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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (8/26/24)
There you are…!
Who steps closer to gold?
Bash In Berlin is days away, and while Gunther prepares for Randy Orton, the WWE Intercontinental Championship contender’s tournament begins!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: The Judgment Day VS The LWO; Judgment Day wins.
- Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane VS Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark w/ Sonya Deville; Iyo & Kairi win.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: Kofi Kingston VS Karrion Kross VS Jey Uso; Jey wins and advances.
- Bronson Reed VS Braun Strowman; No Contest.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: The Miz VS Xavier Woods VS Pete Dunne; Dunne wins and advances.
- Chad Gable VS “Uncle Howdy” Bo Dallas; Howdy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
WWE mourns the loss of Sid Eudy.
Known by his nicknames of Sid Vicious, Sid Justice and even “Sycho Sid,” he was bad to the bone, and made his initial impact in WCW. His 6’9″ physique and fierce demeanor made him the perfect muscle for the Four Horsemen. It also set the stage for his WWE debut in 1991. Eyes wide open, imposing size, and unmatched intensity, Sid rose to the top quickly, going toe to toe even with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 8, and main-eventing against The Undertaker at WM 13. Sid backed up his athleticism with mind games, won multiple world championships over nearly 30 years. But despite his menacing presence in the ring, Sid was known for his kind heart outside it.
A devoted family man, Sid will be remembered as a man of strength, kindness and love. He was a larger than life star who stood out in an era of larger than life characters, with a legacy that will live on forever.
The Judgment Day is here!
Providence, Rhode Island boos as Finn Balor leads the way for JD McDonagh, Carlito, Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan as they head down to the ring. They huddle up first, then break for the WWE World Tag Team Champions and Caribbean Cool to roll in first. Then Liv & Dirty Dom nuzzle noses before they hop onto the apron. The fans boo more as the group gets the mics. Liv starts by welcoming us to Monday Night Raw, and telling us to ALL RISE for The Judgment Day! Prince Finn says let’s remind everyone what Judgment Day is all about! Roll the tape!
We see replay of last week, when Dom was almost demolished, but Liv saved him. Then the rest of Judgment Day beat down “Terror Twins,” Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley, doing a lot of damage this close to Bash In Berlin. Carlito says now that was cool. JD tells Priest & Rhea that that beating was a long time coming! Finn agrees, and says let’s make one thing clear: They’re not the bad guys around here! It’s Priest & Rhea! If you ask this Judgment Day, Priest & Rhea betrayed them, and they got what they deserved!
And by the way, last week was just a preview of what happens at Bash In Berlin! Liv says she almost feels she should thank Rhea. If Rhea wasn’t so selfish, self-centered and egotistically, none of this could’ve happened. And at Bash In Berlin, when they stand over the lifeless, pathetic bodies of Priest & Rhea, hopefully they finally realize Dom & Liv are always on top. Dom starts but the fans boo even louder now. They even chant “DOM YOU SUCK! DOM YOU SUCK!” Carlito and Dom tell them all to shut up so Dom can talk!
Dom finally manages to say that Liv does things for Dom that Rhea has never done! Like help him beat his deadbeat dad, Rey Mysterio. With Liv’s full support, Dom is now entering the Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament! And he will win the whole damn thing! So everyone will see why he is El Jefe! Especially Damian Priest and- WAIT! Here comes Rey! And he’s brought the Latino World Order! Dragon Lee returns, alongside Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro, and they storm right down to the ring! Rey gets a mic so he can tell his son, “Have you looked in the mirror recently? You’re a lost soul! You need help! You’re outta control, son!
“At least when you were with Rhea, one of you had a set! And it sure wasn’t you. Someone needs to put you in your place.” Dom laughs and asks if that’s gonna be Rey. Dom already beat Rey, and then he disappeared for weeks. Rey says Dom just had to go there. Dom’s always been a jackass, but now that he’s hanging out with wera Liv, he’s an even BIGGER jackass! Liv says no one talks about the Women’s World Champion like that, especially not some deadbeat. Dom, go get him! Yeah, Dom hit Rey! Rey would love to smack that stupid mustache off his face! The fans fire up for that!
Dom tells Rey he’d like to see Rey’s old ass try. JD runs up but Rey DECKS him! And the brawl is on! Liv gets back as the boys all throw hands! The LWO DUMPS out Judgment Day, and then Dragon builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on all of Judgment Day! Are Dom and his pals about to learn why you don’t mess with the LWO?
8 Man Tag: The Judgment Day VS The LWO!
Raw returns and this is already underway as Finn CHOKES Dragon. Finn whips Dragon corner to corner but Dragon BOOTS him, then RANAS him! A rough tumble but Finn is up, only for Dragon to JUMP KICK, leg sweep, and COMBINACION DRAGON! The fans fire up as Dragon then drags Finn over. Tag to Rey, they mug Finn, then Rey fires hands. Rey whips corner to corner, Finn goes up and over then comes back, but into an ELBOW! Rey wheelbarrows to BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Rey storms up on Finn, but Finn kicks low. Finn bumps Rey off buckles, tags Carlito, and Carlito fires forearms on Rey.
Carlito whips Rey corner to corner, Rey stops to drop toehold Carlito into buckles! Rey then brings Carlito over to tag in Cruz. Cruz goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! Cruz fires hands, then bobs ‘n’ weaves Carlito’s shots to CHOP! Carlito still puts Cruz in a corner. Cruz BOOTS Carlito, goes up, then springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Carlito stays in this but Cruz stays on him. Tag to Wilde and they double whip to DOUBLE ELBOW! Then they combine for the HIP TOSS SLINGSHOT SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Wilde facelocks Carlito, tags Cruz back in, and they mug Carlito. Cruz bumps Carlito off buckles, then CHOPS!
The fans fire up as Cruz whips. Carlito reverses, Cruz goes out and around, springboards, but Finn helps Carlito dodge! There’s a bit of chaos as Finn distracts the ref, but Cruz still kicks Carlito. Cruz runs, but JD gets a cheap shot in! Carlito LARIATS Cruz, the fans boo, but Carlito drags Cruz over. Carlito fires hands, tags Dom, and fans really boo now. Dom stomps Cruz, lets off as the ref counts, and JD gets his shots in. Fans boo, LWO protests but the ref stops them, so that just lets Carlito get shots in, too! Finn and Dom flex to soak up heat, then Dom goes back for Cruz. Dom stomps Cruz, rains down fists, then wags his fingers at fans.
Dom stomps Cruz, but Cruz hits back! Cruz fires hands, but Dom knees low! Dom brings Cruz over, tags Carlito, and they mug Cruz. Carlito fires more hands, then tags Finn. Finn tags JD, the tag champs double whip but Cruz KICKS Finn! Cruz fires hands on Finn & JD, but Finn kicks low! Then Finn & JD BLAST the LWO corner! The fans boo but Cruz DOUBLE DROPKICKS Finn & JD! Hot tag to Wilde! He slingshots, ducks ‘n’ dodges then CLOBBERS JD! Wilde mule kicks, spins and FACEBUSTERS! Wilde BLASTS Judgment Day, blocks JD’s kick and DDTS! The fans fire up and Wilde calls to his team. Dragon gets in as Dom runs up!
Dragon kicks Dom then throws him out! Cruz does the same to Carlito! The fans fire up as LWO all build speed, only for Judgment Day to run away. But then LWO set up, BOOSTER SPLASH!! Wilde bowls a strike on Judgment Day, and the fans are thunderous as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Carlito grinds Wilde down with a chinlock. Wilde endures as the fans rally up, and he fights to his feet. Carlito CLUBS Wilde down, then he drags Wilde over as fans boo. Carlito snapmares Wilde, tags Finn, and Finn slingshot STMOPS! Finn tags Dom to slingshot SENTON! Dom tags JD and he ARABIAN PRESSES! Cover, TWO! JD argues with the ref, but then he stalks Wilde. JD clamps onto Wilde’s arm and grinds. Wilde fights up, reaches out, and then fires hands! JD holds on desperately, then whips Wilde away! Wilde ELBOWS Carlito, he dodges JD, but Dom tags in! Finn runs up first, but Wilde TOSSES him!
Dom runs up but Wilde gets away, hot tag to Rey! Rey rallies on his prodigal son and whips. Dom reverses but Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! The fans fire up as Dom goes to a corner. Rey runs up, Dom puts him on the apron, but Rey ROCKS Dom first! Then he THROWS Dom down! Rey goes up, and SEATED SENTONS! Rey DECKS Finn, DECKS Carlito, then goes back for Dom. Dom kick slow, the fans boo, but Dom whips. Rey reverses, Dom sunset flips but Rey rolls through to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Dom stays in this but LWO coaches Rey. Liv tells Dom he’s so much better, but Rey goes up top!
The fans fire up, but Dom ROCKS Rey first! Dom climbs while fans boo, and Dom goes to the very top! Rey fires body shots! Rey HEADBUTTS Dom and then goes up, SUPSER SUSNET BOMB! Cover, JD & Carlito break it! But Cruz & Wilde springboard in, Cruz MISSILE DROPKICKS JD, Wilde trips up a bit. Carlito goes after Wilde, Cruz BOOTS him first! Dragon runs in to tilt-o-whirl RANA Finn! LWO regroups as they have Dom surrounded! The fans fire up as Dom freaks out! Rey DUMPS Dom out of the ring! Rey spells it out, “L! W! O!” QUADRUPLE TOPES!! Direct hits all around the ring and the fans are thunderous!
Liv is furious with Rey, but Rey just puts Dom in. Rey slingshots to put Dom on ropes! The fans fire up as Rey dials it up, 619!! Dom flounders around, Rey climbs up, but Finn distracts the ref! FROG SPLASH FLOPS because Liv drags Dom away! Dom then hurries to La Magistrol! JUDGMENT DAY WINS!
Winners: The Judgment Day, by pinfall
Liv is again the deciding factor, and now Judgment Day beats down LWO just because! The fans boo but Dom DECKS his dad! Rey tumbles out of the ring but Judgment Day isn’t done! They TOSS Dragon and the others aside, then they clear the desk! Finn SMACKS Rey off the desk, puts him on it, and then JD rains down fists! Dom goes up to the very top, and he aims from the post! But here come Rhea & Priest!! The fans are thunderous as The Terror Twins run right down to ringside! Priest CLOBBERS JD, Carlito and Finn, Rhea catches Liv before she can get away! The fans fire up as Rhea SMACKS Liv off the desk! And POSTS her!
Dom is stuck up top like a cat that climbed a tree! Dom hurries away from Priest, but sees Mami! Liv hurries back in to jump on Rhea! Priest DECKS Dom, but now he gets swarmed! Finn gets Liv out of harm’s way, but Priest and Rhea CLOBBER JD and Carlito! Priest tells Finn, Dom & Liv that this is what’s coming for them in Berlin! SOUTH OF HEAVEN and a RIPTIDE!! Will Bash In Berlin be the day Judgment Day faces the consequences of their actions?
Backstage interview with The Miz.
Jackie Redmond is with The Hollywood A-Lister and notes his part in the Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament. That title is one Miz has held an impressive EIGHT times, but this opportunity comes on the heels of a rough couple of weeks. What is Miz’s mindset going into tonight? Miz says it was good, until Jackie had to bring that up. Miz has had a bad time. Awesome Truth lost the tag titles, Miz didn’t get to complete in Cleveland for SummerSlam, and Bronson Reed crushed R-Truth. When Miz tries to avenge Truth, Bronson gives Miz a Tsunami. It feels like whenever Miz tries to do what’s right, it goes wrong.
But tonight, he can right those wrongs because tonight, he has a chance to get one step closer to the title HE made matter! The title that if he wins, he could tie for the most reigns ever! He’s talking about THE Intercontinental Championship. But in steps Bronson Reed. And he tells Miz that Miz came after him because he took out Truth. Truth came after Bronson because Bronson took out Seth Rollins. And now Miz has gone and gotten Braun Strowman involved. Bronson has lost track of all the people he has to maim. So once he maims the Monster, and he will, Bronson is coming back to finish Miz.
Bronson smiles and leaves, will Miz be able to survive these dog days of summer to make it to the Fall? Or will he just fall here tonight?
The New Day meets up backstage.
