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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (7/25/24)
ROH is bigger in Texas!
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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Time to defy the odds!
A tag team gauntlet and a Fatal 4 Way determine contenders that will challenge for NXT gold this Saturday at Stand & Deliver: Las Vegas!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and will challenge Ricky Saints for the title at Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice; Lola wins and advances to Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet: ??? wins and will challenge Fraxiom for the titles at Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: ???
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page!
The Absolute holds what many want, but only one gets their shot. Will the Alpha Wolf be one step closer to his “birthright?” Will the Drama King look to go for another crown? Will the Wes Side return to former glory? Or will it be All Ego that meets Saints in Sin City?
But speaking of Saints, Ricky makes his entrance after everyone else is already in the ring! The fans fire up as the champion decides to join commentary. The bell rings and Eddy kicks at Ethan but Ethan blocks, only for Lexis to DECK Ethan! Wes then rolls Eddy up, but Lexis shoves Wes away! Lexis basement SUPERKICKS Eddy! Wes and Lexis stare down, things speed up, and Lexis hurdles, but Wes leaps over. Wes dodges Lexis, but Lexis steps on Wes’s dropdown! The fans are torn, but Eddy is up. Lexis wants Eddy to calm down, but then Ethan is also up. Lexis tells them both to calm down, but now Wes is up.
Lexis finds himself surrounded, and Wes feeds Lexis to Eddy’s KICK, and Ethan’s HAYMAKER! Wes adds a HAYMAKER, then Eddy KIKS again! Ethan HAYMAKERS, Wes ENZIGIRIS, and Lexis wobbles. Eddy TOSSES Lexis, the fans fire up, but then Ethan DECKS Wes! Eddy ROCKS and KICKS, KICKS, and SOBATS on Ethan! Wes runs up, Eddy gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Wes tumbles to a corner, Eddy BOOTS Ethan! Eddy runs and BOOTS Wes! Lexis is back, but Eddy dodges to BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Ethan breaks it! Ethan ROCKS Eddy, but Wes ROCKS Ethan! Eddy spins Wes, but Wes BODY BLOWS!
Wes KICKS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS Eddy, to then DOUBLE STOMP him down! Wes runs to ELBOW Ethan in a corner, mule kick, and AX KICKS! Wes then runs at Lexis, but Lexis dodges! Lexis dodges Eddy so Eddy runs into Wes! Lexis dodges Ethan, Ethan runs into Wes & Eddy! Lexis then SUPERKICKS Ethan into them both! Lexis runs corner to corner, but everyone clears out! Lexis POSTS himself! Wes BOOTS Ethan, Eddy kicks Wes, then Eddy reels Wes in. Wes wrenches out, slips around, but Eddy elbows free. Eddy runs, Wes dodges, and Ethan holds the ropes down! Eddy tumbles up and out and to the floor!
Wes runs up, Ethan puts him on the apron, but Wes RAMS into Ethan! Eddy grabs at Wes, Wes kicks him away, but Ethan ROCKS Wes! Wes is stuck in the ropes, so Ethan hits a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Wes survives, Ethan drags Wes up, but then he sees Lexis climbing a corner. Ethan pushes Wes aside to ROCK Lexis! Ethan then climbs up to join Lexis, reels him in, but they both fire body shots! Lexis CLUBS Ethan, Eddy UPPERCUTS Lexis! Eddy climbs up to work with Ethan, but then Wes throws hands on the legs! Wes gets under all of this, and the fans fire up for the TOWER OF DOOM!!
All four men are down while the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” for making this the opener! Lexis flops out of the ring, Ethan and Eddy flounder, but Wes runs, SHOOTING STAR on Ethan! Cover, Eddy breaks it! The fans fire up as Wes and Eddy stand to trade forearms! Wes fires a body shot then a forearm, but Eddy fires a forearm, an UPPERCUT, and a KICK! Eddy snarls, but Ethan waistlocks! Eddy fires elbows to get free, but Wes BOOTS Eddy! Ethan DUMPS Eddy out, Wes DECKS Ethan! Wes builds speed and he DIVES into Lexis! Ethan let Lexis take that shot while he grabs Eddy. Eddy blocks the apron bump to elbow Ethan!
Eddy runs up, Ethan dodges, and Eddy almost hits Ricky! Ricky says watch it, but then Ethan SHOVES Eddy into Ricky! The fans go nuts, Ricky is pissed, and he THROWS Eddy aside to get at Ethan! The ref tries to stop this, but Ricky is too heated, so the ref EJECTS Ricky from ringside! The fans boo but Ethan just mockingly waves bye-bye. Ricky warns Ethan, the fans chant, “Ref, You Suck!” but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Lexis ROCKS Wes. Lexis reels Wes in, but Ethan BOOTS Lexis down! Ethan then scoops Wes to SLAM him onto Lexis! Ethan then THROWS Lexis into Eddy! Ethan drags Lexis up, but Lexis slips free of the Canadian Rack! Lexis grabs the arms, crosses them, then reels Ethan in, but Ethan trips Lexis up! Ethan turns Lexis over, BOSTON CRAB! The fans are torn as Lexis endures, and Lexis claws at the mat! Lexis crawls forward, but Ethan drags him back from the ropes! Wes runs up, Ethan ducks the lariat, but then Eddy YANKS Wes outta the ring! Eddy clamps onto Lexis with a CROSSFACE!!
Lexis endures double submissions, but then Wes STOPS Lexis from tapping!! The fans are thunderous, but Eddy is furious! Eddy lets go of Lexis to STOMP Wes down! Eddy then BOOTS Ethan down! Eddy goes up a corner as the fans duel, and Lexis UPPERCUTS Eddy! Lexis climbs, fires forearms on Eddy, and Eddy falls to the apron! Ethan CLUBS Lexis! Ethan has an Electric Chair, then he has Eddy in a facelock! But Wes goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS onto a DOOMSDAY DDT COMBO!! The fans are going nuts all over again while all four men are down! But then Ethan crawls to cover Eddy while Wes crawls to cover Lexis! Double covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up while Wes and Ethan grow frustrated. They stare down, then they throw hands! Wes fires a flurry, but Ethan ROCKS Wes with one! Wes PELES in return! Wes hurries to go up a corner! But Lexis SHOVES him down! Wes hits apron, Lexis climbs, SWANTON BOMB on Ethan! But Eddy is up top! He MACHO ELBOWS the cover apart! Eddy then drags Lexis up, but Wes rises! METEORA for Eddy!! Cover, Lexis YANKS Wes up! CORONATION!! But Ethan has Lexis! TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT North American Championship)
Ethan smirks as he takes advantage of this golden opportunity. Ethan grabs a mic to say, “Well, I guess that makes me the man then, huh?” The fans are torn but Ethan says he is the #1 contender. Ethan knows he isn’t the guy Ricky wanted to win, and he has every right to believe that. Because everyone remembers their first. And the first championship in WWE for Ricky was ruined by Ethan Page! At Stand & Deliver, Ricky’s first title defense will also be ruined by- RICKY SPEARS ETHAN!! No more ringside ban, and the champ gets some payback! But will Las Vegas be absolute? Or will All Ego’s ego only expand exponentially this Saturday?
