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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (9/24/24)
The end of an era…
NXT is about to turn the page!
As NXT prepares for their CW debut, a press conference is held! But that means combustible elements are in close proximity, will someone pop off tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Women’s North American Championship: Kelani Jordan VS Wren Sinclair w/ No Quarter Catch Crew; Kelani wins and retains the title.
- Hank Walker & Tank Ledger VS The Good Brothers; Hank & Tank win.
- Lexis King VS Oro Mensah w/ Meta Four; Oro wins.
- Ridge Holland VS Riley Osborne w/ Thea Hail; Ridge wins.
- Wendy Choo & Rosemary VS Karmen Petrovic & Brinley Reece; Wendy & Rosemary win.
- Je’Von Evans & Cedric Alexander VS A-Town Down Under; ATDU wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Women’s North American Championship: Kelani Jordan VS Wren Sinclair w/ No Quarter Catch Crew!
The Standout wanted to make this an Open Challenge, but then the impulsive and ambitious Wren Sinclair went and SLAPPED her! Challenge accepted, but will Wren learn that what goes around comes around? Or will she prove there is someone who can do it like Lani?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who steps up and stands out!
The bell rings and the fans rally for “WREN X T!” Kelani hits a headlock, a takeover, but Wren headscissors. Kelani kips free, the two stare down, but then Kelani dodges a shot to SLAP Wren! That’s the payback for last week! Wren headlocks, Kelani powers out, but Wren runs her over! Things keep moving, Kelani rolls to slingshot, but Wren blocks the arm-drag. Kelani rolls Wren, hooks an arm, but Wren rolls through. Kelani wrenches and headlocks while fans dule. Wren pushes Kelani to a corner but Kelani kicks off the corner to hit a flying takeover! Kelani grinds the hold, but Wren fights, bridges, and moves around.
Wren stands, powers Kelani into a corner, but the ref counts. Wren whips, Kelani reverses, then Kelani runs in. Wren goes up and over, keeps moving, and she runs Kelani over again! Then she BASEMENT BULLDOGS! Cover, TWO! Kelani toughs it out but NQCC says Wren was close. Wren clamps on a top wristlock and the fans duel as Kelani endures. Wren thrashes Kelani around, but Kelani fights up. The fans continue to rally as the two go around. Kelani grabs ropes to flip through the hold! Kelani then wrenches and drop toeholds! Step over, LA MA- NO, Wren smothers the cover! TWO, and Kelani has the roll-up, TWO!
Wren hurries to waistlock and bridge! TWHO! Kelani ghost pins, TWO! Both women stand, Wren wobbles, and Kelani runs up! Slingshot arm-drag! Then a DROPKICK! Wren tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Kelani aims. TORNILLO PLANCHA! Down goes Wren and the fans fire up as NXT goes picture in picture.
Kelani looks at her belt on the pedestal, and she nods. Kelani puts Wren in the ring, stalks her, and dragon sleepers. LEG DROP DDT! Cover, TWO! Wren is tough but Kelani stays on her with a facelock. Wren wrenches out, whips, but Wren stops the nightshade to SLAM Kelani down! Then Wren HIP DROPS! And HIP DROPS again! Kelani flounders, Wren HIP DROPS again! Kelani goes to ropes, Wren drags her up and whips. Wren kitchen sink knees Kelani down! Cover, TWO! NQCC coaches Wren up as she clamps onto Kelani with a bearhug. Kelani endures the squeeze, fights around, and stands up, only for Wren to wrangle her! Cover, TWO!
Wren stays on the bearhug and leans on the hold. Roll into a bridging cover, TWO! Wren holds on and tries again, TWO! Kelani stays in this but Wren stays wrapped around her. Kelani fights up, throws elbows, but Wren duck sone! Wren fires body shots, then she ROCKS Kelani. Wren ROCKS Kelani in the back! Kelani goes to ropes, but she catches the hip drop into a sunset flip! TWO, and Wren whisp Kelani, only for Kelani to roll her up! TWO, and both women hurry to their feet. Wren fires body shots, CLUBS Kelani, then hammerlocks an arm. Kelani fights what Wren’s working on, and backdrops free!
Kelani storms over to Wren, drags her up, hooks her up, but Wren slips out to fireman’s carry! ROLLING SENTON! Cover, TWO! Wren keeps Kelani down with body scissors, then shifts into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kelani endures as NXT returns to single picture. The fans duel, NQCC coaches Wren, and Wren thrashes Kelani in the hold! Kelani endures, fights around, pries at the legs, and she slips free to jackknife bridge! TWO, and both women stand! Wren catches Kelani but they dosido, until Wren has the COBRA TWIST! But Kelani HIP TOSSES free! Kelani dodges Wren, bypasses her, then CLOBBERS her!
Kelani rallies with shots, then cartwheel ELBOWS Wren! Kelani kips up, the fans fire up, and Kelani ducks ‘n’ dodges again. Tilt-o-whirl, into a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Wren is showing her toughness, and NQCC is relieved. Kelani grows frustrated, and she runs up in the corner. Wren puts her on the apron, but Kelani ROCKS Wren first! Then she slingshot BOOTS Wren down! But Wren hurries to anchor Kelani! Kelani BOOTS Wren away, jumps right up, and she FIVE STAR- NO, Wren moves! Kelani rolls through, but Wren RAMS into her! And UPPERCUTS! Wren grabs Kelani, GUT WRENCH PLEX!
NQCC is all fired up, as are the fans! Wren underhooks, to BUTTERFLY PLEX! Myles and Tavion are loving this! Wren full nelsons, but Kelani breaks free, switches, and O’Conner Rolls! TWO! Kelani tumbles out right in front of NQCC! Tavion and Myles coach Wren up, but Kelani glares at them. They back off, Wren CROSSBODIES! Kelani moves, Wren takes out the boys! Kelani drags Wren up and in! Kelani blocks a kick, steps over, and WHEEL KICKS! Wren is down, Kelani goes up! ONE OF A KIND SAULT! Cover, Kelani wins!
Winner: Kelani Jordan, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s North American Champion)
NQCC can’t believe it, but that crash and burn a moment ago was the difference maker! Kelani continues to stand out as the inaugural Women’s North American Champion, but who will step to her next?
The NXT Press Conference begins.
Sarah Schreiber welcomes everyone, and says they appreciate everyone for being here. First question for Ethan Page: Is he feeling any pressure going into the NXT CW launch while champion? Ethan says pressure comes with the territory holding the most prestigious prize in NXT. He has always dreamed of being a main eventer, the face of a company, and to completely carry a brand on his back. He is doing it now, and doing it very, very well. But what separates him from the rest is how he handles the pressure. This is one of the most stacked rosters in pro-wrestling, yet here he is, a cut above. Next?
What would Ethan say is something his opponent, Trick Williams, does well in the ring? Well, Trick is a former NXT Champion, so kudos to that. And to accomplish that feat in three years, that shows Trick is resilient. But that resiliency won’t capture back Ethan’s NXT Championship. Okay, he has time for one more, who has it? How big of a factor will CM Punk as special guest referee be in that match? Ethan chuckles, and says it won’t be a factor at all. Ethan will personally guarantee that. Okay, that’s the end of their time with him, he’s going to give “a smidge” of his time to CM Punk to make sure he is a non-factor. You’re welcome.
Ethan steps away, Sarah thanks him for his time, and throws it back to Vic Joseph & Booker T. Just what will All Ego say to CM Punk to make sure he doesn’t affect the outcome?
CM Punk talks with Je’Von Evans.
But then Trick Williams steps in. Je’Von lets Punk and Trick talk, and Trick thanks Punk for stepping in as special guest ref. And know it or not, things have been going crazy. Ethan will do everything in his power, every underhanded move, to try and keep that title, and Trick won’t stand for that. Punk knows. He watched Trick’s rise from the bottom to the top, win the title, and even lose the title. But Trick is still in the mix, so Punk is proud of him, and Trick should be proud of himself. Coming from Punk, Trick appreciates that.
Punk says he knows Ethan’s gonna try and cheat, that’s why he made himself the referee. He won’t let Ethan cheat this. He won’t let Trick cheat it, not that Trick would. But Punk is there to make sure the best man leads NXT into the future. Now, that could be Trick, he’s done it before, and Punk is personally hoping for it. But Punk promises that he won’t lean that way, he’ll keep it even. In the end, if Trick isn’t that night and Ethan wins, then Punk’s gonna raise Ethan’s hand. No favorites here. May the best man win. They shake hands and Trick says he appreciates that. Punk has given his word, but will something force his hand?
Grayson Waller & Austin Theory are in the ring.
A-Town Down Under returns to NXT, and they’ve already got everything set up. Waller welcomes us back to a special edition Grayson Waller Effect. Some fans actually chant “Welcome Back!” but Waller says that is so cringe. He couldn’t care less about the fans here, he can’t wait to leave. But this is where it all started! The last night for NXT on USA Network, and they brought out the big guns! Theory says hey, cut that booing! All of you here are looking at the greatest graduates in NXT history! Keep booing if you’re trash. Oh, well, there you go.
But see, Theory is a TWO-TIME United States Champion, Mr. Money in the Bank, the man that beat John Cena at WrestleMania! And ATDU are the two men that took down the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at the biggest WrestleMania of all time! The two men WWE built an entire PLE around in Australia! And they could keep going, but let’s get to their opponents in two weeks. They are the NXT Tag Team Champions, two great competitors, and two men who are very fast. One is a bootleg Kurt Cobain, the other is a Power Ranger, it’s Nathan Frazer & Axiom, aka FRAXIOM!
The fans cheer as the tag champs make their way to the ring, and they take their seats. Waller welcomes them and mockingly says thanks for dressing for the occasion. But hey, hopefully they haven’t taken any offense at the jokes they’ve made. Waller can’t speak for Theory, but Theory says go ahead. Waller says they’ve been on SmackDown awhile, and they feel Fraxiom would be great on that roster. Imagine these two on Friday nights, as individual competitors. Because this tag thing, lad? It ain’t lasting. Frazer asks if Waller’s talking to them, or about himself. Because he can assure Waller, Fraxiom is fine! More than fine!
Ironically, that’s more than can be said for ATDU. Axiom & Frazer watch SmackDown every week, and they can’t wait to see who in Waller & Theory betrays the other first. Yeah, c’mon, guys. Theory says no, there’s no need to be hearing unnecessary stuff from them. Because the thing is, he and Waller are solid. They run things, they put it down. But Theory can’t believe how vile all that talk coming out of their mouths is. Waller says it is disrespectful. The standards have dropped around here. Thanks a lot, Shawn Michaels. But the truth is, no one wants ATDU to break up. But when they beat Fraxiom, Fraxiom is done, lads! Everyone knows it!
But boys, that’s a good thing. They’re better as singles guys. Theory agrees. Think about it. When Frazer climbs to the top, he can do his flippidy dooda! Yeah, that’s so sick! And Axiom, he does that springboard 630 Spanish Pretzel or whatever! Axiom tells ATDU to callete! Stop making up crap and get back to reality. They like history, right? So how about this. Wolf Dogs! MSK! Chase U! Fraxiom didn’t plan this, but somehow, someway, they have become the Grim Reapers of the NXT Tag Division! Damn right! And on that note, in two weeks, St. Louis, Fraxiom sends A-Town Down six feet under!
Oh, that sounded nice, real smooth. But Theory will remind them who ATDU is! Each and every Friday, it doesn’t matter if it is a Hall of Famer, a living legend or a world champion, bring ’em on! Because they’ve put ’em down! They aren’t saying Fraxiom aren’t impressive, because they are. But just remember, there are levels to the game. Waller agrees. And Waller knows these two move a million miles an hour, putting on banger after banger. But ATDU have been under the brightest lights, on the biggest stages, and not only do they hang, they show that they belong. So in two weeks, Fraxiom gets that rub, but they lose the titles, too.
And then everyone finds out that that is the Grayson Waller Effect. Frazer has one question, though. What just is the Grayson Waller Effect? Shouldn’t it be the Grayson Waller AND Austin Theory Effect? Waller laughs that off, but Theory says that’d be a good idea. No, wait, what? The show was this before they started teaming, so it’s an issue of trademarks and graphics. Theory says it could be edited in, it’s not that hard. Waller is stuck, so he just DECKS Frazer! Axiom goes after Waller but Theory hits him! ATDU beat down the champs, the fans boo, but ATDU hold up the belts. Will this be how it goes in St. Louis? Or have they just lit a fire in Fraxiom?
Meta Four talks backstage.
Oro Mensah tells Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson that he’ll have to be on the lookout, because loony Lexis King likes to walk around- OH SNAP he’s here! Lexis says he could’ve attacked just now, but no. He sits down to talk. Oro blindsided him, and Lexis could do the same, but they’re just going down the same road again and again. So Lexis thought long and hard on this, and agonized over Oro’s situation. Lexis realized it is a lot more than just anger for Oro. It is a deep-seated trauma over his father. Oro says watch it. Lexis says hey, take it from him. He knows what it is to go through life having no one to lean on for guidance.