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston know tonight is a big night! But Kofi asks, weren’t they doing matching green? Woods says he hit up Johnny and asked to put some special flare on it. Well alright, all good. But Kofi is glad they talked last week. The best thing about The New Day is that when they have an issue, they talk it out like grown men! You just don’t see that in wrestling! Emotionally mature grown men are rare, but that is why they’re going on ten years! They are the best! They communicate, just like with that tag last week. Odyssey Jones was closer, the footage shows it, they talked it out, it’s all good.
So like tonight, Kofi and Woods each have a shot at becoming #1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship. The best part is that they don’t have just one shot, they have TWO~! They can bring the title to the house of ya bois, the NEW~ DAY~! They swivel it out, “Hey~, we want some New~ Day!” Will Woods and Kofi make it through to the Fatal 4 Way finals? Or will the odds not be in their favor?
Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane VS Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark w/ Sonya Deville!
While neither Damage CTRL nor The Pure Fusion Collective came away with the tag titles last week, the chase never ends. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn will be going to Berlin to face Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, which team here will “welcome” the champs when they get back?
Raw returns and Cathy Kelley is at gorilla with PFC. Cathy paraphrases Sonya from a few weeks ago that the entire women’s division is on notice now that this group is together. What impact do they feel they’ve made already? Sonya says, “Oh, I dunno, Cathy. Why don’t you ask all the people sitting at home about what kind of impact we’ve made?” First there’s Dakota Kai. She might never walk again, let alone wrestle. Or ask Zelina Vega, with how Shayna owns her arm. Zoey says better yet, ask Kayden & Katana, who are now sitting at home, broken both mentally and physically. Oh wait, Cathy can’t, because they’re so pathetic that they didn’t even show up for work. How’s that for impact?
Shayna says after tonight, add Iyo & Kairi to the list. DMG CTRL, you wanna step up? Then shoot your shot! These three head to the ring, will they tear down the Sky Pirates limb by limb?
The teams sort out and Zoey starts against Iyo. They tie up, Zoey headlocks but Iyo powers out. Iyo drops, Zoey rolls, and they go again. Zoey ducks, handsprings over, but Zoey back suplexes! Iyo lands out, kicks low, and fires off forearms! Iyo whips, Zoey ducks ‘n’ dodges, Shayna tags in! Iyo runs up but Shayna DUMPS her out! Zoey taunts Iyo while Shayna taunts Kairi! The ref is distracted so Sonya KNEES Iyo down! The fans boo but PFC is in control while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Shayna drags Iyo from the corner. Iyo kicks free, then basement ENZIGIRIS Shayna down! The fans rally, Iyo and Shayna crawl, hot tag to Kairi! She runs up to step on Shayna and BLAST Zoey! Then Kairi DECKS Shayna! And DECKS her again! URAKEN! Shayna falls over, Zoey runs up! Kairi dodges, URAKEN! The fans fire up with the Pirate Princess, but Shayna kicks low! Shayna whips, Kairi goes up and then gets Zoey, RANA SNAPMARE COMBO! The fans fire up again and Kairi aims at the corner. Kairi marches to then run in, DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Then a SLIDING D for Shayna!
The fans fire up as Kairi climbs, and she FLYING KABUKI ELBOWS Shayna! Cover, TWO! Shayna stays in this but Kairi stays on her with a headscissor squeeze! Kairi holds onto an arm but Shayna fights around. Shayna gets through the leg guard to deadlift Kairi, and SPINEBUSTER! Then AKNLE LOCK! The fans rally, Kairi endures, and Kairi turns over to BOOT Shayna! Zoey tags in, Shayna KNEES Kairi down! Zoey springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, Iyo breaks it! Shayna runs up to fire hands, then she whips. Iyo stops herself, DUMPS Shayna out again, but Zoey SUPERKICKS! SUPERKICK for Kairi, too!
Zoey puts Kairi up top, SLAPS her, then climbs. Kairi hits back with body shots, but Zoey throws some of her own. ZELINA VEGA ATTACKS SONYA! The fans cheer as La Muneca gets payback on Sonya! Kairi HEADBUTTS Zoey down, and Iyo SHOTGUNS Shayna! Kairi and Iyo coordinate, In-SANE ELBOW and an ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Cover, DMG CTRL wins!
Winners: Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane, by pinfall
The Sky Pirates are flying high, and PFC just got a reminder that their “victims” are now just their enemies. Will PFC soon learn what it is to be bullied?
Bo Dallas speaks.
Another video from the Wyatt Sick6, and Bo says, “I stopped to marvel at all our accomplishments. Nearly stepped on a serpent. We won’t make that mistake again. The false prophet continues to reveal himself to the world. Masquerading as a loving shepherd while marching his lambs into the mouth of wolves! A bond forged in the tears of the innocent is NOT a family. It’s a blasphemy!! Chad… We have given you chance after chance, inflicting fear and suffering. And yet, you refuse to remove the scales from your eyes. Your arrogance is like a beast, risen from the sea. We must cut off the head so the blood of the damned rains down, washing away the sins of the wicked.
“I accept your challenge. Your… ‘invitation.’ This is more than a reckoning. This… is a purge! There you are…!” Will Uncle Howdy make sure Gable learns this lesson?
Drew McIntyre is here!
Providence boos The Scottish Terminator as he makes his way out to the ring, CM Punk’s stolen friendship bracelet clear on his wrist. McIntyre gets a mic to mock CM Punk with, “Boy, is it great to be alive in Providence, Rhode Island on a Monday night or what?” McIntyre smirks while fans boo, and he says he can keep going. he knows the whole routine because Punk is so predictable! Punk then talks about his favorite subject, CM Punk, for the next ten minutes or more. Then he’ll say how hot the industry is, how WWE is selling out shows around the world, as if he were part of it instead of sitting on his arse for 8 YEARS while the rest of them did the work!
And then Punk gets sentimental, where he tells a story about how “Lil’ Timmy flew 239 THOUSAND miles from the Moon to worship his Lord and Savior, CM Punk.” McIntyre then sits down cross legged like Punk to say, “Do I have your attention now?” No, this isn’t a bit, this isn’t him being cute, this is McIntyre doing what he always has, and that is telling the truth. And the truth is CM Punk is SCARED of Drew McIntyre! The fans don’t believe him? McIntyre has known since the Royal Rumble and SummerSlam! Punk keeps attacking from behind, every opportunity that he gets! And why? Because the fans keep chanting his name every single week!
The fans chant “C M PUNK!” even now, and McIntyre just smirks. Do any of them know what an enabler is? No, of course they don’t, so let him explain. “An enabler is someone that encourages someone to do something that is detrimental to their well-being! Like handing an alcoholic a drink, every time you chant Punk’s name, he gets this big ego! He gets full of himself, he makes dumb decisions like challenging me to a Strap Match!” Then when Punk sobers up, he realizes McIntyre is going to kill him! And McIntyre will. But that will be on all of you who chanted his name. Every time McIntyre lashes Punk, that’s on them.
If you chant for Punk, every scar put on Punk’s body, the fans will have to live with it. The fans continue to chant but McIntyre just sighs. They have chosen nostalgia over the warrior who has always been there for you during the dark times. But he forgives you, because you know now that you do. McIntyre says it’s funny how this “fifty cent piece of trash” causes Punk so much emotional damage. And it is ironic that the weapon Punk chose to fix to McIntyre’s wrist will now inflict so much physical damage. Because McIntyre will lash him again, and again, and- CM Punk is here! The fans fire up and McIntyre is ready, but Punk attacks from behind, with the strap!
Well, McIntyre did say it himself… Punk goes after McIntyre, he wants to either put on the strap or take off the bracelet! McIntyre ROCKS Punk first, then SMACKS him off steel steps! McIntyre SMACKS Punk off the desk, fires off hands, and then just hammers away on him! McIntyre lets his hair down, gets the strap, and he seethes as he looks it over, McIntyre runs up, btu Punk TOSSES him onto the desk! Punk LASHES away with the strap, then punches with leather bound fist! The security rushes out here, the fans boo, but McIntyre bails! Punk starts LASHING the guards! Punk TOSSES them, then LASHES the last one!
The fans are all fired up, and Punk glares at McIntyre in the crowd! Punk attacked from behind but he isn’t afraid, he’s enraged! Will nothing stop Punk from beating McIntyre down and tagging the corners? Or will his rage get the better of him like it has before?
Braun Strowman speaks.
“‘Big’ Bronson Reed. You think you’re a somebody because you put Seth Rollins on the shelf? You talk about how you’re gonna bully me? Let me remind you that I’m not a child and this isn’t the playground anymore. Because when you step foot in that ring with me tonight, you’re gonna find out why they call me The Monster of All Monsters.”
Jey Uso is in the concourse.
The fans are all fired up as Main Event Jey the new IC Champ is coming soon. So hey Uce, please, hit his music! And oh yeah, uh, YEET! The fans fire up as Jey makes his entrance through the stands, and everyone in Providence bounces with him. Will this Triple Threat be just step on in Jey finally having himself a singles title? Or will he have a hard time getting past both Kofi and Kross?
WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: Kofi Kingston VS Karrion Kross VS Jey Uso!
Raw returns and Kross makes his entrance first, accompanied by his femme fatale, Scarlett. Then Kofi makes his entrance, the bell rings, and Kofi runs up to fire off on Kross! Jey watches Kofi fires off and stomp away, then he storms in. Jey pushes Kofi back, so that he can stomp Kross! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Kofi pushes Jey back, and the former rivals say YEET, and they stomp Kross together! The fans cheer, Kofi & Jey let off, then Jey whips Kofi in to DROPKICK! Kross bails out, so Jey rolls Kofi up! ONE!! Kofi goes to a corner, Jey whips, but Kofi reverses. Jey goes up and over, keeps moving, but Kofi drops, hurdles, then hurdles again!
Kofi ELBOWS Jey down, the fans fire up, and Kofi covers. TWO, and the fans rally. Kofi brings Jey up, mule kicks, and the fans clap, “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kofi wrenches, whips, but Jey ducks ‘n’ dodges. Kross trips Jey up and then LARIATS him! Kross says NO yeet, but Kofi DROPKICKS Kross! Kofi climbs the corner and the fans fire up for the SUPER TRUST FALL! Direct hit on Kross AND Jey, and the fans fire up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kross grinds Jey down with a chinlock. Jey fights up, fires body shots, then blocks to counter punch! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as Jey fires more hands! Jey then pops, locks ‘n’ ptus some stank on the HAYMAKER! Kofi runs up, blocks a kick and spins Jey, but Jey DRAGON WHIPS Kofi down! Jey sees Kross and Kofi in corners, “UCE! OH!” HIP ATTACK for Kofi! But Kross SUPERKICKS Jey! NO yeet! Kross runs up on Kofi but Kofi BOOTS him! Kofi goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Kofi DOUBLE CHOPS Kross, then DOUBLE CHOSP, and DROPKICKS!
Jey is back, Kofi dodges and runs in to LEAPING LARIAT! Kofi has both men side by side, and he runs for a “NEW~ DAY~” DOUBLE BOOM DROP! The fans fire up as Kofi goes to a corner and takes aim! “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kross rises, TROUBLE IN- NO, Kross ducks, so Jey takes the hit! Kross whips Kofi into a corner, runs up and LARIATS! Kross ROLLING ELBOWS, and then he reels Kofi in! POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO, but into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Kofi endures being bent and twisted, and he reaches for ropes! But Kross pulls him back! Kofi rolls through to SPLADLE! TWO!!
Kross runs up, but Kofi SWING KICKS him! Kofi goes out to springboard in, but Kross dodges! Kross DECKS Kofi, Jey CROSS- NO, Kross dodges the crossbody! Jey keeps moving, to SPEAR!! The fans fire up and Jey climbs up! USO SPLASH!! Cover, JEY WINS!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall
YEET! Main Event Jey moves on to that huge Fatal 4 Way in two weeks! Who else joins Jey in that match? And can Jey still find his way to a title opportunity?
Gunther speaks.
Via Instagram, Der Ring General let us know he is part of the WWE Europe tour run-up to Bash In Berlin, and over there, the people recognize his greatness. But do not misunderstand, Gunther’s focus is still aimed at Saturday. As much as SummerSlam went down in history as the day that Gunther saved this great sport, Bash In Berlin will be remembered as the day where Randy Orton finally met his match. And Der Ring General will leave Berlin still World Heavyweight Champion. But what will The Viper have to say in return? We find out next, because Orton is headed to gorilla!
