Results
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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Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night Two!
Can the Prince slay the Rampaging Dragon?
Callum Newman won the New Japan Cup, won THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but can he survive his first title defense against Shingo Takagi?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Taisei Nakahara; Yasuda wins.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Gedo & Daiki Nagai; Gedo & Daiki win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hontai VS House of Torture; Hontai wins.
- Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Yuya & Taichi win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico; Despy & Mistico win and become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Bolten Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi; wins and
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NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens w/ Yujiro Takahashi!
Although the Alpha is preparing for his match with Kazuchika Okada at AEW Double or Nothing, he must still fulfill his duties as a champion in NJPW! But will Konosuke still be the star of NJPW World? Or will the Lonestar Outlaw steal the spotlight?
But as Konosuke reaches ringside, Chase runs up! Konosuke avoids his wrecking ball dropkick to then fire forearms! They go back and forth but Konosuke ROCKS Chase! Konosuke stalks Chase around the way, ROCKS him again, and again! Chase KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke stops short of the railing. Konosuke pops Chase up to SMACK off the railing, then DDTS him on the floor! The fans cheer as Konosuke then drags Chase up and puts him in the ring. The bell sounds and we’re on the clock! Konosuke brings Chase up, headlocks, but Chase endures the grind. Chase pulls hair to power up and out, but Konosuke drops down on the dropdown!
Konosuke has the headlock again, and he grinds Chase down. The fans rally as Chase fights up, and he KNEES low! Chase KNEES Konosuke again, then headlocks in return. Konosuke powers up and out, then hurdles, drops down, and DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Konosuke then hits another headlock takeover. Chase pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Konosuke grinds the hold but Chase rolls to a cover, ONE! They stand up, and Chase pulls hair again to put Konosuke on the ropes. The ref counts, Chase lets go slowly, but he BOOTS the ropes to jam Konosuke up! Konosuke sputters as he slumps outside, and Chase WRECKS him with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Chase goes out to bring Konosuke up. Chase scoops to then HOTSHOT Konosuke off the railing! Konosuke coughs and sputters again, but Chase SMACKS him off the apron. Chase drags Konosuke up to the apron now, and he cravats for a SNAPMARE DRIVER on the apron! The fans applaud while Chase puts Konosuke in the ring, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer more as Konosuke stays in this. Chase argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Konosuke sits up but Chase runs in at the corner for a forearm smash! Then a short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Konosuke shows his grit but Chase just grins.
The fans rally up again as Chase paces around Konosuke. Chase drags Konosuke up, fireman’s carries, but Konosuke fights free. Konosuke ROCKS Chase, but Chase ROCKS Konosuke back! Konosuke ROCKS Chase again, but Chase fires back! They go back and forth until Chase CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Chase runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Chase reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans cheer while Chase goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in and JUMP KNEES! Then clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud as Chase toughs it out, but Konosuke stays calm.
Konosuke stand Chase up, but Chase fights the lift. Chase CLUBS away, then headlock punches! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke keeps Chase from running the ropes! Chase ROCKS Konosuke for it, then eggs him on. We pass five minutes as Konosuke ROCKS Chase! The fans rally up as Chase fires back! Konosuke staggers to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Chase! Chase fires fast hands, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- BACK ELBOW from Chase! Chase cravats but Konosuke powers out! Chase blocks a shot to C-TRIGGER! Then he avoids the boot to I HATE YOUR FACE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Chase stays on him.
Chase wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke ducks High Noon to spin Chase for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Konosuke roars as he rises, and then he gator rolls Chase into a suplex! Chase fights the rest, then bails out! Chase hobbles around the way but Konosuke pursues! HELLUVA KICK against the railing! Konosuke then brings Chase around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans rally as Chase crawls, but Konosuke drags him back outside, for another APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Konosuke shoves Chase inside, but Yujiro gets a PIMP CANE CHEAP SHOT on Konosuke!
The fans boo Tokyo Pimp as he puts Konosuke in, the ref none the wiser! Konosuke drags himself up at the ropes, but Chase runs up for C-TRIGGER! Then he wrenches, hammerlocks, and HIGH NOON LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The fans cheer as Konosuke survives! Chase is frustrated but he drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! But Konosuke wrenches free, slips around, only for Chase to grab the ref! Konosuke can’t suplex them both, and Chase sends Konosuke into the ref! The fans boo but now Yujiro storms in so he can stomp away on Konosuke! Yujiro then sets Konosuke up for Chase, but SHOTA UMINO is here!
Shota DECKS Chase, then ROCKS and ROLLING ELBOWS Yujiro! The fans cheer as The Roughneck has evened things up for The Alpha! Shota even cheers Konosuke on, only for the rest of the House to attack! Sho, Kanemaru, Ren, and Dick all stomp Shota, but Konosuke hurries to shield his ally! And then HONTAI rushes out here! Wolf, Yano, Yoh, Wato & Tiger Mask all go after The House! They’ve all got their match later tonight, so this ends up a rather interesting warm-up! The fans cheer as Hontai drags The House out of the ring, and even gets Don Fale, to then gather them all at the ramp side!
The fans cheer Konosuke as he builds speed, and Konosuke FLIES! Air Alpha brings down The House! The fans cheer again as Konosuke gets Chase in the ring while Hontai takes the rest of the House to the back! And we’ve finally hit ten minutes! Konosuke checks on the ref, and then deadlifts him into the ring. The fans cheer, but Chase is up to something! Konosuke ducks the punch, BLUE THUNDER- SPUR KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Chase hides the evidence quickly. Chase vows to end it now, and he drags Konosuke back up. C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK! Then he brings Konosuke around to tuck him in!
Chase lifts for LAST TES- NO, Konosuke fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Chase sunset flips! Konosuke rolls through, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Konosuke then aims from a corner, WAGAMAMA KNEE AGAIN!! Konosuke then hauls Chase up for RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
The House of Torture tried and failed to cheat this one away, this is still The Alpha Show! But wait, the lights go down! A video on the tron shows that same mysterious man in suit and mask from last time. He walks into the backstage area of this very arena, but who is it? Where are they going? What do they want? Wait, now they’re IN THE RING! And they CLOBBER Konosuke with some big satchel! WHO IS THIS?! They take off the mask, and IT’S SANADA! The Cold-Blooded Snake is STILL in NJPW! And he drags Konosuke right up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves with a word, but his intent is now clear. Will he make himself the star of NJPW World?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico!
The Ichiban Sweet Boys only just took these titles back, but they’re already putting them back on the line! Will the Sniper of the Skies & Japanese Young Punk outdraw The Rogue Luchador & The Talisman? Or will these titles soon go internacional?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly mighty!
The teams sort out, and Despy starts against Fujita. The bell rings, and the fans cheer as the two go forehead to forehead. They both talk some trash, Despy slaps Fujita around, but Fujita shoves Despy. Fujita eggs Despy on, Despy fires the fans up, then he CHOPS! Fujita snarls and fires the fans up, then CHOPS in return! The CHOPS go back and forth, faster and faster, harder and harder! The fans cheer as they CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, but then Despy says stop! Despy ROCKS Fujita, CHOPS him again and again, then eggs him on! Fujita swings, but Despy ducks to headlock. Fujita powers out but Despy reverses!
Despy drops down, then hurdles, but into Fujita’s DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Fujita says he’s smarter than that. Fujita drags Despy over but Despy gets away before the tag. The fans rally as Despy drops back to an open corner. Eagles says Despy can go on and tag Mistico, that’s who Eagles wants to face. Despy dry heaves as he tries to catch his breath, then tags in Mistico. The fans cheer as Mistico steps to Eagles, and Eagles pie faces him. Mistico CHOPS, Eagles CHOPS, and now they CHOP back and forth! The fans rally as they’re already fast ‘n’ furious! Mistico says look! Then he SOBATS! And front kicks!