That is why Oro always goes to violence. Oro says trust him, he doesn’t know what violence is. Lexis says he’s not doing this to upset Oro. And he knows it is tough to hear, but Oro did not have a good relationship with his father. Now, Lexis’ father wasn’t around at all, but if he was still here, he’d say to be the better man. So tonight, may the best man win. Lexis offers a handshake, Oro takes it, but tells him that Lexis better do this fair and square. Lexis nods and heads out. Will The King be a man of his word? Or should Oro only take him at face value?
Hank ‘n’ Tank walk ‘n’ talk.
They used to look up to Gallows & Anderson! Two-time WWE Tag Team Champions, three-time IWGP and TNA Tag Team Champions! But all that respect went out the window when they cost Hank ‘n’ Tank their NXT Tag Team Championship opportunity! Not so sweet! But time for some sugar, some spice, and everything NOT so nice! Because tonight, revenge is on the mind! In this world, there are two truths: “We hit first, and we hit last!” HONK HONK! Hank ‘n’ Tank head for gorilla, will they bring down the Good Brothers? Or will they learn why Gallows & Anderson were champions everywhere they went?
Karmen Petrovic & Brinley Reece prepare.
They’ve got the energy flowing as they prepare for Rosemary & Wendy Choo. But they are curious about last week, Eddy Thorpe VS Ashante THEE Adonis. Who was that girl in the front row? No one knows, but Ashante walks in with a new rose. Who will accept it tonight? Carlee Bright says no thanks, and same for Kendal Grey. Brin says he’s still on this rose thing? Well what’s it to her? Considering it cost him his match last week… Karmen says that’s a bit harsh. Ashante says he wasn’t even going to offer her one anyway. Okay… Ashante then notices Tatum Paxley. He likes to get freaky, too. She doesn’t scare him, she excites him.
Tatum says her heart belongs to someone else. Oh, well, okay. But Adonisly, miracles don’t happen twice. What’s that supposed to mean? Brin & Karmen refocus, will they be ready to make an impact against the Shadow Assassin & Sleepy Psycho?
Hank Walker & Tank Ledger VS The Good Brothers!
The blue collar boys are ready to go, but Gallows & Anderson are always ready for a fight. Time to see who if NXT is just Too Sweet!
The teams sort out, Gallows and Hank start, and they just throw hands! Anderson and Tank get in, they throw hands, too! The fans fire up as Tank DECKS Anderson, but Gallows ROCKS Hank! Gallows whips Hank to a corner, runs up to back body block, then he LARIATS! Hank flounders, Anderson takes care of Tank, and then Anderson tags in. The Good Brothers stomp a mudhole on Hank, then Anderson soaks up heat. Anderson tags Gallows back in, they mug Hank, and they double whip. Gallows sends Anderson in, but into a BOOT! Hank dodges Gallows, and tags in Tank! SPALSH after SPLASH, and then “HONK! HONK!” DOUBLE BELLY SANDWICH!
The fans fire up, Tank covers, TWO! Tank clamps onto Gallows, rains down fists, then storms around. Gallows stands, Tank knees low, and Tank suplexes. Gallows fights that, Anderson runs in, but Tank DECKS Anderson! Gallows YAKUZA KICKS Tank down! Tag back to Anderson and he BLASTS Hank! The Good Brothers mug Tank, then Anderson bumps Tank off buckles. Anderson whips Tank to a corner hard and Tank falls back just as hard! Tank sputters, Anderson soaks up heat, and then Anderson drags Tank up. Tank fires hands, but Anderson ROCKS Tank! Anderson bumps Tank off buckles then tags Gallows.
The fans duel, “TOO SWEET!” “HONK HONK!” Gallows BOOTS Tank, clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Tank down. Tank endures, fights around, and fights up. But Gallows knees low! Gallows whips Tank to a corner, LARIATS, then whips corner to corner. Hank takes the bump, Tank CLOBBERS Gallows! The fans fire up and Hank is chompin’ at the bit! Tank and Gallows crawl, hot tags to Anderson and Hank! Hank rallies on Anderson with big elbows and haymakers! Hank TOSSES Anderson to a corner, fires body shots, then whips corner to corner. Hank BOOTS Gallows for good measure before he SPLASHES Anderson!
Hank reels Anderson in, BOSS MAN SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Anderson survives and Hank snarls. The fans rally up, Hank goes to a corner! Hank climbs, but Gallows storms up! Hank ROCKS Gallows first! Anderson ROCKET KICKS Hank! Anderson goes up top, SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men are down but Tank runs in! Anderson SPINEBUSTERS Tank onto Hank! Cover on Hank, TWO!! Hank survives! Anderson tags Gallows, then they drag Hank up. Anderson runs, but Tank trips him up! Hank slips free of Gallows while Gallows yells at Tank! Hank dodges Gallows, tags Tank, and scoop! TACKLE POWERSLAM COMBO!!
Tank covers while Hank intercepts Anderson, HANK ‘N’ TANK WIN!!
Winners: Hank Walker & Tank Ledger, by pinfall
That’s 2-0 against the Good Brothers! Is this a sign that Hank ‘n’ Tank are headed for greatness?
Je’Von Evans talks with Cedric Alexander.
The Young OG is all fired up about Randy Orton, The Apex Predator. He still can’t believe Orton called him out! Orton is one of Je’Von’s favorite wrestlers of all time! And in two weeks, ya boi faces off with him in literally the biggest match of his life. Cedric says that given that, if he needs help preparing, Uncle Cedric’s got him! But then in step ATDU to mockingly fanboy over Je’Von, “the fastest rising star in NXT.” But wait, that reminds Theory of… himself! And what has Theory down? So much. But Je’Von has this roadblock in the way, and it’s Cedric. Uncle Ceddy ain’t gonna help beat Randy Orton!
Je’Von is only 20 years old, but he won’t even be ready at 40! At least Je’Von can say he once got destroyed by Randy Orton, check it off the bucket list. Cedric says that’s cute. Je’Von has a way better chance of beating Orton than ATDU does of becoming NXT Tag Team Champions. Oh, you mean the champs that they just dropped out there? How about not listening to Cedric? Je’Von says he appreciates all this, but Cedric is his guy. And if ATDU wants to throw down, he can show them who’s ready for what. But then Je’Von & Cedric get hyped, and Je’Von says, “Yo, Kevin Owens! What’s up, my boy!?”
ATDU freak out, but they see it was all a trick. What’re they scared for? Oh, haha, they’re not afraid of anyone! But will Waller & Theory be able to take the gold in Chicago? Will The Young OG be able to avoid an RKO in St. Louis?
Lexis King VS Oro Mensah w/ Meta Four!
Two men with very different family lives clash again, having promised to make this a fair fight. But will emotions boil to the surface and make this anything but civil?
NXT returns and Meta Four makes their entrance. The bell rings, Oro and Lexis again shake hands, and they circle. they tie up, go around, Lexis cravats, then Lexis snapmares. Lexis runs to run Oro over, covers, ONE! Lexis clamps onto an arm and wrenches. Oro rolls to UP KICK! Then he CHOPS! And CHOPS! Lexis kicks low, to CHOP back! Lexis whips, Oro flips through the hip toss to RANA! The fans fire up and Lexis runs up again, but into a clinch and EXPLODER POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Lexis goes to ropes. Oro storms up, CHOPS, and then whips. Lexis reverses but Oro holds ropes.
Lexis blocks a boot to CHOP again! Lexis whips, Oro blocks, and then SOBATS! We go picture in picture to see Ava Raine preparing the next part of the press conference. Oro runs up on Lexis, goes past him to go up the ropes, but Lexis SHOVES him out to the floor! Lexis cools off, is a bit regretful that he did that, but it was just mean, not illegal. Lexis goes out, puts Oro in, but Oro snatches him for a cradle! TWO, and Lexis scoops to SLAM! The fans duel, Lexis KICKS Oro in the back. Lexis eggs Oro on, stomps him, but Oro fires body shots. Lexis ROCKS Oro, whips him corner to corner, then he scoops to BACKBREAKER!
Oro writhes, Lexis looms over Oro, and Lexis eggs Oro on more. Oro rises up, but Lexis gets a leg. Oro KICKS Lexis away, but Lexis ROCKS Oro! Lexis whips, Oro blocks, and Oro SOBATS! Lexis SUPERKICKS! Oro falls, Lexis covers, TWO! The fans rally while Lexis works to stay cool. Lexis brings Oro up, for a BACKBREAKER! Lexis bends Oro against his knee, but the fans rally up. Oro pries the hold, throws elbows, then CLUBS Lexis! Lexis CHOPS! Oro CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! The fans fire up as Oro OROCKS Lexis, runs, and QUEBRADA! Oro dribbles Lexis off buckles, and fans count all the way to eight before the snapmare.
ROLLING KICK! Lexis falls, Oro covers, TWO! Lexis stays in this but Oro storms up. Oro whips, Lexis breaks and trips Oro, to high stack! Feet on ropes! But then Lexis stops himself!? Lexis says no, he’s not gonna win it like that! Lexis is keeping to his word and fans appreciate it. Oro trips Lexis, stacks, and Oro puts his feet on ropes!! Oro wins!!
Winner: Oro Mensah, by pinfall
Lexis is stunned, but as far as Oro’s concerned, this is payback for last time! This makes them 1-1, will we get quite the tiebreaker in the near future?
The D’Angelo Family begins The Don’s special training.
Tony is dead set on having his rematch with Oba Femi, so it is time to get old school with it. Oba isn’t a monster, he’s a man, so Tony just has to be more of a man than Oba. Tony gets going, from chin ups to rope climbing, to overcoming his fear of being thrown down by incredible heights. Tony remembers the pep talk Rizzo gave him, and he fights harder. He climbs higher, pumps harder, and smashes cinderblocks to bits! he runs longer, hits harder, takes hits, and even pushes a truck with the family sitting in the bed! But there’s one more thing to do before Chicago: spar with a big, BIG man!
Inside the boxing ring, Tony takes a pounding, gets a big shaken up, but he’s motivated by how that defeat to Oba felt. Tony comes back to give as good as he got, and he’s the one standing at the end. The Family is proud of The Don, now to go get that contract signed! The title is on the line in St. Louis, will the Gateway to the West be Tony’s path to the gold?
Ridge Holland VS Riley Osborne w/ Thea Hail!
Yorkshire Grit has already broken the hearts of Chase University, and he’s gone through the list trying to break the bodies of Chase U. Andre Chase is still recovering at home from what happened at No Mercy, and Duke Hudson hasn’t been here since Ridge clobbered him with part of the ringside barriers. Will Turbo Terry only end up the same way? Or can he bring down Ridge to avenge the university?
Ridge makes his entrance, and Riley FLIES out onto him! The fans fire up as Riley fires off forearms! Riley puts Ridge in, Thea cheers him on, as does the whole crowd, and the bell rings! Riley POSTS Ridge, fires off UPPERCUTS, then whips corner to corner, Ridge reverses, but Riley goes up and up to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ridge still has a lot of grit, but Riley goes up and over, ducks under, only for that SOUTHPAW to hit him! Ridge gets free of his coat, to then clinch the arms, and DEADBOLT PLEX! Ridge RIPS Riley’s Chase U shirt off, then throws knees! Ridge snarls, brings Riley up, but Riley SLAPS Ridge!
Ridge ROCKS Riley, gut wrenches, but Riley slips free to SUPERKICK! Ridge wobbles, Riley SHOTGUNS him into a POST! Roll-up, TWO! Riley dodges Ridge, runs up and A-LIST LARIATS! Riley keeps hold of Ridge to SLING-DOG! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Riley rains down fists to keep Ridge down, then he runs up. Ridge clinches to OVERHEAD SUPLEX Riley outta the ring! Thea panics, coaches Riley up, but Ridge storms out after him. Ridge hauls Riley up, tells him to just have gone along, but Riley RAMS Ridge through barriers! Riley does to Ridge what Ridge did to Duke, and the fans are thunderous!
The ref checks both men, and Ridge is already rising! Riley follows, pushes Ridge into the ring, and ROUNDHOUSES! Riley goes up a corner, aims, and “U~” SHOOTING STARS! But he sees the boots! Riley blocks those, stands Ridge up, only to run into the REDEEMER!! Cover, Ridge wins!