Randy Orton heads to the ring!
Raw returns as Providence fires up for the Apex Predator. Orton steps in the ring, does his iconic pose on the corner, then gets a mic. Orton smiles as the fans cheer him on, and he says for almost the entirety of his career, he has listened to the voices in his head. But it seems as of late, the voices he listens to now are each and every one of the fans. He thanks them, they cheer, and Orton says he wants to thank them for singing along to his music. Orton would be remised if he didn’t say that it means the world to him. Even if it took them 15 years… But still, thank you. The fans cheer again, and Orton smiles.
“Providence, listen to this. I have won a lot of titles throughout my career. But there’s one title, one world title in particular, that I loved most, and it’s the World Heavyweight Championship. Now the reason for that, is that is the first world title that I won. And I am the youngest man in history to have his name engraved on that belt.” The fans cheer that, and Orton says 10 years ago, he was given the honor, the privilege, to unify the two world titles WWE had at the time. And in that moment, Orton retired that World Heavyweight Championship, his name once again engraved upon it.
Now a year ago, this NEW World Heavyweight Championship was born, but Orton wasn’t here. He was at home, recovering from spinal fusion surgery, and he didn’t know if he’d ever make it back here. But Orton knew that if God allowed him to compete and perform again, then he would deo everything in his power to one day make sure his name was engraved on this World Heavyweight championship! This Saturday in Berlin, Orton gets his opportunity. A new World Heavyweight Championship, a new title, and a new legacy. The fans chant “You Deserve It!” Orton takes a moment to soak that in.
Orton continues by saying he does know he’ll be stepping into enemy territory in Berlin. He also knows he will be facing a living legend to Europe. Gunther is a European legend. But Orton also knows that he will be facing a man whose head is shoved so far up his own ass that Gunther has no idea that he’ll be facing the most dangerous, decorated, controversial yet successful this business has seen in almost 20 years. The fans cheer that! Orton then says that he grew up in front of each and every one of these fans. Orton signed to the WWE at 19 years old. The fans have watched him grow up, be humbled over and over again, and learn from his mistakes.
Eventually, Orton had to step out from behind the shadows, take out each of those shadows one by one, and earn every ounce of respect that comes with his name! When Gunther first stepped in, he was already a 30-something, egotistical little pr*ck! That might be the one thing that these two have in common. But the difference is that Orton was humbled. Gunther has never been put in his place. But this Saturday, that happens! All this title match ever had to be about was the title. That’s all! But Gunther had to make it personal. He talked about Orton’s family, and all the demons in Orton’s past he had to overcome.
And yeah, Orton has faced his share of them. Each one of those demons was tougher than Gunther ever was. Orton beat those demons just like he’s gonna beat Gunther and become a FIFTEEN-TIME World Champion! And if you’re curious at all as to how Orton will do it, he’ll use the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: R K O! The Viper has responded to Gunther’s ultimatum with one of his own, but who will back up those words with a definitive victory?
Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn speak.
“All we’ve been told is that Jade & Bianca are an unstoppable force.” “Two mega powers, superheroes come to life, ready to demolish the tag division.” But then, why does The Unholy Union still have the belts? Everyone likes to roll out the red carpet for Jade & Bianca, from media to interviews, but what good does that do when the bell rings? They scoffed at Alba & Isla going into Clash at the Castle, saying these two didn’t have a chance. But look how it turned out! Just because everyone wants Jade & Bianca to be the best, doesn’t mean it’ll happen.
So in Berlin, Alba & Isla prove the doubters wrong, prove Jade & Bianca for the frauds that they are, and then walk out still your WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions! Will these wicked witches make their predictions a reality? Or will the StrongEST Duo prove a Triple Threat is far different from going 2v2?
Bronson Reed VS Braun Strowman!
These behemoths have said their parts, now it is time to see them fight it out! It is a kaiju monster movie come to live, will Auszilla use a Tsunami to wash away the Monster of All Monsters? Or will “Big Bronson” find he’s not as bad as this One Big SOB?
Raw returns as The Colossal Aussie makes his entrance. The bell rings, the two run up, and Braun SHOTGUN DROPKICKS! Braun fires off hands in the corner, lets off as the ref counts, then he goes after Bronson in another corner. Braun BODY BLOWS, CLUBS, and CHOPS Bronson! Braun bumps Bronson off buckles, then whips him corner to corner! But Bronson comes back to CLOBBER Braun! The fans fire up, Bronson runs in and SPLASHES Braun! Bronson shoves Braun down, then HEADBUTTS him! Bronson runs to STEAMROLL SENTON! Braun flounders to a corner but Bronson goes after him.
Bronson RAMS into Braun again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Bronson HEADBUTTS Braun, CLUBS him, then stands him up to CHOP! Braun just puts Bronson in the corner, to CHOP! The fans fire up, Braun gets moving, and he CROSSBODIES?! Bronson falls, Braun fires up, and Providence fires up as Braun watches Bronson. Bronson stands, Braun runs in again, but into a BOOT! Bronson goes up, to CROSSBODY back!! Braun bails out, Bronson catches his breath, these big men are going hard! Bronson BOOTS Braun down, then gets a wild idea to build speed! TITAN SIZED TOPE!! The fans lose their minds while both men are down, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again and the hands are going back and forth! Braun gets the edge but Bronson kicks low then DDTs! The fans are torn, but Bronson heads up top! The fans know what he wants, but Braun gets Bronson first! ROCKET LAUNCHER! The fans are thunderous as Braun then LARIATS! Bronson stays up!? Braun BOOTS Bronson down! Then eh SPLASHES in the corner, scoops Bronson, and- NO, Bronson slips free! Braun hobbles, Bronson goes to the apron. Braun storms over to choke grip! But Bronson HOTSHOTS him away! Bronson wants to bail?! The fans boo, but Braun pursues! Braun gains speed to CLUB Bronson down!
The fans fire up as these two are now on the stage! Braun waits on Bronson to get up, then brings him around to whip, but Bronson reverses! Braun hits LED screen wall! Bronson then SPLASHES Braun against it! Bronson goes to gorilla, he is just quitting this fight! But then he grabs a trash can! He’s trying to trap Braun! Braun steps through the curtain, TRASH CAN CHUCK! Direct hit and Braun wobbles! Bronson brings him around to SMACK off a table! Bronson then moves on, tells security to leave him alone, but Braun says he’s not finished with Bronson! Braun TOSSES the security, and CHOKE SLAMS one through a table!
Braun TOSSES another guard, Bronson sucker punches Braun! Bronson CLUBS Braun, Braun ELBOWS Bronson! They go to the parking lot! Bronson whips Braun into spare stage girders! Bronson picks a piece up, takes aim, but Braun choke grips! And he CHOKE SLAMS Bronson onto a car hood!! Bronson writhes, but Braun decides to try what Bronson was up to! Braun deadlifts an even BIGGER piece of girder, and he CHUCKS it! Bronson moves, the steel smacks off the windshield! Braun then runs up to POUNCE Bronson over another car hood!! This is not even a match anymore, it’s just a fight! Braun TOSSES Bronson onto a road case!
Braun climbs up onto the cases to CLUB away on Bronson! But Bronson SMACKS Braun with a pipe! And CLUBS him on the back with it! Braun flounders onto the roof of a car, and Bronson climbs up onto a ledge!?! MEGA TSUNAMI onto Braun and the car!!! Windows are blown out, Adam Pearce and refs rush out, and Pearce shouts for medics to get out here! Providence is losing its mind, and someone just lost the deposit on their rental. But will either of these monsters be able to get back up?
Raw returns and…
Medics are checking Braun and Bronson. Braun can’t feel his fingers, and wait, Bronson is walking away under his own power! Just how unstoppable is the Colossal Aussie?!
WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament Triple Threat: The Miz VS Xavier Woods VS Pete Dunne!
The A-Lister is most certainly synonymous with the WWE Intercontinental Championship, but he has a hard road back to that title picture. At the same time, New Day still has their shot at it, and The Bruiserweight is looking to get himself some gold once again. Will Dunne be the one to #FigureItOut? Will The Miz look to make a new sequel title reign? Or will Woods finally have a chance at his own singles title story?
The bell rings and Woods ROCKS Miz, but Dunne rolls up Woods! ONE, Miz full nelsons Dunne! Dunne sends Miz at Woods, Miz sunset flips! ONE as Dunne ghost pins Miz! TWO, Miz dodges Dunne, Miz and Woods DOUBLE LARIAT Dunn up and out! The fans fire up as these two now throw hands! Then they see Dunne, so they DECK him! Miz rolls Woods, TWO! Woods ducks ‘n’ dodges to then slip around the knee and DECK Miz! But Dunne DECKS Woods! Dunne wrangles Woods’ arm, then he wrangles Miz! He stacks both men, to STOMP their hands! Dunne DECKS Miz, then he runs up on Woods.
Woods puts Dunne on the apron but Dunne ENZIGIRIS Woods! Miz grabs at Dunne, Dunne kicks him away, but then Miz avoids the moonsault! Dunne lands on his feet, only for Woods to WRECK him with a dropkick! Miz BOOTS Woods, runs up the barriers, ENZIGIRI for Woods and TORNADO KICK DDT for Dunne! The fans cheer as Miz is pulling out all the stops, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Dunne STOMPS Woods on the back! The fans rally, Dunne stalks Woods to ropes, then runs up, but into a BOOT! Woods runs, tilt-o-whirls, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Woods kips right up and the fans fire up! Woods runs to UPPERCUT then whip! Woods UPPERCUTS again, whips again, and UPPERCUTS a third time! Another whip, another UPPERCUT! The fans fire up as Woods just keeps on going! Woods pumps up, trips Dunne, and he has the legs for a GIANT SWING~! Dunne goes around and around and around, then Woods TOSSES him at ten! Great shoutout to the Swiss Superman, but Miz kicks Woods!
Miz DDTS Woods, then hurries after Dunne. Dunne BOOTS Miz, goes up, but Miz kicks the legs out! Miz hits a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Miz rolls through with that, but Woods is there! Miz kicks him, and he DOUBLE DDTS! Cover on Dunne, TWO! Miz covers Woods, TWO! Miz is frustrated, but the fans rally up. Miz watches Dunne and Woods slowly sit up, and he fires the KICKS! The fans cheer as Miz KICKS again and again! Shoutout to the American Dragon as Miz runs to then DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Miz whips Dunne at Woods, Woods puts Dunne on the apron, but Miz A-LIST LARIATS!
Dunne adds an ENZIGIRI and Woods staggers forward. Miz and Dunne grab at each other on the corner, and Miz POSTS Dunne! Dunne falls, Miz springboards in to CROSSBODY Woods! Woods rolls through with the power of positivity! Woods hits a BIG suplex! Woods drags Miz up, suplexes again, GUT BUSTER!! But Dunne is back! Woods mule kicks him first! Woods reels Dunne in, hauls him up, and BOMBS him onto Miz! Cover on Miz, TWO!! Miz survives, so Woods covers Dunne! TWO! Dunne survives, Woods grows frustrated, but Dunne scuf shim. Woods CLUBS Dunne, Dunne fires a CHOP!
The fans rally as the CHOPS go back and forth! Woods and Dunne just CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, until Miz BOOTS! Miz CHOPS Dunne, then Woods CHOPS Dunne! Miz CHOPS Woods, Dunne CHOPS Miz! Woods ROCKS Dunne, Miz catches Woods, and then catches Dunne! Two half nelsons don’t make a full, Woods and Dunne fight free! Woods DECKS Miz, Dunne ENZIGIRIS Woods! Dunne storms up, and he STOMPS hands again! Miz ducks, the BUZZSAW hits Woods! Miz BOOTS Dunne! Dunne falls out and Miz has Woods! Woods drops, victory rolls, TWO!! Miz escapes, Woods runs in, into a FINALE!! Cover, Dunne drags Miz up to TOSS him!
