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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (5/27/24)
AND NEW…!
Monday Night Raw is LIV(E)!
Liv Morgan took on The Man for the WWE Women’s World Championship, and WON! But not without some controversy. Will Becky get her belt back Big Time? Or will we still have to #WatchLiv?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Braun Strowman VS JD McDonagh w/ The Judgment Day; Braun wins.
- Ricochet VS Ilja Dragunov; Ricochet wins, by disqualification.
- The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament VS The Creed Brothers w/ Ivy Nile; The AOP win.
- Lyra Valkyria VS Kairi Sane w/ Dakota Kai; Lyra wins.
- Carlito VS Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO; Rey wins.
- Otis w/ Chad Gable VS Bronson Reed; Bronson wins.
- WWE Women’s World Championship Steel Cage Match: Liv Morgan VS Becky Lynch; Liv wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Ludwig Kaiser is in the ring.
The Impeccable German says, “Ladies and gentlemen…! I demand ALL YOUR GRATITUDE…! For Der Ring General, and YOUR KING! OF THE RING…! GUUUUNTHERRR!” And with that, the 2024 King of the Ring makes his entrance! The 23rd King of the Ring all time, Gunther overcame the Apex Predator, but the fans here in Savannah, Georgia aren’t happy about it. Gunther joins Kaiser in the ring, crown in one hand and microphone in the other. The fans chant “We Want Randy!” but Gunther just smirks. Gunther then says that on Saturday, he beat Randy Orton, and he is now the rightful King of the Ring.
With that said, Gunther also earned the opportunity to challenge the World Heavyweight champion at SummerSlam. So let’s talk about the current World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest. And Gunther has followed Priest’s path. Ever since Rhea Ripley went down with injury, Priest really stepped up and took responsibility. Gunther admires that, as he is a man himself who succeeds in taking on responsibility. The Intercontinental Championship lacked prestige, and it was on Gunther to step up and become the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time! The fans boo again but Gunther continues.
“The King of the Ring Tournament was lacking prestige, and again, I had to step up and raise it to levels and heights never seen before! And now the World Heavyweight Championship is lacking prestige, because the champion won it by taking a shortcut! And I don’t appreciate-” WAIT! Here comes that World Heavyweight Champion! Priest has Finn Balor & JD McDonagh by his side as he storms down to the ring. Priest has them hang back while he joins Gunther in the ring, and Gunther even has Kaiser step out. Priest gets himself a mic, the fans cheer.
Priest says, “Prestige? Shortcuts? Look man, you are the King of the Ring, you’ve got that adorable crown right there to prove it. And, you do get a shot at SummerSlam. But let’s be real here, like, you think you earned something? We all saw you did not beat Randy Orton. You’ve proved nothing! You want a pat on the back, great, I’ll give you a pat on the back. But you wanna take credit for something? Take credit for costing Randy Orton a shot. You wanna talk about shortcuts, dog, yeah I cashed in. But you know why? Because I earned a briefcase in a ladder match. That’s how that works.
“And yeah, I cashed in. I cashed in just like a lot of others cashed in before me. That’s how that works. I gotta ask you, dog, do you get how business around here works? I can teach you a lesson.” Both men smirk, and Gunther says, “It doesn’t matter to me who you think about this, I focus on the facts. And the facts are, I am the King of the Ring. And if you’re still the champion at SummerSlam, I’m gonna challenge you for that title. And in terms of teaching me about the business… Well, maybe you can. Business is not my expertise, and also, I’m kinda waiting for it. Because ever since I stepped in this company, I’m waiting for anyone to teach me anything after that bell has rung!”
Gunther says he can’t teach Priest business, but he can teach Priest about this great sport! This sport that Gunther loves and protects with everything he has. So Priest has two options: either he gives this stupid business lecture before this match and address Gunther as King; or give it to him after, and call him World Heavyweight Champion. Priest says that’s good. Priest respects Gunther’s IC title reign. But as YOUR World Champion, what can Gunther teach Priest that he doesn’t already know? Priest and Gunther at SummerSlam, they’ll go to war- WAIT! Now here comes The Scottish Terminator, Drew McIntyre!
The fans are torn as McIntyre gets his pyro and joins the conversation in the ring. The fans taunt McIntyre with chants of “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” McIntyre asks to address this quick or else the fans won’t shut up. McIntyre tells the fans that CM Punk’s been back for six months now, and the highlight of his return has been McIntyre. Let’s be honest, if McIntyre didn’t hurt Punk, he would’ve screwed up, gotten fired, and have nowhere else to go. You’re welcome, Punk! But anyway, hi, nice to meet you, this is Drew McIntyre, the #1 Contender. And Gunther does realize McIntyre’s gonna be World Champion in less than three weeks, doesn’t he?
Gunther says that’s a good point. Gunther takes his leave, and Priest says he wants to be clear with McIntyre. He isn’t looking past McIntyre or anything, it’s just that he knows what’ll happen when they’re done. McIntyre says he’s trying to help Priest, to lift him up, and to have the best possible version of him. He’s spreading himself too thin! Judgment Day is screwing up left and right, no offense to Finn. “Dum Dum” Dom went to Saudi Arabia just to screw up! Seems ever since Mami got hurt and took away the real leader, this group’s gone to hell. That’s why McIntyre is here to help. Priest needs to focus on what is important: that world championship!
Priest doesn’t realize what’s coming for him. McIntyre will paint a picture: Wade Barrett, Fit Finlay, William Regal, British Bulldog, what do they all have in common? They’re UK legends, but they’ve won exactly ZERO world titles. McIntyre is the only one to ever do it, he’s done it three times, soon to be four times! Do tape study, Clash at the Castle last time, how crazy the fans went! They broke Roman Reigns mentally! If not for Solo Sikoa, McIntyre would’ve won. And now they’re going to Glasgow, Scotland, McIntyre’s home, so here’s a geography lesson since they don’t teach that here in America! The fans start a “U S A! U S A!” chant in response.
McIntyre says he’s a citizen now, he’s just telling the truth. But hey, last time, Wales was here, England next to it, Scotland way up there. And Scots are the most passionate people in the world! McIntyre has been the Terminator, the Warrior, the Psychopath! And in Scotland, he’s just “Drew,” cuz they’re all like that. Priest is walking into a war zone. Those fans are gonna break Priest’s spirit, McIntyre will break his body, and so far Priest’s been overshadowed by two guys that’ve been hurt. McIntyre just got cleared, and now he’ll take that bloody title! Fans are torn, but Priest laughs it off. That’s McIntyre’s game plan? What?
Was that McIntyre’s best shot? That the fans will boo him? Drew, Priest literally has made a living off proving people wrong. McIntyre should know that won’t work. Priest will talk some truth. Is Mrs. McIntyre gonna be there? What’s her name again? McIntyre tells Priest to choose his words carefully. Priest could care less. He just wanted to see how easy it was to get under McIntyre’s skin, and he clearly did. Priest wants to see if McIntyre is man enough to do something about it, but it looks like- BRAAAAUN~! The Monster Among Men is no longer waiting, he wants his fight with The Irish Ace now!
Braun storms into the ring, stares Priest right in the eye because he’s just that big, but Priest just smirks. Priest tells JD to handle this, but that’s a tall task. Will JD even survive tonight? We find out, after the break.
Braun Strowman VS JD McDonagh w/ The Judgment Day!
Raw returns and JD runs up, but Braun catches him! Braun trophy lifts JD over his head! The fans fire up but JD fights free! JD KICKS and KICKS and KICKS but Braun TOSESS JD to a corner! JD ducks the splash, tries again, but Braun YANKS JD up and away! JD bails out, Finn checks on him, and JD gets back in. JD and Braun circle, then Finn distracts Braun! JD CLUBS Braun, but Braun HEADBUTTS JD! JD goes to a corner, Braun CLUBS him! Finn distracts Braun more, but Braun still TOSSES JD across the way! The fans fire up with Braun and he stalks JD. JD goes to a corner, Braun runs up, but JD dodges the splash!
JD KICKS a leg, but Braun DECKS JD! Braun drags JD up, scoops him, and SLAMS him! Braun dusts himself off, then KICKS JD in the side! JD flounders, Finn tries to distract again. JD gets up to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP, but Braun doesn’t flinch! Braun CHOPS JD right off his feet! Braun flexes, then drags JD back up. Braun puts JD in a corner, goes corner to corner, and SPLASHES! JD flops and flounders, but Braun storms back over. JD CHOPS, but Braun HEADBUTTS! Braun says that big head hurts to hit. Braun stands JD up to TOSS back to a corner, then he runs up, but JD trips Braun up! Braun POSTS himself!
Braun tumbles to the floor, the ring count begins. Braun rises at 5 of 10 so JD goes out after him. JD CHOP BLOCKS Braun’s leg! JD nods as he finally has Braun down, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Braun shoves JD away. JD comes back to dropkick the bad leg! JD puts the leg around ropes but Braun CLUBS JD and shoves him again. Braun runs up to LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Braun and JD slowly rise, Braun shoves JD away to then back drop him! JD flops to the apron, Finn helps him up, and Braun shakes out the bad leg. The fans rally, Braun rises, and Braun hears the fans fire up! Braun says time to get on the track! The Strowman Express hobbles but he still CLOBBERS JD! JD tumbles away, Braun roars, and Braun drags JD up to get him in the ring.
JD scrambles away, Braun hobbles after him, and he scoops. But Finn gets on the apron! The ref reprimands, Braun dumps JD to TOSS Finn into the ring! Finn flounders, the ref is busy with him, and here comes Carlito! Carlito CLUBS Braun, but that just pisses Braun off! Braun grabs Carlito by his hair and DECKS him! But JD RISING HEADBUTTS! JD CHOP BLOCKS the big leg, to run and tilt-o-whirl, into a MONSTER SLAM!! Cover, Braun wins!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by pinfall
But now Carlito and Finn mug Braun! The fans boo but Braun busts free! Braun TOSSES Finn, CLOBBERS Carlito, and roars again! But JD SMACKS him with a chair! It does nothing but make Braun frown! The fans tell JD he just F’d up! Braun turns around, SLAPS the chair down, and JD runs away! Judgment Day regroups but Braun pursues, he’s not finished with them yet! Is Judgment Day gonna need more people to stop The Monster Among Men?
Backstage interview with Liv Morgan.
Cathy Kelley is with the NEW WWE Women’s World Champion, and congratulates her on the win at King & Queen of the Ring. Does Liv have any remorse over how she won? Nope. But she didn’t know Dom was gonna do that. Meanwhile, Liv has Becky reminding everyone at every chance she gets that Liv had never beaten her 1v1, and then with Dom’s interference, it’s technically still true. But Liv isn’t here to talk about Dom, she’s hear to talk about finally being THE Women’s World Champion! And if she’s gonna hold the title, she does need to beat Becky straight up. That’s why Liv is defending her title in her first ever Steel Cage Match.
And that way, it’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, just her beating Becky 1v1. The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour isn’t over, it is just getting started. If you don’t believe, #WatchMe.
Judgment Day regroups backstage.
Finn asks Carlito what took him so long to show up. Carlito says he was waiting for the right time! Priest says that didn’t work. Where’s JD? Probably still being chased by Braun. Priest says just find JD, bring him back to the clubhouse and they’ll figure it out. Finn says consider it done. Finn asks which direction JD and Braun went? Carlito says probably that way. Will they find JD in one piece?
Ricochet gets checked by the trainers.
He should be good as tolerated. Adam Pearce checks in and says that’s good news. As much as Pearce advises against it, if Ricochet is cleared, then he can compete. Good, because Ricochet wants Bron Breakker. Well, Bron is at home, he’s been fined and suspended for the week, he has to pay for crossing the line. But the match will happen, all in due time. Ilja Dragunov walks in and thanks Ricochet for taking the hit. Bron is a maniac. If Ricochet didn’t push Ilja, well… But if Ricochet is healed up, let’s go another round. Then good, how about tonight? Well, no, Dragunov fights people and he breaks them, but he doesn’t fight broken people.
Ricochet says he is money, ain’t never been broke. Medical says he’s good, so Pearce, make it happen. Pearce says if they want it, it is official. Seriously? Ricochet says deadly. Get your gear. The One and Only heads out, but will he regret running right into the path of another runaway train?
Ricochet VS Ilja Dragunov!
Raw returns and The Mad Dragon makes his entrance. QR Code weirdness happens, the bell rings and Dragunov says those bad ribs are clearly not 100%. Ricochet still DROPKICKS Dragunov anyway! Dragunov goes to a corner, Ricochet fires an UPPERCUT! Dragunov CHOPS back, CHOPS again, then storms up to CHOP int he corner! Dragunov whips corner to corner, Ricochet goes up and over, but those ribs slow him down. Dragunov waistlocks, GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ricochet lands out! Ricochet KNEES low again and again, then ROLLING- NO, Dragunov gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX!
Dragunov holds on and says this is what Ricochet wanted! GERMAN SUPLEX! Dragunov drags Ricochet up again, but Ricochet fights with elbows. The fans rally, Ricochet pries the waistlock but Dragunov shifts to HAMMER away with elbows! Then he GOTCH LIFT BACK SUPELXES! Bridging cover, TWO! Ricochet escapes, Dragunov storms up on the corner, but Ricochet ROCKS him with a forearm! Dragunov springs up to PELE! Then he gets Ricochet up, but Ricochet slips free! Ricochet kicks, Dragunov blocks and FLIPS Ricochet, to then KNEE him down! Ricochet tumbles out of the ring, the fans fire up, and Dragunov bites the ropes as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Dragunov fires forearms back and forth with Ricochet! Ricochet UPPERCUTS, but Dragunov fires boxing elbows! Dragunov ROCKS Ricochet, waistlocks, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Ricochet flounders, Dragunov runs, CONSTANTINE- JUMP KNEE! Dragunov tumbles out of the ring, Ricochet snarls and builds speed! Ricochet DIVES, direct hit into the barriers! The fans fire up as Ricochet gets back in the ring. Dragunov staggers to the ramp side, and Ricochet DIVES again! But Dragunov catches Ricochet and RAMS him into the apron! Dragunov hauls Ricochet back up, but Ricochet fights the bomb!
Ricochet kicks Dragunov from the apron, then refreshes the count. Ricochet ASAI MOONSAULTS off the corner! Down go both Ricochet and Dragunov and the ref checks then both. Ricochet rises, Dragunov is dazed, but “This is Awesome!” as Ricochet puts Dragunov in. Ricochet climbs, rises, 450 but has to roll through as Dragunov moves! Dragunov BOOTS! Ricochet UPPERCUTS! Ricochet ROCKS Dragunov, Dragunov springs up to LARIAT! Dragunov drags Ricochet up, runs, CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! Cover, TWO! Ricochet is still in this and Dragunov is surprised! Dragunov snarls and fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!”
Ricochet rises, Dragunov CHOPS him in the corner! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” with every CHOP, but the ref counts. Dragunov lets off, runs side to side, but he blocks the superkick! Dragunov ROCKS Ricochet, reels him in, and POWERBOMBS him down! Both men fall, the fans fire back up, and Dragunov drags himself to ropes. Dragunov climbs the corner, the fans rally, and Dragunov blows a kiss before he goes COAST2- SUPERKICK!! Ricochet fires up, the fans are thunderous, and Ricochet runs in for the RECOIL!! Cover, TWO?!? Dragunov survives and Ricochet is stunned!
The fans rally as hard as they can as Ricochet rises! Ricochet goes up the corner, but Dragunov rises to SLAP him! Dragunov climbs up after Ricochet but Ricochet CLUBS away on Dragunov! Dragunov fires forearms in return! Ricochet HEADBUTTS again and again! Dragunov falls, Ricochet rises, and SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! BUT BRON IS HERE AND HE SPEARS RICOCHET!!!
Winner: Ricochet, by disqualification
So much for being suspended and at home! Dragunov gets up to CHOP Bron, CHPO again, and CHOP again! Bron just shoves Dragunov and SPEARS him down!! The refs and producers rush out here to reprimand Bron, and Pearce asks what the hell he’s even doing here! Bron just grins and leaves. Pearce follows, tells him to do what he’s told! Bron frowns at Pearce, but he still leaves the building. Is Bron going to keep leaving bodies laying as he goes?
Raw returns with Cathy Kelley.
