Coverage
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (2/8/24)
ROH is TV Ready!
Is Dalton Castle’s “friend” ready for the spotlight?
Johnny TV has been denying Dalton Castle his grudge match, so a “friend” of The Peacock is getting that fight instead! Will they be #TVReady tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Workhorsemen VS Sayrus GT & Brillante RB; The Workhorsemen win.
- Ethan Page VS Aaron Solo; Ethan wins.
- Penta El Zero Miedo & El Hijo del Vikingo w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Jon Cruz & KM; Penta & Vikingo win.
- Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie VS Dalton Castle’s Friend; No Contest.
- Billie Starkz VS Araya Thorn; Billie wins.
- Four Corner Survival: Trish Adora VS Kiera Hogan VS Diamante VS Leyla Hirsch; Diamante wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Infantry & The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson VS Shane Taylor Promotions, Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis; STP, Griff & Karter win.
- Lee Johnson VS Gravity; Johnson wins.
- Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV VS Killa Kate; Taya wins.
- Four Corner Survival: Jack Cartwheel VS AR Fox VS Willie Mack VS Komander; Komander wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Workhorsemen VS Sayrus GT & Brillante RB!
Anthony Henry & JD Drake have been finding their footing in the ROH Tag Division but they still have a way to go before challenging The Kingdom. Will the Saint of August and Scrap Metal keep putting in the work? Or will they get caught sleeping by two young Tamaulipas luchadores?
The teams sort out and Henry starts against Brillante. They keep the Code of Honor, then circle. The fans rally up for Brillante and “LUCHA! LUCHA!” but Henry just smirks. They tie up, Henry chinbars and wrangles Brillante, then twists the wrist. Brillante kips up, Henry throws him down by his mask, and the ref reprimands. Brillante handsprings, wrenches and arm-drags, then RAMS Henry! Brillante runs to a corner, Henry follows, but Brillante goes up and over and handsprings away! Henry hits buckles, staggers away, then Brillante runs in, only for Henry to scoop and BACKBREAKER!
Fans boo but Henry snap suplexes Brillante down. Tag to JD, they each stomp Brillante, then JD drags Brillante up. JD suplexes, but Brillante slips free, hot tag to Sayrus! TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Sayrus ducks ‘n’ dodges to SUPERKICK! Henry runs in, dodges Sayrus and DROPKICKS Brillante! But Sayrus RANAS Henry for that! Henry bails out, Sayrus builds speed and he DIVES, but JD catches him! JD tosses Sayrus to the ropes for the HAYMAKER! Fans boo but JD storms into the ring while Henry DRIVE-BY KNEES Sayrus on railing! Fans boo as Henry drags Sayrus up and sends him to JD.
JD CHOPS Sayrus and Sayrus sits down in the corner. JD drags Sayrus up, the fans rally, and JD CHOPS again! JD brings Sayrus around, SPLASHES, then tags in Henry. Henry sends Sayrus into a shoulder, then ROCKS Sayrus into JD’s DDT! Henry stays between the luchadores, kicks at Brillante, then taunts him. The fans tell Henry off but he snapmares and KICKS Sayrus. Tag to JD, JD KICKS Sayrus, then brings him around. JD reels Sayrus in, hauls him up, but Sayrus slips fere! Hot tag to Brillante for the springboard MISSILE DROPKICK! Brillante runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, rolls off JD’s back but Henry tags in before the BELLY2BELLY!
Henry runs in to BOOT Sayrus down! JD CANNONBALLS Brillante, then Henry adds a METEORA! Then the WORKIN’ NINE TO FIVE!! Cover, The Workhorsemen win!
Winners: The Workhorsemen, by pinfall
Sayrus & Brillante couldn’t keep up with the grind, JD & Henry stand tall in Texas! Will they get their shot at Taven & Bennett soon enough?
Backstage interview with Jerry Lynn.
Lexi Nair is with the member of the board as they’re both outside the dressing room of “Dalton’s Friend.” Dalton Castle himself can be heard shouting at his friend, and they’re both hoping for a word. Jerry knocks on the door, and Castle opens it, wearing a boat captain’s hat…? Castle puts that away as he says hi and asks what’s up. Lexi and Jerry both say they want to talk to Castle’s “friend.” Oh, right, his friend. Yeah, uh, no… Wait, is that just the laundry room? No. Look, his friend is busy, okay? But Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie walk over and laugh. Where’s Castle’s imaginary friend? Hey, he is real, okay? Johnny is just a wild pig of filth!
Johnny gets heated but Jerry keeps everyone calm. Jerry tells Castle he cannot interfere in the match tonight or he will be suspended. That’s fine by Castle, he won’t even be ringside. He’ll be watching the match backstage on the monitor, when his friend takes it to Johnny! Johnny says oh no no, Castle will see what happens when a TV wrestler takes a ham ‘n’ egger to Slam Town! Where is Slam Town? Castle doesn’t know, and he slips back inside the room. There are still no answers to who this “friend” is, or if they’re even real, but will Johnny TV prove himself right later tonight?
Ethan Page VS Aaron Solo!
All Ego wants Kyle Fletcher to be watching this, and to keep that ROH World Television Championship warm. Will Ethan continues to wear the purple ‘n’ pink for his daughter, will he be one step closer to wearing gold for her, too?
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Solo kicks the hand away, and then the bell rings. Solo talks trash, but Ethan DECKS him! Fans fire up and Ethan fires more hands! Ethan has Solo in a corner for stomps, then stomps even faster! Ethan lets off as the ref counts, makes Solo shake his hand, then climbs up the corner. Ethan has the fans get ready, but Solo slips away before even one punch! Ethan hurries after Solo, ROCKS him in another corner, then climbs up to rain down fists! Solo slips away at three, then hits back! Solo stomps Ethan to the corner then climbs up. Fans boo as Solo grins, but Ethan stops him before one!
Ethan carries Solo corner to corner to RAM him into buckles! Ethan CHOPS Solo down and the fans fire up! Ethan says now it’s happening! Ethan traps Solo’s arms in the ropes, then rains down fists! The fans count WAY past ten, all the way to TWENTY!! The fans fire up, Ethan whips corner to corner hard, then he cradles Solo for the COBRA BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Ethan drags Solo back up. Ethan hoists Solo up but Solo slips free to waistlock. Ethan RAMS Solo into the buckles, snapmares him, then goes up the corner. But Solo SHORYUKENS! Solo goes up to CLUB away on Ethan, then climbs up.
Ethan throws body shots, shoves Solo away, but Solo YANKS Ethan down! Ethan hits buckles then the mat, but the fans rally up. Solo rains down fists, soaks up the heat, and then stomps Ethan. Solo talks trash on Ethan, throws down more fists, but the fans rally up. Ethan CHOPS, Solo kicks him down, then throws hands. Solo backs Ethan down to a corner, then whips corner to corner. BIG corner clothesline, and Solo reels Ethan in. Solo soaks up the heat, talks trash, but Ethan suplexes high and hard! The fans fire up, and Ethan runs in, but Solo avoids the splash! DREAMCAST KICK! Cover, TWO!
Solo is frustrated but the fans rally up. Solo clamps onto Ethan and squeezes tight. Ethan fights up, the fans rally, and Ethan throws body shots and elbows. Ethan is free but Solo headlocks again. Ethan elbows free, ROCKS Solo, then ROCKS him again! And again, and again, and again! Ethan whips, Solo reverses but Ethan LARIATS! The fans fire up again and Ethan runs up to forearm smash! Ethan keeps going, Solo dodges, but then Ethan scoops him! Solo slips free, shoves, but Ethan runs Solo over! The fans fire up more and Ethan deadlifts into the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Solo survives and Ethan grits his teeth.
Ethan vows to end this and the fans fire up again. Ethan drags Solo up, reels him in, but Solo RAMS Ethan into the corner! Solo runs up but into an ELBOW! And ROUNDHOUSE! Ethan runs up, but Solo catches him! EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Ethan is still in this and he goes to the apron. Solo argues with the ref about the count but the count was fair. Solo storms over, Ethan RAMS into him! HEAD- NO, Solo turns cutter into roll-up, but the ref sees his feet on the ropes! The ref shoves Solo’s feet away! Solo and the ref argue, but Ethan runs in to BOOT Solo down! “Now he’s done!” The fans fire up as Ethan Canadian Racks Solo, for the EGO’S EDGE!! Cover, Ethan wins!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall
And the hot streak continues! Ethan shakes Solo’s hand then smiles. That makes a new six-in-a-row, is All Ego about to cash in and go after the Aussie Arrow? Or will the Aussie Arrow find Ethan first?
Lexi Nair talks with Billie Starkz.
Lexi is overly cheery as she says “Hey~, buddy~! Big match tonight!” Yeah, it’s super exciting. Yes, and Nyla Rose asked Lexi to give Billie this folder. Billie looks inside and sees Nyla is calling for a MEM!? Billie tells Lexi to tell Nyla that if she wants this Minion Empowerment Meeting, have her find Billie after her match. Lexi is stuck in the middle, but will the Native Beast indeed find Billie after the match?
Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie VS Dalton Castle’s Friend!
