Results
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/13/24)
USA with the gold!
The Cardiac Kid broke our hearts!
On a night where the NXT North American, Heritage Cup AND Tag Team Champions compete, the real headline is: Why, Wes, Why?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Charlie Dempsey w/ No Quarter Catch Crew; Dempsey wins and becomes the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
- Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King; Lexis wins.
- Lola Vice VS Tatum Paxley; Lola wins.
- NXT North American Championship: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ Maxxine Dupri & Akira Tozawa; Oba wins and retains the title.
- Izzi Dame VS Brinley Reece; Izzi wins.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Nathan Frazer & Axiom VS Andre Chase & Ridge Holland w/ Chase U; Chase & Ridge win and become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
Wes Lee arrives backstage.
And right away, Sarah Schreiber asks, why? Why did he turn on his brothers, The Rascalz? Wes says it is time for him to take what’s his. Wes leaves, and Ethan Page steps in to take over. He even puts an All Ego mic sleeve to say we’re live on USA Network! And if you were watching last week, The Great American Bash on SyFy, you saw him defeat Oro Mensah, you saw Wes Lee finally grow a spine and drop that deadweight, boo-hoo-hoo. But more excitingly, YOUR NXT Champion is about to address the NXT Universe, so hit his music! The fans boo as Ethan struts his way to the ring.
Ethan continues says now to cut the music. Ladies and gentlemen, the NXT Universe wanted so badly for Oro to dethrone Ethan as NXT Champion. BUT what Oro found out, and what everyone found out, is when Ethan Page says it, it comes true. Ethan said he was talented, that he had the skills to back it up, and he calls himself All Ego, so he has every single right to do so. The Era of Ego will continue to roll on and roll on strong! Nobody is taking this title from Ethan Page! Hell, Ethan heard Wes Lee chirping. Wes isn’t taking this from Ethan! Trick Williams, if by some miracle he manages to “figure out” Pete Dunne, he isn’t taking it.
Hell! Pete Dunne could break every single finger Ethan has, and it would not loosen the grip Ethan has on this championship! Because the Era of Ego will roll on. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not NXT. No no, this is N X ME. But wait! Joe Hendry is here! The fans sing along as he smiles and struts his own way to the ring. Hendry tells Ethan apologies for the interrupting, but Hendry told us that we wouldn’t even need to say his name, he’d just appear. And here he is! And looking at Ethan, we see why Ethan thinks he’s the talk of NXT. After all, he is THE NXT Champion. And at Heatwave, Ethan shocked the world when he won, and became the talk of NXT.
For about 90 seconds! Until this face appeared to close the show! The fans cheer Hendry on, and he tells Ethan, seriously, an incredible performance against Oro. Once again, Ethan was the talk of the town. But the truth is, the fans left here talking about Wes Lee. So it just seems that Ethan’s ego says one thing, but reality- Ethan stops Hendry there. He doesn’t have to listen to Hendry’s opinions or the fact he just wants to ramble. Just take that win from last week, and go back to TNA. Because if Ethan’s being honest here, Ethan doesn’t even know why Hendry’s still here.
Hendry says he is here for the same reason everyone is: to WIN the NXT Championship! The fans like the sound of that! The fans chant, “WE BELIEVE!” Ethan says of course… It makes sense. Everyone believes in Joe Hendry, right? The fans cheer again, and Ethan says clearly TNA believes. Clearly NXT believes. Clearly all the fans here and around the world BELIEVES~ in Joe Hendry! The fans cheer again, but Ethan says the only problem is… Ethan doesn’t! The fans boo, but Ethan says what he believes is that Hendry’s song makes him sick! Ethan also believes that Hendry is on the 14th minute of his 15 minutes of fame.
And Ethan believes in most of all, in his heart of hearts, is that if Hendry is silly enough to come after Ethan’s title, Ethan will expose Hendry for the flash in the pan that he is! Hendry says you can call him what you want, but he is no overnight success! Hendry has been grinding for over 10 YEARS! And he has made believers out of everyone who has watched him and who has faced him! Hall of Famers like Kurt Angle! Booker T is the president of the fan club! Ethan’s own boss, HBK, believes in Joe Hendry! Hendry will make a believer out of Ethan when he takes that title! And when Hendry does, he’ll take it to London, and Paris, and Tokyo!
And Scotland, and Canada, and Mexico! Ethan is freaking out as the music plays! OH NO, WES LEE SUPERKICKS Hendry!! Ethan loves it! Ethan still says Wes ain’t getting this belt, either! Who will be on top of NXT when it’s all said and done?
Wren Sinclair joins the No Quarter Catch Crew’s sparring.
Big night tonight, Charles! He’s gonna win their Heritage Cup and bring it back to the NQCC! Dempsey tells Wren to stay out of it, but she says she’s in the group now. And Tavion Heights really is in Japan! Who knew? Myles says he was telling her the whole time. Tavion’s having a great time, at least. Dempsey says enough chit chat! It’s been THREE months that Dempseys’ been after this. Okay, she’ll meet you out there. Wren goes one way, the boys go the other, but will the crew show The Don no quarter and take back the gold?
Ava Raine meets with the NXT Women’s Division.
The NXT General Manager welcomes everyone, from Wren Sinclair to Jaida Parker, Karmen Petrovic, to Sol Ruca and Dani Palmer. Stevie Turner had a great idea! Robert Stone realizes now Stevie stole his idea! But Ava continues to say that since the NXT Women’s Division is so stacked, and because NXT is the land of opportunity, it is time to decide the participants in a Gauntlet Eliminator! It will be those who have never had a top title match. The winner of that will go on to No Mercy to challenge Roxanne Perez for THE NXT Women’s Championship. Everyone is excited, and Stevie assures this is all chosen at random, another of her brilliant ideas.
Stone sighs and rolls the lottery drum. The first entry will be… Wren Sinclair! Wren is pumped, and hurries to catch up with NQCC. Then second is… Adrianna Rizzo! She’s also out by the ring for the Heritage Cup match. And then third is… Sol Ruca! The Sol Surfer is pumped, and Ava tells Stevie this is such a great idea. Stone has had it! He reveals hits was HIS idea! The assistants argue, Ava tries to keep the peace, and the lottery will continue later tonight. Who else will be given this great opportunity to go for gold?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Charlie Dempsey w/ No Quarter Catch Crew!
NXT returns and both factions are in the ring. The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see if the deal Dempsey made pays off!
The bell rings and round one begins. Tony TACKLES Charlie and rains down fists! Charlie shifts around, Tony waistlocks, and Tony SLAMS Charlie down! Charlie slips around to stand and headlock, but Tony wrenches out. Tony headlocks, Charlie powers out but Tony runs him over! Charlie goes to the ropes and stands back up. Tony and Charlie reset, circle, and tie up. Tony fireman’s carries for a takeover, then tries gain, but Charlie stifles it! Charlie has a SLEEPER, then floats to an arm, but Tony rolls through. Charlie rolls it back and has a headlock. Tony fights up, Charlie grabs an arm and wrenches.
Charlie has a top wristlock, hits an arm-drag, but Tony fights around. Charlie hammerlocks the arm he has, then grabs a leg! And then the other arm! Tony endures, the fans rally, and Charlie brings Tony up., Tony SLAMS Charlie down! Charlie stands, Tony whips, but Charlie turns spinebuster into GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Tony endures, pries the hold open, but Charlie goes for the DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Tony RAMS Charlie into buckles, then reels Charlie in. Charlie fights the suplex, but so does Tony! Tony RAMS Charlie into a corner as we’re under a minute. Charlie fights the gut wrench to roll free!
Charlie kicks, Tony blocks, but ends up in a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tony stacks but ONE as Charlie gets an arm up. Charlie drags Tony down as we hit 30 seconds left. Tony deadlifts, but Charlie shifts! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Tony rolls to a cover, ONE!! Charlie storms up, into another TACKLE! Jackknife roll and TOSS! Ten seconds in the round, Tony powers up again! Charlie sunset flips, Tony slips through, but Charlie gets a leg! The bell rings on the round!
Tony: 0; Charlie: 0
The Don and Charlie back down, the teams help them refresh, and both men have determined looks on their faces. The second round begins and the two tie right up! Tony throws Charlie down, gator rolls him to a cover, ONE! Tony waistlocks, rolls, but they end up in the ropes. Tony lets off, Charlie KNEES low! Charlie cravats Tony and cranks the neck wrench. Tony endures, powers up and out, but Charlie runs him over! Things keep moving, Tony hurdles but Charlie blocks the hip toss to spin and full nelson! Tony drops but Charlie sits on a cover! TWO, but Tony cradles! Charlie fights up but Tony hits FOGEDABOUTIT!! Cover, Tony scores!
Tony: 1; Charlie: 0
That round was fast and furious and went Tony’s way, and he goes to his corner to refresh while NXT goes picture in picture.
Charlie gets up, Wren wipes him down and Myles helps coach him back up. Luca talks strategy with Tony here, and then round three begins. Tony runs up to CLOBBER Charlie! Tony stands on Charlie at the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Tony whips Charlie, then LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Charlie is still in this but he looks woozy. Tony brings Charlie around to TOSS him out! Charlie staggers up to the apron, takes a swing, but Tony counter punches him! Tony drags Charlie back up but Charlie fights the suplex! Charlie pries free to fire body shots! Then Charlie HOTSHOT NECKBREAKERS! Tony flops and NQCC fires up!
Charlie storms in after Tony, stomps him around, then stomps and stomps and stomps! Charlie drags Tony up, cravats again, and hits a CRAVAT PLEX! Charlie keeps on that neck wrench but Tony endures. Tony fights up, throws body shots, then pushes Charlie to a corner. Tony RAMS into Charlie again and again, then lets off as the ref counts. Tony swings but Charlie knees low! Charlie UPPERCUTS Tony, and bridges to whip him hard into a corner! Charlie stomps Tony as we hit one minute in this round. Charlie fires off forearms and uppercuts, but Tony ROCKS Charlie in return! And BOOTS him!
Tony runs up, but into a BIG hip toss! Charlie storms over but Tony BOOTS him away! Both men rise up, and Charlie BOOTS Tony! We hit 30 seconds as Charlie wrangles Tony into a chinbar! NXT returns to single picture as Tony whips free. Tony goes to the corner, whips again, but Charlie stops himself! Charlie ELBOWS Tony, rolls him up, TWO! Ten seconds left, Charlie UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, into a backslide! TWO!! And the bell rings- NO, Charlie DECKS Tony!!
Tony: 1; Charlie: 0
The cheap shot slides on this one, but the ref warns Charlie. Wren tells Charlie to be sharper, bring out that fire! And she SLAPS him around! That worked for Tavion but not for Charlie! Tonty rolls Charlie up, TWO! Charlie ROCKS Tony, UPPERCUTS, and stomps away! Okay, maybe it did work. Charlie lets off as the ref counts, then jukes to UPPERCUT! Charlie stomps away again, the ref counts, and Charlie lets off. Tony staggers up, and he LARIATS Charlie! The fans fire up and Charlie staggers around. Tony ROCKS Charlie, ROCKS him again, then DECKS him! And DECKS him again! And again!
Tony brings Charlie up, to BELLY2BELLY SUPLEX him down! Tony BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES again! And then a POWERASLAM! Cover, TWO!! Charlie survives but Tony hooks him up. FOGED- NO, Charlie turns that into a cradle! TWO!! Charlie swings, misses, and Tony GERMAN SUPLEXES! Tony brings Charlie back up, but Charlie fights the waistlock to switch! Tony switches, but Charlie goes to a corner to RAM Tony into buckles! Charlie rolls Tony, jackknife bridge, Charlie scores!!
Tony: 1; Charlie: 1
And now, as we enter the late rounds, we are all tied up! Can Charlie pull it off? Or can Tony hold onto the cup?
The fifth round starts and both men fire hands! The fans rally as Charlie SLAPS, KNEES and clinches, HALF HATCH to a cover, TWO! Charlie holds on but Tony uses that to get a cover, TWO! Both men stand, Tony SPINEBUSTERS! High stack, TWO!! Charlie survives and Tony is frustrated. Tony drags Charlie up, fires hands, then whips. Charlie reverses and reels Tony in, N ORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! But a float through, into the butterfly, only for Tony to wrench out. Tony whips, lifts, but Charlie hits a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Tony flails, pushes through, into a TRIANGLE HOLD!
Tony still fights, manages to stack Charlie, TWO as Charlie gets that arm up! And then Tony deadlifts Charlie to POWERBOMB!! Both men are down, Charlie flounders to the apron. Tony storms over, drags Charlie up, but Charlie uses ropes to help! Charlie CLUBS away on Tony, Myles gets up but Tony DECKS him! Charlie HEADBUTTS Tony! Stacks runs in, and Tony gives him a boost to FLY onto Myles! Tony then goes right up after Charlie, but Wren TRIPS him up!! Charlie smiles, and runs up to BUTTERFLY SUPLEX, BRIDGE! Cover, CHARLIE WINS!
Winner: Charlie Dempsey, by pinfall (NEW NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
The deal does pay off! Wren hoists up the cup, but then remembers to hand it to Charlie. NQCC has the Cup again, will they make sure to keep a tight grip on it?
Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice talk backstage.
Lola says Tatum put up a good fight, but Kelani proved why she is champ. Kelani thanks Lola for that, but they look over and see that Tatum isn’t taking it well… Kelani would love to help Tatum, but where do they even stand? And then Wendy Choo got involved… Plus, Tatum’s a little… Lola says she’ll handle it. Tatum talks to her Kelani doll but Lola says hey, it’s okay. NO! She has nothing! Kelani isn’t her friend! Wendy isn’t her friend! And frankly, neither is Lola, so what does she even want? Wow, excuse you. Oh, sorry. Not everyone can be popular MMA fighters who get everything handed to them.
