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Mitchell’s NJPW Road to Destruction Results & Report! (9/14/24)

Will Evil NEVER win?

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Will The King of Darkness trump President Ace?

NJPW’s Road to Destruction continues as The House of Torture goes after the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships! Will Darkness Fall on Hokkaido?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba VS Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Yano & Sakuraba win.
  • 20 Man Noboribetsu Ranbo: Shota Umino wins the luxury pass to the Noboribetsu hot springs.
  • Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Bullet Club War Dogs; War Dogs win.
  • 10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; The Empire wins.
  • NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture; Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg win and retain the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

20 Man Noboribetsu Ranbo!

NJPW being in Hokkaido is a special occasion, and while this may be a battle royal, this is a special treat! Noboribetsu is known for its luxurious hot spring resorts, so the winner of this match will get a special VIP pass! Who puts in a hard day’s work to have a relaxing weekend?

First out is a Young Lion, Katsuya Murashima! Could this be his moment to graduate? Second out is his fellow Young Lion, Shoma Kato! Could this be his moment to graduate? The bell rings and the ranbo begins! The two tie up, Shamo headlocks but Katsuya slips out the back. Katsuya has a leg, he brings Shoma down, then waistlocks. Shoma switches, Katsuya switches, repeat, and the two break. The fans cheer and the two reset. They tie up again, Shoma wrenches to wristlock, but Katsuya rolls, wrenches and hammerlocks. Katsuya headlocks but Shoma fires body shots. Shoma powers up but Katsuya grinds the hold!

Shoma fights up, but Katsuya grinds the headlock mover. Katsuya hits a takeover, but here comes entry number 3! As Shoma powers up and puts Katsuya on ropes, the music plays. Katsuya lets go of the headlock, but Shoma CHOPS! Katsuya fires forearms, Shoma fires back, and repeat! The fans rally up because here comes Yuma 24! Hokkaido’s own storms into the ring and he ROCKS Katsuya! And he fires off hands on Shoma, but Shoma hits back! Shoma whips Yuma at the corner, then runs in, but Yuma dodges! Shoma hits buckles, and then Yuma tabletops him! BASEMENT BLOCKBUSTER! The fans cheer as Yuma stands tall.

Katsuya runs up to fire forearms with Yuma, and then Yuma CLAWS eyes! Yuma goes to throw Katsuya out but Shoma CLUBS Yuma! The countdown is back while the Young Lions stomp Yuma. Katsuya then goes after Shoma to fire forearms. Shoma turns it around to fire forearms back! Fourth out is… Tomoaki Honma! Everyone’s Kokeshi is here, and he steps in to fire hands on the Young Lions! Yuma runs up but Honma ROCKS him, CHOPS him, then CHOPS again! And CHOPS again in the corner! Honma whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS Yuma! Yuma staggers, into a BULLDOG! The fans fire up as Honma calls for it!

Honma runs, but Yuma dodges the Kokeshi! Yuma stomps Honma, drags him up, and CLUBS him! The countdown’s back already, and Yuma stomps Honma to a corner. The Young Lions go after Yuma now, and work to throw him out! Yuma holds onto the ropes, but Honma works with them! Yuma fights them off, and fifth is Tiger Mask! The fans cheer the living legend Super Junior as he hurries into the ring. Tiger Mask is swarmed by the Young Lions! Tiger ROCKS Katsuya, but Shoma whips. Tiger grabs ropes to stop, and Shoma’s dropkick gets nothing! Katsuya covers Shoma! TWO! Tiger kicks Katsuya, then sets him up for Honma!

Honma runs in, but Katsuya slips away, and Honma CLOBBERS Tiger mask! Honma checks on his friend, apologizes, then he CLUBS Katsuya. The countdown is back already, and Honma sets Katsuya up for Yuma. Yuma runs up, Katsuya gets away, and Yuma CLOBBERS Honma! Shoma rolls up Yuma! TWO!! Yuma escapes and here comes number six, Kosei Fujita! Will the Japanese Young Punk prove that while The Might Don’t Kneel, they do like to relax in hot springs? Fujita runs in, dodges Katsuya and CHOPS! Katsuya fires forearms in return, then whips, but Fujita reverses. Katsuya ducks ‘n’ dodges, to run Fujita over!

The fans fire up, but then Fujita’s right up to run Katsuya over! The fans fire up more, and Fujita brings Katsuya up to TOSS him out! Katsuya lands on the apron, but Fujita GAMANGIRIS him down! Fujita ELIMINATES Katsuya! Fujita bails out before Honma gets at him, so Tiger Mask and Honma trade shots. Fujita steps on Katsuya on his way back in, and the countdown is back again. Tiger Mask ELBOWS Honma down, Fujita and Yuma work together against Shoma, but Shoma holds them off. Out seventh is… Jado! The Master Heater high fives fans and hurries in. Honma scopos Fujita and goes for ropes!

Fujita holds on, Yuma tries to help, but Fujita fights free! Fujita goes to lift Honma now! Yuma helps Fujita again while Jado and Tiger Mask are after Shoma. They whip, kick and KICK Shoma! Cover, TWO! Shoma stays in this, as does Honma. Fujita CLUBS Honma down while Tiger Mask KICKS Shoma! Jado brings Shoma up, the countdown is back again, and the old guys keep mugging Shoma. Oh that music is obvious, here comes Ryusuke Taguchi! Or as that cardboard belt says, the Hokkaido PR Champion. Taguchi climbs the corner, leaps in, but into a FLYING FOREARM from Shoma! Shoma TOSSES Taguchi out!

Taguchi is on the apron, Shoma ROCKS him then runs, but Taguchi slingshots in! Taguchi dropkicks a leg, then La Magistrol! Cover, THREE! Taguchi ELIMINATES Shoma! The Young Lions are done, and Honma stomps Yuma. Taguchi, Tiger Mask AND Jado go up to Fujita. Fujita fires forearms but he gets mugged 3v1! The countdown is done, here comes number nine, Francesco Akira! The Nova Fireball slides in, and he dodges Fujita to kick and whip,. Fujita reverses but Akira RANAS! Fujita bails out, Yuma kicks Akira and TOSSES him! Akira lands on the apron, Yuma runs up, but Akira DUMPS him out!

Yuma lands on the apron, he UPPERCUTS Akira, but Akira SUPERKICKS in return! Yuma wobbles, then falls to the floor! Akira ELIMINATES Yuma! Akira steps in, kicks Taguchi, and then scrapes Taguchi on ropes! But Honma and Tiger Mask join in! And Jado, and even Fujita! They all work to lift Akira but he holds on stubbornly! Taguchi climbs up, but he ends up tipping over the top rope! Fujita runs back up to try and push the pile! Fujita then slides out so he can pull Taguchi from the outside! Taguchi is still holding on tight! The countdown is back, and number ten is… Taka Michinoku! Will the Blue Playmaker grab those luxury tickets?

Taguch is still fighting off Honma! He drops to the apron, and now Honma tries to scrape him off! Akira and Fujita fight in another corner, and Fujita throws elbows to back Akira off. Taka fires hands on Tiger, then DECKS him! Fujita turns things around on Akira, Akira hits back, but Jado joins in. Honma kicks Taguchi’s legs out, then KOKESHI FLOPS! Taguchi fires up, wiggles, KOKESHI FLOPS! Honma drags Taguchi up while the countdown is back. Honma scoops and SLAMS Taguchi! KOKESHI FLOPS again! Number 11 is… TOMOYA! The fans fire up as another Hokkaido hero joins the match!

Tomoya fires hands on Honma, suplexes, and he holds Honma up for TEN before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in this, but also bails out, so Tomoya digs his boot into Akira. Tiger KICKS Taka, Fujita CHOPS Tomoya. Tomoya CHOPS Fujita, Fujita CHOPS back! They CHOP back and forth and Tomoya eggs Fujita on! They CHOP and CHOP, and the countdown is back. Akira hoists Fujita up, Tiger Mask has Taka, and number 12 is… Hiroyoshi Tenzan! The fans fire up as another living legend is here! Tenzan storms in, and he locks eyes with Tomoya. Tomoya fires forearms, but the fans hiss with steam for Tenzan.

Tenzan kicks Tomoya, HEADBUTTS him, then Mongolian Chops! Tomoya falls and the fans fire up! Tenzan kicks Tomoya, bumps him off buckles, then goes to push him out! Tomoya holds on so Tenzan CLUBS him! Tomoya hits back, the countdown is back, and number 13 is… TAKASHI IIZUKA! And he doesn’t come from the stage, he comes in from behind the crowd! The fans fire up as this madman storms his way up the aisle! Fans watch out as he goes through the rows, and pushes his way to the stage! Iizuka’s madness keeps him storming through the rest of the crowd! No one in the ring is sure what to make of this!

Iizuka just keeps going, does he even know he’s supposed to go to the ring!? Iizuka completes a full lap, and NOW he’s ringside! The fans fire up as Iizuka storms into the ring, armed with the iron fingers! Everyone stays clear of this insanity! Iizuka eyes Taka but Taka says they’re friends! Suzuki-Gun, remember? Akira waistlocks but Taka switches and shoves Akira at Iizuka! IRON FINGER STRIKE!! Taka TOSSES Akira and ELIMINATES him! Iizuka now eyes Tenzan! The fans fire up and Tenzan tells Iizuka to put the fingers down. Iizuka takes a swing! Tenzan dodges to Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian Chop! But Iizuka kicks low, and IRON FINGER STRIKES!!

Taka covers Tenzan! Taka ELIMINATES Tenzan!! “Taka” means “hawk” but he’s being a real vulture, picking at those Iizuka takes out! But then Iizuka BITES Taka on the forehead! The countdown’s back, and number 14 is… Taichi! The Holy Emperor rushes in to stop Iizuka from eating Taka! Taichi CLUBS Iizuka, TOSSES him, but that was the second rope! Taichi goes out to stomp away on Iizuka, and then drags him up. He tells Shinpei Nagomi on commentary, and Nagomi asks why Iizuka is doing this! The fans cheer as it seems Iizuka’s senses have returned, but then Iizuka LEAPS over the desk to get at Nagomi!!

The fans go wild as Iizuka rips Nagomi’s shirt away, to reveal he’s wearing “Blue Justice” Yuji Nagata merchandise! Iizuka still hasn’t forgiven Nagomi for being a Blue Justice fanboy back in the day! He’s ripping THAT shirt away, too! Then he THROWS Nagomi into the crowd! Taichi then throws Iizuka back into the ring, Nagomi returns to commentary, and everyone else gangs up on Iizuka and Taichi! Everyone TOSSES and ELIMINATES Taichi and Iizuka! The countdown is back, but Taguchi rolls up Taka! TWO! Taichi gets Iizuka away from ringside, and now number 15 is… Yoshinobu Kanemaru!

The Heel Master jumps in, but Taka and Fujita are right on him! They and Tiger Mask beat Kanemaru down. Kanemaru fights back, CLAWS Fujita’s eyes, and then CHOKES Fujita on ropes. Taguchi sneaks a swig of Kanemaru’s whiskey! The effects are immediate! The countdown returns, and number 16 is… SHO! The House of Torture is building up in this match, but The Murder Machine clearly hides his Torture Tool in his towel. Fujita ends up on the apron, Tiger Mask whips Kanemaru at Fujita, and Fujita RAMS Kanemaru! Kanemaru ROCKS Fujita back, but Fujita stays up to ROCK Kanemaru!

Kanemaru staggers, Fujita slingshots, but Kanemaru shoves the ref at him! Fujita falls to the floor, Kanemaru ELIMINATES Fujita! The fans boo but Sho whips Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask reverses, wrenches, waistlocks, but Sho switches. Tiger Mask fires elbows but Sho CLUBS Tiger Mask. Sho has the arms, but Tiger Mask FLIP KICKS! The countdown is back! Tiger Mask kicks Kanemaru, whips him, but Kanemaru reverses to TOSS Tiger Mask right to the floor! Kanemaru ELIMINATES Tiger Mask! Taguchi runs up at Sho but into an atomic drop! Sho sits Taguchi on the ropes and pulls! The Funky Weapon suffers pain!

