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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (7/25/24)

ROH is bigger in Texas!

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ROH arrives in Arlington!

On the night before Death Before Dishonor, ROH is packed with stars fighting to shine! And a TEN MAN TAG is perhaps the biggest spotlight of all!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli VS Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo w/ Shane Taylor; Yuta & Claudio win.
  • The Gates of Agony VS Spanish Announce Project; The Gates of Agony win.
  • EJ Nduka VS Jon Cruz; EJ wins.
  • Atlantis Jr. & Lio Rush VS Shane Taylor & Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie; Shane & Johnny win.
  • Abadon VS Dulce Tormenta; Abadon wins.
  • 10 Man Tag: Anthony Henry, Nick Comoroto & The Iron Savages VS Komander, Fuego Del Sol & Top Flight; Komander, Fuego & Top Flight win.
  • The Von Erichs VS The Dark Order; The Von Erichs win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Mark Briscoe speaks.

It was just last night, after Blood & Guts was said and done, that the ROH World Champion returned backstage. AEW Media asked how he was feeling after that match, and he says, “Hey, man, we Dem Boys. Another day at the office, this what we do. Understand what I’m saying?” But then Mike Bennett of the Undisputed Kingdom steps in. Mike has Mark calm down. He is here as a friend, as well as a fellow husband and father. Mark needs to chill out. Look at his face! Yes, it was Blood & Guts, and yes, he has Death Before Dishonor, but there are more important things than the title. There are more important things than wrestling. Mark has to get his head on straight.

Mark says this is how they feed their families, though. Mike says sure, but Mark can’t feed his family if he ain’t walking. Mike knows the Briscoe family, he’s been to Sandy Fork. Mike’s met Papa & Mama Briscoe, he’s met Mark’s kids. They’ve eaten together and- TAVEN ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! Taven tells Mark he’s a “Stupid Melvin,” because NOTHING matters more than this title! Roderick Strong steps in and sits Mark up. Mark may be ROH World Champion for now, but he will NEVER be Mr. ROH. The Kingdom leaves Mark down on the ground, will the Sussex County Chicken be able to fight back at Death Before Dishonor?

 

Backstage interview with The Kingdom.

Lexy Nair introduces the ROH World Tag Team Champions, Mike congratulates her on that and he high-fives with Taven. Lexy says they do not have opponents for Death Before Dishonor at this moment, do they have any updates on that? Taven rolls his eyes and Mike says he has an update. Mike reached out to “TK,” but Tony hasn’t responded to any of the texts, phone calls, emails, or even his instant messages, so Mike can only assume one thing: they get the night off! Taven says it sounds that way to him. Taven tells “Not Renee” that they already told “the little one with the stupid name” (Arkady) that they’ll be taking the night off.

The Kingdom has been to every single show for the last nine MONTHS, from Dynamite to Rampage to Collision to ROH. And what a day it will be that TK will finally give them the night off because he is the best boss ever, because Roderick Strong is going to win the ROH World Champ- Oh, goodness gracious. Well~… It’s Paul Wight! And he says, “Good evening, gentlemen. I’ve got some good news, and I’ve got some bad news.” Good news: Tony Khan has appointed Paul Wight as a member of the Board of Directors! The bad news: TK & Wight have seen the shenanigans The Kingdom has been up to.

So unfortunately, The Kingdom WILL be defending those ROH World Tag Team Championships for Death Before Dishonor. And it’ll be against Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly! The Kingdom asks that please, not Kyle. He’s still their friend, they don’t wanna fight him. Wight thanks them for their time and takes his leave. The Kingdom is very worried now. Ishii barely has a neck, the piledrivers won’t work! And Kyle is… Kyle! But will The Kingdom soon lose it all when facing The Conglomeration? Or can they all keep ROH undisputed?

 

Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli VS Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo w/ Shane Taylor!

The Decoder & The Swiss Superman jump back into tag action, but this is also an appetizer for the ROH Pure Championship match for Death Before Dishonor! Can Claudio help Yuta roll into his first title defense in months? Or will #TAIGASTYLE and the Gov’nah send Yuta in there battered and bruised?

The teams sort out and Lee steps up to Yuta. The fans rally as the two circle, they tie up, and Yuta wrenches. Lee spins Yuta to cravat, but Yuta slips free and trips Lee. Yuta has a toehold, but Lee slips around to get an ANKLE LOCK! The fans rally, Yuta reels Lee back in and headlocks, but Lee waistlocks. Yuta standing switches, headlocks after all, and he grinds the hold. Lee slips out the back, steps over to wristlock, but Yuta spins and cording holds. The fans applaud, Lee endures the hold, but Yuta cranks the arm. Lee tries to facelock but Yuta cranks the cording hold to fight it. So Lee knees low, and trips Yuta up.

Lee pushes Yuta, runs, but Yuta drops. Lee cartwheels and dances to taunt Yuta. Yuta runs up, Lee hurdles but then Yuta slips around to arm-drag! Lee stands, fans cheer, and Yuta runs up, but Lee catches the dropkick! Lee flips Yuta over but Yuta throws Lee down! Yuta sits on the cover, TWO! Lee sunset flips, TWO! Yuta has the legs, but Lee spins to throw Yuta away. Yuta trips and covers, ONE! Lee trips and covers, ONE! Yuta tries again, but Lee avoids the cover, BORDER CITY STRETCH! Yuta rolls free, then drags Lee down and flips him over, SEAT- NO, Lee slips free of the Seatbelt but Yuta arm-drags him back down!

The fans cheer the exchange as Yuta grinds Lee’s arm. Lee fights up, throws hands, then pulls hair! Yuta CLUBS Lee, Lee CLUBS Yuta! Tag to Ogogo and he runs up, but into an arm-drag! The fans rally, Yuta brings Ogogo up but Ogogo powers out. Ogogo runs Yuta over, then talks trash. Ogogo calls out Claudio, so Claudio reaches out. Yuta tags Claudio and the fans cheer! Claudio steps in and smirks while Ogogo fires up. The two tie up, Claudio powers Ogogo to a corner, and the ref counts. Claudio lets off slowly, Ogogo tells him to back off. Claudio puts Ogogo’s hands by his sides, but Ogogo pushes him.