Handed to them? Lola isn’t sure where Tatum’s going with this. Tatum says she’ll show her. It seems that while Tatum doesn’t have friends, she has found herself a new “playmate.” But will Lola hand Tatum another defeat to add to her collection?
We hear from Eddy Thorpe and Lexis King.
The Alpha Wolf says, “I’m a New Age Native American striving to go beyond the stereotypes, but I refuse to assimilate to the expectations of a world outside the reservation. DJ’ing and my music is a key part of who I am, and dancing is an important part of my culture. Lexis King doesn’t have the respect, or the brains, to understand that.” Meanwhile, the Drama King admits that music is important. But it has to be the right kind of music. And Eddy’s music is a disgrace! EDM is evil! He’s doing Eddy’s tribe a favor by smashing Eddy’s hand! And now, Eddy wants another shot at The King? Eddy is as moronic as the music he creates.
Differences of opinion are one thing, but is King going to learn to respect differences? Or will he at least learn to shut his mouth and keep his opinions to himself?
Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King!
NXT returns as DJ Eddy makes his entrance, only for Lexis to attack from behind! The fans boo as the brawl is on, and Lexis puts Eddy in the ring. The bell rings, Eddy dodges Lexis to KICK him to a corner! Eddy ELBOWS Lexis, KICKS him, then ELBOWS him again! Eddy KICKS, KICKS and then reels Lexis in. Lexis powers out of the facelock but Eddy blocks a shot to ROCK Lexis! But that’s his bad hand! Lexis ROCKS Eddy, CLUBS him, then POSTS him! Lexis goes to the apron to bring Eddy around, and he BOOTS the bad hand! Eddy falls back, Lexis storms in, and Lexis stands on the bad hand!
The fans boo but Lexis STOMPS the fingers! Lexis then bends the fingers, SLAMS them into the mat, and talks trash. Lexis kicks Eddy around, then drags him up. Lexis hammerlocks the arm then HOTSHOTS it on ropes! Lexis then wraps the arm around ropes, pulls, but lets off as the ref counts. The fans boo but Lexis talks more trash. Eddy ELBOWS Lexis, but Lexis CLUBS Eddy. Lexis whips, Eddy reverses and BACK DROPS! Lexis flounders, the fans rally for “EDDY! EDDY!” Eddy CHOPS with his left hand! And CHOPS, and CHOPS! Lexis drop toeholds Eddy into ropes! Eddy sputters as he falls back, and Lexis rains down fists!
Lexis talks more trash, then drags Eddy up. Lexis wrenches, but Eddy HEADBUTTS Lexis down! Lexis storms up again but Eddy CHOPS, CHOPS and then BOOTS Lexis to KICK and GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up while Lexis flounders around! Eddy runs, and hits the TOMAHAWK ELBOW! The fans fire up because Eddy isn’t done yet! IMPAL- NO, Lexis wrenches out to CODE BREAKER the arm! Eddy writhes, Lexis hauls him up and wrenches again, for the CORONATION! Cover, Lexis wins!
Winner: Lexis King, by pinfall
Lexis may think he’s the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, but he did rock Eddy’s world tonight. Granted, Eddy wasn’t 100%, but Lexis won’t care about that. Will Lexis move on towards what he does care about, aka success and championships?
Trick Williams speaks.
“Okay, Petey, let’s talk about it. You say I haven’t figured you out yet? But I will. Because Trick Williams solves problems, I fix issues. Problem: Best friend stabs me in the back. Solution: I walk out of the biggest show in NXT history with my hand raised high. Issue: I can’t defeat the Mad Dragon. Solution: I become the NEW NXT Champion. And the truth is, Pete, we may be even more similar than you realize. Yeah, I heard your story. How you got jumped at 18 years old on the bus. Well, I got jumped at 18, too. Except I was making plays.
“Turns out, the upperclassmen don’t like it when the freshman comes in and he balls early. So some teammates decided to throw rocks at my car. But they didn’t know I was on the inside. They took off to the dorm room, and I followed them up there. Then I popped off like Trick Williams always does. Running up on three dudes in a small room? It didn’t make no sense. Yeah, it didn’t go well for me. But let’s just say, I figured it out. By the end of the day, each one of those dudes took an L, believe that.
“And I may not have the title, but I’m still looking to be the man here in NXT. So Petey, I ain’t coming to you for advice. I’m coming to you for a rematch. One loss isn’t gonna scare me away. One way or another, I’m gonna figure your ass out.”
Backstage interview with Pete Dunne.
Kelly Kincaid is with The Bruiserweight and asks, after what we just heard from Trick, are we getting round two? Dunne asks if she thinks Trick deserves a round two. Yeah, didn’t think so. Because Dunne proved Trick still has a lot of figuring out to still do. Men like Trick like to bitch and moan while men like Dunne shrug it off and move forward. Dunne is moving forward to THE NXT Championship. Dunne leaves, Kelly thanks him for his time, and we see Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, and the toxic trio of Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx getting their hair done in the background.
Fallon is complaining about sharing the space but Jakara says no one gets special treatment. Oh, right, just because Fallon wasn’t some Division I baseball player? Lash says SKRRRT! She was a basketball player. And how is Fallon so bitter against all the NIL athletes when Jazmyn Nyx was a D1 soccer star? Hello. Jacy asks what Lash’s point is. Because honestly, everyone should be following in Jazmyn’s footsteps: seeing Jacy & Fallon as their influence. Jakara doesn’t see them as anything more than opponents, especially if they’re all in the gauntlet match. Meta Four heads out, who will the lottery choose as worthy?
Lola Vice VS Tatum Paxley!
The Miami Vice just tried to reach out, and Tatum threw a tantrum. Now Lola’s gonna have to teach Tatum a lesson in manners. Will Tatum learn that Lola’s hands don’t lie, and that they don’t hold back?
NXT returns as Tatum makes her entrance, and Kelani Jordan joins commentary to watch this one closely. The bell rings and the two in the ring tie up. Tatum headlocks, Lola rolls free, but Tatum comes right back. Lola headlocks for a takeover, and then she shifts to have an arm scissor that she turns into a ghost pin! TWO, Tatum has a cover, TWO! The fans rally and duel, and Tatum avoids a roundhouse! Lola runs in but is sent into buckles! Tatum then runs to CROSSBODY in they corner, and she rolls Lola back to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Tatum facelocks Lola while Kelani admits, Tatum pushed her to her limits.
Tatum CLUBS Lola, whips her, but Lola reverses. Tatum ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into a POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while Tatum flounders to a corner. Lola says “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Lola drags Tatum out to then AX KICK her down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Lola reels Tatum in but Tatum sunset flips! TWO, and Lola stands, into Tatum’s ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up, Tatum rolls Lola into a HALF CRAB! Lola endures but then WENDY CHOO GRABS KELANI!! Wendy drags Kelani out of her chair in the NIGHT NIGHT CLUTCH! Tatum sees that, is upset, but Lola storms up! Tatum ducks the roundhouse to pump handle! TWISTED MIND!
Tatum goes up to the very top, for a DIVING- NO, Lola avoids the stomps! And she URAKENS!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall
Buenas noches and sweet dreams, Tatum, but it seems Wendy also tucked Kelani in for the night. Lola still wants to assure Tatum they can be friends, but just what is going on with Wendy? Wendy’s holding up that belt, is this her saying she’s got next?
We return to the NT Women’s Division lottery.
Rizzo thanks Ava for this opportunity. It was a rough night for The Family, so she really needed this. Bring it in! They hug and Rizzo heads back out. And now with all this sorted, let’s spin the wheel! Entry number four for the gauntlet is… Jaida Parker! Miss Parker says thank you. Spot five is… Kendal Grey! A big opportunity for one of the newest additions to the roster. And last but not least, number six is… Karmen Petrovic! Everyone else is disappointed by Karmen says it is time for the “shink shink action.” Ava thanks everyone for participating, and Brinley celebrates with Karmen. It has been almost two YEARS for them and their journey!
Does Karmen remember their tryout in Nashville? Oh, yeah, that was so fun! And if it’s not Brin, then she hopes Karmen gets that win. Karmen thanks Brin for that, and does feel bad Brin wasn’t picked. Brin says it’s okay. But seriously, two YEARS! Izzi Dame storms over and says if anyone deserved to be in the match, it was her. Yeah, well, she wasn’t picked. Neither was Brin, and Brin’s not complaining. Oh, well, Izzi couldn’t stand Brin back at their tryout, and she still can’t stand her now. Izzi storms off, Karmen tells Brin not to worry about it. But then, with the six pack complete, who defies the odds to take on Roxanne Perez?
Wes Lee makes his way to the ring!
The fans boo the Cardiac Kid, and chant “WHY? WHY? WHY?” Wes grabs a mic and steps into the ring. The fans boo more, but Wes says, “Hey, look. I get it. I get it. Last week, I shocked the world. Honestly, I shocked myself, too. See, like, I believed that I was gonna be winning the tag team titles with my best friend. But, Zach let me down, again. Now you see, this goes back to two years ago, when Zach first let me down. One of the greatest tag teams in NXT history, done! MSK was dead! And when all of that happened, everybody was feeling sad for Zach. But they were feeling sorry for me.
“They doubted me. Saying things like, ‘What is Wes going to do now? Is he going to find a new tag team partner?’ And everyone only had me slotted as a tag team guy, so it only made sense. But I dried my tears, I picked myself back up, and I busted my ass to become the greatest North American Champion of all time!” The fans do cheer that because it is true. Wes hears that, and he also hears the boos. But we all witnessed it first hand. But Zach & Trey were NOT here. They abandoned him! They reunited in TNA, and they absolutely killed it… while I broke my back to become a top star here in NXT.”
The fans cheer again because that’s the truth. But Wes says all three of them, they all aspired to reach greatness together. They all wanted to have a legacy that lived beyond all of their years. But it was Wes and Wes alone that achieved that greatness! Wes knows the fans didn’t know this, but Zach does. And Wes is done being Zach’s caretaker. Wes is done worrying about what Zach is going to say or do. Wes was the one that kept EVERYTHING together when they were The Rascalz! Wes was the one driving them city to city for the shows, squashing the beef when Zach was being childish! Wes was the one waking Zach up for their flights so he did not miss them!
Wes is TIRED of taking care of Zach. The fans are torn, as many can relate. But Wes says that where he wants to go, he knows he cannot have his best friends riding his coattails. He knows that the only reason the others came back was for that WWE rub. And more importantly, Wes knows how this is about to go. “Zach, I know that you and I are gonna end up having a match. I know you desperately want to get your hands on me, and No Mercy is coming up, and I feel like that title is fitting, right?” But when they have their match, Zach is going to learn firsthand that everything Wes said here tonight rings true.
Wes will show Zach NO MERCY when he beats the hell out of him. Once all that is done, Zach & Trey can go back to TNA and have a “wonderful” career as TNA wrestlers, while Wes focuses on bigger and better things, like THE NXT Championship. So on behalf of the WWE superstar, Wes Lee, he wishes Zach the best on all his future endeavors. But wait, here comes the Bruiserweight! Wes is unsure why, but Dunne says, “Look at this! I’m impressed! Cuz finally, finally! Someone around here has started to figure it out! But don’t get too carried away, mate. Cuz last week, I beat trick, and my eyes are firmly on that NXT Championship.”
But wait! Joe Hendry makes his way back out here! Only to come in from the crowd to CLOBBER Wes into Dunne! Then he fires off hands! Dunne gets in to hit BOTH of them! Security rushes in to stop all this, but the fans fire up as Dunne LEAPS back in! The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” but will Ava have to lay down the law when it comes to the title picture?
Backstage interview with Nathan Frazer & Axiom.
Kelly Kincaid is with the NXT Tag Team Champions and says that they successfully defended their titles only just last week. Will we see another successful defense tonight? Frazer says it is no secret that recently, the amigos have not been on the same page. Axiom says he did kick Frazer, and Frazer did kick Axiom, but that’s because they’ve both been preoccupied. But that is a thing of the past. No chasing after the Speed Championship or Heritage Cup, they arrived on time, changed in the same locker room, they are locked in! Tonight, they fully focus on defending these tag titles. Chase U put up a hell of a fight at Heatwave, but Ridge is a new element they have to watch.
But again, they’re locked in, on the same page, and they guarantee that as good as Chase U is, this ends the same way! L F G~! #Fraxiom heads out, but will they have a solution for the new formation that is Yorkshire Grit & Professor Chase?
NXT Media catches up with The D’Angelo Family.
The reporter asks what is running through Tony’s mind after losing the Cup. Tony says “Mini-Don” Dempsey and his girl, Wren, they got one on Tony. And then Oba Femi interrupts Tony this time to say The Ruler of NXT is here to defend his title. Otis, you and Oba were face to face for just a moment on Raw last night, but here on NXT, Oba is ready for war. Will Oba manage to shotput a wrecking ball like Otis? Or will The Dozer finally have himself some singles gold?
Chase U talks backstage.
Ridge, Riley, Thea & Duke all sport the new Chase U basketball jersey, and Andre Chase says tonight is the night! You can feel it! Chase is pumped! Ridge says good! Duke wants to do something he doesn’t normally do, and that’s apologize. He feels he and Riley were just taken off guard by this formation, but hey, it doesn’t matter who brings home the gold, so long as it all comes home to Chase U. Riley says that’s right! Ridge has done the impossible for Chase U, and like they’ve been saying, when one of them wins, they all win! So boys, bring those titles home! Ridge says honestly, he is so excited! But most of all, he is grateful.
Ridge asks Thea to step forward. She came out of a situation where she was betrayed, and yet she believed in him. He can’t tell her how much that means to him. And he knows it took the guys a little longer to come around, but he feels they’re with him now, and he can’t thank them enough for giving him a fair chance. That is why Ridge vows to do everything in his power to make sure they win those NXT Tag Team Championships! He promises this won’t just be another championship win, this will be the reign to end all reigns! The team fires up, is Chase U finally going to be top of the class?
