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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (9/16/24)
Grudges galore in Oregon!
Will Dirty Dom get punished in Portland?
While Finn Balor & JD McDonagh defend the WWE World Tag Team Championships, Dominik Mysterio has to fend off Damian Priest 1v1! Will this be the night Judgment Day falls?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus VS Pete Dunne; Dunne wins.
- Natalya w/ Lyra Valkyria & Zelina Vega VS Zoey Stark w/ Pure Fusion Collective; Natty wins.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS The New Day; Finn & JD win and retain the titles.
- Braun Strowman VS Bronson Reed; No Contest.
- Bianca Belair w/ Jade Cargill VS Kairi Sane w/ Iyo Sky; changed to…
- Bianca Belair w/ Jade Cargill VS Iyo Sky w/ Kairi Sane; Iyo wins.
- Damian Priest w/ Rhea Ripley VS Dominik Mysterio w/ The Judgment Day; Priest wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
CM Punk arrives backstage.
The Second City Saint parks his car, heads from parking lot to hallway to gorilla, because he is here to talk business and Bad Blood! The fans sing along with Cult of Personality as Punk steps out on stage. He doesn’t even say it’s clobberin’ time, that’s how serious this is! Punk goes right to the ring, takes a moment before stepping in, and then grabs a mic. The fans chant his name, cheer him on, and Punk tells Portland, “I am at the point in my career where sometimes people ask me how many matches do I have left in these old bones. And depending on how you feel about me, the answer is either wildly disappointing, or it makes you tremendously happy.
“Because the answer is, way more than you think!” The fans cheer that, so they’re the latter. Punk says when he came back to the WWE, he said he did not come here to make friends. That didn’t mean he came here to make a mortal enemy, but that is exactly what happened. So much so, that the only way to end this between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre is in Hell in a Cell! Punk feels a little naive thinking he thought this was over just because he touched four turnbuckles in Berlin. But McIntyre was naive for thinking this was over just because he jumped Punk in Chicago, and tried to drag Punk’s wife and dog into this.
Punk says that we can all agree, it should’ve stopped the second time McIntyre sent Punk to the hospital two weeks ago. But Punk is just too damn stubborn. Fans cheer that! Punk says McIntyre’s fatal mistake in all this is not getting the job done. “But now things are drastically different.” People can ask Punk how many Hell in a Cell matches does he have left. The honest answer? Zero. Punk’s sisters asked him not to do this. His wife has asked him not to do this. Maybe even the angel on Punk’s shoulder has begged him not to do this. So armed with all of that information, please allow Punk to tell you WHY he is going to do this!
The fans fire up for that! Punk says that the last time he was in Portland, he say there and told McIntyre, “If you push me far enough, I can become the devil himself.” And now the devil is here. The devil in Punk’s heart tells him that the only way this ends is IN Hell in a Cell. The same heart McIntyre promised he would make stop beating. McIntyre, Punk won’t promise he’s gonna kill McIntyre, because Punk won’t make promises he can’t 100% deliver on. But here is a promise: Punk will make McIntyre bleed. And McIntyre will have to kill Punk, because Punk is prepared for his heart to stop beating. He is prepared for this to be over with.
Punk had a great career, and if this is the end, then so be it. Punk is prepared for this to be the end of him. If McIntyre is prepared for this to be the end of McIntyre, then see you in Hell! Punk drops the mic and heads out. Will the Scottish Terminator be ready to go to such lengths with the man he hates so much?
Backstage interview with Sheamus.
Cathy Kelley is with The Celtic warrior, and says we have seen things escalate between him and Pete Dunne. Take us through how he feels heading into the match? Well, Miss Kelley, Sheamus taught Dunne too well. Dunne hit Sheamus where it hurt. And no, he doesn’t mean smashing his hand with a shillelagh. Or when he used it to crack Sheamus in the back. He means Dunne taking Sheamus’ from him. The one mountain he has left to climb in the WWE, the Intercontinental Championship, to become the WWE’s first ULTIMATE Grand Slam Champion. But now, Miss Kelley, it is time to inflict pain on a former protege.
