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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (8/4/23)
One last stop before SummerSlam!
Who will be in pole position going into Motor City?
On the last SmackDown before SummerSlam, before their Triple Threat title match, Asuka, Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair will all meet face to face to face! Will things stay civil before they battle to be WWE Women’s Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- LA Knight VS Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes; Knight wins.
- The Brawling Brutes VS The Good Brothers w/ Mia Yim; No Contest.
- Austin Theory VS Cameron Grimes; Theory wins.
- Iyo Sky VS Zelina Vega; Zelina wins.
- Jey Uso VS Solo Sikoa w/ Paul Heyman; Jey wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
LA Knight VS Sheamus w/ The Brawling Brutes!
The Mega Star and the Celtic Warrior fell short in the United States Championship Invitational, and that’s not insult, it’s just a fact of life! But then, before jumping into the Slim Jim Battle Royal at SummerSlam, whose game is it?
Knight of course gets the mic and he hears the fans all going wild for him! And of course, he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” SummerSlam weekend, biggest party of the Summer, right? “YEAH!” Knight then sees a 25 man battle royal, and Knight just thinks about all the different competitor that could be in it. The graphic goes up, it only shows nine (Knight, Sheamus, The Miz, AJ Styles, Santos Escobar, Matt Riddle, Shinsuke Nakamura, Grayson Waller and Karrion Kross), but Knight says it is a land of misfit toys, a group of stooges, and Knight takes pride in calling a stooge a stooge, ya stooge! YEAH!
But while any one of these men could win this, but then you see The Miz. What’s the matter? Isn’t that Mr. Must-See TV? NAH NAH! Someone told you the wrong damn story. Then there’s “that pasty goof,” Sheamus. Knight thinks about the business here tonight. Because while that “cross-eyed half wit” thinks he’s gonna walk down here… Don’t get Knight wrong, Sheamus has been a champion many times over. World champion, US champion. But they add one more achievement because he hasn’t been beat by the one and the only, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” With that, Sheamus makes his entrance, because it is FIGHT NIGHT!
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans are thunderous behind Knight but Sheamus just grins. Sheamus knees Knight low, soaks up the heat, and then he hits a headlock takeover. Knight headscissors, but Sheamus kips fere and headlocks. Knight powers out but Sheamus runs him over! Fans boo but Sheamus soaks it up more. The two reset, tie up, and Sheamus headlocks. Knight powers up and out, but Sheamus still runs him over! Things keep moving, Knight CLOBBERS Sheamus! Knight stalks Sheamus to a corner, stomps and fires off haymakers! Fans fire up, the ref counts, and Knight lets off at 4.
Sheamus CHOPS Knight, whips him to ropes, but Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY Sheamus and himself out to the floor! Fans fire up and the Brutes coach Sheamus up. But wait, here comes Santos Escobar? The Emperor of Lucha is going to be part of the battle royal, but then here come The Miz, and Grayson Waller! They want to watch this, too, as Knight puts Sheamus in. And then Kross and Scarlett show up! Sheamus ROCKS Knight, has him in the ropes, but Knight resists! Knight throws elbows, and now AJ Styles and Mia Yim are here! Knight RAMS into Sheamus, shovels him out to the apron, but runs into a fireman’s carry! APRON WHITE NOISE!!
Fans are torn, and even Waller is wincing from that impact. The Fella is in control as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Sheamus has Knight down with the Dublin Grin! Knight endures the fishhooks, fights up, and fans rally. Knight throws elbows, REOKS Sheamus, then runs, into a scoop! Knight fights it to REVERSE DDT! Fans fire up and the others, acting almost like Lumberjacks here, are rallying with the fans. Sheamus stands, he drags Knight up, but Knight throws haymakers! Sheamus throws them back, and fans fire up, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” as Knight backs Sheamus down! Knight whips, Sheamus KICKS him, and then Sheamus runs, into a scoop! Knight POWERSLAMS Sheamus down!
Fans fire up as Knight grits his teeth. They spell it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Knight then torture racks, for a BURNING HAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives but Knight keeps his cool. Knight rises and the fans are behind him. Knight waits on Sheamus, then kicks low, but no BFT! Roll-up, TWO! Knight runs in, but into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Knight goes to a corner, Sheamus stands and shakes out the cobwebs. Sheamus picks Knight up with a fireman’s carry, and now goes up the corner! Even Waller likes where this is going! SUPER WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO!! Knight still lives!
Fans fire up and Miz is getting into this. The Brutes coach Sheamus, Kross smirks, and Sheamus Alabama Lifts, but Knight sunset flips! Sheamus rolls through, gets the legs, CLOVERLEAF! Kross endures, he reaches out, claws his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK! The Brutes are frustrated on Sheamus’ behalf as he keeps on Knight. But Knight kicks at Sheamus, and kicks, and boots him away! Sheamus goes to a corner, Knight runs in, but into a BOOT! Sheamus then skins the cat to the top rope! Sheamus catches his breath, but Knight LEAPS right up! Knight has to steady himself, he and Sheamus end up falling to the floor!
Fans fire up, the Brutes and everyone else check on these guys. Dunne wants Miz and Waller to stay back, Kross dares Dunne to do something. Styles coaches Knight, then supports the Brutes. And then AUSTIN THEORY ATTACKS ESCOBAR! Everyone else rushes that way as Theory runs off. The Now is the one everyone really wants after, but tensions build and we have a brawl! Kross is after Ridge, Miz is with Styles, Dunne LEAPS onto Kross for a SLEEPER! Fans fire up as Styles adds a PHENOMENAL FOREARM on Kross! Miz BOOTS Ridge in the chaos! Sheamus is furious and he drags Miz up tot he apron!
Fans fire up as Sheamus gives Miz THE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! Sheamus goes all the way to TEN, Knight rolls him up!! TWO!!! Sheamus runs in, BROGUE to Miz as Knight moves! B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall
Yes, it was chaotic, but now things spill over into the ring! Kross storms up but Knight TOSSES him out, a la a battle royal elimination! Waller runs in, Knight bails out, and The Mega Star gets away from the trouble makers. Will Knight prove you can’t spell SummerSlam without L A?
The Brawling Brutes argue with The OC backstage.
Dunne & Ridge are yelling at Styles, Mia Yim & The Good Brothers, but then Adam Pearce barges in and shouts them all down! LISTEN! If they wanna have a go, then do it in the ring! Now! Ridge & Dunne head out, as do Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows. Sheamus and Styles stay behind to stare down, surely they’ll save their animosity for tomorrow’s battle royal.
The Brawling Brutes VS The Good Brothers w/ Mia Yim!
Fight Night continues as Ridge Da Fridge and “Butch” Pete Dunne look to take it to the Machine Gun and Big LG! Will these four get the aggression out before (potentially) snapping into the Slim Jim Battle Royal?
SmackDown returns and The OC make their entrance. The teams sort out, Ridge starts with Luke Gallows. Ridge RAMS into Gallows, then throws UPPERCUTS and HEADBUTTS on repeat! Ridge then reels Gallows in but Gallows wrenches out to UPPERCUT! Ridge comes back with a LARIAT but Gallows stays on his feet! Gallows RAMS Ridge, Ridge RAMS Gallows! Ridge fireman’s carries but Gallows CLUBS free! Gallows UPPERCUTS, scoops, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! Ridge goes to the OC corner, Gallows runs in to SPLASH! Tag to Karl Anderson and the OC set up, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally, Karl brings Ridge up but Ridge powers out to HEADBUTT! Ridge underhooks and he SWINGS Karl around, before the BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Tag to Dunne, and fans fire up as Ridge puts Karl in a Camel Clutch, fur a basement dropkick! Fans fire up with Dunne and he hammerlocks an arm. Dunne grabs the other, and he bends Karl’s fingers! Karl endures but the torture continues! Dunne practically makes Karl Too Sweet with that hand, before he isolates it, and STOMPS the arm! Dunne drags Karl up, kneels on the arm and then twists an ear! The ref reprimands but Dunne then grabs the nose!
Dunne stomps the trapped arm, then gives Karl some DRAGON STOMPS! Dunne drops into the ARMBAR, but Karl shifts up! Karl drags Dunne back with him as he tags in Luke! They deadlift Dunne together, right into a BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Ridge breaks the cover! Karl runs in to UPPERCUT Ridge out! Dunne goes to the apron while the OC throw up the Too Sweet, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Karl has Ridge down with a chinlock. Ridge endures, fans rally up, and Ridge fights up. Ridge throws body shots, then he carries Karl, but Karl claws Ridge’s face! Karl slips down to kick the leg out! Karl soaks up the cheers and jeers, then he stomps Ridge. Karl gives Ridge some toying kicks, but Ridge glares at him. Ridge stands up, fires up, and he LARIATS Karl down! Ridge crawls for the corner, hot tag to Dunne! Fans fire up as Dunne dodges Karl, GAMANGIRIS Gallows, then he dodges to GAMANGIRI Karl over and over and over! Dunne goes up, FLYING KNEE to the arm!
Dunne brings Karl up to CLUB him in the chest! Dunne then runs, SHINING WIZARD! Cover, but Gallows CLOBBERS Dunne! Ridge ROCKS Gallows, Gallows UPPERCUTS Ridge! Gallows reels Ridge in, but Ridge Alabama Lifts out of it, to DUMP Gallows down! Karl JUMP KICKS Ridge, Dunne ENZIGURIS Karl! Fans fire up as Dunne stands, but here comes THE STREET PROFITS?! They attack everyone and this match is over!
No Contest
Gallows gets up to fight back but he gets mugged by the nicely dressed Ford & Dawkins! They get the edge and then POST Ridge! Ford SPLASHES Karl in the corner, then feeds him to Dawkins’ SKY HIGH! Fans are going nuts as Ridge stands into an ENZIGURI and the SILENCER! Dunne jumps back in after Dawkins but he gets thrown off! POUNCE SUPLEX COMBO! The fans go wild as the Profits ARE up! They compose themselves, and then out walks Bobby Lashley! The All Mighty celebrates with his Profits, is this trio going to start taking over the WWE?
Charlotte Flair speaks.
