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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (12/14/23)
On the eve of Final Battle…!

Who will feel the Fallen Goddess’ wrath?
Just 24 hours before landing in Garland, Texas, the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena, prepares for her Final Battle with Billie Starkz!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Championship Proving Ground: Eddie Kingston VS Evil Uno w/ The Dark Order; Kingston wins and denies Evil Uno a title match.
- Leyla Hirsch w/ Rachael Ellering & Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Katrina Creed; Leyla wins.
- ROH Pure Championship Pure Rules Proving Ground: Wheeler Yuta VS Jason Geiger; Yuta wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Dalton Castle & The Boys VS Jacked Jameson & The Iron Savages; Castle & The Boys win.
- Rachael Ellering w/ Leyla Hirsch & Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV; Taya wins.
- Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Bobby Sharp & Shawn Moore; Griff & Karter win.
- Shane Taylor w/ Lee Moriarty VS Channing Decker; Shane wins.
- The Righteous VS Australian Takeover; The Righteous win.
- Brian Cage w/ Prince Nana VS Gravity; Cage wins.
- Four Corner Survival Tag: The Workhorsemen VS The Outrunners VS The Infantry VS The Butcher & The Blade; Butcher & Blade win.
- ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground: Athena VS Roxanne; Athena wins and denies Roxanne a title match.
PLAY BY PLAY
ROH World Championship Proving Ground: Eddie Kingston VS Evil Uno w/ The Dark Order!
The Mad King is holding on in the AEW Continental Classic, but he has to stay sharp or someone could pop the bubble! Will Eddie sharpen that edge here tonight? Or will Montreal’s own score one for Quebec?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans fire up as the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Eddie powers Uno back. Uno turns things around on Eddie but Eddie turns them back. The fans rally for “EVIL UNO!” as Eddie lets off and the two reset. They tie up again, Eddie headlocks but Uno powers out. They RAM shoulders but neither falls. Eddie dares Uno to try again, so Uno runs. Uno ducks the chop, RAMS Eddie, then runs again to RANA! Eddie bails out while fans fire up and Uno pursues Eddie. Uno CHOPS, fans “WOO~!” and then Uno has Eddie against a post. Uno swings, but Eddie moves and Uno CHOPS the post!!
The fans feel that pain, and Eddie storms up to SLAM that hand on the apron! Reynolds & Silver check on Uno but Eddie bends the fingers back. Fans boo, Uno CHOPS, but that hurts the hand! Eddie pushes Uno into the ring, then stalks Uno to a corner. Eddie snapmares, grabs the bad hand and he bends it into the top wristlock. The fans boo but Eddie grins. Uno fights up, breaks free and CHOPS, but again that’s the bad hand! Eddie CHOPS Uno down, no problems with his hands! Eddie stalks Uno, Uno gets mad but Eddie kicks him around. Uno eggs Eddie on, so Eddie BOOTS him! Uno stands up and fans fire up!
Eddie runs, but Uno blocks the kick, gives it to the ref and hits the NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up again and Uno feeds off the energy. Eddie rises, Uno storms up and brings Eddie up. Uno CHOPS but again, bad hand! Eddie CHOPS, but Uno eggs him on! Eddie CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Uno takes off his vest to throw it at Eddie! Eddie CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Uno swivels them hips! So Eddie CHOPS! Eddie whips Uno to a corner, but Uno comes back to CLOBBER him! Uno then has Eddie in the corner, and he powers through the pain to MACHINE GUN CHOP! But Eddie turns it around to MACHINE GUN CHOP!
Fans boo but Eddie whips corner to corner. Uno dodges Eddie, runs back in and ELBOWS him! Then short arm LARIATS! Fans fire up with Uno and he slashes his throat. Uno knuckle locks Eddie, drags him into a facelock, but Eddie fights out. Uno ducks the Uraken to ROCK Eddie with a right! Uno suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Eddie is still in this and Uno is shocked! The fans rally and Uno drags Eddie up. Uno reels Eddie in, but Eddie fights the lift! Eddie back drops free! Uno staggers to his feet, Eddie runs in but into a BOOT! Uno runs and BOOTS again! Uno vows to end this and he hauls Eddie up! PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Uno is fuming but he aims from a corner. Eddie rises, Uno runs in and BOOTS again! Then Uno goes to the apron and up the corner! Montreal is all fired up for their guy, SWANTON BOMB onto knees!! Eddie saves himself, and then URAKENS! Uno flounders around but he’s still up! Uno roars, but Eddie URAKENS again!! Cover, Eddie wins!
Winner: Eddie Kingston, by pinfall (denies Uno a title opportunity)
The Backfist to the Future and its sequel took care of Player One, but Eddie wants to show him respect. Fans cheer as Eddie offers the handshake, and then cheer more as Uno accepts it! What will it take for the Dark Order to reach that next level?
Leyla Hirsch w/ Rachael Ellering & Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Katrina Creed!
The LEGIT One is hoping to count on her two friends, and hoping that her two friends can get along. Will Leyla be able to focus on her match tonight? Or will have two friends be one too many distractions at ringside?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the fans cheer as the two circle. Leyla gets a leg, trips Katrina then eggs her on. Katrina reaches up, Leyla gets that arm and wrenches. Katrina wrenches back, but Leyla slips around to fireman’s carry takeover. Leyla has the arm for a cording hold, Maria cheers but Katrina fights up. Katrina wrenches, headlocks, but Leyla powers out the back to waistlock and SLAM! Leyla flexes, fans are torn, and Maria is disappointed in Canada. Leyla runs in but Katrina gets around to roll her up! TWO, but Katrina arm-drags! Katrina runs, but Leyla avoids the dropkick to GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Leyla looms over Katrina, drags her up and suplexes for a FALCON ARROW! Then Leyla puts Katrina on ropes to CHOKE! The ref counts, Maria talks trash, and fans boo even as Leyla lets off. Maria gets a shot in and Rachael is upset with her! Maria plays innocent, Leyla CLUBS Katrina down. Leyla snap suplexes Katrina, covers, TWO! Leyla rains down forearms on Katrina and Maria likes it! Fans rally, Leyla “kicks dirt” at Katrina, then drags Katrina up. Leyla suplexes but Katrina cradle counters! TWO, and Leyla LARIATS! Leyla then drags Katrina up, for a back suplex SLAM! Cover, TWO! Leyla and Maria argue with the ref but the fans rally up.
Rachael says shrug it off, keep on Katrina. Leyla fireman’s carries, but Katrina slips free to fire forearms! Leyla swings, Katrina dodges and DROPKICKS! Leyla ends up in a corner, the fans fire up but Maria coaches Leyla up. Katrina runs in, and she A-LIST LARIATS! Katrina shoves Leyla away, slingshots, but into a KNEE!! Cover, Leyla wins!
Winner: Leyla Hirsch, by pinfall
That was almost a LEGIT knockout! Maria raises Leyla’s hand in victory, and Rachael congratulates her friend. Will this dysfunctional trio find a way to make it big here in ROH together?
Backstage interview with The Outrunners.
Lexi Nair is with Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum, noting the big Fatal 4 Way Tag between four of ROH’s best tag teams, The Infantry VS The Workhorsemen VS Butcher & Blade VS The Outrunners. Truth says, “Listen up, chump stains. There’s only two men tan enough, vascular enough, and most importantly, young enough to be at the top of the ROH Tag Team Division, and you’re looking at ’em, Lexi! Tell ’em, Turb!” Turbo says he’s glad Lexi mentioned their vascularity! Cuz there’s only one team in this entire match that’s young, tan and vascular, and that’s The Outrunners.
Most people would find this opportunity too much for them, but not The Outrunners! This is the chance for Turbo & Truth to “spread their worth in girth across the Earth and all of ROH! Because if you haven’t seen The Outrunners…” “You haven’t seen nothing yet!” A great amount of confidence right here, but will it see Turbo & Truth through to victory?
ROH Pure Championship Pure Rules Proving Ground: Wheeler Yuta VS Jason Geiger!
With Madison Rayne, Jimmy Jacobs & Jerry Lynn as our judges tonight, this unique fusion of Pure Rules and Proving Ground Rules puts both men to the test. But will The Decoder still make quick work of his opponent tonight?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and we’re on the clock. The two circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Yuta rolls, wrangles and wristlocks Geiger but Geiger counters with a grapevine on Yuta’s leg. Yuta stays up as Geiger moves around and tries to bring him down. Yuta sits for a cover, ONE and Yuta pries Geiger off his leg to go for Geiger’s leg. Geiger rolls, Yuta makes it a press, ONE! Yuta facelocks, then brings Geiger up and puts him on the ropes! The ref does count that for Geiger’s first ropebreak, and Geiger says that was all Yuta. But Yuta headlocks, so Geiger powers out, only for Yuta to run Geiger over.
Things speed up, and Geiger ELBOWS Yuta down! Geiger then suplexes Yuta high and hard! Geiger waistlocks, Yuta fights and wrenches free to arm-drag! Then Yuta DROPKICKS Geiger down! Fans rally up, Yuta brings Geiger around and CHOPS him down! Yuta eggs Geiger on, then smirks as he talks him. Geiger throws body shots but Yuta CHOPS! Cover, TWO! Yuta drags Geiger up to scoop and SLAM! Yuta covers, and then he again makes Geiger end up on ropes! That ends up being Geiger’s second ropebreak, and the second time it was all Yuta! But Yuta ROCKS Geiger with a forearm, then drags him back up.
Yuta ROCKS Geiger with another forearm, but Geiger drops down, ARMBAR! Yuta fights to stay up, and he pops free to get a leg! DEATHLOCK! Yuta taunts Geiger while he stands over him. Yuta dares Geiger to use that last ropebreak! Then he BRIDGES! Geiger grabs the ROPEBREAK, and now Geiger has none! Yuta cheers himself on, he made Geiger exhaust his breaks in just three minutes. Yuta drags Geiger up, suplexes, and he holds Geiger up! But Geiger slips free, waistlocks, but Yuta throws elbows. Geiger CLUBS Yuta, whips, and Geiger CLOBBERS him! Geiger CLUBS Yuta, then waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX!
Yuta flounders up, Geiger leg scissors, HEEL HOOK! Yuta scrambles, ROPEBREAK! Yuta uses one finally, but Geiger waistlocks. Yuta switches, then tosses Geiger out! Geiger is on the apron, Yuta has him in a ROPE GUILLOTINE!! No ropebreaks means no mercy for Geiger, Geiger is OUT! Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by submission (denies Geiger a title opportunity)
The Decoder shakes Geiger’s hand sarcastically as he finished toying with him. But will Yuta be able to bend the rules when there are no rules in Final Battle’s No Disqualification Six Man Tag? For that matter, what about his coming FTW Rules match with Hook?
