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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (5/28/24)
The Prodigy VS…?
Tonight, Roxanne Perez’s next opponent is revealed!
The NXT Women’s Championship will be on the line at NXT Battleground: Las Vegas, and Ava Raine is set to tell us all just who it is! Who will The Prodigy face in Sin City?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Mia Yim VS Tatum Paxley; Mia wins and advances to NXT Battleground: Las Vegas.
- Ridge Holland VS Riley Osborne w/ Chase U; Ridge wins.
- The Good Brothers VS Malik Blade & Edris Enofe w/ Brinley Reece; The Good Brothers win.
- Lola Vice VS Arianna Grace; Lola wins.
- Dante Chen VS Lexis King; Dante wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Kelani Jordan VS Wren Sinclair; Kelani wins and advances to NXT Battleground: Las Vegas.
- Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans VS Gallus; Trick & Je’Von win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Ava Raine is in the ring!
The NXT General Manager opens the show by welcoming us here to NXT, where they have the best Women’s Division in the game. They are constantly pushing the envelope, breaking barriers,, and making history. And speaking of, in just two short weeks, we find out who climbs to the top of a ladder, grabs the belt, and becomes the FIRST-EVER NXT Women’s North American Champion! Four spots have already been secured, the last two are decided tonight. And speaking of tonight, as many already know, we have a very special guest. So at this time, Ava would like to welcome the hip-dropping, show-stopping, chain wearing, hottest hood princess, Sexyy Red!
The fans cheer as Red makes her way out to the ring. Red is star-spangled as she struts her way to the ring. Red twerks real quick before she gets the mic. Ava welcomes and thanks Red for being here. Red thanks Ava, and Ava says Red has been looking forward to this, as have they. Now, Ava is understanding there is a special announcement for Battlegrounds in Las Vegas. Yes, and part one of that is Sexyy Red will be hosting Battleground! Stay tuned! Ava confirms, that’s breaking news right here. But also, as their special guest, Ava would like Red to help with this. Red helps unveil the Women’s North American Championship belt!
The fans cheer for the white strap and red backing. But Tatum Paxley slithers right into the ring! She and Red tug-o-war over the belt! But here comes Michin! The Head Baddie gets Tatum off the belt and fires off forearms! Mia Yim TOSSES Tatum out, Red & Ava get the belt outta the ring, and Mia sends Tatum into barriers! The fans fire up for the HBIC, and she digs her boots into Tatum! Mia then puts Tatum in the ring, and we get this first of the night’s qualifiers going!
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Mia Yim VS Tatum Paxley!
Mia keeps on Tatum with a TACKLE and fast hands! The fans rally, Tatum kicks Mia away, but Mia runs up to CHOP! Mia whips corner to corner hard, then she storms up to stomp Tatum down. The ref counts, Mia lets off to whip corner to corner again. Tatum sits down in the corner, Mia grins and runs up, but Tatum RAMS into her! Mia grabs at Tatum but Tatum throws body shots. Tatum CLUBS Mia, Mia throws body shots in return. Mia whips Tatum again, runs, but Tatum dodges! Mia gets stuck, Tatum ROCKS her! Tatum stomps a mudhole now but the ref counts. Tatum lets off as fans duel, and she drags Mia up.
Tatum bumps Mia off buckles, then digs her boots in. The ref counts, Tatum lets off, and now Jaida Parker comes out here? Tatum bumps Mia off buckles but fans fire up for Miss Parker. Tatum CLUBS Mia, bumps her off buckles, then grins as she whips corner to corner. Tatum runs up but Mia puts her on the apron. Mia trips Tatum, runs side to side and WRECKS her with a dropkick! Jaida likes that one, too, and Mia builds speed. Mia DIVES and takes out Tatum! The fans fire up and Mia sees Jaida. Mia dares Jaida to do something but Jaida keeps her distance while NXT goes picture in picture.
Mia goes back for Tatum and drags her up. Mia puts Tatum in the ring again, covers, TWO! Mia stays cool as she stays on Tatum with a KICK! Tatum grits her teeth as she stands, but Mia brings her in. Mia drags Tatum down in a facelock, has a cover, TWO as Tatum manages to sit up. Tatum powers her way to her feet but Mia throws knees. Mia keeps on the guillotine but Tatum RAMS her into buckles! And again! Tatum gets free, then hops on to SUSNET BOMB into buckles! Mia writhes and goes to the apron, but Tatum drags her up. Tatum pulls Mia through ropes to then dig her knee into Mia’s back!
The ref counts, Tatum lets go, but then she puts a SLEEPER on! Tatum CLUBS Mia, drags her in and throws her down! Cover, TWO! Mia toughs it out but Tatum clamps on with a chinlock. Tatum makes that a stretch, but Mia endures as she fights up. Tatum HIP DROPS Mia down, then digs her knee in for the chinlock stretch! Mia rises up, spins around and sunset flips! TWO, Tatum runs up but Mia gets under! Mia fires forearms but Tatum DECKS her! Tatum drags Mia up, whips her to a corner, then she runs in to CROSSBODY! Tatum pushes Mia down, slithers over, then covers, TWO! Tatum stays on Mia with a body scissors!
Mia endures the squeeze and pries at the feet. Tatum rolls her to a cover, TWO! Tatum still has the squeeze, rolls Mia the other way, TWO! Mia powers back to cover, TWO! Tatum still holds Mia in the scissors, theN CLUBS her! And CLUBS her again! Mia still endures, NXT returns to single picture, and Mia pushes Tatum back again. TWO as Tatum lets her go. Mia ELBOWS Tatum away! Then BOOTS her! Then BOOTS, but Tatum blocks to ROCK Mia! Tatum whips, Mia ducks ‘n’ dodges then redirects to POUNCE! Both women are down, Jaida is on commentary and is still moderately impressed.
Tatum and Mia both rise, and Mia blocks a shot to give a shot! And again! Mia fires off a flurry, then HEEL KICKS! Tatum wobbles, into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Tatum flounders back up, and Mia fires up! The fans cheer as Mia CHOPS! And HEADBUTTS, HEADBUTTS, and HEADBUTTS! Mia HEADBUTTS until Tatum sits down, then keeps going! The ref counts, Mia goes corner to corner and says Too Sweet! CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Tatum is still in this but Mia drags her back up. Mia wrenches, but no Sole Food! Pump handle, LIGHTNING SPIRAL! Cover, TWO!! Mia survives but Tatum drags her right up!
Tatum waistlocks, Mia fights the lift, then Mia fires elbows. Tatum gets under one for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Mia survives, the fans rally up and duel. Jaida says it really doesn’t matter who wins this, she’s still gonna be the history maker. Tatum scuffs Mia, runs, but Mia follows! Tatum goes Matrix, but Mia goes Spider-Woman in the ropes! The fans fire up as the two stare down. Mia and Tatum slither to each other, both with wild grins. Jaida is a little spooked, but Mia says Too Sweet. The two go forehead to forehead, then Tatum pie faces Mia! Mia blocks the kick, but Tatum ducks Mia’s! Pump handle, but Mia rolls Tatum! TWO!!
Tatum gest up, BOOTS the lariat, then SAIDO- NO, Mia slips free! Mia wrenches, and serves up SOLE FOOD! Cover, Mia wins!!
Winner: Mia Yim, by pinfall (advances to NXT Battleground)
Jaida says okay, and now we have five out of six. Will the Head Baddie In Charge make sure Miss Parker and all the women of NXT know who runs this?
Gallus talks backstage.
Joe Coffey tells Markus that he spoke with Ava. Ava is being “difficult,” but she slapped them on the wrist. But now there can only be two of them allowed ringside for tonight’s tag match. Where even is Wolfgang? Markus isn’t sure, but then in walks Meta Four. Lash says here we go. Oro says from Gallus Boys to the Main Man, he needs to know: Why’d they jump Oro’s guy, Noam Dar? What? Oro says he gets why they jumped Ivar, Briggs and Wes Lee, but- But that’s it. Ivar, Briggs and Wes, but also Je’Von and Trick. If Gallus went after them, everyone would know about it. So wait, they’re thinking Gallus went after Dar? That’s a stupid question. They thought better of Meta Four.
The Coffey Brothers head out, and Meta Four is confused. But then if it wasn’t Gallus, it still has to be Trick. Lash says excuse you, Oro. She already said it wasn’t Trick. Oro says there’s no time for this. He’s gonna go find Trick. Lash is the only one standing by Trick on this, is she going to be the only one right about this?
Lola Vice trains backstage.
But Arianna Grace walks in and says as locker room leader, and a leader of women in general, she must ask Lola this. Does she seriously intend on going through another barbaric NXT Underground match? Lola says absolutely. Oh, Lola… Arianna understands in the heat of the moment, after losing to Natty & Karmen, that Latina Heat was red hot. But Shayna is extremely dangerous! A #1 contender tot he tag titles, and a true cage- So is Lola! Little princess, find out how dangerous she is first hand. Arianna lets out an “Oh s*it!” and then hopes no one heard that. Will Arianna learn that Lola’s shirt tells the truth about how her fists don’t lie?
Ridge Holland VS Riley Osborne w/ Chase U!
Yorkshire Grit has been trying to earn Turbo Terry’s trust, but some things might just be impossible. Will Ridge at least earn Riley’s respect in the ring? Or will this end up a #TeachableMoment for everyone?
NXT returns and Ridge makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. Riley and Ridge feel things out, tie up, and Ridge powers Riley to the ropes. The ref counts, Ridge lets off but they stay tied up. Ridge THROWS Riley down, but Riley gets up again! They tie up, Ridge puts Riley on ropes, and Ridge pushes Riley. Riley ROCKS Ridge with a right! Ridge snarls, swings, but Riley dodges to body shot and haymaker! Riley UPPERCUTS, Ridge KNEES low! Riley sputters, Ridge KNEES him again! Thea coaches Riley but Ridge UPPERCUTS Riley down! Riley checks his chin but Ridge hauls him up for a BIG headlock takeover!
Ridge grinds Riley, Riley keeps his shoulders up, and the fans rally. Riley fights to his feet, throws body shots, but Ridge ROCKS him! Ridge CHOPS Riley against ropes, then CHOPS him again! Riley sputters, but he CHOPS back! Ridge CHOPS Riley to a corner, RAMS into him again and again, then hits another takeover. Ridge clamps a chinlock on and he grinds Riley down. Riley endures, fights up, but Ridge wrangles him back down. Riley endures more, fights back up, and he throws body shots and forearms. Ridge swings, Riley dodges, and Riley DROPKICKS! Riley facelocks to grind Ridge down.
Ridge fights up, wrenches out, and short arm LARIATS Riley inside-out! All of Chase U felt that one, but Ridge hauls Riley back up. Ridge whips hard and Riley bounces off buckles. Ridge storms over to Riley, but he does tell Mr. Chase he isn’t sure if he wants to keep going. Chase says they gotta work these issues out, so Ridge gets Riley up,. Ridge fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, then whips hard! Riley bounces off buckles, the fans boo, but Riley kicks from below. Ridge stomps Riley, hauls him up and whips again. Riley goes up and up and WHISPER IN THE WIND! The fans fire up as Riley ENZIGIRIS Ridge!
Ridge falls, Riley runs, and Riley SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Ridge is still in this, and he TACKLES Riley outta the ring! Both men have a rough landing, Chase U checks them both, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Ridge grinds Riley with a chinlock. Riley endures, fights up, but Ridge cranks the hold! Duke coaches Riley, Riley fights up and JAWBREAKERS free! Riley runs up, but into a SLEEPER! Riley gets around, but Ridge CLUBS him down! Ridge drags Riley back up, suplexes, but Riley slips free! Riley rolls Ridge up, TWO! Ridge gets up but Riley DROPKICKS! Riley goes to a corner, climbs up, but Ridge gets to him first! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Ridge runs to SPLASH! And then clinch, OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Riley flounders, Ridge snarls and hurries to cover, TWO! Riley is proving that toughness!
Chase coaches Riley to keep fighting, but Ridge hauls Riley up. Ridge TOSSES Riley out hard, but Riley lands on the apron. Chase coaches Riley but Ridge eggs Riley on. Ridge drags Riley in, pops him up, and runs around, but Riley slips free! SUPERKICK! Ridge goes up and out! The fans fire up as Riley hurries to triangle jump DROPKICK! Ridge is down again, and Riley DIVES into a forearm! Riley tumbles to the floor, Ridge goes for steel steps!? Thea stops him, pleading for him to do this the right way. Fans boo, they want Ridge to unleash his rage! Ridge puts Riley in, but Riley snatches him to a cradle! TWO!!
Ridge runs up, swings, but Riley bobs ‘n’ weaves and fires off shots! Riley whips, Ridge reverses, but Riley LEPAING LARIATS! And UPPERCUTS! And then CALF KICKS! Ridge staggers about, goes to a corner, and Riley runs to UPERCUT! Riley CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! The fans ‘WOO~!” each time, but Ridge DECKS Riley! Riley comes back, runs up, goes up, but Ridge sweeps the legs! REDEEMER DDT!! Cover, Ridge wins!
