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Mitchell’s ROH Supercard of Honor Results & Report! (4/5/24)

History, destiny, legacy!

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There can only be one “first!”

Billie Starkz and Queen Aminata fight to be the inaugural ROH Women’s World TV Championship while Athena and Shida fight for THE Women’s World title! Will the Shining Samurai dethrone the Fallen Goddess?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: The Premier Athletes VS Rhett Titus, Tony Deppen & Adam Priest; The Premier Athletes win.
  • Zero Hour – The Beast Mortos VS Blake Christian; The Beast wins.
  • Zero Hour – Spanish Announce Project VS Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis; Griff & Karter win.
  • Zero Hour – Mariah May VS Momo Kohgo; Mariah wins.
  • ROH World Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Lee Johnson; Kyle wins and retains the title.
  • Six Woman Tag: Mina Shirakawa, Maika & Mei Seira VS Saya Kamitani, Tam Nakano & AZM; Mina, Maika & Mei win.
  • ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Kingdom VS The Infantry; The Kingdom wins and retain the titles.
  • ROH Women’s World Television Championship Tournament Finals: Queen Aminata VS Billie Starkz; Billie wins and is the inaugural ROH Women’s World Television Champion.
  • ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship Open Challenge: Bullet Club Gold VS Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Minoru Suzuki; Bullet Club Gold wins and and retain the titles.
  • Fight Without Honor: Dalton Castle VS Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie; Castle wins.
  • ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Hikaru Shida; Athena wins and retains the title.
  • ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston VS Mark Briscoe; Mark wins and becomes the new ROH World Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

Home, there’s no place like it.

“Something familiar… Something deeper… Like someone’s watching over you. Over 20 years ago, an era of honor began here. Tonight, ROH returns to the City of Brotherly Love. This is Philadelphia, this is Supercard of Honor. This is home.”

 

Nigel McGuinness is here!

The former ROH World Champion is back on commentary for this one, because that’s how big tonight is for ROH!

 

ROH World Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Lee Johnson!

The Protostar sees himself as THE star of this generation, and so far he’s made quite the case for himself since winning this title at Final Battle. But will the Aussie Arrow continue to prove himself? Or will it only take Big Shotty this one shot to hit the mark?

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

The bell rings and the fans fire up already. The fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!” as Kyle and Lee stare down. They step up, Lee offers the Code of Honor, but Kyle kicks it away! The fans boo and Kyle circles around Lee. Lee and Kyle tie up, Lee waistlocks, but Kyle fights the lift. Kyle switches to SLAM Lee, then taunts him. Lee gets up while the fans rally up. Kyle eggs Lee on, he and Lee tie back up. Kyle headlocks, but Lee powers out to headlock back. Kyle powers out and he runs Lee over! The fans are torn as Kyle flexes, but Lee shakes it off. Kyle brings Lee up but Lee waistlocks. Kyle bucks the O’Conner, things speed up and Lee DROPKICKS!

Kyle staggers to a corner and the fans fire up with Lee. Lee bumps Kyle off buckles, CHOPS him, and the fans “WOO~!” Kyle goes to another corner, Lee storms up to CHOP again! The fans fire up while Kyle drops to his knees. Lee storms up on Kyle, but Kyle blocks the whips. Lee ROCKS Kyle, whips him, but Kyle reverses to pop-up and SWINGING SIDE SLAM! The fans fire up as Kyle shows off that strength! Kyle drags Lee up, brings him around, and bumps him off buckles. Kyle winds up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” as Kyle watches that homer fly. The fans want that “One More Time!” Kyle says alright, and he goes back to Lee.

Kyle stands Lee up, but Lee avoids the chop to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Lee runs, but Kyle CLOBBERS him with an elbow! Kyle fires up and the fans fire up with him! Kyle watches Lee go to ropes, then gets the legs to YANK Lee up! Lee lands on his feet, slips around and rolls Kyle up, TWO! Lee goes to a corner, goes up and over as Kyle runs in, and then runs in to CHOP! Lee whips, runs in, CHOP! Another whip, but Kyle reverses. Kyle runs in, but Lee throws him up and out! Kyle hits off apron on his way down! Lee builds speed as the fans rally, and Lee FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Kyle! Philly is all fired up with Big Shotty!

Lee gets Kyle up to go for railing. Kyle stops that, then kicks low. Kyle suplexes Lee onto the railing! Lee falls into the crowd, the ref checks, and somehow Lee is okay. Kyle gets a chair and positions it just right. Kyle runs up and uses the chair to LAUNCH over and CANNONBALL Lee! Kyle has the fans all fired up, but then flips off the haters. Kyle goes back for Lee, tosses him back to ringside, and Kyle puts Lee in the ring. Kyle underhooks, lifts, BUTTERFLY BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Lee survives but Kyle keeps calm. Kyle drags Lee up, the fans rally, and Lee throws body shots! Kyle ROCKS Lee with a forearm!

Kyle stands Lee up but Lee ducks to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! Lee whips, Kyle reverses but Lee ducks to NECKBREAKER! Lee kips up and the fans fire up as he runs, slides and PENALTY KICKS! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kyle stays in this but Lee stays cool. The fans rally, Lee waistlocks, but Kyle switches. Lee switches, Kyle switches, repeat! They go again and again then Kyle facelocks and suplexes! Kyle fires up while the fans again chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!” Lee crawls to a corner, Kyle takes aim, and Kyle runs in, but Lee gets around! Lee rolls Kyle, Kyle rolls through!

Kyle runs up but Lee dodges, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Kyle is still in this and Lee grows frustrated. The fans rally again and Kyle flounders to a corner. Lee runs in, blocks a boot, but not the SUPERKICK! Kyle goes up, but Lee GAMANGIRIS! Lee climbs after Kyle, but Kyle shoves him away! Lee backflips through, comes back, but Kyle scoops him! SUPER MICHINOKU DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Lee survives and shocks Philly! Kyle looms over Lee, crown up and then slash of the throat. He hauls Lee up but Lee fights the driver! Kyle CLUBS away on Lee, then tries again. But Lee turns bomb into SPIKE RANA! Cover, TWO!!

Lee SUPERKICKS! Kyle stays up, so Lee SUPERKICKS again! Kyle falls, and the fans fire up as Lee climbs! But Kyle springs to his feet to KICK the legs out! Lee flounders up, into the GAMANGIRI! Kyle suplexes to BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Lee still lives, but Kyle hauls him right up! Lee tries to rana but Kyle powers him back up, LAST RIDE!! Cover, TWO?!? Lee survives and no one can believe it! But the fans are loving it all the same! “This is Awesome!” as both men slowly stir. Kyle gets to his feet, scowls and seethes, and he goes back to Lee. Lee is dazed, Kyle KICKS him in the chest!

Lee sits back up, punches himself to wake back up, and then he eggs Kyle on. So Kyle KICKS him again! Lee roars through the pain! Kyle likes the fighting spirit, but then Lee blocks the kick! Lee ROCKS Kyle, Kyle ROLLING ELBOWS Lee! Lee staggers to ropes, Kyle storms up and KICKS, KICKS, KICKS! The ref counts, Kyle lets off at 4, and Lee flops to the apron. Lee is still in this somehow, so Kyle goes out after him. Kyle drags Lee up, scoops him, but Lee fights and flails to turn things around! APRON SHOTTY DROP!! Both men are down after landing hard on that edge! A ring count starts, and both men stir at 5 of 20.

The count reaches 10 of 20 while both men are still down. Kyle sits up first, in a daze, and we hit 15! It’s 17! 18! Both men leap in at 19.5! The fans fire up and the two crawl towards each other. They get face to face, then go forearm for forearm! Lee gets the edge and fires a flurry! Lee roars, but Kyle ROCKS him! Kyle winds up, but Lee ducks the superkick to give a SUPERKICK! Kyle dodges the next one, to HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Lee rises!? POISON-RANA!! Kyle staggers to his feet, Lee roars, but Kyle CALF KICKS at the ropes! Kyle wrenches, hammerlocks, half nelsons, but Lee fights the lift! So Kyle scoops old school and hits a TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO?!!?

Kyle can’t believe it! Lee is showing something special and Philly is behind him! Kyle scowls, drags Lee up, and puts him on the top rope. Kyle SLAPS Lee, climbs up, and then brings Lee up. But Lee fights with body shots! Lee CLUBS Kyle, adjusts his position, and SUPER DESTROYERS!!! Lee hurries right back up and the fans are thunderous! FROG SPLASH!! Lee isn’t done, he reloads up top! FROG SPLASH!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Kyle survives, Lee is shocked and Philly is electric! “This is Awesome!” as Lee rises and Kyle sits up in a daze. Lee beats his chest, he’s all fired up! Lee dragon sleepers, but Kyle spins that around!

Kyle scoops, Lee fights it but Kyle still LAWN DARTS him! Kyle stands Lee up again, pats him on the cheek, then goes corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! Then right up top, for the SUPER TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, Kyle wins!!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (still ROH World TV Champion)

Lee Johnson’s red hot win streak ends at 9-1! Kyle keeps hold of the gold, but he does show Lee respect by offering the handshake. Lee takes it, and fans cheer as these two right here are truly the future of wrestling! How much harder will everyone else have to fight just to keep up?

 

Six Woman Tag: Mina Shirakawa, Maika & Mei Seira VS Saya Kamitani, Tam Nakano & AZM!

Six of Stardom’s best are here to show the world what Joshi wrestling is all about! The Fighting H-Cup teams with The Crimson Cannon Empress and The Moon Star against The Golden Phoenix, The Shining Dream and The Highspeed Superstar, whose stars will shine brightest tonight?

The Code of Honor is upheld by all six, then trios sort out. AZM starts against Mei and the fans rally up with the bell. They approach, then Mei dodges. Mei says she’s smarter than that, but AZM mule kicks low! AZM whips, Mei reverses then hurdles, drops, but AZM comes back. Mei dodges, drop toeholds, then Oklahoma Rolls, ONE! Mei whips, then follows, but AZM dodges, ducks but Mei redirects! They both keep going, dropkicks cancel out and they both kip up! The fans cheer that fast exchange, and AZM offers another handshake. Mei thinks about it, but then she blocks AZM’s kick! Mei ROCKS AZM and the fans fire up.

Mei runs but Saya gets a cheap shot in! Then AZM DROPKICKS Mei down! AZM tags Tam then DECKS Mina. Tam snapmares Mei to the corner and the whole team digs their boots in! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Tam’s team lets off. Tam whips Mei to a corner, runs in and BACK ELBOWS! She snapmares and rolls with Mei to KICK, KICK and AX KICK! Cover, TWO! Tam drags Mei up but Mei throws a forearm! The fans rally, Tam eggs Mei on, and Mei fires off more and more forearms! Tam winds up to DECK Mei! Tam drags Mei up, the fans rally, and Tam scoops, only for Mei to fight free! Mei blocks a shot to SUPERKICK!

Mei runs, to BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up as Mei crawls to her corner, hot tag to Maika! THE World of Stardom Champion has the fans fired up as she runs to clothesline Tam in the corner! Maika keeps moving and she runs Tam over! The fans fire up, Saya runs up and kicks low! Tam gets up, she and Saya mug Maika! But Maika fights the double suplex to DOUBLE SUPLEX back! Maika drags Tam up, kicks low and whips. Tam reverses but Maika reverses back to scoop. Tam waistlocks, Maika elbows free, then runs. Tam goes Matrix to then sunset flip! Maika rolls through but Tam SHOTGUNS her down!

The fans fire up and Tam runs side to side to KNEE Maika in the ropes! Cover, TWO! Maika stays in this but AZM tags in! AZM climbs, Maika stands, and AZM MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! But into a FUJIWARA! AZM gets the other arm, RINGS OF SATURN! Saya and Tam intercept Mei and Mina, but Maika fights right up! She RAMS AZM into buckles! Maiak goes corner to corner, but AZM dodges! Saya & Tam join in, TRIPLE KICK in the corner! AZM keeps going, LA MYSTICA into FUJIWARA!! Then DISARM-HER!! Mina kicks free of Saya to CLOBBER AZM! Saya goes after Mina, Tam and Mei brawl on the outside!

Saya throws Mina out, and AZM goes up top! Mina hurries over but Saya stops her! AZM leaps, Maika dodges the double stomps! Mei CODE BREAKERS, then sets up so Mina can run in, POMMEL HORSE TORNILLO! Maika adds a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! AZM survives but the fans fire up! Maika drags AZM up to suplex, but AZM fights that to suplex in return! AZM sits Maika up, runs, but Maika scoops! FALL AWAY SLAM, and Maika doesn’t even need to leave her feet! But AZM’s right up, and she ROUNDHOUSES Maika! The fans fire up while both women are down! They crawl for their corners, hot tags to Saya and Mina!

The fans fire up as Mina dodges Saya’s boot, then dodges again! Saya goes Matrix to dodge Mina, then mule kicks! Saya runs, but Mina dropkicks the legs out! Mina gets Saya’s leg to SMASH it! Saya writhes, Mina gets the leg again and drops an elbow on it! And another! Mina shimmies and shakes to drop another elbow! Mina lets off of the toehold to drag Saya up, SHIN BREAKER! Saya writhes, Mina pushes her and steps over, but Saya kicks her away! Roll-up, roll through, but Mina fights the German Suplex! Mina KICKS the leg, then runs, but Saya follows and WHEEL KICKS! The fans fire up, Tam runs up to BOOT Mei!

AZM BLASTS Maika, too, and Saya snapmares Mina. Tam & AZM run to DOUBLE PENALTY KICK! Saya then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Mina survives and the fans fire up! Tam & AZM keep Maika & Mei on the outside. Saya whips Mina to a corner, runs in, but Mina goes to the apron! Mina ducks, ROCKS and goes up to REBOUND ENZIGIRI! Cover, TWO! Mina keeps cool while her team fights back. Mina says up Saya’s, then dragon sleepers! But Saya fights free! Mei DROPKICKS Saya! Maika joins Mina and two-thirds of Empress Nexus Venus get Saya up, cross leg and GOURD BUSTER!

Maika then goes out to help Mei against AZM and Tam! Mina gets Saya back up, Electric Chair Lifts, and SPINNING FACEBUSTER! Mina then gets the legs, FIGURE FOUR!! Saya endures, even as Mina bridges up! But AZM runs in to DOUBLE STOMP Mina! AZM and Tam brawl with Maika and Mei! Maika and Mei whip, but Tam and AZM get around to shove Maika and Mina into each other! HEEL KICK for Maika, ROUNDHOUSE for Mei! The fans fire up with Tam and AZM. AZM sets Mina’s team up together, Tam goes up, SUPER CROSSBODY! Tam takes them all out and the fans fire back up!

Tam roars and she gets Mina up to put her in. Tam and AZM rally for Saya and the fans fire up, too! Saya aims from the apron, springboards in, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Mina stays in this for her team, but Saya brings her up. Mina fights the fisherman but Saya ducks the lariat to roll and deadlift BACK SUPLEX, into a bridge! TWO!! Mina escapes, but Tam and AZM keep Maika and Mei out of the ring! Saya fires up, drags Mina back up, and has the fisherman. Mina slips free, shoves Saya, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Saya falls, the ref checks, but it wasn’t a knockout. Mina fires up and the fans rally again.

Mina storms up on Saya, stands her up, and URAKENS!! Cover, TWO!! Saya survives and Mina is furious! Mina stands Saya up, runs, but into a SNAP-RANA!! Cover, TWO!!! Mina escapes, stands up, and she wrangles Saya into GLAMOROUS COLLECTION MINA! Cover, Tam & AZM break it up! Mei goes after them but they mug her first. They double whip Mei, but she ducks the lariats and Maika DOUBLE LARIATS them! Maika and Mei get AZM and Tam outta there, brawl on the outside, and the fans rally as both Saya and Mina slowly rise. Mina roars, as does Saya! They both run in, but Saya BOOTS Mina down!

