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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/28/23)
Time for Round 5!

Can the dysfunctional duo take down the champions?
As the Super Junior Tag League hits its halfway point, odd couple Master Wato & El Desperado take on the fearsome Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Hiroyashi Tenzan VS Boltin Oleg, Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima; Makabe, Honma & Tenzan win.
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan; Shota & Narita win.
- Six Man Tag: Chaos VS The House of Torture; Chaos wins.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS Catch 2/2; Catch 2/2 wins.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS DOUKI & Taka Michinoku; Douki & Taka win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Eagles & Fujita win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS Bushi & Titan; Bushi & Titan win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Wato & Desperado win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Super Junior Tag League Standings.
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-1, 6 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-1, 6 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 3-1, 6 points
Master Wato & El Desperado: 3-1, 6 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-2, 4 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-2, 4 points
Catch 2/2: 2-2, 4 points
Bushi & Titan: 1-3, 2 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 1-3, 2 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 0-4, 0 points
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS Catch 2/2!
The Funky Weapon & The Eternal Dylan Kyle Cox are 2-2, as are TJP & Francesco Akira. Can Taguchi & DKC take down the former tag team champions? Or will they get burned by Public Enemy & Nova Fireball?
The teams sort out and DKC starts against Akira. Fans rally up, the two tie up, and DKC waistlocks. Akira pries free to wrench and wristlock but DKC rolls to trip Akira. DKC ties the legs up, Akira moves around, but DKC floats to a facelock and cover, ONE! Akira gets up and fans applaud the opening exchange. The two reset, tie up, and Akira wrenches to a hammerlock. Akira spins DKC around and leap frogs over, to then drop toehold! Akira shifts to then have a headlock but DKC fights up. DKC wrenches, wristlocks, but Akira spins and trips him! Akira runs, but DKC drops, hurdles, only for Akira to shove!
Akira ducks ‘n’ dodges now to tilt-o-whirl RANA! DKC gets up but Akira DROPKICKS him down! Fans fire up with Akira and he drags DKC up to bump off buckles. Tag to TJP, Catch 2/2 double whip, SOBAT, KICK, trip and SHOTGUN! Fans fire up again and TJP covers, TWO! TJP clamps on with a chinlock, DKC pries at the hold and fights up. DKC powers up and out, things speed up, and TJP catches DKC to a spin and backslide! ONE, and TJP has the legs! BOSTON CRAB, but then TJP gets the arms! REVERSE SURFBOARD! DKC endures so TJP drops him to have a DEATHLOCK! And a SNAP!
TJP then shifts to BOW ‘N’ ARROW! DKC endures, TJP puts him in a cover, TWO! DKC escapes but TJP drags him up to put in a corner. TJP stomps DKC down, and the fans rally up as he gives DKC some face scrubs! TJP runs side to side, but the Funky Weapon’s buns are in the way! TJP turns around, DKC runs up, and TJP takes a swing. DKC ducks ‘n’ dodges to DKCANNONBALL! Direct hit and DKC brings TJP around to run and SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! DKC BLASTS Akira for good measure before he brings TJP over. Tag to Taguchi, fans rally up as Taguchi & DKC double whip.
They double elbow TJP down, then fire up as they rain down CHOPS! OSU! Taguchi & DKC run, DOUBLE TOMAHAWS! OSU! Cover, TWO! TJP hangs tough but Taguchi CHOPS him to a corner. Taguchi CHOPS TJP down, going after that bad neck! Taguchi point blank hip attacks, then covers, TWO! Fans rally and Taguchi clamps on with a chinlock. Taguchi digs that knee into the neck, then shifts to a deep motorcycle stretch! TJP endures, Taguchi shifts to a headscissor hold. TJP pushes back to a cover, ONE! Taguchi thrashes around, the fans rally, and TJP pushes back again. TWO, and Taguchi lets go to float to his own cover, TWO!
Taguchi tags DKC and DKC drags TJP up into a neck wrench. TJP endures so DKC clamps on a chinlock. DKC pulls the arms in for a straitjacket stretch! TJP still endures and the fans rally up. TJP fights around, DKC wrangles him, but TJP slips out to the COBRA TWIST! DKC slips out to headlock, facelock, but TJP goes to ropes. DKC lets go, CLUBS TJP, then fires some forearms. DKC whips, TJP holds the ropes, but DKC gets him loose. TJP ducks ‘n’ fakes DKC out! DKC runs in, but into BOOTS! TJP ELBOWS Taguchi, dodges DKC, and TORNADO DDTS! Fans fire up as TJP crawls for his corner, hot tag to Akira!
Akira dodges DKC, ENZIGURIS, then whips him to ropes. DKC reverses but Akira RANAS! Fans fire up and Akira goes corner to corner, clothesline! Akira keeps going, UPPERCUT! Akira fires up again and goes up the corner! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind Akira as he pounds the mat. Akira drags DKC up, chicken wings the arms, TIGER- NO, DKC fights free! TJP runs in but DKC just shoves Akira into him! Akira and DKC trade forearms, then Akira SUPERKICKS! Both men wobble, Akira gets going, but DKC SHOTGUNS! Akira comes back, DKC catches fastball into wrench and NORTHERN LIGHTS! But DKC can’t hold the bridge!
Fans rally as DKC hurries up, hot tag to Taguchi! But TJP tags back in! MAMBA CROSSBODY, but Taguchi rolls it to a cover! TWO, and TJP goes to a corner. Taguchi runs in, TJP goes up and over, but Taguchi fights off the tornado! Taguchi runs in, TJP ducks and hits a THESZ PRESS! Fans fire up with “T! J P!” TJP runs in, tilt-o-whirls, and has the IRON- NO, Taguchi slips free, but TJP gets him again. But while Akira dropkicks DKC down, Taguchi powers out to have OH MY GAH ANKLE! Taguchi leans on the leg, TJP reaches out, but Taguchi reels him in! Chicken wing, DODON- NO, TJP victory rolls, and steals OH MY GAH ANKLE!!
Taguchi endures, scrambles around, hops up, and TJP hooks him up, IRON OCTOPUS! Taguchi endures but DKC BLASTS TJP! Akira runs up but DKC knees him low! DKC CLUBS Akira, hurries to get Taguchi up, and DKC stands Catch 2/2 up. DKC and Taguchi unleash the KNUCKLE SANDWICHES! Fans fire up as the punches fly in from all sides! Taguchi then HIP ATTACKS Akira out of the ring! Tag to DKC and he brings TJP up. DKC Electric Chair Lifts TJP, Taguchi springboards, HIP ATTACK DOOMSDAY! Cover, TWO! TJP survives the “Shiri Tower” and fans fire up. DKC & Taguchi both call upon the powers of Strong Style!
Taguchi & DKC aim from opposite corners, “ORYA~!” DOUBLE BUM-A-YE!! Cover, Akira breaks it!! Taguchi TOSSES Akira, he and DKC regroup. They drag TJP up, scoop and DKC runs, but Akira trips DKC! TJP fights free, waistlocks, but Taguchi switches and shoves. But Akira tags in off that! They shove Taguchi, into the ALLEY-OOP!! Fans fire up and Catch 2/2 regroups, but DKC waistlocks. Akira elbows free, runs to TJP and TJP puts him on the apron. TJP dodges DKC, gets him in a dragon sleeper, and Akira springboards! DOUBLE STOMP FINAL CUT COMBO!! Catch 2/2 then aims from the corners! 2 BY 2!! Cover, Catch 2/2 wins!
Winners: Catch 2/2, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi & DKC earn 0)
A hot win for TJP & Akira! Will this reignite the fire for the United Empire? Can Taguchi & DKC still get that winning strategy right?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS DOUKI & Taka Michinoku!
#MUSAKO may only be 2-2 but that’s far better than the 0-4 staring down Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker. Will Direct Drive & Dream Follower get over the hump here at the halfway point? Or will Douki & Taka finally get on the board?
The teams sort out and Yoh starts against Douki. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They tie up, Yoh waistlocks but Douki wrenches to a wristlock. Yoh rolls, kips and wrenches back, but Douki spins, wrenches and hammerlocks. Yoh reaches back, wrenches and fireman’s carries for the takeover, then headlocks. Douki headscissors, Yoh kips free, and fans cheer the opening exchange. Douki and Yoh reset, circle, and feel things out. They knuckle lock but then Douki kicks low! Douki whips, Musashi tags in, and they bypass, drop toehold and basement dropkick! Taka runs in but into a double hip toss!
Yoh & Musashi stands Taka & Douki up, knuckle lock, and they go to corners. Fans fire up as they stereo Shinobi Walk! Then they DOUBLE OLD SCHOOL! They both UPPERCUT Douki & Taka down, sending them out of the ring. Fans rally as #MUSAKO runs, but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! They bail out, Taka whips and Douki DIVES! Direct hit and fans fire up! Taka stomps Musashi, drags him up and puts him in the ring. Douki brings Musashi around to turn and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Musashi hangs in there but Douki keeps cool. Douki bumps Musashi off buckles, tags Taka, and they mug Musashi.
Douki & Taka double whip, double CHOP, and then shake hands to DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Douki has Musashi in a Camel Clutch for Taka to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Taka drags Musashi up, brings him over, and bumps him off buckles before he snapmares. Taka digs his knuckles into Musashi’s face, the ref counts, and Taka lets off. Taka kicks Musashi around, stands him up, and whips him to a corner. Taka runs in to SHINING WIZARD, then he pushes Musashi down to cover. TWO, but Taka SHINING WIZARDS again! Cover, TWO! JUST FACELOCK! Douki BLASTS Yoh for good measure as Musashi endures.
Musashi reaches out but Taka CLUBS him down, and pulls way back! Musashi still fights around, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer while Taka lets go in frustration. Taka drags Musashi up, scoops, but Musashi slips free and ENZIGURIS! Both men are down, Musashi crawls, and fans fire up for the hot tag to Yoh! Yoh rallies on Taka, whips him to ropes, but Taka reverses. Yoh still FLYING FOREARMS! Yoh even HANDSPRING KICKS Douki down! Then Yoh PLANCHAS to take Douki out! Yoh gets back in, to PLANCHA Taka down! Fans fire up with Yoh and he brings Taka up and into the ring.
Yoh brings Taka up, scoops and SLAMS him, then he goes up and up to TWISTING VADER! Cover, TWO! Taka hangs tough but Yoh brings him up. Yoh suplexes but Taka slips free. Taka kicks, but into a DRAGON SCREW! Yoh tags Musashi while fans rally up, and #MUSAKO double whip Taka to a corner. Yoh sends Musashi in to ELBOW, then he sets up, POETRY IN MOTION! Feed to Musashi’s NECKBREAKER, which feeds Yoh’s SHOTGUN! Fans fire up with Yoh and he coordinates with Musashi. They get Taka up, but Taka BOOTS Musashi away! Then he BOOTS Yoh down! Musashi kicks and runs, but Taka runs to redirect and BOOT!
