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Will Solo Sikoa face The Original Tribal Chief?

Roman Reigns has made his presence known and felt, but Solo Sikoa still won’t stand face to face with him. Will the OTC not give the usurper any choice?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Andrade VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
  • Naomi VS Blair Davenport; Blair wins.
  • Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller w/ Austin Theory; Kevin wins.
  • WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: The Street Profits VS #DIY; The Profits win and will challenge The Bloodline for the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tiffany Stratton & Pretty Deadly are in the ring.

Miss Money in the Bank has Kit Wilson & Elton Prince with her as she says it is #TiffyTime to celebrate! Everyone, please welcome Tiffy’s Bestie, the Queen of The Ring and Your NEW WWE Women’s Champion, Nia Jax! Nia rides on a throne on top of a palanquin that is gracefully brought to the ring. Nia waves to her subjects while Tiffy & Pretty Deadly praise her. Nia is then helped down from the palanquin and struts her way to the ring. Orlando is a bit torn as The Irresistible Force steps in, and Tiffy adorns her with both championship belt and sash that reads “Queen Nia.” Pretty Deadly bow to the queen, and Tiff hands Nia a mic.

Nia looks around at the balloons and decorations, and she tells Tiff she really shouldn’t have. Tiff says no, she of course had to! After everything Nia has done for Tiff, Tiff is just giving back. Isn’t it all perfect? The fans are torn, and Nia says this is a lot of pink. Of course! Tiff wanted everything to pop! Does… Does Nia not like it? Nia says Tiff is so good to her, and she really appreciates her, but… This isn’t really her style. Oh… Nia says her style is more destruction, and she proved that at SummerSlam when she destroyed Bayley. The fans definitely boo now, but Nia says she proved she’s a woman of her word when she said she’d take the title from Bayley, and then did.

So now not only is she YOUR Queen of the Ring, but she is YOUR WWE Women’s Champion! The fans definitely boo here, too. Nia says everyone in the locker room better bow down to her. Pretty Deadly bow now! Nia says what better way to start than with Tiffy. O-Oh! Right, Tiff is to bow down? Yes, bow down. N-Now? Yes, now. Oh, well, absolutely! Tiff is so glad that we’re all on the same page here. It’s why she has Pretty Deadly! They’ll sing Nia a song, and then we’ll all bow down. Then with permission from Princess Tiffy, Pretty Deadly has a brand new hit song! Everyone waiting eagerly for the musical, here is your sneak peek!

So without further ado, they present: Ode to The Queen. The music plays, Kit & Elton groove, and they sing! It’s not the first time they’ve known a queen, but Nia’s the prettiest one they’ve ever seen! Nia is a hum dinger, for Cleopatra meets Betty Trigger. She beat Bayley, it made their hearts melt! And now she accessorizes with crown and belt! They’re her biggest fan’s cuz she can A-NIA-LATE! Her reign’s great, time for a dance break! A five, six, seven, eight! The boys frolic around, tap dance, but in comes MIA YIM! The Head Baddie In Charge has a kendo stick to SMACK Tiffy!! And she SMACKS Kit, and SMACKS Elton!

Nia blocks the shot, scoops Mia, but Mia slips free to SMACK, SMACK, and SMACK! Nia goes running, but she leaves the belt behind! Nia is pissed, and Michin shrugs. She just SMACKS away on Kit & Elton! Tiff & Nia are furious, Mia is ruining everything! Mia takes the strawberry wine as her prize, but will she be back for the gold soon enough?

 

The #Big3 watch backstage.

And they all enjoyed what they just saw. Bianca says if Nia & Tiff wanted to party, that ain’t it. Jade says that hopefully the StrongEST Duo has a better time taking back their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Naomi says next week will be reason for these three to celebrate, once they beat the brakes off of Alba, Isla AND Blair. And when they celebrate, it will be very demure, very mindful. But let’s not forget tonight’s 1v1 of Naomi VS Blair, and we know Naomi won’t miss her chance to snatch and drag! Carmelo Hayes passes by and says yeah, he hears the talk of celebration, so clearly, they’ll be pulling up to his after party, right?

What after party? The one he has after he beats Andrade. He’ll have bottles, models, and- Wait, wait, wait. Isn’t Andrade two-up on Melo? Good luck with that. The Big 3 head out, but Melo says that just means they’re watching H1M. But will Melo go 0-3 real quick if he doesn’t take El Idolo more seriously? We’re about to find out, after the break!

Andrade VS Carmelo Hayes!

SmackDown returns and Melo makes his entrance. The bell rings, the tow circle, but then Melo drops back to ropes. The fans boo but Melo has Andrade back up. They reset and circle, but then Melo bails out. The fans boo more but Andrade slides out! Melo slides in, and he eggs Andrade on. Andrade runs in, avoids a roundhouse and BOOTS Melo! Andrade goes up, but Melo trips him up! Andrade lands hard, falls to the mat, and Melo stomps away at the ropes! The ref counts, Melo lets off, but then he rains down fists! Melo soaks up heat from Orlando, then snapmares Andrade for a KICK! Andrade snarls, Melo covers, ONE!

Andrade rises, Melo storms up but into a CHOP! Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses but Andrade reverses. Melo springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Melo dunks on Andrade but it doesn’t keep him down. Melo CHOPS, fans “WOO~,” and Melo puts Andrade in a corner. Melo fires body shots and forearms, then wrenches. Andrade blocks the whip, so Melo KNEES low. Melo runs, but Andrade DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up as Melo goes to the apron, and Andrade aims. Andrade goes to slingshot but Melo stands! Andrade ROCKS him first, then goes up the corner! ASAI MOONSAULT!

The fans fire up as Andrade takes Melo down! Andrade then puts Melo in the ring, only for Melo to slide out the side. The fans boo but Andrade drags Melo up. Melo HOTSHOTS Andrade down! Melo then goes up the corner, but Andrade trips him up! Melo is in a Tree of Woe on the outside! Andrade climbs up, but Melo slips under and around, to SHOVE Andrade! Andrade hits apron then floor! Melo soaks up more heat while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Melo has Andrade down. Melo goes up a corner, but Andrade hurries to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” but then Melo HEADBUTTS back. Andrade UPPERCUTS Melo, Melo ELBOWS Andrade. Andrade stands, they brawl, shot for shot, and then Andrade reels Melo in. Melo fights the suplex, pulls hair and HEADBUTTS! And HEADBUTTS again! Melo clinches Andrade, but Andrade uses that to SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! The fans cannot believe it, and even Andrade is surprised! Melo is toughing it out, and “This is Awesome!” Andrade fires up and the fans are with him!

“SI! SI! SI!” echoes out as Andrade runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Melo reels Andrade in, but Andrade hits a suplex first! Uno Amigo! And then Dos Amigos! And then- SUPLEX CUTTER from Melo! Cover, TWO!! Melo is frustrated that his lay-up didn’t finish this! But now Melo goes up the corner, he wants that three pointer! NOTHING BUT- NO, Andrade gets around! Andrade whips, Melo reverses to O’Conner Roll, TWO! Gedo Clutch! TWO, Melo has the surfboard and turns it to an O’Conner! TWO, Melo KNEES Andrade down! Melo keeps moving, boot feint to ELBOW!! Cover, TWO?!? Melo survives and the fans are thunderous!

Andrade is beside himself, but “This is Awesome!” Andrade hurries to a corner, and he climbs to the top! Andrade calls his shot, but Melo avoids all the moonsaults! Tilt-o-whirl, only for Andrade to stuff it! Underhooks, but no Message as Melo back drops! Andrade sunset flips but Melo sits into a prawn hold! MELO WINS!!

Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall

Finally, a win for Melo in this unofficial series, but he’s bragging like his 1-2 record is a big deal. Andrade wants to just let it go, but Melo keeps getting in his face! So Andrade SLAPS him for it! The brawl is on and the fans cheer! The ref calls for reinforcements! Refs and producers rush out to stop this, but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Andrade gets loose to SPLASH in a corner! The fans are thunderous again, but Andrade leaves Melo behind. Is Melo going to keep going until he’s turned things around in his favor? Or will Andrade be the one that ends things with H1M?

 

Solo Sikoa sits in the private suite.