Kanemaru runs up to DROPKICK Taguchi! Taguchi tumbles to the floor, The House of Torture ELIMINATES Taguchi! Number 17 is… DOUKI! Japones Del Mal storms in to fire hands on Kanemaru, but Kanemaru and Sho mug him! They double whip Douki to a corner, Sho runs in, but Douki dodges. Kanemaru mule kicks Douki, then holds him up. Sho runs up but into BOOTS! Douki headlocks Kanemaru, jumps up again, and he RANA SNAPMARE COMBOS! Douki then dodges The House, and springboards to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up with Douki, Honma hurries to cover Kanemaru, ONE!

Douki stomps Honma, drags Kanemaru up, and whips him to ropes. Kanemaru reverses to then dropkick the legs out! Douki goes to ropes, Kanemaru runs in, but Douki BOOTS him! But he also goes up and out to the apron! Kanemaru kicks Douki, runs up, but Douki DUMPS Kanemaru out! Kanemaru kicks Douki, Douki UPPERCUTS Kanemaru! Kanemaru dropkicks the legs out! Kanemaru grabs Douki’s leg, and KNEE SMASHES to the floor! DOUBLE ELIMINATION! A sacrifice play from Kanemaru but we know he wants that IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship over the Noboribetsu onsens!

The countdown is back, and number 18 is… Sanada! The Cold Skull makes his way out here, right as Sho rolls up and ELIMINATES Taka!! Well now Sanada’s the last of Just5Guys! Sanada storms in, Sho gets his wrench! The refs reprimand Sho but Sho keeps trying to hide it! Sanada runs up to TOSS and ELIMINATE Sho! That’s what he gets for breaking rules! But now Sanada finds himself alone with Jado, Honma and Tomoya. The fans rally for Sanada, and the four men feel things out. The countdown is back already? Sanada and Honma tie up, Honma waistlocks but Sanada switches, and number 19 is… Shota Umino!

Honma throws elbows, Jado CLUBS Sanada, and The Roughneck comes in from the crowd! Jado knocks Sanada down, ties him up, but Sanada kicks him away! Shota storms in but Tomoya is right on him! Tomoya and Shota fire forearms back and forth, and Sanada puts Jado in Paradise! Honma is the odd man out watching as Tomoya knuckle locks then CHOPS Shota. Sanada pushes Jado down, Jado verbally quits! Sanada ELIMINATES Jado! Who knew Paradise could hurt? Honma rolls Sanada, TWO! Tomoya goes up the ropes, but Shota trips him up! Shota stomps Tomya, brings him up and TOSSES him out, Shota ELIMINATES Tomoya!

Shota, Honma and Sanada are the only ones in the ring, and Sanada says hold on, that’s 2v1. Shota and Honma still stomp and CLUB him down! But here comes the final countdown! Number 20 is… Zack Sabre Jr?! The G1 Climax Champion brings his trophy to the ring, is he looking to add even more prizes to the collection? ZSJ even throws his TMDK G1 baseball jersey to the crowd! Free souvenir for someone, and ZSJ slides into the ring. Shota digs his boots into Sanada, but the fans fire up as “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” and Honma feel things out. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Honma CHOPS, repeat! ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again, but Honma clinches!

Honma feeds ZSJ to Shota’s UPPERCUT! Honma ROCKS ZSJ, Shota scoops and SLAMS! Shota points to a corner, and Honma goes up! Shota holds ZSJ down, but then ZSJ kicks free and avoids the FALLING KOKESHI! Honma FLOPS, ZSJ clamps on with a headscissors squeeze! ZSJ rolls Honma to getting an arm! Honma TAPS, ZSJ ELIMINATES Honma! Now the final three are ZSJ, Shota and Sanada! The fans rally up as the three stare down. There are equal parts “SA-NA-DA!” “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” and “SHOTA! SHOTA!” as they circle. They feel things out, they all knuckle lock, but then Shota kicks Sanada!

Shota UPPERCUTS ZSJ, ZSJ UPPERCUTS Sanada, Sanada UPPERCUTS Shota! The UPPERCUTS keep going around like that, from Shota to ZSJ to Sanada, but then Shota hooks Sanada! Sanada fights the backslide but ZSJ shoves them both over! Double cover, TWO!! Shota and Sanada escape, and then Shota cradles ZSJ! TWO!! Sanada rolls Shota to a cradle, TWO!! ZSJ runs up on Sanada, and cradles! TWO!! The fans fire up, ZSJ BOOTS Shota then BOOTS Sanada! ZSJ runs, but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! The fans are thunderous, and even Shota and Sanada applaud respect. Shota offers a hand, Sanada takes it, to reel Shota into a cradle! TWO!!

Shota escapes, runs up, but Sanada gets around. Shota bucks the O’Conner, TOSSES Sanada, but Sanada lands on the apron! Shota ROCKS Sanada, but ZSJ runs up! Shota dodges, Sanada ROCKS ZSJ, but then ZSJ dodges Shota! ZSJ waistlocks Shota, RAMS him into Sanada, and Sanada falls! ZSJ & Shota ELIMINATE Sanada, but then ZSJ O’Conner Rolls Shota to a BRIDGE! TWO!! Shota escapes, runs up, but ZSJ TOSSES him! ZSJ runs up, Shota RAMS him then slingshots to sunset flip! ZSJ rolls through but Shota underhooks! ZSJ wrenches out to PELE the arm! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS him down!

Shota sits up, into a PENALTY KICK! Shota rolls back to his feet! UPPERCUT! ZSJ falls and the fans fire up! Shota rises, the fans duel, and Shota takes aim. ZSJ rises, Shota runs up, BLAZE BLADE! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives but Shota roars! The fans fire up again and Shota drags ZSJ up. ZSJ slips around, COBRA TWIST! Shota endures, the fans rally, and Shota powers up to head for ropes. ZSJ puts on the pressure but Shota still has the ROPEBREAK, and he hip tosses ZSJ out! ZSJ lands on the apron, ROCKS Shota, then has a SLEEPER! ZSJ drags Shota up, bends him back against ropes, but Shota JAWBREAKERS!

Shota DROPKICKS, but ZSJ holds on! Shota runs, UPPERCUTS, and ZSJ falls! Shota wins!!

Winner: Shota Umino (wins the Noboribetsu hot springs pass)

The G1 Climax Champion tried to take another prize for his own, but in the end, it is The Roughneck who will be relaxing this weekend! Will Shota be refreshed and ready for the coming Autumn season?

 

After Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Bullet Club War Dogs…

While Gabe Kidd gets the win off a brainbuster, The War Dogs aren’t done with Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi or Tomohiro Ishii! The beatdown begins, Young Lions run in, but they get beat up, too! David Finlay even gives on a FALCON ARROW to the floor! Gabe gets a mic to have them cut the music, and he says, “Hey, Goto! My tag team partner is in a effin’ hospital bed because o’ you three p*icks! Oi! Kobe, Gabe Kidd VS Hirooki Goto, let’s go, b*tch!” The NJPW Strong Openweight Champion has called out the Fierce Warrior! Will Gabe avenge Jake Lee by taking Goto apart?

Hashi and Finlay will also still fight for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, will The Rebel tear the Headhunter’s head off to stay golden? Or could Chaos take those titles away from the War Dogs and put them in the pound?

 

10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire!

While we just saw this showdown, with Tetsuya Naito and team standing tall, that will not intimidate Great-O-Khan and his forces. Will Khan, Cobb, Henare, Callum & Jakob turn the tide on this Road to Destruction? Or will Bushi, Hiromu, Shingo, Yota y Naito keep things tranquilo?

The entrance attire is put aside, though Naito still takes his time. The teams stare down, Takagi with Henare given their coming NEVER Openweight Championship, and Cobb is dismissive of Yota since he already beat him in their NJPW World TV Championship match. LIJ makes everyone wait on the fist bump, but then The Empire attacks! The bell rings, and Khan stomps Naito down while the rest of The Empire throws LIJ out of the ring! Things even spill out into the crowd! Khan taunts Naito with hands behind his back, then he drags Naito up. Khan whips to then SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO! Naito stays in this, and the teams stop fighting on the outside.

Khan clamps onto Naito with the IRON CLAW SLEEPER, but Naito flails! Khan spins him, for the ELIMIN- NO, Naito slips free, tilt-o-whirls, but Khan denies Destino! Khan slips free, then picks Naito up, to RAM him into a corner! Khan puts stank on the Mongolian Chops! And then more Mongolian Chops! Khan then fakes Naito out to UPPERCUT! The fans rally as Khan has Naito in the corner, and sits on his throne! The Empire sit on the apron just like Khan, and the fans rally as Khan pulls the arms. Khan hops down, brings Naito around, and he tags in Callum. The Empire mugs Naito, then Callum CLUBS him.

The fans applaud and Callum whips. Naito reverses but Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds speed! Naito avoids the boot and Hiromu gets a shot in! Bushi sunset flips and rewinds into Naito’s basement dropkick! Khan protests but then Hiromu tags in. Hiromu & Naito double whip Callum, to DOUBLE LARIAT! Hiromu covers, TWO! The fans rally, Hiromu CHOPS Callum to a corner. Hiromu CHOPS again! Hiromu CHOPS again, whips, and runs in to LARIAT! Snapmare, but Callum is up to hip toss and QUICK DRAW! The Empire goes after LIJ from the outside now! The brawling again spills into the crowd!

Fans fire up as Takagi and Henare trade shots and even HEADBUTTS! Takagi and Henare fire fast hands, and then somewhere else, Khan BOWLS Naito into chairs! Strike! The fans cheer as Khan stands tall over Naito! Khan then CHOKES Naito with a chair! The ref reprimands everyone everywhere, but Cobb then RAMS Yota into railing! A ring count starts, Callum brings Hiromu back into the ring at 7 of 20. Then he KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Callum brings Hiromu up into a chinlock, and he squeezes tight while the fans rally. And we’re just at five minutes! Callum shifts around, stomps Hiromu, then brings him up.

Callum UPPERCUTS Hiromu to the corner, then tags in Jakob. Jakob bumps Hiromu off buckles, UPPERCUTS him, then whips corner to corner. Jakob runs up to forearm SMASH! Then he whips the other way, to CHOP! Jakob brings Hiromu out for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally and duel, “HI-RO-MU!” “JA~KOB!” Jakob wrenches and whips Hiromu into the corner, tags Cobb, and then ELBOWS Hiromu on his way out. Cobb brings Hiromu around, taunts Takagi, then HEADBUTTS Hiromu down! Cobb deadlifts Hiromu into a suplex! Cobb taunts LIJ as he carries Hiromu, and Hiromu shouts for help! Cobb SLAMS him down first!

Cobb stays between Hiromu and the corner, taunting the team to help Hiromu. But Hiromu gets up to CHOP! And CHOP! Cobb just frowns. Hiromu CHOPS again, but Cobb KNEES low! Cobb whips, Hiromu RAN- NO, Cobb stops that, lifts Hiromu up, but Hiromu slips free! Hiromu runs and CROSSBODIES, but he bounces right off Cobb! The fans cheer and Cobb taunts Yota. Cobb drags Hiromu back, but Hiromu slips under! SUPERKICK! Cobb stays up, but Hiromu slips under again, hot tag to Yota! The fans fire up as Yota dodges, then kicks and whips Cobb. Cobb reverses, but Yota RANAS! The fans fire up and Cobb goes to a corner.

Yota runs in to STINGER SPLASH! Yota keeps moving, but Jakob gets a shot in! Jakob & Callum storm in, double whip, but Yota ducks the line to shove Jakob into Callum! Yota then fireman’s carries Jakob and THROWS him at Callum! Those two bail out, Cobb storms up and kicks low. Cobb suplexes, but Yota slips free! Yota hits a COMPLETE SHOT, then covers, TWO! Yota fires up and the fans are with him! Yota drags Cobb up, fireman’s carries, but Cobb blocks the lift! Cobb CLUBS Yota, but Yota kicks low. Yota runs, into an URENAGE! And FALLING HAMMER! Cover, TWO! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up as Yota stays in this, but Cobb storms over. Cobb drags Yota up, fireman’s carries, but Yota slips free. Yota goes to a corner, Cobb runs in, and Cobb blocks the boot! Cobb throws Yota up and over to then get under! Gory Especial, but Yota fights free! Cobb SUPERKICKS! Yota stays up, Cobb runs up, but Yota blocks the lariat! BACKBREAKER! COMPLETE SHOT! STOMP! Both men are down after the Gene Combination and the fans fire up! Cobb and Yota crawl, hot tags to Henare and Takagi! The fans fire up as Rampaging Dragon RAMS Face of Fury! They RAM shoulders again, and again!

