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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (11/6/23)
It’s a massive Monday Night Raw!
Who will be next for Der Ring General?
Tonight on Raw, The Miz, Ricochet, Bronson Reed and Ivar battle in a powerful Fatal 4 Way to name a challenger to the WWE Intercontinental Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor & Damian Priest VS The New Day; Finn & Priest win.
- Shinsuke Nakamura VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Nakamura wins.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: The Miz VS Ricochet VS Bronson Reed VS Ivar w/ Sarah Logan; Miz wins and will challenge Gunther for the title at Survivor Series.
- DIY VS The Creed Brothers; The Creed Brothers win.
- WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Battle Royal: Zoey Stark wins and will challenge Rhea Ripley for the title at Survivor Series.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins VS Sami Zayn; Rollins wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Seth Rollins is here!
The Mohegan Sun Arena fires up as the Visionary, the Revolutionary, the World FREAKIN’ Heavyweight Champion makes his way to the ring. Fans sing for him as he gets the mic and smiles. “Mohegan Sun Arenaaa~! Welcome to Monday… Night… Rolliiins~!” And here he is! The Visionary! The Revolutionary! Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins! And yes, he is still your World Heavyweight Champion. Now normally, he’d come out here, talk about himself, but tonight, he is here to talk about two other people. Two people he needs to say thank you to. First, thank you to Drew McIntyre.
Fans are torn but Rollins says Saturday, he and Drew beat the hell out of each other! It’s why Rollins isn’t 100% right now. But it is also the reason he’s a little bit better before Saturday. The real reason he’s giving props to Drew is because Drew is a man of his word. He said he was not in bed with Judgment Day, and at Crown Jewel, Judgment Day did not get involved in their match. Now after the match, Damian Priest tried to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on Rollins, which brings Rollins to the second person, but he wants to thank him in person. Sami Zayn, if you’re back there, come on out and join the party, baybay!
Fans fire up as Sami’s music hits! Sami goes to the ring, gets himself a mic and fans chant for “SAMI! SAMI!” Rollins says he half expected to see Sami with Priest’s briefcase he hijacked. But Rollins wants to guess what happened: Sami showed up at the building and Adam Pearce made Sami return the briefcase. Sami says that is a really good guess. That’s exactly what happened. Well Rollins will cut to the chase. Saturday after his match, he was in a pretty bad way. Rollins could’ve handled Priest on his own but he maybe could not have. So he just wants to say… Thank you, Sami. Fans cheer that!
Rollins continues to say that since Saturday, he has been thinking on how to repay Sami. Sami stops Rollins there. Sami wants to be honest, he is glad it helped Rollins out and he appreciates that Rollins appreciates it, but that’s not why Sami did what he did. Sami has been dealing with Judgment Day for months and months, hearing about how they run Monday Night Raw, which is almost true. They hold almost every title to hold on Raw, except for one: the World Heavyweight Championship. And if Priest cashes in, if he gets that title, we are no longer dealing with just The Judgment Day, we’d be dealing with Bloodline 2.0.
Sami has been fighting too hard for too long to let that happen. He meant what he said last week. As long as there is breath in his body, Sami will fight Judgment Day and make sure they do NOT run this show! Rollins says yeah! Sami Zayn, everybody! This is what Rollins has always loved about Sami. No matter what, Sami stands up for what he believes in, what he thinks is right. It doesn’t matter if he’s outnumbered, 3v1, 5v1, A MILLION against one, Sami stands up for it, and Rollins digs that conviction. But here’s the thing, in life, sometimes, people like Sami don’t get what they deserve.
Judgment Day does not run Raw. Rollins runs Raw. And as long as Rollins is World Heavyweight Champion, that MITB contract isn’t the only way to get an opportunity at the title. Now the reason Rollins knew Pearce made Sami give the briefcase back is because after Sami left Pearce’s office, Rollins went in there. And the reason why is the same reason Rollins wanted Sami to come out here tonight. “Sami Zayn, you have got yourself a World Heavyweight Championship match! It’s waiting for ya, baby! It’s got your name on it! All you gotta do… is say when.” Fans fire up for that, and Sami is really taken by surprise.
Sami says to be honest, he didn’t expect that. He’s learned the hard way how hard it is to get a title match, And the first thing he’s thinking is if he wins the World Heavyweight Championship… WHEN he wins the World Heavyweight Championship…! Because mark his words, he WILL win that World Heavyweight Championship! But when he does, Sami wants to beat a champion that is not compromised. Rollins, no disrespect, they go way back, but everyone knows, Rollins isn’t 100%. Oh, cut the crap, Sami. He’s not 100%? Is SAMI 100%?
They go back a long time, they’ve both been doing this for decades. Guys like them are NEVER 100% but that NEVER stops them from GIVING 100%! And so Rollins says again, “Sami Zayn, there is a World Heavyweight Championship with your name on it! Just say when!” Fans fire up again and Sami repeats, “Just say when?” Sami looks around and the fans fire up even more in anticipation. Then Sami can’t think of a better place or better time than RIGHT HERE TONIGHT!! Sami holds out a hand, Rollins chuckles and smiles, and the fans go wild with “YES! YES! YES!” Rollins shakes Sami’s hand!!
Tonight was already big, but it just got that much bigger! Will Rollins regret giving Sami a match so soon? Or will Sami gladly put that golden target on his back?
Judgment Day talks backstage.
Finn Balor says there’s evidence about the Egyptian Pyramids that could make them older than we think. Dirty Dom says, “Speaking of old, I could watch Logan Paul beat my deadbeat dad for the US title over and over. But, I could watch Mami’s victory at Crown Jewel even more.” Rhea says Dom knows better than anyone- WAIT! Priest barges in and asks if anyone else just saw that. Priest had to go to Pearce to get his briefcase back, but the guy who screwed him out of a perfect cash-in just gets handed a match? Finn can’t stand Sami! JD McDonagh says things didn’t go Priest’s way, and that’s rough- YEAH IT IS, SMART GUY!
