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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (10/10/23)
Generations collide!
Is this the biggest NXT ever?
NXT has Asuka, John Cena, Paul Heyman, Cody Rhodes, a rematch of Carmelo Hayes VS Bron Breakker, and a COMMERCIAL FREE FIRST 30 MINUTES! Are you ready?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Roxanne Perez VS Asuka; Asuka wins.
- Six Man Pub Fight: Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne & Ridge Holland VS Gallus; Bate, Dunne & Ridge win.
- NXT Championship, Special Guest Referee LA Knight: Ilja Dragunov VS Dominik Mysterio w/ Rhea Ripley; Dragunov wins and retains the title.
- NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament, Opening Round: Lola Vice w/ Elektra Lopez VS Dani Palmer; Lola wins and advances to the next round.
- Carmelo Hayes w/ John Cena VS Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman; Melo wins and advances to next week’s #1 Contenders match.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes is here!
The NXT Universe is all fired up for the American Nightmare’s first appearance here on Tuesdays, and they’re singing along with his song like it’s karaoke, “WHOA~ OH~!” One half of the NEW Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions fist bumps and high-fives the front row as he goes to the ring. Cody gets a mic while the fans chant his name, and he has a big smile on his face. Then they chant “YEET!” so Cody echoes, “YEET. So NXT Universe… Whaddya wanna talk about?” Fans fires up and they chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Cody says he’d be lying if he said he ever pictured himself standing in this ring.
But now that he is… Something feels right. Fans cheer that! This is the Rhodes, Florida, blood spilt all over this state, and it is in the vein of gratitude that Cody cuts to it, he indeed has an announcement. Actually, announcements. We have all been enjoying the Women’s Breakout Tournament, eight of them in single elimination, who will be the next Tiffany Stratton? The next Rhea Ripley? And at the conclusion of that tournament, the men will have their Breakout Tournament. And Cody has kept hearing, as soon as people found out he’d be here, there was a certain tag team tournament… Fans fire up with chants of “DUSTY! DUSTY!”
Cody says it sounds like they want that. “YES!” Well then… That’s good because the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is also coming back. Fans cheer that but that’s not all! One more thing! On perhaps the biggest night in NXT history, Cody has the honor and privilege on behalf of Shawn Michaels. Tonight, Cody is the special guest General Manager for NXT! Fans are loving all this, and then here comes Ilja Dragunov! The NXT Champion, the Mad Dragon, makes his way to the ring to stand face to face with Cody. Dragunov smiles as fans chant “Happy Birthday!” Dragunov tells Cody his apologies for interrupting, but he couldn’t pass up the chance to welcome Cody to N X T!
These announcements bring hope to the future of the brand. They create excitement! They breathe life into NXT! But besides that, Dragunov simply wanted to meet a man, this man, Cody Rhodes! The man who brings this passion, who brings this energy, who brings the will to suffer for the entire WWE Universe! Cody is a man who fights with fire, and pushes everything he does to the next level. This is something Dragunov strives to do. Something he promises to do! He vows to push NXT to the next level with a fire that only the Mad Dragon can bring! But wait, the Judgment Day is here…
Fans boo as Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley make their way out, and Dom says these two are really out here patting each other on the back. Fans boo as hard as they can as Dom says the WWE fans is here to see the greatest superstar this brand has to offer, HIM! Fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Dom says Dragunov may be NXT Champion, but he doesn’t compare to Dom, “The One and Only TRUE Double A Champion.” Fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Dom says if Dragunov wants to feel some energy, ask him about how every time Judgment Day left Cody laying.
Dragunov says he is not surprised Dom came out here to talk when nobody in this entire arena wants to listen to his voice! By the way, Dragunov’s dad used to work in a prison. So Dragunov knows exactly how to turn a barking dog into a sweet little puppy. Dom asks if he hurt “Lil’ Ilja.” Rhea whispers something, and then Cody whispers something to Dragunov. Dom says if Dragunov wants to be like Cody, put his title on the line against Dom! Then we’ll see if Dragunov is half the man he says he is. Cody speaks up. So Dom isn’t willing to put his title up then? Rhea takes the mic to say Dom has been carrying the whole of WWE this entire year!
Dom just won the NXT North American Championship again! So Rhea doesn’t- Dragunov tells “Dom Dom” to listen. This is a day of celebration! As a gift to Dragunov himself, he can’t imagine anything better than eating Dom alive in the ring! And Rhea… Darling, Dragunov is gonna smash your boy! HA! Cody will take it from here. He is special guest GM, so guess what? That match for THE NXT Championship is official! Fans fire up and Dragunov is ready! But here’s the issue. Knowing what we know about Judgment Day, the numbers game and such, we need a special guest referee. No, it won’t be Cody. It will be the hottest star in WWE, L A KNIGHT!
Fans are exploding for how this night got even bigger! Will the Mega Star put Dirty Dom in his place?
Roxanne Perez VS Asuka!
The Prodigy, the original Women’s Breakout Tournament winner, has run afoul of Kiana James, and so Kiana wrote a fat check to the Empress of Tomorrow! Will Roxie find out she’s not ready for Asuka?
But wait! Shotzi is here!? What’s the Wild Child doing back in NXT? At least she brought the tank. Shotzi jumps on commentary, the bell rings, and Asuka circles with Roxie. Asuka and Shotzi both get a “Welcome Back!” chant, then Asuka and Roxie tie up. Asuka wrenches, but Roxie rolls, wrenches and hammerlocks. Asuka spins it around to fireman’s carry takeover and she has the cording hold. Roxie moves around, headscissors, Asuka kips free and Roxie avoids the roundhouse! Asuka smiles and resets with Roxie. Fans rally up, they tie up, and Roxie waistlocks while Shotzi announces she’s hosting this year’s Halloween Havoc!
Asuka and Roxie go around, Roxie headlocks but Asuka powers out. They RAM shoulders, then Roxie shoves Asuka. Asuka shoves Roxie, so Roxie SLAPS Asuka! Asuka grins but fans tell Roxie she messed up. Roxie bobs ‘n’ weaves, ducks ‘n’ dodges and she FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES! Asuka bails out but Roxie runs, into a forearm! Fans rally up, Asuka hurries back in as Roxie staggers around, and Asuka goes up. MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Asuka keeps her cool and she pie faces Roxie around. Roxie gets up to fire a forearm! Asuka SOBATS back! And Kawada Kicks! Asuka then TOSSES Roxie to a corner!
Asuka runs corner to corner to ELBOW Roxie! Asuka digs her boot in, the ref counts, and Asuka lets off. Roxie flounders, Asuka clamps onto the arm and fans rally and duel. Roxie endures, fights up, but Asuka wrenches. Roxie ROCKS Asuka! But Asuka cranks the arm! And then throws Roxie by her hair! Asuka kicks Roxie around, scuffs her, but Roxie gets mad. Roxie eggs Asuka on, Asuka kicks more but Roxie blocks one! Roxie spins Asuka and ROCKS her again! And again! Asuka eggs Roxie on so Roxie fires windmill haymakers! Roxie runs, but Asuka dodges, but so does Roxie! SHOTGUN DROPKICK!
Asuka rushes in but Roxie wrenches and clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Asuka bails out, fans rally up, and Roxie builds speed. Roxie DIVES and down goes Asuka! Fans fire up and Roxie puts Asuka in the ring. Roxie stalks Asuka, runs in at the corner and UPPERCUTS! Then runs in again, but into an elbow! Asuka goes up but Roxie GAMANGIRIS! Roxie climbs, fans fire up, and Roxie rains forearms! Roxie get to five but Asuka slips under. Roxie just CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Asuka is still in this but Roxie drags her up. Fans rally as Roxie throws more shots! Roxie runs but Asuka KICKS her down! Cover, TWO!
Asuka clamps on with a chinbar and armlock! Roxie fights up, drops to a victory roll, TWO! Asuka runs up but into a cradle! TWO! Roxie has the arm, steps over, LA MAGISTROL to bridge! TWO, into the ASUKA LOCK!!! Roxie gets caught, she flails, pushes around and slips free to a cover! TWO and Asuka holds on! Roxie goes for ropes but Asuka spins her to SOBAT, FRONT KICK, URAKEN, HEEL KICK!! Fans fire up with Asuka and she BUZZSAWS Roxie down! Cover, Asuka wins!
Winner: Asuka, by pinfall
The Empress has never lost in NXT and perhaps she never will! But how much did she make doing Kiana’s dirty work? Will Roxie make Kiana put her money where her mouth is and step up herself? Wait speaking of, Kiana runs in! But Shotzi intercepts! And she fires off, to then hit the FISHERMAN DDT! Kiana bails out and Shotzi helps Roxie up, will the hostess of Halloween Havoc have something already in the works?
Gallus gets fired up backstage!
Joe Coffey is banging around with his shillelagh, and he asks if Mark is ready for this! He’s ready! Is Wolfgang ready? YES! Then they will show them who they are! Gallus storms out, ready for the Pub Fight!
The Brawling Brutes talk backstage.
Pete Dunne makes sure Tyler Bate understands that he needs the Tyler Bate he battled all over Europe with! The Big Strong Boi that he tore down the house with in Chicago! Is he ready? Ready! Ridge joins in and says it is time. It’s FIGHT NIGHT! They’re gonna give BANGER after BANGER after BANGER, but will they bring down the Gallus Boys?
Six Man Pub Fight: Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne & Ridge Holland VS Gallus!
But wait! Just as Bate, Dunne & Ridge make their entrance, Gallus attacks! Fans boo but the match is on! Wolfgang has Bate in the ring, then whips, but Bate dodges to FLY out onto everyone else! Fans fire up and Bate hurries back after Wolfgang to CLOBBER him! Bate fires off on Wolfgang, Ridge gets himself a trash can, and Bate has a pool cue! He lines up the shot, and he JABS Wolfgang with the stick! Dunne brings Joe to the dartboard, and digs a DART into the hand!!! Then he FLYING KNEES Joe down! Ridge watches Mark struggle with the fire extinguisher, then SMACKS him with the trash can lid!
Then Ridge takes the extinguisher and BLASTS Mark! Then Ridge dumps Mark into the trash can, and he coordinates with the boys. Bate has a bowling ball! Bate bowls a STRIKE, then Ridge SPLASHES Mark! They stomp Mark but Wolfgang drags Ridge out. Dunne PENALTY KICKS Joe from the apron, but Joe avoids the moonsault! To GLASGOW SENDOFF him into steps! Joe TOSSES Ridge, dodges Bate, but Bate returns to REBOUNDER! But then Gallus mugs Bate, and they FLAPJACK him off the apron! Then they TRIPLE POWERBOMB Dunne through the bar! Peanuts go flying and fans boo as NXT goes picture in picture.
Gallus waves the Scottish flag, then they beat down the Brits more. They shove Bate into the ring, and SMACK him off the apron! And again! Then they BLAST him with the extinguisher! Mark DECKS Bate, Wolfgang drags him back up, and they mug him while clawing at the eyes! The ref can only reprimand, there’s no stopping this as Joe whips Bate into a corner! And whips him again! And then scoops to BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bate is still in this, but then Wolfgang SENTONS! Mark brings in a keg! Joe says it’s time to drink up, and Wolfgang scoops Bate. SNAKE EYES off the keg! Cover, TWO!
Bate is still in this but Wolfgang claws his face some more. Mark and Joe mug Bate, but Ridge returns to CLOBBER everyone with the keg! And another round! Ridge SPINEBUSTERS Mark on the trash can! Ridge then goes out, looks around, and CLUBS Wolfgang with his Billy club! But Joe brings the shillelagh! They dodge, clash like swords, then Ridge disarms Joe to CRACK him in the gut! But Gallus swarms Ridge! They mug him with body shots and haymakers, then a keg is wedged in the corner. Ridge is sent into the keg! Ridge falls, Gallus grabs Bate again, but Dunne BOOTS Joe down! And ENZIGURIS Mark!
NXT returns to single picture as Dunne wrenches Wolfgang’s arm, isolates it, and STOMPS it! Fans fire up as the teams regroup. They all rush in to brawl again! Fans fire up as Dunne DECKS Joe, goes out after him, and ASAI MOONSAULTS off the corner! Direct hit, and then we get DOUBLE AIRPLANE SPINS! Ridge and Bate spin Mark and Wolfgang around, let off, and everyone spills out of the ring. Bate CLOBBERS Wolfgang against barriers, and we get TRIPLE BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! They all go to TEN, then go way past it, all the way to TWENTY!! So is that 60 total? Fans are thunderous as Gallus is all throw into the ring.
Bate, Dunne & Ridge surround them, Bops up, TRIPLE BANG!! Then Dunne waistlocks, Ridge HEADBUTTS and Bate LARIATS Mark into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Mark survives but Dunne PLANCHAS! Wolfgang dodges, TOSSES Ridge, and then FLIES to take the Brawling Brutes down! A bit double edge and the fans are losing their minds. Iron King and Big Strong Boi get int he ring to fire hands! Joe HEADBUTTS, fires more shots, but Bate boots to KNEE back! Bate goes up to FLYING UP- NO, Joe catches Bate to GERMAN SUPLEX! And then a lift, tuck, and ELEVATED CRAB!
But Ridge is back, POOL CUE to the back!! Ridge then gets Joe for his own BOSTON CRAB! Dunne catches Mark to a TRIANGLE HOLD! Bate wrangles Wolfgang with a cue, WOOD CROSSFACE!! But Mark POWERBOMBS Dunne onto Bate! Joe powers up and out to BOOT Ridge away! Fans are thunderous as all six men are down around ringside! Wolfgang and Bate throw hands, Dunne runs in but GAMANGIRIS Bate as Wolfgang dodges! Wolfgang SPLASHES, scoops, Mark coordinates, ENZIGURI POWERSLAM!! Cover, but Bate SKY TWISTERS it apart!! Fans are thunderous again as Bate saves Dunne!
