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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/6/24)
Time to figure it out!
The Great American Bash is bringing the fireworks!
Trick Williams wants his NXT Championship back, but Pete Dunne is in his way! Plus, who will BE NXT Champion after Ethan Page faces Oro Mensah?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Trick Williams VS Pete Dunne; Dunne wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship: Kelani Jordan VS Tatum Paxley; Kelani wins and retains.
- NXT Championship: Ethan Page VS Oro Mensah; Ethan wins and retains the title.
- Joe Hendry VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus; Hendry wins.
- High Stakes: Wren Sinclair w/ The No Quarter Catch Crew VS Kendal Grey w/ Carlee Bright; Wren wins and joins NQCC, Charlie Dempsey challenges Tony D’Angelo for the Heritage Cup.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Nathan Frazer & Axiom VS MSK; Frazer & Axiom win and retain the titles.
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Hank ‘n’ Tank present a Great American Bash VLOG!
HONK HONK! They’re on the road, recapping their busting into the Capitol Wrestling Center and bringing the party alive! They also reveal they were a major part of keeping things moving backstage. Were they eavesdropping on the contract signing between Ethan and Oro? Hank says no, Tank confesses yes. And after making it through night one, they said, “Same time next week?” “Same time next week!”
Trick Williams VS Pete Dunne!
Well, why waste any time getting to it? If Trick wants to “whoop dat ass,” he has to figure it out for himself! Will Trick continue his way back up the ranks? Or will the Bruiserweight snap the comeback as easy as he does fingers?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally, the tow tie up, and Dunne headlocks. Trick powers up and out, hurdles then DROPKICKS! The fans cheer and Trick tells Dunne to listen to that. Trick CHOPS Dunne down, then stands him up to CHOP again! Dunne snarls while the fans are thunderously chanting “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” Trick brings Dunne up with both hands, but Dunne grabs an arm for a KIMURA! The fans rally, Trick powers up and out to suplex! Trick holds Dunne up to then SLAM him down! Cover, TWO! Dunne crawls to a corner, Trick runs up and CHOPS, but Dunne blocks!
Dunne wrenches, wants the kimura, but Trick fights it, so Dunne ARMBAR DDTS! The fans rally as Dunne stalks Trick and clamps on a chinlock! The fans duel as Trick endures, but then Dunne shifts to grab an arm! Dunne twists the wrist and bends the fingers! Dunne isolates the arm to STOMP it! The fans rally while Trick writhes, but Dunne rains down forearms! Dunne traps Trick’s arms so he can’t guard! Then Dunne shifts to an ARMBAR! Trick clasps hands, fights up, but Dunne has a TRIANGLE HOLD! Dunne fires elbows and palm strikes, but Trick powers up! Trick deadlifts and POWERBOMBS!
Both men fire up while both men are down! The fans rally, both men rise, and Dunn CHOPS! Trick CHOPS back! Dunne CHOPS again, so Trick CHOPS again! The CHOPS go back and forth, then Trick CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Dunne CLAWS Trick’s eyes! The fans boo, but Dunne lets off to run up and whip. Trick reverses, Dunne goes up and leaps, into a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and bails out while NXT goes picture in picture.
Trick rises up, staggers a bit, then storms out to the apron. Dunne fires a forearm so Trick gives it back! They go shot for shot, but then Dunne fires off a flurry! Dunne CHOKES Trick against ropes, then has the arm! KIMURA DDT on the apron!! Trick writhes, Dunne BOOTS him down! Dunne drags Trick up, puts the arm on the steel steps, then STOMPS IT! Trick clutches the arm, Dunne DROPKICKS him down! Dunne drags Trick up and into the ring, then clamps onto the arm again. Dunne traps it in a hammerlock while he goes after the other! Dunne bends the fingers, clamps onto the arm, modified RINGS OF SATURN!
Trick endures, even as Dunne slaps him around. Dunne lets off to STOMP Trick down! Dunne then drags Trick up, waistlocks, but Trick pries the hold open! Trick switches, dragon sleepers, and INVERTED SUPLEXES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Trick crawls his way over to a cover, TWO! Dunne clamps on a SLEEPER! Trick endures, even as Dunne pushes up and throws down elbows! Dunne keeps Trick on the hold, but Trick fights up to his feet. JAWBREAKER! Dunne staggers, but he basement DROPKICKS! Dunne clamps onto Trick’s arms again, and he bends them back! Trick still endures as GAB returns to single picture.
The fans rally up, Dunne pushes Trick down to then STOMP him again! Trick sputters while Dunne aims from a corner. Dunne runs up to CLOBBER Trick! The fans are torn as Dunne goes back to a corner. Trick rises up, into another CLOBBERING FOREARM! Dunne soaks up the cheers and jeers, runs up again, but into a LARIAT! The fans fire up as Trick and Dunne are both down! They stand, Trick fires hands! Trick UPPERCUTS then ELBOWS Dunne! Then LEG LARIATS! Trick whips, and he FLAPJACKS Dunne down! The fans fire up as Trick lets the hair down! Trick cartwheels to YANK Dunne up, but Dunne sunset flips!
Trick slips free to get Dunne, BOOKEND! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Trick as he has Dunne’s arms. But Dunne kicks away from below! Trick staggers, comes back, but Dunne sidesteps to SNAP GERMAN! Dunne STOMPS the hands, then BUZZSAWS Trick down! Dunne goes up top, but Trick is right up after him! Trick SUPER FLAPJACKS Dunne down!! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and Trick grows frustrated. Trick pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Trick aims from a corner. Trick aims, runs up, but Dunne ROCKS him first! Trick BOOTS in return! Dunne ENZIGIRIS! Both men stagger, Dunne runs in again, into the SPIN KICK!! Cover, TWO!!!
The fans are thunderous as Dunne survives! This is why Dunne was NXT UK Champion for 680 days! The fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” “This is Awesome!” Trick aims, Dunne ducks, and he POWERBOMBS! Dunne grabs Trick’s arms for DRAGON STOMPS! The fans boo but Dunne tells Trick to figure it out! Trick shakes his head, he isn’t done, so Dunne DRAGON STOMPS again! Trick still shakes his head, then he kips up! Dunne is stunned, Trick CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Trick fires haymakers, the ref counts, but Trick lets off. Dunne SLAPS Trick! Trick UPPERCUTS Dunne! Trick fires more hands!
The fans rally, the ref counts, but Trick stomps and kicks Dunne! The ref counts again, Trick finally lets off, and Dunne gets up! Dunne wrenches an arm to SNAP the fingers!! But Trick just gets pissed! Trick runs in, but Dunne dodges the knee! Pump handle and BITTER END!! Cover, Dunne wins!
Winner: Pete Dunne, by pinfall
Dunne pushed Trick past his limits and took him down! Trick hasn’t figured “it” out, but could there be hints to the answer in this defeat?
The Great American Bash cookout is on!
Everyone eats up, enjoys music and good times, until Lexis King takes over the playlist. What trash is this? Hank ‘n’ Tank apologize. They were hoping Eddy Thorpe would DJ tonight, but unfortunately… Lexis says Eddy “unfortunately” won’t be scratching records with his beep boop lame excuse for music, because The King broke Eddy’s hand. So they’re gonna listen to old school rock ‘n’ roll, because no one here would know music if it slapped them in the face! But speaking of Eddy, he storms in! Hank ‘n’ Tank say no no no, no fighting during the party. Show Lexis to the exit. Bye bye!
And now it is TIME! The Bodacious Belly Boys Big Time Wing Off~! Robert Stone & Stevie Turner show up now, and Stone says if this was machete, he’d finish it off in a heartbeat. Stevie says she can totally eat more than Stone. Tank says they gotta do it! Stone VS Stevie! Stone says no, he shouldn’t, but then Stevie asks if he’s chicken! Scared she’s gonna kick his ass at this? No! Then let’s do it! The party is fired up now! On your marks, get set… HONK HONK! They chow down, and Ava Raine can’t even that these are her assistants. Who comes out the chicken champion of NXT? We’ll check in later on to find out.
Ethan Page is in medical?
He asks the medics make the ice baths just one degree warmer than usual. He has really sensitive skin. But then in steps Nathan Frazer says, “Good luck tonight, champ.” Ethan asks if Frazer just wished him luck. He doesn’t need luck, especially with how talented he is. But Nathan might need a smidge of that luck given his tag partner, Axiom, got pinned by MSK. Yes, that did happen. But Ethan knows about getting pinned, right? That won’t be happening tonight! But hey, maybe they should wait and see who even walks out of The Bash with their title. Instead of wishing someone luck, maybe Nathan should worry about where his partner even is right now.
Ethan laughs and Nathan laughs that off. But Ethan does have a point… Will Axiom make it to the show in time for the showdown?
NXT Women’s North American Championship: Kelani Jordan VS Tatum Paxley!
Speaking of championships, this is the first of three title matches! And while the Gym Princess likes to be a Standout, she probably didn’t want the kind of attention twisted Tatum shows. Will Tatum toy with Kelani and take the title for her own? Or will we see that no one does it like Lani?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who bends and who breaks!
The bell rings and the fans duel. The two tie up, Kelani wrenches and wristlocks, but Tatum rolls and wrenches back. Tatum WRINGS but Kelani handsprings through! The two reset, tie up, and Tatum headlocks. Kelani pries at the hold, and we see that Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx are watching this closely. But little do they know, Wendy Choo is watching them. Kelani pries the hold open but Tatum shifts to a facelock. Kelani WRINGS but Tatum handsprings! Tatum shows she can do it like Lani, but then she also spider-walks around a bit. Kelani rushes up, Tatum gets around to waistlock, but Kelani switches.
Kelani sits Tatum down, but Tatum flips up and over to waistlock back. Kelani switches, they go to ropes, but Tatum bucks the O’Conner. Tatum waves to the title, but Kelani gets her in a leg scissor O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Kelani comes back to arm-drag Tatum! Kelani grinds the arm, the fans rally, and Tatum endures. Tatum fights up, pushes Kelani to ropes then whips her away. Kelani runs Tatum over! The fans duel, things keep moving, and Tatum hurdles! Kelani turns a hip toss into arm-drag! Then she slingshot arm-drags! Tatum staggers around, Kelani runs, but Tatum leans way back to dodge the kick!
Kelani shrugs, and just SOMERSAULT LEG DROPS! Tatum sputters and flounders out of the ring. Kelani hurries over, to TORNILLO PLANCHA! Direct hit and the fans fire up with Kelani! Kelani drags Tatum but Tatum kicks her away. Tatum scurries under the ring and Kelani gets mad. Kelani goes looking for Tatum, but she finds a barbie doll instead. Tatum sneaks up on Kelani to CHOP BLOCK the legs! The fans fire up again while Kelani writhes. Tatum laughs at poor Kelani while NXT goes picture in picture.
Kelani crawls, Tatum grabs th elegs, and she drags Kelani over to steel steps. Tatum STOMPS Kelani’s foot against the steel! Tatum smriks as she stalks Kelani, but Kelani ROCKS Tatum! Kelani goes to the apron, but Tatum trips her up! Kelani hits apron, then flops into the ring. Tatum pushes Kelani in, and she SMASHES the knee! And SMASHES it again! Kelani writhes, Tatum is on her for another SMASH! Kelani crawls to a corner, Tatum storms up and CHOPS! Tatum puts the bad leg in ropes to stomp away on it! The ref counts, Tatum lets off at 4, then she SLAPS Kleani. Tatum drops a KNEE on the knee! Cover, TWO!
Kelani stays in this, but she has to hobble her way to ropes. Tatum is on Kelani again, and she DRAGON SCREWS the leg! Kelani flounders, Tatum stalks her, and Tatum brings Kelani up. Tatum has the leg, to DRAGON SCREW! Cover, TWO! Tatum drags Kelani up, kicks, bu t Kelani blocks! Kelani steps over, WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Tatum stays in this but Kelani stays on her. Kelani headlocks, but Tatum turns that into a SHIN BREAKER! Tatum drags Kelani to a cover, TWO! Tatum clamps onto Kelani with chicken wings, then ties up her legs! Kelani kicks free but Tatum CLUBS her down for it!