Dunne hurries to cover Woods, Miz drags Dunne away! So Dunne wrangles Miz into a CROSSFACE!! Miz endures, reaches out, and he covers Woods! TWO!! Dunne rolls Miz away to PULL on that hold! Miz endures again, but he’s so close! So Woods SUPERKICKS Dunne! And SUPERKICKS Miz! Woods goes out, climbs the corner, and he tightrope walks for the LIMIT BREAKER!! Cover, Dunne YANKS the ref out! Dunne storms in to BOOT Woods! Dunne hauls Mis up, for a BITTER END!! Cover, Dunne wins!!
Winner: Pete Dunne, by pinfall
The Bruiserweight did indeed #FigureItOut, and now New Day has NO shot at the gold. Will Dunne also have what it takes to win that Fatal 4 Way? Who else will join them out of this star-studded Raw roster?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
Jackie Redmond is with the champion, and this tournament is officially underway. Surely he has been watching, what does he make of the field so far in Jey Uso and Pete Dunne? Bron says bravo. Great work by both guys. Jey Uso, yeet. Dunne, hard fought win for the Bruiserweight. But he also heard last week, Jey was namedropping Bron. Jey better watch his mouth. Because there has never been a member of Jey’s family that’s beat a member of Bron’s! Jey is not gonna be the one to do it. As for Dunne, beating Bron for the title? C’mon. Don’t think so.
To whoever wins this tournament, Bron promises them that he is “that dude, that dog,” THE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, “and the worst is yet to come.” The Big Bad Booty Nephew puts everyone on notice, but will he be the one to eat those words?
American Made gets a workout in.
Chad Gable finishes up a bench press, and he tells Uncle Howdy, “You call me a false prophet? I’m not the one that hides behind a mask. I’m not the one who sends my family to do my dirty work every week while I sit back and watch. That’s all you, Howdy: Completely false. But I know the man behind the mask. And tonight, the bell’s gonna ring, the lights are gonna go on, and everyone’s gonna find out that you’re just an ordinary guy. And you’re gonna tap out just like an ordinary guy, and you’re gonna find out that you’re dealing with someone that is anything but ordinary. I’m a genius! A master! An Olympian! And the guy that’s gonna lead The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile to greatness! Tonight, you’re gonna find out that Chad Gable is American Made.”
Gable is ready to have it out with Bo Dallas, but will this genius find he still has much to learn about himself?
Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley speak.
The Punisher says, “So The Judgment Day gave us an explanation. They explained why they stabbed us in the back. And they think we’re the bad guys. You damn right we’re the bad guys.” The Eradicator says, “It never felt so good to be so bad! And I mean, you guys made us the villains that you can’t live without.” Priest says they wanna play victims, but they won’t have to play at Bash In Berlin. Priest & Rhea will make Dom & Liv the victims. They didn’t become the most destructive forces in the WWE by being good. And at Bash In Berlin, the Terror Twins show no mercy. They will be the devils that are coming to end Judgment Day!
With as angry and determined as Priest & Rhea are, will Dom & Liv even make it back to the States? Or will they make sure not to go in there without some back-up?
BREAKING NEWS on next week’s Raw!
Raw will be live from Denver, Colorado, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Tournament continues! In one Triple Threat, we see Bronson Reed take on Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser, plenty of animosity between all those men. In the other Triple Threat, Dominik Mysterio will take on Dragon Lee and Ilja Dragunov! Can Dirty Dom survive two dragons at once? Or will he be burned and left out of the Fatal 4 Way?
Chad Gable VS “Uncle Howdy” Bo Dallas!
While Ivy Nile & The Creed Brothers see him out to the stage, they leave this in the hands of “Master Gable.” Will Gable be able to bring Bo Dallas back to reality? Or is he the one in denial and needs someone to slap some sense into him?
The lights go down, the fireflies come out, and the fog rolls in as the piano plays. Gable watches the eerie light as Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sick6 step out! Howdy picks up the lantern, and continues to lead the way. Then he blows the lantern out, the lights come back on, and Gable is clearly worried as he stands by the Hydration Station. Gable slowly returns to the ring, the fans rally behind Howdy, and the bell rings. They tie up, go around, and Howdy cravats for knee after knee! Then Howdy makes Gable waltz with him! Gable gets mad, he CLUBS, throat chops and KNEES low! Gable says he’s not afraid of Bo!
Gable runs, but Howdy LARIATS him down! Howdy runs up, but Gable ELBOWS him away! Gable runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into a POWERSLAM! And then Howdy CLOBBERS Gable! Howdy slithers up and Gable scrambles out of the ring! The fans fire up, Howdy says, “YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH~!” Bo has the spirits of Bray and Harper with him while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Gable blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! Howdy writhes, Gable goes up a corner, and Gable DIVING HEADBUTT FLOPS as Howdy moves! The fans rally, both men rise, and Gable fires a hand! Howdy hits back! Gable and Howdy trade shots, the fans rally up, but Gable gets the edge. Howdy just snarls and ROCKS Gable! Howdy runs up, but Gable clinches, to OVERHEAD SUPLEX Howdy to the floor! Gable then goes up the corner, and he SUPER FLYING LARIATS! Down goes Howdy and the ring count starts. Gable rolls in at 4 of 10, but fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Gable frowns, and he goes out to run in at Howdy! Howdy BACKDROPS Gable!
The fans fire up and Howdy runs to HIP ATTACK Gable against barriers! Howdy refreshes the ring count, then goes back to Gable. Howdy drags Gable up, TOSSES him over the desk, and Gable lands on an armchair! Howdy clears off the desk! The ring count is climbing, so Howdy refreshes it. Howdy then drags Gable up onto the desk, the fans fire up, but Gable wrenches! OLYMPIC SLAM on the desk! Both men flop down, the ref checks and Gable wants the ref to call it! Howdy is somehow still in this so Gable hurries into the ring. The count climbs, and Howdy stirs at 4 of 10. Gable wants the count go go faster, and we’re at 7!
Howdy rises at 8, and rolls in at 9! Gable stomps away at the ropes and corner! Gable lets off, then drags Howdy up to the top rope. Gable climbs up after Howdy, stares him down, then fires fists! The fans boo, but Howdy grabs Gable by the face! “There you are!” Gable ROCKS Howdy again! Gable brings Howdy up, for a SUPER BELLY2BELLY!! Gable crawls to the cover, TWO!! Howdy survives and Gable is frustrated! The fans rally, Gable stalks Howdy and drags him up. GERMAN SUPLEX! Gable holds on, he drags Howdy up again, for another GERMAN SUPLEX! And then a third GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans boo but Gable brings the straps down!
Gable waits on Howdy and Howdy rises in the corner. Gable runs up, CHAOS- NO, Howdy bucks that, and spider walks! Gable freaks out, runs up, but into an URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Gable survives, but Howdy keeps his focus on him. Howdy signals for something, and he runs up to ELBOW Gable in a corner. Howdy whips Gable corner to corner hard, and Gable falls right back! The fans fire up as Howdy stomps Gable, then bumps him off buckles. Howdy fires elbow after elbow, and he gets the fans fired up again. Howdy reels Gable in, suplexes, to put him on ropes for a MAGIC SCREW! Gable writhes and the fans fire up for Howdy!
Howdy waits on Gable, clinches, but Ivy is here! The ref is distracted, as is Howdy, and Gable spins free to trip Howdy! ANKLE LOCK!! The fans boo but Howdy fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Gable drags Howdy back, but Howdy rolls to send Gable into the ref! Gable is stunned, but he shrugs and goes after Howdy. Howdy clamps on a MANDIBLE CLAW!! Gable is smothered, but here come The Creeds! Julius & Brutus drag Howdy out to THRWO him into barriers! The fans boo more but the Creeds mug Howdy! No ref means no law, but Howdy just laughs!? Because here comes HIS family!
The lights go down, then come back up, and surprise! LUMIS LEAPS IN! He takes out Julius, so Gacy & Rowan go after Brutus! The fans fire up as the Wyatts TOSS The Creeds and brawl into the crowd! Rowan choke grips Julius, but Ivy jumps onto Rowan’s back! Rowan still BOOTS Julius, then just keeps going, with Ivy as a backpack! Gable gets Howdy back in the ring, hurries up a corner, and MOONSAULTS, but has to land out! Gable stands, into the clinch! SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, Howdy wins!
Winner: Uncle Howdy, by pinfall
The Wyatts are triumphant and the fans in Providence all cheer! But is this the end of their story with Gable and American Made? Or is it just the beginning of a new chapter?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw to be both the go-home to Bash In Berlin but also to set up things for beyond that. Great stuff from Judgment Day’s story to open tonight, especially with us finally getting more of the LWO back in action. I was even just wondering where they’d been in this story, and they return to give Judgment Day a great 8 Man Tag. Though, I figured Judgment Day would win out since Dom & Liv need momentum going into the Mixed Tag Match. Priest & Rhea of course showed up to go after them, too, and they also got momentum by beating up JD and Carlito. I would think the math is still in favor of Priest & Rhea winning in Berlin, presuming Rhea is to get a title rematch with Liv.
Zelina also made a great return as she gets a shot on Sonya during the great tag match. Iyo & Kairi get a great win off that, they might be poised for a title opportunity soon. Good promo from Alba & Isla to hype up the tag title match on Saturday, but there’s also SmackDown to give Jade & Bianca something. As I’ve been saying, it just doesn’t feel like Bianca & Jade get those belts back, there are opportunities for both of them to go for the WWE Women’s Championship and even compete against each other. And there are more women’s tag teams on Raw for the moment, it just makes sense this is the show these titles would be featured on. That said, hopefully WWE balances the shows and gives the champs more of a reason to be on both shows.
Very good promo from Gunther and equally good promo from Orton, but nothing brand new to share and nothing that changes the math. Orton will look great as always, but Gunther’s going to retain because he also has a long list of opponents he can still face. Great promo from McIntyre with him copying Punk and calling him out, for Punk to then of course go after him. Punk stood tall here, but he also did lose at SummerSlam, so it’s hard to say what happens with the Strap Match. But I would think Punk finds a way to win, to then compel these two to escalate further for the tiebreaker at like Bad Blood. For one, that’d be a big match for bringing Bad Blood back, like if it were Last Man Standing or Hell in a Cell.
Good promos from Bronson and Braun before their literally huge match tonight. In the ring was really good stuff, and then for things to go all the way to the parking lot, and them crushing that car, that was awesome. And honestly, with the idea of Bronson getting up and walking away on his own, I really thought he was going to attack Miz, either during or after the Triple Threat. That did not happen, maybe that’s if Bronson doesn’t win his Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Triple Threat. Though, it’s a shame he and Sheamus can’t both be in the Fatal 4, that’d be some good stuff alongside Jey and Dunne.
Speaking of, both Triple Threats tonight were awesome. Good promo from Woods and Kofi, which also helped feed the dysfunction growing in New Day. Woods chose not to be a Green Lantern(?) with Kofi, but that passive aggressive behavior is moot when neither guy moves on. Jey was definitely moving forward given how things were feeling from when Jey said Sami was taking time off. Great for Dunne to move on, he needs a little something to do right now. The final Triple Threat of Dom VS Dragon VS Dragunov is going to be an interesting one. Depending on how Bash In Berlin goes, maybe Dom is in rough shape. Plus he might cancel out with Dragon Lee if Judgment Day and LWO start feuding again. Plus, Dragunov is great, he also needs things to do.
And great main event out of Gable and Howdy. Very good promos from both to hype up the match, and naturally things got overbooked with American Made and Wyatts showing up to brawl. Great win for Howdy, but I’m pretty sure Gable will make excuses to force a rematch, probably with a No Disqualification style stipulation, and something fitting of Bray Wyatt’s own stipulation matches. Well, maybe not, the Pitch Black match was more cool visually. Unless they do a Firefly Funhouse type thing to make Gable come face to face with his WWE career up to this point like Bray did to Cena.
My Score: 8.8/10
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IF YA SMELLALALALALALA~…!
As Cody Rhodes teams with Damian Priest & Braun Strowman against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline, FINALLY, The Rock has come back to SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso; Jimmy wins.
- The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & LA Knight; Miz & Melo win.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae w/ Nia Jax; Tiff wins.
- Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez; No Contest.
- WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly; Pretty Deadly wins, by disqualification, and DIY retain the titles.