She is welcomed to a luxury yacht and given champagne service. “This is the life, isn’t it? But what can I say? I like nice things. Champagne, this yacht, being the 14-time Women’s Champion. It’s in my blood. Like winning. Tomorrow is the biggest women’s’ match in SummerSlam history. Bianca Belair, the EST. Asuka, the Empress. And the one and only Queen. I am the past, the present and the future. I have been since 2015. There is a reason why I have a 5-0 record at SummerSlam. Because I am reliable, dependable, and the Iron Woman of this division. I’m not looking to beat Asuka tomorrow, I’m not looking to beat Bianca, but they have to beat me.
“Asuka, I have your number. Bianca, I am that mountain you have to climb, sweetheart. You might’ve been on top for two years, but I have been on top for my entire career. So let’s make a toast to the NEW WWE Women’s Champion, the 15-time champion, Charlotte Flair. Woo~!” Charlotte is living in luxury, but will she take the throne again at SummerSlam?
Paul Heyman is in the ring.
Fans boo the Wise Man and he isn’t happy about that. “Ladies, if there are any in Ohio… and gentlemen, my name… is Paul Heyman.” Fans boo some more and Heyman frowns. “How did it come to this? This is not what Your Tribal Chief, Roman… Reigns… wanted. This is the last thing Roman… Reigns… wanted. If you wanna place blame for what happened to Jimmy Uso, who you will most likely not see again, you, you, you, you, you, you, you can ALL BLAME JEY… USO!” Fans boo because that’s bunk. But Heyman says now, the former Right Hand Man, the former after tomorrow Main Event Jey Uso wants to push Your Tribal Chief to this?
“What happens to Jey Uso tomorrow night won’t be Jey Uso’s fault, won’t be your fault, won’t be my fault, it will be the accountability of Your Tribal Chief, Roman…! Reigns! There will be no remorse, there will be no regret, there will be no plea for absolution or benediction or forgiveness! Because when Roman Reigns enters this ring tomorrow night at SummerSlam, ladies and gentlemen, he will be cognizant of the fact… that Roman Reigns is entering a match called, ‘Tribal…! Combat!'” Heyman cues the video!
Heyman narrating the video says, “The Ula Fala. On the Isle of Samoa, kings don’t wear crowns. Chiefs wear the sacred beads of the Ula Fala. And the only way to seize such power is through Tribal Combat. Generation after generation, boys have become men, men have become warriors, warriors have become legends, and legends have become Tribal Chiefs.” Rikishi says those are what the High Chiefs wear. To wear something like that within The Bloodline comes with respect. Afa says that as he was growing up, he knew the importance of the red lei. Sika says that “Thank you for your love, God bless all of Samoa and the whole world.”
Heyman continues, “When the position of Chief is challenged, when the uprising reaches its highest level, there’s only one way to settle that matter. In a match where there are no rules except one, and that one rule states there will be a declarative winner. There will be no doubt left in anyone’s mind that one man can carry the honor of being the Undisputed Tribal Chief.”
Heyman in the present says that Roman is the reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion! Roman Reigns is YOUR Tribal Chief! He has been both for damn near three YEARS here in the WWE, and Jey Uso, that will never be you! Heyman could stand here and tell us that’s not a prediction but a spoiler, but the only spoiler for tomorrow is that- JEY USO IS HERE! Fans fire up as #TheREALChief heads to the ring! Jey gets in and then gets himself a mic, and fans chant “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” Jey takes a moment to revel in that, and then he paces as he looks at Heyman.
Fans fire up and chant for “JEY! JEY! JEY!” Jey says “Yeah, yeah, yeah. You right, OG. Tomorrow night, the Tribal Combat is happening. So yeah, yeah, I’ma light ’em up with one of these sticks. I’ma a light ’em up with one of these chairs. And guess what? He the Head of the Table? He definitely going through one! Hey, this is what he forgot to mention, though! This passion you see right in front of you, UCe? I’m bringing all that tomorrow! The spirit of my ancestors? I’m bringing all that tomorrow! My family, I’m bringing all that tomorrow! My culture, I’m bringing all that tomorrow! And tomorrow, I’m beating Roman Reigns to become the NEW Tribal Chief, and the NEW Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Uce!”
Fans are all fired up, but here comes Solo Sikoa! The Enforcer of the Island knows he’s facing Jey, so he isn’t waiting! Jey tells Solo to chill. Heyman does his best to hold Solo back but Jey asks Solo why he gotta be like this. Fans chant “UCE! SO!” again and Heyman says that Jey’s done screwed up. Jey tells little brother Solo, it don’t matter what happens here, they’re always brothers, so Jey can forgive him. These mind games are gonna be done. They did the same thing to Jey! All you do is take orders. There are probably orders right now. But Heyman said the same things to Solo he used to say to Jey, okay?
Heyman says no, not okay. Do you really think Solo- Solo looks at Heyman and Heyman stops. Heyman wants Jey to excuse them. Heyman has Solo go over to the far side, but Solo only goes so far. Heyman wants Solo to listen, but Solo shouts to get out! And then Jey SUPERKICKS Solo! Jey shot first, and the fans fire up again! Jey smirks at Heyman and says he’s okay, he’ll see Heyman tomorrow. But tell Solo they’re still on for tonight. The Real Chief takes his leave, will Main Event Jey win to have major momentum going into SummerSlam?
Backstage interview with Austin Theory.
Kayla Braxton is with the United States Champion at gorilla and he is all smiles. Kayla says Theory is competing up next, but will put the title on the line next week against Santos Escobar. Theory stops her there and asks how Escobar won that right. This is the same guy Theory punched in the face earlier tonight, and the same guy who injured his mentor, his so-called beloved mentor! But Theory hopes Rey is watching, because when Theory beats Escobar to retain the title, Theory will dedicate that win to Rey. But tonight, Theory has Cameron Grimes. And just like Escobar next week, Grimes gets his dream crushed when he experiences Austin Theory Live.
Theory makes his entrance, will he back up all his talk with actions? Or will there be a Cave-In in Dayton?
Austin Theory VS Cameron Grimes!
SmackDown returns and the Carolina Cash Money Caveman makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Theory waistlocks and he SLAMS Grimes down, then eggs him on. Theory taunts the fans, and he sees Escobar storming up. Security stops Escobar as Theory taunts him, but then Theory turns around, CAVE-IN!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Theory got lucky that Grimes miscalculated that shot! Grimes refocuses, and he DIVES onto Theory at the ramp! Fans fire up and Grimes hurries to RAM Theory into barriers! And then more barriers! Fans fire up behind Grimes as he puts Theory in the ring!
Grimes climbs up the corner, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Grimes fires forearms, Theory staggers around, and Grimes CHOPS! Theory swings, Grimes dodges, STEP FOREARM! Scoop and SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Grimes grows frustrated. Theory flounders around, Grimes KICKS him! Theory staggers up, into another KICK! Theory ducks the roundhouse, Grimes dodges the haymaker, to COLLISION COURSE! Cover, TWO!! Theory survives again but Grimes aims from a corner. Fans fire up, Theory staggers, and Grimes shouts “TO! THE! MOON!” Theory avoids the Cave-In, and uses the ref as a shield!
Grimes gets the ref outta the way, but Theory dumps Grimes out to the apron. Grimes ROCKS Theory, goes up the corner again, but Theory hits the ropes! Grimes falls and HOTSHOTS off ropes, into a fireman’s carry! A-TOWN DOWN!! Cover, Theory wins!
Winner: Austin Theory, by pinfall
The Now survives by luck, but does find his opening to finish this off. Wait, Escobar shows up from the crowd side! Fireman’s carry, PHANTOM DRIVER!! Escobar says this is what you get when you mess with the LWO! The Emperor stands tall on Theory again, will he make it three in a row in next week’s title match?
Asuka speaks.
The Empress trains in the cage, and with punching bags. Asuka says in Japanese, “A Triple Threat at SummerSlam, huh? HAH! It’s not fair! How stupid and unfair! I have already beaten Bianca! And I beat Charlotte! I am NOT worried! I will beat them, because I have a plan!” NO ONE IS READY FOR ASUKA! The Empress is saying this isn’t fair for her opponents, but will the odds be her undoing?
SmackDown presents an all-new Grayson Waller Effect.
And of course, the Aussie Icon is already in the ring. Waller says it is SummerSlam weekend and everyone is talking about him. But before he goes to Detroit and wins the Slim Jim Battle Royal, he’s gonna give someone the Waller rub. And like in life, one woman isn’t enough for Waller! HAH! So tonight, welcome two guests! Have respect, get on your feet, for Miss MITB, Iyo Sky, and Bayley, it’s Damage Control! Fans are a bit torn as the Evil Genius and the Role Model make their way out to the ring. Bayley is a bit jumpy, given the specter of Shotzi is somewhere out there. They still sit at the desk with Waller and Waller says, “Ding dong, hello.”
Bayley says hers is better than his. Well a table is better than a door. But one question everyone is wondering: Will Iyo cash in tomorrow? Give us a scoop? Iyo wants to talk but Bayley speaks up first. Waller is an idiot if he thinks “The Genius in the Bank” is going to tell you any of their plans. No one is going to know what they- or Iyo, is thinking. Just wait like all the other idiots. Iyo is focused on her match- Fans boo but Bayley says they ARE idiots! Iyo is blessing you tonight when she beats Zelina tonight. But wait, Shotzi’s laughter echoes out again. “Bayley~! Bayley~!” Waller laughs, he knew Bayley would believe that!
Waller asks why Bayley is so scared of Shotzi. Bayley says not to do that again. She doesn’t care about what’s her face. Shotzi hasn’t even shown her face once, but Bayley is here- There’s Shotzi’s music!! Waller’s face gives away that this is real! And here comes Shotzi on the tank! Bayley freaks out and tells Iyo to go get her! Iyo storms up the ramp and shouts at… Wait, that’s not Shotzi. Shotzi’s in the ring! Bayley turns around hoping she won’t see her, but too bad, it’s Shotzi! Bayley wants mercy! She looks so good, and she’s so sorry! Please, just do this another time! She’s not ready! Bayley swings but Shotzi blocks and DECKS her!