He stares at his taped up thumb, but in steps Tama Tonga with the ula fala. The MFT hands it over, and says when Roman Reigns gets in that ring. Tama will tear him limb from limb. Solo has Tama hold on. He appreciates that, but Solo is the Tribal Chief now. And if Roman takes this ula fala back from Solo, then Roman becomes Tribal Chief. And Tama will acknowledge Roman, as will Solo. That’s if Roman can take this back from Solo. Tama nods, accepting those orders. What will Solo do to make sure Roman is never the Head of the Table again?

 

Giovanni Vinci speaks.

“Pride, honor, and respect. These aren’t just words. They’re mantras I live by. Now, I’m adding another: Victory. When I step into the ring, it’s not just to compete. It’s to win. I’m living the dream, traveling the world, and facing every challenge head-on. My next goal? To conquer SmackDown, and show the world what I’m all about. Veni, Vidi, Vinci.” When and where will The Pride of Italy make his return to the blue brand?

 

Naomi VS Blair Davenport!

The Big 3 have their beef with the Unholy Union, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn, but it seems the Ichiban Gaijin wants to be part of that. Will dangerous Davenport ruin the homecoming for Orlando’s own? Or will she just #FeelTheGlow?

SmackDown returns and Blair makes her entrance. We spot Roxanne Perez in the crowd, perhaps The Prodigy is getting a good look at a future home brand. The bell rings and the two step up. They talk smack, then Blair shoves. So Naomi fires a forearm! The brawl is on, Naomi gets the edge, and the fans fire up. But Blair knees low then CLUBS Naomi down! Naomi goes to ropes, Blair soaks up heat, then Blair pushes Naomi around. Blair drags Naomi up, whips, but Naomi ducks ‘n’ slides! Then she mule kicks, whips, and hits a REAR VIEW! Blair scrambles away fast, but Naomi asks where all that fire was.

Naomi WRECKS Blair with a dropkick, then goes out to FLYING SPLIT LEGS! Naomi holds Blair down to talk some smack, then she drags Blair back into the ring. Naomi climbs, leaps, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Blair survives and bails out again while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Blair whips Naomi to a corner. Naomi comes back but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Blair is annoyed but she CLUBS Naomi on the back. Naomi goes to ropes, Blair CHOKES her, but Blair lets off at 4. Blair “apologizes” before she brings Naomi up. Blair whips, Naomi comes back again, but she tilt-o-whirls to RANA! The fans rally, Naomi runs but so does Blair, DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both women are down and the fans fire up! A standing count starts, the fans rally harder, and both women stand at 5 of 10. Naomi ducks ‘n’ dodges to LARIAT Blair!

Naomi runs to UPPERCUT! And mule kick! And UPPERCUT again! Naomi whips, Blair reverses but Naomi goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! The fans fire up and Naomi feels the energy! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Blair survives but Naomi drags her right up. Naomi fisherman’s but Blair slips free to sunset flip! Naomi rolls through, ENZIGIRI! Blair sputters, goes to a corner, and Naomi takes aim. Naomi runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Naomi then puts Blair in the drop zone, and she goes up, up and- NO, Blair stops the moonsault! Blair puts Naomi in a Tree of Woe, to STOMP her down!

The fans boo but Blair drags Naomi back up. KAMI-GOYE!! Cover, Blair wins!

Winner: Blair Davenport, by pinfall

The fans boo, they can’t believe their girl just took the loss! But this is why Blair has been on the precipice of taking over everywhere she’s gone in WWE. Will she finally stand at the very top of the mountain now that she’s on SmackDown?

 

Grayson Waller prepares backstage.

But he stops his pump to ask Austin Theory why he had to throw him under the bus like that last week. Theory says he didn’t throw Waller anywhere. This is a huge opportunity! And Theory will be right beside him! Waller says yeah, what is he worried about? Why is Kevin Owens even getting that title match in Berlin? What’s he done other than lose to The Bloodline? The Bloodline’s only dominant because Kevin fails all the time! And if Waller’s Cody, he’d go for that match, too! Easy dub in Berlin! And this is a “new” Kevin? It’s sick to see what’s going on! He gets things handed to him time and again and-

Kevin walks up right behind Waller. Kevin pats Waller on the shoulder, and says Waller’s right. That is why Kevin said he doesn’t deserve this. Kevin’s a loser! You see the win-loss record, right? Kevin’s lost a lot this past year. He might’ve even lost to Waller & Theory! And it doesn’t get any worse than that! So Kevin actually agrees here! What’d Waller say? Easy dub? Well, Kevin’s a bit older, he’s not hip with the lingo. But a dub is a win, right? Well, yeah! Let’s go see that! Kevin’s so dumb, huh? What idiot turns down a title match? So here’s what we’ll do. They can go out there and prove Waller right! They’ll prove Kevin is a loser and a moron!

So let’s go! Kevin smacks Waller hard on the shoulder, then gives one to Theory, before heading to gorilla. A-Town Down Under look worried already. Is the Grayson Waller Effect only going to help Kevin turn back into The Prizefighter?

 

WWE mourns the loss of Afa Anoa’i.

Another influential patriarch of the Anoa’i Family, and the other half of the Wild Samoans, one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history. There was no tag team that held as many titles as Afa & Sika. And they also guided Samu and Rikishi into the family business. Following an illustrious career, they were immortalized in the WWE Hall of Fame. They would then open the Wild Samoan Training Center to train future wrestlers, and among them were names like Dave Batista. Afa even founded a scholarship program for disadvantaged youth. Afa will always be a pillar of the Anoa’i legacy, whose love and passion will live on forever.

“Take care of each other, and trust in God.” Thank you, Afa, and thank you, Wild Samoans.

 

Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller w/ Austin Theory!

SmackDown returns as KO goes to the ring, roaring and raging. He had his reasons for refusing Cody Rhodes’ title match offer, but will he prove he’s still more than worthy of it here tonight?

The bell rings and Kevin SHOTGUNS Waller to a corner! Kevin fires off, stomps away, but Theory protests and the ref counts. Kevin lets off, the fans are thunderous, but Waller kicks low! Waller cravats to fire knee after knee, then he JABS! Waller whips, Kevin reverses and ELBOWS Waller down! Then SENTONS on top! Kevin tells Theory to “SUCK IT!” Theory goes to a corner, Kevin runs in, but Theory helps Waller get out. So Kevin goes out to blow past Theory and LARIAT Waller! The fans fire up again, and Kevin storms back up on Waller. Kevin THROWS Waller into barriers, then brings him back up, to SMACK off the desk!

Kevin fires hands, CHOPS Waller, and Waller flounders on the desk! Kevin drags Waller back into the ring, but Theory steps up. Kevin has Theory step down, but Waller slides out to LAIRAT! The fans boo but A-Town Down Under high-five. Waller jumps into the crowd to soak up all the heat, and even take a seat. Waller says he runs this, but Kevin stands up! Theory tries to warn Waller but Kevin THROWS Waller back to ringside first! Kevin LARIATS Theory, then TOSSES Theory into the timekeeper’s area! Waller ROCKS Kevin! And POSTS him! Then DDTS to the floor! The fans boo but Waller drags Kevin back up.

Waller puts Kevin in, covers, TWO! Kevin stays in this but Waller rains down forearms! Waller soaks up more heat, then goes to the corner. Waller walks along the rope, to BALLER! Cover, TWO! Kevin is tougher than that as a former Universal Champion, but Waller hauls him up. Waller fires hands, puts Kevin up top, and then climbs up after him. Waller CLUBS away on Kevin, but Kevin fights the suplex! The fans rally for Kevin, and Kevin fires body shots! Kevin ROCKS Waller, Waller holds onto ropes, but Kevin ROCKS him again! And then HEADBUTTS again and again and again! Waller falls and the fans fire up!

Kevin SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Waller survives, but Kevin isn’t even bothered. Kick and- NO, Waller rolls Kevin up! TWO, and Waller ROCKS Kevin again! Kevin goes to a corner. Waller runs in but is put on the apron. Waller HOTSHOTS Kevin first, then somersaults in, into a STUNNER!! The fans are thunderous but Kevin isn’t done there! Kevin drags Waller up, whips, and POP-UP POWERBOMBS!! Cover, Kevin wins!

Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall

Now that is Prizefighter Kevin Owens right there! And he isn’t done, either! Kevin TOSSES Waller out, throws him into the Hydration Station, then tells Waller if he wants the old KO, then here he is! But Theory saves Waller! So Kevin DECKS Theory! Waller POSTS Kevin, pushes him into the ring, and Theory brings chairs over! The fans boo but ATDU bring those chairs to the ring. But CODY RHODES Is here! American Nightmare slides in to TOSS Waller! Kevin TOSSES Theory! Now Cody and Kevin have the chairs, and they SMACK away on ATDU! ATDU runs away while Orlando is thunderous!

But then Kevin looks at Cody… Kevin drops his chair, as does Cody. The fans cheer as these two stare down. They’re still friends, but Kevin picks up the title belt? Kevin looks it over, but he hands it back to Cody. The fans cheer as Kevin leaves first. But will Kevin not hold back when it’s finally time to Bash In Berlin?

 

Solo Sikoa is still in the private suite.

And now, he looks the ula fala up and down. Tama returns to adorn Solo with it, and says he loves his Tribal Chief. Solo says he knows, and he loves Tama, too. But tonight, Roman Reigns will acknowledge Solo. The usurper of the throne becomes more and more determined, but will he be able to force Roman to bow down and fall in line?

 

Legado Del Fantasma speaks.

Santos Escobar sits with them at dinner, but it is Angel Garza going on and on about how next week, they’ll all be saying, “Viva Escobar!” when he adds another seat to the table for the United States Championship! Then, they can- Santos slams the table. It seems they’ve gotten complacent. Complacent with being disrespected, with being ignored, and with being demeaned and undermined, week after week. Don’t allow “them” to make you forget who you are, and who “we” are. They are Legado Del Fantasma. That’s not just a fancy name, that is a legacy! And they will not have that diminished.

Next week, Santos will take the US Championship from LA Knight. “They’ve forgotten the taste of fear. Let’s remind them. You know what needs to be done. Let’s focus up, take that championship, and send that piece of trash basura back to the trailer park where he came from. With everybody saying, ES-CO-BAR. Si!” They toast now, but will they have anything to celebrate next week?

 

LA Knight is here!

Orlando erupts as The Mega Star makes his way out on stage! Knight has a mic to say, “LEMME TALK TO YA! My God, did that look like a fun dinner to be at.” Knight rolls his eyes, and he says Santos is telling the goon squad to not forget who they are, yet all Santos is doing is trying to be like Knight! “YEAH!” Now, Santos might not forget who he is, but he’ll probably forget where he is when he catches that BFT and Knight knocks Santos’ little churro in the dirt. Now Knight on the other hand, he won’t forget where they are. They’re gonna be in the nation’s capital, with the nation’s champ. “YEAH!”

Knight says this US Champion, he doesn’t really have time to be worried about a cross-eyed halfwit calling Knight trash. So, Esco, call Knight what you want. Call Knight trash, he’ll take it and even own it. Knight might even be a bit of trash mixed with flash. But this week, next week, any week Santos wants, this trash puts Santos on his ass! “YEAH!” And still your US Champion, with everybody saying, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” Ultimatum is met with ultimatum, will LA stay golden in DC?

 

Mia Yim finishes a meeting with Nick Aldis.

And in walk Chelsea Green & Piper Niven. The Hot Mess thanks Michin for ruining that celebration of Nia. It was giving Chelsea her Super Sweet 16 vibes, blech. Anyway, Chelsea & Piper tried to warn “Tacky Time,” but that girl doesn’t listen. Probably because she doesn’t actually care about Nia! So, Mimi–can they call you Mimi? No… Well, Mimi, Chelsea was gonna go out there and do what you did, but it was just too fun to watch Mia do it. It was like a car wreck! Mia says it’s a good thing Mia did it, because now she has a WWE Women’s Championship match. What?! Nicholas~! Chelsea & Piper storm in and Mia says sorry not sorry.

Mia laughs at Chelsea, but Nia SHOVES Mia into the door! Nia says she’s not so tough without a kendo stick! Aldis storms out and tells Nia to go. Nia says fine, whatever. Mia is down but not out, and is just angry! Will she have even more of a reason to dethrone the Queen of the Ring now?

 

WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Match: The Street Profits VS #DIY!

Speaking of title opportunities, these two teams battled in qualifiers last week, and are now going to see who will be THE ones. Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins have been hunting for three YEARS, will they finally have their golden tickets? Or will Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa rebound after only just losing the belts to The Bloodline?

SmackDown returns as DIY makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Gargano starts against Ford. They circle while the fans rally up. They tie up, Ford wrenches to wristlock, but Gargano rolls, spins and drop toeholds, then floats to a facelock. Ford rolls but Gargano holds on! They roll and roll, Gargano still holds on, and fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK” because Trick Williams is watching front row. Gargano brings Ford up to wrench and wristlock, but Ford rolls, rolls back, then handsprings up. Ford WRINGS Gargano, but Gargano kicks Ford away. Gargano runs up, Ford sweeps to cover, ONE!

Gargano sweeps, covers, ONE! Ford swings, into the schoolboy, but he ducks the kicks! Gargano avoids a Penalty Kick and the standing moonsault, and the fans cheer the standoff! Ford and Gargano reset, shake hands, and then back away to tag Ciampa and Dawkins. The fans rally as the two tie up, and Ciampa slips around to headlock. Dawkins powers up and out, Ciampa RAMS him, but Dawkins rebounds to RUN Ciampa over. Dawkins keeps moving, Ciampa drops then sets up, but Dawkins hurdles the back drop to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Dawkins brings Ciampa over, tag to Ford.

The Profits whip, then DROPKICK! Ciampa sputters, Dawkins gives Ford the boost for the MOONSAULT! Gargano runs up, into a DOUBLE FLAPJACK! The fans fire up with Ford, and he tags Dawkins. Dawkins builds speed around the way to POUNCE Ciampa! The fans fire up with Dawkins, Ford says we’ll be back after these messages for another beatdown, and yes, SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns again and hot tags to Ford and Gargano! Johnny Wrestling rallies on The Profits! ENZIGIRI for Dawkins! DOUBLE KNEES for Ford! BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up, Gargano runs in, but Ford puts him on the apron. So Gargano SUPERKICKS Dawkins! Then SLINGSHOT SPEARS Ford! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this for his team but the fans rally with Gargano. Tag to Ciampa, Gargano ROCKS Ford and Ciampa back suplexes, but Ford lands out! Ford shoves Ciampa into Gargano, Dawkins tags in. Ford runs up, Ciampa sends him to buckles! Ciampa BOOTS Ford, ROCKS Dawkins, then LARIATS Ford!

Ciampa runs, Dawkins POUNCES Ciampa into a BIG back suplex from Ford! Dawkins covers, TWO!! Ciampa survives and the fans fire up again! Dawkins puts Ciampa in a drop zone then goes up a corner. Dawkins SWANTON FLOPS as Ciampa moves! PSYCHO KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins survives but the fans fire up as Ciampa tags Gargano. KNEE ENZIGIRI COMBO at the corner! Gargano then aims, ONE FINAL- NO! Not the final beat for this as Dawkins catches Gargano for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Dawkins hurries, tag to Ford! SKY HIGH- RANA from Gargano! And Ciampa trips Ford!

Ford BOOTS Ciampa away, he and Gargano look at each other, and they each PLANCHA onto the other man’s tag partner! The fans fire up and now Ford stares Gargano down from across the way. They both step into the ring, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so Ford ROCKS Gargano! Gargano ROCKS Ford! Gargano then blocks a kick, flips Ford, but Ford ENZIGIRIS! Gargano BUZZAWS! Ford SUPERKICKS! Gargano SUPERKICKS! Ford falls, Gargano covers, TWO!! Ford survives again and SmackDown takes another break!

SmackDown returns again and Ciampa ELBOWS Dawkins off the apron. Ciampa BOOTS Ford, runs in, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then BLASTS Dawkins again! But Ford rolls him up! TWO, into a ZIGZAG!! Ford shouts out the Showoff before he goes up a corner! But Gargano runs up! So Ford AX HANDLES Gargano down! Ford resets up top, to come in with a 450 SPLASH, onto knees! Ciampa cradles, TWO!! Tag to Gargano, and DIY sets up with SHATTER MACHINE!!! Cover, DAWKINS BREAKS IT! Nice try from DIY but they hurry to TOSS Dawkins! Gargano tags Ciampa back in, “This is Awesome!” as DIY sets up in corners!

