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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (1/29/24)
Next stop: Elimination Chamber!
We’re on the Road to WrestleMania 40!
With the Royal Rumble come and gone, all of the WWE now turns their eyes to Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia! Who gets in on the opportunity of a lifetime?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & Damian Priest VS #DIY; Finn & Priest win and retain the titles.
- Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark VS Chelsea Green & Piper Niven; Shayna & Stark win.
- Jey Uso VS Bronson Reed; Jey wins.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: GUNTHER VS Kofi Kingston; Gunther wins and retains the title.
- The Kabuki Warriors VS Tegan Nox & Natalya; The Kabuki Warriors win.
- Drew McIntyre VS Sami Zayn; McIntyre wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
This first hour of Raw is COMMERCIAL FREE!
Damage CTRL arrives backstage!
The winner of the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble, Bayley, leads Dakota Kai, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, the Kabuki Warriors, and THE WWE Women’s Champion, Iyo Sky, into the arena as they’re all ready to take over all of the WWE!
Pat McAfee is here!
He returned to WWE commentary, and even in-ring action, for the Royal Rumble and now he’s here to join Raw! And wouldn’t you know? Corey Graves is nowhere to be found because of it. Because BREAKING NEWS, Pat and Maggle are carrying commentary on Raw from here on out!
CM Punk is here!
The fans in Tampa fire up as the Best in the World makes his way out, but uh oh, his arm is in a sling. Punk still autographs a belt for a young fan and high-fives the rest, but clearly things aren’t looking good for Punk. Punk steps into the ring, the fans chant for him, and he grabs a mic. He stares at the WrestleMania 40 sign, and sighs before he says, “I came real close Saturday night. And I felt like I had it in the palm of my hand. And I’m not mad at anybody, really. I’m not mad at Cody Rhodes. I’d actually like to take this time off the top to congratulate Cody.”
Fans cheer that, and Punk says sometimes it isn’t about what you deserve but what you earned, and Cody busted his ass. Punk wants to see Cody finish his story in Philadelphia. Going back to back in the Rumble is no small feat. It’s a lot like the Tampa Lightning going back to back to win the Stanley Cup. Fans cheer that! But Punk continues with, “And while I came close, close don’t count in this business. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. And I’ve never believed in luck. But I feel a little bit unlucky. In the course of the Rumble, I tore my right tricep.
“And as much as I tried and I asked, ‘Maybe I can just tape it. Maybe I can make it to Elimination Chamber, and I can try to win that and I can get my main event at WrestleMania.’ But it’s just not in the cards. And I don’t want anybody to feel sorry for me. Because when I think of this situation and how much it bums me out, how much I have talked from the highest mountains about how my goal and my dream ever since I was a little kid was to main event WrestleMania, maybe it’s just not ever gonna happen.” Fans boo but Punk doesn’t want pity. Realistically, is this a problem?
He has a friend, Chad Gilbert, who he loves to death and thinks about a lot. Chad has cancer, has been dealing with it for a long time. He’s got a beautiful wife, a beautiful daughter, and Punk visits Chad while he gets chemo. Chad’s always in a good mood, never down about any of it, even though it’s soul crushing. That is a fight! This here is just a flesh wound. When Punk says he is Best in the World, that’s not because he always wins. Did you see him in the UFC? Yeah, not great, huh? But dammit, Punk had a dream and a chance, and was asked, “Do you wanna do this?” And he said yes BECAUSE it scared him!
Fans cheer Punk on as he gets emotional. It scared him as much as coming back after 10 years in a place he never wanted to leave in the first place, but he had to! It scared him! Mania scares him! This might be a goal that haunts him for the rest of his life! But this is just a bump in the road. Best in the World is the people who fight things like cancer! Who put their lives on the line like Matt Flannigan in Chicago, a firefighter! Punk just entertains people, and for some reason, y’all love him. He promises he is gonna keep doing it until the wheels fall off. This is a bump in the road, it is adversity, and he has overcome that countless times!
Punk doesn’t focus on the negative, on those who says “You can’t!” Not tall enough, not big enough, not the right hair or tattoos. That doesn’t matter! Because everyone watching around the world, they wake up, they do their jobs, and they just keep on going! You put food on your family’s tables, so that is what he’s gonna do. Mania 40 might not be in the cards, but he’s a Cubs fan, and this isn’t the first time or the last time he says this: There’s always next year! But then DREW MCINTYRE walks out! Punk says he should’ve known… The Scottish Terminator makes his way to the ring, staring down the man who eliminated him from the Rumble.
McIntyre goes right into the ring, Punk ready to hit him with the mic if he has to. But McIntyre gets his own mic, and while fans are torn, he says, “I’ve said some terrible things about you since your return to WWE. And I meant them. You were a terrible person to me in the past, you’re a poison to the locker room, but I’m listening to you now and I can relate to everything you’re saying.” McIntyre has had his dreams taken away, too. He was fired from WWE, and hearing about Chad, he can relate. McIntyre isn’t sure what he believes in anymore, he went through recent changes, and was never much of a spiritual person.
But he wants Punk to know this: McIntyre prayed for this and it happened. At the Rumble, McIntyre targeted Punk, assaulted him, didn’t want him to win. Seth Rollins is gonna take his title until his body falls apart but who’s gonna take it to the net level? McIntyre couldn’t let it be Punk, but then Punk eliminates him! McIntyre was so angry that he couldn’t sleep. But then he heard the news the next day, and he slept like a baby. Punk won the battle, but not the war. McIntyre exorcised the demon that is CM Punk! Now McIntyre will find his way to the World Heavyweight Championship at Mania, and he will live Punk’s dream, again!
Punk sighs while McIntyre smirks, but the fans are on Punk’s side. McIntyre says c’mon, look him in the eyes. Punk does look McIntyre in the eyes, and he says his heart hurts more than his arm. Punk will rehab, he will come back, and he will main event Mania. But first will be McIntyre, and Punk will be coming right at him. Punk drops the mic, McIntyre says okay, then takes a swing! Punk dodges, fires forearms, and even hits with the bad arm! But a GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT drops him! McIntyre STOMPS the bad arm! Fans boo, but McIntyre wants Punk to scream in pain! But here comes SAMI ZAYN!
Fans fire up as Sami runs in, slides and dodges to fire off haymakers! McIntyre runs away! Sami shouts at McIntyre to get back here but McIntyre grins. Sami helps Punk to his feet and the fans cheer. McIntyre takes his leave, but has he just made sure Punk will be out much longer than before?
The Judgment Day is watching backstage.
JD McDonagh says that was rough. But Rhea Ripley says it doesn’t matter what McIntyre does. It’s not their business. They have bigger things to handle. Dom says yeah, like Bayley being dumb enough to show up tonight. Mami has nothing to sweat. Rhea says yeah, if Bayley chooses Rhea, it’ll be Bayley’s funeral. Tonight, it is about sending a message that wasn’t sent at the Rumble. Are the boys gonna remind everyone who they are? Or are we gonna let distractions get in the way? Priest says it’s agreed, they’re done letting distractions get to them. And Rhea doesn’t have to worry about Priest. After tonight, NOTHING can stop them!
Finn says exactly! Everyone is getting too comfortable challenging them. So tonight, they show just how vicious they are! Rhea likes that. Priest & Finn head out, but will the Punisher & Prince still be undisputed?
#DIY speaks.
Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa are on the move as Gargano tells Tampa, Florida, “Two hours from where DIY was born, we’ve waited seven years for this moment.” Ciampa says it isn’t just seven years, this is a lifetime in the making! Two little kids sat down watching Saturday wrestling dreaming about this moment here. This is about the tag team titles! This is about showing the world who they are! And they are… D I Y!! Johnny Wrestling & The Sicilian Psycho are ready, will they be undisputed?
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & Damian Priest VS #DIY!
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if Judgment Day sends that message to the WWE Tag Division!
The teams sort out and Ciampa starts with Priest. They tie up, Priest puts Ciampa in a corner then grinds forearms. Priest lets off, then ROCKS Priest! Priest bumps Ciampa off buckles, ROCKS him again, then tags Finn. They mug Ciampa, Finn CLUBS Ciampa then facelocks. Finn whips but Ciampa ducks ‘n’ dodges! Finn still ROCKS Ciampa with rights! Finn CLUBS Ciampa, whips, but Ciampa ducks ‘n’ dodges. Gargano tags in, Ciampa CHOPS then Gargano LARIATS! JAWBREAKER to feed, LARIAT! Then DIY DOUBLE LARIAT Priest! They TOSS Finn out to join him, and then DOUBLE PLANCHA! Double direct hit!
Fans fire up as DIY applaud and pat themselves on the back! Fans rally and Gargano puts Finn in. Gargano ROCKS Finn, tags Ciampa, and Ciampa sends Gargano in to ELBOW! Gargano feeds Finn to Ciampa’s ELBOW! Finn bails out and fans boo, but Ciampa pursues. They go into the ring, Priest sneaks a tag, but Ciampa ROCKS Priest! Finn DECKS Ciampa, and Priest goes out with Ciampa to scoop and SNAKE EYES off the apron! Fans boo but Priest refreshes the ring count to then put Ciampa in. Priest stalks Ciampa, brings him up, tag to Finn. They whip, mule kick, front kick and mid-kick! SCISSOR KICK from Finn! Cover, TWO!
Finn clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Ciampa down. The fans rally for Ciampa but Finn squeezes tight. Ciampa fights up, reaches out, but Finn facelocks. Ciampa powers up, powers Finn back step by step, but Finn grinds the hold! Ciampa still fights, but Priest distracts! The ref misses the tag! The ref says go back! Finn whips Ciampa, Priest ROUNDHOUSES him! The ref misses that, too! Finn covers, TWO! Ciampa survives and fans cheer. Finn tags Priest and Priest stands Ciampa up to ROCK him! Priest taunts Ciampa, “You feeling like a champion? Is that what you are?” Ciampa SLAPS and CHOPS and throws hands!
Fans fire up as Ciampa fights out of the corner! But Priest picks him up! But Ciampa sunset flips, TWO! Priest ROLLING HAYMAKERS! Tag back to Finn and he brings Ciampa up, but Ciampa ROCKS Finn! And again! And again! And again! Ciampa swings, but into the dragon sleeper! But Ciampa turns that around, REVERSE DDT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ciampa and Finn crawl, hot tag to Gargano! Priest runs in, but into a GAMANGIRI! Gargano rallies on Finn with big hands, then he DOUBLE KNEES Priest! BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up with Gargano and he runs in at Finn!
Finn puts Gargano on the apron, but Gargano RAMS into him! Gargano avoids Priest’s sweep to SUPERKICK! SLINGSHOT SPEAR into Finn! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives but the fans rally with Gargano. Gargano runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Finn stops La Mystica to EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Tag to Priest, he and Finn get Gargano up. They double whip, Gargano duck sunder and Ciampa trips Finn! Ciampa sends Finn into barriers! Gargano rolls Priest up, TWO!! Gargano baits Priest in, tag to Ciampa before Priest hits buckles! Then DIY work together, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ciampa drags Priest up and reels him in. Priest fights the underhooks and back drops free! ROUNDHOUSE to Gargano! Priest runs in, BIG back elbow! Tag to Finn, then snapmare to STOMP! Finn tags Priest back, they get Ciampa up again, BACKBREAKER LEG DROP COMBO! Priest covers while Finn flexes, TWO! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up! Priest storms around while Ciampa rises. Priest aims, choke grips, but Ciampa KNEES free! Ciampa DECKS Finn, but Priest scoops! TOMBSTONE! Cover, GARGANO BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Priest is furious! Priest TOSSES Gargano!
Priest goes back to Ciampa, and Finn says let’s finish this! Priest aims, Finn tags, and SOUTH OF- NO, Ciampa slips free to trip Finn! Ciampa LEBOWS Priest, into Gargano’s ONE FINAL BEAT!! Ciampa goes up to get Finn!! SUPER AIR RAID CRASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! Finn survives and shocks everyone! Gargano tags back in, and the fans are thunderous as DIY aims at Finn! Finn sits up, for them to MEET IN THE MIDDLE!! Cover, PRIEST DRAGS FINN OUT! Gargano and Ciampa are stunned! Ciampa PLANCHAS, but into a HAYMAKER! Gargano DIVES and sends Priest over the desk!
Gargano hurries in but Finn cradles him! TWO!!! Gargano escapes, but Finn SLINGBLADES! Finn aims, SHOTGUNS and Gargano goes down! Finn climbs up, COUP DE- NO! Gargano moves, he runs back in, LA MYSTICA! Then GargaNO Escape!!! Ciampa intercepts Priest to a CROSSFACE!! Both Priest & Finn endure while fans go nuts! Priest powers up to SIDEWALK SLAM Ciampa onto Gargano! All four men are down and “This is Awesome!” The teams regroup, Finn and Gargano crawl for their corners, and the fans rally hard for DIY. Hot tag to Priest, and he runs to DECK Ciampa!
Priest hauls Gargano up, Canadian Rack, but Gargano fights free! Hot tag to Ciampa! Ciampa fires off fast hands, he puts Priest in a corner, Gargano and Finn start to brawl! The ref reprimands, but Gargano gets the edge on Finn! ROLLING ELBOW! But Finn PELES! Ciampa KNEES Finn! Priest SUPERKICKS Ciampa! Ciampa falls out of the ring, Priest says it is done! Priest goes out after Ciampa, brings him around, and aims for the desk! No, not the table! But Gargano DIVES! Priest catches Gargano, FLATLINER on the desk!! Priest hurries back in, but Ciampa gets him for a cradle! TWO!!! Priest escapes, and DECKS Ciampa!
Priest tags Finn, gets Ciampa up, RAZOR’S EDGE!! COUP DE GRACE!!! Cover, THE JUDGMENT DAY WINS!
Winners: Finn Balor & Damian Priest, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions)
The Prince & The Punisher showed that vicious edge, just as Mami wanted! Dom & JD join in the celebration, and then Priest gets the mics. Finn says, “Who’s the Undisputed Tag Team Champions? The Judgment Day!” Priest says, “Alright, alright. For weeks, you’ve all seen a different side of The Judgment Day. And we all know who’s the reason for that. it’s the same person I feel like everybody in this ring owes an apology to. In fact, after the Rumble, I feel like I should apologize to him. Yeah, you guys know who it is. It ain’t a secret. Truth, I know you can hear us. Come join us in the ring.”
R-Truth makes his entrance and the fans fire up! Truth heads to the ring and Finn even joins in on the “What’s up? What’s up?” Priest says it is okay, Truth, c’mere. The music cuts and Priest says Truth has his word, he won’t attack. Priest knows Truth wants to say the deal. Truth joins the others in the ring, has a mic now, and he says he’s glad he gets to say it cuz it never works when Priest says it. He just isn’t nice enough. So, ALL RISE for the Judgment Day! The fans cheer and Priest says that was good. But look, Truth, at the Rumble, Priest was thinking about last Monday. Truth says that’s fine, they can talk about that later.
Truth hasn’t been able to sleep, this has been bothering him. He relocated Priest’s cash to crypto, don’t worry. He even filed the taxes and liquidated the assets, Priest is good to go! Priest sighs and says there’s no way Truth knows what any of that means. But what Priest is saying is that they’re a family. Yeah, that’s what Truth is saying! They’ve been family the whole time! Priest is like Truth’s older brother. But Truth, you’re older than all of them! Truth says Finn is “that weird uncle,” unpredictable but they still love him. What more is there to say “Tom ‘n’ Nick?” Fans boo Dominik and Truth is confused. Sorry, his bad.
But then, there’s JD. He’s that stepbrother who they don’t wanna admit is in the family. Priest says Truth has to let someone else talk. Priest was gonna say that the Judgment Day was family. But sadly, Truth ain’t Judgment Day. He’s not? No, he never was. But Priest has always liked Truth, he is very funny. So that’s why Priest isn’t the one who is gonna do this. Dom? JD TAKES INITIATIVE! Fans boo as JD smacks Truth around, kicks him, but wait! Here comes The Miz! Miz wants to save his friend, but he just gets mugged, too! It’s a 4v2 beating! Fans boo but then Priest & Finn set Miz up for Dom! Dom goes up, to FROG SPLASH!