And Shotzi brings out a razor! SHE”S GONNA SHAVE BAYLEY!! Bayley runs away and Shotzi chases her into the night! Iyo asks what’s going on, and then surprise, ZELINA was on the tank! That match with La Muneca is happening now, will the Evil Genius have a plan to counter these variables?
Iyo Sky VS Zelina Vega!
SmackDown returns and this match is already going! Sky has a chinlock but Zelina JAWBREAKERS free! Sky wrenches and whips, Zelina ducks ‘n’ dodges and then they DOUBLE LARIAT! Both women are down and fans rally up. Sky stands first, she eggs Zelina on but Zelina blocks a forearm to give a forearm! And repeat! And again, and again, and again! Zelina bumps Sky off buckles, then bumps her off more buckles! Zelina climbs up to rain down fists! Fans count fast as Zelina goes right to TEN! Zelina then hops down, runs back in, and LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Zelina brings Sky back up.
Zelina whips Sky to a corner, Sky reverses and runs in, but Zelina boots! Sky blocks but Zelina uses that to reel her into a KNEE! Then Zelina goes up to the very top, for a METEORA! Cover, TWO! Zelina kicks low, runs, and hops on, but Sky pops her off! Sky gets around, underhooks, and TIGER BACKBREAKER! Zelina writhes and Sky rallies the fans. Sky aims, runs corner to corner, SHINKANSEN! Sky drags Zelina to the drop zone, steps on her and climbs up, and we see Shotzi throw Bayley around on stage! Bayley fights off the electric clippers! Shotzi still throws hands! Bayley shoves her away and retreats again!
Sky is distracted, and Zelina gets under her! Fans fire up for the RUNNING POWERBOMB! And then Zelina runs up, hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall
La Muneca wins over Miss MITB again! If Sky does cash-in and take the WWE Women’s Championship, will Zelina be the first one to challenge her?
Bianca Belair speaks.
The EST prepares new ring gear as she says, “At SummerSlam, I’ma give it everything. For 419 days, the EST was untouchable. I mean, I knocked down every obstacle placed in front of me. Until Night of Champions when Asuka tried to blind me and stole my title.” But Bianca doesn’t make excuses. She just gets back to work. You want her to wait in line? She’ll take a ticket. You want her to jump through hoops? She’ll ask how high. You want her to face Charlotte AND Asuka? Then let’s do it! Triple Threat means no count outs, no disqualifications and no excuses.
“You best believe tomorrow night, I’m not letting up. I’ma train harder, I’ma work smarter, and I’ma remind Asuka and Charlotte exactly why I’m the strongest, the fastest, the roughest, the toughest, the quickest, the best, when I give ’em a KOD, get the 1-2-3, and take back what’s rightfully mine and become the NEW WWE Women’s Champion.” Bianca is the readiEST she’ll ever be, will it be enough against the Queen and the Empress?
SmackDown celebrates Edge’s 25 YEARS in the WWE!
SmackDown will be in the Rated R Superstar’s hometown in two weeks, get ready to celebrate the WWE Hall of Famer!
Jey Uso VS Solo Sikoa w/ Paul Heyman!
The Real Chief is ready to BE the Real Chief, but he must get through the one brother not on his side. Will Jey then go through Solo on his way to Detroit? Or will there be a Samoan Spike in the road?
SmackDown returns and Solo makes his entrance. The bell rings and fans rally up for “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!” Jey dares Solo to do something then, and the two circle. They tie up, Solo SHOVES Jey away, and then he eggs Jey on. Jey shrugs that off, and he circles with Solo. Fans chant “SOLO SUCKS! SOLO SUCKS!” Jey tries to tell Solo he shouldn’t listen to Heyman. They tie up, Jey waistlocks, headlocks, and grinds. Solo fights up, powers out, and he runs Jey over! Fans boo as Solo looms over Jey. Solo CLUBS Jey, eggs him on, and then HEADBUTTS him down! Jey flounders, goes to a corner, and Solo CHOKES him on the ropes!
The ref counts, Solo lets off at 4, and then he storms around. Solo drags Jey up, whips him to ropes, and CLOBBERS him! Fans boo but Solo soaks it all up. Jey goes out to the floor but Solo pursues. Solo stalks Jey, says he won’t even make it to SummerSlam, and then SMACKS Jey off the desk! Solo clears the desk off, the ref reprimands, but Solo drags Jey up. Solo clinches, but Jey slips free of the urenage! Jey RAMS Solo into the desk, then SUPERKICKS him onto it! Fans fire up as Jey then goes into the ring, and he DIVES! Solo hits the desk again, and fans fire up with Jey as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns once again and Solo has a claw clamped into Jey’s shoulder. Fans rally as Jey endures, and they chant “SOLO SUCKS! SOLO SUCKS!” Jey fights up, but Heyman is still smiling as Solo squeezes the shoulder tighter! Jey fights up all the same, and he throws body shots! Solo shoves Jey, Jey dumps Solo out! Fans fire up as Jey builds speed and he DIVES into a HAYMAKER! Solo hurries back in, and SAMOAN DROPS! Jey writhes, Solo drags him up and whips him to ropes. For another SAMOAN DROP! Solo seethes and Heyman mocks Jey’s pain. Solo stands up as fans rally for “UCE! SO! UCE! SO!”
Solo looms over Jey, eggs him on, but Jey throws body shots! Solo ROCKS Jey in return! Jey goes to a corner, but Solo eggs him on. Jey sputters as he sits up, and fans rally again. Solo shouts and runs in, but Jeyu avoids the hip attack! Solo staggers, Jey hobbles up, and Jey counter punches Solo again and again and again! Jey puts some stank on the HAYMAKER! Jey whips, Solo reverses, but Jey slips out of the Samoan Drop to kick low! And UPPERCUT! But Solo rebounds to LARIAT! Fans boo while Jey sputters and goes to the apron. Solo storms over, brings Jey up, and Solo stands Jey up, but Jey HOTSHOTS back!
Jey goes up a corner, and he CROSSBODIES Solo down! Cover, TWO! Solo is still in this but Jey stays focused. Fans rally with “UCE! SO!” as they anticipate what’s coming. Jey joins in, “UCE! SO!” but Solo WHEEL KICKS! Solo drags Jey up, clinches, SPINNING SOLO!! But Solo won’t end it at the urenage as he prepares his thumb! Solo stands Jey up, SAMOAN- NO, Jey ducks! SUPERKICK! Solo SUPERKICKS! Jey SPEARS!! Just like last week!! Jey then hurries up top, for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jey wins!!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall
Main Event Jey pulls it off! But Solo isn’t done! He gets up to CLOBBER Jey! Fans boo as Solo won’t let it go! Solo POSTS Jey, then grabs a chair! Fans boo but Jey SUPERKICKS the chair into Solo’s face! Jey then takes the chair, to SMACK Solo! And again! And again! Solo tumbles over the barriers! Fans fire up but then Solo rises again! Jey says alright, and he CLOBBERS Solo with the chair! Fans fire up with Jey as he stands tall on the desk! The Enforcer is down, will Jey be able to do the same to Roman Reigns when anything goes in Tribal Combat?
My Thoughts:
A really good go-home here, but it had a touch of that Go-Home Syndrome again. Replaying the Cody VS Lesnar recap video was fine, mostly filled time. Good promos from Charlotte, Bianca and Asuka, though I obviously thought we were getting them in person tonight. I suppose this is for the best, no need for shenanigans that would affect the go home math. They’re all fairly equal, given this is a Triple Threat. But after a pretty good Grayson Waller Effect segment, we got a bit of the math on Iyo Sky’s side. Great bait ‘n’ switch of Zelina and Shotzi to separate Bayley from Sky, and Zelina gets a win, though with distractions, so that Sky has the math against her. This could very well mean Sky does cash in to take advantage of the Triple Threat, and maybe even wins that way.
Great opening with LA Knight, Sheamus and then most of the nine names they revealed to us in the Slim Jim Battle Royal. I do like that since they weren’t going to close with a go-home brawl, they more or less give us that to start the show. It was a pretty decent way to keep Sheamus strong while losing to Knight, too, with Miz taking the Beats of the Bodhrain. Hard to say if Knight wins the battle royal, though maybe he should just so he has some momentum going into what I’d assume is a US Championship story. Theory getting involved just to sucker punch Escobar was a good detail, and then he had a good match with Grimes. It’s good that Grimes gets TV time, and I like how close they made that match. Escobar stands tall getting even with Theory, so that surely means Theory retains next week.
I do want to point out, wasn’t the animosity between Brutes and OC misplaced? It was Kross and Miz that got the better of them in that brawl, but I guess they weren’t gonna HOLLA HOLLA and put Miz together with Kross. Kross and Styles still have their blowoff coming so I guess that’ll amount to about the same. But what a wild move for The Profits to attack and “ruin” the match between Good Brothers and Brawling Brutes. The Profits & Lashley being Heels or Faces, probably doesn’t matter right now, because the live crowd sure loved this moment. Lashley, Ford & Dawkins are all great, and maybe this change in the Profits is what gets them the tag titles while Lashley could go for the US Championship.
And I only refrain from saying Lashley would go for the top title because of how things are going with the Bloodline story. Great stuff from that story, like the great Ula Fala origin story from Heyman, and then everything with Jey and Solo. Jey stands tall, so we can’t expect Jey to win against Roman, as wild as that would be. There still has to be something where Solo and maybe even Jimmy get involved, but if Roman retains, Lashley facing him would also feel like a foregone conclusion. Lashley taking on Theory or Knight for the US Championship would be some great stuff, though if Knight’s the champ, he probably finds a way to win so as not to be a transitional champion, because he should not be a transitional champion.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Will Dax & Cash learn to Fear The Red Death?
FTR put the blame on Daniel Garcia for how things went down between them, but now Garcia plans on taking one of the Top Guys out!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Ricochet wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Bowens wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander; Kris wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order; Takeshita & Alexander win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico; wins.
- Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Toni Storm is here!
Or rather, she’s still here given just last night, the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion won a Fatal 4 Way Eliminator. And now she’s in the special box seat “balcony” with mic in hand. Detroit cheers and she blows kisses before saying, “So many men have taken a shot at me in here, I’m feeling like Abraham Lincoln. I will never forget my first. It was messy, it was sweaty, and painful. But I only wanted more. Once a month, once a week, twice a week, I was hooked. But then, it only became more risky. One at a time, then two at a time. And three at a time! Incorporating random objects, all the while being watched by perverts.”