But Mina rises?!? GLAMOROUS SWORD ENZIGIRI!! Cover, TWO?!?! Saya survives and Mina is pulling at her hair! The fans fire up, Mina dragon sleepers, then ties up Saya’s legs, FIGURE FOUR DRIVER MINA!! Cover, Team Mina wins!

Winners: Mina Shirakawa, Maika & Mei Seira, by pinfall

Philly cheers on the winners, but all six showed the power of their promotion! Wait! Mariah May storms out here! She won big in the Zero Hour over Momo Kohgo, but she gets right in her old mentor’s face! Mina asks what this is about, and pushes Mariah back. Mariah picks Mina up to celebrate with her! The fans cheer the Rose Gold reunion, and Mariah brings out the bubbly! She wants to toast with her old friends, and gets the champagne flowing! Mariah pours everyone a glass, and then KANPAI~! A great moment here, will Mariah help keep the bond between Stardom and ROH strong?

 

ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Kingdom VS The Infantry!

After conspiring with Adam Cole in order to screw over MJF, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett once again reign over the ROH Tag Division. However, their arrogance cost them in the Proving Grounds just last night! Will they have to go back to Boot Camp? Or will Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo see Thy Kingdom Come?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who comes marching in!

The teams sort out, but then The Kingdom attacks first! The fans boo as Bennett beats down Bravo and Taven stomps away on Dean! The ref reprimands but Taven ROCKS Carlie! Taven stomps a mudhole in, digs his boot into Bravo’s neck, and Bennett CHOPS Dean! Bennett stomps Dean, digs his boot in, and Taven brings Carlie up. Taven whips, Carlie holds ropes and BOOTS back! Bennett clotheslines Carlie to the apron and the KICK OF THE KING sends Carlie down! Now the bell rings, Bennett brings Dean up but Dean cradle counters! Taven breaks the cover! Taven goes to the Kingdom’s corner so he can tag in.

Bennett hauls Dean up and whips him into a BOOT! Bennett ROCKS Dean, Taven goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Taven is annoyed but he keeps on Dean. Taven bumps Dean off buckles, tags in Bennett, and Bennett CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dean fires up, he ELBOWS Taven and CHOPS Bennett! And CHOPS, and CHOPS and CHOPS! Bennett turns things around to CHOP and CHOP and CHOP! Dean CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Bennett CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Dean CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS and the fans fire up! Dean then scoops to SLAM Bennett, “OORAH~!”

Dean runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Dean keeps Bennett from Taven, tags Bravo, and Dean bumps Bennett off buckles. Bravo runs in to BOOT! Then Bravo bumps Bennett off buckles, Dean runs in to back elbow! Bravo PLANCHAS out onto Taven! Dean sends Bennett out, Bravo sets The Kingdom up and Dean builds speed! Dean FLIES and takes The Kingdom down! The fans fire up and The Infantry gets Bennett into the ring. The Infantry double whip, but Bennett KICKS Dean away! Bennett TOSSES Bravo to the ramp, but Dean CROSSBODIES Bennett and himself out! Taven builds speed to FLY out onto them all!

The fans fire up while all four men are down! Taven brings Bravo off the ramp and tells fans to move. The fans step back, Taven gives Bravo a GOURD BUSTER on the railing! Bennett reels Dean in, but Dean back drops free! Taven brings out a table and he sets that up at ringside. Dean and Bennett brawl on the ramp but Taven storms up. Dean ROCKS Taven, but Bennett ROLLING ELBOWS Dean! Bennett wants to end Dean, Taven goes up the rope! HAIL MARY to the ramp!! Bennett says night night while the ref checks Dean. Taven says The Infantry really messed up this time! They asked for it but now they get it!

Bravo crawls to Dean but Taven brings him up. Taven TOSSES Bravo into the ring, then he and Bennett storm up. The Kingdom double whip, POP-UP BOSTON BAYONET! Cover, TWO! Bravo stays in this but Bennett stomps him around. Bennett stand Bravo up to CHOP him down! Bennett bumps Bravo off buckles, puts him up top, and Taven CLUBS Bravo into the Tree of Woe! Bennett runs to basement dropkick! Bravo falls out of the Tree, Bennett covers, TWO! Tag to Taven and he suplexes, but Bravo fights it! Taven tries again, Bravo cradle counters! TWO, and Taven LARIATS Bravo back down! Tag to Bennett, he covers, TWO!

Bennett bumps Bravo off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, then tags Taven. Taven stomps a mudhole into Bravo, then tag to Bennett. Bennett stomps Bravo, stands him up, and Taven joins in. Bennett CHOPS Bravo, sends Taven in, but Bravo TOSSES Taven up and out! Bravo BOOTS Bennett, slips to the apron and PENDULUM KICKS! Bravo then holds onto the rope so he can slip away, but Bennett runs in! Bravo DUMPS Bennett out! The fans fire up, Bravo crawls, but Taven returns! Taven drags Bravo back, but Bravo hops up to ENZIGIRI! Hot tag to The Captain! Dean rallies on The Kingdom with haymakers!

Dean JABS, JABS and JABS, then winds up, but Taven full nelsons! Dean BOOTS Bennett, switches with Taven, and DISCUS LARIATS! The fans fire up but Bennett storms up! Dean ROCKS Bennett with forearm after forearm, but Taven’s back! Dean DECKS Taven, ELBOWS Bennett, then kicks low! Dean underhooks, BUTTERFLY BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Bennett stays in this for The Kingdom but the fans rally up for The Infantry. Bravo tags in, Dean feeds Bennett to a fireman’s carry! TKO to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover then jackknife bridge, TWO! Bravo hurries to tag Dean back in.

The Infantry hooks Bennett up, but Taven trips Bravo! Taven sends Bravo into barriers! Bennett turns things around on Dean, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER and JUST THE TIP of the knee! Cover, TWO!! Dean survives but Bennett tags Taven! Bennett picks Dean up and Taven aims, PROTON PACK!! Cover, BRAVO BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, but Bennett ROCKS Bravo! Bravo hits the CARLIE CROSSOVER! Taven HEEL KICKS Bravo! LIONSAULT onto Dean’s knees! All four men are down and the fans rally back up! Trish Adora rallies for her team, too, and the four all sit up. Dean and Bravo fire forearms, but Bennett and Taven give them back!

The teams brawl, forearms for forearms, but then Taven SUPERKICKS Bravo! Dean SUPERKICKS Taven! Bennett SUPERKICKS Dean! Bravo SUPERKICKS Bennett! Bravo blocks Taven’s superkick, hands it to Dean, and then Bravo gives Taven the NECKBREAKER! Taven flounders, The Infantry hooks him up! BOOT CAMP!!! Cover, BENNETT BREAKS IT! The fans rally, Bravo hurries to whip Bennett. Bennett reverses, BOSTON BAYONET! Bennett drags Taven to the corner and tags himself in. We return to the ramp, and Bennett aims for the table! The fans freak out, but Bravo SUPERKICKS Bennett!

The Infantry roars and Bravo stands Bennett up. Bennett CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Dean stands, clinches, and then with Bravo’s help, MODERN WARFARE!! The fans fire up for that urenage bomb combo, but Taven runs up on Dean! THE CLIMAX on the ramp!! The fans want tables, Taven says he doesn’t care what they want!  But Bravo SMACKS Taven off the table! And off steps! And the table! Repeat! Taven is on the table and Bravo says Philly’s gonna get what they want! “OORAH! OORAH!” Bravo roars and runs, FLYING SPLASH through the table!! The fans are thunderous while the ref checks both men.

Bennett and Dean are in the ring, and Dean climbs up! Dean aims, and DIVING SPLASHES onto Bennett! Cover, ref get in here! The ref’s too busy with Taven! Wardlow gets in the ring!! LARIAT!! Wardlow destroys Dean then gets outta there! Bennett covers Dean, The Kingdom wins!

Winner: The Kingdom, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Bennett laughs as The Kingdom steals this one from The Infantry! Bennett says they’re not going anywhere, they’re the best damn tag team in the world! Well, given their giant hulking insurance policy, will Taven & Bennett always be on top?

 

ROH Women’s World Television Championship Tournament Finals: Queen Aminata VS Billie Starkz!

A historic moment has finally arrived! The tournament was star-studded and top tier, and now it comes down to this! Will the Queen of Guinea finally have her crowning moment? Or will Minion 400,237 and three-quarters make her Overlord proud?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and there can only be one “first!”

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the fans rally up. The two circle while the fans duel. Both women smile to hear that support, and they tie up. They go around, end up in a corner, and the ref counts. Aminata slowly lets off, pats Billie on the shoulder, but Billie shoves her. Billie says this is for the title so get serious. They feel things out, and Aminata raises her hand high, calling for a test of strength. Billie says okay, but then Aminata goes low. Aminata toys with Billie but Billie gets around to waistlock. Aminata wrenches out to wristlock, but Billie rolls. Aminata trips her and has the top wristlock.

The fans rally as Billie fights up, rolls back and kips up to then wrench and put Aminata on ropes. The ref counts, Billie whips, but Aminata ducks. Billie comes back to sunset flip, ONE, and Billie KICKS Aminata down! Cover, ONE!! The fans cheer but Billie drags Aminata up. Billie reels Aminata in, suplexes, but Aminata cradle counters! ONE, Billie runs in but Aminata wrenches Billie to a snap suplex! The fans fire up while Billie flounders to ropes. Aminata smiles and runs the ropes, to BOOT WASH Billie right to the apron! Aminata says she is The One and Only, and she brings Billie around to CHOP her into the ring!

Billie tumbles out, Aminata says your champ is here. Aminata follows Billie around the way, but Billie avoids the chop to CHOP! Billie CHOPS again, but Aminata DOUBLE CHOPS in return! Aminata puts Billie in, storms up behind her, and HIP DROPS her down! Aminata then hooks Billie up in a CAMEL CLUTCH! The fans rally as Billie endures, and Billie gets an arm free. Billie fights up but Aminata drops into body scissors! Then she has a LEG HOOK FULL NELSON! Billie endures, powers up to stack, TWO! Aminata body scissors again and rolls Billie over to a cover, TWO! Aminata reels Billie in to snap suplex again!

The fans fire up as Billie goes to the corner. Aminata runs in, but Billie avoids the hip attack! Billie comes back to ELBOW, KNEE and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Billie brings Aminata up and whips, but Aminata reverses. Aminata runs in, but Billie ELBOWS her! And BOOTS her! Billie goes up, Aminata blocks the boot and ducks the rebound enzigiri, to GERMAN SUPLEX Billie away! Aminata roars, runs up, and she KNEES Billie back down! Cover, TWO! Billie survives and the fans rally up! Aminata kicks Billie around while the fans duel again. Billie snarls, Aminata kicks her and taunts her.

Billie blocks Aminata’s kick, stands up and ROCKS her with forearm after forearm! Aminata ducks to BACKBREAKER and COMPLETE SHOT! Aminata then hoists Billie up, but Billie sunset flips her! ONE!! Aminata runs up but Billie LARIATS! And ELBOWS! And then clinches to BACKBREAKER, and STO! Cover, TWO! The fans continue to rally as Billie rises up. Billie stalks Aminata, drags her up, and hooks the arms. Aminata turns the backslide around on Billie, TWO! Aminata swings, Billie gets under and ripcords, but then she blocks a kick to KNEE Aminata! Billie suplexes for GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

Aminata survives and Billie snarls. The fans rally as Billie stalks Aminata. Billie puts Aminata up top to Electric Chair Lift! Aminata throws down fists, victory rolls, TWO! Billie has it, TWO! Aminata has it, TWO!! Billie escapes, and ROCKS Aminata! Billie reels Aminata in, but Aminata grabs a leg! FISHERMAN SCREW!! Cover, TWO!! Billie survives and Aminata is beside herself! Aminata refocuses, runs back up, but Billie rolls her up! Aminata rolls through, but Billie HEEL KICKS! Aminata LARIATS Billie down!! The fans fire up while both women are down! Billie pounds the mat in frustration as she stirs.

The fans continue to duel as both women sit up. Aminata fires a forearm first, but Billie gives it back! They stand, Aminata ROCKS Billie! Billie ROCKS Aminata, but Aminata DOUBLE CHOPS! Billie CHOPS, Aminata ROCKS her again! Billie ROCKS Aminata, Aminata fires a flurry in return! Billie blocks one to ROCK Aminata again! Aminata wobbles, drops to a knee, but Billie whips her to a corner. Billie runs in, Aminata dodges and KICKS a leg! Aminata has Billie stuck in the corner and CHOPS! Aminata goes corner to corner, but Billie ROUNDHOUSES back! Billie runs, Aminata redirects, do-si-do and a shove, then drop toehold!

Billie is on ropes, Aminata fires up and runs! But Billie avoids the boot! Aminata hits ropes hard, tumbles out, and Billie DIVES! Direct hit and the fans fire up with Billie! Billie drags Aminata up, hoists her onto the apron then sets her up. The fans fire up as Billie goes up the corner! Billie APRON SWANTONS but Aminata moves! Billie crashes down and falls to the floor! The ref checks her but somehow Billie is still in this! Aminata rises up, takes aim, and DIVING STOMPS! Aminata fires up and rises again! Aminata drags Billie up to waistlock, to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor! Billie is a ragdoll but Aminata isn’t done with her!

Aminata puts Billie in the ring, then climbs up the corner. The fans fire up as Aminata aims to SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, ONE?!?!? No one can believe Billie survives, let alone has that much power to kick out! Billie rises, but Aminata SLAPS her! Then Alabama Lifts her, to AIR RAID CRASH!! Cover, TWO!!! Billie survives again and Aminata is beside herself! The fans rally up as Billie flounders to a corner. Aminata runs in to HIP ATTACK!! Then she goes side to side to BOOT WASH!! Aminata still isn’t done with Billie, she drags Billie up top! Billie throws forearms but Aminata gives them back!

Billie throws a body shot but Aminata CHOPS her! Aminata CLUBS her, but Billie SLAPS back! Billie BOOTS Aminata down, adjusts, SWANTON BOMB onto knees!! Billie calls to the ref, saying something is really hurting! Aminata isn’t sure what to make of this and Doc Sampson gets in. Billie says it’s her neck, and the ref has Aminata stay back. Doc checks Billie as the fans fall silent. Billie cries in pain and a neck brace is brought out. Fans rally for Billie, hoping she’ll be alright. Billie manages to sit up, and she’s able to move her arms and legs, all good signs. The fans cheer as we see Billie stand.

Aminata holds the ropes open for Billie and the medics, but then Billie GERMAN SUPLEXES her!! Billie was playing us all!!! Billie thrashes Aminata into a REAR NAKED CHOKE!!! Aminata flails, reaches out, but she’s fading!! The ref checks Aminata now, SHE’S OUT! BILLIE WINS!!!

Winner: Billie Starkz, by submission (INAUGURAL ROH Women’s World TV Champion)

The Minion has learned well from the Fallen Goddess, and maybe even surpassed her in terms of how well she just tricked the world! Billie showed her true colors, but those colors now also included the silver and red of this championship belt! If Billie’s following in Athena’s footsteps, then will Billie be the Forever Inaugural Women’s TV Champion?

 

Backstage interview with Top Flight.

