Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (10/23/23)
Indi Wrestling hits the Big Time!
Will Indi be truly impressive?
Yeah, Logan Paul is back on Raw, but Indi Hartwell gets her shot at the title she never lost! Will she be the NEW NXT Women’s Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The New Day VS The Alpha Academy; The New Day wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch VS Indi Hartwell; Becky wins and retains the title.
- Johnny Gargano VS Giovanni Vinci w/ Ludwig Kaiser; Gargano wins.
- Chelsea Green & Piper Niven VS Natalya & Nikki Cross; Chelsea & Piper win.
- Drew McIntyre VS Sami Zayn; McIntyre wins.
- Bronson Reed VS Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri; Bronson wins.
- Damian Priest VS Jey Uso; Priest wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Judgment Day is here!
Dallas boos as Finn Balor & Damian Priest are once again Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions and making their way to the ring. Of course, it was after using every trick in the book and a surprise assist from Jimmy Uso, but they don’t care, so long as they’re back on top. Finn & Priest get the mics as fans boo, and Finn welcomes us to Monday Night Raw. Finn says he’s feeling good tonight. So good, even, that he’s gonna do something special. Can he? Can he? Priest says okay. Finn does his best bass voice to say, “All Rise for the Judgment Day! And all rise for the NEW and TWO-TIME Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions of the world!”
Priest says not bad. But before everyone starts assuming, “Where’s the rest of Judgment Day?” Rhea & Dom are handling business because they have a hell of a night planned. But these two still wanted to come out here to celebrate dripping with gold and running Monday- WAIT! Here comes Cody Rhodes! Dallas sings with the American Nightmare’s theme, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives the front row, and doesn’t seem to mind that he’s alone against Finn & Priest. Cody steps into the ring with a mic in hand, fans chanting his name. Cody then asks how that feels, to be interrupted.
If Cody could, he does have some choice words for the “leader” of the Judgment Day. He can see that Rhea isn’t out here. Yeah, yeah, he knows what they’re gonna say: there is no leader, but that can’t just be little Dom Dom. Cody would say that Rhea is Finn’s & Priest’s Mami, too. Cody wants them to hear him out! She pulls the strings, calls the shots, and cuts the deals, including one with The Bloodline. If Cody may, he’d like to speak specifically to Priest now. Cody believes last week, Priest went and gave Cody the low blow. Cody will make it clear. If Priest thought that was the final shot, Priest is wrong. Fans cheer that!
Priest says it’s convenient Cody glossed over being sent through the table. Finn says that musta hurt. Priest is glad Cody found him first, because Priest would’ve just found him. And good to mention The Bloodline. There’s talk about this “story,” but what is it? There are people in the story that sent Jimmy here, and how’d that work out? There are people in the story standing here right now. Right now, the story has got to be that Cody fails. Cody loosens his tie and says they can put that theory to the test! Priest laughs, like Cody doesn’t know Priest has Jey later tonight. But Priest likes this idea.
There is a big event coming up, so maybe… It’ll be Cody VS Priest 1v1 at Crown Jewel. Cody accepts! Fans fire up for that, and Cody asks what do they do now. They’re all here, so why not give the fans a preview of Crown Jewel right now?! Fans fire up for that, too! Priest says he likes that idea, but then wait! Here comes Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley! Cody’s surrounded, but here comes JEY! Jey CLOBBERS Dom! Cody DECKS Finn, fires off on Priest, and Jey brawls with Finn! Cody clotheslines Priest outta the ring to SMACK him off the desk! And again! And then Cody clears the desk! Fans fire up as Cody wants real payback!
But JD McDonagh CHOP BLOJCKS Cody! Cody DECKS JD but Priest RAMS Cody into steps! JD adds on, throws knees, but Priest has him stand aside to throw hands. JD brings out chairs! Fans fire up for Cody but JD puts a chair around Cody’s leg! JD fires hands, Priest aims with the other chair! CON-CHAIR-TO against the steps!!! Adam Pearce, producers and referees rush out here but the damage is done! Cody writhes as he clutches his shin, will he even be able to make it to Crown Jewel now?
Jey, Cody and Pearce make it backstage.
Pearce wants Cody to get checked but Jey says he’s got Cody. They’ll slide if they have to. If this is how bad his leg is, is there any chance his match with Priest still happens? Or can Jey even the playing field before the end of the night?
The New Day VS The Alpha Academy!
After last week, it was clear both these teams want their shot at the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, but there can only be ONE #1 contender! Will Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods get back to the pinnacle? Or will Chad Gable & Otis SHOOOOOSH the doubters?
The teams sort out and Gable starts with Woods. They circle, tie up, go around and feel out a grapple, but Gable waistlocks to put Woods on ropes. Gable gets a leg, trips Woods, then rear mounts but Woods slips free. Gable wrenches. Woods goes for a leg, but Gable holds him off to waistlock and SLAM! Maxxine scores points and new student, Akira Tozawa, takes notes. Gable whips Woods to a corner, runs up but Woods BOOTS him! Woods hits the HONOR ROLL! Fans fire up, Woods covers, TWO! Woods gets Gable to tag Kofi, PENALTY KICK! SLIDING LARIAT! IMPLODER SPLASH! FIST DROP! STANDING SPLASH! Cover, TWO!
Gable survives the speed combo but Kofi drags Gable up. Kofi whips, Gable reverses and runs in to MONKEY FLIP, but Kofi lands on his feet! Kofi wags his finger, but Gable waistlocks! Woods saves Kofi from the O’Conner, Kofi CROSSBODIES, but Gable catches him to an ANKLE LOCK! Kofi rolls and sends Gable away, but Gable keeps moving, Kofi hurdles, and Gable catches Kofi again! Back suplex but Kofi lands out! Gable ducks Trouble in Paradise to CROSSBODY them both up and out! Woods rushes in but Gable waistlocks, only for Woods to fight free. Woods swings, misses, and Otis CLBOBERS him!