Winner: Ridge Holland, by pinfall
Chase U gets in to check Riley, even though this was Mr. Chase’s idea for them to fight it out. But Ridge did prove he can do this without crossing the line. Ridge helps Riley up to show him respect, and he even offers a handshake. Riley doesn’t take it? The fans boo, Thea and Chase are surprised by this but Duke seems to stand with Riley. What will it take to squash the beef?
Backstage interview with The Good Brothers.
Kelly Kincaid is with Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows, and notes they are moments away from taking on Edris Enofe & Malik Blade, but she wants to talk the NXT Tag Team Champions, Nathan Frazer & Axiom. The Machine Gun says good, let’s talk about it. Because when it comes to The Good Brothers, they are only getting the silent treatment. Big LG says he and Machine Gun are sick of being ducked, dodged and overlooked by a team that’ve been together for what? Six months? The Good Brothers have a couple title reigns worldwide longer than that. Last week’s beatdown is what you get when you treat The Good Brothers like a couple of Outsiders.
So fair warning to the maxed mook and the quick brother: Until Gallows & Anderson get their title shot, the beatdowns will continue whenever these two want. Anderson calls out Axiom & Frazer, “Do we have your attention now?!” Keep running, or man up. You know where to find them. The Good Brothers head out, will they make their case later tonight? Kelly then hears word of something happening! Cut to the other cameras!
We do cut, and we find ORO is down! Lash & Jakara hurry over, want help, and refs call for medical. Jakara assumes this is Trick, too! Lash knows that’s not the case, but then who IS attacking Meta Four?
The Good Brothers VS Malik Blade & Edris Enofe w/ Brinley Reece!
We just heard from The OC, but surely Malik & Edris won’t take being overlooked lightly either. Can Malik & Edris break their run of bad luck by taking down one of the best tag teams in history? Or will one of the best tag teams in history prove they’re worthy of the NXT Tag Team Championships?
The teams sort out and Edris starts against Anderson. Edris is a little busy reassuring Brin he’s okay, but then Anderson kicks him low! Anderson headlocks, Edris powers up and out, then he jukes! Malik tags, Edris RAMS Anderson, then he and Malik hit a DROPKICK BULLDOG COMBO! Cover, TWO! Malik has Anderson in a corner, fires off hands, then Malik whips. Anderson reverses, Malik goes up and over and keeps moving! Tag to Edris, body shot and FLYING AX HANDLE! Edris covers, TWO! Edris keeps close on Anderson with the facelock, tag back to Malik. They wrench and whip, then DOUBLE DROP TOEHOLD!
Malik & Edris somersault and DOUBLE DROPKICK Anderson! Gallows runs up, Malik DROPKICKS him! Edris & Malik high-five, and then Malik gets Anderson up. Brin checks in on Edris and Edris says he’s good, really! But then Anderson shoves Malik into Edris, AND EDRIS FALLS ON BRIN! Edris freaks out, he calls to the refs, but Malik has to fight off Anderson now! The refs hurry to help Brin, Malik fires off on Anderson, but is this only going to mess with Edris’ head worse? We’ll have to wait and see as NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Gallows grinds Malik down with a headlock. Malik endures, the fans rally, but Gallows thrashes him around. Edris is stressed but Malik fights up to his feet. Malik throws body shots, Gallows kicks low! Gallows ROCKS Malik, puts him in the corner, then fires off haymakers! The ref counts, Gallows lets off, and he UPPERCUTS Malik! Tag to Anderson and he brings Malik around to whip back into the corner hard! Anderson drags Malik from the corner, stands him up, and whips him to another corner hard! Malik drops to his knees while Anderson soaks up cheers and jeers. Anderson storms up on Malik, bumps him off buckles, then turns him around for UPPERCUTS!
Anderson tags Gallows, he storms up to stomp Malik, then he reels Malik in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Malik is still in this but Gallows clamps on to fishhook the mouth! Gallows makes Malik smile, then drags him up. The fans rally as Malik throws hands, but Gallows HEADBUTTS! Malik JAWBREAKERS! Gallows wobbles, but Anderson distracts Edris with trash talk! Edris misses the chance to tag! Gallows brings Malik around to DECK him! Edris is even more upset, but he coaches Malik. Gallows back suplexes, Malik lands out! Malik dodges Gallows, hot tag to Edris! Edris dodges to rally on the Good Brothers!
The fans rally, Edris DROPKICK FOREARM COMBOS! Edris DROPKICKS Anderson! And he DROPKCIKS Gallows! Edris keeps moving, he SLING-DOGS Gallows! Edris DECKS Anderson, hurries up top, and he MACHO ELBOW FLOPS as Gallows moves! Gallows gets Edris up for the CHOKE SLAM! Tag to Anderson, he BLASTS Malik, and now time for MAGIC KILLER!! Cover, Good Brothers win!
Winners: The Good Brothers, by pinfall
Bad luck or just being in his own head, Edris couldn’t turn this one around. But speaking of, the Good Brothers turn around and get DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICKS! Axiom & Frazer have turned the tables as they fire off on The Good Brothers! They send Anderson out, then they DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE Gallows! The fans fire up with the champs, and Axiom says it doesn’t take a genius to know what the Good Brothers want! Frazer tells the “fraudulent clowns” to listen up! As long as Frazer & Axiom are tag team champions, Gallows & Anderson ain’t getting anywhere near these belts! Yes, Good Brothers are among the greats, but they’re also two of the biggest AS-
Axiom stops Frazer there, and says what he means is that they will see Gallows & Anderson at Battleground! The Good Brothers get their shot, but will they make it count? Or will Frazer & Axiom win big in Las Vegas?
Dante Chen speaks.
“Last week was the greatest night of my life. For over two years, I’ve waited for my opportunity. I’ve watched other superstars get their chance. But instead of being jealous or envious, I’ve always been happy for them and their success. I kept telling myself, ‘Dante, stay ready. One day, it will be you. Your chance.’ A chance to represent my family, my culture, as the first Singaporean WWE Superstar! And the response I received when I walked out, I will remember forever. It’s those members of the NXT Universe who watched me week in and week out on Level Up, give my heart and soul to them.
“But I’m all about discipline and my work ethic. And as much as I’d love to bask in this victory forever, I’m hungry for another, and another, and another. Dante Chen is ready for whatever and whomever is next.”
The locker room cheers Dante on.
Hank ‘n’ Tank are among those who tell Dante to embrace it. He thanks them for the kind words, but Lexis King says this means nothing! Having a party after his fluke win? How pathetic is that?! Even for Dante. But the others tell Lexis shouldn’t wreck Dante’s moment. Lexis says they’re right, Dante should enjoy the moment, because it’s never happening again. Dante will take that bet. And he’ll prove it wasn’t a fluke! Oh, acting all tough in front of his friends, huh? Got balls now? When does Dante want it? Dante says… tonight! The others like that! Lexis says Dante’s 15 minutes of fame are over!
Lexis leaves, but will Dante leave Lexis speechless when it’s 2-0 in favor of the Singapore Warrior?
Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans warm up backstage.
The NXT Champ says check it, Young OG. Trick appreciates Je’Von having his back last week, and Je’Von says c’mon, Trick knows he’s got him. He’s lucky to be standing here. But they’ve got Gallus tonight. Those guys will be on their P’s & Q’s, so Trick & Je’Von better be on their A Game, too. But then in steps Sexyy Red! They say get it, Sexyy! She twerks then shakes hands. That new album dropping, too, “In Sexyy We Trust.” But how is she liking NXT? She loves it. Sweaty bodies and muscles, but hey, she just wants to wish them luck. But Je’Von says hold on. Since they’re all going to Battleground, why not come out with the NXT Champion tonight?
Well, why not? Red says talk about it. Follow her! They all head out, is tonight’s main event gonna get sexy?
Roxanne Perez is here!
The Prodigy brings her NXT Women’s Championship to the ring, and she gets a mic to say, “Can we all just acknowledge the fact that I’m the only woman in the WWE that has actually appreciated this championship from the very beginning? I mean, seriously. From the moment that I won this NXT Women’s Championship in 2.0 to when I finally regained it at the biggest Stand & Deliver of all time, I’ve seen this title jump from waist to waist to waist, and it has been continuously held by women who use it as some sort of vehicle or stepping stone to get to something bigger and better.
“I am the only one who has shown true commitment to this championship.” The fans do cheer that, and Roxie says that if you don’t believe her, she began training at 13, all for this title! No one else can say they’ve been working towards this title for nine YEARS! Roxie never cared about Raw or SmackDown really. All she ever cared about the NXT Women’s Championship! Because to everyone else, this title just represents the future greatness rather than present. And trust her when she says, you’re in the presence of true greatness right now.
“Which is why I find it really, really, really disrespectful that I have to come out here and find out who my Battleground opponent is like this. I mean, c’mon, Ava, where the hell is the respect for the NXT Women’s Championship? As the face of the NXT Women’s Division, the best Women’s Division in all of wrestling, the only thing that me and Ava can actually agree on, I deserve to be treated better. But okay, Ava. You don’t wanna give me the respect I deserve? That’s okay, because I can play that game, too. So who the hell is it gonna be, Ava?!”
Ava makes her entrance back out here to tell Roxie she doesn’t know why Roxie’s made this “Woe is Me” thing when Ava’s never said Roxie is a bad champion. Ava thinks Roxie is great. But it isn’t about being good or bad, but if she’s still even gonna be champ after Battleground. Roxie, you will be defending your NXT Women’s Championship at Battleground against… JORDYNNE GRACE?!? The fans go wild as the Impact- er, TNA Knockouts Champion is here!! The fans fire up and lose their minds as Grace gets in the ring with Roxie! Grace smiles while Roxie scowls, and Grace finally says, “Some of you may remember me from the Rumble earlier this year.”
But if you don’t, let her officially introduce herself. She is THE TNT Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace. Now, Roxanne, you’re a great champion. A two-time NXT Women’s Champion, and she’s built her name here in NXT the same as Grace did in TNA. But Grace is curious: whose foundation is stronger? Time to find out. Battleground: Las Vegas, Grace challenges Roxie for the title! And she’s fully prepared to leave Las Vegas a double champion! Roxie is seething, but will she have to learn to lose with Grace?
Eddy Thorpe speaks.
“To most people, fire is a destructive force. Items and memories consumed by the flames, turned to ashes, carried by the wind to oblivion. But to me and my people, the sacred fire is much more. It is a doorway to the spirit world, to connect and communicate with our ancestors. Fire is used for healing. As I sit and I stare into the sacred flames over these past months, asking for guidance and healing, I can finally feel it. In my heart and my spirit, my Buha. The vision is strong, my body is healed, the path is illuminated. I now lead the way, not only for me and my family, but for all indigenous people with a dream.
“Through the cleansing of the fire, Eddie Thorpe has been reborn.” When and where will The Alpha Wolf return to finally go for gold?
Chase U regroups backstage.
Andre Chase says they got it out of their systems, it’s over now. It was a hard fought match, nothing to be ashamed of, but Ridge won fair and square. Is Riley okay? NO! Riley’s been saying it for weeks, Ridge cannot be trusted! Thea asks what the hell he’s talking about. Riley’s the one who didn’t shake Ridge’s hand! Duke speaks up, Chase lets Duke go from here. Duke doesn’t wanna be the bearer of bad news, but… Duke sees what Riley sees. What?! Duke and Riley go off to talk, Thea is freaking out! She has her match with Jazmyn next week, she’s gotta go prepare for that.
Chase finds himself alone as Ridge walks over. Ridge says that was a hell of a scrap. Chase agrees, and Ridge thanks Chase for putting that together. But is everything okay? Chase says yes, it’s fine. One day at a time. Is everything A-OK with Chase U?
Lola Vice VS Arianna Grace!
While she’s going to bring the Underground to NXT Battleground with Shayna Baszler, Lola is in a fighting mood even now. Will the Mayor of Vice City shut the Pageant Queen up? Or will Arianna find a way to survive the Latina Heat?
The bell rings and the two circle. Arianna wants Lola to calm down, and then avoids a haymaker! Arianna hooks Lola for a backslide, ONE! Lola fumes but Arianna wants her to calm down. Then Arianna rolls Lola up! TWO, and Arianna again wants Lola to take this down a notch. She blocks a kick, trips Lola, then jackknifes, TWO! Lola fumes more but Arianna says chill! But then Arianna drops just seeing Lola show punch! Lola then smirks and AX KICKS Arianna on the back! Lola drags Arianna up, UPPERCUTS her, then stalks her to a corner. Arianna elbows back, goes up, but Lola blocks a kick. Ariana KICKS back!
Arianna runs up but into a SOBAT! Lola drags Arianna up, whips her to a corner, then ROCKS her! Lola fires off body shots from all sides, then throws her into buckles! The ref reprimands but Lola soaks up the cheers and jeers. “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Arianna sputters, coughs, and Lola drags her away from ropes! Arianna scrambles, KICKS Lola away, then hurries up to CHOP! Arianna whips, ELBOWS in the corner, then reels Lola in for a snap suplex! Arianna drops an elbow but misses as Lola moves! Arianna hurries to ELBOW Lola at ropes, then whips. Lola reverses to URAKEN!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall
It was buenas noches on the 305, and Lola gets a mic. “Shayna Baszler, next Sunday in the Underground, you have one of two options: Either I tap you out, or I knock you out! You choose, B*TCH!!” But wait! The Queen of Spades is here, and she’s rushing the ring! Security intercepts her, the fans are losing their minds! Shayna says she was BORN in the underground! Security also has to stop Lola, but there won’t be any stopping them when it’s finally time to fight! Who will survive going no ropes and no rules in Sin City?