Lexi Nair is with Action Andretti, Darius & Dante Martin, and brings us back to last year’s Supercard and Dante’s devastating injury. Dante was out of action for eight months but he’s back now and this trio is at their very best, how does it feel? Dante says it feels good. But as Lexi said, last year was when Dante broke his leg. And since then, he’s struggled, overcome, and work his ass off to put on bangers with these two. Saturday will see Dante & Darius face FTR in the AEW World Tag Team Championship semifinals, and Dante brings up how FTR said Top Flight’s never struggled. Did they not hear how Dante broke his leg?

Or perhaps they missed how Darius has been out more than he’s been in, so clearly he’s no stranger to struggle. Darius says is the past three years have taught you nothing else, it’s taught you that Dante & Darius can take a hit and get back up. Tomorrow night, FTR can hit them as hard as they want, but they will get back up and overcome. They know the road to the tag titles is hard, because it is FTR and then The Young Bucks, two of the best teams to ever do it. But at Dynasty, when Darius & Dante hold those titles up, then everyone will realize Top Flight is one of the best to ever do it, and they’re just taking off.

AEW Collision, special start time of 11:30 PM Eastern, will Top Flight take down the Top Guys?

 

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship Open Challenge: Bullet Club Gold VS ???

While they’ve got some business to handle with The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass, the Bang Bang Gang isn’t about to let Supercard of Honor pass them by! Jay White & The Gunns bring the newly redesigned belts with them, ready to put them on the line! Switchblade gets the mic to ask why they had to cut the greatest song in pro-wrestling. But “Yo! Yo! Yo! Listen!” Guns up for the Philly Gold Members~! The fans put up the finger guns, and White says Philly knows exactly what they’re looking at! Fully Cocked Colten Gunn! Switchblade Jay White! And… Austin! The Bang Bang Gang are the greatest three man team in ALL of pro-wrestling!

And they will prove that here and now by defending these titles! Yeah, yeah, shut up. White knows there is a long, long line of people in the back waiting for this opportunity, so to that line, who wants that opportunity of a life time? LANCE ARCHER DOES! And he’s brought Alex Zayne! Archer says hey, Philadelphia. Since the Bang Bang Gang is handing out opportunities, then here’s an opportunity to introduce his NJPW tag team partner, The Sauce! That means this is #MonsterSauce! And since they’re in the City of Brotherly Love, Archer’s gonna love whooping the Gunn brothers’ asses and taking their trios titles!

But then wait, only two against three? That’s not gonna work. Archer says he has another surprise. MINORU SUZUKI is here!! Now the mood changes for White & The Ass Boys! Will the Meanest Man in the World help the Monster Sauce burn up Bullet Club Gold? Or will the Bang Bang Gang win at their own gamble?

The trios sort out and White starts against Suzuki. White skips the Code of Honor, the bell rings, and White doesn’t know why Suzuki is here! Why is Suzuki following him? Suzuki tells him, “Shut up, Young Boy!” White says he’s not a Young Boy, Suzuki’s just an old man! White is a real shooter! But Suzuki grabs the finger gun to bend it! Suzuki KICKS and KICKS and wrenches to a wristlock! White rolls, wrenches, slips around to waistlock, then White goes for the arm again. Suzuki blocks the takedown to bend the fingers! Suzuki twists the wrist but White gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Suzuki lets go, and White CHOPS! Suzuki just smiles!

The fans tell White he messed up and Suzuki laughs. White CHOPS again, but it’s still not enough! White winds up to CHOP, but Suzuki blocks! SLEEPER! The Gunns freak out and get White out of the ring! Suzuki storms up, the Gunns run away! The ref has Suzuki stay back while the Bang Bang Gang hide behind commentary. White vows to knock Suzuki out but easy to say hiding behind Nigel! The ref has Suzuki stay back, and White storms back in. Then tag to Austin. The fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” as Austin slowly steps in. Austin says, “Okay, grandpa!” Suzuki says Austin is just an Ass Boy! The fans fire up and Suzuki laughs.

Austin scowls and does his best to block the chanting out, but Suzuki even says kiss this! So Austin CHOPS! Suzuki doesn’t flinch! White says go again, so Austin CHOPS! White says no, put twist into it! Austin CHOPS, then forearms! Suzuki just leans into the shots! Austin eggs on the old man, but Suzuki DECKS him! Suzuki tags Archer and Austin flounders over to tag Colten. Colten circles with Archer, they tie up, and Archer stays put even as Colten puts his all into it! Archer bends Colten back, then drops him down! The fans cheer and Archer takes a bow. Colten CHOPS, but Archer just TOSSES him overhead!

Archer runs corner to corner but Colten dodges! Colten stomps a mudhole in, ROCKS him, then goes corner to corner. STINGER SPLASH, but Archer just storms up on Colten! Colten pokes Archer in the eyes then kicks out a leg! The fans boo but Colten says watch this. Archer suplexes Colten first! Tag to Zayne and Archer SPLASHES! Zayne LEAP FROG DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Zayne brings Colten up to wrench and whip, but Colten reverses and Austin gets a cheap shot in! Zayne DECKS Austin for it! But Colten DROPKICKS Zayne! Tag to Austin, he gets Zayne up to bump off buckles. Austin stomps away, then shouts, “Who’s the Ass Boy now?!” “YOU!!”

Austin brings Zayne up, kicks low, but the fans taunt the “ASS~ BOYS!” Austin brings Zayne up, ducks a haymaker then JABS! JABS! JABS! Austin does a two step, swings and DECKS Zayne! Cover, TWO! Austin drags Zayne up, tags White, and they mug Zayne. White CHOPS Zayne down, then winds up again. White CHOPS Zayne in a corner and Zayne falls! White drags Zayne up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! White drags Zayne around to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Zayne goes to ropes but White CHOKES him! Suzuki storms up from the outside but White gets away. White drags Zayne to a corner, TWO!

White clamps onto Zayne with a chinlock and he grinds Zayne down. Suzuki storms in but the ref has to keep him back! Archer gets in to scare off the Gunns, but the ref counts. Archer and Suzuki stand down, and White snapmares Zayne into a chinlock. Zayne endures, but Suzuki gets a chair! Zayne fights up, throws body shots, but White throws Zayne by his hair! White drags Zayne over, Colten tags in, and he stomps Zayne around. Colten mocks Suzuki, stomps Zayne, then tags Austin. Austin stomps Zayne, tags Colten back in. and they double whip. Body shot, KNEE LIFT, and LARIAT! Cover but the ref’s busy with Suzuki!

Suzuki finally drops the chair he took, the ref finally sees the cover and hurries over to count, TWO! Colten is upset but he still stays away from Suzuki. Colten clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Zayne down. The fans rally as Zayne endures, White complains to Ian Riccaboni about the ref, but Zayne JAWBREAKERS free! Austin hurries in, the Gunns get the legs, but Zayne BOOTS them all away! Austin hurries up, Zayne dodges, hot tag to Archer! Archer blows past Austin, BLASTS White and Colten, but Austin throws hands! Archer doesn’t budge, he just eggs Austin on! Austin throws another shot, Archer ROCKS Austin with one!

Archer ripcords Austin for the HELLICOASTER! Colten returns, Archer CORSSBODIES him! Zayne BLASTS White, then Monster Sauce sees the Gunns in the corners. They run, Archer ELBOWS Colten and Zayne ELBOWS Austin! Zayne runs in and Archer helps him to HIP TOSS SENTON Colten! Then Archer ELBOWS Austin, and Zayne runs to tilt-o-whirl RANA CANNONBALL with Archer! They drag Austin out and serve him up for a CHOKE SLAM SPLASH! Cover, White breaks it! Archer glares, White bails out, but Suzuki is there! Suzuki kicks White, whips him hard into railing, and Archer puts Austin up top!

Archer carries Austin with the inverted crucifix, but Austin slips free to CLUB a leg! Archer runs up, Austin ROCKS him! Austin DECKS Zayne, BOOTS Archer, and runs to THROWBACK CUTTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Archer and Austin crawl, hot tags to Suzuki and White! White fires forearms on Suzuki but Suzuki fires fast hands and a PALM STRIKE! White wobbles into another flurry! White is on the ropes as Suzuki goes high, goes low,  and throws knees, but the ref backs him off! Suzuki eggs on the Young Boy, but White CHOPS! Suzuki DECKS White! Colten gets in, throws a forearm, but Suzuki DECKS him!

Austin fires a forearm, then regrets it, and Suzuki DECKS him! The fans are thunderous as the Murder Grandpa stands tall! Suzuki drags White up, whips him corner to corner then BOOTS him! Suzuki snapmares White, runs and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! But Suzuki has the arm to bend fingers and twist the wrist! White fights up, CLAWS Suzuki’s eyes, then gets free! Suzuki runs, slips around, and SLEEPERS! White flails, Suzuki spins him around, GOTCH- NO, White fights free! White wrenches, clinches, but Suzuki slips out! SLEEPER!! White flails, but Zayne tags in before White throws Suzuki away!

White blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW Suzuki! Zayne LARIATS White down! The fans fire up as The Sauce runs corner to corner to ELBOW! Zayne puts White up, climbs up, but White fires body shots! White shoves Zayne, Zayne backflips and kips up through! NO HANDS STEINER! Then the BAJA BLAST!! Cover, TWO!! White survives but Zayne puts White in a drop zone. Zayne goes up, to 450- NO, he has to bail out as White moves! White clinches to URENAGE! White drags Zayne back up, but Suzuki gets White in the SLEEPER! The Gunns trip Suzuki and drag him out, to RAM him into railing!

Archer has White for the CHOKE SLAM!! The Gunns get in, Archer gets them first! The Gunns break free, dodge the lariats, 3:10 TO YUMA! “Suck on that, b*tch!” DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK from Zayne! Zayne CLOBBERS Colten but White clinches! BLADERUNNER!! Cover, Bang Bang Gang wins!

Winners: Bullet Club Gold, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)

Suzuki is pissed, but he and Monster Sauce couldn’t outmaneuver the Bang Bang Gang. White gets the mic again to say, “Like I said, we are the greatest three man team in professional wrestling. And if you ain’t down with that, we’ve got two words for ya! GUNS UP!” BUT WAIT! The Acclaimed is here! And they sneak in from the crowd! They fire off on Bullet Club Gold! White runs away, security gets in Billy’s way, and then White helps the Gunns take out Bowens with a BLADERUNNER! Billy gets back in the ring, White & The Gunns run away!

But if Switchblade and The Ass Boys want the AEW Trios Championships, they’ll have to face The Acclaimed soon enough! When and where will these top trios finally settle the score?

 

Fight Without Honor: Dalton Castle VS Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie!

The Peacock’s life is in shambles. He was screwed out of the ROH World Television Championship at Final Battle, then he was robbed of his Boys! And then, the Boys were lost in the wild woods of Canada! But Castle still has one thing left, and that is getting his revenge on “John Television” with his own two hands! Will nothing stop Castle from SMASHING Johnny right in his stupid face? Or is there still something for Johnny to take away from Castle?

The Substitute Boys all line up to make up for Brandon & Brent being gone, and Castle even has new gear, he’s ready to break some hearts! He is still burning hotter than the Sun, and he feeds his Substitute Boys all the same! The Peacock struts as all six of his Substitute Boys jazz finger for the wings to spread! The Substitute Boys even know to fall over! Philly fires up for Castle, the bell rings, and the two stare down. Johnny and Castle circle, feel things out, but Johnny shoves Castle. Castle shoves back, so Johnny shoves Castle again. Castle shoves again, the shoving gets harder, then Castle ROCKS Johnny! And ROCKS him again!

Johnny KICKS a leg, but Castle Alabama Lifts! BANGA- NO, Johnny grabs ropes and Taya helps him down. Castle runs up, but Johnny HOTSHOTS! Castle still avoids the leg sweep and the fans cheer his pose! Johnny rushes back in but Castle BOOTS him out! Castle gets the fans fired up again but Taya coaches Johnny. Castle goes out, but Johnny taunts him with how The Boys are “bear food!” Taya says there’s nothing Castle can do about it, either! The fans rally for “PEACOCK POWER!” as Castle chases Johnny. Johnny goes up the ramp, Castle grabs at him, but Johnny STOMPS the fingers! Castle staggers, Johnny AX HANDLES him!

Johnny clinches Castle to SNAKE EYES off the railing! Johnny steals someone’s water, then chases Castle. Castle hides behind a cameraman, then trips Johnny Drip Drip! The water goes flying, then Castle KICKS Johnny around! Now Johnny hides behind the camera and Castle says he’s just copying him! Johnny kicks low, puts Castle in the ring, and Taya tries to get fans chanting. They boo instead, but Castle wrenches to short arm LARIAT, KNEE, and DDT! The fans fire up and Castle facelocks to gator roll Johnny around. They go around on the mat, Castle rains down elbows, but Taya still rallies for Johnny.

The fans rally for Castle as he gets Johnny up and whips. Johnny reverses to TOSS Castle, and Castle slips in the water! But he still trips Johnny, drags him out, and waistlocks. Johnny ELBOWS Castle, RAMS him into barriers, then puts him in a corner to KNEE him down! Taya cheers, but Castle pushes Taya! Johnny KICKS and fires off on Castle for touching his wife! Johnny whips, Castle tiger feints to RANA Johnny away! The fans fire up and Castle glares at Taya. Taya glares back, but Castle stalks Johnny. “Caprice, do I look TV ready?” Caprice says yes, 10/10! Castle puts Johnny in the ring, but Taya anchors him! FLYING CHUCK!

Taya says she didn’t do anything, but the fans rally for Castle. Johnny KNEES Castle down, then SHINING WIZARDS! Mr. & Mrs. TV Ready make out and Philly feels sick. Johnny KICKS Castle, then gets him back up. Castle ROCKS Johnny, swings, but Johnny ducks! Castle punches POST! Johnny mockingly says that must hurt. Johnny puts Castle in the ring, stands him up, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Cover, TWO! Castle is still in this and the fans rally up. Johnny stomps Castle around, KICKS him at the ropes, then KICKS again! Johnny mule kicks, then SPINNING ROUNDHOUSES, then ROCKS Castle again!

Castle hits back, but Johnny whips. Castle reverses, and he goes corner to corner! Johnny ducks again, Castle’s knee hits buckles and he tumbles out! Castle hits apron and steel steps on the way down! Johnny goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a TABLE! Philly likes that, even with Johnny being the one bringing it. Johnny has Taya help him set this up at ringside, and Taya goes looking for more goodies. Castle drags himself up to the apron but Johnny stalks him. ROUNDHOUSE to the leg, then SWEEP THE LEG! Then another ROUNDHOUSE! No mercy in Johnny’s dojo! He KICKS and BOOTS Castle, then HEEL KICKS him!

Castle sputters, flounders, but Johnny brings Castle up. Johnny SMACKS Castle off a chair, then talks trash. The fans boo but Johnny grabs the chair. Castle tug-o-wars with Johnny, and Castle takes the chair away! But Taya passes Johnny a kendo stick! Johnny SMACKS Castle! Castle drops to his knees, and Johnny SMACKS him again! The fans boo but Mr. & Mrs. TV put Castle in the ring. Johnny SMACKS Castle on the leg! Taya says do it again! Johnny nods and goes all Star Wars Kid! Johnny SMACKS Castle again, swings the kendo stick around, then SMACKS Castle again! Castle goes to a corner, and Johnny CHOKES him with the stick!

Castle fights, flails, but ends up in the WHITE RUSSIAN! Cover, TWO! Sandman he is not, but Johnny still CHOKES Castle with the stick! Castle fights up, the fans rally, and Castle throws hands! Castle elbows free, kicks Johnny, and he has the kendo stick! Johnny ducks the stick, bails out of the ring and goes to the ramp! The fans boo but Johnny runs down the runway to go up and KONG SAULT! Castle dodges, catches the kick, and SAIDOS!! The fans fire up and Taya freaks out! Castle then clinches Johnny to EXPLODER! Taya coaches Johnny, but Castle has his pick of the goodies. Castle gets the kendo stick to SMACK! And SMACK! And SMACK!