NXT North American Championship: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ Maxxine Dupri & Akira Tozawa!
As The Ruler said, he visited Raw in hopes of finding competition, and he sure did find it! While Alpha Academy lost the Texas Tornado Tag Match, the tree trunk is still standing and he wants to finally show what he can do when he does things his way! Will The Dozer demolish the dominant reign of Oba Femi? Or will Oba find a way to throw Otis right back to Raw?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we’re about to see the modern day Irresistible Force VS Immovable Object play out!
The bell rings, the fans rally, and Otis is gyrating already. The two tie up, they’re in a deadlock, but Otis digs in to push Oba back! But Oba turns that around to put Otis in a corner. The fans rally and duel, Oba lets off slowly, and he eggs Otis in. They tie up again, and now Oba pushes Otis. Otis comes back but Oba pushes him again. The fans rally and Otis pushes Oba! Oba kicks low, headlocks, but Otis powers up and goes for ropes. Oba grinds the hold, fans sing, “You Can’t Handle the Meat!” Oba goes for the headlock takeover but Otis blocks! Otis brings Oba up to power up and out. They RAM shoulders, Otis rebounds and he RAMS Oba!
Oba rebounds to RAM Otis! Otis ducks ‘n’ dodges, and then he CLOBBERS Oba! The fans fire up as Oba tumbles out of the ring! Otis is all fired up, and even Oba’s surprised, while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Oba has Otis down with a chinlock. The fans rally as Otis endures, and he reaches out. Maxxine & Tozawa coach Otis while the fans rally again. Otis fights up, and he RAMS Oba into a corner! Oba lets go, and Otis scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Oba survives but Otis stays cool. Oba bails out, Otis goes to the apron. But Oba CHOPS Otis down! Otis sputters and then Oba runs up, to UPPERCUT Otis into steel steps! Maxxine & Tozawa are worried, and Oba rolls into the ring. Otis is in a bad way, but Oba goes right back after him. Oba puts Otis in, covers, TWO! Otis stays in this but Oba drops an elbow!
The fans rally and duel as Oba drops more elbows! Cover, TWO! Oba is a little frustrated now, but he aims from the corner. Oba runs to UPPERCUT! And he keeps going, to UPPERCUT again! Oba won’t stop, he comes back to UPPERCUT! Otis falls, Oba covers, TWO!! Otis survives and even Maxxine is surprised! Oba drags Otis up and reels him in, but Otis back drops free! The fans are thunderous as Otis storms up again! Otis CLUBS and CLUBS and CLUBS Oba, then HEADBUTTS him! Oba goes to a corner, Otis RAMS into him! Otis runs in but Oba dodges! Otis bounces off buckles, and Oba CLUBS him in the back!
Otis falls out, Maxxine & Tozawa check him, but Oba storms out after him! Tozawa shouts to Otis to get up, but Oba CHOPS Tozawa down just because! That pisses Otis off! Otis runs and CLOBBERS Oba! Otis hauls Oba into the ring, then runs to RAM him, then WRECKER ELBOW! Oba staggers to a corner, Otis fires even more elbows in! Otis then LARIATS Oba down! The fans fire up, Otis stands Oba up to scoop, and POWERSLAM! Off comes the shirt! The fans are thunderous again as Otis throws it away, free souvenir! And here comes the CATERPILLAR~ ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives, Otis didn’t quite get as much behind that.
Otis goes up the corner, though! VADER BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? Oba survives Otis’s full weight, but Otis has him in a corner! Otis rains down fists, but only gets five before Oba lifts him!? SITOUT POWERBOMB!!! Cover, Oba wins!!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Otis pushed Oba to a limit that maybe even Oba didn’t know he had! But in the end, there is still only one Ruler in NXT, and that IS Oba Femi! Will no one ever take Oba down when he can throw down someone like Otis?
Brooks Jensen speaks.
“It’s been documented I was in a dark place. Spiraling out of control. I hit rock bottom. Some people say they were looking out for me, but those were empty words. But there was one man who vouched for me in every sense. He stuck his neck out for me so I could get rehired. He told me not what I wanted to hear, but what I needed to hear. I was doing dumb and immature things, and I was better than that. He made sure I got home safe, no matter what I was doing. This place is cutthroat. Friends are turning on each other, people are out for themselves. Well, I finally got someone looking out for me besides Brooks Jensen.
“He was a leader, a mentor to me. Does that work?” Cut over to Shawn Spears, and he says, “Yeah. Brooks, that was perfect.” Jensen nods, is this more of The Chair Man’s sinister influence on the “lost soul” he found?
Malik Blade & Edris Enofe are watching this, too.
They both agree, that is wild. They need to do something about that. They’ve known Jensen for a long time, and with Josh Briggs in Japan, Jensen might be a lost cause. Malik says he and Jensen came into NXT around the same time, and while they ended up in different tag teams, Malik doesn’t feel right about this. This is manipulation by Spears. Edris agrees with that. Hank Walker walks over to say he is also worried for Jensen, but he’s glad Malik & Edris will handle it. They shake hands, and Tank Ledger walks in. Tank heard Hank had a little chitchat with Ava, and Hank says yeah, Ava loves herself some Hank ‘n’ Tank. They’ve got a match next week.
Sweet! The Good Brothers wanna crash their BBQ and trash their food? Well, then next week is defeat with a side of HONK HONK! The blue collar brawlers are ready to brawl with Gallows & Anderson, but will they be the ones eating defeat? Will it be Just Too Sweet?
Izzi Dame VS Brinley Reece!
That problem these two have with each other is about to get solved! Will Izzi spike #BrinEnergy like a volleyball? Or will the ultimate optimist find a way to block that shot?
NXT returns and Brin makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two tie right up. Izzi powers Brin back, but then Brin digs in her heels! Brin pushes Izzi back but Izzi waistlocks to SLAM her! But Brin avoids the elbow drop! Brin wrenches, YANKS and YANKS again. Izzi pulls hair to put Brin on ropes! The ref reprimands, Izzi whips Brin away, but Brin tilt-o-whirls and sunset flips! Izzi stays up to drag Brin to her feet. Izzi puts Brin in a corner, but then Brin dodges Izzi! Brin runs to handspring LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Brin stays on Izzi to wrench and wristlock. Brin YANKS the arm, clamps on, but Izzi scoops! Brin slips free to waistlock!
Izzi bucks the O’Conner to CLOBBER Brin! Izzi keeps moving but Brin drops, then runs, only for Izzi to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Brin flounders away, the fans boo Izzi, but Izzi RAMS Brin in the corner! Izzi digs her shoulder in but lets off as the ref counts. Izzi drags Brin up, scoops her again, and hits another BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Brin shows that toughness but Izzi drags her back up. Izzi whips Brin to a corner, LARIATS, then whips her again. Brin BOOTS Izzi, ELBOWS her away, then runs, only for Izzi to SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!! Brin survives and Izzi grows frustrated. Izzi drags Brin up to a Canadian Rack, and thrashes Brin around!
Brin endures, flips free, and she powers up to Alabama Lift! But Izzi fights that, lifts again, only fior Brin to slip free! Brin KNEES Izzi, then goes up the corner to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans rally as Brin rallies on Izzi, and hits a THESZ PRESS! Brin rains down fists while shouting, “Don’t be a bully!” Izzi staggers up, but she KNEES Brin low! Izzi whips but Brin reverses, reels Izzi in, and lifts to then stalling NORTHERN LIGHTS! Cover, TWO! Izzi survives but Brin hurries to get Izzi up. Fireman’s carry, but Izzi slips free to CLUB Brin down! Izzi whips again, but Brin goes up and catches Izzi for NIGHTSHADE!
Brin runs and handsprings, but into a BOOT! Izzi scoops, swings and SLAMS Brin down! Cover, Izzi wins!
Winner: Izzi Dame, by pinfall
It iz what it iz as Izzi hits that inside the lines. Even without being in the gauntlet, will Izzi prove she’s still worthy of gold?
Backstage interview with Ava Raine.
Kelly Kincaid is now with the NXT GM and says next week is shaping up to be a huge show leading up to No Mercy. Ava says absolutely. It is a super exciting time right now in NXT. Next week, six women compete in the Gauntlet Eliminator, and that winner faces Roxie for the title. And just before this interview, Ava finalized a huge Triple Threat! Wes Lee VS Joe Hendry VS Pete Dunne, and the winner of that will face Ethan Page for his NXT Championship at No Mercy! In steps Roxie and asks about that gauntlet eliminator. How cute. Roxie got her breakthrough in a similar style when she dominated the division. And look where she is now!
No one is on Roxie’s level! But this is an opportunity for someone to get on her level, become a big star, launch her career, and maybe, just maybe, become “the next Roxanne Perez.” The only problem with that is… they’ll be waiting a long, long, long time before they even come close. But she’s excited to watch. Roxie heads out, Ava thanks Kelly for the interview, and we’ll all just have to wait and see if the next #1 contender can finally humble The Prodigy.
Ashante THEE Adonis spends some time with the ladies.
The ladies are so happy for the six women that were chosen for the gauntlet eliminator, but Ashante speaks up. He understands everyone wants a shot at the titles, but Adonisly, they should be shooting their shot with him. Yeah… Anyway, a shame that only six got to be in the match, but the rest of the ladies will just have to train extra hard and be ready when the time comes. Meanwhile, Ashante notices Dion Lennox getting attention just by sitting there reading a book. Ashante says sorry, it’s not them, it’s him. He walks over and hears the ladies talking with Dion about the book, and Ashante says he loves to read, too.
The ladies move, and Ashante says, “I see you, big pimpin’. Game recognizes game. Although, the bookworm thing ain’t my style. My approach is a little bit more, uh… ballsy.” Ashante laughs at his own joke and Dion says he’s just being himself. Oh, right, sure. What is he reading anyway? It Ends With Us. Oh, really? Well, it’ll end with them next week in the ring. Ashante heads out, and Dion says he was just saying the name of the book. Well, will all things be made clear to Ashante after he and Dion have it out 1v1?
NXT Tag Team Championships: Nathan Frazer & Axiom VS Andre Chase & Ridge Holland w/ Chase U!
#Fraxiom found a way to win even when out of sync, and now that they’re back in sync, surely they’ll be on a different level. However, Mr. Chase & The Yorkshire Grit are the most determined they’ve ever been! Will Chase U make this a #TeachableMoment about persevering through adversity? Or will the Undeniable Truths be unstoppable now that they’re truly united?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who has the winning formula!
The teams sort out and Chase starts against Axiom. The fans rally as the two tie up, knuckle lock, and Chase rolls to wrangle Axiom into a headlock. Axiom wrenches free to headlock in return. Chase powers up, only for Axiom to snapmare Chase down. Axiom then blows past Chase, only for Chase to kitchen sink knee! Cover, ONE, but Chase keeps on Axiom with a wrench. Axiom rolls, DROPKICKS, and tags Frazer. Frazer headlocks, Chase powers up and out, but Frazer rolls over the dropdown. Frazer redirects, redirects again, then rolls Chase up! TWO, and Chase blocks a superkick! Chase spins Frazer but the DRAGON WHIP hits!
Chase stumbles, tags to Ridge, and Ridge CLOBBERS Frazer! Ridge drags Frazer up, suplexes, but Frazer fires knees! Frazer is free, Axiom tags in! Fraxiom DUMP Ridge out, then Axiom SUPERKICKS! Ridge staggers, Chase runs up, but into a HALF ‘N’ HALF! Chase bails out, Frazer DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Axiom DIVES onto Ridge, direct hit by the desk! And then Repeat, DIVE on Chase and DIVE on Ridge! Axiom clips desk but he shakes it off to fire up with Frazer! The fans also fire up while NXT goes picture in picture.
Axiom goes out to fetch Ridge into the ring, then hurries in to facelock. Ridge fights up in the grind, and then he suplexes Axiom! Ridge holds Axiom for TEN before the SLAM! Tag to Chase and he reels Axiom in. Axiom switches to shove and LARIAT at the ropes! Tag to Frazer for a GAMANGIRI! Axiom HALF ‘N’ HALF suplexes again, then Fraxiom DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Chase stays in this but Frazer stays on him with a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Chase still stays in this, but Frazer drags him up. Chase cradle counters! TWO!! Frazer escapes, then CLOBBERS Chase! Cover, TWO!
Frazer drags Chase into a chinlock and grinds him down. Chase fights around, fights up, but Frazer wrangles him right back down! Chase fights up again, fires elbows, and is free! Chase runs, but Frazer follows to trip Chase up! Frazer aims, NXT returns to single picture, and Frazer springboards, into a clinch! SIDE EF- ARM-DRAG! Frazer then gets up, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans are thunderous as Frazer and Chase crawl, hot tags to Ridge and Axiom! Ridge CLOBBERS Axiom! And CLOBBERS him again! Axiom dodges one lariat but not the SOUTHPAW! Frazer runs up, but Ridge catches him first! DEADBOLT PLEX!
Ridge SPLASHES Axiom in one corner, SPLASHES Frazer in another! Ridge deadlift gut wrenches Axiom, flips him around to a Canadian Rack, and then hits the AK47!! Cover, TWO!! Ridge doesn’t hesitate, he hauls Axiom up again. Axiom fires body shots, then wrenches to ENZIGIRI! The fans rally, Axiom runs in to GAMANGIRI! Tag to Frazer, and Axiom goes up! FROG SPLASH! Frazer goes up, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ridge survives and Frazer is stunned! Tag to Axiom, and they KICK, KICK, and KICK! The champs run, Ridge LARIATS Frazer! Axiom comes back to tilt-o-whirl, but Ridge blocks the DDT!