She is nearby as Pearce continues to chew Bron out over defying suspension. Surely Pearce is second guessing his choice to draft Bron in the first place. Kiana James walks over to offer her help, and Pearce accepts. Will Kiana help Pearce figure out the Bron problem?
The Awesome Truth are running an ice cream truck?
The Miz says this is actually a great idea for Memorial Day. Truth hands him a Drumstick but Miz asks why he’s in all white. Truth says represent the flavor. Oh, so Miz is vanilla, and Truth is- Yep, strawberry! What was Miz gonna say? The New Day walk over and asks what was Miz gonna say. St-Strawberry, obviously! Can they help The New Day? Yes, actually. Are they doing the Memorial Day raffle for a title opportunity? Miz says no, Truth says yes. Truth asks why. Because they’re WWE superstars, not bingo callers! Hokey pokey? That was last week. But well they’re closed. Truth shuts the window, Miz gives Woods the Drumstick.
And then Karrion Kross walks over. Enjoying the sun and the ice cream? They sigh that Karrion Kross, middle name Criss, is here. But let’s skip the cryptic comments and get to the match. No, he’s not doing that, he’s trying to help. Namely help Woods. Kofi’s had his time in the spotlight. The top of WWE is a number’s game and Woods doesn’t have it. Kross has faith in Woods, but Woods won’t get to the top until he cuts this New Day crap out. Watch AOP tonight and see what he’s telling them. Watch AOP? What? No! Woods isn’t breaking up a 10 year friendship and the greatest tag team in WWE history just because Kross asked nicely!
In other words, NO! So jump jump on outta here. Get it? Kross says typical. When is Kofi gonna let Woods shine? When he retires? Then Kross can help him look into some early retirement plans. Woods keeps things from getting physical, and tells Kross to tell “Tokka and Rahzar” that when they’re in the ring against New Day, New Day will show you how much they got left in the tank. Oh so we’re doing this the hard way? Good, that’s Kross’ favorite. Kross leaves, Woods says Miz was not gonna say strawberry. But whatever flavor we’re talking, who tastes sweet, sweet victory and the other bitter defeat?
The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament VS The Creed Brothers w/ Ivy Nile!
The teams sort out and The AOP just attack! Akam fires off on Julius, Rezar has Brutus! Akam DECKS Julius but Brutus fights him off! But Rezar fireman’s carries! CORNER DEATH VALLEY! Rezar roars, the fans boo, but Ellering says stay on Brutus. Tag to Akam, he DECKS Brutus! Akam puts Brutus on ropes to CHOKE, then he lets off. Kross is amused as Rezar tags in. Rezar and Kam get Brutus up, ATOMIC KNEE! Cover, TWO! Scarlett tells Brutus to just stay down, but the “Albanian Psycho” cranks Brutus’ head in a neck wrench. The fans rally, Brutus endures and fights up, but REzar throws him down!
Tag to the “Punjabi Powerhouse” and he stomps Brutus down. Akam drags Brutus up, whips him to a corner, then roars and runs up, but Brutus dodges! Akam hits buckles, Brutus hurries, hot tag to Julius! Julius goes up and FLYING FOREARMS! Julius BLASTS Rezar for good measure! EXPLODER and kip up! EXPLODER and kip up! Rezar gets in, EXPLODER to kip up! Julius goes up and up to MOONSAULT! Direct hit and Julius brings down the straps! Julius hoists Akam up, Brutus tags in! Brutus climbs, but Scarlett RAMS Ivy into steel steps! That distracts teh Creeds, Akam sends Julius into Brutus! URENAGE!
Tag to Rezar, the AOP get Julius up to DRAG THE LAKE! Cover, AOP wins!
Winners: The Authors of Pain, by pinfall
Ellering deems that #WhataRush! It’s hard to say if The AOP are the new LOD, but will the New Day RIP after taking them on next week?
Rey Mysterio speaks.
“Carlito, my old friend. You do know that you were welcomed into the LWO with open arms, right? And if you hadn’t taken the path you’d taken, you still would be my brother. Oh, yes. But your jealousy over Dragon Lee made you bitter. Yor attack on Cruz Del Toro was a huge mistake. And hey, you can run to the Judgment Day all day long, and maybe they’ll welcome you with open arms like I did. But those days are over. When we step in the ring tonight, you’re not gonna find an old friend across from you. You’re gonna find out what happens when you cross the LWO. You’re gonna find out what happens when you cross Rey Mysterio!”
The King of Lucha has issued his ultimatum, will Caribbean Cool
Sheamus walks the halls.
The Celtic Warrior returns after his defeat to Gunther, and then we hear Braun shouting for JD! JD is spotted talking to… Liv Morgan? And then he runs away before the Monster can get him! Sheamus just chuckles and continues to gorilla, what will The Fella have to say after weeks of Ludwig Kaiser running him down?
WWE remembers the fallen today on Memorial Day.
“Home of the Free Because of the Brave.” – Unknown
“What does it mean to be selfless? To have the courage to put all else first for a greater cause? In every generation, there are those who put everything before themselves. And on this day, we honor them. The men and women who fought for our freedom. From the first World War to Desert Storm. From Normandy to Afghanistan. Today, we look back at the moments that define our history. The struggles, their battles. Today, we show our gratitude to those who shaped us, who guided us, who ensured our values would live forever. Today, we show reverence and respect. Today, we say ‘Thank you.'”
Sheamus heads to the ring!
Savannah, Georgia fires up as The Fella makes his way out. Sheamus gets the mic to say, “I’m out of breath walking out here! Savannah, what’s the crack? Oh man, I’m amped up just listening to all of you. How ’bout that King of the Ring, huh? Did you enjoy King of the Ring? Great matches, right? Great matches! Nothing but banger after banger, after banger!” The fans take it from there, “AFTER BANGER!” But sadly, no Sheamus. The fans boo but Sheamus says it’s because of that little lap dog, Kaiser, smashed Sheamus’ knee! The fans boo more but Sheamus says he’s not bitter. That’s the name of the game.
But what Sheamus is salty about is that Gunther’s glorified coatrack did nothing but talk trash on Sheamus while Sheamus was waiting to get cleared. But here’s a word for that court jester! Sheamus is back, fella! And he can’t wait to get his hands on that pigeon chest of- Kaiser says hi from the tron! Can Sheamus even see with those old peepers? Kaiser is here, great to see him. Kaiser heard Sheamus crying and complaining like always, and blaming Kaiser for his loss during King of the Ring. Blame Gunther, because Gunther is YOUR King of the Ring, and no one ever stood a chance anyway! Especially not Sheamus.
Y’know, after weeks of hiding at home, acting tough online as a Keyboard Warrior, Sheamus is here trying ot tell Kaiser what to do? You don’t tell Imperium what to do! Kaiser operates- OH JUST SHUT YOUR BLEEDIN’ MOUTH! But hey, should Sheamus listen to this? The fans say no! So Sheamus should go get him? The fans say yes! Sheamus storms back out of the ring, back up the ramp, and back to the backstage area! The camera follows him, Sheamus busts through gorilla to then look for Mr. GQ. The fans cheer Sheamus on but Kaiser AMBUSHES Sheamus! They brawl around and end up back by the stage!
Sheamus turns things around and sends Kaiser out! They brawl by the crowd and the fans fire up! Refs rush in to stop this, as do producers and Pearce himself! These two are separated but the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” The Celtic Warrior and Impeccable German will have to settle this some time, so when and where will it happen?
Becky Lynch talks with Lyra Valkyria backstage.
The Man sits with The Morrigan. Saturday didn’t go either of their way. But it isn’t about winning all the time, but about getting better. So lose and learn, win and learn more, until it’s time to walk away. Becky fist bumps Lyra and says they’ve got this. Becky heads out, Lyra is reencouraged, and just in time as Lyra has the Pirate Princess up next! Will the luck of the Irish turn back around tonight?
Lyra Valkyria VS Kairi Sane w/ Dakota Kai!
Raw returns and Lyra makes her entrance. Naturally, Lyra’s ribs are still sore from Nia Jax literally falling on her on Saturday, the tape makes for obvious targets. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Kairi kicks but Lyra blocks! Lyra spins Kairi, waistlocks and SLAMS, then holds on. Kairi fights the waistlock, switches, but Lyra elbows free. Kairi staggers, Lyra SOBATS, KICKS and RAMS into Kairi! Kick and ENZIGIRI! Kairi falls and Lyra grimaces from the rib pain. Lyra drags Kairi up, reels her in, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Lyra grits her teeth, goes up the corner, but Kairi trips her up!
Lyra hits ropes then flops to the mat! Kairi soaks up heat, KICKS Lyra around, then KICKS her again! Kairi AX KICKS Lyra to a corner, then laughs. Kairi brings Lyra up, but Lyra RAMS into her! And again! And then fires forearms! Kairi gives those back, ROCKS Lyra, then fires boxing elbows! The ref counts as they’re against ropes, but Kairi lets off, to URAKEN! Lyra sits down, Kairi stomps along, then runs back to SLIDING D! Kairi stomps Lyra on the apron, then goes up to DOUBLE STOMP! Lyra sputters, Dakota is enjoying this, and Kairi smiles as she steps back inside. Cover, TWO! Lyra toughs it out but Kairi goes up a corner.
Kairi watches Lyra rise up, but Lyra ROCKS her first! Lyra climbs up but Kairi CLUBS Lyra! Lyra still climbs, CLUBS Kairi in return, but Kairi puts Lyra in the Tree of Woe! Kairi adjusts, aims, and WOE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Lyra survives and Kairi is furious! Kairi drags Lyra up, CLUBS her, then drags her back up. The fans rally for Lyra but Lyra is a ragdoll right now. Kairi puts her in the drop zone, goes up top, and IN-SANE ELBOWS into BOOTS! Lyra hurries to OKLAHOMA ROLL! LYRA WINS!!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall
Dakota rushes in but Lyra gets away! The Morrigan snatches victory from the jaws of defeat, will she still find her way to the top of the Women’s Division?
Judgment Day regroups.
Priest sees Finn & Carlito, but where is JD? And wait, what is Carlito doing here anyway? What? They were to meet at the clubhouse. No, Priest said Judgment Day would meet, Carlito is not Judgment Day. And doesn’t he have a match to get ready for? Oh, right. They’ll be out there with him, right? Priest has no response but he does ask Finn where Dom even is. Finn says he’ll catch up with Carlito. Carlito leaves, and Finn says he has no idea where Dom is right now. JD makes it back in, Carlito says he found him! Priest asks JD where he’s been and JD says he’s been chased all night. But JD gave him the slip.
Oh, gave him the slip, huh? Is this something Priest has to handle now? Is it because JD is too busy talking to Liv? Okay, yes, they saw what they saw but they didn’t hear what he was saying. He told Liv that she won’t be Women’s World Champion for very long. Oh? Well, she wouldn’t be champ at all if not for Dom! Speak of the devil. Dom is here, Priest wants the room. JD & Finn head out, and Priest asks Dom what’s going on. Dom says he knows he messed up- Yes, he did, big time. Did he talk to Rhea? Yes, she knows he was just trying to help. He’ll fix it. Oh, he better, and tonight.
Priest says if Dom doesn’t, well, he wouldn’t wanna be in Dom’s shoes. Will Dirty Dom clean up the mess he made before Mami comes back?
Iyo Sky watches backsatge.
And she’s disappointed to say the least. Dakota & Kairi walk in, and Iyo throws a fit! Iyo asks what the hecc, then storms out of there. Kairi is stunned, Dakota shakes her head. They let The Evil Genius have her space, but what will it take for DMG CTRL to take control of Raw?
Carlito VS Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO!
Caribbean Cool cowardly turned on The LWO but now there’s no running from what he’s done! Will Carlito get what’s coming to him? Or can he get one over on the King of Lucha?
Raw returns and Carlito makes his entrance. He’s alone, if only for now. The bell rings and Rey throws his shirt at Carlito! They circle, the fans rally for Rey, but Carlito bails out. The fans boo, but Dragon won’t let Carlito leave. Rey then ROCKS Carlito with forearm after forearm! Rey puts Carlito in, but Carlito knees low! Carlito has Rey in a corner, whips corner to corner hard, and Rey falls over. Carlito soaks up the heat, then drags Rey up. Carlito whips Rey to a corner hard again, then scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Rey writhes, Carlito covers, ONE! Rey is still tough but Carlito ROCKS and whips him!
Rey KICKS Carlito back, then springboards to QUEBRADA! Carlito catches Rey, to RAM him into a corner! Carlito puts Rey in the Tree of Woe, then backs up, to DROPKICK! Rey is still stuck in the Tree, so Carlito goes to the far corner. The fans boo but Carlito runs back in, only for Rey to sit up! Carlito slides right into the POST, hitting him right in the apple tree! The fans cheer as Rey is free of the Tree and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Rey fights against a facelock! Rey ROCKS Carlito, runs, but Carlito swings. Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Carlito CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Carlito is frustrated but he drags Rey up. Carlito CLUBS Rey, fires off in a corner with haymakers, but the ref counts. Carlito lets off, whips corner to corner, then runs up, but into BOOTS! Rey runs up, rolls, but into an OVERBOMB! Rey flounders to the apron but Carlito goes to the corner. Carlito climbs, brings Rey up, and deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Carlito rains down fists on Rey while the fans boo. Carlito lets off, drags Rey up, and puts him in a corner.
Carlito hoists Rey up again, the fans rally, but Carlito climbs. Rey fights the superplex this time, and he throws body shots! Rey CLUBS Carlito, CLUBS him again, and then HEADBUTTS Carlito down! Rey leaps to SEATED SENTON! Then the LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Carlito is still in this but Rey keeps cool. Rey whips Carlito, Carlito reverses but Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY! Carlito catches Rey, pops him up, and spins for the T K O! Cover, TWO! Rey is still in this and Carlito grows frustrated. Carlito drags Rey up, scoops again, but Rey slips fere! Rey DROPKICKS Carlito onto ropes! Rey dials it up, 61- NO, Carlito puts Rey on the apron!
Rey ROCKS Carlito back, slingshots, but into a DROPKICK! Rey hits the apron and Carlito goes out after him. Carlito drags Rey up, stares Dragon down, then fireman’s carries Rey. But Rey fights free! Rey POSTS Carlito! Carlito flounders in, but FINN CLOBBERS DRAGON!! The fans boo as Finn TOSESS Dragon over the desk! Rey SEATED SENTONS Finn! The fans fire up and Rey goes up, to GAMANGIRI Carlito! Rey slides under, waistlocks, but Carlito elbows him away! Carlito gets Rey but Rey drops to somersault! Carlito smothers that, wheelbarrows, but Rey sends him onto ropes! Redial and 619!! Rey then SPLASHES down, covers, Rey wins!!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
The LWO celebrates together as they come out on top, even with Judgment Day trying to help Carlito! Speaking of, Rey goes out after Finn to fire forearms! Rey SMACKS Finn off the desk! Rey then has Dragon go up while he positions Finn just right! The fans fire up as The Boy Wonder climbs, but then PRIEST ATTACKS REY! Carlito drags Dragon down for APPLE SPIT! Priest gets in, gets Dragon in the crucifix, for the RAZOR’S EDGE! The fans boo but Rey gets up to DROPKICK Priest onto ropes! Rey dials it up, but he has to BLAST Finn first! Rey runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! The fans boo as Priest stands over Rey.
Priest drags Rey up, to send him SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The fans boo but The Punisher just handled everyone’s business. Will Priest prove that Judgment Day is nothing without him?
Chad Gable scowls at Akira Tozawa backstage.
He says he didn’t see Tozawa in Saudi. Couldn’t make the trip? They could’ve used his help out there. Then Gable lost. It must’ve been a good reason for not making it, huh> Tozawa apologizes but Gable says no need, he’s not mad. He’s just disappointed. But then Braun is looking for JD! They seen him? No. Braun storms off again, and then Otis & Maxxine walk in. Aw, look, it’s Goldilocks and her three braincells! Now look, don’t even think about going out there, this ain’t a fashion show. And as for Otis, Gable would be champion if not for Otis. But out of the kindness of Gable’s heart, he’s giving Otis a second chance by taking on Bronson Reed, so don’t screw it up!
Otis is gonna beat Bronson, right? Right. No, no, no. Say it. “No matter what.” Gable says let’s go. Master Gable leads his Number One Guy, but is The Academy still going to stick around such toxicity?
