Results
Mitchell’s NXT Vengeance Day Results & Report! (2/4/24)
WHOOP DAT TRICK!
Can only the Mad Dragon slay the Mad Dragon?
Vengeance Day has come, and Trick Williams looks to make history! Will he become Two Belt Trick by winning the Dusty Cup AND NXT Championship?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 2024 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams; Bron & Corbin win and will challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championships.
- No Disqualifications: DIJAK VS Joe Gacy; Dijak wins.
- Mixed Six Tag: The D’Angelo Family VS OTM; The D’Angelo Family wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Roxanne Perez; changed into…
- NXT Women’s Championship Breakout Cash-In Triple Threat: Lyra Valkyria VS Roxanne Perez VS Lola Vice; Lyra wins and retains the title.
- NXT North American Championship: Oba Femi VS Dragon Lee; Oba wins and retains the title.
- NXT Championship: Ilja Dragunov VS Trick Williams w/ Carmelo Hayes; Dragunov wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Vengeance Day Kickoff Show!
Join Megan Morant, Matt Camp and Sam Roberts in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action here tonight!
Backstage interview with Lyra Valkyria.
NXT Media catches the NXT Women’s Champion as she arrives and they ask Lyra her thoughts on tonight’s title match with Roxanne Perez. Lyra says she feels great! “And y’know what else? Check out these bad boys.” Lyra shows off all the tassels on her “champion pants,” and nothing could shake her focus. But then Tatum rushes in and spooks Lyra. Tatum loves the champ pants, would love to try those on later. Oh, Tatum’s here…! Didn’t she say she was staying home? Yes, but then Tatum realized, home is where Lyra is! And she would not miss this title defense for the world! Oh… Great. So… good…
Yes, and Tatum is so excited for Lyra! And more excited that she gets to be here for Lyra! Yeah, good. Lyra’s about to head to her locker room. It’s that way. Tatum excitedly hurries that way, but Lyra goes the other way. Tatum notices and asks her “sweet dove” to wait for her! Will Lyra’s superfan/stalker play a role in tonight’s title match? And will it be a positive or negative for the champ?
Backstage interview with Dragon Lee.
Kelly Kincaid is with the Boy Wonder and says tonight he is going back for the North American Championship, but the dominant Oba Femi stands in the way. How is he going to get this done? Dragon says he is the biggest underdog of the night, but that doesn’t bother him. He’s beaten many big, strong men before. But yeah, Oba is different. He’s a monster! And if Dragon had to choose between getting hit by Oba or a truck, no question, he’d choose the truck. But there’s something he has that Oba does not: the desire, the heart! Oba cannot match Dragon in that.
Dragon knows he’ll get beat up in this match, but even so, he will still get the North American Championship back. Will the future of lucha libre become the future North American Champion? Or will he fail to dethrone The Ruler?
Bron Breakker looks over his SmackDown contract.
But in walks Baron Corbin, asking if Bron’s gonna sign that or what. Bron isn’t sure. He has to go to Raw on Monday to see Adam Pearce’s offer. Corbin says Bron should be more excited about this! He’s the man now! It’s a bidding war! Bron actually has a brain! Give Corbin a heads up, though, he doesn’t wanna find out via the internet. Bron says his brain is bigger than Corbin’s, first off, and secondly… Bron has a way cooler cowboy hat than Corbin’s! Seriously? Corbin told Bron he was wearing a hat today and Bron pulls this. Corbin carried Bron all the way to the Dusty Cup finals, and Bron has to go and bite his style!
Bron tells Corbin to relax and focus on what matters: The Dusty Cup, Trick Melo Gang. Corbin said it himself, they owe those guys one. But Bron needs Corbin at 100%. You know Bron is at 100%, and if Bron’s math is correct- Never is. Bron ignores that and says that means they will be the ones standing there holding up the cup, after Bron wins it for them. After Bron wins it? Now he’s lost it. Corbin isn’t sure what’s gonna happen out there, other than them winning, but what he does know is… Corbin’s entrance is gonna be off the charts! What? What about Bron? Corbin called, the phone was off or something. Wait, is he kidding? Nope.
But hey, don’t worry! They’re first up tonight so uh, Bron has a little time to put something together. Good luck. Corbin heads out, Bron wants him to hold on. Bron isn’t sure if he’s had a chance to say this, but thanks. Thanks for being his tag partner, this has been a lot of fun. Wow, seriously? Corbin appreciates that, because yeah, it has been fun. They shake hands, and Bron says, “The greatest tag team in the WWE, the Wolf Dogs.” UGH! Every time! Corbin storms off, but will this dysfunctional-yet-dominant duo etch their names onto the trophy?
The D’Angelo Family speaks.
The Don asks Rizzo, “Miss November in the Chase U Calendar? Are you getting soft on me?” Rizzo says she was just doing Jacy a favor. Stacks says he got an advanced copy of this thing, and he flips through January, February, March. Then he gets to November, and he started having cardiac arrythmia! Who even is this? Rizzo says she was just throwing Chase U a bone! You wanna get cracked in the mouth? Tony has them cool off so they can focus on OTM. Stacks, Tony, they of course handle Nima & Price. If Scrypts wants to get involved, then he won’t be smelling anything for weeks.
Rizzo says that Jaida is all hers. She is gonna show Jaida a thing or two about a thing or two, capiche? Tony says everyone in America knows Rizzo’s got Jaida. Tonight, the Family shows OTM who really runs the streets. Will The Don, Stacks & Rizz handle bizz?
Backstage interview with Joe Gacy.
Kelly Kincaid finds Gacy rummaging through some things and asks him his condition going into the No Disqualification match after being tossed off a production truck right into a dumpster. And, what is he even doing? Gacy says hi, and says the other night, when he was crawling around in the dumpster, writhing in pain, he found a lot of cool stuff that he could hit Dijak with. Unfortunately, he wasn’t allowed to bring any of that on the plan, shame on him. But hey, he’s found some great stuff here! A kendo stick, a steel chain, and some duct tape. He tests them out, and the kendo stick seems in good shape.
He tries the chain, he likes the sound it makes. Wanna give it a try? No, Kelly will pass. More for him! Kelly throws it back to the studio, and Gacy says hi, guys! You got it from here! But does Gacy still have it all up there? Or will being a little unhinged be just the thing Gacy needs to bring down #HardJustice?
This year, Valentine’s Day transforms into Vengeance Day!
“Locked in combat, a quest for the gold, championships and loyalty. A dream yet to behold. Through trials and tribulations, teams tested anew. Vengeance intertwined with friendship, an unlikely duo. Your love, a title, glimmers on display. In a friendship’s decay, golden dynasties fall as new champions emerge to realize destiny’s call. Feel the pulse of the crowd, a vivid beat. Where ambitions and spotlight, on Vengeance Day meet.” Titles and glory await, who makes history on this date?
2024 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams!
The Wolf Dogs are an unlikely duo that somehow made it to this point. Trick Melo Gang is a duo that goes back to their younger days, and yet it seems like they’re being pulled in different directions. Who holds together when the pressure’s on and history is on the line?
That special entrance talk from Corbin seems to be real, and he rides in on a motorcycle. But it also inspired Bron to ride in on his own motorcycle! Corbin shakes his head and rolls his eyes, but these two roll up side by side and are all fired up. The teams sort out, and Melo starts against Bron. The fans cheer for “A-HOLES! A-HOLES!” as Bron and Melo tie up. They go around, Bron puts Melo in a corner, but the ref counts. Melo slips away, he and Bron reset, but the fans bark it up. Bron nods, ties up with Melo, and fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Melo throws body shots, powers out of the headlock but Bron runs him over!
The fans bark but Trick tags in, and now Trick and Bron stare down. The fans rally up, but are certainly favoring Trick. They tie up, Bron headlocks, but Trick powers up and out. Things speed up as Trick hurdles but Bron still runs Trick over! The fans bark, Bron brings Trick over, tag to Corbin. But Trick DROPKICKS Bron, dodges Corbin then DROPKICKS him, too! Melo jumps in, he and Trick brawl with the Wolf Dogs! The fans fire up, Trick clotheslines Corbin up and out while Melo DROPKICKS Bron! Fans fire up with Trick Melo Gang while they wait on the Wolf Dogs. Bron and Corbin regroup while fans chant, “Let’s Go, A-Holes!”
Corbin gets in but Trick UPPERCUTS, runs, and SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Trick keeps on Corbin to whip him to ropes. Corbin KICKS back, kicks a leg out, but M elo tags in! Melo fires off hands, but Corbin blocks the whip! Corbin whips, Melo dodges to SOBAT, ROCK and CHOP! Melo fires off on Corbin, then fireman’s carries, but Corbin slips free to fireman’s carry back! DEATH VALLEY- NO, Melo handsprings through! Corbin runs in, Melo POSTS Him! Then Melo SUPERKICKS Bron! Corbin staggers, Melo kicks him in the ropes, then hits the FADE AWAY GUILLOTINE! Melo hurries up top as fans fire up!
Melo aims, but he has to leap over Bron! Trick is in, POP-UP UPPERCUT! Corbin fireman’s carries Trick, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! But Melo springboards for the FLYING LARIAT! Only for Bron to BACK SUPLEX CUTTER! The fans fire up with Bron and he kips up! Bron snarls and watches Trick. Bron goes back to Melo and rains down fists. The fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” for making this the opener. Bron calls to Corbin, brings Melo over, tag to Corbin. Bron shoves Melo, gets around, redirects, then SHOULDER TACKLES! Corbin gets moving, Melo drops, but Corbin LARIATS him down! “All day long!”
Fans are torn but they are still cheering Corbin. Corbin stomps Melo’s leg, stalks him to ropes, then puts him in a corner. Corbin whips corner to corner hard! Melo falls, Corbin storms over, and Corbin drags Melo up. Corbin gets the fans to rally up, then he DECKS Melo! Corbin storms up in the corner, drags Melo up by his hair, then tags Bron. The Wolf Dogs mug Melo, but the fans rally for Trick. Bron taunts Trick, goes back to Melo, but Melo CHOPS! And forearms! And CHOPS! Bron and Melo clinch, Melo powers out but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges. The ropes get Bron but Bron keeps going to LARIAT Melo! Cover, TWO!
Bron snarls and he clamps on a chinlock. The “rope monster” won’t get him this time. The fans rally, Melo fights up, and Melo throws body shots. Bron knees low, reels Melo in, and then snap suplexes! Cover, TWO, but Bron does push-ups! Corbin nods but fans boo. Bron tags Corbin in, then he holds Melo down so Corbin can stomp him. Corbin drags Melo up, whips him to ropes, but Melo sunset flips! TWO! Corbin gets up to ELBOW Melo down! Corbin tags Bron back in, the fans rally, but the Wolf Dogs shove, FLAPJACK POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Melo survives, Bron perhaps remembering their NXT Championship feud.
Bron clamps onto Melo with a modified crossface, more a half camel clutch, but the fans rally. Melo fights around, fights to his feet, then throws body shots! Brun keeps Melo from Trick, but Melo fires haymakers! Bron still holds on, Melo still reaches out, but then Melo dodges Bron! Trick avoids Bron’s cheap shot, but then Bron catches Melo’s leap! Bron shifts Melo around, back suplex, but Melo turns that into a NECKBREAKER! Bron clamps onto a foot of Melo’s but Melo is fingertips away from Trick! Bron storms up but Melo kicks him away, hot tags to Corbin and Trick! Fans fire up as Trick fires off LEG LARIAT after LEG LARIAT!
Trick fires off haymakers on Corbin then whips, but Corbin reverses! Trick leaps over Corbin to LARIAT Bron! FLAPJACK for Corbin! Trick kips up and the fans fire up! Uh oh, Trick hobbles, his knee might’ve jammed. But he still gets Corbin for a BOOKEND! Cover, TWO!! Corbin survives but Trick tags Melo. Melo and Trick work together, BOOSTED SLINGSHOT SENTON! Then Melo manages a LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Melo is frustrated but he drags Corbin up. Melo reels him in but Corbin fights the suplex! Corbin suplexes but Melo throws knees! Melo is free, he ELBOWS Bron then dodges Corbin.
Bron tags in but Melo SUPERKICKS him! Bron staggers in, still rushes Melo, but Melo sends him into buckles! Melo rushes Corbin, but into DEEP- NO! Melo slips free, shoves Corbin and Trick DUMPS Corbin out! Trick then CROSSBODIES Corbin down while Melo turns Bron’s Spear into a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives the counter and Melo can’t believe it! But the fans know “This is Awesome!” as Melo coordinates with Trick. Tag, but Bron grabs Melo! Bron THROWS Melo at Trick, then gets Trick, GERMAN SUPLEX FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO!! Bron kips up and brings down the straps!!
The fans are thunderous, Bron tags Corbin, and the Wolf Dogs coordinate. Corbin builds speed so Bron can TOSS him out onto Trick Melo Gang!! The fans are thunderous for Corbin finally flying in the ring! Corbin then CROSSBODIES Trick! Cover, Melo breaks it! Well, he hits Trick more than Corbin, though! Corbin shoves Trick, for a DEEP SIX!! Then DEEP SIX for Melo!! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives but Corbin tags Bron. Bron storms up on Trick while fans rally. Bron kicks Trick out, then climbs the corner! Fans are thunderous, SUPER CANNONBALL onto Trick Melo Gang! The fans bark as loud as they can as Bron puts Trick Melo Gang back in.
Bron and Corbin each get a man and put them up top. Bron climbs up after Melo, Corbin climbs up after Trick. The Wolf Dogs coordinate, but then Trick throws body shots on Corbin! Corbin gets crotched and falls! Melo fires off on Bron now, to then SUPER GOURD BUSTER! Melo aims, but Corbin catches him! END OF- NO, Melo slips free, Trick runs in, JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Bron runs in but SPEARS Melo!! Cover, Wolf Dogs win!!
Winners: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, by pinfall (2024 Dusty Rhodes Cup winners)
Melo took the shot for Trick, but forgot that he was the legal man! The fans cheer on these A-Holes as they lift the trophy, but will Corbin & Bron soon add the tag titles to their collection?
As for Trick Melo Gang, #TwoBeltTrick ain’t happening anymore, but can he at least become THE champion of NXT?
No Disqualifications: DIJAK VS Joe Gacy!
#HardJustice enjoys breaking people down mentally and physically. In fact, he perhaps enjoys it too much. And that might be the very reason the oddest man out has been taking the fight to Dijak! Will Gacy prove you can’t break what’s already broken? Or will Dijak do anything and everything he can to make Gacy feel like trash?
The bell rings and Dijak brings out his nightstick! So Gacy brings out a BATON! Dijak swings, Gacy dodges! Gacy swings, Dijak dodges! They both block a swing, then Dijak knees low! Dijak CLUBS away on Gacy, DECKS him, then brings him up. Gacy fires body shots but Dijak LARIATS point blank! Cover, ONE!! Dijak is already confused as to how Gacy is doing this. Dijak suplexes Gacy, TIME TO FLY! Cover, ONE!! Gacy grins as he rises up and Dijak snarls. Dijak whips Gacy, Gacy reverses and he sends Dijak out! Then Gacy DIVES, direct hit at the ramp! The fans fire up as Gacy brings out a trash can, then chucks it into the ring!
