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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (6/27/24)

Champion VS Champion for the top title!

Published

8 months ago

June 27, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Will Kyle Fletcher truly become the best in ROH?

Mark Briscoe defends his ROH World Championship against the ROH World TV Champion, Kyle Fletcher! Will we see the rise of the Two Belt Protostar? Or will the Sussex County Chicken stay golden?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Lee Johnson VS Alex Reynolds w/ Evil Uno; Lee wins.
Marina Shafir VS Erica Leigh; Marina wins.
Six Man Tag: Lance Archer & The Righteous VS Duke Davis, Victor Benjamin & Ganon Jones Jr; Archer & The Righteous win.
Taya Valkyrie VS Trish Adora; Taya wins.
ROH Women’s World Television Championship Proving Ground: Billie Starkz VS Angelica Risk; Billie wins and denies Risk a title match.
ROH World Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Kyle Fletcher; Mark wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Backstage interview with Athena & Billie Starkz.

Lexy Nair is with the ROH Women’s World Champion and ROH Women’s World TV Champion, as well as some MIT (Minion In Training) security, and Lexy says, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are calling an Emergency MEM, a Minion Empowerment Meeting.” Athena does not feel safe at work anymore. Queen Aminata & Red Velvet have tried to take everything from them. They even took three to four more months away from Athena. What? Yeah, now the ligament is torn all the way through! Now she’s out for eight to twelve! Athena got these Minions, they are nowhere near ready to graduate but they are their private security from here on out.

Billie says she is so sorry Athena has had to put up with this. The disrespect done by Aminata & Velvet is unimaginable! Athena has done so much for the ROH Women’s Division! They only have jobs here because of Athena. Billie says it is ridiculous. She tells the security to step up and protect Athena. Lexy says those… hussies need to learn who really runs ROH! M I T 4 EVER! Baddest ones swing first! Athena says they should get Lexy a championship or something. Idea! Minions, let’s roll out. Billie helps Athena along, what kind of title are they gonna gift Lexy? Will Athena and Billie lose their belts long before then?

Lee Johnson VS Alex Reynolds w/ Evil Uno!

Big Shotty had one last shot at the ROH World TV Championship last time, and though Kyle Fletcher resorted to dirty tactics, Lee still lost. Will Lee still stay afloat in the rankings, waiting for his chance at another title? Or will Number 3 make himself into a number one contender in his own right?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Reynolds wrenches. Lee rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Reynolds rolls, slips through to waistlock then spin Lee to a snapmare. Reynolds chinlocks but Lee slips right out to hammerlock. Reynolds endures, fights up, but Lee shifts to a headlock. Lee hits the takeover, Reynolds headscissors, but Lee kips up! Lee waits on Reynolds, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship, as does Evil Uno. Reynolds says okay, alright, and the two reset. They tie up and Reynolds headlocks. Lee powers Reynolds down to his knees, then pops out the back.

Lee headlocks, Reynolds powers up and out, but Lee reverses the whip. Lee drops, hurdles, but Reynolds stops himself. Reynolds comes back, Lee sweeps the legs, cover, ONE! Lee slides, runs up, but Reynolds ducks the Penalty Kick to roll Lee up! TWO, and Lee runs up again. They both try an arm-drag, those cancel out, but Lee slips around to a backslide! TWO, the arms are still hooked and both men stand! Reynolds swings out but Lee arm-drags! And arm-drags again! And DROPKICKS! Cover, ONE!! Reynolds stays in this but he’s also a bit frustrated. Reynolds shoves Lee, Lee shoves back, and the fans rally up.

Reynolds apologizes for getting heated, offers a handshake, and Lee takes it. The two reset while the fans cheer. They tie up, and Reynolds waistlocks. Lee switches, Reynolds switches, repeat. Reynolds ELBOWS free, runs, but Lee follows to LARAIT Reynolds up and out! The fans fire up and Lee builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Reynolds! The fans fire up again and Lee even high-fives the front row. Lee drags Reynolds up as fans chant for “R O H! R O H!” Lee aims from the apron but Uno storms over. The ref stops Uno there, Lee steps in, but Reynolds KNEES him to the floor! Reynolds goes out and throws Lee into steel steps!

Lee clutches a shoulder while he’s down on the floor. Reynolds drags Lee up, puts him in and covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Lee up and throws him out of the ring! Uno helps Lee up, only to send him into the steel steps! The fans are torn but Reynolds goes out to fetch Lee. Reynolds puts Lee in the ring, covers, TWO! Lee toughs it out but Reynolds keeps on him. Reynolds cravats for a neck wrench, then he throws knees. Reynolds hits a CRAVAT PLEX! Lee writhes but Reynolds goes to a corner. Reynolds climbs up to the top, MOONSAULT FLOPS as Lee moves just in time! Uno panics while Lee drags himself up.

Reynolds also pulls himself up with ropes, runs back in, but Lee ALLEY-OOPS him tot he buckles! Reynolds staggers, Lee runs to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Lee whips, Reynolds reverses but Lee slides to a stop! Lee gets around to NECKBREAKER! Lee kips up and fires up, and the fans are with him! Lee PENALTY KICKS, then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is tough but Lee punches the fire back into himself. Lee stalks Reynolds, drags him up and dragon sleepers, but Reynolds throws knees from below! Reynolds snapmares free, Lee comes back, but into a POP-UP KNEE!

Reynolds reels Lee in, underhooks the arms, TIGER- RANA COUNTER! Cover, TWO!! Reynolds escapes in time, and BOOTS! ROLLING- SUPERKICK from Lee! Lee runs, into the ROLLING ELBOW! Reynolds shoves Lee at ropes, then BLINDSIDE ROLLING ELBOWS! Cover, TWO!! Lee survives but Reynolds drags him right up! Underhooks and TIGER DRIVER! Flip over, and STUFF PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Lee survives and shocks Reynolds! Uno argues the count but it was fair. Reynolds, blood in his mouth, snarls and rises up. The fans rally for Lee but Reynolds drags him back up to fisherman and- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!!

Reynolds tips things to his cover, TWO!! Lee slips around, full nelson and spin into the dragon sleeper! Reynolds fights with fists, spins the dragon sleeper around again, and he inverted suplexes! But Lee slips through to have the dragon sleeper back! BIG SHOT LAWN DART! The fans fire up and Lee drags Reynolds from the corner. Uno gets on the apron, so Lee SUPERKICKS him down! Dragon sleeper, BIG SHOT DROP! Cover, Lee wins!

Winner: Lee Johnson, by pinfall

Now that was a rebound victory! Lee is back on the right track, will enough truly be enough? Will Lee finally get himself some gold?

Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.

Arkady Aura is with Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, and wants to ask- Taven stops here there to apologize. She’s not just “Not Lexy,” what’s her name? Arkady. No, seriously, what’s her name? Arkady. Is she playing around right now? Is she messing with him? What IS her name? It really is Arkady. That cannot be a real name, no way her parents did that to her. Why is everyone around here wasting Taven’s time? 2Point0, The Infantry, ALL these teams of ROH, all wasting his time! The Kingdom is THE greatest tag team in ROH history, and they’re just trying to prove that night after night, and yet he’s got people like Arkady wasting his time!