Six Man Tag: Dalton Castle & The Boys VS Jacked Jameson & The Iron Savages!
The Peacock is preparing for Survival of the Fittest, and he’s up against the beefy and bulky, jacked and juicy trio, who are here to flex, fight and take everyone to #TiddyCity! Will Castle & The Tate Twins end up sipping the Savage Sauce? Or will the Savages not be ready for the lean, mean poultry cuisine that is the former ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions?
The fans rally for Castle & The Boys already as the Code of Honor is upheld. Castle and Dirty Bulk Bronson start. They circle, the fans rally as Castle has a very low stance. Bronson squats to join him, and Castle lunges! They tie up, go around, and Castle waistlocks. Castle puts Bronson in the corner, lets off slowly, then ROCKS him! Tag to Brandon, then tag to Brent. Castle sends Bronson to a corner, The Boys whip Castle in to SPLASH! Castle then feeds Bronson to DOUBLE ELBOWS! And DOUBLE LARIATS! Double cover, TWO!! Bronson is big and strong, but The Boys feed him DOUBLE SOLE FOOD!
Bronson wobbles, The Boys double whip, only for Bronson to crisscross them into each other! Hot tag to Beefcake Boulder, but The Boys double kick him! The Boys reel Boulder in but Boulder is TOO big! The Boys switch it up, the fans rally behind them, but Boulder DOUBLE SUPLEXES The Boys! Boulder stands on Brent’s leg, tag to Jameson! Time to sip the sauce! Jameson sips, then he strait arm levels Brent! Tag to Bronson, and Bronson takes some big sips! Bronson CLUBS Brent, gorilla presses, and he carries Brent around! Fans cheer the “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” and Bronson SLAMS Brent down! Cover, TWO!
Brent survives but Bronson drags him up to tag in Boulder. Boulder takes big chugs, then he presses Brent with ONE HAND! Fans fire up, and then Boulder DROPS Brent! Tag back to Bronson and he says it is time for TIDDY CITY! Castle says no, but too late! Boulder smothers Brent with Boulder’s beef! Bronson gets the bottle, but Castle snatches it! No sauce for you! Fans cheer as The Boys pull off some Twin Magic! That’s actually Brandon in there, playing like he’s in pain. Fans chant for Castle to “DRINK IT! DRINK IT!” and Castle opens the cap! Castle CHUGS Savage Sauce!! As if Castle wasn’t all kinds of wild and wooly before, he’s shaking like a madman!!
Bronson hauls Brandon up, Brandon escapes the back suplex and slides! Bronson gets a leg, Brandon ENZIGURIS free! Hot tag to Castle! Boulder tags in but Castle RAMS him! And LARIATS! And LARIATS! Boulder stays up but Castle DECKS Jameson! Castle fires a forearm, then runs, but Boulder smothers him and scoops him! Castle slips free, waistlocks, and GERMAN SUPLEXES!! Boulder flounders out but Bronson is back! Castle catches him for an EXPLODER! Jameson runs in, into an EXPLODER! Castle fires up and the fans are with him! But Boulder bearhugs Castle! Castle CLUBS the waistlock, switches, but Boulder RAMS him into buckles!
The Boys run in, but Boulder puts Brandon on the apron and fireman’s carries Brent! Then Boulder adds Brandon to the pile! Castle runs, but Boulder catches him! DOUBLE SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO!! The fans fire up as Boulder brings down the straps and storms around! Boulder drags Castle up, tags in Jameson, but Castle escapes! Castle dumps Boulder out, “This is Awesome!” Jameson leaps, Castle dodges! Jameson comes back, Castle blocks the lariat then ELBOWS him away! All the Savages are outside, and Castle shouts, “BRING ME A BOY!!” The Boys pump it up with push-ups, and then Castle THROWS THEM BOTH!
Brandon & Brent take out Bronson & Boulder, but Jameson rolls Castle up! TWO! Alabama Lift and BANGAAAAAA~RANG!! Cover, Castle wins!
Winner: Dalton Castle & The Boys, by pinfall
Castle says the ROH viewers are so lucky, because this Peacock is gonna fly to the Moon! But wait, Johnny TV is here! Castle says he doesn’t care about that stupid fool unless he wants to get down here and go another round! Johnny DOES storm down the ramp, but then reconsiders. Will Castle survive Survival of the Fittest to once again be ROH World Television Champion?
The Butcher & The Blade speak.
Butcher says, “You crumbs! And by ‘crumbs,’ I mean you tag teams. One thing you guys haven’t had the privilege of is seeing a motivated Butcher & Blade. Yeah, money was the thing we were going for. Now, we’re going for gold!” Blade says, “Hey tag teams! Newsflash, slick! The Butcher & The Blade are ready to rip, and we’re looking for gold! So watch your backs, because we are the Master Killers! We are the Midnight Riders! We are The Butcher & The Blade, and we WILL kick! Your! Ass!!” Will ROH have to Drag the Lake when Butcher & Blade are through with their opponents tonight?
Rachael Ellering w/ Leyla Hirsch & Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV!
The Queen of Strong Smile has the LEGIT promise from Leyla that she’s got her back. As for Maria, that’s unclear. But will Rachael be able to grow her small win streak? Or will La Wera Loca soon be running ROH?
The Code of Honor is upheld but barely by Taya, and the bell rings. Taya and Rachael circle, feel things out, and tie up. They go around, Taya wrenches and wristlocks, but Rachael spins, slips through and wrenches back. Rachael wrangles Taya down, but Taya fights up and wrenches through. Taya hammerlocks, headlocks, and fans rally. Rachael powers her way through to trip Taya! Taya bails out and Johnny is there to check her. He coaches his wife through, the ring count starts, and Taya gets up. But Rachael BOOTS her! Rachael CHOPS, then storms up to CHOP again! Taya staggers to another corner but Rachael CHOPS again!
Taya staggers around, Maria applauds as Rachael storms up, but Taya elbows her back. Rachael CHOPS again, and fans “WOO~!” Rachael reels Taya in to WRING the arm, and SLIDING BOOT! Rachael runs to SENTON! Taya sputters and bails out again while fans cheer. Johnny calms Taya down, has her breathe, and the ref wants Taya back in the ring. Rachael storms over but Johnny gets in the way! Johnny says watch those choppy chops! Rachael shoves Johnny aside! But Taya POSTS Rachael! Rachael tumbles and Taya struts around as fans cheer. Taya gives Johnny a kiss, then fetches Rachael.
Taya CLUBS Rachael, uses French to say hello to the fans, then stomps Rachael in the ring. Maria says this is disappointing as Taya CHOKES Rachael on the ropes! The ref counts, Leyla protests, but Taya lets off to snapmare Rachael down. Taya clamps on a chinlock, the fans rally, and Rachael fights up. Rachael throws forearms but Taya gives them back. Taya whips Rachael to a corner, runs in, but into an ELBOW! Rachael boots but Taya blocks to put her in ropes! ROUNDHOUSE, and then a SLIDING GERMAN! Rachael writhes and Taya struts around as Johnny cheers her on. They kiss again and Taya goes back for Rachael. Cover, TWO!
Taya drags Rachael up, bumps her off buckles, then throws an elbow! And a clothesline! Taya shouts, Johnny cheers and Taya gives a little swivel and shake. Taya runs, but into a BOOT! Rachael runs and UPPERCUTS Taya down! And then a NECKBREAKER DROP! And then a LARIAT! Fans fire up with Rachael and she wrenches to fireman’s carry. T K O! Cover, TWO! Taya is still in this and Johnny cheers while Maria is frustrated. Rachael CHOPS Taya, ROCKS her, and then whips corner to corner. Taya BOOTS Rachael, bumps her off buckles, and METEORA! Taya drags Rachael to a cover, TWO!!
Rachael survives and Leyla cheers her on. Taya drags Rachael up, reels her in to a fireman’s carry, but Rachael fights free and shoves. Taya SPEARS on the return! But no cover, Taya ties up the legs and grabs the arms, to SURFBOARD STOMP! Cover, Taya wins!
Winner: Taya Valkyrie, by pinfall
Johnny and Taya kiss again as Taya has a successful ROH debut! Leyla tells Maria she can’t write Rachael off yet, that was a tough fight. Will this trio not fair so well after all?
Ethan Page speaks.
AEW shares footage from backstage at Collision on Saturday, and media asked All Ego about losing to Kenny Omega. Ethan has mentioned wanting to win gold for his daughter this year. Has he gotten closer to that goal, even in defeat? “I dunno, dude. I don’t know what to think. I don’t know what to do next. I gave everything that I had. I didn’t expect to go into the match with bruised ribs, I didn’t expect to get the wind knocked out of me on a Powerbomb in the middle of the ring. I also didn’t expect to get V-Triggered, what? Five, six times in the face. I just know I gave my best, man. I tried my absolute best. And that’s all I can do.
“I had an opporutnity tonight, just like I had an opportunity Tony Nese took away from me to go after the ROH World TV title. So yeah, I definitely could’ve won a title for my daughter if Tony Nese didn’t take it away from me. And that brings me to tonight. I can’t focus on the loss, because six days from now, I have an I Quit match. Six days from now, I have an I Quit match at Final Battle, and I just got my ass kicked in my home country by one of the best wrestlers in the world! And I can’t focus on that, I can’t put my energy into this loss. I got Tony Nese at Final Battle.
“Tonight, I lost because my shoulders were pinned to the mat. Not because I gave up, not because I didn’t have enough in the tank, not because I didn’t have enough willpower, not because I’m not good enough. It’s three seconds. Three seconds, over and over, have changed the course of my career. But not on December 15th, not at Final Battle. No, it’s not three seconds. It’s not me tapping out. It’s not count-outs, it’s not disqualifications. The decision to lose is in my hands. The ONLY person that has to quit is ME! I HAVE TO SAY, ‘I QUIT,’ and I WON’T! I REFUSE! I WILL NOT! Those words will not come out of my mouth, because I have to fight-”
Then Tony Nese busts in! He tells Ethan they should just go right now! Ethan wants Nese to bring it but refs get in the way! Ethan says he doesn’t give a damn, they can go right now! The refs tell Nese to get out of here, so Nese says at Final Battle, it’s happening! Both men are as enraged as they can be, who breaks the other’s spirit to take the win?
Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Bobby Sharp & Shawn Moore!
While Maria is trying to come between Leyla & Rachael, she’s finally managed to unite the Ivy League MVP and Diamond in the Rough. Will Griff & Karter prove they’re on the same page here tonight?