The fans cheer being perverts but then Toni says, “One day, it will not end well for me. It will break my body and soil my soul. But in the end, I know it’s what I was born to do. And if you think I was referring to sexual intercourse, then get your minds out of the gutter!” Toni takes a moment before she continues, “Because the best bang could not compare to fighting for this!” She holds up the title and the fans cheer more! “I am not waiting for a Hayter or a CEO. So next week, line up the next batch of slop tarts, because baby wants to binge!” The fans also like the sound of that! Toni says spit on it and sit on it, and let’s get TIMELESS~!
The fans applaud and Toni takes a bow. Beach Break just got that much bigger, but who will take their shot at The Tramp that is The Champ?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to ask them about the 2 Out of 3 Falls last Saturday. Roddy says that to say they’re disappointed is an understatement. He and Kyle are one of the best teams on this planet, and they thought it’d be like riding a bike. But it has been a bit more difficult than they thought. Kyle agrees that they’re frustrated and disappointed, but what they aren’t doing is taking anything away from themselves. They’re the Paragon and they’re still one of the best tag teams out there. And any other day, any other time, 99 out of 100, Kyle & Roddy win that match.
Cole agrees, and he knows that was tough last week. But they are one of the best teams in the world. There will be plenty of chances to prove that this year. But in step the Grizzled Young Veterans and Zack Gibson says say that again. He can’t believe Paragon has the nerve to stand here sulking and complaining. Honestly, this three are three of the best ever. The problem is, they’ve gone soft! They’ve forgotten what it is to fight for their sport. So any time they’re ready, GYV will remind them what that’s like. Kyle & Roddy say why not. GYV will be the first time that gets stomped on Paragon’s way back to the top!
GYV laugh that off then take their leave. But when and where will Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem take on the Savior of the Backbreaker & the Violent Artist?
Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!
The One & Only just got a big win last night alongside the Young Bucks, but now he looks to get a win on his own. Will Ricochet make Detroit #OuttaThisWorld two nights in a row? Or will tonight belong to Spanish Announce Project’s South African Stud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Angelico and Ricochet circle. They feel things out, circle more, then Angelico leaves Ricochet hanging by smoothing his hair. Ricochet says ha ha, more bald jokes. Ricochet waistlocks, the fans chant, “He Has Hair!” but Ricochet hammerlocks and snapmares to then ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet taunts Angelico that this is professional wrestling, not modeling. Angelico trips Ricochet to cover, ONE! Angelico has a cording hold and he keeps Ricochet from the ropes. Ricochet wrenches, but Angelico gets the cording hold back! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico arm-drags him to the mat!
The fans cheer more, but Ricochet kips up. Angelico wrangles him back down! Ricochet claws at Angelico but Angelico polishes the bald head! The fans cheer and Angelico keeps on the arm. Ricochet fights up again, but Angelico wrangles him back down! Angelico gives Ricochet more polish, then stands him up to wrench and cording hold. Ricochet throws a body shot, flips up and over, but Angelico switches arms for a modified Cobra Twist! Angelico holds up his hand and the fans cheer, but Ricochet fights free and bails out. The fans boo but then Angelico sneaks up to clamp on shoulder claws!
Ricochet fights back, and he THROWS Angelico to the floor! Ricochet skins the cat, then TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Ricochet takes down Angelico, taunts Serpentico, then goes storming off to grab a chair! Ricochet chases off #SNAKEMAN, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet gets up on the barrier to soak up more heat, and he even flicks sweat off his bald head! Ricochet puts Angelico in the ring, stalks him to ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Ricochet backs off, and Serpentico coaches Angelico. Angelico sputters but Ricochet brings him up for a snapmare. Ricochet digs his knee into Angelico’s back as part of the chinlock. Angelico endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Angelico is free, runs the ropes, but Ricochet DROPKICKS him down! Ricochet taunts the fans, covers Angelico, TWO! Angelico is tougher than that but Ricochet covers again, ONE! And again, ONE! And again, ONE!!
Ricochet throws a fit and SLAPS Angelico down before arguing with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Ricochet just stomps away on Angelico’s back! Ricochet taunts the fans, goes back to stomp Angelico and kick him around, then he kicks Angelico to the ropes. Angelico rises to BODY BLOW! And JAB! Ricochet staggers back, Angelico fires more shots! Angelico runs, KICKS the backdrop away, then runs again, only for Ricochet to FLAPJACK him off ropes and JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Angelico survives and Collision returns to single picture. Ricochet storms his way to a corner while the fans boo.
Ricochet aims and 450- NO, he has to bail out as Angelico moves! Ricochet comes back but Angelico dodges again, Ricochet hits only buckles! Angelico swings, Ricochet dodges and shoves to TIGER WALL KICK! And SOBAT! KNEE! But Angelico KNEES in return! Ricochet rebounds to V-TRIGGER! ROLLING- NO, Angelico clinches for a LIFTING FLATLINER! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Ricochet and Angelico stir, and they rise at 5 of 10. Angelico counters a punch and then fires haymakers! Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but then Ricochet catches the leap!
Angelico fights Ricochet’s clinch with elbows, then whips, but Ricochet reverses, Angelico LEAPING LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS again! The fans fire up and Angelico storms up to Ricochet. Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but Angelico reverses back! COBRA TWIST, and the HEAD SLAPS! The fans fire up as Angelico just takes Ricochet to task! Ricochet sputters and staggers around, Angelico kicks and Canadian Racks! YOYO SLAM, into a hammerlock and HALF CRAB! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico gets the other arm! Ricochet kicks with his free leg and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Angelico lets go.
Ricochet goes to the apron, Angelico storms up, but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him! And then FLICKS the ropes at Angelico to hit down low! Ricochet then springboards and FLYING LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet runs for a STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Ricochet just keeps going, dragon sleeper for the VERTIGO!! Ricochet rolls back, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Ricochet made sure Angelico was done before he got the 1-2-3, and now he gets the mic. “Go ahead. C’mon, I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!” The fans boo and taunt him more and Ricochet says he welcomes it all! Their boos mean NOTHING to him, because he sees what they cheer for. And c’mon, if you cheer for the Detroit Lions, that means you’re dumb as hell. If you were smart, if you had any amount of common sense, you’d be cheering for him! The fans keep taunting him with “They’re Not Bald!” But Ricochet says the Eagles won the Super Bowl, what’re they talking about? They should be cheering him, because he’s been here less than a year and he’s beaten most of the favorites!
Brody King, Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, and even Kenny Omega! All of them are AEW legends, and Ricochet beat them all! But wait, speaking of legends… Ricochet points out the living legend, Zach Gowen! Ricochet remembers growing up, watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Zach Gowen. Huge fan. He remembers when big Brock would beat him up and down the arena, that was awesome. But the thing is, Daddy Gowen used to be on this side of the barriers, but now he’s on the other side of them. What happened, Zach? Doesn’t have a leg in the fight anymore?
Ricochet laughs at his own offensive joke, and then asks where that fire is now. He pushes Zach around, security rushes in and Ricochet says he wasn’t doing anything! They’re just talking! Then he BOPS each and every guard! They like that? Ricochet THROWS one guy into railing! Ricochet does his own commentary as he sends another one into the steel steps! Then he puts the third one in the ring, and says Zach might like this. The fans boo but now Ricochet brings out THE SCISSORS! Ricochet cuts this guy’s hair up! But Zach jumps into the ring!! The fans cheer as Zach snatches the scissors from Ricochet!
The fans cheer as Zach asks what is wrong with Ricochet! Ricochet says sorry, sorry! But then he KICKS Zach’s leg out! And then SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo even more but Ricochet isn’t done with Zach. He takes Zach’s prosthetic leg away! The fans boo as loud as they can as Ricochet leaves with the leg! Ricochet isn’t just humiliating Zach Gowen, he’s committing a crime! Ricochet holds the leg up as a trophy, then mockingly limps with it. Will anyone ever humble the ego that is #OuttaThisWorld?
8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox!
Don Callis himself dared Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd to find a friend so they could settle things with Roppongi Vice and the Family, but the Outrunners did better than that! They found TWO friends! Will the Most Wanted ROH World Champion and the Whole Fox’n Show help the Youngest Men Alive humble Callis’ cronies? Or will Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher use them to take out all of their frustrations?
Callis of course joins commentary while the teams sort out. Callis calls tonight “Don Callis Championship Wrestling,” and says Detroit boos him and his Family because it is a city of losers. Kyle Fletcher starts against Bandido and the fans fire up. Kyle and Bandido circle, the fans rally up more, and they tie up. They go around, Kyle puts Bandido on the ropes. The fans rally for Bandido and he dodges the chop to CHOP! Kyle swings, Bandido dodges and headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Bandido RAMS him, but Kyle rebounds to RUN Bandido over! Kyle flexes, the fans boo, but then Turbo flexes and the fans cheer.
So Kyle BOOTS Turbo off the apron! Kyle runs, Bandido dodges, hurdles, but Kyle leaps over. The fans tell Callis off while things keep moving. Bandido slips around to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And then DROPKICK! Kyle falls against ropes, Trent tags in, and Trent CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo, Trent rains down fists, and the ref reprimands. Trent stops to tag in Rocky. Roppongi Vice mugs Bandido, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! But Bandido lands out, tags AR Fox, and Fox BOOTS Rocky! And BOOTS Trent! Fox goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up but here comes the Murderhawk Monster!
Archer scoops Fox into the crucifix lift! But Fox slips free, goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! Archer tumbles out, Fox whips Rocky to the corner, Rocky runs into Turbo’s BOOT! Truth adds a HAYMAKER, then Fox tags Turbo. Turbo brings Rocky around to wrench and wristlock. Truth tags in as they whip and atomic drop, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Trent is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with The Outrunner as they run at the corners! BACK ELBOWS in stereo for RPG Vice! Then Outrunners trade, more ELBOWS in stereo! Then a feed to the BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Outrunners wind it up!
