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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (12/26/23)
It’s the NXT After Christmas!
Will justice, true justice, finally be served?
On the day after Christmas, NXT returns to the Underground! Will Eddy Thorpe or Dijak be standing tall at the end of this gritty grudge match?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- All Or Nothing: Chase U VS Out The Mud; OTM wins and are the new #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships.
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ The Meta Four VS Josh Briggs; Dar wins, by disqualification, and retains the cup.
- Cora Jade VS Karmen Petrovic; Cora wins.
- Men’s Breakout Tournament, Semifinal: Lexis King VS Riley Osborne; Riley wins and advances to the finals.
- Bron Breakker VS Nathan Frazer; Bron wins.
- Men’s Breakout Tournament, Semifinal: Tavion Heights VS Oba Femi; Oba wins and advances to the finals.
- Joe Coffey w/ Gallus VS Joe Gacy; Gacy wins.
- NXT Underground: Eddy Thorpe VS DIJAK; Eddy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
All Or Nothing: Chase U VS Out The Mud w/ SCRYPTS!
Andre Chase is in deep with Tony D, but he has a plan. If he and Duke Hudson beat Lucien Price & Bronco Nima, Scrypts will pay DOUBLE on last week’s pot, which will erase the debt with The Don! But if Chase U loses, Tony & Stacks owe Price & Nima a tag title opportunity. Will the Andre Chase Gambit save Andre Chase University? Or will they only end up in the doghouse with the D’Angelos?
Speaking of, the NXT Tag Team Champions are watching from the perch. The teams sort out and we start with Chase against Price. Fans duel, the two tie up, and Price SHOVES Chase down! Chase gets up and Price smirks. The two go again, tie up, and Price SHOVES Chase again! Price grins but Chase keeps his cool. Chase storms up, gets around, and headlocks Price. Price powers up and out, Chase ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Price scoops. Chase slips free, DROPKICKS Price, then DROPKICKS again! Tag to Duke, and Chase U mugs Price. They whip Price into the corner, double body shot, high ten to the DOUBLE CLUB!
The fans rally and duel, Duke ROCKS Price. Price blocks the scoop, throws body shots, and he reels Duke back in for more. Price swings but Duke counter punches! Duke wrenches, RAMS and wrenches Price again, to RAM him again. One more wrench, tag to Chase and he climbs up. Chase AX HANDLES the arm! Chase wrenches, tags Duke again, and they set up so Duke can CLUB the arm. Duke wrenches, RAMS, wrenches, and then tags Chase. Chase kicks low, they whip, trip and “U~” Elbow Drop! Cover, TWO! Price hangs tough but Chase wrenches an arm. Nima storms in, the ref stops him, but Price uses the distraction to wrench and HOOK KICK!
Chase flounders, Price tags Nima and OTM have Chase in the corner. Nima fires off back elbow after back elbow, then lets off to clothesline! Nima shoves Chase down, to then HIP DROP him! Tony & Stacks discuss things while Nima covers, ONE! Chase is hanging tough, the fans still duel, but Nima says they got next! Nima ROCKS Chase and Chase ends up on ropes. Nima gets up to CHOKE Chase with a bounce! The ref counts, Nima lets off, then he stalks Chase to the corner. Fans rally, Nima talks more trash and he fires more hands. Tag to Price and he trips Chase, so Nima can KNEE Chase down! Price slides in and stays between Chase and Duke.
Price taunts Chase, then stomps a hand! But Chase throws shots with the good hand! Price RAMS Chase into a corner, RAMS him again and again, then lets off. Price slithers around as he watches Chase stagger. Price CLOBBERS Chase in the corner! Fans are torn as Price drags Chase over and tags Nima in. Nima clamps on with a chinbar and armlock, but Chase throws body shots. Nima knees low, whips Chase to a corner, but Chase avoids the splash! Chase avoids Price, too, then BOOTS Nima away! Chase ELBOWS Price, hurries for his corner but Nima picks him up and throwsh im back!
But Chase ducks ‘n’ dodges, hot tag to Duke! The fans fire up for the Chase U MVP! He BOOTS Pirce right down! Then he dodges Nima to JAB, JAB, JAB and flip, flop, “U~” BIONIC ELBOW! Duke then scoops Price to a fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER onto Nima! The fans fire up with Duke and even Tony likes this. But Scrypts gets in Chase’s face! Duke TOSSES Scrypts into the ring, then Scrypts bails out! Chase tags in, thinking he’s got this. Duke says okay, and Chase goes up to leap. Price ducks it, then SUPERKICKS! Tag to Nima, and OTM coordinates, suplex to SPINEBUSTER! Price BLASTS Duke while Nima covers, OTM wins!
Winners: Out The Mud, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships)
Duke can’t believe it! He was the card shark, but the hot hand was taken away when Chase wanted the glory. Will Chase University ever get out of debut? Or will those tag titles soon be Out The Mud?
The NXT Year End Awards are handed out!
The 2023 Tag Team of the Year: The Creed Brothers! The 2023 Female Superstar of the Year: Tiffany Stratton! The 2023 Male Superstar of the Year: Ilja Dragunov! But now the question is, was it the Center of the Universe or the Mad Dragon who was crowned THE 2023 Superstar of the Year?
Trick Williams waits for Carmelo Hayes backstage.
Melo walks up, the two shake hands and Melo says it was so crazy and cold what happened to Ilja Dragunov last week. Trick says Dragunov is in bad shape, but will he make it to New Year’s Evil? Melo says they both know it’ll take more than that to keep the Dragon down. Facts. But Trick was thinking, he might have to push the match back. Trick wants Dragunov at 100%. What? Is he crazy? Trick didn’t hurt Dragunov! Take the shot regardless. So Melo doesn’t think Trick can beat Dragunov at his best? No, that’s not it at all. But Trick is on fire right now, so no better time to do this than now!
Melo will put it like this: five years from now, ain’t nobody gonna talk about Trick beating Dragunov at 100% or not. All they’ll be talking about is Trick Williams winning the NXT Championship. And look at LeBron James. When he won an NBA Title in “The Bubble,” ain’t nobody talking about who he beat. Just take your shot. Think about it. Trick does think about it. Will Trick go ahead and slam dunk on a damaged Dragunov? Will the damage Dragunov took even keep him away?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ The Meta Four VS Josh Briggs!
Supernova 11 always has his three minio- er, friends backing him up, but big bad Briggs wants to do this without Country Strong? Is Briggs taking a big gamble of his own going at this alone? Or will he prove he’s all he needs to take down Dar?
NXT returns as Briggs makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the cup awaits, and we see who brings it home for New Year’s!
The bell rings on round one, and Dar circles with Briggs. They feel things out, tie up, and Briggs SHOVES Dar! Dar scrambles away, Meta Four barks at Briggs, but he dares Dar to come back. Dar resets, they tie up, and Briggs SHOVES Dar again! Meta Four gets uppity again, but Briggs wants the champ to man up already. Dar says okay, and he calls for a knuckle lock. Briggs reaches up higher. Dar says fine, this side. Briggs switches, and Dar SLAPS Briggs! Briggs snarls, swings, misses, and Dar kicks a leg, ROCKS Briggs with a forearm, then fires off knees! But Briggs blocks one to TOSS Dar away!
Fans fire up, Meta Four freaks out, and Dar drags himself up in a corner. Briggs swings, misses again and Dar hurries away. Briggs storms up, Dar dodges and KICKS! Briggs just storms up on Dar! Dar goes for a leg, but Briggs TOSSES him away again! Dar flounders, Briggs hauls him up and whips corner to corner. Dar goes up, under, comes back to throat chop, then runs! But Briggs scoops for a SIDERWALK SLAM and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Meta Four is relieved and we reach a minute left. Briggs has the HALF CRAB! Dar endures, the fans fire up, and Briggs sits deep! Dar CLUBS at the leg, then gets a ROPEBREAK!
Briggs lets off, stomps away on Dar, then lets off as the ref counts. Disqualifications end this automatically so Briggs has to be careful. Briggs suplexes but Dar slips free to shove. Thirty seconds and Briggs POUNCES Dar! Cover, TWO! Meta Four is relieved again but Briggs keeps his cool. Briggs stalks Dar to a corner but ew hit ten seconds. Briggs whips, Dar blocks, but Briggs still gets him loose. Dar gets under, Briggs brings him up, but the bell rings on the round! Dar holds off on the cheap shot he wanted to take, and Briggs lets Dar down off the bomb.
Dar: 0; Briggs: 0
Briggs backs away while Meta Four complains. Briggs is realizing what he’s missing during the rest period, but he just waits as Oro helps Dar stretch. The bell rings on round two, Dar runs in, but Briggs catches him! Briggs shoves, then scoops for a BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO! Briggs keeps his cool, there’s still plenty of time. Briggs reels Dar in, hauls him up, but Dar slips into the GUILLOTINE! Briggs stays standing, powers his way up, and he RAMS Dar into a corner! Briggs puts Dar up top but Dar holds onto the hold! The ref counts, Dar lets off, but he SLAPS Briggs again! Briggs choke grips Dar!
Fans fire up, but Dar hops on for a TRIANGLE HOLD! Briggs drops to a knee, Dar uses just his legs while taunting Briggs with his hands. But Briggs deadlifts Dar to BUCKLE BOMB him! Briggs runs, CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Cover, Briggs scores!!
Dar: 0; Briggs: 1
And with that, the challenger is on the board! Meta Four hurries to get Dar to the corner to refresh and NXT goes picture in picture.
Briggs throws off his shirt, he’s getting warmed up. Dar is finally on his feet again, and the third round begins! But then Dar bails out for another breather! Briggs says nuh-uh and storms out. Meta Four stands in the way, of course, and Dar goes around the way. Briggs pushes past to pursue, they go back into the ring, and Briggs ducks the kick to SPINEBUSTER! Briggs rains down fists, covers, TWO! Briggs keeps hold of Dar, drags him up, and whips him to a corner hard! Dar falls over, Briggs storms over, and then Briggs climbs. But Jakara is there to talk trash! Dar KICKS Briggs’ legs out! Dar taunts Briggs, then KICKS and KICKS and KICKS Briggs against ropes!
Dar goes again, but he sees Briggs’ guard so he kicks low! Briggs sits down, Dar runs to SLIDING KICK! Dar drags Briggs to the apron, and he SLAMS the leg on the edge! And he does it again again! And again! Then Dar CLUBS Briggs in the head! The ref counts, Dar lets off, but then he pulls Briggs into the post! Dar throws more hands, soaks up the heat, then runs to DROPKICK the leg against the post! Briggs flounders into the ring, Dar hurries in to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, TWO, and we’re under a minute in the round! Dar hurries to get going, but Briggs LARIATS again! But Dar flounders away to the outside!
Briggs storms after Dar, NXT returns to single picture, and Dar ROCKS Briggs! Briggs hits back! Dar hits back! They go forearm for forearm, Dar fires kicks and a QUESTION MARK KICK! APRON DDT!! Briggs sputters, blood in his mouth and nose, and we’re under ten seconds! But Briggs shoves Dar away! Briggs runs up, Dar dodges and the boot gets stuck over the barriers! Dar jumps up to KICK Briggs down, and that’s the round!
