Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/23/24)
Whose game is it?
SmackDown gives us a preview of the Elimination Chamber!
Drew McIntyre faces La Knight and Liv Morgan faces Tiffany Stratton in first-ever 1v1 showdowns, but who will gain last minute momentum before stepping inside the sinister structure?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Liv Morgan VS Tiffany Stratton; Tiffany wins.
- Bron Breakker VS Dante Chen; Bron wins.
- Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne VS Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh; Bate & Dunne win.
- The Street Profits w/ Bobby Lashley & B-Fab VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament; The AOP win.
- Drew McIntyre VS LA Knight; McIntyre wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bianca Belair is here!
The fans cheer as the EST makes her way to the ring, ready for the Elimination Chamber in Perth. But for now, she’s ready to watch this opening contest!
Liv Morgan VS Tiffany Stratton!
The Revenge Tour is going through Perth, and Liv lets Bianca know she’s watching her watch her. But will Liv make an example out of the Spoiled Rich Girl? Or will #TiffyTime start even before the Elimination Chamber?
The bell rings and Liv circles with Tiff. The fans rally as the two rush up. Liv dodges, Tiff blocks a kick but Liv ROCKS her! Tiff bails out and says she does this on Tiffy Time, not their time. Tiff says the Chamber is tomorrow, she’s gonna go. But Liv chases her down and throws her into barriers! Bianca applauds that, and then Liv sends Tiff into steel steps! Liv pushes Tiff in, covers, TWO! Liv stalks Tiff to a corner, runs up but is sent into buckles! Tiff then runs back to DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Tiff is annoyed and she stomps Liv around. Tiff puts Liv in a corner but Liv throws body shots!
Tiff CLUBS Liv, bumps her off buckles, and then bumps her off more buckles. Liv flounders but Tiff stands her back up. Tiff scoops, Liv slips free and BACKSTABBER into an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, but Liv stays on Tiff with a chinlock then chinbar. Liv facelocks, whips, and Tiff ends up in a corner. Liv runs up to back body block, then she rolls, but runs into a BOOT! Even Bianca felt that one. Tiff then DOUBLE STOMPS Liv down! Cover, TWO! Tiff is further frustrated but she drags Liv up. Tiff TOSSES Liv to a corner, then runs up to SPLASH! Tiff keeps moving, but Liv gets around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Liv hurries but Tiff bails out! Fans boo but Liv tells Tiffy to cry about it, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Tiff CHOKES Liv on ropes, then YANKS the ropes to jam her up! Tiff clamps onto Liv with a chinlock and she grinds Liv down. The fans rally, Liv fights up, and she throws body shots. Tiff ROCKS Liv, fans boo, but Tiff mocks Liv. “Wanna cry about it?” Liv throws body shots instead! Tiff CLUBS Liv, mocks Liv more, but Liv ROCKS her again and again and again! The fans fire up with Liv but Tiff knees low. Tiff runs, but Liv ROCKS her again! Bianca likes that! Liv runs, Tiff follows and KNEES low! Tiff runs but Liv reels her in! Tiff ELBOWS back, swings, but Liv dodges to CLOBBET Tiff!
Liv rallies with big shoulder tackles, then kicks, KICKS and ENZIGIRIS! Tiff falls over abut Liv kips up! The fans fire up and Bianca is feeling it as Liv runs up at Tiff. Back body block and a roll, to the SHINING WIZARD! Liv pushes Tiff out of the corner, goes up and FLYING CODE BREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Tiff survives, she isn’t a former NXT Women’s Champion for nothing. Liv keeps cool, though, and watches Tiff go to ropes. Liv runs up, but into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Tiff is frustrated again and both women are down. The fans rally, Tiff drags Liv to a drop zone, then goes to the corner.
Tiff goes up and up, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT- NO, she has to roll through as Liv moves! Tiff runs back in but Liv DOUBLE STOMPS her! Liv then wrenches and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP CRADLE! Cover, TWO!! Liv grows frustrated but she watches Tiff rise. Liv brings Tiff up but Tiff JAWBREAKERS fere! Liv runs back in but no Code Breaker! Tiff cartwheels and ALABAMA SLAMS! High stack, TWO!! Liv survives and Bianca is doing her best to contain her excitement. Liv and Tiff slowly rise, Tiff drags Liv back to a drop zone and goes back up the corner. The fans rally as Tiff goes up and up, but Liv anchors her!
Tiff hits Liv away, but Liv comes back to springboard SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Tiff survives and Bianca is as fired up as the fans! Tiff goes to the desk, Liv goes out after her, but Tiff sends her into the desk! Tiff puts Liv in, then SLAPOS Bianca for the hell of it!! Bianca rushes up, the ref stops her, and Liv O’Conner Rolls Tiff! But the ref is busy with Bianca! The ref finally sees the cover and counts, TWO and Liv is sent into Bianca! Down goes The EST, and Tiff rolls Liv up! TIFF WINS!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall
The Center of the Universe just got the better of two former champions by using them against each other! Is that the exact strategy she’ll use inside the Chamber to put us all on #TiffyTime?
Backstage interview with Drew McIntyre.
Kayla Braxton is with the Scottish Terminator and notes we’re just 12 hours away from him having what he’s called the “biggest match of his career.” What is his mindset ahead of The Elimination Chamber? McIntyre says, “One day. It feels like my entire life and career has led to this moment, this match. Every twist and turn, every moment of heartbreak. My greatest love, wrestling. My most dysfunctional relationship. That title needs me as much as I need it. If I lose tonight, if I lose at Chamber, if I lose at Mania, it was all for nothing. If I lose, my entire career is about as useless as CM Punk’s return to the WWE.”
McIntyre chuckles a bit, and sees Bobby Lashley walk over. Lashley says that was brutal, but he gets it. There was all this hype around CM Punk, then he gets hurt. Some of the memes McIntyre’s been posting, and that T-shirt he made, it has Lashley dying laughing. It’s almost as comical as WrestleMania 37, when Lashley beat McIntyre, put him in the Hurt Lock, and made him pass out. He should’ve seen his face. The hype is real, Drew. Lashley leaves, but will the Terminator look to tear down the All Mighty inside the steel structure?
Ashante THEE Adonis is in a rush.
He tells whoever he’s with to hurry up, cuz he looks good. It’s Cedric Alexander! He’s feeling good, too. Wait, what’re those? What? Red’s a good color on him. Yeah but his pants look like he got in a fight with his cat. Okay, okay, hold on, he’s got it. Cedric rethinks his look, and goes with a striped shirt and slacks. Where’d he get the shirt, tho? Babies R Us? He about to rip outta that thing. This is whack. Okay, hold up. Look number three is brown slacks, with a black shirt that has several shades of brown. Still no.
Cedric then tries on Adonis’ spare overalls that he wrestles in! Cedric gets it now. No, man, c’mon. They’re done. But later in the day… like, way later… They’re finally in the “right” look: leather pants, a cargo vest, and mirrored sunglasses. That’s bananas! No, he looks like Will.i.am. Or money. Money? Must be talking crypto. Adonis and Cedric may not agree on fashion, but will this be a hot new tag team to hit the scene?
The Bloodline sits in the private suite.
Roman Reigns smiles and Jimmy Uso laughs as they talk about what went down on Raw. Roman should’ve seen the look on Jey’s face, he was like, “How could you do this to me?” Uce, it’s NO YEET. Seriously, Jimmy got Jey right in the face, Roman should’ve seen it. Roman says hold on. Who sent Jimmy to Raw to do that? Oh, uh, Heyman did. The Wise Man called the play, Jimmy ran the play. Jimmy double and even triple checked, and that’s what he did. He ran it to perfection, really. So Jimmy is gonna stooge Heyman? Gonna sell him out like that? Roman laughs it off, though, because he called the play.
Jimmy nods and says okay. Then he did it right, right? Yep, perfection. Touchdown, Bloodline. But Roman leaves Jimmy hanging on the handshake. Heyman then hurries in and says Grayson Waller is here. Bring him in. Yes, My Tribal Chief. Heyman hurries away, and Roman says this should be good. What is The Tribal Chief going to tell the Aussie Icon ahead of the advertised Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes as the guest?
Bron Breakker VS Dante Chen!
The Big Bad Booty Nephew, one half of the NXT Tag Team Champions, is here to layeth the smack down now that he is officially signed to the blue brand! Will he do exactly that as we continue down the Road to WrestleMania? Or will his NXT classmate prove he’s also worth of bigger things?
The bell rings, the two tie up, and Bron waistlocks to then SLAM Dante down! Bron then puts Dante in a corner, runs in, but Dante dodges. Dante comes back to DROPKICK, but Bron CLOBBERS him in return! Bron storms around, the fans rally up and bark, and Bron headlocks. Dante powers up and out but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges, blows through the lariat to LARIAT right back! The fans bark more and Bron stalks Dante to the apron. Bron drags Dante up but Dante HOTSHOTS back! Dante throws hands then springboards, but Bron POWERSLAMS the crossbody! The fans fire up as the straps come down!
Bron aims from a corner, roars and runs in, SPEAR! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Fast and furious, and also victorious, Bron makes an impact on SmackDown! Will everyone else, even The Tribal Chief, have to worry about this juggernaut coming down the tracks?
Backstage interview with The Judgment Day.
Kayla is with Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh at gorilla, and says Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate have been on an absolute roll. The Bruiserweight & Big Strong Boi will challenge for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships at Elimination Chamber, so this match tonight with Dom & JD will give them an opportunity to scout the competition. Finn says, “Scout the competition? Kayla, the word ‘competition’ makes it sound like they have a chance, when in reality, they don’t stand a snowball’s chance in Hell against us!” Priest adds, “Besides, after our boys handle business tonight, the only thing left to do at Elimination Chamber is gonna be to pick the bones.”
Priest & Finn fist bump Dom & JD and send them off, will The Prodigal Son & Irish Ace be able to bring down the New Catch Republic?
The LWO talk backstage.
Cruz Del Toro tells Joaquin Wilde that they gotta take care of Legado. Every week, it’s the same thing. Wait, here comes Elektra Lopez. What does she want? She just wants to say that the last few weeks she’s watched them, it’s just sad. The LWO is basically dead. Where’s Rey? What has following him even done for them? But that is just a result of their bad choices. Maybe next time, their loyalty will be better. If there is a next time. La Madrina leaves, so that Angel & Humberto can jump Cruz & Wilde from behind! They beat Cruz & Wilde down, and then set them up for Santos Escobar to tell them they turned on him! They abandoned him! This is the price they pay, and it’s only the beginning.
Refs and security rush in, as do Carlito and Zelina Vega. The war between these factions is only escalating, what will it take to end this once and for all?
Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne VS Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh!
SmackDown returns as Bate & Dunne make their entrances. The teams sort out and Bate starts against JD as familiar foes. They circle, tie up, and JD wrenches to wristlock. Bate rolls, rolls and rolls! Bate is free, and he eggs JD on. JD and Bate tie up, Bate headlocks, but JD pulls hair! The fans boo but JD has the headlock now. JD grinds Bate but Bate fights up and powers out. JD runs Bate over, flexes, then runs. Bate drops, hurdles and rolls back, but JD stops himself. Bate kips up, grins, and the two circle again. They knuckle lock, Bate rolls back and headscissors to then bring JD to a corner by walking on his hands!
Bate goes along the ropes to then RANA JD out of the ring! The fans fire up and JD storms back in. Bate hurdles then MONKEY FLIPS JD! Tag to Dunne, Bate keeps JD away from Dom and the two double whip. They DOUBLE BACK DROP JD and fans fire up! Dunne drags JD up, snapmares him then kneels on him. Tag to Bate, Dunne sets up as Bate goes up, KNEE-BOARD SENTON! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Bate as he stands JD up. Bate whips, JD reverses but Bate holds ropes. Bate ELBOWS JD, DECKS Dom, then dumps JD out! JD throws Bate down by his hair! Fans boo but JD gets in to drag Bate up.
