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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (11/7/23)
Countdown to Deadline!
And we’re on the clock!
NXT prepares for Deadline, and that means Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifiers! And to kill two birds with one stone, Tiffany Stratton and Fallon Henley settle their score while fighting for a spot in that match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ Meta Four VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Dar wins and retains the cup.
- Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Tiffany Stratton VS Fallon Henley; Tiffany wins and advances to NXT Deadline.
- Bron Breakker VS Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone; Bron wins.
- Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez VS Roxanne Perez & Kelani Jordan; Roxie & Kelani win.
- Otis w/ The Alpha Academy VS Drew Gulak w/ Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne & Damon Kemp; Otis wins.
- Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: DIJAK VS Tyler Bate; Dijak wins and advances to NXT Deadline.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ Meta Four VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
The Scottish Supernova ignored the Stamina Monster’s attempt at a challenge before, so Tozawa STOLE the cup out from under his nose! Dar and his crew went through the spookiest haunted house in NXT history, got the cup back, but had to give Tozawa this match in return. Will Tozawa say “ARIGATO~” by taking the cup fair and square this time? Or will the man who has linked himself to this championship still hold onto it?
The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see who raises a glass in celebration after tonight!
The bell rings on round one and the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Dar waistlocks to drag Tozawa down. Tozawa moves around, fights up and wrenches to a wristlock. Tozawa wrenches, Dar clinches and rolls to have a foot. Dar turns Tozawa over, facelocks, wrenches and ELBOW BREAKERS! Fans rally and duel as Tozawa rolls and trips Dar. Tozawa has a toehold but Dar pulls at the headband. The ref reprimands, Dar throws elbows, and he moves around, but Tozawa holds on to the foot! Dar rolls Tozawa to a cover, TWO! Dar puts Tozawa in a corner, the ref counts, and Tozawa avoids the cheap shot!
Fans fire up as Tozawa fires off fast hands! Dar goes to ropes, Tozawa whips but Dar reverses. Tozawa sunset flips, Dar stays up but Tozawa avoids the stomp and the kick to roll up! TWO, and Dar headlocks. We’re under 90 seconds but Tozawa powers out. Things speed up, Dar avoids the hurdle to sweep the leg! Fans boo and chant “YOU STILL SUCK!” Dar stomps Tozawa at the minute mark, then drags him up, but Tozawa suplexes first! Fans fire up while Tozawa stands, and he does his best Otis hip thrust! Tozawa runs in but Dar puts him on the apron. Tozawa GAMANGIRIS, then hurries up the corner!
We’re at 30 seconds as Tozawa reaches the top. But Meta Four distracts him! Tozawa hops down, and he looks at the cp. Dar goes out to grab Tozawa, but Tozawa hits a BIG back suplex! Ten seconds, Tozawa puts Dar in but goes up, and Dar gets him first! SUPERLEX at the bell!
Dar: 0; Tozawa: 0
Fans fire up while the teams argue, but then they go to help Dar and Tozawa refresh. The two stand back up and we start round two! Dar and Tozawa circle, Dar gives KICK and KICK but Tozawa blocks to trip him and fire off hands! Dar goes for an arm, Tozawa rolls to go for legs. Dar grapevines but Tozawa sits on it for a cover, TWO! Dar avoids the Penalty Kick, and rolls Tozawa up, with tights!! Dar scores!!
Dar: 1; Tozawa: 0
Tozawa protests the tight pulling, and then Dar DECKS him with a sucker punch!! As if fans weren’t booing before, Dar gets away with two cheats at once! The ref has to do all he can to keep Alpha Academy from attacking Meta Four, and NXT goes picture in picture!
Dar celebrates like he’s already won, but Gable and Maxxine help Tozawa get back into this. Tozawa stands up and he’s ready, here’s round three! But then Dar bails out of the ring! The ref reprimands and Tozawa is annoyed by these stall tactics. Seconds are ticking away but Tozawa goes out. The Meta Four is a wall in front of Dar, but then the Alpha Academy steps up. Otis is a wall unto himself! Lash talks trash on Otis, but Tozawa slips through to fire off on Dar! Tozawa puts Dar in, runs up and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! Dar survives but Tozawa drags him back up to bump off buckles, and CHOP him in the corner!
Tozawa CHOPS again, whips corner to corner but Dar reverses. Dar runs in but into BOOTS! Tozawa goes up, but Dar sweeps the legs! Tozawa falls tot he mat, Dar taunts the Academy then covers, TWO! Dar is annoyed but we’re under 90 seconds already. Dar stomps Tozawa, drags him around and stomps an arm. Then he stomps the other arm! Dar flexes, taunts the fans, we’re at one minute and Dar drags Tozawa up. Dar KICKS, and KICKS, and KICKS! Tozawa falls, Dar covers, TWO! Dar is annoyed, Meta Four complains about the count, but then Dar digs his forearms in. Dar throws elbows, then clamps on a chinlock.
Tozawa fights up, fights around, but Dar wrangles him back down. Tozawa fights as we reach 15 seconds, runs, but into an UPPERCUT! Ten seconds, Dar runs into a BOOT! And a SUPERKICK! Dar fires off fists, Tozawa SOBATS, spins, slides under, and NXT returns to single picture as the round ends!
Dar: 1; Tozawa: 0
Dar still wants a sleeper! TRIANGLE HOLD! AND ELBOWS! The ref shouts, the fans boo, and the crews have to separate these two again. Dar gets away with even more than before, but the ref says he is on thin ice. A disqualification ends this automatically, but Dar seems fine with pushing the boundaries. The two men refresh, or as best as Tozawa can after all that nonsense. Round four begins and Dar rushes in! FLYING ELBOW! Fans boo but Dar reels Tozawa in for a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Dar aims from a corner, Tozawa rises, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Tozawa survives as Dar couldn’t gear up for his finishing kick.
Dar taunts the Alphas, goes back to Tozawa, and fans boo. Dar clamps on an ANKLE LOCK to taunt Gable directly! But Tozawa moves around, rolls and he throws Dar out of the ring! Tozawa builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit but Tozawa doesn’t’ stop there! He DIVES and gets Oro! Main Man Mensah goes down, Tozawa brings Dar up, but Dar POSTS him! Dar aims, but Tozawa ducks! That kick hits POST! Dar hobbles into the ring, Tozawa runs in and dodges to victory roll and ANKLE LOCK! Just like coach taught him!! Dar flails, endures, we’re at 90 seconds! Fans want Dar to do it, and Dar TAPS! Tozawa scores!!
Dar: 1; Tozawa: 1
Fans are thunderous for Tozawa and we are already deep into the rounds! Next fall wins and everyone knows it! The refresh is over, time for round five! Dar staggers up, Tozawa BOOTS him in the corner! Tozawa runs to BOOT again! SAIDO!! Cover, TWO!! Dar survives and Meta Four is freaking out! Tozawa drags Dar up, fans are thunderous but Dar wrenches! Tozawa avoids a kick, Dar blocks a kick and BACK ELBOWS! Cover, TWO! Dar shakes out the bad leg but he puts pinkies up. Dar goes to a corner at the two minute mark, and he aims at Tozawa. Dar runs in, but Tozawa RANAS first! Cover, TWO!!
Dar escapes, both men get up, and Tozawa gest around to GERMAN SUPELX! Bridging cover, TWO! Dar is still in this but Tozawa keeps cool. But Dar snatches a leg! CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA KNEEBAR! But Tozawa pushes back, pulls Dar off the leg, GERMAN SUPLEX! Tozawa says “ARIGATO!” and SPIN KICKS! Tozawa puts Dar in a drop zone, heads up top, and we’re at the minute mark! But Oro runs up! Tozawa BOOTS him! Jakara hurries to help Oro, but also stays in the Alpha Academy’s way! TOKYO TOWER SENTON, but Lash drags Dar out to safety!! Tozawa crashes down, fans boo, and Dar hurries back in! NOVA ROLLA!!! Cover, Dar wins!
Winner: Noam Dar, by pinfall (still NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
With just 39 seconds left in the fifth, Supernova 11 and his entire crew retain the cup. Fans boo, and then Oro gets in Tozawa’as face. Maxxine gets in Oro’s face, and SLAPS him! Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES Oro! And Meta Four can only watch as Otis SPLASHES Oro down! Dar may leave with the cup now, but will he be able to survive much longer with his crew taking the hits for him?
NXT hears from Mick Foley!
“Hello, NXT! It’s the Hardcore Legend here, WWE Hall of Famer, Mick Foley, and I’m so excited because HBK, Shawn Michaels, has granted me the honor of selecting the qualifying matches this week for the Iron Survivor Challenge. Let’s start with the women. Now I’ve been watching the NXT Women’s Division for a long time, and it’s extremely strong. There are two of the top women I want to specifically talk about, Fallon Henley and Tiffany Stratton. Now their match last week never took place due to Tiffany’s attack, so I say we absolutely see that match this week, and we up the stakes just a wee bit, with the winner punching their ticket to Deadline.
“As far as the men, aw man. Two guys I have been watching a long time, long before any of you knew their names. Dijak, we thought this guy was a future champion. But in order to get to Deadline, Dijak will have to get past the guy I’ve known and followed since he was a teenager, The Big Strong Boi, Tyler Bate! It is going to be a great match-up of different styles, I can’t wait to see these matches. Until then, have a nice day.” Foley has given us an incredible card for the night, who will be the first ones into this year’s wild ride that is the Iron Survivor Challenge?
The NXT Women’s locker room talks about the Breakout tournament.
Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace commend Kelani Jordan on making it to the finals, but then in walk Elektra Lopez and the tournament’s winner, Lola Vice. Lola is pretty sure she made that tournament look super easy. Lopez says she makes everything look super easy, she’s been the best since day one. But everyone should be happy that they’ll be remembered in the footnotes of Lola’s success. Right, Kelani? Kelani says, “Whatever helps you sleep at night.” But Lola should really split that contract with Elektra, because without her, Lola wouldn’t have won. Arianna defuses the situation by saying they cannot change the past.
But Elektra tells everyone that what “we” do with the contract is none of Kelani’s business. Don’t be jealous that you lost, Kelani. Uh, what is there to be jealous of? Arianna says, “We only lose when we quit.” Lola says Kelani IS jealous. But in walks Roxanne Perez with a sarcastic slow clap. “Wow, NXT Breakout winner. Congrats. Doesn’t look like it’s gone to your head at all. Let me explain something to you, Lola. It’s one thing to win that, but it doesn’t automatically mean that you become champion. If I were you, I wouldn’t make enemies out of the entire locker room.” Lola tells Roxie off in Spanish but Roxie claps back.
Lola & Lopez leave and Kelani thanks Roxie for having her back. They also head out, and Arianna tries another platitude, but Karmen tells her to shut up already. Arianna scoffs at Karmen, but is the locker room just a powder keg waiting for the right spark?
Lyra Valkyria is here!
The fans fire up for the NEW NXT Women’s Champion, and The Morrigan is back after her week of media, including back home in Ireland! Lyra gets a mic to say, “Well, I never dreamed it could happen the way that it did, but… Lyra Valkyria is your NXT Women’s Champion!” Fans cheer and chant “You Deserve It!” Lyra says whoever it was that said you should never meet your heroes, they clearly never met Becky Lynch. Becky is a true legend. Fans cheer that, and Lyra says she didn’t just meet her hero, she BEAT her! She defeated an icon! And now the finest prize iN NXT is around Lyra’s waist.
At Halloween Havoc, Lyra brought it. Becky sure as hell did, too, but something Lyra will remember forever is that the fans made this place feel like magic. “And we showed the world what a main event women’s title match is all about!” Fans cheer that, too. Lyra says we’ve all seen her story, and every bit of it is true. But she knows she’s not the only woman that dreams of holding this title. And that the locker room is packed full of hungry competitors who want to take it from her! And she knows that- Wait, who is coming down the stands? Xia Li!? Security wants to stop her, she’s a Raw superstar still in trouble for knocking Becky Lynch out!
But Lyra says it’s okay? Let her through? The fans boo but Xia steps over the barriers and to the ring. Xia gets a mic, and Lyra asks if she can help her. Xia chuckles, and she tells Lyra, “Did you see what I did to ‘your hero,’ Becky Lynch, last night?” Yeah, we all saw that attack. All because Becky told Xia that if she wanted a title match, she should go and win one. Xia laughs that off, and tells Lyra, “Now, I plan to take yours!” Security gets in there to cool this off, but then Xia HEEL KICKS one in the face!! Fans boo while that guy tries to remember where he is, and Lyra says if Xia wants it, then come get it!
Fans fire up as the Morrigan looks ready to fight the menacing Exterminator! But will Lyra come to regret it when the Deadline approaches?
Tyler Bate speaks.
“I’m aware I come across chilled. Zen, if you will. But do not mistake my way of being for a lack of drive and intensity, because I am always pinpoint laser focused. Now Mick Foley, he put me in this match because he sees what I see. The Iron Survivor Challenge is exactly something the Big Strong Boi can sink his teeth into. In fact, it’s something I need, because I am tired of living on the resumé of the past. It’s time to write my future. Now yes, Dijak is massive. He hits like a heavyweight and moves like a cruiserweight. But this David has slain many a Goliath in the past, and tonight will be no different when I take Mr. Hard Justice himself for an Airplane Spin on my way to NXT Deadline. Namaste, boys and girls.”
Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen give Fallon Henley a pep talk.
It’s go time! Is she ready? Hell yeah! Because the games are over! She is getting in that Iron Survivor Challenge. Briggs says it’s about time one of them gets an opportunity again. Jensen asks if they’re needed out there, but Fallon says nope, she is locked in. Okay, then keep eyes on the back of your head, we all know Tiffany plays dirty. Fallon knows. But “Tiffy Time” is over! It’s Fallon Time now! Fist bumps for luck and Fallon heads out. Will the Cowgirl take the Wrestling Barbie for a rodeo ride she won’t get up from? Or will Tiffany again make herself the Center of the Universe?
The Alpha Academy regroups backstage.
Coach Gable reminds Tozawa that they knew this wasn’t gonna be easy. Shinsuke Nakamura last night, Noam Dar here tonight, that’s a tall order for anyone. Just listen to coach, okay? They’ll apply the Gable Method and unlock that full Tozawa potential. But coach! He wants it NOW! Maxxine says they know that, but don’t worry. Because next week, the Academy returns to NXT to be guests on the Supernova Sessions. Oh, really? Well, okay, A THANK- “What happened to you, Gable?” Drew Gulak and his crew walk over, and Gulak says Gable is a brilliant wrestler, a former NXT Tag Team Champion, and he chooses to be associated with this group?
Yes, this is his group. Well, Gulak leads a roster that exemplifies serious competition. Damon Kemp, disciplined. Myles Borne, tenacious. Charlie Dempsey, pedigree. Dempsey says the Heritage Cup should be off-limits to a group like the Alphas. They’ll stretch you all out and show no quarter! Stretch, huh? Well, Charlie, why don’t you show Otis how to stretch this? Otis shakes those hips and Gulak’s group says that’s disgusting! SHOOOOSH~! Shoosh, please. Gulak can’t stand that! Stand, huh? Well, Gulak, why don’t you stand across the ring from Otis tonight 1v1. Gulak says it’s on! Yeah, on and on and on!
The Alphas head out, Gulak and his group say they’ve got this, but then Gable adds one last, “A THANK YEW~!” Will the Philly Stretcher fail to fold up the tree trunk that is The Dozer?
Referee Adrian Butler finishes meeting with Shawn Michaels.
He thanks HBK for his time, and NXT Media asks him what that was about. Butler says that after much deliberation, HBK has instructed him to use his discretion during tonight’s match of Bron Breakker VS Von Wagner. With the history between those two, Mr. Michaels insists there be a definitive decision. So tonight, Butler promises there will be a winner. Wait, we see Ava Raine stepping into HBK’s office. What is her meeting with the NXT General Manager be about?
Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Tiffany Stratton VS Fallon Henley!
NXT returns and Fallon makes her entrance. The bell rings and fans rally behind Fallon as Tiff talks trash. The two tie up, go around, and go along the ropes. They go along more ropes, the ref counts, and Fallon shoves. Tiff shoves back, gets around and throws Fallon by her hair! But Fallon gets up to SLAP Tiff, then throw her by her hair! Tiff wants a timeout and crawls to ropes, but Fallon YANKS her up to SLAM her down! Fallon runs, slides, trips and then hooks Tiff up in a HALF CRAB! Tiff endures, flails, reaches out, but Fallon drags hers away from ropes! Fans rally up and duel as Tiff endures and crawls again, to the ROPEBREAK!
Fallon lets off, Tiff bails out, but Fallon pursues. Tiff DECKS her! Tiff puts Fallon in the ring, goes up a corner, but Fallon ROCKS her first! Fallon climbs, brings Tiff up, and SUPERPLEXES! Fans fire up and Fallon covers, TWO! Fallon stalks Tiff, drags her from ropes, and steps over to HALF CRAB again! Tiff endures, fights forward again, but Fallon again drags her away! Fallon sits deep on that leg but Tiff still endures! Tiff fights, claws her way forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Fallon lets go, but then slides out to ROCK her! Fallon says SHE is going to Deadline and fans fire up while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and the forearms go back and forth! Fans fire up as Fallon ROCKS and CHOPS and repeat! Then Fallon waistlocks and lifts, but Tiff fights free! Tiff swings, Fallon blocks, but then Tiff blocks a shot! Fallon HEADBUTTS Tiff! And gets around to waistlock, and she sits Tiff down for a HOOK KICK! Cover, TWO! Tiff toughs it out but Fallon brings her up. Tiff kicks the leg out! And then she goes for it, but Fallon backslides! TWO, and Tiff ROCKS Fallon! Tiff scoops, and SLAMS Fallon into ropes! Fallon clutches her legs while shouting in pain, and she goes to a corner. Tiff storms up but Fallon CHOPS!
Fallon forces herself up the corner, to CROSSBODY! Tiff rolls through and deadlifts, to TOSS Fallon out of the ring! Tiff shows her mean girl side and fans are losing their minds! Tiff puts Fallon in, drags her to the corner, and has an evil grin as she SLAMS the leg on the post! And then she bends the leg against the post! Fallon pulls hair! And she KICKS Tiff in return! Tiff storms in, but into a roll-up! TWO, and Tiff kicks the bad leg! Tiff runs up, and hits a POP-UP SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tiff is furious and she SLAMS the leg on the mat! Tiff turns Fallon over, hooks the leg up, and has a BRIDGING DEATHLOCK!