Jordynne Grace speaks.
“What you see today as The Juggernaut, multiple time TNA Knockouts Champion, this wasn’t how I started. I wasn’t scouted, I never had ‘star power,’ never really been a beauty queen. If it were possible to have negative aura, that is who I was. I was just a little girl wrestling in half-empty gyms, trying to find a place to fit in a world that didn’t seem built for me. I knew what people saw, or really rather what they didn’t see. But something I did have that not a lot of people in wrestling do, is self-awareness. So I finally stopped wishing that I had what I was supposed to have, and started building what I could become.
“I turned insecurity into intensity, doubt into discipline, and that was the day The Juggernaut was born. I fell in love with getting stronger. I became laser focused into building my body into an atomic bomb. Waking up at 3AM to train, jumping into a car to drive 8 hours to wrestle, hit another gym session after that, then sleep two hours and do it all over again the next day. And as hard as that was, I was obsessed with it. It was a way that I could stand out against all the other women. And to me, it was the only way. I wanted the WWE Universe to say, ‘Yeah, the WWE women are killing it, but have you seen Jordynne Grace over in TNA? That’s Jordynne Grace!?’
“I’ve put in the work so that no one could ignore me. I forced my way into the conversation and made people believe in The Juggernaut the way I believed in myself. Now, the biggest hurdle of my career is right in front of me this Saturday, when I have the opportunity to become NXT Women’s Champion. And just like I’ve been my entire career, I’m aware of exactly what I’m gonna have to do to leave Vegas with my first WWE championship.” Jordynne is ready, but will Grace survive in Sin City?
The NXT Women’s Division holds another watch party.
Sol Ruca asks Zaria who she thinks will take the last two spots in the Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match. Zaria isn’t sure, but it won’t matter when the outcome will be the same. Sol agrees there, because it’ll be one of them as the champ. Oh, really? Doesn’t Sol mean Zaria? Kelani Jordan hears this and takes offense. She thought #ZaRuca was fine. Uh, they are. New shirts and everything, thanks for asking. Well, it won’t be either of them, because Kelani’s going to be a TWO-TIME Women’s North American Champion. And she’ll show everyone why no one can do it like Lan- Izzi Dame interjects.
Izzi says good one, idiots. But y’know who Izzi misses these days? The old Kelani. She was way more likeable. Old Kelani, new Kelani, it won’t matter when Izzi’s the one on top of the ladder, holding the title, and bringing it home to The Culling. Keep dreaming, Izzi, it’ll never happen. Those two both head out, and Sol says it’s just like she said, either her or Zaria will walk out as champion. Zaria says sure, something like that. But to the point, who will get the remaining spots and fill out the six pack?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice!
The weird girls are hungry for some gold, but so is the MMA Mamacita! Will Tatum take over? Or will there be a Vice in Sin City?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Tatum rolls Lola, TWO, and Tatum narrowly avoids the roundhouse! The fans rally as the two reset and tie up. Tatum waistlocks, Lola switches, and Lola SLAMS Tatum down. Lola holds on as Tatum fights around, and Gigi coaches Tatum up. Tatum pries free, backflips up and over to then Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Lola has Tatum in a modified CROSSFACE! Tatum endures, fights to stack Lola, TWO! Lola runs up but Tatum kicks her away. Tatum wrenches, UPPERCUTS, then CLUBS the arm. Tatum grinds Lola down, the fans duel, and Lola endures. Tatum hits a BRIDGING FUJIWARA!
The fans rally, Lola fights around and reels Tatum into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tatum high stacks, TWO! Lola lets Tatum go, but then BODY BLOWS! Tatum drops to her knees, Lola clamps on with a headlock, and Lola hits a takeover. Tatum fights around, but Lola puts on the pressure. Tatum fights up, Lola thrashes, but Tatum powers up and out. Lola ducks ‘n’ dodges to then whip Tatum, and Lola catches Tatum to a SLEEPER! The fans rally, Tatum powers out fast, but then Lola hits a SPINEBUSTER! Tatum bails out, Lola rushes after her! Tatum crawls under the ring? Lola grabs at Tatum but Tatum kicks her away!
Tatum scurries under the ring, Gigi taunts Lola, but Lola tells Gigi she’s estupida. Lola goes looking for Tatum, but Tatum YANKS her into the ring frame! Tatum laughs, Gigi says that’s what Lola gets, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Tatum taunts Lola, brings her up and into the ring, then drags Lola up to KNEE the arm again and again! Tatum wrenches and WRINGS the arm, then JUMPING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Tatum grabs Lola’s arm, stomps it, then twists the wrist! Lola endures, but Tatum SLAMS the arm off the mat! Tatum bends the fingers, mockingly high-fives the hand, but Lola kicks her away! Tatum comes back and wrenches again, but Lola wrenches and WRINGS it in return! Lola SOBATS Tatum, whips and KNEES her low, and Tatum is in the ropes. Lola goes to the apron to AX KICK Tatum down! Tatum flounders into the ring but Lola pursues.
Lola whips and KICKS Tatum, then drags her up to reel her in. Lola snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga as Lola gets up, for Dos Amigas! Lola drags Tatum up again, gives some Latina Heat, and hits THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO! Tatum stays in this and Lola grows frustrated. Lola stalks Tatum to the ropes, stands her up, and whips her to KNEE- NO, Tatum rolls Lola up! TWO, and Lola KICKS Tatum back down! Lola drags Tatum around, then clamps on with a chinlock. Tatum endures, even as Lola thrashes her around. Tatum fights up, RAMS Lola into a corner, but Lola holds on! Tatum RAMS Lola into another corner, but Lola clamps on again!
