Coverage
Mitchell’s NXT Roadblock Results & Report! (3/5/24)
The Don VS HIM!
Who will move on to Philadelphia?
Carmelo Hayes thought he was facing the NXT Champion tonight, but Tony D’Angelo pulled a switcheroo! Will Melo still look to Stand & Deliver? Or will he have to fogedaboutit?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Asylum Match: DIJAK VS Joe Gacy; Dijak wins.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Chase U; Bron & Corbin win and retain the titles.
- Shawn Spears VS Uriah Connors; Spears wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: The Kabuki Warriors VS Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley; The Kabuki Warriors win and retain the titles.
- Fallon Henley VS Blair Davenport; Fallon wins.
- NXT Championship #1 Contender’s match: Carmelo Hayes VS Tony D’Angelo; Tony wins and will challenge Ilja Dragunov at NXT Stand & Deliver.
PLAY BY PLAY
Lexis King speaks.
“Well, well, well. We are hitting the pavement. And we’re going full-speed, just how Lexis King likes it, on the Road to NXT Stand & Deliver. And there’s another guy accustomed to the fast lane, and that’s HIM. But there’s only one Don of NXT, and he handles business his own way. And who’s gonna be the next one to challenge Ilja Dragunov? There can only be one king of the road. Now don’t get me wrong, The King loves a little crazy in his life, but who wants to deal with Dijak and Joe Gacy? And while we’re dabbling in a little bit of crazy… Let’s not forget, being a little bit of a loose cannon pays off.
“We’re on the Road to WrestleMania Weekend. One stop before revving our engines at Stand & Deliver! Lexis King is ready. Are you?”
Asylum Match: DIJAK VS Joe Gacy!
Talk about a wild Road to WrestleMania! Hard Justice settles things with crazy Gacy once and for all inside a weaponized steel cage! Who will be left standing when it’s anything goes and there’s no escape?
The bell rings and the fans are behind Gacy. Both men grab weapons from off the wall, and while Dijak gets a chair, Gacy has the fire extinguisher! Gacy gives a quick puff, then he evades the chair shot! Gacy kicks low, whips, but Dijak reverses and knees low. Dijak whips but Gacy reveres to knee low! But then Dijak TOSSES Gacy into the steel! The fans rally and Dijak sees the box that has the words, “Do not open” on it. But before he can inspect it, Gacy is up and takes a swing! Dijak fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Gacy’s tougher than that but Dijak CLUBS away on him!
Dijak ROCKS Gacy with a forearm, kicks him around, and eyes that box. Gacy fires a forearm but Dijak DECKS him! Dijak goes to the box, what’s in the box? What’s in the box?! But Gacy rolls Dijak up! TWO, and Gacy blocks a kick to ROCK Dijak! Gacy whips Dijak into the steel! And then the other way! And then into the third wall! Dijak falls back and Gacy grins! Gacy goes to the box, closes and says hush, it’s a secret. But Dijak CLOBBERS Gacy! Dijak stomps Gacy while the fans boo. Dijak asks it himself, “What’s in the box?!” Dijak drags it to center, opens it, and WHAM! Spring-loaded fist into the gut!
Then Gacy BLASTS the fire extinguisher! Scoop and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up and Gacy hurries to plan while NXT goes picture in picture.
Gacy moves the box aside, as it served its purpose, and he stomps away on Dijak. Gacy drags Dijak up, throws hands, then handsprings, but Dijak avoids the Upside-Down to CYCLONE BOOT! Cover, TWO! Gacy stays in this and Dijak is frustrated. Dijak aims as Gacy rises, and he choke grips for HIGH- DDT!! Gacy turns it around and covers, TWO!! Dijak survives but now Gacy looks to the Asylum for ideas. Gacy brings down a trash can, and he SMACKS Dijak on the back! Dijak crawls, Gacy CLUBS away on him, and he shouts in Dijak’s face. Gacy CLUBS Dijak into the corner, runs side to side and BOOT WASHES him!
Gacy hurries to get the trash can again, and he places it at center. Gacy drags Dijak up, ROCKS him and SMACKS him off steel! Gacy then puts Dijak up top, CLUBS away on his back, and climbs up behind him. Gacy DIGS Dijak’s face into the steel! Gacy dribbles Dijak’s face off the steel, then waistlocks! Dijak clings to the cage, and BUCKS Gacy off! Dijak then steadies himself up top while NXT returns to single picture. Dijak climbs to the very top!? The fans are already going nuts, and then Dijak SUPER MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit and Dijak covers, TWO?!?! Gacy survives and no one can believe it!
The fans are losing their minds while Dijak and Gacy sputter. Gacy sits up while Dijak grabs the straitjacket! “That was Awesome!” but this might get a bit rough. Gacy grabs the jacket but Dijak CLUBS him down. Dijak works to put the jacket on Gacy like he did a couple weeks ago! Gacy resists but Dijak CLUBS away on him! Dijak has the jacket on Gacy but Gacy fights to keep the straps from being secured. Dijak CLUBS Gacy again, and then grabs the door! The fans fire up as the wood door is put in a corner. But Gacy SAIDOS Dijak first! Gacy grins as he gets up, and he brings the table into play. But why does it have a cover on it?
Gacy peels the cover away to reveal it has a big smiley face on it! Gacy smiles at the drawing, and he sets the table up near the door. But Dijak SMACKS Gacy with a chair! Dijak drags Gacy up, finishes strapping him in, but Gacy kicks Dijak. Gacy gets away, BOOTS again, but Dijak throws elbows! Dijak hoists Gacy up top, CLUBS him, then clears space. Dijak takes Gacy’s table for his own and climbs up the corner! Gacy’s arms are trapped but he still resists the superplex! Dijak CLUBS away on Gacy, but Gacy HEADBUTTS! Dijak falls through the table!! And then Gacy SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO?!?
Dijak shocks everyone by surviving, and Gacy hurries to get out of the straitjacket. Gacy throws hands, CLUBS away on Dijak, and RAMS him into a corner. Dijak shoves Gacy away to LARIAT Gacy down! Dijak crawls around and looks for something. He finds duct tape! If the jacket isn’t enough, then he’ll use this! Dijak wraps the tape around Gacy’s head to blind him, in return for Vengeance Day! And then Dijak SMACKS Gacy with a kendo stick! Dijak gags Gacy with the kendo stick, but then Gacy LOW BLOWS! Gacy hits the SPINNING URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Dijak survives again but Gacy grabs the kendo stick!
Gacy SMACKS away on Dijak, but Dijak TOSSES him through the door!! Cover, TWO!!! Gacy survives and Dijak’s seen a ghost! “This is Crazy!” as Gacy rises! Dijak torture racks, FEAST YOUR EYES!! But Gacy rises up?! Gacy swings wild, misses, and Dijak torture racks again! FEAST YOUR EYES AGAIN!! Cover, Dijak wins!
Winner: Dijak, by pinfall
Twice these two have gone to extremes, and twice Dijak found a way to win, despite Gacy finding ways to keep fighting. But is this the end of his story with Gacy? Or will we get a trilogy soon enough?
Adriana Rizzo talks with Tony D’Angelo.
She says tonight is his night. Last week, Tony turned NXT upside-down. Stacks says he did it with just the snap of his fingers. That was a pure Don move. Tony reminds them that they’re going on to bigger things. The NXT Championship and Stand & Deliver is in their sights. Stacks has the guy outside, so Tony has Stacks bring him in. It’s Luca Crusifino! They shake hands and Tony says he is familiar with who Luca is. Luca’s got a sharp mind and isn’t afraid to roll the sleeves up and crack skulls. So straight up, no BS, Tony needs counsel. The Family has the potential to become the most influential force in NXT today.
There’s the Underboss, Rizzo, and now Luca, the Consigliere. Luca must be there for Tony when he calls, no questions asked. Those are Tony’s terms. So what is it? Yes or no? Luca says he’s in. Then welcome to the family. Tony kisses Luca on the cheek and the Family has grown. Is this just the beginning for their NXT takeover?
Fallon Henley talks with Riley Osborne.
She appreciates that he talked to Thea Hail and gave her some clarity. Thea seemed really down the last time she talked to Fallon. Riley says that’s fine, he was down, too. He didn’t know how to approach Thea, and then on her date, she seemed so bored and uninterested in him. She used to be this firework. No, even better! She was a rocket! That just wasn’t who showed up on the date. Fallon says the girl Riley thinks Thea is is still in there, but she’s listening to the wrong advice. She was told to play hard to get. Oh, well, she did a good job of that. Yeah, sometimes Thea takes things to the extreme.
But then Blair Davenport walks in and asks what problems is Fallon trying to fix this time. She can’t help herself, can she? First her former best friends, then Wren Sinclair, and now Thea? And no, given Fallon’s reputation, you should stay out of other people’s business. And Thea isn’t even Riley’s type. Uh, what would Blair know about that? And if Blair has a problem, then set her straight yourself. Oh, Fallon, you don’t want that. It’ll just be added to the list of things that don’t go well for her. Blair heads out and Riley feels awkward. Good luck with that, he has to go be with Chase U in their tag title match.
Fallon thanks Riley for his time and wishes Chase U luck. Will they need it against the Wolf Dogs?
Lyra Valkyria warms up backstage.
Tatum Paxley walks in and says after tonight, they’ll be more than just friends! They’ll be the NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions~! Yes, that’s true. But remember, be realistic. There’s a chance they might not. This is Asuka and Kairi Sane, the best of the best, who know each other inside and out. Meanwhile, Lyra and Tatum have had one match, and it’s not like they’re best friends. Tatum’s wide-eyed stare makes Lyra double back and say they have more of a professional friendship. Tatum says they have to win tonight. Then they will be permanently intertwined and Tatum will finally be a champion.
Tatum vows to do anything she has to tonight, and she means anything. And then Tatum will journey to the farthest darkness, conjure the most diabolical thoughts, and reach into her opponents to take out their souls until they are crying in complete agony! Tatum creeps Lyra out a bit and Lyra asks if Tatum’s doing that for Lyra or the titles. Does it matter? Tatum heads out, but will she flip out should she and Lyra lose out?
NXT Tag Team Championships: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Chase U!
This unlikely yet compatible duo made history together by winning the Dusty Cup and these titles, and they aren’t looking to slow down any time soon! But with Riley Osborne, Thea Hail, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx and the entire Chase U student section behind them, will Professor Chase and Duke Hudson once again reign in NXT?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if the Chase U comeback is complete!
The teams sort out and the fans bark it up, but Chase starts against Corbin. They circle, tie up, and Corbin powers Chase to ropes. The ref counts, Corbin lets off slowly, and then he shoves Chase. Corbin mocks the U, but Chase CHOPS! And then he rolls Corbin up! TWO, and Corbin CLOBBERS Chase! Corbin BLASTS Duke, too, then gets Chase up for a swinging SLAM! Tag to Bron and the fans bark again. Corbin feeds Chase to Bron’s waistlock, then Corbin runs, LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Bron kips up and the fans fire up, but Chase throws body shots. Chase fires forearms but Bron just smirks.
Bron choke grips Chase, then trophy lifts him! Chase fights free but Bron elbows him. Bron headlocks, Chase powers out but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Chase! The fans fire up with Bron and bark it up again! Bron tags Corbin, they get Chase up, whip and FLAPJACK GUTBUSTER! Cover, Duke breaks it! Bron runs up but Duke clotheslines Bron up and out! Corbin runs in but Duke dumps him out! Duke whips Chase so he can WRECK Corbin with a dropkick! Chase SUPERKICKS Bron, SUPERKICKS Corbin, and fires up! Then he DOUBLE BLOCKBUSTERS! And he even sticks the landing! The fans go wild while NXT goes picture in picture!
The student section puts up the U, and Chase drags Corbin up. Riley and Thea are excited as Corbin is sent into barriers! Chase follows Corbin, CHOPS him, then headlocks him. Chase brings Corbin over to SMACK him off the apron. Chase puts Corbin in, then brings him up to throat chop! Tag to Duke, Chase U sends Corbin into the buckles, then they high-ten and DOUBLE CLUB Corbin down. Duke wrenches Corbin to wristlock, and then wrenches again. Duke RAMS Corbin, then wrenches again. Duke RAMS Corbin again, wrenches again, and whips him to the corner. Duke clotheslines, tags Chase, then Chase U double whips.
Chase drop toeholds, Duke drops the elbow! Chase covers, TWO! Chase brings Corbin up to whip but Corbin reverses and ELBOWS Chase down! Corbin shakes out the arm, drags Chase up and ROCKS him with a right. Chase goes to a corner, Corbin fires forearms, then lets off as the ref counts. Corbin brings Chase up, puts him on the top rope, and throws more hands. Tag to Bron and Corbin runs in. Chase BOOTS Corbin, he BOOTS Bron, repeat! But Bron goes up and up and salutes to SUPER STEINER! Chase staggers around while the fans fire up with Bron! Bron then storms up on Chase and brings him back up.
Bron ROCKS Chase with a right hand, and Chase ends up in a corner. Bron digs his knee in, lets off as the ref counts, then tags Corbin. Bron gets Chase up, the Wolf Dogs mug the professor, and then Corbin clamps on a chinbar half nelson comb. Chase endures, the fans fire up as NXT returns to single picture, and Chase fights up! But Corbin wrangles him back down! Corbin grinds Chase down, but the fans rally up. Chase rises, throws body shots, and he reaches for Duke. Corbin whips Chase away but Chase BLASTS Bron! Chase ELBOWS Corbin, runs up, but Corbin catches him! Corbin RAMS Chase into the corner!
