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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (5/7/24)
Is Meta Four playing Trick?
Hello, hello, hello! Live from the Moon…!
While NXT prepares for Battleground, The Meta Four has Trick Williams as their guest on Supernova Sessions, to reveal “the truth!” But of what?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Wes Lee VS Josh Briggs; Wes wins.
- Shayna Baszler w/ Lola Vice VS Karmen Petrovic w/ Natalya; Shayna wins.
- No Quarter Catch Crew VS Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont; Igwe & Dupont win.
- Mia Yim VS Arianna Grace; Mia wins.
- Kelani Jordan VS Fallon Henley; Fallon wins.
- Lexis King VS Duke Hudson w/ Chase U; Lexis wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez VS Chelsea Green; Roxie wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Wes Lee speaks.
“I was determined to add more to truly solidify my legacy as the greatest North American Champion in NXT history. But in the process, I spread myself too thin, and it came at a cost.” December of 2023, Wes had to tell the fans that he was in pain just standing there. He needed surgery and time. He had three ruptured disks, affecting two different nerves, causing that pain and muscle atrophy. It took a three hour surgery, affecting his L3, L4 and L5 disks. He should’ve heeded the warnings before. He flew too close to the sun, crashed and burned, but has now risen from the ashes. The King of the Wes Side has returned to NXT, and it is time to get back to work!
The roster watches that video.
They applaud as Wes heads for gorilla position, and says he missed this. “It feels good to be home. I’ve got one goal in mind, though.” Wes is ready, will this phoenix soar to those same heights as before? Or maybe even higher?
Wes Lee VS Josh Briggs!
The bell rings, Briggs powers Wes right to a corner, then TOSSES him across the way! But Wes rolls through to stand back up! Briggs runs in, is sent into buckles, and Wes headlocks. Briggs powers out to run Wes over, but Wes avoids the elbow drop! Ghost pin, TWO! Wes holds on but Briggs makes it a cover of his own, TWO! Briggs carries Wes around but Wes throws elbows! T he fans rally for Wes as he steps through and LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and the two stand off. Briggs runs up, Wes dodges, sunset flips, but Briggs stays up! Wes avoids the stomp and the two reset again. Wes slides under Briggs, rolls back, wheelbarrow and JAWBREAKER!
Briggs wobbles, Wes SHOTGUNS him out of the ring! The fans fire up and Briggs gets mad, but he avoids the plancha! Wes lands out of it, ducks the boot, then has the leg, only for Briggs to ROCK him! Briggs SMACKS Wes off the apron, pushes him into the ring, then drags Wes up by an arm. Briggs whips, Wes RANAS! Briggs tumbles right out of the ring, and Wes takes aim again! Wes goes to the apron, to then LEAP, but into Briggs’ arms! Briggs pops Wes around to a fireman’s carry, but Wes slips free to POST Briggs first! Wes then uses the corner to swing and RANA Briggs into barriers! The fans fire up but the ring count climbs!
Wes puts Briggs in the ring, hurries to get moving, and he handsprings, but Briggs hits a BACKBREAKER! Briggs hauls Wes up but we see Ivar at the ramp. Briggs SLAMS then SPLASHES Wes! Cover, TWO!! Wes survives, Briggs smirks, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Briggs stares Ivar down, dares him to get closer, then he drags Wes back up. Briggs whips Wes corner to corner hard, Wes bounces off buckles and falls to the mat! Wes grits his teeth as he goes to ropes, but Briggs looms over him. Briggs brings Wes around, whips corner to corner again and just as hard! Wes again flops to the mat, but Briggs covers, TWO! Briggs keeps his focus on Wes and drags him back up. Briggs whips Wes to another corner, but stops Wes from going up and over! Briggs back suplexes, Wes lands out of it and rolls Briggs up! TWO, and Briggs CLOBBERS Wes! Briggs looms over Wes again, then pushes him to a cover, ROPEBREAK!
Briggs is annoyed but he stomps Wes to the apron. Then Briggs drags Wes up, runs side to side, and BOOTS Wes down! Wes dangles off the floor as his feet hook the ropes! Briggs hops outside to push Wes down, then bring him back up. Briggs RAMS Wes into the steel steps, back first! Wes slumps down while Briggs rolls into the ring. The ring count climbs, but Wes drags up at 6, and drags himself in at 8. Briggs is there to stomp away! The ref counts, Briggs lets off, but then he drags Wes back up. Briggs lifts Wes into a BEARHUG! Wes endures, even as Briggs squeezes tight, and NXT returns to single picture.
The fans rally as Wes fights with forearms! Briggs holds on so Wes throws more shots! Ivar is on commentary now, saying it is great to show he’s just more than a pretty face. Wes fires mores shots, then KNEES low! Briggs snarls, drags Wes up, but Wes throws hands! Wes throws body shots, Briggs lets go, then Wes ROCKS him! Body shot, KICK, and KICK! Briggs is on his knees, Wes DOUBLE STOMPS him down! The fans fire up as Briggs flounders to a corner! Wes snarls, runs up, but Briggs puts him on the apron! Briggs blocks a punch to HIP TOSS BACKBREAKER! Wes writhes, Briggs hauls him up for a whip, and BIG BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO!!
Wes survives and surprises Briggs! The fans fire up while Briggs still looms over Wes. Briggs scuffs Wes with kicks while the fans rally up. Briggs stomps Wes, Wes goes to a corner, and Briggs eggs him on. Wes stands to BOOT Briggs! Wes then ENZIGIRIS and Briggs flounders to ropes! Wes runs in to ROLLING KICK! Briggs flops out of the ring, goes to the desk, and the fans fire up as Wes aims! Wes DIVES and takes Briggs out! Both men are at Ivar’s feet but he stays back. Briggs stands, grabs at Ivar, Ivar brushes him off, but then Wes DROPKICKS Briggs into Ivar! Inadvertent as it may be, Wes hurries to get Briggs in but Ivar is pissed!
Wes goes up, aims at Briggs, SKY TWISTER!! Cover, Wes wins!
Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall
A big win for Wes’s return and the fans celebrate with him! But then The Viking Raider starts brawling with Briggs! Wes figures he’ll join in, and he SWANTONS from the top!! Direct hit and Wes takes down both behemoths! The fans lose their minds, and we see Oba watching from the perch! The Ruler is loving this, who will come out of the chaos as his next contender?
The NXT Tag Division talks last week.
Hank ‘n’ Tank, as well as Tyriek & Tyson, tell Axiom & Nathan Frazer that it was phenomenal! Their title defense shows why they are the champs. These other teams are just getting going, but seeing Axiom & Frazer out there has motivated them to one day be champions. But then No Quarter Catch Crew walks in and Damon Kemp can’t believe what he’s hearing. Ty & Ty just got here, and they already have championship aspirations? How’s that supposed to work out? Charlie Dempsey says it is funny, considering Ty & Ty lost their debut match. Tyson has them hold on. Ain’t no shame to losing to the Good Brothers. Those guys are vets.
But see, the scary thing is, Ty & Ty are only gonna get better, and more comfortable. Well, a bit of advice: you step into the ring with the NQCC, you don’t feel comfort, just pain. Well, they ain’t afraid of pain. They can take it, and dish it out. Things get heated, Hank ‘n’ Tank keep thing from turning into a fight, and these teams all head out. Will the NQCC be the ones watching out for the #TYgers on the hunt? Meanwhile, the Good Brothers do walk in, and Luke Gallows says wowski! Check this pair little good brothers right here. Karl Anderson says yes, they handled business, got rid of the Raw & SmackDown teams. If that’s not just Too Sweet, then he doesn’t know what is.
Gallows & Anderson offer the Too Sweet, Frazer & Axiom say they’re good. The champs head out, and Gallows says why those two “brothers” are gonna lose. No look Too Sweet, but will Big LG & The Machine Gun be the ones to take them down?
Shayna Baszler w/ Lola Vice VS Karmen Petrovic w/ Natalya!
The Queen of Spades was certainly the ace up the sleeve of #MiamiVice, as she used the #CanadianConnection against the Queen of Harts! Will Karmen get vengeance with her own two hands? Or will Shayna still have the upper hand this close to Battleground: Las Vegas?
NXT returns and Karmen makes her entrance, sword on her shoulder and Natty by her side. The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally but Shayna doesn’t sweat the real-life Beatrix Kiddo. Karmen almost gets her with a kick, though! Shayna uses ropes as a defense and Karmen backs off, then Shayna storms up to tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. Shayna puts Karmen in a corner, smothers her face, but lets off as the ref counts. Karmen storms up, Shayna gets around and waistlocks to SLAM! Shayna drags Karmen back up, but Karmen breaks free to ROUNDHOUSE! Shayna bails out, Lola checks on her, but Karmen storms out after her!
Shayna ROCKS Karmen, then brings the apron skirt up. Shayna wrenches Karmen’s arm, put sit through the gap, and KICKS it! Karmen writhes, Natty is worried, but Shayna puts Karmen in the ring. Shayna wrenches the arm, hammerlocks it, then RAMS Karmen into buckles! The fans are torn but Shayna dusts herself off. Shayna storms up in a corner, wrenches Karmen’s arm around ropes, then pulls! The ref counts, Karmen throws hands, but Shayna lets off at 4. Shayna KICKS Karmen’s leg, then grabs the bad arm again. Shayna twists the wrist, bends the elbow, then bends fingers! Karmen endures, moves around, and fans rally up.
Karmen CLUBS at Shayna’s leg, fights to her feet, and then rolls Shayna up! TWO, and Karmen runs up, into a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Shayna clamps onto Karmen with a top wristlock! The fans rally and duel, Karmen fights up and throws hands. Shayna CLUBS Karmen down, then hammerlocks the arm. Shayna whips but Karmen reverses, and Shayna hits buckles! Karmen runs up but Shayna gets around her again, BIG back suplex! Shayna isolates the bad arm, lets her hair down, and STOMPS the arm!! Karmen writhes, Lola likes what she sees, and Shayna storms back up on Karmen. Karmen fires shots with her good arm, then ROUNDHOUSES!
Karmen roars, runs in at the corner, and HOOK KICKS! Karmen goes around the world, Shayna runs up, but Karmen LEG SWEEPS! LION’S BARRAGE! Cover, TWO! Shayna is still in this but so is Karmen! Karmen drags Shayna up, but Shayna wrenches the bad arm! Shayna whips, Karmen stops herself. Shayna blocks a boot but not the JUMP SOBAT! Karmen hurries to a corner and climbs up! Karmen leaps but right into Shayna’s grip! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Karmen taps, Shayna wins!
Winner: Shayna Baszler, by submission
Shayna lets off and Natty gets in to check on her friend. Lola celebrates with Shayna though really celebrates herself. NXT Combine aside, will Karmen be out of luck when it comes to the NXT Women’s North American Championship ladder match?
Superstars in the Women’s Locker Room watch replay of last week.
Specifically, Fallon Henley losing her cool and turning on Thea Hail. Kelani Jordan still doesn’t understand why. If Fallon had a problem, she could’ve talked to someone about it. Seriously, what kind of friend does that? It took Kelani everything she had to not just smack Fallon during the combine. Fallon walks in and says if Kelani feels that way, why didn’t she? Because Kelani thought they were friends. Oh, see, that’s the problem. Fallon has spent her entire career helping friends. From here on out, Fallon Comes First. She doesn’t need friends to become the FIRST Women’s North American Champion. And for that, she just needs Ava to tell her she qualified.
Kelani says what happened to Fallon! The argument gets heated, the others step in the way, and clearly things are about to explode! Those combine results are coming up next, who has qualified for the golden opportunity?
The NXT Combine results are in!
20 women competed over Backlash weekend, all with one goal in mind: finish in the top 12, then win their way to the NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match at Battleground! Nine grueling events tested four sections: speed; power; strength; and conditioning. We get some highlights here, such as in the 10-yard sled push, the 10-yard sprint, and the in-ring shuttle drill. After all, hitting ropes takes speed and precision. Our early leaders were Thea Hail and Kelani Jordan. We’ll have more highlights for the Power section later tonight.
No Quarter Catch Crew VS Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont!
The confrontation from earlier has now been turned into a match, player! Who will #HollaHolla at a higher place in the NXT Tag Division rankings?
For that matter, the #CatchClause is in effect, so who is stepping up? It’s Myles Borne & Charlie Dempsey, but uh… Where’s the ref? The announcement is given that the ref scheduled for this match is “unavailable.” Alicia Taylor glances over at Luca Crusifino and some of Tony D’Angelo’s cousins… But now, the special guest referee for this match will be… CHANNING LORENZO! Stacks is getting in on this? Did The Don work out some kind of deal to stick it to the NQCC? Stacks shows off his nice new referee shirt, and he tells everybody to sort it out. Myles starts against Tyriek, the bell rings, and the match is on!
Myles and Tyriek tie up, Tyriek puts Myles in a corner, but Myles turns it around. Stacks counts the ropebreak, and counts real fast! Myles gets mad, but Tyriek get shim in a headlock! Tag to Tyson, UPPERCUT, BODY SHOT, CHOP BLOCK and BOOT! Tyson then runs to SPLASH! Cover, and it’s a fast count! Myles still gets out at TWO, then he DECKS Tyson! Myles tags Dempsey, but Stacks wants the tag rope in hand. Dempsey does as told, the tag is finally official, but Tyson dodges to UPPERCUT Dempsey down! Tag back to Tyriek, and Tyson wrenches Dempsey. Tyriek goes up to AX HANDLE! Tyriek then runs to run Dempsey over! Cover, TWO!
Tyriek keeps on Dempsey but Dempsey wrenches and knees low. Dempsey brings Tyriek back while Stacks is busy checking with Tyson on something. That makes Stacks miss the tag by Myles! They shout at Stacks, Stacks allows the tag, but Tyriek wrenches Myles. Tag to Tyson, he goes up to AX HANDLE! The fans rally as Tyson has Myles in a corner. Tyson whips corner to corner, runs in, but Myles dodges the splash! Myles runs up to DROPKICK back! Myles stomps Tyson around, throws down hands, and Stacks reprimands about closed fists. Dempsey tags, NQCC double whip, but Stacks says one in, one out! He gets in the way of their combo move!
Tyson runs and sunset flips on Dempsey! Stacks counts, TWO!! Dempsey gets out just in time, Kemp argues with Stacks! Dempsey fires UPPERCUTS and KNEES, then he hooks Tyson up in an IRON OCTOPUS! Tyson endures, the fans rally, and Stacks checks on Tyson. Tyson fights up and out of the hold, and back drops free! Hot tag to Tyriek! Tyriek rallies on NQCC with LARIATS and BOOTS! DROPKICK for Myles, whip for Dempsey! Dempsey reverses but Tyriek ducks ‘n’ dodges! DOUBLE LARIAT takes out the NQCC! Tyriek fires up, the fans are with him, and he hauls Dempsey up! Scoop and POWERSLAM! Cover, Myles breaks it in time!
Myles argues the count again but Tyson DECKS him! Tyson throws Myles out, but Myles drags Tyson out of the ring! Dempsey ducks a boot, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Stacks takes extra care to make sure shoulders are down, then he counts, TWO!! It was a slow count at that! Dempsey argues, Stacks says respect his authority! Dempsey shoves Stacks, so Stacks ROCKS Dempsey! Tyriek rolls Dempsey up, Stacks counts, TY & TY WIN!!
Winners: Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont, by pinfall
NQCC is furious over the shenanigans, but The Don abides! Is this going to force the issue and make NQCC pay up?
Arianna Grace and Gigi Dolin are backstage with Chelsea Green.
The Pageant Queen says O M Goodness, she cannot describe how fabulous it is to have Chelsea here. Chelsea says this is a dream come true! The thought, the possibility, of Chelsea becoming the NEW NXT Women’s Champion warms Arianna’s heart! Chelsea says exactly. She has been through so many nasty locker rooms and trashy cities, having dealt with Awful Adam and Sir Nicholas the Prickliest. Chelsea is so happy to have found someone almost as perfect as her, and she’s a beauty pageant queen to boot! Do go on, she won’t stop you. The two are all giggly, but Arianna says in all seriousness, Chelsea has to win that title.
Chelsea says she will. For every little girl out there! For every future pageant princess! For the entire locker room! And herself. And for “Giorgina” as they guide her along her journey. Wait, “they?” Arianna says she must go, she has a “Michin problem” to deal with. But Arianna will be back victorious. Bye~! Arianna heads out and Gigi says she cannot take this! She is DONE! Is Gigi gonna take this up with management a la the Hot Mess?