Fans rally while Fallon endures, and she turns over to KICK Tiff down! Tiff staggers up, storms back over, but Fallon KICKS her away! Fallon stands, ELBOWS Tiff, and goes to a corner. Tiff runs in but into a BOOT! Fallon runs to run Tiff over! And UPPERCUT her down! And SOBAT! HAYMAKER! LARIAT! Fans duel, Tiff goes to a corner and Fallon roars! Fallon runs in to ELBOW Tiff, then she runs to FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tiff is still in this and Fallon is beside herself. Fallon stands, but Tiff dropkicks the leg out! Tiff drags Fallon up, whips her to a corner, and Fallon goes up, only to get caught!
Tiff ROLLING SENTONS, then goes up, up, and PRETTIEST MOONSAULT- NO, Fallon dodges! And then gets around Tiff to O’Conner Roll, TWO into buckles! Tiff CHOP BLOCKS the leg! Tiff goes up again, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER! Cover, Tiff wins!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall (advances to NXT Deadline)
Seems time isn’t up on Tiffy Time, and she’s heading to the last WWE Premium Live Event of the year! Will Tiffany make sure she’s ringing in the New Year with a golden ticket back to the #TiffyTop?
Backstage interview with Wes Lee.
McKenzie Mitchell is grooving with the Cardiac Kid and welcomes him back to NXT. Wes says it is a celebration! High-five, and McKenzie says that after months away, Wes returned after the NXT North American Championship. What made him come back? What, you really think he could head out of here with his head hung low? He was on a never-ending hamster wheel, he had to go so hard, so fast, he couldn’t stop if he wanted to. So he hopped off track to slow down, and he’s back now. Head’s right, body’s right, and he has a whole list that he wants to take care of. Top of the list: Smack Dominik Mysterio in the mouth and take back the NXT North American Championship.
McKenzie says that’s fair, but then in walks Baron Corbin. Corbin says, “Look who decided to finally show up! Guess we’re back on the Wes Side, huh? Internet’s going crazy, people are exc… Nobody actually cares.” Wes asks why Corbin’s so mad. Is he still searching for relevancy? Corbin says what he could do is quit, be gone for three months, come back, and demand a title match with somebody he can’t beat. That’s what Wes does, right? Or just watch what Corbin did to Dragunov. Wes hopes Corbin knows Dragunov’s gonna beat the brakes off him and absolutely destroy him, right? And it’ll make Wes extremely happy to see that, given how Corbin’s been talking.
But what would make Wes happier is if he got to do it himself. Corbin says if Wes did it himself, then he and Dragunov would both have something in common: they’d both fail. Corbin leaves, Wes says he’s adding something to the list. Will Wes get back the gold from Dirty Dom? Will he shut up Mr. No BS along the way? Or will Corbin make sure this is truly the End of Days for Wes in NXT?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
His match with Von Wagner is up next, and after what happened last week, is he at all concerned- Bron stops her there. Concerned? Bron heard the ref was told to use his discretion out there, so the only one who should be concerned is Von. This is gonna be the shortest comeback in WWE history, because Bron desecrates whatever is left of the corpse that is Von Wagner in that ring tonight! Then everyone will know that Von was the fool that thought he could beat Bron Breakker. Bron says he’s #MeanerThanEvil, but will he no longer be as badass as he thinks?
Dijak speaks.
“And here I thought Mick Foley liked Tyler Bate, respected Tyler Bate. Then why the hell did you put Tyler Bate in a qualifying match that he can’t win, Mick? A hardcore legend recognizing my talent is rewarding, but even more motivating. Mick Foley sees what I see: I possess the endurance, the discipline and the grit to thrive in the Iron Survivor Challenge. And the only person standing between me and Deadline is twinkle toes Tyler Bate. Bate, you’ve seen my vicious side before. And that was with nothing on the line. So just imagine what I am willing to do to you tonight to qualify for the Iron Survive Challenge tonight.”
Bron Breakker VS Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone!
NXT returns and Von makes his entrance, Suit Man Stone by his side. Fans fire up already, the bell rings, and Bron RAMS Von into a corner! Bron RAMS into Von more but Von turns it around to fire off haymakers! Von brings Bron around, bumps him off buckles, then ROCKS him! Bron falls out of the ring, Von pursues, but Bron knees low! Bron whips, Von reverses but Bron leaps up to leap at Von, only to get a BOOT for it! Fans fire up with Von and Stone, but Von has to steady himself. Von puts Bron in the ring, goes up the corner, and he rains down fists! Fans count all the way to eight but Bron pushes Von away.
Bron leaps, Von dodges, and Von goes up to FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up and Von again has to steady himself. Is he overdoing it already? Bron KNEES Von down! Stone coaches Von but Bron throws hands in the corner! The ref counts, Bron lets off to shout “I’M THE MAN!” Bron goes back to Von, drags him up, but Von HEADBUTTS! And ELBOWS! But Bron TACKLES Von! Bron rains down fists, fans boo but Bron taunts Von. Bron waistlocks, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Von flounders, Bron says he’s just getting warmed up! Bron storms up on Von and clinches, to OVERHEAD SUPLEX!
Bron grins, Stone coaches Von, but Bron tells Stone to shut up. Bron brings the straps down, ‘IT’S OVER!” Bron clamps onto the arms, for the STEINER RECLINER!! Von endures, Stone coaches and the fans rally, and Von fights up! Bron is surprised and concerned, as Von RAMS Bron into buckles! Bron staggers away, but he comes back to ROCK Von! But Von stands up?! Von fires up, and he fires off haymakers of his own! Von whips Bron to ropes to LEAPING LARIAT! Von rallies with more big clotheslines, then he BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! Fans fire up as Von runs, to SPLASH in the corner! And then BOOT Bron down!
Fans fire up with Von and Stone! Von shakes the ropes, scoops Bron to a fireman’s carry, but Bron slips free. Bron runs, but into Von’s JUMP KNEE! Cover, TWO! Bron bails out but Von pursues. Fans chant “We Want Tables!” and Von obliges as he clears off the desk! Booker and Vic move, Von brings Bron up and around! But Bron slips out of the bomb to RAM Von into steel steps! The very steps Bron used to smash Von before! Stone has a chair?! Stone tells Bron not to dare try it again, but the ref stops Stone from betting any closer. Bron LOW BLOWS Von!! Bron outsmarts Stone there!
Fans boo but then Bron storms up on Stone. Stone goes for the chair but Bron steps on the chair! Bron trophy lifts Stone! But then Von makes the save! Fans fire up, Von checks on Stone, but Bron runs in! Bron SPEARS Von down!! Stone’s cost Von twice now! Bron puts Von in the ring, takes aim again, and SPEARS Von down!!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Fans boo but Stone gets in with that chair! SMACK to the back! Suit Man Stone avenges himself if nothing else, but Bron gets back up! Fans tell Stone he messed up now! Bron SWATS the chair away, chases Stone outside of the ring, but Stone says fine! Do what he will to Stone! Bron says he’s gonna put Stone in the hospital now! But wait, VON is back up!! Von turns Bron around, kicks low and gets him up, POWERBOMB through the desk!! Fans fire up again as Von stands tall! Stone says that’s right! Von did it! He finished Bron! Stone offers a handshake, and Von takes it! They hug it out! Fans cheer, will these best buds reach the top together now?
Backstage interview with Carmelo Hayes.
McKenzie is now with #HIM, and brings up how emotions must be running high. A lost last week to Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship, and then Trick Williams’ surprise return. Footage replays of the moment, and Melo looking like he was seeing a ghost. Trick stood Melo up after the loss, but Melo asks what about that? He was just shocked Trick returned after such a brutal attack. How does Melo know it was a “brutal” attack? Because Melo was there when they loaded Trick into the ambulance. He knows what McKenzie’s trying to do, so he’s gonna tell her and the entire world right now: Melo did NOT attack Trick.
Another reason for Melo’s reaction was the look in Trick’s eyes when he stood Melo back up. Melo could tell Trick is listening to all the outside voices pointing their fingers at Melo. So Melo knows what Trick wants, and that is answers face to face. That is what Melo will do, because that is what Melo owes Trick. Why does Melo owe Trick that? Melo says because they’re Trick Melo Gang, and they always gonna be here. Melo goes off to prepare for that moment, but who will Trick believe?
The Brawling Brutes speak.
Ridge Holland tells #OutTheMud that they heard the story. Pete Dunne asks, “Are you lot mad? We grew up on the streets! But different pavement.” Ridge says on these streets, danger is around every corner. And Dunne says if you didn’t scrap, you didn’t survive. But at the end of the day, they were the ones standing tall. They were the ones to make ends meet. For Northern Grit, it was a decade spent running through people on the rugby field. For the Bruiserweight, it was him at 12 years old scrappin’ grown men all over the UK in pubs and workingmen’s clubs. And no matter the scrap, the numbers were always fair. There was NO snake behavior!
If you make a racket, you face the consequences. “OTM, we have different principles.” “We don’t run up on people when their backs are turned!” “You’ll see us face to face next week…” “And we’ll look you dead in the eyes, and knock your teeth down your throats.” “Buckle up, fellas. The Brutes are coming.” Will Scrypts, Lucien Price & Bronco Nima wish they hadn’t picked a fight with these blokes after next week?
Lola Vice & Elektra Lopez VS Roxanne Perez & Kelani Jordan!
That verbal confrontation in the locker room is now going to be a physical one in the ring! Will the Women’s Breakout Tournament Winner(s) get the job done together tonight? Or will the original breakout star and the Gym Princess show them what real winners look like?
NXT returns as the Prodigy and Kelani make their entrance. The teams sort out and wait, Arianna Grace makes her way out here? “As Miss NXT, I, Arianna Grace, would love to wish you four lovely ladies the bestest of luck tonight. I look forward to watching you showcase your talents. I love you all.” Arianna gets emotional, and someone brings her a chair to sit in. The others are confused, but then Lopez ROCKS Roxie with a sucker punch! The bell rings, Lopez throws Roxie by her hair, then drags her up. Lopez whips, Roxie reverses and ROCKS Lopez! And again and again! But Lopez throat chops! Lopez scoops to FALL AWAY SLAM!
Lola tags as Lopez storms up on Roxie. Lopez puts Roxie in ropes and THRASHES her around! Lopez lets off and Lola AX KICKS! Cover, TWO! Lola keeps on Roxie with an ARMBAR! Roxie rolls Lola up, TWO! Roxie wrenches, YANKS the arm, and wrenches it again. Roxie wristlocks, then spins her and knuckle locks. Roxie CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Roxie goes up and up the ropes, tags Kelani and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Kelani then slips in, waistlocks, but Lola bucks the O’Conner. But Kelani comes back to slingshot arm-drag Lola away! And DROPKICKS her down! Fans fire up as Kelani covers, TWO!
Kelani keeps Lola from Lopez, only for Lola to RAM her into the corner! Lopez tags in, she runs up and ELBOWS Kelani in the corner. Then short arm LARIATS! And ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Lopez tags Lola back in, they put Kelani in the corner, and Lopez digs her boots in while Lola tosses her hair and shouts, “Viva Latinas!” HIP ATTACK! Lopez mocks Kelani’s pain, Lola taunts Roxie and she whips Kelani. But Kelani ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE, and Roxie tags in! Roxie hits a THESZ PRESS, and rains down fast hands! Roxie ROCKS Lopez, too! Lola body shots and kicks in return!
Tag to Lopez, she runs and Lola coordinates, HIGH LOW on Roxie! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives but Lopez rains down elbows! Lopez drags Roxie around, tags in Lola, but the fans rally hard for Roxie. But the devious duo double hip sandwich Roxie! Lola drags Roxie from her corner, sits her up to talk trash and says she’s the breakout star now! Roxie fights up and throws body shots! Roxie then gets around to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roxie kips up, fans fire up, and Kelani tags in! Kelani rallies on Loa, hits Lopez for good measure, then CLOBBERS Lola! And kips up! Fans fire up as Kelani kicks, hooks, and OVERDRIVER! Cover, Lopez breaks it!
Fans boo but Kelani storms up on Lola. Tag to Roxie but Lola YANKS Kelani into ropes! Roxie keeps Lola from Lopez, brings her back, but Lola spins to KICK Roxie! Tag to Lopez, and Lopez picks Roxie up. Roxie fights free with elbows and sends Lopez into Lola! Then Roxie SHOTGUNS them both! Lopez stays up, but Roxie SOBATS! She hops on for POP ROX! Tag to Kelani and Kelani goes up so that Roxie can DIVE onto Lola! Kelani goes up and up and SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Kelani & Roxie win!
Winners: Roxanne Perez & Kelani Jordan, by pinfall
Arianna hijacks the announcement from Alicia Taylor, and says that while Roxie & Kelani lucked out tonight, the real winners are all the fans! Because- KARMEN ATTACKS ARIANNA! “Will you shut up already!?” Arianna says she’s so mean! But will The Prodigy & The Princess prove they’re the ones more worthy of a title opportunity than the Breakout Star?
Joe Gacy speaks.
“When it started, it was a whisper. It used to be something I could handle. But as I got older, it got louder. It was like somebody in the back of my ear just constantly yelling at me to the point where I saw nothing but red. And the people around would just look at me and judge me and label me, call me ‘The Weird Guy.’ Some even called me a maniac. But I mean, it’s just me. This is how I was built, this is how I was brought into this world, and then all the people that I surrounded myself with somehow kept the voice so quiet. I barely heard it, but it was still there. And it’s like they were never in a room full of people, and never felt more alone.
“Now, it’s like I’m in my own personal hell, and I don’t even know what to do. But maybe I do. Maybe I do know what to do.” Just what is it that Gacy knows now that he’s all alone?
Ilja Dragunov speaks.
“Last week, I needed to use every gram of energy to dispatch Carmelo Hayes. I could barely put one foot in front of the other, that’s how drained I was from our trilogy. He is a warrior. And all of that felt me in our set of battles. But as I turned the corner, I got dropped by a force last week. Baron Corbin, you saw a little window of opportunity and you took it. But y’know, my eyes are the window to my soul. So take a good look. Because now you are on my radar. We may have met before, but with this title on my shoulder, I’m a different animal. So Baron, if you remember one thing, remember this: The only person who can slay the Dragon is the Dragon himself!”
Corbin watches this message.
Edris Enofe & Malik Blade watch it, too, and so do Hank ‘n’ Tank. That dragon spittin’ fire! Yeah, if they were Corbin, they’d be worried. Corbin chuckles and says that’s why they’ll never be anybody. Corbin may be Mr. NO BS, but is he the one oblivious to what’s coming his way?
Otis w/ The Alpha Academy VS Drew Gulak w/ Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne & Damon Kemp!
The Meta Four cheated “Cadet” Tozawa and the Philly Stretcher had to pile on. Now The Dozer steps up for his team! Will he run through Gulak and his big mouth? Or will Gulak’s goons help him win like Dar’s did?
NXT returns and Gulak makes his entrance, his crew with him. Hmm, Catchpoint hand sign. The bell rings, Gulak and Otis circle and fans rally behind Otis. Otis and Gulak tie up, Gulak headlocks but Otis powers out. Otis runs Gulak over and shakes those hips! Fans fire up, Gable goes to a corner and Otis taunts him with the hips. The two reset, go again, and Gulak kicks low to headlock. Otis pries free, shimmies and shakes, and he reels Gulak in to short arm LARIAT! Otis brings Gulak up to RAM him with the gut! And again! Fans fire up and Gulak goes to a corner. Otis runs in to RAM Gulak into the corner!
Fans fire up and Otis brings Gulak up. Otis whips corner to corner, runs in but Gulak dodges and Otis POSTS himself! Otis falls to the floor, the Academy is there to coach him, but Gulak lets the ring count climb. Otis rises, he rolls in, but Gulak runs in to UPPERCUT! Gulak then goes out and up the corner, to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO and with authority! Fans fire up as Otis rises, but Gulak wrenches an arm. Gulak drops to TRIANGLE HOLD, but Otis stays up! Gulak shifts, drags him down, and keeps Otis from grabbing the ropes by grabbing both arms! Maxxine coaches Otis and fans rally up as he endures!
Otis fights up, stacks Gulak, TWO! But Otis tries again, TWO as Gulak gets the other arm up. So Otis deadlifts and POWERBOMBS Gulak down! Fans fire up as Otis goes to a corner. Gulak runs in but Otis catches him, BIG back suplex! Gulak flounders away and both men are down. The fans rally, Gable coaches Otis while Gulak’s team coaches him. Otis runs, he busts through the clothesline, and then busts through another! Otis somersaults and stands to POUNCE Gulak! Fans fire up as Otis then WRECKER ELBOWS, and WRECKER ELBOWS, and WRECKER ELBOWS again! Gulak is in a corner and Otis whips him! WRECKER ELBOW in the corner!
DISCUS LARIAT puts Gulak down! And off comes the shirt! The fans are thunderous for the CATERPILLAR ELBOW! Otis drags Gulak up to then POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Cover, Otis wins!
Winner: Otis, by pinfall
The Academy now celebrates as Otis gets the big win! And they all do the Tozawa shuffle! That’s naaaasty! But will things be even wilder next week on the Alpha Academy’s debut on Supernova Sessions?
Kiana James talks with Tiffany Stratton backstage.
Kiana congratulates Tiffany on beating Fallon tonight, and Tiffany thanks her for it. But did Kiana really expect anything else? And now Tiff gets to sit back, relax, and watch as the next four women are determined. And Kiana says one of those spots has her name on it. And they can both agree that they cannot let Roxie win the Iron Survivor Challenge again. This Women’s Division is the hottest in all of WWE thanks to these two. They are carrying this division on their backs! Which is why they can’t let anyone else, new or established, to knock them off their perch. Like Fallon Henley! She doesn’t even deserve to breathe the same air as them.
Or Roxie! Kiana did NOT deserve what Roxie did to her in the Devil’s Playground match. Absolutely! But guess at Deadline, it comes down to the two of them in the end. And Tiffany says we all know who is winning. Kiana says so does she. Kiana heads out, and Tiffany says she actually doesn’t hate Kiana. Are these two mean girls actually bonding over being mean girls? But then who will be the meanest of them all when it comes down to the Deadline?
Wait, Boa is in the background, but we can’t see who it is at this angle. They step forward, and it’s Dante Chen. But with face paint like Boa’s?! These two head off, just what is brewing in the shadows?
NXT checks in with Chase U.
Jacy Jayne paces around while ranting about how she scratched his back but he won’t scratch hers. He thinks he can get away with that? No he will not! But then Tony D’Angelo’s cousins walk in asking for Mr. Chase. Sorry, he’s not here right now. Well, make sure he gets this letter. Who is this from? Oh, he knows exactly who this is from. Okay… Jacy takes a peek, and sees some rather incriminating pictures! But Chase snatches the envelope from her and says, “Seriously, Jacy?!” Jacy says she didn’t do anything. Jacy, opening other people’s mail is illegal! And this is not something she wants to get involved with.