The teams sort out, Griff starts against Sharp, and Griff keeps the Code of Honor. Only to reel Sharp in for a kick! Griff whips, Sharp reverses and things speed up. Sharp arm-drags then DROPKICKS! But Griff stays up, and he returns to CLOBBER Sharp! Griff rains down fists, then he lets off so he can BLAST Moore! Maria applauds and Griff storms up on Sharp. Tag to Karter, they whip and DROPKICK Sharp down! Karter soaks up the heat, blows a kiss, then blows kisses to #HotMom Maria. Karter knees low, bumps Sharp off Griff’s boot, then tags. They both dig their boots in, let off as the ref counts, and Griff taunts Moore.
Griff drags Sharp up, suplexes, then soaks up the heat a little himself as he lets his hair down. Griff drags Sharp into a chinlock, grinds him down, and leans on the hold. Sharp fights up, throws body shots and JAWBREAKERS! Sharp throws heavy hands, then runs. Griff BOOTS right back! Griff smirks, drags Sharp up and feeds him to Karter’s haymaker! Tag to Karter, and he hoists Sharp up. Sharp slips free of the back suplex, hot tag to Moore! Moore CHOPS and ROCKS Karter on repeat! Moore ROCKS, whips, but Griff sneaks a tag! Karter dodges to CALF KICK, ROLLING ELBOW from Griff! Cover, Maria’s boys win!
Winners: Griff Garrison & Cole Karter, by pinfall
Maria raises their hands in victory, and then they both hold the ropes open for Maria. Is this the beginning of a new era for The Kingdom here in ROH?
Backstage interview with The Workhorsemen.
Lexi is with JD Drake & Anthony Henry and says they will be going against three of the top teams in ROH. What will their strategy be? Henry says it’s to keep doing what they’ve been doing. They are on a roll! In fact, not too long ago, they won a Fatal 4 Way! So they’ll do what they’ve been doing, and that is kick ass! JD agrees, and says what the other teams are gonna do is they’re gonna step foot in the ring with two men that are “possessed and obsessed with success. Failure is not an option where the Workhorsemen come from. So tonight, it’s time for us to punch in…” “And knock out!” as the best tag team on the planet!
ROH takes as a closer look at the World Television Championship Survival of the Fittest.
Sparked by Samoa Joe vacating the title so as to pursue the AEW World Championship, this Six Way Elimination match has been built by holding qualifier matches, and six hungry athletes have risen to the challenge. Dalton Castle says Final Battle is where it all changes as “Dalton ‘Drama King’ Castle” takes control! Big Shotty Lee Johnson says he is what he always knew he was: a champion! Lee Moriarty says no one is better fit to survive that #TAIGASTYLE! Komander says he is going to survive to be the NEW ROH World TV Champion on top of the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion! But Kyle Fletcher says he will bring this title home to the Don Callis Family.
And for the first time in the history of this match type, they will directly crown a new champion! But that is only five men, and there needs to be six. Who will be the mysterious sixth and final entry? Will that wild card be the one that takes the prize?
Backstage interview with The Infantry.
Lexi is with Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo and wonders what happens later tonight in that big Fatal 4. “Cap” says he was checking the weather, and it looks real “oppy” outside. Real cloudy with a chance of ops. And their biggest op is out there ducking them, that makes it real bad news for the rest of the division. Oh, and speaking of bad news, one brother with a lot of tattoos has something to let you know. Check it. Don’t think Bad News ‘n’ Tattoos and The Captain haven’t figured out that the ROH Tag Division’s looking real fishy, know what he means? New teams poppin’ up here, old teams poppin’ up there, some teams ain’t anywhere!
But what Carlie can guarantee is that when The Infantry’s in town, there’s a war goin’ down, so best believe they’ll do what they always do when there’s a couple ops standing across from them, and that’s win the war. So Lexi and ROH, have no fear, The Infantry is here! Oh, nice synch! Now, do you copy that? And congratulates on the meme, Lexi. It’s kinda cool. But no saluting, Lexi, stop. Will The Infantry march right through their opponents to go after the ROH World Tag Team Champion(s)?
Leyla finds Rachael sulking backstage.
Leyla tells her to get up and cheer up. It was a tough one, yeah, but don’t be so down. Rachael almost had Taya. But then Maria walks in to praise Leyla for her great win. It was awesome! Such tough competition tonight. No idea what happened with you, Rachael, it was a local and she still lost. Who even was that? But Leyla did great! Congrats! Leyla says yeah, but Rachael did great, too. Rachael faced someone who has been in the business 18 years. Rachael did great. Okay, okay. Ready to go? Maria wants Leyla to follow, Leyla encourages Rachael not to be too down. Leyla heads out, but is the Queen of Strong Smile in danger of losing her smile?
Four Corner Survival Tag: The Workhorsemen VS The Outrunners VS The Infantry VS The Butcher & The Blade!
We’ve heard from every team in this match tonight, but now it is time to put up or shut up! Will JD Drake & Anthony Henry kick everyone’s asses? Will Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd show everyone their true power? Will Capt. Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo take everyone to Boot Camp? Or will Andy Williams & Braxton Sutter carve everyone up like Christmas ham this close to holidays?
In this Fatal 4, only two teams are legal at a time, so Capt. Dean starts against Truth. They uphold the Code of Honor, the bell rings and the two tie up. They go around, Truth headlocks, but Dean powers out. Truth runs Dean over, flexes, and then things speed up. Dean hurdles, arm-drags, and he DROP- NO, Truth punch-drunkenly dodges and then tags in Turbo. Turbo swings, Dean dodges, but Truth trips him! Turbo stomps Dean, drags him up, and brings him around to scoop. Dean slips free, Carlie tags in, and Dean dodges. Turbo sees he’s in trouble, still tries to fight, but Dean blocks a kick and hands it to Carlie.
Dean moves around and ENZIGURIS Turbo, then Carlie slips under and around, NECKBREAKER! Turbo flounders, Henry tags in. The Saint of Augusta runs in, but into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Then DOUBLE FIST DROP! Carlie covers, TWO! Fans rally, Carlie storms up on Henry but Henry CHOPS! Henry baits Carlie in, goes to ropes, and the ref has to back Carlie off. Carlie kicks low, whips, but Henry holds ropes. Henry says up yours and bails out! Carlie pursues, Henry slides back in and JD tags. Henry mule kicks, and JD SWINGING NECKBREAKERS! But Carlie flounders and Butcher tags in!
Butcher and JD RAM! The big boys CHOP back and forth and fans fire up! JD runs, Butcher CHOPS! Butcher runs, gets under the chop and he spins JD to shove and LARIAT! Butcher kicks, CHOPS and whips, to ELBOW JD down! Butcher storms up on JD, headlocks, and Blade tags in. JD powers out but Butcher whips to RAM him! Blade SHOTGUNS JD down! Truth tags in but Blade scoops! Butcher runs in, SIDEWALK SLAM LEG DROP COMBO! Cover, Turbo breaks it! The Outrunners mug Blade, double whip and DOUBLE ELBOW! Then they both spin around and flex. Fans cheer and Truth bumps Blade off buckles.
Tag to Turbo, he throws hands then scoops to SLAM Blade! Turbo flexes, Truth fires up for the vascularity, but then Henry tags in during the preening. Henry taunts Turbo with the spin and flex, then stomps Blade. Henry whips Blade to the corner, tags JD, LARIAT and NECK TWIST to the SLINGSHOT SENTON! JD mocks the spinning, makes himself a bit dizzy, but flexes. JD ROCKS Blade, tags Henry, and the Workhorsemen mug Blade. Henry ROCKS Blade, but Turbo tags in off Henry! Turbo CLUBS Blade, tells Henry to back off, and then he swings on Butcher. Butcher gets away, so Turbo swings on The Infantry. The Infantry also gets away.
Turbo goes back for Blade, fires himself up, and he flexes! Turbo suplexes but Blade slips free to DDT! Both men are down, Blade hot tags Butcher! Butcher dodges Turbo, CLOBBERS Truth, but Turbo ROCKS Butcher! Turbo whips, Butcher reverses and shoots around to HALF NELSON BACKBREAKER! Fans fire up with Butcher, but Carlie tags in! The Infantry dumps Butcher out, Dean mule kicks Butcher away while Carlie dodges Turbo. Carlie JABS, JABS, JABS and kicks! Tag to Dean before the SCISSOR KICK! Dean is up top, FLYING SPLASH! Cover, Henry DOUBLE STOMPS it apart! Carlie runs in, but JD gets him for a BELLY2BELLY!
Fans fire up, Turbo scoops Henry and with Truth, POWERSLAM NECKBREAKER COMBO! JD runs in but The Outrunners toss him out! Fans fire up as Dean runs in, but into double kicks! The Outrunners double whip, Butcher tags in, and Dean FLIES to take out the Workhorsemen! Butcher & Blade storm in but The Outrunners hit them first! Turbo TOSSES Butcher, Truth and Turbo coordinate, but Butcher returns! Butcher DECKS Truth, Blade turns things around on Turbo, time to DRAG THE LAKE!! Cover, Butcher & Blade win!
Winners: The Butcher & The Blade, by pinfall
Newsflash, slick! The brutal boys from Buffalo just beat three top teams all at once! But will they get to put MJF and his tag title reign on the chopping block?
ROH Women’s World Championship Proving Ground: Athena VS Roxanne!
Before being in the Final Battle main event, The Fallen Goddess is in tonight’s main event to sharpen her claws! Well, it’s also meant to be a chance for a young and hungry wrestler to earn an opportunity, but Athena’s been on an undefeated streak rarely seen these days. Will nothing change as Athena prepares to face her rebellious minion? Or will that fight be a distraction for her tonight?
The Code of Honor is offered but Roxanne knows what Athena does with that. Athena says Roxanne is just scared. The bell rings, Athena and Roxanne circle, and they tie up. Athena waistlocks, ripcords and DECKS Roxanne!! Cover, Athena wins!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (denies Roxanne a title opportunity)
That might be the fastest Proving Grounds match ever! But then BILLIE STARKZ BLINDSIDES HER! Minion no more, Billie beats down on Athena! Athena hits back but Billie fires off even more! Billie stomps a mudhole into Athena, then stomps a mudhole into the mudhole! Fans fire up, Billie drags Athena to her feet, but Athena ROCKS her! And then TOSSES her out! But Billie is right up to trip Athena! This is starting to look like last week! Billie THROWS Athena into railing, then whips her hard into more railing! The fans fire up as Billie then hauls Athena up and POSTS her! And SMACKS her off a chair!