JD snapmares Bate by ropes, tags Dom, and Dom soaks up the heat before he slingshot SENTONS! Cover, ONE!! Dom is annoyed but he brings Bate up. Dom throws hands, tags JD, and they mug Bate in the corner. JD brings Bate up to UPPERCUT down. Tag to Dom, he and JD double whip while fans boo. Bate reverses to send JD up and out! Then Bate DECKS Dom, brings him around, UPPERCUTS and whips him to the corner. Dom reverses. Bate goes up to headstand, then he BOOTS Dom away! Tag to Dunne, Dunne CLOBBERS Dom! Dom wants mercy but Dunne gives him knees to the arm instead!
Dunne pulls on the other arm to bend the fingers, twist the wrist, and even the elbow! The fans fire up as Dunne then stomps Dom in the ribs! Dunne SMASHES Dom’s knee again and again and again! Then he twists the foot in a modified toehold! Then Dunne STOMPS the foot! Dunne wrenches Dom, tags Bate, and they double top wristlock! They STOMP both arms!! Dom can’t even clutch his arms now, but Bate whips him to a corner. Dom reverses, but Bate goes up and over. It wasn’t the cleanest, but Dom distracts the ref so JD can dump Bate out! Fans boo and Dunne protests, but Dom BLASTS Dunne! JD PENALTY KICKS Bate!
Fans boo but Dom soaks it up, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and JD drops a FALLING AX HANDLE on Bate! Cover, TWO! JD argues with the ref but the fans rally for Bate. JD sits Bate up but Bate fires body shots! JD JUMP KNEES Bate down! JD tags Dom, puts Bate in the corner, and Dom stomps a mudhole in! The fans boo but Dom lets off to flex. Dom then gets away from Dunne, drags Bate up, and he taunts Dunne before hitting Uno Amigo! Fans boo but Dom hits Dos Amigos! Dom stands Bate back up, gives some Latino Heat, but Bate stops the Third Amigo to suplex Dom in return! The fans fire up while both men are down and crawling! Hot tags to Dunne and JD!
Dunne ENZIGIRIS JD, ENZIGIRIS Dom, then GAMANGIRIS JD! And ENZIGIRI to GERMAN SUPLEX! JD flounders, Dunne STOMPS those hands! Then STOMPS them again! Then BUZZSAWS JD down! Dunne hauls JD back up, for the X PLEX! Cover, TWO! JD survives but Dunne drags JD back up. Dunne CHOPS JD to the corner, tags Bate in, and they reel JD in for a DOUBLE- NO, Dom saves JD from the suplex! Fans boo but then Dom sees he’s alone with British Strong Style! Bate & Dunne fire off fast hands from all sides! The fans love it but the ref reprimands! Dunne backs off, JD runs in but Bate sends him into Dom!
Bate now fires off hands on both JD & Dom in the corner! The fans fire up more as Bate beats JD down, then eggs Dom on. Dom runs up, into the fireman’s carry! And the AIRPLANE SPIN! Around and around and around and around, Bate then DUMPS Dom out! But JD rolls Bate up with tights! TWO, and Bate gives JD an AIRPLANE SPIN! The fans fire up as Bate hits the SPINNING SLAM! Bate tags Dunne in, then they coordinate, TOP BINS for JD in the corner! They set JD up for the REBOUNDER GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Cover, Dom breaks it! Fans boo and Bate is frustrated with Dom.
Bate UPPERCUTS Dom, runs up, but Dom TOSSES Bate out hard! Dunne clotheslines Dom out for it! But JD kicks a leg out! Ripcord, but Dunn sunset flips it! TWO!! Dunne SLAPS JD, JD HEAD- NO, Dunn forearms! But JD ducks the enzigiri! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Dunne lands out! Dunne rebounds, JD ducks the lariat and SPANISH FLIES on the return! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and JD is furious! The fans are thunderous, “This is Awesome!” as JD climbs! MOONSAULT onto knees! Dunne saves himself and then reels JD in! Dunne wrenches but JD has the ropes! JD HEADBUTTS in return!
JD distracts the ref while Dunne ends up on ropes. Dom dials it up to 619!! Fans boo but Dom flexes as he gest away with it. But Bate says Bop up, BANG! JD runs at Bate but is sent into POST! Dunne grabs an arm to SNAP the fingers! Tag to Bate, and they get JD hooked up, DOUBLE TYLER DRIVER!! Cover, Bate & Dunne win!
Winners: Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne, by pinfall
But wait, here come Finn & Priest! They’re upset that their boys lost, but then Bate DECKS Finn! Priest storms up but Dunne leaps at him! Only for Pries to toss Dunne in! Priest grabs each man but they fire off hands! The fans fire up as Bate & Dunne BLAST Priest off the apron! Finn & Priest regroup and run up, but then Bate & Dunne dodge, and they CLOBBER Dom & JD on the way out! The New Catch Republic has momentum going into Elimination Chamber, but will they come out of it the new Undisputed Tag Team Champions?
Logan Paul hangs out with Austin Theory & Grayson Waller.
The Maverick and A-Town Down Under are all admiring each other and themselves, but in steps Kevin Owens. Are they seriously all just looking at themselves? Wow, what a “great” hobby. But he’ll make this quick, since he feels gross being near all of them. He just wants to say, he truly, truly hopes Logan finds a way to bring the brass knuckles to Australia, because Kevin would love to use them to punch Logan again inside the Chamber. Honestly, what Kevin really wants is for them to catch Logan smuggling in the brass knuckles so they’ll have no choice but to send him back to the US. But hey, either will do. See you there, maybe. And where’s Austin’s shirt?
Theory and Waller are annoyed, and Logan doesn’t know why they didn’t just jump Kevin. He was right there, it was 3v1, they could’ve. Oh, true… Heyman walks over and asks if that was Kevin Owens. Y-Yeah, that was him. Heyman never liked him. They agree there. Oh, and today is Waller’s lucky day. The Tribal Chief wants to talk with Waller. Really? Heyman takes Waller away, leaving Logan and Theory a little jealous. They wish they’d be talked to by The Tribal Chief. But will this private meeting not be so nice?
Dakota Kai is being helped to the medic!
Nick Aldis and a referee help Dakota as she limps on a bad leg. Did Damage CTRL get to her just like they promised? Is Bayley going to realize it was a mistake not to make Dakota an ally?
The Street Profits w/ Bobby Lashley & B-Fab VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament!
What was supposed to be a Six Man match weeks ago never got going, so now they’ll try this at just 2v2. Will Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins put the fear of the All Mighty into Akam & Rezar? Or will the AOP write the Profits out of this story?
SmackDown returns and The Final Testament makes their entrance together. The teams sort out, and the fans rally as Ford starts against Akam. The two stare down, then Ford rushes up to DROPKICK! Akam stays up but then Ford DROPKICKS Rezar! Rezar stays up, Akam RAMS Ford into the corner, Rezar tags in, and the AOP mug Ford! Rezar CLUBS Ford, stalks him to ropes, and Kross talks some smack. Rezar brings Ford up but Ford fires body shots! Tag to Dawkins, they whips and DROPKICK Rezar to a corner! Rezar comes back but the Profits run him over! The Profits coordinate, BACK SUPLEX SPLASH! Dawkins covers, ONE!!
Dawkins keeps on Rezar but Rezar RAMS him into the AOP corner! Akam tags in, the AOP mug Dawkins now, then shove Dawkins down. The fans boo but Akam whips Dawkins to ropes. Dawkins holds ropes, BOOTS back, then sends Akam out! Rezar runs up but Dawkins dumps him out! The fans fire up and Dawkins builds speed! Dawkins FLIES to take out the AOP at the ramp! The fans fire up more and Kross is frustrated as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and The AOP mugs Ford again. The fans boo but the AOP soak it up. Rezar brings Ford around to CLUB him in the chest! Rezar soaks up more heat, clamps on a neck wrench and twists Ford’s head! The fans rally as Ford endures, and Ford fights up. Rezar CLUBS Ford, tags Akam, and the AOP coordinate for an ATOMIC KNEE! Cover, TWO! B-Fab is worried, Lashley might be a little bit concerned, too, and Akam CHOKES Ford on the ropes. The ref counts, Akam lets off and he tags Rezar. The AOP mug Ford more but the fans continue to rally. Rezar talks trash as Ford goes to the apron.
Rezar taunts Dawkins, then drags Ford up. Ford RAMS into Rezar, RAMS him again, then slingshots, but into a HAYMAKER! Ford falls and the fans boo but Rezar reels Ford back in. Rezar CLUBS Ford down, then hauls him up. Scarlett grins but B-Fab coaches Ford. Ford endures a facelock squeeze and he fights up. The fans rally, Ford throws body shots but Rezar shoves him. Ford mule kicks Rezar, DECKS Akam, then KICKS Rezar! Ford runs up but Rezar avoids the enzigiri! Rezar whips but Ford reverses to POST Rezar! Rezar flops down and Ford crawls as fast as he can! Hot tags to Akam and Dawkins!
The fans fire up as Dawkins rallies with big lariats! Akam kicks low, whips but Dawkins hurdles and FLYING ELBOWS! The fans fire up with Dawkins as he runs to CYCLONE SPLASH! Then ENZIGIRI! Dawkins reels Akam in, for the SILENCER! Cover, TWO! Dawkins keeps his eyes on Akam, drags him up, and fireman’s carries. Akam fights free, goes to a corner, and Dawkins runs in. Dawkins only gets buckles, then a BOOT! Akam shouts to Rezar, tags to him, and AOP sets Dawkins up, THE FINAL CHAPTER! Cover, Ford breaks it!! Ford runs up at Akam but Akam TOSSES Ford out! Akam snarls and tags back in.
The AOP get Dawkins back up, seems they just need to revise the ending. But Dawkins BOOTS Rezar away then ROCKS Akam with a right! Dawkins tags Ford and Ford climbs! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Akam, and Ellering should know this move! Ford goes up for a BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Rezar breaks it!! Rezar throws hands on Dawkins, but Ford SUPERKICKS Rezard! Dawkins returns to clothesline Rezar and himself out of the ring! Ford hurries to Akam but Akam grabs at him. Ford mule kicks but Akam blocks! Akam scoops but Ford slips free! Ford ENZIGIRIS Akam right down!
The fans fire up with Ford and he climbs a corner! Ford tells Kross to “SUCK IT!” but Scarlett distracts the ref! Kross SHOVES Ford down! Fans boo but B-Fab YANKS Scarlett down and Lashley CLOBBERS Kross! Lashley RAMS Kross into barriers, fires off hands, then fireman’s carries! Lashley runs but Kross slips free! Lashley ELBOWS Kross, Kross still POSTS Lashley! Kross gets an arm, takes aim at Lashley, and CHAIR SHOT on the arm!! Lashley writhes, did Kross just break that arm!? Ford grabs at Kross but Akam BOOTS him down! Akam then tags Rezar, and they get Ford up, to DRAG THE LAKE!! Cover, AOP win!
Winners: The Authors of Pain, by pinfall
Kross helped figure out the ending to this chapter, and he may have done more than just win a match. If Lashley’s arm isn’t good for the Elimination Chamber, can Kross take credit for ruining his Road to WrestleMania?
Dakota is checked by the medics.
It seems the knee took damage. Bayley walks in and asks if she can have a minute. Aldis and the medic walk out, and Bayley asks what happened. Dakota confirms it was DMG CTRL, they got her in the locker room. Bayley says she should’ve known. They’re using Dakota to get to her! Dakota says this isn’t Bayley’s fault. If she was in Bayley’s shoes, Dakota wouldn’t have trusted her, either. After everything Bayley did for Dakota, Dakota let Bayley down. Bayley says no, Bayley should’ve been there. DMG CTRL will not get away with this. Dakota says she meant what she said. She has Bayley’s back. If she has to earn Bayley’s trust again, then so be it.
Dakota says she and Bayley are gonna make DMG CTRL pay. Bayley nods, and it seems she still has one ally in this fight. But will they be able to make it through the Road to WrestleMania when the numbers aren’t in their favor?
