!
The Viper told Cody how proud he was, but also how he wants the next shot after John Cena. The Scottish Terminator took offense to that, and basically said he is taking that shot instead. Will this match be an unofficial #1 contender’s match between these two former world champions?
SmackDown returns and McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans sing, “OH~, Drew McIntyre~!” and chant “R K O! R K O!” Drew and Orton circle, tie up, and they go around in a deadlock. Drew powers Orton to a corner, but Orton headlocks back. Drew powers up and out, then he runs Orton over! Orton hurries to ropes and Drew mockingly asks, “How’s the back feel, Randy?” Orton stands, he and Drew reset, and the fans duel some more. Drew calls for a knuckle lock, Orton accepts, but then Drew kicks low! Drew bumps Orton off buckles, then climbs up, but he panders for too long and Orton YANKS him down!
The fans fire up as Orton climbs now! Orton rains down fists, and the fans count to nine. Orton hops down, brings Drew around, and POSTS him for ten! Drew tumbles out of the ring, Orton goes out after him, and they’re by the desk! But Drew kicks Orton first and SMACKS him off the desk! Drew clears the desk, and he brings Orton up for the DESK- NO, Orton fights free! Orton turns things around, DESK BACK SUPLEX for Drew! The fans fire up while Orton leaves Drew behind, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew writhes on the floor, but Orton goes out to fetch him! Orton brings Drew around, UPPERCUTS him, then says one more time! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Drew writhes as that desk stays standing! Orton grins, refreshes the ring count, and then he storms up on Drew. Drew pokes Orton in the eye! Drew POSTS Orton now, then brings him around to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into barriers! Orton slumps down, and Drew also grits his teeth from that double-edged attack, but Drew fires up as he stands tall. Drew drags Orton up, puts him in the ring, then stalks Orton. Drew looms over Orton, and HIP DROPS him!
Orton sputters, Drew says one more time, and he winds up for the HIP DROP! Drew paces around Orton, says maybe one more time, and he pretends he can’t hear the fans. Drew winds up again, but Orton flips over! Hip drop meets kneecaps! And then Orton pokes Drew in the eyes! The ref reprimands but Orton rises up. Drew sputters and flounders, Orton ROCKS him with a right! Drew ROCKS Orton back! Drew storms up, Orton kicks low, but Drew fires another haymaker! The haymakers go back and forth, Orton gets the edge, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! Drew clamps onto Orton with an armlock!
SmackDown returns to single picture and the fans rally up. Orton fights up, pries at the chinbar, and then throws right hands! Drew CHOPS Orton in return! The fans “WOO~” and Drew winds up. Drew ROCKS Orton again, eggs him on, then CHOPS again! Drew shoves Orton to a corner, CHOPS again, then dares Orton to fight! Drew whips corner to corner, but Orton comes back to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Drew swings, Orton dodges, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as Orton stalks Drew to the apron. Drew HOTSHOTS Orton first! Drew then runs in, but Orton puts him through the ropes!
The fans fire up as Orton has Drew for the DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up for Orton, and Orton hears those voices! Drew rises, but then Orton spots KEVIN OWENS! The Prizefighter is on the ramp, Orton glares at him, but then he turns around into a CLAYMORE!! Cover, DREW WINS!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Kevin’s mere presence costs Orton, and now Drew has a huge win propelling him down the Road to WrestleMania! As for Orton, Kevin drags him out of the ring, SMACKS him off the desk, and then climbs up to join him! The fans boo but Kevin and his hot pink sneakers have Orton in position, but Orton slips free and TRIPS Kevin up! Kevin hits the desk then the floor! Orton staggers around, the fans rally behind him, and Orton stalks Kevin to the corner of the barriers. Orton lines up the shot! Orton runs in, but Kevin jumps over barriers! Security is there to stop Orton from pursuing, so Kevin runs away into the night!
The fans boo, but The Viper was that close! Will Orton be able to strike Kevin down and completely take him out?