Tag to Bron, and Corbin suplexes for a CUTTER! Bron then hits the back suplex CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Chase survives and the fans fire up! Bron frowns and he clamps onto Chase with a facelock. Tag to Corbin, and the Wolf Dogs double whip. Chase holds ropes, Bron runs up but Chase tosses him out! Chase ELBOWS Corbin away, Corbin returns but Chase dodges to POST him! The fans fire up as both men are down! Chase and Corbin crawl, hot tags to Bron and Duke! The Chase u MVP rallies on the Big Bad Botty Nephew! Duke blows through the clothesline to BOOT! Corbin runs up but into JAB, JAB, JAB!
Duke flips, flops, but Bron runs up! BIONIC ELBOW for Bron! BIONIC ELBOW for Corbin! Duke whips, Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and tags Corbin! Duke SCRAPBUSTERS Bron, but Corbin is in! SIDEWALK SLAM for Corbin! Cover, TWO! Corbin survives but Duke fires up! Duke stands Corbin up to whip, but Corbin holds ropes. Duke runs up, Corbin dumps him to the apron, but Duke RAMS into Corbin! Duke slingshots up and over to GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Chase, and Duke brings Corbin up. Chase climbs while Duke Gory Especials Corbin! FRATLINER!! Cover, Bron breaks it! Duke is frustrated as he misses the block!
Duke fires hands with Bron, the fans rally and Duke, and Bron knees low. Born TOSESS Duke, Chase KNEES Bron! Corbin HIP TOSSES Chase into a corner! The fans go nuts, Bron and Duke brawl on the outside, and then Bron goes up! BULLDOG on the desk!! The desk didn’t break but maybe Duke did! Corbin clotheslines Chase up and out, but then Chase returns with an UPPERCUT! Corbin wobbles, Bron runs in, Chase sends Bron into steel steps! Chase GAMANGIRIS Corbin and hurries up top! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Corbin survives and the fans are thunderous! Chase looks around, he brings Corbin up and he fires forearms.
“This is Awesome!” as the brawl goes back and forth! Corbin shoves, Chase SUPERKICKS! Corbin staggers but Bron tags in! Chase runs up, END OF DAYS, into the SPEAR!! Cover, Wolf Dogs win!
Winners: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
Chase U was red hot but that fire got put out! The Wolf Dogs keep the tag titles around their waists, are they going to Stand & Deliver soon enough? Meanwhile, Jacy Jayne says she told Thea that Chase U are losers. Thea throws a fit and runs off? Jacy’s toxic nature is showing itself, has it all but poisoned Thea?
Backstage interview with Carmelo Hayes.
Kelly Kincaid sees all of Melo’s bodyguards around and asks if this is an okay time to talk. Melo says yeah, and a guard gives Kelly a seat. Kelly says it was a shocking turn of events last week. Melo says yeah, Dragunov calls himself an honorable champion and then he makes a decision like that. He asks her a question: When have we ever seen Melo back down from a fight? Don’t answer. Much less one that was already agreed to. But Tony D, man… He’s gonna do what he’s gonna do. He’ll put on a show, snap his fingers, make the rent-a-cop guards disappear. That’s why Melo has handpicked guards to do whatever it takes to protect HIM.
So then, for tonight- Yes, tonight. You saw the last guy who tried to “jump the line,” right? Yeah you did. That NXT Championship is reserved for the biggest star in NXT, and there is no bigger star than Melo. And Melo is the one man who makes history by going back to back at Stand & Deliver. Because Melo IS HIM. If Melo Don’t Miss, then is he going to get his shot at Dragunov and the title? Or will The Don be a true Roadblock on this Road to WrestleMania Weekend?
Shawn Spears VS Uriah Connors!
The Chair Man hath returned to NXT! He’s still a perfect ten, but he’s here to bring out the truth. And since the truth hurts, is there pain in store for his fresh faced opponent?
The bell rings and Spears circles with Uriah. The fans chant “Welcome Back!” for Spears as he ties up with Uriah and puts him in a corner. Spears lets off slowly, then whispers something to Uriah. Uriah seems unsure what to do now, but Spears eggs him on. Uriah fires forearms and CHOPS but Spears smirks. Spears then HEADBUTTS Uriah, brings down the kneepad, and then puts Uriah in a corner. Spears wrenches, hammerlocks, and fire off KNEES on Uriah! The ref counts, Spears lets off while pushing Uriah down. Spears drags Uriah up by his hair, fireman’s carries, and runs for the C4!! Spears takes his time with the cover, Spears wins!
Winner: Shawn Spears, by pinfall
Well, that one certainly hurt, because the truth is, Spears is better than ever. Spears then says on the mic, “It takes a certain kind of man to hold a mirror up to humanity. Most of you won’t like what you see. Being forced to be what you are instead of what you truly want to be, that is the very definition of hypocrisy. Ridge Holland…! Those words hit a little too close to home, don’t they? You say that every time you compete in this ring, Ridge, it’s for your family. Well, that sounds like a moral success, but the thing is… I don’t believe you. You are lying to yourself, Ridge! The darkest of thoughts, they get a hold of all of us. Especially me.
“But the difference between you and me, Ridge, every time I hold up a mirror to my face, Ridge, I’m not ashamed of what I see.” The fans chant “TEN! TEN! TEN!” Spears says Ridge can’t say the same, and Ridge knows Spears is right. So enough of this emotional damage! Time to be a man! Well, here comes Ridge! Spears asks if Ridge is gonna do this for his family. Is Ridge gonna hurt Spears? Ridge DECKS him, that’s for sure! And DECKS him again! Ridge stomps away on Spears, the fans boo, but Spears eggs Ridge on! Ridge fires hands in the corner and then TOSSES Spears across the way! Spears flounders to grab the chair, but sends it to Ridge!?
Spears dares Ridge to do it! Embrace the truth! Ridge has the chair, takes aim, but the refs stop him! Ridge is furious but he stops from giving in. The fans boo but Spears grins. Spears takes his chair back and says it’s only a matter of time. Is Spears right about Ridge’s rage being the true Yorkshire Grit?
Josh Briggs finds Brooks Jensen backstage.
Briggs brings up Jensen challenging Oba Femi. Briggs doesn’t wanna get into Jensen’s business, but Jensen’s facing Oba next week? Yeah, he is. Is Jensen sure about this? Oba’s been unstoppable ever since showing up here! Jensen has Briggs stop, and says Briggs dares Jensen to grow a pair. That’s what Jensen is doing! Jensen is taking control of his career, and that is why he is challenging Oba. But Oba’s a monster! Damn right! But Briggs brought this out of Jensen. Briggs says he knows he can’t change Jensen’s mind but- Jensen stops Briggs. Whether Briggs wishes Jensen luck or not, he will stand across the ring from Oba, ready to bust him up! Ready to become NXT North American Champion!
Briggs says good luck then. Jensen heads out, but then Dijak walks in. Briggs just lied to Jensen’s face. Jensen is a dead man walking and they all know it. Dijak then leaves, is he right about this? Or can Jensen find a way to shock the world?
Backstage interview with Ilja Dragunov.
Kelly is now with the NXT Champion and brings up tonight was going to be Melo VS Dragunov, until things took an unexpected turn and Tony D interrupted. What does Dragunov make of tonight’s main event? Dragunov says when you are NXT Champion, you can’t be surprised by anything. Dragunov likes Tony, Tony is a man with vision. However, we might see the end of the vision very differently. As for Melo, Dragunov will not take away from Melo’s abilities. But Dragunov enjoys seeing Melo squirm. So if Melo wants his rematch, he will have to earn it. Stacks walks in to say Melo’s gonna miss.
Stacks introduces himself to the Mad Dragon, nice to finally meet. But he, and Luca, are here to let Dragunov know that The Don is making moves. So one way or another, Tony D is gonna be seeing Dragunov at Stand & Deliver. Until they meet again, champ. Stacks & Luca leave and now Dragunov really can’t wait for the main event.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: The Kabuki Warriors VS Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley!
From one title scene to the next, Asuka & Kairi Sane return to NXT to defend these titles! But while Damage Control is having fun tormenting Bayley and taunting tag teams on Raw and SmackDown, will they get caught sleeping by The Morrigan and her stalk- er, superfan? Or is truly NO ONE ready for the Empress and Pirate Princess?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who brings these belts down the Road to WrestleMania!
The teams sort out and the fans chant “Welcome Back!” for the Kabuki Warriors. Asuka starts against Lyra and the fans rally up for this first-time encounter. The two tie up, go around, and Asuka headlocks. Lyra chinbars but Asuka wrenches an arm to a wristlock. They knuckle lock, go shoulder to shoulder, and Lyra bridges as Asuka powers her back. Lyra falls, but kips up to wrench and wrangle Asuka. Lyra then rolls to arm-drag Asuka, and floats around to get a ghost pin! TWO! Asuka ducks the heel kick and the fans cheer the standoff. Asuka says alright, calm down, and she tags in Kairi. The fans cheer, and Kairi wants Tatum?
Lyra obliges and tags in Tatum. Tatum and Kairi both scurry around, then tie up. Kairi waistlocks, pulls hair and CLUBS away on Tatum! The ref reprimands but Kairi says lets go! Kairi whips Tatum to a corner, runs in, but Tatum puts her on the apron, Kairi ducks a haymaker to RAM low! Kairi goes up, leaps over Tatum, and then rolls through to say kiss this! The fans fire up as Kairi bridges to mock Tatum, but Tatum just crawls up. Kairi pulls hair but Tatum just smiles! Tatum pie faces Kairi, so Kairi SLAPS Tatum! The forearms start flying, the fans fire up, and things get fast and furious! Taum whips, Kairi reverses then runs through to RANA!
Fans fire up as Tatum tumbles out and Kairi swings on Lyra. Lyra gets away, the ref is busy with her and Kairi, which allows Asuka to PENALTY KICK Tatum down! The fans are torn but Asuka smiles. Kairi tags Asuka in, and Asuka eggs Tatum on. Tatum slides in, Asuka talks trash while pulling hair, but Tatum just SLAPS her! Asuka nods, the fans sing “Asuka’s Gonna Kill~ You!” and Asuka SOBATS! And Kawada Kicks! The fans fire up as Asuka throws Tatum by her hair! Tag to Kairi and Asuka taunts Lyra. The Kabuki Warriors double whip Tatum, then kick, AX KICK, BULLDOG and BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Kairi kicks Tatum around, but then we get some picture in picture with backstage as… Is that Thea going after Kiana James & Izzi Dame!? The refs are breaking that up, what brought this on?! Kairi waistlocks Tatum, Tatum fights up, and Tatum pries at the hold. Kairi brings Tatum down but Tatum pops free, backflips up and over and then facelocks Kairi! Tatum whips Kairi to the corner, tags Lyra, and Tatum stomps away! Lyra has Tatum cool off, they have to keep from being disqualified. Lyra facelocks Kairi to grind her down, but Kairi rolls. Lyra rolls through with Kairi, then brings her up. Tag back to Tatum and they mug Kairi.
Tatum & Lyra double whip Kairi, then DOUBLE HIP TOSS with some cartwheels! Asuka runs in, Lyra & Tatum dodge, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK the Kabuki Warriors! Asuka & Kairi tumble out, Tatum & Lyra run to DOUBLE WRECKING BALL DROPKICK! The challengers are standing tall as NXT goes picture in picture!
Tatum hurries to fetch Kairi into the ring, then brings her up to snapmare. Tatum JUMPING ELBOW DROPS, then covers, TWO! Tatum clamps onto Kairi with a headlock and grinds her down. Kairi throws body shots, powers up and out, and Asuka tags in. Kairi drops, Asuka KICKS Tatum down! Asuka says they’re just smarter than their challengers. Asuka then swaggers around while she stays between Tatum and Lyra. Asuka KICKS Tatum down, dances around, then KICKS again! Asuka continues to dance, and then she KICKS Tatum again. Asuka taunts Lyra, the ref keeps Lyra back, and Asuka goes back to Tatum.
Asuka drags Tatum up but Tatum throws forearms! Asuka eggs Tatum on, Tatum fires CHOP after CHOP! Tatum runs, but into a KICK! Asuka covers, TWO! Asuka tags in Kairi while staying fired up. Asuka says kiss this, and Kairi brings Tatum up, to send into Asuka’s hips! Now that’s a funky weapon! Kairi drags Tatum around, puts her on ropes, and has everyone hush a moment. Kairi CHOPS and Tatum shouts in pain! Kairi says moi kai, aka one more time! Kairi winds up, but Tatum dodges to roll her up! TWO!! Kairi almost gets caught, and she CLOBBERS Tatum for it! Kairi drags Tatum over, tag to Asuka.
Kairi brings Tatum around and feeds Tatum to Asuka’s boots! Asuka then drags Tatum up, clamps onto an arm and grinds Tatum down. Tatum endures, fights up, and CLUBS at Asuka. Asuka stays clamped on the arm but Tatum fires more shots. Asuka whips Tatum to the corner, Tatm BLASTS Kairi! And BOOTS Asuka! Tatum rolls to KICK, KIC,, but Asuka blocks to an ANKLE LOCK!! Tatum endures, reaches out, and NXT returns to single picture. Tatum rolls, but Asuka rolls with her to keep the hold! Tatum moves around more, rolls free, but Kairi tags in. Kairi hurries to step on Tatum and swing on Lyra!
Lyra avoids getting hit, but Kairi CLUBS away on Tatum! Kairi puts the ANKLE LOCK on Tatum herself now! The fans rally, Tatum fights up and hops around, but Kairi ducks the enzigiri! Kairi swings on Lyra again, misses, and Tatum dodges! Hot tag to Lyra! Lyra CROSSBODIES Kairi, then rallies with LARIATS! Asuka runs in but Asuka RAMS into her! Lyra springboards to CROSSBODY the Kabuki Warriors! The fans fire up and Lyra stands Asuka up. Asuka resists, they go around and around as they fight for control, and Asuka throws body shots. Kairi joins in, but Lyra pie faces her away! Lyra DDTS Asuka!