Ridge RAMS Axiom into the buckles, then Chase tags in! Chase climbs up, DOUBLE STOMP POWERSLAM COMBO!! Cover, Frazer breaks it!! The fans are thunderous again as Ridge aims at Frazer! Ridge runs up but Frazer dumps him out! Then PLANCHAS down on top of him! Chase hauls Axiom up, underhooks, but Axiom slips up and out! Axiom then goes up and over in the corner, but Chase BOOTS him! Chase goes up, but Axiom GAMANGIRIS! Frazer hurries to tag back in! Axiom goes up, Frazer is on the other corner. But Ridge rises, so Frazer jumps on Ridge! SLEEPER! Ridge stays up, Axiom takes aim.
Axiom runs up, but Ridge slips free, and Frazer blocks the kick! They almost had another mishap! But then Frazer SWINGS Axiom’s leg into Ridge! Ridge falls out, Chase is still up top! Axiom DIVES to take Ridge out, Frazer goes up and up! Axiom tags in before the SUPERPLEX! Frazer rolls through, CHASING THE DRAGON!! Cover, TWO?!?! Chase survives what did MSK in, and the fans are going nuts! Even Fraxiom is at a loss for words! Axiom sits Chase up to KICK! And KICK! And KICK! The fans duel, Chase blocks a kick! Chase CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS, but Axiom blocks to SLEEPER!
Chase grabs an arm for an ELBOW BREAKER! Chase runs, Axiom LARIATS at ropes! Axiom runs, but Chase BOOTS at ropes! Frazer sneaks a tag, then springboards, but Ridge tags in. Chase dodges to DROPKICK Axiom! Ridge is in to KICK Frazer, haul him up, and they BACKSTABBER BOMB COMBO!! Cover, TWO?!?! Frazer survives and now Chase U is at a loss for words! Ridge and Frazer rise and “This is Awesome!” Ridge YANKS Frazer up but Frazer lands on his feet, to PELE! Axiom tags in, and he helps Frazer haul Ridge up top. GAMANGIRI, and Ridge wobbles! Axiom climbs, Frazer goes to the other corner!
Axiom has Ridge up top for a SUPER SPANISH FLY! That’s the Power! So here’s Frazer with the PHOENIX- NO, Chase shoves Frazer down!! Frazer hits the desk and Axiom is shocked! Axiom runs up to GOLDEN RATIO Chase off the apron! Axiom reloads, GOLDEN- LARIAT from Ridge!! Ridge roars, he hauls Axiom up, PACKAGE DDT!! Cover, CHASE U WINS!!!
Winner: Andre Chase & Ridge Holland, by pinfall (NEW NXT Tag Team Champions)
HOLY, uh, well, stuff that usually gets Mr. Chase censored! But Ridge kept his promise to his friends, and now he and Chase are champions together! The student section rush the ring to celebrate with THEIR champions, and the confetti flies! The red ‘n’ black holds the gold once again, is this just the start of a Chase U dynasty?
My Thoughts:
An AMAZING NXT here, which is wild since this wasn’t Great American Bash but just the return to USA Network. Great segue from Wes entering to Ethan getting himself a moment to talk. And with that, we also got a great bit from Hendry staking his claim to the title shot. And after great promos from Trick, Dunne and Wes, we got a great bit of brawling to set up a Triple Threat #1 contender’s match. Wes’ promo was especially strong for touching on some of the things that legitimately got Zach cut from NXT when he was “Nash Carter.” And so between Wes VS Zach and Trick wanting after Dunne, Hendry is definitely winning the Triple Threat to take on Ethan at No Mercy.
Great stuff in the Heritage Cup match, and I like that Wren’s role in the No Quarter Catch Crew is lighting a fire in the guys. I was pleasantly surprised that Charlie Dempsey won, and as I’ve been saying for weeks, Tony D and the Heritage Cup just felt odd. And it does seem they’ve been planting the seeds for Tony going after the North American Championship, what with Oba and Tony interrupting each other’s promos. Oba VS Otis was awesome stuff, some legit meaty men slapping meat. But as I knew even last night on Raw, Otis wasn’t going to win the title. I would also hope that, as good as Tony is as a character, Oba wins when they face off for the North American title.
Because here’s the thing: If Tony had been winning by knockouts, that’s a legit threat to Oba. If Tony gets a haymaker on Oba, he could hit a “knockout” and win the NA title that way, too. If the point of Tony being Heritage Cup Champion was to say, “Tony can wrestle and he can go the distance,” okay, that’s a nice subtext, and Tony himself can probably say that in a promo. But getting a knockout punch like a boxer just feels more in line with Tony’s entire character of being both trained wrestler and scrappy street fighter.
We’re getting great builds in the Women’s Division between both titles. I appreciate that while Lola and Tatum end up having a match tonight, Lola did it as a form of tough love. Good win for Lola tonight, but Wendy going after Kelani was a pretty bold move. Feels like Lola and Wendy will be fighting it out, winner challenges Kelani next, possibly for No Mercy, unless both grudge matches (Wes VS Zach and Trick VS Dunne) are put there instead. And then, gauntlet eliminator as the #1 contender’s match for THE NXT Women’s Championship is great stuff, also used to feed the Stone VS Stevie side story.
Good field of six, but with Wren and Rizzo attached to the D’Angelo VS NQCC story, they kinda cancel out. Kendal’s still very new, probably won’t be her. It feels like a toss up between Sol and Jaida. Karmen is good but it just doesn’t quite feel like her time. Sol and Jaida have been going strong, fans like them both, and they’re both good foils to Roxanne’s brand of attitude, with Sol being much more chill while Jaida can give as good as she gets. And while I feel Roxie will still find a way to win, No Mercy is the perfect place to send out whoever new is coming to NXT, whether it’s Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia or Delta, and have Roxie suddenly fear for her reign.
Good, though quick match from Izzi and Brin. Not sure why Izzi’s getting to do more here than Kiana James is on Raw. And just as I was wondering where Malik & Edris were, they had a good promo in response to Jensen’s great “I support Shawn Spears” promo. Malik & Edris VS Spears & Jensen would make for a good match, and when Briggs comes back, I could see a Six Man Tag where Spears & Jensen have a surprise third man. Just not sure if they’d pull a Hogan joining Hall & Nash or something similar where a Face turns to follow Spears’ guidance.
Speaking of getting a surprise third, maybe Lash & Jakara get a third woman to take on Fallon, Jacy & Jazmyn. After all, whatever combo it is, the odd one out will help cheat to win. Gigi Dolin would be a great choice given her history with Jacy, but rumor has it a leg injury has been quietly keeping her out of action, which is why the story of her and Arianna Grace just stopped abruptly. Without Gigi, not sure who would fit well enough in story to team with Lash & Jakara.
Good promos from Eddy and Lexis ahead of their match, and while I personally like rock ‘n’ roll over EDM, EDM is still good. But anyway, Lexis of course wins when Eddy’s got that bad hand. I feel like we’re do for another big stipulation match for their blowoff. And Ashante starting beef with Dion over who’s getting ladies, feels like NXThirsty is back. But hey, good enough for Dion to get TV time, and he’ll have a really good match with Ashante. Feels like it could go either way, but this might be Ashante getting a win back after losing to Trick weeks ago.
And then, after really good promos to hype it all up, we got an amazing tag team title main event. There was something to how Ridge’s promo was going that felt like Wes’s promo just last week. I thought Ridge was going to betray Chase U because that’s what this story has been teasing. Ridge was even wearing the number 13, aka the bad luck number, on his jersey. And then him talking about doing anything to win, I thought there was going to be dysfunction over Ridge bending rules or outright cheating. But we got none of that, we just got an awesome match that then gave Chase U an awesome win, and I actually really like that. I can’t wait to see where Chase U goes from here, and same for Axiom and Frazer.
My Score: 9/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night Two!
Can the Prince slay the Rampaging Dragon?
Callum Newman won the New Japan Cup, won THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but can he survive his first title defense against Shingo Takagi?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Taisei Nakahara; Yasuda wins.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Gedo & Daiki Nagai; Gedo & Daiki win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hontai VS House of Torture; Hontai wins.
- Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Yuya & Taichi win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico; Despy & Mistico win and become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Bolten Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi; wins and
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NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens w/ Yujiro Takahashi!
Although the Alpha is preparing for his match with Kazuchika Okada at AEW Double or Nothing, he must still fulfill his duties as a champion in NJPW! But will Konosuke still be the star of NJPW World? Or will the Lonestar Outlaw steal the spotlight?
But as Konosuke reaches ringside, Chase runs up! Konosuke avoids his wrecking ball dropkick to then fire forearms! They go back and forth but Konosuke ROCKS Chase! Konosuke stalks Chase around the way, ROCKS him again, and again! Chase KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke stops short of the railing. Konosuke pops Chase up to SMACK off the railing, then DDTS him on the floor! The fans cheer as Konosuke then drags Chase up and puts him in the ring. The bell sounds and we’re on the clock! Konosuke brings Chase up, headlocks, but Chase endures the grind. Chase pulls hair to power up and out, but Konosuke drops down on the dropdown!
Konosuke has the headlock again, and he grinds Chase down. The fans rally as Chase fights up, and he KNEES low! Chase KNEES Konosuke again, then headlocks in return. Konosuke powers up and out, then hurdles, drops down, and DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Konosuke then hits another headlock takeover. Chase pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Konosuke grinds the hold but Chase rolls to a cover, ONE! They stand up, and Chase pulls hair again to put Konosuke on the ropes. The ref counts, Chase lets go slowly, but he BOOTS the ropes to jam Konosuke up! Konosuke sputters as he slumps outside, and Chase WRECKS him with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Chase goes out to bring Konosuke up. Chase scoops to then HOTSHOT Konosuke off the railing! Konosuke coughs and sputters again, but Chase SMACKS him off the apron. Chase drags Konosuke up to the apron now, and he cravats for a SNAPMARE DRIVER on the apron! The fans applaud while Chase puts Konosuke in the ring, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer more as Konosuke stays in this. Chase argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Konosuke sits up but Chase runs in at the corner for a forearm smash! Then a short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Konosuke shows his grit but Chase just grins.
The fans rally up again as Chase paces around Konosuke. Chase drags Konosuke up, fireman’s carries, but Konosuke fights free. Konosuke ROCKS Chase, but Chase ROCKS Konosuke back! Konosuke ROCKS Chase again, but Chase fires back! They go back and forth until Chase CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Chase runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Chase reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans cheer while Chase goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in and JUMP KNEES! Then clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud as Chase toughs it out, but Konosuke stays calm.
Konosuke stand Chase up, but Chase fights the lift. Chase CLUBS away, then headlock punches! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke keeps Chase from running the ropes! Chase ROCKS Konosuke for it, then eggs him on. We pass five minutes as Konosuke ROCKS Chase! The fans rally up as Chase fires back! Konosuke staggers to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Chase! Chase fires fast hands, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- BACK ELBOW from Chase! Chase cravats but Konosuke powers out! Chase blocks a shot to C-TRIGGER! Then he avoids the boot to I HATE YOUR FACE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Chase stays on him.
Chase wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke ducks High Noon to spin Chase for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Konosuke roars as he rises, and then he gator rolls Chase into a suplex! Chase fights the rest, then bails out! Chase hobbles around the way but Konosuke pursues! HELLUVA KICK against the railing! Konosuke then brings Chase around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans rally as Chase crawls, but Konosuke drags him back outside, for another APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Konosuke shoves Chase inside, but Yujiro gets a PIMP CANE CHEAP SHOT on Konosuke!
The fans boo Tokyo Pimp as he puts Konosuke in, the ref none the wiser! Konosuke drags himself up at the ropes, but Chase runs up for C-TRIGGER! Then he wrenches, hammerlocks, and HIGH NOON LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The fans cheer as Konosuke survives! Chase is frustrated but he drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! But Konosuke wrenches free, slips around, only for Chase to grab the ref! Konosuke can’t suplex them both, and Chase sends Konosuke into the ref! The fans boo but now Yujiro storms in so he can stomp away on Konosuke! Yujiro then sets Konosuke up for Chase, but SHOTA UMINO is here!
Shota DECKS Chase, then ROCKS and ROLLING ELBOWS Yujiro! The fans cheer as The Roughneck has evened things up for The Alpha! Shota even cheers Konosuke on, only for the rest of the House to attack! Sho, Kanemaru, Ren, and Dick all stomp Shota, but Konosuke hurries to shield his ally! And then HONTAI rushes out here! Wolf, Yano, Yoh, Wato & Tiger Mask all go after The House! They’ve all got their match later tonight, so this ends up a rather interesting warm-up! The fans cheer as Hontai drags The House out of the ring, and even gets Don Fale, to then gather them all at the ramp side!
The fans cheer Konosuke as he builds speed, and Konosuke FLIES! Air Alpha brings down The House! The fans cheer again as Konosuke gets Chase in the ring while Hontai takes the rest of the House to the back! And we’ve finally hit ten minutes! Konosuke checks on the ref, and then deadlifts him into the ring. The fans cheer, but Chase is up to something! Konosuke ducks the punch, BLUE THUNDER- SPUR KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Chase hides the evidence quickly. Chase vows to end it now, and he drags Konosuke back up. C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK! Then he brings Konosuke around to tuck him in!
Chase lifts for LAST TES- NO, Konosuke fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Chase sunset flips! Konosuke rolls through, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Konosuke then aims from a corner, WAGAMAMA KNEE AGAIN!! Konosuke then hauls Chase up for RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
The House of Torture tried and failed to cheat this one away, this is still The Alpha Show! But wait, the lights go down! A video on the tron shows that same mysterious man in suit and mask from last time. He walks into the backstage area of this very arena, but who is it? Where are they going? What do they want? Wait, now they’re IN THE RING! And they CLOBBER Konosuke with some big satchel! WHO IS THIS?! They take off the mask, and IT’S SANADA! The Cold-Blooded Snake is STILL in NJPW! And he drags Konosuke right up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves with a word, but his intent is now clear. Will he make himself the star of NJPW World?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico!
The Ichiban Sweet Boys only just took these titles back, but they’re already putting them back on the line! Will the Sniper of the Skies & Japanese Young Punk outdraw The Rogue Luchador & The Talisman? Or will these titles soon go internacional?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly mighty!
