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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (4/9/24)
What’s next for NXT?
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
After Stand & Deliver, Ilja Dragunov is STILL NXT Champion, but Roxanne Perez is the NEW NXT Women’s Champion! Who steps up to challenge each of them next?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan VS Kiana James & Izzi Dame; Kiana & Izzi win.
- Je’Von Evans VS SCRYPTS w/ OTM; Evans wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez VS Natalya; Roxie wins and retains the title.
- No Quarter Catch Crew VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino w/ Adriana Rizzo; Stacks & Luca win.
- Brinley Reece w/ Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Jaida Parker w/ OTM; Jaida wins.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Axiom & Nathan Frazer; Axiom & Frazer win and become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
The first 30 MINUTES of NXT are commercial free!
Roxanne Perez is here!
The Prodigy is once again the NEW NXT Women’s Champion, and she smiles as she soaks up both the cheers and the jeers. Roxie gets the mic and says, “Are you guys even surprised? Are you really surprised?” Some fans chant “You Deserve It!” and others chant “No You Don’t!” but Roxie tells them all to shut up! She didn’t need that a year ago, she doesn’t need it now. Last Saturday at Stand & Deliver was justice! Justice for the woman who want over a YEAR without her title! It was the culmination of a journey Roxie was forced to go on against her will. But now, all is right in the world again!
And to Lyra, you know as well as Roxie does that your desire to be an honorable champion is why your arm wasn’t at 100%. But Roxie saw that arm all wrapped up as a target! Roxie didn’t care if she broke it. Fans tell Roxie to shut up but Roxie tells them no, she’ll talk as long as she wants cuz she’s the champ! THEY can shut up! Lyra says she’s honorable, but Roxie says she’s stupid. Pathetic and embarrassing even! Because regardless of how, Roxie is still here our TWO-TIME NXT Women’s Champion. And now there is nothing anyone can do to take this from her! Now everything is on her terms, and she dares anyone to tell her otherwise!
And honestly, the next time Roxie gets this “taken” from her is when she forfeits it after being drafted by either Raw or SmackDown! So for now, enjoy seeing this while you can. Wait, Lyra is here? Her arm is in a sling but Lyra says, “Wow… Is this what we’re in store for? You’ve been champion for two days. Two days! And you’re packing your bags? What? Too good for NXT now? Stay on Raw, go to SmackDown, but the NXT Women’s Championship stays here! With Lyra! Because she wants her rematch! And I want it TONIGHT!” Roxie says c’mon, Lyra isn’t even cleared. Her arm is hanging on by a thread. Does Lyra wanna really waste her rematch tonight?
Oh, Lyra might not be ready! But Tatum Paxley is! Tatum hugs Lyra, but Lyra says yes, okay, it’s great that Tatum is sticking up for her. And yes, Lyra is sorry for what she said while she was angry. But she’s good! She can do this! Tatum asks, “Are you?” Tatum RAMS her into steel steps!! Tatum says it’s no longer Lyra’s to have! Refs drag Tatum away, the fans and Lyra all shocked that Tatum is no longer Lyra’s biggest fan. Roxie just laughs and waves to them both, then says we wont’ be seeing a title match after all. Sorry not sorry. WAIT! Now Natalya storms out! The Queen of Harts says Roxie is so adorable. She’s not leaving, is she? Because it sounds like the fans want a title match!
The fans fire up and cheer Natty on as she gets in the ring. Natty says she didn’t forget how Roxie has been rude to her. Natty forgot more about this business than Roxie will ever learn> But there is still one title Natty’s never won and it’s the NXT Women’s Championship. So let’s do Prodigy VS BOAT, for the NXT Women’s title! And tonight! Yeah, nah, hard pass. This is Roxie’s show, her title, and her division. But thanks for coming. WAIT! Now the General Manager is here! And Ava says sorry, Roxie, but that’s not how this works. If this past weekend has shown us anything, it is that we are in a new era.
And as the first show after Stand & Deliver… Ava says it might just be Roxie VS Natty for the title. But no, now that she thinks about it, it DEFINITELY will be! Roxie says okay, and then she swings on Natty! Natty trips her first! Roxie scrambles away from the Queen of Harts, clutching to her title! Is Roxie’s reign going to end already? Or will she manage to sink The BOAT?
NXT Anonymous is watching.
They shared footage from after Stand & Deliver, Ava talking with Axiom & Nathan Frazer. That conversation also played out on Twitter, and it was decided that with how incredibly close Axiom & Frazer came, they are going all or nothing! They get one more shot at the Wolf Dogs, and JUST this shot! Will they make it count when there’s no other option?
Backstage interview with Axiom & Frazer.
Kelly Kincaid is with them, saying the Stand & Deliver rematch is tonight. One last chance. They were this close, but it has to be different. If they don’t win, they don’t get another shot at the titles so long as the Wolf Dogs have them. Frazer feels it is their destiny! Axiom says this team may have been thrown together from friendship, but with the respect they have for each other, they found something different. They belong at the top! They talked about the loss, about the rematch. Frazer knows that they never slow down, but if this is the end, then it’s been one hell of a ride, amigo. They shake on it and head out, will they make up for falling short in Philadelphia?
Chase U is celebrating!
Andre Chase talks with Riley Osborne, Duke Hudson, Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan, recapping the highlights of that Six Woman Tag victory. But now there’s also the big 2v2 match, Fallon & Kelani VS Kiana & Izzi. Mr. Chase wants to thank them for their help at Stand & Deliver, and are given honorary degrees! Thea runs in and asks if she missed it. No, just in time! She celebrates, too, and then Jacy & Jazmyn step in! Riley keeps Thea from attacking and asks what they’re even doing here. Jacy says relax, she’s not here to fight. This time. But she just came to ask Professor Chase a question.
After the “victory party,” is Chase finally going to tell everyone the real reason Jacy had to bail the school out of debt? Considering it was… all her fault! Whoa, hey, the past is the past. Please leave. No, she won’t. That package Rizzo delivered said it all. Thea, remember back to the Great American Bash, and the towel. Turns out Chase here placed a BIG bet on Thea winning the NXT Women’s Championship. But instead of watching Thea suffer, he decided to throw in the towel. Guess this idiot cares more about a loser like Thea than his school. So much for her rebellious stage. How ironic that this whole time, Thea was the problem.
Thea says that isn’t true. Is it? Chase says yes, it’s true. He placed a wager, and he shouldn’t have, but when it comes down to the school or Thea, he bets on Thea the whole time. Thea still storms out, upset that Jacy’s actually telling the truth for once. The school has recovered, but has the student-teacher relationship been broken forever?
Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan VS Kiana James & Izzi Dame!
The Cowgirl & Gym Princess won big on Saturday, but the Calculator never lets go of a grudge. Will Kiana and her insurance policy turn things right around? Or will it be another big win for Fallon & Kelani?
Oh no! Kiana & Izzi attack Fallon & Kelani while they’re posing on the corners! But Fallon ROCKS Izzi and Kelani DROPKICKS Kiana! Izzi runs up, but Fallon & Kelani dodge to DOUBLE SHOULDER her down! The bell rings, Kiana knees Kelani low. Kiana headlocks, Kelani powers out and odes the splits to then drop toehold! Kelani facelocks, brings Kiana up, but Kaian whips. Kelani goes up and RANAS Kaina away! Izzi tags in, Kelani gets around but Izzi bucks the O’Conner. Izzi runs Kelani over, then suplexes! Kelani slips around to a SLEEPER! Kelani is a backpack as Izzi goes to ropes. Fallon tags in, she and Kelani double wrench and YANK the arms!
Fallon & Kelani double whip but Izzi breaks the line! Izzi fires off hands, TOSSES Kelani, but Kelani baits her in. Kelani ducks the haymaker, Fallon ROCKS Izzi! Kiana storms in but Fallon blocks the kick to DRAGON SCREW! Tag to Kelani, she and Fallon each SPLASH in the corners! Then they send Kiana & Izzi at each other! Those two reverse, but Fallon gives Kelani the boost to SEATED SENTON Izzi! The fans fire up as Fallon brawls with Kiana! Fallon TOSSES Kiana out, then builds speed to WRECK Kiana with a dropkick! Kelani TORNILLOS Izzi down! The fans afire up with Fallon and Kelani puts Izzi in.
Kelani runs to SPLASH, covers, TWO! Kelani dodges Kiana’s cheap shot to DECK her! But Izzi CLOBBERS Kelani! Izzi hoists Kelani up, hangs her out to dry then CLUBS away on her! Izzi YANKS the ropes to send Kelani down, then tags Kiana. Kiana rains down fists, stomps away on Kelani, then brings her up. Kiana scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kiana taunts Fallon then KICKS Kelani in the side. Tag to Izzi, she drags Kelani up to fire body shots and forearms! Kelani hits back but Izzi knees low! Izzi bumps Kelani off buckles, then TOSSES her across the way! Izzi runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Izzi is frustrated, but she SMACKS Kelani off the mat! And SMACKS her off it again! Then TOSSES her away! Tag to Kiana, they mug Kelani, and Kiana again taunts Fallon. But Kelani fires body shots! Kelani kicks, Kiana blocks and FLIPS Kelani! Kiana bumps Kelani off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, then handsprings back to taunt Fallon more. Kiana then RAMS into Kelani! Izzi tags in, Kelani is fed to the FLAPJACK! Cover, TWO! Izzi keeps Kelani from Fallon, brings her up, and clamps on a COBRA TWIST! Kelani endures and the fans rally up. Izzi holds onto a leg for more leverage but Kelani still endures!
Kelani powers up and she gets her leg free. She slips around to put Izzi in the COBRA TWIST! Izzi powers out to HIP TOSS! But Kelani avoids the elbow drop! Kelani leaps, Izzi catches her! Kelani sunset flips, Izzi drags her back up! Izzi puts Kelani in the corner, tags Kiana, and Kiana stomps a mudhole. Kiana scoops Kelani to SLAM her! Cover, TWO! Kiana is frustrated but she drags Fallon back. Kiana taunts Fallon, FLIPS Kelani, but Kelani lands on her feet! Kelani dodges Kiana to hot tag Fallon! Fallon rallies on Kiana, BODY BLOW! ELBOW! FOREARM! KNEE SMASH! Izzi runs up, but into a SMASH and CALF KICK!
Fallon runs up to FACEBUSTER Izzi! Fallon tips her cap, runs in and ELBOWS Kiana! Then Fallon goes up, up, BOOTS Kiana and reels her in, TORNADO SNAP SUPLEX! Cover, Izzi breaks it! Kelani storms up to fire forearms and kicks on Izzi! TORNADO- NO, Izzi FLAPJACKS Kelani out of that! Izzi then runs up, but Fallon takes the hit! Kiana runs up, 401K!! Cover, Kiana & Izzi win!
Winners: Kiana James & Izzi Dame, by pinfall
The Cowgirl took the bullet, and that helps Kiana & Izzi take this win! With the Women’s North American Championship on the horizon, does this put Kiana in pole position for the title chase?
Je’von Evans speaks.
“I got my own hype video? This is sick! Let’s do it.” Evans says he is ready to grind, having been through Level Up. NXT ’bout to find out that your boi is BOUNCY~! The Young OG is coming, see you Tuesday! Evans had fun doing that, will he have even more fun now that he’s reached the next level?
Out The Mud watches that.
Scrypts can’t stand it! Evans has been out of Level Up two minutes and he says he’s “the Young OG.” That boy bouncy? Well Scrypts is gonna bounce him! Jaida says tonight, OTM gets two wins! Hit their music! Scrypts, Jaida, Bronco Nima & Lucien Price head out, will they look to dominate this new era?
The No Quarter Catch Crew talks backstage.