- Six Man Tag: Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga; changed to…
- Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga; Priest & Braun win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes talks with Nick Aldis backstage.
They shake hands, but the SmackDown General Manager tells the WWE Champion there’s been a change: Cody’s out of the Six Man Tag match. What? Why would Aldis do that? It is out of Aldis’s hands. Wait, Solo Sikoa shows up to do what he did, but they can’t do the Six Man Tag that they advertised? How is this out of Aldis’s hands? Who do they need to talk to so they can do the match? Aldis says there’s no one either of them can call, if you smell what’s cooking. This is coming from The Final Boss, and The Final Boss wants to see Cody in the ring tonight. What business could The Great One have with The American Nightmare?
Drew McIntyre VS Jimmy Uso!
The Scottish Terminator rubbed it in Big Jim’s face that only one of them is going to Elimination Chamber in Toronto, which Big Jim was able to brush off. But McIntyre harping on how only one Uso is going to WrestleMania was a step too far. These two look to have it out, but is Jimmy just playing into McIntyre’s hands? Or will McIntyre get embarrassed by “the other Uso” this close to that big time match?
Speaking of, Jimmy has a message for Drew as he heads to gorilla. “Everybody know you’re going to Elimination Chamber, right? But Big Jimmy got a question for the Big Easy: Will Drew go onto the Elimination Chamber and win that? Will Drew go onto WrestleMania and win that? Ey, Drew, I think we got an answer for you, Uce. The answer is…” “NO YEET!” Jimmy makes his entrance, the bell rings, and the fans rally behind Jimmy. Jimmy and Drew jaw, and then Drew raises his hands, to say UP YOURS! But Jimmy ROCKS and CHOPS away! Drew puts Jimmy in a corner, Jimmy dodges to CHOP!
Jimmy climbs and he rains down fists! The fans count, Drew dumps Jimmy tot eh apron at 5, but Jimmy GAMANGIRIS! Jimmy goes up, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jimmy hurries to CHOP, then he whips. Drew reverses to send Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy BOOTS back, goes up, and leaps, but into a clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders to a corner, Drew runs up to SPLASH and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Jimmy flounders again, the ref has Drew hold on, and Jimmy bails out. Drew storms out to get Jimmy and he whips Jimmy HARD into barrier! The fans boo but Drew looms over Jimmy.
The ring count starts, Drew mockingly calls him “Jey,” then puts Jimmy in the ring. Drew says NO MANIA for Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, ROCKS him, then runs up, only for Jimmy to put him on the apron! Drew blocks a superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Drew drops, Jimmy DIVES! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! Jimmy grins, goes back to the apron, and then aims. But Drew stops the Penalty Kick to THROW Jimmy down! Drew then has Jimmy in the Reverse Alabama Lift! REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM onto the steel steps! Drew stands on the desk to say “NO YEET!” while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew revels in the heat from New Orleans, then he leaves Jimmy behind. The ref checks Jimmy, he’s able to continue, so a ring count starts. Drew paces while Jimmy stirs. Jimmy drags himself up using the desk, then lunges in at 9! Drew is annoyed but he rains down fists! Drew stomps Jimmy, then eggs him on. Jimmy rises as the fans rally, but Drew is right on him in the corner. Drew winds up, but Jimmy counter punches! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And whips, only for Drew to reverses. Jimmy goes up, but Drew KICKS him out of the air! Drew then hauls Jimmy up, snap suplex! Cover, TWO!
Drew says okay, Big Jim. He clamps onto Jimmy with a top wristlock and grinds the arm. Jimmy fights up, fireman’s carries, but Drew elbows free. Drew bumps Jimmy off buckles, then hauls him up to the top rope! Drew CLUBS Jimmy on the back, climbs up, then CLUBS Jimmy more. Jimmy fires elbows and Drew drops back. But Drew runs up to CLUB Jimmy again! SmackDown returns to single picture as Drew CLUBS away on Jimmy again! Jimmy keeps taunting “Jey,” then drags him up. Jimmy fights the back suplex! The fans rally, Jimmy fires hands and a HEADBUTT! Jimmy SMACKS Drew off the post!
Jimmy rises to USO IN THE WIND! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up! A standing count starts while both men stir on the mat. They both stand at 5, and Drew swings! Jimmy counter punches, then fires more shots! Mule kick, UPPERCUT, but then Jimmy dodges Drew! SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew is tougher than that, but Jimmy hurries to a corner. Jimmy aims as Drew goes to the other corner, “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs, but Drew FLYING HEADBUTTS! The Glasgow Kiss stuns Jimmy, and Drew hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Jimmy shows his own toughness, and the fans rally behind him.
Drew paces, then he stalks Jimmy. Drew stands Jimmy up, reels him in, but Jimmy fights the underhooks! Jimmy wrenches, UPPERCUTS, but Drew ROCKS Jimmy back! Jimmy UPPERCUTS, Drew HAYMAKERS! Drew whips, Jimmy reverses and Drew ends up on the apron! Drew ROCKS Jimmy first, then climbs the corner! FLYING- SUPERKICK! Jimmy runs to SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Drew survives, Jimmy’s spear doesn’t hit quite like The Tribal Chief’s. Jimmy goes to the corner, climbs up, and the fans rally up. USO- NO, Jimmy rolls through as Drew moves! Drew dodges a lariat to NECKBREAKER!
Both men are down, the fans rally, and Drew kips up! Drew scowls as he aims at Jimmy. “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAY- SUPERKICK!! Jimmy hits first! GLASGOW KISS returns! Drew reels Jimmy in, “This is your WrestleMania! This is as close as you get!” Drew shouts Jimmy is nothing, then ROCKS him with forearm after forearm! GLAWSGO KISS! Another Reverse Alabama, but Jimmy victory rolls it! JIMMY WINS!!!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Drew is furious, but his own ego caught him there! But then Drew CLOBBERS Jimmy! The fans boo Drew being a sore loser, but he puts Jimmy back in the ring! Drew rains down fists, then he DRIBBLES Jimmy off the mat! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Drew says that was Jimmy’s Mania Moment! Drew will win the Chamber, he will go to Mania, and he will win there! Jimmy means NOTHING to Drew! Drew puts Jimmy up against the post, then takes aim! The fans boo, but refs and producers rush out here! They swarm Drew to keep him from going after Jimmy again. Drew says fine, fine, then takes his leave.
Producers help Jimmy to his feet, but then Drew BLASTS through the refs! CLAYMORE for Jimmy!! The Scottish Terminator hits his target, then laughs as he actually leaves. Will McIntyre make this his Road to WrestleMania?
A car pulls into the parking lot.
And out steps Solo Sikoa. Solo heads inside, and he finds Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga waiting. Solo tells them that last week with Tama, that was an accident. Jacob says yeah, it’s all good, Uce. But keep it 100: If it wasn’t an accident, Solo wouldn’t be standing here right now. Well, good! Glad to see we’re all on the same page. Solo says he will be in the corner during the match for Jacob & Tama. Uh, no, Solo, no disrespect, but Jacob & Tama have been running things on SmackDown these past couple weeks. So tonight, it’s Jacob & Solo running the play? Yadada mean? Yeah, of course. And that right there, Jacob, is exactly why Solo loves him.
Solo says he’ll be back, he has to talk with Nick Aldis. Solo heads out, but will he really just step right back into place from before he lost the ula fala?
Carmelo Hayes is backstage.
R-Truth calls out to Melo, and says for the first time ever, Truth VS Melo! What’s Truth talking about? Duh, they have a match. No, Truth, Melo knows. But they had a match last week. Truth says he has never met Melo in his life, but they have a tag match tonight. What? No, they don’t. Who even made this match? Him. Truth, they are not going through this H1M who’s on first thing again. Melo is H1M. No, him made the match. The Miz!? Miz says he’s H1M. So now there’s two of you? No no no! Melo is H1M, this is The Miz! Yeah, #MeloDon’tMiz! NO! That’s not a thing! Tonight, they are. Who’s Truth’s partner?
Truth says he’s got a guy. A Louisiana legend! In fact, he just got here, so Truth’s gotta go. Laters. Miz says he has been workshopping this, and the fans love it. Think about it: Melo Don’t Miz! Melo Don’t Miz! And we are…! Melo shakes his head. Truth steps in and says Miz just wants Melo to say, “Awesome.” Miz offers a fist bump, Melo says no. Will Melo wish he had missed tonight’s show? Or will Miz actually help H1M get another win?
Zelina Vega speaks.
“My whole life, people have taken one look at me, and they try to define me. My size has never stopped me before. It never stopped me from becoming tag team champion. Or my personal favorite, the history-making first-time-ever Queen of the Ring. That’s me. Make no mistake about it, I’ve never had it easy. I had to scratch and claw to get anything around here. But this is a fresh start. Because I have something to prove. And my dreams are a lot bigger than your measuring stick. It ain’t over until Zelina Vega says it’s over.”
The Miz & Carmelo Hayes VS R-Truth & ???
Miz makes his entrance but Melo kinda steps all over it. So he already missed his cue… But who did Truth find to team with him in the Big Easy? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Truth makes his entrance. “What’s up?” Well, more like who is his partner? He’ll tell us! His tag team partner is a local legend, born and bred right here in New Orleans! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Louisiana Knight! Wait, he means L A Knight! Yes, Louisiana abbreviated is LA, but that’s not… Oh, Truth… Truth gives Knight a Po’ Boy and some Mardi Gras beads, so Knight embraces it. The teams sort out, and Truth calls out him! Does he mean Miz or Melo? Well, Melo says he is H1M, so that’s who starts. The fans cheer on Knight while Truth and Melo tie up. Melo KNEES low, whips, but Truth reverses.
Melo springboards, FADEAWAY JUMPER! Melo makes his free throw, but Truth drop toeholds! Truth headlocks, Melo powers up and out but Truth whips! Melo turns hip toss into lateral press, TWO! Truth has a ghost pin, TWO! Melo trips to cover, ONE! Truth trips to cover, ONE! Melo runs up, Truth does the splits, and then hits a BIG hip toss! The fans fire up, Truth counts, Melo gets up at TWO, but Truth was just goofing. The ref explains to Truth that he is the ref, not Truth! Melo is annoyed, he runs up on Truth, but Truth wrenches him around! Melo pulls hair but Knight tags in. The fans fire up as Knight fires hands!
Knight ROCKS Melo, whips Melo, but Melo reverses! SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Knight drags Melo up to tag Truth back in, and Truth ROCKS Melo! Melo staggers, but he refuses to tag! Truth arm-drags Melo, then grinds the arm. Melo insists he’s got this, then arm-drags free. Truth staggers up, he and Melo bump heads! Truth staggers around more, and he tags Miz?! Truth forgot The Awesome Truth isn’t a thing anymore! Again! Melo BLASTS Truth off the apron, the fans boo, but Miz tags himself in! Melo is annoyed, but Miz goes to fetch Truth while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again, and Melo has Truth. Truth ROCKS Melo, but Melo holds onto the wristlock! Truth reaches for Knight, Knight reaches for Truth, but Melo holds on. Truth takes a swing, but into an O’Conner Roll! TWO and Melo BLASTS Knight! Truth rolls Melo up, TWO! Melo kicks low, calls his shot, but Truth suplexes for a STUNNER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Truth and Melo crawl, hot tags to Miz and Knight! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on Miz! “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Miz reverses, but Knight lEAPING LARIATS! Knight TOSSES Melo in for good measure!
Knight stomps a mudhole into Melo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” LARIAT for Miz! KNEE for Melo! Knight scoops and POWERSLAMS Miz! Knight keeps running, JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Knight stays on Miz as he brings Miz up. Knight ROCKS Miz, then ROCKS him again! Knight whips, Miz grabs the ropes. Miz KICKS, then takes a swing, but into a back suplex! Miz lands out, tag to Melo! Miz ELBOWS Knight, but Knight scoops! Miz tilt-o-whirls through, Melo SUPERKICKS Knight down! cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Melo says he’s got this! Melo waits on Knight, then leaps, but NO 48!
