Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (7/2/24)
Feel the burn!
Things are heating up before Heatwave!
Before their NXT Championship Fatal 4 Way, Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, Ethan Page and Shawn Spears sit down for a supersized contract signing!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Street Fight: Mia Yim VS Jaida Parker; Jaida wins.
- Hank ‘n’ Tank VS New Catch Republic; NCR wins.
- Brinley Reece w/ Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Izzi Dame; Izzi wins.
- Oro Mensah w/ The Meta Four VS Myles Borne w/ No Quarter Catch Crew; Oro wins.
- Gallus VS Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont; No Contest.
- Carlee Bright w/ Kendal Grey VS Wendy Choo; Wendy wins.
- Karmen Petrovic VS Jazmyn Nyx w/ Jacy Jayne; Jazmyn wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Street Fight: Mia Yim VS Jaida Parker!
Things have escalated between Michin and Miss Parker ever since the NXT Women’s North American Championship was created, and now neither is going to hold back! But will Mia remind us why she’s the Head Baddie in Charge? Or will Jaida show why she runs these streets?
Jaida has a baseball bat, but Mia is bringing a trash can of goodies with her for her entrance! Jaida rushes out there to get Mia, but Mia uses the can as a shield! The bell rings, Mia CHOPS Jaida, then fires a forearm! Mia whips Jaida into steel steps! The fans rally and duel, Mia gets herself a pipe and a chair! Mia puts the pipe aside so she can also get a kendo stick! Mia brings out more chairs, and even a toolbox! Mia goes back to her can to bring out a chain, and a sock? She puts chain in sock, time for some madball!
Jaida finally gets up, swings on Mia but Mia fires back! Mia shoves Jaida down, then SLINGS the sock! Jaida dodges then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Jaida SMACKS Mia off the apron but Mia returns the favor! Mia puts Jaida in the ring, then keeps looking for more plunder! Mia puts in another kendo stick, then a trash can lid. Then a second trash can! Mia tosses it in but Jaida avoids getting canned. Jaida then SMACKS Mia with the lid! And SPANKS her! Jaida whips Mia to KNEE her low, then whips to KNEE her again! Jaida fireman’s carries for a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Jaida hurries to get a kendo stick, and she swings!
Mia dodges, the stick hits ropes, then Mia GERMAN SUPLEXES Jaida! The fans fire up as Mia takes off her yellow leather belt! Time to go old school! She SPANKS Jaida with the belt again and again! Then LASHES her on the back! Mia gets the toolbox, moves that aside, and then wedges a trash can into a corner. Jaida runs up, Mia dodges and Jaida’s knee hits can! Jaida still kicks Mia, then puts her in the ropes! Jaida CHOPS Mia, then runs up, to DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT on the trash can!! Cover, TWO! Mia survives but Jaida just DROPKICKS her out of the ring! Jaida keeps moving, and she slides, only for Mia to dodge! Then Mia CHUCKS that sock!!
Mia JAMS Jaida with the chair, POSTS her, then snarls as she gets a chair. Mia sits it up by ringside, and then sets another chair beside it. Mia adds a third, but Jaida SMACKS Mia with a fourth! Jada then suplexes Mia, but Mia fights it! Mia wrenches, HOOK KICKS, and Jaida takes a seat. Mia CHOPS Jaida, clears some space in the ring, and she builds speed. The fans fire up as Mia DIVES, but only gets chair!! Mia only gets steel to the face! Mia goes to barriers, Jaida runs, but Mia moves! Jaida crashes through barriers!! The fans are losing their minds as NXT goes picture in picture!
Jaida gets out of the wreckage, Mia storms over, and Mia puts Jaida in the ring. Mia then storms around, and she politely asks Vic Joseph if she can have the candy. He says yes, and she brings the whole box into the ring. Mia SMACKS Jaida with the box! Mia then scoops Jaida to SLAM her on the candy! Mia then goes back to her original trash can, to bring out an extra long chain! Mia brings that chain with her, throws the candy to the fans, then goes back for Jaida. Jaida KNEES Mia low, reels her in, and snap suplexes her to the floor! Jaida blames Vic for the candy stuff, then she puts Mia in the ring.
Jaida brings out another chair, pushes it in the ring, then gets another. Jaida is busy looking for more stuff but Mia goes to the toolbox. Mia works to open it up while Jaida keeps adding chairs. Jaida even takes the chairs from earlier and puts those in. Jaida stomps Mia, grabs the toolbox, and the two tug-o-war over it. But then Jaida SLAMS the lid on Mia’s fingers! And STOMPS the box! Mia gets her possibly broken fingers free, and Jaida starts bringing out hammers and wrenches! Jaida CHOKES Mia with a wrench! Then she uses a socket to pull on Mia’s fingers! Mia endures, so Jaida uses the claw of a hammer to fishhook her!
NXT returns to single picture as Mia suffers! Mia grabs the little sledge to JAM Jaida up! Jaida lets go, Mia grabs herself a new madball! Mia SMACKS Jaida in the stomach! And then Mia arranges the chairs into a pile, and reveals the madball was NUTS ‘N’ BOLTS!! The fans are going nuts, Mia underhooks Jaida! PACKAGE- NO, Jaida powers out and BACKDROPS Mia onto the nuts ‘n’ chairs!! Cover, TWO?!? Mia survives and no one can believe it! Jaida hurries to run, but Mia SMACKS her with a kendo stick! And SMACKS her again! And again! And again, and again, and again! Jaida writhes in a corner while the fans fire up!
Mia gets a trash can, stalks Jaida, and puts the can around her! Mia SMACKS the can with the wrench, then clears out some space again. Mia runs up, to TRASH CAN-NONBALL! Cover, TWO!!! Jaida survives and Mia can’t believe it! Jaida flops out of the ring, but Mia hurries out the side, bringing the pipe! But Jaida FIRE EXTINGUISHER BLASTS Mia! Then she TEARDROP HIP ATTACKS Mia through a wall!!! The fans are again losing their minds as both women are under the perch! Jaida drags herself and Mia out of the wreckage, then back to ringside. Jaida puts Mia in, reloads, and TEARDROPS!! Cover, Jaida wins!
Winner: Jaida Parker, by pinfall
Jaida wanted this fight, and she got a fight! But she also won this fight, putting her entire body on the line. She still runs these streets, but will NXT soon belong to Miss Parker?
Arianna Grace sighs.
She sulks in the locker room, with only Karmen Petrovic there to hear her. So Arianna sighs harder. Karmen can’t ignore this obvious cry for attention, and she asks what’s wrong. Arianna says it’s nothing. She doesn’t wanna talk about it. But since she asked, she may as well get it off her chest. Karmen sits with Arianna, and Arianna says Sol snatched Arianna’s soul, and her heart, because now she’s not going to Heatwave. And surely Karmen knows this, but Arianna is from Toronto. Her people were dying to see her and now they’ll be devastated. Karmen tries not to laugh, and she says she understands. She’s also from Toronto.
Arianna means this lovingly, but Karmen isn’t as Canadian as Arianna. How is that a thing? But then in step Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx, mockingly applauding. They didn’t realize they’d be walking into a pity party. Who is more pathetic? The delusional one or the loner? No Natty, no friends. Karmen says she’s already told people this, but she belongs here. So if they have an issue, let’s fix it. Jazmyn & Jacy laugh that off, then leave. Karmen says this cannot keep happening. What will it take for the real-life Beatrix Kiddo to get some respect around here?
Je’Von Evans speaks.
“This my first PLE, and I’m in the main event? Yo, this is crazy!” The Young OG won the battle royal, and Heatwave’s gonna get bouncy. Je’Von’s never even left the country, he’s gotta get a passport just for this! People asked if he was upset this was no longer a 1v1 match with Trick Williams, but c’mon. He’ll still wrestle in front of the biggest crowd he’s ever seen before. He ain’t afraid of Shawn Spears, he ain’t afraid of Ethan. He isn’t even afraid of Trick, that’s all love, even with the title on the line. But Je’Von does plan on coming back across the border the NEW NXT Champion.
Kelani Jordan speaks.
“All my life, I wanted my name to be in record books. But for my name to be written in them, I had to work like a champion. All I know is structure. A one-track mind. But… It’s produced results. Five-time Junior Olympic national qualifier. Second overall in the nation on floor. Full-ride scholarship to Michigan State University. Three-time MVP, three-time team captain, nominee for NCAA Athlete of the Year, and now… The first-ever Women’s North American Champion. Pressure comes with being a champion, especially being the first. But no one is going to defend this title like Lani.
“Being a gymnast, no accolade can be taken away from me. But this title can be. Sol Ruca has everything to be a champion. She’s an unparalleled athlete who deserves this match. But like Michael Jordan said, ‘Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen. At NXT Heatwave, Lani’s gonna make it happen.” The Stand Out is ready to stand tall, but will she make it through the Heatwave? Or will she be washed away by Sol’s wave of momentum?
Hank ‘n’ Tank VS New Catch Republic!
Hank Walker & Tank Ledger missed out on the Tag Team Turmoil, but they understand why. They still have a long way to go until they’re a top team in NXT, but will taking on one of the best tag teams in the whole WWE help them prove themselves? Or will Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne just use the Blue Collar Brawlers as rebounds from losing the gauntlet?
NXT returns and Hank ‘n’ Tank make their entrance. The teams sort out, Hank starts against Bate and the two tie up. Hank wrenches, wristlocks, but Bate rolls and rolls and gets loose. The two shake hands and the fans rally up. Hank pumps up and wants a test of strength. Bate obliges, they knuckle lock, and then go shoulder to shoulder. Hank uses his height to push Bate but Bate bridges. Hank gets a cover, TWO as Bate bridges! Hank hops on, but Bate stays up! He’s the Big Strong Boi for a reason! Bate then powers back up to his feet, rolls back, and he headscissors Hank to go up and up and wave to fans, for the RANA!
The fans fire up, Bate headlocks Hank and tags Dunne. Bate hammerlocks Hank while Dunne CHOPS him. And CHOPS again! Dunne wrenches an arm, clamps onto the shoulder, then steps over. But Hank lifts Dunne up! Dunne sunset flips, TWO! Dunne headlocks, Hank powers out while tagging Tank! Tank CLOBBERS Dunne! The fans fire up as Hank ‘n’ Tank pump it up, and BODY PRESS SANDWICH Dunne! Hank ‘n’ Tank fire up and the fans are with them! Tank storms up on Dunne but Dunne SLAPS him! Dunne wrenches an arm, grinds the shoulder, and he puts Tank on the mat, to STOMP the hand!
Tank flounders away, Bate tags in. Dunne wrenches the arm, STOMPS it again, then Bate KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Bate keeps on Tank with a whip to the corner Tank goes up to FLYING SHOULDER! The fans fire up as Tank reels Bate in. But it’s Bate who suplexes Tank! Tank scrambles away, hot tag to Hank! Hank runs up, blocks a boot, but Bate reels him in for a KNEE! Bate goes up and leaps, but Hank gets under. Bate turns around, Bop up, BANG! Fireman’s carry, AIRPLANE SPIN! The fans fire up as Hank goes around and around and around, TEN and SLAM! Bate then kips up and poses! The fans cheer while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Dunne drags Tank up. Dunne kicks Tank around, but Tank fires body shots! Dunne SMACKS Tank down, then stays between him and Hank. The fans rally but Dunne STOMPS Tank’s hands! Tank goes to ropes, Dunne gets him back up to KICK him around. Dunne stomps Tank, eggs him on, then paces. Tank crawls, rises up, and fans rally. Dunne BOOTS Tank, CLUBS him down, then runs up again. Tank dodges the boot to full nelsons! BUBBA BOMB! Hot tag to Hank! Hank runs up to LARIAT Dunne! Hank whips Dunne to a corner, runs in and SPLASHES! Dunne sits down but Hank YANKS him up!
Hank swings Dunne to SNAKE EYES, and BOOT! Hank sees Bate get in, wheelbarrow turns into a SLAM onto Dunne! Off comes the shirt and Hank powers up! Dunne rises, Hank fireman’s carries, but Dunne swings through to get a TRIANGLE HOLD! Hank stays on his feet, deadlifts Dunne back up, and Tank tags in to then climb up! Hank finishes lifting Dunne, LARIAT POWERBOMB COMBO! Cover, BATE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up and Hank storms up. Bate CHPOS, ROCKS and repeat, but Hank knees low! Hank whips Bate, scopos and tosses him, but Bate RANAS Tank! Bate then RANAS Hank!
Bate builds speed and he DIVES, but Hank ‘n’ Tank catch him! They APRON BOMB him on Dunne! Hank sits Bate & Dunne up so that he and Tank can both run! They DOUBLE BODY CHECK New Catch Republic! Tank puts Dunne in, tags Hank, but Dunne ENZIGIRIS Tank! Dunne BOOTS Hank, fires up, and runs in. Hank sends Dunne to Tank, POUNCE GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and Hank can’t believe it! Hank goes to a corner, climbs up, and the fans rally. Dunne is up, Hank leaps, into a KNEE!! Hot tag to Bate, hot tag to Tank! Tank runs in, Dunne dodges and Bate GAMANGIRIS!
Dunne wrenches Tank’s arm, SNAPS fingers, Bate REBOUNDER LARIATS! Dunne DOUBLE STOMPS Hank on the outside! Bate is up top, SKY TWISTER!! Cover, New Catch Republic wins!
Winners: New Catch Republic, by pinfall
Hank ‘n’ Tank may not have won against one of the best teams, but they proved they’re on their way! The teams show respect to each other, will we see them run this back one day?
Shawn Spears speaks.
“I returned to NXT to guide. To lead this very talented but inexperienced and young crop of talent. I wanted to share my wealth of knowledge. But it’s been met with… reluctance. So now I’ll lead by example. This Sunday, I return home to Toronto, and I will reach the pinnacle. Then, the young crop of talent, especially the ones I’ve had my eye on, they will finally see the light. I already put down Je’Von Evans, and I was the first man to pin Trick Williams since he became champion. They will follow my lead, because this Sunday, Ethan Page, Je’Von Evans, Trick Williams, at NXT Heatwave, I will win the NXT Championship.”
Robert Stone & Stevie Turner talk with Oro Mensah.
Suit Man Stone assures Main Man Mensah that their past, with Noam Dar picking on Von Wagner, that’s all behind them. Last week, what a story from Oro! Stevie says yes, so moving! What a story, mate. Stone wonders if there’s an echo in the back. Stevie says no, Stone is just hard of hearing. Sign of old age and all that. Anyway, Oro says they called him here for something, so what is it? Right, right. Good news: Oro is cleared for action! Oro VS Myles Borne! That IS good news. But then Stevie has to give the bad news. What? No, it was supposed to be Stone giving the bad news. Oro tells them to stop arguing and just say what it is!
Stevie says Stone doesn’t have the balls to say it. The thing is, given recent altercations with Ethan Page, Oro is not going to Toronto for Heatwave. Oro says that’s fine, he has a match to focus on. Just keep doing what you’re doing. Oro leaves and Stone argues with Stevie again. “Balls?” Is that any way to talk to talent? He is telling on her! Oh, well, who is the NARC now? The competition of best assistant is heating up, what will it take to put it to rest?
Brinley Reece w/ Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Izzi Dame!
#BrinEnergy only ever tries to be her positive self, but the former sidekick to Kiana James always has to be such a buzzkill. Will Brin finally get a win to prove her way works? Or will she find out It Iz What It Iz?
NXT returns and Izzi makes her entrance. The bell rings, Izzi taunts Brin, but Brin runs up. They tie up, Izzi shoves Brin away. They tie up again, Izzi again shoves Brin away. They tie up again, Izzi scoops to SLAM Brin! Brin gets up, but Izzi scops to SWINGING SLAM! Brin flounders to ropes, Izzi stomps away! The ref counts, Izzi lets off, then she covers, TWO! Izzi stalks Brin, reels her in, Canadian Racks for the torture rack! Brin pops free, ELBOWS Izzi, then dodges to fire off forearms! Brin whips, then TACKLES Izzi! And TACKLSE her again! Brin rusn to BODY CHECK Izzi! The fans fire up and Brin runs in.
Izzi steps aside but Brin goes up and up to NIGHTSHADE! Brin keeps moving, handspring and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Izzi bails out, and Brin grabs hair! Iziz drasg Brin out instead, but Brin CHOPS! Brin powers up, but Izzi RAMS her into apron! Tatum Paxley slithers out from the literal hole in the wall!! Tatum sneaks up on Izzi while she puts Brin in. Izzi scoops Brin, but Brin slips free again! Brin dodges Izzi, and Tatum is there all spider walk style! Izzi is creeped out, Brin rolls her up! TWO, and Izzi swings! Brin rolls Izzi again, TWO! Brin fireman’s carries, but Izzi slips free and shoves, for a BOOT!
Izzi is mad now, and she gets Brin up. Izzi suplexes Brin, for the FALCON ARROW! Cover, Izzi wins!