It’s the moment of truth! Either this mystery man is real, or The Peacock is in real trouble for fibbing to Jerry Lynn! Wait, who is “El Hombre de Pavo Real de Montana?” Hold on, doesn’t that just translate to The Peacock Man of Montana?! And out walks someone who is clearly just Castle with a beard, glasses, beanie and winter jacket! Taya is confused, she isn’t sure if she should be mad or laughing. But will Castle’s insane “friend” still SMASH John TV’s face in?
Johnny gets a mic to say sorry, but we all know it’s YOU, Castle! There will be NO match tonight! Nice try, “Beardo Weirdo.” He and Taya go to leave but The Peacock Man says no no no! He isn’t Dalton Castle, he’s someone totally different! Taya says in Espanol that no disrespect, but he’s a dumbass! Uh, okay, yes, his name is Spanish, but that was to encourage everyone to learn Spanish. He even downloaded one of those apps, but who has the time? The glasses, beard and beanie come off, and Castle admits, it was him. It was him all along. He is sorry for the ruse. But it’s just that, he’s so exhausted!
The fans rally for Castle but Taya & Johnny tell them to shut up. Castle says he is too tired to chase Johnny, he just wants to fight. Johnny says no, Castle smells like cheese. See, Taya here is TV Ready. Johnny is of course TV Ready. But Castle is NOT TV Ready! Fans boo but Castle says, “I want to SMASH your face. I want to SMASH your face! I want to SMASH your face into a Picasso, I wanna Jackson Pollock your ribs, and I’m gonna kick you (Taya) in the Georgia O’Keefe!” Security stops Castle from going up the ramp as he asks why Johnny won’t fight him! The fans chant “Let Them Fight! Let Them Fight!”
Johnny says NO! Because Castle has NOTHING that Johnny wants! Fans boo but Castle asks what Johnny wants. What does he want? Anything! Say whatever it is! Security picks Castle up to put him back at the ring. Taya says if he means anything, then maybe… She and Johnny talk, and Johnny says if Castle wants to know what he wants… Yes! Everyone wants to know! Okay! Johnny will tell him! Next week. Fans boo as Mr. & Mrs. TV laugh and leave us on a cliffhanger. But just what will they demand of The Peacock in order for him to have this fight?
ROH hears from Shane Taylor Promotions.
Shane Taylor himself says, “In 1964, Sam Cooke, international singer, songwriter and music producer wrote A Change Is Gonna Come. And 60 years later, we’re still fighting for that change. My apologies to Mr. Cooke for the inaction of others, but in 2024, that change is here. And it starts with STP. So this goes out to anybody on the AEW or ROH roster. If you are tired of being second class, if you are tired of being overlooked, if you are tired of being underappreciated and underutilized, you can continue on the same career path that you’re on. Or you come fight with us and help us change this game. Rumble, bad man, rumble.”
STP has put out an open call to any who want to join up. Is this the start of STP running pro-wrestling?
Backstage interview with Maria Kanellis-Bennett.
At least, it’s supposed to be, but Lexi isn’t sure where she went. But then Maria walks over, thanks Lexi for meeting her back here, and says right this way. They have something to show everyone and it is amazing. Griff Garrison & Cole Karter are beating up on Serpentico!! They stomp away on him but then run away as Angelico rushes in! Angelico checks on his amigo, but then realizes that’s not his Serpentico. Karter & Griff beat Angelico down, then RAM him into the road case! And surprise, that was just some stage hand wearing the stolen mask! The REAL Serpentico rushes over and is furious!
#SNAKEMAN shouts after those “perros” (dogs), will Spanish Announce Project tener su venganza (have their revenge)?
Billie Starkz VS Araya Thorn!
The Top Minion is in a bad mood after the truly hostile takeover by Nyla Rose. But will she keep on winning towards the ROH Women’s Television Championship tournament? Or will all of this become too much of a distraction?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up. The two circle, feel things out, and tie up. They go around, Billie waistlocks but Thorn fights the lift. Thorn wrenches free to wristlock, but Billie spins and wrenches back. Billie grinds the shoulder but Thorn rolls and wrenches back. Thorn wristlocks and then grinds the shoulder but Billie fights up. Billie slips through, wrenches, wristlocks, and then rolls with Thorn! Billie trips Thorn right to a toehold and fans applaud. Thorn endures, throws forearms, but Billie just glares. Fans fire up and Thorn apologizes but Billie punches away on the knee!
Thorn scrambles to the ROPEBREAK, Billie lets off to CLUB her! Billie whips but Thorn blocks to send Billie into the corner. Thorn runs up, blocks the boots but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! The fans rally for Billie and she flexes. Billie runs up to ELBOW Thorn low, then KNEE LIFT and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Billie is frustrated but the fans rally up. Billie brings Thorn up but Thorn throws body shots. Billie CLUBS Thorn, THROWS her into buckles, then reels her in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up, Billie revels in it, and she builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp and Billie roars! But here comes Nyla with a TABLE!!
Fans are torn as the Native Beast storms down the ramp! Billie is freaking out, she puts Thorn in and then says Nyla’s not supposed to be here! Nyla says carry on about your business, Billie. Thorn catches her for a cradle! TWO!! Billie wrenches, cravats to KNEE SMASH then HEEL KICK! Fans chant for the table as Nyla sets it up, so Billie puts Thorn in a half nelson chinbar and bends her back!! Thorn taps, Billie wins!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by submission
Billie sends a message to Nyla with her first submission victory in ROH, but Nyla gets a mic to “congratulate” her. Was her setting up the table distracting? Oops. But they’ve got business to attend to. Billie has been dodging Nyla for weeks now, so is Billie gonna be a good little minion? Or has she yee’d her last haw and Nyla has to put her through a table? “What say you, Minion?” Nyla tosses the mic right at Billie! Fans want table, and Billie says, “You’re full of surprises, Nyla. But I got a surprise for you.” ATHENA IS HERE?!? The fans fire up as The Fallen Goddess’s music hits, and Nyla looks to the ramp.
Wait! Athena slides in from the crowd side! Nyla turns around, and Athena BLASTS her down through the table!! The fans are thunderous as Texas’ Overlord is back in HER house! The ROH Women’s World Champion stands tall alongside HER Minion, will she make sure Nyla comes to understand that through violence and pain?
Four Corner Survival: Trish Adora VS Kiera Hogan VS Diamante VS Leyla Hirsch w/ Rachael Ellering!
The last time there was a Fatal 4 Way in this stacked ROH Women’s Division, the Cuban Diamond came out on top. But she, the AfroPunk and the Hottest Flame are gonna run it back, with a LEGIT fourth element in this one. Who makes one more big wave as the ROH Women’s Championship Tournament looms ever closer?
The Code of Honor is upheld by everyone but Diamante, then the bell rings. Diamante then storms up on Kiera, gets in her face about last time, and they start shoving. Then they fire forearms! Leyla and Adora waistlock one each, but Kiera and Diamante elbow free! Then Diamante knees Kiera low, whips then follows to run Kiera over. Things keep moving while Adora and Leyla bail out. Kiera drops down, hurdles, then DROPKICKS Diamante down! The fans fire up and Kiera kicks. Diamante ducks but the HEEL KICK comes back! Kiera eggs Diamante on, gets moving, and STEP-UP LEG DROPS! Cover, Aodra breaks it!
Adora pushes Diamante to a cover now, but Leyla breaks it! Leyla covers, Adora breaks it! Adora waistlocks, Leyla switches, but Adora goes to ropes. Adora bucks the O’Conner to then CLOBBER Leyla! The fans fire up again, but Diamante dumps Adora out. Kiera runs up but Leyla dodges to put her in a corner. Leyla ROCKS Kiera, sits her down, then runs in to SWINGING DROPKICK! Leyla drags Kiera to a cover, but Adora breaks it up again! And she runs Leyla over again! Diamante gets up but Adora runs her over, too! Kiera gest up, Adora runs her over, too! The fans fire up as Adora sets Kiera and Leyla up side-by-side.
Adora then brings Diamante over, suplexes and- NO, Diamante fights that to snap suplex Adora onto Kiera and Leyla! The fans fire up while Diamante has her pick. Diamante stomps Leyla, stomps Adora, then stomps Leyla again. Another stomp for Adora, then Diamante storms up on Kiera. Diamante stomps her, rains down fists, then lets off to headbutt the buckle! The fans fire up as Diamante bumps Kiera off buckles, then drags Leyla up. Diamante sends Leyla into Kiera, then CHOPS Adora! Diamante whips Adora into both Leyla and Kiera! Diamante takes aim, runs in, but Adora and Leyla move, and Kiera BOOTS Diamante!
Leyla ROCKS Diamante, Adora ROCKS Diamante, and Kiera ROCKS Diamante! They pinball Diamante around, then coordinate to TRIPLE DROPKICK! Diamante flops out of the ring and the fans fire up! Then Kiera SUPERKICKS Leyla! But Adora gets Kiera for a SWINGING BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up but Leyla then SAIDOS Adora! All four women are down all over ringside and Rachael coaches Leyla. Diamante returns to give Leyla SHIRANUI! Cover, TWO! Leyla survives and Diamante is furious! Diamante storms out and looks under the ring. Diamante brings out a chair! Fans fire up as we explore the No Disqualification aspect!