Mistico whips but Eagles reverses to go up and around for the arm-drag! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Eagles hurdles to then RANA! Mistico tumbles but rises up, only for Eagles to WHEEL KICK! The fans cheer while Eagles walks over to Mistico. Eagles kicks Mistico in the back, then stands him up to CHOP! Mistico wrenches and whips but Mistico grabs the ropes. Eagles kicks Mistico’s leg, then whips, but Mistico still blocks. Eagles KICKS the leg, then whips, but Mistico handsprings! Eagles dodges but Mistico comes back to springboard RANA! The fans cheer as Mistico then blocks a chop to CHOP!
Mistico knuckle locks, then goes up, up, steadies himself, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans cheer while Eagles tumbles, and Mistico tags Despy back in. Mistico kicks Eagles before he and Despy double whip for DOUBLE ELBWOS! Then they roll Eagles to whip again, DOUBLE BOOTS! They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fujita runs up, but into a mule kick and HAYMAKER! The luchadores double whip Fujita corner to corner, then Mistico sends Despy in. Fujita dodges to RANA Mistico! Despy kicks low, runs, but Fujita trips him! Eagles KICKS, Fujita SENTONS, then Eagles basement DROPKICKS!
Mistico is back but the Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, then split the wishbone! The fans cheer while Eagles goes to Despy. Eagles stands Despy up, puts him in the corner, then both Sweet Boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Sweet Boys stop, and Eagles tags Fujita. The fans rally as Fujita wrenches and whips Despy to the open corner, and CHOPS! Despy is stinging as Fujita snapmares then runs, PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Despy is tougher than that but Fujita tags Eagles back in. Eagles ELBOW DROPS on the knee, then pulls on the leg for a toehold! Despy endures, claws at Eagles, then crawls back to the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, but he traps the leg for a TWIST! Fujita tags in, he brings Despy around to CLUB him on the back. The fans rally as Fujita suplexes Despy up and over! Cover, TWO! Despy is still tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita stomps Despy, brings him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Eagles but Despy ELBOWS Fujita down while Eagles BLASTS Mistico! Despy fires off forearms on Eagles but Eagles DROPKICKS the legs out! The fans rally as Eagles then winds up and KICKS Despy! And KICKS! And KICKS! Despy eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs the ropes, only for Despy to block the kick!
Eagles fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then avoids a boot to KNEE low. Eagles whips but Despy reverses for a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Despy crawls his way over to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSBODY! Fujita kicks Mistico, the Sweet Boys double whip, but Mistico ducks their double elbow to springboard and DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico keeps going, and he handsprings through the double hip toss to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then Mistico runs up, slips around, and shoves Fujita into Eagles! Mistico 619s Eagles down! Then he springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Fujita!
The fans cheer as Mistico keeps going, and he FLIP RANAS Eagles! Eagles tumbles while the fans rally behind Mistico. Mistico runs up, but Eagles sidesteps, only for Mistico to springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Mistico hurries to LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Eagles has to check. The fans rally again as Mistico hurries after Eagles. Mistico hushes the fans, and winds up to GAMANGIRI! Eagles wobbles, but Mistico puts him up top. Mistico rallies the fans again before running corner to corner. Mistico goes up, up, but Eagles fires body shots! Mistico falls and Eagles WARP- NO, Mistico dodges!
Mistico runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! But Eagles rolls it into a ghost pin! TWO, and Eagles rolls, schoolboy bridge! TWO and the fans cheer again! Eagles SOBATS, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and both men are down again! Eagles crawls his way over, hot tag to Fujita! Fujita runs up on Mistico, and he CHOPS! Then he snapmares Mistico to go up and out! The fans rally as Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita covers, TWO! Mistico survives and the fans fire up, but Fujita vows to end this now. Fujita brings Mistico up, suplexes, but Mistico slips free. Mistico spins Fujita but Fujita ROCKS Mistico! Fujita runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans rally as both men crawl. Mistico hot tags Despy! Despy RUNS Fujita over, then scoops to SLAM! Despy hurries to suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Despy stays on him. The fans rally up as Despy gut wrenches, GUITARRA- NO, Fujtia slips free! Despy REAR HEADBUTTS, but runs into a drop toehold! Fujita ties up the legs, NEMOS SPECIAL! Despy reaches out, but Fujita grabs his arms! The fans rally as Despy resists, powers up, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go in frustration but he hurries to waistlock. Deadlift- NO, Despy fights the German Suplex and reaches fo rropes!
Fujita drags Despy back, but Despy ELBOWS free! Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Despy SPINEBUSTERS! And then high stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Fujita scrambles, Mistico runs in and intercepts Eagles! MISTI- NO, Eagles turns it into an ASAI DDT! Eagles then SUPERKICKS Despy down! The fans rally up as Eagles stands Despy up. Despy BODY BLOWS and HAYMAKERS! Despy whips, Eagles reverses, but Despy grabs ropes. Despy DUMPS Eagles out, then builds speed! But Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Fujita goes up, up, and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Despy and the fans fire up!
But Mistico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Fujita at the ramp! Mistico helps Despy stand, but Eagles DIVES! The fans fire up as Eagles wipes the luchadores out at the ramp! Eagles & Fujita get Despy in the ring, then they rally the fans. Fujita feeds Despy to the scoop, SWEET BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans fire up again! Fujita vows to end this now, and the Sweet Boys drag Despy up again. The fans rally as the Sweet Boys double torture rack, but Despy fights it! Despy flips through, SHOVES Eagles into Fujita, then Mistico runs up! He gets the boost for the DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
The Sweet Boys bail out, Mistico DIVES to take Eagles out again! Despy DIVES onto Fujita and they both crash into railing!! The fans fire up again as all four men are down around ringside! A ring count starts as the four men stir. We pass 5 of 20, then 10, but no one has even sat up! We hit 15 and the fans rally even harder! Despy stands, roars, and he puts Fujita in at 18! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Fujita survives but Despy wags his finger. The fans rally up again as Despy brings Fujita up. Despy drags Fujita up, underhooks, but Fujita wrenches out. Fujita CHOPS, but Despy KNEES low!
Despy whips Fujita, Fujita reverses, and GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again as the fans continue to rally! Fujita roars, and he vows to finally end it. Fujita drags Despy up, brings him around, and suplexes, only for Despy to fight it! Despy RAMS Fujita to a corner, then ROCKS him! Despy hoists Fujita up top, then goes up to join him! The fans rally as Despy goes for the very top, but Fujita bends his fingers. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy down, but Mistico runs up to GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! The fans fire up as Mistico now climbs the corner. Mistico clinches Fujita as they go to the very top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up again as Eagles springboards in! Mistico dodges, but Eagles comes back, DESTROYER! Despy runs up, Eagles dodges to ROUNDHOUSE, SUPERKICK, and PELE! But Despy rebounds to SPEAR! All four men are down in the ring now as the fans fire back up! Eagles and Mistico bail out while Despy and Fujita go to corners. Despy roars, runs in, and LARIATS Then he underhooks, PINCH- NO, Fujita fights the lift, then powers out to have the wristlocks. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy! Fujita then roars as he brings Despy up, for another HEADBUTT! Fujita stands Despy up again, but Despy breaks free to ROCK Fujita!
The fans rally up as Fujita CHOPS! Despy swings, but into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Despy fights around, but Fujita shifts to a MOUNTED ARMBAR! Eagles intercepts Mistico, kicks away on the leg, but Mistico KICKS free! Both men run up, Eagles blocks a kick, but Mistico fights free of the backpack! Mistico runs, LA MYSTICA!! Despy powers through the armbar to then get the leg! GROUND DRAGON SCREW, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Fujita flails, Eagles flails, NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! FUJITA TAPS, DESPY & MISTICO WIN!!!