Carlee Bright speaks.
“My entire life has always been ‘Ready~! 5-6-7-8!’ But now all I wanna hear is 1-2-3.” Carlee dedicated herself to the sport of cheerleading, all the way to a Division I scholarship at the University of Minnesota. Flying through the air in front of 70, 80, even 90 THOUSAND people in front of the Golden Gophers was great, but she knew when she graduated that it was her chance to take her skills to another level. From the moment she stepped into the ring, wrestling was her new love. And she is going to bring that same dedication and athleticism to NXT! So WWE Universe, your Ray of Sunshine has officially arrived.
Carlee talks with Natalya, Karmen Petrovic and others backstage.
Natty says Carlee’s first match two weeks ago was so good. Carlee thanks Natty for the huge compliment, and pressure. But Izzi Dame says to stop giving the kids a false sense of hope. They’ll never last in this division. Natty says Izzi has “incredible” manners. Karmen says she’ll handle this. First, Izzi can’t talk to a living legend like that. And second, Karmen will be damned if Izzi comes in with that big negative energy. Oh, Izzi sees what’s going on here. Sword Girl got her first win and now she’s feeling herself. Did she thank Natty for that? Yes, and here’s this! Karmen fires off on Izzi!!
The other ladies rush in to stop this, but clearly tensions are riding high the closer we get to Battleground! Will “Sword Girl” cut down the Leaning Tower of Izzi?
No Quarter Catch Crew works out.
They’re all pumping iron, and Damon Kemp finishes his set to check on Charlie. Is he alright? No, not really. Ever since losing the Heritage Cup, it feels like he lost a piece of himself. He isn’t sure what it is, but Charlie needs to win it back. Demon says it’s alright. He knows how it feels. Does he? Does he? Because Charlie doesn’t wanna have to say this, but he feels the NQCC needs to take a closer look at Tony D and how he runs the family. They need structure, discipline, a chain of command. That is the only way they end up on top! Myles says he wants to face Tony, but Charlie says no. Damon will get The Don. Capiche? Yeah, he’s got this.
No, Charlie wants Damon to say it. Capiche. Capiche? Yes, capiche! Okay, capiche, capiche! Charlie says good, and he heads out. Damon and Myles are confused, mostly because what does “capiche” mean? Is Charlie going a little far obsessing over The D’Angelo Family? Or will he regain the cup before he loses his mind?
The Meta Four is in the medical room.
Oro is checked out, and Jakara is nervous. Lash says she isn’t happy about this either. First Dar, now Oro. Maybe one of the ladies is next. Meta Four is family, so if Trick is behind this- Lash stops Jakara there, but says she will talk with Trick about it. She knows he won’t lie to her, especially after everything they’ve been through. Trick will tell the truth. Good. Jakara leaves it to Lash, will we get to the bottom of NXT’s latest whodunnit?
Dante Chen VS Lexis King!
The Singapore Warrior told The Drama King that they can run it back tonight, and so here we are! Will Dante prove he didn’t just get lucky last week? Or will this be royal redemption for Lexis?
NXT returns as Dante makes his entrance and the fans fire up! The bell rings and King runs in! Dante dodges, fires off haymakers and CHOPS! The fans fire up, King shoves Dante away, but Dante runs to STINGER SPLASH! And then he runs to BOOT! Lexis flounders, the fans fire up, and Dante whips. Lexis reverses, Dante goes up and over, but Lexis SUPERKICKS! Lexis throws down forearms, then stomps Dante. Lexis says he’s not playing, and he KICKS Dante down! Lexis sits Dante up to KICK him in the back! Lexis says Dante doesn’t deserve his fame! He SLAPS Dante, drags him up, and suplexes, but Dante fights it to a cradle! TWO!!
Lexis escapes, but Dante elbows, UPPERCUTS and ROCKS Lexis! Dante fires off more shots, then whips, but Lexis reverses to short arm LARIAT! The fans boo but Lexis gets Dante up to suplex and JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO! Dante survives and Lexis is upset with the ref! GHOST PIN! DANTE WINS AGAIN!!
Winner: Dante Chen, by pinfall
Not a fluke, just Lexis’ ego! But then he CLOBBERS Dante because he’s a sore loser! The fans boo as Lexis drags Dante to the apron! Lexis CLUBS away on Dante’s chest, then dumps Dante to the floor. Lexis runs to CROWN him! Dante sputters from the blindside shining wizard, but now Lexis pulls up floor mats! Lexis is a MAD king as he drags Dante up, reels him in, and CORONATION on the bare concrete!! The fans boo but Lexis says HE’s the guy! You don’t mess with The King! Did Lexis just make sure Dante’s right back on the shelf? What consequences will there be for what Lexis just did?
Josh Briggs speaks.
While watching footage of his early days in Evolve Wrestling, he asks, “Who is Josh Briggs? Signed to NXT in 2020 and had big dreams of becoming a superstar and breaking out on my own. But my goals were a little too big too early, so I got myself a ‘little brother’ (Brooks Jensen) and then a ‘little sister’ (Fallon Henley). It wasn’t about me, it was about us. And there’s no ‘I’ in team, but there is in ‘win,’ and that’s exactly what we did. We found success, and I thought I found who I was. And then it was time to break away, and find success on my own.
“I got my hand raised a few times. I was betting on myself but when I think about it, what am I betting on? Am I a Man of Mayhem in the ring or in my damn mind? I may not know who Josh Briggs is right now, but best believe, I’m gonna find out.”
Shawn Spears watches and smiles.
But then Kelly Kincaid walks over to talk with him. The Chair Man says it is a shame to see another lost soul in search of himself. Yes, um, but it’s been a few weeks- Spears says he is very troubled by the youth here in NXT. They’re so talented, so impressionable, so… misguided. There are those wandering down a path of uncertainty, and one in particular with great potential, they just don’t have it yet. Spears has been down that path. It can be daunting. So he will help them. He’ll guide these youth to reach that potential! All their concerns, their worries, their problems, and he will be the answer.
The Chair Man heads out, just what is going on in that twisted mind?
The D’Angelo Family talks backstage.
They know the NQCC is still looking for trouble, and they messed with the wrong family. Rizzo says that’s right, and Luca says they can litigate this. But Tony D wants things to settle down. They don’t need to worry about that tag title fiasco, they gotta think big picture on No Quarter Catch Crew. Nothing else gets done until they put this one to bed, because clearly, NQCC will keep coming after them, all over the cup. At first, Tony thought this was a decent cup, but it’s kinda growing on him. For the NQCC, this is like part of them, like a liver or heart. Luca, did you look up the Catch Clause? Yes, he sent in the paperwork, he’ll have it done tonight.
Good, because Tony needs to know everything about it so the Family can use it for their advantage. Rizzo asks if he’s expecting a surprise. Charlie said it’s Damon, but Tony only trusts them as far as he can throw ’em. Stacks says throwing ’em ain’t easy with how sturdy Damon’s belt. They need to take someone for a ride? Tony says nah. They’ll just beat ’em at their own game. Does that mean there’s going to be a D’Angelo Clause to counter the Catch Clause?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Kelani Jordan VS Wren Sinclair!
There’s only one spot left, and there’s nothing to it but to do it! Will the Gym Princess or the new kid on the block be the one joining Lash Legend, Sol Ruca, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker & Mia Yim in Sin City’s six pack challenge?
Fallon is on commentary and says it’s just like how Jaida was just on commentary earlier. If Jaida can, why not her? The bell rings and the two tie up. They go around, Wren headlocks for the takeover, but Kelani headscissors. The fans duel as Wren kips free, but then Kelani arm-drags! Wren headscissors, Kelani kips free, and the two reset. The fans cheer, they tie up, and Kelani wrenches to a wristlock. Wren rolls, wrenches, and wristlocks, but Kelani rolls, rolls, handsprings and wrenches back. Kelani wristlocks, Wren rolls, spins, and kicks Kelani down. Wren clamps on with a cording hold and the fans applaud.
Kelani fights up, rolls, spins, and trips Wren to then float for a facelock. Wren fights, rolls free, and has the arm again. Kelani fights up, Wren wristlocks, but Kelani uses the corner to go up and up and ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! Wren flounders away, but comes back, only for Kelani to DROPKICK! And DROPKICK again! Kelani swings in the ropes, but Wren blocks the arm-drag! Wren drags Kelani up, and hits a FACEBUSTER! Kelani goes to corner, Wren runs up, but Kelani ELBOWS her away! Wren flops out of the ring, and Kelani TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Direct hit and the fans fire up with Kelani!
Kelani puts Wren in the ring, hurries after her, and then runs to SPLASH! But Wren rolls it through! Cover, TWO! Wren drags Kelani up, whips, but Kelani reverses. Wren sunset flips, Kelani bridges to stay up! Kelani then drags Wren into a sunset flip of her own, TWO! Prawn hold from Wren, TWO! Kelani has the sunset again, TWO! Wren stacks, TWO and Kelani has another sunset! TWO! Wren jackknife bridges, TWO but barely! Kelani bridges, spins Wren around and around, but Wren fights the backslide! Wren slips free, swings, but into a spin and hook, OLYMPIC SLAM! Kelani hurries up the corner to SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Kelani wins!
Winner: Kelani Jordan, by pinfall
Fallon says, “Well, well, well.” But Kelani proved she’s one of a kind with that finish! Will she be the one, the only, the inaugural NXT Women’s North American Champion? Or is that easier said than done given this star-studded field?
Stevie Turner meets with Ava Raine & Robert Stone.
The 4D Superstar would just like to know, what has Jordynne Grace ever done to earn her shot at the NXT Women’s Championship? Because Stevie’s been busting her ass on Level Up just to get noticed, and uh, her “invite” for the combine apparently got lost in the mail. Mr. Stone, Stevie saw he got Dante that opportunity with Lexis King. What about one for Stevie Turner? Stone says relax, and Ava understands the frustrations. Oh, no, Stevie doesn’t think Ava does. See, Stevie still doesn’t know what Jordynne has done to earn- Oh, someone else is here. It’s JORDYNNE! Stevie, right? Nice to meet you.
But she couldn’t help but overhear Stevie asking questions. And to be honest, Jordynne absolutely agrees. Stevie wants a chance to prove herself, and Jordynne wants to show the WWE Universe why she’s TNA Knockout Women’s Champion. So how’s this? Next week, they both get what they want. Stevie shows up, and Jordynne shows everyone what we have to look forward to at Battleground. Ava says great! Everyone’s happy, right? Stevie’s smiling but no, she’s not happy. Will Stevie go from 4D to 2D after running into The Juggernaut?
Backstage interview with Wes Lee.
Kelly Kincaid is with the Cardiac Kid, noting he is on his way to Battleground and the NXT North American Championship. It isn’t how he expected, and Wes says she is right about that. It felt great to get a win last week, but he is very, very upset that he had to share it with Joe Coffey. Completely upset. Kelly asks how he feels about Joe & Gallus not just going after the North American Championship but also THE NXT Championship? Wes says the thing about Gallus, those are three angry Scots making threats all across the roster. Wes saw that fire burning in Joe’s eyes, and he means what he says.
Step one for Gallus is the North American title. The only issue is, they won’t make it to step two, because Wes needs to have the North American title back. Wes would love to make it 1v1, but he’s been in Triple Threats before and still walked out with the title. The only big difference is… Speaking of, Oba Femi walks in. Oba tells Wes that he commends Wes’s bravery. But level of focus aside, the number of men facing Oba doesn’t matter as the outcome remains the same: this title staying with Oba. Wes tells Oba that he has made a career of proving people just like Oba wrong. Wes heads out, but will he survive the odds in Sin City?
Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans w/ Sexyy Red VS Gallus!
There have been a lot of accusations about whodunnit in the case of Noam Dar, but both the NXT Champion and the Gallus Boys made it clear: they take credit for their work! And as we now, Joe & Mark Coffey want it all! Will they get started on step two right here against THE NXT Champion? Or will Trick and the Young OG get so bouncy, they bounce Gallus right out of the title scene?
The teams sort out and Trick starts against Markus. And then Trick CLOBBERS Mark at the bell! Trick stares Joe down, Mark staggers to a corner, and Trick whips. Trick ELBOWS Mark down, storms up on him, and headlocks. Mark powers up to throw body shots, then powers out. But Trick sends Mark away, follows, and runs Mark over! The fans cheer for Trick as he scoops and SLAMS Mark! Trick makes sure Joe sees this, and he tags in Evans. Evans circles, but Joe storms in! But Evans is ready, he gets the assist from Trick to FLYING RANA! Joe tumbles away, then Trick & Evans DOUBLE DROPKICK the Coffey Brothers!
The Coffey Brothers bail out, Trick & Evans join Red on the outside to shake out the dreadlocks! The fans fire up for the Young OG and Red says to get ’em! Evans headlocks Mark, but Mark powers out and tags Joe in. They DUMP Evans out hard, then Joe says bye with a GLASGOW SENDOFF into steel steps! Evans bounces off steel but not in a good way, and the Coffey Brothers are all fired up as NXT goes picture in picture.