Takagi ROCKS Henare with a forearm, whips him to a corner, but then blocks a boto! Takagi LARAITS, but Henare puts him in the corner to fire fast hands! Henare HEADBUTTS, whips corner to corner, and LARIATS! Henare roars, but now Takagi turns things around to JAB and CHOP on repeat! The fans fire up, Takagi lets off to run, but Henare SWATS the lariat! Takagi spins to YUKON LARIAT, but Henare stays up! They go forehead to forehead and the fans fire up! Takagi and Henare HEADBUTT again and again! Then Takagi CHOPS! Henare KICKS! The fans fire up as Takagi grits his teeth, and he comes back to CHOP!

Henare growls and the fans fire up more. Henare storms up to KICK! Takagi fires ridge hand chops, then an open hand CHOP! Henare KICKS, Takagi blocks, but Henare ELBOWS free, then KICKS Takagi down! Takagi’s right up and he CLOBBERS Henare! The fans fire up with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi runs up but Henare ELBOWS him, goes up and FLYING CHUCK! But Takagi stays up, runs, but Henare LARIATS! But Takagi’s up again! PUMPING BOMBER! Henare’s right up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans fire up again! Takagi and Henare stir, hot tag to Bushi! Bushi kicks and whips, then he dropkicks legs out!

Jakob gets in to kick, but he runs into an ENZIGIRI! Hiromu BLASTS Khan, BOOTS Cobb, and LIJ focus on Henare. They double whip Henare to a corner, then Bushi ELBOWS! Hiromu LARIATS! Yota SPLASHES! Snapmare, Naito joins in, QUADRUPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Bushi covers, but the entire Empire breaks it! The fans fire up, LIJ throws The Empire out! Bushi goes back to Henare, the fans rally, but Callum runs in to BOOT Bushi! Hiromu SUPERKICKS Callum! Cobb CLOBBERS Hiromu! Yota V-TRIGGERS Cobb! Khan BOOTS Yota! Naito ELBOWS Khan, ENZIGIRIS him down, but Henare CLOBBERS Naito!

Takagi storms in but Henare backs him down, and then NATIVE KNEE in the corner! Henare roars, but Bushi storms up! Henare blocks a kick, ducks the enzigiri but not the REWIND HEEL! Henare still BODY BLOWS then KICKS Bushi down! Henare roars, and he clamps on the ULTIMA NELSON!! Bushi endures, but Henare grinds him down! Bushi reaches out, fans rally, but Bushi TAPS! The Empire wins!

Winner: The United Empire, by submission

The Face of Fury breaks the Black Mask, and he stares down The Rampaging Dragon. Henare holds up the NEVER Openweight Championship, but will that be the case after Kobe? Wait, Henare gets a mic to talk to Takagi! “You want this NEVER belt? You want this?! You’ll get it in KOBE!” Henare now makes it official, and there’s no going back! Will Henare prove he’s the strongest NEVER Champion there’s ever been? Similarly, Khan stares Naito down, their IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match also set. Will The United Empire completely dominate? Or will it be LIJ that brings the Destruction in Kobe?

 

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!

It was quite the surprise when the Ace of the Universe became the President of NJPW. However, that didn’t change who Tanahashi was as a person or as a wrestler. He still fought his way to these titles alongside his good pal, The Producer, and the young yet talented #BARS! However, The King of Darkness doesn’t care about earning anything, just taking everything! Will he, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo show Everything is Evil’s? Or will they fail to stop The Ace, The Joker & The Rook?

Well, seeing as how Yano is pretty much Mr. Hokkaido PR, he not only brings Tomu-kun back to NJPW, he is honored by literally being given his flowers from two young kids dressed up as the Red Oni & Blue Oni from the Japanese folktale, The Red Oni Who Cried. Yano thanks them, and the champions pose with the kids for a great photo op. With that, the introductions are made, but The House attacks from behind! The fans boo but there’s nothing that can be done! Red Shoes rings the bell while Yujiro TOSSES Oleg and Dick TOSSES Yano! Evil stomps Tanahashi, then he and Dick SMACK Tanahashi with the bouquets!

The fans boo more but Evil then CHUCKS the bouquet to the crowd! Dick sprinkles petals on Tanahashi, then Evil stomps Tanahashi. Dick & Yujiro stand Tanahashi up and hold his arms back. Evil CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CLAWS Tanahashi’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands and fans boo, but Evil just taunts them. Dick & Yujiro whip Tanahashi corner to corner, then run in. Tanahashi ELBOWS Dick then goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans rally but Evil grabs Tanahashi’s arms. Yujiro runs up, Tanahashi BOOTS him then ELBOWS Evil! Tanahashi dropkicks Yujiro’s leg out, the blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW Evil!

The fans fire up and Tanahashi tags Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg ROCKS Dick, whips him to a corner, then he sends Yujiro in! Yujiro runs into Dick, then Oleg CHOPS Evil! Oleg whips Evil in and The House is three deep in the corner! Boltin runs in, Evil & Yujiro get outta there, so Dick takes the SPLASH! Yujiro & Evil go after Oleg, double whip, but Oleg comes back to CLOBBER them both! The fans fire up and Oleg tags Yano. Yano fires up, and he unties a buckle pad! Yano turns around, Evil kicks low, but the pad protects Yano! Yujiro kicks but again, the pad protects Yano! Red Shoes reprimands, so Yano throws the pad to Evil.

Evil drops the pad and he stomps on it! Yujiro joins in, and Yano dives on the pad to protect it! But that just gets Yano stomped by Evil, Yujiro & Dick! The fans boo, but then The House BLASTS Oleg & Tanahashi off the corner! They mug Yano more, and get the pad out of the ring. Evil brings Yano up, wrenches his arm, and tags in Dick. Dick CLUBS Yano’s arm, then clamps onto the arm with a cording hold. Dick arm-drags Yano down, then has a top wristlock. Yano endures, the fans rally, but Dick drops knees on the arm! Cover, TWO! Yano stays in this and the fans rally up, but Dick stomps Yano around.

Dick sits Yano up to KNEE him in the back! And again! Cover, TWO! Dick is annoyed but he tags out to Yujiro. Yujiro drags Yano up, and RAMS him into the bare buckles! The fans boo as Yano drops to his knees, but Yujiro snapmares him. Yujiro drops a leg, and elbow, and then a headbutt! Cover, TWO! Yano stays in this but Yujiro tags Evil. Evil drags Yano up, taunts Tanahashi, and he fishhooks Yano’s nose! Red Shoes reprimands, so Evil whips Yano into the blue corner, but surprise! The blue buckle pad is gone! Yano suffers the Bullet Club Special, and Evil laughs as he kicks Yano out. Dick drags Yano up, and Yujiro has his pimp cane!

Evil distracts Red Shoes, and Yujiro CANE SHOTS Yano low! Dick puts Yano in, Evil covers, but Red Shoes is busy with Tanahashi & Oleg. Evil shouts at Red Shoes but Red Shoes covers his ears. Evil tags Yujiro, Yujiro sits Yano up and basement BOOTS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Yujiro covers again, TWO! Wait, who rings the bell? Oh, of course it was Evil! Red Shoes says no, that doesn’t count. Yujiro drags Yano up and the fans rally. Yujiro CLUBS Yano, but Yano pulls hair! Yujiro breaks free, kicks low, then whips, but Yano reverses for the hair pull takedown! Both men crawl, hot tag to Oleg!

The fans fire up as Oleg CLOBBERS Yujiro! Evil & Dick attack, reel Oleg in, but Oleg DOUBLE SUPLEXES! Yujiro runs up, Oleg blocks the boot to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Oleg then gut wrenches for the Shake, Rattle and THROW! And a kip up! The fans fire up with Oleg, and he storms up to whip Yujiro corner to corner. Oleg runs in to SPLASH! And then Oleg scoops, SLAMS, and goes up, up, and VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Yujiro survives but the fans fire up behind Oleg. Oleg drags Yujiro up, fireman’s carries, and KAMI- NO, Yujiro BITES a hand! Red shoes reprimands, Yujiro stops, and dragon sleepers!

But Oleg powers through to suplex! Yujiro slips free and REVERSE DDTS! Hot tag to Evil! Evil runs up to BLAST Tanahashi first! Evil stands on Oleg’s arm, then drags him up. Dick goes up to to AX HANDLE Oleg’s arm! Evil wrenches and has a motorcycle stretch! Oleg endures as Evil digs his forehead into the shoulder blades! The fans rally, Oleg powers up, and he works on turning the hold! Evil holds on, keeps the hold on Oleg, but Oleg still fights! Oleg tries the other direction now, and he turns things, only for Evil to turn right through! Evil pulls the arms, but Oleg powers up and out! Evil staggers, comes back, and mule kicks!

Evil runs, into a SHOTGUN! Oleg and Evil are down and the fans fire up! Oleg crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as President Ace runs, to CLOBBER Evil! The fans fire up again as Tanahashi scoops Evil to SLAM him into the drop zone! Tanahashi goes up, and SUNSET SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Evil stays in, the fans rally for Tanahashi, and he runs, but Evil gets in Red Shoes’ face while Dick SMACKS Tanahashi with the blue buckle pad! Tanahashi staggers, Evil trips him and steps through, SCORPION DEATHLOCK! Dick & Yujiro keep Oleg & Yano on the outside while Tanahashi endures! The fans rally, and Tanahashi powers back up!

Tanahashi fights his way forward, reaches out, and finds the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Evil lets go at 4, and Evil taunts Tanahashi. Evil slaps Tanahashi around, brings him up, and fireman’s carries. But Tanahashi fights free to waistlock! Evil switches, Yujiro is there, but Tanahashi switches! Tanahashi sends Evil into Yujiro, then spins Evil around to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Tanahashi and Evil crawl, hot tags to Dick and Yano! The fans fire up as Yano dodges Dick, and SLAPS him on the head! But then Dick kicks low! Dick hammerlocks, headlocks, then punches!

Yujiro BOOTS Oleg off the apron, then Dick & Evil mug Yano! They double whip Yano to a corner, then Dick runs in to ELBOW! Yujiro runs in to BOOT! Evil runs in to LARIAT! Evil snapmares Yano, and both he and Yujiro get a leg. But wait, there’s no one to distract Red Shoes from what they’re attempting! So Evil just shoves Red Shoes down! Dick is up top, and he hits the DICK CHOP!! Evil calls for Red Shoes while Dick covers, TWO!! Yano survives and the fans fire up! Evil is mad at Red Shoes, and gets in his face while Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER! The fans boo as Yano suffers, but then Yano fights up!

Yano THROWS Dick away, and then atomic drops Evil! The fans fire up, and Dick begs for mercy! Tanahashi & Oleg get in, they and Yano mug Dick! They double whip Dick to a corner, then Yano ELBOWS! Tanahashi SPLASHES! And Oleg SPLASHES!! Snapmare, and wait, now Oleg & Tanahashi set Dick up! Red Shoes says don’t do it, but Yano’s up top! The fans fire up, but Red Shoes stands in the way! Yujiro SHOVES Yano down onto Red Shoes, and they fall onto Tanahashi! And here come Kanemaru & Sho! We knew the whole House was here, and now they’re beating up on Tanahashi and team!

The fans boo as Yano gets stomped 4v1! The fans tell them to go home, but that’s not happening. But Yano hulks out of Kanemaru’s grip and sends him into Yujiro! Then he dodges Sho to throw him down! Dikc kicks, he and Evil whip, but Yano holds ropes to taunt Dick! Yano sends Dick into Evil, but they block his low blows! WHISKEY MIST from Kanemaru! MAGIC KILLER from Evil & Dick! Cover, TANAHASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Evil TOSSES Tanahashi! Yujiro stomps Oleg, but Dick kicks Yano! Dick underhooks, PEDIGREE!! Dick goes up top, but Oleg returns! Oleg UPPERCUTS Dick, but Dick SMACKS Oleg off bare buckles!

