Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (9/11/23)
Raw strikes gold!
Who is the One True Mami of Monday Nights?
Raquel Rodriguez and Rhea Ripley have a rematch for the Women’s World Championship here on Raw, with Dominik Mysterio BANNED from ringside!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jey Uso & Kevin Owens VS Finn Balor & Damian Priest w/ Dominik Mysterio; Finn & Priest win.
- The Miz VS Akira Tozawa; The Miz wins.
- Drew McIntyre VS Xavier Woods; McIntyre wins.
- Shayna Baszler VS Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven; Shayna wins.
- Six Man Tag: Imperium VS Tommaso Ciampa & The Alpha Academy w/ Maxxine Dupri; Ciampa & The Alpha Academy win.
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Raquel Rodriguez; Rhea wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jey Uso is here!
Norfolk, Virginia fires up as Main Event Jey heads to the ring! They bounce and wave their hands with Jey, and then Jey gets the mic. Fans chant “UCEY! UCEY!” then shift to “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jey says “Hey, hey! Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! It feels good to be out the Bloodline and be on my own. But most importantly, it feels real good to be right here on Monday Night Raw!” Fans cheer that, but here comes Kevin Owens! Sami Zayn was very welcoming last week, but what about The Prizefighter? Kevin joins Jey in the ring and gets a mic of his own. Jey paces while fans chant for “K O! K O!” and the two stare down.
Kevin says, “I think what you meant to say at the beginning there is that Jey Uso is now on the Kevin Owens Show.” Fans are torn there, but Kevin says, “Look, man. I’ve been exactly where you are right now. Same situation, same place.” Kevin knows what Jey’s going through. Kevin is man enough to admit it that he did a lot of bad things to a lot of good people, and soon found himself needing to make a change. And when Kevin tried to do all that, make up for everything he did, it was hard. It took awhile to earn people’s respect and trust again. In fact, some people still don’t respect or trust him! But that’s fine. So Kevin knows and understands.
But to say this, Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle are just two out of a LOT of people who don’t want Jey here. There are people Kevin doesn’t talk to, ever, and they’re the ones coming up to Kevin saying that Jey doesn’t belong in the locker room and they should do something about it. So to tell it straight, this ain’t gonna be easy. But hey, it’s great! Cody Rhodes is willing to give Jey a chance, and Sami welcomed Jey with open arms. Fans cheer that, but Kevin wants Jey to look at him. That’s it! That’s all of ’em. If Jey wants to earn trust and respect, then he has a long way to go just to earn Kevin’s, to prove he’s not the same scumbag he was when running with the Bloodline.
But wait! The Judgment Day makes their way out here! Finn Balor says, “Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! I don’t believe what I’m hearing. Nobody speaks to Main Event Jey Uso like that! Jey, why do you have to prove yourselves to Kevin Owens? Cuz you don’t have to prove yourself to me! Why? Because Grand Slam Finn respects you. Just like the entire Judgment Day respects you!” Priest tells Kevin that he doesn’t speak for the locker room, and definitely doesn’t speak for the Judgment Day, because they run the show. Finn, Priest & Dom get in the ring, and Priest tells Jey that he understands if Jey needs more time to make up his mind.
Just know that the Judgment Day door is always open, just walk through it. But not for nothing, Dom said no like a thousand times. Fans boo Dom and Priest says they can do that all they want, but this is the best version of Dom. And he’s a champion! Dom himself raises a mic and the fans already start booing him like crazy! Dom still says, “The Judgment Day, they’ve always been there through my lowest of lows, and highest of highs.” Fans just keep raining down the boos but Dom wants Jey to know that they can be there for him, too. Dom tells the fans to shut up, and says they’ll be there for Jey, especially when someone like Kevin questions Jey’s character.
Priest says this is enough. They came out here because they thought there was a match with Kevin and Sami, but what happened? Where is Sami? Yeah, that’s why Kevin is here. Sami is not, but that doesn’t matter. Kevin will fight all of them if he has to. Jey says hey, no, don’t worry, he’s here. If Kevin wants Jey’s respect and trust, then they should make it Main Event Jey & KO VS Judgment Day! Fans like the sound of that! The Judgment Day is upset, but Kevin is speechless. Kevin says alright, let’s do it! Jey SUPERKICKS Dom! Kevin and Jey then fire off on Priest and Finn! Kevin kicks Priest out, Jey TOSSES Finn! Fans are ready, this match happens after the break!
Jey Uso & Kevin Owens VS Finn Balor & Damian Priest w/ Dominik Mysterio!
Raw returns and the bell rings as Jey and Priest start. They tie up, Priest puts Jey in the corner, and he lets off slowly. Fans chant for “UCEY! UCEY!” while Priest says this doesn’t have to go down this way. Tag to Finn, and Finn offers a handshake. Jey slaps it away! They tie up, Finn waistlocks and SLAMS Jey down! Finn headlocks and grinds Jey down, but Jey fights up to pry out of the hold. Jey headlocks, Finn powers him to ropes, and fans chant “UCE! OH!” Finn lets off slowly, fakes a punch, and says he respects Jey too much for a cheap shot. Jey UPPERCUTS Finn anyway! Fans fire up and Jey wrenches Finn to tag in Kevin.
Fans cheer as Jey whips and ELBOWS Finn, and Kevin SENTONS! Fans rally as Kevin storms up on Finn. Finn kicks low then fires body shots in the corner. Finn lets off and Kevin fires off haymakers! Kevin whips, Finn reverses but Kevin turns back drop into DDT! Cover, TWO! Kevin CLUBS Finn, knees him low, then scoops, but Finn slips free to CHOP BLOCK! Finn drags Kevin over, tags Priest, and Priest stomps Kevin’s leg. Priest paces around Kevin, drags him up and ROCKS him with a right! Kevin hobbles but Priest kicks and stomps him into the open corner. Fans boo as Priest stands Kevin up, but Kevin fires hands!
Priest ROCKS Kevin, has the leg again, but Kevin ENZIGURIS! Kevin hobbles, hot tag to Jey! Jey goes up to CROSSBODY Priest down! Cover, ONE!! Priest staggers to a corner, Jey storms up to wrench an arm. Priest kicks low, KICKS and KICKS and has Jey on his knees. Priest stands Jey up, spins, but Jey UPPERCUTS! Priest rebounds but Jey dodges to SAMOAN DROP! Jey hurries after Priest but he bails out. Finn runs in, Jey kicks and TOSSES him! Jey builds speed and he FLIES! Direct hit on Finn & Priest at the ramp! But Dom CHOP BLOCKS Kevin while the ref isn’t watching! Fans boo Dirty Dom while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kevin fires hands! Priest shoves him back then LARIATS him down! Cover, TWO! Kevin is hanging tough but Priest tags Finn. They isolate the bad leg to stomp it some more, then Finn sits Kevin up. Finn ELBOWS Kevin int he head, then grinds a chinlock on. Fans rally for Kevin as he endures, and Kevin fights up to his feet. Kevin reaches out but Finn knees low and throw shim down! But Kevin avoids the elbow drop! Tag to Jey! Jey KICKS Priest, ROCKS Finn with haymaker after haymaker, then he pops, locks and DECKS Finn! Jey whips Finn to ropes, Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges but still runs into a fireman’s carry!
Finn RAKES eyes, blocks a kick, but the DRAGON WHIP KICK hits! Finn ends up in a corner and fans fire up as Jey aims. “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jey runs in to HIP- NO, Finn moves and Jey hits buckles! Trip and DOUBLE STOMP! Fans boo Finn as he takes aim, runs in, but Jey turns slingblade into NECKBREAKER! Priest gets in but gets a SUPERKICK! Finn rolls Jey up! TWO, and Jey SUPERKICKS! Jey hurries up the corner! Fans fire up and Jey USO SPLASHES onto knees!! A bit double-edged for Finn but better than taking the full force! Fans rally as the two crawl, hot tags to Priest and Kevin!
Kevin dodges Priest to fire off haymakers! And then he stomps a mudhole in at the corner! Fans fire up with Kevin and he goes corner to corner for the- NOJ, the bad leg stops him! Priest choke grips but Kevin slips free! Kevin BOOTS Priest away, reels him in, TORANDO DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and Dom is relieved, but Kevin won’t stop there. Kevin hobbles back to a corner, fans rally up for him and he goes up the corner. Priest rises up to UPPERCUT! Priest then climbs up after Kevin but Kevin fights back! Kevin HEADBUTTS Priest, and again, and again! Priest falls back, but he tags Finn!
Finn GAMANGIRIS Kevin! Finn roars, climbs, and he brings Kevin up! But Kevin makes that a SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Fans are thunderous and Dom is freaking out! Kevin crawls to the cover, Priest breaks it!! Fans are going nuts again but Jey gets in to have Priest! Priest ROCKS Jey! Kevin kicks Priest but is denied the stunner! Jey reloads, but Priest dodges, the SUPERKICK hits Kevin!! Jey is stunned, but he dodges Priest. Priest still clotheslines Jey and himself out of the ring! Finn is back up top, to COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: Finn Balor & Damian Priest, by pinfall
The Undisputed Tag Team Champions use Jey and Kevin against each other and come away with the victory! Jey tries to apologize but Kevin doesn’t seem very receptive. Has Jey lost Kevin’s trust along with the match?
Natalya talks with Raquel Rodriguez backstage.
We don’t get to hear the advice the Queen of Harts is giving Big Mami Cool, but they both know Rhea Ripley well, so surely they’re comparing notes. Will Raquel be able to rip the Women’s World title away from The Eradicator once and for all?
Kevin Owens makes it backstage.
Jey wants to talk with him and says that’s on him, sorry. Kevin is not in the mood to hear it, because he knows everything he has to know! Go find the NEW Bloodline! Dye your hair purple even, Uce! Kevin angrily hobbles away and Jey is upset Kevin won’t accept the reality of what happened. Will anyone ever give Jey the benefit of the doubt?
Imperium arrives backstage.
Giovanni Vinci drives the car in, and he and Ludwig Kaiser get the door for Der Ring General. They’re all dressed to the nines, but will the Intercontinental Champion’s celebration of himself go off without a hitch?
WWE wants us to #NeverForget.
9/11/2001. A day that changed so many lives through the needless loss of many lives.
The Miz VS Akira Tozawa!
The Hollywood A-Lister is going to get the rematch with LA Knight he so dramatically demanded soon enough, but he’s getting a different rematch here tonight. Will Miz bring down the Stamina Monster now that there’s no distractions? Or will Miz still look past Tozawa because he’s obsessed with The Mega Star?
Raw returns and Tozawa makes his entrance. The bell rings and Miz runs in! Tozawa dodges, and Miz is fuming. They go again, Tozawa ducks ‘n’ dodges to fire off KICK after KICK! Miz shoves Tozawa but Tozawa hits a RANA! And then a DROPKICK! Tozawa runs in but into a BOOT! Miz then rains down fists on Tozawa! Miz drags Tozawa onto ropes to CHOKE him while fans taunt his “TINY BALLS!” Miz runs to STRADDLE ATTACK, and he shouts that they’re “MASSIVE!” Miz storms over to Tozawa, waits on him to sit up, and he KICKS Tozawa down! Miz paces around, Tozawa sits up, and Miz KICKS him down again!
Miz waits, Tozawa sits up again, so Miz KICKS him down! Miz then aims from the corner, runs in, BUZZSAW! Fans boo but Miz just scowls as he mule kicks Tozawa down! Miz looms over Tozawa, pulls on an ear and drags Tozawa up, but Tozawa CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Fans fire up but Miz knees low! Miz whips Tozawa out of the ring but Tozawa lands on the apron! Fans rally as Tozawa GAMANGIRIS Miz! Miz wobbles, comes back, avoids the shoulder and KICKS! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Miz scowls and powers up, “MASSIVE! BALLS!” Miz drags Tozawa up, SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!
Miz drags Tozawa up to hit another SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!! Fans boo but Miz drags Tozawa up again. “M! I! Z!” A third SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!! Cover, Miz wins!
Winner: The Miz, by pinfall
The A-Lister has sent a message to the Mega Star, but the response will be this Friday on SmackDown! Will Knight beat Miz twice? Or will Miz find a way to turn this all around on Knight?
Backstage interview with Raquel Rodriguez.