The fellas here asked Sheamus not to call him Butch. Dunne hates that! He despises being called Butch. Especially if you say Butch over and over again. But tonight, Dunne, you become Sheamus’ butch. So one question left: Portland, are ya ready for a banger!? Sheamus heads out, but will he be able to put down Dunne for what he’s done? Or will the Bruiserweight be standing tall at the end of Fight Night?
Sheamus VS Pete Dunne!
Raw returns and Dunne makes his entrance. The bell rings and Dunne runs up! Sheamus dodges, fires hands, but Dunne hits back! The fans cheer the brawl, and Sheamus CLUBS away at the ropes! Sheamus lets off, but Dunne ROCKS him! And CHOPS him! And ROCKS him again! Dunne KICKS Sheamus, runs, but Sheamus clinches to IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus drags Dunne up, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him in the back! Sheamus whips Dunne up and out of the ring! Then he drags Dunne up onto the apron! The fans fire up, for BEATS- NO, Dunne catches the arm! Dunne bends the arm, to ELBOW BREAKER!
Sheamus staggers away, Dunne runs up, but Sheamus catches him! SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Dunne writhes, Sheamus stalks him to a corner, and Sheamus stomps a mudhole into Dunne. The fans rally, but Dunne gets up to GAMANGIRI! Sheamus sputters, Dunne wrenches and bends the arm! Fans taunt Dunne with “BUTCH! BUTCH!” but Dunne isolates Sheamus’ arm. Dunne STOMPS the arm, and Sheamus writhes his way out of the ring. The fans boo but Dunne snarls. Dunne PLANCHAS, and down goes Sheamus! Sheamus crawls to steel steps, Dunne stands on Sheamus’ hand! The fans boo but Dunne STOMPS, only for Sheamus to dodge!
Sheamus ROCKS Dunne, Alabama Lifts, and ALABAMA SLAMS on the desk! The fans are thunderous for Sheamus while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Sheamus has Dunne up top as he throws hands. Sheamus then climbs, fireman’s carries, but Dunne shifts to SUNSET- NO, Sheamus holds ropes to stop the bomb! But Dunne brings Sheamus off the ropes, RUNNING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and Dunne is frustrated, but the fans rally up. They also taunt Dunne with “BUTCH! BUTCH! BUTCH!” Dunne aims at Sheamus, and Sheamus dares him to do it! Dunne DECKS Sheamus with a forearm! Dunne gives some ground ‘n’ pound while fans boo, but then Dunne STOMPS Sheamus in the face! But Sheamus just sits up and eggs Dunne on!
Dunne storms back up, stands Sheamus up, and swings! But Sheamus catches the hand to a cording hold! Dunne fires headbutts, but Sheamus says Dunne is just a B*TCH! LARIAT! And another LARIAT! And then a LARIAT in the corner! Sheamus scoops to POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Sheamus goes to a corner. Sheamus climbs, brings his kneepads down, and KING KONG KNEE DROPS!! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and the fans can’t believe it! Sheamus snarls and he storms back up on Dunne. Sheamus reels Dunne in, lifts, but Dunne slips fere of the crucifix! ENZIGIRI! Sheamus falls, Dunne STOMPS hands!
Dunne BOOTS Sheamus down, then he goes to a corner! Dunne climbs, but Sheamus UPPERCUTS first! Sheamus climbs, but Dunne has a SLEEPER! Sheamus still drags Dunne onto his shoulders, SUPER POWERSLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and Sheamus is stunned! Dunne goes to the apron, but Sheamus pursues. The fans fire up as Sheamus drags Dunne up. Dunne bends fingers! But Sheamus slips free to have Dunne up! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus goes past TEN to SEVENTEEN! Dunne flops over on the apron and the fans fire up again! But wait, Dunne grabs the shillelagh!
Sheamus grabs at Dunne, Dunne kicks him! Dunne runs up, into the KNEE CAP! Sheamus snatches the shillelagh now! The ref says no but the fans are cheering for it! Dunne hurries out, the ref takes the shillelagh, and Dunne brings out a CRICKET BAT!! He hits Sheamus hard, that’s six! Then a BOOT!! Cover, Dunne wins!!