Backstage interview with Roxanne Perez.
Kelly Kincaid is with The Prodigy as she points out tonight’s title defense against Chelsea Green. In a match Ava just threw together, Roxie points out. But this isn’t about Ava, and it isn’t even about Chelsea. Tonight is about Roxie! When you’re the face of the brand, when you’re a TWO-TIME NXT Women’s Champion, and when you’re the main event, there’s a name for that: The Prodigy. And no one likes Chelsea on Raw, or on SmackDown, and Roxie sure doesn’t like Chelsea here. This is NXT. Roxie sent Tatum and Lyra packing, and she’ll do the same to Chelsea. Then whoever is after that, you’ll just hear the same thing: #AndStill.
Roxie is confident, but also clinging to her title. Is Roxie’s body language betraying her poker face this close to Battleground in Vegas?
Mia Yim VS Arianna Grace!
The Head Baddie in Charge is back because she wants to be part of that historic Women’s North American Championship match! The combine results are still being worked out, but will a win go a long way in earning a spot?
NXT returns and Arianna makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally for Mia. Arianna says violence is NOT the answer! But then Mia takes that accusing finger and bends it! Mia asks what was that? Arianna stomps a foot, but then Mia stomps a foot back! Then stomps the other foot! Then she ROCKS Arianna in a corner! And ROUNDHOUSES her down! Then DROPKICKS her! Arianna flounders, Mia runs to PENALTY KICK! Arianna flounders, Mia dusts her shoes off, then runs up. Arianna sends her into ropes! Mia staggers, Arianna ELBOWS her in a corner! Arianna RAMS into Mia again and again and again!
The ref counts, Arianna hits a SAYANAGI, then drags Mia back up to suplex! ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Arianna drags Mia up, steps over on the arm, and twists it! Mia endures, the fans rally, and Mia brings Arianna along towards ropes. Arianna rolls Mia away, goes for the armbar, but Mia clasps hands! The fans rally as Arianna keeps pulling at the arm! Mia kicks around, rolls to stack Arianna, TWO! Arianna holds on, Mia fights up again, another stack! TWO, and Mia deadlifts Arianna, to POWERBOMB her down! The fans fire up while Mia shakes her arm out. Arianna flounders, stands up, but Mia CLOBBERS her!
Mia YAKUZA KICKS, then SHOTGUNS Arianna down! Arianna goes to a corner, the fans fire up for Mia, and Mia runs up to BOOT! Mia brings Arianna around to bump off buckles, then she goes corner to corner again. But Arianna puts her on the apron! Mia RAMS into Arianna, slingshots up and over to sunset flip, but Arianna sit son it! She holds ropes! The ref sees that and says no good! Mia sunset flips, TWO!! Arianna is upset with the ref, but Mia waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Arianna staggers up, into EAT DA FEET! Cover, Mia wins!
Winner: Mia Yim, by pinfall
That Michin problem was more than Arianna count handle! Will all of NXT have that same “problem” should Mia get into the ladder match?
Thea Hail talks with Ridge Holland.
She thanks him for checking up on her last week. He says don’t worry, it’s been a rough couple of weeks for her. And trust him, he knows that feeling. Anger, frustration, it all builds up. And for Fallon to- Yes! It’s so nice to talk with someone who knows what she’s feeling! Mr. Chase has tried to calm her down, but no one thinks she makes sense just because of how young she is. Ridge says Thea makes a lot of sense. Oh, good. And Ridge has a daughter that reminds him of her. When she grows up, he hopes she’ll have half the passion Thea does. Thanks! Chase, Duke & Riley walk in, they high-five her and congratulate her on that big revenge win over Jacy Jayne.
Thanks! Thea was just talking with Ridge about it. He’s so easy to talk to! But then in walks Lexis King, saying, “Blah blah blah blah blah. What is this? Some sort of terrible Lifetime movie?” Lexis tells them that the business isn’t for everyone. If Ridge is trying to scrape wins together, why is he talking to these losers? Thea tells Lexis to shut up and stop! Lexis then brings up Ridge’s daughter, and Ridge stands up. Ridge tells Lexis to step off. Duke steps in and tells Lexis that he is nothing more than a pompous, narcissistic, egotistical haircut. He has no right talking to anyone that way. Oh, big Dookie saving the day! Typical Chase U white knight.
But Lexis tells Duke that he just pissed off the King. Lexis storms off, Thea says that’s so~ terrifying. Mr. Chase tells Ridge that at Chase U, they’ve always got each other’s back. Will Yorkshire Grit find some new friends with the black ‘n’ red? Will The Drama King look to make them all bow before him?
It’s an all new Supernova Sessions!
Noam Dar says, “Hello, hello, hello! Hear me now! Welcome to another edition of Supernova Sessions live in the U S of AAAA~!” Dar then says the Oxford dictionary defines the word “Trick” as a skillful act or scheme designed to outwit someone. Well, with that said, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome tonight’s guest- Lash says SKRR SKRR, this is a very special guest. Ooh~! Dar says fine, the very special guest, THE NXT Champion, Trick Williams. Jakara doesn’t get what’s with Lash but Lash says you show the champ respect! The fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” as Trick Willy makes his way to the ring.
Trick gets the mic to say “WHOOOOO~ OOH~!” Dar has everyone settle down and take their seats. Meta Four squish in on the couch while Trick gets the armchair. Dar says things are going well for Trick. It must be nice to be Trick. Oro says yes, very nice. Trick says talk yo’ talk. Then on that point, they’ve got a special video package to show Trick’s historic rise. Watch! From WWE HQ in Stamford, Connecticut, Trick’s special visit to be part of The Bump and see his poster. Trick relates a story from just under a year ago: HBK told him, many people ask for the ball but they’re not ready for the ball and have to be on the bench. It’s good to have people like HBK in your corner.
There are people who really do want to see others succeed, and it is crazy to be in this new era. Trick vows to put the brand on his back, The #TrickEra begins, that’s all it is, that’s all it’s gonna be. Tell your friends ’bout it! The fans like that video, as does Trick. Let’s talk about it! Yes, of course! That’s the whole point! They’re literally on a talk show! Lash tells Dar to stop being rude. Dar and Oro do the secret handshake but Trick says Oro’s laughing too hard. He isn’t here for games, he is here for one reason and one reason only: that manila envelope! Let’s open it up and get to it! Dar tells Trick to calm down, this is Dar’s show.
The fans chant, “Who’s The Daddy?” and Dar says stop, this is his show! But Lash, please, exhibit A. Lash says okay, it is finally time to reveal “the truth.” Lash opens the envelope slowly but Jakara tells her to snap out of it already. Lash says okay, hold on, she’s gonna open it! The picture is also put on the tron. Dar’s foot is under the ropes when Trick pinned him! Dar wants us all to understand, Trick’s false victory is what gave him the momentum to go on and slay The Mad Dragon to become the new NXT Champion. Fans point out Dar still lost, but Dar says this is proof that everything Trick has was built on a lie!
Dar wants Trick to know he is nothing but a no good trick! And Dar is going to expose him! Dar says Trick’s a con man! Trick stands up to get in Dar’s face. Is that all? Really? They brought him out for a picture? Oro explains that Dar didn’t really lose! Trick’s reign is a fraud! Trick asks what is wrong with Oro. Does he not speak good English? He eatin’ dog food or something? Does Trick need to smack him all the way back to “The Motherland?” Trick question! Now, Dar, if you wanted a match, all you had to do was ask. Trick’s got no problems smacking that man bun off his head! Just say the word.
Dar says Trick’s got jokes, but he’s still not getting the reality! Trick says he isn’t here to play games. Trick ain’t with that! Lash actin’ like this is Maury! By the way, Trick AIN’T the daddy! OHH~! Dar asks what’s that supposed to mean! Lash plays innocent, but Trick asks if Lash wants to tell him, or if he should. Wait, whoa, what?! Timeout! Lash…! Lash is flustered, and says “Babe! I MEAN-” UH OH! UH OH! Lash tells Trick this isn’t the time or the place! Trick says yes it is! Check it, there’s nothing to be scared about. This is about them right now. Just tell the people that Lash calls him… “Trick Willy Wonka.” OH~!
Lash says she can’t do this, but Trick holds her close. Lash says no, this isn’t the time or the place. But then Dar SPINNING ELBOWS Trick down!! The fans boo as Supernova strikes first! Lash asks what was that for, but Dar glares at her like she betrayed him. Dar takes the belt off Trick, looks it over with a smile, and holds it up. The fun and games really are over, but who wins when these two play for keeps?
More of the NXT Women’s Combine results are in!
The Power rounds were all about the Vertical Jump, the Broad Jump, and the Rotational Punch, all the test the explosive power in the legs, as well as balance and precision. And needless to say, everyone packs a punch! But in the end, Mia Yim blew everyone away, showing why she’s in The OC. But another woman dominated overall, and it was Jaida Parker! Make it or break it was coming, we’ll get the Strength portion later tonight.
Someone’s snoozing.
But surely, they’ll wake up soon. Will they make NXT feel comfy again?
Karmen and Natty regroup backstage.
Karmen apologizes for how things went down the last two weeks. Natty’s taken her under her wing, but Karmen’s just letting her down! Natty says don’t get down about that. Whether you’ve been here 17 years or just one, this is part of the process. It’s about finding your edge. Wait, what? Well, in karate, it’s self-defense. But in wrestling, it’s offense. It’s about being the aggressor. A prospect walks by and tells Natty that her NXT Underground match was sick! She thanks him for that, and they move on. Okay, right, aggressor. Another prospect tells Karmen not to worry about her loss. In the end, she’s still a smoke show!
Karmen smiles at the guy, then ROUNDHOUSES him down! Natty says now she gets it. More of that. Will Karmen sharpen that edge so that she can finally carve a path to the top?
Kelani Jordan VS Fallon Henley
We’ve been seeing how everyone stacks up in the combine, but this is about bringing it in the ring. Will the Gym Princess prove she’s worthy of that golden opportunity? Or will The Cowgirl make herself into an outlaw if it means getting what she wants?
NXT returns and Fallon makes her entrance. The fans boo but she just brushes that off. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Fallon puts Kelani in a corner. Fallon grinds her forearm in, lets off to laugh at Kelani, then mocks Kelani crying over it. Fallon rushes back in but Kelani gets around to waistlock. Fallon switches, but Kelani arm-drags free! Kelani wrenches to a wristlock but Fallon shows haymaker. Kelani cranks the wrist, the fans rally behind her, but Fallon slips through to trip Kelani up. Fallon THROWS Kelani, but Kelani handsprings through! Kelani still tries to get through to Fallon, and Fallon says okay. NOT! SUCKER PUNCH!
Fallon fireman’s carries, but Kelani slips free and shoves. Fallon runs Kelani over, things speed up, and Kelani drops to drop toehold! Fallon staggers up, but into the slingshot arm-drag! Kelani DROPKICKS Fallon to a corner, then runs up and handsprings to back elbow! But Fallon turns bulldog into a throw into buckles! The fans boo as Fallon stomps a mudhole into Kelani! The ref counts, Fallon lets off, then she drags Kelani up to whip and ROCK! Kelani staggers to ropes, Fallon mocks her pain, then brings her around. Fallon whips, Kelani slides under the haymaker, then comes back to ROCK Fallon!
Kelani CHOPS and DECKS, then SOMERSAULT LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! Kelani keeps on Fallon with a headlock but Fallon fights up. Fallon powers up but Kelani holds on tight! The fans rally, Kelani grinds Fallon down but Fallon rolls to a cover. ONE, but Kelani holds on! Fallon fights up, powers out this time, but Kelani ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for Fallon to follow! Kelani hurdles, but Fallon back suplexes! Kelani lands out, runs back in, swinging takeover! The fans cheer that innovation but Fallon fights up to her feet. Fallon powers up, puts Kelani in ropes, then lets off, to HOTSHOT Kelani! Kelani sputters while fans boo but Fallon slides to HAYMAKER!
Fallon shakes her hand out, tells fans that she already said, #FallonComesFirst! The Cowgirl is certainly on top right now as NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Fallon has Kelani on the ropes quite literally. Fallon KICKS her around, then brings Kelani to snapmare and cover, TWO! Fallon is frustrated but she drags Kelani around. Fallon KNEES Kelani in the back, then brings her up again, just to throw her back down. Fallon KICKS Kelani in the side, stalks her to ropes, then pushes her around. The fans rally for Kelani but Fallon grabs an arm to get a cobra clutch! Kelani endures, fights up, but Fallon thrashes her around. Fallon then hits a BACKBREAKER, and ripcords for a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kelani is still in this and Fallon argues the count.
Fallon runs up, but Kelani dodges to fireman’s carry! The fans fire up but Fallon slips free, to cobra clutch again! Kelani raeches out but Fallon keeps her from ropes! Kelani tries the other side, but Fallon goes for a corner. Kelani kicks back, rolls back, and cover! TWO, and Fallon arm-drags Kelani! Kelani takes a swing but ends up back in the cobra clutch! Fallon ripcords again, but Kelani ducks the lariat! Kelani CLOBBERS Fallon, starts to rally, CARTWHEEL BACK ELBOW! Kelani kips up, the fans fire up, and Kelani blocks a kick to step over, WHEEL KICK! Kelani looking one of a kind as she kicks and reels Fallon in! OVERDRIVE!
Fallon flounders to ropes, Kelani whips, but Fallon reveres! Kelani handsprings, Fallon PENALTY KICKS her! Fallon huffs and puffs as she stands back up, and she BOOTS Kelani! Fallon goes up a corner, reels Kelani in, TORNADO SNAP SUPLEX! Roll through, but Kelani pushes Fallon away! Kelani runs up, blocks this boot, and spins Fallon around! Fallon holds the ropes, the ref counts, and a buckle pad comes free! It smacks Kelani in the head! Accident or on purpose? Doesn’t matter as Fallon storms up on Kelani. Kelani kicks in return, whips, and runs in to go up! MONKEY FLIP! Fallon flounders away, Kelani runs up, but into an ALLEY OOP onto the bare buckle!!
Fallon runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, Fallon wins!
Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall
Fallon shows off her new edge as she plays by her own rules! Will this outlaw practically steal that NXT Women’s North American Championship?
No Quarter Catch Crew regroups backstage.
Dempsey snarls as he holds up the Heritage Cup. He tells Tony D, if he wants the match so bad, then fine! Tony gets what he wants, but he will regret it. Tony may be The Don, but when it comes to the cup, the NQCC has all the power! And that power lies within The Catch Clause. Study up all you want, Tony, it means nothing! The clause says it could be Dempsey, it could be Kemp, or it could be Kemp. Find out next week. How does it feel to hold none of the power?
The Women’s Combine continues!
The Strength round would be a make or break round, as the Overhead Medicine Ball Throw tested overall explosive strength output. This was dominated by none other than Lash Legend! She showed up, showed out, and threw that ball 37 inches! Wren Sinclair was a dark horse surprise in this aspect, could she make some ground? Then there was the Iso Mid Thigh Pull. Go after the bar as hard as you could for maximum output! Mia again impressed, but Izzi Dame got herself some major points.
And lastly, Conditioning! It was a gauntlet of various drills to test endurance and stamina! The Pitbull, Ivy Nile, proved she is levels above! After giving their all, which 12 made the cut for the qualifying matches? We find out, later tonight!
Backstage interview with Ava Raine.
Kelly Kincaid is with the NXT General Manager, and says after seeing the highlights, who made the Top 12? Ava says all 20 that competed were amazing, and showed why the WWE Women’s Division is untouchable. But to the point, the 12 names are right here! In order from first place to 12th, it’s: Sol Ruca! Thea Hail! Jaida Parker! Brinley Reece! Michin! Fallon Henley! Lash Legend! Ivy Nile! Izzi Dame! Kelani Jordan! Tatum Paxley! And… Wren Sinclair! Those qualifying matches start next week, who will then take fate into their own hands and head for Las Vegas?
Lexis King VS Duke Hudson w/ Chase U!
The Drama King talked trash on “Dookie” and the whole Chase U family, but will he have to eat those words? Or can he take down the Chase U MVP and prove he is worthy of gold?
NXT returns as Duke makes his entrance, Chase U following behind. The bell rings and King kicks low! Lexis fires hands, has Duke in a corner, but Duke turns things around to fire back! The fans fire up as Duke ROCKS Lexis again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Duke stands Lexis back up, but Lexis avoid the chop to CHOP, and CHOP, and CHOP! Duke just gets mad! Duke fires body shots on Lexis, then swings again! Lexis dodges, CHOPS, CLUBS, and then throws Duke’s headband away! Thea picks it up to put it on but Lexis whips Duke away. Duke comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Duke then scoops and SLAMS Lexis!