But Oleg stays up! He fireman’s carries Dick off the top! KAMIKAZE!! Tanahashi is up top, to HIGH FLY FLOW!! The fans are thunderous as Oleg CLOBBERS the WHOLE House of Torture!! Yano hurries to drag Dick up, for the ONIGOROSHI!! Cover, Yano’s team wins!

Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

The forces of Evil failed because justice always prevails! Will the House of Torture ever learn their lesson? But before Tanahashi’s team can get the mic, Sho grabs it to say, “Oi! Oi! You’re doing this all wrong! OI! Don’t get it twisted, this doesn’t make you strong! You’re only as good as these bums in Noboribetsu! Why a title match in a crappy hick town like this?” The fans boo Sho blaming them for the loss. But Sho says they should do this again, in a much better town! Then we’ll see who is the best! With that, Sho rushes back into the ring, takes a swing, but Tanahashi dodges to SHOTEI! Sho goes down in a heap and the fans cheer!

Tanahashi picks up the mic, and he tells Sho that if that’s an official challenge, then consider it accepted! Tanahashi will just have to beat Sho, too. The fans cheer as the match is set, and The House of Torture retreats. Will going back to the drawing board be what The House of Torture needs to win?

After that, Yano takes the mic to say that he’d like to hear what everyone has to say. So then, here you go, Boltin! Oleg takes the mic and he says, “Thank you everyone! I’m so happy to win here tonight, and I’ll keep fighting hard!” The mic is then handed to Tanahashi, and the fans cheer for him. Tanahashi takes a deep breath before shouting, “NJPW is back in Noboribetsu!” The fans cheer that! Tanahashi also thanks them for selling out the show tonight. With their support, our Toru Yano became sightseeing ambassador, and Tanahashi is grateful for Yano’s support. If this continues, Yano might even get a promotion. The fans like the sound of that!

Tanahashi finishes by thanking everyone again, and the mic goes back to Yano. “Thank you, everyone, for coming tonight. I’ve been working to promote Noboribetsu for the last five years. So this is all thanks to me!” Yano says no, in all seriousness, it is thanks to all of you, even the mayor and city hall, that they packed this place out. So he is thankful to them, the Noboribetsu International Tourism Convention, and President Ace! “It’s been 39 YEARS since we last came here, but until the next one? I think just one year! And if you keep coming here, we’ll keep coming to you! I’m feeling good, so when I ask who the ambassador is, you answer, ‘Yano Toru!'”

The fans applaud, they’re ready to join in. Okay, so who is the ambassador of Noboribetsu? “YA-NO TO-RU!” Yano shrugs and the fans cheer. Will Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg still be champions when NJPW returns to Hokkaido? How much will change in the next year for NJPW?


My Thoughts:

Another great night for NJPW, especially with this being their return to Noboribetsu in almost 40 YEARS. But it was also kind of the finale for Road to Destruction, as the remaining dates are in Hokkaido, and none of it will be televised. Might have to do with Hokkaido being mountainous and rural, this tends to happen every so often with NJPW’s touring. But that aside, this was all good stuff. Yano did double duty, though he did let Sakuraba do a lot of the heavy lifting in that opening tag match. Very fun Ranbo match, even with just a silly prize on the line. I found it rather hilarious that ZSJ wanted in on this match, and I kinda wanted him to win the prize, but I suppose the G1 was enough, let someone else have this onsen weekend getaway.

A shame about Jake Lee getting legit hurt the other night in that Six Man Tag, but it made sense for War Dogs to avenge that loss with a win tonight. Hashi VS Finlay is already on the Kobe card, but adding Goto VS Gabe is good stuff. It doesn’t even have to be for the NJPW Strong Championship, it’ll be gritty all the same. And with it being non-title, that actually allows it to be 50-50 odds. Another really good 10 Man Tag from LIJ VS Empire, and very good win for The Empire.

While I don’t see Khan taking the top title off Naito, it feels like anything could happen with the NEVER title since Henare has the momentum going into the match. And while the plan for the TV title was Ren Narita, seems his arm is rather beat up so he’s taking time to recover. Maybe Yota gets his rematch with Cobb already. We could get quite the night just out of these LIJ VS Empire singles matches.

And of course, a lot of fun in the NEVER Openweight Six Man main event, though the House of course tried to cheat. I almost thought Yoshi-Hashi was gonna hop off commentary to help Yano, but no, he stayed put to watch. Great win for Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg so that they could send Noboribetsu home happy, and promise that they’ll return again next year. It is good that they’re getting sellout crowds in NJPW again, perhaps worries over COVID and such are lessening over there so that people can feel more confident about being out in public. NJPW is rebuilding, even with their bigger names having left for AEW, here’s hoping they get hot again.

My Score: 8.8/10

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Will Private Party earn their SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS?

Private Party pulled off another stunner over The Young Bucks just last night, but they still have to fight their way to become contenders! Will Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy earn one more match with Matthew & Nicholas Jackson?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Darby Allin VS Johnny TV; wins.
  • Kris Statlander VS ???
  • Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Outrunners; win.
  • Willow Nightingale VS Trish Adora; wins.
  • Wheeler Yuta VS BEEF w/ Anthony Henry; wins.
  • Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly w/ Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Premier Athletes; win.
  • Fatal 4 Way: Holo.grm VS Komander VS Action Andretti VS Nick Wayne; wins.
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Triple Threat: Private Party VS Top Flight VS The House of Black; wins and will challenge The Young Bucks for the titles.

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It’s baaaack~!

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A WWE classic gets a modern remake!

WWE brings Bad Blood back, because what better name for a night where Drew McIntyre and CM Punk settle their violent grudge inside HELL IN A CELL!?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Hell in a Cell: Drew McIntyre VS CM Punk; Punk wins.
  • WWE Women’s Championship: Nia Jax VS Bayley; Nia wins and retains the title.
  • Damian Priest VS Finn Balor; Priest wins.
  • WWE Women’s World Championship, Dominik Mysterio in a Shark Cage: Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley; Rhea wins, by disqualification, and Liv retains the title.
  • Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu; Roman & Cody win.

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It’s the Bad Blood Countdown Show!

Join Megan Morant & Sam Roberts in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action, or rather all the grudge matches, that are about to go down tonight.

 

Exclusive interview with Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan.

Jackie Redmond sits down with The Judgment Day’s “power couple” ahead of tonight’s Shark Cage match. So much has happened personally and professional since Liv’s return. She has the world title, a new boyfriend, so how did we get here? Liv says Rhea and her used to be a tag team. They were great partners, and Liv can’t really verbalize the friendship that they had for each other. But April 18th, 2022, they had a match for the tag titles, lost, and Rhea completely blindsided Liv. Rhea attacked her, hurt her, but it is what it is, so Liv moves on. Her next partner, Raquel Rodriguez, helps her become a two-time tag team champion.

Rhea maybe got jealous of that. Rhea said Liv was holding her back. That led to July 24th, 2023, and a blindside attack. Rhea decimates Liv’s shoulder and arm, completely destroyed. But instead of feeling sorry for herself, Liv created the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour. The sole purpose was to take everything from Rhea. Jackie says Dominik isn’t exactly innocent in all this. He was with Rhea, “an item” as it were. How did it feel going from Dom saying he hates Liv to then Dom kissing her? Dom says he never really meant that. Is that true? Liv believes Dom. If he says he didn’t, then he didn’t. But in the end, he chose the right woman.

Dom & Liv are the most iconic, the hottest and just best couple ever. Then to tonight and Bad Blood. The title is on the line, and Dom will be confined in a cage. Dom cannot help Liv against Rhea. Dom says Liv never needed his help. She’s the best champion ever. She already beat Rhea twice, name another person who has done that to Rhea. Answer: No one. Dom always worries about Liv, but not here. So if- or when- Liv retains, will this be the end of the revenge tour? Well this is Rhea’s idea, and she claims Dom is the only reason Liv has won. When Liv beats Rhea again, it’s the third and final time, no more excuses. So yes, the revenge tour will finally end.

Jackie thanks them for their time and wishes them luck. Liv says let’s get some tendies. Will Dom be able to relax once he’s fed his appetite? Or will Rhea demolish Liv so bad that Dom will never want chicken tenders ever again?

 

Exclusive interview with Nia Jax.

Cathy Kelley sits down with The Queen of the Ring, and brings up the long history with Bayley. Bayley handed Nia one of her first major losses. It was NXT TakeOver, and Bayley made her tap out. Nia says TakeOver was so important because everyone wanted to be part of it because NXT was blazing a trail in wrestling. The energy was insane. Nia and Bayley were in NXT watching Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair went to Raw & SmackDown, and even then Nia was watching Bayley face Asuka, so Nia felt she was “chasing” Bayley and that spotlight.

Nia took some time off recently, what was that like? Nia says it was the best thing for her. It was hard adjusting to not being out there for the fans, but it helped restore her passion for wrestling. Nia started to lose her Why, but it was really the best thing. It reset Nia Jax, and now she’s the best Nia ever. Yes, she is clearly on the top of her game as WWE Women’s Champion. But how does she see things going with Bayley? Nia says it will still be her beating the crap out of Bayley, but never sleep on her. Bayley IS the first ever WWE Grand Slam Champion, having worked so hard for this.

But Nia knows Bayley, and is ready to put her down so she doesn’t have to deal with her anymore. Cathy thanks Nia for her time, but will we see The Queen A-NIA-LATE the Role Model?

 

Samantha Irvin sings God Bless America.

 

The evidence is all there.

The usual suspects are all under scrutiny. It was back in July that Triple H gave Cody Rhodes a confidential folder. Cody looked it over, and learned it was State Farm Arena. HHH had Cody take Metro Booming on a stakeout. Cody likes Metro, and HHH says who doesn’t. He’s a media mogul, and no one knows Atlanta like him and Cody. So the assignment is sitting in the parking lot? Well not every mission is finishing the story. But don’t take the tour bus, too much attention. If they get jammed up, call Roman. No, wait, text him.

Cody & Metro sit in the car, classic stakeout style. Doesn’t Cody have a bus? Doesn’t Metro have a bus? Good point. And as Metro said, soon enough, this place would be poppin’. Solo Sikoa vows that before the end of tonight, EVERYONE will acknowledge him. But that’s only if he brings down the Original and ONLY Tribal Chief, and the American Nightmare. And now, the time has come. Cody is on mission, but will The American Nightmare and Roman Reigns be able to work together to accomplish this missions?

 

Triple H heads to gorilla!

As Michael Cole lets us know from commentary, The Game has a historic announcement to make, but what more could WWE do to raise the bar?

 

The BIG 3 are in the ring!

Our hosts for Bad Blood are none other than Naomi, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill! Jade says they are honored and excited to be here tonight in Atlanta, Georgia! Bianca welcomes everyone to the return of WWE Bad Blood! It will be an amazing and historic night. Naomi says no doubt. As the hosts, it is their job to get this party started with… HELL IN A CELL~! And yes, the structure of steel descends upon the ring, ready to welcome two men full of malice.

Hell in a Cell: Drew McIntyre VS CM Punk!

The Scottish Warrior, rightfully or not, blames The Second City Saint for everything that has gone wrong this year, especially at WrestleMania. Both men have pushed this from just disliking each other to downright hating each other, and it has all reached its peak. Who doesn’t so much win this match as opposed to surviving it?

The bell rings and the fans are already fired up. The chants for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” are loud and clear, but McIntyre just frowns. The two slowly step forward, they say some last trash talk, and then the hands start flying! The fans fire up more, and McIntyre RAMS Punk into a corner! McIntyre ROCKS and CHOPS Punk, but Punk fires back! McIntyre fires a windmill of haymakers, CLUBS away on Punk, then brings Punk out, only for Punk to fire haymakers! Punk KICKS McIntyre, McIntyre blocks one and has the choke grip! Punk returns the favor, but McIntyre TOSSES Punk! McIntyre CLOBBERS Punk, then looms over him.