Dawkins drags Gargano out to DECK him! Ford goes for Ciampa but Ciampa standing switches to roll Ford up! Ford rolls through to V-TRIGGER! Tag to Dawkins, and he whips Ciampa, THE REVELATION!!! Cover, GARGANO SUPERKICKS DAWKINS!! The fans are electric as this one keeps going! Gargano drags Ford up to TOSS him, and Ciampa fires hands on Dawkins. Dawkins hits back, the straps come down! Dawkins ROCKS Ciampa, Ciampa CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Dawkins RACKS Ciampa again! Gargano sneaks a tag, Ciampa avoids the splash and Gargano GAMANGIRIS Dawkins!

Ciampa BOOTS Dawkins, Gargano SUPERKICKS! DIY set up, but Ford roars back in! Gargano TOSSES Ford, Ciampa reels Dawkins in! SUPERKICK FAIRYTALE ENDING!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Dawkins survives and no one can believe it, but everyone in Orlando loves it!! Ciampa goes to the corner, but Ford YANKS him down! So Gargano DIVES onto Ford! Gargano hurries back up, SLINGSHOT- SILENCER!!! Dawkins snipes Gargano outta nowhere, and then hoists him up in an Electric Chair! Ford tags, climbs, and it’s BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY!!! Cover, Dawkins intercepts Ciampa! PROFITS WIN!!!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE Tag Team Champions)

The Profits weren’t just hungry for this moment, they were starving! They come out on top, aimed at The Bloodline! Will next week’s championship Friday see Ford & Dawkins getting that smoke?

 

Solo Sikoa heads to the ring.

The Usurper of the Throne is seething as he makes his way out, Tama Tonga at his right hand. They are ready to call Roman Reigns out, but what trap are they setting for The OTC? We’ll find out, after the break.

SmackDown returns once more, and Solo now waits in the ring, mic in hand. He tells Orlando, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans boo while Tama holds up his finger to the sky. The fans are already chanting “O T C! O T C!” Solo says okay, he sees how it is. They don’t want to acknowledge him? Fine. He knows one man who needs to acknowledge him. “Roman Reigns, you call yourself the Tribal Chief, or OTC, whatever the hell it is. If you want this ula fala back, then bring your ass out here to take it from me.” The fans fire up as Solo watches the ramp. The music hits, and Orlando goes wild as Roman Reigns appears!

Roman’s pyro goes off without him even needing to signal, and he continues his way to the ring, all of Orlando holding up their ones! Roman steps up to the apron as he stares down Solo, then he steps inside the ropes. Roman steps closer, and Solo takes off the ula fala. The fans are thunderous for “O T C!” as Solo has Tama hold onto the ula fala, and then Solo tells Tama to step aside. Tama does as told, though he’s still glaring at Roman. The fans tell Solo off, but then Solo smirks. He and Roman throw hands and the fans are thunderous! Roman gets the edge, backs Solo down, but Solo UPPERCUTS!

Solo whips, Roman LEPAING LARIATS! But then Tama attacks! The Right Hand Man fires right hands on Roman! The fans boo as Tama CLUBS away! Tama calls to Solo, Solo says keep going! But Roman clinches for an URENAGE! Roman snarls, drags Tama up, and he TOSSES Tama out! Roman storms outside, and he clears the desk! The fans go wild as Roman drags Tama up and reels him in! But Solo CLUBS Roman! Solo fires hands, then hauls Roman into the ring. Solo storms in after Roman, stands him up, and SAMOAN- NO, Roman ducks the spike! SUPERMAN PUNCH! The fans are thunderous as Roman goes to a corner!

Solo flounders around while Roman fires up! “OOOAH~!” And SPEAR on Solo!! The fans are thunderous for “O T C! O T C!” Roman spots the ula fala! Roman picks it up, and the fans are electric! Roman lifts the ula fala high, it’s meaning more powerful now than ever before, and he puts it on!! He is truly the Tribal- JACOB FATU SUPERKICKS ROMAN!?! The Samoan Werewolf, even with a bad foot, is beating down Roman! Fatu pulls the ula fala away from Roman before he POSTS him! Fatu growls, has Roman in the corner, and goes corner to corner to HIP ATTACK!! Roman is dazed and refs rush out to stop this!

The fans boo but Fatu looms over Roman as he flounders around. Solo calls to Fatu and Fatu TOSSES Roman out! Tama stands back up, and then he and Fatu drag Roman to his feet! Solo joins in, they TRIPLE POWERBOMB Roman through the desk!!! The fans lose their minds, but the Bloodline is not done! Tama picks up the ula fala while Fatu drags Roman into the ring. The fans boo as hard as they can as Solo again wears the ula fala, and his Bloodline raise their ones to the sky. The Original Tribal Chief is all alone, will he have no choice but to fall in line?


My Thoughts:

An awesome SmackDown here, with quite a lot set up for the weeks going forward. Great opening with the celebration segment, and I do like that Chelsea was right in a roundabout way. And while Nia intimidates Tiffany, clearly Mia isn’t done with her. Nia VS Mia in a title match will be a solid first defense for Nia, and I would think Tiffany tries a cash-in like at SummerSlam. Now, in the event Nia retains, Tiff can deny she was seriously trying, but there has to come a point where Tiff does, Nia’s wrath be damned. And I still feel like at some point, Chelsea & Piper have to take on Tiff & Nia in a match, trying to get either a title match or even just the MITB briefcase from Tiff.

Great segue with segments, too, as The Big 3 are watching Mia ruin the celebration to then give their promo on the Unholy Union plus Blair. That was also a good segue for Melo to get his talk in before having another absolute banger against Andrade. Great win for Melo, and him being like the “wins bronze, celebrates hard” meme was good stuff for him to get on Andrade’s nerves. Good brawl, and I’d love for this to turn into a Best of 5 or Best of 7 to name a #1 contender to a title. It’ll most likely be the US Championship given the continuities they can use there. Good promo from Legado and very good promo from Knight, and I would think Knight retains the title, but who knows. Santos has the numbers, Angel & Berto might even take Corbin & Crews out backstage so no one can stop them.

As for Naomi VS Blair, I didn’t think Blair was going to win, and certainly not cleanly. But that is good for Blair, she needs something like that to live up to the hype. I’m a little disappointed they still don’t have a name for her take on the Kami-Goye, though. They don’t even call it that, I call it that because that’s what it is per Kota Ibushi inventing it. The Six Woman Tag next week will be great stuff, and I would think Alba & Isla still bring the Women’s Tag Team titles to SmackDown, even with Raw having a Triple Threat title match first. Honestly, Survivor Series should be where we see all these teams from across both brands battle to establish dominance with the tag titles.

Great promo with Waller sticking his foot in his mouth when it comes to Kevin Owens, and then great match for Kevin to bring out that Prizefighter side again. Cody helping him fight off A-Town Down Under was also good, a very quick but very effective moment between champion and challenger. And speaking of tag titles, what an awesome tag match main event. That was some NXT TakeOver levels of action, and it is so great that The Profits won out. They do deserve a great moment like this, but as we saw from the closing segment, it won’t be against The Guerillas of Destiny. Even with a bad foot, Fatu is doing stuff, which probably means The Profits lose.

Which makes me feel worse for Tonga Loa. He’s here with his brother, his tag team partner, and yet he’s the odd guy out. Again, even with that bad, Fatu is doing stuff. He got in on that beating of Roman Reigns, he is the difference maker from when Roman humiliated the team, and now Solo’s Bloodline is standing tall this week. For a moment, I thought the fans were chanting for “Uso,” and maybe they were, because duh, a logical next step in this story is to get Jimmy back, and then to drag a reluctant Jey into it. This story is still going strong, can’t wait for something big to happen the night SmackDown returns to USA Network.

My Score: 9/10

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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025

So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?

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Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.

This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!

Ratings:

  • Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
  • Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
  • NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
  • Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
  • Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4

Results:

Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show. 

Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin

Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.

Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.

It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.

After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3. 

Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.

This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis. 

Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary

Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!

After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well. 

Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with. 

NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC

I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”. 

Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.

JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.

Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.

The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba. 

The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match. 

Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore

Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.

Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded. 

Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA. 

Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons

Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.

We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.

Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two.  Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!

Overall Score: 6/10

Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.

Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.

So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (2/20/25)

Anillo de Honor!

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ROH brings the lucha libre!

On a night full of ROH & CMLL crossover, Komander defends the ROH World Television Championship against “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta; Yuta wins.
  • Rachael Ellering VS Abadon; Abadon wins.
  • 12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs; Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs win.
  • Billie Starkz VS Hyan; Billie wins.
  • ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; Komander wins and retains the title.
  • Gates of Agony VS Exodus Prime & Josiah Jean; Gates of Agony win.
  • Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr; Hechicero, Barbaro & Soberano win.

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Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta!

Lucha night opens with a hot start as the Fire of the Sun returns to ROH, but so does The Decoder! Will Fuego Del Sol get one up on a former ROH Pure Champion turned current AEW World Trios Champion? Or will Yuta do the Death Riders proud in Houston?

Houston cheers on the Texas star, and Fuego offers the Code of Honor. Yuta reaches out, but then SLAPS Fuego! The fans boo and the bell rings, Yuta slips around to CLUB Fuego down! Yuta mocks the fans cheering on Fuego, then scoops him for a SLAM and SENTON! The fans boo but Yuta brings Fuego up. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO, but Yuta holds onto the leg! Yuta taunts Fuego, but Fuego kicks at him! Yuta lets go and the fans rally up. Yuta runs up, Fuego ELBOWS him away, then goes up, up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as Fuego then DROPKICKS Yuta down!

Yuta staggers up, Fuego SLAPS him! But Yuta LARIATS in return! The fans boo but Yuta rains down fists! And then stops, to rain down more fists! The fans boo but Yuta soaks that up while he “kicks dirt” on Fuego. Yuta stands Fuego up, CHOPS him, then has him in a corner. Yuta CHOPS Fuego again, the fans boo, but Yuta whips corner to corner hard! Fuego staggers forward, Yuta says they ain’t done yet. Yuta whips Fuego to the corner again, then FLAPJACKS on the rebound! Yuta adds a basement DROPKICK! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up heat. Yuta hits a spinning toehold, then has a DEATHLOCK!

Fuego endures and Yuta mockingly asks if he’ll give up. Fuego refuses to give in, and he SLAPS Yuta! So Yuta bridges and puts on more pressure! Yuta shows off by not even using his hands, but Fuego fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Yuta lets go at 4, and he reminds the ref, “I have ’til five!” The fans boo Yuta parodying Bryan Danielson, then Yuta kicks Fuego around. Yuta eggs Fuego on, so Fuego ROCKS him! And ROCKS him! And again, and again, and again! But Yuta gets under the big haymaker! Yuta back suplexes, but Fuego lands out! Fuego dodges Yuta to then springboard QUEBRADA! Down goes Yuta!

The fans fire up as Fuego kips up and SUPERKICKS! Yuta sputters, Fuego runs and STEP-UP DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up again as Fuego climbs a corner! Yuta stands, Fuego MISSILE- NO, Yuta gets under and comes back, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Yuta wins!

Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall

Another thing he took from The American Dragon is that big knee, and Yuta takes the victory. Yuta sits Fuego up, and thinks about Hammer ‘n’ Anvil elbows, but he decides not to. Because he gets an even more sadistic idea! Yuta looks under the ring, and he brings out a steel chain! Yuta threatens the ref, then he goes to Fuego! The fans boo but Yuta hooks Fuego’s legs up, then uses the chain to go up, up and away, ROMERO SPECIAL!! Yuta taunts Fuego but Fuego is coughing up blood! Yuta lets Fuego go, the fans boo, but Yuta mockingly gives the Code of Honor handshake. Yuta no longer has honor, but will someone find a way to humble him?

 

Rachael Ellering VS Abadon!

The Queen of Strong Smile is feeling good being in Houston, ready to bring that Comet energy. However, she’s up against the Living Dead Girl, who brings a very different vibe. Will Rachael learn why everyone fears Abadon? Or will Rachael’s smile see her through?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but uh, Abadon doesn’t let go. Rachael tries to get free, and now it is a tug-o-war. The fans rally, Rachael reels Abadon into a headlock, but Abadon BITES Rachael’s hand! The ref reprimands, Abadon lets go, and Abadon doesn’t get what’s wrong. Abadon runs up on Rachael but Rachael gets around to waistlock. Abadon switches, but Rachael goes to ropes to buck the O’Conner! Rachael CLOBBERS Abadon, but Abadon sits up! The fans rally, Rachael is frustrated, and then runs up. Abadon gets around, trips Rachael, then runs to basement dropkick! Rachael flounders to a corner and the fans rally again.

Abadon aims from a corner, runs in at Rachael, but Racahel ELBOWS Abadon away! Abadon says nuh-uh, comes back, but runs into a BOOT! Rachael runs and UPPERCUTS Abadon down! The fans fire up and Rachael aims from a corner. Rachael calls for the “SQUISH~!” and runs up, SENTON onto knees! Abadon avoids disaster and stalks Rachael to the apron. Abadon CLUBS Rachael, pushes her onto the apron, and springboards for a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans fire up and Abadon pushes Rachael into the ring. Abadon runs corner to corner for a METEORA! Abadon pushes Rachael to a cover, TWO!

Abadon is annoyed but brushes it off. Abadon drags Rachael up, but Rachael fights the suplex! Rachael wrenches out, trips Abadon, and high stacks, ONE!! Rachael ROCKS Abadon, then tries again. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for the “MD Collapse” and Rachael aims again. SQUISH~ SENTON hits! Cover, TWO! Abadon survives and Rachael is a bit surprised. Rachael throws off the headband, double checks her teeth, and the fans duel. Rachael CHOPS Abadon at the ropes, then ROCKS Abadon with a forearm! Rachael whips but Abadon blocks! So Rachel CHOPS again! Rachael whips, Abadon grabs ropes, and laughs!

Rachael runs up, Abadon ELBOWS and CUTTERS! Then BLACK DAHLIA!! Cover, Abadon wins!

Winner: Abadon, by pinfall

Abadon continues to be terrifying, as well as victorious. Will the ROH Women’s Division, and especially the champions, have to watch their backs?

 

Backstage interview with Jacked Jameson.

Lexy Nair is with the former Iron Savage, and he’s counting his abs. She brings us back to a few weeks ago when he walked up to Griff Garrison, Preston Vance & Cole Karter in hopes of forming a group with them. Then in Jacksonville, Jameson actually interfered in their match on their behalf. The question is, what’s going on here? Jameson says those are his boys! His guys! His dudes! Jameson went out there, helped them, it was huge! It was awesome! Speaking of, the boys walk in! Vance tells Jameson that they’ve heard his offer, they loved what he did in Jacksonville, and tonight is a big match and… They’d love if he was a part of it.

So then, it’s official! They got him some Frat House gear! But first… he has to do something. Yeah, sure! Anything! Vance, Griff & Karter pour all of their drinks into one red Solo cup, and Jameson asks what’s in it. The boys say don’t worry about it. Jameson says don’t have to tell him twice. He chugs the concoction, and he is PUMPED! The Frat House is now four men strong, and Jameson says after tonight, party at the Frat House! Vance tells Jameson that one thing about them: win or lose, they booze! The Frat boys head out, Lexy can finally breathe from whatever was in that cup, and it’s time to see if Jameson passes the test!

12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs!

Instead of “Smart” Mark Sterling, Tony Nese has the mic to tell Bobby Cruise to shut up, “no one wants to listen to your stupid voice.” Nese then tells the “fat boys and fat girls” of Houston, Nese & Daivari couldn’t think of a better partner for this match than an athlete that makes every single one of them put to shame! Yes, it’s SMART MARK himself! Wait, seriously? Sterling takes the mic to say that’s right, he is still here to make sure that the losers of Texas can take part in their winning cheer. So please, get this right. When he says, “Athletes,” you say, “Rule!” NOTHING ELSE! Hands in, boys. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Gottee!