Tatum drags Kelani up and reels her in to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Kelani clutches her leg but Tatum drags her back into chicken wings. Tatum traps the arms and again ties up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Kelani endures as Tatum pulls on the leg, and GAB returns to singnle picture. The fans duel, Kelani still endures, and she frees her arms to pull Tatum away. Tatum floats to grab the leg! But Kelani handstands out of the knee smash to ROCK Tatum! Tatum KICKS Kelani’s legs, lifts Kelani, but Kelani sunset flips! TWO, and Tatum kciks! Kelani blocks, then she ducks the enzigiri to DRAGON SCREW in return!
Kelani has a toehold, then steps over, only for Tatum to boot her away! Tatum runs, Kelani dodges but DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS connect! The fans rally and duel again, and here comes Wendy Choo! Spooky Wendy has the Kelani doll, but Kelani rallies on Tatum! Handspring ELBOW! The fans fire up, Kelani kips up, and adrenaline powers her up! Kelani swats Tatum’s punch, BOOTS her, then ROCKS her! Kelani snapmares Tatu, handsprings, but the leg gives out! Tatum pump handles, but Kelani turns that into a cradle! TWO!! Tatum escapes, swings, but into a FLATLINER! Both women are down and teh fans rally!
Kelani rises, hops her way over, SPLIT LEG FLOP! Tatum avoids that, goes up top, and fans are thunderous! Tatum with the 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!! Kelani survives and the fans are stunned! The fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” for making this happen! Tatum has the legs, but Kelani arm-drags out of the spiral! Kelani runs, Tatum dodges, and Tatum sweeps the legs! Tatum climbs, but Kelani stands! Tatum pushes Kelani away, but Kelani just comes back again! ROUNDHOUSE! Kelani climbs up, but Tatum clinches her! SUPER SPANISH FLY from Kelani!! Kelani hurries right up, even with the bad leg! FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Kelani wins!!
Winner: Kelani Jordan, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s North American Champion)
Tatum and Kelani proved they’re both one of a kind, but it was Kelani who stands tall! Wendy stands with Tatum, though, is that a friendship made in nightmares right there? But then Wendy clamps on the NIGHT NIGHT SLEEPER!! She drags Tatum down, and now she stakes her claim at Kelani’s title! Will Kelani have to sleep with one eye open from now on?
Charlie Dempsey talks with Myles Borne.
This thing with Kendall Grey is embarrassing, to where Myles doesn’t wanna talk about it. Wren Sinclair walks in and asks where Tavion is. Did he get trunked, too? Sure, he lost to Tony D last week, but c’mon. No, Tavion is in Japan for the N1 tournament. Oh, right, Japan. Wink wink. Is that the new term for WHAM WHAM, SLAM, “Mistakes won’t be tolerated!” No…! Stop. Tavion really IS in Japan. Sure… But tonight, she’ll take on that girl who keeps picking on Myles. And Myles hopes she takes it to her. Then when Wren wins, she’s in the group? How ’bout no? But then in walks The D’Angelo Family.
Tony says looks like “Mini Don” is in a tough spot. Doesn’t Dempsey have a No Girls Allowed policy? But what about this? Tony will sweeten the pot: If Wren wins, Charlie gets a shot at the Heritage Cup next week. What does he say? The others are for it, so Charlie accepts. Oh, sorry, what did he say? Wren isn’t sure she heard him. Wow, she can’t hear him either? Myles… But Wren puts it together: Charlie’s Heritage Cup match depends on Wren’s match with Kendall. The stakes are real high, Charles, she isn’t sure she has it. Fine! When Wren wins, she’s in the group, too. But only because she’s the ticket to the Cup.
Oba Femi pushes his way through, and he seems to be headed for Ava’s office. What will The Ruler have to say to the GM? And now we see Frazer on the phone, trying to call Axiom, but then Axiom walks in right behind him. Where’s he been? Axiom was giving Frazer space. But hey, let’s do the thing, right? Yeah, glad to see Axiom finally show up! Time to strategize! The Undeniable Hard-Hitting Truths hurry, but will they be ready in time for the main event?
NXT Media catches up with Pete Dunne.
The reporter says that was a big win against Trick tonight. Dunne says Trick has all the talent in the world, but Dunne is at the top of his game! If Trick’s not ready to challenge for the NXT Championship, Dunne just proved that he is! But Trick shouts, “Hey, Pete! Figure this out!” Trick fires hands and Dunne fires back! Refs and producers rush in to stop the brawl! Is Trick going to “figure it out” in round two? Or will The Bruiserweight just have to teach him the same lesson over again?
NXT Championship: Ethan Page VS Oro Mensah w/ The Meta Four!
While everyone’s been getting their digs in about “1-2-3,” All Ego vows that the Main Man won’t even get close to that tonight! Will Ethan defend the title and protect his fragile ego? Or will Oro truly be golden?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and let’s see who can kick out when it counts!
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, and Ethan powers Oro to a corner. The ref counts, Ethan lets off, but Oro dodges to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Oro UPPERCUTS, whips, but Ethan reverses to ROCK Oro! Ethan CHOPS Oro, ROCKS him, but Oro ROCKS him again! Ethan CHOPS Oro then whips, but Oro flips to RANA! The fans fire up and Oro runs at the corner to LARIAT! Oro snapmares Ethan to PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE!! Oro stays on Ethan with forearms to the back! The fans rally, Oro whips, then CHPOS in the corner! Oro whips but Ethan blocks to ROCK Oro! Ethan bumps Oro off buckles, then CHOPS!
Ethan ROCKS Oro, Oro body shots and CHOPS! Oro fires more shots, more CHOPS, and backs Ethan into a corner! The fans fire up as Oro CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! MACHINE GUN CHOPS! The ref counts but the fans fire up, and Oro whips again. Ethan reverses, runs in, but into a BOOT! Oro slips around, but Ethan sits on the cover, TWO!! Ethan goes to the apron but Oro sweeps the legs! Oro BOOTS Ethan and Meta Four poses together while NXT goes picture in picture.
Ethan glares at Meta Four, then he looks to the title. Ethan assures the title that it isn’t going anywhere. Ethan storms up but Oro fires hands! They brawl, Oro backs Ethan down with body shots and a CHOP! Oro hammerlocks, but Ethan RAMS Oro into the apron! Ethan then BACK DROPS Oro to the floor! Oro writhes, Lash & Jakara check on him, but Ethan drags Oro into the ring. Ethan CLUBS Oro down, covers, TWO! Ethan drags Oro up again, whips him to ropes, and ELBOWS him down! Oro sputters, Ethan soaks up the heat, and then Ethan storms up on Oro. Oro KICKS from below! And fires hands!
Oro rises up, fires more forearms, then kicks, only for Ethan to block! Ethan HIP TOSSES Oro into buckles! Oro flounders, Ethan stomps him down! Ethan pushes Oro down, rains down fists, then lets off to huff ‘n’ puff and soak up heat. Ethan drags Oro up again, to short arm LARIAT! Ethan drags Oro up, but Oro fires forearms again and again! Oro runs, but into another back drop! Ethan storms up on Oro, suplexes, and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ethan seethes as Oro stays in this. Ethan rains down more fists, but lets off to pace around. Oro rises, but Ethan drags him up to scoop and SLAM!
Ethan drags Oro up into a REAR BEARHUG and he squeezes tight! Oro endures, fights up, and GAB returns to single picture. Oro reaches back, fires hands, but Ethan puts on the squeeze! Oro fires shots again and again, and gets free! Only for Ethan to kick low! Ethan whips, Oro blocks and SOBATS! The fans fire up as Oro runs, springboards, QUEBRADA into a DROPKICK! Ethan YANKS Oro right up for a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Oro survives and the fans fire up! Lash & Jakara coach Oro as he rises, but Ethan is on him first. Ethan turns Oro around but Oro ROCKS Ethan first!
Oro staggers and goes to the apron. Ethan storms over, but Oro counter punches! And counter punches! And ROCKS Ethan again! Ethan KICKS Oro in the ropes! Ethan underhooks and drapes Oro out, but Oro fights free and EXPLODERS! The fans fire up again as the hands fly! Oro fires off from all sides, then he blocks a kick to spin Ethan and LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Oro kicks a leg, ROCKS Ethan then SCISSOR KICKS! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up and Oro hurries to bring Ethan back up. Oro underhooks, but Ethan wernches out ot ROUNDHOUSE! Both men go to ropes, and Lash coaches Oro.
Ethan storms over to where Oro is, and he tells commentary to move! Ethan drags Oro up the corner, and fans go nuts seeing what Ethan has planned! But Oro slips in, UPPERCUTS Ethan, then goes up after Ethan! Oro CLUBS away on Ethan, but Ethan HEADBUTTS Oro down! Oro springs up, WALL RUN KICK! Ethan tumbles down, and Oro DIVES! Direct hit into the desk!! The fans are thunderous, Oro roars, and he puts Ethan in! Oro hooks Ethan up, ripcord and ROLLING KICK!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up more as Oro and Ethan start throwing hands! They’re fast ‘n’ furious, then Oro SUPER PUNCHES!
Oro runs, Ethan puts him on the apron, but Oro ENZIGIRIS! Ethan staggers, Oro springboards and RIDER KICKS! Ethan tumbles out of the ring! Oro builds speed to WRECK Ethan with a dropkick! Oro snarls, feeling that burning in his lungs, and he stalks Ethan up the ramp. Oro CLUBS Ethan, brings him to the picnic table, and SMACKS him off the bench! But then Ethan BACK SUPLEXES Oro onto the table!! The food is all over the place! Ethan drags Oro up, EGO’S EDGE through the picnic table!! The fans are losing their minds, and Ethan drags Oro out of the wreckage! Ethan brings Oro into the ring and storms up again.
Ethan hits a DDT! Cover, TWO?!? Oro survives and the fans are thunderous again! Ethan is furious as the fans rally behind Oro. Ethan drags Oro up, reels him in to Canadian Rack, but Oro slips free! Roll-up! TWO!! SUPERKICK from Oro, and another roll-up! TWO!! Oro runs, SATELLITE DDT!! Ethan flounders to a corner, Oro takes aim! The fans fire up as Oro runs in, MURAMASA!! Ethan flops down, Oro covers, ROPEBREAK!! A miscalculation by Oro and Ethan survives by a literal foot! Oro drags Ethan to the drop zone, then he goes to the apron. Oro springboards, but the leg gives out! Ethan BOOTS Oro down!!
Ethan hauls Oro up, for EGO’S EDGE!! Cover, Ethan wins!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
Oro put up the fight of his life, but it just wasn’t enough! Ethan tells us YOUR NXT Champion is still All Ego, and we’re still in the Era of Ego. He doesn’t care who is next, this isn’t NXT anymore! It’s all about N-X-ME!!
Backstage interview with The Rascalz.
Kelly Kincaid is with Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz & Wes Lee, and of course Wentz & Lee are suited up as MSK. Trey looks left out. But what does the journey to this tag team championship match mean to them? Wentz says it has been 852 long days since they had those titles. Tears, frustrations, wishing this day would come. The thing is, Wes- well, they never thought this moment would come, and it is hard to put into words how much it means to them. With Trey & Wentz, they are… Wes gets emotional, but he says he has had some dark days. One day, MSK are the Tag Team Champions, blazing their own trail. And then the next, Wes is all by himself, having to figure this out by himself.
Wes was fortunate enough to have been North American Champion and have an amazing run. But this right here, standing next to his brothers, is by far the best moment of his career. Now NXT is all about moments, so it will take a lot of effort to win tonight. But at the same time, this is their night. Trey says together, they are the Rascalz. But tonight is about MSK. And that’s all night, and all day! The dynamic duo is back at it again, will they once again be NXT Tag Team Champions?
Lola Vice speaks.
“Tenacity? Si. Passion? Definitely. Next level competition? You know it. Fists and hips that don’t lie? Obviously. Tearing the house down? Always. But mercy? Nope. Para nada! There’s No Mercy here.” NXT No Mercy arrives in Denver, Colorado September 1st! Watch only on Peacock.
The Great American Bash cookout continues!
Hank is serving up the ranch dressing, everyone is playing cornhole, and wait, who is that? Jaida Parker tells Brinley Reece that that is Dion Lennox, obviously. Does she know nothing? But in steps Ashante THEE Adonis, trying to say Adonisly, all you need is right here. Brin tries not to laugh, and Jaida says she is not worried about Ashante or anything else besides THE NXT Women’s Championship. Because Miss Parker’s got next. Oh, no no no. Lola Vice says she’s got next. Ashante says yummy, muy caliente. Lola says she was this close to winning at Heatwave. Jaida knows that, but that means Lola got her turn. Jaida wants hers.