Winners: El Desperado & Mistico, by submission (NEW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Just as The Ichiban Sweet Boys were on top of the world, they come crashing back down! Is this an ill omen on how the Best of the Super Juniors will go for Eagles and Fujita? As for Mistico, he is not just a triple champion but a QUADRUPLE CHAMPION! CMLL World Light Heavyweight, CMLL World Trios, PWR Heavyweight and now IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion! Will he and Despy dominate the 2026 BOSJ and beyond?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi may have failed to take the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and the big man from Kazakhstan may have failed to take the NEVER Openweight Championship, they still stand together as trios champions. But will these titles still belong to Bishamon & BARS? Or will Ospreay lead the Dominator & Mauler to victory for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The trios sort out and Henare insists he start. Henare wants Oleg, but Hashi insists he start, and the fans applaud. The bell rings, the fans rally, and Hashi and Henare circle. Khan distracts Hashi, Henare CLOBBERS Hashi for it, then Henare BLASTS the Hontai corner. Henare stomps Hashi, drags him up, and ROCKS him! Henare whips, Hashi BOOTS back, and Goto joins in! They RUN Henare over, then ZANMAI! Oleg runs, but Khan trips him up! Ospreay BOOTS Goto, Henare CLUBS Hashi, and The Empire tags things outside. Ospreay SMACKS Goto off apron, Henare sends Hashi into railing, and Khan drags Oleg around to SLAM his bad arm off the timekeeper’s table!
The fans rally as Henare CLUBS Hashi and puts him in the ring. Khan drags Oleg around by his bad arm while Henare stomps Hashi. Khan whips Oleg hard into railing! Henare bumps Hashi off Ospreay’s boot, then tags Ospreay in. The fans cheer as Ospreay CHOPS Hashi down! Ospreay drags Hashi up, scoops, and SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Ospreay drags Hashi back up, but Hashi fires body shots! Hashi CHOPS, Ospreay CHOPS, then Ospreay whips, but Hashi hits the BLOCKBUSTER! Ospreay scrambles to tag Henare, and Henare BOOTS Goto down. Then Henare CLOBBERS Hashi!
Henare drags Hashi up, fires forearms, then ROCKS him again. Henare fires off in the corner but Hashi fires forearms and CHOPS in return! Henare CHOPS Hashi down! The fans cheer while Henare roars. Henare then sets up, but Hashi avoids the senton! Henare hobbles but he stomps Hashi down. Henare whips, Hashi DROPKICKS the legs! The fans rally while both men are down. Henare and Hashi crawl, hot tag to Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg and Henare RAM! And RAM! They both fire up, they both run, and they RAM shoulders again! Henare then ROCKS Oleg, runs, but into a scoop! Oleg Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW!
Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg BLASTS Khan off the apron, DECKS Ospreay, then goes back to Henare for the VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Oleg drags Henare up. Oleg torture racks, but Henare CHOKES him! The ref counts, but Oleg breaks free! Henare KICKS, and KICKS, then snapmares to KICK Oleg in the back! Then Henare KICKS Oleg in the chest! Henare runs, RUGBY KICK and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives and the fans cheer. Henare BLASTS Goto for good measure before he goes back to Oleg. Henare HEADBUTTS, whips, but Oleg stops himself! Oleg BOOTS Henare, then fireman’s carries!
Henare fights free again, then CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS back! Henare CHOPS, Oleg CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as both men snarl, and Henare CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare is stinging and he drops to a knee! The fans rally as Oleg storms up, but Henare fires fast hands! BODY BLOW! Henare then runs up to LARIAT in the open corner! Henare runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Oleg dodges, comes back, but Henare LARIATS him down! But wait, Oleg’s right up! And he LARIATS Henare! Henare’s right up, and dodges to then BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as both big behemoths are down! Hot tag to Ospreay, and he PIP PIP CHEERIOS! Then an ELBOW for Goto! Hashi runs up, Ospreay dodges to put Hashi outside, ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he PLANCHAS to knock Hashi and Oleg down! The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin still knows how to fly. Ospreay puts Oleg in, brings him around, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Oleg is tougher than that but Ospreay calls his shot. Ospreay aims from the corner, runs up, but Oleg pops him up! Fireman’s carry, VER- NO, Ospreay lands out! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees!
Oleg whips but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up and Ospreay aims again, HIDDEN- NO, Oleg catches Ospreay and THROWS him! The fans fire up while both men are down! Oleg and Ospreay crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior LARIATS Ospreay, whips corner to corner, then runs up to MURAMASA! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Goto hauls him up for a fireman’s carry. Ospreay fights free but Goto ROCKS him! Goto whips, Ospreay reverses, but Goto puts Ospreay on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Goto, goes up, and BLINDSIDE CHEERIOS! Then he lifts Goto to LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay checks his neck, then brings Goto up. Ospreay underhooks but Goto fights the lift! Ospreay CHOPS Goto, but Goto snarls. Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay CHOPS again, and repeat! Forearm for CHOP, but then Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! And a CHOP blocked! Goto ROCKS, whips, but Ospreay handsprings! Goto catches Ospreay to GERMAN SUPELX! Ospreay lands out, but ends up in URA GTR! Goto runs, but Ospreay blows past him! Ospreay avoids Goto, and Henare hits the RAMPAGE! STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, HASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Henare whips Hashi to a corner.
Khan LARAITS, Henare & Ospreay LARIAT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then they feed Hashi to Khan’s BOOT! Henare LARIATS Goto, fireman’s carries, SAMOAN DROP! Ospreay springboards, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Goto survives and the fans fire up again! Ospreay stays focused as the fans rally up, and Ospreay calls his shot! Ospreay springboards, OSCUTT- NO! Goto blocks, spins, but Ospreay avoids the lariat to HOOK KICK! Another try, but Oleg catches Ospreay to SNAP KAMIKAZE! But then Henare drags Oleg out and sends him into railing! And then more railing! And then- NO, Oleg turns things around, and now Henare hits railing!
The fans fire up as Oleg runs up, but Henare dodges! Henare KNEES Oleg up and over the railing! Both men are down in front of the fans while Goto and Ospreay rise up. Goto roars, runs up, and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Goto pushes Ospreay down. Goto climbs up, takes aim, but Ospreay GAMANGIRIS! Ospreay goes up, but Goto fires body shots! Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay ROCKS Goto, and repeat! Ospreay fires more forearms, but Goto HEADBUTTS! Goto then climbs up onto Ospreay for a SUPER KAI TEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Ospreay survives that super sunset bomb and the fans are thunderous!
Goto and Ospreay stir, then crawl, hot tags to Khan and Hashi! Hashi SHOTGUNS Khan to the corner! Hashi runs up to CHOP and DDT! Cover, TWO! Hashi brings Khan around to the drop zone and the fans fire up! Hashi climbs up but Khan scrambles to the far side. Hashi hops down, and Khan eggs him on, so Hashi goes outside. But Khan kicks and whips Hashi into railing! Khan then snap suplexes Hashi to the floor! Khan grins as he clearly suckered Hashi in. Khan drags Hashi up, puts him in, and calls to Henare. Henare joins Khan and they bring Hashi up. But Hashi fires forearms on them! And CHOSP! But then Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW!
Khan chicken wings Hashi for Henare’s BODY BLOW! Then the ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Double cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but the Monster Rage is boiling over! Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Hashi slips free! Hashi SHOVES Henare at Khan, then LARIATS Khan! Henare ELBOWS and whips Hashi, but Hashi LARIATS through! Ospreay returns but Hashi dodges, only for Ospreay to slip through the lariat! But Hashi slips free of the bomb to LARIAT after all! The fans are thunderous as Hashi has soloed the Empire! The fans rally up as Hashi crawls, and he roars as he rises again! Hashi brings Khan up and Goto joins in.