“Turbo Floyd! You-” Well, Trent gets Rocky out of there, they do NOT give the people what they want. Archer is back and he double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Archer BLASTS Fox & Bandido off the corner, Kyle is there to beat them up, and the fans boo as Archer stomps away on Truth! Archer stands on Truth in the corner and laughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer stalks Truth tot he Callis corner. Rocky tags Archer in and they mug Truth. Archer bumps Truth off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Truth falls to the mat, Archer puts him back in the corner, and Archer looms over him. Truth rises up to fire CHOPS, but archer eggs him on! Truth fires haymakers, then runs, only for Archer to DECK him! Tag to Trent and Trent stalks Truth while Archer TOSESS Turbo! Trent CHOKES Truth, CHOPS him, then talks trash. Trent winds up to CHOP again! Trent brings Truth over to bump off buckles, then he tags in Rocky. RPG Vice mugs Truth, whips him to a corner, and Kyle joins in.
Rocky runs up to ELBOW Truth, then Trent adds an ELBOW of his own! Kyle runs to forearm SMASH! Archer runs in and ELBOWS Truth down! Rocky covers, TWO! Truth survives the onslaught, but Rocky wrenches an arm. Tag to Kyle and Kyle KICKS then arm! Kyle mocks Truth reaching out for his corner, then stomps Truth down. Kyle stalks Truth to the ropes, mockingly holds Truth’s hand out, then scoops and SLAMS him in a snap! Kyle taunts Bandido, then he brings Truth up. Truth fires hands, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Collision returns to single picture and he BLASTS Truth’s corner! Bandido avoids the shot and shouts at Kyle!
Kyle taunts Bandido, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up but Kyle BOOTS Truth! Kyle suplexes, but Truth counters with a cradle! TWO, and Kyle is up, only for Truth to juke! Hot tag to Bandido! Kyle kicks but Bandido deflects and waistlocks. Kyle switches, shoves and runs up, but Bandido SUPERKICKS! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLOS! Down goes Kyle and he bails out! RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind! RPG Vice double whip, Bandido grabs ropes and he BOOTS them back! The Outrunners are in and they stereo ATOMIC DROP! RPG Vice tumble up and out of the ring! Archer runs in, Bandido holds the ropes down, but Archer doesn’t fall for it!
Archer ROCKS Bandido, but the Outrunners DUMP him out! The fans fire up as the Callis Family regroups by the ramp. Fox returns, and he coordinates with Bandido! Whip and pop-up, SUPER CANNONBALL!! The fans fire up as Fox hits a strike! And then The Outrunners form a staircase! Bandido runs to step, step, and ESCALARA CONJILO!! The fans are thunderous as Bandido puts Kyle in! The Outrunners set Kyle up and then wind it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” HANDSHAKE DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fox adds a SWANTON BOMB! Bandido adds a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Family breaks it!
The fans boo but The Outrunners brawl with the Family! Things tumble out of the ring, but Bandido aims at Kyle on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Kyle switches through! DRAGON SUPLEX, but Bandido lands out! Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Kyle stops the DDT to MICHINOKU DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Kyle and Bandido crawl, hot tags to Fox and Trent! Fox RAMS Trent, goes up, up, and leaps over Trent to somersault and CANNONBALL Kyle! Then Fox wrenches Trent, catches the leg, and FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Archer grabs Fox, shoves him back, but Fox returns to DRAPING DDT!
Fox sees Rocky, Rocky kicks first, then Rocky whips. Fox reverses, Rocky is in the corner, Fox hits an A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle runs up but Fox ELBOWS him away! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Rocky and then backwards roll, CUTTER for Kyle! Then Fox avoids Rocky to hit a CUTTER!! The fans are electric and Fox has Kyle on the ropes! Fox builds speed, but Trent anchors his foot! Kyle hits a CALF KICK! The Outrunners BLAST Trent, but Archer CROSSBODIES The Outrunners! Bandido springboards in but Kyle catches him! Kyle calls to the boys, RPG Vice hit a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! The fans boo but Fox is up!
Fox dodges RPG Vice, BOOTS Kyle, then DOUBLE CUTTER RPG Vice! The fans are thunderous again as Fox goes up, up, but Kyle distracts the ref! Archer grabs Fox, and he SUPER CHOKE SLAMS him down! RPG Vice then sits Fox up, wrenches and double pump handle! JACKAL DRIVER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
Trent shouts that no one will ever disrespect them again! Will Callis’ pack of jackals devour anyone and everyone that stands in their way?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
After the assault and humiliation that we saw earlier tonight, Zach Gowen is going to make his return to wrestling! Will Zach get revenge on Ricochet for taking things too far?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“So, we’re through the obligatory preamble, casualties on both sides. Last night, you took out my number one lieutenant. Now I could vow revenge and talk about all the things I’m gonna do to Samoa Joe once I get him inside that steel cage. But that would be rather rote, and probably mostly untrue. What do we know? The consensus is Samoa Joe is gonna kick my ass. And yeah, there’s nobody on the planet better at getting their ass kicked than me. The question isn’t whether Joe will beat me up. The question is, how long can he do it? Five, eight minutes? Ten? 20? 25? I’ve got all night.
“I know you don’t think very much of me, Joe, but you are one of the guys that I have genuine respect for. You are the embodiment of a champion. But you’re not the AEW World Champion, I am. And I know that no matter what happens to me inside that steel cage in Chicago, no matter what Hell is put on me, no matter what I am put through in that steel cage, I know I have been through worse. I have been through the kind of Hell, I have weathered the kind of storms, I have faced down the kinds of demons that would keep these kids up at night. So I don’t need to be feared or respected by you or anybody else. I just need you to show up.
“I don’t get along with the rest of the world because I am not like the rest of the world. And believe it or not, next week, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than locked inside a steel cage in Chicago with the AEW World Championship hanging in the balance, with the baddest man in pro-wrestling, Samoa Joe. I didn’t build my foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, the only thing that matters is who is the last man standing.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will he ultimately be the baddest man in AEW?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!
The Pride of Pro-Wrestling is ready to prove he’s worthy of all the opportunities before him, but that means having others step to the plate. #BigShotty thinks he can get a hit off the 5 Tool Player, but will he be able to go yard? Or will he just get Molly Whopped and sent back to the dugout?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Bowens. Bowens and Lee tie up, Bowens wrenches and wristlocks, but Lee wrenches back. Bowens slips through, wrenches and hammerlocks, then he spins and snapmares Lee to an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Bowens tries a cradle, TWO! Lee is up to headlock back, but Bowens powers up and out. Lee goes up and over, baits Bowens into a waistlock, but Bowens switches. Lee switches, then he shoves Bowens! “You’re nothing!” The fans boo and Bowens scowls. Lee talks more trash, but Bowens CHOPS Lee off his feet! Bowens stalks Lee to a corner, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!”
Bowens CHPOS again, and again, and again! Bowens then stomps a mudhole into Lee! The ref counts, Bowens steps off at 4, and Bowens apologizes. Lee bails out, Bowens pursues, and Lee tries to apologize. But then Lee bumps into Daddy Ass! Lee looks and sees Billy, apologizes to him now, but Bowens ROCKS Lee! Bowens whips Lee hard into barriers and the fans fire up! Bowens puts Lee in the ring, but Lee kicks low! Lee eggs Bowens on, whips, but Bowens hurdles and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens wrenches to lift Lee, SWING OUT FACEBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?
Billy is annoyed, but then Blake gets on the apron! Bowens backs the Vanilla Babyface off, but then he dodges Lee’s sneak attack! Bowens fireman’s carries, Lee slips free and shoves Bowens to ropes. Billy wants after Blake but the ref keeps him back. Bowens ELBOWS Lee away, but Blake swipes at him! Lee then DUMPS Bowens out! Bowens staggers up, Lee FLIES, and he gets just enough of Bowens to take him down! Then Lee and Blake mock the scissor fingers! The fans boo but Lee puts Bowens in the ring. Lee reels Bowens in, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens shoves Lee away, runs up, and he blocks the boot! But not the ENZIGIRI!
Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, runs, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Bowens shows them how it’s done! He puts up the scissors, then shouts for his shot! But Blake gets on the apron! Bowens grabs Blake, Lee rolls Bowens up with tights, TWO!! MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Blake tried to tip the scales, but then he also storms into the ring! Billy gets in Blake’s way and Blake backs up. Blake “apologizes,” but then he takes a swing! Billy stops that and TOSSES Blake out! Billy says “SUCK IT!” Bowens grabs a mic to tell Detroit, “What you just saw was the Pride of Professional Wrestling! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. And I am in a really good mood, so y’know what? Billy, throw ’em up! Detroit, throw ’em up! And make some noise!” And they SCISSOR FINGER~! For old time’s sake, Bowens embraces the old gimmick. But will nothing stop Bowens from making himself a contender?
The Gates of Agony are here!
Detroit cheers as Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona walk out to the ring, but they grab mics so they can talk. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith & Big Bill. “You think you’re gonna walk through these Gates unscathed, unburned, and redeem yourselves in the eyes of Chris Jericho?” The fans boo and Kaun says, “Hell no, Paradise has to be earned. And these Gates right here? They’re gonna stop you in your tracks.” Liona says, “And this time, we’re not doing it in a parking lot! Y’know why? Because we’re in Detroit! Why not do this right here, right now!?” The fans cheer and Liona tells Big Bill & Bryan Keith, you heard the people! Get out here and fight!
The shirts come off, and here come the Redwood & Bad Apple! They go right to the ring and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Bill has Kaun and Keith has Liona! Bill hammers away on Kaun in a corner, Liona ROCKS Keith, but Keith roars! Keith runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him down! Bill BOOTS Liona down! Bill goes out after Liona, but then Keith LARIATS Kaun and himself up and out of the ring! Bill and Liona brawl, Linoa shoves Bill into railing and CLUBS him! Keith and Kaun brawl on the floor, Liona SMACKS Bill off steel steps! Liona fires up, the fans are torn, and Liona runs in, only for Bill to send him into railing! In fact, Liona goes over the railing!
Keith staggers but Kaun keeps after him. Kaun brings Keith to the ramp but Keith elbows free! Keith runs but Kaun fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP down through tables!! Fans lose their minds, and somehow Liona is up! Liona and Bill now brawl on the stage, even as security and producer Kevin Matthews try to stop this! But there’s no stopping it, and Bill BOOTS Liona! Liona wobbles, but then he roars! Liona SPEARS Bill off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! The Gates and the Branches are down around ringside, is the Learning Tree impressed watching this at home?