Byron Saxton is with Ricky Desperado and says at Payback, she nearly dethroned Rhea. But now with no Dirty Dom allowed, what thoughts are flowing as she prepares for this rematch for the Women’s World Championship? Raquel says to be honest, Rhea might be the most dominant woman to ever step into the ring. Her strength and brutality are unlike anything we’ve seen. Rhea has taken over the entire Women’s Division, because the opponents lose to fear before the bell ever rings. But not Raquel. Raquel is not like most people. Rhea knows it, and Dom won’t be there to help her. Tonight, Rhea gets a lesson that reality is worse than a nightmare.
Tonight, Rhea won’t be the tallest, the strongest, and she damn sure won’t be the angriest in that ring! Rhea gets a taste of her own medicine, and we’ll just see who walks out the champion! Big Mami Cool is ready, but will she be the Alpha Mami after tonight?
Backstage interview with Shayna Baszler.
Jackie Redmond is with the Queen of Spades and brings up her defeating the rather formidable Zoey Stark. Shayna stops it there. She’ll admit, Stark surprised her. Nine outta ten times, Shayna puts the Kirafuda on, and the person taps immediately. But Stark- Chelsea Green walks in and says the way Shayna beat Stark was just like how she beat Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam and sent her packing. Just amazing! Speaking of amazing, surely you’ve heard, Piper Niven is still not medically cleared, so Chelsea is looking for another amazing partner. So Chelsea was thinking as champion to champion, peer to peer, wanna be partners?
Oh, peers? Chelsea thinks she and Shayna are peers? How about this? Shayna will meet Chelsea in the ring and she will show Chelsea limb by limb how big the gap is between them. Shayna heads out, Chelsea says she’ll find someone t- OH, Piper! You’re back! Chelsea’s so glad to see you! She totally knew she would. So does this mean- Piper takes her Women’s Tag Team Championship belt and says yeah, she’s medically cleared. The Hot Mess got through that somehow, but will she have to mind the gap before just jumping ship again?
Imperium heads to the ring!
Vinci & Ludwig lead the way to prepare things, the celebration of Gunther’s truly historic reign begins after the break.
Raw returns and Ludwig says, “Ladies and gentlemen. I demand all your gratitude…! For the longest reigning Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion in history…! Derrrrrr RING GENERAL~! GUUUUNTHEEERR~!” And with that, the champion makes his entrance. Fans are torn but Gunther has a very proud smile on his face. Gunther stands on a pedestal and raises the belt and gets pyro! Ludwig then hands the microphone over and Gunther grins as he says in German that Der Ring General is glad to be here. And then in English, he says that to the surprise of absolutely no one, Gunther has rewritten history!
Gunther says he is now officially THE longest reigning and greatest Intercontinental Champion in WWE history! But first, and seriously, this all means a lot to him. He wants to share some words about all the legends that held this title before him. “You contributed absolutely nothing. I elevated this championship to heights never seen before! An das far as I understand, I’m running a little bit out of competition here. It sounds like I’m only competing against myself!” But then “SHOOOOOSH!” Fans fire up for Chad Gable as he makes his way out here! Gable tells Gunther that last week, they had a main event for the ages. The world won’t stop talking about it!
Gable woke up this morning, still feeling that match. But here we are, a week later, and Gunther is the one celebrating. Gunther is the one entering the history books. Gable congratulates Gunther. Gunther invites Gable to joint hem in the ring to say what he wants to say. Gable tells Gunther that last week, he saw a look in Gunther’s eyes, and on his face after the match. It told Gable all he needed to know. That look told Gable that out of all the great superstars Gunther beat to hold onto that title, nobody pushed him, nobody came as close to beating him, as Gable did. Fans cheer that! But Gable also says Gunther’s face wasn’t the only one he saw that night.
Gable saw the faces of his entire family at ringside. He saw the tears rolling down the cheeks of his oldest daughter, tears that Gunther caused! Now, Gable wouldn’t expect Gunther to understand what that feels like. You’d have to be a parent to know what that feels like to watch your own children weeping right before your eyes! But what Gunther has done is light a fire inside Gable. And a fire that won’t burn out until Gable makes this all right! Gable wants Gunther to understand: Gable beat Gunther once, and he can do it again. Fans cheer that!
Gable doesn’t know when, where or how, but he will get another opportunity at the title! And then, for himself, for his career, and for his family, Gable swears to GOD he will win that title!! Fans really cheer that! And he also swears to God, his daughter will walk out with a smile on her face! Gunther chuckles at Gable wanting another opporutnity. For what? To drag his family from home to make them see the biggest beating of Gable’s life? Is that what he wants? Using his children as bait to get spotlight? Yes, Gable did push Gunther to his limit. And he is a fantastic athlete. But he is a disgusting, terrible father!!
Fans boo, but Gable throws hands! But this is 3v1 with Ludwig & Vinci fighting back! They set Gable up for a CHOP! But here comes OTIS!! Otis runs in, he gets swarmed, but he DUMPS Ludwig & Vinci out! Gunther swings, Otis hits back! But Gunther LARIATS Otis! Gable is up and he fires off again! But Gunther CHOPS him down all the same! Ludwig & Vinci are back, they beat Gable AND Otis down! 3v2, but wait! CIAMPA!? Tommaso Ciampa has his chair and he takes a swing! Gunther & Imperium retreat, but it seems they have the Psycho Killer aiming for them now! Will Ciampa earn his shot at Gunther next?
Drew McIntyre meets with Xavier Woods.
Woods asks what’s going on with The Scottish Warrior and everything. What does Woods mean? Uh, the part about the chair. Oh, right, that. McIntyre apologized, Woods accepted, he thought they got past it. Yeah, no, they are good. Woods is more confused as to the trash talk on Kofi. McIntyre sighs, and he says what he said, he has a lot on his mind. If Kofi has an issue, maybe he can grow a pair and meet McIntyre about it. Woods keeps McIntyre from leaving and says he came to talk man to man. Now McIntyre’s going to turn his back on him, talk bad on him and Kofi?
Oh, okay, Woods gets it now. This is jealousy! Jealous that Kofi got his world title at a Mania with 82,000 screaming fans and McIntyre won his in an empty arena. That keeps him up at night, huh? McIntyre gets right in Woods’ face. McIntyre says he knows what Woods is up to. Woods wants to fight, but McIntyre doesn’t want to hurt him. Woods says that oh, big bad McIntyre thinks he’s gonna run through Woods. Well, you said it, not him. But if Woods wants to get beat up, then he has a match. And whatever happens tonight will not be an accident. McIntyre heads out, will he use his Claymore to chop down Woods?
Ciampa regroups with The Alpha Academy.
Jackie brings up the encounter we saw just earlier, and we didn’t think these two would together. Can any of them offer an explanation? Ciampa tells Jackie that last week, he met with Adam Pearce and Pearce told him to seize the moment. Gunther was celebrating as the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time, ain’t no bigger moment than that. And at least Gable did something. Gable says he hates Imperium! And this ain’t over by a long shot! Wait. Otis has an idea! Tonight, the three of them and Imperium in a Six Man Tag match of carnage! Well, Gable was a little worried but he does like that idea. What does Ciampa say?
Ciampa nods and heads out! Will Gunther’s big night be turned into a nightmare?
Drew McIntyre VS Xavier Woods!
Raw returns and McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They approach, Woods dodges to CHOP and ROCK, but McIntyre puts him in a corner! Woods dodges, fires off more shots, but McIntyre puts him in another corner. Woods dodges to DROPKICK, then he fires off forearms! Woods climbs up to rain down fists! Fans count along, but McIntyre stops that at four. McIntyre shoves Woods but Woods RAMS into McIntyre! GLASGOW KISS! Woods is down and McIntyre shakes out his head. McIntyre then deadlift suplexes and THROWS Woods! Woods flounders, McIntyre storms over, and he drags Woods up.
McIntyre CHOPS Woods off his feet! Fans “WOO~!” and McIntyre looms over Woods again. McIntyre stands Woods up to whip to ropes, but Woods ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides, to then ROLLING ELBOW! And mule kick! And CHOP! That just pisses McIntyre off! He CLOBBERS Woods! McIntyre shakes his head, runs in, but Woods TOSSES McIntyre out! Woods builds speed to WRECK McIntyre with a dropkick! Woods then gets back int he ring, to PLANCHA, but McIntyre catches him! To TOSS Woods over the desk! Michael Cole & Wade Barrett get clear, and McIntyre snarls as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and McIntyre has Woods up top to fire off hands! Fans count along, McIntyre winds up, and gets number TEN! McIntyre then fireman’s carries Woods!? Woods fights, flails, and sunset flips! SUPER SUNSET BOMB!! Woods hurries up top and SUPER LEG DROPS!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre is still in this and fans fire up! Woods brings McIntyre up, tries to fireman’s carry, but McIntyre fights it! McIntyre shoves Woods to a corner, runs in but into an elbow! Woods HONOR- NO, the roll is caught to an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! McIntyre rushes up to clinch and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY again!
Woods staggers up into a NECKBREAKER! McIntyre kips up and fans fire up! Woods goes to a corner, McIntyre shrugs and gives us the countdown! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SUPERKICK!! Woods hits first and falls on the cover, TWO!! McIntyre just gets that arm up and Woods can’t believe it! Fans rally, Woods goes to a corner and he aims again. McIntyre rises, but he blocks the kick to CHOP Woods down! Woods goes to ropes, McIntyre gets through the boot to UPPERCUT! And then he has the legs, for the INVERTED ALABAMA- VICTORY ROLL!! TWO!!! Woods SUPERKICKS again! And SENTONS! And SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO!!
McIntyre is still in this and Woods is frustrated! Fans rally up, Woods rises and he brings McIntyre around to throw hands! “This is Awesome!” as McIntyre hits back! The two brawl, McIntyre CHOPS but Woods hits him again! They keep going, faster and faster, it is just a scrum! McIntyre shoves, Woods duck’s ‘n’ dodges and slides again, HONOR- CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
The Scottish Warrior blasts Woods apart outta nowhere and gets the victory! He leaves Woods behind, will this momentum help McIntyre take over the WWE once again?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Norfolk fires up as the American Nightmare makes his way to the ring! They sing his song, “WHOA~ OH!” and Cody gets his pyro. Cody gets in the ring, “WHOA~ OH!” and Cody gets the mic. “So, Norfolk, Virginia…! What do we wanna talk about?” Cody figures they should talk about… Main Event Jey Uso. But wait! Dominik Mysterio has to interrupt first! He has JD McDonagh with him and says here’s what Dom wants to talk about. The fans boo but Dom says he wants to talk about how happy he is that Cody brought Jey over to Raw! Dom tells the fans to shut up like earlier, but they just boo him more.
Dom and JD go to the ring to say that Jey IS going to join the Judgment Day, and when he does, it’ll make Cody look like a fool. The fans are not letting up but Dom says that once Jey is in the Judgment Day, it will be amazing, and there won’t be a thing Cody can do about it. Cody DECKS Dom! Cody fires off but McDonagh pounces! Dom and McDonagh mug Cody, but then Cody DUMPS McDonagh! And hits a CODY CUTTER on Dom! Fands fire up, McDonagh returns but into a CROSS RHODES! Cody throws off the shirt and tie and he stalks Dom! Dragon sleeper, CROSS RHODES!! Fans are thunderous as the Judgment Day is in retreat!
Dom thinks Jey will join the dark side, but perhaps Cody thinks differently. Cody wanted to talk about Jey, but maybe he will use his actions to speak for him instead.
McIntyre finds Jey backstage.
McIntyre says that before they wrap up their business here tonight, he wants to look Jey in the eyes and tell him that he does NOT trust him one bit. Jey says cool. Cool? Yeah, it is cool. McIntyre doesn’t think Jey can stand on his own two feet! He’s had his brother with him his whole life and his whole career, and then he steps into The Bloodline. Judgment Day must be looking pretty good to him right now, too. Jey tells McIntyre that if they wanna right some wrongs, then just go ahead and pull up next week! Well, then, McIntyre VS Jey next week is on! Jey heads out, will he and the Scottish Warrior tear the house down?
Shayna Baszler VS Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven!
The Queen of Spades has been on a warpath ever since breaking up with Ronda Rousey and sending her packing, and she doesn’t look to be slowing down. Will the Hot Mess truly be a mess after this one? Or will she find a way to survive the Submission Magician?