Otis w/ Chad Gable VS Bronson Reed!
Gable may have a point about Otis messing things up for him, but Otis also ruined things for the Colossal Aussie. Is Bronson going to be the one redeeming himself when he washes the tree trunk away with a Tsunami?
Raw returns and Otis makes his entrance, Gable berating him the whole way. The bell rings and Bronson CLOBBERS Otis! Otis was too busy being reprimanded by Gable! Bronson fires off hands, HEADBUTTS Otis, then talks trash. Bronson whips, and he CLOBBERS Otis again! Gable is upset already and Bronson says it’s all Otis’ fault. Bronson brings Otis up, POSTS him, and Otis tumbles to the floor! Gable tells Otis to get up, the ring count climbs, but Bronson says count him out! Gable tells Otis that for once in his life, do what Gable says! The count is 7 of 10, but Otis gets in at 8. Only for Bronson to SHOTGUN!
Bronson looms over Otis, he talks more trash, then he whips Otis to a corner. Otis stops himself to ELBOW Bronson, then LARIAT! The fans rally up for Otis, Gable says get going already. Otis rises, he CLUBS Bronson from all sides! Otis WRECKER ELBOWS then whips! Bronson reverses, Otis ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY! He bounces off the impact?! The fans are thunderous but Gable says stay focused! Otis scoops to SLAM Bronson! Bronson is down, Otis runs up to SPLASH! Bronson falls, and the fans wanna see it! Otis swivels them hips! Otis thrusts and shakes, but Gable says NO! Don’t do it! The fans boo while Otis feels down.
Otis STILL RIPS OFF THE SHIRT! Otis shakes and shimmies, Gable says no, just LISTEN to him! Do this the right way! But Bronson SUPERKICKS Otis down! And SENTONS! Gable is upset again as Bronson climbs up, and TSUNAMI!! Cover, Bronson wins!
Winner: Bronson Reed, by pinfall
Otis may have been why Gable lost on Saturday, but Gable’s why Otis lost here! Gable refuses to see it that way, and shouts at Otis, “Where do you think you’re going? Get back in this ring right now!” He wants the Academy all to get out here so they can take care of this! Gable says he has had enough. Maxxine and Tozawa sheepishly walk out to the ring, and Otis steps in to join Gable. What is Gable going to yell at them now? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns with the Alpha Academy all in the ring.
Gable scowls as he has his students lined up. Gable tells Otis, “What am I going to do with you? I mean, not only did you cost me my Intercontinental Championship on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, but I give you a chance tonight to redeem yourself, and you blew it. I’m racking my brain all day long, trying to think what it’s gonna take to get through to you, and I think I got it. You lack discipline, Otis. So tonight, I’m gonna show you discipline. And I’m gonna show you discipline in front of everybody here.” Gable tells Otis that he doesn’t wanna do this, but Otis made him do this. He’s taking off his belt!?
Gable tells Otis to grab a rope. Otis isn’t so sure but Gable tells him to grab a rope. The fans boo and tell Otis not to, but Otis steps forward. Otis looks back at Gable but Gable tells the others to watch. This is what happens when you bring shame to the Academy! Otis grabs the ropes, and Gable tells him that this hurts Gable a lot more than it hurts Otis. That age old lie, huh? Gable winds up, but Maxxine stops him! The fans cheer and Gable is seething! Gable asks what’s the matter. This too miuch for her? She gonna cry? Did this hurt her feelings? Then get the hell out of the ring! NOW! GO! ANd don’t come back!
What about Tozawa? He got something to say? Say it! Din’t think so! Now stand ther eand watch! But wait! Here comes Sami! The fans cheer while Sami makes sure Maxxine is okay. Gable tells the production guys to turn that crappy music off! And unless Sami is here to give Gable that title, he should just turn around. This is Academy business, keep out of it! Sami storms into the ring, Gable says this is his last warning. Don’t take another step in! The fans cheer Sami on, and Sami steps inside! Sami has a mic to tell Gable, “What’re you gonna do, Chad, huh? You think you’re pretty tough, huh? You’re not. You are a weak little man.”
The fans cheer while Gable frowns. Sami says Gable has manipulated his way into opportunity after opportunity and yet every single time, he came up short! And then he looked to everyone else to blame! The fans, Sami, the Academy, but newsflash, it is no one’s fault, certainly not Otis’! In the end, it is Gable who can’t get the job done! Gable tells Sami that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about! He can get the job done! Did last week in the ring! And would have in Saturday if not for that idiot, Otis! So now he gets the discipline! Sami SNATCHES the leather belt from Gable! And the fans want Sami to discipline Gable!
Sami throws the leather belt aside, puts his championship belt down, but then Otis steps between him and Gable? Sami asks what Otis is gonna do. Is he gonna listen to Gable? How much more abuse is Otis gonna take? Sami said to stop listening to Gable and start listening to the fans! Listen to them! LISTEN! You hear that? Gable says to not listen to the fans but Otis is feeling that energy. And Sami says if Otis can’t hear the fans, listen to his heart! He knows what the right thing to do is! Gable CLOBBERS Sami! The fans boo as Gable bumps Sami off buckles, then fires off hands! Sami hits back! And he TACKLDES Gable!
Otis and Tozawa don’t know what to do, but Otis gets Sami away from Gable! The fans boo but Sami asks what is Otis doing! This is Otis’ chance to break free! But then Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES Sami down! Gable throws off his jacket, rolls up his sleeves, and tells his guys to shut up and watch. Gable rains down fists on Sami but the fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Gable keeps on punching Sami, and says he is taking that title! Otis is torn, the fans tell him to fight back! Gable looms over Sami, then picks up the Intercontinental Championship. The fans chant “Let’s Go, Otis!” but Gable says no, Otis, they’re leaving.
Tozawa leaves with Gable but Otis lingers. Gable says hey, what’s going on? Let’s go! Otis listens to Gable, and fans boo. How long will Otis stay under Gable’s thumb instead of listen to his heart?
Backstage interview with Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark.
Cathy Kelley is with The Queen of Spades and The Hunter and notes they are the #1 contenders to the Women’s Tag Team Championships. Do they feel confident knowing that it is Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill they will be facing for those titles? Shayna said from day one, it doesn’t matter who won, everyone has the same limbs and they all break the same way. Zoey says they know for a fact that they can win. Though, they’ve also never been properly introduced. So how about they invite Jade & Bianca to Raw so they know just who they’re facing? But then Sonya Deville walks over. They’re talking like they’re champions already even though they’re not.
Sonya has them calm down, because they will be. But not without help. Zoey says wow, like they haven’t beaten everyone on Raw already. Shayna is a THREE-TIME Women’s Tag Team Champion, and held the NXT Women’s Championship more days than anyone! So she suggests Sonya walk away, unless she wants to go through ACL rehab again. Sonya says she respects their accomplishments, she just doesn’t think the locker room does. The contenders head out, and then Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn walk in. Fyre asks if Shayna & Zoey said they’ve beaten every team there is to beat. Correct her if she’s wrong, but they’ve never beaten Fyre & Dawn.
Dawn agrees, she is wracking her brain but can’t recall. And if they ever do meet in the ring, that fact won’t change. The wicked witches leave and Sonya says that proves her point. Zoey is starting to see things Sonya’s way but Shayna isn’t having it. Will the Hunter and Submission Magician just have to whoop some witches to prepare for the champions?
WWE Women’s World Championship Steel Cage Match: Liv Morgan VS Becky Lynch!
As Liv said herself, she had eight months to self-reflect and examine, but all she could think about was revenge. The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour took Rhea Ripley out, freed up the world title, and though The Man won it in a battle royal, we just saw Liv take it from her on Saturday. Liv is finally back on top, but can she stay there? Or will her first defense also be her last?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who survives the rage in the cage, after the break!
Raw returns and Liv kicks Becky into the steel! Liv brings Becky around, GRINDS Becky’s face into the steel, then brings her back around to THROW into the steel! Liv stomps away on Becky, smears her face into the steel again, and says “Hi, Rhea!” Liv lets off, climbs a corner, and then the cage! But Becky hurries after her! The fans fire upas Becky grabs a leg! Becky brings Liv back down from the top, but Liv ELBOWS Becky! Liv SMACKS Becky off steel, and again! And again! And again and again and again! Liv throws Becky down, then storms after her. Liv brings Becky up, but Becky fires body shots!
Liv knees low, whips, but Becky reverses. Becky runs in at the corner, but Liv puts her in the gap. Becky ROCKS Liv, goes up the corner, but Liv trips her up! Liv pushes Becky into the Tree of Woe, to stomp away against the steel! The fans are torn as Liv then dumps Becky down the other side! Becky crawls, Liv grins as she brings Becky up. Liv runs up to SHOTGUN Becky into the steel! And then she SHOTGUNS again! And again! Liv RAMS into Becky over and over, then runs side to side, only for Becky to dodge! Liv hits steel head first, then Becky KICKS, SMACKS, repeat! Becky just fires off on Liv again and again and again!
Becky dribbles Liv’s head off steel and the fans fire up! Liv flops back, Becky goes up a corner! Liv stands, into the MISSILE DROPKICK! Becky crawls to cover, TWO! Becky is annoyed, but she runs side to side to WRECK Liv with a dropkick! Then she runs to WRECK Liv again! Becky drags Liv up through ropes, UPPERCUTS, SOBATS and she goes up the corner. GUILLOTINE- NO, Liv avoids the leg drop, and she FLAPJACKS Becky into steel! Becky flops back, the fans rally up, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more and Liv crawls to a corner, Becky down in a drop zone. But Liv just wants to go up and out of the cage! Becky rises and grabs at legs again! Liv hurries but Becky still catches up to her! Becky drags Liv back down, fires forearms and haymakers but Liv KICKS Becky away! Becky returns and CLUBS away on Liv! SUPERPLEX! Both women are down and Liv writhes. Becky crawls to a cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Becky goes for the arm! DISARM-HER, in fact! But Liv RAMS Becky into steel! Becky flops against ropes, Liv runs up to springboard and CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Liv is frustrated and she goes back to a corner. Liv climbs again, but Becky revives! Becky hurries up and they both reach the top! Liv and Becky brawl, then Becky SMACKS Liv off the top! And SMACKS her again! Liv goes to the inside, then the mat, and Becky has a choice. Climb down or go after Liv? Liv drags Becky in, making her choice for her! Liv then gets under Becky for a POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Both women are down and the fans rally up. Liv runs up on Becky, but no ObLivion here! Becky has an ELEVATED DISARM-HER!! Liv can only suffer, so she SHOVES Becky into steel! Liv clutches her arm and grits her teeth as she goes back for a corner.
Liv climbs, Becky hurries after her again! SUPER RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Both women are down again, Becky manages the cover, TWO!! Liv is still in this, and now DOM is here!? Is he really trying this again!? Well, Priest did tell him to handle this, so Dom opens the door! He calls to Becky so she can get outta there! Becky is confused, and now even Finn & JD are here asking what’s this about. Liv ENZIGIRIS Becky! Dom says no, they gotta make this right for what happened! JD & Finn say fine. But then BRAUN is here!! He’s found JD and Becky keeps Liv from the door! Judgment Day is really in for it now!
Braun chases JD & Finn, they go around, and Braun BLASTS Dom into the door, AND IT HITS BECKY!! What awful luck! Liv hurries, the cage door opens, and Liv falls to the floor! LIV WINS!!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by escape (still WWE Women’s World Champion)
Well, so much for beating Becky all by herself. But a win is a win is a win, but then Liv and Dom lock eyes on the ramp. Is the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour far from done with Judgment Day? Or is that the other way around?
After Raw goes off the air…
LIV KISSES DOM!? What in the world is she doing?! Is this some kinda way to thank him?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw to follow King & Queen of the Ring, and more great intertwining of stories. Great transition from Gunther celebrating his becoming King of the Ring to having Priest and McIntyre out there to talk Clash at the Castle. It’s wild how everyone McIntyre has promo battles with always get the better of him. I really hope McIntyre wins in Glasgow, if only because of how Judgment Day is falling apart, just as we saw all night. Ironically, Priest is the only capable one anymore, as of course Braun beat JD and as Rey pulled out the win on Carlito. And then there’s the intrigue of JD talking with Liv, and we’ve seen Finn talking with Liv before…
All of that combined with them being conflicted about Liv is interesting stuff. While cage matches with escape as a possibility are boring, as proven by tonight and how the crowd was falling asleep in the middle, it was also obvious there would be shenanigans. Though it was really clever how Braun sends Dom into the door and then the door hits Becky. And then what a shocker that Liv kisses Dom! Maybe the jokes of Liv VS Rhea for the “custody” of Dom aren’t so farfetched. And even then, maybe we end up with Judgment Day splitting to where JD & Finn side with Liv while Priest & Dom stay loyal to Rhea? Mixed Six before some big title matches? That would be a pretty wild feud.
On the flipside, Becky lost again, but then Lyra got back up with a win after a really good match with Kairi. Iyo Sky throwing a fit over her loss and Kairi’s loss was some good stuff, shows the frustration over how far Damage CTRL has fallen since WrestleMania and the Draft. While the Women’s World Championship is tied up with Liv and Rhea, maybe new teams can get going in the Women’s Tag Division. Good promo form Shayna & Zoey with Sonya as well as Fyre & Dawn. Shayna & Zoey VS Fyre & Dawn will be really good, there’s a chance Sonya gets involved to help them, and hopefully Bianca & Jade are traveling champions showing up on Raw every so often.
Great promo with Awesome Truth, New Day and Kross, and Kross attempting to break New Day up was a pretty obvious move. AOP got a good win over the Creed Brothers, though of course with distraction from Scarlett. There’s a chance there’s distraction tactics during AOP VS New Day, this definitely won’t be a one and done. And great stuff in this developing Bron Breakker story. Ricochet VS Dragunov was a great match, especially for Ricochet selling bad ribs. And I knew that Pearce saying Bron wasn’t gonna show up meant he was definitely showing up. I know it’s just a social media belt, but Bron should totally win the Speed title off Ricochet because he is known for the flat out running speed.
And then equally great stuff from this on going Alpha Academy story. Gable is being just so mean, and yet that keeps us hooked on what’s happening next. I figured Gable would mess Otis up and Bronson would win, helping him move on, but I was a little surprised Gable was ready to whip Otis with his belt. Sami of course made the save as it were, only for it to of course not get through to Otis just yet. That moment is coming, and we’re all gonna go nuts when Otis finally stands up to Gable. Not sure if Gable is gonna win the Intercontinental Championship, and I still want Bronson Reed to get something of his own, but I’m not sure Clash at the Castle is where Sami loses. And then Money in the Bank is in Canada, Sami can’t lose there cuz he’s Canadian! Maybe SummerSlam?
My Score: 8.8/10
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Time to defy the odds!
A tag team gauntlet and a Fatal 4 Way determine contenders that will challenge for NXT gold this Saturday at Stand & Deliver: Las Vegas!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and will challenge Ricky Saints for the title at Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice; Lola wins and advances to Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet: Hank ‘n’ Tank win and will challenge Fraxiom for the titles at Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Karmen Petrovic w/ Ashante THEE Adonis VS Thea Hail; Thea wins and advances to Stand & Deliver.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page!
The Absolute holds what many want, but only one gets their shot. Will the Alpha Wolf be one step closer to his “birthright?” Will the Drama King look to go for another crown? Will the Wes Side return to former glory? Or will it be All Ego that meets Saints in Sin City?
But speaking of Saints, Ricky makes his entrance after everyone else is already in the ring! The fans fire up as the champion decides to join commentary. The bell rings and Eddy kicks at Ethan but Ethan blocks, only for Lexis to DECK Ethan! Wes then rolls Eddy up, but Lexis shoves Wes away! Lexis basement SUPERKICKS Eddy! Wes and Lexis stare down, things speed up, and Lexis hurdles, but Wes leaps over. Wes dodges Lexis, but Lexis steps on Wes’s dropdown! The fans are torn, but Eddy is up. Lexis wants Eddy to calm down, but then Ethan is also up. Lexis tells them both to calm down, but now Wes is up.