Claudio steps back and the fans cheer. The two reset, tie up, and Ogogo powers Claudio back, but Claudio turns it around. Ogogo turns it back around, and he lets off slowly, to body shot! The fans boo but Ogogo talks trash. Ogogo headlocks, Claudio powers up and out, and he runs Ogogo over! The fans cheer, Claudio drags Ogogo up, and he tags in Yuta. BCC double whip and then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer, Claudio and Yuta high five, and then Yuta clamps onto Ogogo. Yuta rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS, but Lee runs up! Yuta lets off Ogogo to back Lee up, but then Ogogo BOOTS Yuta down!

Ogogo drags Yuta up to bump him off buckles. Ogogo stomps away, then UPPERCUTS! Ogogo talks smack on Claudio because those are European Uppercuts! Ogogo whips corner to corner, runs in to SMASH, then he snapmares Yuta to UPPERCUT on the run! Cover, TWO! Ogogo wants a better count but the ref says his was fair. Ogogo drags Yuta up while fans rally, and Yuta DROPKICKS! Lee tags in, slips around, and he CLUBS Yuta! Lee drags Yuta back up, but Yuta turns facelock into a takedown, and he has a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Lee endures, kicks around, and has the ROPEBREAK!

Yuta lets off quickly, but then he has to duck a sucker punch from Ogogo! Yuta ROCKS Ogogo, but Lee trips Yuta and PENALTY KICKS an arm! The fans rally and Lee stomps Yuta down. Lee drags Yuta up, bumps him off buckles, then stomps away. Tag to Ogogo, and Shane Taylor Promotions mugs Yuta. Ogogo grabs a leg, Yuta rises up and ENZIGIRIS! Lee tags in and he hurries to bring Yuta back. Lee back suplexes, but Yuta lands out! Yuta leaps over Lee, rolls and hot tag to Claudio! The fans fire up as Claudio rallies on STP! Claudio then UPPERCUTS Lee in a corner! Claudio bumps Lee off buckles and fires off UPPERCUTS!

The ref counts, Claudio lets off, and then he jukes to UPPERCUT! Claudio runs side to side and he BOOTS Yuta down! The fans fire up and Claudio stalks Lee. Lee rises, Claudio trips him, but Lee scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo because they wanted a swing. Claudio storms up but Lee ELBOWS him away! Claudio just comes back to LARIAT Lee up and out! The fans fire up and Claudio goes out to run in around the way. Claudio UPPERCUTS Lee against railing, and Claudio himself stumbles through the gap and into the crowd! The fans cheer and high-five Claudio as he makes his way back to ringside.

Claudio puts Lee in, runs up and DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Claudio drags Lee up, suplexes, but Lee slips around into a SLEEPER! Claudio RAMS Lee into the corner, but Ogogo tags in! Lee BOOTS Claudio then goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Ogogo LARIATS in a corner, feeds to Lee’s ROUNDHOUSE, then he FLAPJACKS Claudio! Cover, TWO! Claudio stays in this but Ogogo fires up! Ogogo waits on Claudio, winds up, but Claudio ducks the spinning right hand! POP-UP UPPERCUT! Cover, Lee breaks it! Yuta returns and ROCKS Lee! Lee hits back, they go back and forth! Lee KNEES Yuta, runs and BOOTS him!

Yuta stumbles but rewinds, shoots around and shoves Lee out! Yuta then DIVES and Lee hits railing! The fans fire up, but Ogogo RAMS Claudio! Ogogo suplexes, Claudio sunset flips and rolls through, to SWING Ogogo! The fans fire up and count along! Claudio goes to TEN before he throws Ogogo away! Ogogo staggers up, Claudio runs and builds speed to LARIAT!! Cover, BCC wins!

Winners: Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall

The Blackpool Combat Club is back on top, but Lee storms up to Yuta! They want to keep fighting but Shane has Lee back off. They just have to wait until tomorrow night, who proves they are Pure ROH? But then Shane SUCKER PUNCHES Yuta!! Shane laughs as he and his crew leave, but will that headache he just gave Yuta only piss the Decoder off?

 

Lexy Nair is in the ring.

“Ladies and gentlemen, with ROH’s Death Before Dishonor coming up tomorrow night, I’d like to introduce the two women who are vying for the ROH Women’s World Championship and the ROH Women’s World Television Championship, Queen Aminata and Red Velvet.” The fans cheer as Aminata & Velvet make their way out together, even in matching outfits. The two contenders step into the ring with Lexy, and Lexy says Velvet is facing Billie Starkz for the Women’s TV Championship. Velvet has “ruthlessly bullied” Billie, is that treatment is fair heading into such a match? Velvet says, “Um,” and Lexy cuts her off, saying thanks, that’s enough.

Lexy then turns to Aminata, and brings us back to a few weeks ago, where Aminata “intentionally attacked poor Athena,” who is injured with one good leg. How does she sleep at night? Lexy doesn’t even let Aminata answer before turning back to Velvet! So Aminata turns Lexy around and snatches the mic from her! Aminata tells Lexy that, “The b*tch got what she deserved.” Lexy says that is a step too far, but then surprise! Here comes Athena, and a member of MIT Security. Athena has him carry her piggyback style to the ring rather than using her crutches to hobble down the ramp. Aminata & Velvet can’t believe this, but Athena still makes it into the ring.