Athena writhes, clutching her face, and refs hurry to stop Billie! Billie storms back into the ring while Athena is finally the one crying in pain! Billie eggs on the champ, and we see Athena’s nose is bleeding! Did her nose break hitting off that chair?! Billie shows no remorse, she only holds up the title! Has Athena created a monster even she can’t stop now? Will tomorrow night truly be Athena’s final battle as champion?
My Thoughts:
A really good ROH for the go-home, and clocking in at an hour and 42 minutes is actually surprisingly slim to me. I still did skip most filler things. Though I probably could’ve skipped Griff & Karter squashing their opponents to keep Cage VS Gravity because for being a match just thrown on here, both guys are capable of great things and that match was definitely proof. But I figured Shane Taylor would win his and Righteous would win theirs. I also could’ve skipped the Proving Ground matches, of course Eddie and Yuta were winning, but great stuff from Eddie and Uno, and rather clever stuff from Yuta basically tricking the ref with those Geiger ropebreaks.
Good stuff in the ongoing story of Maria, Leyla and Rachael. Leyla squashes her opponent, Rachael faces someone established, and of course Maria is biased towards Leyla. Almost feels like Rachael is gonna force Maria to get back in the ring and wrestle if she wants to prove Rachael’s not good enough to team with Leyla. Or perhaps Leyla is the one who wrestles Rachael, where if Rachael wins, she and Leyla stay a team but if Leyla wins, the team is done. And really good promo from Ethan Page to react to his loss against Kenny Omega but also pivot to his match with Nese. Nese storming in was also a logical move, their I Quit match is going to be wild.
Great and hilarious stuff from Castle & The Boys VS The Iron Savages, especially with Castle “sipping the Savage Sauce” himself. Great win for Castle to have momentum going into Final Battle. But it is interesting that Survival of the Fittest is a Six Way Elimination, but only five men have “qualified.” As I wrote, the sixth spot is probably a mystery entrant, and could even be a surprise favorite for winning the whole thing. I just can’t be sure who it is that they put in with Mark Briscoe in the Six Man Tag alongside FTR and Blackpool Combat Club, Shane VS Keith and Ethan VS Nese already happening on Final Battle, and most other singles competitors just not at the level of the TV title yet.
And closing with a Proving Grounds match was fine, because it worked in story with Athena winning fast only to get attacked by Billie. Not sure how intentional it was for Athena’s nose to be just pouring blood after hitting off the chair, but that is quite the image to hype Billie up with. Sadly, Billie standing tall probably means Athena retains her title, because this feels about as good a moment as any to have a new champion stand up given the great story they’ve been telling this whole time. Billie could win, be the new champion, and Athena can essentially have a call-up to AEW so she can go after one of the titles there.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Could this be the biggEST and strongEST SmackDown of the year?
SmackDown in Knoxville sees the returns of Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, along with some final Money in the Bank qualifiers!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax; Naomi wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
- R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa; Mateo wins.
- Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar; Los Garza win.
- Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu; Andrade wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bianca Belair is here!
Knoxville fires up for their strongEST, fastEST, quickEST, toughEST, roughEST, and greatEST hometown hero as she struts out to the ring. Bianca high-fives and hugs fans along the ramp, as well as mom and dad at ringside. Bianca then grabs a mic to say, “Man, it feels good to be in Knoxville!” The fans cheer and chant for “EST! EST!” Bianca says she loves them so much. And she couldn’t come out here without singing Rocky Top! Y’all ready? The fans cheer, and the music plays! Bianca conducts the fans as they sing for the University of Tennessee. In fact, the Lady Vols softball team is playing in the Super Regionals right now!
Bianca smiles and says this city is so special to her. Not just because it is her hometown, but because it is her safe space. She has her love and support from mom ‘n’ dad, and has all the fans who show up and show out for her. With everything Bianca’s been going through, losing at Mania, getting injured, losing tag titles and friends along the way, she just wanted to come back home to her safe space. The fans cheer, and Bianca says she came home to heal. While she’s not 100%, she is doing everything she can to get back to the ring and continue to show us why she is the EST of Tennessee and of WWE! The fans cheer that!
Bianca says with all that said, Knoxville, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! But wait, she’s interrupted by Naomi! The fans boo but Naomi says, “Oh my gosh~! Finally! B, I am so glad you finally here on SmackDown!” Bianca says now is not the time, Naomi. Naomi asks Bianca to please hear her out. It has been way too long. Not a day has gone by when Naomi doesn’t think about what happened to them. What is there to talk about? What could Naomi say? What could she want from Bianca? The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Naomi, and Naomi says she just wants forgiveness. She is begging for it!
Naomi knows things go toff the rails, but she is here because she wants to fix it, she is trying to fix it, but she alone can’t fix it. Months have gone by, and Naomi has tried to communicate, to say the past can be the past and that they can move forward. Bianca has not responded back to Naomi once. Naomi even visited Bianca’s parent’s house! But no one would answer! WHAT?! Mom ‘n’ Dad don’t know about that, but Naomi says no one was home, so she let herself in! Naomi looked through the photo albums, the one right on the front coffee table. And in those photos, Bianca looked so happy. It reminded Naomi of how they were as tag team champions.
Bianca stops Naomi there. Naomi, Bianca will make this perfectly clear. They were best friends, but Naomi betrayed Bianca’s trust. Naomi took their friend, Jade, and threw her onto a car, then lied about it for months! Bianca said she was done with Naomi, she meant that, and if Naomi ever comes near her family again, what Naomi did to Jade will be nothing compared to what Bianca does to Naomi. The fans fire up for that! Naomi gets emotional, but then she gets mad. “Y’know, Bianca, it wouldn’t be good for you and your mama to be in a wheelchair.” The fans boo as Naomi laughs maniacally. Naomi says she’d hate if something happened to Bianca here and now!
Naomi storms up on Bianca, but then JADE makes her way out here! Naomi is even angrier now, but this Storm starts throwing hands! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Naomi down! Bianca and Jade look to each other, neither really saying or doing anything. Naomi runs up but Jade TOSSES her out! Jade and Bianca look to each other again, but then here comes NIA! The Irresistible Force won’t be left out of this, especially when this is the Women’s Triple Threat Qualifier for the night! This match now opens the night, who earns SmackDown’s final golden ticket to the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match?
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax!
SmackDown returns, this match is already going, and Naomi POSTS Nia! Naomi stalks Jade, rains down forearms, and the fans boo. Naomi stomps to BITE Jade’s hand! Jade still fights back, so Naomi has the arms to STOMP Jade down! Naomi flexes, the fans boo, and Naomi puts Jade in a corer. Naomi runs to DROPKICK Jade in the corner! Naomi SLAPS Jade, drags her into the drop zone, then goes up, up, and twerks! HIP DROP! Naomi covers, ROPEBREAK! Naomi is annoyed but she sits Jade up to stomp a mudhole in. But Nia runs up! Naomi dodges, the HIP ATTACK hits Jade! Naomi goes to the apron to ROUNDHOUES Nia!
Naomi reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Nia flops to the floor, the fans rally for Jade, but Naomi kicks her around. Naomi goes up the corner, leaps, but Jade catches her! Jade FALL AWAY SLAMS Naomi, then kips up! Knoxville fires up with Jade and she runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! And SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, Nia breaks it! The fans boo but Nai huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Naomi up. Nia whips Naomi, pops her up and HEADBUTTS her down! Then she SAMOAN DROPS Naomi! Nia soaks up heat, then lines the two up. Naomi grabs at Nia’s leg but Nia CLUBS her down! Nia stomps Jade for good measure, then drops a leg, brother!
Nia TOSSES Jade out, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS on Naomi!! Cover, TWO!!! Naomi survives and Nia is shocked! The fans rally while Nia stalks Naomi. Naomi clings to ropes as Nia pulls at her arm. Nia CLUBS Naomi, whips her to ropes, then SAMOAN DROP- NO, Naomi makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Ghost pin, TWO!! Nia survives the sudden turnaround, Naomi sees Jade crawling in, and Naomi goes after her as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Naomi KICKS Nia while she’s down, then kicks her more. Naomi puts Nia in a corner, CHOKES her on the ropes, then clamps on with a SLEEPER! Nia THROWS Naomi away, then TOSSES her out. Nia soaks up heat, but Jade runs in and rolls Nia up! TWO! Nia stands, and she HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia looms over Jade, drags her up, but Jade fires forearms! Jade backs Nia down, then runs, and she CLOBBERS Nia outta the ring! Jade fires up and has the fans with her. Jade drags Naomi up from the apron but Naomi fires hands. Nia is back to HIP ATTACK Jade against the POST! Nia soaks up more heat, then taunts Naomi.
Naomi stands on the apron, argues with Nia, but they apparently agree to mug Jade for both their benefit. They put Jade in the corner, Naomi digs her boot in, and then Nia sends Naomi in for a SPALSH! Nia adds a SPLASH of her own! Naomi snapmares Jade, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Jade sputters and Nia taunts her. Nia and Naomi soak up the heat together, but Jade fights back! Nia HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia drags Jade up, and Naomi KICKS Jade low! They soak up more heat, talk trash on Jade, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Nia scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, but Nia drags Naomi away!
Nia and Naomi argue again, and then Naomi rolls Nia up! ONE, and Nia grabs Naomi to shove her to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then pushes Naomi down. Nia runs to SENTON! Nia grins while Naomi sputters and the fans rally up. Jade rises to fire forearms on Nia! Then she ELBOWS Naomi in a corner! She ELBOWS Nia, but then Nia follows Jade! Jade dodges so Nia SPLASHES Naomi! Jade then SUPERKICKS! Nia wobbles, Jade SUPERKICKS again! And SPINEBUSTERS! But Naomi METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and the fans rally up. Naomi goes up, SPLIT- LEG MOONSAULT on Nia! But Jade has Naomi in the chicken wings!
Jade brings Naomi around, JADED!! Cover, Nia CLOBBERS them both! The fans rally while all three women are down! Nia climbs a corner, Jade is after her with forearms! Naomi joins in, drags Jade back, but now they trade shots! Nia DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Cover on Jade, TWO! Cover on Naomi, TWO! Nia grows frustrated but the fans rally up again. Nia drag Naomi up, fireman’s carries, and she climbs the corner! The fans already anticipate what’s coming, SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, JADE FROG SPLASHES IN!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up while all three women are down again! “This is Awesome!”