Lyra calls to Tatum and they get Kairi. Lyra fisherman’s Kairi, Asuka has Asuka! LIGHTNING SPIRAL on Asuka, FISERHAMN BUSTER on Kairi! Lyra drags Kairi back up, to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Kairi survives and the fans fire up! Lyra brings Kairi up again, fireman’s carries, but Kairi fights with body shots! Lyra sobats, whips her to ropes, but Kairi holds them. Kairi BOOTS Lyra, Asuka tags in, and Asuka hits a CODE BREAKER! Then BLOCKBUSTER from Kairi! PENALTY KICK SLIDING D COMBO!! Cover, Tatum breaks it!! Kairi gets Tatum up, but Tatum sends Kairi out first!
Asuka says this is the end! Asuka waistlocks lyra but Lyra fights! Lyra holds ropes, the ref counts, Lyra ELBOWS Asuka away. Lyra BOOTS Asuka, but Asuka rebounds to KICK! Lyra rebounds, into the pop-up KNEE! Lyra returns, Asuka blocks the kick, slips around, but Lyra wheelbarrows to the victory roll! TWO!! Asuka kicks, Lyra ducks and ENZIGIRIS! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Lyra drags Asuka over, tags in Tatum, and they hand Asuka off. Tatum scoops and Lyra climbs! BACKBREAKER and LEG DROP!! Cover, KAIRI BREAKS IT! That was just in time and the fans fire up!
Lyra SOBATS Kairi, RAMS her, KICKS her, then winds up! But Kairi ducks, the HEEL KICK hits Tatum!! Kairi URAKENS Lyra down! Kairi & Asuka roar as they coordinate, BUZZSAW to Tatum! Kairi tags in then climbs, and Asuka has Tatum in the dragon sleeper. IN-SANE DDT!! Cover, Kabuki Warriors win!
Winners: The Kabuki Warriors, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Lyra and Tatum were running rather smoothly, but they got sunk all the same! Asuka & Kairi now sail on towards Raw to defend these titles against Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, is DMG CTRL still going to be in control?
Meanwhile, Lyra helps Tatum up and apologizes for the miscue. But then ROXANNE PEREZ ATTACKS!! She CLOBBERS them both, then HAMMERS away on Lyra! Fans boo as Roxie hits a DIVORCE COURT DDT! Then she POSTS Lyra by that bad arm! And then POSTS her into the other corner! Fans are torn as Roxie pulls a cover off a crossbar, and then pulls Lyra’s bad arm into the bar! The refs say no, but Roxie STOMPS the arm!!! Lyra shouts in pain as she clutches the elbow! Did Roxie just clip The Morrigan’s wings?
NXT returns as Lyra is being loaded into an ambulance.
The medics have Lyra keep her arm as still as possible, and both Ava Raine and HBK are there to see her off. The GM and the commissioner talk, what are they going to decide as Roxanne’s punishment for this heinous attack?
Fallon Henley VS Blair Davenport!
The Cowgirl was just simply trying to help some friends sort out their messy love life, and for whatever reason, The Heir of Darkness had to criticize that. These two look to settle things in the ring, whose side will be made right through the fight?
The bell rings, the two tie up, and Fallon waistlocks. Blair elbows free, headlocks Fallon, but Fallon pries the hold open. Fallon has a top wristlock but Blair fights around. Fallon wrenches but Blair ROCKS her! Blair whips, Fallon reverses and ELBOWS back! Fallon runs, trips Blair, and then runs to CALF KICK! The fans fire up with Fallon while Blair ends up on ropes. Fallon runs in, slides, but Blair tries to stop Fallon! Fallon still ROCKS Blair! Fallon storms in, body scissor roll-up, TWO! Blair goes to ropes but Fallon is after her. Blair holds ropes to stop the whip, then she kicks low. Blair wrenches but Fallon shoves her away.
Fallon runs in, Blair sends her into the corner, then Blair runs up. Fallon puts Blair on the apron, but Blair blocks the haymaker to HOTSHOT the arm! Fallon hobbles away, Blair goes up top, and Blair DOUBLE STOMPS the bad arm! Fallon writhes and shouts in pain, but Blair goes after the arm again. Blair wrenches and WRINGS Fallon out! Blair clamps onto the arm and bends the fingers! The fans rally while Fallon endures but Blair tortures that arm more! Fallon fights up, rolls, and then KICKS Blair! Fallon fires forearms but Blair gets the bad arm again. Blair wrenches, Fallon ROCKS her again!
Fallon LARIATS, keeps moving, and ROCKS Blair again! Fallon whips Blair to a corner, runs and FACEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Blair toughs it out, goes to ropes, but Fallon runs in to clothesline Blair up and out! The fans fire up with Fallon as she fetches Blair, but Blair ROCKS Fallon! Blair RAMS Fallon into the steel steps! Blair then runs up, but Fallon dodges! Blair’s knee hits steel, then Fallon slide sin. Wait, is that Sol Ruca?! Sol cartwheels to DDT Blair! The ref was busy checking Fallon’s arm, Sol gets away with that one! Sol puts Blair in for Fallon to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, Fallon wins!
Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall
Now that’s a way to make a comeback! Not just Fallon rebounding from recent losses, but the Sol Surfer sliding back into NXT! Blair is furious, but is her past coming back to haunt her?
Chase U regroups backstage.
Jacy Jayne says it slipped right through their fingers. She worked her magic to get them this match, and what happens? Yeah, Jacy, Chase gets it. He was there. Yeah, the moment was, too. Duke, you came up short! What does Jacy have to do? Win a match herself? Thea returns from fighting with Kiana and apologizes, she lost her cool and it escalated quickly. She thinks there’s gonna be a tag match next week because she got into it with Kiana & Izzi and there was a lot of stuff going on. Whoa, who is gonna be her partner? Uh, isn’t Jacy her partner? Oh, uh, no, sorry. Jacy’s busy next week. Sorry.
Jacy and Jazmyn leave, and they leave Thea hanging. Will Thea have to scramble to find a friend? Or is there one closer than she thinks that’ll be more than happy to fight Kiana?
Ava Raine talks with Gigi Dolin.
The GM explains that “she” said no, she refuses to fight. What does that mean? Well, it takes two to have a match, and she doesn’t fight for a living. If they got in the ring together, she would just run away, and that’s not a win Gigi would want. Gigi says it’s not about the win, it’s about punching her in the face! Yes, but- Oh, speaking of, here’s Arianna Grace. Has the pageant queen reconsidered having a match with Gigi? A match? Afraid not. Grace doesn’t see the point. Is she for real? Fighting is literally what pro-wrestlers do, and Grace deserves to get her ass handed to her for what she did during Gigi’s match!
Grace says there is no need for such a potty mouth! Is she serious? Grace thinks about it, and she does accept. But on one condition: If Grace wins, Gigi must let her bring out her “true inner beauty! Teach you how to be a true lady! And get rid of that vulgar language.” Ava asks Gigi if that’s okay. Gigi says if that’s what it takes, done. Grace is all excited and hurries away. Gigi has what she wanted, mostly, but will she give Grace what she deserves?
Backstage interview with Shawn Spears.
Kelly Kincaid catches him on his way out and says after both last week and tonight, he must surely be expecting Ridge Holland will want a match. Spears says he is counting on it. Rage is Ridge’s best friend, and next week, Spears will teach Ridge to embrace it. The Chair Man is ready to test Yorkshire Grit, but will he learn a painful truth about poking the bear?
The No Quarter Catch Crew is in the ring.
Drew Gulak, Damon Kemp & Myles Borne stand with the NEW NXT Heritage Cup Champion, Charlie Dempsey, and they get the mics. Gulak says last week, the world saw what this group already knew about Dempsey, and that is that Dempsey is one of the most unique and talented grapplers in ALL of pro-wrestling! Thanks to Dempsey, the Heritage Cup now sits with the NQCC. Dempsey has to say, winning this is an honor. The Heritage Cup is something he’s held a great interest in for quite some time now. “This Cup represents the style of competition that perfectly aligns itself with my vision of the pure art of this sport.”
Fans applaud, and Dempsey continues to say, “But… This prize is not just mine alone.” Damon Kemp says it is about time this cup is represented and showcased by athletes and combat. His boy, Dempsey, won the cup, but they are all champions as a collective. The Catch Clause means that any member of the NQCC can defend the Cup. And Gulak says speaking of that, they will officially enter itself in this upcoming NXT Tag Team Elimination Tournament, made earlier today by Ava Raine. So come Stand & Deliver, they will not only be NXT Heritage Cup Champion, but also NXT Tag Team Champions!
They will succeed in showing no pity! No mercy! No remorse! And- WAIT! Is that William Regal!? The fans go nuts as Regal says, “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s delightful to see you all again.” Mr. Regal goes to the ring and fans chant, “Welcome Back!” Regal looks at the NQCC, the fans say, “That’s Your Father!” to Dempsey. Regal looks to the Heritage Cup and says that means the absolute world to him. That championship represents outstanding competitors from the British and European scenes for generations. So every time that Cup is contested, all the ladies and gentlemen that came before them, that is a tribute to them, and Regal takes that very personally.
So Regal hopes that they will defend this Cup with the honor and integrity it deserves. Dempsey says he’ll defend this better than Regal ever could. Fans are stunned but Regal smirks. Fee fye foe fum, Regal will be watching, son. The Gentleman Villain gives his approval, but also a warning. Will the NQCC do him proud? Or will they show him up?
The Meta Four talks backstage.
From the looks of it, Noam Dar is catatonic again. Lash Legend and Oro Mensah are worried after what happened last time. So what’re they to do? Get Jakara Jackson, she’s been looking for Dar everywhere. Lash then sits with Dar and consoles the Supernova. You okay? LASH! Hey! Dar is all better now! They hug it out, and Dar says hey, the past is the past. Time for the Meta-FUTURE! Brighter and better things! Check please~! Does that mean Dar is over the Cup and ready to move on to a new precious? Who will have to watch out for Supernova 11 on the Road to Stand & Deliver?
Robert Stone watches a WWE Digital Exclusive.
It’s Lexis King talking trash on him, and saying that the Stone boys need a real role model in their lives. Not someone who has another man fight his battles or that gets involved in someone else’s business. Von Wagner walks over and says he’s not done with King. Von’s gonna SMASH him! Stone gets that, Von, but this isn’t about Von VS King anymore. King assaulted Stone, talked bad about the kids, and made this personal. What’s Stone saying? Stone is saying Von needs to step aside on this one so Stone can fight King himself! Stone is a man, a husband, and a father, so he has to do this and do it alone.
Stone was there for Von when no one else was, so he is asking this favor. Please, let Stone fight this fight himself. Von says yeah, he’s got it. King pushed Suit Man Stone too far, is Stone going to knock King off his throne?
NXT Championship #1 Contender’s match: Carmelo Hayes VS Tony D’Angelo!
Speaking of moving on, the former NXT Champion can’t move on, doesn’t wanna move on, and is only looking to get back to where he once was. But will he make his way back to both the NXT Championship, to Ilja Dragunov, and to Stand & Deliver? Or will The Don of NXT finally take over and get his own shot at the Mad Dragon?
The bell rings and Melo runs up to ROCK Tony! Melo fires off hands, Tony shoves him back, but Melo ENZIGIRIS! Melo CLUBS Tony while fans taunt Melo with, “CAR-MELO SUCKS~!” Melo whips, Tony blocks, and Tony whips Melo to run him over! Tony keeps moving, he runs Melo over again, but then Melo drops. Tony TACKLES Melo, rolls through with him, and back drops him away! The fans fire up and Tony eggs Melo on. Tony storms up on Melo, Melo kicks but Tony blocks. Tony kicks low, whips Melo into a corner, and he RAMS into Melo! Tony RAMS in again and again, whips corner to corner and runs up, to RAM again!
Tony RAMS Melo more, lets off as the ref counts, and Tony gut wrenches for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! The fans fire up, Tony covers, TWO! Tony keeps cool as he stalks Melo to ropes. Tony whips but Melo kicks back. Melo fires forearms, CHOPS, then fires forearms! Melo CHOPS, brings Tony in, and mocks the Italianos. The fans boo but Tony blocks the suplex! Tony cording holds, Melo apologizes, but Tony brings him in for the hockey scrum! The fans fire up as Tony then HALF HATCHES Melo away! Tony CLOBBERS Melo, Melo staggers around, and Tony tells him, “I’m The Don, you ain’t him!”
Tony TOSSES Melo, Melo lands on the apron, but Tony BLASTS Melo off the apron! Melo’s men catch him and Melo smiles. The fans boo but Melo thanks his guys. Melo says that’s why they’re here. But then Tony eggs Melo on and Melo storms up. NXT goes picture in picture right as Tony YANKS Melo into the ring!
Melo flounders, Tony runs up and bumps him off buckles. Tony fires hands, Melo goes to another corner, but Tony bumps him off buckles again. Tony CLUBS Melo, snapmares, then clamps on a chinlock. Melo endures as Tony leans on the hold, but Melo pulls hair! The ref reprimands but Tony clamps on the chinlock tighter. Melo still fights up, throws body shots, then CHOPS! Tony kicks low, CLUBS Melo to a corner, then whips him to a corner hard. Tony runs up but is sent into buckles! Melo then wrenches to ARM CODE BREAKER! Tony writhes, Melo huffs ‘n’ puffs, then Melo HAMMERS away on Tony!
Melo WRINGS the bad arm out, then CLUBS Tony back down. Melo pushes Tony to a cover, TWO! Tony toughs it out but Melo keeps his cool. Melo clamps onto the arm, steps over and has the DISARM-HIM! Tony endures, reaches out, but Melo lets off to CLUB the arm down! Melo then shifts to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Melo bends the fingers, NXT returns to single picture, and Tony continues to endure. Melo says if Tony wants his spot, then he’ll end up like the last guy! The fans rally as Melo shifts to a top wristlock, but Tony throws body shots. Melo cranks the hold, Tony still fights up. Tony throws body shots again and again, but Melo SLAMS Tony down!