Wait, did JD buy a Priest merch shirt? Rhea calms things down and says Priest has this. Yeah, he does got this! He and Finn will handle New Day and show everyone who runs this! Finn agrees and they head out. Will The Prince & The Punisher pulverize the Power of Positivity as an example to the rest of the roster? Or will Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods get themselves a win over the W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS~?
Finn Balor & Damian Priest VS The New Day!
Raw returns and the tag team champions make their entrance. The teams sort out and Kofi starts against Finn. They tie up, Finn headlocks, but Kofi powers out. Finn runs Kofi over, things speed up, and Kofi hurdles, hurdles and ELBOWS Finn down! Finn goes to a corner, kicks back then fires hands. Finn MONKEY FLIPS, but Kofi lands on his feet! Kofi then dodges Finn to DROPKICK Finn down! Kofi snapmares Finn, tags Woods and runs, PENALTY KICK! SLIDING LARIAT! IMPLODER SPLASH! ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Finn survives the speed blitz but Woods whips. Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges, Priest tags in!
Woods dodges, slides under, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Finn falls out of the ring, but Priest runs up. Woods kicks first, Kofi jumps in and the New Day double clothesline Priest up and out! Fans fire up as the New Day builds speed, to DOUBLE TOPE! Direct hit on the Judgment Day, and fans fire up again! Woods CLUBS Priest, goes up the apron, and he leaps to AX HANDLE! Priest falls again, Woods brings him back up and CHOPS! Fans rally, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Woods FLYING KICKS off the apron! Woods puts Priest in the ring, runs corner to corner to forearm smash! Woods climbs and he rains down fists!
Priest shoves Woods away, but Woods kicks low! Woods CHOPS, ROCKS and whips Priest, but Priest reverses. Priest runs up but into a BOOT! Woods hits the HONOR ROLL! Cover, TWO! The New Day is standing tall as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Finn flounders. Woods goes up top, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS Finn back down! Fans fire up while both men are down, and Woods crawls for his corner. Hot tags to Priest and Kofi! Kofi AX HANDLES Priest down! Then CHOPS, CHOPS and DROPKICKS! Kofi runs, into Priest’s grip! SOUTH OF- NO, Kofi slips free! Kofi dodges to SWING KICK in the corner! Kofi goes up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Kofi BLASTS Finn off the apron, PENALTY KICKS Priest, and the runs to “NEW~ DAY~” BOOM DROP! Fans fire up as Kofi aims from the corner. Priest stands, but he avoids Trouble to ROLLING ELBOW!
Kofi rebounds, into a LARIAT! The straps come down, Priest drags Kofi up, and Finn tags in. Canadian Rack, but Kofi fights free! Kofi shoves Fin, dodges Priest, and Priest’s splash hits Finn! Kofi tags Woods, feeds Priest to a GAMANGIRI, then TOSSES Priest out! Kofi goes up after Finn and Woods goes to the adjacent corner. SUPERPLEX for the Power, MACHO ELBOW for the Glory! Cover, Priest breaks it! Kofi runs in but Priest picks him up! Kofi body scissors Priest up and out! Kofi leaps, but into the FLATLINER on the desk! Priest runs up, Woods DECKS him! Finn rolls Woods, TWO! Woods SUPERKICKS!
Woods rolls Finn up, O’Conner, TWO! Priest GAMANGIRIS! Finn rolls Woods to SLINGBLADE him! Tag to Priest and Finn goes up again. Tag back to Finn, SOUTH OF HEAVEN to COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: Finn Balor & Damian Priest, by pinfall
The Undisputed Tag Team Champions just pinned TWELVE-TIME Tag Team Champions! Does this mean Finn & Priest are THE best tag team of all time?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Jackie Redmond is there as McIntyre arrives, and wants as comment on Crown Jewel. It wasn’t the result he wanted, but what is next for him? The Scottish Warrior sighed, then got back in his car to drive away. Is he sticking around or going back to the hotel? What will it take for McIntyre’s fortunes to turn around?
Shinsuke Nakamura VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
The King of Strong Style is seeking someone to “awaken” his inner self so that he can reach his final form. The Stamina Monster wants to prove himself a worthy member of the Alpha Academy by defeating the strongest around. Will this be a two birds, one stone situation? Or will Tozawa just not measure up to Nakamura?
Raw returns as Tozawa makes his entrance, Coach Gable and “Otis-senpai” with him. The bell rings, Tozawa runs in but into a KNEE! And then Nakamura drags Tozawa up, for an INVERTED- NO, Tozawa lands out of the Exploder and says, “ARIGATO~!” Tozawa dodges, and mocks Nakamura’s “C’MON~!” Nakamura falls for it, running into a kick! Tozawa spins, slides under, gets around and SNAP GERMANS! Bridging cover, TWO! Nakamura bails out but Tozawa builds speed to DIVE! The Tozawa Torpedo takes Nakamura down! Fans fire up as Tozawa puts Nakamura in and climbs up the corner.
But Nakamura kicks Tozawa’s legs out! Then TOP SHELF KNEES! Nakamura shoves Tozawa down, goes up a corner, but Tozawa GAMANGIRIS! Tozawa climbs up, CHOPS Nakamura, then CHOPS again! Tozawa adjusts and SUPER- NO, Nakamura stops the Steiner to bring Tozawa up! Tozawa SUPER STEINERS after all! Cover, TWO! Tozawa drags Nakamura to a drop zone and he goes to the corner. Gable says he’s got this! Tozawa says “ARIGATO~!” and then leaps! TOKYO TOWER SENTON ONTO KNEES! Nakamura saves himself, then he takes aim! “YAO~!” KIN- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!!!
Tozawa RANAS Nakamura to another cover, TWO! Nakamura BOOTS Tozawa down! And now he’s mad! KINSHASA!! Cover, Nakamura wins!
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura, by pinfall
Tozawa put up more of a fight than Nakamura expected, but it still wasn’t enough to take him down. Will Nakamura prove himself the most dangerous man on Raw? Wait, Otis gets in the ring now! And he shimmies and shakes as he takes off the shirt! Fans fire up but Nakamura doesn’t take him seriously. Nakamura leaves and fans boo, but will the King soon be taken off the board by the Rook of Alpha Academy?