Fans fire up as Otis then BACK DROPS Kofi! The Alpha Academy is all fired up, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Otis VADER- NO, Kofi avoids the splash! Fans fire up as Kofi and Otis crawl, and Otis grabs at Kofi’s legs. Kofi kicks away, hot tags to Gable and Woods! Woods rallies on Gable, LEG LARIAT and whip! Gable reverses, Woods ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ slides, to ROLLING ELOBW! Gable goes to a corner, Woods runs in, but into a waistlock! Woods fights, throws elbows, but Gable throat chops! Gable whips, Woods tilt-o-whirls and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Fans fire up as Woods then drops a SENTON! Woods keeps moving, Gable deflects the knee to roll Woods up! TWO, and Woods fireman’s carries!
Woods hits a POP-UP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Gable survives whatever you wanna call that, but Woods keeps his cool. Woods goes to a corner, fans rally up, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Woods runs in, HONOR- NO, Gable gets under to GERMAN SUPLEX! Gable holds on, to GERMAN SUPLEX again! And then GERMAN SUPLEX AGAIN! Bridging cover, TWO!! Woods escapes after the hattrick, but Gable calls to Otis. Gable tags Otis, and Otis hoists Woods up in an Electric Chair! Gable stands, BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, KOFI BREAKS IT! Kofi ROUNDHOUSES Gable, Otis SPLASHES Kofi! Otis tears the shirt and fans fire up!
Otis pumps and hits the CATERPILLAR ELBOW! Kofi sputters away but Woods SUPERKICKS! Otis stays up!? Woods kicks again, Otis blocks to spin and HEADBUTT! Otis runs in but POSTS himself as Woods dodges! Gable sneaks the tag and Otis is down! Woods decides to pump up, and he BACKWARDS WORMS, into an ANKLE LOCK! Gable has Woods caught, drags him from ropes, but Woods rolls! Cover, TWO!! Otis tags back in, Gable runs up but Woods dumps him! Otis scoops Woods! But Woods slips free, SUPERKICKS, and Kofi tags in! Woods KICKS, Kofi springboards and AX HANDLES!
Otis stays up so the New Day DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Otis drops to a knee, Kofi tags Woods back in, TROUBLE IN PARADISE! Woods goes up while Kofi FLIES to take out Gable! Woods hits the LIMIT BREAKER!! Cover, New Day wins!!
Winner: The New Day, by pinfall
Kofi & Woods got a heck of a fight out of the Academy, but this is why they’re TWELVE TIME W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS~! Will they go for lucky number 13 soon enough?
Backstage interview with Becky Lynch.
Jackie Redmond is with the NXT Women’s Champion and says she is the definition of a fighting champion. Not only does she defend this title tomorrow night on NXT Halloween Havoc, but she defends the title here tonight against Indi Hartwell. Why did she put herself in a position to have back to back matches? The Man says that she has come around to Dallas, and when she comes around here, she comes looking for a fight. And Indi never did lose this title, and never got a fair rematch. That is what the title is about! This is about those who want to show how impressive they are, who want to test their mettle against The Man, and she will defend her title every night of the week.
Which brings her to Halloween Havoc. Lyra will be here to find holes in Becky’s game, but Indi wanted this. So then welcome to the Big Time. Becky heads out, but Xia Li is spotted in the background. Will Becky have to watch her back even if she makes it through tonight?
The Viking Raiders speak.
Sarah Logan says the gods smile upon a great warrior. A warrior that feasts on pain and makes the chaos serve him. When the warrior has proven his worth, he becomes a god among men. With the wisdom of Oden and the power of Thor, he will lead them into the future! All will fear him! All will tremble at the feat of the one true warrior, Ivar the War Beard!
Seth Rollins is backstage.
The World Heavyweight Champion is all smiles, until he crosses paths with the Women’s World Champion. He doesn’t see her crew anywhere so he knows he isn’t getting jumped, but if she’s looking for her boy, Drew McIntyre, sorry, Rollins has style and a title so she’s in the wrong place. Rhea tells him that this won’t take long. She knows that Judgment Day and Rollins have history. But it was all built on respect from their end. They did everything they could to take the title off Rollins and he still held on. But now he’s got McIntyre, and to be honest… Rhea is concerned. At the pace Rollins has been running, he might need insurance. He might need the Judgment Day.
Rollins chuckles and says Rhea has lost faith in her boy. She doesn’t think Priest can successfully cash in his contract on the title, huh? That’s why Rhea is making deals with Bloodline, flirting with McIntyre, and now talking to the world champ. Rollins gets it, the Judgment Day wants everything, but he’ll ask her… What would Rollins want with Rhea? Rhea says he needs her, because right now he is a world champion. But he could be the world champion. And Judgment Day has made their deals, but alliances can change. If Rollins joined them, Priest could always cash in on someone else, and then they’d all hold gold.
But… without the Judgment Day, Rhea doesn’t know how Rollins will accomplish having a title reign like Roman Reigns. Over 1000 days is a long time, and with the way Rollins’ back is so fragile and broken, the Judgment Day could have his back. They could make people acknowledge Rollins. Rollins takes off his sunglasses to make this clear. There is one thing he doesn’t want, and it is to be anything like Roman Reigns. Rhea smirks, and says that wasn’t a no. Just think about it. Mami heads out, but will the answer still be a “no,” no matter how long she waits?
Candice LeRae helps Indi Hartwell prepare.
Tonight is the night Indi gets the title back! What do you think her chances are? Natalya walks in to wish Indi luck, she’ll be amazing. How is Natty doing? Is she still looking for a replacement with Tegan Nox hurt? She did get hurt last week on NXT but she’ll be back soon. Natty is weighing options, but this isn’t her night, this is Indi’s night! The biggest match of her career going toe to toe with Becky, and get back the title she never lost! Exactly! Just remember what brought you to the dance. Natty is here all night for them. The Queen of Harts head out, will Indi truly be impressive?
NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch VS Indi Hartwell!
Raw returns as Indi makes her entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see what it takes to be Big Time!