The teams sort out, and Despy starts against Fujita. The bell rings, and the fans cheer as the two go forehead to forehead. They both talk some trash, Despy slaps Fujita around, but Fujita shoves Despy. Fujita eggs Despy on, Despy fires the fans up, then he CHOPS! Fujita snarls and fires the fans up, then CHOPS in return! The CHOPS go back and forth, faster and faster, harder and harder! The fans cheer as they CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, but then Despy says stop! Despy ROCKS Fujita, CHOPS him again and again, then eggs him on! Fujita swings, but Despy ducks to headlock. Fujita powers out but Despy reverses!
Despy drops down, then hurdles, but into Fujita’s DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Fujita says he’s smarter than that. Fujita drags Despy over but Despy gets away before the tag. The fans rally as Despy drops back to an open corner. Eagles says Despy can go on and tag Mistico, that’s who Eagles wants to face. Despy dry heaves as he tries to catch his breath, then tags in Mistico. The fans cheer as Mistico steps to Eagles, and Eagles pie faces him. Mistico CHOPS, Eagles CHOPS, and now they CHOP back and forth! The fans rally as they’re already fast ‘n’ furious! Mistico says look! Then he SOBATS! And front kicks!
Mistico whips but Eagles reverses to go up and around for the arm-drag! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Eagles hurdles to then RANA! Mistico tumbles but rises up, only for Eagles to WHEEL KICK! The fans cheer while Eagles walks over to Mistico. Eagles kicks Mistico in the back, then stands him up to CHOP! Mistico wrenches and whips but Mistico grabs the ropes. Eagles kicks Mistico’s leg, then whips, but Mistico still blocks. Eagles KICKS the leg, then whips, but Mistico handsprings! Eagles dodges but Mistico comes back to springboard RANA! The fans cheer as Mistico then blocks a chop to CHOP!
Mistico knuckle locks, then goes up, up, steadies himself, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans cheer while Eagles tumbles, and Mistico tags Despy back in. Mistico kicks Eagles before he and Despy double whip for DOUBLE ELBWOS! Then they roll Eagles to whip again, DOUBLE BOOTS! They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fujita runs up, but into a mule kick and HAYMAKER! The luchadores double whip Fujita corner to corner, then Mistico sends Despy in. Fujita dodges to RANA Mistico! Despy kicks low, runs, but Fujita trips him! Eagles KICKS, Fujita SENTONS, then Eagles basement DROPKICKS!
Mistico is back but the Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, then split the wishbone! The fans cheer while Eagles goes to Despy. Eagles stands Despy up, puts him in the corner, then both Sweet Boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Sweet Boys stop, and Eagles tags Fujita. The fans rally as Fujita wrenches and whips Despy to the open corner, and CHOPS! Despy is stinging as Fujita snapmares then runs, PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Despy is tougher than that but Fujita tags Eagles back in. Eagles ELBOW DROPS on the knee, then pulls on the leg for a toehold! Despy endures, claws at Eagles, then crawls back to the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, but he traps the leg for a TWIST! Fujita tags in, he brings Despy around to CLUB him on the back. The fans rally as Fujita suplexes Despy up and over! Cover, TWO! Despy is still tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita stomps Despy, brings him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Eagles but Despy ELBOWS Fujita down while Eagles BLASTS Mistico! Despy fires off forearms on Eagles but Eagles DROPKICKS the legs out! The fans rally as Eagles then winds up and KICKS Despy! And KICKS! And KICKS! Despy eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs the ropes, only for Despy to block the kick!
Eagles fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then avoids a boot to KNEE low. Eagles whips but Despy reverses for a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Despy crawls his way over to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSBODY! Fujita kicks Mistico, the Sweet Boys double whip, but Mistico ducks their double elbow to springboard and DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico keeps going, and he handsprings through the double hip toss to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then Mistico runs up, slips around, and shoves Fujita into Eagles! Mistico 619s Eagles down! Then he springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Fujita!
The fans cheer as Mistico keeps going, and he FLIP RANAS Eagles! Eagles tumbles while the fans rally behind Mistico. Mistico runs up, but Eagles sidesteps, only for Mistico to springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Mistico hurries to LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Eagles has to check. The fans rally again as Mistico hurries after Eagles. Mistico hushes the fans, and winds up to GAMANGIRI! Eagles wobbles, but Mistico puts him up top. Mistico rallies the fans again before running corner to corner. Mistico goes up, up, but Eagles fires body shots! Mistico falls and Eagles WARP- NO, Mistico dodges!
Mistico runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! But Eagles rolls it into a ghost pin! TWO, and Eagles rolls, schoolboy bridge! TWO and the fans cheer again! Eagles SOBATS, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and both men are down again! Eagles crawls his way over, hot tag to Fujita! Fujita runs up on Mistico, and he CHOPS! Then he snapmares Mistico to go up and out! The fans rally as Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita covers, TWO! Mistico survives and the fans fire up, but Fujita vows to end this now. Fujita brings Mistico up, suplexes, but Mistico slips free. Mistico spins Fujita but Fujita ROCKS Mistico! Fujita runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans rally as both men crawl. Mistico hot tags Despy! Despy RUNS Fujita over, then scoops to SLAM! Despy hurries to suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Despy stays on him. The fans rally up as Despy gut wrenches, GUITARRA- NO, Fujtia slips free! Despy REAR HEADBUTTS, but runs into a drop toehold! Fujita ties up the legs, NEMOS SPECIAL! Despy reaches out, but Fujita grabs his arms! The fans rally as Despy resists, powers up, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go in frustration but he hurries to waistlock. Deadlift- NO, Despy fights the German Suplex and reaches fo rropes!
Fujita drags Despy back, but Despy ELBOWS free! Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Despy SPINEBUSTERS! And then high stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Fujita scrambles, Mistico runs in and intercepts Eagles! MISTI- NO, Eagles turns it into an ASAI DDT! Eagles then SUPERKICKS Despy down! The fans rally up as Eagles stands Despy up. Despy BODY BLOWS and HAYMAKERS! Despy whips, Eagles reverses, but Despy grabs ropes. Despy DUMPS Eagles out, then builds speed! But Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Fujita goes up, up, and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Despy and the fans fire up!
But Mistico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Fujita at the ramp! Mistico helps Despy stand, but Eagles DIVES! The fans fire up as Eagles wipes the luchadores out at the ramp! Eagles & Fujita get Despy in the ring, then they rally the fans. Fujita feeds Despy to the scoop, SWEET BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans fire up again! Fujita vows to end this now, and the Sweet Boys drag Despy up again. The fans rally as the Sweet Boys double torture rack, but Despy fights it! Despy flips through, SHOVES Eagles into Fujita, then Mistico runs up! He gets the boost for the DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
The Sweet Boys bail out, Mistico DIVES to take Eagles out again! Despy DIVES onto Fujita and they both crash into railing!! The fans fire up again as all four men are down around ringside! A ring count starts as the four men stir. We pass 5 of 20, then 10, but no one has even sat up! We hit 15 and the fans rally even harder! Despy stands, roars, and he puts Fujita in at 18! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Fujita survives but Despy wags his finger. The fans rally up again as Despy brings Fujita up. Despy drags Fujita up, underhooks, but Fujita wrenches out. Fujita CHOPS, but Despy KNEES low!
Despy whips Fujita, Fujita reverses, and GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again as the fans continue to rally! Fujita roars, and he vows to finally end it. Fujita drags Despy up, brings him around, and suplexes, only for Despy to fight it! Despy RAMS Fujita to a corner, then ROCKS him! Despy hoists Fujita up top, then goes up to join him! The fans rally as Despy goes for the very top, but Fujita bends his fingers. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy down, but Mistico runs up to GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! The fans fire up as Mistico now climbs the corner. Mistico clinches Fujita as they go to the very top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up again as Eagles springboards in! Mistico dodges, but Eagles comes back, DESTROYER! Despy runs up, Eagles dodges to ROUNDHOUSE, SUPERKICK, and PELE! But Despy rebounds to SPEAR! All four men are down in the ring now as the fans fire back up! Eagles and Mistico bail out while Despy and Fujita go to corners. Despy roars, runs in, and LARIATS Then he underhooks, PINCH- NO, Fujita fights the lift, then powers out to have the wristlocks. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy! Fujita then roars as he brings Despy up, for another HEADBUTT! Fujita stands Despy up again, but Despy breaks free to ROCK Fujita!
The fans rally up as Fujita CHOPS! Despy swings, but into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Despy fights around, but Fujita shifts to a MOUNTED ARMBAR! Eagles intercepts Mistico, kicks away on the leg, but Mistico KICKS free! Both men run up, Eagles blocks a kick, but Mistico fights free of the backpack! Mistico runs, LA MYSTICA!! Despy powers through the armbar to then get the leg! GROUND DRAGON SCREW, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Fujita flails, Eagles flails, NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! FUJITA TAPS, DESPY & MISTICO WIN!!!
Winners: El Desperado & Mistico, by submission (NEW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Just as The Ichiban Sweet Boys were on top of the world, they come crashing back down! Is this an ill omen on how the Best of the Super Juniors will go for Eagles and Fujita? As for Mistico, he is not just a triple champion but a QUADRUPLE CHAMPION! CMLL World Light Heavyweight, CMLL World Trios, PWR Heavyweight and now IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion! Will he and Despy dominate the 2026 BOSJ and beyond?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi may have failed to take the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and the big man from Kazakhstan may have failed to take the NEVER Openweight Championship, they still stand together as trios champions. But will these titles still belong to Bishamon & BARS? Or will Ospreay lead the Dominator & Mauler to victory for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The trios sort out and Henare insists he start. Henare wants Oleg, but Hashi insists he start, and the fans applaud. The bell rings, the fans rally, and Hashi and Henare circle. Khan distracts Hashi, Henare CLOBBERS Hashi for it, then Henare BLASTS the Hontai corner. Henare stomps Hashi, drags him up, and ROCKS him! Henare whips, Hashi BOOTS back, and Goto joins in! They RUN Henare over, then ZANMAI! Oleg runs, but Khan trips him up! Ospreay BOOTS Goto, Henare CLUBS Hashi, and The Empire tags things outside. Ospreay SMACKS Goto off apron, Henare sends Hashi into railing, and Khan drags Oleg around to SLAM his bad arm off the timekeeper’s table!
The fans rally as Henare CLUBS Hashi and puts him in the ring. Khan drags Oleg around by his bad arm while Henare stomps Hashi. Khan whips Oleg hard into railing! Henare bumps Hashi off Ospreay’s boot, then tags Ospreay in. The fans cheer as Ospreay CHOPS Hashi down! Ospreay drags Hashi up, scoops, and SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Ospreay drags Hashi back up, but Hashi fires body shots! Hashi CHOPS, Ospreay CHOPS, then Ospreay whips, but Hashi hits the BLOCKBUSTER! Ospreay scrambles to tag Henare, and Henare BOOTS Goto down. Then Henare CLOBBERS Hashi!
Henare drags Hashi up, fires forearms, then ROCKS him again. Henare fires off in the corner but Hashi fires forearms and CHOPS in return! Henare CHOPS Hashi down! The fans cheer while Henare roars. Henare then sets up, but Hashi avoids the senton! Henare hobbles but he stomps Hashi down. Henare whips, Hashi DROPKICKS the legs! The fans rally while both men are down. Henare and Hashi crawl, hot tag to Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg and Henare RAM! And RAM! They both fire up, they both run, and they RAM shoulders again! Henare then ROCKS Oleg, runs, but into a scoop! Oleg Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW!
Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg BLASTS Khan off the apron, DECKS Ospreay, then goes back to Henare for the VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Oleg drags Henare up. Oleg torture racks, but Henare CHOKES him! The ref counts, but Oleg breaks free! Henare KICKS, and KICKS, then snapmares to KICK Oleg in the back! Then Henare KICKS Oleg in the chest! Henare runs, RUGBY KICK and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives and the fans cheer. Henare BLASTS Goto for good measure before he goes back to Oleg. Henare HEADBUTTS, whips, but Oleg stops himself! Oleg BOOTS Henare, then fireman’s carries!
Henare fights free again, then CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS back! Henare CHOPS, Oleg CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as both men snarl, and Henare CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare is stinging and he drops to a knee! The fans rally as Oleg storms up, but Henare fires fast hands! BODY BLOW! Henare then runs up to LARIAT in the open corner! Henare runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Oleg dodges, comes back, but Henare LARIATS him down! But wait, Oleg’s right up! And he LARIATS Henare! Henare’s right up, and dodges to then BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as both big behemoths are down! Hot tag to Ospreay, and he PIP PIP CHEERIOS! Then an ELBOW for Goto! Hashi runs up, Ospreay dodges to put Hashi outside, ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he PLANCHAS to knock Hashi and Oleg down! The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin still knows how to fly. Ospreay puts Oleg in, brings him around, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Oleg is tougher than that but Ospreay calls his shot. Ospreay aims from the corner, runs up, but Oleg pops him up! Fireman’s carry, VER- NO, Ospreay lands out! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees!
Oleg whips but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up and Ospreay aims again, HIDDEN- NO, Oleg catches Ospreay and THROWS him! The fans fire up while both men are down! Oleg and Ospreay crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior LARIATS Ospreay, whips corner to corner, then runs up to MURAMASA! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Goto hauls him up for a fireman’s carry. Ospreay fights free but Goto ROCKS him! Goto whips, Ospreay reverses, but Goto puts Ospreay on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Goto, goes up, and BLINDSIDE CHEERIOS! Then he lifts Goto to LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay checks his neck, then brings Goto up. Ospreay underhooks but Goto fights the lift! Ospreay CHOPS Goto, but Goto snarls. Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay CHOPS again, and repeat! Forearm for CHOP, but then Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! And a CHOP blocked! Goto ROCKS, whips, but Ospreay handsprings! Goto catches Ospreay to GERMAN SUPELX! Ospreay lands out, but ends up in URA GTR! Goto runs, but Ospreay blows past him! Ospreay avoids Goto, and Henare hits the RAMPAGE! STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, HASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Henare whips Hashi to a corner.