Dar: 0; Briggs: 1
Halfway through and while Briggs leads in points, Dar may have scored huge there! Dar gets in the ring, thanks to Meta Four, but Briggs has no one because that’s how he chose to play this. The bell rings on round four, and Dar runs up to BOOT Briggs down! Then Dar goes side to side to BOOT! Dar then goes up the corner and FLYING FOREARMS Briggs down! Cover, TWO! Dar keeps moving, SHINING WIZARD! Briggs stays up, Dar runs to GAMANGIRI! Cover, TWO! Briggs is hanging in there and the fans fire up! Dar is frustrated, though, and Meta Four is worried. Briggs gets mad, especially as Dar SLAPS him again and again!
Dar runs, but Briggs powers up to BOOT him down! Then choke grip, to a CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Dar survives and Briggs grows frustrated. There’s still two minutes in this round, and Briggs runs up. Dar dodges, trips Briggs, and then goes up a corner! DIVING DOUBLE STOMP to the bad leg! Then Dar runs again! Briggs choke grips again, but Dar ELBOWS free! And FOREARMS! And takedown to the CHAMPAGNE SUPER- NO, Briggs pushes back to turn kneebar into stack cover! TWO, and the KNEEBAR is on!! Briggs endures, we’re only at one minute! Briggs fights around, Dar stays hooked on but Briggs CLUBS away on Dar!
Briggs is free of the kneebar but Dar hurries to ELBOW away at the ropes! The ref counts, Dar lets off, and then Dar runs up, into a HAYMAKER! The ref checks Dar for a KO, but Lash CLUBS Briggs with a bucket!! Dar covers, TWO!?!? Briggs survives Lash lashing out, and the fans are thunderous! But now the rest of the team springs into action! Jakara distracts the ref so Oro can throw the bucket to Dar! But Briggs grabs it, too! Briggs and Dar tug-o-war, but Dar lets go and Briggs CLOBBERS Dar with the bucket!! The ref sees that, it’s a disqualification!!
Winner: Noam Dar, by disqualification (still NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
Briggs went it alone and lost alone, all because of the pawns helping their king! Will any one ever get a win when Dar has Meta Four in his corner?
Axiom and Nathan Frazer talk backstage.
Axiom isn’t surprised by the award results so far. Frazer isn’t, either. But hey, it was still a great year for NXT as a whole! And Frazer is glad to see “that dog” Bron Breakker didn’t win. Yeah, best spear in the business, sure, but no one’s gonna vote for a guy so mean and angry 24/7. Axiom tries to warn Frazer but Bron is behind him. Frazer sighs and says okay, here we go again. Bron says Frazer should consider slowing down and thinking before he speaks. Well first of, he’ll never slow down. And second, he wasn’t saying anything he wouldn’t have told Bron to his face. Oh, okay, tough guy.
Bron will explain this: Frazer’s speed and high-flying ability would have no effect on Bron, and do you know why? Because he’s the badass of the WWE. He doesn’t need to win popularity contests. Okay, then let’s put that to the test. See if the Spear can even catch Frazer. Careful what you wish for. Bron heads out and Frazer says Axiom could’ve warned him. Bro, he was winking and glancing for him! WHAT?! But either way, will the Jersey Island Rocket be able to stay airborne? Or will he crash and burn after getting hit by the Big Bad Booty Nephew?
Cora Jade VS Karmen Petrovic!
The Punk Rock Mean Girl disrespected the new girl by just taking her locker, and no one disrespects the real-life Beatrix Kiddo! Will Karmen be more like karma for Cora’s bad attitude? Or will Cora continue to make NXT all about her?
NXT returns as Karmen makes her entrance. The bell rings and Cora is talking trash about how she’s the veteran. Cora shoves Karmen and Karmen says respect is earned. So Cora shoves Karmen again! So Karmen ROCKS Cora, steps over, and HOOK KICKS! The fans duel, Carmen RAMS Karmen into a corner, then RAMS her again. The ref counts, Cora hauls Karmen up but Karmen sunset flips! TWO, and Cora runs up to SHINING WIZARD in the corner! Cora shoves Karmen, then runs to ELBOW Karmen on the ropes! Fans are torn, Cora covers, TWO! Cora is annoyed, but she stalks Karmen to a corner.
Cora stomps a mudhole in, the ref counts, and Cora whips corner to corner hard. Karmen falls, Cora storms up again, and Cora stomps Karmen around. Cora talks trash on Karmen but Karmen fires body shots! Cora throws Karmen by her hair! The fans are torn, the ref reprimands, but Karmen throws body shots again. Cora CLUBS Karmen, talks trash, then hauls her up to SMACK her off the mat! Cora paces, talks more trash, then taunts the fans. Cora SMACKS Karmen off the mat again, soaks up the heat, then runs side to side to IMPLODER- NO, Karmen dodges! Cora hobbles, into a leg sweep!
Karmen goes to the corner, Cora runs in but into a KNEE! Karmen rallies with big forearms! Karmen runs to ROUNDHOUSE Cora in a corner, then kicks her down, to LION’S BARRAGE! Cover, TWO! Cora survives but Karmen storms up on her. Cora YANKS Karmen into ropes! Then reels her in to underhook, FUTURE SHOCK! Cover, Cora wins!
Winner: Cora Jade, by pinfall
Cora grins as she turns things around as she always does: underhandedly. Cora then bullies Karmen by kicking her around. Cora underhooks again, but here comes Gigi Dolin! The Toxic Avenger runs Cora off, and Cora wags her finger. Cora says this happens on her time, but when and where will that be?
Men’s Breakout Tournament, Semifinal: Lexis King VS Riley Osborne!
The Drama King of NXT acts like he’s already won that contract, but he actually has to put words to action. Will he take one step closer to his throne? Or will Chase U’s newest recruit kick in the turbo and head for the finals?
NXT returns as Riley makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, King goes for an arm and wrenches, but the fans rally for Riley. King chinbars, Riley powers through to roll, cartwheel and handspring. Riley wrenches and wristlocks to wrangle King. King fights up, slips around and whips, but Riley arm-drags to the armlock! King reaches out, but we see Trey Bearhill walking out here. King puts Riley on the ropes and then sees Trey. King HEADBUTTS Riley down, then tells Trey he doesn’t want any of this. Trey just takes a seat, and Riley fires off on King! Fans fire up as Riley whips but King reverses!
King runs in, Riley ELBOWS him away, then goes up. But King SUPERKICKS the legs out, and WOE STOMPS Riley out of the ropes! Cover, TWO! King clamps onto a HALF CRAB! Riley endures, the fans rally, and we see Thea Hail Y Jacy Jayne front and center. Riley crawls, powers up, reaches out, and the student section keeps him going! Riley rolls to send King into buckles, then Riley MONKEY FLIPS! Riley ducks ‘n’ dodges to CALF KICK! Then STANDING MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Riley grits his teeth. Riley has even more of the fans with him, but King CHOPS him! So Riley CHOPS back!
King BOOTS from below, then ducks a haymaker to swinging BACKBREAKER! Then crossarm, STRAITJACKET BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO!! Riley survives and fans fire up! King rains down fists, Thea & Jacy are worried, but King hauls Riley up. King puts Riley up top, CHOPS him again, then climbs up, Riley fires forearms in return! King and Riley brawl, King has the edge, but then Trey gets up! King says stay back, but Riley SHOVES King down! Riley adjusts, and he “U~” SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, RILEY WINS!
Winner: Riley Osborne, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
Big assist to big Trey, and now King gets screwed over just like he did! Will Chase U have something to celebrate with the tournament finals? Or will breaking out be hard to do?
As for King, he wants Trey to show him mercy, then takes a swing! Trey blocks to CLUB King, and CLAW King, and CLAW him again! Fans fire up with Trey and he reels King in, whips, but King holds ropes to slither away! Denied vengeance tonight, will the bear get his paws on the snake of NXT soon enough?
MORE NXT Year End Awards are handed out!
The 2023 Match of the Year: Hayes VS Dragunov for the NXT Championship at NXT No Mercy! The 2023 Moment of the Year: The Undertaker shows up on the October 10th edition of NXT!
Backstage interview with Ava Raine.
Kelly asks Ava if there’s any update on Dragunov’s medical condition. No one has heard all week, but word is, Dragunov is on his way here. Later tonight, Dragunov will announce his personal decision on whether or not the match at New Year’s Evil is still happening. That’s all she’s got. Kelly thanks Ava for that, and now we’re all waiting on an answer. Will the Mad Dragon still go through with the NXT Championship match with Trick?
Bron Breakker VS Nathan Frazer!
“That dog” heard Frazer talking crap, so now it’s time to put up or shut up! Will Frazer survive sticking his foot in his mouth again? Or will he get torn right in half by the best spear in the business?
The bell rings and Bron stares Frazer down with a smug smile. Fans sing “Bron is gonna kill~ you!” Frazer ignores that as he ties up with Bron. Bron powers Frazer to a corner, the ref counts, and Bron lets off to pat Frazer’s head. Frazer pie faces in return! Bron runs up, Frazer dodges and headlocks. Bron powers up to THROW Frazer away! Frazer goes to a corner, Bron says that was like cradling a baby. Fans bark for Bron, but Frazer resets. They tie up, Frazer headlocks again, but Bron powers out. Frazer slides under, headlocks, but Bron powers up to back suplex! Frazer lands on his feet, headlocks again, but Bron powers out.
Frazer redirects, and again, and again, but Bron still runs him over! Fans bark for Bron and he barks at Frazer. Bron waits on Frazer to get up and the two reset again. Corbin is watching, liking what he’s seeing. Frazer waistlocks but Bron throws Frazer away. Frazer’s back again, and he hits a flying takeover! Bron powers up but Frazer hits another takeover! Bron powers up, getting annoyed, and Bron powers up again. Bron denies Frazer his takeover to TOSS Frazer into buckles! Bron snarls, storms up on Frazer, then drags him up. Bron whips corner to corner hard and Frazer tumbles up and down! Bron does push-ups just to show off.
Bron taunts Frazer as he has him in the corner, then digs his knees in. The ref counts, Bron lets off, and Bron drags Frazer up to whip corner to corner hard! Frazer staggers but Bron RAMS him back in! And again! And again! Bron ROCKS Frazer, suplexes, and he holds Frazer up! Frazer slips free, Bron bucks the O’Conner, and now Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges. But then Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges back, to SHOTGUN Bron down! Fans fire up with Frazer as Bron bails out, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns again and Bron TACKLES Frazer! Bron throws down fists, drags Frazer up and fireman’s carries, to GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO! Frazer hangs tough and the fans rally, but they also bark. Bron drags Frazer up, puts him in a corner, and says Frazer’s stupid for thinking he stood a chance against him. Bron then TOSSES Frazer across the way! Bron storms up on Frazer, but Frazer fires body shots! And haymakers! Fans rally, Bron gets around and GERMAN SUPLEXES Frazer inside-out! Cover, TWO! Bron’s getting annoyed and he tells Frazer to just give up. Bron bends Frazer with a modified Bow ‘n’ Arrow!