But Rachael stops Diamante! Fans are torn, but Leyla spins Diamante around. Diamante trips her, high stacks, and feet on the ropes! DIAMANTE WINS!!
Winner: Diamante, by pinfall
That’s two Fatal 4 Ways in a row for the Cuban Diamond, and she made sure it was on the LEGIT wrestler! Leyla and Rachael are both disappointed but perhaps for different reasons. How will this affect their friendship going into the title tournament?
8 Man Tag: The Infantry & The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson VS Shane Taylor Promotions, Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis!
Captain Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo join forces with the beefy ‘n’ bulky, jacked ‘n’ juicy Bronson & Boulder against Big Bad Shaney T, #TAIGASTYLE and the Kingdom’s young knights who just beat down Angelico to stick it to Serpentico. Will The Infantry be sippin’ sauce with the Savages? Or will the STP recruiting pitch look even better after a big win alongside Maria’s baby boys?
The teams sort out and #BadNews&Tattoos starts against the Ivy League MVP. Bravo and Griff keep the Code of Honor and the bell rings. The two circle, the fans rally up, and join in on “OORAH!” Griff and Bravo tag up, Griff wrenches to wristlock. Bravo slips around to wrench back and ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Dean, he goes up and AX HANDLES the arm. Dean wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then tags Bravo back in. “OORAH!” BACKBREAKER to KNEE DROP! Cover, ONE!! Bravo stays on Griff to wrench and he tags in Bronson. Bronson takes the handoff to wrench, whip but Griff KICKS back!
Tag to Karter, and he doesn’t wanna tag Moriarty, so he runs into a back drop! Tag to Boulder and Bronson brings Karter up. Fans fire up, because it’s time to visit #TIDDYCITY!! But Maria says no, SHE has TIDDY CITY! She takes off the coat and the fans lose their minds! The Savages are drooling, but Griff & Karter run up! The Savages move and the boys stop from running into Maria! They apologize, but then Bronson SMACKS their heads together! And now, it’s a two-for-one, DOUBLE TIDDY CITY!! The fans fire up with the Savages and Karter sputters. Boulder choke grips, but Moriarty runs in! Boulder grabs him, too!
Karter & Moriarty break free, run, but into DOUBLE FLAPJACKS! The fans fire up as Boulder stomps around, then tags in Dean. Dean scoops Karter to SLAM him, then he says, “OORAH!” The fans join in, Dean runs, LEAPING ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Karter is still in this but Dean clamps on with a facelock. Dean whips, Karter reverses and Griff gets a cheap shot in! Dean DECKS Griff, then dodges Karter to clothesline him up and out! The fans rally as Dean builds speed, and Dean DIVES! Direct hit on Karter and Karter hits the desk! But then Griff LARIATS Dean! Fans boo but Maria says, “How about that?!”
Griff puts Dean in, calls to Karter and tags him in. They stomp away, and then Moriarty intercepts Bronson! IRON OCTOPUS, and Shane runs in to KNEE Bronson down! Shane then BLASTS Boulder and Bravo! Moriarty fires up but fans boo. Karter brings Dean up to DROPKICK him back down! Cover, ONE!! Dean shows his grit but Karter brings him up to bump off buckles. Tag to Griff, they mug Dean and Griff UPPERCUTS Dean down. Fans boo but Griff taunts Bravo. Griff drags Dean up to scoop and SLAM! Then he KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO! Griff clamps onto Dean again, tags in Karter, and they mug Dean some more.
Karter stomps Dean, but Dean throws body shots! Karter RAMS Dean into the corner, Moriarty tags in, and they mug Dean. Moriarty brings Dean out, but Dean JAWBREAKERS back! The fans rally, but Moriarty blocks Dean’s path! Griff & Karter get in to whip Dean back into the corner! Then Griff & Karter whip Moriarty in, only for Dean to TOSS him out! Dean BOOTS Karter, ELBOWS Shane, and BOOTS Griff! Shane holds onto Dean, the ref reprimands, but Dean breaks free to ENZIGIRI! Shane falls over, the fans fire up and Maria shouts for someone to do something! Bravo CHUGS Savage Sauce!!
Moriarty intercepts Dean, Dean dodges, hot tag to Bravo! Bravo rallies on Moriarty! Then he back drops Griff! Then he blocks a kick, slips around, JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Bravo is all fired up, but Shane runs in! Bravo DUMPS Shane out to then PLANCHA! Bravo keeps moving, he POUNCES Karter and SUPERKICKS Griff! Bravo slingshots in to FLATLINER Moriarty! Cover, TWO!! Moriarty survives but Bravo is still running at high octane! Bravo runs up on Moriarty but Moriarty dodges! Shane is back, he shoves Bravo down to KNEE him down! No more turbo Bravo, but then Dean JUMP KNEES Shane out of the ring!
The fans fire up but Moriarty BOOTS Dean! Bronson LARIATS Moriarty! Karter fireman’s carries Bronson!? Griff BLASTS Boulder and BOOT O’ DOOM for Bronson! Boulder runs in, Karter & Griff dodge him to double kick low. They reel Boulder in, but Boulder blocks the double suplex to DOUBLE SUPLEX Griff & Karter!! The fans are thunderous, Maria is freaking out, and Shane gets in because now we have some “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Shane fires a forearm, Boulder fires one back! They go back and forth, the fans on Boulder’s side! Boulder fires up but Shane ROCKS Boulder! Shane runs up, into a fireman’s carry!?
Shane fights free, bobs ‘n’ weaves then HEADBUTTS! Then he reels Boulder in for an URENAGE!! Bravo returns, ROLLING ELBOW! Shane choke grips and TOSSES Bravo to a corner! Bravo dodges, runs back in, CARLIE CROSSOVER! Bravo says stay down, but Moriarty rolls him up, TWO!! DOUBLE DROPKICKS, but Moriarty’s hits cleaner! Then THE FANG!! Cover, STP & Maria’s boys win!
Winners: Shane Taylor Promotions, Griff Garrison & Cole Karter, by pinfall
As fired up as the #IronInfantry was, Taiga Style finishes this one. Griff & Karter are fired up, but STP doesn’t share credit. Will Shane & Moriarty be the ones heading after Maria’s other boys and those ROH World Tag Team Championships?
Wait! Serpentico attacks Karter & Griff on the ramp! He’s getting his revenge after all! Maria freaks out, she can’t do anything as Serpentico rains down fists on Griff, then rains down fists on Karter! But then Maria taunts him with the stolen mask! He grabs hold of it, they tug-o-war, and Serpentico wins! But then Griff TACKLES Serpentico! Maria’s boy smug Serpentico and they take that mask back! Maria says the green mask is HERS, but will vengeance belong to Spanish Announce Project?
Backstage interview with Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering.
Lexi is with the LEGIT Friends of Strong Smile, and notes that was a tough loss in the Fatal 4. Leyla isn’t even sure what happened. Just that she took the loss. She asks Rachael what was going on, and Rachael apologizes. Leyla can handle business on her own, obviously, but when Diamante got the chair, Rachael thought she was helping. But then three seconds later, turns out not. Leyla says it’s fine, she’s just frustrated. The tournament is coming, she wanted momentum for it, but they’ll put this behind them. Like they said last time, Leyla’s got Rachael’s back, and Rachael has Leyla’s. They’re good, they fist bump, but will their bond break when push comes to shove?
Lee Johnson VS Gravity!
Speaking of Fatal 4 Ways, Big Shotty won his last time, and now he looks to continue on 1v1. Will Johnson keep his momentum going towards a title opportunity? Or will the Astronaut of Lucha liftoff towards the gold instead?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up as the two circle. Johnson and Gravity feel things out, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Johnson wrenches to wristlock, but Gravity rolls, wrenches back and wristlocks in return. Johnson rolls, kips up, and wrenches to then headlock. Gravity throws body shots to power up and out, but Johnson runs him over! The fans are torn, but Johnson grins as he runs. Gravity stays low, then hurdles, then keeps moving to RANA! Fans fire up for “Lucha Libre!” as Johnson arm-drags! Gravity RANAS but Johnson handsprings through this time! Johnson wags his finger at Gravity but Gravity runs in!
Johnson hip tosses but Gravity handsprings through that! Gravity space walks and the fans fire up. They shake hands again, and then they reset. The fans applaud, the two circle, and the fans chant for “GRA-VI-TY! GRA-VI-TY!” Johnson nods, ties up with Gravity and waistlocks. Gravity switches, Johnson switches, repeat! They go around and around and around, and around and around, then Johnson ELBOWS Gravity. And ELBOWS him again! Johnson runs, but Gravity dropkicks the legs out! Fans fire up, Gravity springboards to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Gravity keeps on Johnson with a whip but Johnson reverses.