Natalya speaks.
“Opportunity. We tell everyone, ‘Create your own legacy, be undeniable, and take what you believe belongs to you.’ That’s all I’ve ever done.” The Queen of Harts watched what her family did, and has put that legacy on her back. She’s seen the “next big thing” come and go time and time again. As for her, she’s still standing. And truth is, Natty is the most accomplished woman in the history of the WWE. Will Natty add to that legacy here in tonight’s Battle Royal?
Adam Pearce speaks.
“During his record-setting reign, Der Ring General, Gunther, has made the Intercontinental Championship one of the most sought-after titles in all of WWE. His championship matches are must-see events. And with that in mind, finding his next challenger is of the highest importance. I have selected four superstars and given them the right to fight to be Gunther’s next challenger. First, The Miz. After Gunther and Miz’s heated altercation during MizTV, I simply couldn’t deny Miz, a former eight-time Intercontinental Champion himself, the opportunity to add to his hall of fame résumé.
“Which brings me to Big Bronson Reed. The massive Bronson Reed took Gunther to the limit during the Raw Season Premiere, and I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind seeing that again. And speaking of massive, we also have Ivar. Ivar has stepped into singles competition, and has been nothing short of impressive. After his victory over Kofi Kingston in last month’s Viking Rules match, it’s high time to see if Ivar can continue his momentum towards capturing his first championship in WWE.
“And finally, Ricochet. The man that Gunther defeated over 500 days ago to become Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet has only improved since then. And I was impressed by his performance last week against Dirty Dominik Mysterio, so I think it’s time to see if Ricochet can reclaim the championship he once proudly war. And now, these men will compete in a can’t-miss Fatal 4 Way match. It’ll be a clash of styles and a battle until the end, but when it’s done, we will have our next challenger for Gunther and the Intercontinental Championship.” And that match is coming up, after the break!
Adam Pearce finds Seth Rollins backstage.
Pearce wants to be sure Rollins actually wants to do this title match tonight. Rollins tells “Pearcy, we’ve been over this a million times.” Rollins appreciates the concern, but he’s born to run. Rollins heads out, Pearce wishes him luck, but will this workhorse fall apart as he runs the race?
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: The Miz VS Ricochet VS Bronson Reed VS Ivar w/ Sarah Logan!
Adam Pearce just sang the praises of all four men in this match, but only one can face Gunther! Will the champion’s next challenger be AWESOME? The One and Only? A Colossal Aussie? Or Valhalla’s chosen warrior?
Raw returns as Ricochet makes his entrance. The bell rings and the smaller Miz and Ricochet rush in to DROPKICK the bigger Bronson and Ivar! Fans fire up as Miz and Ricochet fire hands in the corners, but they both get shoved back! They bump into each other, the big men run in but Miz and Ricochet both move, Bronson and Ivar COLLIDE! Both big men stay up, so Ricochet and Miz BOOT them! Miz then rushes Ricochet, but Ricochet gets around to waistlock. Ricochet whips, Miz reverses but Ricochet rolls off his back, rolls under the lariat and rolls back to RANA! Then DROPKICK! Miz bails out and fans fire up as Ricochet DROPKICKS Bronson!
Ivar HEEL KICKS Ricochet down! Cover, TWO! Ivar scowls but he drags Ricochet up. Ivar reels Ricochet in, suplexes, but Ricochet slips free to shove. Miz slips under but Ivar stays up, only for Miz to avoid the hip drop! But Ricochet PENALTY KICKS Miz! And HANDSPRING KICKS Bronson! Ivar SEATED SENTONS Ricochet! Fans rally while Gunther is watching, rather amused. Ivar storms up on Ricochet, drags him up, and bumps him off buckles. Ivar hoists Ricochet up top but Ricochet BOOTS him away! Then sunset flips! But Ivar drags Ricochet up with a deadlift suplex! And hangs him out to dry!
Bronson’s back and he SUPERKICKS Ivar! Bronson then jumps on the ropes to LAUNCH Ricochet into giving Ivar a RANA! Ivar tumbles out, Ricochet still has a rough landing of his own, and the ref checks him. Miz gets in to RANA Bronson!? Miz can do that?! Fans fire up and Miz runs at Ricochet. Ricochet gest around, rolls Miz up, TWO! Miz gets up, swings, but Ricochet handsprings! Miz catches Ricochet to a waistlock, but Ricochet victory rolls! TWO! Miz has it now, TWO! Miz staggers to ropes, comes back, but Ricochet ducks the boot! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Fans fire up while both men crawl, and Ricochet stands.
Ricochet runs, Miz dodges, and he WRECKS Ivar! But Bronson DECKS Miz! Ricochet steadies himself to build speed and FLY! But the big men catch him! And BOMB him into Miz! Fans fire up as the big men now stare down. Bronson and Ivar run in to SPLASH Ricochet and Miz! Miz sputters, and now Ivar and Bronson run at each other! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Fans are thunderous as all four men are down and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and Bronson has Miz down, but Ricochet springboards in! Bronson dodges, Ricochet keeps moving and he springboards again, into Bronson’s arms! Bronson SQUASHES Miz in the corner using Ricochet, then he POWERSLAMS Ricochet! Bronson SPLASHES Miz in the corner, swings on Ivar, but Ivar ELBOWS back! Ivar goes up with Miz as his target! But Bronson ROCKS Ivar first! And goes up after him! Ricochet and Miz both see this and worry. They both hurry over to add on! TOWER OF DOOM~! Fans are thunderous for the Double Powerbomb Superplex combo! And Gunther actually smiles!