Winner: Ridge Holland, by pinfall
Riley put up a Chase U sized fight, but it wasn’t enough to topple Ridge. And now Ridge beats down on Riley! Thea shouts to stop it, but Ridge scrapes Riley out of the ring. Ridge stands Riley up, but Riley fires haymakers! The fans fire up but Ridge KNEES Riley, then THROWS him into steel steps! Ridge grabs the barrier piece! He wants to do what he did to Duke! But Riley SUPERKICKS! Thea shouts at Ridge, Ridge shouts at her, but Riley LEAPS off the steps! Down goes Ridge! The brawling continues, the refs rush out here, but fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Security gets involved, Thea is still shouting, and Ridge backs down!
Things are far from through between Ridge and Chase U, what will it take to put this to rest?
The Miz speaks.
“Tony D’Angelo. I saw your training montage, pretty impressive. Now you and Oba, you can sign your contract in Ava’s office at any time. But how about next week, live on the debut of NXT on the CW, it’s Oba Femi and Tony D’Angelo on Miz TV? Yeah, now that sounds… AWESOME!” The Hollywood A-Lister has invited The Ruler and The Don to the Most Must-See WWE Talk Show, but will that only ensure things get out of control in Chicago?
Oba Femi is at the press conference.
The Ruler is asked about his appearing on Miz TV alongside Tony D’Angelo, and his reaction is… He doesn’t have one. So next question: What does he think of Tony’s training video? Oba chuckles, and says that Tony can fool his family, he can fool the fans, and even fool himself. But Tony can’t fool Oba. Tony is broken, you can see it in his eyes. And Oba is done with questions now. He leaves, Sarah thanks him for his time, and says Oba is closing in on the record of longest reigning NXT North American Champion ever. Will The Ruler blast through that record? Or will he regret not taking The Don seriously?
Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz are interviewed via video chat.
Obviously, these two need to be kept in separate locations, but then Wes asked if Zach can hear him. Zach says he can definitely hear that POS. Why’d he ask? Wants to get away with more talking ish? No, Wes honestly doesn’t wanna think about Zach at all. But Wes is wondering how Trey’s doing. Zach says Wes flew to Ohio just to jump Trey from behind because he’s a b*tch! BUT, Trey’s about to watch Zach beat the F outta Wes next week! But what’s with these separate rooms? Is Wes afraid of Zach? No, this is for Zach’s protection. It is so Wes doesn’t end Zach even before Chicago.
Oh, sorry, if memory serves, Zach beat the F out of Wes at No Mercy. Yeah, well, this time he won’t have Trey! It’ll be just like Detroit, when Wes put Zach through drywall for trying to buck up to him. Nah nah nah, they both know that’s not what happened. Wes says this is the last bit of brother advice he will ever give Zach so STFU for a second. “Next week, just make sure that Gigi doesn’t watch.” W-What did Wes just say? WTF man?! Keep her name out of your mouth!! Wes keeps saying, “Gigi, Gigi, Gigi~!” Wes tells Zach come and find him! Zach leaves his set, Wes thinks he won’t, but then he hears Zach did leave.
Wes says say less! He gets off his set, and goes to meet Zach halfway! They brawl in the prep area! Security hurries but they’re already after each other! The two are separated, but there’s nothing to stop them in their Chicago Street Fight! Who will be the one to walk away from this fight to end all fights?
Wendy Choo & Rosemary VS Karmen Petrovic & Brinley Reece!
While Lyra Valkyria & Tatum Paxley handled them last week, it seems the Sleepy Psycho & Shadow Assassin aren’t done “playing” with the NXT Women’s Division. Will they rebound from last week’s defeat? Or can the Karate Kid and #Brinergy be a bright light in the darkness?
NXT returns as Karmen & Brin make their entrance. The teams sort out, Brin starts against Wendy, and the two tie up. Wendy waistlocks, shoves Brin to a corner, then crawls up on her! Brin goes up and over, arm-drags, then clamps on with an armlock. Wendy fights up, Brin tags Karmen and they double wrench to KICK! Kamren whips, Wendy reverses but Karmen SOBATS! Karmen then DISCUS LARIATS a la Natty! Cover, TWO! Karmen clamps onto Wendy’s arm, grinds the shoulder, but Wendy fights up. Wendy pulls hair to put Karmen in the corner, then she tags Rosemary. They mug Karmen, then bring her out.
Rosemary & Wendy double suplex, but Karmen slips free! Karmen ROUNDHOUSES Rosemary, CHOPS Wendy, then CHOPS Rosemary and ROUNDHOUSES Wendy! The fans rally, Karmen tags Brin, and Karmen feeds Brin to a BODY CHECK! Picture in picture shows us Kelani having her turn at the press conference, Brin covers Rosemary, TWO! Rosemary snarls, Brin is scared, but Rosemary grabs her by the face! Wendy tags in, Rosemary whips and Wendy KCIKS Brin! Brin falls, Rosemary SLIDING LARIATS! Wendy covers, TWO! Wendy drags Brin up to HEADBUTT her down. Brin flounders to the corner while fans rally.
Wendy handspring SPLASHES, then she goes side to side to BOOT! Tag to Rosemary, she climbs up, for a HANGING HEADSCISSOR! The ref counts, Rosemary lets off, and she pushes Brin from ropes. Rosemary facelocks, but Brin powers up! Brin reaches out but Rosemary KNEES her down! Rosemary swings on Karmen, Karmen dodges, and Brin fires body shots! Rosemary CLUBS Brin, tags Wendy, and they DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Brin stays in this but Wendy stays on her. Wendy whips Brin to the corner, runs up, but into a BOOT! Brin EBLOWS Rosemary, and fires off on Wendy!
The fans fire up as Brin backs Wendy down, but Wendy shoves her. Brin DECKS Rosemary, then HANDSPRING LARIATS! The fans fire up as Brin crawls for her corner! But wait, is that Ashante and his rose? He finds a lady in the front row, but Karmen gets mad that he’s even out here! Wendy tags Rosemary! Brin is alone! Underhooks, SO BELOW!! Cover, Rosemary & Wendy win!
Winners: Rosemary & Wendy Choo, by pinfall
Karmen can’t believe it! She let herself get distracted over nothing, and now she and Brin have nothing to show for this match! But will Rosemary & Wendy continue to haunt the NXT Women’s Division, even in the new CW era?
Sol Ruca talks with CM Punk.
But Ethan Page walks in to say he and Punk need to talk. Sol says he can’t stand this guy so she’ll catch Punk later. Sol leaves, and Ethan says he is not too thrilled with Punk injecting himself as special guest referee. Punk says he isn’t shocked, but he appreciates the honesty. Ethan says he has seen how Punk has handled himself as “pretend referee” in the past, and Ethan has been where Punk’s been. Ethan has worked way too hard for this, and is not in the mood for any of Punk’s drama. Oh, Punk’s drama? Is this about last week when he let Ethan and Trick fight?
Listen, Punk took a redeye from Portland and thought it was funny at the time. But in Chicago, he is not letting any of that go on. He will call it down the middle, neither guy is gonna cheat, and speaking of drama, he won’t let Ethan “desperately low blow” Trick behind the back of the referee, aka Punk. And he isn’t sure about drama, but Punk brings up when Ethan fell on top of a guy, unconscious, to win that belt. But that won’t happen, either. If Ethan is the man he says he is, great! He gets the chance to prove it next Tuesday. Punk will raise Ethan’s hand, even put the belt around his waist. But if Ethan’s not the guy, then Punk won’t.
Punk leaves, will All Ego be able to keep it civil when all these elements are in the ring next week?
NXT returns to the press conference.
Sarah Schreiber introduces The Fatal Influence. First question: Next week, any two of them are set to face Lola Vice & Jaida Parker in a tag team match. Have they decided on which two it’ll be? Fallon Henley says yes, and leaves it at that. Oh, sorry, did he want to know which to? Of course he would, just like Jaida & Lola. But you all find out when they do, next week in Chicago. Next question: The Influence sound extremely confident heading into next week, so- Jazmyn Nyx cuts the reporter off and says yeah, they are. Why not? You don’t believe them? Don’t answer that, it was rhetorical.
And so third question: After they win, what is next for the Fatal Influence? Jacy Jayne says NXT has the strongest Women’s Division in all of wrestling, and they will be at the top of this division. How? Simple: Win championships. Quote her, tweet her, listen to her, and remember that Jacy said it. Kelani Jordan does not deserve to be NXT Women’s North American Champion, and Fatal Influence has no problem taking- OH NO! Here comes Lola & Jaida! Security has to stop The Mayor of Vice City and Miss Parker from storming the stage, but The Influencers all taunt them. But which toxic twosome steps up to put their money where their mouths are?
And this just in: Roxanne Perez is not going to just address the press backstage. She wants HER part of the press conference live in the middle of the ring! What will The Prodigy have to say before she puts her NXT Women’s Championship on the line against Giulia?
Je’Von Evans & Cedric Alexander VS A-Town Down Under!
The Young OG and “Uncle Ceddy” are ready to prove why Randy Orton wanted a match with Je’Von and no one else in St. Louis. But at the same time, Grayson Waller & Austin Theory want to remind everyone in NXT why they graduated from NXT and had gold on SmackDown. Who wins major momentum going into the CW’s next era?
NXT returns and ATDU makes their entrance. The teams sort out, Je’Von starts against Waller, but then Waller sucker punches Cedric! Theory CLOBBERS Je’Von from behind while Waller sends Cedric into barriers on the outside! Theory bumps Je’Von off buckles, then RAMS him in the corner! And again! And again! Waller tags in, ATDU mugs Je’Von, and then Waller taunts the fans. “Ya boi BOUNCY~!” He SMACKS Je’Von off buckles! Waller RAMS Je’Von back in, tags Theory, and Theory says hush. He winds up to whiff as Je’Von dodges! Je’Von then CHOPS Theory! And he swings on Waller!
Waller gets away, Theory rolls Je’Von up, TWO! Je’Von gets moving, and he RANAS Theory! The fans fire up, Waller tags in, but Je’Von dodges him to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Then he DROPKICKS Waller down! The fans fire up, but Waller ROCKS Je’Von! Tag to Theory, ATDU soak up heat, then Theory runs in at Je’Von. Je’Von BOOTS Theory, goes up and over Waller, and Cedric drags Waller out! Cedric gets payback as he sends Waller into barriers! Je’Von ROCKS Theory, but Theory picks Je’Von up! Je’Von sunset flips it, TWO! Theory runs up, kicks Je’Von and CLUBS him. Theory snapmares, then he stomps Je’Von down!
The fans boo but Theory clamps on a chinlock. Je’Von endures the squeeze and fans rally up. Je’Von fights up, fires body shots, but Theory KNEES low! Theory taunts the fans, they boo, but Theory drags Je’Von up. Je’Von fights the suplex, cradle counters, TWO! Theory escapes to KICK Je’Von low! Theory talks smack, ROCKS Je’Von, but Je’Von fights back. Theory CLUBS Je’Von, whips him, but Je’Von reverses! Je’Von SPLASHES, tag to Cedric! Then they coordinate, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Cedric wrenches Theory, but Theory kicks low. And then throat chops!
The ref reprimands but Theory tags Waller. ATDU mugs Cedric while fans boo. Cedric hits back, blocks a kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! Waller bails out, Theory runs up, but Je’Von DUMPS Theory out! ATDU regroups, Cedric helps Je’Von get moving, and he FLIES! Theory goes down but Waller picks Je’Von up! So Cedric FLIES and he takes them all down! The fans fire up as Cedric & Je’Von taunt ATDU from the apron, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Cedric drags Waller into the ring, trips him, and steps through to tie up the legs, into a TRAILER HITCH! Waller endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Cedric lets go, and Waller hobbles. Cedric CHOPS Waller in a corner, then swings again. Waller dodges, but then Cedric dodges, to CHOP! Cedric then hits a ROLLING ELBOW! Waller sputters, Cedric CHOPS him again, and then Cedric goes corner to corner. Waller puts Cedric on the apron, but Cedric ROCKS Waller first! Theory runs up, into a BOOT! Cedric steps in, but Waller JUMP KNEES! Cedric flops out of the ring, Je’Von hurries to check on him, but Waller storms out after them.
Waller SMACKS Cedric off the desk, talks smack on Je’Von, then puts Cedric back in. Tag to Theory, and ATDU mugs Cedric. Theory clamps onto Cedric with a chinlock stretch, but Cedric endures as the fans rally up. Cedric fights up, fires body shots, but Theory SLAMS him down! Cover, ONE!! Theory clamps onto Cedric with a chinlock, NXT returns to single picture, and Cedric fires body shots. Cedric fires hands, whips but Theory reverses. Theory then scoops to BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Theory taunts Je’Von by holding out Cedric’s hand, to then wrench, ELBOW BREAKER, and kick low!