Raw returns and Shayna makes her entrance. The bell rings and Shayna rushes up. Chelsea dodges, Piper is on the apron, but Shayna tells her to just try it. Chelsea runs up on Shayna but Shayna grabs a hand and twists it! Then she reels Chelsea in for a SAIDO! Chelsea flounders, but Shayna stands on her to get that arm! Shayna isolates the arm, lets her hair down and STOMPS the elbow! Chelsea writhes in pain, Piper talks trash on Shayna, but Shayna goes back for Chelsea. Chelsea slips under but Shayna gets her leg. Chelsea kicks and kicks and Shayna staggers away. But then Shayna knees low, underhooks, and FLIPS Chelsea into an ARMBAR!
Chelsea clasps hands, flails and kicks, ROPEBREAK! Shayna lets go, Chelsea bails out and Piper is there. Shayna goes out and stares Piper down. The ref wants Piper to back off, Chelsea gets in the ring, and Shayna shoves Piper aside. Shayna storms up, blocks a kick and has Chelsea in a SLEEPER! Chelsea slips down, victory roll, TWO! Shayna swings, into chicken wings and a turn! But Shayna fights out of the Unprettier to fireman’s carry! PIPER’S PIT! Er, the Exterminatus! Cover, Shayna wins!
Winner: Shayna Baszler, by pinfall
Piper rushes in and brawls with Shayna! Chelsea anchors a foot and Piper CLUBS away on Shayna! Shayna keeps throwing hands, and Zoey Stark rushes in! SUPERKICK on Piper! Shayna KNEES Chelsea! Stark and Shayna are working together and they glare at Piper. Piper backs down, for now. Fans boo but the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions make the smart choice. Will the Hunter be watching Shayna’s back from now on?
Shinsuke Nakamura speaks.
The King of Strong Style tells Seth Rollins, in Japanese, “Do you feel like a champion? Did you feel victorious when I stood tall over your broken body? You are not honorable. Would the people still sing your song if they remembered the things you’ve done? The road to your success is lined with the bodies of those that trusted you. You believe the weak exist to be consumed by the strong. Seth Rollins. A manipulator. A deceiver. A liar. You bring shame upon your family. You have no remorse. I will strip you of your title, and expose the lies you claim to stand for. Your words mean nothing! I will challenge you… when I feel like it.”
Nakamura laughs now, but will the Visionary have the last laugh? Speaking of…
Seth Rollins is here!
The WWE World Heavyweight Champion swaggers his way to the ring, fans singing his song! Rollins of course takes time to revel in the moment, but what will he actually have to say? We hear, after the break.
Raw returns and the fans again sing “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!” Rollins then gets the mic, swaggers around a little more, then welcomes Virginia to Monday Night Rollins! He is the Visionary, he is the revolutionary, he is SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS! And Rollins is a manipulator, a deceiver, and a liar! He is all the things Nakamura has claimed Rollins is! But… Rollins is also a father, a fighter, and your WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Fans cheer that! Rollins says to be honest, for a long time, Rollins didn’t know who he was, and tried to figure that out by trying a lot of different things.
In the Authority, he surrounded himself with people who would lie right to his face. That didn’t work. So he tried to be what he thought everyone wanted him to be. That didn’t work. And so he became a Messiah of Monday Nights. That didn’t work, either. So then he built this façade, thinking he could hide from himself, when the truth was, Rollins finally figured out what the fans have always wanted him to be: himself. That is why the fans love Rollins! Not because he’s a good guy, or because he’s a bad guy, but because he IS Seth Freakin’ Rollins! That is why the fans sing his song. “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!”
Rollins says that sounds beautiful. And for the first time in his life, that is why he can go home and look himself in the mirror, he can look his daughter in the eyes, and be at peace with his past and be proud of his future! Fans cheer that, too! Rollins says Virginia didn’t come to see him talk, and he didn’t come here to talk! He is here to fight! Rollins knows that isn’t what management wants. They want him to slow down, saying he’s going too hard, too fast, and will burn out. But Virginia, Rollins just ain’t built that way! He’s a workhorse! He was born that way! And he needs to run wild and free!
Last week, Rollins called out Nakamura, told him they’d have a world title rematch, and Shinsuke said no. Fans boo that, but Rollins laughs. Nakamura wants to do this on his own time. Even though Nakamura walked out of Payback and Rollins did not, Rollins is pretty sure that match took more out of Nakamura than he’s letting on. So if Nakamura wants to play games, let’s play games! If Nakamura wants the world title, then come and get it! If Nakamura wants to do this on his time, then there is no time better and no place better! Let’s have a WORLD TITLE MATCH!! Rollins throws down the mic and the gauntlet, but what will Nakamura do?
Nakamura’s music hits! Rollins is all fired up, but where is Nakamura? He’s beating up Ricochet! Nakamura TOSSES Ricochet, kicks him and stomps him, and then grins at the camera. “Seth! You have bad timing. I would fight you, but I found you are not medically cleared, so I fight already. Huh, Ricochet?” Ricochet takes a swing but misses, and Nakamura KNEES him against a road case! Nakamura says he’s so sorry, but he will take that title. Just not tonight. Nakamura tells him to wait patiently. Rollins doesn’t look to be happy or patient, will the Visionary find a way to force the issue?
Jey and Finn cross paths backstage.
The Prince tells Jey to calm down, he comes in peace. Things got crazy out there, huh? But as far as Finn is concerned, they’re both professionals, things that happen int he ring stay in the ring. And what happened with Jey and Kevin? Very nice. But doesn’t seem McIntyre’s a fan, huh? But y’know who is a fan? Finn is a fan. Finn ins a big fan of Main Event Jey Uso. Y’know who else is a big fan? Damian Priest. And Dominik Mysterio. And Rhea Ripley. So like they were saying earlier, the door to the Judgment Day is always open. Finn leaves, Jey isn’t sure what to make of this. What is Jey to do now that he’s all on his own?
Six Man Tag: Imperium VS Tommaso Ciampa & The Alpha Academy w/ Maxxine Dupri!
The issues between Der Ring General and Chad Gable are far from over, and now they’re only getting more complicated with the Psycho Killer joining in. Will Gunther, Ludwig & Vinci be able to make this night a win in the end? Or will Ciampa, Gable & Otis SHOOSH them once and for all?
Raw returns and Ciampa makes his entrance to join the Alpha Academy. Imperium then makes their entrance, the teams sort out, and Vinci starts against Ciampa. The two circle, tie up, and Vinci powers Ciampa to ropes. They go around, Vinci still has Ciampa on ropes, then he gets a leg. Ciampa holds the ropes and Vinci lets off. They tie up again, Ciampa headlocks and hits a takeover. Vinci fights up, throws body shots, then knees! Vinci UPPERCUTS, pie faces, then scoops Ciampa, but Ciampa slips free to shove and THESZ PRESS! Ciampa rains down fists, the fans fire up but Vinci gets away. Vinci comes back, into a ripcord ROLLING ELBOW!
Ciampa CHOPS Vinci int he corner, tags in Gable, and Gable wrenches Vinci to wristlock. Vinci powers Gable and pulls straps to put Gable in the Imperium corner! Tag to Ludwig and Ludwig ROCKS Gable! Ludwig storms up but blocks a boto to say “NEIN!” UPPERCUT! Gable flounders away but Ludwig stalks him. Ludwig clamps onto an arm, has the mounted armlock, but Gable endures. Fans rally up, Gable fights to his feet, but Ludwig wrenches. Gable rolls, bridges, handsprings and wrenches to headlock, spin, and drop toehold! Fans fire up as Gable has the armlock now! Ludwig endures and fights around.
Gable keeps on the arm, grinds the shoulder, but Ludwig pulls hair! Ludwig powers Gable back, tag to Vinci, and they mug Gable. Vinci YANKS Gable’s arm, CLUBS it, and then eggs Gable on. Vinci wrenches, whips, but Gable KICKS back! Gable ducks ‘n’ dodges but Ludwig dumps him out! Fans boo as Gable crashes down, and Ludwig taunts Gable before Gunther KICKS Gable in the side! Fans boo more but Vinci keeps the ref distracted. Gunther puts Gable in and Vinci stomps Gable down. Vinci UPPERCUTS Gable to the corner, tags in Ludwig, and Ludwig taunts Otis. Fans rally for Otis but Ludwig facelocks Gable.
Gable fights forward, reaches out, but Ludwig pulls hair! The ref reprimands but Gable throws hands! Gable reaches out but Ludwig keeps him fingertips away! Ludwig then reels Gable in but Gable slips around to trip Ludwig, waistlock and deadlift GERMAN- NO, Ludwig elbows free and LARIATS! Then he POSTS Gable! Vinci tags in, then he tags Gunther. Imperium sets Gable up in the ropes, to TRIPLE KICK!! Gunther and his soldiers stand tall and fans boo while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Imperium mugs Gable in their corner. Gunther talks trash on Ciampa and Otis, but Gable knocks down Ludwig & Vinci! Gable LEAPS, but Gunther catches him! Gunther throws Gable away then CHOPS him down! Then he BOOTS Otis for good measure! Fans boo but Gunther storms up to Gable. Gunther stands Gable up, to CHOP him down again! Gunther says HE is the champion, then he stands Gable up again. CHOP and Gable falls again! Gunther drags Gable back up, pie faces him around, talks trash about where the family is now, but Gable hits a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and Gable reaches out!
Hot tags to Vinci and Ciampa! Ciampa rallies on Vinci with forearms and CHOPS! Ciampa whips, Vinci reverses but Ciampa LARIATS! And then clothesline int he corner, then Ciampa keeps moving. Ciampa KNEES Gunther off the apron! Vinci fireman’s carries but Ciampa slips free to REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Ciampa keeps his focus on Vinci as he brings the kneepad down. Ludwig rushes from the apron but Ciampa sends him into the POST! Vinci blocks Ciampa’s kick to reel him in, short arm LARIAT! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tag to Ludwig! Ludwig hurries to anchor Ciampa!
Ludwig taunts Otis as he fishhooks Ciampa, but Ciampa throws Ludwig away! Hot tag to Otis! The Dozer rallies on the Impeccable German! WRECKER ELBOW! Fans fire up and Otis scoops to SLAM Ludwig! Ludwig is in the corner, Otis SPLASHES him! Ludwig flops into the drop zone! Fans fire up as the shirt comes off! CATERPILLAR ELBOW!! Maxxine is loving it as Otis fireman’s carries Ludwig. Ludwig slips free, dodges and Otis POSTS himself! Tag to Gunther, but Gable is up! Gable tags in, and fans are thunderous! Gunther and Gable storm up, Gable dodges to fire off fast hands form all sides! Waistlock, GERMAN-
NO, Gunther switches to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Ciampa storms up! Gunther DECKS Ciampa, and Gunther hauls Gable up! Gable sunset flips to then have the ANKLE LOCK!! Gunther flails, reaches out, manages a tag to Vinci! CROSSBODY, but Gable rolls through to ANKLE LOCK!! Vinci rolls to BOOT Gable away! Gable dodges the lariat to waistlock, O’Conner Roll, and CHAOS THEORY!! Bridging cover, Gunther PUNTS Gable! Gunther hauls Gable up, reels him in, but Ciampa KNEES Gunther outta the ring! Ludwig UPPERCUTS Ciampa! Otis BULLDOZES Ludwig! Gunther BOOTS Otis! Vinci rolls Gable in the distraction, TWO!
Gable gets Vinci’s leg! ANKLE LOCK!!! Vinci flails, writhes, Gunther storms in but Ciampa intercepts!! SICILIAN STRETCH!! Gable GRAPEVINES Vinci!!! VINCI TAPS, ALPHA ACADEMY WINS!
Winners: Tommaso Ciampa & The Alpha Academy, by submission
Der Ring General is enraged! He got caught and his team took the loss! Will Gunther not be done with Gable until Gable finally breaks through?
The Judgment Day talks backstage.
Finn says that they have to keep it professional with Jey. Priest agrees. The more Jey feels isolated, the more he’ll see he needs Judgment Day. Exactly. And Rhea says they always come around, Don’t they, Dom? Yeah! Dom just wishes he could be out there with Mami. She wishes that, too. But at the end of the day, the same way they’ll handle this Jey business, Rhea will handle hers with Raquel. And Mami’s always on top. Rhea heads out, they wish her luck. Will the Eradicator return with that world title still on her shoulder? Or will she be the first piece of gold to be chipped away?