The bell rings and Indi rushes in! Becky dodges the boot, Indi turns clinch into roll-up, ONIE and Indi LARIATS! Becky bails out and cools off while the fans rally up. Indi eggs Becky on, Becky gets up to KICK Indi! Becky goes up top, MISS- NO, Indi ducks the leap to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT! Becky catches one to backslide, TWO! Becky hurries up but into a knee! Indi whips, scoops, but Becky tilt-o-whirls to go for an arm! Indi trips Becky, fireman’s carries, and gives her SNAKE EYES, to a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Indi keeps on Becky, but Becky shoves her away. Becky follows to CALF KICK!
Indi bails out now while fans rally up. Becky builds speed and she slides, but Indi avoids the dropkick! Indi CLUBS Becky, waistlocks, and SLINGS Becky into barriers! Indi is looking impressive in this opening phase as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Becky drags Indi up to put her in the ropes. Becky CLUBS, UPPERCUTS, and S- NO, Indi blocks the kick to HOTSHOT Becky! And BOOT her down! Indi climbs and PRETTY SAVAGE ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Lyra Valkyria is in the crowd and she likes what she sees, both that Becky is still in this but that she’s having a hard time. Becky fights the suplex to cradle counter, TWO! Becky runs in, goes for the arm but Indi rolls and swings. Becky dodges but Indi scoops! Becky slips out, REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Candice is watching backstage and is relieved but also still very nervous.
Becky stands and the fans fire up. Becky clinches, Indi fights the slam to full nelson. Becky slips out to waistlock, shove, follow, but Indi BOOTS her down! Cover, TWO! Becky is still in this and Indi is beside herself. Indi drags Becky to a drop zone, goes back up the corner, but Dallas is on Becky’s side. Becky ROCKS Indi, climbs up the corner, but Indi fires forearms! Becky hits back, they brawl and Becky CLUBS Indi. Becky stands Indi up, to SUPERPLEX! To the ARMBAR!! Indi clasps hands, fights up, but Becky tries a TRIANGLE HOLD! Indi stacks, TWO and Becky holds on! But Indi deadlifts to POWERBOMB!
Indi high stacks, TWO!! Becky survives again and Indi is losing her cool! Fans fire up as Becky crawls and Indi storms up. Becky YANKS Indi into ropes! Becky runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack again, TWO!! Becky still has fight but Indi drags her back up. Indi full nelsons, but Becky drops to victory roll! TWO and Indi has it, TWO! Becky and Indi scramble to their feet, Becky avoids a boot to get the arm! DISARM-HER!! Indi is caught, she claws around, but she TAPS! Becky wins!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by submission (still NXT Women’s Champion)
Indi was impressive, but she wasn’t able to stop Becky. Becky shows Indi respect with a handshake, then goes out to stare Lyra down. Halloween Havoc is tomorrow night, will Becky be able to stop The Morrigan from taking her down?
Meanwhile, Candice is bummed backstage. Wait, Xia ATTACKS Candice! Xia tells her that this is a message for Indi, too. Xia clearly wants Becky next, will she be watching Halloween Havoc very, very closely?
Pearce talks with security.
Everything looks good to him, but they need to be on their toes. Contract signings can always get a bit crazy, and they all know tonight has been chaotic. But then Nick Aldis walks in? The SmackDown General Manager wants a word, so Pearce excuses the guards and tells Aldis to be quick. Aldis says they got off on the wrong foot on Friday, that was all on Aldis. No need to have anyone escorted out of the building on SmackDown, Aldis again takes full responsibility. Put it up to rookie errors as he figures out how to be a GM. So he just wants to have a healthy competition between both shows, though SmackDown is still number one.
So Aldis is here hat in hand and he hopes Pearce accepts his apology. Pearce knows what it is to be the new guy, and having to set agendas and put your stamp on things. Was that out of line on Friday? Yeah. Be that as it may, water under the bridge. In fact, gesture of good will, Pearce will invite Aldis to see how the flag ship show runs. Aldis appreciates that, they shake hands, and a ref walks in. How many guards to they have? No, wait, no matter what, double it. The ref says okay, and heads out. Five of the best are about to all meet in the ring, will this be the wildest contract signing of all time?
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
He welcomes us all to the contract signing to make the Women’s World Championship Fatal 5 Way at Crown Jewel official! Now, we all know the Raw Women’s Division has been filled with chaos, and normally he wouldn’t reward that with a title match, but the only place the WWE settles things is right here in the ring. So he is going to get these signatures as fast as he can before it all goes to hell. So bring out the challengers! Raquel Rodriguez is first, followed by Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, and Nia Jax. The signatures are put on the contract without any real problem, until Nia just stands there. She apparently is waiting for Rhea.
Pearce says he knows Rhea has been the root problem so he’ll get her signature backstage, so Nia just needs to sign her part and it’ll be good. Nia says okay, and signs. Fans chant, “We Want Mami!” but Pearce prepares to wrap this up. WAIT! Here comes Rhea! Rhea has a mic of her own to tell Pearce that she’s not sorry she came out here prematurely, she was getting impatient. She has something she needs to get off her chest. The fans chant for her, she says go ahead, she doesn’t care. But she needs to say something, starting with Pearce. Rhea could beat every single woman in this match individually, but this is a conspiracy! This is to set Rhea up to fail!
The more Pearce tires to control her, the more she’ll make his life a living hell. Fans like the sound of that! Rhea says it’s smart making this a Fatal 5. But the only thing that’ll happen is that we’ll have four less women in the division by the end of it! Because none of them are going to take this title from Rhea, whether Pearce likes it or not. At the end of the day, she will prove she is THE most dominant woman in the WWE, and why is that? Because Mami is ALWAYS on top! Nia takes the mic from Pearce to say Rhea is so good. See what she’s doing? She isn’t gonna even get in the ring, because she’s smart.