Duke drags Lexis back up, whips him to ropes, then scoops for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Lexis is still in this, but Duke sees him go to a corner. Duke storms up, swings, but Lexis dodge! But then Duke dodges to CHOP! The fans fire up and Duke holds up the U. DOUBLE CHOP!! Lexis looks like his soul is leaving him! Lexis says this is Thea’s fault! Duke drags Lexis up, then TOSSES him away! The fans fire up as Duke brings Lexis back up and back in, to suplex high and hard! The student section is loving it as Duke drags Lexis from the ropes. Lexis kicks at Duke, sends him away, but Duke just gets mad!
Duke storms up, but Lexis YANKS him into ropes! Then Lexis CLUBS Duke, has him in a corner, and snapmares Duke for an elbow drop! And another! And then a stomp! Lexis steps on Duke’s face, covers, TWO! Lexis brings Duke around, but Duke shoves him back. Lexis CHOPS, CHOPS and digs his boots in! The ref counts, Lexis lets off at 4, and Duke staggers away. Lexis talks trash, runs up, but into an ELBOW! Lexis comes back, but is sent into buckles! Lexis still stays after Duke, but Duke goes up and over to sunset flip! TWO, but Duke throws body shots! Duke UPPERCUTS, then whips Lexis, but Lexis KICKs back!
Lexis runs to CHOP BLOCK! The fans boo as Lexis says Hail to the King! BLINDSIDER!! Lexis argues with Thea now, then backs off as Chase storms over. Now Ridge storms out here! He has a chair! Lexis runs away into the ring, but Duke DECKS him! Ridge wants to get in the ring but Chase says no! Duke wants the chair, but the ref says no! Lexis SUPERKICKS outta nowhere! Cross arms, and CORONATION!! Cover, Lexis wins!!
Winner: Lexis King, by pinfall
The King trumps The Duke, and Ridge realizes he messed it all up! What is Ridge to do with his bad temper? What is going to happen as Lexis’ ego just keeps inflating?
NXT Media catches up with The Meta Four.
They wanna ask what happened out there, and Dar says Trick got his lights put out, duh! Then where’s Lash? Pfft, next question. They head out, but then Je’Von Evans walks over. He says it’s all good, but he didn’t like how they played his boy, Trick Willy. Oro tells Evans to move but Evans tells Oro to chill. Evans isn’t trying to get into their business- Dar says he couldn’t if he tried! What’s the point of this? Evans gets heated, as does Oro, but Dar and Jakara have Oro stand down. Dar says he gets it. Evans is the shiny new toy around here. But there is no quicker way to stunt your growth than to step to Supernova 11. Especially right now.
And if you don’t believe him, go as Trick, when he wakes up. Check please, buh-bye. The Meta Three head out, but will Evans find a way to put them in their place?
Jazmyn Nyx speaks.
“Thea Hail comes off as ‘that girl next door,’ right? Filled with all that spunk and energy. Ugh. Ultimate underdog who wants everyone to be her friend. But last week, Thea Hail showed the entire world exactly who she is: an animal with no remorse! She shattered my best friend, Jacy Jayne’s nose. Where’s the outrage from the NXT brass? My timeline’s blowing up from all my followers! Thea Hair couldn’t beat Jacy Jayne straight up, so Ava, where is the suspension? If it were up to me, Thea would no longer be in NXT. Right now, Jacy’s recovering from her surgery.
“And Jacy, as your best friend, I want to let you know that the entire WWE Universe sends their best wishes for a speedy recovery. Because you didn’t deserve this. And I will do everything in my power to take care of that little Thea Hail for committing such a heinous crime!” Jazmyn calms down, but will she become the new toxic element in NXT?
Chase U regroups backstage.
Thea is upset, Lexis is such a worm and he dares call Thea a loser?! Thea calms down, Ridge hurries over to apologize. He knows they’re mad, they have every right to be, but every time he sees Thea, he can’t help but see his little girl. He got involved and- Duke stops Ridge there. They know it was Lexis getting to them all. Ridge pays for dinner, they’ll call it even. Done! Riley brings up Ridge still cost Duke a match. Ridge says he just apologized, man. Yeah but… A leopard never changes its spots. Ridge sighs, and says if he has to earn their trust and respect, he will. Andre Chase says one day at a time.
Riley is still upset Ridge cost Duke tonight, but the others are willing to forgive. Will Ridge finally get a fair shake from the roster? Or is that just too hard a mountain to climb?
HBK reaches out to another wild rivalry in the world today.
Shawn Michaels tweeted out to Kendrick Lamar and Drake that if they wanna settle things once and for all, they are formally invited down to NXT! HBK will even mediate! Will NXT help squash the beef?
The NXT North American Championship Qualifiers have been set!
In the first week of competition, the number one seed, Sol Ruca, takes on the nine seed, Izzi Dame! And then, it’s the seven VS the eight as Lash Legend takes on Ivy Nile! Who grab up the first two spots in the ladder match for Battleground?
NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez VS Chelsea Green!
The Prodigy has proven she’s definitely a prodigy in looking out for herself and doing things her way! But the Hot Mess knows a thing or two about doing what she has to in order to get what she wants! Two ladies known for tempers are about to light it up, but who leaves tonight shining brightest of all?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who brings the gold to Sin City!
The bell rings and the two tie right up. Chelsea waistlocks, Roxie wrenches out and wristlocks, but Chelsea rolls. Roxie rolls with her, wrenches more, but Chelsea rolls back, rolls forward, then trips Roxie up! Chelsea steps over, LA MAGISTROL, TWO!! Roxie escapes just in time, and Chelsea smiles. The two reset, they tie up again, and Roxie pulls hair! Roxie puts Chelsea in a corner, the ref counts, and Chelsea turns things around. Now Chelsea smothers Roxie, but Roxie goes up the corner! The erf counts, Chelsea lets go and taunts Roxie, but Roxie SLAPS her! Roxie then leaps over Chelsea, keeps moving, but Chelsea drops down!
Roxie rolls under, stops herself, but Chelsea slides to trip her up! Chelsea spins Roxie around to SLAP her! The fans fire up and NXT goes picture in picture.
Roxie is seething as Chelsea slides back in. Chelsea then dodges Roxie to arm-drag! Roxie comes back, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Roxie staggers, Chelsea runs and SHOTGUNS Roxie down! Chelsea smiles as she finally gets cheers, and she runs corner to corner. Roxie dodges, Chelsea hits buckles, and Roxie runs in. Chelsea puts Roxie on the apron, but Roxie HOTSHOTS her down! Roxie drags Chelsea out to SMACK her off the apron, then SMACKS her off the desk! Roxie digs her knee into Chelsea’s head, but lets off as the ref counts. Roxie CLUBS away on Chelsea, rolls into the ring, but then goes back out for Chelsea.
Chelsea fires body shots, but Roxie CLUBS her down! Roxie whips Chelsea hard into barriers! Roxie slides in and now she wants the count to handle this. Chelsea is still down as the count climbs. Chelsea slowly sits up as we reach 5 of 10, then staggers over at 7 to slide in at 8! Roxie is on Chelsea but Chela drags her into a cradle! TWO, and Roxie hits a THESZ PRESS! Roxie rains down fists of fury, then has a cocky cover. TWO, and Roxie drags Chelsea up. Roxie wrenches, clamps on but Chelsea fights the leg sweep! NXT returns to single picture as Chelsea throws body shots! Roxie still chinbars to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Roxie runs, and UPPERCUTS Chelsea back down! Cover, TWO! Chelsea is still in this but Roxie pushes her around. Roxie scuffs Chelsea, talks trash, but the fans rally up. Roxie gets in Chelsea’s face to talk trash, but Chelsea throws body shots! Roxie ROCKS Chelsea, wrenches and chinbars, but Chelsea powers up to back suplex! Roxie lands out of it, ROCKS Chelsea, but Chelsea ROCKS her back! They go back and forth, but then Roxie gets the edge! Roxie HAMMERS away, runs, but into a BOOT! Roxie falls over, gets up, but into a LEG LARIAT! Woo woo woo, you know it! The fans fire up while both women are down!
Chelsea and Roxie crawl, and Roxie uses ropes to stand. Roxie hobbles over, but Chelsea rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! Chelsea runs to ROCK and ROCK and CHOP Roxie in a corner! Snapmare, SLIDING FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives, the fans duel, and Chelsea drags Roxie up with chicken wings. Roxie wrenches out to wrangle Chelsea! Chelsea gets free but Roxie DECKS her, then basement DROPKICKS! Chelsea goes to the apron, Roxie drags her up, but Chelsea HOTSHOTS Roxie now! Chelsea APRON CURB STOMPS! The fans fire up as Roxie flounders and Chelsea climbs! But Roxie GAMANGIRIS first!
Roxie goes up after Chelsea, SUPER STEINER! Chelsea tumbles, Roxie covers, TWO!! Chelsea survives and the fans fire up! Roxie is furious with the ref, but she watches Chelsea flounder to a corner. Roxie runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then she comes back to UPPERCUT again! Roxie keeps going, but Chelsea ALLEY OOPS her into buckles! And then GERMAN SUPLEX! Chelsea hurries to the top and the fans rally! Chelsea leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Roxie is tougher than that but Chelsea is beside herself! Chelsea thinks on what she has to do, and she chicken wings again! But Roxie powers free to SOBAT!
Roxie hops on, POP- NO, Chelsea pops her off! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Roxie has it, TWO!! Roll up, TWO!! Roxie gets up but Chelsea whips her, only for Roxie to SUNSET BOMB! Cover, Roxie wins!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)
Not quite Pop Rox but it was still just as good for The Prodigy! Will nothing stop her from dominating the NXT Women’s Division?
Someone is getting a beating in the parking lot!
Tony D’Angelo & Stacks are mugging Kemp and Myles to get them in the trunk! The Don shouts at the camera, “You think you’re in control, Charlie?! You think you’re in control!? How ’bout that Catch Clause now, Sir Charles!?” The D’Angelo Family hurries away, Kemp and Borne their hostages! And just as Dempsey walks out from the arena! He looks around for his guys, will he have to check the tape to see what just happened?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT right here. We didn’t get as much of the combine as I thought but I suppose that would’ve been a lot to share. Great choice of twelve, and we’ve already got good matches to start us off. Sol should definitely beat Izzi, and I would think Lash beats Ivy since Ivy is on Raw. No Lola Vice or Karmen Petrovic in the field but that’s okay, they clearly have more in their own feud to give. Karmen VS Shayna was a good match, but of course Shayna won out. And good promo after where Natty wants Karmen to change her game plan, and Karmen starts by kicking the horny dude bro in the head.
Really good match from Kelani and Fallon here as their friendship ends and Fallon goes fully Heel. They’re both in the top 12, I would think they are kept apart in the qualifiers so that they can both win and meet again in the ladder match. Funny little promo from Arianna and Chelsea with Gigi literally suck in the middle. Arianna of course loses to Mia so that Mia has momentum going into her own qualifier, and Gigi is definitely going to ask Ava to give her a rematch with Arianna so that Gigi can get out of this makeover deal. Mia will likely get a spot in the ladder match since they made a bigger deal about her returning to NXT.
Chelsea also losing after her little buddy buddy promo with Arianna was of course how things were gonna go. Roxie is that good as NXT Women’s Champion, and as I said last week, it has to be Giulia coming in from Stardom to make a big splash as an NXT star. Good promos from Chase U with Ridge Holland. Thea Hail is more accepting of Ridge’s input, but then Ridge messes things up for Duke against Lexis. Thea and Riley being on opposite ends of this issue, doesn’t look good for the relationship in their college romcom. At the same time, maybe Riley will be right all along, if Ridge ends up losing his cool and somehow joining Shawn Spears’ side after all. Honestly, I could see a Six Man Tag, Spears, Ridge & Lexis VS Chase U. That could also go a long way to getting a tag team out of the deal.
Great stuff in the NXT Tag Division tonight, too, such as the promo that set up Ty & Ty VS NQCC as well as Good Brothers still acting like they’re NXT 4 Life as they talk with Axiom & Frazer. Gallows & Anderson are definitely getting the tag title shot for Battleground with how the story is going. Ty & Ty had a great match with NQCC, mostly because Stacks was put in as the special guest ref. Great stuff with that story, especially with that abduction angle to end the night! Dempsey looking like lost and confused Travolta in Pulp Fiction, and now he has no choice but to defend the cup against Tony D. I still want Tony to win by knockout so that Dempsey’s technical skills are completely nullified.
Really good opening video package for Wes, and great match of Wes VS Briggs, even with Ivar being ringside and technically a factor. HHH Era seems to be an era of Triple Threats because clearly, Wes VS Briggs VS Ivar has to happen so that the winner (Wes) faces Oba at Battleground. And as I said last week, Wes can surely get past Briggs and Ivar, but something just tells me the North American title has moved past Wes. Wes will show that heart and determination, but he will likely lose, Oba continues on through the Summer as NAC. Wes can then move up to the top title scene.
Speaking of the top title, what an awesome Supernova Sessions. I figured the manila envelope secret was Dar pointing out some technicality, it’s basically the same thing with getting the Heritage Cup back from Tyler Bate and Nathan Frazer. But then what brilliant execution in revealing the Trick x Lash relationship as a way to motivate the title match even more. I also like the little bit where Je’Von gets in Meta Four’s way. Dar probably makes an example out of Je’Von in a tune-up match, but Trick might have an ally against the faction come title match time. As it stands, I would think Trick retains, but it will be an awesome match. And depending on how things go for Lash in the NXT Women’s North American Championship situation, she might not even be a factor to help Dar anyway. She might even go Team Trick so that we get an even 3v3.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Will this rematch be an absolute classic?
Ricky Saints and Trick Williams battle one last time for the NXT Championship, in a Last Man Standing Match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Speed Championship: El Grande Americano VS Jasper Troy; Troy wins and becomes the new WWE Speed Champion.
- Thea Hail w/ Joe Hendry VS Alba Fyre w/ Chelsea Green & Ethan Page; Thea wins.
- WWE Speed Women’s Championship Contender’s Tournament: Fallon Henley VS Skylar Raye; Fallon wins and advances to Gold Rush.
- Tavion Heights VS Josh Briggs; Tavion wins.
- NXT Championship Last Man Standing Match: Ricky Saints VS Trick Williams; Ricky wins and retains the title.
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The Culling is here!
The fans cheer because that means THE NXT Women’s Champion, Tatum Paxley, is leading the way to the ring. Izzi Dame, Shawn Spears & Niko Vance follow #TuesdayAddams, and she is all smiles as she gets the mic. “Guys, guys, you guys have no idea how much I love hearing this announcement. It just gives me goosebumps when I hear it: Tatum Paxley, NXT Women’s Champion!” The fans cheer that! Tatum says she could hear that over and over and over and over again! The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and even sing the Addams Family theme.
But Tatum knows if she wants to keep hearing that announcement, she has to listen to her friends. Last week didn’t really go the way she planned it, she was just so excited. They were fighting, dancing, they got carried away, and poor Izzi was just trying to protect her! Tatum still feels awful and that it was her fault they lost. But Izzi forgave Tatum because that is what best friends do. Izzi says, “Exactly, Tatum!” And she said it before, The Culling just wants the best for Tatum. They know how long, long, long, long and hard Tatum had to fight to get here, to become a champion!
But, Tatum, if you wanna keep being the silly, goofy, dancing, smiling, amazing NXT Women’s Champion, you gotta promise Izzi one thing: Stop making irrational decisions, and stop giving out title matches to anyone that walks out here. Promise? Tatum says she knows she can be impulsive… But that’s why she has The Culling and thanks them for reminding her. But spinning the wheel was so fun, right? We all love the wheel! Izzi says the fans would be entertained by freakin’ fruit flies if you put those in front of them! This is NOT about what makes the fans happy, this is about what’s best for Tatum!
The fans already chant “Spin the Wheel!” while Izzi tries to get Tatum to understand: Is Tatum being champion for them? Or for herself? Because if she doesn’t recall, the last time she fought for “them,” she was left abandoned and alone. The Culling took her in, and look at her now! She’s everything they imagined and more! She’s perfect! Tatum says yes, that’s right, but… Why can’t she be a champion that does both? She doesn’t want one girl to feel the way she felt! Izzi says because! Because… The more you defend the title, the more you risk losing it. Tatum is treating the title like a participation trophy, just handing out opportunities to everyone.