JD drags Truth over to put next to Miz, and The Judgment Day stands tall. United and undisputed, will anyone ever bring them down now?
Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark VS Chelsea Green & Piper Niven!
The Queen of Spade & The Hunter want the tag titles, but the Hot Mess & The Scottish Viper want those titles back! Will Shayna & Stark tear through the former champs to get at the current champs? Or will they refuse to #TapNapOrSnap?
The teams sort out, and Piper SPLASHES Stark in the corner at the bell! Piper CLOBBERS Stark, fans are torn, but Stark JAWBREAKERS back! Piper goes to ropes, she ELBOWS back, but Shayna KICKS Piper from behind! Stark HEEL KCIKS Piper from the front! Tag to Shayna, she storms in and CLUBS Piper down! Shayna fires off hands, the fans fire up, and Shayna pulls on an arm. Shayna isolates that arm to STOMP it! Shayna drags Piper around, wrenches to a double wristlock, but Piper endures. Piper scoops, Shayna slips free to waistlock, but Piper fights! Piper RAMS Shayna into the corner!
Shayna and Piper are down, but Piper crawls to hot tag Green! Hot tag to Stark! Chelsea isn’t sure what to do, so she dodges Stark, then drop toeholds her into ropes! Green smiles, but Shayna has the KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! Chelsea TOSSES Shayna, dodges Stark’s dropkick, then hits a ZIGZAG! Cover, TWO! Stark survives and Chelsea is upset. She hurries to tag but Shayna YANKS Piper down! And Stark hits Z 360!! Cover, Stark & Shayna win!
Winners: Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, by pinfall
Well that was fast! If they can put away former champs that fast, will Shayna & Stark be unstoppable going for the titles?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Tampa fires up for the back to back winner of the Men’s Royal Rumble, The American Nightmare, as he heads to the ring, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets the mic but takes a moment as he hears the fans chant, “You Deserve It!” Cody then asks Tampa Bay, “What do we wanna talk about?” He had something in mind to say, first in response to his own question. But on the way out, he heard something for the very first time that was music to his ears. Samantha Irvin, could you do him the honor of saying it one more time? Samantha smiles and grabs the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome of the 2023 AND 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match! The American Nightmare~! CODY! RHOOODES!”
Fans cheer and Cody is feeling it now! He thanks Samantha, and then says we have a lot of people here tonight. Cody knows that they come to Raw, to the WWE shows, to SmackDown and the PLEs, and the expectation is on the superstars to give us the best time of their lives and to escape for a moment. But some don’t realize that even the WWE superstars need to escape. The last 48 hours of Cody’s life outside of here have been rather… challenging. It’s all good, all is well, but on Saturday, you will never know how much he needed the fans. Cody is endlessly grateful for that, but let’s get to it.
“Let’s make WrestleMania 40 official.” But then Seth Rollins makes his way out here?! The Visionary, the Revolutionary, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, has fans singing his song now, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~! OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!” while he makes his way to the ring. Rollins gets a mic of his own, the fans continue to sing, and Rollins revels in it a moment before telling Cody, “Tampa Bay is right, you do deserve it, man.” Rollins says that because these two haven’t always seen eye to eye, but the past year, they’ve developed a… mutual respect for each other. So man to man, back-to-back Royal Rumbles, congrats! That is special.
They shake hands, but then Rollins wants to be real. Sunglasses coming off now. If Cody chooses Roman Reigns at Mania, that is a mistake. Rollins thinks Cody should fight him instead. Fans are surprised to hear that, and are torn on that. Rollins understands the concerns. But all he is asking is for Cody to hear him out. Rollins watched Cody at the Rumble press conference. Cody said unequivocally that he is “The Guy.” And Rollins isn’t trying to be a jerk, but no, Cody is not The Guy. Roman Reigns isn’t even The Guy anymore! Rollins is The Guy. Rollins is The Guy, and the World Heavyweight Championship is THE title in the WWE!
Fans are again torn but plenty still sing for Rollins. Rollins says see, we’re getting there. Now last year, Cody won the Rumble, it made perfect sense to go after Roman. But that was when there was only one champion. The landscape has changed. But Rollins gets it. Every single day, all Cody has thought about this past year is Roman, Roman, Roman. But Rollins and Cody have been together on this ride. Rollins won this belt, Cody’s been on the road with him, town after town, city after city, show after show. And who was there int he main event? Cuz it sure wasn’t Roman. And what title was Rollins defending? Cuz it sure wasn’t the WWE Universal Championship! It was the WORLD HEAVYEWIGHT TITLE!
And does Cody remember why this title came to be? It was because every single one of these people was sick and tired of Roman Reigns. They were sick and tired of Roman showing up every other week, then every other month. Then every six months, never defending the title and then cheating to win when he had to instead of being an honorable man! The WHC is THE PEOPLE’S TITLE! It is for the us, by us, and has been built up by us! Broken bones, bad backs, blown out knee, all of them, Cody included, has leveled the playing field.
So they don’t need to pretend Roman is “The Guy” anymore, cuz he’s not. We don’t need to pretend Roman is on some untouchable pedestal. Hell, we don’t need Roman at all! So Rollins just has to ask: What title does Cody want? The Hollywood title? The Hogan title? The one for posers and frauds? The one for those who politic to the top? Or does he want the Dusty Rhodes title? The workhorse title, the blue collar title, because that is what the WHC means! It is about who is the very best between these ropes!
And Rollins could try and ask what title Dusty would want, but it wouldn’t matter, because he’s not here, this isn’t about him, and hasn’t been for some time. This is about Cody and Cody’s decision. And Rollins doesn’t need an answer right now, but he wants Cody to think on this because this is the biggest decision in Cody’s entire life. Just ask yourself, “What’s in here (your heart)? What kind of man do you wanna be?” Rollins steps back and Cody isn’t sure what to make of that. Cody tells Seth, “I have an insane amount of respect for you. And this is the last thing I woke up thinking that we would be talking about, that I would be thinking about.
“But let me tell you this. I’ll think about it.” Fans cheer and Rollins is a little surprised. Did Rollins just redirect the Road to WrestleMania towards him? Or does Cody still want to #FinishTheStory that badly?
Kofi Kingston speaks.
“Hey! I’m still on Cloud Nine because what we did last week to Imperium. We took ’em on and we took ’em down!” Now Kofi said it before and he’ll say it again: When you think about New Day, you talk about pancakes, Booty-O’s, ice cream, bright colors. But the one thing you forget o talk about, the most important thing, is the fact that they win championships! Talk about that! That is what Kofi is about to do here tonight when he beats Gunther for the Intercontinental Champsionship! FIVE-TIME, BRO! Xavier Woods is just as fired up, will Kofi end the reign at just short of 600 DAYS?!
Jey Uso VS Bronson Reed!
Main Event Jey wants after singles gold, but so does the Colossal Aussie! Will Jey manage to YEET Reed out of the way? Or will the Uso Splash not compare to the Tsunami?
Raw returns and Reed makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Reed puts Jey in a corner, lets off, but Jey avoids the haymaker to fire off hands. The fans “YEET! YEET!” and Jey runs, but Reed runs him over! Reed paces, drags Jey up and HEADBUTTS back! Reed drags Jey up to HEADBUTT again! Reed clotheslines in the corner, to then short arm LARIAT Jey down! Fans boo but Reed stalks Jey to ropes. Reed HEADBUTTS again, then mocks the yeet. The fans rally for Jey but Reed drags him up to ROCK him with a right. Reed brings Jey around to CLUB him in the chest!
Reed whips, Jey holds ropes, and then Jey dumps Reed out! Jey builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and Reed hits barriers! The fans fire up with Jey and he gets Reed up, only for Reed to POST him! Reed runs in, but Jey ducks and Reed POSTS himself!! Fans fire up while Raw goes picture in picture.
Jey slides into the ring, lets the ring count climb, and Reed drags himself up at 6 of 10. Reed rolls in at 8, but Jey runs up to fire haymakers! Jey ROCKS Reed, ROCKS him again, and ROCKS him again! Reed wobbles, Jey runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Reed ELBOWS him down! Reed flexes, soaks up the heat, then goes back to Jey. Reed runs to ELBOW DROP! Jey sputters, Reed stalks him, then he drags Jey up into a neck wrench! Jey endures, fights up, and throws body shots! Jey throws haymakers, but Reed HEADBUTTS again! Jey falls into a corner, Reed steadies himself, and then storms up on Jey.
Reed stands on Jey at the ropes! The ref counts, Reed steps away, and then he drags Jey up. Reed CHOKES Jey on the ropes, thrashes him, then lets off as the ref counts again. Reed stands Jey up in a corner, ROCKS him with a right, then whips him corner to corner. Jey bounces off buckles and falls to his knees, but Reed soaks up the heat. Reed drags Jey up, CLUBS him to another corner, then CHOKES Jey on the buckles. The ref counts, Reed lets off, and he mocks the “UCE! OH!” chant. Reed goes corner to corner to HIP ATTACK! Jey flounders and Reed grins. Reed drags Jey into a chinlock!
Jey endures as Reed squeezes tight. Jey fights up, Raw returns to single picture. and Jey throws body shots. The fans rally as Jey counter punches! And counter punches! And counter punches! Fans “YEET! YEET!” and Jey pops ‘n’ locks, before he ROCKS Reed again! The fans fire up as Jey runs in, but Reed puts him on the apron. Jey GAMANGIRIS then climbs up! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Reed is tougher than that but Jey keeps cool. Reed stands, into a mule kick! UPPERCUT! Reed blocks a kick, spins Jey and blocks the Dragon Whip to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jey is tougher than that, too!
The fans rally up, Reed hauls Jeyu up but Jey ducks the ripcord lariat to SUPERKICK! Reed growls but Jey SUPERKCIKS! Reed roars, but Jey CALF KICKS! Cover, TWO! Reed is still in this but Jey hurries to a corner. Jey climbs but Reed trips him up! Reed climbs, brings Jey up, but Jey fights the superplex! Jey fires body shots and forearms, then a HEADBUTT! Reed falls down! Jey adjusts, to USO- NO, he has to bail out of the splash as Reed moves! Reed gets Jey in a fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Jey survives and Reed is furious! Reed says time to end this!
Reed drags Jey up, fireman’s carries again, but Jey slips free! Reed still SPLASHES in the corner! Jey falls, Reed climbs! Fans fire up as Reed aims, TSUNAMIÂ FLOPS as Jey moves! Fans fire up and Jey rises! SUPERKICK! Reed stays up, so Jey runs and SPEARS Reed down!! Jey hurries back up, and he hits the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jey wins!!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall
Truly a huge win for Jey! And while Kofi is facing Gunther later tonight, will this help Jey be right in line for his own Intercontinental Championship match?
Adam Pearce meets with Andrade Almas.
El Idolo signs on the dotted line, he is officially Raw! Pearce appreciates this, they shake hands, and then in walks Nick Aldis. Well, just the man Pearce wanted to see. Pearce introduces one of the biggest free agents in WWE history, a former NXT Champion and United States Champion, and is now the newest member of Raw. Aldis congratulates Andrade on the deal, but says it is a shame, as SmackDown had a very handsome offer. Pearce says maybe SmackDown should’ve been a little quicker. Yes, evidently. But Andrade shakes hands with Pearce and Aldis one more time, and wants Aldis to say hola to Santos for him.
Andrade heads out and Aldis says he loaned Pearce Bayley for the night so that Raw could have both Rumble winners for a very special night, and it’s like that, is it? It’s just business. Oh, well, speaking of business, they need to discuss Elimination Chamber. But then Aldis’ phone rings and he says he has to take it, it’s Bron Breakker. Aldis heads out, and it seems SmackDown is going to sign their own big name soon enough.
Gunther speaks.
Der Ring General tells Kofi, “I want to speak firm to you. Good on you for challenging me, because tonight, you’re about to have the biggest fight of your career. You’re fighting for your name, you’re fighting for your legacy, you’re fighting for every accomplishment you’ve ever made. You will remember this night for the rest of your life. But I? After tonight, I will forget about you. So here’s some advice: Leave it all out there in the ring tonight. Because when I’m done with you, nobody will be speaking about you anymore, and I will carry on being the longest reigning and greatest Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion of all time. Good luck, Kofi.”
Backstage interview with Becky Lynch.
Jackie Redmond is with The Man and says obviously Plan A was winning the Rumble, but that isn’t how things went. What is Plan B? Becky says the she let a lot of people down, including herself. But the only way she stays down is if she gives up and that ain’t in her nature. Then Plan B is to train harder, think smarter, fighter a little dirtier, but she does not stop until she’s back at the top, and takes that women’s title back into the main event like it deserves. The Man is planning to still be Big Time in time for Mania, how will she fight her way into Philadelphia?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: GUNTHER VS Kofi Kingston!
Der Ring General continues add to his historic reign, having now reached just shy of 600 DAYS! But just as Kofi said, the New Day always gets gold! Will Kofi become a FIVE-TIME Intercontinental Champion? Or will he be just another notch on the belt for Gunther?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see just who (who who who) brings gold down the Road to WrestleMania!
The bell rings and Kofi rushes Gunther with fast hands! Gunther shoves him away but Kofi comes back for more! Kofi climbs up a corner to rain down fists but Gunther throws him away. Kofi ducks ‘n’ dodges but Guntnher scoops to a BACKBREAKER! Fans rally while Kofi writhes, and Gunther gets the legs to go righ tinto a BOSTON CRAB! Kofi endures, reaches out, but Gunther sits deep while Raw goes picture in picture!
Kofi fights around, slips under, but Gunther stomps him down! Gunther stalks Kofi to ropes, then bends him against them! The ref reprimands, Gunther CLUBS Kofi as he lets off, then he stalks Kofi to a corner. Gunther drags Kofi up but Kofi body shots and mule kicks! Kofi fires hands but Gunther CHOPS him down! Gunther stalks Kofi, drags him up, and then CLUBS him down! Kofi goes to ropes, Gunther stomps away on him, but Gunther lets off as the ref counts. Gunther soaks up the heat, stalks Kofi to a corner, and then Gunther drags Kofi up again. Gunther shoves Kofi to ropes to then CLUB him in the back on the rebound!
Kofi falls, Gunther hip drops him down more! Gunther paces around. Kofi crawls, Gunther stalks him, then drags him up. Gunther shoves Kofi to ropes again, but this time Kofi ROCKS Gunther! Gunther staggers, Kofi fires more hands, but Gunther CLUBS him again. But Kofi dodges the hip drop to get a leg! Gunther grabs Kofi’s leg, stands up, and stomps Kofi down again! Kofi crawls while Gunther soaks up heat from the fans. Gunther storms up in the corner, but Kofi slips fere to ROCK and CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! Gunther turns things around to CHOP! Kofi falls and sputters, but Gunther kicks him to the floor!
Gunther paces while Kofi drags himself up. Kofi gets in the ring but Gunther is on him with a snapmare. Gunther KICKS Kofi in the back! Kofi writhes, flounders to ropes, and Gunther stalks him. Gunther KICKS Kofi, Kofi is in the ropes again, and Raw returns to single picture as Gunther bends Kofi back! Gunther ELBOWS Kofi in the nose! Gunther eggs Kofi on, taunts him, but Kofi throws body shots and haymakers! Kofi HEADBUTTS, but Gunther CHOPS! Kofi falls back and Gunther storms up again. Gunther whips corner to corner hard and Kofi falls! Gunther taunts Kofi, stalks him to a corner, then drags him up.
Gunther brings Kofi up to whip him hard into the corner again, and Kofi again falls! Gunther grabs the legs but Kofi resists. Kofi BOOTS from below, and BOOTS again! Kofi is free, he goes to a corner, but Gunther storms up on him again. Gunther scoops to SLAM Kofi! Gunther taunts the fans and he taunts Kofi. He asks where Kofi’s fight is now, and then he drags Kofi up. Gunther UPPERCUTS Kofi, UPPERCUTS again, and Kofi goes to a corner. Gunther storms over and stands Kofi up, but Kofi fires haymakers! And a CHOP! Gunther CHOPS back! Gunther whips Kofi corner to corner, grins, but Kofi runs up to DECK Gunther!