Fans fire up while both men are down! Taka crawls, hot tag to Douki! Douki kicks Musashi, whips, but Musashi reverses. Douki RANAS! Musashi goes to a corner, Douki ELBOWS him, then keeps moving! Springboard and BACK ELBOW! Fans fire up with Douki as he brings Musashi up, Gory Especial, into DODON JUTSU! Backslide cover, TWO! Musashi survives but Douki keeps cool. Douki goes to the apron, takes aim, and he slingshots in, DAY- NO, Musashi gets under! Musashi then gets around, but Douki fights the waistlock. Douki kicks, but Musashi ducks the enziguri to run and dropkick the leg! Then he dropkicks Douki down!
Fans fire up, Musashi runs in again, but Douki BOOTS him! Douki is on the apron, he RAMS a shoulder in, DAY- NO, Musashi stays up and suplexes! Douki slips out to roll Musashi up, into ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Taka intercepts Yoh with a drop toehold, and JUST FACELOCK! Musako endures stereo submissions! Fans rally up, Musashi kicks around and reaches out, but he’s fading! ROPEBREAK!! The ref counts, Douki lets off in frustration but Taka kicks Yoh out of the ring. Taka & Douki coordinate, and Douki wheelbarrows Musashi! But Musashi BOOTS Taka, and arm-drags Douki!
Yoh DROPKICKS Taka out of the ring! Douki fires off forearms, runs, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Fans fire up and Yoh calls for the end! Musashi goes up, Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI to the FROG SPLASH! Yoh blocks but Taka gets past, and he breaks the cover! Fans fire up, Yoh kicks Taka out and Musashi scoops Douki, MICHINOKU DRIVER MK II!! Cover, TWO!!! Douki survives Musashi’s take on Taka’s own move! Musashi puts Douki up top, Electric Chair and tuck, but Douki fights free! Musashi elbows Douki and runs, into a LARIAT! But Yoh has Douki! Douki fights the underhooks and feeds Yoh to THE MICHINOKU DRIVER!
Fans fire up as Douki aims from the apron! DAYBREAK!! Cover, TWO!!! Musashi survives and Douki is furious! Taka & Douki coordinate! Wheelbarrow, SUPER K DE LA LUNA!! Bridging cover, DOUKI & TAKA WIN!!
Winners: Douki & Taka Michinoku, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yoh & Musashi earn 0)
After going 0-4, they’re finally on the board! Is there still hope for Douki & Taka in this tournament? Will #MUSAKO be completely derailed after this loss?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Might Don’t Kneel, but they have been falling down. And of all teams to be 3-1, it’s the Murder Machine & Heel Master! Will the Ichiban Sweet Boys be able to rise back up? Or will things get too HOT (House of Torture) for them?
Wait, why does Sho get out of the ring? He snatches a TMDK towel to taunt Fujita with it. Fujita is annoyed and he chases Sho back to his corner. Fujita then returns the TMDK towel to the fan and the crowd applauds. But then the House boys attack during introductions! The bell rings as Sho TOSSES Eagles, and Kanemaru stomps away on Fujita. Fans boo but Kanemaru claws Fujita’s face! The ref reprimands, Sho has Eagles all the way up the ramp. Sho returns, he and Kanemaru double whip but Fujita crisscrosses them! Fujita runs, ducks the double lariats and DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Tag to Eagles and they double shoulder to double STO!
Eagles sets Kanemaru up, Fujita PENALTY KICKS! Eagles STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Eagles finally takes his shirt off and brings Kanemaru up. Eagles bumps Kanemaru off buckles, tags Fujita, and Fujita brings Kanemaru around to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Fujita drags Kanemaru back up, UPPERCUTS then whips, but Kanemaru reverses and Sho trips Fujita up! Kanemaru BLASTS Eagles, Sho brings Fujita into the very back row of the crowd, and SMACKS him off chairs! Then he CHOKES Fujita with a chair! Fans boo but Kanemaru does the same thing to Eagles in another part of the crowd!
Kanemaru JAMS Eagles with a chair, Sho stops choking Fujita, and Sho drags Fujita up. Sho drags Fujita back up the aisle, Young Lions make sure the fans stay a safe distance away, and Sho puts Fujita in. Kanemaru stomps Fujita, sits him up and ELBOWS him in the head! Kanemaru whips Fujita hard into the corner! Tag to Sho, and the House boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, they let off, and Kanemaru sits Fujita up. Kanemaru and Sho go side to side, to then DOUBLE BOOT! Sho drags Fujita to a cover, TWO! Fans rally but Sho taunts Eagles. Sho stomps Fujita, drags Fujita up, but Fujita throws body shots.
Sho bumps Fujita off buckles, digs his boot in, but the ref backs him off. Kanemaru tags in, and he drags Fujita out of the ring to scoop and SLAM to the floor! Sho taunts Eagles while Fujita writhes, and the ref has to keep Eagles back. Kanemaru puts Fujita in, Sho DECKS Eagles, and then Kanemaru whips Fujita to back drop him! Then Kanemaru turns Fujita over with the BOSTON CRAB! Fujita endures and fans rally while Sho keeps Eagles out. Fujita fights up, powers his way forward, but Kanemaru sits even deeper! Fujita still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Kanemaru lets off while the fans cheer, and Kanemaru stomps Fujita around.
Kanemaru drags Fujita up, bumps him off Sho’s boot, then tags Sho in. Fujita fires back with forearms and elbows! But he gets mugged, and they even claw his face! Sho stomps Fujita down, digs his boot in, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Sho taunts Eagles and Fujita, the fans boo, but Sho just taunts them. Sho scuffs Fujita, eggs him on, but Fujita stands up. Fujita swings, misses, and Sho eggs him on more. Fujita swings but misses more, and Sho stomps him down! Sho whips but Fujita reverses to CHOP! Fans fire up while Sho is stinging! Sho claws the eyes again! Sho runs, but Fujita WHEEL KICKS! Fans fire up while both men are down!
Sho and Fujita crawl, hot tag to Eagles! Eagles RANAS Sho down, then BLASTS Kanemaru! DROPKICK for Sho and the fans fire up with Eagles! Sho rises, and Eagles KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! Eagles has the fans rally up, then runs, but into a cheap shot from Kanemaru! Kanemaru stands Eagles up, but Eagles BOOTS Sho, then dodges to send Sho into Kanemaru! Eagles dropkicks Sho’s leg out to BASEMENT DROPKICK LARIAT COMBO! The House boys bail out and Eagles builds speed. Eagles DIVES and the somersault tope hits the House boys down! Young Lions are there to stop Eagles from falling into the front row’s laps!
Fans fire up with Eagles and he drags Sho into the ring. Eagles then runs, LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Sho hangs tough but Eagles keeps cool. Fans join in on “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” Eagles whips but Sho blocks to ROCK Eagles! So Eagles BASEMENT 619s the legs! And springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK Sho’s legs out! Eagles steps through, but Sho kicks him away. Sho hobbles up, but Eagles spins him, hooks him up, but Sho CHOKES Eagles with Eagles’ own bandana to stop the backpack! Eagles knees Sho in return, then KICKS him down! Fans fire up as Eagles steps through, but now Sho boots Eagles into the ref!
The ref goes down, and Sho sneaks up to LOW- NO, Eagles blocks the underhanded uppercut! Eagles ROUNDHOUSES Sho, SUPERKICKS him, then ENZIGURIS! Sho goes down, Eagles fires up and has the legs! RON MILLER SPECIAL! Fujita intercepts Kanemaru with a KIMURA! SHO TAPS, but there’s no ref to count it!! TMDK would’ve won by now! Wait, here comes the rest of the House! Yujiro, Evil and Dick beat down TMDK’s Sweet Boys! Fans boo as Yujiro kicks Fujita out of the ring. Evil stands Eagles up, he and Dick double whip, and then Dick runs in to back elbow! Yujiro BOOTS and Evil clotheslines!
Evil and Yujiro then set Eagles up for Dick’s DICK CHOP!! Eagles sputters and Sho laughs as he gets his Murder Tool! But Fujita is back, and he DECKS Sho! And DOUBLE SHOTGUNS Evil & Yujiro! Fans fire up as Fujita builds speed! Fujita FLIES! Yikes, a bit scary there, but Fujita still takes Evil & Yujiro down and stands back up! Fans fire up as Fujita then hurries into the ring to BLAST Dick! But Kanemaru kicks Fujita! Kanemaru whips, Fujita reverses but Kanemaru holds ropes. Kanemaru DUMPS Fujita out, and then grabs his whiskey! Kanemaru aims while Sho distracts the ref. Eagles dodges the bottle!
Eagles BOOST, KICKS, and ASAI- NO, Sho slips free! Sho waistlocks but Eagles uses that to hook him up! But then Sho grabs at the ref to stop the backpack! Kanemaru runs up, but Eagles drops, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho!! Eagles ENZIGURIS Kanemaru, Fujita drags him out! Eagles schoolboy bridges Sho, TMDK WINS!!!
Winners: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho & Kanemaru earn 0)
Justice is served! The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and they don’t get cheated, either! Will Eagles & Fujita soon be aiming for the top of the tournament? Will the House boys still find a way to turn up the heat for the Fall?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS Bushi & Titan!
Kushida & Kevin Knight have been flying high and they don’t look to be stopping yet! Will the flight path to the finals still be on schedule? Or can the Black Mask & El Inmortal make things tranquilo?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Titan starts against Knight The fans rally up as Knight and Titan circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then Knight trips Titan. Things speed up, Titan hurdles and Knight leaps over. Knight whips Titan to a corner, Titan goes up and over and handsprings away! Fans cheer but then Knight hurdles Titan. Titan BOOTS Knight, leaps, but into a BACKBREAKER! Knight shouts, “Tsuyoi!” Fans cheer and Knight wrenches Titan. Tag to Kushida, and handoff for an ELBOW HOTSHOT! Kushida storms in, wrenches Titan’s arm, and CLUBS the arm. Kushida then traps the arm to drop a knee on the elbow!
Kushida drags Titan up, wrenches an arm and hands it off to Knight, but then Bushi runs in! Kushida kicks him first, wrenches the arm, and adds that to it! Knight DOUBLE ELBOW BREAKERS! Fans cheer while LIJ both writhe. Kushida stomps Bushi, drags Titan up, and CHOPS Titan! Kushida runs but into a SOBAT, dropkick to the leg, and a SUPERKICK! Bushi BLASTS Knight, then Titan KICKS Kushida! Titan stands on Kushida at the ropes, the ref counts, but Titan grabs an arm! The ref counts again, Titan lets off, and he puts Kushida in a corner. Titan snapmares Kushida to then run and BASEMENT BOOT!