Winner: Izzi Dame, by pinfall
Tatum then slithers into the ring and scares Izzi! Izzi isn’t sure what to make of this, why is Izzi the new obsession?
Chase U is now in session.
Andre Chase there is a lot of history in Toronto. Fact check: DIY won the tag team titles, the Street Profits retained theirs, and on July 7th, Chase U becomes the MOTHER EFFIN’ TWO-TIME TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! The class all cheers, but Duke keeps talking with Ridge about something. Chase asks if they wanna share with the class. Duke says he can’t hide it anymore. Their win over The Good Brothers wasn’t clean. What? But they all saw Duke get that pin. Yeah, but Ridge gave an assist that no one asked for! Duke is sorry, but it has to be said. And here’s the photographic proof. Chase opens the envelope and he sees for himself.
Ridge was reaching out to pull Duke forward. Riley says he knew it all along! Ridge knows what this looks like, he is sorry. He was just over the moon when he was given the Chase U shirt. He didn’t want to be part of a group, but part of a family. That is what Chase U has been to him. That is why he also took the hit for Chase in Tag Team Turmoil. No one here is free of mistakes. But Chase must ask Ridge now stays back while the rest go to Toronto. Ridge understands, and he is sorry. Chase dismisses class, and the mood has taken a 180. Will the fortunes of Chase U do the same? Or can they still win this the right way?
Lola Vice is in the ring.
The #1 contender already has a mic, and she says the clock is ticking, Roxanne. It is almost time! So come on out here, since your days are numbered. The Prodigy obliges, but she also has security? Lola can’t believe she shook her that bad. Roxie says no, Lola attacked her, stole the belt and ran away, so these guys are here to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Attacked? Doesn’t she mean knocked Roxie out cold? Then yeah, she did that. Roxie joins Lola in the ring and says to drop the act. Roxie won’t be intimidated. After this Latina Badass vibe, Roxie sees through her. And this Sunday is the most important match of Lola’s career.
Lola says damn right! But Roxie has been watching Lola. In just a few months here, Lola built a bigger name in NXT than she ever did in Bellator. Good for her. Because clearly Lola is not the same woman who cashed in her Breakout contract and screwed Roxie over. By the way, thanks for that, because look where Roxie is now! The fans rally up for Lola but Roxie just smirks. Lola tells Roxie that yes, she is the champion. But whether it is in the ring or in the cage, Lola IS a fighter. The fans cheer that. Is Roxie a fighter? Roxie says that yes, she saw NXT Battleground’s Underground match. Roxie probably couldn’t last two minutes in that with someone like Shayna Baszler.
But the problem is… this won’t be Bellator! This won’t be the Underground! This Sunday is a wrestling match. That means Lola is in Roxie’s world now! A world that Roxie is already a master of. And Lola knows better than anyone that styles make fights. But Roxie wont’ fight Lola’s fight. Lola must wrestle Roxie’s style of match! Lola warns Roxie that she was a fighter before she was born. We all know Roxie’s story about going to Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling, six hours both ways. But Lola hasn’t told HER story. HER story of sacrifice! Lola’s mother was pregnant with her during her own blackbelt test.
And then, Lola became a fourth-degree master in Tae Kwan Do! Lola was training for the Olympics, and she’s emotional as she recalls it. The fans cheer her on to continue. Lola says her mom got sick, and so at 18 years old, Lola changed to MMA to provide for her family. At 20, she was already fighting in Madison Square Garden! Lola’s mother will be watching her on Sunday, and she can’t wait ot call home and tell her, “Mami, I did it!” All the sacrifices they both made will have been worth it! Because Lola will be the NEW NXT Women’s Champion! Roxie is a bit taken aback. She never knew all that.
And Roxie can look at Lola and she sees Lola believes everything she is saying. There’s respect for that. But the reality is, Lola, every single woman here wants to make that same phone call. But when you step in the ring with Roxie with the title on the line, those phone calls are never made. Roxie laughs, and says that every single match, every single win proves why Roxie is the Prodigy! Ask Natty, Jordynne Grace, and Lyra Valkyria why, at just 22 years old, Roxie is already building a legacy here as TWO-TIME NXT Women’s Champion. Lola will not take this title from Roxie, and it is simply unfortunate that Lola’s NXT career was during the Roxie Era.
Roxie is not giving up her title. Not to Lola, not to anyone in that damn locker room! Lola says Roxie doesn’t have to give it, Lola will take it! Roxie hit Lola with her best shot, and Lola smiled. Lola hit Roxie with her best shot, and Roxie woke up without the title. So on Sunday, Lola is one step closer to showing why she is the greatest crossover ever! And on Sunday, when Lola RIPS that title from Roxie, she becomes the FIRST CUBAN AMERICAN Women’s Champion! Lola’s fire is rising, and Roxie can feel it! Her security steps up, too, so Lola URAKENS the biggest one down! Lola says this may be Roxie’s world, but after she knocks Roxie out, she won’t know what world she’s in!
The fans fire up for Lola, but will her passion and drive be enough to dethrone The Prodigy? Or will the ice cold Roxie just put out that Latina Heat?
Ethan Page speaks.
“I rocked the foundation of NXT when I took out Oro Mensah and Noam Dar. I cracked that foundation when I debuted, taking out the NXT Champion, Trick Williams. I’ve been building a reputation for a long time around the world. And now, I’m exactly where I need to be. After Battleground, Trick Williams found out who really was the better man. Then Je’Von Evans found out the same thing when I pinned him in the middle of the ring. Sure, of course I respect fellow Canadian, Shawn Spears. But Shawn, there’s only room for one of us to be THE guy in NXT. And that’s All Ego, baby.
“This Sunday, at Heatwave, I will do what I’ve intended to do since coming to. All Ego Ethan Page will become the NXT Champion.”
No Quarter Catch Crew talks backstage.
Charlie Dempsey tells Myles Borne that the NQCC is the most dominant faction in NXT. Damon Kemp walks in excitedly, wanting to show Charlie the brass knuckles he found. Dempsey knows about these, right? Hey, guys, check this out. Dempsey tells Kemp to stop. What’s wrong with him? Does Kemp think that’s gonna work? Myles, don’t listen to Kemp. Myles! Oh, did he say something? Nah, don’t worry about it. But tonight, Myles’ best friend is his power advantage, so use it. Myles nods, he and Tavion Heights follow Dempsey out, and Kemp says he was just showing off the knuckles. But will Myles prove he’s the guy for the job in taking on Oro Mensah?
Eddy Thorpe DJs a party.
The Alpha Wolf and his brooha style is a big hit. Afterwards, the NXT prospects tell him that was such a good night. Eddy thanks them for coming, but Lexis King walks over. What is this? Some stupid TikTok trend? Dani Palmer points out it’s Eddy spinning. Spinning what? Uh, he DJs on the side. Oh, wow, really? He was behind that crap? Eddy should be ashamed of himself! If there’s one thing The King knows, it is music. And rock ‘n’ roll is where it’s at! Guns ‘n’ Roses, White Snake, Scorpions! Three minute guitar solos and riffs. And even bigger hair. That is what the ladies love. Uh, maybe for “The King,” but the clubs Eddy plays prefer EDM, bass, high energy.
Lexis says nobody actually likes that robot beep boop crap. And they wouldn’t know cool if it slapped them in the face. Well, maybe if Lexis opened his mind and his ears, he could learn a thing or two. Lexis leaves but Eddy says he’s got another gig this Saturday. Dani’s up for it. Will Lexis ever be humbled? Will Eddy have to do it himself?
Oro Mensah w/ The Meta Four VS Myles Borne w/ No Quarter Catch Crew!
After everything Ethan Page did to him and Noam Dar, Oro has been meaning to vent some frustrations. Will Mensah make the Meta Four proud as he gets back in action? Or will Myles do Dempsey proud and show Oro no quarter?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Myles waistlocks. Oro switches but Myles headlocks. Oro rolls to a cover, Myles powers through to stand back up. Myles wrenches and wristlocks Oro, but Oro spins and wrenches through. Myles rolls, wrenches back, but Oro rolls, then handstands to KICK Myles. The fans are torn but Myles storms up. They tie up, Myles spins Oro to ROCK him! Myles eggs Oro on, Oro eggs Myles on back,. Myles swings, misses, and Oro fires off CHOPS and forearms! Oro hits a headlock takeover then rains down fists! Oro thrashes Myles and the fans rally up.
Myles rolls Oro to a cover, ONE and Oro grinds the hold. Myles fights up, powers Oro to ropes, and the ref counts. Myles lets off slowly, but Oro shoves him! Myles gets around to waistlock, but Oro mule kicks a leg! Myles blocks a kick, flips Oro, but gets the ROLLING KICK! Myles ends up on ropes, Oro PENALTY KICKS him! The fans duel as Oro scuffs Myles as he goes to the apron. Oro springboards in, RIDER KICK! Oro says he’s so cold, he’s chilly! Then he ROLLING ELBOWS Myles! Cover, ONE!! Myles shows some grit but Oro drags him up. Oro reels Myles in, but Myles fights the lift! Myles back drops, Oro lands out but hits ropes!
Oro staggers, Myles hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Myles is frustrated but NXT goes picture in picture.
Myles drags Oro around to KICK him, then brings Oro up to ROCK him! Oro CHOPS back, but Myles knees low! Myles drags Oro around to hit a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Oro sputters but he stays in this. Myles storms up but Oro kicks him! And kicks him! Myles whips but Oro blocks, to then SOBAT! Myles staggers back, Oro runs up to CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! NQCC is stressed out, and Oro CLUBS Myles. And UPPERCUTS him! And CHOPS him! Oro brings Myles around to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Myles stays in this but Oro slaps him around. Oro stands Myles up but Myles ROCKS him!
Myles CLUBS and UPPERCUTS Oro in return, then whips him to a corner. Myles runs up but Oro BOOTS him! Myles ROCKS Oro, blocks boots and puts Oro in ropes, BACK2BACKBREAKER! Oro writhes, Myles stalks him, and Myles whips Oro hard into buckles! Oro falls back in a daze and the ref checks him. Oro’s somehow okay so Myles covers, TWO! Lash & Jakara tell Myles to watch himself, but Myles drags Oro up. Myles ROCKS Oro, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Oro endures, reaches out, but Myles leans on him. Oro fights back up, throws body shots, but Myles CLUBS him down! And stomps him around!
Myles KICKS Oro in the back, drags him up, then wrangles him for a rain of fists! Myles drags Oro back into the SLEEPER! Oro endures again, even as Myles squeezes. NXT returns to single picture and Oro rises up. The fans rally, Oro pries the hold open, but Myles CLUBS him in the back! Myles ROCKS Oro, Oro ROCKS Myles! The fans rally and duel, the forearms keep going! Oro gets the edge, then CHOPS! Myles gets around but Oro fights the back suplex! LEG SWEEP! PENALTY KICK! Myles staggers up, reels him in, but Myles fires elbows. Myles shoves Oro but Oro QUEBRADAS! The fans fire up as Oro keeps going!
Oro clinches to EXPLODER! Myles stagger sup, Oro kicks a leg, SUPERMAN PUNCHES, then SCISSOR- NO, Myles dodges! Myles gest around, Oro switches and rolls Myles up, TWO! ROLLING KICK takes Myles down! The fans fire up and Oro whips Myles to ropes. Myles reverses, Oro ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Myles DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and NQCC is all fired up! Kemp offers the knuckles?! Dempsey says they talked about this! Myles sees the knuckles, is confused, but then turns around into Oro’s WHEEL KICK! Down goes Myles and Oro covers, ORO WINS!
Winner: Oro Mensah, by pinfall
Kemp thought he was doing the right thing but now Dempsey’s even more upset with him than before! As for Oro, he is doing Dar proud. And he warns Ethan Page to be careful after Heatwave, because Oro’s still after him! Will Oro also be going after the NXT Champion if things go All Ego’s way?
Wes Lee speaks.
“You all know my history with the North American Championship. A tag team competitor who was forced to break out on his own, captured that title, and literally broke my back trying to defend it.” The Cardiac Kid had a passionate speech goodbye, but he also had an equally emotional return. He’s talked about this title so much, it is now an obsession. Wes wants nothing else. He is running full steam, pedal to the metal, ready to bust through the wall that is Oba Femi. Oba is a man who is seemingly incomparable. Sunday is Wes’s first 1v1 title match with Oba, and his last. This title has consumed Wes’s mind for almost two years, he needs this win. If he doesn’t, he doesn’t know what he’ll do.
Oba Femi responds.
Oba tells Wes, “The only reason you are revered as the greatest is because you came before me. I am THE RULER! THE DESTROYER! THE BRINGER OF WAR! I am the mountain that you cannot climb.” Wes is living in the past, but Oba understands why. A decorated champion, his deep connection with the fans, but Wes must understand that the beacon of light he once was is slowly beginning to dim. This is Wes’s last chance. The Cardiac Kid’s last shot to pull it off and reclaim the title that took his career to unforeseen heights. But Wes, Oba is the epitome of dominance. Everyone that has tried has failed.
Wes is great, but he is no different than those men. Oba will not only crush Wes’s body, but his dreams. Both men are ready for a modern day David VS Goliath, but will this go the same as the famous story? Or is Goliath going to win this time?
Gallus is brawling with Tyriek & Tyson!!
Seems neither side wanted to wait for their match! Wolfgang THROWS Tyriek, but Tyson throws things at Mark Coffey! Then Tyson TACKLES Wolfgang into a wood barrel! Wolfgang writhes, but Mark SMACKS Tyson with a steel chair! Tyriek gets up to brawl with Mark, and then refs rush in! These teams are out for blood, what does this mean for the match tonight?
Brin regroups with Malik & Edris.
Malik asks if she’s good. Edris says that he’s been trying to tell her, positivity alone doesn’t produce results. Malik says he can’t keep saying that. Brin asks the two to tell the truth. If they don’t want her around anymore, just tell her. It clearly isn’t working, right? She’ll go work out. If they wanna come, okay. If not, it’s okay. Brin heads out, Malik follows her, and then Edris follows Malik. Then the Good Brothers snatch the camera! Big LG shouts at Bronco Nima & Lucien Price that their girl won the Street Fight, but The OC isn’t done with OTM! Machine Gun asks them how their faces feel.
If OTM shows up next week, the Good Brothers will break both their faces! Gallows & Anderson head out, but will they have to watch their backs for retaliation?
BREAKING NEWS!
Given that brutal brawl backstage, both Gallus and Ty & Ty are being evaluated in NXT Medical, and their match has been called off! Will these teams have to wait until they’re actually in the ring to fight this out?
Carlee Bright w/ Kendal Grey VS Wendy Choo!
There was a time when the Super Cheerleader and the Queen of Comfy would’ve gotten along quite well. However, something has changed Wendy into more a zombie than a slacker. Her sleep blindfold says “DEAD INSIDE,” is that how she’ll make Carlee feel soon enough?
The bell rings, Carlee fires forearms on Wendy! Carlee fires off, Kendal cheers her own, but then Wendy gets around to throw Carlee by her hair! Wendy gets Carlee up but Carlee cartwheels through the wristlock. Wendy still WRINGS Carlee out! Carlee reaches up, headscissors, and she squeezes tight! Wendy moves around, pops free, and she has a sinister grin on her face! Wendy leaps onto Carlee for a headlock, grinds her down, but Carlee claws her way up. Carlee powers out, drops down, but Wendy counters the hip toss, only for Carlee to counter the counter! Hip toss and lateral press, ONE!!
Wendy rises up but Carlee DECKS her! Carlee fires up, runs in, but into BOOTS! Wendy then runs up, SLIDING FLATLINER! Wendy stares blankly at Carlee as she flounders away. Wendy CHOKES Carlee, lets off as the ref counts, and then stalks her to a corner. Kendal coaches Carlee but Wendy snapmares, for a NECK TWIST! Carlee crawls, Wendy AX KICKS Carlee down! Wendy CHOKES Carlee, fires forearms, then HEADBUTTS her down! The fans rally, Wendy drags Carlee up, but Carlee fires body shots. The fans rally, and Wendy CLUBS Carlee down. Wendy whips Carlee to a corner, runs in and SPLASHES!
Wendy wrenches Carlee and puts her up top, into a Tree of Woe! Wendy goes corner to corner, runs back in, and DROPKICKS Carlee out of the Tree! Cover, TWO! Carlee is still in this and now Wendy is getting mad! Wendy brings Carlee up, Carlee blocks the buckle bump. Carlee elbows free, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Wendy staggers up, Carlee CLOBBERS her! And CLOBBERS her again! The fans fire up with Carlee, she runs in at the corner, HANDSPRING KICK! Carlee then DROPKICKS Wendy down, to STANDING MOONSAULT, but only knees! Wendy wrenches, hammerlocks, and TWISTED LARIAT!
But that’s not all! NIGHT NIGHT CLUTCH!! Carlee is caught, she taps! Wendy wins!