Fans fire up as Gunther is staggered now! Kofi fires off haymakers and HEADBUTTS! The fans rally behind Kofi as he goes to a corner. Gunther runs in but Kofi BOOTS him away. Kofi then PENDULUM KICKS and Gunther falls back! Kofi goes up, and leaps, but into Gunther’s arms! BACKBREAKER! BOSTON CRAB! Kofi endures as Raw goes back to picture in picture!
Kofi fights up but Gunther puts more pressure on the back! Kofi crawls, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Gunther lets go, and he catches his breath while Kofi drags himself up. Gunther stomps Kofi, then brings him around to CHOP down! Kofi flounders to another corner, and Gunther soaks up the heat. Gunther mocks the fans as they cheer Kofi, and then he storms after Kofi. Kofi mule kicks back! And THRUST KICKS! But Gunther waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Gunther scowls as he looks at Kofi writhing, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Gunther ripcords Kofi, but Kofi ducks the lariat! V-TRIGGER! Fans fire up as Gunther is stunned! Kofi goes to a corner, stands back up and he runs up to DOUBLE CHOP! And DOUBLE CHOP! And DROPKICK! Gunther wobbles, Kofi keeps moving, but Gunther gets around! SLEEPER!! Kofi flails, reaches out, but then Gunther spins Kofi around to lift and- NO, Kofi fights the bomb! Kofi goes to ropes to RANA Gunther to the floor! Fans fire up as Kofi builds speed, and Kofi DIVES! But Gunther catches him, to SLAM him into the apron!! Gunther drags Kofi up, lifts, but Kofi RANAS again, and Gunther hits POST!
Kofi and Gunther stagger, Kofi slides into the ring first and he builds speed! Kofi DIVES and Gunther hits the desk! Kofi keeps moving, he DIVES again, and again Gunther hits the desk! The fans fire up but this time Gunther follows! Kofi ducks ‘n’ dodges, RUNNING TROUBLE IN PARADISE!! Kofi crawls, but Gunther crawls away, and out of the ring! Gunther saves himself and Kofi can’t believe it! Kofi hurries outside to KICK Gunther, SMACK him off steel steps, and CLUB away on him! Fans fire up with Kofi, but the ring count is climbing. Kofi goes up the barriers?! Kofi aims, to leap, GUILLOTINE AX HANDLE OFF THE STEPS!!!
Kofi shoves Gunther in the ring and then he goes up the corner! Kofi aims, to SUPER BOOM DROP!! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives and no one can believe it! Kofi aims from a corner, he spins, but Gunther BLOCKS Trouble in Paradise! Gunther tries the Crab but Kofi cradles it! TWO!! Gunther LARIATS outta nowhere!! Gunther powers up the arm again and fans boo, as Gunther runs to- S O S!!! Cover, TWO!!! Gunther survives again and Kofi is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Kofi and Gunther rise again, and then Gunther LARIATS!! And then SHOTGUNS Kofi into a corner! Gunther drags Kofi out, up, and GENERAL BOMB!! Cover, Gunther wins!!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
And that secures Gunther past 600 days! Woods checks on Kofi, but then the rest of Imperium pounces! Vinci & Kaiser were just waiting, and Gunther smiles as his soldiers beat down The New Day! Vinci BOOTS Kofi down, but then Woods rises! Woods runs up to CLOBBER Vinci and fire fast hands on Ludwig! But that’s still a 2v1 situation! They mug Woods, drag him out, and then double whip him into a POST!! Gunther taunts The New Day, then he and Imperium make their leave. Will nothing stop Der Ring General and his reign of terror?
Backstage interview with Sami Zayn.
Jackie is now with the returning Great Liberator, and notes that just 48 hours removed from his return, he is facing the man who put him on the shelf in Drew McIntyre. How is Sami managing his emotions going into tonight’s main event? Sami says that’s a good question, because this has all been emotional. It is hard to just sit on the sidelines when it was an injury at the hands of a man like McIntyre, especially when McIntyre always has an excuse for why he does anything. And then, the moment of a lifetime, to come out as Number 30 in the Rumble, even that was somehow taken away by McIntyre.
Now, if it was just Sami, he could deal with it. But when it comes to McIntyre, he is targeting everyone, including CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso and Seth Rollins. McIntyre points the finger at everyone except himself. So as far as Sami is concerned, it is time for a reality check, and he’ll be the one to give it! Sami is ready for a fight, will he be able to bring down the Scottish Terminator?
The Kabuki Warriors VS Tegan Nox & Natalya!
The Empress of Tomorrow & The Pirate Princess are once again WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, and they’re ready to fight to prove they’re still that dangerous! But will the Welsh Firecracker and Queen of Harts find a way to grab some golden tickets? Or will they not be ready for Asuka & Kairi?
Raw returns and Nox & Natty make their entrance. The teams sort out and Nox starts against Kairi Sane. They circle, Kairi uses the ref as a shield, plays some peekaboo, then she kicks Nox low. Kairi headlocks but Nox powers out. Nox trips Kairi, Oklahoma Rolls, ONE!! Nox clinches, Natty tags in, and they double whip Kairi. They drop toehold then basement dropkick, and Natty covers, TWO! Natty scoops but Kairi slips free to throw Natty down by her hair! The ref reprimands, but Kairi tags Asuka. Kairi bumps Natty off Asuka’s boots, then Asuka grins as she whips. Natty reverses to send Asuka hard into buckles!
Tag to Nox, she runs up to fire hands on Asuka! Nox whips, Asuka reverses but Nox goes up and over. Nox runs back in to UPPERCUT! Nox then GAMANGIRIS Asuka down, and she goes corner to corner for a CANNONBALL! Asuka flounders but Nox stalks her. Nox drags Asuka around, but Kairi runs in! Nox dodges, Natty is there and she snapmares Kairi. Natty & Nox coordinate, they both run, then DOUBLE BASEMENT BOOT! The fans fire up with Natty and Nox kicks Kairi out while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Asuka kneels on Nox’s neck! The ref counts, Asuka steps away and tags Kairi. The Kabuki Warriors mug Nox, double whip, then bypass to kick, AX KICK and BULLDOG, into the BASEMENT DROPKICK! Fans cheer and Kairi drags Nox up. Kairi CHOPS Nox, CHOPS again, and Nox sits down. Kairi puts Nox in the corner, stomps a mudhole in, then lets off as the ref counts. Natty rallies the fans for “Tegan! Tegan!” but Asuka tags in. Asuka stalks Nox, stomps her around, scuffs her, then taunts Natty. Asuka scuffs Nox more and more but Nox snarls. Nox blocks and spins Asuka but Asuka ROCKS Nox first!
Asuka whips, Nox BLASTS Kairi! Asuka runs in but Nox ROCKS her! Nox DECKS Kairi, then BOOTS Asuka! Nox hobbles, but Kairi runs up! Nox spins Kairi around to throw her out, then dodges Asuka, only for Asuka to block the kick! ANKLE LOCK! Nox rolls but Asuka holds on! They roll again, but Nox fights her way forward! Natty reaches out, but Kairi YANKS Natty down! Asuka reels Nox in, but Nox wheelbarrows! Victory roll, TWO! HEADBUTT! Asuka wobbles, kicks, but Nox duck sit to UPPERCUT! Nox and Asuka are down, they crawl, hot tag to Natty! Natty fires hands on Asuka, then snap suplexes!
Natty hurries to snap suplex again! Natty bumps Asuka off buckles, fires off hands, and the fans fire up more. N atty runs, Asuka swings, but Natty gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! DISCUS LARIAT! Natty drags Asuka around, steps through, and fans fire up, but Asuka fights the Sharpshooter! Asuka calls to Kairi, Kairi sneaks in from behind to CLUB Natty! Natty TOSSES Kairi out for that, then asks for a tag, but Nox goes to kick Kairi! Kairi blocks to trip Nox up! Natty is upset, she WRECKS Kairi with a dropkick! Asuka runs in, Natty dodges and drags her into a cradle! TWO!! Natty gets the legs but Asuka BOOTS her!
Asuka gets up, ROUNDHOUSE! Tag to Kairi and she climbs! Asuka hooks Natty up, and we saw this on Friday! In-SANE DDT!! Cover, Kabuki Warriors win!
Winners: The Kabuki Warriors, by pinfall
Natty and Nox were close, but one misstep cost them. Is this as far as their team can go? As for Asuka & Kairi, will they be ready for any and all challengers that come their way?
Backstage interview with Kayden Carter & Katana Chance.
Jackie is with the former tag team champions, and notes that it was only a few days ago that they were holding those belts. How do they plan on getting back into the picture? Katana says they talked with Adam Pearce, and the Life of the Party gets their rematch. Kayden says Asuka & Kairi have one more week to enjoy the reign, because those belts are coming back home to the Party. And that’s next week on Raw! KC Squared just gave us a scoop, but will they get things lit again on the Road to WrestleMania?
Bayley heads to the ring!
Samantha Irvin gives the winner of the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble a great introductions, and now the Role Model joins the Kabuki Warriors, Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai in the ring. What will she have to say about her big win? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and Bayley points to the WrestleMania sign while she has the mic. The fans cheer her on, and Bayley says, “Before I get into the nitty gritty, I’m gonna give you all a rare opportunity to take a picture of us. I mean, c’mon, let’s ask ourselves, when’s the last time you saw the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, the WWE Women’s Champion, and your Women’s Royal Rumble winner standing int he same ring together, huh? Uh, the answer is never because it’s never been done! This right here is history, and it’s all thanks to ME!” The fans cheer and Bayley says she’s been telling all you idiots that DMG CTRL was going to take over, and nobody believed her!
Everyone thought Bayley’s idea was a flop. That Bayley’s not as good as she used to be. That Bayley’s been losing all of her matches. But luckily, she doesn’t listen to opinions, because she sees the bigger picture. She may not have been on the poster for the Royal Rumble, but she stands tall as your 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble winner! Fans cheer that! Bayley says in a time when we have the most stacked, talented WWE Women’s Division, Bayley came out on top! HA! She beat 29 other women on Saturday! Not only that, she beat Rhea Ripley’s precious little record as she was in that match for a total of 63 minutes and 3 seconds! DING DONG, HELLO!
“So at WrestleMania-” Wait! Here comes Rhea! And Rhea says, “Aww~, Bayley. You think that you’ve accomplished something? That’s very cute. You might’ve beat my time in the Rumble, but that’s only because I wasn’t in it. And I see that the rest of DMG CTRL has gold, and if you decide to challenge me at WrestleMania, then it’s gonna stay that way. You wanna know why? Because Mami-” GETS BLINDSIDED BY NIA JAX! Fans boo as Nia and Rhea brawl, DMG CTRL cheers it, but then things get in the ring! Rhea stomps Nia, runs, but Nia runs Rhea over! Nia then runs, and she drops the leg, brother!
Fans boo as Nia runs again, for another leg drop, brother! DMG CTRL stays way back as Nia hits a third leg drop! Fans boo as Nia then goes up, for the A-NIA-LATOR!! Nia stares DMG CTRL down, and Bayley is the only one that stays in the ring! Bayley looks around, realizing she got left behind, and Nia storms up to her. Nia takes the mic to tell Bayley that she can pick Iyo Sky or anybody else. But Rhea Ripley isn’t making it to WrestleMania. Nia pushes the mic back into Bayley’s hands, and Bayley says hold on, Nia didn’t let her finish. Bayley’s gonna make her official announcement on Friday Night SmackDown.
Nia backs away, and while Rhea sputters and coughs, both Bayley and Iyo look worried. Is Bayley still going to dare to choose the Women’s World Championship? Or will she end up choosing the Evil Genius by default?
Drew McIntyre VS Sami Zayn!
The Scottish Terminator shows no remorse about what happened to CM Punk, and was even happy about it! He also injured Sami and enjoyed it, but will he come to regret it now that Sami’s back? Or will the Master Strategist’s return be cut short?
Raw returns and Jackie is with McIntyre at gorilla position. She notes Sami saying McIntyre needs a reality check. What is his response? McIntyre says all he has ever done is tell the truth, and all his actions are justified. As for Sami’s reality check, they have had countless matches. And McIntyre isn’t the best with math, Sami has beaten him exactly… ZERO times! And that ain’t changing tonight. So hit his music! McIntyre’s theme song plays, he makes his entrance, is there a first time for everything?
The bell rings and Sami runs in, only for McIntyre to RAM him into a corner! Sami gets free to CHOP and CHOP but McIntyre shoves him down. Sami dodges the lariat to JAB, JAB and CHOP! Sami whips, McIntyre reverses but Sami holds ropes. McIntyre runs in but Sami dumps him out! Sami then PLANCHAS, but McIntyre catches him! McIntyre brings Sami over to TOSS him over the desk! McIntyre leaves Sami behind, the ring count climbs, and McIntyre counts along. McAfee says Sami will be fine but McIntyre gets impatient. McIntyre goes out after Sami, drags him back up, and pushes him into the ring.
McIntyre tells Pat not to talk trash, but then Sami DIVES! Now McIntyre goes flying over the desk! Fans fire up with Sami and Maggle tells Pat to be more careful with what he says while Raw goes picture in picture.
Sami catches his breath, then fires back up as he fetches McIntyre. Sami SMACKS McIntyre off the desk, and SMACKS him off it again. Sami refreshes the ring count, brings McIntyre around, but McIntyre CHOPS! McIntyre whips Sami to the barriers, but Sami goes up to QUEBRADA! Direct hit and down goes McIntyre! Sami gets up on the desk as he’s all fired up and the fans are with him! McIntyre sits up in a huff, Sami refreshes the ring count again, and Sami brings McIntyre around into the ring. Sami stalks McIntyre to a corner and fires body shots. The ref counts, Sami wrenches and whips, but McIntyre reverses.
Sami goes up, but McIntyre KICKS him out of the air! McIntyre soaks up the heat while Sami sputters. McIntyre drags Sami up to DECK him! McIntyre stomps Sami on the face, then puts him in a corner. McIntyre CHOPS Sami, stalks him to ropes, then CHOPS him again! Sami falls over and McIntyre paces around. McIntyre smirks as he stands Sami up again, to CHOP him back down! Sami sputters but McIntyre looms over him. McIntyre stands Sami up to CHOP him again! Sami shakes his head as he refuses to fall! McIntyre CHOPS Sami again, but Sami shouts! Sami CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS in return! McIntyre DOUBLE CHOPS Sami off his feet!
McIntyre rains down fists and just HAMMERS away on Sami! The ref has McIntyre back off so he can check Sami, and Raw returns to single picture. Sami is okay to continue, so McIntyre CHOPS him to a corner! Sami sits down but says he can still go. McIntyre stands Sami up again, to CHOP him back down! McIntyre wants this to end already but Sami refuses to stay down. Sami CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but McIntyre RAMS him! And CHOPS! And CLUBS! McIntyre hoists Sami up top, then CHOPS again! Fans “WOO~!” but McIntyre has a murderous glare. McIntyre climbs up and he hauls Sami up.
Sami resists the lift, throws down elbows, then CLUBS away on McIntyre! Sami SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives but Sami is too sore to be upset. The fans rally up as both men rise, and Sami fires haymakers! Sami whips, McIntyre blocks to CLUB and underhook! Sami wrenches out, knuckle locks and CHOPS, then he goes up and up and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives again but Sami stays focused. Sami aims from a corner, he runs in, but McIntyre picks Sami up for a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! McIntyre deadlifts Sami to SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Sami survives and McIntyre is fuming. McIntyre looms over Sami, pie faces him, but Sami rises up to CHOP! McIntyre is angrier now, he runs in, but Sami moves! McIntyre POSTS himself! Sami reels McIntyre in, suplexes, but McIntyre’s so big! Sami still tries, but McIntyre fights free to GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! McIntyre goes to a corner, and he decides to go up?! Sami stands, and he trips McIntyre up! Fans rally as Sami climbs, he brings McIntyre to the top, and fans fire up for the SUPERPLEX!! Both men are down and “This is Awesome!” Sami and McIntyre stir, and Sami rises first!