Joe storms after Evans, telling Booker T and Vic Joseph something. Joe puts Evans in, but Evans throws body shots. Joe fires hands on Evans, whips him to a corner hard, then whisp him back in even harder! Evans staggers into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Joe then goes up, VADER ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Evans toughs it out, but Joe drags him up. Evans throws more body shots, but Joe RAMS into him! Evans rebounds, sunset flips, TWO! Evans and Joe get up, Joe CROSSBODIES! Tag to Mark, and the Coffey Brothers double wrench to pop-up and DOUBLE CHOP! Cover, TWO! Mark stays between Evans and Trick, then DECKS Evans!
Mark stalks Evans, KNEES him down, then drags him back around. Mark scoops to SLAM Evans, covers, TWO! Evans grits his teeth as he crawls, but Mark stomps him down. Mark drags Evans around, SMASHES him off a knee, then drags him back around for a COBRA CLUTCH! Evans endures, reaches out, and Trick coaches him up. Evans fights to his feet, throws body shots, but Mark wrangles him as NXT returns to single picture. The fans boo but Mark grinds Evans in the hold. Evans still endures and fights back up. Mark throws some headbutts, but Evans still raeches out. Evans thrwos body shots but Mark ripcords. Evans ROCKS Mark first!
Evans fire smore shots, but Mark scoops to SLAM! Tag to Joe, he ELBOW DROPS Evans on the back! Then ELBOW DROP on the ribs! Cover, TWO! Joe keeps Evans away from Trick and cravats. Evans endures, throws more body shots, but Joe gives hime knees! But Evans back drops Joe away! The fans fir eup as Evans reaches out, but Joe waistlocks! Joe back supeles, but Evans lands out! Evans LEAPS to hot tag Trick! The fans fire up as Trick rallies on the Coffey Brother! LEG LARIAT! LEG LARIAT! Trick whips, Joe reverses but Trick jumps over Joe to take out Mark! Then Trick FLAPJACKS Joe!
Trick kips up, the fans fire up, and Trick lets the hair down again! Trick has Joe’s arm, cartwheel and clinch, but Mark runs up! So Trick adds him to a DOUBLE BOOKEND! Cover, TWO!! The Coffey Brothers tough it out but Trick stays focused on Joe. Trick fires boxing elbows, then whips. Joe blocks, Trick ROCKS him again! Joe reverses the whip to HEADBUTT! Tag to Mark, the Coffey Brothers DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Markus covers, TWO! Trick survives but Joe is right on him! The ref reprimands but Trick BOOTS Joe! Mark tries, Evans springboards in! Mark dodges but the FLYING CUTTER gets Joe!!
The fans go nuts as Evans gets up, but Mark DECKS him! Trick JUMP NECKBREAKERS Mark! The fans fire up as all four men are down! Red coaches her guys up, Trick rises, and he ROCKS Mark! Mark ROCKS Trick, they go back and forth! The fans rally for Trick but Mark DOUBLE CHOPS! Trick comes back with a EDDY GORDO KICK! Mark dodges the spin kick, but Trick bucks the O’Conner! But then Mark GAMANGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Mark calls to Joe, but Red sees that! Joe goes for the belt, but Red says nope! She and Joe fight over the belt, and she snatches it from Joe! Evans then FLIES over Mark to take out Joe!!
The fans lose their minds and even Red is shocked! TRICK SHOT for Mark! Cover, Trick & Evans win!
Winners: Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans, by pinfall
Huge teamwork from Trick, Evans and Sexyy Red, and the Gallus Boys are not on top! But wait, here comes Lash Legend! Lash goes to the ring with a mic, and Evans gives her space. Red high-fives her girl, and Lash has Trick to herself now. Lash wants Trick to be honest here. Lash needs to know: Was Trick the one who attacked Dar & Oro? Trick takes the mic and says hey, look. Wait, the lights go out!? Who’s doing this!? And then the lights go up, and ETHAN PAGE shoves Trick into Lash?!? ALL EGO IS NOW IN NXT?!?! But wasn’t he only just in All El- Wait, wait, Ethan talks! “Trick. I took out Noam! I took out Oro!”
The fans boo but also lose their minds, because Ethan says, “Whoop that Trick? Yeah, I’m about to!” BOOT WASH in the corner!! The fans are torn between being mad and being excited as Ethan Page picks up the title. Is he going to take over NXT?
My Thoughts:
An awesome NXT to further build Battleground. It seems Sexyy Red is the new NXT music celebrity, and I long for the days of Poppy being awkwardly inserted into the #InDex story. But she got to honor of showing off the NXT Women’s North American Championship belt, and will now have the honor of hosting Battleground. Good segue in that opening segment, though, with Tatum grabbing at the belt and jinxing herself so that now Mia is going on to the ladder match. And a really good match from Kelani VS Wren, and I figured Kelani would win. Clearly Jaida’s aiming for Mia, Fallon is aiming for Kelani, that surely leaves Sol Ruca or Lash Legend to win the title.
Speaking of Lash and Red, good throughline tonight of Oro asking around for who attacked Dar, and then he gets attacked. Seems it wasn’t as much of a fake out as we thought, as Ethan Page is no longer All Elite, he is NXT! Great tag match from Trick & Evans VS Coffey Bros, great win for Trick & Evans, and great way for Ethan to debut. Maybe Dar really wasn’t ready to face Trick, maybe he has a real injury he needs to let heal and this was them writing him off and calling an audible. Trick VS Ethan will be great stuff, but at the same time, I can’t be sure it’ll be for the title because Ethan can’t lose in his debut but it doesn’t feel like the right time for Trick to lose his title.
Good promo from Wes and Oba, with Wes being confident that at the very least, Joe isn’t winning the North American title. I’m inclined to agree, as Joe probably just takes the pin for whoever. Meanwhile, good promos from both NQCC and The D’Angelos. I find it rather interesting that both sides are trying to copy the other, and it’s certainly cornier for Dempsey to think being like a mafia is what NQCC needs. Catch Clause/Freebird Rule is definitely more beneficial to The D’Angelos at this point. I kinda wish Dempsey’s talk of bringing structure to his group means bringing in his dad, William Regal, but it feels like they would’ve already done that the first time Regal returned on screen.
Good promo from Eddy Thorpe to hype his return, I hope he gets in on either of the midcard stories. Very good promos from Dante, and a really good match from Dante VS Lexis. Dante getting the win but Lexis doing serious damage is also good stuff, I look forward to where this goes. Very good promo from Lola and Arianna before their match, and Arianna actually looked good in the match before she lost. Good appearance by Shayna, too, to hype up things more. But them saying “next Sunday/this Sunday” instead of just saying “at Battleground” made me wonder if they prerecorded that segment, not knowing when they were really airing it.
Really good stuff with this Ridge Holland story tonight. Really good match from Ridge VS Riley, and I figured Ridge would win, but I did like the detail that Thea got Ridge to refrain from using weapons. Riley being upset and now Duke siding with Riley is good stuff, too, can’t wait to see how this goes. Briggs had a good promo, Spears also had a good promo to attach himself to that story, we could be getting some really interesting build towards Heatwave in July. And great promo from Good Brothers before a very good match with Malik & Edris. Another loss for Malik & Edris, they might be just one moment away from breaking up. And of course we get Good Brothers VS Axiom & Frazer for the tag titles, that is going to be awesome stuff.
And awesome stuff with the NXT Women’s Championship. Clearly, WWE and TNA are working closer together now, and Jordynne Grace coming in to challenge Roxie is wild. And welcome back, Stevie Turner, was wondering what happened. Of course, now Stevie’s gonna get demolished by Jordynne in the go-home episode. Roxie VS Jordynne will be awesome stuff, and while a double champion Jordynne Grace would be wild, I feel like Roxie uses shenanigans to retain. Maybe Roxie gets to return the favor and goes to TNA to go after the Knockout title, maybe other NXT stars show up there, but either way, this is going to be really cool stuff.
My Score: 8.9/10
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London calling to the champion crowns!
SmackDown brings gold to London as LA Knight defends his WWE US Championship and The Street Profits defend their tag team titles! Will the landscape change this close to WrestleMania?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly; The Profits win and retain the titles.
- Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice w/ Chelsea Green; The Secret Her-vice wins.
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins, by disqualification, and Knight retains the title.
- Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab; Charlotte wins.
- Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
- Jimmy Uso VS The Miz; Jimmy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes is here!
We follow The American Nightmare as walks to gorilla, then through the curtain, and London sings along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, says hello to fans along the ramp, and then we get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, then kneels down to kiss the WWE logo on the mat. The fans continue to sing along all the way to the end, “I AM MY KINGDOM!” The fans then cheer, and Cody holds up the belt to fire them up even more! The fans now sing for “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and he soaks it in. The fans cheer again as Cody smiles, and he finally says, “So, London~! Whaddya wanna talk about?”
The fans chant “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cody hears that dueling, and he smiles again. The song of “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” returns, then they cheer. Cody says, “At WrestleMania 41, I will be facing John Cena…” The fans boo, but Cody says, “I will be facing John Cena as he goes to break the record and win 17. But that is WrestleMania 41. In just a few nights, I will be standing face to face with John Cena in this very same city, in this very same arena.” The fans cheer that, but then here comes Randy Orton! Now the fans sing along with Voices as The Viper heads to the ring. Orton also high-fives fans before he joins Cody.
Orton grabs a mic, paces while the fans keep singing on their own, and then the fans cheer. Orton says he’s not really the sentimental type, but for Cody and for London, screw it. The fans chant “R K O! R K O!” and Orton tells Cody, “Look at you. Look at who you are now, the man you are now. Look at where he came from.” The fans cheer and sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and Orton says he remembers a Cody in his early 20s, just breaking into the business. Cody was busting his ass harder than anyone else. He wasn’t exactly happy, and in fact, he was frustrated. But Cody was man enough, smart enough, to know he needed to grow, and that he couldn’t grow in the WWE.
Cody wasn’t exactly treated fairly in the WWE, so Cody left the WWE! That took some big ass balls to do what he did! Cody changed the business singlehandedly, and everyone in the back knows it. And Orton appreciates Cody for it. But then Cody came back, as they all knew one day he would. And the industry has been changed forever since the day Cody came back to the WWE. Cody is a bit teary eyed as Orton says Cody’s still the same guy, he just did what he set out to do, and he grew. Orton teases he would sing along with the fans, but the fans might leave. The fans again sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!”
Orton asks if they remember when Cody Rhodes faced Seth Rollins in Hell in a Cell. The fans cheer because they do. Orton says that was impressive, and even impossible, as he started with a partially torn pec and then ended with a fully torn pec! His body changed all kinds of shades of purple that Orton’s never seen on a human body. The pain he must have been in. Cody persevered not just for himself. Maybe not even at all for Cody. It was not even for his family legacy; it was for each and every single fan out there! Then Cody went on to WrestleMania, beat Roman Reigns and finished the story!
But there’s always another story, isn’t there? And Cody’s right in the middle of one. Cody is in charge of his legacy, and it is a privilege for Orton to watch Cody take control of it. Ticket sales have been up, there’s more intrigue around the world, and listen to the people! It is 99.9% all because of Cody! The fans cheer that, and of course they sing. Orton says what he’s trying to say is a long-winded version of he respects Cody, loves him, and is very, very proud of him. The fans cheer that! Orton then says, “But… But now it is time for WrestleMania.” They both look to the sign, and Orton says he can guarantee Cody that Orton will kick Kevin Owens so hard in the head…!
Orton can just feel it already! He forgets how many days are left, but he can’t wait to remove Kevin’s head from his shoulders. And Orton knows Cody will enter champion, exit champion, but not before he beats the holy hell outta Cena all up and down the Vegas strip! But after all the smoke clears and the dust settles, just like Orton wants Number 17, there will come a time when Orton will want Number 15. But Orton won’t kick Cody in the balls like a coward. Orton will look Cody in the eye because he respects Cody, is proud of Cody, and sees him as an equal. Orton will look Cody in the eye and tell him that he’s coming for the title.
The fans cheer but wait! Drew McIntyre is here! The fans cheer the Scottish Terminator as he steps out on stage, mic in hand, and has a wry smile on his face as he looks at the ring. Drew waves as the fans now sing, “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Drew says, “Isn’t this wonderful? A couple of nepo babies having a love fest in the middle of the ring> It makes me absolutely sick. What’d you just say, Randy? if Cody gets through Cena at WrestleMania, you’re coming for that title? What exactly have you done since that big comeback to justify that title match? Aside be Randy Orton. The only big moment I can remember is you being on the shelf for months and months and months.
“People like to make jokes about it, but more people talk about my five-minute-45-second title reign than your entire comeback so far! So get to the back of the line, sunshine! As for you, Cody, you should’ve listened to me. But you shunned me. You attacked me. Everybody should’ve listened to me about John Cena, but they didn’t. And the next night, he kicked you right in the twig ‘n’ berries, proving me right as usual. And the main event of WrestleMania should be Cody Rhodes VS The UK’s only ever world champion, Drew McIntyre!” Fans do like that idea. But sadly, it’s not, because of that guyliner wearing Temu Undertaker, Damian Priest!
