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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (8/5/24)
There you are…!
Chad Gable & The Creed Brothers… RUN.
“Master” Chad Gable continues to play genius detective, but now he & The Creed Brothers must take on The Wyatt Sicks in a Six Man Tag! Will Gable and his new students #FollowTheBuzzards?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser; Sheamus wins.
- Lyra Valkyria VS Shayna Baszler w/ Zoey Stark; Lyra wins, by disqualification.
- The New Day VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament; The New Day wins.
- The Awesome Truth VS A-Town Down Under; ATDU wins.
- Damian Priest VS JD McDonagh w/ Carlito; Priest wins, by disqualification.
- Dakota Kai w/ Damage CTRL VS Sonya Deville w/ Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark; changed to…
- Iyo Sky w/ Kairi Sane VS Sonya Deville w/ Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark; Iyo wins.
- Six Man Tag: Chad Gable & The Creed Brothers VS The Wyatt Sick6; The Wyatts win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The first hour is commercial free!
Ludwig Kaiser is in the ring.
The Impeccable German makes his return to tell “Ladies and gentlemen” of Baltimore, “I demand all your gratitude for your NEW~ World Heavyweight Champion… Derrrr RIIING GENERAL…! GUUUUNTHER!” And with that, the King of the Ring who is now Der Champion heads to the ring. Gunther steps inside as Kaiser applauds. They hug, for Imperium is reunited and on top of the world. Gunther raises the belt, and he gets his celebratory pyro! Kaiser hands over the mic and Gunther soaks up the cheers and jeers. Fans chant “You Deserve It!” “No You Don’t!”
Gunther takes a moment to introduce himself, and he says he is Der Ring General. He is the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion in history! He is King of the Ring. And now, he is YOUR World Heavyweight Champion! “Tonight, a new legacy begins, and let’s be honest, this title and this company deserved so much more for a very, very long time. So if you think what I’ve done with the Intercontinental Championship is historic, just watch and see what I do as the World Heavyweight Champion. Because in this ring, I am above everybody here. I am ready and prepared for everyone and everything. There is nothing that can catch me off guard. I am greatness personified!”
Fans are torn, but Gunther then says that from this day forth, Monday Night Raw and the legacy of this great business, of this great sport, and the World Heavyweight Championship belong to GUNTHER! But here comes RANDY ORTON! The Viper of SmackDown is here, having done his part on Saturday to keep The Bloodline out of power. But now, here he is, stepping into the ring with Gunther. Baltimore fires up as Orton poses on the corner. Orton then gets himself a mic while the fans chant his name. Gunther says, “Well, Randy, I have to say, I was wrong. Because that can’t be outdone.”
Orton tells Gunther that he wants to congratulate him, but that’s not really Orton’s style. But that said, that gold, that title, looks mighty damn fine on Gunther’s shoulder. Gunther is a good looking champion. But Orton can’t help but when he looks at the title, he realizes Orton is the only reason Gunther has that title in the first place. See, Gunther got his title shot at SummerSlam because he beat Orton at King of the Ring. Or did he? Orton knows, the people know, and even HHH knows. Orton’s shoulders weren’t perfectly flat on the mat, but the referee’s decision is final, and Orton gets that. Orton has been here long enough to know he has to respect that.
But HHH knows that there needs to be a Gunther VS Orton sequel. The fans fire up! HHH told the world that there would be a Gunther VS Orton part 2. And that is exactly why Orton is here tonight. Orton is calling in that favor. Orton is the only man that can match Gunther move for move, chop for chop, counter for counter, technician for technician, smooth VS smoother. In fact, the fans deserve a modern day Flair VS Steamboat. Now, Orton can fill one of those roles, but can Gunther? Gunther calls himself a “living legend,” and that is fine. Gunther believes he is a “living legend,” and that is fine.
Because, big man, Orton made a career out of killing legends. So Bash in Berlin, Orton does it again, and he walks out of Gunther’s home country the NEW World Heavyweight Champion. The fans fire up for “RANDY! RANDY!” but Gunther smirks. Gunther tells Orton, “Everything you said is true. And to be honest, not beating you clean at the King of the Ring left a little stain on my record. So if those voices in your head tell you that you can beat me in Berlin, I have to tell you, your voices are wrong. Randy Orton…” The fans chant for “R K O! R K O!” but Gunther says challenge accepted! They shake hands, and the deal is struck.
Gunther brings Orton in closer to say nothing , absolutely nothing, catches Gunther off guard. Oh, good to know. But Orton’s heard that before. Orton wants Gunther to see this RKO coming. Will the Viper strike down the King of the Ring and take the title? Or will Orton be the one getting bashed in Berlin?
Backstage interview with Sheamus.
Jackie Redmond says there is growing list of people who want after The Fella, including the returning Kaiser, who is back from an injury he claims Sheamus caused. What does Sheamus think of that? Sheamus says Kaiser has returned to Raw, “The Human Ken Doll” is medically cleared, and wanted his match tonight. Sheamus has been more focused on Pete “Don’t Call Me Butch” Dunne but what’re you gonna do? All these thundercats want Sheamus to get his scalp and make a name for themselves. And he says, BRING IT ON! He’ll fight them all!
The truth is, Sheamus tests Kaiser’s fragile ribs, then he’ll put Dunne on the shelf. But he has one question, Baltimore: Are you ready for a banger?! The Celtic Warrior heads out, will he finish the beef with The Impeccable German?
Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser!
Well, Kaiser doesn’t wait, he goes after Sheamus at the ramp! Sheamus sends Kaiser into barriers! Kaiser almost tumbles over them! Sheamus brings Kaiser back to fire hands, but Kaiser hits back! The brawl goes around the way, Kaiser fires hands but Sheamus gives those back! Sheamus puts Kaiser in, throws off his shirt, free souvenir, and now the match begins! Kaiser fires hands in the ring, bumps Sheamus off buckles, then CHOSP! Sheamus CHOPS back! Sheamus drags Kaiser up in a corner, UPPERCUTS, but Kaiser fires hands! And an UPPERCUT! Sheamus just UPPERCUTS back! Kaiser sputters and Sheamus whips him.
Kaiser KICKS Sheamus, Sheamus goes to a corner, but then Kaiser blocks a boot! “NEIN!” And UPPERCUT! Kaiser CHOPS, stomps, repeat! The fans fire up as Kaiser CHOPS again and again! The ref backs Kaiser off, but Sheamus CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! The fans count along, Sheamus goes to TEN CHOPS! The fans fire up and Sheamus grins. Sheamus stands Kaiser up, but Kaiser KICKS the bad leg! Kaiser stomps that leg, but now Sheamus is egging him on! Kaiser kicks again, Sheamus blocks to BODY SHOT! Kaiser sputters, Sheamus BODY SHOTS again! Kaiser shoves Sheamus, runs up, but into a fireman’s carry!
The fans fire up and Sheamus ROLLING SENTONS! Sheamus goes up a corner, but Kaiser bails out! The fans boo but Kaiser calls the ref over. The ref checks Sheamus, wants medical to verify this, but the ref also has to keep Sheamus back. The fans rally, but Kaiser’s playing possum! He CLOBBERS Sheamus from behind! Kaiser grins, then he HAMMERS away on Sheamus! Kaiser sets Sheamus up against steel steps, that’s his favorite spot! Kaiser refreshes the ring count to build speed around the way! DROPKICK against steps! Sheamus sputters and the fans boo, but Kaiser just smiles.
Kaiser leaves Sheamus behind, the ring count climbs to 5 of 10 and Sheamus finally stirs. Sheamus rises and the fans rally up. Sheamus stands at 9 to slide in! Kaiser is annoyed, and he KICKS away on Sheamus! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Kaiser lets off. Kaiser comes back to dig his knee into Sheamus’ face, but lets off as the ref counts. Sheamus sputters his way to another kick, but Kaiser KICKS him in the side! Kaiser fishhooks Sheamus’ face, then ELBOWS him in the head! The fans rally, Kaiser stand Shamu sup but Sheamus fires hands! So Kaiser throat chops him! And DROPKICKS the leg out!
Sheamus is in the corner, Kaiser CHOKES him, and goes so hard that Kaiser falls out of the ring! Kaiser storms up to CHOP Sheamus! The fans boo, Sheamus is in a Tree of Woe, so Kaiser KICKS him back into the ring. Kaiser has a wild look in his eyes as he storms into the ring. Kaiser soaks up the heat from Baltimore, then stalks Sheamus to the apron. Kaiser stands Sheamus up to hook him up in the ropes. The fans boo but Kaiser steals the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! But Sheamus stops it at four! Kaiser panics, Sheamus short arm LARIATS! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and Sheamus drags himself up.
Baltimore chants “LET’S GO, SHEAMUS!” but Kaiser KICKS the legs out! Cover, TWO! Sheamus crawls along ropes and Kaiser taunts him. Sheamus said he’d take Kaiser out, where’s that now? Kaiser pie faces Sheamus, and says he takes Sheamus out! Kaiser SLAPS Sheamus, but that just angers Sheamus! The fans rally, Sheamus fights up, but Kaiser SLAPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Sheamus just grits his teeth to HEADBUTT! And ROCK Kaiser with haymaker after haymaker! Kaiser and Sheamus fire hands back and forth, then Sheamus gets the edge! Sheamus whips, Kaiser reverses, but Sheamus breaks the line to POLISH HAMMER!
The fans fire up as Sheamus CLOBBERS Kaiser again! Sheamus LARIATS in a corner, reels Kaiser in, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Kaiser writhes, the fans fire up, and Sheamus hauls Kaiser up. Canadian Rack, but Kaiser slips free! Kaiser SLAPS Sheamus, kicks low, then CLUBS Sheamus. Sheamus fireman’s carries for WHITE NOISE! Cover, TWO! Kaiser survives and the fans fire up as Sheamus rises. Sheamus sits Kaiser up but Kaiser CHOPS! Sheamus CHOPS Kaiser down! Sheamus grabs the legs, and puts Kaiser in a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF!! Kaiser endures being twisted, and he fights around to reach out, ROPEBREAK!
Sheamus lets go, the fans boo as Kaiser goes to the apron, but now Sheamus stands Kaiser up. Sheamus has Kaiser in the ropes, but Kaiser HOTSHOTS him first! Then DISCUS LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Sheamus is still in this and Kaiser is beside himself. The fans rally for Sheamus even harder, and Sheamus grins at Kaiser. They give junkyard dog headbutts, then they SLAP and SLAP! SLAP, SLAP, HAYMAKER, HAYMAKER! The fans are thunderous as Sheamus short arm LARIATS again! Sheamus TOSSES Kaiser out, to have him on the ropes! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! The fans count to TEN, then Sheamus pushes Kaiser down!
Sheamus goes up the corner, aims for the outside, and he SUPER FLYING LARIATS!! Down goes Kaiser and Sheamus hauls him back up! Sheamus puts Kaiser in, but HERE COMES DUNNE! Sheamus dodges the shillelagh! The fans boo Dunne, but then Sheamus dodges and KNEES Dunne down! The Bruiserweight is stunned, Sheamus goes for Kaiser! Kaiser GAMANGIRIS, covers, TWO!! Sheamus survives and Kaiser is losing his cool! Kaiser storms around the ring, stalks Sheamus, and hauls him up! Clinch and- NO, Sheamus powers out and KNEES Kaiser! Then BROGUE!! Cover, Sheamus wins!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
What was that with Dunne last week? “Figure it out?” Well, The Fella “figured it out” and was able to win another banger! But is he about to have another banger with the Bruiserweight down the line?
Baltimore knows all about The Wyatt Family.
11 years ago, “A prophet was unleashed.” Bo Dallas says, “Life is a circle. The end of one journey, the beginning of the next. The circle moves us all. Through sorrow and hope, triumph and agony, life and loss, until we let go, abandon all hope, and find our place on the path unwinding.” The parallels between then and now are clear, “we’re here.” Tonight, Baltimore, “the reckoning is here. RUN.” Will tonight’s main event be the culmination of everything in this circle of life?
Damian Priest is here!
And The Punisher storms right to the ring to shout at Finn Balor! “You know what time it is! Come out here and take this beating like a man!” The fans chant “KICK HIS ASS!” but no Finn. Priest asks if this is for real. How does he go from The Prince to a backstabbing, cowardly scumbag?! Finn knows Priest’s story, and that most of his life, Priest has been on his own. Until he found The Judgment Day. They gave him a reason to fight, they made him feel like he belonged. But then, at the documentary screening, the people told Priest what he means to them. He hears the fans in Baltimore, he sees them, and he knows now that his family just got a whole lot bigger.
So Finn, let him introduce you to his new family! The fans cheer as Priest does a 360. Does Finn think Priest is upset over losing the title? Nah, man, Priest can win the title back. He’s pissed because Finn took that title from all of us! Finn made Priest feel like he let down his family. And for someone like Priest, you know he can’t let that stand. Finn, listen closely. When you are suffering, know that Priest will be the reason for his pain! So get out here to let the beating begin! Priest throws down the mic but Finn just talks via the tron.
Finn tells “big man” Damian that he just wants Priest to know: Priest brought this upon himself. See, Finn didn’t betray Priest, Priest betrayed The Judgment Day. Priest knows how it was supposed to be: They’d all have each other’s backs. No leaders. But that all changed when Priest became World Heavyweight Champion. Priest went back on his word. A year ago, Finn almost became World Heavyweight Champion, and then this happened. Finn shows a picture of Priest’s attempted MITB cash-in. What was it Priest said after that show? “It’s time to man up.”
Well, Finn waited, and waited, and waited a full YEAR, and he manned up! Finn screwed Priest and his family over! Priest is from the streets? Well now he’s a loser from the streets. Finn isn’t gonna fight Priest. But you know who will? Someone who has earned it, someone who deserves it! JD McDonagh will fight Priest! Finn will wait. Finn will wait until Priest feels safe, until he feels comfortable, until he has almost forgotten about this. And then when Priest’s back is turned, Finn will be there to stab him in the back again and again! And it won’t just be Finn. The NEW Judgment Day steps in as he says, “We all will.”
Priest is furious, having been betrayed by everyone he trusted! He storms backstage again, will he find Finn before Finn finds Priest?
Adam Pearce is on a phone call.
He says this is going to be huge! Orton VS Gunther, Bash in Berlin! Oh but speaking of huge… Bronson Reed steps in and says he beat Sheamus last week, yet Sheamus gets a match tonight? Pearce says Sheamus VS Kaiser was set even before- Bronson says he will not be disrespected. Pearce always has some excuse ready. If Bronson wants to get to the talk, he has to call Pearce’s bluff. The Colossal Aussie heads out, what will he do to get his way?
Lyra Valkyria VS Shayna Baszler w/ Zoey Stark & Sonya Deville!
As things continue to heat up in the Raw Women’s Division, The Morrigan is going to battle the Queen of Spades in hopes of getting a foothold in the title race. However, Kayden Carter, Katana Chance & Zelina Vega are all on the sidelines after the brutal battles with these bullies! Will Lyra be able to stand on her own two feet? Or will she end up with a broken wing of her own after Shayna’s done with her?
The bell rings and Shayna fires off on Lyra! Lyra hits back but Shayna wrenches to a wristlock. Straight Arm Lever! Then Shayna WRINGS the arm out! Lyra hurries to a corner, kicks at Shayna, but Shayna sweeps Lyra’s legs. Shayna grabs the arm, isolates it, and lets her hair down before she STMOPS the arm! Lyra writhes, Shayna soaks up cheers and jeers, then storms up in the corner. Shayna KICKS Lyra’s leg, wrenches the arm, Straight Arm Lever lift again! Shayna WRINGS the arm but Lyra rolls through! Lyra ducks ‘n’ dodges Shayna, then ducks a boot to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up and Lyra runs up to LARIAT!