Sami leans against ropes but he makes it to a corner. The fans fire up as Sami runs in, but McIntyre LARIATS Sami down! McIntyre aims from a corner now, “Three! Two! One!” CLAY- NO!! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives yet again and Sami is beside himself! Sami rises again, he brings McIntyre in, but McIntyre RAMS him into a corner, then OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES him! McIntyre kips up, storms up, and he fireman’s carries Sami to climb up! Fans freak out but here comes SUPER WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sami survives and shocks McIntyre! McIntyre glares, Sami reaches up at him.
McIntyre asks why Sami has to do this. Sami has balls, sure, but he’s just out of his league. McIntyre pie faces Sami but Sami ROCKS him with haymaker after haymaker, and from all sides! The fans are thunderous, but McIntyre just GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS again! Then a forearm in the corner! McIntyre keeps moving, Sami follows, but McIntyre guards! LOW BLOW!? But was that by accident? The ref can’t be sure what really happened, and then McIntyre CLAYMORES!!! Cover, McIntyre wins!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Perhaps a serendipitous shot down low, and the Scottish Terminator takes this one away from Sami! McIntyre doesn’t really care how it looks, he just knows he’s won. Will McIntyre fight his way to the top of the WWE by any means necessary?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Raw right here to follow Royal Rumble and get us going on the Road to WrestleMania. They also did a good job pivoting things after unintended change of plans. For one, a damn shame that just as CM Punk got going again, he’s hurt, again. As great as Punk still is on the mic, maybe his body just isn’t able to keep it up anymore. I mean, his AEW run, if he wasn’t hurt, he was suspended, and those suspensions maybe helped him not get hurt worse. But he still gave an amazing opening promo, and then McIntyre had a great promo that just pissed all over Punk. I’m sure they wanted McIntyre VS Punk, but Sami taking McIntyre on tonight was great stuff, too.
Great promos, awesome main event, and what a clever finish because I’ve never seen someone do that guarding low blow to Sami like that. With Punk injured, someone else has to face Rollins at WrestleMania, maybe it’s McIntyre. I do like that Rollins interrupted Cody’s promo segment to perhaps tease an audible there, too. Rollins wanting Cody to choose him, harping on how Roman’s not “The Guy” anymore, there are elements of Rollins just wanting to puff up his own ego. But as it stands, there are plenty of other guys who can face Rollins at Mania but no one has been built like Cody to go after Roman again, so Cody surely tells Rollins, “Thanks but no thanks.”
Similarly, great stuff out of DMG CTRL. Kabuki Warriors of course beat Nox & Natty, which seems to be falling apart as a team. And Bayley shows up to brag about winning, about how DMG CTRL has lasted this long, but I did not think Nia would beat down Rhea right in front of them all. Bayley being intimidated into not choosing the Women’s World title and basically having no other choice but choosing Iyo is creative, but it also seems to take away the dynamic I was seeing in the DMG CTRL story. I thought Bayley was going to get dumped and then chooses Iyo as revenge, not Bayley choosing Iyo and then being dumped because DMG CTRL has had enough of her.
But clearly, Bayley VS Iyo is still gonna be the plan with Becky talking about fighting her own way to a title match. Nia VS Rhea is definitely the title match for Elimination Chamber: Perth, surely even the main event, while Becky is getting in the Chamber match and winning her shot for Mania. Also, Kayden & Katana getting their rematch next week, yeah that’s not gonna go well for them, I would think. Shayna & Stark got a fast win on Chelsea & Piper, they are surely contenders for the tag titles. I kinda hope they’ll get a contender from Raw and one from SmackDown for a Triple Threat at Mania to really do things up big.
Really good match out of Jey VS Reed, and I figured Jey was getting the win to build himself up towards a title match. Gunther and Kofi had great promos before their awesome title match, they really went the distance. Also I like that picture in picture returned for tonight, it helped the matches feel bigger. Gunther wins, of course, and Imperium beating New Day down, I was so hoping Big E was making a miraculous return. But no, Big E’s neck is still a major concern, we gotta give him time, if he’s ever coming back at all. But Gunther VS Jey could be awesome stuff as Jey goes for his first singles title and Gunther aims for… oh no, WrestleMania’s gonna be on Day 666 of his reign…
Well, speaking of titles, Finn & Priest VS DIY was an awesome tag title match, DIY coming so close and yet still so far from the win. But clearly, the story with R-Truth is not over. Priest lures him into a beatdown, Miz makes the save, Awesome Truth VS Finn & Priest for the titles? Truth has been a serious competitor before, and a tag champion before with Kofi Kingston, he and Miz could be a pretty fun championship team. I just don’t know the chances of that actually happening, but some team somewhere has to get these belts off Judgment Day some day.
My Score: 8.9/10
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Katsuya Murashima VS Daiki Nagai; Murashima wins.
- Yuya Uemura VS SANADA; Uemura wins.
- NJPW World TV Championship: El Phantasmo VS Great-O-Khan; Khan wins and becomes the new NJPW World TV Champion.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Shota Umino; wins.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: The House of Torture VS Bullet Club War Dogs; win(s) and
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ryohei Oiwa; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; win and
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS EVIL; wins and
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS David Finlay; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
Yuya Uemura w/ Just4Guys VS SANADA!
It used to be Just5Guys, but the Heat Storm went down with injury, and the Cold Skull showed how Cold-Blooded he really was. Will Yuya make this War Dog pay for his crimes? Or will Sakura Genesis start with a Skull End?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Yuya as he stares down with Sanada. They circle, feel things out, then tie up. Yuya wrenches, wristlocks, then hammerlocks, but Sanada reaches back to headlock. Yuya pries the hold open and puts the headlock on Sanada. Yuya hits the takeover, but Sanada rolls him to a cover, ONE! Yuya holds on, the two stand up, and Yuya wrenches again. Sanada rolls, kips up, and cartwheels to then handspring and wrench Yuya! Sanada hammerlocks, headlocks, spins to hammerlock again, but Yuya switches that onto Sanada. Yuya then spins through to hammerlock, headlock, cravat and snapmare, but Sanada handsprings through!
The fans cheer this great opening exchange, and the two reset. Sanada and Yuya circle, the fans rally up, and the two feel things out. They knuckle lock, then Yuya kicks an arm to wrench the other. Sanada kicks free to wrench back, but Yuya wrenches again. Sanada wrenches through, wrenches again, but Yuya wrenches right back! Sanada reaches for ropes but Yuya keeps him back. Sanada rolls but Yuya rolls with him! The fans cheer, and Sanada tries again. Sanada rolls, but Yuya rolls with him! The fans cheer again, but Sanada fights up to snapmare. But Yuya holds on and he wrenches again. Sanada tries another snapmare, but Yuya still holds on.
Yuya wrangles Sanada, traps the arm, and SNAP LOCKS it! The fans cheer while Sanada clutches his arm. Yuya runs and basement DROPKICKS! Sanada bails out, shakes out the arm, and the fans rally up. Yuya waits on Sanada while he paces around the outside. Sanada slides in but Yuya knees him first. Yuya whips, Sanada reverses, but Yuya goes up and over! Yuya arm-drags Sanada, then DROPKICKS him down! The fans cheer and Yuya fires up! Sanada goes to a corner, Yuya runs corner to corner, and he CHOP LARIATS! Yuya then reels Sanada in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Sanada stays in this but the fans rally behind Yuya.
Yuya looms over Sanada, brings him up, and clinches, but Sanada fights back with elbows. Yuya CHOPS! The fans cheer while Sanada sputters, and Yuya whips. Sanada reverses again to hurdle, hurdle, and DROPKICK! Yuya falls and goes to the outside, but Sanada PLANCHAS! Down goes Yuya and the fans still fire up! Sanada brings Yuya up, headlocks and brings him around the way, to then whip Yuya hard into railing! Yuya sputters while he leans against the railing. The fans boo but Sanada soak up all that heat. Sanada opens the gate and brings Yuya out into the crowd! The fans are told to back up, but Sanada SMACKS Yuya off Milano Collection AT-san!
The fans boo this unorthodox way of weaponizing the surroundings, but Sanada isn’t done! Sanada drags Milano out of his seat, the fans cheer Milano on, and Sanada stands Yuya up. Yuya CHOPS Sanada, and Sanada falls onto Milano! Milano suffers further damage and embarrassment, but Sanada CLAWS Yuya’s face! Sanada then THROWS Yuya down onto Milano! The fans boo more, but Sanada drags Yuya up. They go past English commentary, and Sanada brings Yuya back to ringside. Sanada puts Yuya in the ring, but then has him on the apron! MAGIC SCREWÂ to the floor! The ref reprimands but Sanada doesn’t care.
Taichi checks on Yuya, and he glares at Sanada. Sanada storms over to drag Yuya back up, and he puts Yuya in the ring. The fans cheer while Sanada drags Yuya back up. Sanada puts Yuya on the ropes, for another MAGIC SCREW! Sanada mocks the fans cheering for Yuya, then he drags Yuya into the dragon sleeper! Yuya endures, and he arm-drags free! Sanada comes back, into Yuya’s SWINGING ARM-DRAG! And the URENAGE! The fans fire up while both men are down! Yuya crawls his way over, and he fires back up! The fans are with him as he goes to a corner! Yuya climbs, then watches Sanada stand.
Yuya leaps, but Sanada gets under! Yuya rolls through, but Sanada comes back! Yuya ducks the Shining Wizard, and he ENZIGIRIS! Sanada staggers, but he ENZIGIRIS! Sanada waistlocks, Yuya switches, GERMAN SUPLEX! Sanada lands on his feet! Tilt-o-whirl and dragon sleeper! Sanada holds on tight for the SKULL- NO, Yuya rolls back and pops free! Yuya catches one arm, then swings Sanada around, but Sanada catches Yuya! DEAD- NO, Yuya slips out of Deadfall, only for Sanada to shove him into the ref! The fans boo, but Sanada pops Yuya up to LOW BLOW! The fans boo more while Yuya drops to his knees!
Sanada goes to a corner, then runs up, SHINING WIZARD! Sanada isn’t done as he drags Yuya to the drop zone! Sanada goes up, ROUNDING- NO, Yuya dodges, and he RANAS! Then ARMBAR!! Sanada TAPS, Yuya wins!!
Winner: Yuya Uemura, by submission
Sanada tried to steal this one like he did with Taichi, but Yuya powered through! Justice has been served, will Sanada see where he went wrong? Will the Heat Storm rise to the top and prove he’s the future of NJPW?
NJPW World TV Championship: El Phantasmo w/ Jado VS Great-O-Khan w/ The United Empire!
The Headbanga knew the United Empire was coming for his gold, but his match with “Captain” TJP was just to soften him up for The Dominator! Will Khan bring this gold back to the Empire? Or will this still be the ELP Show?
It seems the United Empire is bringing a special guest! It’s the man who designed the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt, Masami Obari! Obari-san puts up the crown with the Empire, and joins Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young in Khan’s corner. Is this a sign Obari could also be designing something special for Khan? That aside, the match introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really the Face of NJPW World!
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. ELP BOOTS Khan and Khan bails out! ELP builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit into railing and the fans fire up! ELP hauls Kahn up while fans duel, and ELP TOSSES Khan over railing! Fans move back as ELP ROCKS Khan with a right! ELP then goes into the ring, up the ropes, and fans join in as he says, “E! L! P!” SUPER CROSSBODY into the crowd! Direct hit and ELP ends up taking a seat! ELP smiles and high-fives the fans, then hurries to his feet. The fans rally behind ELP as he drags Khan up and CHOPS him! Khan flops over the railing and ELP gets fans to join in on “One more time!”
ELP hops over railing, drags Khan up, but Khan fights the suplex! Khan scoops, and SLAMS ELPÂ on the railing! ELP flops to the floor while fans fire up again! Khan drags chair after chair out from under the ring, and he sets them up nearby. The ref reprimands but Khan shoves him aside. Khan has created a makeshift table using the chairs, and he drags ELP up! ELP slips free, kicks low, and he reels Khan in! But the bad arm won’t let him lift! Khan hauls ELP up, and he APRON SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up while ELP sputters on the floor. Khan drags ELP into the ring, covers, TWO! ELP stays in this but Khan scoops him back up for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Khan pushes ELP around, gut wrenches him, and then GUT BUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Khan doesn’t let up, he gut wrenches for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! Cover, TWO! ELP is still in this and Khan is a bit surprised. The fans rally and duel, but the “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” side seems stronger. Khan storms up but ELP fires a body shot! There wasn’t much behind it, and Khan taunts ELP. ELP rises to fire a forearm, but that’s the bad arm! Khan smirks but the fans rally again. ELP fires a forearm, but Khan Mongolian Chops him down! The “O-KHAN!” side again outdoes the “E L P!” ELP still rises to throw a chop, but there is still little behind it.
Khan brushes himself off, takes a swing, but ELP catches him, wrenches, straitjacket and- NO, the bad arm won’t let him lift Khan into the torture rack! ELP goes to a corner, but Khan Mongolian Chops him! The fans are torn but Khan hops up to sit on his throne! But then ELP slips right out and GAMANGIRIS! ELP climbs up to get Khan, but Khan GROIN CLAWS?! The fans boo and somehow the ref missed that! Khan scoops ELP from that position, but ELP slips down! ELP slingshots back up, then SUPER STEINERS! The fans fire up while both men are down! ELP rises back up, goes right up top, and THUNDERKISS 86Â onto knees!!
Khan drags ELP into a roll up, TWO!! ELP survives, but Khan clamps on with the HITSUJIGOROSHI and then clinches for the FLATINER! Then the IRON CLAW! Khan drags ELP up for the ELIMIN- NO, ELP flips through! ELP then ducks, goes up the corner, and FLYING TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up while both men are down again! ELP kips up and the fans cheer! ELP tunes up in the corner, Khan rises, SUDDEN- NO, Khan shoots around to IRON CLAW BACKBREAKER, then a spin, and Khan ROCKS ELP with an elbow! ELP BOOTS in return! Khan roars, blocks a kick, but not the ENZIGIRI!
Both men are down again and the fans fire back up! Time is running out and that favors ELP. Khan crawls over to ELP, the two sit up, and Khan fires a forearm! ELP snarls and fires a forearm in return! But the bad shoulder doesn’t help. Khan fires a forearm, so ELP winds up and fires back! Khan fires another forearm, but ELP shakes his head. Both men stand, and ELP storms up to Khan. ELP rips the shoulder tape away! Khan eggs ELP on, so ELP SLAPS, SLAPS, and fires palm strikes! Then a HEADBUTT! ELP runs, but Khan dodges! Khan returns, ELP dodges! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and ELP stays up!?
The fans fire up and ELP calls to Jado. Jado takes ELP’s hand and helps POP that shoulder! ELP storms up on Khan, fires forearm after forearm after forearm, then he ROCKS Khan on the ropes! The fans rally, ELP whips, and ELP DROPKICKS! Then ELP handsprings and the fans fire up more! ELP drags Khan up, straitjacket and torture rack! ELP spins for the BRAIN SALAD! Cover, TWO!! Khan survives but ELP vows to end this! The fans fire up as ELP tucks the arms. Khan wrenches out to IRON RIGHT! But SUDDEN DEATH returns! ELP hurries to tuck Khan in, and C R 2!! Cover, TWO?!? Khan survives and the fans are thunderous!
ELP isn’t sure what to make of this, but we’re past 10 minutes. ELP drags Khan to the drop zone, goes up the corner, but Khan bails out. The fans boo but ELP hops down. The ring count starts, but ELP goes out the side! ELP storms up on Khan as we pass 5 of 20! Jado stops Khan from using a chair! So Khan sends Jado at ELP! ELP stops Jado from running into him, and now ELP has the chair! Khan wants mercy, Jado tells ELP not to use the chair. ELP drops the chair, but the IRON RIGHT hits! We’re at 12 of 20 as Khan scoops ELP! T T DÂ on the chair structure!! Khan rolls in at 17, ELP is down at 18! 19! 20!! KHAN WINS!!