But in steps Tyson Dupont. Can we all at least agree that last week, Thea Hail VS Roxanne Perez was fire? And he’d love seeing that again. Jaida says no one was asking for “meatball’s” opinion. But then in steps BJ Ray to say they can all get that title shot, cuz they’re all smoke shows. Lola BODY BLOWS Ray! Then Jaida & Sol set him up for a TRIPLE BOMB through the table! Hank ‘n’ Tank know they said no fighting, but that was awesome!
Joe Hendry VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus!
Say his name and he appears…! But sadly, not everyone believes in Joe Hendry. On top of that, not everyone accepts Joe Hendry, namely the Gallus Boys. It’s a Battle of Joes, but who will be the one standing on top of the world after tonight?
Hendry PLANCHAS onto Gallus! Coffey runs out but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Hendry puts Coffey back in, and the bell rings! Hendy fires hands on Coffey, runs, but into a pop-up UPPERCUT! And then a GLASGOW SENDOFF! Coffey whips Hendry into the corner, scoops him, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Coffey then goes up, up and VADER ELBOW! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Hendry but Coffey headlocks. Hendry fights up and out, ducks and hurdles, then sidesteps to JUMP KNEE! The fans fire up and Hendry stands Coffey up. Coffey wrenches out, JABS, then whips. Hendry reverses then runs in, into a BOOT!
Coffey goes up and up and GLASGOW FLOPS as Hendry moves! Hendry suplexes Coffey up high and hard! The fans fire up, Hendry CHOPS Coffey in a corner. The fans chant “WE BELIEVE!” Hendry CHOPS Coffey again and again, then fires hands! The ref counts, Hendry stomps away but lets off at 4. Hendry stomps Coffey again, whips him to ropes, then ELBOWS Coffey down! The fans fire up, Gallus is upset on the outside, but Hendry whips Coffey. Coffey holds ropes, but Hendry LARIATS Coffey up and out! The fans fire up while Gallus coaches Coffey, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Coffey rises, cools the boys off, and they all huddle up. Hendry waits on the strategy meeting, the fans sing and wave their hands from side to side, and that just annoys Coffey more. Gallus gets on the apron, Hendry DECKS Wolfgang then DECKS Markus! But Joe Coffey CLOBBERS Hendry out of the ring! Then Coffey goes out to GLASGOW SENDOFF Hendry into steps! Coffey storms over and drags Hendry up to put him in the ring. Coffey fires body shots in the corner, RAMS into Hendry again and again, then lets off to go corner to corner. But Hendry KNEES Coffey back! Only for Coffey to trip Hendry!
Coffey has the legs, works to turn Hendry, but Hendry resists. So Coffey stomps Hendry in the stomach! Coffey works to turn Hendry but Hendry kicks and kicks and KICKS Coffey away! Coffey comes back, but Hendry avoids the elbow drop! Hendry then ducks the discus to wrench and DDT! Both Joes are down and the fans rally up! Hendry and Coffey crawl, rise up, and Hendry UPPERCUTS! Coffey throws a forearm! Hendry throws an UPPERCUT! They go back and forth, shot for shot, then Hendry has the edge with UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! But Coffey JABS back! Coffey GLASGOW SENDOFF into the corner! Cover, TWO!!
Hendry is still in this but Coffey goes after him. Coffey throws elbows into the shoulder, then clamps on a chinlock, to shift down to a BEARHUG! Coffey KNEES Hendry in the back, clamps on a waistlock for the BEARHUG, but Hendry still endures. GAB returns to single picture, the fans rally, and Hendry fires elbows. Coffey CLUBS Hendry down, then whips. Hendry sunset flips, Coffey rolls through and grabs the legs! Hendry FLINGS Coffey away! The fans fire up, Hendry runs up but into an ELBOW! Hendry runs up again, into a FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Coffey stands on Hendry’s neck! The ref counts, Coffey lets off, but Gallus drags Hendry out!
Hendry fights Gallus off and the fans fire up! Hendry puts Markus in the skirt, then he gives Wolfgang a chair! Hendry then FLOPS onto the desk! Hendry’s pulling an Eddie Guerrero! The fans cheer, the ref sees Gallus, and Gallus defends their innocence! Even so, the ref EJECTS Markus & Wolfgang! The fans taunt Gallus with “Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye~!” Hendry is back in and he rolls Coffey up! TWO!! Coffey escapes, HEADBUTTS, and ROLLING- NO, Hendry fires haymakers! Hendry whips, Coffey reverses but Hendry CLOBBERS Coffey! And CLOBBERS him again! Hendry whips Coffey to a corner, Coffey rebounds into a BACK DROP!
The fans sing for Hendry and he scoops Coffey for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Hendry kips up and even Booker T believes! Stomp stomp, clap! Stomp stomp, clap! Hendry hits Coffey with the STANDING OVATION! Cover, Hendry wins!
Winner: Joe Hendry, by pinfall
NXT believes, and now Joe Coffey must accept that Joe Hendry is great! Sarah Schreiber interviews Hendry in the ring on this big win. Has he enjoyed his time here in NXT? Sarah, you make it sound like it’s over! Hendry likes it in NXT, he might just stay for a lot longer! The fans love that idea, too! Hendry knows there are a lot of people in the locker room who might not like that, but they can come and see him next Tuesday! You won’t even have to say his name, believe him when he says he WILL be here! Joe Hendry has fans all over the world, will all of the WWE Universe soon believe in him?
Chase U is in session.
It is not every day you get a brand new classroom. This is thanks to Ridge Holland, round of applause for him. Duke says it would be nice if they had titles, though… Thea agrees. Riley says to stop being so hard on yourselves! Thea’s match was smashing! And she deserves another shot! Ridge steps in and the class cheers. Do they love it? Yeah! This is a new classroom, but they cannot give up. They have to fight harder! Now listen, Ridge has pulled his very last favor with Ava. Next week, they get a tag team championship match with the winners of tonight’s main event!
HOLY ISH!! Now that IS great news! Duke & Chase are ready to go! Oh, uh, sorry, Ridge should’ve been more clear. The formation will be Ridge & Chase this time. Ridge wants to prove himself by bringing gold home. They’ve gotta win, Ridge’s gotta win, and if anyone deserves it, it’s Mr. Chase. They ALL deserve it! Tag team titles or bust! Thea says Ridge is a hero! Riley and Duke don’t look as confident. But will this be the Cinderella story in the making? Or will it be a tragic ending once again for the underdog Chase U?
The Great American Bash cookout continues!
Shawn Spears finds Brooks Jensen. Spears vouched for Jensen, he swayed Ava’s decision, so maybe- Maybe what? Jensen owes Spears his career now? No. But he does owe him an open mind. And if he gives Spears the drink, then Spears can show him he doesn’t need it. Hank ‘n’ Tank walk over and remind the guys, no animosity. Spears & Jensen head out, no alcohol on hand. But is Spears still going to be a bad influence of his own?
Meanwhile, Brin, Carlee & Kendal talk about how deep and competitive the NXT Women’s Division is right now. Everyone wants to fight for a chance. Speaking of competitive, are Stevie and Stone okay? Looks like they might’ve overdone it on the barbecue wings… Roxanne Perez walks in and says oh, look! Girls she hasn’t beat yet. Bye. Stone hears them talking and has an idea. Okay, good. Spit it out then. For every woman who hasn’t had a title opportunity yet, it will be a big contender’s match. He’ll go tell Ava. He can’t, he’s covered in sauce! Also, BOP! Stevie hurries away, and in step The Good Brothers.
Gallows & Anderson don’t approve of the menu. Oh, is Tank thinking what Hank’s thinking? Yeah, The Good Brothers are the only ones to complain about the food and drinks at all tonight. Well, Big LG, what do you expect from a Hank ‘n’ Tank party? Okay, they said no fighting at the party, but party’s over! Hank ‘n’ Tank throw hands with the Good Brothers! The rest of the guests fire up, but will we see these big boys all have it out in the ring soon enough?
BREAKING NEWS for NXT’s move to CW!
NXT isn’t just moving from USA Network, they’re gonna go on the road! October 1st is Chicago, Illinois! October 8th is St. Louis, Missouri! And on top of that, CM Punk will of course be in Chicago, and Randy Orton will of course be in St. Louis! Get your tickets while you can, or prepare to tune in for the Fall!
High Stakes: Wren Sinclair w/ The No Quarter Catch Crew VS Kendal Grey w/ Carlee Bright!
The deal was struck with The Don, and this match is more than just a match. If Wren wins, not only is she NQCC 4 Life, Charlie Dempsey gets his chance to take the Heritage Cup back. But if she loses, there’s no telling what she’ll say and do… Will the NQCC make sure Wren gets that W? Or will Kendall throw everyone for a loop?
NXT returns as Kendal makes her entrance, Carlee backing her up. The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Wren grab a leg! Kendal hops around, flips through and hits an arm-drag into an armbar! Wren stacks to a cover, TWO! Kendal hits a fireman’s carry takeover, and she has the top wristlock. Wren fights around, headscissors, but Kendal fights around. Kendal kips free, but Wren hits another headscissor! Wren squeezes as she keeps Kendal down, then fights up. Wren hammerlocks an arm, Myles talks her up to Dempsey, but Kendal fights up. Kendal waistlocks, Wren switches, and Wren shoves Kendal to a corner.
Kendal goes up, over, to the far corner, then goes up to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Kendal arm-drags Wren right down to a wristlock! Wren scuffs Kendal, fights up, and grinds forearms in. Kendal whips Wren to a corner, runs up, but Wren goes up and over! Wren CLOBBERS Kendal, then runs to BASEMENT BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Wren clamps on with another hammerlock. Wren wants the other arm but Kendal resists. Wren shifts to a leg, has a modified BOW ‘N’ ARROW, and she pulls Kendal back! Kendal endures, Carlee is concerned, but Wren sits up to have the traditional BOW ‘N’ ARROW!
Myles says see? Wren’s good! Dempsey admits that, but Kendal pops free to a cover, TWO! Wren storms up on Kendal, whips, but Kendal reverses to hit a NECKBREAKER! Both women rise, and Kendal CLOBBERS Wren! And CLOBBERS her again! And then clinches to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Wren bails out, Kendal storms out and Myles stays back. Myles then goes to distract, but Carlee trips him! Kendal storms in to wrench Wren, and SAIDO! Then a float over to a cover, TWO!! Wren survives and Myles gets on the apron to complain! The ref reprimands, Kendal storms up, but Wren waistlocks.
Kendal breaks free, tackles Wren, and jackknife bridges! Dempsey reaches out but hesitates! TWO for Wren! Wren has the prawn hold, TWO!! Wren DECKS Kendal!! Kendal flounders, Wren storms up on her! DIRTY DEEDS! Cover, Wren wins!!
Winner: Wren Sinclair, by pinfall (officially joins the NQCC)
Well what do you know? Maybe the NQCC has just needed a woman’s touch! She throws up the clutch hand sign, Dempsey does it reluctantly, but now Dempsey has his shot at Tony D. Will Dempsey make the most of this opportunity and bring the cup back to the crew?
Je’Von Evans speaks.
“Y’all really wanna know more about me, don’t you?” Je’Von had his family, teachers and everyone telling him he needed a back-up plan in life. They wanted him to go to college, and no disrespect, because that is great advice, just not for him. Wrestling was always the goal! And then, he got signed just last November! Ever since then, like, it’s been going crazy. The first WWE superstar he met, Matt Bloom, aka Lord Tensai, aka A-Train. That guy is BIG. Je’Von remembers walking up and asking how he got those tattoos off his face. Bloom just laughed it off and took a picture with Je’Von. That was 2013. Now, he’s Je’Von’s coach! Wait, can they cut him revealing he was Tensai?
The producer asks where Je’Von sees himself in 10 years. To when? Je’Von can’t even think that far! He only turned 20 in April, so he doesn’t even know where he is now. But he does k now he is gonna be growing up in front of our eyes. So sit back, buckle up, and enjoy the ride with him. The Young OG has a bright future, will we see him become the future of the WWE?
NXT Media catches up with Oba Femi.