Taya freaks out as Castle fires off on Johnny high and low and all around! He JAMS the stick into Johnny’s ribs! Taya drags Johnny outta there, but Castle tucks the kendo stick through his shorts. Castle then goes out after Johnny, but Taya uses POCKET SAND!! ROUNDHOUSE!! Johnny laughs as now Taya LEAF BLOWS Castle! Even commentary gets caught up in this! Castle flounders around, has fans help him up, but Johnny ROCKS Castle! Johnny brings Castle around, but Castle throws body shots! Johnny whips, Castle tiger feints again, but Johnny makes that a POWERBOMB through the table!!

Johnny puts Castle in the ring, in a corner, and takes off in STARSHIP PAIN! Cover, TWO!! The Peacock survives and Johnny can’t believe it! Philly fires up but Johnny gets a chair. Johnny sits the chair up, then puts Castle through it! Castle is wearing the chair and Johnny kicks him around! Johnny gets the other kendo stick, and he digs it into Castle’s face! He JAMS it right into Castle’s neck!!! Cover, TWO!!! Castle survives again and the fans fire up! Johnny argues the count but the ref says it was fair. Johnny drags Castle back to a drop zone, then he puts a chair on Castle’s chest. Johnny gets the other chair, and he adds that on.

Johnny buries Castle in chairs and even the kendo sticks. Johnny goes up but Castle rises up! KENDO STICK SMACK! Johnny gets stuck in the ropes now! Castle ELBOWS him again and again! Castle fires up, and then KNEES Johnny in the back! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Johnny flounders away, Taya again gets her hubby outta there, and she clears out the wreckage. The fans rally and Castle says, “BRING ME A BOY~!” But… Oh wait! The Substitute Boys return! Castle TOSSES Sub Boy 1! Then he TOSSES Sub Boy 2! Then Sub Boy 3, and he’s rather big! Then there’s Sub Boy 4, the skinny one! Then Sub Boy 5, equally beefy!

Aw heck, Sub Boy 6 looks like he ate The Boys! He doesn’t even make it past the apron! Johnny KICKS Six and piles the Sub Boys on the side. But wait, JACK CARTWHEEL!? He’s lucky number seven! Castle whips and Cartwheel Boy FOSBURY FLOPS!! The fans are thunderous as the Sub Boys all celebrate! Wait, wait, wait, who is this eighth Boy? He’s just wearing Supercard of Honor merch. Castle gets Johnny up but Johnny SMACKS him with whatever’s left of  a kendo stick! And then KNEES Castle down! As Sub Boy 8 steps into the ring, we see it’s Paul Walter-Hauser. Or should we say, Boy Walter-Hauser.

Johnny drags Castle into the drop zone, then goes up, but the other Sub Boys drag Castle to safety! Johnny adjusts his flight plan to SUPER TORNILLO onto all of ’em!! The fans fire up, Taya helps Johnny up, and Johnny finds his way into the ring. Taya brings out the mystery bag, but Johnny spots Boy Walter-Hauser. Johnny runs up on him, but into a SKY HIGH!! Boy Walter-Hauser rips off the Supercard shirt to reveal his Wrestling Revolver promo-shirt! Matt Cardona VS Paul Walter-Hauser, Indy VS Emmy! The fans cheer as Walter-Hauser prances around and taunts Taya. Then the Sub Boys all swarm and carry Taya away!

The fans cheer as the evil stepmother is taken away, this is revenge for what happened to THE Boys! Castle stomps Johnny, and he looks to Walter-Hauser. REVEAL, it really IS Walter-Hauser! He and Castle embrace, and then Walter-Hauser bestows that mystery bag of Taya’s to Castle. They pour it out together, and voila! TACKS!! Johnny freaks out, the fans tell Walter-Hauser he’s a sick boy! Whip and Alabama Lift, BANGAAAARANG onto the tacks!!! Cover, Castle wins!

Winner: Dalton Castle, by pinfall

Revenge is sweet as Castle has all his Boys help him take this one! Will this victory help heal the wounds caused by Johnny & Taya?

 

ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Hikaru Shida!

The Fallen Goddess’s record setting reign and her 49-0 win streak make her THE greatest ROH Women’s World Champion. But the Shining Samurai’s THREE AEW Women’s World Championship reigns make her THE greatest AEW Women’s World Champion. And the only thing that could make Shida greater is if she becomes the first woman to hold the AEW and ROH Women’s World Championships in her career. Will Shida make such history here tonight? Or will Athena make sure she stays our Forever Champion?

To counter Shida’s kendo stick, Athena has brought a battle ax! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if more history is made!

The Code of Honor is skipped, the bell rings, and the fans duel already. Shida and Athena circle, but then Athena bails out. Athena does her best to fire herself up but perhaps Shida really is in her head. Shida eggs Athena on, Athena storms back up to the apron, but then Athena drops back. Shida laughs it off while Athena paces. Athena tells herself she’s got this, and then she gets in the ring. They tie up, Shida wrenches and wristlocks, but Athena pushes through to wrench back. Shida rolls, wrenches, and wristlocks back. Athena endures, even as Shida puts on more pressure. Athena slips under and around to headlock and takeover.

Shida headscissors, Athena kips free, and roles reverses as Shida hits the takeover but Athena headscissors. Shida kips free, dodges Athena’s haymaker and runs to then run Athena over! The fans cheer, Shida goes for legs, but Athena kicks Shida away. Shida rebounds, Athena reaches up to RANA, but Shida cartwheels through! Shida blocks the haymaker this time, but Athena avoids the question mark kick! Shida avoids the leg sweep, but Athena dodges the Tamashii to roll Shida up! Shida rolls through, but Athena avoids the Katana Kick! The fans fire up for this stalemate while Athena bails out.

Athena again paces and cools herself off. Athena gets back in, Shida dares her to take a shot, but Athena offers a handshake instead. The fans don’t trust it, but Shida still steps forward. Shida accepts the handshake, then ducks the sucker punch to ROCK Athena! Shida blocks the haymaker and straitjackets to turn Athena. Athena fights free, but Shida BOOTS! Shida fireman’s carries, Athena slips free, but Shida still has the wristlock! Athena apologizes, but Shida short arm LARIATS! And short arm LARITS! And short arm LARIATS again! The fans fire up, Athena runs up but Shida sidesteps to tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER!

Athena flounders but the fans fire up with Shida. Shida storms up to the corner, but Athena puts her on the apron! Shida pulls hair, and she runs with Athena side to side for a buckle bump! Shida goes up and now she rains down fists! The fans count along and Shida goes all the way to TEN! But then Athena trips Shida! Shida’s leg is stuck in the ropes, Athena KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! The ref counts, Athena tells him to stop telling her what to do! Athena then STOMPS the knee! Shida falls out of the ropes but Athena grins. Now Athena eggs Shida on while the fans rally up. Athena drags Shida around by the leg to drive knees into the hamstring!

Athena knees the hamstring again, then YANKS the leg! Shida flounders but Athena KICKS her! Athena drops a knee on the knee, and the fans rally up. Athena stalks Shida, kicks her around, then taunts her. Athena mule kicks the leg, but Shida kicks with the good leg. Athena DOUBLE KNEE DROPS Shida in the stomach! Athena SLAPS Shida, talks more trash, then drags her up. Shida throws body shots and haymakers! Athena puts Shida in a corner, runs up and blocks a boot, KNEE JAMMER! Athena then Alabama Lifts to ALABAMA SLAM! Athena turns Shida over, ANKLE LOCK! Shida endures as Athena leans on the leg!

The fans rally, Shida reaches out and around, crawls forward, then rolls! Athena is sent into ropes! Shida manages to run up but Athena dodges! Knee hits ropes, but Shida ELBOWS back! And ROCKS Athena with a forearm! Shida fires away at the ropes, the fans fire up as she CLUBS Athena! Shida whips, fireman’s carries, and FLIPPING BACKBREAKERS! The fans fire up as both Shida and Athena are down, but Shida rises! Shida runs, SLIDING FOREARM! Then the suplex, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Athena is still in this and even grinning, perhaps happy she’s proving her own doubts wrong!

Shida gets up, goes to the far corner, and the fans rally as she runs in at Athena! JUMP KNEE! Shida ROCKS Athena, runs, but Athena follows to HANDPSRING FOREARM! Athena goes side to side, but Shida SHOTGUNS! Athena’s right up to BOOT Shida down! Athena builds speed, Shida bails out, so Athena slides out, only for Shida to KNEE her into the desk! The fans fire up again while both women are down by commentary! The ring count starts, Shida manages to sit up but the bad leg is holding her back. We pass 5 of 20, the fans rally for Shida as she hobbles over to Athena. Shida drags Athena up, puts her in, covers, TWO!

The fans rally, Shida throws hands down on Athena, but Athena stands. Shida runs, but Athena ROCKS her! Athena goes to run, Shida reels her back in, but Athena uses her leg to hook free. But Shida blocks the superkick to QUESTION MARK KICK! Athena wobbles but stays on her feet, and UPPERCUTS! Shida stays up, they both fire forearms, then Athena fires boxing elbows! Shida KNEES low! And again! And again! Shida throws down forearms to the neck! Athena kicks the bad leg! Athena fires fast hands, knees, but Shida ducks the heel kick! Athena catches the haymaker into a SAIDO!

Athena gets Shida up, whips her, and pops her up, but Shida wheelbarrows! Athena makes it a WHEELBARROW GERMAN! Cover, TWO! Shida just gets that arm up and Athena is frustrated. Athena talks out what to do next, then goes to the corner. Athena kicks Shida’s kendo stick away before she climbs up. Shida stands, O- NO!! No O-Face, Shida whips! Athena reverses and waistlocks, but Shida bucks the O’Conner! KATANA- NO, Athena blocks! Athena kicks, Shida blocks, but Athena rolls to get the ANKLE LOCK!! GRAPEVINE!! Shida endures as Athena twists the leg and grins the whole time! Shida claws her way forward as the fans rally!

Athena shakes her head, she even digs her chin into the ball of the feet! Shida has the ROPEBREAK!! The ref counts as Athena holds on, but she lets go at 4, cuz she has ’til 5! Shida hobbles out to the apron, Athena builds speed, and Athena DIVES into a knee!! Shida drags Athena up, waistlocks, but Athena grabs ropes! Athena runs and brings Shida with her, to POST her! Athena reels Shida in now and grins, but Shida fights the lift! Shida then Alabama Lifts Athena, tucks her in, BASTARD DRIVER on the ramp!! The fans are thunderous as Shida drags Athena into the ring! Shida kicks her into the drop zone, then goes up top!

Athena sits up, Shida leaps, METEORA!! Cover, TWO?!? “This is Awesome!” as Athena survives and Shida shouts in frustration! Shida grabs at Athena but Athena holds ropes. Athena goes up the ropes, kicks at Shida, but Shida YANKS her up! Athena lands, swings but Shida KNEES low! Shida brings Athena up, whips her to a corner, but Athena goes up and FLYING CODE BREAKERS! Then she reels Shida in, Canadian Rack, CODE BREAKER!! Cover, ONE?!?! WHAT?!? Shida snarls as she rises up and Philly is thunderous! Athena shakes her head as she watches Shida stand. Shida runs up, Athena gets around and underhooks!

Shida fights the lift, so Athena SWINGS Shida around! But Shida wrenches out, suplexes, FALCON ARROW! Cover, ONE?!!? Athena returns the favor by shocking Shida! The fans rally up, a standing count begins, and both women sit up at 4 of 10. They stand, Shida SLAPS Athena! Shida runs, RANAS, covers, TWO! Athena stacks, TWO, into a deadlift POWERBOMB! Another stack, but Athena deadlifts again! Shida fights, and they go to ropes! Shida hammers Athena, and RANAS Athena out of the ring! But Athena holds on to POWERBOMB Shida to the floor!! The fans are thunderous again as Athena grins.

Athena stands over Shida, drags her up, and puts her in the ring. Athena dusts off her hands, then climbs the corner. Shida stands, into the O-FACE!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Athena’s shocked all over again! She’s starting to lose her composure but the fans are rallying for Shida! Athena gets mad now, and she stomps Shida! Athena goes up to the top rope again, but Shida anchors a foot! Athena drags Shida up the corner, Shida throws body shots! Shida climbs now but Athena CLUBS away on her! Shida CLUBS at the legs! Shida throws more shots, then she HEADBUTTS Athena! Both women wobble up top and the fans fire up!

Shida stands Athena up, fireman’s carries, for a SUPER BACKBREAKER on the ropes! Then FALCON ARROW!! But that’s not the end! KATANA!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! The fans are electric as Athena shocks everyone! Shida pulls her pant leg up, her kneepad down, and she takes aim! The fans are dueling as Shida runs up again, TAMA- NO, Athena blocks! Shida CLUBS at Athena, but Athena SLAPS her! Shida SLAPS back! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Athena rises, but Shida LARIATS! Shida roars and the fans are with her! Shida runs, to TAMA- NO, Athena ducks, kips up and SUPERKICKS! And DECKS Shida!!

Athena flounders her way to the corner and climbs back up! O-FACE!!!! Cover, ATHENA WINS!!

Winner: Athena, by pinfall (still ROH Women’s World Champion)

Just when it looked like “forever” was going to end, the Fallen Goddess rises to the occasion and hits FIFTY WINS! But if not even a women’s champion as great as Shida can stop her, will Athena never EVER let go of that title?

 

ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston VS Mark Briscoe!

Eleven years ago to the day, the late, great Jay Briscoe won this championship right here in Philadelphia. Beloved by all, Jay’s memory is with us today, and perhaps even his spirit. But even so, The Mad King has vowed that he cannot and will not lose this title to Jay’s brother. Will Eddie deny Mark his dream in order to hold onto his own? Or is this the night the Sussex County Chicken flies like an eagle?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and as Jay would say, it’s time to man up!

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans are fired up already. The two circle, feel things out, and the fans chant “MAN UP! MAN UP!” Eddie and Mark both fire up a bit more hearing that, and they tie up. Eddie uses his size to put Mark in a corner, then he lets off. The two reset, circle, knuckle lock, and then back up again. They tie up, go around, Mark wrenches and hammerlocks, but Eddie switches. The fans rally for “DEM BOYS!” and Mark drop toeholds to then float and facelock. Eddie wrenches right out, wristlocks, but Mark rolls. Mark YANKS the arm to then wrench it, but Eddie stays up.

Eddie endures as Mark puts on the pressure. Mark headlocks, Eddie powers up but can’t power out as Mark holds tight. Eddie wrenches at the hold but can’t wrench out. Eddie throws body shots, powers out this time, but Mark runs him over! The fans cheer, Mark runs but Eddie gets under the lariat to SAIDO! And a high angle at that! Mark flounders to a corner but Eddie storms up. Eddie digs his boot in, scrubs Mark a few times, then runs side to side, to BOOT WASH! Eddie lets off after that, then goes back to bring Mark up. Eddie CHOPS, then whips corner to corner. Mark goes up and out, ROCKS Eddie then REDNECK UPPERCUTS!

Mark jumps in to BOOT Eddie down! Mark lines up his shot as Eddie sits up, and then runs up to BOOT WASH in return! Eddie bails out, the fans fire up with Mark and he WRECKS Eddie with a dropkick! Eddie goes to barriers but Mark keeps moving! Mark DIVES with the cannonball tope! The Briscoe Family is there to cheer Mark on! Then Mark throws a chair into the ring! Fans fire up for that, but the ref warns Mark to be careful with that. Mark claps with the chair, then stands it up. The fans rally as Mark builds speed, but Eddie’s in! Choke grip, CHOKE SLAM onto the chair! The ref reprimands but can’t disqualify, Eddie used Mark against the chair, not the other way around!

