Coverage
Mitchell’s NXT Stand & Deliver Results & Report! (4/6/24)
Philly’s ’bout it ’bout it!
Can Trick Williams whoop… HIM?
Their friendship torn apart by jealousy and pride, Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes battle one-on-one! Who proves they were the better man all along?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Countdown Show – Joe Gacy VS Shawn Spears; Gacy wins.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Axiom & Nathan Frazer; Bron & Corbin win and retain the titles.
- NXT North American Championship Triple Threat: Oba Femi VS Josh Briggs VS DIJAK; Oba wins and retains the title.
- Six Woman Tag: Thea Hail, Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan VS Jacy Jayne, Kiana James & Izzi Dame; Thea, Fallon & Kelani win.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Roxanne Perez; Roxie wins and becomes the new NXT Women’s Champion.
- NXT Championship: Ilja Dragunov VS Tony D’Angelo; Dragunov wins and retains the title.
- Trick Williams VS Carmelo Hayes; Trick wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Stand & Deliver “Countdown” Show!
Join Megan Morant, Sam Roberts and… “Miss Stand & Deliver,” Arianna Grace in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action tonight. Though not surprisingly, Arianna thinks this excitement is all about her…
The Wolf Dogs chowed down in Philly.
Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin compared the two best Philly Cheesesteaks, Pat’s VS Geno’s. And of course, they disagreed. Bron said Pat’s, Corbin said Geno’s, and that upset Corbin because this close to their tag title match, they need to be on the same page! Bron said Pat’s cheesesteak is the Wolf Dogs of cheesesteaks. Corbin stormed off, leaving his sandwiches behind, so more for Bron! But will these two still be hungry enough to hold onto their titles through Stand & Deliver?
Tony D’Angelo speaks.
The streets of Philly are tough, gritty and no-nonsense. Just like home. He faces Ilja Dragunov for the title, but a wise man once said that you may have to go through Hell, but you’ll be a better man for it. Is Tony ready for this? Tony says, “See you, Champ.” We pan over, and he’s looking up at the Rocky Balboa statue. Will Tony bring out his inner Italian Stallion as he faces the Mad Dragon?
Ridge Holland joins the panel.
Megan welcomes him to the show, and he thanks Ava Raine for giving him chance. Megan asks if being here has him feeling emotional, and he says of course. As much as he wants to be in that ring, he made the decision to step away for the sake of himself and his family. And speaking of Family, Dragunov may be taking on more than even he can handle with the D’Angelo Family. Interacting with the D’Angelo Family has Dragunov looking out of sorts for the first time in a long time. Ridge knows Tony will have to dig even deeper than he ever has before to defeat Dragunov, match the physicality, and Dragunov will surely bring that out of Tony.
Then once the bell rings, are the games over? Well, you can’t just call yourself The Don and expect people to come along. The fans have accepted it, but for those who don’t accept it, there are consequences. Sam wonders if Dragunov doesn’t realize that Tony is the first person to not play Dragunov’s game but is forcing Dragunov to play his. Moving on, the Six Woman Tag of Thea, Fallon & Kelani VS Kiana, Jacy & Izzi is full of grudges, a battle of cliques, but we all know Kliqs run WWE. Certainly joining likeminded people help you get ahead, and a lot of this was Thea realizing who really were her friends.
Megan says it is so good to see Thea back to her true self. Jacy may never have been Thea’s real friend, but she did help awaken something in Thea. Jacy may have made a big mistake doing that, fiery Thea is going to be a lot to handle. Ridge knows the ups and downs of figuring out who you are and then embracing it. And speaking of, Joe Gacy has surely embraced his true self, even if it is rather manic. Gacy and Shawn Spears are set to throw down in the countdown, who will truly Stand & Deliver?
Countdown Show – Joe Gacy VS Shawn Spears!
After surviving #HardJustice, the madman of NXT now faces The Chair Man and the “painful truth.” Will Gacy turn everything Upside-Down on Spears? Or will Spears-
Wait, RIDGE HOLLAND attacks Gacy with a chair?! The fans boo, Ridge said he was taking a step away from things! Spears smiles, though, he feels this is the “truth” he brought out of Ridge! Gacy snarls, hobbles his way into the ring, and he still wants to fight! The bell rings, Spears runs up, but Gacy TOSSES him up and out! Gacy’s suffered more than a chair shot, so he runs and DIVES to take Spears down! The fans fire up, Gacy puts Spears in, and then Gacy goes up the corner. But Spears runs up to spring right up, and SUPER ARM-DRAG Gacy away! Gacy writhes, goes to the apron, and Spears storms up to throw haymakers.
The fans rally for Gacy but Spears whips him into a POST! Gacy writhes, the ref checks, but Gacy refuses to quit. So Spears throws forearms into that lower back! Spears then scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Spears mockingly asks if Gacy hurts, then he CHOPS Gacy! The fans “WOO~” as Gacy CHOPS back! Spears CHOPS, Gacy CHOPS, then Gacy CHOPS and runs, into a CHOP! Spears runs, but Gacy CHOPS back! Gacy runs, but Spears CHOPS again! Spears runs, but he fakes Gacy out to trip him! BOSTON CRAB! Gacy endures as Spears sits deep on the hold! Gacy fights up, moves around, and the fans rally for him.
Gacy claws his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Spears lets off at 4, and Spears scowls as the fans duel. Spears stands Gacy up, puts him on the top rope, and then climbs up. Spears again asks if it hurts, but Gacy throws elbows! Spears falls, Gacy adjusts, but Spears comes back! Gacy DECKS him, then adjusts to CROSSBODY! But Spears rolls it through, TWO! Gacy gets up, and gets Spears for a SAIDO! The fans fire up while both men are down! Spears goes to ropes and drags himself up. Gacy throws body shots, Spears throws haymakers, then Gacy throws haymakers. Gacy whips, Spears reverses but Gacy CLOBBERS him!
Gacy rallies, BOOTS, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up with Gacy while Spears flounders to a corner. Gacy runs in to ELBOW Spears, clothesline, and short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up as Gacy LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Spears survives and bails out but the fans rally up. Gacy builds speed and DIVES, but into a forearm! Spears drags Gacy out, suplexes, but Gacy headstands on the apron! So Spears BOOTS him! Spears brings Gacy around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The ring count climbs but Spears rolls in at 4 of 10. Gacy flounders, Spears dares him to get in, and Gacy stands at 8 of 10. Spears slingshots Gacy to the top rope! SUPER DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO!!
Gacy survives and Spears grows frustrated. Spears vows to end this, reels Gacy into a fireman’s carry, but Gacy slips free! Clinch but Spears throws elbows! Gacy gets Spears again, but Spears arm-drags free! Spears fireman’s carries, Gacy sunset flips but Spears sits on it! Cover, TWO! Gacy gets Spears now, URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Spears survives and Gacy grits his teeth while clutching his back. The fans rally back up, Spears goes to the apron, but Gacy goes up the corner. Gacy aims and Spears freaks out! Gacy hops down to BOOT Spears, then goes to the apron to SENTON! The fans fire up and Gacy goes back up top! SWANTONÂ FLOP as Spears moves!
Spears gets Gacy up, underhooks, PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO?!? Gacy survives and shocks Spears! The fans fire up and Spears drags Gacy up. Spears winds up to SUPERKICK! Gacy rebounds to ROLLING ELBOW! Then UPPERCUTS! Gacy handsprings but into a BOOT! Spears fireman’s carries but Gacy slips free! Gacy whips, Spears reverses, but Gacy handsprings, UPSIDE-DOWN!! Cover, Gacy wins!
Winner: Joe Gacy, by pinfall
Gacy overcomes the odds, and the “truth” makes him the winner! But will there be consequences of Ridge’s actions? And will it come from Ava Raine or from Gacy himself?
The Meta Four are here!
Noam Dar, Jakara Jackson, Lash Legend & Oro Mensah are the hosts of Stand & Deliver, and they parody the D’Angelo Family by eating up at an Italian restaurant. Must be nice to be The Don, right? Jakara can’t imagine walking around whacking o- Jakara, phrasing. But Lash would rather be the NXT Champion. The Dragon and the Don collide, but only one can be champion. Then they parody Chase U as they talk about how friendship brought Thea Hail & Jacy Jayne together. Dar has questions. STFU when Professor Lash speaks! But then the friendship soured, the battlelines have been drawn, and that is a teachable moment.
Another parody of needing the ambulance, just as Roxanne Perez and Lyra Valkyria have needed. Roxie lost a title and hasn’t been able to reclaim it, but Lyra will do whatever she must to hold onto it. Vindication versus validation, but only one leaves champion. CLEAR~! Then they mock Dijak’s Matrix meets Judge Dredd. Now “justice” for Dijak is smash mouth, but The Ruler won’t put up with it. And don’t forget Josh Briggs, he will throw fire and fury in those fists! Three big men, can the Wells Fargo Center contain it? And lastly, in the barbershop, that is the main event. Carmelo Hayes VS Trick Williams, in the City of Brother Love.
Two men fighting for the same thing: the number one spot. There can only be one at the top. Will it be #WhoopDatTrick? Or will Melo prove he’s still HIM? In a city full of history, it is time to make some! Welcome to Stand & Deliver!
NXT Tag Team Championships: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Axiom & Nathan Frazer!
The Wolf Dogs may have had those cheesesteaks, but their appetites for competition are never satisfied. Will they feast on the hopes and dreams of their opponents here? Or will the Undeniable Hard-Hitting Truth be that speed kills?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who the alpha dogs truly are!
Wait! Frazer & Axiom DIVE! And DIVE! And DIVE again! They aren’t letting the Wolf Dogs get their bearings, Axiom goes up to GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULT! The fans fire up as Axiom puts Bron in, the bell rings, and Axiom CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE!! Bron snarls, the fans bark, and Axiom runs. Bron blocks a kick, but Frazer tags in to DROPKICK! Axiom DROPKCIKS but Corbin tags in! To get an ASSISTED DROPKICK! Frazer runs, tilt-o-whirls and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Frazer headlocks, Corbin powers up and out, but Frazer redirects, redirects, and then dropkicks! Frazer keeps going, but Corbin blocks a boot!
Corbin FLIPS Frazer, LARIATS him, and the fans fire up! Corbin drags Frazer up, DECKS him, then YANKS him back up. But Frazer lands out to PELE! Tag to Axiom, he fires forearms, Fraezr adds forearms, then they LARIAT and DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Axiom runs up, but Corbin puts him on the apron. Axiom RAMS Corbin, GAMANGIRIS Bron, then slingshots at Corbin. Corbin catches Axiom to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER, then deadlift BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Corbin tags Bron, the fans bark, and Bron brings Axiom up. Bron CLUBS Axiom, digs his knees in at the corner, but lets off as the ref counts.
The fans fire up with Bron and he headlocks. Axiom powers up and out, Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds speed to LARIAT Axiom inside-out! The fans fire up and even Corbin liked that one! Bron brings Axiom over, tags Corbin, and the Wolf Dogs mug Axiom. Corbin throws hands, Axiom flounders, but Corbin keeps Axiom from Frazer. Corbin DECKS Axiom, digs his boots in, but lets off as the ref counts. Bron tags in, drags Axiom up but Axiom fires hands! Bron knees low, whips, and ELBOWS Axiom down! Cover, TWO! Bron does push-ups! The fans bark again and Bron clamps onto Axiom with a chinlock.
Bron grinds Axiom down, the fans rally up, and Axiom fights up. Axiom pries the hold open, CHOPS and CHOPS, but Bron knees low! Bron runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! The fans fire up while both men are down! Bron and Axiom stir, they crawl for their corners, and the fans rally as they hot tag Frazer and Corbin! Frazer springboards ot MISSILE DROPKICK! Frazer dodges Bron to TOSS him, then dodges Corbin to WRECK Bron! Then Frazer slips through a lariat, springboards, QUEBRADA! He powers Corbin into a REVERSE DDT! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Corbin survives the onslaught but Frazer tags Axiom.
Axiom goes to one corner while Frazer climbs this one, PHOENIX- NO, Corbin moves! Corbin DECKS Axiom, then gives Frazer a DEEP SIX! Tag back to Bron, POWERBOMB for Axiom, then a flip over into- GOLDEN RATIO!! SUPERKICK for Corbin!! Cover, TWO?!?! The fans are thunderous as all four men are down! Axiom goes to a corner, climbs up and the fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” Bron trips Axiom up on the top rope! Bron throws hands, but Axiom fires back! Bron JUMP KNEES! Tag to Corbin, and he runs up, but into a BOOT! Axiom adjusts, Bron is right up! SUPER STEINER into Corbin! Corbin covers, Frazer breaks it!!
The fans are fired up again, “This is Awesome!” Axiom fires forearms on Bron but Bron gives them back. They go back and forth, Axiom gets the edge but Bron UPPERCUTS! Bron runs, Axiom dodges, SNAP GERMAN! Corbin is up, he catches Axiom to UREANGE into a corner! Frazer is up, kicks, but Corbin blocks! But the DRAGON WHIP hits! Bron fireman’s carries Frazer to GUTBUSTER DROP! Bron has the fans barking, and he goes up a corner, only for Axiom to GAMANGIRI! Axiom tags Frazer then climbs. Frazer goes to the other corner while Axiom gives Bron a SUPER SPANISH FLY! Frazer SPRINGBOARD 450 SPLASHES!! Cover, TWO!!!
Bron survives again and the challengers are shocked! They coordinate, Frazer goes back up, but Bron anchors him! Bron body shots from underneath! Corbin ROCKS Axiom, gets Frazer, but Frazer throws elbows! Bron comes back, Corbin gives Axiom a SCRAPBUSTER! Bron has Frazer up, SUPER BACK SUPLEX CUTTER!! Bron roars, he tags Corbin, and Corbin goes up!? The Wolf doesn’t usually do this, but he FROG SPLASHES!! Cover, TWO!! Corbin is furious, as is Bron, but the fans fire up again! Bron brings down the straps as he goes around to aim at Axiom & Frazer on the outside. Bron runs in, Axiom moves Frazer, Bron hits steel steps!!
Corbin storms out, grabs each m an by the neck, and he SHOVES them over the desk! But they land on their feet to come back and DOUBLE LARIAT! Axiom & Frazer mug Corbin, put him in, then ROCK Corbin! Axiom tags Frazer, GOLDEN RATIO! Frazer goes up to PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, BRON BREAKS IT!! The fans are thunderous again as the Big Booty Nephew saves the match! Axiom BUZZSAWS and SUPERKICKS him for it! Axiom runs at Corbin, tilt-o-whirl, END OF DAYS! Frazer runs up, END OF- NO, Frazer slips free! Bron SPEARS!!! Cover, Wolf Dogs win!!
Winners: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
This was truly fast and furious, but the Wolf Dogs find a way to win! Will nothing stop this dysfunctional yet dominant duo?
The Meta Four is backstage.