Bishamon double whips Khan corner to corner, then LARIAT and CHOP! Hashi sends Khan to Goto but Khan Mongolian Chops! Hashi mule kicks, Goto clinches, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up as Bishamon brings Khan up again! Dragon sleeper, leg lift, but Khan BOOTS free! Goto snap suplexes Khan, but Ospreay fires off on Goto! Ospreay runs, but into HIDDEN GAP! Henare ROCKS and CHOPS away on Bishamon, then runs, into HIDDEN BOLTIN!! The fans are thunderous again as Oleg waits on Bishamon. Bishamon hauls Khan up, has him in place, and Oleg RAMS Khan into the corner!
Oleg sets Khan back up, then DECKS Ospreay! Goto LARIATS, Hashi LARIATS, and now Goto climbs! Hashi hoists Khan up, DANGEROUS LIBRA!! Cover, HENARE CLOBBERS GOTO ONTO IT! The fans cheer as everyone is down around ringside! Goto drags Henare up, but he has a guzel! Guzel on Hashi, too, but Oleg CHOPS Henare! Henare holds onto Bishamon! So Oleg SHOTGUNS Henare! That alone is impressive! Bishamon regroups and they drag Khan up. They set Khan up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, Oleg runs, but Henare is a step for Ospreay to leap from! HIDDEN BLADE ON OLEG!!
Henare DECKS Hashi, Khan IRON CLAWS Goto! Ospreay SUPERKICKS, then he TOSSES Goto! Ospreay goes up, up, and LEAP OF FAITH onto Goto & Oleg!! Henare waits on Hashi, for the RAMP- DDT!! Hashi turns things around on Henare and the fans are thunderous! Hsahi roars as he gets back up, and he drags Khan to his feet! But Khan BITES Hashi’s arm! The ref counts, but then Khan IRON CLAWS Hashi’s face! Hashi endures the iron grip, but Khan is pushing him down to the mat! Khan DRIBBLES Hashi’s head like a basketball! Hashi fades but is somehow still in this, so Khan hauls him up! ELIMIN- CODE BREAKER!! Cradle cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous again as Khan survives! Hashi hurries to his feet, but Osperay and Goto are brawling outside! Ospreay and Henare leave Goto and Oleg on the outside while Hashi aims, SUPERKICK blocked! Khan KICKS the leg, then BLINDSIDE BOOTS! The fans rally but Khan laughs maniacally! Khan calls to Henare & Ospreay. Ospreay climbs, Henare HEADBUTTS, and then Henare hauls Hashi up! Ospreay aims, HIDDEN BLADE ELIMINATOR BOMB!!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
What an insanely overpowered combo move to finish Hashi! But in the end, the power of the Empire’s founding members shines even brighter now that they hold gold together! Khan grabs the mic to say, “Bow down, you peasants! We beat ‘Bishamontin,’ we have dominated the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions. So next… We shall conquer K O B and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. And if they want to see us directly, we will forgive them if they dare step in front of us.” In other words, Khan is daring Oskar & Yuto-Ice to appear. And after a moment, they indeed appear!
The Knockout Brothers swagger down to the ramp and into the ring, and they stare down Khan & Henare. Henare has the mic to tell Ice that Henare doesn’t care what anyone says! Those tag titles are theirs, now bring them your mana! Yuto laughs at that and tells Henare that if he wants the mana, Yuto will bring him that wrestling high! They can make some money together! Yuto tells the fans that if they wanna get that wrestling high, then you’ll wanna see Yuto fight Henare! They ARE KOB, and they wanna fight the strongest bastards there are! And that seems to be these two here. Go ahead, challenge them! Because everyone here will put their money down to see it!
You don’t have to think, just feel! Let’s Get High! TCH TCH, Big Up! The champions have spoken, and they’re ready to face fellow champions to prove they’re the best! But will Oskar & Ice make sure to knock out Khan & Henare? Or will the Empire continue to conquer the world?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi!
From youngest man to win the New Japan Cup to youngest man to win this title, The Prince has proven himself as a powerful wrestler. But to prove himself as truly worthy of this title, he must make it through his first defense. A former heavyweight champion in his own right, the Rampaging Dragon has fought his way back to this moment. But will Takagi once again stand atop the mountain? Or will he suffer the Prince’s Curse?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to make the formal introductions and raise the belt. And now, at the end of Wrestling Dontaku, we see whose heroic journey triumphs over the other’s!
[Coverage will continue in the morning]
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ACKNOWLEDGE the contract signing!
With the World Heavyweight Championship match set for Backlash, all that’s left is for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu to sign the contract!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh; JD wins.
- PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page; Rusev & Ethan win.
- Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry; Hendry wins, by disqualification.
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Oba wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Hermanos Americanos; Los Hermanos Americanos win.
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Roman Reigns arrives backstage.
And Adam Pearce catches him right as he exits the car. The Raw General Manager knows Roman is heated from last week but they need to discuss things first. Roman says first off, no, he wants to know where Jacob Fatu is at. And second, don’t you hear the fans already cheering for him? Hit his music! Pearce tries to calm Roman down but has to shout at him first. Jacob Fatu is not here… yet. But Seth Rollins is! Architect and Tribal Chief stare down, and Rollins says Roman is in his way. Roman steps aside, and Rollins’ song hits first! The fans in Omaha, Nebraska sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins heads to the ring.
But then BRON BREAKKER CLOBBERS ROLLINS! Bron HAMMERS away on Rollins, drags him around, and throws hockey scrum body shots! Bron CLOBBERS Rollins again, then stands him back up so he can gorilla press him! Bron drops Rollins on barriers! Rollins falls back, sputters, but security and producers hurry out here. Bron THROWS security around! Then he drags Rollins up to RAM him into steel steps! Adam Pearce shouts at Bron but Bron drags Rollins into the ring! The refs get Bron to back off, producers check on Rollins, but then Bron breaks through to slip into the ring! SPEAR!!
Bron looms over Rollins while the fans bark. Rollins coughs and sputters while Bron tells him this is just a taste. Bron takes his leave, the damage done. But will he do even worse when the match is on for Backlash?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv Morgan says that Stephanie Vaquer is injured, no worrying about her anymore. But now to talk about the not so good news. Like what the hell was Finn doing in here last week?! Roxie doesn’t know, he must be delusional. Liv says she’s not worried about Finn, JD McDonagh finishes this tonight. Liv is worried about Roxie. Why did Finn think it was okay to talk to Roxie? Why didn’t Roxie tell them about it? Why did Liv have to watch it through Netflix to learn about what’s going on? Roxie says she didn’t mention it because she made it clear to Finn. She told him to get out and never come back. But Liv’s right, Roxie should’ve said something.
But don’t worry! Roxie’s loyal to Judgment Day, they know that. Yes, Liv is glad to hear that, because she believes in Roxie. Roxie & Raquel are going to be the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, they just can’t let anything get between the family. Promise Liv that you won’t keep secrets, Roxie. Roxie promises. Promises what…? That she will never keep any secrets from Judgment Day. Good. So they ready? Liv, Dom & JD head out, and Raquel pats Roxie on the head. But will things be (not) fine for Judgment Day?
Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh w/ Dominik Mysterio!
Raw returns as The Irish Ace makes his entrance, Dirty Dom by his side. The bell rings, the two tie up, and JD wrenches to wristlock. JD YANKS the arm, but the fans taunt him as “BOBBLEHEAD! BOBBLEHEAD!” Finn rolls, wrenches, but JD wrangles Finn back down. JD puts on the pressure but Finn kips up to wrench, slip through, and headlock. JD powers up but can’t power out as Finn holds on tight! JD endures, rolls to a cover, ONE! JD headscissors, Finn kips free, and Finn arm-drags! Finn grinds JD with the armlock, but JD fights up. JD rolls, powers Finn to ropes, but the ref counts.