Frazer endures, the fans rally behind him, and Frazer claws his way free! Frazer reaches back, bridges up, and hits a JAWBREAKER! Bron wobbles, storms up and he stomps Frazer at the ropes. The ref counts, Bron says he’s the man, then storms back up. But Frazer BOOTS from below! And again! Bron gets the legs, YANKS Frazer up but Frazer lands on his feet to PELE! A very Rollins-esque move! The fans rally, Frazer storms up to ROCK Bron! And again! And again! Frazer fires off, fans fire up, but Bron shoves Frazer away. Bron runs up but Frazer tosses him out! Frazer builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp!
Frazer hurries to his feet, and he runs to SHOTGUN Bron into steel steps! The fans fire up while Bron writhes and the ref counts. Frazer puts Bron in at 5 of 10, then drags himself up. Frazer climbs a corner, Bron stands up, and Frazer CROSSBODIES into a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Bron is seething and he shakes his head. Bron aims from a corner as Frazer rises, and Bron runs in, to a SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!! Frazer hurries back up top, and he PHOENIX- NO, he has to roll through as Bron moves! SPEAR!!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Despite all of Frazer’s heart, Bron proves himself right about strength over speed. Corbin nods and says, “Very interesting.” Just what is Mr. No BS intrigued by in this match? Just what will it take for Frazer to get to the next level?
The No Quarter Catch Crew speaks.
Drew Gulak says that he’s learned the hard way that you have to finesse things a certain way here in the WWE. So if Dragon Lee & The LWO wanna step into Gulak’s world, they’re gonna have to experience just what Gulak’s learned, and that is something Gulak’s taught to every member of his crew. Damon Kemp says, “Heart will get you nowhere. You have to be remorseless!” Charlie Dempsey says, “We don’t care if you’re the future of lucha libre. All those high-flying, flashy moves mean nothing when we’re grinding your faces into the mat.” Myles Borne says, “No quarter means we take no prisoners, and we show no mercy.”
Gulak returns to say, “Adapt, survive, punish, obsess.” Kemp says “Your breaking point is our starting line.” So Dragon, Cruz, Joaquin, this is a challenge for a Six Man Tag at New Year’s Evil. Dempsey says the LWO can do all the flips, planchas and topes they want, because none of that matters. Gulak says the LWO will see NXT is a No Fly Zone, and they’re gonna get No Quarter. But which three exactly are we talking about? And will all of the technical savagery matter when the Boy Wonder and his new amigos are too fast to catch?
Briggs regroups with Country Strong.
Jensen says Briggs almost had Dar, and Fallon says he was so close. If they were out there, then maybe it would’ve been different. Yeah, maybe. But that’s not what Briggs wanted… Jensen says he knows Briggs. Two years ago, Briggs helped Jensen find his footing. And yet, it’s clear Briggs wants to win as a singles competitor. Jensen knows Briggs knows he’s right. And as for Fallon, she should spread her wings and accept Tiffany’s challenge for New Year’s Evil. Fallon would love nothing more than to make Tiffany a ranch hand for the day, make her rake out some muck from the stalls and actually get her hands dirty.
Briggs smiles and says he loves these guys. So then that’s it, right? It’s over? Jensen says hey, one last time. Hands in, and Jensen says they’re family forever. They all head out, and Country Strong is no more. Briggs and Fallon have goals, but what is Jensen to do with himself now?
Ava Raine meets with Arianna Grace.
Arianna is so incredibly appreciative of Ava taking the time. From one busy woman to another, Arianna wants to make Ava aware of the “tragedy” that occurred. She was “viciously” attacked by Roxanne Perez. You can still see the bruising on her face. But thankfully, Arianna has a very lovely bone structure as it is, but that doesn’t give anyone the excuse to assault her. Roxie has anger issues, and Arianna suggests that for the betterment of the Women’s Division, this brand as a whole, and Roxie herself, that Roxie has some anger management classes. And Arianna knows Ava cares about the safety of the roster. Oh, yes, of course.
Arianna knew Ava would understand. So what are their next steps? Because Arianna does have some ideas. Well, the next step for Roxie is that Roxie had an idea to have a match against Arianna at New Year’s Evil. Oh, goodness, bless her heart. How’d she handle HBK rejecting the idea? Um, HBK didn’t reject it, it was a great idea. So next week, Roxie VS Arianna. Good luck. Yes, that’s nice. Arianna forces a smile, but will she end up with more than a hand mark on her face after next week?
NXT holds a face-to-face of Lyra Valkyria and Blair Davenport.
Sarah Schreiber moderates as the NXT Women’s Champion and her #1 contender sit with her backstage ahead of their title match at New Year’s Evil. Sarah’s question is, what took this so long? Blair says it’s only because Lyra blew her knee out back in NXT UK. Which was actually good for Lyra because she never wanted to face Blair in the first place. Lyra says that’s not totally true. Blair’s been avoiding Lyra this whole time, until Lyra had the title. Lyra worked her way back from that knee injury, until she was the one facing Becky Lynch, and while Blair was jumping people in the parking lot.
Blair says that’s cute, but Sarah says Lyra has a good point. Blair’s methods are a bit… different. Blair says “hard work” only shows when the right people are watching. It’s not hard for people to take notice when Lyra’s on screen with big names like Rhea Ripley, Rey Mysterio, Xia Li and Becky Lynch. No, Blair had to make people take notice of her, and it worked. Yeah, until it came back to bite Blair in the butt, like when Nikkita Lyons returned to kick Blair’s head in. Don’t forget all your cowardly actions, Blair. Cowardly? Blair beat four other women in the Iron Survivor this year, 25 minutes, no one tapped her out, no one pinned her to score!
And y’know what? Lyra probably wishes anyone else won that match! Tiffany, Fallon, Lash, Kelani, they all wanted a piece of Lyra but they have to line up behind Blair, Lyra’s only competition. Lyra welcomes competition! Sarah wants this to wrap. What happens next week? Lyra says there’s no doubt it’ll be ugly. Lyra doesn’t like how Blair does things, because she’ll do whatever it takes to win this. But the difference between them is that Blair wants the title so she can call herself a champion. Lyra wants this title because she wants to be the best. Blair says that’s exactly right, and that is why Blair will leave next week the new champion.
Blair witnessed Lyra’s rise, but vows to be the reason for her fall. Lyra says we’ll see about that. See you at New Year’s Evil. The two stand up, Sarah thanks them for their time, and wishes them both the best of luck. But will luck have nothing to do with how hard both women fight?
Men’s Breakout Tournament, Semifinal: Tavion Heights VS Oba Femi!
With Riley Osborne waiting in the finals, two of the biggest and baddest in the tournament now collide! Will Tavion reach new heights? Or will he be thrown out by the former shotput champion?
The bell rings, the two tie up, and they go around. Oba powers Tavion back but Tavion slips around to waistlock. Tavion lifts, Oba fights it and ELBOWS Tavion away. Tavion gets a leg, Oba hops to the ROPEBREAK, but the ref counts as Tavion holds on. Oba BOOTS Tavion away, but Tavion comes back to SLINGBLADE! Tavion goes to fireman’s carry but Oba CLUBS away on him! Oba then rains down fists, then drops a big knee! Cover, ONE! Tavion hangs tough but Oba clinches, for an URENAGE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Oba stays cool as he stalks Tavion to a corner. Oba ROCKS Tavion with forearms, then CLUBS him down!
Tavion staggers, Oba stalks him to a corner, but Tavion throws body shots. Oba CLUBS Tavion, wrenches and YANKS the arm, then CLUBS Tavion again. Oba kicks Tavion, drags him up, then whips again. Oba storms up but Tavion throws elbows and haymakers! Oba gets under to SHOTPUT BOMB! Fans fire up and Oba takes aim. Oba runs corner to corner to UPPERCUT! Tavion falls, Oba covers, TWO! Oba keeps on Tavion with a chinlock but Tavion fights up. Fans rally, Tavion throws elbows, but Oba CLUBS him again. Oba underhooks, but Tavion fireman’s carries! Oba fires elbows, but Tavion powers up! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!
Both men are down, Tavion stands and shoots around, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Oba flounders, fans fire up, and Tavion lures Oba into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Oba bails out, the fans fire up and Tavion goes out after Oba. Tavion puts Oba in, hurries after him, but Oba LARIATS!! Fans fire up with Oba now, and he drags Tavion up. Oba whips Tavion for the FLAPJACK! Oba roars, fans fire up, and Tavion staggers into the POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
And with that, the final match-up is set! Will Oba toss one more man out to break through? Or will Riley win this one for Chase U?
Ilja Dragunov arrives backstage.
Kelly apologizes but she has to ask- He says excuse him, but he is looking for Trick. Dragunov heads on, is he going to tell Trick his decision before he tells the world?
Ridge Holland tweets a message.
“I’m sorry for what happened, @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR, this is not who I am. Get well soon.” Ridge the Fridge is not without emotions, can he get over the damage he has caused?
Joe Coffey w/ Gallus VS Joe Gacy!
It’s a battle of the Joes as the Iron King is red hot for this fight! But will he be able to rid himself of Gacy’s shadow? Or is he unable to comprehend the twisted mind of NXT’s resident Joker?
NXT returns and the bell rings. The Joes circle, Gacy dodges Coffey, and the two go again. They tie up, go around, and then break. They tie up again, go around again, but let off. Coffey fires a forearm so Gacy gives it back! Coffey headlocks, Gacy powers out and they RAM shoulders. Then they go back to forearms! Gacy headlocks, Coffey powers out and Gacy RAMS Coffey! Gacy then dodges Coffey to DROPKICK and SENTON! Fans fire up with Gacy, oddly, and Gacy whips. Coffey reverses to send Gacy out, but Gacy tells commentary that he’s Joe Gacy. Yes, we all know that… Gacy gives Vic a thumbs up, but the ref is telling Gallus to back off.
Gacy eggs Wolfgang on but Markus keeps him away. Joe Coffey DIVES and sends Gacy into the desk! Coffey stomps away on Gacy, and he says HE is Joe Coffey, remember that! Wait, so, was Gacy parodying Coffey or something? Coffey puts Gacy in, fans chant “Let’s Go, Joe!” and Gacy fires hands! Coffey throws hands back, whips Gacy into a corner, and then whips him back in! Fans chant “JOE FOREVER!” as Coffey scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Coffey snarls, runs up and goes up and up, VADER ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Gacy is still in this and Coffey grows frustrated. Coffey digs his boots in, stomps away on Gacy, then lets off as the ref counts.
Fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” but that’s technically a different Joe’s song. Gacy gets up and tells Coffey to try harder! Then Gacy fires off forearms and haymakers! Gacy whips, Coffey reverses but Gacy CLOBBERS him! And CLOBBERS him again! Gacy gets around to hit a SAIDO! Coffey flounders, Gacy runs up to whip corner to corner, then he back drops Coffey on the rebound! Fans fire up with Gacy, but Coffey bails out. Gacy DIVES to take Coffey out! Gacy hurries to put Coffey back in, then he clinches for the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Coffey survives, and Gallus wants in! But here comes Hank ‘n’ Tank!
Hank ‘n’ Tank drag Mark & Wolfgang down to start throwing hands! Gacy nods for the assist, but Coffey HEADBUTTS him! GLASGOW SENDOFF! And then, ALL THE BEST FOR- NO, Gacy ducks to go into the UPSIDEDOWN!! Cover, Gacy wins!!