Winner: Wendy Choo, by submission
But she won’t let go until she’s satisfied! Wendy finally sets Carlee free, and she has a sinister smile. Is Wendy going to make everyone’s nightmares come true?
Trick Williams speaks.
“Sunday, Heatwave, Toronto. It’s my biggest test yet. Three challengers, they’ve all got cases. The Young OG, Goofy Ass Spears, and All Talk Ethan Page. Fatal 4 Way match, where anything can happen. But the only thing that will happen is I’m retaining my NXT Championship. And this Sunday at Heatwave, you already know what’s going down! I retain my NXT title.”
Shawn Michaels speaks.
“Over the past several months, there have been disturbances in NXT caused by one young man, Brooks Jensen.” Jensen has shared video on social media that NXT officials have been trying to silence him, and HBK explains that following his series of posts, it is clear Brooks has been making disparaging remarks towards the brand. Jensen even want so far as to say that one way or another, he will be heard. Reports came out that he was released from his WWE contract, but HBK confirms those reports are false. After his split from Briggs, Jensen began to spiral. He was asked to take a sabbatical to clear his head.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen and NXT has been forced to take action to keep Jensen away from tapings and even live events. Jensen only got worse and worse, but as part of the NXT family, HBK is willing to give him a second chance. Next Tuesday, HBK invites Jensen to have a sit-down discussion with General Manager, Ava Raine, to talk about his future, and to see if he can be steered in the right direction. Will Jensen take HBK up on this gracious offer?
Karmen Petrovic VS Jazmyn Nyx w/ Jacy Jayne!
Well, she did say she was gonna do something about the disrespect, so now Karmen is getting her match with the toxic sidekick! Will Karmen make them respect her? Or will the egos of Jazmyn & Jacy only grow bigger from here?
NXT returns and Karmen makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. Jazmyn ducks a kick but Karmen jumps the sweep. Jazmyn is annoyed and the two circle. They tie up, Karmen headlocks, and Jazmyn pulls hair to power out. Karmen sweeps the legs and clamps on with another headlock. Jazmyn fights up, fires body shots, but Karmen wrenches to wristlock. Jazmyn arm-drags but Karmen holds on to hammerlock! Jazmyn is annoyed and fights up to her feet. Jazmyn wrenches, Karmen rolls, and Karmen kicks free to wrench back. Karmen wristlocks, Jazmyn pulls hair to throw Karmen down!
The ref reprimands, Jazmyn runs but Karmen avoids the Penalty Kick to roll her up! TWO, and Jazmyn avoids a kick! The two reset, approach, and Karmen dodges to whip. Jazmyn reverses but Karmen goes up to SOBAT! Karmen gets moving to BASEMENT BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Jacy gets on the apron tot aunt Karmen, but Karmen still blocks Jazmyn’s sucker punch! Karmen whips, Jazmyn reverses, but Jazmyn catches Karmen this time to KICK her down! Jazmyn stomps Karmen in the corner, then brings her up. Karmen pushes Jazmyn but Jazmyn ROCKS Karmen! Jazmyn turns Karmen for a NECKBREAKER!
Jazmyn kips up smooth, runs and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Jazmyn is annoyed but she clamps on the headscissor squeeze. Fallon Henley is watching backstage, and is moderately impressed. The fans rally as Karmen endures the squeeze, and she fights around. Karmen turns over and manages to tuck Jazmyn to a cover, TWO!! Jazmyn escapes, storms up, but into a BOOT! And a JUMP ROUNDHOUSE! Karmen then hits a BULLDOG! Karmen fires up and the fans are with her as she rallies on Jazmyn! DISCUS LARIAT a la Natty! Karmen then runs up, wrenches, KICKS, and KICKS again!
Karmen wrenches, WRINGS Jazmyn out, and she takes aim. But Jacy grabs at her, so Karmen STOMPS Jacy’s hand! Jacy clutches her fingers, Karmen stays to mind your business. But then TOXIC PELE!! Cover, Jazmyn wins!
Winner: Jazmyn Nyx, by pinfall
Jacy pushes the ref aside so she can raise Jazmyn’s hand in victory. Will this devious duo soon take over NXT with their toxicity?
Nathan Frazer talks with Axiom backstage.
The Jersey Island Rocket is thinking that they gotta find a way early on to chuck ’em out, DIVE on ’em, get ’em back in- Yeah, and then tag to Axiom so he can- Wait, wait, what? Tag? Yeah, isn’t Frazer talking their tag title match? Oh, sorry, Frazer was talking about WWE Speed tomorrow, against Xavier Woods. Axiom cannot believe this! They have their match at Heatwave on Sunday! Yes, against Chase U, Frazer knows! He’ll be focused. But he needs to focus what’s ahead of him, and that is Woods in three minutes or less. Axiom looks stressed. And Frazer doesn’t look focused! Frazer says they’re not gonna overlook Chase U, Chase U are former tag team champions.
But guess what? They’re the best team in the game right now! No one is knocking them off their horses! Frazer will be laser focused when the time comes, they’ll be fine. Frazer says to watch tape on Saturday. Axiom sighs, but will the Hard-Hitting Home Truth be that Frazer’s just doing too much?
Karmen storms into Ava’s office.
She saw that, right? Yes, she did. Then Karmen doesn’t care if it’s Jazmyn, Jacy or both, and she doesn’t care if she has to do it alone. Ava says Karmen doesn’t have to do it alone. Her friend came and talked to Ava, said how they’re both upset with Jacy & Jazmyn, and now they’ll have a match on the Heatwave preshow. OMG, Natty’s back? Uh, no, it’s Arianna Grace. She may not be The BOAT, but she is the Beauty Queen! And Canadians have to stick together, eh? What better place for them to team up for the first time ever than their hometown of Toronto? They’ll take on Jacy & Jazmyn together!
It’ll be the Beauty Queen and the Princess, OH CANADA she can’t wait! Arianna squees and hurries away, but Karmen is getting a headache. But will she be able to tolerate Arianna long enough to kick Jacy & Jazmyn in half?
Sol Ruca speaks.
“Growing up, I was never one to play by the rules. And in gymnastics, there are a lot of those. Instead, I taught myself almost everything I know with my own beam, mat and bars. I went to the beach and the park, and I taught myself through trial and error. I jumped into competing in acrobatics and tumbling, and accepted a scholarship to the University of Oregon, where I was a multi-acrobatic-event national champion. Fast forward to today, my thirst for adrenaline and ability to adapt quickly landed me in my new home of NXT.
“I was in my element in that ladder match at Battleground. But I’m not afraid to admit, I came up short to the better woman that night. Like LeBron James says, ‘You can’t be afraid to fail, it’s the only way you succeed.’ While everyone else may talk the talk for what they think is their opportunity, I simply focus on walking the walk. And snatching a few souls on the way. Make no mistake: I am bringing the heat to Toronto, and leaving as NXT Women’s North American Champion.” The Surfer Girl is ready to ride the wave, but will she see not even she does it like Lani?
Time for the NXT Championship contract signing!
Already in the ring and in their seats are the three challengers, Ethan Page, Shawn Spears & Je’Von Evans. And of course, THE NXT Champion gets his proper introduction. The fans chant “Whoop Dat Trick!” as the man himself makes his way out to the ring. Trick steps inside, sets his title on the podium, and then grabs the mic. “WOO~! Hey yo check it, there’s a Heatwave coming to Toronto, and I know you boys are hungry. But it odn'[t matter, because in Toronto, the people are gonna be chanting one thing. NXT, tell ’em what we gon’ do! “WHOOP DAT TRICK!”
Ethan says this is why he loves Trick. He loves that Trick doesn’t care! Not if it’s a singles match, a Fatal 4, he’ll bring that same energy no matter what. Trick fights for the people, with his emotions, and he is THE champ! Honestly, if Ethan is being real,. Trick’s the hottest thing going in WWE right now. But this swagger Trick has? Yeah, Ethan’s seen this before. He saw it at Battleground. The match he would’ve won- But he didn’t! He got whooped! So quit wasting everyone’s time and just say what he wants to say. Ethan says he would, if not for Trick rudely interrupting.
The fans taunt Ethan with “YOU GOT WHOOPED!” but Ethan says this swagger, Trick is planning on bringing it to Toronto. Well, this won’t be like in Vegas. This is a Fatal 4 Way! Ethan doesn’t have to beat Trick to win the title, even though he can. He just doesn’t have to now. Trick, the odds in this match are not in your favor. Trick asks Ethan if he really thinks Trick doesn’t know the stakes. Does Ethan think Trick doesn’t know his back is against the wall? Trick’s back has always been against the wall! And he always comes through! The fans cheer that.
Trick says he probably has the least experience of anyone who’s ever held this NXT Championship. But guess what? Trick wears it well. And that is why he grinds so hard, puts in the work. Ethan comes around talking about his résumé, his accolades, his work. Trick’s got a résumé as well. And on Sunday, Trick adds another win to it. Shawn Spears says Trick must love the sound of his own voice, huh? The fans boo but Spears says Trick must believe every word he says. Pure emotion pouring out. Spears disagrees with Ethan, though. He loves this emotion, this swagger. So here’s what Trick should do: Keep doing your thing. Because it’s that swagger that brings Spears the title.
It is Trick’s swagger that got him pinned by Spears last week! Spoilers, Trick. In Toronto, Canada, Spears’ hand will be raised again. The fans boo but Spears says here’s how he sees it. There’s a champion who wears his heart on his sleeve, another guy who feeds his ego, and oh, a 20-year-old kid who is just happy to be here. Je’Von mockingly says, “Oh, oh, 20 year old kid~!” Yeah, yeah, everyone’s used that since Je’Von got here. “This kid” already signs his part! Spears is just saying, we saw in his video earlier, this is Je’Von’s first PLE ever. Je’Von is headlining! But Spears will be right there with him the whole way.
Spears signs his part, and says Je’Von reminds Spears of that one team that makes it to the big one. They make it to the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Superbowl, and they don’t have a shot in hell in winning, but is just happy to be there. Je’Von says what’s crazy is, everyone wants to use age against him like he’s not a threat. But we’ll see about that. NXT, if you hear him, let him hear ya say “YEART~!” “YEART~!” Then is the Young OG nervous? “NO!” Well, Je’Von won’t lie, he is. But is the Young OG excited? “YES!” Yeah he is! Because when he walks into Heatwave, everyone will learn that boy BOUNCY~!
But if we’re talking experience, Spears, let’s talk about how much experience you’ve had holding that title. Oops! He don’t have any. So when Je’Von walks into Heatwave, he will leave NXT Champion, and he’ll show Spears what a champion really looks like. And that’s all love. Je’Von puts his mic down, Spears scowls but he passes the contract over. How does Trick hear about that? Did he just hear all that? Trick says yeah, he did. Trick reaches for the contract but Ethan takes it away. Ethan says Trick may’ve heard Je’Von, but he probably doesn’t like any of that. Ethan signs his part, and says he and Spears have both beaten Je’Von. Can Trick do that?
Ethan’s been in the ring with both Trick and Je’Von, and Ethan will admit, he doesn’t like Trick’s odds. Well, Trick doesn’t like Ethan. And as far as this title goes, it is every man for himself. He ain’t blind, he sees the Young OG, give it up for him. He’s been doing his thing. And yeah, he’s bouncy. But Trick makes one thing clear. Je’Von can do a lot of great things, and Trick likes him a lot. But there is one thing Je’Von can’t do, and that’s take the title from Trick. Spears points out that Je’Von can just pin Ethan and take the title. Ethan counters by saying when he pins Je’Von, Ethan becomes NXT Champion!
Spears says wait, no, because Spears is gonna be champion. Ethan will still be disappointed, and Je’Von will still be too young for this. Je’Von says the kid about to rock his old ass if he keeps it up! Je’Von says Ethan and Spears keep on stirrin’ up drama, and Trick is his dawg, but Sunday, Je’Von is coming for the title. And there ain’t nothing Trick or these two dumbasses can do about it! Spears DECKS Je’Von! And Ethan goes after Trick! The fans boo as the Canadians hit first! Spears throws chairs out of the way, has Je’Von up top and throws hands, but Je’Von gets under! Trick turns things around on Ethan, too!
Trick FLAPJACKS Ethan through a table! Je’Von POWERBOMBS Spears through the other table!! The fans fire up but then Je’Von glances at the gold. Trick sees Je’Von eyeing what’s his and snatches the belt. These two were meant to battle it out 1v1 in the first place, will it come down to them by the end of it? Or will the fire of a Fatal 4 Wat be too much for either of them?
My Thoughts:
A very good go-home to Heatwave, but it also made the already talkative NXT much more talkative. I will say, I kinda dig how they’re doing the Jensen story. HBK sharing Jensen’s apparent downward spiral coupled with his chaotic attempts to get back in the building, there’s some real intrigue into how his character’s changed. The sit-down meeting HBK has asked for will make for a very interesting segment, and I would think/hope Josh Briggs gets involved given their history. Also, powerful stuff from Lola in that promo with Roxie, but sadly Roxie might be right. It just doesn’t feel like Lola’s time, as popular as she is with the NXT regular audience. Roxie could probably cheat to retain while helping in Lola’s Face turn.
Really funny promos from Arianna with Karmen, both to set up Karmen VS Jazmyn and then to set up the tag match for Heatwave. Team Toronto might win, if Karmen and Arianna can find a way to work together. Very good stuff from Stone and Stevie getting on each other’s nerves, good set up for Oro VS Myles. Good promo from NQCC where Dempsey’s logic continues to confuse Kemp. First he wants to be like Tony D, now he doesn’t, what is Kemp to do? Good win for Oro, though, he’ll be primed to face Ethan after Heatwave no matter what happens in the title match.
Very good promo from Chase U to address the controversy Ridge and Duke have been hiding. Riley got fittingly smug about being vindicated, that might come into play later on. At the same time, Axiom and Frazer are still feeling their own dysfunction as Frazer keeps trying to climb the Speed Division ranks. It really comes down to which team can’t get past their issues. Chase U probably loses just to add to this story with Ridge where they just weren’t good enough without his cheating, and then Axiom and Frazer can continue to be at odds about Frazer splitting his focus until something happens closer to SummerSlam season.
Great Street Fight to open the action, but I figured Jaida would win given she’s the NXT talent. Good promo from Good Brothers later to call out OTM, though, and that should be some really good stuff. Maybe Good Brothers win to force a Mixed Six as the blowoff, with Jaida getting another pin on Mia to cape it off. That is to say, I don’t think Nima & Price should be pinning the Good Brothers, at least not in a fair fight. Good match from Brin and Izzi, but I figured Izzi would win. Good bit of Tatum showing up to creep Izzi out, too, as well as the losing streak now getting in Brin’s head and affecting the trio.
Great brawl to “cancel” Gallus VS Tyriek & Tyson, they should raise the stakes and make their tag match Tornado Rules or something. Great tag match from Hank ‘n’ Tank VS New Catch Republic to show Hank ‘n’ Tank do have what it takes. Good match from Carlee and Wendy, but of course Wendy wins again. Good promo from Eddy and Lexis to get on their feud, but I never would’ve thought musical choices would be a motivator. Like many of Lexis’ feuds so far, I’m sure they go back and forth, each winning one, and then we get a No Disqualification type blowoff down the line.
Very good promos from both Kelani and Sol to hype up not just their athletic abilities but also their match. I feel like Sol would’ve already been Women’s North American Champion after Battleground if she was gonna have this title at all, so I would think Kelani retains and Sol moves her way up to the top title. Very good promos from Wes and Oba to do very much the same. Wes wants that title so bad, he probably pushes himself a bit too far and ends up losing, forcing him to move on and finally go for the top title. And speaking of THE NXT title, really good promos from each guy leading to the contract signing. Good promos here, too, though maybe things could’ve been trimmed down a bit. Good brawl, though, but Trick and Je’Von each standing tall, feels like a Canadian finds a way to win in Canada.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/25/25)
Round 8, all together!
The penultimate round of this round robin!
Best of the Super Juniors 32 enters round 8, and there are still a lot of moving pieces! Who will be that much closer to the finals?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Robbie Eagles; Eagles wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kushida wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Titan; Yoh wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Dragon Dia VS Robbie X; Dia wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS Nick Wayne; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Ninja Mack; Mack wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Taiji Ishimori VS SHO; Sho wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Francesco Akira VS Clark Connors; Connors wins, by disqualification.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Kevin Knight; Desperado wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Hiromu Takahashi; Hiromu wins.
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Here are the current A Block standings!
Master Wato: 5-2, 10 points
Clark Connors: 4-3, 8 points
Francesco Akira: 4-3, 8 points
Kosei Fujita: 4-3, 8 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 4-3, 8 points
Robbie X: 3-4, 6 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-4, 6 points
KUSHIDA: 3-4, 6 points
Dragon Dia: 3-4, 6 points
Ninja Mack: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current B Block standings!