Drew wants to talk about what is happening. And what’s gonna happen! Drew steps up to the ring while fans sing for him again. Drew says it will not be Randy that takes the title from Cody, should he get through Cena; it’ll be McIntyre. The fans cheer, but Orton says they were trying to have a moment. Can Drew just cut the crap already? Drew says okay, sure. He’ll tell the truth, because that’s all he ever does. The truth is, Kevin might have a point! If those Voices are talking to Orton again, then they know Drew very, very well. And he’s thinking, “My God, Randy looks great! Absolutely jacked! On the outside.”
On the inside, that back is hanging by a thread. And if Orton provokes McIntyre, McIntyre will break him. And as for Cody- Cody kicks Drew and UPPERCUTS him! The fans fire up, and Orton R- NO, Drew gets away! The fans boo, but the battlelines are drawn! Even if Cody makes it out of the frying pan that is Las Vegas, it’ll be into the fire that is these contenders waiting in line! Will the American Nightmare be ready for whoever comes for the crown?
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly!
Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins are finally golden again, but it’s time to put the titles on the line already! And while they’re ready for the grind, they’re up against the hometown heroes! Will the Profits still be up in the O2? Or will Kit Wilson & Elton Prince say #YESBOY to a new reign of their own?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really wants the smoke!
The teams sort out and Kit starts with Dawkins. They tie up, Dawkins headlocks, but Kit powers up and out. Dawkins runs Kit over, the fans fire up, and Dawkins fires hands on Kit in the corner! The fans rally for Pretty Deadly, Dawkins whips Kit to a corner, but Elton takes that bump! Kit CLOBBERS Dawkins, then tags Elton! Atomic drop into DROPKICK! Ford runs up, but into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Dawkins whips, Elton reverses, and then Elton hurdles so Kit can DDT! The fans fire up with Pretty Deadly while the Profits bail out. Pretty Deadly has control while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Elton is right on Dawkins as he gets in, and UPPERCUTS him to the corner. Elton clinches Dawkins for another UPPERCUT! Tag to Kit, and Elton RAMS into Dawkins so Kit can UPPERCUT! Dawkins flops over, Kit drags him up to wrench the arm. Kit whips, Dawkins reverses, but Kit grabs ropes. Kit ELBOWS Dawkins, DECKS Ford, but Dawkins CLOBBERS Kit! The ref reprimands but Dawkins RAMS Kit into the corner again and again! The ref counts, Dawkins fires fast hands, then he tags in Ford. Ford says, “SUCK IT!” then he KICKS Kit! Ford scuffs Kit, then drags him to a cover, TWO!
Ford keeps Kit down with a facelock, but Kit endures the grind. Kit fights up, fires body shots, but Ford whips him away. Kit sunset flips! Ford rolls through, and PENALTY KICKS! Ford mocks Elton with the Scott Hall fingers, and the ref has to keep Elton back. Ford drags Kit up, tags Dawkins, and the Profits mug Kit. Dawkins CLUBS Kit down, then stalks him. Dawkins stays between Kit and Elton, then whips Kit into the Profits’ corner. CYCLONE- NO, Kit dodges! Ford tags in, he keeps Kit from Elton now, but Kit slips out of the suplex! Kit fakes high to go low, hot tag to Elton! Elton rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Elton kicks and whips Ford to a corner, then UPPERCUTS! Elton whips the other way, UPPERCUTS again, and then does it again! Elton adds to the hattrick with a lift, Ford says a quick prayer before the SUPLEX! Ford flounders, gets to his feet, but Elton dodges to springboard and FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this, but Elton stays on him. SmackDown returns to single picture and fans rally for Pretty Deadly as Elton gives Ford a back suplex. Ford lands out, waistlocks, but Elton switches and shoves Ford. Ford CLOBBERS Elton in return! Ford is also dazed but he covers, ONE!
Kit reaches out, Elton and Ford both crawl, hot tags to Kit and Dawkins! The fans fire up as Dawkins wrenches Kit, underhooks and SILENCER! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Kit, Ford climbs, but Kit slips free! Kit shoves Dawkins into Ford! Ford falls to the floor, but Dawkins ENZIGIRIS Kit! Elton tags in, and Kit LARIATS Dawkins! Pretty Deadly combine for DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins survives and the Profits are a bit unsure of what to do next. Dawkins crawls to a corner, Elton runs up, but Dawkins dodges! Elton hits buckles and Dawkins TOSSES Kit, then Dawkins hits a SKY HIGH on Elton!
Dawkins hurries to tag Ford and Ford climbs up! But Kit pushes Elton out of the way! Kit takes FROM THE HEAVESN, and Elton ghost pins Ford! TWO!! Ford escapes, and he ROCKS Elton! Elton UPPERCUTS Ford! Dawkins sneaks a tag, Ford SUPERKICKS! POUNCE SAIDO COMBO!! Cover, KIT BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while all four men are down! The teams go to opposite ends, then they all stand up in the corners. They all roar, all run in, and Kit SPEARS Ford while Elton FLYING UPPERCUTS Dawkins!! London is thunderous, and Kit hurries to tag in! Pretty Deadly gets Dawkins up, for SPILT MILK!! Cover, FORD BREAKS IT!
The fans are shocked, as is Elton, but Ford saves this for his team! “This is Awesome!” as Ford runs up and Elton TOSSES him out! Now DRY MARTI- NO! Dawkins doesn’t accept the second serving, and he DUMPS Kit out! Kit skins the cat while Dawkins DECKS Elton! Dawkins catches Kit to an Electric Chair! Ford rises, DOOMSDAY BLOCKBUSTER!! Cover, Profits win!
Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Pretty Deadly put up a heroic fight, but the hometown heroes could not capture the gold. Dawkins & Ford hold onto the gold, will this be the strongest the Profits have ever been?
Kayden & Katana talk with Zelina Vega.
Carter & Chance know La Muneca got screwed over by The Green Administration. Chelsea thinks she’s untouchable, but someone’s gonna stop them eventually. Well, speaking of, Alba Fyre leads the way in as she & Piper Niven “scope the perimeter.” There’s one small threat. They frisk the “miniscule” threat, but nothing they haven’t dealt with before. Chelsea struts in and says, “The Eagle has landed~!” Zelina says she is so glad the “Bootleg Men in Black” have crashed the party. Now, yeah, they all know she’s small. But clearly this small “threat” is a big threat to Chelsea’s title reign. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken all three of them to beat her.
KC Squared agree with that. How about tonight, we see what happens when the odds are even? Chelsea says that’s fine, because Agents P & A are ready. The Secret Her-vice has been given their next mission, but will they be able to crash the party? Or will the party crash them?
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice!
SmackDown returns and The Green Administration makes their entrance. The teams sort out, Alba starts against Katana, and the two tie up. Alba KNEES low, CLUBS Katana down, then fireman’s carries. Katana fights free, tags Kayden, and they KICK, double whip, and then trip Alba up for the basement DROPKICK! Katana adds a slingshot SENTON, Kayden covers, TWO! Kayden tags Katana, they double whip Alba to a corner, then Kayden runs in. Alba DUMPS Kayden out, ROCKS Katana, and she tags Piper! Katana arm-drags Alba out, then goes out to run up. Kayden gives her a boost, Katana CROSSBODIES Alba down!
The fans fire up, but Piper goes up and out?! CANNONBALL and down goes KC Squared! Piper salutes Chelsea and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Kayden rallies on Alba while the fans rally up. Kayden fires up, runs in and whips, but Alba reverses. Kayden wheelbarrows, victory rolls, then SUPERKICKS! Kayden fires up again but the fans are torn. Kayden runs in at Alba to BOOT WASH her against the ropes! Chelsea protests, Kayden kicks at her, then Kayden springboards for a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Alba survives, Kayden whips, but Alba KICKS back! Tag to Piper, but Kayden jackknife bridges Alba! The ref explains bout the tag, Piper runs up, but Kayden moves! The SENTON hits Alba! Piper panics, Kayden tags Katana!
Katana goes up onto Kayden’s shoulders, VICTORY ROLL LAUNCHER, but Piper catches Katana! Katana fires hands, BOOTS, and then hurries to go up again. Kayden ROCKS Piper, and fireman’s carries?! SAMOAN DROP! Kayden then gives Katana the boost, for the KEG STAND SPLASH!! Cover, ALBA BREAKS IT! Kayden runs up on Alba to BOOT her out! Katana gives Kayden the boost now, SUPER CROSSBODY onto Alba! Kayden hurries to tag back in, and she brings Piper up. Piper swings, Kayden dodges and SUPERKICKS! Katana goes up, Piper staggers over that way, but Chelsea distracts the ref!
The fans are torn as Alba grabs Katana. Katana kicks Alba down, chases Chelsea off, but Piper sends Kayden into her! Piper scoops to PIPER DRIVER!! Cover, Secret Her-vice wins!
Winner: The Secret Her-vice, by pinfall
The Women’s US Champion helps her team, and now they all mug Kayden & Katana! But here comes Zelina! Vega runs down the ramp, CLOBBERS Alba, and then she gets in the ring! Zelina tilt-o-whirl DDTS Piper! And she KNEES Alba off the apron! But Chelsea CLOBBERS Zelina! Chelsea fires up, the UK is oddly with her, and she chicken wings Zeina. But Zelina fights free to fire forearms and body shots! And a BACK ELBOW! Zelina reels Chelsea in, CODE- SUPERKICK from Alba! SENTON from Piper! The Green Administration is just too much for Zelina to fight against alone! But can she, Kayden & Katana find a way to turn things around?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman!
Did the Mega Star just get this title back from Shinsuke Nakamura? YEAH! Did he help the Monster of All Monsters fight off Solo Sikoa’s rouge bloodline? YEAH! And now, does he have to defend this title against the monster he just helped? YEAH!! But will Knight still reign this close to WrestleMania? Or will Braun #GetTheseHands back on a championship?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time for Knight’s biggest challenge, YEAH!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. The two tie up, and Braun SHOVES Knight away. Knight comes back, Braun SHOVES him down again! Knight gets up, gets around, and he headlocks. Braun powers up to back suplex, but Knight lands out! Knight tries but Braun’s too big to suplex! Braun ELBOWS Knight, storms up on him, but Knight fires haymakers! Knight whips, Braun reverses, but Knight KICKS back! Knight runs, but Braun HIP TOSSES! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this, but Braun brings him up. Braun puts Knight in a corner, CHOPS, then runs, for a SPLASH! Knight sputters along ropes, Braun keeps moving, but Knight DUMPS him out!
The fans fire up as Knight then WRECKS Braun with a dropkick! Knight keeps moving, and he WRECKS Braun again! The fans fire up with Knight, but then Braun BOOTS Knight down! The fans are torn but Braun stands tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Braun puts Knight back in the ring. The fans cheer as Knight KICKS Braun! Knight tries again, but Braun’s still too big to back suplex! Braun CLUBS Knight, then runs in at the corner. Knight BOOTS Braun, goes up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Knight and Braun rise back up, and Knight dodges a shot to JAB! Then he dodges to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” But Braun KNEES low! Braun scoops, Knight slips free, and Knight RAMS Braun into buckles! Then the BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Knight rises again! Knight spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Braun has plenty left in the tank but the fans rally for Knight. Knight stands Braun up to kick low, but Braun THROWS Knight away! Knight rises, and Braun LARIATS Knight up and out! The fans fire up as Braun rips the shirt! Braun gets on the track, and he runs in, STROWMAN EXPRESS MEETS JACOB FATU!! The Samoan Werewolf strikes Braun down!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by disqualification; LA Knight retains the title
The fans boo as Jacob now goes after Knight! He just ruined what was becoming a great match, but Jacob fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT on Braun! SAMOAN DROP onto the desk!! The desk doesn’t budge, but Braun might’ve been broken in half! The UK fires up for Fatu as he puts Braun in the ring! Jacob fires more HEADBUTTS, then HEADBUTTS away on Braun in the corner! The fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE, FATU~, FATU~!” Jacob runs corner to corner, but Knight kicks him first! Knight fires haymakers, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Jacob denies the BFT to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! And then HIP ATTACK for Braun anyway!
Jacob keeps going, HIP ATTACK for Braun again! Jacob throws off his jacket, glares at Braun, and he runs in for a third HIP ATTACK! Braun flounders into the drop zone, so Jacob goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! Direct hit on Braun, but the fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Jacob obliges, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The Samoan Werewolf just tore up #OneBigSOB and LA Knight, will there be no stopping him from taking the United States Championship?
Backstage interview with Jimmy Uso.
Jackie Redmond is with #BigJim, and she says that while she knew WWE was going global this month, she did not know they’d get the slap heard ’round the world! Jimmy says he’d do it again, and he’ll slap Gunther as many times as he needs! Jimmy knows Jey is up in his own head, doubt is creeping on him. But just because Jey’s 0-3 against Gunther doesn’t mean Gunther’s unbeatable! The Ring General CAN be got! Jimmy’s going to Raw this Monday, he will bust Gunther’s ass, Jey will go to Mania and bust Gunther’s ass to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. And then they leave Las Vegas just like this: YEET!