Winner: Joe Gacy, by pinfall
Gacy wins out, proving it takes a Joe to beat a Joe! But will this Joe prove he’s no shmo and go for some gold in the New Year?
Backstage interview with Dragon Lee & The LWO.
Kelly is with the NXT North American Champion, as well as Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde, and asks them about the challenge from No Quarter. What’s their response? Dragon says of course they accept! Carnales, mucho gracias, thank you for the save. Cruz says claro que si, of course they were there for him. They’re familia! Wilde says those No Quarter Catch cronies disrespect lucha style. So at New Year’s Evil, they will show high-flying is better than ground game. But then in comes Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice, and La Madrina says they’re gonna need more room for all this Latino Heat.
They all hug it out for this mini-reunion. Feels like not that long ago that the OG Legado was running things in NXT. A lot has changed, but the LWO is very proud of Lopez. Just look at her now! And she introduces Loa to them. Hola, boys. It’s so good to have the gang back together. Will Lopez & Lola cheer on Cruz, Wilde & Dragon against Gulak and his goons next week?
NXT Underground: Eddy Thorpe VS DIJAK!
This all started with the Alpha Wolf winning in the Underground and Hard Justice not being impressed. Now it all ends with Dijak finally stepping into the ropeless ring himself! Will Dijak demolish Eddy once and for all? Or will this be where Eddy finally avenges everything Dijak has done to him?
The introductions are made for the big fight feel. The bell rings and Eddy BOOTS, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Fans fire up, Eddy mounts and rolls Dijak but Dijak fights the Rear Naked Choke! Dijak goes for an arm but Eddy turns that around for an ARMBAR! Dijak high stacks but there are no pins, so Dijak just stands on Eddy’s face! The fans boo, Dijak stomps Eddy, then gets free of the hold to stomp again. Dijak throws hands but Eddy avoids those, to BOOT from below! Eddy fires hands, CHOPS, then more shots! Eddy KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Dijak swings, into a SNAP SAIDO! Dijak sits up in a daze and Eddy takes aim.
Eddy runs in to- NO, Dijak catches Eddy in a choke grip! HIGH- NO, Eddy goes back to the TRIANGLE HOLD! But Dijak deadlifts Eddy, to SITOUT POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Dijak rises, he rains down fists, then roars in Eddy’s face before he throws more shots! Eddy flounders, Dijak drags him up, and Dijak tells Eddy to just stay down. Eddy HEADBUTTS Dijak instead! Dijak snarls, drags Eddy up, and aims! Dijak POSTS Eddy and Eddy falls on some ringside fans! The other fans boo while NXT goes picture in picture.
Dijak snarls while he storms over to fetch Eddy. The fans get back, Dijak clamps on a choke grip, but Eddy reaches up to TRIANGLE HOLD again! Dijak stays on his feet, lifts Eddy up, and SWINGS him into barriers! Eddy’s down in the dark while Dijak storms off to fetch something else. Dijak brings the steel steps around, putting them by the desk! Eddy crawls, Dijak clears the desk, and he SMACKS Eddy with the hood! Dijak then drags Eddy up, fireman’s carries, and he goes up the steps! But Eddy fights around to a SLEEPER! Dijak has Eddy as a backpack, and he SLINGS Eddy to the floor! Eddy sputters again while Dijak catches his breath.
Dijak drags Eddy up, and SMACKS him off the steps! And again! And again! Dijak puts Eddy “in” the ring, then storms after. Eddy gets away, but then Dijak FLIES! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans fire up, Dijak drags Eddy back to the ring, and Dijak storms around. Dijak clamps onto Eddy’s neck, drags him up, but the fans still rally for Eddy. Dijak hammerlocks, but Eddy fights the sleeper! Eddy fights up, the fans are thunderous, and Eddy BOOTS, then SNAP GERMANS! Dijak staggers up, into KICK, SOBAT and GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up as Eddy keeps the Strong Style going, but Dijak fights with elbows! Eddy gets under, but Dijak throws hands!
Dijak swings again, but Eddy turns that around into a BRAINBUSTER!! The ref checks Dijak, but he isn’t knocked out and he isn’t giving up. The fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” and Eddy drags Dijak into a SLEEPER! Dijak gasps, reaches out, but no ropes means no ropebreaks! Eddy hops on, he’s a backpack again, but Dijak stays on his feet, to BACKPACK SENTON! Dijak is free, and he drags Eddy around. Dijak smothers Eddy into the mat, CLUBS away on his back while he hammerlocks the other arm! Dijak has the CROSSFACE! But Eddy fights up, and he arm-drags free! Dijak runs up, CYCLONE BOOT!!
Eddy wobbles but he’s not knocked out. Dijak aims again, CYCLONE BOOT!! Eddy falls but he’s still conscious. As such, Eddy says he isn’t done yet! So Dijak runs in again, but into a GAMANGIRI! Dijak wobbles around, the fans fire up again, and Eddy reels Dijak in! Dijak CLUBS the arms, throws elbows, but Eddy still holds on! Eddy HEADBUTTS Dijak in the back! Eddy CLUBS away on Dijak’s back, then he GERMAN SUPLEXES Dijak off the ring! But Dijak lands on his feet?!? And he drags Eddy into a torture rack! FEAST YOUR EYES!!! Dijak laughs as he leaves Eddy down. But then wait, Eddy rises?!
Dijak takes his anger out on the big and bulky fans around him!? What’s that about?! Dijak then ROCKS Eddy, runs up, but Eddy back drops Dijak on the apron! Dijak dangles over the apron but the ref sees he’s still conscious. The fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” giving us this to close out 2023! Eddy gets up, but Dijak is taking off his belt! Dijak wraps his fist in it, just like in the Strap Match! Eddy is back, but he blocks the belt punch!! Eddy snarls, and spins Dijak around, MANIFEST DESTINY DDT!!! Dijak is somehow still conscious, so Eddy grabs the belt! And he LASHES Dijak! And again! And again! Poetic justice!!
The fans fire up with every LASH Eddy fires off! Then Eddy clamps on a SLEEPER!! Dijak flails, fades, but there’s no ropes for a break! Dijak powers up to his feet, and he RAMS Eddy back into a post! Eddy falls off Dijak’s back but the fans are still with him. Dijak sputters, storms up on Eddy and brings him up. Dijak reels Eddy in and tells people to move! Dijak is still aiming for the desk!? Dijak hoists Eddy up, but Eddy RANAS Dijak to the floor! The fans fire up again and Eddy hurries, HOKA HEY ELBOW!!! The fans are electric as Eddy hits another MANIFEST DESTINY, to the floor!! Eddy goes back to the ring, the ref checks Dijak, but Dijak choke grips the ref! “DON’T. STOP IT.”
The ref says okay, the match will continue. Dijak rises, so Eddy jumps on for a SLEEPER!! Fans fire up, but Dijak RAMS Eddy into the apron! Eddy stays wrapped on, so Dijak RAMS him back again! Eddy refuses to let go, so Dijak RAMS him into barriers! But that’s not enough! Dijak sits down, Eddy THRASHES him around! Dijak sputters and coughs but he still moves around! Dijak goes up the steps! Fans can’t believe Dijak is still moving, and Dijak reaches the top! He aims for the desk, but Eddy thrashes the sleeper as much as he can! Dijak grits his teeth, but then sputters again! Eddy turns things around, MANIFEST DESTINY THROUGH THE DESK!!!
The fans lose their minds for “NXT! NXT!” as both men are down in the wreckage! The ref checks if either men is even awake. Eddy stands, but what about Dijak? Dijak is OUT, Eddy wins!!
Winner: Eddy Thorpe, by knockout
Undefeated in the Underground, the Alpha Wolf stands tall over Dijak! Will this finally end things between the two of them? Will this be just what Eddy needs to head for a championship?
Dragunov sits down with Trick backstage.
They’re in a conference room, a contract between them. Trick tells Dragunov that he needs to know. Is Dragunov able to strap up the boots and stand against him at New Year’s Evil? Because Trick isn’t holding back. Trick signs his part, and hands the contract over. If Dragunov needs more time, they can push the match back. Just let Trick know. Dragunov says unfortunately, Trick… Nothing and no one can stop Dragunov. He takes the neck brace off! Dragunov signs his part, and the match is on. They shake hands, and there’s nothing left to say. Who will win and start their 2024 off as champion?
My Thoughts:
What a great NXT to be the go-home to New Year’s Evil. No need for tons of recaps and hype packages, we just got a ton of story development and matchmaking instead. Great opening match of Chase U VS OTM, which I figured OTM was gonna win. Tony & Stacks VS Price & Nima is going to be good stuff, and I wonder if Chase gets himself in more trouble by trying to help Tony, only to screw things up and OTM wins. Something tells me this has to be the route, because there has to be more drama for Andre Chase within the Chase U story. On the flipside, Riley Osborne is doing great for Chase U, moving on to the Breakout Tournament finals with a little help from Trey. And just as I was thinking, Bearhill VS King is gonna happen now, separate from the tournament.
Tavion VS Oba was a great match for the tournament, too. Big meaty men not so much slapping meat as throwing their weight around. Oba is a great choice for winner here, he’s already had some time on NXT TV before this tournament, he’s probably a bit further along in presentation and character development. Riley VS Oba could probably go either way, it really depends on how they wanna play Riley’s story within Chase U and with Thea. My gut instinct is that Thea is gonna ask Riley out but he’s gonna turn her down because he either already has someone or is interested in someone that isn’t Thea.
Great Heritage Cup match, and with an actually clever finish where Dar & Meta Four gets Briggs so mad, he barely hesitates in beating Dar up with that bucket. But hey, that’s our first DQ finish in a Heritage Cup match, so check that off the list. And in a surprising move, we got an actually peaceful parting for a faction. So long, Country Strong, you had a good run. But as I said in the segment, Jensen is the one in the wind. Fallon VS Tiffany in a Loser Works for the Winner could go either way, but I feel like it’d be more entertaining if Tiffany lost and had to eat crow while struggling to do farm work. Even if it would be a ripoff of that reality show Paris Hilton did. Briggs could always get another shot at Dar, but what’s Jensen to do? Maybe also get in the Heritage Cup scene?
Good promos from No Quarter Catch Crew, which really should just shorten the name to No Quarter, and a good response from Dragon Lee & LWO. I appreciated the reunion of Lopez with Cruz & Wilde, and Lola being oddly reluctant to be there. The Six Man Tag will probably have Kemp, Dempsey & Borne in it, as there’s word a “technical assassin” with “killer catch style wrestling” from NXT is going over to AJPW for a New Year’s event in Japan. Gulak probably needs to save his energy for that match, meaning his guys will be the ones taking the loss to Dragon, Cruz & Wilde. But even then, I suspect this comes down to Dragon VS Gulak for the North American title at some point.
Great promo from Lyra and Blair to give them each one last word before their title match. I’m leaning towards Lyra retaining, maybe we see Lola tease a cash-in, and maybe we get something of Lyons reminding Blair she’s on the prowl. Cora vs Karmen was good but of course Cora wins. Gigi running Cora off was a nice touch, and Gigi VS Cora is probably also on the horizon. Good promo of Arianna getting her comeuppance by learning she has a match with Roxie. Roxie is surely going to beat Arianna, and she probably calls Kiana James out for a true blowoff. Just hope Roxie has an answer for Izzi Dame.