Lexis finds himself surrounded, and Wes feeds Lexis to Eddy’s KICK, and Ethan’s HAYMAKER! Wes adds a HAYMAKER, then Eddy KIKS again! Ethan HAYMAKERS, Wes ENZIGIRIS, and Lexis wobbles. Eddy TOSSES Lexis, the fans fire up, but then Ethan DECKS Wes! Eddy ROCKS and KICKS, KICKS, and SOBATS on Ethan! Wes runs up, Eddy gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Wes tumbles to a corner, Eddy BOOTS Ethan! Eddy runs and BOOTS Wes! Lexis is back, but Eddy dodges to BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Ethan breaks it! Ethan ROCKS Eddy, but Wes ROCKS Ethan! Eddy spins Wes, but Wes BODY BLOWS!
Wes KICKS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS Eddy, to then DOUBLE STOMP him down! Wes runs to ELBOW Ethan in a corner, mule kick, and AX KICKS! Wes then runs at Lexis, but Lexis dodges! Lexis dodges Eddy so Eddy runs into Wes! Lexis dodges Ethan, Ethan runs into Wes & Eddy! Lexis then SUPERKICKS Ethan into them both! Lexis runs corner to corner, but everyone clears out! Lexis POSTS himself! Wes BOOTS Ethan, Eddy kicks Wes, then Eddy reels Wes in. Wes wrenches out, slips around, but Eddy elbows free. Eddy runs, Wes dodges, and Ethan holds the ropes down! Eddy tumbles up and out and to the floor!
Wes runs up, Ethan puts him on the apron, but Wes RAMS into Ethan! Eddy grabs at Wes, Wes kicks him away, but Ethan ROCKS Wes! Wes is stuck in the ropes, so Ethan hits a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Wes survives, Ethan drags Wes up, but then he sees Lexis climbing a corner. Ethan pushes Wes aside to ROCK Lexis! Ethan then climbs up to join Lexis, reels him in, but they both fire body shots! Lexis CLUBS Ethan, Eddy UPPERCUTS Lexis! Eddy climbs up to work with Ethan, but then Wes throws hands on the legs! Wes gets under all of this, and the fans fire up for the TOWER OF DOOM!!
All four men are down while the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” for making this the opener! Lexis flops out of the ring, Ethan and Eddy flounder, but Wes runs, SHOOTING STAR on Ethan! Cover, Eddy breaks it! The fans fire up as Wes and Eddy stand to trade forearms! Wes fires a body shot then a forearm, but Eddy fires a forearm, an UPPERCUT, and a KICK! Eddy snarls, but Ethan waistlocks! Eddy fires elbows to get free, but Wes BOOTS Eddy! Ethan DUMPS Eddy out, Wes DECKS Ethan! Wes builds speed and he DIVES into Lexis! Ethan let Lexis take that shot while he grabs Eddy. Eddy blocks the apron bump to elbow Ethan!
Eddy runs up, Ethan dodges, and Eddy almost hits Ricky! Ricky says watch it, but then Ethan SHOVES Eddy into Ricky! The fans go nuts, Ricky is pissed, and he THROWS Eddy aside to get at Ethan! The ref tries to stop this, but Ricky is too heated, so the ref EJECTS Ricky from ringside! The fans boo but Ethan just mockingly waves bye-bye. Ricky warns Ethan, the fans chant, “Ref, You Suck!” but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Lexis ROCKS Wes. Lexis reels Wes in, but Ethan BOOTS Lexis down! Ethan then scoops Wes to SLAM him onto Lexis! Ethan then THROWS Lexis into Eddy! Ethan drags Lexis up, but Lexis slips free of the Canadian Rack! Lexis grabs the arms, crosses them, then reels Ethan in, but Ethan trips Lexis up! Ethan turns Lexis over, BOSTON CRAB! The fans are torn as Lexis endures, and Lexis claws at the mat! Lexis crawls forward, but Ethan drags him back from the ropes! Wes runs up, Ethan ducks the lariat, but then Eddy YANKS Wes outta the ring! Eddy clamps onto Lexis with a CROSSFACE!!
Lexis endures double submissions, but then Wes STOPS Lexis from tapping!! The fans are thunderous, but Eddy is furious! Eddy lets go of Lexis to STOMP Wes down! Eddy then BOOTS Ethan down! Eddy goes up a corner as the fans duel, and Lexis UPPERCUTS Eddy! Lexis climbs, fires forearms on Eddy, and Eddy falls to the apron! Ethan CLUBS Lexis! Ethan has an Electric Chair, then he has Eddy in a facelock! But Wes goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS onto a DOOMSDAY DDT COMBO!! The fans are going nuts all over again while all four men are down! But then Ethan crawls to cover Eddy while Wes crawls to cover Lexis! Double covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up while Wes and Ethan grow frustrated. They stare down, then they throw hands! Wes fires a flurry, but Ethan ROCKS Wes with one! Wes PELES in return! Wes hurries to go up a corner! But Lexis SHOVES him down! Wes hits apron, Lexis climbs, SWANTON BOMB on Ethan! But Eddy is up top! He MACHO ELBOWS the cover apart! Eddy then drags Lexis up, but Wes rises! METEORA for Eddy!! Cover, Lexis YANKS Wes up! CORONATION!! But Ethan has Lexis! TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT North American Championship)
Ethan smirks as he takes advantage of this golden opportunity. Ethan grabs a mic to say, “Well, I guess that makes me the man then, huh?” The fans are torn but Ethan says he is the #1 contender. Ethan knows he isn’t the guy Ricky wanted to win, and he has every right to believe that. Because everyone remembers their first. And the first championship in WWE for Ricky was ruined by Ethan Page! At Stand & Deliver, Ricky’s first title defense will also be ruined by- RICKY SPEARS ETHAN!! No more ringside ban, and the champ gets some payback! But will Las Vegas be absolute? Or will All Ego’s ego only expand exponentially this Saturday?
Jordynne Grace speaks.
“What you see today as The Juggernaut, multiple time TNA Knockouts Champion, this wasn’t how I started. I wasn’t scouted, I never had ‘star power,’ never really been a beauty queen. If it were possible to have negative aura, that is who I was. I was just a little girl wrestling in half-empty gyms, trying to find a place to fit in a world that didn’t seem built for me. I knew what people saw, or really rather what they didn’t see. But something I did have that not a lot of people in wrestling do, is self-awareness. So I finally stopped wishing that I had what I was supposed to have, and started building what I could become.
“I turned insecurity into intensity, doubt into discipline, and that was the day The Juggernaut was born. I fell in love with getting stronger. I became laser focused into building my body into an atomic bomb. Waking up at 3AM to train, jumping into a car to drive 8 hours to wrestle, hit another gym session after that, then sleep two hours and do it all over again the next day. And as hard as that was, I was obsessed with it. It was a way that I could stand out against all the other women. And to me, it was the only way. I wanted the WWE Universe to say, ‘Yeah, the WWE women are killing it, but have you seen Jordynne Grace over in TNA? That’s Jordynne Grace!?’
“I’ve put in the work so that no one could ignore me. I forced my way into the conversation and made people believe in The Juggernaut the way I believed in myself. Now, the biggest hurdle of my career is right in front of me this Saturday, when I have the opportunity to become NXT Women’s Champion. And just like I’ve been my entire career, I’m aware of exactly what I’m gonna have to do to leave Vegas with my first WWE championship.” Jordynne is ready, but will Grace survive in Sin City?
The NXT Women’s Division holds another watch party.
Sol Ruca asks Zaria who she thinks will take the last two spots in the Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match. Zaria isn’t sure, but it won’t matter when the outcome will be the same. Sol agrees there, because it’ll be one of them as the champ. Oh, really? Doesn’t Sol mean Zaria? Kelani Jordan hears this and takes offense. She thought #ZaRuca was fine. Uh, they are. New shirts and everything, thanks for asking. Well, it won’t be either of them, because Kelani’s going to be a TWO-TIME Women’s North American Champion. And she’ll show everyone why no one can do it like Lan- Izzi Dame interjects.
Izzi says good one, idiots. But y’know who Izzi misses these days? The old Kelani. She was way more likeable. Old Kelani, new Kelani, it won’t matter when Izzi’s the one on top of the ladder, holding the title, and bringing it home to The Culling. Keep dreaming, Izzi, it’ll never happen. Those two both head out, and Sol says it’s just like she said, either her or Zaria will walk out as champion. Zaria says sure, something like that. But to the point, who will get the remaining spots and fill out the six pack?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice!
The weird girls are hungry for some gold, but so is the MMA Mamacita! Will Tatum take over? Or will there be a Vice in Sin City?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Tatum rolls Lola, TWO, and Tatum narrowly avoids the roundhouse! The fans rally as the two reset and tie up. Tatum waistlocks, Lola switches, and Lola SLAMS Tatum down. Lola holds on as Tatum fights around, and Gigi coaches Tatum up. Tatum pries free, backflips up and over to then Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Lola has Tatum in a modified CROSSFACE! Tatum endures, fights to stack Lola, TWO! Lola runs up but Tatum kicks her away. Tatum wrenches, UPPERCUTS, then CLUBS the arm. Tatum grinds Lola down, the fans duel, and Lola endures. Tatum hits a BRIDGING FUJIWARA!
The fans rally, Lola fights around and reels Tatum into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tatum high stacks, TWO! Lola lets Tatum go, but then BODY BLOWS! Tatum drops to her knees, Lola clamps on with a headlock, and Lola hits a takeover. Tatum fights around, but Lola puts on the pressure. Tatum fights up, Lola thrashes, but Tatum powers up and out. Lola ducks ‘n’ dodges to then whip Tatum, and Lola catches Tatum to a SLEEPER! The fans rally, Tatum powers out fast, but then Lola hits a SPINEBUSTER! Tatum bails out, Lola rushes after her! Tatum crawls under the ring? Lola grabs at Tatum but Tatum kicks her away!
Tatum scurries under the ring, Gigi taunts Lola, but Lola tells Gigi she’s estupida. Lola goes looking for Tatum, but Tatum YANKS her into the ring frame! Tatum laughs, Gigi says that’s what Lola gets, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Tatum taunts Lola, brings her up and into the ring, then drags Lola up to KNEE the arm again and again! Tatum wrenches and WRINGS the arm, then JUMPING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Tatum grabs Lola’s arm, stomps it, then twists the wrist! Lola endures, but Tatum SLAMS the arm off the mat! Tatum bends the fingers, mockingly high-fives the hand, but Lola kicks her away! Tatum comes back and wrenches again, but Lola wrenches and WRINGS it in return! Lola SOBATS Tatum, whips and KNEES her low, and Tatum is in the ropes. Lola goes to the apron to AX KICK Tatum down! Tatum flounders into the ring but Lola pursues.
Lola whips and KICKS Tatum, then drags her up to reel her in. Lola snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga as Lola gets up, for Dos Amigas! Lola drags Tatum up again, gives some Latina Heat, and hits THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO! Tatum stays in this and Lola grows frustrated. Lola stalks Tatum to the ropes, stands her up, and whips her to KNEE- NO, Tatum rolls Lola up! TWO, and Lola KICKS Tatum back down! Lola drags Tatum around, then clamps on with a chinlock. Tatum endures, even as Lola thrashes her around. Tatum fights up, RAMS Lola into a corner, but Lola holds on! Tatum RAMS Lola into another corner, but Lola clamps on again!
Tatum pries at the hold, RAMS Lola into the corner again, and now she’s free. Only to run up into headscissors! Tatum brings Lola off the corner to POWERBOMB! NXT returns to single picture as both women rise. Tatum dodges a kick, and she CLOBBERS Lola! And CLOBBERS her again! And ENZIGIRIS! Tatum wrenches Lola for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Tatum runs corner to corner and CROSSBODIES Lola in the corner! Tatum whips corner to corner to CROSSBODY again! Tatum goes for a third, but Lola KNEES the crossbody down! The fans rally, Gigi coaches Tatum, but Lola AX KICKS again!
Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS and she backs Tatum up into the corner! The fans fire up for Lola as she reminds us, “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Lola drags Tatum out of the corner, covers, TWO!! Tatum survives and the fans fire up! Lola drags Tatum up, lifts her up, but Tatum sunset flips! TWO, and Tatum hurries to a corner. Lola runs in, but Tatum dodges! Lola gets stuck in ropes, Tatum CROSSBODIES again! Tatum brings Lola around to hoist her up top, and the fans duel even harder! Tatum climbs, Lola fires body shots, and Lola shoves Tatum down! Tatum comes back to GAMANGIRI! Tatum then climbs up, brings Lola up, and SUPERPLEXES!
The fans fire up, Tatum crawls to the cover, TWO!! Lola survives, but Tatum doesn’t stop! She hooks Lola up, but Lola pops free! SLEEPER!! Lola drags Tatum down, but Tatum rolls back to a cover! TWO!! Lola lets go in time, but Tatum throat chops! Tatum goes up the ropes, springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! And then the BUENAS NOCHES BACKHAND!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall (advances to Stand & Deliver)
Lola got the knockout, and now she’s punched her ticket to Las Vegas! Will everything come up LV this Saturday?
Giulia speaks.
“For the past few weeks, I watched Stephanie bask in the glory of being a double champion. I waited and waited for her to give me a rematch, but it never happened. Friendships only go so far when it comes to the NXT Women’s Championship. Last week, I reminded Stephanie of what Beautiful Madness is. Jaida Parker? I don’t know her, but I can tell she is very confident. She likes to dish out punishment, but she doesn’t like to take it. Jordynne Grace is strong, but on Saturday, I will introduce her to Strong Style. Jordynne and Jaida are obstacles in my way to Stephanie. My goal was to win the NXT Women’s Championship. Losing it only made me more dangerous.
“Last year at Stand & Deliver, I introduced myself. This year, I leave as the NXT Women’s Champion.” Giulia is ready, will all succumb to the Beautiful Madness?
A car pulls up real fast.
And out steps Trick Williams! #CrashOutTrick looks ready for a fight, will he find one this close to his NXT Championship Triple Threat?
Ava Raine is arguing with The Fatal Influence and Meta Four!
The NXT General Manager is trying to get Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson to all listen to her, but then Gigi & Tatum stumble in. Gigi brings up this other opportunity Ava talked about last week, and Ava says yes, that’s what this is about. But Jacy says it won’t be an opportunity for Gigi & Tatum. Ava says hold on, hold on. Everyone will get their opportunity at Stand & Deliver. There will be a Triple Threat Tag Team match, and after talking it over with Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis, the winners will get a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match for the NXT after WrestleMania.
Tatum & Gigi are fired up, as are the Meta Girls and Fatal Influence, but then Roxie storms in and says she just knew Ava would do this. Every single woman is going to be on Stand & Deliver except for Roxie, the woman who made this division the best Women’s Division in the WORLD! Ava says yes, hi, how are you, Roxie? Good job losing to Tiffany on SmackDown last Friday. But clearly she didn’t get enough because she’s back here bothering Ava. But hey, if Roxie can charm herself a tag partner, then Ava will happily make this a Fatal 4 Way. The others chuckle and Roxie says Ava has always had it out for her,
Roxie storms off and the others sarcastically wish her luck. Will Roxie be able to salvage one of the many bridges she’s burned around here? Or will the Prodigy be out of luck this close to Stand & Deliver?
NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet!
Speaking of luck, the luck of the draw is going to be tested, and the team that survives the odds will battle Nathan Frazer & Axiom for the titles! But who do we have first? It’s Hank ‘n’ Tank! The Street Profits told them to just be themselves and it’ll be alright, but will Hank ‘n’ Tank be able to run the table?
Starting with them are Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont! Will Ty & Ty represent for the Wes Side?
Hank ‘n’ Tank VS Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont!
The teams sort out and Tank starts against Tyson. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. They break, circle again, then tie back up. Tyson waistlocks, full nelsons, but Tank powers up. Tyson spins Tank to KNEE him in the face! Tyson runs and UPPERCUTS Tank down! Cover, TWO! Tyson storms up but Tank fires a body shot. Tyson ROCKS Tank, SPLASHES in the corner, then tags Tyriek. Tyson feeds Tank to Tyriek for a kitchen sink knee! Tyriek UPPERCUTS, then KICKS a leg out, to then BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Tank is toughing it out, but Tyriek bumps him off buckles. Tyriek runs, but Tank BOOTS him back!