The reality is, not everyone deserves an opportunity at the title. Tatum is better than that. Don’t risk losing the title, don’t keep giving out free chances. That is not what’s best for Tatum or that title. But then Jacy Jayne & Fatal Influence storm out here! The fans boo as Jacy waves hi and says, “Tatum~! Tatum, Tatum, listen. Nobody knows how you feel more than me. And to be honest, you’re at the point where yo need to decide what kind of champion do you really wanna be.” The fans boo, but Jacy says when the star speaks, you all sit down and shut up. Jacy runs this place, with or without a title.
The fans boo more but Jacy tells Tatum she did work so hard for so long to get to where she is today that she wants to prove beating Jacy wasn’t a fluke. And the best way to do that is to be a fighting champion! So please, erase any doubts you have in your mind or in any of these losers’ minds… The fans chant “Jacy Sucks! Jacy Sucks!” Jacy does admit, Izzi’s got a point. Tatum shouldn’t go blindly giving out opportunities to randos. Instead, give it to someone who has earned it, and who, oh well, let’s see… carried this division on her back all year! Someone who deserves it!
Izzi says, “Wow, Jacy, such big words from someone with such little significance these days. Too bad Tatum’s not falling for it. Right, Tatum? … Right, Tatum?” Izzi says Jacy is saying whatever she has to in order to get a rematch but Tatum owes her nothing! Jacy asks Izzi what’s wrong. Does Izzi not have faith in her best friend to get the job done? Because newsflash: It’s Tatum’s title, not Izzi’s! Izzi doesn’t even know what it means to hold a championship. Tatum needs to be the one who is in charge of how she’s remembered as champion. And the right thing would be to give the former champion her rematch.
The fans chant “We Want Lainey!” “No, We Don’t!” Tatum says that she has to be smart about this. She has to be more selective. And she is absolutely going to do that. Right after New York! Jacy will get her rematch at NXT Gold Rush, BUT! It is Jacy’s last opportunity while Tatum is champ. Jacy is fine with that! Tatum’s excited, Jacy pretends to be excited, but Izzi is feeling a migraine coming on. Will Tatum survive this big rematch in the Big Apple? Or will we all end up under the Influence once again?
Ava Raine meets with The Vanity Project.
Jackson Drake & Swipe Right are in the NXT General Manager’s office, and Drake thanks her for this opportunity to defend his WWE Evolve Championship at Gold Rush. She says you’re welcome. Drake says of course, it’s not like Ava could resist having “the hottest faction in Evolve, The Vanity Project, grace New York City.” And he’ll say one thing: NXT and the Big Apple are gonna get a firsthand look of the future. Yes, and Ava bet the fans cannot wait for Sean Legacy become champion. Seriously? She’s gonna say that right here? But then in strut Ethan Page & Chelsea Green, Alba Fyre watching their six.
Vanity Project cheers “All Ego~!” and he says Ava really is the worst. Ethan promises to catch up with the VP boys, but first! AVA! What?! Ethan doesn’t think Ava’s congratulated Chelsea Green on becoming the NEW WWE Women’s United States Champion, joining Ethan in the Double Champ Club. Yes, congratulations, Double Champ Chelsea. Friday was a big deal, but they should really be preparing for their AAA Mixed Tag Team Championship match with Thea Hail and- Don’t! Don’t say his name, we’ve all learned a lesson there. But Alba says the match isn’t happening, because neither Thea nor Mr. Unmentionable have security clearance.
Oh, actually, they do. Um, no, that’s a negative. Meow, Slaygent A! Um, yeah, whatever. But Ava says the challengers do have proper clearance, or whatever excuse they’re using. But maybe Alba can settle that in the ring tonight. Chelsea protests but Ethan says no, this is perfect. If Alba eliminates the threat, then they win out in the end. Chelsea says okay, they will do that! Gracias! The Two Canadian Power Trip heads out, but will Slaygent A be able to bring down the Grown-Ass Woman? Or will Thea prove that she, and by extension Joe Hendry, are more than worthy of those AAA titles?
WWE Speed Championship: El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos VS Jasper Troy!
The (self-proclaimed) greatest luchador in history has held onto this title for a good stretch, but now he runs into a brick wall in the form of the LFG Season 1 Champion! Will the MonStar make quick work of El Campeon de Velocidad? Or will Grande finish this in under cinco minutos?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who reaches top speed first!
The bell rings and Troy RAMS Grande into a corner! The fans fire up and sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” while Troy RAMS Grande again and again! The ref counts, Troy stops and then whips corner to corner. Grande hits buckles hard and falls back, Troy roars, but the fans continue to sing. Grande stands, but Troy scoops and SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Grande survives but Troy stalks Grande. Troy runs up, blocks a boot, but Troy reels him in and KICKS! Grande goes up, but Troy runs in! Grande kicks him back, CROSSBODIES, but Troy catches him! Pop up and- NO, Grande lisp free to then CALF KICK! The fans fire up with Grande as we’re one minute deep.
Grande urns, PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Troy is still in this but he’s reeling. Grande clamps onto the arms, knuckle locks and goes up the ropes, but Troy YANKS him down for a LARIAT! The fans still sing for Grande while he flounders. Troy whips Grande to ropes, and ELBOWS him down! Grande flounders around again, but Troy stomps him down. Troy digs his boots in at the ropes but the ref counts. Troy steps off at 4, we’re under three minutes, and Grande fires shots! The fans rally but Troy catches the arms! Troy HEADBUTTS, then he Mongolian Chops! Grande drops to his knee, Troy BOOTS him down!
Troy runs, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Grande survives and the fans cheer, but Troy stalks Grande to a corner. Troy stomps away, digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Troy backs off, runs corner to corner, but into a LEG LARIAT! The fans fire up and Grande rises up! Grande knuckle locks and CHOPS, then he goe sup, up, and FLYING BLOCKBUSTERS! We hit the two minute warning and the fans fire up! Troy bails out, Grande builds speed, and Grande DIVES into a FOREARM! Grande tumbles down, Troy drags Grande up, and he puts Grande in the ring. Grande trips up the ref a bit, and Troy wants his chain!?
Bravo Americano rushes over to stop Troy, but Troy SHOVES him down! Rayo grabs the chain! Los Americanos are the ones caught, and the ref EJECTS them! Troy tells ’em to go on and git! The fans boo but Grande DIVES! Down goes Troy and the fans fire up with Grande! But we hit the last minute! Wait, did Rayo just slip the metal plate to Grande? Grande rolls into the ring, the fans rally up, but Troy guzels Grande! Grande SMACKS Troy, runs, JUMPING HEADBUTT! Troy is down but still moving, and we have just over 30 seconds left! Grande loads up the mask! The ref spots that! And Troy SPLASHES in the corner! BLACK HOLE SLAM!!! Cover, TROY WINS!!
Winner: Jasper Troy, by pinfall (NEW WWE Speed Champion)
We 18 SECONDS to spare, Troy breaks through and takes the gold! Will anyone have a chance of bringing him down in under five minutes?
Thea Hail prepares backstage.
She wonders where Joe Hendry is, and takes out her phone, but then realizes duh, just say his name and he appears! Joe Hendry is magically there! She loves it every single time. She thanks him for last week and he says no, no, he thanks her for that. The energy she had popping out the cake and pied everyone in the face, that inspired Hendry. And he wants to let her know that he could not ask for a better tag partner going into Gold Rush. She says HAIL~ YEAH~! She has been waiting for a big moment like this, he gave it to her, and now in just one week, Hendry & Hail will become AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions!
But tonight, Hail will take it to a former NXT UK Women’s Champion. HAIL YEAH! A former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion! HAIL YEAH! And y’know why? Why? Because she believes in Joe Hendry! The fans believe in Thea Hail! And Thea Hail believes in Thea Hail! LET’S GO~! Hail heads out, but will she be ready for whatever “Slaygent A” will throw at her?
Ava Raine now meets with Sean Legacy.
She knows he’s ready to represent Evolve, and he thanks her for this opportunity, the biggest opportunity of his life! He can’t wait to put an end to Jackson Drake’s title reign! Ava says the rest of Gold Rush is shaping up to be great, she knows Legacy will have a great match. Then in steps #ZaRuca, he says hey, and they say hey. Then they say “jinx” cuz they both said it at the same time. Legacy hopes Sol’s rehab is going super, because we all miss seeing her in action. Sol says that’s why she’s here. He moves aside to let Sol and Ava talk. Yes, Ava saw the medical report, and saw that Sol is medically cleared.
But… it is as tolerated. And knowing Sol, she’ll do it anyway, so this is entirely up to her. Sol says yes, she wants her title back next week. Zaria says she’d love nothing more than for them both to walk out of NYC as champions at Gold Rush, but she doesn’t want Sol to rush this. Ava says that’s a good point. They can always wait a couple more weeks, maybe even for Deadline. Sol says she’s cleared, it is her choice, and she wants the match with Blake Monroe next week. Alright, as long as Sol understands the risks. Sol says she does, so Ava’s hands are tied.
The Women’s North American Championship match is set, but will Sol regret going after The Glamour so quickly? Or will The Woman From Hell make sure Sol doesn’t survive in the Big Apple?
Thea Hail w/ Joe Hendry VS Alba Fyre w/ Chelsea Green & Ethan Page!
The Chase U alumni believes in the fans that believe in her, but she also believes in the Thea that believes in Thea! Will that inspirational energy help her win big tonight? Or will she be shut out by the Green Administration’s “red tape?”
The bell rings, the two rush up, and Thea dodges to then jump on Alba! Thea wants the arm but Alba RAMS her into the corner! Alba RAMS Thea again and again, then snapmares. Alba stomps away on Thea’s arm, then drags her up. Alba whips Thea to a corner, then RAMS her again! And again! And again! Ethan & Chelsea applaud while Alba snapmares Thea. Alba stands on Thea’s hair while she pulls Thea’s arm, and Alba salutes while the fans recite their Pledge of Allegiance to Chelsea Green. Alba KICKS the arm, drags Thea up, and whips her to the corner. Alba runs up, but Thea goes up and over to roll Alba up, TWO!
Thea snapmares Alba, runs, but Alba avoids the kick! Roll-up, TWO! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Alba scrambles around to stand up, then she SLAPS Thea! Thea gets mad now! Thea roars and THESZ PRESS! Fast hands! Alba shoves Thea away, but Thea wrenches to YANK the arm again and again! Thea goes to drag Alba down but Alba pull s hair. Alba whips Thea away, then scoops, but Thea arm-drags! Thea wheelbarrows and arm-drags again! Then she DROPKICKS Alba right outta the ring! The fans fire up and Thea hurries to the apron! Alba stands into the TRUST FALL! The fans fire up with Thea while Chelsea protests!
Thea puts Alba in the ring, argues with Chelsea, but then Chelsea swings! Thea blocks the slap, but Alba DIVES onto Thea! The fans are torn but Hendry storms over to make sure the others stay back. Thea is down while the Two Canadian Power Trip gloats, and NXT goes picture in picture.
The ring count climbs while Hendry coaches Thea up. Thea sits up slowly, but Alba drags her up. Alba SMACKS Thea off the apron, then throws her suit vest at her! Alba puts Thea in the ring, storms up on her at the ropes, and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Alba stops at 4, then she KICKS the ropes to jam Thea up! Thea flounders but Alba KNEES her in the back! Alba paces while Thea hobbles and goes to ropes. Alba CHOKES her again! The ref reprimands and counts, but Alba YANKS Thea back. Cover, TWO! Alba clamps onto Thea with a chinlock and she grinds Thea down. Thea endures and Hendry rallies the fans.
Thea fights up, fires body shots, and is free to roll Alba up! TWO, and Alba LARIATS Thea down! Cover, TWO! Alba is frustrated, but she sits Thea up by pulling hair. The ref reprimands but Alba whips Thea to the corner. Alba then storms up and CHOPS! Thea sputters and flounders, Alba salutes again, and Alba goes back to bring Thea up. Thea fires body shots, Alba CLUBS her and CHOKES her on the ropes! The ref counts, Alba stops at 4, but that lets Chelsea CHOKE Thea behind his back! Chelsea gets away with it all but Alba drags Thea around. Alba suplexes, GOURD BUSTER, and cover, TWO!
Thea survives and Chelsea is frustrated, but Alba clamps onto Thea with a COBRA CLUTCH! Thea endures, fights, but Alba leans on the hold. Thea rises up, fires body shots, and NXT returns to single picture. Alba spins Thea around, SLAPS her, then SLAPS her again! Thea HEADBUTTS! Alba HEADBUTTS in return! Thea HEADBUTTS again! Then Thea ROCKS Alba, ROCKS her again, and repeat! Thea runs to ropes, comes back, but Alba DECKS her! Alba whips Thea to the ropes, Thea reverses, and Thea ROCKS Alba! Thea kicks, runs, but into a fireman’s carry! But Thea slips through and arm-drags! Then POLISH HAMMER! POLISH HAMMER!
Thea runs, wrenches, and kicks a leg out! Thea says eat it! BASEMENT LARIAT! Thea then scoops Alba for a WORLD’S SMALLEST SLAM! Somersault and Thea shakes the ropes! TRUST FALL FLOPS as Alba moves! Ghost pin! TWO!! Thea escapes, and has the arm! KIMURA!! Alba flails, pulls hair, and she sends Thea into buckles! Thea falls, Alba reels her in, TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!! Thea survives and Alba is stunned! The fans fire up, Alba suplexes, but Thea cradle counters! TWO!! Thea and Alba stand, Thea scoops! MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Alba survives but the fans are thunderous for Thea!
Thea goes up a corner, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref tells her to back off, but Thea leaps over Alba! Thea blocks a kick, spins Alba, and jumps on! KIMURA!! Alba drops to her knees, Ethan gets on the apron! Hendry rushes over and YANKS Ethan down! Then POSTS him! The fans cheer, Hendry smiles, but Chelsea takes a swing! Hendry ducks and Chelsea SLAPS Ethan!! The fans fire up and Chelsea says that’s Hendry’s fault! Thea DIVES onto Chelsea! The fans are thunderous again as Thea hurries back into the ring! SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO!! Thea survives but Alba hooks her up! GORY- SUNSET FLIP! THEA WINS!!
Winner: Thea Hail, by pinfall
The power of believing in yourself comes through! Thea beats Alba here tonight and we all get to wave our hands side to side, but can Hail & Hendry do it all again in New York City?
Tatum Paxley talks with someone backstage.
She is really struggling on deciding who is truly deserving of opportunities. Does he know what she means? Ricky Saints says he gets it. You think Trick Williams is really deserving of another shot? No! But he is deserving of getting his ass kicked. Ricky thanks the doc for taping up his ribs, and he tells Tatum she’s in the same spot. Next week, she’ll do the same to Jacy Jayne. She just needs to understand that she can be the champion she wants to be. Don’t let nobody else tell you how. But in step The Culling. Izzi says hey to “Rick.” Izzi says The Culling was looking for her everywhere, but guess that’s because she’s been a little “everywhere” lately.
Niko says they should leave “the champ” to think about what’s coming his way tonight. Tatum says before she forgets, just a few minutes ago, she- Izzi interrupts Tatum but Tatum says Ricky needs to know about this. Izzi insists they leave, so Tatum leaves. As The Culling heads out, Ricky says Tatum’s a bit weird, but he kinda likes it. Will whatever news Tatum had turn out to be crucial information? Or can Ricky survive on his own?
Blake Monroe sits down for an interview.
“I was so excited when I got your message. You know I always carry you with me. And look what I got us~!” Blake shows off the Women’s North American Championship, but another Blake tells her, “Don’t kiss my ass, Blake. But congratulations. The Glamour, new NXT Women’s North American Champion. How does victory taste?” Glamour Blake says, “Delicious, darling. It’s everything I deserve, and The Glamour always does get what she wants. They all said, ‘Oh, Blake Monroe, she’s just a look.’ And I proved we’re more than that. We’re power.” Dark Blake says, “Power fades, slips through manicured fingers. And I mean, ‘deserved?’ Such an interesting word.”
So to the questions: How long ’til the light burns out, Blake? It won’t! She worked way too hard to get here, and no one is taking this title from her. But Sol never lost her title. And well, Blake drove a wedge through the ZaRuca friendship, but she didn’t tear them apart. That title isn’t Blake’s until she beats Sol. But it IS hers! After all, she’s the total package! She’s the most complete woman in the NXT locker room. But Dark Blake says Sol’s more complete. And with that mindset she has right now, she’ll take that title, IF Blake lets her. Does Blake think her attitude is enough to hold the championship?