Damon Kemp asks how Bloodsport went, and Charlie Dempsey says it was something else. No ropes, knockouts and submissions only, some of the toughest fighters he’s ever seen. This black eye didn’t stop him from winning. So it doesn’t matter if it is here or anywhere else in the world, the NQCC holds themselves to a standard that none of them are exempt from. Myles Borne says no pity, no remorse. That “situation” with their friend, it’s getting sorted. Luca Crusifino walks over and says yes, he and the Family heard about that. But The Don’s not here, he’s in Boca for the week. You’ll have to wait to get your answer.
And we all know the who, what, when, where and why. Stacks says it’s a real shame. The NQCC talk like they’re tough guys but they aren’t gonna go do the work themselves. They don’t wanna get their hands dirty. Watch your mouth! Or what? Or they’ll shut it for them! Is there a problem here? Rizzo says yeah, there is. And they can settle it, tonight. Sounds good to NQCC. Then will the Underboss & Legal Eagle have to worry about the Catch Clause?
Je’Von Evans VS SCRYPTS w/ Out The Mud!
NXT returns as the 19 year old prospect makes his entrance. Evans is bouncy, but has he truly leveled up? Or will Scrypts show Evans he isn’t the main character of this story?
The bell rings and Evans circles with Scrypts. They tie up, go around, and Scrypts headlocks for the takeover. Evans rolls Scrypts away, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to then handspring up and over! Scrypts runs in, Evans hurdles but then Scrypts front flips over! The fans fire up, Scrypts gets around, but Evans switches. Scrypts elbows free, rolls under, then boots Evans away! Evans springboards to fly in and schoolboy! TWO, and the fans fire up! Evans ducks ‘n’ dodges, Scrypts bobs ‘n’ weaves, then Evans runs up, Arabian Press RANA! Then DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Scrypts stays in this but the fans fire up for Evans.
Evans runs in at the corner to CHOP! Scrypts sputters, Evans goes up and up, but Scrypts CHOP BLOCKS! The fans boo as Scrypts kicks Evans around, then puts him in a corner. The ref counts as Scrypts CHOKES Evans, but Scrypts lets off at 4. Scrypts brings Evans up, ROCKS and CHOPS and mule kicks! Scrypts throws Evans down by his hair and STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Evans stays in this but Scrypts stays on him with HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Scrypts clamps on a top wristlock but the fans rally up. Evans fights to his feet, throws body shots, but Scrypts CLUBS him down.
Scrypts whips Evans to ropes, then ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally but Scrypts talks trash. Scrypts drags Evans up, bumps him off buckles, then fires body shots! Evans sputters but Scrypts stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, Scrypts lets off, and he soaks up the heat. Scrypts brings Evans up but Evans throws body shots! Scrypts kicks low, talks trash, then pushes Evans around. Scrypts stands on Evans’ hand, slaps him around, but Evans TACKLES Scrypts! Evans rains down fists, but Scrypts gets free. Evans rallies with FOREARM after FOREARM! Scrypts dodges but Evans rebounds to SCREW HIGH KICK!
The fans fire up and Evans builds speed, springboard FLYING CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Scrypts survives but the fans fire up for the Young OG. Evans runs in, Scrypts puts him on the apron, but Evans ROCKS him! Evans springboards, FLYING LARIAT! Evans calls his shot, but OTM gets Scrypts to safety. So Evans just FLIES out onto them all!! The fans are thunderous as Evans hurries to get Scrypts in. Scrypts stands, goes Matrix to dodge, then mule kicks! But Evans BOOTS! Scrypts SUPERKICKS! Evans JUMP PUNCHES! Scrypts gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans boo but Scrypts hurries up top!
Scrypts MOONSAULTS, but has to roll through as Evans moves! Scrypts blocks a boot but not the SUPERKICK! Evans goes up and up and SKY TWISTER!! Cover, Evans wins!!
Winner: Je’Von Evans, by pinfall
OTM rushes in but Evans bounces, as in gets outta there! Evans is just getting started, is he going to establish himself as THE future of NXT?
Kelly Kincaid spots Ridge Holland backstage.
She was rehearsing announcements when she saw Yorkshire Grit walking in. She asked him how he was and he said he’s okay. Really? Because first he said he was walking away, then showed up on the Stand & Deliver panel. Which was great, but then he goes and attacks Joe Gacy. Has Ridge seen Gacy? He just wants to apologize for that, it was like a freak out reaction. Gacy peeks his head in from behind a curtain! Gacy says he gets it, Ridge went from being WWE Superstar inside the ring to a panelist on the biggest show of the year not getting in the ring. Gacy gets that has to mess with Ridge. Ridge says forget it, no apologies!
Ridge storms off, but LWO is there. They say they knew Ridge was destroying people on SmackDown, so they’re not buying this apology tour anyway. Ridge pushes past them, Cruz asks what the hell, but then Ridge slams the door shut on Cruz quite literally! Joaquin bets that was an “accident” too, right? Ridge’s frustrations keep piling up, will he really be able to step away and find peace of mind?
NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez VS Natalya!
The Prodigy doubted The Queen of Harts was going to bother showing up tonight, but it wasn’t a bluff! Natalya is here to finally add this title to her collection, will she do it? Or will The Boat be sunk after tonight?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who has the winning hand!
The bell rings and the two circle. Roxie shoves Natty, says this is HER show, but Natty rolls her up! ONE, and Natty headlocks for a takeover! Roxie headscissors, Natty pops free to cover, TWO! Natty hits another headlock takeover, Roxie headscissors again but Natty kips free. Natty hits yet another headlock takeover and Roxie throws a fit! Roxie rolls Natty to a cover, ONE, and they stand up. Roxie pops out the back to hammerlock but Natty reaches around to fireman’s carry takeover! Natty then has the armlock and Roxie has another fit! Roxie fights around, rolls back, and stands up to pull hair! The ref counts, Roxie lets off at 4. Then she SLAPS Natty!
Natty says okay, and she SLAPS Roxie down! Roxie bails out, Natty pursues, and Natty LARIATS! The fans fire up for Natty and she brings Roxie up again. Natty puts Roxie in the ring, but Roxie wants mercy! She apologizes, but no one believes that, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Roxie still offers a handshake, and Natty still takes Roxie’s hand. Natty helps Roxie up, but she blocks the kick! Natty throws Roxie down, runs and steps on her, to then basement dropkick! Natty gets the legs, steps through, but Roxie scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Natty lets go, Roxie bails out, but Natty runs up to WRECK Roxie with a dropkick! Natty drags Roxie up, SMACKS her off the apron, then CHOPS her! Natty brings Roxie around the way, and CHOPS her against barriers! Natty brings Roxie around the way again, to CHOP her against more barrier! Natty puts Roxie back in, fires up the fans, and then has Roxie for a snap suplex!
Roxie writhes, Natty stomps her around, then Natty brings Roxie up to snap suplex again! Cover, TWO! Roxie goes to ropes then bails out, but Natty again pursues. Natty SMACKS Roxie off the desk! And then she gets in Roxie’s face. Roxie pushes Natty, Natty SLAPS Roxie! Roxie throws body shots then ROCKS Natty with a forearm! Roxie CHOPS Natty in return! Natty puts Roxie in the ring, storms up after her, and bumps her off buckles. Natty runs Roxie side to side to bump off more buckles! Then they go to a third corner! Roxie blocks the fourth to ELBOW Natty away! Roxie clamps on a COBRA TWIST!
Natty endures, even as Roxie digs her elbow in. Roxie thrashes Natty, digs her fingers into the ribs, but Natty endures. NXT returns to single picture as Natty fight sup and THROWS Roxie away! Roxie flounders, Natty SMACKS her off the desk! Natty gets the legs and hooks them up. Natty SLAPS Roxie’s back, gets the arms, and up, up and away into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Roxie endures, fights to get free, and she rolls away! Roxie runs, but into the DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives and bails out again but Natty pursues again. Natty brings Roxie up to toss her right back in, but Roxie slips right back out.
Natty pursues but Roxie RAMS her into steel steps! Roxie then snap suplexes Natty to the floor! Roxie soaks up the heat, then SMACKS Natty off the desk! Roxie SMACKS Natty off the desk again, puts her in the ring, and pushes Natty to a cover. TWO! Roxie snarls, storms up on Natty and CHOKES her on the ropes! The fans rally for Natty but Roxie BOOTS Natty in the back! Cover, TWO! Roxie wraps on a body scissor squeeze! Natty endures, Roxie pulls her hair and squeezes tighter! Roxie turns Natty over for a cover, TWO! Natty pries at the hold, turns around, and she gives Roxie ground ‘n’ pound!
Roxie gets Natty for a GUILLOTINE! Natty endures and the fans are dueling! Natty fights up, powers free and SLAMS Roxie down! The fans are thunderous while both women are down! Roxie flounders up, grabs at Natty, but Natty throws a body shot! Roxie tries again but Natty throws another body shot! Natty ELBOWS Roxie, then dodges her! Natty DECKS Roxie, DECKS her again, then fires up and DECKS Roxie again! The fans fire up as Natty gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Roxie flounders, Natty covers, TWO! Natty gets Roxie up, scoops her again, but Roxie slips free and shoves Natty to a corner!
Roxie runs in, Natty sends her into buckles! Rebounds and- NO, Roxie arm-drags free! But Natty DISCUS LARIATS again! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives, “This is Awesome!” Natty drags Roxie around, steps through, but Roxie rolls her up! TWO, and Natty rolls Roxie up! TWO, and Natty trips Roxie! Step through, but Roxie drags Natty down into the CROSSFACE!! Natty rolls it to a cover, TWO!! Roxie lets go in time, then SOBATS! Roxie hops on, but Natty SLAMS Roxie down! Natty steps through again, for the SHARPSHOOTER!! The fans are thunderous as Roxie flails and fights around! Roxie claws her way forward, to the ROPEBREAK!!
Natty lets go in frustration and Roxie bails out. Natty gets Roxie back up, SLAPS her again, but LOLA VICE runs out here! The ref is busy with Roxie, Lola KICKS Natty’s leg out!! Roxie drags Natty in, hops on, POP ROX!! Cover, Roxie wins!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)
The Mayor of Vice City screws Natty over for how Natty got the better of her weeks ago! But a win is a win for Roxie, will she reign all the way through the WWE Draft?
The Wolf Dogs meet backstage.
Baron Corbin is all fired up, and he pats “Big Boy” Bron Breakker on the stomach as he asks if he feels good. Nathan & Axiom couldn’t get it done Saturday, so- They won’t get it tonight! Wow, now he’s finishing Corbin’s sentences. Bron’s doing too much. Bron says Corbin loves hanging out with him. No he doesn’t. But Corbin wants Bron to admit Corbin was right. Stand & Deliver, the losing streak is over all thanks to Corbin. Bron needs to admit that this team is a good thing. Bron didn’t wanna do it at first but look at them now! Admit it’s good! Bron will not admit it, because that’s what Corbin wants.
Bron heads out, then comes back to say he’s joking! Wolf Dogs 4 Life! Corbin hates when Bron does that! But will they both keep the good times rolling with another win? Or does this come to a screeching halt here tonight?
NXT Media catches up with Lola Vice.
They ask her why she got involved in the Women’s Championship match, and Lola says that’s a dumb question. She’s sick and tired of waiting for opportunities! Instead, she’s making her own! Lola has her eyes everywhere. She sees the NXT Women’s Championship, and she can’t wait for the NXT Women’s North American Championship either. But here comes Natty! She CLOBBERS Lola, fires off haymakers, and then refs rush in to stop this! Will the Queen of Harts just have to wait to have her revenge?
No Quarter Catch Crew VS Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino w/ Adriana Rizzo!
The Catch Clause keeps us guessing, but Myles Borne & Damon Kemp step up after all. And while the Philly Stretcher is dealing with some rowdy accusations, will his team hold down the fort? Or will the D’Angelo Family make The Don proud while he takes some time away?