The fans rally as Lyra LARIATS again! SOBAT! KICK! HEADBUTT! KICK! ENZI- NO, Shayna blocks that to have an ANKLE LOCK! Lyra hops around, rolls free, and goes to a corner. Shayna runs up but into a BOOT! Shayna blocks the next kick, but Lyra steps over and gut wrenches Shayna up! DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO! Zoey & Sonya are relieved but Lyra hurries up a corner. Zoey jumps on the apron but Lyra BOOTS her away! Lyra leaps over Shayna but the leg jams! Lyra dodges Shayna to WRECK Sonya! But Shayna has the KIRAFUDA KLUTCH! Lyra reaches back, fireman’s carries, but Shayna slips free!
Shayna waistlocks, Lyra victory rolls free, then ENZIGIRIS! Fireman’s carry, and NIGHTWING!! Cover, SONYA * ZOEY ATTACK!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by disqualification
The fans boo as Sonya & Zoey hammer away on Lyra, letting her have the win so they can give her a beating! But wait! Here comes Damage CTRL! They have their own beef with this trio, and the brawl is on! Dakota is right after Shayna but she has Sonya later tonight! Dakota BOOTS Shayna, Iyo Sky SHOTEIS and BUZZSAWS Zoey while Kairi URAKENS Sonya! Sonya’s squad retreats for now, but will they get their payback later on tonight?
The Final Testament speaks.
Karrion Kross says tick tock. “The Doomsday Clock strikes midnight here on Raw. And tonight, the Authors of Pain will put an end to the team that has stood the test of time. For almost ten years, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods have been pillars in this business, ushering in the Power of Positivity. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. How tragic. But the real tragedy here is that it didn’t have to be this way for Xavier Woods. Kofi Kingston carved out his own path, soared to the top of the mountain and became the man. Xavier Woods, too afraid to become his own man, and history will remember when it’s all said and done, Woods will be just a man standing next to the man.
So sad. But it didn’t have to be this way, because I gave him opportunity after opportunity. Certainly more opportunities than I’ve been given. But he chose his fate. He chose to stand with Kofi. And they’re going to share that same fate tonight when we witness the death of the New Day. So sayeth the Final Testament.”
Ivy Nile talks with The Creed Brothers.
Julius & Brutus assure her, it’s all fine. But in walks Maxxine Dupri. Ivy has the boys head out, and Maxxine asks where Ivy’s been! We haven’t seen Ivy in weeks, and now The Creeds are viciously attacking Otis & Tozawa with Gable! Ivy says the boys are just passionate. It’s a switch that goes off and- Gable steps in and asks what this is all about. Ivy says Maxxine was just telling her- No no no, Maxxine doesn’t “tell” anything. She has nothing of value to offer. Go find those clowns and scoot along. They can even keep the name “Alpha Academy” if they want, Gable’s done with ’em. He has a new team, and they will take down the Wyatts in tonight’s main event!
Gable then leads Ivy away, having completely moved on. But will he only doom the Diamond Mine to a tragic ending?
CM Punk is here!
Baltimore fires up and “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME!” Punk high-fives fans, signs autographs, and continues to the ring. The fans chant for Punk as he gets the mic. “Why’s he smiling? Why’s he so happy? We’ll get to that in one second. Before I do that, just wanted to take a real quick minute to shoutout, give some flowers to my good flower, my teammate, my brother, Belal Muhammad. He won the UFC Welterweight title. It’s been a busy week, I didn’t forget, congratulations. I love seeing good things happen to good people, and I love seeing hard work pay off. So why am I so happy? I lost Saturday. Big L at SummerSlam.
“I said I was gonna do things that I didn’t do. Thijs is why I’m happy. I haven’t been to Baltimore in over 10 years.” The fans cheer that! Punk says sorry, but it feeds the ego when 10 THOUSAND people are screaming his name at him. The fans chant his name even now! Punk admits, that makes him happy. Losing doesn’t make him happy, but SummerSlam was not a guarantee, ergo, Baltimore, Monday night wasn’t even a guarantee. He is sure a lot of people love him because when he gets knocked down, he gets back up. And there are people who hate that about him.
And when he says SummerSlam wasn’t a guarantee, that is because in January, he got hurt in the Royal Rumble, all of this got taken away from him just when he came back and had his return. He was told NINE MONTHS. So you know why he’s happy? You know why he’s proud for the first time in his life? He did nine months in FIVE! Some big bad man is walking around, 6’5″, 265 pounds, a tough SOB! He hurt Punk, that happens. But Drew McIntyre gloated about it, said he prayed for it, put Punk’s name on a shirt and said he wanted to ruin Punk’s life. Drew told lies about Punk to make himself feel better.
Why is Punk happy after losing to McIntyre? Because Punk is back! SummerSlam was just the start! The Road to WrestleMania for everyone else starts in January, with the Royal Rumble, but Punk’s is gonna start now. Punk’s started at the bottom before, and he’s made his way all the way to the top! Where would Punk be without the fans? Where would he be if he stayed down the last time he lost? Punk’s “Summer of Hate” didn’t start how he wanted, but guess what? It’s still Summer! And Punk says that tonight, in this packed house of beautiful fans, deserve less Punk talking and more Punk fighting!
Punk wants round two with McIntyre! McIntyre said he would put Punk in the ground but Punk is still standing, still breathing, and still blood in his veins! But here comes Seth Rollins instead! But he isn’t his usual swaggering self, even though the fans still sing, “WHOA~ OHH~ OHHH~!” Rollins stares Punk down, takes off the leather fringe jacket, and pulls out a mic to say, “You’re in a good mood? Well, so am I. Because after ten long years, it is finally time for me to put you in the dirt!” Rollins storms up, tells Punk to either let him in the ring or get his ass kicked out here! Punk says he’s not the one dressed as a cowboy, but he’ll be Rollins’ huckleberry. Let’s go!
Punk backs up, Rollins storms in, but McIntyre gets both of their attention from way up in the bleachers! The fans are torn as McIntyre asks what is with all the negativity. Tonight’s the night to celebrate! Everyone is talking about the biggest match from SummerSlam, when McIntyre beat CM Punk and Rollins counted the 1-2-3. Punk, McIntyre is sure he’s earned his attention. McIntyre is talking about Punk’s favorite thing: CM Punk! Punk proved that he’s still got it! But he’s not the Best in the World anymore. McIntyre is! C’mon, they gonna keep staring into each other’s eyes? Or are they gonna look at McIntyre?
Oh, here’s how to get their attention. Guess who is still in McIntyre’s corner. He holds up the bracelet. “Your stupid looking dog, Larry, and your lovely wife, AJ.” NOW Punk responds! Punk runs into the crowd to go up the bleacher but McIntyre runs away! Punk pursues, Rollins is confused, but BRONSON REED ATTACKS!? Rollins flounders to a corner after that body check! Bronson SPLASHES him, then fireman’s carries! Rollins fights free to fire off hands! Bronson shoves Rollins, Rollins SUPERKICKS! Then BOOTS! But Bronson still fireman’s carries, RUNNING DEATH VALLEY! And a SENTON!
Rollins writhes, Bronson SENTONS again! Bronson drags Rollins to a drop zone to go up a corner! TSUNAMI!! Rollins sputters, but Bronson goes up again! ANOTHER TSUNAMI!! The fans boo but Auszilla roars as he stands over Rollins! Refs, security and producers hurry out here! They check Rollins, they reprimand Bronson, but then Bronson storms back to the corner! Bronson climbs up, TSUNAMI!!! The fans lose their minds and the producers are furious, but Bronson just goes up again?!? A FOURTH TSUNAMI!!! A FIFTH TSUNAMI!!! Baltimore is going nuts as Bronson wants another!!
Security, refs and producers try, but Bronson just leaps! A SIXTH TSUUUNAMI!!! Michael Cole & Pat McAfee call for police but even they might fail to stop this! Rollins coughs blood, did the Colossal Aussie just destroy the Architect to to- NO WAIT WHAT!? Bronson is going up again?!?! The refs finally get Rollins out of the ring to stop the destruction! Bronson sighs, hops down off the corner and exits the ring. The fans sing to support Rollins, but has he been completely demolished inside and out?
Raw returns and…
Jackie Redmond is with Adam Pearce and asks for any update that can be provided on what just happened. No, it’s a little soon for that. Rollins is going to a hospital, there is potentially internal bleeding. But then Punk storms through asking where McIntyre went. Pearce stops Punk, says he escorted McIntyre out himself. Oh, okay, well Punk would like to talk with McIntyre. His hands make a choking motion, though… Pearce says that ain’t happening tonight, McIntyre has left. He’s gone. Just relax. Punk sighs, but will he just have to wait seven days to settle things with the Scottish Terminator?
The New Day VS The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament!
Kofi & Woods were given their final warning from Karrion Kross, as this could potentially be their final match together. But will the New Day embody the spirit of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles against The Foot Clan that is The Final Testament? Or will these heroes in half shells end up roadkill?
The teams sort out, Kofi starts against Akam, and he DROPKICKS right at the bell! Kofi and Akam tie up but Akam powers Kofi back to a corner. Kofi slips free to fire off hands, but Akam blocks the whip! Akam whips Kofi, Kofi goes up and up and AX HANDLES! Kofi headlocks, Akam powers out but Kofi dodges. Rezar is there but Kofi BOOTS him! Only to turn around into a SPINEBUSTER from Akam! Tag to Rezar, he HAMMERS away on Kofi then talks trash on Woods while Raw goes picture in picture.
Rezar soaks up heat from Baltimore, then storms over to Kofi at the apron. Rezard pulls on the arm but the ref counts. Rezar lets off, drags Kofi back in, and he TOSSES Kofi back out! Kofi tumbles, Rezar wants after him, but the ref stops Rezar. So Kross DECKS Kofi! Woods protests but the ref just tells him to go to his corner. Rezar storms out after Kofi, puts him in the ring, and then drags him onto the apron to CLUB down! Rezar steps in, drags Kofi up, and whips him hard into the AOP corner. But Kofi BOOTS back! So Rezar KNEES Kofi low! Tag to Akam and the AOP mug Kofi with mudhole stomps!
The ref counts, AOP lets off, and Kross tells Kofi this is what he gets. Akam puts Kofi on ropes to wrap the bad arm around and pull! Akam CLUBS Kofi as he lets off, and then stomps him! Kofi sputters, Akam drags Kofi around, then stands him up. Akam scoops Kofi for an EXPLODER! Kofi tumbles, Akam storms over and stomps Kofi to the empty corner. Akam CHOKES Kofi on ropes! Akam lets off, Kross sucker punches Kofi! Woods is getting pissed, but there’s nothing he can do as Akam tags Rezar. AOP mugs Kofi some more, and Rezar clamps onto the arm. Kofi endures, even as Rezar chinbars. Kofi fights up to fire hands!
Rezar keeps Kofi from Woods, then knees him low! Rezar shoves, scoops and taunts Woods with Kofi before he FALL AWAY SLAMS Kofi! Kofi tumbles all the way to the AOP corner, then Akam tags in. Akam drags Kofi up while Raw returns to single picture, and he KICKS Kofi around. The fans rally but Akam puts Kofi up top. Akam fires hands, but Kofi UPPERCUTS back! Kofi leaps to TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Kofi and Akam crawl, hot tags to Rezar and Woods! Woods ducks ‘n’ dodges then slides to ROLLING ELBOW! Rezar goes to a corner, Woods fires off on him!
The fans count, Woods gets three before Rezar shoves him back! Woods ROCKS Rezar, whips, but Rezar reverses. Woods BOOTS back, then SUPERKICKS! Woods SUPERKICKS Akam, but Rezar RAMS Woods into a corner! Rezar puts Woods up top, swings, but Woods fires hands first! Woods HEADBUTTS again and again, and again and again! Woods roars to hit TEN! Rezar staggers, Woods goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up but Akam runs up! Woods DUMPS Akam out! Kofi climbs, and he SUPER TRUST FALLS Akam down!! Scarlett distracts the ref and Kross trips Woods up! The fans boo but the numbers are just too much!
Rezar drags Woods up, but wait! Is that Odyssey Jones?! He’s been waiting in the wings of the Raw roster, and it seems he can’t just stand by anymore! Jones RAMS Kross into the apron! And then RAMS him into barriers! Kross tumbles over, Woods catches Rezar, BACKWOODS! NEW DAY WINS!!
Winners: The New Day, by pinfall
But AOP pounces on Woods to beat him down! So Jones CLOBBERS Akam! And LARIATS Rezar! Jones runs up to SPLASH Akam, then SPLASH Rezar! He scoops Rezar, adds Akam, and he DOUBLE SIDEWALK SLAMS them!! The fans are thunderous, but here comes Kross! Kross ROCKS Jones, but runs into the SCRAPBUSTER!! Kofi & Woods are all fired up because now they have back-up! Will Jones help The New Day turn their story into an odyssey?
JD McDonagh speaks.
“You know what my favorite part of SummerSlam was? You know what really made me laugh hard? It was you, Priest. it was your gormless face looking up at that screen and seeing the replay of what Finn did at SummerSlam.” Priest didn’t see that one, huh? Priest was arrogant, blind to the fact that he was only World Heavyweight Champion because The Judgment Day allowed it. JD sacrificed his body to keep Priest on top. Priest never wanted JD in the group, in his “cool kids” club, because Priest knew that JD is the only man Finn would listen to above Priest! And tonight will be JD’s revenge because now HE is in and PRIEST is out!
Tonight, the Irish Ace makes Priest suffer. All Rise for THIS Judgment Day! Is Priest going to suffer for how he treated his friends in the past? Or will he make them pay for doing him dirty?
Odyssey Jones and The New Day regroup backstage.
They’re still fired up, and Kofi says thank goodness Jones showed up when he did! Hold up, OG, Jones is honored to help out the NEW~ DAY~! Kofi makes formal introductions, and Kofi says this is the power they needed! Woods didn’t realize Kofi and Jones were already friends. Oh yeah, it was all during rehab. Kofi mentioned that New Day could use some help with those “goofballs,” The Final Testament, so here he is! And then Otis, Tozawa & Maxxine join in! Maxxine says there is something Tozawa wants to say. “Xavier Woods… That’s naaaaasty~!” He does the shuffle, Woods joins in, and then so does everyone. Are we looking at a brand new super group?
The Awesome Truth VS A-Town Down Under!
The Miz & R-Truth were just being good co-hosts of SummerSlam, and yet Grayson Waller & Austin Theory couldn’t just leave it alone. Well now the former World Tag Team Champions and the former WWE Tag Team Champions will do battle, who uses this as proof they should be the next tag team champions?
Raw returns as The Awesome Truth makes their entrance. Baltimore, What’s Up? The teams sort out, Theory starts against Truth and the fans fire up. Theory runs up to tie up with Truth, and Truth headlocks. Truth kicks Waller. Waller storms in, but Truth back drops him away! Then Truth goes up to RANA SNAPMARE COMBO! The fans fire up, Truth arm-drags Theory! Tag to Miz, they double whip to DOUBLE DROPKICK! then DOUBLE DROPKICK on Waller! DOUBLE LARIATS send Waller up and out, then DOUBLE LARIATS for Theory to do the same! The fans fire up with Miz & Truth while Raw goes picture in picture.
Miz waits on someone to get in, ATDU talk it out. Theory storms up and in, then Waller says he wants in. Theory tags Waller, Waller and Miz circle. Waller then calls out Truth? Miz points over, the fans fire up, so Miz tags in Truth! Truth and Waller circle, tie up, and Truth ROCKS Waller! And ROCKS him again! Truth whips Waller to a corner, runs up and MONKEY FLIPS! A low trajectory but Waller still tumbles to a corner. Truth storms up to jump up and MONKEY FLIP again! Waller flounders but Truth whips him to ropes. Waller KKICKS Truth, tags Theory, but then Truth does the splits to dodge!