Fire, thunder, smoke…
The force of nature is drawing ever closer. And he’s ready to fly! REY FENIX arrives next Friday Night SmackDown!
Jimmy Uso VS The Miz!
#BigJim gave Gunther a piece of his mind and a mark on his cheek, but it seems not everyone got the message. Will the Hollywood A-lister soon star in the Uso Penitentiary? Or will he prove Jimmy is NOT ready for a world champion level opponent?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Jimmy powers Miz to a corner, Miz turns things around, and the ref counts. Miz takes a swing, Jimmy ducks it to CHOP! And CHOP! Miz shoves Jimmy back, then runs up, but Jimmy TACKLES Miz! Jimmy rains down fists, Miz shoves him away to go to ropes, but Jimmy storms back up. Miz ELBOWS Jimmy away, then runs back up, only for Jimmy to LARIAT him down! The fans fire up while Jimmy storms up on Miz. Jimmy CHOPS Miz, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Miz reverses, Jimmy goes up and over, then UPPERCUTS! Miz staggers back to ropes, but Jimmy is right on him.
Jimmy whips, Miz reverses and kitchen sink knees! Then basement BOOTS! The fans fire up, Miz scowls, and Miz KNEES Jimmy in the back again and again. Miz stalks Jimmy to the ropes now, and he CHOKES Jimmy! The ref counts, Miz runs, and Miz STRADDLE ATTACKS! The fans boo, but Miz runs again. Jimmy ducks the boot, then dodges a lariat! Jimmy runs up to LARIAT Miz up and out! The fans fire up and Jimmy builds speed, but Miz runs away! Jimmy smirks as he goes out the side, and UPPERCUTS Miz over the barriers! Jimmy makes sure Gunther knows he’s coming to get him, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and both men are down. Miz and Jimmy crawl, and Jimmy pounds the mat. The fans rally, Jimmy rises and runs up to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And mule kick! Jimmy then UPPERCUTS Miz, dodges a lariat, then SAMOAN DROPS! The fans fire up, Jimmy goes to the corner, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs in, but Miz puts him on the apron! Jimmy UPPERCUTS again! Jimmy climbs, leaps, but Miz gets under! Miz then waistlocks, ripcords, and MOVIE MAKER! Fans boo that blatant parody, but Miz full nelsons! Jimmy drops, victory rolls, TWO! Miz has the cover, TWO! Miz hurries to BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally up as Jimmy survives! Miz stalks Jimmy, the fans rally up more, and Miz fires a KICK! And then another KICK! The fans say “YES! YES! YES!” to the It Kicks, but then Miz winds up. Jimmy ducks the buzzsaw, Miz blocks the superkick, but the DRAGON WHIP connects! Miz rebounds to B-MOVIE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! The parodies don’t get it done, but Miz still has his original work to fall back on. The fans rally for “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Miz runs in, A-LIST LARIAT! Miz shoves Jimmy down, then springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! Jimmy hurries up top, for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jimmy wins!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Miz may be a movie star, but Big Jim’s the one winning this main event! Jimmy then borrows Joe Tessitore’s headset to call out Gunther! He’s coming after dat ass on Monday! Gunther won’t be the ring general, he will be “Private Gunther,” and he will salute Big Jim! Uh, uh, YEET! Will Jimmy be the one making examples out of the World Heavyweight Champion? Or will everything come crashing down when Gunther gets his turn?
Drew McIntyre returns backstage.
And he says hey to Lewis Capaldi, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, and also a big fan of Drew’s. They’re ready to have a good night in the pub, but Jackie Redmond walks over to congratulate him on the win tonight. She was hoping to get some thoughts on that victory and what happened with Orton and Kevin. Drew says it’s alright, this is what happens. He doesn’t care about anybody else’s business, but no one gets away with screwing him over. And when no one meddles in his business, he wins! Drew called out Priest, where is he? Priest doesn’t have the balls! So time to get mad in the pubs, everyone’s invited!