AEW hears from Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, as well as Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne.
The Queenslayer says, “Megan, you really like to pick fights, huh? I don’t care how big you are, how hard you hit, I will wrap my arms around you and make you sleep!” The Superbad Girl says Anna has been gone a long time, and the Megasus says things have changed. There is a new animal in this jungle, and having a pure heart, fat ass and good friends isn’t gonna cut it. But the wild Aussie tells the Megasus, “I bet your back is blown out after the fight that I brought last night!” Anna says don’t say it like. Ford tells Harley to stop hiding behind Anna’s fat ass already. Ford & Megan want them to fight and learn that mercy is the one thing they never mastered.
Harley shouts that she and Anna will SLAY THE MEGASUS, and all will FEEL THE WRATH! And so BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision! Anna Jay VS Megan Bayne will happen next Saturday when Collision returns to TNT!
Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander!
Former friends, bitter enemies, and now maybe somewhere in between, the Babe with the Power and the Galaxy’s Greatest will battle 1v1 once more! But will we truly see she’s a #BornAgainKristen when this fight helps her make amends with Willow? Or will nothing Kris does matter, and Willow will smile anyway?
The bell rings and the two circle. The two start pushing, and then shoving, and then Willow wrenches to wrangle Kris. Kris fights up to wrench back and headlock, but Willow powers out to headlock in return. Kris powers up and out, then reels Willow in for her own headlock. Willow THROWS Kris away and the fans fire up! Willow wants Kris to take this serious, so Kris runs up to waistlock. Willow fights the lift and switches, Kris fights the lift in return. Willow powers through to SLAM Kris all the same! The fans fire up more while Kris grows frustrated. Kris storms up, but Willow boops her on the nose!
The fans are torn but Kris says if that’s how it’s gonna be… And she SLAPS Willow! Willow swings, Kris dodges and Kris trips Willow to then basement CROSSBODY! Kris mocks the Willow smile ‘n’ pose, TWO! Kris mocks the smiling but then Willow SLAPS her! The fans fire up so Kris CHOSP! Willow CHOPS! Is that a spider on the screen? The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” Willow then fires off forearms! And an ENZIGIRI! Kris sputters to a corner, Willow storms up, and the fans cheer as she bumps Kris off buckles! Then she brings Kris to another corner for another buckle bump! And then the third corner! And the fourth corner!
The fans fire up as Willow completes the lap, snapmares Kris and BOOTS her down! Willow whips Kris again, but Kris sunset flips! TWO, Willow sits up into a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs but she CHOSP! And ROKS! And CHOPS! Kris hooks the arms but Willow flips that around to a backslide, TWO! Kris Oklahoma rolls, TWO! Willow has the cover, TWO! Kris has it back, TWO! Both women stand, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kris, Kris goes up the corner, BACK ELBOW! Kris flexes and the fans are torn, but she hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally and Kris brings Willow up.
Kris runs, but Willow POUNCES her! PERIOD! Kris tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the ring count starts. Willow goes to the apron and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up more as Kris goes down! Willow high-fives the front row, then she goes back to drag Kris up. Willow reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes first! A hard landing on the floor and we’re past 5 of 10! Kris rolls in at 7, but rolls out while Willow rolls in. Kris grabs Willow and brings her back out while Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris brings Willow around to hit another suplex to the floor! Kris soaks up cheers and jeers, puts Willow back in the ring, and then soaks up more cheers and jeers. Kris runs and LARIATS Willow in the corner! Then she scoop SLAMS, covers, TWO! Willow is still in this but Kris stays on her. Kris whips Willow, Willow reverses, and Willow stays back as Kris goes up. Willow then CLUBS Kris on the back, and she reels Kris in for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Willow reels Kris into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kris endures as Willow twists her around! Kris pushes it to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, Kris kicks low and snapmares for a body scissor squeeze!
Willow endures, even as Kris adds a half nelson to the mix! Willow fights around, reaches out, and throws elbows! The nelson is undone but Willow still elbows away at the legs! Kris lets Willow go, the two stand up, and Kris CHOPS! Willow seethes and winds up to CHOP back! Kris ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Kris! Kris ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Kris, and repeat! The shots go back and forth, then Willow fires a flurry! Kris fires her own flurry in return! Both women wobble, then they fire more shots! Collision returns to single picture as the shots keep going! Willow then slips around and GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Kris rises, and she gets around Willow to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and both women fall back! The fans fire up while Kris and Willow go to opposite corners. Kris and Willow rise, then Willow runs up to back body block! Kris dodges the lariat and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs side to side to KNEE Willow! Kris whips, Willow cartwheels and BOOTS! Kris kips up to PELE! Kris runs, but Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Willow has Kris in a corner. Willow LARIATS point blank again and again and again! The fans count all the way to nine, but Kris dodges ten!
Willow blocks the superkick, fireman’s carries, and she bumps Kris off buckles before- NO, Kris slips free! Kris waistlocks but Willow CLUBS away! Kris shoves Willow but Willow avoids the snap powerslam! Willow gut wrenches but Kris trips her! Jackknife bridge, TWO and Willow sunset flips it! TWO and both women stand! SUPERKICK from Kris! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Kris is shocked! The fans are thunderous and Kris hauls Willow up. Kris has the leg, but Willow wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Willow is beside herself!
Detroit is thunderous as Willow puts Kris in the corner. Willow bumps Kris off buckles, then she climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, but Kris slips out to CLUB Willow on the back! Kris goes up and she has Willow on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both women are down and the fans go wild! Kris and Willow slowly rise again, and Kris takes aim! Kris winds up and DISCUS- LARIAT from Willow!! The straps come down and Willow hauls Kris up! BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! But Kris flounders all the way out of the ring! Willow rises, but Wheeler Yuta is here. Yuta taunts former friend Kris, but this is to distract the ref!
Marina Shafir gets Willow with a CHAIN!! Marina CHOKES Willow, then KICKS her down! The fans boo but the Death Riders leave ringside. Kris has no idea what happened, she just tucks Willow in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
The Problem flips off Willow and Detroit as she finally gets revenge on Willow. Will Willow be able to smile when she’s this pissed off at Marina?
Skye Blue speaks.
“Next week, Beach Break, AEW is back in Chicago. And so am I. I’m back, and I’m a violent little thing.” The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding once again, but will her future be bright?
Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order!
Before they take on Will Ospreay & Hangman Page for Beach Break, The Alpha & Walking Weapon are going to make an example out of the Cowboy’s former friends. Will this be the end of The Dark Order once and for all? Or can Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds survive despite not having the Numbers?
Well, Konosuke & Alexander don’t even wait, they just attack! The bell rings, Konosuke TOSSES Uno and Alexander runs up on Reynolds! Reynolds dodges, runs back in, but Alexander ELBOWS him down! Then BOOTS him! Konosuke uses his own jacket to LASH Uno with those studs! Alexander throws his jacket off to keep on Reynolds, and the ref is so busy with Alexander that he misses Callis CLAWING Uno’s eyes! Alexander whips Reynolds, Reynolds goes up and over, but then Alexander puts him on the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!
Alexander staggers away, the ref is distracted, and Konosuke YANKS Reynolds down! Konosuke sits Reynolds on the apron, CHOPS and hits a DRIVE-BY, then Alexander adds his CROSSBODY CHECK! Reynolds is down, Uno runs up, but Alexander dodges for the ALPHA ELBOW to take Uno down! Alexander puts Reynolds back in the ring, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Konosuke. Konosuke wrenches and reels Reynolds in, BLUE THUNDER- NO, Reynolds fights the bomb! Reynolds reaches out for Uno, but Konosuke reels him in! BIG back suplex, but Reynolds lands out! Reyhnolds shoves Konosuke aside, hot tag to Uno!
Uno ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up and Uno tags Reynolds back in! They double whip Konosuke, but he breaks their double lariat! Reynolds dodges as Konosuke LARIATS Uno down! Reynolds comes back but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Hot tag to Alexander, and he hoists Uno up into the Electric Chair! Konosuke goes up, JUMP KNEE DOOMSDAY!! Then they haul Reynolds up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! And from there, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Callis Family wins again!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Not only are these two rolling towards Beach Break, but Konosuke is red hot going into his NEVER Openweight Championship defense tomorrow night, NJPW Resurgence in California! Will all of the wrestling world soon belong to the Don Callis Family?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico!
This match came about because La Faccion Ingobernable was upset Kevin Knight’s team won that $400,000 tag match and they decided to make him pay for it physically. LFI essentially screwed The Jet out of a Continental Championship opportunity, but Bailey is going to fight for his friend! Will Bailey start by taking out El Toro Blanco’s brother?
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The Prime Minister of Evolve has calls a town hall!
Stevie Turner wanted to say something last week on Evolve, but now she’ll have the proper time to tell us all what she has planned for the future!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Wendy Choo VS Summer Sorrell; Wendy wins.
- Jackson Drake w/ The Vanity Project VS Drako Knox; Drake wins.
- Nikkita Lyons VS Kendal Grey; Lyons wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Stevie Turner is in the ring.
With the entire Evolve roster at ringside, the Evolve “Prime Minister” stands behind a table with two items under purple velvet. Stevie welcomes us to the show, and says they are going to kick the night off with her monumental announcement that’ll change the landscape of Evolve forever. “For over two months, on Tubi and YouTube, these men and women have been fighting to showcase their skill in the hopes that one day, they will make it to NXT!” The fans cheer that! “Now in addition to those big NXT dreams, the women of Evolve will be fighting to become… the Evolve Women’s Champion” REVEAL of the belt and its white strap!
The fans cheer and Stevie continues. “In just three weeks, the Evolve Women’s Champion will be determined in a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match. When I became Evolve Prime Minister, I asked all of these competitors to step up and impress me. And impress me they have! But three women in particular have really stood out to me. And those women are… Kali Armstrong! Kendal Grey! And Wendy Choo!” The fans cheer each name as they get fired up ringside. Stevie promises that even if she didn’t say their name, all the other women of Evolve still have a chance. There’s one spot open in that Fatal 4 Way, and it’s time to step up and take it!