Tag to Bushi and he stomps Kushida. Bushi clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Kushida down. Fans rally, Kushida fights up, and Kushida throws elbows. Bushi knees low, snapmares and headscissors! Kushida flails, reaches out, and he rolls to the ROPEBREAK! Bushi lets go to bring Kushida up and turn, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE! Kushida is hanging tough but Bushi drags him up. Bushi wrenches, Titan tags in, and Titan goes up. Titan DOUBLE STOMPS Kushida’s arm! Kushida writhes but Titan KICKS him in the leg! Knight storms up but Titan ROCKS him! Bushi stomps Kushida, Titan fires off on Knight in the corner!
Titan kicks Knight out of the ring, then he and Bushi double whip Kushida corner to corner. Titan runs in but Kushida dodges! Bushi kicks and kicks but Kushida reverses to send Bushi into Titan! Fans fire up as all three are down! Kushida crawls his way over, hot tag to Knight! Knight springboards to DOUBLE FLYING LARIAT! Direct hits and Knight fires off hands on Titan! Knight whips, scoops and SLAMS Titan! Then Knight scoops and SLAMS Bushi! Knight scoops and SLAMS Titan on Bushi! Then Knight SPLASHES them both! Fans rally and Knight stalks Titan. Knight brings Titan up and whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO-
NO, Knight blocks the DDT, to pop Titan up for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Knight keeps cool as he tells Titan, “Vamos, amigo! Vamos! <Let’s go, buddy! Let’s go!>” Knight runs in, SATELLITE- NO, Titan denies that DDT, then goes Matrix to dodge the lariat! CALF KICK and Knight ends up in a corner! Fans fire up with Titan, he runs in but Knight puts him up top! Knight CHOPS, then jumps up, but Titan slips under! Bushi shoves Knight down while Titan BLASTS Kushida! Titan tags Bushi, and then KICKS Knight in the side! LIJ double whip, to DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER Knight!
LIJ then gets Knight back up, they hang him out to dry, and they each take a corner! MISSILE DROPKICK SANDWICH! Fans fire up and Bushi BLASTS Kushida for good measure. Titan fires up, runs corner to corner, LOCO LARIAT! Bushi runs in, but Knight stops the Code Breaker! Knight ROCKS Bushi, but Titan still springboards in. Knight dodges, comes in and he LEAPS over the double lariats to DOUBLE PELE! Fans fire up and Knight hot tags Kushida! Kushida AX HANDLES Bushi! And LARIATS! And then whips, to hip toss, cartwheel and basement dropkick! Fans fire up and Kushida stands Bushi up.
Knight returns, Kushida Electric Chair Lifts. But Titan kicks Kushida to save Bushi. Knight CLUBS Titan, Titan CLUBS Kushida, Bushi goes after Knight. but Knight and Kushida turn that around. The Jet Setters double whip, LIJ reverses but Jet Setters dosido! DOUBLE SPLASH in the corners! And then JET IN MOTION on Titan! They hoist Titan up, UPPER ROOM RANA! Fans fire up but Bushi kicks Kushida. Bushi CLUBS Kushida, but Kushida waistlocks! Knight runs in, Bushi fights back! Bushi sends Knight to the ropes, but Kushida gives him the BOOST! The crossbody takes Bushi down, Kushida PENALTY KICKS the arm!
Kushida waits as Bushi stands, HOVER- NO, Bushi fights off the armlock! Bushi fires forearms but Kushida KICKS and KICKS the arm! Kushida whips, Bushi reverses, Kushida handsprings, into BACKSTABBER! Fans are thunderous as Titan is back and he swings on Knight! Knight throws Titan by his mask but Titan kips up to PELE! And then Titan DIVES! Direct hit and Knight goes down! Bushi has Kushida now, CODE BREAKER! Titan springboards, ANGEL INMORTAL!! Bushi covers, LIJ WINS!
Winners: Bushi & Titan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Intergalactic Jet Setters earn 0)
LIJ just beat the team that beat the current champions! Do Bushi & Titan still have a chance at going to the finals? Can Kushida & Knight still course correct before the end?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
The Way of the Grandmaster & The Rogue Luchador have won the last two times they were in the main event, because somehow, they’re working as a team! But now they’re up against THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships! Can #DespeWato get the hattrick? Or will they just get hit with a Full Clip?
Par for the course, Desperado does not want to war the team shirt Wato made for him. Wato sighs and sets the shirt in the corner in case Desperado changes his mind. The teams sort out and Wato starts against Drilla. They circle and the fans rally up. The tie up, Wato wrenches and wrenches and CLUBS the arm. Wato wrenches again, hammerlocks, then headlocks. Wato wrenches again but Drilla wrenches to ROCK Wato! Drilla TOSSES Wato out, goes out after him and CHOPS him! And BOOT him! Wato falls over, and Drilla stomps him right in front of the front row! Connors goes after Desperado, then Drilla CHOPS Desperado!
Connors ROCKS Wato, keeps after him as he goes into the crowd, but Wato CHOPS back! Drilla throws Desperado into the ring, and he goes after the mask! Red Shoes reprimands Drilla but Wato DECKS Connors! Drilla lets off the mask but Wato goes after him! Wato CLUBS Drilla, whips him to the corner, but Drilla reverses. Drilla runs in, but into BOOTS! Wato BULLDOGS Drilla down! Fans fire up and Wato KICKS Drilla! And KICKS! And KICKS! Drilla stands but into more KICKS! Connors sneaks a tag, Drilla reverses the whip, and Drilla hurdles, drops, and Connors POUNCES while Drilla BLASTS Desperado!
Connors stomps Wato, drags him up, and snap suplexes! Connors pushes Wato to a cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Connors is annoyed. Connors drags Wato up to CHOP him down! Connors taunts the fans, stands Wato up, and CHOPS him back down! Fans still rally for Wato but Connors mocks them now. Cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Connors drags Wato back up. Connors bumps Wato off Drilla’s boot, then Connors sucker punches Desperado! Desperado hits back, those two brawl, and Connors CLUBS Desperado down! Red Shoes reprimands but Connors goes back to Wato. Tag to Drilla, and Drilla brings Wato around.
Wato breaks free and CHOPS! But Drilla CHOPS Wato down! Drilla eggs Wato on while giving him kicks. Wato snarls, Drilla pushes him around, but Wato CHOPS! And CHOPS! Drilla CHOPS Wato down again! Desperado coaches Wato but Drilla stomps Wato around. Drilla stands on Wato’s fingers, but Wato grits his teeth. Drilla drags Wato up to CHOP again! Wato stays up this time, and he CHOPS! Drilla CHOPS! Drilla eggs Wato on, fans rally up, and Wato KICKS! Drilla CHOPS! Wato KICKS! Drilla CHOPS! Wato KICKS! CHOP! KICK! Drilla wobbles, but he still CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS!
Drilla ripcords but Wato breaks free to KICK Drilla down! Fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Connors and Desperado! Desperado swings, Connors dodges! Connors swings, Desperado dodges! Connors blocks a kick, Desperado dodges the haymaker to whip, but Connors reverses. Desperado ducks ‘n’ dodges and SPEARS! Then Desperado hoists Connors up, BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Desperado and he stands Connors up. Desperado gut wrenches but Connors fights the lift! Connors fireman’s carries, but Desperado fights that to knee low! Connors UPPERCUTS! Desperado RAMS into Connors!
Connors blocks the takedown to KNEE Desperado, then runs to SPEAR Desperado down! Fans fire up while both men are down. Connors crawls to the cover, TWO! Fans rally as Desperado is still in this, but Connors snarls. Connors sits Desperado up, to RIP at the mask! Red Shoes reprimands, the fans boo, and Connors lets go. Desperado’s hair is coming out the front of his mask now! Connors stands Desperado up, taunts him, but Desperado fires a forearm. Connors eggs Desperado on so Desperado CHOPS! Connors wags his finger, but Desperado fires more shots! Fans fire up, but then Connors UPPERCUTS Desperado!
Desperado sits up, and he flips Connors off! Fans fire up and Connors grins, as he BENDS the finger! Desperado HEADBUTTS back! Connors falls, Desperado staggers about, but Desperado calls to Wato! Tag and fans fire up! #DespeWato gets Connors up, they double whip, but Connors holds ropes! Connors TOSSES Desperado out, then puts Wato on the apron! But Wato GAMANGIRIS back! Wato springboards to FLYING UPPER- NO, Connors dodges, and Drilla SUPERKICKS! Connors UPPERCUTS, Drilla ENZIGURIS! They lock ‘n’ load, DOUBLE GORE!! Cover, DESPERADO BREAKS IT!
Fans fire up but Drilla stomps away on Desperado! Drilla drags Desperado to TOSS him back out. Drilla stomps Desperado more, and Connors brings Wato up. Tag to Drilla, Drilla brings Wato up and Connors climbs. Fans rally and Desperado trips Connors! Connors lands on his wild rhino while Wato slips out to waistlock Drilla! Drilla fights the German, switches, roll-up and roll through, DRILLA- NO, Wato arm-drags free! Drilla ENZIGURIS Wato, then ducks Wato’s kick to SPINEBUSTER and DOUBLE STOMP! Both men are down but fans rally up for Wato. Wato and Drilla stir, go for their corners, hot tags to Desperado and Connors!
Desperado and Connors stagger in, and Connors throws a forearm! Desperado ROCKS Connors back! Connors ROCKS Desperado again, but Desperado ROCKS Connors again! They go back and forth, and fans rally up! Desperado ROCKS Connors and Connors staggers back. Connors shakes the ropes, and he ROCKS Desperado again! Desperado comes back to ROCK and ROCK and ROCK! But Connors wrenches to UPPERCUT! Connors whips, but Desperado reverses and RAMS him! Desperado reels Connors in but Connors fights the suplex! Connors wrenches and ROCKS Desperado again!
Connors whips, Desperado reverses and SPINEBUSTERS! Flip and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!? Connors roars and fans fire up again! Desperado seethes but he nods at Connors. Desperado drags Connors up, winds up, and ROCKS him with a right! Red Shoes warns about closed fists but Desperado throws more shots! Then he fires forearm after forearm! Connors CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, then CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, UPPERCUTS and HAYMAKERS! Desperado ROCKS Connors! Desperado eggs Connors on but Connors flips Desperado off. Desperado BENDS the finger! Desperado whips, Connors reverses and POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Desperado hangs tough. Connors seethes, he drags Desperado up and reels him in, but Desperado fights the suplex! Connors CLUBS away on Desperado, suplexes again, but Desperado wrenches, trips, cradle, then STRETCH MUFFLER! Fans fire up as Desperado gets an arm, NUMERO DOS! ELEVATED NUMERO DOS! But Drilla drags Red Shoes out before Connors TAPS! Desperado is furious, but he runs into a CHAIR SHOT! Drilla throws that chair to Connors and grabs another for himself. Fans boo as Connors wants more! Drilla fetches a few more, and Connors storms up on Desperado.