The teams sort out and Legal Eagle starts against Golden Gopher. They tie up, Kemp wrenches to a hammerlock, then he headlocks. Kemp fireman’s carries to have the armlock, then he tags Myles. They whip, trip and waistlock Luca to SLAM him down! Myles facelocks but Luca stops the suplex to suplex back! Tag to Stacks, Myles tries to fight back but that’s 2v1! Stacks throws knees, then whips. Stacks KITCHEN SINK KNEES! Then he PUNTS Myles to the corner! Stacks stomps away, tags Luca, and Luca adds his own knees! Luca lets off to short arm LARIAT, then he tags Stacks. The D’Angelo Family RAM Myles into the corner, then they DECK Kemp!
Stacks sends Luca in to SPLASH Kemp, Stacks SPLASHES Myles! Then Stacks CANNONBALLS into Kemp! Stacks reloads and runs in, but Dempsey saves Myles from the cannonball! Myles stomps away on Stacks while the fans boo. Myles sits Stacks up to KNEE him in the back, then ROCKS him with a right. Tag to Kemp, the NQCC mugs Myles, then Kemp ROCKS Stacks. Kemp whips Stacks to ropes, then catches him to a spin and BACKBREAKER, dragon sleeper, INVERTED SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Kemp drags Stacks up, tag to Myles, and NQCC coordinate, DROPKICK GERMAN COMBO! Cover, TWO!
Myles keeps on Stacks, rains down fists, then hauls Stacks up to a corner. Myles whips corner to corner, runs up, but Stacks BOOTS him! Stacks avoids Kemp, too, then hot tags Luca! The fans fire up as Luca rallies on NQCC! Luca ducks ‘n ‘dodges to CLOBBER Myles! Then QUICK DRAW on Kemp! Dempsey distracts, but Luca still dodges Myles! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Luca ends up hitting ropes throat first! Myles hits the JUMPING NECKBREKER! Tag to Kemp, he waistlocks but Luca switches! Luca shoves Kemp into Myles, then sees Dempsey coming! Luca HIP TOSSES Dempsey in! The ref is busy with Dempsey, that lets The D’Angelos hit Kemp with SHATTER MACHINE!!
Stacks CLOBBERS Dempsey, Luca covers Kemp, The Family wins!
Winners: Channing Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino, by pinfall
If anyone knows how to play the numbers game, it’s The D’Angelo Family! Will NQCC have to go back to the drawing board if they want to defend their reputation?
Oba Femi is here!
The fans fire up as The Ruler is still NXT North American Champion, even after that truly brutal battle of big meaty men slapping meat! Oba struts his way into the ring, gets a mic, and he says, “Some things in life are just inevitable. Going into Stand & Deliver, I didn’t just believe, I knew I was going to retain my North American Championship.” The fans applaud that. Oba knew it would be the genesis of his rule over this division, and he was glad to find out he was correct. “Nobody can deny the impressiveness of Josh Briggs and Dijak.” The fans applaud that, too, but Oba says that means his win over those two titans puts Oba at the top of the mountain that no one can climb!
17 THOUSAND people witnessed Oba’s power! Every crushing blow, every earthshattering slam. But the only thing Oba could think of was this very moment, here in this ring, after the fact, Oba standing in front of the NXT Arena crowd, STILL the North American Champion! The fans cheer that, too! And that will not change for a very, very long time, and that is inevitable. WAIT! Ivar is here?! The fans fire up as the War Beard comes back to NXT! Ivar tells Oba, “I can tell by the look on your face you didn’t foretell that I’d be here tonight. The whole word is talking about your match from Saturday. And when I saw that match… I loved the chaos!”
Ivar says three big men beating the hell out of each other…! Desperately trying to win that championship! The fans chant “SLAP THAT MEAT!” Ivar says that is exactly the type of fight he lives for. Oba knows Ivar didn’t come here just to compliment him. What does Ivar want? What does he want? Oh, Oba. When Ivar watched that match, he felt a deep, deep jealousy. Not just for that title around Oba’s shoulder… But because Ivar wanted to be in that fight! Briggs and Dijak threw everything they had, but Oba remained the immovable object. But as Ivar looks at Oba now, Ivar knows that he is the man who can chop him down! Ivar is the man who can take that title!
Oba is amused, and he tells Ivar, “We shall see.” But Ivar keeps Oba from leaving, and says “Yeah, you’re right. We’ll see.” Oba ROCKS Ivar, but then Ivar cartwheels and BOOTS! Oba wobbles, right into the SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY!! The fans fire up as the Viking Raider holds up the belt! Is the raid going to bring Ragnarök to The Ruler?
The Meta Four is backstage.
Noam Dar says that was the biggest week in WWE history! And Meta Four kicked it off! Lash Legend says that’s right, because they’re breaking records, baby, okaaay~? Jakara Jackson says that was the best Stand & Deliver ever, and they got to host the most attended NXT event in history! Dar says with Meta Four, the numbers are guaranteed. But speaking of hosting, how was Dar? He was incredible~! Check, please! Money money! Oro, what’s going on? Why the long face? Oro says that idiot, Oba, goes and slams him with a door! He thinks he can do whatever he wants! Everyone laughs at Oro and says Oba’s so great, so dominant!
Dominant Oro’s ass!! Oro wants to be the guy to end the title reign! And trust him, he will. The others don’t seem to believe him… He gets upset and they do their best to say no, they do believe in him! But then Dijak steps in! Meta Four is on guard but Dijak says he saw their little parody of him. It was actually awesome. Which one came up with that? Uh, well… Dar says it was all his idea. And now he can see why Dijak’s so miserable! Down there, all alone in the dark. Dijak needs less ratio, more sunshine. So please, knock next time. Right, right, great advice. But everyone gets one. Dar won’t get another. Dijak storms out, is #HardJustice coming for the Supernova?
Brinley Reece w/ Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Jaida Parker w/ OTM!
#BrinEnergy is all about finding the positives even during hard times. Will Jaida do just that and use Scrypts’ loss earlier as motivation to get this win? Or will NXT go to #BrinfinityAndBeyond?
The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Jaida puts Brin on the ropes. Brin turns things around, Jaida turns it back around, but Brin powers out of the corner. They break the collar ‘n’ elbow then go again. Jaida gets an arm, wrenches, but Brin rolls, kips up and wrenches back. Jaida ROCKS Brin, CHOPS her, then storms up in the corner. Jaida blocks Brin’s boots, puts her in the ropes, and CHOPS her again! Brin is stuck in the ropes, Jaida CLUBs her! Jaida runs up and HIP DROPS IT LIKE IT’S HOT! The fans fire up with Jaida while Brin writhes, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Jaida has Brin down with an armlock. Brin endures, the fans rally up, but Jaida grinds that shoulder. Jaida thrashes Brin around, but Brin fights up to her feet. Brin wrenches and clamps right onto Jaida’s arm! But Jaida turns that back around on Brin! Brin turns it back onto Jaida, but Jaida turns it back onto Brin! They go back and forth with the armlock, then Jaida pulls hair to put Brin in a corner. Jaida RAMS into Brin, brings her around to whip, but Brin reverses! Brin runs in but Jaida ELBOWS her away! Jaida goes up to BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Jaida CLUBS Brin down.
Jaida digs her knee in, then she bends Brin with a chinlock stretch! The fans rally as Brin endures, and Brin fights up to throw body shots! Jaida CLUBS Brin back down, then runs up. Brin ducks ‘n’ dodges to run Jaida over! She runs Jaida over again! Brin scoops to SLAM Jaida, and the fans fire up! Brin fires up from a corner, Malik & Edris fire up with her! HANDSPRING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Jaida stays in this but Brin stays positive. Brin gets Jaida up, counter punches, then has Jaida in a corner. Jaida ROCKS Brin first! Jaida whips, Brin reverses and SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Jaida stays in this and Brin is a little worried.
Brin drags Jaida up and fireman’s carries. Jaida slips free, KNEES low, then runs, to DECK Brin! Jaida says Brin can’t hang with her! Jaida runs to HIP ATTACK! Cover, Jaida wins!
Winner: Jaida Parker, by pinfall
Brin just got hip checked and OTM manages to go 1-1. Will Miss Parker be primed for the coming Women’s North American Championship opportunity? Can Brin find the positive in this crushing defeat?
Arianna Grace goes on and on and on…
She talks about how she was telling “Giorgina” she must be beautiful at all times so you’re always ready. Just like Arianna was at Stand & Deliver. So, Sol, they’re close, right? Arianna was the best kept secret of WrestleMania Weekend. Sol stifles a laugh, but then Arianna says there’s gonna be an NXT Women’s North American Championship! Sol says yeah, she’s so excited. Dibs on being first. Hah, that’s nice. Arianna says she loved this, but she has to take this call. It’s “Giorgina,” so Arianna exits the room. Lola storms in, fuming over Natty getting at her! Natty thinks she can come back to NXT and do whatever she wants! Does she even know who Lola is!?
Sol wants Lola to calm down. Natty did beat Lola, and Natty is The Boat. Lola should’ve known Natty would come for payback since Lola just cost her the NXT Women’s Championship. Anyone would. Lola tells Sol that she doesn’t know what hole she crawled out of, but she can go back there. A lot has changed since she’s been gone. And you’re just trash! Whatever, dude. Lola is lashing out, but will she have to watch her back next time Natty’s in town?
NXT Tag Team Championships: Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin VS Axiom & Nathan Frazer!
From the Dusty Rhodes Classic to Stand & Deliver, the Wolf Dogs just seem to have the number of the fast ‘n’ furious duo that stands across from them. But they also say third time’s the charm, so something’s gotta give! Will the trilogy of this series see Bron & Corbin still saying #AndStill? Or will this last chance be just the thing Axiom & Frazer need to become undeniable?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who wins when it’s all or nothing!
The teams sort out and Axiom starts against Bron. The two circle, feel things out, and Bron waistlocks to SLAM Axiom. Bron keeps the waistlock, Axiom spins out but Bron facelocks, then armlocks. Bron wrenches, wristlocks, but Axiom rolls, kips up, only for Bron to ROCK him! Bron whips, Axiom goes up and arm-drags! Then DROPKICKS! Axiom headlocks, Bron pries free to headlock back. Axiom powers up and out, Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Axiom! The fans fire up and bark it up for the Wolf Dogs, but Bron dares Frazer to do something. Frazer tags in, then speeds up! He redirects, gets around, and headlocks.
Bron powers out, Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges and DROPKICKS! Bron tumbles to the corner, Corbin tags in, and they circle. Frazer headlocks, Corbin powers up and back suplexes, but Frazer lands on his feet! Corbin grabs Frazer by the neck to OVERHEAD TOSS him! The fans fire up and bark again! Corbin drags Frazer up, half nelsons then lifts, but Frazer arm-drags free! Tag to Axiom, but Corbin DECKS Frazer, then DECKS Axiom! Corbin whips Frazer, Frazer goes up and over, and Axiom GAMANGIRIS! Bron runs up but Frazer sends him out! Axiom DIVES to hit Corbin! Frazer DIVES to hit Bron! Axiom DI VES again! Frazer DIVES again!
The fans fire up as Axiom just keeps going! Up and up, GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULT! Direct hit and the fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” as we go picture in picture.
Frazer & Axiom get Corbin up but he blocks the apron bump. They CLUB away on Corbin, push him into the ring, then Axiom facelocks. Axiom keeps Corbin down, then grabs an arm. Axiom wrenches, tags Frazer, and Frazer AX HANDLES the arm. Frazer goes after the arm again, CLUBS it, then tags Axiom. Frazer CLUBS, Axiom RAMS, Frazer ROCKS and Axiom BLINDSIDES Corbin! Then Axiom SUPERKICKS Corbin down! Cover, TWO! Corbin survives the speed blitz, but Axiom wrenches the arm and whips. Corbin blocks the whip to send Axiom to the corner. Axiom dodges Corbin, Bron tags in, and Axiom runs.