Winner: Pete Dunne, by pinfall
And that’s 1-2-3! The Bruiserweight used a bat, then a bootleg Brogue, and he just smirks as he comes away the winner. Will this be how things end between the former Brawling Brutes? Or will Sheamus only come back for another banger?
Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest are backstage.
The Terror Twins walk ‘n’ talk say Judgment Day brought tonight upon themselves. Jey Uso walks over and says what up. He fist bumps Priest, and smiles at Rhea. Jey knows Priest has a match with Dominik. Jey knows Priest won’t ask for Jey’s help, Jey knows how Priest gets down. But hey, Jey’s still gonna have eyes on that match, okay? Priest says fair enough. Now in steps Xavier Woods. He says hey to Jey, and then tells Priest that while they haven’t seen eye to eye, there’s a lot of history, but there’s also beef between Terror Twins and Judgment Day. Woods & Kofi have their tag title shot against Judgment Day to become THIRTEEN-TIME champions.
And just as Priest wanted to go it alone for the world title, New Day want to go it alone to prove they still have what it takes. That’s all he’s asking. Everyone else stays back here so New Day can handle business. Priest says that’s fair. But just do one thing for them: kick ass and take those titles. Woods says oh yeah! Also, Woods likes this dynamic of Jey and Rhea more than Dom. YEET! Woods and Jey each head out, Rhea sneaks a YEET, but will all things go their way? Or will Judgment Day always find a way to screw everyone else over?
The Miz talks with Braun Strowman backstage.
The Miz says there he is! How’s he feeling ahead of the big match with Bronson Reed? Braun says he’s still banged up from what’s been going on, but he’ll make no excuses. Miz says good luck out there. Braun thanks Miz for that. Miz turns to leave, but then asks what Braun meant about how Miz is no match for Bronson. Braun says that wasn’t an insult, don’t get him wrong. Braun respects Miz. Miz says sure, he gets it. He has won every title there is, beaten every superstar there is. Braun says he knows, he’s seen Miz’s career. Just what Braun means is that it takes a monster to beat a monster, y’know?
Miz says yeah, he gets it. He’s no monster. Braun’s got this, so go get him! Braun says yessir. Miz heads out, will Auszilla have to watch out for this #OneBigSOB?
Natalya w/ Lyra Valkyria & Zelina Vega VS Zoey Stark w/ Pure Fusion Collective!
It was a great comeback for the Queen of Harts last week with Raw in Calgary, and now she is going to take on The Sin City Hunter 1v1! Will Natty still have the hot hand? Or will Zoey score one for the PFC?
The bell rings and Zoey storms up. They tie up, Natty rolls Zoey up, TWO! Zoey is already frustrated as she resets with Natty. They tie up, Zoey puts Natty on ropes, then pie faces as she lets off. Natty storms up but Zoey shoves her! Natty headlocks, Zoey powers out, but Natty goes up and over. Natty keeps moving, rolls over the dropdown, but Zoey whips. Natty ducks ‘n’ dodges, stops short of the hip toss to BODY SHOT! Then Natty arm-drags into a lateral press, TWO! Natty trips Zoey, but Zoey scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Natty lets go while Sonya protests. Natty tells Sonya to back off, but then Zoey HOTSHOTS! And GAMANGIRIS!
Zoey then aims, to springboard and MISSILE DROPKICK! Natty bails out, PFC soaks up the heat, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Natty is in the corner. Zoey runs up to LARIAT, forearm, and CLUB her down! Zoey snapmares Natty, then goes to the apron. Zoey springboards again, but Natty blocks the kick! Natty GERMAN SUPELXES and the fans fire up! Natty runs up, DISCUS LARIAT! Zoey sputters, PFC is upset, but Natty fires off hands in the corner! The fans cheer, the ref backs Natty off, but Zoey runs up. Natty counter punches! Natty whips, but Zoey kicks! Natty blocks and she throws Zoey down! BOOT! Cover, TWO! Zoey survives but Zelina & Lyra coach Natty up. Natty whips Zoey, Zoey reverses, and then runs in.