Athena has Lexy help her stand, and Athena gets the mic to tell her, “You tried your best. But these two… These two hussies are just too uncultured to do an interview segment with you, so I’m sorry for that.” Athena then says ever since she beat the living tar out of these two, they have nothing but tyrants and bullies. They jumped Billie from behind, hurt Athena even more than she already was, and hell! They’ve called them names, and said Athena was ashy! And they said Billie is trashy! And it seems the bad words continue as Aminatatatata just used the B word! But hey, Athena has some harsh words for them!

Tomorrow night, these two are not ready for the opportunities they usurped! As far as Athena is concerned, looking at these two, they’re nothing more than “two raggedy ass lot lizards!” Aminata and Velvet are taken aback. But here comes Billie! She runs up to DOUBLE LARIAT from behind! And she cheers herself on! Billie high-fives Athena, then she drags Velvet up. The MIT security guy helps sit Aminata up, and Lexy helps take Athena’s brace off! Athena CAN walk just fine! Well, okay, this isn’t that surprising. But Athena says this is her show! Aminata & Velvet are not gonna- Aminata shoves Athena down!

Aminata and Velvet break free of the security guard and Billie, and then Aminata DECKS Athena! Velvet RAMS Billie into a corner again and again, and Aminata glares at Lexy. Lexy wants Aminata to hold on. Aminata says okay, go ahead and leave. NOT! Aminata reels Lexy in by her hair! Athena CLOBBERS Aminata with the boot! And then Billie turns things around, and feeds Velvet to a BOOT SHOT, too! Arlington cheers their home state hero, and Athena says tomorrow will be an all out war, and she can’t wait to snatch both of these hussies bald! Athena holds up the world title and the fans cheer, but will she and Billie still be golden? Or is MIT about to lose it all in one night?

 

MXM Collection speaks.

“The time has come.” “And so have we.” “You’ve waited for so very long.” “You’ve been so very patient.” “Tomorrow, Death Before Dishonor…” “The MXM Collection make their grand entre.” “Dinner is finally served.” Who will feast their eyes on the MXM Collection?

 

Atlantis Jr. & Lio Rush VS Shane Taylor & Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie!

As the Death Before Dishonor card continues to grow bigger, an ROH World Television Championship Survival of the Fittest match has been signed! The champion and three of his challengers are in this match tonight, can Atlantis coexist with The Bad Child? Or will Big Bad Shaney T show Johnny how to rumble, bad man, rumble?

The teams sort out and Lio starts against Johnny. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Johnny then steps outside? Johnny gets a kiss good luck from Taya, and Lio asks what that’s about. Lio says no more PDA, let’s go. Taya gets on the apron to tell Lio to go back to being a sidekick. Lio smirks, then runs up on Taya! Taya jumps into Johnny’s arms and Lio laughs. Lio then builds speed, DIVES, and down goes Johnny into railing! Taya plays hurt, but then Shane BOOTS Lio down! Shane tells Johnny that they’re not playing around! Handle business! Taya pretends like she can’t just get up on her own.

Johnny helps his wife, and Taya says she doesn’t like “that guy.” Does she mean Shane or Lio? Shane pushes Lio into the ring, and then Johnny hurries in. Cover, ONE! Johnny drags Lio up, Shane tags in, and Johnny shoves Lio down. Shane drags Lio up and whips, but Lio redirects! Lio dodges, ROCKS Shane, but then Shane grabs Lio by the neck! Shane THROWS Lio to the corner, and Johnny says see that? What power! But Lio BOOTS Shane away, DECKS Johnny, then goes up to CROSSBODY, only for Shane to catch him! Shane pops Lio up, but Lio DROPKICKS Shane! Lio hurries away, hot tags to Atlantis and Johnny!

The fans fire up as Atlantis kicks low, whips, and scoops Johnny to a BACKBREAKER! Johnny gets mad, gets up, but Atlantis scoops again, only for Johnny to slip free! Johnny kicks low, whips Atlantis to ropes, but Atlantis tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up and Atlantis runs corner to corner for a jump and MONKEY FLIP! Johnny tires to land on his feet but the momentum sends him onto his face! Johnny stumbles up, falls over, and hot tags Shane. Shane runs up, Atlantis dodges to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Atlantis whips but Shane blocks! Atlantis swings but Shane gets under to back suplex. Atlantis lands out but Shane ROCKS him!

Shane whips, Atlantis KICKS back! Atlantis hurries to his corner, Shane runs in, and Atlantis dodges! Lio tags in as Shane hits buckles, and Atlantis fires forearms! Atlantis whips so Lio can reverse, but Shane throws Atlantis up and out! Lio runs in, Shane shoves him away, but Atlantis ENZIGIRIS! Lio kicks, Shane blocks, and Shane spins Lio around. Lio fires off fast hands and an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Lio runs, but Johnny distracts the ref so Taya can trip Lio up! The fans boo, but Lio runs up, and Shane SPINEBUSTERS him! Shane drags Lio over, tags Johnny and Johnny floats to ground ‘n’ pound.

Johnny goes for the arm but Lio resists. Johnny shifts to a facelock, drags Lio up, and he RAMS Lio into a corner! Johnny ROCKS Lio, ELBOWS him, then KICKS him down! Johnny grins and Taya cheers, and the fans rally up. Johnny brings Lio up, but Lio CHOPS! And ROCKS! Lio fires hands, then kicks legs out! Johnny ducks the heel kick to poke Lio in the eye! The ref reprimands but Johnny spins, CAPOERIA CLOTHESLINE! Lio tumbles out of the ring and Johnny grins again. Johnny slides out, drags Lio up, and pushes Lio into the ring. Cover, TWO! Lio survives and the fans rally, but Johnny stands over Lio.