Bennett adds that the real problem is, they need more competition. Maybe Bennett needs to beg for more competition. Maybe he needs to pray for it. He’s never been very religious, he’s got a contentious relationship with God, but hey, he’ll give it a try. Bennett kneels, he isn’t sure who he’s praying to. Oh, he’ll pray to “The Booker Man,” Tony Khan. Also Taven points out that Bennett on his knees is still taller than Arkady. But Bennett says, “Dear Tony, I am begging you, please, from the bottom of my cold, black heart, I am begging you please, give us some competition. Give us a team that is as talented as us, that is as strong as us, that is as athletic as us.

“And maybe, a team that’s as good looking as us? I dunno, but please, give us some competition. Amen.” Bennett stands and says with all that said, he’ll talk to the ROH Tag Division, to the AEW Tag Division, to the tag teams EVERYWHERE around the world! Listen up! Bennett wants competition, because when you step in the ring with Taven & Bennett, you get the very best team in the world! The Kingdom has traveled every single country, every single US state! They show up every single time, and all they want is a challenge. So if you’re out there, come talk to The Kingdom. That’s quite the open challenge, but who will answer it?

BREAKING NEWS!

Tony Khan has heard Bennett’s “prayer” and has made it official for next week! In an ROH World Tag Team Championship Proving Ground match, The Kingdom will take on Komander & Metalik! Will the Commander of the Skies & The King of the Ropes be able to get one over on the self-professed best tag team today?

Taya Valkyrie VS Trish Adora!

While Athena’s reign is on hold with that leg injury, the chase is always ongoing! La Wera Loca collides with The AfroPunk, but who proves they’re truly TV Ready?

Trish gets the fans to “OORAH!” with her, but Taya tells her to shut up already. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Taya fires off forearms! Taya knuckle locks, CHOPS, then CHOPS again! Taya CHOPS a third time, then wrenches to YANK the arm. And YANKS it again! Taya wristlocks, but Trish powers through to wrench back. And CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! Trish WRINGS the arm out, then storms up to CHOP at the ropes! And CHOP again! Trish snapmares, KICKS Taya in the back, and she grabs the arms. The fans cheer as Trish has the motorcycle stretch, then steps over. Then Trish does the splits! The fans fire up as Taya is folded up under Trish!

Taya endures as Trish bounces on her! Trish grins as she stands up, hooks Taya’s arms, and the fans clap along as Trish slaps. Trish salutes, then rolls for a sunset flip, TWO! Taya escapes, goes to ropes, but dodges Trish! Taya bails out and needs a breather. Taya says she’s so smart, but then Trish WRECKS her with a dropkick! The fans rally, Trish SMACKS Taya off the apron, but Taya blocks the lariat! Taya ROCKS Trish, mule kicks, and SMACKS her off the apron in return! Taya brings Trish around to SMACK her off steel steps! And SMACKS her off the steps again! The ring count climbs while Taya soaks up the heat.

Taya puts Trish in the ring, slaps her around, then CLUBS her! Trish snarls and ROCKS Taya! Taya ROCKS Trish! Trish ROCKS Taya! Taya kicks low, whips Trish to a corner, then ELBOWS her! And ROUNDHOUSES her! And ROUNDHOUSES again, and again! Taya sits Trish down, goes corner to corner, and METEORA! Taya grins as she drags Trish out to a cover, TWO! Trish stays in this and the fans rally up again. Taya hooks the arms, KNEES Trish in the back, then KICKS her! Trish grits her teeth but Taya goes back to the arms. Taya has her own motorcycle stretch on Trish now, but the fans rally as Trish endures.

Trish stomps around, the fans clap along, and Trish stands up to arm-drag free! Taya returns to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Taya is frustrated with Trish and storms back up. Taya stands Trish up, SLAPS her, then reels her in. Trish fights the underhook lift, even as Taya keeps trying. Trish wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and fires big forearms! Trish winds up to ROCK Taya! The fans fire up, Taya swings but Trish dodges to CROSSBODY! Taya goes to a corner, Trish runs up and SPLASHES! Trish brings Taya out to then snap suplex! Bridging cover, TWO! Taya escapes but Trish fires herself back up.

The fans rally again and Trish fireman’s carries. Taya fires elbows to fight free, and slip around into a SLEEPER! Taya has the body scissors to be a backpack, but Trish fights the grip! Trish RAMS Taya into buckles, but Taya holds on! Trish moves around, but Taya drops down to arm-drag into an armlock! Trish fights but Taya shifts to stand on Trish for some stomps! Then SHANIA PAIN! Taya says that’s not all! She hooks up the legs, gets the arms again, SHANIA PAIN ENCORE!! Cover, Taya wins!

Winner: Taya Valkyrie, by pinfall

The self-proclaimed “Main Character” of the ROH Women’s Division gets a vicious victory! Will Taya make sure that one way or another, the title scenes are TV Ready?

Backstage interview with Leyla Hirsch.

Arkady Aura is now with The LEGIT One, and congratulates her on last week’s win over Diamante. Leyla thanks Arkady, and says she has faced Diamante four times. Every time, Diamante has pushed Leyla to her limits. But at the same time, Leyla gotten that win. Then to what happened after that match, Diamante brutally attacked Leyla, how is Leyla feeling? Leyla wasn’t surprised. But if she was Diamante, she’d be just as pissed, because Diamante just can’t beat Leyla. But then Diamante walks in to say that no one remembers Diamante losing to her four times. But what we do remember is Diamante leaving Leyla laying. Diamante walked away, Leyla didn’t.

Or wait, even worse, Leyla had the refs help her walk away. And see, every one of those loses were in wrestling matches. Diamante wants a fight! Leyla says Diamante’s talking her language. So how’s this? Next time, it will be NO HOLDS BARRED, suka! Then Diamante accepts, perra! The two rivals are turning up the heat, who will win when there’s nothing holding them back?

ROH Women’s World Television Championship Proving Ground: Billie Starkz VS Angelica Risk!

Clearly, things are heating up in the ROH Women’s Division, and Minion 400,237.75 is looking to protect the honor of her Fallen Goddess along with her title reign! Will Billie keep the win streak going to 12-0? Or is she taking on a big risk with this match?

Billie is clearly bummed, and Risk mockingly asks what’s wrong. Billie says she can’t see the competition, she’s too small! Risk says she’s never heard that before. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but Billie pie faces Risk! Risk pie faces back and with some stank! Risk fires haymakers, Billie shoves her back then CHOKES her! The ref reprimands but Billie has Risk on the ropes. Risk breaks free, runs, and tilt-o-whirls, but Billie stops that to shove Risk away. Billie then follows to BOOT Risk down! Risk goes to a corner, Billie ROCKS her with a forearm. Billie whips corner to corner, runs up, and ROCKS Risk!

Billie sits Risk down, scuffs her over and over, but the ref counts. Billie digs her boot in, but the ref backs her off and reprimands. Billie “apologizes,” then jukes the ref to BOOT Risk again! Billie keeps after Risk but the ref backs her off. The fans rally up as Billie swaggers a bit, then runs corner to corner to BOOT WASH! Risk sputters, Billie tells the fans to stop yelling at the ref, that’s her job. Billie then stands Risk up to SMACK her! Risk SLAPS back! Billie ROCKS Risk, stomps her down, then gets in the ref’s face as he reprimands. Billie snarls, follows Risk and whips her to a corner, but Risk goes up, only for Billie to catch her!