Blake says yes! She’s confident, polished! The Glamour is a champion who doesn’t get her hands dirty! Hah! Nothing about Blake is clean. She’s as dirty as can be, and that nail polish cracks under pressure. Blake won’t beat Sol by outshining her. Sol is an incredible athlete, injured or not, so there’s only one way they beat her. How? Think, Blake! Sol’s not truly 100%, but Blake can be with Dark Blake by her side. Break Sol, make her feel every bit of pain, do whatever it takes to keep the title, and remind Sol what she’s lost! Blake needs to let the darkness be part of this. No, that’s not the champion Blake wants to be.
But it’s the kind of champion Blake NEEDS to be! If she wants to keep her title. Doesn’t Blake love the Woman From Hell? Doesn’t she want her to be part of this? Blake needs her, and she always shows up when Blake needs her most. Go on, Blake. Be the Glamour, blind them with your beauty, but Hell is what makes them fear you! Blake says let’s hypothetically entertain this. Say she breaks Sol. Then “they” won’t like that. They won’t care. Because Blake will still be champion! And Dark Blake doesn’t want to destroy Blake! They don’t compete, they coexist! Blake loves to be adored, but she hates what she has to do to stay that way.
That’s where the other Blake steps in. They need each other. The Glamour to be seen, and The Woman From Hell to be remembered. Spotlight needs shadow. Together, they make one perfect champion! See you at Gold Rush, love. Blake’s two sides are ready to work in tandem, will Sol stand a chance against a duo like that?
Je’Von Evans arrives.
His phone rings and he picks up. He tells Leon Slater that you are now talking to the man entering the Last Time is Now Tournament! Leon’s surprised Je’Von picked up at all. But what about that stuff with DarkState after him last week? Je’Von was a madman! Je’Von says he does wish Leon was here last week. But Je’Von is gonna make a special announcement to the fans! And he talked to the truck, they set things up so Leon can be part of hits. Call him back in a few. Je’Von hangs up for now, but just what does The Young OG have planned for after the break?
Backstage interview with Jordynne Grace.
Sarah Schreiber is with the Juggernaut, and brings up Kelani Jordan speaking her mind last week. What does Grace have to say in response? Grace says, “All Kelani did last week was try to justify why she took the easy way out. Cheating isn’t original, it’s uninspired and it’s lazy. Literally anybody could do it. What’s more important is what Santino said about the Triple Threat for the TNA Knockouts Championship at Gold Rush. Before I was an NXT Superstar, I was a TNA Knockout. In fact, I would go so far as to say I was THE TNA Knockout. That title was synonymous with MY name.
“Before Kelani even thought about stepping foot into a ring, while she was still flipping around over at Michigan State, I was TNA Knockouts Champion not once, not twice, but THREE times. In two weeks in New York City, I have the opportunity to course correct an entire division and make history. As for Lei Ying Lee, I’m sorry, but at this point, she’s just gonna have to be collateral damage. Kelani keeps saying that the world is why she is the way that she is now. But at Gold Rush, she can just blame me.” Grace has spoken, but will the Juggernaut strike TNA gold for the FOURTH time in New York City?
Je’Von Evans is in the ring.
The fans cheer The Young OG, and he says alright, c’mon now, hold on. YUUURT~! But now, he ain’t gonna lie, ya boi is pretty excited about what he heard last night on Raw. The fans cheer that! Je’Von Evans is gonna be in the Last Time is Now Tournament! But hear him out, he also won’t lie… He’s pretty nervous. Not only because he’s going against Gunther in the first round, which is crazy, but because he’s wrestling in Madison Square Garden at the age of 21, gang! The fans cheer that! Je’Von says look, MSG has been around longer than Je’Von’s been alive. But that’s next Monday. Let’s talk next Tuesday.
Je’Von and Leon have a big announcement. Leon isn’t here physically to join Je’Von, but…! He got something figured out. So, uh, Miss Amy in the truck, please connect Leon. Leon is on the tron! The fans cheer and the TNA X-Division Champion is all fired up being on the big screen! Je’Von says he’s got some pull around here. Now, he knows Leon’s been doing his thing back home in TNA, taking care of business, but that doesn’t mean Je’Von stopped scheming. Je’Von talked to Ava, he knows Leon talked to Santino, and they both finally agreed to give them what they want. And that is an opportunity in NYC at Gold Rush…
To go against that goofy ass DarkState for the NXT Tag Team Championships! The fans fire up for that! Leon says let’s get it! Damn right, OG! And seeing what those four did to the GOATS, Matt & Jeff Hardy, then trying to do Je’Von like that before he dipped outta there, Leon says they gotta get this back the only way they know how. That’s jacking the gold, baby! Yeah, yeah, yeah~! And look, look, Leon knows it, Je’Von knows it, and everyone here knows it, that when The Youngest In Charge & The Young OG are in the same ring, they make magic! They’ll do that next week in the process of taking those tag team titles!
And not only that, but guess what? OH NO! DARKSTATE IS HERE! The lights go down, and the four wild dogs are already in the crowd. Osiris Griffin says they’ve got their next two victims right in front of them, huh? Hey, fellas, these young’uns didn’t learn a thing when DarkState put down their daddies, the so-called greatest tag team of all time. Dion Lennox tells Je’Von and his boy, Leon, think they’re the future of this business, but their future is in DarkState’s hands! And they end the future in NYC! Cutler James says Je’Von ducking them last week only bought him more time to think on the consequences of confronting DarkState!
Saquon Shugars says Santino and Ava got it all under control, but that don’t mean nothing unless DarkState enforces it! What is Je’Von even doing in the ring? Not thinking, obviously, because if he was, he and Leon would’ve taken their beating! Now, Je’Von is just standing there looking stupid without his man here to save him. Leon, you fittin’ to do Gold Rush on your own. Je’Von says they got ’em! Leon rushes off screen, and Je’Von says THEY the ones dumb as hell! That wasn’t a remote video call at all! Leon Slater is HERE! And now it is 4v2! The fans cheer but this is still a bit lopsided! But then Leon TOSSES Dion so he can LEG LARIAT Cutler!
Je’Von ROCKS Shugars, Leon SUPERKICKS Osiris! Je’Von SUPERKICKS Osiris, then they DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as DarkState regroups outside, only for Leon to FLY! Down goes Dion & Cutler, but then Je’Von FLIES to take out Osiris & Shugars! The fans are all fired up as the young guns are poppin’ off! Will nothing stop them from taking those tag titles?
Kelani Jordan talks with Trick Williams.
The Standout says she knows what she said about Trick last week, but the more she thinks about it, she realized Trick was right. Trick looks around for witnesses on that, but Lani says it gets lonely at the top and he would know. Trick says yes, he would. Lani has come to grips with how it’s like he said: If you wanna be successful, the only person you should worry about is yourself. Exactly! He’s been saying it for years. Lani says she doesn’t care what anyone says, she’s picking Trick to win tonight. Trick says she’s got her head on straight for once. And yeah, sometimes you gotta be selfish. Selfish is the word.
That’s why Trick’s taking care of Ricky tonight, and Lani will take care of that Triple Threat in New York. Show everyone here why she’s #HER. Lani says yeah, she IS #HER! They fist bump and Lani heads out, but will no one really do it like #HER? Will Trick actually find a way to be better than The Absolute?
WWE Speed Women’s Championship Contender’s Tournament: Fallon Henley VS Skylar Raye!
Jacy Jayne has her title match for Gold Rush, and now The Toxic Cowgirl wants to wrangle one of her own. Zaria is waiting on the other side, will Fallon meet her in New York City? Or will the new girl say LFG in MSG?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Fallon doesn’t think much of Skylar and laughs it off with Jacy & Lainey, but then she turns around into DOUBLE KNEES! Skylar then runs up, wheelbarrows, and victory rolls! ONE, but Skylar runs up. Fallon puts her in a corner to fire off forearms! Skylar arm-drags, then hooks Fallon up and slips around, leg clutch! TWO, and Fallon body scissor cradles! TWO and Skylar swings into a crucifix takedown, TWO! Fallon CHOPS Skylar down! The fans are torn, Skylar sputters, but Fallon fireman’s carries. Skylar slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Fallon WRANGLES Skylar, BUTTERFLY STRETCH!
Skylar tips things into a cover at the two minute warning, TWO! Fallon cradles Skylar, TWO! Both women stand, Fallon kicks low! Fallon reels Skylar in, lifts, but Skylar RANAS! The fans fire up and Skylar runs in for a BACK BODY BLOCK! Skylar whips, Fallon reverse, but Skylar ELBOWS her back! Skylar goes up, HIGH FLY CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Skylar ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirl, DDT! Not the cleanest but Fallon is still down! Skylar hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Skylar and she wheelbarrows again! Fallon turns that into a STUN GUN! One minute warning and Fallon runs up, YEEHAW FACEBUSTER!
Fallon keeps moving, FAMOUSER! Cover, Fallon wins!
Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall (advances to Gold Rush)
With 44 seconds to spare, Fallon smiles ear to ear. Jacy & Lainey celebrate with Fallon, but will Fatal Influence be even happier when they bring home two belts? Or will they split the difference when the pressure is on?
NXT Media catches up with Jasper Troy.
The reporter asks for words from the NEW Men’s Speed Champion, and Troy says he might be the last person you think of when it comes to speed, but this title proves that whoever steps into the ring with him gets shut down because he makes time stand still! There is a whole lot more carnage on the way, and everyone in NXT will bend the knee! Meanwhile, DarkState storms out of the building to rant and complain. Je’Von & Leon think they’re smart, but they won’t be laughing next week when they get they asses knocked out! Dion guarantees it! Cutler says you can’t hit ‘n’ run forever. When DarkState gets hold of Je’Von & Leon, it’s lights out!
Osiris says if you thought what they did to The Hardy Boyz was bad, just watch next week! Shugars says when DarkState strikes, ain’t NOBODY safe! Will that statement be true in the worst way? Or can Je’Von & Leon get DarkState off their game with how angry they are?
The Fatal Influence regroups backstage.
Jacy says it seems she won’t be the only one leaving Gold Rush as champion. Lainey says that’s right! Jacy will win back the NXT Women’s Championship, and Fallon will become the NEW Women’s Speed Champion. And Lainey knows exactly what she has to do next. Oh? Fallon asks, “What is she doing?” Jacy says, “What always works.” And knowing the Southern Charm, does that mean what it sounds like?
Tavion Heights VS Josh Briggs!
Speaking of angry, this is a grudge match right here! The Olympian wants an opportunity to prove himself, but the Bullhead Brawler is trying to keep everybody down. As Briggs said, there’s only room for one at the top, but will Briggs be the one to come out on top? Or is Tavion about to reach those new heights?
NXT returns and Tavion makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two run up! Briggs BOOTS Tavion right down! The fans fire up but they boo as Briggs rains down fists. Tavion goes to ropes, Briggs stands him up and DECKS him! Tavion flounders, the fans taunt Briggs with “You Tapped Out!” in reference to last week with El Grande Americano, but Briggs ignores that to stomp away on Tavion at the ropes! The ref reprimands, Briggs steps off, and he shouts at the fans to shut up. Briggs stalks Tavion, drags him up, and then scoops, only for Tavion to slip free. Tavion waistlocks, Briggs ELBOWS fere, but then Tavion hits a fireman’s carry takeover!
Briggs staggers up, Tavion hits a HIP TOSS! Briggs gets back up, but Tavion slips around, and Tavion SLAMS Briggs down! The fans rally while Tavion holds onto Briggs. Briggs endures, fights up, and the fans rally. But Tavion just SLAMS Briggs back down! Tavion then gator rolls Briggs around, but Briggs fights around. Tavion squeezes tighter but Briggs still fights up. Briggs pulls Tavion’s hair, then REAR HEADBUTTS! Tavion staggers, Briggs CLOBBERS him! Briggs HAMMERS Tavion, then whips him to ropes! SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tavion survives but Briggs talks trash right to his face. Cover, TWO!
The fans rally, Briggs stalks Tavion, then he CLUBS Tavion. Briggs drops an ELBOW on Tavion’s back, then covers, TWO! Tavion stays in this and Briggs is upset with the ref, but the count was fair. Briggs winds up, but Tavion counter punches! Tavion fires fast hands, but Briggs shoves and ELBOWS him down! Briggs throws Tavion and soaks up the heat. But Tavion trips Briggs, spins him, and jackknife roll into the fireman’s carry! Brigg sis big but Tavion still lifts him! Briggs CLUBS Tavion, shoves free, but then both men duck ‘n’ dodge! LEAPING LARIAT from Briggs! Briggs roars right in Tavion’s face while the fans boo, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Briggs looms over Tavion, then taunts the fans. Briggs KICKS Tavion to the ropes, digs his boots in, but he stops as the ref counts. Tavion sputters, Briggs slaps him around, then stands Tavion up. Briggs whips but Tavion reverses to LARIAT at the ropes! Tavion whips and LARIATS Briggs again, then whips again for a LEAPING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Briggs survives and Tavion is frustrated, but both men rise up. Tavion is on Briggs first but Briggs shoves him, then kicks out the leg! Briggs DECKS Tavion with a right hand! Tavion sputters, Briggs stalks him, and he stomps Tavion down while the fans continue to taunt him.
Briggs digs his boots in, stops as the ref counts 4, then paces around while he soaks up the heat. Briggs goes back to Tavion but Tavion fires body shots! And forearms! Tavion rises to whip, but Briggs reverses. Tavion ducks ‘n’ dodges to then DROPKICK! Briggs staggers back against ropes, Tavion runs up, but into a BOOT! Both men are down again, but Briggs crawls to a cover, TWO! Tavion survives and the fans cheer while Briggs seethes. Briggs drags Tavion into a chinlock and he squeezes tight. Tavion endures, even as Briggs smothers and thrashes him! Tavion fights up, fires body shots, and NXT returns to single picture.
Tavion fires forearm after forearm, then ROCKS Briggs! The fans fire up and Tavion storms up, but Briggs is on the ropes. The ref has Tavion hold on a moment, but Briggs uses that to CHOP BLOCK! Briggs CLOBBERS Tavion, HAMMERs away, and the fans boo. Briggs covers, TWO!! Tavion survives and Briggs is frustrated now. Briggs looms over Tavion, slaps him around, and eggs him on. Tavion gets mad, he gets up and under Briggs, but Briggs fights the lift! Briggs HAMMERS Tavion again, but Tavion powers up! SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up and Tavion runs to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And then a SLINGBLADE!
The fans fire up as Tavion whips Briggs to ropes, then shoots past him! Briggs BOOTS, and BOOTS again! Tavion is back down, Briggs huffs ‘n’ puffs, and then Briggs builds speed! But Tavion avoids the boot! Briggs gets stuck on the ropes! Tavion clinches, BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TAVION WINS!
Winner: Tavion Heights, by pinfall
The Bullhead Brawl built a head of steam, but he just got derailed! Will Tavion’s train make it to a golden destination in the not-too-distant future?
Myles Borne and Ava Raine finish watching this backstage.
The NXT GM knows Myles wants his own opportunities, but they already talked about this: Ricky VS Trick is for the title tonight, and while it is Last Man Standing, that doesn’t change what they talked about. Myles says he loves it. Yes, and she knows he’d love even more to cost Trick his title opportunity, but we can’t have that happening. But Trick hit Myles in the back with a chair for no good reason. Retribution is coming. Yes, but there is a time and a place, and she can’t have anyone interfere in the main event. Myles gave her his word, remember? But then Wren Sinclair walks over. She and Myles say hi, and Myles excuses himself so he can get a “closer look” at the main event.
Myles leaves, Ava asks he not interfere. Kenda Grey walks in and asks what Wren was talking with Myles about. Is she already second-guessing the #WrenQCC? Uh, no, of course not! Myles is just obsessed with Trick, and Wren is so focused on getting the team off the ground. Kendal says that’s good, they’ve got something here. Wren agrees, but they need at least one more person. They gotta get on the same page, put their heads together (which she makes Kendal do with her literally) and mind meld! Mind meld! W-What? Lainey says she’s got something to tell Kendal. SLAP! Kendal TACKLES Lainey for that!
Wren and Ava freak out as these two brawl, refs rush in, and even the rest of Fatal Influence is here. But Jacy & Fallon laugh, they realize now what Lainey’s up to. Will The Southern Charm prove she’s ready to Evolve? Or will she regret stepping into The Grey Area?