Tag to Waller, ATDU mugs Cedric again, and Waller cravats. Waller grinds Cedric but Cedric fires body shots. The fans rally but Waller fires knees! Waller knocks Cedric down then he taunts Je’Von. Cover, TWO! Waller drags Cedric up, brings him around, but Cedric blocks the suplex! Waller fires shots, but Cedric still fights! Cradle counter! TWO!! Waller escapes, and LEG LARIATS! The fans boo but Waller soaks up the heat. Waller goes up the ropes, talks trash, and then BALLER ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Waller is annoyed, but he drags Cedric around. The fans rally, Waller has a SLEEPER, but then Cedric ducks the rolling elbow!
Cedric hurries, hot tag to Je’Von! ATDU runs up, Je’Von hurdles to then ROCK, CHOP, and DECK them again and again! Theory blocks a kick, but sends it into Waller by accident! Je’Von then SUPERKICKS Theory! Je’Von DIVES onto Waller and they hit the desk! Je’Von keeps going, he FLIES onto Theory at the ramp! Je’Von puts Theory in, then he springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Waller breaks it! The fans boo but ATDU is still in this. Waller drags Theory to their corner, tags in, and then storms up on Je’Von. SLEEPER, ripcord, Theory joins in, DOUBLE ELBOW SANDWICH! Cover, Cedric breaks it!
The fans fire up but Theory runs up! Cedric puts Theory outside, then goes out to APRON SIDE EFFECT! Waller slides out to LARIAT Cedric! Waller drags Cedric up to RAM him into the steel steps! Je’Von runs up but Waller ROCKS him first! But then Fraxiom is here! They’re getting in Waller’s face, but then Waller shoves Axiom into Frazer! Waller somersaults into the ring, but Je’Von dodges! Rebound and SCREW KICK! The fans fire up as Je’Von goes up and up and takes aim! But Frazer runs up to the apron! Axiom drags Frazer back down, but that trips Je’Von up! Waller grins, he runs up to ROLLING UNPRETTIER!!
Tag to Theory, he says it’s time! A-TOWN DOWN!! Cover, ATDU wins!!
Winners: A-Town Down Under, by pinfall
Fraxiom runs into the ring but ATDU bails out! ATDU taunts everyone from the desk while Fraxiom argues over what went wrong here. Will they be able to sort things out before meeting Waller & Theory in St. Louis?
Trick Williams takes his turn at the press conference.
The first question is that we are seven days away from perhaps the biggest match in his career. What would winning mean to him? “A win means everything. When you take a look back at all the NXT greats, hundreds of ’em, maybe 20 to 25 of ’em were able to hold the NXT Title. Less than that, maybe 5 to 6 of ’em, were able to hold that thing twice. I wanna be part of that group. I’ve had that title once, and I want it back. Bad. Putting all the history to the side, NXT is reaching new heights. I gotta be in the lead of it. It can’t be Ethan Page. It has to be me. And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure that happens next week.”
Then does Trick think CM Punk will be a factor in the match? Trick says he already talked with Punk, they’re good. Trick will focus on Ethan. He may not like Ethan, but he has to respect the fact Ethan always finds a way to get the job done. Trick’s just gotta do what he’s gotta do. He’ll lean on what he learned from Pete Dunne. He has to be confident, has to control his emotions, and just be Trick Williams. If he does all those things, best believe we will have a NEW NXT Champion in the Allstate Arena, he promises us that. Trick thanks them for the time, and heads out.
Sarah thanks the media for being here, and says they’re to head over to the arena, as Roxanne Perez and Giulia will hold their conference there. Everyone moves on from here, what will The Prodigy and the Beautiful Madness have to say to close out the night?
Byron Saxton is in the ring.
He welcomes Roxanne Perez and Giulia as they each sit at their own tables in the ring. They are one week away from NXT’s launch on the CW! Now, as they all know, we have questions from social media, organized under #AskGiulia and #AskRoxanne. In addition, there are the reporters here to ask, but no more wasting time. First question is for Giulia. Is she more impressed or intimidated with Roxie’s reign? And is it a reign she thinks she can uphold? Roxie speaks up, asking if they’re just assuming Giulia is taking the title. The fans chant “YES! YES!” Byron asks Roxie to please let Giulia answer that question.
Giulia smiles and speaks in Japanese. Roxie gets annoyed with how long Giulia goes. The legendary Funaki is there to translate, saying that Roxie has shown she is a “Prodigy,” but her time is up! Giulia knows Roxie came in at 20 years old, and she carried the brand. But Giulia is here to become champion! Giulia became The Beautiful Madness by creating her opportunities, and in Chicago, she shows Roxie not only is it a new era, but that it’s time Roxie passes the torch to Giulia. The fans cheer that. Byron thanks Giulia & Funaki, and we go to the next question.
This is for Roxie. She’s never faced anyone with the hype of Giulia. Not only is the hype real, but Giulia can back it up. How is this going to be different from any other match? Roxie says what she thinks people don’t realize is that she was a Giulia fan before anyone here. Yeah! She studied Giulia, watched every single match she had in Japan. Giulia’s name would pop up on social, and Roxie would wonder if they’d ever cross paths. And look! This is a dream match…Â for Giulia. Because she’s so excited, having never stepped into the ring with someone that has the equity Roxie has. Everyone forgets Roxie is the reason Giulia is here in the WWE!
Yeah, that’s right! Roxie didn’t go looking for Giulia, Giulia came looking for Roxie! Roxie doesn’t care what titles Giulia has held around the world, THIS NXT Women’s Championship is the only one that matters, and Giulia knows it. That is why Giulia came all the way to NXT. “NXT is entering a whole new realm, and the only person who deserves to be at the forefront of it is the person that built this brand from the ground up! ME!” Giulia smirks and retorts. “Did you ever ask yourself what happens when I beat you?” Roxie says, “No I haven’t, because that’s not gonna happen!” Byron tries to keep the peace and moves on.
Third question: Giulia, your arrival to WWE was one of the most talked about things on social media. Does she feel the hype around that and the NXT Women’s Championship match is making her overconfident? Giulia says no, she feels good. Moving to America has been incredible! The fans cheer that. Giulia says everything is new, but do you know what’s not new? That she is still the most feared wrestler in the world! NXT gets to feel the Beautiful Madness! Giulia then thinks, responds in Japanese, but wait! Who is that also speaking? Byron says whoever that is, please wait until he’s called on you.
BUT WAIT! IT IS STEPHANIE VAQUER!! La Primera is on NXT via the tron! And she has a question for them both: What are either of them going to do when they have HER waiting on the other side of that match? Roxie and Giulia are a bit stunned for a moment, but then they glare back at each other. Roxie holds up her belt, but will she be without that belt after next Tuesday? Or will she make it through one international star just to run into another?
My Thoughts:
Overall, a really good episode, not as epic as you’d think for leaving USA Network, but that was a strong closing moment there. I did not think they’d have Stephanie Vaquer show up on this episode at all, that she would be left for after Roxie VS Giulia happened next week, but I suppose if that wasn’t going to be the closing moment, it works out better here. And while Roxie has a good argument of how someone who has been here longer and helped build NXT through 2.0 and into the White ‘n’ Gold Era should still lead things into the CW Era, this has to be as good a time as any to have a new champion and for Roxie to move on to RawDown.
I’m also a little surprised we got the “press conference” segments all throughout the night rather than all at once, but to be fair, that would’ve been really boring. But each of the segments were all still very well done anyway. Ethan and Trick had very good promos tonight, including with CM Punk. While Punk says he wants things clean and will call it down the middle, you know this is going to go sideways. The chaos and “controversy” can be what protects whoever loses. But as I’ve been saying, this could also be Trick’s moment to move to RawDown.
Good press conference promo from The Fatal Influence, as well as Lola & Jaida, to set up the tag match between them. A little surprised we didn’t get a promo of Lola and Jaida talking out that they need to work together, but maybe we get that before the match. And really, it doesn’t matter which two Influencers step up, the third one will be the distraction on the outside. But since they keep calling Kelani out, maybe she helps tip the scales back in favor of Lola & Jaida. Kelani VS Wren was a great match, maybe a little shaky at times, but a great win for Kelani, and I’m betting she faces the odd Influencer out for the title.
Speaking of titles, good Grayson Waller Effect with Fraxiom, but the timing was a bit off in the trash talk. And even then, not sure Fraxiom’s point about making the talk show “The Grayson Waller & Austin Theory Effect” was all that strong. Seemed like a lame thing to give Waller & Theory to argue over, though I suppose they could’ve argued over what to change the show name to so it incorporates them both. The promo with Je’Von & Cedric was a touch better, and we got a very good tag match out of them, but that timing also felt off. Fraxiom being why ATDU wins was clever. And that doubles down on the go-home math, meaning Fraxiom will of course retain.
A good training montage from Tony D here. Not quite as strong as any of the Rocky movies, even though that’s what they’re referencing with all this. But Oba’s reaction to it was perfect, in that he just doesn’t care, it doesn’t change anything in his mind. They’ll have a good Miz TV segment, and a great match, and as I said last week, Oba losing isn’t the worst thing. Oba can go up to the top title after this to really pump up the CW Era. Then maybe Stacks & Luca get going in the tag division. Hank ‘n’ Tank clearly are, they got a really good win off The Good Brothers. A little surprising, actually, but I suppose that just speeds things up towards new contenders in the Fall season.
Good promo from Lexis and Oro to lead into their rematch, and I’m honestly surprised Lexis followed through on doing things the right way. Also surprising that Oro still gave him the receipt through a cheating pin of his own, but this can motivate another promo and another match. I almost feel like this is a case where enemies can become allies. I have not heard anything about Noam Dar’s return, so Meta Four could make Lexis turn Face and that gives the faction tag teams in both divisions. And then, whenever Noam Dar returns, there can be tension over what that means for Lexis and the group as a whole.
Very interesting story going on between Ashante THEE Adonis and Karmen Petrovic. Is she secretly interested in Ashante? She was the one to bring up Ashante giving the rose to the lady in the crowd, and was bothered by him trying to give it away to others tonight. The distraction was a way to keep Karmen’s team protected in the loss to Rosemary & Wendy, but the only logical move now is that Karmen is interested and she has to work up the courage to admit that. Very good stuff with the Chase U story. While I figured Ridge was winning, I like that Riley got to give him a real fight even after the match. Maybe they do a rematch to bide more time before Mr. Chase’s return.
And great stuff with Wes and Zach tonight. For one, using the video interview set-up to then not do the interview was clever. They just talked major trash to each other and then got into a physical fight. The math is pretty even now, as neither stood tall. Plus, Zach won at No Mercy but he’s also trying to avenge Trey, so I can’t be sure who wins it. It’ll be an awesome match either way, maybe even a show stealer, and if it’s Wes winning, this could propel him to the NXT Championship as well.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Action Andretti wants Top Flight Airlines to be respected in AEW, like The House of Black. But that means taking on Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews! Will Lio Rush help The Sight to See survive the night?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Action Andretti & Lio Rush w/ Top Flight VS Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews w/ Brody King; Malakai & Buddy win.
- Anna Jay VS Robyn Renegade; Anna wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita VS Angelico; Konosuke wins.
- The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS TJ Crawford & Ryan Clancy; The Acclaimed win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Taya Valkyrie; Willow wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Action Andretti & Lio Rush w/ Top Flight VS Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews w/ Brody King!
The Sight to See was seeing red because of the losing streak he and the whole flight crew was on. Action got himself a win just last night on ROH, will he and The Bad Child keep that momentum going? Or will they learn that #TheHouseAlwaysWins?
The teams sort out and Action is all revved up for this fight. Lio has him cool off and Lio starts, against The Dark Father himself. The fans bark it up as Malakai stands. Malakai and Lio circle, Action talks a lot of trash already, but Malakai smirks. Malakai and Lio step up, and Malakai kicks! Lio leaps it, ducks the backhand, then avoids the sweep! STUNNER, and Malakai goes to the corner! Lio runs up, but into a BOOT! But Lio sweeps the legs! Cover, ONE! Malakai sweeps to cover, ONE! Malakai goes Matrix to avoid Lio’s heel kick! The fans cheer and Action talks more trash, but Malakai and Lio reset.
Malakai and Lio stare down, but Action tags in! Action says Malakai’s got him to deal with now! Malakai smirks and tags to Buddy. The fans rally as the Aussie Juggernaut circles with action, ties up, and Action wrenches to wristlock. Buddy rolls, rolls back, and KICKS Action away. Action is furious, but Lio holds him back! Lio and the crew wants Action to cool off, and Lio tags in. Lio and Buddy circle now, but Action still has to talk trash at Malakai. Buddy whips Lio, Lio stops to bob ‘n’ weave! Lio headlocks, Buddy powers out and he CLOBBERS Lio! Lio gets up, kicks, but Buddy blocks. Buddy FLIPS Lio, and V-TRIGGERS!