Rhea wants Nia to squash all the others for Rhea, but then that leaves it as Rhea and Nia. But smart, good stuff. Shayna gets it, too, right? Rhea wants Nia to squash Shayna for Rhea, right? And Zoey is smart, right? She should see that Rhea wants Nia to squash Zoey for her, too! And Raquel… Well, she’s from Texas, so… But Nia will break it down for her. Rhea… wants Nia… to squash- Raquel slaps the mic down to ROCK Nia! Fans fire up as the others go after Nia, too! But then Raquel pushes the others away to go after Nia herself! Security rushes in, Rhea does drop away, just as Nia knew, and just as Pearce knew.
Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” and Raquel TOSSES the guards! Nia TOSSES the guards! Shayna DECKS a guard, then KNEES Raquel! Zoey SUPERKICKS Nia! Shayna ROCKS Zoey, fires off on Nia, but Raquel shoves Shayna to BOOT her! Rhea is loving this! Nia HEABUTTS Zoey down, then Irresistible Force and Big Mami Cool are all alone. Rhea eggs them on, as do the fans, and the brawl is on again! The biggest and baddest are throwing hands, the guards all rush in again, and fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” Raquel and Nia explode out! Raquel LARIATS! But Nia SAMOAN DROPS her!
Fans boo but Rhea grins. Nia still squashed everyone, and she stares Rhea down. Rhea is laughing now, but will this be exactly how it goes at Crown Jewel?
Ludwig Kaiser talks with Giovanni Vinci.
The Impeccable German needs the Pride of Italy to deliver tonight. Listen, he needs to get the job done and take Gargano OUT! You hear him? Yeah, he remembers. He’s got it. He better. Because Vinci’s performance reflects on Ludwig now! But then Bronson Reed steps in and tells Ludwig that their boss Gunther gave him a hell of a fight. Let Gunther know that when he’s ready for round two, Bronson is ready. Boss? Go tell Gunther yourself, Bronson. Imperium heads out, but then Tozawa walks over. What’s he want? Tozawa wants a match tonight. Well, Bronson is being merciful when he says no.
Tozawa CHOPS Bronson, and says he wants a match tonight! Oh, he does, huh? Then it’s his funeral. Maxxine storms over and says no, wrong guy to challenge! Gable is gonna freak out! Is the Alpha Academy’s newest student going to get flunked out already?
Johnny Gargano VS Giovanni Vinci w/ Ludwig Kaiser!
Imperium sidelined Tommaso Ciampa, and then cheated to bring Johnny Wrestling down for the first time on Raw. But now Gargano is only more motivated, will he get revenge on Gunther’s goons? Or will they sweep him out of the way?
Raw returns as Imperium makes their entrance. The bell rings, Gargano leaps and fires off but Vinci RAMS him into a corner! Vinci RAMS into Gargano again and again then he CHOPS! And CHOPS! Vinci brings Gargano around, Gargano fires a forearm but Vinci uppercuts! Gargano fires off with more forearms, but Vinci shoves. Gargano ducks ‘n’ dodges, but into a pop-up BACKBREAKER! Ludwig likes that as Vinci drags Gargano up and whips him, to CLUB him! Gargano drops as Raw goes picture in picture.
Vinci drags Gargano up, scoops him, and then hits another BACKBREAKER! Vinci then deadlifts to hit another BACKBREAKER, then a FALL AWAY SLAM! Raw returns to single picture while Gargano goes to the apron. Vinci storms up, drags Gargano up, and he blocks the gamangiri to BOOT Gargano down! Vinci runs, but Gargano SLINGHSOTS SPEARS! That was more like a car crash than spear! Gargano and Vinci fire off shots, Gargano LARAITS point blank! Vinci blocks a kick, swings but Gargano dodges. But Ludwig is there and Gargano has to stop. Vinci CLOBBERS Gargano from behind!
Fans boo but Vinci reels Gargano in, to get him up for a LAST- NO, Gargano slips free of the bomb and SUPERKICKS! Ludwig is furious and gets on the apron to shout oat Vinci! But then CIAMPA IS HERE! Ciampa YANKS Ludwig down, POSTS him, then TOSSES him over barriers! The Psycho Killer chases Ludwig off! Vinci turns around, into a GAMANGIRI! And the ONE FINAL BEAT!! Cover, Gargano wins!!
Winner: Johnny Gargano, by pinfall
DIY gets revenge together! They hug it out to celebrate, but is this fight with Imperium only escalating?
Shinsuke Nakamura speaks.
“A brutal beating from Shinsuke Nakamura is a beautiful thing. I’m so happy to give Ricochet this experience. His efforts were an honorable sacrifice. But now, I want to find an opponent who will inspire the yet-to-be-seen self within me. Release the expression still trapped in my dreams. Who is worthy enough to set me free?” The King of Strong Style has spoken, who will he look to crush next?
Logan Paul is here!
Dallas boos The Maverick as he heads to the ring, but he soaks it up. He has a US Championship match set for Crown Jewel, so what business does he have on Raw? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and Logan has the mic to tell Dallas, “Wow. So much love. Listen, y’all, y’know what I just found out? That fool that I beat in my boxing fight last weekend embarrassed himself so badly that he got dropped by his fight league. Dropped. So that means not only did I make him lose the fight, I made him lose his job. Oof, unemployed, unhappy, unfulfilled. Sucks to be that guy. But Dallas, I guess because he’s a free agent now, I guess I’m being a bit harsh on him because technically, technically, I’m a free agent now, too.
“So all of you little Logan Paul haters back at home watching this, quickly go! Run to your keyboards! Because when I defeat Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel and become US Champion, I’ma give y’all something to talk about.” Fans boo but Logan says once he IS champion, he might even come to Raw and defend that title.” Wait! Here comes Dominik Mysterio! Dom talks and the fans boo him, but Logan applauds. Dom tries again, fans boo, but Logan tells them to show Dirty Dom respect! Dom joins Logan in the ring, and Dom says from champion to future champion, Dom can’t wait for Logan to beat down his dad.