Duke Hudson & Thea Hail walk in and Duke says look at these two, getting along and all. Almost like they’re becoming besties. Thea asks what they were talking about. Jacy says nothing, just how the match went last week. Chase nods and Jacy says good news is, our men’s NXT Tag Team Champions have their first title defense next week. Duke is surprised to hear that but Jacy says it’s the rematch with Tony & Stacks. When was Mr. Chase gonna tell Duke? He was gonna do that right now but it slipped his mind and Jacy beat him to it. Anyway, class dismissed, everyone can go. Yeah, good idea. Time to strategize! That’s why Chase is the professor.
Y-Yeah, that’s why. Thea and Duke head out, and Jacy gives Chase a knowing look. Chase goes to the envelope, and sees the things for himself. Just what kind of dirt does The Don have on The Professor?
Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: DIJAK VS Tyler Bate!
Though he is big and strong, Hard Justice isn’t the Big Strong Boi! And while Bate has had all the gold NXT UK had to offer, he still wants THE gold in NXT! Will Bate finally be able to move on from former glory? Or will Dijak feast his eyes on the Deadline?
The bell rings and fans fire up as the two rush in! Bate headlocks, Dijak powers out and Bate RAMS shoulders, but Dijak doesn’t budge! Dijak then DECKS Bate! Fans rally, Dijak grins and he stomps Bate. Dijak stands Bate up in the corner to ROCK him, ELBOW him, and whip him corner to corner. Dijak runs in, blocks boots, but Bate brings Dijak down to KNEE! Bate goes up to FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Dijak catches his breath but Bate headlocks. Fans rally as Bate SMACKS Dijak with a boot! And then again! Dijak crawls, Bate brings him up and around, but Dijak blocks! Dijak fireman’s carries, but Bate fights free!
Bate waistlocks, Dijak switches and whips, but Bate stops himself to ENZIGURI Dijak out of the ring! Bate builds speed and he FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Dijak! Fans fire up as Bate stands and Dijak crawls. Bate runs in, to CROSSBODY, but Dijak catches him this time! Dijak KNEES Bate int he side, then spins to TOSS Bate over the barriers! Fans boo but Dijak grins as NXT goes picture in picture.
Dijak stands, the ref reprimands, but Dijak drags Bate up and over the barriers to dump him down. Dijak drags Bate up, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! Dijak pushes Bate down to rain down fists! The ref reprimands, Dijak lets off to cover, TWO! Bate sputters but Dijak stomps him around. Dijak drags Bate up, whips him to ropes, but Bate ducks ‘n’ dodges and UPPERCUTS! Dijak stays up so Bate keeps moving, to UPPERCUT again! And UPPERCUT again! Bate keeps moving, but he blocks a boot, to reel Dijak in and EXPLODER! Both men are down but then Bate kips up! And STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO!
Bate keeps cool and he stalks Dijak to a corner. Dijak goes to the apron, Bate drags Dijak up, and Bate throws hands! Bate climbs up the corner, stands Dijak up and rains down fists. Dijak throws hands in return! Dijak climbs up now, but Bate throws more hands! Bate brings Dijak up to SUPER- NO, Dijak fights to be back on the corner! NXT returns to single picture as Bate tries again, for a STALLING SUPERPLEX!! Fans are thunderous while both men are down! Fans rally, both men sit up, and Bate throws hands. Dijak hits back! Bate fires a flurry, but Dijak ROCKS him with just one! Bate stands to fire more shots!
Dijak fires shots in return, and even more shots! But Bop up, BANG hits! Dijak staggers, Bop up to BANG again! And then Bop up, but Dijak choke grips! HIGH JUSTICE!! Cover, TWO?!? Bate survives and fans rally up. Bate goes to the corner, Dijak runs in to CYCLONE- NO, Bate gets under the boot to fireman’s carry! AIRPLANE SPIN!! Fans fire up as Bate goes around and around and around and around, for TEN! FIFTEEN! TWENTY before the DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Dijak survives and Bate is beside himself. Fans rally up as Bate and Dijak crawl to ropes. Bate drags himself up while the fans cheer him on.
Dijak wobbles, Bate hobbles, and both men swing, but miss wild from being so dizzy! Dijak and Bate stand up again, Dijak swings wild and almost hits the ref! Bate ROCKS Dijak! Dijak SUPERKICKS Bate! Dijak CYCLONE- NO, Bate dodges, REBOUNDER! Cover, TWO!! Dijak is still in this but Bate drags him up! But Dijak suplexes, TIME TO FLY! Bate ends up in a corner, Dijak storms over and he climbs that corner. Bate is in the drop zone and Dijak reaches the top, but Bate goes up after him! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! But Dijak lands on his feet?!? Dijak then CYCLONE BOOTS!! Cover, TWO!!! Bate survives and the fans are thunderous!
“This is Awesome!” while both men are down. Dijak stands, he drags Bate up, and he reels Bate in to the torture rack. FEAST YOUR- NO! Bate lands out! Bate ROCKS Dijak! ROCKS him again! And then reels him in! Underhooks and- NO, Dijak back drops free! Bate lands on his feet to run, and he baits Dijak into the ring. Dijak blocks a boot but Bate again knees him back! Bate goes up to leap, into the torture rack!! FEAST YOUR EYES!! Cover, DIJAK WINS!!
Winner: Dijak, by pinfall (advances to NXT Deadline)
Fans can’t believe it, but the Big Strong Boi falls short! Will Dijak turn the Iron Survivor Challenge into an action movie with him as the big bad boss villain?
Trick Williams pulls into the parking lot!
Trick rolls up in style and he storms into the arena in style, but this isn’t about looking good, this is about looking for the truth! Will Trick get to the bottom of who attacked him? Or does he already know?
More Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers are on the way!
We saw Mick Foley pick his two match-ups tonight, but there will be even MORE WWE Legends helping make the matches! Jerry “The King” Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield, and the one and only Lita will all be giving their choices in the following weeks! They will be looking over the entire NXT roster, each superstar’s body of work in 2023 as well as their intangible traits to determine who is worthy. And there’s always a chance diamonds in the rough who are hungry for opportunities stands out. Lita is on the clock now, who will she name in her dream match-ups?
Carmelo Hayes is in the ring.
NXT returns and Melo has a mic to cut to the chase. “This thing is bigger than the NXT Championship. This is about my friend, this is about my brother. Trick, come out here, man, let’s talk about it.” And so Trick Williams makes his way out! Fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” and Booker feels it as Trick also has a mic. Trick takes the sunglasses off to get serious but Melo stops him to say he understands exactly why Trick is upset. Trick got blindsided and the opportunity of a lifetime got taken away from him. Melo understands why Trick is feeling the way he’s feeling. But Trick needs to understand, roadblocks are part of the journey.
Melo wants Trick to look at their own journey. Melo needed someone by his side, who did he call? He called Trick Williams. He put Trick on game, won championship after championship, and shared that glory with Trick, his best friend! Without Trick, there’d be no Melo. So before- But now Trick cuts Melo off! This is exactly why Trick is having such a hard time figuring this whole thing out. Because over the last two years, Trick’s done nothing but put Trick Melo Gang first. Melo’s success has been Trick’s success. Whenever Melo won a championship, Trick was so happy, it was like he won a championship himself.
And he heard all the critiques, took all the beatings on the side, and Trick said that whenever Melo shoots, he don’t miss. Melo nods and says it worked. Because he didn’t miss! They were like Shaq & Kobe, Jordan & Pippin! Whenever Melo won, Trick won. That’s exactly Trick’s point! Whenever Melo won. It’s easy to talk like that when you got the ball, when Melo’s taking all the shots. But what about now? Now that Trick has the ball, now that Trick’s taking all the shots, why can’t Melo be there exactly the same way Trick was there for Melo?
Or better yet, here’s the better question, the question the whole world wants to know, and the question that Trick needs to know. “Melo, did you-” “Did I do what, Trick? Did I believe in you? Yes! Before Trick Williams became the hottest star in NXT, before the Whoop Dat chants, all of that, I was there for you, Trick. Look, man, you need to understand that. I knew you were destined for greatness from the beginning. When the NFL didn’t work out, all of that. Look, man, everything that Cena told you, I told you months ago. I knew you were destined for greatness. I knew that you had the potential to be a once in a lifetime performer.
“So does that answer your question, Trick?” Trick tells Melo he just wants to do his own thing, have his moments, have his main events. Melo had his moments, so why can’t he see that Trick deserves that, too? Melo says that’s why he wants Trick by his side! But Trick says he can’t help but think back on this. He had Melo’s back. When Melo needed him, Trick was there. When Melo needed the fancy entrances, Trick poured his heart and soul into them and made them the bets entrances in all of WWE! But where is Melo when Trick needs him? When he got jumped! When he got attacked! Trick didn’t even see what happened, he just knew Melo wasn’t there!
Melo double checks. Trick didn’t see who it was? No, all Trick knows is that he got hit in the head and went down. When he came to, the refs were beside him, and the only voice he heard was Melo’s. Boom, in the ambulance. Only thing Trick could think of were that his chances at the NXT Championship were gone. No, no, hold on. Let’s run that back. Trick for real didn’t see who attacked him? What is Melo’s mind on right now? Is that all he can think about? Trick got attacked, and here Melo is, talking about wanting this, wanting that, Melo chooses this. But look where they at, Trick! EXACTLY! So let’s clear all the ice and address the elephant in the room.
Trick asks Melo, “Did you attack me?” Fans seem convinced, but Melo takes his time. Trick wants the truth? Yes. But wait! Lexis King makes his way out here? “Well, well, well. Ladies and gentlemen, we have quite the paradox here, don’t we? We got the friend who was brutally assaulted. And the first man at the scene of the crime was his best friend. Am I wrong, Melo?” Melo says he knows King is new here and all, but do us a favor and shut up and mind your own business! Fans cheer that. Trick says real talk, this isn’t King’s business, so mind your mouth while grown folks is talking. Fans cheer that, too!
King tells everyone to relax. He is just trying to help get to the bottom of this. And seems to him like everyone knows who did it. Don’t they? Though, it could’ve been someone else. Someone new, someone trying to make an impact. Someone dark and dirty like you’ve never seen! Someone with a mind so twisted, his thoughts so unclean… Now ask yourselves, are you sure that it was Melo that assaulted Trick? Trick said it before, get on out while grown folks is talking. King wants Trick to say it! He wants Trick to say what everyone here is thinking! Trick has been sucking his thumb for weeks, and- Trick takes a swing on King! But King ducks and Trick DECKS Melo!!
King gets away and everyone is stunned! Trick is furious with King, he wants to help Melo up, but Melo slaps Trick’s hand away. Trick still offers, and Melo accepts the second time. Trick Melo Gang still stands together, but Melo still scowls. Is he mad at King? At Trick? At himself? Or D, all of the above?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to get things going towards Deadline. I like that we’re getting Hall of Famers to “book” the qualifiers, and I’m also okay with not having it in a roundtable discussion format. Less talking to get to the point of great match-ups, which we definitely got tonight. Tiffany VS Fallon was a great match to “make up” for the no contest last time, but I figured Tiffany was going to win that. And great promo from Tiffany and Kiana to plug Kiana as a potential choice. Though I’d love if they made Kiana sweat and have her be one of the last chosen. And Dijak VS Bate was awesome stuff, great main event match, and what a surprise that Dijak won!
Also I love NXT using the same Easter egg “watch the background” stuff during Tiffany and Kiana talking. Boa has now brought Chen into the same spookiness as before, I really hope this means Tian Sha returns soon. Which in some relation, Xia Li being here to go after the NXT Women’s Championship is also a nice surprise. Xia may be feuding with Becky on Raw but she also still wants the title she felt Becky let go on purpose. Great knockout on that big security guard, and Xia VS Lyra is going to be great stuff for Deadline. And at the same time, Xia is that kind of opponent that could do a lot of damage even though she loses, and then Lola Vice tries to MITB that title off Lyra.
Really good group promo from the various female superstars tonight, with everyone getting something to say. Great match of Lola & Lopez VS Roxie & Kelani, and great win for Roxie & Kelani. Also, great bit of Arianna being a somewhat two-faced Heel, trying to hog the spotlight while giving backhanded comments to the others, only for Karmen to call her out on it and go after her for it. Karmen VS Arianna will be really good stuff, and could even be part of the Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers. And good promo from Joe Gacy here. NXT Stand & Deliver Philly should be Joe Gacy VS his intrusive thoughts in a cinematic match.
Great Heritage Cup match to open the night, but of course Tozawa lost because duh, that dang Meta Four is always gonna get in the way. They’ve all learned well from the Roman Reigns Bloodline strategy books. I don’t know who is gonna take that cup away from Dar, but they might just need to be someone gigantic and with the strength to win by knockout. Hell, make it Von. Von may have lost to Bron in a really good match, but he got the last laugh tonight putting Bron through the table. And while Robert Stone isn’t enough to counter all of Meta Four, maybe, just maybe, the Robert Stone Brand can rebuild. Or also continuity with how Maxxine used to be Sophia and she could help out.
Good promo from the Alpha Academy and Gulak’s Not Catchpoint, and really fun match of Otis VS Gulak. Otis is also a possibility since he’s a big man who could literally squash Dar to get a pinfall, and maybe even make it so Dar is deemed unable to continue because he got squashed that badly. At the same time, that seems kinda mean since Otis would just be another RawDown star winning an NXT prize. Corbin had some good promos with Wes Lee and then the other tag team guys, but Dragunov’s promo was great. Dragunov VS Corbin is going to be great but yeah, Dragunov definitely wins to retain.
And what great use of the whodunnit story tonight. Melo defended his side, but McKenzie was fishing for clues. Was Melo really trying to deflect things onto Cena with the whole “Trick couldn’t see the attacker” line? That seems like a silly move. But Lexis King joining this story is a nice little detail. And that look on Melo’s face after getting hit by Trick, that’s very telling in its own way. I said last week that I’d like for Melo VS Trick to happen separate of the Iron Survivor Challenge, so I guess we’ll have to see what happens these next few weeks.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will TNT be Undisputed?
After pinning him on Wednesday, Adam Cole now challenge Daniel Garcia for the AEW TNT Championship, a week before Revolution!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- FTR VS Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong; Kyle & Roddy win.
- Wheeler Yuta VS Willie Mack; Yuta wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Clark Connors; Swerve wins.
- Six Man Tag: Shane Taylor Promotions VS Nick Ruiz, Vinnie Massaro & Dave Dutra; STP wins.
- AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole; No Contest, Garcia retains the title.
- Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata; Aminata wins.
- “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Bandido VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith; Hobbs & Bandido win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Daniel Garcia & FTR speak.
The TNT Champion tells Adam Cole, “I see the way that you look at me every time we get into that ring. And that look can only mean one of two things: Either you got a crush on ol’ DG, or you want a shot at this belt. So if a shot at the title is what you want, let’s get it.” Dax Harwood says, “The AEW Tag Division has been lost without FTR. But tonight, we’re back.” Cash Wheeler tells Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong, “For the first time in almost 7 years, we step into that ring, and it happens right now.” #TopGuysOut.
The Undisputed Kingdom speaks.
Kyle says, “At one point in time, me and Roderick Strong were the best tag team in the world. Now it’s been six long years since we’ve teamed up and nothing has changed. Well, except we’ve got more experience and more to prove.” Roddy shouts, “F T R~! tonight, it’s Top Guys down.” Adam tells Garcia, “I’ve got all the respect in the world for you. But I don’t want to win the TNT Championship, I need to win the TNT Championship. I’ve never held singles gold here in AEW, and tonight, that changes, because that is Undisputed.”
Julia Hart speaks.
The Princess of the Black Throne tells Queen Aminata, “I heard you want a round two. Let’s hope you don’t regret it. Because the Hart always wins.” But then Kazuchika Okada accidentally steps in. He apologizes to Julia and Brody, saying, “I’m so sorry.” Brody barks at Okada, then he and Julia leave. Okada shines up the Continental Championship belt so he can look at himself. Will the Rainmaker have to deal with the King of Death soon enough?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Bandido speak.
The hometown hero wears a Golden State Warriors jersey as The Most Wanted tells him tonight, they’re in Hobbs’ hometown, amigo! Hobbs says he and Bandido will “handle town bidness.” Hobbs & Bandido are set to take on Big Bill & Bryan Keith, will the Learning Tree’s Branches finally be cut down?
FTR VS Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong!
As we heard both sides say, it’s been a minute since these two teams faced off. This may not be the Black ‘n’ Gold, but will one of these teams head for tag gold in the near future?
The teams sort out and Roddy starts against Cash. They go around, Cash waistlocks, and they go around some more as Roddy works on the escape. Roddy wrenches free, wristlocks, but Cash rolls. Cash wrenches and wristlocks back, but Roddy slips through and goes for a leg. Roddy trips Cash, covers, ONE, and Cash wrenches right back. Cash hammerlocks, headlocks, then hits the takeover. Roddy headscissors, Cash kips free, and the two stand off. The fans cheer that and the two reset. Roddy and Cash tie up, go around, and Roddy headlocks. Roddy hits the takeover, but Cash keeps his shoulders up.
Cash fights up, powers out, but Roddy runs him over! Things speed up, Roddy runs Cash over again! Roddy keeps moving, but Cash HIP TOSSES him down! The fans fire up while Roddy scrambles away. Roddy tags Kyle and Kyle circles with Cash. The fans duel, “UNDISPUTED!” “F T R!” Cash goes for an arm, wrenches then tags in Dax. Dax takes the handoff to wrench and wristlock. Kyle puts Dax in a corner, the ref calls the break, and Kyle lets go, to then KCIK! SO Dax CHOPS! The fans fire up while both men reset. They tie up, Dax headlocks, but Kyle powers up and out. Dax runs Kyle over, things speed up, and Kyle hits a kitchen sink knee!
Kyle wrenches, cravats, and he fires knees into Dax. Tag to Roddy, they KICK and CHOP away on Dax! Dax CHOPS and DECKS them in return! Dax CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, then whips. Cash tags in to SHOULDER TACKLE Roddy! Dax atomic drops Kyle and Cash DROPKICKS him! Undisputed Kingdom bails out while Oakland fires up! Cash WRECKS Roddy with a dropkick, then gets him for a TORNADO- NO! Roddy throws Cash away, and Kyle adds a FLYING KNEE! The fans fire up again, and Roddy gives Cash a BARRIER BACKBREAKER! Kyle mocks the pain while Roddy drags Cash into the ring. Roddy covers, ONE!!