Connors RIPS at the mask more and more! It’s almost completely gone at this point! We can see pretty much all of Desperado’s real face! Connors puts Desperado’s face on one chair, and gets the other! Fans rally for Wato but where is he? Connors SMASHES Desperado with the chair!! Drilla gets Red Shoes in, Connors covers, and Red Shoes counts. TWO?!?!? Desperado lives!! Fans are thunderous as Desperado roars, but Drilla GORES him down!! Drilla grabs the title belts and Connors takes one. They aim, but Wato SPRINGBOARD UPPERCUTS Connors! And DROPKICKS Drilla! And then Wato FLIES to take Drilla down!!
Desperado gives a THUMBS UP! He actually compliments Wato! Desperado fires up, and he drags Connors over to one of the belts! Underhooks and PINCHE- NO, Connors fights out to UPPERCUT! LOCO MONO!!! And then, GOLDEN PINCHE LOCO!!! Connors gets smashed on his belt! Desperado calls to Red Shoes, covers, DESPEWATO WINS!!!
Winners: Master Wato & El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Connors & Moloney earn 0)
Incredible! Not only do the champions fall again, but Desperado worked together with Wato! And he wears the shirt, as a spare mask! Good enough for Wato! Will Connors & Drilla owe more golden tickets after this? Will they lock and load to still take the tournament trophies?
As for Desperado, he gets the mic to say, “Someone needs to translate this to our opponents. Thank you. All that stuff you tried, I was doing that with Suzuki long ago. Eating all that was damn tough, but it was fun as hell. That’s that. Hey, Junior Tag Champions, you wanna bring that? I’ll always be your opponents. Someone will translate that for you.” Fans cheer as Connors & Drilla finally make their exit. Desperado then says, “I think I’m gonna puke so I wanna get outta here. But I’ll say this. I think this here, on the mic, is as important as what happens bell to bell. I know it’s your character to be a pain in the ass, but today… You helped me out.”
Fans applaud that, and Desperado says Wato nods and agrees, but his actions don’t live up to it. “That’s why I still hate you.” But he’ll still say, “Thank you.” Fans cheer that, too! Desperado even offers a handshake! Wato takes it, fans cheer even more, and then Desperado says his head hurts so he’ll take off. Wato can finish this. Wato takes the mic as Desperado hobbles off, and Wato tells “Despe-san, thank you for your continued support. Together, let’s climb this Junior Tag League. From here on out, as a team, we will take this Super Junior Tag League!” Fans cheer and Wato takes a bow, but will he and Desperado use teamwork to make the dream work?
Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League Standings!
Master Wato & El Desperado: 4-1, 8 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-2, 6 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 3-2, 6 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-2, 6 points
Catch 2/2: 3-2, 6 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-3, 4 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-3, 4 points
Bushi & Titan: 2-3, 4 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 2-3, 4 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 1-4, 2 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round of the Super Junior Tag League, with some really great moves in who won and who lost. Catch 2/2 gets back up again, even with TJP’s neck still bothering him. Douki & Taka finally getting on the board was great, they really got that match going hot to lead to that. At the same time, I don’t really see Yoh & Musashi getting to the finals so this loss hasn’t really hurt them. TMDK still making it through all the cheating from The House of Torture was great stuff, great win for them, and it helps bring The House of Torture away from the top spot.
A bit of a shame that the Jet Setters aren’t at the top spot anymore but at the same time, LIJ needed to get back up for their own run to survive, so that’s a fine win for LIJ. And of course, an awesome main event with an awesome moment between Wato and Desperado before they beat the champs. I said last round that those guys feel like shoe-ins for the finals, can’t wait to see them finish strong these last four rounds.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Could this be the biggEST and strongEST SmackDown of the year?
SmackDown in Knoxville sees the returns of Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, along with some final Money in the Bank qualifiers!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax; Naomi wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
- R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa; Mateo wins.
- Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar; Los Garza win.
- Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu; Andrade wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bianca Belair is here!
Knoxville fires up for their strongEST, fastEST, quickEST, toughEST, roughEST, and greatEST hometown hero as she struts out to the ring. Bianca high-fives and hugs fans along the ramp, as well as mom and dad at ringside. Bianca then grabs a mic to say, “Man, it feels good to be in Knoxville!” The fans cheer and chant for “EST! EST!” Bianca says she loves them so much. And she couldn’t come out here without singing Rocky Top! Y’all ready? The fans cheer, and the music plays! Bianca conducts the fans as they sing for the University of Tennessee. In fact, the Lady Vols softball team is playing in the Super Regionals right now!
Bianca smiles and says this city is so special to her. Not just because it is her hometown, but because it is her safe space. She has her love and support from mom ‘n’ dad, and has all the fans who show up and show out for her. With everything Bianca’s been going through, losing at Mania, getting injured, losing tag titles and friends along the way, she just wanted to come back home to her safe space. The fans cheer, and Bianca says she came home to heal. While she’s not 100%, she is doing everything she can to get back to the ring and continue to show us why she is the EST of Tennessee and of WWE! The fans cheer that!
Bianca says with all that said, Knoxville, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! But wait, she’s interrupted by Naomi! The fans boo but Naomi says, “Oh my gosh~! Finally! B, I am so glad you finally here on SmackDown!” Bianca says now is not the time, Naomi. Naomi asks Bianca to please hear her out. It has been way too long. Not a day has gone by when Naomi doesn’t think about what happened to them. What is there to talk about? What could Naomi say? What could she want from Bianca? The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Naomi, and Naomi says she just wants forgiveness. She is begging for it!
Naomi knows things go toff the rails, but she is here because she wants to fix it, she is trying to fix it, but she alone can’t fix it. Months have gone by, and Naomi has tried to communicate, to say the past can be the past and that they can move forward. Bianca has not responded back to Naomi once. Naomi even visited Bianca’s parent’s house! But no one would answer! WHAT?! Mom ‘n’ Dad don’t know about that, but Naomi says no one was home, so she let herself in! Naomi looked through the photo albums, the one right on the front coffee table. And in those photos, Bianca looked so happy. It reminded Naomi of how they were as tag team champions.
Bianca stops Naomi there. Naomi, Bianca will make this perfectly clear. They were best friends, but Naomi betrayed Bianca’s trust. Naomi took their friend, Jade, and threw her onto a car, then lied about it for months! Bianca said she was done with Naomi, she meant that, and if Naomi ever comes near her family again, what Naomi did to Jade will be nothing compared to what Bianca does to Naomi. The fans fire up for that! Naomi gets emotional, but then she gets mad. “Y’know, Bianca, it wouldn’t be good for you and your mama to be in a wheelchair.” The fans boo as Naomi laughs maniacally. Naomi says she’d hate if something happened to Bianca here and now!
Naomi storms up on Bianca, but then JADE makes her way out here! Naomi is even angrier now, but this Storm starts throwing hands! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Naomi down! Bianca and Jade look to each other, neither really saying or doing anything. Naomi runs up but Jade TOSSES her out! Jade and Bianca look to each other again, but then here comes NIA! The Irresistible Force won’t be left out of this, especially when this is the Women’s Triple Threat Qualifier for the night! This match now opens the night, who earns SmackDown’s final golden ticket to the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match?
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax!
SmackDown returns, this match is already going, and Naomi POSTS Nia! Naomi stalks Jade, rains down forearms, and the fans boo. Naomi stomps to BITE Jade’s hand! Jade still fights back, so Naomi has the arms to STOMP Jade down! Naomi flexes, the fans boo, and Naomi puts Jade in a corer. Naomi runs to DROPKICK Jade in the corner! Naomi SLAPS Jade, drags her into the drop zone, then goes up, up, and twerks! HIP DROP! Naomi covers, ROPEBREAK! Naomi is annoyed but she sits Jade up to stomp a mudhole in. But Nia runs up! Naomi dodges, the HIP ATTACK hits Jade! Naomi goes to the apron to ROUNDHOUES Nia!
Naomi reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Nia flops to the floor, the fans rally for Jade, but Naomi kicks her around. Naomi goes up the corner, leaps, but Jade catches her! Jade FALL AWAY SLAMS Naomi, then kips up! Knoxville fires up with Jade and she runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! And SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, Nia breaks it! The fans boo but Nai huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Naomi up. Nia whips Naomi, pops her up and HEADBUTTS her down! Then she SAMOAN DROPS Naomi! Nia soaks up heat, then lines the two up. Naomi grabs at Nia’s leg but Nia CLUBS her down! Nia stomps Jade for good measure, then drops a leg, brother!
Nia TOSSES Jade out, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS on Naomi!! Cover, TWO!!! Naomi survives and Nia is shocked! The fans rally while Nia stalks Naomi. Naomi clings to ropes as Nia pulls at her arm. Nia CLUBS Naomi, whips her to ropes, then SAMOAN DROP- NO, Naomi makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Ghost pin, TWO!! Nia survives the sudden turnaround, Naomi sees Jade crawling in, and Naomi goes after her as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Naomi KICKS Nia while she’s down, then kicks her more. Naomi puts Nia in a corner, CHOKES her on the ropes, then clamps on with a SLEEPER! Nia THROWS Naomi away, then TOSSES her out. Nia soaks up heat, but Jade runs in and rolls Nia up! TWO! Nia stands, and she HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia looms over Jade, drags her up, but Jade fires forearms! Jade backs Nia down, then runs, and she CLOBBERS Nia outta the ring! Jade fires up and has the fans with her. Jade drags Naomi up from the apron but Naomi fires hands. Nia is back to HIP ATTACK Jade against the POST! Nia soaks up more heat, then taunts Naomi.
Naomi stands on the apron, argues with Nia, but they apparently agree to mug Jade for both their benefit. They put Jade in the corner, Naomi digs her boot in, and then Nia sends Naomi in for a SPALSH! Nia adds a SPLASH of her own! Naomi snapmares Jade, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Jade sputters and Nia taunts her. Nia and Naomi soak up the heat together, but Jade fights back! Nia HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia drags Jade up, and Naomi KICKS Jade low! They soak up more heat, talk trash on Jade, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Nia scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, but Nia drags Naomi away!
Nia and Naomi argue again, and then Naomi rolls Nia up! ONE, and Nia grabs Naomi to shove her to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then pushes Naomi down. Nia runs to SENTON! Nia grins while Naomi sputters and the fans rally up. Jade rises to fire forearms on Nia! Then she ELBOWS Naomi in a corner! She ELBOWS Nia, but then Nia follows Jade! Jade dodges so Nia SPLASHES Naomi! Jade then SUPERKICKS! Nia wobbles, Jade SUPERKICKS again! And SPINEBUSTERS! But Naomi METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and the fans rally up. Naomi goes up, SPLIT- LEG MOONSAULT on Nia! But Jade has Naomi in the chicken wings!