Gravity handsprings, then arm-drags Johnson to a corner! Johnson staggers forward, into a DROPKICK! Gravity sees Johnson goes out, but fakes the plancha as Johnson moves. Gravity jumps up again but Johnson YANKS him down! Johnson drags Gravity off the ground, puts him in the ring, and then goes up a corner. The fans rally up, Johnson CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Gravity is still in this but Johnson keeps cool. The fans rally up again, and Johnson CHOPS Gravity! Gravity CHOPS back! Johnson CHOPS again! So Gravity CHOPS again! Gravity then blocks Johnson’s haymaker to fire forearms!
Gravity whips, Johnson reverses but Gravity dodges in the corner. Johnson hits buckles, Gravity runs in, ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! Johnson bails out, Gravity builds speed, and Gravity FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Johnson! The fans fire up again as Gravity drags Johnson up and puts him in. Gravity hurries up to the apron, RAMS into Johnson, and then slingshots to schoolboy! TWO!! But Gravity deadlifts Johnson to POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO!?! Johnson survives and shocks everyone! The standing count starts while both men are down, but Gravity rises first. Gravity brings Johnson up to a fireman’s carry, but Johnson schoolboys that, TWO!
Gravity wheelbarrows to victory roll, TWO! Johnson ducks the lariat to dragon sleeper, and SAVING GRACE!! Cover, Johnson wins!
Winner: Lee Johnson, by pinfall
Another big win for Big Shotty, he is building momentum at just the right time! Will it finally lead him to a shot at championship gold?
Backstage interview with Dalton Castle.
Lexi finds herself by the “locker room” of Dalton’s “friend,” and of course finds The Peacock himself. She notes the cliffhanger Johnny TV left us with, what does Castle think Johnny wants in exchange for a match? Castle has no idea. No clue. What could it be? His wit? His worm farm that helps germinate his plant? Maybe it’s Castle’s blood? Does Johnny want buckets of Castle’s “perfect” blood?! And worst of all, Castle has to wait a week!? A WEEK!? Castle feels sick thinking about it but Lexi says he has to be patient. Castle is almost foaming at the mouth! Lexi wants to call a medic but Castle needs CHEESE!
Castle gets inside a dryer and says wake him up in a week! Lexi slams the door closed on Castle, will The Peacock last being driven crazy by his own obsession?
Four Corner Survival: Jack Cartwheel VS AR Fox VS Willie Mack VS Komander!
It’s another Fatal 4 Way that guarantees to be fast ‘n’ furious! And if everything is bigger in Texas, then will this be the biggest, the fastest, and the furious-est Fatal 4 main event in ROH history?
The Code of Honor is upheld by all, the bell rings, and the fans rally up. The four feel things out, then Jack throws hands on Mack! Komander joins in but Fox goes after Jack. Fox CLUBS Jack, Mack UPPERCUTS Komander. Fox and Mack coordinate, they whip Jack and Komander at each other but they stop themselves. They double mule kick Mack to a corner! Fox runs in, they both dodge, and Mack puts Fox on the apron. Komander dodges Mack, Jack goes Matrix to dodge, but then Fox DECKS Jack! Fox springboards, Mack gets under but then Fox goes Matrix to dodge Mack! Fox ENZIGIRIS Mack down and fans fire up!
Komander returns, Fox catches him, ROPE FLATLINER, then the SOMERSAULT NECKBREAKER! Cover, Jack breaks it! Jack CLUBS Fox but Fox kicks low. Fox whips, Jack goes up and over and keeps moving, but Fox puts Jack on the apron. Jack RAMS into Fox, slingshots but Fox goes out! Jack misses but then dodges the slingshot senton! FLAG POLE LEG SWEEP! Then Jack fires up for the slingshot, POMMEL ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Jack cartwheels and the fans fire up! Jack storms up to CLUB Fox, but Fox kicks back. Jack throws hands, Fox kicks more, and Mack is back. Jack BLASTS Mack then has the fans rally up.
Jack feeds off the energy but then Mack DECKS him! Mack brings Jack up, Fox brawls with Komander outside, and Mack CHOPS Jack! Jack sputters, Komander slides in and CLUBS Mack! Komander fires off kicks on Mack’s leg, then runs side to side to KICK that leg! Mack falls, Jack and Komander work together again to bring Mack up. They double whip, Mack breaks the line to DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans fire up with #MackTruck but Fox runs in, only for Mack to pop-up HAYMAKER! Mack mocks the wobble, but Jack CLUBS him into a headlock. Fans want tables but Jack throws elbows. Jack runs, into an EXPLODER!
Mack sees Komander on the apron. Mack runs in, Komander slides under but Mack turns him over. Komander slips back out to the apron, DUMPS Mack out, then springboards to ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Komander gets Mack in the ring while fans rally for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Komander goes up but Fox GAMANGIRIS him right down! Fox then goes up, aiming at Mack! But then he SUPER CANNONBALLS Komander and Jack first! Then he goes up, SWANTON onto knees! Mack then pops Fox up, SKY HIGH! Cover, Jack breaks it!! All four men are down around ringside and the fans rally up again.
The fans call for tables as Jack rises up. Fox sits up by the ropes, Mack goes out the other side. Jack pursues Mack, brings him up, and CLUBS him. Mack SMACKS Jack! Mack whips Jack, but Jack rebounds, cartwheels, holds ropes then DUMPS Mack back out! Fans rally as Jack fires up, but then he sees Fox standing in his way. They fire forearms back and forth and the fans fire up! Fox gets the edge, SOBATS, then he runs, but Komander is back to wheelbarrow and STOMP 182! LIONSAULT! Cover, Jack breaks it!! Komander seethes and he goes after Jack with forearms! Jack hits back, they go back and forth, and Komander CLUBS away!
Komander runs, but Jack catches the crossbody to a fireman’s carry! CARTWHEEL DEATH VALLEY! Fans fire up with Jack and he scoops Komander, for a CARTWHEEL POWERSLAM! Cover, Fox breaks it! Fox CLUBS Jack, throws forearms, then winds up, but Jack cartwheels to dodge! Fox goes Matrix again, but then Jack ducks the roundhouse! Fox slips out of the waistlock, but Jack backflips to waistlock again! Deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Fox escapes and Jack is shocked! Fox goes to a corner, Jack pulls off the armbands and fires back up. But Mack returns to FLY and take out Fox and Komander instead!!
The fans lose their minds over the Return of the Mack but Jack won’t be outdone! Jack goes up the corner, aims at all three, and the fans fire up for the ARIHARA CARTWHEEL!! The fans are thunderous as Jack puts Mack back in.
“This is Awesome!” as Jack climbs up again. Jack then hits the CARTWHEEL PRESS! Cover, but Fox is up top! Jack moves, 450 SPLASH on Mack! Cover, Jack RIPCORDS Fox to the CARTWHEEL DEATH VALLEY!! Fox is in the drop zone now and Jack goes up! But Komander 619s the legs out! And SPRINGBOARD DESTROYERS!!! Komander puts Jack in the drop zone, and goes back up!
Komander tightrope walks, CIELITO LINDO!!! Cover, Komander wins!!
Winner: Komander, by pinfall
This was indeed a Texas sized Fatal 4, and the fans cheer the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion’s victory! Will Komander look to take command of an ROH title soon enough?
Athena and friends regroup backstage.
Lexi and Billie give Athena a group hug, they’re so happy to have her back. She says she gets it, okay? The hugging stops, and Athena says that tonight went exactly as planned. Everything is back to normal, MIT is in full swing, and they even got Lexi a new hat to go with her new shirt. The shirt is “The Family” and it’s Athena, Billie & Lexi in anime style, the hat is the cowgirl hat Nyla was wearing earlier. But Athena has more: there’s Honey Jack, green apple Skittles and kittens, so go get the car. Lexi & Billie hurry away excitedly, and then Athena talks to Nyla through the camera.
“You think that you’re playing some type of game, but I’ve been here, I’ve done that. But I’ve never had someone disrespect me by coming into my house and putting me down. I know you’re new to ROH, but everything the light touches is MINE. And in my kingdom, you are nothing but a miniscule little ant. So, my show, my rules, my MIT! I am the Alpha, the Minion Overlord, your Forever ROH Champion, Nyla, and it’s about your ass bows down.” But then Nyla runs in and SPINEBUSTERS Athena through a catering table!! Nyla says, “Psych, you THOT.” Nyla then takes an orange and bites into it, peel and all!
Just when The Fallen Goddess got back up, the Native Beast throws her back down! When and where will these two forces of nature have it out in the ring?
My Thoughts:
A really good episode of ROH, even at an hour and 42 minutes. I ended up covering more of this show than I expected, too, but for one, that WWE press event got me hyped so I had to do something with all that energy. Also, this is how ROH should be doing episodes. So much was either story motivated or had story to motivate me to watch it. Really good showing from Aaron Solo but of course Ethan wins. It’d be fitting if Ethan confronted Kyle Fletcher for his ROH World Television Championship during a Don Callis Family segment, but that probably won’t happen since AEW hasn’t been trying that hard to include ROH in stuff outside of having ROH wrestlers job to AEW wrestlers.