Ridge rises, and he brings out a TABLE!! The fans are even more excited as Ridge puts that in and Bate sets it up. Bate brings Mark to the table, underhooks, but Wolfgang RAMPAGE SPEARS through Bate! Ridge gets in, Mark and Wolfgang are after him, but he DOUBLE BACK DROPS! Joe runs in, misses, but he elbows Ridge to go up and up and CROSSBODY! Joe puts the table at center, hauls Ridge up, but Ridge fights the bomb! Dunne ENZIGURIS, but Joe hits ALL THE BEST FOR THE BELLS! Fans are thunderous again as Joe puts Dunne on the table. “This is Awesome!” as Joe goes out and gets himself a drink.
Joe gets in the ring, dumps that beer on Dunne, but Bate takes the mug! Bate SMASHES Joe with the glass! Dunne SNAPS the fingers! The Brutes get Joe up, TRIPLE POWERBOMB through the table!!! Cover, the Brutes win!!
Winners: Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne & Ridge Holland, by pinfall
Bate brought out that British Strong Style and it saw his team through! Will he, the Bruiserweight and Yorkshire Grit look to take over NXT together?
Dublin, Ireland. A city that has given rise to fighters.
But two women from this fair city will clash for the very first time. Becky Lynch, one of the most decorated women in WWE history, will face a woman seen as her protege and successor, Lyra Valkyria. Becky blazed a trail like never seen before, and is an 8 time champion. Then Lyra embarked almost a decade later, following her role model’s footsteps. Two women from the same island with the same dream only met once before in December of 2018, but they are very much one in the same. It is as if, when looking at each other, they can see the past and future at the same time.
October 24th, night one of Halloween Havoc, it won’t be about any of that, but about the present. Words like admiration, respect and rivalry will be put aside. Only one can be champion, so will it be The Morrigan or The Man?
Backstage interview with Lyra Valkyria.
McKenzie Mitchell is with the #1 contender and says we just saw how significant this coming title match is, but what does it mean to her? Lyra says seeing that footage- Wait, Tegan Nox walks! And she congratulates Lyra on that match last week. that was incredible. Thanks, Nox! And hard luck on Raw last night, that match couldv’e gone either way. Yeah, that’s what Nox is here for. She was seconds away from winning, and she knows what it takes, so not to do this to her but Lyra’s match has to wait. Wait, Lyra has to wait? Well, must be nice living in Tegan Land. Lyra worked her entire career for this opportunity. Sorry Nox couldn’t get the job done last night.
Halloween Havoc is the biggest match in Lyra’s career, and she will not let anyone get in the way of it. Lyra heads out, will Nox be the one who has to wait her turn?
John Cena is here!
Fans fire up as the Greatest of All Time finally comes to NXT! Cena says that is the most street cred he’s gotten the last 15 years. He thanks the fans so much for that. The fans chant his name and Cena says that everyone talks about NXT being the future. Guess they can’t see they’re making history here tonight! Cody Rhodes as GM! LA Knight as a ref! We turned this place into a pub, and Cena’s waiting on his pint. And then the fans sang Cena’s theme song! That is what makes NXT great! It is each and every one here, and the action that happens in the ring. Fans chant for “NXT! NXT!” and Cena says to be here is like nothing else, and this is long overdue.
Cena is honored to be allowed to even share space with them tonight, so he thanks them so much. And he’s not alone! He’s not unique! It’s why LA Knight is here, it’s why Cody is here. Fans chant “THANK YOU, CENA!” and like one guy says “CENA SUCKS!” but Cena respects the honesty. Gratitude is also a core value. He thanks the fans for making the environment so many top stars want to visit! There’s a list of others kicking down the doors! And why? Yes, they are SmackDown, and yes, they are Raw. But yes, they are N X T! So when Melo called, Cena couldn’t say yes fast enough! They share hustle, loyalty, respect.
Melo works hard, doesn’t give up, is loyal to his friends, and Cena respects Melo for letting him come here for the match against Bron Breakker. But speaking of, here comes Bron! Fans chant “BRON BREAKKER SUCKS~!” and Cena says this is turning into a karaoke bar in a dog pound. Bron gets in the ring and Cena says he used to hear this tune. So much cooler when it’s about someone else. Bron says it’s good to see Cena, thanks for coming. But it is a big night for NXT and the WWE, huh? But Bron wants to give Cena a little factoid: These people didn’t come here to see Cena. They came here to see BRON!
Fans boo, that is not true. But Bron says Cena has them all fooled, like Melo actually has a chance of beating Badass Bron, just because he has the Greatest of All Time in his corner. Cena says the fans know the business is in Bron’s blood. And we can see in that tank top that Bron is athletically gifted. But we also all know Bron’s glaring weakness is his attitude. Bron lacks respect. Cena wasn’t here to run Bron down, but now that he’s here… This is a teachable moment. Cena is excited for the match tonight, and is here to respectfully wish Bron good luck. Cena offers a handshake, and Bron THROWS A SUCKER PUNCH!
Fans boo as Bron then aims at Cena from the corner. Cena gets up, but dodges the spear! To then fireman’s carry! But Bron slips free and runs away! Cena puts Bron on notice, but will Cena leave humbling Bron… to HIM?
Cody Rhodes runs across Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo.
Cody shakes hands with the NXT Tag Team Champions, and The Don wants Cody to hear them out. They have a bit of a problem. A problem, they say? Well, Cody is special guest GM, so what can he do for them? Stacks says they want challengers, and since Cody is GM, they wanna suggest their solution. Tony says they can get a whole mess of teams, then ding ding, they go at it. Bodies fly, bye, see ya later. Then we get down to just two teams, the bell rings again, now it’s a 2v2! Then there is a definitive winner, bada bing, bada boom, new #1 contenders. What’s he say?
Well, Cody is from Georgia so… Okay, okay, Stacks puts it in more detailed terms. First, a 10 Team Over the Top Rope Battle Royal. A partner gets eliminated, too bad, the whole team is gone. And then, we get to those two teams, that becomes a standard tag team match, the winners challenging Tony & Stacks for Halloween Havoc. What’s he think? Whoa… Cody says cherry on top. He likes it! Reminds him of some crazy concepts Dusty used to come up with. We put that on the books for next week, and let’s just call it like it is: The Bada Bing, Bada Boom Battle Royal! Tony loves it! But which team will come out on top ready to trick-or-treat with the D’Angelos?
Backstage interview with Baron Corbin.
McKenzie is with Mr. No BS as he requested this time, what’s on his mind? Corbin says it is pretty obvious. Our new NXT Champion is talking about taking a title and turning it into incomparable passion. What the hell does that even mean? Then he accepts a match with Dom, a match he knows he can win. What is Dragunov hiding? What is Dragunov up top? Padding his record by racking up wins to make him look better than he is? Corbin knows a thing or two about a thing or two. Dragunov’s phony intensity doesn’t fool Corbin. Dragunov is ducking him.
Dragunov saw Corbin at No Mercy absolutely destroy Bron Breakker, and knows that outside of Melo “surviving,” Corbin is the only man that has put him down. And that scares Dragunov. So Dragunov isn’t giving the guy who deserves a title match the title match. Corbin thought Dragunov was gonna be better than Melo, but everyone here is all the same. And then LA Knight’s theme hits to cut him off! Corbin leaves, but is he going to make his opinion known one way or another?
NXT Championship, Special Guest Referee LA Knight: Ilja Dragunov VS Dominik Mysterio w/ Rhea Ripley!
This match may have been made on short notice, but the Czar of NXT never shies away from a fight. And when it comes to ruining the fun and taking titles, the Judgment Day never says no to that! But there’s on man who can keep this match down the middle, YEAH! Will the Mega Ref make sure this is done fair and square? Or can Dirty Dom still lie, cheat and steal the top spot away from Dragunov?
The introductions are made, the top title is raised, and we see whose NXT it is!
The bell rings and Dragunov circles with Dom. Fans “YEAH! YEAH!” as they tie up, and Dragunov SLAMS Dom down! Dragunov headlocks to grind Dom, but Dom fights around. Dragunov cording holds, then he judo hip tosses! Cover, Knight is ready, but Dom is up before a count. Dom fights around, Dragunov scoops to SLAM him! Dragunov eggs Dom on but Dom wants as timeout. Knight does his job by having Dragunov stay back. Dom returns slowly, circles with Dragunov, and they tie up. Dom waistlocks, headlocks, but Dragunov puts him on ropes, to then THROW him down! Cover, ONE!
Dom gets up, Dragunov facelocks, but Dom throws body shots. Dom RAMS Dragunov into the corner, Knight reprimands, and Dom lets off. Dom ROCKS Dragunov with a right, Dom stalks him to a corner and Knight counts. Dom throws hands but Dragunov CHOPS him down! And SENTONS! Fans cheer and Dragunov runs up to CHOP again! Dom sputters, Dragunov CHOPS him again! And then waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov holds on and Rhea freaks out, but Dragunov hits another GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov drags Dom up, Rhea distracts Knight, and Dom claws Dragunov’s eyes!
Fans boo as Knight misses that but he warns Rhea. Dom drags Dragunov up to throw into ropes! Dragunov sputters and flops out of the ring, but knight has Rhea back off. Fans boo as NXT goes picture in picture.
Knight warns Rhea, checks on Dragunov, and Dragunov is still in this. Dom goes out to fetch Dragunov, then SMACKS him off the desk! Knight counts, Dom puts Dragunov in the ring, and then soaks up the heat. Dom stomps Dragunov at the ropes, ROCKS him with a right, and has Dragunov in a corner. Dom whips corner to corner hard and Dragunov falls! Dom soaks up the heat, stalks Dragunov, then brings him up. Dragunov CHOPS! But Dom kicks him down! Dom stomps Dragunov, clamps on a chinlock, and he grinds Dragunov down while Rhea lounges on the apron. Dragunov endures and Knight tells Rhea to stop playing around.
Dragunov fights up with Dom as a backpack, to then TOSS him off! Dom storms up to stomp Dragunov in the corner, then springboard stomps! Dom’s learned well from Finn, but Dragunov kicks from below. Dom stomps Dragunov more, has him in another corner and he stomps away! Knight counts, Dom lets off, and then Dom drags Dragunov up. Dom gives us Latino Heat, reels Dragunov in, and hits Uno Amigo as NXT returns to single picture! Dom brings Dragunov up, Dos Amigos! Dom stands up again, but Dragunov hooks a leg! Dom CLUBS away on Dragunov, suplexes, but Dragunov slips free to waistlock!
Dom fires elbows to fight free, then he ROCKS Dragunov! But Dragunov PELES! Both men are down and fans chant “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Dragunov waistlocks, Dom fights again, and he switches to shove. Dragunov hits the CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! Fans fire up and Dragunov feeds off the energy! Dragunov CHOPS away on Dom in the corner! Knight counts, Dragunov lets off to waistlock, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov drags Dom up again, for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Dom shouts for Rhea but Dragunov has him up again. Knight won’t let Mami reach out for Papi, and Dragunov Gotch lifts for the SINGLE LEG SUPLEX!
Fans fire up while both men are down! Knight checks, they’re okay to continue, and Dragunov rises first! Dragunov stalks Dom to a corner, to CHOP! And forearm! And CHOP! And forearm! Dragunov bumps Dom off buckles, CHOPS him again, and again, then fires off forearms! Knight reprimands and counts, but fans fire up with Dragunov! Dragunov TOSSES Dom, but Dom dodges to CHOP! Even Rhea is stinging but she loves it! However, Dragunov just glares at Dom and the fans tell him he messed up! Dragunov ROCKS Dom with forearm after forearm after forearm and he backs Dom down!
Dragunov has Dom in a corner, to MACHINE GUN CHOP!! Dom sits down but Dragunov still fires off! Fans are loving this as Dragunov hauls Dom up. Dragunov reels Dom in, hoists him up, btu Dom fights the bomb! Dom SUPERKICKS, then DROPKICKS Dragunov onto ropes! Fans boo as Dom dials it up, but Dragunov ducks the 619! TO BOOT! Dragunov keeps moving, CONSTANTINE- NO, Dom trips Dragunov to then CATAPULT him onto ropes! Dom redials, 619!! Dragunov falls, Dom hurries and covers, TWO!! Dragunov survives and shocks Rhea! Dom goes to a corner, gives some Latino Heat, then climbs.
But Dragunov stands and that scares Dom! Dragunov ROCKS Dom first! Dragunov climbs up after Dom, brings him in, and he hits a SUPERPLEX! Dragunov rolls through, staggers a bit, and even Dom rises up. But then Dom bails out! Dragunov storms over, Dom kicks him in the leg! And the chest! APRON DDT!! Dragunov flops into the ring and Dom hurries to hoist Dragunov up. But Dragunov wrenches free and KNEES low! Dragunov gets Dom up, POWERBOMB!! And H BOMB FOREARM!! Rhea is scared for Dom as Dragunov goes back to a corner. Fans are thunderous for “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!”
But Finn Balor is here! Knight DECKS Finn off the apron, but now JD McDonagh runs in! Dragunov TOSSES him, and Knight hits B F T!! Knight TOSSES The Irish Ace, too! Mami swings, misses, and Trick yanks her down! Trick smiles as he has Mami in his arms, but she pushes him away! TORPEDO MOSCOW for Dom!!! Cover, Dragunov wins!!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
Mami can’t believe it, but Dragunov just whooped her boy! Fans thank Trick, but will Trick get himself a rematch with Dirty Dom?
But wait, here comes Baron Corbin. We just heard him insult Dragunov’s resolve, but then DIJAK BOOTS Dragunov down!! Hard Justice says that title will finally be his! Fans boo and Corbin is confused. Dijak glares at Corbin and says he beat Corbin to it. Will Corbin have to wait to burn down Dragunov’s ship with Dijak standing in his way?
John Cena talks with Carmelo Hayes backstage.