Lio flops out of the ring while the fans fire up, and Top Flight coaches Lio back into this. Buddy storms out, SHOVES Action aside, but the ref gets in there to stop this from getting more physical. Buddy puts Lio in, but Action trips Buddy! Buddy BOOTS Action, Lio HANDSPRING KICKS him! Buddy ROCKS Action, Lio DIVES into Buddy! Lio puts Buddy in, hurries to waistlock, tag to Action. Buddy swings on Lio, Lio dodges, and Action FLYING LARIATS! Action BLASTS Malakai, ENZIGIRIS Buddy, and the fans rally up. Lio tags in, he and Action double suplex, but Buddy powers out! Buddy swings, misses, and ends up in a SHOTGUN SANDWICH! Lio covers, TWO!
Lio clamps onto Buddy with a facelock, brings him over, and Action tags in. They mug Buddy, and The Righteous ware watching this with smiles of their own. Action talks trash on Malakai, runs up on Buddy, but Buddy BOOTS him! Buddy BOOTS Lio, too! Buddy whips Action, tags Malakai, kitchen sink KNEE to the PENALTY KICK! KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Malakai whips Action, ELBOWS him down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Malakai drops a knee on Action’s face, covers, TWO! Malakai drags Action up, and KICKS him right down! Malakai drags Action over, tags Buddy, and the House mugs Action. Buddy brings Action around to RUNNING SUPLEX! Buddy taunts Lio, then sits Action up to KNEE him in the back, and then PENALTY KICK! Buddy stands Action up to ROCK him with a forearm! Tag to Malakai and the House mugs Action more. Malakai ROCKS Action, brings him around to fire body shots against the ropes, then KICKS him! Action sputters as he slumps against ropes, but Malakai brings him up. Action fires body shots!
Action CHIPS, Malakai KNEES low, then snapmares, to KNEE DROP! Malakai clamps on a chinlock as Rampage returns to single picture. Action endures, the fans rally, and Top Flight coaches him up. Action fights, but he’s also fading! The ref checks, and Action comes back to life! Action rises, fires body shots, but Malakai knees low. Action haymakers, but Malakai blocks the boot. Action fights the clinch, but Malakai BOOTS him! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges, but so does Malakai! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Both men are down and their teams fire up! The fans rally, the two crawl, hot tags to Lio and Buddy!
Lio gets around Buddy, shoves him, then redirects. Lio ducks ‘n’ dodges, slides, but Buddy catches him! Back suplex, but Lio lands out! Lio bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off fast hands and he ROCKS Buddy! PIOSON-RANA!! The fans fire up as Lio whips, but Buddy reverses, into RUSH HOUR!! Buddy staggers up to his feet, Malakai manages to tag! Lio runs in, Malakai blocks and ELBOWS! Malakai ELBOWS Action, too! Malakai storms over to Lio, but Lio schoolboys for the BASEMENT ENZIGIRI! Lio hurries up top, and then Action tags in! Action says he’s got this! The fans boo as Action is messing this up! Because Malakai BOOTS Action into Lio! Then THE END!!! Cover, The House wins!
Winners: Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews, by pinfall
Lio clutches his ankle, that crash landing might’ve done some real damage. Meanwhile, The Righteous are very excited to see how this turned out. Will ol’ Dutch & Vincent look to visit The House of Black next?
Wait, now what is hothead Action doing? He CHUCKS his water bottle at Malakai!? The House turns around and the fans tell Action he messed up. Action doesn’t care, but Brody SPLASHES him in the corner! The fans bark it up as The House sets up! Top Flight drags Action out of the ring, saving him from himself more than anything. What will it take to make Action think before he acts?
Backstage interview with Anna Jay.
Lexy Nair is with The Queenslayer, and in her return to AEW, Anna takes on Robyn Renegade. Anna has been away in Japan for three months, made some pretty bold claims, what can we expect? Anna says Lexy’s known her since day one of her AEW career. From The Star of the Show to TayJay to Anna Jay-A-S, having a fat ass and a bad attitude, which is still true, and then she made her mark in Japan. So where does Anna fit in now? She doesn’t really know. The AEW Women’s Division looks a lot different than when she left it, but time to find out! Punch by punch, kick by kick, choke by choke!
And let’s see where Robyn fits in, too. Tonight, just try her! Will The Queenslayer use this Renegade to make herself the future of AEW?
Anna Jay VS Robyn Renegade!
AEW returns as Anna makes her entrance to the ring, Robyn already waiting. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. The two tie up, and Robyn uses her height advantage for leverage. But Anna turns things around to put Robyn in a corner. Anna lets off as the ref counts, but Robyn pushes Anna. Robyn talks trash on Anna, the two reset, and they tie up again. Anna headlocks, but Robyn powers up and out. Anna runs Robyn over, things keep moving, and Robyn hurdles. Anna blocks hip toss to fire knee after knee! Anna whips Robyn to a corner, then runs up to forearm SMASH! Anna CHOPS Robyn, then hoists her up top.
Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! The fans rally for Anna as she hits an ICONOCLASM! Then Anna runs to SHOTGUN! Robyn flounders, Anna drags her up, but Robyn fights the backslide! Robyn runs to ropes, the ref counts, and Anna lets off. But Robyn SUCKER PUNCHES her! Robyn CHOPS Anna, ROCKS her in a corner, then brings Anna around to snapmare. Robyn clamps on, and she fishhooks Anna to make her smile! The ref reprimands, Robyn shoves Anna down at 4. Robyn says it’s finger lickin’ good, then she drags Anna up. Anna JAWBREAKERS! Then CHOPS! Then counter punches!
Anna whips, Robyn reverses, but Anna ducks ‘n’ dodges! Anna CLOBBERS Robyn and the fans fire up! Anna kicks low, runs, and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK again, then Gory Especial! Shoutout to Tay with the GORY BOMB! Cover, Anna wins!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Whether she’s Star of the Show or not, that’s a big return win from Anna! Will she get even bigger wins until she finally wins the big one?
AEW shares a clip from the Will Ospreay & Ricochet sit-down interview.
The full interview is available now on AEW’s YouTube, but Renee Paquette moderated this face-to-face with Aerial Assassin and #One&Only. In this clip, Ospreay said that this heated rivalry between them, it stems from the “big brother, little brother” kind of thing they’ve always had. Ospreay does feel there is a tinge of jealousy. Ospreay won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, while Ricochet fought for it three times and never got it. Here Ospreay is holding that title while Ricochet walks out the door, doing whatever it is he needed to do (Lucha Underground and WWE).
Ricochet asks if Ospreay really thinks Ricochet not winning a championship in a company is him not fulfilling a promise. He has decades of championships, of great memories, and of giving people feelings. Decades of people walking out of the building, whether Ricochet was champion or not, having people remember him. But speaking of titles, these two will battle for the AEW International Championship this Wednesday as part of the AEW Dynamite 5 Year Anniversary Show! Will Ricochet leave Pittsburgh with that title? Or will Ospreay make him settle for just “giving people feelings?”
Konosuke Takeshita VS Angelico!
Speaking of wanting titles, The Alpha is still in pursuit of gold, but he still has to fight his way to that opportunity. Will tonight bring him one step closer to contention? Or will the South African Stud do the same in his own championship journey?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Angelico and Konosuke circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Konosuke knees low, throws Angelico down, then KICKS him! Angelico gets up to JAB, Konosuke CHOPS, repeat! Konosuke CLAWS Angelico in the eyes, headlocks, but Angelico throws body shots. Angelico powers out to then reel Konosuke in, O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Konosuke clinches. Angelico fights, wrenches, and steps over. Konosuke rolls, rolls Angelico, but Angelico rolls through! Angelico jumps up to BOOT Konosuke down! Konosuke bails out, the fans fire up with Angelico, and Angelico runs.
Konosuke moves, so Angelico rolls back, and he vibes into the Bernie Lean. The fans fire up, Konosuke rolls in, but then rolls out. Konosuke smirks as he trolls Angelico, and Angelico runs up. Konosuke trips Angelico, drags him out, and fires off forearms! Konosuke then brings Angelico around, only for Angelico to POST him! Angelico storms up to KICK Konosuke against railing! Angelico puts Konosuke in, fires up, and the fans cheer. Konosuke runs up to kick low! Konosuke whips, Angelico reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE hits! The fans rlaly while Konosuke smirks, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke drags Angelico around, KNEES him in the back, then clamps on a chinlock. Angelico endures, even as a knee digs into his back. Angelico fights up, breaks free and CHOPS! Konosuke just frowns. Konosuke winds up but Angelico ducks to JAB and CHOP! Angelico blocks a chop, wrenches, but Konosuke breaks free! Konosuke feints a chop to then CHOP Angelico on the back! Angelico gets mad, and he fires off hands and kicks from all angles! Then he CHOPS at the ropes! Angelico whips, Konosuke reverses, and he LARIATS Angelico inside out! Konosuke huffs ‘n’ puffs while Angelico writhes, and the fans rally up.
Konosuke drags Angelico into a chinlock and grinds him down. Angelico endures, fights up, but Konosuke wrangles him back down! Angelico fights up, but Konosuke kicks low to DDT! Cover, TWO! Angelico stays in this, but Konosuke stays on him to TWIST the neck! Angelico writhes, and Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Angelico is in a corner. Konosuke runs up, but into a BOOT! Konosuke comes back but into BOOTS! Angelico dodges this time, runs and LARIATS Konosuke! And another LARIAT! The fans fire up, Angelico whips, but Konosuke reverses. Angelico rolls off Konosuke’s back! Konosuke jumps the leg sweep but the EDDY GORDO KICK hits! Cradle, TWO!! Konosuke escapes in time! Angelico waits on Konosuke, wrenches an arm to a hammerlock, then spins him to arm-drag! Konosuke gets up, Angelico wrenches and hammerlocks again. Angelico makes Konosuke kneel, then he pulls on the arms!
Konosuke endures both that deep hammerlock and this modified cording hold, and he fights up! Konosuke powers out to ROCK Angelico! Angelico wobbles, but Konosuke whips. Scoop and POWER- NO, Angelico slips free to send Konosuke into buckles! Drop toehold, float and INVERTED STF! Konosuke endures, pulls at the hold, reaches out for ropes, and fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans are torn, but Angelico lets off as the ref counts. Angelico stalks Konosuke to the apron, but Konosuke RAMS into him! Konosuke goes up, but Angelico ROCKS him first! Angelico climbs up, but Konosuke fires forearms!
Konosuke CLAWS Angelico’s eyes, shoves him down, then brings him around. Angelico PELES Konosuke back! The fans fire up and Angelico climbs! Angelico gets under Konosuke to BACKDROP him from the top! Konosuke flounders, Angelico CROSSBODIES, into an ALPHA ELBOW!! Konosuke fires up, brings Angelico in, BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! But that’ snot all, deadlift into the RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall
The Alpha uses the power of thunder and fire to take down Angelico! Will Konosuke make himself a force of nature as he pursues championship gold?
The Acclaimed w/ Billy Gunn VS TJ Crawford & Ryan Clancy!
It’s a return to action and Platinum Max has the mic! “We in Springfield, where they eat dogs ‘n’ cats. These two b*tches gettin’ mauled to death! I hope Tony Khan doesn’t call you back! Nut up or shut up, there’s no balls in these sets! Be added to the murder rate, y’all gettin’ killed like Trump in the first debate! We killin’ the game. In Springfield, everybody loves The Acclaimed.” Anthony Bowens takes the mic to tell “Springfield, Massachuseeeeeetts~! The Acclaimed have arrived! Scissor Me, Daddy Ass~!” And he does~! But will Caster & Bowens be back on track? Or are things about to get FANCY?
The teams sort out, and Caster starts against Clancy. They feel out a knuckle lock, but then Caster kicks low! Caster CLUBS Clancy, CLUBS him more, then taunts Crawford. Caster whips, Clancy reverses but Caster ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Clancy DROPKICKS! Clancy flexes, then brings Caster up, but Caster BACKHANDS him! Caster ROCKS Clancy, fires off more shots, and Bowens tags in. Caster sends Bowens in to forearm SMASH! Caster adds an ELBOW, then Bowens runs to SMASH again! Bowens feeds Clancy to a LARIAT! Clancy tags Crawford, he fires off kicks on Bowens! ROUNDHOUSE! Crawford runs, but into Rock Paper Scissors SUPERKICK!
Bowens reminds us, “EVERYONE! LOVES THE ACCLAIMED!” Bowens TOSSES Clancy in, tags Caster, and Clancy gets THE ARRIVAL, to THE MIC DROP! Crawford staggers up, Caster tags Bowens. Acclaimed get Crawford up for the IMPLODER DRIVER! Cover, Acclaimed wins!
Winners: The Acclaimed, by pinfall
But that’s not all, as they get the mics back! Caster shouts out the other Max by saying, “Cut my music, cut my music.” Caster then says, “Yo! Yo! YO! Listen. MXM, the Maximum Male Models or whatever they’re called. I heard that, uh, they’re having a little fashion show for Grand Slam Collision. Well, guys, you wanted to give The Best Wrestler Alive’s jacket a little makeover. They wanna make over my jacket. Well, guys, all you had to do was ask! I love makeovers! I love what you guys are all about. Putting makeup on each other, tickling each other’s butts with little feathers. I love what you pansies are all about!