Fans keep booing and Logan says he appreciates it. Rey is right about them, though. Amazing natural ability, dripping with passion, but Rey has left out what they’ve had to overcome. Dom grew up with a deadbeat dad and still became the champion of an entire continent! Logan was just some kid from Ohio, but he overcame the odds, followed his passion, blazed his own trail, changed the landscape of sports and entertainment, so the only one who needs humbling ins Dom’s dad, Rey. Dom agrees but the fans boo even more. Dom and Logan and Dom tell the fans to shut up, and Dom continues to say that after Crown Jewel, Dom will be the only Mysterio with a title!
Logan says that’s right! He can see it now! Logan Paul, WWE United States Champion! Oh man, he cannot wait for that ring announcement. Which reminds him, now that he’s back here on Raw, his favorite ring announcer is here! Samantha Irvin! How you doing? Listen, Sam, would you do him the honor of joining him in the ring. Samantha says no but Dom and Logan both invite her. They’re being serious. It’s been awhile, Logan owes her a heartfelt thank you. She deserves her flowers right here in this ring, and be recognized for everything she does. The fans do cheer that, and Samantha does walk to the ring.
Logan says Samantha is the voice of the WWE, no one does it like her. Dom holds the ropes open for Samantha and she steps inside. Logan thanks her for this, and wants to say that it was hard for her to announce Logan as the winner at SummerSlam when he beat her fiancé, Ricochet. But she kept it professional and did such an incredible job. And since we’re all here, can she do Dallas a favor? Give them a preview of Crown Jewel and announce Logan as the new US Champion! Dom says yeah, she can do it! And new~! Please? Speaking of Ricochet, he SPEARS Logan! Dom goes after Ricochet but Ricochet DECKS him!
Ricochet then DIVES onto Logan! Fans fire up, Dom goes after Ricochet again, but Ricochet dodges to V-TRIGGER! Fans fire up as Ricochet goes up, to SHOOTING- NO, Logan drags Dom to safety! Ricochet lands on his feet, dares them to keep running their mouths, but Logan says better luck next time. Will Rey beat down Logan plenty for Ricochet at Crown Jewel?
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven VS Natalya & ???
The Hot Mess & Scottish Viper were going to face the Queen of Harts and Tegan Nox, but that brawl on NXT last Tuesday was partly responsible for Nox not being medically cleared tonight. Did anyone take up Natty on getting at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions? Or is she gonna have to go it alone?
Raw returns as Natty makes her entrance, and she gives her sunglasses to a young girl in the front row. And her partner? It’s NIKKI CROSS! A former tag team champion in her own right, and a former tag partner of Piper’s, but she doesn’t seem her usual hyper manic self. Natty sighs but maybe Nikki will come to life once the match begins. The teams sort out and Natty starts with Chelsea. Chelsea talks trash, Natty headlocks, but Chelsea powers out. Natty goes up and over in the corner, keeps moving, then rolls over the drop down. Chelsea ducks, whips, but Natty waistlocks to O’Conner! TWO, and Natty has the legs!
Fans fire up as Natty jackknife bridges, TWO! Chelsea has the cover, TWO! Nikki is just staring into space as Chelsea talks trash on her, but Natty cradles! TWO! Natty whips, Chelsea reverses, and then Chelsea runs in but into an ELBOW! Natty goes up, Piper rushes over but Natty gets her first! Chelsea CLUBS Natty then BOOTS her down! Chelsea tags Piper and shouts, “I TOLD YOU!” Piper bumps Natty off buckles, SPLASHES in the corner, then snapmares to slap her around. Piper talks trash, HIP DROPS her down, and mocks Texas rodeo. Piper hauls Natty up in a cobra clutch but Natty fires hands!
Chelsea tags in. Piper ripcords Natty so Chelsea can CLUB her, and then Piper reels Natty in for a short arm LARIAT! Chelsea covers, TWO! Natty reaches out, but Nikki hops off the apron? Fans boo as Nikki just looks around into space as she leaves. Chelsea knocks Natty down and talks trash on Nikki, but Natty GERMAN SUPLEXES Chelsea! Natty bumps Chelsea off buckles, and sits her down! Natty steps on Chelsea, runs up and basement dropkicks! Natty DISCUS LARIATS Piper, then DISCUS LAIRATS Chelsea! Cover, TWO!! Chelsea is still in this, she wrenches and waistlocks but Natty fights it.
Natty switches, Chelsea switches and has the legs, but Natty shoves her away! Piper tags in, Natty trips Chelsea but Piper brings Natty around! But Natty trips Piper! Chelsea has the arms! I M PRETTIER! And then Piper SPLASHES!! Cover, Piper & Chelsea win!
Winners: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven, by pinfall
Nikki wasn’t herself, and she wasn’t even concerned with what just happened. Will Natty ever get things going right again? Or will no one take the titles off Chelsea & Piper?
Drew McIntyre finds Jey Uso backstage.
Jey asks what McIntyre even wants. McIntyre wants to say he is sorry about last week. He can’t possibly imagine how it feels for the Bloodline to cost Jey those titles. Jey scoffs at the sarcasm, but McIntyre says this one piece of advice has really been helping him out: just get over it. Oh, and also, if Jey wasn’t here on Raw, this match with Sami wouldn’t be happening. So whatever does happen, it’s on Jey. McIntyre heads out, Jey scoffs again, but will there be blood on Jey’s hands after tonight? Or will it be the other way around after the Great Liberator clashes with the Scottish Warrior?
The Miz finds Pearce backstage.
HI, Adam! This is the Most Must-See WWE Superstar, The Miz! Yeah, Pearce knows who you are. Does he?! Because it has been weeks since Miz has had something worthy of his stature on this show. Does he need to remind Pearce that he is the ONLY two-time Grand Slam Champion in WWE history? He’s beaten John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania and made the Intercontinental Championship THE most prestigious and relevant title in all of WWE! That makes him the greatest of all time! Y’know who knows that? Nick Aldis. Aldis understands the- Wait, Rhea walks in, signing her part of the contract.