Melo appreciates Cena accepting the invitation and Cena thanks Melo for allowing him to be here. Melo apologizes for what Bron did but Cena says it’s fine, Melo can’t let Bron break his focus. But again, thanks for taking the call, and giving Melo that advice. Melo will bring that Ruthless Aggression to Bron. Trick walks in and introduces himself. he thanks Cena for being here. Melo apologizes to Trick about Judgment Day, but Trick says it’s not the time, they’re here with John Cena. Oh, Trick can see him? Kidding! Just easing the tensions. They’re friends, right? And superstars. They’ll both be champs again. Trick likes the sound of that.
Melo says with Cena by his side, he’ll take down Bron again. And then Melo will get his title again! And Trick will get back his title, too! Right, right. Cena says that’s what they both want, right? So then that’s all it is. And that’s all it’s gonna be! Melo heads out to change, and Cena asks if Trick is good. Yeah, he’s good. But question: when did Cena know it was his time? Hmm… Let’s talk. They go off another direction, what advice is Cena going to give Trick?
NXT Anonymous is watching.
And they spot Paul Heyman explaining to someone what “The Bloodline” means. It’s AVA RAINE!? Will she look to join her true family now that she’s not Schism?
Someone pulls into the parking lot.
It’s JADE CARGILL!! She shakes hands with HBK. He thanks her for coming, she appreciates him inviting her. What will happen now that the storm has come to NXT?
Cody Rhodes crosses paths with Baron Corbin.
Cody sighs and Corbin asks if he’s the man to talk to tonight. Yes, HBK made Cody the special guest GM. Then listen: Cody owes Corbin, so make the match. Wait, Cody owes Corbin? Yeah, the last time they met was in Brooklyn, Cody jumped him from behind and Corbin wants to wipe the slate clean. Well, Corbin did make a great case for himself as the last man to beat Dragunov. And Cody knows that because Corbin has told everyone in the building. Corbin sighs now, but tells Cody that when it is true, it is true. So make the match for Halloween Havoc. Well, what else is true is that Dijak swooped in and made a great case for himself, one-upping Corbin there.
Cody could even make a case for whoever wins between Melo and Bron tonight. No he can’t! Yes he can! But hey, relax. Corbin will get his match. Thanks! If… Corbin wins next week’s Triple Thread: Corbin VS Dijak VS the winner of Bron VS Melo. Corbin says so much for a clean slate. Corbin leaves and Cody says this job ain’t easy. But who will be joining that stacked contender’s match? We’ll see in the main event.
Dom & Rhea leave the trainer’s room.
Dom has an icepack on his chin as he asks where the respect is for the North American Championship. But Nathan Frazer says just because Dom got his ass beat doesn’t mean he can treat people like dirt. That’s a Hard-Hitting Home Truth, right? Axiom nods. Frazer says that’s a freakin’ massive one. Dom asks who the heck even is this guy, and Rhea says he’s not the NXT North American Champion, so he’s a nobody. Rhea & Dom leave, but Frazer says bye. Massive dorks… But clearly, the Judgment Day is only making more and more enemies, it is only a matter of time before Dom gets what he deserves?
NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament, Opening Round: Lola Vice w/ Elektra Lopez VS Dani Palmer!
The MMA Mamacita is ready to break through to the next level, but so is #DynamicDani. It’s already a big night for NXT, who has the better night by advancing to round two?
NXT returns and Dani makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Lola full nelsons and she thrashes Dani! Dani slips free, ducks the roundhouse, and the two stand off. They tie up again, Dani goes for an arm, and Dani hits a double wristlock takedown. Dani headscissors, Lola powers up and powers out to a headlock of her own. Dani fights up, powers out, but Lola runs her over and gives a shimmy and shake. Things speed up, Lola turns hip toss into scoop but Dani turns that to a rana and victory roll! TWO, Lola ducks ‘n’ dodges but Dani hurdles! Dani grabs an arm, hits another takedown and has the headscissors.
Lola powers her way to her own headscissors and squeezes tight. Dani still kips free, then clinches. Lola headlocks, Dani powers out, but Lola runs her over! Things speed up, and Lola BOOTS the hurdle outta the sky! Lola drags Dani up, fires off strikes, and then runs to AX KICK Dani down! Cover, TWO! Dani survives but Lola just smiles. Lola brings Dani up, whips to a corner, and then runs to spin and SOBAT! Fans fire up as Lola shimmies and shakes and runs in, HIP ATTACK! Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Lola wraps on body scissors and she squeezes Dani tight! Dani endures, the NXT Watch Party is loving it!
Dani fights up, Lola is on her like a backpack, but Dani RAMS her into buckles! Dani ELBOWS Lola, dodges Lola, then goes up and up to CROSSBODY! Dani gets up, dodges a boot and Lola hobbles. Lola staggers and Dani rallies! SHOTGUN and kip up! Fans fire up, Dani runs to handspring SCORPION KICK! Lola is down and Dani goes up, to SKY TWIST- NO, she lands out as Lola moves! Dani ducks a kick, gives kicks, and even an UPPERCUT and MONGOLIAN CHOP! Dani hits DOUBLE KNEES and Lola falls! STANDING MOONSAULT into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Lola has Dani caught!
Dani fights, bridges to a cover, TWO!! Lola lets go in time and fans fire up, HEEL KICK!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
The Breakout Tournament heats up with Lola bringing the Latina Heat! Will Lola break through even in the semifinals?
NXT checks in with Chase U.
Thea Hail shows up late, saying Jacy Jayne insisted she at least attend class. That’s great! But Thea agreed on the condition that Jacy joins her. Hope that’s okay, Mr. Chase, since they did so well last week. Chase allows it and Jacy sits with Thea. This week is about Halloween Havoc. Established in 1989, it is a unique concept from the mind of Dusty Rhodes. Jacy is bored, so she and Thea start chatting. Chase asks they hold on a second. Where was he? Philadelphia. Thanks, Duke. Philadelphia, the same city that hosts WrestleMania 40. This year, Halloween Havoc will be a two week special.
Jacy is still bored so she checks her phone. Oh look! And then the others notice the same update. What’s going on? David, wtf is so important? Kids today, with their phones and their screens and their social media! Nothing good comes from social media! And he SMASHES David’s phone against the wall! NEVER bring out another phone in his class again! Jacy laughs but Chase says everything was fine until she showed up! What’s so funny? Jacy’s just shocked at how excited he is for the big news. What big news? Chase & Duke are in the Bada Bing Bada Boom Tag Battle Royal! Oh, good things DO come from social media. Right, David? His phone…
Well, can we get a round of applause for the future #1 contenders? The class applauds and Duke says that’s right, that’s them! Jacy says this was so insightful. This year’s gonna be so much fun! They both smile, but then roll their eyes as they look away. Will Professor Chase & the Chase U MVP turn next week into a Teachable Moment?
Bron Breakker pumps up backstage.
And in steps Paul Heyman to say, “Bron…! Breakker!” They say wisdom comes with experience, and in all of Heyman’s experience, from working with Bron’s father and uncle, Bron has the best that both had to offer. But Heyman isn’t The Wise Man for remembering the past, no. He is the Wise Man for seeing the future. And the future is Bron…! Breakker…! in the main event of WrestleMania! The only thing standing in Bron’s way is Carmelo Hayes. Bron grins. He doesn’t care if it is Melo, Cena, or who else that stands in his way, he will break ’em all. Bron is fired up and Heyman is pleased. “Call Roman… Reigns.”
The mystery man again watches TV.
More second generation superstars, more NXT, and then… Brian Pillman? Deranged? Crazy? Unhinged? His father was one of the most infamous superstars in the business. But everywhere he goes, everyone tells him how much they loved his dad. They have such fond memories of him. But y’know who doesn’t? “His own damn son!” He lost Pillman at just four years old. And yet, you’d think becoming a WWE superstar just like him would be the last thing his son would want to be. And yeah, he tried and he tried and he tried, from football to lacrosse to a damn college degree. But the industry is in his blood, and he could never escape it.
So now he has to embrace it! He will inflict pain on the business that has brought him so much grief. But when they see this face, they won’t think of his father, Flyin’ Brian. He is not “Junior,” either! From now on, he takes on the name of the real man that raised him! And that man was King. So now so is he! Lexis King is coming to NXT!
Kiana James talks with Asuka backstage.
Kiana says she’ll have to deal with Shotzi, too, now. But thanks for tonight, Asuka, you left just enough of Roxie for Kiana to finish off. Kiana heads out and Asuka is confused. But then in walks Blair Davenport! Asuka remembers Blair from their shared time in Japan. As such, Blair talks with Asuka in Japanese about being her sensei for a second. Asuka is ichiban sugoi! AKA Number one amazing! Asuka smiles and Blair heads out. Then Kelani Jordan and Fallon Henley shyly walk over to say hi. And then that’s it for Kelani. But Tiffany says ugh, normies. Tiffany introduces herself but of course Asuka already knows her.
Fallon says, “Excuse me?” Tiffany says she’s excused. But from one dominant champion to the other, please let Tiff know if she needs anything at all. Asuka says okay, and she goes to her locker room. Fallon asks if Tiff’s daddy forgot to teach her manners. No, but he did teach Tiff to treat people like Fallon differently. Tootles. Fallon frowns, is she gonna show Tiff that “people like her” can whoop that ass?
The Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal is set!
Chase U, Gallus, The Creeds, Garza & Carrillo, Malik & Edris, Hank ‘n’ Tank, Damon Kemp & Myles Borne, Drew Gulak & Charlie Dempsey, Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen, and #OutTheMud Price & Nima all get their shot, but who comes out THE #1 Contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships?
Paul Heyman walks out to the ring.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the Wise Man gives his introduction which the fans know by heart. No, they’re not Heyman, HE is Paul Heyman. And he serves as Special Counsel and The Wise Man to YOUR Tribal Chief, the REIGNING@! DEFENDING! UNDISPUTED! WWE UNIVERSAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION… Roman… Reigns! So on behalf of his Tribal Chief, it is Heyman’s honor, privilege and pleasure to introduce to us “the single most talented performer on the entire NXT roster, a WrestleMania moment waiting to happen,” BADASS BRRRON BREAKKERRR!! And with that, the man #MeanerThanEvil makes his entrance.
Carmelo Hayes w/ John Cena VS Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman!
Before tonight, this was just a match to prove is the top dog in NXT. But now, this is about a spot in that Triple Threat #1 Contender’s match as a path back to the top spot in NXT! Will Melo still have Bron’s number? Or will Bron use “the best spear in the business” to get back on track?
The bell rings, fans rally as the two circle, and fans sing “BRON BREAKKER SUCKS~!” Melo ROCKS Bron, then eggs him on. Bron storms up, Melo dodges and ROCKS him again! And again! And again! Bron shoves Melo away, then kicks low to whip at the corner. Melo goes up and over and he BOOTS Bron away! Melo goes up, CROSSBODIES, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Fans boo and bark but Bron tells them to shut up. Bron ROCKS Melo in a corner, follows him to another corner and RAMS into Melo again and again! Fans boo and go back to taunting him, but Bron CLOBBERS Melo! Bron smirks as he stalks Melo.
Bron fireman’s carries and walks around with Melo, but Melo slips free to shove. Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and speeds up, but runs into the FLYING LARIAT! Melo stomps Bron out of the ring, goes up the corner and dares him to get back in. Heyman cools Bron off as NXT goes picture in picture.
Melo waits on Bron, Bron listens to Heyman’s advice, and then runs up. Melo KICKS him in the ropes, to hit the FADE AWAY JUMPER! Cover, TWO! Bron is still in this but Melo paces around. Melo CHOPS Bron to a corner, CHOPS him again, and then runs up again, but is put on the apron. Melo ROUNDHOUSES Bron, goes up the corner, then leaps to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Melo keeps on Bron with a half nelson but Bron endures. Bron fights up but Melo wrangles him back down. Bron keeps fighting, stands back up, and he powers his way around to hit a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO!
Bron snarls and storms up on Melo at the ropes. Bron whips, scoops, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Melo writhes, Heyman nods, and Bron stalks Melo to ropes. Bron CHOKES Melo on the ropes while talking trash on Cena, but lets off to do push-ups. Melo goes to a corner, Bron is after him but Melo throws forearms! And CHOPS! Bron kicks low and whips, to RANA Melo! Cover, TWO! Bron drags Melo from the ropes with a cording hold, and he chinbars to push Melo’s face down. Bron then grabs a leg and he pulls Melo in a modified Bow ‘n’ Arrow. NXT returns to single picture, fans rally for Melo but Bron tells them to shut up.
Melo pries at the hold but Bron pulls him back more. Melo gets his leg free, fights up to his feet, and fans rally even as Bron facelocks. Melo throws body shots, but Bron knees low! Bron whips, Melo hits buckles but he BOOTS back! Melo goes up, but Bron SHOVES him down! Melo dangles off the apron but Bron goes out to drag him back up. Bron ROCKS Melo, Melo ROCKS Bron! They climb, brawl more, and Melo CLUBS away on Bron! They go up higher, but Bron resists the lift! Bron then HOTSHOTS Melo down, sacrificing himself to do it! But Bron grins as he rises, slides into the ring, and he rains down fists!
The ref counts as Melo is in the ropes but Bron lets off. Bron then gives Melo a ROPE GUILLOTINE! Cover, TWO! Melo hangs tough but Bron brings him up. Bron whips, ELBOWS and barks it up. Fans boo but Bron drags Melo around. Bron taunts Melo while fans taunt Bron, but Bron still hits an EXPLODER! Bron mockingly conducts the choir, then hauls Melo up again. Melo throws body shots and CHOPS! Fans fire up as Melo CHOPS again but Bron TACKLES him! Bron fires off more fists and asks if Melo likes that! Bron storms around, he drags Melo up, and he fireman’s carries. GUT BUSTER DROP! Melo sputters and coughs but Bron covers, TWO!