Knight kicks low, but NO B F T! Tag to Truth! Knight ELBOWS Melo, Truth runs in! CENA SHOULDER TACKLES! Then the SPIN OUT BOMB! Truth says it’s time! “YOU CANT SEE ME~!” truth runs for the FIVE KNCUKLE SHUFFLE! Truth then fireman’s carries, but Melo slips free! Melo shoves, Truth dodges, and Truth hits the LIE DETECTOR! Truth then gets Melo in the S T R-TRUTH! But Miz CLOBBERS Truth! Knight ROCKS Miz, then LARIATS him up and out! Knight then goes out to THROW Miz into barriers! The fans fire up again, but NAKAMURA ATTACKS KNIGHT!
The fans boo, but the sinister samurai then POSTS Knight!! Nakamura slithers away while Melo keeps the ref’s attention! Truth sees Knight is down, Melo runs up, but Truth dodges! Miz tags in, full nelson, and a FIRST 48 FINALE COMBO?!? Cover, Miz & Melo win!!
Winners: The Miz & Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall
Well, what do you know? Nakamura aside, Miz and Melo made it work! Okay, they’re both trying to hog the spotlight, but is there a future for Melo Don’t Miz? Will Knight only have more of a reason to take that title off Nakamura now?
Charlotte Flair speaks.
“The GOAT… doesn’t have to call themselves The GOAT. Now, I have crafted a legacy that no one, I mean no one, can touch. And I’m back.” The Women’s Royal Rumble Winner chose Tiffany Stratton, but will The Queen take back her throne? Or will WWE always be on #TiffyTime? Speaking of…
Tiffany Stratton VS Candice LeRae!
The WWE Women’s Champion may have gotten past Nia Jax, but now she knows Charlotte Flair is waiting for her at WrestleMania, and is going to be teaming with Trish Stratus in Toronto! Will she be in Tiffy Top Shape for that Tiffy Trishy dream match? Or will the Poison Pixie be quite the problem all on her own?
Before the match, Tiff grabs a mic while the fans cheer. Tiffy says, “I know, I know. You know it, you know it, and you know it. Ever since I won this title, everybody’s just been so obsessed with me. And last week, I had Nia Jax beat, until Candice LeRae decided to interfere and help her little meal ticket. And at Elimination Chamber, Trish Stratus and I make sure the Unstoppable Force comes to a definitive end!” The fans cheer that, but Tiff says enough about them. Let’s talk Charlotte Flair. The fans boo that name, but Tiff says Charlotte took her sweet old time, grabbed a chair, grabbed a mic, and she looked down on Tiff.
Charlotte chose Tiff as her WrestleMania opponent. In that moment, Tiff’s dream came true! And as she lied down there and looked up at Charlotte, she realized the rumors are true: No one loves to kick a girl when she’s down quite like Charlotte Flair. So at WrestleMania, Tiff isn’t coming for Charlotte’s legacy; that’s all Charlotte’s. Tiff is coming for the spot Charlotte desires the most: The number one spot as the top girl in the WWE! But here comes Nia & Candice to interrupt. Nia has a mic to tell Tiffy, “I Have to say, this is really cute. Like, it’s really cute that you actually think you were gonna beat me last week.”
Doesn’t Candice think that is cute? Candice says yes, it is so~ cute. And Tiff wouldn’t even be standing there if not for little Trish Stratus~. Exactly! And it’s even cuter that Tiff is out here talking about Charlotte when she wont’ even see WrestleMania! Because after Nia & Candide destroy Tiff at Elimination Chamber, Nia is coming back for her WWE Women’s Championship. Nia & Candice step up to the ring, and Nia says Tiff won’t even see the Grandest Stage of Them All. Tiff tells Nia to just give it up. This title isn’t even hers anymore. And once Tiff beats Candice tonight, Nia won’t have anyone to do her dirty work anymore!
Candice tells Tiffy that while they’re meant have a match right now, she and Nia are feeling impatient. Nia says they should just get rid of Tiff right now! But the ref steps in and says not gonna happen! Tiff VS Candice will, after the break.
SmackDown returns and Candice has Tiffy down with an armlock. Tiff fights up as the fans rally, but Candice wrenches to wristlock. Tiff spins through, goes to ropes, then up the corner to flip and arm-drag! The fans fire up as Tiff rallies on Candice! DROPKICK, and Tiff snarls! Tiff goes to the corner, and Charlotte makes her entrance? The Queen chooses to be fashionably late all so everyone looks at her, including Tiffy. Tiffy handsprings, but Candice dodges! Candice runs up to UPPERCUT, then she snapmares and NECK SNAPPERS! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Candice clamps onto Tiffy with a top wristlock.
The fans “WOO~” as Charlotte now chooses to join commentary. Tiff fights up, has the ROPEBREAK, but Candice CLUBS away on her! Candice backs off, runs up, but Tiff drop toeholds her to ropes! Tiff runs, HIP ATTACKS, and Candice flops back! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays on Candice with a whip, but Candice reverses. Candice CLOBBERS Tiff, covers, TWO! Charlotte corrects Tiffy’s words earlier: Charlotte isn’t the “top girl,” she is THE woman in WWE. Candice HIP DROPS Tiff but the fans rally up. Candice scuffs Tiff, then grinds an arm to drop a knee on the elbow! And another knee drop! Tiff endures and the fans rally up.
Candice keeps on that arm, thrashes it around, but Tiff fights up. Tiff fires body shots, then shoves Candice to Alabama Lift her! Candice sunset flips, Tiff rolls through, TIFFY STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Tiff is frustrated and Candice bails out. Tiff goes to the apron, goes up the corner, and ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Direct hit on Candice and Nia, and Tiff almost stuck the landing! The fans fire up with Tiff and she goes into the ring. Tiff points to the WrestleMania sign, and then at Charlotte, but SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Tiff waits on Candice, Candice slides in, and Tiff stomps her down! Candice bails out, Nia is there to coach her, but Tiff lets the ring count start. Candice gets on the apron, Tiff kicks her, but Candice RAMS Tiff! Candice CLUBS Tiff, has her in the ropes, and hits a NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Candice climbs, aims, and leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK Tiff down! Cover, TWO! Candice is frustrated but this is why Tiff’s a champ. The fans rally, but Candice stomps Tiff! Candice scowls at the fans, stalks Tiff, then brings her up. Tiff fires body shots, then she rolls Candice up! TWO, and Candice CLOBBERS Tiff! Cover, TWO, into a ghost pin! TWO!
Candice escapes to hit a CODE BREAKER! Both women are down, but Candice scowls again as she crawls over to Tiff. Candice rains down fists, Nia tells fans to shut up, and Candice steps on Tiff’s face. Candice huffs ‘n’ puffs, pushes Tiff around, then scuffs her. Tiff rolls Candice up again, TWO! Candice DECKS Tiff! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is stoic on commentary as Candice drags Tiff up and puts her in a corner. Candice fires hands, then backs off. Candice runs up to ROCK Tiff again! Candice then runs, but Tiff dodges! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Tiff rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans fire up, Tiff handsprings, BACK ELBOW!
Tiff then reels Candice in for a SKY HIGH! High stack, TWO! The fans rally for Tiff, Nia coaches Candice, but Charlotte still seems nonplussed. Tiff and Candice rise, and Candice runs up. Candice puts Tiff on the apron, but Tiff ROCKS her! Tiff bumps Candice off buckles, then goes up, but Candice ROCKS her back! Candice climbs up, and she fires hands on Tiff! Tiff fights the suplex! Tiff DECKS Candice, then adjusts position, to SANTON- FLOP! Candice ghost pins, TWO!! Tiff escapes, but Candice hits the step-up SENTON! And then a LIONSAUL FLOP! Tiff hurries to fireman’s carry, ROLLING SENTON! And then PRETTIEST MOON- NO, Nia drags Candice out of the ring!
The fans boo, Nia tells them to shut up, but Tiff is on the apron! Nia swings, Tiff cartwheels over, and then she DROPKICKS Nia! Tiff Alabama Lifts Candice, to ALABAMA SLAM her into barriers! Tiff stares down Charlotte, tells her just wait for Mania, then she puts Candice in the ring. Tiff goes to the corner, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Cover, Tiff wins!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall
Charlotte gives moderate applause, but Nia CLOBBERS Tiff from behind! The fans boo, but Nia just drags Tiff to a corner. Nia goes up, but wait! Trish is here!! The fans fire up for the legend as she rushes into the ring! Trish avoids a haymaker to CHICK KICK! Then THESZ PRESS for Candice! And then a SPINEBUSTER! Trish helps Tiff to her feet, but Nia grabs them both! Trish fires fast hands on Nia! Candice CHOP BLOCKS Trish! Tiff is still dazed, Nia HEADBUTTS her back down! Nia & Candice mug Trish, and then Nia HEADBUTTS Trish! Trish & Tiff are side by side, and Nia drags them into the drop zone! A-NIA-LATOR!!
The fans boo but there’s nothing can be done! Nia grins as she helps Candice away, will these two trash Trish & Tiff in Toronto? Charlotte steps into the ring, stands over Tiff, and points to the WrestleMania sign. Will The Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie unwittingly do the dirty work of The Queen of Flair?
Cody talks with Damian Priest backstage.
Priest asks why Cody’s boy, The Rock, is here tonight. Cody says given the time of year, his guess is as good as anyone’s. But tonight will surely be eventful. Cody congratulates Priest on entering the Elimination Chamber. Priest says what’s wild is, last year, they both walked out as champions. What sucks is that this year, only one of them can. Now, Priest is man enough and he respects Cody to say that after Chamber, he’s coming for that title. Cody says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Cody heads out, but what business does The Rock have tonight?
Braun Strowman steps in, and he tells Priest that congrats on winning, and good luck in the Chamber. But let’s be honest, Braun had Jacob dead to rights last week. If not for Solo Sikoa, things would look a lot different next week. Priest chuckles and says take it easy, he’s sounding like Drew with the excuses. But it is what it is, Priest just beat Braun to the punch. But that was last week. Tonight, Solo and Jacob, two of the baddest men in the business. Priest & Braun handling business? Oh, they’re handling business. The only business Braun cares about is getting his hands on those two. Priest says Braun definitely will.
Braun heads out, will the Monster of All Monsters and the Archer of Infamy make sure Solo & Jacob #GetTheseHands? Or will the rogues run roughshod all over SmackDown once again?
Backstage interview with Naomi & Bianca Belair.
Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions and brings up last week’s SmackDown, the security footage led us to believe Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez were the ones behind Jade Cargill’s attack. Now, hold on, Saxton. They don’t think, Naomi knows they were. Fair enough. But this Monday, they can get their revenge when they defend the tag titles against Liv & Raquel. How ready are they for this match? Bianca says so ready! They have been waiting for months for an update. Jade has been recovering, she hasn’t been able to call or text, so the GlowEST took matters into their own hands to get revenge.
Bianca & Naomi will handle Liv & Raquel, then move on to Elimination Chamber, where one of them is gonna win to face Rhea at WrestleMania. Not only will you #FeelTheGlowEST on Monday, but Liv feels it tonight! #Let’sGLOW! The champs head out, but will they clear their Road to WrestleMania of any other distractions?
Alexa Bliss speaks.
“When I was away, there was a lot of… change that happened in me. But when I look around, I see this place is still the same. The names and faces may be different, but the desperation and insecurity remains the same. You’ll see Toronto when I turn the Elimination Chamber into something of a playground of my own. I know the Chamber. I love the Chamber. I’ve won the Chamber. And for the other five women, it’s gonna be a Hell like they’ve never experienced before. Need I remind you, this is my division, and I am in charge.” Bliss smiles and says, “See you soon.” The film comes off the reel, but will things get twisted in Toronto?
Naomi w/ Bianca Belair VS Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
The Big Easy is all about having fun, and they’re fired up for Naomi’s entrance. But wait! Liv & Raquel don’t wait, they attack Bianca & Naomi while the lights are still down! They mug Naomi, but Bianca drags Liv out of the ring! Then Bianca storms in to fire off on Raquel! The fans fire up, but Liv returns to CHOP BLOCK Bianca! Raquel hauls Bianca up for a TEJANA BOMB!! Naomi runs up, fires more hands, but Liv brings Naomi around. Naomi fires hands on her, but Raquel throws her down! Liv runs up, OBLIVION!
Liv & Raquel stand tall, the refs rush out here, but clearly the singles match isn’t happening. Will we be getting something even meaner and nastier between these four on Monday?