Drew turns the corner, but PRIEST IS THERE! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the door, then throws him into road cases! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the trunk of a car, and then again! Or since it’s London, “the boot.” The driver complains, but Priest BODY SLAMS that guy through a table! Drew comes back to KNEE Priest low, SMACK him off the trunk, and then off the side! They go to the hood, or bonnet for UK. Drew drags Priest up, but Priest CLAWS Drew’s eyes! Priest then sends Drew SOUTH OF HEAVEN through the windshield! Priest tells security that he’s done for now. Any more jokes, Drew? Didn’t think so! RIP, jackass!
Priest leaves, the producers hurry to help Drew, and Drew’s got glass in his eye! Will that glass help Drew see why he shouldn’t piss off the Punisher?
CM Punk heads to gorilla.
He has a security detail with him, and he passes by Drew writhing in pain. Punk chuckles, then continues on. Will his contract signing with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins be just as brutal? We find out, after the break.
Nick Aldis is in the ring.
The SmackDown General Manager welcomes us back, and says it is his honor and privilege to be here in the O2 in London. Now, we all know why he and this table is here, and why additional security is here tonight. Tonight, we are here to sign a contract for a Triple Threat. Perhaps the biggest Triple Threat in the history of WrestleMania: Seth Rollins VS CM Punk VS Roman Reigns! The fans cheer all those names, and here comes the OTC! London puts the ones up, and Paul Heyman accompanies THE Tribal Chief out on stage. Roman raises his finger to the sky for the pyro, then security follows him to the ring.
SmackDown goes picture in picture as Roman’s entrance continues, and he raises his finger to the sky for the second round of pyro. Roman steps into the ring, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Heyman hands him a mic. The fans sing, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!” Roman nods, the fans cheer, and now they chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman tells London, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer again, and again chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman smiles, but he sees the chairs are not to his liking. Heyman makes sure to put one at the head of the table. Heyman also dusts the chair off while Roman enjoys the singing of, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!”
Roman takes a seat and says that was beautiful. The way they sing to their Tribal Chief, it’s just beautiful. The singing continues, and Heyman even joins in! Roman smiles, and he says that is what he’s talking about. That’s the OTC for you, baby! The biggest star on the planet! The OTC came here for two reasons. One: to be acknowledged; check! And two: to sign this contract. Roman does just that, and he says he’s checked both boxes. That means- “BURN IT DOWN!” Seth Rollins interrupts! The fans now sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in his red wine paisley suit and conducts the O2 Choir all the way into the ring.
The fans cheer while Roman frowns, but Rollins takes the seat to Roman’s left. Rollins offers Heyman a chance to sing to this song, but Heyman frowns. Rollins chuckles, and he says the fans do have beautiful singing voices. He doesn’t know why Roman is in such a hurry to leave, though! This is their building! There’s a lot of history here! 12 years ago, they landed on the roof of this place in a helicopter! They came down those stairs over there, “ready to burn down the old guard!” They put the Undertaker down through the desk, and they were going to remake this company in their image!
Now don’t get him wrong, Rollins knows a lot has happened since then. They fought against each other, with each other, a little bit of love and a whole lot of hate. But Rollins dare says, as the fans continue to sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~,” that Rollins and Roman accomplished their mission. The fans start to chant for CM Punk, but Rollins tunes them out. Roman says, “We? We? You keep saying we. Our mission? We died a long time ago. It’s only been ME. You been here, but I done all the work! I’ve made this place what it is today! I took us to the level that we are here today! I made this place better than we found it!