NXT Championship Last Man Standing Match: Ricky Saints VS Trick Williams!
The Absolute may not be 100%, but he is 110% determined to finally shut down and shut up the so-called best NXT has ever had. Will Ricky #WhoopDatTrick once and for all? Or are we about to crown a THREE-TIME NXT Champion?
NXT returns and Ricky makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, as are the stakes! It is time to see who truly defines this era of NXT!
The bell rings and Trick takes a swing with a kendo stick! Ricky dodges and fires haymakers in return! He ducks another kendo stick shot, fires a CHOP and more forearms, then ducks another shot to CLUB Trick! Ricky kicks low, goes up, but then blocks the kendo stick! Ricky uses that to go up and tightrope walk. They tug-o-war, Trick stops the Old School, but Ricky takes the stick to SMACK, SMACK, and SMACK! Then he KENDO STICK LARIATS Trick up and out! The fans fire up with Ricky and he goes outside to bring out chairs from under the ring. Trick CLUBS Ricky, each man gets a chair, and they CLASH!
Ricky is disarmed with hands shaking, and Trick KNEES low into those bad ribs. Trick whips, Ricky reverses, and Trick hits steel steps hard! The fans cheer while Trick is down, and the count begins! Ricky hurries to bring out a trash can, and even a chain, but the fans chant, “We Want Tables!” Trick rises at 7 and is up at 8, but Ricky puts him in the ring. Ricky then goes up the corner, springboards, but into a TRASH CAN ATTACK! Right to the ribs! Trick SMACKS Ricky with the can again! And again! Trick brings Ricky around, whips, and then FLAPJACKS Ricky onto the can! Ricky writhes and sputters while the ring count begins.
Trick paces, waits on Ricky, and Ricky is still down at 5 of 10. Ricky uses the ropes to stand at 8, but Trick LEG LARIATS! Trick fires up and says this is still his house! The fans cheer as Trick paces, and Ricky stands at 5 this time. Trick CHOPS Ricky, stalks him to a corner, then brings him around for another CHOP! Ricky flounders against ropes, the fans duel, and Trick stands Ricky up again. Trick traps Ricky’s arms in the ropes! The fans fire up as Trick SMACKS Ricky with the kendo stick, and breaks it!
The fans fire upas Trick keeps going, and he SMACKS Ricky again, in the ribs! The stick is busted, Trick lets Ricky fall, and the count begins. Trick grabs a chair, Ricky rises at 7, but into a SMACK on the back! Ricky writhes and flounders, Trick egg shim on, and then SMACKS him while he’s down! Trick clutches his neck while Trick tries to make the chair sit up. The chair is too bent, it just falls over. Trick goes to get the other chair, he makes that one sit up, and he fetches some more! Ricky is up at 8, but he then slumps back down. Trick says this is his house, this is his NXT! Ricky eggs Trick on, and he blocks the trash can lid!
Ricky SMACKS Trick in return! Trick staggers, Ricky SMACKS him again! And again! Then he JAMS Trick up to SMACK him on the back! Trick falls out of the ring, Ricky leans on the one good chair, and the fans cheer while NXT goes picture in picture.
The standing count starts while Trick clutches his back. Trick uses the apron to stand at 6, Ricky runs up, but Trick traps him in the apron skirt! Trick HAMMERS away on Ricky, then ROCKS him! Trick even looks under the ring for something, and he finds a trash can! Trick puts the can over Ricky, then grabs a new kendo stick. Trick SMCKS the can! And SMACKS it again! And again, and again, and again, until this kendo stick breaks! The ref checks on Ricky as he slumps out of the trash can, and Ricky is still in this. The standing count starts while Trick stays close. Trick puts the trash can in the ring, then a couple more chairs.
Ricky is still down at 5, but he rises at 6, so Trick shoves him into the ring. Trick rips at the rib tape! Ricky flails but can’t get away as Trick drags him around using the tape. Trick then hits a BOOKEND onto the chair! Ricky writhes but Trick plans ahead. Trick wedges a chair into the corner, clears some space, and Ricky stands at 7. Trick SMACKS him with the trash can! Ricky sits down in the corner and the ref checks him. Ricky is still in this so Trick whips him at the corner. Ricky reverses but his ribs won’t let him do much more than that! Trick CLUBS Ricky, and then THROWS him out of the ring! Ricky lands hard on the outside!
Trick goes to commentary and clears the desk! Trick then drags Ricky up, SMACKS him off the apron, and ROCKS him with a right hand! Ricky hits back, they brawl, and NXT returns to single picture. Trick hits a SPIN KICK! Ricky falls back, Trick dares him to get up, then runs back in, only to be sent into and through the barriers! The fans go nuts while Trick goes down in a heap! The count is on Trick now while Ricky goes to the ring. Ricky checks under the ring and he brings out another chair. Trick rises at 8, but he staggers and topples more barriers. Ricky has to use a kendo stick like a walking stick but he’s up!
Ricky SMACKS away on Trick again and again and again! Trick wants mercy!? Ricky does hesitate, but then he breaks the stick on his knee! Ricky grabs a chair, but Trick BOOTS it into Ricky! Trick runs, but into a SMACK! And another SMACK! And another! Ricky is going yard with these homerun derby shots! Ricky stops after about a dozen, and the fans are thunderous as the standing count is on Trick. Trick is down at 5, at 6, at 7, but he rises at 8! Trick is bloody, but Rick builds speed to ABSOLUTE SPEAR!! The fans fire up as Trick is back down and the count starts again! Trick is still down at 5, at 6, at 7, at 8, but he springs to life at 9!
Trick rises, but Ricky kicks low! Ricky hauls Trick up, but Trick slips free of the Canadian Rack! Ricky runs in, but is send into the corner chair! Ricky tumbles out to the apron and then the floor! Ricky manages to crawl but that’s not the same as standing. Trick grabs the top part of the steel steps! Trick aims as Ricky stands at 8, and he RAMS Ricky down! The count restarts, “This is Awesome!” as Ricky stirs. Ricky is still down at 5, at 6, at 7, but he sputters at 8. Ricky stands at 9, but into a FLYING TRICK SHOT! Trick is fired up, he says he just got the knockout! Ricky is down at 5! At 6! At 7! But Ricky stirs at 8 so Trick is not satisfied!
Trick drags Ricky over, BOOKEND onto the steps! Then he grabs the steps, and he puts them over Ricky so he can stand ON Ricky! The fans are torn as the ring count starts, but Ricky manages to slip free from the trap! Trick is gloating too much, he doesn’t see that! Ricky SHOVES Trick off the steps, and Trick SMACKS off the timekeeper’s desk! Maybe even the ring bell! And then deja vu, Ricky lines up a shot! Ricky runs up, but Trick dodges this time! Ricky CRASHES through the wall under the perch!! The fans lose their minds all over again and Trick says he’s already won! Ricky is still down at 7! At 8! But Ricky LEAPS out at 9!
Ricky and Trick brawl, Trick THROWS Ricky into the crowd! They brawl up into the stands of the NXT Arena! The fans move aside as these two go up, and up, and then TRICK SHOT!! Ricky sits back in a chair, sputters, but Trick is all fired up! Trick still thinks he’s got this in the bag, but Ricky stands at 8! And he SPEARS Trick off the ledge and down through commentary!! The fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” Both men flounder, they somehow rise at 8! Ricky PUSHES Trick down to stand up, and RICKY WINS!!
Winner: Ricky Saints (still NXT Champion)
But before Ricky can even pick up the belt to celebrate, OBA FEMI RETURNS?!?! The Ruler is back, and it’s already clear what he wants! Has Ricky only jumped out of the frying pan to jump into the fire?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT, especially as go-home to Gold Rush for the next two weeks (at least on TV, I’m pretty sure it’s all happening on one night IRL). Very good promo from Vanity Project with the Two Canadian Power Trip, and then subsequently with Sean Legacy and ZaRuca. Vanity Project just being Jackson Drake & Swipe Right is proof that Zayda Steel has moved on IRL, but setting up Drake VS Legacy for Gold Rush heavily indicates Drake retains the title against Keanu Carver on tomorrow night’s Evolve. But if that’s the case, can Legacy please at least win the title off Drake to move things forward in Evolve?
Great match from Thea VS Alba to come from that promo, but Thea winning out clearly indicates she and Hendry aren’t taking the AAA Mixed Tag titles, as I figured last week. Sol being determined to win even though she’s only “cleared as tolerated,” aka like 80 or 90 percent healthy in kayfabe, might mean she loses. Plus, Blake had a very good promo with, well, herself. I’m a little surprised we’re having another case where a character’s multiple sides interact given we got that from Bayley not too long ago, but it still works in story. Blake could do a Two Face cosplay as a play off of Gotham City in DC Comics being New York.
Very good Speed match from Fallon VS Skylar, and a very good debut for Skylar, but I figured Fallon would win. Then Lainey going after Kendal was actually a good surprise. I don’t see Lainey taking the Evolve Women’s Championship because then that means she’d have to be on episodes of Evolve, but Fallon could certainly take the Women’s Speed title. At the same time, it might be more compelling if Zaria wins and Sol loses so that the dysfunction in ZaRuca grows. As for Jacy, I would hope Tatum retains to further the dysfunction within The Culling. Tatum winning despite going against Izzi’s wishes can be used to show Tatum is right and that only upsets Izzi more until Izzi demands a title match with Tatum.
Great Speed Championship from Troy VS Grande, and I like that this is a rate time where Grande going for the cheat costs him. But as I said before, the WWE Speed titles being on NXT, it was gonna be an NXT star holding the men’s title soon enough. Very good promos from Jordynne Grace and Kelani Jordan, and I would think Lei Ying Lee gets to say something on TNA this week. I feel like Lani is going to retain through opportunistic means, maybe even being the one to introduce “weapons” into the No Disqualification environment of a Triple Threat. Great stuff with Je’Von, Leon and DarkState, especially with how Je’Von & Leon used the video call to fake out DarkState. DarkState also had a good promo later, but it feels like they’re winning at Gold Rush anyway.
Great match from Tavion VS Briggs, and a great win for Tavion. Tavion could certainly find himself on track for another shot at the North American title, but that depends if they choose to do Ethan VS Hendry or not. Good tease from Myles to be part of the main event, but he kept his promise to Ava and stayed away. That main event was awesome stuff, though maybe they were a little sloppy with how they were hitting each other with the chairs and kendo sticks. A little bit of sloppy and rough treatment helped make it a grittier, realer fight, and falling off the ledge was a wild spot. Ricky shoving Trick down to win was slightly anticlimactic, but something about that also works for a sake of realism.
Oba Femi returning was also great to see, but I wish they gave us more time with that. Oba VS Ricky is certainly going to be for Deadline, but I wonder if this undercuts Oba Femi being an entry in the Last Time is Now tournament. By the way, so much for that tournament having more from AAA or even TNA, but maybe that’s still to be seen with those wild cards Aldis and Pearce are holding. But if Oba loses to Ricky at Deadline, you can bet Oba goes to main roster and even gets in on the Royal Rumble.
My Score: 8.9/10
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The Last Real Champion returns home!
John Cena returns to Raw and to Boston as the Last Time is Now Tournament begins! Sheamus, Nakamura, Rusev, Priest, who survives the opening round?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio VS John Cena; Cena wins and becomes the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.
- The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: Rusev VS Damian Priest; Rusev wins and advances.
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Raquel Rodriguez; Vaquer wins and retains the title.
- The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: Sheamus VS Shinsuke Nakamura; Sheamus wins and advances.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS The Kabuki Warriors; The Kabuki Warriors win and become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
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Triple H is here!
Boston fires up as The Game is already in the ring, and HHH has the mic to say, “That will never get old. We live in a magical time, right? A time where we can all be here for a night like this. We also live in a time where people don’t agree on much. Everybody has their opinion, especially when it comes to this business. It seems that everybody has an opinion. Whether it’s fans, whether it’s talent, whether it’s media, whether it’s the people in the back running the business, they all have their opinions on who the Greatest Of All Time is. The thing is, you can measure it from a million different ways.
“In-ring performance, charisma, the ability to tear somebody up on this microphone, the ability to do PR, the ability to be a box office attraction. The categories are endless, but the truth is, they are all subjective. I have the unique ability to see it from a lot of different sides: as a fan, as a talent, as a performer, as a businessman, as a promoter, I can see all sides of what it takes to be considered great in this, and I think that tonight might be one of those nights where everybody in this building can agree on one thing.” The fans already cheer, and HHH says when he breaks it down from every side and look at it as the most objective person there is…
“There is only one person at the top of that list. One person who was a box office attraction, one person who left it in this ring every single night for 20 years, one person that was ruthless on this microphone and could tear anybody apart. One person who did it all, did it all with a smile on his face, and did it all because he loved this business as much as anybody on the face of this planet and just wanted to see it elevated to the biggest form of entertainment on this planet possible.” The fans cheer again, and HHH says that one person, when looking at it objectively, is without a doubt the single greatest asset that this business has ever seen.
For HHH objectively, this man is without a doubt THE Greatest Of All Time, and it is HHH’s honor to bring him out here now for you all. On your feet, ladies and gentlemen, for the hometown hero! The one, the only, the greatest of all time, JOHN CENA~! The fans erupt as the music hits, and Cena makes his entrance! Cena has the Boston Celtics inspired merch as he revels in the moment. Then he heads to the ring and slides in! The fans cheer Cena on as he gets the mic, and he says, “Man, what an introduction, and what an amazing night we have here. Ever since I announced my retirement, the one question I’ve heard a lot is, ‘Who would you like to face?'”
The fans chant, “Thank You, Cena,” and Cena says what goes on in here is a team effort. It doesn’t happen without the fans, so he thanks the fans. But it is amazing how often the question came up: Who should John Cena’s final opponent be? There was one question he wanted to hear, and only one person asked Cena that: What does Cena want to do? What is his goal? And what Cena’s goal is, is to leave this business better than he found it, and to pay back all the opportunities and chances to showcase himself in front of the WWE, and what the fans have put up with over the years.
Cena is super exited about tonight, because the Last Time is Now Tournament gives superstars a showcase for their skills to earn the opportunity to say they retired John Cena. And they’ll have to bring it, he ain’t going down without a fight! The other thing he wanted to do, and he thanks HHH to let him make this announcement. On December 13th, Saturday Night’s Main Event… Now, this is where it gets good and means so much to him. It is a night to close one chapter, and also a night of opportunity. It will be Cena’s final in-ring performance, but it also gives a chance for people to shine. The main roster superstars will host exhibitions for the brightest NXT has to offer as the future!
Cena said this does not happen without the fans, and without their interesting in the WWE, the WWE would cease to exist. And so, December 13th, it is about paving the road ahead. That is what Cena wants for this tour. Cena did have one last ask, so thank you, HHH, because this was a little selfish. Cena wanted to be in Boston one last time. He doesn’t book the dates, the towns, but they’ve been in Brussels, London, Perth, and Cena just wanted to come home one last time. Cena saw his first WWE show in the OLD Garden, and it means so much to be in the TD Garden, to look up at the banners and feel the greatness in this building.
To be surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones. To be filled with joy as he stands in this ring to say, “Thank you.” But then DOMINIK MYSTERIO interrupts! The fans boo as Dirty Dom Two Belts struts down to the ring. Dom gets himself a mic and the fans boo more. Dom tells them off in Spanish, and then in English, if we’re talking about the future of the WWE… The fans tell Dom to STFU, but Dom asks “Hunter” what he’s gonna do about what happened last week. Dom is the AAA Mega Campeon, the GREATEST Intercontinental Champion of all time, and HIS celebration was interrupted by some deadbeat!
That doesn’t happen to Dom, Dom interrupts old men celebrating! He doesn’t care what’s going on here, because it is not as important as Dom. Cena tells Dom to hold on, hold on, hold on. Let’s all calm down, this is a rowdy crowd, we got off on the wrong foot. Dom Mysterio, welcome to Boston! The fans cheer again, but Dom says this is not about Cena or Boston. So why not go sit in the corner, let the grown folks handle business, and speak when spoken to? Or… Dom will put Cena down! The fans boo Dom and cheer Cena, and Cena says, “Fine speech. But I think in the midst of your anger and your ego, you forgot where you were and who you’re talking to.