Melo keeps on the top wristlock but Tony fights around. Melo body scissors Tony and ends up a backpack as Tony stands! Tony RAMS Melo into buckles! Tony is free but Melo clamps back on! Tony arm-drags free, Melo runs up but Tony ROCKS him! The hands go back and forth, faster and faster, and Tony DECKS Melo! And DECKS him again! Tony whips, Melo reverses to KICK the bad arm! Tony snarls, storms up on Melo, then clinches to BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up and Tony BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES again! Then a HUGE SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up for Tony as he waits on Melo. BIG back suplex, cover, TWO!
Melo stays in this but Tony stays on him. Tony reels Melo in, the fans rally, but Melo fights the suplex. Melo wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER! Tony ROCKS Melo, Melo KICKS Tony! Melo BOOTS Tony down, runs, but into a tackle! Tony rolls through again, but Melo CLUBS away on him! Melo reels Tony in to suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO! But it’s back to the FUJIWARA! Tony endures as Melo pushes back on the arm! The fans rally, Tony still fights, and Tony rolls Melo up! TWO!! Melo goes to a corner, Tony runs in but Melo sends him into buckles. Melo goes up but Tony YANKS him down for a POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
Melo survives and Tony is frustrated. Melo goes to the apron and rises up. Tony storms his way over, but Melo HOTSHOTS the bad arm! Tony staggers away, Melo runs up, FIRST 48! Cover, TWO! Melo is shocked, and he rains down fists in fury! Melo SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then he goes to a corner. The fans boo as Melo climbs, and he aims at Tony. But wait! TRICK WILLIAMS IS BACK?!? Melo is furious! His guards are, well, on guard! The fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” but where is he? Melo shakes his head, thinks maybe he got tricked, and then he turns around into a SPINEBUSTER!!
The fans fire up and Tony brings Melo up! FOGEDABOUTIT!! Cover, TONY WINS!!
Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Championship)
Melo got tricked by The Don, but it shows how badly the betrayal of his best friend haunts him. Tony D is heading to Philadelphia, will he Stand & Deliver on his promise? Tony “apologizes” for the stunt he pulled, but he is a giving man. So Melo, he’s got a present for you. TRICK REALLY IS HERE!! Trick runs in to fire off on Melo! The guards get in, but Trick whoops them, too! The fans are thunderous as Trick BOOTS Melo, BOOTS the last guard, then goes after Melo again! Melo runs away to the safety of his thugs, is Trick ready to Stand & Deliver some revenge?
My Thoughts:
An awesome night for NXT here, so many great twists and turns and returns and surprises for the Road to WrestleMania. For one, William Regal showing up to sorta confront his son, Charlie Dempsey, was great stuff. NQCC want to Freebird Rules the Heritage Cup, they want the tag titles, and Regal is perhaps wanting them to not be Heels about it but Faces. However, that doesn’t seem to bet the NQCC’s plan, can’t wait to see how this tag title contender tournament turns out. Dar snapping out of the funk this quickly makes me think he and Oro might get in on that tournament so Meta-Four can have the tag titles, maybe they end up having a match against NQCC along the way.
And speaking of the tag titles, a great match from Chase U VS Wolf Dogs, but of course Chase U lost. That feeds the overall tag title story but also the story within Chase U. Good promo from Fallon with Riley and Blair, and nice little irony that Riley and Blair are a couple IRL. Thea flipping out on Kiana & Izzi was great stuff, and duh, Fallon is gonna be Thea’s teammate since Jacy is going back to her Toxic ways. And of course Arianna Grace wants a match just to establish her beauty pageant queen ways. I have a feeling Gigi loses and will end up suffering through a makeover by Grace.
Great Women’s Tag Team Championship match, though there just seems something about Kairi’s timing that needs work. She probably just needs reps in the WWE pace and style again. But Kabuki Warriors of course retained, they’re gonna take these titles to WrestleMania, even with Shayna & Zoey waiting for this Monday. I thought this was gonna tear Lyra and Tatum apart, but instead Roxie tries to tear Lyra’s arm off her body! I am pretty sure this sparks Roxie VS Lyra for Stand & Deliver as Roxie’s last chance at the title. Roxie might even face Tatum as a tune-up to also cue Lyra’s “miraculous” return to go after Roxie. And Roxie will surely lose at Stand & Deliver so she can be called up after Mania.
The Asylum Match was some wild and fun stuff, but why in the world did Dijak win here? Dijak already won at Vengeance Day, shouldn’t Gacy win to tie things up and force a tiebreaker? Dijak getting in on Briggs’ moment with Jensen was also interesting. He’s right that Jensen is gonna lose but is he going to start a feud with Briggs now? Spears of course gets a win, and of course Ridge goes after him, and they’re going to have a really good match next week. Then Von and Stone had a good promo to set up Stone VS King, that will be a real good match just from the story of Stone defending his family’s honor as well as his own. He probably loses, I’m just not sure how this story comes to an end.
And of course, awesome story beats in the NXT Championship build. Luca Crusifino joining the D’Angelo Family is great stuff, good promos from the Family, from Melo, and from Dragunov. And I am very glad to see this work out how I figured. Trick is back, he closes us out by going after Melo, and there’s our grudge match for Stand & Deliver to also send Melo off to SmackDown. Then with Tony facing Dragunov, we’ll get some great stuff out of them. Dragunov may win, Dragunov may lose, but he’ll give it his all either way. As I said last week, it’d be some wild stuff if Tony comes out on top, so that he and Trick, two homegrown NXT talents, standing at the top while Melo and Dragunov move on to SmackDown. Or maybe to Raw in Dragunov’s case if they want him to feud with Gunther again.
My Score: 9/10
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SmackDown’s on the road to Riyadh!
John Cena dared CM Punk to challenge him at Night of Champions, and Miss Money in the Bank, Naomi, wants all champions to Proceed With Caution!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Randy Orton VS LA Knight VS Aleister Black VS Carmelo Hayes; Orton wins and advances to the next round.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Jade Cargill VS Nia Jax VS Piper Niven VS Mia Yim; Jade wins and advances to the next round.
- Motor City Machine Guns VS Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis w/ The Wyatt Sick6; Gacy & Lumis win.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Charlotte Flair VS Alexa Bliss VS Candice LeRae VS
Chelsea GreenAlba Fyre; Alexa wins and advances to the next round. - King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Cody Rhodes VS Damian Priest VS Andrade VS Shinsuke Nakamura; Cody wins and advances to the next round.
PLAY BY PLAY
John Cena is here!
Lexington, Kentucky sings, “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as he makes his way out in the University of Kentucky white ‘n’ blue. Cena goes to the ring, and while the fans duel, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena signals to Mark Nash to give the proper introductions: Please welcome the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, gracing Lexington with his presence one last time, he is the Last Real Champion, JOHN CENA! The fans boo as Cena holds up the belt. Cena then grabs a mic and says, “Wrestling’s Mount Rushmore… is John Cena, John Cena, John Cena, and John Cena.” The fans boo but Cena says, there have been great wrestlers and great talkers.
But no one in the past, and certainly no one in the present nor the future, is comparable to him. And the very reason Cena will always outmaneuver the fans is not because he never gives up. It is because he is smarter than us. “You Can’t See Me, but you all wanna be me.” And whether watching at home or being mesmerized in this very arena, Cena is always 1000 steps ahead because everyone is worried about here and now, when he had already “won” this title over a year ago. Cena announced his retirement early so that he could have an extra six months to scout his potential opponents.
Cena knew anyone could enter the Rumble, so he did. And he knew that if he lost in the Rumble, he could use his seniority to enter the Elimination Chamber. And he knew that in the Chamber, Rollins and Punk would melt down to give Cena an easy win. Plus, Cody Rhodes was so focused on The Final Boss, Cena just had to seize the moment, shock the world, and become unpredictable. Then all he did was use Cody’s obsession with everyone’s love to guarantee the WrestleMania win. Cena used the fanfare and love of the 25 year rivalry to get a match in Randy Orton’s hometown, all to lull Randy into a false sense of security.
Cena put R-Truth in the Saturday Night’s Main Event so that all the fans would care, and the fans took the bait! While the fans tried to save Truth, Cena made friends with Logan Paul, just to eliminate him as a threat, and all to size up his next opponent in CM Punk. The fans boo but Cena says he used Punk’s rebellious nature and sociopathic self-confidence to back him into a corner. The fans cheer for Punk, but Cena says if Punk wants to take the title, he has to admit that he is a hypocrite! And Cena doesn’t even have to worry about Mr. Money in the Bank, Rollins will never cash in on Cena while he holds this!
Cena knows Rollins wants Cena to leave with the Undisputed title, Rollins becomes your only champion! Cena is the greatest for a reason! The fans boo but Cena says while they’ve been busy using their pathetic brains to come up with fake stories like if Cena “sold his soul,” all Cena has to do is put the math in his favor. He wins before the matches even start! In 25 years, he crunched every number, solved every puzzle and cracked every code. And thank God Cena doesn’t need the fans’ appreciation, because they won’t realize how good he is until three years after he’s gone! This is the greatest moment of their lives, but to Cena, they are just a mathematical equation.
And the math says that there is no one ever worthy enough to earn the right to hold the Undisputed title ever again. But wait, here comes Cody Rhodes! Lexington sings along with Cody’s song, “WHOA~ OH~!” as the American Nightmare makes his way to the ring. Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans in the front row, then steps up onto the corner for the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody throws his track jacket to the crowd as a free souvenir, then he grabs himself a mic. The fans cheer as Cody and Cena are face to face again, and then Cody gets the fans to fire up a bit more. Cody takes a moment, then asks Cena to go over what he just said.
Cena claims to be 1000 steps ahead because he’s so smart? No, no, he isn’t just smart! Cena’s a genius! It is unfortunate that everything Cena’s said has come true: Rollins and Punk melted down, Cody was distracted, and they all took their eyes off the prize. The homefield advantage was used against Randy, and the Mount Rushmore being all Cena, sure. But here we are, some sort of 25 year master plan, and there’s this variable that he didn’t account for, and it is simple. Cena laid out his whole story since his return, but why didn’t he include the simple fact that this past Saturday, he was looking up at the lights when Cody pinned him in the middle of this ring?!
The fans cheer, and Cody says he isn’t part of Cena’s plan, Cena is part of Cody’s. So “John Rushmore,” where does that leave the two of them? Well it isn’t just the two of them, because here comes Randy Orton! The fans fire up as The Viper goes right to the ring, gets right in Cena’s face, then pushes past him to grab himself a mic. Randy is back a month after Backlash, and he tells anyone and everyone that had a pulse and was watching Backlash knows Orton had Cena BEAT! Down and out, dead to rights, and about to remove Cena’s head from his shoulders! Until somebody out there decided to come and save John Cena.
Orton realizes now that he has to do whatever it takes. It doesn’t matter what or who it is he has to go through to get his fifteenth. Even being in the King of the Ring Tournament. Cody, Orton loves you like a brother, you know that… But if Orton has to put Cody’s ass down to get to Cena, he won’t hesitate to do it! But wait! Here comes LA Knight! Lexington fires up for The Mega Star as he already has a mic to say, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” “YEAH!” LA Knight says all week long, he’s heard the whole world saying #WeWantLAKnight! “YEAH!” Knight knows what they want, and he knows for damn sure what none of the other guys in the ring want, and that’s Knight walking down there.
So, why don’t we take a walk? Knight understands what this is as he defiantly walks down there. He is looking at the WEW Establishment! “YEAH!” Knight is the sore thumb sticking out here, and that’s how he likes it, YEAH! “YEAH!” But you gotta understand something. Cena, you have this great little master plan, BAH GAWD, it is genius. But Knight knows damn sure that the plans didn’t include Knight, YEAH! So let’s go ahead and throw the plan on it’s head. KOTR is around the corner, which means Knight has a shot at Cody, Orton, and Cena, all on the way to taking what is his! “YEAH!”
So unbreakable as Knight is walking in here, he’s gotta drop a viper, a nightmare, and if he has to drop “a genius balding b*tch John Cena,” he’ll do it to be WWE Champion, with everybody saying, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” Cena chuckles and steps out. The fans boo as Cena goes back up the ramp, but then R-TRUTH GETS HIM! Or, well, Ron Killings gets him! And he rains down furious fists on Cena right at the ramp! Security rushes out there, as do producers, and the fans boo. Cena kicks free as it takes everybody to hold Killings back! Will Cena even make it to Night of Champions with the walls closing in?
King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Randy Orton VS LA Knight VS Aleister Black VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns as Melo joins Orton and Knight out here, followed by The Dark Father. The King of the Ring has a new format this year, which one of these four survives to head into the semifinals?
The bell rings and the four watch each other. Melo locks eyes with Knight, but then he goes after Aleister! They brawl with forearms and haymakers, then Melo throat chops! Melo whips, Aleister grabs ropes and BOOTS H1M back! Aleister TOSSES Melo, Knight and Orton tie up and they end up in a corner. Aleister whips but Melo reverses to send Aleister into barriers! Orton fires hands on Knight, then a KNEE! Knight turns thing around, only for Melo to roll him up! TWO, and Orton kicks Melo! Orton UPPERCUTS Melo, Aleister UPPERCUTS Melo, then Knight DECKS him! And LARIATS him up and out!