“I’m the one that made us desirable to Netflix! I’m the one that took us into billion-dollar deals! Tell me, what have you done?” Rollins shouts, “I’ll tell you what I’ve done! YOU, YOU, YOU, it’s that mindset that keeps me having to screw you! You understand that? And your biggest mistake is not understanding the danger that’s right in front of us! The danger that’s right in front of you! You let the biggest snake in the world, CM Punk, into the garden! And you could’ve cut his head off at WarGames! But instead, you shook his hand. You could’ve let me finish him inside the cage at The Garden, but you didn’t. And now, I am left to do what I always do: Clean up your mess, again.”
Rollins drops his mic, picks up the pen, and signs his part. And now, here comes CM PUNK! The fans fire up and sing along with Cult of Personality, then join in on saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes to the ring, but as he grabs a mic, he goes up a corner, just like he did last Friday. “I have come here to chew bubblegum and sign a contract. And I’m all outta bubblegum.” The fans cheer the Rowdy Roddy Piper reference, and Punk hops down to take his seat on Roman’s right. Punk looks over said contract, but Roman asks if Punk needs a highlighter or something. What’s he doing? Just go to page four, clause five.
Punk does as Roman says, but Roman says Punk needs to hurry, this is precious TV time. Punk reads the segment, Roman tells Heyman to just smarten Punk up. Heyman tells Punk he knows what Punk is looking for. It is in there. They’re closing the show at WrestleMania. The fans go wild hearing that! Heyman tells Punk that he gets to live his dream of dreams. CM Punk will be a WrestleMania main eventer! The fans cheer and while Roman smiles, Rollins is furious. Roman says, “One man’s dream is another man’s favor! CHECK!” Wait, this was the favor? Rollins says no! This is not something to laugh at, and Punk does not get to tear up!
Punk is NOT deserving! He does NOT deserve this! The fans boo but Rollins continues to throw a fit! Main eventing WrestleMania is SACRED, the most important thing in the world to Rollins! More than anything! Except the fact that Punk NEVER gets to main event! This is all Roman’s fault! This is all Heyman’s fault! Rollins THROWS his mic down, paces angrily, but Punk picks up the mic. The fans cheer Punk on again, and Punk stands to thank London, to thank Chicago, to thank Louisville, Kentucky, and to thank ALL the fans. As corny as it sounds, he thanks the WWE Universe who stood by him and chanted his name for TEN LONG YEARS!
Roman says hold on, hold on. Punk shouldn’t be thanking the fans! He should be thanking the Tribal Chief! It is because of Roman that Punk gets this honor! So please, take this moment, close the show with that acknowledgement! Do this the right way. The credits are already rolling as Punk kneels before Roman!? Punk smiles, and he thanks “My Tribal Chief, the holder of the ula fala, the Head of the Table, the… Big Dog? Thank you for allowing a kid from Chicago to be graced by your presence. Thank you, My Tribal Chief, for allowing me to stand in your ring. And thank you so much. Thank you, Roman Reigns, so very much.
“But because of you, I will see you in the main event of WrestleMania.” And again, Rollins is agonizing over this. Punk finishes putting his signature on the contract, and London tells him, “You Deserve It!” Punk thanks Roman again, and then says, “But that’s not the favor that I’m owed.” WHAT?! Roman looks at Heyman and Heyman can’t look him in the eye! If getting this Triple Threat made into the main event isn’t the gift of the Wise Man, then what is?!
My Thoughts:
A good SmackDown, but they pulled off quite the paradox. They made it feel like they were struggling to fill three hours, yet they also filled the show to the point where that contract signing segment was almost bleeding over the three hour mark. Ironically, part of the problem was just how excited the London crowd was for this. The superstars still wanted to enjoy the chants and songs, but that’s time SmackDown doesn’t have to spare. It made the opening promo from Cody, Orton and Drew take longer, and it kinda did the same to the contract signing at the end. Even so, we still got a very good promo, and good stuff to set up Orton VS McIntyre.