“But guys… I think it’s time for The Acclaimed to crash your little party on Collision, and it’s gonna be time to nut up or shut up!” The fans cheer that, but then MXM speak from the tron! Mansoor gets their attention, then turns to Mason Madden. Mason says they know The Acclaimed want MXM to go to that ring right now. But there seems to be a little bit of confusion. Tonight isn’t the Grand Slam finale of New York Fashion week. That’s tomorrow night. At Arthur Ashe Stadium. At Grand Slam Collision. And in the spirit of Arthur Ashe, MXM will be serving. But The Acclaimed won’t be receiving, because they’re no longer invited!
MXM laughs in turn as they turn around, and MXM “hopes” Acclaimed can find a comfortable spot on their couch from which to watch the greatest debut in fashion history! MXM fingertip touch, but what could they have done to Caster’s jacket? Will they come to regret getting on The Acclaimed’s bad side?
Willow Nightingale VS Taya Valkyrie!
The Babe with The Power stood up to Mariah May as she was about to brutalize Yuka Sakazaki, but she’s not the only one interested in the title picture. Mrs. TV wants to be The Main Character, but will she find herself more like a major antagonist for the real hero of this story?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Willow. Willow dodges Taya, then dodges her again. Willow seems a bit out of sorts, but she still waistlocks Taya first. Taya fights the lift, wrenches out, but Willow whips her to a corner. Willow runs up but into a BOOT! Taya trips Willow for ground ‘n’ pound! Willow gets loose but Taya stomps her down. Taya bumps Willow off buckles but the fans rally up. Taya CHOPS, but Willow CHOPS! Taya ROCKS Willow, brings her around and bumps her off more buckles. Taya stomps a mudhole, the ref counts, but Taya lets off. Taya argues with the ref, but Willow fires a forearm!
Taya fires a flurry of forearms, then whips, but Willow cartwheels through! Willow ENZIGIRIS, then scoops to SLAM! Willow gets that fire going as she scoops and SLAMS Taya again! The fans rally, Willow pumps up to scoop and march around. Taya slips free then CLUBS Willow on the back! Willow ends up on ropes, Taya runs, but Willow dodges! Willow CLUBS Taya, scoops her again to SLAM! Then Willow runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Taya toughs it out but Willow storms around. The fans fire up behind Willow as she goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Taya tumbles away, right out of the ring!
Willow goes to the apron, and runs up to CANNONBALL! Down goes Taya and the fans fire up again! Taya flounders, the ref checks her, and Willow stays back while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow keeps the fans fired up, and it would seem Taya is okay. Willow fires forearms, puts Taya in the ring, but then Taya bails out the side. Taya staggers, but Willow pursues her. Willow CLUBS Taya, stalks her to railing, but Taya YANKS her into them! Willow sits back, Taya runs up, METEORAÂ against railing! Taya smothers Willow, but lets off as the ref goes out there. Taya taunts us through the camera, then stomps Willow around. Taya likes the one fan’s bright yellow hair, can’t imagine why. Taya SMACKS Willow off the steel steps! The ref reprimands, Taya “apologizes,” but then she soaks up the heat.
Taya kicks Willow, pushes her into the ring, then stalks her. Taya pushes Willow over to cover, TWO! Willow stays in this but Taya stays on her. Willow fires body shots, then waistlocks. Taya fights with elbows, but Willow brings her in for a cradle! TWO, and Taya runs to SHOTGUN! Willow falls, and Taya talks trash. Taya stalks Willow, scuffs her, pushes her to ropes, then CHOKES her! The ref counts, Taya lets off at 4, and she drags Willow up. Taya talks more trash, and she CHOPS! Willow sputters to a corner, Taya SLAPS her, and Willow flops over. Taya drags Willow up, but Willow fires body shots! Taya CLUBS Willow down! Taya covers, TWO!
Taya is annoyed but she clamps onto Willow with a seated cobra twist! Willow endures as Taya digs an elbow into her head! Taya shifts, adds a dragon sleeper to the mix, and then CLUBS Willow in the chest! Taya then shifts to have a top wristlock but Willow still endures. Willow fights up as Rampage returns to single picture. Willow fires body shots, Taya fires knees, repeat! Taya runs, but Willow follows! Taya ducks, but Willow waistlocks. Taya bucks the O’Conner but a LARIAT takes Taya down! The fans fire up with Willow as she rises. Willow brings Taya around to whip, but Taya reverses. Taya runs up, into an ELBOW!
Taya tries again, Willow dodges and CHOPS! Willow goes corner to corner and BACK BODY BLOCKS! Then LARIATS! Snapmare, and a BOOT! The fans fire up with Willow again, and she whips Taya to ropes. SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! Taya stays in this but the fans stay behind Willow. Willow goes up a corner, aims again, MISSILE- NO, Taya dodges! Willow flounders, Taya fireman’s carries! But Willow slips free, shoves, but Taya ducks the lariat! Mule kick, knee lift, LARIAT! The fans boo but Taya grins as she runs in, METEORA in the corner! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Taya slaps herself to focus.
Taya hauls Willow up, CHOPS her in the corner, then puts her up top. Taya fires forearms, the fans rally up, and Taya climbs. But Willow CLUBS Taya! Willow slips under, brings Taya off the corner, but Taya fights free! SUPERKICK! Willow falls, Taya hurries to the corner! Taya climbs, but Willow rises! Willow ROCKS Taya, goes up, and she brings Taya to the very top! SUPERPLEX! Both women are down and the fans fire up! A standing count begins and the two stir. Willow grabs for ropes and drags herself up. We’re past 5 of 10, but both women stand at 7! Taya fires a forearm, and another, and another!
Taya SLAPS Willow, but that was a mistake! Taya runs, Willow goes the other way! Willow POUUUNCE~! PERIOD! The straps are down, Willow hauls Taya up, BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
That was a battle to be sure, and though Willow won, both women are smiling! Is Taya still going to see herself as the Main Character no matter what? Will Willow win her way onto Mariah May’s radar?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, with a bit more story build than usual. Very good stuff with the opening tag match, and Action was really heated the whole time. Seems a bit too much when he isn’t acting like that in ROH, just AEW. But still good stuff overall, and it of course cost his team. Action isn’t letting it go, though, so we’ll surely get more of these teams facing each other. The Righteous also being present, they probably get more involved the next time. Not sure why they haven’t been seen with Lance Archer, but it just proves to me TK moves his people around without thinking. Archer, Dutch & Vincent VS House of Black should be a Trios match we get for like WrestleDream Zero Hour.
Very good promo from Anna to lead into her match with Robyn, and it was a solid match. Of course Anna won, but I like that she did it with Tay Conti’s Gory Bomb. Anna might not be ready for the world title, but she could probably challenge for the TBS Championship at some point. Great match from Konosuke and Angelico, and great win for Konosuke. Sammy Guevara may be getting his Title Eliminator with Okada on Collision but I’m thinking Sammy loses that, because it should be Konosuke taking the Continental Championship from The Rainmaker.
A good rap from Caster, though a touch generic when he’s just facing normal looking guys Clancy & Crawford. And good match, but of course The Acclaimed win, then call out MXM, only for MXM to respond. That “fashion reveal” will be a fun segment for Collision, and surely we get a tag match, maybe even at WrestleDream so all these guys get that big stage to shine on. Hard to say the winners challenge for tag titles following but it’d be quite the proverbial feather in the caps of MXM if they beat one of the more decorated factions in AEW.
And great match in the main event from Willow and Taya, though Taya did seem to be a little rattled after that cannonball to the floor. She shook it off, finished the match, and gave Willow a great win. As I said for Dynamite, Willow surely floats in that AEW Women’s World Championship scene to complicate things further between Mariah and Mina. Maybe we get a tag match, maybe we get Willow VS Mariah before we get Mariah VS Mina, it could be some really fun stuff.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Who is headed to Bad Blood?
Last Friday Night SmackDown, Bayley and Naomi both pinned Nia Jax, so now they must fight to determine THE #1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s match: Bayley VS Naomi; Bayley wins and will challenge Nia Jax for the title.
- Andrade VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
- Mia Yim VS Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green; Mia wins.
- Kevin Owens & Randy Orton VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu; Solo & Fatu win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Randy Orton is here!
Oklahoma City fires up as The Viper gives high-fives and fist bumps on his way to the ring. Orton hits his signature pose on the corner, the fans sing along with Voices, and Orton gets a mic. Orton says it has been a minute, he handled some business on Raw, but he missed being in a SmackDown ring on a Friday night. So to Oklahoma City, and the millions watching around the world, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! The fans cheer and chant Orton’s name, so Orton takes a moment first. Orton has been in this business a long time, and he can count the amount of people he trusts on one hand.
And Cody Rhodes is one of those people. They’ve known each other along time, they know each other very well, so it was hard for Orton to watch Cody agreeing to team with Roman Reigns at Bad Blood. It doesn’t sit right with Orton, he needs an explanation because it doesn’t add up. So Orton asks Cody, his friend, if he’s there, could he come on out to the ring for that explanation? The fans cheer as Cody’s theme song begins! They sing along as Cody makes his way out, “WHOA~ OH~!” and Cody gets his pyro. Cody high-fives fans now, and even lets a young Cody cosplayer have a moment with the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Cody joins Orton in the ring as he grabs a mic. “So, Oklahoma City…! More specifically, Randy Orton… What do we want to talk about?” Cody knows Orton wants an explanation, and of all people, he deserves it given all he’s been through with The Bloodline. And perhaps, Cody looks a bit a fool teaming with Roman. But would Orton rather be a fool or a coward? “This got tasked to me, and gosh, listen. Roman Reigns looked me in the eye, he gave me his word. He had also given me his word when he said he would do anything to keep this title. He wasn’t lying then. He gave me his word when he said that if I defeated him at WrestleMania, he wouldn’t show his face. He wasn’t lying then.
“So I am going to take him at his word.” The fans applaud that, and Cody says it seems a lot of the fans agree with that. The “O T C! O T C!” chant begins as confirmation. Cody does say that of all people, he is here with The Apex Predator, The Legend Killer, which is why Cody would hope Orton would understand. The legend of this rogue, outlaw Bloodline has grown so much that it is indeed time for it to be killed. And with the utmost sincerity, Cody hopes that is not a problem for Orton. Cody offers a handshake, and Orton takes it. The fans cheer and Orton says no problem at all. Unless… Cody makes it a problem.
But here comes Kevin Owens! The fans cheer as now The Prizefighter joins the conversation, but before he can even speak, The Bloodline appears! Solo Sikoa leads the way for Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa & Jacob Fatu! Solo has a mic, and though fans boo, Solo says, “I’m very happy the three of you are standing in the ring right now. It saves me a lot of trouble from breaking this up. Before I get started, Oklahoma City… ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans boo and give thumbs down, then they shift into “O T C! O T C!” Solo says here is what he’ll acknowledge the fact Roman gave Cody his word. Cody should trust Roman. “Because you’re going to need him.”
Because the two men standing in the ring with Cody right now, they won’t be any good for Cody. Let’s face it! How long has Cody been trying to take out The Bloodline, huh? Every time these two try, they let Cody down. So they can’t stop The Bloodline together, and they can’t stop The Bloodline with Cody. So the reason Cody will team with Roman… Shut your mouths, Oklahoma! But the reason why is because every time Cody has tried with Orton & Kevin is because they’ve let him down every time. Kevin laughs, but says the only thing they acknowledge is that no one cares what Solo has to say ever so he should shut his stupid face!
If Solo wants to talk about Kevin & Orton letting Cody down, let’s see what happens when you take them on in a tag team match! Cody says it doesn’t have to just be a tag match, there are three here. But Kevin says no, Cody can worry his tag match at Bad Blood, he has his partner. But Kevin & Randy want Solo & Jacob Fatu, tonight! Will Team #RKKO soften up the Usurper of the Table and the Samoan Werewolf before next Saturday?
Nia Jax talks with Tiffany Stratton backstage.
The Queen of the Ring does not understand. Last week, they had the chance to get rid of Naomi or Bayley from SmackDown for good, and yet they’re both still here! And now, Bayley and Naomi fight for the right to face Nia for HER WWE Women’s Championship. Nia does NOT understand! Tiff, make it make sense! Tiff stutters but Nia grabs her by the neck! Tiff says please, she was hurt, she is sorry. Nia says if this ends bad for her, this ends really, really badly for Tiff! Nia then dusts Tiff off and says see? They’re friends again. Nia leaves, but is Miss Money in the bank going to reconsider her partnership with Nia?