CALF KICK for Waller, but Truth turns around into Theory’s SOMERSAUTL SHOTGUN! Theory DECKS Miz for good measure, too! Theory CHOKES Truth on ropes, lets off as the ref counts, but Waller also CHOKES Truth! ATDU soak up the heat, Theory drags Truth up, but Truth fires counter punches! Truth ROCKS Theory again and again, then whips. Theory stops himself to kick low! Theory snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Theory clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Truth down. Truth endures, fights up, and throws body shots! Theory KNEES Truth low, KNEES him again, then ROCKS Truth!
Theory tags Waller, and they POST Truth! ATDU stands over Truth in the corner, soak up the heat, and Waller drags Truth to a cover. ROPEBREAK as Raw returns to single picture. The fans rally for Truth but Waller clamps on a facelock. Tag to Theory, they double whip but Truth stops himself! No double dropkicks here, and Truth TOSSES Waller! Truth BOOTS Theory but Waller YANKS Miz down! Truth storms up but Theory trips him! Theory drags Truth, Waller runs up, but Truth avoids the elbow! Truth BOOTS Theory, dodges Waller, hot tag to Miz! Miz rallies on ATDU with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Miz gets both ATDU for DOUBLE FLAPJACKS! The fans fire up and Miz throws his shirt! Free souvenir! Then Miz KICKS Theory again and again, then he BOOTS Waller! Fans rally for Miz as he KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! The It Kicks hit again and again, then a DOUBLE SHOTGUN takes ATDU out! ATDU bail out. Miz WRECKS Waller with a dropkick then PLANCHAS Theory! The fans fire up as Miz busts out the fancy stuff! Miz goes up tot he apron, Theory runs up but Miz slides under to sunset flip! TWO, but Miz kicks the legs out! BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO! Theory stays in this but the fans rally up behind Miz.
Miz feeds off the energy and rises up, “MASSIVE! BALLS!” Full nelson, but Theory arm-drags free! Miz KICKS Theory, KICKS him again, then KICKS him to the corner! Miz goes corner to corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Miz goes up, Truth tags in! CROSSBODY onto Theory but Miz didn’t know about the tag! Truth hurries in, but Waller is there! Truth catches Waller, but he accidentally SMACKS Miz! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT on Waller! But Theory has Truth now! A-TOWN DOWN!! Cover, ATDU WINS!
Winners: A-Town Down Under, by pinfall
There was miscommunication for Miz & Truth, and now Waller & Theory can gloat about this one all the way to SmackDown! Miz hugs it out with Truth, though, no hard feelings. Will Miz & Truth just have to work on their flow before going back for gold?
Damian Priest speaks.
“JD. This beating you’re gonna receive tonight is a long time coming. See, I never wanted your ass in the Judgment Day. Nobody wanted you in the Judgment Day. Except for one guy. The same guy who I thought was my brother. The same guy who betrayed me on Saturday. It’s crazy to me that for somebody with a skull this big, you’ve only got a brain like this, because you’re too STUPID to realize you’ve already been betrayed. You think you’re gonna be the one to take me out? No, Balor is sending you to me to catch the first bullet. He thinks my clip is gonna run out. But I’ve got enough in the chamber for his ass, too.
“It’s like this, JD. I hope you confessed your sins yesterday. Because tonight, I’m sending your big headed ass straight to Hell.” The Punisher has spoken, but will he have his vengeance by his own hand?
Backstage interview with Bron Breakker.
Cathy Kelley is with the NEW Intercontinental Champion, and says firstly, congratulations. We’ve seen his ruthless pursuit of this title, but is he ready for the line of superstars coming for him? Bron says he had a thought this morning. You ever wonder why everyone loves to talk about how long they’ve held a championship? How many days, years, whatever? It’s been less than three years since Bron has debuted on WWE TV. Not SmackDown and Raw, he means NXT. Less than three years, it has taken him to become Intercontinental Champion. As far as he is concerned, there’s no target on his back. HE is the hunter, the rest of the roster is the prey!
What poor idiot works up the nerve to convince themselves they have what it takes to take this title from Bron? Bron feels sorry for them all. A lot of people think he was born for this championship, but no. Thijs championship was born for him, to sit on his shoulder. Watch. Bron shows the side plate. That is HIS name bolted into HIS title. There isn’t a man on this planet that can take that name off this championship. Will the Son of the Dog Faced Gremlin not just be golden, but dominant?
Damian Priest VS JD McDonagh w/ Carlito!
Raw returns and Priest makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two run up! JD dodges to SLAP Priest! Priest swings again but JD dodge to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Priest just scowls but JD kicks low,. JD runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Priest BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Priest, then he TOSSE SJD to a corner! Priest ROCKS JD, stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Priest lets off to roar again, and the fans stay fired up. Priest storms up on JD, stands him up and wrenches to whip. JD hits buckles, staggers forward, and into a FLAPJACK! Priest snarls, drags JD up, then DECKS him!
JD crawls to a corner, Priest whips him, but JD holds ropes to stop! JD KICKS Priest, Priest DECKS JD again! The fans fire up as JD dusts himself off. Priest runs corner to corner but JD avoids the splash! JD RAMS into Priest again and again! The ref counts, JD kicks and stomps away, but lets off as the ref reaches 4. The fans boo JD but he goes corner to corner to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Priest flounders, the fans chant “JD SUCKS! JD SUCKS!” JD paces around, stomps Priest’s hand, then he SLAPS Priest! Priest ROCKS JD! JD KNEES Priest in the face, then AX HANDLES him down. JD SMACKS Priest and eggs him on!
Priest CHOPS, JD CHOPS! Priest ROCKS JD, JD CHOPS, but Priest just gets pissed! Priest ROCKS JD, JD CHOPS, CHOSP and CHOPS! Priest KICKS JD outta the ring! The fans fire up and Priest glares at Carlito now. Carlito goes to check JD, but here comes Priest! Priest storms over, Carlito hurries away, but Priest is after Carlito! Carlito rolls through the ring, Priest goes back for JD. Priest drags JD up to scoop. Carlito distracts Priest, JD slips free to POST Priest! JD returns to the ring, builds speed, and he DIVES! Both men hit the desk and the fans fire up while Raw goes picture in picture!
Priest sputters from that big headed tope, and JD crawls over. The ring count starts, JD drags Priest up, and he RAMS Priest into steel steps! JD rolls into the ring, the count passes 5 of 10, and Priest pushes himself up. Priest rolls in at 9, and JD snarls. JD storms over, and he CHOKES Priest on the ropes! The ref counts, JD lets off, and Carlito sucker punches Priest! JD storms back over, and he stomps Priest right on the face! Then he KICKS Priest against ropes, CHOKES him more, but lets off as the ref counts. JD soaks up the heat while taunting the former world champion. JD sits Priest up, but Priest fires body shots!
Priest stands, JD ducks his haymaker and throws Priest down by his hair! The ref reprimands but JD catches his breath. JD stands, runs, and drops a leg, brother! Cover, ONE!! Priest is tougher than that! But JD clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Priest down. Priest endures, fights up, but JD KNEES him in the back! And again! JD runs to PENALTY KICK Priest down! JD clamps on a chinlock and body scissors! Priest endures, reaches out, fights up, but JD squeezes tight! Priest still stands up with JD as a backpack! Raw returns to single picture as Priest pries the hold open! He spins JD to BELL CLAP!
JD staggers, into the choke grip! SOUTH OF- NO, JD slips free! FALLING HEADBUTT!! JD hurries to a corner, climbs up, and he MOONSAULTS!! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and the fans fire up! “JD SUCKS! JD SUCKS!” But JD grabs an arm! Priest fights the ripcord! Priest reels JD in, FLATLINER! The fans fire up again and Priest rises! Carlito coaches JD and JD SLAPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Priest roars, then KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Then ROLLING ELBOW! HAYMAKER!! The fans are thunderous and Priest aims at JD! Corner to corner, FLYING ELBOW! Then a BROKEN ARROW!
JD flounders out of the ring, but Priest goes out the side. Priest runs up to POUNCE JD over the desk! The fans are thunderous again as Priest drags JD up and into the ring. “This is Awesome!” Priest waits on JD and JD rises. Priest runs to COMEBACKER LARIAT! Carlito gets on the apron but Priest BOOTS him down! The straps come down and the fans fire up again! But FINN ATTACKS!
Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification
The Prince pounces, just as he said he would! Now the Judgment Day beats Priest down! But Priest glares at Finn! Dominik Mysterio runs out here to add on! The fans boo as this is a 4v1 mugging! Liv Morgan cheers it on as they stand Priest up to fire fists! JD runs up but Priest TOSSES Him out! Priest ROCKS Carlito, TOSSES Dom, SUPERKCIKS Carlito, and now Finn is alone! Finn turns to run! The fans are thunderous as Priest catches Finn! Canadian Rack, but Liv saves Finn! Liv stands in Priest’s way, and then Dom CHOP BLOCKS Priest! Dom & Liv beat up on Priest! BUT HERE COMES MAMI!!
The fans are thunderous as Rhea Ripley storms right into the ring! Dom & Liv run away, only for Rhea to catch Liv! Rhea POSTS Liv! Then POSTS her again! Liv flops over, but Rhea throws the hood off the desk! Rhea drags Liv up, brings her around, hoists her up, but Dom saves Liv! The fans boo as Dom & Liv run away. But JD goes after Priest again! Rhea gets in the ring, and Priest sends JD her way! HEADBUTT! Choke grip! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!!! The “Terror Twins,” the rejected Rhea and Priest, are far from vulnerable, and they are far from through with this new Judgment Day! Will these two be the ones standing tall in the end?
Sonya’s squad strikes Damage CTRL backstage!
This factions were supposed to have it out in the ring but Sonya’s side beats Dakota, Iyo & Kairi down now! Shayna STOMPS away on Dakota’s leg!! They tell DMG CTRL to stay out of their business! So much for that match tonight, huh? Sonya, Shayna & Stark leave, will they continue to run wild until they run Raw?
Dakota Kai w/ Damage CTRL VS Sonya Deville w/ Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark!
Raw returns and this match is still scheduled to happen, but how can #CobraKai fight after what just happened to her? Sonya’s squad wait in the ring, and Sonya gets a mic. “I don’t think we’re gonna see Dakota Kai tonight. Isn’t that so sad? I thinks he’s a little… under the weather.” But wait, DMG CTRL still makes their entrance! It’s just Iyo & Kairi, though, but they aren’t gonna back down from a fight. The Evil Genius is stepping up, will she make Sonya pay for pushing things this far?
The bell rings and the brawl is on! Sonya fires hands, knees, and then talks trash before giving more! Sonya DECKS Iyo, runs, but Iyo dodge the knee! Iyo kips up, wags her finger, then runs up! Sonya fires more shots, whips Iyo to ropes, but Iyo reverses, dodges, and tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Sonya tumbles out, the fans fire up with Iyo, and Iyo builds speed. But Zoey is there! SO Iyo BOOTS her! Shayna swings but Iyo DECKS her, too! Sonya runs up, the brawl is on again, and Sonya sends Iyo into steel steps! Iyo falls, Kairi goes to Iyo’s side, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Sonya CHOPS Iyo on the outside. Sonya puts Iyo in the ring, pushes her to a cover, TWO! Sonya stands Iyo up, wraps her arms around ropes, then KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! The ref counts, Sonya lets off to then SMACK Iyo off the mat! And then the other way! Sonya cleans her hands of Iyo’s hair, then she drags Iyo up again. The fans rally for Iyo, and Iyo fires hands and body shots! The fans fire up, Sonya shoves Iyo, then slips around! Dragon sleeper, but Iyo rolls Sonya up! TWO, and Iyo kicks! Sonya blocks to KNEE back! Iyo flounders, Sonya runs in at the corner, but Iyo dodges! Sonya POSTS herself!
Kairi coaches Iyo, the fans rally, and Iyo runs up to block a punch, block a kick, and DRAGON SCREW! Sonya stands but Iyo DECKS her! And SHOTEIS! Iyo roars, runs and DROPKICKS Sonya down! Iyo runs at the corner to ELBOW Sonya down! Iyo kicks Sonya to the drop zone, then she climbs! The fans fire up, Sonya stands, and Iyo MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Sonya survives and Iyo is frustrated. The fans rally up, Iyo brings Sonya around to underhook, but Sonya fights! Sonya wrenches out to KNEE Iyo! Sonya runs, to KNEE Iyo again! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives that shot and Sonya is beside herself.
Sonya drags Iyo up, reels her in, but Iyo fights the lift. Iyo kicks a leg, wheelbarrows and victory rolls, STOMP 182! Iyo then runs in, SHINKANSEN in the corner! Cover, Zoey gives Sonya the ropebreak! The fans boo and Iyo is shocked! Kairi storms up to URAKEN Zoey! Then she dodges Shayna to set her up, Iyo WRECKS Shayna! Sonya grabs Iyo but Iyo slips free! Iyo TOSSES Sonya, Kairi goes up! Iyo joins her, and the Sky Pirates coordinate! ARIHARA MOONSAULT and IN-SANE ELBOW!! Down goes Sonya and her squad! The fans fire up as Iyo puts Sonya back in! Kairi says go go! Iyo stomps Sonya, goes up, and OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Iyo wins!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall
DMG CTRL makes the bullies pay for going after Dakota! But with as hard fought as that was, will they only have to fight that much harder to take control of Raw back?
Ilja Dragunov talks with Sami Zayn backstage.
The Mad Dragon assures the Underdog of the Underground that he was a true Intercontinental Champion. That was a fight that inspired people. Sami says that means a lot. And he is sure Dragunov will make a fine champ himself one day. Dragunov heads out, and in steps Jey Uso! “My dawg!” Tough match at SummerSlam. But don’t worry, Sami can shake that off. YEET. Sami isn’t sure, that one felt a little different. Jey says c’mon, you’re Sami Zayn! You know how to pick yourself up and be happy-go-lucky. That’s just it, this is a tougher pill to swallow. Jey won’t hear that. Sami can get his rematch, get his title back, and be the NEW Intercontinental Champion, again! YEET!
Sami says yeah, man! He already talked with Pearce! He has the rematch next week! Jey says don’t mess with him like that, Uce! But Sami vows he will get his title back. Jey says yeah, handle your business. And then after that, they can both handle some unfinished business with The Judgment Day, making Sami a Double Champ. He likes that? YEET! Secret handshake! Is Sami going to turn this all around and have more gold than he knows what to do with?
The Wyatt Sick6 share another video.
Humming to himself in a corner to the tune of He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Joe Gacy is told by Uncle Howdy, “They thought they could control you. They locked you away. But I saw through their lies. Open your heart to the man int he woods, and now… We’ll make them all pay for their sins.” Gacy has become Huskus, but will his appetite for violence be satiated tonight?
Chad Gable walks ‘n’ talks.
Flanked by The Creeds, Gable tells the Wyatts, “You’ve been after me for weeks. You thought I was an easy target because that old, pathetic family of mine left me high and dry. But I got a new family now. And with The Creeds by my side, we’re sending you back to whatever pathetic freakshow of a swamp you crawled out of! You’ve never met anyone like us! We are… American Made!” This new trio is ready for a fight, but will they get far more than they bargained for tonight?
Six Man Tag: Chad Gable & The Creed Brothers VS The Wyatt Sick6!