Winner: Great-O-Khan, by count out (NEW NJPW World Television Champion)
Khan grins as his master plan worked out! TJP weakened ELP, then the chairs came into play like Chekov’s Gun. Khan has conquered another title, but what will he have in store for his “season” as NJPW World TV Champion?
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Shota Umino!
The Ace continues down the Final Road, but the Roughneck is just starting his Second Chapter. However, after losing to David Finlay, could Shota be embracing a darker path? Or can President Tanahashi still show him the light?
Tanahashi is partially cosplaying Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and joining him is top cosplayer, Momo Momoto. Get your copy of Fatal Fury on April 24th! That aside, Shota makes his entrance, and despite his new edge, he still wears his shining white pants and jacket. The jackets are put aside, and Tanahashi shows off the abs. The fans cheer, and the bell rings. The fans rally for Tanahashi but Shota tunes it all out. They tie up, Tanahashi waistlocks but Shota wrenches. Tanahashi wrenches back, but Shota rolls, slips through, and hammerlocks. Tanahashi reaches around, and he elbows Shota into a headlock.
Shota powers up, but Tanahashi holds tight! The fans cheer and Tanahashi grinds the hold, but Shota fights back up. Shota fires body shots, powers up and out, but Tanahashi RAMS him! Shota rebounds and runs Tanahashi over! The fans fire up again while Shota shakes out the stars. Shota drags Tanahashi up, whips him to a corner, then runs in, only for Tanahashi to BOOT him away. Tanahashi goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Tanahashi bounces off and plays air guitar. The fans cheer while Shota goes to a corner. Tanahashi runs in but Shota dodges! Tanahashi hits buckles, Shota runs back in, but Shota blocks Tanahashi’s boots!
Shota brings Tanahashi out of the corner to DRAGON SCREW! The fans rally while Shota paces around Tanahashi. Shota stomps Tanahashi’s legs, then stomps them again. Shota drops knee after knee on Tanahashi’s knee, then shifts into a toehold. Tanahashi endures as Shota shifts around to get a different angle. Tanahashi keeps his shoulders up, then works on his escape. Shota pulls on the leg, but Tanahashi has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Shota lets go, and he stands Tanahashi up to grab the leg again. Tanahashi fights the lift with elbows, then he runs, only for Shota to dropkick the legs out!
Shota hurries to stand Tanahashi back up, and he has the leg for a SHIN BREAKER! Tanahashi falls, Shota steps over, S T F! Tanahashi endures, reaches out, crawls forward, and the fans rally as he drags Shota along. Shota shifts to have the leg and he drags Tanahashi back! KNEE SMASH into the mat! Back to the STF! Tanahashi endures again but the fans continue to rally! Tanahashi fights to the side, reaches out, but Shota pulls on the crossface! Tanahashi still manages the ROPEBREAK! Shota lets go while the fans cheer, and Tanahashi crawls to a corner. Shota storms over, stomps Tanahashi’s leg, then stomps it again, and again!
Shota digs his boot in but the ref counts, so Shota steps off. Shota stands Tanahashi up to fire a forearm! And another! And another! Tanahashi turns things around to fire forearm after forearm! Shota turns things around to fire forearm after forearm! Tanahashi turns things back around for more forearms, but then so does Shota! Tanahashi turns things around again for another round of forearms! Shota shoves Tanahashi and eggs him on! The forearms fly back and forth, then Shota gets the edge! Shota bumps Tanahashi off buckles, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again! Shota eggs Tanahashi on while the fans fire up!
Tanahashi rises up, and Shota fires another forearm! Tanahashi leans into it! And he leans into another! And another! Shota throws a flurry, but Tanahashi swings! Shota ducks to SHOTEI in return! Tanahashi wobbles, Shota kicks, but Tanahashi blocks it, to DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up while Tanahashi rises. Tanahashi drags Shota up, fires a strike fest, then whips. Shota reverses, Tanahashi FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Tanahashi and he drags Shota up. Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Shota down into the drop zone! Tanahashi goes up, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Shota survives that solid impact and the fans rally up again!
Tanahashi waits on Shota, then he runs to SLING- NO, Shota slips around to half nelson! Tanahashi runs to ropes, bucks the nelson, but Shota ELBOWS and ENZIGIRIS! Tanahashi staggers, roars, but swings into the HALF ‘N’ HALF! Tanahashi’s back up, but runs into another HALF ‘N’ HALF But Tanahashi’s up again!? Shota gets him for a third HALF ‘N’ HALF! Bridging cover, TWO!! Tanahashi escapes and the fans are thunderous! Shota rises and now he waits on Tanahashi. Tanahashi slowly stands up, Shota runs the ropes, but Tanahasih slips under and spins Shota for TWIST ‘n’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!
Tanahashi roars as he brings Shota back up, but Shota fights the hattrick! Tanahashi fires body shots, Shota fires them back! Shota hooks the leg, SECOND- NO, Tanahashi fights the driver! But Shota fights the twist! Shota wrenches, swings, but into a full nelson! Shota breaks that, but ends up in a STRAITJACKET GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!! Shota escapes and the fans are thunderous again! Tanahashi gets moving, and he SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi hurries right up top! The fans fire up while Shota stands, HIGH FLY ATTACK! Shota is down, so Tanahashi goes back up!
The fans fire up as Tanahashi aims again! HIGH FLY FLOWÂ FLOPS as Shota moves! Shota aims from the corner, fire in his eyes as Tanahashi rises. BLINDSIDE BUSAIKU KNEE!! Shota rises again while the fans rally as hard as they can for Tanahashi! Shota roars as he goes back to the corner! Tanahashi rises, into a BUSAIKU KNEE!! Shota isn’t done, as he drags Tanahashi up, hooks the leg, and SECOND- CRADLE from Tanahashi! TWO!!! Shota escapes in time! Both men stand, both men roar and run in! Shota dodges to then LARIAT!! Cover, TWO?!?! Tanahashi survives and Shota is furious, but the fans are electric!
Shota drags Tanahashi back up, reels him back in, and he hooks that leg! SECOND CHAPTER!!! Cover, SHOTA WINS!
Winner: Shota Umino, by pinfall
Whether light or dark, good or evil, that might just be a matter of perspective. What is clear is that Shota’s Second Chapter just punctuated a major part of Tanahashi’s last chapter! But wait, Shota wishes to speak. The mic is handed over, and the fans cheer Shota as he kneels by Tanahashi. “Tanahashi-san… I have just one decision, one option. I will lead Hontai here in NJPW!” Shota takes a bow of respect to President Tanahashi, but will he really lead the main unit when he is not yet atop the mountain? As for Tanahashi, he now has a week to prepare for his next match, that being with Konosuke Takeshita! Will The Ace be ready for The Alpha?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: The House of Torture VS Bullet Club War Dogs!
The Bullet Club Civil War continues to rage on, and now Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho must put up their gold against Gabe Kidd, “Drilla” Dan Moloney & Taiji Ishimori! Will the House use all the tricks in the book to keep these titles? Or will the War Dogs be bringing gold and bodies back to the pound?
The introductions are made, the NEVER belts are raised, and we see who is truly Bullet Club Prime!
The War Dogs TRIPLE SHOTGUN! Yujiro & Ren fall out of the ring, Sho takes a TRIPLE SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Taiji and Gabe go up the corners, to DOUBLE ASAI MOONSAULT! Down go Yujiro & Ren and the fans fire up! The bell rings and Drilla drags Sho up. Gabe & Taiji set up Yujiro & Ren, Drilla SPLASH MOUNTAINS Sho out onto them!! The fans are thunderous and Drilla is all fired up! Gabe drags Ren out into the crowd to UPPERCUT! Taiji fires hands on Yujiro, Drilla has Sho, and it is chaos all around the arena! Drilla BOWLS Sho into chairs! Gabe does the same to Ren in some other segment!
Taiji SMACKS Yujiro off the timekeeper’s table! The fans rally, the ref reprimands, but Drilla drags Sho back to ringside. Drilla DECKS Sho, but Ren JAMS Gabe up with a chair! Ren has Gabe behind commentary and SMACKS him off a desk! Gabe falls back, Sho CHOKES Drilla, and then Sho puts Drilla in the ring. The fans boo but Ren POSTS Gabe! Sho stomps Drilla around, then tags in Yujiro. Sho stomps Drilla more, and the House all joins in. They drag Drilla up, whip him to a corner, then Sho runs up to forearm SMASH! Yujiro runs up to BOOT! Ren runs up to ELBOW! Ren snapmares Drilla down, then distracts the ref from seeing Yujiro’s FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW!
The fans boo but Tokyo Pimp covers, only for Gabe to break it! Ren kicks Gabe back out, then Yujiro tags Ren in. The Souled Out Son of Strong Style storms up, but Drilla RAMS him into the corner! Gabe tags in, Taiji BLASTS the House, and now Taiji handsprings so he and Drilla can NEURALIZER HART ATTACK! Then CATAPULT into a HAYMAKER! Drilla lifts Ren into the Electric Chair, and Gabe goes up, up, and DOOMSDAY DEVICE!! Cover, Sho & Yujiro break it! The House brawls with the War Dogs, they go back and forth with forearms, but then the House just CLAW eyes! But the Dogs bark and CLAW eyes in return!
Taiji & Drilla whip, but Sho & Yujiro grab ropes! They TOSS Taiji, but Drilla sends Yujiro into Sho! GORE for Yujiro! Sho dodges Drilla to SPEAR! But Taiji springboards back in, SEATED SENTON! Ren BOOTS Taiji! Gable gets around Ren to ripcord, HAYMAKER, and Ren wobbles! The fans are thunderous, Gabe roars, and Gabe runs, only for Ren to dodge! Gabe rebounds, but into the NECKBREAKER DROP! Everyone is down, and this is just the first five minutes! Ren crawls to the corner, he tags Sho in, and Sho laughs as he stomps Gabe down. Ren and Sho stomp Gabe, digs their heels in, and soak up the heat.
Sho & Ren CHOKE Gabe, have him on the ropes, and then they double whip. Gabe DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up as the anti-hero stands tall! Gabe barks, the fans join in, and Gabe runs to COMEBACKER LARIAT on Sho! Taiji returns, Gabe tags Drilla. Taiji gut wrenches Sho for CIPHER UTAKI, and Drilla deadlifts Sho! But Yujiro & Ren drag Gabe & Taiji outta the ring! Sho slips free to shove Drilla into the ref! The fans boo, but t hen Sho LOW BLOWS Drilla, and shoves him back into the ref!! The fans boo even more, but now Ren has his pushup bar! Ren CLOBBERS Gabe! The House regroups and they haul Drilla up.
Ren & Yujiro hold Drilla up while Sho has his “Torture Tool!” But then Sho spots something! CLARK CONNORS & SANADA are here! 100 Proof CLOBBERS Yujiro & Ren! Then he dodges Sho to UPPERCUT! Sanada… is in Astro Boy boots? What? But he has his guitar, and he aims at Sho! BUT HE SMASHES DRILLA?!?! Sanada gets the ref in the ring, Sho covers Drilla, House of Torture wins!!
Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The Cold Blooded snake does it again!! He ditched LIJ for Just5Guys, then he betrayed J5G to be Bullet Club 4 Life! Only to now betray the War Dogs and join the House of Torture!! Sanada unzips his jacket to confirm it, he’s wearing a “House of Torture is Real Bullet Club” shirt!! But then he and the House run away as Gabe gets back up! Is this Sanada’s final form? Is this going to be the deciding battle in the Bullet Club Civil War?
NJPW announces the field for the Best of the Super Juniors 32!
The fastest moving round robin tournament is on its way back! And in this year’s field, it will be: last year’s winner, El Desperado; “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi; Mr. Direct Drive, YOH; “The Way to the Grandmaster,” Master Wato; “The Time Splitter,” KUSHIDA; “The Jet,” Kevin Knight; “The American Shinobi,” Ninja Mack; “Japanese Young Punk,” Kosei Fujita; “The Sniper of the Skies,” Robbie Eagles; “The Ticking Timebomb” and perhaps the most decorated winner of all, Hiromu Takahashi; “The Black Mask,” BUSHI; “The Crown of Fire,” Francesco Akira; “The Bone Soldier Reborn,” Taiji Ishimori; “100 Proof,” Clark Connors; “The Murder Machine,” SHO; “Heel Master,” Yoshinobu Kanemaru; a wild card from CMLL; Dragongate’s Dragon Dia; DDT Pro’s MAO; and AEW’s Nick Wayne!
So that’s TWENTY in all, two blocks of 10, and it all begins May 10th! Desperado is on commentary and is very excited about those crossover names. But will he go back to back? Or will another prove they are the Best of the Super Juniors?
NEVER Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ryohei Oiwa w/ TMDK!
The Alpha became a double champion to start the year off strong, but he has since hit a speedbump. Kenny Omega is now AEW International Champion, but Konosuke still has gold to defend. Will Konosuke keep this title as he also prepares for the Windy City Riot? Or will The Mighty Mullet get a grip on some gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who NEVER gives in!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The crowd seems split down the middle as Konosuke and Oiwa circle. They feel things out, back up, then tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. Oiwa waistlocks, but Konosuke switches. Oiwa switches back, but Konosuke grabs a leg and trips him. Oiwa goes for an arm, Konosuke rolls back, and Konosuke floats to a facelock. The two stand, they’re on the ropes, and the ref counts. Konosuke lets off slowly, pats Oiwa on the shoulders, and the fans applaud. Oiwa and Konosuke go again, and Konosuke grabs an arm. Konosuke wrenches to wristlock, but Oiwa rolls, wrenches and wristlocks in return.
Konosuke rolls, Oiwa wrangles him, and Oiwa STOMPS the arm! The fans applaud, and Oiwa top wristlocks Konosuke. Konosuke arm-drags free, headlocks for the takeover, but Oiwa headscissors. Konosuke kips free, Oiwa headlocks for the takeover, but Konosuke headscissors. Konosuke hooks a leg to stop the kip up and he has the cradle! TWO and both men hurry to their feet. Oiwa headlocks, Konosuke powers up and out, then he drops down to jump over. But Oiwa drops on the monkey flip for a cover! TWO, and Konosuke bails out! Oiwa hurries out after him, headlocks again, but Konosuke powers up and out.
Oiwa whips Konosuke to send him hard into railing! The fans cheer, Oiwa drags Konosuke up, and Oiwa whips Konosuke, only for Konosuke to reverse! Oiwa hits railing, then Konosuke runs up to BOOT Oiwa! But Konosuke goes so hard, he falls over the railing! Konosuke gets back up while Oiwa is still down, and he drags Oiwa up. Konosuke puts Oiwa in the ring, the fans applaud, and Konosuke springboards! Oiwa dodges, runs up and ELBOWS Konosuke in the corner! Oiwa whips Konosuke to a corner, then runs up to ELBOW him again! Oiwa fires up, the fans are with him, and he whips corner to corner just to YANK the arm!
The fans applaud the savvy, and Oiwa clamps onto Konosuke’s arm. Konosuke endures as Oiwa grinds the shoulder. Konosuke fights up, Oiwa wrenches and wristlocks, but Konosuke powers up, only for Oiwa to wrangle him to the mat! Oiwa hammerlocks that arm, cording holds the other, and he rolls Konosuke up, TWO! Oiwa keeps Konosuke down with a double wristlock! Konosuke fights up, but Oiwa RAMS him into the corner! Konosuke drops to his knees but Oiwa drags him back up. Oiwa clamps onto the arm again, but Konosuke fights against it. Konosuke eggs Oiwa on so Oiwa puts on the pressure! Only for Konosuke to scoop and SLAM!
But Oiwa holds on and drags Konosuke down! Oiwa pulls on the arm with that keylock, but Konosuke fights up to his feet. Oiwa whips Konosuke to a corner, Konosuke stops himself and ELBOWS Oiwa back. And ELBOWS him again! Konosuke goes up, but Oiwa DROPKICKS him first! Konosuke falls against the buckles, and Oiwa goes out to grab the bad arm! The ref reprimands but Oiwa climbs up to throw down elbows. Oiwa then has a facelock, and the bad arm, but Konosuke fires body shots! Konosuke HEADBUTTS Oiwa! The fans rally as both men adjust their position, and Konosuke has Oiwa on the very top!