Khan LARAITS, Henare & Ospreay LARIAT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then they feed Hashi to Khan’s BOOT! Henare LARIATS Goto, fireman’s carries, SAMOAN DROP! Ospreay springboards, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Goto survives and the fans fire up again! Ospreay stays focused as the fans rally up, and Ospreay calls his shot! Ospreay springboards, OSCUTT- NO! Goto blocks, spins, but Ospreay avoids the lariat to HOOK KICK! Another try, but Oleg catches Ospreay to SNAP KAMIKAZE! But then Henare drags Oleg out and sends him into railing! And then more railing! And then- NO, Oleg turns things around, and now Henare hits railing!
The fans fire up as Oleg runs up, but Henare dodges! Henare KNEES Oleg up and over the railing! Both men are down in front of the fans while Goto and Ospreay rise up. Goto roars, runs up, and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Goto pushes Ospreay down. Goto climbs up, takes aim, but Ospreay GAMANGIRIS! Ospreay goes up, but Goto fires body shots! Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay ROCKS Goto, and repeat! Ospreay fires more forearms, but Goto HEADBUTTS! Goto then climbs up onto Ospreay for a SUPER KAI TEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Ospreay survives that super sunset bomb and the fans are thunderous!
Goto and Ospreay stir, then crawl, hot tags to Khan and Hashi! Hashi SHOTGUNS Khan to the corner! Hashi runs up to CHOP and DDT! Cover, TWO! Hashi brings Khan around to the drop zone and the fans fire up! Hashi climbs up but Khan scrambles to the far side. Hashi hops down, and Khan eggs him on, so Hashi goes outside. But Khan kicks and whips Hashi into railing! Khan then snap suplexes Hashi to the floor! Khan grins as he clearly suckered Hashi in. Khan drags Hashi up, puts him in, and calls to Henare. Henare joins Khan and they bring Hashi up. But Hashi fires forearms on them! And CHOSP! But then Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW!
Khan chicken wings Hashi for Henare’s BODY BLOW! Then the ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Double cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but the Monster Rage is boiling over! Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Hashi slips free! Hashi SHOVES Henare at Khan, then LARIATS Khan! Henare ELBOWS and whips Hashi, but Hashi LARIATS through! Ospreay returns but Hashi dodges, only for Ospreay to slip through the lariat! But Hashi slips free of the bomb to LARIAT after all! The fans are thunderous as Hashi has soloed the Empire! The fans rally up as Hashi crawls, and he roars as he rises again! Hashi brings Khan up and Goto joins in.
Bishamon double whips Khan corner to corner, then LARIAT and CHOP! Hashi sends Khan to Goto but Khan Mongolian Chops! Hashi mule kicks, Goto clinches, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up as Bishamon brings Khan up again! Dragon sleeper, leg lift, but Khan BOOTS free! Goto snap suplexes Khan, but Ospreay fires off on Goto! Ospreay runs, but into HIDDEN GAP! Henare ROCKS and CHOPS away on Bishamon, then runs, into HIDDEN BOLTIN!! The fans are thunderous again as Oleg waits on Bishamon. Bishamon hauls Khan up, has him in place, and Oleg RAMS Khan into the corner!
Oleg sets Khan back up, then DECKS Ospreay! Goto LARIATS, Hashi LARIATS, and now Goto climbs! Hashi hoists Khan up, DANGEROUS LIBRA!! Cover, HENARE CLOBBERS GOTO ONTO IT! The fans cheer as everyone is down around ringside! Goto drags Henare up, but he has a guzel! Guzel on Hashi, too, but Oleg CHOPS Henare! Henare holds onto Bishamon! So Oleg SHOTGUNS Henare! That alone is impressive! Bishamon regroups and they drag Khan up. They set Khan up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, Oleg runs, but Henare is a step for Ospreay to leap from! HIDDEN BLADE ON OLEG!!
Henare DECKS Hashi, Khan IRON CLAWS Goto! Ospreay SUPERKICKS, then he TOSSES Goto! Ospreay goes up, up, and LEAP OF FAITH onto Goto & Oleg!! Henare waits on Hashi, for the RAMP- DDT!! Hashi turns things around on Henare and the fans are thunderous! Hsahi roars as he gets back up, and he drags Khan to his feet! But Khan BITES Hashi’s arm! The ref counts, but then Khan IRON CLAWS Hashi’s face! Hashi endures the iron grip, but Khan is pushing him down to the mat! Khan DRIBBLES Hashi’s head like a basketball! Hashi fades but is somehow still in this, so Khan hauls him up! ELIMIN- CODE BREAKER!! Cradle cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous again as Khan survives! Hashi hurries to his feet, but Osperay and Goto are brawling outside! Ospreay and Henare leave Goto and Oleg on the outside while Hashi aims, SUPERKICK blocked! Khan KICKS the leg, then BLINDSIDE BOOTS! The fans rally but Khan laughs maniacally! Khan calls to Henare & Ospreay. Ospreay climbs, Henare HEADBUTTS, and then Henare hauls Hashi up! Ospreay aims, HIDDEN BLADE ELIMINATOR BOMB!!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
What an insanely overpowered combo move to finish Hashi! But in the end, the power of the Empire’s founding members shines even brighter now that they hold gold together! Khan grabs the mic to say, “Bow down, you peasants! We beat ‘Bishamontin,’ we have dominated the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions. So next… We shall conquer K O B and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. And if they want to see us directly, we will forgive them if they dare step in front of us.” In other words, Khan is daring Oskar & Yuto-Ice to appear. And after a moment, they indeed appear!
The Knockout Brothers swagger down to the ramp and into the ring, and they stare down Khan & Henare. Henare has the mic to tell Ice that Henare doesn’t care what anyone says! Those tag titles are theirs, now bring them your mana! Yuto laughs at that and tells Henare that if he wants the mana, Yuto will bring him that wrestling high! They can make some money together! Yuto tells the fans that if they wanna get that wrestling high, then you’ll wanna see Yuto fight Henare! They ARE KOB, and they wanna fight the strongest bastards there are! And that seems to be these two here. Go ahead, challenge them! Because everyone here will put their money down to see it!
You don’t have to think, just feel! Let’s Get High! TCH TCH, Big Up! The champions have spoken, and they’re ready to face fellow champions to prove they’re the best! But will Oskar & Ice make sure to knock out Khan & Henare? Or will the Empire continue to conquer the world?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi!
From youngest man to win the New Japan Cup to youngest man to win this title, The Prince has proven himself as a powerful wrestler. But to prove himself as truly worthy of this title, he must make it through his first defense. A former heavyweight champion in his own right, the Rampaging Dragon has fought his way back to this moment. But will Takagi once again stand atop the mountain? Or will he suffer the Prince’s Curse?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to make the formal introductions and raise the belt. And now, at the end of Wrestling Dontaku, we see whose heroic journey triumphs over the other’s!
[Coverage will continue in the morning]
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ACKNOWLEDGE the contract signing!
With the World Heavyweight Championship match set for Backlash, all that’s left is for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu to sign the contract!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh; JD wins.
- PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page; Rusev & Ethan win.
- Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry; Hendry wins, by disqualification.
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Oba wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Hermanos Americanos; Los Hermanos Americanos win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns arrives backstage.
And Adam Pearce catches him right as he exits the car. The Raw General Manager knows Roman is heated from last week but they need to discuss things first. Roman says first off, no, he wants to know where Jacob Fatu is at. And second, don’t you hear the fans already cheering for him? Hit his music! Pearce tries to calm Roman down but has to shout at him first. Jacob Fatu is not here… yet. But Seth Rollins is! Architect and Tribal Chief stare down, and Rollins says Roman is in his way. Roman steps aside, and Rollins’ song hits first! The fans in Omaha, Nebraska sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins heads to the ring.
But then BRON BREAKKER CLOBBERS ROLLINS! Bron HAMMERS away on Rollins, drags him around, and throws hockey scrum body shots! Bron CLOBBERS Rollins again, then stands him back up so he can gorilla press him! Bron drops Rollins on barriers! Rollins falls back, sputters, but security and producers hurry out here. Bron THROWS security around! Then he drags Rollins up to RAM him into steel steps! Adam Pearce shouts at Bron but Bron drags Rollins into the ring! The refs get Bron to back off, producers check on Rollins, but then Bron breaks through to slip into the ring! SPEAR!!
Bron looms over Rollins while the fans bark. Rollins coughs and sputters while Bron tells him this is just a taste. Bron takes his leave, the damage done. But will he do even worse when the match is on for Backlash?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv Morgan says that Stephanie Vaquer is injured, no worrying about her anymore. But now to talk about the not so good news. Like what the hell was Finn doing in here last week?! Roxie doesn’t know, he must be delusional. Liv says she’s not worried about Finn, JD McDonagh finishes this tonight. Liv is worried about Roxie. Why did Finn think it was okay to talk to Roxie? Why didn’t Roxie tell them about it? Why did Liv have to watch it through Netflix to learn about what’s going on? Roxie says she didn’t mention it because she made it clear to Finn. She told him to get out and never come back. But Liv’s right, Roxie should’ve said something.
But don’t worry! Roxie’s loyal to Judgment Day, they know that. Yes, Liv is glad to hear that, because she believes in Roxie. Roxie & Raquel are going to be the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, they just can’t let anything get between the family. Promise Liv that you won’t keep secrets, Roxie. Roxie promises. Promises what…? That she will never keep any secrets from Judgment Day. Good. So they ready? Liv, Dom & JD head out, and Raquel pats Roxie on the head. But will things be (not) fine for Judgment Day?
Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh w/ Dominik Mysterio!
Raw returns as The Irish Ace makes his entrance, Dirty Dom by his side. The bell rings, the two tie up, and JD wrenches to wristlock. JD YANKS the arm, but the fans taunt him as “BOBBLEHEAD! BOBBLEHEAD!” Finn rolls, wrenches, but JD wrangles Finn back down. JD puts on the pressure but Finn kips up to wrench, slip through, and headlock. JD powers up but can’t power out as Finn holds on tight! JD endures, rolls to a cover, ONE! JD headscissors, Finn kips free, and Finn arm-drags! Finn grinds JD with the armlock, but JD fights up. JD rolls, powers Finn to ropes, but the ref counts.
JD backs off slowly, but Dom trips Finn up! The fans boo Dom but then JD RAMS Finn! Dom flexes and soaks up the heat while JD RAMS Finn more. JD lets off so he can soak up heat, then he stalks Finn to another corner. JD CHOPS, then he whips corner to corner. Finn goes up and over to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Finn warns Dom, but JD turns things around. Finn dodges JD to CHOP him back! Cover, TWO! Finn drags JD up, brings him around, and gives some Latino Heat! JD wrenches free but Finn ducks JD’s lariat to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn keeps his eyes on Dom, then goes back to JD.
JD drop toeholds Finn, then runs to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Finn goes to ropes but JD KICKS his leg! JD KICKS the leg again, then puts the leg on ropes. JD drops a KNEE on the knee! Finn writhes, the fans boo, but Dom applauds as JD YANKS the bad leg. GROUND DRAGON SCREW! JD then drops an ELBOW on the leg, then clamps on a toehold. Finn endures, kicks JD in the back, and the fans rally as both men stand. JD storms up on Finn, whips, but Finn reverses. JD sunset flips, Finn rolls through and basement DROPKICKS! JD goes to ropes, Finn LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up as Finn builds speed, but Dom trips him up again!
The fans boo as Finn shouts at Dom, but JD CLOBBERS Finn! Finn tumbles out of the ring, but here comes Roxie! The fans boo Judgment Day as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn fights up in the headlock. Finn fires body shots, and now the rest of Judgment Day hurries out here. JD CLUBS Finn, whips him, but Finn goes up and- NO, JD catches Finn on the over, but Finn holds onto the ropes! JD pries Finn free, but Finn slips down to dragon sleeper! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans cheer Finn on, but he’s all alone ringside now that it is 5v1! JD and Finn rise up, but Finn ROCKS JD! And ROCKS him again! And again, and again! Finn whips and BACKDROPS JD! JD flounders, Finn trips him to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans cheer Finn as he flexes!
Finn drags JD up, whips him to ropes, but JD reverses. Finn comes back to SLINGBLADE! The fans cheer as Finn aims from a corner. But Dom gets on the apron! Finn DECKS Dom, JD rolls Finn, TWO! JD swings, Finn dodges and CHOPS! Finn runs, but into the SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives but just barely! Finn goes to the apron while the fans rally harder and harder. JD storms over, but Finn RAMS into him! Then GAMANGIRIS! Finn goes up, up, but Raquel distracts the ref! Dom shakes the ropes, and Finn falls! The ref realizes something is wrong, so she EJECTS Dom! The fans cheer as things are a bit more even now.
Liv & Dom are upset but JD still drags Finn to a drop zone. JD goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! Cover, TWO! Finn hurries to SLINGBLADE JD again! The fans rally for Finn while the ladies of Judgment Day coach JD. Liv gets on the apron, but the ref tells her to back off. Liv sneaks something to Roxie! The bell hammer!? Finn SHOTGUNS JD! Roxie has the bell hammer to CRACK Finn!! The fans boo but JD HEADBUTTS Finn! JD falls on the cover, JD wins!
Winner: JD McDonagh, by pinfall
Roxie proves her loyalties by doing Liv’s dirty work, and JD finally gets a win over his old mentor. Is there no hope for Finn against this many enemies?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond apologizes to The Architect for bothering him, as he is clearly in pain after that vicious assault from Bron Breakker. But what does this mean for Backlash. Will Rollins be okay? Rollins says Backlash is in five days, he’ll be fine. Rollins told “the kid” last week, that if you take your shot, you better be able to finish the job. Rollins ain’t dead yet. Rollins storms off, will he be able to game plan a way to get around Bron’s speed, strength, and ruthless aggression?