Good promo from Frazer, and it is apparently becoming his thing to speak without realizing he’s gonna piss off whoever he’s talking about. Great match from Frazer and Bron, but per the trend, Frazer loses. Corbin watching is what’s interesting. Is Corbin going to restart a feud with Bron? Or a team-up? That’d be wild if those two actually worked together to be a tag team and be tag team champions, something neither has done yet. I was a little surprised we got Joe VS Joe here, but it was good stuff, the fans had fun doing Joe chants, and naturally, Hank ‘n’ Tank went after Gallus. That’s gonna be a Six Man Tag for sure, but I don’t see Gacy sticking with Hank ‘n’ Thank. Gacy just got out of a faction, I don’t think he’s gonna form a new one.
Awesome NXT Underground match from Eddy and Dijak, and they really took advantage of the no ropes aspect. Great win for Eddy, I like that he is becoming Mr. NXT Underground out of this stuff, and I hope Eddy also gets towards a title match. At this point, it’d be more the Heritage Cup than North American or top title, but I’m sure we’d get some great promos between Eddy and Meta Four. And great stuff in the NXT Championship story. Melo wants Trick to go for it, which somehow still sounds like Melo’s plotting something. Dragunov of course isn’t letting his (kayfabe) neck injury hold him back, he and Trick are going to have a great match that probably could go either way, given the factors of Trick’s whodunnit and Dragunov’s neck damage.
My Score: 8.8/10
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IF YA SMELLALALALALALA~…!
As Cody Rhodes teams with Damian Priest & Braun Strowman against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline, FINALLY, The Rock has come back to SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso; Jimmy wins.
- The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & LA Knight; Miz & Melo win.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae w/ Nia Jax; Tiff wins.
- Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; No Contest.
- WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins, by disqualification, and DIY retain the titles.
- Six Man Tag: Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga; changed to…
- Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga; Priest & Braun win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes talks with Nick Aldis backstage.
They shake hands, but the SmackDown General Manager tells the WWE Champion there’s been a change: Cody’s out of the Six Man Tag match. What? Why would Aldis do that? It is out of Aldis’s hands. Wait, Solo Sikoa shows up to do what he did, but they can’t do the Six Man Tag that they advertised? How is this out of Aldis’s hands? Who do they need to talk to so they can do the match? Aldis says there’s no one either of them can call, if you smell what’s cooking. This is coming from The Final Boss, and The Final Boss wants to see Cody in the ring tonight. What business could The Great One have with The American Nightmare?
Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso!
The Scottish Terminator rubbed it in Big Jim’s face that only one of them is going to Elimination Chamber in Toronto, which Big Jim was able to brush off. But McIntyre harping on how only one Uso is going to WrestleMania was a step too far. These two look to have it out, but is Jimmy just playing into McIntyre’s hands? Or will McIntyre get embarrassed by “the other Uso” this close to that big time match?
Speaking of, Jimmy has a message for Drew as he heads to gorilla. “Everybody know you’re going to Elimination Chamber, right? But Big Jimmy got a question for the Big Easy: Will Drew go onto the Elimination Chamber and win that? Will Drew go onto WrestleMania and win that? Ey, Drew, I think we got an answer for you, Uce. The answer is…” “NO YEET!” Jimmy makes his entrance, the bell rings, and the fans rally behind Jimmy. Jimmy and Drew jaw, and then Drew raises his hands, to say UP YOURS! But Jimmy ROCKS and CHOPS away! Drew puts Jimmy in a corner, Jimmy dodges to CHOP!
Jimmy climbs and he rains down fists! The fans count, Drew dumps Jimmy tot eh apron at 5, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Jimmy goes up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jimmy hurries to CHOP, then he whips. Drew reverses to send Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy BOOTS back, goes up, and leaps, but into a clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders to a corner, Drew runs up to SPLASH and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders again, the ref has Drew hold on, and Jimmy bails out. Drew storms out to get Jimmy and he whips Jimmy HARD into barrier! The fans boo but Drew looms over Jimmy.
The ring count starts, Drew mockingly calls him “Jey,” then puts Jimmy in the ring. Drew says NO MANIA for Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, ROCKS him, then runs up, only for Jimmy to put him on the apron! Drew blocks a superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Drew drops, Jimmy DIVES! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! Jimmy grins, goes back to the apron, and then aims. But Drew stops the Penalty Kick to THROW Jimmy down! Drew then has Jimmy in the Reverse Alabama Lift! REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM onto the steel steps! Drew stands on the desk to say “NO YEET!” while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew revels in the heat from New Orleans, then he leaves Jimmy behind. The ref checks Jimmy, he’s able to continue, so a ring count starts. Drew paces while Jimmy stirs. Jimmy drags himself up using the desk, then lunges in at 9! Drew is annoyed but he rains down fists! Drew stomps Jimmy, then eggs him on. Jimmy rises as the fans rally, but Drew is right on him in the corner. Drew winds up, but Jimmy counter punches! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And whips, only for Drew to reverses. Jimmy goes up, but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew then hauls Jimmy up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO!
Drew says okay, Big Jim. He clamps onto Jimmy with a top wristlock and grinds the arm. Jimmy fights up, fireman’s carries, but Drew elbows free. Drew bumps Jimmy off buckles, then hauls him up to the top rope! Drew CLUBS Jimmy on the back, climbs up, then CLUBS Jimmy more. Jimmy fires elbows and Drew drops back. But Drew runs up to CLUB Jimmy again! SmackDown returns to single picture as Drew CLUBS away on Jimmy again! Jimmy keeps taunting “Jey,” then drags him up. Jimmy fights the back suplex! The fans rally, Jimmy fires hands and a HEADBUTT! Jimmy SMACKS Drew off the post!
Jimmy rises to USO IN THE WIND! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! A standing count starts while both men stir on the mat. They both stand at 5, and Drew swings! Jimmy counter punches, then fires more shots! Mule kick, UPPERCUT, but then Jimmy dodges Drew! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew is tougher than that, but Jimmy hurries to a corner. Jimmy aims as Drew goes to the other corner, “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Drew FLYING HEADBUTTS! The Glasgow Kiss stuns Jimmy, and Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Jimmy shows his own toughness, and the fans rally behind him.
Drew paces, then he stalks Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, reels him in, but Jimmy fights the underhooks! Jimmy wrenches, UPPERCUTS, but Drew ROCKS Jimmy back! Jimmy UPPERCUTS, Drew HAYMAKERS! Drew whips, Jimmy reverses and Drew ends up on the apron! Drew ROCKS Jimmy first, then climbs the corner! FLYING- SUPERKICK! Jimmy runs to SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Drew survives, Jimmy’s spear doesn’t hit quite like The Tribal Chief’s. Jimmy goes to the corner, climbs up, and the fans rally up. USO- NO, Jimmy rolls through as Drew moves! Drew dodges a lariat to NECKBREAKER!
Both men are down, the fans rally, and Drew kips up! Drew scowls as he aims at Jimmy. “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SUPERKICK!! Jimmy hits first! GLASGOW KISS returns! Drew reels Jimmy in, “This is your WrestleMania! This is as close as you get!” Drew shouts Jimmy is nothing, then ROCKS him with forearm after forearm! GLAWSGO KISS! Another Reverse Alabama, but Jimmy victory rolls it! JIMMY WINS!!!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Drew is furious, but his own ego caught him there! But then Drew CLOBBERS Jimmy! The fans boo Drew being a sore loser, but he puts Jimmy back in the ring! Drew rains down fists, then he DRIBBLES Jimmy off the mat! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Drew says that was Jimmy’s Mania Moment! Drew will win the Chamber, he will go to Mania, and he will win there! Jimmy means NOTHING to Drew! Drew puts Jimmy up against the post, then takes aim! The fans boo, but refs and producers rush out here! They swarm Drew to keep him from going after Jimmy again. Drew says fine, fine, then takes his leave.
Producers help Jimmy to his feet, but then Drew BLASTS through the refs! CLAYMORE for Jimmy!! The Scottish Terminator hits his target, then laughs as he actually leaves. Will McIntyre make this his Road to WrestleMania?
A car pulls into the parking lot.
And out steps Solo Sikoa. Solo heads inside, and he finds Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga waiting. Solo tells them that last week with Tama, that was an accident. Jacob says yeah, it’s all good, Uce. But keep it 100: If it wasn’t an accident, Solo wouldn’t be standing here right now. Well, good! Glad to see we’re all on the same page. Solo says he will be in the corner during the match for Jacob & Tama. Uh, no, Solo, no disrespect, but Jacob & Tama have been running things on SmackDown these past couple weeks. So tonight, it’s Jacob & Solo running the play? Yadada mean? Yeah, of course. And that right there, Jacob, is exactly why Solo loves him.
Solo says he’ll be back, he has to talk with Nick Aldis. Solo heads out, but will he really just step right back into place from before he lost the ula fala?
Carmelo Hayes is backstage.
R-Truth calls out to Melo, and says for the first time ever, Truth VS Melo! What’s Truth talking about? Duh, they have a match. No, Truth, Melo knows. But they had a match last week. Truth says he has never met Melo in his life, but they have a tag match tonight. What? No, they don’t. Who even made this match? Him. Truth, they are not going through this H1M who’s on first thing again. Melo is H1M. No, him made the match. The Miz!? Miz says he’s H1M. So now there’s two of you? No no no! Melo is H1M, this is The Miz! Yeah, #MeloDon’tMiz! NO! That’s not a thing! Tonight, they are. Who’s Truth’s partner?
Truth says he’s got a guy. A Louisiana legend! In fact, he just got here, so Truth’s gotta go. Laters. Miz says he has been workshopping this, and the fans love it. Think about it: Melo Don’t Miz! Melo Don’t Miz! And we are…! Melo shakes his head. Truth steps in and says Miz just wants Melo to say, “Awesome.” Miz offers a fist bump, Melo says no. Will Melo wish he had missed tonight’s show? Or will Miz actually help H1M get another win?
Zelina Vega speaks.
“My whole life, people have taken one look at me, and they try to define me. My size has never stopped me before. It never stopped me from becoming tag team champion. Or my personal favorite, the history-making first-time-ever Queen of the Ring. That’s me. Make no mistake about it, I’ve never had it easy. I had to scratch and claw to get anything around here. But this is a fresh start. Because I have something to prove. And my dreams are a lot bigger than your measuring stick. It ain’t over until Zelina Vega says it’s over.”
The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & ???
Miz makes his entrance but Melo kinda steps all over it. So he already missed his cue… But who did Truth find to team with him in the Big Easy? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Truth makes his entrance. “What’s up?” Well, more like who is his partner? He’ll tell us! His tag team partner is a local legend, born and bred right here in New Orleans! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Louisiana Knight! Wait, he means L A Knight! Yes, Louisiana abbreviated is LA, but that’s not… Oh, Truth… Truth gives Knight a Po’ Boy and some Mardi Gras beads, so Knight embraces it. The teams sort out, and Truth calls out him! Does he mean Miz or Melo? Well, Melo says he is H1M, so that’s who starts. The fans cheer on Knight while Truth and Melo tie up. Melo KNEES low, whips, but Truth reverses.