Roddy stomps Cash around, facelocks to keep him from Dax, then tags Kyle. We get more KICKS and CHOPS, then Kyle fires KNEE after KNEE into Cash. Kyle clamps on with a COBRA TWIST! Dax coaches Cash, the fans rally up, but Kyle fires knees into Cash. Kyle whips, Cash slips under, hot tag to Dax! Dax JABS, JABS, JABS then DECKS Kyle! And DECKS him! And DECKS Roddy, too! Dax snap suplexes Kyle, then he snap suplexes Roddy onto Kyle! Dax brings Kyle up to whip, but Kyle reverses. Dax snatches Kyle to a cradle, TWO! Dax has Kyle in a corner to CHOP and JAB on repeat!
Roddy CLUBS Dax, whips, but Dax reverses to short arm LARIAT! Dax whips Kyle, Kyle reverse, but Dax reverses back! Kyle avoids the lariat to KICK a leg! Kyle then grabs that leg, but Dax counters with a PILEDRIVER! Cover, FTR- NO, wait! Dax notices Kyle’s foot is on the ropes! He stops the ref from calling FTR the winners, and even Cash agrees. If they’re to beat Kyle & Roddy, it has to be undisputed. Kyle wakes up, and he even clings to the ropes, thinking the match is still going. Dax & Cash talk with the ref, the ref still wants to declare this over, but FTR refuses! They want the match to continue! Are they sure? Yes, they are!
The ref tells the ring announcer that this match is going to restart! The fans cheer, the bell rings, and Dax POSTS Kyle! Dax then gives Kyle a moment to get up before he goes for the buckle. But Kyle blocks that to buckle bump Dax! Cash tags in, he CLUBS Kyle, and then drags him in through the ropes. Kyle rains down forearms, then he CHOPS! Kyle sputters, Cash UPPERCUTS him! Kyle dangles from the ropes, Cash stands him up, and he CHOPS again! The ref keeps Roddy back, Dax brings Kyle up just to LARIAT him into the ring! Cash covers, TWO!! Kyle survives, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Cash drags Kyle up, CLUBS him on the neck, then brings him around. Cash snapmares Kyle and runs, BASEMENT UPPERCUT! Cash paces around Kyle, drags him up, and tags Dax. They whip to drop toehold and ELBOW DROP! Kyle writhes, Dax drops KNEE after KNEE on him! Dax paces, then he brings Kyle up. Dax puts Kyle in the ropes again, to ROCK, KICK, and repeat! Kyle flops around, Dax brings him out, and then SLINGSHOT SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Dax is annoyed but he tags in Cash. Dax bumps Kyle off Cash’s BOOTS, and Kyle falls back. Cash looms over Kyle, but Kyle fires body shots.
Cash whips, but Kyle reverses, and Cash is sent into Dax’s BOOT! Kyle crawls, but Dax tags in and ENZIGIRIS him down! Dax drags Kyle up, clamps on a chinlock, and he squeezes tight. Kyle endures as Collision returns to single picture. The fans rally, Kyle fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free! Dax falls, hot tag back to Cash! Cash intercepts Kyle and then taunts Roddy. But Kyle dodges Cash, Cash crashes into the buckles! Kyle crawls, the fans fire up, but Dax tags back in! Dax intercepts Kyle, PILE- NO, Kyle fights it, slips under, hot tag to Roddy! Roddy rallies on FTR, then BACKBRAEKER for Cash! Roddy dodges Dax to DROPKICK!
Oakland fires up with Roddy and he KNEES Dax against ropes! Then he goes side to side for a forearm SMASH, then atomic FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Dax toughs it out but Roddy drags him back up. Roddy clinches, Dax fights it, “This is Awesome!” as Dax CLUBS free. Dax CHOPS Roddy, Roddy ROCKS Dax, repeat! Roddy fires elbow after elbow, then fireman’s carries. Cash saves Dax, so Roddy gets Cash with the OLYMPIC SLAM! Dax waistlocks, Roddy bucks the O’Conner! Roddy gets around, OLYMPIC SLAM! The fans fire up and Roddy staggers to his feet. Roddy runs up on Dax, forearm SMASH! Tag to Kyle!
Kyle KNEES Dax, then AX ‘N’ DOUBLE SMASH! Cover, Cash breaks it! The fans fire up and Roddy fires forearms and CHOPS on Cash! Cash DUMPS Roddy out, then kicks Kyle! Kyle blocks to ANKLE LOCK!! Cash taps but only Dax counts! Dax O’Conner Rolls Kyle, TWO! Dax crashes into Cash, Kyle rolls Dax up! TWO, into the ANKLE LOCK!! Kyle has Dax caught!! The fans are thunderous as Dax endures and fights around! Dax rolls over, kicks Kyle away, Cash ROCKS Kyle! Dax rolls Kyle up, with tights!? TWO!! Where’d the fair ‘n’ square stuff from earlier go? Dax is frustrated, he drags Kyle up, and he tags in Cash.
FTR has Kyle set up as Cash climbs, MIND- NO, Kyle fights it enough, and Roddy STRONG KNEES Cash down! Kyle fires forearms on Dax, then he reels Dax in! Roddy climbs, Cash SHOVES him down! Roddy goes up, Dax fights against Kyle’s Guillotine Facelock, and Cash FLYING ELBOWS Kyle down! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives again but FTR hurries to get him up! Cash climbs again, MIND BREAKER PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, RODDY BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous as all four men are down! They cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener. Roddy stands, but Dax KNEES him out of the ring!
Cash hauls Kyle up in a fireman’s carry, then puts him up top. Fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” but this has to end somehow! Dax tags in, goes up, but Roddy anchors Kyle! Kyle fires body shots, and he DECKS Dax! Roddy fires off on Cash, but Cash APRON DDTS Roddy! Kyle BOOTS Cash! Dax UPPERCUTS Kyle! Dax climbs, Cash tags in, and they try again! SUPER DUPER PLEX for the Power! DIVING SPLASH for the Glory!! Cover, TWO?!?!? HOW?!? Kyle shows some superhuman grit and FTR cannot believe it! The fans are losing their minds but FTR just regroups. They wait on Kyle, he staggers up and around, SHATTER- STRONG KNEE!!
Kyle has Cash, feeds him to SWEEP THE LEG!! Cover, UNDISPUTED KINGDOM WINS!!
Winners: The Undisputed Kingdom, by pinfall
The irony of FTR playing fair, they would’ve won this earlier! But now, Kyle & Roddy snatch that victory away for their own! FTR regroup, and they accept this defeat. Roddy & Kyle offer handshakes, but FTR reject those! Will FTR just have to accept that there are new top guys in AEW?
Willow Nightingale speaks.
“The Con-chair-to I gave Marina Shafir echoed through the entire building. I know it’s still ringing in her ears. I know the Death Riders all heard it, and I hope everyone in the locker room heard it, too. I have gone through so much in AEW. Through it all, I kept smiling. But a few people have forgotten what happens when the smiling stops. Cope knows, Jay White knows, and Mox knows, too. I am the Babe with the Power, and I’m not afraid to use it.”
Wheeler Yuta VS Willie Mack!
Speaking of the Death Riders, The Decoder is the only pawn left. Will Jon Moxley be able to have one line of defense at Revolution? Or will The Return of the Mack to AEW indirectly help Cope out?
The bell rings, the fans rally for Mack as he and Yuta circle. They tie up, Yuta waistlocks and CLUBS Mack on the back. Yuta bumps Mack off buckles, then CHOPS! Mack frowns, but Yuta RAMS into him! Yuta CHOPS, RAMS, and whips corner to corner. Mack reverses. Yuta hits buckles, but then Yuta goes up an dover. Mack comes back but Yuta knees low. Yuta CLAWS Mack’s face, THROWS him down, then SENTONS! The fans boo but Yuta taunts Willie as he circles around. Yuta grabs a leg, pulls on it, and he turns Mack over for a HALF CRAB! Mack endures, reaches out, and he fights towards ropes!
The fans rally up, Mack grabs the ROPEBREAK! Yuta lets go in frustration, but he CHOKES Mack! The ref counts, Yuta steps off, and Yuta says he has ’til five! Copying Bryan Danielson as always, Yuta brings Mack up to swing on Mack. Mack counter punches! And CHOPS! And counter punches to then ROLLING ELBOW! Yuta rewinds, gets around Mack, GERMAN SUPLEX! Mack tumbles, Yuta growls, and the fans boo. Yuta goes up a corner, but Mack is up on his feet! Mack ROCKS Yuta, climbs up, but Yuta BITES Mack’s forehead! Yuta shoves Mack back, then leaps, but Mack gets under! And he LARIATS Yuta!
Yuta staggers to his feet, Mack whips him, and then CALF KICKS him down! Yuta flounders to a corner, the fans fire up for Mack, and Mack hits a CANNONBALL! The fans fire up while Yuta staggers around again. Mack scoops and SLAMS Yuta, then give shim the “WHOOP WHOOP” STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, ONE?! Yuta is tougher than that, but Mack says that’s just fine. Time for some Stone Cold! But Yuta stops the stunner, then dodges, BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall
Yuta withstood the Mack attack, and he glares into the camera as if he’s daring The Rated R Superstar to try something. Well first, Jon Moxley makes his way out, carrying the AEW World Championship briefcase for himself for once. And he CLOBBERS Mack with it! The fans boo but The Maniac has Yuta hold onto the case. Moxley soaks up the heat from Oakland to then force a cameraman to get in the ring. Moxley also grabs a mic, then he tells Oakland, “This is none of your business! I’ve got a lesson to teach my young protege here about finishing the job.”
Moxley tells Yuta that when he says ready, go take Cope out. Understood? Yuta nods, but Moxley says Cope cannot leave the ring under his own power. Cope cannot have a clear shot at the title, this is what Yuta was made for. Cope does NOT walk away! So finish the job. Moxley clamps onto Mack and tells Yuta to finish the job! Yuta CLOBBERS Mack with the briefcase! Mack falls in a heap, and Moxley takes his leave. The Decoder will battle Adam Copeland this Wednesday, will the last Dynamite before Revolution be Cope’s last Dynamite period? Or is no one ready to get Rated R like Cope?
Mercedes Mone speaks.
“Oaklaaand~! You better say hello to your C E-” Oh hey, it’s Billie Starkz! She has the TBS Championship after how Mone ran away without it last Wednesday. Mone is mad, and she says, “Gimme this!” Mone snatches the title back, Billie says Momo wants Mone to enjoy this while it lasts. Because at Revolution, Momo takes that title for her own. Oh, and Billie got Mone some tea. Billie SPLASHEs it in Mone’s face, payback of her own! Mone is furious, but will she be further humiliated when she downgrades from #FourBeltsMone to just three?
Toni Storm speaks.
Timeless Toni is bedridden, wearing a neck brace, as she says, “You know the nice part about being piledriven on stage and waking up to panicked doctor and dozens of messages asking me if I’ll ever walk again? It really gives you time to think. It gives you time to think if this has all been worth it, or if the past 15 years of my life have been a complete waste of time. Because my dreams have been haunted by a woman who won’t let me wake up. Darling, let’s get lucid. What do you want, Mariah? My title? You can pry it from my cold, dead hips. My soul? I’m going to leave at home. Or do you just want the spotlight that drove you to me in the first place? Now that, I can give you.
“Did you like Australia? Because I consider it foreplay. You want a Hollywood ending? Well so do I. And because nothing ever ends well in Tinsel Town… Disqualifications? I don’t want them. count outs? I don’t need them. Ropebreaks? Piss off! Not a single hold will be barred, and falls count anywhere in the entire bloody building! Mariah… My sweet, dear Mariah… I hope you believe in God, because now… You’re going to meet Her!” Toni yanks her neck brace off, and The Hollywood Ending is now ANYTHING GOES! Will this trilogy’s end be truly timeless?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Clark Connors!
While the Realest is set to face the One & Only once again, with one of them becoming #1 contender to the AEW World Championship, he must sharpen his edge. Will the Most Dangerous Man stand tall against 100 Proof? Or will this War Dog win one for Bullet Club?
The bell rings and Oakland cheers for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Connors runs up, Swerve dodges and fires off fast hands! Swerve CHOPS, but Connors brushes all that off. Swerve says okay, and he CHOPS again! Connors felt that one and he goes to a corner. Swerve says Connors doesn’t know who he’s dealing with. Swerve whips Connors corner to corner, UPPERCUTS, then he snapmares to go up. FALLING UPPERCUT! Swerve hits the Griddy, the fans cheer, and Swerve goes back to Connors. Swerve stands Connors up but Connors pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Connors CLAWS Swerve’s eyes, then whips.
Swerve reverses, Connors redirects, and he POUNCES Swerve! Connors argues with the ref about getting in the way. The fans boo but Connors tells them to shut up. Connors says this is HIS house now! He stomps a mudhole into Swerve, then digs his boots in. The ref counts, Connors steps off, and the fans boo again. Swerve rises, Connors GRINDS his face against ropes! The ref counts, Connors lets go, but he KICKS the ropes to jam Swerve up! Connors stalks Swerve to a corner, CHOPS him, but Swerve just snarls. Swerve CHOPS back, so Connors CHOPS again! And again, and again, and again!
The fans fire up while Connors knees low then stomps another mudhole! The ref counts, Connors stops, but then he UPPERCUTS Swerve! Swerve blocks a kick, slips around, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Swerve cartwheels, traps the arm and pulls the other, to then STMOP the arm! Nana says THAT is the Swerve he wants! Connors bails out while Collision goes picture in picture.
Swerve watches Connors as the ref checks that arm. The arm is working so Connors is still in this. Swerve paces while Connors takes his time returning. Connors goes around the way but Swerve is there to grab the arm! Swerve wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, and Connors goes back tot he floor. Swerve storms after him, clamps onto the bad arm, and wrenches it for a double wristlock. Swerve then hammerlocks the arm to RAM Connors into railing! Nana is fired up while Connors writhes. Swerve storms up on Connors again, stands him up, and puts him in the ring. Swerve KICKS Connors around, stomps him down, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Swerve twists Connors around in a modified Octopus Stretch. Connors endures, fights, but Swerve knuckle locks and RAMS the bad arm! And RAMS it again, and again! Connors ROCKS Swerve with his forearm again and again, but Swerve ROCKS Connors back! Swerve whips, Connors reverses, then Connors goes the other way! But Swerve dodges the Jeep Flipper and even the powerslam! Gator roll and deadlift, but Connors slips free! Connors shoves Swerve, Swerve bounces off buckles, into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down, and Connors goes toa corner.
Connors aims, runs in, but Swerve UP KICKS! And UP KICKS the arm! ROLLING KICK! Connors goes to a corner, Swerve hoists him up top. Swerve climbs up after Connors, and he brings Connors to the top. SUPER DUPER BACK SUPLEX! The fans are all fired up while Swerve covers, TWO! Connors survives but Swerve stays focused. Swerve half nelsons, but Connors fights it, so Swerve switches to the other side. Connors ELBOWS free, but Swerve SOBATS, HAYMAKERS, and ROLLING ELOBWS! Swerve runs, into a HEADBUTT! Connors then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Swerve flounders, Connors runs, but Swerve somersaults! COMPLETE SHOT!
The fans fire up as Swerve goes right up! Connors sits up, into the KILL- NO, Connors dodges to SPEAR!! But he can’t make the cover! Connors crawls over, now he covers, TWO!! Swerve survives and Nana coaches him up. Connors brings Swerve up, puts one out, but Swerve fights the No Chaser to knuckle lock! Straight arm lever, but Connors sunset flips, with tights! TWO!! Swerve escapes, Connors gets around, but Swerve switches. They switch and switch, then Connors ripcords, but again Swerve says no! Swerve WRINGS the arm, then hits a HOUSE CALL! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
That edge is razor sharp, and he says this is the beginning of Swerve’s road back to the world title. First stop: Los Angeles. Swerve tells Ricochet that he is just in Swerve’s way. Swerve will take Ricochet down and take back “our legacy!” The contract signing is this Wednesday, will these two keep it to just putting pen to paper?
AEW shares footage from after last Wednesday Night Dynamite.
The Hurt Syndicate was heading out, ready to have some steaks, when The Outrunners hurried after them. They hope MVP saw that out there! Truth & Turbo did it! They beat the Murder Machines! And now they’re gonna get their chance at the titles, they can’t thank MVP enough! Yes, MVP did see that. But did you see when the Hurt Syndicate went out there, distracted Lance Archer and all that, and then they capitalized on that? No, didn’t think so. But hey, they are men of honor and men of their word, Hurt Syndicate will face The Outrunners for the titles.
But there’s still time before the PPV. MVP suggests they get their business in order. At Revolution, Truth & Turbo will be swimming with sharks. Turbo thought they were wrestling, but sure! This is great, they thank MVP again. The Hurt Syndicate head out, and Truth says this is it! They’ve waited 20 long rookie years for this! They’re gonna be the champs! Truth & Turbo shake hands on it, but will this be their rise to the top? Or will they learn The All Mighty & The Standard of Excellence mean it when they say #WeHurtPeople?
Harley Cameron joins commentary.
Oakland is fired up for the wild Aussie, but Tony Schiavone says she’s not scheduled for anything in particular. What’s she got on her mind? Harley says that as we all know, she just won a big match on Dynamite against Deonna Purrazzo. Schiavone says that’s right, and she got the win. They watch a replay of that finish, and Schiavone congratulates her on that win. Harley thanks him for that, and yes, she has gotten going. And after she hit Deonna with “that,” she couldn’t help but notice that commentary didn’t really call it anything. Nigel McGuiness says that to be fair, Nigel wasn’t there.
But if he had a dollar for every move Tony Schiavone didn’t know the name of, Nigel would be a millionaire. Schiavone says more like just $3. But he didn’t know that Harley was gonna pull that move out so he didn’t know what to call it. Harley says she really hadn’t, so she just gave it a shot. It worked out, so what should we name it? Harley wants to name her finishing move? Yes, she wants to name her finishing move. Wait! That’s it! It’s Harley’s Finishing Move! GENIUS! What? That way, whenever she hits it, just say it! That’s Her Finishing Move! EXACTLY! Schiavone is a genius! And now, FEEL THE WRATH!
Backstage interview with Big Boom AJ & Big Justice.
Alicia Atout is with the Costco Guys as they enjoy their double chunk chocolate cookies, but then Johnny TV bumps past them! Johnny says, “Whoops. I saw you disrespecting my boys, MXM, back when I wasn’t around. But I’m here now.” And so is AJ! Yeah, but the difference is, AJ just go there. Johnny’s been here awhile. And what Johnny would like to see is to find two friends who will take on Johnny & MXM for a Six Man Tag at Revolution! And by the way, Big Justice and a cookie don’t count. Johnny disrespects the cookie, then storms off. Justice says they gotta find two friends and fast.
Six Man Tag: Shane Taylor Promotions VS Nick Ruiz, Vinnie Massaro & Dave Dutra!
Lee Moriarty, Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are looking to represent and redeem STP here on Collision after falling to the Undisputed Kingdom not too long ago. Will #TAIGASTYLE & The Infantry march right through Oakland? Or will they be the ones having to go back to Boot Camp?