Jade brings Naomi around, JADED!! Cover, Nia CLOBBERS them both! The fans rally while all three women are down! Nia climbs a corner, Jade is after her with forearms! Naomi joins in, drags Jade back, but now they trade shots! Nia DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Cover on Jade, TWO! Cover on Naomi, TWO! Nia grows frustrated but the fans rally up again. Nia drag Naomi up, fireman’s carries, and she climbs the corner! The fans already anticipate what’s coming, SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, JADE FROG SPLASHES IN!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up while all three women are down again! “This is Awesome!”
Jade rises, she clamps onto Nia, but Nia HEADBUTTs her! And HEADBUTTS Naomi! Jade BOOTS Nia down! Cover, TWO! Jade runs up on Naomi but Naomi BOOTS her! Naoim goes up top but Jade is right on her! They fight for control, but then Nia joins in! TOWER OF DOOM!! Nia double stacks her opponents, for a A-NIA-LATOR!! Naomi avoids it, Jade takes it all! Naomi ghost pins Nia, AND WINS!!
Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Nia did a lot of the damage, but it is Naomi who wins out! Will everyone in the Women’s MITB Ladder Match now have to #ProceedWithCaution?
Solo Sikoa’s crew arrives.
Solo says they will win Money in the Bank together! Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, whichever one wins MITB wins it fof the family! But then they hear R-Truth talking to… Lil’ Jimmy? Solo says Truth’s childhood hero beats him, and now he’s talking to ghosts. Truth taps Solo on the shoulder and asks if there’s something Solo wants to say. Solo says Truth is crazy touching him. JC Mateo steps up but Solo has him stand down. Truth says he wants to be honest. He’s never seen JC a day before in his life. Is this Solo’s son? He’s husky! Truth asks if he can teach Solo’s husky son a lesson in the ring. Solo says that sounds good to him.
Truth says he’ll go talk to Nick Aldis. “Boy, y’all big boneded!” Truth heads off, and Solo says don’t worry, they’ll take care of him. Let’s have fun. Fatu says keep it 100. They can have their fun, he’s got his own business to take care of. Yadada mean? The Imperial Unit against Truth, Samoan Werewolf in a qualifier, will everything go the family’s way?
Chelsea Green confronts Nick Aldis.
The Hot Mess hides behind a cardboard cutout of herself as she tells the SmackDown General Manager, “What happened on Saturday night was a deliberate-” Piper Niven has to direct Chelsea to point at Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t quite understand her from behind the cardboard mask. Piper holds the mask between Chelsea and camera, though we do get a glimpse of her fancy headgear. Chelsea repeats herself, but Aldis says she needs to be looking at him when they talk. Chelsea hides her face in shame, but she says it is still a deliberate hitjob put on by vicious Zelina Vega! Even her Secret Her-vice could not stop it!
Chelsea demands that Zelina be suspended, stripped of her title, and that Chelsea be reinstated as the champion! Chelsea, no need to be so ugly about this. Gasp! Aldis says what he means is, no suspensions, and we can talk a rematch down the road once Chelsea is medically cleared. Then he is doing nothing for what Zelina did to Chelsea?! Alba says if he won’t, then they will! Yeah, Zelina VS Alba! Tonight! Alba is a bit surprised, but Aldis says, “Chelsea knows best. Alba VS Zelina, I actually like the sound of that. I will make that official right now, if you do one thing for me. Please leave me alone.”
The Green Administration hurries away, but will Alba make sure Chelsea brand justice is served? Or will La Muneca just keep racking up the wins?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Champion, and says that MITB is around the corner. Tiff successfully cashed in her own contract to become champion, but how is she handling the pressure of knowing the same thing could happen to her? Tiff says she can’t wait to see who wins MITB. Then she can handle the pressure by being prepared. Having this title makes her the top threat to the division, but let’s be fair. She’s always been the girl everyone has been obsessed with. So whoever wins, targeting her will be a big mistake. But then in steps Naomi.
Naomi says if Tiff thought Nia was a problem, then she ain’t seen nothing yet. Naomi vows to win MITB and cash in for Tiff’s title, wherever and whenever she wants. And in case Lil’ Miss Tiffy forgot, when Naomi was fighting for a championship, Tiff stayed in Naomi’s way. Wanna know what happens when people play with Naomi? Just ask Jade. Naomi heads out, and Alexa Bliss steps in. Alexa says she wouldn’t be so worried about Naomi. Be worried about Alexa. Alexa heads out now, Tiff clutches to the title a little bit tighter, who will be trying to run the clock out on Tiffy Time?
R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa!
To Solo’s point, #RonCena could not make John Cena see the light at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Truth might be relapsing if he’s talking to Lil’ Jimmy again. But will Truth relapse so far that we get the R-Truth that was once United States Champion? Or will a Tour of the Islands send Truth off the deep end?
SmackDown returns and JC makes his entrance, Solo backing him up. The bell rings and Truth runs up, only for JC to RAM him into a corner! JC RAMS Truth again and again, then lets off. JC whips corner to corner hard and Truth falls in a heap! JC whips corner to corner again just as hard, and Truth falls in a heap again. Solo talks trash but the fans rally behind Truth. JC runs up but Truth dodges! Truth SHOULDER TACKLES! JC stays up, so Truth runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! “What’s Up?” Truth runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he hits the SPIN OUT- CROSSBODY! JC then gets up to GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!
JC smirks as he looms over Truth, and Solo says to finish this off now. JC runs to SENTON but Truth moves! Truth calls for it! “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries JC, but JC is too much! Truth falls over again! Solo laughs, JC whips, TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, JC wins!
Winner: JC Mateo, by pinfall
Truth tried to be like John Cena of old, but it just wasn’t meant to be. JC beats up on Truth more, then stands him up for Solo! But here comes BIG Jim! Jimmy has a chair, he runs JC off, but Solo stands his ground. Solo says his brother wouldn’t hit him with that chair, would he? Jimmy steps to Solo so Solo steps out, but that lets JC CLOBBER Jimmy! But then Solo has JC stand down! They’re family! Solo and JC leave, leaving Jimmy wondering what this is about. Will Jimmy make it clear to Solo that Jimmy’s not the one who has to come to his senses?
The Street Profits are here!
The WWE Tag Team Champions walk through the smoke to be on stage and the fans cheer. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford hold up the titles, walk to the ring, then step inside. The fans cheer as they hold up the belts again, then the Profits grab the mics. Ford says, “Knoxville, Tennessee, oh I love everything about you, and what I have, too. But lemme rap to y’all real fast. This tag team division that we’re a part of, the greatest tag team division on any brand, any promotion… It’s on fire right now.” Dawkins says, “Talk to ’em.” Ford says, “But just like how the gorilla fears us, make no mistake about it, let’s not forget who’s leading the charge right now: The Street Profits.”
The fans cheer, and Dawkins says hey, they got all the teams coming at ’em! DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom, and now… The Wyatts?! The fans cheer that, and Ford says that’s sick. But what big bro is saying, it don’t matter who it is, the Profits will defend against anybody. Well hold on, here comes Fraxiom! Nathan Frazer & Axiom go to the ring to stand with the Profits, and they have mics. Frazer says alright, since the Profits are talking about defending the titles, well, Frazer & Axiom didn’t exactly get a fair shake. Ford says, “Fraxiom, is it?” He congratulates them for being on a roll, but up until the Wyatt Sick6 got in the Profits’ business…
Yeah, the Profits had them beat. Wow, oh, okay. Sure, maybe… But maybe not. Thanks to the Wyatts, we’ll never know. And now that those shenanigans are behind us, it is fair to say that Fraxiom and the Profits need to run it back! The fans like the sound of that! But wait, here come the Machine Guns! Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have mics, and Shelley says okay, hold on, sorry to interrupt. Fraxiom’s entire basis for a rematch is that the Profits never beat them. Well, last time Shelley checked, the Profits never beat MCMG! So if they’re handing out title matches, MCMG will take one. But naturally, here comes DIY!
Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have their own mics, and the Poison Pixie says no no no no. She is pretty sure “you losers” have had a million chances, and “the nerds” just got here. Whoa, hold on? Just got here? Sounds like Candice just got back, so she should do us a favor and shut up. Gargano says you shut up, idiot! The reason DIY brought in Gargano’s beautiful wife is to even the odds against all of what this is! Everyone can see there is a conspiracy in the tag team division to hold down the BTTITW! And now with the Wyatts showing up- Ciampa has Gargano ixnay on the amily-fay.
Do not talk about you know who, scratch that, let’s get to business. All these teams have all KILLED the tag division that DIY built! Matter of fact, let us hold a moment of silence for the death of the SmackDown Tag Division. Everyone, stand up, bow your heads, and give a moment of silence… now. OH NO! The lights go out! All the teams panic, because when the lights turn on, UNCLE HOWDY is on the corner! Howdy laughs, because the rest of the Wyatts flank the ring! Erick Rowan drags MCMG out to DOUBLE LARIAT! Dexter Lumis is up top to CANNONBALL onto the Profits and Gargano! Joe Gacy is in, and he handsprings to bring Fraxiom to the UPSIDE-DOWN!!
Lumis then runs, POWERBOMB SENTON COMBO on Axiom! Ciampa freaks out, turns around, and Nikki Cross is there! CROSSBODY onto Candice! The fans fire up, and Howdy has Frazer for SISTER ABIGAIL! “We’re here!!” It is just as the Profits said, and now it is clear. Will some killer combination of the Wyatts go right after the gold?
Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar!
Worlds Collide is just over a week away, and all four of these men will be involved. The Immortal Firebird and the Young OG are going after the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4 Way while Legado Del Fantasma will be taking on AAA’s Pagano, Psycho Clown y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Who will be heading for Los Angeles with all the momentum behind them?
Speaking of that North American Championship, the champion is here! Ethan Page joins commentary and says what a year for him, to be honest. Wade says that title has never looked better than on Ethan’s shoulder. Fenix makes his entrance now, followed by Je’Von’s. The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Angel. Angel and Fenix circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Angel fires a forearm, Fenix fires back, repeat! Fenix gets the edge but Angel shoves then drops down. Fenix cartwheels over the dropdown, then comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RANAS! Angel tumbles, the fans fire up, and Fenix somersaults, but into a fireman’s carry!
Fenix slips free, ripcords to ROUNDHOUSE, but Angel HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger back, tags to Berto and Je’Von! Je’Von dodges and springboards to BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Berto mule kicks! Berto CLUBS Je’Von, whips, but Je’Von reverses and slips around. Berto bucks the O’Conner, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Berto drags Je’Von up, but Je’Von kicks! Berto blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits! Je’Von runs up, and BOUNCY~ RANAS! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but Je’Von goes Matrix to dodge! Je’Von kips up, and STUNNERS! Angel flops back and the fans fire up!