Corbin pops Axiom up to HOTSHOT off ropes, then Bron GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bron drags Axiom up to ROCK him, then RAMS into him! And RAMS him again! And again! Bron whips Axiom, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Bron does push-ups just to show off! Bron flexes, drags Axiom over, and tags in Corbin. Bron keeps Axiom down so Corbin can stomp him! Corbin then stands Axiom up to KNEE him! Axiom tumbles and almost falls out of the ring! Corbin drags Axiom up by his mask, just to SMACK him off the mat! Tag to Bron, the Wolf Dogs mug Axiom, and then Bron clamps on a chinlock.
Axiom endures, even as Bron digs a knee in. The fans rally, Axiom fights up, and Axiom throws body shots. NXT returns to single picture, and Bron hoists Axiom up to snap suplex! Tag to Corbin, CATAPULT into the POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Axiom stays in this and Corbin argues with the ref. The count was fair, so Corbin goes back to Axiom. Corbin DECKS Axiom, tags Bron, and they get Axiom back up. They whip, FLAPJACK, but Axiom lands out of the slam! Corbin BOOTS Axiom but Frazer tags in! DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Frazer BOOTS Bron, goes up and out, then springboards, but Bron catches him!
Bron trophy lifts Frazer, but Frazer fights to DDT!! The fans fire up, hot tag back to Axiom! Axiom goes up, to FROG SPLASH! Frazer springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, Corbin breaks it! The fans fire up while all four men are down! Corbin rises and storms up on Frazer! DRAGON SLEEPER, but Frazer flails! Axiom goes up to leap, but Bron catches and POWERSLAMS him! Straps come down and Corbin keeps Frazer in a regular SLEEPER! Bron trophy lifts Axiom to POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!!! Axiom survives and the Wolf Dogs can’t believe it! Bron says time to go up, and he tags Corbin. Corbin gets Axiom in an Electric Chair Lift!
Axiom fights it, through, and RANAS Corbin! Bron and Corbin get in each other’s way, Frazer tags in! Frazer DROPKICKS Bron! Axiom runs at Corbin, but into DEEP SIX! Corbin gets Frazer in the Electric Chair! Bron goes up, STEINER BULLDOG!! Cover, Axiom KICKS it apart!! The fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” giving us this rematch! The teams regroup, and Frazer drags himself up. Corbin gets the legs to YANK Frazer up, but Frazer PELES! And he dropkicks Corbin’s legs out! Tag to Axiom and he SUPERKICKS Corbin! Frazer builds speed to DIVE, but Corbin catches him! And THRWOS him into steel steps!
Axiom JUMP KNEES Bron down, but Corbin gets him for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Corbin tries another, but Axiom slips free! Axiom tilt-o-whirls, but into the END OF- NO, Axiom escapes! Bron still runs in, but into GOLDEN RATIO!! Bron sputters, Corbin freaks out, and Corbin runs up to LARIAT Axiom down! Corbin reels Axiom in to short arm LARIAT! Frazer SUPERKICKS! Bron SOMERSAULT JUMP KNEES! The fans are thunderous again as Bron takes aim! Frazer leaps the Spear and the Wolf Dogs almost collide! They check on each other, but DOUBLE DROPKICKS send them tumbling! GOLDEN RATIO for Corbin!!
Frazer tags in, goes up, and PHOENIX SPLASHES!! Cover, AXIOM & FRAZER WIN!!!
Winners: Axiom & Nathan Frazer, by pinfall (NEW NXT Tag Team Champions)
This dynamic duo weren’t able to Stand & Deliver on Saturday, but they found a way to pull it off here tonight! WAIT! Is that The Final Testament’s music!? Karrion Kross & Scarlett storm out from the stage, but the AOP attack from the crowd!! The fans are freaking out as Kross tells Akam & Rezar to do it! SUPER COLLIDER!! The Authors of Pain hold the titles up, will they write the next chapter of NXT themselves?
NXT Spring Breakin’ is back and bigger than ever!
This year, the party will be a TWO WEEK SPECIAL! Tuesday, April 23rd, and Tuesday, April 30th, NXT is going to have a wild time! Who wins big going into the WWE Draft, and who will still be here to play after?
Trick Williams is here!
The fans are thunderous with “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” because in Philadelphia, that’s what he did to Carmelo Hayes! Trick gets a mic to say he loves it! Check it check it check it, they went to Philly, stood and delivered, and went to war. NXT is hotter now than it ever has been, and that’s thanks to everyone here in this building, and Trick appreciates them for real. But don’t get it twisted! NXT is breaking records! Over 16 THOUSAND in that building! They’re feeling it, Trick’s feeling it, this is a new era! Tell ’em what we gonna do? “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Trick is all fired up now, and he wants us to hear him out.
We see Trick here in this ring, in this position, but it isn’t without one man, and that man is Carmelo Hayes. The fans boo but Trick says hey, he doesn’t agree with what Melo did, how he did it, why he did it, all that. But Melo is still… HIM. That’s why Trick had to show HIM just who Trick Willy is, let’s talk about it! At WrestleMania, we saw Bayley get her title, we saw Cody Rhodes #FinishTheStory. That leaves Trick thinking, what’s next for his story? What’s the next chapter? And as Trick flew back to Orlando, he couldn’t help but smile. He knows what’s next, we all know what’s next, and if Trick wants to be the man in NXT… he needs to slay the Mad Dragon.
The fans fire up and Trick says he knows Ilja is here. Please come on out so we can talk about it. And here comes the NXT Champion! Dragunov has a mic to tell Trick, “The main event of Stand & Deliver, I am so, so proud of the superstar that you have become. You have something that no one else in WWE possess. It’s that Trick Willy charisma!” The fans cheer that, and Dragunov says Trick is exactly what NXT needs. Trick says what this brand needs is Trick VS Dragunov for the championship one more time. The fans chant “One More Time!” and Dragunov says Trick is feeling it right now. Full of himself, as he should be!
Trick got revenge on Melo at Stand & Deliver! Trick feels he is on top of the world! Trick is the leader of a hungry locker room, full of young and hungry competitors, and Dragunov sees it in Trick’s eyes. Trick wants another shot at Dragunov’s title. And Dragunov’s answer is… NO! The fans gasp and Trick is confused! Dragunov says Trick had his chance and failed! Now it is time for another to get their opportunity. Trick says hold on, hold on. He knows Dragunov is the man around here and all, but who does Trick need to beat to get his shot? What gauntlet does Trick have to run to get another go?
Trick wants Dragunov to understand, there is nothing and no one that will stop him from getting at the NXT Championship. Dragunov says persistence is a great attribute. He appreciates it. But Trick is also a risk taker. This is the biggest risk Trick will ever take. Then what’s the stakes? Dragunov knows Trick wants a shot, then he has it in two weeks at Spring Breakin’. BUT! If Trick loses this time… Trick must leave NXT! Trick thinks about the ramifications, but Trick says if he can’t beat Dragunov, if he can’t slay the Mad Dragon, then he doesn’t belong in NXT. He accepts the challenge!
They shake on it and the match is made! But then MELO CLOBBERS TRICK AND DRAGUNOV!! FIRST 48 on Trick!! Melo hammers fists on Trick while the fans boo! Melo stomps away on Trick, paces around, then picks up the title. The fans chant “Melo Got Whooped!” but Melo says Trick won’t even make it to Spring Breakin’! Next week, he beats Trick inside a STEEL CAGE!! It seems Trick is far from through with… HIM! Will the steel cage be a brutal punctuation on this story between the former friends?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to follow Stand & Deliver, though it also exposed a bit of a “lame duck” period going on here. The WWE Draft is coming back, it’s clear NXT is going to get gutted in some form or another, so there’s quite a bit of rehashing things to stall for time. The main event match as well as closing segment are certainly indicative of that. While an “all or nothing” situation for Axiom & Frazer added to how great tonight’s tag match was tonight, why not just let them win at Stand & Deliver? And then Final Testament getting the “callback” treatment already? Didn’t think they were that dead in the water creatively…
And while obviously Trick would want the NXT Championship match again, and while Dragunov escalated it to a Loser Leaves NXT kind of situation, Melo coming back for a steel cage match is bit of a mixed bag. I suppose a lot of this is so that the NXT Arena crowd can get their goodbye moments with Wolf Dogs, Melo and maybe Trick, if not Ilja. After all, Spring Breakin’ sandwiches the WWE Draft, so those could very well be the last nights some of these superstars have as part of NXT.
Really good stuff in the Women’s Championship story, especially Tatum turning on Lyra. Who knows if Lyra is nursing an actual injury or she’s just getting a head start on leaving NXT for RawDown, but that was a powerful moment. Roxie VS Natty for the women’s title was a great match, but we should’ve figured Lola would get involved. Good stuff going into a Lola VS Natty rematch, though it feels like they shouldn’t have had the first match now, seems rather redundant. Good promo from Grace with Sol, and good promo from Chase U with Jacy revealing the big plot twist about Chase’s debts. While all the ladies want that Women’s North American title, I think it’d make for a great moment if Thea won that title for Chase U.
Good stuff with the OTM members, and Je’Von Evans is incredible! Only 19 but he’s got that camera charisma and he of course has those in-ring moves. Then Jaida gets a good win to keep herself going even while OTM has cooled off a bit from their debut. And while we got a really good tag match for the D’Angelo Family to get a win, I do appreciate the way they were just vague enough with this “situation.” AKA Ronda Rousey oddly trying to cancel culture Drew Gulak for a misunderstanding that he claims was cleared up same day. But Gulak aside, the win for the D’Angelos could set up something real fun for the Heritage Cup come Spring Breakin’.
Great bit with Ridge, Gacy and LWO. I am still iffy on them using “he’s dangerous!” as an angle for Ridge, as well as mental health concerns, but they’re doing a good job of executing things. Ridge is definitely going to end up facing Gacy, but I also feel like Shawn Spears needs to be by Ridge’s side now since Spears can take credit for bringing out this “true” Ridge Holland or something. And really good confrontation between Oba and Ivar tonight. The fans love the idea of “MEAT! MEAT!” and we’re definitely gonna get that here. And good stuff with Dijak and Meta Four. Dijak is probably gonna pulverize Dar while Oro is gonna get thrown around by Oba, maybe we get Meat Mania 2 during Spring Breakin’, now with Ivar.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Can the Last Real Champion handle The Truth?
While the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments reach their semifinals, John Cena has his first match on SmackDown in years, against Ron Killings!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Asuka VS Alexa Bliss; Asuka wins and advances to Night of Champions.
- Aleister Black VS Kit Wilson; No Contest.
- King of the Ring Semifinals: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn; Orton wins and advances to Night of Champions.
- Charlotte Flair VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice; Charlotte wins.
- Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker VS LA Knight; Knight wins, by disqualification.
- John Cena VS Ron Killings; Killings wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
LA Knight is here!
Grand Rapids fires up as the Mega Star marches right to the ring. Knight grabs a mic while the fans chant his name, and he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” The fans cheer, and Knight says, “Let’s just go ahead and rewind our mind a little bit. We go to back to Money in the Bank, Seth and his boys, they just happen to come down and screw this guy.” The fans boo that. Knight says usually, he lets things slide. But he just figured he couldn’t let it slide, so he made sure to screw on of Rollins’ boys in their title opportunity, King of the Ring. But then they came back, paid it back and screwed Knight outta KOTR, so he had to go and screw the other one over!
And it just has Knight thinking. Fans “YEAH!” and Knight says there is only one way this can go. He has gone back and forth between Raw and SmackDown, where it ends, nobody knows! Except Knight! He knows! He knows where this ends! The fans cheer that! And Knight says it ends with him and Rollins! And what better place than here? And what better time than now! Knight tells Rollins to come on out and talk to him! But “Ladies and gentlemen…” The fans boo as Paul Heyman walks out and gives his introductions. He serves as the Wise Man to Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins!