The trios sort out and Carlie starts against Vinnie, both men looking like bad news and tattoos. Vinnie wrenches an arm, Carlie breaks free and DECKS Vinnie! Vinnie tags in Ruiz, but Carlie gets around him to RAM him into the STP corner! The Infantry mugs Ruiz, but the ref backs Carlie off. Carlie “apologizes,” but then he jukes the ref to CARLIE CROSSOVER! Ruiz sputters, Dean tags in, and Dean sends Carlie in for a forearm SMASH! Carlie goes back, Dean whips him back in, another forearm SMASH! Dean BLASTS Dutra & Vinnie, then he ELBOWS Ruiz! “This is S T P!” LARIAT! Tag back to Carlie, and Infantry say TWO 2 DA HEAD!!
Tag to Lee Moriarty, and Infantry CLOBBER Dutra & Vinnie on the outside! THE FANG for Ruiz! Cover, STP wins!
Winners: Shane Taylor Promotions, by pinfall
It was barely a warm-up for STP, but they don’t get paid by the hour. Will there be nothing that stops STP rising up- WAIT, Adam Cole makes his way out here now? He doesn’t sweat the STP, but will he have to put in some serious work against Red Death? Or will the TNT Championship be Undisputed?
AEW TNT Championship: Daniel Garcia VS Adam Cole!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and as Garcia says, let’s get it!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as Garcia and Cole stare down. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Cole wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia pries at the hold. Garcia wrenches, wristlocks back, but Cole spins and slips around to a waistlock. Cole SLAMS Garcia down, but lets him up, so he can say, “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” Cole smirks but so does Garcia. They go again, tie up, and Cole wrenches. Cole wristlocks but Garcia rolls. Garcia wrenches, waistlocks, then snapmares Cole for a ghost pin, TWO! Garcia trips Cole, ONE, but then Garcia rolls him again! ONE, and the two stand off again. The fans cheer as Garcia puts up his dukes! AND DOES HIS DANCE!
Cole smirks, offers a handshake, and Garcia accepts. The fans cheer the sportsmanship, but then Garcia keeps Cole close. Garcia whips, drops down, hurdles over, but Cole shoves him. Garcia turns backdrop into TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up while Cole goes to a corner. Garcia runs up and LARIATS! Garcia then climbs up, rains down fists, but Cole slips out at 5 to SUPERKICK the legs out! Garcia is stuck in the ropes, and Cole DRAPING BACKSTABBERS! Garcia writhes, the fans fire up, and Cole drags Garcia up. Cole turns Garcia for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE! Garcia shows some grit but Cole brings him up again.
Cole turns Garcia, HANGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Garcia is still in this but Cole KNEES him in the back. Garcia goes to ropes, Cole CLUBS him, then Cole snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Cole stays on Garcia with another KNEE to the back, then he clamps on a chinlock. Garcia endures, the fans rally, and Garcia fights up. Garcia fires body shots, shoves Cole, but avoids a boot! Cole PELES Garcia, reels him in, fireman’s carries, but Garcia makes it to the apron! Garcia has a leg, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Cole writhes and flops out of the ring. Garcia brings him around and makes him take a seat against barriers!
Garcia gets space, the fans fire up, and Garcia runs in, DROPKICK against railing! The fans are thunderous while Garcia flexes, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Garcia high-fives fans, fist bumps others, then kisses the nice old lady on the forehead. Garcia drags Cole up and THROWS him into barriers! Garcia sends Cole back into the barriers, then puts him in the ring. Garcia storms up on Cole, wraps his leg around ropes, and pulls! Garcia then flexes while he stands on the leg. The ref counts, Garcia has the fans count along, and he steps off at 4. Cole crawls away but Garcia drags him around by a leg, GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Garcia stands on the leg to dig his heel in, and he mocks the “BAYBAY!” Garcia then steps off and Cole goes to ropes. Garcia pulls on the bad leg, but stops at 4.
Garcia looms over Cole, but Cole fires body shots! Garcia stomps the bad leg! Garcia drags Cole around, hooks the legs up, and he gets fans to cheer him and boo Cole, before he STOMPS the knees! Garcia then clamps on a headlock and grinds Cole into the mat. Cole fights up to fire body shots, but Garcia ROCKS him in return! Cole knees low, whips, but Garcia reverses. Garcia runs up, but into a BOOT! Cole runs. Garcia dodges, but then Cole dodges! Both men ROCK each other with forearms, then BOOT each other! DOUBLE LARIATS collide and both men fall! Collision returns to single picture and Oakland rallies for both men.
Cole rises, fireman’s carries, but Garcia slips free. Garcia clamps onto Cole’s neck, Cole breaks free, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia runs, but Cole BOOTS him! Cole fireman’s carries, then USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Garcia survives, Cole slaps his leg, and the fans rally up again. Cole hobbles over to Garcia, suplexes, but Garcia fights, to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT again! But Garcia holds on and says he’s got more! Only for Cole to GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Garcia survives and the fans fire up! Cole goes to a corner, climbs up, and he takes aim. Garcia rises, and he CHOPS first! And CHOPS again! Then he positions Cole and climbs up!
Garcia CLUBS away on Cole’s bad leg, then he brings Cole up. Cole fires body shots, then he CLUBS Garcia! Cole clamps on, but Garcia fights the lift! Garcia CLUBS the bad leg, HEADBUTTS Cole, then brings Cole up again! They go to the very top, for a SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roll through, and then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Cole survives and Garcia is fuming! “This is Awesome!” as Garcia rises. Cole sits up, Garcia reels him back in, but Cole trips Garcia for a jackknife bridge! TWO, 52 Fake Out! Then the SUPERKICK! Cole goes up, takes aim, PANAMA SUNRISE!! Garcia flounders, Cole crawls to the cover, TWO!!!
The fans fire up again as Garcia survives! Perhaps the damage to Cole’s leg was the key. Even so, Cole brings down his kneepad, and here comes the- NO, Garcia ducks The Boom to SAIDO! Cole bails out, Garcia hurries after him! Garcia runs up, into a SUPERKICK! Cole hits THE BOOM!! Cole drags Garcia up and into the ring, then covers, TWO!?! Garcia survives and Cole is shocked! Cole goes back to the corner, Garcia staggers around, but Cole has to abandon the sunrise. SUPER- NO, Garcia blocks the kick to have an ANKLE LOCK!! Cole endures, flails, reaches out, and the fans rally as Garcia puts on more pressure!
Garcia drags Cole back, and GRAPEVINES the leg!! Cole endures, flails, thinks about it, but then he powers his way forward! Oakland is thunderous as Cole claws his way over, to the ROPEBREAK!! Garcia lets go, HAMMERS away on Cole, then backs off to catch his breath. Garcia goes to the apron to join Cole, and he drags Cole up. Garcia lifts for an APRON PILEDRIVER!! Cole is down on the outside and a ring count begins! Cole is still down at 5 of 10, but he stirs at 6! Cole reaches out at 7, hurries to his feet, and he slides in at 9.9! Cole and Garcia stare down, teeth grit, and they stand up to fire forearms! The fans fire up as the shots go fast ‘n’ furious!
Cole and Garcia hit the 15 minute warning, that means five to go! Garcia CLUBS Cole, Cole fires a body shot, but WAIT! STP ATTACKS!!
No Contest; Garcia retains the title.
The fans boo as Lee, Dean & Carlie ruin this match, all to make sure Cole paid for that disrespect! Matt Menard is on commentary, so he storms off to go help Garcia. Only for Shane Taylor himself to CLOBBER him!! Shane talks trash on Daddy Magic, and he takes the TNT Championship from the timekeeper! Shane sits Cole up so Infantry can give him TWO 2 DA HEAD!! And Lee puts Garcia in the BORDER CITY STRETCH!! Will the ROH Pure Champion look to settle things with one of his greatest rivals, all for the TNT Championship?
Big Boom AJ speaks.
“There’s a lot of ego around here in AEW, and the disrespect of the double chunk chocolate cookie! First it was QT Marshall, and tonight, it was that no good Johnny TV knocked the double chunk chocolate cookie right out of my hand. Johnny TV, you said you and your friends, MXM, want to take on Big Boom AJ and two friends at Revolution? Big Justice is out there right now-” Wait, he runs back in! And he tells Papa AJ that he found somebody! C’mon in! It’s Freshly Squeezed Orange Cassidy! That makes three! Whoa, whoa, Big Justice. You will be one of the best wrestlers one day. Maybe even AEW World Champion.
But for Revolution, Justice is better served in the corner. Cassidy says it’s fine, he has a friend. Here comes Mark Briscoe! The Sussex County Chicken says Big Justice can stand down, his opportunity to kick butt in the ring will come in the future! Of that, Briscoe is sure! But for now, please allow Mark Briscoe to do the ass whoopin’, cuz his main man with the game plan, OC, called him up on the cellphone and said, “Do you wanna do some conglomeratin’?” Mark said damn right! It’s been too long since they did that! So the three of them, with Big Justice in the corner, will take on MXM TV!
They think they’re fashionable? They think they’re stylish? Mark’s got their fashion right here! Johnny TV, MXM, at Revolution, Briscoe will whoop dat ass! And he’ll tell you what else! Cassidy has Briscoe hold on. What’s the Word of the Day? Oh, Justice has an idea! He whispers it to Mark, and Mark nods. The word of the day is… BOOM~! Will Big Boom AJ and the Conglomeration be more than #TVReady when AEW arrives in Los Angeles?
Julia Hart VS Queen Aminata!
The Princess of the Black Throne took everything the One True African Queen had to give and still won out. But now it’s round two, and surely both women have prepared new game plans. In fact, Serena Deeb has a quick video message to confirm The Professor of Pro-Wrestling gave Aminata the winning strategy. Will Aminata use what she’s learned? Or will we all learn that the Hart Always Wins?
The bell rings and Julia smirks as she and Aminata circle. They tie up, go around, and Aminata puts Julia in a corner. The ref counts, Aminata lets off, and the fans duel. Julia and Aminata circle, tie up again, and Julia headlocks. Aminata wrenches out, steps over, and gives Julia the twerk attack! The fans fire up, then Aminata headlocks. Aminata hits a takeover, Julia fights around, but the shoulders are down! TWO, and Julia fights up. Julia fires body shots, then headlocks. Aminata powers out the back, headlocks again, and the fans duel more. Julia powers up but Aminata hits another takeover.
The fans rally while Julia endures. Julia headscissors, Aminata kips free, and the two stand off. The fans cheer, the two go again, and they tie up. Julia kicks low, kicks again, then runs. Aminata scoops but Julia tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Aminata goes to a corner, Julia runs up to LARIAT! Julia runs side to side and ELBOWS Aminata! Then Julia snapmares and covers, ONE! Julia clamps onto Aminata with a chinlock, but Aminata fights up. Aminata fires body shots, Julia whips, and Julia ROCKS her! Julia runs, Aminata ROCKS her! Aminata runs, Julia ROCKS her, but then Aminata follows to CHOP BLOCK!
Aminata SMASHES Julia’s knee again and again! The fans fire up and perhaps Aminata is using Serena’s strategy. Aminata looms over Julia while Collision goes picture in picture.
Aminata paces around Julia, stomps the legs, then DDTS the foot! Cover, TWO! Julia is still in this but Aminata looms over her again. Aminata drags Julia up by her hair, snap suplexes, then watches Julia crawl away. Aminata storms up, wraps the bad leg around ropes, and pulls! The ref counts, Aminata runs side to side to BOOT WASH the leg! Cover, TWO! Aminata is annoyed, but she CHOPS Julia on the back! Aminata has the leg, for a KNEE JAMMER! Julia endures, even as Aminata kneels on the leg. Julia fires hands, but Aminata ROCKS her with just one! Aminata then KNEES the hamstring! And KNEES it again!
Aminata drags Julia around, almost toys with her, then KICKS the leg! Julia crawls, Aminata KNEES her in the side, then KNEES her again! Aminata is keeping Julia down while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Aminata has Julia in a leg hook FULL NELSON! Aminata not only bends Julia’s arms back, but she pushes Julia down, making her kiss the canvas! And again, and again, and again! The fans rally as Julia endures, and she powers up to push back! Stack cover, TWO! Aminata lets Julia go to facelock, but Julia fires body shots. Julia then DOUBLE CHOPS! Aminata snarls, swings, but Julia bobs ‘n’ weaves to fire forearm after forearm! Julia runs, LARIATS, but Aminata stays up. Julia LARIATS again, then gets around Aminata. Aminata switches, lifts, but Julia victory rolls! TWO!! Aminata is free, runs up, but only gets buckles!
Julia runs back in, and she FLYING FOREARMS! Then FLYING FOREARMS again! Julia wrenches Aminata, S T O! And STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Aminata stays in this, but Julia clamps on! Aminata fights, the fans duel, and Julia still has the HARTLESS LOCK!! Aminata endures, kicks and fights her way to a cradle, TWO!! Julia lets go in time, but Aminata DOUBLE CHOPS! Julia goes to a corner, Aminata runs up, but Julia BOOTS her down! Julia drags Aminata into the drop zone, STOMPS her, then goes up the corner! The fans fire up for the HART SAULT! But Aminata moves! CROWN HER!!
Julia falls back from that headbutt onto the ropes! Aminata runs, BOOT WASH against the ropes!! #OffWithHerHead!! And then a high stack, AMINATA WINS!!
Winner: Queen Aminata, by pinfall
Serena’s strategies and Aminata’s abilities made for a winning combination here tonight! Brody checks on Julia, but OKADA slithers in! BELT SHOT for Brody!! The Rainmaker mocks the barking, then flips Brody off! Okada beat Buddy in Australia, and he has made Brody the prey rather than the hunter! But will Okada regret punking out Brody like that?
Kenny Omega speaks.
“While I was out for an entire year, having to sit in bed, watching the shows on TV, wondering if I’d ever wrestle again, I had to hear Uncle Don every single week, week in and week out, talk about how Takeshita beat Kenny Omega twice in one week. Takeshita beat Kenny Omega twice in one week, twice in one week, twice in one week. It tends to get on your nerves. It tends to piss you off. And I’m not gonna lie, I’m pissed off as it is. But what I’m about to do to you, Takeshita, it isn’t about revenge. No, it’s not about you beating me twice in one week. It’s about what you hold and what it represents. That belt.
“Because he who holds the belt is regarded as the best. And if you can beat me three times, Takeshita… Maybe it’s time for me to admit something. Maybe it’s time for me to admit that you’re better. Maybe it’s time for me to admit that you really were Don’s real meal ticket. Maybe it’s time for me to admit that I can never challenge for a major belt ever again, and that the old Kenny Omega is gone. But the way that I see it, is that I’ve had an entire year to clear my mind, refocus, hone in on my training, to sharpen all those dull points, to make my weaknesses into strengths.
“Now I don’t have the extra baggage of the friends that left me behind. I don’t have the extra baggage of being an EVP. My entire focus is your belt. It’s not revenge, it’s not because of Don. Not even because of you. I want that gold. At Revolution, I’m taking it.” The Cleaner has made his motives clear, but will he still be The Best Bout Machine? Or is Konosuke Takeshita truly the Alpha to Kenny Omega?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
AEW in Sacramento already has Swerve and Ricochet signing their contract as well as Cope VS Yuta, but now we add Thunder Rosa & Kris Statlander VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford to the mix! Will La Mera Mera & The Galaxy’s Greatest take down the Megasus & Superbad Girl? Or will the former champions be mere stepping stones for the mythical rise of Megan & Penelope?
“Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Bandido VS “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith!
Oakland’s own returns home, and he teams up with The Most Wanted to take on their common enemies! The Learning Tree still hasn’t given up on this grudge, but will they finally put this to bed? Or will Hobbs’ homecoming see him handle #TownBidness?
The teams sort out, and The Powerhouse starts against The Redwood. Oakland is all fired up for Hobbs as he stares down Bill. Bill says okay, okay, nope. Tag to The Bad Apple and the fans boo. Keith steps to Hobbs, gets right in Hobbs’ face, but then he sees how big the biceps, triceps, lats and pecs are. Keith says okay hold on. And he kicks low! Keith whips, but Hobbs blocks! Hobbs whips, Keith leaps, but Keith bounces off of those pecs! Hobbs hauls Keith up, suplexes, and he holds Keith up! The fans fire up, Bandido tags in, and then it’s a handoff to the military press! ONE ARM, then a TOSS back to Hobbs, for a FALL AWAY SLAM!
Keith tumbles away while Hobbs & Bandido stand tall together! The fans are thunderous as Bandido brings Keith up, but Keith hits a body blow! Tag to Bill and the fans boo. Bill towers over Bandido, and he KNEES Bandido low! Bill scoops, Bandido slips free, but Bill blocks the kick to back suplex! Bandido lands out again, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bill still catches him! SKYSCRAPER- NO, Bandido flips free and he aims the finger gun! The fans fire up but Bill is frustrated. Bill calls for the showdown! They go back to back, nod, and they head for corners, only for Bill to turn right around! But Bandido ducks the cheap shot!
Bandido fires off in a corner, whips, but Bill reverses. Bill runs up, Bandido slips to the outside! Bandido GAMANGIRIS, but Bill distracts the ref. Keith BOOTS Bandido, and then Bill BOOTS Hobbs! The fans boo but Redwood and Bad Apple soak up the heat while Collision goes picture in picture.
Bill raises his fist to soak up all that heat, and Keith BOOTS Bandido again! Keith tells Oakland to RESPECT The Learning Tree, then he puts Bandido in. Keith tags in, then stalks Bandido. Keith plays some rope-a-dope before he CHOPS! And then CHOPS! Bandido falls, Keith covers, TWO! Keith rains down punches but the ref reprimands about closed fists. Keith lets off, drags Bandido up, and he brings Bandido over to tag in Bill. The Learning Tree mugs Bandido, and Bill mocks the fans. Bill taunts Hobbs, stands Bandido up, but Bandido fires body shots. Bill ROCKS Bandido, then taunts Hobbs.
Hobbs storms in, the ref has him stand back, and this just lets the Learning Tree mug Bandido more! Keith CHOKES Bandido, but he lets off before the ref catches him. Bill BOOTS Bandido, then tags in Keith. Bandido digs his boot in, stops at 4, and Keith ROCKS Bandido! And ROCKS him again! Keith drags Bandido up, winds up, and DECKS Bandido! Keith CLUBS Bandido, then clamps on with a CAMEL CLUTCH! Bandido endures, Hobbs rallies the fans, but Keith CLAWS at the mask! Collision returns to single picture as Keith stops that, only to bring Bandido up. Bandido fights the clinch, but Bill tags in!