Raw returns and The Wyatts make their entrance. The lights go down, the fireflies come out, and the piano plays. The rocking chair is there, the lantern sitting on it, and the fog rolls in. “American Made” is anxious as the piano picks up. Sister Abigail leads the way for Uncle Howdy, Mercy the Buzzard, Huskus the Pig Boy and Ramblin’ Rabbit. Howdy picks up the lantern and they continue down the ramp. Abigail sits at the edge of the ramp, the masks are taken away, and the Wyatts rush the ring! The brawl is on, Rowan firing hands with Julius while Lumis has Brutus and Gacy has Gable! The fans fire up as the Wyatts TOSS American Made out of the ring!
Gabe regroups with The Creeds, but they turn around to see Uncle Howdy/Bo Dallas sitting in the rocking chair, and laughing. “This is Awesome!” as Gable, Julius & Brutus go to the other corner. The trios sort out, and Gable rushes in, but Lumis slithers up to him! Lumis and Gable circle as it were, but then Gable tags Julius and bails out. Julius runs up, Lumis dodges and UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up, Lumis brings Julius around to RIPCORD SPINEBUSTER! Lumis runs to AX HANDLE! And AX HANDLE! And then a JUMP LEG DROP! Tag to Gacy, and he runs up to LARIAT Julius! Gacy whips, Julius reverses, but Gacy goes Bray Wyatt spider-walk in the corner!
The fans fire up, Julius runs in, but Gacy slips up and around him to LARIAT! Gacy OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Julius, then tags Lumis. Brutus runs in, into a BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Brutus distracts the ref while Lumis whips Julius, and Julius reverses so Gable can get a cheap shot in! The fans boo but Julius storms up to tag Gable. American Made surround Lumis, then BLAST Gacy & Rowan! Gable stomps Lumis, but Rowan & Gacy storm in! They brawl with American Made again and the fans fire up!
Rowan scoops Julius, Lumis sends Gable over so Rowan can CLOBBER Gable using Julius! Gacy scoops Brutus, and SLAMS him down! Rowan SLAMS Julius onto Brutus! Gacy runs, to DOUBLE SENTON! The fans fire up as the Wyatts control the ring! But then wait, as American Made bails out, Gacy helps Rowan hoist Lumis up! BUZZARD BOMB onto American Made!! The fans fire up as The Wyatts stand tall, and Raw goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Gable, Julius & Brutus, and they’re all okay to continue. The Wyatts then storm out to drag American Made up! Gable is put in the ring while The Creeds get steel steps! Rowan grinds his boot into Brutus, Lumis tags Gacy. They mug Gable, then Gacy slingshot sunset flips! TWO, and Gacy watches Gable go to a corner. Gacy SPLASHES Gable, then BLASTS Julius before he BOOT WASHES Gable! Gacy drags Gable up to whip, but Gable reverses! Gacy hits buckles, Gable runs in and he blocks a boto! Gable puts that leg in ropes to DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Gable drags Gacy for a spinning toehold! And another!
Gable YANKS Gacy’s leg, tags Brutus, and they stomp away at the ropes! The ref counts, American Made lets off, and Brutus digs his knee into Gacy’s leg. Brutus SMASH, knee drop, and then he looms over Gacy. Gacy CHOPS Brutus, but Brutus DECKS him! Brutus drags Gacy over, tags Julius, and they stomp Gacy more. Julius kicks Gacy around, taunts the Wyatts, then he drops an elbow on the leg! And again! Julius stomps Gacy, steps on him, then covers, ONE!! Gacy is tougher than that but Julius drags him back. Tag to Gable and he YANKS the leg! Gacy grins through the pain, but Gable stomps him down.
Gable stomps Gacy more, soaks up the heat, then he drags Gacy around for a standing leglock. Gacy endures, Raw returns to single picture one more time, and fans rally for the Wyatts. Gable SNAP LOCKS the leg, puts Gacy on the apron, but Gacy RAMS Gable! Gacy slingshots, but into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Gable drags Gacy up, tags Brutus, and Brutus torture racks Gacy, for SHELL SHOCK! Tag to Julius before Brutus STANDING MOONSAULTS! Julius goes up to MOONSAULT! Gable tags in to go up, and he MOONSAULTS from the very top! Cover, Lumis breaks it! The fans cheer but American Made mugs Mercy!
Brutus & Julius POST Lumis, the fans chant “You Suck!” Brutus tags in, he and Julius double whip but Gacy handsprings, into the UPSIDE-DOWN!! The double lariats connect, all three men flounder, hot tags to Gable and Rowan! The Wyatt OG rallies on American Made! LEG LARIAT for Gable! ELBOW for Brutus! LARIAT for Julius! LARIAT for Brutus and Brutus goes up and out! Gable runs in, into a HUGE back drop! The fans are thunderous and Howdy is loving it! Rowan WRECKS Gable with a dropkick, right into barriers! Rowan SMACKS Gable off the barriers, then puts him in the ring.
The fans fire up with Rowan as he says “YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH~!” Shoutout to Harper before the slingshot SENTON! Gable sputters, Rowan picks him up! JACKHAMMER! Cover, The Creeds break it! The fans boo as The Creeds mug Rowan, but he blasts free! IRON CLAW for Brutus! JUMP KNEE from Julius! Gacy fires off on The Creeds but that’s 2v1! The Creeds TOSS Gacy out hard, then they go after him more! But Lumis is up top! BUZZARD SENTON!! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! Gable storms up on Rowan, to GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Rowan survives and Gable can’t believe it!
The fans still tell Gable, “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Gable calls to his boys, but Gacy & Lumis are there instead. They scare the crap outta Gable, but then the Creeds attack! Only to get DOUBLE URENAGES on the desk!! Gable is even more afraid, and he turns around to see Rowan! Rowan clamps on the IRON CLAW! CLAW SLAM!! The fans cheer and Rowan tags Gacy. Gacy tags Lumis, and they combine, POP-UP POWERBOMB SENTON!! Lumis then goes back up, FOLLOW THE BUZZARDS!! Cover, The Wyatts win!
Winners: The Wyatt Sick6, by pinfall
Uncle Howdy is very proud of his new family, and surely the late, great Bray Wyatt is also just as proud. They all stand together victorious in the ring, the lantern lighting the way. They’re here, and will they make sure Raw is never the same again?
My Thoughts:
Another great Raw, a good follow up such an amazing SummerSlam, with solid story and action. The first hour being commercial free once again put a lot more commercials in the second and third hour, and they really could’ve put more into the first hour to make up for that, but oh well. One thing that seemed a bit off though was pretty much the entire Iyo VS Sonya match. Lyra VS Shayna was good, even with the DQ finish. DMG CTRL rushing out there to stop Sonya’s squad made sense, but then we get a backstage attack, and instead of Dakota VS Sonya, we get Iyo VS Sonya.
And while I didn’t really point out the sloppiness, Iyo VS Sonya just wasn’t what that match should look like. Was this a last minute change to cover up that Dakota still isn’t quite ring ready? Seems a shame for Dakota then, she just can’t stay healthy. At the same time, kayfabe injuries could be a way to stretch this story out so that we get all these factions fighting off down the line. We also got some interesting subtleties in the tag matches tonight. Awesome Truth falls apart in their loss to A-Town Down Under, and while Miz kept his cool now, the seed has been planted for a break-up. After all, Miz is at his peak as a Heel.
And similarly, while New Day wins against AOP, Odyssey Jones making the save didn’t quite excite Woods as much as it did Kofi. Woods let it go for now because it was a needed save, and they all got to hang out with Otis, Tozawa & Maxxine, but Kross could easily twist this as Kofi using Jones to either replace Woods, replace Big E, or replace them both. All I know is, a tag team break up here might be the better move this time because it’d be something new for The New Day to go through. But it would seem a new team is on the rise as Jey and Sami are more than happy to go after the World Tag Team Championships, once Sami loses his rematch next week to Bron.
Great opening promo from Gunther with Randy Orton to set up their Bash in Berlin match, that will be an awesome first defense for Der Ring General. Sheamus VS Kaiser was great action, and I figured Pete Dunne would show up. Sheamus still coming out on top was a good move, though. Sheamus more or less finishes things with Kaiser, Dunne still has reason to go after him, but that’s after Dunne and Trick have their match tomorrow night on NXT. We got a great promo segment from Punk, Rollins and McIntyre, and it was quite the bait ‘n’ switch on feuds. Punk and McIntyre are certainly fighting again, and then Bronson Reed tries to murder Rollins! I don’t think this is to write Rollins off, but it will help push things towards Bash in Berlin so the two can fight it out there.
Obviously, awesome stuff from Judgment Day tonight. Great promo from Priest to call out Finn, natural response from Finn, and Priest’s secondary promo does have a point, JD was not seeing how Finn was setting him up as a pawn. Great match from Priest and JD, in which Finn and the rest of course go after Priest, to then bring Rhea out so she can get some shots in. We definitely need “The Terror Twins” in a Mixed Tag against Dom & Liv, maybe even Finn & Liv, before having some 1v1 blowoffs, but they could really do just about anything with this story and I’m sure it’ll be awesome.
And good stuff in the story of Gable’s new group, “American Made,” and the Wyatt Sick6. As a team name goes, American Made is more a catchphrase, but whatever. Good Wyatt video to explain Gacy joining up, and then just a great Six Man Tag main event. This worked out so much better than if it were on the kickoff show for SummerSlam. I was a little worried when the Creeds threw Gacy out hard like that, but he walked it off. Great combo moves tonight, Wyatt Sick6 could easily find their way into the tag title scene, especially if Heels like The Judgment Day hold onto the titles through facing Sami & Jey.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Time to burn it down!
Ahead of entering the Royal Rumble, Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre go one more round in a rematch from WrestleMania 40!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods VS Rey Mysterio; Rey wins.
- Bayley VS Nia Jax; Nia wins.
- PENTA VS Pete Dunne; Penta wins.
- Damage CTRL VS Pure Fusion Collective; DMG CTRL wins.
- Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre; Rollins wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Nia Jax ambushes Rhea Ripley!
The Irresistible Force is here on Raw to face Bayley, but she’s getting her payback on Mami for last week! She dribbles Rhea into the steel chain link fencing again and again, even as security and Adam Pearce rush in! They get Nia to stop, but Rhea is pissed! Will Nia regret riling up Rhea Bloody Ripley?
Jey Uso is here!
Dallas fires up and bounces along as it’s time to YEET! Michael Cole does his best to keep up with the beat as Main Event Jey makes his way down the bleachers. Wade Barrett is subbing in for Pat McAfee (the NCAA College Football Championship is also tonight), and Wade says Maggle looks like a “drunk grandpa” doing the YEET. Jey makes it to ringside, he high fives Maggle, then goes to the ring. But the YEET doesn’t slow down, it just keeps going! Jey grabs a mic and tells Dallas, “Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaaaaa~!” The fans cheer and join in with a “YEET!” Jey says this weekend, “YEET!” Saturday Night’s Main Event, “YEET!” Jey takes home the big one!
But then before Jey can continue, GUNTHER makes his way out here! Der Ring General, World Heavyweight Championship around his waist, makes his way right to the ring. Gunther grabs himself a mic while the fans boo. Jey paces but Gunther tells him, “Lemme guess, the next thing you were about to say is you were going to win the World Heavyweight title.” Jey confirms, he is gonna beat Gunther, then hang the title up in his room. Gunther says Jey really is “a funny little man.” But let’s not act like we both know it won’t happen. Last week, Jey was right here in front of Gunther, and he said every morning, he looks in the mirror and bets on himself.
The thing is, Gunther believes Jey. Gunther was looking forward to Saturday to square off with Main Event Jey Uso. Until today, when he saw Jey walking in here acting like that conversation last week never happened. Not after seeing Jey act like a complete DORK! Like he’s the company mascot for the fans! At this point, Gunther doesn’t even care. He could jsut as well get challenged by Jimmy Uso. Jey tells Gunther to not say something about his brother. Gunther says it doesn’t matter what Jey says, he never follows up with his actions! The fans are the only ones naive enough to believe everything Jey says. Gunther does not.
Bet on yourself? Until when? Until Roman Reigns whistles for him? Until Sami Zayn needs him? Until Jimmy needs him? Even Cody needed Jey and Jey showed up! All that makes Jey is a useful idiot, and Jey doesn’t even see it! Jey, your words and your actions do not align. Gunther’s always do! So on Saturday, when the bell rings, Gunther exposes Jey for the flash in the pan that has NO business being even this close to the World Heavyweight Championship. The fans boo but Gunther tells Jey to go. The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” but Jey says Gunther’s right again. Everything Gunther just said is true again.
Jey is the mascot of the WWE. And the fans here are his team. The fans are his squad. They ride with him! “YEET!” Slide with him! “YEET!” And they will be with him when he beats Gunther for the world championship! “YEET!” Jey reminds us he respects Gunther. But Gunther will respect Jey, too. Because only one of them in this ring main-evented a WrestleMania, and it ain’t Gunther. But then Gunther DECKS Jey! Gunther stomps Jey, the fans boo, but then Gunther DECKS Jey again! Gunther stands Jey up, but Jey TACKLES Gunther! Jey rains down fists and teh fans fire up! Gunther gets up, but Jey fires more hands!
Jey has Gunther’s shirt over his head for a hockey scrum! Gunther gets free, but Jey SUPERKICKS him down! The fans all “YEET!” while Der Ring General retreats! Jey has the belt and he dares Gunther to come get it! Jey drops it at the ropes, Gunther storms up to the apron, but Gunther stays back. Gunther leaves Dallas with the belt tonight, but will Jey leave San Antonio with it this Saturday?
The New Day walks the halls.
And then they spot someone. “Finally, somebody who understands!” JBL is here! They all shake hands, and JBL loves seeing them. Kofi Kingston says JBL is not just a champion and a Hall of Famer, but he’ll be on commentary tonight for The New Day’s match with that “hypocrite of a locker room leader,” Rey Mysterio. JBL should let New Day know they are the victims of a disgusting smear campaign! Kofi even sweetens the deal with a whole $2. Kofi says JBL understands being in a tag team but having to cut the deadweight to get ahead. And when he did, what happened? He had the greatest success of his career!
Not as great as The New Day, but please, be an acolyte for ya bois! JBL says yes, he does “get it.” Big E, all the muscles and charisma and personality, everywhere they go, the fans love Big E. Everyone chants for New Day, for Big E. You get rid of him, the fans have to pay attention to Kofi & Woods! Wow, okay. Backhanded compliments? Be that way. The New Day heads out, JBL asks if he can keep the two bucks. Will Kofi & Woods finally see who’s really in the wrong? Or will they continue to have a bad day here on Raw?
Backstage interview with Bayley.
Cathy Kelley is with the “busiest superstar” in WWE right now, as Bayley was on Raw, NXT and SmackDown all last week. And she has an announcement to make, so for those who ahven’t heard, could she share? Yes, cat is out of the bag, Bayley is back on Raw officially via the Transfer Window! She started here after her NXT call-up, so it just feels right. But also, she is declaring for the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble! And if you remember, she won the 2024 Rumble, so going back to back sounds really good. She could choose Tiffany Stratton, she could choose Rhea Ripley, or- Nia Jax interrupts.
Nia says Bayley can have Rhea, Nia gets Tiffy. Also, Nia is going to win the Women’s Rumble, not Bayley. Oh, yeah, Bayley did see what Nia did to Rhea earlier. If Nia wants to try that, Bayley dares her. Nia says she’ll see Bayley out there. Nia leaves, but will the Irresistible Force rough Bayley up the same way she did Rhea? Or will Bayley continue to be the Role Model, even after changing brands?
Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods VS Rey Mysterio!