JD backs off slowly, but Dom trips Finn up! The fans boo Dom but then JD RAMS Finn! Dom flexes and soaks up the heat while JD RAMS Finn more. JD lets off so he can soak up heat, then he stalks Finn to another corner. JD CHOPS, then he whips corner to corner. Finn goes up and over to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Finn warns Dom, but JD turns things around. Finn dodges JD to CHOP him back! Cover, TWO! Finn drags JD up, brings him around, and gives some Latino Heat! JD wrenches free but Finn ducks JD’s lariat to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn keeps his eyes on Dom, then goes back to JD.
JD drop toeholds Finn, then runs to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Finn goes to ropes but JD KICKS his leg! JD KICKS the leg again, then puts the leg on ropes. JD drops a KNEE on the knee! Finn writhes, the fans boo, but Dom applauds as JD YANKS the bad leg. GROUND DRAGON SCREW! JD then drops an ELBOW on the leg, then clamps on a toehold. Finn endures, kicks JD in the back, and the fans rally as both men stand. JD storms up on Finn, whips, but Finn reverses. JD sunset flips, Finn rolls through and basement DROPKICKS! JD goes to ropes, Finn LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up as Finn builds speed, but Dom trips him up again!
The fans boo as Finn shouts at Dom, but JD CLOBBERS Finn! Finn tumbles out of the ring, but here comes Roxie! The fans boo Judgment Day as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn fights up in the headlock. Finn fires body shots, and now the rest of Judgment Day hurries out here. JD CLUBS Finn, whips him, but Finn goes up and- NO, JD catches Finn on the over, but Finn holds onto the ropes! JD pries Finn free, but Finn slips down to dragon sleeper! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans cheer Finn on, but he’s all alone ringside now that it is 5v1! JD and Finn rise up, but Finn ROCKS JD! And ROCKS him again! And again, and again! Finn whips and BACKDROPS JD! JD flounders, Finn trips him to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans cheer Finn as he flexes!
Finn drags JD up, whips him to ropes, but JD reverses. Finn comes back to SLINGBLADE! The fans cheer as Finn aims from a corner. But Dom gets on the apron! Finn DECKS Dom, JD rolls Finn, TWO! JD swings, Finn dodges and CHOPS! Finn runs, but into the SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives but just barely! Finn goes to the apron while the fans rally harder and harder. JD storms over, but Finn RAMS into him! Then GAMANGIRIS! Finn goes up, up, but Raquel distracts the ref! Dom shakes the ropes, and Finn falls! The ref realizes something is wrong, so she EJECTS Dom! The fans cheer as things are a bit more even now.
Liv & Dom are upset but JD still drags Finn to a drop zone. JD goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! Cover, TWO! Finn hurries to SLINGBLADE JD again! The fans rally for Finn while the ladies of Judgment Day coach JD. Liv gets on the apron, but the ref tells her to back off. Liv sneaks something to Roxie! The bell hammer!? Finn SHOTGUNS JD! Roxie has the bell hammer to CRACK Finn!! The fans boo but JD HEADBUTTS Finn! JD falls on the cover, JD wins!
Winner: JD McDonagh, by pinfall
Roxie proves her loyalties by doing Liv’s dirty work, and JD finally gets a win over his old mentor. Is there no hope for Finn against this many enemies?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond apologizes to The Architect for bothering him, as he is clearly in pain after that vicious assault from Bron Breakker. But what does this mean for Backlash. Will Rollins be okay? Rollins says Backlash is in five days, he’ll be fine. Rollins told “the kid” last week, that if you take your shot, you better be able to finish the job. Rollins ain’t dead yet. Rollins storms off, will he be able to game plan a way to get around Bron’s speed, strength, and ruthless aggression?
The Vision regroups backstage.
Bron Breakker says he couldn’t let Rollins go to the ring and get on the mic to bore us all to death. He can’t stand listening to that guy! He’s like a duck! “Quack, quack! I’m the best wrestler in the world! Quack!” Austin Theory joins in, “Lemme sing my song! Quack quack!” Paul Heyman walks in and says, “Is Seth Rollins still breathing?” Bron says yes, he is. Logan Paul says one guy who won’t be is Joe Hendry! Logan’s gonna beat him to a pulp! Logan swears to God, let him get his hands on Hendry and he’ll hospitalize him permanently! PLEASE! Heyman says that’s why tonight, Logan is not fighting Joe Hendry. W-What?!
Heyman says Bron almost got suspended again, Brock Lesnar retired on us, and if Logan were to get his hands on Hendry, he’ll be put in jail for what he does to him! That’s why tonight, it is Joe Hendry VS Austin Theory. Theory says it’s alright, Maverick. If Logan wants Hendry smacked around, Theory will smack him around. If Logan wants Hendry hurt, Theory will hurt him. He’ll put the Pressure on Hendry, and Logan can just watch. Bron says relax, you’re THE Logan Paul. Vision will get ’em all, one by one. They fist bump on that, but will The Vision all be turned into believers soon enough?
PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page!
After the multiple blindsides the past few weeks, he WWE Intercontinental Champion and the Young OG team up against some common enemies in The Bulgarian Lion and All Ego! But will the power of #CeroMiedo see them through? Or will Rusev CRUSH while Ethan steals everyone’s smile?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance, followed by Ethan’s. The teams sort out and Evans starts against Rusev. They circle while the fans rally, and Rusev picks Evans up! Rusev RAMS Evans into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but stops as the ref counts 4. Rusev snarls, ROCKS Evans, then CLUBS him on the back. Evans flounders but Rusev stands him up. Rusev whips, Evans stops himself and BOOST back! Evans ROCKS Rusev with haymaker after haymaker! Evans runs, but Rusev ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Rusev stalks Evans to a corner. Rusev drags Evans up by his hair, then tags Ethan.
The fans boo more as Ethan and Rusev mug Evans. Ethan says see, they’re a team! Ethan drags Evans up but Evans CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but Ethan takes a swing. Evans ducks that to DECK Ethan! Then he ROCKS Rusev, too! Ethan runs up, Evans wrenches and kicks! Evans snap suplexes, kips up, and does the Penta swagger! The fans cheer while Evans taunts Rusev. Evans whips, Ethan reverses, but Evans grabs ropes to stop himself. Ethan runs up, Evans flips up and over, tag to Penta! Ethan runs up again but into Penta’s GAMANGIRI! Evans adds a DROPKICK! Penta GAMANGIRIS Ethan again!
Penta sits Ethan down, then headstands for the SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev runs up, but Penta & Evans dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then Penta gives Evans the boost to RANA Rusev! Rusev tumbles out, Evans PLANCHAS, and down goes Rusev! Ethan grabs Penta by the mask, reels him in, but Penta wrenches out! Half nelson, pump handle, PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but sputters while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev UPPERCUTS Penta! The fans rally for Penta as Rusev whips corner to corner and SPLASHES! Penta tumbles outside but Rusev goes out after him. Rusev puts Penta back in, but Penta triangle jumps to LARIAT! Rusev is down and Penta crawls! The fans rally harder and harder, but Rusev YANKS Evans from the apron! The fans boo as Rusev denies Penta a tag. Rusev whips Penta to the corner, but P etnta BLASTS Ethan! Then he dodges Rusev! Penta goes to his corner, but Evans is still down! Ethan tags in and he CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan rains down fists, then drags Penta from the corner.
Ethan CLUBS Penta, soaks up heat, and Rusev runs up on Evans! Evans hurdles, Rusev crashes into steel steps! Penta dodges Twisted Grin to BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up as Penta crawls! Hot tag to Evans and Omaha erupts! Evans BOOTS, SUPERKICKS, then LARIATS Ethan! And goes Matrix to dodge, kip up and STUNNER! Ethan wobbles, Evans WRECKS Rusev, then he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX Ethan! The fans fire up as Evans builds speed to FLY! #WeOutside! Evans throws off his shirt, springboards back in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives, he isn’t a former NXT Champion for nothing!
