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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/9/24)

Time to play the game!

Published

1 year ago

February 9, 2024

Steven Mitchell

The Road to WrestleMania takes some new twists and turns!

After that explosive WrestleMania 40 Press Event, Triple H himself appears on SmackDown to address it all, including Cody Rhodes’ decision to challenge Roman Reigns!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier: AJ Styles VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins and advances to Elimination Chamber: Perth.
Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Bianca Belair VS Mia Yim; Bianca wins and advances to Elimination Chamber: Perth.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: #DIY VS Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne; Bate & Dunne win and will challenge Finn Balor & Damian Priest for the titles at Elimination Chamber: Perth.
Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn; Randy wins and advances to Elimination Chamber: Perth.

PLAY BY PLAY

Triple H is here!

As promised, The Game is live and in person in Charlotte, North Carolina! The Queen City fires up for the WWE CCO and the King of Creative! HHH goes to the ring, where Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce already await. HHH shakes hands with the SmackDown and Raw General Managers, then gets himself a mic. The fans are thunderous for HHH and he smiles. “I gotta tell ya, that sure as hell feels like we’re on the Road to WrestleMania.” The fans cheer that, and HHH says before all that, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! “Last night in Las Vegas, it was an incredible kickoff event to get us started on that road to the Grandest Stage of Them All.

“But the fact is, somewhere along the way last night, we took a hard left turn, and now that road is on fire. But I can tell you this, it feels really good. But I came out here because I wanted to clear up one thing.” The fans chant and duel, “Rocky Sucks~!” “No He Doesn’t!” HHH smirks and says he wanted to clear up something. Going from Vegas to Charlotte, he felt there was confusion in the air. Maybe some people don’t know their role. So HHH is here to set it straight. Some people went out there and tried to assert their authority, when they don’t really have any.

Because the thing is, HHH doesn’t care where you sit, there is one thing abundantly clear. Like them or not, the answers come from one place and one place only, and right now, you are looking at it. The fans fire up as HHH says in the main event of WrestleMania 40, the BIGGETS Mania of all time, Roman Reigns WILL defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship… against Cody Rhodes. The fans fire up even more as the graphic makes it official. The fans chant for Cody, but HHH continues with, “Now, there are some people back there, that decision will disappoint them. That maybe they won’t like that decision.

“But here’s the thing. It doesn’t matter if you don’t like that decision! So with that said, welcome to the Road to WrestleMania.” The fans fire up again and now Aldis talks. “Ladies and gentlemen, now that the WWE Championship match has been decided, we must shift our attention to Seth Rollins and the World Heavyweight Championship. After extensive discussions all week, we have collectively agreed that Seth Rollin’s challenger will be determined in Perth, Australia, February 24th in the Elimination Chamber.” Fans like the sound of that as that begins with a series of qualifying matches for said match.

To reiterate the fact that WWE management is a united front, Aldis will hand this over to his esteemed colleague, Mr. Pearce. Pearce directs us to the tron and the 12 men who will compete to get into the Chamber! The Viper, Randy Orton! BIG Bronson Reed! The Prizefighter, Kevin Owens! The US Champion, Logan Paul! The Phenomenal AJ Styles! The A-Lister, The Miz! The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley! The War Beard, Ivar! The Scottish Warrior, Drew McIntyre! The Great Liberator, Sami Zayn! “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio! And last but not least, The Mega Star, L A Knight! “YEAH!” 12 superstars, 6 matches over three shows, and we open the night with AJ Styles and Drew McIntyre!

The Scottish Terminator makes his entrance, mic in hand, to thank everyone for showing him that they feel the same way he does about CM Punk. McIntyre’s new shirt has sold more than all of Punk’s own shirts, so let #DMHunk make you a promise: Punk will not get one penny of the profits! Also, there are those who are thanking him for how last night went! Cody chose Roman! Remember when Cody won the Rumble and was thinking about fulfilling the promise. He was toying with our emotions but McIntyre reasoned with him verbally. Cody wasn’t responding so McIntyre then reasoned with him physically, and now Cody WILL #FinishTheStory! You’re welcome!

So McIntyre has saved Mania by taking out Punk and having Cody finish his story. What’s left? Save the world title, and all he has to do is go through the top stars in the WWE, win the Chamber, and finally have his Mania moment. Then he’ll give us a champion we can be proud of, and that is #BestForBusiness. But then the Phenomenal One makes his entrance! Will McIntyre still be able to make broken dreams come true when he has to face an equally determined AJ Styles?

Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier: AJ Styles VS Drew McIntyre!

SmackDown returns and wait, LA Knight is making his way out here? The Mega Star has the fans fired up as he joins commentary, but then the bell rings and Styles KICKS McIntyre’s leg! And again! McIntyre blocks, TOSSES Styles into the corner then CHOPS him down! The fans fire up and Knight likes what he sees. McIntyre hauls Styles up to DECK him. McIntyre brings Styles up again, stares Knight down, and then suplexes, but Styles knees free! Styles KICKS and CHOPS and CHOPS again. Styles whips, McIntyre reverses but Styles elbows him back. Styles goes up to CROSSBODY, but McIntyre catches him!

McIntyre pops Styles up to a HARD suplex! Styles flounders but McIntyre stalks him to a corner. McIntyre CHOPS and Styles sputters. McIntyre stands Styles up to CHOP him off his feet! Styles gets up to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! Styles whips, McIntyre reverses, then scoops to BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! McIntyre clamps on with a chinbar and armlock but Styles endures being bent and twisted. Styles fights up as the fans rally, and Styles fires hands! McIntyre knees low, CLUBS him again, then runs. Styles DROPKICKS back! McIntyre staggers around, and Styles CHOP BLOCKS a leg out!

Styles seethes as he stalks McIntyre to a corner then brings him out. McIntyre shoves Styles away, Styles BOOTS back then goes up. Styles BOOTS again, but McIntyre CHOPS Styles to the floor! Styles sits up in a daze but McIntyre goes out after him. McIntyre whips Styles hard into barriers, and styles tumbles into the timekeeper’s area! McIntyre looks up at the WrestleMania sign while gritting his teeth, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Styles CHOPS, McIntyre CHOPS, repeat! McIntyre CHOPS Styles off his feet, then whips him to ropes. Styles ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Knight says they are just chopping each other down. Also is Seth’s middle name actually “Freakin’?” The fans rally up, both Styles and McIntyre rise, and Styles blocks a haymaker to fire off the Phenomenal Blitz! Then he KICKS McIntyre’s leg out to LARIAT him down! Then SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up with Styles and he brings McIntyre up. Styles reels him in, calls his shot, but McIntyre RAMS him into a corner!