Ricochet covers Ivar, Mix breaks it! Miz covers Ivar, Ricochet breaks it! They argue about who has had their time, and Ricochet shoves. Miz nods, and then ROCKS Ricochet! The haymakers start flying between these two, and Ricochet UPPERCUTS! Ricochet storms up, whips but Miz reverses. Miz runs in, A-LIST LARIAT! Miz pushes Ricochet down, Bronson runs up but Miz GAMANGIRIS him away! Miz springboards and CROSSBODIES! Miz dodges Ivar to tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Fans fire up with Miz, he runs in, but Ricochet BOOGTS! Ricochet goes up, but Miz trips him up! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! And a roll through, to a BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up for Miz, which is a surprise in itself. Miz nods and stands up, to shout “MASSIVE! BALLS!” Full nelson, but Ricochet arm-drags free! And RECOILS! Ivar is up, he SPLASHES Ricochet and Miz down! Ivar drags Ricochet up, reels him in to waistlock, but Ricochet fights it! Ricochet ROCKS Ivar, runs, but Ivar snarls. Ricochet ducks and dodges, but then Ivar cartwheels to avoid the handspring, and he LARIATS Ricochet down! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives but then Bronson fireman’s carries Ivar! But Ivar fights free to BOOT! Ivar runs, springboards and LARIATS! Cover, TWO!!
Ivar snarls, fans rally up and he aims at Miz. Ivar runs corner to corner, to BRONCO BUSTER! Ricochet staggers up, but he ducks the Heel Kick to SUPERKICK! Ricochet scoops Miz, Miz fights free to full nelson! Ricochet fights free, runs, but Miz mule kicks! Miz runs, but Ricochet ROUNDHOUSES him! Ricochet runs, but Miz ROCKS him! Both men BOOT the other down! Fans fire up and Bronson rises! “This is Awesome!” as Auszilla is on one corner, and Ivar goes to the other! The big men each have a target, and they shout at each other about the other’s splash move! It’s a game of chicken, VIKING MOONSAULT and TSUUUNAMI!!
WAIT, Miz avoids the Tsunami! Ivar covers Ricochet while Miz stacks Bronson!! Double cover, TWO for Ricochet, but MIZ WINS?!? What?! The ref has to sort this out, too! The announcer says… IT’S THE MIZ!!
Winner: The Miz, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship)
Replay proves it, Ricochet DID kick out, but Bronson did not! But Ivar is pissed, and he CLOBBERS Miz for it! Fans boo as Ivar beats down Miz but the ref reprimands. Ivar lets off, only to put Miz in a drop zone. Ivar climbs up, to VIKING MOONSAULT!! Miz has the golden ticket to Survivor Series, but did Ivar just make sure he can’t use it?
The Alpha Academy regroups backstage.
Tozawa apologizes to Coach Gable, he failed. Gable says don’t apologize, that was a great effort out there. But he should’ve listened to Gable before about diving in with the big fish. Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura, c’mon. And don’t worry about Nakamura, Otis has him next week. And Tozawa has to refocus, he has his NXT Heritage Cup match tomorrow night. And just so Tozawa knows, the Academy will be there to support him. “ARIGATO~!” And he does his dance. It’s disgusting and we love it! The Wild Card Tozawa, the Number One Guy Otis, and here she comes! Lady Maxxine! Is she ready for the battle royal? So ready!
Maxxine knows there are a lot of girls, but she doesn’t have to eliminate everyone, she just has to be the last one standing. And if she is, we will be looking at the next Women’s World Champion. Yes, just take a note from Tozawa: stick to those your own size. Got it, Coach! Maxxine does her own warm-up dance, but will she be able to make it through such a star-studded field?
The Diamond Mine is officially Raw!
It was earlier today that they were in Adam Pearce’s office, and Julius, Brutus and Ivy Nile all signed contracts to make it official! They thank him and he thanks them. He was impressed last week, and he has high hopes for them here on the “flagship” show. Who knows what they’d get stuck doing on that other show. But they’re excited to face the competition, too. And Ivy’s gonna be so excited to get in that Battle Royal! Yeah, she could go right to being #1 contender to the Women’s World title. But then in comes DIY! They loved what the Creeds did last week, and they’ve loved what the three of them have done in NXT.
In fact, they were looking forward to this for a long time. And now that it’s all official, if only if there was someone who could make the match official. Ivy asks why they’re looking at her. Pearce says he can do it. And this will be a first-time-ever, so let’s do it tonight for the world to see! They all agree and it’s going to be a big start to the Diamond Mine’s official Raw careers!
DIY VS The Creed Brothers!
Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano made their return to tag team action last week and defeated Imperium, while Julius & Brutus made their Raw debut and defeated The Alpha Academy. Former NXT Tag Team Champions on both sides, but which team proves themselves worthy of going for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships?
The teams sort out and Julius starts against Ciampa. They circle, tie up, and go around. Ciampa waistlocks but Julius switches to SLAM Ciampa down. Ciampa slips free, and the two reset. They feel things out, Julius shoots in to get the waistlock and SLAM again! Julius floats around, brings Ciampa back up, but Ciampa elbows free! Ciampa cravats to snapmare, then stomps, but Julius avoids that to ROCK Ciampa! Julius wrenches and whips Ciampa, but Ciampa ducks ‘n’ dodges. Gargano sneaks a tag, Ciampa slides under Julius to then CHOP! Gargano CLUBS Julius, Ciampa JAWBREAKERS, and Gargano wrenches to feed him to Ciampa’s LARIAT!
Gargano facelocks Julius, brings him around, but Julius fights up. Gargano rolls with Julius to keep the facelock, but then Julius deadlift suplexes from the mat! Fans fire up as Julius walks over, tags Brutus, but Gargano gets away. Tag to Ciampa, DIY TOSS the Creeds! Then they DOUBLE PLANCHA, but both get caught! The Creeds pop DIY around, DIY slip free, but the Creeds ELBOW them away. The Creeds go up, DOUBLE ASAI, but DIY dodge! Ciampa KNEES Brutus, Gargano DIVES, but Julius DECKS him outta the sky! Ciampa CLOBBERS Julius! Brutus BRUTUS BALLS Ciampa from the apron! All four men are down and fans fire up as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Julius is up top, aimed at Gargano. 450- NO, Julius has to roll through as Gargano dodges! Gargano SUPERKICKS Julius down! Fans fire up while both men fall! Julius and Gargano crawl, hot tags to Ciampa and Brutus! Fans fire up as Ciampa hits a THESZ PRESS and fast hands! Ciampa then rallies on Brutus, and on Julius, and just keeps going! Clothesline in one corner, clothesline in the other! Ciampa ducks ‘n’ dodges both brothers, to DOUBLE LARIAT them down! Fans fire up with Ciampa as he shakes the ropes! Ciampa brings Brutus up, REVERSE DDT! And tag to Gargano!