But with that, Dante & Darius Martin enter, accompanied by Leila Grey. Then Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd enter, and last but not least, Texas’ own, Marshall & Ross Von Erich! The massive teams sort out, and Darius starts against Nese. The fans rally up and Darius circles with Nese. Nese says wait, wait! He knows what the fans are here to see. Nese flexes, but the fans boo. Nese shouts, “ATHLETES!” The fans respond, “SUCK!” Nese and Darius circle, but then Nese kicks low! Nese bumps Darius off buckles, then tags in Daivari. “We’ll show you who sucks!” Nese & Daivari fire hands in the corner while the fans boo.

The ref counts, The Premier Athletes stop, and they both shout, “ATHLETES!” Again, the fans say, “SUCK!” Daivari tags Griff and they mug Darius. Griff ROCKS Darius, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Darius goes up and over, rolls and arm-drags, then he DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, and Darius whips Griff into Dante’s BOOT! Tag to Dante, Darius CHOPS, Dante trips Griff, and Darius adds DOUBLE STMOPS! Griff scrambles, tag to Jameson, but Dante arm-drags Jameson! Dante keeps the armlock, he tags in Ross, and Ross wrenches to a wristlock. Ross YANKS the arm, then tags Marshall.

The Von Erichs double whip Jameson, then Marshall sends Ross in, FLYING BOOT! FLYING LARIAT and then Marshall snapmares Jameson for Ross’s PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT and Marshall covers, TWO! Marshall fires the fans up, then hauls Jameson up to headlock. Tag to Truth and he wrenches Jameson. The fans rally but Jameson fires hands! Jameson whips, Daivari gets a cheap shot in, but Truth DECKS Daivari! Only for Vance to CLOBBER Truth! The ref has to keep Truth’s team back, so he missed all that! Jameson stomps Truth, tags Vance, and Vance covers, TWO!

Vance ROCKS Truth, has him in the corner, then CHOPS! Tag to Daivari, he CHOPS Truth, then he tags Nese. The Premier Athletes mug Truth with haymaker after haymaker, but the ref is still too busy keeping Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs back! Nese drags Truth up, and he tags in Sterling!? The fans boo but Sterling gets to throw hands on Truth! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Sterling drags Truth back, anchors a leg, and tags in Vance. Vance stomps Truth, tags Jameson, and Jameson tags Griff. Vance puts Truth in a corner, Griff sends Jameson in to LARIAT! Vance adds a BOOT, and then Griff BOOTS Truth down! Cover, TWO!

Griff tags Vance back in, they mug Truth, and Vance keeps Truth from the corner. Vance suplexes, covers, TWO! Truth stays in this but Vance stays on him with a chinlock. Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Truth stands. Truth fires body shots, but Vance CLUBS him! Vance whips, Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans fire up again as Truth and Vance crawl. Truth pushes past Vance, but Leila has to get out of the way as The Premier Athletes & Frat House all run up! They all YANK Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs off the apron, leaving Truth stranded! But at least Truth’s team fights back!

The fans fire up, but Truth turns around into a BOOT! Truth ends up on the apron, Vance runs up, and Vance SPEARS Truth onto the entire cluster! The fans fire up as Vance drags Truth into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Truth stays in this. The teams regroup, Vance whips Truth to the corner, but Truth BOOTS back! Truth fires hands on everyone else, and then storms up, but Vance keeps him from his corner! Vance whips and catches Truth to a SLEEPER, but Truth hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Truth crawls! Leila coaches Truth, hot tag to Turbo! And to Sterling!? Sterling panics, he wants nothing to do with Turbo!

Jameson runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Griff runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Nese runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Daivari runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Turbo then scoops and SLAMS Nese! And he scoops and SLAMS Daivari! The fans fire up as Turbo ELBOWS Daivari in a corner, headlocks, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO on The Premier Athletes! The fans are thunderous as Turbo flexes, but Sterling slithers in! Sterling CLUBS Turbo on the back, the fans boo, but Turbo just frowns and turns around. Sterling apologizes but Turbo grabs him by his shirt. Only for Jameson to get in and scoop SLAM Turbo! Jameson shouts, “Mark Sterling! You sonova b*tch!”

Jameson and Sterling look to parody the handshake, but Truth CLOBBERS Jameson! Sterling again apologizes, but Turbo stands back up! Sterling backs up into Turbo, panics, but Truth scoops Sterling! SLAM! The fans fire up as we get the real deal! Except Nese & Daivari get in! Wait, Marshall & Ross get them first, with DOUBLE IRON CLAWS! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROP on Sterling! And then Sterling flounders up, into a scoop, but Griff & Vance get in! Top Flight DOUBLE SUPERKICK them back out! Truth runs, TOTAL RECALL!! Dante runs, Darius sets up, FLIGHT IN MOTION for Griff! Turbo covers Sterling, #TopVonRunners win!

Winners: Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs, by pinfall

Everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes this win as the super team everybody loves stands tall! But with The Von Erichs holding gold with Dustin Rhodes, will The Sons of Texas soon be everyone’s top priority?

 

MXM Collection speaks.

ROH Media found Mansoor & Mason Madden after their loss at ROH Global Wars: Australia, but they still had their remodeled ROH World Tag title belt. As such, they act triumphant and victorious because they “successfully defended” their ROH World Tag Team Championship. Because as you can see, they still have the belt! Shoutout to Dustin Rhodes, he is a great fellow tag team champion, he really tested MXM. But then they ran away with this here title, and there is nothing anyone can say about it! Fingertip touch and MXM heads out, but they do know possession is NOT nine-tenths of the law in ROH, right?

 

Billie Starkz VS Hyan!

As if tensions weren’t already high between these two, Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths is being belittled because she lost to Harley Cameron on the Jericho Cruise while The Fallen Goddess is still ROH Women’s World Champion after beating Alex Windsor in Australia. The Athena World Tour returns home to Texas, but will Billie make “Boss” proud? Or will even disappointment be bigger in Texas?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up for Hyan. Billie is annoyed, the two tie up, and Billie wrenches to a wristlock. Hyan cartwheels, wrenches to a wristlock, but Billie rolls, rolls back, then trips Hyan. Billie flexes, the fans are torn, but then Billie throws Hyan down by her hair! Billie talks smack on Hyan, Hyan runs up, but Billie dodges to waistlock and shove. Billie then bypasses Hyan to sunset flip. Hyan rolls through, but Billie basement ENZIGIRIS! Billie then drags Hyan up to waistlock. Hyan fires elbows, runs to ropes, but Billie holds on! Billie CLUBS Hyan’s arms from the ropes, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN!

Billie scowls, then she stalks Hyan to the corner. Billie stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Billie tells him to back off! The fans boo, but Billie asks, “What do you want from me!?” Billie runs in, but Hyan dodges and Billie POSTS herself! The fans fire up, Hyan storms over, and Hyan brings Billie up to suplex high and hard! The fans fire up and Hyan feels that energy! Hyan runs to SPLASH in the corner! Hyan keeps moving, but Billie ELBOWS her away. And BOOTS her! Billie goes up, Hyan stops the boot, but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Billie goes up top, leaps, but Hyan gets under! Hyan ELBOWS Billie, cravats to KNEE and KNEE SMASH!

Hyan hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Billie stays in this, it’s why she’s the inaugural ROH Women’s TV Champion. But she sits up into a CHOP! Hyan CHOPS again, and again, but Billie blocks! Billie scowls, and then she ROCKS Hyan again and again! Billie has Hyan in the corner, fires more shots, but the ref counts. Billie stops at 4, then backs up just to run up, HEEL KICK! Billie then puts Hyan up top, Electric Chair Lifts, and she tucks Hyan in for a DRIVER!! Cover, Billie wins!

Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall

Well, if Kenny Omega uses a One Winged Angel, was that a Two Winged Angel? The bottom line is Billie is back in the win column, but will she ever fight her way out from under Athena’s tyranny?

 

ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka!

After failing to finish the Proving Ground match in under ten minutes, the Commander of the Skies has owed Big Shotty this title shot. Will Komander get the job done now that there’s a thirty minute time limit? Or will Lee prove this is all too easy?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the star of ROH TV!