Gacy adds a chair, and another chair, and another trash can, but the fans want a table! Gacy finds duct tape, though! Dijak KNEES Gacy low, then SMACKS him off the steps! Dijak brings out a chair for himself, sets it up, and he brings Gacy over. Gacy blocks a smack to SMACK Dijak off the steps! Gacy CHOPS Dijak into taking a seat, then CHOPS him more! Fans fire up as Gacy goes around the way, runs back in, and leaps off the steps! CANNONBALL!! The fans lose their minds seeing Gacy strike Dijak down! And then they really fire up as Gacy gets a TABLE! Gacy sets that up near the ramp, but the table struggles against him.
Gacy stomps Dijak, then RAMS him into the steps! Gacy finishes setting the table up and the fans cheer. Gacy then looks to add something. Gacy finds a crate of goodies, and he places toy soldiers on the table! Gacy DECKS Dijak, then dumps out HOT WHEEL CARS all over the thing! Dijak storms back in, but Gacy fireman’s carries! But Dijak fights free, shoves Gacy away, then CYCLONE BOOTS! Dijak pushes Gacy into the ring, covers, ONE!! Gacy is still grinning and he eggs Dijak on! Dijak stomps Gacy, rains down fists, then drags Gacy up. Dijak fireman’s carries, for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, ONE?!?
Gacy continues to grin while also frustrating Dijak! The fans rally while Dijak gest a trash can. Dijak puts that can over Gacy, and BOOTS him! Gacy sits up, so Dijak BOOTS him again! Dijak says to stay down, but Gacy refuses! Dijak BOOTS, then STOMPS away on the can! ELBOW DROP! “Stay down!!” Gacy stirs, Dijak grins as he finally- NOPE, Gacy sits up! Dijak storms around, says he told Gacy to stay down, but now… Gacy pays the price! Dijak runs, but Gacy CLOBBERS Dijak with the trash can! Gacy used it like it was armor!! The ref checks Dijak, he’s somehow still in this, and the fans rally up for Gacy.
Gacy grins, storms up and fires off wild haymakers! The fans fire up as Gacy fires off in the corner, then SAIDOS! Then clinches, for a BIG URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Gacy doesn’t sweat it, he puts Dijak in the corner. Gacy SPLASHES, then whips, but Dijak reverses. Djiak runs in but Gacy puts him on the apron. Dijak ROCKS Gacy first, then slingshots, but Gacy SHOVES Dijak! Dijak falls through the table!! The fans lose their minds over that crash, and Gacy hauls Dijak out of the wreckage! Gacy puts Dijak in, Dijak flounders away, but Gacy runs up. Dijak choke grips, to HIGH JUSTICE onto a chair!! Cover, TWO!!
Gacy finally stays down longer than one, but this still wasn’t enough to stop him! The fans rally up, Dijak grabs that other trash can and puts it around Gacy now. Dijak hobbles, looks for something, anything, but decides to go up the corner. Gacy escapes the can and CLUBS Dijak! Gacy goes up to get under Dijak, for a SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Just missed the can! Gacy still covers, TWO! Gacy huffs and puffs, and he gets himself some duct tape! The fans rally up as Gacy sits Dijak up, and says this is HIS playground! Gacy uses the tape to blindfold Dijak! Feast your eyes on that! Gacy then hurries to get some kendo sticks!
Gacy SMACKS Dijak, then SMACKS him again! Then SMACKS him again and again and again! The fans fire up as Gacy bites the broken bamboo! Gacy throws that away, then hauls Dijak up. Gacy handsprings while the ref tries to pry the tape away, and Dijak sees enough to avoid the Upside-Down! Torture rack, FEAST YOUR EYES!! But he can’t find Gacy to cover him!! Dijak is furious, the ref tries to help with the tape, but this is all helping Gacy recover. The fans chant, “You Can’t See Him!” but Dijak yanks the tape away. Dijak realizes Gacy’s upside-down in the corner! A shoutout to the Eater of Worlds, perhaps?
Dijak rushes in, Gacy gets Dijak for a wrench and DDT on a chair!! Gacy then goes up top, for a FLYING SPLASH on the chair!! Cover, TWO?!?! Dijak survives and now Gacy is upset. Gacy looks around, he drags Dijak up and runs, handspring, NIGHTSTICK!! Dijak turns things around, torture racks again, FEAST YOUR EYES!!! Cover, Dijak wins!!
Winner: Dijak, by pinfall
Gacy still smiles?! Dijak doesn’t understand Gacy, and perhaps no one ever will. Dijak still won, but is this thing with Gacy far from done?
The Chase U calendars are flying off the shelves!
Jacy Jayne, Thea Hail and the various “Ladies of Chase U,” such as Karmen Petrovic and Jasmine, are helping autograph, package, and hand out the hot new merchandise. Kelly Kincaid walks over to note the obviously massive success. Jacy says this line hasn’t stopped. They are almost sold out! But starting tomorrow, the calendars will be available on WWE Shop and Fanatics, so everyone can get their hands on the hottest item in NXT history. Thea says Jacy has literally saved Chase U with this, and Jasmine says Jacy is just a literal genius. Oh, well, Jacy likes the sound of that. And it’s only a matter of time before Chase U is saved from debt.
Mixed Six Tag: The D’Angelo Family VS OTM!
Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo & Adriana Rizzo have been on top of the streets, and of NXT, for quite some time now, but it was only a matter of time before someone was gonna try and take it all away from them. Scrypts leads Lucien Price, Bronco Nima & Jaida Parker to the ring, will they take over everything? Or will The Don, Stacks & #TheRizz handle their bizz?
Wait, where are the D’Angelos? The music hit, but- OH, they’re sneaking up from the crowd side! They BLINDSIDE OTM! The fans fire up as the fellas toss out Scrypts, Nima & Price, but Rizzo and Jaida talk some trash. Jaida shoves Rizzo, the bell rings, and the ladies brawl! Tony & Stacks go out after Nima & Price, but they get CLOBBERED for it! Jaida fires knees but Rizzo fires forearms! Jadie ROCKS Rizzo, Nima & Price THROW Tony & Stacks into barriers, and Jaida sends Rizzo to a corner. Jaida storms up, blocks a boot, and puts Rizzo in the ropes to CHOP! And CHOP!
Jaida goes up and up and DRAPING HIP DROPS Rizzo down! Jaida says it’s too easy. Jaida taunts Rizzo, Rizzo runs up and hits a THESZ PRESS! Rizzo fires fast hands, Jaida shoves her away, and then Jaida backs down. Nima steps in, Tony steps up, but then Price runs up to DECK Tony! The ref keeps Stacks back, it turns out Jaida actually tagged Price, not Nima! Price fires off on Tony, then tags in Nima. OTM double whip, kitchen sink knee then JUMP STOMP! Tony flounders, Nima talks trash, and Nima has Tony on ropes. Nima scoops but Tony slips free to RAM Price!
Stacks tags in, Nima whips Tony but Tony dodges. Stacks DROPKICKS Nima, Tony scoops him to SLAM him, then Tony helps Stacks with the SENTON! Cover, TWO! Stacks rains down fists, tags Tony, and then Stacks hits a FIST DROP! Tony talks some smack, reels Nima in, and fans fire up for the hockey scrum body shots! Price runs in, Stacks intercepts for a scrum of his own! Jaida storms up but Rizzo gets her! We get TRIPLE HOCKEY SCRUMS! The fans count along, the Family stops at five to then put everybody in corners! TRIPLE MUDHOLE STOMPS! The fans fire up again!
The Family regroups, Tony & Rizzo DOUBLE HIP TOSS Stacks into Price! Rizzo wants to do the same to Tony but Tony says no, that’s his thing. Nima storms up, Tony DECKS him! Jaida storms up, Rizzo DECKS her! Tony says here goes, he gives Rizzo the HIP TOSS CANNONBALL onto Jaida! Then Rizzo & Stacks DOUBLE HIP TOSS CANNONBALL Tony onto Nima! The fans fire up, Tony covers, TWO! Tony stays cool and he drags Nima up. Tony bumps Nima off buckles, tags Stacks, and they mug Nima. Stacks talks trash, but Nima HEADBUTTS! Both men wobble, and Stacks fires hands!
Stacks backs Nima down, Nima shoves him away then puts him on the apron. Stacks ROCKS Nima, but Price distracts the ref so Scrypts can run up! Stacks DECKS Scrypts, but the ref misses Jaida cheap shot Stacks! Jaida blows a kiss and Scrypts says he’s smarter than everybody. Price goes out to rain down fists on Stacks, then he puts Stacks on the apron. Stacks hits back but Price ROCKS then CLUBS Stacks down! The fans boo but Price clamps onto Stacks with a chinlock. The fans rally, Stacks fights up, and he RAMS Price into buckles. Price holds on but Stacks tries again.
Price sends Stacks into buckles, tags Nima, and they DOUBLE FOREARM Stacks in the corner! Stacks falls over, Nima stays between him and The Family. Nima stomps Stacks, drags him up and talks trash. Stacks fires hands! But then Nima clinches to throw knees! Nima reels Stacks in to atomic FACEBUSTER! Fans boo but Nima is all fired up. Nima stalks Stacks, kicks him to the corner, tag to Price. Stacks throws hands on Price & Nima! Stacks runs, but Price catches him! Stacks is fingertips away! Price RAMS Stacks into a corner and fires body shots! Price DECKS Stacks so hard, Stacks goes up and over the top rope!!
The ref reprimands Price but Scrypts gets as cheap shot in! Fans boo Reggie but Price covers Stacks, TWO! Stacks toughs it out but Price drags him up. Price tags Nima, they mug Stacks, then Nima talks trash on Tony. Nima ROCKS and CLUBS Stacks, tags Price, and they double whip to double torture rack! DOUBLE RACK SLAM! Cover, Tony breaks it! Tony gets Price up but Price TOSSES Tony! Price goes back for Stacks while Rizzo checks her cousin. Jaida WRECKS Rizzo with a dropkick! Tag to Nima, OTM double whip, FLAPJACK POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!!
Stacks survives but Nima throws down forearms! Nima growls, drags Stacks up, CROSSFACE STRETCH! Stacks endures, pries at the hold and fights up. Nima KNEES low, CLUBS Stacks down, then tags Price. OTM double whip Stacks but Stacks BOOTS Nima, dodges Price, hot tag to Ton! The fans fire up as The Don rallies on TOM! BELLY2BELLY for Nima! BELLY2BELLY for Price! Tony ducks ‘n’ dodges Nima to slip up and around, underhook and BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Tony SPINEBUSTERS Price! The fans fire up, Tony brings Price up, but Jaida storms in to SLAP Tony!
Fans boo but Rizzo is furious! Tony says Rizzo, get her! Rizzo SLINGBLADES Jaida and drags her out! Tony dodges Nima, clotheslines him up and out, then he hurries to revive Stacks. Stacks stands, Tony TOSSES him out onto OTM!! The fans fire up while Jaida hurries to get her guys up. Rizzo goes up, and she SUPER CROSSBODIES them all!! The fans fire up as Rizzo stands up! Tony gets Price up, “This is Awesome!” but then Scrypts runs up! Tony DECKS him for it! Tony gets in, dodges Price then hits a BIG SPINEBUSTER! Tony isn’t done there, fisherman and FOGEDABOUTIT! Cover, The Family wins!
Winners: The D’Angelo Family, by pinfall
Bada big, bada boom! Rizzo & the NXT Tag Team Champions stand tall in a powerful in-ring debut for the All-American long jumper. Will Rizz handle bizz and jump up into the title scene in her own right? Will The Don & Stacks be more than ready for the Wolf Dogs and their tag title challenge?
Kiana James & Izzi Dame talk.
The Calculator says that to get where they’re going, they need to do some “strategic analysis.” The NXT Women’s Division is only getting stronger. Izzi says, “You can say that again. Time for us to work smarter, not harder.” Exactly. So whoever walks out of Vengeance Day as NXT Women’s Champion, Lyra or Roxie, that is their new target. So here is a list of potential obstacles that stand in their way. Izzi says it’s a good list but she can’t really understand… any of it. Kiana says they need to “future proof” NXT, so that means at the top of the list: Kelani Jordan. Time to take out the future of NXT before it begins.
Kiana is sick and tired of hearing people say Kelani is the future. Kiana sees right through Kelani’s little innocent act. Izzi says of course, it is so fake. Kiana wants Izzi to keep her ears to the ground. If there’s anything that can give them an advantage over Kelani, Kiana needs to know about it. Say no more. That little brat won’t know what hit her. Kiana says she needs Izzi to do whatever she has to, and Izzi says she always does. It Iz what it Iz. Kiana likes the sound of that. They clink drinks, but will the Gym Princess be ready for what these two have to dish out?
Trick Melo Gang gets checked by the medics.
Trick is okay to still compete tonight, but what about Melo? Melo says he’s alright, and Trick asks why Melo took that Spear. Melo says he had to take that Spear for Trick. Bron’s Spear is just Ilja’s gain. Trick has to win the NXT Championship, that is the most important thing. The Dusty Cup did slip between their fingers, they gotta take that L on the chin. But tonight, Trick has to slay the Mad Dragon and win that NXT Championship. That’s the play. Trick agrees, and says Melo doesn’t know how much that means to him. Tonight- Melo knows. Trick has to get this win by himself. No, dawg. Not this time. Trick wants to win that title with his brother by his side.
He means that? Yeah, he wants Melo by his side. They shake hands, they’re ready to do the damn thing! Will Trick Willy achieve greatness just like… HIM?
NXT Women’s Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Roxanne Perez!
The Morrigan has fought up from being “just a girl from Ireland” to a rising star in NXT UK to The Morrigan that flew halfway around the world to become champion. Meanwhile, #Rok-C has fought up from being “just a girl from Texas” to a rising star on the indies to The Prodigy that only lost a title because her anxiety beat her, not another person. A dream match finally becomes reality, but who will reach new heights and make their way to Stand & Deliver?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who gets to go to Philadelphia!
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally up as they tie up, and Roxie waistlocks. Lyra switches, Roxie switches, repeat. Lyra SLAMS Roxie down, but Roxie headlocks in return. Roxie facelocks, Lyra wrenches out to facelock, but Roxie does it back. They roll, Roxie holds onto the facelock, and repeat. Lyra gets a leg, Roxie rolls and throws Lyra but Lyra handsprings through! Roxie kips up and the fans fire up for the standoff. The two reset, tie up, and knuckle lock. They go around, Roxie rolls Lyra to a sunset flip, TWO! Lyra tries a sunset but Roxie rocks it back to sit on it, TWO! Lyra has the sunset now, TWO!