The Bloodline waits in the suite.
Jimmy goes on about how he told Jey that they don’t need him anymore. But then Heyman walks in and presents Grayson Waller to Roman Reigns. Roman has Jimmy scoot over so Waller can sit next to him. Jimmy does as told and Waller takes a seat. Roman wants to tell Waller something, but for his ears only. Waller nods and leans in closer. Roman looks Waller in the eyes, but we cut away! Just what does Roman want Waller to do when it’s showtime in Australia?
BREAKING NEWS for Elimination Chamber!
The Kickoff Show will feature a Women’s Tag Team Championship match! The Kabuki Warriors will represent DMG CTRL against Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell! Will the Poison Pixie help #IndiWrestling have a truly impressive homecoming?
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s SmackDown!
After the ambush by Legado on the LWO, Carlito is going to handle business by taking Santos Escobar on in a Street Fight! Will Caribbean Cool crush the Emperor of Lucha once and for all? Or will it be the other way around? And whether the Kabuki Warriors retain the titles tomorrow or not, they’re going to settle things with Bayley & Dakota Kai in a tag match! Will the Role Model & #CobraKai get even with DMG CTRL on the Road to WrestleMania?
Lashley gets checked by the medics.
They ice his elbow but he says he’s fine. Then in walks McIntyre. McIntyre has Lashley calm down, and says, “I’ll pray for you.” We know McIntyre doesn’t mean that in a nice way, but is there any hope Lashley can still compete inside the Chamber?
Drew McIntyre VS LA Knight!
The Scottish Terminator is putting so much on the Elimination Chamber, but also on this match tonight. Will McIntyre make The Mega Star just the first victim on his Road back to WrestleMania? Or will we see whose game it is, with everybody saying L A KNIGHT, YEAH?!
SmackDown returns and McIntyre now makes his entrance. The bell rings and wait, Logan Paul makes his way out here. The Maverick clearly wants to share in the main event spotlight given he’s also going to be inside the Chamber tomorrow morning. Logan joins commentary as Knight and McIntyre circle. They tie up, go around, and end up going along the ropes. They go in a corner, out of a corner, to another corner, and fans chant “LOGAN SUCKS!” the entire time. Logan revels in it, but McIntyre has Knight in a corner. Knight avoids the haymaker, then fires hands in return! McIntyre kicks low to ROCK Knight!
McIntyre CHOPS Knight, fans “WOO~!” and McIntyre whips. Knight BOOTS from the corner, goes up and leaps, FLYING LARIAT! Knight storms up to whip but McIntyre reverses. Knight turns back drop into NECKBREAKER! Knight stomps a mudhole, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight lets off and then spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” Knight runs up, ROCKS McIntyre, but no BFT yet! McIntyre scoops, Knight slips free to roll him up, ONE!! McIntyre GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Knight falls and even Logan winces from that. Knight goes to the apron but McIntyre storms over.
McIntyre has Knight int he ropes, stares Logan down, but Knight DUMPS McIntyre out! Logan laughs, Knight aims and runs up, FLYING LARIAT! Down goes McIntyre and the fans fire up with Knight! Knight refreshes the count, then gets McIntyre up to fire hands. Knight whips, McIntyre reveres and reels Knight in, OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! McIntyre rolls into the ring, but then wait, Kevin Owens appears! Kevin gets a chair, just to join commentary! Kevin says oh no, this is bad as McIntyre has Knight under the ring! CATAPULT GUILLOTINE into the ring frame!
Kevin says he was right, and Logan says that was ruthless. McIntyre glares at both Kevin and Logan, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and McIntyre grinds Knight down with an armlock and chinbar. The fans rally as Knight fights up, and Knight throws body shots. Knight whips but McIntyre reverses, Knight goes up but McIntyre BOOTS him out of the air! McIntyre hurries to cover, TWO! McIntyre rains down fists while Kevin and Logan bicker with each other. McIntyre lets off on Knight to look up at the WrestleMania sign. McIntyre goes back to Knight, drags him up, and puts him in a corner. McIntyre CHOPS, Knight CHOPS back! Knight CHOPS and CHOPS but McIntyre kicks the leg! McIntyre CHOPS Knight to then suplex and TOSS him!
Fans rally and McIntyre stalks Knight, to then stomp him on the head! Kevin says that’s rather disrespectful. McIntyre pushes Knight around, soaks up the heat, and then puts Knight in a corner. McIntyre winds up to CHOP! McIntyre CHOPS again, whips corner to corner, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Fans fire up as Knight drags himself along with ropes. McIntyre rises, storms up, but Knight counter punches! Knight JABS, JABS, “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight then winds up, but ducks McIntyre’s counter to atomic drop! Knight whips, McIntyre reverses, but Knight goes up and over clean now, to LARIAT!
Fans fire up as Knight kicks and DDTS McIntyre down! Cover, TWO! Knight drags McIntyre up, cravats, but no BFT! McIntyre kicks low, CLUBS Knight down, and then goes to a corner. Fans boo but McIntyre glares at Logan and Kevin before he goes up and out! McIntyre climbs the corner, but Knight leaps right up at him! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives and Knight can’t believe it! The fans rally as hard as they can behind Knight as he stalks McIntyre. Knight suplexes but McIntyre slips free! McIntyre kicks low, underhooks, FUTURE SHOCK! But knight flounders away before McIntyre can cover,
McIntyre goes to a corner, he wants the countdown! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAYMORE misses as Knight moves! Knight hurries to drag McIntyre out and SMACK him off the desk! And again! And again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Kevin agrees with those, “Yes, true, correct.” Knight then says “YEAH!” and gives McIntyre one last SMACK! Knight refreshes the ring count, talks trash on Logan, but Logan says to focus. McIntyre DECKS Knight and Logan says see, he was right. McIntyre TOSSES Knight into Kevin! And then McIntyre gets Knight up into the ring! Kevin attacks McIntyre!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by disqualification
KO hands McIntyre the win there, but then McIntyre SHOVES Kevin into Logan! McIntyre uses his enemies against each other but Knight comes back for more! “YEAH!” Knight puts McIntyre in the ring, but he gets a kick! Logan and Kevin brawl their way into the ring, Knight wrenches out of the Future Shock this time, and now the B F T hits!! Logan fires hands, but here’s Lashley! SPEAR for Knight!! Logan KICKS Lashley’s bad arm! But Kevin kicks Logan for a STUNNER! Lashley SPEARS Kevin!! The All Mighty doesn’t care about pain, he still dominates with even one good arm! But then he turns around into a CLAYMORE!!
The Scottish Terminator kips up just to show off, and the fans boo as he stands tall! But wait, RANDY ORTON is here!! RKO!!! The Viper truly strikes outta nowhere! Will it only take one shot for Orton to have his title shot at Seth Freakin’ Rollins?
My Thoughts:
A great go-home here, especially for being pre-recorded last week. Good recap packages and hype packages, and even stuff still set up for next week’s SmackDown. Really good promo and ambush from Legado on LWO, and the Street Fight they set up is going to be some really good stuff. Same goes for the promo out of Dakota and Bayley. I really hope this isn’t DMG CTRL luring Bayley into a trap where Dakota was never really on Bayley’s side, Bayley really should have an ally against the trio given there’s no possible reunion with Charlotte Flair or Sasha Banks. Now, DMG CTRL can totally make Bayley think Dakota’s still on their side and really mess with Bayley’s head, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Good match for Bron to squash Dante and have his first win as a SmackDown superstar, but obviously that’s all it was gonna be to start. The bulk of Bron’s story is still on NXT, and I feel like Corbin should start showing back up on SmackDown to support Bron, but also hope that Bron can put in a good word with Corbin to get him signed back to SmackDown. That in itself is a good way to put tension between the Wolf Dogs that then costs them the tag titles against Chase U or something like that. And speaking of tag teams, pretty good promo from Cedric & Adonis to introduce their team. They’re both great in the ring, are pretty good as talkers, they can make for a solid combo.
Great tag team match from Bate & Dunne VS Dom & JD. Dom & JD really are like junior versions of Priest & Finn so it works out. But of course Bate & Dunne win against Dom & JD because they’re not going to win at Elimination Chamber, certainly not with how go-home math tends to go. And we certainly got a lot of that in the Elimination Chamber match go-home math tonight. Tiffany got the win on Liv and stood tall against Bianca because Tiffany is not winning, but she’ll surely have a good showing in there.
Likewise, Kross doing damage to Lashley’s arm during the tag match was so Lashley would have a logical reason why he can’t win. That bad arm will hold Lashley back, and this will give us Kross VS Lashley at WrestleMania in a grudge match. Good promos between Lashley and McIntyre, and great main event from McIntyre VS Knight with Logan and Kevin both ringside. That final brawl almost had us thinking McIntyre was standing tall, but then Orton makes that great appearance, so the math would say Orton isn’t winning. Rollins VS McIntyre may have happened many times on the way to this point, but with no CM Punk now, doing it one more time seems like a good default move to me.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Tables, Ladders, and Chairs for the championships!
To finally settle things between The Street Profits, Motor City Machine Guns and DIY, they battle for the WWE Tag Team Championships in TLC!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Los Garza VS Fraxiom; Fraxiom wins.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Jade Cargill; Jade wins, by disqualification.
- WWE Women’s United States Championship: Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice VS Zelina Vega; Zelina wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s United States Champion.
- WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match: LA Knight VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins, by disqualification, no word on contender status.
- WWE Tag Team Championships TLC Triple Threat: The Street Profits VS Motor City Machine Guns VS DIY; The Profits win and retain the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
The final hour of SmackDown will be commercial free!
That’s right, we won’t have to miss a thing when it comes to tonight’s main event, that Triple Threat Tables, Ladders & Chairs match!
JOHN CENA is here!
Fort Worth, Texas erupts with, “JOHN CENA SUCKS~! JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as the NEW and historic SEVENTEEN-TIME WWE Champion makes his way out to the ring! But just like on Monday, Cena wants Mark Nash to join him in the ring. The fans boo while Mark reluctantly steps into the ring with Cena. The fans now chant, “LET’S GO, CENA!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena shakes his head in disappointment, but he gives Mark the same script as on Monday. Mark again apologizes that his announcement was still disrespectful.
Mark again redoes it, because this is the GREATEST of All Time! The Never-Seen Seventeen, gracing Fort Worth with his presence for the final time… THE LAST REAL CHAMPION, JOHN CENA! Mark exits the ring, the fans still chant, but Cena stares down a father and child in the front row. The booing returns, but then RANDY ORTON makes his entrance! Cena is stopped in his tracks while the fans cheer The Viper. Orton steps into the ring, has his time to pose, and then grabs a mic. The fans cheer on Orton, but Cena holds up the title. The fans boo and Orton smirks. Orton tells Cena, “Do you know what I found out just a couple days ago?”
In a couple months, it’ll be 25 years to the day that Orton and Cena first shook hands. 25 years. They have known each other for 25 YEARS. And this is a compliment: up until a couple months ago, Cena had not changed. He was always about hustle, loyalty and respect. It wasn’t just a catchphrase for merchandise, it was a way of life. It was Cena’s mantra for every day of his life. So Orton realized he needs to think what’s going on here. There must be a void in Cena’s life that needs fulfillment.
So Orton wracked his brain, thought about all the fans over the years. The millions and millions of kids who have looked up to Cena since day one! All the kids that Cena has motivated, that he has been a role model for. Kids accomplished goals and set more goals. Track & field, basketball, the classroom, generations upon generations looked up to Cena. Surely, that meant something to Cena. Cena has granted more wishes than anyone in the history of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. You cannot tell Orton that each and every one of those sick children didn’t leave with a piece of Cena’s heart. They can’t just be a number to him.