YOH: 4-3, 8 points
Nick Wayne: 4-3, 8 points
MAO: 4-3, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-3, 8 points
El Desperado: 4-3, 8 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-4, 6 points
Kevin Knight: 3-4, 6 points
SHO: 3-4, 6 points
Titan: 3-4, 6 points
Robbie Eagles: 3-4, 6 points
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Robbie Eagles!
The Funky Weapon fell short in last round’s main event, but he proved he’s still got it. But can he get it going again this late into the tournament? Or does the Sniper of the Skies have the kill shot waiting?
The bell rings, Eagles runs up, wheelbarrows, victory rolls and has the legs, RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Taguchi claws at the mat, drags Eagles along, and makes it to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles drags Taguchi back, but Taguchi kicks Eagles down to have OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Eagles scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go, Eagles bails out, and Taguchi goes to the corner, TRIANGLE- NO, Eagles moves, Taguchi lands safe on the apron, but then the leg jams! Eagles 619s the legs out! Taguchi falls to the floor, Eagles brings him around, and he KICKS the bad leg! The fans rally, Eagles taunts Taguchi, then drags Taguchi around.
Eagles SMASHES Taguchi’s knee off the floor! The fans cheer, Eagles stands Taguchi up, and he puts him in the corner. Eagles pulls Taguchi’s legs against the crossbar! The ref reprimands and counts, Eagles lets go at 4, but he sits on Taguchi! Eagles eggs Taguchi on as he hops down, then rallies the fans. Eagles aims from the apron, springboards in, but into ANTIAIR HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Taguchi clutches his leg but he rolls his way to Eagles. Taguchi has Eagles on ropes and rubs it in his face! POINT BLANK HIP again and again! Taguchi then runs, to HIP ATTACK! Eagles sputters and the fans cheer!
Taguchi calls upon the powers of Strange Style, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Eagles rolls up with bridge, TWO! Taguchi rolls Eagles, TWO! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Eagles scrambles, rolls, and KICKS Taguchi down! The fans rally while Eagles shakes out the bad leg. Eagles stands, hobbles, and he shows some cheek! HIP ATTACK! And HIP ATTACK! Taguchi sputters, Eagles fires the fans up with some swivel, but Taguchi blocks the hip attack to HEADBUTT the butt! The fans cheer and Taguchi HEADBUTTS Eagles’ stomach! The forearms fly, Taguchi gets the edge, but Eagles ROUNDHOUSES! SUPERKICKS! ENZI- NO, Taguchi ducks! OH MY GAH ANKLE!
Eagles rolls and kicks free, then catches Taguchi. Taguchi shoves free to HIP ATTACK! Eagles says I’LL BE BACK, but Taguchi catches him! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Eagles reaches out, crawls forward, and the fans rally up! Taguchi stands Eagles up, Eagles cravats, ASAI- NO, Taguchi slips free of the DDT! Drop toehold, and OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Eagles endures, the fans fire up, but Taguchi yanks Eagles back! Chicken wings, DODON- NO, Eagles victory rolls! TWO and Taguchi has it! TWO and they roll, roll, roll, roll, roll! In the end, Taguchi has it, TWO!!! Eagles escapes but both men are dizzy! Taguchi fires up, the fans are with him, but both men fall over!
The fans rally hard, and this is just the first five minutes! Taguchi ENZIGIRIS! Eagles is against ropes, but he comes back to HYPERION!!! Cover, EAGLES WINS!!
Winner: Robbie Eagles, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
It was a wild shootout from the start, but it is Eagles who hits the mark! Will the Sniper still take aim at the top? Or will someone else in the block block his path?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Time Splitter and the Heel Master are on that bubble, one loss means the end for them! Will Kushida pick up speed and make it Back to the Future? Or does Kanemaru have one last cheap trick up his sleeve?
Kushida is on the corner for his entrance, and Kanemaru attacks! And ROCKET LAUNCHES him! The bell rings and Kanemaru whips to then DROPKICK the legs! Kanemaru steps through for a FIGURE FOUR! Kushida scrambles and rolls all the way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref reprimands, Kanemaru lets go, and Kushida scrambles away to the other side. Kanemaru drags Kushida back from ropes, holds him open, then gives a foot to the ref to split the wishbone! The fans cheer, Kanemaru turns Kushida over and SMASHES the knee! Kushida writhes more but Kanemaru is on him again, to YANK the leg!
Kanemaru taunts Kushida, mockingly asking what’s wrong. Kanemaru kicks Kushida to ropes, but Kushida CHOPS! Kanemaru kicks the leg, Kushida CHOPS, then Kushida CHOPS again! Kushida KICKS Kanemaru’s arm! The fans rally, Kushida whips, but Kanemaru reverses. Kanemaru handsprings, but Kanemaru DROPKICKS the legs! FIGURE FOUR!! The fans rally for Kushida while he endures, and he fights to push the main leg! Kanemaru powers the hold back down! Kushida endures, fights over, ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud but Kanemaru holds on until the ref reprimands. Kushida hobbles to the apron, and Kanemaru runs up.
Kushida RAMS Kanemaru, HOTSHOTS him away, then hurries up the corner. Kushida leaps but Kanemaru moves! Kushida’s leg jams, and Kanemaru trips him! Step through, but Kushida cradles, TWO!! Kanemaru escapes, Kushida waistlocks, but Kanemaru switches. Kushida slips under, FLIPS Kanemaru, and has the HOVERBOARD! Kanemaru fights up, spins through, and kicks the bad leg! Kushida PELES! Kanemaru goes to a corner, Kushida runs in, but Kanemaru BOOTS Kushida! Kanemaru runs, Kushida drops then HIP TOSSES into the ARM- NO, Kanemaru stacks Kushida, TWO! Kanemaru kicks and scoops, BRITISH-
NO, Kushida wrenches through to hop on, HOVERBOARD!! Kanemaru endures as Kushida thrashes the arm, and he grabs the ref! Kanemaru sends the ref into Kushida then ENZIGIRIS! Kushida and the ref are both down, so Kanemaru takes a swig of his whiskey! Kushida stands, but he smothers Kanemaru! Then TANAKA FASTBALL sends the mist flying! Backslide, KUSHIDA WINS!
Winner: Kushida, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kanemaru earns 0)
Another fast and furious match as this night gets going, and Kushida turns things around! Kanemaru is more than likely out of the running now, but can Kushida still make it to the finals? Or is time running out?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Titan!
One man is near the front but the other is near the back! Will Direct Drive kick it into gear and keep it fresh? Or will El Inmortal stay alive for a little longer?
The bell rings and the two rush in! Titan DROPKICKS Yoh and Yoh tumbles out! Titan builds speed, Yoh is back and he trips Titan! Yoh ties Titan up in the Paradise Lock! Milano Collection AT can’t believe what he’s seeing! Yoh fires the fans up, then runs to DROPKICK Titan out of Paradise! Yoh hurries to suplex, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Titan stays in this but Yoh stays focused as the fans rally up. Titan stirs while Yoh tunes up! SUPER- NO, Titan ducks the kick, shoves, and then goes Matrix to dodge! CALF KICK! Yoh tumbles, Titan runs, but Yoh puts Titan on the apron. Titan GAMANGINRIS in return!
Titan then springboards and FLYING RANAS! Yoh tumbles out again and Titan FLIES! Down goes Yoh and the fans fire up again! The fans fire up, Titan puts Yoh in the ring, and then Titan springboards again! DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Yoh stays in this and the fans rally more. Titan waits on Yoh, pounds the mat, and the fans rally back up. Yoh stands, Titan throws off his elbow pads, and he FRAME- NO, Yoh BOOTS Titan first! Titan comes back but Yoh ducks a lariat to full nelson! Titan breaks free, switches, but Yoh elbows and runs! Titan follows to TORNADO DDT, and he brings Yoh up! But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Titan sputters, and Yoh roars as he rises up. The fans cheer and Yoh brings Titan around. Yoh underhooks but Titan fights it! The fans rally, Titan wrenches and tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Then he drags Yoh up to suplex, GOURD BUSTER! SUPERKICK! The fans fire up with Titan and he hurries to the corner! Titan skins the cat up top, aims and LA LANCER!! Yoh spasms, Titan covers, TWO!!! Yoh survives and the fans fire up again! Titan loosens his mask a bit, roars and the fans are with him! Titan drags Yoh up, reverse rack, but Yoh slips out of the yoyo! SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Titan still lives, but Yoh roars again! Yoh drags Titan up, underhooks, DIRECT DRIVE!! Cover, YOH WINS!!
Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Titan earns 0)
It’s like everyone is going for a speed record in this round! Yoh seals the deal like Ziploc, and now leads with 10 points! Is it freshness guaranteed for the finals?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Dragon Dia VS Robbie X!
The block is sorting out with every match, but both men are on the bubble! Will the Infinite Carat Diamond be greater than X? Or will the X Express stay on track?
The bell rings and the fans rally. Robbie gets fans to bark for the War Dogs, and he ties up with Dia. Robbie puts Dia on ropes, the ref counts, and Robbie lets off, to CHOP! Robbie CLUBS Dia, stomps him down, then drags him back up. Robbie ROCKS Dia, whips, but Dia ducks ‘n’ dodges then slides to tilt-o-whirl and arm-drag! Then DROPKICK! Robbie tumbles out, Dia FLIES! Down goes Robbie and the fans fire up! Dia brings Robbie back up, puts him in the ring and covers, TWO! Robbie bails back out but Dia waits. Robbie shakes out an arm, rolls back in, but bails out again. Dia rushes after Robbie, but Robbie picks him up and POSTS him!
Dia writhes but Robbie KICKS him in the back! Robbie then stands Dia up just to DECK him! Robbie tells fans to move aside, and he grabs one of the chairs. Robbie brings that over, sits Dia down and CHOPSS! Robbie wants more chairs so he takes another one from the crowd. Robbie sets that chair up, runs up, and leaps to CANNONBALL Dia down! The fans fire up with Robbie, and he goes back to Dia. Robbie drags Dia up, puts him in the ring, then pushes to a cover, TWO! Dia stays in this and the fans applaud. Robbie stomps Dia on the back, then stands him up to whip corner to corner. Dia hits buckles hard and falls to the mat!
Robbie stands on Dia’s back, shouts for the War Dogs, and the fans cheer. Robbie sits Dia up, steps over, and he BITES Dia’s fingers! The ref reprimands and counts, Robbie stops and tells the ref to shut up. Robbie drags Dia back up, but Dia CHOPS! Robbie eggs Dia on, but Dia CHOPS again! Robbie CHOPS in return! Dia goes to a corner, Robbie runs up, but Dia BOOTS then RANAS! The fans fire up as Robbie staggers away. Dia growls and rises up. The fans rally and Dia runs in, but Robbie dodges. Dia dodges in return, then goes to the apron to trip Robbie! TORNILLO SPLASH! The fans fire up again as Robbie is on the ropes!
Dia dials it up, 619! Robbie flops back, Dia STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Robbie stays in this but Dia fires up more! The fans are with Dia and he goes to the corner. Dia climbs, watches Robbie rise, D D D- NO, Robbie stops the 4DT and suplexes! Robbie hangs Dia out to dry, then goes to the corner! GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Dia survives and the fans fire up again! Robbie is frustrated but he drags Dia back up. Robbie CLUBS Dia, suplexes, but Dia cradles! TWO!! Robbie escapes, hobbles away, but Dia runs up. Robbie BOOTS Dia, goes up, but Dia GAMANGIRIS! Dia goes up to get Robbie, ASTRO SCISSCORS!
Dia goes back up, D D D D T!! Cover, TWO!! Robbie survives going 4D but Dia just fires up more! Dia runs, rolls, REPTILI- NO, Robbie stops the rana! And makes it a SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Dia survives and the fans are thunderous! Robbie thinks on what he must do next, but he rises up while the fans rally again. Dia is in the corner, Robbie LARIATS! Robbie puts the leg in ropes to KICK, then he SPIN KICKS! RUNNING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Dia stays in this but Robbie stays on him! “You’re dead, b*tch!” Robbie handsprings, Dia dodges, DOUBLE CORK!!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Robbie survives, but Dia SOBATS! ENZIGIRIS! But Robbie PELES! And DREAMCAST KICKS! Then Robbie reels Dia in, lifts, but Dia REPTILIAN RANAS!!! Cover, DIA WINS!!
Winner: Dragon Dia, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Robbie earns 0)
Both men love to go “X-treme,” but this skater boi is the one still standing! Will the Infinite Carat Diamond continue to shine until he’s holding up the trophy?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS Nick Wayne!
DDT Pro collides with AEW/ROH, with both men just a step behind first place! But will the Strange Love Connection throw the Prodigy off his game? Or will the Idol Warrior see he just lives in Wayne’s World?
The bell rings and the two rush in! Mao BOOTS but Nick brushes that off! Nick and Mao fire forearms, Mao gets the fans to cheer him, then he kicks low! Mao whips, Nick reverses, then hurdles, then bypasses to UPPERCUT! Nick kips up and the fans fire up. Nick then covers Mao, TWO! The fans cheer while Nick flexes. Nick drags Mao up to CHOP! Mao comes back to SMACK Nick down! And then Tsukakui! The fans cheer as Mao waits on Nick. Nick rises, Mao winds up, and Mao kicks, kicks, and KICKS! Mao whips, Nick reverses, but Mao DROPKICKS! Mao kips up, and Tsukakui! The fans rally and Mao claps along.
Mao runs to BOOT Nick against ropes, then he runs again to CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Nick stays in this but Mao has JUST FACELOCK! Nick endures, and the fans rally as he reaches out, fights around, then finds the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud and Mao lets go. Mao gets a Shikaku chant going, then he brings Nick up. Mao whips, Nick grabs ropes and KICKS back! Nick kicks again but Mao blocks to step over and WHEEL KICK! Mao then reels Nick in and calls his shot, but Nick suplexes first! The fans cheer all the same while both men are down. Mao goes to ropes, Nick rises up, and the fans rally again.
Mao is in a corner, Nick runs in, and Nick UPPERCUTS! Nick snapmares then runs up, spins Mao, and ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Nick keeps his cool. Mao sits up and checks his head. Nick stalks Mao, waistlocks, but Mao fights the nelson! Nick still powers through to have half, but Mao REAR HEADBUTTS! Mao whips, Nick reverses, then Nick avoids the knee to SHOOTING STASR! Cover, Mao goes Matrix! GEDO CLUTCH BRIDGE! TWO, and Nick has the body scissors the JAPANESE LEG ROLL! TWO, and Mao has a waistlock! This is a DOUBLE COVER, TWO!!! Both men get up and the fans fire up!
Mao says look but Nick says shut up! Nick says look, Mao says he can shut up! Mao ROCKS Nick! Nick SUPERKICKS back! Nick goes up the corner, WAYNE’S- NO, Mao ducks the cutter, keeps moving, SPIDER-MAN into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Nick handsprings to STUNNER! Bit Mao kips up to STUNNER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down again! Mao sits up first and the fans rally. Mao and Nick crawl to each other, go forehead to forehead, then they stand to go forearm for forearm! Mao gets the Shikaku chant going again, then he ROCKS Nick! Nick comes back to ROCK Mao!
The forearms keep going and the fans rally up. Nick fires a flurry, but Mao winds up to SMACK Nick! Mao powers up, runs, OSAKA- NO, Nick BOOTS the uppercut! Mao avoids the roundhouse! Mao SLAPS, SLAPS, but Nick CROSS COUNTERS! Nick fires up and runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Then LEAP FROG into the GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Mao survives the turnaround but Nick fires back up! The fans rally, Nick says “IKU ZO~!” and he hooks Mao up! But Mao fights the Prodigy Plex! Mao spins Nick around and around and around, then reels him in for a POWERBOMB! Nick stands, Mao hits a DESTROYER!
Nick ends up in a corner, Mao runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Nick goes up to FLYING CRUCIFIX DRIVER! The fans fire up with Nick as he goes up, up, and WAYNE’S WORLD, but Mao handsprings through!? To STEAL WAYNE’S WORLD!!! Cover, TWO!??! But into the JUST FACELOCK!!! Nick scrambles, Mao rolls him away, DICK KILLER!!!! NICK TAPS, MAO WINS!!
Winner: Mao, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)
More like the Nick Killer, but the point is, Mao overtakes The Prodigy to be right behind Yoh! But Mao still shows Nick respect with a handshake. Will these two run it back one day? Will one of them be the Best of the Super Juniors when they do?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Ninja Mack!
The Japanese Young Punk is mighty, and he is just outside the front of this block. However, the American Ninja Warrior, for all his speed and agility, has fallen completely out of the race. Will Mack manage to spoil something for Fujita? Or will even he see that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The bell rings and Mack offers the handshake. The fans applaud but Fujita dismisses it. Mack and Fujita circle, feel things out, then tie up. Fujita powers Mack back but Mack breaks free. They go again. fight for control, and Fujita pushes Mack to ropes. Mack powers his way back, then shoves Fujita way. The fans cheer and both men fire up as they go again. They clinch, fight for control, and Fujita puts Mack on the ropes. The ref counts the break, Fujita lets off with pats on the shoulder, but then CHOPS! Mack CHOPS, but Fujita CHOPS again! Mack CHOPS again, but so does Fujita! The fans rally as the CHOPS keep going!