Bron is frustrated but he tells Cena he’s gonna finish this. Bron runs, to run Melo over with the Cena style shoulder tackles. And then the SPIN OUT BOMB! Bron mocks Cena with his hand raised, and “You Can’t See Me!” Bron runs, but Melo gets up to SUPERKICK! Fans fire up and Heyman is freaking out! Cena and the fans rally for Melo as he rises, and he LARIATS Bron! And LARIATS again! And SPLASHES in the corner! Melo whips to SPLASH again! And then the suplex, but Bron suplexes! Melo bounces off ropes to suplex and CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Melo hit the “Lay Up” but didn’t get the win, so he goes to the corner.
Fans fire up as Melo drags himself up, but Bron ROCKS him first! Fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” as Bron climbs. Bron throws hands on Melo, then goes to the very top with him. Melo resists, and shoves Bron away! But Bron is right back up!! SUPER DDT!! Cover, TWO!!! Melo survives and fans are thunderous! Cena and Heyman themselves are a bit surprised, but Bron brings down the straps! Bron aims, runs in, but Melo sends spear into post! And then he pushes Bron out to go up top! Melo aims, NOTHING BUT- NO, Bron avoids the three pointer to pop-up and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Melo lives and fans fire up!
Bron sees Melo flop out the side and hurries after him. Bron pulls the steel steps apart, he wants to do him like he did Von! But Cena snatches those away! The ref and Heyman argue while Cena kicks Bron low! And now Cena has the steps, to RAM SOLO SIKOA! That’s why Heyman was distracting the ref!! The Enforcer of the Island is here but Cena stops that! Cena and Solo brawl their way out of the arena, Melo hits Bron with the FIRST 48!! Heyman hurries after Solo and Cena, Melo goes up! NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, MELO WINS!!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall (advances to the NXT Championship #1 Contenders match)
Three points for Melo, and that’s the game! But at the same time, this is just the start! Will- WAIT! BRON SPEARS MELO!! Bron is a sore loser and he takes down Melo! Fans boo as Bron looms over Melo. Bron grabs a mic to say, “Win or lose, there’s only one badass in all of WWE!” BUT THEN THE BELL TOLLS?!? And a motorcycle revs up!? It’s AMERICAN BADASS UNDERTAKER!!! The fans cannot believe it as the Kid Rock plays and the Deadman rides out on stage!! Taker rides down to the ring, around the ring, and then parks by commentary. Booker and Vic Joseph nod as Taker gets up and into the ring!
Taker makes his NXT debut to really make tonight historic! But then he gets in Bron’s face. Fans are losing their minds as Taker stares Bron down. Bron tells Taker, “You listen to me, old timer! There’s only ONE badass around here. You understand me?” Fans tell Bron he messed up. Taker snatches the mic, scowls at Bron, and tells him, “I’ve been watching you for a long time. And one day, you’re gonna be a very special talent here.” Bron likes that! “There’s just one thing. It ain’t today.” Fans like that! Taker then DECKS Bron! Bron staggers up and fans are all fired up! Taker prepares the hand, and he choke grips Bron! Like the shirt says, CHOKE SLAM!!
The fans are thunderous as The Phenom stands tall over the Big Bad Booty Nephew! Melo nods because he likes what he sees. Taker then gets the mic again and says, “Young fella. Y’see, I’m gonna give you a little advice. There’s always an older, bigger, badder badass waiting around the corner. You just met the baddest of ’em all.” Fans love that! The American Badass drops the mic and helps Melo to his feet. Will Melo take down both Corbin and Dijak next week to prove he is still HIM? Or will there truly be a new #1 contender to the title?
My Thoughts:
Awesome stuff here all night from NXT! Cody of course announced the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but I do like that he let us know about the Men’s Breakout Tournament coming, and that he got to be the special guest GM. As such, great promo from him with Dragunov, Dom and Rhea to set up the title match with Knight just being thrown in. No one’s complaining, though, it is fitting that Knight gets to be a special ref when he’s had that match lately. Dom did good against Dragunov but of course he was gonna bring in Finn and McDonagh, and I’m glad to see Trick help stop Dom. Trick also has a good promo with Melo and Cena, and those seeds of dysfunction are definitely growing. Trick might just skip getting the North American title back if he can get the top title himself.
Corbin had a good promo, but the best part was he got interrupted by Knight’s entrance for the NXT title match. Dijak attacking Dragunov was a nice little surprise, and then Corbin also has a good promo with Cody to set up the Triple Threat we’re getting next week. Melo VS Bron was an awesome main event, and great detail for Cena and Solo to brawl. Melo wins his way into the Triple Threat, and so now Melo VS Corbin VS Dijak is going to be awesome stuff. Also, Taker was an awesome closing moment, which I just sensed was coming the moment Bron talked about being the top badass today.
Cody also has a great promo with Tony & Stacks to set up a great battle royal idea, that Bada Bing Bada Boom match is gonna be a lot of fun, and could also set up some other tag team feuds on top of the title feud. Out of all those teams, I actually hope it’s Garza & Carillo that win out to get their 2v2 feud with Tony & Stacks. They need to be allowed to explore more of this newest gimmick, and perhaps they can do that if they get another match with Tony & Stacks. Then I could see Kemp, Borne, Dempsey & Gulak getting into it with Briggs, Jensen and two others for a big 8 Man story. Make it Hank ‘n’ Tank since they’re blue collar brawlers like Briggs & Jensen.
That Pub Fight Rules match was awesome stuff, with all six guys going hard. For one, Dunne gave us a new sadistic way to use darts, and that triple bomb through the table was a great finish. Great win for Dunne, Ridge & Bate, that’ll give the Brutes some momentum going back to SmackDown to face Pretty Deadly and maybe Bate can use this momentum to get his shot at the Heritage Cup. Frazer should also be moving up to the North American title after his promo with Dom & Rhea backstage now that Dragon Lee is officially on SmackDown and Mustafa Ali is just gone. And given everyone we saw in that scene as cameos, maybe Axiom and Tatum Paxley back Frazer up against Dom and Judgment Day.
Great promo from Brian Pillman Jr., now Lexis King. I should’ve figured coming in with a name change was going to prompt him being a bit different from how he was in AEW, where now he’s disowning his father’s legacy to honor his stepfather and late mother with the last name “King.” And Lexis comes from his sister, Alexis, so this is not just the usual “NXT name generator” people poke fun at. I would love to see BPJ/King make his debut in the Men’s Breakout Tournament and maybe even take the whole thing. And great appearance from Jade Cargill, though she didn’t do more than that, like at Fastlane. This is a great tease to show she’s considering her options. And speaking of, great little bit from Heyman talking with Ava. Will she be called up to reinforce the Bloodline?
Solid match for the Women’s Breakout Tournament, and Lola advancing was definitely the proper move. She’s a Heel but the NXT crowd really likes her, and she is very talented already in the ring and as a character. Great match from Roxie and Asuka, but of course Asuka wins. I liked the interactions Asuka had with the other women of NXT and how she was being polite while also feeling a bit uncomfortable. And clearly Tiffany will feud with Fallon while both build up towards the title in the background of everything else. Really good vignette for Becky VS Lyra, and good promo from Lyra and Nox. Nox is starting to sound entitled the way Natty sounded entitled, so maybe those two end up Heel together rather than Natty turning on Nox.
Apparently we’re getting Lyra VS Nox before Halloween Havoc so that’ll be a great tune-up for Lyra. Also how great that Shotzi is back to host Halloween Havoc again! This will be a really fun October for NXT with all this stuff going on, I can’t wait.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Will Finn & JD (not) survive The War Raiders?
The Judgment Day survived Erik & Ivar last time, but now Finn & JD must defend the World Tag Team Championships without any help! Will the Prince lose everything tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Ludwig Kaiser; Bron wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Raquel Rodriguez VS Kayden Carter VS Zoey Stark; Zoey wins and advances to the next round.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS The War Raiders; The War Raiders win and become the new WWE World Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
CM Punk is here!
Boston, Massachusetts fires up as the Best in the World makes his way out, and he says, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME!” Punk high-fives fans on the ramp and in the front row as he makes his way to the ring. Punk grabs a mic while the fans chant his name, but he says careful, some people might get mad when you chant his name. “Not to call attention to people that don’t matter, but somebody that might get mad is the brave guy in the New York jersey over here.” The fans boo that man, but Punk says it takes balls to show up in Boston wearing a New York anything. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves!
“Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Boston or what?” The fans cheer that! Punk says he has to be honest, though, he’s feeling a little low. He is in a bit of a bad mood. Two weeks ago, in this ring, face to face, Punk told Seth Rollins, after Rollins said he spends a lot of time thinking of Punk, that Punk told Rollins he doesn’t think of Rollins at all! But over the course of the past two weeks, his mind did wander back to Rollins, and that put Punk in a bad mood. Because Rollins is right: Whatever this is between them, as much as Punk wants to sidestep it, put it in the past, even completely avoid it, it’s only a matter of time before they lock up in this ring.
Punk is also upset because something he very much enjoy doing, which is coming to this ring, mic in hand, and talking to his people, will always be overshadowed by the fact that every time he does it, he knows at some point… “That stupid music is going to hit.” Fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH!” and Punk says yeah, that’s the one. And Rollins is gonna tiptoe on out here in those stupid clogs like the Purple Pie Man from Porcupine Peak, laughing and looking like Liberace. And no, for the sensitive types, that’s not an insult. Punk happens to think Liberace is cool as Hell. What he’s saying, Seth, if you wanna interrupt him before he says it…
Rollins may wear Elton John’s sunglasses, that doesn’t make Rollins Elton John. And just because Rollins grew up idolizing Punk, putting on a pair of wrestling boots does not make you CM Punk! The fans chant for Punk and Punk says Rollins came out here, with a straight face, and told us all Punk “ghosted” him. And that’s true. But Punk isn’t going to litigate the past. HE looks to the future. And “lil’ bro” Rollins isn’t that future, but it seems they’re on a collision course. Rollins wants to paint a picture that Punk is bad. Fine, Punk will be the bad guy. Boston, show of hands: Have you ever been “the bad guy” in your life?
C’mon, now. Boston Bad Boys? Bean Town? Where are ya? Punk owns being the bad guy, but that’s because there’s no such thing as a bad student, just bad teachers. Rollins is CM Punk’s failure. That 16-year-old kid that wanted training, Punk will do it all over again. So if Rollins wants to interrupt, Punk will give Rollins that free lesson he wanted. But hold on, ladies and gentlemen. If Rollins wants to give Punk some shoes to fill, he will fill them. The bad news is, the last guy who did that was Drew McIntyre. Ask yourself the question: Are you tougher than Drew McIntyre? You might think you are, but Boston knows that you’re not!
And one think Punk knows beyond the shadow of a doubt: There’s not enough staples to put Rollins back together after Punk’s done with him. Oh, that doesn’t piss him off enough? Well, here’s something that will. It is the same thing that’s pissed Rollins off the 7 YEARS Punk was gone from here. It is hearing that during Rollins’ time, the world chant Punk’s name! The fans loudly chant “C M PUNK!” but then Rollins joins in! Where is he, though? Punk looks, a spotlight finds him, and Rollins is up in the bleachers! Rollins gets the fans to keep going while he goes step by step.
Rollins says, “Life is about perspective! And I thought, maybe if I came out here, I saw you the way these people see you, it might give me a new perspective. It might make me feel differently about who you are. So if you don’t mind, lemme take a good, hard look here.” Rollins squints as he looks at the ring. No, even from way out here, Punk’s still an a-hole. The fans go nuts hearing that and Punk says while he’s overjoyed Rollins didn’t come out here with that stupid song, this is the first time where Rollins is coming from the right spot. He belongs in the audience with the rest of the fans!
Oh, Punk thinks this embarrasses Rollins? It doesn’t embarrass him to be with the people. Rollins is a fan, he will always be a fan of WWE, even when Punk abandoned WWE and hoped it would die without him. Rollins put WWE on his back and made it stronger than it ever was! If anyone’s embarrassed, it is Punk! Because this “Fan” has more WrestleMania main events than Punk ever will! And that is FACT, Phil! Punk storms out of the ring, and he meets Rollins at the barrier! They brawl and the fans fire up! Rollins RAMS Punk, Punk turns things around, but producers rush out here, along with security and refs!
Boston wants to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Punk LEAPS off barriers to get at Rollins! They scrap on the ground, Adam Pearce gets them separate, and the fans boo. But Rollins breaks free to LEAP off the steps! They brawl more, Punk and Rollins are fuming, but then they go into the ring! They throw hands fast ‘n’ furious, and the fans love it! Refs and producers hurry in there but Boston still wants to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Punk is dragged out of the ring, Rollins is kept inside, but Punk grabs a chair! Rollins gets out, Punk drops the chair, Rollins picks up the chair, and producers continue to herd Punk away.
The fans boo but we all know this is inevitable. Wait, Rollins leaps over barriers to cut Punk off at the pass! The fans are thunderous as the fists fly again! Pearce only has so many refs and producers to stop this, and it takes them and the security to get these two to finally stop. Punk has Boston on his side, but will we see this go down in the near future?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Finn Balor still seethes over his Saturday Night’s Main Event loss, but Liv Morgan says she listened to Finn, and she did win! But why didn’t it work for Finn himself? Finn is just wondering where they all were on Saturday when he was left 2v1! Aren’t they a team? Liv says the group believed in him, they didn’t he needed the help. Plus, JD was focusing on the War Raiders, as he was asked. And well, Liv isn’t trying to tell Finn what to do, but Finn should try doing the same. The rest of the group is banned from ringside tonight, after all. But hey, don’t worry, Finn & JD have everything under control just like always, right?
And just like Raquel has her Triple Threat under control tonight. Because when we listen to Finn, we win. So, so much luck to Finn & JD! They’re gonna kill it! Finn thanks Liv for that, and Liv says she has something special for Dom & Raquel, let’s go get it. They head out, and Finn is back to seething. Will The Prince and his Irish Ace be able to survive with their gold? Or will it be lil’ sis Liv that holds all the power in the clubhouse?