So… Orton figured out how to fill the void. Take it from Orton, but Cena needs to have some damn kids of his own. Imagine a bunch of square-jawed, thick-armed little Cenas running around? The world would be a better place, and Cena would be back to who he is, and who Orton knows he is. Cena needs to grow up and be a father, it’ll make him a better human being. Cena thinks on that, then smirks. Cena says, “How dare you.” The fans boo, but Cena says how dare Orton prance out here with a smile on his face under the guise of making Cena feel better, than “parent shame” him in front of the whole world!
“Congratulations, Randy Orton. You have children and you love them. Good for you.” Does Orton want to know the real reason Cena doesn’t have kids? Because he’s spent the last 25 YEARS raising yours, fans! And by the sound of it from this group tonight, Cena has done an impeccable job! Here is the REAL truth! For the last 25 years, Cena has been a better parent to the fans’ children then they could ever be! That’s right, kids! Your dad’s a loser! Oh, wow, a six year old just gave him the middle finger. How classy. THAT is why Cena doesn’t have kids. He’s been policing brats like that for a quarter of a century!
The fans boo but Cena tells that one kid, “Never bring a knife to a gun fight. Bet your loser dad didn’t teach you that one! And don’t look at me like you’re gonna do something, either.” Cena asks Orton if we’re done here, and Orton says no, they’re not. Has the Hollywood rot set so deep inside Cena’s brain that he can’t hear Orton? It doesn’t have to be one or the other. The fans are why Cena is here before us in the ring now. They’re why Cena’s in Hollywood. WWE is why Cena is in Hollywood and he is crushing it. Cena cut his teeth in the WWE, developed his work ethic in WWE, and that’s why he’s crushing it.
Without the WWE, there is no Cena in Hollywood. And without the fans, there is no WWE. No matter how you add it up, no matter what math you apply to it, these fans are the biggest reason why Cena is in this ring with Orton today. Orton says he has made a lot of mistakes throughout his life and his career, and he’s learned from them on this long journey. But Orton can go into the locker room, head held high, and he can get disrespect from his peers. Orton is furniture here, he is here to stay. Cena is now just a guest. Cena says, “We all have our perspectives. I used to believe yours. That without them, there is no WWE.”
Cena used to think that they all won together. Cena was wrong. “We” didn’t win anything, CENA did! Cena has never needed a single one of these people! They will chant in the same breath, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “Cena Sucks!” The fans chant that very thing. Cena says he called out a rando and that guy turned pale white. Imagine having that chanted at you for 25 YEARS! The fans mean NOTHING to him! Orton is just like them! They’re all hypocrites! Because once you get tired of Cena, you can put your energy into any superstar you want. But if the roles are reversed, and Cena puts his energies into anything other than this, he’s an outcast? A guest?
That is why this is dysfunctional! That’s why this doesn’t work anymore! This is NOT a functional relationship, this is manipulation! The fans manipulate the truth to make themselves feel good about how they’ve done nothing with their lives! Cena points to a fan and says, “The only thing that man has done right there is dress up to look like Jack Black! He’s 100 years old and that’s all he has to say for his life!” Cena feels criticized and labeled as an outcast and guest for simply trying to do something different.
Orton says he was so… SO stupid for thinking that for one second, in this weird bizarro world where Orton’s now a good guy and Cena’s now a bad guy, that Cena would somehow listen. But the words coming out of Orton’s mouth are not penetrating that thick ass skull of Cena’s, are they? Cody Rhodes, before his badass entrance, it says wrestling has more than one royal family. And he’s not just talking about the Rhodes, right? He’s also talking about the Orton’s! Cena wants to ruin wrestling? Wrestling gave Orton everything! Ever since he came out of his mother’s womb, wrestling has provided for Orton!
Wrestling will provide for Orton, his family, his loved ones, until Orton is six feet in the ground. Ruin wrestling? No, not over Orton’s dead body. Cena shouts, “SHUT YOUR MOUTH! You just don’t understand, do you!? I’ll explain it to you. I’ve already won 17, okay? You’ve won 14. But after I take this home with me, you are forever frozen at 14! Yes, there will be another show. You will have other matches, they will create some tinfoil title and decide a champion. And if you are lucky to ever get your hands on it, your counter starts over at one, you babbling moron!”
The fans boo but Cena says what he’s trying to do is that when he leaves here, three generations of Orton’s family is ERASED! Cena paces around Orton but the fans chant for “R K O! R K O!” Orton looks at Cena and says Cena thinks he’s the Last Real Champion, but then prove it! Put the title on the line and fight Orton here and now! The fans like the sound of that! Orton says how dare Cena say what he said to Orton after everything Orton’s been through! Cena raises his title, and says, “No. No. And just like so many times over the past 25 years, I’m doing it to save your ass.
“There should be a match. Randy Orton VS John Cena, for the Undisputed Championship! But it shouldn’t happen here. I’ve already given you (Fort Worth) a hard enough time, it’s not your fault. It’s for Randy. It should happen at Backlash, Randy. Because Backlash is in St. Louis. I know that’s hard for you to hear, but for Randy, it’s great. Because Randy is from St. Louis. It’s so you can spend the whole day with your family, Randy. Make sure you show up well-rested. Randy Orton at his best. Because I need Randy Orton at his best. Because after Backlash, when you fail, you will have no excuses.
“Take a good look, Randy. This is what the Last Real Champion looks like.” The fans boo, but Cena says, “And this is as close to this championship as you’re ever going to get. Then Cena throws it to Orton, so he can DECK Orton! The fans boo as Cena stomps away on Orton! Cena snarls as he picks the belt back up, and then he takes aim! Orton slowly stands back up, Cena runs up, but Orton ducks! R K O!! The fans fire up as Orton gets Cena again! Orton throws his jacket to the fans, then he paces around Cena. The fans cheer Orton on as he picks up the title, and he stands on the corner! The fans cheer, could this be how it looks at the end of Backlash?
Los Garza VS Fraxiom!
While Angel y Berto are still hoping to be in line for a title shot after tonight’s massive TLC main event, a new team has already joined the roster! Nathan Frazer & Axiom may have only just lost the NXT Tag Team Championships, but will they be right back on track for more gold?
SmackDown returns as Fraxiom makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Axiom starts against Berto. They circle, tie up, and Berto pulls Axiom’s mask! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Berto stops at 4. Berto whips, Axiom RANAS in return! Axiom DROPKICKS Berto, tags Frazer, then they whip. Berto reverses but Axiom reverses back, and he has the IRON OCTOPUS! Frazer builds speed, and he DROPKICKS Berto! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but he runs into the Fraxiom speed combo! Kick after kick, then an assisted DROPKICK! Angel regroups with Berto outside, but Frazer DIVES! Direct hit on Berto!
Axiom DIVES and direct hit on Angel! They keep going, Frazer FLIES to take out both Garzas! The fans fire up and Axiom goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! Los Garza is down again and the fans fire up again! Fraxiom puts Berto in, Frazer covers, ONE! Tag to Axiom and he brings Berto around for a headlock. Berto endures, pulls the mask, and Angel tags in. Berto powers out, Axiom dodges, but Angel opens the ropes! Axiom tumbles to apron then floor, and Los Garza soaks up the heat while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Axiom checks his neck, and Angel TAKES OFF THE PANTS! Angel soaks up the heat, then goes out to CHOP Axiom! Axiom falls over, Angel talks trash, but Axiom CHOPS back! Angel SMACKS Axiom off the apron, pushes him in the ring, then lines up a shot. Angel KICKS Axiom in the side! Then Angel sucker punches Frazer! Axiom CHOPS Angel, but Angel headlocks to snapmare and KICK Axiom! Tag to Berto, Los Garza stomp away on Axiom, but they stop as the ref counts. Berto drags Axiom up to CLUB him down, then brings him up for a clinch. Axiom headlocks, Berto powers out, and Berto scoops to BACKBREAKER!
Axiom writhes, Berto soaks up the heat, and Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref says it was fair. Berto whips Axiom hard into the Garza corner, then tags Angel. Angel drags Axiom by a leg, stands on Axiom’s face, and then pulls on the ankle. Axiom kicks free but Angel rains down fists! Angel smothers Axiom, then drags him up. Angel reels Axiom in, lifts, but Axiom slips free to fire off CHOPS! Angel slips around the kick to Gory Especial! Tag to Berto, slingshot and the GORY CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives but Berto rains down fists! Angel snapmares to have a GROUND COBRA TWIST!
Axiom endures, SmackDown returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Axiom fights up, fires shots, but Berto ROCKS him! Berto whips Axiom, but Axiom GAMANGIRIS Angel! Axiom goes up and over, hot tag to Frazer! AX HANDLE for Berto, then Frazer BOOTS Angel! CHOP for Berto, then a whip, but Berto reverses. Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges and just gets faster to CLOBBER Berto! Then SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up, Frazer runs again, QUEBRADA for the DDT! Then a RUNNING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this and the fans stay fired up. Frazer thinks of his options, and he brings Berto up.
Berto kicks, Frazer ducks, but the ENZIGIRI finds him! Angel sneaks a tag, Frazer ENZIGIRIS Berto! QUEBRADA into a SUPERKICK! Angel covers, TWO!! Frazer survive but Angel rains down fists! Tag to Berto and Angel puts Frazer up top. Los Garza climb up to bring Frazer up, SUPER M T Y!! Then Berto MOONSAULTS!! Cover, AXIOM BARRELS IN AND BREAKS IT! “This is Awesome!” as the teams fall back, tag to Angel! Hot tag to Axiom, and he runs up on Angel! Angel CHOPS first! Axiom ROCKS Angel! Angel and Axiom go forearm to forearm, then just fast ‘n’ furious! Angel V-TRIGGERS! Axiom PELES!
Axiom runs up, but into a HEADBUTT! Axiom falls back, Angel goes to a corner, and Angel climbs. But Axiom GAMANGIRIS! Axiom climbs, CHOPS, then brings Angel up, only for Angel to scoop! But Frazer CLUBS Angel! Frazer tags in, Axiom hits a SUPER SPANISH FLY! Frazer adds the PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, Fraxiom wins!
Winners: Fraxiom, by pinfall
The team that will #NeverSlowDown just hit the ground running, and they already have a massive win! Will nothing stop these two from taking over the SmackDown Tag Division?
Tiffany Stratton is here!
Fort Worth is fired up again as it is still #TiffyTime! That’s because “Pro-Wrestling Barbie” is still the WWE Women’s Champion, and she goes right to the ring. Tiff grabs a mic, and she asks, “What time is it?” “TIFFY TIME~!” That’s right! And at WrestleMania, in front of over 60 THOUSAND people, it was Tiffy Time. Tiff went toe-to-toe with one of the greatest in Charlotte Flair. And no lies, Tiff did doubt herself and the pressure got to her. But in the end, she prevailed and walked out of WrestleMania #AndStill THE WWE Women’s Champion! The fans cheer, and Tiff continues: For the longest time, she was always being called “The Next Charlotte Flair.”
“Wrong~! There may be only one Charlotte Flair, but I guarantee you there is only one Tiffany Stratton!” The fans cheer more, but wait! JADE CARGILL makes her way out here! The fans fire up again as now The Storm has come to Fort Worth. And Jade tells Tiff, “Cut it. Now I came here to give credit where it’s due, and your match with Charlotte was very impressive. But that did nothing but create a bigger target on your back. And since my business is finished with Naomi, I have nothing but time. So I think it’s time for me to remind everybody why I came here to the WWE! I think it’s time for everyone to see why I came here to be a champion.
“And I think it’s time for you to understand, just because you beat Charlotte doesn’t make you the best. Especially when you haven’t faced me.” The fans are torn, but Tiff tells Jade, “Okay. Well, why don’t you put your money where your mouth is, and let’s get a ref out right here, right now!” Jade agrees, the fans agree, and here’s a ref! Will these two tear it down on the SmackDown After WrestleMania? We find out, after the break!