Los Garza regroups, Je’Von tags Fenix, and they build speed, but have to dodge Angel first. Fenix SOBATS, Je’Von KICKS, and both men ENZIGIRI! Berto is up top, he leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix runs to basement CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this for Los Garza while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Fenix drags Berto up to RAM him into the corner. Tag to Je’Von and they mug Berto. Berto fires hands back on Je’Von, but Je’Von headlocks. Berto powers up and out and Angel tags in. Berto drop toeholds Je’Von into Angel’s KNEE at the ropes! Angel TEARS OFF HIS PANTS! Angel drapes those over Je’Von before he KICKS Je’Von in the side! Angel stalks Je’Von to the corner, tags Berto, and they shove Je’Von for a double hip toss, TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it. Berto shoves Je’Von to ELBOW him down! Berto then DUMPS Je’Von down to be under the ropes.
Tag to Angel and Berto sits Je’Von up on the apron. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von down! Santos joins in with Los Garza as they soak up the heat, and Angel drags Je’Von back in. Angel stands Je’Von up, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up behind him. Angel CLUBS away on Je’Von, mocks the clapping, and he THROWS Je’Von down. Angel KICKS Je’Von in the arm and Je’Von clutches his hand. Angel drags Je’Von to the ropes, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands. The ref counts, Angel steps off at 4, and Berto BOOTS Je’Von down. ANgel clamps onto Je’Von with an armlock and chinbar but Je’Von reaches for Fenix.
Angel keeps hold of Je’Von but Je’Von fires hands! SmackDown returns to single picture as Je’Von dodges the lariat, leaps, but Angel catches him! Angel puts Je’Von in a corner and through ropes. Angel pulls an arm and leg against the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von in the ribs! Je’Von slumps to the apron, and Angel sucker punches Fenix! Angel goes back for Je’Von but Je’Von fires body shots! Angel blocks a kick, slips around and Gory Especials! Angel walks over, tags Berto, and Berto slingshots, GARZA ESPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Je’Von but Berto clamps onto him with a chinlock.
Je’Von endures, even as Berto traps an arm. Je’Von fights up, pries the hold open, and he arm-drags Berto! Je’Von leaps but Berto grabs a leg! Ethan laughs from commentary, but Je’Von kicks free to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Je’Von and Berto crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up as Fenix rallies on Angel with forearms! Fenix then dodges a shot to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG, to a DOUBLE STOMP! Fenix fires off KICKS on Berto, then fires up with Knoxville! Fenix uses Berto to jump up and RANA Angel! Fenix then goes corner to corner to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix fires hands, shoves Angel aside, then goes up.
Fenix springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, Berto breaks it! Berto whips Fenix, Fenix goes Spider-Man, and Je’Von tags in! Fenix says HASTA LA VISTA, BABY! Angel is up, he pops Fenix up to KICK him! But Je’Von springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Angel and Je’Von crawl. Angel CHOPS Je’Von, Je’Von CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Angel CHOPS again, so Je’Von CHOPS again! Angel fires a forearm, Je’Von fires back, and they go around with forearm after forearm! The fans fire up, Angel CHOPS, a
nd Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES!
Je’Von runs, BOUNCY- NO, Angel makes it a SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan is surprised and the fans rally up. Angel hoists Je’Von up top, tags Berto in, and they hoist Je’Von up even higher! But Fenix SHORYUKENS Angel down! Je’Von fires hands on Berto and SHOVES him down! Fenix climbs up to join Je’Von now, and ADIOS AMIGO DOUBLE STOMPS for Angel! Je’Von adjusts, to SUPER DUPER SWANTON onto Los Garza! Ethan says don’t get closer, keep this in the ring! He taunts both his challengers, Fenix and Je’Von stand down to put Los Garza in the ring. The fans rally up, but then Ethan CLOBBERS Fenix & Je’Von!
Ethan TOSSES Fenix over the desk! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS Ethan down! The fans fire up, Je’Von hurries in, and he dodges Angel! But Berto rolls Je’Von up, TWO!! Je’Von dodges Berto, rebound and RED DOT!! Berto is down, Angel gets up, but Je’Von DECKS him! Je’Von goes up, up, but Santos distracts the ref! Ethan SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo but Berto tags Angel! Los Garza hoists Je’Von up for M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!
Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall
All Ego grins as he screws over two of his three challengers, and now Legado is rolling towards Worlds Collide. But will these rudos get everything they deserve in LA?
The Wyatts speak.
“We won’t stop. Not until we get what’s owed.” A simple yet ominous threat, are the tag titles only the beginning?
Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration!
La Muneca held onto the WWE Women’s US Championship by smacking The Hot Mess in the face with a foot, and obviously Chelsea is not happy with it. But will Alba get payback on behalf of her fearless leader? Or will things only get uglier for the Green Regime?
The bell rings and Piper distracts Zelina so Alba can CLOBBER her! Alba fires off hands, then bumps Zelina off buckles. Alba bumps Zelina off more buckles, then more buckles! And then the fourth corner! Chelsea says Zelina should’ve never messed with her! Alba fireman’s carries but Zelina fights free. Zelina KICKS Alba, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Alba CLUBS Zelina. Alba whips, scoops, and- NO, Zelina swings through to RANA! Cover, ONE! Zelina headlocks but Alba fights up and lifts Zelina. Zelina holds on but Alba powers up and out to RUN Zelina over! The fans boo but Chelsea cheers as Alba stalks Zelina.
Alba ROCKS Zelina, whips her to ropes, but Zelina wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Zelina then runs up on Alba in the corner and rains down fists! Alba shoves Zelina away at three, but Zelina comes right back to rain down more shots! Alba stops Zelina at four now, but Zelina wants another go! Alba stops Zelina at four again, and RAMS her into the corner! The fans boo but Alba grins. Zelina BOOTS Alba, goes up, and FLYING RANAS! Alba tumbles out, Piper helps her up, and Zelina goes to the apron. Alba trips Zelina up, spins and ROCKS Zelina, then gets her up. Gory Especial, but Zelina flips through to arm-drag Alba onto ropes!
The fans fire up as Zelina dials up, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref argues with Chelsea while Zelina redials, but Piper trips her up! The fans boo but Alba SUPERKICKS Zelina! Alba salutes to Chelsea, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Alba stands on Zelina’s hair while pulling Zelina’s arms! The ref reprimands, Alba steps off, and she drags Zelina up to suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this and Chelsea argues with the ref. The ref says the count is fair, so Alba clamps onto Zelina with a COBRA CLUTCH! Zelina endures, the fans rally, and Zelina fights up. Zelina fires body shots, Alba ripcords and wrenches to SUPERKICK! Zelina rebounds to SHINING WIZARD! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Piper coaches Zelina, the fans rally up, and both women rise up. Alba is on Zelina and brings her to a corner, but Zelina buckle bumps Alba first!
The fans rally as Alba stalks Zelina, but Zelina bumps her off buckles again! Alba tries again, but Zelina ELBOWS Alba away. Then BOOTS her away! Zelina fires forearms on Alba, backs her down, then whips. Alba reverses but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Zelina LARIATS again! Zelina blocks a kick, ELBOWS Alba, but Alba blocks the saido. But Zelina keeps Alba from running, SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally for Zelina as she runs corner to corner, METEORA! Zelina pushes Alba out and goes up top! The fans cheer for some Latina Heat, and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alba survives and Chelsea is relieved.
Zelina grows frustrated, but she goes back for Alba. Zelina reels Alba in, suplexes, but Alba blocks! Alba knees low, suplexes, but Zelina hits STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Alba is down, Zelina goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS! Alba goes up now, and she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?! Zelina survives and shocks Alba! Chelsea is upset again but Alba hurries to bring Zelina up. Alba KICKS Zelina out, and now Chelsea takes off her face mask?! She tells Piper to stand Zelina up! Piper does as told, and Chelsea takes a swing, but Zelina ducks! The face mask SMACKS Piper!! Chelsea is shocked, then furious, and then she chases after Zelina!
Zelina slips into the ring, Chelsea gets on the apron, but Zelina sends Alba at her! They almost collide, and then Zelina rolls Alba up! Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall
Chelsea tried so hard to screw Zelina over that she just screwed up her own team! Zelina survives again, will no one take down the Vega Administration?
The Miz pep talks Carmelo Hayes.
Melo looks good, and he just has to follow the plan. If Melo follows that plan, with no mistakes, they will win. Melo says he knows what he’s doing. Miz asks if he really does. Because Miz has taken Black Mass after Black Mass, sacrificing himself for Melo. Does Melo understand? Miz gave up this chance at MITB for Melo! Miz has already done it twice! If Melo wins this match tonight, Miz will guide Melo to make sure “we are Mr. MITB.” Wait, we? Miz says, “Who do you think got you in this position?” Melo says Melo did. Melo appreciates everything Miz has done for him, from sacrificing to taking hits for him, and helping him win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
But nobody told Miz to do that. Melo will run the play exactly as Miz designed it, but what brought Melo to the dance is Melo’s talent. Melo goes out there and does it better than anybody else. Melo puts up 40 points on a bad day, because he is H1M. And Miz just needs to let Melo be H1M. They good? Miz nods, and Melo says okay, let’s do the thing. They are Melo Don’t Miz and they are Awes-H1M. Miz still nods, but he doesn’t seem genuinely happy. Will Miz let Melo be Melo? Even if that means letting H1M fail?
Giulia speaks.
“Throughout my entire career, even back when I started in Japan, I had one goal… It’s not to be ‘the best.’ Everyone says that. It’s hollow and empty. My goal is to be indisputable. You can love me or hate me, admiration or disgust, it means nothing. But I’m impossible to deny. My opponent doesn’t matter, because I only view them as an opportunity to build my legacy. Evidence you cannot refute. SmackDown, you will see. I will hit harder, move faster, think sharper, and conquer everything, just like I’ve always done. The question isn’t, ‘Who’s going to let me?” It’s, ‘Who’s going to stop me?'” She adds in Japanese, “If you can stop it, stop it.”
Will SmackDown and all of the WWE soon succumb to The Beautiful Madness?
Zelina returns backstage.
She refreshes for a second, but Giulia is there! And Giulia says she sees Zelina, but she also sees that title more. Zelina scoffs and leaves. Could Giulia be aiming for everything once she becomes Ms. Money in the Bank?
Damian Priest is here!
Knoxville cheers as The Archer of Infamy heads to the ring, victorious from Saturday Night’s Main Event and that brutal Steel Cage match. Priest grabs a mic to tell Tennessee, “Ever since I beat Drew on Saturday, it’s like I’m breathing in fresh air. Y’know, there was a time when I lived on the street, if we were beefing with another street, that war could go for years. But in WWE, you have a beef with somebody, you have a match and it’s over. But with Drew and I, we went well over a year, and that’s not normal. But we took that beef into a cage. Now, I can feel it, you can se it on my face, we went to war.