Billie fireman’s carries Risk around, then TOSSES her to the apron! Risk flops to the floor, Billie “kicks dirt” at her, then goes out the side. Billie storms up on Risk, gets her up but Risk ROCKS her! And kicks her! And ROCKS her again! Billie KNEES Risk low, then RAMS her into the barriers! The fans fire up and Billie frolics away. Billie grins, runs back in, and SHOTGUNS Risk into the barriers! The fans fire up again and Billie says that was for Boss Athena! Get well soon! Billie stalks Risk, puts her in the ring, then climbs up a corner. Risk rolls away to the far side, and Billie is annoyed. Billie hops down, throws a fit, then stalks Risk.

Billie SLAPS Risk around, talks trash, and the fans rally up. Billie says she’s smart, she’s got this. Billie puts Risk on ropes, and mocks Red Velvet stirrin’ it up. Billie runs, but Risk moves! Billie jumps into the ropes and gets caught up! Risk slaps Billie around and shouts, “Screw you, ya little punk!” Now Risk runs and comes back, to 619! Billie wobbles, Risk steps in, TORNADO- NO, Billie stops the DDT to HEEL KICK! #OffWithHerHead! And then Billie clamps onto Risk, hammerlock and CHINBAR! Risk TAPS, Billie wins!

Winner: Billie Starkz, by submission (denies Angelica Risk a title opportunity)

That twisted hold gets Billie another one, and she promises to hold it down while Athena recovers. But will the Minion be able to keep this going with Red Velvet chasing after her?

ROH World Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Kyle Fletcher!

The top two men in ROH battle to prove who is truly the best! Will the Sussex County Chicken still be bringing his gold to the TNT Championship Ladder Match this Sunday? Or will he be shot down by The Aussie Arrow?

The introductions are made, the top title is raised, and we see who truly embodies the spirit of ROH!

The Code of Honor is not upheld, but that’s par for the course with Kyle. The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally behind Mark. Mark and Kyle tie up, Mark wrenches and wristlocks, but Kyle wrenches back. Kyle whips, Mark slides under and then crane stance. Kyle doesn’t take that seriously, but he still blocks the kick. Kyle spins Mark around, back suplexes, but Mark lands out! Mark ducks, whips, arm-drags for an armlock, but Kyle headscissors! Mark kips free, the two stand off, and the fans fire up! Allentown chants “MAN UP! MAN UP!” and that annoys Kyle. Mark and Kyle reset and circle again.

The two tie up, Mark headlocks and he grinds Kyle down. Kyle powers up but can’t power out as Mark holds tight! Mark grinds the headlock but Kyle powers up again. Kyle puts Mark on ropes, the ref counts, and Mark lets go. But then Kyle headlocks back! Mark powers out, Kyle sunset flips, but Mark rolls through to jump right on for a headlock! The fans cheer as Mark grinds the hold, pushes things to a cover, TWO! Kyle fights up, throws body shots, then powers out. Mark RAMS Kyle, Kyle rebounds, but Mark CHOPS! Mark says Kyle’s a big man, huh? Mark runs, but Kyle runs him over! The fans boo but Kyle brushes himself off.

Mark goes to a corner, Kyle storms over and stomps him down! Kyle stomps more, the ref counts, and Kyle lets off. Mark stands to CHOP! And CHOP! Kyle ROCKS Mark back! Kyle brings Mark around to CHOP! Mark goes to a corner, Kyle whips corner to corner, then he runs in, but Mark dodges! Mark runs in, blocks a boot, but not the SUPERKICK! Kyle goes up, but Mark REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up as Kyle falls to the floor! Mark builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans are thunderous! Mark high-fives everyone, and borrows a fan’s hat for a photo op!

Mark gives the hat back, then CHOPS Kyle again! Kyle sputters as he staggers away, but Mark turns him around, REDNECK UPPERCUT! The fans fire up again, CRANE DROPKICK! Mark puts Kyle in the ring, fires up with the fans, but Kyle comes back to CALF KICK! Kyle goes out to get Mark for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Kyle then takes aim to PENALTY KICK! Mark falls, Kyle shouts this is why he’s a champ! The fans boo but Kyle says he’s gonna soon be double champ! Kyle then drags Mark up and whips him hard into barriers! Mark even tumbles up and over! The fans boo Kyle but he soaks up the heat.

Mark drags himself up, Kyle hears the ring count, and he taunts the fans. Kyle suplexes Mark up and lands hard on the floor! The fans chant “YOU STILL SUCK!” Kyle soaks up that heat, but Mark CHOPS him! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Kyle whips Mark into more barriers! Mark ends up in the laps of the fans! Kyle lounges while Mark flounders his way back up and over to ringside. Kyle puts Mark in the ring at 15 of 20, covers, TWO! Mark stays in this but Kyle stays calm. Mark goes to a corner, Kyle stalks him. Kyle brings Mark up to whip, then he ELBOWS Mark down! Kyle soaks up more heat as he paces around the ring.

Mark rises, Kyle aims and fires a haymaker! Mark has a wild look in his eyes, and the fans rally, “Let’s Go, Briscoe!” Kyle throws more hands but Mark just powers up! Mark blocks to ROCK Kyle! Kyle fires a forearm, Mark hits back, and they go back and forth! The fans are on Mark’s side but Kyle gets the edge! But a REDNECK UPPERCUT hits! Mark fires more shots, then whips, but Kyle reverses, only for Mark to CLOBBER him! The fans are thunderous as Mark goes to a corner. Mark powers up, runs in and SPLASHES! Mark then reels Kyle in, for a FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives and Mark is surprised.

Mark grits his teeth, the fans rally up, and Mark stands Kyle up. Mark CHOPS Kyle and he goes to a corner. Mark puts Kyle up top, climbs up after him, but Kyle shoves Mark away! Kyle leaps, but into a kick! Mark then scoops but Kyle slips free to waistlock. Mark breaks free of that to PELE! Kyle staggers, rebounds, and Mark ROLLING ELBOWS! The fans fire up as Mark says time to go up! Mark climbs a corner, but Kyle rises! GAMANGIRI! Mark is stuck on the corner, Kyle climbs up after him! Kyle suplexes, but Mark slips free! Mark then SHOVES Kyle onto the crossbar! Kyle is stuck and Mark climbs up!

Mark brings Kyle around, goes to the very top, and gives Kyle a SUPER DUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! A standing count begins and the fans rally again. Mark crawls after Kyle but Kyle manages to roll away to the ropes! The fans boo as Kyle flops to the floor, saving himself there, but not for long! Mark says “I got his ass!” But then Kyle gets to the apron and SUPERKICKS! Kyle reels Mark in, grins, APRON- NO, Mark fights the driver to UPPERCUT! Mark runs up to SHOTGUN BOOT Kyle down! Kyle falls on the apron then to the floor, and Mark says BANG BANG! FOLEY ELBOW!

Mark puts Kyle in, goes up top, and the fans are thunderous for the FROGGY BOW, onto knees!! Ghost pin, TWO!! Mark survives, slips free as Kyle reels him in, and then tilt-o-whirls, but into the gut wrench! SPINNING TOMBSTONE!! Cover, TWO!!! Mark survives and shocks Kyle! Allentown is electric while Kyle and Mark are down. The fans rally up as Mark and Kyle rise. Mark stands first but Kyle takes aim. Kyle runs in to CALF KICK! And then he reels Mark in, but Mark trips him up! Jackknife bridge, TWO!! Kyle escapes, SUPERKICKS, then runs, into a fireman’s carry! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY!