Tiffany Stratton VS Jade Cargill!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Tiff and Jade talk a bit of smack before they tie up. The fans cheer, and Jade powers Tiff back. Tiff slips around to waistlock, but Jade switches to SLAM Tiff! Jade waistlocks again but Tiff rolls free. Tiff headlocks, Jade powers up but Tiff fights the suplex! Jade powers up and out this time, then she runs Tiff over! Jade flexes, the fans are torn, but Jade storms up to suplex! Tiff slips free, goes to a corner, then dodges Jade to roll her up! TWO, and the two stand off. Tiff says it was that close, and the fans rally up. Tiff and Jade circle, but then Tiff offers a handshake. Jade says sure, and they shake hands.
But then Tiff reels Jade in for a headlock! Jade powers up and out, drops down to then hurdle over! And arm-drag! Tiff flounders, stands up, then dodges Jade. Tiff drops down, hurdles over, but Jade blocks the hip toss to body shot! Jade fireman’s carries, but Tiff swings free to arm-drag! Jade is up, and she catches Tiff to BACKBREAKER! Tiff goes to the ropes, the fans rally up, and Jade runs in, only for Tiff to drop toehold her into ropes! Tiff runs and HIP ATTACKS! Jade flounders, Tiff runs up to TIFFY- NO, Jade sunset flips Tiff first! ONE, both women stand, and Jade hits a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up while Jade covers, TWO!
Tiff stays in this, but Jade stays on her. Jade pushes Tiff, clinches, and BODY SLAMS again! Cover, TWO! Tiff is still tougher than that, so Jade lines up a shot. But Tiff dodges the boot and rolls Jade! TWO, and now Tiff SPINEBUSTERS in return! Cover, TWO! Jade is also tougher than that, and the fans rally up. Jade goes to a corner, Tiff handsprings in, BACK ELBOW! Tiff says it’s still her time, and then she goes back for Jade. Cover. TWO! Still a little too cocky but Tiff drags Jade back up. Tiff bumps Jade off buckles, stomps away, but stops as the ref counts. Tiff handsprings again for another BACK ELBOW! Another cover, TWO!
Tiff is growing annoyed, but she is still in control, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Tiff trades shots with Jade! The fans cheer, then Tiff kicks low, KNEES hard, and fireman’s carries! ROLLING SENTON! Tiff goes up, up, and PRETTIEST MOONSAULT- Hold on, Tiff almost misses the ropes. Tiff jumps again, PRETTIEST- NO, Jade dodges! Jade comes back, Tiff kicks low, then Tiff runs. Cartwheel, but no Alabama Slam! Just a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Tiff survives that sudden turnaround and Jade is shocked! “This is Awesome!” as Jade looms over Tiff. Jade drags Tiff up, choke grips, and SLAM- NO, Tiff slips free and rolls Jade up! TWO, and Tiff goes to a corner.
Jade runs in, Tiff dodges, and Jade hits buckles! Tiff handsprings one more time, but Jade catches Tiff! But Tiff victory rolls through, runs, and TIFFY STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Jade survives and now Tiff is shocked! Tiff hurries to a corner, climbs up, but Jade is right up after her! Jade brings Tiff up for a SUPERPLEX! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Jade stirs, Tiff rolls away, and Tiff is safe on the apron. The fans rally, Jade crawls, but wait! NAOMI IS HERE! NAOMI ATTACKS JADE!!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by disqualification
The fans boo as Naomi is not letting go of her grudge! She HAMMERS away on Jade, laughs maniacally, and then SLAPS Jade! Naomi drags Jade up, and POSTS her! Naomi then drags Jade out to POST her again! Naomi CLUBS away on Jade in the corner, showing no mercy! Naomi drags Jade out of the corner one more time, to POST her a third time! Jade flops to the floor, Naomi says kiss this, and she laughs like the villain she’s become! Tiff is back and she’s mad at Naomi for ruining her match. But Naomi just takes her leave, ONLY FOR NIA JAX TO ATTACK!! The fans boo the Irresistible Force as she DRIBBLES Tiff off the mat!
Nia looms over Tiff now, and drags her to center, for the LEG DROP, brother! Nia says “One More Time! One More Time!” Then she drags Tiff to a drop zone, goes up, A-NIA-LATOR!! Nia smiles as she sits on Tiff, then gets up just to grab the title. Nia holds it up, will Tiffany finally feel the backlash of her cash-in?
Jacob Fatu is here!
Fort Worth fires back up as now the NEW WWE United States Champion heads to the ring, Solo Sikoa by his side. Jacob holds up the title, the fans fire up, and Jacob swings the belt around, almost hitting Solo. Solo nods, he understands how fired up the Samoan Werewolf is about this. Solo has the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, show some love and respect, for your NEW United States Champion, Jacob Fatu!” The fans cheer that! Solo says at WrestleMania, the world saw what Solo already knew: Jacob Fatu is the future. Fatu is the future of this company, but let’s remind you of something: Nobody in Solo’s family wanted Fatu here, except Solo.
The Bloodline thought Fatu was trouble. They thought he was too much of a risk. But y’know who changed that? Y’know who made it all happen? It was Solo! Solo is the reason Fatu is champion! Solo brought Fatu here, brought him to the Promised Land, got him off the streets and made him a champion! Fatu is champion because of Solo! This is exactly what happens when you love your family! Fatu would not be- Fatu snatches the mic from Solo! The fans fire up as Fatu stares Solo down. Fatu tells Solo to not get it twisted. Fatu told Solo that Fatu would win the US Championship. Fatu told Solo that the US title was coming home to the family!
And Fatu told Solo that Fatu would do it with him, or without him! And that is exactly what Fatu did. So, Texas, look at your NEW US Champion! The fans fire up for Fatu, and Fatu says see? He knows that this title makes him America’s Most Wanted! Hell, this title makes Fatu a menace to society! But at the end of the day, you better get in where you fit in! He all gas, no breaks with it! YADADADA MEAN!? But then LA KNIGHT is here! The fans fire up as The Mega Star has a mic, and from the stage, he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” The fans cheer, and Knight says at WrestleMania, he guaranteed that Fatu would eat a BFT, and BAH GAWD, he ate a BFT!
Knight knocked Fatu on his big fat head, Fatu reached out for the ropes, and good for him, because from there, Fatu was able to capitalize and win. Knight gives credit where credit is due, cuz it can happen to anybody on any night. Anybody can get it. But you gotta understand something, Knight goes to the back, everybody back there’s saying, “Man, you had one hell of a match at WrestleMania.” “YEAH!” Knight says he doesn’t care about having “one hell of a match,” Knight cares about winning a match! And about taking the title back. What he’s saying is, he wants his rematch, and he wants it tonight!
But wait! Drew McIntyre shows up! The Scottish Terminator steps out on stage, mic in hand, and Drew tells “Dallas” that it isn’t always easy being Drew McIntyre. Personally, it is, because he’s tall, jacked, handsome, and much like Texas, he has big guns. But professionally, Drew has been screwed time and time again. World title match after world title match. WrestleMania, Drew had to get through one last roadblock, and he and Damian Priest had one of the most violent matches in the history of WrestleMania! So Priest, you aren’t here tonight, we won’t see you for a while, so Drew will “thank” you. It was a pleasure to embarrass him in front of his entire family.
Drew tells the next stop was to be challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship, but Randy Orton jumped the line! The same Randy Orton that Drew beat three weeks ago. Is this World Wrestling Entertainment? Or Nepotism Wrestling Entertainment? Speaking of which, hi, Bloodline! Knight “yawns” and asks if Drew is done yet. Drew says he’ll get to Knight in a second. Okay, then continue on. Drew says he’s been watching Cena these past few weeks. Cena ain’t the same guy, he’s a punk now. Drew wants to fight the baddest dog in the yard. He wants the baddest champion in the yard. Jacob, Drew wants to fight you!
Knight says, “Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Can somebody wake me up when this mush mouth is done?” Drew says always with the jokes, huh? The only joke here was Knight’s last US title reign. Knight smirks and says, “Oh~! I would say your last title run was a joke, but I can’t remember it.” So if Drew has a problem with Orton, go talk to Orton. But right now, Drew is standing on time that belongs to Knight. Knight wants his US Championship, But if Drew wants to make claim, then why not come on in and show us? The fans cheer, Drew says okay, and he steps up! But Nick Aldis has everyone hold on a moment.
The fans boo but Aldis says we all know where this is going. Before Knight and Drew tear each other apart, here’s an alternative. They can all come backstage, put the tights and the boots on, lace ’em up, and here in Fort Worth, Texas, Aldis will give us Knight VS McIntyre 1v1, the winner is the #1 contender to the US Championship. The fans love that! Drew already heads back, and Knight warns Jacob that he’ll be coming back soon enough. But who will survive tonight to step to the Samoan Werewolf?
Backstage interview with Zelina Vega.
Byron Saxton catches La Muneca on her way to gorilla, and wants to review: Zelina beat Chelsea Green by count out two weeks ago, then beat her by pinfall just last week. If things go her way tonight, she will be the NEW Women’s US Champion. Where are her thoughts? Zelina says honestly, she’s known for having a big mouth, but tonight is one of those nights where she’s speechless. That’s how much this means to her. She’s wanted this for so long. Just like her mentor, Rey Mysterio, a former Men’s US Champion, and the late Eddie Guerrero, another former US Champion, it is time to bring some Latina Heat into the match.
And of course, just like how they do it here in Texas, you go big or you go home. Zelina ain’t going home until she has the title around her waist. Will Zelina finally add a bit more gold to her list of achievements? Or will there be no ending the Green Regime’s term?
WWE Women’s United States Championship: Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice VS Zelina Vega!
SmackDown returns as the challenger makes her entrance, followed by the champion’s. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is THE champion-in-chief!
The bell rings and Chelsea runs up, but Zelina sends her into the corner! Zelina fires hands, whips corner to corner, but Chelsea reverses. Zelina goes up, Chelsea stays back and chicken wings. Chelsea turns Zelina but Zelina waistlocks back. Chelsea switches, they go to ropes, and Zelina bucks the O’Conner! Zelina wheelbarrows, FACEBSUTER, and cover, TWO! Zelina runs up to reel Chelsea in. Chelsea fights free, goes to ropes, but Zelina runs up to slip around to the outside! Chelsea fights free but Zelina trips her up! Zelina sees Piper & Alba creeping up, but then Chelsea BOOTS Zelina down!
Zelina argues with the ref, and that lets Alba RAM Zelina into the apron! Then Piper adds a SENTON on the floor! The fans boo but Chelsea salutes, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Chelsea has Zelina up top. Cheslea SLAPS Zelina, climbs up, and then brings her up. Zelina fights the suplex and fires body shots! Chelsea ROCKS Zelina, then fireman’s carries! Zelina fights around, waistlocks, and pulls! Chelsea holds onto the ropes, but Zelina powers up to SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women are down, and the fans fire up! Zelina and Chelsea rise, the fans duel, and Zelina runs up. Zelina dodges Chelsea to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Zelina blocks a boot, ELBOWS Chelsea, and Cheslea sits down! Zelina runs up to METEORA! Snapmare and Zelina goes up!
Zelina gives some Latina Heat, for another METEORA! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives and Zelina is shocked! Alba argues from the apron, but Zelina DECKS her! Chelsea runs up to ENZIGIRI! Chicken wings, turnaround, but Zelina hits a BACKSTABBER! Chelsea ends up on ropes, the fans fire up as Zelina dials it up, but PIPER trips Zelina! The ref saw that! The fans boo Piper, but then the ref spots Alba creeping up on Zelina! The ref says no more shenanigans! He EJECTS the Secret Her-vice! The fans fire up as Piper & Alba throw a fit! Zelina waves bye, but Chelsea CLBOBERS Zelina! Chelsea whips, Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, ZELINA WINS!!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s United States Champion)
But now the Secret Her-vice rush back to the ring! Zelina dodges them, and she finally has her first singles title! The Green Administration is out, let’s pledge allegiance to the VEGA Administration!
Carmelo Hayes admires the Andre the Giant trophy.