Seth Rollins storms around backstage.
But Adam Pearce tells him to stop walking away from him. What was that out there?! What does Pearce mean, what was that? Pearce should listen to ROLLINS for once! He wants this fight! He wants the world to see this is the biggest fight they can put on! Pearce knows what to do, so he needs to make it happen stat! Pearce says if the two of them would stop trying to pull each other’s eyes out for ten minutes, maybe he could! Just give it a rest so Pearce can do his job! Yeah, do your job, Pearce! DO YOUR JOB! Pearce laves, but McIntyre steps in.
McIntyre says Rollins once told him, when it comes to Roman Reigns and The Bloodline, he just needed to “get over it.” Not so easy when it’s staring you in the face, is it? Did Rollins hear what Roman had to say last Friday? Once Roman vanquishes Solo Sikoa, the world will have no choice but to once again acknowledge him. Roman is the same person. Everyone is fooled except Rollins and McIntyre. And they both know that everyone enabling Roman needs to be taken out. That includes Jey, Sami, Jimmy, and ends with Roman. Rollins laughs and says yeah, McIntyre thinks they have this common cause and that makes them friends.
Rollins already took Roman out of power back at WrestleMania. And y’know who was by his side when they did that? Jey and Sami! They’re Rollins’ friends. McIntyre is not Rollins’ friend. Common interests don’t make friendships, friendships are made from respect. Rollins respects Sami, he respects Jey, but McIntyre…? Well, jury’s out there. So if he doesn’t mind, Rollins is going to do something that McIntyre couldn’t, and that’s end CM Punk. Rollins leaves, but will the Scottish Terminator only add him to the hit list?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Ludwig Kaiser!
While Survivor Series saw these two put on a banger with Sheamus, it is time for these two second-generation superstars to settle their score. Will Boston be barking with the Badass? Or will the Impeccable German follow in Der Ring General’s footsteps?
Raw returns and Bron makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly championship material!
The bell rings and Kaiser runs up, but Braon RAMS him into a corner! Bron RAMS into Kaiser again and again but lets off as the ref counts. Bron then whips corner to corner, and Kaiser stumbles forward, into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Bron storms up on Kaiser but Kaiser fires hands! Kaiser storms up but Bron fires body shots! Bron wrenches and smothers Kaiser in a corner, the ref counts, and Bron steps off. Bron whips corner to corner but Kaiser reverses. Kaiser runs up, blocks a boot, “NEIN!” SLAP! Bron just scowls, and he TACKLES Kaiser! Bron rains down fists, then he doesn’t get why people slap him!
Bron whips, Kaiser reverses but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and LARIATS! The fans bark it up for Bron already while Kaiser bails out. Bron lets Kaiser think about what he’s done while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Kaiser has Bron in a double wristlock. Bron powers up and out but Kaiser KICKS back! Bron LARIATS Kaiser! The fans fire up while Kaiser goes to a corner. Bron storms up on Kaiser, the fans fire up, and Bron rains down fists! Boston counts along all the way to nine, then Bron winds up, for TEN! The fans cheer while Kaiser staggers. Bron dodges Kaiser, catches him and POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO! Bron stays cool while he stalks Kaiser to ropes. Kaiser KICKS Bron from below! Kaiser goes back for the arm, but Bron scoops! Bron SLAMS Kaiser, then shakes out the bad arm.
Bron storms back up on Kaiser, but Kaiser CLAWS Bron’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Kaiser then puts Bron on ropes. Kaiser lets off at 4, but KICKS the ropes to jam up that arm! The fans boo but Kaiser’s homed in on a target. Kaiser stands Bron up, reels him in, but Bron suplexes first! Kaiser flops out of the ring, only for Bron to go to the apron! Bron aims, leaps, FLYING LARIAT onto and over the desk! Boston barks it up for Bron but that might’ve been double-edged for Bron. Both men rise up, and Bron brings Kaiser around to the ring. Bron puts Kaiser in the ring, checks his left arm, and rolls inside.
The fans rally up as Bron storms over to Kaiser, and Bron hoists Kaiser up top. Bron then climbs up after Kaiser, but Kaiser CLAWS eyes! Kaiser wrenches and WRINGS the bad arm out! Bron writhes, Kaiser pushes Bron around, and Kaiser stomps away on the arm! The ref counts as Bron is in the ropes, but Kaiser stops at 4. Kaiser drags Bron into SHANKLY GATES! And he uses the ropes for leverage! The ref counts, Kaiser stops at 4 again, and Bron writhes on the mat. Kaiser soaks up the heat while he paces around. Bron rises up but Kaiser KICKS the bad arm! Kaiser stomps away again, but the ref counts.
Kaiser brings Bron up, traps the bad arm, and TWEAKS it! The fans rally for Bron, but Kaiser has the bad arm again. Kaiser wraps it around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Kaiser lets off, and then Kaiser runs to DROPKICK the arm! Bron falls in a heap and Boston boos Kaiser while Raw goes back to break.
Raw returns again and Kaiser has the double wristlock, but Bron powers him to ropes! The ref counts, Kaiser lets go and Bron fires haymakers! The ref counts and Bron stops, but mostly from his arm hurting. Kaiser hammerlocks to HOTSHOT the arm! Bron drops to his knees, Kaiser runs up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Kaiser then grabs the arm, KICKS it, and hauls Bron up again. Kaiser fires knees but Bron fires haymakers! Bron gets the edge, and he ROCKS Kaiser! Kaiser shoves Bron but Bron comes back, into an ARMBAR DDT! Kaiser covers, TWO! Bron survives but Bron has the top wristlock!
Bron endures as Kaiser leans on the hold. The fans rally and Bron fights up. Bron rises, the fans bark, and Bron fires more hands! Kaiser CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Kaiser runs, but into a JUMP KNEE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Bron rises slowly and the barking gives him the strength to fire more shots! Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and FLYING ELBOWS! Kaiser falls, Bron rises, and Kaiser goes to a corner. The fans fire up as Bron storms over to hoist Kaiser up again. Bron climbs, but Kaiser fires body shots! Kaiser CHOPS away on the bad arm! Bron drops back, but he gets right up! The legs still work! SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!
Kaiser stays in this and Bron grits his teeth. Bron rises, goes to a corner, and he vows to end this! The fans fire up, Bron runs up, but Kaiser fireman’s carries! KAISER ROLL! Cover, TWO! Kaiser has Bron in the SHANKLY GATES!! Bron endures but the fans rally up! Bron fights up with his legs again, and he manages to RAM Kaiser to a corner! Bron is free, he gets moving, but Kaiser dodges! Bron hits buckles shoulder first! Bron falls to the apron and Kaiser kicks him to the floor. Bron is near the steps, and Kaiser grins. Kaiser goes out the side, builds speed, and fans boo as Kaiser runs in, but where’d Bron go!?
Bron is doing a lap! FLYING SHOULDER outta nowhere!! The fans are barking as loud as they can for Bron! Bron puts Kaiser in the ring, then starts running! Kaiser UPPERCUTS, runs, but into a fireman’s carry! GUT BUSTER DROP! The fans fire up as Bron brings down straps! Bron runs, runs and SPEARS!! Cover, Bron wins!!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Boston is all fired up as Bron proves he truly has that dog in him! Bron toughs it out, takes a bite out of Kaiser, and moves on with the title. Will anyone ever end this badass reign?
The New Day arrives backstage.
They still don’t get why everyone hates them. And then they cross paths with Rey Mysterio. Oh, wow, he’s not gonna let them into the locker room? Rey says it isn’t just him. It is everyone else in there. Whoa, hold up. It is bad enough the fans are treating them like this, but Rey’s doing it, too? Ten YEARS of sharing a locker room, and no one has their back? Rey’s supposed to be a locker room leader, he should do something! Rey says he doesn’t know what to tell them, other than that they crossed a line with Big E. And Rey thinks it is best for New Day’s own good to find somewhere else to change.
Woods says wow. That’s fine. They didn’t wanna share a locker room with the others anyway. New Day rolls on, what will it take for them to get the message?
WWE shares footage from just after Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Kevin Owens brought about the controversy in his loss to Cody Rhodes when he wiped out two refs and brought in a chair. But even so, the Prizefighter was a sore loser, and he attacked Cody from behind! Then, even knowing the damage he’s done with that move to Randy Orton, he used a PACKAGE PILEDRIVER on Cody! The medical team got Cody on a backboard, but Kevin would STAND on Cody’s body, holding up the title belt like he’d won it. Cody was taken away to an ambulance, and social media had Triple H confronting Kevin, resulting in shoving and harsh words. What is the fate of the Undisputed Championship after Saturday night?
The War Raiders speak.
Erik says, “Tonight, we go to war with The Judgment Day. And for us, it’s more than just the tag titles on the line.” Ivar says, “When we first laced up our boots, the last thing on our minds was, ‘What could go wrong when the bell rings?'” Now, they know all too well. Erik tells us, “No one can describe the unbearable guilt when the strength hasn’t returned to your arms, and you can’t pick up your son.” Ivar says, “No one will tell you what it’s like to sit in a hospital bed and wonder if the nerve pain in your arms and your legs will go away.”
What happened to them should have ended their careers, but it didn’t! Ivar has walked out of the hospital TWICE. Erik held his newborn son. The Judgment Day tried to end them. They cheated the Raiders out of their glory once. But the Raiders are stronger than ever. Every match could be their last, but their moment HAS to be now! Erik’s sons have to know that all the pain and the damage was worth it. The only way to prove that is by bringing home the World Tag Team Championships. Erik & Ivar are ready, will nothing stop them now?
Backstage interview with Adam Pearce.
Cathy Kelley is with the Raw General Manager and says the Raw Netflix debut is highly anticipated already! There have been some rumblings of other matches set for that night, can Pearce give us any confirmation? Pearce says we’re in luck. One of the biggest nights in WWE history has just gotten bigger. After negotiating with representatives of both men, which were exasperated by tonight’s events, it is official! Raw’s Netflix debut in Los Angeles will have CM PUNK VS SETH ROLLINS! Cathy agrees, that big night just got bigger! The Best in the World and The Visionary finally have it out, but who will win on the biggest night in WWE history?
Liv Morgan, Dominik Mysterio & Raquel Rodriguez head to the ring!
The WWE Women’s World Champion has her “Daddy” Dom and her Big Mami Cool with her, and she is still the champion after overcoming Iyo Sky 1v1. Liv nuzzles noses with Dom before they get mics to speak. The fans boo as Dom is about to speak, but Liv pets him on the head to calm him down. The fans just boo louder. Dom tells everyone to please put your hands together to welcome the GREATEST Women’s World Champion of all time! Liv says the fans didn’t hear what Dom said, so she gets her megaphone! “I AM THE GREATEST WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION OF ALLLL~ TIIIIME~!”
Liv laughs but the fans boo more. Liv thanks Dom becuase without a shadow of a doubt, 2024 was the Year of Monday Night Morgan! Liv says be mad, because it’s just getting started. “There are a lot of historic changes happening in the WWE next year, and there is no one better, hotter, more iconic, and more dominant to lead this company to the future than me.” So if you think this year was something, just wait for- RHEA RIPLEY IS HERE! The fans fire up as Mami tells Liv that she’ll wanna stick around to hear what Rhea has to say. Liv says guess what? Nobody in this arena cares what-
Rhea tells Liv to shut the hell up!! This has gone on long enough. So it is time they settle this once and for all. The fans like the sound of that. Adam Pearce just made it official! Rhea is the #1 Contender to the Women’s World Championship! The fans fire up and Rhea tells Liv that she sees into the future. The only thing Liv can get excited about is the end of her title reign. Because Rhea will be the NEW Women’s World Champion! And all Liv will be left with his her “little chicken tender SLUT!” Dom catching strays, but when and where will Rhea look to rip that title away from Liv once and for all?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond catches up with Rollins and brings up Pearce making it official. Rollins gets what he wants when it is him and CM Punk in Los Angel- SAMI IS GOING AFTER MCINTYRE! Sami wants payback for the sneak attacks and the loss at Saturday Night’s Main Event! The producers and refs rush in to stop this, but McIntyre vows to put Sami in a box! The hands keep flying, but clearly this won’t end without one more fight! When and where will we see Scottish Terminator and Honorary Uce settle the score?
Miz meets with The Final Testament.
The Hollywood A-Lister tells Paul Ellering & The Authors of Pain that he can’t say this enough, he has been so proud to team with them. Ellering is terrifying, Akam & Rezar are big and powerful, they don’t need Miz anymore. They don’t need anybody! Karrion Kross walks over and asks what they’re talking about. Just that they’re done with the Wyatts. They can all move on after beating the Wyatts. Miz and the Final Testament can go their separate ways. Kross tells Miz to stop right there. What the Wyatts did to Ellering and to Scarlett, this whole thing isn’t over until Kross says it’s over. Miz wants to speak but Kross stops him again.
Kross says they’ve just been reactionary to The Wyatts. Now, it is time to take the first strike. Remember the guy who kidnapped and tortured Miz? D-Dexter Lumis…? Yes. Miz is going to face him next week on Monday Night Raw. Miz isn’t gonna do that. Oh yes he is. Ellering says the way he sees it, Ellering has saved Miz twice. Miz owes them. Kross says Miz can just go to Pearce and get the match made. But as a reminder: Miz has won 22 championships in the WWE. Miz can do this. Rezar pats Miz on the back, and Miz says he’ll go talk to Pearce. Miz heads out, and Rezar asks if Kross really thinks Miz can take Lumis.
Kross says honestly, he doesn’t know. But they’re going to test The Wyatts. And Miz will learn a very valuable lesson: When you make a deal with the devil, you don’t run out on him. Kross leaves, and that last part may have been pointed at Ellering & AOP, too. Will Kross keep control of everything? Or is he the one messing with forces beyond his comprehension?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Raquel Rodriguez VS Kayden Carter VS Zoey Stark!