Orton VS McIntyre was a great match, but of course Kevin costs Orton. McIntyre gets his win, Kevin and Orton have a bit of a brawl, but of course Kevin ends up on the losing end and runs off. McIntyre’s trash talk also comes back to bite him as Priest gets the better of him in their brawl. Here’s hoping Drew didn’t actually get glass in his eye, but that being the thing in kayfabe can be some good stuff. I can imagine McIntyre with an eyepatch, and he takes it off at the opportune time to get the better of Priest in their match. Also what a fitting choice for Punk to be passing by Drew suffering because of real glass.
Very good title matches tonight, but of course the status quo was kept. Pretty Deadly gets to look great here in London, but the Profits only just got the belts, they’re not going to be transitional champions like that. And Knight VS Braun was really good stuff, but honestly, Jacob Fatu going after them both should’ve been a given. Jacob also had a great promo with Solo & Tama to start adding to that divide between Jacob and Solo. I would hope Solo doesn’t screw Jacob out of the US Championship, but it feels like he will as Solo won’t stand for Jacob defying his authority, even though Solo’s been trying to make Jacob the champion all along.
Very good stuff from Jimmy Uso tonight, from his promo with #MeloDon’tMiz and then a great match with Miz. Their match ended up the de facto main event match, so that’s also great for both guys. Great win for Jimmy, but that’s likely because Jimmy is losing big time to Gunther on Monday. And it might just be me, but it feels like only now is the Jey VS Gunther build really moving, largely in part because Jimmy got involved. Jimmy’s promo after his match is something along the lines of what Jey should be saying. But I suppose as brothers, Jimmy is the one who knows Jey best and knows what Jey needs to be motivated again. And seeing Jimmy get beat up by Gunther will definitely motivate Jey…
Good final vignettes for Rey Fenix and Aleister Black. I’m a little surprised they confirmed Rey Fenix is showing up next week, and that they confirmed who Rey Fenix even is. I believe commentary confirmed Rey Fenix is Penta’s real brother, even namedropped “Lucha Brothers,” but all that is still surprising considering Fenix is going to start on SmackDown. Aleister’s vignette (at least I am fairly confident it’s his) was giving us glimpses of his silhouette, but I think there was usage of AI in the snake imagery. It was fine they did it for El Grande Americano because that is all trolling, but they really should try and do things the old fashioned way of photoshop and stock imagery.
Very good stuff in the Women’s Division tonight, though the WWE Women’s Championship portion was the weaker. Naomi’s got a great Heel persona going, her promo was great, and her going after B-Fab & Michin over them supporting Jade was a great detail. Jade runs Naomi off, helps B-Fab, but there was no helping Michin in being fed to Charlotte. Tiffany had a decent promo, and it does fit how Charlotte kept her from speaking so she finally gets things out here. It didn’t really add that much, though, but they already gave us a great brawl so not sure what more they can give.
KC Squared VS The Secret Her-vice was a very good match, but of course Chelsea made sure her team won. A Six Woman Tag of Zelina & KC Squared VS The Green Administration is certainly coming, to help give us Zelina VS Chelsea for the Women’s US Championship.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.27.2025
Bad news out of the TNA management side, but this is a taped episode from El Paso! So we won’t see any of the fallout just yet!
Now we all heard the news about the TNA change in hierarchy, and I…have no positive outlook on that. Delirious sucked at booking and creative in the dying days of ROH before it got bought as a B show. Dreamer having even more control is concerning because his ideas the last two years haven’t been much better.
Gail leaving makes more sense to me. Be it firing or a “you can’t quit, you’re fired” kind of situation, the Knockouts division is the worst it’s been in a long time and Gail was close with Scott D’Amore. So I don’t think Gail parting ways is as big of a problem since TNA has slowly been bleeding out with the Scott faithful.
Granted, I think the next few shows were already taped before the firing so things shouldn’t be completely unwatchable for at least a week or two. So let’s see where we’re going.