Heyman says you do not boo that name. And you screwed up your cue, so they’ll do this again. He serves as the Wise Man for Seth Freakin’ Rollins! The fans keep booing, Heyman wants to try again, but Knight says shut up and get to the point! Why is Heyman here?! Heyman walks to the ring and asks permission to step inside. The fans chant “O T C! O T C!” but Knight steps back. Heyman steps into the ring, and he says yes, there has been a lot of bad blood between Knight and Mr. MITB, Seth Freakin’ Rollins. However, Heyman happens to be, with all due respect to everyone here in Grand Rapids, Michigan…
The fans chant “C M PUNK!” at Heyman now and he frowns. Knight says Heyman has a lot of enemies. Heyman says he is the biggest LA Knight fan in all of WWE! Heyman’s been waiting a long time to say this: YEAH! Now, because of that, Seth Freakin’ Rollins (the fans boo again) has allowed Heyman to say to Knight, as a favor to Heyman… It is time for Knight to get the hell outta Grand Rapids, Michigan. Because if he does not, something really bad is going to happen to him before the end of the night. Have a nice evening. Heyman turns to go but the fans cheer Knight on. Knight says he couldn’t help but notice, but did you~ (poking fun at Heyman’s voice cracking) threaten Knight?
Because Knight wants to wrap his head around this. He’s heard Heyman say stuff like this before, because Heyman is a liar, a swindler, a grifter, a scammer and a schemer! Heyman leeches on to any talent that has a bit of hype, sucks ’em dry, then moves on to the next! Rollins just happens to be the latest in this. But where next? Who cares! But the bottom line is, Knight asked for Rollins but he got Heyman. And while he got Heyman, he got a Heyman out here talking all tough. So it has Knight thinking, he has a great idea.
Talking about wise man, wisdom, there was a point in time if Heyman had said something like that, a man like Knight would look at a “thing” like Heyman and punched his wisdom teeth down his throat! Knight won’t do that, yet. But here’s the deal: Heyman’s talking all tough, but if he can’t bring Rollins out here, then the only thing to do out here in Grand Rapids is Knight fighting Heyman here and now! The fans fire up for that! Knight asks if the fans want that, and they cheer! “HUH?” “YEAH!” “HUH?” “YEAH!” “YEAH!!” Knight promises he’ll turn around, take his vest off, and Heyman gets the first shot. He better make it good, or Knight will molly whop his ass right outta Grand Rapids!
The fans fire up as Knight does as promised. He turns around, his vest is off, but Heyman bails? The fans boo as the Wise Man doesn’t play along. Heyman says, “Remember when I told you to get the hell out of Grand Rapids or else something really bad is gonna happen to you before the end of the night? That wasn’t a prediction. That… was a spoiler!” Heyman throws down his mic, and here comes Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker! Rollins’ behemoths head to the ring, but Knight fires off on them first! The fans rally as Knight throws hands and feet, but then Bron TACKLES Knight! Bronson joins in and they mug Knight right out of the ring!
Bronson drags Knight up to TOSS him over barriers! Bron clears the desk, he wants Bronson to put Knight through it! But Knight has a chair! He JAMS Bron, JAMS Bronson, then SMACKS Bron and SMACKS Bronson! Knight gets in the ring, ready to hit whoever gets in! The fans cheer Knight but Heyman has Bron & Bronson stand down. Will Heyman have the henchmen try again before the end of tonight?
SmackDown returns and…
Heyman has Bron & Bronson calm down, they have this under control. It is all in their favor, and it always will be in their favor. That is the whole point behind this. Byron Saxton steps in and wants to talk to them, but Heyman has to hold Bron back like the dog he is! Heyman says no need to bite Byron. Byron apologizes, he has word from SmackDown GM, Nick Aldis, that Bronson Reed VS LA Knight is set for tonight. Heyman says okay, thank you, and goodbye. Byron leaves and Heyman smiles. He told them! Patience is not a virtue, it is strategy. Bronson smiles and nods. Will Auzsilla destroy LA here in Grand Rapids?
Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Asuka VS Alexa Bliss!
Two great returns to action through this tournament, and now they cross paths with each other. The Empress of Tomorrow overcame Ivy Nile, Raquel Rodriguez and Stephanie Vaquer while Lil’ Miss Bliss outsmarted Alba Fyre, Candice LeRae and Charlotte Flair. But whose comeback story overtakes the other’s here just one match away from Night of Champions?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Alexa headlocks, but Asuka powers up and out. Alexa RAMS Asuka, Asuka roars, and the fans fire up as Asuka fires hands! Alexa blocks a kick to THROW Asuka down, then basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Asuka and Alexa reset. Alexa kicks, Asuka blocks and slips through to waistlock. Alexa elbows free, runs, but Asuka runs past her to then RUN her over! The fans fire up and Asuka runs in again, HIP ATTACK! Alexa falls to the floor and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Asuka lets Alexa stay down while she soaks up the cheers. The ring count starts, Alexa rises, but Asuka goes out after her. Alexa slips inside and DROPKICKS Asuka’s leg! Asuka falls from the apron but she has to nod respect for that savvy move. Asuka steps back in at 6 of 10, and she resets with Alexa. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Asuka wrenches and wristlocks, but Alexa rolls and wrenches to hammerlock. Alexa waistlocks, rolls Asuka, TWO! The two stand off again and they both nod respect. They reset, the fans rally up, and the two feel things out. Asuka trips Alexa, clamps on with a headlock, and she grinds Alexa down.
Alexa endures, Asuka turns her over to go after the arm, then she stands on Alexa’s arm. Alexa endures, Asuka shifts arms, but Alexa wrenches out to wrangle Asuka. Alexa shifts to a cording hold, but Asuka fights up and fires body shots. Alexa whips Asuka to a corner, but Asuka elbows her away! And BOOTS! Asuka goes up, leaps, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Alexa stays in this but Asuka stays focused. Asuka drags Alexa around and gives her Kawada Kicks! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Asuka wrenches for a chicken wing! Alexa fights the Asuka Lock and JAWBREAKERS free! Alexa runs up to RUN Asuka over!
The fans rally as Alexa rallies, then hits a BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up as Alexa SLAPS, ROCKS, and KNEES Asuka down! Then SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Asuka stays in this and Alexa grows frustrated. The fans rally while Alexa brings Asuka up. Asuka breaks free to URAKEN, SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexa tumbles away, Asuka runs up, SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Asuka stands and takes aim. But Alexa ducks the buzzsaw! Cover, TWO! Alexa clinches, TWISTED- NO, Asuka rolls Alexa up! TWO! Alexa sits up, BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Alexa survives but Asuka just fires up!
The fans rally as Asuka goes to the corner. Asuka climbs from the outside, and MISSILE- NO, Alexa dodges this time! Alexa kicks and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Asuka stays in this and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Alexa drags Asuka into the drop zone. Alexa goes up, up, and the fans fire up! TWISTED- NO, Asuka moves, so Alexa stops. Alexa won’t let Asuka sneak away, but then she gets caught in an ARMBAR!! Alexa flails, rolls, but ends up in an omoplata! RINGS OF SATURN!! Alexa fights around, pops her arm free for a cover, TWO!! Asuka reels Alexa in, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Alexa stays in this! Asuka fires up, the fans are with her, and she runs up, only for Alexa to ROCK her with a right! Alexa puts Asuka in the Tree of Woe, and she DROPKICKS Asuka out of it! Alexa climbs back up, and TWISTED BLISS onto knees!! Asuka still counters the moonsault, and hits the EMPRESS IMPACT!! Cover, Asuka wins!
Winner: Asuka, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
The Empress says no one is ready for Asuka, and that has certainly been the case! But on Raw, we find out, will it be Jade Cargill or Roxanne Perez that meets Asuka in Saudi Arabia?
Jade Cargill, Mia Yim & B-Fab watch backstage.
And Fab says damn, Asuka just came back and she’s already making statements. Almost like she never left. Michin says maybe they need to make their own statements. They need to talk to Aldis about the tag titles. Fab agrees. Fab & Mia wish Jade luck before heading out. Byron walks in and asks if he can have a word. Jade says shoot. Byron says Asuka just advanced, but Jade has her match on Monday with Roxanne Perez. How does Jade feel about facing a talented competitor like Roxie? And how does she feel about the possibility of facing Asuka in the finals? Jade says “Rox” has potential. Roxie is quick and scrappy.
But she’s still trying to prove herself. And this isn’t a proving ground, this is a throne room, and Jade was built for royalty. As for Asuka, there’s a storm on the horizon. But news flash, Jade is that storm. This entire tournament wasn’t built for the future, but for a woman who can walk through fire, shatter glass ceilings, and take her crown on the way to the top. This Queen of the Ring, Jade isn’t just walking in to win. She’s here to reign. Will the Prodigy be washed away by the storm this Monday?
Alexa Bliss returns backstage.
And Chelsea Green finds her. Flanked by her Secret Her-vice, The Hot Mess asks, “Hey, little fu-fu, how’s your boo-boo?” Alexa asks back, “How’s yours?” Piper tells Chelsea not to get upset, Alexa is just jealous. Chelsea says this serves Alexa right. Chelsea should be Queen of the Ring, and she’d be building her parliament if not for Alexa! Oh, if she has that big of an issue, then try facing her in the ring. Chelsea says she will! But then Charlotte Flair walks in and says if anyone should’ve still been in this tournament, it’s her. But had Chelsea’s “replacement” tapped out sooner, maybe she would.
So here’s the deal: Charlotte will have a match made and tap Chelsea out instead. N-Not if Chelsea makes it a bank holiday! ROYAL DUTIES! NICHOLAS! Chelsea hurries away with the Secret Her-vice following, and Alexa tells Charlotte that she doesn’t need Charlotte’s help. Oh, that’s cute. Because Charlotte wasn’t helping Alexa. Charlotte leaves now, leaving Alexa to chew on that. Will The Queen chew up the Hot Mess and spit her out now that she has nothing better to do?
Aleister Black VS Kit Wilson!
The Dark Father is also directionless now that he is out of the King of the Ring tournament, but he never lets that bother him. Will he make himself the direction all roads lead when things #FadeToBlack? Or will Kit prove he can be Pretty Deadly all on his own?
Wait, who is attacking Kit? It’s R-TRUTH! But why’s Ron Killings going after Kit?! He POSTS Kit, drags him back out, and puts him in an STF!! The fans fire up and Kit taps, but it won’t matter when this isn’t a match! Killings lets Kit out of the hold and demands a mic. A mic is given, and Killings says, “Get John Cena out here now. I’m driving! On my terms! Cena, get out here!” The fans fire up and then Killings puts Kit back in the STF! Aleister is rather confused, but producers hurry out here to stop Truth. Truth lets Kit go, Jamie Noble asks Truth wait for the main event. Truth seethes, but he accepts the terms.
Killings leaves, walking right past Aleister. Will there be no denying The Truth when he finally gets his hands on the Last Real Champion?
Jamie Noble talks with Truth backstage.
Jamie says Truth has to calm down. Truth says he wants John Cena NOW! He’s driving! Yes, okay, but just wait. Truth promises that when he sees Cena, he is killing him tonight! Aleister steps in and asks Truth why he is getting involved in Aleister’s match. Truth says it wasn’t personal, it had nothing to do with Aleister. These two stare down, and then Damian Priest steps in. The Archer of Infamy has Aleister stand down. Truth is going through a lot, let Priest talk to him. Oh, of course. Aleister says, “Ron.” “Black.” Aleister leaves, Priest tells Truth that there’s no need for any of that. Priest gets Truth is frustrated, but he can’t just go beat up people for no reason.
Priest used to do that, and Truth was the guy there to make him smile. Truth made the world smile! All that anger and negativity, focus that on the match tonight. Focus that on John Cena. Go out there and handle business with Cena, then Priest and Truth can go downtown to celebrate. How’s that sound? Truth says sounds good, DP. They shake hands, and Priest heads out. Truth is still seething, but will he make sure it all explodes on Cena?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Grand Rapids sings along as The American Nightmare makes his way out, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, he high-fives fans in the front row, then looks closely at the King of the Ring’s crown. Cody goes to the ring and grabs the mic. He hears the fans cheer him on, but then Jey Uso is here! The fans fire up as Main Event Jey makes his way down through the crowd! A young fan joins in bouncing along, but so does all of Grand Rapids! Jey continues down the stands, finds another young fan, and they bounce along again. Jey then reaches ringside, high-fives the front row, and he joins Cody in the ring as we get the next wave of YEET!