While Liv still has her world title, Big Mami Cool is hoping to join her as the inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Championship. But will she make it through the Pinay Party Girl and the Sin City Superstar? Or will one of them be the David to Raquel’s Goliath?
Raw returns and Kayden makes her entrance. The bell rings and Kayden runs up on Zoey! Raquel THROWS Kayden aside to then TOSS Zoey! Zoey and Kayden end up in a corner, Raquel runs up to SPLASH them both! Raquel fireman’s carries but Kayden slips fere! Kayden KICKS, KICKS, but Raquel CLOBBERS her! Cover, Zoey breaks it! Zoey fires hands on Raquel, the fans are torn, but Zoey runs up at Kayden Kayden dodges to then go up, and MONKEY FLIP! Zoey lands out! Zoey SYUPERKICKS Kayden, then slips around Raquel to DDT! Raquel flounders, Zoey runs up on Kayden, but Kayden KCIKS!
Kayden knuckle locks and CHOPS Zoey, to then go up, up and jump around to FLYING RANA Raquel! But Zoey fireman’s carries, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Basement SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Kayden survives but Zoey brushes that off. Zoey follows Kayden to the apron, but Raquel is there, too! Kayden ducks and the SUPERKICK hits Raquel! Kayden ROCKS Zoey, but Raquel roars! Kayden ducks again and the BOOT hits Zoey! Kayden BLASTS Raquel off the apron! The fans fire up as Kayden builds speed to TORNILLO TOPE! Direct and down go both Raquel and Zoey! Kayden is all fired up with Boston while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kayden runs to DROPKICK SPLASH COMBO! But then she has to move, and Raquel’s ELBOW DROP hits Zoey! Basement SUPERKICK for Raquel! Kayden drags Raquel around by her legs, steps through, and ties Raquel up, but here comes Zoey! Kayden RAMS Zoey, reels her in, and she combines FISHERMAN SCREW with NAVARRO DEATH ROLL!! Raquel endures, Kayden pushes on the legs, but Raquel drags herself to the apron. Kayden lets Raquel go and focuses on Zoey. The fans rally up as Kayden runs, BOOT WASH! Kayden kicks Zoey and then IMPLODER LEG DROPS! Cover, Raquel drags Kayden out!
The fans boo but Raquel hobbles and brings Kayden up. Raquel scoops and aims, but Kayden slips free! Raquel runs into the apron! Zoey springboards to SUPER CROSSBODY! Down go Kayden and Raquel! Zoey puts Raquel in the ring, the fans rally up, and Zoey runs up. Raquel swings, Zoey dodges, but then Raquel POUNCES Zoey out of the ring! But Kayden O’Conner Rolls Raquel! ONEE, but Kayden springboards to BASEMENT DROPKICK! High stack, TWO! Raquel flounders to ropes while Kayden grows frustrated. Kayden runs up to SPLASH in a corner! Kayden climbs, but Raquel gets up and under!
The fans rally as Kayden fights with fists! Zoey returns and springs up behind Kayden! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX for Kayden! A little double-edged but Zoey rises up. Zoey then runs up on Raquel, dodges a lariat, but the SOUTHPAW hits! Raquel covers, TWO!! Zoey survives and Raquel is furious! Raquel stalks Zoey to the apron, drags her up by the hair, but Kayden goes to roll Raquel! Raquel picks Kayden up! FALL AWAY SLAM! Then the VADER ELBOW! But Raquel isn’t done! TEJANA- MISSILE DROPKICK from Zoey! SUPERKICK on Kayden! Z 360!! Cover, ZOEY WINS!!
Winner: Zoey Stark, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Raquel is furious but she just got sniped by PFC’s sharpshooter! Will Zoey do the same to #CobraKai in the next round? Or will Dakota Kai make sure Damage CTRL takes control of the Women’s Intercontinental Championship?
The Alpha Academy is backstage.
And the “Alpha Babes” are showing off the new merchandise. Maxxine Dupri asks what R-Truth thought of their True Classics commercial. Truth says it was outstanding! They influenced the influencers! Squats, lunges, scorpion, Truth changed his workout cuz of them! If that son of a Butch had just taken their advice, Truth wouldn’t have beaten them so easy. But speaking of, Dunne storms in! Truth needs to keep that name out of his mouth! Dunne keeps hearing it because of him! Truth didn’t tell anyone to say anything! Yes, he did! It all came from Truth! And if Dunne has to hear it one more time, Truth gets his face broken!
Truth says #ButchPlease! Otis steps in between them, and Dunne says this is the last warning. Truth and Dunne go their separate ways, and then American Made walks by. Chad Gable says, “Look at this clown show.” They’re happy with what they’ve done to Gable’s academy?! They RUINED it! Gable made them into stars they could’ve never been, helped them flourish, and they make it a joke! Gable saw that commercial, it was pathetic! Maxxine’s pathetic, Tozawa’s pathetic, and Otis is the worst of them all! When Gable first met Otis, Otis was an insignificant little- Otis tells Gable to SHUT UP!
Gable is taken aback, but he says he was right. Time to kill the past. And he starts with… Tozawa! Gable leads his new team away, but will he regret treating the Stamina Monster as the weakest link?
Backstage interview with The New Day.
Jackie Redmond is with Kofi & Woods as they clearly are still looking for a place to call a locker room. But that’s besides the point. Last week, the Raw media team tried to interview them and it didn’t go well. Woods says yeah, yeah, sure. But it was biased journalism! If someone would give them a fair chance to tell their story- OH NO, another disturbance?! PFC just put Kairi Sane’s arm in a road case and SLAMMED the lid on it!! They run away, DMG CTRL hurries over, and the Pirate Princess might have just been taken out of the tournament without a match! Will Adam Pearce be able to get a replacement for Kairi in time for the final Triple Threat?
WWE World Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS The War Raiders!
With all the cheating, scheming, yet also complaining, The Prince has made his bed and is going to have to lie in it! But will he be bringing the Irish Ace down with him? Or will they be able to survive the war without the rest of Judgment Day watching their backs?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly the best!
The teams sort out and Ivar starts against JD. They knuckle lock but JD kicks again and again. JD headlocks but Ivar powers up and out. JD leaps but he bounces off of Ivar! JD scrambles out of the ring, Finn coaches him up, but Ivar TOSSES Finn into the ring! JD returns, but Ivar scoops and SLAMS him! Ivar then scoops and SLAMS Finn onto JD! Tag to Erik, and Ivar scoops to SLAM JD again! Erik scoops Ivar to SLAM him onto JD! JD sputters and the fans fire up with the Raiders while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Erik brings JD up to whip him into Ivar’s knee! Ivar whips JD into Erik’s KNEE! JD flops over and the fans fire up! Ivar whips JD, JD grabs ropes and KICKS back! Tag to Finn, but Ivar scoops! Finn slips free, waistlocks, but I var elbows him away. Finn stumbles into the ref, distracting him from JD’s HOTSHOT! Ivar staggers, Finn dragon sleepers! FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Finn CHOKES Ivar on ropes but the ref counts. Finn stops at 4, flexes as he soaks up heat, and then he CHOKES Ivar again! The ref counts, Finn stops, but then he CHOKES Ivar on the bottom rope.
Finn lets off and “apologizes” this time, but JD GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS Ivar in the ropes! The fans boo but JD taunts them all. Finn stomps away on Ivar, then he CLUBS Ivar down. Finn throws hands, tags JD, and they double whip Ivar to ropes. Ivar breaks the line with bulk alone! Ivar then handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Boston goes wild and Ivar reaches out! JD anchors a foot, but Ivar still fights his way forward! Ivar drags JD along, then tags in Erik! Erik wrenches JD to clinch and EXPLODER! JD flounders up, Erik blocks a shot to DECK JD! Then Erik deadlifts JD for a BIG back suplex!
The fans fire up again but here comes Finn! Erik dodges and clinches to URENAGE! The fans fire up with Erik and he whips JD. JD reverses but Erik goes up and over and keeps moving. Erik CLOBBERS JD! Erik TOSSES JD right out of the ring and the fans fire up again! Erik takes aim, and he builds speed, only for Finn to trip him up! Erik drags Finn up by his neck! But JD KNEES Erik out of the ring! Tag to Finn, he and JD double whip Erik hard into steel steps! Finn drags Erik back up, brings him back around, and Judgment Day double whip Erik back into the steps! The steps go sliding away while Finn soaks up heat, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more and Finn stomps away on Erik at the ropes! The ref counts, Finn stops at 4, and he tags in JD. JD aims to slingshot ARABIAN PRESS! Cover, TWO! Erik is tougher than that, but JD drags him over. JD has the neck for a NECK TWIST! JD then runs to FALLING AX HANDLE! Erik writhes, his neck a major concern. JD goes up the corner, and he DIVING AX HANDLE FLOPS as Erik moves! The fans fire up as Erik crawls, but so does JD! Hot tags to Ivar and Finn! The War Beard rallies on Finn, hits a SIDEWALK SLAM, and a SPLASH! The fans fire up and Ivar runs corner to corner.
Finn dodges, comes back in, but into a SEATED SENTON! JD is back, Ivar cartwheels and clips JD! Then he HEEL KICKS! JD falls in a heap and Ivar has the fans fired up! “WAR! WAR! WAR!” Ivar aims at Finn in a corner, BRONCO BUSTER! Ivar then goes up the corner! The fans fire up but Finn trips Ivar first! Finn tags JD, JD hurries after Ivar, but Ivar’s too much to superplex! Ivar scoops JD for a SUPER POWERSLAM!! Cover, TWO!! JD survives but Ivar tags in Erik! The Raiders haul JD up, whip and pop-up, THOR’S HAMMER! Cover, FINN BREAKS IT! Ivar grabs Finn to TOSS him out!
The War Raiders regroup and Erik tags Ivar back in. Tag back to Erik and the fans rally up. Erik hauls JD up, feeds him to Ivar, another pop up! Ivar goes up the ropes, but Finn trips Ivar up! JD slips free of Erik to roll him up! TWO!! Erik escapes but JD HEADBUTTS! JD falls back but tags in Finn! Finn hauls Erik up, but Erik KICKS, KNEES, and ROCKS Finn! Finn rebounds, into a clinch! Full nelson and BACKBREAKER KNEE! Erik runs but into a SLINGBLADE! Finn aims, Erik rises, SHOTGUN into the corner! Tag to JD and then tag back to Finn! JD goes up to MOONSAULT! Finn goes up to COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, IVAR BREAKS IT!
Finn is shocked and furious, but JD goes after Ivar! JD TOSSES Ivar, and Finn wants a chair!? JD goes out and looks under the ring. JD brings out a chair! Time to use Champion’s Advantage! But the ref stops JD, so Finn goes out the side to get another chair! Wait, someone else is grabbing that chair! Finn looks over, it’s DAMIAN PRIEST! Judgment Day was banned from ringside, but Priest isn’t Judgment Day anymore! Priest YANKS Finn into the barriers! Finn is furious, but then Ivar CLOBBERS JD! Finn goes back to the ring, but Erik tags Ivar! Finn realizes too late what’s going on as Erik whips him to Ivar!
Ivar pops Finn up and Erik has him! Ivar springboards for WAR MACHINE!!! Cover, WAR RAIDERS WIN!!
Winners: The War Raiders, by pinfall (NEW WWE World Tag Team Champions)
Priest applauds as justice is served to Judgment Day! Erik & Ivar once again have championships, and the pyro goes off in celebration! Will nothing stop the raid now that it’s captured gold? What will become of The Judgment Day now that Finn & JD dropped the ball?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here, though surprisingly with only three matches. Granted, there were big promos and set-up for the Netflix debut in three weeks. Punk VS Rollins was a given but that was a very good promo segment and very good brawl to set it up officially. The interaction of Rollins and McIntyre was also really good, especially with how it set up that later moment where Sami may have very well saved Rollins from a McIntyre ambush. McIntyre and Sami could easily have a rematch next week for the Raw Before Christmas, or even the last Raw of 2024, but I guess we’ll hear more on that later.
Great match from Bron VS Kaiser, with probably the most creative way to turn things around on Kaiser’s turn-the-corner dropkick. Bron also did a great job selling bad arm, and he of course wins here to keep his reign going. I feel like they need to do something big to determine his next challenger, which should be a match for either the last Raw of 2024 or the Netflix Raw. At the very least, give us a battle royal on the last Raw of 2024 so the winner can turn around and face Bron in LA. Speaking of LA, I feel like there has to be Nakamura VS LA Knight for the US Championship on that card just on the grounds of LA Knight being from LA.
Great stuff with New Day and how they got kicked out of the locker room, as well as them being used to set up PFC attacking Kairi Sane. Though, I’m not sure why PFC needed to take Kairi Sane out. Kairi’s Triple Threat is against Alba Fyre and Natalya. Dakota Kai is Zoey’s future opponent, but I suppose Dakota will have more heat behind fighting Zoey now, but this was some plot armor here. At the same time, I feel like they dropped Natty telling Sonya she was ready for a change, could they be circling back to Natty as PFC’s fourth member? Meanwhile, I think Iyo Sky could end up replacing Kairi in the match, and Iyo could go for the Intercontinental Championship to make up for not winning the Women’s World Championship.
Very good promo from Miz and Final Testament to not only keep the feud with The Wyatts going, but to also tease that Miz wanted AOP to strike out their own again. Kross counters that idea but saying everyone owes him for keeping them afloat, which in many ways is true, but Kross will have to be careful not to end up fighting The Wyatts and AOP at the same time. Miz VS Lumis will be good stuff, and it’ll surely set up a rematch of the 8 Man Tag, hopefully with a big stipulation that makes it really wild. And good stuff from R-Truth, Alpha Academy, Pete Dunne and American Made, that itself is a potential 8 Man Tag. Gable VS Tozawa next week should really lead to Gable VS Otis so those two can finally have it out in the ring.