Tiffany Stratton is meeting with Adam Pearce?
She says this is ridiculous! Can he make this quick? Where even is Becky? She is THE Tiffany Stratton, the NXT Women’s Champion, and with that comes responsibilities. Pearce didn’t even roll out the red carpet! Becky finally walks in and Pearce thanks her for coming. He spoke with Shawn Michaels earlier today, and on behalf of him, they will have a contract signing for their NXT Women’s Championship tomorrow night. Tiff wants them to hold on. Before they do this, she says she has been nothing but respectful to Becky, and even apologetic. And she knows that last week, she let her emotions get the best of her, but Becky can understand that as The Man.
And now that they’re face to face again, Tiff must ask: what did she do? Why is Becky coming after her and the NXT Women’s Champion? Well, to be honest, Tiff, Becky wasn’t paying attention to a thing Tiff was doing, until she came here to Becky’s show to get eyes on her “dead-end title reign” and used Becky’s name in vain. That gave Becky no choice but to pay attention to Tiff. And just look at her! The NXT Women’s Champion! As beautiful as a goddess! Athletic as an Olympian! Dumb as a box of rock. But when Becky thinks about NXT, she thinks about hope and passion and the future! Tiff could be all of those things… but she’s not.
Tiff is just concerned about being famous. And that is why Tiff is stepping to Becky. So if she wants to be famous, Becky makes her famous by taking the title. Welcome to the Big Time. Tiff says she doesn’t need Becky, she has been doing just fine on her own. But Becky wants to stick her big head in Tiff’s business, so Tiff has no problem in beating Becky and making Tiff’s name at Becky’s expense. And that name is Tiffany Stratton, the greatest NXT Women’s Champion of all time! Both women sign the contract, and it is official! Tiff walks out holding up her belt, but will it be her belt for only another 24 hours?
WWE Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Raquel Rodriguez!
From one women’s title to another, the Eradicator has certainly proved herself as a worthy champion, though has also gotten away with some thanks to her little chico, Dominik Mysterio. Without him by her side, will Rhea be able to dom-inate on her own? Or will there be another championship celebration to close the night?
Raw returns, the introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is Raw’s Mami, ese!
The bell rings and the two rush in! Rhea ducks a lariat but not the SOUTHPAW! Raquel hauls Rhea up, but Rhea sunset flips out of the bomb! Raquel stays up, drags Rhea back up but Rhea breaks free, only for Raquel to LARIAT! Raquel scoops and RAMS Rhea into a corner! And again! And again! The ref counts, Raquel lets off, and she whips but Rhea reverses. Rhea kicks low, whips, but Raquel blocks to reverse! Scoop and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Raquel keeps on Rhea with a rear bearhug. Rhea endures the squeeze, fights up and throws elbows, then swings, but Raquel gets under to have a front facing bearhug!
Rhea endures, CLAWS at Raquel and pulls hair, but the ref reprimands! Raquel RAMS Rhea into the corner again! The ref counts and Raquel tries to let off, but Rhea has the body scissors! HEADBUTT! Raquel staggers, Rhea goes up, and Rhea MISSILE DROPKICKS! Raquel bails out, Rhea slides out and runs up the steps to CANNONBALL! Direct hit and down goes Raquel! Rhea drags Raquel up, puts her in, and she runs to SLIDING KNEE! Cover, TWO! Rhea is annoyed but Raquel is tougher than that. Rhea drags Raquel around, rains down fists, then HEADBUTTS Raquel down! The ref reprimands about hair pulling but Rhea tells him to back off.
Rhea KICKS Raquel in the side! And slaps her around! And then CHOPS her on the back! Raquel sputters, Rhea drags her up, but Raquel shoves back. Rhea DROPKICKS Raquel to the corner! Fans rally, Rhea runs in corner to corner, but Raquel TOSSES Rhea up and out of the ring! Rhea is down on the ground but Raquel hurries out after her. Raquel runs in to BOOT Rhea into the barriers! Fans fire up for Raquel while Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once again and Rhea kicks Raquel around more. Rhea then steps in to drop into a toehold, but Raquel fights the Indian Deathlock! Rhea still powers it on and pushes on the legs! Fans rally as Raquel endures and keeps her shoulders up. Rhea CLUBS the legs, but Raquel stays up. Rhea CHOPS Raquel, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! Raquel is down, ONE and she SLAMS Rhea down! And again! And again! Raquel gets free of the leglock and Rhea goes to a corner. Raquel runs in, misses, and Rhea bumps her off buckles! Rhea Electric Chair Lifts to SLAM Raquel on buckles! Fans fire up as Rhea drags Raquel up in the corner.
Rhea wraps on a headscissors to squeeze and thrash Raquel! The ref counts, Rhea lets go, and then she just puts the headscissors on again! The ref counts as Raquel endures the thrashing, and she carries Rhea out! Raquel returns the Electric Chair SLAM off buckles! Both women are down, and fans rally up. They stand, Raquel JABS! JABS! And JABS! Raquel fires haymakers, roars and whips, then ROCKS Rhea with a forearm! Raquel runs, Rhea follows to ROCK Raquel! Rhea runs, Raquel follows, Rhea ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE BOOTS collide! Fans fire up as both women are down again!
The ref checks both women, they’re both okay to continue, so a standing count starts. “This is Awesome!” as both women stir at about 4 of 10. They sit up, crawl for each other, and they talk trash on each other. Rhea junkyard dog HEADBUTTS! Raquel wobbles and leans against Rhea, and the two stand back up that way. They throw body shots, shove, and then SLAP! And CHOP! And then haymakers! Fans fire up and duel as the shots go back and forth! Rhea kicks low, again, but Raquel shoves Rhea! Rhea slips out of the flapjack to HOOK KICK! And NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Raquel is still in this and Rhea is surprised!
Fans rally, Rhea snarls at Rhea and CLUBS her on the back! And again! And again! Rhea stands over Raquel, sits her up and CLUBS her down again! Rhea hauls Raquel up, pump handles, but Raquel fights with elbows! Rhea still tries but Raquel pulls hair! Raquel KNEES Rhea, scoops her, and SNAKE EYES! Then a back drop! Rhea staggers up, into a BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Rhea is still in this and Raquel is beside herself. Raquel slaps herself to get fired up again, and fans rally up. Raquel stalks Rhea, has her in a drop zone and steps on her on her way to the corner. TWISTING- NO, Rhea BOOTS the Vader drop away!
Rhea then goes to the corner, a wild look in her eye. She climbs up, aims, and gives some Latina Heat, for a FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Now Rhea is beside herself, but she runs and WRECKS Raquel with a dropkick! Rhea then goes to the apron, to CANNON- NO, Raquel blocks that, to SWING Rhea into the desk!! And then she hoists Rhea up, for an APRON TEXANA BOMB!! Raquel shoves Rhea in, but wait! NIA JAX?!?! She fireman’s carries Raquel to SAMOAN DROP to the floor! The ref misses it all but the fans boo! Raquel drags herself into the ring, Rhea PUNTS her down! Rhea pump handles, for the RIPTIDE!!! Cover, Rhea wins!!!
Winner: Rhea Ripley, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s World Champion)
The Eradicator gets a surprise assist from the A-Nia-Lator, but then Nia HEADBUTTS Rhea! Nia grins as she puts Rhea on the ropes and goes to the apron. APRON LEG DROP!! Fans boo as Nia drags Rhea around, puts her in a drop zone, and then goes up the corner! BANZAI DROP!! Nia smiles and says she’s back, but is she picking the wrong enemies out the gate?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here, but a really shocking move at the end there as WWE truly enters the new Vince-less era. Nia Jax of all people is back. I knew the ringside ban on Dominik Mysterio would mean a loophole like someone else in the group would interfere, but then commentary said the bad applied to all parts of Judgment Day. I thought it’d be McDonagh because he’s not officially Judgment Day, and then they had Natty talk with Raquel and I thought it was gonna be Natty interfering to reference her many failed attempts. But no, Nia returns, takes all the Heel heat for herself, and screws Raquel outta this one. I suppose Fastlane can be a big match for this title, but what a wild detour.
Speaking of Judgment Day, great stuff with them and Jey Uso, and just great stuff with all these stories connected to Jey. Jey & Kevin VS Finn & Priest was a really good opening match, but of course there was the “miscommunication” between Jey and Kevin, that’s one of the oldest tropes in pro-wrestling. Plus, Jey and Kevin can’t be beating the tag champions. Then after really good stuff between McIntyre and Woods (Matt Riddle being off the show is a long story that is still being sorted out), great interaction of McIntyre and Jey to set up a match next week. Those two could really tear it down, and it’d be interesting if it leads to McIntyre getting involved with Judgment Day. Well, I suppose he’d have to if #McRiddle is to challenge for the tag titles, but still.
Cody Rhodes also can’t seem to get away from Judgment Day, since Dom & McDonagh had to start trouble with him. It feels like Cody and Dom could strike up their feud again, but I would love some Cody VS McDonagh, too. They can even continue the feud onto SmackDown should Cody be the one sent to SmackDown in return for Raw getting Jey. Then we got a good match from Miz VS Tozawa, mostly Miz going above and beyond hitting a hattrick of Finales. Miz is going so hot into his rematch with LA Knight on Friday, you’d think he loses but he already lost at Payback so he has to find a way to win on SmackDown.
Speaking of, didn’t I say this last week? Tiffany isn’t losing her title to a Raw star but Becky can’t be losing clean to Tiffany. Their backstage contract signing segment was well done, with Becky getting the better of Tiff, and their match will be great stuff. Good promo from Shayna with Chelsea and then Piper showing up. Of course Shayna wins against Chelsea but I like that Stark made the save. A little torn on Shayna & Stark sticking together, as I was hoping Shayna was getting back in the singles title scene, but I guess with Shayna’s old frenemy, Nia, jumping back in, a tag title feud detour isn’t so bad.
Great stuff from Imperium and Alpha Academy. We all knew Gable was gonna confront Gunther again, but nice surprise that Ciampa is joining in. Great Six Man Tag, great win for the Faces, but Gable himself said he isn’t sure when or where he’ll get another shot so maybe Ciampa is Gunther’s Fastlane opponent. If Gable can build momentum through some other matches, he could totally come back around by WrestleMania season to try again. That’d be an epic WrestleMania moment for Gable to dethrone Gunther once and for all.
And great stuff out of Rollins and Nakamura tonight. Great promos back to back from these guys, and I guess we’re getting Nakamura VS Ricochet one last time before Nakamura and Rollins have their world title rematch at like Fastlane. Honestly, Nakamura should win the rematch because then it’s like, what’s the point if he loses? This will be just like when Nakamura challenged AJ Styles for the then WWE World Championship and lost multiple times. Nakamura as World Heavyweight Champion allows Rollins time off for back problems and/or Marvel stuff, and opens the way for some Face contenders going towards the new year.
My Score: 8.8/10
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IF YA SMELLALALALALALA~…!
As Cody Rhodes teams with Damian Priest & Braun Strowman against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline, FINALLY, The Rock has come back to SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso; Jimmy wins.
- The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & LA Knight; Miz & Melo win.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae w/ Nia Jax; Tiff wins.
- Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; No Contest.
- WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins, by disqualification, and DIY retain the titles.
- Six Man Tag: Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga; changed to…
- Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga; Priest & Braun win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes talks with Nick Aldis backstage.
They shake hands, but the SmackDown General Manager tells the WWE Champion there’s been a change: Cody’s out of the Six Man Tag match. What? Why would Aldis do that? It is out of Aldis’s hands. Wait, Solo Sikoa shows up to do what he did, but they can’t do the Six Man Tag that they advertised? How is this out of Aldis’s hands? Who do they need to talk to so they can do the match? Aldis says there’s no one either of them can call, if you smell what’s cooking. This is coming from The Final Boss, and The Final Boss wants to see Cody in the ring tonight. What business could The Great One have with The American Nightmare?
Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso!
The Scottish Terminator rubbed it in Big Jim’s face that only one of them is going to Elimination Chamber in Toronto, which Big Jim was able to brush off. But McIntyre harping on how only one Uso is going to WrestleMania was a step too far. These two look to have it out, but is Jimmy just playing into McIntyre’s hands? Or will McIntyre get embarrassed by “the other Uso” this close to that big time match?