Aleister goes up, out, and TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! Down goes Melo and Knight has Orton! Orton denies the BFT, but then Knight denies the RKO! Aleister runs up, Knight ducks the Black Mass! The fans fire up the huge standoff, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Melo has Knight in a corner. Melo rains down fists, but Knight stops him quick! Atomic drop and a LARIAT! Knight storms up on Melo to stomp him into a corner, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight then goes to Orton in the other corner and stomps away! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight goes back to Melo, but Melo SUPERKICKS! Aleister is back, Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges, LA MYSTICA! But then Knight runs up, only to be put on the apron. Knight slingshots but into a CUTTER! Melo has Knight in the ropes, FADE AWAY LEG DROP! DROPKICK for Orton, but Aleister ROCKS Melo!
Aleister whips, Melo springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Melo shoots his free throw, then FLIES to take out Aleister! The fans fire up and Melo goes back to the ring, but Knight WRECKS him with a dropkick! “YEAH!” Knight huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Melo up to SMACK him off the desk! Knight dribbles Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Orton has Knight for a back suplex, but Knight lands out! Orton blocks Aleister’s boot, spins him around, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Knight then RAMS Orton into the apron! The fans rally, Knight fetches Melo, and Knight puts Melo in the ring. Knight storms up, “This is Awesome!” as Knight hoists Melo up top.
Knight climbs but Melo throws hands! Knight CHOPS, they brawl some more, and Knight fires a flurry! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight steadies himself, brings Melo up, but Melo fights the lift! Melo fires body shots then he shoves Knight down! But Orton runs up to ROCK Melo! Orton gets Melo up but Melo CLWWS the eyes! Aleister STEP-UP KICKS Melo! Melo wobbles, Aleister TOSSES Orton, but Orton drags Aleister out! Orton whips, Aleister reverses and he POSTS Orton! Knight springs up to get Melo! Melo shoves Knight away, aims, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Aleister breaks it! The fans fire up as this one continues, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns once again and Aleister KNEES Melo, then ENZIGIRIS! Knight runs u;, Aleister goe sup and over, then he spins Knight to ELBOW him! Orton stumbles up but Aleister stops the RKO! Orton avoids Black Mass, Aleister grabs Knight but Knight rolls him up! ONE, and Aleister aims, but Knight dodges so the BOOT hits Orton! Knight has Aleister but Aleister denies BFT to KNEE Knight down! Melo headlocks but Aleister handsprings out of the bulldog! Aleister fires off a strike fest and a BOOT! Cover on Melo, TWO! Aleister grows frustrated but he has all three opponents down! The fans fire up as Aleister aims, runs up, but Orton LARIATS!
Orton LARIATS again, then dodges to SNAP POWERSLAM! But Knight runs up, he gets a SNAP POWERSLAM! Melo ROCKS Orton, runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up for Orton as he drags Melo up. Orton puts Melo in the ropes, but then Aleister runs up. Orton kicks Aleister, has him in the ropes, but then Knight adds on! JUMPING NECKBREAKER DOUBLE DRAPING DDT COMBO!! Cover on Orton, TWO!! Orton stays in this for everyone’s sake and Knight is a bit stunned. The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” Knight watches Melo rise, kick and B- NO, Melo powers out! Knight swings on Orton but Orton ducks!
Orton aims, but Knight denies the RKO, and he sends Orton into Melo’s FIRST 48! Aleister BOOTS Melo! Knight has Aleister, B F T!! Cover, MELO BREAKS IT!! Melo denies Knight that game winner, and now they rise up. Melo vows to end this, but Knight wrenches and kicks, to then whip and POP-UP and POWERSLAM! Knight huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes to the corner. The fans rally as Knight climbs, “L! A! KNIGHT!” BUT BRONSON REED YANKS KNIGHT DOWN! The Colossal Aussie gets revenge for Monday, but speaking of! BRON BREAKKER SPEARS KNIGHT!! They cost Knight at MITB, he cost them in KOTR, so now they get him out of KOTR!
Melo grins and takes aim, NOTHING BUT RKO!! Cover, Orton wins!!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Just when Melo thought he was taking advantage of an opening, he left himself open to The Viper! Will Orton be meeting Cody Rhodes at the end of this tournament? Or will Sami Zayn make sure he isn’t just someone’s stepping stone?
Jacob Fatu walks ‘n’ talks backstage.
“Lexington, Kentucky. The United States Champion is here. Hell, the United States Champion is America’s Most Wanted, and I’m coming live and direct inside The Rupp Arena! YADADADADADADA mean?!” The Samoan Werewolf is all fired up, but what more will he say on how Saturday was the night he broke free from Solo Sikoa? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and…
Fatu heads to the ring! Lexington cheers the Samoan Werewolf, and he grabs the mic to say, “Lexington, Kentucky! Let’s keep it 100! Just because you’re family don’t mean that you can go behind their back and try to snake ’em. Just because we both come from the same bloodline don’t mean that they can take all the credit for your hard work! So Solo says I wouldn’t be nothing if it wasn’t for him. Solo says Jacob Fatu would be nothing if it wasn’t for him!” The fans boo that, and Fatu says this is why he had to remind Solo at MITB what happens when you don’t get in where you fit in! The fans cheer that!
So now, it is Fatu against the world! Cuz Fatu is all gas, no brakes with it! YADADA MEAN~?! But wait, Solo Sikoa is on the tron, sarcastically applauding. Solo says that’s it, Jacob, tell ’em how you feel. Solo leans in close and asks Fatu if he’s done getting it all off his chest. At MITB, Fatu could’ve made the biggest mistake of his life. And Solo can forgive him for that. One year ago, when Solo visited Fatu in Sacramento, Fatu was doing nothing. NOTHING. No one wanted Fatu around until Solo brought him here to the WWE. Solo made Fatu into a WWE Superstar, put money in his pocket, put him in the position for success, and even made him a champion!
This is all because of SOLO, you stupid…! Solo holds back, and he says next week, Solo will be in the ring with open arms, willing to take Fatu back. But there is something Solo needs from Fatu. He needs those four words from him: I Love You, Solo. And just remember… Solo brought Fatu into the WWE, and he can take him out of it. Yadada mean? Solo leaves Fatu to think on this ultimatum, but is it already obvious what Fatu will say to Solo next week?
Nick Aldis meets with The Secret Her-vice.
“Special Slaygent” Piper informs the SmackDown General Manager that Chelsea Green needs to speak with him. But Chelsea isn’t here in the room…? She’s on the phone. And Chelsea apologizes, she had an impossible time finding a flight to get her to Lexington, so can they postpone her Fatal 4 Way until next week? Aldis says no, they’re not postponing anything for little ol’ Chelsea. But if her Secret Her-vice is here… Alba is ready for competition, right? So then Alba will take Chelsea’s place! Perfect! Chelsea says no, she will filibuster and- Oh, sorry, no, Aldis authorized it, he doesn’t care what Chelsea has to say, so Alba has to go get ready now.
Alba grumbles that she has to change from her security suit to her wrestling suit. Chelsea complains and complains, but then Zelina Vega steps in. Zelina takes the phone and hangs up on Chelsea so she can talk with Aldis. She wants Giulia now! Well, she’s not here tonight. Oh, that’s convenient. Aldis says he understands that Zelina wants after Giulia after last week. Zelina says first of all, she’s been snatched unawares much harder by much better. Second, don’t worry about the girl that does the sneak attacks, worry about the girl that gets up after every beating. One sneak attack isn’t gonna scare her, she is THE Women’s US Champion!
So next week, Zelina will confront Giulia, because she doesn’t need to pretend or hide. The smallest girl with the biggest mouth is gonna make Giulia look stupid! Zelina storms off, will the Beautiful Madness learn not to get on La Muneca’s bad side?
Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Jade Cargill VS Nia Jax VS Piper Niven VS Mia Yim!
A storm has come to Lexington, and she wants to make her way to Riyadh! Will the Irresistible Force, the Special Slaygent and even the Head Baddie in Charge be unable to slow her down? Or will someone else grab that spot in the semifinals?
SmackDown returns as Michin makes her entrance, joining Jade and Piper, leaving Nia for last. Nia says she won the crown last year, she’ll just do it again. The bell rings and Piper fires off on Mia while Nia RAMS Jade! The fans boo but Jade elbows Nia and bumps her off buckles! Jade RAMS into Nia but Piper has Mia on the outside. Piper whips Mia into barriers! And then puts her up against the post. Nia and Jade have moved their brawl outside while Piper runs up on Mia. Mia dodges so Piper POSTS herself! Nia whips, Jade reverse, Nia hits steel steps! The fans fire up as Jade and Mia meet in the ring.
Mia and Jade run up, Mia slips around to waistlock, but Jade switches to SLAM Mia down! Mia fights up while Jade holds on, but Jade whips. Jade hurdles, then scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this but Jade stays on her. Jade suplexes, holds Mia up, but Mia slips free! Mia goes to a corner, dodges Jade, but Jade keeps moving! Mia ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ redirects to RANA! Mia runs and SHOTGUNS Jade down! The fans rally, Mia covers, TWO! Jade is tougher than that but Mia stomps her. Mia runs but Piper trips her up! Piper drags Mia out and scoops to SLAM her on the floor!
Nia drops an ELBOW on Jade! Piper SENTONS Mia! Nia soaks up the heat, drags Jade up, and Nia bumps Jade off buckles. Nia CHOPS Piper, then shakes her hand. Nia whips corner to corner, Jade bounces off buckles, and Nia signals for that crown. Jade fires forearms but Nia HEADBUTTS her down! Nia fireman’s carries and SAMOAN DROPS! Piper adds a SENTON! Piper and Nia stare down, but they decide to work together on Jade. Nia & Piper mug Jade in a corner, then whip corner to corner. Jade ELBOWS Piper away, dodges Nia, and Nia POSTS herself! Jade runs to PUMP KICK Piper outta the ring!
But Nia drags Jade out of the ring! The mugging continues, but Mia goes up and up to ASAI MOOONSAULT! Direct hit and all four are down! The fans fire up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Jade SPLASHES Piper in one corner, then SPLASHES Nia in the other! And repeat! But then Nia follows, only for Jade to dodge! Nia SPLASHES Piper, then Jade ROCKS her! But Piper CLOBBERS Jade! Nia DRIBBLES Jade off the mat, the fans boo, and Nia salutes with Piper. They drag Jade up, whip her to a corner, then Nia runs to SPLASH! Piper adds a SPLASH of her own! Jade sits down, Nia HIP ATTACKS! Piper CANNONBALLS! Cover, but Nia won’t let Piper get it! Piper says okay, okay, she was just kidding around. But Nia shoves Piper! Piper shoves Nia! Mia RANAS Nia, then JAWBREAKERS Piper!
Mia has Piper for a TORNADO BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Piper stays in this but Mia drags her up. Jade CLUBS Mia, whips her, but Mia RAN- NO, Jade blocks it! SIT OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mia survives, and Piper SPLASHES Jade! Piper drags Mia up, reels her in, but Mia slips out of the scoop! SLICED BREAD! Mia hurries to cover, but Nia breaks it! Nia SENTONS onto Mia! Cover, TWO! Mia toughs it out and Nia grows frustrated. Nia & Piper go after Jade on the outside but Jade fights them off! SUPERKICK for Piper! HAYMAKER for Nia! Piper HEADBUTTS Jade, Nia ROCKS Jade, and then they two TOSS Jade over the desk!
Wade Barrett gets wiped out by The Storm and Nia just flips them both off! But Mia WRECKS Nia with a dropkick! Piper is up, Mia dodges and tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Cover, Nia breaks it! Mia drags Nia up to fire hands, then she fires hands on Piper! The fans rally, Mia runs, but into double guzels! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Nia applauds, the fans boo, and Wade is apparently okay, but then Nia DECKS Piper! Nia dumps Piper out, drags Mia to a drop zone, then she goes up! The fans boo the A-NIA-LATOR!! Cover, PIPER BREAKS IT! Piper and Nia go outside, and Piper POSTS Nia! Piper then runs to SPEAR Nia through the barriers!!
The fans go nuts as Piper proves she’s the more destructive powerhouse! Piper then storms over to Mia, she goes up the corner, VADER BOMB! But Jade is up!! Chicken wings on Piper, JADED for Piper!!! Cover, JADE WINS!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Just as it looked like she was done for, Jade snatches this win away for her own! The Storm is in the semifinals, will she make quick work of The Prodigy, Roxanne Perez?
Naomi watches this backstage.
She’s not exactly pleased that Jade is advancing, but she’s also the one holding the Money in the Bank briefcase. Naomi heads for gorilla, what will she have to say about her huge victory? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and…
Lexington fires up as Naomi heads to the ring! “Yes, I see some o’ y’all looking real surprised! Real shocked! Real stupid! I dunno why, because I told y’all I was done accepting scraps. I took what I deserve, and look at me now. Miss Money in the Bank! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” The fans are torn, but Naomi says what’s really funny is the entire time, when she was trying to beat Nia Jax for the WWE Women’s Championship, y’know who was there with a briefcase to stop it? Y’know who distracted her? Who bashed her in the head?! It was Tiffany Stratton. “Too Nice Naomi” just let it happen. But the Naomi now aini’t lettin’ nothing sliding! She’s here for payback!
And when Naomi CLOCKS Tiffy Time in the head with this briefcase, it’ll feel so good when Naomi becomes the NEW WWE- Well, here comes Tiffany herself! The fans cheer as Tiff goes to the ring, and she grabs a mic to say, “You talk a big game, Naomi. So why don’t you just do it? Just cash in and take my title… right now.” The fans chant “DO IT! DO IT!” Tiffy says see, she’s still the same ol’ Naomi: all talk and no action. That is why Naomi never beat Nia. But please, prove us all wrong! The fans cheer, Naomi snarls, and she says, “Do I look stupid to you?! Do I look like Booboo the Fool? I ain’t gonna cash in on you now. I’ma cash in when you least expect it.”