McIntyre CHOPS again, but leans on Styles. McIntyre ROCKS Styles with a haymaker, fireman’s carries and then climbs the corner! The fans fire up for the SUPER- SUNSET FLIP! And then RUNNING POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! McIntyre survives and even Knight is surprised! Styles snarls and stands back up, but “This is Awesome!” Styles stands McIntyre up, reels him into a fireman’s carry, but McIntyre flails free to kick and FUTURE SHOCK! But he can’t make the cover! So he kips up instead! But the bad leg bothers him! McIntyre hobbles to a corner, he still wants the countdown!

Styles rises, McIntyre slaps his bad leg into working. “Three! Two! One!” But Styles ducks the Claymore! Styles then hurries to hook McIntyre up, CALF KILLER! McIntyre flails, reaches out, scrambles forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Styles lets go fast and storms up on McIntyre. McIntyre puts Styles on the apron but Styles ROCKS him back. Styles springboards, into McIntyre’s hands! GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT, and Styles falls to the floor! McIntyre storms out after Styles but that bad leg bothers him. McIntyre hauls Styles up, but Styles ROCKS McIntyre! But McIntyre TOSSES Styles! Knight barely gets outta the way!

Knight “accidentally” spills water on Styles, and asks what’s wrong. Styles slaps the water out of Knight’s hand, but McIntyre CLOBBERS them both!! The fans boo while McIntyre puts Styles in the ring. Styles KICKS the ropes to jam McIntyre up! Cradle, but Knight gets on the apron! The ref is busy with Knight, Styles would’ve won! Styles DECKS Knight for that! But then CLAYMORE!! Cover, McIntyre wins!

Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall (advances to the Elimination Chamber)

Knight is upset over what just happened, but he ended up costing Styles. The Scottish Terminator is in the match, will he dominant the Elimination Chamber and get his Mania Moment?

Backstage interview with Sami Zayn.

Kayla Braxton is with The Great Liberator, and we just saw McIntyre win. Sami faces The Viper for the same opportunity. How does he feel about his odds of making it to Mania? Sami says if the last week has taught us anything, it is that nothing is certain during WrestleMania season. This is an emotional time for a lot of people, himself included. Last year, he was in the main event. This year, he’s watching as the window closes fast. But he doesn’t have time to be emotional, he has to look at the facts, what is right in front of him. And what is in front of him is a qualifying match, against a THIRTEEN-TIME world champion.

What is in front of Sami is one of the best, if not THE very best to ever do it, Randy Orton. And even if Sami makes it through Orton, already waiting is Drew McIntyre, a man who pointed out correctly, has never lost to Sami. This is not an easy route, but it is a path, so he has to take it. Sami heads out, will he soon be heading to Perth?

Pretty Deadly takes a stroll.

Kit Wilson & Elton Prince go to the lake, and Elton says #YesBoy, what a day. Oh, that cloud looks just like Queen Elizabeth! Hey, Kit, you okay? You mad at “Lizzy?” What? No, it’s his hand! GASP! That Pete “Doo-nay” should be ashamed of himself for what he did to Kit’s digits! CURSE YOU, DOONAY! But now is their time! It is WrestleMania season! They will show everyone on Friday Night SnackDown what Pretty Deadly is all about. They feel it brewing up and they let out a loud “YES BOOOOY~!” And that cloud does look like Lizzy. But when and where will Kit & Elton look to get their revenge on British Strong Style?

Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier: Bianca Belair VS Mia Yim!

The EST was also at the press event last night, and she promised to continue making history at WrestleMania. Will she get into the Chamber to then head for Perth? Or will #Michin rebound from her loss to Tiffany Stratton and prove she’s still the Head Baddie in Charge?

The bell rings and the fans rally as both women glance to the Mania sign. Mia runs in, Bianca gets around and torture racks! Mia fights free, arm-drags and then HEEL KICKS, SOBATS and PELES! Cover, TWO! Mia gets moving, she PENALTY KICKS! Cover, ONE!! Bianca survives that fancy footwork but Mia WRECKS her with a dropkick! Mia then PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Fans fire up while Bianca falls over, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and fans rally as Bianca ducks Mia’s lariat to hit a BIG back suplex! Mia flounders to a corner, Bianca runs in but Mia dodges! Bianca POSTS herself and falls down! The fans rally up again as both women rise. Bianca fires a forearm but Mia fires back! They go back and forth, then Bianca gets the edge! Mia shoves Bianca, dodges her then BOOTS her, then LARIATS her down! Then YAKUZA KICKS! Then DROPKICKS! Mia runs up to NECKBREAKER! The fans rally as Bianca goes to a corner, and Mia runs in, only for Bianca to dodge! The Cannonball hits buckles!

Mia gets up, tires again, but Bianca dodges again! Mia hits off buckles, Bianca scoops her for a BACKBREAKER! Mia runs, HANDSPRING MOONSAULT, but she blocks Mia’s knees! Bianca rolls Mia to her feet to then SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Mia survives and Bianca is frustrated, but Bianca works to calm down. Bianca stands Mia up, looks to the sign and bumps Mia off buckles. The fans rally for the EST as she RAMS into Mia again and again! Bianca climbs up, and she rains down fists! The fans count and Bianca gets to nine, but Mia YANKS the hair! Bianca hits buckles, then Mia climbs up! Mia brings Bianca to the top, for the SUPERPLEX!

Both women are down, but Mia crawls to the cover, TWO! Bianca reminds us why she’s the toughEST but Mia won’t let off! Mia wrenches, but Bianca says no to Da Feet! Torture rack, but Mia kicks off the ropes to get free! Mia wrenches again, EAT DA FEET! But Bianca tumbles out of the ring! She might be the luckiEST, too! Mia hurries after Bianca, puts her back in, and then reels her back in! She calls out “Too Sweet, Baby!” But Bianca back drops free! Bianca hurries to torture rack again, for the KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, Bianca wins!

Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall (advances to the Elimination Chamber)

Mia tried her hardEST, but Bianca is moving on! Bianca joins The Man, Becky Lynch, but who else will join them in that golden opportunity in Perth?

Triple H meets with Bron Breakker.

The Game welcomes the Big Bad Booty Nephew, and takes a moment to tell him how proud he is of him. Watching Bron go from new kid walking into NXT to where he is now, it is impressive. And HHH is anxious to see what Bron can do at this level. Bron thanks HHH for that, and says while they’re both here, Bron wants to pick HHH’s brain. He’s got two great offers, from both Raw and SmackDown, but he wants to know where to go. Any advice? Well… Paul Heyman walks in with a big smile. Heyman shakes Bron’s hand and says it’s great to see him. Bron takes his leave and Heyman says that is a hell of a talent from a really wacky family.