Speaking of, Jimmy has a message for Drew as he heads to gorilla. “Everybody know you’re going to Elimination Chamber, right? But Big Jimmy got a question for the Big Easy: Will Drew go onto the Elimination Chamber and win that? Will Drew go onto WrestleMania and win that? Ey, Drew, I think we got an answer for you, Uce. The answer is…” “NO YEET!” Jimmy makes his entrance, the bell rings, and the fans rally behind Jimmy. Jimmy and Drew jaw, and then Drew raises his hands, to say UP YOURS! But Jimmy ROCKS and CHOPS away! Drew puts Jimmy in a corner, Jimmy dodges to CHOP!
Jimmy climbs and he rains down fists! The fans count, Drew dumps Jimmy tot eh apron at 5, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Jimmy goes up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jimmy hurries to CHOP, then he whips. Drew reverses to send Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy BOOTS back, goes up, and leaps, but into a clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders to a corner, Drew runs up to SPLASH and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders again, the ref has Drew hold on, and Jimmy bails out. Drew storms out to get Jimmy and he whips Jimmy HARD into barrier! The fans boo but Drew looms over Jimmy.
The ring count starts, Drew mockingly calls him “Jey,” then puts Jimmy in the ring. Drew says NO MANIA for Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, ROCKS him, then runs up, only for Jimmy to put him on the apron! Drew blocks a superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Drew drops, Jimmy DIVES! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! Jimmy grins, goes back to the apron, and then aims. But Drew stops the Penalty Kick to THROW Jimmy down! Drew then has Jimmy in the Reverse Alabama Lift! REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM onto the steel steps! Drew stands on the desk to say “NO YEET!” while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew revels in the heat from New Orleans, then he leaves Jimmy behind. The ref checks Jimmy, he’s able to continue, so a ring count starts. Drew paces while Jimmy stirs. Jimmy drags himself up using the desk, then lunges in at 9! Drew is annoyed but he rains down fists! Drew stomps Jimmy, then eggs him on. Jimmy rises as the fans rally, but Drew is right on him in the corner. Drew winds up, but Jimmy counter punches! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And whips, only for Drew to reverses. Jimmy goes up, but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew then hauls Jimmy up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO!
Drew says okay, Big Jim. He clamps onto Jimmy with a top wristlock and grinds the arm. Jimmy fights up, fireman’s carries, but Drew elbows free. Drew bumps Jimmy off buckles, then hauls him up to the top rope! Drew CLUBS Jimmy on the back, climbs up, then CLUBS Jimmy more. Jimmy fires elbows and Drew drops back. But Drew runs up to CLUB Jimmy again! SmackDown returns to single picture as Drew CLUBS away on Jimmy again! Jimmy keeps taunting “Jey,” then drags him up. Jimmy fights the back suplex! The fans rally, Jimmy fires hands and a HEADBUTT! Jimmy SMACKS Drew off the post!
Jimmy rises to USO IN THE WIND! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! A standing count starts while both men stir on the mat. They both stand at 5, and Drew swings! Jimmy counter punches, then fires more shots! Mule kick, UPPERCUT, but then Jimmy dodges Drew! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew is tougher than that, but Jimmy hurries to a corner. Jimmy aims as Drew goes to the other corner, “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Drew FLYING HEADBUTTS! The Glasgow Kiss stuns Jimmy, and Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Jimmy shows his own toughness, and the fans rally behind him.
Drew paces, then he stalks Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, reels him in, but Jimmy fights the underhooks! Jimmy wrenches, UPPERCUTS, but Drew ROCKS Jimmy back! Jimmy UPPERCUTS, Drew HAYMAKERS! Drew whips, Jimmy reverses and Drew ends up on the apron! Drew ROCKS Jimmy first, then climbs the corner! FLYING- SUPERKICK! Jimmy runs to SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Drew survives, Jimmy’s spear doesn’t hit quite like The Tribal Chief’s. Jimmy goes to the corner, climbs up, and the fans rally up. USO- NO, Jimmy rolls through as Drew moves! Drew dodges a lariat to NECKBREAKER!
Both men are down, the fans rally, and Drew kips up! Drew scowls as he aims at Jimmy. “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SUPERKICK!! Jimmy hits first! GLASGOW KISS returns! Drew reels Jimmy in, “This is your WrestleMania! This is as close as you get!” Drew shouts Jimmy is nothing, then ROCKS him with forearm after forearm! GLASGOW KISS! Another Reverse Alabama, but Jimmy victory rolls it! JIMMY WINS!!!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Drew is furious, but his own ego caught him there! But then Drew CLOBBERS Jimmy! The fans boo Drew being a sore loser, but he puts Jimmy back in the ring! Drew rains down fists, then he DRIBBLES Jimmy off the mat! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Drew says that was Jimmy’s Mania Moment! Drew will win the Chamber, he will go to Mania, and he will win there! Jimmy means NOTHING to Drew! Drew puts Jimmy up against the post, then takes aim! The fans boo, but refs and producers rush out here! They swarm Drew to keep him from going after Jimmy again. Drew says fine, fine, then takes his leave.
Producers help Jimmy to his feet, but then Drew BLASTS through the refs! CLAYMORE for Jimmy!! The Scottish Terminator hits his target, then laughs as he actually leaves. Will McIntyre make this his Road to WrestleMania?
A car pulls into the parking lot.
And out steps Solo Sikoa. Solo heads inside, and he finds Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga waiting. Solo tells them that last week with Tama, that was an accident. Jacob says yeah, it’s all good, Uce. But keep it 100: If it wasn’t an accident, Solo wouldn’t be standing here right now. Well, good! Glad to see we’re all on the same page. Solo says he will be in the corner during the match for Jacob & Tama. Uh, no, Solo, no disrespect, but Jacob & Tama have been running things on SmackDown these past couple weeks. So tonight, it’s Jacob & Solo running the play? Yadada mean? Yeah, of course. And that right there, Jacob, is exactly why Solo loves him.
Solo says he’ll be back, he has to talk with Nick Aldis. Solo heads out, but will he really just step right back into place from before he lost the ula fala?
Carmelo Hayes is backstage.
R-Truth calls out to Melo, and says for the first time ever, Truth VS Melo! What’s Truth talking about? Duh, they have a match. No, Truth, Melo knows. But they had a match last week. Truth says he has never met Melo in his life, but they have a tag match tonight. What? No, they don’t. Who even made this match? Him. Truth, they are not going through this H1M who’s on first thing again. Melo is H1M. No, him made the match. The Miz!? Miz says he’s H1M. So now there’s two of you? No no no! Melo is H1M, this is The Miz! Yeah, #MeloDon’tMiz! NO! That’s not a thing! Tonight, they are. Who’s Truth’s partner?
Truth says he’s got a guy. A Louisiana legend! In fact, he just got here, so Truth’s gotta go. Laters. Miz says he has been workshopping this, and the fans love it. Think about it: Melo Don’t Miz! Melo Don’t Miz! And we are…! Melo shakes his head. Truth steps in and says Miz just wants Melo to say, “Awesome.” Miz offers a fist bump, Melo says no. Will Melo wish he had missed tonight’s show? Or will Miz actually help H1M get another win?
Zelina Vega speaks.
“My whole life, people have taken one look at me, and they try to define me. My size has never stopped me before. It never stopped me from becoming tag team champion. Or my personal favorite, the history-making first-time-ever Queen of the Ring. That’s me. Make no mistake about it, I’ve never had it easy. I had to scratch and claw to get anything around here. But this is a fresh start. Because I have something to prove. And my dreams are a lot bigger than your measuring stick. It ain’t over until Zelina Vega says it’s over.”
The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & ???
Miz makes his entrance but Melo kinda steps all over it. So he already missed his cue… But who did Truth find to team with him in the Big Easy? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Truth makes his entrance. “What’s up?” Well, more like who is his partner? He’ll tell us! His tag team partner is a local legend, born and bred right here in New Orleans! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Louisiana Knight! Wait, he means L A Knight! Yes, Louisiana abbreviated is LA, but that’s not… Oh, Truth… Truth gives Knight a Po’ Boy and some Mardi Gras beads, so Knight embraces it. The teams sort out, and Truth calls out him! Does he mean Miz or Melo? Well, Melo says he is H1M, so that’s who starts. The fans cheer on Knight while Truth and Melo tie up. Melo KNEES low, whips, but Truth reverses.
Melo springboards, FADEAWAY JUMPER! Melo makes his free throw, but Truth drop toeholds! Truth headlocks, Melo powers up and out but Truth whips! Melo turns hip toss into lateral press, TWO! Truth has a ghost pin, TWO! Melo trips to cover, ONE! Truth trips to cover, ONE! Melo runs up, Truth does the splits, and then hits a BIG hip toss! The fans fire up, Truth counts, Melo gets up at TWO, but Truth was just goofing. The ref explains to Truth that he is the ref, not Truth! Melo is annoyed, he runs up on Truth, but Truth wrenches him around! Melo pulls hair but Knight tags in. The fans fire up as Knight fires hands!
Knight ROCKS Melo, whips Melo, but Melo reverses! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Melo up to tag Truth back in, and Truth ROCKS Melo! Melo staggers, but he refuses to tag! Truth arm-drags Melo, then grinds the arm. Melo insists he’s got this, then arm-drags free. Truth staggers up, he and Melo bump heads! Truth staggers around more, and he tags Miz?! Truth forgot The Awesome Truth isn’t a thing anymore! Again! Melo BLASTS Truth off the apron, the fans boo, but Miz tags himself in! Melo is annoyed, but Miz goes to fetch Truth while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again, and Melo has Truth. Truth ROCKS Melo, but Melo holds onto the wristlock! Truth reaches for Knight, Knight reaches for Truth, but Melo holds on. Truth takes a swing, but into an O’Conner Roll! TWO and Melo BLASTS Knight! Truth rolls Melo up, TWO! Melo kicks low, calls his shot, but Truth suplexes for a STUNNER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Truth and Melo crawl, hot tags to Miz and Knight! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on Miz! “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Miz reverses, but Knight lEAPING LARIATS! Knight TOSSES Melo in for good measure!
Knight stomps a mudhole into Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” LARIAT for Miz! KNEE for Melo! Knight scoops and POWERSLAMS Miz! Knight keeps running, JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Knight stays on Miz as he brings Miz up. Knight ROCKS Miz, then ROCKS him again! Knight whips, Miz grabs the ropes. Miz KICKS, then takes a swing, but into a back suplex! Miz lands out, tag to Melo! Miz ELBOWS Knight, but Knight scoops! Miz tilt-o-whirls through, Melo SUPERKICKS Knight down! cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Melo says he’s got this! Melo waits on Knight, then leaps, but NO 48!
Knight kicks low, but NO B F T! Tag to Truth! Knight ELBOWS Melo, Truth runs in! CENA SHOULDER TACKLES! Then the SPIN OUT BOMB! Truth says it’s time! “YOU CANT SEE ME~!” truth runs for the FIVE KNCUKLE SHUFFLE! Truth then fireman’s carries, but Melo slips free! Melo shoves, Truth dodges, and Truth hits the LIE DETECTOR! Truth then gets Melo in the S T R-TRUTH! But Miz CLOBBERS Truth! Knight ROCKS Miz, then LARIATS him up and out! Knight then goes out to THROW Miz into barriers! The fans fire up again, but NAKAMURA ATTACKS KNIGHT!
The fans boo, but the sinister samurai then POSTS Knight!! Nakamura slithers away while Melo keeps the ref’s attention! Truth sees Knight is down, Melo runs up, but Truth dodges! Miz tags in, full nelson, and a FIRST 48 FINALE COMBO?!? Cover, Miz & Melo win!!
Winners: The Miz & Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall
Well, what do you know? Nakamura aside, Miz and Melo made it work! Okay, they’re both trying to hog the spotlight, but is there a future for Melo Don’t Miz? Will Knight only have more of a reason to take that title off Nakamura now?
Charlotte Flair speaks.
“The GOAT… doesn’t have to call themselves The GOAT. Now, I have crafted a legacy that no one, I mean no one, can touch. And I’m back.” The Women’s Royal Rumble Winner chose Tiffany Stratton, but will The Queen take back her throne? Or will WWE always be on #TiffyTime? Speaking of…
Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae!