Melo springboards, FADEAWAY JUMPER! Melo makes his free throw, but Truth drop toeholds! Truth headlocks, Melo powers up and out but Truth whips! Melo turns hip toss into lateral press, TWO! Truth has a ghost pin, TWO! Melo trips to cover, ONE! Truth trips to cover, ONE! Melo runs up, Truth does the splits, and then hits a BIG hip toss! The fans fire up, Truth counts, Melo gets up at TWO, but Truth was just goofing. The ref explains to Truth that he is the ref, not Truth! Melo is annoyed, he runs up on Truth, but Truth wrenches him around! Melo pulls hair but Knight tags in. The fans fire up as Knight fires hands!
Knight ROCKS Melo, whips Melo, but Melo reverses! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Melo up to tag Truth back in, and Truth ROCKS Melo! Melo staggers, but he refuses to tag! Truth arm-drags Melo, then grinds the arm. Melo insists he’s got this, then arm-drags free. Truth staggers up, he and Melo bump heads! Truth staggers around more, and he tags Miz?! Truth forgot The Awesome Truth isn’t a thing anymore! Again! Melo BLASTS Truth off the apron, the fans boo, but Miz tags himself in! Melo is annoyed, but Miz goes to fetch Truth while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again, and Melo has Truth. Truth ROCKS Melo, but Melo holds onto the wristlock! Truth reaches for Knight, Knight reaches for Truth, but Melo holds on. Truth takes a swing, but into an O’Conner Roll! TWO and Melo BLASTS Knight! Truth rolls Melo up, TWO! Melo kicks low, calls his shot, but Truth suplexes for a STUNNER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Truth and Melo crawl, hot tags to Miz and Knight! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on Miz! “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Miz reverses, but Knight lEAPING LARIATS! Knight TOSSES Melo in for good measure!
Knight stomps a mudhole into Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” LARIAT for Miz! KNEE for Melo! Knight scoops and POWERSLAMS Miz! Knight keeps running, JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Knight stays on Miz as he brings Miz up. Knight ROCKS Miz, then ROCKS him again! Knight whips, Miz grabs the ropes. Miz KICKS, then takes a swing, but into a back suplex! Miz lands out, tag to Melo! Miz ELBOWS Knight, but Knight scoops! Miz tilt-o-whirls through, Melo SUPERKICKS Knight down! cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Melo says he’s got this! Melo waits on Knight, then leaps, but NO 48!
Knight kicks low, but NO B F T! Tag to Truth! Knight ELBOWS Melo, Truth runs in! CENA SHOULDER TACKLES! Then the SPIN OUT BOMB! Truth says it’s time! “YOU CANT SEE ME~!” truth runs for the FIVE KNCUKLE SHUFFLE! Truth then fireman’s carries, but Melo slips free! Melo shoves, Truth dodges, and Truth hits the LIE DETECTOR! Truth then gets Melo in the S T R-TRUTH! But Miz CLOBBERS Truth! Knight ROCKS Miz, then LARIATS him up and out! Knight then goes out to THROW Miz into barriers! The fans fire up again, but NAKAMURA ATTACKS KNIGHT!
The fans boo, but the sinister samurai then POSTS Knight!! Nakamura slithers away while Melo keeps the ref’s attention! Truth sees Knight is down, Melo runs up, but Truth dodges! Miz tags in, full nelson, and a FIRST 48 FINALE COMBO?!? Cover, Miz & Melo win!!
Winners: The Miz & Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall
Well, what do you know? Nakamura aside, Miz and Melo made it work! Okay, they’re both trying to hog the spotlight, but is there a future for Melo Don’t Miz? Will Knight only have more of a reason to take that title off Nakamura now?
Charlotte Flair speaks.
“The GOAT… doesn’t have to call themselves The GOAT. Now, I have crafted a legacy that no one, I mean no one, can touch. And I’m back.” The Women’s Royal Rumble Winner chose Tiffany Stratton, but will The Queen take back her throne? Or will WWE always be on #TiffyTime? Speaking of…
Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae!
The WWE Women’s Champion may have gotten past Nia Jax, but now she knows Charlotte Flair is waiting for her at WrestleMania, and is going to be teaming with Trish Stratus in Toronto! Will she be in Tiffy Top Shape for that Tiffy Trishy dream match? Or will the Poison Pixie be quite the problem all on her own?
Before the match, Tiff grabs a mic while the fans cheer. Tiffy says, “I know, I know. You know it, you know it, and you know it. Ever since I won this title, everybody’s just been so obsessed with me. And last week, I had Nia Jax beat, until Candice LeRae decided to interfere and help her little meal ticket. And at Elimination Chamber, Trish Stratus and I make sure the Unstoppable Force comes to a definitive end!” The fans cheer that, but Tiff says enough about them. Let’s talk Charlotte Flair. The fans boo that name, but Tiff says Charlotte took her sweet old time, grabbed a chair, grabbed a mic, and she looked down on Tiff.
Charlotte chose Tiff as her WrestleMania opponent. In that moment, Tiff’s dream came true! And as she lied down there and looked up at Charlotte, she realized the rumors are true: No one loves to kick a girl when she’s down quite like Charlotte Flair. So at WrestleMania, Tiff isn’t coming for Charlotte’s legacy; that’s all Charlotte’s. Tiff is coming for the spot Charlotte desires the most: The number one spot as the top girl in the WWE! But here comes Nia & Candice to interrupt. Nia has a mic to tell Tiffy, “I Have to say, this is really cute. Like, it’s really cute that you actually think you were gonna beat me last week.”
Doesn’t Candice think that is cute? Candice says yes, it is so~ cute. And Tiff wouldn’t even be standing there if not for little Trish Stratus~. Exactly! And it’s even cuter that Tiff is out here talking about Charlotte when she wont’ even see WrestleMania! Because after Nia & Candide destroy Tiff at Elimination Chamber, Nia is coming back for her WWE Women’s Championship. Nia & Candice step up to the ring, and Nia says Tiff won’t even see the Grandest Stage of Them All. Tiff tells Nia to just give it up. This title isn’t even hers anymore. And once Tiff beats Candice tonight, Nia won’t have anyone to do her dirty work anymore!
Candice tells Tiffy that while they’re meant have a match right now, she and Nia are feeling impatient. Nia says they should just get rid of Tiff right now! But the ref steps in and says not gonna happen! Tiff VS Candice will, after the break.
SmackDown returns [Technical difficulties suck] TWO! Candice is frustrated but this is why Tiff’s a champ. The fans rally, but Candice stomps Tiff! Candice scowls at the fans, stalks Tiff, then brings her up. Tiff fires body shots, then she rolls Candice up! TWO, and Candice CLOBBERS Tiff! Cover, TWO, into a ghost pin! TWO! Candice escapes to hit a CODE BREAKER! Both women are down, but Candice scowls again as she crawls over to Tiff. Candice rains down fists, Nia tells fans to shut up, and Candice steps on Tiff’s face. Candice huffs ‘n’ puffs, pushes Tiff around, then scuffs her. Tiff rolls Candice up again, TWO! Candice DECKS Tiff! Cover, TWO!
Charlotte is stoic on commentary as Candice drags Tiff up and puts her in a corner. Candice fires hands, then backs off. Candice runs up to ROCK Tiff again! Candice then runs, but Tiff dodges! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Tiff rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up, Tiff handsprings, BACK ELBOW! Tiff then reels Candice in for a SKY HIGH! High stack, TWO! The fans rally for Tiff, Nia coaches Candice, but Charlotte still seems nonplussed. Tiff and Candice rise, and Candice runs up. Candice puts Tiff on the apron, but Tiff ROCKS her! Tiff bumps Candice off buckles, then goes up, but Candice ROCKS her back!
Candice climbs up, and she fires hands on Tiff! Tiff fights the suplex! Tiff DECKS Candice, then adjusts position, to SANTON- FLOP! Candice ghost pins, TWO!! Tiff escapes, but Candice hits the step-up SENTON! And then a LIONSAUL FLOP! Tiff hurries to fireman’s carry, ROLLING SENTON! And then PRETTIEST MOON- NO, Nia drags Candice out of the ring! The fans boo, Nia tells them to shut up, but Tiff is on the apron! Nia swings, Tiff cartwheels over, and then she DROPKICKS Nia! Tiff Alabama Lifts Candice, to ALABAMA SLAM her into barriers! Tiff stares down Charlotte, tells her just wait for Mania, then she puts Candice in the ring.
Tiff goes to the corner, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Tiff wins!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall
Charlotte gives moderate applause, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff from behind! The fans boo, but Nia just drags Tiff to a corner. Nia goes up, but wait! Trish is here!! The fans fire up for the legend as she rushes into the ring! Trish avoids a haymaker to CHICK KICK! Then THESZ PRESS for Candice! And then a SPINEBUSTER! Trish helps Tiff to her feet, but Nia grabs them both! Trish fires fast hands on Nia! Candice CHOP BLOCKS Trish! Tiff is still dazed, Nia HEADBUTTS her back down! Nia & Candice mug Trish, and then Nia HEADBUTTS Trish! Trish & Tiff are side by side, and Nia drags them into the drop zone! A-NIA-LATOR!!
The fans boo but there’s nothing can be done! Nia grins as she helps Candice away, will these two trash Trish & Tiff in Toronto? Charlotte steps into the ring, stands over Tiff, and points to the WrestleMania sign. Will The Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie unwittingly do the dirty work of The Queen of Flair?
Cody talks with Damian Priest backstage.
Priest asks why Cody’s boy, The Rock, is here tonight. Cody says given the time of year, his guess is as good as anyone’s. But tonight will surely be eventful. Cody congratulates Priest on entering the Elimination Chamber. Priest says what’s wild is, last year, they both walked out as champions. What sucks is that this year, only one of them can. Now, Priest is man enough and he respects Cody to say that after Chamber, he’s coming for that title. Cody says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Cody heads out, but what business does The Rock have tonight?
Braun Strowman steps in, and he tells Priest that congrats on winning, and good luck in the Chamber. But let’s be honest, Braun had Jacob dead to rights last week. If not for Solo Sikoa, things would look a lot different next week. Priest chuckles and says take it easy, he’s sounding like Drew with the excuses. But it is what it is, Priest just beat Braun to the punch. But that was last week. Tonight, Solo and Jacob, two of the baddest men in the business. Priest & Braun handling business? Oh, they’re handling business. The only business Braun cares about is getting his hands on those two. Priest says Braun definitely will.
Braun heads out, will the Monster of All Monsters and the Archer of Infamy make sure Solo & Jacob #GetTheseHands? Or will the rogues run roughshod all over SmackDown once again?
Backstage interview with Naomi & Bianca Belair.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions and brings up last week’s SmackDown, the security footage led us to believe Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez were the ones behind Jade Cargill’s attack. Now, hold on, Saxton. They don’t think, Naomi knows they were. Fair enough. But this Monday, they can get their revenge when they defend the tag titles against Liv & Raquel. How ready are they for this match? Bianca says so ready! They have been waiting for months for an update. Jade has been recovering, she hasn’t been able to call or text, so the GlowEST took matters into their own hands to get revenge.