“I’m John Cena! This is Boston, Massachusetts! And on any other night in any other city, I give you a chance. Tonight, you don’t have a chance! Tonight, I! AM! INVINCIBLE! So ‘champ,’ choose your words very carefully. Because if your next are to try and pick a fight with me, I promise tonight, you will LOSE! Wrong time, wrong place, wrong guy. But, I’m gonna do you a favor. Out of the respect I have for your father, right now, I’m gonna let you turn around and walk your ass back through that curtain.” Cena backs off, Dom just chews his gum and says, “Oh, really, John? You’re gonna need more than magic to touch me.
“Because I’m not even at my peak yet, and I’m better than you ever were in your prime. Any time, any place, any era, I woulda whooped John Cena’s ass!” The fans tell Dom he messed up, but HHH steps in and says if he could just take this for a second… HHH agrees with Boston. What did Dom say? “Any time, any place, any era? Seems like a pretty damn good era. Seems like a pretty damn good place. And seems like one hell of a time. So if it’s okay with you (Cena), Dominik… You will defend that Intercontinental Championship tonight! Right here, right now, against the one and the only JOHN CENA! Now, get me a referee, and let’s get to work!”
Boston is erupting again as Dom has stepped in it! Will Dom find a way to survive The Greatest Of All Time? Or will The Never-Seen Seventeen finally hit that Grand Slam?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio VS John Cena!
Raw returns and the fans boo as Dom stomps away on Cena in the corner. The ref counts, Dom backs off, and Dom soaks up the heat as he flexes. The fans rally up behind Cena but Dom covers his ears. Dom whips Cena corner to corner, but Cena reverses! Dom hits buckles, staggers, and Cena BULLDOGS! Cena whips again but Dom bails out! The fans boo but Cena waits on Dom. Dom paces while the ring count climbs, but then Cena has the ref hold on. Dom tells Cena to stay back, and then Dom walks up the steps. Dom steps inside, but then steps right back outside! The fans boo as Dom goes up the ramp! So Cena pursues!
The fans cheer as Cena spins Dom around and ROCKS him! Cena ROCKS and even HEADBUTTS Dom back to ringside. Cena whips, but Dom reverses, and Cena hits the steel steps hard! Dom flexes but the fans boo, and the ref reprimands as Dom walks around the way. Dom steps up onto the steps just to flex, then he eggs Cena on. Cena rises up, Dom brings Cena up, and Dom SMACKS Cena off the steel steps! Dom slides into the ring so he can flex and soak up the heat again. The ring count restarts, and Cena is down even as we pass 5 of 10! The fans rally harder and harder and Cena rises at 8! He leaps in at 9 and the fans cheer!
Dom storms up on Cena, reel shim in, and snap suplexes! That’s Uno Amigo as Dom brings Cena up. Dos Amigos and Dom drags Cena up again. Dom gives some Latino Heat, THREE AMIGOS! Cover, TWO! Cena survives and the fans rally as Dom frowns. Dom paces, tunes out the fans, and he drags Cena up. Dom fires a haymaker but Cena fires back! Cena ROCKS Dom again and again, then fireman’s carries! Dom slips free to DDT! Cover, TWO! Dom is annoyed but in control as Raw goes back to break.
Raw returns again and Dom has Cena down. Slingshot SENTON but onto knees! The fans fire up as Cena fires up, and he runs to rally with SHOULDER TACKLE after SHOULDER TACKLE! Then the SPIN-OUT BOMB! The fans fire up and Cena raises his hand! Cena says, “The last time is now!” Boston joins in for, “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” Cena runs, FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Dom staggers, and Cena fireman’s carries! Dom slips free again! And he POSTS Cena! The fans boo, and Dom sneaks to a corner while the ref checks Cena. Dom undoes a buckle pad! The ref sees the exposed steel and goes to fix that, but Dom goes to grab a chair!
Dom brings the chair to the ring, he aims at Cena, but then he pulls the Eddie! But Cena knows that move, and he also falls over! The fans love it while ref has no idea what happened! The fans cheer “EDDIE! EDDIE!” as Cena winks. Dom is furious, and he tells the ref that Cena did the chair thing! But then the chair is taken away, and Cena fireman’s carries! But Dom grabs ropes! Dom lets go, and ends up hitting the ref! Cena drop toeholds into the STF!! The fans fire up but there’s no ref! Dom is tapping, Cena lets go, but Cena realizes there’s NO REF! The fans boo but now Dom goes to grab the belt!
Dom sneaks in, takes aim, and the fans freak out! Cena turns around, but he avoids the belt shot! Fireman’s carry, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! Cena shouts for the ref, tosses the belt, and a NEW ref is here! Cover, TWO!! Dom survives thanks to that delay and no one can believe it! The fans rally for “CENA! CENA!” as hard as they can as Cena and Dom rise up. Dom drop toeholds Cena onto the ropes! Dom dials it up, 619!! Cena is down, Dom goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, BUT CENA ROLLS THROUGH! Cena pops Dom up, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!!! Cover, CENA WINS!!
Winner: John Cena, by pinfall (NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion)
HE’S DONE IT! The Greatest Of All Time solidifies that moniker by becoming a Grand Slam Champion! Cena then gets the mic again, and he thanks Boston. Because of them, THE CHAMP IS HERE~! Cena holds up the belt and gets pyro! Does this make Cena’s retirement match in Washington, DC a championship match now?
The roster celebrates with Cena backstage.
Cena hugs it out with Sheamus and shakes hands with Stephanie Vaquer, Jey Uso and Shinsuke Nakamura while the rest of the superstars applaud. Rey Mysterio then steps in, and he shakes Cena’s hand. Rey says Dom needed that whooping. Cena says yeah, Dom’s a good kid deep down, hopefully that was a good life lesson. Cena heads out and gets one more round of applause, and then Cody Rhodes is here! The American Nightmare congrats Cena on the win. Cena’s last night in Boston, Cody wasn’t gonna miss that. Cena says class act, thank you. They shake hands, will the celebration go all the way until Saturday Night’s Main Event?
WWE honors our American veterans.
To the men and women who stepped forward to answer the call to protect our freedoms and safeguard our future, we are forever grateful to their faithfulness and are forever humbled by their sacrifice. To these brave heroes on the eve of Veteran’s Day, we remember and say thank you.
The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: Rusev VS Damian Priest!
The Bulgarian Brute has a storied history with John Cena, but the Archer of Infamy is looking to live forever in those very history books. Will the Son of Thunder look to add this tournament to his accolades? Or will there be only pain and Punishment on the road to Saturday Night’s Main Event?
Raw returns and Rusev makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and they go around the ropes. Rusev pulls hair to put Priest back on the ropes, then he claws at Priest’s bad eye! Priest turns things around, but Rusev KNEES low! Rusev CLUBS Priest and fires body shots! Rusev KICKS away in the corner, stopping as the ref counts, but Priest puts Rusev in the corner! Priest HAMMERS away, then ROCKS Rusev! The fans rally, Priest whips corner to corner, but Rusev reverses. Priest BOOTS in return, then runs the ropes, but Rusev ELBOWS him! Rusev runs, and WHEEL KICKS! Cover, ONE!!
Priest tries to blink with the bad eye but Rusev CLUBS him! And KICKS him! And KICKS him again! Rusev kicks Priest around more, then ROCKS him with a right! Rusev swings again but Priest ROCKS him in return! And again! And again! Rusev KNEES low, whips Priest to ropes, but Priest reverses and BACK ELBOWS him down! The fans rally and Priest drags Rusev up. Priest wrenches an arm, goes up the corner, and the fans cheer as Priest goes Old- NO, Rusev YANKS Priest down! Scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM! Priest flops out of the ring and Rusev nods while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans rally while both men are down from an other collision. They rise up, and Rusev fires hands! Priest snarls, then he ROCKS Rusev again! And ROCKS him again! And again, and again! Priest ROCKS and whips Rusev, but Rusev reverses, only for Priest to CLOBBER him! Priest runs corner to corner to ELBOW! And then BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Rusev is still in this but Priest powers up the arms. The fans rally behind Priest and he runs the ropes, but Rusev ROUNDHOUSES first! Rusev then runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Rusev is frustrated. Rusev shouts that he HAS to face Cena now!
Priest rises, blinks again, but Rusev KICKS him! And KICKS! And KICKS again! Priest snarls, pounds the mat, and the fans fire up. Rusev KICKS, Priest rises up! And repeat! Priest KICKS, Rusev KICKS, and they go KICK for KICK! Priest KICKS, KICKS, KICKS from all sides, then a ROLLING ELBOW! But Rusev BOOTS in return! Priest hits the COMEBACKER! The fans fire up, and Priest wrenches Rusev. Priest goes up, and he OLD SCHOOL CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as the straps come down and Priest clamps onto Rusev. But Rusev fires elbows! Priest ducks, but then Rusev pokes the bad eye!
Rusev RAMS Priest into a corner, CLAWS the bad eye, then runs for a MACHKA KICK!! Cover, RUSEV WINS!
Winner: Rusev, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Rusev mocks the You Can’t See Me, and he says he CAN see Cena! But will Rusev see Cena in DC for one final match?
AJ Styles & Dragon Lee meet with Adam Pearce.
The Phenomenal One & The Boy Wonder tell the Raw General Manager that being the WWE World Tag Team Champions, they want to keep the momentum going. Set them up, the champs will knock ’em down. Dragon agrees, they wanna make a difference here. So Pearce can bring the opponents while Styles & Dragon bring the fire. Pearce loves the sound of that, he’ll get back to them on challengers. But for now, do they have a team name? Styles says no, but Dragon says yes, and Dragon promises they’ll love it. Los Dragones con Estylo. Or in English, The Dragons with Style! Styles says it’s a little long, but they can work on that.
Styles & Dragon head out, and then Maxxine walks in! Pearce says hey, and asks her two questions: How is the training going? And is she feeling ready for Becky? Yes to the first, no to the second. Training is great, but Maxxine has realized she can keep training forever, but she’ll never “feel” ready. Because ready isn’t a feeling, it is a choice. Oh, Pearce likes that. Maxxine says she has made her choice. It is time. Give her Becky. Yeah? Then try this on: Next week, Madison Squad Garden, The Man VS Maxxine for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Maxxine says that is perfect! Then Pearce says it is official. Good luck, but he’s sure she doesn’t need it.
Maxxine is all smiles, until she turns around and BECKY SMACKS HER! The Man thrashes Maxxine and says welcome to the big time! You don’t stand a chance! Becky leaves, Maxxine is no longer smiling. But will Maxxine have the last laugh when these two battle in the Big Apple?
CM Punk is here!
The fans fire up as now the WWE World Heavyweight Champion walks out on stage! But he is in such a foul mood, he doesn’t even do “Clobberin’ time!” What will the Best in the World have to say about the worst, aka Paul Logan and The Vision? We find out after the break.
Raw returns and Punk paces in the ring, mic in hand. The fans cheer him on, and Punk says, “I’m a lot pissed off right now and I’m not gonna wait for a douchebag to come interrupt me. I’m gonna call him out right here, right now. And I’m not in my wrestling gear because I’m not fixin’ to have no wrestling match. I’m here in Boston, and I’m fightin’ someone in the streets!” The fans cheer that! Punk says, “Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but last week, I got sucker punched with brass knuckles by a piece of garbage by the name Logan Paul. Now I knew going into this what a piece of garbage Logan Paul was, but I didn’t know how big a piece of garbage Logan Paul was.
“Now, Logan Paul, I ain’t gonna fight you for my title, I ain’t gonna fight you for my strap, but I am gonna fight you. You got your eyes on my belt? Well I’m gonna have my boot on your broccoli-headed Millennial neck! Now get out here so I can give you this ass whipping that you have earned!” The fans fire up for that, and Logan Paul actually obliges. The fans boo The Maverick as he struts out on stage, mic in hand. Logan asks why Punk’s so mad. That Logan’s smarter than you? It’s not just you, Logan is smarter than every single person in this building! Punk says this is just buying Logan time before Punk busts up that pretty little face of his.
Logan tells Punk to shut up, and Punk has it all wrong. Logan has been punched in the face by the greatest boxer of all time, Floyd Mayweather, and that was nothing compared to getting literally flattened by Bronson Reed last week. You heard Paul Heyman! Since they dropped Seth “Deadweight” Rollins, if you’re not conforming with The Vision, you’re getting cracked every week. Punk tells Boston to tell Logan that they’re not here to talk, they’re here to fight. Logan says he’s talking! And he’s not gonna get cracked every week! That’s too much cracking, no thanks! See, Logan thought he knew it all. But after taking a Tsunami, his eyes have been opened to a whole new Vision.
The fans boo but then out walks Paul Heyman. The Oracle smiles as he stands beside Logan, and then they’re joined by Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker. Heyman takes it from here. “Um, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You (Punk) are the single most unlikeable human being I have ever met in my life. You have no friends, you’re friendless, and it’s not because your friends betray you. It’s because you betray your friendships! Take it from your FORMER best friend in the world, you are simply one miserable rotten bastard! You are the most unlikeable person I have ever met. You could not be more unlikeable unless your name was AJ Lee!”
The fans boo and Punk brushes that off with a chuckle. If his wife was here right now, she’d leave all four of them in a pool of their own piss and blood. She’s not here, sot he job is up to Punk! Come get him! He’ll fight all five of ’em, and that’s counting Heyman as two! The Vision steps forward, they flank the ring, but Punk does not back down. And then JEY USO steps in! The fans cheer as things are a bit more even now. And then CODY RHODES makes his way out here! The fans fire up as the American Nightmare is backing up Jey & Punk! The fans sing the song, and the fight is on! The fans fire up as Cody has Bron, Jey has Bronson, and Punk goes after Logan!
Punk ROCKS Logan again and again, SHOVES him into the desk, then grabs Heyman! Logan CLUBS Punk, whips him, but Punk reverses! Logan hits barriers hard! Bron is sent out, then Cody gets a chair! Cody JAMS up Bron, then helps the others with Bronson! They pinball Bronson, RHODES UPPERCUT and a SUPERKICK! Bronson staggers, but Punk uses the chair to SMACK him! Bronson goes to the ropes, Jey & Cody DOUBLE LARIAT Bronson up and out! The fans cheer on Punk, Jey and Cody while The Vision regroups. Will Logan still get “cracked” week after week now that he’s on Punk’s bad side?
WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer w/ Nikki Bella VS Raquel Rodriguez w/ Roxanne Perez!
La Primera has been fighting off The Judgment Day’s lethal Latinas, and she has #FearlessNikki watching her back. Will things finally be settled here in Boston? Or will Big Mami Cool become La Primera Nueva?
Raw returns as Raquel makes her entrance, Roxie right behind her. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who really runs Raw!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, and Raquel waistlocks to SLAM Vaquer down. Raquel looms over Vaquer, reaches down, but Vaquer kips up and waistlocks. Raquel pries at the hold, then RAMS Vaquer into the corner. Raquel throws back elbow after back elbow, then tells the ref to shut up as she backs off. Vaquer stumbles, but Raquel RAMS her down! Raquel eggs Vaquer on, soaks up heat from Boston, then drags Vaquer up. Raquel RAMS Vaquer down again, then soaks up more heat. Nikki is annoyed for Vaquer, but Raquel scoops Vaquer. Vaquer slips free, shoves, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl roll-up! TWO!
The fans rally for Vaquer as she hurries to her feet. Nikki cheers as Vaquer fires forearms. Vaquer whips, Raquel reverses, but Vaquer RANAS! Raquel stumbles into ropes, then Vaquer runs up to DROPKICK her down! Nikki and the fans applaud, and Vaquer sits Raquel up! The fans cheer for the headscissors, and the DEVIL’S- NO! Raquel powers up and Electric Chair Lifts! Then she THROWS Vaquer into buckles! Vaquer staggers, Raquel LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Vaquer survives but Ricky Desperado is in control as Raw goes back to break.
Raw returns again and Raquel has Vaquer in a Gory Especial! The fans rally as Vaquer endures, and Vaquer pries the grip away. Vaquer sunset flips but they’re in the ropes! Raquel tumbles out of the ring, roars as she returns, but Vaquer JAWBREAKERS! Vaquer bobs ‘n’ weaves, ducks a boot, then ROCKS, CHOPS, and SOBATS! Then Vaquer HEADBUTTS and Raquel goes to the corner. Vaquer runs up, Raquel puts her on the apron, but Vaquer ROCKS Raquel and SMACKS her off buckles! Vaquer goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Down goes Raquel and Vaquer rolls to a corner! Vaquer then runs corner to corner, METEORA! Cover, TWO!