Eddie pursues Mark out of the ring, but the ref wants him to stay back. Eddie goes into the ring while Mark crawls. Mark clutches his lower back while the count begins. Mark stands but Eddie wanting to go out only delays the count. Mark has time, but then Eddie sneaks out the side! Eddie CLOBBERS Mark, and he SLAMS a chair down! Eddie takes his frustration out on the chair, then he brings Mark up to DRIBBLE him off the desk! The ref reprimands but Eddie keeps going until Mark’s busted open! Mark already has a crimson mask flowing as Eddie leaves him behind. The ring count returns, but Mark gets in at 3 of 20.

Mark stands, he just eggs Eddie on! Eddie fires haymakers, then he HEADBUTTS away on the bloody wound! Mark just fires up and CHOPS! Eddie CHOPS back! Mark CHOPS! Eddie fires hands into the forehead! Mark staggers back, Eddie may have even hurt his own hand punching so hard! Mark sits in a corner, the ref checks the wound, but somehow Mark’s okay to continue. Eddie storms up to CLAW at the forehead! The ref counts, Eddie lets off at 4, and Mark’s blood is painting even his neck and shoulders. Eddie comes back to MACHINE GUN CHOP! The fans fire up, and Mark CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again!

Eddie reloads to MACHINE GUN CHOP again! Mark CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Mark CHOPS again, but then Eddie traps the arms to OVERHEAD SUPLEX! The fans fire up, and Mark crawls around. “MAN UP! MAN UP!” echoes out, but Eddie clamps on a neck wrench! Eddie’s trying to squeeze the blood outta Mark’s melon! Mark rises, to SLAP Eddie! And SLAP! And CHOP! Mark CHOPS again, but Eddie fires forearms! Eddie runs to LARIAT! Mark flops over and Eddie tells off the Philly fans! Eddie KICKS Mark, and CHOPS! And KICKS! And CHOPS! Mark still sits up, so Eddie CHOPS again!

Eddie HEADBUTTS Mark, dumps him out, and builds speed! But Mark UPPERCUTS first! Eddie flops to the apron, and Mark BITES Eddie’s forehead now! Mark UPPERCUTS Eddie, stalks him to railing, and has him take a seat so he can rain down fists! Mark goes to get space, and he comes back to SHOTGUN Eddie against barriers! Eddie falls over, Mark resets the count, and then he snap suplexes Eddie to the floor! Mark goes up the apron, says BANG BANG, Cactus Jack ELBOW DROP! The fans fire up as Mama Briscoe’s Baby Boy drags Eddie up! But Eddie POSTS Mark! Mark falls, Eddie refreshes the count, and Eddie goes back for Mark.

Eddie puts Mark in, storms up on him, and drops an ELBOW of his own! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Eddie keeps calm. Eddie rains down fists, aiming right for the forehead. The fans rally and duel, Eddie puts Mark up top. Eddie puts Mark in the Tree of Woe then digs his boots in! The blood is just rushing to Mark’s head and out of the wound, but Mark frees himself. So Eddie WRECKS Mark with a dropkick! Eddie drags Mark to a cover, TWO! Mark is still tougher than that, and Eddie is a bit frustrated. Eddie CLUBS Mark, then reels him in. Mark fights the lift, so Eddie fires Kawada Kicks! Mark LARIATS right back!!

The fans fire up as both men are down! The crimson mask just keeps growing but Mark pounds the mat. The fans rally with Mark as he drags himself up. Mark goes back to Eddie and fires a forearm! Eddie CHOPS! Mark CHOPS back! Eddie brings down one strap, then the other! The fans fire up as Eddie CHOPS! Mark shakes that off and fires back up, so he can CHOP again! Eddie roars, then RIDGE HAND CHOPS! Eddie runs, Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Mark ROCKS Eddie with a forearm, whips him to ropes, but Eddie reverses. Mark CLOBBERS Eddie with forearms! Eddie goes to a corner, Mark runs in, GAMANGIRI!

Mark whips corner to corner but Eddie barely makes it! Mark runs up again to clothesline! The fans rally, Mark reels Eddie in and has the leg! FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Eddie survives but Mark stays fired up! Eddie bails out, so Mark goes to the apron. Mark runs to BLOCKBUSTER to the floor! Eddie writhes, Mark chucks chairs around, then Mark drags Eddie up. Mark puts Eddie in the ring and climbs up. Mark aims, FROGGY- NO, Eddie moves! But he runs into a fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Mark hurries back up, takes aim again, FROGGY BOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Eddie survives again and the fans fire up!

Mark gets up, that crimson mask still bright red on his face! The fans rally, Mark hauls Eddie up and whips, but Eddie reverses, clinches, and EXPLODERS! But Mark’s right up!? And he clinches to EXPLODER! But Eddie clinches, EXPLODER!! Mark clinches, EXPLODER!! Both men stagger around from being thrown around, then they run in! DOUBLE LARIATS!! The fans are thunderous as both men are down again! The standing count begins, fans love “Both These Guys!” The count passes 5 of 10, but Mark rises up! Eddie goes to the apron but Mark pursues. Mark storms out after Eddie, and SLAPS him!

Eddie CHOPS! Mark CHOPS! Eddie SLAPS! Mark kicks, reels Eddie in, and underhooks! Eddie fights that, fires forearms, then clinches! But Mark fights the lift, throws down elbows, but Eddie HEADBUTTS away! Clinch and EXPLODER to the floor!! The fans lose their minds from that one! The ring count climbs but the fans chant “MAN UP! MAN UP!” Mark and Eddie flounder, the count is 5 of 20, and Eddie rises at 10. We hit 15, Eddie slides in! Mark flounders at 17 and falls back over! 18! 19!! Mark springs in at 19.5!! The fans are thunderous as Mark stays in this! Mark pounds the mat and the fans rally up again!

Eddie and Mark slowly rise, and they crawl to each other. Eddie fires a haymaker, but Mark hits back! They fire forearms and other wild shots back and forth. Eddie SLAPS Mark, but Mark shakes his head! Mark uses ropes to stand, and he SLAPS Eddie! Eddie SLAPS! Mark CHOPS! Eddie grimaces and CHOPS back! Mark CHOPS again! Eddie takes a moment, nods and CHOPS again! Mark roars to SLAP, CHOP and CHOP! Mark unleashes all his Redneck Kung-Fu, then runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and LARIATS!! The fans are thunderous as Mark drags Eddie up and calls his shot! But Eddie wrenches, HALF ‘N’ HALF!!

Eddie says this is the end, and he URAKENS!! Mark falls, Eddie covers, TWO!??! Mark survives and the fans are electric! Eddie snarls but the fans say to “MAN UP! MAN UP!” Mark sputters, eggs Eddie on, so Eddie says okay, and he runs. But Mark ducks the sliding lariat! ROLLING ELBOW!! Eddie falls but Mark hauls him up! Underhooks, but Eddie back drops! Mark sunset flips, TWO!! Eddie stands, URA- NO, Mark ducks, trips Eddie, high stacks, TWO! Eddie URAKENS again!! Mark PELES!! Eddie wobbles, Mark gets him, but then Eddie scoops! Mark slips free, straitjackets and torture racks, CUTTHROAT DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?!?

The fans fire up as Eddie survives that blast from the past, but Mark calls upon the spirit of Jay Briscoe! Mark gets Eddie up, underhooks, JAY DRILLER!!!! Cover, MARK WINS!!!

Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (NEW ROH World Champion)

And the streamers all fly in! Finally, and for the first-time-ever, Mark Briscoe wins THE title here in ROH! Papa Briscoe gets in the ring to hug his son in celebration, and even Mark’s friends in the locker room make their way out here! Jay Lethal, Rhett Titus, Dalton Castle, Christopher Daniels, even The Kingdom and so many more join in the celebration! They hoist Mark up on their shoulders, and then they all hug it out! Mark says hold on, they gotta give it up to the former champion, too! Eddie manages to stand, looks to Mark, and they nod. They shake hands to keep the Code of Honor, and then hug it out!

The fans cheer this moment that is not only Mark celebrating destiny achieved, but also him honoring the memory of big brother Jay. Supercard of Honor ends with a true feel good moment, how much bigger and better will ROH get from here?


My Thoughts:

A great Supercard of Honor here. I know, I skipped Zero Hour but this is also WrestleMania Weekend, so many other things are happening and I don’t have time for all four-and-a-half hours that this would be. But the Zero Hour is free on AEW’s YouTube, whatever. I did skim, it was all pretty good stuff, other than duh, Premier Athletes were winning their return match. Black Taurus has transformed into Beast Mortos, he of course won. I was actually surprised SAP didn’t win here, this should’ve been where they ended the story with Maria’s boys but it seems like they’ve doubled down because Serpentico lost another mask to them.

Awesome match from Kyle VS Lee to open the main show, and great Kyushin Thunder Liger reference in Kyle’s entire presentation. Kyle winning made a lot of sense, he’s just doing so well. Maybe if this was Ethan Page, there would be a chance Kyle lost, but Lee was clearly fed to the Protostar’s reign. Great Six Woman Tag from Stardom, and you gotta appreciate the constant action going on outside the ring, very unique compared to American style. Great win for Mina’s team, and fun little moment with Mariah coming out to celebrate with them. Well, mostly with Mina. Depending on how things go in Storm VS Thunder, it’d be fun to have Mariah’s two mentors interact and maybe even fight over the title.

Great tag title match from The Kingdom VS Infantry, but just as we saw on Rampage tonight with Roddy VS Rocky, Wardlow got involved to help The Kingdom, just as Adam Cole said. And hey, as I was hoping, Bullet Club Gold actually shows up to do stuff with their ROH World Six Man titles. But while Archer, Zayne and Suzuki are a great trio, of course they were losing. BCG still has to settle things with The Acclaimed, and great to see them show up here, too, so maybe we get Winners Take All at Dynasty. Then Acclaimed can show up on ROH TV, or who knows, maybe BCG wins and they bring all the belts to ROH TV. Just someone show up on ROH TV more often.

Really good stuff in the Fight Without Honor, it’s just too bad The Boys got released before this. They definitely should’ve made their epic return all feral and violent so they could help Castle win. But instead, we did get admittedly hilarious gags with the substitute Boys, and Paul Walter-Hauser so he could plug his own stuff. Which is fine, ROH is making it work with Wrestling Revolver, Athena & Billie went there once. And speaking of, both women’s titles were awesome tonight. I don’t know how to feel about Billie faking such a scary injury but WOW did she do a great job of it. Both Billie and Aminata are great, but I suppose Face in the chase makes sense, and now Billie gets to reign alongside Athena.

Honestly, didn’t Athena was winning. 50-0 is a great mark to hit, but now it’s like, who beats Athena for the title? The only thing I can think of is if she and Billie face off again for both belts, but that doesn’t seem right either. It would be great if Aminata moved up to the world title to make up for not winning the TV title. And in a way, that’s what happened with Mark Briscoe. Great stuff between Mark and Eddie tonight, and wow did Mark bleed. Mark winning out was the right call, he’s been long overdue for a singles title and here we are. Eddie still has his NJPW Strong title, too, so this was surely a great honor for him to give Mark the ROH title.

My Score: 9.1/10

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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (4/15/25)

Who will Stand & Deliver?

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Time to defy the odds!

A tag team gauntlet and a Fatal 4 Way determine contenders that will challenge for NXT gold this Saturday at Stand & Deliver: Las Vegas!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and will challenge Ricky Saints for the title at Stand & Deliver.
  • NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice; Lola wins and advances to Stand & Deliver.
  • NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet: ??? wins and will challenge Fraxiom for the titles at Stand & Deliver.
  • NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: ???

PLAY BY PLAY

NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page!

The Absolute holds what many want, but only one gets their shot. Will the Alpha Wolf be one step closer to his “birthright?” Will the Drama King look to go for another crown? Will the Wes Side return to former glory? Or will it be All Ego that meets Saints in Sin City?

But speaking of Saints, Ricky makes his entrance after everyone else is already in the ring! The fans fire up as the champion decides to join commentary. The bell rings and Eddy kicks at Ethan but Ethan blocks, only for Lexis to DECK Ethan! Wes then rolls Eddy up, but Lexis shoves Wes away! Lexis basement SUPERKICKS Eddy! Wes and Lexis stare down, things speed up, and Lexis hurdles, but Wes leaps over. Wes dodges Lexis, but Lexis steps on Wes’s dropdown! The fans are torn, but Eddy is up. Lexis wants Eddy to calm down, but then Ethan is also up. Lexis tells them both to calm down, but now Wes is up.

Lexis finds himself surrounded, and Wes feeds Lexis to Eddy’s KICK, and Ethan’s HAYMAKER! Wes adds a HAYMAKER, then Eddy KIKS again! Ethan HAYMAKERS, Wes ENZIGIRIS, and Lexis wobbles. Eddy TOSSES Lexis, the fans fire up, but then Ethan DECKS Wes! Eddy ROCKS and KICKS, KICKS, and SOBATS on Ethan! Wes runs up, Eddy gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Wes tumbles to a corner, Eddy BOOTS Ethan! Eddy runs and BOOTS Wes! Lexis is back, but Eddy dodges to BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Ethan breaks it! Ethan ROCKS Eddy, but Wes ROCKS Ethan! Eddy spins Wes, but Wes BODY BLOWS!

Wes KICKS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS Eddy, to then DOUBLE STOMP him down! Wes runs to ELBOW Ethan in a corner, mule kick, and AX KICKS! Wes then runs at Lexis, but Lexis dodges! Lexis dodges Eddy so Eddy runs into Wes! Lexis dodges Ethan, Ethan runs into Wes & Eddy! Lexis then SUPERKICKS Ethan into them both! Lexis runs corner to corner, but everyone clears out! Lexis POSTS himself! Wes BOOTS Ethan, Eddy kicks Wes, then Eddy reels Wes in. Wes wrenches out, slips around, but Eddy elbows free. Eddy runs, Wes dodges, and Ethan holds the ropes down! Eddy tumbles up and out and to the floor!

Wes runs up, Ethan puts him on the apron, but Wes RAMS into Ethan! Eddy grabs at Wes, Wes kicks him away, but Ethan ROCKS Wes! Wes is stuck in the ropes, so Ethan hits a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Wes survives, Ethan drags Wes up, but then he sees Lexis climbing a corner. Ethan pushes Wes aside to ROCK Lexis! Ethan then climbs up to join Lexis, reels him in, but they both fire body shots! Lexis CLUBS Ethan, Eddy UPPERCUTS Lexis! Eddy climbs up to work with Ethan, but then Wes throws hands on the legs! Wes gets under all of this, and the fans fire up for the TOWER OF DOOM!!

All four men are down while the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” for making this the opener! Lexis flops out of the ring, Ethan and Eddy flounder, but Wes runs, SHOOTING STAR on Ethan! Cover, Eddy breaks it! The fans fire up as Wes and Eddy stand to trade forearms! Wes fires a body shot then a forearm, but Eddy fires a forearm, an UPPERCUT, and a KICK! Eddy snarls, but Ethan waistlocks! Eddy fires elbows to get free, but Wes BOOTS Eddy! Ethan DUMPS Eddy out, Wes DECKS Ethan! Wes builds speed and he DIVES into Lexis! Ethan let Lexis take that shot while he grabs Eddy. Eddy blocks the apron bump to elbow Ethan!