I figured “Dalton Castle’s Friend” wasn’t a real person, but I didn’t think Castle would have that fake beard as his disguise. Especially after his alter ego’s name being in Espanol. Castle’s still hilarious in this story but I’d like if they just get to the match already. And what happened to what they were doing with Kiera going after Taya? Why wasn’t there a Mixed Tag build? Did the ROH Women’s Television Championship detour all things? We got another great Women’s Fatal 4 and a really good win for Diamante that also adds to the tension between Leyla and Rachael. Maybe Taya and Kiera meet in the opening round of the tournament, same as Leyla and Rachael.
Strong promo from Shane Taylor, and here’s hoping they add more members to the faction after all. Honestly, not sure why Johnson wasn’t added before, but he seems to be doing fine now after a really good match against Gravity. Great win for Johnson here, he might get a shot at the ROH TV Championship but I can’t be sure he wins it. And great 8 Man Tag tonight. Great teamwork from Infantry and Savages, but after that promo, of course STP wins it for their side. And great story stuff with Griff & Karter with SAP, that tag team grudge match should be a Tornado Tag or something. And awesome main event Fatal 4 and awesome win for Komander, though I’m not sure he’ll ever really get an ROH title to add to his AAA Cruiserweight Championship.
And really good stuff out of the story of Athena and Nyla Rose. Billie gets a good win tonight, and I actually like how they had Billie set Nyla up for Athena’s return better than my idea of it being during Nyla VS Billie. But with Athena having a promo to close out the night, I just felt Nyla’s retaliation coming. With all this table stuff, I have a feeling we’re getting no less than a No Disqualification match, maybe even just a plain Tables Match. All I know is, there’s gonna be a huge table spot in their title match that then leads to who wins.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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With Jade Cargill out of action, Naomi is stepping in to help Bianca Belair defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships tonight on SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade; The Bloodline wins.
- Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
- Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley; Gargano wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Bianca & Naomi win and retain the titles.
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Solo Sikoa is here!
The fans boo as the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief leads the Samoan Werewolf and Good Bad Guy to the ring. Roman Reigns put out the challenge for Tribal Combat, and on January 6th, in Los Angeles, for the first-ever Monday Night Raw on Netflix, it will happen! But first, Solo and his Bloodline go to the ring, and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells them all, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans boo instead, as expected. Solo lets that slide, and he says, “Roman Reigns sat on his little boat with The Wise Man and decided to challenge me on January 6th to a Tribal Combat match for the ula fala on Monday Night Raw, the debut on Netflix.”
The fans “WHAT?” Solo says instead of saying that, the fans should ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. The fans boo more, but Solo says shut your mouths and listen to what THE Tribal Chief has to say! The fans continue to boo and they continue to chant, “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells Roman that if he wants Tribal Combat, if he wants to take THE Tribal Chief to war, then let’s do it! Solo will leave his Bloodline behind, “WHAT?” Roman will leave his behind, “WHAT?” They’ll leave the Wise Man behind. “WHAT?” Jimmy and Jey, too. So listen and listen carefully: On January 6th, Solo walks in and walks OUT as THE Tribal Chief!
The fans boo more but Solo says on January 6th, he will STILL be the Head of the Table! He will STILL be YOUR Tribal Chief! And he will STILL have the ula fala! So Roman, after Solo beats your ass in LA, Roman can go back out on his little boat, sail off to the Island of Irrelevancy, and Roman can finally ACKNOWLEDGE SOLO. But wait! Drew McIntyre is here!? The Scottish Terminator has already hit Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn, but let’s not forget Solo was chief among those who screwed McIntyre out of the world championship. Solo has Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga stand down as McIntyre goes to the ring.
McIntyre grabs a mic but Solo tells him, “I gotta admit, I was very happy when you kicked my brother, Jimmy, in the face last week. Yes, I was very, very happy. But you better have a damn good reason why you’re interrupting me.” McIntyre says he’ll make it quick because it causes McIntyre physical pain to be this close to Solo and not beating Solo within an inch of his life. You like what McIntyre did to Jimmy? What about Sami and Jey? McIntyre wants to know, when Solo lies in bed at night, is he asking when McIntyre is coming after him? Because Solo is the one that cost McIntyre the title at Clash at the Castle.
Solo is the one who caused McIntyre’s family the pain and misery that caused him more pain and misery! But Solo also stood up to Roman Reigns. The only one to have the balls to stand up to Roman! The rest of them acted tough, acted like they were going to do something, but Roman snapped his fingers, didn’t change one bit. McIntyre’s heart says jump Solo, but McIntyre’s head says he and Solo have the same goal. So here’s what McIntyre is thinking: McIntyre can start working through the hit list, taking out more and more OG Bloodline members, and Solo does one thing for him: Take out Roman for good.
The fans boo but McIntyre says once all that business is finished, then he and Solo can settle theirs. But then JIMMY yanks McIntyre out of the ring! And CRACKS him with the crutch! And again! And then he runs up to CLOBBER McIntyre! McIntyre goes running into the crowd, Jimmy does his best to pursue, but now here comes LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade! The Bloodline has a Six Man Tag on their hands, will Knight even let Solo make it to LA?
Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade!
The brawl is on, Apollo after Tama, Andrade after Jacob, and Knight after Solo! Solo shoves back, but Knight LARIATS him up and out! Apollo DUMPS Tama and Andrade BOOTS Jacob! Apollo BOOTS Jacob, then Andrade BOOTS him again! Jacob tumbles out but Solo has him stand down! The Bloodline regroups while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and the match is already going as Apollo ducks ‘n’ dodges Tama to then slide under. Tama keeps moving, Apollo hurdles over, drops down, then DROPKICKS! Apollo fires up and the fans are with him, then Apollo gorilla presses Tama! The fans fire up and Apollo marches around. Apollo says this is for Solo, and he DROPS Tama! Tama flounders, Apollo brings him over, and he tags in Knight. Knight fires hands on Tama, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight brings Tama around to whip but Tama reverses. Knight catches Tama for a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Tama is tougher than that but Knight stomps him.
Tag to Andrade and the unlikely partners mug Tama. Andrade CHOPS Tama, then has him in a corner. Andrade tags Apollo, they double whip Tama to DOUBLE ELBOW! Apollo covers, TWO! Tama stays in this but Apollo drags Tama up. Apollo ROCKS Tama, the fans rally, and Apollo ROCKS Tama again. Apollo tags Andrade back in, they mug Tama, but Tama fires body shots! Tama shoves Andrade but Andrade RANAS on the return! Tama tumbles out, Jacob runs in, but Andrade DUMPS him out! Tag to Apollo, and then Andrade climbs! Apollo builds speed, and Apollo FLIES while Andrade ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!
The fans fire up as Knight then gets in to keep Solo back! Knight dares Solo to try something, but Solo stays back. Knight goes back to his corner while Apollo puts Tama in. The fans fire up as Apollo reels Tama in. Tama fires body shots and switches to a waistlock. Apollo elbows free, but Jacob sneaks a tag! Tama shoves Apollo and Jacob BODY CHECKS Apollo! The Werewolf is all geeked up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Solo whips Apollo to ELBOW him down! Solo throws up the one but the fans boo. Solo drags Apollo up, bumps him off buckles, and the fans rally. Solo UPPERCUTS Apollo down, then stalks him along the ropes. Solo drags Apollo up but Apollo fires hands! Solo keeps Apollo from his corner but Apollo throws more shots! Solo whips Apollo hard into the Bloodline corner! Tag to Jacob and he looms over Apollo. Jacob drags Apollo up to scoop and SLAM! The fans boo but Jacob runs to SENTON, onto knees! Apollo saves himeslf and both men are down! They crawl, hot tag to Andrade!
El Idolo dodges Jacob, BLASTS Tama then ROCKS Solo! Andrade fires hands on Jacob, runs, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM! Jacob tumbles to a corner while Andrade kips up! The fans fire up and chant “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs in, CIEN SHADOWES! Cover, TWO!! Jacob survives but Andrade keeps his cool. Andrade goes up a corner, MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Andrade is frustrated now as Jacob survives again! Andrade thinks on what to do, and he brings Jacob up. Andrade fires forearms but Jacob grabs Andrade’s neck! Andrade fights free and fires more shots, but Solo sneaks a tag!
Andrade whips, Jacob reverses, but Andrade KICKS Jacob away! Jacob just roars! Andrade runs up, Jacob FLAPJACKS him into Solo’s HOTSHOT! That combo sends Andrade tumbling out to the floor, and Solo brings him up to POST him! The fans boo as The Bloodline stands tall, and Solo shows off his ula fala. Solo goes back to Andrade and puts him in the ring. Tag to Jacob, and Jacob whips for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Andrade sputters and coughs while Jacob is geeked up again, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob watches Andrade crawl to the apron, and waits for him to go to a corner. Andrade sits up but into the HIP ATTACK! Jacob snarls as he kicks Andrade around. Tag to Solo and he whips Jacob for Jacob to whip him! Another HIP ATTACK on Andrade! Solo scowls at the fans, then talks trash on Andrade. Solo drags Andrade by his foot and brings him over to tag Tama. Tama then slingshot ELBOW DROPS! Andrade sputters more but Tama covers, TWO! Andrade is still in this, but Tama rains down fists on Andrade to keep him down! Tama HAMMERS and CLUBS Andrade, then he talks smack on Apollo and Knight.