Fujita CHOPS and Mack wobbles! Fujita CHPOS, CHOPS, CHPOS, then runs, but Mack UPPERCUTS! Mack runs, leaps over the dropdown, then TOSSES Fujita out! Mack builds speed, Fujita slips in, and he catches Mack in the handspring to GERMAN SUPLEX! Mack tumbles out and the fans fire up! Fujita goes up the corner and the fans rally, SUPER CANNONBALL! Down goes Mack and the fans fire up again! Fujita puts Mack in, then aims to ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, ONE!! Mack is tougher than that and the fans rally. Fujita stomps Mack, pushes him down, then yanks his leg for a HEEL HOOK!
Mack endures as Fujita grinds the hold, but Mack SLAPS and CHOPS! Fujita CRANKS the foot, but Mack scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Fujita DDTS the leg! The ref reprimands but Mack writhes. Fujita drags Mack around, and he SMASHES the knee! Mack writhes more but Fujita has him again. Fujita brings Mack around, turns him over, and has a HALF CRAB! Fujita pulls way back on that leg but Mack refuses to quit! Mack powers up, but Fujita brings him away from the ropes! Fujita has a deep angle on that leg, but Mack still makes the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Fujita lets go at 4, and the fans rally again.
Fujita stomps Mack, brings him up and CHOPS! Mack calls to his “little ninja” fans but Fujita CHOPS! Mack goes along ropes, the fans rally, but Fujita whips him corner to corner. Mack goes up and over, rolls, then comes back to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Mack rises, hobbles his way over, and he brings Fujita up with a waistlock. GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ONE, but Mack holds on! Fujita reaches for ropes, Mack GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Another bridging cover, TWO! Mack still holds on, and he GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans fire up but Fujita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK!
Mack lets go and the fans rally again. Mack brings Fujita up, bumps him off buckles, and then RAMS him in the back! And RAMS him again! Mack goes up, climbs up, and he CLUBS away on Fujita’s back. Mack drags Fujita up the corner, adjusts position, and the fans anticipate something wild already. Fujita fires body shots, he stands up, but Mack swings! Fujita ducks the punch to SUPER DUPER GERMAN!! The fans are thunderous while Mack flounders around! Fujita hurries to cover, TWO!! Mack survives but Fujita roars and the fans cheer again. Fujita brings Mack up, reels him in, and ABANDON- NO, Mack fights the suplex!
Mack wrenches through, but Fujita wrenches and drop toeholds! Fujita ties up the legs, grabs Mack’s head and has the chinlock! Mack endures, crawls, but Fujita pulls him back! Mack keeps fighting, keeps crawling, but Fujita has the arms! Mack resists against the Nemos Lock to have the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Fujita lets Mack go. Mack writhes but Fujita brings him up. Fujita hooks a leg, suplexes to the torture rack, but Mack fires body shots! Mack slips down, shoves Fujita, then goes Matrix to then HANDSPRING CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Another cover, TWO! Mack is frustrated but the fans rally back up.
Mack rises, he dares Fujita to get up, and the fans rally more. Fujita rises, but he blocks the buzzsaw! Fujita CHOPS, but Mack ducks the heel kick to leg sweep! SHURIKEN KICK!! Mack goes up, up, and NINJA BOMBS!! Cover, MACK WINS!!
Winner: Ninja Mack, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Fujita earns 0)
The underdog comes out on top as Mack still gets another win! Will Mack spoil Fujita’s chances at the finals? Or is there still hope for this Ichiban Sweet Boy?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Taiji Ishimori VS SHO!
The Bone Soldier is building momentum in the latter half of this tournament, but now he runs into the Murder Machine, who has done his best to cheat every opponent so far. Will Sho manage to stack the deck again? Or will be #ByGrace that Taiji avoids disaster?
Taiji turns the tables on Sho by attacking first! The fans fire up as Taiji runs Sho over from behind, then drags him to ringside, so he can POST him! Taiji has fans clear out, and then he BOWLS Sho into the chairs! STRIKE! Then he SMACKS Sho with a chair! Taiji CHOKES Sho with a chair, the ref reprimands, but this isn’t even a match yet! Taiji still leaves Sho behind so that he can go for the red buckle pad! The Bullet Club Special is now in play but Sho is still down. Taiji JAMS Sho up but almost knocks the ref over! Taiji CLAWS Sho’s eyes, drags him to ringside, and then puts Sho in the ring. Now the bell rings and the fans cheer Taiji on.
Taiji CHOKES Sho but Sho scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Taiji stops at 4, but then he CHOKES Sho some more! The ref counts, Taiji stops, and Sho sputters. Sho then CLAWS Taiji’s eyes! Sho bails out, Taiji pursues, and Taiji has Sho at the ramp. Sho wants to retreat into the crowd but the railing won’t give. Sho goes to the entryway, Taiji pursues, but then something goes on backstage! Sho leaves Taiji behind and acts like it is all okay. But YUJIRO TAKAHASHI is choking Taiji with the pimp cane! The fans boo as this is literally happening behind the ref’s back! Yujiro throws Taiji down and Sho laughs.
Sho stomps Taiji, drags him up, and he has fans move! Sho BOWLS Taiji into chairs, STRIKE! Sho says that’s what Taiji gets! Sho then storms up on Taiji, twists his wrist, and brings him back to ringside. They go in the ring, Sho drags Taiji up, and he whips Taiji into the bare buckles! Taiji suffers his own trickery and Sho says this isn’t on him for once. Sho digs a knee into Taiji’s back while he has the chinlock, but Taiji BITES Sho’s hand! The ref reprimands, but then Sho CLAWS Taiji’s face! The ref reprimands Sho now, and Sho stops at 4. Sho drags Taiji up, TOSSES him out, then goes out to grab a chair!
The ref stops Sho, but this lets Yujiro use the chair to JAM Taiji up! The fans boo but Tokyo Pimp gets away with another one. Sho drags Taiji up, puts him back in, then covers, TWO! Taiji stays in this but Sho drags him back up. Sho TOSSES Taiji back out, distracts the ref, but the ref won’t fall for it this time! The ref stops Yujiro, but then that lest Sho JAM Taiji up! The fans boo more as the ref can’t keep up with both guys. The ref does say Yujiro needs to go, but Sho puts Taiji in the ring. Sho kicks Taiji around but Taiji CHOPS! And CHOSP! And then he CLAWS Sho’s eyes! Taiji runs, but Yujiro is still here to trip Taiji!
The fans boo as Yujiro gets in the ring while Sho is in the ref’s face! Yujiro whips Taiji, but Taiji stops from hitting buckles! Yujiro runs in, and Taiji dodges! Yujiro hits steel, Sho whips Taiji, but Taiji handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans cheer, and Taiji grins as he brings Sho up. Taiji whips Sho into the bare buckles! Sho falls and writhes but Taiji keeps on him. Taiji wrenches and POSTS Sho! The fans cheer while Sho clutches his arm. Taiji brings Sho out, hammerlocks then scoops, but Sho slips free to bend Taiji’s fingers! Taiji CLAWS Sho’s eyes! Taiji runs, the ref is used as a shield! Sho SPEARS Taiji!
The fans boo Sho while both men are down. Sho rises up, he bends Taiji’s fingers, then wrenches to kick, KICK and SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Taiji stays in this and Sho grows frustrated. Sho aims his bow and he drags Taiji up. Sho reels Taiji in, tucks the arms, SHOCK- NO, Taiji slips free to BLOODY- NO, Sho fights free, but Taiji JUMP KNEES first! Sho drops down, Taiji aims and runs in, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!! Sho endures as Taiji pulls on the hold! Sho fights around, Taiji rolls him away to then RAM into Yujiro! Down goes Tokyo Pimp, but then Sho whips Taiji into the ref! LOW BLOW!! The fans boo but Yujiro is back to stomp Taiji!
Yujiro drags Taiji up while Sho crawls to his corner. Sho grabs for his “Torture Tool!” The fans boo as Sho takes aim, but Taiji BOOTS Sho! And LOW BLOWS Yujiro! ZIGZAG for Sho!! And then BONE LOCK!! Sho endures, but where’s the ref? Gedo gets off commentary, but here comes SANADA! Gedo helps the ref, but The Cold Blooded Sanada uses the wrench to CLOBBER Taiji!! The fans boo but Sanada stands Taiji up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves Taiji for Sho, the ref is up, and Gedo is stunned! Sho covers, and SHO WINS!
Winner: Sho, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
The House of Torture pulls out all the stops, but Sho is still only 4-4. Will Sho need to cheat one more time to finish above .500? Or was spoiling things for Taiji more than enough?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Francesco Akira VS Clark Connors!
This could be a very explosive combination as The Crown of Fire and 100 Proof are both a step behind the leader. Will Akira conquer this War Dog for the United Empire? Or will War Dogs Racing still have a chance at that final lap?
Oh, what’s this? Akira waits at the ramp for Connors? A bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for him. Connors steps out, sees Akira, and smirks. Connors likes Akira’s guts, and after he puts his things aside, Connors runs up! The two brawl on the ramp and the fans fire up! They RAM into railing, then more railing, then more railing! The railing almost falls over! Akira POSTS Connors hard and then keeps after him around the way! Akira CHOPS Connors, CHOPS again, and then again! And again! Akira is really fired up and the fans join in. But Connors UPPERCUTS Akira, SMACKS him off the apron, but Akira hits back!
Akira CHOPS, and he wants to go bowling! But Connors reverses the whip! Akira puts on the brakes, but the JEEP FLIPPER sends him into the chairs! The fans fire up and bark with Connors while he clears out space. Connors drags Akira up, brings Akira over, and puts him in the ring. But Akira is up to PLANCHA! Down goes Connors and the fans fire up with Akira! Akira drags Connors up, puts him in the ring, and this is finally a match! Akira reels Connors in, SPEEDFIRE! Akira aims, the fans rally, NOVA FIRE- NO, Connors ducks! And SPEARS!! The fans fire up and Connors has a wild look in his eyes as he wants more.
Connors puts one out, drags Akira up, and NO CHA- NO, Akira wrenches out to ROCK Connors! Connors runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Connors comes back, Akira dodges, THE SPEAR HITS THE REF!!! The fans go nuts but Connors isn’t all that bothered. Connors hurries to aim at Akira, runs up again, but Akira dodges the lariat to CHPO, CHOP, and CHOP! The fans fire up but Connors shoves Akira, then SNAP POWERSLAMS! Connors goes out and he finds WHEEL-SAN! The fans cheer, but wait, that’s not what he wants? Connors brings out a TABLE! Table-san is put in the ring and Connors props it up in the corner.
Connors fetches Akira but Akira fires body shots. Akira CHOPS, Connors KNEES low, and then Connors SMACKS Akira off the table! Connors lines up the shot, runs in, but Akira dodge! Connors slams on the brakes, Akira comes back, and Connors LARIATS! Connors says Akira can’t get the better of him, and now he grabs Wheel-san! The fans cheer as Connors slides Wheel-san into the ring. Gedo wants Connors to kill Akira with this one, but the fans rally up. Connors drags Akira over, but Akira blocks the hubcap bump! Connors CLAWS Akira’s eyes, and he DRIBBLES Akira off the hubcap! The fans rally, and the ref is being carried away!
Connors smirks as he now can do whatever he wants. Connors puts Wheel-san over Akira’s face, and he CURB STOMPS!! Gedo loves it, but this isn’t the end! Connors brings Akira up, grins as he SLAPS the bloody forehead! But Akira CHOKES Connors! Akira is furious as he SLAPS and fires hands! Akira trips Connors and he rains down forearms!! The fans fire up as Akira brings it back to when Empire and War Dogs feuded so violently in the past! Akira takes off his belt, and he brings it over to LASH Connors! The fans fire up while Akira LASHES Connors again! Gedo does NOT like this as Akira LASHES Connors again and again and again!
Akira TOSSES his belt aside, that’s a free souvenir now. Akira won’t stop here, though, as he goes looking under the ring. Akira brings out chairs! Akira puts those in, then drag Connors over. Red Shoes is here and he says don’t do it, Akira! Akira stops himself, letting his rage subside. Akira tries to reason with Red Shoes, Red Shoes won’t let it go, so Akira SHOVES Red Shoes down! Connors has a chair, but Akira blocks the shot! Akira JAMS Connors up! Red Shoes says no, he can still stop now! Gedo says just end the match anyway! Akira SMACKS Connors with the chair again and again!! DISQUALIFICATION!
Winner: Clark Connors, by disqualification (gains 2 points; Akira earns 0)
But Akira doesn’t care, his rage has boiled up, and he SMACKS Connors again!! He gave Connors the points he wanted, was settling the grudge worth giving up a spot in the finals? Wait, Akira isn’t done, he wedges a chair in a corner, and then drags Connors up! Red Shoes reprimands, commentary all shout for Akira to stop, but Akira puts Connors against the chair. Young Lions rush in but Akira shoves them all away! The Young Lions come back, they keep Akira from running at Connors! Akira powers up and gets free, but Connors SPEARS Akira through the table!!! Both men are down in the wreckage, is nothing settled between Empire and War Dogs?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Kevin Knight!
The Rogue Luchador said at the start of this that anyone could win at any given time, no matter who they are and where they’re from. At the same time, he vowed just the other day that he would finish this off and win the whole thing! Will the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion stop The Jet from taking off? Or will Knight win that golden ticket shortcut to the top?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Knight and Despy circle, feel things out, and Knight waistlocks. Despy wrenches free but Knight rolls, kips up, and wrenches back to waistlock. Then Knight arm-drags for a takedown, and he drops a knee on the arm! The fans cheer, Knight wristlocks, then double wristlocks, but Despy fights up to the ROPEBREAK! Knight lets go slowly, and the fans cheer as Knight flexes. Knight teases Despy’s lack of abs, and Red Shoes checks. Despy says stop, and the two reset. They tie up, Despy trips Knight, then thigs speed up. Despy avoids the hurdle, but not the BACKDROP! Despy tumbles out and the fans rally.
Knight aims to PLANCHA, but Despy blocks his kick! Despy trips Knight up and Knight hits off the apron! Despy then goes for the leg, STRETCH MUFFLER! Red Shoes reprimands, Despy lets go, but he YANKS Knight’s leg. Knight hobbles but Despy kick shim down. Despy stalks Knight around the way, brings him up, but Knight fires body shots! Despy CHOPS back and Knight staggers away. Knight returns to CHOP, so Despy UPPERCUTS! Despy puts Knight in the ring, storms up on him, and hits a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer and Despy covers, ONE!! Knight is tougher than that but Despy taunts him.
Despy stands Knight up but Knight fires body shots. Despy kicks the leg, then grabs it, SHIN BREAKER! Knight hobbles and falls, and Despy looms over him. Despy grabs a leg but Knight kicks and kicks and kicks! Despy kicks in return, then brings Knight in, only for Knight to BACKDROP again! The fans rally as Knight rallies with LARIATS! Knight whips, Despy reverses, but Knight goes up and over! Knight comes back to LARIAT again! Knight then runs corner to corner, BIG LARIAT! Knight powers up to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Despy stays in this, and Knight says he was that close.
Knight goes to the corner and the fans rally as he takes aim. Knight springboards but Despy DECKS him! Despy goes out to the apron and stands Knight up, but Knight fires forearms first! Despy SMACKS Knight in return! Despy underhooks, but Knight holds on for dear life! The fans rally, Knight fights free, and he SUPERKICKS Despy! Then he APRON SATE- NO, Despy just shrugs Knight off! Despy laughs as Knight falls on the floor. Despy then grabs a leg and SMASHES it on the floor! Despy YANKS the leg, then has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Red Shoes reprimands as Despy thrashes Knight’s leg! Despy stops and he leaves Knight behind.
Knight writhes and Red Shoes checks him, and somehow Knight is able to continue. The ring count starts, Knight seethes as he sits up, but we already pass 10 of 20! Knight hobbles at 14, grits his teeth, and he rolls in at 17! Despy is on him with a gut wrench! GUITARRA POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Knight survives but the STRETCH MUFFLER returns! Knight endures, reaches out, but Despy rolls him from the ropes! They go around, Despy has NUMERO DOS! Knight activates the core to sit up! Knight reels Despy into an IRON OCTOPUS! Despy sits down but Knight pulls on the arm more! The fans rally as Despy fights around, and finds the ROPEBREAK!
Knight lets go in frustration but now things are even. Knight roars and rises up to bring Despy around. Despy shoves Knight, Knight comes back, but Despy ROCKS Knight! Despy fires more shots, but Knight fires back! Knight ROCKS Despy, roars, but the bad leg won’t let him jump! Despy KICKS the legs out! Despy then storms up to whip, but Knight reverses and SKY 2 HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans cheer! Knight snarls, he pushes Despy to the drop zone, and Knight climbs the corner! Bad leg or not, Knight aims, but Despy SHORYUKENS! Despy then ROCKET LAUNCHES Knight off the top!