Rhea tells Pearce it’s done. But she’s keeping the pen. Miz has no idea what’s going on but the cameraman follows Rhea. Dom finds her and she says they’ll deal with “Richie” next week. They gotta get ice on Dom’s gorgeous face. Rhea checks her boy, he’ll be okay. But will the Judgment Day end up with one too many enemies coming after them?
Drew McIntyre VS Sami Zayn!
Raw returns as McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and McIntyre doesn’t budge as Sami tries to push him. McIntyre then pushes Sami to a corner, lets off with a shove, but Sami shoves back. They reset, circle, and tie up again. They’re in a deadlock, fans duel, and McIntyre powers Sami back. Sami turns things around to have McIntyre in the corner, and he lets off with a shove. McIntyre shoves harder, but the two reset again. Sami headlocks, grinds the hold, but McIntyre powers up and out. They RAM shoulders but Sami staggers back. Both men smirk, and Sami tries again.
Sami RAMS McIntyre, McIntyre does step back but McIntyre says third time’s the charm. Sami goes again, but fakes McIntyre to CHOP! Then he runs, only to get run over! Fans fire up and McIntyre puts Sami in a corner. McIntyre CHOPS, fans “WOO~” and Sami staggers away. McIntyre brings Sami up to CHOP him again! Fans “WOO~!” and Sami falls against ropes. Fans want that “One More Time!” so McIntyre CHOPS Sami down! Sami bails out, McIntyre drags him up, but Sami drags McIntyre out! Sami ROCKS McIntyre, SMACKS him off the apron, then whips. McIntyre reverses, Sami goes up to MOONSAULT! Direct hit and down goes McIntyre!
Fans fire up but the ring count climbs. Sami puts McIntyre in the ring at 8 of 10, then runs, ducks n’ dodges, but McIntyre catches the crossbody to SUPLEX! McIntyre glares as Sami writhes, and then McIntyre stomps him. McIntyre stalks Sami, stands him up, and CHOPS him again! Sami ROCKS McIntyre, McIntyre CHOPS Sami! Sami LARIATS but McIntyre stays up to CHOP! Sami LARIATS, LARIATS and LARIATS, but McIntyre CHOPS him down! Fans rally while McIntyre stalks Sami to ropes. McIntyre whips, Sami goes up and over, then LARIATS! Down goes McIntyre and fans fire up!
Sami hurries after McIntyre to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Sami fires off on the ropes, the ref counts and backs Sami down, but Sami whips. McIntyre reverses, Sami holds ropes to then dump McIntyre out! Sami BOOTS McIntyre from the apron and McIntyre goes around the way. Sami PLANCHAS, but McIntyre catches him! McIntyre snarls as he SLINGS Sami over the desk! Fans are all fired up as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and McIntyre stomps Sami in the face! McIntyre drags Sami up, suplexes, but Sami fights it! McIntyre keeps trying but Sami keeps fighting. McIntyre CHOPS, reels Sami back in, but Sami slips free of the suplex! Sami baits McIntyre to the corner, and McIntyre POSTS himself! Sami reels McIntyre in to SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Sami feeds off that energy! Sami rises, McIntyre stands, and Sami clotheslines McIntyre up and out! Fans fire up and Sami builds speed to FLY! Direct hit right in front of the desk! Fans fire up again as Sami stands, and Sami puts McIntyre in. Sami hurries up the corner, but McIntyre ROCKS him first!
McIntyre CLUBS Sami, ROCKS him again, then climbs up after him. McIntyre fireman’s carries, but Sami fights to SUPER SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives the powerful counter and fans are thunderous! Sami rises, “This is Awesome!” as Sami grits his teeth and brings McIntyre up. Sami waistlocks, but McIntyre fires Blue Thunder with a headlock! Sami CLUBS away on McIntyre, tries again,. but McIntyre slips out to GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! Sami falls back, McIntyre aims from a corner! He coughs and sputters, but the countdown begins! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” BOOT from Sami!!
Sami reels McIntyre in to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives and everyone is shocked! “This is Awesome!” as Sami brings McIntyre up again. McIntyre CHOPS! But Sami clinches! McIntyre CLUBS away on Sami, fights the exploder, and then OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! McIntyre runs up, clinches and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes again! Then the NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up again, and McIntyre kips up! Fans are thunderous as McIntyre fires up, and he aims from another corner. But wait, Rhea shows up now!? She waves to McIntyre, he focuses on Sami, but then has to drag Sami up.
Sami cradle counters!! TWO!! McIntyre escapes, but Sami hits the CORNER EXPLODER! Sami aims, but Rhea distracts him now! The ref reprimands, Rhea scurries away, CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Mami smiles as she makes sure the #1 contender is rolling towards Crown Jewel. Is McIntyre going to accept the Judgment Day’s offer before Rollins does? He blows past her, but she still smiles.
Nick Aldis talks with Kayden Carter & Katana Chance.
But Pearce walks over and Aldis excuses himself. Pearce appreciates Aldis coming by to smooth things over, but when he said he could stay to watch the show, Pearce didn’t mean Aldis could chat and recruit his superstars. Aldis says that was a friendly chat, nothing sinister. And y’know what? Pearce has had a tough night, and Aldis sees where this is going. He’ll make it easy on Pearce and just head out. Good idea. They shake hands, Pearce thanks Aldis for coming, and Aldis heads out. Then Nikki walks by, still blankly staring into space. Pearce says he needs a drink. Will that be enough to get over the madness of tonight?
Bronson Reed VS Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri!
The Colossal Aussie didn’t want to literally crush the Stamina Monster’s hopes, but since Tozawa wasn’t backing down, Reed said challenge accepted. But will Tozawa regret going big? Or will he find away to survive the Tsunami?