Jade rises, she clamps onto Nia, but Nia HEADBUTTs her! And HEADBUTTS Naomi! Jade BOOTS Nia down! Cover, TWO! Jade runs up on Naomi but Naomi BOOTS her! Naoim goes up top but Jade is right on her! They fight for control, but then Nia joins in! TOWER OF DOOM!! Nia double stacks her opponents, for a A-NIA-LATOR!! Naomi avoids it, Jade takes it all! Naomi ghost pins Nia, AND WINS!!
Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Nia did a lot of the damage, but it is Naomi who wins out! Will everyone in the Women’s MITB Ladder Match now have to #ProceedWithCaution?
Solo Sikoa’s crew arrives.
Solo says they will win Money in the Bank together! Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, whichever one wins MITB wins it fof the family! But then they hear R-Truth talking to… Lil’ Jimmy? Solo says Truth’s childhood hero beats him, and now he’s talking to ghosts. Truth taps Solo on the shoulder and asks if there’s something Solo wants to say. Solo says Truth is crazy touching him. JC Mateo steps up but Solo has him stand down. Truth says he wants to be honest. He’s never seen JC a day before in his life. Is this Solo’s son? He’s husky! Truth asks if he can teach Solo’s husky son a lesson in the ring. Solo says that sounds good to him.
Truth says he’ll go talk to Nick Aldis. “Boy, y’all big boneded!” Truth heads off, and Solo says don’t worry, they’ll take care of him. Let’s have fun. Fatu says keep it 100. They can have their fun, he’s got his own business to take care of. Yadada mean? The Imperial Unit against Truth, Samoan Werewolf in a qualifier, will everything go the family’s way?
Chelsea Green confronts Nick Aldis.
The Hot Mess hides behind a cardboard cutout of herself as she tells the SmackDown General Manager, “What happened on Saturday night was a deliberate-” Piper Niven has to direct Chelsea to point at Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t quite understand her from behind the cardboard mask. Piper holds the mask between Chelsea and camera, though we do get a glimpse of her fancy headgear. Chelsea repeats herself, but Aldis says she needs to be looking at him when they talk. Chelsea hides her face in shame, but she says it is still a deliberate hitjob put on by vicious Zelina Vega! Even her Secret Her-vice could not stop it!
Chelsea demands that Zelina be suspended, stripped of her title, and that Chelsea be reinstated as the champion! Chelsea, no need to be so ugly about this. Gasp! Aldis says what he means is, no suspensions, and we can talk a rematch down the road once Chelsea is medically cleared. Then he is doing nothing for what Zelina did to Chelsea?! Alba says if he won’t, then they will! Yeah, Zelina VS Alba! Tonight! Alba is a bit surprised, but Aldis says, “Chelsea knows best. Alba VS Zelina, I actually like the sound of that. I will make that official right now, if you do one thing for me. Please leave me alone.”
The Green Administration hurries away, but will Alba make sure Chelsea brand justice is served? Or will La Muneca just keep racking up the wins?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Champion, and says that MITB is around the corner. Tiff successfully cashed in her own contract to become champion, but how is she handling the pressure of knowing the same thing could happen to her? Tiff says she can’t wait to see who wins MITB. Then she can handle the pressure by being prepared. Having this title makes her the top threat to the division, but let’s be fair. She’s always been the girl everyone has been obsessed with. So whoever wins, targeting her will be a big mistake. But then in steps Naomi.
Naomi says if Tiff thought Nia was a problem, then she ain’t seen nothing yet. Naomi vows to win MITB and cash in for Tiff’s title, wherever and whenever she wants. And in case Lil’ Miss Tiffy forgot, when Naomi was fighting for a championship, Tiff stayed in Naomi’s way. Wanna know what happens when people play with Naomi? Just ask Jade. Naomi heads out, and Alexa Bliss steps in. Alexa says she wouldn’t be so worried about Naomi. Be worried about Alexa. Alexa heads out now, Tiff clutches to the title a little bit tighter, who will be trying to run the clock out on Tiffy Time?
R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa!
To Solo’s point, #RonCena could not make John Cena see the light at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Truth might be relapsing if he’s talking to Lil’ Jimmy again. But will Truth relapse so far that we get the R-Truth that was once United States Champion? Or will a Tour of the Islands send Truth off the deep end?
SmackDown returns and JC makes his entrance, Solo backing him up. The bell rings and Truth runs up, only for JC to RAM him into a corner! JC RAMS Truth again and again, then lets off. JC whips corner to corner hard and Truth falls in a heap! JC whips corner to corner again just as hard, and Truth falls in a heap again. Solo talks trash but the fans rally behind Truth. JC runs up but Truth dodges! Truth SHOULDER TACKLES! JC stays up, so Truth runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! “What’s Up?” Truth runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he hits the SPIN OUT- CROSSBODY! JC then gets up to GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!
JC smirks as he looms over Truth, and Solo says to finish this off now. JC runs to SENTON but Truth moves! Truth calls for it! “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries JC, but JC is too much! Truth falls over again! Solo laughs, JC whips, TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, JC wins!
Winner: JC Mateo, by pinfall
Truth tried to be like John Cena of old, but it just wasn’t meant to be. JC beats up on Truth more, then stands him up for Solo! But here comes BIG Jim! Jimmy has a chair, he runs JC off, but Solo stands his ground. Solo says his brother wouldn’t hit him with that chair, would he? Jimmy steps to Solo so Solo steps out, but that lets JC CLOBBER Jimmy! But then Solo has JC stand down! They’re family! Solo and JC leave, leaving Jimmy wondering what this is about. Will Jimmy make it clear to Solo that Jimmy’s not the one who has to come to his senses?
The Street Profits are here!
The WWE Tag Team Champions walk through the smoke to be on stage and the fans cheer. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford hold up the titles, walk to the ring, then step inside. The fans cheer as they hold up the belts again, then the Profits grab the mics. Ford says, “Knoxville, Tennessee, oh I love everything about you, and what I have, too. But lemme rap to y’all real fast. This tag team division that we’re a part of, the greatest tag team division on any brand, any promotion… It’s on fire right now.” Dawkins says, “Talk to ’em.” Ford says, “But just like how the gorilla fears us, make no mistake about it, let’s not forget who’s leading the charge right now: The Street Profits.”
The fans cheer, and Dawkins says hey, they got all the teams coming at ’em! DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom, and now… The Wyatts?! The fans cheer that, and Ford says that’s sick. But what big bro is saying, it don’t matter who it is, the Profits will defend against anybody. Well hold on, here comes Fraxiom! Nathan Frazer & Axiom go to the ring to stand with the Profits, and they have mics. Frazer says alright, since the Profits are talking about defending the titles, well, Frazer & Axiom didn’t exactly get a fair shake. Ford says, “Fraxiom, is it?” He congratulates them for being on a roll, but up until the Wyatt Sick6 got in the Profits’ business…
Yeah, the Profits had them beat. Wow, oh, okay. Sure, maybe… But maybe not. Thanks to the Wyatts, we’ll never know. And now that those shenanigans are behind us, it is fair to say that Fraxiom and the Profits need to run it back! The fans like the sound of that! But wait, here come the Machine Guns! Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have mics, and Shelley says okay, hold on, sorry to interrupt. Fraxiom’s entire basis for a rematch is that the Profits never beat them. Well, last time Shelley checked, the Profits never beat MCMG! So if they’re handing out title matches, MCMG will take one. But naturally, here comes DIY!
Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have their own mics, and the Poison Pixie says no no no no. She is pretty sure “you losers” have had a million chances, and “the nerds” just got here. Whoa, hold on? Just got here? Sounds like Candice just got back, so she should do us a favor and shut up. Gargano says you shut up, idiot! The reason DIY brought in Gargano’s beautiful wife is to even the odds against all of what this is! Everyone can see there is a conspiracy in the tag team division to hold down the BTTITW! And now with the Wyatts showing up- Ciampa has Gargano ixnay on the amily-fay.
Do not talk about you know who, scratch that, let’s get to business. All these teams have all KILLED the tag division that DIY built! Matter of fact, let us hold a moment of silence for the death of the SmackDown Tag Division. Everyone, stand up, bow your heads, and give a moment of silence… now. OH NO! The lights go out! All the teams panic, because when the lights turn on, UNCLE HOWDY is on the corner! Howdy laughs, because the rest of the Wyatts flank the ring! Erick Rowan drags MCMG out to DOUBLE LARIAT! Dexter Lumis is up top to CANNONBALL onto the Profits and Gargano! Joe Gacy is in, and he handsprings to bring Fraxiom to the UPSIDE-DOWN!!
Lumis then runs, POWERBOMB SENTON COMBO on Axiom! Ciampa freaks out, turns around, and Nikki Cross is there! CROSSBODY onto Candice! The fans fire up, and Howdy has Frazer for SISTER ABIGAIL! “We’re here!!” It is just as the Profits said, and now it is clear. Will some killer combination of the Wyatts go right after the gold?
Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar!
Worlds Collide is just over a week away, and all four of these men will be involved. The Immortal Firebird and the Young OG are going after the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4 Way while Legado Del Fantasma will be taking on AAA’s Pagano, Psycho Clown y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Who will be heading for Los Angeles with all the momentum behind them?
Speaking of that North American Championship, the champion is here! Ethan Page joins commentary and says what a year for him, to be honest. Wade says that title has never looked better than on Ethan’s shoulder. Fenix makes his entrance now, followed by Je’Von’s. The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Angel. Angel and Fenix circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Angel fires a forearm, Fenix fires back, repeat! Fenix gets the edge but Angel shoves then drops down. Fenix cartwheels over the dropdown, then comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RANAS! Angel tumbles, the fans fire up, and Fenix somersaults, but into a fireman’s carry!
Fenix slips free, ripcords to ROUNDHOUSE, but Angel HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger back, tags to Berto and Je’Von! Je’Von dodges and springboards to BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Berto mule kicks! Berto CLUBS Je’Von, whips, but Je’Von reverses and slips around. Berto bucks the O’Conner, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Berto drags Je’Von up, but Je’Von kicks! Berto blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits! Je’Von runs up, and BOUNCY~ RANAS! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but Je’Von goes Matrix to dodge! Je’Von kips up, and STUNNERS! Angel flops back and the fans fire up!
Los Garza regroups, Je’Von tags Fenix, and they build speed, but have to dodge Angel first. Fenix SOBATS, Je’Von KICKS, and both men ENZIGIRI! Berto is up top, he leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix runs to basement CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this for Los Garza while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Fenix drags Berto up to RAM him into the corner. Tag to Je’Von and they mug Berto. Berto fires hands back on Je’Von, but Je’Von headlocks. Berto powers up and out and Angel tags in. Berto drop toeholds Je’Von into Angel’s KNEE at the ropes! Angel TEARS OFF HIS PANTS! Angel drapes those over Je’Von before he KICKS Je’Von in the side! Angel stalks Je’Von to the corner, tags Berto, and they shove Je’Von for a double hip toss, TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it. Berto shoves Je’Von to ELBOW him down! Berto then DUMPS Je’Von down to be under the ropes.