Wearing Dallas Cowboys jerseys… Noam Dar says they need to do interviews. And when it comes to Oba Femi, there’s only one man for the job. They all cheer Dar on but Dar says no, it’s Oro. But Oro says you never know if Oba’s in a good mood. Too late, do it. They give him a mic and Oro says we are outside the locker room of The Ruler! They want to know, will it be Dijak, Josh Briggs, or- OH! Oba pushes the door open and knocks Oro over! Well, that match is up next, will Oba prove his confidence with actions rather than words?
NXT North American Championship Triple Threat: Oba Femi VS Josh Briggs VS DIJAK!
It may not be WrestleMania, but this is definitely MEAT Mania! Will Oba be able to survive the odds when he’s up against two men who are on par with his size and strength? Or will we see someone finally defy Oba’s destiny?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly the biggest and the baddest!
The bell rings and the three stare down. The challengers rush in but Oba catches them both by the neck! Oba shoves Dijak away, then he shoves Briggs up and out! Dijak runs up, CLUBS Oba, and then Briggs ROCKS Oba from the apron! Dijak ROCKS Oba again, Briggs and Dijak both kick, but Oba blocks! Oba FLIPS them both! The fans are fired up as Oba then UPPERCUTS Briggs and UPPERCUTS Dijak, then repeat! Oba runs side to side, but Briggs ELBOWS him! Briggs and Dijak BOOT SANDWICH! Dijak runs to RAM Oba, then Briggs RAMS Oba, repeat! Oba is the world’s biggest pinball as Dijak and Briggs continue to RAM him!
The fans rally with “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Briggs and Dijak RAM Oba, Oba leans against ropes, and Dijak shoves Oba out of the ring. They both go to the apron, and Dijak ROCKS Briggs! So much for teaming up. Dijak LEAPS, but Oba catches him! But Briggs LEAPS, so Oba SMACKS him using Dijak! Then Oba pops Dijak up to DROP him on Briggs! The fans fire up with Oba’s insane strength! Oba storms up on Dijak, and TOSSES him over the Spanish announce desk! Oba then picks up an armchair, and he CHUCKS it at Briggs! The fans fire up and Oba picks the chair back up. Oba drags Dijak up but Dijak throws hands!
Dijak ROCKS Oba, ROCKS him again and again, then makes him take a seat. Oba UPPERCUTS but Dijak SUPERKICKS! Oba sits in the chair, Dijak goes up top! But Briggs grabs Dijak first! Briggs SUPER CHOKE SLAMS Dijak onto Oba and the chair!! They almost wipe out Spanish commentary entirely! The fans lose their minds while the ref checks on Dijak and Oba. Briggs drags Oba up and into the ring, then runs to BOOT in the corner! Briggs keeps going, he BOOTS again! Briggs then shoves Oba out, goes up the corner, and leaps, into a CHOP! Oba snarls as he storms up on Briggs.
Briggs fights the lift with elbows, then choke grips! The fans rally as Oba pries free of the grip! Dijak joins in, and now he and Briggs DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM! Double cover, TWO!! Oba survives, but Briggs and Dijak shove each other. Oba flounders but they mug him with hammering forearms! Briggs and Dijak run, into DOUBLE SPINEBUSTERS!! The fans are thunderous again as Oba shows off his superhuman strength! Oba goes to the apron, he stands Briggs up, but Briggs clamps on! Oba fights with fists, throws more shots, but Briggs ELBOWS him back! And hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX!
Briggs hurries in but Dijak springboards, into a BOOT! Cover, TWO!! Briggs hobbles, this battle is taking a lot out of all three men. Briggs considers his options, and he goes up a corner?! Fans want tables but then Oba body shots Briggs first! Oba goes up to CLUB Briggs but Briggs hits back! Briggs SHOKES Oba, Dijak SUPERKICKS Oba down! Dijak then ROCKS Briggs, ROCKS him again, and climbs up to CLUB him. Dijak goes to the very top to join Briggs, but Briggs fights back! Briggs winds up to SUPER LARIAT!! Both men fall but Briggs hurries to cover, ROPEBREAK!! Dijak survives by that very big foot!
Oba is back and he shoves Briggs. Briggs CHOPS, Oba fires a forearm! Oba ROCKS Briggs, but Briggs ROCKS Oba! They go back and forth, then Briggs fires body shots. Oba hits back, the fans continue to rally with “MEAT! MEAT!” Dijak CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, giving Oba and Briggs shot after shot! But then they hit him back! Briggs fires forearms and elbows, but then Oba CHOPS them both! Oba runs, Briggs ROCKS him! Dijak SUPERKICKS Briggs! Dijak spins, Briggs BOOTS him! Dijak fires up, but Briggs dodges so the BOOT hits Oba! Briggs DECKS Dijak! Briggs fires up, runs and clotheslines Oba up and out!
But then the CYCLONE KICK hits Briggs!! Cover, TWO!!! Briggs survives but Dijak CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS him while he’s down! But Briggs clamps onto Dijak’s neck! Dijak CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS again! Briggs BOOTS from below! And LARIATS! Dijak stays up so Briggs LARIATS again! Dijak goes to a corner, Briggs CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Dijak choke grips to HIGH JUSTICE!! Cover, ONE?!?!? Briggs might be superhuman himself! Dijak runs up to SUPERKICK! Then he runs, into Briggs’ BOOT!! Briggs choke grips, for the CHOKE- DESTROYER?!? Dijak brings that outta nowhere! Cover, TWO?!?!?
The fans are thunderous as somehow, someway, Briggs survives! Dijak drags Briggs up, “This is Awesome!” as Dijak fireman’s carries. Dijak then goes up a corner!? The fans are freaking out already, and then Oba adds on! Oba Electric Chair Lifts Dijak and thereby lifts Briggs, ELECTRIC CHAIR SAMOAN DROP COMBO!! Cover, DIJAK BREAKS IT!!! The fans are electric, standing ovation, and Briggs manages to get away. Oba drags Dijak up, ROCKS him with hands, then POP-UP POWER- NO, Dijak fights it with fists! Dijak pops out the back, BOOTS Oba then runs, to BOOT again! Oba rebounds, so Dijak runs again to CYCLONE KICK!
Oba wobbles and Dijak says this is it! Torture rack, and FEAST YOUR EYES!! Cover, BRIGGS MOONSAULTS!! Dijak avoids it, then SUPERKICKS Briggs! Oba manages to stand but into another torture rack! FEAST YOUR EYES AGAIN!!! Cover, BRIGGS YANKS THE REF OUT!! The fans boo as Briggs bends the rules! Briggs grins but Dijak is furious! Dijak FLIES over the ref to take out Briggs! The fans fire up again and Dijak hurries back up. Dijak finds Oba and POSTS him! “This is Awesome!” as Oba staggers around. Dijak takes aim, runs in, but Oba sends him into barriers! Briggs RAMS Oba through barriers!!
Dijak torture racks Briggs! FEAST YOUR EYES!! Briggs is dazed, Dijak puts him in, and the fans are thunderous! Dijak says it for himself, and then torture racks! FEAST YOUR EYES again!! Cover, OBA RETURNS?! Oba drags Dijak off Briggs and POP-UP POWERBOMBS him onto Briggs!! Then Oba covers Briggs, and wins!!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Big meaty men slapped meat from bell to bell, and in the end, Oba is still The Ruler! Not only does he sit upon the throne, but he is also the measuring stick of what is means to be a giant! Will no one be able to move this mountain of a man?
The Meta Four is still backstage.
As the hosts, they need a successful interview, so they will get some thoughts from Thea, Fallon & Kelani. Duke Hudson says no, not a good idea right now. They’re in the zone. Hey, listen up, Dar is the host so take notes. Thea, Thea! Did you really think Jacy was your friend? Thea gets him in a KIMURA!! The Meta Four gets Dar away from Thea and Thea’s ready to break arms! Will she do just that when she gets her hands on that toxic Jacy Jayne?
Six Woman Tag: Thea Hail, Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan VS Jacy Jayne, Kiana James & Izzi Dame!
There is no shortage of animosity in this one. Chase U, The Cowgirl and The Gym Princess are all united in how much they can’t stand Jacy, Kiana and Izzi, and the “mean girls” are united by how they can’t stand Thea, Fallon and Kelani! Which side learns their lesson about respect as all six Stand & Deliver?
Wait, the moment the good girls are ringside, the mean girls attack! Kiana of course TOSSES Fallon and Jacy RAMS Thea into the apron, leaving Izzi to CLOBBER Kelani! The fans boo as this toxic take on the Powerpuff Girls, with their red, blue, and green gear, put Fallon in the ring. The bell rings as Izzi fires hands on Fallon, then bumps her off buckles! Izzi whips Fallon into the corner again and again and again, then scoops to BACKBREAKER! Tag to Kiana and she runs up to KICK Fallon! Kiana stomps her, throws hands, then runs to BOOT Fallon down! Tag to Jacy and she joins Kiana. But Kelani saves Fallon from the double suplex!
Fallon tags Thea, then she and Kelani DOUBLE DROPKICK Kiana and Jacy! Izzi tags in, runs up, but into a CROSSBODY from Thea! The fans fire up with Thea’s team, and Fallon WRECKS Kiana while Kelani TORNILLOS Izzi! But Jacy DECKS Thea! Jacy whips, Thea reverses and sends Jacy out! Thean then shakes the ropes before the TRUST FALLS but onto Riley! Jacy used Riley against Thea, and then DECKS Thea! Jacy rains down fists on Thea, then tells off Chase U! Jacy puts Thea in, drags her up and bumps her off buckles. Jacy stomps a mudhole, then she tags Kiana in. Kiana stomps and RAMS into Thea, then tags Izzi.
Izzi & Kiana whip Theta HARD into the buckles, then Izzi runs up. Thea BOOTS Izzi, DECKS Kiana, theN swipes at Jacy! Thea dodges Izzi, but Izzi reels her in to back supelx. Thea lands out, and she SMASHES Izzi! Thea then dodges, tags to Kelani and Jacy! Kelani rallies on Jacy, the fans fire up, and Kelani UPPERCUTS! Kelani blocks a boot to JUMP SOBAT! Kelani kips up, the fans fire up, but Izzi runs in! Kelani DROPKICKS her out then handsprings, clinches, and COMPLETE SHOTS Jacy! Kelani hurries up top, but Kiana is there! Kelani BOOTS Kiana, but Izzi SHOVES Kelani down! It Iz what it Iz!
Tag to Izzi, she clamps onto Kelani and dribbles her off the mat! The fans boo as Izzi talks trash on Fallon. Izzi fires off on Kelani in a corner, then fires more forearms! Kelani hits back and the fans fire up! Izzi TOSSES Kelani away, then drops a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Izzi is annoyed, but she clamps onto the legs and CATAPULTS Kelani into buckles! Tag to Kiana, she stomps a mudhole in, then RAMS into Kelani. The ref counts, Kiana handsprings and taunts Thea, to then RAM into Kelani! Tag to Jacy, she says up yours and then CANNONBALLS Kelani! Cover, TWO! Jacy is frustrated but she mocks Thea.
Jacy whips Kelani to the corner, runs up and back body blocks! Tag to Kiana, she taunts Fallon, and she knees Kelani low! Kiana whips, catches Kelani to a COBRA TWIST! Kelani endures, even as Kiana thrashes her around! The fans rally, Kelani fights free, but Kiana CLUBS her down! Kiana whips, but Kelani rolls her up! TWO! Kiana keeps Kelani from her corner, then CLOBBERS her! Kiana stomps Kelani, tags Izzi, and Kiana feeds Kelani to Izzi’s boot! Cover, TWO! Izzi slaps Kelani around, gets the legs again, and she CATAPULTS Kelani, but Kelani springs up the corner! CROSSBODY, but Izzi catches Kelani! BACKBREAKER!
Izzi then BLASTS Thea & Fallon! But Kelani avoids Izzi’s elbow drop! Kiana tags in, but Kelani tags Fallon! Fallon rallies on her bitter enemy, then goes up the ropes! Izzi runs in, but into the WHEELBARROW SHOTGUN COMBO! Fallon fires off shots on Izzi, then SMASHES her! Izzi runs in, but is sent into Kiana! Jacy runs in, but gets a FACEBUSTER! Fallon trips Izzi to CALF KICK her down! Fallon runs up on Kiana but Kiana puts her up top! Fallon SLAPS Kiana first, then TORNADO SNAP SUPLEXES! Cover, Jacy breaks it! Thea gets in but Izzi BOOTS her! Fallon DECKS Izzi! Fallon storms up on Kiana and shoves her down.
Fallon goes up, but Kiana THROAT CHOPS! Kiana goes up, brings Fallon up, and SUPER SPANISH FLIES! Cover, TWO!! Fallon survives and Kiana can’t believe it! Tag to Izzi, then tag to Jacy. They whip and FLAPJACK Fallon, to then 401K! Then TOXIC KNEE!! Cover, Thea breaks it!! The fans fire up and Thea fires off on Jacy! But Kiana whips Thea, only for Thea to tilt-o-whirl DDT! Thea roars, runs and SENTONS onto Kiana! But Izzi gets in to catch the trust fall, and she TOSSES Thea, but Duke catches her! The fans cheer on the Chase U MVP, and Kelani runs up to slingshot and STUNNER! Izzi flops out of the ring!
Kelani goes up top and takes aim! SUPER MOONSAULT onto Kiana & Izzi! And then she even kips up! But Jazmyn CLOBBERS Kelani with her good arm!! The fans boo but the ref missed it watching Jacy. But Thea tags in! And she tells Jacy to “SUCK IT!” Jacy freaks out, but she has no one to tag! Thea grins and the fans cheer her on. Jacy has to face the music now! Jacy and Thea fire off fast hands and the fans love it! Jacy shoves Thea, ROCKS her, but Thea ROCKS Jacy back! Jacy ROCKS Thea, Thea ROCKS Jacy, repeat! Jacy shoves Thea, BOOTS her down, then mocks Chase U. But Thea ducks the discus to THESZ PRESS and fast hands!
Jacy shoves Thea away, gets up, but Thea CLOBBERS her! Thea clinches to EXPLODER! Thea runs in but she’s sent into buckles! Jacy stacks, TWO! Thea stands, dodges and then comes back, body scissors and KIMURA!! Jacy DUMPS Thea out but Thea stands on the apron! HOTSHOT to the bad arm! But Kiana YANKS Thea down! Kiana puts Thea in, Jacy tags Izzi! Izzi grins as she runs up, but Thea ducks the boot! Thea runs, tilt-o-whirls, KIMURA!! Izzi falls to her knees, she TAPS! Thea’s team wins!!
Winner: Thea Hail, Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan, by submission
Nice guys might finish last, but good girls are always better! Thea celebrates with Fallon, Kelani and Chase U as they all get vindication! Will this momentum be just what they all need to get back on track towards title opportunities?
Ava Raine speaks.
The NXT General Manager says if that tag match doesn’t show how NXT has the best women’s division anywhere in the world, then she doesn’t know what will. But she truly believes that the women are the backbone of NXT. That is why she’s excited and honored to announce that soon, we will be crowning the first-ever NXT Women’s North American Champion! NXT gets a midcard title for the ladies, and everyone loves it! But then who will be ready to win that brand new piece of gold?
Giulia is in the crowd!