Roxie jackknife bridges, TWO as Lyra bridges up! They spin, Roxie fights but Lyra completes the backslide, TWO! Lyra wrenches an arm, wristlocks, then wrangles Roxie with a cording hold. Roxie arm-drags but Lyra holds on to drag Roxie down! Lyra grinds the shoulder, Roxie fights up and they go around. The fans cheer “Women’s Wrestling!” as Roxie springboards arm-drags! But Lyra still holds on and drags Roxie back down! Roxie fights up, Lyra chinbars and wrangles her again. The fans rally as Lyra top wristlocks but Roxie endures. Roxie claws at Lyra’s face, kips up and slips around to headscissor takedown!
The fans fire up and duel as Lyra headscissors back! Roxie powers out of that but then Lyra handsprings free! Roxie headlocks for a takeover, but Lyra headscissors. Roxie kips free, the two stand off again and the fans cheer this technical exchange! The two reset, tie up, and Roxie headlocks. Lyra powers up but can’t power out as Roxie holds tight. Lyra powers out the second time, dodges Roxie then runs her over! Things keep moving, Lyra slides under the hurdle to headlock, but Roxie slips out to headlock back. Roxie hits the takeover but Lyra fights back up. The fans rally, Lyra powers up but Roxie walks the ropes! Roxie flips, runs, tilt-o-whirls a couple times to then RANA!
The fans fire up as Roxie kips up again! Roxie sees Lyra bail out, so she builds speed to DIVE into a forearm! Roxie flounders away, Lyra slides in, and now Lyra runs as Roxie bails out. Lyra WRECKS Roxie with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Lyra goes out to fetch Roxie, and Lyra puts Roxie in the ring. Lyra climbs a corner, Roxie stands, but Roxie avoids the crossbody! THESZ PRESS! Roxie throws down fast hands, then she bumps Lyra off buckles. And then off more buckles! Roxie stomps a mudhole in, then fires forearms! Lyra shoves her away, kicks her low, but Roxie ROCKS Lyra! Roxie then clinches, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Roxie goes up and up and LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Lyra survives and Roxie scowls. Lyra goes to the corner, Roxie runs in, UPPERCUT! ROLLING ELBOW! Lyra shoves Roxie away again, then BOOTS her down! Lyra hurries to haul Roxie up, fisherman RUNNING BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Roxie hangs in there but Lyra hauls her up. Lyra fisherman’s again, but Roxie cradles that! TWO!! Roxie wheelbarrows, Lyra stops that then blocks the superkick! LEG TRAP GERMAN!! Roxie flounders around, Lyra storms after her but Roxie goes to the apron. Lyra brings Roxie up, but Roxie fights the deadlift!
Roxie fires uppercuts, climbs the ropes, but Lyra ROCKS her! Roxie CHOPS, Lyra CHOPS, but Roxie fires clotheslines! Roxie SUPER STEINERS! And then POP ROX!!! Lyra flounders, and LOLA VICE is here?! The Breakout Star wants to cash-in!! But TATUM is here! Tatum stops Lola, but then gets a HEEL KICK for it! Lola storms in, she tells the ref it’s time!! Roxie is furious, but she can’t stop it! This is now a TRIPLE THREAT!!!
NXT Women’s Championship Breakout Cash-In Triple Threat: Lyra Valkyria VS Roxanne Perez VS Lola Vice!
Roxie glares at Lola for ruining her moment! Roxie storms up, Lola shoves her back, but then Roxie ducks and Lyra takes the HEEL KICK!! Roxie rolls Lola up!! TWO!! Lola rolls Roxie up, TWO!! Roxie SOBATS Lola, hurries to hop on, but no Pop Rox! SLEEPER!!! Lola thrashes Roxie around!! Roxie is fading and the fans are going nuts! But Roxie gets a second wind! Roxie fights up to her feet, she and Lola go around, and the fans rally! “Hey~ We Want Some Roxie~!” Roxie pushes off ropes to roll the sleeper backwards for a cover! TWO!! Lola lets go in time, but she runs up to SPIN KICK!! Cover, TWO?!?
Roxie survives, but ends up in a TRIANGLE HOLD!! Lola squeezes tight, but Lyra is up top! DIVING SPLASH!! Cover on Lola, Roxie breaks it! All three women are down and the fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” Lyra and Roxie storm up on each other, and Roxie DECKS Lyra! Lyra SOBATS! Roxie fires off forearms! Lyra fires kicks! HEADBUTT for Lola! Kick, KICK and ENZIGIRI for Roxie! Lola kicks and SPIN KICKS Lyra! Then fires off LIGHTNING KICKS! Roxie storms up to ROCK Lola! And UPPERCUT! Lola ROCKS Roxie back! Then the LIGHTNING KICKS! Roxie and Lyra are in corners, fans fire up for Lola!
Lola says she’s a Latina~! HIP ATTACK for Roxie! HIP ATTACK for Lyra! And then HIP- NO, Roxie dodges to KNEE Lola down! Roxie drags Lola up, wrenches, but Lyra runs in! Roxie adds her, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP DDT COMBO!! The fans fire up as all three are down, but Roxie kips up again! Lola and Lyra are on the outside but Roxie builds speed! Roxie DIVES to take out Lola! Then she runs to DIVE onto Lyra! Roxie hurries to haul Lyra up and in, then she goes up a corner! The fans are with her as she reaches the top. Lyra stands, Roxie CROSSBODIES! But Lyra rolls through! Lyra shows her strength to fireman’s carry, NIGHT WISH DRIVER! Cover, Lola breaks it!!
Lola hurries to cover Roxie, but Lyra breaks it! The fans fire up as all three are down again! Lola flounders and finds Lyra. They fire kicks, Lyra gets the edge and windmills with haymakers! But Lola picks Lyra up! Lyra sunset flips that, TWO! Lola URAKENS!! Cover, TWO!!! ARMBAR!!! Lyra clasps hands, flails around, then rolls to stack Lola! TWO, and Lyra HEEL KICKS Lola! But Roxie rolls Lyra up, TWO!!! Lyra escapes, knees Roxie, and then whips her to a corner. Roxie goes up and POP ROX!!! Cover, but Tatum CLOBBERS Roxie!! Tatum takes Roxie right out of the ring and the fans boo as Roxie’s moment gets ruined again!
As for Lyra, she turns around and Lola is there! Lyra ducks Buenas Noches to fireman’s carry and NIGHT WISH!!! Cover, LYRA WINS!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)
The Morrigan stands tall after all the wild action of this one! Will she be able to survive all the way to Stand & Deliver like this? As for Roxie, she didn’t win this match but she didn’t lose it, either. What is she to do about getting back to the title scene? And perhaps most painful is Lola cashing in and coming up empty. What is going to happen to the Mayor of Vice City now?
Riley Osborne checks in on the calendar sales.
The line is still going, and Thea gets nervous seeing him. Riley says Thea is the best, she deserves the best, and he came all the way to Clarksville, Tennessee just so he could ask this. Does Thea have a Valentine yet? N-No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t have anything or anyone, or, uh… Riley says that’s good, because he was hoping she’d be his. YES! Er, uh, totally! Totally! Sweet! Yeah, uh-huh. Jacy rolls her eyes, in disbelief that this awkward romance has gotten going. Will Thea and Riley be sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G?
A cryptic message plays.
“MAN HAS THREE FACES… ONE THE WORLD SEES… ONE HIS FAMILY SEES… AND THE REAL ONE NO ONE SEES, BUT REFLECTS THE EVIL HE TRULY POSSESSES…” Footsteps can be heard, but just who, or what, is coming to NXT?
NXT Battleground returns!
Sunday, May 26th, NXT is hitting Savannah, Georgia! Who will be on top of the NXT mountain for the first Premium Live Event post-WrestleMania?
NXT Roadblock returns, too!
Tuesday, March 5th, it is the final stop on the road to WrestleMania! Who will make it through this obstacle to Stand & Deliver?
NXT North American Championship: Oba Femi VS Dragon Lee!
The Ruler won this title off his own Breakout contract cash-in, having dominated the tournament and then dominated a tired Boy Wonder. Dragon Lee earned his way to this rematch, and is now looking to show how he measures up when he’s 100%. Will Dragon become a THREE-TIME North American Champion? Or will nothing knock Oba down when he is #BackedByDestiny?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the sequel really can outdo the original!
Oba personally makes sure the belt is handled carefully. The bell rings and Dragon SHOTGUNS Oba out of the ring! Then Dragon DIVES and Oba hits the desk! Dragon fires off haymakers, Oba shoves him away but Dragon BOOTS him! Dragon goes up, but Oba YANKS him out of the slingshot! Oba drags Dragon up, ROCKS him, and Dragon staggers to steel steps. Oba brings Dragon around, scoops him, and then goes up the steps! But Dragon fights, handsprings free, and then dropkicks ropes to jam Oba up! Dragon fires off hands, Oba shoves him away, but Dragon comes back. Oba puts Dragon on the apron and Dragon GAMANGIRIS!
Dragon goes up, leaps, but Oba catches him! Oba pops Dragon around, but Dragon slips free to send Oba into buckles! Dragon SHOTGUNS Oba down, then DOUBLE KNEES him from behind! Dragon brings Oba around for a high stack, but Oba kicks fere! So Dragon goes up to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives and Dragon is shocked! Dragon hurries to fire hands, whips, but Oba blocks! Oba whips, Dragon wheelbarrows, but Oba SLAMS Dragon down! Oba fires up, the fans are torn, and Oba stomps Dragon around. The fans rally for “O~BA! O~BA~!” Oba hauls Dragon up to suplex and SLAM!
The fans rally, Oba drags Dragon to a cover, TWO! Dragon is still in this but Oba drags him up by his mask. The ref reprimands, Oba lets go of the mask to KICK Dragon in the back! Dragon goes to a corner, Oba digs his boots in! The ref counts, Oba lets off, then he stands Dragon up. Oba TOSSES Dragon across the ring! The fans are torn but Oba soaks up the cheers and jeers all the same. Oba stands Dragon up, knees low, then drops a BIG elbow! Oba covers, TWO! Oba is annoyed and he drags Dragon up by his mask. Dragon CHOPS! Oba clamps on and SHOVES Dragon up and out of the ring! Oba wants the ring count so the ref starts.
Dragon stirs, Oba soaks up the cheers and jeers, and Dragon rises at 5 of 10. Dragon hobbles, crawls, and slides in at 9! Oba is annoyed again, and he hauls Dragon up. URENAGE BACKBREAKER! Oba says he has told everyone already, but then he URENAGE BACKBREAKERS again! Oba hears the fans want it “One More Time!” so he URENAGE BACKBREAKERS!! Cover, TWO!!! Dragon writhes but he is still in this, but Oba looms over him. Oba hauls Dragon up, but Dragon JAWBREAKERS! And SUPERKICKS! Oba wobbles, Dragon tilt-o-whirls, but Operacion Dragon is denied! So Dragon has the IRON OCTOPUS instead!!
Oba endures, stays on his feet, but he is dropping! Dragon thrashes the hold, but Oba fights back up! Oba storms around, Dragon shifts to trap the arms, but Oba still fights forward! ROPEBREAK with his teeth! The ref counts, Dragon doesn’t let off, he sunset flips! Oba says up, hauls Dragon up and shoves him to a corner! Dragon BOOTS Oba, SUPERKICKS, then SUPERKICKS again! Dragon ENZIGIRIS and Oba staggers around! Dragon runs in, TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Dragon runs to V-TRIGGER! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives that onslaught but Dragon won’t stop! Dragon runs corner to corner, to DROPKICK!
Dragon keeps moving, he DROPKCIKS again! Oba sits down, Dragon fires up and the fans are with him! BULL’S HORNS! Shoutout to his hermano and Dragon covers, TWO!! Dragon goes up, but Oba ROCKS him first! Oba climbs up but Dragon drops down to GAMANGIRI again! Dragon then gets under Oba! The fans freak out for the SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives and Dragon cannot believe it! Oba bails out, Dragon runs up to FLYING- NO, Oba blocks the rana! Dragon fights to get free, then V-TRIGGERS again! Oba hops down, Dragon runs, but into a CHOP!! Oba swats Dragon like a fly!!
The fans lose their minds and Oba clears off the desk! Oba hauls Dragon over, choke grips and CHOKE- NO, Dragon DDTS Oba to the floor! Oba hits off either the desk hood or monitor, he is down while the ring count climbs. Dragon slides in at 7 of 10, but Oba rises back up!! Oba YANKS Dragon back out of the ring, to CHOKE SLAM him into an armchair!! Oba then hauls Dragon up, puts him back in, Wade may need a new chair! Oba picks Dragon up, SHOTPUT- RANA!!! Cover, TWO!!! Oba LARIATS Dragon inside-out!! Oba hauls Dragon up, SNAKE EYES to the SHOTPUT BOMB!! Then POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Dragon Lee at 100% put up one hell of a fight, but it was still the same result! Oba is still The Ruler, will he reign forever?
Lexis King checks the calendar sales.
He flips through the pics, and admires “Miss April,” Thea Hail. How about a Spring Fling with the King? Riley storms back in and tells Lexis to stop this already. Lexis asks Thea when she’s gonna learn that Riley Osborne is NOT the guy for her. Riley shoves Lexis, Lexis hits back, they brawl and security rushes in! Will there be a Valentine’s Day Massacre in the near future for these two?
Backstage interview with Ava Raine.
Kelly Kincaid is with the NXT General Manager and says tonight has been huge for her first PLE in charge. How is she feeling? Ava says tonight has been a huge hit, and every single match has been incredible, with the main event still to come. So all in all, this has been a great night. And also, Clarksville has been such an amazing host, she’s happy about that. Kelly agrees, NXT is starting to build momentum right as we near Stand & Deliver. So what is next? Well, up next is Roadblock on March 5th, then on to Philly. Speaking of, the ticket sales have easily surpassed last year’s, and that is so exciting because that means this year’s Stand & Deliver will be the biggest event in NXT history!
Kelly says that IS amazing! Success after success, does that mean NXT gest back on the road again? Yes, May 26th is NXT’s next PLE, Battleground in Savannah, Georgia. And this is a testament to how hard everyone on the brand has worked, this place is special. Is it nothing but onward and upward for NXT from here on out?
NXT shares footage from last Tuesday.
Brinley Reece got Malik Blade & Edris Enofe to try her vision journal exercise, as well as self-reflection. It took some time, but Malik found his five “likes” about their last match. For one, they looked amazing. Two, they went toe to toe with two former champions and gave everything they had. Three, they came out with that crazy energy, the fans were chanting “Malik Da Freak!” Brin likes that. Four, Malik hit that great frog splash. And five, the Edris Elbow was so clean, you could see your own reflection in it! Edris appreciates that one. So now, the hard stuff: The dislikes.