Last week on WrestleMania SmackDown, it came down to H1M and Andrade, and in the end, Melo put his name down in history. The Miz is with H1M to say when it is all said and done, Melo will go down as the greatest Andre the Giant Battle Royal winner of all time! That is why Miz sacrificed himself for Melo! Because Miz has a vision for Carmelo Hayes. To commemorate this achievement, Miz got Melo something. Really? Really. Now c’mon, open it up. Melo pops the box open and inside is an Andre the Giant necklace! A big golden head on a big golden chain, and Melo tries it on. Perfect fit!
Miz says Melo earned it. Melo says yeah. This is bigger than just the win. This represents the chip that is on Melo’s shoulder. With this around Melo’s neck, he refuses to be overlooked. Yeah, cook! He refuses to be denied! Let’s go! And in the true spirit of Andre the Giant, with this around his neck, Melo is larger than life! He is the Tenth Wonder of the World! Because he is… HIM! Miz is inspired! He’s gonna go to the ring to get something off his chest. Miz lets Melo stay back here to enjoy his moment, cuz Miz is about to make his own. Miz heads to gorilla, but what exactly is The Hollywood A-Lister about to do?
SmackDown returns and Miz is in the ring.
Miz has a mic to say, “Since 2007, I’ve been an integral part of WrestleMania. But this year, at the highest grossing WrestleMania in history, I had no match, no mention, nowhere to be found. May I remind you, I main-evented WrestleMania, beating John Cena, retaining the WWE Championship, something that Cody Rhodes, your chosen hero, could not do last week. And yet he gets the cheers! The pyro, the spotlight, and I get it, I get it, he was champion, he deserves to be on WrestleMania. But when Rey Mysterio comes hobbling in to WrestleMania, does he come to a fellow legend to fill his boots?
“No, he goes to a guy who’s been here for two weeks. I’ve been here for 20 YEARS! What do I have to do? Wear a lucha mask and call myself ‘Rey?’ Then KO goes down! Orton needs an opponent! He needs an opponent! Do you guys want a guy who’s beaten Randy Orton for the WWE Championship? NO! You guys want a guy who’s an internet meme! A TikTok trend! A guy who does musical theater in a wrestling ring! I am sick of it! I am sick and tired of people showing up in the WWE, people I am a bigger star then! People that cannot lace my boots in this ring! I’m sick of them getting opportunity after opportunity!
“May I remind you, that I am the A-Lister! I am the Most Must-See WWE Superstar of all time! And may you never forget that I am the Miz! And I am…” The lights go out! Uh oh… Because ALEISTER BLACK is back in the WWE! The fans fire up as The Dark Father rises up from the shadows, and he goes right to the ring! The fans fire up more and even chant, “Welcome Back! Welcome Back!” as Aleister puts his vest aside. Miz is frustrated that his time in spotlight was taken away again, and then asks Aleister, “Who the hell do you think-” BLACK MASS!! Miz falls right over, and then Aleister sits cross-legged in the ring. Will SmackDown #FadeToBlack once again?
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair.
Byron is with The EST, and he notes her match at WrestleMania with Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley was an instant classic. One of the best matches of the entire weekend, really. Unfortunately, Bianca didn’t win the title, and she didn’t leave Las Vegas unscathed. Can she tell us about her hand? Bianca says her fingers hurt, her feelings hurt, but no, she’s just kidding. She walked into WrestleMania with a broken finger, but it was worth it. They all fought ’til the end, and things didn’t go her way, but she is so proud of what the three of them did.
To her point, it was a great outing, but things didn’t go Bianca’s way. Iyo Sky is still the Women’s World Champion. Bianca says yes, Iyo found the perfect opportunity to capitalize, and Bianca can’t blame her because Bianca would’ve done the same thing. Now, Rhea… Well, Rhea found a way to slip her way into a match that Bianca earned, so that won’t be the last time Rhea and Bianca meet. But right now, Bianca is just focused on healing so she can get back to SmackDown, her home, and well, her home is divided. Bianca knows that when she returns, she’ll settle some unfinished business. Byron wishes The EST well, but when and where will Bianca make the biggEST return?
Naomi and Nia cross paths.
Nia tells Naomi that she doesn’t care about Jade. But when it comes to Tiffany and the title, just stay out of her way. Naomi says, “So long as you proceed… with… caution!” Naomi storms off, Nia isn’t quite intimidated, but will these two clash over their grudges? Or will things end up working together for what they both want?
WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match: LA Knight VS Drew McIntyre!
We just saw these two argue over who gets to fight Jacob Fatu, so now they have to fight it out with each other. Will the Mega Star go right back for the belt he just lost? Or will the Scottish Terminator be one step away from completing his WWE Grand Slam?
SmackDown is picture in picture for the entrances, then returns to single picture once McIntyre has his pyro. The bell rings and the fans fire up. Knight and Drew circle, the fans rally up a bit more, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Drew slips around to waistlock and SLAM! Knight flounders to a corner but Drew flexes. The fans cheer, Drew signals he’ll have the belt, but Knight brushes that off. The two reset and tie up again. The fans rally, Drew waistlocks, but Knight switches. Knight pushes Drew down and slaps him around! The fans cheer as Knight flexes! Drew brushes that off, and the two reset again.
Drew runs up, Knight dodges and Knight headlocks. Knight grinds but Drew power sup to back supelx! Knight lands out, pushes Drew, but Drew comes back to run Knight over! Drew slaps Knight around! Drew runs, Knight drops low, hurdle sover, and then BACK ELBOWS! The fans cheer as Knight gets around again, and he hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Knight scuffs Drew, but Drew throat chops Knight! The fans are torn, Drew CHOPS Knight, and fans “WOO~!” Knight CHOPS, Drew CHOPS, repeat! Drew ROCKS Knight, then whips him, but Knight grabs the ropes. Knight then TOSSES Drew out! Drew lands on his feet!
Drew trips Knight and drags him out, but Knight ROCKS Drew! Knight brings Drew to the desk, the fans fire up, but Drew gets away. Knight pursues Drew into the ring, and he ROCKS Drew! And ROCKS him again! Knight has Drew up but Drew HOTSHOTS Knight! Drew then runs, and he BLASTS Knight off the apron! Knight hits barriers then the floor, and Drew soaks up cheers and jeers. Drew clutches his side, still feeling that Sin City Street Fight, so he lets the ring count handle this. The fans rally and even sing, “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Knight rolls in at 7 of 10, but Drew rains down fists! Drew then deadlifts Knight for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Knight stays in this but Drew grits his teeth. Drew stands Knight up, but Knight counter punches! Knight fires hands, whips, but Drew reverses. Knight goes up, but Drew KICKS Knight outta the air! Cover, TWO! Knight survives, Drew snarls as he has to catch his breath, and he storms up on Knight again. The fans rally, Drew CHOPS, and Knight staggers away. Drew stalks Knight, Knight CHOPS, but Drew CHOPS! Drew KICKS Knight, DECKS him, then stomps away! The ref counts, Drew stops, and he has Knight on the apron. Drew drags Knight up, has him against the ropes, and ROCKS him!
Knight flops back into the ring, Drew eggs him on, and the fans duel. Drew stands Knight up, reels him in, and he suplexes, only for Knight to block! Drew CLUBS away on Knight, then suplexes, only for Knight to fight that! Drew KNEES low, CLUBS Knight down, then huffs ‘n’ puffs. Drew eggs Knight on again, and Knight rises up, only for Drew to reel him in. But Knight suplexes instead! The fans fire up while both men are down! Knight and Drew rise up slowly, and Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Drew reverses, but Knight LEAPING LARIATS! Then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS!
Drew staggers, Knight whips, but Drew reverses to scoop. Knight slips free, shoves Drew into buckles, then JUMPING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Drew survives and the fans rally! Knight drags Drew up, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Then the underhooks, but Knight rolls through the Future Shock! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Knight goes to a corner, and he BOOTS Drew down! Knight goes up, spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew survives and the fans are torn again. Knight stalks Drew, kicks and cravat, but Drew rolls Knight away!
Drew runs up, Knight puts him on the apron! Then Knight ducks a punch to HOTSHOT Drew! Knight then runs to WRECK Drew with the dropkick! The fans fire up as Knight DRIBBLES Drew off the desk! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight winds up, and he SMACKS Drew off the desk again! The fans cheer as Knight puts Drew in the ring, but then SOLO SIKOA is here! The ref is busy with Drew, SAMOAN SPIKE for Knight!! Solo puts Knight in the ring, and Drew is confused. Drew says screw it, and he aims from the corner! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But then DAMIAN PRIEST drags Drew out!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by disqualification
Priest fires off on Drew and the fans fire up! Priest THROWS Drew over barriers! Then he drags Drew back to ringside to ROCK Drew! Drew slumps against the desk, Priest choke grips! SOUTH OF HEAVEN through the desk!! The fans are thunderous as The Punisher just dealt out street justice to Drew McIntyre! But what does this mean for the #1 contender’s status? Knight tells Priest that Preist might’ve just cost him! But then JACOB FATU DIVES from the ring!! The fans are thunderous again, and Jacob POSTS Priest! Knight is up, but Jacob brings him around to RAM into steel steps!
Fatu puts Knight back in the ring, then he puts Priest in the ring, and he has a target in each corner! HIP ATTACK for Knight! SPLASH for Priest! Knight is in the drop zone, Fatu goes up, up, and BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Then a HIP ATTACK for Priest!! Fort Worth is fired up, and Priest goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER for Priest!! The Samoan Werewolf just slaughtered two men at once, will no one even be able to face him for the title?
John Cena crosses paths with R-Truth!
They’re backstage, and Truth is glad Cena won the title. He’s been rooting for his hero since the beginning! If Cena needs Truth at any time for anything, just call. Cena doesn’t even respond, he just walks away. And then Jimmy Uso steps in. He shakes hands with Truth, and he asks when John Cena became so whack. Truth says there’s two sides to every story, Uce. That’s a REAL world champion. When Truth grows up, he’s gonna be just like Cena. But… You’re already grown up, Truth! Will Truth learn the truth about Cena on his own?
WWE Tag Team Championships TLC Triple Threat: The Street Profits VS Motor City Machine Guns VS DIY!
After months of back and forth between these three teams, and a few others here on SmackDown, it is time to finally put this one to rest. With tables, ladders, chairs, and no holding back, who will finally prove they are THE team on SmackDown?
The introductions are made, the belts are already high overhead, so it’s time to see who rises up and claims them as their own!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as all six men look up. But then DIY goes after MCMG! The Profits go after DIY, but DIY CLAW the eyes! Ciampa stomps Ford, Gargano stomps Dawkins, then they go out to fetch themselves a ladder! The fans want tables, but MCMG DROPKICK that ladder into DIY! The fans fire up, then the Profits and MCMG brawl! Shelley has Ford, Sabin HEADBUTTS Dawkins, and MCMG climb up to rain down fists! But DIY stop MCMG, they brawl some more, but Sabin & Shelley turn things around on Ciampa & Gargano. MCMG then crisscross to ELBOW the Profits, ROCK DIY, and repeat!
Ciampa swings, but into an atomic drop! Dropkick and Last Chancery, DREAM SEQUENCE! The fans fire up and MCMG set things up. Shelley holds the ropes open and Sabin DIVES into a chair!! Gargano then SMACKS Shelley in the leg! Gargano uses offense as defense, and then Ciampa JAMS Ford up with a chair! But Dawkins POUNCES Ciampa over the desk! Gargano runs up, Dawkins picks him up, and he POSTS Gargano! Dawkins fires up, the fans fire up with him, and Dawkins fetches a ladder. Dawkins puts the ladder in, he’s all alone, and he hurries to set the ladder up. Dawkins climbs, but Sabin is in!
Sabin hops on for a SLEEPER, but Dawkins still climbs! The fans fire up, Dawkins fires elbows, but Shelley trips Dawkins up! Dawkins has a leg stuck int he rungs, and Shelley CLUBS away on it! Then DRAPING DRAGON SCRWE in the ladder rungs! Dawkins falls in a heap, and now MCMG take ownership of the ladder. Gargano is back, only for MCMG to mug him! They SMACK Gargano off rungs! Ciampa is back, MCMG mugs him now, and they stomp him down in the corner. MCMG drag Ciampa up, and they SMACK Ciampa off rungs! MCMG keeps the ladder standing and the fans rally up.