The fans are torn but mostly booing as McIntyre hauls Punk up. McIntyre CHOPS Punk, ROCKS him, then brings him around to TOSS to the floor! Punk hits cage on the way down and writhes. McIntyre storms out after Punk, drags him up, and runs him along the way. Punk stops from hitting steel, but then McIntyre blocks back. McIntyre CLUBS Punk, brings him around, and CHOPS again! Punk BOOTS McIntyre, McIntyre ROCKS Punk! McIntyre whips, Punk reverses and McIntyre hits steel! Punk runs up to RAM McIntyre! And he RAMS McIntyre again! Punk then dribbles McIntyre off the steel!

The fans fire up while Punk goes looking under the ring. Punk brings out a TABLE! The fans love it as Punk puts the table in the ring. Punk then brings out a chair, storms over to McIntyre, but McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre SMACKS Punk on the back with the chair! McIntyre stands Punk up to RAM him into the steps! McIntyre then goes up the steps to grind Punk into the steps! And then he STOMPS Punk! Punk sputters while McIntyre leaves him behind. McIntyre goes looking, and he brings out a toolbox! Probably the very thing used to put this ring together! McIntyre dumps out the contents, and he grabs a wrench!

McIntyre runs up but Punk ducks! Wrench hits post, and then Punk fires hands on McIntyre! Punk GRINDS the wrench into McIntyre’s forehead! McIntyre writhes but Punk drags him into the ring. Punk stalks McIntyre, but McIntyre ROCKS him! Punk checks his chin but McIntyre runs up to BOOT him! McIntyre spots the table, he brings that around and sets it up. Wait, no, he RIPS a leg off! McIntyre takes aim, but Punk kicks McIntyre first! Punk drop toeholds McIntyre into the table edge!! McIntyre sputters, and now Punk has the legs! Punk JAMS McIntyre with it! Punk CHOKES McIntyre and rains down fists!

The fans are going nuts, because who knew you could use a table like this? Speaking of, Punk THROWS McIntyre down onto the table! McIntyre lands right on the frame! Punk drags McIntyre up, and THROWS him down again! McIntyre writhes more and fans want that some more! Punk pushes McIntyre off the table so he can set the leg up. McIntyre fights back as Punk tries to push him into the legs! McIntyre ELBOWS Punk away, bails out of the ring, but Punk pursues. Punk kicks low, fireman’s carries, but McIntyre grabs the cage! McIntyre uses the chain links to get free of the fireman’s carry, to CLAYMORE!!

The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside! The fans still rally for Punk while McIntyre rises up. McIntyre drags Punk up, scoops him, and runs to LAWN DART Punk into steel cage! Punk goes down in a heap but McIntyre shakes the cage to rile up the fans. McIntyre sees Punk is busted open, and McIntyre grins. McIntyre pulls steel steps apart, and he runs up with the top half! McIntyre RAMS Punk down!! Punk falls in a heap, McIntyre sets the steps down, and then he SMACKS Punk off the steel! McIntyre stands on Punk again, to then STOMP his head! Punk writhes, leaving a stain on the steel.

McIntyre tells Punk this will be the end of Punk’s career, and AJ Lee is gonna leave him! McIntyre ROCKS Punk, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally up again. McIntyre uses the wrench to DIG at the bloody wound!! Punk gets away from McIntyre but McIntyre looks at the blood on his hands. McIntyre then goes out to bring out another table! The fans are torn, they like tables but aren’t so into McIntyre right now. The ref checks on Punk while McIntyre sets the table up. Punk sputters through his crimson mask but he isn’t gonna quit here. McIntyre storms into the ring, and he drags Punk up to DECK him!

McIntyre soaks up heat as he looms over Punk, and then he drags Punk up. McIntyre scoops but Punk fights free! Punk shoves McIntyre away, then SHINING WIZARD in the corner! Punk leans on McIntyre, headlocks, and he aims for that other table! But McIntyre lifts Punk first! Punk fights to be safe on the apron! Punk fires hands, then climbs up a corner. AX HANDLE! Down goes McIntyre! Punk blinks the blood out of his eyes, and he sees the wrench! Punk takes the wrench with him as he goes back up a corner! Punk aims, WRENCH HAN- NO, McIntyre catches Punk! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY!

Punk narrowly avoids the table, and the fans chant “This is Awesome!” McIntyre kips up and takes aim from a corner. He gives the countdown, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Punk bails out of the ring! The fans are torn, but McIntyre just stalks after Punk. Punk SMACKS McIntyre with the toolbox!! McIntyre miscalculated and Punk made him pay for it. And now McIntyre is busted right open! Punk climbs back in, and he CLOBBERS McIntyre with the toolbox! McIntyre sputters around, Punk goes up! FLYING TOOLBOX ATTACK!! The fans are thunderous as both men sputter through crimson masks!

Punk pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and McIntyre rises. Punk runs in, SHINING WIZARD! And then another SHINING WIZARD! And then another SHINING WIZARD! Then the BULLDOG! Punk rises and the fans fire up! Punk says night-night! Punk drags McIntyre up, fireman’s carries, but McIntyre fights free! But he swings into the spin and then a fireman’s carry! GO TO SLEEP!! But McIntyre flops out of the ring!! Punk cannot believe it but McIntyre survives! Punk laughs it off, and he goes out to fetch McIntyre. Punk puts McIntyre back in, but CLAYMORE!! Cover, TWO!!! Punk survives and McIntyre is shocked!

McIntyre and Punk are both down, the fans rally as hard as they can, and both men rise. McIntyre has a wrench! But he says no, here’s the countdown! CLAY- NO, Punk just moves back! Punk steps through on the legs, for a SHARPSHOOTER!! Punk can barely stay up but he has McIntyre in deep! McIntyre endures, powers up, but he’s fading! McIntyre CLUBS at Punk with the wrench! Punk loses his grip, McIntyre then DIGS the wrench into Punk’s face!! McIntyre stops from exhaustion, but the fans are thunderous again! The ref wipes blood from the faces of Punk and McIntyre, and the two rise up.

Punk JABS at McIntyre, but McIntyre ROCKS him back! Punk fires back, McIntyre fires again! They go back and forth again and again, then kick! Underhooks and- NO, Punk wrenches out, fireman’s carries, but McIntyre slips free! McIntyre CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! But Punk BOOTS McIntyre down! Both men are on the mat and the fans fire up again! Punk sputters by the bottom rope, “This is Awesome!” as McIntyre goes to the other side. McIntyre seethes as he drags himself up on the apron. McIntyre goes to the corner, Punk SHINING WIZARDS from the other side! Punk brings McIntyre up, but McIntyre fights!

McIntyre suplexes Punk! The fans go nuts as McIntyre SUPLEXES Punk down through the table!!! Both men are down in the wreckage, but it is McIntyre who rises first. McIntyre drags himself from the table to then pull apart more steel steps. McIntyre brings the base steps over, and he lifts them up! But his own body won’t let him! McIntyre grits his teeth, finds better leverage, and then just hulks the steps up! McIntyre puts those on the apron, but his back is making it hard to do anything more. McIntyre shoves the steps into the ring, and Punk finally rises. The fans rally up, and McIntyre puts Punk in the ring.

McIntyre storms in after Punk, but his body is failing from all this damage. Even so, McIntyre drags Punk up. But Punk fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, TWO!?!? The fans cannot believe it! And Punk is too exhausted to even care! But the fans rally and Punk rises again. Punk drags McIntyre up, but McIntyre fireman’s carries! He goes up the steps! Shoutout to Sheamus with a WHITE NOISE on the steel steps!!! Punk writhes, McIntyre covers, TWO?!?!? Punk still lives and McIntyre is furious! McIntyre rises, and he looms over Punk. Punk manages to stand, but McIntyre scoops him again! SWINGING- NO, Punk clamps on ANACONDA VICE!!!

The fans are thunderous as Punk pulls on McIntyre, but McIntyre flails and reaches out! WRENCH! McIntyre raises that hand, but Punk grabs the wrench first! Punk HAMMERS McIntyre with the wrench!! Punk stands over McIntyre n ow and the fans are thunderous! Punk dares McIntyre to get up. McIntyre begs for mercy!? Punk says go ahead, it won’t change anything! So McIntyre LOW BLOWS instead!! McIntyre suckered Punk in, that look of rage is clear through the crimson mask. McIntyre then goes looking on the outside, and he brings out… a mysterious black bag. Those never have anything good in them, either!

McIntyre returns into the ring, and he tells Punk this is the end. McIntyre pours the bag out, and it’s BEADS! Beads that make friendship bracelets!! McIntyre then aims, to run up, but Punk moves! McIntyre CRASHES ONTO STEPS!! The fans lose their minds as Punk now stands, and he grabs a STEEL CHAIN! Punk wraps that chain around his knee! Punk then goes back to McIntyre, and he gathers up beads! Punk makes McIntyre eat the beads!! Payback for weeks ago, then a FULL METAL, BEAD FILLED, GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, PUNK WINS!

Winner: CM Punk, by pinfall

After the hell McIntyre put Punk through before this, and after the hell these two just put each other through, it is The Second City Saint that survives! But then, with McIntyre in his past, can Punk return to former glory, aka the World Heavyweight Championship?

 

The Big 3 are in the VIP suite!

Cathy Kelley is with Naomi, Bianca & Jade and asks about this party. It seems like everyone is here. Yes, everyone is here! Mickie James, Pete Rosenberg, DDP, X-Pac, and yeah, JEY USO~! YEET! It is so much fun already, but what match are they looking forward to? Jade says Liv VS Rhea! Naomi is pumped to see her girl, Bayley, do what she do. She’ll get it tonight. Bianca says she wishes Bayley the best of luck. Big thumbs up because that match is next!

 

WWE Women’s Championship: Nia Jax VS Bayley!

The Queen of the Ring won this title at SummerSlam in part because of a “Tiffy Tease” cash-in. But since then, Nia’s made sure Miss Money in the Bank knows her place. Will the Role Model get her revenge in this rematch? Or will Bad Blood just be SummerSlam revisited?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly holds the crown on SmackDown!

The bell rings and the two run up! They fire forearms, but then Nia RAMS Bayley into the corner! Nia fires more shots, THROWS Bayley, then runs to SPLASH Bayley in the corner! Bayley falls over, the fans boo, but Nia slaps Bayley around. Nia whips Bayley to ropes, then CLOBBERS her! The fans boo but Nia soaks it up. Nia drags Bayley up, whips her, then runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley’s tougher than that, but Nia clamps on with a chinlock. Nia leans on Bayley, but Bayley fights up. Nia slaps Bayley around, then brings her around to whip. Nia SPLASHES in the corner, and Bayley sits down. Nia HIP ATTACKS!

Nia drags Bayley up, whips her again, and CLOBBERS her with another full body press! The fans boo but Nia roars! Nia slaps Bayley around, but Bayley fires body shots! Bayley rises, Nia shoves her and lifts her up, BEARHUG! Bayley endures as Nia squeezes tight! Bayley fights up and over to sunset flip! TWO, and Nia has a leg! CALF KILLER! Nia then shifts to a HALF CRAB! Bayley endures as Nia bends her back! Bayley turns, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Nia lets go as the ref counts, and paces around. Nia runs back up to CLOBBER Bayley again! Bayley flops over, the fans boo, but Nia soaks up the heat.

Nia clamps onto Bayley with a chinlock, and it’s a modified CAMEL CLUTCH now! Bayley endures, fights up, and fires body shots! The fans rally, but Nia whips. Bayley goes up and out to the apron, then slides under! Bayley baits Nia in and TOSSES her out! Nia hurries back in, Bayley LEG DROPS in the ropes! Nia stumbles away, but Bayley builds speed! Bayley WRECKS Nia with a dropkick! Bayley goes out to rain down fists! The fans fire up and Bayley puts Nia in the ring. Bayley pushes Nia to a cover, TWO! The fans rally more while Bayley drags Nia up. Bayley puts Nia in the ropes, then HOTSHOTS her!