Johnny drags Lio over, tags Shane, and they mug Lio. Shane talks trash, but Lio fires body shots. Shane TOSSES Lio to the corner, then CHOPS! Lio sputters, Shane says he hits too hard, huh? Lio had to be a hero, huh? Shane drags Lio up, but Lio SNAPS Shane’s straps! Shane snarls and HEADBUTTS Lio down! Shane talks smack on Lio, and says where’s all that potential Lio had? Shane taunts Lio to crawl to his partner, and he tells fans to keep on clapping. The fans rally for Lio, he crawls, but then Shane stomps Lio’s hand! Shane stands on the hand, the ref counts, and Shane steps off. Shane brings Lio up but Lio reaches for Atlantis.

Shane reels Lio in to KNEE, whip, but Lio BOOTS back! Lio ROCKS Johnny, dodges Shane, and scrambles! Johnny tags in first and drags Lio back! But Lio rolls Johnny, kip up and spin for the BUZZSAW! Both men are down and the fans rally up more! Lio and Johnny stir, they crawl, and Johnny feeds off the chants! Hot tag to Atlantis! Atlantis GAMANGIRIS Johnny! Atlantis goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Johnny tumbles all the way back, and Shane tags in! But Atlantis dropkicks a leg out! Then he DROPKICKS Shane! Atlantis whips corner to corner, Shane reverses, then runs in. Atlantis goes up and over and SUPERKICKS!

Shane staggers, Atlantis runs in, but Shane puts him on the apron. Atlantis ROCKS Shane first, goes up the corner, and he CROSSBODIES, but Shane catches him! Lio goes up to CROSSBODY! Shane falls, Atlantis covers, but Johnny breaks it! Johnny drags Atlantis up, MOONLIGHT DRIVE! Johnny then winds up, but Lio spins him for a whip! Johnny reverses, but Lio hits him with RUSH HOUR! Johnny tumbles out, Lio brings Shane up. Atlantis runs up, but Shane sends Lio into the SUPERKICK! Shane ROCKS Atlantis, tuck shim in, MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! Cover, Shane’s team wins!

Winners: Shane Taylor & Johnny TV, by pinfall

As wild as this was, just wait until you add The Machine, Brian Cage, and Big Shotty Lee Johnson! Johnny celebrates now, but Shane lets him know, it will be every man for themselves, and SHANE will be the man to win the title. Will the baddest man in ROH once again be the baddest champ? Or will the ROH World TV Championship finally be TV Ready?

 

10 Man Tag: Anthony Henry, Nick Comoroto & The Iron Savages VS Komander, Fuego Del Sol & Top Flight!

Now this is a Texas sized tag match! A Workhorseman and a Freak Beast join Jacked Jameson, Bulky Bronson & Beefcake Boulder against five high-fliers, but can they get the job done? Or will the fact Komander, Action, Dante & Darius have the returning Fire of the Sun by their side be reason enough for them to turn up the heat?

Jameson has a mic to say, “All you fat morons and skinny idiots, shut up! We’re here at the Esports Stadium, home to some of the greatest athletes in the world! SHUT UP. Some of the greatest athletes in the world here in Esports Stadium, and by that I mean a bunch of Low T Losers playing video games! Our opponents tonight are a bunch of anorexic athletes who we’re gonna tear in half! And to do so, we enlisted the help tonight of two muscly men like Anthony Henry and Nick Comoroto. And of course, we are the Iron Savages! Sippin’ hoss, livin’ hoss, and takin’ everyone to TIDDY CITY!”

After Jameson drops the mic, Komander makes his entrance, accompanied by Alex Abrahantes. They lead the way for Angel Dorado, Air Wolf and The Sight to See before all of Texas gets to cheer the return of their luchador from Dallas! A sight for sore eyes, is Fuego about to light it up?

The teams sort out and Jameson starts against Action. They circle, tie up, and Jameson shoves Action away. Jameson flexes then does push-ups to show off. The fans boo and Action shoots in to waistlock. Jameson pries free, wrenches back, and he keeps Action from the corner. Action rolls, handsprings, cartwheels and wrenches to drop toehold. Action does jump-clap push-ups! Jameson runs up but Action avoids the elbow drop! Action taunts Jameson, bobs ‘n’ weaves then ENZIGIRIS! Henry tags in but Action hip tosses him! Action brings Henry over, tags Darius, and they double snapmare to run, KICK and basement DROPKICK! Darius covers, ONE!!

Darius brings Henry up, wrenches, and tags in Komander. Komander KICKS Henry, but Henry SOBATS back! Henry tags Boulder and he tags Bronson. The Savages bring Komander around to double whip him hard to a corner. Boulder sends Bronson in but Komander slips outside. Bronson hits buckles, Komander GAMANGIRIS, then he goes up and up to use Bronson as a step! RAN- NO, Boulder stops Komander, brings him up, but Komander fights free! Komander KICKS and KICKS and KICKS, goes up and under, but Bronson is there! The Savages have surrounded Komander, and Bronson scoops to TOSS to Boulder!

Boulder TOSSES Komander to Bronson! Bronson back suplexes but Komander lands out, and he shoves Bronson into Boulder! The fans cheer, Boulder staggers but then runs at Komander. Komander DUMPS Boulder out, then springboards in to MISSILE DROPKICK Bronson! The fans fire up, Komander whips but Bronson reverses. Komander tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Komander finds his corner, hot tag to Fuego! Fuego DROPKICKS Bronson! The fans fire up and Fuego goes corner to corner to SMASH Bronson! Fuego whips. Bronson reverses but Fuego mule kicks! Fuego goes up and up and FLYING RANAS!

Fuego fires up with the fans, and he reels Bronson in. Fuego calls his shot but Bronson stops the tornado! Fuego is on the apron, he dodges Bronson but Henry tags in. Fuego ROCKS Bronson, avoids Henry’s sweep and mule kicks! But Bronson BLASTS Fuego into Henry’s KNEE! Henry then drags Fuego up to scoop FACEBUSTER! Henry puts Fuego in, covers, TWO! The fans rally but Henry snapmares Fuego to KICK him in the back! Tag to Comoroto, he and Henry mug Fuego. The fans rally for Fuego but Comoroto puts Fuego in the corner. Comoroto smothers Fuego but the ref counts. Comoroto lets off, and Jameson CHOKES Fuego!