Raw returns and JBL is out there with Wade and Maggle already. The New Day makes their entrance, and they hate their song! They have it turn off, they get the tron to stop, and Woods says they already told the idiots in production that they’re no longer using that stuff! It’s ya bois, the NEW~ DAY~, and Dallas is starting to piss Kofi off! They have been doing this for too long and too well to be disrespected like this. They are walking Hall of Famers, unlike this FRAUD, JBL! JBL, give him that money back! Kofi snatches it out of JBL’s lapel pocket. Woods says Rey’s getting the brakes beat off him by the one and only Kofi Kingston~! BECAUSE NEW! DAY- “SUCKS!”
The fans chant “NEW! DAY SUCKS!” and the bell rings. Kofi and Rey circle, feel things out, and Kofi waistlocks to then headlock, waistlock, and he shoves Rey to a corner. The fans boo but Kofi soaks up that heat. JBL says this is the only time he’ll cheer a “deadbeat dad” like Rey. Rey and Kofi tie up, Rey waistlocks but Kofi switches to SLAM Rey down! Kofi slaps Rey around, and the fans boo as Kofi & Woods soak up the heat. Kofi taunts Rey, Rey and Kofi reset, and they tie up. Rey wrenches, hammerlocks, but Kofi wrenches out. Kofi wristlocks, Rey rolls and kips up, then Rey wrenches to headlock.
Kofi powers up and out, drops down then CLOBBERS Rey! The fans boo but Kofi keeps moving. Rey drops down, blows past Kofi, then tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Kofi staggers up, Rey dropkicks the legs out! Kofi is on ropes, Rey dials it up, but Kofi ducks the 619! Rey then PLANCHAS, but Kofi moves! Rey is on the apron, Kofi YANKS him down! The fans tell Kofi off but he drags Rey up and into the ring. Kofi then fires UPPERCUTS on Kofi, CHOKES him in the corner, then stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, Kofi steps off, and then Kofi whips corner to corner. Rey reverses, runs up, but Kofi SWING KICKS! Rey GAMANGIRIS in return!
Rey RAMS Kofi, slingshots and SUNSET- NO, Kofi holds on, and he CLUBS Rey down! The fans boo but Kofi brings Rey in! Woods says watch this, “Hall of Famer!” Kofi lifts Rey, Rey pops free, but Kofi stomps away on him! Kofi glares at JBL, then he drags Rey up. The fans boo but Kofi SMACKS Rey off the apron. Kofi then reels Rey in, but Rey RANAS Kofi into the steel steps! The fans fire up as Rey rises, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Kofi has Rey down with an armlock. Rey fights to his feet, the fans fire up, and the forearms go back and forth! Kofi ROCKS Rey, Rey ROCKS Kofi, but then Kofi kicks low! Kofi whips, Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges, then Rey leaps to FLYING FOREARM! Both men are down and the fans fire up again. Woods coaches Kofi while Rey goes to the apron. Rey then goes to the corner, but Kofi hurries over that way. Kofi fires body shots, then he climbs up after Rey. Kofi brings Rey up but Rey fires body shots in return! Rey BENDS Kofi’s fingers, then he HEADBUTTS Kofi! Kofi staggers up, Rey hits the SEATED SENTON!
Rey gets moving, but Kofi ducks the springboard crossbody! Kofi sunset flip, but Rey rolls through, basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Kofi goes to a corner, Rey CLUBS him, and the fans rally. The ref gets between them, but Kofi pokes Rey in the eyes! Kofi leaps, CROSSBODY SPLASH to the back! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Rey as he stays in this. The fans chant “NEW! DAY SUCKS!” Woods argues with a fan, Kofi aims, TROUBLE IN- NO, Rey dodges, then comes back to RANA! Kofi is on ropes, Rey dials it up! But Woods trips Rey! The ref saw that clear as day! Woods argues with the ref, but the ref EJECTS Woods!
The fans fire up while Woods throws a fit! Rey DECKS Woods! But Kofi CLOBBERS Rey! The fans boo, but Kofi hauls Rey up! Rey victory rolls Kofi onto ropes! Rey redials, 619!! And then the springboard, but onto knees! Kofi covers, TWO!! Rey survives, the fans fire up, but Kofi seethes. Kofi hauls Rey up, clinches, S O- NO! Rey makes the SOS a cover, REY WINS!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
But Woods CLBOBERS Rey from behind! The New Day mugs Rey, the fans boo more, but here comes the LWO! Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro run The New Day off! The fans boo, Cruz & Wilde check Rey, but then the New Day sneak back in! They drag Wilde out to POST him! Cruz hurries but now New Day retreats for real! Insult to injury here, but will Kofi & Woods continue to be blinded by their own arrogance?
Backstage interview with Team American Made.
Cathy Kelley waits as Chad Gable is arguing with his own people, then says okay, sorry, he was inspiring the team. But yeah, he’s the talk of the whole freakin’ wrestling world the past week, but he is man enough to admit he has a problem. And it all started with losing to Penta last week! It was Dragon Lee before that, and Rey Mysterio before that. Gable asks, “What’re we gonna do her?” But he’s figured it out! He found a man who knows a thing or two about lucha libre, and that man is intelligent with a mustache to match. That man is Dominik Mysterio! While Dom helps Gable with his lucha problem, the team has their marching order.
Ivy Nile says there’s a Women’s Intercontinental Championship with her name all over it. Brutus says those tag titles should’ve already had their names on them, HAHA~! Julius mocks how War Raiders cry about “One more injury~ and we’re done forever~!” Like that’s something to be proud of? No more asking, they’re just taking! They’ll take those tag titles from a team near the end of their career and put them on a team that’s entering their prime. Gable says this team that bleeds red, white ‘n’ blue will have waists wrapped in gold, and it will be glorious. Team American Made heads out, but can Dirty Dom really help Gable clean up his act?
Sami Zayn is here!
Dallas sings his song, and the Underdog from the Underground goes right to the ring. He grabs a mic and thanks Dallas for that, that never gets old. But he wont’ beat around the bush, he’ll just get right to business. Sami spoke with Adam Pearce, and Sami is now officially entered into the 2025 Men’s Royal Rumble match! The fans like the sound of that! Sami says Rollins told him he’s already helped a lot of others, so time to help himself. Well, Sami thought about that, and thought about what he wants. When he thought about that, it opened a whole bunch of thoughts. Sami pictured what 14-year-old Sami wanted.
Sami thought about what the millions around the world who dream of becoming pro-wrestlers, and the thousands who actually live the dream and get to do it. And then the even smaller group lucky enough to call themselves WWE Superstars. And then the smallest group of all, the hardest to crack into at all, is the upper echelon, the top tier, and that is where Sami is now! The fans cheer, and Sami firmly believes he is as good as everyone else in that group. That group is all in the Royal Rumble, and the only difference between Sami and the others, aka Roman, McIntyre, Rollins, and so on, is that they all have a world title to their name… and Sami doesn’t.
Sami has said it before, he’ll say it again, he’s had a great life, a great career. He doesn’t need the world title to complete him. The fans have supported Sami throughout the years, and believe it or not, that support means more to him than any world title could ever mean! So no, Sami does not need that world title, but DAMMIT, he WANTS it!! The fans love that! Sami says 14-year-old Sami wants that title, and he’s still with Sami! That kid sets foot in this ring every time Sami does. So Sami doesn’t need it, he wants it, so he will TAKE IT! WAIT, Kevin Owens is here!? The fans boo and Sami is certainly stunned seeing SmackDown’s Prizefighter back on Raw.
Kevin, who is still carrying the “Winged Eagle” title, while wearing a Bret Hart merchandise jacket, makes his way to the ring. Kevin grabs the mic, and while fans boo, he looks to Sami. Sami says he knew it was a matter of time before Kevin showed up. How does Kevin wanna do this? Kevin asks what Sami means. Sami knows Kevin. We all saw what Kevin did to Cody over teaming with Roman, so how’s this going down? Aw, is that why Sami thinks Kevin is here? No, Kevin admits, he was upset at first. But he realizes now that Sami teaming with Roman isn’t the same as Cody teaming with Roman.
Sami and Roman had a lot of history, the same as Sami and Kevin. And Roman did terrible things to Sami that Sami overlooked, just as Kevin did to Sami that Sami has overlooked. Or rather, Sami forgave Kevin for those things. Same as him forgiving Roman! Because that is who Sami is: Sami is a good person. And Rollins is right, Sami does a lot for others, especially his friends. And well, Sami is still Kevin’s best friend. A brother even! Kevin is here to tell his brother that he whole heartedly believes Sami can and will win the Royal Rumble. Kevin knows that the Sami he’s known for 20 YEARS will win the Royal Rumble!
And why? Because Sami deserves it! Sami deserves to go to WrestleMania and fight for the WWE Championship, and Kevin knows Sami will do it! Then Kevin and Sami can accomplish one more thing together. Think of everything they’ve done and seen each other do in this business. They main-evented WrestleMania to become tag team champions. But there’s one more thing they haven’t done: main event WrestleMania for THE WWE Championship. And when Sami wins the Rumble, they can do that, so long as Kevin walks away THE WWE Champion. But Kevin knows both of those things are going to happen.
Kevin knows Sami will win the Rumble because Kevin has his back. He does. And Kevin knows he’ll be THE WWE Champion because just like Sami had Roman’s back, he’s got Kevin’s back. Right? Kevin just knows it. Sami is his best friend, his brother, and if Kevin needs him, Sami will be there. Kevin drops his mic and heads out, but Sami is rather confused. Is Kevin suggesting Sami do what it sounds like? What will Sami do on this Road to WrestleMania?
Backstage interview with Sheamus.
Cathy is with The Fella and brings up his Intercontinental Championship match he has this Saturday against Bron Breakker. Why is this title so important to him? Sheamus says many would look at his career, and say he has the perfect backwards WWE career. He was only six months into his career, and he beat one of the biggest names this business has ever seen in John Cena to become WWE Champion. Ironically, the Intercontinental Champioship is what drew Sheamus to the WWE. That title has become an obsession for the past five years, but guess what? The stars are aligned! Saturday Night’s Main Event, Sheamus will bust Bron aside and fulfill destiny!
Sheamus will win the last championship he has yet to win! And for everyone who is watching, Let’s Go, Irish! A quick shoutout to Notre Dame, but then Sheamus spots Bron Breakker. Bron tells Sheamus that this title is Bron’s. This is as close as Sheamus will ever get to winning it. Because on Saturday, Bron beats him and BREAKS him like an old man! So just do us all a favor and retire. Sheamus shoves Bron, but Bron laughs it off and takes his leave. Will the Celtic Warrior finally have his WWE Bingo in another banger? Or will this title still belong to Bron Breakker?
Bayley VS Nia Jax!
The Role Model and the Irresistible Force were just on SmackDown but they’re bringing their beef over to Raw! Will Bayley make her official transfer back a successful one? Or will Nia be rolling towards the Royal Rumble?
Well, well, well, Roxanne Perez seems to be stalking Bayley. She was in the crowd for SmackDown last Friday, and now she’s here in the crowd tonight. The bell rings, Nia runs up, but Bayley dodges! Nia hits buckles, Bayley fires hands, then runs to ELBOW her! Bayley climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, Bayley ges to 6 before Nia brings her off the corner! Bayley still fights, but Nia stops the rana! Nia brings Bayley up to a fireman’s carry, but Bayley kicks off ropes! TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Nia sits up but Bayley fires hands! Bayley runs, but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! Bayley sputters, Nia covers, ONE!!
Bayley scrambles away but Nia stalks her. Nia puts Bayley on the ropes, CHOKES her, but the ref counts. Nia lets off at 4, she soaks up some heat, then she HEADBUTTS Bayley again. Bayley goes to a corner, Nia digs her boot in, but the ref counts. Nia stops at 4, the fans boo some more, and Bayley crawls. Nia drags Bayley up, pushes her down, then runs, only for Bayley to avoid the elbow drop! Bayley fires forearms, then whips. Nia takes a swing but Bayley gets around to hit a back suplex! Cover, TWO! Nia is tougher than that but she’s also dazed. Bayley rises, runs in, but Nia URENAGES Bayley down! Now Nia climbs the corner!
The fans fire up as Bayley SHOVES Nia to the apron! Bayley BOOTS Nia to the floor, then builds speed! Bayley DIVES, down goes Nia! The fans fire up and Bayley gets in Roxie’s face! Roxie takes a swing, but Bayley blocks! Bayley DECKS Roxie! The fans go wild, security stops Roxie from getting at Bayley! Bayley mocks the little idiot, then goes back for Nia while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Nia drags Bayley up. Nia drops a LEG on the arm! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives and Nia grows frustrated. Nia taunts Bayley, the fans boo Nia, and Bayley sits up. Nia drags Bayley by her hair, then runs, but Bayley avoids the leg drop! Bayley hurries to ELBOW Nia in the back! And then SLIDING LARIAT! Bayley keeps moving, and drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Nia survives the onslaught but the fans rally for Bayley. Both women slowly rise up, and Bayley runs up to KNEE Nia out to the apron! Bayley then drags Nia in through the ropes, but Nia HOTSHOTS the bad arm!
Bayley writhes, Nia taunts the fans, then Nia goes back to the apron. Nia stands on Bayley’s bad arm! But Bayley avoids another leg drop! Nia clutches her lower back while she and Bayley both rise up again. Bayley runs in to SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! Nia flops to the floor and the fans fire up! Bayley leaves Nia behind for the count to handle this. Nia is still down at 5 of 10, and at 7! Nia springs up and in at 8! But Bayley goes up, up, and she hits a BANZAI DROP! Cover, TWO! Bayley didn’t quite A-Nia-Late Nia, but she goes up to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Nia survives again but if only barely!
The fans rally as Bayley brings Nia up. Nia shoves Bayley away, then scoops her, SHOULDER BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bayley stays in this and the fans rally up again. Bayley goes to a corner, Nia runs in, and Nia SPLASHES Bayley! Bayley flounders against the ropes, then Nia runs in. Bayley TOSSES Nia to the apron, but Nia ROCKS Bayley! Nia drags Bayley up, and POSTS her! Bayley dangles in the ropes, and Nia snarls. Nia runs to HIP ATTACK Bayley against the post! Bayley flounders back in, the fans boo, and Nia climbs up! But Bayley is up to YANK Nia down! The fans fire up as Bayley runs, and she KNEES Nia down! Cover, TWO!!
Nia survives yet again but the fans continue to rally behind Bayley. Bayley goes up a corner, but now Nia is up! Nia ROCKS Bayley, then climbs up after her. Nia fireman’s carries, but Bayley squirms around! SUPER SUNSET FLIP BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Nia survives that wild fall but Bayley goes right back up! MACHO ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!!! Nia survives again and Bayley is beside herself! Nia and Bayley rise, and the fans fire up again. Bayley reels Nia in, but the bad arm won’t let her clinch! Nia fireman’s carries, but Bayley fights free! Bayley runs, CHOP BLOCKS a leg, then hurries to run again. Nia POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS!!
Nia hurries to SENTON! Then she drags Bayley to a drop zone! Nia goes up, to A-NIA-LATE Bayley! Cover, Nia wins!!
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall
A powerful battle between two former champions, but the Irresistible Force crushes Bayley on her return to Raw! But wait! RHEA RIPLEY makes her way out here! Mami wants revenge, and Nia says bring it! They brawl in the ring, the fans fire up, and Rhea HEADBUTTS Nia! Rhea RAMS Nia into the corner again and again, but here comes security! The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but the two are separated! But then Nia breaks free to SPLASH Rhea and whoever else was in the way! Nia CLUBS away on Rhea, producers and refs rush out here to stop this, but Rhea is up! She LEAPS at Nia for more!