How’d the meeting go with Ava? He says it was very exciting and productive. Because next week, Oba is defending his North American title. Against who? Against whoever is brave or stupid enough to step up to him. Oba wants to find out- Tony D walks in and says the real scoop is he beats Charlie in the Heritage Cup match and there’s nothing Charlie can do about it. The Don is laughing now, but will the NQCC have the last laugh? As for Oba, who will try to take the throne away from The Ruler?
NXT Tag Team Championships: Nathan Frazer & Axiom VS MSK!
This is the moment of truth in many ways! While Frazer & Axiom are all about #NeverSlowDown, they are still arguing about staying in their lane. And while this is the Rascalz Reunion Tour, it is also a chance for Wes Lee & Zachary Wentz to win back these titles. This is going to be fast and furious for sure, but who comes out golden on the other side?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who makes this must-see!
The teams sort out and Wes starts against Axiom. They circle as the fans rally up. The two tie up, Axiom hits a headlock takeover then wrenches an arm. Wes rolls, but Axiom wrangles him. The fans rally for Wes and he fights up. Wes spins, MONKEY FLIPS Axiom, then wrenches in return. Axiom endures, rolls, and then bridges back. Axiom flips around to DROPKICK Wes down! Cover, ONE! Axiom clamps on a chinlock but Wes fights up. Frazer tags in as Wes powers out, and Axiom holds ropes. Axiom BOOTS, Frazer rolls up with a bridge, TWO! Wes stands but into an arm-drag! Frazer has the armlock but the fans rally.
Wes kips up, slips through and wrenches to whip. Frazer goes up, Quebradas over, then keeps moving,. Wes ducks the dropkick but Frazer sweeps legs to cover! ONE, Wes sweeps legs to cover, ONE! Wes runs, Frazer drops down then hurdles. Wes handsprings over, Frazer kips up, but Wes DECKS Frazer! The fans fire up and Wes brings Frazer around. Wes whips Frazer to the corner, runs in, but Frazer puts him on the apron. Wes ENZIGIRIS Frazer, swings in to DROPKICK and Zach tags in. Zach runs corner to corner to BRONCO BUSTER! The fans cheer as Zach bounces again and again! The ref counts, Zach stops at 4.
Tag to Wes, Zach keeps going on Frazer! Wes drags Frazer out to cover, TWO! Zach was being a bit extra but Wes stalks Frazer to ropes. Frazer grabs ropes while Wes grabs his legs. Wes YANKS Frazer up, only for Frazer to land on his feet! PELE! Tag to Axiom and he goes up to CROSSBODY! Axiom BLASTS Zach, gets moving, and he tilt-o-whirl RANAS Wes out! MSK regroup but Frazer builds speed to FLY! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up! Axiom lines up the shot, goes up and up to GOLDEN TRIANGLE! Down goes MSK again and the fans fire up! Frazer & Axiom hold up their belts while NXT goes picture in picture.
Frazer & Axiom put the belts back on the podium, then they put Wes back in the ring. Axiom covers, TWO! Wes grits his teeth as he stays in this, but Axiom whips him to the corner. Wes uses that to BLAST Frazer! Wes then goes up and over Axiom, rolls, hot tag to Zach! Axiom rushes over, Zach KICKS Axiom in the ropes! Zach steps in to CODE- NO, Axiom stops that to throw Zach back. But Zach fires fast hands, kicks, and then ENZIGIRIS Axiom down! The fans fire up with Zach and he CHOPS Axiom against ropes. Zach whips, Axiom reverses, and Axiom DROPKICKS Zach down! Axiom drags Zach over, tag to Frazer.
Frazer CLUBS Zach, then snap suplexes! Cover, ONE! Frazer is annoyed but he drags Zach around to have a HALF CRAB! Zach endures, crawls forward, but Frazer shifts into an STF! Frazer pulls Zach back with the crossface, then shifts to just the facelock. But Zach powers up to back suplex free! Frazer lands out, he back suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Frazer keeps Zach down with a chinlock. Zach endures, Trey and the fans rally up, and Zach fights around. GAB returns to swingle picture and Zach fights up to his feet. Zach throws body shots but Frazer keeps him from Wes! Zach fires forearms, reaches out, repeat!
Zach takes a swing, Frazer ducks to get around and waistlock. Zach switches and shoves, but Frazer QUEBRADAS into a SUPERKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Zach crawls, as does Frazer, hot tags to Axiom and Wes! The fans fire up as the Cardiac Kid rallies on Axiom! Bob ‘n’ weave and a strike fest! Snapmare and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Wes goes corner to corner to forearm SMASH! SUPERKICK! ENZIGIRI! Then SNAP EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives that speed rush and the fans rally up. Wes drags Axiom back, tags Zach, and Wes grabs the legs. Wes catapults Axiom but Axiom blocks Zach’s superkick!
Axiom ROCKS Zach, DOUBLE STOMPS Wes, and hurries for his corner. Zach runs up, Axiom sends him into buckles. Zach still BOOTS Axiom, goes up, but Axiom GAMANGIRIS! Frazer tags, Axiom goes up and Frazer climbs the other corner. SUPER SPANISH FLY for the Power, and PHOENIX SPLASH for the Glory!! Cover, WES BREAKS IT!! Just in time! The fans are thunderous while all four men are down! Axiom rises, he brings Wes up but Wes ROCKS him first! Axiom flounders, Frazer half nelsons Wes! Frazer calls to Axiom, he lines up the shot, but Wes ducks so the SUPERKICK hits Frazer!
Axiom can’t believe what happened! Wes SUPERKICKS Axiom! Axiom flops pout, Zach runs up to springboard FLYING CUTTER on Frazer!! Cover, TWO?!!? Frazer survives and no one can believe it! But they know “This is Awesome!” Zach drags Frazer over, tags Wes, and MSK sets up. THROUGH FIRE AND FLAME! Cover, AXIOM BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous again, and Axiom baits Zach into TOSSING him out! Frazer is in the corner, Wes runs up but is put up top! DROPKICK! Wes wobbles then flops to the apron! Zach gets up, Axiom PENALTY KICKS him! Frazer drags Wes back up and the fans rally!
Frazer and Wes are on the very top, and Axiom tags in before the SUPER DUPER PLEX! And roll through! Suplex and CHASING THE DRAGON!?! Cover, TWO?!?!? Wes survives again, but Frazer hauls Wes right up! GOLDEN RATIO from Axiom!! Cover, Frazer & Axiom win!!
Winners: Nathan Frazer & Axiom, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
MSK was so close time and again, but they could not take those titles back! #Fraxiom stands tall, but they also show respect to MSK. They all shake hands and hug it out, and now the champs have to turn right around for next week’s match. Will Frazer & Axiom still be golden after taking on Mr. Chase & Yorkshire Grit?
As for The Rascalz, they tell Wes it’s fine. They gave it their all, they can always go for the belts again. The fans chant, “Thank You, Rascalz! MSK!” Wes and Zach nod, but then Wes SUPERKICKS Trey?!? Zach asks what the hell! That is his brother! But then Wes LOW BLOWS Zach!?! Why, Wes, Why!? Wes says they left him alone! ZACH LEFT WES ALONE! Wes DECKS Zach, then DECKS him again! The fans boo as Wes then PUNTS Zach out of the ring!! Zach cries as he leans against the steel steps, and Trey begs Wes to stop. Wes bends Trey’s bandaged finger, then RAMS him through barriers!! Wes snarls and he takes aim at Zach.
Wes runs up to METEORA Zach against the steps!! The fans tell Wes off but something about that was cathartic for the Cardiac Kid. But what does this turn to the dark side mean for Wes’ future?
My Thoughts:
An awesome finale for this year’s Great American Bash, great story progression in just about every segment tonight. The Great American Bash barbecue party segments were all a lot of fun, and clearly we’re getting more Eddy VS Lexis, Good Brothers VS Hank ‘n’ Tank, and perhaps a battle royal to determine Roxanne’s challenge for No Mercy. Now, what would be awesome is if one of these new signees to NXT, like Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia or Delta, debut through this match and win it all. That would make for a big title match at No Mercy, but there is the need to have something big for NXT moving to CW in October, so maybe it won’t be one of those big names.
Another element from the party promos is Spears talking with Jensen. Spears may want to influence Jensen to be sinister, but you gotta appreciate the element of Spears wanting what’s physically best for Jensen, aka cutting back on the alcohol and being sober. Another good promo from Je’Von, and the fact we’re getting more feels like NXT is really investing in The Young OG. Je’Von has shown ability, personality and charisma beyond his years, I wouldn’t be surprised if they really are planning on making him a centerpiece for this next generation. And same for Lola, her getting to give the No Mercy commercial promo means she’s an important piece to NXT moving forward, too.
Additionally, very good promo from Chase U to set up a new tag title opportunity. And I figured there’d be a change in the line-up. Ridge & Riley didn’t work, Chase & Duke failed this past time, so Ridge & Chase is certainly a logical combo they’d try. Personally, I thought they’d do Ridge & Duke to double the size and strength, but story wise there is definitely something to it being Ridge & Chase. Maybe Ridge can’t help but cheat to win this one, all the more reason I feel like he and Duke should’ve been the combo since they’ve argued over that before. At the same time, maybe Duke and Riley coast the team since they gave that look to each other during the promo.
Speaking of the tag titles, we got great promos tonight from both teams. Frazer again concerned about Axiom’s divided attention, though it didn’t really hurt them in the end. Wes being emotional talking about his team could actually have been some foreshadowing of that ending. That tag match was awesome, and I suppose Frazer & Axiom winning made sense, they’re the full NXT tag team, a TNA team wasn’t getting these titles. And Wes’s betrayal of The Rascalz, motivated by what he feels was a betrayal by them first, was a shocking ending, but could also spur a story for them that crosses over between both NXT & TNA.
Great stuff from the No Quarter Catch Crew and D’Angelo Family. Wren is getting to show some real fun personality, and cool plug that Tavion is in NOAH’s N1, the parallel to NJPW’s G1. I also like how Kendal & Carlee are at least getting TV time, though they’re being fed to others. I like that Wren wins her way into NQCC and gets Dempsey a title match. Good promo in The D’Angelos interrupting Oba. The Heritage Cup match could probably go either way, but I’m personally thinking Wren helps Dempsey win the cup so he truly accepts her. As for Oba, an Open Challenge could be a doorway to another TNA star showing up in NXT for a real awesome match.
Great Women’s North American Championship match from Kelani and Tatum, and the fans are becoming big fans of Tatum. I’m sure I said this before, but I appreciate the long term booking of Alba & Isla being right about Tatum having a twisted side. And just as I thought Wendy and Tatum were gonna be a team, Wendy beats Tatum down and is basically going to be Kelani’s next opponent. I have a feeling Kelani makes it through Wendy, but that’s if the match happens on TV. There’s a likely chance No Mercy sees someone dethrone Kelani, but I suppose we’ll have to wait and see who gets that shot.
Great opening match from Trick and Dunne, and I was surprised Dunne won. At the same time, that is a great way to propel Trick’s story, because he and Dunne can go even harder, maybe add a stipulation or something, as they both fight to prove they’re worthy of the NXT Championship. Ethan VS Oro was also great, probably Oro’s best match since signing with WWE, and that’s going back to NXT UK. But in the end, Ethan retains and calls out both Dunne and Trick. Makes me think they might do a Triple Threat. I was kind of hoping while Ethan was bragging, someone would show up, but there really isn’t anyone else primed for a shot.
Unless it’s Joe Hendry! Hendry VS Coffey was a very good match, and of course Gallus got involved, but of course Hendry won out. Hendry saying he wants to hang out in NXT more makes me think he might actually just join NXT as soon as his TNA contract is up. And I am sure so many fans would go nuts over seeing Hendry win the NXT Championship. That’s either NXT Chicago for the CW debut, or at the end of this year at NXT Deadline. I guess that still depends on where Trick’s story goes, but it would be some good stuff to see Hendry and Trick face each other as two of the most popular Faces at this level.
My Score: 9.1/10
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Time to defy the odds!
A tag team gauntlet and a Fatal 4 Way determine contenders that will challenge for NXT gold this Saturday at Stand & Deliver: Las Vegas!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and will challenge Ricky Saints for the title at Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice; Lola wins and advances to Stand & Deliver.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: ???
- NXT Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Gauntlet: ??? wins and will challenge Fraxiom for the titles at Stand & Deliver.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Eddy Thorpe VS Lexis King VS Wes Lee VS Ethan Page!