“At the end of this war, at Saturday Night’s Main Event, I gave him a Con-Chair-To, I walked out the door, and I put his ass in the past.” The fans cheer that. Priest says now he knows Drew is somewhere recovering from his scrambled brains, but he knows Drew is watching, so this is for Drew. “I still can’t stand yo ass. But the Drew McIntyre that stepped in that cage wasn’t the guy that hides behind his phone on social media. That was the old Drew, the warrior, and I appreciate that.” The fans applaud, and Priest says he won’t ask what is next for himself, he’ll just tell us all. And it is the same thing he wanted when he came to SmackDown: Championships!
The fans cheer, and Priest says this war with Drew cost him an opportunity at being in MITB. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his eyes on a certain champion. Somebody who he has unfinished business with, and a champion he considers the most badass. The fans know that means Fatu, and he knows they know! Priest calls out Jacob Fatu! Priest respects Fatu. Priest knows where Fatu came from, what Fatu had to live through, how it feels to stand in this ring as a champion. Real talk, Priest is proud of Fatu, he congratulates Fatu, that’s real. But what Priest doesn’t respect is the crew that follows him around.
Wait, check that. What Priest doesn’t respect is the crew Fatu follows around. Priest knows at some point, they will get in this ring, handle business, but that’s for them. As for Fatu’s so-called family, if they wanna get involved, they can catch a fresh one, too. Priest won’t make it just a nickname or moniker, he wants this to be fact! Priest is and forever will be EL CAMPEON! The fans cheer that! But will the Archer soon take aim at the Samoan Werewolf? Well, speaking of, Fatu makes his way out here for tonight’s other Triple Threat Qualifier! Fatu nods to Priest, but if Fatu wins his way into the ladder match, will this showdown have to wait a little longer?
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!
SmackDown returns and El Idolo makes his entrance, followed by H1M. The bell rings and Miz distracts Fatu and Melo attacks! Fatu ELBOWS Melo away, Andrade is on Melo with forearms, and then Fatu adds a LARIAT! Fatu looms mover Melo but then turns to stare down Andrade. The fans rally as these two step up. Andrade fires forearms but Fatu SHOVES him to a corner. Fatu runs up, Andrade dodges then whips. Fatu reverses, Andrade goes up and out to then ROCK Fatu! Andrade goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Melo CLUBS Andrade, TOSSES him out, and then CLUBS away on Fatu!
Miz says that’s the way! Melo HAMMERS and CHOPS, then whips, but Fatu blocks! Fatu whips Melo, Melo springboards, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Fatu sees Melo go outside. Fatu builds speed, but Miz trips him up! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Fatu drags Miz into the ring! Melo goes to roll Fatu up but Fatu stays up! Fatu YANKS Melo up, scoops, but Melo slips free! Melo SUPERKICKS and Miz DUMPS Fatu out! The fans boo but Melo builds speed, only for Andrade to LARIAT! The fans cheer, and now Miz sees he is in trouble. Fatu snarls, but Andrade DIVES, into a HAYMAKER!
Fatu then SUPERKICKS Miz! Fatu THROWS Miz into barriers! The fans fire up and Fatu grins. Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK against the barriers! The Samoan Werewolf has dominated three men at once and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Miz sputters and Fatu leaves him behind to go around the way. Melo is there to kick Fatu, RAM Fatu, but Fatu blocks another whip! Fatu ROCKS Melo and Melo staggers away. Fatu stalks Melo, Melo checks on Miz, but Fatu ROCKS Melo! Andrade goes after Fatu now, but Fatu THROWS Andrade into barriers! The fans cheer as Fatu lets Andrade go to the ring. Fatu brings Melo up, SMACKS him off the desk, then pushes him down. Fatu clears the desk off, but Melo CLUBS Fatu against the desk! Melo storms into the ring, brings Andrade up, but Andrade RAMS Melo into the corner! Andrade RAMS Melo, CHOPS Melo, then stalks Melo.
Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses and Andrade hits buckles hard! Melo CHOPS Andrade down! Melo brings Andrade up, soaks up some heat, then makes it Latino Heat. But Andrade blocks the suplex to suplex Melo! Andrade hangs Melo out to dry, and Melo flops to the apron. Fatu is back but Andrade fires forearms first! Andrade whips, Fatu reverses, and Fatu BODY CHECKS Andrade! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him while he stalks Andrade. Fatu drags Andrade up to HEADBUTT him into the corner. Fatu shoves Melo off the apron, then he HEADBUTTS Andrade again. Andrade sputters but Fatu is all fired up.
Fatu CHOPS Andrade, UPPERCUTS, and HEADBUTTS him again! Andrade CHOPS in return! SmackDown returns to single picture and Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Fatu UPPERCUTS and Andrade falls back! Melo stomps Andrade in the corner, then tells Fatu to come on in. Fatu runs up, but Andrade gets away! Hip attack hits buckles! Melo ENZIGIRIS Fatu, Andrade runs to dodge Melo and FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Andrade kips up! Andrade has targets in the corners, and he rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES for Fatu! CIEN- NO, Melo tilt-o-whirls and LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Melo runs to stomp away on Fatu, then he brings Andrade up. Fatu stands to CLOBBER Melo! Andrade SUPERKICKS Fatu! The fans rally, Melo brings Andrade up and springboards, but Andrade stops him at the ropes! SECOND ROPE SPANISH FLY! But Fatu SENTONS Andrade! The fans fire up as Fatu SENTONS Melo! Fatu drags Melo to a drop zone, then goes to the corner! The fans rally for Fatu as he goes up, up, but Andrade YANKS him down! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT DOUBLE!! Cover, Melo breaks it! The fans rally while all three are down! “This is Awesome!” as the three stir.
Melo brings Fatu and Andrade around, and he fires forearms on each of them. Andrade fires back on Melo, then Fatu UPPERCUTS! Andrade ROCKS Fatu, but Fatu UPPERCUTS Andrade! The fans rally as the three rise, and Melo springboards! DOUBLE FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover on Andrade, Fatu breaks it! Melo and Fatu stare down, and they run up! Melo dodges to hit the FIRST 48! Andrade adds a POISON-RANA! Melo slips around Andrade to KNEE and suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and Melo grows frustrated. The fans rally for Fatu while Melo shakes his hands out. Andrade is on the apron but Melo rises.
Melo brings Andrade up but Andrade trips Melo! They go out to brawl, and Melo SUPERKICKS Andrade down! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Melo! The fans fire up for Fatu as he lines up a shot. Fatu gets the fans even more fired up, then he geeks out! Fatu runs in the full length, but Andrade & Melo move! HIP ATTACK through barriers!! The fans go nuts as Fatu crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu sputters as SmackDown goes back to picture in picture.
Fatu stirs while Andrade and Melo go to the ring. They roll in, Melo grabs at Andrade and vice-versa. Melo fires a forearm, then goes back outside. Andrade goes to the opposite end while Melo looks under the ring. Melo makes Knoxville happy by bringing out a table! But then Melo makes them mad by dropping it! Melo goes after Andrade but Andrade ROCKS him first! Andrade brings out a chair! Andrade aims, but Melo dropkicks the legs out! Andrade crawls, Melo shakes his head, and he grabs the chair now. Melo aims, but Andrade kicks Melo low! Andrade and Melo go into the ring, and Andrade puts Melo in a drop zone.
Andrade goes up the corner, but Melo trips him up! Andrade is stuck up top and Melo hits the SLINGSHOT PLEX! Melo flexes, then decides to step through on the legs! Andrade cradles that, TWO! Melo and Andrade stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans look for Fatu. SmackDown returns to single picture as the fans rally, Melo and Andrade sit up, and Melo CHOPS! Andrade ROCKS Melo, then rolls away. Melo hurries to clamp onto Andrade with a facelock, but Andrade RAMS him into a corner! Andrade puts Melo up top but Melo fires forearms. Andrade drops back, Melo aims, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS!
The fans still want tables but Andrade climbs up to get Melo. They’re on the very top, but Fatu is back! Fatu makes the SUPER SPANISH FLY part ROCKER LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu goes up now! SWANTON BOMB onto Melo! Cover, Andrade breaks it!! The fans rally up again and still want tables. Fatu runs at Andrade to SPLASH! Then Fatu runs at Melo, but Melo BOOTS him! Melo runs up, but into a pop-up! Melo fights the Samoan Drop, and Andrade adds the SHADOW ELBOW! But Melo makes it a ghost pin! Andrade adds a stack, TWO!!! Fatu survives the double cover, but here come Solo & JC!
The fans boo as Solo is here to coach Fatu up. Melo and Andrade trade forearms, then Melo dodges to springboard, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Fatu snarls, drags Melo up, and he HEADBUTTS Melo! Fatu finally notices Solo & JC, but Fatu puts Melo up top. Fatu CHOPS Melo, then he fireman’s carries Andrade. Fatu adds Melo to this, but Melo slips free. SAMOAN DROP for Andrade, and then Fatu goes to the corner. Solo says Fatu’s got this now! BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS and Melo hits NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT! Andrade underhooks Melo, THE MESS- NO, Melo RANAS through! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade has a cover, TWO! Melo has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Both men stand, SHADOW ELBOW! FIRST 48!! SHADOW ELBOW AGAIN!! All three men are down and the fans are thunderous! Fatu crawls, Melo rolls to a corner, and Andrade stirs. Fatu rises, he brings Andrade up, IMPALER DDT! Then Fatu has Melo to RAM him into a corner. Fatu runs and HIP ATTACKS Melo! Andrade is up, Fatu hits him with another IMPALER DDT! Fatu puts Andrade in the drop zone, and he hits the BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Solo says yeah, do that again! The fans boo but Fatu glares at Solo. JC says do what Solo is saying, Fatu!
But wait! Jimmy YANKS JC down, and SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up, and then Melo RAMS Fatu into Solo! Then FIRST 48! But Andrade rolls Melo into THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!
Winner: Andrade, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Solo just screwed things up for Fatu! Solo does his best to keep the peace between Fatu and JC, but the point is: Andrade is headed to Los Angeles! Will he make this El Idolo in the Bank?
Backstage interview with LA Knight.
Byron Saxton segues from congratulating Andrade for qualifying to welcoming in someone who already has qualified, but The Mega Star says, “My gawd. What is it with punching tickets around here? Everybody talks about punching tickets. WWE Instagram, punched tickets. Commentary, punched tickets. You’re talking about punched tickets. I guess I punched my ticket to MITB, it’s only eight days away. A few other guys who punched tickets, who are they? You got Andrade, you got Penta, you got what’s his name, Seth Rollins. You got Solo Sikoa! They’re all in it! They all punched their tickets!