.@WeAreRosemary sends @XiaBrookside a CHILLING message!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/srciTTbel0
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Ratings:
- Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Rarefied Air – ** 1/4
- Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr: Chavo wins via Gory Bomb into Frog Splash – *** 1/4
- Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich: Masha wins via Russian Death Device – ***
- Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin: Eric wins via Piledriver – ** 1/2
- Seto & Mokuba – I mean – Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater: Nic wins via Danger Zone – *** 1/4
Results:
Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge
Ash and Gigi start off, Gigi with a little Rascalz after her first takedown. So both her and Wentz are making it obvious something’s going on between them, and I’m not mad at it. Good for my man Wentz.
Tatum and Gigi get some quick tandem offense in, Ash does manage to scurry off to a tag and Heather gets bent into a Pretzel. Some kind of Inverted Tarantula from Tatum, Gigi tags in, Bronco Buster on Heather followed by Kawada Kicks. Heather sells against the ropes, Gigi goes for a Hesitation Dropkick, but Concierge pulls her away so Gigi crashes and burns. Ref is distracted, Ash gets in some cheap shots and then the Elegant duo starts working over Gigi. A few quick tags, but once Heather comes in, Gigi fights out of the corner, gets the hot tag to Tatum. Tatum stacks up both Elegance members, Corner Stacked Crossbody, Butterfly Suplex and an Elbow Drop with some some flare. Tatum goes to the top rope, Heather pulls Gigi off the apron, Concierge shoves Tatum off the turnbuckle and Ash hits Rarefied Air for the win.
Post match the Elegance Clique wants to make their wish with the cake, they light the candles and Tatum and Gigi recover enough to do what we all expected last week, the cake in the face spot. Some…suggestive licking from both of our Hot Topic Hotties, so…no complaints here.
.@Ashamae_Sebera, @Heathereckless and @IamGeorgeIceman are having a meltdown!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/FnKwPqm2ff
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr
Chavo and Kaz start since he’s King Petty, a quick rope run turns into a Headscissor from Chavo. Kaz recovers, they lock up, Kaz hits the Knee Lift during the lock up to tag out to KC. KC pulls off some athletic dodges, gloats a bit so Chavo waits, measures and nails a gorgeous Dropkick. Laredo comes in on fire, quick high spots that send KC bouncing around like HBK against Hulk. KC powders after sells the Satellite Takedown, AJ checks on him and we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, Octagon is lighting up KC’s chest with overhand chops, he perches, Sunset Headscissor Flip from corner to corner, KC tries to Back Drop him but Octagon does a headstand, kicks KC away and lays him out with a high spot. AJ gets on the apron to stop Octagon from running the ropes, the referee has a stroke or something because he stops paying attention and AJ pulls Octagon out of the ring and chucks him. KC with the Tope con Hilo and tag (tag ropes haven’t mattered since the 80s we all know this). So AJ is getting taunted by the crowd in Spanish, but he’s manhandling Octagon since it looks like a Child fighting their parent. AJ knocks off Chavo and Laredo, Laredo pops up and tries to get involved but he’s caught on the shoulders, Octagon goes for the Crossbody but gets caught and AJ pulls off “World’s Strongest Wasteland” but Chavo breaks up the pinfall. AJ throws Octagon into the corner, Tennessee Whiskey, and tag out to KC. KC hits a few moves, but starts to lose the momentum until he connects with a Super Kick. Simultaneous rope run into the Dueling Crossbodies, so we get the timely tag outs from both sides. Kaz and Laredo come in, Laredo lands like two moves before Kaz hits a Sole Butt, Lariat and eats his lunch. KC and Kaz try to double team Laredo but he fights out and the crowd is chanting for Chavo.
Chavo tags in, and he’s rocking KC, Saito Suplex, Low Bridge to AJ, Reverse the Whip so Chavo goes to the corner and perches, KC feeds, Chavo Backflips to safety, rolls through and lays out KC. Chavo is feeling himself, 3 Amigos start on KC but only 2, Kaz comes in and Chavo switches to Kaz for the Amigos, only 2 again before AJ breaks it up. AJ goes for the disrespect, but Chavo counters and hits the 3 Amigos on the biggest Culero. Aztec Warriors dive to stop AJ and Kaz, KC tries a Dirty Victory Roll but Chavo kicks out. GORY BOMB into FROG SPLASH!