Stevie then says, “And now for the men.” REVEAL of the THE Evolve Championship and its black strap! The men’s champion will be crowned in four week’s time. The men in that Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match will be… Sean Legacy! Keanu Carver gets upset that he wasn’t named first, and then It’s Gal gets mad. Only for Harlem Lewis to YANK the guy off the apron and storm into the ring, same as Keanu! These two titans want their spot, and Stevie tells them to calm down. But Vanity Project jumps in! Keanu & Harlem easily toss Jackson Drake & Swipe Right out, but then here comes Gallus! Now a real brawl is on!
The fans fire up as Harlem & Keanu take on Wolfgang, Markus & Joseph 3v2! Stevie wants this to stop, but it spills out of the ring! Refs rush out and the other Evolve stars help out, this brawl moves on to the back! Kali and Kendal then get in the ring to admire the Evolve Women’s Championship, only to then push each other! They brawl now, and the other ladies of Evolve hurry to stop this! Kali CHOP BLOCKS Kendal!! The fans boo that cheap shot, Stevie reprimands Kali, and now Kendal has to prepare for a match with a bad leg! Will she be easy pickings for #BigKatKita, Nikkita Lyons?
Backstage interview with Summer Sorrell.
Chuey Martinez is with the debuting star, and asks her how she feels drawing Wendy Choo as her first opponent here. Summer admits, she’s very nervous. This is the biggest dream come true, but facing Wendy right out the gate is a nightmare. Make no mistake, Summer is scared. But she uses fear as fuel to push and motivate her. When she gets in there, she’ll heat things up. It’s Summer Time, and these Summer nights will get you ready for a fight! Will Summer have a bright future? Or will Wendy make it a very dark one?
Nikkita Lyons meets with Stevie Turner in her office.
Lyons asks who Kendal thinks she is clapping back like that on socials. That is crazy! Stevie says yes, she’s seen the posts, and- Lyons says if Kendal thinks she can hang with “Nikkita Multimedia,” then Lyons is ready to pounce. Stevie says Kendal has been on a roll here in Evolve, which is why Lyons and Kendal are in the main event. Zayda Steel walks in, makes nice with Lyons, and says Lyons will handle Kendal just like her boy, Jackson Drake, will handle that… uh, Drako Knox! Stevie, that town hall meeting, that fourth spot in the Fatal 4 to crown THE Evolve Women’s Champion? Look no further! Just put Zayda right in!
Stevie says Zayda can’t just talk her way into the match. Uh, but she’s the Real Deal! They all know that! And Vanity Project runs Evolve. So let’s be real, when you think of Evolve, you think of Real Deal Zayda Steel! Stevie says no, Zayda still has to earn her way into it. Lyons says hold on, though. She sees Zayda has heart and guts. Maybe Big Kat Kita and the Vanity Project can collab. Zayda loves that. They head out together and Stevie asks for her minute back. Will the Real Deal understand she has to prove herself worthy instead of just thinking she’s worthy?
Wendy Choo VS Summer Sorrell!
The sleepy psycho made Kylie Rae take another Dirt Nap, and now she’s headed into the Women’s Evolve Championship match. But will the “Gatekeeper of Evolve” put Summer to sleep? Or will Summer turn up the heat and keep Wendy up all night?
The bell rings and the fans rally. Wendy and Summer step up, and then Summer cartwheels to dodge! Wendy isn’t amused and she runs up on Summer. Summer gest around to waistlock, but Wendy elbows free! Wendy Alabama Lifts, Summer sunset flips, TWO! Summer headlocks, Wendy powers up and out, and the two RAM shoulders! Wendy wags her finger, but Summer runs. Wendy follows to run Summer over! Wendy smiles, runs, but Summer drops down, hurdles over, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Wendy RAMS Summer into a corner! Wendy RAMS her again and again but the ref counts.
Wendy backs off, then UPPERCUTS Summer! Wendy snapmares Summer, then hits a NECK TWIST! Summer writhes and flounders away, but Wendy grins. Wendy creeps up and creeps Summer out! Summer goes up and over, but Wendy ELBOWS her down! Wendy drags Summer up, and THROWS her across the wing! Wendy storms up in the corner, ROCKS Summer, then runs up. Summer BOOTS Wendy, goes up, and FLYING SUNSET FLIPS! But Wendy rolls through to BOOT Summer in the face! Wendy drags Summer up, hammerlocks, and PEPSI TWISTS! Wendy isn’t done, time for a DIRT NAP!! Summer TAPS, Wendy wins!
Winner: Wendy Choo, by submission
Still undefeated, still unnerving, and still unkind! But before Wendy can doodle on Summer’s face, here comes Kylie! Kylie runs in and fires off hands! But Wendy slips around, DIRT- NO, Kylie snapmares free! SUPERKICK! Wendy runs for it now! The Kylie RAGE is burning, will she give Wendy a wakeup call?
A car pulls up.
It parks, and out steps… Lexis King! The Drama King is here, but what business could he have with Evolve?
Lexis King heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the former Heritage Cup Champion grabs a mic and says, “Ladies and gentlemen, The King has finally arrived in WWE Evolve. And I do say finally, because once upon a time, The King was just so eager to debut for Evolve. Back before I was such a big star, of course. Evolve was the place to be. Evolve is where everyone wanted to work, because Evolve is a portal to NXT. Alright, Evolve is a new place where new things are happening. Fresh faces are coming in, spotlights are being shined on new talent. And let’s face it, nobody knows more about spotlight than Lexis King.” The fans are bit torn there.
Lexis says he loves it, he lives for it, and he thrives in it. That’s why he’s here and now. He wants a taste of that spotlight! That’s why he is standing here a living, breathing superstar! The KING of NXT! “And to all the men and women in that locker room, let me just inform you that I’m the portal now. Nobody comes and goes from my NXT Kingdom without MY say.” But wait! Here comes Sean Legacy! The fans cheer as “Super Sean” has a mic to tell Lexis, “Welcome to Evolve! Now, I was gonna let you ramble on and on and on, because I just know you love hearing yourself speak. But there was one thing that didn’t sit right to me.
“You may be the King of NXT, but that doesn’t let you decide who’s a superstar and who isn’t; the WWE Universe does.” The fans cheer, but Lexis tells Sean and the fans to simmer down. Sean “thanks” Lexis for gracing us with his presence. But if Lexis thinks Sean’s gonna sit back there and let Lexis disrespect the men and women putting in all the hard work to make it to NXT… Oh, so is Sean the guy? He’s the big cheese around here? The locker room leader superhero? Tell him more! The fans cheer on “LEGACY! LEGACY!” but Lexis says okay, shut up. Sean says there’s nothing special, he’s just being himself. One fans says Sean can jump pretty high and Sean admits that’s true.
But Sean’s just some kid from Augusta, Georgia. He is someone that has been told countless times that he wouldn’t be standing in a WWE ring. He has paid his due, made the trips, done the sleepless nights and the 16 HOUR car drives for a $20 bill and a handshake. Hell, he’s still doing it cuz he loves this! He’ll be damned if someone like Lexis talks down to him when he’s busting his ass to get to NXT! When an NXT superstar comes out here and cuts down this place, a place that is giving Sean the opportunity of a lifetime, Sean will stand up for that one. Oh, he’ll stand up and defend everyone in the back?
Then Lexis dares him to stand up and defend something in this ring next week, against Lexis. It’ll be the biggest night of Sean’s life. Lexis offers a handshake, Sean takes it, and the fans cheer. Sean then tells Lexis, “That sounds super.” But then Lexis pulls Sean in close to tell him, “You have a long way to go to becoming a king.” Next week, Lexis and Legacy go 1v1, but will conquering Evolve be the King’s next crowning achievement?
Kendal Grey gets checked by medical.
She swears she’s okay, but Carlee Bright is very worried. How could Kali do that to Kendal? Doc, please say Kendal’s okay to compete. Kendal says she is, seriously! Nothing and no one is going to stop her. Carlee wants to have Kendal’s back but Kendal says no, she wants to do this alone. Kendal hobbles off and Carlee tells the ref that “her bestie” is tough. But will this bravado only get Kendal taken out of the Fatal 4 Way? Or can Kendal step into Lyons’ den and come out the conquering hero?
Keanu Carver is hunting Gallus!
He won’t let things just go down like that! Where them boys at? Stevie has him stop, and she says Gallus already left. Then he’ll just track them boys down! Harlem Lewis storms in, he wants Gallus, but Stevie repeats Gallus left. Harlem says Gallus are “big bad Irishmen when security’s around.” Harlem will go find them himself. Keanu says hold up, no he’s not. Keanu handles them first. Stevie has them stop arguing. They want a crack at Gallus, they’ll get one next week. But in a tag match. Harlem and Keanu don’t like that, but Stevie says if they want Gallus that bad, then they will. Stevie heads off, Keanu tells Harlem to stay in his lane but Harlem tells Keanu to mind his business.
We’re getting another “Can they or won’t they?” with the two alpha males of Evolve, but will it still be Gallus Boys on Top?
Jackson Drake w/ The Vanity Project VS Drako Knox!
Speaking of grudges, this one has been a long time coming. The Vanity Project mocked the Hard Knox & Cowboy Tate after they lost, and considering Tate is out with injury, that was just salt in the wound. Will Knox knock Drake down a peg? Or will the Carolina Reaper be too spicy for Knox to handle?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Knox puts Drake in a corner, but Drake turns things around. The ref counts, Drake lets off at 4, but Knox seethes. Drake talks trash, but Knox DECKS him! Knox then headlocks, grinds Drake down, but Drake fights up and out. Knox runs Drake over! The fans fire up as Knox headlocks again, but Drake powers up and out. Knox ducks ‘n’ dodges, Drake trips him up, and the fans boo. Drake runs in at the corner, but Knox dodges! Drake BOOTS Knox away, goes up, and leaps, but into a clinch! EXPLODER! The fans fire up for the #RedBone, and then Knox LARIATS in the corner!