Well, Malik really struggled here, because he only got two. That’s okay, it’s about getting them. One: their communication got a little lost, and then of course, two: they lost. Edris asks what else. Can’t they get five? But then Nathan Frazer & Axiom walk over and Frazer can’t believe they’re doing this stuff. This stuff won’t actually help. Nathan & Axiom faced two certified monsters in the Wolf Dogs, Edris & Malik fought two guys who can’t even get on the same page. But hey, what about some Hard-Hitting Home Truths? Axiom says no, never again. Okay, fine. But one quick one: If Frazer & Axiom faced Malik & Edris instead, they’d be going to Vengeance Day.
Brin keeps the peace by saying hypothetical questions only get hypothetical answers. So they should put this theory to the test! Two teams, one answer, and goosebumps. She can’t wait! Brin cartwheels away, but we are getting this match! Frazer & Axiom VS Malik & Edris, who proves they were the better runner-up?
Roxie is after Lola backstage!
The two brawl all around, even into the interview set! Roxie is mad at Lola for ruining her moment, but security and refs rush in to stop this! When and where will Roxie unleash all her fury on Lola over how tonight went down?
NXT Championship: Ilja Dragunov VS Trick Williams w/ Carmelo Hayes!
The Mad Dragon stormed all over NXT UK to be champion there, then did it again here in the US. But Trick Willy went from a rookie in the shadow of his best friend to a made man, and even won the Iron Survivor Challenge with a miracle comeback! Outside obstacles delayed this match from happening at New Year’s Evil, but we finally see the baddest man and the hottest rising star have it out one more time! Trick may have lost out on the Dusty Cup, but can he win THE prize of NXT? Or will Dragunov always be UNBESIEGBAR?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if this is that moment!
The bell rings, and the fans rally up as the two men stare down. Dragunov rushes in, Trick dodges and DECKS Dragunov! Dragunov staggers up but Trick fires off more haymakers! Dragunov staggers to a corner, but then CHOPS Trick! And CHOPS! Trick blocks the next one, scoops Dragunov and SLAMS him down! Trick then scoops again but Dragunov slips free. Dragunov waistlocks, Trick elbows free but Dragunov avoids the dropkick! Dragunov waistlocks, Trick throws more elbows, then arm-drags free. Dragunov staggers up into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Trick and Melo cheers him on.
Trick drags Dragunov back up, brings him around, and whips. Dragunov fights the pop-up to ENZIGIRI! Dragunov runs to CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! Both men flounder, Dragunov has a bloody nose but he just fires up! Dragunov RAMS Trick to a corner, CHOPS him, then pushes him. Dragunov storms up to CHOP Trick again, then bumps him off buckles. Dragunov MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Trick sits down, Dragunov CHOPS him anyway! The ref counts, Dragunov lets off so that he can scrape Trick’s face with his boot! The fans are torn, Dragunov makes Trick sit up and Trick has a bloody lip! Dragunov runs to BOOT WASH Trick!
Melo coaches Trick but Dragunov says this is HIS ring! “And no one is gonna push me off my throne!” The fans are torn, Dragunov CLUBS Trick down! Trick throws body shots in return! And then a haymaker! Dragunov SPINNING CHOPS! Dragunov seethes and storms around, to then clamp on with a chinlock. Trick endures, blood in his mouth and air leaving his body! The fans rally up, Trick fights up, but Dragunov GERMAN SUPLEXES! Dragunov holds on and he says Trick promised to give his all, so where is it? GERMAN SUPLEX again and Dragunov drags Trick back up. Trick sputters but shakes his head, he still has fight!
Trick pries the waistlock open and the fans fire up! But Dragunov powers the waistlock back on. Trick trips Dragunov, cartwheels, but Dragunov BOOTS him away! Dragunov runs up, to BOOT WASH Trick outta the ring! Melo coaches Trick to get up and fight back. Dragunov storms out after Trick, brings him up, and GERMAN SUPLEXES him to the floor! Trick sputters, Dragunov snarls, and Melo coaches Trick up. But Dragunov drags Trick up to the apron, reels him back in, fireman’s carry! Melo freaks out, as Dragunov hits an APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Melo is beside himself as Trick flops to the floor!
Dragunov leaves Trick behind as the ring count begins. Melo coaches Trick and the fans rally up. Melo and Trick hug, but the count is climbing! Trick gets in at 8, only for Dragunov to go COAST2COAST! Cover, TWO!! Dragunov drags Trick up, runs and LARIATS him back down! Cover, TWO!! Trick still has fight and Dragunov is a little surprised. The fans rally with “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” but Dragunov looms over him. Trick throws body shots! Dragunov throws knees! Dragunov sits Trick up, to then shake his hand. Trick SLAPS Dragunov! Dragunov glares at Trick to fire off SLAPS of his own!
Dragunov eggs Trick on, Trick eggs Dragunov on in return! They go forearm for forearm and the fans fire up! Dragunov runs to BOOT! Trick rebounds to ROLLING- NO, Dragunov blocks the kick to lift Trick, for a POWERBOMB! Dragunov falls back, but then goes to a corner. “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!!” TORPEDO- ENZIGIRI!! Dragunov staggers, Trick hits FIRST 48!! Melo fires up that Trick just used his move! Both men are down, Melo cheers Trick on and the fans are with him! Trick rises, Dragunov stirs, and they fire forearms again! They go back and forth, but Dragunov fires a flurry!
Trick wobbles, but he LEG LARIATS! Dragunov rises, into another LEG LARIAT! Trick hurries to whip and FLAPJACK! The fans fire up, Trick looms over Dragunov, and he stomps! “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” echoes out as Trick cartwheels, but Dragunov arm-drags free! Dragunov BOOTS, runs the ropes, CONSTANTINE- NO, Trick ducks it to clinch! But Dragunov fires elbows! Trick ROCKS Dragunov but Dragunov PELES! Trick rebounds to LEAPING LARIAT! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Trick sits up and catches his breath while the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” Trick stalks Dragunov to ropes, then a corner.
Trick rains down fists on Dragunov, the ref counts and Trick lets off. Dragunov flounders, Trick storms up again. Trick stands Dragunov up but Dragunov CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Trick ROCKS Dragunov, then UPPERCUTS him up and out of the ring! Trick storms out after Dragunov, drags him up, but Dragunov RAMS him into the apron! Dragunov goes up the apron, brings Trick up to join him, and he fireman’s carries again! Trick fights for dear life! Trick then clinches, and BOOKENDS to the floor!!! The fans lose their minds and even Melo winces seeing that one! The ref checks both men, Melo shouts to get this in the ring!
Trick nods and he hobbles up. Trick aims for something, but Dragunov knees him low! Dragunov SMACKS Trick off the apron, and Melo gets in Dragunov’s face! Melo says Dragunov is why he and Trick are on bad terms! Melo swings, Dragunov ducks and he CLUBS Melo into Trick!! Melo ends up taking Trick’s leg out!! The fans boo, Melo is furious, and Dragunov puts Trick in. Melo can’t do anything now, and Dragunov reels Trick in. But Trick still back drops free! And then he JUMP NECKBREAKERS! Trick has the fans all fired up, and Trick calls his shot! Trick steals the H-BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?
No one can believe it but Dragunov survives his own move! Trick rises up and the fans are electric! Trick hobbles, Melo coaches him, and Dragunov rises. Trick slaps the bad leg into working, runs up, but the leg gives up! Dragunov gets Trick up, JACKKNIFE POWERBOMB!! Then H-BOMB!! Dragunov drags Trick around by the bad leg, puts him in a drop zone, and then Dragunov goes up. Melo is despairing as Dragunov hits the SUPER H-BOMB!!! Cover, TWO?!!? Even Melo can’t believe it!! The fans are electric as Trick is showing his true power! Dragunov says “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!” But Trick dodges the Torpedo! ROLLING ROUNDHOUSE!! Cover, TWO?!?!?!
Once again, no one can believe it! We’ve seen Dragunov survive stuff before but this is wild! Melo is on the apron, arguing with the ref, and Trick runs in. Dragunov sends Trick into the ref and the ref hits Melo!! Trick gets moving, TRICK KNEE!!! Cover, Trick would’ve won by now but there’s no ref!! A replacement ref appears! Cover, TWO!!!! That was more like 12 in reality, but that wasn’t enough for the win! The fans are upset with the ref(s), but then Dragunov gets Trick. Trick throws elbows, throws Dragunov, but Dragunov comes back with a JUMP KNEE! H-BOMB!! Dragunov isn’t gonna stop here, he puts Trick back in the drop zone!
Dragunov hurries up but the fans are thunderous with “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Dragunov is on the very top rope, for a SUPER DUPER H-BOMB onto knees!!! The fans are volcanic and Trick is all fired up! The hair comes down, Trick and Dragunov are in the corners! Dragunov says yeah, do it! “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!!” They both rush in, TORPEDO MOSCOW!!! Cover, Dragunov wins!!!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
The fans can’t believe it, but the Trick Knee loses to Torpedo Moscow, and that means Trick loses to Dragunov. Will no one ever slay The Mad Dragon? Melo says Trick was so close, but they always gonna be here. Melo and Trick are boys, right? Trick nods, hobbles, but then Melo glares at him?! CHOP BLOCK!?!?! The fans boo as Melo turns on his best friend! Melo throws his jacket away, then goes out of the ring to get a chair! Melo brings the chair into the ring, and he paces around Trick like a shark. Melo says this is what Trick gets, and then he JAMS the leg with the chair! And then he SMACKS the leg with the chair! And again, and again, and again!!!
The fans who aren’t booing are shocked silent by what Melo is doing! Melo decides this isn’t enough, so he SMACKS the leg again! And then he takes a seat, and he holds up the #TMG towel to drape it over Trick. Melo says Trick needs to understand, Melo made Trick, so Melo can also destroy Trick. Fans boo and chant “F YOU, MELO!” and “MELO SUCKS!” Melo grins and winks, then tells everyone up theirs before he leaves. Melo blames the fans for making it like this. The fans are why Melo did! Then was it Melo who attacked Trick all those weeks ago? Is this the real… HIM?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Vengeance Day event, even with title status quo kept. As I’ve said in the past, the status quo is fine if they give us a great way to it. Dragon Lee VS Oba Femi was an awesome rematch that allowed both guys to show what they can do, and in the end, Oba still wins because A) Dragon Lee really should rejoin the LWO on SmackDown fulltime, and B) Oba Femi is HUGE. And with the women’s championship, we got a great match of Roxie VS Lyra before the cash-in that then gave us an even greater Triple Threat. I will say it is rather sad that they used the Breakout cash-in just to allow Lyra to retain without directly hurting Roxie, but I suppose it was the only way out of having to choose between Lyra and Roxie.
Plus, now we get a great feud of Roxie VS Lola to possibly lead to one of them challenging Lyra at Stand & Deliver. Meanwhile, good promo from Kiana & Izzi to set up another feud, Kelani might need a teammate to fight them off and possibly give us an NXT contender for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. We also got good promos throughout the night for the Chase U Calendar, and of course Lexis King and Riley Osborne get into it. But uh, there’s no way this calendar is actually going on sale in reality, right? For one, the Vince thing. Can’t really be cashing in on the horny when Vince was so disgustingly horny he broke the law and violated all morals. Hell, I still think this thing is gonna blow up in Jacy’s face when Chase sees what’s really in that calendar.
Great connection to the calendar with the D’Angelo Family promo and Rizzo disappointing Tony and shocking Stacks. Great Mixed Six, especially with how Rizzo was booked. She didn’t do a lot as the legal participant but she still got the most exciting part of the match with that super crossbody. Great win for The D’Angelo Family, and now they’re primed for the next phase. Dijak VS Gacy was one of the more creative No DQ matches I’ve seen, and certainly in WWE. Gacy no-selling actually worked in story, and then he still smiles even in defeat. I would think there’s another match between these two but it’s gonna be hard to top this one.
Awesome opener with the Dusty Cup, and great win for Wolf Dogs. Wolf Dogs feel primed to take those titles off Tony & Stacks, and I can’t believe that I kinda wanna see that. But at the same time, Bron is on the verge of his call-up, maybe that jeopardizes him and Corbin being tag champions and they end up fighting each other instead. And then of course, that opener directly affected the main event. Not only was Trick less than 100% with the leg as a target, there were moments in it where you could say Melo was passive-aggressively trying to cost Trick. The hug that lingered, Melo getting in Dragunov’s face and the “accidental” chop block, all signs of what they’ve been subtly crafting for us this whole time.
For a second, I thought Melo was gonna turn on Trick because Trick won and this was how Melo would go after the title again, but instead we get something a little more akin to when Ciampa turned on Gargano at the start of their DIY break-up story. Melo knows Trick was blind to what was really going on and so he blindsides Trick with both the truth and the beatdown in front of everyone. Melo VS Trick is going to be amazing stuff going into Stand & Deliver, that might even be Melo’s sendoff match. And then maybe on the way to Battleground, Trick rebuilds and gets one more shot at Dragunov to finally become THE NXT Champion so that he can reign over the Summer in time for NXT Heatwave.
My Score: 9.2/10
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night Two!
Can the Prince slay the Rampaging Dragon?
Callum Newman won the New Japan Cup, won THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but can he survive his first title defense against Shingo Takagi?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Taisei Nakahara; Yasuda wins.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Gedo & Daiki Nagai; Gedo & Daiki win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hontai VS House of Torture; Hontai wins.
- Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Yuya & Taichi win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico; Despy & Mistico win and become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Bolten Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi; wins and
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NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens w/ Yujiro Takahashi!
Although the Alpha is preparing for his match with Kazuchika Okada at AEW Double or Nothing, he must still fulfill his duties as a champion in NJPW! But will Konosuke still be the star of NJPW World? Or will the Lonestar Outlaw steal the spotlight?
But as Konosuke reaches ringside, Chase runs up! Konosuke avoids his wrecking ball dropkick to then fire forearms! They go back and forth but Konosuke ROCKS Chase! Konosuke stalks Chase around the way, ROCKS him again, and again! Chase KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke stops short of the railing. Konosuke pops Chase up to SMACK off the railing, then DDTS him on the floor! The fans cheer as Konosuke then drags Chase up and puts him in the ring. The bell sounds and we’re on the clock! Konosuke brings Chase up, headlocks, but Chase endures the grind. Chase pulls hair to power up and out, but Konosuke drops down on the dropdown!
Konosuke has the headlock again, and he grinds Chase down. The fans rally as Chase fights up, and he KNEES low! Chase KNEES Konosuke again, then headlocks in return. Konosuke powers up and out, then hurdles, drops down, and DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Konosuke then hits another headlock takeover. Chase pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Konosuke grinds the hold but Chase rolls to a cover, ONE! They stand up, and Chase pulls hair again to put Konosuke on the ropes. The ref counts, Chase lets go slowly, but he BOOTS the ropes to jam Konosuke up! Konosuke sputters as he slumps outside, and Chase WRECKS him with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Chase goes out to bring Konosuke up. Chase scoops to then HOTSHOT Konosuke off the railing! Konosuke coughs and sputters again, but Chase SMACKS him off the apron. Chase drags Konosuke up to the apron now, and he cravats for a SNAPMARE DRIVER on the apron! The fans applaud while Chase puts Konosuke in the ring, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer more as Konosuke stays in this. Chase argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Konosuke sits up but Chase runs in at the corner for a forearm smash! Then a short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Konosuke shows his grit but Chase just grins.