We got great stuff out of Judgment Day on the side of that tournament, too. Good promo from the group with Liv being passive aggressive and sarcastically optimistic. Good promo from Liv with Dom & Raquel as well as Rhea, and Rhea ends up speaking for most fans saying this story has to end. Again, this is either a last Raw of 2024 or Netflix Raw debut level match, and I say again, if Tiffany Stratton is going to be in LA for NXT that week, why not have her cash in during the Netflix show? Get the world title to rub it in Candice LeRae’s face, and even tease Tiffany going after whoever is NXT Women’s Champion for a showdown of top champions.
And great main event for the tag titles. The War Raiders had a great promo to put their story in perspective. Their real-life injuries were definitely scary, and their comebacks have been great. And combined with Damian Priest screwing Finn over like Finn’s done to him, great win for the War Raiders here. Finn will probably implode and want after Priest for this, they can finally have it out, and maybe Judgment Day is torn apart because of it. Personally, there should be a “Loser Leaves Raw” stipulation. Even with the “Transfer Window” going on, it should get to where one of them has to go to SmackDown and start fresh.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Mitchell’s WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event Results & Report! (12/14/24)
No school like the old school!
WWE hops in the Wayback Machine!
What’s old is new again as WWE brings back Saturday Night’s Main Event! But will Cody Rhodes overcome an old friend turned new enemy in Kevin Owens?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan VS Iyo Sky; Liv wins and retains the title.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat: GUNTHER VS Finn Balor VS Damian Priest; Gunther wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s United States Championship Tournament Finals: Chelsea Green VS Mia Yim; Chelsea wins and is the inaugural WWE Women’s United States Champion.
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Kevin Owens; Cody wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s Saturday Night’s Main Event…
… and the pleasure is all yours! A hot ticket to be sure, but let’s brush off the dust a bit. Old school intro with the new age of WWE, and plenty of pyro to go with it! But what about the fireworks we’re about to see in the ring?
Welcome to commentary: Jesse Ventura!
The Body is back in the WWE, and he joins Joe Tessitore on stage. Jesse thanks Joe for welcoming him, and he says it has been 40 YEARS since he’s been back, and here he is! He’s got the feather boas, the snake skin jacket, and Tessitore says WWE is experiencing sky-high popularity not seen since those classic days of Ventura’s time when it was him and Gene Okerlund, hence Tessitore’s red tie. So what has Ventura the most excited of tonight? Ventura says it has to be the world title match of Cody Rhodes VS Kevin Owens, a former friend. Venture questioned if Cody is really Dusty’s son. Cody has washboard abs, Dusty had “most abs.”
And Ventura will say that Cody proved it with his ego. Cody got involved in a match he wasn’t signed for, gets hurt, and could end up a one legged man in an ass-kicking contest! Tessitore says let’s get to the action with Michael Cole and… “Let’s Go~!” PAT MCAFEE!? Another special treat for a BIG night, but of course Pat wasn’t gonna miss this! He says for those watching WWE for the first time in a long time, you’re in for a treat! Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night’s Main Event!
Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre!
The Bloodline Civil War inside WarGames has come and gone, but there will be no peace for the Honorary Uce bow that the Scottish Terminator is back! McIntyre attacked Jey Uso backstage, he hit Sami with a Claymore, and he most recently hit #BigJim with a Claymore! Will nothing stop McIntyre from taking out the entire OG Bloodline? Or will Sami have New York feeling Ucey?
The second Sami’s in the ring, Sami fires right off on McIntyre! The bell rings, McIntyre shoves Sami down, but Sami is right back for more! McIntyre puts Sami in the corner then CHOPS him down! The fans fire up for Sami but McIntyre stands him up in a corner. McIntyre CHOPS, then finishes taking off his entrance attire. McIntyre snarls, runs up, but Sami dodges! Sami CHOPs, CHPOS, and then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count and Sami goes way past ten! Sami hops down to then LARIAT McIntyre up and out! Sami then goes to the apron, kicks McIntyre away, to then ARABIAN PRESS! Down goes McIntyre and the fans fire up!
Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs and brings McIntyre back up to put in the ring. Sami hurries in but McIntyre kicks low! And CHOPS again! The fans fire up as McIntyre whips Sami to ropes, but then Sami grabs the ropes to stop himself. McIntyre runs up but Sami DUMPS him out! Sami then aims to PLANCHA! But McIntyre catches him! McIntyre aims, and he SWINGS Sami onto and over the desk! Sami flops to the floor and the fans boo McIntyre while Saturday Night’s Main Event goes to break.
SNME returns and McIntyre stalks Sami to a corner. McIntyre drags Sami up, CHOPS him, and then CHOPS again! Sami fires in return with forearms! The fans fire up but McIntyre RAMS Sami back into the corner, then OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! Sami flounders, McIntyre covers, TWO! McIntyre rains down fists on Sami! The fans rally for Sami but McIntyre shakes the ropes in anger. McIntyre storms back over to Sami, brings him up and whips, but Sami KICKS back! Sami goes to a corner, McIntyre runs up, but Sami ELBOWS him! And BOOTS! Sami goes up to FLYING AX HANDLE!
The fans fire up and Sami goes to another corner! McIntyre rises up, runs up, but Sami moves! McIntyre POSTS himself! Sami then goes corner to corner but into a BOOT of McIntyre’s! McIntyre hits a SPINEBUSTER, a jackknife bridge, TWO! Sami stays in this but McIntyre deadlift POWERBOMBS him! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives and McIntyre is beside himself! The fans fire up but McIntyre looms over Sami again. McIntyre drags Sami up and fireman’s carries him to a corner. McIntyre goes right up the corner! The fans fire up while Sami flails and slips into a SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as McIntyre survives and Sami is beside himself! The fans cheer Sami on and he brings McIntyre up in a waistlock. McIntyre fights the lift but Sami CLUBS McIntyre! Sami still tries but McIntyre still fights the lift. Sami CLUBS away, then goes again, but McIntyre slips out! GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! Sami falls, McIntyre stumbles a bit, but McIntyre aims from the corner. Sami slowly rises up, “Three! Two! One!” BOOT from Sami! BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives that sudden turnaround and the fans are thunderous! Sami and McIntyre slowly rise, and Sami goes to a corner.
“This is Awesome!” as Sami aims, fires up, and he runs in, but McIntyre bails out! The fans boo but Sami hurries after McIntyre. McIntyre slides back in, gets space, CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
A sudden end to the match and McIntyre is all smiles. McIntyre stands over Sami, but are the issues with Roman Reigns’ Bloodline buried? Or was this just one more name crossed off the list?
WWE Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan VS Iyo Sky!
The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour has so far succeeded, but while Liv’s been the mastermind of her own bad romance story, she’s run into Damage CTRL’s Evil Genius! Will Iyo dethrone Liv and once again take control? Or will Liv give herself an early Christmas present with a big win on this historic night?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who runs the world!
The bell rings and Liv dodges Iyo to throw her down! But Iyo kips up! Iyo dodges Liv, Liv dodges the handspring, and Liv DROPKICKS Iyo down! Iyo tumbles, Liv soaks up the cheers and jeers, then she runs up to back body block in the corner! But Iyo DROPKICKS in return! The fans fire up and Iyo hits Liv with a FLAPJACK! Cover, TWO! Liv is tougher than that but Iyo stays close. Iyo whips Liv to a corner, then runs up, but Liv slips out! Iyo slips out after her! Iyo ROCKS Liv, then waistlocks, but Liv grabs ropes to fight the suplex! Liv throws elbows, then flips to SUNSET FLIP, but Iyo holds onto the ropes! Iyo then PENALTY KICKS!
The fans fire up and Iyo takes aim, ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Liv and New York is all fired up while SNME goes to break.
SNME returns and Iyo hits STOMP 182! Liv sputters as she crawls to ropes but the fans rally for Iyo. Iyo runs up to SHOTEI! And SHOTEI again! And then DROPKICK! Liv tumbles out, Iyo handsprings up and the fans fire up! Iyo builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp and Liv is in a daze! Iyo hurries to get Liv in the ring and the fans rally up. Iyo aims, springboards, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Liv flops and Iyo hurries to cover, TWO! Liv survives but Iyo stays calm. Liv goes to a corner and Iyo goes to the other. All aboard, but Liv dodges! Iyo hits buckles and Liv hits a BACKSTABBER! Liv shouts in anger but the fans boo.
Liv goes up, up and FLYING CODE BREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Liv grows frustrated but Iyo’s a former world tier champion herself. Iyo goes to ropes, Liv runs up, but Iyo BOOTS her! Iyo waistlocks and lifts, GERMAN SUPELX! Bridging cover, but Iyo rolls through, another GERMAN SUPLEX! Iyo isn’t done as she rolls through again! A THIRD GERMAN SUPLEX!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives the hattrick and Iyo is shocked! The fans rally for Iyo as she drags Liv to a drop zone. Iyo climbs up top, but Liv hurries to trip Iyo up! Iyo goes to the apron, and she HOTSHOTS Liv in return!
Iyo steadies herself, goes up, but the springboard doesn’t work out! Liv CODE BREAKERS Iyo again! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives and Liv slaps herself in frustration. Liv hurries to get Iyo up, but Iyo cradles! TWO! Liv hurries to ENZIGIRI! Iyo goes to ropes, Liv runs in, but Iyo wrangles her into a CROSSFACE! The fans fire up, Liv rolls through, into a KAMI-GOYE! Liv sputters and goes to a corner, all aboard the SHINKANSEN! Liv is in the drop zone and Iyo steps on her to go up! OVER THE MOONSAULT into boots! Liv runs up, into OBLIVION!! Cover, LIV WINS!!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s World Champion)
Liv has a bloody nose, but she’s all smiles as she keeps the title! Will nothing stop the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour from- RHEA RIPLEY IS HERE! Mami makes sure the celebration is cut short as she stares Liv down on the stage. Rhea waited patiently for this match to happen, will she make sure Liv does not stay a champion much longer?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat: GUNTHER VS Finn Balor VS Damian Priest!
Der Ring General retained this title at SummerSlam against The Punisher, and retained it again at Survivor Series also against The Punisher, all thanks to The Prince! At least, that’s what Finn would have us all believe. Gunther wants to prove he doesn’t need anyone’s help, and Priest deserves a real shot at this title, so Finn’s put himself between a rock and a hard place with this one. Will Gunther retain this title against The Punisher and The Prince? Or will someone end the reign one way or another?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who defies the odds!
The bell rings and Priest goes after Finn to put him in a corner! Finn dodges the haymaker, then he dodges Gunther’s chop! Finn tries to get out, Priest drags him back in, but Gunther goes after Priest. Priest ROCKS Gunther, swings again, but Gunther dodges to RAM Priest low! Gunther reels Priest in, Finn rolls Gunther up! TWO, and Priest ROCKS Finn! Gunther UPPERCUTS Finn! Priest ROCKS Finn again, Finn’s like a pinball! Gunther BOOTS Priest, but Priest stays up! Gunther runs, but Priest ELBOWS him to the apron! Priest fires more shots, then ROLLING ROUNDHOUSES! Gunther falls and the fans fire up!
Priest builds speed, and Priest FLIES! He almost doesn’t clear the ropes, but he still clips Gunther with his legs! Gunther falls, Priest rises and roars, and the fans cheer while SNME goes to break.
SNME returns and Finn has Priest in a corner. Finn whips but Priest blocks! Finn still tries, but Priest breaks the grip and ROCKS Finn! And ROCKS him again, and again! Priest whips Finn to the corner, then runs corner to corner, but Gunther BOOTS Priest! And he BOOTS Finn! Gunther storms around and the fans are torn, but Gunther brings Priest up. Priest KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Gunther blocks to CHOP! And then he turns Priest over, BOSTON CRAB! Priest endures as Gunther sits deep! Finn CHOPS, but Gunther just gets pissed! Gunther lets Priest go to get in Finn’s face, so Finn kicks low.
Finn runs, but Gunther CHOPS! Finn sputters, but he ducks another chop to PELE! Gunther staggers, Priest runs past them both, and he DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up for Priest as he rises, but Gunther CHOPS! Priest just gets mad, and he CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Priest winds up to DECK Gunther! Finn stands, but into KICK after KICK! And a ROLLING ELBOW, then a HAYMAKER! Finn falls, Priest roars, and New York is with their King of the Streets! Priest ELBOWS Finn in a corner, ELBOWS Gunther in another! SUPERKICK for Finn! But Gunther puts Priest on the apron! Priest blocks the chop, Gunther apologizes.
Priest twists the wrist! Priest climbs up the ropes, tightrope walks it, now that’s Old School! CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Priest then catches Finn for a FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Finn survives but Priest keeps his cool. Priest drags Finn back up, reels him in, and he lifts Finn to the Canadian Rack., But Gunther kicks low! Finn gets free for that, and Gunther hauls Priest up! But Priest slips free to kick! Finn gets moving, SLINGBLADE on Priest! But Gunther kicks Finn! Gunther whips but Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges, to SLINGBLADE! The fans are torn as Finn takes aim! SHOT- NO, Gunther catches Finn to a SLEEPER!
But Priest ROUNDHOUSES Gunther, Gunther falls back, and Finn uses that to roll back and cover! TWO!! Priest almost gave Finn that one! Priest TOSSES Finn, but Gunther has the SLEEPER on Priest! Gunther drops back to the body scissors! Priest endures but Gunther rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Priest is caught and Gunther shouts for him to give up! Priest is fading, but he gets a second wind! Priest fights up and the fans fire up! Priest snapmares free, then clamps onto the neck! Gunther CHOPS free! Priest just roars and goes again! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!!