WWE Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s match: Bayley VS Naomi!
Just as The Irresistible Force said, she could not expel anyone out of her queendom, and now one of them is still coming for the title at Bad Blood! Will the Role Model earn a rematch with Nia? Or will we all #FeelTheGlow?
SmackDown returns and Naomi makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They approach, Naomi rolls Bayley, ONE! Bayley brushes that off and the two reset. They tie up, Bayley powers Naomi back, but Naomi pushes forward. Bayley still puts Naomi on ropes, but lets off slowly. Naomi runs up, trips Bayley, jackknife bridge, ONE! Naomi headlocks, goes to ropes, and springboards to sunset flip! TWO, and Bayley goes to a corner. Bayley dodges Naomi, runs up, but holds back from that sucker punch! The fans applaud but Naomi tells Bayley not to pull her punches.
The fans rally, Naomi pushes Bayley, then pushes her again. Bayley pushes back! Naomi kicks, Bayley blocks, but Naomi lands out of the back suplex. Bayley bucks the O’Conner and runs Naomi over! Things keep moving, Naomi drops, but Bayley ducks the Rearview! LEAPING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Naomi stays in this, and the two reset. Bayley eggs Naomi on, then dodges her. Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Bayley keeps moving, but Naomi deflects the knee! Naomi headlocks, to SLINGSHOT BULLDOG! Naomi kips up, the fans fire up, and Naomi gives a twerk before she mule kicks!
Bayley bails out, the fans rally up, and Naomi aims. Naomi TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Down goes Bayley and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Bayley has Naomi in a corner. Naomi is in the ropes, Bayley DRAPING ELBOW DROPS! The fans fire up as Naomi flounders, and Bayley runs in to back ELBOW! Then SAIDO! Naomi bails out, Bayley builds speed, and Bayley DIVES to take down Naomi! The fans fire up again and Bayley hurries to put Naomi in. Bayley runs up, but into the REARVIEW! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives, and both women are down from the energy exhausted. The fans rally up as Bayley and Naomi rise. Naomi and Bayley fire forearms as they stand! Bayley fires a flurry, then whips. Naomi reverses to SUPERKICK!
Naomi runs up to ENZIGIRI! Bayley drops, Naomi SPIKE-RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Bayley survives again and Naomi is growing frustrated! “This is Awesome!” as Naomi brings Bayley up. Bayley breaks free of the full nelson, then runs in at the corner. Bayley blocks boots but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Naomi goes up and up and BLOCKBUSTERS! Cover, TWO!! But Naomi holds on with a facelock! Naomi suplexes, but Bayley fights it! Bayley GOURD BUSTERS! The fans fire up as Bayley runs, to SUNSET BUCKLE BOMB! Not the cleanest but it hit! Cover, TWO!! Naomi survives, Bayley is beside herself, but just resting on Naomi is a cover! TWO!!
Naomi stays in this physically and mentally, and the fans rally up for both sides. Bayley fires herself up, and she brings Naomi around to clinch! BAYLEY- NO, Naomi slips free to ROUNDHOUSE! And BUCKLE BULLDOG! Bayley flounders, Naomi goes up! But Bayley avoids the frog splash! Naomi rolls through, comes back, but into a BAYLEY2BELLY!! Bayley puts Naomi in a drop zone and goes up top! MACHO ELBOW!! Cover, BAYLEY WINS!!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Championship)
In a battle of former champions, it is The Role Model that pulls out the victory! She and Naomi show respect, but now will Bayley make good on this sequel to SummerSlam? Or will she just get A-NIA-Lated all over again?
Andrade is walking backstage.
LA Knight is there, and he wants to talk. “Last week, you beat me. I respect that. But where I come from, a real man shakes someone’s hand to show respect. And you? You lost my respect.” But then CARMELO HAYES CLOBBERS LA KNIGHT! Melo tells Andrade he has something for his ass, too! El Idolo leaves The Mega Star behind, will he end this series in six? Or will Melo not miss his chance to tie things up?
Andrade VS Carmelo Hayes!
As we just saw, El Idolo doesn’t respect The Mega Star, and he definitely doesn’t respect H1M. All the trash talk, the antics, the excuses, Knight and Melo aren’t that different in Andrade’s book. It could all end here tonight, will Andrade end the series in six? Or will Melo force us to a “game seven?”
The bell rings and Melo runs up, but Andrade dodges! Andrade DROPKICKS Melo, bumps him off buckles, then stomps away in the corner. The ref counts, Andrade lets off and the fans cheer. Andrade claps it up, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade goes corner to corner, but Melo bails out! Andrade goes after Melo but Melo HOTSHOTS Andrade, fires hands, then kicks at Andrade in the ropes! The re frepirmands, Melo talks smack, but ANdrade maanges an APRON POWERSLAM!?! Both men fall to the floor, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Melo grits his teeth, but Andrade puts him int he ring. Cover, TWO!! Andrade says it was that close, and he stalks Melo. Andrade CHOPS, whips, and backdrops! Melo goes to a corner, Andrade stomps Melo, then brings him up. Andrade bumps Melo off buckles, then climbs up to start raining forearms! Melo pushes at Andrade but Andrade fights to stay on the ropes. So Melo slips under to trip Andrade up! Andrade hits buckles, and Melo pushes him around. Melo puts Andrade on the apron to bend him against ropes! The ref counts, Melo lets off, and Andrade rolls inside. Melo is on him with a forearm, and a HEADBUTT!
Melo stalks Andrade to a corner, CHOPS him, then follows him to another corner. Andrade kicks low, runs, but into a LARIAT! Melo soaks up heat from Oklahoma City, then goes back to talk smack on Andrade. Melo stands Andrade up, snapmares, and KICKS! Andrade writhes, but Melo clamps on a chinlock. Andrade endures, fights up, and hit s a back suplex! Melo lands out to SUPERKICK! Melo dusts himself off, then pushes Andrade to a cover. TWO, but Melo pretends to get chills. Melo clamps onto Andrade’s ear, then he throws heavy forearms into Andrade’s back! Melo clamps onto an arm with a cording hold and he grinds Andrade down.
Andrade endures, fights up, and fights around to give back body shots. SmackDown returns to single picture as Andrade CHOPS! Andrade whips, but Melo springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Melo covers, TWO! Melo is frustrated, but he drags Andrade into a chinlock. The fans duel, and Andrade fights up. Andrade fires body shots, then CHOPS! Melo drops back, but he fires haymakers in return! Melo whips, Andrade runs him over! Andrade hurries to fire forearms on Melo, then whips. Melo springboards, but Andrade ducks the jumper! Melo gets up, DOUBLE LARIATS bring both men down! The fans fire up while both men stir.
“This is Awesome!” as Andrade and Melo both rise. Andrade fires a forearm on Melo but Melo fires back! They fire more shots, but then Andrade ELBOWS Melo down! Andrade grabs a leg, DRAGON SCREW! Things keep moving, Andrade leaps into the FIRST 48! Cover, TWO! Andrade stays in this, but Melo rises up. Melo has a bloody lip, but he grins as he mocks Andrade’s clapping. The fans boo as Melo goes corner to corner, but Andrade avoids the knees! Andrade keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEAPING FOREARM! The fans fire up while both men are down again. But then Andrade kips up, so Oklahoma City fires up!
Andrade claps, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner, CIEN SHADOWS!! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives, but Andrade has a wild look in his eyes. Andrade rises, drags Melo up, and underhooks, but Melo slips free! Melo dodges, FADE AWAY! Cover, TWO!! Melo cannot believe it, and SmackDown goes back to picture in picture!
Melo thinks what more he has to do, and he rises up to grab Andrade’s leg. Melo lets out a “WOO~!” and steps through, to FIGURE FOUR! Andrade endures, keeps his shoulders up, but Melo puts on as much pressure as he can! Andrade claws at Melo, turns things over, and now Melo suffers the Figure Four! Melo flails, reaches out, fights, and turns things back onto Andrade! Andrade endures again, keeps his shoulders up, and reaches out. The fans rally as Andrade claws the hold, and turns it back over! Melo endures again, reaches out, and powers his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref has the hold undone and both men clutch knees.
Even on the mat, Melo kicks at Andrade. Andrade and Melo slowly sit up, and Andrade CHOPS! Melo CHOPS back! Andrade CHOPS again! Melo fires forearms, then CHOPS! Both men stand, Melo ROCKS Andrade! Melo whips, Andrade reveres, Melo goes up the ropes but Andrade SHOVES Melo out of the ring! Melo tumbles to the floor hard! Andrade grins as the ring count starts, and Melo slowly rises. Andrade drags himself up the corner, goes to the very top, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Melo gets to the apron to trip Andrade up! Melo then hurries in to fire hands! The ref reprimands but Melo now climbs.
Melo brings Andrade up, but Andrade fights the superplex! Andrade fires body shots, then HEADBUTTS Melo down! The fans fire up as Andrade adjusts position. MOONSAULTÂ DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives and no one can believe it! Andrade pounds the mat in frustration, but “This is Awesome!” as he rises again. Andrade drags Melo up, gives some Latino Heat, and the fans fire up. But Melo sips out to the suplex to shove, follow, and tilt-o-whirl! LA MYSTICA! And then the SUPLEX CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Melo is stunned, but he watches Andrade stir. Melo goes to the corner, climbs up, but Andrade CHOPS!
Andrade ROCKS Melo, climbs up after him, and the fans fire up again! Andrade brings Melo up, to the very top! SUPER DUPERÂ CUTTER?!? Melo turns things around on Andrade just in time! Cover, TWO?!?! Andrade survives and Melo is in disbelief! The fans are going nuts, Melo hurries back to the corner, and Melo sets up for that three pointer. Melo climbs, Andrade stands, but he avoids the shot! Boot feint to ELBOW!! But Melo flops out of the ring!! Andrade is again frustrated, but a ring count is going. Melo is still down at 5 of 10, but here comes LA KNIGHT! Melo is scared because Knight’s got a receipt!
Melo runs into the ring, Andrade BOOTS him! Andrade and Knight argue, but Melo SHOVES Andrade into Knight! Melo rolls Andrade up, MELO WINS!!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall
Knight wanted after H1M, but he just cost Andrade beating H1M, and now Andrade gets in Knight’s face about it! Knight tries to explain, but now he offers a handshake to show he’s respectfully sorry. Andrade leaves Knight hanging, and now he and Melo are 3-3! When and where will we get lucky number seven?
Kevin and Randy talk backstage.
But Cody comes in to say he feels it. He knows there is a problem, they need to talk. Kevin agrees, they do need to talk, just not now. They have the match in half an hour, they can talk later. Cody says if they need to talk, then they should talk. Kevin gets heated as he tells Cody, not now! Randy calms Kevin down, and Kevin says he promises, they will talk. Just not tonight. Kevin will get his ring gear on, but he does want Cody to promise not to go out there. Cody has his own match to worry about, so he should focus on that. Kevin heads out, and Randy tells Cody that despite what Kevin just said, if The Tongans get involved, that’s 4v2, and we can’t have that.
So hey, Cody will be here watching, right? If they need the help, Randy would love for Cody to help. Randy promises to talk with Kevin, and then he heads out. Will the Prizefighter & Apex Predator be able to handle the stacked deck? Or will they need The American Nightmare as an ace in the hole?
A certain someone is on their way back.
The Phenomenal One is ready to show this is still The House AJ Styles Built! But just who will be first to feel that Phenomenal Forearm?
Mia Yim VS Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green!
While Michin will get her hands on The Hot Mess next week in their first-ever Dumpster Match, Chelsea’s “spicy margarita” of a sidekick stands in the way. Will Piper find a way to cancel that Dumpster Match? Or will “Lil’ Miss P” learn why Mia’s the HBIC?
Speaking of the dumpster, Chelsea is bringing a rather stinky trash can to the ring with her as a clear message of what’s coming. The bell rings and Mia dodges Piper to fire off CHOPS and forearms! Piper shoves Mia down, but Mia comes back to fire more shots! Mia runs to DROPKICK, and Piper staggers to ropes. Mia whips but Piper blocks! Piper whips, then she CLOBBERS Mia! Piper talks trash, Chelsea talks trash on Michael Cole, and then Mia BOOTS Piper! Piper storms up, Mia jumps to RANA! The fans fire up with Mia, and she runs in at the corner. But Piper picks her up to URENAGE! SENTON FLOPS as Mia moves!