The fans rally up again as Chase paces around Konosuke. Chase drags Konosuke up, fireman’s carries, but Konosuke fights free. Konosuke ROCKS Chase, but Chase ROCKS Konosuke back! Konosuke ROCKS Chase again, but Chase fires back! They go back and forth until Chase CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Chase runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Chase reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans cheer while Chase goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in and JUMP KNEES! Then clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud as Chase toughs it out, but Konosuke stays calm.
Konosuke stand Chase up, but Chase fights the lift. Chase CLUBS away, then headlock punches! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke keeps Chase from running the ropes! Chase ROCKS Konosuke for it, then eggs him on. We pass five minutes as Konosuke ROCKS Chase! The fans rally up as Chase fires back! Konosuke staggers to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Chase! Chase fires fast hands, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- BACK ELBOW from Chase! Chase cravats but Konosuke powers out! Chase blocks a shot to C-TRIGGER! Then he avoids the boot to I HATE YOUR FACE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Chase stays on him.
Chase wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke ducks High Noon to spin Chase for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Konosuke roars as he rises, and then he gator rolls Chase into a suplex! Chase fights the rest, then bails out! Chase hobbles around the way but Konosuke pursues! HELLUVA KICK against the railing! Konosuke then brings Chase around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans rally as Chase crawls, but Konosuke drags him back outside, for another APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Konosuke shoves Chase inside, but Yujiro gets a PIMP CANE CHEAP SHOT on Konosuke!
The fans boo Tokyo Pimp as he puts Konosuke in, the ref none the wiser! Konosuke drags himself up at the ropes, but Chase runs up for C-TRIGGER! Then he wrenches, hammerlocks, and HIGH NOON LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The fans cheer as Konosuke survives! Chase is frustrated but he drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! But Konosuke wrenches free, slips around, only for Chase to grab the ref! Konosuke can’t suplex them both, and Chase sends Konosuke into the ref! The fans boo but now Yujiro storms in so he can stomp away on Konosuke! Yujiro then sets Konosuke up for Chase, but SHOTA UMINO is here!
Shota DECKS Chase, then ROCKS and ROLLING ELBOWS Yujiro! The fans cheer as The Roughneck has evened things up for The Alpha! Shota even cheers Konosuke on, only for the rest of the House to attack! Sho, Kanemaru, Ren, and Dick all stomp Shota, but Konosuke hurries to shield his ally! And then HONTAI rushes out here! Wolf, Yano, Yoh, Wato & Tiger Mask all go after The House! They’ve all got their match later tonight, so this ends up a rather interesting warm-up! The fans cheer as Hontai drags The House out of the ring, and even gets Don Fale, to then gather them all at the ramp side!
The fans cheer Konosuke as he builds speed, and Konosuke FLIES! Air Alpha brings down The House! The fans cheer again as Konosuke gets Chase in the ring while Hontai takes the rest of the House to the back! And we’ve finally hit ten minutes! Konosuke checks on the ref, and then deadlifts him into the ring. The fans cheer, but Chase is up to something! Konosuke ducks the punch, BLUE THUNDER- SPUR KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Chase hides the evidence quickly. Chase vows to end it now, and he drags Konosuke back up. C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK! Then he brings Konosuke around to tuck him in!
Chase lifts for LAST TES- NO, Konosuke fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Chase sunset flips! Konosuke rolls through, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Konosuke then aims from a corner, WAGAMAMA KNEE AGAIN!! Konosuke then hauls Chase up for RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
The House of Torture tried and failed to cheat this one away, this is still The Alpha Show! But wait, the lights go down! A video on the tron shows that same mysterious man in suit and mask from last time. He walks into the backstage area of this very arena, but who is it? Where are they going? What do they want? Wait, now they’re IN THE RING! And they CLOBBER Konosuke with some big satchel! WHO IS THIS?! They take off the mask, and IT’S SANADA! The Cold-Blooded Snake is STILL in NJPW! And he drags Konosuke right up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves with a word, but his intent is now clear. Will he make himself the star of NJPW World?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico!
The Ichiban Sweet Boys only just took these titles back, but they’re already putting them back on the line! Will the Sniper of the Skies & Japanese Young Punk outdraw The Rogue Luchador & The Talisman? Or will these titles soon go internacional?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly mighty!
The teams sort out, and Despy starts against Fujita. The bell rings, and the fans cheer as the two go forehead to forehead. They both talk some trash, Despy slaps Fujita around, but Fujita shoves Despy. Fujita eggs Despy on, Despy fires the fans up, then he CHOPS! Fujita snarls and fires the fans up, then CHOPS in return! The CHOPS go back and forth, faster and faster, harder and harder! The fans cheer as they CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, but then Despy says stop! Despy ROCKS Fujita, CHOPS him again and again, then eggs him on! Fujita swings, but Despy ducks to headlock. Fujita powers out but Despy reverses!
Despy drops down, then hurdles, but into Fujita’s DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Fujita says he’s smarter than that. Fujita drags Despy over but Despy gets away before the tag. The fans rally as Despy drops back to an open corner. Eagles says Despy can go on and tag Mistico, that’s who Eagles wants to face. Despy dry heaves as he tries to catch his breath, then tags in Mistico. The fans cheer as Mistico steps to Eagles, and Eagles pie faces him. Mistico CHOPS, Eagles CHOPS, and now they CHOP back and forth! The fans rally as they’re already fast ‘n’ furious! Mistico says look! Then he SOBATS! And front kicks!
Mistico whips but Eagles reverses to go up and around for the arm-drag! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Eagles hurdles to then RANA! Mistico tumbles but rises up, only for Eagles to WHEEL KICK! The fans cheer while Eagles walks over to Mistico. Eagles kicks Mistico in the back, then stands him up to CHOP! Mistico wrenches and whips but Mistico grabs the ropes. Eagles kicks Mistico’s leg, then whips, but Mistico still blocks. Eagles KICKS the leg, then whips, but Mistico handsprings! Eagles dodges but Mistico comes back to springboard RANA! The fans cheer as Mistico then blocks a chop to CHOP!
Mistico knuckle locks, then goes up, up, steadies himself, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans cheer while Eagles tumbles, and Mistico tags Despy back in. Mistico kicks Eagles before he and Despy double whip for DOUBLE ELBWOS! Then they roll Eagles to whip again, DOUBLE BOOTS! They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fujita runs up, but into a mule kick and HAYMAKER! The luchadores double whip Fujita corner to corner, then Mistico sends Despy in. Fujita dodges to RANA Mistico! Despy kicks low, runs, but Fujita trips him! Eagles KICKS, Fujita SENTONS, then Eagles basement DROPKICKS!
Mistico is back but the Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, then split the wishbone! The fans cheer while Eagles goes to Despy. Eagles stands Despy up, puts him in the corner, then both Sweet Boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Sweet Boys stop, and Eagles tags Fujita. The fans rally as Fujita wrenches and whips Despy to the open corner, and CHOPS! Despy is stinging as Fujita snapmares then runs, PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Despy is tougher than that but Fujita tags Eagles back in. Eagles ELBOW DROPS on the knee, then pulls on the leg for a toehold! Despy endures, claws at Eagles, then crawls back to the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, but he traps the leg for a TWIST! Fujita tags in, he brings Despy around to CLUB him on the back. The fans rally as Fujita suplexes Despy up and over! Cover, TWO! Despy is still tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita stomps Despy, brings him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Eagles but Despy ELBOWS Fujita down while Eagles BLASTS Mistico! Despy fires off forearms on Eagles but Eagles DROPKICKS the legs out! The fans rally as Eagles then winds up and KICKS Despy! And KICKS! And KICKS! Despy eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs the ropes, only for Despy to block the kick!
Eagles fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then avoids a boot to KNEE low. Eagles whips but Despy reverses for a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Despy crawls his way over to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSBODY! Fujita kicks Mistico, the Sweet Boys double whip, but Mistico ducks their double elbow to springboard and DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico keeps going, and he handsprings through the double hip toss to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then Mistico runs up, slips around, and shoves Fujita into Eagles! Mistico 619s Eagles down! Then he springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Fujita!
The fans cheer as Mistico keeps going, and he FLIP RANAS Eagles! Eagles tumbles while the fans rally behind Mistico. Mistico runs up, but Eagles sidesteps, only for Mistico to springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Mistico hurries to LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Eagles has to check. The fans rally again as Mistico hurries after Eagles. Mistico hushes the fans, and winds up to GAMANGIRI! Eagles wobbles, but Mistico puts him up top. Mistico rallies the fans again before running corner to corner. Mistico goes up, up, but Eagles fires body shots! Mistico falls and Eagles WARP- NO, Mistico dodges!
Mistico runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! But Eagles rolls it into a ghost pin! TWO, and Eagles rolls, schoolboy bridge! TWO and the fans cheer again! Eagles SOBATS, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and both men are down again! Eagles crawls his way over, hot tag to Fujita! Fujita runs up on Mistico, and he CHOPS! Then he snapmares Mistico to go up and out! The fans rally as Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita covers, TWO! Mistico survives and the fans fire up, but Fujita vows to end this now. Fujita brings Mistico up, suplexes, but Mistico slips free. Mistico spins Fujita but Fujita ROCKS Mistico! Fujita runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans rally as both men crawl. Mistico hot tags Despy! Despy RUNS Fujita over, then scoops to SLAM! Despy hurries to suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Despy stays on him. The fans rally up as Despy gut wrenches, GUITARRA- NO, Fujtia slips free! Despy REAR HEADBUTTS, but runs into a drop toehold! Fujita ties up the legs, NEMOS SPECIAL! Despy reaches out, but Fujita grabs his arms! The fans rally as Despy resists, powers up, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go in frustration but he hurries to waistlock. Deadlift- NO, Despy fights the German Suplex and reaches fo rropes!
Fujita drags Despy back, but Despy ELBOWS free! Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Despy SPINEBUSTERS! And then high stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Fujita scrambles, Mistico runs in and intercepts Eagles! MISTI- NO, Eagles turns it into an ASAI DDT! Eagles then SUPERKICKS Despy down! The fans rally up as Eagles stands Despy up. Despy BODY BLOWS and HAYMAKERS! Despy whips, Eagles reverses, but Despy grabs ropes. Despy DUMPS Eagles out, then builds speed! But Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Fujita goes up, up, and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Despy and the fans fire up!
But Mistico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Fujita at the ramp! Mistico helps Despy stand, but Eagles DIVES! The fans fire up as Eagles wipes the luchadores out at the ramp! Eagles & Fujita get Despy in the ring, then they rally the fans. Fujita feeds Despy to the scoop, SWEET BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans fire up again! Fujita vows to end this now, and the Sweet Boys drag Despy up again. The fans rally as the Sweet Boys double torture rack, but Despy fights it! Despy flips through, SHOVES Eagles into Fujita, then Mistico runs up! He gets the boost for the DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
The Sweet Boys bail out, Mistico DIVES to take Eagles out again! Despy DIVES onto Fujita and they both crash into railing!! The fans fire up again as all four men are down around ringside! A ring count starts as the four men stir. We pass 5 of 20, then 10, but no one has even sat up! We hit 15 and the fans rally even harder! Despy stands, roars, and he puts Fujita in at 18! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Fujita survives but Despy wags his finger. The fans rally up again as Despy brings Fujita up. Despy drags Fujita up, underhooks, but Fujita wrenches out. Fujita CHOPS, but Despy KNEES low!
Despy whips Fujita, Fujita reverses, and GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again as the fans continue to rally! Fujita roars, and he vows to finally end it. Fujita drags Despy up, brings him around, and suplexes, only for Despy to fight it! Despy RAMS Fujita to a corner, then ROCKS him! Despy hoists Fujita up top, then goes up to join him! The fans rally as Despy goes for the very top, but Fujita bends his fingers. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy down, but Mistico runs up to GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! The fans fire up as Mistico now climbs the corner. Mistico clinches Fujita as they go to the very top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up again as Eagles springboards in! Mistico dodges, but Eagles comes back, DESTROYER! Despy runs up, Eagles dodges to ROUNDHOUSE, SUPERKICK, and PELE! But Despy rebounds to SPEAR! All four men are down in the ring now as the fans fire back up! Eagles and Mistico bail out while Despy and Fujita go to corners. Despy roars, runs in, and LARIATS Then he underhooks, PINCH- NO, Fujita fights the lift, then powers out to have the wristlocks. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy! Fujita then roars as he brings Despy up, for another HEADBUTT! Fujita stands Despy up again, but Despy breaks free to ROCK Fujita!
The fans rally up as Fujita CHOPS! Despy swings, but into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Despy fights around, but Fujita shifts to a MOUNTED ARMBAR! Eagles intercepts Mistico, kicks away on the leg, but Mistico KICKS free! Both men run up, Eagles blocks a kick, but Mistico fights free of the backpack! Mistico runs, LA MYSTICA!! Despy powers through the armbar to then get the leg! GROUND DRAGON SCREW, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Fujita flails, Eagles flails, NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! FUJITA TAPS, DESPY & MISTICO WIN!!!
Winners: El Desperado & Mistico, by submission (NEW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Just as The Ichiban Sweet Boys were on top of the world, they come crashing back down! Is this an ill omen on how the Best of the Super Juniors will go for Eagles and Fujita? As for Mistico, he is not just a triple champion but a QUADRUPLE CHAMPION! CMLL World Light Heavyweight, CMLL World Trios, PWR Heavyweight and now IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion! Will he and Despy dominate the 2026 BOSJ and beyond?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi may have failed to take the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and the big man from Kazakhstan may have failed to take the NEVER Openweight Championship, they still stand together as trios champions. But will these titles still belong to Bishamon & BARS? Or will Ospreay lead the Dominator & Mauler to victory for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The trios sort out and Henare insists he start. Henare wants Oleg, but Hashi insists he start, and the fans applaud. The bell rings, the fans rally, and Hashi and Henare circle. Khan distracts Hashi, Henare CLOBBERS Hashi for it, then Henare BLASTS the Hontai corner. Henare stomps Hashi, drags him up, and ROCKS him! Henare whips, Hashi BOOTS back, and Goto joins in! They RUN Henare over, then ZANMAI! Oleg runs, but Khan trips him up! Ospreay BOOTS Goto, Henare CLUBS Hashi, and The Empire tags things outside. Ospreay SMACKS Goto off apron, Henare sends Hashi into railing, and Khan drags Oleg around to SLAM his bad arm off the timekeeper’s table!