Ford is back, but now MCMG mugs him! They whip, Ford ducks the ladder, but the ladder is sent into Ford! Dawkins is back to DECK Shelley and DECK Sabin! Dawkins folds up the ladder, puts it aside, and he CYCLONE SPLASHES Shelley! CYCLONE SPLASH for Sabin! Dawkins goes up, up, but MCMG trip him up! MCMG have Dawkins in the Tree of Woe, and they stand on the groin! The Curse of Greatness is feeling really bad right now, but MCMG grab themselves a chair. The fans cheer as Sabin sets the chair in place, for Shelley’s FULL METAL DROPKICK! MCMG then see Ford coming, and Shelley JAMS him up!
But Ford blocks the chair shot! Only for Sabin to FULL METAL MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up again, and MCMG fetch the ladder. They set that in front of Dawkins’ face, but Gargano drags Shelley out of the ring! Gargano SMACKS Shelley off the apron! Ciampa does the same to Sabin, and then DIY YANKS the ladder into Dawkins’ face! DIY and MCMG brawl on the outside gain, but Ford FLIES over the corner! Direct hit on DIY and MCMG, and the fans are going nuts! All six men are down and writhing, but Ford manages to rise up. Ford hobbles around, finds himself a ladder, and he puts that in the ring.
Fort Worth still wants tables, but Ford sets his ladder up because he wants the prize! Ford climbs, but Ciampa is in! Ciampa grabs at a foot, Ford kicks free, so Ciampa climbs the other side! Ciampa keeps Ford from grabbing belts, but Ford does the same. Gargano is setting up another ladder right behind them! Gargano climbs while Ciampa and Ford brawl. The belts are so close, but neither Ford nor Gargano can get a good grip! Gargano figures screw it, FLYING FLATLINER off the ladder! Ciampa grabs the belts! But Dawkins drags Ciampa down! Dawkins DECKS Ciampa! Dawkins now sets the ladders side-by-side before he climbs.
DIY returns, and Ciampa grabs at Dawkins while Gargano climbs the second ladder. Gargano CLUBS Dawkins, goes up, but then Dawkins scoops Gargano! The fans fire up for the SUPER BIG ENDING!! Shoutout to Big E, but then Ciampa tosses one of the ladders. Ciampa focuses on one, but Sabin hurries to stop him! Sabin has an arm through the rungs! Dawkins is back, and he SHOVES the ladder over! Ciampa ends up crotched on the rope! Sabin is managing to cling to the ropes, but Shelley is there to fire hands on Dawkins! Shelley TOSSES Dawkins out, then he and Sabin reset the ladder. But Ciampa is back!
Ciampa SMACKS Shelley with a chair! And he SMACKS Sabin with a chair! Gargano returns with a chair of his own! Ciampa puts a chair around Shelley’s neck! Gargano aims, and he hits a HOMERUN!! Shelley sputters and falls away, Ciampa keeps Sabin down, and Gargano shoves the ladder over. But the ladder’s so tall, it bounces off the ropes to stand back up! Gargano tries again and the ladder finally stays on the ropes. Ciampa then suplexes Sabin, FULL METAL BRAINBUSTER!! Dawkins is back, but Gargano JAMS him up! And SMACKS him down! Ciampa SMACKS Dawkins again! Gargano JAMS Dawkins again and again!
The fans boo but DIY sit their chairs side-by-side. Gargano says hold on. And he flips them around! It’s a wedge! The fans freak out as DIY DOUBLE- NO, Dawkins fights the suplexes! Ford drags Ciampa out of the ring! Gargano DECKS Dawkins, DECKS Ford, but then Dawkins ROCKS Gargano! SILENCER on the chair wedge!! Gargano writhes and the fans go nuts again! The Profits then have the ladder to themselves. But then they say, “GET THE TABLES!!” The fans fire up for the Dudley shoutout, and the Profits find a table! They put that in the ring, Ford moves the ladder aside, and Forth Worth cheers for “TABLES! TABLES!”
Ciampa YANKS Dawkins down, but Ford SUPERKICKS Ciampa! Dawkins has Ciampa in the Electric Chair, and Ford takes aim! Ford builds speed, and FLIES! BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY onto everyone!! All six men are down, and the fans lose their minds all over again! “This is Awesome!” as all six men slowly rise, and Dawkins ROCKS Sabin! Ford borrows a fan’s prosthetic leg! Ford CLUBS Gargano with it! He gives it back to the fan and the crowd is loving this! Ford then sets up a ladder bridge between ring and barrier. The front row sits back a bit, but Ciampa CLUBS Ford! Ciampa SMACKS Ford off the bridge!
Shelley SMACKS Gargano off a table, Ciampa storms up to CLUB Shelley, and then DIY mugs Shelley. Sabin and Dawkins brawl on the other end, and Sabin JAMS Dawkins with a chair. Sabin puts Dawkins on a table and rains down hands! Wait, Ciampa is bringing a table of his own around the way, and he SMACKS Ford off the edge of it! Gargano and Shelley brawl, but Ciampa finally has his table set up on the ramp side. Shelley SMACKS Gargano off steel steps, then SMACKS him off there again! Ford turns things around on Ciampa to put him on a table! Sabin goes up, FROG SPLASH on Dawkins through the table!!
Ford sees that, but then he looks at Ciampa on that table. Ford says bet, and he builds speed to FLY! SWANTON BOMB on Ciampa through the table!! The fans are thunderous as now Gargano and Shelley are the only ones not in some kind of wreckage! “This is Awesome!” as Ford crawls away from Ciampa. Sabin leaves Dawkins behind, but Gargano is in with Ford. Ford is up top but Gargano fires hands! Ford GAMANGIRIS in return! Then Ford goes back up, but Ciampa rises! Ciampa drags Ford down, but Ford SUPERKICKS! Ford runs up, but into a BOOT! And then another BOOT! Ciampa reels Ford in and looks to the bridge!
Ciampa fireman’s carries, AIR RAID CRASH down through the ladder bridge!! Fort Worth loses their minds all over again as Ciampa shouts for Gargano to climb! Gargano sets the ladder up, climbs, but Shelley anchors a leg! Gargano fights Shelley, but Sabin is climbing in from the other side. Gargano ROCKS Sabin, DECKS Shelley, and repeat! Sabin wobbles, Gargano lines up his shot. ONE FINAL- NO, Sabin stops the DDT! He SHOVES Gargano into the post, then MCMG give Gargano a DOUBLE BOOT SANDWICH at the corner! Sabin drags Gargano closer to the table, then stands on it…?! Shelley goes up, SKULL & BONES through the table!!!
The fans are going nuts all over again as MCMG risks it all just for this match! “This is Awesome!” as all six men are down somewhere around ringside. But Ciampa slowly rises! He slaps himself to fire back up, and he climbs the ladder! Ciampa is within reach of those belts, gets his hands on the bracket, and- WAIT! MCMG is folding up that ladder! Ciampa is now pulling a Jeff Hardy by dangling from the belts! MCMG grab chairs, Ciampa is a pinata for the beating! Ciampa’s legs are the only real targets, though, so that’s not enough. MCMG get a table under Ciampa, but they don’t see Dawkins climbing the ladder!
MCMG pull at Ciampa’s legs, but Dawkins takes aim! Well, if Ciampa is Jeff Hardy, then Dawkins is about to go Rated R! Dawkins FLYING SPEARS Ciampa off the belts and down through a table!!!! Everyone is losing their minds, including MCMG! MCMG clears the wreckage, and fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” But someone has to win these belts, and now MCMG sets the ladder back underneath them. Shelley climbs, but Gargano JAMS Sabin up! And then he CHUCKS the chair at Shelley! MCMG is down, Gargano climbs up, and the fans boo. Gargano reaches the top, paws at the belts, but Sabin hurries up after him!
Gargano and Sabin brawl up top, they touch the belts, then throw more hands! The fans cheer Sabin and boo Gargano as the shots keep going. Sabin gets the edge, he SMACKS Gargano off rungs, and Gargano falls! But Ford SPRINGBOARDS to the ladder!! Ford DECKS Sabin, grabs the belts, but Gargano drags him back down! Gargano traps Ford’s legs in the rung! SUPERKICK! Ford is stuck and Gargano literally climbs over him! Gargano reaches up, but Sabin is back again! Sabin fires hands, Gargano fires back, and Ford gets free!? Ford climbs from the side of the ladder! Ford fires hands on each of them!
Ford SMACKS Gargano, SMACKS Sabin, and they both fall! Ford is back up top, and he has the belts off the hook! PROFITS WIN!!
Winners: The Street Profits (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Fort Worth cheers as The Profits are still up! They wanted the smoke, they got the smoke, and they walked through the fire to still be forged in gold! Will anyone ever bring them down from the heights they’ve reached?
My Thoughts:
An awesome SmackDown After Mania, with a great pivot towards the Backlash build, since they’ve gotta get on that with it only two weeks away. Very good promo from Cena and Orton to open tonight, though framing this as “Cena should settle down and become a family man” is a bit odd. Cena did do a good job roasting that kid and his dad, though. It was obviously going to be Cena VS Orton in St. Louis, so they just made it official. Orton standing tall twice in one week already indicates that Orton is not winning. There is going to be much more drama in this, with Cena trying to run out the clock, so to speak. Also, good to finally see R-Truth and John Cena interact, and I hope we get more of this as time goes on.
Awesome match from Los Garza VS Fraxiom to make Fraxiom’s call up official. Great win for Fraxiom, but I’m very curious to see if the team sticks together much longer. They love playing up the dysfunction, and the first promo segment from them likely keeps that going, but they’re still a great team so they could go for the tag titles before a break-up happens. Aleister Black’s return being knocking out Miz was a decent move, especially after Miz got done ranting about how he feels overshadowed. Also, Miz giving Melo that goofy Andre the Giant necklace is a bit much, but whatever, Melo surely will have a good run from here on out.
Good promo from Tiffany and Jade to give us their “impromptu” match, but it makes so much sense for Naomi to go after Jade and Nia to go after Tiff. We’re definitely getting a rematch of Naomi VS Jade, and obviously Tiff VS Nia is on the table, but I wonder if we get a “Can they coexist?” type tag match as part of the build. We might even end up with something bigger given Jade and Naomi also deserve something title wise. Especially when sadly, Bianca Belair can’t do anything with Jade and Naomi given that bad hand. But she did hint that no matter what, she’s staying on SmackDown, which makes sense because duh, her husband Montez is here.
Very good match but great moment for Zelina to win the Women’s US Championship. Zelina herself has been deserving something like this, it’s partly why she is the inaugural Queen of the Ring, and now she has even more validation of her hard work and ability. Great stuff in the Men’s US Championship story, with Fatu putting Solo in his place but then Knight and McIntyre stepping up. Great contender’s match, even with Solo going after Knight and Priest going after Drew. I feel like we’re getting a Fatal 4 Way here, but maybe that’s too much for Fatu’s first defense. Either way, I’m liking that Drew could be getting himself that Grand Slam with this US Championship.
And what an amazing main event. In many ways, these tag titles should’ve been on the WrestleMania card somewhere, perhaps swapping places with the World Tag Team Championships. There’s probably something about how Mania having all those sponsors, The War Raiders felt more Clash of Clans coded than the three teams in this match. And maybe there’s something about the “star power factor,” aka Logan Paul gets a spot because he’s Logan Paul, barf.
But at the same time, I think the Mania snub motivated these six guys to really go above and beyond. Them recreating THE famous spot from Dudley Boyz VS Hardy Boyz VS Edge & Christian was awesome. Kudos to Dawkins being Edge in that moment. Ford did a lot of great stuff himself, and him finishing it off was also great, I really hope we get more great stuff from the Profits and the whole SmackDown Tag Division.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.24.25
We get another chapter of Hardy Compound shenanigans! NEMETH BROTHERS! WE KNEW YOU’D COME!