Chavo looked fantastic and he’s the one in the best shape in the ring. I wouldn’t be mad at more Chavito.
Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich
I expect very little from this match.
Collar and Elbow, gator rolling for the first 30 seconds or so, then Jacy goes to some Hair Pull takedowns and does a little taunt before Masha pops back up and hits a Lariat into a Dive. Jacy sells it like she’s really hurt, even the ref tries to hold Masha back a little before Masha gets annoyed and just grabs her, Masha throws her in, looks for a Dive and Jacy sees it and powders. Masha tries to go back to the well for the Dive again but Jacy hits the Uppercut and then an Apron Run PK to drop Masha. Forearms rain down into a Foot Choke as Jacy continues to arrogantly play to the crowd. Another Foot Choke into a Cannonball, and near fall.
Masha gets space with a Sole Butt, tries to snap off Requiem but Jacy fights off, fights through a Sunset Flip another effective PK keeps Masha on her ass. Jacy looks for a kinda half-assed Camel Clutch as Masha is fighting up, but Jacy runs her into the corner, gets distracted mouthing off to the crowd, so Masha recovers, 5 Hole Up Kick sends Jacy into the corner, Yakuza Kick into Capo Kick for two. Requiem attempt again, but Jacy pushes off, a little back and forth, Masha tries a Backslide but Jacy gets away and hits a V-Trigger but only a 2 count. Jacy looks for the Discus Punch but Masha ducks it, they strike back and forth, but some dodges from both leave the exchange more even. Jacy with the Front Kick to the face sends Masha to the outside. Jacy wants another PK, but Masha blocks, Electric Chair Apron Snake Eyes. Masha throws her in, a PK into a near all. Requiem attempt 3, and thwarted from Jacy with a Superkick into a Neckbreaker. Senton misses from Jacy, Buzzsaw Kick, into Spinning Back Kick and Russian Death Device for the win.
Better than I expected, and Tessa attacks as soon as the bell rings. Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Li make the save after Tessa grabs the belt.
Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin
Ace and Eric tie up, World of Sport start but as soon as Ace starts to get away EY punches him in the face. Eric looks at the camera and says “This is what trust looks like”, turns his back on Ace, when Ace looks to attack, the loser duo cut him off. EY takes advantage of the weird situation, but Ace with some Up and Over quick spots, into an Inside Cradle and La Magistral. EY kicks out of the quick flash attempts, but eats a Dropkick, and Ace goes all Speed Kils on him with fast strikes and then a face buster for another near fall. Strike spot very early in the match, Ace gets the best of it, goes for a Tear Drop Suplex but EY sits on it to block, Headlocks to keep him close and then a snap Lariat into beatdown bully tactics. EY takes the referee’s attention and one of the nerds punch Ace in the face.
Eric tries to lean on Ace, but Ace fires, a few strikes, Click Click Boom, the Miz Seated Lariats in the corner, Mochizuki Triangle Kick connects! Only a 2 count, but Ace seems to be in control. Ace puts EY on the ropes, a few strikes to keep him rocked, wants a Superplex, but EY blocks, bites the face and Macho Elbow gets a very close two count. EY tries the Piledriver but Ace turns it into a Jacknife Cradle,Spinning Heel Kick, calls for The Fold, but the losers hop on the apron to distract, Ace attacks them. Ace tries to time out the Triangle Kick again, but Eric dodges, throws Ace head first through the buckles. As Ace stumbles out of the corner, Piledriver, and it’s over.
Oh look it’s the “we’ll hear from Joe Hendry” segment. Again, I’ve loved this gimmick since Day 1, even didn’t hate his What Culture Pro stuff, but there is such a thing as milking a cow too much.