The Rock arrives!
His truck pulls into the parking lot, but we’ll see him in the ring, after the break!
SmackDown returns and…
Aldis is chewing out Liv & Raquel for the attack. He doesn’t know what they get away with on Raw, but they can’t pull that crap here. Now get the hell out of his building. Liv & Raquel just laugh that off, but then Chelsea Green & Piper Niven walk in. Chelsea says have no fear, Chelsea & Piper are here to sub in for Bianca and Naomi at Elimination Chamber. Aldis sighs, and says they’re not missing the Chamber. What? But Chelsea had an outfit picked out! This is a travesty to not have the greatest Canadian export since maple syrup on a Canadian PLE! Does he know who she is? The first-ever, longest reigning, tallest, shortest, prettiest, richest, tannest, sparkliest, oldest, youngest Women’s US Champion! Piper asks what this is aboot, eh?
Aldis says this is them testing his patience. They need to pack their gear and whatever else they want, because they’ll be in action next week on SmackDown in Toronto. And oh, it’ll be a good one. Wait, they need more details! At least an e-calendar notification? Aldis is leaving Chelsea in the dark on what’s coming, will she absolutely hate it?
The Rock heads to the ring!
Wait, what is this New Orleans related remix? The Final Boss steps out on stage, he shows those goosebumps, then continues down the ramp, shaking hands with fans. The Rock hits his signature pose on the corner, but then takes the long way around to pick up a fan’s phone for them before going back into the ring. The fans all cheer for “ROCKY! ROCKY!” and he grabs himself a mic. He waits as the fans continue to chant his name, and then he says, “Ahh, you feel it, don’t you? You feel it. The Rock has got chills up and down his body because you know, on a Friday night, for the Final Boss to get inside his bird and fly all the way here, you know that I’m dropping some ish on you tonight!”
The fans fire up and The Rock smiles. Rock says, “Let’s get this show on the road.” The fans anticipate what’s coming but he says hold on, he’ll do it. “FINALLY! The Rock has come back…” “TO NEW ORLEANS~!” Rock smiles, and he adds, FINALLY, WrestleMania is coming back to New Orleans!! The fans are thunderous to hear that! WrestleMania 30, WrestleMania 34, and now WrestleMania 42!? Yes, next year, 2026, LIVE from the Superdome! One of the greatest cities on Earth in New Orleans, Louisiana! The pyro goes off to commemorate the occasion, and the logo is already on the tron! Rock smiles at that, then he smiles at the WrestleMania 41 Vegas logo.
The fans are losing their minds, as we now know April 11th and 12th, 2026, the Big Easy has the Grandest Stage of Them All. Rock says you damn right holy ish! Oh when the saints go marching in…! Oh how I’d love… Wait, no, this ain’t singalong with The Final Boss! Sit there, shut up, and let The Final Boss sing the song! The fans are torn, but Rock says he sings! Oh how I’d love, to be in that number~! Oh when the saints go marching in~! Okay, that’s good enough. You got him, that was a great duet. The Rock is singing with the largest collection of STD’d trailer trash he has ever seen! The fans can’t believe Rock would do that to them!
Rock says now, dropping this news wasn’t the only gift he was going to drop on us. The Final Boss came here to call somebody out. The Rock will call out a man who he respects, who he admires, and who we all admire. That man is our WWE Champion, the one and only, Cody Rhodes. The fans cheer as The American Nightmare makes his entrance! They sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and we get Cody’s pyro before he goes to the ring. Cody gets his second “WHOA~ OH~!” and round of pyro, then he steps inside to join The Rock. The fans cheer Cody on, so he holds up the title and the fans cheer even more.
Cody grabs a mic, but Rock says, “That feels good, doesn’t it? I mean, that’s gotta feel amazing, right? They love you, man.” Cody tells NOLA, “I love you, too.” Rock says this is crazy. Pretty much no one knows this, but since after WrestleMania last year, they’ve actually become good friends. No, it’s true, they have. Last time they were together was the Raw Netflix debut. Rock gave Cody his flowers, told Cody he has carried the company like the incredible champion that he is, so thank you, Cody. Rock meant it, and that night, they went to the back, drank tequila for two hours and had a great ol’ time.
They chopped it up, had a blast, but Rock wants to call Cody out here for something important. Here’s the thing… The fans get a bit rowdy as they wait, and Rock says Cody is a great champion. A great WWE Champion. Cody knows that. Again, they’ve become good friends, so over the months, they’ve texted. Even their moms became good friends! Look! Mama Johnson & Mama Rhodes together after WrestleMania 40! It is a pleasure becoming Cody’s friend. But Rock wanted this face to face to tell him a few things. One: Cody has been a great champion, but he needs to understand. Yes, The Rock, The Final Boss, is on the Board of TKO. And TKO owns WWE.
The Rock is the Director of the Board of TKO. Don’t boo that! The Rock’s good friend, Ari Emanuel, who owns everything Endeavor, The Rock joked with Ari, “Can you believe that you own The WWE?” Ari says he doesn’t own the WWE, The Rock does. Rock said no, no, he doesn’t know if he owns the WWE. But The Rock knows he is the most powerful… Cody, you are a great champion. But Rock wants Cody to be something more. Rock wants Cody to be something more than just our champion. Rock wants Cody to be his champion. The fans don’t like where that’s going.
Cody says he did not expect them to become friends, nor their moms to become friends, nor the tequila. Cody didn’t have that on his bingo card. But becoming The Rock’s champion? The Rock of all people should know, Cody is the people’s champion. The fans cheer Cody more, and Rock says yes! Cody is their champion! Of course! The Rock is also The People’s Champion, he loves that about Cody. This is their universe, they were both born into this business. But Rock means something even bigger than just this. Rock knows Cody’s goal is to bring as much joy and happiness to everyone around the world, as many as possible.
The fans cheer, and Rock says that’s Cody. Cody is that guy, and everyone knows it. Cody is on social media, Instagram, millions of followers. Millions, and millions! The Rock has half a BILLION. That’s not a flex. But The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, that’s what he wants for Cody. Rock wants Cody to be even higher. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, he will open doors to possibilities Cody never even imagined. If Cody becomes The Rock’s Champion, every dream he has ever had can come true. Every dream of Brandi’s, of their daughter’s. Think about how Rock brought them to the premiere of Moana 2, in Hawaii.
Thank you, by the way, for making that cross a BILLION dollars, fans, Rock loves you. Rock has met the Rhodes family, they’re amazing. But imagine it: Cody’s daughter’s children, their dreams, long after Rock and Cody are gone, all those dreams can come true. Rock just needs Cody to be his champion. The fans say don’t do it! Rock tells Cody to just think about it, though. Rock is a very lucky man, he has it all. Cody also has it all. They’re very fortunate. They’re Mama’s Boys, they’re Girl Dads, they’re lucky men. Fans say don’t do it, Rock tells them to shut up or he’ll slap the syphilis off their face! Rock is trying to have a moment here, shut your mouths!
The one thing that Rock has never had, that he wants more than anything, is a brother. And that is what Cody can be. Last year, WrestleMania, Rock’s goal was to face his cousin, Roman Reigns, for the title. Cody knows, the fans know. Rock talked with his friend, HHH. He talked with Nick Khan, who is his friend. They are also Cody’s friends. Rock knew it wasn’t in the plans, but they talked about moving Cody aside to make what was best for business: Rock VS Roman, WrestleMania 40! What’d Cody do? Cody pitched a b*tch fit! Cody told The Rock he ain’t doing it, and he stood up to The Rock. And y’know what else? Cody SLAPPED Rock!
No one does that and gets away with it. But that is why Cody is special. That is why Cody should be Rock’s Champion. And that is why Rock will take Cody from where he is to a level so far above. Rock will make sure every dream, every desire, for generations to come, it all comes true. Rock’s dad, Cody’s dad, Soul Man & American Dream, they are looking down right now. They were friends, Cody and Rock are friends, Cody should be Rock’s Champion. He doesn’t need to answer Rock tonight. He can think about it, talk with his wife and daughter, as will The Rock. Then Cody can think about it. Meet Rock in Toronto on March 1st to give him the answer.
Fans still say don’t do it, but Rock says it is okay. Before he leaves, this has been an amazing night, this is a hot crowd, thank you all very much. But before he leaves, Rock wants us to know this: The one thing Rock wants more than anything in this world… is that. Wait, the title? Cody’s title? The fans’ title? This is all this is about? No no no no! Brother… Rock doesn’t want the title. He wants Cody’s soul. The fans duel, “NO! NO! NO!” “SELL YOUR SOUL!” Rock pats Cody on the cheek and says see you in Toronto. The Rock leaves, giving Cody a lot to think about. Rock does give one last glance back at Cody, then smirks.
What will The American Nightmare choose: His integrity? Or his aspirations?
WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY VS Pretty Deadly!
Did Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano got these titles thanks to Kit Wilson & Elton Prince? #YESBOY! Did they survive a couple title defenses thanks to Kit & Elton? #YESBOY! But when Pretty Deadly needed DIY, was DIY there for them? #NOBOY! So now, Kit & Elton are looking to give Ciampa & Gargano their comeuppance! Will we finally get another #SidePlateCheck? Or will Ciampa & Gargano remember for themselves, that if you wanna be champions, you gotta do it yourself?
But as DIY make their entrance, they have mics, and Johnny Wrestling tells NOLA, “Give it up one time for your TWO-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions…! The BTTITW (Best Tag Team In The World), D I Y~!” The fans boo instead. Ciampa says there is no denying that tonight has been electrifying. Gargano says this is a hot crowd. But please, if we could be somber for a second. Guys, this is serious. Two weeks ago, Pretty Deadly embarrassed DIY, and now reluctantly, DIY will return that favor by crushing their hopes and dreams of ever becoming WWE Tag Team Champions. So please, let us all rise to our feet… Yes, you in the LSU jersey, stand up.
Ciampa thanks Wade Barrett, and asks for everyone to remove their hands and bow their heads for a moment of silence for Pretty Deadly, beginning… now. The fans boo instead! And then Pretty Deadly make their entrance! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really needed who in this broken relationship!
But then DIY jumps Pretty Deadly! The ref reprimands, DIY whip but Pretty Deadly reverses! DOUBLE DORPKICKS! Then DOUBLE LARIATS send DIY up and out! The disco ball hasn’t even stopped spinning! The fans cheer while DIY throw a fit! They regroup, cool down, and go back to the ring. Gargano distracts Elton, Ciampa CLOBBERS him, and the bell rings. But Elton fires hands on Ciampa! Elton whips, Ciampa reverses and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, Ciampa throws Elton to the apron and KNEES him down! Tag to Gargano and he aims, SUPERKICK! Elton goes down in a heap, DIY cheers themselves on, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns, Gargano tags in, and DIY hits the BACK SUPLEX BOMBO COMBO! Cover, TWO! Elton stays in this but Gargano tags Ciampa back in. Gargano sends Ciampa in, but Elton ELBOWS him away! Gargano runs in, but Elton puts him on the apron! Gargano goes after Kit, but Kit blocks the kick! Kit BOOTS Gargano down, but then Ciampa BOOTS Kit! Elton dodges Ciampa to come back, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Elton and Ciampa are down, sputtering and writhing, and the fans rally up. Elton crawls, Kit rises, hot tags to Kit and Gargano! Kit rallies on DIY with big forearms! Kit whips, Gargano reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS!
Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa in a corner, then LARIATS! Kit runs to LARIAT Gargano! Kit pushes Gargano down, kicks him and hits a TWIST- NO, Gargano slips through to ROCK Kit! Kit yoyos, DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up, Kit tags Elton! They get Gargano up, but Gargano BOOTS Elton! Gargano ELBOWS Kit away, then runs up on Elton! Elton dodges, then gives Kit the boost, DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Gargano survives but Ciampa is in! Elton fireman’s carries Ciampa, but Ciampa slips free! Ciampa whips, Elton reverses, Kit UPPERCUTS Ciampa! Elton shows off his strength with the GOTCH LIFT PLEX!
Tag to Kit, but IN COME THE PROFITS! Ford SHOVES Kit down, Dawkins mugs him!!