Grand Rapids might want to YEET all night, but Jey hugs it out with Cody before he gets his own mic. The music dies down, the fans chant, “One More Time! One More Time!” and Cody says sure, one more is fine. Jey says okay, and yes, the fans get to YEET again! Jey says hey, Cody doesn’t even have to say nothing. They been in the trenches! “YEET!” Still in the trenches! “YEET!” From fighting The Bloodline… “YEET!” To winning tag titles… “YEET!” To finishing their stories at WrestleMania! “YEET!” They’ve both been to the mountaintop. “YEET!” But Cody, on Monday, there is only room for one of them.
The fans are intrigued, and Cody nods. Jey says there’s only one that can go. Cody VS Jey, Jey VS Cody, and Jey knows Cody will bring it. Jey has to get his, Uce. He has to, just like Cody has to get his. But that said, Uce, it ain’t personal. This all business. But that all said, too, Uce, on Monday, after they go to war, please believe that it will be four letters, one word, uh uh… YEET! Cody smiles and the fans cheer. They shake hands again, and wait! Here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer as the Great Liberator makes his way to the ring. Sami grabs a mic to say, “This is nice, isn’t it? I get to share the ring with two great friends.”
The fans applaud, and Sami says he is in the ring with two of the very best that this business has to offer! The fans cheer that, too! Sami says he’d be lying if he denied there was a part of him that sees the three of them in this ring, and notices how only one of them has never been world champion. Jey, Sami wants him to know, man to man, this year, Sami missed Mania. Sami had no reason to be in Las Vegas, but he got his ass on a plane to Vegas for one reason: To congratulate Jey the moment he won the World Heavyweight Championship! Sami loves Jey, and he is proud of him. And Cody, for years, everyone watched as Cody finished his story.
And when Cody did, he did the unthinkable and pinned Roman Reigns in the middle of this ring, Sami was the first one out here to congratulate Cody. Sami is so proud that Cody finished his story. So he hopes both men understand that now, it is time for Sami to finish HIS story! The fans cheer, but then here comes Randy Orton! The Viper looks at the crown, then goes to the ring. The fans sing along with Voices and Orton grabs himself a mic. “So Cody, same deal as last week but I’m gonna say it again. There is no line I will not cross, even if it means going through you, so that I can get to John Cena at SummerSlam, beat him, and get my FIFTEENTH world championship!”
The fans cheer, and Orton tells Jey, “Man, I respect the… Hell outta you, dude. Our families go way, way, way back. Nothing but love, dude. But if you’re standing across the ring from me at SummerSlam, it’s not gonna be four letters, one word. It’s gonna be three letters, one move.” The fans say it, “R K O!” And Orton says he not only speaks for himself but for everyone here in this arena when he says, and from the bottom of his heart, one day and one day soon, Sami Zayn will be world champion. But not at SummerSlam. Because tonight, Sami is on the receiving end of the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: R K O.
Orton drops the mic, and it is time to put those words into action. Will it be the Legend Killer or the Underdog from the Underground that heads for Saudi Arabia?
King of the Ring Semifinals: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn!
SmackDown returns, the bell rings, and these two circle. They tie up, Sami wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then wristlocks. Orton endures, fights up, and the fans duel. Orton wrenches Sami in return to then headlock. Sami endures, powers up to wrench again, and he grinds the arm. Sami wrenches and CHOPS, and Orton goes to the corner. Sami CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but the ref counts. Orton pushes past Sami, bails out of the ring, and he is pretty red already. Sami builds speed but he fakes Orton out with the Arabian Press! The fans fire up and Orton has to admit that was good.
Orton goes up the steps and steps back into the ring. The fans rally, Orton and Sami tie up, and Orton puts Sami in the corner. Orton lets off slowly, but he pokes Sami in the eyes! The fans boo but Orton UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! But Sami pokes Orton in the eyes! The ref caught that one and reprimands Sami. Sami TOSSES Orton out, goes to the apron, but Orton YANKS Sami down! Sami hits off the apron, and Orton reels him in, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Sami writhes and Orton rolls into the ring, just to refresh the count. Fans want that “One More Time!” and Orton agrees! DESK BACK SUPLEX again!
Sami writhes more and whatever monitor wasn’t busted, they’re busted now! Orton leaves Sami behind for a moment while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Orton goes out to fetch Sami, but Sami fights off a third back suplex! Orton kicks low, brings Sami over, but Sami blocks the smack off the steel steps! Orton sputters, Sami stalks him, and Sami decides to give him some payback! But Orton ROCKS Sami first! Orton SMACKS Sami off the desk, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! Sami stays in this but Orton looms over him. Sami rises, Orton puts him in a corner, and Orton fires body shots. Orton climbs up and rains down fists! Orton gets to eight before Sami fires back! Sami has Orton in another corner, climbs up, and Sami rains down a fast TEN!
Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs and CHOPS! Orton is stinging but Sami CHOPS him again! Sami wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, and whips! Orton reverses, Sami hits buckles hard, and Sami falls in a heap. Orton dusts himself off and looms over Sami again. Orton stomps Sami’s hand! Sami writhes and clutches his finger. Orton stomps Sami’s foot, ten the other foot! And then the other hand! Sami sits up, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Orton CLUBS away on Sami’s chest! Orton DECKS Sami, the fans cheer, and Orton brings Sami up. Orton whips, Sami goes up and over, and Sami LARIATS Orton down! The fans fire up again as Sami rises!
Sami goes to the corner, Orton runs up, but Sami ELBOWS him! Sami goes up, AX HANDLES, and the fans fire up more! Orton takes a swing, but Sami slips around! Orton fights the Blue Thunder, then LARIATS! And LARIATS! Orton dodges Sami to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while Sami goes to the apron. Orton drags Sami in through the ropes, and DRAPING DDTS! The fans fire up as Orton hears those voices! Orton watches Sami rise, but then Sami bails out! The fans are torn but Sami is smart to avoid what was coming. Orton goes out to fetch Sami, SMACKS him off the desk, and then back suplexes, only for Sami to lands out!
Sami CLUBS Orton, and hits a DESK BACK SUPLEX on Orton! Sami puts Orton in the ring, goes to a corner, and the fans fire up as Orton rises. Orton runs in, Sami dodges, and Orton POSTS himself! Sami runs corner to corner, HELLUVA- SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and Orton seethes. “This is Awesome!” as Sami goes back to a corner. Orton runs back in and he LARIATS! Orton runs but Sami follows! But Orton dodges the Helluva Kick! Sami gets stuck on the to rope, frees himself, and hobbles into an RK- NO! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Orton survives and the fans fire up again!
“This is Awesome!” as Sami drags Orton to the drop zone. Sami goes up the corner, Orton stands and he gets under the leap! R K- NO, Sami SLAMS Orton down! And then HELLUVA- RKO!!! Orton crawls to the cover, Orton wins!!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
Sami fought his heart out, but the Viper still strikes! Orton is going back to back in KOTR finals, but will he win the crown this time?
Nia Jax is here!
Grand Rapids boos as The Irresistible Force goes to the ring. She grabs the mic dot say, “You know what’s crazy? Tiffany Stratton approached me to be under my wing, because she knew exactly what I could do for her. And look, she’s thriving! And what kind of thanks did I get for it? She betrayed me. She has MY title!” But wait, here comes Tiffy! Grand Rapids cheers as the WWE Women’s Champion has the mic to tell Nia, “You’re like that toxic ex I just can’t get away from. News flash: get over it! You make excuse after excuse, but when are you just gonna admit that maybe I’m just better than you?”
The fans cheer and Tiff heads to the ring. Nia says yeah, okay, if Tiff is so much better, then give Nia a rematch without kicking a chair into her face. Tiff says if Nia’s so desperate for a match, it is her lucky day! She made it official for next week: Tiff VS Nia! And Tiff will have more fun adding more scars to that “five head” of Nia’s. Because it won’t just be a regular match. It will be Last Woman Standing! Nia takes a swing but Tiff dodge! Tiff fires off, kicks low, and runs up, but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! And then Nia drops a leg, brother! Nia holds up the belt and soaks up the heat. Nia thinks about leaving, but decides to add on! ANOTHER leg drop, brother!
The fans boo but Nia says that’s not enough! Nia tells Wade & Joe that she’s taking the title! But wait! NAOMI is here, with a ref! Is she doing it!? Is she doing it?! But Nia YANKS Naomi out! Naomi tells her back off! Nia doesn’t, Naomi shoves her, but Nia still grabs at her! Tiff DROPKICKS Naomi onto Nia! Tiff avoids a cash-in because Nia was in the way, but is she setting herself up for failure with that extreme title match?
Charlotte Flair VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice!
The Queen was denied her crown, but she’s not even angry at Alexa Bliss, the one who took that opportunity from her. She instead looks to humble the Hot Mess that claims she would be queen if her demands were met. Who vents their frustrations and comes away with the win?
SmackDown returns and Charlotte makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans actually cheer on Chelsea. Alba distracts Charlotte and Chelsea sucker punches her! The ref reprimands but Chelsea SMACKS Charlotte off the mat again and again! Chelsea salutes, but Charlotte CHOPS! Chelsea KNEES low, whips, but Charlotte goes up and out at the corner. Charlotte BOOTS Chelsea away, avoids Alba and KICKS her! Chelsea runs up, Charlotte RAMS her, and then Charlotte climbs up. CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Chelsea scrambles away and Charlotte runs up, but into an ELBOW! Charlotte GAMANGIRIS!
Charlotte snapmares, Chelsea distracts the ref, and Alba grabs Charlotte by the hair! Alba HOTSHOTS Charlotte and Chelsea hits a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Chelsea is furious but Charlotte stays in this, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Chelsea hops onto Charlotte for a SLEEPER! The fans rally, but Charlotte hits a BACKPACK SENTON! Charlotte is free, Chelsea runs back up, but Charlotte gives her a BACKBREAKER and BUCKLE SHOT! Chelsea falls back, Charlotte huffs ‘n’ puffs and runs up to fire hands! The fans fire up as Charlotte CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Charlotte CHOPS again, then clinches for an EXPLODER! And a kip up! The fans fire up and Charlotte salutes to poke fun at Chelsea. Charlotte runs, dodges, and handsprings to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives but Charlotte stays on her by going for a leg.
Alba gets on the apron, so Charlotte BOOTS her down! The fans cheer, but Charlotte turns around into a ROUGH RYDER! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte survives and Chelsea is furious! Chelsea takes off her face protector and drags Charlotte up. Chelsea has the arms, turns Charlotte, but Charlotte shoves her away! Charlotte dodges and SPEARS! Cover, TWO!! Chelsea survives but Charlotte has the leg! FIGURE- CRADLE!! TWO!! Charlotte has the leg again, FIGURE FOUR! And the bridge for the FIGURE EIGHT!! Chelsea TAPS, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
But then Piper Niven SENTONS onto Charlotte!! Alba storms in, she and Piper mug Charlotte, but here comes Alexa! She RAMS into Piper, she ROCKS Alba, then she catches Chelsea! Charlotte LARIATS Alba out while Alexa hits a TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL! And then Charlotte BOOTS Piper down! Charlotte and Alexa look at each other, and despite what either one thinks, maybe they both need the other after all. Alexa offers the handshake, but Charlotte walks right past Alexa. Alexa lets that slide, but will Charlotte come around soon enough?
Solo Sikoa talks with JC Mateo.
Why is JC taping up? Uh, duh, he’ll take out Jacob. No, Solo is going out there alone to talk with Jacob. Solo was the only one that Jacob would listen to. Jacob needs Solo. Solo will smooth things over. JC accepts that, but Solo does say that JC should stay ready. Solo is covering his bases, but will he need the Imperial Unit to put down the Samoan Werewolf? Or will it all be alright between them all?