The fans rally for Evans, he goes up a corner, and he MOONSAULTS, but Ethan gets under! ROUNDHOUSE! Ethan reels Evans in, TWISTED- NO, Evans pops free to SUPERKICK! Evans runs, but Ethan BOOTS him first! Ethan whips, but Evans rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Hot tag to Penta, springboard TORNADO DDT! Cover, but Rusev breaks it! Evans goes after Rusev but Rusev shoves him away. Evans DUMPS Rusev out, then DIVES! Another hit on Rusev, and now he’s on the desk! The fans are thunderous as they see that look in Evans’ eyes! Evans hurries to the corner and climbs up top!
The fans are going nuts already, but Etan SHOVES Evans down! Penta SUPERKICKS Ethan! Penta then slingshots to- NO, Ethan dodges and SWEEPS the leg! Penta is down but the ref won’t let Ethan go after him. Rusev handles that with an URENAGE on the desk! Rusev feeds Penta to Ethan, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, ETHAN & RUSEV WIN!
Winners: Rusev & Ethan Page, by pinfall
Both Bulgarian Brute and All Ego have sinister grins on their face, and they celebrate their victory! Not too buddy-buddy, of course. But will these two both have their shot at Penta’s Intercontinental Championship?
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
“When I was a coach in NXT, my favorite, my absolute favorite days, was when a surefire, can’t-miss, blue chip future superstar saw their dreams come true when they got the opportunity to sign one of these to join Raw or SmackDown. Guys, today is one of those days. Let’s take a look.” The fans cheer as we get a highlight reel of the former NXT Women’s North American & WWE Speed Women’s Champion, and Pearce asks we all welcome the newest Raw superstar, Sol Ruca! Sol makes her entrance with a new song, and high-fives fans as she heads down the ramp. Sol joins Pearce in the ring, grabs herself a mic, and Pearce congratulates her.
The fans cheer and Sol smiles as she takes the contract. “Damn. It is going to feel so damn good when I sign this and officially be a part of Monday Night Raw.” But wait, Becky Lynch is interrupting! Pearce is upset as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion storms her way to the ring. Becky grabs herself a mic to tell Petty Pearce that she’s been looking for him all day! She was told that THIS would be her time for her Celebration of Greatness! Who told her that?! Doesn’t matter, she knows they were a very credible, reliable source. But point is, after her monumental WrestleMania moment, Pearce came out and illegally sanctioned a match with “Iyo Jennetty.”
Which explicitly went against the parameters of her open challenge! But even with that meddling, Becky won! Uncontroversial because she’s the greatest female wrestler of all time, and it’s not just her saying it, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, Bleacher Report says it! Sol asks Becky, “Are you done?!” Becky says no, actually, and she’s also a New York Times best seller. Sol says not everything is about Becky. Becky says okay, okay, Sol is very new here, but the sooner she learns this the better. Everything is about her! Well, not this. Everyone knows who Becky is, we know what Becky’s done and accomplished.
But the thing is, Sol didn’t expect to find out that upon meeting Becky, Becky is exactly what everyone says she is. W-Which is? The Man? The history maker? The ground breaker? No. They say Becky is a rude, big-headed B*TCH! And it’s not just Sol saying it, it’s New York Times, Sports Illustrated- Becky says Pearce may be terrible at her job, but is he really letting Sol talk to her like this?! Becky asks if the fans are letting Sol talk to her like this. “YES!” Becky is flabbergasted but the fans cheer Sol on. Becky ask who even is this, and Sol finishes singing her contract. This is Sol Ruca, and if you ever interrupt her again, not only will Sol kick your ass, but she’ll snatch your soul.
Becky takes a swing, Sol dodges, so the punch hits PEARCE! Oops! Becky apologizes but Pearce is furious! Sol smiles as Becky panics, and then she runs up to use the corner! SOUL SNATCHER! The Man is down! Is Sol about to turn the tides and wash away Becky’s big time ego?
The Usos are backstage.
Jackie Redmond catches them as they head for Roman Reigns’ room, and asks them how they’re feeling ahead of the contract signing. Jimmy says it is a big night! Contract signing night between OTC and Samoan Werewolf, and they wouldn’t miss this for nothing. Now, they got a lot of love for Jacob, but Jacob needs to understand how OTC does business, especially when there’s championship gold on the line. Ya feel ’em? Jackie understands, but aren’t they conflicted considering their relationship with both? Jey says nah, Jackie, this right here is family bidness, plain and simple. OTC knows how to handle himself. The Usos are just in case something pops off.
But Jacob, The Usos already told you, Uce! You swimming in deep water now. You bit off more than you can chew. You’re swinging for the fences, though! But they respect that, aight? But Jey is telling you, The Bloodline has been drawn! And at Backlash, you gonna find out who you messing with, Jacob. Good luck, lil’ cousin. YEET. The Usos then step inside Roman’s room. What will the OG Bloodline discuss in regards to this very same family business?
Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry!
The Vision were a bit… triggered, perhaps, by what The Prestigious Joe Hendry joked about during his concert. But will Hendry feel the Pressure here tonight? Or will Omaha be full of believers after tonight?
Raw returns as Hendry continues his concert where it left off! “He’s one amazing athlete, but he’s a piece of trash! He can shove his trading cards directly up his.. Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul?” Logan storms out and shouts that he thought he made it clear that Hendry cannot fire Logan Paul! He is UN-FIREABLE! TKO cannot fire Logan, that’s bad business! Logan IS business! Logan is the heart and soul of the WWE! Hendry says he knows Logan is upset, and he’s glad to see Logan, because this part of the song is the apology. It goes like this: “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?”
Logan swears to kill Hendry, but Theory runs up! The bell rings, Hendry fires hands, then LAIRATS Theory up and out of the ring! The fans cheer, Logan tells Theory to handle this! Theory and Logan reset, circle, but the Logan shouts at Hendry. That distraction lets Theory CLOBBER Hendry from behind! The fans boo but Theory CLUBS away on Hendry. Theory then clamps onto Hendry to throw hands right into the side of his head! The fans boo more but Theory CLOBBERS Hendry again! Theory & Logan soak up the heat, then Theory slaps Hendry around. Theory scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER! Theory and Logan fire each other up, but the ref has Logan back off.
Theory stands Hendry up, but Hendry UPPERCUTS and CHOPS and repeat! Hendry whips corner to corner, Theory reverses hard, and Hendry falls to the mat. Theory rains down fists, talks trash, but the fans chant, “Logan Sucks! Logan Sucks!” Logan shouts back that he does not, and Theory goes back to Hendry. Theory drags Hendry up, talks trash, and snap suplexes! “Who sucks now?!” The Vision soaks up more heat, then Theory drags Hendry up. Theory talks more trash, but Hendry suplexes Theory now! The fans cheer while Logan is already upset again. Hendry rises, the fans rally behind him, and Hendry fires haymakers!
Hendry whips Theory to ropes to then LARIAT! Theory flounders from taking the “Commonwealth Clothesline,” and Hendry runs to LARIAT in the corner! Hendry keeps moving, but Theory blows past! Only for Hendry to catch him! FALL AWAY SLAM! And then a kip up, for the… TURN! The fans cheer, but LOGAN ATTACKS!
Winner: Joe Hendry, by disqualification
The fans boo but Logan HAMMERS away on Hendry! Logan hands Hendry the win but he snarls as he tells Hendry, “Nobody can fire me!” Hendry fires off fists! Theory goes after Hendry, the fans boo as The Vision mugs Hendry! They stomp and punch away, but here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins again take the fight to The Vision! SUPERKICK for Logan! Then Ford spins Theory around to ENZIGIRI! Dawkins takes Theory for THE SILENCER! The fans pump it up for The Profits, and Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Theory! Ford climbs up, but BRON runs in! Bron THROWS Ford out of the ring! Then Bron CLOBBERS Dawkins!