Eddy runs up, Ethan dodges, and Eddy almost hits Ricky! Ricky says watch it, but then Ethan SHOVES Eddy into Ricky! The fans go nuts, Ricky is pissed, and he THROWS Eddy aside to get at Ethan! The ref tries to stop this, but Ricky is too heated, so the ref EJECTS Ricky from ringside! The fans boo but Ethan just mockingly waves bye-bye. Ricky warns Ethan, the fans chant, “Ref, You Suck!” but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Lexis ROCKS Wes. Lexis reels Wes in, but Ethan BOOTS Lexis down! Ethan then scoops Wes to SLAM him onto Lexis! Ethan then THROWS Lexis into Eddy! Ethan drags Lexis up, but Lexis slips free of the Canadian Rack! Lexis grabs the arms, crosses them, then reels Ethan in, but Ethan trips Lexis up! Ethan turns Lexis over, BOSTON CRAB! The fans are torn as Lexis endures, and Lexis claws at the mat! Lexis crawls forward, but Ethan drags him back from the ropes! Wes runs up, Ethan ducks the lariat, but then Eddy YANKS Wes outta the ring! Eddy clamps onto Lexis with a CROSSFACE!!

Lexis endures double submissions, but then Wes STOPS Lexis from tapping!! The fans are thunderous, but Eddy is furious! Eddy lets go of Lexis to STOMP Wes down! Eddy then BOOTS Ethan down! Eddy goes up a corner as the fans duel, and Lexis UPPERCUTS Eddy! Lexis climbs, fires forearms on Eddy, and Eddy falls to the apron! Ethan CLUBS Lexis! Ethan has an Electric Chair, then he has Eddy in a facelock! But Wes goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS onto a DOOMSDAY DDT COMBO!! The fans are going nuts all over again while all four men are down! But then Ethan crawls to cover Eddy while Wes crawls to cover Lexis! Double covers, TWO!!

The fans fire up while Wes and Ethan grow frustrated. They stare down, then they throw hands! Wes fires a flurry, but Ethan ROCKS Wes with one! Wes PELES in return! Wes hurries to go up a corner! But Lexis SHOVES him down! Wes hits apron, Lexis climbs, SWANTON BOMB on Ethan! But Eddy is up top! He MACHO ELBOWS the cover apart! Eddy then drags Lexis up, but Wes rises! METEORA for Eddy!! Cover, Lexis YANKS Wes up! CORONATION!! But Ethan has Lexis! TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!

Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT North American Championship)

Ethan smirks as he takes advantage of this golden opportunity. Ethan grabs a mic to say, “Well, I guess that makes me the man then, huh?” The fans are torn but Ethan says he is the #1 contender. Ethan knows he isn’t the guy Ricky wanted to win, and he has every right to believe that. Because everyone remembers their first. And the first championship in WWE for Ricky was ruined by Ethan Page! At Stand & Deliver, Ricky’s first title defense will also be ruined by- RICKY SPEARS ETHAN!! No more ringside ban, and the champ gets some payback! But will Las Vegas be absolute? Or will All Ego’s ego only expand exponentially this Saturday?

 

Jordynne Grace speaks.

“What you see today as The Juggernaut, multiple time TNA Knockouts Champion, this wasn’t how I started. I wasn’t scouted, I never had ‘star power,’ never really been a beauty queen. If it were possible to have negative aura, that is who I was. I was just a little girl wrestling in half-empty gyms, trying to find a place to fit in a world that didn’t seem built for me. I knew what people saw, or really rather what they didn’t see. But something I did have that not a lot of people in wrestling do, is self-awareness. So I finally stopped wishing that I had what I was supposed to have, and started building what I could become.

“I turned insecurity into intensity, doubt into discipline, and that was the day The Juggernaut was born. I fell in love with getting stronger. I became laser focused into building my body into an atomic bomb. Waking up at 3AM to train, jumping into a car to drive 8 hours to wrestle, hit another gym session after that, then sleep two hours and do it all over again the next day. And as hard as that was, I was obsessed with it. It was a way that I could stand out against all the other women. And to me, it was the only way. I wanted the WWE Universe to say, ‘Yeah, the WWE women are killing it, but have you seen Jordynne Grace over in TNA? That’s Jordynne Grace!?’

“I’ve put in the work so that no one could ignore me. I forced my way into the conversation and made people believe in The Juggernaut the way I believed in myself. Now, the biggest hurdle of my career is right in front of me this Saturday, when I have the opportunity to become NXT Women’s Champion. And just like I’ve been my entire career, I’m aware of exactly what I’m gonna have to do to leave Vegas with my first WWE championship.” Jordynne is ready, but will Grace survive in Sin City?

 

The NXT Women’s Division holds another watch party.

Sol Ruca asks Zaria who she thinks will take the last two spots in the Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match. Zaria isn’t sure, but it won’t matter when the outcome will be the same. Sol agrees there, because it’ll be one of them as the champ. Oh, really? Doesn’t Sol mean Zaria? Kelani Jordan hears this and takes offense. She thought #ZaRuca was fine. Uh, they are. New shirts and everything, thanks for asking. Well, it won’t be either of them, because Kelani’s going to be a TWO-TIME Women’s North American Champion. And she’ll show everyone why no one can do it like Lan- Izzi Dame interjects.

Izzi says good one, idiots. But y’know who Izzi misses these days? The old Kelani. She was way more likeable. Old Kelani, new Kelani, it won’t matter when Izzi’s the one on top of the ladder, holding the title, and bringing it home to The Culling. Keep dreaming, Izzi, it’ll never happen. Those two both head out, and Sol says it’s just like she said, either her or Zaria will walk out as champion. Zaria says sure, something like that. But to the point, who will get the remaining spots and fill out the six pack?

 

NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice!

The weird girls are hungry for some gold, but so is the MMA Mamacita! Will Tatum take over? Or will there be a Vice in Sin City?

The bell rings and the two tie up. Tatum rolls Lola, TWO, and Tatum narrowly avoids the roundhouse! The fans rally as the two reset and tie up. Tatum waistlocks, Lola switches, and Lola SLAMS Tatum down. Lola holds on as Tatum fights around, and Gigi coaches Tatum up. Tatum pries free, backflips up and over to then Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Lola has Tatum in a modified CROSSFACE! Tatum endures, fights to stack Lola, TWO! Lola runs up but Tatum kicks her away. Tatum wrenches, UPPERCUTS, then CLUBS the arm. Tatum grinds Lola down, the fans duel, and Lola endures. Tatum hits a BRIDGING FUJIWARA!

The fans rally, Lola fights around and reels Tatum into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tatum high stacks, TWO! Lola lets Tatum go, but then BODY BLOWS! Tatum drops to her knees, Lola clamps on with a headlock, and Lola hits a takeover. Tatum fights around, but Lola puts on the pressure. Tatum fights up, Lola thrashes, but Tatum powers up and out. Lola ducks ‘n’ dodges to then whip Tatum, and Lola catches Tatum to a SLEEPER! The fans rally, Tatum powers out fast, but then Lola hits a SPINEBUSTER! Tatum bails out, Lola rushes after her! Tatum crawls under the ring? Lola grabs at Tatum but Tatum kicks her away!

Tatum scurries under the ring, Gigi taunts Lola, but Lola tells Gigi she’s estupida. Lola goes looking for Tatum, but Tatum YANKS her into the ring frame! Tatum laughs, Gigi says that’s what Lola gets, and NXT goes picture in picture.

Tatum taunts Lola, brings her up and into the ring, then drags Lola up to KNEE the arm again and again! Tatum wrenches and WRINGS the arm, then JUMPING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Tatum grabs Lola’s arm, stomps it, then twists the wrist! Lola endures, but Tatum SLAMS the arm off the mat! Tatum bends the fingers, mockingly high-fives the hand, but Lola kicks her away! Tatum comes back and wrenches again, but Lola wrenches and WRINGS it in return! Lola SOBATS Tatum, whips and KNEES her low, and Tatum is in the ropes. Lola goes to the apron to AX KICK Tatum down! Tatum flounders into the ring but Lola pursues.

Lola whips and KICKS Tatum, then drags her up to reel her in. Lola snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga as Lola gets up, for Dos Amigas! Lola drags Tatum up again, gives some Latina Heat, and hits THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO! Tatum stays in this and Lola grows frustrated. Lola stalks Tatum to the ropes, stands her up, and whips her to KNEE- NO, Tatum rolls Lola up! TWO, and Lola KICKS Tatum back down! Lola drags Tatum around, then clamps on with a chinlock. Tatum endures, even as Lola thrashes her around. Tatum fights up, RAMS Lola into a corner, but Lola holds on! Tatum RAMS Lola into another corner, but Lola clamps on again!

Tatum pries at the hold, RAMS Lola into the corner again, and now she’s free. Only to run up into headscissors! Tatum brings Lola off the corner to POWERBOMB! NXT returns to single picture as both women rise. Tatum dodges a kick, and she CLOBBERS Lola! And CLOBBERS her again! And ENZIGIRIS! Tatum wrenches Lola for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Tatum runs corner to corner and CROSSBODIES Lola in the corner! Tatum whips corner to corner to CROSSBODY again! Tatum goes for a third, but Lola KNEES the crossbody down! The fans rally, Gigi coaches Tatum, but Lola AX KICKS again!

Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS and she backs Tatum up into the corner! The fans fire up for Lola as she reminds us, “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Lola drags Tatum out of the corner, covers, TWO!! Tatum survives and the fans fire up! Lola drags Tatum up, lifts her up, but Tatum sunset flips! TWO, and Tatum hurries to a corner. Lola runs in, but Tatum dodges! Lola gets stuck in ropes, Tatum CROSSBODIES again! Tatum brings Lola around to hoist her up top, and the fans duel even harder! Tatum climbs, Lola fires body shots, and Lola shoves Tatum down! Tatum comes back to GAMANGIRI! Tatum then climbs up, brings Lola up, and SUPERPLEXES!

The fans fire up, Tatum crawls to the cover, TWO!! Lola survives, but Tatum doesn’t stop! She hooks Lola up, but Lola pops free! SLEEPER!! Lola drags Tatum down, but Tatum rolls back to a cover! TWO!! Lola lets go in time, but Tatum throat chops! Tatum goes up the ropes, springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! And then the BUENAS NOCHES BACKHAND!! Cover, Lola wins!

Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall (advances to Stand & Deliver)

Lola got the knockout, and now she’s punched her ticket to Las Vegas! Will everything come up LV this Saturday?

 

Giulia speaks.

“For the past few weeks, I watched Stephanie bask in the glory of being a double champion. I waited and waited for her to give me a rematch, but it never happened. Friendships only go so far when it comes to the NXT Women’s Championship. Last week, I reminded Stephanie of what Beautiful Madness is. Jaida Parker? I don’t know her, but I can tell she is very confident. She likes to dish out punishment, but she doesn’t like to take it. Jordynne Grace is strong, but on Saturday, I will introduce her to Strong Style. Jordynne and Jaida are obstacles in my way to Stephanie. My goal was to win the NXT Women’s Championship. Losing it only made me more dangerous.

“Last year at Stand & Deliver, I introduced myself. This year, I leave as the NXT Women’s Champion.” Giulia is ready, will all succumb to the Beautiful Madness?

 

A car pulls up real fast.

And out steps Trick Williams! #CrashOutTrick looks ready for a fight, will he find one this close to his NXT Championship Triple Threat?

 

Ava Raine is arguing with The Fatal Influence and Meta Four!

The NXT General Manager is trying to get Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson to all listen to her, but then Gigi & Tatum stumble in. Gigi brings up this other opportunity Ava talked about last week, and Ava says yes, that’s what this is about. But Jacy says it won’t be an opportunity for Gigi & Tatum. Ava says hold on, hold on. Everyone will get their opportunity at Stand & Deliver. There will be a Triple Threat Tag Team match, and after talking it over with Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis, the winners will get a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match for the NXT after WrestleMania.

Tatum & Gigi are fired up, as are the Meta Girls and Fatal Influence, but then Roxie storms in and says she just knew Ava would do this. Every single woman is going to be on Stand & Deliver except for Roxie, the woman who made this division the best Women’s Division in the WORLD! Ava says yes, hi, how are you, Roxie? Good job losing to Tiffany on SmackDown last Friday. But clearly she didn’t get enough because she’s back here bothering Ava. But hey, if Roxie can charm herself a tag partner, then Ava will happily make this a Fatal 4 Way. The others chuckle and Roxie says Ava has always had it out for her,

Roxie storms off and the others sarcastically wish her luck. Will Roxie be able to salvage one of the many bridges she’s burned around here? Or will the Prodigy be out of luck this close to Stand & Deliver?

 

NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet!

Speaking of luck, the luck of the draw is going to be tested, and the team that survives the odds will battle Nathan Frazer & Axiom for the titles! But who do we have first? It’s Hank ‘n’ Tank! The Street Profits told them to just be themselves and it’ll be alright, but will Hank ‘n’ Tank be able to run the table?

 

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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (4/14/25)

Run-up to Mania starts now!

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It’s a truly star-studded Raw!

Ahead of their WrestleMania 41 Night 1 Main Event, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, CM Punk & Paul Heyman are all here on Monday Night Raw!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Bayley wins.
  • Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made; Rey wins.
  • AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux; Styles wins.
  • PENTA VS Finn Balor; Finn wins, by disqualification.

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Gunther is here!

Sacramento boos Der Ring General as he storms to the ring. Michael Cole was going to interview the World Heavyweight Champion later tonight, but it seems Gunther wants to get to it. Gunther and Cole meet in the ring, Cole says two weeks ago, he left Jimmy Uso bloodied in this ring. That caused Jey Uso to march out here last week- Gunther cuts Cole off to says that last week, Jey walked out here, looked Gunther in the eyes, and claimed he’s not afraid anymore. The fans boo as Gunther says this week, he is here to look us all in the eyes to tell us that Jey Uso is full of crap! Cole understands the fans are upset, but speaking of that, it seems Gunther is also upset.

We saw last year at WrestleMania, when… The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Gunther says screw the questions! Screw Jey Uso! Screw everything Jey stands for! And screw everybody who stands with Jey! The fans boo more, and Gunther says ever since he stepped for in the WWE, he is the greatest gift this company has ever received! For 80% of his time in the WWE, he has been a champion! And now, he is the GREATEST World Heavyweight Champion of all time! The fans boo more, but Gunther says he refuses to let somebody like Jey Uso ruin that for him. The fans “YEET!” more and he says fine, do it as much as you want!

Gunther tells Jey to puff his chest out, walk into WrestleMania with the most confidence he’s ever had, because it won’t matter! In the end, the bell has to ring! And when that happens, Jey still can’t lace Gunther’s boots! Gunther will put Jey down for a FOURTRH time! These last two weeks, Gunther has been accused, told he went too far, that he lost control. Jey, trust one thing: In 37 years of LIFE, Gunther has never lost control! The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” Gunther says two weeks ago, when he took a bath in Jimmy’s blood, Gunther was in full control, and he LOVED it!

And Jey, go pray to the Lord, thank Him for how Gunther was in control, or else he would’ve drowned them both in Jimmy’s blood! Gunther looks forward to next week, calling his mother and telling her how much he enjoyed beating the living hell out of Jey, and is STILL World Heavyweight Champion! Gunther storms off, having done his part for tonight. Will nothing and no one stop Der Ring General from destroying Jey?

 

Bianca Belair speaks.

“I’ll be the first to admit that lately, I’ve been in my head. Everything that’s happened with Jade and Naomi, it really messed me up. And now, this whole situation with Iyo and Rhea has brought out a different version of me. But different isn’t wrong. My Road to WrestleMania has filled with nothing but blood, sweat and tears. Not no complaining, no whining, no excuses. No, just straight facts. I’ve been doing nothing but standing up for myself and speaking the truth, something that anybody would do. Something I would hope people are teaching their kids to do. And you don’t have to like the truth, but you can’t deny it.