The Vision regroups backstage.
Bron Breakker says he couldn’t let Rollins go to the ring and get on the mic to bore us all to death. He can’t stand listening to that guy! He’s like a duck! “Quack, quack! I’m the best wrestler in the world! Quack!” Austin Theory joins in, “Lemme sing my song! Quack quack!” Paul Heyman walks in and says, “Is Seth Rollins still breathing?” Bron says yes, he is. Logan Paul says one guy who won’t be is Joe Hendry! Logan’s gonna beat him to a pulp! Logan swears to God, let him get his hands on Hendry and he’ll hospitalize him permanently! PLEASE! Heyman says that’s why tonight, Logan is not fighting Joe Hendry. W-What?!
Heyman says Bron almost got suspended again, Brock Lesnar retired on us, and if Logan were to get his hands on Hendry, he’ll be put in jail for what he does to him! That’s why tonight, it is Joe Hendry VS Austin Theory. Theory says it’s alright, Maverick. If Logan wants Hendry smacked around, Theory will smack him around. If Logan wants Hendry hurt, Theory will hurt him. He’ll put the Pressure on Hendry, and Logan can just watch. Bron says relax, you’re THE Logan Paul. Vision will get ’em all, one by one. They fist bump on that, but will The Vision all be turned into believers soon enough?
PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page!
After the multiple blindsides the past few weeks, he WWE Intercontinental Champion and the Young OG team up against some common enemies in The Bulgarian Lion and All Ego! But will the power of #CeroMiedo see them through? Or will Rusev CRUSH while Ethan steals everyone’s smile?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance, followed by Ethan’s. The teams sort out and Evans starts against Rusev. They circle while the fans rally, and Rusev picks Evans up! Rusev RAMS Evans into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but stops as the ref counts 4. Rusev snarls, ROCKS Evans, then CLUBS him on the back. Evans flounders but Rusev stands him up. Rusev whips, Evans stops himself and BOOST back! Evans ROCKS Rusev with haymaker after haymaker! Evans runs, but Rusev ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Rusev stalks Evans to a corner. Rusev drags Evans up by his hair, then tags Ethan.
The fans boo more as Ethan and Rusev mug Evans. Ethan says see, they’re a team! Ethan drags Evans up but Evans CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but Ethan takes a swing. Evans ducks that to DECK Ethan! Then he ROCKS Rusev, too! Ethan runs up, Evans wrenches and kicks! Evans snap suplexes, kips up, and does the Penta swagger! The fans cheer while Evans taunts Rusev. Evans whips, Ethan reverses, but Evans grabs ropes to stop himself. Ethan runs up, Evans flips up and over, tag to Penta! Ethan runs up again but into Penta’s GAMANGIRI! Evans adds a DROPKICK! Penta GAMANGIRIS Ethan again!
Penta sits Ethan down, then headstands for the SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev runs up, but Penta & Evans dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then Penta gives Evans the boost to RANA Rusev! Rusev tumbles out, Evans PLANCHAS, and down goes Rusev! Ethan grabs Penta by the mask, reels him in, but Penta wrenches out! Half nelson, pump handle, PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but sputters while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev UPPERCUTS Penta! The fans rally for Penta as Rusev whips corner to corner and SPLASHES! Penta tumbles outside but Rusev goes out after him. Rusev puts Penta back in, but Penta triangle jumps to LARIAT! Rusev is down and Penta crawls! The fans rally harder and harder, but Rusev YANKS Evans from the apron! The fans boo as Rusev denies Penta a tag. Rusev whips Penta to the corner, but P etnta BLASTS Ethan! Then he dodges Rusev! Penta goes to his corner, but Evans is still down! Ethan tags in and he CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan rains down fists, then drags Penta from the corner.
Ethan CLUBS Penta, soaks up heat, and Rusev runs up on Evans! Evans hurdles, Rusev crashes into steel steps! Penta dodges Twisted Grin to BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up as Penta crawls! Hot tag to Evans and Omaha erupts! Evans BOOTS, SUPERKICKS, then LARIATS Ethan! And goes Matrix to dodge, kip up and STUNNER! Ethan wobbles, Evans WRECKS Rusev, then he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX Ethan! The fans fire up as Evans builds speed to FLY! #WeOutside! Evans throws off his shirt, springboards back in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives, he isn’t a former NXT Champion for nothing!
The fans rally for Evans, he goes up a corner, and he MOONSAULTS, but Ethan gets under! ROUNDHOUSE! Ethan reels Evans in, TWISTED- NO, Evans pops free to SUPERKICK! Evans runs, but Ethan BOOTS him first! Ethan whips, but Evans rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Hot tag to Penta, springboard TORNADO DDT! Cover, but Rusev breaks it! Evans goes after Rusev but Rusev shoves him away. Evans DUMPS Rusev out, then DIVES! Another hit on Rusev, and now he’s on the desk! The fans are thunderous as they see that look in Evans’ eyes! Evans hurries to the corner and climbs up top!
The fans are going nuts already, but Etan SHOVES Evans down! Penta SUPERKICKS Ethan! Penta then slingshots to- NO, Ethan dodges and SWEEPS the leg! Penta is down but the ref won’t let Ethan go after him. Rusev handles that with an URENAGE on the desk! Rusev feeds Penta to Ethan, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, ETHAN & RUSEV WIN!
Winners: Rusev & Ethan Page, by pinfall
Both Bulgarian Brute and All Ego have sinister grins on their face, and they celebrate their victory! Not too buddy-buddy, of course. But will these two both have their shot at Penta’s Intercontinental Championship?
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
“When I was a coach in NXT, my favorite, my absolute favorite days, was when a surefire, can’t-miss, blue chip future superstar saw their dreams come true when they got the opportunity to sign one of these to join Raw or SmackDown. Guys, today is one of those days. Let’s take a look.” The fans cheer as we get a highlight reel of the former NXT Women’s North American & WWE Speed Women’s Champion, and Pearce asks we all welcome the newest Raw superstar, Sol Ruca! Sol makes her entrance with a new song, and high-fives fans as she heads down the ramp. Sol joins Pearce in the ring, grabs herself a mic, and Pearce congratulates her.
The fans cheer and Sol smiles as she takes the contract. “Damn. It is going to feel so damn good when I sign this and officially be a part of Monday Night Raw.” But wait, Becky Lynch is interrupting! Pearce is upset as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion storms her way to the ring. Becky grabs herself a mic to tell Petty Pearce that she’s been looking for him all day! She was told that THIS would be her time for her Celebration of Greatness! Who told her that?! Doesn’t matter, she knows they were a very credible, reliable source. But point is, after her monumental WrestleMania moment, Pearce came out and illegally sanctioned a match with “Iyo Jennetty.”
Which explicitly went against the parameters of her open challenge! But even with that meddling, Becky won! Uncontroversial because she’s the greatest female wrestler of all time, and it’s not just her saying it, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, Bleacher Report says it! Sol asks Becky, “Are you done?!” Becky says no, actually, and she’s also a New York Times best seller. Sol says not everything is about Becky. Becky says okay, okay, Sol is very new here, but the sooner she learns this the better. Everything is about her! Well, not this. Everyone knows who Becky is, we know what Becky’s done and accomplished.
But the thing is, Sol didn’t expect to find out that upon meeting Becky, Becky is exactly what everyone says she is. W-Which is? The Man? The history maker? The ground breaker? No. They say Becky is a rude, big-headed B*TCH! And it’s not just Sol saying it, it’s New York Times, Sports Illustrated- Becky says Pearce may be terrible at her job, but is he really letting Sol talk to her like this?! Becky asks if the fans are letting Sol talk to her like this. “YES!” Becky is flabbergasted but the fans cheer Sol on. Becky ask who even is this, and Sol finishes singing her contract. This is Sol Ruca, and if you ever interrupt her again, not only will Sol kick your ass, but she’ll snatch your soul.
Becky takes a swing, Sol dodges, so the punch hits PEARCE! Oops! Becky apologizes but Pearce is furious! Sol smiles as Becky panics, and then she runs up to use the corner! SOUL SNATCHER! The Man is down! Is Sol about to turn the tides and wash away Becky’s big time ego?
The Usos are backstage.
Jackie Redmond catches them as they head for Roman Reigns’ room, and asks them how they’re feeling ahead of the contract signing. Jimmy says it is a big night! Contract signing night between OTC and Samoan Werewolf, and they wouldn’t miss this for nothing. Now, they got a lot of love for Jacob, but Jacob needs to understand how OTC does business, especially when there’s championship gold on the line. Ya feel ’em? Jackie understands, but aren’t they conflicted considering their relationship with both? Jey says nah, Jackie, this right here is family bidness, plain and simple. OTC knows how to handle himself. The Usos are just in case something pops off.
But Jacob, The Usos already told you, Uce! You swimming in deep water now. You bit off more than you can chew. You’re swinging for the fences, though! But they respect that, aight? But Jey is telling you, The Bloodline has been drawn! And at Backlash, you gonna find out who you messing with, Jacob. Good luck, lil’ cousin. YEET. The Usos then step inside Roman’s room. What will the OG Bloodline discuss in regards to this very same family business?
Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry!
The Vision were a bit… triggered, perhaps, by what The Prestigious Joe Hendry joked about during his concert. But will Hendry feel the Pressure here tonight? Or will Omaha be full of believers after tonight?
Raw returns as Hendry continues his concert where it left off! “He’s one amazing athlete, but he’s a piece of trash! He can shove his trading cards directly up his.. Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul?” Logan storms out and shouts that he thought he made it clear that Hendry cannot fire Logan Paul! He is UN-FIREABLE! TKO cannot fire Logan, that’s bad business! Logan IS business! Logan is the heart and soul of the WWE! Hendry says he knows Logan is upset, and he’s glad to see Logan, because this part of the song is the apology. It goes like this: “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?”
Logan swears to kill Hendry, but Theory runs up! The bell rings, Hendry fires hands, then LAIRATS Theory up and out of the ring! The fans cheer, Logan tells Theory to handle this! Theory and Logan reset, circle, but the Logan shouts at Hendry. That distraction lets Theory CLOBBER Hendry from behind! The fans boo but Theory CLUBS away on Hendry. Theory then clamps onto Hendry to throw hands right into the side of his head! The fans boo more but Theory CLOBBERS Hendry again! Theory & Logan soak up the heat, then Theory slaps Hendry around. Theory scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER! Theory and Logan fire each other up, but the ref has Logan back off.
Theory stands Hendry up, but Hendry UPPERCUTS and CHOPS and repeat! Hendry whips corner to corner, Theory reverses hard, and Hendry falls to the mat. Theory rains down fists, talks trash, but the fans chant, “Logan Sucks! Logan Sucks!” Logan shouts back that he does not, and Theory goes back to Hendry. Theory drags Hendry up, talks trash, and snap suplexes! “Who sucks now?!” The Vision soaks up more heat, then Theory drags Hendry up. Theory talks more trash, but Hendry suplexes Theory now! The fans cheer while Logan is already upset again. Hendry rises, the fans rally behind him, and Hendry fires haymakers!
Hendry whips Theory to ropes to then LARIAT! Theory flounders from taking the “Commonwealth Clothesline,” and Hendry runs to LARIAT in the corner! Hendry keeps moving, but Theory blows past! Only for Hendry to catch him! FALL AWAY SLAM! And then a kip up, for the… TURN! The fans cheer, but LOGAN ATTACKS!
Winner: Joe Hendry, by disqualification
The fans boo but Logan HAMMERS away on Hendry! Logan hands Hendry the win but he snarls as he tells Hendry, “Nobody can fire me!” Hendry fires off fists! Theory goes after Hendry, the fans boo as The Vision mugs Hendry! They stomp and punch away, but here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins again take the fight to The Vision! SUPERKICK for Logan! Then Ford spins Theory around to ENZIGIRI! Dawkins takes Theory for THE SILENCER! The fans pump it up for The Profits, and Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Theory! Ford climbs up, but BRON runs in! Bron THROWS Ford out of the ring! Then Bron CLOBBERS Dawkins!
The fans bark as Bron then GERMAN SUPLEXES Dawkins! The Unpredictable Badass turns the tides, but SETH ROLLINS trips him up! The fans cheer as Rollins gets revenge with furious fists! Rollins THROWS Bron into steel steps! Rollins stomps away, then they brawl in the ring! Rollins rains down fists while the fans cheer! Rollins BLASTS Logan & Theory off the apron, then LARIATS Bron down! Omaha is erupting as Rollins is shaking the ropes! Rollins aims, but hold on! Ford FLIES out to take out Logan & Theory! But Bron SPEARS Rollins in the distraction! Bron snarls as he tells Rollins he was that close.
Bron leaves Rollins down again, but he’s still roughed up himself. Will either man survive the Backlash?
Backstage interview with Judgment Day.
Jackie is now with Liv, Dom, JD, Raquel & Roxie, and brings up them sending a message to Finn. But what is the focus moving forward? Liv says yeah, you saw what they did to Finn tonight, and to Vaquer last week. The focus is getting all the gold and crushing anyone who gets in their way. And this season is all about Raquel & Roxie! Tell her, sister! Raquel warns Brie Bella & Paige that their nostalgia tour was cute for a night, but it’s time to get serious. She wants them both to come to their show, because- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria step in, and The Role Model says, “Well, well, well. Wouldya look at here? Can anyone in the Judgment Day get anything done on their own?”
Bayley has known them all for so long and she is just finally getting it. Lyra says they weren’t gonna forget what happened to them last week, either. If they’re such a big happy family, then they won’t be afraid to take them on. Liv mocks them and says families help each other win. Try it sometime, losers. Bye~! Bye~! Judgment Day leaves, but will #BayLyra humble them soon enough? And what of Brie & Paige answering the challenge to show up on “Judgment Day’s show?”