The fans bark as Bron then GERMAN SUPLEXES Dawkins! The Unpredictable Badass turns the tides, but SETH ROLLINS trips him up! The fans cheer as Rollins gets revenge with furious fists! Rollins THROWS Bron into steel steps! Rollins stomps away, then they brawl in the ring! Rollins rains down fists while the fans cheer! Rollins BLASTS Logan & Theory off the apron, then LARIATS Bron down! Omaha is erupting as Rollins is shaking the ropes! Rollins aims, but hold on! Ford FLIES out to take out Logan & Theory! But Bron SPEARS Rollins in the distraction! Bron snarls as he tells Rollins he was that close.
Bron leaves Rollins down again, but he’s still roughed up himself. Will either man survive the Backlash?
Backstage interview with Judgment Day.
Jackie is now with Liv, Dom, JD, Raquel & Roxie, and brings up them sending a message to Finn. But what is the focus moving forward? Liv says yeah, you saw what they did to Finn tonight, and to Vaquer last week. The focus is getting all the gold and crushing anyone who gets in their way. And this season is all about Raquel & Roxie! Tell her, sister! Raquel warns Brie Bella & Paige that their nostalgia tour was cute for a night, but it’s time to get serious. She wants them both to come to their show, because- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria step in, and The Role Model says, “Well, well, well. Wouldya look at here? Can anyone in the Judgment Day get anything done on their own?”
Bayley has known them all for so long and she is just finally getting it. Lyra says they weren’t gonna forget what happened to them last week, either. If they’re such a big happy family, then they won’t be afraid to take them on. Liv mocks them and says families help each other win. Try it sometime, losers. Bye~! Bye~! Judgment Day leaves, but will #BayLyra humble them soon enough? And what of Brie & Paige answering the challenge to show up on “Judgment Day’s show?”
The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
With champions either too busy, too lazy, or perhaps too afraid to accept a challenge, The Ruler is making HIMSELF into the challenge! Who will answer the call, and who will be thrown from the mountaintop in Omaha?
Oba has the mic to say,” The time has come. The Oba Femi Open Challenge will now begin.” And it’s AKIRA TOZAWA that answers the call! He is accompanied by Maxxine Dupri & Otis, but can The Stamina Monster even survive?
The bell rings and Tozawa steps up to be face to… chest with Oba… Tozawa gest scared, but Otis says that’s okay, HE will step up. Even Oba likes the look of this! The bell rings, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Oba SHOVES Otis! That alone is impressive, but Otis comes back to RAM Oba! Oba stays put and the fans continue to cheer. Oba and Otis are forehead to forehead, then Oba RAMS Otis! Otis doesn’t budge and the fans cheer! They start shoving, then Otis rips his shirt away! Oba RAMS Oba, Oba RAMS Otis, but Otis dodges! Only for Oba to UPPERCUT Otis down! Oba then hauls Otis up, for a SUPER SHOTPUT!
The fans are thunderous as Oba is fired up, and he watches Otis slowly get up. Even Oba is wondering if this is possible, but he kicks Otis first. Oba nods and says he knows how to get this done. Oba hoists Otis up the corner, then gets under Otis, for a SUPER SIZED FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
The first challenge was already a big challenge, but Oba was still up to the challenge! And after seeing that, will anyone even want to step up next week?
Refs check on Rollins backstage.
Rollins insists that despite how he looks, he is fine. Just leave him alone. Rollins sees Hendry & The Profits, and he “thanks” Montez Ford for setting him up for that second spear. Ford says thanks to Rollins’ past antics, nobody, and Ford means NOBODY, trusts Rollins! Oh, wow, nobody? Ford doesn’t trust him, Dawkins doesn’t trust him, Rollins doesn’t even know Hendry but Hendry probably doesn’t trust him. Guess what? Rollins doesn’t even trust himself! But who cares!? They’re in the same fight! They’re all after The Vision, so those fights are gonna come together! But here’s the deal: They stay out of Rollins’ way, he’ll stay out of theirs. Got it?
Rollins storms off, but does he have it all backwards? Shouldn’t they all work together if they want to tear The Vision down?
Adam Pearce mediates a meeting between Iyo Sky and Asuka.
The Raw General Manager knows these two are set to face off at Backlash, so the floor is theirs. Iyo starts by telling “Asuka-san, I have avoided this fight for years. You know this. You are exactly what you say you are: my senpai; my mentor; I looked up to you. I loved you. And despite everything you have done to me, I still have the utmost respect for you. I never wanted to have this fight, and I never wanted it to come to this. But… You have changed.” Asuka says nothing has changed, but Iyo says yes, she has! The Asuka that Iyo looked up to is no longer here! Now, Iyo has no choice but to fight Asuka.
Asuka says Iyo continues her disrespect, so the Iyo that Asuka taught is no longer here, either! This person sitting here, who are you? “I don’t know anyone this disrespectful. Who are you?” Asuka says this is her biggest disappointment! Do you not get how she feels?! Asuka is done with Iyo. At Backlash, Asuka cuts Iyo out of her life for good. Iyo says fine, she understands. Because she IS ready for Asuka! Asuka rolls her eyes, then leans in close, to MIST IYO RIGHT IN THE FACE!! Pearce is furious, has Asuka get out of here, and shouts for a doctor! The Empress of Tomorrow shows no remorse, but will The Genius show no mercy at Backlash?
Backstage interview with El Grande Americano Original and…?
Jackie is with Chad G- er, uh, the Original EGA and The Creed Brothers, who are now “Los Americanos Hermanos,” The American Brothers… After that surprise attack on the other El Grande Americano at AAA during the Mask VS Mask contract signing, how are they feeling going into this trios match? Well, thankfully, the No Physicality Agreement was for Mexico. That means here in Middle America, all bets are off! Now, the boys saw how they great EGA Original in AAA, it’s ridiculous! So they decided to do the honorable thing and help him out. They take inspiration from a close personal friend of his, Chad Gable, still sidelined with injury.
But on May 30th, we find out once and for all that there is only ONE El Grande Americano, and you’re lookin’ at him! The ORIGINAL El Grande Americano! AH GRACIAS~! Los Americanos Original heads to the ring, but will this be an American made victory? Or will the real Americanos please stand up?
Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Americanos Original!
Raw returns as the other Los Americanos make their entrance. The trios sort out, but then El Grande Dos throws his cape at Original! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! The fists fly, but “Julio” DUMPS Rayo out, then “Bruto” ROCKS Bravo! The brothers THROW Bravo out before Original LARIATS Americano Dos out! The fans cheer, “AH GRACIAS~!” Bravo rushes in, Bruto FLAPJACKS him, and now the match is on! Bruto copies Bravo’s dance, then UPPERCUTS! Tag to Julio, they double whip to DOUBLE BACKDROP! Julio struts but Rayo tags in. Rayo ROCKS and KICKS Julio, then CHOPS! Rayo runs, but into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELL!
Julio kips up while Rayo hobbles. Julio reels Rayo in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Bruto, then tag to Original. Julio ELBOWS Rayo in the corner, Bruto BACK BODY BLOCKS, then feed to Original’s HIP TOSS! The fans cheer and Original covers, TWO! Original drags Rayo up, wrenches, wristlocks, but Rayo breaks free to SMACK him! Tag to El Grande Dos! The Grandes tie up, go around, and Original arm-drags! They fight back up, Dos wrenches but Original rolls to SLAP back! Original headlocks but Rayo tags in as Dos powers up and out. They then trip Original out, bring him to the outside, and Grande Dos WRECKS Original with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Los Americanos stand tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rayo BOOTS Bruto off the corner! Rayo then clamps onto Julio with a SLEEPER! The fans rally as Julio endures, reaches out, but drops to his knees. Julio powers up again to BACKPACK SENTON! The fans rally while both men are down, hot tags to the Grandes! Original THROWS Dos, then rains down fists! Dos gets free, Bravo goes up and leaps in! Original catches him for an EXPLODER! Original fires hands, then clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! ROLLING LIGER KICK on Rayo! Then Original ducks the discus to ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up with Original and he waistlocks, but Bravo tags in!