The fans rally as Henare CLUBS Hashi and puts him in the ring. Khan drags Oleg around by his bad arm while Henare stomps Hashi. Khan whips Oleg hard into railing! Henare bumps Hashi off Ospreay’s boot, then tags Ospreay in. The fans cheer as Ospreay CHOPS Hashi down! Ospreay drags Hashi up, scoops, and SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Ospreay drags Hashi back up, but Hashi fires body shots! Hashi CHOPS, Ospreay CHOPS, then Ospreay whips, but Hashi hits the BLOCKBUSTER! Ospreay scrambles to tag Henare, and Henare BOOTS Goto down. Then Henare CLOBBERS Hashi!
Henare drags Hashi up, fires forearms, then ROCKS him again. Henare fires off in the corner but Hashi fires forearms and CHOPS in return! Henare CHOPS Hashi down! The fans cheer while Henare roars. Henare then sets up, but Hashi avoids the senton! Henare hobbles but he stomps Hashi down. Henare whips, Hashi DROPKICKS the legs! The fans rally while both men are down. Henare and Hashi crawl, hot tag to Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg and Henare RAM! And RAM! They both fire up, they both run, and they RAM shoulders again! Henare then ROCKS Oleg, runs, but into a scoop! Oleg Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW!
Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg BLASTS Khan off the apron, DECKS Ospreay, then goes back to Henare for the VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Oleg drags Henare up. Oleg torture racks, but Henare CHOKES him! The ref counts, but Oleg breaks free! Henare KICKS, and KICKS, then snapmares to KICK Oleg in the back! Then Henare KICKS Oleg in the chest! Henare runs, RUGBY KICK and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives and the fans cheer. Henare BLASTS Goto for good measure before he goes back to Oleg. Henare HEADBUTTS, whips, but Oleg stops himself! Oleg BOOTS Henare, then fireman’s carries!
Henare fights free again, then CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS back! Henare CHOPS, Oleg CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as both men snarl, and Henare CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare is stinging and he drops to a knee! The fans rally as Oleg storms up, but Henare fires fast hands! BODY BLOW! Henare then runs up to LARIAT in the open corner! Henare runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Oleg dodges, comes back, but Henare LARIATS him down! But wait, Oleg’s right up! And he LARIATS Henare! Henare’s right up, and dodges to then BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as both big behemoths are down! Hot tag to Ospreay, and he PIP PIP CHEERIOS! Then an ELBOW for Goto! Hashi runs up, Ospreay dodges to put Hashi outside, ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he PLANCHAS to knock Hashi and Oleg down! The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin still knows how to fly. Ospreay puts Oleg in, brings him around, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Oleg is tougher than that but Ospreay calls his shot. Ospreay aims from the corner, runs up, but Oleg pops him up! Fireman’s carry, VER- NO, Ospreay lands out! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees!
Oleg whips but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up and Ospreay aims again, HIDDEN- NO, Oleg catches Ospreay and THROWS him! The fans fire up while both men are down! Oleg and Ospreay crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior LARIATS Ospreay, whips corner to corner, then runs up to MURAMASA! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Goto hauls him up for a fireman’s carry. Ospreay fights free but Goto ROCKS him! Goto whips, Ospreay reverses, but Goto puts Ospreay on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Goto, goes up, and BLINDSIDE CHEERIOS! Then he lifts Goto to LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay checks his neck, then brings Goto up. Ospreay underhooks but Goto fights the lift! Ospreay CHOPS Goto, but Goto snarls. Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay CHOPS again, and repeat! Forearm for CHOP, but then Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! And a CHOP blocked! Goto ROCKS, whips, but Ospreay handsprings! Goto catches Ospreay to GERMAN SUPELX! Ospreay lands out, but ends up in URA GTR! Goto runs, but Ospreay blows past him! Ospreay avoids Goto, and Henare hits the RAMPAGE! STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, HASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Henare whips Hashi to a corner.
Khan LARAITS, Henare & Ospreay LARIAT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then they feed Hashi to Khan’s BOOT! Henare LARIATS Goto, fireman’s carries, SAMOAN DROP! Ospreay springboards, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Goto survives and the fans fire up again! Ospreay stays focused as the fans rally up, and Ospreay calls his shot! Ospreay springboards, OSCUTT- NO! Goto blocks, spins, but Ospreay avoids the lariat to HOOK KICK! Another try, but Oleg catches Ospreay to SNAP KAMIKAZE! But then Henare drags Oleg out and sends him into railing! And then more railing! And then- NO, Oleg turns things around, and now Henare hits railing!
The fans fire up as Oleg runs up, but Henare dodges! Henare KNEES Oleg up and over the railing! Both men are down in front of the fans while Goto and Ospreay rise up. Goto roars, runs up, and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Goto pushes Ospreay down. Goto climbs up, takes aim, but Ospreay GAMANGIRIS! Ospreay goes up, but Goto fires body shots! Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay ROCKS Goto, and repeat! Ospreay fires more forearms, but Goto HEADBUTTS! Goto then climbs up onto Ospreay for a SUPER KAI TEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Ospreay survives that super sunset bomb and the fans are thunderous!
Goto and Ospreay stir, then crawl, hot tags to Khan and Hashi! Hashi SHOTGUNS Khan to the corner! Hashi runs up to CHOP and DDT! Cover, TWO! Hashi brings Khan around to the drop zone and the fans fire up! Hashi climbs up but Khan scrambles to the far side. Hashi hops down, and Khan eggs him on, so Hashi goes outside. But Khan kicks and whips Hashi into railing! Khan then snap suplexes Hashi to the floor! Khan grins as he clearly suckered Hashi in. Khan drags Hashi up, puts him in, and calls to Henare. Henare joins Khan and they bring Hashi up. But Hashi fires forearms on them! And CHOSP! But then Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW!
Khan chicken wings Hashi for Henare’s BODY BLOW! Then the ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Double cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but the Monster Rage is boiling over! Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Hashi slips free! Hashi SHOVES Henare at Khan, then LARIATS Khan! Henare ELBOWS and whips Hashi, but Hashi LARIATS through! Ospreay returns but Hashi dodges, only for Ospreay to slip through the lariat! But Hashi slips free of the bomb to LARIAT after all! The fans are thunderous as Hashi has soloed the Empire! The fans rally up as Hashi crawls, and he roars as he rises again! Hashi brings Khan up and Goto joins in.
Bishamon double whips Khan corner to corner, then LARIAT and CHOP! Hashi sends Khan to Goto but Khan Mongolian Chops! Hashi mule kicks, Goto clinches, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up as Bishamon brings Khan up again! Dragon sleeper, leg lift, but Khan BOOTS free! Goto snap suplexes Khan, but Ospreay fires off on Goto! Ospreay runs, but into HIDDEN GAP! Henare ROCKS and CHOPS away on Bishamon, then runs, into HIDDEN BOLTIN!! The fans are thunderous again as Oleg waits on Bishamon. Bishamon hauls Khan up, has him in place, and Oleg RAMS Khan into the corner!
Oleg sets Khan back up, then DECKS Ospreay! Goto LARIATS, Hashi LARIATS, and now Goto climbs! Hashi hoists Khan up, DANGEROUS LIBRA!! Cover, HENARE CLOBBERS GOTO ONTO IT! The fans cheer as everyone is down around ringside! Goto drags Henare up, but he has a guzel! Guzel on Hashi, too, but Oleg CHOPS Henare! Henare holds onto Bishamon! So Oleg SHOTGUNS Henare! That alone is impressive! Bishamon regroups and they drag Khan up. They set Khan up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, Oleg runs, but Henare is a step for Ospreay to leap from! HIDDEN BLADE ON OLEG!!
Henare DECKS Hashi, Khan IRON CLAWS Goto! Ospreay SUPERKICKS, then he TOSSES Goto! Ospreay goes up, up, and LEAP OF FAITH onto Goto & Oleg!! Henare waits on Hashi, for the RAMP- DDT!! Hashi turns things around on Henare and the fans are thunderous! Hsahi roars as he gets back up, and he drags Khan to his feet! But Khan BITES Hashi’s arm! The ref counts, but then Khan IRON CLAWS Hashi’s face! Hashi endures the iron grip, but Khan is pushing him down to the mat! Khan DRIBBLES Hashi’s head like a basketball! Hashi fades but is somehow still in this, so Khan hauls him up! ELIMIN- CODE BREAKER!! Cradle cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous again as Khan survives! Hashi hurries to his feet, but Osperay and Goto are brawling outside! Ospreay and Henare leave Goto and Oleg on the outside while Hashi aims, SUPERKICK blocked! Khan KICKS the leg, then BLINDSIDE BOOTS! The fans rally but Khan laughs maniacally! Khan calls to Henare & Ospreay. Ospreay climbs, Henare HEADBUTTS, and then Henare hauls Hashi up! Ospreay aims, HIDDEN BLADE ELIMINATOR BOMB!!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
What an insanely overpowered combo move to finish Hashi! But in the end, the power of the Empire’s founding members shines even brighter now that they hold gold together! Khan grabs the mic to say, “Bow down, you peasants! We beat ‘Bishamontin,’ we have dominated the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions. So next… We shall conquer K O B and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. And if they want to see us directly, we will forgive them if they dare step in front of us.” In other words, Khan is daring Oskar & Yuto-Ice to appear. And after a moment, they indeed appear!
The Knockout Brothers swagger down to the ramp and into the ring, and they stare down Khan & Henare. Henare has the mic to tell Ice that Henare doesn’t care what anyone says! Those tag titles are theirs, now bring them your mana! Yuto laughs at that and tells Henare that if he wants the mana, Yuto will bring him that wrestling high! They can make some money together! Yuto tells the fans that if they wanna get that wrestling high, then you’ll wanna see Yuto fight Henare! They ARE KOB, and they wanna fight the strongest bastards there are! And that seems to be these two here. Go ahead, challenge them! Because everyone here will put their money down to see it!
You don’t have to think, just feel! Let’s Get High! TCH TCH, Big Up! The champions have spoken, and they’re ready to face fellow champions to prove they’re the best! But will Oskar & Ice make sure to knock out Khan & Henare? Or will the Empire continue to conquer the world?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi!
From youngest man to win the New Japan Cup to youngest man to win this title, The Prince has proven himself as a powerful wrestler. But to prove himself as truly worthy of this title, he must make it through his first defense. A former heavyweight champion in his own right, the Rampaging Dragon has fought his way back to this moment. But will Takagi once again stand atop the mountain? Or will he suffer the Prince’s Curse?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to make the formal introductions and raise the belt. And now, at the end of Wrestling Dontaku, we see whose heroic journey triumphs over the other’s!
[Coverage will continue in the morning]
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ACKNOWLEDGE the contract signing!
With the World Heavyweight Championship match set for Backlash, all that’s left is for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu to sign the contract!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh; JD wins.
- PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page; Rusev & Ethan win.
- Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry; Hendry wins, by disqualification.
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Oba wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Hermanos Americanos; Los Hermanos Americanos win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns arrives backstage.
And Adam Pearce catches him right as he exits the car. The Raw General Manager knows Roman is heated from last week but they need to discuss things first. Roman says first off, no, he wants to know where Jacob Fatu is at. And second, don’t you hear the fans already cheering for him? Hit his music! Pearce tries to calm Roman down but has to shout at him first. Jacob Fatu is not here… yet. But Seth Rollins is! Architect and Tribal Chief stare down, and Rollins says Roman is in his way. Roman steps aside, and Rollins’ song hits first! The fans in Omaha, Nebraska sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins heads to the ring.
But then BRON BREAKKER CLOBBERS ROLLINS! Bron HAMMERS away on Rollins, drags him around, and throws hockey scrum body shots! Bron CLOBBERS Rollins again, then stands him back up so he can gorilla press him! Bron drops Rollins on barriers! Rollins falls back, sputters, but security and producers hurry out here. Bron THROWS security around! Then he drags Rollins up to RAM him into steel steps! Adam Pearce shouts at Bron but Bron drags Rollins into the ring! The refs get Bron to back off, producers check on Rollins, but then Bron breaks through to slip into the ring! SPEAR!!
Bron looms over Rollins while the fans bark. Rollins coughs and sputters while Bron tells him this is just a taste. Bron takes his leave, the damage done. But will he do even worse when the match is on for Backlash?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv Morgan says that Stephanie Vaquer is injured, no worrying about her anymore. But now to talk about the not so good news. Like what the hell was Finn doing in here last week?! Roxie doesn’t know, he must be delusional. Liv says she’s not worried about Finn, JD McDonagh finishes this tonight. Liv is worried about Roxie. Why did Finn think it was okay to talk to Roxie? Why didn’t Roxie tell them about it? Why did Liv have to watch it through Netflix to learn about what’s going on? Roxie says she didn’t mention it because she made it clear to Finn. She told him to get out and never come back. But Liv’s right, Roxie should’ve said something.
But don’t worry! Roxie’s loyal to Judgment Day, they know that. Yes, Liv is glad to hear that, because she believes in Roxie. Roxie & Raquel are going to be the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, they just can’t let anything get between the family. Promise Liv that you won’t keep secrets, Roxie. Roxie promises. Promises what…? That she will never keep any secrets from Judgment Day. Good. So they ready? Liv, Dom & JD head out, and Raquel pats Roxie on the head. But will things be (not) fine for Judgment Day?
Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh w/ Dominik Mysterio!
Raw returns as The Irish Ace makes his entrance, Dirty Dom by his side. The bell rings, the two tie up, and JD wrenches to wristlock. JD YANKS the arm, but the fans taunt him as “BOBBLEHEAD! BOBBLEHEAD!” Finn rolls, wrenches, but JD wrangles Finn back down. JD puts on the pressure but Finn kips up to wrench, slip through, and headlock. JD powers up but can’t power out as Finn holds on tight! JD endures, rolls to a cover, ONE! JD headscissors, Finn kips free, and Finn arm-drags! Finn grinds JD with the armlock, but JD fights up. JD rolls, powers Finn to ropes, but the ref counts.
JD backs off slowly, but Dom trips Finn up! The fans boo Dom but then JD RAMS Finn! Dom flexes and soaks up the heat while JD RAMS Finn more. JD lets off so he can soak up heat, then he stalks Finn to another corner. JD CHOPS, then he whips corner to corner. Finn goes up and over to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Finn warns Dom, but JD turns things around. Finn dodges JD to CHOP him back! Cover, TWO! Finn drags JD up, brings him around, and gives some Latino Heat! JD wrenches free but Finn ducks JD’s lariat to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn keeps his eyes on Dom, then goes back to JD.
JD drop toeholds Finn, then runs to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Finn goes to ropes but JD KICKS his leg! JD KICKS the leg again, then puts the leg on ropes. JD drops a KNEE on the knee! Finn writhes, the fans boo, but Dom applauds as JD YANKS the bad leg. GROUND DRAGON SCREW! JD then drops an ELBOW on the leg, then clamps on a toehold. Finn endures, kicks JD in the back, and the fans rally as both men stand. JD storms up on Finn, whips, but Finn reverses. JD sunset flips, Finn rolls through and basement DROPKICKS! JD goes to ropes, Finn LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up as Finn builds speed, but Dom trips him up again!