Tatum pries at the hold, RAMS Lola into the corner again, and now she’s free. Only to run up into headscissors! Tatum brings Lola off the corner to POWERBOMB! NXT returns to single picture as both women rise. Tatum dodges a kick, and she CLOBBERS Lola! And CLOBBERS her again! And ENZIGIRIS! Tatum wrenches Lola for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Tatum runs corner to corner and CROSSBODIES Lola in the corner! Tatum whips corner to corner to CROSSBODY again! Tatum goes for a third, but Lola KNEES the crossbody down! The fans rally, Gigi coaches Tatum, but Lola AX KICKS again!
Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS and she backs Tatum up into the corner! The fans fire up for Lola as she reminds us, “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Lola drags Tatum out of the corner, covers, TWO!! Tatum survives and the fans fire up! Lola drags Tatum up, lifts her up, but Tatum sunset flips! TWO, and Tatum hurries to a corner. Lola runs in, but Tatum dodges! Lola gets stuck in ropes, Tatum CROSSBODIES again! Tatum brings Lola around to hoist her up top, and the fans duel even harder! Tatum climbs, Lola fires body shots, and Lola shoves Tatum down! Tatum comes back to GAMANGIRI! Tatum then climbs up, brings Lola up, and SUPERPLEXES!
The fans fire up, Tatum crawls to the cover, TWO!! Lola survives, but Tatum doesn’t stop! She hooks Lola up, but Lola pops free! SLEEPER!! Lola drags Tatum down, but Tatum rolls back to a cover! TWO!! Lola lets go in time, but Tatum throat chops! Tatum goes up the ropes, springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! And then the BUENAS NOCHES BACKHAND!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall (advances to Stand & Deliver)
Lola got the knockout, and now she’s punched her ticket to Las Vegas! Will everything come up LV this Saturday?
Giulia speaks.
“For the past few weeks, I watched Stephanie bask in the glory of being a double champion. I waited and waited for her to give me a rematch, but it never happened. Friendships only go so far when it comes to the NXT Women’s Championship. Last week, I reminded Stephanie of what Beautiful Madness is. Jaida Parker? I don’t know her, but I can tell she is very confident. She likes to dish out punishment, but she doesn’t like to take it. Jordynne Grace is strong, but on Saturday, I will introduce her to Strong Style. Jordynne and Jaida are obstacles in my way to Stephanie. My goal was to win the NXT Women’s Championship. Losing it only made me more dangerous.
“Last year at Stand & Deliver, I introduced myself. This year, I leave as the NXT Women’s Champion.” Giulia is ready, will all succumb to the Beautiful Madness?
A car pulls up real fast.
And out steps Trick Williams! #CrashOutTrick looks ready for a fight, will he find one this close to his NXT Championship Triple Threat?
Ava Raine is arguing with The Fatal Influence and Meta Four!
The NXT General Manager is trying to get Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx, Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson to all listen to her, but then Gigi & Tatum stumble in. Gigi brings up this other opportunity Ava talked about last week, and Ava says yes, that’s what this is about. But Jacy says it won’t be an opportunity for Gigi & Tatum. Ava says hold on, hold on. Everyone will get their opportunity at Stand & Deliver. There will be a Triple Threat Tag Team match, and after talking it over with Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis, the winners will get a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match for the NXT after WrestleMania.
Tatum & Gigi are fired up, as are the Meta Girls and Fatal Influence, but then Roxie storms in and says she just knew Ava would do this. Every single woman is going to be on Stand & Deliver except for Roxie, the woman who made this division the best Women’s Division in the WORLD! Ava says yes, hi, how are you, Roxie? Good job losing to Tiffany on SmackDown last Friday. But clearly she didn’t get enough because she’s back here bothering Ava. But hey, if Roxie can charm herself a tag partner, then Ava will happily make this a Fatal 4 Way. The others chuckle and Roxie says Ava has always had it out for her,
Roxie storms off and the others sarcastically wish her luck. Will Roxie be able to salvage one of the many bridges she’s burned around here? Or will the Prodigy be out of luck this close to Stand & Deliver?
NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet!
Speaking of luck, the luck of the draw is going to be tested, and the team that survives the odds will battle Nathan Frazer & Axiom for the titles! But who do we have first? It’s Hank ‘n’ Tank! The Street Profits told them to just be themselves and it’ll be alright, but will Hank ‘n’ Tank be able to run the table?
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It’s a truly star-studded Raw!
Ahead of their WrestleMania 41 Night 1 Main Event, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, CM Punk & Paul Heyman are all here on Monday Night Raw!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Bayley wins.
- Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made; Rey wins.
- AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux; Styles wins.
- PENTA VS Finn Balor; Finn wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
Gunther is here!
Sacramento boos Der Ring General as he storms to the ring. Michael Cole was going to interview the World Heavyweight Champion later tonight, but it seems Gunther wants to get to it. Gunther and Cole meet in the ring, Cole says two weeks ago, he left Jimmy Uso bloodied in this ring. That caused Jey Uso to march out here last week- Gunther cuts Cole off to says that last week, Jey walked out here, looked Gunther in the eyes, and claimed he’s not afraid anymore. The fans boo as Gunther says this week, he is here to look us all in the eyes to tell us that Jey Uso is full of crap! Cole understands the fans are upset, but speaking of that, it seems Gunther is also upset.
We saw last year at WrestleMania, when… The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Gunther says screw the questions! Screw Jey Uso! Screw everything Jey stands for! And screw everybody who stands with Jey! The fans boo more, and Gunther says ever since he stepped for in the WWE, he is the greatest gift this company has ever received! For 80% of his time in the WWE, he has been a champion! And now, he is the GREATEST World Heavyweight Champion of all time! The fans boo more, but Gunther says he refuses to let somebody like Jey Uso ruin that for him. The fans “YEET!” more and he says fine, do it as much as you want!
Gunther tells Jey to puff his chest out, walk into WrestleMania with the most confidence he’s ever had, because it won’t matter! In the end, the bell has to ring! And when that happens, Jey still can’t lace Gunther’s boots! Gunther will put Jey down for a FOURTRH time! These last two weeks, Gunther has been accused, told he went too far, that he lost control. Jey, trust one thing: In 37 years of LIFE, Gunther has never lost control! The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” Gunther says two weeks ago, when he took a bath in Jimmy’s blood, Gunther was in full control, and he LOVED it!
And Jey, go pray to the Lord, thank Him for how Gunther was in control, or else he would’ve drowned them both in Jimmy’s blood! Gunther looks forward to next week, calling his mother and telling her how much he enjoyed beating the living hell out of Jey, and is STILL World Heavyweight Champion! Gunther storms off, having done his part for tonight. Will nothing and no one stop Der Ring General from destroying Jey?