Tag to Angel and Berto sits Je’Von up on the apron. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von down! Santos joins in with Los Garza as they soak up the heat, and Angel drags Je’Von back in. Angel stands Je’Von up, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up behind him. Angel CLUBS away on Je’Von, mocks the clapping, and he THROWS Je’Von down. Angel KICKS Je’Von in the arm and Je’Von clutches his hand. Angel drags Je’Von to the ropes, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands. The ref counts, Angel steps off at 4, and Berto BOOTS Je’Von down. ANgel clamps onto Je’Von with an armlock and chinbar but Je’Von reaches for Fenix.
Angel keeps hold of Je’Von but Je’Von fires hands! SmackDown returns to single picture as Je’Von dodges the lariat, leaps, but Angel catches him! Angel puts Je’Von in a corner and through ropes. Angel pulls an arm and leg against the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von in the ribs! Je’Von slumps to the apron, and Angel sucker punches Fenix! Angel goes back for Je’Von but Je’Von fires body shots! Angel blocks a kick, slips around and Gory Especials! Angel walks over, tags Berto, and Berto slingshots, GARZA ESPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Je’Von but Berto clamps onto him with a chinlock.
Je’Von endures, even as Berto traps an arm. Je’Von fights up, pries the hold open, and he arm-drags Berto! Je’Von leaps but Berto grabs a leg! Ethan laughs from commentary, but Je’Von kicks free to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Je’Von and Berto crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up as Fenix rallies on Angel with forearms! Fenix then dodges a shot to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG, to a DOUBLE STOMP! Fenix fires off KICKS on Berto, then fires up with Knoxville! Fenix uses Berto to jump up and RANA Angel! Fenix then goes corner to corner to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix fires hands, shoves Angel aside, then goes up.
Fenix springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, Berto breaks it! Berto whips Fenix, Fenix goes Spider-Man, and Je’Von tags in! Fenix says HASTA LA VISTA, BABY! Angel is up, he pops Fenix up to KICK him! But Je’Von springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Angel and Je’Von crawl. Angel CHOPS Je’Von, Je’Von CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Angel CHOPS again, so Je’Von CHOPS again! Angel fires a forearm, Je’Von fires back, and they go around with forearm after forearm! The fans fire up, Angel CHOPS, a
nd Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES!
Je’Von runs, BOUNCY- NO, Angel makes it a SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan is surprised and the fans rally up. Angel hoists Je’Von up top, tags Berto in, and they hoist Je’Von up even higher! But Fenix SHORYUKENS Angel down! Je’Von fires hands on Berto and SHOVES him down! Fenix climbs up to join Je’Von now, and ADIOS AMIGO DOUBLE STOMPS for Angel! Je’Von adjusts, to SUPER DUPER SWANTON onto Los Garza! Ethan says don’t get closer, keep this in the ring! He taunts both his challengers, Fenix and Je’Von stand down to put Los Garza in the ring. The fans rally up, but then Ethan CLOBBERS Fenix & Je’Von!
Ethan TOSSES Fenix over the desk! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS Ethan down! The fans fire up, Je’Von hurries in, and he dodges Angel! But Berto rolls Je’Von up, TWO!! Je’Von dodges Berto, rebound and RED DOT!! Berto is down, Angel gets up, but Je’Von DECKS him! Je’Von goes up, up, but Santos distracts the ref! Ethan SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo but Berto tags Angel! Los Garza hoists Je’Von up for M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!
Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall
All Ego grins as he screws over two of his three challengers, and now Legado is rolling towards Worlds Collide. But will these rudos get everything they deserve in LA?
The Wyatts speak.
“We won’t stop. Not until we get what’s owed.” A simple yet ominous threat, are the tag titles only the beginning?
Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration!
La Muneca held onto the WWE Women’s US Championship by smacking The Hot Mess in the face with a foot, and obviously Chelsea is not happy with it. But will Alba get payback on behalf of her fearless leader? Or will things only get uglier for the Green Regime?
The bell rings and Piper distracts Zelina so Alba can CLOBBER her! Alba fires off hands, then bumps Zelina off buckles. Alba bumps Zelina off more buckles, then more buckles! And then the fourth corner! Chelsea says Zelina should’ve never messed with her! Alba fireman’s carries but Zelina fights free. Zelina KICKS Alba, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Alba CLUBS Zelina. Alba whips, scoops, and- NO, Zelina swings through to RANA! Cover, ONE! Zelina headlocks but Alba fights up and lifts Zelina. Zelina holds on but Alba powers up and out to RUN Zelina over! The fans boo but Chelsea cheers as Alba stalks Zelina.
Alba ROCKS Zelina, whips her to ropes, but Zelina wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Zelina then runs up on Alba in the corner and rains down fists! Alba shoves Zelina away at three, but Zelina comes right back to rain down more shots! Alba stops Zelina at four now, but Zelina wants another go! Alba stops Zelina at four again, and RAMS her into the corner! The fans boo but Alba grins. Zelina BOOTS Alba, goes up, and FLYING RANAS! Alba tumbles out, Piper helps her up, and Zelina goes to the apron. Alba trips Zelina up, spins and ROCKS Zelina, then gets her up. Gory Especial, but Zelina flips through to arm-drag Alba onto ropes!
The fans fire up as Zelina dials up, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref argues with Chelsea while Zelina redials, but Piper trips her up! The fans boo but Alba SUPERKICKS Zelina! Alba salutes to Chelsea, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Alba stands on Zelina’s hair while pulling Zelina’s arms! The ref reprimands, Alba steps off, and she drags Zelina up to suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this and Chelsea argues with the ref. The ref says the count is fair, so Alba clamps onto Zelina with a COBRA CLUTCH! Zelina endures, the fans rally, and Zelina fights up. Zelina fires body shots, Alba ripcords and wrenches to SUPERKICK! Zelina rebounds to SHINING WIZARD! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Piper coaches Zelina, the fans rally up, and both women rise up. Alba is on Zelina and brings her to a corner, but Zelina buckle bumps Alba first!
The fans rally as Alba stalks Zelina, but Zelina bumps her off buckles again! Alba tries again, but Zelina ELBOWS Alba away. Then BOOTS her away! Zelina fires forearms on Alba, backs her down, then whips. Alba reverses but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Zelina LARIATS again! Zelina blocks a kick, ELBOWS Alba, but Alba blocks the saido. But Zelina keeps Alba from running, SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally for Zelina as she runs corner to corner, METEORA! Zelina pushes Alba out and goes up top! The fans cheer for some Latina Heat, and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alba survives and Chelsea is relieved.
Zelina grows frustrated, but she goes back for Alba. Zelina reels Alba in, suplexes, but Alba blocks! Alba knees low, suplexes, but Zelina hits STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Alba is down, Zelina goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS! Alba goes up now, and she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?! Zelina survives and shocks Alba! Chelsea is upset again but Alba hurries to bring Zelina up. Alba KICKS Zelina out, and now Chelsea takes off her face mask?! She tells Piper to stand Zelina up! Piper does as told, and Chelsea takes a swing, but Zelina ducks! The face mask SMACKS Piper!! Chelsea is shocked, then furious, and then she chases after Zelina!
Zelina slips into the ring, Chelsea gets on the apron, but Zelina sends Alba at her! They almost collide, and then Zelina rolls Alba up! Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall
Chelsea tried so hard to screw Zelina over that she just screwed up her own team! Zelina survives again, will no one take down the Vega Administration?
The Miz pep talks Carmelo Hayes.
Melo looks good, and he just has to follow the plan. If Melo follows that plan, with no mistakes, they will win. Melo says he knows what he’s doing. Miz asks if he really does. Because Miz has taken Black Mass after Black Mass, sacrificing himself for Melo. Does Melo understand? Miz gave up this chance at MITB for Melo! Miz has already done it twice! If Melo wins this match tonight, Miz will guide Melo to make sure “we are Mr. MITB.” Wait, we? Miz says, “Who do you think got you in this position?” Melo says Melo did. Melo appreciates everything Miz has done for him, from sacrificing to taking hits for him, and helping him win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
But nobody told Miz to do that. Melo will run the play exactly as Miz designed it, but what brought Melo to the dance is Melo’s talent. Melo goes out there and does it better than anybody else. Melo puts up 40 points on a bad day, because he is H1M. And Miz just needs to let Melo be H1M. They good? Miz nods, and Melo says okay, let’s do the thing. They are Melo Don’t Miz and they are Awes-H1M. Miz still nods, but he doesn’t seem genuinely happy. Will Miz let Melo be Melo? Even if that means letting H1M fail?
Giulia speaks.
“Throughout my entire career, even back when I started in Japan, I had one goal… It’s not to be ‘the best.’ Everyone says that. It’s hollow and empty. My goal is to be indisputable. You can love me or hate me, admiration or disgust, it means nothing. But I’m impossible to deny. My opponent doesn’t matter, because I only view them as an opportunity to build my legacy. Evidence you cannot refute. SmackDown, you will see. I will hit harder, move faster, think sharper, and conquer everything, just like I’ve always done. The question isn’t, ‘Who’s going to let me?” It’s, ‘Who’s going to stop me?'” She adds in Japanese, “If you can stop it, stop it.”
Will SmackDown and all of the WWE soon succumb to The Beautiful Madness?
Zelina returns backstage.
She refreshes for a second, but Giulia is there! And Giulia says she sees Zelina, but she also sees that title more. Zelina scoffs and leaves. Could Giulia be aiming for everything once she becomes Ms. Money in the Bank?
Damian Priest is here!
Knoxville cheers as The Archer of Infamy heads to the ring, victorious from Saturday Night’s Main Event and that brutal Steel Cage match. Priest grabs a mic to tell Tennessee, “Ever since I beat Drew on Saturday, it’s like I’m breathing in fresh air. Y’know, there was a time when I lived on the street, if we were beefing with another street, that war could go for years. But in WWE, you have a beef with somebody, you have a match and it’s over. But with Drew and I, we went well over a year, and that’s not normal. But we took that beef into a cage. Now, I can feel it, you can se it on my face, we went to war.