Nia flops back down, and Bayley builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit and Nia falls! Bayley hurries to put Nia back in, but Nia CLOBBERS her again! Nia drags Bayley up, reels her in and lifts, Canadian Rack! Nia RAMS Bayley into the corner! Bayley is stuck on the top rope, for a SPLASH! Nia dumps Bayley down to then HIP ATTACK! Nia has Bayley in the drop zone and climbs up! The fans boo, but Bayley springs to life! Bayley CLUBS the legs, then gets under Nia! The fans fire up as Bayley carries Nia! Nia RANAS?! And then Nia steals BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!!! Bayley survives and Nia is beside herself!

Nia slaps Bayley around, drags her up, and fireman’s carries. Fans are chanting “TIFFY TIME!” but Bayley fights. Nia SLAMS Bayley on the top rope! Nia then drags Bayley down, runs in, but Bayley dodges the hip attack! Fans chant “We Want Tiffy!” and Bayley mocks Tiffy Time. KNEE to Nia! Nia flounders, Bayley aims again, and she runs in to sunset flip and BUCKLE BOMB! But Nia falls on Bayley, too!! Both women are down from the double whammy, but Bayley drags herself up. Bayley runs to ELBOW DROP! And ELBOW DROP! And ELBOW DROP! Bayley grits her teeth as she pushes through the pain.

Bayley goes up a corner, Nia is in the drop zone! MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Nia sends Bayley flying out of the ring! Nia goes out, lines up a shot, and runs in, but Bayley moves! Nia hits steel steps! Bayley drags Nia around, goes up the steps, and FOLEY ELBOW to the floor! But now Nia is deadweight! Bayley drags Nia around, but she has to refresh the count first. Bayley uses the steps again to leap, into a BODY BLOW from Nia! Nia looms over Bayley, drags her up, and brings her in. Nia lifts, POWERBOMB on the steel steps! Nia drags Bayley back up, to SWING her into the barriers! Nia then drags Bayley into the ring as the count climbs.

Nia slaps Bayley around, drags her by her hair, and soaks up the heat. Nia pushes Bayley down, then drags her back up, just to slap her around more. Nia whips, pop-up SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Bayley’s attempt at escape didn’t work but she’s still in this match. Nia drags Bayley into the drop zone, and then she climbs up! But Bayley gets under her again! Nia hops down, scoops, but Bayley slips free! Nia ELBOWS Bayley away, then runs, but into a fireman’s carry!? BAYLEY SAMOAN DROPS NIA!! Cover, TWO!! Nia still has power to spare and Bayley tumbles over the ref! Nia grabs at Bayley, Bayley KICKS Nia, and Nia FALLS ON THE REF!!

The fans freak out as referee Jessica Carr just got squashed! Bayley drags Nia up, Nia shoves her, but Bayley ducks ‘n’ dodges! POP-UP STUNNER!! That’s what Bayley wanted earlier! And then ROSE PLANT!! Cover, but the ref is out! Nia would’ve lost twice over by now! “It’s Tiffy Time!” Tiff runs down here, briefcase in hand, and she CLOBBERS Bayley! And again! And again!! But what now? The ref is still out cold! Tiffy Time chose a bad time! The ref sees the briefcase, but Nia sits up! Nia catches Tiff again! Tiff tries to defend her innocence, assuming she was innocent to begin with, but Bayley RAMS Nia into Tiff! O’Conner Roll! TWO!!!

Nia survives and Bayley is frustrated. Bayley is in a corner, Nia runs in but is sent into buckles! Bayley hurries back up the corner, but Nia talks with the ref. Tiff TOSSES the briefcase! Bayley catches it, throw sit back, and Nia ROCKS Bayley! Nia brings Bayley up, SUPER SAMON DROP!! Nia drags Bayley into the drop zone, goes up, A-NIA-LATOR!!! Cover, Nia wins!

Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Champion)

The Irresistible Force got another Tiffy Assist, even if that’s not what this was. But is anyone ever going to stop Nia now?

 

Xavier Woods teams up with Dragon Ball Z!

A Sparking Zero branded car helped bring preview copies of the game for fans to play on the PS5! Full release is October 11th, and this is the perfect time to power up!

 

Damian Priest VS Finn Balor!

Once upon a time, these two rebelled against the Rated R Superstar to take The Judgment Day for their own. But the allure of world championship gold tore their brotherhood apart, and in the eyes of The Prince, it was The Punisher that betrayed the family first. But will Priest finally make Finn pay for letting pettiness get between them? Or is this when Judgment Day truly finishes the Archer of Infamy?

The bell rings and the two stare down. The fans rally up as Finn and Priest step forward. Finn jabs Priest in the chest about how Priest made things about himself. Priest pulls that hand away, Finn CHOPS! Priest DECKS Finn! Priest puts Finn in a corner, but Finn dodges to CHOP! So Priest RAMS Finn into a corner, and fires off hands! The ref counts, Priest kicks away, but Priest still backs off at 4. Priest whips then FLAPJACKS Finn! The fans fire up as Priest stalks Finn. Priest eggs Finn on, then KICKS him down! And DECKS him, too! Priest whips Finn corner to corner hard and Finn hits the mat!

The fans fire up for Priest as he stalks Finn, but Finn goes to the apron. Finn RAMS into Priest, puts him in ropes and Kawada Kicks away! Finn CHOKES Priest on ropes, lets off as the ref counts 4, then swings, but Priest dodges! Priest ROUNDHOUSES Finn down! The fans fire up again, and Priest goes out to run in, but into a SLINGBLADE! Finn snarls and goes into the ring while Priest writhes. The ring count climbs to 5 of 10 as Priest crawls over. Priest drags himself up at 8 and rolls in, only for Finn to stomp him down! The fans boo but Finn stomps Priest more! Finn stomps and stomps and stomps, but stops as the ref counts.

The fans boo but Finn soaks it all up. Finn goes back to Priest, but Priest stands right up! Priest KICKS and reels Finn in! BROKEN- NO, Finn slips free to a SLEEPER! Priest endures, pries the hold open, but Finn CLAWS eyes! Finn CLUBS Priest, rains down elbows, then squeezes tight with a chinlock. Priest endures, the fans rally, and Priest fights up. Finn shifts to a facelock, but Priest powers up to RAM Finn into a corner! Priest catches his breath, then runs back up, but into a BOOT! Finn goes up, leaps, but Priest DECKS him outta the air! Priest shakes out his hand, he hit Finn that right! Priest whips, scoops Finn, but Finn slips through to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!!

Finn KNEES Priest in the side again and again! Finn lets off juts to soak up heat, and then he stalks Priest to a corner. Finn KICKS Priest around, then clamps on with a COBRA TWIST! Priest endures being stretched, and Finn even digs his elbow into the ribs. The fans boo but Finn ELBOWS away on Priest! Priest endures and fights up! Priest fireman’s carries to DUMP Finn down! The fans rally as Priest huffs ‘n’ puffs. Finn swings but Priest counter punches! And counter punches again! Finn CHOPS, but Priest roars! Priest DECKS Finn again! And LARIATS! And KICKS, KICKS, KICKS! ROLLING ELBOW!

Finn rebounds, into a HAYMAKER! The fans fire up again and Priest runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Priest whips, scoops, but Finn flails! Dragon sleeper, but Priest spins it! BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Finn stays in this but Priest stays calm. The fans rally up as Priest looms over Finn. Priest powers up the arm and the fans rally behind him. Finn stands, Priest runs, but Finn ducks the comebacker! SLINGBLADE! Finn aims now, for a- SPIN KICK! And ROLLING KICK! Priest runs to COMEBACKER!! Cover, TWO! Finn survives but Priest does not lose focus. Priest drags Finn up, reels him in, and the fans fire up!

Priest Canadian Racks but Finn slips free! Priest dodges to BELL CLAP! Priest KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Finn ducks one to PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Finn grits his teeth while the fans rally up. Priest stands in a corner, Finn runs up to CHOP! Finn then trips Priest, and STOMPS him! Finn then trips Priest again, for a STOMP! Finn soaks up more heat, but Priest stops the third trip! Canadian Rack! RAZOR’S EDGE! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives and Priest is annoyed. Priest paces around, but Finn bails out. Priest is annoyed, and he goes out the side. Priest runs up, to POUNCE Finn over the desk!

The fans fire up, and Priest clears the desk! The fans fire up as Priest storms up on Finn! Priest ROCKS Finn, then reels him in. Priest changes targets for the apron! APRON RAZOR’S EDGE!! Finn writhes into the ring, Priest storms in after him, and Finn wants mercy! Priest brings the straps down, so that’s a no. But wait! Here comes Carlito! The ref stops Carlito, but here’s JD! JD HOTSHOTS Priest! Finn SHOTGUNS Priest down! Finn hurries up while fans boo, COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and the fans fire up! Finn and the “Street Trash” are furious! Fans chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” hoping Jey Uso will hep Priest out.

Finn shouts to JD & Carlito. Carlito distracts the ref, JD slides in a chair! Finn has it, but Priest BOOTS the chair into Finn! Priest DECKS Carlito, then TOSSES JD onto Carlito! Priest choke grips, but Finn victory rolls! TWO!! Priest scoops, but Finn spins it around! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Finn hurries up top, to COUP DE GRACE to a standing Priest! Then Finn hurries right back up! COUP DE GRACE!! But Finn won’t stop there! Finn goes up, and he COUP- NO! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!!! Priest crawls to a cover, Priest wins!

Winner: Damian Priest, by pinfall

Judgment Day tried to cheat this one, but The Punisher delivers his brand of justice on them all! Will this finally be the end of this fight between them? Or will things only escalate from here?

 

Triple H heads to the ring!

Atlanta fires up as The Game steps out from gorilla position to bring us the massive announcement he promised! Waiting for him in the ring is a podium branded under WWE Crown Jewel, and there’s something under a familiar black veil. The fans cheer HHH on as he grabs a mic. “It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since I was living just up the road on Windy Hill. 1994, I was terrorizing WCW, and here we are tonight with all of you making history. 16,092 of you making history. Our 60th sellout of 2024, making history. Our largest grossing arena event in history, right here tonight, because of all of you, thank you very much.”

The fans cheer, and HHH says while we’re in the middle of all that, let’s talk about the next historic event in just four weeks. In just four weeks, one of the biggest spectacles on the WWE calendar takes place. Brought to you by Riyadh Season, it is Crown Jewel! Fans are torn on that, but HHH says this year, we will make history because it will be the beginning of a new era for the WWE. An annual event that will take place with Crown Jewel. Where the reigning WWE Champion will face the reigning World Champion. It will be that for both men AND women! So here’s the catch: Neither title will be on the line.

BUT… HHH promises us there will be a definitive winner. And that winner will be crowned the 2024 CROWN JEWL CHAMPOIN! HHH unveils a MASSIVE belt, decked out in gold and jewels. 50 karats will signify the winner as the best of the best! Fans do like that! But wait! Here comes GUNTHER! Der Ring General shows off his World Heavyweight Championship while he joins HHH in the ring. Gunther grabs himself a mic and says, “Atlanta, what would Bad Blood be without the World Heavyweight Champion?” Fans are torn on that, but Gunther tells HHH that this bel tis beautiful.

But if you remember, only a few months ago, after Gunther’s win against Randy Orton, HHH handed Gunther the King of the Ring trophy. So Gunther is excited to do the same with this Crown Jewel Championship. Gunther knows, though, that he defends the world title against Sami Zayn. The fans cheer “SAMI! SAMI!” but Gunther says c’mon, let’s be honest. Guys like Sami have their role, but they’re not cut out to be “The Top Guy.” But enough of that! Now, as a future legend, Gunther wants to point out the legends in attendance today. Atlanta cheers “GOLD~BERG! GOLD~BERG!” and Gunther smirks. Yes, it’s Bill Goldberg!

The fans cheer as Goldberg waves. Gunther is happy to finally meet in this fashion. Gunther needs to clarify something. You might remember that Gunther told Bret Hart that Goldberg is Gunther’s hero. It wasn’t true. Let’s be real! How can the greatest wrestler on Earth be impressed by a one trick pony like Goldberg? Now, now, Gunther is just saying. No disrespect, just busting balls. But here’s some real advice. Goldberg’s son, Gage. Hopefully Bill is a better dad than he was a wrestler! Gage gets a bit upset, and now Goldberg stands up! Gunther says fine, bring it! Goldberg hops the barriers and Gunther says he’s got three minutes!