Jimmy heads out, but then The Miz & Carmelo Hayes walk by. Miz is mocking Jimmy’s words, and he asks excuse me. Miz says it’s just funny that suddenly, Jimmy is a tough guy, even though for most of his career, he’s been “The Other Uso.” Doesn’t Jimmy get it? Jimmy and Jey are career sidekicks while Gunther is a main character. Gunther is the lead, neither Jimmy nor Jey can beat him. And here’s another thing: The Usos are just blips on the trailer that was Roman Reigns’ Bloodline. Melo says Jimmy & Jey are stuck outside the club, they can’t even get in.
Miz says as a former WWE Champion, a former WrestleMania main eventer, Jimmy will never know what it is to carry this industry. And after this year’s WrestleMania, neither will Jey. Oh, and by the way, if Jimmy ever slapped Miz like that, Jimmy would still be on the ground. Jimmy feints the slap and Miz freaks out. Jimmy says it may be him and Gunther on Monday, but he’ll holler at Aldis real quick so it can be Jimmy VS Miz here tonight. Yeah, YEET! Jimmy heads out, Melo says he thought Miz was gonna do something about the slap. Will Miz have to do something about running his mouth before he gets his teeth kicked in?
Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga find Jacob Fatu backstage.
Solo asks Jacob what the Hell he was doing out there. Jacob goes out there alone without saying a thing to them? Jacob says he ain’t gotta say nothing to nobody! Matter fact, didn’t Solo not tap in with him last week? Tama says, “But Jacob,” only for Jacob to say, “But nothing, Tama!” Solo wants Jacob to lower his tone, but Jacob says okay. Let him be very clear with them. When it comes to Braun Strowman, Jacob WILL be the last man standing. Y’all better get in where you fit in, cuz that US title? Oh, Jacob’s bringing it home to the family. And he will do it with them, or without them! Yadada mean? Fatu heads out, is the Samoan Werewolf no longer following Solo?
Naomi speaks.
“I mean… How did we even get here? I don’t know. One thing that I do know is that I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. So Bianca, what makes you think that my attack on Jade was anything different from me doing the right thing? When I sit here and I think about all that I’ve sacrificed, all that I’ve given, and that’s what really breaks my heart. Because through all of that, I’m made to be the bad one in this situation. I just don’t understand, how does Jade come in outta nowhere and take my place with you? I want you to ask yourself this, Bianca. Who inspired you? Hmm?
“Who’s inspired women over the last decade? Who’s always had your back from day one of you being here? Me. Not Jade. Hmm. But you know what? What I’ve learned through all of this: You teach people how to treat you. And I’m done with being treated as a third wheel. I’m done being pushed to the side, I’m done with being too nice, I’m done with being undervalued, underutilized, underappreciated! So moving forward, hmm… Moving forward, here’s my message to you, Jade. If you continue to be in my way, I strongly advise you to proceed with caution.” The Glow shows her dark side, but will the storm be moved?
Nick Aldis meets with Jade Cargill.
Speaking of, the SmackDown General Manager understands things have been rather difficult for her as of late. Jade says she’s been trying to get her hands on Naomi for the past few weeks, now where is she? No one has seen her all day, so as far as anyone knows, Naomi’s not here. Well, when Jade catches Naomi, it’s on sight. Jade leaves, B-Fab & Michin are there. They let her know that what Naomi did to her was straight trash, totally uncalled for behavior. And after Jade gets her hands on Naomi, she’ll handle that business. Jade agrees. Mia says they’ve all got business to handle. Jade’s got Naomi, and Mia’s gonna get Charlotte for messing with her girl, B.
B-Fab says Naomi’s got what’s coming to her: no sympathy, no regrets. Jade, just do what you gotta do. Oh, she will. Jade also wishes Mia luck tonight. Mia & B-Fab head out, will the Head Baddie in Charge make the Queen bow down in London?
The darkness approaches.
“You are as I was. As I am, you will be.” The shadows are starting to take shape, but is SmackDown about to fade to black?
Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab!
The Queen looks down on everyone, so it’s no surprise that everyone else wants to take her down. Charlotte may have checked off B-Fab, but will the HBIC be a much different story? Or will Charlotte only sharpen her edge before facing Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania?
WAIT! NAOMI ATTACKS B-FAB & MICHIN! Naomi drags Mia up for a FACEBUSTER! Naomi rains down fists, the ref reprimands and the fans boo, but Naomi tells the ref to back off. Naomi then BOOTS B-Fab off the apron! Naomi goes out after B-Fab to THRWO her into barriers! Naomi SLAPS B-Fab, tells her to stay down, but B-Fab gets up. Naomi fires hands, then she SMACKS B-Fab off the desk! Naomi rains down fists, but here comes Jade! Jade hurries down the ramp, she runs around the way, but Naomi runs away! Jade makes sure B-Fab is okay, but refs have to help her to the back. And what of Mia? Will she even be able to compete?
Charlotte makes her entrance, not really caring about what Naomi just did to Mia. But that means she also crosses paths with Jade. The fans like the look of this stare down, but Jade and Charlotte both let the other slide. Charlotte gets her pyro, and it seems she’ll still get her match. Will Mia be little more than an appetizer now?
The bell rings, and Charlotte BOOTS Mia down! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this and the fans rally up. Charlotte just struts around while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Charlotte has Mia down with a chinlock, but the fans rally up. Mia fights up, fires body shots, and she then blocks a shot to ROCK Charlotte! Mia ROCKS Charlotte again and again, then reels her in for a TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Mia hurries to cover, TWO! Mia drags Charlotte up, wrenches, but Charlotte says no to Da Feet! BIG back suplex! Mia stagger sup, Charlotte whips her, but Mia reverses! Charlotte goes up and out, BOOTS her away, then slingshots in and rolls Mia! Mia rolls through and BUZZSAWS! Mia runs corner to corner, but Charlotte avoids the cannonball!
Charlotte YAKUZA KICKS Mia down, then fires herself up! The fans “WOO~!” as Charlotte has Mia in the drop zone,. Charlotte steps on her, goes up the corner, but Mia gets underneath her! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Charlotte survives and Mia is shocked! Mia nods as the fans rally back up, and she brings Charlotte up. But Charlotte ROCKS Mia! Mia SOBATS, PELES, and then runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Charlotte stays in this, Mia grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Mia uses that energy to stay focused, and she stalks Charlotte to waistlock. But Charlotte ELBOWS her away!
Charlotte CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOSP! Charlotte winds up, and she CHOPS again! Mia sputters, but then she dodges the boot! Charlotte is caught, and Mia hits a SAIDO! Charlotte flounders to a corner, the fans rally behind Mia, and Mia runs up, CANNONBALL! Mia hurries to wrench and EAT- NO, Charlotte shoves Mia away! Charlotte gets under, back suplexes, but Mia lands out! EAT DA FEET!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Charlotte’s long legs help her survive by a literal foot! Mia is beside herself while Charlotte bails out. Mia storms after Charlotte, runs up, but Charlotte dodges! Mia’s kick hits steel steps!
Mia hobbles away, goes to the apron, but Charlotte CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg out! Charlotte grabs Mia’s leg, drops a KNEE on the knee, but fans chant, “We Want Tiffy!” Charlotte just steps through, FIGURE FOUR, into FIGURE EIGHT!! Mia taps, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
Charlotte got more of a fight out of Mia than expected, but she still won. Will The Queen be more than ready to reign again after WrestleMania?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Jackie Redmond is with the WWE Women’s Champion and says Charlotte certainly looks confident. Let’s be real, Charlotte came at Tiff pretty hard. It got a lot of people talking. Tiff says yes, people talk. And Charlotte sure loves to hear herself talk. Ten years into the business and Charlotte is still so insecure that she can’t let a “rookie” get a word out. But last week, Tiff did learn something: She learned that walking into WrestleMania, she isn’t the one with something to lose. Truth is, if Tiff loses, then she lost to the great Charlotte Flair, as just a 25-year-old rookie with one year into SmackDown.
But if Charlotte loses… Well, then she lost to an “undeserving, delusional, unoriginal, backflip doing, blonde-hair-having, little girl.” Did she get it all? And Tiff can’t wait to hear the look on Charlotte’s face when they hear the words, “And STILL!” Then maybe Charlotte will finally shut up for the sake of literally everyone! They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and Tiff will make damn sure what stays is Charlotte’s massive ego. Tiff is walking into and out of Mania as the WWE Women’s Champion. Tootles! Tiff heads out, will it still be #TiffyTime after WrestleMania?
Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre!
The Viper told Cody how proud he was, but also how he wants the next shot after John Cena. The Scottish Terminator took offense to that, and basically said he is taking that shot instead. Will this match be an unofficial #1 contender’s match between these two former world champions?
SmackDown returns and McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans sing, “OH~, Drew McIntyre~!” and chant “R K O! R K O!” Drew and Orton circle, tie up, and they go around in a deadlock. Drew powers Orton to a corner, but Orton headlocks back. Drew powers up and out, then he runs Orton over! Orton hurries to ropes and Drew mockingly asks, “How’s the back feel, Randy?” Orton stands, he and Drew reset, and the fans duel some more. Drew calls for a knuckle lock, Orton accepts, but then Drew kicks low! Drew bumps Orton off buckles, then climbs up, but he panders for too long and Orton YANKS him down!
The fans fire up as Orton climbs now! Orton rains down fists, and the fans count to nine. Orton hops down, brings Drew around, and POSTS him for ten! Drew tumbles out of the ring, Orton goes out after him, and they’re by the desk! But Drew kicks Orton first and SMACKS him off the desk! Drew clears the desk, and he brings Orton up for the DESK- NO, Orton fights free! Orton turns things around, DESK BACK SUPLEX for Drew! The fans fire up while Orton leaves Drew behind, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew writhes on the floor, but Orton goes out to fetch him! Orton brings Drew around, UPPERCUTS him, then says one more time! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Drew writhes as that desk stays standing! Orton grins, refreshes the ring count, and then he storms up on Drew. Drew pokes Orton in the eye! Drew POSTS Orton now, then brings him around to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into barriers! Orton slumps down, and Drew also grits his teeth from that double-edged attack, but Drew fires up as he stands tall. Drew drags Orton up, puts him in the ring, then stalks Orton. Drew looms over Orton, and HIP DROPS him!
Orton sputters, Drew says one more time, and he winds up for the HIP DROP! Drew paces around Orton, says maybe one more time, and he pretends he can’t hear the fans. Drew winds up again, but Orton flips over! Hip drop meets kneecaps! And then Orton pokes Drew in the eyes! The ref reprimands but Orton rises up. Drew sputters and flounders, Orton ROCKS him with a right! Drew ROCKS Orton back! Drew storms up, Orton kicks low, but Drew fires another haymaker! The haymakers go back and forth, Orton gets the edge, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! Drew clamps onto Orton with an armlock!
SmackDown returns to single picture and the fans rally up. Orton fights up, pries at the chinbar, and then throws right hands! Drew CHOPS Orton in return! The fans “WOO~” and Drew winds up. Drew ROCKS Orton again, eggs him on, then CHOPS again! Drew shoves Orton to a corner, CHOPS again, then dares Orton to fight! Drew whips corner to corner, but Orton comes back to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Drew swings, Orton dodges, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as Orton stalks Drew to the apron. Drew HOTSHOTS Orton first! Drew then runs in, but Orton puts him through the ropes!
The fans fire up as Orton has Drew for the DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up for Orton, and Orton hears those voices! Drew rises, but then Orton spots KEVIN OWENS! The Prizefighter is on the ramp, Orton glares at him, but then he turns around into a CLAYMORE!! Cover, DREW WINS!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Kevin’s mere presence costs Orton, and now Drew has a huge win propelling him down the Road to WrestleMania! As for Orton, Kevin drags him out of the ring, SMACKS him off the desk, and then climbs up to join him! The fans boo but Kevin and his hot pink sneakers have Orton in position, but Orton slips free and TRIPS Kevin up! Kevin hits the desk then the floor! Orton staggers around, the fans rally behind him, and Orton stalks Kevin to the corner of the barriers. Orton lines up the shot! Orton runs in, but Kevin jumps over barriers! Security is there to stop Orton from pursuing, so Kevin runs away into the night!
The fans boo, but The Viper was that close! Will Orton be able to strike Kevin down and completely take him out?
Fire, thunder, smoke…
The force of nature is drawing ever closer. And he’s ready to fly! REY FENIX arrives next Friday Night SmackDown!
Jimmy Uso VS The Miz!
#BigJim gave Gunther a piece of his mind and a mark on his cheek, but it seems not everyone got the message. Will the Hollywood A-lister soon star in the Uso Penitentiary? Or will he prove Jimmy is NOT ready for a world champion level opponent?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Jimmy powers Miz to a corner, Miz turns things around, and the ref counts. Miz takes a swing, Jimmy ducks it to CHOP! And CHOP! Miz shoves Jimmy back, then runs up, but Jimmy TACKLES Miz! Jimmy rains down fists, Miz shoves him away to go to ropes, but Jimmy storms back up. Miz ELBOWS Jimmy away, then runs back up, only for Jimmy to LARIAT him down! The fans fire up while Jimmy storms up on Miz. Jimmy CHOPS Miz, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Miz reverses, Jimmy goes up and over, then UPPERCUTS! Miz staggers back to ropes, but Jimmy is right on him.