Tama kicks Andrade to the Bloodline corner, drags him back up, and then fires a BODY SHOT! Andrade sputters, Tama tags Jacob, and then Jacob whips Tama in for a STINGER SPLASH! Andrade falls over, Jacob clamps claws into the shoulders! Andrade endures, fights up, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down! Jacob clamps the claws on again and really digs into Andrade’s shoulders! Andrade kicks and flails in pain but Jacob just thrashes him around more! Jacob shouts at Andrade but Andrade fights up to his feet! Andrade fires body shots, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down again! Jacob stalks Andrade to a corner as SmackDown returns to single picture.
The fans boo but Jacob rains down fists in the corner! Jacob then sucker punches Apollo! Andrade sits up, Jacob runs in, but Andrade moves! Hip attack hits buckles and the fans fire up! Andrade and Jacob crawl, Solo shouts for Jacob to get up! Jacob grabs Andrade’s foot and brings him up! Andrade ENZIGIRIS free! Hot tags to Tama and The Mega Star! The fans are thunderous as Knight dodges then CLOBBERS Tama! Tama flounders to a corner, Knight stomps away on him, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight stops at 4, but then he CLOBBERS Jacob! KNEE for Tama! Solo runs up to TOSS Knight!
Knight dodges Solo in the corner and hits a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up even more and Knight tags Apollo. Knight hits Tama with the BIG back suplex! Apollo goes up top for the FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives but Apollo clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Knight WRECKS Jacob with a dropkick, and the Samoan Werewolf tumbles up and over the desk! Knight goes out to say that’s what Jacob gets, BUT SHINSUKE IS HERE!? Nakamura CLOBBERS Knight into the desk! The King of Strong Style gets away with that while the ref was busy checking Tama! Solo CLOBBERS Apollo, but Andrade whips Solo!
Solo reverses and ELBOWS Andrade! Solo drags Tama to their corner and then tags in. Solo aims at Apollo, HIP ATTACK! Solo hauls Apollo up, URENAGE! And then SAMOAN SPIKE!! Cover, Bloodline wins!!
Winners: The Bloodline, by pinfall
It seems Drew McIntyre isn’t the only one who is surprisingly on Solo’s side. The sinister samurai made sure to strike from the shadows to screw over Knight, will Knight make sure Nakamura comes to regret it? As for Solo, he is rolling towards the Raw Netflix debut, will he not need his Bloodline to retain the ula fala?
Backstage interview with Motor City Machine Guns.
Byron Saxton is with Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin ahead of the emotional grudge match. Shelley takes on his former friend, student, and the man who betrayed MCMG to take those WWE Tag Team Championships. That man is Johnny Gargano, so what thoughts are flowing through Shelley’s mind? Shelley says it is one thought: Payback. Sabin says they’ve known Gargano almost 20 YEARS, and only now does Gargano let the mask fall away to show us the truth. Shelley says it cuts a lot deeper when it’s someone you considered a little brother. Shelley tells Johnny that he makes sure Gargano knows he made the BIGGEST mistake of his life.
Sabin asks Shelley if he’s ready to do this. Shelley says this is something he has to do alone. He wants to see if Gargano is man enough to do the same. Sabin says okay, let’s get warmed up. Shelley wants a 1v1 shootout with Johnny Wrestling, but will Gargano do anything but do this himself?
SmackDown shares footage from after Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Byron Saxton was with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven and said before anything else, congratulations. Chelsea pats herself on the back, Piper pats Chelsea a bit, too, and Byron takes her back through the closing moments. Unpretty-Her on Michin, the bell rings, and we hear Lilian Garcia say the words, “AND NEW Women’s United States Champion, Chelsea Green.” What went through her mind? Chelsea takes out her gum and puts it in “Bryan’s” hand, and then tells him that she always knew this would happen. He might be surprised, and that’s so cute, but she wasn’t. She’s been doing this for ten YEARS, and worked her entire life to be an overnight success.
This is Chelsea’s time! Red, white and Green! Say it with her, Bryan! #RedWhiteAndGreen. So then, let’s talk the historical significance. Chelsea will now go down in the history books as the FIRST-EVER Women’s US Champion, so how does she’s now synonymous with the likes of Harley Race, the first-ever Men’s US Champion? She would say, “Duh.” She’s in the books where she belongs. Probably should’ve been three years ago, but she was released. It should’ve been way back in 2015, but she wasn’t hired. So now is the time. NOW IS THE FREAKIN’ TIME!! Yes, it is her time. What does a Chelsea Green reign look like going forward?
Chelsea says it looks like she’s going to Disneyland, so she’s got a plane to catch. Can they wrap this up? Of course. Have fun in Disneyland. Yes, well-deserved. Piper calls for champagne. Will we never hear the end of this now that Chelsea has gold to go with the ego?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“What happened after Saturday Night’s Main Event was not my fault. There’s a lot of people to blame for it. Cody Rhodes, the referees, Nick Aldis, WWE Management, they’re all to blame. I was screwed out of winning that championship. What happened to me is a travesty, a tragedy! I should be standing here Undisputed WWE Champion, but I’m not. But I took this (the Winged Eagle belt) because I deserve it. And I’m not giving it back until I get what i want. Everyone needs to understand, you can only push a man so much until they snap. But the good news is, I haven’t snapped yet.
“It can all get so much worse, trust me. You don’t want me to snap. So Cody, Nick Aldis, WWE officials, what happens next is on all of you.” The Prizefighter has said his piece, will he hold the championship hostage until his demands are met?
DIY talks backstage.
Ciampa gets it, Gargano’s known MCMG a long time. So it surprises Ciampa that Shelley is so dumb! He wants this grudge match but he can’t win the tag titles back in a singles match. So what’s he doing? Gargano says Shelley wants his payback, that’s obvious. But Shelley wants to challenge Gargano’s manhood?! Gargano is all man! He made a kid! Yeah, Papa John, Daddy Ciampa, of course they made kids. But Shelley did specify that he wants to do this on his own, so Ciampa knows what that means, right? Ciampa has to stay backstage, too. Gargano will handle business by himself. He’s not some naive 18-year-old kid with a dream anymore! Dream came true!
Gargano will go remind Shelley that he’s Johnny Freakin’ Wrestling! So Ciampa can just relax right back here. Ciampa says go get him! Ciampa won’t even move a muscle from here, you can trust him. Can he? Or is this all another facade to lower everyone’s guard?
It’s an all new Grayson Waller Effect!
A-Town Down Under is already in the ring, and fans boo as Austin Theory & Grayson Waller show off the abs. Waller then welcomes us to the Grayson Waller- And Austin Theory…! Effect. The hottest show keeps getting hotter cuz Waller gets scoop after scoop, lads. And tonight is a big scoop! A big, BIG scoop! The first transfer from Raw to SmackDown, it’s the Monster of All Monsters, BRAUN STROWMAN! The fans cheer as Braun makes his way to the ring, and he’s coming out as Santa Braun! Or perhaps, Strowman Claus? Either way, Braun throws free merchandise to the fans, what a gift for Christmas!
Braun empties the bag and then goes to the ring. Turns out, nothing for Waller & Theory! Waller sits behind the desk and thanks Braun for coming. And how nice of Braun to help all the poor here in Hartford. The fans boo and Braun asks if Waller’s really starting this like that. Is he really trying to piss Braun off already? No no no! Braun is right, it really is nice. And this is big! The biggest acquisition in SmackDown history! On the biggest talk show in WWE history! Braun says it doesn’t get any bigger than this, baby! The fans cheer and Waller says before we start, he knows how this goes, sometimes.
Waller just wants us to know that he invested a lot of money into the new set. Maybe we continue to spread Christmas cheer and have a civil conversation. No damage. Well, if Waller runs his mouth, then Braun can promise he’ll wear Waller out using all the stuff in here. Waller says he’s a bit surprised Braun agreed to this. If no one has said before, but Braun is a little intimidating. But the more Waller thought about it, the more it made sense. Even Braun sees the sense in associating with ATDU! The fans boo and Braun says he threw up a little bit in his mouth, and that get a good laugh.
Waller says okay, but SmackDown’s a bit scary right now. Bloodline is going wild, people are getting attacked backstage, and you don’t wanna be alone in the car park. Sorry, parking lot. Braun asks if Waller knows who he’s talking to. No, he didn’t mean anything by it. Waller just figures, it’d be a good idea if Braun looked after Braun for once. And that means setting up the ultimate alliance. Braun Strowman & A-Town Down Under as the same team! They’d be untouchable! The cunning and intelligence of Waller & Theory, Braun’s strength. Get it? Brains & Braun. Braun says he already told Waller to watch his mouth! Does Waller want his set shoved up his-
Wait! Carmelo Hayes makes his way out here! Braun sighs and Melo says no, no, no, cut this out. Melo has a bone to pick with Braun. Aldis thought he was going to humble Melo by setting him up against Braun. Everybody here knows that that wasn’t fair. But newsflash, Nick Aldis, you can’t humble greatness! Melo might lose, but he’ll never quit. So Braun, “you big ugly dumb Santa Claus b*tch,” let’s run this thing back right here, right now! Cuz now, Melo’s ready! Braun says if Melo didn’t learn his lesson last week, Braun will remind him what the Braun Strowman Effect is! Waller & Theory run away as Braun grabs the fake palm trees!