Mark hurries right up top, and he aims again! FROGGY BOW!! Cover, TWO?!?! Kyle survives and shocks everyone, especially Mark! Kyle’s eyes are distant but clearly his fighting spirit is burning! Mark drags Kyle up, underhooks the arms, but Kyle fights the lift! Kyle wrenches out, dodges a lariat, and ROCKS Mark with a forearm! Kyle runs, Mark ROCKS Kyle now! Mark runs, Kyle follows to CALF KICK! Kyle runs, but he lures Mark in to SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK again! Kyle roars, runs, but into a KING KONG LARIAT!! Mark drags Kyle right up, underhooks, and JAY DRILLER!!! Cover, MARK WINS!

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

The Protostar shined bright tonight, but not enough to burn up the Chicken! Mark reaches up to Heaven to show love and honor to his brother, Jay. Will all of ROH have to #ManUp if they wanna keep up with the champion?

My Thoughts:

A really good ROH clocking in at just an hour and 7 minutes. Good continued story of “Is Athena really hurt?” Athena claims she now needs eight months to a year, but based on last week, I’m still certain Athena is just using this to avoid fighting Aminata for the title. She will surely be found out within the next couple of weeks, and then have no choice but to face Aminata at Death Before Dishonor. Billie had a very good match with Angelica Risk, but I figured Billie would win. Her next challenger is of course Red Velvet, probably also at Death Before Dishonor, and honestly, both Athena and Billie could lose their belts and move up to AEW to go after those titles because they’re both great talents.

Really good opener from Lee winning over Reynolds. Lee did miss out on the ROH TV title for now, and will have to wait until Kyle loses it to go for it again. Wheeler Yuta is back, so the Pure Championship is also back, but Tony Khan doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to have a story for that title. Really good promo from The Kingdom to call out teams from around the world, though Bennett was a bit blasphemous with his fake prayer. The Kingdom VS Metalik & Komander will be a really good match, and I kinda hope that since it’s just a Proving Grounds match, Metalik & Komander can get a win by time limit, forcing a title match for Death Before Dishonor.

Good squash wins for Marina and the trio of Archer & The Righteous. Marina is building herself up so that no matter what happens with the women’s titles at DBD, she is a logical choice to be next up. Good promo from Leyla and Diamante to set up a No Holds Barred match, that also can help set someone up for a title match on the other side. Taya VS Trish was very good, and really good win for Taya. Taya is herself in the running for a title match on the other side of DBD, the obvious choice being the Women’s TV Championship since she was in the tournament and is all about “being TV Ready.”

And great main event from Mark and Kyle, though Mark was of course winning. Kyle is great but he’s not double champion great, yet. Plus, Kyle is going to defend the ROH World TV title tomorrow on a CMLL show against Atlantis Jr. Atlantis Jr. is also really good, but I don’t think the ROH World TV title changes hands on a non-ROH show. Kyle will surely return from Arena Mexico victorious to take on any number of possible choices at DBD. Maybe Mark even returns the favor by challenging for the TV title, as Mark surely loses out on the AEW TNT title at Forbidden Door.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Cody Rhodes talks with Nick Aldis backstage.

They shake hands, but the SmackDown General Manager tells the WWE Champion there’s been a change: Cody’s out of the Six Man Tag match. What? Why would Aldis do that? It is out of Aldis’s hands. Wait, Solo Sikoa shows up to do what he did, but they can’t do the Six Man Tag that they advertised? How is this out of Aldis’s hands? Who do they need to talk to so they can do the match? Aldis says there’s no one either of them can call, if you smell what’s cooking. This is coming from The Final Boss, and The Final Boss wants to see Cody in the ring tonight. What business could The Great One have with The American Nightmare?

Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso!

The Scottish Terminator rubbed it in Big Jim’s face that only one of them is going to Elimination Chamber in Toronto, which Big Jim was able to brush off. But McIntyre harping on how only one Uso is going to WrestleMania was a step too far. These two look to have it out, but is Jimmy just playing into McIntyre’s hands? Or will McIntyre get embarrassed by “the other Uso” this close to that big time match?

Speaking of, Jimmy has a message for Drew as he heads to gorilla. “Everybody know you’re going to Elimination Chamber, right? But Big Jimmy got a question for the Big Easy: Will Drew go onto the Elimination Chamber and win that? Will Drew go onto WrestleMania and win that? Ey, Drew, I think we got an answer for you, Uce. The answer is…” “NO YEET!” Jimmy makes his entrance, the bell rings, and the fans rally behind Jimmy. Jimmy and Drew jaw, and then Drew raises his hands, to say UP YOURS! But Jimmy ROCKS and CHOPS away! Drew puts Jimmy in a corner, Jimmy dodges to CHOP!

Jimmy climbs and he rains down fists! The fans count, Drew dumps Jimmy tot eh apron at 5, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Jimmy goes up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jimmy hurries to CHOP, then he whips. Drew reverses to send Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy BOOTS back, goes up, and leaps, but into a clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders to a corner, Drew runs up to SPLASH and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders again, the ref has Drew hold on, and Jimmy bails out. Drew storms out to get Jimmy and he whips Jimmy HARD into barrier! The fans boo but Drew looms over Jimmy.

The ring count starts, Drew mockingly calls him “Jey,” then puts Jimmy in the ring. Drew says NO MANIA for Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, ROCKS him, then runs up, only for Jimmy to put him on the apron! Drew blocks a superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Drew drops, Jimmy DIVES! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! Jimmy grins, goes back to the apron, and then aims. But Drew stops the Penalty Kick to THROW Jimmy down! Drew then has Jimmy in the Reverse Alabama Lift! REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM onto the steel steps! Drew stands on the desk to say “NO YEET!” while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Drew revels in the heat from New Orleans, then he leaves Jimmy behind. The ref checks Jimmy, he’s able to continue, so a ring count starts. Drew paces while Jimmy stirs. Jimmy drags himself up using the desk, then lunges in at 9! Drew is annoyed but he rains down fists! Drew stomps Jimmy, then eggs him on. Jimmy rises as the fans rally, but Drew is right on him in the corner. Drew winds up, but Jimmy counter punches! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And whips, only for Drew to reverses. Jimmy goes up, but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew then hauls Jimmy up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO!

Drew says okay, Big Jim. He clamps onto Jimmy with a top wristlock and grinds the arm. Jimmy fights up, fireman’s carries, but Drew elbows free. Drew bumps Jimmy off buckles, then hauls him up to the top rope! Drew CLUBS Jimmy on the back, climbs up, then CLUBS Jimmy more. Jimmy fires elbows and Drew drops back. But Drew runs up to CLUB Jimmy again! SmackDown returns to single picture as Drew CLUBS away on Jimmy again! Jimmy keeps taunting “Jey,” then drags him up. Jimmy fights the back suplex! The fans rally, Jimmy fires hands and a HEADBUTT! Jimmy SMACKS Drew off the post!

Jimmy rises to USO IN THE WIND! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! A standing count starts while both men stir on the mat. They both stand at 5, and Drew swings! Jimmy counter punches, then fires more shots! Mule kick, UPPERCUT, but then Jimmy dodges Drew! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew is tougher than that, but Jimmy hurries to a corner. Jimmy aims as Drew goes to the other corner, “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Drew FLYING HEADBUTTS! The Glasgow Kiss stuns Jimmy, and Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Jimmy shows his own toughness, and the fans rally behind him.