Vaquer keeps after Raquel as she tucks the arms! The fans rally, but Raquel might be too tall and too strong to lift! Raquel Alabama Lifts Vaquer, but Vaquer sunset flips! Raquel YANKS Vaquer back up, whips her, but Vaquer tilt-o-whirls! Raquel blocks it and powers up to SUPLEX! Then she runs to BOOT Vaquer back down! Cover, TWO! Vaquer survives and Raquel is stunned! Nikki coaches Vaquer, Roxie coaches Raquel, and the fans rally up. Raquel drags Vaquer up, clamps onto her face, then hooks a leg! TEXANA- NO, Vaquer slips around and sends Raquel into buckles! METEORA BLOCKED?!
Raquel hauls Vaquer up, RUNNING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Vaquer survives and the fans fire up! Raquel and Vaquer go to opposite corners, then Raquel runs in! Vaquer catches the lariat into a HANGING TRIANGLE! The ref counts, Vaquer lets go at 4, and Raquel says her arm hurts. The ref checks the arm, Roxie goes after Vaquer! Nikki KICKS and THROWS Roxie aside! The fans cheer, Vaquer springboards in, but Raquel catches her again! FALL AWAY SLAM! Then the TWISTING VADER! But Vaquer moves! And she has the headscissors! DEVIL’S KISSES! AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH! YEEEEEAH~!
Raquel sputters, the fans fire up, and Vaquer SUPERKICKS! Raquel falls into the drop zone, Vaquer hurries up top, SPIRAL TAP! Cover, Vaquer wins!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s World Champion)
The #Sacacorcho finishes it off, but then ROXIE ATTACKS VAQUER! The fans boo, but then Nikki snatches Roxie for a SPINEBUSTER! Nikki HAMMERS away on Roxie, and then Vaquer adds a SUPERKICK! Roxie & Raquel regroup on the outside and Nikki celebrates with her amiga. But then NIKKI CLOBBERS VAQUER! The fans are going nuts as Nikki stands over Vaquer and holds the title up! Nikki smiles, was this the plan all along? Will Nikki use her friendship to screw over La Primera in the end?
Punk, Jey and Cody regroup backstage.
Punk thanks them for having his back out there, and then Pearce walks over. Pearce asks if they’re all good, and Punk says no, they’re not good! Physically, they’re good, but he knows he’s pissed off. What he wants is for Pearce to find Heyman. Punk’s got himself a team, so Pearce can tell Heyman to get that team going. No more games. Wait, are we saying what it sounds like we’re saying? Punk smiles, and he shouts for William Regal! Regal is indeed here, and he indeed agrees. “WARGAMES!” Then boys, officially prepare for war! Punk, Cody, Jey, but who more do they have in mind for a 5v5 battle inside the double-ring double-cage?
The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: Sheamus VS Shinsuke Nakamura!
Both the Celtic Warrior and the King of Strong Style congratulated John Cena on his title victory, but now only one man can move on towards a battle with The GOAT! This one is a certified banger already, but who will continue on down the road to Washington DC?
Raw returns and Sheamus has already made his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out, then approach. Nakamura dodges Sheamus and struts a bit while the fans applaud. The two go again, Sheamus hits a headlock takeover, but Nakamura headscissors. Sheamus kips free, headlocks again, but Nakamura powers out. Sheamus RUNS Nakamura over, then gives a strut of his own. Things keep moving, and Sheamus blocks a hip toss to LARIAT Nakamura! The fans cheer and Sheamus waves to his Celtics fans. Sheamus stands Nakamura up but gets a SHADOW ELBOW! And a KICK! And another KICKS!
Sheamus blocks a kick but Nakamura ENZIGIRIS! Nakamura gives Sheamus some GOOD VIBRATIONS in the corner! The fans cheer, Nakamura backs off as the ref counts, and Nakamura goes back to Sheamus. Sheamus stops the vibrations to BODY BLOW! Sheamus suplexes Nakamura for a FALCON ARROW! The fans cheer, Sheamus clamps onto Nakamura, and give shim a DUBLIN GRIN! Sheamus CLUBS Nakamura down, then bumps him off buckles. Sheamus fires hands, then stomps away. The ref counts, Sheamus backs off at 4, and Nakamura shouts, “C’MON~!” Sheamus runs up, but Nakamura dodges and ENZIGIRIS!
Nakamura puts Sheamus up top across the ropes, and TOP- NO, Sheamus avoids the Top Shelf Knee to hook Nakamura up in the ropes! The fans fire up, but Nakamura ELBOWS and ENZIGIRIS free! Nakamura then has Sheamus in the ropes for Kawada Kicks! Nakamura goes up the corner to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP! Sheamus falls to the outside and the fans fire up! Nakamura goes out to the apron now, and he runs up, but Sheamus catches him! Sheamus aims and hits an APRON POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and high five Sheamus while Raw goes back to break.
Raw returns again and Sheamus fireman’s carries! ROLLING SENTON! The fans fire up as Sheamus then goes to the corner and climbs. Sheamus vows he’s getting that title from Cena! But Nakamura GAMANGIRIS Sheamus first! Nakamura goes up the corner now, fires some body shots, then SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while Nakamura looms over Sheamus. Nakamura KNEES Sheamus in the shoulder, then KNEES him again! Nakamura sits Sheamus up, but Sheamus BODY BLOWS! Nakamura KICKS! And BOOTS! And repeat! The fans fire up as Sheamus just grins and eggs Nakamura on!
Nakamura KICKS and KICKS and CLUBS, but Sheamus stands to throw hands! They go back and forth, harder and harder, then Nakamura fires a flurry! Nakamura runs, but into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus TOSSES Nakamura over, and has him for BEATS OF THE BODRHAIN! The fans count along, Sheamus gets TEN in before the ref hits 4! The fans fire up with Sheamus while Nakamura flounders. Sheamus beats his chest, the fans fire up, “FELLA~!” But Nakamura SLINGBLADES! A shoutout to The Ace, and then “YAO~!” KIN- NO, Sheamus dodges! But Nakamura BOOTS back! Nakamura goes up, leaps, into a KNEECAPPER!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!
The fans can’t believe it, but Sheamus’ miscalculation saves Nakamura! The fans rally up again and Sheamus brings Nakamura up. Sheamus fireman’s carries again, and he goes up the corner! The fans already worry, but Nakamura slips free! SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and the fans fire up again! Nakamura aims from the corner, “YAO~!” Sheamus sits up into the KIN- NO, Sheamus rolls Nakamura! TWO!! Sheamus ducks the roundhouse but not the WHEEL KCIK! But a BROGUE outta nowhere!! Cover, SHEAMUS WINS!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Sheamus hits that shot outta nowhere, and now he moves forward in the tournament! Sheamus shows Nakamura much respect, and Nakamura returns it. Will The Fella make sure it is banger after banger after banger on his road to Saturday Night’s Main Event?
Adam Pearce presents more Last Time is Now entries.
“Next week, on the hallowed ground that is Madison Square Garden, the Last Time is Now tournament continues. Which means that four men drawn at random will have the opportunity of a lifetime for a chance to compete, advance, and maybe, just maybe, stand across the ring from The Greatest Of All Time, John Cena, in his final match.” In the next match-up, NXT’s Young OG, Je’Von Evans, will face one of the most dominant superstars of the modern era. DER RING GENERAL, GUNTHER, RETURNS! And then, the dangerous leader of MFT, Solo Sikoa, will battle… Well, Pearce will wait until we all see next week on Raw. “And that is official.”
The Raw GM is keeping a surprise in store the same as Nick Aldis on SmackDown, but who could it be? Who is this wild card that Solo Sikoa will have to handle? And will Je’Von find a way to get BOUNCY~ against a former World Heavyweight Champion?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS The Kabuki Warriors!
#Charlexa thwarted #BayLyra and #ZaRuca, only to get punked out by Nia Jax & Lash Legend last Friday Night SmackDown, AND THEN get jumped by Asuka & Kairi Sane on the same night! Will The Queen & Lil’ Miss Bliss settle things with The Empress of Tomorrow & The Pirate Princess? Or will no one, not even this dysfunctional yet dynamic duo, be ready for The Kabuki Warriors?
Raw returns as The Kabuki Warriors make their entrance. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who leaves The Garden with the gold!
The fans “WOO~” while the teams sort out, and Alexa starts against Kairi. Alexa rushes Kairi for a THESZ PRESS right at the bell! Asuka storms in, but Charlotte gets her for a THESZ PRESS! Fast hands rain down, then Alexa SLAPs, ROCKS, and KNEES Kairi! Then she DROPKICKS Kairi down! The fans fire up and Alexa steps on Kairi. Tag to Charlotte before the SENTON! Then Alexa stands Kairi up, but Kairi gets away! Tag to Asuka, Asuka dodges a boot but Charlotte avoids the roundhouse! Charlotte shoves Asuka to RUN her over! Charlotte whips, Asuka reverses, but Charlotte goes up and out!
Charlotte BOOTS Asuka, slingshots and rolls Asuka up, TWO! Asuka ELBOWS from a corner, but Charlotte GAMANGIRIS in return! Charlotte brings Asuka up to scoop, but Asuka slips free to shove and SOBAT! Asuka runs, but Charlotte dodge! Kairi tags in before Charlotte BOOTS Asuka! Kairi FLYING KABUKI ELBOWS! Cover, TWO! Kairi keeps Charlotte from Alexa to CHOP! Kairi whips, Charlotte reverses, but Kairi goes up. Charlotte catches her, puts her on the apron, and then BOOTS Kairi to the floor! Charlotte flexes, the fans “WOO~,” and Alexa tags in. Charlotte whips Alexa, but Asuka helps Kairi dodge the dropkick!
Asuka then taunts Alexa, dodges her haymaker, and Kairi FLYING KABUKI ELBOWS Alexa! The Kabuki Warriors soak up the heat while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more as The Kabuki Warriors mug Alexa. They reel her in while the fans rally up, and Alexa fights the double suplex! She makes it a DOUBLE DDT! The fans and Charlotte fire up as Alexa crawls! Hot tag to Charlotte! The Queen goes up, up, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES The Kabuki Warriors! The fans fire up, Charlotte does a You Can’t See Me for Cena and Boston, then she CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS away! “WOO~! WOO~! WOO~!” Kairi falls, Asuka runs up, but Charlotte dodges! WALKOVER LARIAT! The fans fire up and Charlotte gets Asuka up again, FALL AWAY SLAM!
Charlotte kips up, catches Kairi, and wags her finger. FALL AWAY SLAM! Kairi ends up right next to Asuka, and Charlotte kips up again! The fans cheer as Charlotte steps on Kairi and Asuka to go up the corner. Charlotte is at the very top, DOUBLE MOONSAULT! Cover on Asuka, TWO!! Asuka survives and Charlotte is a bit surprised. The fans rally as Charlotte drags Asuka up, but Asuka ROCKS Charlotte! Charlotte ROCKS Asuka back! They go forearm for forearm, faster and faster, harder and harder! Asuka wobbles, but she comes back for more! Charlotte fires shot after shot, but Asuka URAKENS her right down!
Charlotte rises, but into a strike fest! Charltote still ducks a roundhouse but not the SOBAT! Asuka runs up, HIP- NO, Charltote stops the hip attack to GERMAN SUPLEX! Kairi is back, but Alexa ROCKS her first! Kairi drops to her knees, Charlotte & Alexa look to each other, and they nod. They both run, STEREO- NO! Kairi takes the hit but Asuka catches Charlotte to an ASUKA LOCK!! Alexa has to watch as Charltote flails and fights around! Charlotte rolls back, covers, TWO! Asuka lets go, and she ROUNBDHOSES! But Charlotte SUPERKICKS! Charltote wobbles, reaches out, but Kairi YANKS Alexa down!
Asuka runs up to roll Charlotte up, TWO! PO-UP KNEE! Then Asuka jumps on for an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Charlotte flails again, fights around, ends up in a TRIANGLE, but she high stacks Asuka! Asuka keeps a shoulder up but Charlotte CLUBS her! Charlotte has the legs! BOSTON CRAB IN BOSTON! Asuka flaisl, reaches out, but then powers through! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte is up, but into a BUZZSAW! Asuka talks some trash, then runs, but Charlotte BOOTS her back down! Charltote gets the legs, steps through, FIGURE FOUR! But Kairi is up top! In-SANE- NO! Alexa catches Kairi!! TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!!
Charlotte has the FIGURE EIGHT!!! Asuka endures, but NIA & LASH trip Chalrotte behind the ref’s back! The fans boo, Alexa charges Nia & Lash, but then Kairi THROWS Alexa into the desk! Charlotte grabs Kairi, but Asuka CHOP BLOCKS Charlotte! Tag and they SMACK Charlotte off buckles! Kairi goes up, and we get the IN-SANE DDT!! Cover, KABUKI WARRIORS WIN!
Winners: The Kabuki Warriors, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
A massive assist from the Irresistible Force & Bougie Bully, and now they look to pick the bones! Alexa fires hands, but Lash ROCKS her back! Lash whips Alexa into the BODY CHECK from Nia! Nia grins as she has to fix her shirt, and she feeds Charlotte to Lash’s LARIAT! Asuka & Kairi stare Nia & Lash down, perhaps a new title feud in the making. But for now, they all just mug Charlotte & Alexa 4v2! The fans boo, but IYO SKY IS BACK! The Genius of the Sky rushes out here, and she DUMPS Lash out! And ROUNDHOUSES Nia! Then she springboards in for a DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK on Asuka & Kairi!
Boston fires up with Iyo, and she SHOTEIS! SHOTEIS! SHOTEIS! Then a victory- NO, Nia powers out of the wheelbarrow to feed Lash’s HAYMAKER! And now it is a 4v3! The fans boo, but they also cheer for “RHEA! RHEA!” And YES! MAMI IS HOME!! Face brace and fury, Rhea rushes out here to LARIAT and HEADBUTT everyone! SUPERKICK for Lash! Nia CLUBS Rhea, but Alexa KICKS the legs out! Iyo BUZZSAWS, and Charlotte BOOTS! Nia tumbles to regroup with Lash, but Kairi is still in the ring! So Rhea hauls her up, RAZOR’S EDGE onto everyone else! Rhea shouts for a mic and a mic is given!
Rhea tells Nia, Lash, Asuka & Kairi… “WARGAMES!!” The fans are thunderous as we have a solid 4v4, but will this escalate to 5v5? And either way, who will survive when they step inside the cage?
My Thoughts:
A great, maybe even an awesome night for Raw. HHH had a very good promo, though I question the timing of him using “opinions” and “objectivity” as the theme of the promo. But either way, it was a great introduction for Cena, and then Dom making his appearance here was great stuff. We got the rumored Intercontinental Championship match of Cena VS Dom, and while I didn’t think they would, it is awesome that they went through with making Cena a Grand Slam Champion. It makes sense, really, as Cena can’t really be The GOAT if he doesn’t have all the same accomplishments as those who aren’t “The GOAT.”
Plus, this adds a new dimension to the Last Time is Now Tournament. It is not just the honor of “retiring” Cena, but it will be a title match to see if Cena retires a champion. He won’t, and so giving the winner a title is a great way to give that person an automatic story. Assuming the rumors are right and it’s Gunther that wins it all, he will immediately be a champion and can have all the other guys chasing him towards the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. Sheamus and Rusev sure made a point of that during their tournament matches, and so naturally they got the wins. Even so, awesome stuff, and it’s clever for both Aldis and Pearce to have a surprise waiting.
Good promo from AJ Styles & Dragon Lee with Pearce to tease that they’re working on a name, and then good promo from Maxxine to set up her own title match. Becky of course sucker punches Maxxine over it, and that title match is going to be a show stealer. Great promo segment from Punk with Logan Paul & The Vision, and Logan’s excuse for joining being he’d rather be with them than against them is actually pretty good logic for a selfish Heel. But good move bringing Jey and Cody in, and WarGames will be great stuff. Now while Jimmy Uso is an obvious fourth man, will Roman end up the fifth man to revisit everything from last year? For some reason, that seems weird to me.
And of course, great stuff in the Women’s Division. Vaquer VS Raquel was really good, and naturally Vaquer won for Nikki to be her next challenger, but even I didn’t think it’d be an outright attack like that. Also, Nikki didn’t do a good job with her spinebuster or said attack, but that’s par for the course even after all this time. Vaquer VS Nikki will be a solid match, but I would think Vaquer wins that, too. Great tag title match for the main event, and then Lash & Nia affecting the outcome was a surprise. Great win for Kabuki Warriors, and then we have our Women’s WarGames. It is 4v4 right now but I could see them throwing Vaquer and Nikki on top to make it 5v5.
My Score: 9/10
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Let pain entertain you!
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