Solo Sikoa heads to the ring.
SmackDown returns as the former Tribal Chief makes his way out, and Grand Rapids boos. Solo grabs the mic, takes a moment, and says, “Alright, Jacob. I’m out here in the middle of the ring, all alone, with open arms, willing to talk to you face to face. I feel terrible about what happened. So if you’re back there, come on out so we can clear the air.” Jacob Fatu makes his entrance and Grand Rapids cheers! Fatu holds up the United States Championship before he steps into the ring, and he has a mic of his own. The fans cheer on “FATU! FATU!” and Solo says he didn’t come out here to fight him, okay? He’s not here for that.
Solo wants to make it clear to Fatu that he loves him, always has loved him, no matter what. One thing Solo learned from being Tribal Chief is how to love family and how to take care of them. That’s all he’s trying to do. Families fight all the time. They fight, they argue, they forgive, and then they move forward. So they should move forward together, Jacob. Move forward as one. The fans boo that, but Solo says nobody saw the potential in Jacob except Solo. Nobody wanted Jacob here in the WWE, except Solo. That is why Solo brought Fatu here and gave him the chance to change his life and put food on his family’s table.
And why did Solo do that? Because Solo loves Jacob. He does. And to be honest, Solo doesn’t have anybody else. Fatu isn’t sure about that, but Solo says all he has is Fatu. And he’s all Solo needs. So come back to the family, and even if Jacob doesn’t say those four words, Solo will. Solo will say it for him, to him, loud enough so everybody can hear it! Solo tells Jacob, “I love you, Jacob.” The fans boo, they don’t trust this. Fatu paces as he thinks on that. “So you love me, huh?” Solo nods yes. So this is what it comes down to, huh? Solo loves Fatu? The way Fatu sees things, Solo has been using Fatu! Solo has been using Fatu to gain power, to fight his battles, and to stay Tribal Chief.
Hell, Solo brought Fatu in so Fatu could bring Solo fame! Solo brought Fatu in because he thought Fatu would bring him gold! Is that all this is about? Fame? Gold? Power? SOLO, LOOK AT HIM! Solo looks up from the floor while the fans cheer Fatu on. Fatu tells Solo that ever since he won the US Championship, Solo is the one that’s been acting different. And maybe Fatu isn’t the problem. Fatu just figured it out! The problem… is this. The problem is the US Championship. Fatu sets it down between him and Solo, and he says if this is what he thinks it is, then just fight him for it! Fight Fatu for the title! The fans fire up for that!
And Solo, Fatu will only warn you one time: If you ever think about coming this way, you know what Fatu is about! You know what’s poppin’ with Fatu, blood! And you know Jacob Fatu is all gas, no brakes with it! YADADADA- SOLO TAKES A SWING! Fatu blocks the spike and he HEADBUTTS! JC Mateo rushes out here! Fatu HEADBUTTS him, too! But Solo CHOP BLOCKS the legs! The fans boo but JC & Solo mug Fatu! But then here comes JIMMY USO! The fans fire up as #BigJim slides in, dodges Solo, and SUPERKICKS JC! And then he SUPERKICKS Solo! But JC LARIATS Jimmy down! JC HAMMERS Jimmy and Solo has him put Jimmy in the corner.
The fans boo but Solo tells Jimmy that he should’ve chosen Solo’s side, not Jacob’s! But speaking of, Fatu is up! The fans fire up as Fatu BODY CHECKS JC! Then he SUPERKICKS Solo! Solo is in a corner, Fatu fires off on him, HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! SUPERKICK for JC! HIP ATTACK for Solo! The fans are fired up for the Samoan Werewolf, and he locks eyes with Jimmy. Jimmy came to Fatu’s rescue, Fatu just saved him, so Fatu goes up, up, only for Solo to bail out! No Best Moonsaults here in Grand Rapids, but will Fatu cut Solo down soon enough?
Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker VS LA Knight!
The Wise Man warned, or rather threatened, the Mega Star that he should just cut and run, but that’s not how he does things. Knight is ready to fight, but will he survive a battle with Auszilla? Or is a Tsunami about wipe out LA?
Wait, Knight doesn’t enter from the stage! He enters from the crowd! And he POSTS Bron! The fans fire up as Knight evens things out! He TOSSES Bronson out, throws his vest at him, and Bronson snarls. Bronson has Bron stand down, and says, “Tonight, I kill him.” Bronson steps into the ring, the bell sounds, and Knight fires off! The fans fire up as Knight fires hands, but Bronson puts him in the corner. Knight ELBOWS back, Knight fires more hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips but Bronson blocks! Bronson whips Knight to a corner, runs up, but Knight dodges! Bronson POSTS himself, and Knight stomps a mudhole in!
The fans rally, the ref counts, and Knight goes corner to corner, but into a fireman’s carry! Knight slips down to sunset flip, but Bronson stays up! Bronson jumps but Knight avoids the hip drop! Then Knight basement BOOTS! The fans fire up and Knight storms up on Bronson. Bronson TOSSES Knight to the apron, but Knight slingshots back in! Bronson catches Knight to a fireman’s carry! Knight flails free and he RAMS Bronson into a corner! But Bronson holds ropes to deny the Jump Neckbreaker! Bronson runs but Knight avoids the senton! The fans fire up as Knight goes up, up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! That’s a Steiner move!
The fans fire up and spell it out, “L! A! KNIGHT!” but Bronson bails out! Knight runs to WRECK Bronson with a dropkick! Knight goes back up, springboards, CROSSBODY to the ramp! The fans fire up with Knight and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Bronson has Knight up top. The fans rally as Knight fights back with body shots! Knight ROCKS Bronson, ROCKS him again, and ROCKS him again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Bronson finally falls and Knight adjusts position. “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Bronson survives and Knight is rather stunned while Heyman is relieved. Knight aims, kicks, but Bronson denies the BFT! HEADBUTT, then a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Knight survives the “Jagged Edge” DVD but Bronson brings him right up. Bronson reels Knight in and says thumbs down.
Bronson lifts Knight up, but Knight flips the bomb into a DDT! The fans fire up but Bron barks at the apron! Knight DECKS the dog, tells Heyman to get the same, but Bronson runs up! Knight DUMPS Bronson out, builds speed, but BRON SPEARS!!
Winner: LA Knight, by disqualification
The fans boo but Bron handed Knight the win with that one. Bronson stands Knight up so Bron can build speed and SUPER SPEAR!! Grand Rapids is torn but plenty of fans bark. And now Bronson goes up!? TSUNAMI!! Bronson goes up again, the refs hurry out here, but TSUNAMI AGAIN!! The fans want another, so Bron scares the refs off to let Bronson go back up! THIRD TSUNAMI!!! Have Rollins’ rooks just broken Knight into pieces? Is this a message to everyone that no one can stop the vision?
Jacob Fatu speaks.
“Yeah, c’mon on widdit! I just spoke to the man, and you know the man makes everything possible here on SmackDown! So next week, next week on Saturday, me ‘n’ you, Solo! Night of Champions, mano a mano, I’m about to dog walk yo’ ass for the US Championship! Solo, you better get in where you fit in. Cuz if you don’t, then baby, it’s ’bout to be all gas, no breaks with it. Yadadadada mean?” The Samoan Werewolf will get to sink his teeth into Solo, but will he stay golden through it all?
John Cena VS Ron Killings!
The Undisputed WWE Champion was the exact opposite of grateful for R-Truth saving him from Randy Orton at Backlash, and he doubled down when Ron tried to show him the truth at Saturday Night’s Main Event. So, if Cena doesn’t want the Truth, he’ll get someone who knows about ruthless aggression! Will Ron Killings bring an early end to the retirement tour? Or will Cena continue to ruin wrestling for everyone else?
SmackDown returns as Cena makes his entrance. The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” despite him wearing the Detroit Pistons colors. Cena makes Mark Nash give the “proper” introduction: “He is the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, gracing Grand Rapids with his presence one final time… He is the Last Real Champion, JOHN CENA~!” The fans boo, the bell rings, and Truth stares at Cena while Cena smirks hearing the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Truth TACKLES Cena! He fires off hands but Cena bails out! So Truth goes out to DECK Cena! “What’s up!?” “WHAT’S UP!” Truth has Cena at the desk and SMACKS him off it!
Truth ROCKS Cena again, and shakes his hand out from hitting so hard. Truth SMACKS Cena off the apron, storms in after him, and whips him to a corner. Cena hits buckles hard and falls to the mat! The fans continue to duel while Truth keeps his eyes on Cena. Truth storms up on Cena while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Truth stands Cena up, whips corner to corner again, and Cena hits buckles hard! Cena sputters, Truth looms over him, and Truth ROCKS Cena! Cena ROCKS Truth! They go back and forth with haymakers, and then Truth dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! Truth still uses Cena’s own moves against him, and that includes the SPIN-OUT BOMB! Truth raises his hand and Grand Rapids joins in! “You Can’t See Me!” But then Cena bails out so Truth can’t hit him! Truth is annoyed, the fans give thumbs down, but here comes Truth. Cena ELBOWS him down! Cena drags Truth up, POSTS him, and he brings Truth back into the ring.
Cena HEADBUTTS Truth, CHOKES him on the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Cena stomps away on Truth, then runs to KICK Truth in the back! Cena talks trash, then he runs to SHOULDER TACKLE! Cena takes his time, knowing it is what the fans want. Truth rises up, Cena runs to SHOULDER TACKLE again! Cena watches Truth rise again, gets around him, SPIN-OUT BOMB! And Cena raises his hand, reveling in the cheers and jeers. “You Can’t See Me!” SmackDown returns to single picture for the FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Then Cena fireman’s carries, but Truth slips free! THESZ PRESS! And fast hands!
The fans fire up and Truth has Cena in a corner. Truth runs to STINGER SPLASH! Cena tumbles out and grabs the belt! Cena doesn’t care about this match anymore, he doesn’t need to take this! Truth says hold up! Truth runs Cena down and fires hands on the ramp! The fans fire up but Cena CLOBBERS Truth with the belt!!
Winner: Ron Killings, by disqualification
Cena wants to get another shot, but wait! PUNK IS HERE! Cena runs away into the ring, and he catches Punk as Punk slides in! The fans boo Cena but he huffs ‘n’ puffs. Cena drags Punk up, but Punk fires hands in return! Punk DECKS Cena, grabs the belt, and he holds it up! The fans cheer, and Punk aims, but Cena LOW BLOWS! Cena has a sinister smile as he grabs the belt. BELT SHOT for Punk!! The fans boo even more, but Cena decides to up the ante! Cena brings out a table! The fans cheer, everyone loves tables! Cena puts the table in the ring, then watches Punk sputter around. Cena sets the table up while the fans rally behind Punk.
Punk stands but Cena has the belt again! BELT SHOT!! Cena drags Punk up, fireman’s carries, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT through the table!! Cena made Punk snap into a Slim Jim, and then he grabs a mic. Cena laughs at Punk, and then sits up on the corner. “Punk… As you lay there in your most uncomfortable…” Cena pretends the mic cut out, taps it, and then says, “Somebody’s afraid of what I’m gonna say.” Cena grins and the fans boo as Cena flips the iconic “Pipebomb” moment on it’s head. “As you lay there in your most uncomfortable, I hope you can listen. I hope you can digest.
“Because before I leave here in six months with that WWE Championship, I gotta get a whole lotta stuff off my chest. First thing’s first, I don’t hate you. I don’t even dislike you. I like you. I like you more than anyone you ever shared a locker room with, that’s for sure. I hate this idea of you. This idea that you’re the Best int he World. You’re not. I’M the Greatest of All Time.” Grand Rapids is a bit torn on that statement, but Cena says Punk is better than Cena at one thing: You’re the best BS artist in the world. Oh no, kiddos~! John Cena just dropped a curse word! That means the show is off the rails! Hey, Stu, shoot this. Hi~! “I’m breaking the forth wall! HAHA!”