HHH asks what the hell Heyman wants. Heyman sees now is not a good time, given what happened last night. He’ll give HHH space and come back next week. But when he does, Heyman will be with His Tribal Chief, Roman… Reigns. And The Rock. HHH says he looks forward to it. The Wise Man issues a not too subtle message, what happens when The Bloodline gets on the Road to WrestleMania?

Bayley is here!

The Queen City cheers the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble winner as she heads to the ring. She is clearly still stinging from being mutinied out of her own group, and she gets the mic to say, “Alright, you guys made me feel a little bit better about coming out here. I’ll be honest, I’ve been having a tough time putting the words together to figure out what I wanna say about what happened last week. Because, there is a big part of me that doesn’t wanna believe it even happened at all. And before hearing you guys chant my name, I thought that maybe there were some of you who thought I had it coming.”

The fans chant for Bayley now and she smiles. Bayley says she’ll take it! Maybe she did have it coming, but like her or not, it sounds like Charlotte’s cool with her. That is because the fans have been on this journey with her, they stuck by her, they know what is in her heart and how she feels for this business. DMG CTRL meant everything to her. Fans chant “You Deserve It!” in reference to her title match at WrestleMania, and Bayley smiles again. Bayley thanks them for that, and says DMG CTRL was like family. We saw all the times Bayley put DMG CTRL before herself. Over and over, she gave and gave, no questions asked or wanting anything in return. And all they ever did was take.

Fans boo DMG CTRL but Bayley figured after winning the Rumble, maybe they’d all be happy, it’d be fine. But that didn’t happen. Every time Bayley walked in, they were laughing. Every time she walked over, they stopped talking. She’s not an idiot. She’s been in this situation far too many times to not have learned her lesson. And now Iyo Sky learns the hard way- Wait, Dakota Kai interrupts! She’s been trying to text her all week and Bayley ghosts her! Are they not friends anymore? What is Bayley going on about? Uh, what is Dakota talking about? Where even was she last week?

Dakota says Bayley knows Dakota is so close to being cleared, she had to meet with her doctor. She didn’t know what was gonna go down! Oh cut the crap, Dakota. Every time Bayley walked into the back, Dakota was right along side Iyo, Asuka & Kairi. Dakota was right there laughing along, but always calming Bayley down. Dakota knew all along what was really going on! Dakota wants Bayley to hear her out. She was put in a really tough spot, okay? But she always believed in DMG CTRL! She always believed in what Bayley created! The fans boo, not buying it any more than Bayley is.

But Dakota vouches for Iyo. Iyo was a believer, too, until Kairi Sane & Asuka got involved. And Dakota knows Bayley has bad history with Kairi, but she thought it’d all be okay. But then once the Kabuki Warriors got in Iyo’s head, the rest was history. Then why didn’t Dakota tell her? She wanted to! But she didn’t know how! Fans still boo, but Dakota wants Bayley to understand. Dakota misses the original trio. They were like sisters! That they could do no wrong! Bayley’s always been like a mentor to Dakota. Dakota wouldn’t be here if not for Bayley! Honestly, Dakota didn’t know how to tell Bayley, because it seemed like the plan was working.

The Kabuki Warriors won the tag titles. Bayley won the Rumble! That was all Bayley! DMG CTRL was so close to having all the gold! And then Dakota thought this thing with Kairi & Asuka would blow over but it didn’t. Bayley says okay, fine. They’re here now. Where does Dakota stand? Which side is she on? Fans rally for Bayley, but then Iyo makes her entrance! The Evil Genius and the Kabuki Warriors swagger down the ramp with all their gold. Dakota bails out since she isn’t cleared, so now Bayley is alone again! But then wait, Dakota has a chair! Dakota aims, but at who?! Fans boo but then Dakota swings on Iyo!!

The fans fire up as #CobraKai stands by Bayley!! Everyone is surprised, especially Iyo! The fans want Dakota and Bayley to “HUG IT OUT!” Bayley watches Dakota carefully, but does she have at least one ally in this fight with the lethal joshi?

Backstage interview with Randy Orton.

Kayla Braxton is now with The Viper and says with all his past success at WrestleMania, how determined is he to earn a spot this year, starting tonight against Sami Zayn? Well, first off, Orton heard Sami say that it is not a given that you make it to WrestleMania, and he couldn’t be more right. Orton knows more than anyone how it isn’t a given. Just last year, he was hurt, at home, watching from the sidelines, and it was horrible. But he did learn an invaluable lesson in patience. In this business, the Viper has always known when to strike. And now he knows how important it is to wait.

So as far as Roman Reigns is concerned, Orton will sit back and wait. But his Road to WrestleMania has taken a detour. Tonight, he faces Sami, and if things go Orton’s way, which he plans to make happen, he moves on to Elimination Chamber. Then there will be one constant, and that is his cold, calculating and lethal mindset. That constant is the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: R K O. The Apex Predator is ready, will he strike Sami down to get back to the gold?

Bobby Lashley meets with The Street Profits and B-Fab.

The All Mighty welcomes them all and asks if they know what time it is. Montez Ford says it is WrestleMania season. Now last week, The Final Testament learned what it is to deal with this unit. Angelo Dawkins says yeah, and they still have some receipts leftover. B-Fab says there is bigger business right now, and that happens on Monday Night Raw, when Bobby Lashley takes on “Big” Bronson Reed for a spot in the Elimination Chamber. It is Lashley’s time. He is winning the Chamber so that WrestleMania will be All Mighty.

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: #DIY VS Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne!

Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano won their Fatal 4 Way on Raw, and British Strong Style won theirs last week on SmackDown. Will the Psycho Killer & Johnny Wrestling earn one more shot at Finn Balor & Damian Priest? Or will the Big Strong Boi & Bruiserweight be headed for Judgment Day?

SmackDown returns as DIY makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Bate starts against Gargano. They shake hands to show sportsmanship, then they tie up. Bate headlocks but Gargano blocks the boot bop! Gargano flips Bate but Bate lands on his feet! Gargano runs up, steps over, but Bate turns schoolboy into sitting cover, TWO and Gargano sunset flips! TWO and Bate high stacks! TWO as Gargano flips Bate over! TWO and Bate has a press! ONE and Gargano gets a ghost pin! TWO and Gargano sweeps the legs! Cover, ONE, and then Bate sweeps the legs! Cover, ONE, and the fans fire up as the two stand off!