The WWE Women’s Champion may have gotten past Nia Jax, but now she knows Charlotte Flair is waiting for her at WrestleMania, and is going to be teaming with Trish Stratus in Toronto! Will she be in Tiffy Top Shape for that Tiffy Trishy dream match? Or will the Poison Pixie be quite the problem all on her own?
Before the match, Tiff grabs a mic while the fans cheer. Tiffy says, “I know, I know. You know it, you know it, and you know it. Ever since I won this title, everybody’s just been so obsessed with me. And last week, I had Nia Jax beat, until Candice LeRae decided to interfere and help her little meal ticket. And at Elimination Chamber, Trish Stratus and I make sure the Unstoppable Force comes to a definitive end!” The fans cheer that, but Tiff says enough about them. Let’s talk Charlotte Flair. The fans boo that name, but Tiff says Charlotte took her sweet old time, grabbed a chair, grabbed a mic, and she looked down on Tiff.
Charlotte chose Tiff as her WrestleMania opponent. In that moment, Tiff’s dream came true! And as she lied down there and looked up at Charlotte, she realized the rumors are true: No one loves to kick a girl when she’s down quite like Charlotte Flair. So at WrestleMania, Tiff isn’t coming for Charlotte’s legacy; that’s all Charlotte’s. Tiff is coming for the spot Charlotte desires the most: The number one spot as the top girl in the WWE! But here comes Nia & Candice to interrupt. Nia has a mic to tell Tiffy, “I Have to say, this is really cute. Like, it’s really cute that you actually think you were gonna beat me last week.”
Doesn’t Candice think that is cute? Candice says yes, it is so~ cute. And Tiff wouldn’t even be standing there if not for little Trish Stratus~. Exactly! And it’s even cuter that Tiff is out here talking about Charlotte when she wont’ even see WrestleMania! Because after Nia & Candide destroy Tiff at Elimination Chamber, Nia is coming back for her WWE Women’s Championship. Nia & Candice step up to the ring, and Nia says Tiff won’t even see the Grandest Stage of Them All. Tiff tells Nia to just give it up. This title isn’t even hers anymore. And once Tiff beats Candice tonight, Nia won’t have anyone to do her dirty work anymore!
Candice tells Tiffy that while they’re meant have a match right now, she and Nia are feeling impatient. Nia says they should just get rid of Tiff right now! But the ref steps in and says not gonna happen! Tiff VS Candice will, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Candice has Tiffy down with an armlock. Tiff fights up as the fans rally, but Candice wrenches to wristlock. Tiff spins through, goes to ropes, then up the corner to flip and arm-drag! The fans fire up as Tiff rallies on Candice! DROPKICK, and Tiff snarls! Tiff goes to the corner, and Charlotte makes her entrance? The Queen chooses to be fashionably late all so everyone looks at her, including Tiffy. Tiffy handsprings, but Candice dodges! Candice runs up to UPPERCUT, then she snapmares and NECK SNAPPERS! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Candice clamps onto Tiffy with a top wristlock.
The fans “WOO~” as Charlotte now chooses to join commentary. Tiff fights up, has the ROPEBREAK, but Candice CLUBS away on her! Candice backs off, runs up, but Tiff drop toeholds her to ropes! Tiff runs, HIP ATTACKS, and Candice flops back! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays on Candice with a whip, but Candice reverses. Candice CLOBBERS Tiff, covers, TWO! Charlotte corrects Tiffy’s words earlier: Charlotte isn’t the “top girl,” she is THE woman in WWE. Candice HIP DROPS Tiff but the fans rally up. Candice scuffs Tiff, then grinds an arm to drop a knee on the elbow! And another knee drop! Tiff endures and the fans rally up.
Candice keeps on that arm, thrashes it around, but Tiff fights up. Tiff fires body shots, then shoves Candice to Alabama Lift her! Candice sunset flips, Tiff rolls through, TIFFY STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Tiff is frustrated and Candice bails out. Tiff goes to the apron, goes up the corner, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Direct hit on Candice and Nia, and Tiff almost stuck the landing! The fans fire up with Tiff and she goes into the ring. Tiff points to the WrestleMania sign, and then at Charlotte, but SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Tiff waits on Candice, Candice slides in, and Tiff stomps her down! Candice bails out, Nia is there to coach her, but Tiff lets the ring count start. Candice gets on the apron, Tiff kicks her, but Candice RAMS Tiff! Candice CLUBS Tiff, has her in the ropes, and hits a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Candice climbs, aims, and leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK Tiff down! Cover, TWO! Candice is frustrated but this is why Tiff’s a champ. The fans rally, but Candice stomps Tiff! Candice scowls at the fans, stalks Tiff, then brings her up. Tiff fires body shots, then she rolls Candice up! TWO, and Candice CLOBBERS Tiff! Cover, TWO, into a ghost pin! TWO!
Candice escapes to hit a CODE BREAKER! Both women are down, but Candice scowls again as she crawls over to Tiff. Candice rains down fists, Nia tells fans to shut up, and Candice steps on Tiff’s face. Candice huffs ‘n’ puffs, pushes Tiff around, then scuffs her. Tiff rolls Candice up again, TWO! Candice DECKS Tiff! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is stoic on commentary as Candice drags Tiff up and puts her in a corner. Candice fires hands, then backs off. Candice runs up to ROCK Tiff again! Candice then runs, but Tiff dodges! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Tiff rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up, Tiff handsprings, BACK ELBOW!
Tiff then reels Candice in for a SKY HIGH! High stack, TWO! The fans rally for Tiff, Nia coaches Candice, but Charlotte still seems nonplussed. Tiff and Candice rise, and Candice runs up. Candice puts Tiff on the apron, but Tiff ROCKS her! Tiff bumps Candice off buckles, then goes up, but Candice ROCKS her back! Candice climbs up, and she fires hands on Tiff! Tiff fights the suplex! Tiff DECKS Candice, then adjusts position, to SANTON- FLOP! Candice ghost pins, TWO!! Tiff escapes, but Candice hits the step-up SENTON! And then a LIONSAUL FLOP! Tiff hurries to fireman’s carry, ROLLING SENTON! And then PRETTIEST MOON- NO, Nia drags Candice out of the ring!
The fans boo, Nia tells them to shut up, but Tiff is on the apron! Nia swings, Tiff cartwheels over, and then she DROPKICKS Nia! Tiff Alabama Lifts Candice, to ALABAMA SLAM her into barriers! Tiff stares down Charlotte, tells her just wait for Mania, then she puts Candice in the ring. Tiff goes to the corner, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Tiff wins!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall
Charlotte gives moderate applause, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff from behind! The fans boo, but Nia just drags Tiff to a corner. Nia goes up, but wait! Trish is here!! The fans fire up for the legend as she rushes into the ring! Trish avoids a haymaker to CHICK KICK! Then THESZ PRESS for Candice! And then a SPINEBUSTER! Trish helps Tiff to her feet, but Nia grabs them both! Trish fires fast hands on Nia! Candice CHOP BLOCKS Trish! Tiff is still dazed, Nia HEADBUTTS her back down! Nia & Candice mug Trish, and then Nia HEADBUTTS Trish! Trish & Tiff are side by side, and Nia drags them into the drop zone! A-NIA-LATOR!!
The fans boo but there’s nothing can be done! Nia grins as she helps Candice away, will these two trash Trish & Tiff in Toronto? Charlotte steps into the ring, stands over Tiff, and points to the WrestleMania sign. Will The Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie unwittingly do the dirty work of The Queen of Flair?
Cody talks with Damian Priest backstage.
Priest asks why Cody’s boy, The Rock, is here tonight. Cody says given the time of year, his guess is as good as anyone’s. But tonight will surely be eventful. Cody congratulates Priest on entering the Elimination Chamber. Priest says what’s wild is, last year, they both walked out as champions. What sucks is that this year, only one of them can. Now, Priest is man enough and he respects Cody to say that after Chamber, he’s coming for that title. Cody says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Cody heads out, but what business does The Rock have tonight?
Braun Strowman steps in, and he tells Priest that congrats on winning, and good luck in the Chamber. But let’s be honest, Braun had Jacob dead to rights last week. If not for Solo Sikoa, things would look a lot different next week. Priest chuckles and says take it easy, he’s sounding like Drew with the excuses. But it is what it is, Priest just beat Braun to the punch. But that was last week. Tonight, Solo and Jacob, two of the baddest men in the business. Priest & Braun handling business? Oh, they’re handling business. The only business Braun cares about is getting his hands on those two. Priest says Braun definitely will.
Braun heads out, will the Monster of All Monsters and the Archer of Infamy make sure Solo & Jacob #GetTheseHands? Or will the rogues run roughshod all over SmackDown once again?
Backstage interview with Naomi & Bianca Belair.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions and brings up last week’s SmackDown, the security footage led us to believe Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez were the ones behind Jade Cargill’s attack. Now, hold on, Saxton. They don’t think, Naomi knows they were. Fair enough. But this Monday, they can get their revenge when they defend the tag titles against Liv & Raquel. How ready are they for this match? Bianca says so ready! They have been waiting for months for an update. Jade has been recovering, she hasn’t been able to call or text, so the GlowEST took matters into their own hands to get revenge.
Bianca & Naomi will handle Liv & Raquel, then move on to Elimination Chamber, where one of them is gonna win to face Rhea at WrestleMania. Not only will you #FeelTheGlowEST on Monday, but Liv feels it tonight! #Let’sGLOW! The champs head out, but will they clear their Road to WrestleMania of any other distractions?
Alexa Bliss speaks.
“When I was away, there was a lot of… change that happened in me. But when I look around, I see this place is still the same. The names and faces may be different, but the desperation and insecurity remains the same. You’ll see Toronto when I turn the Elimination Chamber into something of a playground of my own. I know the Chamber. I love the Chamber. I’ve won the Chamber. And for the other five women, it’s gonna be a Hell like they’ve never experienced before. Need I remind you, this is my division, and I am in charge.” Bliss smiles and says, “See you soon.” The film comes off the reel, but will things get twisted in Toronto?
Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Big Easy is all about having fun, and they’re fired up for Naomi’s entrance. But wait! Liv & Raquel don’t wait, they attack Bianca & Naomi while the lights are still down! They mug Naomi, but Bianca drags Liv out of the ring! Then Bianca storms in to fire off on Raquel! The fans fire up, but Liv returns to CHOP BLOCK Bianca! Raquel hauls Bianca up for a TEJANA BOMB!! Naomi runs up, fires more hands, but Liv brings Naomi around. Naomi fires hands on her, but Raquel throws her down! Liv runs up, OBLIVION!
Liv & Raquel stand tall, the refs rush out here, but clearly the singles match isn’t happening. Will we be getting something even meaner and nastier between these four on Monday?
The Rock arrives!
His truck pulls into the parking lot, but we’ll see him in the ring, after the break!
SmackDown returns and…
Aldis is chewing out Liv & Raquel for the attack. He doesn’t know what they get away with on Raw, but they can’t pull that crap here. Now get the hell out of his building. Liv & Raquel just laugh that off, but then Chelsea Green & Piper Niven walk in. Chelsea says have no fear, Chelsea & Piper are here to sub in for Bianca and Naomi at Elimination Chamber. Aldis sighs, and says they’re not missing the Chamber. What? But Chelsea had an outfit picked out! This is a travesty to not have the greatest Canadian export since maple syrup on a Canadian PLE! Does he know who she is? The first-ever, longest reigning, tallest, shortest, prettiest, richest, tannest, sparkliest, oldest, youngest Women’s US Champion! Piper asks what this is aboot, eh?
Aldis says this is them testing his patience. They need to pack their gear and whatever else they want, because they’ll be in action next week on SmackDown in Toronto. And oh, it’ll be a good one. Wait, they need more details! At least an e-calendar notification? Aldis is leaving Chelsea in the dark on what’s coming, will she absolutely hate it?
The Rock heads to the ring!
Wait, what is this New Orleans related remix? The Final Boss steps out on stage, he shows those goosebumps, then continues down the ramp, shaking hands with fans. The Rock hits his signature pose on the corner, but then takes the long way around to pick up a fan’s phone for them before going back into the ring. The fans all cheer for “ROCKY! ROCKY!” and he grabs himself a mic. He waits as the fans continue to chant his name, and then he says, “Ahh, you feel it, don’t you? You feel it. The Rock has got chills up and down his body because you know, on a Friday night, for the Final Boss to get inside his bird and fly all the way here, you know that I’m dropping some ish on you tonight!”