Gargano & Ciampa coordinate as Brutus goes to a corner, CLOTHESLINE ENZIGURI COMBO! Then they coordinate again, BACK SUPLEX BOMB COMBO! High stack, TWO!! Brutus survives but DIY keeps cool. Fans rally up and Gargano drags Brutus up. Gargano ROCKS Brutus, Brutus shoves, and then Brutus catches Gargano! Gargano fights the fireman’s carry, they go to ropes, and Gargano slips to the apron. Gargano RAMAS Brutus, slingshots, but Brutus catches him! Brutus marches over, tags Julius, and then SAMOAN DROPS Gargano for Julius’ STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Brutus STANDING MOONSAUTLS! Julius covers, Ciampa breaks it!
Fans fire up as Ciampa helps Gargano up, but Brutus TOSSES Ciampa out! Julius stalks Gargano, Electric Chair Lifts, and Brutus climbs. Ciampa YANKS Brutus down, then BOOTS him! Gargano POISON-RANAS Julius! Ciampa tags in and he runs up, PSYCHO KNEE! Ciampa catches Brutus with WILLOW’S BELL! Ciampa then reels Julius in, FAIRYTALE ENDING!! Cover, TWO?!? Julius survives Ciampa’s best shot but the fans fire up! Tag to Gargano, and DIY sets up! MEET AT- NO, Brutus drags Ciampa out to TOSS him into the barriers! Wait, Imperium’s Ludwig Kaiser shows up outta nowhere to GAMANGIRI Gargano!!
Fans boo as Ludwig slips away into the night! Julius has no idea what happened, he just Electric Chair Lifts. Tag to Brutus and Brutus goes up, to BRUTUS BALL TOWER!! Cover, Creeds win!
Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall
Imperium gets revenge on DIY, but take nothing away from Julius & Brutus. They still pushed DIY to their limits, will they be the ones going after the tag team champions?
Sami Zayn is backstage.
And he just got through watching the recap package of his loss to Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber in Montreal. Jey Uso walks in, he and Sami hug it out, and Jey says to be honest, he feels real bad how that went down. No, forget about that. That was then, tonight is what it’s about. Jey gets fired up for Sami and says Sami deserves this shot. Sami’s gonna go out there and show them who he is! The NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion! Good luck. They hug it out again, but Sami remembers real quick. How’d his talk with Pearce go? Oh, they got it! Jey & Cody are getting a rematch for the tag titles next week! It’s going down, Uce.
And who knows? By this time next week, maybe Sami AND Jey will be champions. YEET. Jey heads out and Sami focuses his mind. Will this be the night the Great Liberator finally has world title moment?
Backstage interview with Becky Lynch.
Jackie is now with The Man and says opportunity is in the air tonight. What are her thoughts on the #1 Contender’s Battle Royal for a shot at the Women’s World Championship? Becky says The Man has come around to Mohegan Sun Arena lookin’ for a fight. And if that fight is against the entire Raw Women’s Division, then count her in. And if that fight leads her back to a title, count her in. And if that fight leads us all to the most anticipated match at Survivor Series, “The Man” Becky Lynch VS Rhea Ripley, then count her in! Jackie gets nervous and tells Becky there’s someone else here. Becky turns around to see Nia Jax.
Nia smiles and Becky asks if she was sneaking up on her. No, she wasn’t sneaking up! She was waiting to tell Becky to her face that not one woman is throwing her over the top rope, which means Nia is gonna win, which means Nia will be the happiest since… Well, since she broke Becky’s nose. Oh, Nia, y’know what’s so funny, is that after that moment, Becky went on to win the main event of WrestleMania and Nia… got fired. Good to have you back. Becky leaves and Nia is no longer smiling. But will she look to break more than just Becky’s nose this time?
Backstage interview with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven.
Byron Saxton asks the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions for a word about their chances in the battle royal. Oh, they feel amazing, “Bryan.” They are champions already, so they have the best shots at winning. Some of the women in this match… Charity vibes! HAHA! But like, Tegan Nox? Natty? Didn’t they just get humiliated last week? Oh and the others, who literally just lost to Rhea? Like, she beat them all on her own! So what’re they gonna do? Shayna Baszler says she knows what she’s gonna do. Shayna walks in with Zoey Stark, and says she’s gonna tear apart the first person she sees in that ring limb by limb. And y’know what? She might make sure that it’s Chelsea.
Chelsea tells “bestie” Piper to get Shayna. Piper says it is every woman for herself… Piper smiles and leaves, Chelsea laughs that off as an “inside joke,” and then hurries away. But Zoey says Piper has a point: it’s every woman for herself. Shayna chuckles and says it was like Crown Jewel. That felt like 3v1 or something but regardless, she gets her hand raised. The Queen of Spades heads out and the Hunter scoffs. Every woman in that match is ready for the fight of their lives, but who survives to go to Survivor Series? We find out, next!
WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Battle Royal!
On top of Natty, Maxxine, Ivy, Becky, Nia, Shayna, Zoey, Raquel Rodriguez, Piper and Chelsea, there’s Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, Tegan Nox, Nikki Cross, Indi Hartwell, and Xia Li! Speaking of, Xia ATTACKS Becky from behind on the ramp! And then she SPINNING ROUNDHOUSES Becky down! Fans boo as the refs reprimand! Xia may have just gotten rid of The Big Time, but Pearce isn’t letting Xia in, either! Xia is DISQUALIFIED!! Fans fire up for that, but can Becky get back in this? Or will someone else be facing Mami in Chicago?
Raw returns, Becky IS out of the match after that knockout kick and she’s getting checked backstage. As for the rest of the field, Nikki stands at the very center, just staring into space. Shayna makes her entrance, followed by Zoey, and then Tegan. Then last but not least, Big Mami Cool! The bell rings and the brawl is on! No one touches Nikki, though. Nia EXPLODES to throw half a dozen women away, and then she stares at Nikki. Nia and Raquel lock eyes, step up, but uh, end up sandwiching Nikki. She doesn’t even care! Raquel and Nia then TOSS Nikki out to ELIMINATE her! And then Nikki just stands up.