Jimmy whips, Miz reverses and kitchen sink knees! Then basement BOOTS! The fans fire up, Miz scowls, and Miz KNEES Jimmy in the back again and again. Miz stalks Jimmy to the ropes now, and he CHOKES Jimmy! The ref counts, Miz runs, and Miz STRADDLE ATTACKS! The fans boo, but Miz runs again. Jimmy ducks the boot, then dodges a lariat! Jimmy runs up to LARIAT Miz up and out! The fans fire up and Jimmy builds speed, but Miz runs away! Jimmy smirks as he goes out the side, and UPPERCUTS Miz over the barriers! Jimmy makes sure Gunther knows he’s coming to get him, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and both men are down. Miz and Jimmy crawl, and Jimmy pounds the mat. The fans rally, Jimmy rises and runs up to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And mule kick! Jimmy then UPPERCUTS Miz, dodges a lariat, then SAMOAN DROPS! The fans fire up, Jimmy goes to the corner, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs in, but Miz puts him on the apron! Jimmy UPPERCUTS again! Jimmy climbs, leaps, but Miz gets under! Miz then waistlocks, ripcords, and MOVIE MAKER! Fans boo that blatant parody, but Miz full nelsons! Jimmy drops, victory rolls, TWO! Miz has the cover, TWO! Miz hurries to BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally up as Jimmy survives! Miz stalks Jimmy, the fans rally up more, and Miz fires a KICK! And then another KICK! The fans say “YES! YES! YES!” to the It Kicks, but then Miz winds up. Jimmy ducks the buzzsaw, Miz blocks the superkick, but the DRAGON WHIP connects! Miz rebounds to B-MOVIE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! The parodies don’t get it done, but Miz still has his original work to fall back on. The fans rally for “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Miz runs in, A-LIST LARIAT! Miz shoves Jimmy down, then springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! Jimmy hurries up top, for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jimmy wins!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Miz may be a movie star, but Big Jim’s the one winning this main event! Jimmy then borrows Joe Tessitore’s headset to call out Gunther! He’s coming after dat ass on Monday! Gunther won’t be the ring general, he will be “Private Gunther,” and he will salute Big Jim! Uh, uh, YEET! Will Jimmy be the one making examples out of the World Heavyweight Champion? Or will everything come crashing down when Gunther gets his turn?
Drew McIntyre returns backstage.
And he says hey to Lewis Capaldi, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, and also a big fan of Drew’s. They’re ready to have a good night in the pub, but Jackie Redmond walks over to congratulate him on the win tonight. She was hoping to get some thoughts on that victory and what happened with Orton and Kevin. Drew says it’s alright, this is what happens. He doesn’t care about anybody else’s business, but no one gets away with screwing him over. And when no one meddles in his business, he wins! Drew called out Priest, where is he? Priest doesn’t have the balls! So time to get mad in the pubs, everyone’s invited!
Drew turns the corner, but PRIEST IS THERE! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the door, then throws him into road cases! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the trunk of a car, and then again! Or since it’s London, “the boot.” The driver complains, but Priest BODY SLAMS that guy through a table! Drew comes back to KNEE Priest low, SMACK him off the trunk, and then off the side! They go to the hood, or bonnet for UK. Drew drags Priest up, but Priest CLAWS Drew’s eyes! Priest then sends Drew SOUTH OF HEAVEN through the windshield! Priest tells security that he’s done for now. Any more jokes, Drew? Didn’t think so! RIP, jackass!
Priest leaves, the producers hurry to help Drew, and Drew’s got glass in his eye! Will that glass help Drew see why he shouldn’t piss off the Punisher?
CM Punk heads to gorilla.
He has a security detail with him, and he passes by Drew writhing in pain. Punk chuckles, then continues on. Will his contract signing with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins be just as brutal? We find out, after the break.
Nick Aldis is in the ring.
The SmackDown General Manager welcomes us back, and says it is his honor and privilege to be here in the O2 in London. Now, we all know why he and this table is here, and why additional security is here tonight. Tonight, we are here to sign a contract for a Triple Threat. Perhaps the biggest Triple Threat in the history of WrestleMania: Seth Rollins VS CM Punk VS Roman Reigns! The fans cheer all those names, and here comes the OTC! London puts the ones up, and Paul Heyman accompanies THE Tribal Chief out on stage. Roman raises his finger to the sky for the pyro, then security follows him to the ring.
SmackDown goes picture in picture as Roman’s entrance continues, and he raises his finger to the sky for the second round of pyro. Roman steps into the ring, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Heyman hands him a mic. The fans sing, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!” Roman nods, the fans cheer, and now they chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman tells London, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer again, and again chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman smiles, but he sees the chairs are not to his liking. Heyman makes sure to put one at the head of the table. Heyman also dusts the chair off while Roman enjoys the singing of, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!”
Roman takes a seat and says that was beautiful. The way they sing to their Tribal Chief, it’s just beautiful. The singing continues, and Heyman even joins in! Roman smiles, and he says that is what he’s talking about. That’s the OTC for you, baby! The biggest star on the planet! The OTC came here for two reasons. One: to be acknowledged; check! And two: to sign this contract. Roman does just that, and he says he’s checked both boxes. That means- “BURN IT DOWN!” Seth Rollins interrupts! The fans now sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in his red wine paisley suit and conducts the O2 Choir all the way into the ring.
The fans cheer while Roman frowns, but Rollins takes the seat to Roman’s left. Rollins offers Heyman a chance to sing to this song, but Heyman frowns. Rollins chuckles, and he says the fans do have beautiful singing voices. He doesn’t know why Roman is in such a hurry to leave, though! This is their building! There’s a lot of history here! 12 years ago, they landed on the roof of this place in a helicopter! They came down those stairs over there, “ready to burn down the old guard!” They put the Undertaker down through the desk, and they were going to remake this company in their image!
Now don’t get him wrong, Rollins knows a lot has happened since then. They fought against each other, with each other, a little bit of love and a whole lot of hate. But Rollins dare says, as the fans continue to sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~,” that Rollins and Roman accomplished their mission. The fans start to chant for CM Punk, but Rollins tunes them out. Roman says, “We? We? You keep saying we. Our mission? We died a long time ago. It’s only been ME. You been here, but I done all the work! I’ve made this place what it is today! I took us to the level that we are here today! I made this place better than we found it!
“I’m the one that made us desirable to Netflix! I’m the one that took us into billion-dollar deals! Tell me, what have you done?” Rollins shouts, “I’ll tell you what I’ve done! YOU, YOU, YOU, it’s that mindset that keeps me having to screw you! You understand that? And your biggest mistake is not understanding the danger that’s right in front of us! The danger that’s right in front of you! You let the biggest snake in the world, CM Punk, into the garden! And you could’ve cut his head off at WarGames! But instead, you shook his hand. You could’ve let me finish him inside the cage at The Garden, but you didn’t. And now, I am left to do what I always do: Clean up your mess, again.”
Rollins drops his mic, picks up the pen, and signs his part. And now, here comes CM PUNK! The fans fire up and sing along with Cult of Personality, then join in on saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes to the ring, but as he grabs a mic, he goes up a corner, just like he did last Friday. “I have come here to chew bubblegum and sign a contract. And I’m all outta bubblegum.” The fans cheer the Rowdy Roddy Piper reference, and Punk hops down to take his seat on Roman’s right. Punk looks over said contract, but Roman asks if Punk needs a highlighter or something. What’s he doing? Just go to page four, clause five.
Punk does as Roman says, but Roman says Punk needs to hurry, this is precious TV time. Punk reads the segment, Roman tells Heyman to just smarten Punk up. Heyman tells Punk he knows what Punk is looking for. It is in there. They’re closing the show at WrestleMania. The fans go wild hearing that! Heyman tells Punk that he gets to live his dream of dreams. CM Punk will be a WrestleMania main eventer! The fans cheer and while Roman smiles, Rollins is furious. Roman says, “One man’s dream is another man’s favor! CHECK!” Wait, this was the favor? Rollins says no! This is not something to laugh at, and Punk does not get to tear up!
Punk is NOT deserving! He does NOT deserve this! The fans boo but Rollins continues to throw a fit! Main eventing WrestleMania is SACRED, the most important thing in the world to Rollins! More than anything! Except the fact that Punk NEVER gets to main event! This is all Roman’s fault! This is all Heyman’s fault! Rollins THROWS his mic down, paces angrily, but Punk picks up the mic. The fans cheer Punk on again, and Punk stands to thank London, to thank Chicago, to thank Louisville, Kentucky, and to thank ALL the fans. As corny as it sounds, he thanks the WWE Universe who stood by him and chanted his name for TEN LONG YEARS!
Roman says hold on, hold on. Punk shouldn’t be thanking the fans! He should be thanking the Tribal Chief! It is because of Roman that Punk gets this honor! So please, take this moment, close the show with that acknowledgement! Do this the right way. The credits are already rolling as Punk kneels before Roman!? Punk smiles, and he thanks “My Tribal Chief, the holder of the ula fala, the Head of the Table, the… Big Dog? Thank you for allowing a kid from Chicago to be graced by your presence. Thank you, My Tribal Chief, for allowing me to stand in your ring. And thank you so much. Thank you, Roman Reigns, so very much.
“But because of you, I will see you in the main event of WrestleMania.” And again, Rollins is agonizing over this. Punk finishes putting his signature on the contract, and London tells him, “You Deserve It!” Punk thanks Roman again, and then says, “But that’s not the favor that I’m owed.” WHAT?! Roman looks at Heyman and Heyman can’t look him in the eye! If getting this Triple Threat made into the main event isn’t the gift of the Wise Man, then what is?!
My Thoughts:
A good SmackDown, but they pulled off quite the paradox. They made it feel like they were struggling to fill three hours, yet they also filled the show to the point where that contract signing segment was almost bleeding over the three hour mark. Ironically, part of the problem was just how excited the London crowd was for this. The superstars still wanted to enjoy the chants and songs, but that’s time SmackDown doesn’t have to spare. It made the opening promo from Cody, Orton and Drew take longer, and it kinda did the same to the contract signing at the end. Even so, we still got a very good promo, and good stuff to set up Orton VS McIntyre.
Orton VS McIntyre was a great match, but of course Kevin costs Orton. McIntyre gets his win, Kevin and Orton have a bit of a brawl, but of course Kevin ends up on the losing end and runs off. McIntyre’s trash talk also comes back to bite him as Priest gets the better of him in their brawl. Here’s hoping Drew didn’t actually get glass in his eye, but that being the thing in kayfabe can be some good stuff. I can imagine McIntyre with an eyepatch, and he takes it off at the opportune time to get the better of Priest in their match. Also what a fitting choice for Punk to be passing by Drew suffering because of real glass.
Very good title matches tonight, but of course the status quo was kept. Pretty Deadly gets to look great here in London, but the Profits only just got the belts, they’re not going to be transitional champions like that. And Knight VS Braun was really good stuff, but honestly, Jacob Fatu going after them both should’ve been a given. Jacob also had a great promo with Solo & Tama to start adding to that divide between Jacob and Solo. I would hope Solo doesn’t screw Jacob out of the US Championship, but it feels like he will as Solo won’t stand for Jacob defying his authority, even though Solo’s been trying to make Jacob the champion all along.
Very good stuff from Jimmy Uso tonight, from his promo with #MeloDon’tMiz and then a great match with Miz. Their match ended up the de facto main event match, so that’s also great for both guys. Great win for Jimmy, but that’s likely because Jimmy is losing big time to Gunther on Monday. And it might just be me, but it feels like only now is the Jey VS Gunther build really moving, largely in part because Jimmy got involved. Jimmy’s promo after his match is something along the lines of what Jey should be saying. But I suppose as brothers, Jimmy is the one who knows Jey best and knows what Jey needs to be motivated again. And seeing Jimmy get beat up by Gunther will definitely motivate Jey…
Good final vignettes for Rey Fenix and Aleister Black. I’m a little surprised they confirmed Rey Fenix is showing up next week, and that they confirmed who Rey Fenix even is. I believe commentary confirmed Rey Fenix is Penta’s real brother, even namedropped “Lucha Brothers,” but all that is still surprising considering Fenix is going to start on SmackDown. Aleister’s vignette (at least I am fairly confident it’s his) was giving us glimpses of his silhouette, but I think there was usage of AI in the snake imagery. It was fine they did it for El Grande Americano because that is all trolling, but they really should try and do things the old fashioned way of photoshop and stock imagery.
Very good stuff in the Women’s Division tonight, though the WWE Women’s Championship portion was the weaker. Naomi’s got a great Heel persona going, her promo was great, and her going after B-Fab & Michin over them supporting Jade was a great detail. Jade runs Naomi off, helps B-Fab, but there was no helping Michin in being fed to Charlotte. Tiffany had a decent promo, and it does fit how Charlotte kept her from speaking so she finally gets things out here. It didn’t really add that much, though, but they already gave us a great brawl so not sure what more they can give.
KC Squared VS The Secret Her-vice was a very good match, but of course Chelsea made sure her team won. A Six Woman Tag of Zelina & KC Squared VS The Green Administration is certainly coming, to help give us Zelina VS Chelsea for the Women’s US Championship.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.27.2025
Bad news out of the TNA management side, but this is a taped episode from El Paso! So we won’t see any of the fallout just yet!