Henry traps Fuego’s legs, Boulder traps Fuego’s arm, and the fans boo. Comoroto storms back up, brings Fuego out to scoop and SLAM! Comoroto runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Comoroto drags Fuego up but the fans rally. Comoroto tags Bronson, they mug Fuego, and Bronson drags Fuego up by his mask. The fans boo but Bronson scoops Fuego to SLAM him. Bronson calls his shot, and he STANDING… HIP DROPS! Cover, TWO! Bronson smirks and drags Fuego over to tag in Boulder. Boulder puts Fuego in the corner, then he goes up to HIP DROP! Tag to Comoroto, and he goes up to HIP DROP!

Jameson says they don’t skip leg day, and he tags in. Jameson goes up to HIP DROP! Tag to Henry, and he kicks Fuego around. The fans rally for Fuego, but Henry stomps Fuego more. Then he tags Boulder, and Boulder scoops Fuego to SLAM him into a drop zone. Boulder swivels the hips, goes up the corner, and he bounces into the VADER- FLOP as Fuego moves! The fans fire up and Fuego rises, to step up and DOUBLE STOMP! Fuego crawls, but Bronson tags in to anchor the legs! Bronson brings Fuego up but Fuego ENZIGIRIS! Hot tag to Dante Martin! Comoroto tags in, Dante dodges him to GAMANGIRI Henry!

Dante ELBOWS Jameson down, then he BOOTS Comoroto! Dante runs, Darius tags in! Dante dodges Comoroto to DIVE onto Jameson & Bronson! Darius BULLDOG HOTSHOTS Comoroto, GAMANGIRIS him, then steps in for the COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Bronson breaks it! Action and Komander run in to DOUBLE DROPKICK Bronson! Jameson gets in, he takes DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Boulder storms in but Komander and Action DOUBLE DROPKICK him back out! Komander and Action both kip up and the fans fire up. Action and Komander build speed, but Comoroto DOUBLE LARIATS them down!

Comoroto roars, he drags Darius up and gorilla presses! But Darius slips free, goes to a corner, and baits Comoroto in. Darius dodges and Comoroto hits buckles! Both men are down, but The Iron Savages have Komander! They’re gonna take him to TIDDY- SUPERKICK from Action! Then Fuego jumps in! Fuego y Komander build speed, Action springboards, DOUBLE TOPE ASAI MOONSAULT SUPER COMBO! The fans are thunderous as all the Savages fall down! Darius whips, Comoroto reverses and runs in, but Darius BOOTS! Dante tags, Darius WALL WALK KICKS! Fuego hits a TORNADO DDT! Action STANDING SHOOTING STARS!

“This is Awesome!” as Komander goes up to SWANTON BOMB! Dante goes up, and he tops it off with a MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, the high-fliers win!!

Winners: Komander, Fuego Del Sol & Top Flight, by pinfall

The stars at night are big and bright whenever they fly high here in Texas! Fuego’s return is a victorious one, will he and all his teammates find their way up the rankings towards title opportunities?

 

Aminata & Velvet regroup backstage.

The Queen tells Athena, “At Death Before Dishonor, what will these five fingers say to your ashy face?” The Chef answers that: SMACK! As for Billie, if she wants to continue with these cowardly games, guess what? Velvet is done! Billie says she’s seeing red? Well at DBD, she is walking into her own funeral! And while they’re at it, yeah, quit the matching outfit stuff. That isn’t working for MIT. Velvet & Aminata storm out, but they’ll be right back here tomorrow night. Will they be leaving here with gold next time?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Death Before Dishonor!

While there will be title match after title match on the card, there’s gonna be one LEGIT grudge match as Leyla Hirsch and Diamante run it back. They already went hardcore with a Lights Out match, but now it’s time for TEXAS DEATH! Will Leyla survive going to the extreme once again? Or will she be broken once and for all by the Cuban Diamond? Plus, Komander will face The Beast Mortos, and there will be an ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship qualifier match! Those titles were restored after The Patriarchy won the AEW World Trios Championships, so now we need contenders to fight for the gold!

The Undisputed Kingdom is already in given they’ve got tag title gold and could potentially have THE ROH World Championship after tomorrow. But the other half will be decided between The Dark Order and the trio of Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs! Speaking of which…

 

The Von Erichs VS The Dark Order!

Marshall & Ross Von Erich are back in ROH, and are looking to ride high into Death Before Dishonor. Will they be more than ready to stand alongside The Natural? Or will John Silver & Alex Reynolds prove #DarkOrderisGood enough to be champions?

The Code of Honor is upheld, and the teams sort out. Ross starts against Silver and the fans rally up. The two tie up but Silver kicks low. Silver flexes, says he’s freakin’ jacked, then he headlocks. Ross powers out and DROPKICKS Silver down! Ross hurries to bring Silver around, knees low then tags Marshall. The Von Erichs whip and DROPKICK! Reynolds runs in but he gets DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Ross & Marshall then DOUBLE LARIAT Reynolds up and out! The fans cheer while Uno coaches Reynolds. Marshall runs but Silver dodges to ENZIGIRI, KICK and CHOP! Silver snapmares then runs to basement DROPKICK!

Silver drags Marshall up, brings him over, and tags Reynolds. Reynolds CLUBS Marshall, stomps him, then soaks up heat from the fans. Reynolds drags Marshall around, puts him on ropes and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Reynolds lets off, and Silver gives a thumbs up while Uno CHOKES Marshall! The fans boo but Uno gets away with that one. Reynolds CHOKES Marshall, then runs, but the straddle attack misses! Marshall hurries and hot tags Ross! Ross BOOTS Reynolds, BOOTS him again, then hip tosses! Silver runs in but Ross back drops him! Ross kicks Reynolds, reels him in and suplexes, stalls, and SLAMS! Cover, TWO!