Braun CHUCKS trees at Melo but Melo just laughs. Will Melo not miss the game winner in this rematch? Or will Braun be the one to humble H1M?
Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Braun chuckles at Melo wanting to tie up. They do tie up but then Melo slips around to KICK the leg! Braun just brushes that off as he and Melo circle. Melo uses the ropes and even the ref as a shield so Braun backs off. Melo comes back, taunts Braun, then drops back to ropes. The ref wants Braun to let off, and Braun does, but then Melo sucker punches him! Melo talks smack, then whips, but Braun blocks! B raun shakes his head, whips Melo, but Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ slides out. Melo says safe! Melo says he’s smart, but then gets spooked as Braun storms up to ropes!
The ref has Braun stay back, and Melo gets cocky again. Braun signals to the fans that he’s taking a lap and the fans fire up. Braun goes outside, builds speed, but Melo runs! Melo slides into the ring, Braun gets on the apron, but Melo KICKS him! The fans boo but Melo hits the FADE AWAY! Braun flounders, Melo CLUBS and KNEES and repeat! Braun SHOVES Melo out of the ring! Braun shakes it off then storms back up on Melo. Braun YANKS Melo up by his hair! And then he TOSSES Melo across the way! The fans fire up and Braun drags Melo up again. Braun whips, Melo dropkicks the legs out! Braun falls, Melo runs, FADE AWAY, but into Braun’s hands!
Braun pops Melo up, but Melo SPIKE-RANAS! Braun sputters and Melo soaks up heat. Braun rises up like the monster he is! Melo turns around, Braun runs up, but Melo DUMPS Braun out! Melo BOOTS Braun away, then gets cocky again. Melo goes out the side and he runs up a la Braun. But Braun BOOTS Melo right down! The fans fire up and Braun looms over Melo. Braun drags Melo up, whips him at steps, but Melo goes up! Melo leaps, but into Braun’s arms! We’re at 7 of 10 as Melo slips free! Melo SLAPS Braun! Braun grabs Melo by the neck and TOSSES him into the ring! We’re at 10!! MELO WINS!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by count out
Talk about rope-a-dope! Melo steals this win by getting the better of Braun’s anger! Braun scowls at smart-aleck Melo, and he storms in! Melo runs out to the crowd and into the night, but Braun pursues! Will Melo #GetTheseHands one way or another?
Nia Jax and Candice LeRae talk backstage.
They’re both excited for the tag title match tonight, because Nia can become a double champion. Tiffany Stratton walks in and Nia says there she is! Tiff wishes them luck tonight, and cannot wait to be there ringside when the ref raises their hands. Nia gets a guilty look on her face and Candice tells Tiff that they were talking… It’s best if Tiff stays in the back. But hey, she can take some notes if she wants. And if she wants to help, she can prepare champagne, balloons and maybe even streamers. They’re gonna need all that after the big win. So Tiff should get on that while Candice & Nia strategize.
Tiff looks to Nia but Nia just says, “Thanks, Tiff.” Tiff leaves, Nia shrugs off the guilt and says she and Candice are ready. Candice is sure Tiff will have the most beautiful party ready for them. Will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie succeed in taking the tag titles for their own? Or will it be Bianca & Naomi having that champagne to celebrate?
Melo returns backstage.
And he’s on high alert knowing Braun is still hunting him down. Melo bumps into Legado Del Fantasma, and then Braun storms up! Braun asks where Melo went. Santos Escobar says screw that, he’s no snitch. Braun says not telling is gonna get Santos worse. Angel steps in and says Melo went that way. Braun thanks Angel and storms off after Melo. But then Pretty Deadly asks Braun to please read through their script. Braun slaps the script down and says he doesn’t care about their stupid musical! But then Melo SMACKS Braun with a chair! And SMACKS him again! Melo talks trash before heading out, but Braun gets back up.
Braun is angrier than ever, and he still hunts Melo down! Is there going to be nothing left of H1M after Braun #GetsTheseHands on him?
Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley!
Longtime friendships thrown away in order to get ahead is practically cliche in pro-wrestling, but to think Johnny Wrestling would be the kind to do that. Will Shelley make Gargano regret ever treating 20 YEARS like it was nothing?
The bell rings and Gargano runs up! Shelley dodges to fire hands, then he bumps Gargano off buckles. Shelley stomps a mudhole in, then stands Gargano up to dig his forearm in! The ref counts, Shelley lets off, then he climbs up to rain down fists! Gargano YANKS Shelley down! Shelley flounders, Gargano CHOPS Shelley to a corner, then he mocks the MCMG hand pointing. Gargano CHOPS Shelley, ROCKS him, then wrenches him to whip corner to corner. Gargano runs up but Shelley ELBOWS him away! Shelley goes up to FLYING KNEE! And then he CLOBBERS Gargano! The fans fire up as Shelley drags Gargano up.
Shelley wrenches, hammerlocks, but Gargano elbows free! Gargano brings Shelley around to schoolboy ROUNDHOUSE! Shelley sputters, Gargano brings him up, and Gargano says he’s no longer the student. Gargano ROCKS Shelley, stomps away, but stops as the ref counts. Gargano soaks up heat, then shakes out his left hand before he runs up. Shelley puts Gargano on the apron to HOTSHOT! Gargano falls, Shelley aims, and Shelley slingshots to stomp Gargano’s bad hand! Gargano staggers away, but runs back up on Shelley, only for Shelley to jump the sweep! SUPERKICK! Then FLYING KNEE!
The fans fire up while Gargano goes down, and Shelley says that’s what Gargano gets while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Gargano has Shelley in a clinch. Gargano fires body shots, then he hits a JAWBREAKER! Gargano goes to a corner, Shelley runs up, but Gargano BOOTS back! Gargano runs up and slips around Shelley to SLINGBLADE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Gargano is frustrated but he stalks Shelley to the apron. Gargano brings Shelley up, talks more smack, and he fireman’s carries. Shelley slips out but Gargano ROCKS him! SLINGSHOT- SUPERKICK! Shelley takes Gargano out of the air and both men are down! The fans rally up, and Shelley stands to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again!
Shelley CHOPS, whips, then kitchen sink knees! And then PENALTY KICKS! Ghost pin, TWO! Gargano escapes, but Shelley wants the arm! Shelley uses the Garga- NO, Gargano turns chicken wing into roll up, TWO!! Shelley escapes, clinches, and spins Gargano, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Shelley wants the arm again! The fans rally as Shelley drags Gargano up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Gargano ROCKS Shelley with forearms! Shelley CHOPS back, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Shelley wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! But Gargano ENZIGIRIS! Shelley runs up, Gargano dodges and SUPERKICKS!
Gargano scoops Shelley, takes aim at a corner, LAWN DART! Cover, TWO!! Shelley survives and the fans rally up! Gargano grows frustrated but he brings Shelley around. Gargano wants the arm now! GargaNO Escape, but Shelley says NO to that! They both fight up, end up in a corner, and the ref counts. Gargano lets off, to then ROCK Shelley with a cheap shot! Gargano runs up, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Shelley shakes out the stars and he goes to the corner. The fans fire up as Shelley climbs, but Ciampa shows up! Gargano GAMANGIRIS Shelley down! But wait, here comes Sabin! Ciampa violated the deal first so Sabin’s not letting him do worse!
Gargano climbs up while Sabin chases Ciampa off, but Shelley SHOVES Gargano! CROSSBODY! Gargano rolls through, and pulls tights! Gargano wins!!
Winner: Johnny Gargano, by pinfall
Distraction tactic and pulling the tights? Gargano has no shame! But he and Ciampa have the WWE Tag Team Championships, so is that all that matters?
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair & Naomi.
Byron Saxton is at gorilla with The EST & The Glow, and before they head to the ring, he wants to recap the crazy couple of weeks. The mysterious attack on Jade Cargill, the big win at Survivor Series in WarGames, and now they can solidify themselves as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Bianca says these past few weeks have been rough to say the least. And while you can trust Bianca will find out what happened to Jade, you best believe they won’t be stripped of the tag titles. That’s just what the culprit wants and Bianca isn’t going down without a fight. Thankfully, Bianca has a friend who always has her back.
Naomi says yeah, she’s got her back forever! And she can never turn down a good “snatch ‘n’ drag.” But she also knows how important these titles are to Bianca & Jade, and they’re just as important to her. Naomi will go out there and do everything she has to in order to keep the titles. Bianca holds out Jade’s belt to Naomi, but Naomi says no. Not until she’s earned it. Bianca says okay, and the music hits. Naomi is fired up, will this be the StrongEST Glow yet?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!
SmackDown returns as the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie make their entrance together. The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see who is truly the strongest duo!