Raw returns and Tozawa makes his entrance. He apparently borrowed one of Otis’ Alpha Academy shirts while they’re ordering one in his size. The bell rings and fans rally up. Tozawa steps to Bronson, then CHOPS! “ARIGATO~!” Bronson swings, Tozawa dodges and fires off fast strikes! Bronson grabs Tozawa to TOSS him! Tozawa dodges, fires off more shots, and CHOPS! Tozawa runs, but Bronson CLOBBERS him! Fans fire up and Bronson drops a BIG elbow! Tozawa sputters but he’s somehow still in this. Bronson hoists Tozawa up to CHOP him in the corner! Tozawa staggers away but Bronson keeps after him.
Bronson whips corner to corner and Tozawa hits buckles hard! Tozawa falls, Bronson smirks and drags Tozawa back up. Bronson whips Tozawa to a corner to SPLASH! And then BELLY2BELLY! Bronson storms up on Tozawa, drags him up, and trophy lifts to SLAM him! But Tozawa avoids the senton! Maxxine cheers Tozawa on and he powers up to fire off fast hands! SOBAT! SPIN, SLIDE, SPIN KICK! Tozawa waistlocks, but Bronson is too big even for that! Bronson booty bumps free, but Tozawa runs, to RANA Bronson into ropes! Fans fire up for Tozawa and he goes up the corner! CROSS- NO, Bronson catches him! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!
Bronson SENTONS Tozawa, then goes up top! Fans fire up for the TSUNAMI! Cover, Bronson wins!
Winner: Bronson Reed, by pinfall
It’s commendable that Tozawa wanted to impress Coach Gable, but this wasn’t how to do it. Bronson keeps on building momentum, will Auszilla smash his way to another title opportunity?
New Day and Alpha Academy admire the Dallas Cowboys commemorative belt.
Looks real nice, right? Tozawa hobbles in and Gable says he should’ve listened to coach. But Gable says Tozawa has potential to be a great WWE Tag Team Champion. Speaking of, in steps DIY! Gargano says look at the Raw Tag Division. Ciampa says next week, DIY VS Imperium, for the first time in over three years! They’re back, baby! OH YEAH~! Thanks for letting them know. Woods says Tozawa is still a winner in their eyes. HE gets to hold the Cowboys belt. Tozawa does his squat shuffle and everyone likes it. But who out of these three teams steps up to challenge the Judgment Day?
Rollins finds McIntyre backstage.
Rollins applauds and congratulates McIntyre’s first win as the newest member of the Judgment Day! Oh, here we go again. Rollins is so paranoid. McIntyre almost got screwed over by Rhea, too. Sami got himself into this mess with Judgment Day without Kevin Owens to back him up. And for one thing, little paranoid pot calling the kettle black, we saw McIntyre say no to Rhea’s offer. Rollins says McIntyre knows how Rollins feels about Judgment Day. He doesn’t need ’em. Not now, not ever. And he especially doesn’t need them to beat McIntyre at Crown Jewel. Well, neither does McIntyre. No Judgment Day? No Judgment Day. May the best man win. He will.
McIntyre heads out, but will the Judgment Day just go after them both in order to have all the gold on Raw?
BIG stuff is in store for next week’s Halloween Raw!
Seth Rollins is back in action on the last Raw before Crown Jewel! Will the World Heavyweight Champion be more than ready? Or will the Irish Ace send him to Saudi Arabia in bad shape? Then, after her attack backstage, Xia Li will have to answer for it by taking Candice LeRae 1v1! Will the Poison Pixie get payback on the Eliminator? And after going after him and Logan Paul earlier tonight, Ricochet will get his hands on Dirty Dom! Will the King of Flight get one over on the NXT North American Champion?
Damian Priest VS Jey Uso!
The Punisher all but pulverized Cody Rhodes’ ankle earlier tonight, and now Main Event Jey is coming for payback! Will Jey make sure Senor Money in the Bank is nowhere near 100% for Crown Jewel? Or will nothing stop Priest now that the Judgment Day is golden once again?
Raw returns and Priest makes his entrance. The bell rings and fans rally up for “USO! USO!” Jey and Priest circle, tie up, and Priest TOSSES Jey to a corner. Priest swings, Jey dodges and fires off body shots! Priest grabs Jey but Jey UPPERCUTS back! Jey whips, Priest reverses and ELBOWS Jey down! Fans rally as Priest looms over Jey. Priest stands Jey up to then ROCK him with a right! Jey drops to his knees and Priest mocks the bounce. Fans boo, but Priest lines up a shot to KICK Jey! And HEADBUTT! And ROCK Jey again! Priest brings Jey around, whips corner to corner hard, then he runs in, but Jey dodges!
Priest hits post and Jey DROPKICKS him down! Fans fire up as Jey clotheslines Priest up and out, to then DIVE! Direct hit and Priest goes down at the ramp! The fans fire up as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more and Priest grinds Jey down with a chinlock. Fans rally as Jey endures and fights back up. Jey gets to his feet, and he throws body shots! Priest KNEES Jey low, whips him to a corner, then runs in to STAGE DIVE ELBOW! Priest reels Jey in to BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Jey is still in this and Priest is annoyed, but the fans rally up. Priest talks trash on Jey, fans want tables but that’s not the kind of match they’re having. Jey counter punches Priest! Priest ROCKS Jey! Jey ROCKS Priest! Priest ROCKS Jey! Fans rally as Jey throws another shot, but Priest hits back! They pick up speed as they go back and forth!
Jey gets the edge, fans fire up but Priest shoves. Jey counter punches, fires off more haymakers, then pops, locks and bounces to ROCK Priest again! Priest goes to a corner and fans fire up. Jey runs in but is put on the apron. Priest kicks, misses, and gets stuck! Jey GAMANGIRIS Priest away! Jey goes up the corner and he CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Priest is still in this as he shakes out the cobwebs. Jey sees Priest go to ropes, and he takes aim. Jey fireman’s carries but Priest fights free. Priest shoves Jey, to ROLLING ELBOW! Jey rebounds, Priest DISCUS LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Jey is still in this and Priest grows frustrated.