Bianca Belair speaks.
“I’ll be the first to admit that lately, I’ve been in my head. Everything that’s happened with Jade and Naomi, it really messed me up. And now, this whole situation with Iyo and Rhea has brought out a different version of me. But different isn’t wrong. My Road to WrestleMania has filled with nothing but blood, sweat and tears. Not no complaining, no whining, no excuses. No, just straight facts. I’ve been doing nothing but standing up for myself and speaking the truth, something that anybody would do. Something I would hope people are teaching their kids to do. And you don’t have to like the truth, but you can’t deny it.
“Just like I can’t deny now it’s a Triple Threat. Yeah, I’ve been through a lot. But I’m still the best. So I’ma use the bit of everything that I’ve been through to be the Bianca I know I can be. I’m the Bianca that won Elimination Chamber, I’m the Bianca that’s never been pinned at WrestleMania, and I’m the strongest, the fastest, the roughest, the toughest, the quickest, the greatest, the best Bianca that you have ever seen. So it doesn’t matter if it’s a Triple Threat, because there’s nothing that Rhea or Iyo can do to stop me from getting my flowers and walking out of WrestleMania as champion. Because you cannot spell WrestleMania without E S T.”
Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Role Model and the Morrigan ran the table on Friday Night SmackDown’s tag team gauntlet, and now they’re going to WrestleMania! Will they have even more momentum going into that WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match? Or will the leading ladies of Judgment Day refuse to give up the spotlight even now?
Raw returns and Bayley has made her entrance, Lyra by her side. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Bayley circles with Liv. They approach, and Liv SLAPS Bayley! Liv laughs, but Bayley smirks. Liv apologizes, then runs away! Bayley chases Liv around the outside, but then they slip into the ring. Liv stomps away on Bayley, the fans are torn but the ref counts. Liv stops at 4, and Liv bumps Bayley off buckles. Liv stomps a mudhole, but again stops at 4. Liv then stomps another mudhole in, and shouts, “OKAAAY~!” as she lets off. The fans are torn, Liv stands Bayley up, but Bayley fires forearms! The fans fire up, Liv swings, but into a fireman’s carry!
Liv fights free, ducks ‘n’ dodges Bayley, but Bayley hits a THESZ PRESS! The fans fire up and Bayley hits a NECK SNAPPER, then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley stomps Liv around, glares at Raquel, but Liv kicks from below. Bayley rains down fists on Liv, the fans rally behind her, and Bayley whips. Liv reverses, then avoids the up ‘n’ over to DROPKICK Bayley! Liv runs corner to corner, and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Liv rolls, but Bayley follows to LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Bayley looms over Liv. Bayley glares at Raquel, then bumps Liv off buckles. Bayley ELBOWS Liv, then ELBOWS her again.
Bayley brings Liv around, the fans cheer her on as she bumps Liv off buckles. The fans duel, Bayley brings Liv in and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Liv is tougher than that but Bayley stays on her. Bayley brings Liv over but Liv stops the buckle bump to give a buckle bump! Liv runs up, but Bayley ELBOWS her! Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then she gest around to SAIDO! Liv bails out, Raquel checks on her, but Bayley smiles. Bayley aims, builds speed, and DIVES, but into a forearm! Liv drags Bayley out to snap suplex to the floor! That’s just Una Amiga as Liv gets Bayley up again! Dos Amigas to the floor!
Liv drags Bayley up again, but Bayley stops that to wrench and KNEE low! Bayley RAMS Liv into steel steps! The fans fire up, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley hits steps, then Liv STMOPS Bayley’s hands! Liv drags Bayley up, THREE AMIGAS to the floor, from OFF the steps! Liv gives some Latina Heat while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Liv has Bayley in the ring. Liv grinds Bayley down with a chinlock but the fans rally up. Bayley fights to her feet, then JAWBREAKERS free! Liv staggers, comes back, but Bayley blocks to fire forearms! Bayley fires forearm after forearm, but Liv KICKS in return! Liv kicks again, but Bayley KNEES her down! Liv flounders, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley is sent into the buckles! The ref checks Bayley and she’s still in this, so Liv basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Liv gives her cheap hammer fists. Bayley hits back but Liv stomps her down.
Liv goes up the corner, waits on Bayley to rise, and FLYING- NO, Bayley grabs Liv’s legs! Liv fights the turnover, pops Bayley into the sunset flip, TWO! Bayley runs up, Liv ducks the knee to roll her up, TWO! KNEE!! Liv flounders around again, Bayley runs in, SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! The fans fire up as Bayley drags Liv to a cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Lyra coaches Bayley. Raquel coaches Liv while Liv crawls away. The fans duel and Liv stands. Bayley grabs a leg but Liv kicks at her! Liv BOOTS Bayley away, but Bayley comes back and slides out! But Liv gets her for a CODE BREAKER! Bayley flops down, and Liv snarls as she rises up.
Liv aims and MISSILE DROPKICKS to the floor! A little double-edged given that landing, but Liv hurries to get Bayley up and into the ring. Liv crawls to the cover, TWO! Bayley survives and Lyra is relieved. Liv snarls again and waits on Bayley. Bayley goes to the ropes, Liv runs up, OBLIV- NO, Bayley puts her on the apron! Bayley ROCKS Liv, has her in the ropes, but Liv denies the hotshot! GAMANGIRI! Liv storms in, gets moving, she goes up, up, and FLYING- STUNNER! Bayley turns things around on Liv, and hits a BAYLEY2BELLY!! Bayley crawls to the cover, Raquel gives Liv the ROPEBREAK!
The fans boo, they all saw Raquel do it! Lyra goes after Raquel, Raquel fights her off and BOOTS her down! The fans boo, but Bayley DECKS Raquel, and hits the HOTSHOT in the ropes! The fans fire up but Liv hits Bayley with a BACKSTABBER!! And then OBLIV- NO, Lyra anchors Bayley’s feet! Bayley jackknife bridges, AND WINS!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
A huge bit of teamwork leads to a huge win over one-half of the tag champions! Liv is livid, will she and Raquel get their revenge at WrestleMania?
Paul Heyman waits backstage.
And like usual, he’s waiting on The Tribal Chief. Will Roman Reigns even bother with The Wise Man knowing he’ll be in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania?
Rhea Ripley speaks.