Tank storms up, Tyriek headlocks, but Hank tags in as Tank powers up and out! Tank blows past Tyriek, Tyriek gets distracted, and Hank CLOBBERS him! Tank dodges Tyson’s sucker punch to triangle jump LARIAT! Hank ‘n’ Tank take the corners, and as Tyriek stands up, “HONK! HONK!” BIG BELLY SANDWICH! Hank scoops, Tank runs up, GRIDIRON! Cover, Hank ‘n’ Tank ELIMINATE Ty & Ty! The fans fire up while Wes is freaking out! But no time to rest, here comes Niko Vance & Brooks Jensen! Will Hank ‘n’ Tank be victims of The Culling?
Hank ‘n’ Tank VS Niko Vance & Brooks Jensen!
Jensen keeps Vance back, they have to do this the right way. Vance does start against Hank, and the two tie up. Niko RAMS Hank into the corner, then Jensen throws hands! Jensen tags in, and he ROCKS Hank! Jensen whips corner to corner but Hank reverses. Hank runs up and SPLASHES, then he runs side to side! Tank tags in, Hank LARIATS again! Tank adds a LARIAT! Niko runs up, Hank hits him with an atomic drop! Niko hobbles to a corner, Tank runs up to LARIAT! Hank LARIATS Jensen, then Hank ‘n’ Tank switch, more LARIATS for Jensen & Niko! And then more LARIATS! HONK HONK, BIG BELLY SANDWICH for Niko!!
Jensen staggers up, Tank gives Hank the boost into the SEATED SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jensen survives but Tank clamps on, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Jensen endures, fights up, and he bumps Tank off buckles. Jensen gives Tank more buckle bumps, but then Tank stops that! Tank keeps Jensen from running away to give him buckle bumps of his own! Shoutout to Matt Hardy with these “DELETE!” bumps, and then he SLAM DUNKS Jensen off the corner! Tag to Hank, and Tank puts Jensen up top. Hank ‘n’ Tank coordinate, and they DOUBLE HEADBUTT Jensen in the ribs! Hank pushes Jensen down, covers, TWO! Jensen stays in this but Hank stays on him. Hank whips Jensen to a corner, runs up, but Jensen BOOTS him! Jensen brings Hank over, tags Niko, but Hank gets loose!
Hank ROCKS Jensen, DECKS Niko, then dodges Jensen, only for Jensen to DUMP Hank to the apron! Jensen ROCKS Hank, and Niko Electric Chair Lifts Hank! Jensen lines up the shot, DOOMSDAY BULLDOG to the desk!! Hank goes down in a heap while The Culling stands tall! Niko then drags Hank up, bumps him off the apron, and Hank sputters around the way. Niko puts Hank in the ring, stomps him around, then drags him from his corner. Niko bumps Hank off buckles, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Niko lets off, and he stalks Hank to a corner. Niko whips Hank corner to corner hard!
Niko tags Jensen, Jensen throws hands on Hank, then JABS, JABS, JABS! Jensen DECKS Hank, covers, TWO! Hank stays in this, even with blood in his mouth, but Jensen ELBOWS him in the head. NXT returns to single picture as Jensen whips and CLOBBERS Hank! Cover, TWO! Tank coaches Hank, the fans rally up, but Jensen clamps onto Hank with a chinlock. The fans rally harder, Hank fights up to his feet, and Hank fires body shots! The fans cheer, but Jensen turns Hank! Hank turns that to a backslide! TWO, and we see Fraxiom watching backstage as Jensen grabs Hank’s leg! Jensen drags Hank back, tag to Niko.
Niko stomps Hank again and again, then talks trash. Hank fires body shots in return, but Niko CLUBS him down! Niko taunts Tank, Tank warns Niko, and Hank LARIATS Niko down! The fans fire up, but Niko grabs Hank’s leg! Hank still crawls, but Jensen distracts the ref! The ref misses Hank’s hot tag! The fans boo as Tank has to go back! Niko scoops Hank, Jensen goes up, ASSISTED POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Hank survives and the fans are thunderous! Jensen & Niko have no idea how this is possibly, but Niko facelocks Hank. Hank fights up, fights forward, but Niko CLUBS him down!
Niko tries to suplex but Hank blocks it! Hank suplexes Niko, but Jensen reaches out to push it down! The ref reprimands, but Niko suplexes! Hank slips free, shoves Niko away, Jensen tags in, but Hank hot tags Tank! The fans fire up as Tank rallies on The Culling! Tank LARIATS Niko up and out! Then he dodges Jensen to OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Tank dodges Niko to ROCK him! Tank runs to BLAST Niko off the apron! Jensen runs up, Tank cartwheels and LARIATS! A shoutout to the War Raiders, perhaps? Tank covers, Niko breaks it! The fans boo, but Hank is back! Hank and Niko grapple, Niko TOSSES Hank, but Tank TOSSES Niko!
But Jensen rolls Tank up! TWO, and Jensen runs! Tank ducks under the leg lariat, goes up, up, but leaps into a WHEEL KICK! Niko tags in, then he tags Jensen back! They hoist Tank up to the Electric Chair, and Jensen goes up, DOOMSDAY BELLY2BELLY!? Tank turns things around on Jensen, and Hank trips Niko! Tank covers, HANK ‘N’ TANK ELIMINATE THE CULLING!! Blink and you might’ve missed it! But Hank ‘n’ Tank have to regroup quickly, because here comes the No Quarter Catch Crew! Will Myles Borne & Tavion Heights be the ones to go the distance?
Hank ‘n’ Tank VS Myles Borne & Tavion Heights!
Myles & Heights rush in, they dodge Hank ‘n’ Tank, and Myles DROPKICKS Hank! Tavion fireman’s carries Tank for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Tank survives but Tavion knows he has Tank where he wants him! Tavion ROCKS Tank, whips Tank, and LARIATS Tank! Tag to Myles, the NQCC double whip to then DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Tank is still in this, but Myles drags him up. Myles ROCKS Tank, ROCKS him again, and then tags Tavion. Feed to the fireman’s carry throw! Cover, TWO! The fans duel while Tavion rains down forearms! Tavion clamps on a chinlock but Tank endures the squeeze.
Tank fights up, the fans rally harder, and Tank fights up to his feet. Tank fights around, and JAWBREAKERS free! Myles tags in, but Tank tags Hank! Hank DUMPS Tavion, then fires haymakers on Myles! The fans fire up as Hank swings away, then fires fast hands from all sides! Hank whips, ELBOWS and then DECKS Myles! Myles staggers to a corner, Hank runs corner to corner, SPLASH and BULLDOG! The fans fire up as Hank goes to the outside, and he gets on the tracks! He uses the steps to FLYING BODY ATTACK on Tavion! The fans are thunderous as Tank is up, too! HONK HONK, BIG BELLY SANDWICH for Tavion!!
Wait, Myles FLIES?! Down goes Hank ‘n’ Tank and the fans are thunderous as NXT goes picture in picture!
Myles drags Hank up, puts him in the ring, and pushes him to a cover, TWO! Hank is still in this, but Myles KNEES him in the back. Myles drags Hank up, ROCKS him, then UPPERCUTS him! Hank flops against the ropes, Myles stomps away, but then stops as the ref counts. Tag to Tavion, and Tavion stomps away on Hank on the apron! Tavion steps in, kicks Hank to the floor, then takes a bow. Tavion goes out to fetch Hank for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Hank writhes, Tavion pushes him in and covers, TWO! Hank is showing true grit, but Tavion fires forearms! Tavion whisp Hank to ropes, then LARIATS him down! Cover, TWO!
Tavion drags Hank up, whips him into a corner, then tags Myles. Tavion stands Hank up to feed him to the SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Myles is frustrated, but he sits Hank up to KNEE him int he back! Myles CLUBS Hank, ROCKS him, then fires body shots! Hank fires hands in return but Myles kicks low. Myles reels Hank in but Hank blocks the suplex! Hank cradles Myles, TWO! Myles stomps Hank down, then drags him up to ROCK him with a right! Hank flops over, Myles stomps him and taunts him, then ROCKS him again! Hank fires a body shot in return! Myles fires another haymaker! Myles stalks Hank, but Hank ROCKS Myles!
Myles comes back to ROCK Hank, but Hank ROCKS Myles! NXT returns to single picture as the hands keep going! Hank ROCKS Myles, both men flounder to their corners, hot tags to Tavion and Tank! Tank and Tavion fire fast ‘n’ furious fists and the fans fire up! Tavion RIPOS Tank’s shirt off! Tank ROCKS Tavion again and again! Tank whips, Tavion reverses to LARIAT! Tavion runs, but Tank ELBOWS him! Then Tank hits a BIG back suplex! Tavion is up!? Tavion hits a BIG back suplex! But Tank is up!? The fans are thunderous as these two run up, LARIAT from Tavion again! Cover, Hank just breaks it in time!
Myles storms in and TOSSES Hank! NQCC get Tank up, fireman’s carry, but then Hank drags Myles out! Tank shoves Tavion, rolls him up, HANK ‘N’ TANK ELIMINATE NQCC!! What a hot streak! But now, the final team is none other than Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura! Will Hank ‘n’ Tank get past the Bullhead Brawler & Great Rush? Or will being themselves only get them this far?
Hank ‘n’ Tank VS Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura!
Tank steps outside, but Briggs just goes after him! Briggs THROWS Tank into the steel steps while Inamura runs up on Hank! Inamura wrenches Hank to fire those fast hands! Then Inamura hits a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO!! Hank still has something but Briggs tags in. Briggs CLUBS Hank, talks trash, but Hank fires a haymaker! Briggs likes the fighting spirit and eggs Hank on. Hank fires more hands, but there’s not a lot of mustard. Briggs BOOTS Hank, whips him, then scoops him, SIDEWALK SLAM and a SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Hank still has something left, and Fraxiom likes where this is going. Briggs tags Inamura and Inamura CHOPS Hank!
Inamura CHOPS and JABS on hyper speed! Tag to Briggs, he runs side to side and BOOTS Hank! Briggs brings Hank around, tags Inamura, CHOP into the CHOKE SLAM BACKBREKER COMBO!! Cover, TANK BREAKS IT! The fans cheer and Tank coaches Hank. The fans rally as hard as they can, but then Inamura runs up! Tank takes the CHOP for Hank! Briggs BOOTS Tank down, then he and Inamura double whip Hank! Hank ducks Briggs, shoves him into Inamura, then cradle for Briggs!! Inamura leaps but Tank anchors him! HANK ‘N’ TANK WIN!?!?
Winners: Hank ‘n’ Tank, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships)
Incredible! Hank ‘n’ Tank start and finish this gauntlet, and now they’re headed to Las Vegas! Fraxiom may #NeverSlowDown, but Hank ‘n’ Tank never give up. What happens when irresistible forces meet immovable objects at Stand & Deliver?
Stevie Turner talks with Kali Armstrong.
The Evolve General Manager, and Ava’s assistant NXT GM, is very impressed with Kali, which is why she’s in the Fatal 4 Way main event of tomorrow night’s Evolve! Kali will take on Brinley Reece, Kendal Grey, and Chantel Monroe. Kali likes that, and says thanks for the opportunity, Stevie. Kali heads out, and Ava is there to say Kali’s gonna be a big star one day. Robert Stone agrees. But how stoked are we that Hank ‘n’ Tank just won the tag team gauntlet? He is so happy for those guys. Stevie agrees, the tag title match is set. But alas, there’s one last spot in the Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match to fill.
Ava says yes, but she found a last minute entry for that match. Oh? Who? Ava says don’t worry, you’ll know when the music hits. Ava teases something big, who will make a surprise entry? And will that certain someone soon Stand & Deliver?
A truck pulls into the parking lot.
And it’s Oba Femi! The Ruler brings his NXT Championship with him, but wait! Is that Dark State sneaking up behind him!? Are they going to go after the champ and ruin Stand & Deliver?
Jaida Parker speaks.
“When you see Jaida Parker, you’ve already made your mind up. Because of my old life, people have already made assumptions about me. And to be honest, I don’t care, because I never fit in anywhere anyways. People think just because you look the part that it’s easy. But just because I carry something with ease don’t mean that it ain’t heavy. See, this path to Stand & Deliver started right here, in Port St. Lucie. I laughed in these streets, I cried in these streets, and I started making a damn name for myself in these streets. And Stephanie, Jordynne, and Giulia, they all come from somewhere. I’m the only homegrown talent in this match.
“And yeah, other women might be intimidated by that. Hell, the entire world IS intimidated by that. But I learned right here in Port St. Lucie that if I can hang with the boys, then I can hang with anybody. Because baby, I am pressure. And I ain’t talking about the pressure that burst pipes. I’m talking about the pressure that creates diamonds! Because growing up, if you didn’t apply it, it was damn sure applied to you. See, my dad’s a coach, and he would never let me play football like my brother did. So I decided to go for the next best thing: Soccer. And that physicality, what? Man, I loved it.
“But with my dad also being my coach, people already made the assumption about me. I’ve been in a women’s locker room my whole life, so I know exactly how vicious it can be. All women wanna do is try and cut you down. And out here in NXT, we have the best division in the world. But I know deep down, none of them want me to succeed before they do. And that’s not my problem. My best friend is actually my uncle. Man, you talk about a support system, You wanna talk about keeping a smile on my face. That’s exactly what he did to me. And when I lost him, I learned real early on that I couldn’t trust nobody. Because if I could lose my best friend, who else can I trust?
“See, people assume I have an attitude. Nah, I’m just the way that I am because that’s what happens when you don’t fit other people’s agendas. That’s what happens when you lose the purpose of this all. Life made me hard. So nah, I don’t need no damn friends in no damn locker room. All I need is that big game situation. The moments that make or break you. And ain’t nobody been able to break me. And come this Saturday in Las Vegas, I’m gonna show the entire world that Jaida Parker don’t play. And I’m taking that NXT championship with me.” Miss Parker got #OutTheMud, but will she get that gold?
The D’Angelo Family arrives!
Stacks, Rizzo, Luca, and a few other cousins are here, but where’s Tony? Where’s The Don? Stacks says T ain’t coming. This was Stacks’ call. Wait, Stacks didn’t run this by Tony? Stacks tells Luca that he doesn’t need to justify his decisions, he’s the Underboss, this is his call. Are they with him or not? Luca says they’ve never backed down from a fight before, they sure won’t do that tonight. Dark State is already waiting, so it’s go time! Stacks has Rizzo move aside, and the boys get the crowbars out! Rizzo hurries to call Tony, but the fight is on! The crowbars hit first and they hit hard! The random cousins get taken out, but Stacks & Luca stand their ground!
Luca’s got Dion, Stacks has Saquon, they drag those two inside, but then Dion & Saquon fight free! They brawl around backstage, knocking into ladders and walls. Luca CHUCKS a trash can at Dion! Saquon SMACKS Luca with the trash can’s lid, then throws it into Stacks! Saquon grabs a chair, but Stacks grabs it from him! Luca SMACKS Saquon with another chair! But now Cutler & Osiris have caught up! They’re throwing off the other cousins, as well as security, and Cutler CLOBBERS Luca! Security still tries, but Cutler ELBOWS one, and CHOKE SLAMS another through a table! But then Stacks & Luca get Cutler with a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX through a table!
Osiris shakes free of security to run up on Luca with a crowbar! Stacks gets Luca outta the way, and that crowbar goes into the wall! Then Luca & Stacks DOUBLE SPEAR Osiris through that wall!! Security drags Luca & Stacks up, Saquon and Dion are back, this brawl moves down some other hallway! They’re in the storage area, they crash into spare pipes, and Dion THROWS Stacks up against some spare lockers! And then Dion SLAMS the lockers down! Stacks avoids disaster, Luca SMACKS Dion off the lockers! Saquon comes back, armed with a fire extinguisher! Cutler & Osiris are back up, they brawl with the D’Angelos, but Saquon just BLASTS everybody!
Saquon is going wild, but then he JAMS Luca up with the extinguisher itself! Cutler THROWS Stacks against someone’s car! Security steps in, but one of them is sent into the car! Stacks CHUCKS a cinderblock! Cutler dodges, the block shatters on the ground, and Cutler scoops Stacks to LAWN DART him into the garage door! Saquon SMACKS Luca off the side of the car, then Dark State gets him up. DOUBLE URENAGE onto the hood! Another car pulls up, and it’s TON! CROWBAR SHOTS FOR EVERYBODY! Dark State is going into retreat as the cops get involved! Tony helps Stacks up, and he says HE called the police.