The brawl continues, Nox & Natty are after Piper & Chelsea for good reason, and Ivy even helps out! Chelsea fights free, Piper helps out, and we see Maxxine stomp Indi. Shayna waistlocks Maxxine but Maxxine clings to ropes. Piper stomps Nox, Ivy elbows Natty, Indi stomps Tegan. Katana helps Kayden stay in, they stay in a corner, and the tag champs go after Tegan. Nikki is now staring at commentary. Nia has Raquel in a SLEEPER! Piper CLOBBERS Tegan, Chelsea drags her up, and Chelsea dumps Tegan out. Tegan holds onto ropes to stay on the apron, and Ivy tries to lift Natty up and out. Piper fires hands on Maxxine and whips her to a corner!
Piper SPLASHES Maxxine in the corner, but Maxxine BOOTS back! Maxxine goes up, but Piper trips her up! Maxxine catches Piper’s haymaker to a HANGING ARMBAR! Fans fire up as Maxxine uses that training, and then Tegan DUMPS Piper out to ELIMINATE her! Fans fire up as Maxxine says “A THANK YEW~!” But then Nia BLASTS Maxxine down to ELIMINATE her! Nia mocks “A THANK YEW~!” while fans boo, but Katana jumps on Nia! Katana is small but she still holds on tight! Chelsea SUPERKICKS Tegan up and out! But Tegan HEADBUTTS back! Tegan is in safe,. Kayden leaps at Nia, but she catches her!
Nia RAMS Katana into buckles, SLAMS Kayden down, and she looms over them. Nia then goes after Shayna! Raquel fights Indi off, Tegan and Chelsea try to help get Shayna out. Chelsea stomps Kayden, Nia storms up on Zoey and helps Nia. Natty also helps, but that all breaks down. Nia takes Katana & Kayden, hoists them up, but they fight free to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Kayden springboards to DROPKICK Nia, then gives Katana a MONKEY FLIP CANNONBALL ASSIST! Nia is down but now Katana goes after Raquel. Raquel fights her off, Stark whips Kayden but Kayden puts her on the apron.
Stark GAMANGIRIS Kayden, steps in but Kayden RAMS in! Katana helps out as they go up, but Raquel yanks Katana down. Katana dodges to CODE BREAKER! Kayden gives Katana a boost again, to SUPER STEINER Zoey onto Raquel! Kayden & Katana work to dump Raquel! Raquel holds ropes, even as Katana digs her boots in. Raquel shoves Katana away and storms in. Ivy puts Kayden on the apron, ROCKS her, but Kayden holds onto ropes. Katana runs in, Ivy throws her out but Kayden is there to throw Katana back in! Katana RANAS Ivy onto the apron! All three are there, and Ivy brawls with KC Squared!
Ivy DROPKICKS Kayden into the post, and she falls! Ivy ELIMINATES Kayden! Then she stops Katana, ROCKS her, and trophy lifts her to TOSS her onto Kayden, to ELIMINATE her! Fans fire up for the Diamond Pitbull as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Natty ducks ‘n’ dodges Raquel, to tilt-o-whirl, but Raquel blocks the rest to body shot and lift! But Natty fights the bomb and RAN- NO, Raquel powers Natty back up! But Natty tries to rana Raquel out! Chelsea rushes in to put Raquel on the apron! Raquel lands safe, and now she’s pissed! But Chelsea BOOTS Raquel, SUPERKICKS Natty, and goes after them both! But they both stay put. They grab Chelsea by her hair, Natty slips under and DUMPS Chelsea out! Chelsea SLAPS Natty, SLAPS Raquel, and smiles, but Raquel didn’t budge. Raquel dangles Chelsea over the edge, and then drops her to ELIMINATE her!
Fans fire up with Raquel as she tells Chelsea off in Spanish. Natty blocks Ivy’s kick but gets an ENZIGURI! Indi BOOTS Ivy! Raquel and Tegan go after Shayna, Indi runs up on Natty but Natty ELBOWS her away! Indi runs back in, Natty dumps her out! But Ivy DUMPS Natty out! Natty ROCKS Ivy back, but Indi BOOTS Natty! Natty goes to post, Indi runs in but Natty ducks and the boot hits POST! Natty pushes people out of the way to then push Indi down! Natty ELIMINATES Indi, but then Ivy DROPKICKS Natty down! Ivy ELIMINATES Natty! Fans fire up and even Ivy is surprised! But uh, Nia’s back…
Nia storms up on Ivy to CLOBBER her! And then she SPLASHES Raquel! And BOOTS Shayna! And catches Zoey to TOSS her to a corner! Tegan fires off fists and fans fire up for the UPPERCUT! But then Nia picks Tegan up with both hands, puts her up top, and SHOVES her down! Nia ELIMINATES Tegan and Nia soaks up the heat. But then Ivy KICKS, KICKS and ROUNDHOUSES Nia! And fireman’s carries?! Nia fights free, fireman’s carries Ivy, but Zoey SUPERKICKS her! Shayna ROUNDHOUSES! Raquel BOOTS! Nia wobbles, Ivy falls to he apron, but the rest of them get Nia up and out! They DUMP Nia and ELIMINATE her!!
Fans are thunderous, and Nia said it herself! Not one woman would throw her over, so there’s three! And we have our final four: Raquel, Shayna, Zoey and the newbie, Ivy! Nia is furious but fans taunt her with “NANA NA NA!” Wait, Nia YANKS Ivy down and ELIMINATES her!! Fans boo the sore loser, and now it’s just the three left. Shayna and Zoey rush Raquel, but Raquel CLOBBERS Zoey. Shayna gets around to SLEEPER, but Raquel TOSSES her! Raquel knees low, scoops to fireman’s carry, but Zoey runs in! Raquel just scoops her, too! Raquel puts Zoey on the apron, but Zoey and Shayna drag Raquel over!