Bate and Gargano reset, tie up, and Gargano headlocks. Bate tags Dunne while he powers out, then he ducks down to hurdle, Dunne CLOBBERS Gargano! Fans cheer and Dunne shrugs. Dunne drags Gargano up to wrench and twist the arm. Gargano fights his way over, tag to Ciampa, and Gargano whips Dunne away so Ciampa can ELBOW him down! Ciampa runs up but Dunne sends him out! ASAI MOONSAULT misses as Ciampa moves, then Ciampa BLASTS Dunne onto the desk! Bate runs up but Ciampa gets away, Gargano DIVES! Bate hits the desk, too, and then Ciampa KNEES Dunne down!

The fans fire up, DIY applauds and pats themselves on the back, and SmackDown goes to break.

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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025

So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?

Published

16 hours ago

February 20, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.

This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!

No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!

Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025

Ratings:

Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4

Results:

Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.

Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin

Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.

Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.

It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.

After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.

Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.

This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.

.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025

Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary

Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!

After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.

Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.

NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC

I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.

Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.

JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.

Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.

The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.

The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.

Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore

Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.

Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.

Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.

Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons

Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.

We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.

Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!

Overall Score: 6/10

Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.

Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.

So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (2/20/25)

Anillo de Honor!

Published

19 hours ago

February 20, 2025

Steven Mitchell

ROH brings the lucha libre!

On a night full of ROH & CMLL crossover, Komander defends the ROH World Television Championship against “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta; Yuta wins.
Rachael Ellering VS Abadon; Abadon wins.
12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs; Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs win.
Billie Starkz VS Hyan; Billie wins.
ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; Komander wins and retains the title.
Gates of Agony VS Exodus Prime & Josiah Jean; Gates of Agony win.
Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr; Hechicero, Barbaro & Soberano win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta!

Lucha night opens with a hot start as the Fire of the Sun returns to ROH, but so does The Decoder! Will Fuego Del Sol get one up on a former ROH Pure Champion turned current AEW World Trios Champion? Or will Yuta do the Death Riders proud in Houston?

Houston cheers on the Texas star, and Fuego offers the Code of Honor. Yuta reaches out, but then SLAPS Fuego! The fans boo and the bell rings, Yuta slips around to CLUB Fuego down! Yuta mocks the fans cheering on Fuego, then scoops him for a SLAM and SENTON! The fans boo but Yuta brings Fuego up. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO, but Yuta holds onto the leg! Yuta taunts Fuego, but Fuego kicks at him! Yuta lets go and the fans rally up. Yuta runs up, Fuego ELBOWS him away, then goes up, up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as Fuego then DROPKICKS Yuta down!

Yuta staggers up, Fuego SLAPS him! But Yuta LARIATS in return! The fans boo but Yuta rains down fists! And then stops, to rain down more fists! The fans boo but Yuta soaks that up while he “kicks dirt” on Fuego. Yuta stands Fuego up, CHOPS him, then has him in a corner. Yuta CHOPS Fuego again, the fans boo, but Yuta whips corner to corner hard! Fuego staggers forward, Yuta says they ain’t done yet. Yuta whips Fuego to the corner again, then FLAPJACKS on the rebound! Yuta adds a basement DROPKICK! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up heat. Yuta hits a spinning toehold, then has a DEATHLOCK!

Fuego endures and Yuta mockingly asks if he’ll give up. Fuego refuses to give in, and he SLAPS Yuta! So Yuta bridges and puts on more pressure! Yuta shows off by not even using his hands, but Fuego fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Yuta lets go at 4, and he reminds the ref, “I have ’til five!” The fans boo Yuta parodying Bryan Danielson, then Yuta kicks Fuego around. Yuta eggs Fuego on, so Fuego ROCKS him! And ROCKS him! And again, and again, and again! But Yuta gets under the big haymaker! Yuta back suplexes, but Fuego lands out! Fuego dodges Yuta to then springboard QUEBRADA! Down goes Yuta!

The fans fire up as Fuego kips up and SUPERKICKS! Yuta sputters, Fuego runs and STEP-UP DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up again as Fuego climbs a corner! Yuta stands, Fuego MISSILE- NO, Yuta gets under and comes back, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Yuta wins!

Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall

Another thing he took from The American Dragon is that big knee, and Yuta takes the victory. Yuta sits Fuego up, and thinks about Hammer ‘n’ Anvil elbows, but he decides not to. Because he gets an even more sadistic idea! Yuta looks under the ring, and he brings out a steel chain! Yuta threatens the ref, then he goes to Fuego! The fans boo but Yuta hooks Fuego’s legs up, then uses the chain to go up, up and away, ROMERO SPECIAL!! Yuta taunts Fuego but Fuego is coughing up blood! Yuta lets Fuego go, the fans boo, but Yuta mockingly gives the Code of Honor handshake. Yuta no longer has honor, but will someone find a way to humble him?

Rachael Ellering VS Abadon!

The Queen of Strong Smile is feeling good being in Houston, ready to bring that Comet energy. However, she’s up against the Living Dead Girl, who brings a very different vibe. Will Rachael learn why everyone fears Abadon? Or will Rachael’s smile see her through?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but uh, Abadon doesn’t let go. Rachael tries to get free, and now it is a tug-o-war. The fans rally, Rachael reels Abadon into a headlock, but Abadon BITES Rachael’s hand! The ref reprimands, Abadon lets go, and Abadon doesn’t get what’s wrong. Abadon runs up on Rachael but Rachael gets around to waistlock. Abadon switches, but Rachael goes to ropes to buck the O’Conner! Rachael CLOBBERS Abadon, but Abadon sits up! The fans rally, Rachael is frustrated, and then runs up. Abadon gets around, trips Rachael, then runs to basement dropkick! Rachael flounders to a corner and the fans rally again.

Abadon aims from a corner, runs in at Rachael, but Racahel ELBOWS Abadon away! Abadon says nuh-uh, comes back, but runs into a BOOT! Rachael runs and UPPERCUTS Abadon down! The fans fire up and Rachael aims from a corner. Rachael calls for the “SQUISH~!” and runs up, SENTON onto knees! Abadon avoids disaster and stalks Rachael to the apron. Abadon CLUBS Rachael, pushes her onto the apron, and springboards for a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans fire up and Abadon pushes Rachael into the ring. Abadon runs corner to corner for a METEORA! Abadon pushes Rachael to a cover, TWO!

Abadon is annoyed but brushes it off. Abadon drags Rachael up, but Rachael fights the suplex! Rachael wrenches out, trips Abadon, and high stacks, ONE!! Rachael ROCKS Abadon, then tries again. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for the “MD Collapse” and Rachael aims again. SQUISH~ SENTON hits! Cover, TWO! Abadon survives and Rachael is a bit surprised. Rachael throws off the headband, double checks her teeth, and the fans duel. Rachael CHOPS Abadon at the ropes, then ROCKS Abadon with a forearm! Rachael whips but Abadon blocks! So Rachel CHOPS again! Rachael whips, Abadon grabs ropes, and laughs!