The fans fire up and The Rock smiles. Rock says, “Let’s get this show on the road.” The fans anticipate what’s coming but he says hold on, he’ll do it. “FINALLY! The Rock has come back…” “TO NEW ORLEANS~!” Rock smiles, and he adds, FINALLY, WrestleMania is coming back to New Orleans!! The fans are thunderous to hear that! WrestleMania 30, WrestleMania 34, and now WrestleMania 42!? Yes, next year, 2026, LIVE from the Superdome! One of the greatest cities on Earth in New Orleans, Louisiana! The pyro goes off to commemorate the occasion, and the logo is already on the tron! Rock smiles at that, then he smiles at the WrestleMania 41 Vegas logo.
The fans are losing their minds, as we now know April 11th and 12th, 2026, the Big Easy has the Grandest Stage of Them All. Rock says you damn right holy ish! Oh when the saints go marching in…! Oh how I’d love… Wait, no, this ain’t singalong with The Final Boss! Sit there, shut up, and let The Final Boss sing the song! The fans are torn, but Rock says he sings! Oh how I’d love, to be in that number~! Oh when the saints go marching in~! Okay, that’s good enough. You got him, that was a great duet. The Rock is singing with the largest collection of STD’d trailer trash he has ever seen! The fans can’t believe Rock would do that to them!
Rock says now, dropping this news wasn’t the only gift he was going to drop on us. The Final Boss came here to call somebody out. The Rock will call out a man who he respects, who he admires, and who we all admire. That man is our WWE Champion, the one and only, Cody Rhodes. The fans cheer as The American Nightmare makes his entrance! They sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and we get Cody’s pyro before he goes to the ring. Cody gets his second “WHOA~ OH~!” and round of pyro, then he steps inside to join The Rock. The fans cheer Cody on, so he holds up the title and the fans cheer even more.
Cody grabs a mic, but Rock says, “That feels good, doesn’t it? I mean, that’s gotta feel amazing, right? They love you, man.” Cody tells NOLA, “I love you, too.” Rock says this is crazy. Pretty much no one knows this, but since after WrestleMania last year, they’ve actually become good friends. No, it’s true, they have. Last time they were together was the Raw Netflix debut. Rock gave Cody his flowers, told Cody he has carried the company like the incredible champion that he is, so thank you, Cody. Rock meant it, and that night, they went to the back, drank tequila for two hours and had a great ol’ time.
They chopped it up, had a blast, but Rock wants to call Cody out here for something important. Here’s the thing… The fans get a bit rowdy as they wait, and Rock says Cody is a great champion. A great WWE Champion. Cody knows that. Again, they’ve become good friends, so over the months, they’ve texted. Even their moms became good friends! Look! Mama Johnson & Mama Rhodes together after WrestleMania 40! It is a pleasure becoming Cody’s friend. But Rock wanted this face to face to tell him a few things. One: Cody has been a great champion, but he needs to understand. Yes, The Rock, The Final Boss, is on the Board of TKO. And TKO owns WWE.
The Rock is the Director of the Board of TKO. Don’t boo that! The Rock’s good friend, Ari Emanuel, who owns everything Endeavor, The Rock joked with Ari, “Can you believe that you own The WWE?” Ari says he doesn’t own the WWE, The Rock does. Rock said no, no, he doesn’t know if he owns the WWE. But The Rock knows he is the most powerful… Cody, you are a great champion. But Rock wants Cody to be something more. Rock wants Cody to be something more than just our champion. Rock wants Cody to be his champion. The fans don’t like where that’s going.
Cody says he did not expect them to become friends, nor their moms to become friends, nor the tequila. Cody didn’t have that on his bingo card. But becoming The Rock’s champion? The Rock of all people should know, Cody is the people’s champion. The fans cheer Cody more, and Rock says yes! Cody is their champion! Of course! The Rock is also The People’s Champion, he loves that about Cody. This is their universe, they were both born into this business. But Rock means something even bigger than just this. Rock knows Cody’s goal is to bring as much joy and happiness to everyone around the world, as many as possible.
The fans cheer, and Rock says that’s Cody. Cody is that guy, and everyone knows it. Cody is on social media, Instagram, millions of followers. Millions, and millions! The Rock has half a BILLION. That’s not a flex. But The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, that’s what he wants for Cody. Rock wants Cody to be even higher. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, he will open doors to possibilities Cody never even imagined. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, every dream he has ever had can come true. Every dream of Brandi’s, of their daughter’s. Think about how Rock brought them to the premiere of Moana 2, in Hawaii.
Thank you, by the way, for making that cross a BILLION dollars, fans, Rock loves you. Rock has met the Rhodes family, they’re amazing. But imagine it: Cody’s daughter’s children, their dreams, long after Rock and Cody are gone, all those dreams can come true. Rock just needs Cody to be his champion. The fans say don’t do it! Rock tells Cody to just think about it, though. Rock is a very lucky man, he has it all. Cody also has it all. They’re very fortunate. They’re Mama’s Boys, they’re Girl Dads, they’re lucky men. Fans say don’t do it, Rock tells them to shut up or he’ll slap the syphilis off their face! Rock is trying to have a moment here, shut your mouths!
The one thing that Rock has never had, that he wants more than anything, is a brother. And that is what Cody can be. Last year, WrestleMania, Rock’s goal was to face his cousin, Roman Reigns, for the title. Cody knows, the fans know. Rock talked with his friend, HHH. He talked with Nick Khan, who is his friend. They are also Cody’s friends. Rock knew it wasn’t in the plans, but they talked about moving Cody aside to make what was best for business: Rock VS Roman, WrestleMania 40! What’d Cody do? Cody pitched a b*tch fit! Cody told The Rock he ain’t doing it, and he stood up to The Rock. And y’know what else? Cody SLAPPED Rock!
No one does that and gets away with it. But that is why Cody is special. That is why Cody should be Rock’s Champion. And that is why Rock will take Cody from where he is to a level so far above. Rock will make sure every dream, every desire, for generations to come, it all comes true. Rock’s dad, Cody’s dad, Soul Man & American Dream, they are looking down right now. They were friends, Cody and Rock are friends, Cody should be Rock’s Champion. He doesn’t need to answer Rock tonight. He can think about it, talk with his wife and daughter, as will The Rock. Then Cody can think about it. Meet Rock in Toronto on March 1st to give him the answer.
Fans still say don’t do it, but Rock says it is okay. Before he leaves, this has been an amazing night, this is a hot crowd, thank you all very much. But before he leaves, Rock wants us to know this: The one thing Rock wants more than anything in this world… is that. Wait, the title? Cody’s title? The fans’ title? This is all this is about? No no no no! Brother… Rock doesn’t want the title. He wants Cody’s soul. The fans duel, “NO! NO! NO!” “SELL YOUR SOUL!” Rock pats Cody on the cheek and says see you in Toronto. The Rock leaves, giving Cody a lot to think about. Rock does give one last glance back at Cody, then smirks.
What will The American Nightmare choose: His integrity? Or his aspirations?
WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly!
Did Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano got these titles thanks to Kit Wilson & Elton Prince? #YESBOY! Did they survive a couple title defenses thanks to Kit & Elton? #YESBOY! But when Pretty Deadly needed DIY, was DIY there for them? #NOBOY! So now, Kit & Elton are looking to give Ciampa & Gargano their comeuppance! Will we finally get another #SidePlateCheck? Or will Ciampa & Gargano remember for themselves, that if you wanna be champions, you gotta do it yourself?
But as DIY make their entrance, they have mics, and Johnny Wrestling tells NOLA, “Give it up one time for your TWO-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions…! The BTTITW (Best Tag Team In The World), D I Y~!” The fans boo instead. Ciampa says there is no denying that tonight has been electrifying. Gargano says this is a hot crowd. But please, if we could be somber for a second. Guys, this is serious. Two weeks ago, Pretty Deadly embarrassed DIY, and now reluctantly, DIY will return that favor by crushing their hopes and dreams of ever becoming WWE Tag Team Champions. So please, let us all rise to our feet… Yes, you in the LSU jersey, stand up.
Ciampa thanks Wade Barrett, and asks for everyone to remove their hands and bow their heads for a moment of silence for Pretty Deadly, beginning… now. The fans boo instead! And then Pretty Deadly make their entrance! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really needed who in this broken relationship!
But then DIY jumps Pretty Deadly! The ref reprimands, DIY whip but Pretty Deadly reverses! DOUBLE DORPKICKS! Then DOUBLE LARIATS send DIY up and out! The disco ball hasn’t even stopped spinning! The fans cheer while DIY throw a fit! They regroup, cool down, and go back to the ring. Gargano distracts Elton, Ciampa CLOBBERS him, and the bell rings. But Elton fires hands on Ciampa! Elton whips, Ciampa reverses and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Ciampa throws Elton to the apron and KNEES him down! Tag to Gargano and he aims, SUPERKICK! Elton goes down in a heap, DIY cheers themselves on, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns, Gargano tags in, and DIY hits the BACK SUPLEX BOMBO COMBO! Cover, TWO! Elton stays in this but Gargano tags Ciampa back in. Gargano sends Ciampa in, but Elton ELBOWS him away! Gargano runs in, but Elton puts him on the apron! Gargano goes after Kit, but Kit blocks the kick! Kit BOOTS Gargano down, but then Ciampa BOOTS Kit! Elton dodges Ciampa to come back, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Elton and Ciampa are down, sputtering and writhing, and the fans rally up. Elton crawls, Kit rises, hot tags to Kit and Gargano! Kit rallies on DIY with big forearms! Kit whips, Gargano reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS!
Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa in a corner, then LARIATS! Kit runs to LARIAT Gargano! Kit pushes Gargano down, kicks him and hits a TWIST- NO, Gargano slips through to ROCK Kit! Kit yoyos, DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up, Kit tags Elton! They get Gargano up, but Gargano BOOTS Elton! Gargano ELBOWS Kit away, then runs up on Elton! Elton dodges, then gives Kit the boost, DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Gargano survives but Ciampa is in! Elton fireman’s carries Ciampa, but Ciampa slips free! Ciampa whips, Elton reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa! Elton shows off his strength with the GOTCH LIFT PLEX!
Tag to Kit, but IN COME THE PROFITS! Ford SHOVES Kit down, Dawkins mugs him!!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by disqualification; DIY retain the titles
Not again! Just like they did Motor City Machine Guns, The Profits make sure no one else takes these titles off DIY! URENAGE from Ford to Elton! Dawkins keeps hammering away on Kit, and then Ford POSTS Elton! Dawkins fireman’s carries Kit, to POST him, too! Looking like the All Mighty with that one! Gargano fires forearms in return, but ends up int he POUNCE GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Ciampa runs up into a FLAPJACK! Ford goes up top, then flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! Direct hit on Ciampa! But wait! MCMG rushes out here, wanting their payback! The Profits brawl with MCMG, but Ford TOSSES Shelley to the apron!
Ford runs up, Shelley goes to kick, but Ford blocks it! Ford LARIATS Shelley down, Dawkins hits Sabin with THE BIG ENDING! The fans are torn as Dawkins whips Sabin, Profits get him for the REVELATION!! And if there’s been any revelation, it is that Ford & Dawkins don’t just want the smoke, they want to burn down the tag division to get it! Will nothing stop them once they’re back in action?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“You got what you wanted, huh? You got your match. You couldn’t, uh… You couldn’t just take the punishment that you deserved, that I’d already given you, and let it go. No, you… You wanted me and you to go again. You wanted to fight me, you want to hurt me, you want to end my career, which would hurt my family, by the way. Which is truly despicable. But what about your family, Sami? Huh? Have you thought of them? What about your family, huh?” Kevin reveals he is right outside the Zayn home! Kevin peers inside to watch Sami, his wife, and his son!
Kevin asks Sami via the video if Sami knows what he’s about to put them through, when they have to watch Kevin end Sami’s career. And what happens then, eh? When Sami can’t provide for them, and everything they have, like this nice house, the shelter, the security, the peace they have, when it’s all gone? And why? What for? Because Sami’s too proud? Because Sami’s selfish? Sami IS selfish. Because Sami is making Kevin do this to Sami’s family. Kevin will never forgive Sami for that. He’ll see Sami in Toronto. “But remember… You asked for this. It’s all your fault.” As if Kevin’s delusions aren’t already grand, will he continue to blame everyone else but himself?
Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga!
Elimination Chamber is on the horizon, and the Road to WrestleMania makes for strange bedfellows. Priest, Braun and Jacob were fighting each other just last week, but Solo’s return really threw things for a loop. Can Priest & Braun give Solo and the Samoan Werewolf their punishment? Or will everything (not) be fine in Solo’s Bloodline?
SmackDown returns as #OneBigSOB makes his entrance. As Solo, Jacob & Tama head to gorilla, we hear from Solo. “Tonight, we handle business. And it starts with Braun Strowman & Damian-” Jacob interrupts with, “Man, c’mon, DP! C’mon, Braun! I thought we did this! So tonight, we about to even up the score. If you ain’t know, I’m all gas, no brakes with it! See, since we touched the scene, we been dropping bodies like bread crumbs! Yadada mean!? FA-TUUU~! Hit my music!” The rogues enter to Jacob’s theme, is this alone proof he’s the new alpha? Or will the match be the last nail in that coffin?
The teams sort out, but Jacob stares down both Priest and Braun. NOLA seems to acknowledge Jacob, but Solo convinces him to stand down. Solo starts against Priest, the bell rings, and the two tie up. They go around, Priest powers Solo back, but Solo powers Priest back. They break, stare down, and Solo talks some trash. Solo shoves Priest, Priest shoves back. They circle again, tie up, and Priest puts Solo in a corner. The ref counts, Priest lets off at 4, but Solo stomps Priest’s foot! Solo throws hands, then a HEADBUTT! Priest staggers, but then he ROCKS Solo! And ROCKS him! And HEADBUTTS! That was a mistake!
Solo shakes his head to HEADBUTT Priest! Priest goes to a corner, Solo throws haymakers and body shots on repeat! The ref counts, Solo lets off and says see? Solo and Jacob as one! But Priest THROWS Solo to the corner to fire off haymakers of his own! Priest ROCKS Solo, the fans fire up, and Priest whips., Solo reverses to UPPERCUT! Solo talks smack but Priest ROCKS him again! Tag to Braun and the fans fire up! Braun stares Jacob down, tells him to shove it, then runs up to SPLASH Solo! Braun stares Jacob down again, goes back for Solo, and hits another LARIAT! Braun scoops, Solo slips free, but Braun runs up!
Solo ELBOWS Braun away, tags to Jacob, and Jacob runs in, but Braun dodges! Braun CROSSBODIES! Jacob is right up, but Braun BOOTS him right back down! Solo runs in but Braun TOSSES him! Priest hurries after Solo, Braun CLOBBERS Jacob! LEAPING LARIAT for Solo! Braun then gets on the track, STROWMAN EXPRESS SMACKS a chair out of Tama’s hand! The Good Bad Guy thought he was being sneaky! But then Jacob CROSSBODIES Braun into the timekeeper’s aera! The fans go wild as Jacob rises up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob hauls Braun up, drags him around the way, HEADBUTTS him, then brings him over to SMACK off the desk! Braun staggers, but he ROCKS Jacob in return! And THROWS Jacob into steel steps! Braun drags Jacob up, puts him in the ring, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Braun! Braun falls into the corner, Jacob HIP ATTACKS! Jacob’s all geeked up, then he tags in Solo. Solo soaks up some heat while Jacob HIP ATTACKS Braun again! Solo puts Braun on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Solo stops at 4, but Jacob gets a HEADBUTT in! Braun flounders, Solo taunts him and eggs him on, but Braun CHOPS him!
Solo HEADBUTTS Braun right down! Solo rains down fists, then lets off so he can put Braun on the ropes. Solo CHOKES Braun again, stops as the ref counts 4, and Jacob gets another cheap shot in! Solo tags Jacob in, then he HEADBUTTS Braun again and again! Jacob runs to BODY CHECK Braun! Jacob fires up, Braun flounders to ropes, but Jacob rains down fists! Tag to Solo, he soaks up heat from NOLA, then he stomps away on Braun! The ref counts, Solo lets off, then he keeps Braun from Priest by anchoring a leg. Tag to Jacob and Jacob climbs up, FROG SPLASH! Jacob roars while Braun writhes!
Jacob looms over Braun but he glares at Priest. Priest gets heated, but Jacob fires hands on Braun as SmackDown returns to single picture. Braun stands, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him again! Jacob runs for another BODY CHECK! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Braun stays in this and he goes to a corner. Jacob snarls, tags Solo in, and the fans boo. Solo runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK Braun! Solo grins as he copies Jacob’s geeking out. Tag back to Jacob and fans cheer! Jacob aims, runs, and HIP ATTACKS! Jacob keeps going, but Braun BOOTS from below!! The fans fire up while both men stagger to their feet.
Braun SPINEBUSTERS Jacob! Both monsters are down, the fans rally up, and they crawl, hot tags to Solo and Priest! Priest fires hands on Solo, then whips. Solo reverses but Priest SHOUDLER TACKLES Solo! Priest runs to BACK ELBOW! Jacob is back, but Priest dodges to WHEEL KICK! Priest then waits on Solo, but Solo catches Priest! Priest elbows free, but Solo SUPERKICKS! But Priest JUMPING ROUNDHOUSES! Solo comes back, Priest ROCKS him first! Solo swings, but into the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Solo survives but Priest puts him in a corner. Priest whips corner to corner, then runs, only for Solo to put him on th eapron!
Solo takes as swing, Priest dodges and ROUNDHOUSES! Priest then knuckle locks with Solo, goes up top, and he tightrope walks for some OLD SCHOOL! The fans fire up and Priest powers up the arm! Priest runs, but Solo ducks the Comebacker! Priest fights the fireman’s carry to BELL CLAP, ROUNDHOUSE, and then he reels Solo in! But Tama is on the apron! Priest DECKS Tama, but Jacob HOTSHOTS Priest! Solo hits the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and Solo is stunned! Solo snarls, looks to his taped-up thumb, then he drags Priest up. The fans boo but Solo taunts the fans now. SAMOAN- NO! Priest grabs Solo!
But Jacob runs in! Priest ROCKS Jacob, ELBOWS Solo, then he dodges, so Jacob’s SUPERKICK hits Solo! An accident just like last week’s shot to Tama, but Jacob doesn’t seem as upset by it. Priest TOSSES Jacob, then CLOBBERS Solo! STROWMAN EXPRESS CLOBBERS Jacob & Tama!! Priest brings down the straps, the fans are thunderous, and Priest grabs Solo by the neck! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest & Braun win!
Winners: Damian Priest & Braun Strowman, by pinfall
Just as Solo thought it’d be like before, he and Jacob were not on the same page! Priest is rolling towards Elimination Chamber, will this be just what he needs to go back to WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, but with some interesting moves after the sudden change in plans with The Rock showing up. Naomi and Bianca had a good promo to hype up what was meant to be a full match of Naomi VS Liv, but word had already come out before the show that things were being cut for time. But at the very least, they did the right thing of making it a brawl that adds heat to the tag title match on Monday. Also, hilarious how Chelsea & Piper thought the beatdown on Bianca & Naomi was so bad that they would need to be pulled from the Chamber. I also can’t wait to see what happens on Toronto SmackDown.
As for The Rock, I do appreciate he used his authority to kayfabe change more things, all so he could have his promo with Cody. I also appreciate Rock blending his different roles and even different sides, both Heel and Face, to A) bring the news of WM42 being in NOLA, and B) recreate the Corporate Champion/People’s Champion story from the Attitude Era. That was some wild stuff he was saying to Cody. I’m sure quite a few people will try and talk with Cody next week in the go-home. Heels will say do it because they’d love to have what Rock can give, Faces will say not because Cody’s better than that. But naturally, Cody is not going to become The Rock’s Champion, causing Rock to turn on him and really up things going into WrestleMania 41 and perhaps even beyond.
Good stuff in the Elimination Chamber related stories. Jimmy VS McIntyre was great stuff to open, and how fitting that McIntyre loses to Jimmy after talking all that trash about Jimmy and Jey being the same. Jey got McIntyre with something quick, Jimmy got McIntyre with something quick, McIntyre’s ego is obviously his weakness. And at the same time, McIntyre of course destroys Jimmy after because that’s his other personality trait. Priest had good promos with Cody and Braun, and we got great stuff from Solo’s Bloodline. Naturally, we got a miscommunication spot to help finish, we’re really close to Solo VS Jacob, I can feel it. Priest & Braun get the win, mostly because Priest isn’t winning in the Chamber when you’ve got Punk and Cena in there.
Very good stuff with Tiffy Time, from the promos leading into the match to Charlotte being ringside just to watch. Nia & Candice of course get the better of Tiff & Trish, because Tiff & Trish are definitely winning the tag match in Toronto. Charlotte just seems to enjoy trolling Tiff with her presence, so Charlotte probably shows up in Toronto to then confront Tiff after the match. I expect the seven weeks after Elimination Chamber to really heat up, as will Charlotte’s involvement, where she’ll get more active verbally and physically. Also, hell, Rock should go full Corporation and have Charlotte be his Corporate Women’s Champion because of how established she is.
Hilarious stuff from Truth tonight, as always. Truth and Melo having their “who’s on first” again was good stuff, and of course Miz gets in on this story, too. Truth & Knight VS “Melo Don’t Miz” was really fun, but yeah, should’ve figured Nakamura would get involved, too. Melo & Miz making it work could also be really fun, and while Knight VS Nakamura is a rehash, I really hope they find a way to up things. It feels like we’re getting the same with the tag titles as Profits “ruined” that great tag match from DIY and Pretty Deadly, then brawled with MCMG to still come out on top. Last year had a ladder tag title match, so why not do one for these titles this year?
Speaking of escalating, Kevin filming a promo outside Sami’s house was some really well done stuff, as expected of someone as good as Kevin and in such a story as him and Sami. Their match should main event, it needs time to breathe, as it could be just as, if not more violent, than the Chamber matches. What a powerful closing moment we could have if it’s a bloody Kevin and Sami, and one of them is standing over the other, triumphant yet mournful because it was their best friend in the world that they just brutalized.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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Oblong Ball Foot Show: One For The Road
The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl Champions! Tune in as we recap an excellent NFL season and touch on a...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: Super Bowl LIX Preview
The culmination of a season long journey is upon us. Andrew, Rey and Tunney break it all down for you...
The Front and Center Sports Podcast – NFL Conference Championships and Jimmy Butler
The Chairshot presents a new episode of The Front and Center Sports Podcast, with an NFL Conference Championship preview, and...
Oblong Ball Foot Show: NFL Conference Championships
It's Championship Sunday and the gents have you covered as we breakdown both AFC and NFC title games!
Oblong Ball Foot Show: NFL Divisional Playoffs
Rey, Andrew and Tunney catch you up on the NFL coaching carousel and breakdown the Divisional round matchups.
Bandwagon Nerds #276: Do You Style Your Moustache?
The Nerds continue their review of Season 3 of Invincible, review Captain America: Brave New World, and check out trailers...
Bandwagon Nerds #275: Master of Porpoise
The Nerds begin their review of Season 3 of Invincible and look at the latest trailers for Final Destination, Jurassic...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (2/5/25)
There’s a lot going on this time around!
Bandwagon Nerds #274: Rey Cash Caught Sleeping On The Job
Tune in for another episode of BANDWAGON NERDS for your weekly fix in the world of Comics & Pop Culture!
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu Results & Report! (1/31/25)
The Bracket of Courage!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/21/25)
The Final Boss is back!
Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (2/20/25)
Anillo de Honor!
DWI Podcast #464: NXT Vengeance Day & SNL 50
NBA All-Star weekend, SNL 50th anniversary and plenty of Rasslin' talk this week on the DWI podcast.
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (2/19/25)
Phoenix is Dynamite!
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (2/18/25)
NXT is Absolute!
Mitchell’s ROH Global Wars Australia Results & Report! (2/17/25)
G'day, mates!
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (2/17/25)
Visionary VS Prince!
#TheOddity 028: One Monkey = Total Chaos
Join Dave Wortz and PC Tunney for your weekly newsletter on the ridiculous and dumb of actual headlines from around...
Mitchell’s AEW Grand Slam: Australia Results & Report! (2/15/25)
AEW goes down under!
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