“Bianca, I can see right through you. You said you were just out there to watch, and then you said you were just out there to call it down the middle. But I can see your true intentions now: You thrive on playing with my emotions, winding me up like I’m some sort of toy to you so you can get what you want and make it seem like I’m the bad guy. The thing that you failed to understand is that when I lose something that I love, I wills top at nothing to get it back. And Iyo, I never had to give you a championship match. But watching you pout and moan, it really pulled on the heartstrings that I had left. So I pulled a page out of your book, and I got what I wanted, too.
“So Iyo, I advise you to cherish every single moment you have with the Women’s World Championship. And Bianca, I can’t wait to make you feel what it’s like when I’m the bad guy. Because at WrestleMania 41, I get back what belongs to me.”
Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made!
Before going up against the supposed greatest luchador of a generation, El Grande Americano, the King of Lucha will take on one of the Creed Brothers. But is this going to be far more than just a tune-up? Or will Rey speed-dial the 619 here in Sacramento?
Raw returns and American Made has made their entrance. The bell rings, Rey and Julius circle, then Rey waistlocks. Julius backs Rey into a corner, the ref counts, and Rey lets go. Julius elbows Rey down! The fans boo but Julius pushes Rey around. Julius wrenches Rey, wristlocks, but Rey endures. Julius uses a straight arm lever to lift Rey! Then he drops Rey, grinds the arm down, but Rey fires forearms! Rey uses the ropes to flip through, then he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Julius wrenches, hammerlocks, but Rey reaches back! Rey jumps up, FLYING-MARE! Julius runs back up to CLOBBER Rey!
Julius talks trash, American Made soaks up the heat, and Julius whips Rey. Rey reverses, then blows past to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! The fans fire up as Julius tumbles to a corner! Rey fires up, but Julius comes back to CLOBBER him again! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Rey but Julius clamps on a chinlock. Rey endures, the fans rally up more, and Rey fights up. Rey throws body shots, runs, but Julius kitchen sink knees him down! Julius stands Rey up, whisp him to ropes, but Rey KICKS back! Rey dropkicks the legs and Julius ends up on ropes! Rey dials it up, but Julius dumps Rey out! Rey RAMS into Julius, ROCKS him, then climbs up!
The fans fire up, but Brutus distracts the ref! This lets Gable trip Rey up! The fans boo but Julius is right up top! So now Wilde distracts, and that lets Dragon Lee trip Julius! Turnabout is fair play, but now both teams are protesting! So the ref EJECTS everybody! Things will truly be 1v1, after the break!
Raw returns again and Julius has a neck wrench on Rey. Julius whips Rey hard to a corner, runs up, but Rey ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! Rey goes up, up, but Julius Electric Chair Lifts! Rey fires hands, then spins to MYSTERIO RANA! Both men fall out of the ring pretty hard, but Rey gets back inside! Rey WRECKS Julius with a dropkick, the fans fire up, and Rey builds speed to SLIDING- NO, Julius stuffs Rey into a deadlift suplex! Julius marches with Rey, and then goes up the steel steps! Julius has Rey at the ropes, but Rey fights free! Julius BOOTS Rey back! Julius runs up, Rey moves, Julius POSTS himself!
The fans fire up while Julius flops into the ring. Rey hurries back up, climbs the corner, and FLYING RANAS! Julius ends up in a corner, Julius climbs up again, and he rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Rey fires up, the fans are with him, and Rey whips Julius corner to corner. Julius springs right up, goes over, but then Rey QUEBRADAS! But Julius catches him! Rey swings through to DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Rey rises, and he brings Julius around. Julius blocks the whip, shakes his head, and he whips Rey. Rey slides under, comes back, but Julius KNEES Rey down!
Julius brings down the straps, runs up, but Rey DUMPS Julius out tot he floor! Wait, El Grande Americano is here! Rey runs up, grabs him by his mask, but then Julius rolls Rey up! TWO!! Julius gets up, swings, but Rey shoves Julius into El Grande! Rey dropkicks Julius onto the ropes! Dial it up, 619!! Slingshot, DROP THE DIME! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
But then El Grande CLOBBERS Rey! The fans boo, the LWO returns, but Julius holds them off! Grande CLOBBERS Cruz, but Dragon Lee fires off forearms! Dragon Lee whips, but Grande FLYING HEADBUTTS! The fans boo, but now Grande goes up top! DIVING HEADBUTT onto Rey! “UH GRACIAS~!” That mask is definitely loaded like last week, but will Rey be able to overcome that tactic and win for the honor of true lucha libre?
The War Raiders speak.
Ivar says, “Xavier, Kofi, you run your mouths about how the New Day is the greatest tag team of all time.” Erik says, “The fact of the matter is, the War Raiders have blazed a path of world domination for more than a decade. We’ve won gold on multiple continents.” “And last week, we had you beat, dead to rights.” The New Day took the cowardly way out because they knew they couldn’t beat the Raiders. The New Day says this is about the titles, but it has gotten much more personal. Kofi & Woods took this to a whole new level. They didn’t come for these titles, they came for Erik’s neck! They tried to put Erik on the shelf! They tried to end his career!
So at WrestleMania, this won’t be a match! It’ll barely be a fight! This is WAR!
The New Day is backstage.
They’re busy playing the Clash of Clans WWE crossover game, not that they’re in it. But Jackie Redmond walks over to talk with them. The New Day says that is rude, they’re busy playing a game. This lack of respect is audacious. Jackie does apologize, but she brings up the War Raiders saying that this match at Mania is now a war. War? New Day’s been in war from how they’ve been treated this whole time! The whole time! But the warpath stops when they take back what belongs to them, and that’s their WWE World Tag Team Championships! The entire world will see that ya bois, the NEW DAY~, are the best team on the face of Planet Earth!
Last week was just a taste of what they’re willing to do to get those titles back. And after Mania, Erik will wish they took his head off so that he and Ivar wouldn’t have to catch the beating they’re getting this weekend. At WrestleMania, every irrelevant and immature member of the WWE Universe will have no choice but to drop to their knees and THANK GOD for the New Day! Woods & Kofi head out, but will they survive this WrestleMania weekend?
AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux!
Before taking on The Maverick, Logan Paul, at WrestleMania, the Phenomenal One is going to prove to Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday that this AJ Styles IS the AJ Styles that can get the job done! Does that mean Raw is going to be Too Sweet? Or will Kross be disappointed?