Rachael runs up, Abadon ELBOWS and CUTTERS! Then BLACK DAHLIA!! Cover, Abadon wins!

Winner: Abadon, by pinfall

Abadon continues to be terrifying, as well as victorious. Will the ROH Women’s Division, and especially the champions, have to watch their backs?

Backstage interview with Jacked Jameson.

Lexy Nair is with the former Iron Savage, and he’s counting his abs. She brings us back to a few weeks ago when he walked up to Griff Garrison, Preston Vance & Cole Karter in hopes of forming a group with them. Then in Jacksonville, Jameson actually interfered in their match on their behalf. The question is, what’s going on here? Jameson says those are his boys! His guys! His dudes! Jameson went out there, helped them, it was huge! It was awesome! Speaking of, the boys walk in! Vance tells Jameson that they’ve heard his offer, they loved what he did in Jacksonville, and tonight is a big match and… They’d love if he was a part of it.

So then, it’s official! They got him some Frat House gear! But first… he has to do something. Yeah, sure! Anything! Vance, Griff & Karter pour all of their drinks into one red Solo cup, and Jameson asks what’s in it. The boys say don’t worry about it. Jameson says don’t have to tell him twice. He chugs the concoction, and he is PUMPED! The Frat House is now four men strong, and Jameson says after tonight, party at the Frat House! Vance tells Jameson that one thing about them: win or lose, they booze! The Frat boys head out, Lexy can finally breathe from whatever was in that cup, and it’s time to see if Jameson passes the test!

12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs!

Instead of “Smart” Mark Sterling, Tony Nese has the mic to tell Bobby Cruise to shut up, “no one wants to listen to your stupid voice.” Nese then tells the “fat boys and fat girls” of Houston, Nese & Daivari couldn’t think of a better partner for this match than an athlete that makes every single one of them put to shame! Yes, it’s SMART MARK himself! Wait, seriously? Sterling takes the mic to say that’s right, he is still here to make sure that the losers of Texas can take part in their winning cheer. So please, get this right. When he says, “Athletes,” you say, “Rule!” NOTHING ELSE! Hands in, boys. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Gottee!

But with that, Dante & Darius Martin enter, accompanied by Leila Grey. Then Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd enter, and last but not least, Texas’ own, Marshall & Ross Von Erich! The massive teams sort out, and Darius starts against Nese. The fans rally up and Darius circles with Nese. Nese says wait, wait! He knows what the fans are here to see. Nese flexes, but the fans boo. Nese shouts, “ATHLETES!” The fans respond, “SUCK!” Nese and Darius circle, but then Nese kicks low! Nese bumps Darius off buckles, then tags in Daivari. “We’ll show you who sucks!” Nese & Daivari fire hands in the corner while the fans boo.

The ref counts, The Premier Athletes stop, and they both shout, “ATHLETES!” Again, the fans say, “SUCK!” Daivari tags Griff and they mug Darius. Griff ROCKS Darius, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Darius goes up and over, rolls and arm-drags, then he DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, and Darius whips Griff into Dante’s BOOT! Tag to Dante, Darius CHOPS, Dante trips Griff, and Darius adds DOUBLE STMOPS! Griff scrambles, tag to Jameson, but Dante arm-drags Jameson! Dante keeps the armlock, he tags in Ross, and Ross wrenches to a wristlock. Ross YANKS the arm, then tags Marshall.

The Von Erichs double whip Jameson, then Marshall sends Ross in, FLYING BOOT! FLYING LARIAT and then Marshall snapmares Jameson for Ross’s PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT and Marshall covers, TWO! Marshall fires the fans up, then hauls Jameson up to headlock. Tag to Truth and he wrenches Jameson. The fans rally but Jameson fires hands! Jameson whips, Daivari gets a cheap shot in, but Truth DECKS Daivari! Only for Vance to CLOBBER Truth! The ref has to keep Truth’s team back, so he missed all that! Jameson stomps Truth, tags Vance, and Vance covers, TWO!

Vance ROCKS Truth, has him in the corner, then CHOPS! Tag to Daivari, he CHOPS Truth, then he tags Nese. The Premier Athletes mug Truth with haymaker after haymaker, but the ref is still too busy keeping Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs back! Nese drags Truth up, and he tags in Sterling!? The fans boo but Sterling gets to throw hands on Truth! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Sterling drags Truth back, anchors a leg, and tags in Vance. Vance stomps Truth, tags Jameson, and Jameson tags Griff. Vance puts Truth in a corner, Griff sends Jameson in to LARIAT! Vance adds a BOOT, and then Griff BOOTS Truth down! Cover, TWO!

Griff tags Vance back in, they mug Truth, and Vance keeps Truth from the corner. Vance suplexes, covers, TWO! Truth stays in this but Vance stays on him with a chinlock. Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Truth stands. Truth fires body shots, but Vance CLUBS him! Vance whips, Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans fire up again as Truth and Vance crawl. Truth pushes past Vance, but Leila has to get out of the way as The Premier Athletes & Frat House all run up! They all YANK Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs off the apron, leaving Truth stranded! But at least Truth’s team fights back!

The fans fire up, but Truth turns around into a BOOT! Truth ends up on the apron, Vance runs up, and Vance SPEARS Truth onto the entire cluster! The fans fire up as Vance drags Truth into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Truth stays in this. The teams regroup, Vance whips Truth to the corner, but Truth BOOTS back! Truth fires hands on everyone else, and then storms up, but Vance keeps him from his corner! Vance whips and catches Truth to a SLEEPER, but Truth hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Truth crawls! Leila coaches Truth, hot tag to Turbo! And to Sterling!? Sterling panics, he wants nothing to do with Turbo!

Jameson runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Griff runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Nese runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Daivari runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Turbo then scoops and SLAMS Nese! And he scoops and SLAMS Daivari! The fans fire up as Turbo ELBOWS Daivari in a corner, headlocks, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO on The Premier Athletes! The fans are thunderous as Turbo flexes, but Sterling slithers in! Sterling CLUBS Turbo on the back, the fans boo, but Turbo just frowns and turns around. Sterling apologizes but Turbo grabs him by his shirt. Only for Jameson to get in and scoop SLAM Turbo! Jameson shouts, “Mark Sterling! You sonova b*tch!”

Jameson and Sterling look to parody the handshake, but Truth CLOBBERS Jameson! Sterling again apologizes, but Turbo stands back up! Sterling backs up into Turbo, panics, but Truth scoops Sterling! SLAM! The fans fire up as we get the real deal! Except Nese & Daivari get in! Wait, Marshall & Ross get them first, with DOUBLE IRON CLAWS! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROP on Sterling! And then Sterling flounders up, into a scoop, but Griff & Vance get in! Top Flight DOUBLE SUPERKICK them back out! Truth runs, TOTAL RECALL!! Dante runs, Darius sets up, FLIGHT IN MOTION for Griff! Turbo covers Sterling, #TopVonRunners win!