Former NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, and pretty much the star of Stardom, is here in Philadelphia to get a feel of NXT. Could she soon become the new star of this already star-studded Women’s Division?
NXT Women’s Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Roxanne Perez!
The Morrigan and The Prodigy have similar origins of just young girls dreaming big dreams and making them come true. However, the major difference between them is how they handled failure and adversity. While Lyra simply kept fighting to come back from injury, then flew across the Atlantic to start again, Roxie came up with excuses, blamed other people, and gave in to her anger. But will Roxie prove that edge is razor sharp? Or will she fail to take this title back again?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is ready to do whatever it takes to be a champion!
The bell rings and the two tie right up. They go around, Roxie pulls hair to put Lyra in a corner, then climbs up to pull on the bad arm! Lyra gets free but Roxie is right after her. Lyra shoves Roxie down, Roxie gets back up, but Lyra waistlocks to SLAM! Roxie tries again, but Lyra again waistlocks and SLAMS! Lyra facelocks but Roxie wrenches out. Lyra turns that around to wrangle Roxie to a cover, TWO! Lyra headlocks, Roxie powers up and out, then drops to hurdle, but into a fireman’s carry! But Roxie slips free to go for the arm! Lyra gets free, but Roxie avoids the heel kick! The fans fire up as the two reset.
Roxie and Lyra circle, Lyra waistlocks, but Roxie pries free and wrenches the bad arm. The fans duel, Roxie pushes on the shoulder, but Lyra spins through. Roxie stays clamped onto the arm, then puts on more pressure. Lyra pulls hair, chinbars, and she puts Roxie on ropes to then whip her away. Roxie runs Lyra over, “kicks dirt” at her, then runs. Lyra hurdles, drops, but Roxie rolls. Roxie comes back to RANA, but Lyra handsprings through! Roxie runs up but into a hip toss! Lyra runs up to ELBOW Roxie down, then whips her again. Roxie blocks the hip toss, spins around and hammerlocks! Lyra endures, moves around, and around, and she throws Roxie out!
Lyra shakes out the bad arm, but she builds speed to WRECK Roxie with a dropkick! Lyra gets Roxie up and back in the ring, but has to shake out the bad arm. Lyra runs up to SHOTGUN Roxie down! Roxie gets up in a corner, Lyra runs in, but Roxie BOOTS the bad arm! Roxie goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the bad arm! Roxie CLUBS the arm again and again, then wrenches to ARMBAR DDT! Lyra clutches the elbow but Roxie runs up in the corner to UPPERCUT! Roxie wrenches, reels Lyra in and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! Roxie stays on Lyra’s arm, SLAMS it off the mat, then clamps on again.
Roxie steps over to drop a knee on the elbow! Lyra hurries away but Roxie runs up to throw body shots. Roxie then wraps the bad arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Roxie lets off at 4, and the fans rally up. Roxie grabs at the arm but Lyra uses the ropes as defense. Roxie stomps Lyra, CLUBS the arm, then pushes on the shoulder. Lyra fights up, throws body shots, but Roxie throws her by her hair! Roxie steps on Lyra’s arm and soaks up the cheers and jeers. But Lyra rolls Roxie up! TWO, and Roxie drop toeholds Lyra to CLUB her down! Roxie steps over, traps the good arm, then CLUBS the bad arm!
Roxie pulls on the arm, and fans freak out for the DARK ARMBAR!! Lyra writhes but Roxie hauls her up! Roxie hammerlocks into the NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO!! So Roxie YANKS the bad arm! Roxie pulls on the arm but Lyra endures! Lyra clasps hands but Roxie pulls the grip apart! Lyra fights around, kicks her way up, and stacks Roxie! TWO, and Roxie still has the arm! Roxie kicks into Lyra’s shoulder and ribs! Lyra still endures, the fans rally up, and Lyra moves around. Lyra kicks her way back up, Roxie avoids the stack, so Lyra stomps her again and again! And again and again and again!
Roxie finally lets Lyra go, but then she wrenches and CLUBS the arm! Hammerlock, and Roxie POSTS Lyra! Lyra slumps in the corner but Roxie brings her up to hammerlock and whip. Lyra reverses to send Roxie into buckles! Roxie ELBOWS back, goes up, but Lyra avoids the knees to O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Lyra goes up, up, but the arm throws her off! Lyra still CROSSBODIES! Roxie rolls through, steps over, but Lyra avoids the knee drop! Roxie hobbles, brings Lyra up, but Lyra fights the DDT! Lyra back drops Roxie away! The fans rally up as Roxie stands, and she swings, only for Lyra to dodge! Roxie dodges, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide!
The fans fire up while both women are down! Lyra and Roxie rise, and Roxie throws a forearm, only for Lyra to block! Lyra windmills, BOOTS, KICKS, KICKS and fires palm strikes! Lyra fires off more KICKS to the leg, then LARIATS! And LARIATS! And SOBATS, KICKS, RAMS, KICKS and reels Roxie in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO, so Lyra NORTHERN LIGHTS again! Bridge, TWO, and Lyra gets Roxie for a FISHERMAN- NO, the bad arm gives up! Roxie is free, she YANKS the bad arm, and hooks Lyra again! Lyra SMASHES Roxie off a knee and tries again! FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Roxie survives and Lyra is frustrated. Lyra goes up a corner, but Roxie ROCKS her first! Roxie climbs to join Lyra, and she SLAPS her! Lyra SLAPS back! Roxie SLAPS, Lyra SLAPS, it’s a SLAP fight up top! Lyra gets the better of Roxie, CLUBS away on her and then goes up to SUPER SUNSET FLIP- NO, Roxie holds ropes to fight the bomb! Lyra still tries, she pries Roxie away, RUNNING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives again and flops to the outside! Lyra grows frustrated, but she builds speed to DIVEÂ into a forearm! Roxie hurries in, she builds speed, and Roxie DIVESÂ to TORNADO DDT to the floor!
Roxie puts Lyra in fast, runs up, ducks the heel kick to SOBAT! Roxie hops on, POP ROX!! Cover, TWO?!? Lyra survives and shocks Roxie! Roxie snarls, she grabs the bad arm and kicks and YANKS and hammerlocks! Roxie POSTS Lyra again! Roxie drags Lyra out, hammerlocks and POSTS her again! Roxie says this is HER title, and she hammers away on Lyra! The ref counts, Roxie lets off at 4, and she has to remember there are disqualifications. Wait, she exposes a crossbar! Roxie HAMMERS away on Lyra, but then Tatum Paxley slips in? She helps Lyra up, but Roxie DECKS Tatum!
Roxie gets Lyra’s bad arm along the bar! Fans freak out as Roxie- NO, Lyra avoids the stomp! Then she POSTS Roxie in return! Lyra then BOOTS Roxie, CLUBS away on her, then runs up, but is sent into Tatum! The superfan might’ve just cost her idol as Roxie POSTS Lyra again! Roxie SLAMS Lyra’s arm into the post! Other refs come out to help Tatum away, and Roxie puts Lyra in. Roxie runs up to tilt-o-whirl, LA MYSTICA! CROSSFACE! Lyra rolls to a cover, TWO! HEEL KICK!! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives but Lyra goes up top! The fans duel as Lyra aims, DIVING SPLASHÂ into the CROSSFACE!!! Roxie pulls way back on the hold!
Lyra rolls to a cover, TWO! Roxie ghost pins, TWO!! Lyra escapes, but Roxie SOBATS! Roxie hops on but Lyra dumps her! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Roxie has the prawn hold, TWO!! Both women stand, Lyra blocks the sobat and traps that leg, to GERMAN SUPLEX! Lyra hurries after Roxie, hauls her up to a fireman’s carry, NIGHT- NO, Roxie pops up to POISON-RANA! Then POP ROX!!! Then the CROSSFACE!!!! Roxie wants to hurt Lyra! Lyra flails, reaches out, claws her way, but Roxie kicks the ropes to turn this away!! Lyra is caught, fading, clawing at the hold, BUT SHE TAPS! ROXIE WINS!!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by submission (NEW NXT Women’s Champion)
The Prodigy clipped The Morrigan’s wings and now she snatches away the Shiny Shiny! Roxie has come through on her own golden prophecy, will she make sure this title never leaves her side again?
NXT Championship: Ilja Dragunov VS Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family!
The Czar has proven through furious physicality and undaunting determination that he is a powerful fighter. But The Don of NXT has proven through cunning intellect and sly strategy that he is a powerful leader. When you pit power against power, only the one with something truly intangible comes out on top. Who will be the man with all the power here in NXT?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the unbreakable is truly unbreakable!
The bell rings and the two rush up! Tony blocks a kick, but Dragunov blocks a haymaker, and Dragunov BACKHANDS, except that’s the bad hand! Tony fires off hands, then hockey scrums! Dragunov wrenches out, and he gives it back, even with the bad hand! Tony RAMS Dragunov into ropes, but Dragunov suplexes Tony up and out, going right along with him! The fans fire up as both men hit the floor! The Family coaches Tony but Dragunov SMACKS Tony off the apron. Dragunov puts Tony in, runs up, but Tony ducks the elbow to scoop and run to the ropes! Both men tumble back out but this time Tony gets up first.
Tony SMACKS Dragunov off the apron, puts him in the ring, then runs up. Dragunov dodges, Tony dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans fire up! They both stand, Dragunov fires first but Tony fires back, and they go forearm for forearm! Dragunov gets the edge with boxing elbows, but Tony ROCKS him with a haymaker! Dragunov BOOTS, Tony rebounds, but Dragunov ducks the super punch to GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov holds on despite the bad hand, and he drags Tony back up. GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov keeps the grip, holding his own wrist rather than fingers.
Tony still pries the hold open and bends those bad fingers! Dragunov fires forearms from the left, Tony ROCKS him, and Dragunov braces himself, only for the bad hand to give up! Tony stomps the bad hand, then SUPER PUNCHES Dragunov down! Cover, TWO! Tony waistlocks now, brings Dragunov up, but Dragunov throws punches. Dragunov goes for Tony’s arm but Tony shoves him away, CONSTANTINE- NO, Dragunov can’t stay up in the ropes with the bad hand! Tony deadlift GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Cover, ONE!! Dragunov still toughs it out but Tony drags him up. Dragunov HEADBUTTS, but Tony pushes him to the corner.
Tony RAMS into Dragunov, hoists him up top, then climbs. Dragunov fires elbows, Tony still climbs, so Dragunov fires headbutts! Tony headbutts, then they DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Both men fall from the corner to the apron and then the floor! The Family check son The Don while Dragunov flounders away. Tony runs up but Dragunov ELBOWS him first! Then CHOPS, but that’s the bad hand! Dragunov CHOPS again! Tony ducks and Dragunov chops POST! Then Tony scoops Dragunov to POST him back first! Dragunov writhes, Tony refreshes the ring count and drags Dragunov up. But Dragunov fireman’s carries!
Tony pulls at the bad arm but Dragunov DEATH VALLEY DRIVERSÂ into barriers! The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside! Dragunov drags Tony up and puts him in, then clamps on with a waistlock. GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Philly is again Suplex City! Dragunov GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Dragunov hauls Tony up again but Tony pries the waistlock open. Tony switches, Dragunov throws elbows, but Tony ROCKS Dragunov! Dragunov powers through the pain to rebound and PELE! Dragunov runs up to KNEE Tony, runs and KNEES him again! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Dragunov drags Tony up. Dragunov runs, runs, and LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Tony stays in this and The Family coaches him up. Dragunov rises, the fans duel, and Dragunov storms up. Tony RAMS Dragunov into a corner! Tony puts Dragunov up top again and they brawl as Tony climbs. Dragunov fires boxing elbows, then he goes up to SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! The fans fire up while Tony sputters! Stacks coaches Tony but Dragunov takes aim! H BOMB- BOOT!! Tony stops Dragunov from hitting the knockout, and Stacks has the brass knuckles! Tony takes the knuckles, but then says no, he does this the right way!
But Dragunov CLOBBERS Tony! Dragunov tells Stacks this is what he gets, and he STOMPS Stacks’ fingers! Tony fires hands on Dragunov, but Dragunov fires back! Dragunov CHOPS, CHOPS with the left hand, then MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Dragunov digs his boots into Tony, scrapes him, then runs side to side, but into Tony’s lift! Only for Dragunov to DDT counter! Cover, TWO! Tony stays in this but Dragunov stays on him. Dragunov brings Tony to a corner, digs him into the mat, and tells the D’Angelo Family, “You are not in control!” Dragunov HAMMERS away on Tony, then throws crossface forearms!
Dragunov makes Tony look at Stacks and Dragunov taunts Stacks to do something about this! Stacks gets on the apron, but Tony tells him to stand down. This is Tony’s fight, no one else’s. Dragunov nods, and he brings Tony up. Dragunov kisses Tony on the cheek, and says Tony said it himself, this is just business. Tony HEADBUTTS Dragunov, and then fires off hands! Dragunov kicks back but Tony hits a THESZ PRESS! Tony rains down fists, Dragunov gets away and BOOTS! Then JUMP KICKS! But Tony BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! Dragunov goes to a corner, Tony runs up but into CHOPS!
Dragunov CHOPS more, but Tony clinches again! BELLY2BELLY! The fans rally up as both men stand, and Tony clinches. Dragunov fires off hands to fight that, then ROUNDHOUSES! Tony drops to his knee, Dragunov runs and runs and runs, but Tony LARIATS first!! Tony seethes and the fans fire up as he waistlocks and deadlifts Dragunov! Dragunov fights but Tony still GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! The Family coaches Tony to keep on him, and Tony drags Dragunov up to put him in a corner. Tony fires hands, puts Dragunov up top, but Dragunov again fights back. Dragunov fires forearms, but Tony clinches! SUPER BELLY2BELLY!!
Dragunov tumbles right out of the ring! The fans fire up as Tony hurries outside after Dragunov. Tony has to hobble his way over, and they both look around. They both decide to clear off the Spanish announce desk!? They’re oddly working together towards each other’s demise! They fire off fast hands and the fans are thunderous again! Tony gets the edge, he CLUBS Dragunov and hoists him up, but Dragunov fights with elbows! Tony falls, Dragunov H-BOMBS!! Dragunov says it’s not over! Dragunov hauls Tony up, puts him on the desk, and then goes up the barriers! The fans fire up as Dragunov takes aim, to H-BOMB through the desk!!
The fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” as both Czar and Don are down in the wreckage! Dragunov puts Tony in the ring, then goes up the corner! “This is Awesome!” as Dragunov again takes aim! SUPER SENTON!! Cover, TWO!! Tony survives and shocks even Dragunov! Dragunov hurries back to the corner, he climbs back up, but Tony stands. Dragunov still leaps, but into a SITOUT BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Dragunov survives and Tony is losing his cool! But the fans fire up with Tony as he stomps Dragunov’s hands! Tony makes Dragunov bite ropes, then STOMPS him! Then PUNTS him! Then URENAGES!! Cover, TWO!!