Raw returns as Kross makes his entrance, his femme fatale by his side. Kross is really taking this mirroring stuff to another level, wearing tights very similar to what Styles would wear. Kross still wants Styles to understand, Styles has to be like the Styles of the past in order to finally humble Logan Paul and save professional wrestling. Styles gets mad, but Kross shoves him! Styles RAMS Kross into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Styles storms back up, whips corner to corner, but Kross reverses. Kross runs up, but Styles BOOTS him away. Kross comes back to BOOT Styles down!
The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles around. Kross talks trash, but Styles KICKS Kross! And CHOPS! Kross YANKS Styles into ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Kross says it doesn’t have to be this way, but he lets off as the ref pulls him back. Scarlett CLAWS at Styles’ face in the distraction! The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles. Kross drags Styles up, but Styles JAWBREAKERS back! Styles runs up, but into a SAIDO! The fans boo, Kross stalks Styles to a corner, then he stomps away. Kross whips corner to corner hard, and Styles clutches his ribs as he falls. Kross laughs at Styles’ pain, then stomps him more.
Kross drags Styles up, but Styles DRPOKICKS Kross down! The fans cheer, Kross bails out, and Styles slides to DROPKICK! Kross hits barriers, then Styles PLANCHAS! Kross moves, Styles lands safe on the apron, but Kross sweeps the legs! Kross then whips Styles hard into barriers! Styles almost falls onto that guy cosplaying the Prime bottle. Kross whips Styles hard into more barriers, and Styles falls into the timekeeper’s area! Scarlett kisses Kross’ hand while he soaks up heat, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns Kross has a chinlock. Styles fights up, fires body shots, but Kross KNEES low! Kross scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Kross scoops again, but Styles slips free! Styles goes for a leg but Kross stifles that and shoves Styles to a cover, TWO! Kross drags Styles up, reels him in, but Styles fights the bomb! Kross stops the rana, fireman’s carries, FINAL PRAYER! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives but Kross asks if Styles is sandbagging. Kross looms over Styles, the fans rally up, and Kross smirks as Styles rises. Kross swings, but Styles counter punches! And counter punches! And CHOPS, CHOPS, KICKS!
Styles KICKS Kross again, then whips. Kross hobbles then falls over, clutching his knee! The fans boo, thinking this is an act. Scarlett checks Kross as he clutches the ankle. Styles asks the ref about this, but then Kross sucker punches Styles! It WAS an act, and the fans boo that Kross got away with it! Kross shimmies and shuffles, then taunts Styles. Styles runs up to CLOBBER Kross! Styles fires off the PHENOMENAL BLITZ! SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up, Styles runs in at the corner to LARIAT Kross! Fireman’s carry, but Kross slips free! Kick and DDT! Kross vows to end it, and the fans boo as Kross throws off his elbow pad.
Styles rises as Kross winds the hands of time. KROSS- NO, Styles ducks the hammer and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Kross hobbles, Styles runs up, but Kross puts him on the apron! Styles HOTSHOTS Kross, then DECKS him! The fans fire up, Kross rises, PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Cover, Styles wins!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall
Kross put Styles to the test, and that was definitely Styles acing that test! But then Logan Paul appears! Sacramento boos Logan as he walks out with mic in hand. Logan asks what’s up with the hostility. Chill, he’s here to congratulate Styles. No, seriously, good win! He did it! In front of Sacramento, “a bunch of people who weren’t cool enough to live in Los Angeles, or work smart enough to live in San Francisco.” But Styles showed these “generic California losers” why Styles VS Logan is gonna cook! But hey, why not show them why it’ll make money? Here is what Styles is up against. Please enjoy this piece of cinema.
Logan has his own hype video package, “I accomplish more in one weekend than you all will in your entire lives. I didn’t join the WWE to take part, I joined to take over.” Styles grabs a mic to say that’s a cute video, smartass. But let’s start Mania earlier! Get your ass to the ring right now! The fans fire up for that! Logan says okay, and he steps closer. But Kross runs up on Styles! Styles ROCKS Kross, ROCKS Logan, repeat! Styles DECKS Logan, ROCKS him again, btu Kross scoops! Styles slips free, REVERSE DDT! Styles snarls at Kross, but Logan is up! ONE LUCKY RIGHT!! Then the PAUL-VERIZER!! The Maverick is feeling so “humble,” but will he be humbled at Mania?
Paul Heyman is still waiting…
Will he be waiting all night at this rate?
Jey Uso is here!
The fans fire up as Main Event Jey pops right through the curtain to walk down the bleachers. Sacramento bounces for him and they “YEET!” along with the song, but Jey is once again very serious. Jey goes to the ground level, but then stands on the desk for everyone to see him. Jey grabs the mic while the bouncing continues, and the fans cheer as the song dies down. Jey takes a breath, fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and chant “One More Time! One More Time!” Jey says okay, and the song starts up again! The bouncing starts up again, and then Jey paces as he waits for the music to die down.
“Aight, check it. I said what I had to say to Gunther last week.” “YEET!” “But I really wanted to come out here and holler at y’all.” “YEET!” Jey says what up, Sac Town! Mama out here somewhere in the crowd. But everyone keeps on asking Jey, “Jey, where your mind at?” Is he crashing out? HELL YEAH he’s crashing out! But he’s locked in! Locked in for him! For his family! And for y’all! Check it out, though. Listen to Gunther out here talking. Y’know what that made Jey feel like? He mad. Nah nah nah… Gunther’s afraid! Yeah, Gunther’s afraid! Afraid that Jey will whoop that ass in front of 60 THOUSAND and the world! See you Saturday, Uce!
Jey says one time for the one time… Hey, Uce, please, PLEASE hit his music! UH UH, YEET!! The fans fire up as the bouncing starts up yet again! Jey has all the confidence, all the fire, all the momentum. But will he have it all when it’s all said and done in Las Vegas?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
Cathy Kelley is with the Badass WWE Intercontinental Champion and brings up this Sunday, the Fatal 4 Way that stacks the odds against him. How is he handling what could be the biggest defense of his career? Bron says obviously, this is the biggest match of his career. And- JUDGMENT DAY ATTACKS! Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Carlito mug Bron! They stomp him around, then THROW him onto a road case! They still rain down fists, and Finn says the dog’s bark is worse than his bite! They CHUCK Bron into more road cases! Adam Pearce and producers storm in and stop The Judgment Day, but will Bron be alright in just 6 days?
As for Finn, he has a match to get to! Will The Prince be ready for #CeroMiedo?