Winners: Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs, by pinfall

Everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes this win as the super team everybody loves stands tall! But with The Von Erichs holding gold with Dustin Rhodes, will The Sons of Texas soon be everyone’s top priority?

MXM Collection speaks.

ROH Media found Mansoor & Mason Madden after their loss at ROH Global Wars: Australia, but they still had their remodeled ROH World Tag title belt. As such, they act triumphant and victorious because they “successfully defended” their ROH World Tag Team Championship. Because as you can see, they still have the belt! Shoutout to Dustin Rhodes, he is a great fellow tag team champion, he really tested MXM. But then they ran away with this here title, and there is nothing anyone can say about it! Fingertip touch and MXM heads out, but they do know possession is NOT nine-tenths of the law in ROH, right?

Billie Starkz VS Hyan!

As if tensions weren’t already high between these two, Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths is being belittled because she lost to Harley Cameron on the Jericho Cruise while The Fallen Goddess is still ROH Women’s World Champion after beating Alex Windsor in Australia. The Athena World Tour returns home to Texas, but will Billie make “Boss” proud? Or will even disappointment be bigger in Texas?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up for Hyan. Billie is annoyed, the two tie up, and Billie wrenches to a wristlock. Hyan cartwheels, wrenches to a wristlock, but Billie rolls, rolls back, then trips Hyan. Billie flexes, the fans are torn, but then Billie throws Hyan down by her hair! Billie talks smack on Hyan, Hyan runs up, but Billie dodges to waistlock and shove. Billie then bypasses Hyan to sunset flip. Hyan rolls through, but Billie basement ENZIGIRIS! Billie then drags Hyan up to waistlock. Hyan fires elbows, runs to ropes, but Billie holds on! Billie CLUBS Hyan’s arms from the ropes, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN!

Billie scowls, then she stalks Hyan to the corner. Billie stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Billie tells him to back off! The fans boo, but Billie asks, “What do you want from me!?” Billie runs in, but Hyan dodges and Billie POSTS herself! The fans fire up, Hyan storms over, and Hyan brings Billie up to suplex high and hard! The fans fire up and Hyan feels that energy! Hyan runs to SPLASH in the corner! Hyan keeps moving, but Billie ELBOWS her away. And BOOTS her! Billie goes up, Hyan stops the boot, but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Billie goes up top, leaps, but Hyan gets under! Hyan ELBOWS Billie, cravats to KNEE and KNEE SMASH!

Hyan hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Billie stays in this, it’s why she’s the inaugural ROH Women’s TV Champion. But she sits up into a CHOP! Hyan CHOPS again, and again, but Billie blocks! Billie scowls, and then she ROCKS Hyan again and again! Billie has Hyan in the corner, fires more shots, but the ref counts. Billie stops at 4, then backs up just to run up, HEEL KICK! Billie then puts Hyan up top, Electric Chair Lifts, and she tucks Hyan in for a DRIVER!! Cover, Billie wins!

Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall

Well, if Kenny Omega uses a One Winged Angel, was that a Two Winged Angel? The bottom line is Billie is back in the win column, but will she ever fight her way out from under Athena’s tyranny?

ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka!

After failing to finish the Proving Ground match in under ten minutes, the Commander of the Skies has owed Big Shotty this title shot. Will Komander get the job done now that there’s a thirty minute time limit? Or will Lee prove this is all too easy?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the star of ROH TV!

The Code of Honor is not upheld as Lee leaves Komander hanging. The bell rings, the fans rally for Komander, and the two circle. Lee chuckles, tells Houston to calm down and shut up, then he ties up with Komander. Lee arm-drags, but Komander holds on. They stand, Lee waistlocks, Komander switches, but Lee switches. They switch again and again, but then Lee headlocks. Komander headlocks, Lee slips out and hits a takeover. Komander headscissors, Lee kips free, and things speed up. Komander QUEBRADA but Lee dodges! Komander still headlocks for a takeover, Lee headscissors, and Komander kips free. The two stand off and the fans cheer.

Lee and Komander reset, circle again, and Lee mockingly applauds. Lee pie faces Komander and talks trash. Komander storms up but Lee pie faces him again! Lee goes for another, Komander blocks to CHOP, go up and up, but Lee yanks him down! Lee says Komander’s not gonna do lucha on him! But Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Komander goes up and up and jumps around, to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Lee tumbles out, EJ is there, but Komander builds speed! Komander rolls, slow-mo up and over to then RANA! EJ can’t believe it but the fans fire up! Komander puts Lee back in the ring, then he springboards, flying sunset flip! TWO!!

Lee escapes then bails out, and Komander keeps an eye on him. #LEE-J regroup and EJ coaches Lee up. Lee storms up to the apron, but Komander DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up, Komander builds speed, but EJ stands in the way! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Lee slides in and CLOBBERS Komander! The ref says this is EJ’s last warning, but Lee says Komander is nothing! Cover, TWO! Lee is frustrated and he drags Komander up. Lee bumps Komander off buckles, then brings him around to fire body shots. The fans rally, the ref counts, but Lee stomps away on Komander. Lee digs his boots in, but steps off at 4.

Lee storms back up on Komander, brings him around, and whips him corner to corner hard! Komander bounces off buckles, Lee shouts, “You’re NOTHING!” Lee covers, TWO! Lee is frustrated, but he rains down fists! The fans rally with “SI SE PUEDES!” Lee hammers away, then lets off to talk trash. Lee drags Komander up, TOSSES him to the outside, and EJ stays back. Lee taunts Houston, the ref watches EJ closely, but The Judge defends his own innocence. Lee goes out the side to fetch Komander, and he CLUBS Komander down! Lee puts Komander in the ring, drags him up, and snapmares for a chinlock.

The fans boo Lee while Komander endures, but Lee says Komander is still nothing! Abrahantes rallies the fans for Komander, and Komander fights up to his feet! Komander throws body shots, but Lee wrangles Komander back down! “This is your guy? This is too easy!” The fans boo, then they rally back up. Komander rises, fires body shots and forearms, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up with Komander as he fires even more shots! Komander runs up at the corner, but Lee puts him on the apron! Komander BLINDSIDE LARIATS Lee! Komander goes up, but Lee goes out! Komander hops down, Lee SUPERKICKS him!

Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs and reels Komander in! Canadian Rack, but Komander slips free! Komander scopos, Lee slips free, and Lee CLUBS Komander! The fans boo but Lee suplexes, but Komander lands inside! Komander catches Lee in the ropes and fires KNEE after KNEE! Komander UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS Lee, and he runs side to side! RANA-DRIVER!! A rough landing for both men, but the fans rally up even harder! Komander sits up, Lee follows, and both men stand. Komander fires forearms and CHOPS! And then another! Lee ducks the chop, back suplexes, but Komander lands out! KICK! KICK! BLINDSIDE SOBAT!

Komander runs, QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Lee survives, the fans rally up, and Komander rises again. Komander has Lee in a drop zone and hurries to the corner! Houston fires up as Komander climbs, but Lee rolls to the far side. Komander hops down, runs up, then goes up the corner to RA- NO! Lee stops Komander, runs for a corner, but Komander RANAS Lee into buckles! Komander mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Lee shouts, “I am not playing with this guy!” Lee hauls Komander up, reels him in, and lifts, but Komander SPINNING POISON-RANAS!!! Cover, TWO!!!

Lee survives and Komander is stunned! Houston rallies behind him again and Komander rises back up. Komander hurries to the corner and back up top! Lee sputters, but he manages to trip Komander up! Lee rises up, he fires hands on Komander, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee, Lee backflips through! Lee comes right back! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And he rolls through, to the outside? BRAINBUSTER to the floor!! EJ is fired up and the fans lose their minds! The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Lee and Komander stir while the ring count begins.

Both men are down at 5 of 20, then 8. Lee staggers up at 9, and he grabs Komander’s leg to SLAM it against the LED barrier again and again! Then he KICKS the leg! The ref reprimands, finish this in the ring! Wait, EJ has the title belt! The ref spots that, tells EJ to back off, but then Abrahantes snatches the belt from EJ! The fans cheer, EJ storms upon Abrahantes, but Lee puts Komander in the ring. Lee snarls while Komander unties his boot. Komander is getting pressure off the bad ankle, but Lee has him by the other leg. Komander ENZIGIRIS, but that was the bad foot! Komander writhes, but Abrahantes helps with the boot.

Lee hurries to stomp away on Komander’s legs! Lee punches away on the foot, YANKS the boot off, and EJ grabs it to mockingly show it off! Lee stomps away on the ankle more, then he goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but Lee hauls him right up! AOI SHODOU!! Cover, TWO!?! Komander survives and #LEE-J doesn’t understand! The fans rally as hard as they can for Komander as he crawls to a corner. Lee hauls Komander up to the top rope, climbs up after him, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee down, and Lee is in the drop zone! Komander rises up, but EJ drags Lee to safety!

The fans boo, but Komander says bet! SUPER CROSSBODY! Komander takes down LEE-J, grabs his boot back, and he throws the boot at EJ! The fans are thunderous and Komander drags Lee up. Komander puts Lee in, hurries back up the corner, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Komander tightrope walks, and CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, KOMANDER WINS!

Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)

Even with all that damage done by Big Shotty, Komander shows the grit of a champion and pulls out the victory! Will he still find ways to win, no matter the odds?

Red Velvet speaks.

When it comes to her by-any-means-necessary way of winning, The Chef knows we all want to know “Why? Why? I have been on a roll lately. The hottest of my career. Why? Why? I’m starting to get real tired of the same questions. Why? I’m just getting started.” When and where will Red Velvet serve up another L fresh from the kitchen?

Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr!

Lucha night comes to an end with a huge crossover between ROH and CMLL! And it will be lucha rules! That means if the legal man falls out of the ring, someone can jump in and take their place! Will the Spanish God be able to help The Flame of Mexico and El Latigo Lagunero win big in Texas? Or will the Alchemist, El Australopithecus Apestosus y The Luxury of Lucha prove they are primero del mundo?

Wait, MXM appears on stage to taunt Sammy with his ROH World Tag Team title belt. Sammy ignores them while the trios sort out. But then Hechicero DROPKICKS Sammy out! Panther CLOBBERS Hechi, Barbaro BOOTS Hechi, but Fuego DROPKICKS Barbaro! Soberano runs up but Fuego goes Matrix! Fuego bridges, then stands back up to dance! Fuego and Soberano RAM shoulders, go again, and then Fuego runs. Soberano follows, pops Fuego up and over, but Fuego ARM-DRAGS Soberano! Barbaro y Hechi run in, Fuego dodges them to then handspring and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up, Panther & Sammy join in!

The trio builds speed, but Hechi’s team CLOBBERS them all! Hechi stomps Sammy, Soberano stomps Panther and Barbaro stomps Fuego. Fuego and Panther fall out so Soberano is the legal man. Hechi CHOKES Sammy, Soberano BITES Sammy’s foot! The fans rally and duel, and Hechi drags Sammy around. Hechi puts Sammy’s leg through the ropes, Soberano CHOKES Sammy while Hechi pulls on the leg, and Barbaro stands on the other leg! The ref reprimands and counts, Hechi YANKS the leg as he lets off, and Soberano looms over Sammy. Soberano y Barbaro taunt Sammy’s team by holding Sammy’s arms out to them.

Soberano y Barbaro double wrench then DOUBLE KICK! Hechi drags Sammy up to rain fists! The ref counts, Hechi lets off, and Soberano stomps Sammy in the corner. The fans boo but Soberano drags Sammy up to GAMANGIRI! Sammy drops down, Soberano hooks his arms and digs a knee into Sammy’s back. Sammy endures, even as Hechi taunts him. The fans rally, Sammy fights up, but Hechi blocks the kick so he and Soberano can mug Sammy! They have Sammy on the ropes and hold his legs open! Barbaro runs up and KICKS the hamstring! MXM laugh while the fans are torn. Barbaro taunts Fuego, then BLASTS him and Panther!

Hechi twists Sammy’s arm, stands him up to wrench, and Soberano wrenches the other arm. They lift Sammy up, Barbaro runs, PENDULUM BOMB! Then TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Sammy bails out, Panther is there to help him, and Fuego slides in. But Barbaro BOOTS him down! Barbaro y Soberano mug Fuego, whip him to the corner, then Soberano LARIATS! Barbaro LARIATS, then Hechi STEP-UP KNEES Fuego! Fuego falls, MXM is amused, and Hechi hooks Fuego up! Soberano y Babaro grab the arms, and they help Hechi get Fuego up! It’s a MEXICAN SURFBOARD, but then Soberano gets a boost from Barbaro, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!!

The fans fire up and Soberano covers, ONE because Soberano lets off?! Soberano seems to be demanding more respect from the ref, but then Fuego bails out and Panther storms in! Soberano stops Panther in his tracks by kneeling and offering a handshake. Panther kicks, Soberano blocks it, and Barbaro KICKS Panther’s leg! Barbaro DECKS Panther, Hechi brings Panther back up, and they double whip. Double drop toehold and now Hechi hooks Panther up! We now get a ROMERO SPECIAL, and then Soberano y Barbaro run, DOUBLE BULLDOG!! Hechi and team soak up the cheers and jeers from Houston!