Tony is pulling at his hair as Dragunov refuses to stay down! Tony hauls Dragunov up, but Dragunov fires headbutts and slapping hands! Tony HEADBUTTS back! Then fisherman, but Dragunov cradle counters! TWO, and Dragunov HEADBUTTS again! Both men wobble, stagger, and Dragunov runs up to BLINDSIDE TORPEDO MOSCOW!! But that’s not enough for Dragunov as he climbs up again! SUPER H-BOMB!!! Cover, Dragunov wins!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
Blood in the mouth, bandages around the fingers, but gold around his waist, that is just how The Mad Dragon does business! His power is undeniable, but will Dragunov continue to be unbreakable? As for The Don, Dragunov helps him stand, an doffers a handshake. Tony accepts it and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. What will it take for Tony to make it to that championship level?
Tatum finds Lyra backstage.
Tatum apologizes but Lyra doesn’t want to hear it. Is this really the time? Because it’s not! Lyra storms off, has Tatum just ruined her friendship with her idol?
Je’von Evans speaks.
“I got my own hype video? This is sick! Let’s do it.” Evans says he is ready to grind, having been through Level Up. NXT ’bout to find out that your boi is BOUNCY~! The Young OG is coming, see you Tuesday! Evans had fun doing that, will he have even more fun now that he’s reached the next level?
The Meta Four is in the ring.
Dar says, “Hello, hello, hello!” This afternoon has broken THE NXT all-time attendance record! Thank you to all 16,545 of you in the crowd! The fans cheer, “We are! N! X! T!” Is NXT only gonna get bigger from here?
Trick Williams VS Carmelo Hayes!
Trick Melo Gang said they’d always be here. They were a dynamic duo, closer than brothers, except for one little thing: who was better? Melo won the NXT Breakout Tournament, won the North American Championship, unified it with the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, then eventually won THE NXT Championship, but he just expected Trick to accept his role as sidekick and never live his own dreams. Will Trick make Melo miss him with that ego trip? Or will Melo once again prove he is… HIM?
Melo of course puts Trick’s jersey in the rafters already, but the fans boo as he and his Killmonger vest strut to the ring. However, Trick has a boxer’s robe with the words, “Anointed One,” and the fans are all fired up for “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” The bell rings and the fans fire up again. They cheer on “NXT! NXT!” for making this the main event. Melo taunts Trick, they tie up, and Melo waistlocks then headlocks then hammerlocks then trips Trick to step all over him. The fans boo but Melo says he could do this all day, it’s that easy. The tie up again, Trick waistlocks but Melo arm-drags free. Melo runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, rolls off Trick’s back then SLAPS him!
The fans boo as Melo laughs at Trick, but Trick keeps his cool. So Melo SLAPS him again! Trick DECKS Melo! And ROCKS him, and whips him, but Melo holds ropes. Trick runs up, Melo sends him out, but Trick trips Melo up! Trick drags Melo out to ROCK him, scoop him, and SMACK him off the apron! Trick scoops Melo for SNAKE EYES off the barriers! Trick has the fans on his side as he CLOBBERS Melo up and over the barriers! This turns into a street fight as Trick fires off in the crowd! The fans fire up, Trick ROCKS Melo but Melo hits back! The brawling continues, Trick CLUBS Melo but Melo kicks low.
Melo brings Trick around but Trick bumps Melo off barriers! Melo wants to go up the bleacher but Trick grabs a leg. Melo kicks free, then sends Trick into trash cans! Melo goes up onto the barriers, flexes, but fans boo as he leaps. AX HANDLES take Trick down, and Melo keeps on him. Melo throws forearms, then brings Trick around to Uncle James! Melo slaps the hat off Uncle, but Trick fires off hands! The fans fire up as Trick whips Melo, Melo reverses, Trick stops himself, and Trick back drops Melo into ringside! The wrecked Spanish desk is there, but Trick brings Melo around to pop him up. Melo is on the apron, kicks, but Trick blocks!
Melo kicks free, gets into the ring, and he dares Trick to bring it. Trick says oaky, but Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard FLYING LARIAT! The fans boo but Melo snarls as he CLUBS Trick in the back! Melo talks trash, goes to a corner, and he exposes a crossbar! Did Melo get this idea from Roxie? Trick STINGER SPLASHES first! Trick says he ain’t stupid! Trick brings Melo up top, right where the exposed bar is… Melo holds onto the bar to resist the suplex! Melo throws body shots, then kicks Trick’s legs out! Trick hits the bar on the way down! The fans boo but Melo gets away with this one.
Melo goes around to kick away on Trick’s stomach and ribs! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Melo lets off. Melo SMACKS Trick off the apron, puts him in the ring, and Melo slingshots to STOMP down! Melo digs his heel in, talks trash on Trick and Philly, but the fans boo. Melo kicks Trick down, kicks him around again and again, then puts him in a corner. Melo fires body shots over and over, then stomps away! The ref counts, Melo lets off at 4, and the fans boo more. Trick swings but Melo avoids the shots. Melo runs to SHOTGUN Trick down! Melo runs to kick but Trick makes him miss! Trick blocks a punch to ROCK Melo!
Trick whips, Melo holds ropes, but he runs into the pop-up! Melo blocks that, Trick avoids the backslide, Melo springboards, into an UPPERCUT! Melo mule kicks, front kicks, but Trick dodges to ELBOW! Both men go to ropes, they both run in, DOUBLE SHOTGUNS collide! The fans fire up while both men are down! The fans rally up behind Trick as they both rise, and Trick shoves Melo. Melo eggs Trick on, fires a forearm, but Trick gives it back! The forearms go back and forth, harder and harder, and then Trick eggs Melo on! Trick is all fired up, the fans are with him, and both men put up their dukes! Trick blocks the low blow!
Trick ROCKS Melo again and again, then whips to LEG LARIAT! LEG LARIAT! FLAPJACK! Trick roars and the fans fire up again! Trick spins, but Melo tilt-o-whirls through! LA MYSTICA! The fans boo but Melo goes up, to shoot the- NO, Trick blocks the three pointer to wheelbarrow, and NECKBREAKER! Then the TRICK KICK! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives and the fans fire up. Both men go to apron then the floor. Melo staggers around the way, but Trick is there! Melo ducks the leg lariat to ROUNDHOUSE, and THROAT CHOP! Melo hurries up the apron to FADE AWAY!! The jumper hits right onto the wreckage of the Spanish announce desk!
“This is Awesome!” as both men get up. Melo puts Trick in, goes up, FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives again and Melo says okay, if that’s how it is… Trick goes to a corner, Melo stomps a mudhole! The fans still chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” but Melo runs, into a LARIAT! Trick rises, the fans fire up and Trick aims, but runs into the FIRST 48! Cover off the code breaker, TWO! Melo is frustrated now, he’s been throwing his best stuff at Trick and nothing’s scoring! The fans rally but Melo undoes his wrist tape. Melo uses the slack to CHOKE Trick!! The fans boo but Trick fights it and throws Melo away!
Trick runs in, Melo dodges, Trick SPLASHES the ref! Then Melo CHOP BLOCKS Trick’s leg! The fans boo but Melo goes around the way to look under the ring. Philly wants tables but Melo grabs a chair. Melo used a chair to brutalize Trick before, now he’s going to do it again! But Trick grabs the chair, too! They tug-o-war, Trick wins that and JAMS Melo! Then Trick SMACKS Melo! The fans fire up as Trick gets even with Melo with every shot! Melo wants mercy but then the ref sees this! The ref takes the chair, Melo LOW BLOWS!!! Cover, TWO!!! Trick survives and the fans fire up! Melo is at a loss for words!
Melo drags Trick up, tells him this is what he gets, but Trick SLAPS Melo! Melo runs up, but Trick moves, Melo KNEES the ref down! Not again! Melo hurries to go up top, aims, NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover and a spare ref is here! TWO!!! Trick survives and Melo is furious! Melo argues with the ref but the count is the count! So Melo goes back for the chair! The ref says no, stop this! The ref takes the chair, Trick runs up, but Melo ducks! Both men keep going, TRICK KNEE!! Cover, TRICK WINS!
Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall
Vindication! All of Philly cheers on Trick Williams as he finally whoops HIM! The biggest Stand & Deliver has the biggest moment in Trick’s career! Will Trick take this momentum and make himself the biggest star in NXT history?
My Thoughts:
An awesome Stand & Deliver, and Meta Four even did a great job being the hosts, mostly in that they didn’t overdo it and get in on every possible segment. A great opening video and hilarious failed attempts at backstage interviews was just the right mix for Meta Four. Also, fun stuff in the “Countdown Show,” with Arianna Grace and Ridge Holland being guest panelists. A little disappointed Ridge’s “stepping away” promo really was just his Mark Henry in a salmon pink blazer, just with a slow burn. But great win for Gacy against Spears, and perhaps Gacy faces Ridge next. Maybe the winner of that gets in on the North American Championship scene.
Speaking of, great news on a Women’s North American Championship, I’m pleasantly surprised NXT is getting a women’s midcard title before Raw & SmackDown. Great Six Woman Tag, and great move for the Face team to win. Thea gets back at Jacy, same for Fallon & Kelani getting back at Kiana & Izzi, but it was an interesting note that Fallon looked mostly left out of the celebration after. Is Fallon starting to sour on helping others when she doesn’t get anything out of it? Now, you can bet most if not all six of these ladies are getting in on the Women’s NAC tournament, and certainly many more names like Lola Vice, Karmen Petrovic, even Lash and Jakara. At this point, anyone could win that title and it’d be a good choice.
Great tag title match, but great tag title matches are pretty much an NXT TakeOver tradition. I was very surprised Wolf Dogs retained given how Bron Breakker is “signed” to SmackDown and needs to be full-time over there at some point. Is there supposed to be something about Bron burning the candle at both ends? They need to give him more things to do on SmackDown if that’s the case. Great Triple Threat for the Men’s North American title, though maybe it was one beat too long. All three guys were superhuman, but fans really wanted Dijak to get the title by the end. Oba of course retained, letting Dijak demolish Briggs for him, but it is gonna be hard to get that title off him now.
Another surprising result was Roxie actually winning the title. Tatum showing up made me think she was going to help Lyra have Champion’s Advantage disqualification type stuff, but in the end, that bad arm was the real reason Lyra lost. Seeing Giulia in the crowd, she’s clearly primed to jump right into the top title scene, or might even get in on the North American title scene. Personally, big name internationally, was featured leading into Roxie VS Lyra, give Giulia the top title and let someone who has been in NXT a long time get that NA title. Dragunov VS Tony was great stuff, both in action and the story it told of Tony wanting to do things himself, only to lose in the end. Maybe Tony moves to the Men’s NA title, but Oba isn’t any easier to fight than Dragunov…
And of course, great main event for Melo and Trick. Stronger in story than action but after seeing Dragunov and Tony break a desk, hard to really go harder than that, even in “relaxed” rules. I did appreciate the ref bumps being part of this, that helped Trick get vindication even before winning with those chair shots. And of course Trick was the right call. He’s from Philly, he’s the Face, the fans love him, and Melo is also “signed” to SmackDown, this can be Melo’s sendoff while Trick gets back to the NXT Championship. There’s a lot of space between now and NXT Heatwave in Toronto, but I don’t think they’d just give away Trick’s crowning moment on a TV special like Spring Breakin’. Guess we’ll see as soon as the NXT After Mania this week.
My Score: 9/10
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Will Swerve’s House rumble, bad man, rumble?
While Swerve Strickland has Death Riders and Hangman Page on the brain, he has Shane Taylor in the ring! Will Swerve still be AEW’s Most Dangerous?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta VS AR Fox; Moxley wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido VS Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & FTR; Kyle, Konosuke & FTR win.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Swerve wins.
- Mixed Six Tag: Holo.grm, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale VS #MXMTV; Hologram, Briscoe & Willow win.
- JetSpeed VS The Gates of Agony; JetSpeed wins.
- 8 Woman Tag: Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay VS Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Athena, Thekla, Bayne & Ford win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Stokely Hathaway, FTR & #ProtoShita speak.
#BigStoke says after what happened on Wednesday was a complete and utter embarrassment, and they all vowed to never let it happen again. Now that Cash Wheeler is back, FTR is complete, and they have #ProtoShita with them! Tonight, they will win! Stokely clearly has confidence enough for all five of them, but will it really go their way? Or will Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido make sure tonight happens just like it did in Mexico City?
Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta VS AR Fox!
The Maniac feels the walls closing in as we move closer to All In, but an animal is only more dangerous once it is cornered. Will Moxley ruin the Whole Fox’n Show? Or can Fox take down Mox?
The bell rings and Fox DROPKICKS Mox! Fox fires off on Mox in the corner, the ref counts, and Mox shoves Fox away. Fox comes back to LARIAT but Mox stays up. The fans rally for Fox and he LARIATS, but then Mox takes a swing! Fox goes matrix and comes back to ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Fox runs in at the corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Fox shoves Moxley to then climb up the corner, FLYING- FOREARM from Moxley! Mox’s antiair takes Fox down and the fans boo. Moxley drags Fox up for an X-PLEX! Fox writhes, Moxley stomps him, and then Moxley brings Fox to the ropes. Moxley puts Fox through the ropes to bend him!
The ref counts, Moxley CLUBS Fox down, and then Moxley storms out after Fox. The fans rally for Fox but Mox CHOPS! Fox hits back, Moxley hits again, and repeat! the fans rally but Moxley BITES Fox on the face! The fans boo but Moxley DECKS Fox! Moxley talks trash, drags Fox up, and he puts Fox in the ring. Fox KICKS Moxley in the ropes! Then DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up and Mox flops back. Fox runs to BLACK HOLE STOMP! The fans fire up while Moxley falls to the floor! Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT ATTACK! Seattle is loving this as Fox puts Moxley back in the ring.
Fox shouts at Yuta to move, then Fox climbs. But then Yuta trips Fox up, all behind the ref’s back! Moxley climbs up and he CLAWS Fox’s back! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Moxley TWISTS Fox’s ear, then BITES it! The fans boo more, the ref reprimands again, but Moxley has a KATAGATAME up top! Moxley then hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! But now to the CROSSFACE! The fans rally as Fox endures, but Moxley twists him around and thrashes the hold! Then he rolls to have Fox in an INVERTED RINGS OF SATURN! Fox fights around, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, the fans cheer, and Moxley lets go at 4.
Moxley glares at the ref, then goes back for Fox. Moxley KICKS! Fox frowns at him and eggs him on! The fans fire up as Moxley KICKS, but Fox still eggs him on! Moxley BOOTS, runs, and KICKS, but Fox blocks! The fans fire up and Fox says F Mox! But Mox KICKS back! Fox PELES and Moxley falls out! The fans fire up and Fox FLIES! Down goes Moxley! Fox puts Moxley in, he BOOTS Yuta for getting too close, then he SUPERKICKS! BUZZSAWS! But Moxley ducks the heel kick, only to get a BASEMENT CUTTER! Fox fire sup, runs and BOOTS Moxley! Then snapmare roll and CUTTER! Moxley staggers up, but he LARIATS Fox down!