Drew paces, then he stalks Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, reels him in, but Jimmy fights the underhooks! Jimmy wrenches, UPPERCUTS, but Drew ROCKS Jimmy back! Jimmy UPPERCUTS, Drew HAYMAKERS! Drew whips, Jimmy reverses and Drew ends up on the apron! Drew ROCKS Jimmy first, then climbs the corner! FLYING- SUPERKICK! Jimmy runs to SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Drew survives, Jimmy’s spear doesn’t hit quite like The Tribal Chief’s. Jimmy goes to the corner, climbs up, and the fans rally up. USO- NO, Jimmy rolls through as Drew moves! Drew dodges a lariat to NECKBREAKER!

Both men are down, the fans rally, and Drew kips up! Drew scowls as he aims at Jimmy. “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SUPERKICK!! Jimmy hits first! GLASGOW KISS returns! Drew reels Jimmy in, “This is your WrestleMania! This is as close as you get!” Drew shouts Jimmy is nothing, then ROCKS him with forearm after forearm! GLAWSGO KISS! Another Reverse Alabama, but Jimmy victory rolls it! JIMMY WINS!!!

Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall

Drew is furious, but his own ego caught him there! But then Drew CLOBBERS Jimmy! The fans boo Drew being a sore loser, but he puts Jimmy back in the ring! Drew rains down fists, then he DRIBBLES Jimmy off the mat! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Drew says that was Jimmy’s Mania Moment! Drew will win the Chamber, he will go to Mania, and he will win there! Jimmy means NOTHING to Drew! Drew puts Jimmy up against the post, then takes aim! The fans boo, but refs and producers rush out here! They swarm Drew to keep him from going after Jimmy again. Drew says fine, fine, then takes his leave.

Producers help Jimmy to his feet, but then Drew BLASTS through the refs! CLAYMORE for Jimmy!! The Scottish Terminator hits his target, then laughs as he actually leaves. Will McIntyre make this his Road to WrestleMania?

A car pulls into the parking lot.

And out steps Solo Sikoa. Solo heads inside, and he finds Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga waiting. Solo tells them that last week with Tama, that was an accident. Jacob says yeah, it’s all good, Uce. But keep it 100: If it wasn’t an accident, Solo wouldn’t be standing here right now. Well, good! Glad to see we’re all on the same page. Solo says he will be in the corner during the match for Jacob & Tama. Uh, no, Solo, no disrespect, but Jacob & Tama have been running things on SmackDown these past couple weeks. So tonight, it’s Jacob & Solo running the play? Yadada mean? Yeah, of course. And that right there, Jacob, is exactly why Solo loves him.

Solo says he’ll be back, he has to talk with Nick Aldis. Solo heads out, but will he really just step right back into place from before he lost the ula fala?

Carmelo Hayes is backstage.

R-Truth calls out to Melo, and says for the first time ever, Truth VS Melo! What’s Truth talking about? Duh, they have a match. No, Truth, Melo knows. But they had a match last week. Truth says he has never met Melo in his life, but they have a tag match tonight. What? No, they don’t. Who even made this match? Him. Truth, they are not going through this H1M who’s on first thing again. Melo is H1M. No, him made the match. The Miz!? Miz says he’s H1M. So now there’s two of you? No no no! Melo is H1M, this is The Miz! Yeah, #MeloDon’tMiz! NO! That’s not a thing! Tonight, they are. Who’s Truth’s partner?

Truth says he’s got a guy. A Louisiana legend! In fact, he just got here, so Truth’s gotta go. Laters. Miz says he has been workshopping this, and the fans love it. Think about it: Melo Don’t Miz! Melo Don’t Miz! And we are…! Melo shakes his head. Truth steps in and says Miz just wants Melo to say, “Awesome.” Miz offers a fist bump, Melo says no. Will Melo wish he had missed tonight’s show? Or will Miz actually help H1M get another win?

Zelina Vega speaks.

“My whole life, people have taken one look at me, and they try to define me. My size has never stopped me before. It never stopped me from becoming tag team champion. Or my personal favorite, the history-making first-time-ever Queen of the Ring. That’s me. Make no mistake about it, I’ve never had it easy. I had to scratch and claw to get anything around here. But this is a fresh start. Because I have something to prove. And my dreams are a lot bigger than your measuring stick. It ain’t over until Zelina Vega says it’s over.”

The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & ???

Miz makes his entrance but Melo kinda steps all over it. So he already missed his cue… But who did Truth find to team with him in the Big Easy? We’ll see, after the break.

SmackDown returns and Truth makes his entrance. “What’s up?” Well, more like who is his partner? He’ll tell us! His tag team partner is a local legend, born and bred right here in New Orleans! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Louisiana Knight! Wait, he means L A Knight! Yes, Louisiana abbreviated is LA, but that’s not… Oh, Truth… Truth gives Knight a Po’ Boy and some Mardi Gras beads, so Knight embraces it. The teams sort out, and Truth calls out him! Does he mean Miz or Melo? Well, Melo says he is H1M, so that’s who starts. The fans cheer on Knight while Truth and Melo tie up. Melo KNEES low, whips, but Truth reverses.

Melo springboards, FADEAWAY JUMPER! Melo makes his free throw, but Truth drop toeholds! Truth headlocks, Melo powers up and out but Truth whips! Melo turns hip toss into lateral press, TWO! Truth has a ghost pin, TWO! Melo trips to cover, ONE! Truth trips to cover, ONE! Melo runs up, Truth does the splits, and then hits a BIG hip toss! The fans fire up, Truth counts, Melo gets up at TWO, but Truth was just goofing. The ref explains to Truth that he is the ref, not Truth! Melo is annoyed, he runs up on Truth, but Truth wrenches him around! Melo pulls hair but Knight tags in. The fans fire up as Knight fires hands!

Knight ROCKS Melo, whips Melo, but Melo reverses! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Melo up to tag Truth back in, and Truth ROCKS Melo! Melo staggers, but he refuses to tag! Truth arm-drags Melo, then grinds the arm. Melo insists he’s got this, then arm-drags free. Truth staggers up, he and Melo bump heads! Truth staggers around more, and he tags Miz?! Truth forgot The Awesome Truth isn’t a thing anymore! Again! Melo BLASTS Truth off the apron, the fans boo, but Miz tags himself in! Melo is annoyed, but Miz goes to fetch Truth while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again, and Melo has Truth. Truth ROCKS Melo, but Melo holds onto the wristlock! Truth reaches for Knight, Knight reaches for Truth, but Melo holds on. Truth takes a swing, but into an O’Conner Roll! TWO and Melo BLASTS Knight! Truth rolls Melo up, TWO! Melo kicks low, calls his shot, but Truth suplexes for a STUNNER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Truth and Melo crawl, hot tags to Miz and Knight! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on Miz! “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Miz reverses, but Knight lEAPING LARIATS! Knight TOSSES Melo in for good measure!