PENTA VS Finn Balor!
Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance, only for Penta to DROPKICK him off the apron! Penta then FLIES and takes Finn down! Penta strikes first since Finn did that to Bron, and the fans love it! Penta puts Finn in the ring, then storms in after him. The bell rings, the fans fire up as Penta runs up, but Finn puts him on the apron. Penta GAMANGIRIS, then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Finn kicks Penta low, then brings Penta around. Penta WRINGS free, then traps that arm! But Finn trips Penta! Penta BOOTS Finn away, then pump handles! Finn pops free, dragon sleepers, but Penta drops to KICK from below!
Penta runs up to ENZIGIRI in the corner, then he headstands and SWINGING DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Finn stays in this, the fans cheer for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta nods and storms up on Finn to KICK the leg out! Finn flounders, stands back up, but Penta KICKS the leg again! Penta stalks Finn, and KICKS Finn’s leg out again! The fans fire up while Finn flounders around more. Penta has Finn on the ropes, hushes the fans, and he CHOPS! Finn is stinging as he staggers away, and the fans fire up as they want even more of that! Penta whips, Finn reverses, but Penta sunset flips. Finn rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Finn keeps Penta down with an ELBOW, then a chinlock. Finn grinds Penta down, Penta endures, and the fans rally. Penta fights up, but Finn yanks the mask! Finn has Penta down, and he soaks up the heat. Finn drags Penta, then jumps stomps! Finn soaks up more heat, jump stomps again, then argues with the ref. Finn taunts Sacramento, stomps Penta again and again and again! The ref counts, Finn stops, but he soaks up more heat. Finn goes back to Penta and says “Just Too Sweet!” They go to the apron, and Penta scoops! Finn slips free, and APRON EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Both men are down on the outside while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn has Penta up top! And then the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Penta stays in this and the fans fire up! Finn grows frustrated, but he clamps onto an arm for a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally up, Penta fights to his feet, and Penta fires hands. Penta arm-drags free, then ducks ‘n ‘dodges, for a RANA! Finn flounders up, Penta LARIATS! And LARIATS! The fans fire up again as Penta then SUPERKICKS Finn! Finn wobbles, Penta whips, but Finn reverses, only for Penta to go up and over! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Finn survives and Penta is frustrated, but the fans fire back up.
Penta stalks Finn, the fans sing, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~! CERO~! MIEDO~!” Penta has Finn in the corner, he puts Finn up top, and then he CHOPS! Penta calls his shot and the fans cheer that. Penta climbs up and he goes to the very top! But Finn fires body shots! Penta hops down to the apron and CHOPS again! Then he jumps up to FLYING RANA! Finn staggers back up, Penta BOOTS him! Penta then runs to SLING-DOG! Penta keeps moving, but Finn SLINGBLADES! The fans rally, both men stand, and Finn aims from a corner! SHOT- NO, scoop and BACKBREAKER! Penta has the arm, traps it, and then pulls on the other! “CERO! MIEDO!” SACRIFICE!!
The fans fire up while Finn writhes! Penta stalks Finn, clamps onto him again, “This is Awesome!” as the PENTA- NO, Finn victory rolls the driver! TWO!! DOUBLE LARITS collide! Penta fires body shots, a SOBAT, a KICK, then a SUPERKICK! Finn flops down, but Penta goes to a corner. But then Carlito & Dom rush out here! Penta glares at them, they back off, but Finn rolls Penta up! TWO!! Penta escapes, Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges, SLINGBLADE! Finn aims, SHOTGUN! Penta hits buckles, then ends up in the drop zone, but HERE COMES BRON! You can’t keep a good dog down! Carlito fears for his life after last week…!
Carlito runs away, so Bron runs in and CLOBBERS Finn!! But that lets Finn win!
Winner: Finn Balor, by disqualification
Bron keeps beating up on Finn, so Dom runs in and TACKLES Bron! Carlito joins in now that they have the advantage! They mug Bron 2v1, but Bron fights back! Bron dodges, and he DOUBLE SPEARS!! Sacramento barks for Bron as he aims at Penta! Bron roars, runs up, but Penta KICKS first! And mule kicks! And SUPERKICKS! And then tilt-o-whirl RANA! Bron tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up! Penta builds speed to go up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODY! Penta wipes out Bron, Dom & Carlito, but where’d Finn go? Finn is already up the ramp! The Prince got handed the win tonight, but will Penta take it all with his #CeroMiedo?
Iyo Sky speaks.
“This message is for Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. You keep forgetting that I’M the Women’s World Champion. You push me out of the way of your petty squabbles like I mean nothing. But I’m the whole reason you’re fighting in the first place, aren’t I? Because I have the one thing you both want: The Women’s World Championship! So, I’m done being ignored. I’m done being forgotten. Because you have to go through ME to get this title, and I’m not afraid to take you both on to defend it. I’ve beaten both of you before, and I’ll beat you again! At WrestleMania, you will never forget the name Iyo Sky, Women’s World Champion.”
Paul Heyman is still waiting, but CM Punk joins him!
Punk sits down with a coffee and says he’s never seen The Wise Man so stressed. Look in his eyes, what do you see? The Cult of Personality? No, a real friend. A friend who would never do anything to put Heyman in harm’s way. But then a car is pulling up. It’s ROMAN! Roman sees Punk and Heyman being buddy-buddy, and he storms off! Heyman tries to catch up to his Tribal Chief, but Roman won’t even look at him. Will this favor cause the break-up of Roman and Heyman?
Roman goes to the ring!
The fans cheer and put the ones up as The OTC makes his entrance, Wise Man trailing behind. What will happen with Roman, Heyman, Punk, and Seth Rollins, all in the building this close to WrestleMania? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns rather quickly, and Roman is now in the ring. He raises his finger up for the pyro and the fans cheer. Heyman has the mic while the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Heyman tentatively holds it out for Roman, but Roman doesn’t take it! Roman gets a mic for himself, leaving Heyman a bit dismayed, but the cheering continues. Roman tells, “Sacramento…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and put up the ones as they cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Roman says, “The whole world can feel that. The whole world can hear that you love and acknowledge your Tribal Chief. And now the whole world understands that you would never betray your Tribal Chief.