Knight sputters, Despy goes up, but Knight rises! UPPER ROOM!! The fans fire up as Knight manages that jump, and he goes back up top! MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH FLOPS as Despy dodges! SPEAR!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives, Despy is frustrated, but the fans fire up again! Despy drags Knight up, underhooks, but Knight wrenches out! Cradle, TWO!!! Despy escapes, Knight slips around, backslide! TWO!! Despy and Knight stand, Knight SUPERKICKS! Despy LOCO ELBOWS! Despy runs, into a DROPKICK!! The fans fire up as Knight still manages that jump, too! Knight then takes aim and waits on Despy.
Despy rises, Knight somersaults, and SATELLITE DDTS!! Cover, TWO?!?! Despy survives and Knight is shocked but the fans fire up again! Knight backs away to the corner and he climbs up again. The fans fire up as Knight reaches the top, but Despy rises! Despy hits the ropes to trip Knight up! A savvy move and Despy goes after Knight. Despy brings Knight up but Knight fires body shots. Despy HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS! Knight fires more shots, but Despy ROCKS him! Despy goes to the very top, for a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men writhe and the fans are thunderous! Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!
The fans fire up again as Knight survives! Despy roars, he drags Knight up, and he underhooks for PINCHE LOCO!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Knight survives and shocks everyone! The fans love it but Despy is frustrated with Knight. Despy drags Knight up, underhooks him again, FACEBUSTER! Roll through and PINCHE- NO, Knight fights the lift! Knight reaches out, but Despy pulls that arm back! Despy underhooks again, for PINCHE LOCO!!! Cover, DESPY WINS!
Winner: El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Knight earns 0)
Knight gave it his all but he could not bring down the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion! The Jet is now on the outside looking in, will Desperado make it to his back-to-back BOSJ wins?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Hiromu Takahashi!
The winner of BOSJ 30 now runs into the FOUR-TIME BOSJ winner, and it could all come down to this win! Will the Way of the Grandmaster continue on to the top of the block? Or will the Ticking Timebomb blow up all of Wato’s plans for the future?
The bell rings and the fans strongly rally for “HI-RO-MU!” The two circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Wato digs in and powers Hiromu to the ropes, but Hiromu turns it around. Red Shoes calls the break, Hiromu slowly lets off, and the fans applaud. But then Hiromu takes a swing! Wato dodges, headlocks, but Hiromu powers out. Wato RUNS Hiromu over, things keep moving, and Hiromu hurdles. Wato leaps over, then keeps moving to RANA Hiromu! Hiromu tumbles out, Wato builds speed, but Hiromu is back to ELBOW Wato! Hiromu whips Wato to a corner, Wato BOOTS in return and BULLDOGS!
The fans fire up with Wato and he goes back to Hiromu. Wato wrenches but Hiromu fights Recientemente. Wato KNEES low, whips, but Hiromu grabs ropes. Hiromu BOOTS Wato and then reels him in for a HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Red Shoes counts, Hiromu lets go to then whip Wato to a corner. LARIAT and snapmare, basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer, Hiromu covers, TWO! Hiromu keeps on Wato with the headscissors squeeze! The fans rally as Wato endures and moves around. Wato reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Hiromu lets go, Wato goes to the outside, but Hiromu is after him.
Hiromu CHOPS Wato, stalks Wato around the way, and they go past commentary. Hiromu stands Wato up to CHOP again! Wato flounders but Hiromu stays after him. Hiromu stands Wato up, CHOPS him again, and Wato falls back down. Hiromu brings Wato up, fakes putting him in and CHOPS! Then snap suplexes to the floor! Wato writhes, Red Shoes insists this be in the ring, then starts a count. Hiromu goes back to Wato, brings him up at 5 of 20, and puts him in at 8. The fans applaud and Hiromu covers, TWO! Wato toughs it out but Hiromu is right on him with a CAMEL CLUTCH! Hiromu sits deep on the hold already but Wato endures!
The fans rally, Wato frees an arm, and he uses that to crawl forward! Hiromu sits back down to bend Wato, but Wato still manages the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Hiromu lets go. Hiromu paces while Wato writhes, and we pass five minutes. Hiromu brings Wato back up, just to CHOP him back down! Hiromu eggs Wato on, and the fans rally again. Wato rises to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Hiromu CHOPS Wato right down! The fans rally, Hiromu drags Wato up to whip, but Wato reverses and CALF KICKS! Hiromu goes to ropes, runs up, but Wato scoops to BACKBREAKER! Hiromu tumbles out and the fans rally up again.
Wato builds speed and he FLIES! Down goes Hiromu and the fans fire up again! Wato drags Hiromu up, puts him in, and goes to the apron. Wato springboards in, FLYING UPPERCUT! The fans cheer, Wato covers, TWO! The fans rally up as Wato rises, and Wato fires himself back up. Wato wrenches and hooks Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights Recientemente! Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Wato fights free! Wato SOBATS, then wrenches again, but Hiromu fireman’s carries! Wato sunset flips, into VENDEVAL! Hiromu endures as Wato pulls on the head and neck! Hiromu rocks the boat to then head for ropes! Wato lets Hiromu go so he can body scissors and roll!
VEND- NO, Hiromu makes it a cradle, TWO! VENDAVAL!! Hiromu endures all over again and the fans rally up! Hiromu leans, but he’s fading! Red Shoes checks Hiromu, but he gets that second wind! Hiromu seesaws around, but he is still fading! A third wind helps Hiromu make it to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Wato lets go in frustration. Wato waistlocks but Hiromu fights the lift! Hiromu reaches out again, but Wato brings him away from ropes! Hiromu fires elbows to get free, but Wato swings through the lariat, CRUCIFIX DRIVER, then RECIENTEMENTE!! Cover, TWO!! Hiromu survives and the fans fire up!
Wato is frustrated but he just fires up more! The fans rally, Wato brings Hiromu up and chicken wings. RECIENTE- NO, Hiromu fights off The Second with an arm-drag! Wato is up but Hiromu mule kicks! Front KICKS! Hiromu SWATS the roundhouse to SUPERKICK! Hiromu runs, but Wato dodges! Wato tilt-o-whirls, schoolboys, but Hiromu rolls through to then HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Both men rise and the fans rally up again! Wato runs up, but Hiromu scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Wato is still in this and the fans still rally. Hiromu roars, the fans fire up with him, and he brings Wato into the dragon sleeper!
Wato fires knees from below, Hiromu staggers, and Wato ROUNDHOUSES! Hiromu roars, but the DREAMCAST KICK hits! Wato roars, the fans fire up, and Wato drags Hiromu up. Wato waistlocks to TSUTENKAKU!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Hiromu survives and Wato is beside himself! The fans rally even harder as Wato rises. Wato drags Hiromu back up, chicken wings again, RECIENTE- NO, Hiromu flips through! HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER meets KOZY LARIAT!! Hiromu slumps down and Wato stands tall! The fans are thunderous and Wato roars! Wato drags Hiromu up,b ut HIromu SUPERKICKS!
Wato kicks, Hiromu ducks, and CODE BREAKAER! Then HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!!! Wato survives and the fans are thunderous! Hiromu hauls Wato up, fireman’s carries, and the TIMEBOMB 1.5!! But Hiromu isn’t done, he dragon sleepers and TIMEBOMB 2.0!!! Cover, HIROMU WINS!!
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
To battle like this, these two truly are two of the Best of the Super Juniors! But in the end, four times beats one time, and Wato falls off the top spot. Will Wato still find his way into the finals?
As for Hiromu, he does offer a handshake of respect, but Wato refuses, too frustrated with himself to accept. Hiromu goes to the mic to tell Wato, “Where’s your belt? Aren’t you a tag champion? Take it easy, it’s okay. I figured I’d challenge. And as for my partner… Me and Kanemaru will challenge! I think! Understand, yesterday wasn’t really how Kanemaru felt. Me and him are challenging, so get ready!” The fans applaud, but is The Ticking Timebomb serious about the Heel Master coming around?
Moving on from that, Hiromu admits he’s really feeling that match now. Maybe Hiromu can’t go anymore. Hiromu thanks you for all your support, please chant for him. The fans do chant for “HI-RO-MU!” and he feels better. And it has been a little while since he’s done one, so maybe let’s do a little Hiromu survey! Don’t be shy, if this is your first time watching wrestling live, please raise your hand. Oh, a lot of you! And you didn’t even leave during this pointless promo! Thank you! The fans cheer and Hiromu wonders… Anyone planning on going to the finals in Ota? Yes, some, but not enough! Hey, Ota is near Nagoya, when you think about it.
In fact, nothing is “too far” within Japan! Everywhere is local in Japan! Everywhere is local in Japan! Right? The fans echo that, and Hiromu says, “Thank you for chanting that!” Hiromu says these are real fans here! The fans cheer that! Now, going through BOSJ, there is one thing Hiromu is sure of. He guarantees that BOSJ will be the best tour in ALL of NJPW! The fans cheer that! Hiromu vows that he will definitely win! IF he has your support! The fans cheer, and Hiromu says no really, he needs you! The fans chant his name again, and he powers up again. Hiromu thanks them, and promises that for the rest of BOSJ…
Hiromu will make it “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” “MOTO!” “MOTO!” “MOTO!” “MOTO!” “MOTO!!” Fun for everyone!! The fans cheer as Hiromu sets down the mic, but will he get into the finals? Or could he still be one stumble away from missing out?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-3, 10 points
Master Wato: 5-3, 10 points
Clark Connors: 5-3, 10 points
Francesco Akira: 4-4, 8 points
Kosei Fujita: 4-4, 8 points
KUSHIDA: 4-4, 8 points
Dragon Dia: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie X: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great round here, but thankfully the last time all 10 tournament matches are on one card. I also appreciated that so many of those matches in the first half of the card were so fast and short. And at this point in the tournament, it makes sense a good chunk of each block goes down into mathematically eliminated territory. Mack still getting a win despite that was great for him, and he might’ve been the final nail in Fujita’s own run, depending on how the ninth round goes. The blocks still parallel each other at this point, three guys at 5-3 for 10 points, and it will really come down to who loses rather than who wins.
Wato may have lost tonight, but he could beat Kanemaru and still make it in. Hiromu has Robbie X, Connors has Fujita, one of those could end up a huge upset, but so could Kanemaru cheating Wato to then add onto this idea that Hiromu will team with him even though he isn’t going to be House of Torture. On the other side, Desperado VS Eagles, Yoh VS Taiji, and Mao VS Sho, those are also intriguing match-ups. I would think Despy makes it in as both champion and last year’s tournament winner, so the other two are going to be really tricky. And if this is where Nick Wayne’s run ends with him and Titan in a somewhat do-nothing match, it’s still a great first run, and he can be home in the USA and AEW in time for Fyter Fest.
My Score: 9/10
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Who will be the W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS~?!
Tonight on Raw, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods defend the WWE World Tag Team Championships in a Triple Threat against War Raiders and Creed Brothers!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifier Triple Threat: PENTA VS Dragon Lee VS Chad Gable; Penta wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
- Rusev VS Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri; Rusev wins.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The New Day VS The War Raiders VS The Creed Brothers; The New Day win and retain the titles.
- Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez VS Kairi Sane w/ Iyo Sky; Kairi wins.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifier Triple Threat: Seth Rollins VS Sami Zayn VS Finn Balor; Rollins wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
PLAY BY PLAY
Seth Rollins is here!
The Visionary leads the way for The Wise Man, the Badass and the Colossal Aussie as they head down the runway. The fans sing along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHHH~!” as Rollins steps into the ring in his mint blue floral suit. Rollins revels in the singing a little longer, then the fans bark for Bron Breakker. Paul Heyman has a mic and he gives his introductions. “Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman. Let’s see who the players are without even the benefit of a scorecard. First…” The fans bark as Heyman steps to his left. “A man, an attack dog, a badass, THE badass, in a true bloodline of badasses.
“And not just a badass, but the key to the future. If Skynet sent a Terminator from the future to this plane today and you asked that Terminator, ‘Who’s gonna main event WrestleManias 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and so on?’ That terminator would tell you the answer to that question is BRON! BREAKKER!” Fans are a little torn on that but Heyman says he’ll put his reputation on the line tonight. That’s not a prediction, that is a damn spoiler! The fans chant for “CM PUNK!” but Rollins smirks. Heyman asks Rollins if the fans realize that CM Punk is not here tonight. The fans boo, but Heyman says that is all thanks to “Big Bronson Reed!”
“WWE would never put him in the ring with top tier talent. Why? Because they were afraid of him! Not just the WWE, but the top tier talent here in the WWE! Why? Cuz he’s too reckless! Why? Cuz of the Tsunami! Why? Cuz he’s a violent man in the PG Era, and he’s gonna put everyone down in front of him! So what’d Bronson Reed do? He took the initiative! He went after THE top star in WWE! He went after the legacy player, the future of this industry! Bronson Reed targeted Seth Freakin’ Rollins. In one night, Bronson Reed put a beating on Seth Rollins worse than Roman Reigns ever put on Seth Rollins in ten years.
“In ONE night, Bronson Reed put a beating worse on Seth Rollins than CM Punk was able to do in his entire career! In ONE NIGHT, Seth Rollins fought Roman Reigns and CM Punk in essentially a handicap match at WrestleMania, and they couldn’t do the damage to him that Bronson Reed did to him in ONE NIGHT! Get down on your hands and your knees and thank the Heavens above for the altruism of this man to my right. The sacrifice that Seth Rollins is willing to make for each and every single one of you so that the trajectory of this industry going into the future is bigger than ever before.
“I give to you the most generous man I have ever met in my entire life. I give to you the epitome of the epiphany. I give to you a Visionary! I give to you an Architect! I give to you the future of this entire industry! Ladies and gentlemen… ACKNOWLEDGE Seth Freakin’ Rollins!” The fans boo and Rollins smiles, but then the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Rollins takes a moment, listens for the fans singing his song, but also hears the fans chant, “We Want Roman!” Rollins waits for that to die down, then he says, “Make no mistake about it. Tampa, this is the vision. This is MY vision. This is the way forward! This is how we secure the future of the industry!
“We do it through total control! Through total domination! Through complete POWER!” The fans chant, “You Sold Out!” Rollins asks to who? To himself? Are they outta their minds? Rollins has not changed a beat! He told us exactly what he would do at WrestleMania, and he did it! Rollins takes a moment, but the fans cuss him out. Rollins says the fans are questioning his integrity right now. They are questioning him. Need he remind them, less than five minutes ago, everyone in this building was singing HIS song! And now, NOW, you wanna chant profanity at him? You wanna question HIS integrity?
The singing does return, and Heyman conducts it, but Rollins has everyone hold on. “You people, you morons, don’t even know right from left! You don’t know what’s good for you! But you’re telling ME that I’M the bad guy here, that I don’t deserve the power. I’m the only one who does. I’m the only person capable of leading this company into the future. I’m the only person capable of wielding that power! And that power comes through championships! And I tell you, I would be standing here before you, right now, World Heavyweight Champion, if it wasn’t for Sami Zayn… And C… M… Punk.” The fans chant for Punk again and Rollins sighs.
Rollins stands with Bronson and says, “CM Punk found out on Saturday exactly what happens when you underestimate me! Sami Zayn will figure that out tonight, because ladies and gentlemen, I have found something more powerful than championships. I have found an object that allows me to control the fates of those championships.” Rollins looks up to the Money in the Bank briefcase. Heyman smiles and Rollins says, “I’m going to qualify for Money in the Bank. I am going to win the Money in the Bank contract. And I am going to cash-in the MITB contract.
“But here’s the beauty of it: I can do it whenever I want; I can do it however I want; I can cash-in on whomever I want; and there is NOBODY who can stop me! And THAT is complete domination! THAT is total power! And THAT is why I am a Visionary! I am a Revolutionary! I am SETH! FREAKIN’ ROLLINS!” The mission statement is crystal clear, but will all of the gold soon belong to Rollins and his team?
Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifier Triple Threat: PENTA VS Dragon Lee VS Chad Gable!
Speaking of MITB, this could be one of the fastest and wildest qualifiers yet! But will a luchador win their way to LA? Or will Chad Gable give himself a very busy Saturday with both a Worlds Collide AND MITB match?
Raw returns as Gable is frustrated already seeing his Worlds Collide opponent, El Hijo del Vikingo, in the crowd to watch this. The bell rings, Gable, Penta and Lee watch each other. The fans rally, Lee and Penta realize Gable is the common denominator, so they DOUBLE SUPERKICK! They take turns stomping Gable, but then they argue over who gets to do more. They shove each other, then agree to keep on Gable together. They TOSS Gable out, Gable tumbles, and now Penta rolls Lee! TWO, and Lee says okay, if that’s how it is… Lee dodges Penta, runs up, but Penta puts Lee on the apron. Lee RAMS Penta, bumps and ROUNDHOUSES him, then RANAS!