Knight stomps a mudhole into Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” LARIAT for Miz! KNEE for Melo! Knight scoops and POWERSLAMS Miz! Knight keeps running, JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Knight stays on Miz as he brings Miz up. Knight ROCKS Miz, then ROCKS him again! Knight whips, Miz grabs the ropes. Miz KICKS, then takes a swing, but into a back suplex! Miz lands out, tag to Melo! Miz ELBOWS Knight, but Knight scoops! Miz tilt-o-whirls through, Melo SUPERKICKS Knight down! cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Melo says he’s got this! Melo waits on Knight, then leaps, but NO 48!

Knight kicks low, but NO B F T! Tag to Truth! Knight ELBOWS Melo, Truth runs in! CENA SHOULDER TACKLES! Then the SPIN OUT BOMB! Truth says it’s time! “YOU CANT SEE ME~!” truth runs for the FIVE KNCUKLE SHUFFLE! Truth then fireman’s carries, but Melo slips free! Melo shoves, Truth dodges, and Truth hits the LIE DETECTOR! Truth then gets Melo in the S T R-TRUTH! But Miz CLOBBERS Truth! Knight ROCKS Miz, then LARIATS him up and out! Knight then goes out to THROW Miz into barriers! The fans fire up again, but NAKAMURA ATTACKS KNIGHT!

The fans boo, but the sinister samurai then POSTS Knight!! Nakamura slithers away while Melo keeps the ref’s attention! Truth sees Knight is down, Melo runs up, but Truth dodges! Miz tags in, full nelson, and a FIRST 48 FINALE COMBO?!? Cover, Miz & Melo win!!

Winners: The Miz & Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall

Well, what do you know? Nakamura aside, Miz and Melo made it work! Okay, they’re both trying to hog the spotlight, but is there a future for Melo Don’t Miz? Will Knight only have more of a reason to take that title off Nakamura now?

Charlotte Flair speaks.

“The GOAT… doesn’t have to call themselves The GOAT. Now, I have crafted a legacy that no one, I mean no one, can touch. And I’m back.” The Women’s Royal Rumble Winner chose Tiffany Stratton, but will The Queen take back her throne? Or will WWE always be on #TiffyTime? Speaking of…

Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae!

The WWE Women’s Champion may have gotten past Nia Jax, but now she knows Charlotte Flair is waiting for her at WrestleMania, and is going to be teaming with Trish Stratus in Toronto! Will she be in Tiffy Top Shape for that Tiffy Trishy dream match? Or will the Poison Pixie be quite the problem all on her own?

Before the match, Tiff grabs a mic while the fans cheer. Tiffy says, “I know, I know. You know it, you know it, and you know it. Ever since I won this title, everybody’s just been so obsessed with me. And last week, I had Nia Jax beat, until Candice LeRae decided to interfere and help her little meal ticket. And at Elimination Chamber, Trish Stratus and I make sure the Unstoppable Force comes to a definitive end!” The fans cheer that, but Tiff says enough about them. Let’s talk Charlotte Flair. The fans boo that name, but Tiff says Charlotte took her sweet old time, grabbed a chair, grabbed a mic, and she looked down on Tiff.

Charlotte chose Tiff as her WrestleMania opponent. In that moment, Tiff’s dream came true! And as she lied down there and looked up at Charlotte, she realized the rumors are true: No one loves to kick a girl when she’s down quite like Charlotte Flair. So at WrestleMania, Tiff isn’t coming for Charlotte’s legacy; that’s all Charlotte’s. Tiff is coming for the spot Charlotte desires the most: The number one spot as the top girl in the WWE! But here comes Nia & Candice to interrupt. Nia has a mic to tell Tiffy, “I Have to say, this is really cute. Like, it’s really cute that you actually think you were gonna beat me last week.”

Doesn’t Candice think that is cute? Candice says yes, it is so~ cute. And Tiff wouldn’t even be standing there if not for little Trish Stratus~. Exactly! And it’s even cuter that Tiff is out here talking about Charlotte when she wont’ even see WrestleMania! Because after Nia & Candide destroy Tiff at Elimination Chamber, Nia is coming back for her WWE Women’s Championship. Nia & Candice step up to the ring, and Nia says Tiff won’t even see the Grandest Stage of Them All. Tiff tells Nia to just give it up. This title isn’t even hers anymore. And once Tiff beats Candice tonight, Nia won’t have anyone to do her dirty work anymore!

Candice tells Tiffy that while they’re meant have a match right now, she and Nia are feeling impatient. Nia says they should just get rid of Tiff right now! But the ref steps in and says not gonna happen! Tiff VS Candice will, after the break.

SmackDown returns [Technical difficulties suck] TWO! Candice is frustrated but this is why Tiff’s a champ. The fans rally, but Candice stomps Tiff! Candice scowls at the fans, stalks Tiff, then brings her up. Tiff fires body shots, then she rolls Candice up! TWO, and Candice CLOBBERS Tiff! Cover, TWO, into a ghost pin! TWO! Candice escapes to hit a CODE BREAKER! Both women are down, but Candice scowls again as she crawls over to Tiff. Candice rains down fists, Nia tells fans to shut up, and Candice steps on Tiff’s face. Candice huffs ‘n’ puffs, pushes Tiff around, then scuffs her. Tiff rolls Candice up again, TWO! Candice DECKS Tiff! Cover, TWO!

Charlotte is stoic on commentary as Candice drags Tiff up and puts her in a corner. Candice fires hands, then backs off. Candice runs up to ROCK Tiff again! Candice then runs, but Tiff dodges! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Tiff rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up, Tiff handsprings, BACK ELBOW! Tiff then reels Candice in for a SKY HIGH! High stack, TWO! The fans rally for Tiff, Nia coaches Candice, but Charlotte still seems nonplussed. Tiff and Candice rise, and Candice runs up. Candice puts Tiff on the apron, but Tiff ROCKS her! Tiff bumps Candice off buckles, then goes up, but Candice ROCKS her back!

Candice climbs up, and she fires hands on Tiff! Tiff fights the suplex! Tiff DECKS Candice, then adjusts position, to SANTON- FLOP! Candice ghost pins, TWO!! Tiff escapes, but Candice hits the step-up SENTON! And then a LIONSAUL FLOP! Tiff hurries to fireman’s carry, ROLLING SENTON! And then PRETTIEST MOON- NO, Nia drags Candice out of the ring! The fans boo, Nia tells them to shut up, but Tiff is on the apron! Nia swings, Tiff cartwheels over, and then she DROPKICKS Nia! Tiff Alabama Lifts Candice, to ALABAMA SLAM her into barriers! Tiff stares down Charlotte, tells her just wait for Mania, then she puts Candice in the ring.

Tiff goes to the corner, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Tiff wins!

Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall

Charlotte gives moderate applause, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff from behind! The fans boo, but Nia just drags Tiff to a corner. Nia goes up, but wait! Trish is here!! The fans fire up for the legend as she rushes into the ring! Trish avoids a haymaker to CHICK KICK! Then THESZ PRESS for Candice! And then a SPINEBUSTER! Trish helps Tiff to her feet, but Nia grabs them both! Trish fires fast hands on Nia! Candice CHOP BLOCKS Trish! Tiff is still dazed, Nia HEADBUTTS her back down! Nia & Candice mug Trish, and then Nia HEADBUTTS Trish! Trish & Tiff are side by side, and Nia drags them into the drop zone! A-NIA-LATOR!!

The fans boo but there’s nothing can be done! Nia grins as she helps Candice away, will these two trash Trish & Tiff in Toronto? Charlotte steps into the ring, stands over Tiff, and points to the WrestleMania sign. Will The Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie unwittingly do the dirty work of The Queen of Flair?