The fans boo but Moxley drags Fox back up. GOTCH HOLD PILEDRIVER! Moxley then rains down forearms on Fox’s head! Fox can’t guard anymore, and Moxley puts on the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Fox is OUT, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
The fans boo, especially as Moxley doesn’t stop! Moxley lets go, but they’re still not done as he and Yuta mug Fox! The fans boo but Moxley gets a mic to call out Hangman Page. This guy, this cowboy, Moxley has been watching him piss away his opportunities for years! Moxley’s been watching Hangman piss away his God-given gifts for years! And Moxley doesn’t have the same patience as the fans do for their cowboy! Moxley is sick of waiting for Hangman to get his act together. Moxley is sick of this crybaby cowboy’s crap! The fans boo more, but Moxley says this is a tough sport and a tough business. So on July 12th at All In, Moxley will run the Hangman outta this sport for good!
The fans boo even more, but Moxley tells Hangman he can just go back to counting chickens or whatever it is he does, because this business is NOT for him! The Maniac has given his warning, but is it all bluster knowing Hangman isn’t around? Or will nothing and no one stop the reign of terror?
Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido speak.
The AEW TNT Champion says Grand Slam: Mexico was one for the ages. Not just for him but for Bandido, for Danny, that was a great night. They wish Roddy was there, but tonight, they keep the party going with an 8 Man Tag. Tonight, AEW Collision is back on TNT, and the TNT Champion says there is nothing sweeter than their team getting a victory. And that is Undisputed! That match is next, will it be all about the BOOM here in Seattle?
8 Man Tag: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido VS Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & FTR!
The bell rings and the teams sort out. Bandido starts against Dax Harwood and they circle. The fans rally, but Stoke distracts the ref so that Konosuke can pull Bandido in, and then the whole team mugs the Most Wanted! Dax bumps Bandido off buckles, CHOPS him, then stands him up again. Dax whips corner to corner, runs in, btu Bandido goes up and over. Dax runs Bandido over, things keep moving, and Bandido hurdles. Bandido slips through a scoop to DROPKICK Dax! The fans fire up, Cash steps in but Bandido backs him off. Dax goes to an open corner, Bandido is on him with a CHOP of his own!
The fans cheer and Bandido wrenches to a wristlock. Dax flails but Roddy tags in. Roddy KNEES Dax low, wrenches again, but Dax DECKS him! Dax tags The Alpha and they mug Roddy. Konosuke ROCKS Roddy again and again, then CHOPS! Konosuke whips, Roddy reverses, but Konosuke TAKESHITA LINES! Konosuke taunts Roddy’s team, then brings Roddy over to tag Kyle. The Don Callis Family boys mug Roddy, then Kyle fires hands. The ref counts, then he backs Kyle off. Kyle runs back up, but into a BOOT! Roddy CALF KICKS Kyle then tags in Garcia! Garcia fires hands on Kyle and he CHOPS!
Garcia whips, Kyle reverses, but Garcia ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up for Red Death, and he LARIATS Kyle in a corner! Garcia rains down fists, goes to nine to then wind it up, and TEN! The fans cheer and Garcia whips, but Kyle reverses. Dax gets a cheap shot in but Garcia DECKS him, DECKS Konosuke, and DECKS Cash! But Kyle GAMANGIRIS! Kyle rains down fists, the fans boo, but Kyle tags Dax. Dax snap suplexes Garcia to then drop a leg, drop an elbow, and drop a HEADBUTT! Cash says look at the ‘stache! The fans boo but Dax covers, TWO! Dax chinlocks and he grinds Garcia down.
Garcia endures and the fans rally up. Garcia rises, fires body shots, but Dax CHOPS! Dax headlocks, but Garcia hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Garcia crawls, hot tag to Bandido! Bandido rallies on Dax, DECKS him, then he DROPKICKS Konosuke! Kyle storms in but Bandido dodges to tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Cash is back, Bandido dodges and scoops to BACKBREAKER! Dax is up, Bandido fires hands on him, then a SUPERKICK! Cash runs up but Bandido TOSSES him out onto Dax! The fans fire up and Bandido builds speed, to DIVE! But FTR catch him, and DOUBLE ATOMIC SLAM onto the desk!
The fans boo but Cash mocks the finger guns while Collision goes picture in picture.
Stokely talks trash on Bandido, and Dax sits Bandido up so he can rain down fists! Cash taunts Bandido’s team, the ref keeps the peace, and Dax drags Bandido up into the ring. Dax tags Cash, then SMACKS Bandido off Cash’s boots! Cash mocks Bandido more, then drags him up by his mask. Cash CHOPS Bandido down! Cash UPPERCUTS, Bandido goes to the corner, and Cash UPPERCUTS again! Cash tags Konosuke, they mug Bandido, and Konosuke CLUBS Bandido down. Konosuke drags Bandido around, scoops and SLAMS him down, then tags Kyle. ProtoShita puts Bandido in a corner, whips corner to corner, then they DOUBLE BOOT!
Bandido flops over and Kyle flexes while he soaks up heat. Dax joins in, then Kyle stomps away on Bandido. Kyle drags Bandido over, tags Dax, and they mug Bandido. Dax hoists Bandido up top, CHOPS him, then ROCKS him! Bandido fires back, Dax CHOPS, and they continue to brawl as Dax climbs. Dax CLAWS Bandido’s eyes, Collision returns to single picture, and Seattle rallies for Bandido. Bandido fires body shots, then a CHOP! Dax falls and the fans fire up! Bandido stands to TORNILLO ATTACK! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and they crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Cole! Cole dodges Kyle to BLAST Konosuke & Cash!
Kyle runs up but Cole ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! And then LARIATS him! Cole rallies on Kyle, BOOTS him down, and the fans fire up! Cole fireman’s carries, Kyle slips free, but Cole breaks free to PELE! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Cole is right on him. Tag to Roddy and Paragon works together. Kyle slips free, shoves Roddy at Cole, tag to Dax! Cole SUPERKICKS Kyle, Dax ROCKS Cole! Roddy ROCKS Dax and suplexes, but Dax slips free! Dax waistlocks, Roddy switches, but Dax switches back. Roddy switches again to ANGLE SLAM! Konosuke runs in but Garcia intercepts with a BOOT!
Garcia LARIATS Konosuke and himself out! Roddy gives Dax a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cole adds a SHINING WIZARD! Roddy covers, Cash breaks it! The fans boo but Cash knows that was in time! Roddy drags Dax up, puts him in a corner, and he hoists Dax up. Cash runs in, Roddy ELBOWS Cash, but Dax ROCKS Roddy! Dax puts Roddy up top and CHOPS! Dax climbs, Cash also climbs, and we get a SUPERPLEX for the Power! DIVING SPLASH for the Glory! But Bandido FROG SPLASHES Cash! Konosuke POWER DRIVE KNEES Bandido! Garcia spins Konosuke around to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Kyle scoops Garcia for a MICHINOKU DRIVER!
Cole and Kyle run up, DOUBLE FORFEARMS! DOUBLE BOOTS! Cole blocks a kick to SUPERKICK! Only to run into a LARIAT! Kyle hauls Cole back up, but Cole suplexes! GHOST BUSTER! All eight men are down and the fans are thunderous! The teams regroup while the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener. The eight men stare down, and then it explodes into a brawl! The fans fire up as Cole has Kyle, Garcia has Cash, Roddy has Dax and Bandido has Konosuke! Things go to the corners, then Cole TOSSES Kyle! Garcia TOSSES Konosuke! Cash TOSSES Garcia, then Cash CLUBS Roddy!
Cash & Dax double whip Roddy, but Cole SUPERKICKS Cash! No Shatter Machine here! Kyle SUPERKICKS COle! Bandido SUPER MOONSAULTS onto Konosuke! Roddy saves Cole from a brainbuster! Roddy fireman’s carries Dax but Dax fights free! Dax CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Cash si back, FTR double whip, but Roddy slips around to shove Dax into Cash! Kyle SUPERKICKS Roddy into SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, #DCFTR wins!!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & FTR, by pinfall
The Don Callis Family and FTR make for a winning combination tonight, and Stokely says he called it! But they’re not done, they keep on beating up Roddy, Cole, Garcia and Bandido! The fans boo but there’s no one to stop them! And then Cash calls for reinforcements? Cash & Dax set Bandido up, but wait! THE OUTRUNNERS rush out here! Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd are here as backup for Bandido! FTR & ProtoShita get outta there, but will there be a receipt coming there way?
PROGRAMMING NOTE!
Collision may have returned to Saturday tonight, but next week will be a special Thursday Night Collision! Make sure your DVRs are set properly so you don’t miss the action!
Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay speak.
Tay Melo tells Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford that they know what happened last time. Tonight is round two! And Anna adds that there are so many more ways they wanna hurt them. The One True African Queen says Thekla may have won, but she knows she got hit hard, huh? She ain’t seen nothing yet! And La Mera Mera reminds Athena that she’s coming for that ROH Women’s World Championship. Tonight, she takes Athena’s head!
Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford speak.
The Fallen Goddess thanks the Toxic Spider, Megasus & Superbad Girl for accepting the invitation. But even then, Athena still doesn’t like crazy spider lady, still doesn’t like Ford, and is still bigger and badder than Megan. But tonight, it’s ATHENA Elite Wrestling! So let’s get it together, girls, so Athena can have her moment. And if they do, they can be her Minions. Ford keeps Megan from storming up on Athena, but can these war goddesses hold it together to be victorious?
AEW shares footage from after Grand Slam: Mexico.
Renee Paquette was with the NEW CMLL Women’s World Champion, Mercedes Mone, and says what a huge night. Another history making moment as she is now #SixBeltsMone! Mone says damn straight! Unfortunately, not everyone was in the mood for celebrating… Toni Storm rained on her parade a bit. Mone tells Toni, “You think you’re gonna play mind games with me? Well, I am the master of any game! So bring it! Tonight’s win was just a preview for what’s to come at All In: Texas. Toni, you call yourself ‘Timeless?’ Well, I’m iconic! I’m Six Belts Mone! The Conversation, the Blueprint, The C E O!”
And the Money Train is on a roll! Toni’s time is ticking, and it is almost up. See you in Texas, b*tch! Mone rolls on, but will she have lucky number seven? Or will the AEW Women’s World Championship be the one prize she doesn’t get to have?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Realest may have a house, but Big Bad Shaney T. Boy has an entire promotion! And while this is Swerve’s homecoming to Washington, will he have homefield advantage? Or will Shane show him how to rumble, bad man, rumble?
The bell rings and the two circle. Shane swings, Swerve dodges to waistlock, but then Swerve avoids the elbow. Shane stops the Eddy Gordo Rana, brings Swerve up to back suplex, but Swerve lands out. Shane blocks a boot, Swerve reels him in and sunset flips, but Shane stays up! Swerve avoids the fist drop to SHOVE Shane out of the ring! Swerve builds speed, but then just hits the Griddy! The fans cheer, STP is upset, and Bravo says he’s got money riding on this. Shane storms into the ring to circle with Swerve. Swerve bobs ‘n’ weaves to avoid the shots, but Shane stops the wrench. Shane blocks the whip, too, but then Swerve BOOTS him!
The fans cheer, Swerve eggs Shane on, and the two reset. They feel things out, Shane fires hands, and wait, Nana is gambling with the Infantry? Shane DECKS Swerve, his odds might’ve just gone up! Shane drags Swerve up on the apron and Bravo wants Tony Schiavone to get in on this? Shane lifts Swerve, Swerve fights free, and he slips under! The Infantry freaks out as Swerve pulls on Shane, but Shane grabs Swerve to SLAM him off the apron! Then he APRON SPLASHES! The fans boo while Swerve falls, and Shane claims it’s HIS house now! The fans boo more while Collision goes picture in picture.
The Infantry mockingly offer Swerve some money, but Shane drags Swerve up to HEADBUTT him! Shane puts Swerve in the ring, tells Nana he’s about to lose more money on this, and then goes into the ring. Shane clamps onto Swerve with a chinlock and he grinds Swerve down. Swerve endures and Nana rallies the fans. Swerve fights up, fires body shots, then he KNEES Shane low! Shane ROCKS Swerve with a left! Then SAIDOS! Swerve staggers over to ropes, Shane storms up on him, and Shane CHOKES Swerve by standing on him! The ref counts, Shane backs off, and Swerve goes to the corner. Shane storms up to Swerve again while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Shane has Swerve in a corner to talk trash, then he runs up, only for Swerve to dodge! Swerve then wraps Shane’s arm around ropes, CLUBS away on the shoulder, and runs side to side for a DROPKICK to the arm! The fans fire up and Swerve dropkicks the legs out! Swerve drops a KNEE on the arm, then runs to KNEE Shane down! Cover, TWO! Shane is tougher than that but Swerve stays focused. Nana says it’s over for STP now! Swerve KICKS the bad arm, and the fans cheer for “DEFY! DEFY!” Swerve runs up, Shane shoves him to the corner but Swerve comes back, only for Shane to HEADBUTT!
Shane URENAGES Swerve down, but that was the bad arm! Shane runs, SPLASHES DOWNÂ into an armbar! Swerve has Shane caught and he even HAMMERS Shane’s head! Shane endures, fights back up, and he powers out! Shane KNEES Swerve down! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives and Shane grows frustrated. Swerve goes to a corner, Shane says time to bet it all! Shane goes up the corner, the fans fire up, and Swerve ROCKS Shane first! Swerve throws more hands, then he goes up to get Shane for a SUPER DUPER BACK SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous and Swerve is feeling it! Shane flounders to the apron, but Swerve fires hands!
The fans rally, Swerve runs and returns, but into Shane’s grip! Swerve KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Shane drapes over the ropes and Swerve BOOTS him! Swerve goes up, takes aim, APRON KILL STOMPS!! The fans are thunderous again and Swerve steps inside. But the Infantry gets all up in Nana’s face! Swerve FLIES out onto the Infantry! And then a HOUSE CALL for Shane!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
Swerve finally has his 50th singles win here in AEW, and Nana rakes in the dough! Having green is nice, but will Swerve find himself aimed at gold again?
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing… Timeless Toni Storm.
Seattle cheers as Toni Noir stands on stage. “Mercedes Mone…” The fans boo that name. “I am disappointed in you. Three weeks ago, you shook my hand and said we would have the biggest women’s match of all time. And since then, you have been eating steak, playing on your telephone, and trying to kiss me. And now, you are still in Mexico because you have won yet another title.” The fans boo that, too. “Is that all I am to you? Is that all this is to you? Another trophy for your shelf? Another toy for your collection? Now, I want to say this as nicely as possible. Mercedes, I am not some other mother-effer.
“I am TIMELESS Toni Storm! I am the AEW Women’s World Champion! And if you make one false move, I am going to eat you alive!” The fans cheer that! “I demand your best, Mercedes, because that is what you are. One day, my reign will be over.” The fans don’t like the sound of that, but Toni says there is no one more deserving than Mone. “The day I met you, I knew what you were destined to be. You were the first woman to wrestle at Madison Square Garden, the Tokyo Dome, Wembley Stadium AND Arena Mexico… But I was the last woman to wrestle at the Wodonga Sports & Leisure Center before it got closed down for a cockroach infestation.”