Priest powers up the right hand, Jey stands up, and Priest choke grips! But Jey fights free with elbows! Priest shoves, Jey mule kicks! Jey talks off his shirt, to then UPPERCUT! Priest staggers, swings, Jey dodges to fireman’s carry, SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while both men are down! Priest crawls to the apron, the fans still want tables, but Jey builds speed. Jey DIVES, but Priest catches him! FLATLINER to the desk! Jey falls and Priest grits his teeth. Priest drags Jey up, puts him back in the ring, and fans boo as he refuses to do anything with the table. Jey superkicks but Priest blocks!
Priest spins Jey to BELL CLAP, and ENZIGURI! But Jey ENZIGURIS back! Priest comes back, clinches, FLATLINER again! Cover, TWO! Jey survives and Priest argues with the ref! The ref says the count was fair, so Priest just stands over Jey. Priest drags Jey up, reels him in, and calls his shot. Fans boo but Priest hoists Jey up to the Canadian Rack. But Jey slips free! Jey ducks ‘n’ dodges to SPEAR! Jey hurries up top, to USO SPLASH!! Cover, but Finn is here to distract the ref! Jey would’ve won by now! Jey DECKS Finn, then DIVES! Direct hit and down goes The Prince! Jey returns to the ring, Priest fires off on him!
The ref separates Priest from Jey but Finn HOTSHOTS Jey low! Jey staggers into SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest wins!
Winner: Damian Priest, by pinfall
Finn rains down fists to “celebrate,” and fans boo as Finn goes up the corner. COUP DE GRACE!! Jey sputters while Finn & Priest stand over him. Fans boo more as Priest says time to get some chairs. Finn loves that idea! Finn goes out to get chairs from the timekeeper’s area, as well as under the ring! Priest and Finn set Jey up like- WAIT! CODY is still here!? Cody hobbles as fast as he can in a foot brace, and he fires off on Finn! Cody sends Finn into railing, then gets in the ring! Cody dodges the chair shot, kicks and RHODES UPPERCUTS! CHOP BLOCK to the leg! Priest hobbles, and Cody JAMS him with the chair! Then SMACKS him on the back!
Cody rains down fists, grabs a chair again, and he puts that around Priest’s leg! But Finn drags Priest out of the ring! The American Nightmare almost got even with Priest, even with his bad leg holding him back! Cody is a man who fought in Hell in a Cell with a torn pectoral muscle, will nothing short of losing that leg keep him from fighting at Crown Jewel?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here, with lots set up for Crown Jewel. Judgment Day is becoming even more integral to the many stories of Raw, with Priest now getting a match on Crown Jewel. Seems Cody & Jey aren’t getting a tag title rematch, but that’s alright, Raw’s building up many teams in the background. Priest going after Cody’s ankle was a good detail, because of course Cody needs adversity on top of the match he’s having. But also, Priest having a match puts into question whether he can cash-in on Rollins VS McIntyre. Kinda wish we got interaction of Priest and McDonagh after they worked together to hurt Cody, but maybe that happens later this week. And great closing where Cody doesn’t even care about his ankle, he just goes after Finn & Priest.
Great match from Sami VS McIntyre, even with Rhea costing Sami. Rhea had good promos all night, but her going to both Rollins and McIntyre is a great way for her to add fuel to the fire while still setting Priest up to get that cash-in. Rhea thinks she can recruit one of those two, but even if neither joins up, they’ll be so beat up that Priest picks the bones, it’s a win-win-win for Mami. And we got awesome stuff out of the Women’s World Championship contract signing. Very clever to have no table since it was gonna get thrown out anyway, and it was a great brawl from the four challengers. Jax stands tall but technically so does Rhea, the go-home might come down to them next week.
Good stuff out of the tag division, with New Day VS Alpha Academy making for a great opening match. Great win for New Day, and it seems like Gable is willing to change up formations where Otis & Tozawa will be the tag team. Though, I may have missed something where Tozawa said he was gonna go for a big time match. Tozawa definitely gets in over his head with Bronson, but Bronson of course wins that match. Ciampa helping Gargano get even with Imperium is great, and they’re going to have a great match next week. Maybe a huge Fatal 4 Way Tag #1 Contender’s match is set up for the Raw after Crown Jewel with all these teams.
The Viking Raiders had a very good vignette to hype Ivar up while he’s solo. Ivar has always been great, whether in tag or singles matches, so this could be a great opportunity for him while Erik is recovering. Great interactions from Pearce and Aldis tonight to add to the brand VS brand nature of Survivor Series returning, as well as Aldis potentially “poaching” Raw superstars who aren’t getting to do much on Raw to bring them to SmackDown. And honestly, Kayden & Katana would be the right choice. SmackDown is lacking women’s division tag teams so this could balance things out.
Speaking of which, was Nikki being spaced out part of “the curse?” I kinda hope so, it’d be a really clever addition to that story beat. Also, Nikki is Scottish, so are Fyre & Dawn, something about Nikki joining them makes sense. Though at the same time, Piper’s Scottish and she isn’t betraying Chelsea. Great match from Indi VS Becky, but of course Becky wins so she can have her match with Lyra tomorrow night. Becky VS Lyra is going to be great, but I can’t be sure what happens with Xia Li being very serious about getting that title match. Xia will have a great match with Candice that will build Xia up towards the title, but now it seems like Lyra is going to be passed over because of that.
Great promo from Nakamura, but I have no idea who he could beat the crap out of to “transform” into this new Nakamura. I almost thought it could be Cody but not now with Cody still feuding with Priest. Maybe Sami? Sami and Nakamura have history, Sami needs something more to do now that Kevin’s on SmackDown, and we could get an awesome match to add what we’ve gotten over the years. And while Ricochet lost to Nakamura, Ricochet still has great stories going, because he got to go after Logan and Dom over Logan bringing up SummerSlam. Still hard to say if Logan beats Rey for the US Championship, but it’d be great if Ricochet could get that belt off Logan in a rematch from SummerSlam. But at the same time, one brand can’t have both midcard titles so let Rey beat Logan and Ricochet just beats Logan for pride.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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