Raquel dangles, the others attack her hands and she lets go! Raquel falls, Zoey & Shayna ELIMINATE Raquel together!! And then they brawl with each other! Fans fire up as they throw hands, Shayna KICKS, and then gets around! Zoey holds onto ropes for dear life, and she ELBOWS Shayna! Shayna dangles but drags herself up, to get a KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Zoey is fading and then Shayna lets go to get to the apron. Shayna realized that falling would’ve cost them both, so on to another plan. She runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Shayna wobbles, Zoey reloads and SUPERKICKS again! Shayna is still on the edge, and she shouts, “All you got, b*tch!?”
Zoey SUPERKICKS again! Then APRON DDTS!! Shayna falls, Zoey wins!!
Winner: Zoey Stark (NEW #1 Contender to the Women’s World Championship)
The Hunter took down the Queen of Spades, and now she’s chasing her biggest prey yet! Will Zoey Stark take that title off of Rhea at Survivor Series? Or will Mami find a way to still be on top?
Backstage interview with Rhea Ripley.
Jackie Redmond is with the Women’s World Champion and we now know she faces Zoey Stark for the title. Next week, Judgment Day defends the Undisputed Tag Team Championships against Jey & Cody. How important is next week? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Rhea will handle her business at Survivor Series, but next week, Judgment Day does what it does best, and- Zoey interrupts. She tells Rhea that her focus should be entirely on her. See, Zoey will make sure Rhea doesn’t forget that at Crown Jewel, Rhea got hit with the Z360. And if not for Nia, Zoey would be champion. Rhea says she has a lot on her plate, sure, but she didn’t forget about Zoey.
But Zoey must’ve forgotten that Rhea beat four of the baddest women here in the WWE, including Zoey, at Crown Jewel. Or did that slip her mind after taking that Avalanche Riptide onto all those bodies? Oh, Zoey remembers. And she wants Rhea to remember Zoey as the woman who takes this title from her at Survivor Series. Hold onto it nice and tight until then. Zoey heads out, but will the Windy City be where the winds of change bring about a new era?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins VS Sami Zayn!
Speaking of a new era, could there be one already as the Visionary takes on the Great Liberator with the title on the line? Will Rollins’ back hold out so he can hold onto the gold? Or will Sami finally have his own world championship moment here in the Mohegan Sun Arena?
Raw returns and Rollins makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Rollins regrets being so grateful!
The bell rings and fans fire up already. Rollins and Sami circle, feel things out, then tie up. Rollins waistlocks, Sami switches, but Rollins wrenches free. Sami drops to a knee as Rollins has the wristlock, but fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Sami fights up, spins and wrenches back to wristlock. Rollins powers Sami to a corner, the ref counts, and Rollins lets off to then pat Sami on the shoulders. Fans sing “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!” but Sami shrugs that off. Sami and Rollins reset, feel things out, and tie up again. Sami wrenches an arm to a wristlock then hammerlock. Rollins moves around, reaches back to headlock, then spins to drop toehold.
Rollins floats to a facelock but Sami fights up. Fans rally and duel, Sami powers Rollins to ropes, and the ref counts. Sami lets off slowly, but whispers to Rollins and pats him on the back. Rollins laughs that off, and the two reset. They tie up, Sami headlocks but Rollins powers out. Rollins drops, hurdles, goes the other way, then redirects again, but Sami picks Rollins up! Rollins fights the Blue Thunder, keeps moving, but Sami dumps him out! Fans fire up as Sami builds speed, but Rollins moves! Sami Arabian Presses and taunts Rollins while fans fire up again. Rollins storms in to get in Sami’s face and fans fire up more as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Rollins CHOPS! Sami sputters, Rollins CHOPS him again! And CHOPS him again! And again! And again! Sami falls in the corner but Rollins stomps him! The ref counts, Rollins lets off, and Sami bails out. Rollins pursues and CHPOS again! Sami CHOPS back! And CHOPS! And whips! Rollins reverses but Sami goes up the railing, to QUEBRADA! Fans fire up for Sami and he storms back over to Rollins. Sami puts Rollins in at 6 of 10, the fans duel and Sami storms up to CHOP again! Rollins sputters, Sami CHOPS again, and Rollins goes to a corner. Sami CHOPS again! And again! And again!
Rollins turns things around to CHOP again! And again! Rollins throws a haymaker but Sami gives it back! They brawl, fans fire up with every shot, and Rollins gets the edge! Rollins DECKS Sami, CLUBS him down, covers, TWO! Rollins seethes but he brings Sami up. Rollins bumps Sami off buckles, then wrenches. The fans rally as Rollins whips corner to corner hard! But Sami ELBOWS back! And jumps up to AX HANDLE! Cover, TWO! Sami is a little frustrated but he drags Rollins up. Sami CHOPS, and ROCKS and CHOPS Rollins again. Rollins huffs and puffs as he storms around, and he eggs Sami on!
Sami CHOPS! And CHOPS! And the hands start flying again! It’s a scrap now but Rollins gets the edge! Rollins snarls, whips, but Sami goes up and over! Sami then LARIATS Rollins down! Fans fire up while Rollins shakes out the stars. Sami looms over Rollins, brings him up, and wrenches. Sami whips, Rollins reverses to mule kick! And front kick! And DISCUS LARIAT! Fans fire up and Sami bails out. Rollins builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans fire up again while Rollins clutches his back. The singing returns and Rollins puts Sami in the ring. But Sami builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on the ramp in return!
Fans fire up and Sami is feeling it! Sami brings Rollins up, and he puts Rollins in. Rollins runs up to SLINGBLADE! Sami goes to a corner, Rollins rises and fans have dueling songs even. Rollins runs in, to forearm smash! Rollins keeps moving, forearm smash! Rollins keeps going, but Sami follows! But Rollins avoid the Helluva Kick!! Sami falls back, Rollins springboards, to SWANTON BOM! And right to a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives the aerial assault and Rollins grows frustrated. Rollins huffs and puffs and stands up again to go to the apron. But Sami meets him there to fire off forearms!