The fans cheer that last part, and Toni says she sincerely believes that Mone is the greatest of all time. Toni is not, nor was she ever meant to be. For she is a “manic, neurotic, erotic, sexually questionable, consistently sweating, bottom heavy, transatlantic whore!” The fans still cheer for her, and Toni says when this belt is upon her bosom, she makes magic happen! So unless Mone plans on pulling a rabbit out of her ass, Toni highly doubts Mone can say the same! At All In, in front of the entire world, and all those little girls watching at home, Mone will look Toni in the eye, and she will realize that Toni only has to beat Mone while Mone will have to KILL Toni!
The fans cheer Toni as the spotlight fades out to black. Will All In: Texas be yet another instant classic in Toni’s already timeless career?
Mixed Six Tag: Holo.grm, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale VS #MXMTV!
Undefeated at 25-0 and now 4 million Pesos richer, the futuristic luchador now conglomerates with the Sussex County Chicken and the Babe with the Power! But will this change in the line up keep things fresh against Mansoor, Mason Madden y Taya Valkyrie? Or will MXM TV serve Hologram his first taste of bitter defeat?
The trios sort out and it is ladies first as Willow circles with Taya. They tie up, Taya waistlocks and shoves, then she soaks up the heat while she struts. Willow kicks Taya in the butt! Taya gets mad, runs up on Willow, but Willow LARIATS her down! Then Willow struts, and shakes them hips! Taya gets up, Willow waistlocks and shoves her to the corner. Taya dodges, stomps away, but the ref counts. Taya stops at 4, whips corner to corner, but Willow cartwheels! Willow comes back to CLOBBER Taya, then she runs to SPLASH! Cover, ONE! Willow tags Hologram and Taya tags Mason! Hologram and Mason tie up, and Mason THROWS Hologram!
The fans boo but MXM celebrates like they did something. Mason swings on Briscoe & Willow but they both get clear. The fans boo Mason but Hologram DROPKICKS Mason! The fans fire up and Hologram runs in again. Mason puts Hologram on the apron, but Hologram RAMS low and GAMANGIRIS high! Hologram goes up, up, and springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Mason tumbles out but Mansoor runs in, only for Hologram to kick and whip. Mansoor reverses, Hologram handsprings but Mansoor dodges! Mansoor runs up, Hologram dodges and tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up and Mansoor bails out!
Hologram builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Wait, Mason gets Hologram for a BLACK HOLE SLAM on the floor! The fans boo but MXM TV cheers while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mason drags Hologram up, puts him back in the ring, and Johnny TV taunts Briscoe & Willow. Mason drags Hologram back out so he can CLUB him down. The ref reprimands, Mason drags Hologram back up and SMACKS him off the apron. And then throws him into railing! Taya soaks up the heat while she vogues, and Mason refreshes the ring count. That just lets Mr. & Mrs. TV stomp away on Hologram! They stop as Mason goes back out to fetch Hologram. Willow & Briscoe back the rest of them off while Hologram is in the ring. Mansoor tags in, he whips for Mason to scoop, and they CAT WALK LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!
Mansoor keeps Hologram down with a Camel Clutch, but Hologram endures. Mansoor stomps away on Hologram into the corner, but stops as the ref counts. Mason gets a cheap shot in while Mansoor argues with the ref! Johnny does, too! Mansoor drags Hologram to an ELBOW DROP, then covers, TWO! Mansoor drags Hologram over, tags Mason, and Mansoor holds Hologram down for Mason to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Mason drags Hologram back up, throat chops him, then tags Taya. Taya mugs Hologram with Mansoor’s help, then tags Mansoor. The ref reprimand but Mansoor stomps Hologram around.
Collision returns to single picture and Mason tags in. Mason sets up at the ropes, and Mansoor CATAPULTS Hologram into the hips! The Mahogany Hunk poses, Johnny joins in, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands and Hologram hops off the apron. Mansoor & Mason mug Hologram again, then they whip, but Hologram tilt-o-whirl DDTS! The fans fire up, Mansoor back suplexes, but Hologram lands out! He dodges Mansoor, hot tag to Briscoe! The Chicken rallies on MXM with CHOPS and forearms on repeat! The fans fire up as Briscoe fires off on Mansoor! Mason waistlocks but Briscoe BOOTS Mansoor and PELES Mason!
The fans fire up with Briscoe, he ducks a kick then blocks a kick to FLIP Mansoor! And SHOTEI! The fans fire up but here comes Mason! Briscoe DUMPS Mason out, then builds speed! Briscoe WRECKS Mason with a dropkick! The fans fire up more and Briscoe takes aim! Taya distracts the ref and Johnny anchors Briscoe’s foot! Mansoor goes up the corner to BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Hologram runs in, hammerlocks, snapmares, then SPANISH FLIES! But Taya is up top to FLYING RANA Hologram! Willow storms in while Taya fires up, and Willow whips Taya for a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up but Mansoor grabs Willow’s hair!
The fans boo but Briscoe steps in and spins Mansoor around! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Willow adds a POUNCE~! PERIOD! Hologram hurries in and torture racks, spin and spin and spin, for the PORTAL BOMB!! Briscoe BOOTS Mason off the apron, Hologram SUPERKICKS Johnny! Hologram & Briscoe build speed and DOUBLE FLY! Down go Johnny & Mason! The fans fire up as Briscoe climbs, FROGGY-BOW! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Hologram, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
New amigos but still undefeated, Hologram is feeling what it’s like to conglomerate! Will nothing stop them from building momentum towards title opportunities?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with The Galaxy’s Greatest and brings up the big win for Willow’s team. Kris asks if they’re really doing this. Every single week! Yes, everyone loves Willow. But when is Kris going to get a chance? In the All-Star 8 Woman Tag? Uh, uh, didn’t think so. So if you think she’s going to stand here and talk about how important everyone else is, you’re dead wrong! But then Yuta walks over and says he hates to say he told her so… Kris tells Yuta to shut his grimy little mouth! She knows who he is and what this is! If he thinks she wants any part of this, get out of her face! Yuta tries to talk her down but Kris SHOVES him down! And then Moxley steps in.
Moxley picks up Kris’ phone for her, but tells her to never, ever, let anyone else tell you who you are or what you’re worth. Moxley hands Kris her phone, and Kris is rather shaken. But did Moxley just encourage someone? And will Kris Statlander follow his advice to go out and take what she deserves?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Schiavone asks Seattle to please welcome… Don Callis. The fans boo as The Jackal walks out here, accompanied by Josh Alexander & Lance Archer. They join Schiavone in the ring and Callis stops Schiavone already. He has a very special announcement! He would like to introduce to us the greatest wrestler in the history of Japan! Better than Rikidozan, than Inoki, than Muta, than Tanahashi… the NEWEST member of the Don Callis Family, the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada! The fans boo even more as the Continental Champion makes his way out to the ring. Okada shakes hands with Callis, and Callis interrupts Schiavone again.
Callis says that he and Okada would like to show everyone some very special footage. Roll the tape! The tape is of course the last time we saw these two, and the horrible trap they had set for Kenny Omega. Schiavone says that was one of the most despicable things in wrestling history! Callis says you can almost smell the diverticulitis coming outta Omega’s mouth! Schiavone says how dare Callis laugh at someone coughing up blood! What is wrong with him!? Callis says he is sick and tired of Schiavone coming out here and talking bad about him and Okada and the Callis Family, “like the sleezy feline that you are!”
But Callis and his family are here to talk about Kenny Omega! “Kenny, how does it feel to know that your greatest opponent, Okada, and the man who knows all your weaknesses, Don Callis, have teamed up against you?! I know, Kenny, you’re laying in a hospital bed right now…” The fans tell Callis to STFU but Callis just talks louder. Omega surely has tubes coming outta his guts, with a colostomy bag hanging out the side! Omega won’t even make it to All In! But IF Omega does make it there, and wrestles the greatest wrestler in the history of Japan, then Omega needs to know that he will truly be alone.
Omega destroyed his friendship with the Young Bucks, with Callis, and is alone in this world with not even one friend left! But then out steps Mark Briscoe! The fans cheer as The Chicken tells Callis, “My Lord, would you PLEASE shut the hell up!? You sound stupid, you weird lookin’ bastard! You say Kenny has no friends? Well sheesh, I’ll be damned, I’m his friend! But y’know what? I’m not his only friend.” Because KOTA IBUSHI IS HERE! The fans go nuts seeing the Golden Star return to AEW! Archer rushes them, but Briscoe attacks first! That lets Ibushi strut right up to the Walking Weapon in the ring!
The fans fire up as Ibushi dodges Alexander, then fires off a strike fest! Alexander ducks a kick, Ibushi ducks the rolling elbow, and Ibushi ROUNDHOUSES Alexander down! The fans fire up while Callis freaks out, but now Ibushi and Okada are alone in the ring. The fans go nuts already as Golden Star and Rainmaker stare down. Okada fires a forearm, but Ibushi fires back! Okada UPPERCUTS, but Ibushi fires off a strike fest! SOBAT and ROUNDHOUSE! Okada falls and he scurries out of the ring! Callis is there, and he gets his new moneymaker outta there! Will Ibushi make sure Omega gets a fair shake in Texas?
Collision returns to a brawl!
Apparently, the Workhorsemen got into it with Big Bill & Bryan Keith in the back, and now it has spilled out to ringside! JD Drake & Anthony Henry have the advantage as they use chairs on the Redwood & Bad Apple! Henry sits Keith in a corner of the railing, then runs around the way! But Bill BOOTS him down! The fans are fired up, but then Drake CLUBS Bill! But Keith SMACKS Drake with a chair! Keith shouts for Bill to get ’em! Bill stands Drake up, SMACKS him off steel steps, then Keith SMACKS Drake off steps! And repeat! Keith stomps Henry, SMACKS Drake off steps, and then Bill SMACKS Drake off steps!
Henry shields Drake but that just gets him a CLUBBING forearm! Keith sets chairs up together, Bill SMACKS Henry off steps, and Keith has Bill haul Henry up. Bill gives Henry a SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMÂ onto the chairs!! Henry falls in a heap with all that steel, and Bill wants a mic! Wait, now Christian Cage wants to be out here? The fans are fired up either way as Captain Charisma leads The Patriarchy out here. “Seattle… Sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business!” The fans boo instead. Christian says they know it and he knows it. The only good things to ever come outta Washington are Mother Shayna and Nick Wayne! So again, show some damn respect!
The fans boo more, and Christian tells Bill & Keith that Christian likes a good backstage brawl as much as the next guy. But when it spills out to ringside and takes away from his air time, then he has a problem. Especially when he was coming out here to make a huge announcement. But hey, maybe they should stand there and listen with the rest of these “sweat hogs,” because this is a pretty damn good announcement. Now, it is no secret that these past couple months, his son, Nick Wayne, has been wrestling at a godlike pace! The fans cheer for Nick, but Christian tells them to shut their mouths while he’s talking!
But believe him when he tells you, that has everything to do with Christian’s guidance. Yet, there are still those who have the audacity to mistake friction for building toughness. But the proof speaks for itself! Nick stands here as the youngest champion this company has ever seen! So why stop there? Why not keep going? Why not make more history? Time for Christian’s son to walk beside him instead of behind him! Time he and Nick embark on a journey that takes them to the top! That sees them become the first-ever father-and-son AEW World Tag Team Champions! The fans are torn on that, but Nick smiles as Christian pats him on the shoulder.
Bill says, “Sorry, did you say that that is your son? Maybe your adopted son. Because if all the things that I’ve heard about Mama Wayne are true… That kid’s real father could be literally anybody. It could be that guy right there! Or what about that guy right there? Oh, oh, wait a second, dead ringer! Dead ringer! Oh my God, that could be your father right there! There he is!” The fans cheer but Bill says if they don’t like what he is saying, then how about Christian come down to the ring to do this right here. Christian says first of all, there is nothing of the sort happening here in Seattle. The fans boo and he asks if they wanna see it.
Well, here’s a question, Big Bill. Is that you talking or is that the bottle talking? Did he fall off the wagon this weekend? Go on a bit of a bender? Maybe he fried too many braincells because he clearly doesn’t know who he’s talking to. Bill doesn’t call the shots, Christian does! He is the Patriarch and this is his Patriarchy! He IS the Face of TNT now and forever! The fans boo but The Patriarchy steps away. Will Bill & Keith take them down all the same?
AEW shares footage from after Summer Blockbuster.
Anthony Bowens was in a bad mood but Billy Gunn wanted to talk things out. Lexy Nair caught up with them first and Billy has “Brittney Spears” hold on. In Lexy’s defense, that outfit really is classic Brittney. But anyway, Daddy Ass tells Bowens it will be a struggle. Bowens says Billy is supposed to be helping him get better. Does he want Bowens to end up like Max Caster? Billy says he got hit in the face by Lance Archer! Well, that’s not on Bowens. They need to get their act together, because Bowens is the Pride of Pro-Wrestling, he needs to climb the ladder in AEW, and he needs to win. Billy says he knows that. What can Daddy Ass do to help Bowens finally hit some homeruns?
Ricochet is here!
The One & Only still wants to assemble a dream team that can help him achieve his dreams, but he rejected Blake Christian & Lee Johnson, the only guys who actually came to see him about it. Is he thinking of recruiting someone from this next match?
JetSpeed VS The Gates of Agony!
Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey have been plotting their own course to titles, namely the AEW World Tag Team Championships. They need to prove themselves to the Hurt Syndicate, can they do that here in Seattle? Or will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona slam the gates shut on those flight plans?
The bell rings and Speedball starts against Kaun. The fans rally, Kaun rushes up but Bailey dodges. Bailey headlocks, Kaun powers up and out and he RUNS Bailey over! Bailey kips up, then dodges Kaun and hurdles over. Bailey drops down, DROPKICKS Kaun, but Liona tags in and CLOBBERS Bailey! Ricochet vents about losing out on the 4 million Pesos, he blames Lio Rush, and he crosses off CRU as candidates for his crew. Liona TOSSES Bailey to a corner, fires fast hands, but the ref counts. Liona steps on Bailey, steps off, and then drags Bailey up. Tag to Kaun and the Gates double whip. They DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Bailey lands through!
Bailey dodges lariats and hot tags Knight! The fans fire up as Knight springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Kaun! Liona runs up, Knight dodges, but Liona blocks the arm-drag! Liona YANKS Knight up but Knight DROPKICKS Liona out! The fans fire up with Knight, and he scoops Kaun to SLAM! But Liona grabs Knight by his hair! Knight PELES Liona, then says “TOO FLY!” UFO SPLASHÂ but onto knees! Kaun turns things around, Ricochet says that’s smart. Kaun whips Knight into railing, into the apron, and back into railing! Kaun then brings KNight all the way around to send into the LED barriers!