Fans go, “What?” and Naomi shouts, “B*tch, you heard me!” Naoim says in the meantime, she will enjoy making Tiffy’s life HELL! Naomi says tick-tock, Tiffy, time is almost up! So Naomi strongly advises to #ProceedWithCaution. The fans are torn, but while Naomi holds up the briefcase, Tiffy holds up the belt. When and where will we see- WAIT! NIA is here! Nia and Tiff brawl, the fans fire up, and Nia shoves Tiff. Tiff DROPKICKS Nia’s legs, then DROPKICKS Nia in the face! Naomi runs up, Tiff DECKS her, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff! Nia may not be going to Riyadh, but she wants to get hers now! A-NIA-LATOR on Tiff!!
Naomi hurries back up, but Nia steps in the way! Nia tells Naomi to back off, so Naomi backs off. Will Nia get payback on the Wrestling Barbie before Naomi can? Or will Tiffy still have time on the clock?
Nick Aldis meets with the SmackDown Tag Division.
He thanks the Street Profits, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom & DIY for coming to discuss the Wyatt situation. Johnny Gargano interrupts, saying this is a big decision. DIY feels this is a huge opportunity… for Fraxiom. Everyone else says they knew DIY would pull that. Fraxiom says they’re not afraid, but Tommaso Ciampa says if nothing else, the Street Profits should step up as the champions. Angelo Dawkins says bet, they’re already ready. Aldis suggests they all let him finish his explanation. Taking all this into account, MCMG are the veterans, so they will set the tone. They get the Wyatts tonight.
The others applaud and Dawkins says yes, set that tone. Will Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin be able to have an impact on the Wyatt Sick6? Or will the Motor City Machine Guns have no effect on what goes bump in the night?
Motor City Machine Guns VS Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis!
SmackDown returns as the lights go down and the fireflies come out. The chair and the lantern wait on stage as the Wyatts make their entrance. Uncle Howdy sits in the chair, Nikki Cross & Erik Rowan stay close, and Gacy & Lumis rush the ring! The fans cheer as the brawl is on! The bell rings, Gacy has Shelley while Lumis has Sabin! The ref reprimands, Gacy whips Shelley to a corner then CLOBBERS him! Lumis & Gacy whip Sabin, DOUBLE ELBOW, then Lumis drops an AX HANDLE! Gacy drops a SENTON! Cover, ONE!! Gacy drags Sabin up, bumps him off buckles, and tags in Lumis.
Lumis brings Sabin around but Sabin swings. Lumis duck sot hit a BIG back suplex! Lumis kips up and LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! Sabin is tougher than that, but Lumis drags him up. Gacy tags in, they mug Sabin, and then Gacy whips. Scoop and BACKBREAKER! Gacy goes up the ropes to LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Gacy BLASTS Shelley off the apron and he tags Lumis in. They get Sabin up, UPPERCUT and then a kick down low. Lumis wrenches Sabin, tags Gacy back in, and the mugging continues. They double whip, but Sabin breaks the double lariat! Gacy runs up but Sabin DUMPS him out! And then he TOSSES Lumis!
Tag to Shelley and MCMG set up! The fans fire up as the Machine Guns DOUBLE DORPKICK! Then they DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down go Lumis & Gacy and the fans fire up! MCMG stare down with Rowan while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and both Shelley and Gacy are down. The fans rally, Shelley crawls, hot tag to Sabin! Sabin goes up to MSSILE DROPKICK! Gacy flounders, Lumis tags in, but Sabin dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Sabin whips, Lumis reverses but Sabin BULLDOGS! The fans fire up and Lumis staggers up. Sabin runs and GAMANGIRIS! Sabin drags Lumis to a cover, TWO! Howdy is antsy as Sabin tags Shelley. Shlley goes to the apron, Sabin follows, and MCMG DOUBLE SUPERKICK Lumis! Lumis sputters, MCMG drags him inside, and Shelley whips Lumis to the corner. LARIAT, then he tags Sabin!
Shelley clinches but Lumis ELBOWS free! Lumis trips Sabin up, then hurries to tag Gacy! Gacy runs in to handspring, and DOUBLE UPSIDE-DOWN!! Tag back to Lumis and they have Sabin! Whip and POP-UP POWERBOMB onto Sabin! The fans fire up as Lumis covers, TWO!! Sabin survives but Lumis snarls. Lumis watches Sabin stir, drags him up and wrenches to then whip him to the corner. But Sabin DROPKICKS Gacy! Lumis runs in, Sabin BOOTS him away, then Sabin runs up, DDT! Hot tag to Shelley! Lumis staggers up, Shelley whips, BIG atomic drop! Then the DREAM SEQUENCE!
The fans fire up with MCMG and Howdy doesn’t like that. Sabin tags back in, he drags Lumis up while Shelley climbs. Sabin turns Lumis but Gacy trips Shelley! Gacy HEADBUTTS Sabin, he and Lumis aim, HIGH LOW!! Cover off the superkick and leg sweep combo, but they ask Howdy for permission. “YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH~!” Lumis goes up, Gacy CLOBBERS Shelley, and Lumis hits a SUPER LEG DROP!! Cover, The Wyatts win!
Winners: Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis, by pinfall
The chaos is back and it is on top as Lumis & Gacy break the Machine Guns. Will they tear through the rest of the division until they’re the champions?
John Cena encounters Jimmy Uso backstage.
Cena and #BigJim stare down, and Cena asks if Jimmy has seen R-Truth. No, he hasn’t. Then has he seen Ron Killings? Listen, man… Jimmy ain’t seen either one of ’em. Cena says he knows Jimmy and Truth are close. So let Killings know that Cena’s going back to the ring, and he wants Killings to meet him there. Cena heads out, will Ron get the message? Will Cena get the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth?
SmackDown returns and…
“JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as he goes right back to the ring, just as he promised. And he tells everyone to shut up! Cena paces and says, “There is a level of disrespect that I can tolerate. R-Truth, you just crossed the line!” The fans chant, “We Want Truth!” and Cena frowns. Cena says for once, he agrees. There is a time to talk and there is a time to fight, so Truth, get out here so they can fight! BUT WAIT! CM PUNK is here instead! Cena is stunned and maybe even a little scared to see Punk here on SmackDown. Punk goes right to the ring as the fans cheer, and he grabs himself a mic before sitting on the top rope.
The fans cheer Punk on even more and Punk asks, “Is it great to be alive on a Friday night in Lexington, Kentucky or what?” The fans cheer that! And Punk asks Cena if he said something about disrespect. Cena is tired of being disrespected? “John, these people are tired of being disrespected! But now, CM Punk has a microphone, and I think you can trust when I say that we have yet to begin the reach the levels of disrespect that we are capable of.” Punk says for old time’s sake, he’ll give Cena a chance, the benefit of a doubt. Maybe Punk’s empathy is too much, too Obi-Wan talking to Darth Vader, hoping to see Anakin still in there.
So Punk will give Cena a chance in front of this legendary wrestling town. “Stop what you’re doing, let these people celebrate who and what you are, let them put you on a pedestal on your way out. Let them celebrate the sacrifices you have made for them and this business. Give them a happy ending!” Punk steps back and Cena steps up. Cena asks, “Why? Why would I waste my time?” The fans boo, but Cena says the people don’t matter, this place doesn’t matter, basketball doesn’t matter, horse racing doesn’t matter! THIS Undisputed Championship is the only thing that matters! So Cena is to eat crow to the same idiots wearing his shirt but singing Punk’s song? Fat chance!
Punk says okay, okay, let the record show that Punk and Lexington gave Cena an out. But now, let’s do it Cena’s way. Let the disrespect being. Ironically that is the Punk way! When the static hits and Cult of Personality plays through sold-out arenas, everyone knows it is about to get real. And ladies and gentlemen, watching and working at USA Network, it’s about to get real. Here’s the truth Cena wants so badly. The saying goes, “You tell a strong man a lie to offend him.” That’s why it pisses Punk off when Cena calls him the hypocrite. Conversely, you tell a weak man the truth and that offends him.
Fans chant, “We Want Truth!” Punk says the truth here is… Cena can’t beat Punk. When Punk is at his best, Cena never could. And now Cena wants to ruin wrestling? Well, Punk is going to take it upon himself to save it. Bare with Punk, because as always, he has a lot to get off his chest. That other thing about sociopathic confidence? Punk takes that as a compliment. Because it is that confidence that brought Punk to the mountaintop time and time again. Especially when people like Cena say they wanna see it but claim Punk didn’t have it. But Punk is not as confident as Cena, because Punk would never dress like a toddler who looks like he struck out at T-Ball.
The fans laugh, Punk says he wants that stricken from the record, because y’know who that sounds like? That sounds like the PG John Cena. Which is ironic, because right now, y’know who Cena sounds like, saying he’s gonna ruin wrestling, take the strap and go home… That sounds like C M PUNK! And yes, that is ironic. Cena is stealing Punk’s best material. Punk won that title, he left with the title, and Cena is trying to follow in those footsteps. Punk did it! He said he would and he did, and Cena couldn’t stop him. Cena thinks challenging Punk at Night of Champions is going to stop him? “John Boy, just like old times, here’s CM Punk to make your title run interesting.”
Here comes CM Punk to make John Cena’s retirement tour interesting! Watchable! Get the rocket fuel to fuel that private jet! Punk would go to MARS to beat Cena’s ass! Punk will follow Cena to Hell to prove he is better than Cena! But here’s more truth, it isn’t all bad. Cena IS a GOAT, but so is Punk. Punk beat Cena in Chicago, he beat Cena in Boston, and he will beat Cena at Night of Champions. Cena is the “Goat” that Punk will spit-roast and sacrifice to the gods of wrestling! Legends who actually belong on the Mount Rushmore! Terry Funk, Harley Race, Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero! The AUDACITY of Cena to put himself on that mountain once, let alone all four times. What a joke.
The fans cheer but Cena smirks. Punk says here’s more truth: You can’t see me? No, Punk sees through him, and always has, and that’s the truth. Punk leaves Cena with that, and then KILLINGS STRIKES AGAIN!! And he puts Cena in the STF!! Punk mockingly says, “I’m sorry~! But the Truth hurts!” Cena suffers his own signature submission but security rushes out here! The fans boo as they drag Killings off Cena and Cena scrambles away! Cena hops and hobbles on one good leg, are the bridges he burned going to take them down with him?
Backstage interview with Alexa Bliss.
Byron Saxton is with Lil’ Miss Bliss at gorilla, and notes that she took a tough loss at MITB. What is the mindset going into the future? Alexa says she’s won MITB, cashed in, made history, so she isn’t rattled. Tonight, she reminds everyone of who she is, and will be one step closer to becoming Queen of the Ring. But then in steps Charlotte Flair. And she says, “Sweetie, did you say, ‘Queen?’ There’s only room for one queen in this division. WOO~!” Charlotte makes her entrance first, but both she and Alexa will have to fight their way into the next round. Will it be either of them that moves forward? Or are they overlooking the Poison Pixie and the Firestarter?
Nick Aldis finds R-Truth/Ron Killings backstage.
Aldis asks Truth what the hell he’s doing, he can’t just keep jumping Cena like that! What’s Aldis supposed to do? Truth says he wants a match with Cena next week. Next week? Yeah. Done. Killings says he’s driving now! Will he run Cena right off the road?
Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Charlotte Flair VS Alexa Bliss VS Candice LeRae VS Alba Fyre!
SmackDown returns and Candice makes her entrance to join Charlotte, Alexa, and Alba. The bell rings and the fans rally up. The four watch each other, but Alexa and Charlotte stare down as they step up. Alba and Candice jump on them! Candice is after Alexa, Alba is after Charlotte, and they put the two in corners. Alba RAMS into Charlotte again and again while Candice stomps a mudhole into Alexa. Alba digs her boots in, Candice SPLASHES Alexa, and then Candice fires elbows. Charlotte CHOPS Alba, storms up to RAM Alexa into Candice, then Charlotte POSTS Alexa! Alexa tumbles out and the fans are torn for Charlotte.
Charlotte dusts herself off, then THROWS Candice into Alba! Charlotte drags Alba to a cover, ONE!! Cover on Candice, ONE!! Charlotte CHOPS Alba, CHOPS Candice, and repeat! The fans “WOO~” with every CHOP! But then Candice grabs a leg, Alba BOOTS Charlotte down, and they mug Charlotte! Alba smothers Charlotte using her tie! Alba CLUBS Charlotte down, then she and Candice mug her, returning the CHOPS! Alba kicks Charlotte, she and Candice have Charlotte on the ropes, and they CHOP again! They double whip Charlotte, but Charlotte grabs ropes. Charlotte KICKS Candice, ROCKS Alba, then LARIATS Candice!
Alexa is back and she CROSSBODIES onto Charlotte! Cover, ONE! Alexa clinches, but Candice & Alba mug Alexa! Charlotte gets away while Candice bumps Alexa off buckles. Alba stomps Alexa, Charlotte DECKS Candice, and she DECKS Alba! Cover on Alba, TWO! Charlotte scowls as she stands back up. The fans rally while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Charlotte storms up on Candice, reels her in, but Candice fights the suplex. Alba joins in, they DOUBLE SUPLEX Charlotte! Cover, but Alba stops Candice. A parallel to Piper and Nia, we know how that turned out… But Alba & Candice still mug Charlotte together for now. Charlotte JAWBREAKERS Alba, dodges Candice, but Candice tilt-o-whirls to RANA! And then ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is tougher than that and that annoys Candice. Alba BLASTS Alexa off the apron, Charlotte RAMS Candice into a corner, but Alba CLUBS Charlotte down. Candice climbs the corner while Alba stands Charlotte up, but Charlotte ELBOWS free!