“At the end of this war, at Saturday Night’s Main Event, I gave him a Con-Chair-To, I walked out the door, and I put his ass in the past.” The fans cheer that. Priest says now he knows Drew is somewhere recovering from his scrambled brains, but he knows Drew is watching, so this is for Drew. “I still can’t stand yo ass. But the Drew McIntyre that stepped in that cage wasn’t the guy that hides behind his phone on social media. That was the old Drew, the warrior, and I appreciate that.” The fans applaud, and Priest says he won’t ask what is next for himself, he’ll just tell us all. And it is the same thing he wanted when he came to SmackDown: Championships!
The fans cheer, and Priest says this war with Drew cost him an opportunity at being in MITB. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his eyes on a certain champion. Somebody who he has unfinished business with, and a champion he considers the most badass. The fans know that means Fatu, and he knows they know! Priest calls out Jacob Fatu! Priest respects Fatu. Priest knows where Fatu came from, what Fatu had to live through, how it feels to stand in this ring as a champion. Real talk, Priest is proud of Fatu, he congratulates Fatu, that’s real. But what Priest doesn’t respect is the crew that follows him around.
Wait, check that. What Priest doesn’t respect is the crew Fatu follows around. Priest knows at some point, they will get in this ring, handle business, but that’s for them. As for Fatu’s so-called family, if they wanna get involved, they can catch a fresh one, too. Priest won’t make it just a nickname or moniker, he wants this to be fact! Priest is and forever will be EL CAMPEON! The fans cheer that! But will the Archer soon take aim at the Samoan Werewolf? Well, speaking of, Fatu makes his way out here for tonight’s other Triple Threat Qualifier! Fatu nods to Priest, but if Fatu wins his way into the ladder match, will this showdown have to wait a little longer?
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!
SmackDown returns and El Idolo makes his entrance, followed by H1M. The bell rings and Miz distracts Fatu and Melo attacks! Fatu ELBOWS Melo away, Andrade is on Melo with forearms, and then Fatu adds a LARIAT! Fatu looms mover Melo but then turns to stare down Andrade. The fans rally as these two step up. Andrade fires forearms but Fatu SHOVES him to a corner. Fatu runs up, Andrade dodges then whips. Fatu reverses, Andrade goes up and out to then ROCK Fatu! Andrade goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Melo CLUBS Andrade, TOSSES him out, and then CLUBS away on Fatu!
Miz says that’s the way! Melo HAMMERS and CHOPS, then whips, but Fatu blocks! Fatu whips Melo, Melo springboards, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Fatu sees Melo go outside. Fatu builds speed, but Miz trips him up! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Fatu drags Miz into the ring! Melo goes to roll Fatu up but Fatu stays up! Fatu YANKS Melo up, scoops, but Melo slips free! Melo SUPERKICKS and Miz DUMPS Fatu out! The fans boo but Melo builds speed, only for Andrade to LARIAT! The fans cheer, and now Miz sees he is in trouble. Fatu snarls, but Andrade DIVES, into a HAYMAKER!
Fatu then SUPERKICKS Miz! Fatu THROWS Miz into barriers! The fans fire up and Fatu grins. Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK against the barriers! The Samoan Werewolf has dominated three men at once and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Miz sputters and Fatu leaves him behind to go around the way. Melo is there to kick Fatu, RAM Fatu, but Fatu blocks another whip! Fatu ROCKS Melo and Melo staggers away. Fatu stalks Melo, Melo checks on Miz, but Fatu ROCKS Melo! Andrade goes after Fatu now, but Fatu THROWS Andrade into barriers! The fans cheer as Fatu lets Andrade go to the ring. Fatu brings Melo up, SMACKS him off the desk, then pushes him down. Fatu clears the desk off, but Melo CLUBS Fatu against the desk! Melo storms into the ring, brings Andrade up, but Andrade RAMS Melo into the corner! Andrade RAMS Melo, CHOPS Melo, then stalks Melo.
Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses and Andrade hits buckles hard! Melo CHOPS Andrade down! Melo brings Andrade up, soaks up some heat, then makes it Latino Heat. But Andrade blocks the suplex to suplex Melo! Andrade hangs Melo out to dry, and Melo flops to the apron. Fatu is back but Andrade fires forearms first! Andrade whips, Fatu reverses, and Fatu BODY CHECKS Andrade! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him while he stalks Andrade. Fatu drags Andrade up to HEADBUTT him into the corner. Fatu shoves Melo off the apron, then he HEADBUTTS Andrade again. Andrade sputters but Fatu is all fired up.
Fatu CHOPS Andrade, UPPERCUTS, and HEADBUTTS him again! Andrade CHOPS in return! SmackDown returns to single picture and Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Fatu UPPERCUTS and Andrade falls back! Melo stomps Andrade in the corner, then tells Fatu to come on in. Fatu runs up, but Andrade gets away! Hip attack hits buckles! Melo ENZIGIRIS Fatu, Andrade runs to dodge Melo and FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Andrade kips up! Andrade has targets in the corners, and he rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES for Fatu! CIEN- NO, Melo tilt-o-whirls and LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Melo runs to stomp away on Fatu, then he brings Andrade up. Fatu stands to CLOBBER Melo! Andrade SUPERKICKS Fatu! The fans rally, Melo brings Andrade up and springboards, but Andrade stops him at the ropes! SECOND ROPE SPANISH FLY! But Fatu SENTONS Andrade! The fans fire up as Fatu SENTONS Melo! Fatu drags Melo to a drop zone, then goes to the corner! The fans rally for Fatu as he goes up, up, but Andrade YANKS him down! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT DOUBLE!! Cover, Melo breaks it! The fans rally while all three are down! “This is Awesome!” as the three stir.
Melo brings Fatu and Andrade around, and he fires forearms on each of them. Andrade fires back on Melo, then Fatu UPPERCUTS! Andrade ROCKS Fatu, but Fatu UPPERCUTS Andrade! The fans rally as the three rise, and Melo springboards! DOUBLE FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover on Andrade, Fatu breaks it! Melo and Fatu stare down, and they run up! Melo dodges to hit the FIRST 48! Andrade adds a POISON-RANA! Melo slips around Andrade to KNEE and suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and Melo grows frustrated. The fans rally for Fatu while Melo shakes his hands out. Andrade is on the apron but Melo rises.
Melo brings Andrade up but Andrade trips Melo! They go out to brawl, and Melo SUPERKICKS Andrade down! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Melo! The fans fire up for Fatu as he lines up a shot. Fatu gets the fans even more fired up, then he geeks out! Fatu runs in the full length, but Andrade & Melo move! HIP ATTACK through barriers!! The fans go nuts as Fatu crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu sputters as SmackDown goes back to picture in picture.
Fatu stirs while Andrade and Melo go to the ring. They roll in, Melo grabs at Andrade and vice-versa. Melo fires a forearm, then goes back outside. Andrade goes to the opposite end while Melo looks under the ring. Melo makes Knoxville happy by bringing out a table! But then Melo makes them mad by dropping it! Melo goes after Andrade but Andrade ROCKS him first! Andrade brings out a chair! Andrade aims, but Melo dropkicks the legs out! Andrade crawls, Melo shakes his head, and he grabs the chair now. Melo aims, but Andrade kicks Melo low! Andrade and Melo go into the ring, and Andrade puts Melo in a drop zone.
Andrade goes up the corner, but Melo trips him up! Andrade is stuck up top and Melo hits the SLINGSHOT PLEX! Melo flexes, then decides to step through on the legs! Andrade cradles that, TWO! Melo and Andrade stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans look for Fatu. SmackDown returns to single picture as the fans rally, Melo and Andrade sit up, and Melo CHOPS! Andrade ROCKS Melo, then rolls away. Melo hurries to clamp onto Andrade with a facelock, but Andrade RAMS him into a corner! Andrade puts Melo up top but Melo fires forearms. Andrade drops back, Melo aims, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS!
The fans still want tables but Andrade climbs up to get Melo. They’re on the very top, but Fatu is back! Fatu makes the SUPER SPANISH FLY part ROCKER LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu goes up now! SWANTON BOMB onto Melo! Cover, Andrade breaks it!! The fans rally up again and still want tables. Fatu runs at Andrade to SPLASH! Then Fatu runs at Melo, but Melo BOOTS him! Melo runs up, but into a pop-up! Melo fights the Samoan Drop, and Andrade adds the SHADOW ELBOW! But Melo makes it a ghost pin! Andrade adds a stack, TWO!!! Fatu survives the double cover, but here come Solo & JC!
The fans boo as Solo is here to coach Fatu up. Melo and Andrade trade forearms, then Melo dodges to springboard, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Fatu snarls, drags Melo up, and he HEADBUTTS Melo! Fatu finally notices Solo & JC, but Fatu puts Melo up top. Fatu CHOPS Melo, then he fireman’s carries Andrade. Fatu adds Melo to this, but Melo slips free. SAMOAN DROP for Andrade, and then Fatu goes to the corner. Solo says Fatu’s got this now! BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS and Melo hits NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT! Andrade underhooks Melo, THE MESS- NO, Melo RANAS through! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade has a cover, TWO! Melo has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Both men stand, SHADOW ELBOW! FIRST 48!! SHADOW ELBOW AGAIN!! All three men are down and the fans are thunderous! Fatu crawls, Melo rolls to a corner, and Andrade stirs. Fatu rises, he brings Andrade up, IMPALER DDT! Then Fatu has Melo to RAM him into a corner. Fatu runs and HIP ATTACKS Melo! Andrade is up, Fatu hits him with another IMPALER DDT! Fatu puts Andrade in the drop zone, and he hits the BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Solo says yeah, do that again! The fans boo but Fatu glares at Solo. JC says do what Solo is saying, Fatu!
But wait! Jimmy YANKS JC down, and SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up, and then Melo RAMS Fatu into Solo! Then FIRST 48! But Andrade rolls Melo into THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!
Winner: Andrade, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Solo just screwed things up for Fatu! Solo does his best to keep the peace between Fatu and JC, but the point is: Andrade is headed to Los Angeles! Will he make this El Idolo in the Bank?
Backstage interview with LA Knight.
Byron Saxton segues from congratulating Andrade for qualifying to welcoming in someone who already has qualified, but The Mega Star says, “My gawd. What is it with punching tickets around here? Everybody talks about punching tickets. WWE Instagram, punched tickets. Commentary, punched tickets. You’re talking about punched tickets. I guess I punched my ticket to MITB, it’s only eight days away. A few other guys who punched tickets, who are they? You got Andrade, you got Penta, you got what’s his name, Seth Rollins. You got Solo Sikoa! They’re all in it! They all punched their tickets!