Konosuke fires up for the SUPER DUPER PLEX! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Konosuke clutches the bad arm, but he still rises back up! Konosuke drags Oiwa up, reels him in, but Oiwa fights with elbows! Oiwa wants the arm, Konosuke rolls through! Oiwa dodges the lariat to SNAP GERMAN! And then he waistlocks for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Konosuke stands, Oiwa runs up, but into an EXPLODER! Oiwa rises up, swings again, but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Oiwa survives and the fans fire up! Konosuke huffs ‘n’ puffs and stands back up, daring Oiwa to do the same.
Oiwa stands, and Konosuke fires a forearm! Oiwa snarls and fires one in return! Konosuke fires another forearm, Oiwa staggers, but he stays up. Oiwa comes back to fire a forearm! The forearms go back and forth, the fans rally up as they go harder, but then Oiwa wrenches and YANKS the arm! Oiwa wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER, then another ELBOW- NO, Konosuke has a SLEEPER! Oiwa slips free to put the SLEEPER on Konosuke! Konosuke shifts, powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Both men rebound, and Konosuke JUMP KNEES Oiwa down! Konosuke fires up, hauls Oiwa up, but Oiwa SAIDOS!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Oiwa rises, the fans rally, and Oiwa goes to a corner. Oiwa climbs up, takes aim, and DIVING SPLASHES onto knees! Cradle, TWO!! Oiwa is free, and he runs up to HEADSCISSOR TAKEDOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa and Konosuke DOUBLE LARIAT! They stay up, Konosuke BOOTS Oiwa’s next lariat, then dodges the other! But he runs into a LARIAT all the same! The fans fire up and Oiwa waistlocks! Oiwa then spins Konosuke, but Konosuke dodges The Grip! Konosuke waistlocks, Oiwa switches, Konosuke switches back, and O’Conner CHAOS THEORY! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Oiwa survives and the fans fire up! Konosuke grits his teeth and rises back up. Konosuke aims from a corner, Oiwa rises, POWER- NO, Oiwa catches Konosuke to a DOCTOR BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Oiwa hurries to clamp on the keylock! Oiwa drags Konosuke into SHANKLY GATES!! Konosuke endures being bent and twisted while the fans rally up! Konosuke shifts around, reaches out, but Oiwa puts all he can onto the hold! Konosuke still manages the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Oiwa lets go in frustration. Konosuke rises, but Oiwa waistlocks! Konosuke holds onto the ropes with one hand, but Oiwa pulls him free! GERMAN SUPLEX! Konosuke lands out!?
Konosuke runs up, dodges a lariat, and then DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men rebound, and Konosuke LARIATS through! Konosuke hurries to suplex, RAGIN- NO, Oiwa fights the fire, but Konosuke suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!!? Oiwa shows some true grit, and Konosuke is impressed! Konosuke storms up to ROCK Oiwa, then ROCK him again! Oiwa wobbles but Konosuke ROCKS him again! Konosuke spins, but so does Oiwa! Oiwa ROLLING ELBOWS first! SLEEPER! And then THE GRIPÂ misses! ROLLING ELBOW from Konosuke! Elbow pad off, ALPHA ELBOW hits!! And then RAGING FIRE!!! Cover, Konosuke wins!!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Champion)
While The Mighty Don’t Kneel, Oiwa could not withstand The Alpha’s arsenal! Konosuke keeps this title around his waist, and now he must prepare for April 11th. Will Konosuke be ready for the Once in a Century Talent?
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The leader and, uh, other leader(?) of Los Ingobernables de Japon won the World Tag League, and eventually won these titles off the Young Bucks. But the United Empire wants to take back what they never truly lost! Will the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace avenge Aaron Henare? Or will things in the Heavyweight Tag Division stay tranquilo?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS EVIL!
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Hirooki Goto VS David Finlay!
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Will the Death Riders be ready for Rated FTR?
Not even 24 hours before AEW Dynasty, Cash Wheeler will battle Pac, both looking for last minute momentum before the World Trios Championship match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher VS Will Hobbs & Tomohiro Ishii; Konosuke & Kyle win.
- Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS Mark Briscoe; Briscoe wins.
- Top Flight VS The Cru; Top Flight wins.
- Cash Wheeler VS PAC; Pac wins.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico w/ The Beast Mortos; Bailey wins.
- Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Julia Hart & Athena; Hart & Athena win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher VS Will Hobbs & Tomohiro Ishii w/ Rocky Romero!
The Don Callis Family is going to be a big part of this year’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, but they’ve still got some business to handle. But will The Alpha & The Aussie Arrow shoot down The Powerhouse & Stone Pitbull? Or will Hobbs & Ishii conglomerate and handle town bidness?
The teams sort out and Ishii starts, and he calls out Konosuke! The fans like that, and Konosuke says fine. They step up as the bell rings, and Ishii shoves Konosuke. Konosuke shoves back! The fans fire up as the two run and RAM into each other! And then RAM again! And RAM again! Konosuke and Ishii fire forearms back and forth and the fans fire up more! Neither man is backing down, then Konosuke fires a flurry! Ishii roars and ROCKS Konosuke! The fans fire up, but Konosuke snarls. Ishii RAMS Konosuke! Konosuke rebounds to RAM Ishii! They RAM again and again, and Konosuke wobbles! Ishii runs, but into a BOOT!
Konosuke whips, Ishii reverses, and Konosuke RAMS him! Ishii rebounds to CLOBBER Konosuke! Konosuke is up to CLOBBER Ishii! They RAM again, then roar! They RAM shoulders one more time, and finally fall over! The fans fire up, both men crawl, hot tags to Hobbs and Kyle! Fletcher is a bit worried, but then he frowns as fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Kyle steps in, circles with Hobbs, and the two tie up. The fans rally as the two push each other, and Hobbs powers Kyle back. Kyle turns things around to put Hobbs in a corner, then he rolls back just to flex. “Meat, baby! Meat!” The fans boo, that’s not enough meat.
Hobbs grins as Kyle says he is that real meat! Hobbs and Kyle circle, tie up, and Hobbs puts Kyle in the corner! Kyle shouts for the ref, the ref counts, and Hobbs backs off. Hobbs flexes and fans cheer that meat! Hobbs and Kyle reset, circle, and then Kyle BOOTS Hobbs! Kyle fires off kicks and stomps in the corner! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Kyle stops at 4. Kyle soaks up the heat, then he drags Hobbs up. Kyle reels Hobbs in, but Hobbs powers out of the DDT! Hobbs drags Kyle up to TOSS him into the corner! Hobbs fires fast hands and the fans fire up! Kyle guards, Hobbs waits, and then Kyle lets his guard down. Hobbs ROCKS him!
Hobbs tags Ishii and they double whip Kyle. Ishii ROCKS Kyle, Hobbs POUNCES Kyle! The fans cheer and Ishii stalks Kyle. Kyle sputters, Ishii stands him up, but Kyle scoops to SLAM! The fans rally, Kyle runs, but then Kyle fakes that Rocky trips him! The ref was busy with Konosuke so he isn’t sure what happened, but then Kyle DECKS Ishii! Hobbs ROCKS Kyle! Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs! Kyle & Konosuke whip Ishii to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! They both flex, the fans boo, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Kyle rains down fists on Ishii, then rains down forearms! Kyle lets off to huff ‘n’ puff and storm around. Kyle tags Konosuke, Konosuke drags Ishii up, and Konosuke whips Ishii out of the ring. Konosuke storms out after Ishii, and SMACKS him off the commentary desk! Konosuke ROCKS Ishii, CHOPS him, then puts him in the ring. Konosuke stands Ishii up to CHOP, and CHOP, and then ROCK Ishii! Ishii shakes his head and eggs Konosuke on! Konosuke fires forearm after forearm, then a BOOT! Ishii CHOPS Konosuke, but Konosuke DECKS Ishii! Konosuke drags Ishii up, snapmares and clamps on a chinlock.
Ishii endures while Konosuke grinds him down. Hobbs and the fans rally up, and Ishii fights to his feet. Ishii fires body shots but Konosuke fires knees! Konosuke suplexes, but Ishii fights free! Ishii wrenches, ducks a lariat, but Konosuke fights the back suplex! Konosuke rains down elbows, then fires boxing elbows! Ishii wobbles, Konosuke winds up, ROLLING0 NO, Ishii ducks to SAIDO! Both men are down and Collision returns to single picture, but Kyle BLASTS Hobbs! Kyle says “SUCK IT!” while the fans boo. Kyle & Konosuke whip Ishii to a corner, then Konosuke runs up. Ishii dodges to then ROCK Kyle!
Konosuke runs back in but Ishii sends him into Kyle! Kyle flops out of the ring, Ishii fires forearms on Konosuke! Konosuke fires back, whips, but Ishii reverses. Konosuke swings, but Ishii ducks the lariat! ALPHA ELBOW! Konosuke roars, but Ishii suplexes first! The fans rally while both men are down, and Ishii crawls for his corner. Hot tag to Hobbs! The fans fire up as Callis calls Hobbs a vulture. Hobbs rallies on Kyle & Konosuke, LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up but Kyle & Konosuke mug Hobbs. They whip, Hobbs breaks the double lariat to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up with “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!”
Hobbs nods, and he runs in at the corner! SPLASH for Konosuke! SPLASH for Kyle! And repeat! And repeat! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Hobbs catches Kyle for an URENAGE! POWER DRIVE- NO, Hobbs blocks the knee to fire forearms! Hobbs whips, then pops Konosuke up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Hobbs takes a swing, but Konosuke slips around to waistlock! Konosuke powers up to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up, Konosuke takes aim, POWER DRIVE- SPINEBUSTER!! Hobbs can’t make the cover, he’s running on empty! Hobbs crawls to his corner, but so does Konosuke, hot tags to Ishii and Kyle!
Kyle runs up, Ishii dodges the boot! Ishii ROCKS Kyle again and again, then ducks a lariat! Ishii waistlocks, Kyle switches, but Ishii fights the Half ‘n’ Half! Ishii elbows free, runs, but Kyle CALF KICKS at the ropes! Kyle brings Ishii in, scoops and- NO, Ishii slips free! GERMAN SUPLEX! Kyle is dazed while Ishii rises! Ishii runs, but Kyle ducks the lariat to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Ishii flounders away, Konosuke joins Kyle. Hobbs runs up, but Kyle & Konosuke dodge to SUPERKICK ALPHA ELBOW COMBO! They then run in together, DOUBLE BOOTS for Ishii! Then Kyle goes up, Konosuke suplexes Ishii to him!
But Ishii SUPER STEINERS free?! The fans are thunderous and Hobbs returns! Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, swings on Ishii, but Ishii catches him to a suplex! Ishii uses that to hand Konosuke off to Hobbs! POWERSLAM! Ishii ROCKS Kyle, whips him, and Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS! Ishii runs to SLIDING LARIAT! The fans fire up and Ishii stands Kyle up. Ishii suplexes. Kyle fights that to wrench out, but Ishii HEADBUTTS and LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!! The fans rally as Ishii rises. Ishii drags Kyle up, suplexes, but Kyle fights that! Ishii fights Kyle’s suplex, Konosuke joins in, and they DOUBLE BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, HOBBS BREAKS IT!
The fans fire up as this one continues! Konosuke and Hobbs DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS, ROCKS, and reels Hobbs in, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Kyle has Ishii, winds up, and LARIATS! But Ishii’s right up!? The fans fire up, but Kyle SUPERKICKS! Ishii roars, runs back in, but into a gut wrench, TOMBSTONE!! Kyle isn’t done, he suplexes for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall
Callis is proud of his guys, because now they’re rolling into those Owen Hart Cup matches! Will Kyle once again best Mark Briscoe to then head for the Cup?
The Cru speaks.
Action Andretti calls out Dante & Darius Martin, and says, “Are y’all really sure you wanna do this tonight? Y’all been ducking us for months! Months! And now we’re here.” Lio Rush says, “We put y’all in the spotlight. You understand that? After beating y’all’s ass week after week after week, and tonight, it ain’t gonna be no different.” But then they spot Nick Wayne. The Cru steps to him and asks what’s up. Nick says sup, and Action tells Nick that they’ve got Top Flight tonight. Wherever Top Flight goes, AR Fox seems to follow. Remember that conversation had last week? Has he been thinking about it?
Nick says yeah, he has. So what’s he say? Nick is thinking of all the factors, all the outcomes if he helps The Cru. But in all honesty, he’s just too valuable to help them. Best of luck to them, but Nick says no. Oh, wow, Nick said no? Guess he needs daddy’s permission to do stuff, huh? What was that? Lio says Daddy Cage has Nick in a cage, and needs to give his permission for Nick to come out and play. Nick needs no one’s permission. He does what he wants, when he wants, and how he wants. So just know, if he sees Fox, it’s not for them. It’s for him. The Prodigy heads out, but will he still help The Cru one way or another?
Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge: Max Caster VS ???
So for the seventh time now, Platinum Max is in the ring with the documentation and mic in hand. “Peoria, you are looking live at the Best Wrestler Alive!” The fans boo, but Caster says he is lucky to be alive because he had to drive here, by himself, through a tornado, through gale force winds, all just to wrestle for you here today. Unlike someone he used to team with, not that he’ll say names. But there is only one thing that the people in “P-Town” want! The Maximaniacs wanna chant his name! It’s easy to do, so follow along! “Let’s Go, Max! You’re The Best Wrestler Alive!” No, the fans prefer “Max, You Suck!”
Caster says he should’ve known that Peoria couldn’t remember eight words, they are just so stupid. But that’s why the Best Wrestler Alive is going to a real city. Sunday in Philadelphia, the Open Challenge is on in the City of Brotherly Love! And based on the lack of rhythm here, there ain’t no brothers here in Peoria. The fans boo, but Caster says time to get to business. Who can survive the Best Wrestler Alive? Caster waits, but “Reach for the sky, boy!” It’s Mark Briscoe! Caster is freaking out, because now he’s got the Sussex County Chicken to deal with! Will Caster fail to #ManUp against the former ROH World Champion?
The bell rings and Caster swings! Mark dodges to CHOP! Mark fires forearm after forearm, then fires up! The fans are with him, and Mark runs, but he ducks a boot! Redneck Crane Stance! Caster still swings, but Mark blocks and REDNECK UPPERCUTS! Caster falls, the fans fire up, and Mark stalks Caster to ropes. Mark whips, Caster reverses, but Mark CLOBBERS him! Callis complains that Redneck Kung-Fu can’t be legal. Mark runs in at Caster, but Caster BOOTS him! Caster goes up, but another UPPERCUT sends Caster down! Mark then runs to CANNONBALL TOPE! Down goes Caster and Mark high-fives the front-row!
Mark stalks Caster back into the ring, and says time to take his head off! The fans cheer that and Mark runs, but Caster follows Mark! But Mark catches Caster and reels him in to underhook! JAY DRILLER! Cover, Mark wins!
Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall
Platinum Max is now 0-7 for his own challenge, and now Mark has momentum going into his battle with Kyle Fletcher. Will it be #DemBoys that move on towards the Cup? Will Caster reconsider putting that Open Challenge out in Philly?
Backstage interview with Jay White.
Lexy Nair is with The Switchblade, his left hand wrapped up heavily, as she brings up the horrible circumstances that now rule him out for the Owen Hart Cup. Replacing him is Kevin Knight, and White says he perhaps spoke too soon that it wouldn’t be Knight’s year in The Owen. Congratulations to Knight on this opportunity, White is very happy for him. Just remember, Knight, you’re only there because White can’t. And as for Will Ospreay, he gets to avoid Jay White once more. Ospreay can keep peddling the lie that he is on some unobtainable level, prancing around as the unchecked “GOAT” in White’s ring.