Ross clamps onto Reynolds, drags him up, and whips him to ropes. Reynolds reverses, Uno trips Ross up, and the fans boo. But Reynolds runs up, only for Ross to ROCK him first! Ross slips around, waistlocks, but Silver tags in before the O’Conner! Silver deadlifts Ross to BOMB him onto Reynolds’ knees! Cover, TWO! Marshall and dad Kevin coach Ross and rally the fans, but Silver KICKS Ross first! And KICKS! And KICKS again! Ross flounders but Silver covers, TWO! The fans continue to rally for Ross but Silver clamps on with a chinlock. Silver squeezes tight, but Marshall gets the fans hotter.

Ross fights up, fires body shots, but Silver knees low! Silver throws Ross down by his hair, then drags him over. Tag to Reynolds, he stomps Ross, and he drags Ross for an ELBOW DROP! And another ELBOW DROP! And another ELBOW DROP! The fans rally, Reynolds taunts Ross, then he sucker punches Marshall! The fans boo, the ref has to hold Marshall back, and Reynolds CHOKES Ross the whole time! Marshall is furious but he stands down. Reynolds whips Ross into the corner, runs up, but Ross BOOTS him! Ross BOOTS again, ROCKS Silver, then fires off on Reynolds! Reynolds drop toeholds to a facelock!

Reynolds keeps Ross from Marshall, but the fans rally up harder. Ross fires body shots, then back drops Reynolds! Reynolds sunset flips, TWO! Ross springs up, dodges Reynolds, and hot tags Marshall! Marshall fires big haymakers on Reynolds and Silver! ROLLING ELBOW for Reynolds! Marshall fires up, runs in and LARIATS Silver in a corner! Then he LARIATS Reynolds in the other! Marshall keeps going but Silver BOOTS him! Silver goes up but Marshall DROPKICKS Silver to the floor! The fans fire up, Marshall calls his shot, and he runs to CANNONBALL Reynolds! Marshall then drags Reynolds to a cover, TWO!

The fans rally and Marshall prepares the claw! The fans fire up, but Uno gets on the apron! The ref says stop that, but then Marshall clamps on the IRON CLAWS! Uno flails and the fans cheer, but Reynolds CLUBS Marshall on the back! Reynolds backs off, but Silver GAMANGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Marshall is tougher than that but Reynolds throws off his elbow pad! Reynolds even throws it at Marshall! Reynolds blows a kiss to Kevin, but Marshall dodges to CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!! Cover, Von Erichs win!

Winners: The Von Erichs, by pinfall

Kevin cheers his boys, how ’bout them Von Erichs? But then Uno & Silver attack! The fans boo Dark Order being sore losers, and Kevin wants to get in there, but he knows he’s too old to take a 3v1. He storms around the outside, but here comes Dustin Rhodes! The fans fire up as The Natural slides into the ring! Dustin dodges Reynolds & Silver to UPPERCUT Uno! Then SNAP POWERSLAM for Silver! Reynolds wants to run but Dustin reels him back in! Reynolds sees he is surrounded, and he apologizes for all the things he was saying. Reynolds taunts them all for being tough guys when it’s 3v1.

But then Kevin steps in, taps Reynolds on the shoulder, but Reynolds shrugs it off. But then Kevin taps his shoulder again and Reynolds turns around. IRON CLAW from Kevin!! The fans cheer as Kevin grinds Reynolds into the mat! Uno drags Reynolds outta there and the Dark Order retreats! Will the Numbers not be enough when Dustin, Marshall & Ross are coming after them?


My Thoughts:

A very good episode for a go-home, but of course they pushed it to 95 minutes just because. Good opening promos with The Kingdom suckering Mark Briscoe into an ambush only for Paul Wight to lay down the law. And for one, how great for Paul Wight to get something to do. He can definitely be a strong authority figure compared to Stokely Hathaway, who has moved on to be Kris Statlander’s personal manager. And while I would’ve made it Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly, I suppose Ishii is a good choice. Makes me think The Kingdom retains the tag titles, but hard to say about Roddy taking the top title from Mark.

The matches I skipped were fairly obvious filler, but still good stuff. EJ Nduka is quite literally big at 6’8″, and he of course beat Jon Cruz. One negative is that he could’ve been a bit sharper with his Stinger Splashes. He was focusing more on height than distance and that made for some odd landings. But a positive is that he knows how to play to the crowd already, giving them what they want and all that. Give it time and I’m sure EJ will be a big name in ROH, and maybe even in AEW.

Very good promo segments for the ROH Women’s title stories. I should’ve known Lexy would be unfair to Aminata & Velvet, and it was done entertainingly so. And then of course Athena & Billie show up to get the jump on the contenders. Athena finally drops the act since the match is happening no matter what, and the champions standing tall makes me think this is finally the time Athena drops the belt. As I’ve been saying, this has to be the time because who else out there has been built to be good enough to stop Athena? And then Athena can move on to AEW so that after All In, The Fallen Goddess can go after whatever title she wants, with plenty of fans behind her.

A lot of stuff was made “last minute” for Death Before Dishonor, though. I just felt it last week that the Pure Championship would happen for DBD, Yuta VS Lee will be great stuff, and I feel like Yuta should go ahead and drop the belt. TK let him have it the whole time he was recovering from injury, the reign still counts, let him move on to something else. Very good tag match of Atlantis & Lio VS Johnny & Shane. A Survival of the Fittest, aka six person elimination match, for the ROH World TV Championship but no Kyle Fletcher… A little torn on that, but hey, such a match type allows Atlantis to retain without anyone looking weak, but also lets him lose without him looking weak (provided he doesn’t get eliminated in the first half).