Elijah interrupts the whole “Who’s next” speech. When Elijah comes out he says he’s not the challenger and he believes in Joe. The crowd wants Elijah to turn on Hendry. Elijah pauses for a moment, and starts proving his friendship with stating his favorite color and a little “You Got a Friend in Me”. The crowd is into singing along and waving their cameras like Lighters to a 30 year old song. THANKFULLY Kaz breaks up the hug fest. Now he gets the “Culero” chant.
Kaz pulls out a Bass…what the hell is this Jam Session. Kaz has to warm up so he plays “La Cucaracha” on the bass. Kaz…is a national treasure. Hendry kicks Kaz out of the ring after his Heelish and playfully racially charged song choices. Kaz tries to sow dissension, but Joe and Elijah pinball Kaz between them. Kaz slips a power move and tries to shove Elijah into Joe but Elijah puts the brakes on, a small tense moment. But then Joe and Elijah play “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey, Goodbye”…and that goes right into a commercial. Oddly…perfect.
Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater
Nic shoots the half immediately for a flash pinfall but Leon kicks out at one. Nic continues to keep things grounded with his amateur wrestling skills, and then does a little Dolph Ziggler show off. So Nic isn’t really taking this seriously, and Leon starts getting the best of things with an Arm Wringer, into drag, Shoulder Tackle and rope run as Nic tries to Leap Frog and Leon puts on the brakes and just shoves Nic on his ass. Nic gets annoyed, a few strikes, grinds his face along the ropes, but Leon keeps stringing some offense together, Back Handspring Elbow into his Corner con Hilo.
Ahh the classic formula of the commercial gives the heel the advantage, Twisting Suplex from Leon stops Nic’s offense momentum, right hand, Leon lifts Nic up for something, Nic slips it, kicks him in the gut, looks for the FameAsser, but Leon catches him into a Blue Thunder Bomb variation. Slater wants the Swanton 450, but Nic powders. Leon tries to adjust into a Dive, but Nic cuts him off, counter for counter and a FameAsser out of the counters for a two count. Nic starts the big brother tactics, bootwashes and arrogance, Slater fires, punches into a Yakuza Kick. Leon wants another Lethal Injection variant, but Nic catches him into a Rear Naked Choke. Slater tries to turn it into a pin so Nic breaks it. Leon wants a Leg Lariat but misses and gets unceremoniously dropped by Nic. Nic puts Leon up on the buckles, Superplex possibly but Slater counters, tries to collect himself for a move, but Nic falls into the ropes to crotch Leon, and finally hits the Superplex.
Twist of Slate from Leon, Swanton 450 but knees get up. Locomotion Cradles from both but they kick out, Ryan picks the ankle to trip up Leon just a touch and then Danger Zone ends the match.
Ryan starts the post match beatdown, but the Hardy’s music hits and they come down to the ring for the save. Matt challenges the Nemeths for Rebellion because they’re not medically cleared yet.
Overall Score: 6.5/10
Decent story motion, no match was offensive, and there was actually some solid match action for television standards. I don’t have a ton to complain about aside from the Knockouts Division is in a weird spot, and giving Hendry a lot of just talking and hollow payoff segments feels stupid. If we need to hear from him every week, give him a talk segment like Highlight Reel or something. Yes I know First Class just got The Penthouse, but if Hendry is going to talk more than wrestle, give him a talk segment for us to sink our teeth into.
There was the announcement that Xia, Lei Ying and Masha will face Tessa, Jacy and a mystery partner. So you gotta wonder if there’s going to be another NXT mercenary, a surprise return or if it’ll just be Rosemary since she’s got her issues with Xia. Also I just realized that Unbreakable is going to be on a Thursday, seemingly after iMPACT? I’m gonna have to see how they do it, because if there’s an Impact episode and 2-3 hour PLE…I do not want to be awake until 1am. People need to work, and I will be Unwakeable if things go that long.
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