Tony now asks what the hell Stacks is doing! Going over his head?! Risking the family for something Tony didn’t sign off on?! Stacks says Dark State disrespected the family! Tony says yeah, but Tony had a plan. Stacks says he got caught up, and Tony says yeah, and Stacks should’ve listened instead. Because while Stacks got caught up in whatever the hell this was, Tony was handling business the way it’s supposed to be handled. They all want Dark State, okay? But not in some street, in some parking lot. They’ll do it in front of the entire world, on the biggest stage: Stand & Deliver! Because that’s what they do.
Tony knows what is best for the family. Stacks, do NOT question him again. Understood? Understood. Tony hugs it out with Stacks, but will the D’Angelos be able to end Dark State the right way?
Stephanie Vaquer speaks.
La Primera went home to Chile, and not only does she get to see family and friends again, but she’s also part of Chilean TV specials on this Road to WrestleMania. She is very happy to represent Chile at Stand & Deliver as well as all of WrestleMania Week, the most important week of the year. She reviews how she is not only the first woman to hold both the NXT Women’s & NXT Women’s North American Championships at the same time, but she’s the first Chilean women’s champion.
She then goes to her hometown of San Fernando to have a media moment with the mayor, Pablo Silva Perez, who is very proud that one of their own is now a world class professional wrestler. Vaquer tells the story of when, years ago, she told her father she wanted to be a wrestler. He was of course worried, but she told him she would one day be a champion in the WWE. During her career, she was winning titles all over the world, but he never got to see that because she couldn’t come home. But now, she gets to give him a big surprise, because she brought home replicas of the titles she won in NXT.
Vaquer feels so blessed to be home to have all the love and support of her people in Chile. And at Stand & Deliver, she promises to continue representing them with pride, passion and courage, always keeping Chile’s name high. Vaquer is ready, but will La Primera still be THE champion here in NXT?
Backstage interview with Hank ‘n’ Tank.
Kelly Kincaid is with tonight’s big gauntlet winners, and says they’re going to Stand & Deliver! Yeah, baby! Here we come! These past few weeks, they’ve gotten tons of advice from teams on Raw, SmackDown, and beyond. Some was good, some not so good. But tonight, Hank ‘n’ Tank stayed true to who they are, and they pulled it off! They learned who they are! But they also learned who they’re not. They didn’t change who they are, and they left it all in the ring! They took the gauntlet and gave it a bodacious belly boy booming twice! And now… They’ve got a chance at the titles at Stand & Deliver!
But in steps Frazer & Axiom. Axiom loves it! Hank ‘n’ Tank found themselves and they did it! Now they’re ready to put themselves to the test on the biggest stage, against the best tag team in NXT. Axiom looks forward to it. Frazer says he knew they could do it! He knew the entire time. Uh, no, Frazer gave them the worst advice possible. Oh, did he? They ran the entire gauntlet, but it’s just a shame they did it for nothing. Axiom is annoyed by Frazer, but Tank says agree to disagree. See you at Stand & Deliver. Hank ‘n’ Tank offer handshakes, Frazer says, “We most certainly will,” and then heads out? Axiom shakes hands, so at least one champion is respectful.
But will Frazer also learn to respect the bodacious belly boys? Or will Fraxiom, dysfunctional once again, still pull off the win?
Roxie meets with Ava again.
Roxie is so upset! Even Hank ‘n’ Tank get to go to Stand & Deliver and she doesn’t? Stone says those two beat four other teams, they deserve it. Well so does Roxie! Ava asks if Roxie found a tag partner. Actually, yes. Roxie thought about it, and she realized she’s a Prodigy for a reason. She’ll just be her own tag partner. That’s not how that works… And one Roxie is plenty anyway. Ava asks how bad she wants this. Really badly! Oh, is that so? Cora Jade steps in! Does Roxie want it so bad that she’s willing to apologize? Roxie is speechless, but she’s only got 4 days left. Will Roxie swallow her pride to go for glory with an old friend?
BREAKING NEWS for Stand & Deliver!
It seems during commercial, Roxanne did apologize to Cora, and now the mean girls are back in action! The Fatal 4 Way Tag match is now an ELIMINATION MATCH, and set for the Stand & Deliver Countdown Show! Who will start off their WrestleMania Weekend with a big win and head right for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Karmen Petrovic w/ Ashante THEE Adonis VS ???
It’s the main event and there’s one spot left in that six pack challenge! Karmen is ready to represent for Team SHING SHING, but who’s she up against? We find out, after the break.
NXT returns and wait, Andre Chase is talking with Uriah Connors & Kale Dixon. The boys want Mr. Chase to reconsider reopening Chase U, but he tells them that while he’s thankful for everything they’ve done for him, he’s… He’s just scared. What if he ruins their lives like he has everyone else’s? “You didn’t ruin mine.” THEA HAIL!? She’s back! And Thea says Mr. Chase has her blessings. He can reopen Chase U. Does that mean she’s back in? No, but she’ll always be a proud alumni. For now, she’s qualifying for the Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match! Then go get ’em, champ! Thea fist bumps Mr. Chase and fires up!
The music starts, “I’m a grown ass woman!” Thea runs out there, the fans go nuts already, Thea almost licks the title! Will everyone be shouting #HailYeah this Saturday in Las Vegas?
The bell rings, the fans chant “Welcome Back!” and even Karmen is happy to have Thea back. But then Karmen kicks, only for Thea to block! Thea spins Karmen, rolls her up, ONE! Karmen trips and covers, ONE! The two stand off and the fans cheer. Karmen and Thea reset, then things speed up. Thea rolls over the dropdown, then arm-drags! And arm-drags again! The fans fire up with Thea, she runs in and ELBOWS Karmen! Thea clinches for an EXPLODER! Karmen bails out, Adonis coaches her, but Thea builds speed! Thea DIVES, but into a GAMANGIRI! Karmen storms in, runs up, and she SLINGBLADES!
Karmen dares Thea to get up, then whips her, only for Thea to reverse. Karmen goes up to JUMP SOBAT! Thea flounders, Karmen DISCUS LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Karmen is annoyed but she rains down fists! Thea kicks free, but Karmen brings her up for a KICK! And KICK! And KICK, but Thea blocks it! Thea HEADBUTTS Karmen, then dodges a lariat to ELBOW Karmen down! And ELBOW her again! And then wrench and kick to the leg! BASEMENT CLOTHESLINE! The fans fire up and Thea runs, ROLLING NECKBREAKER! Thea hauls Karmen up, scoops and POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up with Thea as she shakes the ropes!
Thea SEANTONS, then TRUST FALLS! The fans fire up and Karmen flounders. Thea runs in, floats over, and underhooks for the BUTTERFLY TWIST! Then KIMURA!! Karmen TAPS, Thea wins!
Winner: Thea Hail, by submission (advances to Stand & Deliver)
Thea makes a return in a big way, and she’s on to perhaps the biggest match in her career! Thea looks around at ringside, we see #ZaRuca up in the perch, while Izzi Dame, Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice have appeared in different parts of the crowd. The six pack is complete, but who will be toasting their victory at Stand & Deliver?
Trick Williams heads to the ring!
The fans fire up and chant “Whoop Dat Trick!” as he makes his way out for what is to be one final faceoff between the NXT Championship Triple Threat competitors. Trick grabs a mic to keep that Booker T energy going, “Huh? I like it!” Trick says he’s been doing a whole lot of thinking lately about who he is. A couple weeks ago, Young OG came out here and said Trick… is the new Carmelo Hayes… But Trick gets it now. Because you either die the hero, or live long enough to become the villain. But Trick Willy still alive! And heavy is the head that wears the crown. Oba, your head may be heavy, but on Saturday, Trick’s coming for that crown, dawg!
And Je’Von, that means better luck next year for you! The fans cheer, but here comes Oba Femi! The Ruler changes the mood as he has belt around his waist and mic in his hand. Oba tells “Mr. Williams, it’s funny how you still talk like you’re the man around here. Well guess what? You’re not the man. What you are is a broken record playing the same hits over and over, and over and over again. And nobody is singing along, because you are the only one who is still whooping dat trick!” The fans disagree as they chant, “Whoop Dat Trick!” Oba says he’ll give Trick a word of advice: The spotlight is moving on, so Trick should do the same.
Trick gets one last chance to stand in the spotlight alongside Oba at Stand & Deliver on Saturday, and that will be Trick’s last time. Because when Oba is done with him, Oba is moving on, as well. Trick wants to ask, do Oba’s ears not work that good? Are those braids too tight? The fans are still chanting Whoop Dat Trick around the world, let’s talk about it! The fans cheer, and they again chant for Trick. But hey, what’s Oba got? He’s still The Ruler? It takes more than a few Black Panther chants to be the man around here, dawg! Trick says he’ll help Oba out, because it looks like Oba is struggling to hold that title up ever since Trick let him have it.
Trick will take that from Oba, that’ll help Oba out, and- Here comes Je’Von Evans! The Young OG has them cut his music, and he tells Trick, “Please, please, PLEASE shut yo’ ass up! Oh, I mean, I dunno, I could be trippin’, gang. But like, I guess the Young OG was right about Trick a few weeks ago. I mean, bruh, you come here week, after week, after week, after week, after week, after week… talking about a match that you deserve. And honestly, I’m gonna speak for some people here, at least for some. We tired of that! Like, if you gon’ talk, talk about something else. But you already know how I feel about you, so Trick Williams, you’re dismissed.
“Let’s talk about the Ruler now! HOO!” Je’Von steps in, fans chant “O~BA! O~BA!” Je’Von says, “I ain’t gonna lie, that’s cool. I ain’t gonna lie. Real recognizes real, OG. You’ve been glued to a championship ever since you got to NXT. Y’know what I mean? It’s like you’re on track to success. You walk into a room, and everybody knows who you are. And honestly, I’m not trying to be a smart ass fool, but those two times I dropped you, I was hype about it. Cuz I didn’t drop a regular wrestler, Oba. I dropped the NXT Champion! You feel me? That’s real talk.” The fans do cheer that. Je’Von asks how many times are we gonna hear, “Oba Femi will main event WrestleMania in a couple of years.”
And that’s not an “if,” it’s a “when” Oba gets drafted. And c’mon, Big O. C’mon, champ. Je’Von pats him on the shoulder and says yeah, he did that. But c’mon! Oba from the University of Alabama! Roll Tide! Roll Tide! The fans here being from Orlando, Florida, they’re not as into that. But Je’Von says bruh, Oba was supposed to get to Raw, SmackDown, and be great! But he walks around this arena, around the Performance Center, and around NXT like all this revolves around here. Deadass right now, bro bro… This kid from North Carolina wasn’t supposed to make it to WWE. But what’d he do? He did that!
And you think Oba is the favorite? But little do you know, that’s how Je’Von likes it. YERRR! Oba chuckles, and says, “Ladies and gentlemen, Je’Von Evans!” The fans cheer, and Oba says, “The Young OG! This is what 20 years looks like. Look at him. 20 years old. You’ve had a phenomenal rookie year. If anybody knows anything about having a phenomenal rookie year, it’s The Ruler, isn’t that right? And you’re the future of this place. But like I said, I’m the present. The future is not here yet. And you’re right about one thing: This place does revolve around me, because I have this!” Oba holds up the NXT Championship.
“Because I have this, that makes me the man! Because I have this, I’m the top dog! And you cannot handle this, because you are a CHILD!” The fans boo that, and Je’Von brushes that off. Trick says he’ll hope both of them out. After they’re done hugging and giving compliments, they’ll talk about what matters, and that’s Trick getting that title back. Belee dat! Je’Von says if they’re gonna talk about Saturday, it’ll be how neither Trick nor Oba can touch Je’Von in this ring. Because we all know Je’Von can wrestle circles around both of them, and that’s facts. The mics drop, but then Trick & Oba SHOVE Je’Von out of the ring!
And now Trick and Oba start throwing hands! The fans fire up, Je’Von returns, but he gets TOSSED out this time! Trick and Oba throw more hands, but Je’Von springboards in! DOUBLE O G CUTTER!! Je’Von stands tall over Trick and Oba, then holds up the title! Is this what we’ll see at the end of Stand & Deliver?
My Thoughts:
A great go-home NXT here, especially with the “last minute” builds to some big matches. I was a little surprised the Fatal 4 Way went first, but I suppose it was the match that needed time to breathe, while also one of the matches they couldn’t adjust on the fly if they needed to cut something for time. That technical stuff aside, it was an awesome opener with all four guys looking strong. Ethan did a great job sniping the finish there, but great stuff with Ricky being ejected just to come back and spear Ethan down. I hope Ricky doesn’t lose given he stood tall, but he and Ethan will have a great match for this title.
Very good stuff in the Women’s North American Championship build. Good promo from Sol, Zaria, Kelani and Izzi, and good stuff in connection. Thea Hail making her TV return was a great move, and a great win over Karmen here. Also, I do appreciate she gave Mr. Chase the encouragement to restart Chase U. Lola VS Tatum was also a very good match, and very good win for Lola. I can’t really be sure who wins the ladder match, but I feel like it’d be boring for Kelani to win again, she has to have a proper feud with someone before she becomes a two-time Women’s North American Champion. It’d be the most fun if Thea finally got a title reign with this match.
Branching off from that, good stuff with building a Fatal 4 Way tag. Roxie having to make amends with Cora is an interesting twist but I figured that would happen. I don’t know their chances when we’re talking an Elimination Fatal 4, but I suppose Roxie & Cora wouldn’t reunite if they weren’t going to have a strong showing. At the same time, it really depends on if Liv & Raquel are meant to win against Lyra & Bayley. Speaking of Lyra & Bayley, I’m surprised Hank ‘n’ Tank ran the table just like they did, but it was done in an awesome way. Hank ‘n’ Tank VS Fraxiom will be awesome, and this really will come down to how Hank ‘n’ Tank are of like minds while Frazer & Axiom keep disagreeing.
The backstage brawl of Stacks & Luca VS Dark State was both a bit cheesy but also really good. Tony making the save was great, and now we’re getting a big Six Man Tag out of it. It feels like this will be the make or break for the D’Angelo Family, as Stacks keeps pushing the boundaries of his authority within the family. Great cameo from Kali Armstrong to help plug Evolve, that’ll be a great Fatal 4 Way over there. Great promos from the women in the NXT Women’s Championship Fatal 4 Way. Jaida’s promo felt like the longest and most in-depth, but Vaquer’s was pretty close. I feel like it’ll be between the two of them for who wins the title. I’m leaning towards Vaquer retaining, but Jaida really does deserve some kind of title reign before her NXT run is over.
And a great promo segment from Trick, Oba & Je’Von to close the show. All three made strong points, but then Je’Von standing tall was quite the surprise but also a great image. The math would now say he doesn’t win, but it’s a Triple Threat so maybe there’s a way for him to still win out. It could even have to do with all these theories of someone leading Dark State, but that’s only if there is someone else leading Dark State. It’d be a great way to kick off a new chapter for NXT if Dark State had the NXT Champion leading them, and their feud with the D’Angelos continued as Tony tried to go after that title to complete his Grand Slam.
My Score: 8.9/10
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It’s a truly star-studded Raw!
Ahead of their WrestleMania 41 Night 1 Main Event, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, CM Punk & Paul Heyman are all here on Monday Night Raw!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Bayley wins.
- Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made; Rey wins.
- AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux; Styles wins.
- PENTA VS Finn Balor; Finn wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
Gunther is here!
Sacramento boos Der Ring General as he storms to the ring. Michael Cole was going to interview the World Heavyweight Champion later tonight, but it seems Gunther wants to get to it. Gunther and Cole meet in the ring, Cole says two weeks ago, he left Jimmy Uso bloodied in this ring. That caused Jey Uso to march out here last week- Gunther cuts Cole off to says that last week, Jey walked out here, looked Gunther in the eyes, and claimed he’s not afraid anymore. The fans boo as Gunther says this week, he is here to look us all in the eyes to tell us that Jey Uso is full of crap! Cole understands the fans are upset, but speaking of that, it seems Gunther is also upset.
We saw last year at WrestleMania, when… The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Gunther says screw the questions! Screw Jey Uso! Screw everything Jey stands for! And screw everybody who stands with Jey! The fans boo more, and Gunther says ever since he stepped for in the WWE, he is the greatest gift this company has ever received! For 80% of his time in the WWE, he has been a champion! And now, he is the GREATEST World Heavyweight Champion of all time! The fans boo more, but Gunther says he refuses to let somebody like Jey Uso ruin that for him. The fans “YEET!” more and he says fine, do it as much as you want!