Charlotte BOOTS Candice off the corner, but Alba rolls Charlotte to BOOT her down! Cover, WTO! Alba seethes and throws her suit jacket at Charlotte. Alba stomps a mudhole into Charlotte, then stands on her hair! Alba salutes while Candice SMACKS Alexa off the apron. Alba pulls Charlotte’s arms and Candice SMACKS Alexa off the desk! Alba & Candice work together to DOUBLE SUPLEX Charlotte, but Alba has Candice stay back. They drag Charlotte up again, but she ROCKS Alba and ROCKS Candice! Then repeat! Alba kicks low, Candice comes back, and they double whip Charlotte to a corner.
SmackDown returns to single picture as Charlotte goes up and out! She BOOTS Alba, RAMS Candice, then goes up the corner! The fans fire up but Candice SMACKS Charlotte first! And SMACKS her again! Alba climbs up to join them, but Alexa sneaks in underneath! TOWER OF DOOM! The fans fire up and Alexa crawls to cover Charlotte, TWO! Alexa is frustrated but the fans fire up. Alexa and Candice stand, Alexa RUNS her over! She even RUNS Alba over! Alexa SLAPS Candice, DECKS her, then blocks Alba’s kick to DRAGON SCREW! Charlotte runs up, Alexa clinches to S T O! And then INSULT2- NO, Candice makes it a CODE BREAKER SENTON!
Alba has Candice, wrenches and reels her in, GOURD BUSTER! But Alexa hits a BLOCKBUSTER! Candice hits NATURAL SELECTION!! Charlotte drags Alexa around, steps through, FIGURE FOUR! And the push-up into the FIGURE EIGHT! But Candice LIONSAULTS it all apart!! Alba SUPERKICKS Candice! Charlotte is up, Alba spins her around, Gory Especial, GORY BOMB! Cover, ALEXA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Alba drags Alexa up. Alexa mule kicks, DDTS, and then hurries for a corner! Lexington cheers on Alexa, TWISTED BLISS!! Cover, CHARLOTTE BREAKS IT! The fans boo but Charlotte TOSSES Alexa!
Alexa is on the apron, Charlotte BOOTS her down! But Candice rolls Charlotte! TWO!! Charlotte escapes, Candice ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Charlotte SPEARS her down! Cover, TWO!! Candice shows that toughness and Charlotte is frustrated. Charlotte has the legs, steps through, but Alba SUPERKICKS Charlotte! Alba roars, turns her, but Charlotte powers out of the Unpretty-Her! BOOT!! FIGURE FOUR!! Then FIGURE EIGHT!!! Alba endures, but Alexa catches Candice!! TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, ALEXA WINS!!
Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Charlotte lets go of Alba and is in disbelief! But Alexa smiles as she snatches this win right out from under Charlotte’s nose! Charlotte may call herself the queen, but will Alexa be the one to wear the crown?
Cody heads to gorilla.
And he crosses paths with Punk. Cody says they can’t run away from each other forever. Punk says he knows. But good luck tonight. After Night of Champions, we’ll see who’s chasing who. Cody moves on, but will he move on in the tournament? Or will the American Nightmare’s nightmare of losing that Undisputed Championship only get worse?
King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Cody Rhodes VS Damian Priest VS Andrade VS Shinsuke Nakamura!
SmackDown returns as the King of Strong Style makes his entrance, followed by El Idolo, leaving the Archer of Infamy for last. The bell rings and the fans rally. All four men are wary of each other, but Nakamura winds up, only to not say his signature “C’mon” to just bail out. But then Cody DIVES onto him! Priest swings on Andrade, Andrade dodges to WRECK Cody! Priest KICKS, KICKS, and ROLLING ELBOWS Andrade! Priest winds up, Andrade dodges, FLYING FOREARMS! Andrade kips up, the fans fire up, and Andrade rallies the fans with ‘SI! SI! SI!” But Cody stops Cien Knees to take an elbow!
Priest mule kicks Andrade, then suplexes for the BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Cody JABS, JABS, JABS, then flip, flop- BELL CLAP from Priest! But Cody rebounds to LARIAT Priest up and out! Priest drags Cody out, they brawl, and Cody SMACKS Priest off the apron! Nakamura FLYING KNEES Priest! Nakamura kicks Cody, ROCKS Priest, they all brawl outside, but Andrade goes up! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Direct hit and everyone is down while the fans fire up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture!
All four men stir and Andrade is first up. Andrade puts Nakamura in the ring, covers, TWO! Andrade whips Nakamura to a corner, runs in, but Nakamura dodges! Andrade’s knee hits buckles and he tumbles out! Nakamura goes after Andrade to put him on the apron, and then runs to KNEE Andrade down! Priest and Cody brawl in the ring, and Priest ROCKS Cody to a corner. Priest whips, Cody reverses to kick and RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody whips, Priest reverses, and Priest runs up, only for Cody to go up and over. Priest feints running up so Cody’s snap powerslam gets nothing! Priest then KICKS Cody down!
Cody sputters but Priest is on him. Priest ROCKS Cody again, Nakamura stomps Andrade, then Nakamura KICKS Priest! Nakamura fires off fists and kicks in the corner, so Andrade rolls Cody! TWO, and Cody powers Andrade to a corner. Cody climbs up to rain down fists, only for Andrade to slip out at nine and YANK Cody down! Nakamura brings Priest around but Priest DECKS him! Priest stomps away on Nakamura, then he goes over to Andrade, Priest stands Andrade up to DECK him! Cody SMACKS Nakamura off the desk! Priest drags Andrade up while Nakamura SMACKS Cody off the desk! Priest ROCKS Andrade, then he has Cody in another corner.
Nakamura fires off on Andrade, Priest digs his boots into Cody, and then Nakamura bumps Andrade off buckles. Cody turns things around on Priest to CHOP, but that just pisses Priest off. Priest DECKS Cody! Cody sputters, Priest puts him in the corner, but Nakamura fires off strikes on Priest! Nakamura has Andrade on the top rope, and SmackDown returns to single picture as Nakamura runs in for a TOP SHELF KNEE! Andrade falls to the floor, but then Priest runs up! Nakamura dodges, runs back in, and he blocks boots to ROUNDHOUSE Priest! Nakamura puts Priest in the ropes to SLIDING GERMAN!
Nakamura hurries back in while fans fire up. Cody swings, misses, but then Cody ducks a roundhouse, only for the WHEEL KICK to hit! The fans fire up as Nakamura gives Cody some BAD VIBRATIONS! Nakamura goes corner to corner and the fans rally. Cody dodges, Nakamura hits buckles, and Cody grabs a leg! Cody trips Nakamura, steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Nakamura endures, fights the main leg, but Andrade is up top! FROG SPLASH onto Cody! Nakamura is free, but then Priest JUMP KICKS Andrade! Priest drags Cody up, ROCKS him, and then runs to ELBOW Andrade! ELBOW for Cody! SHOULDER TACKLE for Andrade!
The fans fire up for Priest and he goes to the outside, to leap off the steel steps and AX HANDLE Nakamura! Priest puts Nakamura back in the ring, drags him up at the ropes, and he knuckle locks so he can climb! The fans cheer as Priest goes Old School, only for Cody to jump up after him! But Priest then grabs Cody in a guzel! Nakamura trips them both up! Nakamura CLOBBERS Priest, Andrade rolls Nakamura, TWO! Andrade swings, but into an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! The fans fire up as Cody DIVING SPLASHES! Cody TOSSES Nakamura, covers Andrade, TWO! Cover again, TWO! Cody is frustrated but he goes outside.
The fans fire up as they sense what’s coming! Cody brings out a TABLE! Cody sets “Slim Jim” up at ringside, goes back to the ring for Andrade, and he lines up the shot. But Andrade hooks the ropes to block! Andrade suplexes but Cody blocks! They fight for control, but Priest CLUBS Andrade. Priest and Cody stare down, but they decide to work together! The fans fire up as they hoist Andrade up, but Nakamura makes the save! Only to INVERTED EXPLODER Andrade! DYNAMIC DROPKICK and Cody falls through the table! Cody snaps into a Slim Jim and the fans go nuts! Nakamura goes outside while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nakamura fetches Priest, brings him over, but Priest blocks the desk smack to ROCK Nakamura! Priest SMACKS Nakamura off the desk now! And again! Priest brings Nakamura around to DECK him, but then Andrade CLUBS Priest! Andrade SMACKS Priest off the desk, then he and Nakamura actually work together to BOOT Priest onto the desk! But they’re not done as they TOSS Priest over the desk! Wade got outta there this time! Andrade then clears off the desk! Nakamura & Andrade bring Priest around to TOSS him over barriers! Then Nakamura CLOBBERS Andrade! Nakamura applauds his trickery before putting Andrade in the ring. Nakamura covers, TWO!
Nakamura is annoyed and he KICKS Andrade in the side. Andrade sputters but Nakamura paces. Andrade rises to CHOP! Nakamura dusts himself off to KICK Andrade down! Andrade stands but into KNEES and KICKS! Andrade blocks one, but not the ENZIGIRI! Andrade ends up in a corner, Nakamura whips corner to corner, but Andrade reverses. Andrade runs up, Nakamura puts him on the apron, but Andrade ROCKS him! Andrade climbs, but Nakamura ROCKS him! Nakamura climbs now but Andrade fires back! They brawl up top, and Andrade HEADBUTTS Nakamura down! Nakamura GAMANGIRIS in return!
SmackDown returns to single picture again as Nakamura climbs back up. Priest returns to CLUB Nakamura! He has Nakamura in the crucifix, but Nakamura fights free! Priest drags Nakamura down, Nakamura fires a strike fest! Priest clinches to FLATLINER! Andrade MOONSAULT DOUBLES! Cover, TWO!! Nakamura LARIATS! Andrade BOOTS! Nakamura PELES! These three are down, and Cody rises from the wreckage! The fans fire up for Cody as he drags himself into the ring. Cody runs up to LARIAT Andrade! And LARIAT Nakamura! Cody whips Priest, Priest reverses, but Cody goes up and over, and this time, SNAP POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up and Cody blocks Andrade’s kick to then run and BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! Cody catches Nakamura, Nakamura drops down to UP KICK! Snapmare and SLIDING KNEE! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT!! Priest has Andrade, Andrade schoolboys him into buckles! The fans fire up, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner, CIEN KNEES for Nakamura! Then Andrade goes again, CIEN- NO, Priest has Andrade by the neck! Andrade breaks free to CHOP, but Priest ROCKS Andrade! Andrade comes back, SHADOW ELBOW! THE MESSAGE!! Cover, NAKAMURA AX KICKS IT APART! Nakamura drags Andrade up, but Andrade ROCKS him first!
Nakamura snarls and ROCKS Andrade back! The fans rally as the forearms go back and forth! Andrade CHOSP! Nakamura KICKS! Nakamura CLUBS Andrade, KNEES him low, but Cody is back! Cody dodges Nakamura, to DOUBLE CODY CUTTER!! Not the cleanest but it didn’t need to be! Priest kicks Cody low, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Cody slips free! Cody goes up, up, and SUPER CODY CUTTERS!! Priest tumbles out of the ring and Cody roars! He catches Andrade, CROSS RHODES!! And then he drags Andrade up again, only for Nakamura to clamp on a SLEEPER!! Cody flails, claws at the grip, but Nakamura dragon sleepers!
Nakamura vows to end this, but Cody flips that around on him! CROSS RHODES!! Cover, CODY WINS!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Lexington cheers and sings with Cody’s song as he comes out on top! We know Sami Zayn and Randy Orton are one semifinal match, but Raw will determine the other! Sheamus, Rusev, Bronson Reed, or MAIN EVENT JEY USO, who survives to then meet Cody in the next round?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown with a lot of action from doing all the SmackDown Fatal 4 Ways in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments. And each Fatal 4 Way was great, because Fatal 4 Ways always lend themselves to fast, chaotic action. Great opening promo from Cena with Cody, Orton and Knight to help segue into the first match, but also great stuff with R-Truth going after Cena. Orton winning was a bit of a surprise, and makes for a very interesting match with Sami Zayn. I suppose Sami going hard against Orton and finding a sneakier way to win could go with how Karrion Kross has been working to bring that side out of Sami.
Jade winning her match made sense, as Piper is still just Chelsea’s sidekick and Mia isn’t quite at that QOTR top title level. It also puts her in line with Naomi’s story of being Miss MITB, because Naomi can mess Jade over in a title match just as much as she can Tiffany. Very good promo from Naomi with Tiffany to tease a cash in, but also set up Tiffy VS Nia one more time. Chelsea also had a hilarious video call promo, and good on Aldis to stand up to her by putting Alba in the match instead. Alexa winning was only a little surprising, as she’s on that return push. And it makes for a fresh match-up no matter who from Raw wins the final Fatal 4.
Awesome main event Fatal 4 but I figured Cody would win, as it makes for a unique match-up of Cody VS Jey. Jey being put in was a bit of a surprise, but perhaps the wrestlers we’re waiting to return (Roman Reigns, but maybe even Ilja Dragunov) just aren’t ready yet. And given Bronson & Bron screwed Knight over, Knight will surely show up on Raw again to keep that feud going. Sheamus and Rusev have their own story, so Jey is the default choice. I almost feel like they should’ve flipped the brackets so that it would give us Orton VS Cody and Sami VS Jey in the semifinals, but those combos probably serve for stronger finals matches.
Very good stuff with the tag division, but MCMG VS Gacy & Lumis could’ve been a bit better. Part of the problem that comes with the Wyatts being gone away so long is that there might be some ring rust. Lumis & Gacy were on point, but they needed time to coordinate some things first and that slowed the overall pace down. The Wyatts won, of course, and will likely deal with Fraxiom next, what with DIY volunteering Fraxiom and Profits ahead of them. Then, Cena and Punk had a great promo, with it mostly being Punk tearing into Cena. Surprisingly, no allusions to Punk’s incendiary comments from years ago, but that’s very Punk of Punk.