The fans are thunderous as Rhea shoves everyone out of the way to ROUNDHOUSE Nia! Nia falls out of the ring, but rhea isn’t done! Rhea goes to the apron, but Nia trips her up! Nia DRIBBLES Rhea off the announce desk! Nia now clears the desk, and Adam Pearce is shouting that this is enough! Nia puts Rhea on the desk, but security swarms her! Wait, Rhea is back up! CANNONBALL!! Rhea takes Nia and the security guards out! The fans fire up but producers have to drag Rhea away from Nia! Dallas cheers on “MAMI! MAMI!” and she grabs a mic. Rhea gets on the desk to shout, “YOU! ME! SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT!!”
The fans are all fired up, because now things are going to get wild in San Antonio! But will the Queen of the Ring A-Nia-Late Rhea? Or will Nia get eradicated?
Judgment Day meets with American Made.
The others aren’t so sure about this, but Chad Gable says Dom said he could help with Gable’s luchador problem. Does he have some info? C’mon! Help him out! Okay, okay. Dom has someone who can help Gable. Dom hands him a piece of paper, and Gable asks, “This is the guy?” Dom says it sure is. Gable tells Judgment Day and “JD McDouche” that he’s off to master the dark arts of lucha libre. The others ask Dom what this is all about. Dom says it’s a long story but he and Gable go way back. Okay, fine, but how does this help Judgment Day? Next week is the tag title rematch but Finn is still out of action from last week’s Street Fight!
Liv Morgan says listening to Finn hasn’t really helped them win, has it? C’mon, Liv, this is serious. They’re gonna have to forfeit! Dom says maybe he could sub in. Finn shouldn’t care so long as they get the titles back, right? JD says yeah, that’s a good point. They’ll get this. Liv says yeah, Finn should be fine. And Dom is quite the mastermind now, huh? Liv just hopes this plan goes better than the one he had for her match with Rhea. Hey, didn’t she say she was over that? Yes, she did. Can Dom not take a joke? Okay, okay. Dom does have a plan for Liv, though. And even though she’s not mad, he’ll make it up to her, okay? Oh, he will. Now, let’s go.
Liv & Dom head out, Raquel tells Carlito to stop staring. Will Judgment Day (not) keep it together?
Lyra Valkyria speaks.
“Last week, I walked into Raw ready to become a history maker. And that meant spreading my wings and shedding any dead feathers that made me doubt the heights I knew I was capable of reaching. I took fear, I took doubt, and I used them to become something more. And now that I have this, it’s about what comes next. And what comes next is building a legacy as a valiant, fighting Women’s Intercontinental Champion.” The Morrigan is ready for more, just how high will she soar?
WWE celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.
He had a dream, and that dream lives on in us. May we keep that dream alive so that it may come true every day.
Seth Rollins warms up backstage.
Sami checks with him and knows the match with McIntyre is coming up. But Sami just wants Rollins to know that as a friend, he appreciated the talk they had last week. Rollins knows, and he heard Sami out there. Rollins respects Sami’s choice. It’s about time we got that Sami back. And Sami is almost rooting for that Sami. But push comes to shove int he Rumble, Rollins will throw Sami right over the top rope. Sami says, “Not if I throw you out first.” Sami again wishes Rollins luck, then heads out. Rollins finishes his preparations, but Karrion Kross is watching from afar! Could Mr. Doomsday have his next target in mind?
PENTA VS Pete Dunne!
#CeroMiedo made its debut in the WWE just last week, and it was a massive hit! But now he’s up against a man who feels disrespected left, right, front and back! Will the Bruiserweight take out all his frustrations on the new kid in class? Or will Penta continue to blow the roof off the arenas?
The bell rings and the fans already chant, “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta tells Dunne to listen, but Dunne grabs the hand! Penta KICKS Dunne, but Dunne CHOPS! Penta CHOPS, Dunne CHOPS, then the forearms start flying! Dunne headlocks, Penta fires body shots, and Penta powers out. Penta hurdles then mule kicks Dunne, and Dunne sputters away. Penta swaggers, but Dunne CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but Dunne grabs an arm. Dunne hammerlocks that arm, pulls on the other, and he bends the fingers back! Dunne STOMPS Penta’s arm! The fans tell Dunne off while Penta writhes, but Dunne drags Penta up again.
Dunne wrenches and whips, but Penta reverses. Then Penta runs up to GAMANGIRI! Penta whips again, Dunne reverses and he GAMANGIRIS! Penta sputters, Dunne brings him up, and Dunne whips. Penta reverses. Dunne goes up and flips and SUPERKICK from Penta! Penta hits Dunne outta the sky and Dunne bails out of the ring! The fans fire up and Penta says, “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta runs and DIVES into a forearm! Dunne gives back that anti-air, then he reels Penta in. APRON X-PLEX! Penta writhes again while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Dunne runs up to SLIDING FOREARM Penta down! The fans boo while Penta sputters, but Dunne runs up to SLIDINGN FOREARM again! Dunne paces, the fans chant, “Butch Sucks!” but Dunne just runs up on Penta. Penta dodges, mule kicks, and he runs to SLING-DOG! Dunne flounders to a corner, Penta runs and headstands on the corner! SWINGING DROPKICK! Dunne sputters more but Penta fireman’s carries. The fans fire up for the SWINGINGN DEATH VALLEY! Cover, TWO! Penta is frustrated, but the fans rally up again. Penta and Dunne rise up, and Penta goes after Dunne. Dunne ENZIGIRIS first!
Dunne STMOPS the hands, then he BUZZSAWS! Penta goes to a corner, Dunne runs up, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta runs up, DESTROYER!! Dunne tumbles out of the ring! The fans fire up with Penta and he builds speed again! Penta FLIES and down goes Dunne! The fans are thunderous while both men are out at the ramp! Penta and Dunne stir, the ring count climbs, and Dunne is in at 5 of 10. Penta rises at 6, and he slaps some sense into himself. Penta is back in at 7, DES- NO, Dunne stops the second shot and tucks Penta in! CRUNCHY DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Penta survives and the fans fire up!
Penta shakes out the bad arm, but he and Dunne sit up. They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! Dunne CHOPS, but Penta CHOPS! The fans cheer Penta on and he tells Dunne to listen! “CERO! MIEDO!” But Dunne bends the fingers, SNAPS them, then wraps Penta into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Penta endures, fights up, and he deadlifts Dunne, for a POWER BREAKER!! Dunne writhes, Penta grabs Dunne’s arm and traps it! Penta CLUBS Dunne, then grabs the other arm, SACRIFICE!! Dunne writhes in even more pain, but Penta brings him around. Pump handle, PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, Penta wins!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
The luchador proved he could do power on top of punishing submissions, and he is 2-0 here on Raw! Will the Penta Era take over the WWE?
Logan Paul speaks.
“Man, it must suck to be a Logan Paul hater. For years, all of you have wanted me to fail. But you know why it’s never happened, and it never will? Because when I do something, I become the best at it. I became the King of the Internet. I was the only man in history to beat Floyd Mayweather. So what makes you think the WWE will be any different? Look around, dummies. This is my life now. And I will eat, sleep and breathe wrestling until I become the greatest superstar to step into that ring. You can quote me on that. You’re looking at the GOAT, ladies and gentlemen.” The Maverick makes his return next week in Atlanta, will he receive a “warm welcome?”
CM Punk is here!
The Voice of the Voiceless, the Second City Saint, the Best in the World, takes a page out of Jey Uso’s playbook by entering through the concourse and then the bleachers! Dallas fires up as he joins Jackie Redmond in the perch for an interview. Jackie says the fans love chanting Punk’s name, and thanks him for coming out here for this in-arena interview. Punk says before any questions, he has a question for us: “Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Dallas, Texas or what?!” The fans cheer that, and Jackie says of course it is.
But to the question: There are only so many ways to get to the main event of WrestleMania, something Punk wants to do for the first time in his career. The Royal Rumble is certainly one way, but that is a match he’s never won. And it is shaping to become one of the most stacked fields ever. Punk, Roman, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, and more. So, the question is, what makes this Rumble different for Punk? Punk says, “History.” And he is a maker of history! Just three weeks ago, he main-evented the first Raw live on Netflix, and he beat Rollins, a man favored to win this year’s Rumble.
This business is a fickle one, constantly asking, “What have you down for me lately?” Punk says he makes history! And he’ll do it in two weeks when he walks in, throws 29 other superstars over the top rope. The stakes are much too high, the lights are much too bright, and the pressure is on! And that is when Punk feels alive and when he thrives. No one can beat Punk when he’s at his best and with the people behind him. Jackie brought up Cena, but Punk can’t see Cena throwing him out. Roman Reigns? Roman needed Punk’s help to settle family business at WarGames. And in the Rumble, there are no friends!
Punk has put McIntyre in the dirt, and don’t ask him about Sami. You put HOGAN in the rumble, Punk will throw his old ass out and kill Hulkamania once and for all! February 1st, 60 THOUSAND strong, on the Peacock, live and in living color, Indianapolis, Indiana, Punk will settle scores and cash in debts. He’ll even call in a favor or two if he needs to. On that night, 29 other men are going night-night, and ONE MAN gets his hand raised. One name, three syllables: C, M, PUNK! “CM” might stand for “Confident Man” right about now, but will Punk be unstoppable on this road not just to WrestleMania, but also the road to his dream?
Damage CTRL VS Pure Fusion Collective!
This rivalry went back and forth all over 2024, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down just because it is a New Year. Will Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky finally kick PFC to the curb for what they did to Kairi Sane? Or will Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark put them on the shelf right beside the Pirate Princess?
The teams sort out, the bell rings, and Kai starts against Shayna. Shayna opens with a KICK to the leg, but Kai walks that off. Shayna KCIKS again, Kai gets mad, and the two go again. Kai blocks one kick but not the second KCIK! Shayna runs up, fakes Kai out, then trips her up! Shayna scuffs Kai, then soaks up the heat. Shayna runs back in, but Kai goes up and over to roll her up! TWO, and Kai slips past Shayna to DROPKICK her down! The fans fire up for Kai, but Shayna stops the arm-drag! Shayna whips, Kai stops herself and BOOTS Shayna away. Kai runs up, Zoey tags in before the flying mare!
Things speed up, Shayna drops down and Zoey springboards to MISSILE DORPKICK Kai down! Sonya wants everyone to take notes! Zoey clamps onto Kai with a chinlock and she grinds Kai down. The fans rally, Kai fights up, and Kai fires body shots. Zoey CLUBS Kai, CLUBS her again and again, then soaks up heat. Zoey puts Kai in the corner, tags Shayna back in, and then Zoey whips Shayna in for a KNEE! Shayna scoops Kai, BACKBREAKER and LARIAT! Shayna covers, TWO! Kai stays in this, but Sonya says her team’s got this. Kai crawls, but Shayna clamps onto the leg for a toehold.
Kai endures, kicks at Shayna with her free leg, but Shayna still bends the trapped leg! The fans rally, Kai kicks and kicks, but Shayna drops an ELBOW on the leg! Shayna tells Dallas to shut it, then she drags Kai around to bend the leg in another direction! Kai endures, reaches out for Iyo, but Shayna pulls the leg. Kai kicks at Shayna again, then BOOTS her away! Kai and Shayna crawl, hot tag to Zoey! Zoey brings Kai up but Kai ENZIGIRIS! Shayna runs back in, but Kai TOSSES her out! Hot tag to Iyo! The Genius of the Sky fires SHOTEI after SHOTEI on Zoey! Iyo ROCKS Shayna, then runs! PFC avoids the handsprings, but Iyo blocks a kick!
Iyo sends the foot at Zoey, but she ducks! Iyo SHOTEIS Zoey again! Then she dodges Shayna to GERMAN SUPLEX her away! The fans fire up as Iyo whips Zoey. Zoey reverses but Iyo uses that to DIVE onto Shayna! Iyo hurries up, blocks a shot, then ROUDNHOUSES Zoey! The fans fire up as Iyo climbs, and Iyo MISSILE DROPKICKS Zoey! Iyo handsprings up and the fans are thunderous! Iyo aims from the corner, runs in and SHINKANSEN! Iyo drags Zoey to a cover, TWO! Zoey survives but Iyo goes up. Sonya storms up, but Kai YANKS Sonya down! The fans fire up as Iyo climbs, but Shayna LARIATS Kai!
Zoey YANKS Iyo down, SUPERKICKS her, and then reels her in! ATAXIA!! Cover, TWO!! Zoey is furious, but she tags in Shayna. PFC gets Iyo up, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY, then a SLIDING KNEE! Cover, Kai breaks it! The fans fire up but Zoey TOSSES Kai! Zoey then PLANCHAS, but Kai dodges! Kai goes up to the apron to PENALTY KICK Zoey! Shayna BOOTS Kai, then dodges Iyo! KIRAFUDA KLUTCH!! Iyo flails, but she runs to the ropes! HOTSHOT and Shayna falls back! Iyo hurries up top, the fans fire up, OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, DMG CTRL wins!
Winners: Damage CTRL, by pinfall
PFC tried to use the numbers, but Iyo & Kai just used their skills! Will DMG CTRL still take control of Raw? Or will Sonya, Shayna & Zoey figure out a winning formula?
Seth Rollins VS Drew McIntyre!
With the Royal Rumble just down the road, it is this WrestleMania 40 rematch that could determine how WrestleMania 41 looks. The Visionary and the Scottish Terminator look to run it back, but who will be in pole position for Indianapolis?
Raw returns and McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings, the fans fire up, and the two stare down. The fans sing Rollins’ song, and Rollins says he’s got two good knees now. No Bloodline, no CM Punk, just them! The two circle, tie up, and McIntyre pushes Rollins to the corner. The ref counts but McIntyre talks smack as he lets off. Rollins shoves McIntyre, McIntyre shoves Rollins! They stare down again, Rollins talks a bit more smack, and McIntyre grins. McIntyre CHOPS, and Rollins likes that! Rollins CHOPS, McIntyre CHOPS, repeat! The fans “WOO~” but then McIntyre headlocks. Rollins powers up and out, but McIntyre runs him over!
McIntyre looms over Rollins, then brings him up. But Rollins CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! McIntyre headlocks, Rollins powers up and out, drops down, hurdles over, then redirects McIntyre to SHOULDER TACKLE! McIntyre rebounds to SHOULDER TACKLE Rollins! The fans fire up again while Rollins goes to ropes. McIntyre stomps Rollins, ROCKS him, then stalks him to ropes. McIntyre CHOPS Rollins against the ropes, then whips. Rollins ducks ‘n’ dodges, to then SLINGBLADE! Rollins keeps moving, and he LARAITS McIntyre up and out! The fans fire up as Rollins builds speed, to WRECK McIntyre with a dropkick!
McIntyre is at the desk. Rollins builds sped, and Rollins DIVES! McIntyre hits desk, but Rollins keeps going! Rollins DIVES again, but McIntyre stops that to TOSS Rollins up and over the desk! Rollins is down between the armchairs and McIntyre snarls, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and both men slowly rise in the ring. McIntyre looms over Rollins, saying Rollins is still too damn selfish. But Rollins fires hands! McIntyre hits back, they go back and forth! McIntyre kicks low, whips Rollins toa corner, but Rollins BOOTS him away! McIntyre returns, and he pushes through the boot to ELBOW Rollins! McIntyre has Rollins in the Inverted Alabama Lift, ALABAMA- VICTORY ROLL! TWO!! Rollins goes back to the corner, and he BOOTS McIntyre again! The fans fire up while both men are down! Rollins feeds off that energy and rises up. Rollins ROCKS McIntyre, then counter punches him!