Cena then says the truth is, Punk… Cena is jealous of you. Cena is jealous that Punk has conned the fans into believing the myth that Punk is the Best in the World. Oh how they chant for Punk! Which they literally do right now. Hell, the fans even sing for Punk now. But they don’t believe a damn word you say. Because Punk changes his values as much as Cena changes his shirts! Punk is just a loud mouthed opportunist who steps on the necks of those who actually work hard if it gets him ahead. Oh, hey, look, another cameraman! “Hi, Claudio Castagnoli! Hey, Nic Nemeth! Hey, Matt Cardona! How’re you guys doing?”
The fans can’t believe Cena is going this far but Cena is loving it! “He’s heating up! He’s on fire! And there’s nobody back there that’s gonna cut my mic to save your ass, cuz I’m your only friend! Remember who gave you the stage for your pipebomb, pal! And what’ve you done with it since then, huh? You just regurgitated the same five microphone moves of doom. You’re promo potato salad, pal. Hey, you’re no longer the Voice of the Voiceless, you’re a friggin’ millionaire despite yourself. You’re not a punk, you’re a capitalist! And you’re not against TKO, dude, you are Mr. TKO. Cuz they knocked your balls technically off your body.
“Your tweets are strong, but your actions are weak. And in Saudi Arabia, you’re gonna face some loud, loud music when I finally prove to the world that each and every day, day in, day out, no days off for 25 YEARS, I have been the Greatest of All Time!” The fans cheer that a bit more now, to Cena’s surprise. “See, they know. And they know that you were the Best in the World… for seven minutes, 14 years ago. And if after Night of Champions, you’re still delusional enough to believe that you’re the Best in the World, well… I guess it’s a small world after all. You’re welcome, Grand Rapids.” The fans cheer, and Cena lets the world hear it.
Cena tells Punk to bring his A Game to Night of Champions. If Grand Rapids is any indication, the mood is starting to change. Refs finally appear to check on Punk, Cena says no, that’s fine. Punk needs to rest up for his big title match. Get a good shot of this: Best in the World VS Greatest of All Time, for THE most coveted prize in sports entertainment, THE WWE Undisputed Championship! And Cena knows the fans will sing and chant, but he also knows even the idiots are smart enough to see the truth: The Champ is Here. And USA Network, keep the extra two and half minutes. He doesn’t need a bomb to blow the “mother fudging” building.
Oh, and thanks, Punk, for letting Cena rip off your best promo just to make you look even more foolish. Cena finally drops the mic and he raises the belt up again. If the proverbial tables have turned this drastically, is there no saving WWE from losing its north star championship?
My Thoughts:
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.19.25
Are we going to start trending upwards with Slammiversary to build toward?
Last week’s episode was lacking in ring work but had decent story moments and segments. Starting the build to Slammiversary we can either launch nicely or things can always get worse. Jason Hotch and KC Navarro are the real shining stars of the last few months, so lets hope once they get over this Leon Slater idiot ship, they can push X Division wrestlers with actual talent for pro wrestling and not just flippy charisma vacuums.
Oh and let’s not forget, it is the episode they celebrate the 23rd anniversary of TNA! TWENTY – THREE!! Somewhere PCO hates this.
.@Kelly_WP is back in TNA Wrestling and has a message for TNA Knockouts World Champion @mashaslamovich!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZKKuL pic.twitter.com/tnm4TIuPUz
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Ratings:
- Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers: EY wins via Piledriver – ** 3/4
- Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge: Elegantos win via Rarefied Air – ***
- Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man: HTM wins via Cradle – *
- Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ***
Results:
Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers
Sami knocks them all off the apron before the bell rings, he levels the loser children, finds a chair, attacks EY but EY counters and this is the excuse to use weapons since the bell didn’t ring yet. EY tries to break Sami’s hand on the steps with the chair, but Sami moves, throws EY back in the ring, bell rings and EY hits a Belly to Belly suplex for two. They slug it out, Sami goes for Headbutts, then Sami wants to run the ropes but a loser trips him, distracts long enough for EY to knock him out of the ring and loser children swarm as loser children do. EY does the classic, throw back out for losers to attack while EY grabs and distracts the ref. Sami is selling a few lame attacks from the losers like he got shot. It’s an excessive sell, so it’s honestly a dumb transitional moment.
EY levels Sami, Lariat into Scoop Slam, looks for the Macho Elbow but Sami hits the ropes to crotch EY. Sami Superplex time, but EY bites the face to make Sami drop, EY jumps at him but eats a straight right hand. Cactus Driver, but no, EY tries his Piledriver…they both gouge eyes at the same time, Sami catches an EY charge into a Flatliner as they’re both down…for…reasons? The selling in this match seems…poorly timed and kinda stupid. Hard Irish Whip, EY Flair Flips the corner, levels Sami, Macho Elbow for 2.9! EY threatens to hit the ref, but then goes to mad dog commentary. EY then wants to attack fans…he’s more unhinged than World Elite EY. Sami gives him the old Dick Twist into a Stunner but only for two! Losers try to distract, first one gets taken out, second one uses a chair, EY hits the Piledriver on Sami, EY wins.
I feel like this is gonna continue for a few weeks since it wasn’t a clean win.
Mustafa Ali’s group comes out, and I refuse to say the name because it’s dumb and they’re already fraying at the seams. Ali wants an apology session, Tasha and Hotch apologize to him but Skyler bites back and refuses, even shoved Ali. So Ali challenges him to a “Call to Arms” match. What in the hell is a Call to Arms match?
Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge
ASH does her borderline racist fake karate before Lei stares her down and tags in Heather. Heather avoids Lei, Lei throws a few Tornado Kicks to make a point and Heather tags out. Heather being 4’8″ helps her here. Concierge says “There’s no Karate in wrestling”. ASH, Lei and Masha are in the ring, ASH is trying to decide who she wants to face, but the Concierge google translated it and hands it to ASH, before the face team rocks ASH. Masha lifts up Lei and Lei does the Liu Kang Bicycle Kick, steering more into her Mortal Kombat aesthetic. Senton off the apron from Lei and Masha dives into the pile, the comedy heels are getting leveled. We go to commercial and come back with Lei getting Double Teamed but she spins it into a weird Neckbreaker..but can’t tag out just yet. Lei blocks Heather, Enzuigiri, simultaneous tag, Masha is Yakuza kicks for all and the 2 for 1 Lariat/DDT special. Near fall, but Masha goes for murder, but Heather breaks it, Rocket Launcher/Code Breaker from Elegance but Lei breaks up the pin. ASH tries to intimidate Lei with her fake Karate before throwing her out of the ring. Heather hits Lei with a handful of Glitter and then bounces her face off the post. Masha tries to stop ASH, Kelly’s music distracts Masha, Rarefied Air gives ASH the win.
Santino comes out and GOD DAMMIT no one wants to see Tommy Dreamer fight Mance Warner…that’s a useless thing. Pivot away…no one wants this. Oh no, now we have to listen to Steph talk too. Okay it seems to be a pivot, thankfully. Steph and Mance talk shit, Dreamer says something about Something is gonna happen…and Jake Something comes out. So…I guess we’re gonna build him up for 2 months and then job him out for 6 before he fucks off to his home galaxy or whatever?
.@indi_hartwell has a run in with Tessa Blanchard!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZLikj pic.twitter.com/I6UCCk2fAG
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Really wish Indi just opened with the Billy Butcher classic of, “Oi Cunt!” – but this wasn’t bad.
Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man
I hate… Cardona so much more now. Heel reasons for Cardona…go away heat for Deaner.
JDC wants the Home Town Man to start…and Deaner does his stupid Flip Flop and Fly, Cardona tags in, JDC is eating some offense, Cardona wants the Reboot, JDC powders, Cardona Dives but then Lish and the general numbers catch up to Cardona. Eddie is legal, and now they isolate Cardona with some decent tandem work and isolation. This turns into kind of a schmoz, lots of silly spots, near falls and then Home Town doofus gets the cradle pinfall on Eddie.
Whenever Deaner is involved I can’t be asked to care. The System beats Cardona and Deaner down, but Eddie did eat a pin. Which is embarrassing not even for work reasons, like it’s just sad.
Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams
Elijah and Nic start things off, slow push off, arm wring, top wristlock, simple chain wrestling start. Nic breaks the chain and hits a Dropkick, Elijah runs the ropes and hits a Diving Lariat and starts the Rope Walk. Nic seems far to awake and alert for that move then, I hate how people pull that off too early. Wentz gets tagged in, Nic tags in Maclin who wasn’t looking for a tag, but him and Wentz have a nice clash, Trey tags in, they try to double him, but they pause and look at each other. Maclin asks for a tag, no one tags him so he Chops Ryan to tag him in and throws him in.
The little nod to Maclin and Rascalz history and the fact the faces realize Maclin isn’t a piece of shit. A little MCMG homage tandem attacks on Ryan, Wentz punctuates with the Handspring Knee Lift, Ryan tags out to Trick. Trick and Wentz go back and forth, Rascalz have Trick eating offense, Moose tries to slow things down, both Trick and Moose powder, Rascalz Double Golden Triangle Moonsaults. Trey gets tripped by Nic, Moose hits Lights Out, but there’s no referee so it’s a little chaotic.
Out of the commercial things are controlled kinda and we see a simultaneous tag to Moose and Leon. Leon comes out hot, level Moose with a Leg Lariat, attacks Nic Nemeth, attacks Ryan, and then Moose hits Leon with the Stun Gun. Moose looks to tag in Maclin but Maclin jumps off the apron. Trick takes the tag, keeps control, Trick forcibly tags in Maclin but Ryan tags himself in and pulls Leon to the Champions’ corner, Nic tags in and isolates Leon, with the Kaibas quick tagging and keeping Leon down.
Moose tags in, tries to Suplex Leon about four times but Leon stops it then counters the Suplex. Moose tries to cut him off, but the Champions distract the ref so the ref can’t see Leon tag out. Nic and Moose doubling up and Leon is the bump guy of this last portion of the match. Big Uranage from Moose…Moose looks for Lights Out but Small Package almost ruined things, Body Scissors Cradle, GAME CHANGER! Moose looks to hit a Jacknife Powerbomb but Leon turns it into a DDT. Maclin and Ryan start fighting, Nic Superkicks Maclin, Hendry and Nic tag in, Hendry is a house of fire. Sack of Shits for everyone! Nic, Ryan, there’s a pause when Hendry is face to face with Trick and Trick gets Uppercuts first then Sack of Shit! Standing Ovation on Nic, but Ryan blocks, Kaibas try a tandem attack but Hendry Lariats them both. Elijah tags in and is the maestro of the crowd and chopping Ryan to some fun. Ryan goes for a Polish Hammer but eats the Knee Lift. Signature spam time…
Ryan tries to use the International title but Maclin grabs the title away from Ryan, clocks Nic, Standing Ovation into the Highwayman’s Farewell. Champions lose!
Overall Score: 4/10
Well this was a rough one boys and girls. Sami and EY was just an overbooked shitshow, Lei Ying Lee is unfortunately in a spot where it’s obvious TNA has no clue how to use her, the Elegantos are the New Beautiful People, and I’m not mad at that. But you need to space out your goofball crap. You can’t have Elegance Clique, Home Town Moron and Santino in 3 consecutive segments. And if anyone goes “it was 3 out of 4” that’s doesn’t lessen my point, the beauty of Pro Wrestling being a variety show is…FOR VARIETY! When the lead match feels stupid because of bad pacing, poor selling and overbooking with two losers, it feels like a useless match with idiots, then comedy, followed by more comedy…you see how that’s literally NOT VARIETY.
Figure it out seriously. This was a disappointing episode. If you’re a casual viewer than it’s just chalk for TNA doing cringe and borderline goof crap since they’ve always steered a little more into the carny than other companies. But this show was…where’s Jisoo and Jenny? I feel like I need that gif:
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