Ospreay’s words will catch up to him, just not today. He can flap those gums a little bit longer, all thanks to The Death Riders. Because White cannot compete, let alone win, the 2025 Owen Hart Cup thanks to The Death Riders. Even though the gold should already be on White’s shoulder, it is not! All thanks to The Death Riders. Moxley and his gang wanna make this personal, to put it lightly. But that is fine! They didn’t take White out, they just gave him a gift. They gave him time to plan and prepare! And when they see him again, Moxley & The Death Riders will regret ever thinking about The Switchblade.
Because White quite often enjoys reminding people who he is, but it is time he reminds himself. White IS The Switchblade, a cut above, and nobody’s got what he’s got. White heads out, but when and where will we see him return for revenge?
Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS The Cru!
What was a high-flying fleet of four was eventually split in half because of ego and ambition. Darius & Dante want payback for the ambush attacks, but Action & Lio just want to leave them in the rearview mirror. Will AEW soon be under Cru’s control? Or will Top Flight reach new heights?
Leila struts out on stage, but where are Darius & Dante? They CLOBBER The Cru from behind! Payback for the blindside attacks, and the fans fire up as the brawl is on! Dante CLUBS Action, Darius UPPERCUTS Lio, and repeat! Darius CHOPS Lio, Dante CHOPS Action, and then Darius SMACKS Lio off the apron! Leila nods as her boys have control. Darius sends Lio into the steps, Dante CHOKES Action, and then things go into the ring. The bell rings, Top Flight storms up, but The Cru run! Top Flight duck, and now they’ve surrounded The Cru! Top Flight throw hands, Darius keeping on Lio and Dante with Action.
They’re in the corners, and Top Flight rain down fists! The fans count along, and we go all the way to TEN! Darius TOSSES Lio, Dante CHOPS Action, and Dante brings Action around to bump off buckles. Tag to Darius, Dante spins Action, STO LARIAT COMBO! Darius rains down fists, then he wrenches Action to a wristlock. The fans rally for Top Flight but Action breaks free and throat chops! Tag to Lio, but Darius DROPKICKS him down! Darius CHOPS Lio, UPPERCUTS, then whips. Lio reverses, leaps, but into an atomic drop! Darius runs and BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Lio! But Action mule kicks Darius! Then ARABIAN PRESS!
The fans are torn while Darius is down, but Dante DAREDEVIL DROPKICKS Action! But Lio DIVES onto Dante! All four men are down on the outside and the fans rally up. “This is Awesome!” even as The Cru puts Darius in the ring, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The Cru stalks Darius, then CHOP! And ROCK! And CLUB him down, to then CLOBBER him! Lio soaks up the heat, then he CLOBBERS Darius! Lio rains down fists, BITES Darius’ forehead, but stops as the ref counts. Lio talks trash on Peoria, then on Dante, before he CHOPS Darius! Lio puts Darius in the corner, CHOKES him, but Action tags in. The Cru mugs Darius more, then Lio tags back in. Lio stomps a mudhole in, tags Action, and Action drags Darius up. Darius fires body shots, UPPERCUTS, but Action CLUBS him down! Action scoops and SLAMS Darius! Cover, TWO! Action is annoyed, but he stays between Darius and Dante.
Lio jaws at Dante, Action puts Darius on the ropes, and Action CHOKES Darius again, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Action has Darius in a chinlock. Darius endures and the fans rally up. Darius fights to his feet, fires body shots, then ROCKS Action! Action shoves Darius, runs up, but into BOOTS! Action comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans rally for Top Flight as Action and Darius crawl. Leila coaches Darius, hot tags to Lio and Dante! Dante CLOBBERS Lio, CLOBBERS him again, then ducks a shot to JUMP KNEE! Half nelson, but Lio fights free to shove, only for Dante to springboard SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Lio stays in this but Dante fires up. The fans fire up with him as he drags Lio up.
Dante has a cravat, but Lio CLAWS Dante’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Lio tags Action. Lio rolls to get a leg, and Action hits a NECKBREAKER! Dante is down, but here comes Darius! Lio spins him for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands and DECKS Darius! Darius flops onto ropes, Action drags Dante up, and Action whips. Dante reverses to send Action to a corner. Lio ROCKS Dante, whips him in, but Dante reverses! Action goes up and out, Lio slips under, and he UP KICKS Dante into an ENZIGIRI! Lio LARIATS Dante down, but Dante gets back up! Only for Action to springboard FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!
Action is frustrated and argues with the ref, as does Lio, but the ref defends his count. The Cru snarl and drag Dante up. Darius saves Dante from the double suplex! The Cru and Top Flight trade haymakers back and forth! The fans rally up as things speed up! Action & Lio kick low, then fire more shots! Lio whips Darius, Action whips Dante, but Top Flight grabs the ropes to stop. The Cru runs up, but Dante jumps over and Darius BOOTS Action! Dante DIVES onto Lio! Darius mule kicks Action! Darius suplexes, but Action turns that around for a FALCON ARROW! Only for Dante to ghost pin! TOP FLIGHT WINS!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall
Lio CLOBBERS Dante, he’s a sore loser! The fans boo but Action adds on with stomps! Action shouts, “You think you better than us?” But AR FOX is here! Fox BOOTS Action, and BOOTS Lio! But here’s Nick Wayne! He goes up, up, and WAYNE’S WORLD!! Nick says he told Fox that he’s got his eye on him! Nick does it for Nick, but then he looks at The Cru. BREAKING NEWS from Tony Khan, this isn’t going to end here! Nick Wayne & The Cru are now facing AR Fox & Top Flight in a Six Man Tag for Dynasty: Zero Hour! Will The Prodigy, The Sight to See & The Man of the Hour show Fox & The Martins who really run things?
Backstage interview with Jamie Hayter and Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with two of the Women’s Owen Hart Cup contenders, and says it is official that they face off in the first round. They all know that the winner of the Cup will face THE AEW Women’s World Champion for the title at All In: Texas. Jamie was impressed with Billie here, and she must say, fair play. Billie does hold her own. Jamie liked Billie before, but she really likes her now. That said, some friendly advice: Watch out for Athena. What was she doing coming out after their match, eh? Trying to steal the moment? Why’s she up in Billie’s business like that? Jamie would keep an eye on her if she were Billie.
But to be honest, if Billie thinks that for one second, Jamie will question herself going into the tournament when she’s already beat Billie, then Billie’s in fairytale land. Although, Jamie is up to Billie changing her mind. Billie snatches the mic from Lexy to tell Jamie that she’s not a failure, and has been trying to prove that to everyone here! And Jamie will see that in the Owen Hart Cup. Billie storms off, and Jamie says yes, she will. It is going to be quite the rematch to help open the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, but will Billie be reminded that Hayter Hits Hard?
Renee Paquette moderates a sit-down meeting.
She thanks Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly for taking this time to talk ahead of the TNT Championship match. There will be no time limit and no one else allowed at ringside. Garcia is finally defending the title on PPV as a fighting champion against someone with a veteran status like Adam Cole. Is Garcia feeling the pressure? Cole apologizes for interrupting and taking Garcia’s turn, but he would like to say something. Earlier today, Cole was thinking about the very first time he and Garcia faced off. It was about two years ago, Cole coming off the worst injury of his career while Garcia was still young, brash, and maybe confused.
After all, Garcia had aligned himself with Chris Jericho, was trying to figure out who he was. Fast forward to today, and Garcia is THE TNT Champion and a damn good one. But recently, Cole has been thinking that Garcia hasn’t really changed much. Garcia is still confused, because he thinks that he’ll beat Cole for this title at Dynasty. Cole has beaten Garcia before, Garcia has never beaten Cole. The last time they faced each other, if Cole had just five seconds more, five seconds, Cole would be champion now. Plus, this Sunday will mark Adam Cole’s 17th wrestling anniversary, and it is in Philadelphia, where Cole had his very first match.
Cole says it has been a long time coming to win singles gold here in AEW. And he promises us that it his destiny at Dynasty to win this championship. Garcia says Menard was right. Garcia didn’t have to give Cole another shot at this. But Garcia wanted to out of respect for everything Cole has done in these 17 years. Cole has done a lot, and has had many chances to show he is “the guy” around here. But just like how Garcia has given Cole chances at this title, Cole hasn’t done that, either. Garcia wants that to settle in: This is Cole’s last chance with Garcia. No more shot at this or that, it is done. There have been 17 years of opportunities for Cole, those were Cole’s 17 years.
But the next 17 years will belong to Garcia. Cole asks Roddy & Kyle to step out, and then asks Renee for that, as well. Garcia also has Menard exit, so now it is just Garcia and Cole. Cole wants Garcia to listen. Cole knows Garcia knows this, but Cole has a ton of respect for Garcia. Cole said it before, will say it again. But sometimes, he has to tell Garcia the truth. And the truth is, Garcia is not ready to lead the charge. Garcia is not ready to run a promotion, he is not ready to be THE champion. But Cole has ran practically every promotion he’s ever worked for. He has been world champion, he has broken records in more places than he can count.
Cole has been “The guy” longer than Garcia’s been wrestling! So if anyone knows what it takes to be a true champion, it is Cole. Garcia is not ready. Not yet. And if he doesn’t understand that, Cole will whoop that ass and show him on Sunday. Garcia gets up in a huff but Cole stands up, too. Garcia knocks on the table, then takes the title and leaves. Will Garcia make Cole eat those words? Or will the TNT Championship soon be Undisputed?
Cash Wheeler VS PAC!
Dax Harwood got caught off guard by Wheeler Yuta, but then Adam Copeland took Claudio Castagnoli to the limit, making Rated FTR and Death Riders 1-1 in this singles match series. This tiebreaker is all about momentum going into the AEW World Trios Championship match, which side will have the upper hand at Dynasty?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Cash puts Pac on ropes. The ref counts, Cash lets off slowly, but Pac shoves him down! The fans boo but Pac mockingly claps. Pac offers a hand but Cash storms up on him instead. They tie up, end up in a corner, and Pac has Cash cornered. The ref counts, but Pac headlocks. Pac hits the takeover, Cash moves around, but Pac pushes him to a cover. ONE, and the two stand up. Cash powers up and out, Pac runs him over, but Cash is back up! Pac hits a headlock takeover again and he grinds Cash down. Cash endures, fights up, and he powers out again.
Pac runs Cash over again, then keeps moving. He runs Cash over again, then runs, handsprings over the dropdown and he hip tosses! Then he hits another headlock takeover! The Bastard taunts Cash that he’s got the technical edge, but Cash fights up and wrenches free. Pac knees low, bumps Cash off buckles, and then bumps him off more buckles. Pac bumps Cash off more buckles, then he soaks up heat from Peoria. Pac stomps Cash’s leg, kicks him more, but the ref counts. Pac pie faces Cash, eggs him on, then whips corner to corner. Cash reverses, then catches Pac to a backslide! TWO, and Cash reels Pac in for a headlock.
Pac powers up and out, but Cash runs him over! And runs him over again! Things speed up. Pac hurdles but Cash turns hip toss into hip toss! Then he dodges a lariat to DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Pac tumbles out! Pac is frustrated, but Cash mockingly offers a hand. Pac seethes and the ref has Cash back up. The ring count climbs while Pac calms down, and Pac says hold on. Pac is back at 7 of 10, RAMS into Cash, and he slingshots up and over! Pac keeps moving, counters the hip toss, but then Cash counters the counter! They go back and forth like that, Pac puts Cash on the apron, but Cash DECKS Pac!
Cash climbs, the fans fire up, but Pac anchors Cash’s legs. Cash CLUBS Pac, but Pac ROCKS Cash! Pac climbs up, then brings Cash to the top rope! But Cash fires body shots! Cash ROCKS Pac, hops down, and he LARIATS Pac off the corner! The fans fire up and Cash climbs up again, but Pac hurries to trip Cash up! Cash falls to the apron in a heap! Cash hobbles back up, and Pac runs to BLAST Cash off the apron! Cash hits railing on the way down, and he writhes on the floor. Pac goes to the apron as Cash stands, and mule kicks him! Then ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Cash and Pac is fired up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Pac paces around to soak up more heat, then he hauls Cash up for a BACK SUPLEXÂ on the floor! Cash writhes more, Pac mockingly blows a kiss, and he leaves Cash behind. The ring count is climbing, Cash is still down at 8, but he springs in at 9.5! Pac mockingly applauds again, then he stomps Cash down! Pac stomps Cash some more, circles him as he goes, and then kneels for a cover. ONE, but Pac clamps on with a headlock. Pac grinds Cash down but Cash endures. Cash fights up, fires body shots, but Pac hits a BACK- NO, Cash makes it a CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Pac CLOBBERS Cash! Pac snarls while Cash checks his jaw.
Cash sits up, goes for ropes, but Pac stalks him. Pac CHOKES Cash on the ropes, soaks up the heat, but he stops as the ref counts 4. Pac paces while Cash sputters, and Pac talks some trash on Cash. Pac stomps Cash down, clamps on a chinlock, and he even digs his knee into Cash’s back. Cash endures, pries at the hold, fights up, and he fires body shots! Collision returns to single picture as Pac kicks low and snap suplexes! Cash goes to a corner, Pac grins and runs in, and UPPERCUTS! Cash flops down, Pac pushes him to a cover, TWO! Cash is still in this but Pac stays on him with a chinlock. Cash endures again while the fans rally up.
Cash fights up, JAWBREAKERS free, and the fans rally more as Cash ROCKS and CHOPS! Pac SOBATS! Pac reels Cash in to snap suplex again! Cash flounders to a corner, but Pac runs up, only for Cash to TOSS Pac up and out! Cash gets moving, and he DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up as Cash roars and rises to his feet! Cash huffs ‘n’ puffs, then he drags Pac up and into the ring. Cash goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Pac survives but Cash JABS! JABS! JABS! Pac swings, but into a wrench and UPPERCUT! Cash runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then LARIATS! The fans fire up with Cash again!
Pac goes to a corner, but Cash CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! And CHOPS again! Cash fires forearm after forearm, then whips corner to corner. Pac reverses, Cash goes up and over, and Cash keeps moving. Pac drops down, jumps up, but into a POWERSLAM from Cash! Cover, TWO! Pac survives but Cash stays focused. Cash drags Pac into the drop zone, climbs up the corner, and CAHS SPLASHÂ FLOPS as Pac moves! Both men are down now and the fans rally up! Pac crawls to ropes, drags himself up the corner, and he goes to the very top! Pac aims, but Cash hurries up after Pac now! SUPER HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO!
Pac survives and Cash grows frustrated, but he fireman’s carries. Pac slips free to SOBAT! And front KICK! And then SOBAT again! Pac runs, and he BOOTS Cash in the back, to then SNAP SUPLEX! Pac stands Cash up, but Cash LARIATS! Both men are down again, but Cash huffs ‘n’ puffs and rises back up. The fans rally for Cash as he goes to a corner. Cash runs corner to corner, but Pac SUPERKICKS him down! Pac then hurries up top! BLACK ARROWÂ but Cash moves! Cash reels Pac in, PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO?!? Pac survives and neither Cash nor Peoria can believe it! But wait, here come Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli!
The fans boo, but wait! Cope is here! Cope brawls with Claudio, but Yuta slips in while the ref is busy with them! BUT DAX IS HERE! Yuta CLOBBERS Dax with the bell hammer! Cash hits Yuta with a PILEDRIVER! But Pac ghost pins Cash! PAC WINS!!
Winner: Pac, by pinfall
The Death Riders regroup and grin at Rated FTR as they steal this one away! They wave bye and say see you in Philly. Cope & Cash look to Dax, who took that proverbial bullet for Cash. Cope & Cash offer their hands to Dax, and Dax accepts. The fans cheer as these three stand tall together, but will they be able to grab the gold on Sunday?
Shane Taylor Promotions speaks.
Shane Taylor himself says, “Hey, yo, check this out, Bravo.” Carlie Bravo asks what’s up. Shane says he is sick of letting people walk around here feeling safe. He is sick of letting people walk around here feeling comfortable. He is sick of hearing people talking about battlefields and warfare, and talking like they all gangster, when we know they ain’t built like that! Bravo says yeah, it is crazy. People here talk about battlefields, wars, “better not catch you lacking,” like they somebody’s big homies. Like, they ain’t your homies. They don’t even respect big homies. It’s why STP got the problems they got!