Knox whips, Drake hurdles over, then he slips around to throw Knox down by his durag! The fans boo but Drake ELBOWS Knox down! Cover, TWO! The fans boo but Vanity Project hypes up their guy. Drake ROCKS Knox, CLUBS him, but the fans taunt him as “Jackson Jackass!” Drake clamps on with a chinlock but Knox endures. The fans rally but Drake pulls back on the hold. Knox fights around, the fans rally behind him, and Knox fires body shots! Knox arm-drags Drake away, then BACKDROPS him on the return! The fans fire up and Knox runs up to DECK Drake! And CLOBBER him! And then scoop and SLAM!
The fans fire up and Knox slips around Drake for a facelock. Drake wrenches out and whips, but Knox reverses and sends in the KITCHEN SINK KNEE! The fans fire up as Knox keeps moving, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Drake toughs it out but Knox gets mad now. Knox clamps onto Drake, but Drake fights the back suplex! Drake wrenches and clinches, FLATLINER! The fans boo but Drake goes to a corner. Drake runs up, but Knox trips him up! Knox runs, SLIDING- NO, Drake ducks it to hit a ghost pin, TWO! Drake kips up, ENZIGIRIS, and Vanity Project cheers! Drake runs, handsprings, but Knox catches him to the RED THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
Drake flounders to the apron but Knox is on him! Knox stands Drake up, only for Drake to HOTSHOT! Drake rushes in, only for Knox to LARIAT him inside-out! Knox scoops again, but Drake pulls the ears! Drake CLUBS Knox, the ref reprimands, but Drake handsprings! LETHAL IN-JACKSON!! Drake aims from a corner, runs back in, UNALIVING!! Cover, Drake wins!
Winner: Jackson Drake, by pinfall
The fans may not like it, but at least Drake won without help from his friends. With three spots still open in the Men’s Evolve Championship Fatal 4 Way, will the Carolina Reaper look to spice things up?
Backstage interview with Javier Bernal.
Chuey is now with Big Body Javi, who per the shirt is feeling a bit more emo right now. But Chuey asks how he is and Javi says he’s good. But to address the elephant in the room, this new look. It is definitely a different look than we’re used to. But Javi was on the shelf for eight MONTHS. And every day, he wondered if he’d ever be able to do what he loves again. And as he was making his way back, he heard about Evolve and thought, “That is an excellent opportunity for me to hit the ground running.” So while he hit the ground running, he realized he isn’t “Big Body Javi” anymore. Then who is he now?
Javi says to really understand Javi, we have to see that maybe he was never really “Big Body Javi.” You ever been to metalcore concerts? Javi went, listened to the music, felt the energy of the crowd, even screamed out loud. For a moment, he thought he’d be judged. But then he heard everyone else scream back and all the anxiety just washed away. In that moment, Javi felt genuine. That version of Javi is what he’ll bring to Evolve. He finally feels comfortable in his own skin, and that’s a blessing. But then It’s Gal walks in and says, “Oh, boo hoo, what a cute story, right? Well too bad nobody cares!
“Nobody cares about this version of Javi or any version of Javi, for that matter. You should’ve been interviewing the Real-Life Action Figure, It’s Gal! It’s Gal, it’s Gal, it’s Gal!” Gal leaves laughing, and Javi says he just found his next opponent. Will Javi show he’s finally free by winning big? Or will Gal be laughing all the way to the bank?
Lexis King crosses paths with The Vanity Project.
Brad Baylor unironically says, “What up, King?” Ricky Smokes compliments the beard as “extra crispy,” and says ladies must love the King. Lexis says they are correct. And speaking of crispy, Swipe Right looked real crispy against Fraxiom. And Jackson did great tonight. Drake is honored to have a fan in The King. The Project was just talking about how great it’ll be watching King knock Legacy off his pedestal. Lexis thanks them for that, and Bryce says if he needs anything from them, just let them know. Zayda says he can even slide into the DMs. Say less, darling. Lexis will see them around. He heads out, will Vanity Project become the King’s court?
Nikkita Lyons VS Kendal Grey!
#BigKatKita is back on the prowl, looking to pounce on fresh meat before they evolve and are too much to handle. However, Kali Armstrong may have done all the hard work for her tonight, given she chopped Kendal out at the legs. Will #GrapplerGrey still be undefeated? Or will Stevie Turner have to rethink her plans for the Women’s Evolve Championship?
The big fight introductions are given, and Lyons shows off that she can still use both legs. The bell rings and the two circle. Lyons KICKS and Kendal is already hobbling! Lyons KICKS again, but then Kendal ducks the spin kick! Kendal goes for a leg but Lyons picks her up! Kendal slips fere but the bad leg jams! Kendal still ELBOWS Lyons away, but then runs into a scoop! Kendal slips free, Lyons bucks the O’Conner, and Lyons CLOBBERS Kendal! Lyons bumps Kendal off buckles, CHOPS her, and then talks trash. Lyons swings again but Kendal dodges to CHOP! Kendal hobbles, whips, but Lyons reverses.
Kendal reverses, trips Lyons up, and basement DROPKICKS! Lyons bails out, Kendal hobbles again, and Kendal slides, only for Lyons to block! Lyons SLAMS the bad leg on the apron, spins Kendal around, and ROCKS her with a right! Lyons goes to the apron, does a standing splits into the #YamSlam on the apron! Kendal sputters and Lyons stalks her. Lyons drags Kendal from the ropes, turns her over, and SMASHES that bad leg on the mat! The fans boo and Kendal writhes, but Lyons puts her in a corner. Lyons wraps the bad leg around the ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Lyons stops, but then she ROCKS Kendal!
Lyons puts the leg back in the ropes, ROCKS Kendal again, and then STOMPS the leg down! The fans are torn while Kendal crawls away. Lyons clamps onto the leg and she works to turn Kendal! Kendal fights the turn, kicks from below, and Lyons staggers back. Lyons comes back with the HEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Kendal stays in this but Lyons KICKS away on the bad leg, and YANKS it! Lyons drags Kendal up, has the bad leg, and SHIN BREAKERS! Kendal falls, Lyons puts the bad foot on the ropes, then HIP DROPS the knee! The fans are torn but Lyons twerks before she YANKS the bad leg again.
Lyons SMASHES the bad knee off the mat again, then looms over Kendal. Lyons stands Kendal up to SHIN- NO, Kendal sunset flips! TWO and Kendal kicks. Lyons blocks, ducks the enzigiri, and lifts the leg again! But Kendal uses that to stand up and ROCK Lyons with forearms and CHOPS! The fans fire up as Kendal DROP- NO, Lyons blocks the dropkick to CATAPULT Kendal, into the HALF CRAB! Lyons sits deep on the leg as she pulls way back! Kendal still endures, fights forward, and reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Lyons lets go at 4 and looms over Kendal again. Lyons drags Kendal from the ropes, runs, but Kendal avoids the splash!
Kendal and Lyons rise, and Kendal fires body shots! Then SLAP, CHOP, and repeat! Lyons blocks a shot, KICKS low, then winds up, but into an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Lyons clasps hands but Kendal pulls on the grip! Lyons stacks Kendal, deadlifts her, but Kendal lets go to KNEE low! Kendal hops on for a SLEEPER! The fans fire up as Lyons flails! Lyons RAMS Kendal into the corner, then runs up. Kendal KNEES Lyons, goes up, and FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES! Kendal has to crawl to the cover, TWO! Lyons survives, Kendal hobbles up, but she ducks Lyons’ roundhouse! Kendal goes up the corner, but her leg gives out!
Kendal falls into the drop zone, Lyons says she’s an idiot. Lyons steps on Kendal, goes up and up, VADER BOMB! Cover, Lyons wins!
Winner: Nikkita Lyons, by pinfall
Kendal may have had one good leg but she had a lot of heart. Even so, Lyons at 100% was too much, and now Lyons has her first win in Evolve! But then Kali rushes out here to pick the bones! She stomps the bad leg, drives it down with DDT after DDT, then she puts on a STRETCH MUFFLER!! The refs rush out here, Kali drops Kendal, and now Kendal’s spot in the Fatal 4 Way really is in jeopardy! Is this how the Ironwoman of Inglewood intends to inspire the next generation? By ending Kendal’s future before it can begin?
My Thoughts:
A great Evolve here, but rather bittersweet given some of the cuts that happened before this episode could air. It’s a real shame that Gallus was cut, I can’t really be sure why they never got to go very far. And instead of their tag match with Harlem & Keanu being this week, it’s next week, so I guess technically we can say they’re WWE superstars for a little longer. Javier being cut stings a bit more now as he was literally on the verge of a new persona. He had a good promo to help put “Emo Metalcore Javi” into perspective, and It’s Gal picking a fight with him was also good, but I guess Javi’s last match will be next week, too.
As such, I feel like there was awkward editing on who will be in the Men’s Evolve Championship Fatal 4 Way. Stevie only naming Sean Legacy seemed odd, but I suppose it still works that Keanu and Harlem would each take offense to not automatically being named. I would think after they beat Gallus, we get them named to the match and then we get something special for the fourth spot. The same should happen in the Women’s Evolve Championship Fatal 4 Way. Maybe a gauntlet to essentially give ranks 5 through 10 their chance at being in the match. We can get some great combinations through a match like that to really add something to the different Fatal 4 Ways.
Wendy of course beat poor Summer, but good move to have Kylie rush out there after her. Honestly, make Kylie the fourth contender via a gauntlet or whatever, she needs to settle things with Wendy while potentially going for the gold. Great match from Lyons and Kendal, but even if Kendal wasn’t “hurt” going into the match, I feel Lyons was going to win. I just don’t get what’s going on with Kali Armstrong now. Her interview gave us an idea of who she was as a person, how she wants to be a role model, but then she doubles down on being a Heel here. Just odd really.
Lyons being a new addition to Evolve is fine. It is just unfortunate that injuries slowed down her NXT run and now the title scenes have moved past her. Her and Zayda getting along is an interesting move, but I feel like the title will drive a wedge there. Lexis King showing up in Evolve is a huge surprise, I thought he was going to be moving up from the Heritage Cup to the North American Championship. Great promo between him and Legacy, and then King being friendly with Vanity Project is also interesting. Lexis VS Legacy will be a great match next week, maybe with Vanity Project getting involved, certainly interesting possibilities from here.
My Score: 8.6/10
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