Gunther tells Jey to puff his chest out, walk into WrestleMania with the most confidence he’s ever had, because it won’t matter! In the end, the bell has to ring! And when that happens, Jey still can’t lace Gunther’s boots! Gunther will put Jey down for a FOURTRH time! These last two weeks, Gunther has been accused, told he went too far, that he lost control. Jey, trust one thing: In 37 years of LIFE, Gunther has never lost control! The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” Gunther says two weeks ago, when he took a bath in Jimmy’s blood, Gunther was in full control, and he LOVED it!
And Jey, go pray to the Lord, thank Him for how Gunther was in control, or else he would’ve drowned them both in Jimmy’s blood! Gunther looks forward to next week, calling his mother and telling her how much he enjoyed beating the living hell out of Jey, and is STILL World Heavyweight Champion! Gunther storms off, having done his part for tonight. Will nothing and no one stop Der Ring General from destroying Jey?
Bianca Belair speaks.
“I’ll be the first to admit that lately, I’ve been in my head. Everything that’s happened with Jade and Naomi, it really messed me up. And now, this whole situation with Iyo and Rhea has brought out a different version of me. But different isn’t wrong. My Road to WrestleMania has filled with nothing but blood, sweat and tears. Not no complaining, no whining, no excuses. No, just straight facts. I’ve been doing nothing but standing up for myself and speaking the truth, something that anybody would do. Something I would hope people are teaching their kids to do. And you don’t have to like the truth, but you can’t deny it.
“Just like I can’t deny now it’s a Triple Threat. Yeah, I’ve been through a lot. But I’m still the best. So I’ma use the bit of everything that I’ve been through to be the Bianca I know I can be. I’m the Bianca that won Elimination Chamber, I’m the Bianca that’s never been pinned at WrestleMania, and I’m the strongest, the fastest, the roughest, the toughest, the quickest, the greatest, the best Bianca that you have ever seen. So it doesn’t matter if it’s a Triple Threat, because there’s nothing that Rhea or Iyo can do to stop me from getting my flowers and walking out of WrestleMania as champion. Because you cannot spell WrestleMania without E S T.”
Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Role Model and the Morrigan ran the table on Friday Night SmackDown’s tag team gauntlet, and now they’re going to WrestleMania! Will they have even more momentum going into that WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match? Or will the leading ladies of Judgment Day refuse to give up the spotlight even now?
Raw returns and Bayley has made her entrance, Lyra by her side. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Bayley circles with Liv. They approach, and Liv SLAPS Bayley! Liv laughs, but Bayley smirks. Liv apologizes, then runs away! Bayley chases Liv around the outside, but then they slip into the ring. Liv stomps away on Bayley, the fans are torn but the ref counts. Liv stops at 4, and Liv bumps Bayley off buckles. Liv stomps a mudhole, but again stops at 4. Liv then stomps another mudhole in, and shouts, “OKAAAY~!” as she lets off. The fans are torn, Liv stands Bayley up, but Bayley fires forearms! The fans fire up, Liv swings, but into a fireman’s carry!
Liv fights free, ducks ‘n’ dodges Bayley, but Bayley hits a THESZ PRESS! The fans fire up and Bayley hits a NECK SNAPPER, then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley stomps Liv around, glares at Raquel, but Liv kicks from below. Bayley rains down fists on Liv, the fans rally behind her, and Bayley whips. Liv reverses, then avoids the up ‘n’ over to DROPKICK Bayley! Liv runs corner to corner, and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Liv rolls, but Bayley follows to LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Bayley looms over Liv. Bayley glares at Raquel, then bumps Liv off buckles. Bayley ELBOWS Liv, then ELBOWS her again.
Bayley brings Liv around, the fans cheer her on as she bumps Liv off buckles. The fans duel, Bayley brings Liv in and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Liv is tougher than that but Bayley stays on her. Bayley brings Liv over but Liv stops the buckle bump to give a buckle bump! Liv runs up, but Bayley ELBOWS her! Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then she gest around to SAIDO! Liv bails out, Raquel checks on her, but Bayley smiles. Bayley aims, builds speed, and DIVES, but into a forearm! Liv drags Bayley out to snap suplex to the floor! That’s just Una Amiga as Liv gets Bayley up again! Dos Amigas to the floor!
Liv drags Bayley up again, but Bayley stops that to wrench and KNEE low! Bayley RAMS Liv into steel steps! The fans fire up, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley hits steps, then Liv STMOPS Bayley’s hands! Liv drags Bayley up, THREE AMIGAS to the floor, from OFF the steps! Liv gives some Latina Heat while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Liv has Bayley in the ring. Liv grinds Bayley down with a chinlock but the fans rally up. Bayley fights to her feet, then JAWBREAKERS free! Liv staggers, comes back, but Bayley blocks to fire forearms! Bayley fires forearm after forearm, but Liv KICKS in return! Liv kicks again, but Bayley KNEES her down! Liv flounders, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley is sent into the buckles! The ref checks Bayley and she’s still in this, so Liv basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Liv gives her cheap hammer fists. Bayley hits back but Liv stomps her down.
Liv goes up the corner, waits on Bayley to rise, and FLYING- NO, Bayley grabs Liv’s legs! Liv fights the turnover, pops Bayley into the sunset flip, TWO! Bayley runs up, Liv ducks the knee to roll her up, TWO! KNEE!! Liv flounders around again, Bayley runs in, SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! The fans fire up as Bayley drags Liv to a cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Lyra coaches Bayley. Raquel coaches Liv while Liv crawls away. The fans duel and Liv stands. Bayley grabs a leg but Liv kicks at her! Liv BOOTS Bayley away, but Bayley comes back and slides out! But Liv gets her for a CODE BREAKER! Bayley flops down, and Liv snarls as she rises up.
Liv aims and MISSILE DROPKICKS to the floor! A little double-edged given that landing, but Liv hurries to get Bayley up and into the ring. Liv crawls to the cover, TWO! Bayley survives and Lyra is relieved. Liv snarls again and waits on Bayley. Bayley goes to the ropes, Liv runs up, OBLIV- NO, Bayley puts her on the apron! Bayley ROCKS Liv, has her in the ropes, but Liv denies the hotshot! GAMANGIRI! Liv storms in, gets moving, she goes up, up, and FLYING- STUNNER! Bayley turns things around on Liv, and hits a BAYLEY2BELLY!! Bayley crawls to the cover, Raquel gives Liv the ROPEBREAK!
The fans boo, they all saw Raquel do it! Lyra goes after Raquel, Raquel fights her off and BOOTS her down! The fans boo, but Bayley DECKS Raquel, and hits the HOTSHOT in the ropes! The fans fire up but Liv hits Bayley with a BACKSTABBER!! And then OBLIV- NO, Lyra anchors Bayley’s feet! Bayley jackknife bridges, AND WINS!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
A huge bit of teamwork leads to a huge win over one-half of the tag champions! Liv is livid, will she and Raquel get their revenge at WrestleMania?
Paul Heyman waits backstage.
And like usual, he’s waiting on The Tribal Chief. Will Roman Reigns even bother with The Wise Man knowing he’ll be in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania?
Rhea Ripley speaks.
“Bianca, I can see right through you. You said you were just out there to watch, and then you said you were just out there to call it down the middle. But I can see your true intentions now: You thrive on playing with my emotions, winding me up like I’m some sort of toy to you so you can get what you want and make it seem like I’m the bad guy. The thing that you failed to understand is that when I lose something that I love, I wills top at nothing to get it back. And Iyo, I never had to give you a championship match. But watching you pout and moan, it really pulled on the heartstrings that I had left. So I pulled a page out of your book, and I got what I wanted, too.
“So Iyo, I advise you to cherish every single moment you have with the Women’s World Championship. And Bianca, I can’t wait to make you feel what it’s like when I’m the bad guy. Because at WrestleMania 41, I get back what belongs to me.”
Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made!
Before going up against the supposed greatest luchador of a generation, El Grande Americano, the King of Lucha will take on one of the Creed Brothers. But is this going to be far more than just a tune-up? Or will Rey speed-dial the 619 here in Sacramento?
Raw returns and American Made has made their entrance. The bell rings, Rey and Julius circle, then Rey waistlocks. Julius backs Rey into a corner, the ref counts, and Rey lets go. Julius elbows Rey down! The fans boo but Julius pushes Rey around. Julius wrenches Rey, wristlocks, but Rey endures. Julius uses a straight arm lever to lift Rey! Then he drops Rey, grinds the arm down, but Rey fires forearms! Rey uses the ropes to flip through, then he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Julius wrenches, hammerlocks, but Rey reaches back! Rey jumps up, FLYING-MARE! Julius runs back up to CLOBBER Rey!
Julius talks trash, American Made soaks up the heat, and Julius whips Rey. Rey reverses, then blows past to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! The fans fire up as Julius tumbles to a corner! Rey fires up, but Julius comes back to CLOBBER him again! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Rey but Julius clamps on a chinlock. Rey endures, the fans rally up more, and Rey fights up. Rey throws body shots, runs, but Julius kitchen sink knees him down! Julius stands Rey up, whisp him to ropes, but Rey KICKS back! Rey dropkicks the legs and Julius ends up on ropes! Rey dials it up, but Julius dumps Rey out! Rey RAMS into Julius, ROCKS him, then climbs up!
The fans fire up, but Brutus distracts the ref! This lets Gable trip Rey up! The fans boo but Julius is right up top! So now Wilde distracts, and that lets Dragon Lee trip Julius! Turnabout is fair play, but now both teams are protesting! So the ref EJECTS everybody! Things will truly be 1v1, after the break!
Raw returns again and Julius has a neck wrench on Rey. Julius whips Rey hard to a corner, runs up, but Rey ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! Rey goes up, up, but Julius Electric Chair Lifts! Rey fires hands, then spins to MYSTERIO RANA! Both men fall out of the ring pretty hard, but Rey gets back inside! Rey WRECKS Julius with a dropkick, the fans fire up, and Rey builds speed to SLIDING- NO, Julius stuffs Rey into a deadlift suplex! Julius marches with Rey, and then goes up the steel steps! Julius has Rey at the ropes, but Rey fights free! Julius BOOTS Rey back! Julius runs up, Rey moves, Julius POSTS himself!
The fans fire up while Julius flops into the ring. Rey hurries back up, climbs the corner, and FLYING RANAS! Julius ends up in a corner, Julius climbs up again, and he rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Rey fires up, the fans are with him, and Rey whips Julius corner to corner. Julius springs right up, goes over, but then Rey QUEBRADAS! But Julius catches him! Rey swings through to DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Rey rises, and he brings Julius around. Julius blocks the whip, shakes his head, and he whips Rey. Rey slides under, comes back, but Julius KNEES Rey down!
Julius brings down the straps, runs up, but Rey DUMPS Julius out tot he floor! Wait, El Grande Americano is here! Rey runs up, grabs him by his mask, but then Julius rolls Rey up! TWO!! Julius gets up, swings, but Rey shoves Julius into El Grande! Rey dropkicks Julius onto the ropes! Dial it up, 619!! Slingshot, DROP THE DIME! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
But then El Grande CLOBBERS Rey! The fans boo, the LWO returns, but Julius holds them off! Grande CLOBBERS Cruz, but Dragon Lee fires off forearms! Dragon Lee whips, but Grande FLYING HEADBUTTS! The fans boo, but now Grande goes up top! DIVING HEADBUTT onto Rey! “UH GRACIAS~!” That mask is definitely loaded like last week, but will Rey be able to overcome that tactic and win for the honor of true lucha libre?
The War Raiders speak.
Ivar says, “Xavier, Kofi, you run your mouths about how the New Day is the greatest tag team of all time.” Erik says, “The fact of the matter is, the War Raiders have blazed a path of world domination for more than a decade. We’ve won gold on multiple continents.” “And last week, we had you beat, dead to rights.” The New Day took the cowardly way out because they knew they couldn’t beat the Raiders. The New Day says this is about the titles, but it has gotten much more personal. Kofi & Woods took this to a whole new level. They didn’t come for these titles, they came for Erik’s neck! They tried to put Erik on the shelf! They tried to end his career!
So at WrestleMania, this won’t be a match! It’ll barely be a fight! This is WAR!
The New Day is backstage.
They’re busy playing the Clash of Clans WWE crossover game, not that they’re in it. But Jackie Redmond walks over to talk with them. The New Day says that is rude, they’re busy playing a game. This lack of respect is audacious. Jackie does apologize, but she brings up the War Raiders saying that this match at Mania is now a war. War? New Day’s been in war from how they’ve been treated this whole time! The whole time! But the warpath stops when they take back what belongs to them, and that’s their WWE World Tag Team Championships! The entire world will see that ya bois, the NEW DAY~, are the best team on the face of Planet Earth!
Last week was just a taste of what they’re willing to do to get those titles back. And after Mania, Erik will wish they took his head off so that he and Ivar wouldn’t have to catch the beating they’re getting this weekend. At WrestleMania, every irrelevant and immature member of the WWE Universe will have no choice but to drop to their knees and THANK GOD for the New Day! Woods & Kofi head out, but will they survive this WrestleMania weekend?
AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux!
Before taking on The Maverick, Logan Paul, at WrestleMania, the Phenomenal One is going to prove to Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday that this AJ Styles IS the AJ Styles that can get the job done! Does that mean Raw is going to be Too Sweet? Or will Kross be disappointed?
Raw returns as Kross makes his entrance, his femme fatale by his side. Kross is really taking this mirroring stuff to another level, wearing tights very similar to what Styles would wear. Kross still wants Styles to understand, Styles has to be like the Styles of the past in order to finally humble Logan Paul and save professional wrestling. Styles gets mad, but Kross shoves him! Styles RAMS Kross into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Styles storms back up, whips corner to corner, but Kross reverses. Kross runs up, but Styles BOOTS him away. Kross comes back to BOOT Styles down!
The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles around. Kross talks trash, but Styles KICKS Kross! And CHOPS! Kross YANKS Styles into ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Kross says it doesn’t have to be this way, but he lets off as the ref pulls him back. Scarlett CLAWS at Styles’ face in the distraction! The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles. Kross drags Styles up, but Styles JAWBREAKERS back! Styles runs up, but into a SAIDO! The fans boo, Kross stalks Styles to a corner, then he stomps away. Kross whips corner to corner hard, and Styles clutches his ribs as he falls. Kross laughs at Styles’ pain, then stomps him more.
Kross drags Styles up, but Styles DRPOKICKS Kross down! The fans cheer, Kross bails out, and Styles slides to DROPKICK! Kross hits barriers, then Styles PLANCHAS! Kross moves, Styles lands safe on the apron, but Kross sweeps the legs! Kross then whips Styles hard into barriers! Styles almost falls onto that guy cosplaying the Prime bottle. Kross whips Styles hard into more barriers, and Styles falls into the timekeeper’s area! Scarlett kisses Kross’ hand while he soaks up heat, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns Kross has a chinlock. Styles fights up, fires body shots, but Kross KNEES low! Kross scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Kross scoops again, but Styles slips free! Styles goes for a leg but Kross stifles that and shoves Styles to a cover, TWO! Kross drags Styles up, reels him in, but Styles fights the bomb! Kross stops the rana, fireman’s carries, FINAL PRAYER! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives but Kross asks if Styles is sandbagging. Kross looms over Styles, the fans rally up, and Kross smirks as Styles rises. Kross swings, but Styles counter punches! And counter punches! And CHOPS, CHOPS, KICKS!
Styles KICKS Kross again, then whips. Kross hobbles then falls over, clutching his knee! The fans boo, thinking this is an act. Scarlett checks Kross as he clutches the ankle. Styles asks the ref about this, but then Kross sucker punches Styles! It WAS an act, and the fans boo that Kross got away with it! Kross shimmies and shuffles, then taunts Styles. Styles runs up to CLOBBER Kross! Styles fires off the PHENOMENAL BLITZ! SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up, Styles runs in at the corner to LARIAT Kross! Fireman’s carry, but Kross slips free! Kick and DDT! Kross vows to end it, and the fans boo as Kross throws off his elbow pad.