The fans boo as Finn shouts at Dom, but JD CLOBBERS Finn! Finn tumbles out of the ring, but here comes Roxie! The fans boo Judgment Day as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn fights up in the headlock. Finn fires body shots, and now the rest of Judgment Day hurries out here. JD CLUBS Finn, whips him, but Finn goes up and- NO, JD catches Finn on the over, but Finn holds onto the ropes! JD pries Finn free, but Finn slips down to dragon sleeper! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans cheer Finn on, but he’s all alone ringside now that it is 5v1! JD and Finn rise up, but Finn ROCKS JD! And ROCKS him again! And again, and again! Finn whips and BACKDROPS JD! JD flounders, Finn trips him to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans cheer Finn as he flexes!
Finn drags JD up, whips him to ropes, but JD reverses. Finn comes back to SLINGBLADE! The fans cheer as Finn aims from a corner. But Dom gets on the apron! Finn DECKS Dom, JD rolls Finn, TWO! JD swings, Finn dodges and CHOPS! Finn runs, but into the SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives but just barely! Finn goes to the apron while the fans rally harder and harder. JD storms over, but Finn RAMS into him! Then GAMANGIRIS! Finn goes up, up, but Raquel distracts the ref! Dom shakes the ropes, and Finn falls! The ref realizes something is wrong, so she EJECTS Dom! The fans cheer as things are a bit more even now.
Liv & Dom are upset but JD still drags Finn to a drop zone. JD goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! Cover, TWO! Finn hurries to SLINGBLADE JD again! The fans rally for Finn while the ladies of Judgment Day coach JD. Liv gets on the apron, but the ref tells her to back off. Liv sneaks something to Roxie! The bell hammer!? Finn SHOTGUNS JD! Roxie has the bell hammer to CRACK Finn!! The fans boo but JD HEADBUTTS Finn! JD falls on the cover, JD wins!
Winner: JD McDonagh, by pinfall
Roxie proves her loyalties by doing Liv’s dirty work, and JD finally gets a win over his old mentor. Is there no hope for Finn against this many enemies?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond apologizes to The Architect for bothering him, as he is clearly in pain after that vicious assault from Bron Breakker. But what does this mean for Backlash. Will Rollins be okay? Rollins says Backlash is in five days, he’ll be fine. Rollins told “the kid” last week, that if you take your shot, you better be able to finish the job. Rollins ain’t dead yet. Rollins storms off, will he be able to game plan a way to get around Bron’s speed, strength, and ruthless aggression?
The Vision regroups backstage.
Bron Breakker says he couldn’t let Rollins go to the ring and get on the mic to bore us all to death. He can’t stand listening to that guy! He’s like a duck! “Quack, quack! I’m the best wrestler in the world! Quack!” Austin Theory joins in, “Lemme sing my song! Quack quack!” Paul Heyman walks in and says, “Is Seth Rollins still breathing?” Bron says yes, he is. Logan Paul says one guy who won’t be is Joe Hendry! Logan’s gonna beat him to a pulp! Logan swears to God, let him get his hands on Hendry and he’ll hospitalize him permanently! PLEASE! Heyman says that’s why tonight, Logan is not fighting Joe Hendry. W-What?!
Heyman says Bron almost got suspended again, Brock Lesnar retired on us, and if Logan were to get his hands on Hendry, he’ll be put in jail for what he does to him! That’s why tonight, it is Joe Hendry VS Austin Theory. Theory says it’s alright, Maverick. If Logan wants Hendry smacked around, Theory will smack him around. If Logan wants Hendry hurt, Theory will hurt him. He’ll put the Pressure on Hendry, and Logan can just watch. Bron says relax, you’re THE Logan Paul. Vision will get ’em all, one by one. They fist bump on that, but will The Vision all be turned into believers soon enough?
PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page!
After the multiple blindsides the past few weeks, he WWE Intercontinental Champion and the Young OG team up against some common enemies in The Bulgarian Lion and All Ego! But will the power of #CeroMiedo see them through? Or will Rusev CRUSH while Ethan steals everyone’s smile?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance, followed by Ethan’s. The teams sort out and Evans starts against Rusev. They circle while the fans rally, and Rusev picks Evans up! Rusev RAMS Evans into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but stops as the ref counts 4. Rusev snarls, ROCKS Evans, then CLUBS him on the back. Evans flounders but Rusev stands him up. Rusev whips, Evans stops himself and BOOST back! Evans ROCKS Rusev with haymaker after haymaker! Evans runs, but Rusev ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Rusev stalks Evans to a corner. Rusev drags Evans up by his hair, then tags Ethan.
The fans boo more as Ethan and Rusev mug Evans. Ethan says see, they’re a team! Ethan drags Evans up but Evans CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but Ethan takes a swing. Evans ducks that to DECK Ethan! Then he ROCKS Rusev, too! Ethan runs up, Evans wrenches and kicks! Evans snap suplexes, kips up, and does the Penta swagger! The fans cheer while Evans taunts Rusev. Evans whips, Ethan reverses, but Evans grabs ropes to stop himself. Ethan runs up, Evans flips up and over, tag to Penta! Ethan runs up again but into Penta’s GAMANGIRI! Evans adds a DROPKICK! Penta GAMANGIRIS Ethan again!
Penta sits Ethan down, then headstands for the SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev runs up, but Penta & Evans dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then Penta gives Evans the boost to RANA Rusev! Rusev tumbles out, Evans PLANCHAS, and down goes Rusev! Ethan grabs Penta by the mask, reels him in, but Penta wrenches out! Half nelson, pump handle, PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but sputters while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev UPPERCUTS Penta! The fans rally for Penta as Rusev whips corner to corner and SPLASHES! Penta tumbles outside but Rusev goes out after him. Rusev puts Penta back in, but Penta triangle jumps to LARIAT! Rusev is down and Penta crawls! The fans rally harder and harder, but Rusev YANKS Evans from the apron! The fans boo as Rusev denies Penta a tag. Rusev whips Penta to the corner, but P etnta BLASTS Ethan! Then he dodges Rusev! Penta goes to his corner, but Evans is still down! Ethan tags in and he CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan rains down fists, then drags Penta from the corner.
Ethan CLUBS Penta, soaks up heat, and Rusev runs up on Evans! Evans hurdles, Rusev crashes into steel steps! Penta dodges Twisted Grin to BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up as Penta crawls! Hot tag to Evans and Omaha erupts! Evans BOOTS, SUPERKICKS, then LARIATS Ethan! And goes Matrix to dodge, kip up and STUNNER! Ethan wobbles, Evans WRECKS Rusev, then he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX Ethan! The fans fire up as Evans builds speed to FLY! #WeOutside! Evans throws off his shirt, springboards back in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives, he isn’t a former NXT Champion for nothing!
The fans rally for Evans, he goes up a corner, and he MOONSAULTS, but Ethan gets under! ROUNDHOUSE! Ethan reels Evans in, TWISTED- NO, Evans pops free to SUPERKICK! Evans runs, but Ethan BOOTS him first! Ethan whips, but Evans rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Hot tag to Penta, springboard TORNADO DDT! Cover, but Rusev breaks it! Evans goes after Rusev but Rusev shoves him away. Evans DUMPS Rusev out, then DIVES! Another hit on Rusev, and now he’s on the desk! The fans are thunderous as they see that look in Evans’ eyes! Evans hurries to the corner and climbs up top!
The fans are going nuts already, but Etan SHOVES Evans down! Penta SUPERKICKS Ethan! Penta then slingshots to- NO, Ethan dodges and SWEEPS the leg! Penta is down but the ref won’t let Ethan go after him. Rusev handles that with an URENAGE on the desk! Rusev feeds Penta to Ethan, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, ETHAN & RUSEV WIN!
Winners: Rusev & Ethan Page, by pinfall
Both Bulgarian Brute and All Ego have sinister grins on their face, and they celebrate their victory! Not too buddy-buddy, of course. But will these two both have their shot at Penta’s Intercontinental Championship?
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
“When I was a coach in NXT, my favorite, my absolute favorite days, was when a surefire, can’t-miss, blue chip future superstar saw their dreams come true when they got the opportunity to sign one of these to join Raw or SmackDown. Guys, today is one of those days. Let’s take a look.” The fans cheer as we get a highlight reel of the former NXT Women’s North American & WWE Speed Women’s Champion, and Pearce asks we all welcome the newest Raw superstar, Sol Ruca! Sol makes her entrance with a new song, and high-fives fans as she heads down the ramp. Sol joins Pearce in the ring, grabs herself a mic, and Pearce congratulates her.
The fans cheer and Sol smiles as she takes the contract. “Damn. It is going to feel so damn good when I sign this and officially be a part of Monday Night Raw.” But wait, Becky Lynch is interrupting! Pearce is upset as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion storms her way to the ring. Becky grabs herself a mic to tell Petty Pearce that she’s been looking for him all day! She was told that THIS would be her time for her Celebration of Greatness! Who told her that?! Doesn’t matter, she knows they were a very credible, reliable source. But point is, after her monumental WrestleMania moment, Pearce came out and illegally sanctioned a match with “Iyo Jennetty.”
Which explicitly went against the parameters of her open challenge! But even with that meddling, Becky won! Uncontroversial because she’s the greatest female wrestler of all time, and it’s not just her saying it, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, Bleacher Report says it! Sol asks Becky, “Are you done?!” Becky says no, actually, and she’s also a New York Times best seller. Sol says not everything is about Becky. Becky says okay, okay, Sol is very new here, but the sooner she learns this the better. Everything is about her! Well, not this. Everyone knows who Becky is, we know what Becky’s done and accomplished.
But the thing is, Sol didn’t expect to find out that upon meeting Becky, Becky is exactly what everyone says she is. W-Which is? The Man? The history maker? The ground breaker? No. They say Becky is a rude, big-headed B*TCH! And it’s not just Sol saying it, it’s New York Times, Sports Illustrated- Becky says Pearce may be terrible at her job, but is he really letting Sol talk to her like this?! Becky asks if the fans are letting Sol talk to her like this. “YES!” Becky is flabbergasted but the fans cheer Sol on. Becky ask who even is this, and Sol finishes singing her contract. This is Sol Ruca, and if you ever interrupt her again, not only will Sol kick your ass, but she’ll snatch your soul.
Becky takes a swing, Sol dodges, so the punch hits PEARCE! Oops! Becky apologizes but Pearce is furious! Sol smiles as Becky panics, and then she runs up to use the corner! SOUL SNATCHER! The Man is down! Is Sol about to turn the tides and wash away Becky’s big time ego?
The Usos are backstage.
Jackie Redmond catches them as they head for Roman Reigns’ room, and asks them how they’re feeling ahead of the contract signing. Jimmy says it is a big night! Contract signing night between OTC and Samoan Werewolf, and they wouldn’t miss this for nothing. Now, they got a lot of love for Jacob, but Jacob needs to understand how OTC does business, especially when there’s championship gold on the line. Ya feel ’em? Jackie understands, but aren’t they conflicted considering their relationship with both? Jey says nah, Jackie, this right here is family bidness, plain and simple. OTC knows how to handle himself. The Usos are just in case something pops off.
But Jacob, The Usos already told you, Uce! You swimming in deep water now. You bit off more than you can chew. You’re swinging for the fences, though! But they respect that, aight? But Jey is telling you, The Bloodline has been drawn! And at Backlash, you gonna find out who you messing with, Jacob. Good luck, lil’ cousin. YEET. The Usos then step inside Roman’s room. What will the OG Bloodline discuss in regards to this very same family business?
Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry!
The Vision were a bit… triggered, perhaps, by what The Prestigious Joe Hendry joked about during his concert. But will Hendry feel the Pressure here tonight? Or will Omaha be full of believers after tonight?
Raw returns as Hendry continues his concert where it left off! “He’s one amazing athlete, but he’s a piece of trash! He can shove his trading cards directly up his.. Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul?” Logan storms out and shouts that he thought he made it clear that Hendry cannot fire Logan Paul! He is UN-FIREABLE! TKO cannot fire Logan, that’s bad business! Logan IS business! Logan is the heart and soul of the WWE! Hendry says he knows Logan is upset, and he’s glad to see Logan, because this part of the song is the apology. It goes like this: “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?”
Logan swears to kill Hendry, but Theory runs up! The bell rings, Hendry fires hands, then LAIRATS Theory up and out of the ring! The fans cheer, Logan tells Theory to handle this! Theory and Logan reset, circle, but the Logan shouts at Hendry. That distraction lets Theory CLOBBER Hendry from behind! The fans boo but Theory CLUBS away on Hendry. Theory then clamps onto Hendry to throw hands right into the side of his head! The fans boo more but Theory CLOBBERS Hendry again! Theory & Logan soak up the heat, then Theory slaps Hendry around. Theory scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER! Theory and Logan fire each other up, but the ref has Logan back off.
Theory stands Hendry up, but Hendry UPPERCUTS and CHOPS and repeat! Hendry whips corner to corner, Theory reverses hard, and Hendry falls to the mat. Theory rains down fists, talks trash, but the fans chant, “Logan Sucks! Logan Sucks!” Logan shouts back that he does not, and Theory goes back to Hendry. Theory drags Hendry up, talks trash, and snap suplexes! “Who sucks now?!” The Vision soaks up more heat, then Theory drags Hendry up. Theory talks more trash, but Hendry suplexes Theory now! The fans cheer while Logan is already upset again. Hendry rises, the fans rally behind him, and Hendry fires haymakers!
Hendry whips Theory to ropes to then LARIAT! Theory flounders from taking the “Commonwealth Clothesline,” and Hendry runs to LARIAT in the corner! Hendry keeps moving, but Theory blows past! Only for Hendry to catch him! FALL AWAY SLAM! And then a kip up, for the… TURN! The fans cheer, but LOGAN ATTACKS!
Winner: Joe Hendry, by disqualification
The fans boo but Logan HAMMERS away on Hendry! Logan hands Hendry the win but he snarls as he tells Hendry, “Nobody can fire me!” Hendry fires off fists! Theory goes after Hendry, the fans boo as The Vision mugs Hendry! They stomp and punch away, but here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins again take the fight to The Vision! SUPERKICK for Logan! Then Ford spins Theory around to ENZIGIRI! Dawkins takes Theory for THE SILENCER! The fans pump it up for The Profits, and Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Theory! Ford climbs up, but BRON runs in! Bron THROWS Ford out of the ring! Then Bron CLOBBERS Dawkins!
The fans bark as Bron then GERMAN SUPLEXES Dawkins! The Unpredictable Badass turns the tides, but SETH ROLLINS trips him up! The fans cheer as Rollins gets revenge with furious fists! Rollins THROWS Bron into steel steps! Rollins stomps away, then they brawl in the ring! Rollins rains down fists while the fans cheer! Rollins BLASTS Logan & Theory off the apron, then LARIATS Bron down! Omaha is erupting as Rollins is shaking the ropes! Rollins aims, but hold on! Ford FLIES out to take out Logan & Theory! But Bron SPEARS Rollins in the distraction! Bron snarls as he tells Rollins he was that close.