Rollins CHOPS and ROCKS McIntyre again and again, then CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! The fans fire up, the ref counts as they’re on ropes, but Rollins roars! Rollins whips, McIntyre reveres, Rollins leaps, but into McIntyre’s arms! McIntyre pops Rollins up, but Rollins slips out of the suplex to then POST McIntyre! McIntyre staggers back, so Rollins POSTS him again! McIntyre sputters, Rollins brings him around and POSTS him a third time! McIntyre is stuck in the corner now, but Rollins SLAMS the arm against the post! Rollins aims as McIntyre staggers away. Springboard, FLYING KNEE! McIntyre says up, Rollins hits a RUNNING KNEE! Cover, TWO!
Rollins takes a breath as the fans rally up. McIntyre is down so Rollins goes to the apron. Springboard SWANTON! Cover, TWO! McIntyre survives but Rollins snarls. Rollins stalks McIntyre, grabs the arm, and he goes to wrangle McIntyre. McIntyre rolls free, fireman’s carries, but Rollins fights free! Rollins goes to a corner again, puts McIntyre on the apron, but McIntyre ROCKS Rollins! McIntyre climbs, but Rollins springs up to join him! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roll through, but MCINTYRE hits the FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as McIntyre kips up!
McIntyre still wobbles a bit, but he makes his way to a corner. McIntyre tells Rollins to get up. Rollins rises, McIntyre runs in, but Rollins ducks the Claymore! Now Rollins aims, and he runs up, but McIntyre hits a SPINEBUSTER! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Rollins survives, but McIntyre brings him in! Deadlift and- RANA! Rollins then SUPERKICKS McIntyre, runs, tilt-o-whirls, and FALCON ARROWS! The fans fire up as Rollins manages a cover, TWO!! The pin wasn’t much but neither was that kick-out, both men are running on fumes. The fans sing Rollins’ song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!”
Rollins runs, CURB- NO, McIntyre avoids the stomp! Underhooks and FUTURE- NO, Rollins fights the DDT to underhook! PED- NO, McIntyre wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! McIntyre rolls away to go to the apron, then he drags himself up the corner. McIntyre reaches the top, Rollins stands, FLYING- NO, Rollins blocks the lariat to try and wrangle McIntyre. McIntyre scoops Rollins, Rollins slips free, and Rollins still wants the arm! McIntyre fights the takedown again so Rollins CLUBS away on the arm! Rollins brings McIntyre down, into a CROSSFACE!! McIntyre endures, reaches out, but Rollins pulls him back!
McIntyre fights, claws his way over, and he manages the ROPEBREAK! Rollins holds until the ref counts 4, and now Rollins tells McIntyre to get up and fight. “You question me? You question my integrity!?” Rollins gets in McIntyre’s face, the ref backs him off, but now McIntyre CLAWS Rollins’ face! Rollins staggers, McIntyre reels him in, underhook and FUTURE SHOCK!! Cover, TWO?!? Rollins survives and now McIntyre is pissed. McIntyre rises, and he tells Rollins that his words and actions don’t line up. Short arm LARIAT! McIntyre drags Rollins up again, short arm LARIAT! The fans rally and McIntyre shakes his head.
McIntyre tells Rollins to get up, and Rollins sputters as he slowly sits up. McIntyre reels Rollins in for a short arm- NO, Rollins slips up and around, and a jackknife bridge! ROLLINS WINS!!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall
Rollins snatches this one away, and McIntyre CLOBBERS Rollins for it! The fans boo but McIntyre scares the ref off. But Rollins fires hands in return! McIntyre CLAYMORES outta nowhere!! McIntyre is still seething, and he drags Rollins over to the corner. McIntyre pulls Rollins’ hair to put him up against the post! The fans boo, the ref says don’t, but SAMI ZAYN to the rescue! Sami fires hands, then he POSTS McIntyre! Sami makes sure Rollins is alright, and then Sami goes back for Drew. But he gets a GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT for it! McIntyre stands Sami up to THROW him into barriers!
McIntyre snarls as he looks to Rollins again. McIntyre gets in the ring, and he tells Rollins they should be on the same team, but Rollins is just so selfish! But here comes Sami! McIntyre moves, HELLUVA KICK to Rollins!! The fans can’t believe it and neither can Sami! Sami apologizes to Rollins, but McIntyre grins, this all worked out for the better! Will McIntyre use everyone else against each other to ensure he is the one going to WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
Another great episode coming in at just two hours and 35 minutes or so. I don’t mind things “ending early” compared to the usual three hour run, but I am curious as to how they’re only using two-and-a-half hours. I suppose they have their plan and just go with it. That way, if things go long, they have breathing room for it. But they really could’ve added like one more thing to this and it would’ve been fine, I think. That said, good go-home stuff for Saturday Night’s Main Event, such as a good promo from Jey and Gunther. Though, they didn’t really add more to what last week had, other than that brawl. Jey stood tall, go-home math would suggest he loses.
Sheamus and Bron had a good promo to put the final touches on their build, but as I said last week, this is a rather interesting one. Sheamus really should win that Intercontinental Championship already, but I don’t know if Saturday Night’s Main Event is a “big enough stage” for such a moment. Great stuff with Bayley, Nia and Rhea tonight, especially that match. It seems the Transfer Window is finally putting some actual transfers in, what with Wyatt Sick6 on SmackDown and now Bayley on Raw. Rhea VS Nia on Saturday Night’s Main Event is going to be an awesome title match, but it feels like Rhea will retain to solidify her as champion past the Royal Rumble.
And speaking of the Rumble, Bayley is certainly a top choice to win. For one, it’d be historic for Bayley to not just win back-to-back, but to also be the first woman to have won two Rumbles at all. Very good promo from Punk to hype himself up for the Rumble, and he did mention a favor… Though, it’d be rather Heel of Punk to use a favor from Heyman to basically rig the Rumble or give him protection during it, but it’d also be great continuity as The Shield was to shield Punk. Sami of course declared for the Rumble, but Kevin showing up was a great surprise. And Kevin clearly implies that if Sami helps Kevin cheat the ladder match, Kevin will help Sami cheat the Rumble. Or rather, if Kevin does help Sami win the Rumble, Sami better help Kevin win the ladder match.
Sami also had a good promo with Rollins backstage, with the real fun part being Kross watching from the background. Kross needs a new feud with the Wyatts going to SmackDown, and moving on to names like Rollins and Sami would be some big stuff for him and The Final Testament. Rollins VS McIntyre was a great main event, and classic move having the quick pin win this so that McIntyre is still strong even in defeat. Sami making the save was also a nice touch, as was the Helluva Kick accidentally hitting Rollins. The Rumble has a lot of feuds crossing over, and Kross can add onto what happened here, we’ll get some really good chaos in that match.
Great promo between New Day and JBL to where even JBL, notorious as one of the meanest, most obnoxious Heels of his time, is on Big E’s side. And we finally got New Day back in the ring, but it’s a little disappointing that it wasn’t a tag match. Dragon Lee hasn’t gotten to do much, and he’s doing even less now. It was still a great match from Kofi VS Rey, with Rey getting his own quick pin win. New Day beating Rey up of course brought out the LWO, and I’m sure we’ll get New Day VS Cruz & Wilde next. We can only hope for Dragon Lee’s sake that he gets to be part of the blowoff for this feud. Actually, better yet would be him in the Intercontinental Championship scene.
Penta might also make a great choice for the Intercontinental Championship scene. Penta had another awesome match, as Pete Dunne is always a great opponent. Maybe Penta gets in on the Rumble so he can check that off his bucket list. He doesn’t need to win, he can just have a great showing, and rivalries can spark from those interactions. Lyra had a very good promo but I was hoping for a little more after her winning the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. DMG CTRL VS PFC was a great tag match, and a great win for DMG CTRL. Dakota and Iyo could each make a case for a match with Lyra, but clearly Ivy will be up first. She would make a solid first defense for Lyra, and then Lyra can have rematches from the tournament with Kai and Iyo.
At the same time, PFC might already be thinking about changing up the team with Zoey taking the loss. Good stuff with Judgment Day. Dom and Liv plotting and scheming while being passive aggressive is a fun phase for them. They’re probably plotting on how Liv can win the Women’s Rumble, but it’ll likely backfire and that’ll push the Liv x Dom break-up. Also, you can bet Finn won’t like Dom taking his spot against the War Raiders, especially if they win. That said, I don’t see them winning, Erik & Ivar should definitely be able to handle Dom & JD. It certainly feels more likely the Creeds can take the tag titles than Judgment Day.
I do wonder who Dom recommended to Gable, though. It’d be cool if WWE brought in some other lucha legends, as WWE seems to be expanding their partnerships. WWE is working more closely with TNA now, and I believe TNA still has a working relationship with AAA, especially after AEW moved over to working with CMLL because of the relationship with NJPW. Also a super crossover like NXTNAAA would be a lot of fun to see for WrestleMania weekend.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Andrew’s TNA Genesis Results & Match Ratings: 1.19.25
Does TNA Believe in Joe Hendry more than Mokuba Nemeth believes in his big brother?
Hot off the heels of the TNA and WWE working relationship announcement, the Kickoff show already has the first sprinkle of NXT talent with Ashante “Thee” Adonis coming out after Ariana Grace tries to take all of the credit for the partnership. Jake something runs over Ashante, but it’s a good quick nod on free YouTube. Oh it also looks like the ring announcer is McKenzie Mitchel again. I did like her first run in TNA in what was that… like 2016-2018 or 19? She’s got personality, she’s cute and a solid announcer, so nice to see her back.
I’m not gonna run down any predictions on who I think will win, because honestly, I just feel like Hendry needs to win today or it’s been an entire waste of momentum. So lets get to the main show!
Ratings:
- X Division Championship: Moose (c) vs Ace Austin: Moose retains via Lights Out – *** 1/4
- The System vs Maniac Marines: Marines win via K.I.A. – ***
- Knockouts Tag Titles: Elegance Clique (Heather & Ash) w/Personal Concierge vs Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) (c): Spitfire retain via Pressure Drop – **
- Jordynne Grace vs Tessa Blanchard: Tessa wins via Magnum – ****
- I Quit Match: Josh Alexander vs Mike Santana: Santana wins! – ***
- TNA Tag Team Championships: The Hardyz (c) vs The Rascalz: Hardyz retain via Swanton Bomb – *** 1/2
- Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match: TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Rosemary: Masha wins via Avalanche Requiem – ** 3/4
- TNA World Championship: Nic Nemeth (c) vs Joe Hendry: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – *** 3/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!!!!!
Results:
X Division Championship: Moose (c) vs Ace Austin
As soon as the bell rings, Ace jumps on him, forces him into the corner and stomps on him. Moose tries to fight out but Ace stays relentless. Ace has a counter for everything Moose is trying to counter in the early goings. Even when Moose catches him during the apron Handstand Dodge, Ace still has a counter for his counter. It’s not until a rake to the eyes from Moose that finally gives him a moment to start dictating the pace. A huge Irish Whip on the outside through the barricade is what Ace feels…twice. Ace tries to fight back from Moose continuing the momentum, Ace eats a Pump Kick, but blocks Moose’s attempt at a Suplex and counters with his own Vertical Suplex on Moose! JDC gets in the proximity of Ace so Ace kicks him, which delays his springboard, so Moose catches him and bounces him off the apron like a super ball.
Moose lets the count go, Ace barely gets in at 9, Moose throws him corner to corner, is slowing things down and being very deliberate. Ace starts powering through the pain, catches a Pump Kick, dodges a Spear into the corner and puts together a few strikes, Double Stomp, Triangle Kick, wants The Fold but Moose puts the brakes on there. Ace tries to spring off the ropes but Moose grabs him and hits Go To Hell for two! Fighting Spirit spot, Ace starts winning the trade, a Headbutt from Moose stops Ace, Moose flips him over the ropes to the apron, tries a few more things, Ace looks for a Springboard, Moose catches him but Ace slips it for a Frankensteiner. Moose powders to the opposite apron and Ace hits his Inside Out Headscissors sending Moose crashing to the floor. Alisha and JDC try to help up Moose, and while the referee is distracted JDC posts Ace. Moose goes for the Around the World Lights Out, but Ace moves and Moose kills JDC! Ace hits The Fold on the floor!
Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers run down the ramp, Ace sees them so he hits the Fosbury Flop to take them out. Ace is rolling, he goes for the Triangle Kick but Moose counters with Lights Out! 1-2- KICK OUT? Moose sets up for another Lights Out, Ace sidesteps it for the Cradle, kickout, Uranage, Cradle counter, Art of Finesse from Ace but Lights Out to the Spine from Moose! Moose sets up another and lands the Lights Out to retain!
Post Match the System looks to beat down on Ace, but Maniac Marines music hits and they go after Myers and Edwards. Guess the match is now!
The System vs Maniac Marines
Steve and Eric beat the hell out of the System members while the referee tries to set the match, it still hasn’t started but we get stereo 10 count punches in the corner, big fists causing Myers and Edwards to powder. This is essentially a Tornado Tag right now because the match hasn’t even started. Okay it eventually starts and Maclin hits the Backbreaker on Edwards and Busaiku Knee on Myers. He looks for a SCUD but Lish grabs the foot which is just enough! Maclin tries to charge anyway but gets caught in the Blue Thunder Bomb and now the match slows down and Eddie is in control.
Maclin absorbs some Chops from Eddie in the corner, no sells a little and fires, Eddie tags out Myers tries to slow things down with a Russian Leg Sweep but Maclin continues to try and rally. Eddie’s back in, shortarm Gowan Lariat into a cocky cover for two. Eddie tries to keep moving but Maclin hits the Vertical Suplex. Maclin is too slow to tag out so Eddie tags out and Myers cuts off Maclin. After a few more quick tags from System members, Maclin finally lands a Lariat to get the simultaneous tag and EY comes in hot. EY does the Flair corner flip, knocks Eddie off the apron, Myers eats a Macho Elbow but only two. Eddie knocks Maclin off the apron, Tandem Tiger Driver for two, EY fights back to level Eddie, Tree of Woe Myers Caught in Crosshairs but Lish gets in the ring! Eddie grabs Eric and distracts the ref, Lish clocks Maclin with either knuckles or a full hand of rings, Spear from Myers is only a two!
System Overload attempt, it’s thwarted by EY, Myers gets crotched in like a Reverse Tree of Woe, so Maclin hits the Caught in the Crosshairs on the back, EY with a Plancha to the outside to take Edwards out and K.I.A. from Maclin means Maniac Marines win!
Knockouts Tag Titles: Elegance Clique (Heather & Ash) w/Personal Concierge vs Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) (c)
Elegance duo comes out dressed like Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. They do a Go Eagles chant right before the bell rings to a chorus of Boos.
Even though Elegance Clique throws their pompoms and try a cheap shot, Spitfire just plow through them, literally. Quick tags, some assisted moves, Ash gets away from Spitfire, tags in Heather and shoves her forward trying to take them off guard, but they turn around…grab Heather and a long Tandem Stalling Suplex with a Deep Squat for two. Concierge distracts the referee, looks for a low Dive onto Heather but Ash just kicks Dani in the face, and the referee sees nothing. Heather rolls her back in, Kawada Kicks, Forearm Shiver, trip into a Dropkick to the face! Ash hangs Dani off the apron and Heather hits the Double Stomp from the apron to the floor.
Ash starts choking Dani on the ropes, distracts the referee and Heather paintbrushes Dani with pompoms as Ash goes for a series of pinfall attempts. Quick tags, Dani is in their corner, Cartwheel Back Handspring Elbow from Ash into a Seated Dropkick from Heather. Dani has been getting smacked around for the last 4 or 5 minutes. Ash leans on Dani for a while, but Dani gets a head of steam, comes off the ropes and Shotgun Dropkick gives her space. Jody gets a hot tag, she Sack of Shits them both, Vader Hammers in the corner into a Michinoku Driver, which Ash breaks up with a Meteora. Heather and Ash have a nice tandem move for a two count. Jody tries to fight back, but Elegance stops it, blind tag from Dani, Senton takes out both Elegance Clique members and Dani stalks her prey. Snap Suplex two times on Ash, but Heather stops the third and Jody just tosses Heather out of the ring in a rough way. Jody tries her Double Knees German Suplex spot but Ash moves. Dani with the Shinsuke Nakamura Inside Out German, Pressure Drop and Spitfire retains.