Penta ends up in a corner, Lee runs corner to corner, JUMP KCIK! Leg sweep! COMBINACION DRAGON! But Gable is back to ROCK Lee! Gable whips, Lee reverses and Lee DROPKICKS! Lee runs to DROPKICK Penta! Lee comes back for Gable, but Gable catches him for an EXPLODER! Gable dodges Lee, Penta springboards, but Gable catches him! GERMAN SUPELX! The fans boo but Lee RAMS Gable. Lee slingshots but Gable NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Gable snarls and he drags Lee up. Gable THROWS Lee out, goes back to Penta, but Penta fires body shots. Gable CHPOS, whips, but Penta KICKS Gable!
Penta dodges Gable, mule kicks a leg, then SLING-DOGS! Lee is back but Penta pops him up in the corner, SUPERKICK to Lee! Gable runs up, into a BACKBREAKER! Penta picks Lee up into the Gory Especial, then he reels Gable in! Underhook, TIGER DRIVER GORY BOMB COMBO!!! The ref checks Gable as he flops out of the ring, but Lee also goes out, only for Penta to FLY! Direct hit and the fans fire up while Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Gable whips Penta, but then Penta grabs ropes. Gable runs up, Penta TOSSES him, but then Lee runs up. Penta SUPERKICKS Lee, goes out, but Gable anchors his foot! Gable YANKS Penta down, then SMACKS him off the desk! Gable talks trash on Vikingo, goes back for Penta, then throws hands! Gable wants Vikingo to know what’s waiting for him on June 7th! But Lee FLIES! Gable moves, Lee lands right on Penta and they both fall off the desk!! Everyone loses their minds, even Gable! Gable sucker punches Vikingo! The fans boo and Michael Cole tells Gable to focus on the match! How dare he assault a guest?
Gable puts Penta in the ring, CHOPS him, but Penta just gets mad. The fans fire up as Penta winds up and CHOPS! Gable snarls and CHOPS! Penta CHPOS, Lee SUPERKICKS Gable! Penta SUPERKICKS Lee! Lee DRAGON TRIGGERS! And POISON-RANAS! Gable lariats, Lee slips through and lifts! LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Gable survives landing on his head again, and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” and Lee rises up. Lee has Penta for a fireman’s carry, but Penta fights free with elbows! Penta spins Lee, pump handles, but Gable waistlocks! GERMAN SUPLEX PUMP HANDLE SLAM COMBO!!!
The fans are thunderous and Gable has the straps down! “A THANK YEW~!!” Gable goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS onto Penta! Cover, TWO!! Penta survives and Gable is furious! Lee runs up, but Gable THROWS him overhead! Lee hits buckles, Gable goes up, but Vikingo trips Gable! GAMANGIRI! Gable is in the Tree of Woe and Vikingo cheers on Lee! Lee climbs, aims, and WOE STOMPS Gable!! But Penta hits Lee with a DESTROYER!! Penta gives Gable the PENTA DRIVER!!! Cover, PENTA WINS!!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Vikingo gets even with Gable, but they’ll surely go above and beyond at Worlds Collide! As for Penta, will #CeroMiedo be the one holding the MITB contract?
Judgment Day hangs out in the clubhouse.
JD McDonagh wants to talk tag titles but Finn Balor says one thing at a time. Finn’s gonna focus on MITB first, then they get back to business. As for Carlito & Dominik, they’re too busy playing WWE 2K and the WarGames match. But Roxanne Perez is here? She has a whole platter of chicken nuggets and offers him some. And then she says his shoulders seem tense. Roxie starts massaging Dom’s arm, and then LIV MORGAN walks in! She is absolutely livid, and Dom says hey, she’s back! Roxie wants to introduce herself but Liv hushes her. What’s been going on? Well, see, the time zones and nuggets and-
Liv stops Dom there, because Raquel already filled her in. And something is about to get very interesting. Liv will address that, but not before asking Adam Pearce for an MITB qualifier. Liv tells “Sister” Raquel time to head out, and Raquel tells Dom in Espanol that he messed up. Liv & Raquel head out, Finn chuckles and Dom plays it off by saying it’s so great to have Liv back. Finn says yes it is. Carlito says stop eating Roxie’s nuggies. Is Liv feeling what it’s like to have the tables turned on her? Or will she assert her dominance soon enough?
WWE honors our armed forces on this Memorial Day.
Home of the free because of the brave. Cody Rhodes narrates by saying it is easy to speak of sacrifice and harder to live it. Some did. From Normandy to Vietnam, across the Gulf War deserts and mountains of Afghanistan. Not for praise, but for freedom, for each other, and for all of us. Today, remember the selfless who stood in harm’s way and gave their all. Because of them, we live free. Because of them, we carry on. To them, we say thank you.
Rusev VS Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri!
The Redeemer all but demolished The Dozer, and that is why the Stamina Monster is already raging as he stands in the ring. Will Rusev continue to “fix” the Raw roster by breaking them down? Or can Tozawa stop the rampage?
The bell rings and Tozawa rips his shirt! Rusev runs up, Tozawa dodges to fire off hands! Rusev shoves Tozawa, Tozawa is back to throw more hands! Rusev shoves Tozawa to a corner, runs in, but Tozawa dodges! Tozawa runs up but Rusev puts him on the apron. Tozawa GAMANGIRIS, goes up, and leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK! Rusev tumbles, but he comes back to LARIAT! The fans are torn but Rusev roars and stomps around! MACHKA KICK!! Rusev roars, “RUSEV! MACHKA!!” And then the ACCOLADE!!! Tozawa TAPS, Rusev wins!
Winner: Rusev, by submission
Rusev makes Tozawa suffer, he bends Tozawa back! The fans are torn and the ref tries to pry that grip open! But wait! Here comes Sheamus! Rusev throws Tozawa aside, and Bulgarian Brute stares down The Celtic Warrior. They were once friends, but that was a long time ago. The fans rally behind Sheamus, and Rusev stands down. Does Rusev feel Sheamus does not need his “help?” Or is he not deserving?
Backstage interview with Burt Kreischer & Tom Segura.
Cathy Kelley tells Burt welcome back, and brings up Segura being a bit critical of the WWE in the past. What brings him by tonight? Segura knows he’s done stupid things in his life, saying that stuff was part of it. But Cody Rhodes was on their podcast recently, it was a great time, and a real eye-opener. Plus, Burt had such a blast at the show he attended, so Tom couldn’t turn it down. Cathy knows that’s true. They were interrupted last time, so maybe Burt can plug his stuff now? Burt says yes, his new special is called Lucky, on Netflix, watch now. Something has Bur’s attention and he excuses himself.
Cathy knows Tom has something coming up, too, and he says yes, his own special will be a wild sketch show and- Wait, Burt is calling for Tom. Tom says this happens every time… Tom heads over, and Burt’s got his shirt off as he’s excited to see the War Raiders in person! It’s like they could all be related! Ivar says time to fire up! Ivar CHOPS Burt on the chest, Burt is already red, and they chant “WAR! WAR! WAR!” The Raiders head out, Tom has Burt calm down cuz Erik & Ivar left. Burt asks how does he look. Very red. Tom suggests they check with a medic to check before he and Burt go to their seats.
Sami Zayn is backstage.
Sami says he can’t stand listening to those guys talk! Heyman, Rollins, running their mouths, Sami should’ve gone out there to interrupt. But for what? Jey Uso says it would’ve been 1v3. Gotta be smart, Uce. Gotta pick the right time. Rollins wants the power, but this is how they stop him! Sami goes out there, wins the qualifier, and snatch that briefcase. If anything gets messy out there, Jey has Sami’s back. Sami nods, and Jey has him bring it in for the secret handshake. Jey wishes Sami luck, but will the Underdog from the Underground be on top? Will the Visionary’s plan continue to succeed? Or will The Prince have his own golden ticket to LA?
WWE World Tag Team Championships Triple Threat: The New Day VS The War Raiders VS The Creed Brothers!
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods certainly tried to use their opponents against each other in hopes of crossing one off the list, but now they’ll be facing them both! Will the New Day survive a night in Tampa? Will Erik & Ivar have redemption from WrestleMania? Or will Julius & Brutus make sure these titles are now American Made?
Raw returns as the titles are raised and Burt is seen chugging beer! Tom joins in, and then the War Raiders attack the New Day! The fans fire up, the ref reprimands, but the Raiders TOSS the Creeds! This has to come down to 1v1 but Erik & Ivar throw hands on Woods & Kofi! The Creeds return, but the Raiders stereo scoop and SLAM them! Then Erik scoops and SLAMS Woods! Ivar & Erik scoop Kofi to LAWN DART him out onto the rest! The fans fire up, the Raiders say “UP!” Erik scoops Ivar, and from the apron he THROWS Ivar onto everyone! The fans fire up, Ivar rises, and he puts Kofi in. The bell rings as Erik brings Kofi up.
Ivar climbs a corner, but Woods anchors Ivar’s leg! Kofi BOOTS Erik, Julius DROPKICKS Ivar to the floor! Woods & Brutus THROW Erik into barriers! Julius & Kofi do the same! The New Day and American Made have made an alliance, and they all RAM Erik together! They they go to the ring and stand tall together. The fans boo while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the Raiders are back. Kofi has Erik but Erik fires body shots. Kofi KNEES low, facelocks, and he puts Erik in the ropes. Kofi KNEES away on Erik, then tags Woods. Woods goes up the corner to GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMP! The fans boo but Woods struts around. “NEW~ DAY~!” “SUCKS!” Woods talks trash on Erik, brings him up, but the fans rally. Erik shoves Woods and ROCKS him! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Woods sputters but Erik crawls, hot tag to Ivar! Julius runs in but Ivar BACKDROPS him! BOOT for Woods! Scoop and SIDEWALK SLAM for Brutus!
Kofi runs in, Ivar dodges then scoop shim, SIDEWALK SLAM onto Brutus! Ivar runs and he DOUBLE SPLASHES! Julius is up, the fans fire up with Ivar, and Ivar runs in, only for Julius to dodge. Julius comes back, into the SEATED SENTON! Ivar TOSSES Woods, dodges Brutus and LARIATS him up and out! Kofi runs up but Ivar TOSSES him out onto Woods & The Creeds! The fans fire up more as Ivar says “UP!” Ivar climbs the corner! But Kofi jumps up to GAMANGIRI! Ivar falls but Erik DECKS Kofi! Brutus ROCKS Erik! Brutus RAMS Erik, hoists him up, but Erik SMACKS Brutus! Brutus ROCKS Erik then climbs.
Erik DECKS Brutus, but Julius springs up! The fans fire up for the SUPER DUPER PLEX! Woods hits the LIMIT BREAKER ELBOW on Erik! But Ivar is up top! WAR BEARD SPLASH!! Cover, Kofi & The Creeds break it! The fans fire up while all six men are down! “This is Awesome!” as the teams regroup. Kofi runs up on Erik, but Erik ducks the kick! EriK DECKS Kofi! The Creeds CLOBBER Erik! Ivar breaks their line to handspring DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! And then HEEL KICK for Woods! Ivar helps Erik wake up, and he says it is time to end this! Erik feeds Woods to Ivar, but Julius tags in! Ivar DECKS Julius, Woods FACEBUSTERS Erik!
Kofi KICKS Ivar, he and Brutus TOSS Ivar out! Brutus springboards to BRUTUS BALL Erik! Kofi DIVES at Ivar, but Ivar catches him! And RAMS him into the LED apron! The fans fire up for Ivar, and he runs up, CROSSBODY against the LED board! Ivar goes up, up, but Julius JUMP KNEES him! Woods rolls Julius up with tights! NEW DAY WIN!!
Winners: The New Day, by pinfall (still WWE World Tag Team Champions)
Well, The New Day used their opponents against each other all over again and came away with the titles! Will no one ever stop Kofi & Woods as the W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Champions~?
Liv & Raquel walk ‘n’ talk.
And then they spot something. It’s Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane! What is this? A DMG CTRL reunion? Isn’t that group as dead as Kairi’s chances of winning MITB? Iyo says keep walking. Oh, they will! Liv is gonna walk right into Adam Pearce’s office and get herself a qualifier. And when she wins the briefcase, she cashes in on Iyo. Something Kairi could never ever do! Kairi tells Liv, in Japanese, that Liv keeps on talking, talking, talking like an idiot. Kairi then dares Liv to have a match with her tonight! Liv says challenge accepted. Raquel says Kairi done messed up, but Iyo says good on the Pirate Princess. Will Kairi sink Liv’s ship before it even sets sail?
Jey Uso heads to the ring!
The fans are ready to YEET here in Tampa as the World Heavyweight Champion makes his way down to ringside. After Saturday Night’s Main Event, we know he and Cody Rhodes are preparing for a star-studded tag team match at MITB, what will Jey have to say about it? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and Jey has the mic to say, “The World Heavyweight Champ, Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaay~!” The fans cheer, and Jey says it has been a busy week for the champ. “YEET!” Everybody’s after the champ! “YEET!” Logan Paul got YEET’D! Cena ’bout to get YEET’D! And at MITB, it is Jey and his dawg, Cody- WAIT! Gunther is here! Der Ring General interrupts as he goes right to the ring and grabs his own mic. The fans taunt Gunther with “You Tapped Out!” but Gunther shrugs that off. Gunther tells Jey, “Well first of all, I came out here…” The fans boo but Gunther says he wants to congratulate Jey.
“And this one comes from a very personal places. Congratulations on the 15 year jubilee of The Usos in the WWE.” The fans cheer that, and Gunther says, “Secondly, congratulations on your first successful defense against Logan Paul on Saturday. You are holding onto this title way longer than I expected.” The fans boo that but Gunther says he appreciates Jey is doing everything in his power to fulfill this position. He really wants to be the captain of Monday Night Raw. And Jey has his hands full. There’s the long term plan going around, some of Jey’s friends are in trouble, and when they need Jey, he is there, no questions asked.
“And those are great qualities for a human being. But they are terrible qualities for a great champion.” The fans boo, but Gunther says he doesn’t blame Jey. Jey doesn’t know any better. Unlike Gunther, this position as World Heavyweight Champion doesn’t come natural to Jey. Being a great champion doesn’t mean you’re there for everyone else, that you sort out all the problems. Just guess, how was Gunther able to be a champion for almost ay ear? Because the only person he cares about is HIMSELF! The fans boo, but Gunther says if he is fully honest, Jey doesn’t have the intellect to carry himself as a great champion.
And in two weeks, when they step into the ring one more time, Gunther will relieve Jey from his position. Gunther will make things right and choke Jey out! Gunther will take back HIS World Heavyweight Championship and put it back where it belongs: Around Gunther’s waist! The fans boo but Jey takes a moment. “You done? Are you done?” Jey says he’s done, He is done with everybody saying his days as champ are numbered. “YEET!” Jey is done with everybody using an excuse for this title to turn their back on the people who brought them up! Jey does have friends, he does have family. He a real one, Uce. He fights for them, they fight for him!
The fans cheer and Jey paces. Jey tells Gunther he runs his mouth on Jey’s life. Gunther wants to judge Jey? Go ahead! Jey gets worked up and says what Gunther is fighting for is less than what Jey is fighting for. Jey isn’t overlooking Gunther, he knows what Gunther is capable of. Jey knows Gunther in and out. So see you in Phoenix. But at the end of the day, at the end of the day… Jey is fighting for the fans. Because in Phoenix, Jey will make Gunther tap out, again! Four letters, one word, UH UH, YEET!! The fans fire up with Jey as he heads out. Will this be the Summer of YEET?
Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez VS Kairi Sane!
The leading lady of the Judgment Day is back from her time in Japan filming for Hollywood, but now she thinks she can just call the shots for MITB. Will Liv be rolling towards a MITB qualifier? Or will the Pirate Princess prove she’s still got it?
Raw returns as Kairi makes her entrance. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. They go around, Liv puts Kairi on ropes, then they go along ropes. Kairi has Liv in the corner but she lets off as the ref counts. Kairi rushes up but Liv THROWS her down by her hair! Liv KICKS Kairi, stomps away, but the ref counts. Liv stops at 4, bumps Kairi off buckles, then throws hands! The ref counts, Liv shrieks, “OKAY!” But Kairi CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Kairi CHOPS Liv again and then fires boxing elbows! Kairi backs Liv into a corner, ROCKS her, then whips corner to corner. Kairi runs up, Liv puts her on the apron, but Kairi RAMS Liv!