“Just like I can’t deny now it’s a Triple Threat. Yeah, I’ve been through a lot. But I’m still the best. So I’ma use the bit of everything that I’ve been through to be the Bianca I know I can be. I’m the Bianca that won Elimination Chamber, I’m the Bianca that’s never been pinned at WrestleMania, and I’m the strongest, the fastest, the roughest, the toughest, the quickest, the greatest, the best Bianca that you have ever seen. So it doesn’t matter if it’s a Triple Threat, because there’s nothing that Rhea or Iyo can do to stop me from getting my flowers and walking out of WrestleMania as champion. Because you cannot spell WrestleMania without E S T.”

 

Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!

The Role Model and the Morrigan ran the table on Friday Night SmackDown’s tag team gauntlet, and now they’re going to WrestleMania! Will they have even more momentum going into that WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match? Or will the leading ladies of Judgment Day refuse to give up the spotlight even now?

Raw returns and Bayley has made her entrance, Lyra by her side. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Bayley circles with Liv. They approach, and Liv SLAPS Bayley! Liv laughs, but Bayley smirks. Liv apologizes, then runs away! Bayley chases Liv around the outside, but then they slip into the ring. Liv stomps away on Bayley, the fans are torn but the ref counts. Liv stops at 4, and Liv bumps Bayley off buckles. Liv stomps a mudhole, but again stops at 4. Liv then stomps another mudhole in, and shouts, “OKAAAY~!” as she lets off. The fans are torn, Liv stands Bayley up, but Bayley fires forearms! The fans fire up, Liv swings, but into a fireman’s carry!

Liv fights free, ducks ‘n’ dodges Bayley, but Bayley hits a THESZ PRESS! The fans fire up and Bayley hits a NECK SNAPPER, then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley stomps Liv around, glares at Raquel, but Liv kicks from below. Bayley rains down fists on Liv, the fans rally behind her, and Bayley whips. Liv reverses, then avoids the up ‘n’ over to DROPKICK Bayley! Liv runs corner to corner, and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Liv rolls, but Bayley follows to LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Bayley looms over Liv. Bayley glares at Raquel, then bumps Liv off buckles. Bayley ELBOWS Liv, then ELBOWS her again.

Bayley brings Liv around, the fans cheer her on as she bumps Liv off buckles. The fans duel, Bayley brings Liv in and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Liv is tougher than that but Bayley stays on her. Bayley brings Liv over but Liv stops the buckle bump to give a buckle bump! Liv runs up, but Bayley ELBOWS her! Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then she gest around to SAIDO! Liv bails out, Raquel checks on her, but Bayley smiles. Bayley aims, builds speed, and DIVES, but into a forearm! Liv drags Bayley out to snap suplex to the floor! That’s just Una Amiga as Liv gets Bayley up again! Dos Amigas to the floor!

Liv drags Bayley up again, but Bayley stops that to wrench and KNEE low! Bayley RAMS Liv into steel steps! The fans fire up, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley hits steps, then Liv STMOPS Bayley’s hands! Liv drags Bayley up, THREE AMIGAS to the floor, from OFF the steps! Liv gives some Latina Heat while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Liv has Bayley in the ring. Liv grinds Bayley down with a chinlock but the fans rally up. Bayley fights to her feet, then JAWBREAKERS free! Liv staggers, comes back, but Bayley blocks to fire forearms! Bayley fires forearm after forearm, but Liv KICKS in return! Liv kicks again, but Bayley KNEES her down! Liv flounders, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley is sent into the buckles! The ref checks Bayley and she’s still in this, so Liv basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Liv gives her cheap hammer fists. Bayley hits back but Liv stomps her down.

Liv goes up the corner, waits on Bayley to rise, and FLYING- NO, Bayley grabs Liv’s legs! Liv fights the turnover, pops Bayley into the sunset flip, TWO! Bayley runs up, Liv ducks the knee to roll her up, TWO! KNEE!! Liv flounders around again, Bayley runs in, SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! The fans fire up as Bayley drags Liv to a cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Lyra coaches Bayley. Raquel coaches Liv while Liv crawls away. The fans duel and Liv stands. Bayley grabs a leg but Liv kicks at her! Liv BOOTS Bayley away, but Bayley comes back and slides out! But Liv gets her for a CODE BREAKER! Bayley flops down, and Liv snarls as she rises up.

Liv aims and MISSILE DROPKICKS to the floor! A little double-edged given that landing, but Liv hurries to get Bayley up and into the ring. Liv crawls to the cover, TWO! Bayley survives and Lyra is relieved. Liv snarls again and waits on Bayley. Bayley goes to the ropes, Liv runs up, OBLIV- NO, Bayley puts her on the apron! Bayley ROCKS Liv, has her in the ropes, but Liv denies the hotshot! GAMANGIRI! Liv storms in, gets moving, she goes up, up, and FLYING- STUNNER! Bayley turns things around on Liv, and hits a BAYLEY2BELLY!! Bayley crawls to the cover, Raquel gives Liv the ROPEBREAK!

The fans boo, they all saw Raquel do it! Lyra goes after Raquel, Raquel fights her off and BOOTS her down! The fans boo, but Bayley DECKS Raquel, and hits the HOTSHOT in the ropes! The fans fire up but Liv hits Bayley with a BACKSTABBER!! And then OBLIV- NO, Lyra anchors Bayley’s feet! Bayley jackknife bridges, AND WINS!

Winner: Bayley, by pinfall

A huge bit of teamwork leads to a huge win over one-half of the tag champions! Liv is livid, will she and Raquel get their revenge at WrestleMania?

 

Paul Heyman waits backstage.

And like usual, he’s waiting on The Tribal Chief. Will Roman Reigns even bother with The Wise Man knowing he’ll be in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania?

 

Rhea Ripley speaks.

“Bianca, I can see right through you. You said you were just out there to watch, and then you said you were just out there to call it down the middle. But I can see your true intentions now: You thrive on playing with my emotions, winding me up like I’m some sort of toy to you so you can get what you want and make it seem like I’m the bad guy. The thing that you failed to understand is that when I lose something that I love, I wills top at nothing to get it back. And Iyo, I never had to give you a championship match. But watching you pout and moan, it really pulled on the heartstrings that I had left. So I pulled a page out of your book, and I got what I wanted, too.

“So Iyo, I advise you to cherish every single moment you have with the Women’s World Championship. And Bianca, I can’t wait to make you feel what it’s like when I’m the bad guy. Because at WrestleMania 41, I get back what belongs to me.”

 

Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made!

Before going up against the supposed greatest luchador of a generation, El Grande Americano, the King of Lucha will take on one of the Creed Brothers. But is this going to be far more than just a tune-up? Or will Rey speed-dial the 619 here in Sacramento?

Raw returns and American Made has made their entrance. The bell rings, Rey and Julius circle, then Rey waistlocks. Julius backs Rey into a corner, the ref counts, and Rey lets go. Julius elbows Rey down! The fans boo but Julius pushes Rey around. Julius wrenches Rey, wristlocks, but Rey endures. Julius uses a straight arm lever to lift Rey! Then he drops Rey, grinds the arm down, but Rey fires forearms! Rey uses the ropes to flip through, then he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Julius wrenches, hammerlocks, but Rey reaches back! Rey jumps up, FLYING-MARE! Julius runs back up to CLOBBER Rey!

Julius talks trash, American Made soaks up the heat, and Julius whips Rey. Rey reverses, then blows past to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! The fans fire up as Julius tumbles to a corner! Rey fires up, but Julius comes back to CLOBBER him again! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Rey but Julius clamps on a chinlock. Rey endures, the fans rally up more, and Rey fights up. Rey throws body shots, runs, but Julius kitchen sink knees him down! Julius stands Rey up, whisp him to ropes, but Rey KICKS back! Rey dropkicks the legs and Julius ends up on ropes! Rey dials it up, but Julius dumps Rey out! Rey RAMS into Julius, ROCKS him, then climbs up!

The fans fire up, but Brutus distracts the ref! This lets Gable trip Rey up! The fans boo but Julius is right up top! So now Wilde distracts, and that lets Dragon Lee trip Julius! Turnabout is fair play, but now both teams are protesting! So the ref EJECTS everybody! Things will truly be 1v1, after the break!

Raw returns again and Julius has a neck wrench on Rey. Julius whips Rey hard to a corner, runs up, but Rey ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! Rey goes up, up, but Julius Electric Chair Lifts! Rey fires hands, then spins to MYSTERIO RANA! Both men fall out of the ring pretty hard, but Rey gets back inside! Rey WRECKS Julius with a dropkick, the fans fire up, and Rey builds speed to SLIDING- NO, Julius stuffs Rey into a deadlift suplex! Julius marches with Rey, and then goes up the steel steps! Julius has Rey at the ropes, but Rey fights free! Julius BOOTS Rey back! Julius runs up, Rey moves, Julius POSTS himself!

The fans fire up while Julius flops into the ring. Rey hurries back up, climbs the corner, and FLYING RANAS! Julius ends up in a corner, Julius climbs up again, and he rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Rey fires up, the fans are with him, and Rey whips Julius corner to corner. Julius springs right up, goes over, but then Rey QUEBRADAS! But Julius catches him! Rey swings through to DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Rey rises, and he brings Julius around. Julius blocks the whip, shakes his head, and he whips Rey. Rey slides under, comes back, but Julius KNEES Rey down!

Julius brings down the straps, runs up, but Rey DUMPS Julius out tot he floor! Wait, El Grande Americano is here! Rey runs up, grabs him by his mask, but then Julius rolls Rey up! TWO!! Julius gets up, swings, but Rey shoves Julius into El Grande! Rey dropkicks Julius onto the ropes! Dial it up, 619!! Slingshot, DROP THE DIME! Cover, Rey wins!

Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall

But then El Grande CLOBBERS Rey! The fans boo, the LWO returns, but Julius holds them off! Grande CLOBBERS Cruz, but Dragon Lee fires off forearms! Dragon Lee whips, but Grande FLYING HEADBUTTS! The fans boo, but now Grande goes up top! DIVING HEADBUTT onto Rey! “UH GRACIAS~!” That mask is definitely loaded like last week, but will Rey be able to overcome that tactic and win for the honor of true lucha libre?

 

The War Raiders speak.

Ivar says, “Xavier, Kofi, you run your mouths about how the New Day is the greatest tag team of all time.” Erik says, “The fact of the matter is, the War Raiders have blazed a path of world domination for more than a decade. We’ve won gold on multiple continents.” “And last week, we had you beat, dead to rights.” The New Day took the cowardly way out because they knew they couldn’t beat the Raiders. The New Day says this is about the titles, but it has gotten much more personal. Kofi & Woods took this to a whole new level. They didn’t come for these titles, they came for Erik’s neck! They tried to put Erik on the shelf! They tried to end his career!

So at WrestleMania, this won’t be a match! It’ll barely be a fight! This is WAR!

 

The New Day is backstage.

They’re busy playing the Clash of Clans WWE crossover game, not that they’re in it. But Jackie Redmond walks over to talk with them. The New Day says that is rude, they’re busy playing a game. This lack of respect is audacious. Jackie does apologize, but she brings up the War Raiders saying that this match at Mania is now a war. War? New Day’s been in war from how they’ve been treated this whole time! The whole time! But the warpath stops when they take back what belongs to them, and that’s their WWE World Tag Team Championships! The entire world will see that ya bois, the NEW DAY~, are the best team on the face of Planet Earth!

Last week was just a taste of what they’re willing to do to get those titles back. And after Mania, Erik will wish they took his head off so that he and Ivar wouldn’t have to catch the beating they’re getting this weekend. At WrestleMania, every irrelevant and immature member of the WWE Universe will have no choice but to drop to their knees and THANK GOD for the New Day! Woods & Kofi head out, but will they survive this WrestleMania weekend?

 

AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux!

Before taking on The Maverick, Logan Paul, at WrestleMania, the Phenomenal One is going to prove to Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday that this AJ Styles IS the AJ Styles that can get the job done! Does that mean Raw is going to be Too Sweet? Or will Kross be disappointed?

Raw returns as Kross makes his entrance, his femme fatale by his side. Kross is really taking this mirroring stuff to another level, wearing tights very similar to what Styles would wear. Kross still wants Styles to understand, Styles has to be like the Styles of the past in order to finally humble Logan Paul and save professional wrestling. Styles gets mad, but Kross shoves him! Styles RAMS Kross into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Styles storms back up, whips corner to corner, but Kross reverses. Kross runs up, but Styles BOOTS him away. Kross comes back to BOOT Styles down!

The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles around. Kross talks trash, but Styles KICKS Kross! And CHOPS! Kross YANKS Styles into ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Kross says it doesn’t have to be this way, but he lets off as the ref pulls him back. Scarlett CLAWS at Styles’ face in the distraction! The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles. Kross drags Styles up, but Styles JAWBREAKERS back! Styles runs up, but into a SAIDO! The fans boo, Kross stalks Styles to a corner, then he stomps away. Kross whips corner to corner hard, and Styles clutches his ribs as he falls. Kross laughs at Styles’ pain, then stomps him more.

Kross drags Styles up, but Styles DRPOKICKS Kross down! The fans cheer, Kross bails out, and Styles slides to DROPKICK! Kross hits barriers, then Styles PLANCHAS! Kross moves, Styles lands safe on the apron, but Kross sweeps the legs! Kross then whips Styles hard into barriers! Styles almost falls onto that guy cosplaying the Prime bottle. Kross whips Styles hard into more barriers, and Styles falls into the timekeeper’s area! Scarlett kisses Kross’ hand while he soaks up heat, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns Kross has a chinlock. Styles fights up, fires body shots, but Kross KNEES low! Kross scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Kross scoops again, but Styles slips free! Styles goes for a leg but Kross stifles that and shoves Styles to a cover, TWO! Kross drags Styles up, reels him in, but Styles fights the bomb! Kross stops the rana, fireman’s carries, FINAL PRAYER! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives but Kross asks if Styles is sandbagging. Kross looms over Styles, the fans rally up, and Kross smirks as Styles rises. Kross swings, but Styles counter punches! And counter punches! And CHOPS, CHOPS, KICKS!

Styles KICKS Kross again, then whips. Kross hobbles then falls over, clutching his knee! The fans boo, thinking this is an act. Scarlett checks Kross as he clutches the ankle. Styles asks the ref about this, but then Kross sucker punches Styles! It WAS an act, and the fans boo that Kross got away with it! Kross shimmies and shuffles, then taunts Styles. Styles runs up to CLOBBER Kross! Styles fires off the PHENOMENAL BLITZ! SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up, Styles runs in at the corner to LARIAT Kross! Fireman’s carry, but Kross slips free! Kick and DDT! Kross vows to end it, and the fans boo as Kross throws off his elbow pad.

Styles rises as Kross winds the hands of time. KROSS- NO, Styles ducks the hammer and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Kross hobbles, Styles runs up, but Kross puts him on the apron! Styles HOTSHOTS Kross, then DECKS him! The fans fire up, Kross rises, PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Cover, Styles wins!

Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall

Kross put Styles to the test, and that was definitely Styles acing that test! But then Logan Paul appears! Sacramento boos Logan as he walks out with mic in hand. Logan asks what’s up with the hostility. Chill, he’s here to congratulate Styles. No, seriously, good win! He did it! In front of Sacramento, “a bunch of people who weren’t cool enough to live in Los Angeles, or work smart enough to live in San Francisco.” But Styles showed these “generic California losers” why Styles VS Logan is gonna cook! But hey, why not show them why it’ll make money? Here is what Styles is up against. Please enjoy this piece of cinema.