The Code of Honor is not upheld as Lee leaves Komander hanging. The bell rings, the fans rally for Komander, and the two circle. Lee chuckles, tells Houston to calm down and shut up, then he ties up with Komander. Lee arm-drags, but Komander holds on. They stand, Lee waistlocks, Komander switches, but Lee switches. They switch again and again, but then Lee headlocks. Komander headlocks, Lee slips out and hits a takeover. Komander headscissors, Lee kips free, and things speed up. Komander QUEBRADA but Lee dodges! Komander still headlocks for a takeover, Lee headscissors, and Komander kips free. The two stand off and the fans cheer.

Lee and Komander reset, circle again, and Lee mockingly applauds. Lee pie faces Komander and talks trash. Komander storms up but Lee pie faces him again! Lee goes for another, Komander blocks to CHOP, go up and up, but Lee yanks him down! Lee says Komander’s not gonna do lucha on him! But Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Komander goes up and up and jumps around, to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Lee tumbles out, EJ is there, but Komander builds speed! Komander rolls, slow-mo up and over to then RANA! EJ can’t believe it but the fans fire up! Komander puts Lee back in the ring, then he springboards, flying sunset flip! TWO!!

Lee escapes then bails out, and Komander keeps an eye on him. #LEE-J regroup and EJ coaches Lee up. Lee storms up to the apron, but Komander DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up, Komander builds speed, but EJ stands in the way! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Lee slides in and CLOBBERS Komander! The ref says this is EJ’s last warning, but Lee says Komander is nothing! Cover, TWO! Lee is frustrated and he drags Komander up. Lee bumps Komander off buckles, then brings him around to fire body shots. The fans rally, the ref counts, but Lee stomps away on Komander. Lee digs his boots in, but steps off at 4.

Lee storms back up on Komander, brings him around, and whips him corner to corner hard! Komander bounces off buckles, Lee shouts, “You’re NOTHING!” Lee covers, TWO! Lee is frustrated, but he rains down fists! The fans rally with “SI SE PUEDES!” Lee hammers away, then lets off to talk trash. Lee drags Komander up, TOSSES him to the outside, and EJ stays back. Lee taunts Houston, the ref watches EJ closely, but The Judge defends his own innocence. Lee goes out the side to fetch Komander, and he CLUBS Komander down! Lee puts Komander in the ring, drags him up, and snapmares for a chinlock.

The fans boo Lee while Komander endures, but Lee says Komander is still nothing! Abrahantes rallies the fans for Komander, and Komander fights up to his feet! Komander throws body shots, but Lee wrangles Komander back down! “This is your guy? This is too easy!” The fans boo, then they rally back up. Komander rises, fires body shots and forearms, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up with Komander as he fires even more shots! Komander runs up at the corner, but Lee puts him on the apron! Komander BLINDSIDE LARIATS Lee! Komander goes up, but Lee goes out! Komander hops down, Lee SUPERKICKS him!

Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs and reels Komander in! Canadian Rack, but Komander slips free! Komander scopos, Lee slips free, and Lee CLUBS Komander! The fans boo but Lee suplexes, but Komander lands inside! Komander catches Lee in the ropes and fires KNEE after KNEE! Komander UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS Lee, and he runs side to side! RANA-DRIVER!! A rough landing for both men, but the fans rally up even harder! Komander sits up, Lee follows, and both men stand. Komander fires forearms and CHOPS! And then another! Lee ducks the chop, back suplexes, but Komander lands out! KICK! KICK! BLINDSIDE SOBAT!

Komander runs, QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Lee survives, the fans rally up, and Komander rises again. Komander has Lee in a drop zone and hurries to the corner! Houston fires up as Komander climbs, but Lee rolls to the far side. Komander hops down, runs up, then goes up the corner to RA- NO! Lee stops Komander, runs for a corner, but Komander RANAS Lee into buckles! Komander mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Lee shouts, “I am not playing with this guy!” Lee hauls Komander up, reels him in, and lifts, but Komander SPINNING POISON-RANAS!!! Cover, TWO!!!

Lee survives and Komander is stunned! Houston rallies behind him again and Komander rises back up. Komander hurries to the corner and back up top! Lee sputters, but he manages to trip Komander up! Lee rises up, he fires hands on Komander, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee, Lee backflips through! Lee comes right back! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And he rolls through, to the outside? BRAINBUSTER to the floor!! EJ is fired up and the fans lose their minds! The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Lee and Komander stir while the ring count begins.

Both men are down at 5 of 20, then 8. Lee staggers up at 9, and he grabs Komander’s leg to SLAM it against the LED barrier again and again! Then he KICKS the leg! The ref reprimands, finish this in the ring! Wait, EJ has the title belt! The ref spots that, tells EJ to back off, but then Abrahantes snatches the belt from EJ! The fans cheer, EJ storms upon Abrahantes, but Lee puts Komander in the ring. Lee snarls while Komander unties his boot. Komander is getting pressure off the bad ankle, but Lee has him by the other leg. Komander ENZIGIRIS, but that was the bad foot! Komander writhes, but Abrahantes helps with the boot.

Lee hurries to stomp away on Komander’s legs! Lee punches away on the foot, YANKS the boot off, and EJ grabs it to mockingly show it off! Lee stomps away on the ankle more, then he goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but Lee hauls him right up! AOI SHODOU!! Cover, TWO!?! Komander survives and #LEE-J doesn’t understand! The fans rally as hard as they can for Komander as he crawls to a corner. Lee hauls Komander up to the top rope, climbs up after him, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee down, and Lee is in the drop zone! Komander rises up, but EJ drags Lee to safety!

The fans boo, but Komander says bet! SUPER CROSSBODY! Komander takes down LEE-J, grabs his boot back, and he throws the boot at EJ! The fans are thunderous and Komander drags Lee up. Komander puts Lee in, hurries back up the corner, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Komander tightrope walks, and CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, KOMANDER WINS!

Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)

Even with all that damage done by Big Shotty, Komander shows the grit of a champion and pulls out the victory! Will he still find ways to win, no matter the odds?

 

Red Velvet speaks.

When it comes to her by-any-means-necessary way of winning, The Chef knows we all want to know “Why? Why? I have been on a roll lately. The hottest of my career. Why? Why? I’m starting to get real tired of the same questions. Why? I’m just getting started.” When and where will Red Velvet serve up another L fresh from the kitchen?

 

Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr!

Lucha night comes to an end with a huge crossover between ROH and CMLL! And it will be lucha rules! That means if the legal man falls out of the ring, someone can jump in and take their place! Will the Spanish God be able to help The Flame of Mexico and El Latigo Lagunero win big in Texas? Or will the Alchemist, El Australopithecus Apestosus y The Luxury of Lucha prove they are primero del mundo?

Wait, MXM appears on stage to taunt Sammy with his ROH World Tag Team title belt. Sammy ignores them while the trios sort out. But then Hechicero DROPKICKS Sammy out! Panther CLOBBERS Hechi, Barbaro BOOTS Hechi, but Fuego DROPKICKS Barbaro! Soberano runs up but Fuego goes Matrix! Fuego bridges, then stands back up to dance! Fuego and Soberano RAM shoulders, go again, and then Fuego runs. Soberano follows, pops Fuego up and over, but Fuego ARM-DRAGS Soberano! Barbaro y Hechi run in, Fuego dodges them to then handspring and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up, Panther & Sammy join in!

The trio builds speed, but Hechi’s team CLOBBERS them all! Hechi stomps Sammy, Soberano stomps Panther and Barbaro stomps Fuego. Fuego and Panther fall out so Soberano is the legal man. Hechi CHOKES Sammy, Soberano BITES Sammy’s foot! The fans rally and duel, and Hechi drags Sammy around. Hechi puts Sammy’s leg through the ropes, Soberano CHOKES Sammy while Hechi pulls on the leg, and Barbaro stands on the other leg! The ref reprimands and counts, Hechi YANKS the leg as he lets off, and Soberano looms over Sammy. Soberano y Barbaro taunt Sammy’s team by holding Sammy’s arms out to them.