The Absolute holds what many want, but only one gets their shot. Will the Alpha Wolf be one step closer to his “birthright?” Will the Drama King look to go for another crown? Will the Wes Side return to former glory? Or will it be All Ego that meets Saints in Sin City?
But speaking of Saints, Ricky makes his entrance after everyone else is already in the ring! The fans fire up as the champion decides to join commentary. The bell rings and Eddy kicks at Ethan but Ethan blocks, only for Lexis to DECK Ethan! Wes then rolls Eddy up, but Lexis shoves Wes away! Lexis basement SUPERKICKS Eddy! Wes and Lexis stare down, things speed up, and Lexis hurdles, but Wes leaps over. Wes dodges Lexis, but Lexis steps on Wes’s dropdown! The fans are torn, but Eddy is up. Lexis wants Eddy to calm down, but then Ethan is also up. Lexis tells them both to calm down, but now Wes is up.
Lexis finds himself surrounded, and Wes feeds Lexis to Eddy’s KICK, and Ethan’s HAYMAKER! Wes adds a HAYMAKER, then Eddy KIKS again! Ethan HAYMAKERS, Wes ENZIGIRIS, and Lexis wobbles. Eddy TOSSES Lexis, the fans fire up, but then Ethan DECKS Wes! Eddy ROCKS and KICKS, KICKS, and SOBATS on Ethan! Wes runs up, Eddy gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Wes tumbles to a corner, Eddy BOOTS Ethan! Eddy runs and BOOTS Wes! Lexis is back, but Eddy dodges to BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Ethan breaks it! Ethan ROCKS Eddy, but Wes ROCKS Ethan! Eddy spins Wes, but Wes BODY BLOWS!
Wes KICKS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS Eddy, to then DOUBLE STOMP him down! Wes runs to ELBOW Ethan in a corner, mule kick, and AX KICKS! Wes then runs at Lexis, but Lexis dodges! Lexis dodges Eddy so Eddy runs into Wes! Lexis dodges Ethan, Ethan runs into Wes & Eddy! Lexis then SUPERKICKS Ethan into them both! Lexis runs corner to corner, but everyone clears out! Lexis POSTS himself! Wes BOOTS Ethan, Eddy kicks Wes, then Eddy reels Wes in. Wes wrenches out, slips around, but Eddy elbows free. Eddy runs, Wes dodges, and Ethan holds the ropes down! Eddy tumbles up and out and to the floor!
Wes runs up, Ethan puts him on the apron, but Wes RAMS into Ethan! Eddy grabs at Wes, Wes kicks him away, but Ethan ROCKS Wes! Wes is stuck in the ropes, so Ethan hits a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Wes survives, Ethan drags Wes up, but then he sees Lexis climbing a corner. Ethan pushes Wes aside to ROCK Lexis! Ethan then climbs up to join Lexis, reels him in, but they both fire body shots! Lexis CLUBS Ethan, Eddy UPPERCUTS Lexis! Eddy climbs up to work with Ethan, but then Wes throws hands on the legs! Wes gets under all of this, and the fans fire up for the TOWER OF DOOM!!
All four men are down while the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” for making this the opener! Lexis flops out of the ring, Ethan and Eddy flounder, but Wes runs, SHOOTING STAR on Ethan! Cover, Eddy breaks it! The fans fire up as Wes and Eddy stand to trade forearms! Wes fires a body shot then a forearm, but Eddy fires a forearm, an UPPERCUT, and a KICK! Eddy snarls, but Ethan waistlocks! Eddy fires elbows to get free, but Wes BOOTS Eddy! Ethan DUMPS Eddy out, Wes DECKS Ethan! Wes builds speed and he DIVES into Lexis! Ethan let Lexis take that shot while he grabs Eddy. Eddy blocks the apron bump to elbow Ethan!
Eddy runs up, Ethan dodges, and Eddy almost hits Ricky! Ricky says watch it, but then Ethan SHOVES Eddy into Ricky! The fans go nuts, Ricky is pissed, and he THROWS Eddy aside to get at Ethan! The ref tries to stop this, but Ricky is too heated, so the ref EJECTS Ricky from ringside! The fans boo but Ethan just mockingly waves bye-bye. Ricky warns Ethan, the fans chant, “Ref, You Suck!” but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Lexis ROCKS Wes. Lexis reels Wes in, but Ethan BOOTS Lexis down! Ethan then scoops Wes to SLAM him onto Lexis! Ethan then THROWS Lexis into Eddy! Ethan drags Lexis up, but Lexis slips free of the Canadian Rack! Lexis grabs the arms, crosses them, then reels Ethan in, but Ethan trips Lexis up! Ethan turns Lexis over, BOSTON CRAB! The fans are torn as Lexis endures, and Lexis claws at the mat! Lexis crawls forward, but Ethan drags him back from the ropes! Wes runs up, Ethan ducks the lariat, but then Eddy YANKS Wes outta the ring! Eddy clamps onto Lexis with a CROSSFACE!!
Lexis endures double submissions, but then Wes STOPS Lexis from tapping!! The fans are thunderous, but Eddy is furious! Eddy lets go of Lexis to STOMP Wes down! Eddy then BOOTS Ethan down! Eddy goes up a corner as the fans duel, and Lexis UPPERCUTS Eddy! Lexis climbs, fires forearms on Eddy, and Eddy falls to the apron! Ethan CLUBS Lexis! Ethan has an Electric Chair, then he has Eddy in a facelock! But Wes goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS onto a DOOMSDAY DDT COMBO!! The fans are going nuts all over again while all four men are down! But then Ethan crawls to cover Eddy while Wes crawls to cover Lexis! Double covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up while Wes and Ethan grow frustrated. They stare down, then they throw hands! Wes fires a flurry, but Ethan ROCKS Wes with one! Wes PELES in return! Wes hurries to go up a corner! But Lexis SHOVES him down! Wes hits apron, Lexis climbs, SWANTON BOMB on Ethan! But Eddy is up top! He MACHO ELBOWS the cover apart! Eddy then drags Lexis up, but Wes rises! METEORA for Eddy!! Cover, Lexis YANKS Wes up! CORONATION!! But Ethan has Lexis! TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT North American Championship)
Ethan smirks as he takes advantage of this golden opportunity. Ethan grabs a mic to say, “Well, I guess that makes me the man then, huh?” The fans are torn but Ethan says he is the #1 contender. Ethan knows he isn’t the guy Ricky wanted to win, and he has every right to believe that. Because everyone remembers their first. And the first championship in WWE for Ricky was ruined by Ethan Page! At Stand & Deliver, Ricky’s first title defense will also be ruined by- RICKY SPEARS ETHAN!! No more ringside ban, and the champ gets some payback! But will Las Vegas be absolute? Or will All Ego’s ego only expand exponentially this Saturday?
Jordynne Grace speaks.
“What you see today as The Juggernaut, multiple time TNA Knockouts Champion, this wasn’t how I started. I wasn’t scouted, I never had ‘star power,’ never really been a beauty queen. If it were possible to have negative aura, that is who I was. I was just a little girl wrestling in half-empty gyms, trying to find a place to fit in a world that didn’t seem built for me. I knew what people saw, or really rather what they didn’t see. But something I did have that not a lot of people in wrestling do, is self-awareness. So I finally stopped wishing that I had what I was supposed to have, and started building what I could become.
“I turned insecurity into intensity, doubt into discipline, and that was the day The Juggernaut was born. I fell in love with getting stronger. I became laser focused into building my body into an atomic bomb. Waking up at 3AM to train, jumping into a car to drive 8 hours to wrestle, hit another gym session after that, then sleep two hours and do it all over again the next day. And as hard as that was, I was obsessed with it. It was a way that I could stand out against all the other women. And to me, it was the only way. I wanted the WWE Universe to say, ‘Yeah, the WWE women are killing it, but have you seen Jordynne Grace over in TNA? That’s Jordynne Grace!?’
“I’ve put in the work so that no one could ignore me. I forced my way into the conversation and made people believe in The Juggernaut the way I believed in myself. Now, the biggest hurdle of my career is right in front of me this Saturday, when I have the opportunity to become NXT Women’s Champion. And just like I’ve been my entire career, I’m aware of exactly what I’m gonna have to do to leave Vegas with my first WWE championship.” Jordynne is ready, but will Grace survive in Sin City?
The NXT Women’s Division holds another watch party.
Sol Ruca asks Zaria who she thinks will take the last two spots in the Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match. Zaria isn’t sure, but it won’t matter when the outcome will be the same. Sol agrees there, because it’ll be one of them as the champ. Oh, really? Doesn’t Sol mean Zaria? Kelani Jordan hears this and takes offense. She thought #ZaRuca was fine. Uh, they are. New shirts and everything, thanks for asking. Well, it won’t be either of them, because Kelani’s going to be a TWO-TIME Women’s North American Champion. And she’ll show everyone why no one can do it like Lan- Izzi Dame interjects.
Izzi says good one, idiots. But y’know who Izzi misses these days? The old Kelani. She was way more likeable. Old Kelani, new Kelani, it won’t matter when Izzi’s the one on top of the ladder, holding the title, and bringing it home to The Culling. Keep dreaming, Izzi, it’ll never happen. Those two both head out, and Sol says it’s just like she said, either her or Zaria will walk out as champion. Zaria says sure, something like that. But to the point, who will get the remaining spots and fill out the six pack?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Tatum Paxley w/ Gigi Dolin VS Lola Vice!
The weird girls are hungry for some gold, but so is the MMA Mamacita! Will Tatum take over? Or will there be a Vice in Sin City?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Tatum rolls Lola, TWO, and Tatum narrowly avoids the roundhouse! The fans rally as the two reset and tie up. Tatum waistlocks, Lola switches, and Lola SLAMS Tatum down. Lola holds on as Tatum fights around, and Gigi coaches Tatum up. Tatum pries free, backflips up and over to then Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Lola has Tatum in a modified CROSSFACE! Tatum endures, fights to stack Lola, TWO! Lola runs up but Tatum kicks her away. Tatum wrenches, UPPERCUTS, then CLUBS the arm. Tatum grinds Lola down, the fans duel, and Lola endures. Tatum hits a BRIDGING FUJIWARA!
The fans rally, Lola fights around and reels Tatum into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tatum high stacks, TWO! Lola lets Tatum go, but then BODY BLOWS! Tatum drops to her knees, Lola clamps on with a headlock, and Lola hits a takeover. Tatum fights around, but Lola puts on the pressure. Tatum fights up, Lola thrashes, but Tatum powers up and out. Lola ducks ‘n’ dodges to then whip Tatum, and Lola catches Tatum to a SLEEPER! The fans rally, Tatum powers out fast, but then Lola hits a SPINEBUSTER! Tatum bails out, Lola rushes after her! Tatum crawls under the ring? Lola grabs at Tatum but Tatum kicks her away!
Tatum scurries under the ring, Gigi taunts Lola, but Lola tells Gigi she’s estupida. Lola goes looking for Tatum, but Tatum YANKS her into the ring frame! Tatum laughs, Gigi says that’s what Lola gets, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Tatum taunts Lola, brings her up and into the ring, then drags Lola up to KNEE the arm again and again! Tatum wrenches and WRINGS the arm, then JUMPING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Tatum grabs Lola’s arm, stomps it, then twists the wrist! Lola endures, but Tatum SLAMS the arm off the mat! Tatum bends the fingers, mockingly high-fives the hand, but Lola kicks her away! Tatum comes back and wrenches again, but Lola wrenches and WRINGS it in return! Lola SOBATS Tatum, whips and KNEES her low, and Tatum is in the ropes. Lola goes to the apron to AX KICK Tatum down! Tatum flounders into the ring but Lola pursues.
Lola whips and KICKS Tatum, then drags her up to reel her in. Lola snap suplexes! That’s Una Amiga as Lola gets up, for Dos Amigas! Lola drags Tatum up again, gives some Latina Heat, and hits THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO! Tatum stays in this and Lola grows frustrated. Lola stalks Tatum to the ropes, stands her up, and whips her to KNEE- NO, Tatum rolls Lola up! TWO, and Lola KICKS Tatum back down! Lola drags Tatum around, then clamps on with a chinlock. Tatum endures, even as Lola thrashes her around. Tatum fights up, RAMS Lola into a corner, but Lola holds on! Tatum RAMS Lola into another corner, but Lola clamps on again!