Bianca & Naomi will handle Liv & Raquel, then move on to Elimination Chamber, where one of them is gonna win to face Rhea at WrestleMania. Not only will you #FeelTheGlowEST on Monday, but Liv feels it tonight! #Let’sGLOW! The champs head out, but will they clear their Road to WrestleMania of any other distractions?
Alexa Bliss speaks.
“When I was away, there was a lot of… change that happened in me. But when I look around, I see this place is still the same. The names and faces may be different, but the desperation and insecurity remains the same. You’ll see Toronto when I turn the Elimination Chamber into something of a playground of my own. I know the Chamber. I love the Chamber. I’ve won the Chamber. And for the other five women, it’s gonna be a Hell like they’ve never experienced before. Need I remind you, this is my division, and I am in charge.” Bliss smiles and says, “See you soon.” The film comes off the reel, but will things get twisted in Toronto?
Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Big Easy is all about having fun, and they’re fired up for Naomi’s entrance. But wait! Liv & Raquel don’t wait, they attack Bianca & Naomi while the lights are still down! They mug Naomi, but Bianca drags Liv out of the ring! Then Bianca storms in to fire off on Raquel! The fans fire up, but Liv returns to CHOP BLOCK Bianca! Raquel hauls Bianca up for a TEJANA BOMB!! Naomi runs up, fires more hands, but Liv brings Naomi around. Naomi fires hands on her, but Raquel throws her down! Liv runs up, OBLIVION!
Liv & Raquel stand tall, the refs rush out here, but clearly the singles match isn’t happening. Will we be getting something even meaner and nastier between these four on Monday?
The Rock arrives!
His truck pulls into the parking lot, but we’ll see him in the ring, after the break!
SmackDown returns and…
Aldis is chewing out Liv & Raquel for the attack. He doesn’t know what they get away with on Raw, but they can’t pull that crap here. Now get the hell out of his building. Liv & Raquel just laugh that off, but then Chelsea Green & Piper Niven walk in. Chelsea says have no fear, Chelsea & Piper are here to sub in for Bianca and Naomi at Elimination Chamber. Aldis sighs, and says they’re not missing the Chamber. What? But Chelsea had an outfit picked out! This is a travesty to not have the greatest Canadian export since maple syrup on a Canadian PLE! Does he know who she is? The first-ever, longest reigning, tallest, shortest, prettiest, richest, tannest, sparkliest, oldest, youngest Women’s US Champion! Piper asks what this is aboot, eh?
Aldis says this is them testing his patience. They need to pack their gear and whatever else they want, because they’ll be in action next week on SmackDown in Toronto. And oh, it’ll be a good one. Wait, they need more details! At least an e-calendar notification? Aldis is leaving Chelsea in the dark on what’s coming, will she absolutely hate it?
The Rock heads to the ring!
Wait, what is this New Orleans related remix? The Final Boss steps out on stage, he shows those goosebumps, then continues down the ramp, shaking hands with fans. The Rock hits his signature pose on the corner, but then takes the long way around to pick up a fan’s phone for them before going back into the ring. The fans all cheer for “ROCKY! ROCKY!” and he grabs himself a mic. He waits as the fans continue to chant his name, and then he says, “Ahh, you feel it, don’t you? You feel it. The Rock has got chills up and down his body because you know, on a Friday night, for the Final Boss to get inside his bird and fly all the way here, you know that I’m dropping some ish on you tonight!”
The fans fire up and The Rock smiles. Rock says, “Let’s get this show on the road.” The fans anticipate what’s coming but he says hold on, he’ll do it. “FINALLY! The Rock has come back…” “TO NEW ORLEANS~!” Rock smiles, and he adds, FINALLY, WrestleMania is coming back to New Orleans!! The fans are thunderous to hear that! WrestleMania 30, WrestleMania 34, and now WrestleMania 42!? Yes, next year, 2026, LIVE from the Superdome! One of the greatest cities on Earth in New Orleans, Louisiana! The pyro goes off to commemorate the occasion, and the logo is already on the tron! Rock smiles at that, then he smiles at the WrestleMania 41 Vegas logo.
The fans are losing their minds, as we now know April 11th and 12th, 2026, the Big Easy has the Grandest Stage of Them All. Rock says you damn right holy ish! Oh when the saints go marching in…! Oh how I’d love… Wait, no, this ain’t singalong with The Final Boss! Sit there, shut up, and let The Final Boss sing the song! The fans are torn, but Rock says he sings! Oh how I’d love, to be in that number~! Oh when the saints go marching in~! Okay, that’s good enough. You got him, that was a great duet. The Rock is singing with the largest collection of STD’d trailer trash he has ever seen! The fans can’t believe Rock would do that to them!
Rock says now, dropping this news wasn’t the only gift he was going to drop on us. The Final Boss came here to call somebody out. The Rock will call out a man who he respects, who he admires, and who we all admire. That man is our WWE Champion, the one and only, Cody Rhodes. The fans cheer as The American Nightmare makes his entrance! They sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and we get Cody’s pyro before he goes to the ring. Cody gets his second “WHOA~ OH~!” and round of pyro, then he steps inside to join The Rock. The fans cheer Cody on, so he holds up the title and the fans cheer even more.
Cody grabs a mic, but Rock says, “That feels good, doesn’t it? I mean, that’s gotta feel amazing, right? They love you, man.” Cody tells NOLA, “I love you, too.” Rock says this is crazy. Pretty much no one knows this, but since after WrestleMania last year, they’ve actually become good friends. No, it’s true, they have. Last time they were together was the Raw Netflix debut. Rock gave Cody his flowers, told Cody he has carried the company like the incredible champion that he is, so thank you, Cody. Rock meant it, and that night, they went to the back, drank tequila for two hours and had a great ol’ time.
They chopped it up, had a blast, but Rock wants to call Cody out here for something important. Here’s the thing… The fans get a bit rowdy as they wait, and Rock says Cody is a great champion. A great WWE Champion. Cody knows that. Again, they’ve become good friends, so over the months, they’ve texted. Even their moms became good friends! Look! Mama Johnson & Mama Rhodes together after WrestleMania 40! It is a pleasure becoming Cody’s friend. But Rock wanted this face to face to tell him a few things. One: Cody has been a great champion, but he needs to understand. Yes, The Rock, The Final Boss, is on the Board of TKO. And TKO owns WWE.
The Rock is the Director of the Board of TKO. Don’t boo that! The Rock’s good friend, Ari Emanuel, who owns everything Endeavor, The Rock joked with Ari, “Can you believe that you own The WWE?” Ari says he doesn’t own the WWE, The Rock does. Rock said no, no, he doesn’t know if he owns the WWE. But The Rock knows he is the most powerful… Cody, you are a great champion. But Rock wants Cody to be something more. Rock wants Cody to be something more than just our champion. Rock wants Cody to be his champion. The fans don’t like where that’s going.
Cody says he did not expect them to become friends, nor their moms to become friends, nor the tequila. Cody didn’t have that on his bingo card. But becoming The Rock’s champion? The Rock of all people should know, Cody is the people’s champion. The fans cheer Cody more, and Rock says yes! Cody is their champion! Of course! The Rock is also The People’s Champion, he loves that about Cody. This is their universe, they were both born into this business. But Rock means something even bigger than just this. Rock knows Cody’s goal is to bring as much joy and happiness to everyone around the world, as many as possible.
The fans cheer, and Rock says that’s Cody. Cody is that guy, and everyone knows it. Cody is on social media, Instagram, millions of followers. Millions, and millions! The Rock has half a BILLION. That’s not a flex. But The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, that’s what he wants for Cody. Rock wants Cody to be even higher. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, he will open doors to possibilities Cody never even imagined. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, every dream he has ever had can come true. Every dream of Brandi’s, of their daughter’s. Think about how Rock brought them to the premiere of Moana 2, in Hawaii.
Thank you, by the way, for making that cross a BILLION dollars, fans, Rock loves you. Rock has met the Rhodes family, they’re amazing. But imagine it: Cody’s daughter’s children, their dreams, long after Rock and Cody are gone, all those dreams can come true. Rock just needs Cody to be his champion. The fans say don’t do it! Rock tells Cody to just think about it, though. Rock is a very lucky man, he has it all. Cody also has it all. They’re very fortunate. They’re Mama’s Boys, they’re Girl Dads, they’re lucky men. Fans say don’t do it, Rock tells them to shut up or he’ll slap the syphilis off their face! Rock is trying to have a moment here, shut your mouths!
The one thing that Rock has never had, that he wants more than anything, is a brother. And that is what Cody can be. Last year, WrestleMania, Rock’s goal was to face his cousin, Roman Reigns, for the title. Cody knows, the fans know. Rock talked with his friend, HHH. He talked with Nick Khan, who is his friend. They are also Cody’s friends. Rock knew it wasn’t in the plans, but they talked about moving Cody aside to make what was best for business: Rock VS Roman, WrestleMania 40! What’d Cody do? Cody pitched a b*tch fit! Cody told The Rock he ain’t doing it, and he stood up to The Rock. And y’know what else? Cody SLAPPED Rock!
No one does that and gets away with it. But that is why Cody is special. That is why Cody should be Rock’s Champion. And that is why Rock will take Cody from where he is to a level so far above. Rock will make sure every dream, every desire, for generations to come, it all comes true. Rock’s dad, Cody’s dad, Soul Man & American Dream, they are looking down right now. They were friends, Cody and Rock are friends, Cody should be Rock’s Champion. He doesn’t need to answer Rock tonight. He can think about it, talk with his wife and daughter, as will The Rock. Then Cody can think about it. Meet Rock in Toronto on March 1st to give him the answer.
Fans still say don’t do it, but Rock says it is okay. Before he leaves, this has been an amazing night, this is a hot crowd, thank you all very much. But before he leaves, Rock wants us to know this: The one thing Rock wants more than anything in this world… is that. Wait, the title? Cody’s title? The fans’ title? This is all this is about? No no no no! Brother… Rock doesn’t want the title. He wants Cody’s soul. The fans duel, “NO! NO! NO!” “SELL YOUR SOUL!” Rock pats Cody on the cheek and says see you in Toronto. The Rock leaves, giving Cody a lot to think about. Rock does give one last glance back at Cody, then smirks.
What will The American Nightmare choose: His integrity? Or his aspirations?
WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly!
Did Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano got these titles thanks to Kit Wilson & Elton Prince? #YESBOY! Did they survive a couple title defenses thanks to Kit & Elton? #YESBOY! But when Pretty Deadly needed DIY, was DIY there for them? #NOBOY! So now, Kit & Elton are looking to give Ciampa & Gargano their comeuppance! Will we finally get another #SidePlateCheck? Or will Ciampa & Gargano remember for themselves, that if you wanna be champions, you gotta do it yourself?
But as DIY make their entrance, they have mics, and Johnny Wrestling tells NOLA, “Give it up one time for your TWO-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions…! The BTTITW (Best Tag Team In The World), D I Y~!” The fans boo instead. Ciampa says there is no denying that tonight has been electrifying. Gargano says this is a hot crowd. But please, if we could be somber for a second. Guys, this is serious. Two weeks ago, Pretty Deadly embarrassed DIY, and now reluctantly, DIY will return that favor by crushing their hopes and dreams of ever becoming WWE Tag Team Champions. So please, let us all rise to our feet… Yes, you in the LSU jersey, stand up.