The fans boo but Ricochet applauds. Bailey aims at Kaun and PLANCHAS, but Liona BLASTS Bailey outta the air! Ricochet likes that even more! He applauds, Liona pats Ricochet on the shoulder, and the Gates go back to the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The Gates soak up heat, then Kaun puts Knight in the ring. Liona is there to CLOBBER Knight and cover, TWO! Liona drags Knight into a shoulder claw! Knight endures as Liona leans on him, then he fights up. Knight JAWBREAKERS free, then runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him back down! Liona drags Knight up, puts him in the corner and tags Kaun. The Gates double whip, then double hip toss into the DOUBLE SLAM! Kaun covers, TWO! Knight stays in this but Kaun stomps Knight around. Kaun then drags Knight up to put in a corner for more stomps. Kaun fires fast hands, then more stomps, but stops as the ref counts.
Kaun argues with the ref and that lets Liona get a cheap shot in! Kaun drags Knight up while Bailey protests, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Kaun has Knight up top. Knight fires hands in return but so does Kaun. Knight ROCKS Kaun, goes up, and he FLYING LARIATS! Down goes Kaun but both men are down, and the fans fire up! Kaun and Knight crawl, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up top and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Kaun tumbles, the fans cheer, and Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Kaun sputters, Bailey runs, SHOOTING STARÂ misses as Kaun moves! Kaun stands Bailey up but Bailey wrenches to fire LIGHTNING KICKS! Kaun goes to a corner, Bailey runs up, but Kaun ELBOWS him! Kaun goes up, but Bailey GAMANGIRIS!
Bailey goes up, Liona is after him, but Bailey elbows him away! Kaun SHOVES Bailey but Bailey backflips through! Liona runs in, Bailey dodges, Liona goes up and out with his splash! JetSpeed hit an UPPER ROOM BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet says it takes more than that! Kaun sits up, Bailey aims, but Liona CLOBBERS him! Liona trips Knight on the top rope, then fireman’s carries! Bailey is up but Liona cdatches the crossbody! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! The fans fire up and The Gates set up. Liona runs in and HIP ATTACKS Bailey! Kaun adds a METEORA! The Gates then lift Bailey up, OPEN THE-
NO, Knight saves Bailey! But Kaun ROCKS Knight and Liona HEADBUTTS him! Knight falls back, the Gates drag him up now, and they OPEN THE- DOUBLE SATELLITE DDTS!! Liona runs up, JetSpeed dodge and DOUBLE DROPKICK him out! Ricochet says that’s cheating! But JetSpeed build speed to DOUBLE TOPE CONJILO!! Ricochet has no idea what is happening here! Bailey puts Kaun in the ring, calls to Knight, but Liona YANKS Knight down from the apron! Only for Knight to send him into the steel steps! Kaun SPLASHES Bailey, suplexes, and RUNNING BRAINBUSTER! Fireman’s carry, FALL FROM MOUNT OKU!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous and Ricochet is frustrated, but Kaun underhooks! Only for Bailey to backdrop! STANDING MOONSAULT KNEEDROP! And then the TIME ADVENTURE!! Tag to Knight while Bailey hits the GOLDEN TRIANGLE on Liona! Ricochet says this is all cheating! Knight hits the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, JETSPEED WINS!
Winners: JetSpeed, by pinfall
Ricochet is beside himself, but Knight & Bailey have brought down former ROH World Tag Team & ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions! Is this more than enough to earn their shot at Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin? Will Ricochet have to look elsewhere for henchmen?
8 Woman Tag: Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay VS Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
We heard from both sides of this all-star main event, but now it is time to back up those words. Will La Mera Mera, the Queen, the Blackbelt and the Star of the Show prove theirs is the winning combination? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper, the FOREVER ROH Women’s World Champion (all Athena’s nicknames) lead her team to victory?
The teams stare down, and then Athena throws the first punch! She brawls with Rosa, Thekla attacks Anna and Megan has Tay, leaving Aminata to stare down with Ford. The bell rings, Aminata and Ford start pushing, and then they start throwing forearms! Ford gets the edge, whips, but Aminata reverses. Ford wheelbarrows, victory rolls, but Aminata rolls through. Ford still runs up to DROPKICK Aminata against ropes! Ford fireman’s carries, but Aminata slips free to snapmare and wrap on the headscissors! CHOCOLATE KISSES~! But Megan stops that with a waistlock and SLAM! But TayJay DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Thekla CLOBBERS Tay and throws her out! The brawl starts up again, and Athena meets Rosa on the apron! They fire forearms, Rosa fires the back suplex, but then Athena fights off one in return. Aminata ROCKS Athena, Ford BLASTS Rosa, and they stare down again. Ford and Aminata each dare the other to go up, so they go up! The others brawl in a cluster, Ford and Aminata are up on the very top! They both SUPER DUPER MOONSAULT! The fans fire up as everyone goes down, and Collision goes picture in picture!
Ford drags Aminata up to POST her! Megan makes her way into the ring, she has Aminata for a BEARHUG, then RAMS her into a corner! And RAMS and RAMS and RAMS again! The ref reprimands, Megan CHOPS Aminata, then Ford handsprings in for a BACK ELBOW! Ford goes side to side to tag Athena, and then Athena runs in and handspring FOREARMS! Athena whips Aminata to Megan for the BACKDROP! Athena then drags Aminata up to CLUB her down! Athena rains down fists, the ref backs her off, and Athena tells Posey to back off! Same ol’ Athena… Athena drags Aminata up but Aminata ROCKS her!
Aminata hurries, hot tag to Anna! Anna runs up but Athena wrenches her. Anna wrenches back to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Athena to a corner, runs and LEG LARIATS! Anna reels Athena in, but Thekla attacks! But then Rosa goes after Thekla! But then Ford joins in, and then so does Tay! Megan and Aminata also get in there, and now it is a 4v4 battle for control! They go back and forth, fighting off suplex again and again. Both sides get frustrated and break off, then Tay & Rosa DOUBLE SUPERKICK Thekla & Ford! Aminata and Anna end up in fireman’s carries, and then Megan and Athena add Rosa and Tay! DOUBLE SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBOS!!
Collision returns to single picture while the fans fire up! Athena kips up, Megan roars, and the goddesses stare down. Anna fires hands on Athena but Athena CLUBS her! Then she tags Thekla, but Anna hot tags Aminata! Thekla fires off on Aminata, snapmares, but Aminata avoids the kick! Another smapare, and now a BASEMENT SUPERKICK! Aminata goes to a corner, Thekla runs up, but Aminata dodges. Thekla goes up, BOOTS Aminata, then reels her in for the HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Thekla lets Aminata go. Thekla smiles while she hangs upside-down, then she kneels for a cover, ONE!!
Thekla drags Aminata up, the fans rally, and Thekla winds up. Aminata wrenches to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And snap suplex! Thekla roars and she ROCKS Aminata! Aminata HEADBUTTS Thekla! Aminata falls on the cover, TWO!! Thekla survives and the fans rally up. Hot tags to Tay and Ford! They fire furious forearms, then Tay ROCKS Ford! Tay slips around, ripcords, ROCKS Ford again, and DDTS! The fans fire up and Tay covers, but Megan breaks it! Anna CLUBS Megan, TayJay mugs her, then they double whip. Megan crisscrosses TayJay, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX them!
The fans are fired up but Tay is back up to BOOT Megan out! Tay and Ford are down, they crawl, hot tags to Rosa and Athena! The fans fire up as these two step up to fire forearms and CHOPS on repeat! Then it is just CHOP for CHOP! Athena fires another forearm, Rosa fires back! Athena laughs that off and fires more shots! Rosa fires those with interest! Rosa whips, Athena reverses to KICK, KICK, and ENZIGIRI! Rosa wobbles, the fans fire up, and Athena whips. Rosa DROPKICKS in return! The fans fire up again and Rosa runs corner to corner! UPPERCUT to the back! Then a NECKBREAKER!
Rosa fires up, runs at the ropes, DROPKICK! Rosa drags Athena to the cover, Ford breaks it! Rosa runs up on Ford, Ford goes Matrix and hits the STUNNER! But then Tay kicks Ford and pump handles for a GOTCH PILEDRIVER! Megan runs in, and she LARIATS Tay! Anna runs in, Megan fireman’s carries, but Anna slips free! D D T! Thekla is up, she goes Spider Walk and that takes Anna aback. Thekla then springs up to SPEAR! But Aminata has Thekla for the TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Athena is in and she blocks a kick to slip under and gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Athena seethes, but Rosa fireman’s carries! Spin and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! But BILLIE STARKZ distracts!
The fans boo but RED VELVET slides Athena the title belt! She CLOBBERS Rosa with it!! High stack, cover, Team Athena wins!
Winners: Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
The Chef says, “You’re welcome.” The ROH Women’s World Television Champion is going to team with the ROH Women’s World Champion for ROH Global Wars: Mexico, was this just an appetizer for how that’s going to go? Will this win help Thekla, Megan & Ford also find their way to some golden opportunities?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, especially as a follow-up to Grand Slam: Mexico while also helping build Global Wars: Mexico. The All-Star 8 Woman was a great main event, but it sure got the short end of the stick when it came to time. I’m not sure if something went long, but it also feels like AEW relies too much on TNT giving them overrun. Red Velvet helping Athena win was a nice touch, given their tag match against Rosa and Persephone. That match happened in reality already but they gotta keep the kayfabe alive. Though, that’s going to be a busy Thursday with Collision being pushed off Saturday, again.
Great promos to hype up the All-Star 8 Man, and that was a great match, too. The Heels winning makes sense there, too, as Kyle needs momentum before he challenges Cole again, and it adds more heat onto FTR. The Outrunners going after FTR was a nice touch, because A) they’re amigos with Bandido and B) they were friends with FTR like Garcia, so now it is The Outrunners’ turn to settle things with Dax & Cash. Bill & Keith have a good brawl with the Workhorsemen, but I’m a little surprised that’s all we got from them before bringing out The Patriarchy. I almost thought Christian Cage was going to name Kip as his tag partner, but I feel like he wants it to be Nick so he can keep Nick close, and possibly leave him hanging at some point.
Great opening match from Moxley with Fox, but of course Moxley wins and then sends a message to Hangman. And it is definitely a case of “Mox Fears Hangman” for him to talk all tough when he knows Hangman isn’t in Seattle yet. Great match from Swerve VS Shane, especially with all the shenanigans going on ringside. Great win for Swerve, and I guess technically Nana, too. Very good promo from Bowens and Billy to show there is some tension between them now. It is mostly Bowens’ frustrations making him lash out, but I wonder if Bowens starts to distance himself from Billy to truly be a solo act now.
Great to see Ibushi back in AEW, and great tease of Ibushi VS Okada. I suspect Briscoe and Ibushi will team up against Alexander & Archer, and that can help lead to Omega’s return from the “devastating” attack to have some final math on the Omega VS Okada dream rematch. And if Ibushi sticks around, that brings in some intrigue on whether or not we get Golden Lovers back together. I could see either story happening, where Golden Lovers go for a Two Man Power Trip kind of run, getting gold together. But I could also see them being friendly rivals, competing over the same title(s), especially with the “Unified Championship” bringing Continental and International Championship “divisions” together.
Good promo from Mone and a great promo from Toni to hype up their match, but we’ve still got time before there’s any real go-home math. But I said it before so I’ll say it again: It’s called “All In,” so whatever belts Mone has by All In, Mone should go ALL IN with her belts against Toni. Now obviously Mone has no reason to, and Heels never want to “put up or shut up,” but if Toni goads her into putting her money where her mouth is, maybe Mone does it out of anger. And honestly, if Toni wins at All In, wouldn’t she then be owed a match for any number of Mone’s titles anyway? AEW makes good use of the rule that pinning a champ earns a title match, so just cut to the chase.
Very fun Mixed Six with Hologram joining Briscoe & Willow as perhaps the newest member of Conglomeration. But at some point, Hologram needs to win a title or his streak means nothing. Good promo from Kris after that match and how she shoved Yuta. Kris being afraid of Moxley at first was a nice touch, since we’ve seen Mox makes no qualms about hitting a woman wrestler (namely Willow) with a cutter. But then Moxley actually adds to Yuta’s recruitment attempts by being nice to Kris. It makes me wonder if Kris becomes a Death Rider, and maybe the Women’s Division becomes the group’s next phase. Honestly, if not for Mone collecting belts and what not, Marina should’ve gotten a title shot herself by now.
And a great tag match of JetSpeed VS Gates of Agony. I guess with nothing else for them, the Gates defaulted back to being Heels. Ricochet was good on commentary, and as I figured, his story of finding faction members is failing because his standards are too high and he as a personality is too sensitive to put grudges aside. CRU was the right choice to me but then he said no thanks cuz of that Pesos match. As for JetSpeed, they will certainly get that tag title match with Hurt Syndicate, but I feel like MJF will be why the Hurt Syndicate retains.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Ace VS Everybody’s Kokeshi, for the final time!
Hiroshi Tanahashi’s farewell tour continues on, and his New Japan Soul will shine bright against fellow icon, Tomoaki Honma!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Zane Jay; Time Limit Draw.
- 8 Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH, Master Wato & Daiki Nagai VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- 8 Man Tag: YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Ryusuke Taguchi VS The United Empire; Taichi, Yuya & Taguchi win.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tomoaki Honma; Tanahashi wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino VS TMDK; Goto, Oleg & Shota win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tomoaki Honma!
The year is half over, meaning we’re that much closer to The Ace reaching the end of his Final Road. One way or another, he checks off another name on the list, but will the Ace be high? Or will Everyone’s Kokeshi be like a roadblock up ahead?
Both men take off their coats and the fans cheer the muscularity. The bell rings and the fans rally up, with a lot of “HONMA! HONMA!” coming out! Tanahashi nods in respect, and the two circle. They tie up, Tanahashi waistlocks, but Honma switches. Tanahashi switches back, but Honma wrenches free. Tanahashi wrenches in return, but then so does Honma. Honma has the wristlock, but Tanahashi drops down for a leg pick, then he floats to the headlock. Honma fights up but Tanahashi hits the takeover. Honma headscissors, Tanahashi kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset and circle again.
The fans rally, and while Tanahashi tries, the Honma fans are still louder. The two tie up collar ‘n’ elbow and are in a deadlock. Honma digs in his heels and he starts pushing Tanahashi back. Honma puts Tanahashi on the ropes, the ref counts, and Honma lets go. But then Tanahashi turns things around! The ref counts and Tanahashi slowly lets off of Honma. The fans applaud, but then Tanahashi takes a swing! Honma dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! The fans rally, Honma whips Tanahashi to a corner, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up and CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and the fans cheer the air guitar.
Tanahashi storms up on Honma, brings him up and fires forearms. Tanahashi whips, Honma reverses, and Honma ELBOWS Tanahashi down! Fans fire up as Honma runs, but Tanahashi avoids the Kokeshi! The fans are torn but Tanahashi brings Honma up to whip. Honma grabs ropes to stop himself, then he runs to RUN Tanahashi over! Honma runs again, but Tanahashi again avoids the Kokeshi! The fans boo but Tanahashi doesn’t let that get him down. Tanahashi stomps Honma’s legs, Honma crawls away, but Tanahashi brings him up. Tanahashi bumps Honma off buckles, then bumps him off buckles again!