“And everybody’s gonna be climbing that ladder, trying to get up, put everything on the line that they can. Now, if this was a one-on-one match, I’d go ahead and call my shot, and I’d say I’m gonna run up there, grab the case, and cash it in. But you gotta understand, this is my third year in a row, so I understand what this is. You can call me the vet in this match. Some people say maybe that Seth is the vet in this, but they would be wrong. For three years in a row now, you’re talking about the most robust and the most recent experience, YEAH. And what that means is now it’s anybody’s game. Anybody can come out with it, and I understand that.
“But with or without the case, what you need to understand is that the WWE title, the world title, they’re all in my future. With the way I’ve been running, at this point, they should be in my past, maybe even my present. Why don’tcha go ahead and punch that ticket? While we’re talking about-” Knight stops himself when he spots someone walking in. It’s Aleister Black! And Aleister says that win was supposed to be his. But he tells Knight, “You’re welcome, though.” The Dark Father lets the Mega Star shine, if only for now. Will LA win big in LA when we finally reach MITB?
Fatu and Solo regroup backstage.
Solo wants Fatu to listen. He was just trying to help. Fatu tells Solo to listen. For the last time, Fatu does not need his help! Fatu storms off, JC steps in, but Solo has nothing else to say. Is the Samoan Werewolf going to break away from this dysfunctional “family?”
Cody Rhodes is here!
Knoxville fires up and sings along, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans along the ramp and the front row, and even signs autographs. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and he hears the fans chant his name. Cody fires the fans up more, then hears them sing, “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~! Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody says, “So, Knoxville! Whaddya wanna talk about?” The fans cheer, and Cody says, “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that we could talk about the record crowd here this evening!” The fans cheer that, too! Cody says he loves them, too, thank you very much.
Cody says they could also talk about WrestleMania 41. The fans boo, but Cody says after WrestleMania 41, he went home, he drowned his sorrows, might’ve touched the “Tennessee Cough Syrup” a little bit, and he had a moment of doubt. He reached out to a friend. A friend who helps him prepare to wonderful audiences like this one here, or speaking to everyone at home. Cody asked him, “Was I a good champion?” The fans cheer for that, but Cody says the friend told him wasn’t quite as simple as yes or no.
The friend told him, “With everything that you faced here in the ring in front of all the fans, and with everything that you faced behind the scenes, being pulled in different directions, the waters that you had to navigate that no champion has ever had to navigate, yes, I feel that you were a good champion.” Cody says he felt good hearing that, it turned into a hopeful moment, the silver lining on a dark cloud. Cody looked back on his whole year. He thought about AJ Styles faking retirement to get the drop on him. Cody thought about his friend, Kevin Owens, sucker punching him against his bus while Cody’s family slept inside.
Cody thought about his boss, Triple H, who pushed Cody to the limit, and sees something in Cody that Cody doesn’t even see in himself. Cody even thought about The Final Boss, how he asked Cody for his soul, and the entire world wondering what that meant. As preposterous as that sounded, The Rock was 100% serious. No matter how many times Cody said no, the offer still stands. And Cody also thought about John Cena. The fans initially boo, but the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” starts up. Cody takes a moment, and then he says, “I thought about John Cena doing exactly what he said he was going to do. He forced me to make a choice, and I hesitated.
“I don’t know if John Cena is going to ‘ruin’ professional wrestling. But if he does, then I’m partially to blame. Now, I know, I’d love to say this to John Cena’s face. Not sure if he’s going to come out here right now, but if you are listening, if you are listening, Champ, I need you to know that I will never hesitate with you again!” The fans cheer that, and Cody says no matter how much Cena will tout the amount of days he has left, how much Cena will talk about what remains before he absconds with the WWE Championship and leaves all of us forever, that is NOT Cena’s expiration date! That is on the other side of Cody’s corneas, and it will burn Cena’s ass up!
The fans fire up for that, and Cody calms it down. Cody apologizes for that. This is his first night back on SmackDown, he is getting worked up. He thought so much about what he could do, what he could do for the fans. Hell, how about a surprise? The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” so Cody says they’re hungry for it. Let’s yeet. Well, hold on, that’d be a very big surprise. That’d be the biggest surprise. That’d be Cody’s partner riding into battle for MITB, and hell YES he is here! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the World Heavyweight Champion, MAIN EVENT JEY USO! The fans go wild as Jey makes his way in from the pavilion!
The fans sing along with Day One Ish and bounce for that YEET! Jey makes his way down through the crowd to ringside, one verse at a time, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Jey joins Cody in the ring now, mic in hand. Cody and Jey hear the fans want an encore, so we get even more YEET! But then John Cena makes his entrance to ruin the fun! The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUUUCKS~!” even though he wears that University of Tennessee orange and white. Cena goes to the ring, towel draped over his head, then grabs a mic before he joins Cody and Jey in the ring. Cena hears the fans boo, and he says, “I’m upset, too. If it isn’t professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes!” Cena tells Cody he is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe, and that Jey is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe.
The fans boo but Cena says they both wanna be Cena so bad, it makes him sick! Cody wants Cena’s fame, Jey wants Cena’s money, but they will get neither because Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy! There is only ONE other human being in the WWE who embodies hustle, loyalty and respect, and he’s got the fortune, fame and followers to back that up! Surprise, losers! Cena’s partner is here, too! The fans boo already, because “EY YO~!” Logan Paul IS here! The Maverick swaggers his way out, and Cena gives him a proper introduction. “Oh, you mad? You’re mad because Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler?”
Cena says Logan doesn’t need to pay his dues, because he is paying Jey’s mortgage! Everybody in this building did NOT come to see Jey! They came to see John Cena and Logan Paul! Logan asks, “What the hell you crying about, Knoxville? Look! I could walk on water, and y’all would still find a way to tell me it’s because I can’t swim! John Cena speaks the language of Logan Paul, and that is the truth! The truth! It is right in front of you! You deny it all you want, but look around, you stupid, stupid, simple Tennessee people! This is a moment in history! All of you get to witness the moment that John Cena stood side-by-side in the ring with Logan Paul.
“And look, all of you will live long, pathetic, miserable lives. But at least you will get to say that you saw that.” The fans tell Logan to STFU, and Cena tells Logan to ignore it. Logan says yeah, yeah, they’re so ungrateful. They don’t know what’s good for them. There is one problem, though. This does seem too perfect. The problem is… Logan should be standing next to THE WWE Champion as THE World Heavyweight Champion! Logan should’ve been the one to leave Saturday Night’s Main Event with that title around his waist. But look at him, Jey. Jey got lucky. Jey got lucky! He knows it, Logan knows, it, the fans know it, CODY knows it!
Jey needed Cody to save him! When Cody interfered with the match cuz these two cheaters can’t do a single thing in this business without it being handed to them! “These two nepo babies were born on third, thinking they hit a triple.” Logan points to himself and says, “Self-made man!” He points to Cena and says, “Self-made man!” Five years ago, nobody every would’ve believed Logan Paul would be a WWE superstar. And they certainly never ever would’ve believed that he’d be teaming with the Greatest Of All Time! But look at Logan now. He’s not just a superstar, he is THE superstar! His time is now! Cena told us that his time is almost up!
Cena is the Last Real Champion, Logan is the inevitable face of the WWE! So Jey, Cody, at MITB, if you want some, come get some. Jey tells Logan they don’t gotta wait! They can handle this right now! UH UH, YEET!! The mics drop, Cena and Logan talk this out, and Logan wants to throw hands while Cena wants to leave. Cody asks what they’re arguing about. They gonna go to the back so Logan can polish Cena’s Peacemaker? Now it’s a fight! The fans fire up as the hands are flying! Logan TOSSES Jey, Cena picks Cody up! Cody slips free, Jey is back to SUPERKICK! Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Cena bails out, Jey PLANCHAS out onto him!
Logan goes to the apron, slingshot and- NO, Cody dodges the “Snapshot” Lariat and Jey SUPERKICKS Logan! Then Jey sets Logan up for the CODE D!! The fans fire up as Cody picks up the WWE Championship! Will Cody and Jey make it through Logan and Cena to then clear a path for the American Nightmare’s redemption? Or will Cena & Logan ruin wrestling together?
My Thoughts:
A very good SmackDown, but maybe with some wheel-spinning. As fun as Chelsea Green continues to be, can’t we move on from her and Zelina? Or are we about to do that with tonight’s win over Alba and then Giulia confronting her? Ironically, that seems to give away Giulia isn’t winning MITB. Giulia had a good promo video right before but they undercut it by giving us that confrontation. That said, Giulia deserves to be all the champions, but I suppose starting with the Women’s US Championship would be a good route. Very good promo from Bianca and Naomi to not just have Bianca’s homecoming, but to keep the feud between them alive.
The Women’s Triple Threat had a slow start but it turned out to be a very good match. Great win for Naomi, and good promo from her, Tiffany and Alexa to tease potential MITB winners. Great stuff in the tag match to build Worlds Collide just a touch. We only got one moment of Berto being passive aggressive towards Santos, and then Ethan Page screwing the Faces over, but that was still enough for the North American Championship. Of course, it depends on how many fans watch not just Raw and SmackDown but also NXT so that the fans already understand the story. But as someone who does, I do appreciate they’re bringing NXT story onto SmackDown.
Good promo from Priest to give some shoot respect to Drew and Fatu, but Priest wanting after the US title kinda gave away what was happening with the Men’s Triple Threat. It was a great Triple Threat, but of course Solo & JC cost Fatu. That team is just one moment away from breaking up, and it might be at MITB when Solo just expects Fatu to help him win the briefcase and Fatu refuses. And Fatu VS Priest will still be awesome whenever it happens. Good promo from Knight, and a good bit from Aleister with him, which I suppose means that’s the next feud for them. Was kinda hoping for Aleister VS Nakamura but that really depends if Nakamura is sticking with WWE or going home to Japan via Pro-Wrestling NOAH as rumored.
R-Truth relapsing to talking to Lil’ Jimmy is certainly a choice. I kinda wish he’d keep up the “Ron Cena” stuff, or they’d let Jeff Cobb do his own John Cena bit from NJPW, but I guess some things in WWE still won’t change. And closing with a big promo segment was also certainly a choice. Cody still did a good job, and nice surprise to have Jey show up. Not sure they needed to take a commercial break for Jey’s entrance, especially when they were obviously going to let Jey do his YEET encore. And Cena really must be brainwashed to put Logan over as if Logan’s on par with peak Cena. But naturally a brawl happened and the Faces stood tall.
Don’t count this as go-home math yet, they could easily revisit this on Raw and even next week on SmackDown. Even then, I still feel like Jey and Cody should win at MITB to properly set up Cody VS Cena 2 at SummerSlam. Raw on June 9th is still the move for the World Heavyweight Championship, but there’s also Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, who knows if Jey makes it to SummerSlam as champion.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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