Cody talks with Damian Priest backstage.

Priest asks why Cody’s boy, The Rock, is here tonight. Cody says given the time of year, his guess is as good as anyone’s. But tonight will surely be eventful. Cody congratulates Priest on entering the Elimination Chamber. Priest says what’s wild is, last year, they both walked out as champions. What sucks is that this year, only one of them can. Now, Priest is man enough and he respects Cody to say that after Chamber, he’s coming for that title. Cody says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Cody heads out, but what business does The Rock have tonight?

Braun Strowman steps in, and he tells Priest that congrats on winning, and good luck in the Chamber. But let’s be honest, Braun had Jacob dead to rights last week. If not for Solo Sikoa, things would look a lot different next week. Priest chuckles and says take it easy, he’s sounding like Drew with the excuses. But it is what it is, Priest just beat Braun to the punch. But that was last week. Tonight, Solo and Jacob, two of the baddest men in the business. Priest & Braun handling business? Oh, they’re handling business. The only business Braun cares about is getting his hands on those two. Priest says Braun definitely will.

Braun heads out, will the Monster of All Monsters and the Archer of Infamy make sure Solo & Jacob #GetTheseHands? Or will the rogues run roughshod all over SmackDown once again?

Backstage interview with Naomi & Bianca Belair.

Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions and brings up last week’s SmackDown, the security footage led us to believe Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez were the ones behind Jade Cargill’s attack. Now, hold on, Saxton. They don’t think, Naomi knows they were. Fair enough. But this Monday, they can get their revenge when they defend the tag titles against Liv & Raquel. How ready are they for this match? Bianca says so ready! They have been waiting for months for an update. Jade has been recovering, she hasn’t been able to call or text, so the GlowEST took matters into their own hands to get revenge.

Bianca & Naomi will handle Liv & Raquel, then move on to Elimination Chamber, where one of them is gonna win to face Rhea at WrestleMania. Not only will you #FeelTheGlowEST on Monday, but Liv feels it tonight! #Let’sGLOW! The champs head out, but will they clear their Road to WrestleMania of any other distractions?

Alexa Bliss speaks.

“When I was away, there was a lot of… change that happened in me. But when I look around, I see this place is still the same. The names and faces may be different, but the desperation and insecurity remains the same. You’ll see Toronto when I turn the Elimination Chamber into something of a playground of my own. I know the Chamber. I love the Chamber. I’ve won the Chamber. And for the other five women, it’s gonna be a Hell like they’ve never experienced before. Need I remind you, this is my division, and I am in charge.” Bliss smiles and says, “See you soon.” The film comes off the reel, but will things get twisted in Toronto?

Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!

The Big Easy is all about having fun, and they’re fired up for Naomi’s entrance. But wait! Liv & Raquel don’t wait, they attack Bianca & Naomi while the lights are still down! They mug Naomi, but Bianca drags Liv out of the ring! Then Bianca storms in to fire off on Raquel! The fans fire up, but Liv returns to CHOP BLOCK Bianca! Raquel hauls Bianca up for a TEJANA BOMB!! Naomi runs up, fires more hands, but Liv brings Naomi around. Naomi fires hands on her, but Raquel throws her down! Liv runs up, OBLIVION!

Liv & Raquel stand tall, the refs rush out here, but clearly the singles match isn’t happening. Will we be getting something even meaner and nastier between these four on Monday?

The Rock arrives!

His truck pulls into the parking lot, but we’ll see him in the ring, after the break!

SmackDown returns and…

Aldis is chewing out Liv & Raquel for the attack. He doesn’t know what they get away with on Raw, but they can’t pull that crap here. Now get the hell out of his building. Liv & Raquel just laugh that off, but then Chelsea Green & Piper Niven walk in. Chelsea says have no fear, Chelsea & Piper are here to sub in for Bianca and Naomi at Elimination Chamber. Aldis sighs, and says they’re not missing the Chamber. What? But Chelsea had an outfit picked out! This is a travesty to not have the greatest Canadian export since maple syrup on a Canadian PLE! Does he know who she is? The first-ever, longest reigning, tallest, shortest, prettiest, richest, tannest, sparkliest, oldest, youngest Women’s US Champion! Piper asks what this is aboot, eh?

Aldis says this is them testing his patience. They need to pack their gear and whatever else they want, because they’ll be in action next week on SmackDown in Toronto. And oh, it’ll be a good one. Wait, they need more details! At least an e-calendar notification? Aldis is leaving Chelsea in the dark on what’s coming, will she absolutely hate it?

The Rock heads to the ring!

Wait, what is this New Orleans related remix? The Final Boss steps out on stage, he shows those goosebumps, then continues down the ramp, shaking hands with fans. The Rock hits his signature pose on the corner, but then takes the long way around to pick up a fan’s phone for them before going back into the ring. The fans all cheer for “ROCKY! ROCKY!” and he grabs himself a mic. He waits as the fans continue to chant his name, and then he says, “Ahh, you feel it, don’t you? You feel it. The Rock has got chills up and down his body because you know, on a Friday night, for the Final Boss to get inside his bird and fly all the way here, you know that I’m dropping some ish on you tonight!”

The fans fire up and The Rock smiles. Rock says, “Let’s get this show on the road.” The fans anticipate what’s coming but he says hold on, he’ll do it. “FINALLY! The Rock has come back…” “TO NEW ORLEANS~!” Rock smiles, and he adds, FINALLY, WrestleMania is coming back to New Orleans!! The fans are thunderous to hear that! WrestleMania 30, WrestleMania 34, and now WrestleMania 42!? Yes, next year, 2026, LIVE from the Superdome! One of the greatest cities on Earth in New Orleans, Louisiana! The pyro goes off to commemorate the occasion, and the logo is already on the tron! Rock smiles at that, then he smiles at the WrestleMania 41 Vegas logo.

The fans are losing their minds, as we now know April 11th and 12th, 2026, the Big Easy has the Grandest Stage of Them All. Rock says you damn right holy ish! Oh when the saints go marching in…! Oh how I’d love… Wait, no, this ain’t singalong with The Final Boss! Sit there, shut up, and let The Final Boss sing the song! The fans are torn, but Rock says he sings! Oh how I’d love, to be in that number~! Oh when the saints go marching in~! Okay, that’s good enough. You got him, that was a great duet. The Rock is singing with the largest collection of STD’d trailer trash he has ever seen! The fans can’t believe Rock would do that to them!

Rock says now, dropping this news wasn’t the only gift he was going to drop on us. The Final Boss came here to call somebody out. The Rock will call out a man who he respects, who he admires, and who we all admire. That man is our WWE Champion, the one and only, Cody Rhodes. The fans cheer as The American Nightmare makes his entrance! They sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and we get Cody’s pyro before he goes to the ring. Cody gets his second “WHOA~ OH~!” and round of pyro, then he steps inside to join The Rock. The fans cheer Cody on, so he holds up the title and the fans cheer even more.

Cody grabs a mic, but Rock says, “That feels good, doesn’t it? I mean, that’s gotta feel amazing, right? They love you, man.” Cody tells NOLA, “I love you, too.” Rock says this is crazy. Pretty much no one knows this, but since after WrestleMania last year, they’ve actually become good friends. No, it’s true, they have. Last time they were together was the Raw Netflix debut. Rock gave Cody his flowers, told Cody he has carried the company like the incredible champion that he is, so thank you, Cody. Rock meant it, and that night, they went to the back, drank tequila for two hours and had a great ol’ time.