Styles rises as Kross winds the hands of time. KROSS- NO, Styles ducks the hammer and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Kross hobbles, Styles runs up, but Kross puts him on the apron! Styles HOTSHOTS Kross, then DECKS him! The fans fire up, Kross rises, PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Cover, Styles wins!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall
Kross put Styles to the test, and that was definitely Styles acing that test! But then Logan Paul appears! Sacramento boos Logan as he walks out with mic in hand. Logan asks what’s up with the hostility. Chill, he’s here to congratulate Styles. No, seriously, good win! He did it! In front of Sacramento, “a bunch of people who weren’t cool enough to live in Los Angeles, or work smart enough to live in San Francisco.” But Styles showed these “generic California losers” why Styles VS Logan is gonna cook! But hey, why not show them why it’ll make money? Here is what Styles is up against. Please enjoy this piece of cinema.
Logan has his own hype video package, “I accomplish more in one weekend than you all will in your entire lives. I didn’t join the WWE to take part, I joined to take over.” Styles grabs a mic to say that’s a cute video, smartass. But let’s start Mania earlier! Get your ass to the ring right now! The fans fire up for that! Logan says okay, and he steps closer. But Kross runs up on Styles! Styles ROCKS Kross, ROCKS Logan, repeat! Styles DECKS Logan, ROCKS him again, btu Kross scoops! Styles slips free, REVERSE DDT! Styles snarls at Kross, but Logan is up! ONE LUCKY RIGHT!! Then the PAUL-VERIZER!! The Maverick is feeling so “humble,” but will he be humbled at Mania?
Paul Heyman is still waiting…
Will he be waiting all night at this rate?
Jey Uso is here!
The fans fire up as Main Event Jey pops right through the curtain to walk down the bleachers. Sacramento bounces for him and they “YEET!” along with the song, but Jey is once again very serious. Jey goes to the ground level, but then stands on the desk for everyone to see him. Jey grabs the mic while the bouncing continues, and the fans cheer as the song dies down. Jey takes a breath, fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and chant “One More Time! One More Time!” Jey says okay, and the song starts up again! The bouncing starts up again, and then Jey paces as he waits for the music to die down.
“Aight, check it. I said what I had to say to Gunther last week.” “YEET!” “But I really wanted to come out here and holler at y’all.” “YEET!” Jey says what up, Sac Town! Mama out here somewhere in the crowd. But everyone keeps on asking Jey, “Jey, where your mind at?” Is he crashing out? HELL YEAH he’s crashing out! But he’s locked in! Locked in for him! For his family! And for y’all! Check it out, though. Listen to Gunther out here talking. Y’know what that made Jey feel like? He mad. Nah nah nah… Gunther’s afraid! Yeah, Gunther’s afraid! Afraid that Jey will whoop that ass in front of 60 THOUSAND and the world! See you Saturday, Uce!
Jey says one time for the one time… Hey, Uce, please, PLEASE hit his music! UH UH, YEET!! The fans fire up as the bouncing starts up yet again! Jey has all the confidence, all the fire, all the momentum. But will he have it all when it’s all said and done in Las Vegas?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
Cathy Kelley is with the Badass WWE Intercontinental Champion and brings up this Sunday, the Fatal 4 Way that stacks the odds against him. How is he handling what could be the biggest defense of his career? Bron says obviously, this is the biggest match of his career. And- JUDGMENT DAY ATTACKS! Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Carlito mug Bron! They stomp him around, then THROW him onto a road case! They still rain down fists, and Finn says the dog’s bark is worse than his bite! They CHUCK Bron into more road cases! Adam Pearce and producers storm in and stop The Judgment Day, but will Bron be alright in just 6 days?
As for Finn, he has a match to get to! Will The Prince be ready for #CeroMiedo?
PENTA VS Finn Balor!
Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance, only for Penta to DROPKICK him off the apron! Penta then FLIES and takes Finn down! Penta strikes first since Finn did that to Bron, and the fans love it! Penta puts Finn in the ring, then storms in after him. The bell rings, the fans fire up as Penta runs up, but Finn puts him on the apron. Penta GAMANGIRIS, then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Finn kicks Penta low, then brings Penta around. Penta WRINGS free, then traps that arm! But Finn trips Penta! Penta BOOTS Finn away, then pump handles! Finn pops free, dragon sleepers, but Penta drops to KICK from below!
Penta runs up to ENZIGIRI in the corner, then he headstands and SWINGING DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Finn stays in this, the fans cheer for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta nods and storms up on Finn to KICK the leg out! Finn flounders, stands back up, but Penta KICKS the leg again! Penta stalks Finn, and KICKS Finn’s leg out again! The fans fire up while Finn flounders around more. Penta has Finn on the ropes, hushes the fans, and he CHOPS! Finn is stinging as he staggers away, and the fans fire up as they want even more of that! Penta whips, Finn reverses, but Penta sunset flips. Finn rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Finn keeps Penta down with an ELBOW, then a chinlock. Finn grinds Penta down, Penta endures, and the fans rally. Penta fights up, but Finn yanks the mask! Finn has Penta down, and he soaks up the heat. Finn drags Penta, then jumps stomps! Finn soaks up more heat, jump stomps again, then argues with the ref. Finn taunts Sacramento, stomps Penta again and again and again! The ref counts, Finn stops, but he soaks up more heat. Finn goes back to Penta and says “Just Too Sweet!” They go to the apron, and Penta scoops! Finn slips free, and APRON EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Both men are down on the outside while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn has Penta up top! And then the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Penta stays in this and the fans fire up! Finn grows frustrated, but he clamps onto an arm for a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally up, Penta fights to his feet, and Penta fires hands. Penta arm-drags free, then ducks ‘n ‘dodges, for a RANA! Finn flounders up, Penta LARIATS! And LARIATS! The fans fire up again as Penta then SUPERKICKS Finn! Finn wobbles, Penta whips, but Finn reverses, only for Penta to go up and over! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Finn survives and Penta is frustrated, but the fans fire back up.
Penta stalks Finn, the fans sing, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~! CERO~! MIEDO~!” Penta has Finn in the corner, he puts Finn up top, and then he CHOPS! Penta calls his shot and the fans cheer that. Penta climbs up and he goes to the very top! But Finn fires body shots! Penta hops down to the apron and CHOPS again! Then he jumps up to FLYING RANA! Finn staggers back up, Penta BOOTS him! Penta then runs to SLING-DOG! Penta keeps moving, but Finn SLINGBLADES! The fans rally, both men stand, and Finn aims from a corner! SHOT- NO, scoop and BACKBREAKER! Penta has the arm, traps it, and then pulls on the other! “CERO! MIEDO!” SACRIFICE!!
The fans fire up while Finn writhes! Penta stalks Finn, clamps onto him again, “This is Awesome!” as the PENTA- NO, Finn victory rolls the driver! TWO!! DOUBLE LARITS collide! Penta fires body shots, a SOBAT, a KICK, then a SUPERKICK! Finn flops down, but Penta goes to a corner. But then Carlito & Dom rush out here! Penta glares at them, they back off, but Finn rolls Penta up! TWO!! Penta escapes, Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges, SLINGBLADE! Finn aims, SHOTGUN! Penta hits buckles, then ends up in the drop zone, but HERE COMES BRON! You can’t keep a good dog down! Carlito fears for his life after last week…!
Carlito runs away, so Bron runs in and CLOBBERS Finn!! But that lets Finn win!
Winner: Finn Balor, by disqualification
Bron keeps beating up on Finn, so Dom runs in and TACKLES Bron! Carlito joins in now that they have the advantage! They mug Bron 2v1, but Bron fights back! Bron dodges, and he DOUBLE SPEARS!! Sacramento barks for Bron as he aims at Penta! Bron roars, runs up, but Penta KICKS first! And mule kicks! And SUPERKICKS! And then tilt-o-whirl RANA! Bron tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up! Penta builds speed to go up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODY! Penta wipes out Bron, Dom & Carlito, but where’d Finn go? Finn is already up the ramp! The Prince got handed the win tonight, but will Penta take it all with his #CeroMiedo?
Iyo Sky speaks.
“This message is for Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. You keep forgetting that I’M the Women’s World Champion. You push me out of the way of your petty squabbles like I mean nothing. But I’m the whole reason you’re fighting in the first place, aren’t I? Because I have the one thing you both want: The Women’s World Championship! So, I’m done being ignored. I’m done being forgotten. Because you have to go through ME to get this title, and I’m not afraid to take you both on to defend it. I’ve beaten both of you before, and I’ll beat you again! At WrestleMania, you will never forget the name Iyo Sky, Women’s World Champion.”
Paul Heyman is still waiting, but CM Punk joins him!
Punk sits down with a coffee and says he’s never seen The Wise Man so stressed. Look in his eyes, what do you see? The Cult of Personality? No, a real friend. A friend who would never do anything to put Heyman in harm’s way. But then a car is pulling up. It’s ROMAN! Roman sees Punk and Heyman being buddy-buddy, and he storms off! Heyman tries to catch up to his Tribal Chief, but Roman won’t even look at him. Will this favor cause the break-up of Roman and Heyman?
Roman goes to the ring!
The fans cheer and put the ones up as The OTC makes his entrance, Wise Man trailing behind. What will happen with Roman, Heyman, Punk, and Seth Rollins, all in the building this close to WrestleMania? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns rather quickly, and Roman is now in the ring. He raises his finger up for the pyro and the fans cheer. Heyman has the mic while the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Heyman tentatively holds it out for Roman, but Roman doesn’t take it! Roman gets a mic for himself, leaving Heyman a bit dismayed, but the cheering continues. Roman tells, “Sacramento…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and put up the ones as they cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Roman says, “The whole world can feel that. The whole world can hear that you love and acknowledge your Tribal Chief. And now the whole world understands that you would never betray your Tribal Chief.
“But not everybody’s like you. Some people would betray me. Sacramento, you got any guesses on who that might be?” Obviously it’s Heyman that Roman is referring to, but Roman asks The Wise Man, “How could you betray me?” The fans tell Heyman he messed up. Roman says Heyman can’t hear that well, say it louder. The fans get louder with it, and Heyman is a bit surly about that. Heyman goes to talk, but he reconsiders. Roman still asks him why, and Heyman is at a loss for words. The fans boo, but some do chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Roman smirks as Heyman finally says, “My Tribal Chief… It was not a betrayal. I paid back a favor that I owed.”
Roman doesn’t seem to like that answer, but he still smirks. Sacramento, maybe Roman’s a little confused here, but the way favors work is, you usually pay it back yourself, correct? The fans say yes. Roman says it feels the only one getting screwed here is him! And if there’s one thing about Roman Reigns, if there’s one thing about The Tribal Chief, it’s that he’d never ask for a favor. No, Roman takes what he wants! So Roman doesn’t owe a favor, because he never asked for any help, for anyone to join him at WarGames, so how is he supposed to cover the tab for Heyman’s dumbass favor? But now, “BURN IT DOWN!”
Seth Rollins makes his way out, and Roman is no longer in any good mood as the fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in a leather vest and black pants that both have a lot of pockets. Rollins steps into the ring, grabs himself a mic, and the fans continue to sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tells Sacramento, “Let’s give it up for Your Tribal Chief! Because after over a decade, you’re finally getting it, man! You’re finally putting the pieces together all by yourself! You’re almost there, you’re just missing one little piece, and it’s a real shame it’s too little, it’s too late, cuz I still gotta end you at WrestleMania.”
Rollins says it is for the same reason that it always has been: It’s the right thing to do! This Triple Threat at WrestleMania is the BIGGEST, most IMPORTANT one in the history of Mania, of the WWE, of professional wrestling! Because the winner of this match will define the future of this industry. And it can’t be Roman, it can’t be Punk. Because this business is filled with people like Roman, people who show up when it is convenient, expecting everyone else to do all the work. That’s how this business dies! Roman finally sees it can’t be Punk, either.
This business is filled with too many “little Punks” running around who wanna pick up their ball and go home when it gets tough, only to come back and leech off the profits of other people’s success, and that’s how this business dies! The fans chant for Punk but Rollins says okay, they want this business to die? Rollins doesn’t! If there are more people in this business like Rollins, who always sacrifices physical and mental well-being to do what is best for business, then the business not only lives, but it thrives! There can be only one, and it’s gotta be Rollins.
As for that one little piece that Roman hasn’t quite figured out… “Favors don’t happen by chance, Roman. Favors are a choice. I chose not to put Paul Heyman in the hospital last week, and now Paul Heyman can choose whether or not he pays that debt to me. But your Wise Man, he is dishonorable as they come, he is a scumbag, and I expect nothing from him.” The fans boo and Heyman frowns, but Rollins says Heyman is not in CM Punk’s corner by chance. Heyman has made a choice. It isn’t just a betrayal, Roman. What Roman needs to ask himself, what that final piece is, Heyman isn’t just returning a favor, he’s choosing. So why is Heyman choosing Punk over Roman?
Heyman tells Roman he’s not doing that, but Roman seems to be thinking Rollins has a point. Roman tells The Wise Man that Rollins is right, Heyman made his choice. But Roman has made his. LARIAT FOR ROLLINS! The fans fire up as Roman then POSTS Rollins! Rollins flops out of the ring, Heyman is very pleased, and he says he acknowledges his Tribal Chief! Roman nods, but then he PIE FACES Heyman!? Heyman is stunned, but here comes CM Punk! The fans fire up as Punk runs down to the ring, and he dodges Roman to fire hands! The fans fire up as they brawl, and then Punk LARIATS Roman up and out!
The fans are torn as Punk helps Heyman up. Heyman is distraught, but Roman is back! SPEAR for Punk!! Roman HAMMERS away on Punk! Roman shouts at Punk, HEADBUTTS him, but then Rollins returns! And with a chair! SMACK to the back of Roman Reigns, just like the night it all started! Sacramento is all fired up, and Rollins hits a CURB STOMP on Punk! And then CURB STOMP on Roman! Heyman is freaking out as both his guys are down! Rollins stares Heyman down, is Rollins’ favor going to come into play after all?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw, especially for the go-home to WrestleMania. Great promo from Gunther with how he “doesn’t wait” for the proper interview with Michael Cole, and very good response promo from Jey. Gunther definitely sounds a bit on edge, and considering he might lose two WrestleManias in a row as the start of his WrestleMania career, I suppose I would be, too. And very good promos from Bianca, Rhea & Iyo to hype up their match, though I can’t say that changes anything for the go-home math. Iyo stood tall last time, so there’s a chance Rhea or Bianca take the other out to get the win. Rhea and Bianca talking about who’s the bad guy in this, could we see Bianca go Heel?
Good promo from War Raiders and New Day, but unless they add a stipulation, I don’t necessarily see this being “a war” of a match. Well, maybe they can break something like ringside barriers. But I feel like New Day is going to win so that this Heel turn has actual results. Very good match from Bayley VS Liv, but Bayley winning here surely indicates Liv & Raquel retain. Rey VS Julius was really good, but the LWO and American Made all being ejected, that of course meant El Grande Americano would show up. Rey wins here, but then El Grande stands tall, so I would think Rey wins at Mania to expose Grande as Gable.
Very good match from Styles VS Kross, and naturally Styles won. That along with Logan & Kross getting the better of Styles after, this has to mean Styles wins at Mania. I don’t think it’s possible to get anything Bullet Club related, but WWE works with TNA pretty closely now so maybe they can use one of Styles’ themes from TNA to really bring us back to “the Styles that can beat Logan Paul.” Very good stuff with the Men’s Intercontinental Championship build, with Bron being jumped by Judgment Day, then Judgment Day trying to cost Penta, only for Bron to actually cost Penta and give Finn the win. Penta standing tall now sadly might cross him off, but I personally do think Dom pinning Finn or Finn pinning Dom is the better route going forward.
And of course, great stuff with the Punk-Rollins-Reigns story. Heyman finding himself stuck between Roman and Punk, with Roman starting to distance himself from Heyman, that’s also very good stuff going forward. Rollins stands tall again, so not sure if that means he takes the loss or is just not in the decision. No matter who wins, Heyman no longer being Roman’s manager is the best move. Roman needs to do things on his own again, and Heyman can reunite with Punk and perhaps help Punk towards a title. Punk did say that he’d be coming for THE WWE Championship at some point, Heyman by his side for that like 10 years ago would be something.
My Score: 8.8/10
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