Winners: Pretty Deadly, by disqualification; DIY retain the titles
Not again! Just like they did Motor City Machine Guns, The Profits make sure no one else takes these titles off DIY! URENAGE from Ford to Elton! Dawkins keeps hammering away on Kit, and then Ford POSTS Elton! Dawkins fireman’s carries Kit, to POST him, too! Looking like the All Mighty with that one! Gargano fires forearms in return, but ends up int he POUNCE GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Ciampa runs up into a FLAPJACK! Ford goes up top, then flies in FROM THE HEAVENS!! Direct hit on Ciampa! But wait! MCMG rushes out here, wanting their payback! The Profits brawl with MCMG, but Ford TOSSES Shelley to the apron!
Ford runs up, Shelley goes to kick, but Ford blocks it! Ford LARIATS Shelley down, Dawkins hits Sabin with THE BIG ENDING! The fans are torn as Dawkins whips Sabin, Profits get him for the REVELATION!! And if there’s been any revelation, it is that Ford & Dawkins don’t just want the smoke, they want to burn down the tag division to get it! Will nothing stop them once they’re back in action?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“You got what you wanted, huh? You got your match. You couldn’t, uh… You couldn’t just take the punishment that you deserved, that I’d already given you, and let it go. No, you… You wanted me and you to go again. You wanted to fight me, you want to hurt me, you want to end my career, which would hurt my family, by the way. Which is truly despicable. But what about your family, Sami? Huh? Have you thought of them? What about your family, huh?” Kevin reveals he is right outside the Zayn home! Kevin peers inside to watch Sami, his wife, and his son!
Kevin asks Sami via the video if Sami knows what he’s about to put them through, when they have to watch Kevin end Sami’s career. And what happens then, eh? When Sami can’t provide for them, and everything they have, like this nice house, the shelter, the security, the peace they have, when it’s all gone? And why? What for? Because Sami’s too proud? Because Sami’s selfish? Sami IS selfish. Because Sami is making Kevin do this to Sami’s family. Kevin will never forgive Sami for that. He’ll see Sami in Toronto. “But remember… You asked for this. It’s all your fault.” As if Kevin’s delusions aren’t already grand, will he continue to blame everyone else but himself?
Damian Priest & Braun Strowman VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu w/ Tama Tonga!
Elimination Chamber is on the horizon, and the Road to WrestleMania makes for strange bedfellows. Priest, Braun and Jacob were fighting each other just last week, but Solo’s return really threw things for a loop. Can Priest & Braun give Solo and the Samoan Werewolf their punishment? Or will everything (not) be fine in Solo’s Bloodline?
SmackDown returns as #OneBigSOB makes his entrance. As Solo, Jacob & Tama head to gorilla, we hear from Solo. “Tonight, we handle business. And it starts with Braun Strowman & Damian-” Jacob interrupts with, “Man, c’mon, DP! C’mon, Braun! I thought we did this! So tonight, we about to even up the score. If you ain’t know, I’m all gas, no brakes with it! See, since we touched the scene, we been dropping bodies like bread crumbs! Yadada mean!? FA-TUUU~! Hit my music!” The rogues enter to Jacob’s theme, is this alone proof he’s the new alpha? Or will the match be the last nail in that coffin?
The teams sort out, but Jacob stares down both Priest and Braun. NOLA seems to acknowledge Jacob, but Solo convinces him to stand down. Solo starts against Priest, the bell rings, and the two tie up. They go around, Priest powers Solo back, but Solo powers Priest back. They break, stare down, and Solo talks some trash. Solo shoves Priest, Priest shoves back. They circle again, tie up, and Priest puts Solo in a corner. The ref counts, Priest lets off at 4, but Solo stomps Priest’s foot! Solo throws hands, then a HEADBUTT! Priest staggers, but then he ROCKS Solo! And ROCKS him! And HEADBUTTS! That was a mistake!
Solo shakes his head to HEADBUTT Priest! Priest goes to a corner, Solo throws haymakers and body shots on repeat! The ref counts, Solo lets off and says see? Solo and Jacob as one! But Priest THROWS Solo to the corner to fire off haymakers of his own! Priest ROCKS Solo, the fans fire up, and Priest whips., Solo reverses to UPPERCUT! Solo talks smack but Priest ROCKS him again! Tag to Braun and the fans fire up! Braun stares Jacob down, tells him to shove it, then runs up to SPLASH Solo! Braun stares Jacob down again, goes back for Solo, and hits another LARIAT! Braun scoops, Solo slips free, but Braun runs up!
Solo ELBOWS Braun away, tags to Jacob, and Jacob runs in, but Braun dodges! Braun CROSSBODIES! Jacob is right up, but Braun BOOTS him right back down! Solo runs in but Braun TOSSES him! Priest hurries after Solo, Braun CLOBBERS Jacob! LEAPING LARIAT for Solo! Braun then gets on the track, STROWMAN EXPRESS SMACKS a chair out of Tama’s hand! The Good Bad Guy thought he was being sneaky! But then Jacob CROSSBODIES Braun into the timekeeper’s aera! The fans go wild as Jacob rises up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob hauls Braun up, drags him around the way, HEADBUTTS him, then brings him over to SMACK off the desk! Braun staggers, but he ROCKS Jacob in return! And THROWS Jacob into steel steps! Braun drags Jacob up, puts him in the ring, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Braun! Braun falls into the corner, Jacob HIP ATTACKS! Jacob’s all geeked up, then he tags in Solo. Solo soaks up some heat while Jacob HIP ATTACKS Braun again! Solo puts Braun on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Solo stops at 4, but Jacob gets a HEADBUTT in! Braun flounders, Solo taunts him and eggs him on, but Braun CHOPS him!
Solo HEADBUTTS Braun right down! Solo rains down fists, then lets off so he can put Braun on the ropes. Solo CHOKES Braun again, stops as the ref counts 4, and Jacob gets another cheap shot in! Solo tags Jacob in, then he HEADBUTTS Braun again and again! Jacob runs to BODY CHECK Braun! Jacob fires up, Braun flounders to ropes, but Jacob rains down fists! Tag to Solo, he soaks up heat from NOLA, then he stomps away on Braun! The ref counts, Solo lets off, then he keeps Braun from Priest by anchoring a leg. Tag to Jacob and Jacob climbs up, FROG SPLASH! Jacob roars while Braun writhes!
Jacob looms over Braun but he glares at Priest. Priest gets heated, but Jacob fires hands on Braun as SmackDown returns to single picture. Braun stands, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him again! Jacob runs for another BODY CHECK! And then a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Braun stays in this and he goes to a corner. Jacob snarls, tags Solo in, and the fans boo. Solo runs corner to corner to HIP ATTACK Braun! Solo grins as he copies Jacob’s geeking out. Tag back to Jacob and fans cheer! Jacob aims, runs, and HIP ATTACKS! Jacob keeps going, but Braun BOOTS from below!! The fans fire up while both men stagger to their feet.
Braun SPINEBUSTERS Jacob! Both monsters are down, the fans rally up, and they crawl, hot tags to Solo and Priest! Priest fires hands on Solo, then whips. Solo reverses but Priest SHOUDLER TACKLES Solo! Priest runs to BACK ELBOW! Jacob is back, but Priest dodges to WHEEL KICK! Priest then waits on Solo, but Solo catches Priest! Priest elbows free, but Solo SUPERKICKS! But Priest JUMPING ROUNDHOUSES! Solo comes back, Priest ROCKS him first! Solo swings, but into the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Solo survives but Priest puts him in a corner. Priest whips corner to corner, then runs, only for Solo to put him on th eapron!
Solo takes as swing, Priest dodges and ROUNDHOUSES! Priest then knuckle locks with Solo, goes up top, and he tightrope walks for some OLD SCHOOL! The fans fire up and Priest powers up the arm! Priest runs, but Solo ducks the Comebacker! Priest fights the fireman’s carry to BELL CLAP, ROUNDHOUSE, and then he reels Solo in! But Tama is on the apron! Priest DECKS Tama, but Jacob HOTSHOTS Priest! Solo hits the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and Solo is stunned! Solo snarls, looks to his taped-up thumb, then he drags Priest up. The fans boo but Solo taunts the fans now. SAMOAN- NO! Priest grabs Solo!
But Jacob runs in! Priest ROCKS Jacob, ELBOWS Solo, then he dodges, so Jacob’s SUPERKICK hits Solo! An accident just like last week’s shot to Tama, but Jacob doesn’t seem as upset by it. Priest TOSSES Jacob, then CLOBBERS Solo! STROWMAN EXPRESS CLOBBERS Jacob & Tama!! Priest brings down the straps, the fans are thunderous, and Priest grabs Solo by the neck! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest & Braun win!
Winners: Damian Priest & Braun Strowman, by pinfall
Just as Solo thought it’d be like before, he and Jacob were not on the same page! Priest is rolling towards Elimination Chamber, will this be just what he needs to go back to WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, but with some interesting moves after the sudden change in plans with The Rock showing up. Naomi and Bianca had a good promo to hype up what was meant to be a full match of Naomi VS Liv, but word had already come out before the show that things were being cut for time. But at the very least, they did the right thing of making it a brawl that adds heat to the tag title match on Monday. Also, hilarious how Chelsea & Piper thought the beatdown on Bianca & Naomi was so bad that they would need to be pulled from the Chamber. I also can’t wait to see what happens on Toronto SmackDown.
As for The Rock, I do appreciate he used his authority to kayfabe change more things, all so he could have his promo with Cody. I also appreciate Rock blending his different roles and even different sides, both Heel and Face, to A) bring the news of WM42 being in NOLA, and B) recreate the Corporate Champion/People’s Champion story from the Attitude Era. That was some wild stuff he was saying to Cody. I’m sure quite a few people will try and talk with Cody next week in the go-home. Heels will say do it because they’d love to have what Rock can give, Faces will say not because Cody’s better than that. But naturally, Cody is not going to become The Rock’s Champion, causing Rock to turn on him and really up things going into WrestleMania 41 and perhaps even beyond.
Good stuff in the Elimination Chamber related stories. Jimmy VS McIntyre was great stuff to open, and how fitting that McIntyre loses to Jimmy after talking all that trash about Jimmy and Jey being the same. Jey got McIntyre with something quick, Jimmy got McIntyre with something quick, McIntyre’s ego is obviously his weakness. And at the same time, McIntyre of course destroys Jimmy after because that’s his other personality trait. Priest had good promos with Cody and Braun, and we got great stuff from Solo’s Bloodline. Naturally, we got a miscommunication spot to help finish, we’re really close to Solo VS Jacob, I can feel it. Priest & Braun get the win, mostly because Priest isn’t winning in the Chamber when you’ve got Punk and Cena in there.
Very good stuff with Tiffy Time, from the promos leading into the match to Charlotte being ringside just to watch. Nia & Candice of course get the better of Tiff & Trish, because Tiff & Trish are definitely winning the tag match in Toronto. Charlotte just seems to enjoy trolling Tiff with her presence, so Charlotte probably shows up in Toronto to then confront Tiff after the match. I expect the seven weeks after Elimination Chamber to really heat up, as will Charlotte’s involvement, where she’ll get more active verbally and physically. Also, hell, Rock should go full Corporation and have Charlotte be his Corporate Women’s Champion because of how established she is.
Hilarious stuff from Truth tonight, as always. Truth and Melo having their “who’s on first” again was good stuff, and of course Miz gets in on this story, too. Truth & Knight VS “Melo Don’t Miz” was really fun, but yeah, should’ve figured Nakamura would get involved, too. Melo & Miz making it work could also be really fun, and while Knight VS Nakamura is a rehash, I really hope they find a way to up things. It feels like we’re getting the same with the tag titles as Profits “ruined” that great tag match from DIY and Pretty Deadly, then brawled with MCMG to still come out on top. Last year had a ladder tag title match, so why not do one for these titles this year?
Speaking of escalating, Kevin filming a promo outside Sami’s house was some really well done stuff, as expected of someone as good as Kevin and in such a story as him and Sami. Their match should main event, it needs time to breathe, as it could be just as, if not more violent, than the Chamber matches. What a powerful closing moment we could have if it’s a bloody Kevin and Sami, and one of them is standing over the other, triumphant yet mournful because it was their best friend in the world that they just brutalized.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/kGehtp9iTE
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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Anillo de Honor!
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G'day, mates!
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