Keith holds Bandido up, Bill kicks low, then Keith hits an EXPLODER! Bill drops a BIG ELBOW! Cover, Hobbs breaks it up! The fans cheer, Bill is mad, but Bill drags Bandido up. Bill hoists Bandido up, but Bandido fires punches! Bandido is free, then he dodges Bill! Bill hits buckles and post! Tag to Keith, and he drags Bandido from Hobbs! The fans boo, but Keith reels Bandido in. Bandido fights the lift to hit a SPRINGBOARD BULLDOG! Bandido crawls over, hot tag to Hobbs! Oakland goes wild as Hobbs rallies on the Learning Tree! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs LARIATS Bill again and again but he stays up!
Hobbs brings Keith around and THROWS him into Bill! The fans fire up and Hobbs LARIATS Bill down!! Hobbs starts up the “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” again, and he SPLASHES Bill in a corner! And SPLASHES Keith in another! SPLASH for Bill! SPLASH for Keith! Another SPLASH for Bill! But then Bill follows, so Hobbs sends him into Keith! Hobbs TOSSES Bill out and he runs at Keith! Keith BOOTS Hobbs, goes up the corner, but Hobbs grabs him first! The fans fire up as Hobbs climbs up, and SUPER POWERSLAMS Keith! Cover, BILL BREAKS IT! Bandido springboards but Bill dodges! Bandido dodges again, but runs into the BIG BOSS MAN SLAM!!
Bill roars, the fans boo, but Bill goes back to Bandido. Bill drags Bandido up, choke grips, and SKYSCRAPER- NO, Hobbs POUNCES Bill! Bill tumbles out, Hobbs rushes Keith, but Keith dodges! Hobbs hits buckles, Keith ENZIGIRIS him! Bandido CHOPS Keith! Keith stays up, both he and Bandido roar! Keith CHOPS, Bandido CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP, but then Keith knees low. Keith whips, Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges, and both men SHOTGUN DROPKICK! The fans are thunderous as they both tumble away! “This is Awesome!” as Bill and Hobbs return! “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” echoes out again.
Bill ROCKS Hobbs, Hobbs ROCKS Bill, repeat! Bill gets the edge, then runs, but Hobbs dodges! Bill gets stuck on the ropes, Hobbs TRUCKS him out of the ring again! Hobbs then helps Bandido up and tells him go up! Bandido finds a corner, climbs it, and then he climbs onto Hobbs’ shoulders! They take aim, for a AIRHARA MOONSAULT onto Bill! Quite the crash landing for Bandido, but Keith rolls Hobbs up! With feet on the ropes!! TWO!!! Hobbs escapes, then dodges a boot, to POUNCE Keith! The fans are thunderous as the straps come down! Hobbs picks Keith up, SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, Hobbs & Bandido win!
Winners: “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Bandido, by pinfall
Now that’s town bidness! Hobbs & Bandido get yet another win over The Learning Tree’s Branches, will Chris Jericho learn to leave this alone? Or will The Nueve not stop until he’s numero uno?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision that had the misfortune of going up against an awesome Elimination Chamber. Though I wonder if having to compete with Elimination Chamber is why they had so many cold open promos this time. FTR VS Kyle & Roddy was still an awesome opening match, and I’m a little surprised they pulled a ropebreak based false finish. But that costing FTR was a clever move, and that’s a great win for Kyle & Roddy. Meanwhile, I should’ve known something would happen during Garcia VS Cole. Garcia VS Cole was definitely better than just Collision, and it fits that STP get involved one more time. The thing is, they already gave us a Triple Threat of Garcia VS Moriarty VS Kyle, so it’s weird if they’re giving us Garcia VS Moriarty VS Cole next.
Great match from Yuta VS Willie Mack to help Death Riders get back up from losing Pac, Claudio & Marina. Yuta VS Cope will be really good but win, lose or draw, you gotta expect Cope and Jay White will take Yuta out. Very good promo from Willow Nightingale, too, and again Willow VS Marina has to be part of the plan. Great match from Swerve VS Connors to show Connors off to a broader American audience, just like with Gabe Kidd last time. Swerve won, of course, so that he has momentum going into the contract signing and #1 contender’s match. That contract signing will definitely show us who’s likely to win at Revolution, though.
We got good stuff from the Hounds of Hell through the cold open and the match of Julia VS Aminata. Aminata winning makes sense, she and Julia are now tied and can have a tiebreaker for like Zero Hour. I would think Julia wins there, and then Aminata has no choice but to face Serena Deeb in that Women’s Pure Rules match in ROH. Okada VS Brody was a natural next step, too, but I don’t think Okada called anyone b*tch tonight so that’s surprising. Great promo from Toni Storm to escalate “The Hollywood Ending,” and great promo from Kenny Omega to put his International Championship in perspective. I would think Toni and Omega each win those matches.
Great promo from Mone and Billie to flip things from Wednesday, and assuming Momo doesn’t win at Revolution, this feels like a natural segue into Mone VS Billie, and then maybe, just maybe, Mone VS Athena happens for All In: Texas, and it’ll be for all the belts between both women. The only downside of that is, I don’t think Mone should become Five Belts Mone and end Athena’s streak, but Mone and TK probably won’t see it that way. I appreciate that in all the years of pro-wrestling that certainly I’ve watched but perhaps ever, Harley Cameron is the first person on screen to go thru the move naming process with commentary. And “Her Finishing Move/Harley’s Finishing Move” is the perfectly simple yet self-aware, meta fourth-wall name for Harley’s move.
Big Boom AJ of course gets back on an AEW PPV, fans still love the guy, and he will make for a fun combination with Cassidy and Briscoe. They will have a great match against #MXMTV, and I would think Big Boom Conglomeration win. Hobbs & Bandido VS Bill & Keith was a great main event, and a natural choice for main event given Hobbs is from Oakland. Hobbs was also the natural choice to win. I have a feeling we’re still getting Hobbs VS Jericho, and if the title is on the line, Hobbs as ROH World Champion is a great move. They can make it Ring of Hobbs!
My Score: 8.7/10
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WWE takes a final twist and turn on the Road to WrestleMania.
While WWE sees its most star-studded Elimination Chamber match ever, Cody Rhodes must decide: Does he become The Rock’s Undisputed Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair VS Naomi VS Bayley VS Roxanne Perez VS Liv Morgan VS Alexa Bliss; Bianca wins and will challenge for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 41.
- Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Tiffany & Trish win.
- Unsanctioned Match: Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn; Kevin wins.
- Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena VS CM Punk VS Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre VS Damian Priest VS Logan Paul; Cena wins and will challenge for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Elimination Chamber Countdown show!
Join Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Wade Barrett & the birthday boy, Big E, as they discuss, analyze and predict all the action for what very well could be a game-changing night!
Kevin Owens arrives backstage.
Wearing a Bret “The Hitman” Hart jacket, The Prizefighter inspects various items that just happen to be backstage. It’s like he’s shopping for weapons to use on Sami Zayn in their Unsanctioned Match! In fact, Kevin takes some wrenches with him! What could Kevin be plotting even now?
Backstage interview with Nia Jax & Candice LeRae.
Byron Saxton brings up their match with Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus. Considering the history here, how personal is the match? Uh, extremely personal, Byron! If you hadn’t noticed, Nia had taken Tiff under her wing for an entire year, taught her everything she knows, then stabbed Nia in the back! Candice echoes, “Stabbed her in the back. Betrayal!” Nia says lucky for her, she has #CandiCane, someone who is truly loyal. And as far as Trish goes, if she’s the hometown hero, that doesn’t say much about the hometown.
Nia is ready to put Trish back into retirement. Candice says Trish will stay there this time. Now take your loud suit and get out of their face. Nia & Candice head out, but will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie have their way? Or will it still be Tiffy & Trish Time in Toronto?
Jackie Redmond & Peter Rosenberg tag in for the Countdown show.
And they help Big E celebrate his birthday! They bring out the cake and they start singing! Happy Birthday, dear Big E~! Happy Birthday to you~!
Exclusive interview with Logan Paul.
The Maverick sits down with Cathy Kelley, and she brings up his three year anniversary of his WWE debut. Even he’s surprised by that. Did he think he’d last long in this company? He always lasts long. It is crazy how everyone else thinks they’re better than him and he’s not. That’s his advantage: they underestimate him. He’s the laughing stock until he gets in the ring. Then how is he preparing for this year’s Elimination Chamber when last year didn’t go his way? He’s actually preparing, that’s the difference. He admits, he was a part timer last year. And that was the one insult that bothered him, because it was true.
And yet, he was still so good. He did the math: if he’s this good at part time, imagine once he’s full time? There is nothing stopping him but himself. In his head, it is just the decision, just a button, a switch to flip. That said, he gives credit where credit is due, he’s up against formidable opponents. Cathy wants to run down each name and he gives an opinion. First: Seth Rollins. Seth Freakin’ Rollins is a freak. Most stay away from him and his weird outfits. Who even makes that stuff for him? Drew McIntyre: It takes everything in Logan’s being to not talk crap, but he can’t because Drew is big and is strong. If Logan faces Drew, it will be a war, so he respects Drew.
But maybe rename “Claymore” to “Cry More” cuz Drew is a cry baby. Damian Priest: No opinions. CM Punk: He really is a punk. Way more than Logan! And yet fans cheer him? Why? Because he’s been around forever? Doesn’t matter. When you look like that and are an a-hole, why do people cheer? John Cena: “Uncle John” is so likeable. But Logan’s faced legends he respects, and there’s no reason he won’t punch Cena in the face. Then who is his biggest threat in the Chamber? Logan himself. If Logan has a goal and falls short, he only sees it as his own fault. It is a mistake he made. He can’t let that happen.
In the Chamber, if Logan stays locked in, stays strong, stays strategic, because he’s the only one with a brain, then he’ll win. Everyone wants to main event, so why does Logan think he should? It is best for business, that’s why. The names in here that transcend wrestling are Logan and Cena. But Logan isn’t here to get famous, he was already famous> he isn’t here to get paid, he was already rich. He is here to compete, for the love of the game. With or without the WWE, he headlines. The Paul family are in the zeitgeist of pop culture. So it is just best for business.
Cathy brings up that Jey Uso is facing Gunther at WrestleMania, so Logan would then face Cody Rhodes. Yeah, been there, done that! He faced that guy as a “rookie.” He didn’t win but it was all experience. Once Logan is seasoned, Cody won’t stand a chance. Second generation, third generation, who cares? Logan is a first generation star. Logan leaves it at that, but will he leave here the winner of Elimination Chamber? Or will that ego be deflated long before the end?
Elizabeth Irving sings the Star-Spangled Banner and O Canada.
The Road to WrestleMania passes through a sinister structure.
Six men and six women step inside, but only one each can come out victorious. Pride, wrath, envy, gluttony, and greed clash with honor, integrity, perseverance, patience and diligence. Time to lock in as everyone gets locked inside, because this is Elimination Chamber!
Women’s Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair VS Naomi VS Bayley VS Roxanne Perez VS Liv Morgan VS Alexa Bliss!
From diabolical depths, this sinister structure demands violence! The GlowEST owe the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour a beating for taking the tag titles, The Role Model and the Prodigy have been beefing across all brands, and Lil’ Miss Bliss is back just to have some twisted fun! Who survives inside the steel to head for gold at WrestleMania 41?
Speaking of Bliss, Alexa makes her entrance first, followed by Roxie. Bayley is next, followed by Bianca. That leaves Naomi to start against Liv, which is just fine by The Glow. The bell rings, the countdown is on, and the fans fire up as Naomi and Liv circle. But wait! JADE CARGILL is here?! That’s a shock to everyone! And is that look on Liv’s face a confession of the truth? Liv says she didn’t do it! Jade BUSTS through into the Chamber, steps right into the ringh, and FIRES OFF ON NAOMI!!! IT WAS NAOMI ALL ALONG!!! Bianca is freaking out as Jade TOSSES Naomi into a corner! Then she drags Naomi up to throw her into steel chainsd!
Toronto is going nuts, Bianca is beside herself, and no one else knows what to make of this! Jade THROWS Naomi into Bayley’s pod, then into Alexa’s! Refs rush in and stop Jade, she shoves them aside to BOOT Naomi down!! Bianca is distraught, fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but Jade isn’t part of this match, she has to leave! Jade ain’t having that, but then she sees Naomi trying to retreat! So Jade SLAMS the door shut on Naomi!! Jade says that is what Naomi gets! Jade leaves, the refs check on Naomi, but there’s no way we can #FeelTheGlow now! Medics hurry out here with a stretcher and Bianca is in tears!
Liv says she told us she was innocent! But then she rubs it in Bianca’s face! The refs call it, Naomi is ELIMINATED! Liv is having too much fun with this, but Toronto sings “Hey hey hey~, goodbye~!” to Naomi. The countdown is here, and first out is… BIANCA! And while she wants to get answers from Naomi, Liv attacks! Liv sends Bianca into Alexa’s pod! And then into Bayley’s pod! Liv grins as she gets to take advantage of a heartbroken Bianca. Liv TOSSES Bianca into the ring, drags her up, but Bianca DECKS Liv! Bianca runs and RAMS Liv in the corner! And again, and again! Bianca then climbs to rain down fists!
The fans count along, but Liv DUMPS Bianca over at 4! Bianca staggers up, Liv runs in, but Bianca sends her into the chains! And again, and again, and again! Bianca TOSSES Liv back in, runs and handsprings, but Liv avoids the moonsault! Liv grins, runs, and basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Bianca is tougher than that but Liv just keeps on her. Liv SMACKS Bianca off the mat, taunts her about how Liv was innocent and Naomi was guilty, then SMACKS Bianca off the mat again. Liv KICKS Bianca in the side, stalks her, and Liv stomps away in the corner. Liv soaks up the cheers and jeers, then runs back in for a forearm SMASH!
Liv whips Bianca corner to corner, runs up, but Bianca BOOTS her! Bianca then pops Liv up and Liv hits buckles! Then Bianca hits a SPINEBUSTER, and the handspring MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but the countdown is back. Bianca and Liv go to opposite ends, and out comes… ROXIE! The Prodigy is ready, and she runs up on Bianca! Roxie ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And kip up! Roxie is already fire dup and she UPPERCUTS Liv! And UPPERCUTS Bianca! And back again! And again! Roxie rolls to then head for Liv, but Liv dodges! Liv ROCKS Roxie, then puts her up top.
Roxie claws at Liv and bumps her off buckles! Roxie uses Liv to leap and RANA Bianca! Then wheelbarrow and VICTORY FACEBUSTER on Liv! Cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Roxie goes up a corner. Roxie FLYING- NO, Bianca stops the rana and lifts Roxie up! Roxie grabs the chains, kicks Bianca away, then CROSSBODIES! Bianca catches her again, but Roxie grabs the braid! Bianca uses that to reel Roxie in, but Roxie tilt-o-whirls, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into chains! The fans fire up, and Roxie ties Bianca to the chains, only for Liv to DROPKICK Roxie down! Cover, TWO! Liv is annoyed but Roxie’s not two-time NXT Women’s Champion for nothing.
Liv whips Roxie to a corner, back body blocks, then comes back for a SHINING WIZARD! Liv kicks Roxie away, goes up and CODE- NO, Roxie dodges! DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! They flounder away but the fans fire up. The countdown is back again, and next out is… BAYLEY! The Role Model is right there to get Roxie with forearms! She brings Roxie into the pod to throw her all around! Bayley fires more forearms, dribbles Roxie off the Plexiglas, then leaves her behind. Liv runs up, Bayley sends her into chains! And then back in! And then she KNEES Liv down! Bayley then catches Roxie, BAYLEY2BELLY into chains!
Bayley sees Bianca, who were really only friends because of Naomi. The wound is still fresh for both of them but Bayley says tune that out, worry about this. They go, Bayley waistlocks but Bianca switches. They switch and switch, Bayley puts Bianca on the outside, but she doesn’t pull the braid. They fire forearms, Bianca ROCKS Bayley, but Bayley blocks a kick! Bayley KNEES Bianca, then has Toronto rallying behind her! SUNSET BUCKLE BOMB! Cover, TWO! Bianca’s still the toughEST, but here comes Liv! Bayley TOSSES Liv, then drags Bianca to the drop zone. Bayley goes up to MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO!
Bayley keeps her eyes on Liv and Roxie before she climbs a corner. But Roxie still anchors a leg! Roxie gets under Bayley to POWERBOMB her! Roxie pushes Bayley into the ring, then she climbs up for a FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives and Roxie shrieks! But Liv hits a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Roxie stays in this and Liv grows frustrated. Bliss is all smiles, because as the countdown returns, it’s her turn! The door opens, and it’s time to play. The fans fire up as Bliss stares Liv down from afar. Bliss steps in, Liv runs up, but Bliss dodges to SLAP, ROCK, and THROW Liv down! Bliss rains down fists but Roxie goes after her.
Bliss ELBOWS Roxie away, then grabs her by the neck! STO! Then Bliss HAMMERS away on Roxie! Liv drags Bliss up but Bliss hits a JAWBRAEKER! Bliss clinches, Liv fights free, but Bliss DROPKICKS her down! Bayley rolls Bliss up, TWO! Bliss DECKS Bayley, that right hand still packs a punch! The fans fire up and Bliss runs to DOUBLE KNEE Bayley in the back! And then a BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bayley survives but Bliss brushes that off. Bliss drags Bayley up, SLAPS her back down, then adds INSULT2- NO, Roxie kicks and TOSSES Bliss! Then she whips Bliss into chains! Roxie wants revenge for just last night!
Roxie digs her boot in, talks trash on Bliss and the fans, but then Bliss avoids the stomp! BACKBREAKER! Roxie writhes, Bianca DECKS Bayley! Bayley gets up to hit back, she and Bianca brawl, but Bliss CFROSSBODIES! Bianca & Bayley catch her to DOUBLE POWERSLAM! Then Bayley puts Bianca through ropes to HOTSHOT STUNNER! Bayley runs and DIVES to basically SPLASH them both! But Liv RAMS Bayley into a pod! Liv then brings Bayley around the way to RAM her into the pod again! But Bayley steps over to ROSE PLANT Liv!! Liv sputters, Bayley hurries to drag Liv into the ring, but Roxie rolls Bayley! TWO!!
Bayley gets up, Roxie tilt=o-whirls to LA MYSTICA! CROSSFACE!! Bayley endures, flails, reaches around, rolls, but Roxie holds on! They roll to the outside! Bayley grabs at the chains, claws at Roxie’s hands, and the chains hurt Roxie’s fingers! Roxie is furious and she THROWS Bayley into the chains! Roxie drags Bayley up again, claims she was never Roxie’s role model, but then Bayley gets Roxie in the ropes! Roxie steals the HOTSHOT STUNNER! Then Roxie goes up, up, LIONSAULT onto knees!! Bayley catches Roxie for the ROSE- NO, Roxie powers out! Roxie runs, wheelbarrows, but Bayley DUMPS her out!