Ciampa thanks Wade Barrett, and asks for everyone to remove their hands and bow their heads for a moment of silence for Pretty Deadly, beginning… now. The fans boo instead! And then Pretty Deadly make their entrance! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really needed who in this broken relationship!
But then DIY jumps Pretty Deadly! The ref reprimands, DIY whip but Pretty Deadly reverses! DOUBLE DORPKICKS! Then DOUBLE LARIATS send DIY up and out! The disco ball hasn’t even stopped spinning! The fans cheer while DIY throw a fit! They regroup, cool down, and go back to the ring. Gargano distracts Elton, Ciampa CLOBBERS him, and the bell rings. But Elton fires hands on Ciampa! Elton whips, Ciampa reverses and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Ciampa throws Elton to the apron and KNEES him down! Tag to Gargano and he aims, SUPERKICK! Elton goes down in a heap, DIY cheers themselves on, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns, Gargano tags in, and DIY hits the BACK SUPLEX BOMBO COMBO! Cover, TWO! Elton stays in this but Gargano tags Ciampa back in. Gargano sends Ciampa in, but Elton ELBOWS him away! Gargano runs in, but Elton puts him on the apron! Gargano goes after Kit, but Kit blocks the kick! Kit BOOTS Gargano down, but then Ciampa BOOTS Kit! Elton dodges Ciampa to come back, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Elton and Ciampa are down, sputtering and writhing, and the fans rally up. Elton crawls, Kit rises, hot tags to Kit and Gargano! Kit rallies on DIY with big forearms! Kit whips, Gargano reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS!
Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa in a corner, then LARIATS! Kit runs to LARIAT Gargano! Kit pushes Gargano down, kicks him and hits a TWIST- NO, Gargano slips through to ROCK Kit! Kit yoyos, DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up, Kit tags Elton! They get Gargano up, but Gargano BOOTS Elton! Gargano ELBOWS Kit away, then runs up on Elton! Elton dodges, then gives Kit the boost, DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Gargano survives but Ciampa is in! Elton fireman’s carries Ciampa, but Ciampa slips free! Ciampa whips, Elton reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa! Elton shows off his strength with the GOTCH LIFT PLEX!
Tag to Kit, but IN COME THE PROFITS! Ford SHOVES Kit down, Dawkins mugs him!!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by disqualification; DIY retain the titles
Not again! Just like they did Motor City Machine Guns, The Profits make sure no one else takes these titles off DIY! URENAGE from Ford to Elton! Dawkins keeps hammering away on Kit, and then Ford POSTS Elton! Dawkins fireman’s carries Kit, to POST him, too! Looking like the All Mighty with that one! Gargano fires forearms in return, but ends up int he POUNCE GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Ciampa runs up into a FLAPJACK! Ford goes up top, then flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! Direct hit on Ciampa! But wait! MCMG rushes out here, wanting their payback! The Profits brawl with MCMG, but Ford TOSSES Shelley to the apron!
Ford runs up, Shelley goes to kick, but Ford blocks it! Ford LARIATS Shelley down, Dawkins hits Sabin with THE BIG ENDING! The fans are torn as Dawkins whips Sabin, Profits get him for the REVELATION!! And if there’s been any revelation, it is that Ford & Dawkins don’t just want the smoke, they want to burn down the tag division to get it! Will nothing stop them once they’re back in action?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“You got what you wanted, huh? You got your match. You couldn’t, uh… You couldn’t just take the punishment that you deserved, that I’d already given you, and let it go. No, you… You wanted me and you to go again. You wanted to fight me, you want to hurt me, you want to end my career, which would hurt my family, by the way. Which is truly despicable. But what about your family, Sami? Huh? Have you thought of them? What about your family, huh?” Kevin reveals he is right outside the Zayn home! Kevin peers inside to watch Sami, his wife, and his son!
Kevin asks Sami via the video if Sami knows what he’s about to put them through, when they have to watch Kevin end Sami’s career. And what happens then, eh? When Sami can’t provide for them, and everything they have, like this nice house, the shelter, the security, the peace they have, when it’s all gone? And why? What for? Because Sami’s too proud? Because Sami’s selfish? Sami IS selfish. Because Sami is making Kevin do this to Sami’s family. Kevin will never forgive Sami for that. He’ll see Sami in Toronto. “But remember… You asked for this. It’s all your fault.” As if Kevin’s delusions aren’t already grand, will he continue to blame everyone else but himself?
Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga!
Elimination Chamber is on the horizon, and the Road to WrestleMania makes for strange bedfellows. Priest, Braun and Jacob were fighting each other just last week, but Solo’s return really threw things for a loop. Can Priest & Braun give Solo and the Samoan Werewolf their punishment? Or will everything (not) be fine in Solo’s Bloodline?
SmackDown returns as #OneBigSOB makes his entrance. As Solo, Jacob & Tama head to gorilla, we hear from Solo. “Tonight, we handle business. And it starts with Braun Strowman & Damian-” Jacob interrupts with, “Man, c’mon, DP! C’mon, Braun! I thought we did this! So tonight, we about to even up the score. If you ain’t know, I’m all gas, no brakes with it! See, since we touched the scene, we been dropping bodies like bread crumbs! Yadada mean!? FA-TUUU~! Hit my music!” The rogues enter to Jacob’s theme, is this alone proof he’s the new alpha? Or will the match be the last nail in that coffin?
The teams sort out, but Jacob stares down both Priest and Braun. NOLA seems to acknowledge Jacob, but Solo convinces him to stand down. Solo starts against Priest, the bell rings, and the two tie up. They go around, Priest powers Solo back, but Solo powers Priest back. They break, stare down, and Solo talks some trash. Solo shoves Priest, Priest shoves back. They circle again, tie up, and Priest puts Solo in a corner. The ref counts, Priest lets off at 4, but Solo stomps Priest’s foot! Solo throws hands, then a HEADBUTT! Priest staggers, but then he ROCKS Solo! And ROCKS him! And HEADBUTTS! That was a mistake!
Solo shakes his head to HEADBUTT Priest! Priest goes to a corner, Solo throws haymakers and body shots on repeat! The ref counts, Solo lets off and says see? Solo and Jacob as one! But Priest THROWS Solo to the corner to fire off haymakers of his own! Priest ROCKS Solo, the fans fire up, and Priest whips., Solo reverses to UPPERCUT! Solo talks smack but Priest ROCKS him again! Tag to Braun and the fans fire up! Braun stares Jacob down, tells him to shove it, then runs up to SPLASH Solo! Braun stares Jacob down again, goes back for Solo, and hits another LARIAT! Braun scoops, Solo slips free, but Braun runs up!
Solo ELBOWS Braun away, tags to Jacob, and Jacob runs in, but Braun dodges! Braun CROSSBODIES! Jacob is right up, but Braun BOOTS him right back down! Solo runs in but Braun TOSSES him! Priest hurries after Solo, Braun CLOBBERS Jacob! LEAPING LARIAT for Solo! Braun then gets on the track, STROWMAN EXPRESS SMACKS a chair out of Tama’s hand! The Good Bad Guy thought he was being sneaky! But then Jacob CROSSBODIES Braun into the timekeeper’s aera! The fans go wild as Jacob rises up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob hauls Braun up, drags him around the way, HEADBUTTS him, then brings him over to SMACK off the desk! Braun staggers, but he ROCKS Jacob in return! And THROWS Jacob into steel steps! Braun drags Jacob up, puts him in the ring, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Braun! Braun falls into the corner, Jacob HIP ATTACKS! Jacob’s all geeked up, then he tags in Solo. Solo soaks up some heat while Jacob HIP ATTACKS Braun again! Solo puts Braun on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Solo stops at 4, but Jacob gets a HEADBUTT in! Braun flounders, Solo taunts him and eggs him on, but Braun CHOPS him!
Solo HEADBUTTS Braun right down! Solo rains down fists, then lets off so he can put Braun on the ropes. Solo CHOKES Braun again, stops as the ref counts 4, and Jacob gets another cheap shot in! Solo tags Jacob in, then he HEADBUTTS Braun again and again! Jacob runs to BODY CHECK Braun! Jacob fires up, Braun flounders to ropes, but Jacob rains down fists! Tag to Solo, he soaks up heat from NOLA, then he stomps away on Braun! The ref counts, Solo lets off, then he keeps Braun from Priest by anchoring a leg. Tag to Jacob and Jacob climbs up, FROG SPLASH! Jacob roars while Braun writhes!
Jacob looms over Braun but he glares at Priest. Priest gets heated, but Jacob fires hands on Braun as SmackDown returns to single picture. Braun stands, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him again! Jacob runs for another BODY CHECK! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Braun stays in this and he goes to a corner. Jacob snarls, tags Solo in, and the fans boo. Solo runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK Braun! Solo grins as he copies Jacob’s geeking out. Tag back to Jacob and fans cheer! Jacob aims, runs, and HIP ATTACKS! Jacob keeps going, but Braun BOOTS from below!! The fans fire up while both men stagger to their feet.
Braun SPINEBUSTERS Jacob! Both monsters are down, the fans rally up, and they crawl, hot tags to Solo and Priest! Priest fires hands on Solo, then whips. Solo reverses but Priest SHOUDLER TACKLES Solo! Priest runs to BACK ELBOW! Jacob is back, but Priest dodges to WHEEL KICK! Priest then waits on Solo, but Solo catches Priest! Priest elbows free, but Solo SUPERKICKS! But Priest JUMPING ROUNDHOUSES! Solo comes back, Priest ROCKS him first! Solo swings, but into the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Solo survives but Priest puts him in a corner. Priest whips corner to corner, then runs, only for Solo to put him on th eapron!
Solo takes as swing, Priest dodges and ROUNDHOUSES! Priest then knuckle locks with Solo, goes up top, and he tightrope walks for some OLD SCHOOL! The fans fire up and Priest powers up the arm! Priest runs, but Solo ducks the Comebacker! Priest fights the fireman’s carry to BELL CLAP, ROUNDHOUSE, and then he reels Solo in! But Tama is on the apron! Priest DECKS Tama, but Jacob HOTSHOTS Priest! Solo hits the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and Solo is stunned! Solo snarls, looks to his taped-up thumb, then he drags Priest up. The fans boo but Solo taunts the fans now. SAMOAN- NO! Priest grabs Solo!
But Jacob runs in! Priest ROCKS Jacob, ELBOWS Solo, then he dodges, so Jacob’s SUPERKICK hits Solo! An accident just like last week’s shot to Tama, but Jacob doesn’t seem as upset by it. Priest TOSSES Jacob, then CLOBBERS Solo! STROWMAN EXPRESS CLOBBERS Jacob & Tama!! Priest brings down the straps, the fans are thunderous, and Priest grabs Solo by the neck! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest & Braun win!
Winners: Damian Priest & Braun Strowman, by pinfall
Just as Solo thought it’d be like before, he and Jacob were not on the same page! Priest is rolling towards Elimination Chamber, will this be just what he needs to go back to WrestleMania?
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/kGehtp9iTE
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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