The teams sort out and Bianca starts against Candice. They tie up as the fans rally, and Bianca powers Candice right to a corner. But Candice pulls the braid! The ref reprimands, Candice shoves Bianca, then pie faces her! But Bianca SHOVES Candice to the corner! Bianca runs up but into an elbow! Candice goes up but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca gorilla presses Candice but Candice scrambles free! Candice hurries away and she tags in Nia. Bianca says bring it and the fans rally for the “E S T! E S T!” Nia and Bianca tie up, Bianca headlocks, but Nia powers up and out. Tiff is watching backstage as Nia scoops Bianca, only for Bianca to slip free.
Bianca runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and DROPKICKS! Nia rebounds but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Bianca tags Naomi then sets Nia up! Naomi and Bianca both run the ropes, Bianca handsprings, SPLIT LEG DROP AND MOONSAULT COMBO! Naomi covers, TWO! Naomi hurries back after Nia but Nia shoves her away. Naomi slides under the lariat then mule kicks! Naomi runs but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! Nia drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Naomi stays in this for Bianca’s sake but Nia storms back up as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nia DRIBBLES Naomi off the mat, then stares Bianca down. Nia stalks Naomi to a corner, puts her on ropes, and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Nia lets off, and then Nia drags Naomi over to the corner. Nia traps Naomi while she tags Candice. Nia fires some elbows before backing off, and Candice RAMS Naomi! Candice ROCKS Naomi, sits her down, then stomps a mudhole in. Candice taunts Bianca, drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS Naomi down, then clamps on with a top wristlock. Naomi endures while Candice leans on the hold. Naomi fights up, arm-drags free, then hurries for her corner!
Candice scrambles after Naomi and THROWS her by her hair! Candice stomps Naomi to the corner, tags Nia, and Nia runs up to HIP ATTACK! Nia taunts Bianca, drags Naomi up, and clamps on with a cobra clutch! Nia leans on Naomi to grind her down. Naomi endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Nia staggers around, but she scoops Naomi! Naomi slips free to the apron and HOTSHOTS Nia! Naomi BOOTS Candice. RAMS Nia, then reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Naomi is down, but she BOOTS Nia away before heading for her corner. Candice hurries and tags in, but Naomi hot tags Bianca!
Bianca rallies on Candice with shoulder tackles and DROPKICK! Bianca kips up, wrenches, and suplexes Candice! SmackDown returns to single picture as Candice slips free! Candice dodges Bianca, Nia sneaks a tag, and Bianca scoops Candice for a GUT BUSTER! Bianca runs at the corner to RAM Candice, then she climbs up! The ref tries to explain but Nia runs up! Bianca backflips up and over! Nia almost squashes Candice, but she turns around. Bianca dodges Nia, but Candice hits a CODE BREAKER! SAMOAN DROP from Nia! Cover, TWO! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Nia snarls as she drags Bianca into a motorcycle stretch!
Bianca endures and the fans rally up. Bianca fights up but Nia POSTS her first! Nia then mocks the fans with clapping, then she scuffs Bianca. Nia dares Bianca to tag, then she THROWS Bianca by the braid! Bianca goes to ropes, and Nia pulls the braid around them! The ref reprimands, Nia lets off, but Candice gets her shots in! The fans boo but Bianca gets away. Nia soaks up the heat and then brings Bianca around. Nia has the cobra clutch back on and she thrashes Bianca around. The fans rally as Bianca endures, and Bianca fights back up. Nia kicks Bianca but Bianca rebounds to reel Nia in!
Bianca tries to suplex but Nia’s too big! Nia shoves Bianca to the corner, but Bianca BOOTS back! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, runs up on Nia, but Nia picks her up! Nia RAMS Bianca into the corner! Tag to Candice and she climbs. Nia holds Bianca up, Candice MISSILE DROPKICKS Bianca into the SPINEBUSTER! Candice then BLASTS Bianca off the apron, then uses Nia as the step for the STEP-UP SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives, she’s the toughEST for a reason! Candice is frustrated and she CLUBS away on Bianca! The fans rally for “E S T! E S T!” Bianca throws a body shot but Candice CLUBS her down again.
Candice tags Nia and Nia pulls the braid to keep Bianca back. Nia whips Bianca to Candice but Bianca slips around. Candice standing switches, Nia runs up, but Bianca ducks and Nia clips Candice! Bianca scrambles while Nia checks Candice, hot tag to Naomi! Naomi LARIATS Nia but Nia stays up! So Naomi UPPERCUTS Nia! Nia still stays up! Naomi dodges, goes up the ropes, FLYING CHUCK! Nia wobbles and the fans fire up with Naomi! Naomi reels Nia in but Nia whips her away! Naomi BOOTS from the corner, then goes up! FLYING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia stays in this but Naomi pounds the mat.
The fans rally up, Naoim brings Nia up, but Nia HEADBUTTS her! Nia runs up at the corner, but Naomi dodges to POST her! Nia is down, Naomi goes up! SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT FLOPS as Nia moves! Nia CLUBS Naomi, puts her in the drop zone, then goes up! But Naomi SMACKS Nia off the post! Tag to Bianca, and Naomi gets under Nia?! POWERBOMB!! Naomi drags Nia into the drop zone! Bianca aims for the 450!! Cover, CANDICE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, Nia is busted open from hitting that post, but here comes TIFFANY! Is she doing what it looks like? Tiff cheers on Candice & Nia, no cash-in yet.
Candice tags in, goes after Bianca, but Bianca RAMS Candice into the corner! Bianca runs but into a BOOT! Candice goes up, TORNADO DDT! Cover, Naomi GAMANGIRIS Candice! Fans cheer “CASH IT IN!” at Tiff but Bianca tags in Naomi. Nia sneaks a tag, and as the Naomi goes after Candice, the ref has to explain. In that distraction, Nia asks for the briefcase! Tiff is conflicted, but she hands it over. But then the ref sees Nia with it! Bianca HANDSPRING KICKS Nia off the apron! Nia falls right at Tiff’s feet! Bianca tags Naomi, then PLANCHAS onto Nia! Naomi has Candice but Candice cradles! TWO!! Naomi KNEES Candice down!
Naomi hurries up, up and SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, NAOMI & BIANCA WIN!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Tiff’s hesitation costs Nia, and that means Naomi has earned that title belt! Bianca personally hands it to her and the two celebrate together. Will they hold onto the titles all the way ’til Jade is back in action? Or will a team come along that outshines even the StrongEST Glow?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of SmackDown here, though I think it was also prerecorded. They were in Hartford last week, weren’t they? And I thought that was prerecorded given how Jimmy Uso’s promo was received… But speaking of, good stuff from Bloodline to open. McIntyre calling a true with Solo was a bit of a surprise, but I suppose we should’ve seen that coming with how McIntyre is a Heel and often a hypocrite. Jimmy going after McIntyre was also good stuff, he can clearly still be a factor even with a bad toe. Very good Six Man Tag, too, but I should’ve known Nakamura would interfere and cost Knight’s team. Good win for Solo, and we’ve still got a couple weeks before Raw on Netflix, so the go-home math will still sort out with the first SmackDown of 2025.
Very good promos from MCMG and DIY, and of course Ciampa still went out to ringside despite the “promise” he made. And of course Gargano cheated, but that adds heat to the coming tag title rematch. They might even put that on the first SmackDown of 2025 to hype it up. Especially as I think it’s going to be the first THREE HOUR SmackDown. NBC is willing to do that knowing Raw is going to Netflix, meaning SmackDown will get more time to do more great things, which works with all the belts we’ve got now.
Good stuff with Braun and the Grayson Waller Effect, but of course we set up more between Braun and Melo. Clever move for Melo to win by count out, and of course Melo gets cocky for it. Braun was almost classic Braun with how he shrugged the chair shots off backstage. We’ll of course get one more Braun VS Melo, and maybe someone from Legado or Pretty Deadly screws Braun over given how he treated them. Very good promo from Chelsea after her big win on Saturday, and I’m sure she’ll be celebrating this win in both kayfabe and real-life through the holidays, ready to start her first title feud on January 3rd.
Very good promo from Kevin Owens, but I feel like he had to contradict himself here from what he said during the Raw on Netflix “kickoff show” on Wednesday. Kevin said then that he’s going to act as the defending champion with the holiday house show tour, but he said here he isn’t the champion since he got screwed. Either way, he’ll really play up how he is somehow the victim in all this, making the return of Cody Rhodes all the better. We’ll surely get one last match of Cody VS Kevin, maybe with a big stipulation on it, and then we’ll have a moment of (more than likely) Cody holding up both Winged Eagle and corporate logo championships.
And of course, very good stuff in the two main Smackdown women’s stories. That promo from Nia, Candice and Tiff was really good because you kinda feel for Tiff being treated as the odd one out. And then very good promo right before the match with Bianca & Naomi. I like Naomi wanting to earn the belt, and we got a great tag match. Nia surely got busted open “hard way,” aka legitimately, that post surely has edges you gotta watch out for. But Tiff showing up was of course for the briefcase distraction, not cashing in. Tiff hasn’t been pushed that far yet, that might come with the Netflix debut. But Naomi & Bianca of course retained the titles, that’ll cue up Jade making a return to identify her attacker, and it might be Naomi after all…
My Score: 8.8/10
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