Tatum pries at the hold, RAMS Lola into the corner again, and now she’s free. Only to run up into headscissors! Tatum brings Lola off the corner to POWERBOMB! NXT returns to single picture as both women rise. Tatum dodges a kick, and she CLOBBERS Lola! And CLOBBERS her again! And ENZIGIRIS! Tatum wrenches Lola for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while Tatum runs corner to corner and CROSSBODIES Lola in the corner! Tatum whips corner to corner to CROSSBODY again! Tatum goes for a third, but Lola KNEES the crossbody down! The fans rally, Gigi coaches Tatum, but Lola AX KICKS again!
Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS and she backs Tatum up into the corner! The fans fire up for Lola as she reminds us, “I’m a Latina~!” HIP ATTACK! Lola drags Tatum out of the corner, covers, TWO!! Tatum survives and the fans fire up! Lola drags Tatum up, lifts her up, but Tatum sunset flips! TWO, and Tatum hurries to a corner. Lola runs in, but Tatum dodges! Lola gets stuck in ropes, Tatum CROSSBODIES again! Tatum brings Lola around to hoist her up top, and the fans duel even harder! Tatum climbs, Lola fires body shots, and Lola shoves Tatum down! Tatum comes back to GAMANGIRI! Tatum then climbs up, brings Lola up, and SUPERPLEXES!
The fans fire up, Tatum crawls to the cover, TWO!! Lola survives, but Tatum doesn’t stop! She hooks Lola up, but Lola pops free! SLEEPER!! Lola drags Tatum down, but Tatum rolls back to a cover! TWO!! Lola lets go in time, but Tatum throat chops! Tatum goes up the ropes, springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! And then the BUENAS NOCHES BACKHAND!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall (advances to Stand & Deliver)
Lola got the knockout, and now she’s punched her ticket to Las Vegas! Will everything come up LV this Saturday?
Giulia speaks.
“For the past few weeks, I watched Stephanie bask in the glory of being a double champion. I waited and waited for her to give me a rematch, but it never happened. Friendships only go so far when it comes to the NXT Women’s Championship. Last week, I reminded Stephanie of what Beautiful Madness is. Jaida Parker? I don’t know her, but I can tell she is very confident. She likes to dish out punishment, but she doesn’t like to take it. Jordynne Grace is strong, but on Saturday, I will introduce her to Strong Style. Jordynne and Jaida are obstacles in my way to Stephanie. My goal was to win the NXT Women’s Championship. Losing it only made me more dangerous.
“Last year at Stand & Deliver, I introduced myself. This year, I leave as the NXT Women’s Champion.” Giulia is ready, will all succumb to the Beautiful Madness?
A car pulls up real fast.
And out steps Trick Williams! #CrashOutTrick looks ready for a fight, will he find one this close to his NXT Championship Triple Threat?
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It’s a truly star-studded Raw!
Ahead of their WrestleMania 41 Night 1 Main Event, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, CM Punk & Paul Heyman are all here on Monday Night Raw!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Bayley wins.
- Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made; Rey wins.
- AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux; Styles wins.
- PENTA VS Finn Balor; Finn wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
Gunther is here!
Sacramento boos Der Ring General as he storms to the ring. Michael Cole was going to interview the World Heavyweight Champion later tonight, but it seems Gunther wants to get to it. Gunther and Cole meet in the ring, Cole says two weeks ago, he left Jimmy Uso bloodied in this ring. That caused Jey Uso to march out here last week- Gunther cuts Cole off to says that last week, Jey walked out here, looked Gunther in the eyes, and claimed he’s not afraid anymore. The fans boo as Gunther says this week, he is here to look us all in the eyes to tell us that Jey Uso is full of crap! Cole understands the fans are upset, but speaking of that, it seems Gunther is also upset.
We saw last year at WrestleMania, when… The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Gunther says screw the questions! Screw Jey Uso! Screw everything Jey stands for! And screw everybody who stands with Jey! The fans boo more, and Gunther says ever since he stepped for in the WWE, he is the greatest gift this company has ever received! For 80% of his time in the WWE, he has been a champion! And now, he is the GREATEST World Heavyweight Champion of all time! The fans boo more, but Gunther says he refuses to let somebody like Jey Uso ruin that for him. The fans “YEET!” more and he says fine, do it as much as you want!
Gunther tells Jey to puff his chest out, walk into WrestleMania with the most confidence he’s ever had, because it won’t matter! In the end, the bell has to ring! And when that happens, Jey still can’t lace Gunther’s boots! Gunther will put Jey down for a FOURTRH time! These last two weeks, Gunther has been accused, told he went too far, that he lost control. Jey, trust one thing: In 37 years of LIFE, Gunther has never lost control! The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” Gunther says two weeks ago, when he took a bath in Jimmy’s blood, Gunther was in full control, and he LOVED it!
And Jey, go pray to the Lord, thank Him for how Gunther was in control, or else he would’ve drowned them both in Jimmy’s blood! Gunther looks forward to next week, calling his mother and telling her how much he enjoyed beating the living hell out of Jey, and is STILL World Heavyweight Champion! Gunther storms off, having done his part for tonight. Will nothing and no one stop Der Ring General from destroying Jey?
Bianca Belair speaks.
“I’ll be the first to admit that lately, I’ve been in my head. Everything that’s happened with Jade and Naomi, it really messed me up. And now, this whole situation with Iyo and Rhea has brought out a different version of me. But different isn’t wrong. My Road to WrestleMania has filled with nothing but blood, sweat and tears. Not no complaining, no whining, no excuses. No, just straight facts. I’ve been doing nothing but standing up for myself and speaking the truth, something that anybody would do. Something I would hope people are teaching their kids to do. And you don’t have to like the truth, but you can’t deny it.
“Just like I can’t deny now it’s a Triple Threat. Yeah, I’ve been through a lot. But I’m still the best. So I’ma use the bit of everything that I’ve been through to be the Bianca I know I can be. I’m the Bianca that won Elimination Chamber, I’m the Bianca that’s never been pinned at WrestleMania, and I’m the strongest, the fastest, the roughest, the toughest, the quickest, the greatest, the best Bianca that you have ever seen. So it doesn’t matter if it’s a Triple Threat, because there’s nothing that Rhea or Iyo can do to stop me from getting my flowers and walking out of WrestleMania as champion. Because you cannot spell WrestleMania without E S T.”
Bayley w/ Lyra Valkyria VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Role Model and the Morrigan ran the table on Friday Night SmackDown’s tag team gauntlet, and now they’re going to WrestleMania! Will they have even more momentum going into that WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match? Or will the leading ladies of Judgment Day refuse to give up the spotlight even now?
Raw returns and Bayley has made her entrance, Lyra by her side. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Bayley circles with Liv. They approach, and Liv SLAPS Bayley! Liv laughs, but Bayley smirks. Liv apologizes, then runs away! Bayley chases Liv around the outside, but then they slip into the ring. Liv stomps away on Bayley, the fans are torn but the ref counts. Liv stops at 4, and Liv bumps Bayley off buckles. Liv stomps a mudhole, but again stops at 4. Liv then stomps another mudhole in, and shouts, “OKAAAY~!” as she lets off. The fans are torn, Liv stands Bayley up, but Bayley fires forearms! The fans fire up, Liv swings, but into a fireman’s carry!
Liv fights free, ducks ‘n’ dodges Bayley, but Bayley hits a THESZ PRESS! The fans fire up and Bayley hits a NECK SNAPPER, then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley stomps Liv around, glares at Raquel, but Liv kicks from below. Bayley rains down fists on Liv, the fans rally behind her, and Bayley whips. Liv reverses, then avoids the up ‘n’ over to DROPKICK Bayley! Liv runs corner to corner, and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Liv rolls, but Bayley follows to LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Bayley looms over Liv. Bayley glares at Raquel, then bumps Liv off buckles. Bayley ELBOWS Liv, then ELBOWS her again.
Bayley brings Liv around, the fans cheer her on as she bumps Liv off buckles. The fans duel, Bayley brings Liv in and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Liv is tougher than that but Bayley stays on her. Bayley brings Liv over but Liv stops the buckle bump to give a buckle bump! Liv runs up, but Bayley ELBOWS her! Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then she gest around to SAIDO! Liv bails out, Raquel checks on her, but Bayley smiles. Bayley aims, builds speed, and DIVES, but into a forearm! Liv drags Bayley out to snap suplex to the floor! That’s just Una Amiga as Liv gets Bayley up again! Dos Amigas to the floor!
Liv drags Bayley up again, but Bayley stops that to wrench and KNEE low! Bayley RAMS Liv into steel steps! The fans fire up, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley hits steps, then Liv STMOPS Bayley’s hands! Liv drags Bayley up, THREE AMIGAS to the floor, from OFF the steps! Liv gives some Latina Heat while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Liv has Bayley in the ring. Liv grinds Bayley down with a chinlock but the fans rally up. Bayley fights to her feet, then JAWBREAKERS free! Liv staggers, comes back, but Bayley blocks to fire forearms! Bayley fires forearm after forearm, but Liv KICKS in return! Liv kicks again, but Bayley KNEES her down! Liv flounders, Bayley runs up, but Liv dodges! Bayley is sent into the buckles! The ref checks Bayley and she’s still in this, so Liv basement ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Bayley is tougher than that but Liv gives her cheap hammer fists. Bayley hits back but Liv stomps her down.
Liv goes up the corner, waits on Bayley to rise, and FLYING- NO, Bayley grabs Liv’s legs! Liv fights the turnover, pops Bayley into the sunset flip, TWO! Bayley runs up, Liv ducks the knee to roll her up, TWO! KNEE!! Liv flounders around again, Bayley runs in, SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! The fans fire up as Bayley drags Liv to a cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Lyra coaches Bayley. Raquel coaches Liv while Liv crawls away. The fans duel and Liv stands. Bayley grabs a leg but Liv kicks at her! Liv BOOTS Bayley away, but Bayley comes back and slides out! But Liv gets her for a CODE BREAKER! Bayley flops down, and Liv snarls as she rises up.
Liv aims and MISSILE DROPKICKS to the floor! A little double-edged given that landing, but Liv hurries to get Bayley up and into the ring. Liv crawls to the cover, TWO! Bayley survives and Lyra is relieved. Liv snarls again and waits on Bayley. Bayley goes to the ropes, Liv runs up, OBLIV- NO, Bayley puts her on the apron! Bayley ROCKS Liv, has her in the ropes, but Liv denies the hotshot! GAMANGIRI! Liv storms in, gets moving, she goes up, up, and FLYING- STUNNER! Bayley turns things around on Liv, and hits a BAYLEY2BELLY!! Bayley crawls to the cover, Raquel gives Liv the ROPEBREAK!
The fans boo, they all saw Raquel do it! Lyra goes after Raquel, Raquel fights her off and BOOTS her down! The fans boo, but Bayley DECKS Raquel, and hits the HOTSHOT in the ropes! The fans fire up but Liv hits Bayley with a BACKSTABBER!! And then OBLIV- NO, Lyra anchors Bayley’s feet! Bayley jackknife bridges, AND WINS!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
A huge bit of teamwork leads to a huge win over one-half of the tag champions! Liv is livid, will she and Raquel get their revenge at WrestleMania?
Paul Heyman waits backstage.
And like usual, he’s waiting on The Tribal Chief. Will Roman Reigns even bother with The Wise Man knowing he’ll be in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania?
Rhea Ripley speaks.
“Bianca, I can see right through you. You said you were just out there to watch, and then you said you were just out there to call it down the middle. But I can see your true intentions now: You thrive on playing with my emotions, winding me up like I’m some sort of toy to you so you can get what you want and make it seem like I’m the bad guy. The thing that you failed to understand is that when I lose something that I love, I wills top at nothing to get it back. And Iyo, I never had to give you a championship match. But watching you pout and moan, it really pulled on the heartstrings that I had left. So I pulled a page out of your book, and I got what I wanted, too.
“So Iyo, I advise you to cherish every single moment you have with the Women’s World Championship. And Bianca, I can’t wait to make you feel what it’s like when I’m the bad guy. Because at WrestleMania 41, I get back what belongs to me.”
Rey Mysterio w/ The LWO VS Julius Creed w/ Team American Made!
Before going up against the supposed greatest luchador of a generation, El Grande Americano, the King of Lucha will take on one of the Creed Brothers. But is this going to be far more than just a tune-up? Or will Rey speed-dial the 619 here in Sacramento?