Security gets in the way, though, and even Adam Pearce and producers hurry out here. The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but security manages to keep between Goldberg and ring. Gunther keeps taunting Goldberg, but then SAMI ZAYN jumps in! Sami fires off on Gunther and the fans fire up! Sami then PLANCHAS and down goes Gunther! Producers hurry to stop Sami, only for Gunther to BOOT Sami! Gunther storms off, his fight with Sami is this Monday. But then Sami gets loose! Sami TACKLES Gunther on the ramp! They scrap, security and producers separate them, but will nothing stop Sami from taking that title and going to Crown Jewel?

 

The Big 3 continue to party!

And they have Metro Boomin here! Metro brought Cody here to the arena, what was his advice to Cody? Cody just has to handle business as one of Atlanta’s own. How does he feel about him teaming with Roman Reigns? Wait, what’s that smell? Chelsea Green walks in. She asks what. Girl, you still stank. Go take another shower. Chelsea says fine, she didn’t wanna be here anyway! C’mon, Piper! No, no, Piper can stay, she cool. Piper chooses party over Chelsea. Sorry, Chelse. The Hot Mess storms off, will she ever live down her Dumpster Match loss?

 

WWE Women’s World Championship, Dominik Mysterio in a Shark Cage: Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley!

A twisted romance drama simply titled “The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour” has played out over the past few months, and it even brought this title and Dirty Dom into it. But now, Dom’s going back behind bars! He has no choice but to watch as his current girlfriend fights his ex all on her own, will Liv finally get what she deserves? Or will she find away to survive Rhea’s revenge?

WWE’s Bonnie & Clyde pull up in the Lucha Lowrider, rocking some old school hip hop. What’s surprising is they haven’t given it a Judgment Day makeover. They then head to the ring, and Dom is already frowning at the shark cage. Mami meanwhile shows off the Dirty Dom toilet paper! She makes sure it’s in the cage for Dom, just in case. The introductions are made, and Liv assures Dom he’ll be fine. Security ushers Dom into the cage, and now Liv is worried. The belt is raised, and then Rhea grabs a mic. “One more thing, Dom. One more secret. You’re a little scared of heights. HAHA! Raise him up, boys! Get him up there!”

Dom freaks out. He isn’t just gonna be stuck here on the ground? NOPE! UP he goes! The bell rings, and Rhea SHOVES Liv down! Then SHOTGUNS her! Liv flounders, Rhea TOSSES her, and then TOSESS her again! Liv stagger sup, swings, but misses! Rhea kicks, stomps a foot, then knee SMASH and ROLLING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Rhea fires off the Buddy Combo, then hauls Liv up. Rhea FALL AWAY SLAMS Liv, and Liv tumbles out of the ring. Rhea smirks, waves to Dom, then goes out after Liv. Rhea drags Liv up, but Liv RAMS her into the steel steps! Liv looks up to Dom, but Rhea electric chair lifts her!

Rhea SMACKS Liv off the apron, puts her in the ring, and takes her time stepping back in. Liv goes out the side and the fans boo, but Rhea smirks. Rhea runs, to WRECK Liv with a dropkick! Rhea RAMS Liv into the barriers! Liv dangles there, then slumps back. Rhea drags Liv up while fans cheer her on, and she puts Liv in the ring. Rhea steps in, but Liv hits a DRAGON SCREW! Rhea falls back, Liv goes out to CLIP the leg! Liv then shoves Rhea down and stomps away! The fans boo, but Dom cheers Liv. Dom then stops cuz the cage shakes a bit. Liv puts Rhea in the ring, KICKS her, then KICKS her again!

Liv KICKS away, Rhea shoves her, but Liv dropkicks the legs out! Rhea crawls, the fans taunt Dom, but Liv runs in. Rhea ELBOWS Liv, runs up, but Liv rolls Rhea to a HALF CRAB! Rhea endures as Liv sits deep on the hold! Dom says yeah, get her! Liv pulls on the leg, but Rhea fights around. The fans rally, Rhea SLAPS at Liv, but Liv shifts to a CALF KILLER! Liv SLAPS Rhea, pulls on the leg, but Rhea still endures. Rhea fights, reaches back, and she dribbles Liv off the mat! The fans cheer as Rhea is free. Rhea and Liv rise, Liv runs up, but into body scissors! HEADBUTT! Rhea slaps her leg into working, and she rallies with LARIATS!

Rhea wrenches Liv, ducks a haymaker, then ripcords and mule kicks! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Liv stays in this, and Dom braces himself as he tries to sit up in the cage. Rhea looms over Liv, drags her up, but Liv fires body shots. Rhea CLUBS Liv down, whips her, but Liv reverses to trip Rhea up! Liv drags Rhea out to the apron and SLAMS the leg off the edge! And again! Liv THRASHES the leg around, then fires hands on Rhea! The ref reprimands, but Liv drags Rhea to a corner. Liv SLAMS the leg into the post, then SLAMS it again! The fans still taunt Dom while Liv pulls on Rhea’s leg!

The ref reprimands but Liv SLAMS the leg against post again! Rhea falls to the floor, Dom cheers Liv on, and then Liv THROWS Rhea into barriers! And again! Liv refreshes the ring count because she wants to make Rhea suffer. Liv mocks Rhea hobbling, and then goes to the apron. Rhea blocks the bump to body shot! Rhea whips Liv, but Liv tiger feint KICKS Rhea back! Liv hops up to SUNSET FLIP BARRIER BOMB!! Liv drags Rhea into the ring, then climbs up a corner. Liv says “SUCK IT!” and FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives and Liv grows frustrated. Dom cheers Liv on but the fans rally for Rhea.

Liv runs, springboards, but Rhea catches her! Rhea throws Liv back, OBLIV- NO, Rhea rolls through! Rhea hobbles but she still smirks at Liv. Then she KNEES Liv in the face! Rhea reels Liv in, pump handle and RIP- NO, Liv slips free of that! Step over, clutch, COBRA TWIST DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives “The Homewrecker” but just barely! The fans rally up again while Liv stalks Rhea. Liv kicks Rhea around, taunts her, and CLUBS her! Liv says Dom is her man and Rhea is nothing! Liv SLAPS and SLAPS and SLAPS Rhea around! The fans boo, Liv soaks up heat, and Liv drags Rhea up. Snap suplex!

Liv stands back up, that was just Una Amiga! Then DOS AMIGAS! The fans boo as Liv has Rhea again, THREE- NO, Rhea stops and suplexes back! Liv slips fere, swings, but Rhea blocks! Rhea kicks low, reels Liv in, and Canadian Racks! RAZOR’S EDGE! Shoutout to Priest, but wait! Dom picked the lock on the cage?! The fans are going nuts as Dom risks falling out of the cage! Rhea climbs, she taunts Dom with Latino Heat and a YEET! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives, but Rhea has the legs! PRISM TRAP!! Liv flails but Rhea thrashes her around! Liv claws her way forward, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!

Rhea lets go, Liv flops to the floor, and Dom looks out of the cage. Rhea mockingly blows a kiss, then stalks Liv. Dom says stop that! Rhea THROWS Liv into barriers, then KICKS her! Rhea THROWS Liv into more barriers! Dom cheers Liv but Rhea stomps Liv around! Rhea tells Dom, “SUCK IT!” Rhea drags Liv up, pump handles, and RIPTIDE to the floor! Dom is helpless up there, and Rhea drags Liv away. Dom leans out more but he FALLS! Dom’s dangling by a chain around his ankle! The fans go nuts seeing that! Rhea puts Liv in, but can’t resist this Dom pinata. Rhea slaps Dom around, then goes back to the ring.

Rhea says hold on one sec, she has unfinished business. The ref says she is owed that much and will allow it. Rhea goes out, grabs a kendo stick, and now it’s time for the pinata! Dom freaks out, and Rhea says happy birthday to her! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! But then RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ ATTACKS!? Liv’s old friend is back! Raquel shoves Rhea into the ring, and the ref calls for the bell!

Winner: Rhea Ripley, by disqualification (Liv is still WWE Women’s World Champion)

Raquel hoists Rhea up, TEXANA BOMB!! Raquel puts Liv on Rhea for the cover as it were, but it doesn’t matter because she just helped Liv survive! The fans boo, but Liv did say she was smarter than Rhea. Liv sure outsmarted Rhea tonight, but has she truly gotten rid of her? Or will Rhea want revenge even more than before?

 

Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu!

Who would’ve thought that we’d ever see this? The American Nightmare wants to be done with The Bloodline once and for all, and that means helping The #OTC, the One True Chief, tear it down! Will Cody and Roman really be able to work together? Or will the Usurper of the Table and his Samoan Werewolf make everyone acknowledge them?

The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff marching band plays My Kingdom for The American Nightmare! And then they’re joined by the music as Cody makes his way out, wearing the same skull helmet as he did for WrestleMania! The fans sing along this time, “WHOA~ OH~!” and Cody gets his pyro! Meanwhile, Roman gets a choir and orchestra to play his theme live, and he gets pyro as he raises the one to the sky! The fans chant for the “O T C! O T C!” as he makes his way down to the ring to join his unlikely ally. They stare down Solo & Jacob, but Cody does glance at Roman. Cody’s title is put aside, but Solo raises up the ula fala.

Jacob carefully hands the ula fala to staff, and the teams slowly sort out. The bell rings while the teams still discuss things, and Cody insists he start. Roman wants to make sure Cody’s sure about that, and then he obliges. Solo and Jacob hug it out before Solo steps out. The fans cheer as Cody and Jacob start off, and Cody gets fired up! Cody and Jacob circle, tie up, and Cody headlocks. Jacob powers up and out, but Cody RAMS him! Jacob stays up and eggs Cody on. Cody runs, slides under, then kicks and RHODES UPPERCUT! Jacob stays up, blocks a kick, but Cody runs to DISASTER KICK! Jacob stays up!?

Jacob lunges, Cody dodges, and Solo tells Jacob to get him! But then in steps Roman! The fans fire up as the two teams stare down again, and they cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Solo backs down, which allows Roman to stand down. The fans tell Solo off, and Roman grins. But then Solo reaches out? Jacob tags Solo in and Cody smirks. Cody then says hold on, and he hears the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Cody looks to Roman, Roman shrugs, and Cody steps over. Roman reaches out, so Cody tags him in! The fans erupt as Roman steps to Solo! They circle, and Solo takes a swing! Roman counter punches! Roman ROCKS, KICKS, then ROCK Solo again!

Roman whips, Solo KICKS Roman, then Solo HEADBUTTS! Roman staggers, Solo talks smack, and Solo goes to a corner. Roman blocks the buckle bump, puts Solo in the corner and rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Roman ROCKS Solo again, then whips him to ropes. Solo reverses and ROCKS Roman! Solo says, “OTC my ass!” Solo throws more hands, then whips. Roman reverses and he ELBOWS Solo down! The fans fire up, Roman LARIATS Solo up and out! Roman fires up, but in steps Jacob! The fans are intrigued by this stare down, but the ref says Jacob didn’t tag in, he’s not legal.

Jacob circles with Roman, but Solo CLOBBERS Roman from behind! Solo says he’s smarter than Roman! Solo rains down fists on Roman, “Who’s the real chief!?” The fans say, “NOT YOU!” Solo tells Roman to get up, and then he CHOKES Roman on ropes! The ref counts, Solo lets off, but Jacob fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT on Roman in the distraction! Solo talks trash, drags Roman up, and HEADBUTTS him! Solo ROCKS Roman again and again, then sits Roman down. The fans boo but Solo goes corner to corner. Solo runs in, to HIP ATTACK! Solo tags Jacob and Jacob grins as he HIP ATTACKS!

The fans boo but Jacob is all fired up! Jacob goes back to Roman, tells him that Solo is HIS Tribal Chief! Jacob fires haymakers on Roman, hauls him up to RAM him, and RAM him, and UPPERCUT! The ref reprimands, Jacob tells Roman that Solo is HIS Tribal Chief, too! Jacob ROCKS Roman, runs corner to corner, but Roman dodges! Jacob’s splash hits post! Jacob staggers around, runs back up, but Roman TOSSES him! The fans fire up and Cody is chompin’ at the bit! Roman crawls, finds his corner, hot tag to Cody! Cody rallies on Jacob with haymakers! Cody whips, Jacob reverses, but Cody CLOBBERS him!