Barbaro drags Panther up, DECKS him again, then they all soak up the heat. Hechi fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then fast hands! Hechi DECKS Panther, then puts him in a corner. Soberano DROPKICKS Panther down, then he and Barbaro double whip corner to corner. Hechi sends Soberano in but Panther dodges! Panther dodges Hechi, scoops Barbaro for a BACKBREAKER, then scoops Hechi for a BACKBREAKER! Soberano gets a BACKBREAKER! Panther BLASTS Barbaro out, then DIVES into him! The fans fire up, MXM likes what they see, and it’s Sammy that steps in!

Hechi storms in after him, the fans rally and duel, and things speed up! Sammy sidesteps, hurdles, backflips over, and he DROPKICKS Hechi down! Sammy kips up so smooth and he takes a bow. Soberano runs up but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy hurries to PLANCHA onto Hechi! The fans fire up with Sammy, he slides back in and builds speed, to FLY onto Soberano! The fans fire up with Sammy, MXM gets upset and even storm a few feet closer to ringside. Barbaro is in, he wrenches and hammerlocks Sammy, lifts and suplexes! Barbaro stomps away, then does his caveman dance. Fans join in, Barbaro runs, IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, Fuego breaks it!

Sammy bails out, Fuego CHOPS Barbaro, then he whips. Barbaro reverses but Fuego BOOTS him! Barbaro does the worm!? Barbaro runs up, but Fuego goes up and over to stack! Hechi BOOTS Fuego! Barbaro bails out, Hechi whips, but Fuego reverses and RANAS! Hechi handsprings through! He then wrenches and shoves Fuego, then runs up, and he YANKS Fuego’s hurdle out of the air! Fuego bails out, Panther runs in, but Hechi avoids the dropkick! But then Panther avoids the senton! Panther rallies the fans, runs to RAM Hechi, then runs again. Hechi follows, but Panther hits a Tiger Feint to dodge, and Hechi’s dropkick goes flying out to the floor!

Panther hurries to a corner and then runs, FLYING RANA! Hechi flounders away, and Panther hurries back in. Soberano runs up, Panther puts him on the apron, but Soberano GAMANGIRIS! Soberano fires up, the fans are torn, and Soberano goes up top for a TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Panther survives that wild 1080, but then Soberano dodges Panther! Panther ends up stuck in ropes, Soberano LIONSAULTS but misses as Panther slips out! Panther takes aim, but Barbaro uses Soberano for POETRY IN MOTION! Down goes Panther and the fans fire up! Soberano builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS to then inverted suplex!

Soberano SLAMS Panther down, Barbaro is up top! SUPER DUPER SPLASH to the floor!! MXM is fired up, and then Fuego QUEBRADAS Soberano! Fuego slides, in does a dance, and then FLIES onto Barbaro! Hechi is in, but so is Sammy! The fans fire up and Hechi roars! Sammy runs up, but into a single leg takedown! Hechi stands Sammy up to whip, but Sammy reverses. Hechi ducks the hurdle, but Sammy JUMP KNEES him down! The fans fire up and Sammy whips corner to corner. Hechi reverses, runs up, and STEP-UP KNEES! The fans fire up and Hechi rolls back, summons the power of lucha, but Sammy SUPERKICKS him!

Sammy runs to JUMP KNEE again! Hechi flounders, Sammy torture racks him! But Mason gets on the apron! The ref tells him to hop down, but Mansoor slithers in, and he BELT SHOTS Sammy!! The fans boo, Sammy flops out of the ring, but Fuego steps up! Fuego runs, slips through a tilt-o-whirl, but Hechi victory rolls, only to stand up and INVERTED MONKEY FLIP Fuego into a LEG SCISSOR NELSON! But that’s not all, Hechi makes it a ROLLING CRADLE! They go around and around and around, into the cover! Team Hechi wins!!

Winners: Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr, by pinfall

Give an assist to MXM as they celebrate their part to play in this victory. They even get Hechicero to touch fingertips with him! But then they aim at Sammy! Only for Fuego y Panther to get back in! MXM flips the belt around to swing on them! Fuego y Panther dodge, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM out! The fans cheer, but Sammy, Fuego & Panther grab Mansoor! Mansoor says save yourself! He lets the belt go, Sammy has Mansoor in the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL!! Mason shouts, “NOOO~!” but he keeps the title belt away from Sammy. Will Sammy & Dustin just have to take the fight to MXM to get their stolen property back?

My Thoughts:

A very good ROH clocking in at an hour and 21 minutes, it feels like they’ve almost got this mastered for a good cable TV runtime. Though at the same time, we still had filler in Gates of Agony squashing Exodus & Josiah, and then both women’s matches were fairly quick. Billie squashing Hyan was in part to serve story as we did see Athena tell Billie to take things seriously, and then Billie takes her frustrations out on Hyan. Rachael VS Abadon could’ve been a little longer to build them both up in the standings, but Abadon winning makes sense as Abadon’s gotten closer to titles than Rachael has. And good promo from Velvet, but I’m not sure why we’re waiting so long to get to her and Leyla’s rematch.

Additionally, while that 12 Man Tag was some fun, just smashing together multiple teams for that was bordering on filler. Good to see The Von Erichs back given ROH was in Texas. And between The Von Erichs being in Texas and Sterling being introduced as one of the competitors, it was a given The Von Erichs and their team would win. Though it did work that The Outrunners got the finish, they’re the team riding high right now. I will say it’s good that “The Frat House” is a faction, but like, can’t the name have just be The Fraternity? Or like, Greek letters that make a fraternity name, but also is a funny pun when you boil it down to letters.

But of course, great stuff throughout the night involving luchadores. Fuego Del Sol VS Yuta was a very good opening match, but I figured Yuta would win that. Him going the extra mile with that steel chain was rather vicious, I feel like Fuego should want payback, teaming with some other AEW wrestlers who have beef with the Death Riders. Komander VS Lee was a very good ROH TV Championship match, but given this wasn’t the main event, I figured Komander would retain. Maybe EJ gets his shot next?

And then a very good Six Man main event. The lucha rules made it constant motion because there was no need for tags, and apparently the ref didn’t need to count when Hechi’s team was in there together. MXM getting involved makes sense, as they’re still not happy just possessing the tag title. They screwed Sammy over, Hechi’s team wins, but then Sammy’s side stands tall over MXM. I would think we do get Sons of Texas VS MXM one more time, who knows how that goes, but it’ll be a lot of fun either way.