And while The Von Erichs are Texas wrestling legends, that’s really the only reason their match was main event. As matches go, the 10 Man Tag was a lot more fun for how wild it got. It is so great to see Fuego back after over a year away, I wonder if he gets something big to do heading towards All Out or something. All In would be too soon for him to do something outside of a Zero Hour filler match. Meanwhile, TK isn’t doing a good job explaining the trios title situation he mucked up. The Patriarchy only have the AEW World Trios titles, and now we’re just throwing teams at the ROH World Six Man titles.

Undisputed Kingdom is just automatically in, and you can bet Dustin & The Von Erichs will be the other team, being that they’re Faces and The Kingdom are Heels. Honestly, as good as Dustin is and as good as Marshall & Ross are getting, I’d just let The Kingdom be ROH World Trios Champs, too. Make them THE team that represents ROH on all brands, but focus on them facing ROH teams here on ROH TV so people have reasons to care a bout ROH TV.

My Score: 8.6/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/21/25)

The Final Boss is back!

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IF YA SMELLALALALALALA~…!

As Cody Rhodes teams with Damian Priest & Braun Strowman against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline, FINALLY, The Rock has come back to SmackDown!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso; Jimmy wins.
  • The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & LA Knight; Miz & Melo win.
  • Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae w/ Nia Jax; Tiff wins.
  • Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; No Contest.
  • WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins, by disqualification, and DIY retain the titles.
  • Six Man Tag: Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga; changed to…
  • Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga; Priest & Braun win.

PLAY BY PLAY

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!

SmackDown returns, Gargano tags in, and DIY hits the BACK SUPLEX BOMBO COMBO! Cover, TWO! Elton stays in this but Gargano tags Ciampa back in. Gargano sends Ciampa in, but Elton ELBOWS him away! Gargano runs in, but Elton puts him on the apron! Gargano goes after Kit, but Kit blocks the kick! Kit BOOTS Gargano down, but then Ciampa BOOTS Kit! Elton dodges Ciampa to come back, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Elton and Ciampa are down, sputtering and writhing, and the fans rally up. Elton crawls, Kit rises, hot tags to Kit and Gargano! Kit rallies on DIY with big forearms! Kit whips, Gargano reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS!

Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa in a corner, then LARIATS! Kit runs to LARIAT Gargano! Kit pushes Gargano down, kicks him and hits a TWIST- NO, Gargano slips through to ROCK Kit! Kit yoyos, DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up, Kit tags Elton! They get Gargano up, but Gargano BOOTS Elton! Gargano ELBOWS Kit away, then runs up on Elton! Elton dodges, then gives Kit the boost, DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Gargano survives but Ciampa is in! Elton fireman’s carries Ciampa, but Ciampa slips free! Ciampa whips, Elton reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa! Elton shows off his strength with the GOTCH LIFT PLEX!

Tag to Kit, but IN COME THE PROFITS! Ford SHOVES Kit down, Dawkins mugs him!!

Winners: Pretty Deadly, by disqualification; DIY retain the titles

Not again! Just like they did Motor City Machine Guns, The Profits make sure no one else takes these titles off DIY! URENAGE from Ford to Elton! Dawkins keeps hammering away on Kit, and then Ford POSTS Elton! Dawkins fireman’s carries Kit, to POST him, too! Looking like the All Mighty with that one! Gargano fires forearms in return, but ends up int he POUNCE GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Ciampa runs up into a FLAPJACK! Ford goes up top, then flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! Direct hit on Ciampa! But wait! MCMG rushes out here, wanting their payback! The Profits brawl with MCMG, but Ford TOSSES Shelley to the apron!

Ford runs up, Shelley goes to kick, but Ford blocks it! Ford LARIATS Shelley down, Dawkins hits Sabin with THE BIG ENDING! The fans are torn as Dawkins whips Sabin, Profits get him for the REVELATION!! And if there’s been any revelation, it is that Ford & Dawkins don’t just want the smoke, they want to burn down the tag division to get it! Will nothing stop them once they’re back in action?

 

Kevin Owens speaks.

“You got what you wanted, huh? You got your match. You couldn’t, uh… You couldn’t just take the punishment that you deserved, that I’d already given you, and let it go. No, you… You wanted me and you to go again. You wanted to fight me, you want to hurt me, you want to end my career, which would hurt my family, by the way. Which is truly despicable. But what about your family, Sami? Huh? Have you thought of them? What about your family, huh?” Kevin reveals he is right outside the Zayn home! Kevin peers inside to watch Sami, his wife, and his son!

Kevin asks Sami via the video if Sami knows what he’s about to put them through, when they have to watch Kevin end Sami’s career. And what happens then, eh? When Sami can’t provide for them, and everything they have, like this nice house, the shelter, the security, the peace they have, when it’s all gone? And why? What for? Because Sami’s too proud? Because Sami’s selfish? Sami IS selfish. Because Sami is making Kevin do this to Sami’s family. Kevin will never forgive Sami for that. He’ll see Sami in Toronto. “But remember… You asked for this. It’s all your fault.” As if Kevin’s delusions aren’t already grand, will he continue to blame everyone else but himself?

 

Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga!

Elimination Chamber is on the horizon, and the Road to WrestleMania makes for strange bedfellows. Priest, Braun and Jacob were fighting each other just last week, but Solo’s return really threw things for a loop. Can Priest & Braun give Solo and the Samoan Werewolf their punishment? Or will everything (not) be fine in Solo’s Bloodline?

SmackDown returns as #OneBigSOB makes his entrance. As Solo, Jacob & Tama head to gorilla, we hear from Solo. “Tonight, we handle business. And it starts with Braun Strowman & Damian-” Jacob interrupts with, “Man, c’mon, DP! C’mon, Braun! I thought we did this! So tonight, we about to even up the score. If you ain’t know, I’m all gas, no brakes with it! See, since we touched the scene, we been dropping bodies like bread crumbs! Yadada mean!? FA-TUUU~! Hit my music!” The rogues enter to Jacob’s theme, is this alone proof he’s the new alpha? Or will the match be the last nail in that coffin?