Sami CLUBS away on Rollins’ back, lifts, but Rollins fights that! Rollins ELBOWS Sami, kicks low, then reels him in! Rollins underhooks but Sami APRON BACK DROPS! Rollins falls to the floor and writhes while Raw goes to break!
Raw returns once more and both men rise from the mat. Rollins throws a haymaker, but Sami gives it back! They trade shots again, the fans rally up, and Sami UPPERCUTS! Rollins PELES! Rollins runs, to KNEE Sami down! Fans fire up and Rollins brings Sami up. Rollins gets Sami up, and BUCKLE BOMBS! Sami falls, Rollins keeps moving, but Sami scoops to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Rollins survives and Sami is stunned! Sami slaps himself to fire back up, and he hauls Rollins up. Fans fire up, but Rollins ROLLING ELBOWS Sami first! Rollins runs in, Sami hits him with a CORNER EXPLODER!
Sami then goes to the far side and the fans fire up! Sami runs in, but into a SUPERKICK! Rollins underhooks, PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sami survives and now Rollins is stunned! The Mohegan Sun Arena is making all of Wilkes-Barre shake, “This is Awesome!” Rollins fires himself up, he aims, runs in, but Sami SPINEBUSTERS, into a LION TAMER!! Shoutout to Y2J, and then Sami goes to the full BOSTON CRAB!! Rollins endures, crawls, but Sami drags him away from ropes! Rollins turns over, drags Sami down into a prawn hold! ROLLINS WINS!!!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall (still WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
Sami is stunned again, because Rollins snatched victory from the jaws of defeat! But while Rollins holds the belt, he offers a handshake. Sami shakes it and the fans cheer the sportsmanship! Sami falls short, but will he get back up? WAIT! The Judgment Day CLOBBERS Sami! Priest, Finn, Dom & McDonagh all stomp him! But then Rollins DIVES onto Judgment Day! The mugging is now 4v2 as Finn puts Sami in the ring and Priest tosses Rollins. But here comes MAIN EVENT JEY! Fans fire up as Jey runs in to help out his dawg! He SUPERKICKS Dom! And he SUPERKICKS JD! And he dodges Finn to SPEAR him!!
But Priest BOOTS Jey! Priest stomps away on Jey, but HERE COMES CODY!! The fans fire up for The American Nightmare as he brawls with Priest! Cody tosses Priest back into the ring, the brawl is now 4v4 and here comes all the refs and even Adam Pearce! Cody now has Dom, Sami has Priest, and it is just chaos! They brawl on the desk! And in and out of the ring! Producers and security rush in but they can’t stop this, either! Everything spills out of the ring, and Pearce shouts “ENOUGH! ENOUGH!! I’m tired of the games! Every night, every week! You four wanna play games? You four wanna play games?!”
Fans like where this is going! Pearce says they can play games! In Chicago! Survivor Series… WARGAMES!! The fans are thunderous as now we get the double ring, double cage back in action! And then Priest LEAPS to CLOBBER Jey!! The brawl is back on! Finn has Rollins, Cody TOSSES Dom, and then Cody aims at the cluster! ESCALARA CROSSBODY from Cody!! Rollins still throws hands on Finn while they’re on the floor! Priest still throws hands on Jey and Rollins, Finn is pinned down by security, and Raw has to go off the air! If this is how wild it is outside of a cage, how much wilder will it get inside one?!
My Thoughts:
What an awesome Raw to follow Crown Jewel. So much set up not just for Survivor Series but the weeks leading up to it. Really good showing from Akira against Nakamura, but of course Nakamura won. And awesome that they’re giving us Nakamura VS Otis, that’s going to be good stuff. Great match from DIY VS Creed Brothers but I should’ve figured someone from Imperium would interfere. Creeds being officially Raw superstars is cool, I guess their Halloween Havoc TLC match was their goodbye to NXT but with a win rather than a loss. There’s a very good chance we get DIY VS Imperium VS Creeds in a Triple Threat to determine tag title contenders, seeing as how New Day lost to Judgment Day tonight.
Awesome Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s match, and it was awesome to see Miz unleashing some new stuff for his moveset. It was a little scary when Ricochet had that hard landing out of the “forced” rana, but he shook it off and finished the match. Incredibly clever finish to give Miz the win, and then Ivar going after him sets up a match between them next week so Miz can further prove he’s ready to face a bigger, stronger opponent. Now, I don’t see Miz taking the title, but he could do very well for himself in this newest Face phase giving Gunther a great match at Survivor Series.
And as always, great stuff with Judgment Day in all their stories. Great opening promos from Rollins and Sami, and Priest’s reaction to Sami getting the title match was good stuff, too. Again, great match from Priest & Finn VS New Day and that was a great win for Judgment Day so Priest could rebound from Crown Jewel. Great promos from the big names in tonight’s Battle Royal, and that was a great Battle Royal at that. Nikki Cross’ catatonic state continues to be an interesting yet entertaining move. Great showing from Ivy Nile but of course sore loser Nia screws her over. That feels like a possible feud real quick, very much a David VS Goliath story for the women’s division.
Zoey getting the win is great stuff, I oddly didn’t expect that. Thought it was Shayna next up, but this is great for Zoey, who is definitely great in ring and is making improvements as a character. Rhea VS Zoey 1v1 is going to be great stuff, but I don’t really see Zoey winning that any more than Miz beating Gunther. And Xia Li taking Becky Lynch out of the match, and then Pearce suspending her from the match, you can bet Becky VS Xia is also something for Survivor Series and that will be great stuff. And then awesome main event from Rollins VS Sami. Rollins wins, of course, but then what an awesome brawl to end things and give us that WarGames match.
And when it comes to that WarGames match, Rollins is now the dysfunctional piece with Kevin Owens on SmackDown, but pretty sure Rollins finds a way to get over his beef with Cody if it means beating down Judgment Day. And now that I think about it, how wild would it be if the Faces win WarGames, but Priest cashes in after to get that world title? It’d work since all of Judgment Day will already be there to take out the others, and after that tense promo from McIntyre tonight, we might even get his Heel turn where he screws over Rollins without necessarily joining Judgment Day.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
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Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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