OBLIVION!! Cover, Liv ELIMINATES Bayley!! Liv grins as she takes out The Role Model, and we’re already down to four! But then Bianca locks her eyes on Liv. Liv runs away but can only go up! Bianca climbs after her! They’re on top of a pod! Liv kicks at Bianca but Bianca still makes it up there. Liv SMACKS her off the Plexiglas! Bianca ELBOWS Liv in return! Liv grabs the braid! She wants to take Bianca down with her! Bianca snatches her hair free and WHIPS Liv on the back! Liv dangles, Bianca kicks her down! The fans are fired up with Bianca as she takes aim! Bianca SUPER CROSSBODIES onto Liv, Bliss and Roxie!!
The fans are thunderous as Bianca rises, but then even she flops down against the steel. The fans declare “This is Awesome!” as Bianca crawls and covers Roxie, TWO! Bianca hurries to cover Liv, TWO! Bianca seethes, but she runs up on Bliss! Bianca RAMS Bliss, puts her up top, then climbs up after her. Bliss fights the suplex, Liv & Roxie join in! TOWER OF DOOM!! The fans fire up again after that Double Powerbomb Superplex! All four women sputter and stir. Liv runs up on Bianca, Roxie SUPERKICKS her first! Roxie POSTS Bianca, then SOBATS! Roxie hops on, but Bianca pops her off! Liv hits a CODE BREAKER!
TWISTED BLISS!! Cover, Bliss ELIMINATES Roxie!! Bliss grins, and she sees Liv and Bianca in opposite corners. They all stand up, watching the others. Liv runs up, Bliss kicks her down! Bliss dodges Bianca, fires forearms, but Bianca shoves her back! Bianca wrenches and torture racks, KISS OF- RANA for Liv! Bliss then drop toeholds Bianca, then she stands on Bianca for STOMPS! Liv THROWS Bliss down, drags Bianca up, and snap suplexes! Una Amiga! The fans boo but Liv hits Dos Amigas! Liv goes again, THREE AMIGAS! Liv gives some Latina Heat before the ENZIGIRI! Liv grins, and she wants to dial it up!
Liv runs, but Bliss catches her! TWISTED SISTER rolled up!! TWO!! Bliss escapes, but Liv kicks her low! Bianca torture racks Liv! Liv fights free, waistlocks, but Bianca switches. O’Conner Roll, TWO, and into TWISTED SISTER!! But Liv jackknife bridges Bliss, and holds Bianca’s braid!! Liv ELIMINATES Bliss!! The fans boo but Liv drags Bianca by that braid! Cover, TWO!!! Bianca survives and Liv is beside herself! Liv puts Bianca in the ropes, shoves her to chains and uses the braid like a yoyo string! She just sends Bianca into chains again and again! Then she YANKS Bianca into the ring to cover, TWO!!!
Liv is growing frustrated, but this is why Bianca is the ToughEST. The fans rally for “E S T! E S T!” Liv shakes her head, goes up a corner, and she leaps, FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Bianca staggers up, and she SPEARS!!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives, Bianca is beside herself, but the fans rally up even harder! Bianca goes to the outside to fetch Liv, and she reels Liv in. Bianca hoists Liv up, but Liv grabs the chains! Liv rains down fists, but Bianca stops the rana! Bianca SWINGS Liv into the pod! And into chains! And pod! And repeat! Then a POWERBOMB into the ring! The fans are thunderous as Bianca climbs up!
Bianca aims to 450 SPLASH onto knees!! Liv saves herself, runs up, OBLIV- NO, Bianca slips around to torture rack! KISS- NO, Liv lands out to CODE BREAKER!! OBLIVION BLOCKED! One more torture rack, one more KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, BIANCA WINS!
Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the Women’s World Championship)
From that truly emotional start to a gritty finish, Bianca Belair is going back to WrESTleMania! She’ll still want to know #WhyNaomiWhy, but can she focus on Rhea Ripley VS Iyo Sky this Monday Night Raw? Speaking of, Rhea and Iyo are both here! They both meet Bianca on stage for quite the stare down between them all. What combination will we be getting for Mania in Vegas?
Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!
A generational showdown features a dream team that some fans dared not dream! The WWE Women’s Champion stands alongside the living legend, but is it Tiffy Time for Stratusfaction? Or will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie treat Tiffy & Trishy like trash in Toronto?
The teams sort out and Candice starts against Trish. They circle, the fans rally up, and Trish THESZ PRESSES! Trish rains down fast hands, but then she dodges Nia! Tiff ROCKS Nia, then steps in to fire hands. Nia shoves Tiff, but Tiff & Trish DOUBLE DROPKCIK! Nia tumbles out, Trish gets Candice for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Trish drags Candice up, tags Tiff, but Nia drags Trish out! Nia HEADBUTTS Trish down, btu Tiff FLYING FOREARMS! Tiff fires off on Nia, but Candice WRECKS Tiff with a dropkick! Candice then THROWS Tiff into steel steps! Candice puts Tiff back in the ring, CLUBS her down, then CLUBS her again.
Candice drags Tiff up, bumps her off buckles, then tags Nia. Candice wrenches Tiff’s arm and sends her into Nia’s SEATED SENTON! Nia mocks the Tiffy Time and the Trish point, which the fans boo. Nia drags Tiff up to SMACK her off the mat! Nia taunts Tiff, says Tiff ain’t ish without her, then pushes her down. Nia CHOKES Tiff on the ropes! The ref counts, Nia YANKS Tiff back, then clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Tiff endures as Nia thrashes her around, and the fans rally up. Tiff fights up, JAWBREAKERS free, then BOOTS Nia! Tiff ELBOWS Candice but Nia SPLASHES Tiff in the corner!
Nia has Tiff in the drop zone, goes up the corner, but Tiff YANKS her down! The fans fire up and Tiff crawls! Hot tag to Trish! Trish fires haymakers on Nia! The fans fire up, Trish dodges Nia to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! Trish puts Nia in a corner, then puts some stank on the CHOP! Trish then kicks Nia low, runs and CHICK KICKIS! Nia stays on one knee, so Trish whips. Nia reverses, Trish tilt-o-whirls and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Nia is tougher than that, but here comes Candice! Trish dodges to SPINEBUSTER! Trish kicks Nia, headlocks, and she points up! STRATUS- NO, Nia stops that and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO!
Nia is annoyed but Trish is still tough. Nia pushes Trish around, tells her to stay down, then looms over her. Nia says “SUCK IT!” then drags Trish up by her hair. Nia taunts Trish’s kids! The fans boo, Nia shoves Trish down, then she RAGDOLLS Trish! Nia THROWS Trish down, then soaks up the heat. Nia says kiss this, then stalks Trish. Nia pushes Trish around, and she has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Trish endures as she dangles off the mat! Candice tags in before Nia SWINGS Trish into buckles! Candice runs, DROPKICK! Trish falls, Candice covers, TWO! Candice stays on Trish, SLAMS her down, and the fans boo.
Candice stomps Trish around, keeps her from Tiff, and clamps on a keylock. Trish endures, the fans rally, and Trish fights up. Trish fires fast hands, but Candice THROWS Trish down! Cover, TWO! Trish stays in this and Candice grows frustrated. Candice clamps on with a facelock, then she suplexes! Cover, ONE!! Trish shows that toughness but Candice drags her with a chinlock! Tag to Nia, Nia sits Trish up in the corner, and she mocks Tiff. Nia runs to HIP ATTACK Trish! And rubs it in with a STINK FACE! Nia soaks up the heat, tags in Candice, and they dig their boots in! The ref counts, Candice lets off, and she stands Trish up.
Trish fires haymakers! The fans fire up but Candice RAMS her into the corner! Candice gets space again, and sucker punches Tiff! But Trish takes Nia down! Trish and Candice run at each other, DOUBLE FACEBUSTER! The fans rally up as Trish and Candice crawl. Trish reaches out, hot tag to Tiff! Toronto fires up as Tiff rallies on Candice! Tiff then dodges and CLOBBERS Candice! Tiff then handsprings and BACK ELBOWS! Tiff BLASTS Nia, too! Tiff blocks a kick, trips Candice, jackknife and roll through, ALABAMA SLAM! Nia is in but Tiff SPINEBUSTERS her!? The fans are thunderous as Tiff hits a DOUBLE TIFFY STOMP! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally behind Tiff more as she drags Candice into the drop zone. Tiff goes to the corner, goes up, up, and- NO, Candice trips Tiff up! Tiff tumbles, Candice hurries to tag Nia! Step-up SENTON, then a LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO!! Nia is shocked but she hauls Tiff up. Tiff shove Nia into Candice! Then she gets around Nia to SAIDO!! Tiff shows incredible strength, and she hot tags Trish! Candice ELBOWS Trish, goes up, but Trish goes after her! STRATUSPHERE! Cover, Nia ELBOWS it apart! Then she CLOBBERS Tiff! Nia soaks up the heat, drags Candice to the corner and tags herself in.
Nia drags Trish to a drop zone, then goes up. But Trish GAMANGIRIS! Trish then goes up to the very top! The fans fire up for a SUPER DUPER STRATUSFACTION!! Cover, Candice LIIONSAULTS but Trish moves! Candice hits Nia, Trish hot tags Tiff back in! Tiff baits Candice in, TOSSES her out, then she hurries up the corner! PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER on Nia!! Cover, Tiff & Trish win!
Winners: Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus, by pinfall
Tiffy & Trishy celebrate together as the stand tall in Toronto! And now with the Road to WrestleMania cleared of distractions, will the Center of the Universe be able to focus on The Queen?
Unsanctioned Match: Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn!
For over 20 years, these two have been the best of friends and the worst of enemies, so it is both a shame and absolutely fitting that it could all end with this. But in the end, The Prizefighter’s selfishness and paranoia has turned him against the last person he had left. WWE will be hold harmless so there is nothing holding these two back. Who doesn’t so much win as survives this final showdown inside the Rogers Centre Sky Dome?
The bell rings and the fans are already fired up! Kevin and Sami stare down as the singing of “Ole~, Ole Ole Ole~” echoes out. Sami tells Kevin that Kevin’s the one to blame for this, not Sami. But Kevin fires the first punch! They go back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans are fired up again! Sami gets Kevin down, rains down fists, then lets off. But Kevin gets up to ROCK Sami! Kevin whips Sami and ELBOWS him down, but Sami’s right up to DECK Kevin! The fans fire up but Sami checks his neck. That package piledriver from weeks ago still did a number on him. Sami brings Kevin up but Kevin fights the Blue Thunder!
Kevin suplexes Sami to hang him out to dry! Then he SENTONS! Kevin goes out, drags Sami out to join him, but Sami POSTS Kevin! Sami stalks Kevin, but Kevin CHOPS him! Sami ROCKS Kevin, fans want tables, but Sami POSTS Kevin again! Sami stalks Kevin, pushes him into the ring, then goes looking under the ring. Sami brings out a chair, which fans like. Then Sami gets another chair! And another chair! Kevin grabs a chair to JAM Sami! And he SMACKS Sami on the back! Sami writhes, Kevin SMACKS him again! Kevin waits for Sami to sit up again, and he SMACKS Sami back down! The ref checks on Sami but Sami drags himself up.
Kevin winds up, but Sami avoids the headshot! Chair hits ropes and it comes back to SMACK Kevin! Sami hurries to get the chair, and he SMACKS Kevin on the back! Kevin writhes, but Sami SMACKS him again! Sami stalks Kevin out of the ring, takes aim, and he SMACKS Kevin again! Sami brings Kevin around, puts him in the ring, then JAMS him up with chair after chair! Sami stacks the chairs on Kevin, then thinks of something. Sami goes outside, looks under the ring, and he brings out a HOCKEY STICK! The fans like that, too! Canada just won the Four Nations Faceoff, so Sami SMACKS away on Kevin! Kevin bails out and the fans fire up!
Sami goes out after Kevin, and he looks under the ring. Sami brings out a TABLE! The fans cheer again, and Sami brings the table around to set it up. Sami stands that up by the barriers, but Kevin sends Sami into a POST! Kevin gets that hockey stick, JAMS Sami up, then CHOKES Sami with it! The stick is in Sami’s mouth, and Kevin BITES Sami’s face!! The fans tell Kevin he’s sick but Kevin doesn’t even register anything but the table. Kevin then brings out a second table! Kevin sets that up, on top of Sami’s table! The fans like this double decker, but then Sami HIGH STICKS Kevin! And CLOBBERS him over barriers!
The fans fire up as Sami goes out after Kevin, chases him around behind the timekeeper’s area, and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as the action is even closer! Kevin CHOKES Sami with a security stanchion sash! The fans fire up as Kevin brings Sami along, but Sami fights back with haymakers! They brawl further on through the crowd, to the very back rows, and the fans are loving it! Sami kicks low, ROCKS Kevin, then he grabs a trash can! Kevin goes up the bleachers but Sami pursues! TRASH CAN ATTACK! The fans rally behind Sami as he JAMS Kevin up, thebn puts the can on Kevin’s head! Sami ROCKS Kevin through the can!
Kevin goes back down to ground level, Sami hot on his trail. Kevin SMASHES Sami with a bottle!! But Sami gets around to BLUE THUNDER BOMB through a table!! Not even the table they set up but good enough! Toronto loses its mind, to POWERBOMB him through another table!! The fans are going even wilder while Sami seethes. “This is Awesome!” as Sami drags Kevin up from the wreckage, SHOVES him down the aisle, and then brings a trash can lid with him. Kevin hurries back to ringside but Sami SMACKS him with the lid! Kevin hobbles, stumbles, and falls, but Sami SMACKS him again! Now Kevin crawls his way to ringside!
Sami stalks Kevin, still armed with the lid. Kevin grabs the ring bell and CLOBBERS Sami!! And CLOBBERS him again!! Kevin SMACKS Sami with the trash can lid again and again and again! Sami hunkers down in the timekeeper’s area while Kevin goes to commentary. He uses a monitor to SMASH Sami! Kevin drags Sami back to the ring, then he climbs. But Sami ROCKS Kevin first! Sami goes up, the fans rally, but Kevin fights with body shots! Sami fires body shots in return! Sami knows what Kevin does to counter the superplex, so now he- NO, Kevin slips under and SHOVES Sami off the corner! Sami crashes through the double decker tables!!!
Toronto loses their minds all over again while the ref checks on Sami. Kevin drags Sami into the ring, and he has a chair set up. Kevin pump handles, torture racks, LAST OF THE DRAGONS THROUGH THE CHAIR!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sami survives and Toronto fires up! Kevin seethes, but Sami manages to SLAP him from below! Kevin pushes Sami down, drags him back up, and he fires Kawada Kicks! Kevin whips Sami to ropes, POP-UP- NO! Sami slips through, slips around, SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kevin gets right up, takes another swing, SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF on what’s left of that chair! And Toronto is going nuts again!
Sami roars as he rises, and he aims from a corner! Sami runs in, Kevin sends the ref in, HELLUVA KICK takes out the ref!! Kevin kicks low, STUNNER!! Cover, but the ref is down! Charles Robinson appears, counts, TWO!! Kevin is pissed, so he CLOBBERS Lil’ Naitch!! The fans are thunderous as Kevin’s rage reaches a new level! A third ref slides in mostly to check Robinson, and he tells Kevin to be reasonable. Yeah, easier said than done. Kevin goes out, and he finds another table! Kevin slides the table in while Sami shakes out his arms. Sami’s neck is still an issue, but Kevin finishes putting his table in the drop zone.
Kevin stops Sami from getting a chair, and then SMACKS him with it! Sami sputters, but he still sits up. Sami is smiling!? Maybe he’s just as sick as Kevin after all! Kevin drags Sami over to the table, HEADBUTTS him onto it, then he sets a chair on top of Sami! Kevin goes up, but Sami rises! He CHUCKS the chair at Kevin! Kevin gets hit in the face and now he’s dazed up top! Sami shakes out the rest of the cobwebs, and he glares up at Kevin! Sami SLAPS Kevin, climbs up, but Kevin is still too good against superplexes! SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER through the table!!! Both men are down and Toronto loses their minds once more!
Kevin crawls from the wreckage, covers, ref Ryan Tran counts, TWO!?!?! Sami survives again and shocks everyone! Kevin rises, but producers come out here now to say Sami’s had enough. The fans boo, but then Kevin JAMS Sami up with a chair! Kevin stands Sami up in the corner, looks him in the eye and says this is ALL Sami’s fault! Kevin CHOKES Sami, runs corner to corner, but Sami follows! HELLUVA KICK!!! Both men fall, the fans fire up, and Sami reaches out! Sami manages the cover, TWO?!?! Kevin survives and Toronto is in disbelief! The fans rally for Sami as hard as they can, and Sami goes outside.
Sami shakes the arms in hopes of getting feeling again. Sami brings out another chair, and another chair, and then notices something special under there. Sami brings out a chair wrapped in BARBED WIRE!! Did Mick Foley leave that there or something?! Either way, the fans want Sami to use it! Sami gets in the ring, Kevin panics, and he wants mercy! But Sami KICKS Kevin, to then SMACK Kevin with the barbed wire chair!! Sami snarls, the fans say “ONE MORE TIME!” so Sami SMACKS Kevin with it again!! Kevin writhes, but Sami has an even nastier idea. Sami sits the chair up, brings Kevin over, and they brawl!
Kevin fires a knee, runs up, but Sami drop toeholds Kevin onto the barbed wire chair!!! Kevin writhes as he clutches his face! Sami then hurries to set up the normal chairs together, and he puts the barbed wire chair across them like a bridge! Sami hoists Kevin up, BLUE THUDNER BOMB ONTO THE CHAIRS!!! Cover on the chair, TWO?!?!?! Kevin refuses to stop, even after all that! “This is Awesome!” as both men go to opposite corners. Sami grits his teeth, runs in, but into a POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Sami writhes and flounders right out of the ring, his neck and back still in awful shape! But Kevin goes out, and he brings a chair with him.
Kevin drags Sami up, to put the chair around Sami’s head! Fans freak out already as Kevin whips Sami INTO THE POST!!! Sami falls in a heap, but Kevin is not done! Kevin stands Sami up, to POST him again!! The chair falls away while Sami slumps back down. Kevin drags Sami up again, because he looks to the apron. It’s how this began here in the WWE! Kevin hits a POP-UP POWERBOMB to the apron!! More and more producers show up, but Kevin gets in their face! He won’t let them stop this! ANOTHER APRON- NO!! Sami fights it to fire fists!! Kevin kicks low, reels Sami in again, ANOTHER APRON POWERBOMB!!!! Kevin shoves Sami into the ring, covers, and wins!
Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall
The friendship is dead and buried, and now medics rush in to check on Sami. Kevin stands up and security ushers him away. No, wait, Kevin wants to go back?! Kevin DECKS guard after guard, then rips floor mats away!? Kevin exposes concrete, then drags Sami from the ring!! BUT RANDY ORTON IS HERE?!? Kevin can’t even fathom that this is possible, but yes, The Viper has returned! Kevin goes to the ring to wait on Randy, the fans sing along with Voices, and Kevin says fine! Bring it! Randy throws off his jacket, rushes into the ring, and the brawl is on! Orton fires hands on Kevin, has him in the corner, then blocks a kick! R K O!!
The fans are going wild and Orton says, “You wanna try and break my neck?!” Orton sees one of those chairs and picks it up! Orton looks at Kevin as Kevin sputters on the mat. Orton looms over Kevin, looks at the chair, but then tosses the chair aside. Instead, Orton prepares the kneepad and boot. Orton backs up, lines up the shot, and he runs at Kevin, only for security and producers to swarm him! Kevin runs away, the fans boo, but then Orton RKOs a security guard! And another guard! And another! And then he shakes hands with the fourth guy, before another RKO!! The Apex Predator is going to be hunting The Prizefighter, will this take them all the way to WrestleMania 41?
Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena VS CM Punk VS Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre VS Damian Priest VS Logan Paul!
While Cody Rhodes has yet to give his answer to The Rock, this match determines who challenges him for THE Undisputed WWE Championship! And while The Final Boss wants The American Nightmare as his champion and his “brother,” everyone else wants their moment on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Pain is the price you pay to have it all, but who uses the other five as stepping stones towards that spotlight?
The Maverick makes his entrance first, waiving the star-spangled banner just to troll Toronto. Next out is the Archer of Infamy, followed by the Second City Saint. Then the one and only John Cena makes his entrance, “The Last Time is Now” written on his powder blue towel with the Canadian flag on it. That leaves the Scottish Terminator to start off against The Visionary, The Revolutionary, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins! The fans sing with the song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and the bell rings. Rollins and McIntyre stare down, but the clock is ticking. Drew and Rollins look to the sign, then Drew runs up! Rollins dodges the Claymore, but Drew dodges the stomp!
Drew picks Rollins up, RAMS him into a corner, but Rollins gets out to fire haymakers and body shots! Rollins climbs, rains down fists, and Punk applauds as Rollins BITES Drew’s face! Rollins lets off to then CROSSBODY, but Drew catches him! Drew TOSSES Rollins to the floor! Rollins writhes, the fans rally, and Drew storms out after Rollins. Drew stands Rollins up to SHOVE him into the chains! The fans troll Drew with chants for Punk. Drew GRINDS Rollins’ face against the chain, even tries to shove him through a gap! Then Drew SMACKS Rollins off the chains! Drew tells Punk that he’ll get his soon enough. Punk says sure, if Drew stays in this.
Drew hauls Rollins up, and he whips, only for Rollins to reverse! Drew bounces off Punk’s pod! Rollins does more, Punk eggs Rollins on, “harder! Harder!” Rollins DRIBBLES Drew off the Plexiglas and Punk loves it. Rollins LARIATS Drew into the ring, then springboards in, FLYING KNEE! Rollins keeps moving, and he KNEES Drew down again! Cover, TWO! Rollins keeps cool while Drew goes to a corner. Rollins runs up to ROCK Drew. Rollins whips, Drew reverses, but Rollins goes up and over! Rollins keeps moving, but Drew hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Rollins crawls away but Drew pursues.
Drew looms over Rollins, drags him up, and then suplexes, but Rollins fights it! Rollins fires body shots, but so does Drew! Drew CLUBS Rollins, and snap suplexes him to the floor! Rollins writhes, Drew looms over him again, and Drew soaks up the heat. Drew whips Rollins, Rollins goes up but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew peels a crossbar and Punk loves this, too! CATAPULT GUILLOTINE into the bar!! Rollins writhes and coughs, Punk likes that, and the countdown is here. Drew sits and watches Punk, but is it Punk’s time to play? The Chamber says… PRIEST! The fans fire up as The Punisher steps in.
Priest, Rollins and Drew are in the ring, but Priest and Drew brawl! Drew knees low then CHOPS! Priest CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Then he KICKS, KICKS, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Drew staggers, Priest runs at Rollins, BACK ELBOW! Priest clinches Drew, FLATLINER! Priest runs to COMEBACKER LARIAT on Rollins! Priest hauls Rollins up, reels him in, and Canadian Racks! RAZOR’S EDGE onto Drew! Rollins and Drew fall on the outside, but Priest runs to jump up, only for Drew to GLASGOW KISS! Then after the headbutt comes a NECKBREAKER! Drew kips up, he takes aim, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” Rollins’ SUPERKICK hits first!
Priest has Rollins, SOUTH OF- NO, Rollins slips free to kick out legs and SUPERKICK Priest down! Rollins runs but Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! And a deadlift POWERBOMB onto Priest! Cover on Rollins, TWO!! Rollins just barely gets out of that, but Drew storms up on Priest. Drew puts Priest up top, climbs up after him, but Priest fights with body shots! Priest trips Drew, ROCKS him, and Drew is in the Tree of Woe! Toronto tells off Logan Paul just because, but Rollins goes up after Priest! Drew adds on, SPIDER GERMAN SUPERPLEX COMBO!! The fans fire up while all three men are down! And the countdown is here!
The Chamber sends out… LOGAN PAUL! The fans boo but Logan revels in it. Logan then springboards in, CROSSBODY on Drew! Cover, TWO! Logan just steps on Priest, then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Logan goes after Rollins and fires body shots! Logan then JABS, JABS, JABS, and kicks! Logan hooks a leg, FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO! Logan stays calm and eggs Toronto on. But Priest rises up! Logan throws his headband away, but gets a BELL CLAP! Logan staggers, Priest LARIATS Logan up and out! Priest then hurries to bring Logan around, and he SMACKS Logan off his own pod!
The fans fire up as Priest DRIBBLES Logan, then UPPERCUTS him! Priest DIGS Logan’s face into chains! The fans cheer, but Drew CLUBS Priest! Priest hits Drew back, SMACKS him off the chains, then knuckle locks so he can go up the corner. Priest tightrope walks, for a FLYING RANA!! Priest stands, but Logan’s ONE LUCKY PUNCH hits! Gut wrench and SLAM! Priest is down, Logan goes to the ring, and he loads up, aiming at Rollins. Rollins rises, Logan runs up, Rollins SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO!! Logan survives but barely! And the countdown is back! The Chamber chooses… CENA! The fans fire up as Cena is let loose!
Cena rallies on Rollins with those signature SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he fireman’s carries Priest, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! Then a SPIN OUT BOMB for Logan! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Rollins! Cena tells Logan, “You Can’t See Me~!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Then the fireman’s carry and ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! CLAYMORE from Drew!! Cena flounders, Drew grabs him, but Priest ghost pins Drew! PRIEST ELIMINATES DREW!!! Priest uses Drew’s obsessions against him again! Drew looks at the Mania sign while the fans sing, “Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye~!” Drew CLAYMORES Priest!!
Drew seethes, storms out, but Logan goes up a corner! Logan aims at Priest, but then he sees the pod behind him. Logan decides to escalate as always. Logan taunts Punk, then SUPER DUPER FROG SPLASHES!! Cover, Logan ELIMINATES Priest! We’re already down to four, and despite Toronto’s wishes, Logan’s one of them. Logan watches Punk as the countdown is back. Punk is let loose, and the brawl is on! The fans are thunderous as Punk hammers away on Logan, then snap suplexes him! Punk waits for Logan to stand, then runs up to SHINING WIZARD against the post!
Punk DRIBBLES Logan off the pod wall! The fans fire up with every SMACK off Plexiglas! Punk then THROWS Logan into steel chains! Punk says BEST IN THE WORLD, and the fans fire up as he climbs! Punk points to the Mania sign, because he knows he’s this close to it. But then he looks over and sees John Cena. The fans are thunderous as after all this time, these two meet again. Punk steps into the ring, he and Cena both saying they’re the one going to Mania. But then Rollins BOOTS Punk down! Rollins rains down fists, but Cena drags Rollins up. Rollins shoves Cena and says Punk is HIS.
Rollins knows Cena has been gone a long time, but maybe he should go film more movies, because Rollins gets Punk. Rollins goes after Punk, but Cena turns Rollins around to fireman’s carry! Rollins claws free, fires hands, but so does Cena! They go back and forth, the fans more on Cena’s side than Rollins’s! The shots keep going, but Logan DOUBLE BUCKSHOTS them down! The fans boo, but Logan reloads. Logan wants someone to get up, so he BUCKSHOT- NO, Punk wrenches, spins, and SLAPS Logan! Fireman’s carry, GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, Punk ELIMINATES Logan!! The fans love that! Punk, Cena and Rollins reset, 26 world titles between them.
Punk waits as Cena and Rollins get up. The fans are going nuts for all three of them as they slowly circle. But then Cena and Punk come to an understanding that Rollins is in their way! They brawl with Rollins, Rollins holds his own but Cena & Punk ROCK him back and forth! Rollins is pinballed, Cena hoists Rollins up! Punk runs, HART ATTACK!! The fans love that shoutout to the Hart Foundation, and Punk says now he and Cena can get down. They circle, but then Cena offers a handshake. Punk considers it, but says let’s hug. So Cena and Punk hug it out! The fans cheer, and then the hands start flying!
The fans fire up as Cena and Punk throw hands back and forth! Punk kicks low, Cena punches low! They keep going back and forth, then Cena dodges to get on those SHOULDER TACKLES! And then a SPIN OUT- FLYING MARE! Punk SHINING WIZARDS in the corner, but Cena stops the bulldog to SPIN OUT BOMB! And then “You Can’t See Me~!” But Punk kicks! Cena blocks, but Punk kicks Cena away! Fireman’s carry, GO TO- NO! Cena catches that leg, S T F!! Punk flails, reaches out, but he’s caught! Punk slips his hands into the hold, wrenches free, ANACONDA VICE!! Cena endures now, even as Punk thrashes!
Cena rolls Punk, TWO! Cena swings, into the swinging NECKBREAKER! Both icons are down, but Punk goes to a corner! Punk climbs, but Rollins is up! Punk AX HANDLES Rollins down first, then goes back up top. Punk sees Cena stand, so he CROSSBODIES! But Cena rolls through! Fireman’s carry, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Cover, TWO!! Punk survives and Cena is beside himself! Is Cena that rusty? Or is Punk that determined? Either way, “This is Awesome!” as now Cena climbs up! Cena aims, but Rollins trips him up! Rollins goes around the side and gets under Cena, to BOMB him into chains!
Rollins then RAMS Cena through a pod!! Cena is down, the fans are going nuts, and Rollins seethes with a thousand yard stare. Because he has Punk all to himself. Rollins storms up, but Punk cradles Rollins! TWO, and Rollins kicks low! Rollins underhooks, but Punk fireman’s carries! Rollins CLAWS free, kicks low, PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO?!? Punk survives, he IS that determined! Rollins stalks Punk to the outside, looms over him, and hauls him up for another underhook! But Punk BACKDROPS Rollins into the ring! Punk huffs ‘n’ puffs, looking at the Mania sign for motivation. Punk climbs the corner, but Rollins stands!
Rollins goes right up after Punk, reels him in, but Punk SUPER GOURD BUSTERS! Punk adjusts, MACHO ELBOW! But Punk chooses not to cover, because he wants to say night-night! Punk fireman’s carries, but Rollins flails free! Sunset flip, high stack, TWO, but Rollins deadlifts Punk for a BUCKLE BOMB! Rollins runs to CURB STOMP!! Cover, TWO?!?! Rollins is freaking out as Punk survives again! Rollins thinks on what he must do, and he drags Punk back into place. Rollins goes up a corner…?! But Cena is there to snatch him! But Rollins fights free! Punk fireman’s carries, GO TO SLEEP! INTO the ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Punk covers Rollins, Punk ELIMINATES Rollins!!!
And now, it all comes down to two icons! The fans are thunderous for them both, and it might as well be 2010! Cena and Punks hake hands, but then Punk fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Cena survives, but Punk hauls him up! Only for Cena to fireman’s carry! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! Cena won’t stop, he goes for a leg! Punk crawls to the ropes, uses them as an anchor, and he BOOTS Cena away! CURB STOMP from Rollins?!?! Rollins screws Punk as Cena now has the S T F!!! Punk glares at Rollins from within the crossface, but Rollins shouts for Punk to just die already!! The ref checks Punk as he’s turning red! Punk is OUT, Cena wins!!!
Winner: John Cena, by submission (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Championship)
The Visionary grins as it’s anyone but Punk going on to WrestleMania! Cena already makes history here as he ties Triple H in career Chamber wins. But will this fourth win inside the sinister structure lead Cena to his historic 17th world title reign?
But wait! Here comes Cody Rhodes! The fans cheer the American Nightmare and sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, continues to the ring, and Cena even holds the ropes open for the champ. Toronto gets the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and Cena says he’s glad Cody made it here. Cena says it’s them at WrestleMania! Cody and Cena shake hands, but “IF YA SMELLLL~!” The Rock comes out with Travis Scott! The honorary Hardcore Champion accompanies The Final Boss as he shows off those goosebumps. Rock and Scott shake hands, then they continue down to the ring. Rock looks at Cody and Cena a moment before stepping inside.
Cody and Rock already have mics as the Rock ‘n’ Scott Connection step forward. Rock then stares Cody in the eyes, places a hand on Cody’s cheek, and says, “The moment has arrived. I will open my arms, you will come to me, you will embrace me as your brother, and I will embrace you as my champion. I want it all, Cody. I want your mind, I want your soul, and God have mercy, I need your soul! If the answer’s yes, then the American Nightmare will live forever. Look me in the eyes. If your answer is no… Then tonight, the dream dies again.” Cena is shaking his head, the fans are torn, but what is Cody’s answer?
Rock waits with open arms, but the fans duel between yes and no! Cody raises the mic, and he says, “I want it all, Rock. My soul… no longer belongs to me. And do you know why? Because… I gave my soul to this ring and these people a long time ago!” Cena and the fans all cheer! Cody tells Rock, “Go F*CK yourself!” Rock is shocked but Toronto and Cena are loving this! Even Scott is shocked, but he also kinda likes this. Cody and Cena then shake hands and hug it out. But then Cena looks at Rock?! Rock says do it! LOW BLOW!!! CENA HAS TURNED!! Scott is laughing it up, as Cena now puts on a watch like brass knuckles, and DECKS Cody!!!
Cena makes sure Cody sees this one coming this time, and he DECKS Cody again!!! Cena rains down fists, then he grabs a mic! But not to talk, he CLOBBERS Cody with it!! Rock watches as the man he wanted as a brother is down at his feet. Cena picks up the title belt, takes aim, and he CLOBBERS Cody again!! The fans boo as hard as they can, but Cena holds up the belt. Cody sputters, snarls, but rises, despite the blood dripping down his forehead! Cena CLOBBERS Cody again!!! Cena RIPS Cody’s suit away, CHOKES him with his tie, and shows the world that bloodied face! Rock even lets Scott help out!
Scott drags Cody around, he and Cena hold him down, and Rock takes off the “Cody’s Soul” weight belt! Even Scott tells Cody this is what happens when you say no to The Final Boss. Rock LASHES Cody! And LASHES him again! And again! It’s like a flashback to last year! Rock and Cena stand over Cody, Scott chilling in the back. The fans chant at Cena, “You Sold Out!” Rock paints the weight belt with Cody’s blood, then LASHES him one last time! Rock hands the WWE Championship to Cena, and Cena drops it on Cody’s body. Rock has all but handed the 17th reign to Cena, is there anything Cody can do to stand against this tyranny?
My Thoughts:
A truly amazing night for the WWE here. Elimination Chamber as an event has really risen up the ranks, taking this spot a month out from WrestleMania for some major moments like what we got. We still don’t need two hour “countdown” shows but whatever. The Women’s Chamber of course opened the show, WWE loves bookending events like that, same as they did with the Royal Rumble. And while they went to the formula I expected with Jade Cargill exposing Naomi, I could not have guessed Jade would brutalize Naomi and effectively eliminate her from the match. But it was done so well because Bianca was helpless to do anything about it, only to overcome that emotional stress to win the match.
There was also a great dynamic of Liv eliminating Bliss that could turn into a big tag title story. Bliss has been teasing her connection to the Wyatts, I could see Bliss & Cross reunite to go after Liv & Raquel and those titles. Tiff & Trish VS Nia & Candice was a very good tag match, and it’s just a little surprising that Trish didn’t pin Candice for this win. But at the same time, Tiff pinning Nia basically proves Nia doesn’t deserve her rematch before Mania. Now Tiff and Charlotte can really focus on their build, hopefully not harping too much on “Tiff is just Charlotte clone.” At the same time, a generational thing would be a bit cliche itself. It’s literally Roxie’s beef with Bayley, just flipping the Heel and Face dynamics.
In the moment, I felt the Unsanctioned Match should’ve closed because it’s two of the best to come out of Canada in Canada, and that’s kind of the point of calling it “Unsanctioned” and having the “lights out” aesthetic the whole time. Either way, it was wild, though still only as wild as WWE is willing to go. Kevin winning was the right call, especially with how it allowed Randy Orton to make his great return. Kevin VS Orton is obviously the Mania match now, and that will be great stuff. Depending on how they play it, it’d make sense for Sami to help Orton beat Kevin, but it’d be just as good for Kevin to beat Orton and use that to go for a title.
And what was not to like about everything with the Men’s Elimination Chamber and Cody’s answer to The Rock? Well, I suppose if someone really, really didn’t want Cena to win and tease getting his 17th, that’s how they’d hate this. But this is everything I was hoping for and more. The match was awesome, and it even played out how the wrestlers were saying just last night. Priest took advantage of McIntyre’s obsessions, but McIntyre rages and storms off. Logan gets cocky, he gets taken out by Punk. Rollins has his own obsession with Punk, he loses in part to Punk. But then with Cena and Punk, that was partially story, because Cena want his 17th and this is his final year.
Going right from Cena’s win to Cody’s answer was already foreshadowing of what I was thinking last night. But even with expecting Heel Cena as part of his final year, actually seeing it play out was still shocking and exciting. Cody getting away with a GFY on Peacock is wild, and what great framing of Cena looking over Cody’s shoulder to Rock. Commentary did a great job with this like they did with Kevin VS Sami, especially Michael Cole questioning why Cena would do this when he’s already had so much. But the answer is as I just said: Cena wants his 17th and this is his final year. We get “Hollywood Cena” a la the nWo, that tease from Firefly Funhouse five years ago, it’s the right time to do this before Cena calls it a day.
My Score: 9.6/10
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