The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
With champions either too busy, too lazy, or perhaps too afraid to accept a challenge, The Ruler is making HIMSELF into the challenge! Who will answer the call, and who will be thrown from the mountaintop in Omaha?
Oba has the mic to say,” The time has come. The Oba Femi Open Challenge will now begin.” And it’s AKIRA TOZAWA that answers the call! He is accompanied by Maxxine Dupri & Otis, but can The Stamina Monster even survive?
The bell rings and Tozawa steps up to be face to… chest with Oba… Tozawa gest scared, but Otis says that’s okay, HE will step up. Even Oba likes the look of this! The bell rings, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Oba SHOVES Otis! That alone is impressive, but Otis comes back to RAM Oba! Oba stays put and the fans continue to cheer. Oba and Otis are forehead to forehead, then Oba RAMS Otis! Otis doesn’t budge and the fans cheer! They start shoving, then Otis rips his shirt away! Oba RAMS Oba, Oba RAMS Otis, but Otis dodges! Only for Oba to UPPERCUT Otis down! Oba then hauls Otis up, for a SUPER SHOTPUT!
The fans are thunderous as Oba is fired up, and he watches Otis slowly get up. Even Oba is wondering if this is possible, but he kicks Otis first. Oba nods and says he knows how to get this done. Oba hoists Otis up the corner, then gets under Otis, for a SUPER SIZED FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
The first challenge was already a big challenge, but Oba was still up to the challenge! And after seeing that, will anyone even want to step up next week?
Refs check on Rollins backstage.
Rollins insists that despite how he looks, he is fine. Just leave him alone. Rollins sees Hendry & The Profits, and he “thanks” Montez Ford for setting him up for that second spear. Ford says thanks to Rollins’ past antics, nobody, and Ford means NOBODY, trusts Rollins! Oh, wow, nobody? Ford doesn’t trust him, Dawkins doesn’t trust him, Rollins doesn’t even know Hendry but Hendry probably doesn’t trust him. Guess what? Rollins doesn’t even trust himself! But who cares!? They’re in the same fight! They’re all after The Vision, so those fights are gonna come together! But here’s the deal: They stay out of Rollins’ way, he’ll stay out of theirs. Got it?
Rollins storms off, but does he have it all backwards? Shouldn’t they all work together if they want to tear The Vision down?
Adam Pearce mediates a meeting between Iyo Sky and Asuka.
The Raw General Manager knows these two are set to face off at Backlash, so the floor is theirs. Iyo starts by telling “Asuka-san, I have avoided this fight for years. You know this. You are exactly what you say you are: my senpai; my mentor; I looked up to you. I loved you. And despite everything you have done to me, I still have the utmost respect for you. I never wanted to have this fight, and I never wanted it to come to this. But… You have changed.” Asuka says nothing has changed, but Iyo says yes, she has! The Asuka that Iyo looked up to is no longer here! Now, Iyo has no choice but to fight Asuka.
Asuka says Iyo continues her disrespect, so the Iyo that Asuka taught is no longer here, either! This person sitting here, who are you? “I don’t know anyone this disrespectful. Who are you?” Asuka says this is her biggest disappointment! Do you not get how she feels?! Asuka is done with Iyo. At Backlash, Asuka cuts Iyo out of her life for good. Iyo says fine, she understands. Because she IS ready for Asuka! Asuka rolls her eyes, then leans in close, to MIST IYO RIGHT IN THE FACE!! Pearce is furious, has Asuka get out of here, and shouts for a doctor! The Empress of Tomorrow shows no remorse, but will The Genius show no mercy at Backlash?
Backstage interview with El Grande Americano Original and…?
Jackie is with Chad G- er, uh, the Original EGA and The Creed Brothers, who are now “Los Americanos Hermanos,” The American Brothers… After that surprise attack on the other El Grande Americano at AAA during the Mask VS Mask contract signing, how are they feeling going into this trios match? Well, thankfully, the No Physicality Agreement was for Mexico. That means here in Middle America, all bets are off! Now, the boys saw how they great EGA Original in AAA, it’s ridiculous! So they decided to do the honorable thing and help him out. They take inspiration from a close personal friend of his, Chad Gable, still sidelined with injury.
But on May 30th, we find out once and for all that there is only ONE El Grande Americano, and you’re lookin’ at him! The ORIGINAL El Grande Americano! AH GRACIAS~! Los Americanos Original heads to the ring, but will this be an American made victory? Or will the real Americanos please stand up?
Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Americanos Original!
Raw returns as the other Los Americanos make their entrance. The trios sort out, but then El Grande Dos throws his cape at Original! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! The fists fly, but “Julio” DUMPS Rayo out, then “Bruto” ROCKS Bravo! The brothers THROW Bravo out before Original LARIATS Americano Dos out! The fans cheer, “AH GRACIAS~!” Bravo rushes in, Bruto FLAPJACKS him, and now the match is on! Bruto copies Bravo’s dance, then UPPERCUTS! Tag to Julio, they double whip to DOUBLE BACKDROP! Julio struts but Rayo tags in. Rayo ROCKS and KICKS Julio, then CHOPS! Rayo runs, but into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELL!
Julio kips up while Rayo hobbles. Julio reels Rayo in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Bruto, then tag to Original. Julio ELBOWS Rayo in the corner, Bruto BACK BODY BLOCKS, then feed to Original’s HIP TOSS! The fans cheer and Original covers, TWO! Original drags Rayo up, wrenches, wristlocks, but Rayo breaks free to SMACK him! Tag to El Grande Dos! The Grandes tie up, go around, and Original arm-drags! They fight back up, Dos wrenches but Original rolls to SLAP back! Original headlocks but Rayo tags in as Dos powers up and out. They then trip Original out, bring him to the outside, and Grande Dos WRECKS Original with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Los Americanos stand tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rayo BOOTS Bruto off the corner! Rayo then clamps onto Julio with a SLEEPER! The fans rally as Julio endures, reaches out, but drops to his knees. Julio powers up again to BACKPACK SENTON! The fans rally while both men are down, hot tags to the Grandes! Original THROWS Dos, then rains down fists! Dos gets free, Bravo goes up and leaps in! Original catches him for an EXPLODER! Original fires hands, then clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! ROLLING LIGER KICK on Rayo! Then Original ducks the discus to ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up with Original and he waistlocks, but Bravo tags in!
Bravo y Rayo save their Americano from Chaos Theory, only for Original to waistlock Bravo! Bravo grabs Rayo in a panic, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for Original Grande, and he goes out to CANNONBALL! He CLOBBERS Rayo, goes up a corner, but Dos distracts the ref! That lets Rayo SHOVE Original off the corner! But Julio springs right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Bruto is up to MOONSAULT! But Dos CLOBBERS Bruto with the headbutt! GAMANGIRI for Julio! But then both Grandes run up, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Bravo is up top, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Bravo is furious but the fans rally up, “This is Awesome!”
Rayo aims at Bruto, runs up, and SUPERKICKS from the apron! Then he SEATED SENTONS! But Julio gets Bravo up, APRON BOMB! Grande Dos PENALTY KICKS Julio! But Original has Bravo, RAMS him into Dos, then hits CHAOS THEORY! The fans cheer as Original goes up top, but Grande Dos grabs him! But the brothers RAM him into the barriers! Original DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Los Americanos Original win!
Winners: Los Americanos Original, by pinfall
AH GRACIAS~! But will this momentum carry El Grande Americano Original through that Mask VS Mask match at the end of May?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Now that there is no one to stand in his way, The OTC, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, walks out on stage and raises his finger to the sky. The pyro goes off, and it is time for the title fight contract signing. But will things stay civil in this family civil war? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman gets his second round of pyro, then joins Pearce in the ring. Roman makes sure to sit at the head of the table, then Pearce introduces the challenger, Jacob Fatu! The fans cheer the Samoan Werewolf as he makes his entrance. Pearce says we all know how this works: two signatures on the contract makes this match official. The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” while he stares down with Jacob. Roman picks up his mic first to say, “Nah, Pearce, you know how this works. Omaha, Nebraska…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans cheer and chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman asks if Jacob hears all that.
Roman says that’s not just love, but the sound of respect! The fans cheer that, and Roman says you don’t think he knows where Jacob comes from? That he wasn’t watching from afar? That respect wasn’t earned just from hanging out. Jacob was grinding for 12 years, but Roman was here for OVER 12 years! The fans cheer again, and Roman tells Jacob that Roman was the one in this company, his foot holding the door open for Solo Sikoa. Solo brought Fatu in? Well guess what? Roman brought Solo in. Therefore, Roman brought Fatu in. And Roman will be damned if there is not respect to be had in this business for him!
The fans again cheer for “O T C! O T C!” and Roman says this is about respect. There has to be a code, there has to be an honor system. They can’t just run roughshod around here, bogarding everything for the family. No, there has to be a system of conduct that they can hang their hats on, understand? The Tongan Death Grip… Jacob disrespects Roman with something that he saves for desperate measures. Where does Jacob think they are? In some bar at 3AM, surrounded 8v1? THAT is when you bust out the Tongan Death Grip, THAT is when you snatch someone’s throat! You don’t do that to family! You don’t do that to your own. You don’t do that to your Tribal Chief!
The fans cheer again, but Fatu says, “Hold on, what?! Tribal Chief? Hey. That’s where you got it all wrong, you don’t understand. Yes, I am desperate. Yes, it feels like it’s just me against the world. Yes, my back is against the wall. So I have no other choice but to take you out, take this title, and everything that comes with it!” The fans are torn on that, but Fatu says to keep it 100, then he’ll put a choke hold on this game, and he’ll squeeze out every dollar and cent, just the way this company been doing their family for decades! So when Fatu’s talking all gas, no brakes with it, that doesn’t mean slowing down, it means moving forward and never going back to where he came from.
So yes, Roman, Fatu is desperate. Desperate enough to do anything for his household, even if he gotta run through his own blood! Roman says this is what he’s talking about! Fatu’s household?! Let’s get this out the way. Roman signs his part, the fans cheer, and then Roman pushes the contract to Fatu. Fatu is talking about his household, but Roman says he’s been up here over a decade for MULTIPLE households! Fatu is worried about seven kids, but Roman’s worried about 170 kids! Fatu is worried about higher education, but Roman is worried about generation after generation! Because Roman is the one that can do that! Proof of concept! The respect! WWE does business with HIM!
Roman already told everyone a long time ago, this is ALL HIS! This is HIS ring! And yes, in their family, they’re equals, of the same blood. But in this ring, Jacob, you’re beneath him! JACOB SNATCHES ROMAN! Roman CLAWS Fatu’s face, THROWS him into buckles, then THROWS an armchair at him! The fans fire up but Pearce wants Roman to calm down. Roman grabs the belt, but Fatu GRABS ROMAN’S THROAT! Roman HAMMERS Fatu down, climbs up in the corner, and rains down more fists! The fans count along, Roman goes all the way to TEN! But the TONGAN DEATH GRIP still finds him!!
Roman hurries to get loose, SUPERMAN- DEATH GRIP!! DEATH GRIP!! Pearce hurries in there, Roman grabs at Pearce out of desperation, but Fatu drags him around, CHOKE SLAM on the table!! The table didn’t break, but Roman is still down and out. Fatu signs his part, and he says they gonna do this! It is official, and as it looks, Fatu has the advantage! Will nothing stop the Samoan Werewolf from sinking his teeth deep into Roman? Or can Roman find a way to survive?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here as the go-home to Backlash, but with some great stuff that also had nothing to do with Backlash. Very good promos from Judgment Day, and I just knew Liv was gonna confront Roxie about Finn sneaking in. Her mentioning watching it back on Netflix was also a good detail, as they can reference it later if Roxie really does end up helping Finn as the mole. They were acting like enemies cuz they didn’t want the secret being exposed by cameras. But in the end, Judgment Day of course made sure Finn lost, but there might be hope for allies if Bayley & Lyra are gonna get in Judgment Day’s way of the women’s tag titles. Mixed Six Tag maybe?
Great 2v2 tag of Penta & Evans VS Rusev & Ethan, and the Heels winning out makes sense given Penta is a Face champion. Rusev will likely be betrayed by Ethan so that Ethan gets the title shot, only for Penta to win out. Great first match for the Oba Femi Open Challenge, Oba continues to build his power on main roster by just showing his physical power in throwing Otis. Very good promo from Sol and Becky, that’s clearly Becky’s first title defense right there, but I would think Becky cheats to win. Though, I can’t really see what Sol could do after she loses so maybe Sol should win to humble Becky? Plus, they can just have a rematch after.
Great stuff with all the Americanos, especially with how convoluted it is to cover up the obvious identities of everyone. AAA gives the rest of the story where Gable Americano has escalated things to where even Kaiser Americano’s girlfriend is banned from AAA if Kaiser loses his mask, and that’s pretty wild. But probably also all the more reason we’re about to get Chad Gable back once he’s exposed. Great stuff with The Vision story, such as Rollins interacting with Roman only to get attacked by Bron Breakker. Also, that means Roman didn’t even care that Bron ran past him to go after Rollins, and that’s hilarious.
Hendry VS Theory ending in disqualification was fine, it works for Heels to be sore losers and such. Profits of course made the save, and while Rollins said they’d stay separate, I really do think there’s gonna be some kind of team up before this is over. Obviously, Hendry & Profits VS Vision can happen as a Six Man, and at the very least, they try to help Rollins against Bron when Logan & Theory try to cheat that match. And very good stuff in the story of Roman VS Jacob. Good promo from Usos, very good contract signing promos, especially with Roman referencing some of the real-life stories about Haku fighting off jackasses in bars. Jacob standing tall would suggest he loses, but there’s also SmackDown as a go-home to see if the tides turn at the last minute.
My Score: 8.9/10
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