“But not everybody’s like you. Some people would betray me. Sacramento, you got any guesses on who that might be?” Obviously it’s Heyman that Roman is referring to, but Roman asks The Wise Man, “How could you betray me?” The fans tell Heyman he messed up. Roman says Heyman can’t hear that well, say it louder. The fans get louder with it, and Heyman is a bit surly about that. Heyman goes to talk, but he reconsiders. Roman still asks him why, and Heyman is at a loss for words. The fans boo, but some do chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Roman smirks as Heyman finally says, “My Tribal Chief… It was not a betrayal. I paid back a favor that I owed.”
Roman doesn’t seem to like that answer, but he still smirks. Sacramento, maybe Roman’s a little confused here, but the way favors work is, you usually pay it back yourself, correct? The fans say yes. Roman says it feels the only one getting screwed here is him! And if there’s one thing about Roman Reigns, if there’s one thing about The Tribal Chief, it’s that he’d never ask for a favor. No, Roman takes what he wants! So Roman doesn’t owe a favor, because he never asked for any help, for anyone to join him at WarGames, so how is he supposed to cover the tab for Heyman’s dumbass favor? But now, “BURN IT DOWN!”
Seth Rollins makes his way out, and Roman is no longer in any good mood as the fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in a leather vest and black pants that both have a lot of pockets. Rollins steps into the ring, grabs himself a mic, and the fans continue to sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tells Sacramento, “Let’s give it up for Your Tribal Chief! Because after over a decade, you’re finally getting it, man! You’re finally putting the pieces together all by yourself! You’re almost there, you’re just missing one little piece, and it’s a real shame it’s too little, it’s too late, cuz I still gotta end you at WrestleMania.”
Rollins says it is for the same reason that it always has been: It’s the right thing to do! This Triple Threat at WrestleMania is the BIGGEST, most IMPORTANT one in the history of Mania, of the WWE, of professional wrestling! Because the winner of this match will define the future of this industry. And it can’t be Roman, it can’t be Punk. Because this business is filled with people like Roman, people who show up when it is convenient, expecting everyone else to do all the work. That’s how this business dies! Roman finally sees it can’t be Punk, either.
This business is filled with too many “little Punks” running around who wanna pick up their ball and go home when it gets tough, only to come back and leech off the profits of other people’s success, and that’s how this business dies! The fans chant for Punk but Rollins says okay, they want this business to die? Rollins doesn’t! If there are more people in this business like Rollins, who always sacrifices physical and mental well-being to do what is best for business, then the business not only lives, but it thrives! There can be only one, and it’s gotta be Rollins.
As for that one little piece that Roman hasn’t quite figured out… “Favors don’t happen by chance, Roman. Favors are a choice. I chose not to put Paul Heyman in the hospital last week, and now Paul Heyman can choose whether or not he pays that debt to me. But your Wise Man, he is dishonorable as they come, he is a scumbag, and I expect nothing from him.” The fans boo and Heyman frowns, but Rollins says Heyman is not in CM Punk’s corner by chance. Heyman has made a choice. It isn’t just a betrayal, Roman. What Roman needs to ask himself, what that final piece is, Heyman isn’t just returning a favor, he’s choosing. So why is Heyman choosing Punk over Roman?
Heyman tells Roman he’s not doing that, but Roman seems to be thinking Rollins has a point. Roman tells The Wise Man that Rollins is right, Heyman made his choice. But Roman has made his. LARIAT FOR ROLLINS! The fans fire up as Roman then POSTS Rollins! Rollins flops out of the ring, Heyman is very pleased, and he says he acknowledges his Tribal Chief! Roman nods, but then he PIE FACES Heyman!? Heyman is stunned, but here comes CM Punk! The fans fire up as Punk runs down to the ring, and he dodges Roman to fire hands! The fans fire up as they brawl, and then Punk LARIATS Roman up and out!
The fans are torn as Punk helps Heyman up. Heyman is distraught, but Roman is back! SPEAR for Punk!! Roman HAMMERS away on Punk! Roman shouts at Punk, HEADBUTTS him, but then Rollins returns! And with a chair! SMACK to the back of Roman Reigns, just like the night it all started! Sacramento is all fired up, and Rollins hits a CURB STOMP on Punk! And then CURB STOMP on Roman! Heyman is freaking out as both his guys are down! Rollins stares Heyman down, is Rollins’ favor going to come into play after all?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw, especially for the go-home to WrestleMania. Great promo from Gunther with how he “doesn’t wait” for the proper interview with Michael Cole, and very good response promo from Jey. Gunther definitely sounds a bit on edge, and considering he might lose two WrestleManias in a row as the start of his WrestleMania career, I suppose I would be, too. And very good promos from Bianca, Rhea & Iyo to hype up their match, though I can’t say that changes anything for the go-home math. Iyo stood tall last time, so there’s a chance Rhea or Bianca take the other out to get the win. Rhea and Bianca talking about who’s the bad guy in this, could we see Bianca go Heel?
Good promo from War Raiders and New Day, but unless they add a stipulation, I don’t necessarily see this being “a war” of a match. Well, maybe they can break something like ringside barriers. But I feel like New Day is going to win so that this Heel turn has actual results. Very good match from Bayley VS Liv, but Bayley winning here surely indicates Liv & Raquel retain. Rey VS Julius was really good, but the LWO and American Made all being ejected, that of course meant El Grande Americano would show up. Rey wins here, but then El Grande stands tall, so I would think Rey wins at Mania to expose Grande as Gable.
Very good match from Styles VS Kross, and naturally Styles won. That along with Logan & Kross getting the better of Styles after, this has to mean Styles wins at Mania. I don’t think it’s possible to get anything Bullet Club related, but WWE works with TNA pretty closely now so maybe they can use one of Styles’ themes from TNA to really bring us back to “the Styles that can beat Logan Paul.” Very good stuff with the Men’s Intercontinental Championship build, with Bron being jumped by Judgment Day, then Judgment Day trying to cost Penta, only for Bron to actually cost Penta and give Finn the win. Penta standing tall now sadly might cross him off, but I personally do think Dom pinning Finn or Finn pinning Dom is the better route going forward.
And of course, great stuff with the Punk-Rollins-Reigns story. Heyman finding himself stuck between Roman and Punk, with Roman starting to distance himself from Heyman, that’s also very good stuff going forward. Rollins stands tall again, so not sure if that means he takes the loss or is just not in the decision. No matter who wins, Heyman no longer being Roman’s manager is the best move. Roman needs to do things on his own again, and Heyman can reunite with Punk and perhaps help Punk towards a title. Punk did say that he’d be coming for THE WWE Championship at some point, Heyman by his side for that like 10 years ago would be something.
My Score: 8.8/10
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