Oh boy, the best thing to come from the TNA product has been on WWE programs for the last month or so. Can we start getting some non-garbage episodes that make sense with wrestling that isn’t useless or atrocious? And Trey Miguel is the first person out…so my faith is dwindling.
I hate these early stages of the Delirious Dreamer combination. This crap makes me miss Tigre Uno, Dixie Carter, hell even the Claire Lynch angle was so disgustingly cringe it was car crash entertaining. You know, like Jersey Shore. So let’s see if something can stop sucking.
.@NicTNemeth has a strange run-in with Willow The Wisp…
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchIaY pic.twitter.com/oATIF574yn
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
Ratings:
- Trey Miguel & Ace Austin vs Moose & JDC w/Alisha: JDC wins after interference – ** 1/4
- Jacy Jayne w/ Fatal Influence vs Rosemary: Jacy wins via Rolling Punch – **
- Cinematic Hardy Compound: Kaiba Boys vs Hardy Boyz: 15/7, 10/10, 100/100, Hardy thing ever!
- Tessa Blanchard vs Missa Kate: Tessa wins via Buzzsaw DDT – **
- Joe Hendry & Elijah vs Ethan Page & Kaz: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ** 3/4
Results:
Trey Miguel & Ace Austin vs Moose & JDC w/Alisha
JDC and Trey start it’s just chain wrestling, nothing worth notating. The big early spot is slow and dumb, Trey goes for a Springboard Moonsault while in the Arm Wringer to turn it into a slow Arm Drag followed by a slow Dropkick. Throws JDC into the face corner, and Moose is late to the help spot so Trey has to beckon for him to come forward for a Tandem Drop Toe Hold causing Moose to Headbutt JDC in the groin. Double Dropkick sends Moose to the floor, but he doesn’t sell it long so he plucks Trey off the apron, smashes him and JDC tags out as we go to commercial. Jesus Christ this is cornball trope start and no one is looking good in the first 5 minutes. Am I possibly a little a jaded? Well of course, the shows have sucked for weeks and you start with bog standard “make fun of the heel” team start and its slow and unengaging. Maybe Dreamer should ask Trips if TNA talent can use the PC to learn psychology or…something interesting.
We come back and the heels are still magically in control with JDC locking in a Hammerlock Suplex into a Keylock. Tag to Moose and Trey is sooo banged up apparently an Arm Wringer throws him to the mat like a bitch. Starting off the show so damn slow is not really a good luck to keep people watching the show. It’s only like 8:20 and I want to go to sleep. Moose of course gets cocky taking his time to do a Jacknife Powerbomb so of course Trey counters, Ace gets the hot tag and guess what? Ace starts laying out both guys with quick strikes, Tijeras, Kicks, Click Click Boom, his corner dodge into the Mochizuki Triangle Kick but Moose kicks out. *sigh*
Ace decides to tag Trey back in, but their version of Poetry in Motion gets caught by Moose and Moose Powerbombs Trey into Ace. System tandem offense, Dropkick from JDC, Uranage from Moose, Down and Dirty from Dango but Ace breaks up the pin. Ace assists Trey with the Knee Slide Tornado DDT to take out Moose, they look for a finish but Lish distracts the ref, Dango kicks Trey in the dick, Brian Myers interferes and JDC wins the match.
Yawn…basic bullshit is not really driving attention.
Next is a video package for Masha and Tessa with Masha talking…who can’t cut a promo in English and Dreamer of course inserts himself for a fake “do it for your trainer” add. Oh Christ, this is like Rocky IV from Wish, but the Russian is the babyface. I hate every second of this and welcome the commercial break.
While I think this promo goes on entirely too long, you can decide if it sucks or not:
.@Santana_Proud reflects ahead of #TNARebellion, where his war with @MustafaAli_X reaches its boiling point in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchalq pic.twitter.com/zeSr7tQQVT
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
Jacy Jayne w/ Fatal Influence vs Rosemary
Start isn’t really a thing since Rosemary feigns the Mist so Jacy runs away, when she does get back in Rosemary clocks her, beats on her in the corner, Upside Down and then gorgeous Fallon and the pack tactics give Jacy enough of a distraction to PK kick Rosemary and take control. Rosemary gets out of a Headlock with biting, then bits Jacy on the face and follows it up with a Shotgun Dropkick. Jacy tries to Reverse the Irish Whip but Rosemary kicks off the buckle, turns and connects with a Flying Forearm. Rosemary gets a little distracted, eats a V-Trigger but zombie rises from the dead and Face Buster into a Spicolli Driver attempt, but Jazmyn gets involved, Rosemary drops Jazmyn and when she turns around Jacy connects with her Rolling Punch for the finish.
Fatal Influence attack Rosemary and Mirror Match Xias come to make the save.
.@milanmiracle is ON THE CASE! @Jazmyn_nyx_wwe, @FallonHenleyWWE and @jacyjaynewwe vs. @XiaBrookside, @TheLeiYingLee and @WeAreRosemary at #TNARebellion!?
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchIaY pic.twitter.com/eTAQNOgiO8
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
Cinematic Hardy Compound: Kaiba Boys vs Hardy Boyz
Willow the Wisp sighting early, he drops the umbrella and starts dancing to Kendrick’s They Not Like Us, then Jeff shows up and attacks Nic, they brawl in a pickup truck. Seto Nic Ziggler hits the Superkick, but Jeff turns it around, they get on top of the cab and Jeff wants to Powerbomb Nic through conveniently placed tables, but Back Body Drop sends Jeff crashing. Nic goes into the truck and finds a tag team title. Is that the idea? First person to find the titles like an RPG quest?
Matt Pearl Harbors Mokuba near a fountain as it cuts to Nic walking through the house at the arcade, and he finds their title case and he thinks it’s booby trapped so he does the heist thing of replacing the title with an exercise weight. Matt has a PREMONITION!!! THe Kaibas have the titles! And Ryan turns things around for a moment until he eats gate and gets Speared into the pool with Reby playing piano looking like a snack. Ryan is teleported into the house for Maxel the Great with Senor Benjamin as the ticket taker and most of the Hardy kids sitting in the theater. It’s an old 1920s Silent Film with Maxel beating up Ryan and the kids keep saying he sucks. He gets showered in roses, Benjamin is crying the kids rejoice and cut back to Ryan floating in the pool. Dr Wolfie is diagnosing Ryan on the couch and they have a fantastic conversation. Wolfie blames the Matt Hardy fans for Booing Wolfie. Wolfie asks if Ryan if he ever hugged his parents and Ryan starts crying and Wolfie goes “That’ll be 500 dollars for the emotional damage”.
Gothic Baby Shadow Realms Ryan into his Emo Phase with Simple Plan playing. Then he has a roast battle with Bardie. Ryan is getting pelted with eggs while Matt is drowning him in the pool. Nic saves his Little Brother from drowning in the pool (been there). Maxel attacks, Nic Pie Faces the kid, Ryan ambushes Matt with a title shot and then BROTHER NERO! We’re just missing Itchweed to complete the essences of Jeff.
Nemeths see Jeff stalking them and they bail. So we may get a return to the Broken Brothers.
.@ryrynemnem is working some things out with Dr. Wolfie.
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchIaY pic.twitter.com/ydPCkpfP6l
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
That was glorious and the fact it’s used as a set up for a real match instead of a replacement for a real match makes it actually better.
Tessa Blanchard vs Missa Kate
Tessa doesn’t take her serious after a quick flurry so Kate lands a Tilt-a-Whirl Gourdbuster before Tessa turns things around and lays in offense. Dropkick, Springboard Elbows, Teardrop Suplex, and Tessa calms down a little after taking complete control again. Tessa keeps Kate in the corner and lays in Forearms, Kicks, goes for a Splash but Kate finally dodges and slams Tessa face first into a Buckle. Tessa hits the Cutter, goes to the top, MAGNUM, Buzzsaw DDT just because.
Masha attacks Tessa after the match and hits the Russian Death Device and puts her in a Fujiwara Armbar until Tessa gets away and bails to the floor while Masha holds the ring.
Joe Hendry & Elijah vs Ethan Page & Kaz
This whole match is stupid. Hendry had no tape at Mania, went against “doctor’s orders” to defend the title at Rebellion this Sunday anyway…so they put him in a worthless tag match when they didn’t want him active? Delirious and Dreamer need to be shot in the head. It won’t hit anything.
Elijah and Kaz start this match, Kaz looks dumb and gets dogwalked and then Rope Walked because heels aren’t allowed to be competent against “fan favorites” until at least 3 minutes into a match. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Back from the commercial break, Hendry and Elijah Double Clothesline Kaz and he’ll prolly slip something in a minute or so. Elijah does 10 Count Punches dropping Kaz, into the ropes, Kaz hops over him but Elijah throws him towards Page. Weird…but okay. Ethan calls for Hendry, and they lock up causing Hendry to wince at the arm that isn’t Kayfabed well, but Hendry hits the ropes, Shoulder Tackle into Hip Toss with “bad” arm, now Stalling Suplex that is just dropped immediately because of “arm”. Tags out quickly to Elijah and Ethan gets Manhattan Dropped and Big Booted into Saturday. Kaz takes a cheap shot when Elijah hits the ropes, so Ethan pounces and the heels finally have some momentum. Double Team on Elijah into a Rude Awakening from Kaz for two.
Ethan tries to keep Elijah isolated, Elijah gets the boot up, but he cuts off Elijah from the tag, Ethan tags in Kaz and a Slingshot Leg Drop gets another two. Elijah fights out of the corner, knocks down Ethan, counter wrestling from Kaz and Elijah before a Jumping Knee Lift levels Kaz. Elijah looks for the tag but Ethan picks Hendry off the apron and throws him into the steps. Heels doing the dogpile thing. Ethan throws Elijah into a corner, Up and Over but Ethan catches him just to get kicked away. Joe drags himself to the corner, simultaneous tags, Lariats into Sack of Shit for both heels. Attitude Adjustment on Kaz for only two. Hendry is overselling the injury no one cares enough about to write logically. So good for him that he’s doing their job, it’s just creative that isn’t. Kaz catches Hendry in Fade to Black but Hendry gets out, Scoop Slam into the Springboard Leg Drop but Hendry kicks out. Kaz wants the Chicken Wing on the bad arm, but Ethan tags himself in causing infighting, Avalanche Tandem Superplex but Elijah shoves Ethan into the pinfall to break it. Elijah and Ethan throw hands, Crossroads from Elijah, Backstabber from Kaz, Rope Run Cutter from Hendry on Kaz, Spin and pose, Standing Ovation attempt but the arm gives, Elijah tags in, Ethan refuses to tag Kaz, Highwayman’s Farewell from Elijah.
Overall Score: 6.4/10
All of the points are for Fallon Henley existing, Lei Ying Lee and the Hardy Compound match. Without the Hardy match the show was like a 2. Bad logic, bad booking, heels are too samey with everyone being a dweeb that has to get beat on for 3-5 minutes before they can remember they can wrestle. Sean Waltman is also an interesting wrinkle in the System and Rascalz thing, but the first hour of this show was useless. If people continued to watch for the Hardy match, that was the only thing that may have entertained new eyes because of WrestleMania.
Rebellion is Sunday and next Thursday starts at 10 Eastern…ugh. If TNA doesn’t get off the west coast or work days, I won’t review any of this positively. First World problems, fully aware. But come on now, especially with the shit writing from the last month or so, this show isn’t worth staying up if they TNA personally paid people to review it. It would be totally different if the content was entertaining.
You know what, just give the Hardy’s the book. I’d rather insanity than forgetting to write in logic to a kayfabe injury and because things are pre-taped the WM appearance makes no sense and sudden over selling makes less sense. This isn’t booking into a corner this is booking into a Short Bus with a flat tire.
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