The teams sort out, but Jacob stares down both Priest and Braun. NOLA seems to acknowledge Jacob, but Solo convinces him to stand down. Solo starts against Priest, the bell rings, and the two tie up. They go around, Priest powers Solo back, but Solo powers Priest back. They break, stare down, and Solo talks some trash. Solo shoves Priest, Priest shoves back. They circle again, tie up, and Priest puts Solo in a corner. The ref counts, Priest lets off at 4, but Solo stomps Priest’s foot! Solo throws hands, then a HEADBUTT! Priest staggers, but then he ROCKS Solo! And ROCKS him! And HEADBUTTS! That was a mistake!

Solo shakes his head to HEADBUTT Priest! Priest goes to a corner, Solo throws haymakers and body shots on repeat! The ref counts, Solo lets off and says see? Solo and Jacob as one! But Priest THROWS Solo to the corner to fire off haymakers of his own! Priest ROCKS Solo, the fans fire up, and Priest whips., Solo reverses to UPPERCUT! Solo talks smack but Priest ROCKS him again! Tag to Braun and the fans fire up! Braun stares Jacob down, tells him to shove it, then runs up to SPLASH Solo! Braun stares Jacob down again, goes back for Solo, and hits another LARIAT! Braun scoops, Solo slips free, but Braun runs up!

Solo ELBOWS Braun away, tags to Jacob, and Jacob runs in, but Braun dodges! Braun CROSSBODIES! Jacob is right up, but Braun BOOTS him right back down! Solo runs in but Braun TOSSES him! Priest hurries after Solo, Braun CLOBBERS Jacob! LEAPING LARIAT for Solo! Braun then gets on the track, STROWMAN EXPRESS SMACKS a chair out of Tama’s hand! The Good Bad Guy thought he was being sneaky! But then Jacob CROSSBODIES Braun into the timekeeper’s aera! The fans go wild as Jacob rises up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Jacob hauls Braun up, drags him around the way, HEADBUTTS him, then brings him over to SMACK off the desk! Braun staggers, but he ROCKS Jacob in return! And THROWS Jacob into steel steps! Braun drags Jacob up, puts him in the ring, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Braun! Braun falls into the corner, Jacob HIP ATTACKS! Jacob’s all geeked up, then he tags in Solo. Solo soaks up some heat while Jacob HIP ATTACKS Braun again! Solo puts Braun on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Solo stops at 4, but Jacob gets a HEADBUTT in! Braun flounders, Solo taunts him and eggs him on, but Braun CHOPS him!

Solo HEADBUTTS Braun right down! Solo rains down fists, then lets off so he can put Braun on the ropes. Solo CHOKES Braun again, stops as the ref counts 4, and Jacob gets another cheap shot in! Solo tags Jacob in, then he HEADBUTTS Braun again and again! Jacob runs to BODY CHECK Braun! Jacob fires up, Braun flounders to ropes, but Jacob rains down fists! Tag to Solo, he soaks up heat from NOLA, then he stomps away on Braun! The ref counts, Solo lets off, then he keeps Braun from Priest by anchoring a leg. Tag to Jacob and Jacob climbs up, FROG SPLASH! Jacob roars while Braun writhes!

Jacob looms over Braun but he glares at Priest. Priest gets heated, but Jacob fires hands on Braun as SmackDown returns to single picture. Braun stands, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him again! Jacob runs for another BODY CHECK! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Braun stays in this and he goes to a corner. Jacob snarls, tags Solo in, and the fans boo. Solo runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK Braun! Solo grins as he copies Jacob’s geeking out. Tag back to Jacob and fans cheer! Jacob aims, runs, and HIP ATTACKS! Jacob keeps going, but Braun BOOTS from below!! The fans fire up while both men stagger to their feet.

Braun SPINEBUSTERS Jacob! Both monsters are down, the fans rally up, and they crawl, hot tags to Solo and Priest! Priest fires hands on Solo, then whips. Solo reverses but Priest SHOUDLER TACKLES Solo! Priest runs to BACK ELBOW! Jacob is back, but Priest dodges to WHEEL KICK! Priest then waits on Solo, but Solo catches Priest! Priest elbows free, but Solo SUPERKICKS! But Priest JUMPING ROUNDHOUSES! Solo comes back, Priest ROCKS him first! Solo swings, but into the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Solo survives but Priest puts him in a corner. Priest whips corner to corner, then runs, only for Solo to put him on th eapron!

Solo takes as swing, Priest dodges and ROUNDHOUSES! Priest then knuckle locks with Solo, goes up top, and he tightrope walks for some OLD SCHOOL! The fans fire up and Priest powers up the arm! Priest runs, but Solo ducks the Comebacker! Priest fights the fireman’s carry to BELL CLAP, ROUNDHOUSE, and then he reels Solo in! But Tama is on the apron! Priest DECKS Tama, but Jacob HOTSHOTS Priest! Solo hits the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and Solo is stunned! Solo snarls, looks to his taped-up thumb, then he drags Priest up. The fans boo but Solo taunts the fans now. SAMOAN- NO! Priest grabs Solo!

But Jacob runs in! Priest ROCKS Jacob, ELBOWS Solo, then he dodges, so Jacob’s SUPERKICK hits Solo! An accident just like last week’s shot to Tama, but Jacob doesn’t seem as upset by it. Priest TOSSES Jacob, then CLOBBERS Solo! STROWMAN EXPRESS CLOBBERS Jacob & Tama!! Priest brings down the straps, the fans are thunderous, and Priest grabs Solo by the neck! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest & Braun win!

Winners: Damian Priest & Braun Strowman, by pinfall

Just as Solo thought it’d be like before, he and Jacob were not on the same page! Priest is rolling towards Elimination Chamber, will this be just what he needs to go back to WrestleMania?


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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?

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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!

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. 

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.

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