They chopped it up, had a blast, but Rock wants to call Cody out here for something important. Here’s the thing… The fans get a bit rowdy as they wait, and Rock says Cody is a great champion. A great WWE Champion. Cody knows that. Again, they’ve become good friends, so over the months, they’ve texted. Even their moms became good friends! Look! Mama Johnson & Mama Rhodes together after WrestleMania 40! It is a pleasure becoming Cody’s friend. But Rock wanted this face to face to tell him a few things. One: Cody has been a great champion, but he needs to understand. Yes, The Rock, The Final Boss, is on the Board of TKO. And TKO owns WWE.

The Rock is the Director of the Board of TKO. Don’t boo that! The Rock’s good friend, Ari Emanuel, who owns everything Endeavor, The Rock joked with Ari, “Can you believe that you own The WWE?” Ari says he doesn’t own the WWE, The Rock does. Rock said no, no, he doesn’t know if he owns the WWE. But The Rock knows he is the most powerful… Cody, you are a great champion. But Rock wants Cody to be something more. Rock wants Cody to be something more than just our champion. Rock wants Cody to be his champion. The fans don’t like where that’s going.

Cody says he did not expect them to become friends, nor their moms to become friends, nor the tequila. Cody didn’t have that on his bingo card. But becoming The Rock’s champion? The Rock of all people should know, Cody is the people’s champion. The fans cheer Cody more, and Rock says yes! Cody is their champion! Of course! The Rock is also The People’s Champion, he loves that about Cody. This is their universe, they were both born into this business. But Rock means something even bigger than just this. Rock knows Cody’s goal is to bring as much joy and happiness to everyone around the world, as many as possible.

The fans cheer, and Rock says that’s Cody. Cody is that guy, and everyone knows it. Cody is on social media, Instagram, millions of followers. Millions, and millions! The Rock has half a BILLION. That’s not a flex. But The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, that’s what he wants for Cody. Rock wants Cody to be even higher. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, he will open doors to possibilities Cody never even imagined. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, every dream he has ever had can come true. Every dream of Brandi’s, of their daughter’s. Think about how Rock brought them to the premiere of Moana 2, in Hawaii.

Thank you, by the way, for making that cross a BILLION dollars, fans, Rock loves you. Rock has met the Rhodes family, they’re amazing. But imagine it: Cody’s daughter’s children, their dreams, long after Rock and Cody are gone, all those dreams can come true. Rock just needs Cody to be his champion. The fans say don’t do it! Rock tells Cody to just think about it, though. Rock is a very lucky man, he has it all. Cody also has it all. They’re very fortunate. They’re Mama’s Boys, they’re Girl Dads, they’re lucky men. Fans say don’t do it, Rock tells them to shut up or he’ll slap the syphilis off their face! Rock is trying to have a moment here, shut your mouths!

The one thing that Rock has never had, that he wants more than anything, is a brother. And that is what Cody can be. Last year, WrestleMania, Rock’s goal was to face his cousin, Roman Reigns, for the title. Cody knows, the fans know. Rock talked with his friend, HHH. He talked with Nick Khan, who is his friend. They are also Cody’s friends. Rock knew it wasn’t in the plans, but they talked about moving Cody aside to make what was best for business: Rock VS Roman, WrestleMania 40! What’d Cody do? Cody pitched a b*tch fit! Cody told The Rock he ain’t doing it, and he stood up to The Rock. And y’know what else? Cody SLAPPED Rock!

No one does that and gets away with it. But that is why Cody is special. That is why Cody should be Rock’s Champion. And that is why Rock will take Cody from where he is to a level so far above. Rock will make sure every dream, every desire, for generations to come, it all comes true. Rock’s dad, Cody’s dad, Soul Man & American Dream, they are looking down right now. They were friends, Cody and Rock are friends, Cody should be Rock’s Champion. He doesn’t need to answer Rock tonight. He can think about it, talk with his wife and daughter, as will The Rock. Then Cody can think about it. Meet Rock in Toronto on March 1st to give him the answer.

Fans still say don’t do it, but Rock says it is okay. Before he leaves, this has been an amazing night, this is a hot crowd, thank you all very much. But before he leaves, Rock wants us to know this: The one thing Rock wants more than anything in this world… is that. Wait, the title? Cody’s title? The fans’ title? This is all this is about? No no no no! Brother… Rock doesn’t want the title. He wants Cody’s soul. The fans duel, “NO! NO! NO!” “SELL YOUR SOUL!” Rock pats Cody on the cheek and says see you in Toronto. The Rock leaves, giving Cody a lot to think about. Rock does give one last glance back at Cody, then smirks.

What will The American Nightmare choose: His integrity? Or his aspirations?

WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly!

Did Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano got these titles thanks to Kit Wilson & Elton Prince? #YESBOY! Did they survive a couple title defenses thanks to Kit & Elton? #YESBOY! But when Pretty Deadly needed DIY, was DIY there for them? #NOBOY! So now, Kit & Elton are looking to give Ciampa & Gargano their comeuppance! Will we finally get another #SidePlateCheck? Or will Ciampa & Gargano remember for themselves, that if you wanna be champions, you gotta do it yourself?

But as DIY make their entrance, they have mics, and Johnny Wrestling tells NOLA, “Give it up one time for your TWO-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions…! The BTTITW (Best Tag Team In The World), D I Y~!” The fans boo instead. Ciampa says there is no denying that tonight has been electrifying. Gargano says this is a hot crowd. But please, if we could be somber for a second. Guys, this is serious. Two weeks ago, Pretty Deadly embarrassed DIY, and now reluctantly, DIY will return that favor by crushing their hopes and dreams of ever becoming WWE Tag Team Champions. So please, let us all rise to our feet… Yes, you in the LSU jersey, stand up.

Ciampa thanks Wade Barrett, and asks for everyone to remove their hands and bow their heads for a moment of silence for Pretty Deadly, beginning… now. The fans boo instead! And then Pretty Deadly make their entrance! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really needed who in this broken relationship!

But then DIY jumps Pretty Deadly! The ref reprimands, DIY whip but Pretty Deadly reverses! DOUBLE DORPKICKS! Then DOUBLE LARIATS send DIY up and out! The disco ball hasn’t even stopped spinning! The fans cheer while DIY throw a fit! They regroup, cool down, and go back to the ring. Gargano distracts Elton, Ciampa CLOBBERS him, and the bell rings. But Elton fires hands on Ciampa! Elton whips, Ciampa reverses and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Ciampa throws Elton to the apron and KNEES him down! Tag to Gargano and he aims, SUPERKICK! Elton goes down in a heap, DIY cheers themselves on, and SmackDown goes to break!

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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025

So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?

Published

1 day ago

February 20, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.

This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!

No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!

Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025

Ratings:

Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4

Results:

Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.

Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin

Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.

Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.

It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.

After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.

Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.

This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.

.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!

Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/kGehtp9iTE

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025

Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary

Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!

After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.

Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.

NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC

I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.

Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.

JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.

Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.

The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.

The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.

Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore

Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.

Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.

Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.

Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons

Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.

We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.

Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!

Overall Score: 6/10

Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.

Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.

So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.