Soberano y Barbaro double wrench then DOUBLE KICK! Hechi drags Sammy up to rain fists! The ref counts, Hechi lets off, and Soberano stomps Sammy in the corner. The fans boo but Soberano drags Sammy up to GAMANGIRI! Sammy drops down, Soberano hooks his arms and digs a knee into Sammy’s back. Sammy endures, even as Hechi taunts him. The fans rally, Sammy fights up, but Hechi blocks the kick so he and Soberano can mug Sammy! They have Sammy on the ropes and hold his legs open! Barbaro runs up and KICKS the hamstring! MXM laugh while the fans are torn. Barbaro taunts Fuego, then BLASTS him and Panther!

Hechi twists Sammy’s arm, stands him up to wrench, and Soberano wrenches the other arm. They lift Sammy up, Barbaro runs, PENDULUM BOMB! Then TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Sammy bails out, Panther is there to help him, and Fuego slides in. But Barbaro BOOTS him down! Barbaro y Soberano mug Fuego, whip him to the corner, then Soberano LARIATS! Barbaro LARIATS, then Hechi STEP-UP KNEES Fuego! Fuego falls, MXM is amused, and Hechi hooks Fuego up! Soberano y Babaro grab the arms, and they help Hechi get Fuego up! It’s a MEXICAN SURFBOARD, but then Soberano gets a boost from Barbaro, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!!

The fans fire up and Soberano covers, ONE because Soberano lets off?! Soberano seems to be demanding more respect from the ref, but then Fuego bails out and Panther storms in! Soberano stops Panther in his tracks by kneeling and offering a handshake. Panther kicks, Soberano blocks it, and Barbaro KICKS Panther’s leg! Barbaro DECKS Panther, Hechi brings Panther back up, and they double whip. Double drop toehold and now Hechi hooks Panther up! We now get a ROMERO SPECIAL, and then Soberano y Barbaro run, DOUBLE BULLDOG!! Hechi and team soak up the cheers and jeers from Houston!

Barbaro drags Panther up, DECKS him again, then they all soak up the heat. Hechi fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then fast hands! Hechi DECKS Panther, then puts him in a corner. Soberano DROPKICKS Panther down, then he and Barbaro double whip corner to corner. Hechi sends Soberano in but Panther dodges! Panther dodges Hechi, scoops Barbaro for a BACKBREAKER, then scoops Hechi for a BACKBREAKER! Soberano gets a BACKBREAKER! Panther BLASTS Barbaro out, then DIVES into him! The fans fire up, MXM likes what they see, and it’s Sammy that steps in!

Hechi storms in after him, the fans rally and duel, and things speed up! Sammy sidesteps, hurdles, backflips over, and he DROPKICKS Hechi down! Sammy kips up so smooth and he takes a bow. Soberano runs up but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy hurries to PLANCHA onto Hechi! The fans fire up with Sammy, he slides back in and builds speed, to FLY onto Soberano! The fans fire up with Sammy, MXM gets upset and even storm a few feet closer to ringside. Barbaro is in, he wrenches and hammerlocks Sammy, lifts and suplexes! Barbaro stomps away, then does his caveman dance. Fans join in, Barbaro runs, IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, Fuego breaks it!

Sammy bails out, Fuego CHOPS Barbaro, then he whips. Barbaro reverses but Fuego BOOTS him! Barbaro does the worm!? Barbaro runs up, but Fuego goes up and over to stack! Hechi BOOTS Fuego! Barbaro bails out, Hechi whips, but Fuego reverses and RANAS! Hechi handsprings through! He then wrenches and shoves Fuego, then runs up, and he YANKS Fuego’s hurdle out of the air! Fuego bails out, Panther runs in, but Hechi avoids the dropkick! But then Panther avoids the senton! Panther rallies the fans, runs to RAM Hechi, then runs again. Hechi follows, but Panther hits a Tiger Feint to dodge, and Hechi’s dropkick goes flying out to the floor!

Panther hurries to a corner and then runs, FLYING RANA! Hechi flounders away, and Panther hurries back in. Soberano runs up, Panther puts him on the apron, but Soberano GAMANGIRIS! Soberano fires up, the fans are torn, and Soberano goes up top for a TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Panther survives that wild 1080, but then Soberano dodges Panther! Panther ends up stuck in ropes, Soberano LIONSAULTS but misses as Panther slips out! Panther takes aim, but Barbaro uses Soberano for POETRY IN MOTION! Down goes Panther and the fans fire up! Soberano builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS to then inverted suplex!

Soberano SLAMS Panther down, Barbaro is up top! SUPER DUPER SPLASH to the floor!! MXM is fired up, and then Fuego QUEBRADAS Soberano! Fuego slides, in does a dance, and then FLIES onto Barbaro! Hechi is in, but so is Sammy! The fans fire up and Hechi roars! Sammy runs up, but into a single leg takedown! Hechi stands Sammy up to whip, but Sammy reverses. Hechi ducks the hurdle, but Sammy JUMP KNEES him down! The fans fire up and Sammy whips corner to corner. Hechi reverses, runs up, and STEP-UP KNEES! The fans fire up and Hechi rolls back, summons the power of lucha, but Sammy SUPERKICKS him!

Sammy runs to JUMP KNEE again! Hechi flounders, Sammy torture racks him! But Mason gets on the apron! The ref tells him to hop down, but Mansoor slithers in, and he BELT SHOTS Sammy!! The fans boo, Sammy flops out of the ring, but Fuego steps up! Fuego runs, slips through a tilt-o-whirl, but Hechi victory rolls, only to stand up and INVERTED MONKEY FLIP Fuego into a LEG SCISSOR NELSON! But that’s not all, Hechi makes it a ROLLING CRADLE! They go around and around and around, into the cover! Team Hechi wins!!

Winners: Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr, by pinfall

Give an assist to MXM as they celebrate their part to play in this victory. They even get Hechicero to touch fingertips with him! But then they aim at Sammy! Only for Fuego y Panther to get back in! MXM flips the belt around to swing on them! Fuego y Panther dodge, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM out! The fans cheer, but Sammy, Fuego & Panther grab Mansoor! Mansoor says save yourself! He lets the belt go, Sammy has Mansoor in the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL!! Mason shouts, “NOOO~!” but he keeps the title belt away from Sammy. Will Sammy & Dustin just have to take the fight to MXM to get their stolen property back?


My Thoughts:

A very good ROH clocking in at an hour and 21 minutes, it feels like they’ve almost got this mastered for a good cable TV runtime. Though at the same time, we still had filler in Gates of Agony squashing Exodus & Josiah, and then both women’s matches were fairly quick. Billie squashing Hyan was in part to serve story as we did see Athena tell Billie to take things seriously, and then Billie takes her frustrations out on Hyan. Rachael VS Abadon could’ve been a little longer to build them both up in the standings, but Abadon winning makes sense as Abadon’s gotten closer to titles than Rachael has. And good promo from Velvet, but I’m not sure why we’re waiting so long to get to her and Leyla’s rematch.

Additionally, while that 12 Man Tag was some fun, just smashing together multiple teams for that was bordering on filler. Good to see The Von Erichs back given ROH was in Texas. And between The Von Erichs being in Texas and Sterling being introduced as one of the competitors, it was a given The Von Erichs and their team would win. Though it did work that The Outrunners got the finish, they’re the team riding high right now. I will say it’s good that “The Frat House” is a faction, but like, can’t the name have just be The Fraternity? Or like, Greek letters that make a fraternity name, but also is a funny pun when you boil it down to letters.

But of course, great stuff throughout the night involving luchadores. Fuego Del Sol VS Yuta was a very good opening match, but I figured Yuta would win that. Him going the extra mile with that steel chain was rather vicious, I feel like Fuego should want payback, teaming with some other AEW wrestlers who have beef with the Death Riders. Komander VS Lee was a very good ROH TV Championship match, but given this wasn’t the main event, I figured Komander would retain. Maybe EJ gets his shot next?

And then a very good Six Man main event. The lucha rules made it constant motion because there was no need for tags, and apparently the ref didn’t need to count when Hechi’s team was in there together. MXM getting involved makes sense, as they’re still not happy just possessing the tag title. They screwed Sammy over, Hechi’s team wins, but then Sammy’s side stands tall over MXM. I would think we do get Sons of Texas VS MXM one more time, who knows how that goes, but it’ll be a lot of fun either way.

My Score: 8.6/10

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