Raw returns and American Made has made their entrance. The bell rings, Rey and Julius circle, then Rey waistlocks. Julius backs Rey into a corner, the ref counts, and Rey lets go. Julius elbows Rey down! The fans boo but Julius pushes Rey around. Julius wrenches Rey, wristlocks, but Rey endures. Julius uses a straight arm lever to lift Rey! Then he drops Rey, grinds the arm down, but Rey fires forearms! Rey uses the ropes to flip through, then he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Julius wrenches, hammerlocks, but Rey reaches back! Rey jumps up, FLYING-MARE! Julius runs back up to CLOBBER Rey!
Julius talks trash, American Made soaks up the heat, and Julius whips Rey. Rey reverses, then blows past to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! The fans fire up as Julius tumbles to a corner! Rey fires up, but Julius comes back to CLOBBER him again! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Rey but Julius clamps on a chinlock. Rey endures, the fans rally up more, and Rey fights up. Rey throws body shots, runs, but Julius kitchen sink knees him down! Julius stands Rey up, whisp him to ropes, but Rey KICKS back! Rey dropkicks the legs and Julius ends up on ropes! Rey dials it up, but Julius dumps Rey out! Rey RAMS into Julius, ROCKS him, then climbs up!
The fans fire up, but Brutus distracts the ref! This lets Gable trip Rey up! The fans boo but Julius is right up top! So now Wilde distracts, and that lets Dragon Lee trip Julius! Turnabout is fair play, but now both teams are protesting! So the ref EJECTS everybody! Things will truly be 1v1, after the break!
Raw returns again and Julius has a neck wrench on Rey. Julius whips Rey hard to a corner, runs up, but Rey ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! Rey goes up, up, but Julius Electric Chair Lifts! Rey fires hands, then spins to MYSTERIO RANA! Both men fall out of the ring pretty hard, but Rey gets back inside! Rey WRECKS Julius with a dropkick, the fans fire up, and Rey builds speed to SLIDING- NO, Julius stuffs Rey into a deadlift suplex! Julius marches with Rey, and then goes up the steel steps! Julius has Rey at the ropes, but Rey fights free! Julius BOOTS Rey back! Julius runs up, Rey moves, Julius POSTS himself!
The fans fire up while Julius flops into the ring. Rey hurries back up, climbs the corner, and FLYING RANAS! Julius ends up in a corner, Julius climbs up again, and he rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Rey fires up, the fans are with him, and Rey whips Julius corner to corner. Julius springs right up, goes over, but then Rey QUEBRADAS! But Julius catches him! Rey swings through to DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as Rey rises, and he brings Julius around. Julius blocks the whip, shakes his head, and he whips Rey. Rey slides under, comes back, but Julius KNEES Rey down!
Julius brings down the straps, runs up, but Rey DUMPS Julius out tot he floor! Wait, El Grande Americano is here! Rey runs up, grabs him by his mask, but then Julius rolls Rey up! TWO!! Julius gets up, swings, but Rey shoves Julius into El Grande! Rey dropkicks Julius onto the ropes! Dial it up, 619!! Slingshot, DROP THE DIME! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
But then El Grande CLOBBERS Rey! The fans boo, the LWO returns, but Julius holds them off! Grande CLOBBERS Cruz, but Dragon Lee fires off forearms! Dragon Lee whips, but Grande FLYING HEADBUTTS! The fans boo, but now Grande goes up top! DIVING HEADBUTT onto Rey! “UH GRACIAS~!” That mask is definitely loaded like last week, but will Rey be able to overcome that tactic and win for the honor of true lucha libre?
The War Raiders speak.
Ivar says, “Xavier, Kofi, you run your mouths about how the New Day is the greatest tag team of all time.” Erik says, “The fact of the matter is, the War Raiders have blazed a path of world domination for more than a decade. We’ve won gold on multiple continents.” “And last week, we had you beat, dead to rights.” The New Day took the cowardly way out because they knew they couldn’t beat the Raiders. The New Day says this is about the titles, but it has gotten much more personal. Kofi & Woods took this to a whole new level. They didn’t come for these titles, they came for Erik’s neck! They tried to put Erik on the shelf! They tried to end his career!
So at WrestleMania, this won’t be a match! It’ll barely be a fight! This is WAR!
The New Day is backstage.
They’re busy playing the Clash of Clans WWE crossover game, not that they’re in it. But Jackie Redmond walks over to talk with them. The New Day says that is rude, they’re busy playing a game. This lack of respect is audacious. Jackie does apologize, but she brings up the War Raiders saying that this match at Mania is now a war. War? New Day’s been in war from how they’ve been treated this whole time! The whole time! But the warpath stops when they take back what belongs to them, and that’s their WWE World Tag Team Championships! The entire world will see that ya bois, the NEW DAY~, are the best team on the face of Planet Earth!
Last week was just a taste of what they’re willing to do to get those titles back. And after Mania, Erik will wish they took his head off so that he and Ivar wouldn’t have to catch the beating they’re getting this weekend. At WrestleMania, every irrelevant and immature member of the WWE Universe will have no choice but to drop to their knees and THANK GOD for the New Day! Woods & Kofi head out, but will they survive this WrestleMania weekend?
AJ Styles VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux!
Before taking on The Maverick, Logan Paul, at WrestleMania, the Phenomenal One is going to prove to Mr. & Mrs. Doomsday that this AJ Styles IS the AJ Styles that can get the job done! Does that mean Raw is going to be Too Sweet? Or will Kross be disappointed?
Raw returns as Kross makes his entrance, his femme fatale by his side. Kross is really taking this mirroring stuff to another level, wearing tights very similar to what Styles would wear. Kross still wants Styles to understand, Styles has to be like the Styles of the past in order to finally humble Logan Paul and save professional wrestling. Styles gets mad, but Kross shoves him! Styles RAMS Kross into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Styles storms back up, whips corner to corner, but Kross reverses. Kross runs up, but Styles BOOTS him away. Kross comes back to BOOT Styles down!
The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles around. Kross talks trash, but Styles KICKS Kross! And CHOPS! Kross YANKS Styles into ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Kross says it doesn’t have to be this way, but he lets off as the ref pulls him back. Scarlett CLAWS at Styles’ face in the distraction! The fans boo but Kross stomps Styles. Kross drags Styles up, but Styles JAWBREAKERS back! Styles runs up, but into a SAIDO! The fans boo, Kross stalks Styles to a corner, then he stomps away. Kross whips corner to corner hard, and Styles clutches his ribs as he falls. Kross laughs at Styles’ pain, then stomps him more.
Kross drags Styles up, but Styles DRPOKICKS Kross down! The fans cheer, Kross bails out, and Styles slides to DROPKICK! Kross hits barriers, then Styles PLANCHAS! Kross moves, Styles lands safe on the apron, but Kross sweeps the legs! Kross then whips Styles hard into barriers! Styles almost falls onto that guy cosplaying the Prime bottle. Kross whips Styles hard into more barriers, and Styles falls into the timekeeper’s area! Scarlett kisses Kross’ hand while he soaks up heat, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns Kross has a chinlock. Styles fights up, fires body shots, but Kross KNEES low! Kross scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Kross scoops again, but Styles slips free! Styles goes for a leg but Kross stifles that and shoves Styles to a cover, TWO! Kross drags Styles up, reels him in, but Styles fights the bomb! Kross stops the rana, fireman’s carries, FINAL PRAYER! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives but Kross asks if Styles is sandbagging. Kross looms over Styles, the fans rally up, and Kross smirks as Styles rises. Kross swings, but Styles counter punches! And counter punches! And CHOPS, CHOPS, KICKS!
Styles KICKS Kross again, then whips. Kross hobbles then falls over, clutching his knee! The fans boo, thinking this is an act. Scarlett checks Kross as he clutches the ankle. Styles asks the ref about this, but then Kross sucker punches Styles! It WAS an act, and the fans boo that Kross got away with it! Kross shimmies and shuffles, then taunts Styles. Styles runs up to CLOBBER Kross! Styles fires off the PHENOMENAL BLITZ! SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up, Styles runs in at the corner to LARIAT Kross! Fireman’s carry, but Kross slips free! Kick and DDT! Kross vows to end it, and the fans boo as Kross throws off his elbow pad.
Styles rises as Kross winds the hands of time. KROSS- NO, Styles ducks the hammer and fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Kross hobbles, Styles runs up, but Kross puts him on the apron! Styles HOTSHOTS Kross, then DECKS him! The fans fire up, Kross rises, PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Cover, Styles wins!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall
Kross put Styles to the test, and that was definitely Styles acing that test! But then Logan Paul appears! Sacramento boos Logan as he walks out with mic in hand. Logan asks what’s up with the hostility. Chill, he’s here to congratulate Styles. No, seriously, good win! He did it! In front of Sacramento, “a bunch of people who weren’t cool enough to live in Los Angeles, or work smart enough to live in San Francisco.” But Styles showed these “generic California losers” why Styles VS Logan is gonna cook! But hey, why not show them why it’ll make money? Here is what Styles is up against. Please enjoy this piece of cinema.
Logan has his own hype video package, “I accomplish more in one weekend than you all will in your entire lives. I didn’t join the WWE to take part, I joined to take over.” Styles grabs a mic to say that’s a cute video, smartass. But let’s start Mania earlier! Get your ass to the ring right now! The fans fire up for that! Logan says okay, and he steps closer. But Kross runs up on Styles! Styles ROCKS Kross, ROCKS Logan, repeat! Styles DECKS Logan, ROCKS him again, btu Kross scoops! Styles slips free, REVERSE DDT! Styles snarls at Kross, but Logan is up! ONE LUCKY RIGHT!! Then the PAUL-VERIZER!! The Maverick is feeling so “humble,” but will he be humbled at Mania?
Paul Heyman is still waiting…
Will he be waiting all night at this rate?
Jey Uso is here!
The fans fire up as Main Event Jey pops right through the curtain to walk down the bleachers. Sacramento bounces for him and they “YEET!” along with the song, but Jey is once again very serious. Jey goes to the ground level, but then stands on the desk for everyone to see him. Jey grabs the mic while the bouncing continues, and the fans cheer as the song dies down. Jey takes a breath, fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and chant “One More Time! One More Time!” Jey says okay, and the song starts up again! The bouncing starts up again, and then Jey paces as he waits for the music to die down.
“Aight, check it. I said what I had to say to Gunther last week.” “YEET!” “But I really wanted to come out here and holler at y’all.” “YEET!” Jey says what up, Sac Town! Mama out here somewhere in the crowd. But everyone keeps on asking Jey, “Jey, where your mind at?” Is he crashing out? HELL YEAH he’s crashing out! But he’s locked in! Locked in for him! For his family! And for y’all! Check it out, though. Listen to Gunther out here talking. Y’know what that made Jey feel like? He mad. Nah nah nah… Gunther’s afraid! Yeah, Gunther’s afraid! Afraid that Jey will whoop that ass in front of 60 THOUSAND and the world! See you Saturday, Uce!
Jey says one time for the one time… Hey, Uce, please, PLEASE hit his music! UH UH, YEET!! The fans fire up as the bouncing starts up yet again! Jey has all the confidence, all the fire, all the momentum. But will he have it all when it’s all said and done in Las Vegas?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
Cathy Kelley is with the Badass WWE Intercontinental Champion and brings up this Sunday, the Fatal 4 Way that stacks the odds against him. How is he handling what could be the biggest defense of his career? Bron says obviously, this is the biggest match of his career. And- JUDGMENT DAY ATTACKS! Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio & Carlito mug Bron! They stomp him around, then THROW him onto a road case! They still rain down fists, and Finn says the dog’s bark is worse than his bite! They CHUCK Bron into more road cases! Adam Pearce and producers storm in and stop The Judgment Day, but will Bron be alright in just 6 days?
As for Finn, he has a match to get to! Will The Prince be ready for #CeroMiedo?
PENTA VS Finn Balor!
Raw returns and Finn makes his entrance, only for Penta to DROPKICK him off the apron! Penta then FLIES and takes Finn down! Penta strikes first since Finn did that to Bron, and the fans love it! Penta puts Finn in the ring, then storms in after him. The bell rings, the fans fire up as Penta runs up, but Finn puts him on the apron. Penta GAMANGIRIS, then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Finn kicks Penta low, then brings Penta around. Penta WRINGS free, then traps that arm! But Finn trips Penta! Penta BOOTS Finn away, then pump handles! Finn pops free, dragon sleepers, but Penta drops to KICK from below!