But Finn dragon sleepers! FINAL CUT! The fans are torn as Finn reloads, SHOTGUN! Priest hits buckles and falls into the drop zone! Finn goes up, aims, but Gunther hits ropes! The Prince lands on his crown, and Gunther climbs up! But Priest CLUBS Gunther! Priest gets under Gunther with the crucifix! RAZOR’S EDGE! But Finn adds COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, PRIEST BREAKS IT! Priest then deadlifts Finn, RAZOR’S- SUNSET FLIP!! TWO! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Gunther drags Priest off the cover, and into a SLEEPER! They’re outside the ring, Gunther fires more HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
“This is Awesome!” and Gunther aims at steel steps! Priest is a tall man, but Gunther still hoists him up, POWERBOMB on the steps! Gunther SHOTGUNS Finn!! And then POWERBOMB! High stack, Gunther wins!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall (still WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
Der Ring General may have just unlocked a new gear with this one! He defeats Priest and Finn at the same time, will anyone ever take this title from him now?
We check in with Tessitore & Ventura.
Three matches in, what has gotten The Body’s attention so far? Ventura says what he liked seeing was Liv Morgan. She took a shot to the head that would’ve stopped any normal person and still won. That Dominik Mysterio sure can pick the ladies, can’t he? Yes, Liv retained her title, but moments ago it was Gunther’s victory. The fans declared, “This is Awesome!” and those three men earned it. How does this energy compare to the original in 1985? Ventura says wrestling is even bigger today, 40 years later, and the fans can be proud of that! Way to go! We still have Cody Rhodes VS Kevin Owens, but up next, the Women’s US Championship Tournament Finals!
WWE Women’s United States Championship Tournament Finals: Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven VS Mia Yim!
The WWE Women’s Division is continuing to build and build at the best in the world, and that means needing more championships to show it! And after fighting through Triple Threats and top tier competition, we have our two finalists! Will the Hot Mess or the Head Baddie in Charge bring this belt home as the historic first-ever?
The bell rings and Chelsea runs up! Mia dodges, but then Chelsea dodges a roundhouse! They argue, Mia waistlocks but Chelsea switches. Mia snapmares free, has a chinlock, but Chelsea fights up to switch. Mia switches and arm-drags Chelsea away. Chelsea staggers up, into an overhead arm-drag! Chelsea staggers but avoids a third arm-drag, and she SLAPS Mia! Chelsea TOSSES Mia out, but the ref warns Piper. Piper stays back, Chelsea runs up, but Mia SLAPS Chelsea back! Mia brings Chelsea to the apron, and then into the ropes, TARANTULA 2.0! The ref counts, Mia lets go, and Chelsea distracts the ref so Piper can SCRAPBUSTER Mia!
The fans boo but Chelsea slides out to say, “See that? You see that?!” Michael Cole can’t believe Chelsea’s proud of that, but SNME goes to break.
SNME returns and Piper cheers Chelsea on as she aims from a corner. Mia rises, Chelsea runs up, ROUGH- POWERBOMB! No Rough Ryder here, and Mia runs up to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! Mia then GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Chelsea flounders, Mia reels her in, and Mia uses the ropes for a TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives and Mia grows frustrated. Mia drags Chelsea up, wrenches, but Chelsea says no to Da Feet! Chelsea hooks arms, Mia powers out but the ROUGH RYDER returns! Cover, TWO! Chelsea is beside herself and Piper is also frustrated. Chelsea sees Mia go to the apron and she gets moving.
Chelsea DIVES but onto Piper! Mia avoided disaster, but in a way so does Chelsea as Piper is mostly able to catch her. They stand up, and Mia DOUBLE CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up and Mia tells the belt she’ll see it soon enough. Mia puts Chelsea in the ring, and hits Piper with EAT DA FEET! Mia fires up, the fans are torn, but Mia gets in, only for Chelsea to KICK her in the face! UNPRETTY- ROLL UP! TWO, and Mia wrenches, EAT DA FEET! Chelsea flounders and flops away, Mia covers, ROPEBREAK!! Chelsea survives by a literal foot and Mia can’t believe it! The fans fire up for Chelsea as Mia drags her up.
Mia brings Chelsea up to put her on the top rope. Mia fires forearms, then SLAPS Chelsea! Mia climbs, SLAPS Chelsea again, but Piper gets on the apron! That distraction lets Chelsea HEADBUTT Mia down! Mia runs at Piper to SHOTGUN her down! But then Chelsea SLAPS Mia! Chelsea hooks the arms, flips forward, and hits the UNPRETTY-HER!! Cover, CHELSEA WINS!!
Winner: Chelsea Green, by pinfall (INAUGURAL WWE Women’s United States Champion)
History made, and Chelsea makes everyone else green with envy as she gets the gold! Nick Aldis brings the belt over to put around Chelsea’s waist, but will we ever hear the end of this?
Tonight won’t be the ONLY Saturday Night’s Main Event!
The tradition’s comeback tour continues in the New Year with a trip down to San Antonio, Texas! Saturday Night’s Main Event will return on January 25th, but tickets are on sale now!
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Kevin Owens!
While we all saw these two work together to #FinishTheStory at WrestleMania 40, that story just spun off into this story. Cody helping Roman Reigns was seen as a betrayal to Kevin, so Kevin is just exacting what accounts for justice in his mind. Though, that doesn’t really excuse the insults Kevin has been throwing at Cody about his father, his brother, or his past. But will the American Nightmare keep The Prizefighter from having his prize? Or is this where Cody’s story comes to an end?
As Kevin makes his entrance, that red elbow pad and that new shirt, “The Canadian Dream,” are some clear shots taken at Cody and Cody’s father. Cody makes his entrance and the fans sing along with his song, “WHOA~ OH~!” But surprise! He’s not wearing the WWE logo with gold backing, that’s the WINGED EAGLE! Triple H gifted him that belt for “one night only,” will he make sure not to lose it?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who lives the dream of winning Saturday Night’s Main Event!
The bell rings and the two rush in, only for Kevin to bail out! The fans boo and Cody tells Kevin to get in here, but Kevin just ignores it all. Kevin glances at the Winged Eagle, steps back inside, but then bails right back out! So Cody goes out after him! The fans fire up as Cody throws hands! Cody SMACKS Kevin off the apron, SMACKS him off the desk, then puts him in the ring. Kevin bails out the side but Cody DIVES! Direct hit and they both hit barriers hard! Kevin clutches an ear but Cody clutches his bad ankle! Cody manages to stand up and he hobbles over to put Kevin in the ring. Cody storms in and kicks Kevin, then drops down to RHODES UPPERCUT!
Cody reels Kevin in, but Kevin fires body shots! Cody still suplexes enough to GOURD BUSTER! Kevin flops out of the ring but Cody goes out after him again. Kevin POSTS Cody! And SMACKS him off the desk! And then a DESK BACK SUPLEX! Kevin references Randy Orton, and then says hi to Randy through the camera. Kevin CLUBS Cody down, Ventura loves this, and SNME goes picture in picture.
Kevin throws Cody into the steel steps! And KICKS Cody low! Cody sputters but Kevin pushes him into the ring. Kevin stomps Cody, storms up on him in a corner, and Kevin puts a leg in the ropes. Kevin KICKS the ropes to jam that leg up! Kevin soaks up the heat while Cody hobbles, then Kevin KICKS the leg out! Kevin stands on Cody’s ankle! The ref counts as Cody has the ropes, but Kevin steps away at 4. Kevin then brings Cody out of the corner, and around by his leg, to trip him up! Kevin puts the leg on ropes to HIP DROP the ankle! The ref reprimands but Kevin stalks Cody. Kevin grabs a leg and has a standing toehold!
Cody endures, kicks free, but Kevin stomps away on Cody! SENTON! Cover, TWO! Cody crawls away but Kevin snarls and stalks him again. Kevin stands Cody up to whip and ELBOW down! Kevin mocks the deep breath of Goldust, then says “SUCK IT!” to Cody and everyone in New York! Kevin drags Cody up, just to DDT him back down! Cover, TWO! Cody survives and Kevin grows frustrated. Kevin talks more trash, drags Cody up, and Kevin hits a back suplex. Cody lands out and kicks Kevin, to then drop and RHODES UP KICK! Kevin staggers, Cody fires forearms, and he fires off in the corner! Cody puts Kevin up top then ROCKS him!
Cody cartwheels, does the Stardust, and then runs back up on Kevin to SMACK him! Clearly the mind games have no effect since Cody owns his past. Cody climbs up, but Kevin fights the superplex! Kevin CLUBS Cody, SNME returns to single picture, and Cody fights the fisherman! Cody fires hands while up top, but Kevin SHOVES Cody! Cody lands on the top rope, right on his crossroads! Cody falls down, Kevin jumps up, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Cody survives and Kevin grows frustrated but Ventura likes the tactics Kevin’s been using so far. Maybe just stay on that bad leg. Kevin waits on Cody, then JABS! JABS! JABS!
The fans boo as Kevin flips, flops, and “SUCK IT!” But Cody kicks, JABS, JABS, and JABS! Flip, flop, swivel, BIONIC ELBOW! Cody runs, and he CLOBBERS Kevin! And then goes up and over in a corner. Bad ankle be damned, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Cody is feeling it! Cody springboards, BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Cover, TWO! Kevin stays in this and Ventura says Kevin sure is tough. Cody pounds the mat and the fans rally, is Cody hearing voices in his head? Cody goes up and up but Kevin bails out! Cody hops down, storms out after Kevin, but Kevin SUPERKICKS! Kevin clears off the desk!
The fans fire up as Cole does his best to get his things before Kevin brings Cody over. They both stand on the desk, but Cody hits an RKO!! Talk about a shoutout to Randy! Kevin flops around, Cody drags Kevin into the ring, and now Cody takes aim. Cody goes up, up and away, SUPER CODY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO?!? Kevin survives and Ventura does not know how! Cody is frustrated but the fans are thunderous. Cody snarls as Kevin goes to the corner, and Cody storms over. Cody puts Kevin up top, and he ROCKS Kevin with a haymaker! Cody climbs and brings Kevin up. Cody fires body shots, then a HEADBUTT!
The fans rally up as Cody goes to the very top, but Kevin fires hands! Cody fights back, these two brawl up top, and Kevin gets the edge! Kevin hooks a leg, SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives and Kevin grows frustrated. “This is Awesome!” as Kevin rises up. Kevin seethes as he looks at Cody. Kevin storms up on Cody, waits on him to stand, kick and- NO, Cody stops the stunner! But Kevin slips out of the Cross Rhodes to shove Cody into the ref! The ref goes down hard and the fans boo! Kevin dodges Cody to STUNNER!! Cover, but the ref is nowhere to be seen! The fans count, Kevin would’ve had this twice over!
Kevin is furious, a second ref shows up and Kevin covers, TWO!! Kevin is upset with this ref but what can Kevin expect when he wiped out the other guy? Kevin gets in this ref’s face, but then drags Cody back up. Kevin whips Cody, pop-up, but Cody slips free! SUPERKICK! Kevin wobbles, Cody springboards, but Kevin ducks! Cody collides with this ref, too!! Kevin hurries to POST Cody! Kevin sees he is without refs, so he can do whatever he wants! Kevin grabs himself a chair! Kevin brings that chair in, but Cody dodges the shot! Springboard, CODY CUTTER!! The fans are thunderous as Cody roars to his feet!
Cody dragon sleepers, for a FULL METAL CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, but where’s a ref?! The first ref is back, he counts it, CODY WINS!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Champion)
If not for his rage, Kevin might have had this! Two refs and a chair were needed to figure this one out, but will the American Nightmare continue to live his dream?
My Thoughts:
A great return for Saturday Night’s Main Event, though the booking kinda followed a cookie cutter formula given the broadcast format. And even without that, we kept the status quo with titles, which on some level seemed a bit disappointing to me. Liv VS Iyo was great but Liv winning clean was shocking. Obviously they want Liv VS Rhea to still be a thing, but the sentiment out there from fans is that we’ve had enough Liv VS Rhea, we needed someone to shake this up. If not Iyo, then it should’ve been Tiffany attempting a cash-in. Tiff’s the one that can change brands the easiest with the MITB briefcase, and we’ve already seen them test the waters by giving her interactions with Rhea and Iyo, so why not pull the trigger?
That Triple Threat was awesome, but I should’ve figured Gunther would win. It wasn’t going to be Priest, as good as he is, because then we’d just be running back all this stuff with Gunther, Finn and Priest from the Summer. And it wasn’t gonna be Finn given Judgment Day stayed out of it, and also because Finn being double champion going into Monday was probably too much. Like, it wouldn’t help if the world champ was gonna lose his tag title on Monday, so he just wasn’t gonna be world champion. Judgment Day is going to fall apart because Finn’s gonna be selfish, maybe blame JD McDonagh for the loss, and get mad at the other members just because.
Great match from Chelsea VS Mia, and the backstory of this being 7 years to the day from when they battled for the TNA Knockouts Championship and Chelsea won her first singles title period really added to this. Great win for Chelsea to be the first-ever, and as I said last night, she and Mia could still feud over this title and give some great matches to build this title. The one non-title match of the night, which didn’t necessarily need to be here, Sami VS McIntyre was still really good. But I figured McIntyre was going to win because he just came back and he’s on this mission to go after all OG Bloodline members. I do feel he should end up on SmackDown to go for the US Championship, maybe even feud with Solo’s Bloodline because he still owes Solo some payback, too.
And of course, the Undisputed Championship was the main event, and the Winged Eagle looked so good live on TV. The two ref bumps made me think for just a moment that Kevin was going to win, because he could’ve gotten away with the chair shots and what not, but no, Cody still wins. But then stuff that happened off the air, but can be seen on social media, is that Kevin attacked as a sore loser, and he stole the belt! Kevin stole Winged Eagle, got into it with Triple H, and the only detail missing to me is that Kevin could’ve actually won the belt. But whatever, this can still spur a third Cody VS Kevin, maybe put it on the Raw Netflix debut, and we’ll see what happens going into the January SNME and even the Royal Rumble.
My Score: 8.8/10
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