Cody goes to a corner, goes up and over Jacob, then SNAP POWERSLAMS him! The fans fire up as Cody JABS, JABS, and JABS! Flip, flop, fly, a wiggle and a BIONIC ELBOW! The fans fire up for Cody and he waits on Jacob. Jacob rises, Cody goes to ropes, CODY CUTTER! The fans fire up and so does Cody! Cody drags Jacob into the dragon sleeper, but Solo storms in! Cody DECKS Solo, but Jacob POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS! The fans boo while Jacob foams at the mouth. Jacob stomps Cody around, then drags him up. Jacob TOSSES Cody out, tags Solo, and Solo drags Cody up. Solo hits an APRON URENAGE!

Cody writhes, Solo soaks up heat, but the ring count is climbing. Solo storms in, steps on Cody’s hand, and the fans boo more. Solo drags Cody up to whip away, and ELBOWS him down! The fans boo more but Solo stares Roman down. Solo stomps Cody’s hand, Cody writhes and crawls, but Solo has him on ropes. Solo pulls Cody against ropes, the ref counts so Solo lets go. But Jacob BOOTS Cody down! The fans boo, and even tell the ref, “Ref You Suck!” But Cody fires hands! Cody reaches for Roman but Solo keeps Cody back! Cody fires hands on Solo again, but Solo whips Cody hard into the corner!

Solo CLOBBERS Cody, Jacob shouts, “I LOVE you, Solo!” The fans boo but Solo tags Jacob, and they split the wishbone on Cody! Jacob stalks Cody to a corner, drags him up, but Cody fires body shots! Cody fires forearms, then runs, but into a LEAPING ELBOW! Jacob says, “I LOVE you, Solo!” The fans rally but Jacob BITES Cody’s bad hand! The ref reprimands and Jacob stops, but Jacob stares down with Roman. Jacob drags Cody up, brings him around, and HEADBUTTS him down! Jacob clamps onto Cody with shoulder claws! The fans rally and Cody endures. Cody fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free!

Jacob staggers, Solo tags in! Solo waits to see what Cody does, and Jacob stomps Cody down! Jacob uses the shoulder claws, then Solo steps in, to HEADBUTT Cody! Cody goes to a corner, Solo rains down fists! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Solo tags Jacob back in. Jacob whips so Solo can whip, HIP ATTACK, then HIP ATTACK!! Double impact on Cody and Jacob covers, TWO! Jacob has those shoulder claws again, but Cody still endures. The fans rally up, Cody fights up, and Cody arm-drags free! Solo tags in and Cody TOSSES Jacob! Solo drags Cody, Cody BOOTS back! Cody hurries, but Jacob YANKS Roman down!

Jacob SMACKS Roman off steel steps! Solo SPLASHES and LARIATS Cody! Cover, TWO! Solo is frustrated but he looms over Cody. Solo sits Cody up, HEADBUTTS him, and follows him to the corner. Solo digs his boots into Cody, tags Jacob, and Jacob stomps Cody. Jacob stops as the ref counts, and then he drags Cody out to center. Jacob scoops Cody to SLAM him down! Jacob drags Cody to the drop zone then climbs, even as fans sing, “Cody Rhodes~! Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” Jacob aims, and SWANTON BOMBS, onto knees! The fans fire up, Cody crawls, and Roman rises! The fans fire up, and Cody hot tags Roman!!

Jacob also tags Solo, but The OTC rallies on Solo! Roman whips, Solo reverses but Roman LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up with Roman and he runs in, to LARIAT at the corner! Roman keeps going, and he BOOTS Solo down! Roman rains down fists, and he goes to TEN! The fans fire up again, Roman puts Solo in a corner, and the fans fire up even more. Roman locks ‘n’ loads, then runs up, SUPERMAN- NO, Solo grabs Roman by his neck! SAMOAN- NO, Roman slips under the spike, crucifix takedown! TWO!! SUPERMAN PUNCH! Cover, TWO! Solo survives and Roman is a bit stunned, but Roman should know his own family’s toughness.

The fans tell off Solo again, and Roman nods as he goes to the corner. Roman fires the fans up behind him now, and he lets out the “OOAH~!” But Jacob grabs Roman! Roman ELBOWS Jacob, UPPERCUTS Solo, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Roman! DOUBLE SUPERKICK from The Bloodline! Jacob puts Roman in the drop zone to MOONSAULT! Solo goes up, FLYING SOLO!! Cover, CODY BREAKS IT! The fans cheer, and Cody blocks a kick from Jacob! Jacob UPPERCUTS Cody, TOSSES him, then goes out after him. Jacob whips, Cody reverses, and Jacob hits steel steps! Cody clears the desk!

The fans fire up as Cody goes back for Jacob, but Jacob SUPERKICKS! Cody staggers away, Jacob runs in, but Cody sends him into and THROUGH barriers!! Cody hurries, but Jacob starts throwing chairs! The fans freak out, but Cody kicks Jacob! Cody SMACKS Jacob off a chair, then reels him in! Cody says stay down! CROSS RHODES to the floor!! But Jacob doesn’t stay down!? Cody is in disbelief, so he SUPERKICKS! Jacob wobbles, but Cody SUPERKICKS again! Jacob flops onto the desk, and Cody looks up! Cody goes up to the very top of the corner! The fans are thunderous as Cody tells Roman to finish it! SUPER SPLASH down through the desk!!!

The fans are thunderous as Cody sacrifices himself to take out the Werewolf! “This is Awesome! as Roman and Solo crawl to each other. Solo headbutts, Roman fires a haymaker, and they go back and forth! The two stand, and they fire even more haymakers back and forth! Roman wobbles, but he UPPERCUTS! Solo SUPERKICKS! Roman rebounds to SUPERMAN PUNCH!! The fans are thunderous for the “OOAH~!” But the Guerrillas of Destiny are here! Roman scares off Tama & Loa, but he turns around into a SPEAR?!?! Solo covers, TWO!!! Roman survives and Solo can’t believe it!

Fans chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” because they wanna see Jey help family! But Solo tells Roman, “You lied to me!” Solo says he was supposed to be next in line but that was a lie! Wait, who is that in the hoodie? The Guerrillas turn around to look, and they get a SUPERKICK! And a SUPERKICK! That man… is JIMMY USO!! Jimmy is back and he just screwed Solo! Solo turns around, into the SPEAR!!!! Cover, Roman & Cody win!!

Winners: Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns, by pinfall

The OTC has HIS Bloodline backing him again as Jimmy returns and does the right thing! Roman is just as surprised as anyone, but he and Jimmy hug it out! The Ones are back, but Roman does look to Cody. Cody is back on his feet, Undisputed Championship in his hands. These rivals stare down, and Roman nods. While Solo’s Bloodline is no longer Cody’s problem, when and where will he and Roman have it out again? WAIT, Tama & Loa still attack! Solo, too! Jimmy says c’mon, they gotta go help Cody now! Roman did give Cody his word, right? Jimmy will do what Roman does, so Roman says yeah. They run up, and they knock down Jacob and Tama!

Jimmy brawls with Loa, SUPERKICK! Solo swings, misses, Jimmy SUPERKICKS! SUPERMAN PUNCH again! Solo’s side just doesn’t know when to quit! But then wait. Roman sees the title, and he picks it up. Roman looks it over, but then he hands the title back to Cody. The fans cheer, the truce is still on. But for how much longer? WAIT!! THE ROCK is here?!?! Atlanta erupts all over again as The Final Boss, the Most Electrifying Man in ALL of Sports Entertainment, makes his presence known, The People’s Championship on his shoulder. No one knows what to make of this, but he seems to be staring Cody down.

The Rock hears the fans going nuts, and The Rock raises his eyebrow. Well, wait. Is he looking at Cody, Roman, or them both? Rock quietly counts to three, slashes his throat, and his music hits again. The Rock leaves, will he take on whoever he has to in order to become THE champion of WWE?


My Thoughts:

A great Bad Blood, but the match order was kinda backwards. Though a lot of that was on purpose, because of course you close the night with The Rock’s little moment there. The Bloodline story therefore also got the main event, and it was a really good match, though a lot of it was the excitement of seeing Roman wrestle again, finally facing Solo & Jacob. Well, Cody doing the big splash was definitely cool. And while it still came with overbooking, aka Tama & Loa showing up, that at least served as the opening for Jimmy Uso’s return, and that was great. Great reunion of Jimmy and Roman, and Rock staring down with Roman and/or Cody puts intrigue on the story but that’s about it.

Also very interesting news of this new “Crown Jewel Championship” idea that is clearly more a Saudi Prince idea than a HHH idea. The title is gigantic and ornate, it’s about pitting the best of both brands against each other, which that part isn’t so bad. Survivor Series has become less about brand VS brand but about WarGames and big faction stuff, so Crown Jewel can give us something akin to what many fans have missed about Survivor Series. The irony is not every fan is a fan of Crown Jewel. Gunther showing up to of course assume he’s gonna get that belt for the year is great, but they really shoehorned a moment with Goldberg into this. Though I do like that Gunther just gets on everyone’s case because he’s that cocky.

Sami showing up to get at Gunther was a great turnaround from the Goldberg stuff, because while they’re teasing Gunther VS Goldberg, I personally don’t care for that. Sami VS Gunther on Raw might finally be hard to predict if the winner goes to Crown Jewel to possibly win a giant bonus belt. Honestly, with how Sami has ended up a big part of these trips to Saudi Arabia, I could see Sami getting the World Heavyweight Championship to then be our inaugural Men’s Crown Jewel Champion. It’d be such a great honor for Sami, and a big way for someone, whether Saudi or WWE, to show their appreciation to Sami because he’s always been so good and yet so humble.

Really good match from Rhea and Liv with Dom stuck in the shark cage, but action wise it wasn’t quite as strong as it could’ve been. The story was clearly relying on Dom’s fear of the cage and then that great “falling out” spot for Dom to dangle there. I did like Rhea wanting to pinata Dom, but I feel like they got sloppy because Raquel’s attack on Rhea of course got caught by the ref. Either way, Liv keeps the title and that’s the point, as well as building up this “Street Trash” Judgment Day by giving them a heavy hitter again. Rhea might still come for revenge but she’ll have to get through Raquel, which is great stuff, but as it stands, Liv is facing Nia Jax at Crown Jewel.

Nia VS Bayley was itself a really good match, and they tried some things, but it wasn’t much stronger than their SummerSlam one. Tiff of course helped Nia, and I appreciate they stretched out that tease of the cash-in, maybe third time is the charm and Tiff just pulls the trigger. But Nia retains, moves on, maybe someone tries to take this title before Crown Jewel, so some of that unpredictability is fun. Finn VS Priest was also good, but it could’ve been better given we’re on PLE, not TV. It ended up feeling no different than TV because duh, Carlito & JD try to help, but Priest proves he’s stronger than all three and wins out. But I knew all along they were trading off, where if Priest won, Liv would retain.

We got fun bits from our hosts, Naomi, Bianca & Jade, such as Bianca being reluctant to cheer on Bayley, and everyone poking fun at Hot Stinky Mess Chelsea Green. Feels like plenty reason enough for Chelsea to drag Piper along in a tag title match against Bianca & Jade. And the opener of the night was the actual best match of the night, because CM Punk and Drew McIntyre went about as violent as we’ve seen WWE let their people get, especially in Hell in a Cell. They of course bled, with Punk bleeding first to give him that Face “uphill battle” trope. McIntyre bleeding was rather profuse, I wonder if he poked a bad spot.

I loved the black bag being bracelet beads, it was so fitting. But wow, I didn’t think McIntyre would ever crash and burn on a missed Claymore like he did there. Great win for Punk, because it clearly feels like Punk is now moving up into the world championship scene, but maybe he waits until after Crown Jewel as there’s talk that Punk isn’t much for that event. As for McIntyre, I would still love if they did my idea of McIntyre leaving to SmackDown. McIntyre can be so irate and distraught that he lost to Punk that he has to be on a different brand and fight for different titles.

My Score: 8.8/10

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