The fans rally as Tanahashi dribbles Honma off the buckles! Honma stops to throw hands on Tanahashi! And now Honma puts Tanahashi in the corner. But Tanahashi turns things around! Tanahashi puts Honma’s leg in the ropes but the ref reprimands. Tanahashi assures the ref he won’t do anything, but then he DROPKICKS the leg after all! The fans are torn, and Honma falls to the mat. The fans rally up for Honma, Tanahashi drags him by his leg, and then drops an ELBOW on the knee! Tanahashi has the toehold but Honma grabs at Tanahashi’s hair. Tanahashi elbows Honma then pulls on the leg.
Tanahashi shifts and has the DEATHLOCK! Tanahashi pushes on the legs but Honma endures. Honma CHOPS but Tanahashi eggs him on. Honma CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Tanahashi HEADBUTTS Honma! But that was double-edged and Tanahashi feels dizzy! Tanahashi lets the leglock go, and he drags Honma back to center. Tanahashi pulls on the bad leg but Honma kicks him with the good leg! Tanahashi eggs Honma on, so Honma BOOTS him! Tanahashi stomps Honma again and again, the fans rally up, and Honma eggs Tanahashi on now! The fans rally behind Honma while Tanahashi keeps kicking!
Honma blocks a kick, fires a forearm, but Tanahashi fires back! Tanahashi eggs Honma on and the forearms keep going! Tanahashi fires his strike combo! Honma wobbles, but he still blocks a kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! The fans cheer as Honma gives Tanahashi a taste of his own medicine! The fans rally as Honma crawls away to the ropes. Tanahashi stirs and rises up, and Honma runs up to RUN Tanahashi over! And he ELBOWS Tanahashi down! Then he scoops and SLAMS Tanahashi! The fans fire up while Honma brings Tanahashi around. Honma CHOPS, and CHOPS, and he CHOPS Tanahashi into the corner!
Honma whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS Tanahashi again! Honma then runs to BULLDOG Tanahashi down! The fans fire up as Honma goes for it again! KOKESHI FLOPS as Tanahashi avoids it once more! That was a close call, though. Tanahashi runs and he FLYING FOREARMS Honma down! The fans rally while Honma goes to a corner. Tanahashi kicks Honma, fires forearms, and fires up. The fans rally as Tanahashi goes corner to corner, but he blocks a boot! Tanahashi holds on as Honma tries to kick free. DRAGON SCREW! Honma is down and the fans rally up. Tanahashi brings Honma back up to scoop and SLAM!
Tanahashi has Honma in the drop zone, adds an ELBOW, then he climbs! SUNSET SENTON! A solid one at that! The fans fire up and Tanahashi goes back up! But Honma hits Tanahashi first! Honma climbs, CLUBS Tanahashi, and the fans rally as he brings Tanahashi to the top. Tanahashi fires body shots and a forearm, but Honma holds onto the ropes to stay up! Tanahashi fires more shots, and Honma falls! But he rises again to trip Tanahashi! Honma CLUBS Tanahashi, climbs back up, and the fans rally again! Tanahashi fires hands, and another HEADBUTT! Honma staggers back, but then RISING KOKESHIS!
Honma climbs, he brings Tanahashi up again, and hits the SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up for that heavy landing! Honma rises as the fans cheer him on, and he hits a KOKESHI ROCKET! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and the fans fire up again. Honma brings Tanahashi back up, throws some heavy back elbows, but Tanahashi eggs him on. Honma has Tanahashi down, then gets both wrists! KAMI-GOYE KOKESHI!! Cover, TWO!! But Honma doesn’t fret, he just goes up top! The fans fire up for the FALLING KOKESHI, but Tanahashi moves! Another crash landing for Honma and the fans can’t believe it!
The fans rally as hard as they can for Honma and he rises up. Honma goes to a corner, he and Tanahashi run at each other, and Honma LARIATS first! Then KOKESHI!! It finally hits!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Honma powers up again! The fans rally as Honma brings Tanahashi back up. Honma suplexes but Tanahashi blocks! Tanahashi fires elbows, fights free, but Honma roars! Tanahashi DRAGON PALMS! Honma HEADBUTTS! Honma runs, but Tanahashi dodges, only for Honma to SWAT the Slingblade! Honma runs, but into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi runs as Honma rises, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous but now Tanahashi goes up top! HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Tanahashi wins!
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall
In their final showdown, The Ace and The Kokeshi fought like there was no tomorrow! But in the end, Tanahashi comes out on top! He shows his friend respect, and the fans applaud. The Final Road still has many stops left, but who will be next?
Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino VS TMDK!
After Dominion, The Fierce Warrior is still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and BARS is now NEVER Openweight Champion! The Roughneck still wants to prove himself worthy, will he and Team Hontai be rolling towards the G1 Climax? Or can Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson remind us that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The trios sort out and Oiwa starts against Oleg. The fans rally as they circle, tie up, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa spins to hammerlock, but Oleg switches that onto Oiwa. Oiwa switches, Oleg switches back then headlocks. Oiwa wrenches the hold open, the two fight for control, and Oleg powers Oiwa down with the top wristlock. But then Oiwa headscissors! Oleg kips free, headlocks, and he grinds the hold. Oiwa fights up, Oleg wrenches and fireman’s carries for a takeover! And another takeover! And another! Oiwa headscissors but Oleg kips free and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset again and tie back up.
Oiwa headlocks but Oleg powers up, only for Oiwa to hold on tight. Oleg fires body shots, powers up again, but Oiwa still holds tight! Oiwa grinds the hold but Oleg fires body shots. Oleg lifts, but Oiwa hits a flying takeover! The fans rally, Oleg fights up again, and he fires body shots. Oleg powers up and out, Oiwa whips, then Oiwa drops down to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Oiwa hits a headlock takeover! Oiwa hooks a leg for a cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps the headlock but Oleg fights up. Oleg powers up, powers out this time, then Oleg hurdles to HIP TOSS! The fans fire up and Oleg runs, runs, and SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO!
The fans applaud as Oiwa stays in this. Oleg stomps Oiwa, brings him up, and wrenches an arm. Oleg CLUBS Oiwa, then tags in Shota. Shota takes the handoff to wrench and wrench and wrench again. Goto then tags in and he takes the handoff. Goto wrenches to YANK the arm, CLUB the arm, and then wrench again. Tag back to Oleg and Oleg takes the handoff to wrench and wristlock. Oleg tags Shota back in and Shota CLUBS the arm. Shota stares down ZSJ, he and Oleg stomp Oiwa, then they double whip. They DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE, and ZSJ runs in! Shota sends him into Oleg’s CHOP, and Goto RUNS ZSJ over!
Goto BLASTS Hartley, then brings Oiwa up. Goto has the others join in on BEATING THE DRUM! The fans cheer as Hontai learns to play the Chaos classics. Shota then brings Oiwa up for an UPPERCUT! Shota UPPERCUTS again, and UPPERCUTS again, then whips Oiwa to ropes. Shota ELBOWS Oiwa down, runs and basement DROPKICKS! Oiwa hurries to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Oiwa keeps cool. The fans rally up and Shota brings Oiwa around. Shota reels Oiwa in, Oiwa resists the lift, so Shota fires KNEE after KNEE! Oiwa sputters, and then Shota CHOPS him to a corner.
Shota whips corner to corner but Oiwa comes back. Shota dodges the lariat, but Oiwa blocks Shota’s to underhook and BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Both men are down, so TMDK BLASTS Goto & Oleg! ZSJ goes out to UPPERCUT Goto down, and Hartley tags in. Hartley CHOPS Shota down, then suplexes him! Cover, TWO! Tag to ZSJ and the fans cheer as The Front Man UPPERCUTS Shota! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota again, and again, and again! The fans rally as the UPPERCUTS just keep going, until Shota falls over! Tag back to Hartley and he drags Shota. ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Hartley stomps Shota.
Hartley drags Shota over, tags ZSJ, and ZSJ RAMS Shota! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota, shoves, RAMS low, then UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ cravats for the neck wrench but Shota endures. The fans rally, Shota fights up, and Shota powers up and out with a throw. Shota then sunset flips, TWO! ZSJ prawn holds, TWO! Shota sunsets again, TWO! ZSJ high stacks, TWO! Shota sunsets again, TWO! Shota avoids the Penalty Kick to arm-drag, but ZSJ headscissors and NECK TWISTS! ZSJ drags Shota over, tags Oiwa, and Oiwa uses a STRAIGHT ARMBAR! Shota endures, so Oiwa drags him out and drops a LEG on the arm!
Shota endures the modified arm scissors, and he kicks around to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa stomps Shota’s arm. Oiwa kicks Shota, eggs him on, then stands him up. Shota ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa shakes that off, comes back and kicks low! But Shota fires more forearms! Oiwa kicks low, runs up, but Shota dodges to wrench and TORNADO- NO, Oiwa powers out, slips around, but Shota fights the high crotch suplex! Shota CLUBS Oiwa, Oiwa runs up, but Shota ELBOWS and- NO, Oiwa ducks the Pele! Oiwa whips, Shota reverses, TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
The fans rally while Shota and Oiwa crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior runs over The Mullet, then he BLASTS TMDK! Oiwa kicks low, runs, but Goto follows and LARIATS! Hartley runs in but Goto kicks low! Hartley blocks Goto’s suplex to suplex Goto, but Goto fights that! Goto then suplexes Hartley onto Oiwa! The fans fire up while Oiwa sputters. Goto stands Oiwa up, whips him to a corner, then runs in for MURAMASA! Then the SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Oiwa survives but Goto is right on him. Oiwa fights the fireman’s carry and CLUBS away! Then ROLLING ELBOW! Oiwa runs, Goto follows, but Oiwa ducks!
Oiwa wrenches Goto and hits a DDT! The fans fire up and Oiwa hot tags ZSJ! ZSJ runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and ZSJ brings Goto up. Goto fights the scoop, fires body shots, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Goto fires a forearm, ZSJ UPPERCUTS again, and repeat! ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again and again, but Goto fires more forearms! ZSJ wrenches an arm to PELE! ZSJ whips, Goto reverses and fireman’s carries! ZSJ slips free, Goto ELBOWS him, then Goto blocks a kick! But ZSJ uses that for an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Goto endures but TMDK YANK Oleg and Shota off the apron!
Oleg is sent into railing, Oiwa keeps Shota down with an armlock, and ZSJ breaks Goto’s grip to have the ARMBAR!! And then the LEGLOCK on top!! Goto flails, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer, ZSJ lets go, but now Hontai is sent into railing again! ZSJ grabs Goto’s hand and bends the fingers! And he STOMPS the arm! Goto writhes but ZSJ stomps him more. ZSJ runs up and BOOTS Goto, but Goto stays up! ZSJ tries again but Goto blocks the boot to DECK ZSJ! The fans fire up and Goto roars, but he runs into a BOOT! ZSJ scoops, Goto slips free, but ZSJ PELES! And PENALTY KICKS! But Goto is up to LARIAT!
Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and ZSJ crawl, reach out, hot tags to Oleg and Hartley! The fans fire up as the big men DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT again! Then they start throwing CHOPS! Oleg DOUBLE CHOPS, runs, but Hartley CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, Hartley BLASTS Shota off the apron, and he aims from the corner. Hartley runs in, Oleg dodges, and then Oleg comes back! Oleg SPLASHES, then gut wrenches! But Hartley’s too big! Hartley breaks free, fires boxing elbows, and an UPPERCUT! Hartley reels Oleg in, suplexes, but Oleg fights it! They fight for control, and Hartley suplexes Oleg!
The fans fire up and Hartley rises. Hartley runs but Oleg avoids the senton! Oleg drags Hartley up, scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up as Oleg goes up, up, and VADER BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Hartley stays in this and the fans rally up. Oleg brings Hartley around to gut wrench! Shake, Rattle & THROW! Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg brings Hartley up again, fireman’s carries, but Oiwa kicks low! Shota kicks Oiwa, UPPERCUTS him, then whips. Oiwa reverses and UPPERCUTS Shota! Oiwa then gets around Oleg to HIGH CROTCH PLEX! ZSJ adds a NECK TWIST! Hartley adds the SENTON! Cover, Goto breaks it! The fans fire up while ZSJ goes after Goto!
ZSJ fires forearm after forearm, but Goto fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Oiwa runs up, Goto sends him into Shota’s LARIAT! Shota stands Hartley up, he and Goto double whip, but Hartley breaks the lariats! Shota sends Hartley into Goto’s FOREARM! Shota ENZIGIRIS! Goto hits URA GTR, and Shota adds a LARIAT!! The fans fire up and Oleg has Hartley up! Fireman’s carry for the KAMIKAZE!! Cover, Hontai wins!
Winners: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino, by pinfall
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but they can still fall! Oleg brings down big bad Hartley, can TMDK rise back up before the G1 begins?
As for Hontai, Oleg scored the fall so he gets to speak! Oleg says good evening to Yamagata and the fans cheer. Oleg knows he only just became NEVER Champion, but he promises to work even harder and become an even greater wrestler, so please continue to support him. The fans applaud, and then Oleg asks who wants to speak next. Goto lets Shota go next, and the fans cheer Shota on. Shota thanks the fans for the great energy all the way through the show tonight, then he takes a bow. The fans applaud, and Shota adds that Yamagata is both hot and amazing. This New Japan Soul series is important, but so is the upcoming G1 Climax.
Goto is going to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against ZSJ in Nagoya before the tournament begins, and regardless of who wins that, Shota vows to win the G1 and challenge the champion. Shota tells Goto that he hopes to face him again with the title on the line. The fans applaud and Goto nods. Shota says naturally, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion will now close us out. The fans applaud again and Goto is handed the mic. The fans cheer Goto on, and he also thanks everyone for coming out tonight. Goto knows it took a long time, but he is proud to finally return to Yamagata as world champion.
The fans cheer, and Goto adds that he wants to make it through his next defense to then take this title into the G1. The Goto Revolution is far from over! Be sure to follow him until the end! The fans cheer that, and Goto says that lastly, he of course wishes to talk about Goto’s G. The fans applaud, and Goto realizes, there’s a G in Yamagata, too. So then, the G in Yamagata and IWGP stand for Goto! The fans cheer and the Fierce Warrior is ready! Will he thwart ZSJ’s efforts in one more rematch? Will he make the G in G1 also stand for Goto?
My Thoughts:
A very good night for NJPW as part of their New Japan Soul series. While I skimmed the other matches, I do like how Sho is wearing a mask like he’s a luchador now and it isn’t obvious it’s just him. The House of Torture wins their matches to keep momentum going, and the other matches were about building towards the G1 Climax qualifiers. Tanahashi VS Honma was good, and I like that the fans cheered Honma. Truth be told, we know Tanahashi is going to win most of these Final Road matches, so that is probably why the fans hope for the opponents to do well. And with the G1 coming up, maybe Tanahashi gets one last good run to try for the finals.
Very good Six Man Tag main event, but it works for Hontai to win. Goto is the top champion, Oleg just became a champion, and NJPW wants Shota to build up given he’s one of the Reiwa Musketeers. Goto VS ZSJ will be a very good match but I feel like Goto’s going to win to bring the title along and add drama to his G1. ZSJ can still have his own great showing in the G1 and maybe makes a case for himself to be the winner again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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