Kairi goes up, up, and leaps, but Liv gets under. Kairi says kiss this! The fans fire up, Liv says okay then! Liv runs up, Kairi sidesteps and drops down, then does it again. Kairi blows past, goes up and RANAS! Liv tumbles to the ropes, the fans fire up with Kairi, and she runs in, SLIDING D! Liv sputters and Kairi goes out to the apron. Kairi brings Liv up, BACKHANDS her, then gets space. Kairi runs in, but Liv dodges! Kairi boots the post, and Liv SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS to the floor! Raquel cheers and the fans are torn, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Liv suplexes Kairi! That’s Una Amiga as Liv brings her back up, for Dos Amigas! Liv brings Kairi up again, for THREE- NO, Kairi slips free, but Liv ELBOWS her! Liv runs, Kairi dodges, and then Kairi SPEARS! The fans fire up while both women are down! Raquel panics and coaches Liv but Kairi goes to a corner. Liv runs up but Kairi DECKS her! And CLOBBERS her! And CROSSBODIES her! Kairi whips, Liv reverses, but Kairi stops herself to come back, BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up with Kairi again and she has Liv in the corner. Kairi marches and then runs up, SLIDING D again!
Liv flounders, Kairi climbs, and FLYING KABUKI FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Liv lives and Kairi is annoyed, but she hurries to bring Liv back up. The fans rally, Liv breaks free, but Kairi ducks the enzigiri! Kairi has the legs, and she pulls Liv into the ANCHOR HOLD! Liv endures as Kairi bridges back! The fans fire up but Liv pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Kairi DECKS Liv! Kairi roars, runs, but Liv STOMPS her down! Liv scowls, rises up, and she climbs the corner. FLYING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Kairi survives and Liv is livid! Liv SLAPS Kairi around, kicks her, then has her on the ropes. Liv runs up, but Kairi denies ObLIVion!
URAKEN!! Liv sputters, Kairi runs, SLIDING D the third!! Cover, TWO!! The fans rally, Kairi drags Liv up, and then she Alabama Lifts! But Liv sunset flips it! TWO, and both women hurry to their feet! Liv blocks the backhand to BACKSTABBER! Kairi flounders. Liv runs in, but Kairi pops Liv up! But Liv rolls, Kairi smothers it to a jackknife bridge, TWO! Both women grab at the other but Kairi Alabama Lifts again! ALABAMA SLAM! Kairi goes up the corner and the fans fire up! Raquel distracts the ref, ROXANNE shoves Kairi! The fans boo but then Raquel and Roxie argue! Roxie says she just helped Liv, what’s the big deal?
Liv runs at Kairi, Kairi rolls her up! KAIRI WINS!!!
Winner: Kairi Sane, by pinfall
Raquel is shocked, but Liv let herself get distracted by everything! Roxie says that wasn’t on her. Will Liv get over herself to accept the new girl on the team?
Rhea Ripley speaks.
“Mami’s always on top. It wasn’t just a saying to me, but it was a way of life. Lately, that just hasn’t been our reality, now has it? But at MITB, that all changes. For the first time in my career, I’m in a ladder match, which means no one is ready for the amount of brutality that I am going to unleash. I will do absolutely anything to climb that ladder, to retrieve the briefcase, and to once again cement myself at the top of the women’s division. So Iyo Sky, Tiffany Stratton, I advise you to hold your titles really tightly. Because absolutely no one is safe from Mami in the Bank.” The Eradicator is ready, will she be ready to call her shot after June 7th?
Judgment Day regroups.
Liv still wants to know what Roxie was doing out there. Finn defends Roxie just wanting to help. Dom knows that was the plan, right? Dom stammers, but Raquel says if Roxie hadn’t gone out there, Liv would’ve won! Liv says he can’t believe she’s saying this, but no, Raquel was the veteran out there and she should’ve known better. What? Finn grins again, is this going even better than he expected?
Lyra Valkyria is here!
The fans “WHEW~!” with the song as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion makes her way to the ring. Lyra has the mic to say, “Well what is up, Tampa? Ugh, I wish I was out here to talk to you guys about some new competition and a new challenger for this championship. But news broke today that Becky went and did what Becky does best. She groveled and she begged and she twisted the arms of the right people in the back, and she once again talked herself into a rematch at MITB.” The fans boo, but Lyra says, “Why would I accept, right? I have nothing left to prove. I’ve beaten her twice.
“Every opponent that I have ever had, I didn’t care what they said about me or what they did to me. Once I beat them between these ropes, I was the ultimate winner. But I didn’t feel any satisfaction when I beat Becky. Because she came out here after Backlash, ego still through the roof, no embarrassment, no sense of shame, even though she’d been outwrestled and beaten. And she sat there, on that top buckle, and she talked like she won the match! She was that delusional! And then she just went on to try and steal the next opportunity from the next person. She’s like a rat with a piece of cheese, and I just couldn’t let her do it.”
The fans cheer, and Lyra says, “At Backlash, all I wanted to do was pin her shoulders to the mat for three seconds. But she came out here and she go tin my fiancé’s face, and she tried to take my eye out, and she tried to break my arm! So yeah, now it’s personal!” The fans like that! Lyra says at MITB, she is going to hurt Becky. She is going to break Becky’s ego! And if that means bashing Becky’s head in, then she’ll do it! But wait! Becky is here now! Lyra frowns as The Man makes her way out to the ring, and Becky has a mic to ask, “I made this personal? I made this personal? YOU cost ME! You cost me my opportunity!
“I was done with you! I was on the bigger and better things, because okay, okay, you won a match. You won a match, I won the night! Because I went home with my hot husband, and you went off to the hospital with your weird little fiancé!” Wow, Becky’s “hot husband?” AKA, the only talented thing about her? Becky says here it goes! Lyra makes it personal! Lyra made it personal first! She could’ve let it go, but she couldn’t. Because Lyra knows Becky is the best thing that ever happened to Lyra, or to that title! Lyra says that is not the flex Becky thinks it is! Becky acts like she just graciously stepped aside and shared the spotlight.
People are talking about Lyra because Lyra beat Becky! The fans cheer that! Okay, okay, Lyra says Becky “steals” opportunities. If Lyra is so confident, how about this? MITB, if Lyra wins again, Becky will never challenge Lyra for that title ever again. Fine! No problem for Lyra. As she sees it, she beat Becky twice, and the last time was with her eyes closed. Becky frowns, but she says Lyra did not let her finish. Because there’s something Becky keeps remembering. When Lyra took the NXT Women’s Championship from Becky, it was a quick roll-up, not really decisive. When Lyra won that match, the good person Becky was, what’d she do? Becky graciously raised Lyra’s hand.
So WHEN Becky wins at MITB, and does it fair ‘n’ square, Lyra must look her in the eyes and raise Becky’s hand! The fans are torn on that, but Lyra says she has never had an issue raising the hand of the woman better than her. It just hasn’t been Becky yet. Mic drop from The Morrigan, but will The Man make her humble? Or will Lyra close this title off to Becky for as long as it is on her shoulder?
Sami Zayn walks the halls.
And Karrion Kross says, “Well, well, WELL! Here we are again, Sami! You’re still trying to claw your way to the top when you could’ve just taken the deal, went to SmackDown, and challenged for the WWE Championship. NO, you gotta do it ‘your way.'” Sami says he has no time for the games, okay? Sami walks off but Kross says Sami knows he will never win the title, right? Sami looks back at Kross and tells him he’ll deal with this later. Sami continues on, but will he be winning his way to the top? Or just falling to the bottom?
Also, in the background, New Day is talking with Grayson Waller like they were last week. Are they still trying to convince the Aussie Icon of something?
Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifier Triple Threat: Seth Rollins VS Sami Zayn VS Finn Balor!
The Visionary wants all the power, the Underdog from the Underground wants to stop that from happening, and The Prince wants to put Judgment Day back at the top with a world title. Who gets their way in this star-studded three way in Tampa?
Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance, followed by Sami. The bell rings, Sami and Rollins fire hands, and Finn watches. Sami LARIATS Rollins up and out, but Finn attacks Sami! Finn bumps Sami off buckles, throws hands, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Finn whips. Sami ducks ‘n’ dodges then DIVES onto Rollins! The fans fire up as Rollins tumbles, and Sami is after him again! Finn hurries to join in and he CLOBBERS them both! The fans cheer, Finn brings Sami around and pushes him into the ring. Finn fires hands on Sami, CHOPS him, and Heyman scowls from ringside. Sami kicks back and puts Finn in the corner.
Sami climbs up, rains down fists, and the fans count, only for Rollins to stop Sami at 5! Rollins drags Sami down to CLOBBER him! Rollins rains down fists, huffs ‘n’ puffs as he goes to Finn, but Finn trips Rollins to DOUBLE STMOP! CHOP for Sami, CHOP for Rollins! Finn CHOPS Rollins, fires body shots, then fires haymakers! Rollins fires back, but Finn slips around to dragon sleeper! Sami runs up, Finn kicks him, DOUBLE DDT COMBO! Cover on Rollins, TWO! Cover on Sami, TWO! Finn is in control and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn CLUBS Sami! The fans rally, Finn throws hands, but Sami eggs him on! Finn throws more hands, then reels Sami in. The fans want tables but Sami hits a suplex on Finn! The fans rally as Sami rises, but Rollins is in! Sami counter punches Rollins and backs him down! Sami climbs to rain down fists! The fans count and Sami goes to TEN, then fires a flurry to get to TWENTY! The fans fire up, Sami runs up and BLASTS Finn off the apron! Rollins runs up, Sami TOSSES him out! The fans fire up more as Sami goes to the apron! Finn grabs a foot, Sami kicks him away, then Sami kicks Rollins!
Sami goes up, ARABIAN PRESS! Direct hit on Rollins and Finn and the fans fire up with Sami! Sami rises up, gives a shoutout to the late, great Sabu, and then hurries to put Rollins in the ring. Sami waistlocks, Rollins fights the Blue Thunder to FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Rollins is annoyed but he storms up on Sami. Rollins puts Sami in the corner, grinds his forearm into Sami’s face, then CHOPS! Rollins puts Sami up, CHOPS him again, then climbs. The fans rally, Sam fires elbows, and he knocks Rollins down! But Finn CLUBS Sami! Finn climbs up, he and Sami fight, and Sami CLUBS Finn down! Then shoves him down!
Rollins is right up top! Sami fires body shots and then he CLUBS Rollins down! Sami then adjusts, and SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS!! Cover, Finn breaks it! The fans fire up while all three men are down! Finn drags Sami up to TOSS him out, then goes for Rollins. Finn dragon sleepers Rollins, drags him up, but Rollins KICKS free! Rollins then kicks low, underhooks, but Sami is back !Rollins ROLLING ELBOWS Sami first! Then Rollins underhooks Sami, only for Finn to SLINGBLADE Rollins! Finn SHOTGUNS Sami into a corner! The fans fire up, Finn fumbles in the ropes a bit, but he goes up the corner!
Sami is up and he ROCKS Finn first! Sami then climbs up after Finn, goes to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Rollins FROG SPLASHES Sami!! Rollins bounces off that cover, all three men are down again, and “This is Awesome!” Heyman is freaking out while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again, and Rollins DECKS Finn! Sami sputters towards a corner, Rollins stomps him down and then stomps a mudhole in! The fans are torn but Rollins sees Finn sit up. Rollins tells Finn they can be 1v1 if they get rid of Sami first. Rollins & Finn get Sami up top, climb up after him, but Sami fights them both off! The fans rally behind Sami as he fires fast hands! Sami DECKS Rollins, DECKS Finn, and the fans fire up! Sami stands to leap, but Finn gets under. Rollins is there to catch Sami, but Sami DUMPS Rollins out! Finn runs up, but into a clinch! Only to victory roll it! TWO!! Sami escapes, Finn stands, and Finn waistlocks.
Finn dragon sleepers, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, Rollins breaks it! The fans rally, all three men slowly rise, and Rollins watches Finn. Rollins kicks Finn, underhooks, but Finn wrenches out, rolls Rollins up, but Rollins rolls through! Underhooks and PEDIGREE!! Cover, SAMI GHOST PINS ROLLINS! TWO!! Rollins escapes, kicks Sami, PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO!??! Sami survives and the fans fire up again! Heyman is beside himself while the fans rally for Sami. Rollins gets in Sami’s face and tells him this is it! Rollins runs from the corner, but Sami avoids the stomp! BLUE THUNDER- NO, Rollins slips free to KICK the legs!
Rollins runs, but into BLUE THUNDER!! Cover, TWO!!! Rollins barely survives and no one can believe it! Where’s Finn in all this? Rollins sputters in a daze as he goes to the apron and the fans rally. Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs, looks up to the briefcase as motivation, and he throws hands on Rollins. Rollins staggers, but then he throat chops! Sami still throws hands! Rollins JABS, CHOPS, and repeat! Rollins CLAWS Sami’s eyes, puts him in a corner, and just SLAPS away! Rollins huffs ‘n’ puffs and almost foams at the mouth! Rollins runs in, btu into a clinch! CORNER EXPLODER! Sami is feeling it and the fans are with him!
Sami aims, runs at Rollins, but FINN SLINGBLADES! Then Finn SHOTGUNS Sami into Rollins! They’re both down but Sami’s in the drop zone! Finn goes up, COUP DE- NO, Sami dodge! CURB STOMP by Rollins! HELLUVA KICK by Sami!!! Cover on Rollins, BRON BREAKKER drags Sami out!! And Bronson Reed is there to rain down fists! The fans boo, because for No Disqualifications, this is still unfair! But then JEY CROSSBODIES Bronson! Jey fires fists on Bron, SUPERKICKS Bronson, then SUPERKICKS Bron! SUPERKICKS again and again, but Rollins grabs Jey! Jey UPPERCUTS Rollins! Bron SPEARS Jey!!
The fans boo, Bronson POSTS Sami, but DOM is here with a chair!! Dom slides that into the ring, halfway between Finn and Rollins. Finn grabs the chair, Rollins FULL METAL CURB STOMPS!!! Cover, ROLLINS WINS!!!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)
Dirty Dom tried to help but that backfired in a big way. But even then, Rollins had his minions help out, so it’s all fair. Bron & Bronson go after Jey & Sami, but CM PUNK is here?!? Bron & Bronson Security now move to the ramp, but Punk sneaks in from the crowd!! Fireman’s carry for Rollins, and a GO TO SLEEP!!! Rollins is down, Punk bails out, and the fans fire up! The Best in the World gets the better of The Visionary! But even so, Rollins is still going to MITB. Will the Visionary take over using that contract once again? Or will Punk make sure that never happens?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw to not just follow up Saturday Night’s Main Event but even accelerate towards Money in the Bank Saturday. Great tie-in of Worlds Collide with Vikingo being here, and that was an awesome Triple Threat from Penta, Dragon Lee and Gable. Gable VS Vikingo for Worlds Collide will be great stuff, but I think a graphic gave away that Vikingo’s match with Alberto Del Rio El Patron for the AAA Mega Championship is going to go Vikingo’s way to then escalate the Worlds Collide match. Very good promo from Rhea to hype up her part in MITB but there are still more people to add so I’m not sure Rhea wins.
Rusev VS Tozawa was really quick but I suppose it would be given Rusev is Rusev. But Sheamus confronting Rusev was great stuff, and they’re going to have a great feud. Fun promo with Burt Kreischer & Tom Segura to hype up the tag title match, and the tag title match itself was great stuff. The finishing sequence was quick and brilliant stuff, but it also makes me think we’re getting more New Day VS American Made after this. Great promo segment from Lyra and Becky to set up their rematch, but I feel like the stakes aren’t even. Becky only wants Lyra to raise her hand in victory? I feel like Becky would be pettier than that, but maybe she beats Lyra up so bad that Lyra can’t even stand.
We got great integration of other segments through the big stories. Judgment Day’s new dysfunction is all because of Finn, and he was clearly enjoying it. Liv not liking Roxie hanging around Dom is made all the sweeter because it’s what Liv was doing with Dom while Dom was with Rhea. But then in a great twist, Roxie really did try to help Liv, only for Raquel to not like it and that cost Liv. And then Liv seeing Roxie’s point later was a great detail, too. Finn is either going to break up Liv and Dom or Liv and Raquel and he doesn’t seem to mind which one it is.
Very good promo from Gunther and Jey, not that it really adds much. I was oddly expecting more Logan Paul to show up and talk trash on Jey while putting Cena over, saying stuff like how he and Cena are going to be this unstoppable dream team. Maybe Logan will do that Friday or next Monday, given next Monday is the go-home Raw. Seth Rollins & Paul Heyman had a very good promo to open the night, though they maybe let the chants for Punk and Roman go on when they didn’t need to. Jey and Sami had a good promo and that helped plug Jey helping Sami in the main event.
That main event was also an awesome match, but it works that Rollins won. The MITB contract served him well before, can’t wait to see if he wins it and tries to use it on June 9th during Gunther VS Jey. At the same time, CM Punk either gets in MITB with a qualifier, or he just shows up to make sure Rollins doesn’t win the ladder match. He might even stalk Rollins to make sure Rollins can’t cash in successfully. But such a story would get boring over time, so I would think Rollins just doesn’t win and has one last match with Punk for Saturday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta or for SummerSlam’s night two main event.
My Score: 8.8/10
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