Logan has his own hype video package, “I accomplish more in one weekend than you all will in your entire lives. I didn’t join the WWE to take part, I joined to take over.” Styles grabs a mic to say that’s a cute video, smartass. But let’s start Mania earlier! Get your ass to the ring right now! The fans fire up for that! Logan says okay, and he steps closer. But Kross runs up on Styles! Styles ROCKS Kross, ROCKS Logan, repeat! Styles DECKS Logan, ROCKS him again, btu Kross scoops! Styles slips free, REVERSE DDT! Styles snarls at Kross, but Logan is up! ONE LUCKY RIGHT!! Then the PAUL-VERIZER!! The Maverick is feeling so “humble,” but will he be humbled at Mania?

 

Paul Heyman is still waiting…

Will he be waiting all night at this rate?

 

Jey Uso is here!

The fans fire up as Main Event Jey pops right through the curtain to walk down the bleachers. Sacramento bounces for him and they “YEET!” along with the song, but Jey is once again very serious. Jey goes to the ground level, but then stands on the desk for everyone to see him. Jey grabs the mic while the bouncing continues, and the fans cheer as the song dies down. Jey takes a breath, fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and chant “One More Time! One More Time!” Jey says okay, and the song starts up again! The bouncing starts up again, and then Jey paces as he waits for the music to die down.

“Aight, check it. I said what I had to say to Gunther last week.” “YEET!” “But I really wanted to come out here and holler at y’all.” “YEET!” Jey says what up, Sac Town! Mama out here somewhere in the crowd. But everyone keeps on asking Jey, “Jey, where your mind at?” Is he crashing out? HELL YEAH he’s crashing out! But he’s locked in! Locked in for him! For his family! And for y’all! Check it out, though. Listen to Gunther out here talking. Y’know what that made Jey feel like? He mad. Nah nah nah… Gunther’s afraid! Yeah, Gunther’s afraid! Afraid that Jey will whoop that ass in front of 60 THOUSAND and the world! See you Saturday, Uce!

Jey says one time for the one time… Hey, Uce, please, PLEASE hit his music! UH UH, YEET!! The fans fire up as the bouncing starts up yet again! Jey has all the confidence, all the fire, all the momentum. But will he have it all when it’s all said and done in Las Vegas?

 

Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.

Cathy Kelley is with the Badass WWE Intercontinental Champion and brings up this Sunday, the Fatal 4 Way that stacks the odds against him. How is he handling what could be the biggest defense of his career? Bron says obviously, this is the biggest match of his career. And- JUDGMENT DAY ATTACKS! Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Carlito mug Bron! They stomp him around, then THROW him onto a road case! They still rain down fists, and Finn says the dog’s bark is worse than his bite! They CHUCK Bron into more road cases! Adam Pearce and producers storm in and stop The Judgment Day, but will Bron be alright in just 6 days?

As for Finn, he has a match to get to! Will The Prince be ready for #CeroMiedo?

PENTA VS Finn Balor!

Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance, only for Penta to DROPKICK him off the apron! Penta then FLIES and takes Finn down! Penta strikes first since Finn did that to Bron, and the fans love it! Penta puts Finn in the ring, then storms in after him. The bell rings, the fans fire up as Penta runs up, but Finn puts him on the apron. Penta GAMANGIRIS, then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Finn kicks Penta low, then brings Penta around. Penta WRINGS free, then traps that arm! But Finn trips Penta! Penta BOOTS Finn away, then pump handles! Finn pops free, dragon sleepers, but Penta drops to KICK from below!

Penta runs up to ENZIGIRI in the corner, then he headstands and SWINGING DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Finn stays in this, the fans cheer for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta nods and storms up on Finn to KICK the leg out! Finn flounders, stands back up, but Penta KICKS the leg again! Penta stalks Finn, and KICKS Finn’s leg out again! The fans fire up while Finn flounders around more. Penta has Finn on the ropes, hushes the fans, and he CHOPS! Finn is stinging as he staggers away, and the fans fire up as they want even more of that! Penta whips, Finn reverses, but Penta sunset flips. Finn rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!

Finn keeps Penta down with an ELBOW, then a chinlock. Finn grinds Penta down, Penta endures, and the fans rally. Penta fights up, but Finn yanks the mask! Finn has Penta down, and he soaks up the heat. Finn drags Penta, then jumps stomps! Finn soaks up more heat, jump stomps again, then argues with the ref. Finn taunts Sacramento, stomps Penta again and again and again! The ref counts, Finn stops, but he soaks up more heat. Finn goes back to Penta and says “Just Too Sweet!” They go to the apron, and Penta scoops! Finn slips free, and APRON EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Both men are down on the outside while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Finn has Penta up top! And then the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Penta stays in this and the fans fire up! Finn grows frustrated, but he clamps onto an arm for a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally up, Penta fights to his feet, and Penta fires hands. Penta arm-drags free, then ducks ‘n ‘dodges, for a RANA! Finn flounders up, Penta LARIATS! And LARIATS! The fans fire up again as Penta then SUPERKICKS Finn! Finn wobbles, Penta whips, but Finn reverses, only for Penta to go up and over! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Finn survives and Penta is frustrated, but the fans fire back up.

Penta stalks Finn, the fans sing, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~! CERO~! MIEDO~!” Penta has Finn in the corner, he puts Finn up top, and then he CHOPS! Penta calls his shot and the fans cheer that. Penta climbs up and he goes to the very top! But Finn fires body shots! Penta hops down to the apron and CHOPS again! Then he jumps up to FLYING RANA! Finn staggers back up, Penta BOOTS him! Penta then runs to SLING-DOG! Penta keeps moving, but Finn SLINGBLADES! The fans rally, both men stand, and Finn aims from a corner! SHOT- NO, scoop and BACKBREAKER! Penta has the arm, traps it, and then pulls on the other! “CERO! MIEDO!” SACRIFICE!!

The fans fire up while Finn writhes! Penta stalks Finn, clamps onto him again, “This is Awesome!” as the PENTA- NO, Finn victory rolls the driver! TWO!! DOUBLE LARITS collide! Penta fires body shots, a SOBAT, a KICK, then a SUPERKICK! Finn flops down, but Penta goes to a corner. But then Carlito & Dom rush out here! Penta glares at them, they back off, but Finn rolls Penta up! TWO!! Penta escapes, Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges, SLINGBLADE! Finn aims, SHOTGUN! Penta hits buckles, then ends up in the drop zone, but HERE COMES BRON! You can’t keep a good dog down! Carlito fears for his life after last week…!

Carlito runs away, so Bron runs in and CLOBBERS Finn!! But that lets Finn win!

Winner: Finn Balor, by disqualification

Bron keeps beating up on Finn, so Dom runs in and TACKLES Bron! Carlito joins in now that they have the advantage! They mug Bron 2v1, but Bron fights back! Bron dodges, and he DOUBLE SPEARS!! Sacramento barks for Bron as he aims at Penta! Bron roars, runs up, but Penta KICKS first! And mule kicks! And SUPERKICKS! And then tilt-o-whirl RANA! Bron tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up! Penta builds speed to go up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODY! Penta wipes out Bron, Dom & Carlito, but where’d Finn go? Finn is already up the ramp! The Prince got handed the win tonight, but will Penta take it all with his #CeroMiedo?

 

Iyo Sky speaks.

“This message is for Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. You keep forgetting that I’M the Women’s World Champion. You push me out of the way of your petty squabbles like I mean nothing. But I’m the whole reason you’re fighting in the first place, aren’t I? Because I have the one thing you both want: The Women’s World Championship! So, I’m done being ignored. I’m done being forgotten. Because you have to go through ME to get this title, and I’m not afraid to take you both on to defend it. I’ve beaten both of you before, and I’ll beat you again! At WrestleMania, you will never forget the name Iyo Sky, Women’s World Champion.”

 

Paul Heyman is still waiting, but CM Punk joins him!

Punk sits down with a coffee and says he’s never seen The Wise Man so stressed. Look in his eyes, what do you see? The Cult of Personality? No, a real friend. A friend who would never do anything to put Heyman in harm’s way. But then a car is pulling up. It’s ROMAN! Roman sees Punk and Heyman being buddy-buddy, and he storms off! Heyman tries to catch up to his Tribal Chief, but Roman won’t even look at him. Will this favor cause the break-up of Roman and Heyman?

Roman goes to the ring!

The fans cheer and put the ones up as The OTC makes his entrance, Wise Man trailing behind. What will happen with Roman, Heyman, Punk, and Seth Rollins, all in the building this close to WrestleMania? We find out, after the break.

Raw returns rather quickly, and Roman is now in the ring. He raises his finger up for the pyro and the fans cheer. Heyman has the mic while the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Heyman tentatively holds it out for Roman, but Roman doesn’t take it! Roman gets a mic for himself, leaving Heyman a bit dismayed, but the cheering continues. Roman tells, “Sacramento…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and put up the ones as they cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Roman says, “The whole world can feel that. The whole world can hear that you love and acknowledge your Tribal Chief. And now the whole world understands that you would never betray your Tribal Chief.

“But not everybody’s like you. Some people would betray me. Sacramento, you got any guesses on who that might be?” Obviously it’s Heyman that Roman is referring to, but Roman asks The Wise Man, “How could you betray me?” The fans tell Heyman he messed up. Roman says Heyman can’t hear that well, say it louder. The fans get louder with it, and Heyman is a bit surly about that. Heyman goes to talk, but he reconsiders. Roman still asks him why, and Heyman is at a loss for words. The fans boo, but some do chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Roman smirks as Heyman finally says, “My Tribal Chief… It was not a betrayal. I paid back a favor that I owed.”

Roman doesn’t seem to like that answer, but he still smirks. Sacramento, maybe Roman’s a little confused here, but the way favors work is, you usually pay it back yourself, correct? The fans say yes. Roman says it feels the only one getting screwed here is him! And if there’s one thing about Roman Reigns, if there’s one thing about The Tribal Chief, it’s that he’d never ask for a favor. No, Roman takes what he wants! So Roman doesn’t owe a favor, because he never asked for any help, for anyone to join him at WarGames, so how is he supposed to cover the tab for Heyman’s dumbass favor? But now, “BURN IT DOWN!”

Seth Rollins makes his way out, and Roman is no longer in any good mood as the fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in a leather vest and black pants that both have a lot of pockets. Rollins steps into the ring, grabs himself a mic, and the fans continue to sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tells Sacramento, “Let’s give it up for Your Tribal Chief! Because after over a decade, you’re finally getting it, man! You’re finally putting the pieces together all by yourself! You’re almost there, you’re just missing one little piece, and it’s a real shame it’s too little, it’s too late, cuz I still gotta end you at WrestleMania.”

Rollins says it is for the same reason that it always has been: It’s the right thing to do! This Triple Threat at WrestleMania is the BIGGEST, most IMPORTANT one in the history of Mania, of the WWE, of professional wrestling! Because the winner of this match will define the future of this industry. And it can’t be Roman, it can’t be Punk. Because this business is filled with people like Roman, people who show up when it is convenient, expecting everyone else to do all the work. That’s how this business dies! Roman finally sees it can’t be Punk, either.

This business is filled with too many “little Punks” running around who wanna pick up their ball and go home when it gets tough, only to come back and leech off the profits of other people’s success, and that’s how this business dies! The fans chant for Punk but Rollins says okay, they want this business to die? Rollins doesn’t! If there are more people in this business like Rollins, who always sacrifices physical and mental well-being to do what is best for business, then the business not only lives, but it thrives! There can be only one, and it’s gotta be Rollins.

As for that one little piece that Roman hasn’t quite figured out… “Favors don’t happen by chance, Roman. Favors are a choice. I chose not to put Paul Heyman in the hospital last week, and now Paul Heyman can choose whether or not he pays that debt to me. But your Wise Man, he is dishonorable as they come, he is a scumbag, and I expect nothing from him.” The fans boo and Heyman frowns, but Rollins says Heyman is not in CM Punk’s corner by chance. Heyman has made a choice. It isn’t just a betrayal, Roman. What Roman needs to ask himself, what that final piece is, Heyman isn’t just returning a favor, he’s choosing. So why is Heyman choosing Punk over Roman?

Heyman tells Roman he’s not doing that, but Roman seems to be thinking Rollins has a point. Roman tells The Wise Man that Rollins is right, Heyman made his choice. But Roman has made his. LARIAT FOR ROLLINS! The fans fire up as Roman then POSTS Rollins! Rollins flops out of the ring, Heyman is very pleased, and he says he acknowledges his Tribal Chief! Roman nods, but then he PIE FACES Heyman!? Heyman is stunned, but here comes CM Punk! The fans fire up as Punk runs down to the ring, and he dodges Roman to fire hands! The fans fire up as they brawl, and then Punk LARIATS Roman up and out!

The fans are torn as Punk helps Heyman up. Heyman is distraught, but Roman is back! SPEAR for Punk!! Roman HAMMERS away on Punk! Roman shouts at Punk, HEADBUTTS him, but then Rollins returns! And with a chair! SMACK to the back of Roman Reigns, just like the night it all started! Sacramento is all fired up, and Rollins hits a CURB STOMP on Punk! And then CURB STOMP on Roman! Heyman is freaking out as both his guys are down! Rollins stares Heyman down, is Rollins’ favor going to come into play after all?


My Thoughts:

A great Raw, especially for the go-home to WrestleMania. Great promo from Gunther with how he “doesn’t wait” for the proper interview with Michael Cole, and very good response promo from Jey. Gunther definitely sounds a bit on edge, and considering he might lose two WrestleManias in a row as the start of his WrestleMania career, I suppose I would be, too. And very good promos from Bianca, Rhea & Iyo to hype up their match, though I can’t say that changes anything for the go-home math. Iyo stood tall last time, so there’s a chance Rhea or Bianca take the other out to get the win. Rhea and Bianca talking about who’s the bad guy in this, could we see Bianca go Heel?

Good promo from War Raiders and New Day, but unless they add a stipulation, I don’t necessarily see this being “a war” of a match. Well, maybe they can break something like ringside barriers. But I feel like New Day is going to win so that this Heel turn has actual results. Very good match from Bayley VS Liv, but Bayley winning here surely indicates Liv & Raquel retain. Rey VS Julius was really good, but the LWO and American Made all being ejected, that of course meant El Grande Americano would show up. Rey wins here, but then El Grande stands tall, so I would think Rey wins at Mania to expose Grande as Gable.

Very good match from Styles VS Kross, and naturally Styles won. That along with Logan & Kross getting the better of Styles after, this has to mean Styles wins at Mania. I don’t think it’s possible to get anything Bullet Club related, but WWE works with TNA pretty closely now so maybe they can use one of Styles’ themes from TNA to really bring us back to “the Styles that can beat Logan Paul.” Very good stuff with the Men’s Intercontinental Championship build, with Bron being jumped by Judgment Day, then Judgment Day trying to cost Penta, only for Bron to actually cost Penta and give Finn the win. Penta standing tall now sadly might cross him off, but I personally do think Dom pinning Finn or Finn pinning Dom is the better route going forward.

And of course, great stuff with the Punk-Rollins-Reigns story. Heyman finding himself stuck between Roman and Punk, with Roman starting to distance himself from Heyman, that’s also very good stuff going forward. Rollins stands tall again, so not sure if that means he takes the loss or is just not in the decision. No matter who wins, Heyman no longer being Roman’s manager is the best move. Roman needs to do things on his own again, and Heyman can reunite with Punk and perhaps help Punk towards a title. Punk did say that he’d be coming for THE WWE Championship at some point, Heyman by his side for that like 10 years ago would be something.

My Score: 8.8/10

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