And Killings going after Cena again was great stuff. Cena VS Killings will be a great match next week, and Cena probably rubs it in that he’s using one of his precious final appearances was used to beat Truth again. Though, to build Killings up, I would think they find a way for him to win that “isn’t definitive,” like a count out victory or some kind of disqualification. I was hoping for an R-Truth celebration at Saturday Night’s Main Event akin to Lex Luger over Yokozuna, but maybe that happens next week.
My Score: 9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.12.2025
DO SOMETHING WITH JASON HOTCH AND KC NAVARRO – that is all.
So Against All Odds…was barely passable and that’s only with Xanax. The Knockouts title match was awful, the 4 Man “Home Town Man” was stupid and the only good part was remixing the old Jerry Lynn & AJ Styles “Born in the USA” theme for Home Town Man. Maclin needs to stop having brawls, they’re boring, give him a bump guy. Kaibas and Rascalz was underwhelming. Santino vs Robert Stone was funny, Elias vs Trick was too chalk and lame. IInspiration (IIconics) returning was big news at least. Hendry losing to Kaz was also obvious since Kaz hasn’t won a match in forever.
The show dragged, and as much as I usually like Masha’s wrestling ability…her last 3 title matches have sucked and its not her opponents fault. Killer Kelly returning is sexy though…I mean, good. Yes, good. Saving the best for last, Mustafa Ali vs Jason Hotch was the best match of the show, and really damn good in general. Workrate was great, Tasha and Skyler being conflicted and popping for Hotch when he was doing well was great character work. Hotch looked amazing in the loss, if they don’t capitalize on it, that would be a huge screw up from TNA.
Not really sure what kind of shows we’ll be getting, and I’m not excited.
.@MATTHARDYBRAND and @JEFFHARDYBRAND have a message for FIR$T CLA$$ ahead of TONIGHT's MAIN EVENT!
WATCH on TNA+: https://t.co/F3YYaTmexl pic.twitter.com/mTnNBEFBcb
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2025
Ratings:
- The IInspiration vs Missa Kate & Brittani Brookes: IInspiration wins via Idolizer – ** 1/2
- Jason Hotch w/Jon Skyler vs Leon Slater: Leon wins via Swanton 450 – ** 3/4
- 8-4-1 Knockouts Match: Tessa Blanchard, Xia Brookside, Dani Luna & Rosemary vs Killer Kelly, Indi Hartwell, Jody Threat & Tasha Steelz: Indi wins via Hurts Don’t It – ** 3/4
- Indi Hartwell vs Killer Kelly vs Jody Threat vs Tasha Steelz: Kelly wins via Hurts Don’t It – ***
- Fir$t Cla$$ vs The Hardy Boyz: Hardyz win via DQ – ***
Results:
Santino opens the show informing Santana of a suspension, kicking Robert Stone out and recapping his victory party before introducing the IInspiration for their first match back.
The IInspiration vs Missa Kate & Brittani Brookes
A bit of talking and pandering from IInspiration, they’re dominating the jobbers and there’s not much to discuss here. They do the IIconics Pose and actually keep the control. Cassie pulls off some kind of Butterfly Facebuster which looks cool, Jess comes in and the Jobbers cheat a little to take over. Jess tags in Cassie and Scorpion Kick, decent comeback, corner Hip Attacks, Neckbreaker, Jumping Kick to the Head into Fisherman’s Suplex Hold for 2. Idolizer (Magic Killer variant) is hit and IInspiration win, and didn’t look bad. Cassie (Peyton) is still the better wrestler of the two, but neither looked bad.
Jason Hotch w/Jon Skyler vs Leon Slater
I don’t hide the fact I heavily dislike Slater. He has no personality, he’s all flips, no ability to talk…he’s boring. He’s ROH Will Ospreay or Flip Gordon, does flippy crap to pop morons but he’s a worthless character. Since he wants to become the Youngest X Division champion, and they’ve talked about for like the last 7 months…sadly it’s probably going to happen.
Chain wrestling start and Hotch already looks like the better wrestler. Hotch is on his SANADA in LIJ arch where he looked great losing to the leader, falls back in line but then he hits a Spinning Overhead Kick for a near fall, so I’m not allowed to finish my thought because Hotch is fun to watch. Leon is such a bad wrestler…he held the rope and looked back to take a forearm shiver, the nerd had to watch it to sell it. Man’s not talent.
Hotch has Leon in an Arm Iso Cravat, Leon tries to fire and then Hotch keeps him down. Leon counters a Slingshot Suplex into his own Final Cut to get space to breathe. Double sell, Leon leap frogs, then rope runs, Lariats and Lethal Injection from Leon for 2. Hotch is so fluid, dodges the corner attack, rope assisted side kick, Outside In Neckbreaker for a near fall! Hotch will probably lose, but he looks like the better wrestler by miles. Heavy Irish Whip counter from Leon, into Blue Thunder Bomb. Leon goes to the top, Hotch cuts off, Leon dodges, hits the Knife Edge Chop and they wrestle on the apron, Front Kick from Hotch sends Leon into the post, Double Stomp onto the apron, Hotch wants a finish but counter, Cradle trades and then Hotch gets caught by a Leg Lariat, Swanton 450, selling from Leon was spotty and bad during this whole match.
Fun moments but the wrong kid died…
.@MeanGiaMiller gets Tessa Blanchard's thoughts ahead of TONIGHT's 8-4-1 Match!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/F3YYaTmexl pic.twitter.com/kurcKH2vtH
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2025
8-4-1 Knockouts Match: Tessa Blanchard, Xia Brookside, Dani Luna & Rosemary vs Killer Kelly, Indi Hartwell, Jody Threat & Tasha Steelz
Dani and Jody start, so at least there’s a measure of story telling, but I still detest Jody. Sloppy counter wrestling start, Jody stops herself from punching Dani and tags in Tasha. Tasha pauses and jaws to her team and gets Back Body Dropped by Dani, Dani tags in Xia and Tasha pokes her eyes immediately and lights up Xia. Xia fights back, Rope Assisted Headscissors, Crossbody and near fall. Xia tags in Rosemary and Rosemary looks at her like death, then Rosemary goes after Xia, but a Codebreaker from Tasha gives space to tag in Kelly. Kelly kisses Rosemary and then they brawl in full mount. I’m not sure if I clicked the orange website or TNA…oh there’s a Lariat…it’s wrestling again.
Jody doofus tags in, the crowd wants Indi, no one wants Jody and Rosemary Upkick, Drop Toe Hold, Tessa tags in, works over Jody, Jody tries to go to the top, Victoria Crawford fka Alicia Fox trips her, Tessa gets the momentum back, a bunch of distraction and Tessa tags in Dani. Then Dani tags out to Rosemary. Whip, Rosemary misses the Spear, Tessa tags herself in and they’re keeping Indi out of the ring. Tessa crashes and burns as Jody dodges and fights back. Rosemary tags in, Indi gets the tag. Bunch combo, Spinebuster, Dani breaks the pin and now signature spam spot.
Indi is the last on to hit her moves, Hurts Don’t It takes out Rosemary after Tessa just walks out.
Indi Hartwell vs Jody Threat vs Killer Kelly vs Tasha Steelz
Commercial happened and we’re back and it’s Indi vs Jody. Jody takes her down with a Shoulder Tackle, Jody hits the Exploder, and Indi finally stalls some of the offense, Indi throws Jody into the ropes and Jody takes it bad. Jody Drop Toe Hold, looking for her Knees into German spot, but Kelly pulls her out, Tasha tries to pick the bones but Kelly comes in and attacks Indi. Tasha and Kelly have a heel agreement to gang up on Indi. Kelly goes for the pin, so hells are arguing, throw forearms, Kelly with the Double Overhooks, Headbutts, Angel’s Wings gets hit from Kelly but Tasha kicks out. Jody Crossbody takes out both heels.
Jody and Indi team up and 10 Count Lariats on the Heels, pop spot for the crowd since Indi is in the driver’s seat, Simultaneous Lariats each other and everybody down. Mickie James Bulldog from Tasha but Jody pushes her off, Indi tries the Cradle for two. Indi misses the Boot, eats a German. Tasha hits the Mickie Bulldog, but Jody kicks out. Indi grabs Tasha, Hurts-nope. Tasha wanted Blackout, Indi says no, Hurts Don’t It, but Kelly takes out Indi and steals the pinfall. Kelly wins.
.@TheEricYoung will see @TheSamiCallihan NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT!
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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2025
Fir$t Cla$$ vs The Hardy Boyz
AJ charges before the bell, Hardyz dodge and Lariat AJ to the floor and work over KC with their usual Arm Bar Extreme Elbow, Delete Arm Breakers and Back Elbow Hardyz combo. AJ tries to get back in and the Hardyz attack, Poetry in Motion, AJ is back to the outside. Commercial break time, I wonder if the heels will be winning coming back…OH no, Jeff is still isolating KC. Pleasantly surprised I suppose.
Arm Wringer, simple offense, Jeff tags in Matt, Stalling Tandem Suplex and Matt covers, only 2. Matt with Short Arm Shoulder Tackles, close quarters forearms and the Rocket Launcher into the middle rope followed by a Leg Drop onto the apron, KC keeps kicking out but he’s getting dog walked. Stomps into Splash, KC needs to tag out, but Jeff stays on him, AJ finally pulls out Jeff, KC flies into Jeff and tags out. Finally AJ gives KC a break and bends Jeff back in a Bow and Arrow Stretch. Jeff tries the comeback, AJ pulls the hair to throw him down, stomps his face and AJ is manhandling Jeff as KC is sucking wind. Little Bro deserves a big break.
Tennessee Whiskey from AJ, connects and “Money, Money, Money”. AJ gets a little distracted trying to one up Matt, Jeff hits two Twists, and tags in Matt, so Delete Face Smashes and AJ is getting rocked. AJ reverses the Irish Whip, but Back Elbow from Matt into a Middle Rope Side Effect. Trick Williams comes out to attack the Hardyz. Hardyz win via DQ, but then Hendry and Elijah come out for the save. System is out…old school TNA donnybrook.
Overall Score: 5.5/10
The ring work was mediocre at best, but nothing miserable. Cassie and Jess look like they never missed a beat, take that for what you will if you loved or hated the IIconics. Trick solidifying his alliance with First Class makes for interesting cross promotion. If Fir$t Cla$$ ends up with the NXT Tags while Trick is the TNA Champ…that’s…a pretty neat visual I ain’t mad at. Yes I’m bias because KC is awesome, but AJ has done good work in TNA, so he deserves some flowers. Tessa keeping Victoria Crawford in the Robert Stone ejection is wonderful. I’ve always loved Alicia Fox and teaming her with Tessa is very interesting for the obvious reasons I don’t need to mention again, just search Twitter, you’ll understand.
Sami looks like a doofus getting sideswiped, Jay-SANADA Hotch is the best thing TNA has right now for home grown talent. Slater is still useless but oooo he can flip…I hate no personality flip-tards. Indi getting screwed sets things up nicely to not push her too quick to the top of the card, but she’s very over. The lack of Lei Ying Lee is annoying since I really don’t think the poor match was her fault. Also, putting her in a throwaway tag match against the Elegance girls next week? TNA really doesn’t know what to do with Lei, do they? She’s been mishandled the entire time since debut.
So even with my nitpicks, there were a lot of building blocks in the show. Hell Tessa insulting Gia is also probably something brewing…but I’m glad we didn’t lose Gia when we lost Ace. Gia is the best backstage interviewer since Lauren Brooke. So very middle of the road show, either things will get slightly better going to Slammiversary, or it’s the calm before the storm. We…shall see.
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Dave and PC Tunney preview the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals as the NBA and NHL reach the conclusion...
4 Corners Podcast: Blown Off Course
Dave and Tunney break down the Conference Finals in the NHL and NBA, discuss the NFL going to the Olympics,...
4 Corners Podcast: Bettor Late Than Never?
Dave, Patrick, and Tunney break down the NHL and NBA Playoffs and a pretty stunning decision from the MLB Commissioner's...
4 Corners Podcast: Never Over Until Its Over
Dave and Patrick break down the latest developments, scores, and stories from the NBA and NHL Playoffs.
Bandwagon Nerds #292: Where’s Michael’s Guitar?
The first ever Movie Year Draft highlight's this week's Episode. Plus, the Trailer Park rolls on, as does the search...
Attitude Of Aggression #310- Unidentified History: The Battle of Los Angeles
Unidentified History returns as Dave recaps his visit to Contact in the Desert and the guys do a deep dive...
Bandwagon Nerds #291: Its Pronounced Tuh-Doom
The Nerds cover all the best trailers from Tudum, discuss DC- Marvel crossovers, and get concerned for the future of...
Bandwagon Nerds #290: Norm!
The Nerds recap trailers for Jurassic Park: Rebirth and Welcome to Derry, discuss delays to Avengers movies, and pay their...
Mitchell’s Hyrule Puro-Resu News Report! (5/23/25)
What's with all the glowing?
Mindless Wrestling Podcast: World’s Collide And That’s The Truth
Join DJ, Rob and Jason every week as they give their "Mindless" takes on Pro Wrestling and much, much more!
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (6/13/25)
It's only a matter of time...
DWI Podcast #478: The Whole Truth
Don't drink and drive, drink and podcast! Join AJ, DP and PC weekly for their thoughts on RAW, SmackDown and...
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.12.2025
DO SOMETHING WITH JASON HOTCH AND KC NAVARRO - that is all.
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (6/12/25)
Prove you are worthy!
Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (6/11/25)
Winning is just the beginning!
Classic POD is WAR: The Dollar Man (6/10/2021)
Tune in for another CLASSIC episode of POD is WAR!!!
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (6/11/25)
Lights, Camera, Action!
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On the heels of WWE Money In The Bank, we go retro with the OG Babyface Heels reacting to the...
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (6/10/25)
NXT LFG!