Now we all heard the news about the TNA change in hierarchy, and I…have no positive outlook on that. Delirious sucked at booking and creative in the dying days of ROH before it got bought as a B show. Dreamer having even more control is concerning because his ideas the last two years haven’t been much better.
Gail leaving makes more sense to me. Be it firing or a “you can’t quit, you’re fired” kind of situation, the Knockouts division is the worst it’s been in a long time and Gail was close with Scott D’Amore. So I don’t think Gail parting ways is as big of a problem since TNA has slowly been bleeding out with the Scott faithful.
Granted, I think the next few shows were already taped before the firing so things shouldn’t be completely unwatchable for at least a week or two. So let’s see where we’re going.
.@WeAreRosemary sends @XiaBrookside a CHILLING message!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/srciTTbel0
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Ratings:
- Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Rarefied Air – ** 1/4
- Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr: Chavo wins via Gory Bomb into Frog Splash – *** 1/4
- Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich: Masha wins via Russian Death Device – ***
- Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin: Eric wins via Piledriver – ** 1/2
- Seto & Mokuba – I mean – Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater: Nic wins via Danger Zone – *** 1/4
Results:
Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge
Ash and Gigi start off, Gigi with a little Rascalz after her first takedown. So both her and Wentz are making it obvious something’s going on between them, and I’m not mad at it. Good for my man Wentz.
Tatum and Gigi get some quick tandem offense in, Ash does manage to scurry off to a tag and Heather gets bent into a Pretzel. Some kind of Inverted Tarantula from Tatum, Gigi tags in, Bronco Buster on Heather followed by Kawada Kicks. Heather sells against the ropes, Gigi goes for a Hesitation Dropkick, but Concierge pulls her away so Gigi crashes and burns. Ref is distracted, Ash gets in some cheap shots and then the Elegant duo starts working over Gigi. A few quick tags, but once Heather comes in, Gigi fights out of the corner, gets the hot tag to Tatum. Tatum stacks up both Elegance members, Corner Stacked Crossbody, Butterfly Suplex and an Elbow Drop with some some flare. Tatum goes to the top rope, Heather pulls Gigi off the apron, Concierge shoves Tatum off the turnbuckle and Ash hits Rarefied Air for the win.
Post match the Elegance Clique wants to make their wish with the cake, they light the candles and Tatum and Gigi recover enough to do what we all expected last week, the cake in the face spot. Some…suggestive licking from both of our Hot Topic Hotties, so…no complaints here.
.@Ashamae_Sebera, @Heathereckless and @IamGeorgeIceman are having a meltdown!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/FnKwPqm2ff
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr
Chavo and Kaz start since he’s King Petty, a quick rope run turns into a Headscissor from Chavo. Kaz recovers, they lock up, Kaz hits the Knee Lift during the lock up to tag out to KC. KC pulls off some athletic dodges, gloats a bit so Chavo waits, measures and nails a gorgeous Dropkick. Laredo comes in on fire, quick high spots that send KC bouncing around like HBK against Hulk. KC powders after sells the Satellite Takedown, AJ checks on him and we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, Octagon is lighting up KC’s chest with overhand chops, he perches, Sunset Headscissor Flip from corner to corner, KC tries to Back Drop him but Octagon does a headstand, kicks KC away and lays him out with a high spot. AJ gets on the apron to stop Octagon from running the ropes, the referee has a stroke or something because he stops paying attention and AJ pulls Octagon out of the ring and chucks him. KC with the Tope con Hilo and tag (tag ropes haven’t mattered since the 80s we all know this). So AJ is getting taunted by the crowd in Spanish, but he’s manhandling Octagon since it looks like a Child fighting their parent. AJ knocks off Chavo and Laredo, Laredo pops up and tries to get involved but he’s caught on the shoulders, Octagon goes for the Crossbody but gets caught and AJ pulls off “World’s Strongest Wasteland” but Chavo breaks up the pinfall. AJ throws Octagon into the corner, Tennessee Whiskey, and tag out to KC. KC hits a few moves, but starts to lose the momentum until he connects with a Super Kick. Simultaneous rope run into the Dueling Crossbodies, so we get the timely tag outs from both sides. Kaz and Laredo come in, Laredo lands like two moves before Kaz hits a Sole Butt, Lariat and eats his lunch. KC and Kaz try to double team Laredo but he fights out and the crowd is chanting for Chavo.
Chavo tags in, and he’s rocking KC, Saito Suplex, Low Bridge to AJ, Reverse the Whip so Chavo goes to the corner and perches, KC feeds, Chavo Backflips to safety, rolls through and lays out KC. Chavo is feeling himself, 3 Amigos start on KC but only 2, Kaz comes in and Chavo switches to Kaz for the Amigos, only 2 again before AJ breaks it up. AJ goes for the disrespect, but Chavo counters and hits the 3 Amigos on the biggest Culero. Aztec Warriors dive to stop AJ and Kaz, KC tries a Dirty Victory Roll but Chavo kicks out. GORY BOMB into FROG SPLASH!
Chavo looked fantastic and he’s the one in the best shape in the ring. I wouldn’t be mad at more Chavito.
Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich
I expect very little from this match.
Collar and Elbow, gator rolling for the first 30 seconds or so, then Jacy goes to some Hair Pull takedowns and does a little taunt before Masha pops back up and hits a Lariat into a Dive. Jacy sells it like she’s really hurt, even the ref tries to hold Masha back a little before Masha gets annoyed and just grabs her, Masha throws her in, looks for a Dive and Jacy sees it and powders. Masha tries to go back to the well for the Dive again but Jacy hits the Uppercut and then an Apron Run PK to drop Masha. Forearms rain down into a Foot Choke as Jacy continues to arrogantly play to the crowd. Another Foot Choke into a Cannonball, and near fall.
Masha gets space with a Sole Butt, tries to snap off Requiem but Jacy fights off, fights through a Sunset Flip another effective PK keeps Masha on her ass. Jacy looks for a kinda half-assed Camel Clutch as Masha is fighting up, but Jacy runs her into the corner, gets distracted mouthing off to the crowd, so Masha recovers, 5 Hole Up Kick sends Jacy into the corner, Yakuza Kick into Capo Kick for two. Requiem attempt again, but Jacy pushes off, a little back and forth, Masha tries a Backslide but Jacy gets away and hits a V-Trigger but only a 2 count. Jacy looks for the Discus Punch but Masha ducks it, they strike back and forth, but some dodges from both leave the exchange more even. Jacy with the Front Kick to the face sends Masha to the outside. Jacy wants another PK, but Masha blocks, Electric Chair Apron Snake Eyes. Masha throws her in, a PK into a near all. Requiem attempt 3, and thwarted from Jacy with a Superkick into a Neckbreaker. Senton misses from Jacy, Buzzsaw Kick, into Spinning Back Kick and Russian Death Device for the win.
Better than I expected, and Tessa attacks as soon as the bell rings. Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Li make the save after Tessa grabs the belt.
Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin
Ace and Eric tie up, World of Sport start but as soon as Ace starts to get away EY punches him in the face. Eric looks at the camera and says “This is what trust looks like”, turns his back on Ace, when Ace looks to attack, the loser duo cut him off. EY takes advantage of the weird situation, but Ace with some Up and Over quick spots, into an Inside Cradle and La Magistral. EY kicks out of the quick flash attempts, but eats a Dropkick, and Ace goes all Speed Kils on him with fast strikes and then a face buster for another near fall. Strike spot very early in the match, Ace gets the best of it, goes for a Tear Drop Suplex but EY sits on it to block, Headlocks to keep him close and then a snap Lariat into beatdown bully tactics. EY takes the referee’s attention and one of the nerds punch Ace in the face.
Eric tries to lean on Ace, but Ace fires, a few strikes, Click Click Boom, the Miz Seated Lariats in the corner, Mochizuki Triangle Kick connects! Only a 2 count, but Ace seems to be in control. Ace puts EY on the ropes, a few strikes to keep him rocked, wants a Superplex, but EY blocks, bites the face and Macho Elbow gets a very close two count. EY tries the Piledriver but Ace turns it into a Jacknife Cradle,Spinning Heel Kick, calls for The Fold, but the losers hop on the apron to distract, Ace attacks them. Ace tries to time out the Triangle Kick again, but Eric dodges, throws Ace head first through the buckles. As Ace stumbles out of the corner, Piledriver, and it’s over.
Oh look it’s the “we’ll hear from Joe Hendry” segment. Again, I’ve loved this gimmick since Day 1, even didn’t hate his What Culture Pro stuff, but there is such a thing as milking a cow too much.
Elijah interrupts the whole “Who’s next” speech. When Elijah comes out he says he’s not the challenger and he believes in Joe. The crowd wants Elijah to turn on Hendry. Elijah pauses for a moment, and starts proving his friendship with stating his favorite color and a little “You Got a Friend in Me”. The crowd is into singing along and waving their cameras like Lighters to a 30 year old song. THANKFULLY Kaz breaks up the hug fest. Now he gets the “Culero” chant.
Kaz pulls out a Bass…what the hell is this Jam Session. Kaz has to warm up so he plays “La Cucaracha” on the bass. Kaz…is a national treasure. Hendry kicks Kaz out of the ring after his Heelish and playfully racially charged song choices. Kaz tries to sow dissension, but Joe and Elijah pinball Kaz between them. Kaz slips a power move and tries to shove Elijah into Joe but Elijah puts the brakes on, a small tense moment. But then Joe and Elijah play “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey, Goodbye”…and that goes right into a commercial. Oddly…perfect.
Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater
Nic shoots the half immediately for a flash pinfall but Leon kicks out at one. Nic continues to keep things grounded with his amateur wrestling skills, and then does a little Dolph Ziggler show off. So Nic isn’t really taking this seriously, and Leon starts getting the best of things with an Arm Wringer, into drag, Shoulder Tackle and rope run as Nic tries to Leap Frog and Leon puts on the brakes and just shoves Nic on his ass. Nic gets annoyed, a few strikes, grinds his face along the ropes, but Leon keeps stringing some offense together, Back Handspring Elbow into his Corner con Hilo.
Ahh the classic formula of the commercial gives the heel the advantage, Twisting Suplex from Leon stops Nic’s offense momentum, right hand, Leon lifts Nic up for something, Nic slips it, kicks him in the gut, looks for the FameAsser, but Leon catches him into a Blue Thunder Bomb variation. Slater wants the Swanton 450, but Nic powders. Leon tries to adjust into a Dive, but Nic cuts him off, counter for counter and a FameAsser out of the counters for a two count. Nic starts the big brother tactics, bootwashes and arrogance, Slater fires, punches into a Yakuza Kick. Leon wants another Lethal Injection variant, but Nic catches him into a Rear Naked Choke. Slater tries to turn it into a pin so Nic breaks it. Leon wants a Leg Lariat but misses and gets unceremoniously dropped by Nic. Nic puts Leon up on the buckles, Superplex possibly but Slater counters, tries to collect himself for a move, but Nic falls into the ropes to crotch Leon, and finally hits the Superplex.
Twist of Slate from Leon, Swanton 450 but knees get up. Locomotion Cradles from both but they kick out, Ryan picks the ankle to trip up Leon just a touch and then Danger Zone ends the match.
Ryan starts the post match beatdown, but the Hardy’s music hits and they come down to the ring for the save. Matt challenges the Nemeths for Rebellion because they’re not medically cleared yet.
Overall Score: 6.5/10
Decent story motion, no match was offensive, and there was actually some solid match action for television standards. I don’t have a ton to complain about aside from the Knockouts Division is in a weird spot, and giving Hendry a lot of just talking and hollow payoff segments feels stupid. If we need to hear from him every week, give him a talk segment like Highlight Reel or something. Yes I know First Class just got The Penthouse, but if Hendry is going to talk more than wrestle, give him a talk segment for us to sink our teeth into.
There was the announcement that Xia, Lei Ying and Masha will face Tessa, Jacy and a mystery partner. So you gotta wonder if there’s going to be another NXT mercenary, a surprise return or if it’ll just be Rosemary since she’s got her issues with Xia. Also I just realized that Unbreakable is going to be on a Thursday, seemingly after iMPACT? I’m gonna have to see how they do it, because if there’s an Impact episode and 2-3 hour PLE…I do not want to be awake until 1am. People need to work, and I will be Unwakeable if things go that long.
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DWI Podcast #469: Superplex Sunday
Will John Cena win the WWE Title and retire at Wrestlemania?
Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.27.2025
Bad news out of the TNA management side, but this is a taped episode from El Paso! So we won't...
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (3/27/25)
Is there a new Minion in town?
Mitchell’s WWE Evolve Results & Report! (3/27/25)
Evolve enters the Fourth Dimension!
POD is WAR: It All Goes Back To The Spinner Belt
Andrew Balaz, Rey Cash and PC Tunney invite you to come along on a trip inside the minds of Los...
Mitchell’s AEW Dynamite Results & Report! (3/26/25)
ThunderStorm is TIMELESS!
Greg DeMarco Show: No Stipulation Needed
CM Punk vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns? Are you buying this as a WWE WrestleMania 41 match? Does it...
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (3/25/25)
La Primera Double Header!
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (3/24/25)
ADRENALINE! IN GLASGOW!