People be like, “STP, chill!” Chill for what? Who is these dudes? They ain’t Opps, they just opportunities! Shawn Dean says there’s nothing but space and opportunity. They slide on opps like Joe all the time! They done told y’all that STP is them! They done told y’all to run ‘n’ hide cuz STP is outside! They gonna stay outside! STP hopes you see them like good vision, because STP can’t wait to disrespect them. Rumble, bad men, rumble. Shane & The Infantry have called out Samoa Joe, Hook & Katsuyori Shibata, will these teams open fire on each other?
Ricochet is here!
Peoria is annoyed to see The One & Only walk out to the ring, but he’ll be on commentary for this next match. Will he keep it to just watching? Or will he make sure Speedball hits a speedbump?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico w/ The Beast Mortos!
Collision returns as Speedball makes his entrance. Ricochet says he got tricked. He was told he’d do commentary, but he had no idea it was for this match. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Dralistico tries but the fans boo him. Bailey steps up and the fans cheer. Dralistico tries, he gets boos. Bailey tries and he gets cheers. Dralistico says forget it, and he goes to leave. The fans boo more, so Dralistico says fine, he’ll stay. Dralistico storms in, Bailey trips him, and things speed up. Bailey handsprings over, then hurdles, drops, but Dralistico leaps. Dralistico RANAS, but Bailey comes back to trip Darlistico up.
Bailey stands Dralistico up to whip, but Dralistico reverses. Bailey RANAS, then kips up! Dralistico swings, Bailey dodges and the two trade off strikes and blocks. The fans cheer as the two have a standoff. Dralistico and Bailey bow in respect, but then Dralistico flips Bailey off! Bailey blocks a kick, but Dralistico dodges a chop to body blow! And CHOP! Dralistico whips, Bailey reverses and KICKS Dralistico down! The fans fire up but Mortos is annoyed. Ricochet claims Bailey isn’t looking at commentary because he’s afraid of Ricochet. Bailey stands Dralistico up, but Dralistico CHOKES Bailey to the corner!
The ref reprimands, Dralistico lets off, and he CHOPS! Bailey sputters along the ropes, Dralistico cheers himself on, then he whips. Bailey handsprings, Dralistico sidesteps, but Bailey fires off the lightning kicks! ENZIGIRI and Dralistico falls. Now Bailey looks at Ricochet and dares him to come closer. Bailey goes out, but to go after Dralistico. However, Mortos stands in his way! Bailey says move aside, but then Dralistico KICKS Bailey in the leg! And whips Bailey into railing! Ricochet applauds, and Dralistico gives Bailey an atomic drop off the desk! Then SUPERKICKS him down! Ricochet cheers, the fans boo, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Dralistico drags Bailey up, stands him against the desk, and he wants Ricochet to hear this one. CHOP! Ricochet likes it! Dralistico soaks up the heat while he leaves Bailey behind in the ring. Dralistico argues with the ref, but that lets Mortos BOOT Bailey down! Mortos scuffs Bailey, steps on Bailey’s toes, but steps away as Dralistico steps back out. Dralistico SMACKS Bailey off the steps! Dralistico pulls on Bailey’s hair, the ref reprimands, but Dralistico lets off to argue. Dralistico puts Bailey back in the ring, then CHOKES him in the corner! The ref counts, so Dralistico rains down fists! The ref coutns again, so Dralistico stops.
Dralistico runs side to side and BOOT WASHES! Dralistico then lounges on the corner to say tranquilo. Dralistico clamps onto Bailey with a GROUND COBRA! Bailey endures, Dralistico lets go to then put him in the corner, but Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Dralistico springboards in, but Bailey dodges! Bailey goes up to springboard and MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Bailey snarls. Ricochet looks a bit worried, but Bailey aims to mule kick! And AX KICK! And then BUZZSAW! Dralistico is down but the fans fire up as Bailey STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Dralistico toughs it out, but he also bails out to the apron. Mortos helps Dralistico up, but Bailey goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE! Mortos takes the hit! Bailey glares at Ricochet, Ricochet dares him to do something. Dralistico FLIES and takes out Bailey!
The fans boo as Dralistico puts Bailey in the ring. Dralistico springboards, FLYING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bailey survives and the fans fire up! Dralistico argues with the ref but the count was fair. Dralistico underhooks, TIGER- RARNA from Bailey! TWO and Dralistico sunset flips! TWO, and Bailey kicks, but Dralistico ducks to roll him up! TWO!! Bailey dodges a lariat, comes back, but Dralistico dodges! HEEL KICK from Bailey! Then the SPINNING HEEL KICK!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Ricochet is annoyed, but then he storms in to LOW BLOW Bailey!! The fans boo as Ricochet smirks and Bailey falls. Ricochet then locks ‘n’ loads for the SPIRIT GUN! Ricochet takes his leave, but will he get away with cheap shots like that when it’s him, Bailey and Kenny Omega fighting all at once?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander & Thunder Rosa.
Lexy Nair is with The Galaxy’s Greatest and La Mera Mera, and notes that they will be facing each other in the opening round of The Owen Hart Cup. Rosa says for the first time ever, too. Kris says she’s been waiting a long time for this. Rosa says her, too. Unfortunately, the circumstances aren’t quite what Rosa wanted, so she’ll apologize right now. A lot of people depend on Rosa, from her family to her own future in AEW. So nothing personal, but she will take this all the way. Kris says if it’s nothing personal, send Kris’ apologies to Papa Thunder. Because that Owen Hart Cup is coming home to her.
Rosa says first off, don’t talk about her dad. Second, Kris doesn’t know what it is to be THE AEW Women’s World Champion! Oh, does Rosa mean the title she gave up? They argue about what’s coming, and then Rosa shoves Kris! Kris grabs Rosa by the neck, but Rosa SLAPS back! The two get face to face, and Kris says she’ll see her in round one. Kris storms off, could their match determine the whole thing?
Mercedes Mone and Harley Cameron warm up backstage.
#FourBeltsMone still can’t believe she’s stuck with Harley as her partner. Harley can’t believe it, either! She’s so pumped up! No, remember, stick to the plan: Stay out of Mone’s way. Mone’s got this. Yes, they’ve got this! No, Mone’s got this. Mini Mone says they’ve got this, and Harley thanks her. Mone tells the puppet to shut up, forgetting it’s really Harley. Harley, why’re you down there? Stretch normal. Harley is stretching all parts at once! Arms and hips! Ride the Money Wrath Train~! Don’t sing a song about it… Mone has Harley stand up, and they finish their stretching. Will this odd couple be alright going into the Owen Hart Cup?
Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron VS Julia Hart & Athena!
Speaking of the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, The CEO is going to face The Princess of the Black Throne in the opening round and it happens at Dynasty! The wild Aussie and the Fallen Goddess meet in the opening round at a later date, so this is all about moment. Will the #MoneyWrathTrain (all Harley’s idea) run right through Peoria? Or will the Hart and Forever Champion Always Win?
The teams sort out but the ref has to keep Athena and Mone from popping off already. The fans cheer on Athena as she starts against Mone, and this could be a preview of things to come. They talk trash, start pushing, and then Mone pie faces Athena! Athena pie faces back, but then Mone dodges her to tag Harley! Mone laughs but the fans boo. Athena smirks as she circles with Harley now. They tie up, go around, and Athena waistlocks. Harley drop toeholds, floats to a facelock, then gator rolls with her. Athena slips out to facelock in return, but Harley wrenches out. Athena handsprings, arm-drags, and she has an armlock on Harley.
Harley fights up, reaches out, but Hart tags in first. Athena hands Harley off to Hart for a wrench, wrench, and arm-drag! Hart has the armlock but Harley endures. Harley fights up, but Hart reels her into a cradle, TWO! Harley is up but Hart kicks low. Hart whips Harley to a corner, runs up, and she ROCKS Harley! Hart grins, runs, but Harley dodges! Harley ROUNDHOUSES from the apron, then goes up, in, and around to ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO! Harley stays cool and she brings Hart up. Harley clamps onto the arm, tags Mone, and Mone brings Hart around to scoop. Hart slips free to roll Mone, TWO!
Mone runs up, but into a backslide, TWO! Mone knees low, throws Harty down, then dusts herself off. Athena is upset with the ref, but Mone scoops Hart to put her in the Tree of Woe. Mone stomps a mudhole in, then stops as the ref counts. Mone does her dance, then runs corner to corner. Hart sits up and Mone hits buckles! The fans rally as Hart then hangs upside-down like a bat! Mone is unsettled, but she runs in again. Hart sits back up, flips over Mone and rolls her to an O’Conner! TWO, but Hart dodges to run and tilt-o-whirl! IRON OCTOPUS! Mone endures, reaches out, but Hart pulls on that arm!
Harley has Mini Mone and throws her in! The ref picks up the puppet, but that lets Mone pull hair to get free! Mone gut wrenches Hart for a CIPHER UTAKI! Cover, TWO! Hart stays in this but Mone stays on her as Collision goes picture in picture.
Mone rains down fists, then covers, TWO! Mone stays on Hart and bumps her off buckles. Tag to Harley, they reel Hart in and double suplex! Harley covers, TWO! Hart stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley KNEES Hart low, KNEES her again, then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! Harley stays between Hart and Athena, then brings her up to bump off buckles. Tag to Mone, she stomps Hart down, then digs her boot in. The ref counts, Mone steps off, and Mone snapmares Hart to run and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Hart stays in this but Mone stays between her and Athena. Mone taunts Hart, then sucker punches Athena!
Mone drags Hart over, the ref stops Athena, but that lets Harley & Mone mug Hart! Mone soaks up the heat, then tags Harley. Harley stomps Hart, brings her up, and whips her to ropes. Harley CLOBBERS Hart, covers, TWO! Harley stays on Hart and bumps her off buckles. Tag to Mone, and Mone scoops Hart for a SLAM! Mone clamps on a chinlock and digs her knee into Hart’s back. Hart endures, fights around, and Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally. Mone shifts to a motorcycle stretch, but Hart fights up to JAWBREAKER! Mone comes back, she keeps Hart from the corner, then whips her into the corner!
Harley tags in and she stomps a mudhole into Hart. Harley rolls, runs back in, but Hart BOOTS her! Hart ELBOWS Mone, slips under Harley, but Harley reels her into a waistlock! Hart fires elbows, then hot tags Athena! Mone tags in, but Athena dodges! Mone blocks a kick, spins Athena and Gory Especials, but Athena flips up and out! Athena reels Mone in, lifts her up, Canadian Rack! Mone slips free, but Athena BOOTS her down! And DROPKICKS her back down! The fans fire up but Harley tags in! Athena fireman’s carries Harley, but Mone runs up! Athena catches the crossbody! The fans fire up for this feat of strength, FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO!
Athena kips up and roars! The fans fire up as Athena tunes up, and runs up, WAR GODDESS FOREARM! Cover, but Mone breaks it! The fans boo but Mone whips. Athena reverses and sends Mone out! Athena builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Mone! Athena shouts, “This is MY show now!” But Harley grabs her at the apron! TORNADO DDT to the floor! Harley helps Mone up, but Hart is up on the corner! Hart SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down goes everyone! The fans fire up while all four are on the floor, and they cheer for “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Athena and Harley crawl into the ring and rise back up.
Harley fires a forearm! And another! And another! Harley fires a flurry, then roars! The fans are torn but Harley runs, into a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Athena high stacks, then deadlifts Harley! Hart tags in, Athena hits the SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Hart is up top, for the HARTSAULT! Harley moves, Hart rolls through, but Mone hits a BACKSTABBER! Athena gets under Mone for a POWERBOMB! Harley wrenches Athena for a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while all four women are down again! Athena and Mone bail out, Hart and Harley crawl to each other. Hart fires as shot, Harley fires back!
“This is Awesome!” as the shots go back and forth! Harley wrenches and serves up SOLE FOOD! Then she clamps onto Hart for the PUMP HANDLE SAIDO! The fans fire up again and Harley shouts, “FEEL! THE! WRATH!!” Harley drags Hart up into the dragon sleeper, but Hart slips free to shove Harley back! Hart kicks low, reels Harley in, but Harley fights the lift! Harley Alabama Lifts Hart for an ALABAMA- NO, Hart flails around to have the IRON OCTOPUS! Harley endures, Athena intercepts Mone! Mone backs off, Harley TAPS! Athena & Hart win!
Winners: Julia Hart & Athena, by submission
The Fallen Goddess struck fear into the heart of The CEO, and Mone claims she doesn’t care. Mone storms off, but will she soon see how heartless Julia Hart can be? Or will Mone look to add the Queen of Harts Championship to her collection?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision as the go-home to Dynasty, with some good Dynasty hype packages that I skipped. Good go-home stuff here, such as the promos going into the Women’s Owen Hart Cup. Good promo from Hayter and Billie, though it makes me think Hayter doesn’t know Athena has been Billie’s abusive mentor the last two years. And very good promo from Rosa and Kris to really add some heat to their match. And of course, great move with the women’s tag match main eventing, given the star power of Mone and Athena alone. Great win for Hart & Athena, but that would suggest Mone wins at Dynasty.
Great stuff for the Men’s Owen Hart Cup, as well. Konosuke & Kyle VS Hobbs & Ishii was a great opener, and while I figured the Don Callis Family would win, I feel bad that Hobbs has started to drop off again. He’s not in the tournament, and no other matches are being added to Dynasty at this point, so I guess Hobbs just has to wait and see if he’s getting a midcard title match for Double or Nothing. Speaking of, very good promo segment from Garcia and Cole to add some last bit of heat to their match. While Cole told Garcia he “isn’t ready,” and that would suggest Garcia wins to show Cole he is ready, I feel like Cole does still win this because he really needs something to stay afloat.
Caster’s Open Challenge getting the better of him never gets old, and this was a good win for Mark Briscoe going into what will likely be a loss to Kyle Fletcher at Dynasty. If Caster is holding the Open Challenge again so soon, I really hope Bowens answers it. That’d be a great little surprise for Dynasty, as we’ve all been waiting and wondering about Bowens’ return. And it can kick off a proper feud between Caster and Bowens that can go on to Double or Nothing and maybe even All In: Texas. After all, as two of AEW’s top homegrown names, these guys deserve something big to really top off their story together.
Very good promo for Shane Taylor Promotions to call out The Opps, and that can be a great feud to build both teams in the trios division. Good promo with The Cru, though being Heels, they of course spin things as if they weren’t the ones staying away for so long. And good involvement of Nick Wayne again. Very good match of Cru VS Top Flight, and a good combination of Top Flight winning but Cru & Nick Wayne standing tall. That Six Man Tag will be good stuff, and regardless of who wins, this will definitely add to the story of Nick Wayne and Christian Cage.
Very good stuff from Cash VS Pac, and naturally Claudio & Yuta had to get involved. That brought out Cope & Dax, and while Pac steals the match, at least Rated FTR stands together united. At least, for right now. There’s still a big chance that the moment they lose, Rated FTR falls apart and Dax again loses his cool. The question will be if Cash sticks by Dax or by Cope. I feel like FTR needs to stick together so that the AEW Tag Division doesn’t lose a great team. Plus, it would just make sense as it felt like both Dax & Cash were turning given their feud with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Very good promo from Jay White to put Knight over while still putting him, Ospreay, and even the Death Riders on notice. While it is a shame that White will be out for some time because of the busted hand, this could be an opportunity for him to return with the Bang Bang Gang alongside him to stand against The Death Riders. Like, Juice Robinson is still out with his own injury, but The Gunns kinda dropped off the mat after losing to The Hurt Syndicate. I’m pretty sure Austin & Colten still owe Death Riders for some such beatdown over the past year, but they could also just want the trios titles back.
And a great match from Bailey VS Dralistico, even with Mortos and Ricochet hanging around. Great win for Bailey, but Ricochet of course had to attack him just because. Given this math, I would think Kenny Omega retains because Bailey and Ricochet focus more on each other than on him. Kenny may not be what he once was given the diverticulitis taking some of his intestines, but he’s shown to still have the same savvy and grit as before, and so this can be a case where both challengers are underestimating him and they both fail for that reason.
My Score: 8.8/10
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