“And everybody’s gonna be climbing that ladder, trying to get up, put everything on the line that they can. Now, if this was a one-on-one match, I’d go ahead and call my shot, and I’d say I’m gonna run up there, grab the case, and cash it in. But you gotta understand, this is my third year in a row, so I understand what this is. You can call me the vet in this match. Some people say maybe that Seth is the vet in this, but they would be wrong. For three years in a row now, you’re talking about the most robust and the most recent experience, YEAH. And what that means is now it’s anybody’s game. Anybody can come out with it, and I understand that.
“But with or without the case, what you need to understand is that the WWE title, the world title, they’re all in my future. With the way I’ve been running, at this point, they should be in my past, maybe even my present. Why don’tcha go ahead and punch that ticket? While we’re talking about-” Knight stops himself when he spots someone walking in. It’s Aleister Black! And Aleister says that win was supposed to be his. But he tells Knight, “You’re welcome, though.” The Dark Father lets the Mega Star shine, if only for now. Will LA win big in LA when we finally reach MITB?
Fatu and Solo regroup backstage.
Solo wants Fatu to listen. He was just trying to help. Fatu tells Solo to listen. For the last time, Fatu does not need his help! Fatu storms off, JC steps in, but Solo has nothing else to say. Is the Samoan Werewolf going to break away from this dysfunctional “family?”
Cody Rhodes is here!
Knoxville fires up and sings along, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans along the ramp and the front row, and even signs autographs. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and he hears the fans chant his name. Cody fires the fans up more, then hears them sing, “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~! Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody says, “So, Knoxville! Whaddya wanna talk about?” The fans cheer, and Cody says, “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that we could talk about the record crowd here this evening!” The fans cheer that, too! Cody says he loves them, too, thank you very much.
Cody says they could also talk about WrestleMania 41. The fans boo, but Cody says after WrestleMania 41, he went home, he drowned his sorrows, might’ve touched the “Tennessee Cough Syrup” a little bit, and he had a moment of doubt. He reached out to a friend. A friend who helps him prepare to wonderful audiences like this one here, or speaking to everyone at home. Cody asked him, “Was I a good champion?” The fans cheer for that, but Cody says the friend told him wasn’t quite as simple as yes or no.
The friend told him, “With everything that you faced here in the ring in front of all the fans, and with everything that you faced behind the scenes, being pulled in different directions, the waters that you had to navigate that no champion has ever had to navigate, yes, I feel that you were a good champion.” Cody says he felt good hearing that, it turned into a hopeful moment, the silver lining on a dark cloud. Cody looked back on his whole year. He thought about AJ Styles faking retirement to get the drop on him. Cody thought about his friend, Kevin Owens, sucker punching him against his bus while Cody’s family slept inside.
Cody thought about his boss, Triple H, who pushed Cody to the limit, and sees something in Cody that Cody doesn’t even see in himself. Cody even thought about The Final Boss, how he asked Cody for his soul, and the entire world wondering what that meant. As preposterous as that sounded, The Rock was 100% serious. No matter how many times Cody said no, the offer still stands. And Cody also thought about John Cena. The fans initially boo, but the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” starts up. Cody takes a moment, and then he says, “I thought about John Cena doing exactly what he said he was going to do. He forced me to make a choice, and I hesitated.
“I don’t know if John Cena is going to ‘ruin’ professional wrestling. But if he does, then I’m partially to blame. Now, I know, I’d love to say this to John Cena’s face. Not sure if he’s going to come out here right now, but if you are listening, if you are listening, Champ, I need you to know that I will never hesitate with you again!” The fans cheer that, and Cody says no matter how much Cena will tout the amount of days he has left, how much Cena will talk about what remains before he absconds with the WWE Championship and leaves all of us forever, that is NOT Cena’s expiration date! That is on the other side of Cody’s corneas, and it will burn Cena’s ass up!
The fans fire up for that, and Cody calms it down. Cody apologizes for that. This is his first night back on SmackDown, he is getting worked up. He thought so much about what he could do, what he could do for the fans. Hell, how about a surprise? The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” so Cody says they’re hungry for it. Let’s yeet. Well, hold on, that’d be a very big surprise. That’d be the biggest surprise. That’d be Cody’s partner riding into battle for MITB, and hell YES he is here! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the World Heavyweight Champion, MAIN EVENT JEY USO! The fans go wild as Jey makes his way in from the pavilion!
The fans sing along with Day One Ish and bounce for that YEET! Jey makes his way down through the crowd to ringside, one verse at a time, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Jey joins Cody in the ring now, mic in hand. Cody and Jey hear the fans want an encore, so we get even more YEET! But then John Cena makes his entrance to ruin the fun! The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUUUCKS~!” even though he wears that University of Tennessee orange and white. Cena goes to the ring, towel draped over his head, then grabs a mic before he joins Cody and Jey in the ring. Cena hears the fans boo, and he says, “I’m upset, too. If it isn’t professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes!” Cena tells Cody he is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe, and that Jey is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe.
The fans boo but Cena says they both wanna be Cena so bad, it makes him sick! Cody wants Cena’s fame, Jey wants Cena’s money, but they will get neither because Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy! There is only ONE other human being in the WWE who embodies hustle, loyalty and respect, and he’s got the fortune, fame and followers to back that up! Surprise, losers! Cena’s partner is here, too! The fans boo already, because “EY YO~!” Logan Paul IS here! The Maverick swaggers his way out, and Cena gives him a proper introduction. “Oh, you mad? You’re mad because Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler?”
Cena says Logan doesn’t need to pay his dues, because he is paying Jey’s mortgage! Everybody in this building did NOT come to see Jey! They came to see John Cena and Logan Paul! Logan asks, “What the hell you crying about, Knoxville? Look! I could walk on water, and y’all would still find a way to tell me it’s because I can’t swim! John Cena speaks the language of Logan Paul, and that is the truth! The truth! It is right in front of you! You deny it all you want, but look around, you stupid, stupid, simple Tennessee people! This is a moment in history! All of you get to witness the moment that John Cena stood side-by-side in the ring with Logan Paul.
“And look, all of you will live long, pathetic, miserable lives. But at least you will get to say that you saw that.” The fans tell Logan to STFU, and Cena tells Logan to ignore it. Logan says yeah, yeah, they’re so ungrateful. They don’t know what’s good for them. There is one problem, though. This does seem too perfect. The problem is… Logan should be standing next to THE WWE Champion as THE World Heavyweight Champion! Logan should’ve been the one to leave Saturday Night’s Main Event with that title around his waist. But look at him, Jey. Jey got lucky. Jey got lucky! He knows it, Logan knows, it, the fans know it, CODY knows it!
Jey needed Cody to save him! When Cody interfered with the match cuz these two cheaters can’t do a single thing in this business without it being handed to them! “These two nepo babies were born on third, thinking they hit a triple.” Logan points to himself and says, “Self-made man!” He points to Cena and says, “Self-made man!” Five years ago, nobody every would’ve believed Logan Paul would be a WWE superstar. And they certainly never ever would’ve believed that he’d be teaming with the Greatest Of All Time! But look at Logan now. He’s not just a superstar, he is THE superstar! His time is now! Cena told us that his time is almost up!
Cena is the Last Real Champion, Logan is the inevitable face of the WWE! So Jey, Cody, at MITB, if you want some, come get some. Jey tells Logan they don’t gotta wait! They can handle this right now! UH UH, YEET!! The mics drop, Cena and Logan talk this out, and Logan wants to throw hands while Cena wants to leave. Cody asks what they’re arguing about. They gonna go to the back so Logan can polish Cena’s Peacemaker? Now it’s a fight! The fans fire up as the hands are flying! Logan TOSSES Jey, Cena picks Cody up! Cody slips free, Jey is back to SUPERKICK! Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Cena bails out, Jey PLANCHAS out onto him!
Logan goes to the apron, slingshot and- NO, Cody dodges the “Snapshot” Lariat and Jey SUPERKICKS Logan! Then Jey sets Logan up for the CODE D!! The fans fire up as Cody picks up the WWE Championship! Will Cody and Jey make it through Logan and Cena to then clear a path for the American Nightmare’s redemption? Or will Cena & Logan ruin wrestling together?
My Thoughts:
A very good SmackDown, but maybe with some wheel-spinning. As fun as Chelsea Green continues to be, can’t we move on from her and Zelina? Or are we about to do that with tonight’s win over Alba and then Giulia confronting her? Ironically, that seems to give away Giulia isn’t winning MITB. Giulia had a good promo video right before but they undercut it by giving us that confrontation. That said, Giulia deserves to be all the champions, but I suppose starting with the Women’s US Championship would be a good route. Very good promo from Bianca and Naomi to not just have Bianca’s homecoming, but to keep the feud between them alive.
The Women’s Triple Threat had a slow start but it turned out to be a very good match. Great win for Naomi, and good promo from her, Tiffany and Alexa to tease potential MITB winners. Great stuff in the tag match to build Worlds Collide just a touch. We only got one moment of Berto being passive aggressive towards Santos, and then Ethan Page screwing the Faces over, but that was still enough for the North American Championship. Of course, it depends on how many fans watch not just Raw and SmackDown but also NXT so that the fans already understand the story. But as someone who does, I do appreciate they’re bringing NXT story onto SmackDown.
Good promo from Priest to give some shoot respect to Drew and Fatu, but Priest wanting after the US title kinda gave away what was happening with the Men’s Triple Threat. It was a great Triple Threat, but of course Solo & JC cost Fatu. That team is just one moment away from breaking up, and it might be at MITB when Solo just expects Fatu to help him win the briefcase and Fatu refuses. And Fatu VS Priest will still be awesome whenever it happens. Good promo from Knight, and a good bit from Aleister with him, which I suppose means that’s the next feud for them. Was kinda hoping for Aleister VS Nakamura but that really depends if Nakamura is sticking with WWE or going home to Japan via Pro-Wrestling NOAH as rumored.
R-Truth relapsing to talking to Lil’ Jimmy is certainly a choice. I kinda wish he’d keep up the “Ron Cena” stuff, or they’d let Jeff Cobb do his own John Cena bit from NJPW, but I guess some things in WWE still won’t change. And closing with a big promo segment was also certainly a choice. Cody still did a good job, and nice surprise to have Jey show up. Not sure they needed to take a commercial break for Jey’s entrance, especially when they were obviously going to let Jey do his YEET encore. And Cena really must be brainwashed to put Logan over as if Logan’s on par with peak Cena. But naturally a brawl happened and the Faces stood tall.
Don’t count this as go-home math yet, they could easily revisit this on Raw and even next week on SmackDown. Even then, I still feel like Jey and Cody should win at MITB to properly set up Cody VS Cena 2 at SummerSlam. Raw on June 9th is still the move for the World Heavyweight Championship, but there’s also Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, who knows if Jey makes it to SummerSlam as champion.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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