Mia and Piper both bail out, but Chelsea distracts Mia. Mia storms up on her, but Piper CANNONBALLS! Down goes Mia at ringside, and Piper fires up! The fans are torn, but Piper & Chelsea are standing tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Piper scoops Mia, but Mia slips free! Mia fires forearms, runs, but Piper also runs, to POUNCE! Mia flounders to a corner, Piper runs up, CANNONBALL! Piper drags Mia to a cover, TWO! Mia survives, Piper grows frustrated, and Chelsea protests the count. Piper runs but Mia avoids the splash! Mia stands, Piper runs up, but Mia ELBOWS her away! Mia CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat! Mia fires up, to KICK, KICK and SOBAT! PELE! Piper staggers, Mia reels her in, but Piper fights the saido! They go to ropes, Piper bucks the O’Conner, but Mia slips around to crucifix DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Piper survives but Chelsea is still panicking. Mia gives Kawada Kicks, then runs back up to wrench and- NO, Piper swings! Mia dodges, but runs into the BLACKHOLE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Mia survives, Piper is beside herself, but Chelsea says finish it! Piper drags Mia to a drop zone, and then goes up the corner! Chelsea cheers, for the VADER- FLOP!! Mia avoids that, then reels Piper in, but Piper says no! Piper scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mia survives again and Chelsea says use the trash! Piper stalks Mia, drags her up, but Mia fires body shots! Mia goes to the corner, climbs up, but Piper SLAPS her down!
Mia falls to apron then floor, and Chelsea distracts the ref. Piper has Mia against the trash can, runs up, but Mia moves! Cannonball hits trash! Mia runs in to BOOT Chelsea! Then she makes Piper EAT DA FEET!! Cover, Mia wins!!
Winner: Mia Yim, by pinfall
The Head Baddie In Charge thwarted Chelsea’s petty plotting, and now we’re headed to Music City for that Dumpster Match! Will Nashville end up #Trashville?
SmackDown prepares for a WWE Tag Team Championship Ladder match!
Tama Tonga says, “Next week, Street Profits and DIY thinks they’re climbing the ladder of success to take these titles from us.” Tonga Loa says, “That ain’t gonna happen.” Johnny Gargano says DIY finally fulfilled their destinies when they became THE WWE Tag Team Championships, only for those belts to be ripped from their hands! Tommaso Ciampa says in a Triple Threat Ladder Match, this is where careers are defined. Montez Ford says what really bothers The Profits is all the confidence The Bloodline has. Angelo Dawkins says that’s because they have the numbers.
But the Profits have been climbing for a very long time. And come next week, they’re not reaching anymore. Both Profits and DIY promise to climb the ladders, grab the titles, and walk out of Nashville the NEWÂ two-time WWE Tag Team Champions. The Profits are up and they want the smoke! DIY promises they will do whatever it takes. But The Guerrillas of Destiny promise that everyone will ACKNOWLEDGE The Bloodline.
Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill speak.
The EST says, “Bad Blood is back and coming to Atlanta. The Storm says, “And so are we.” THE WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions will be hosting the party at one of the most spectacular WWE Premium Live Events. The biggest superstars have been holding grudges, and it is time to settle scores in the ring. And while they’ll finally be getting their licks back, Jade & Bianca will be there to enjoy it with all of you. And who knows? They might have some surprise guests. Yes, they are taking A T L by storm, because the strongEST, the toughEST, the baddEST are hosting Bad Blood. Then will this be the biggEST night of the year by far?
Naomi walks around backstage.
Bayley finds her, and wants to apologize for that out there. Naomi says Bayley’s not sorry, she’s just happy she won. Bayley says yeah, but- Naomi says she would also be happy if she had won. Naomi says Bayley deserves this, and will go on to face Nia to get the title. And when Bayley does, that’s fine, they can run it back. Bayley and Naomi hug it out, and then Bayley jokes Naomi hurt her back. Bayley heads out, but then Tiffany is there to mockingly say, “Aw~. Looks like you won’t be facing Nia at Bad Blood. And while you’re sitting doing nothing with your pathetic club of sad friends, you’ll have the perfect view of Nia destroying Bayley!”
Naomi says if Nia is busy with Bayley, that means her little sidekick will be free to catch a beating int he ring! Naomi is gonna talk with Aldis about a match for next Friday. That’ll cheer Naomi up. Tootles! Tiff just stuck her foot in her mouth, will she also be getting a Rearview to go with it?
Kevin Owens & Randy Orton VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu!
With all this talk of Bad Blood, there is definitely bad blood between pretty much everyone and the “rogue, outlaw” Bloodline. The Prizefighter may not be fighting for a prize, but can he and The Viper make sure the wannabe Tribal Chief and his Enforcer are banged up going into Bad Blood? Or will Solo force them to acknowledge him?
SmackDown returns and Solo makes his entrance, Fatu following right behind. The teams sort out and Kevin starts against Fatu. The fans chant for “O T C!” and Kevin, and the haymakers start flying! Kevin fires body shots, runs, but Fatu ELBOWS him down! Fatu whips Kevin, but Kevin ELBOWS and SENTONS! Kevin tells Solo, “SUCK IT!” Fatu gets up, but Solo tells him to tag. Fatu does tag Solo in, and the fans boo. Solo runs up, Kevin dodges to CHOP and ROCK Solo again and again! Solo CHOPS and HEADBUTTS in return! Kevin staggers, Orton talks with him, and the fans rally for “RANDY! RANDY!” Kevin tags in Randy!
The fans fire up as Orton circles with Solo, but then Solo looks to Fatu. Solo smirks, and he tags Fatu in. The fans boo but Fatu and Orton circle. The fans chant “SOLO SUCKS!” but solo says go get him! Fatu runs up but Orton fires hands first! Orton has Fatu in a corner, fires more hands, but Fatu HEADBUTTS! Fatu ROCKS, kicks, HEADBUTTS and UPPERCUTS! Fatu UPPERCUTS again, Orton falls, but Orton flounders to ropes. Fatu runs up to LARIAT Orton up and out! Fatu is all fired up, he raises the one to the sky, but the fans boo. Solo mocks Orton’s pose, then tells Fatu to go get Orton!
Fatu goes out but Orton kicks low! And then DESK BACK SUPLEXES! The fans fire up, but Fatu’s right up!? Fatu throws the desk hood away, and Orton looks at him. Fatu takes a swing, but into another DESK BACK SUPLEX! And a third! And a FOURTH! Solo runs up, but Orton kicks him to DESK BACK SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous as Orton stands tall, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Solo throws hands on Kevin in a corner. The fans boo as Solo raises the one, then he puts Kevin up top. Solo climbs up, but Kevin fights back with body shots. Solo HEADBUTTS, throws hands, but Kevin fires hands in return! Kevin HEADBUTTS Solo, but Solo ROCKS Kevin! Kevin DECKS Solo! Kevin climbs up to SWANTON onto knees! Solo saves himself, then he drags himself up. Kevin goes to the far side, Solo runs in, HIP ATTACK! Kevin flops over while the fans boo, but Solo drags Kevin up. Solo HEADBUTTS Kevin, tells him to get up, then rains down fists. Tag to Fatu while Orton coaches Kevin.
Solo whips Fatu so Fatu can whip Solo in, another HIP ATTACK! And then Fatu runs in ANOTHER HIP ATTACK! Kevin sputters, the fans boo, but Fatu soaks up the heat as he raises the one to the sky. Fatu glares at Orton, talks smack on Kevin, and then drops HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! Fatu drags Kevin up, wrenches and whips him to the corner hard, and Kevin falls! Fatu covers, ONE!! Kevin is tougher than that, but Fatu throws knees! The fans rally as Fatu drags Kevin up. Fatu fires hands, but Kevin fires back! Kevin CHOPS, ROCKS and then reaches for Orton, but Fatu RAMS him into the corner!
Solo tags in, he UPPERCUTS Kevin down! Kevin reaches out for Orton, but Solo stomps away on Kevin! The fans rally for Randy but Solo CHOKES Kevin on ropes, fishhooks him, but lets off. Fatu gets a cheap shot! Orton rushes in but the ref backs Orton off! Solo drags Kevin up, whips, but Kevin reverses! Kevin hits an atomic drop, then a LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Both men crawl, but Solo anchors Kevin! Kevin fires hands but Solo drags him by an arm! Kevin reaches out, fires more haymakers, then tries again! Solo holds Kevin back so Kevin fires more haymakers! Kevin CLUBS free, hot tag to Orton!
The fans are thunderous as Orton fires haymakers on Solo! Solo shoves Orton, but Orton comes back to LARIAT! Orton dodges Soo to SNAP POWERSLAM! Fatu runs in, into a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as Orton has Solo in ropes! Orton KICKS Solo, brings him out, DRAPING DDT! The fans are thunderous, but Orton hears those voices in his head! Solo rises, but Fatu does, too! Orton DECKS Fatu, but that lets Solo SAMOAN DROP! Both men are down, and the fans rally behind “RANDY! RANDY!” Solo runs up, Orton DUMPS him out! Solo stumbles, Kevin rises, the fans rally, and Orton hurries! Hot tag to Kevin!
Kevin goes around the outside to LARIAT Solo! And he LARIATS Fatu! The fans are fired up as Kevin SENTONS Fatu, then SENTONS Solo! Kevin rolls in to refresh the count, and then he goes to the apron! FROG SPLASH to the floor! Kevin goes back up but Solo is there! Kevin manages a GAMANGIRI! Solo falls, Kevin climbs, and SWANTON BOMB!! Direct hit this time and Kevin covers, TWO!! Solo survives and Kevin is annoyed. Kevin aims, but here comes Tama & Loa! Kevin swipes at them, but turns around into the URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Kevin survives, and here comes Cody! Cody BOOTS and TOSSES Tama!
Cody BOOTS and fires hands on Loa! Cody reels Loa in, DDT to the floor! But Tama is back! Tama whips, Cody reverses, and he sends Tama into the ring! Tama snarls, but Orton gives him an RKO!! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Orton! Fatu then DIVES onto Cody! Kevin stands, but he ducks the spike! STUNNER! But then Fatu sends Cody into the ref!! Kevin would’ve won by now! Kevin argues with Cody about this, but Fatu SUPERKICKS Kevin, then SUPERKICKS again!! Solo crawls to a cover, Bloodline wins!!
Winners: Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu, by pinfall
The Bloodline used both the numbers game and Cody’s help against Kevin & Orton to steal another win away from them! Cody wants to apologize but Kevin pushes him! Orton gets in to be the peacekeeper, but Kevin isn’t hearing it. Solo says look at that. The Bloodline revels in their enemies falling apart, but Kevin does cool off. Kevin and Cody hug it out, but are the cracks in this foundation only growing?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, with plenty to feed Bad Blood but also next week’s go-home SmackDown. A great match out of Bayley VS Naomi, and I’m honestly surprised it was Bayley winning here. Nia and Tiffany had a very good promo together, so with all that, I think it adds up to Bayley not winning at Bad Blood. Or at the very least, she doesn’t leave Bad Blood with the title. Bayley might lose to Nia, she might defeat Nia, but there’s a chance Tiffany goes for that cash-in. Of course, Tiff talking trash on Naomi, they’re going to have a really good match next Friday, which could further foreshadow Tiff’s moves. If Tiff loses to Naomi, maybe she won’t cash in. But if Tiff wins, she might get a big head and go for it. Or she’ll try no matter how Friday goes, she just wants her shot.
Another great match from Melo and Andrade, but that run-in with LA Knight before of course led to Knight getting involved during the match. I figured Melo was winning either way, but that was a way to protect Andrade’s loss. The seventh and final match will surely name a new #1 contender, but then I would think that’s Melo. Andrade used his shot already, lost, so time for Melo to take his shot. It still feels like there’s a Triple Threat coming, but maybe only after Knight and Melo have their 1v1. Great to hear AJ Styles is coming back, I wouldn’t mind seeing him getting back in the US Championship story given his past with LA Knight. Mostly because he had his shot at the top title and lost to Cody multiple times so they’d be treading the same path again.
Great stuff from Mia VS Piper, even with Chelsea getting involved here and there. Mia winning out makes me think next week and that Dumpster Match goes Chelsea’s way. Very good promo from Bianca & Jade to advertise Bad Blood but also that they will be special guest hosts. Hopefully they’ll be more active hosts akin to The Miz for SummerSlam than Sexxy Red for NXT Battleground. Though speaking of SummerSlam, did not think it’d be Cardi B helping plug SummerSlam New Jersey being the first two-night SummerSlam, and that makes me think she’s already slated as a guest and musical entertainment for SummerSlam 2025.
And as usual, great stuff from The Bloodline story, and very good bookending of the night with it. Orton and Cody have a good segment together, and Kevin keeping Cody at arm’s length was a good detail into the dysfunction there. Great promo from Guerrillas, DIY & Street Profits to hype that Triple Threat Ladder match. That is going to be awesome stuff on the go-home episode. Great tag match for the main event here tonight, but of course things go The Bloodline’s way. Kevin is again upset with Cody, but with Randy there, the Heel turn wasn’t going to happen. That might be happening for Bad Blood at this point, and while we’re all expected it, everyone’s still going to go nuts seeing it happen.
My Score: 8.9/10
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