Boo…
Jordynne Grace vs Tessa Blanchard
Grace charges Tessa immediately, and the ref needs to pull her off, but Tessa gets thrown around the ring literally, the crowd is chanting “Fuck You Tessa”, Tessa powders, eats a Dive and then a Jackhammer on the outside! Grace puts Tessa on her shoulders up to the ring, but Tessa finally fights off and flips off the crowd, revels in it for a second, tries the Frankensteiner, but Grace holds on, smashes Tessa into the guardrail twice, looks for the Reverse Bomb on the apron, but Tessa gets out, stomps on Jordynne a few times, hooks Jordynne’s face with the crook of her leg and drives Jordynne’s face into the apron. Unique looking and decent.
Tessa has the correct intensity, pushes into two quick pinfall attempts and starts getting deliberate. Drags Jordynne’s face across the rope, throats Grace, kicks her in the face and Slingshot Elbow is another near fall. Tessa with the Front Facelock, Grace tries to fight out but Tessa holds on and drops her with a Scorpion Death Drop for another near fall. Jordynne fights Tessa off with a few elbows, looks for a Superplex, but Tessa fights off, wants the Avalanche Sunset Bomb, but Jordynne stops it, Tessa kicks Grace’s feet, looks for a Rope Hung Death Drop but Jordynne fights it off and smashes Tessa’s face into the turnbuckles but Tessa hits the Rope Hung Backstabber for two. Tessa looks for Magnum, but Jordynne cuts her off, they fight at the top, Avalanche Sack of Shit! They both sell the exhaustion of the match so far.
They trade blows, two Scoop Slams from Jordynne, Lawn Dart into the Top Turnbuckle! Package Powerbomb for two! Dragon Suplex attempt from Grace, Tessa breaks it, Headlock Takeover, quick counter wrestling, Tiger Destroyer from Tessa! Only for a two count, but still nice. Buzzsaw attempt is shrugged off, Tessa comes off the ropes and eats the Spinebuster from Jordynne for two quick pinfall attempts. Tessa with the Body Scissors and pulls herself up and fights back, Jordynne slaps her around, looks for the Suplex but Tessa slips it and Neckbreaker Counter for a two count! The brawl to the apron, Grace eats a forearm and Tessa hits the Tornillo on Jordynne! They posture on the steps, Tessa wants a move but Jordynne counters her and Spicolli Driver from the stairs to the floor from Jordynne!
More back and forth in the corner, just positioning and counters, it’s like watching chess. Jordynne grabs Tessa for an Avalanche Air Raid Crash, but Tessa fights it and turns it into an Avalanche Crucifix Bomb! After trying a grounded submission Tessa locks in the Octopus, tries to wrench the fingers but Jordynne counters, Rope Assisted German Suplex into a Capture Suplex for 2! Kudome Valentine attempt from Grace but Tessa gets out, Backfist from Jordynne, Tessa bounces off and Cutter gives her a two count! Tessa calls for Magnum, Jordynne dodges it, Tessa rolls through, tries boots but Grace grabs Tessa and hits the around the world Reverse Alabama Slam! Tessa keeps trying to remove Buckle Pads but they’re on good, Tessa reverses out of the Kinikku Buster, hits the Buzzsaw into the partially exposed buckle but Grace grabs the rope. Tessa removes another pad, Bulldog into exposed buckle, Magnum, and Tessa is still sexy.
The turnbuckle pads being on too well made the finish a little flat, but it was a damn good match. There’s also a joke in the match with Tessa coming out wearing Red and Gold (Yellow), so the racism allegations are never going away if she keeps making it easy.
I Quit Match: Josh Alexander vs Mike Santana
There’s intensity but its all just technical tactics to take each other to the ground and grab a limb. But since we just came off of a pretty good match, things can’t start too hot. Every time Santana throws Josh to the outside, Josh scurries back to the ring, he’s playing scared. There’s a “He’s a bitch” chant that pops up. Santana cuts off Josh’s charge with a few well placed boots which sends Josh outside, Tope con Hilo levels the bald man. Santana throws Josh into a guardrail, Yakuza Kicks back to back rock Josh a bit. Fans call for tables and Santana slides one out to a huge pop. Santana sets it up, plays to the crowd, tries a Powerbomb onto the table but Josh slips it and Overhead Belly to Belly sends Santana crashing. A fan can be heard saying “That look like it hurt” to which Santana replies ” It did asshole”. Now Josh is dissecting Santana’s legs to soften him up for the Ankle Lock. Josh goes for the corner spot with the Figure Four around the post after bouncing the knee off the post a few times.
Josh tries to continue but Santana slides out and counters Josh and bounces his face off the post. Josh walks it off a bit as Santana stalks him and then a quick Chop Block has Santana writhing in pain. Josh decides to be a heel and do the Three Amigos instead of the Kurt Angle Germans. Disrespectful bald jerk. Santana gets throated, dropped to the apron on his ass, Low Crossbody but Santana flattens out and Josh goes flying! Santana tries a Dive, but Josh catches him and just drops him spine first on the apron. After a small resilient flurry of slaps from Santana Josh goes for the Germans. Santana brushes off on the third, goes for the Rolling Buck Fifty, gets caught in the Torture Rack, Santana fights off Josh’s shoulders, kicks him into the corner, Senton into the seated Josh. Perches him up top, points at the table, tries something but Josh fights him off, Moonsault from Josh misses and a Death Valley Driver gives both a moment to breathe.
Santana Spin the-BLOCK-ED! Josh sweeps the leg, Ankle Lock and Santana refuses to quit twice but slips the boot ala Eddie Guerrero. Josh pauses a moment, Santana charges and Josh dumps him over the top rope through the table! Santana says he doesn’t quit, Josh looks surprised, so he goes looking for more plywood. He also grabs the bottom set of stairs and throws them into the ring. Scoop Slams Santana into the broken table and continues looking for weapons, like a chair and zip ties. Santana crawls into the ring, Josh steps on the worked on leg and smashes it repeatedly with the chair. Josh goes into Full Mount, rains down strikes, exposes the elbow for Elbow Strikes and tries to soften him up for the zip ties. C4 Spike but Santana raises up like the Undertaker and fires into beating the piss out of Josh. Frankensteiner on Josh into the Frog Splash, Spin the Block! Josh doesn’t quit. Santana grabs the zip ties that Josh introduced, ties the hands behind Josh’s back, Spin the Block 2! Josh doesn’t quit. Santana sets up the steps as a ramp, table in front of Josh in the corner and Cannonballs through the table into Josh! Josh still doesn’t quit off the Jackass stunt. Santana finds a sock filled with quarters and starts beating Josh like it’s a slapjack. Josh still doesn’t quit. Santana tells Josh to bite the curb and is about to Curb Stomp him into the steps and Josh gets scared and quits.
TNA Tag Team Championships: The Hardyz (c) vs The Rascalz
Fraxiom comes out to watch the match, so this nicely sets up a potential early angle between NXT and TNA for the crossover.
Trey and Matt start, but it’s a slow Headlock basic counters and feint spots. Jeff and Wentz want to play, so this is very Japanese in giving each member a free chance to interact before any cutoffs or tandems. The crowd likes both men, so this is interesting but more Stalemate spots. Jeff manages a Polish Hammer to tag in Matt and go for a quick tandem move and keep Wentz in the Hardy Corner bouncing his face off buckles in Delete fashion. Tag from Jeff for another tandem Rocket Launcher into the bottom rope and Leg Drop from Jeff. Wentz counters the Twist with a Jumping Knee so he manages a tag to Trey and then a few quick striking double team spots. Quick tag to Wentz, Matt comes in to break it up, drops Matt and Wishbone. Quick Tag, MCMG ACS Rush homage. Wentz Dives onto Matt on the outside, Matt catches him into the Side Effect on the floor! Jeff gets the best of Trey after he’s a little distracted. Manhattan Drop from Jeff, into a tag to Matt and then some double team strikes for a near fall. Delete Head Smashes again on Trey.
Vertical Suplex from Matt for another 2. Matt tags out and Hardys look for more Tandem attacks, Plot Twist but Wentz recovers and makes the break! Trey flips out of Jeff’s arms, tags in Wentz, and Wentz cleans house on both Hardys. Corner to corner, tags back in Trey they hit the Saki Kashima assisted Dropkick on each Hardy and then they dump the Hardys at the feet of Fraxiom. FIVE HOLE DIVE FROM RASCALZ! Misses the Hardys and hits Fraxiom! This builds heat for The Rascalz and Fraxiom as Hardys attack the Rascalz while distracted. Poetry in Motion off the stairs from Jeff!
Facebuster from Jeff for two! Wentz hits a Busaiku Knee on Jeff to stop him from hitting Trey, Side Effect drops Wentz, Enzuigiri from Trey drops Matt and all four are down to catch their breath a bit. Original Poetry in Motion on Trey! Twist of Fate from Matt but countered and Matt is thrown into Jeff who’s selling a knee. Superkick into Feed Em to the Lions! Wentz Dives on Matt but Trey can’t quite make a clean pinfall. Jeff eats a Cheeky Nandos and Top Rope Tiger Feint, Twist of Fates for everyone and Jeff re-NO Trey kicks out! Another Twist but eats a Superkick from Wentz, tries the UFO Cutter on Matt but Matt just throws him to the outside. A Twist of Fate from each Hardy Boy, Swanton Bomb and the Hardyz retain!
Thursday’s Live Show will have Fraxiom vs The Rascalz for the NXT Titles!
Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match: TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Rosemary
Do Rosemary’s shorts have Pokemon Gym Badges on em? Masha goes for the Staple Gun, it almost gets countered immediately, but she gets the first few clicks of the Staple gun, it actually doesn’t backfire, but she lets Rosemary powder and starts grabbing a few weapons. Masha finally decides to attack Rosemary with a cane, but Rosemary turns things around with the green mist. Slamovich gets some of the mist out of her eyes, chases her into the ring and eats a Drop Toehold into a Chair. Rosemary sets up the table, panders to the crowd and Masha launches herself over the top with a Crossbody, into Rosemary and then through the table! Masha finds her old chain she used to make Killer Kelly submissive and starts choking and dragging Rosemary around the ring and then Sabus the chair at Rosemary for emphasis.
Masha tries to hit the front flip Senton onto a seated Rosemary, but Rosemary moves and Masha hits the chair weird. Rosemary beats her with a chair a few times, looks under the ring, gets giddy and finds Janice! Rosemary swings Janice, breaks it, and then uses the two pieces to block the cane Masha had and then pressed the nail portion into Masha’s back! Rosemary is talking to Janice and goes to the back to find tacks that she spills out on the stage. Rosemary wants a Chokeslam into tacks, Masha counters, misses a Lariat and then eats the Spear into the tacks! Barbed Wire board is set up in the ring, Spicolli…nope! Russian Death Device into the Barbed Wire! Masha goes to the top, Footstomp into the barbed wire but only for 2 again! Masha goes to the outside and grabs a ladder.
A trash can lid gets thrown at Rosemary for good measure, Masha ascends the ladder and then Rosemary pushes the ladder and Masha goes crashing through one of two tables set up on the outside. Rough spot, rough looking, but Masha manages to move enough to break the pinfall since its falls count anywhere. Rosemary now goes full Kevin Steen and makes some chair art for a spot, drags Masha into the ring, sets he on the chairs and goes to the top. Masha sits up as Rosemary climbs, counters the momentum and Avalanche Requiem through the chairs! Masha retains.
Cora Jade’s music hits and sets up nicely after Masha was on NXT.
The Countdown Panel starts off with their main event picks they hinted towards and it’s necessary because they have to clean up the ring. Mark Henry picks Joe Hendry, and he better be correct. Ryan Nemeth interrupts with the “my brootthhheerrr” stuff, and Santino calls him “Fuck Face Guy”. It’s all good stuff, and I’m still a big fan of the Mokuba gimmick, but now they ban Ryan Nemeth.
TNA World Championship: Nic Nemeth (c) vs Joe Hendry
Simple chain wrestling start until Nic has a few words and then snaps off a Dropkick, does his show off Dolph stuff so Hendry runs him over with a Shoulder Block and then a Knee Lift. Hendry tries his Stalling Suplex but Nic slips it into a Rear Naked Choke! Hendry spins Nic around, walks around with the Stalling Suplex before finally dropping Nic. Ryan Nemeth shows up with a ticket, so he’s sitting in the crowd now. Joe gets distracted just enough for Nic to jump up and hit a delayed DDT. After Nic tries to stretch Joe a little, Hendry goes into locomotion Cradles but Nic drops Joe to take a breather. Nic does his single Shot to the Heart Elbow and he’s really embracing the old Dolph Ziggler show off ego. Ziggler looks for a Rude Awakening after more arrogant moments, but Joe tries to fight it off, so Nic just snaps off a Jumping Neckbreaker.
Joe manages to hit a Cutter off the ropes to try and get some energy from the crowd. Strike exchange happens here, Uppercuts from Joe and Fists from Nic. Joe blocks one fist, throws a few of his own together and a Lariat levels Nic. Sack of Shit into the Kip Up! Counters galore from both men before Nic gets caught in the Pop-Up Powerbomb! Attitude Adjustment for just a near fall. You see moments of Nic trying to cheat or find an angle but he hasn’t done anything overtly heelish yet. Joe is rocking him with chops, perches Nic on the top, looks for the Superplex but Nic fights back, Hendry gets pushed off, Crossbody but Hendry rolls through, holds on and gets his Powerbomb countered into a FAMEasser for two! Nic crawls to a corner, looks to climb for something big, Hendry cuts him off, Avalanche Sack of Shit! Kaz walks out with the trophy as both men sell, but JBL comes out of the crowd and Clothesline from Hell on Kaz. JBL punches Ryan in the face as he comes out to say something. Then Tuxedo JBL leaves after doing his job. Standing Ovation from HENDRY! 1-2-NO! Nic kicks out!
The crowd chants “One More Time” and it fires up Hendry, he does the heel turn and goes full Queen Stomp, tries again, but Nic slips it. Superkick into Danger Zone and it’s….HENDRY KICKS OUT! Nic is tuning up the band, Hendry catches Nic, Sack of Shit, Kip Up, big fire, Standing Ovation! JOE HENDRY WINS!
Overall Score: 7/10
Even if the match quality wasn’t bonkers, mostly all the matches did what they needed to do, were fairly good and a good number of NXT talent showed up to make the Live iMPACT! and TNA really feel like something special right now. I’m an unabashed Tessa fan, so I’m giddy she won and Hendry finally getting the title is the latest they could’ve really dragged this out to, but at least it stops him from becoming Tetsuya Nai-Joe.
I’m not gonna be a hypocrite from previous complaints I made with too many champions being babyfaces, because that’s still bad and proves the next few title defenses could prove volatile. However, I of course just enjoy most of the current champions. So while it doesn’t erase the fact it’s bad, it makes it more palatable for me personally. Now if only PCO destroyed the Knockouts Tags instead of a different irrelevant belt.
Also let’s be very clear, anyone that believes the PCO stunt was a legit shoot doesn’t know wrestling. Everything is a work until it isn’t and then it still could be turned into a work. Don’t be gullible and just anticipate something to be worked out of it one way or the other.
Still though, good show with a lot of hype for the Live iMPACT, so Thursday should be fun! See you there!
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