Penta runs up to ENZIGIRI in the corner, then he headstands and SWINGING DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Finn stays in this, the fans cheer for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta nods and storms up on Finn to KICK the leg out! Finn flounders, stands back up, but Penta KICKS the leg again! Penta stalks Finn, and KICKS Finn’s leg out again! The fans fire up while Finn flounders around more. Penta has Finn on the ropes, hushes the fans, and he CHOPS! Finn is stinging as he staggers away, and the fans fire up as they want even more of that! Penta whips, Finn reverses, but Penta sunset flips. Finn rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Finn keeps Penta down with an ELBOW, then a chinlock. Finn grinds Penta down, Penta endures, and the fans rally. Penta fights up, but Finn yanks the mask! Finn has Penta down, and he soaks up the heat. Finn drags Penta, then jumps stomps! Finn soaks up more heat, jump stomps again, then argues with the ref. Finn taunts Sacramento, stomps Penta again and again and again! The ref counts, Finn stops, but he soaks up more heat. Finn goes back to Penta and says “Just Too Sweet!” They go to the apron, and Penta scoops! Finn slips free, and APRON EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Both men are down on the outside while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn has Penta up top! And then the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Penta stays in this and the fans fire up! Finn grows frustrated, but he clamps onto an arm for a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally up, Penta fights to his feet, and Penta fires hands. Penta arm-drags free, then ducks ‘n ‘dodges, for a RANA! Finn flounders up, Penta LARIATS! And LARIATS! The fans fire up again as Penta then SUPERKICKS Finn! Finn wobbles, Penta whips, but Finn reverses, only for Penta to go up and over! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Finn survives and Penta is frustrated, but the fans fire back up.
Penta stalks Finn, the fans sing, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~! CERO~! MIEDO~!” Penta has Finn in the corner, he puts Finn up top, and then he CHOPS! Penta calls his shot and the fans cheer that. Penta climbs up and he goes to the very top! But Finn fires body shots! Penta hops down to the apron and CHOPS again! Then he jumps up to FLYING RANA! Finn staggers back up, Penta BOOTS him! Penta then runs to SLING-DOG! Penta keeps moving, but Finn SLINGBLADES! The fans rally, both men stand, and Finn aims from a corner! SHOT- NO, scoop and BACKBREAKER! Penta has the arm, traps it, and then pulls on the other! “CERO! MIEDO!” SACRIFICE!!
The fans fire up while Finn writhes! Penta stalks Finn, clamps onto him again, “This is Awesome!” as the PENTA- NO, Finn victory rolls the driver! TWO!! DOUBLE LARITS collide! Penta fires body shots, a SOBAT, a KICK, then a SUPERKICK! Finn flops down, but Penta goes to a corner. But then Carlito & Dom rush out here! Penta glares at them, they back off, but Finn rolls Penta up! TWO!! Penta escapes, Finn ducks ‘n’ dodges, SLINGBLADE! Finn aims, SHOTGUN! Penta hits buckles, then ends up in the drop zone, but HERE COMES BRON! You can’t keep a good dog down! Carlito fears for his life after last week…!
Carlito runs away, so Bron runs in and CLOBBERS Finn!! But that lets Finn win!
Winner: Finn Balor, by disqualification
Bron keeps beating up on Finn, so Dom runs in and TACKLES Bron! Carlito joins in now that they have the advantage! They mug Bron 2v1, but Bron fights back! Bron dodges, and he DOUBLE SPEARS!! Sacramento barks for Bron as he aims at Penta! Bron roars, runs up, but Penta KICKS first! And mule kicks! And SUPERKICKS! And then tilt-o-whirl RANA! Bron tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up! Penta builds speed to go up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODY! Penta wipes out Bron, Dom & Carlito, but where’d Finn go? Finn is already up the ramp! The Prince got handed the win tonight, but will Penta take it all with his #CeroMiedo?
Iyo Sky speaks.
“This message is for Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. You keep forgetting that I’M the Women’s World Champion. You push me out of the way of your petty squabbles like I mean nothing. But I’m the whole reason you’re fighting in the first place, aren’t I? Because I have the one thing you both want: The Women’s World Championship! So, I’m done being ignored. I’m done being forgotten. Because you have to go through ME to get this title, and I’m not afraid to take you both on to defend it. I’ve beaten both of you before, and I’ll beat you again! At WrestleMania, you will never forget the name Iyo Sky, Women’s World Champion.”
Paul Heyman is still waiting, but CM Punk joins him!
Punk sits down with a coffee and says he’s never seen The Wise Man so stressed. Look in his eyes, what do you see? The Cult of Personality? No, a real friend. A friend who would never do anything to put Heyman in harm’s way. But then a car is pulling up. It’s ROMAN! Roman sees Punk and Heyman being buddy-buddy, and he storms off! Heyman tries to catch up to his Tribal Chief, but Roman won’t even look at him. Will this favor cause the break-up of Roman and Heyman?
Roman goes to the ring!
The fans cheer and put the ones up as The OTC makes his entrance, Wise Man trailing behind. What will happen with Roman, Heyman, Punk, and Seth Rollins, all in the building this close to WrestleMania? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns rather quickly, and Roman is now in the ring. He raises his finger up for the pyro and the fans cheer. Heyman has the mic while the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Heyman tentatively holds it out for Roman, but Roman doesn’t take it! Roman gets a mic for himself, leaving Heyman a bit dismayed, but the cheering continues. Roman tells, “Sacramento…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and put up the ones as they cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Roman says, “The whole world can feel that. The whole world can hear that you love and acknowledge your Tribal Chief. And now the whole world understands that you would never betray your Tribal Chief.
“But not everybody’s like you. Some people would betray me. Sacramento, you got any guesses on who that might be?” Obviously it’s Heyman that Roman is referring to, but Roman asks The Wise Man, “How could you betray me?” The fans tell Heyman he messed up. Roman says Heyman can’t hear that well, say it louder. The fans get louder with it, and Heyman is a bit surly about that. Heyman goes to talk, but he reconsiders. Roman still asks him why, and Heyman is at a loss for words. The fans boo, but some do chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Roman smirks as Heyman finally says, “My Tribal Chief… It was not a betrayal. I paid back a favor that I owed.”
Roman doesn’t seem to like that answer, but he still smirks. Sacramento, maybe Roman’s a little confused here, but the way favors work is, you usually pay it back yourself, correct? The fans say yes. Roman says it feels the only one getting screwed here is him! And if there’s one thing about Roman Reigns, if there’s one thing about The Tribal Chief, it’s that he’d never ask for a favor. No, Roman takes what he wants! So Roman doesn’t owe a favor, because he never asked for any help, for anyone to join him at WarGames, so how is he supposed to cover the tab for Heyman’s dumbass favor? But now, “BURN IT DOWN!”
Seth Rollins makes his way out, and Roman is no longer in any good mood as the fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in a leather vest and black pants that both have a lot of pockets. Rollins steps into the ring, grabs himself a mic, and the fans continue to sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tells Sacramento, “Let’s give it up for Your Tribal Chief! Because after over a decade, you’re finally getting it, man! You’re finally putting the pieces together all by yourself! You’re almost there, you’re just missing one little piece, and it’s a real shame it’s too little, it’s too late, cuz I still gotta end you at WrestleMania.”
Rollins says it is for the same reason that it always has been: It’s the right thing to do! This Triple Threat at WrestleMania is the BIGGEST, most IMPORTANT one in the history of Mania, of the WWE, of professional wrestling! Because the winner of this match will define the future of this industry. And it can’t be Roman, it can’t be Punk. Because this business is filled with people like Roman, people who show up when it is convenient, expecting everyone else to do all the work. That’s how this business dies! Roman finally sees it can’t be Punk, either.
This business is filled with too many “little Punks” running around who wanna pick up their ball and go home when it gets tough, only to come back and leech off the profits of other people’s success, and that’s how this business dies! The fans chant for Punk but Rollins says okay, they want this business to die? Rollins doesn’t! If there are more people in this business like Rollins, who always sacrifices physical and mental well-being to do what is best for business, then the business not only lives, but it thrives! There can be only one, and it’s gotta be Rollins.
As for that one little piece that Roman hasn’t quite figured out… “Favors don’t happen by chance, Roman. Favors are a choice. I chose not to put Paul Heyman in the hospital last week, and now Paul Heyman can choose whether or not he pays that debt to me. But your Wise Man, he is dishonorable as they come, he is a scumbag, and I expect nothing from him.” The fans boo and Heyman frowns, but Rollins says Heyman is not in CM Punk’s corner by chance. Heyman has made a choice. It isn’t just a betrayal, Roman. What Roman needs to ask himself, what that final piece is, Heyman isn’t just returning a favor, he’s choosing. So why is Heyman choosing Punk over Roman?
Heyman tells Roman he’s not doing that, but Roman seems to be thinking Rollins has a point. Roman tells The Wise Man that Rollins is right, Heyman made his choice. But Roman has made his. LARIAT FOR ROLLINS! The fans fire up as Roman then POSTS Rollins! Rollins flops out of the ring, Heyman is very pleased, and he says he acknowledges his Tribal Chief! Roman nods, but then he PIE FACES Heyman!? Heyman is stunned, but here comes CM Punk! The fans fire up as Punk runs down to the ring, and he dodges Roman to fire hands! The fans fire up as they brawl, and then Punk LARIATS Roman up and out!
The fans are torn as Punk helps Heyman up. Heyman is distraught, but Roman is back! SPEAR for Punk!! Roman HAMMERS away on Punk! Roman shouts at Punk, HEADBUTTS him, but then Rollins returns! And with a chair! SMACK to the back of Roman Reigns, just like the night it all started! Sacramento is all fired up, and Rollins hits a CURB STOMP on Punk! And then CURB STOMP on Roman! Heyman is freaking out as both his guys are down! Rollins stares Heyman down, is Rollins’ favor going to come into play after all?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw, especially for the go-home to WrestleMania. Great promo from Gunther with how he “doesn’t wait” for the proper interview with Michael Cole, and very good response promo from Jey. Gunther definitely sounds a bit on edge, and considering he might lose two WrestleManias in a row as the start of his WrestleMania career, I suppose I would be, too. And very good promos from Bianca, Rhea & Iyo to hype up their match, though I can’t say that changes anything for the go-home math. Iyo stood tall last time, so there’s a chance Rhea or Bianca take the other out to get the win. Rhea and Bianca talking about who’s the bad guy in this, could we see Bianca go Heel?
Good promo from War Raiders and New Day, but unless they add a stipulation, I don’t necessarily see this being “a war” of a match. Well, maybe they can break something like ringside barriers. But I feel like New Day is going to win so that this Heel turn has actual results. Very good match from Bayley VS Liv, but Bayley winning here surely indicates Liv & Raquel retain. Rey VS Julius was really good, but the LWO and American Made all being ejected, that of course meant El Grande Americano would show up. Rey wins here, but then El Grande stands tall, so I would think Rey wins at Mania to expose Grande as Gable.
Very good match from Styles VS Kross, and naturally Styles won. That along with Logan & Kross getting the better of Styles after, this has to mean Styles wins at Mania. I don’t think it’s possible to get anything Bullet Club related, but WWE works with TNA pretty closely now so maybe they can use one of Styles’ themes from TNA to really bring us back to “the Styles that can beat Logan Paul.” Very good stuff with the Men’s Intercontinental Championship build, with Bron being jumped by Judgment Day, then Judgment Day trying to cost Penta, only for Bron to actually cost Penta and give Finn the win. Penta standing tall now sadly might cross him off, but I personally do think Dom pinning Finn or Finn pinning Dom is the better route going forward.
And of course, great stuff with the Punk-Rollins-Reigns story. Heyman finding himself stuck between Roman and Punk, with Roman starting to distance himself from Heyman, that’s also very good stuff going forward. Rollins stands tall again, so not sure if that means he takes the loss or is just not in the decision. No matter who wins, Heyman no longer being Roman’s manager is the best move. Roman needs to do things on his own again, and Heyman can reunite with Punk and perhaps help Punk towards a title. Punk did say that he’d be coming for THE WWE Championship at some point, Heyman by his side for that like 10 years ago would be something.
My Score: 8.8/10
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