Bravo y Rayo save their Americano from Chaos Theory, only for Original to waistlock Bravo! Bravo grabs Rayo in a panic, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for Original Grande, and he goes out to CANNONBALL! He CLOBBERS Rayo, goes up a corner, but Dos distracts the ref! That lets Rayo SHOVE Original off the corner! But Julio springs right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Bruto is up to MOONSAULT! But Dos CLOBBERS Bruto with the headbutt! GAMANGIRI for Julio! But then both Grandes run up, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Bravo is up top, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Bravo is furious but the fans rally up, “This is Awesome!”
Rayo aims at Bruto, runs up, and SUPERKICKS from the apron! Then he SEATED SENTONS! But Julio gets Bravo up, APRON BOMB! Grande Dos PENALTY KICKS Julio! But Original has Bravo, RAMS him into Dos, then hits CHAOS THEORY! The fans cheer as Original goes up top, but Grande Dos grabs him! But the brothers RAM him into the barriers! Original DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Los Americanos Original win!
Winners: Los Americanos Original, by pinfall
AH GRACIAS~! But will this momentum carry El Grande Americano Original through that Mask VS Mask match at the end of May?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Now that there is no one to stand in his way, The OTC, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, walks out on stage and raises his finger to the sky. The pyro goes off, and it is time for the title fight contract signing. But will things stay civil in this family civil war? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman gets his second round of pyro, then joins Pearce in the ring. Roman makes sure to sit at the head of the table, then Pearce introduces the challenger, Jacob Fatu! The fans cheer the Samoan Werewolf as he makes his entrance. Pearce says we all know how this works: two signatures on the contract makes this match official. The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” while he stares down with Jacob. Roman picks up his mic first to say, “Nah, Pearce, you know how this works. Omaha, Nebraska…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans cheer and chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman asks if Jacob hears all that.
Roman says that’s not just love, but the sound of respect! The fans cheer that, and Roman says you don’t think he knows where Jacob comes from? That he wasn’t watching from afar? That respect wasn’t earned just from hanging out. Jacob was grinding for 12 years, but Roman was here for OVER 12 years! The fans cheer again, and Roman tells Jacob that Roman was the one in this company, his foot holding the door open for Solo Sikoa. Solo brought Fatu in? Well guess what? Roman brought Solo in. Therefore, Roman brought Fatu in. And Roman will be damned if there is not respect to be had in this business for him!
The fans again cheer for “O T C! O T C!” and Roman says this is about respect. There has to be a code, there has to be an honor system. They can’t just run roughshod around here, bogarding everything for the family. No, there has to be a system of conduct that they can hang their hats on, understand? The Tongan Death Grip… Jacob disrespects Roman with something that he saves for desperate measures. Where does Jacob think they are? In some bar at 3AM, surrounded 8v1? THAT is when you bust out the Tongan Death Grip, THAT is when you snatch someone’s throat! You don’t do that to family! You don’t do that to your own. You don’t do that to your Tribal Chief!
The fans cheer again, but Fatu says, “Hold on, what?! Tribal Chief? Hey. That’s where you got it all wrong, you don’t understand. Yes, I am desperate. Yes, it feels like it’s just me against the world. Yes, my back is against the wall. So I have no other choice but to take you out, take this title, and everything that comes with it!” The fans are torn on that, but Fatu says to keep it 100, then he’ll put a choke hold on this game, and he’ll squeeze out every dollar and cent, just the way this company been doing their family for decades! So when Fatu’s talking all gas, no brakes with it, that doesn’t mean slowing down, it means moving forward and never going back to where he came from.
So yes, Roman, Fatu is desperate. Desperate enough to do anything for his household, even if he gotta run through his own blood! Roman says this is what he’s talking about! Fatu’s household?! Let’s get this out the way. Roman signs his part, the fans cheer, and then Roman pushes the contract to Fatu. Fatu is talking about his household, but Roman says he’s been up here over a decade for MULTIPLE households! Fatu is worried about seven kids, but Roman’s worried about 170 kids! Fatu is worried about higher education, but Roman is worried about generation after generation! Because Roman is the one that can do that! Proof of concept! The respect! WWE does business with HIM!
Roman already told everyone a long time ago, this is ALL HIS! This is HIS ring! And yes, in their family, they’re equals, of the same blood. But in this ring, Jacob, you’re beneath him! JACOB SNATCHES ROMAN! Roman CLAWS Fatu’s face, THROWS him into buckles, then THROWS an armchair at him! The fans fire up but Pearce wants Roman to calm down. Roman grabs the belt, but Fatu GRABS ROMAN’S THROAT! Roman HAMMERS Fatu down, climbs up in the corner, and rains down more fists! The fans count along, Roman goes all the way to TEN! But the TONGAN DEATH GRIP still finds him!!
Roman hurries to get loose, SUPERMAN- DEATH GRIP!! DEATH GRIP!! Pearce hurries in there, Roman grabs at Pearce out of desperation, but Fatu drags him around, CHOKE SLAM on the table!! The table didn’t break, but Roman is still down and out. Fatu signs his part, and he says they gonna do this! It is official, and as it looks, Fatu has the advantage! Will nothing stop the Samoan Werewolf from sinking his teeth deep into Roman? Or can Roman find a way to survive?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here as the go-home to Backlash, but with some great stuff that also had nothing to do with Backlash. Very good promos from Judgment Day, and I just knew Liv was gonna confront Roxie about Finn sneaking in. Her mentioning watching it back on Netflix was also a good detail, as they can reference it later if Roxie really does end up helping Finn as the mole. They were acting like enemies cuz they didn’t want the secret being exposed by cameras. But in the end, Judgment Day of course made sure Finn lost, but there might be hope for allies if Bayley & Lyra are gonna get in Judgment Day’s way of the women’s tag titles. Mixed Six Tag maybe?
Great 2v2 tag of Penta & Evans VS Rusev & Ethan, and the Heels winning out makes sense given Penta is a Face champion. Rusev will likely be betrayed by Ethan so that Ethan gets the title shot, only for Penta to win out. Great first match for the Oba Femi Open Challenge, Oba continues to build his power on main roster by just showing his physical power in throwing Otis. Very good promo from Sol and Becky, that’s clearly Becky’s first title defense right there, but I would think Becky cheats to win. Though, I can’t really see what Sol could do after she loses so maybe Sol should win to humble Becky? Plus, they can just have a rematch after.
Great stuff with all the Americanos, especially with how convoluted it is to cover up the obvious identities of everyone. AAA gives the rest of the story where Gable Americano has escalated things to where even Kaiser Americano’s girlfriend is banned from AAA if Kaiser loses his mask, and that’s pretty wild. But probably also all the more reason we’re about to get Chad Gable back once he’s exposed. Great stuff with The Vision story, such as Rollins interacting with Roman only to get attacked by Bron Breakker. Also, that means Roman didn’t even care that Bron ran past him to go after Rollins, and that’s hilarious.
Hendry VS Theory ending in disqualification was fine, it works for Heels to be sore losers and such. Profits of course made the save, and while Rollins said they’d stay separate, I really do think there’s gonna be some kind of team up before this is over. Obviously, Hendry & Profits VS Vision can happen as a Six Man, and at the very least, they try to help Rollins against Bron when Logan & Theory try to cheat that match. And very good stuff in the story of Roman VS Jacob. Good promo from Usos, very good contract signing promos, especially with Roman referencing some of the real-life stories about Haku fighting off jackasses in bars. Jacob standing tall would suggest he loses, but there’s also SmackDown as a go-home to see if the tides turn at the last minute.
My Score: 8.9/10
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