Bron leaves Rollins down again, but he’s still roughed up himself. Will either man survive the Backlash?
Backstage interview with Judgment Day.
Jackie is now with Liv, Dom, JD, Raquel & Roxie, and brings up them sending a message to Finn. But what is the focus moving forward? Liv says yeah, you saw what they did to Finn tonight, and to Vaquer last week. The focus is getting all the gold and crushing anyone who gets in their way. And this season is all about Raquel & Roxie! Tell her, sister! Raquel warns Brie Bella & Paige that their nostalgia tour was cute for a night, but it’s time to get serious. She wants them both to come to their show, because- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria step in, and The Role Model says, “Well, well, well. Wouldya look at here? Can anyone in the Judgment Day get anything done on their own?”
Bayley has known them all for so long and she is just finally getting it. Lyra says they weren’t gonna forget what happened to them last week, either. If they’re such a big happy family, then they won’t be afraid to take them on. Liv mocks them and says families help each other win. Try it sometime, losers. Bye~! Bye~! Judgment Day leaves, but will #BayLyra humble them soon enough? And what of Brie & Paige answering the challenge to show up on “Judgment Day’s show?”
The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
With champions either too busy, too lazy, or perhaps too afraid to accept a challenge, The Ruler is making HIMSELF into the challenge! Who will answer the call, and who will be thrown from the mountaintop in Omaha?
Oba has the mic to say,” The time has come. The Oba Femi Open Challenge will now begin.” And it’s AKIRA TOZAWA that answers the call! He is accompanied by Maxxine Dupri & Otis, but can The Stamina Monster even survive?
The bell rings and Tozawa steps up to be face to… chest with Oba… Tozawa gest scared, but Otis says that’s okay, HE will step up. Even Oba likes the look of this! The bell rings, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Oba SHOVES Otis! That alone is impressive, but Otis comes back to RAM Oba! Oba stays put and the fans continue to cheer. Oba and Otis are forehead to forehead, then Oba RAMS Otis! Otis doesn’t budge and the fans cheer! They start shoving, then Otis rips his shirt away! Oba RAMS Oba, Oba RAMS Otis, but Otis dodges! Only for Oba to UPPERCUT Otis down! Oba then hauls Otis up, for a SUPER SHOTPUT!
The fans are thunderous as Oba is fired up, and he watches Otis slowly get up. Even Oba is wondering if this is possible, but he kicks Otis first. Oba nods and says he knows how to get this done. Oba hoists Otis up the corner, then gets under Otis, for a SUPER SIZED FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
The first challenge was already a big challenge, but Oba was still up to the challenge! And after seeing that, will anyone even want to step up next week?
Refs check on Rollins backstage.
Rollins insists that despite how he looks, he is fine. Just leave him alone. Rollins sees Hendry & The Profits, and he “thanks” Montez Ford for setting him up for that second spear. Ford says thanks to Rollins’ past antics, nobody, and Ford means NOBODY, trusts Rollins! Oh, wow, nobody? Ford doesn’t trust him, Dawkins doesn’t trust him, Rollins doesn’t even know Hendry but Hendry probably doesn’t trust him. Guess what? Rollins doesn’t even trust himself! But who cares!? They’re in the same fight! They’re all after The Vision, so those fights are gonna come together! But here’s the deal: They stay out of Rollins’ way, he’ll stay out of theirs. Got it?
Rollins storms off, but does he have it all backwards? Shouldn’t they all work together if they want to tear The Vision down?
Adam Pearce mediates a meeting between Iyo Sky and Asuka.
The Raw General Manager knows these two are set to face off at Backlash, so the floor is theirs. Iyo starts by telling “Asuka-san, I have avoided this fight for years. You know this. You are exactly what you say you are: my senpai; my mentor; I looked up to you. I loved you. And despite everything you have done to me, I still have the utmost respect for you. I never wanted to have this fight, and I never wanted it to come to this. But… You have changed.” Asuka says nothing has changed, but Iyo says yes, she has! The Asuka that Iyo looked up to is no longer here! Now, Iyo has no choice but to fight Asuka.
Asuka says Iyo continues her disrespect, so the Iyo that Asuka taught is no longer here, either! This person sitting here, who are you? “I don’t know anyone this disrespectful. Who are you?” Asuka says this is her biggest disappointment! Do you not get how she feels?! Asuka is done with Iyo. At Backlash, Asuka cuts Iyo out of her life for good. Iyo says fine, she understands. Because she IS ready for Asuka! Asuka rolls her eyes, then leans in close, to MIST IYO RIGHT IN THE FACE!! Pearce is furious, has Asuka get out of here, and shouts for a doctor! The Empress of Tomorrow shows no remorse, but will The Genius show no mercy at Backlash?
Backstage interview with El Grande Americano Original and…?
Jackie is with Chad G- er, uh, the Original EGA and The Creed Brothers, who are now “Los Americanos Hermanos,” The American Brothers… After that surprise attack on the other El Grande Americano at AAA during the Mask VS Mask contract signing, how are they feeling going into this trios match? Well, thankfully, the No Physicality Agreement was for Mexico. That means here in Middle America, all bets are off! Now, the boys saw how they great EGA Original in AAA, it’s ridiculous! So they decided to do the honorable thing and help him out. They take inspiration from a close personal friend of his, Chad Gable, still sidelined with injury.
But on May 30th, we find out once and for all that there is only ONE El Grande Americano, and you’re lookin’ at him! The ORIGINAL El Grande Americano! AH GRACIAS~! Los Americanos Original heads to the ring, but will this be an American made victory? Or will the real Americanos please stand up?
Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Americanos Original!
Raw returns as the other Los Americanos make their entrance. The trios sort out, but then El Grande Dos throws his cape at Original! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! The fists fly, but “Julio” DUMPS Rayo out, then “Bruto” ROCKS Bravo! The brothers THROW Bravo out before Original LARIATS Americano Dos out! The fans cheer, “AH GRACIAS~!” Bravo rushes in, Bruto FLAPJACKS him, and now the match is on! Bruto copies Bravo’s dance, then UPPERCUTS! Tag to Julio, they double whip to DOUBLE BACKDROP! Julio struts but Rayo tags in. Rayo ROCKS and KICKS Julio, then CHOPS! Rayo runs, but into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELL!
Julio kips up while Rayo hobbles. Julio reels Rayo in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Bruto, then tag to Original. Julio ELBOWS Rayo in the corner, Bruto BACK BODY BLOCKS, then feed to Original’s HIP TOSS! The fans cheer and Original covers, TWO! Original drags Rayo up, wrenches, wristlocks, but Rayo breaks free to SMACK him! Tag to El Grande Dos! The Grandes tie up, go around, and Original arm-drags! They fight back up, Dos wrenches but Original rolls to SLAP back! Original headlocks but Rayo tags in as Dos powers up and out. They then trip Original out, bring him to the outside, and Grande Dos WRECKS Original with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Los Americanos stand tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rayo BOOTS Bruto off the corner! Rayo then clamps onto Julio with a SLEEPER! The fans rally as Julio endures, reaches out, but drops to his knees. Julio powers up again to BACKPACK SENTON! The fans rally while both men are down, hot tags to the Grandes! Original THROWS Dos, then rains down fists! Dos gets free, Bravo goes up and leaps in! Original catches him for an EXPLODER! Original fires hands, then clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! ROLLING LIGER KICK on Rayo! Then Original ducks the discus to ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up with Original and he waistlocks, but Bravo tags in!
Bravo y Rayo save their Americano from Chaos Theory, only for Original to waistlock Bravo! Bravo grabs Rayo in a panic, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for Original Grande, and he goes out to CANNONBALL! He CLOBBERS Rayo, goes up a corner, but Dos distracts the ref! That lets Rayo SHOVE Original off the corner! But Julio springs right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Bruto is up to MOONSAULT! But Dos CLOBBERS Bruto with the headbutt! GAMANGIRI for Julio! But then both Grandes run up, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Bravo is up top, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Bravo is furious but the fans rally up, “This is Awesome!”
Rayo aims at Bruto, runs up, and SUPERKICKS from the apron! Then he SEATED SENTONS! But Julio gets Bravo up, APRON BOMB! Grande Dos PENALTY KICKS Julio! But Original has Bravo, RAMS him into Dos, then hits CHAOS THEORY! The fans cheer as Original goes up top, but Grande Dos grabs him! But the brothers RAM him into the barriers! Original DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Los Americanos Original win!
Winners: Los Americanos Original, by pinfall
AH GRACIAS~! But will this momentum carry El Grande Americano Original through that Mask VS Mask match at the end of May?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Now that there is no one to stand in his way, The OTC, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, walks out on stage and raises his finger to the sky. The pyro goes off, and it is time for the title fight contract signing. But will things stay civil in this family civil war? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman gets his second round of pyro, then joins Pearce in the ring. Roman makes sure to sit at the head of the table, then Pearce introduces the challenger, Jacob Fatu! The fans cheer the Samoan Werewolf as he makes his entrance. Pearce says we all know how this works: two signatures on the contract makes this match official. The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” while he stares down with Jacob. Roman picks up his mic first to say, “Nah, Pearce, you know how this works. Omaha, Nebraska…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans cheer and chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman asks if Jacob hears all that.
Roman says that’s not just love, but the sound of respect! The fans cheer that, and Roman says you don’t think he knows where Jacob comes from? That he wasn’t watching from afar? That respect wasn’t earned just from hanging out. Jacob was grinding for 12 years, but Roman was here for OVER 12 years! The fans cheer again, and Roman tells Jacob that Roman was the one in this company, his foot holding the door open for Solo Sikoa. Solo brought Fatu in? Well guess what? Roman brought Solo in. Therefore, Roman brought Fatu in. And Roman will be damned if there is not respect to be had in this business for him!
The fans again cheer for “O T C! O T C!” and Roman says this is about respect. There has to be a code, there has to be an honor system. They can’t just run roughshod around here, bogarding everything for the family. No, there has to be a system of conduct that they can hang their hats on, understand? The Tongan Death Grip… Jacob disrespects Roman with something that he saves for desperate measures. Where does Jacob think they are? In some bar at 3AM, surrounded 8v1? THAT is when you bust out the Tongan Death Grip, THAT is when you snatch someone’s throat! You don’t do that to family! You don’t do that to your own. You don’t do that to your Tribal Chief!
The fans cheer again, but Fatu says, “Hold on, what?! Tribal Chief? Hey. That’s where you got it all wrong, you don’t understand. Yes, I am desperate. Yes, it feels like it’s just me against the world. Yes, my back is against the wall. So I have no other choice but to take you out, take this title, and everything that comes with it!” The fans are torn on that, but Fatu says to keep it 100, then he’ll put a choke hold on this game, and he’ll squeeze out every dollar and cent, just the way this company been doing their family for decades! So when Fatu’s talking all gas, no brakes with it, that doesn’t mean slowing down, it means moving forward and never going back to where he came from.
So yes, Roman, Fatu is desperate. Desperate enough to do anything for his household, even if he gotta run through his own blood! Roman says this is what he’s talking about! Fatu’s household?! Let’s get this out the way. Roman signs his part, the fans cheer, and then Roman pushes the contract to Fatu. Fatu is talking about his household, but Roman says he’s been up here over a decade for MULTIPLE households! Fatu is worried about seven kids, but Roman’s worried about 170 kids! Fatu is worried about higher education, but Roman is worried about generation after generation! Because Roman is the one that can do that! Proof of concept! The respect! WWE does business with HIM!
Roman already told everyone a long time ago, this is ALL HIS! This is HIS ring! And yes, in their family, they’re equals, of the same blood. But in this ring, Jacob, you’re beneath him! JACOB SNATCHES ROMAN! Roman CLAWS Fatu’s face, THROWS him into buckles, then THROWS an armchair at him! The fans fire up but Pearce wants Roman to calm down. Roman grabs the belt, but Fatu GRABS ROMAN’S THROAT! Roman HAMMERS Fatu down, climbs up in the corner, and rains down more fists! The fans count along, Roman goes all the way to TEN! But the TONGAN DEATH GRIP still finds him!!
Roman hurries to get loose, SUPERMAN- DEATH GRIP!! DEATH GRIP!! Pearce hurries in there, Roman grabs at Pearce out of desperation, but Fatu drags him around, CHOKE SLAM on the table!! The table didn’t break, but Roman is still down and out. Fatu signs his part, and he says they gonna do this! It is official, and as it looks, Fatu has the advantage! Will nothing stop the Samoan Werewolf from sinking his teeth deep into Roman? Or can Roman find a way to survive?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here as the go-home to Backlash, but with some great stuff that also had nothing to do with Backlash. Very good promos from Judgment Day, and I just knew Liv was gonna confront Roxie about Finn sneaking in. Her mentioning watching it back on Netflix was also a good detail, as they can reference it later if Roxie really does end up helping Finn as the mole. They were acting like enemies cuz they didn’t want the secret being exposed by cameras. But in the end, Judgment Day of course made sure Finn lost, but there might be hope for allies if Bayley & Lyra are gonna get in Judgment Day’s way of the women’s tag titles. Mixed Six Tag maybe?
Great 2v2 tag of Penta & Evans VS Rusev & Ethan, and the Heels winning out makes sense given Penta is a Face champion. Rusev will likely be betrayed by Ethan so that Ethan gets the title shot, only for Penta to win out. Great first match for the Oba Femi Open Challenge, Oba continues to build his power on main roster by just showing his physical power in throwing Otis. Very good promo from Sol and Becky, that’s clearly Becky’s first title defense right there, but I would think Becky cheats to win. Though, I can’t really see what Sol could do after she loses so maybe Sol should win to humble Becky? Plus, they can just have a rematch after.
Great stuff with all the Americanos, especially with how convoluted it is to cover up the obvious identities of everyone. AAA gives the rest of the story where Gable Americano has escalated things to where even Kaiser Americano’s girlfriend is banned from AAA if Kaiser loses his mask, and that’s pretty wild. But probably also all the more reason we’re about to get Chad Gable back once he’s exposed. Great stuff with The Vision story, such as Rollins interacting with Roman only to get attacked by Bron Breakker. Also, that means Roman didn’t even care that Bron ran past him to go after Rollins, and that’s hilarious.
Hendry VS Theory ending in disqualification was fine, it works for Heels to be sore losers and such. Profits of course made the save, and while Rollins said they’d stay separate, I really do think there’s gonna be some kind of team up before this is over. Obviously, Hendry & Profits VS Vision can happen as a Six Man, and at the very least, they try to help Rollins against Bron when Logan & Theory try to cheat that match. And very good stuff in the story of Roman VS Jacob. Good promo from Usos, very good contract signing promos, especially with Roman referencing some of the real-life stories about Haku fighting off jackasses in bars. Jacob standing tall would suggest he loses, but there’s also SmackDown as a go-home to see if the tides turn at the last minute.
My Score: 8.9/10
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