Natty dodges, Zoey hits buckles! Natty hits the slingshot back suplex but Zoey arm-drags free! Natty comes back, Zoey ducks the discus, and fireman’s carries! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! And then basement SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Natty survives and Zoey is frustrated! Zoey rains down fists, then lets off to drag Natty up. The fans rally for Natty, Z 3- NO, Natty blocks the knee! Natty trips Zoey, but Zoey fights the Sharpshooter! Natty jackknife bridges! TWO, Zoey sunset flips! TWO, Natty has the prawn hold! TWO! Zoey sunsets, Natty rolls through, and then steps through! Zoey KICKS Natty, O’Conner Rolls, TWO!!
Natty escapes in time, rolls Zoey up deep, Natty wins!!
Winner: Natalya, by pinfall
Natty gets away with Lyra & Zelina while Zoey is pissed! PFC calm Zoey down, they’ll just have to work on a better plan next time. Will PFC still run WWE?
Backstage interview with Rhea Ripley.
Cathy is now with Mami, and says it wouldn’t be Raw without her. Cathy brings up that at Bad Blood, Rhea will face Liv Morgan for the WWE Women’s World Championship. How is the leg? Finn Balor says he can take this from here. Hi, Rhea. He’s been meaning to catch up with her. But whatever this is with him and Damian, he just hasn’t had the chance. Well, now’s his chance, so get to it. Oh, okay. Here goes. Finn really feels like Rhea… is just as bad as Damian! Rhea said they were family, acted like she cared, but in reality, she only ever cared about herself! Finn is sick and tired of Rhea blaming him for what’s going on here!
Finn says Rhea & Damian are the ones in the wrong! They’re why Finn didn’t become World Heavyweight Champion, they’re why neither of them are champions now! They are the reason why everything that’s happened the last three months did happen! Rhea says okay, what they’re not gonna do is lie to her face and rewrite history to hide Finn’s ego problems. Because they WERE a family! All Rhea tried to do was make opportunities for everyone, and keep you boys from fighting every single bloody week! Because she LOVED her family. But if Finn wanna make them the bad guys in this story, then so be it.
At Bad Blood, Finn, Liv, Dom and the “other two bozos” will see how bad the Terror Twins can truly be. Okay, then. One more thing, and Finn wanted to be the one to say this. When Liv started making moves on Dom and Dom was trying to resist, Finn was the devil on Dom’s shoulder! Finn told Dom to forget Rhea and go for Liv! It was FINN! Rhea is seething, but Jey steps in. Is there a problem here? Finn says no problems. Just two friends catching up. But uh, Jey might wanna focus on the Intercontinental Championship. He’s a bit out of his league over here. Finn leaves, Rhea thanks Jey for that. But Finn does have a point.
Oh, what? That Rhea’s outta Jey’s league? N-No…! The Intercontinental Championship should be his focus. Jey ain’t worried. He’s on his way to the ring right now. Main Event Jey is on his way, what will he have to say to Bron Breakker? We’ll find out, after the break.
Jey Uso heads to the ring!
Raw returns as Portland bounces and YEETs with the #1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship. Jey gets himself a mic and says, “Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaay~!” The fans fire up for that! Jey says he has his match with Bron Breakker, “YEET!” His soon to be first Intercontinental Championship reign, “YEET!” He wanted it when he first came to Raw, “YEET!” When he left The Bloodline! “YEET!” Now he don’t need no help, Uce. He can finally be on his own, get his first singles championship, and finally be Main Event Jey UUUUSO~! The fans cheer that! But then here comes Bron Breakker!
The fans are torn between booing and barking as Bron goes to the ring, big leather jacket on and big belt on his shoulder. The champ gets a mic to ask, “We got any dogs barking in Portland?” Fans do bark, and Bron says he already told Jey to stay away. And yet here he is with this relentless pursuit of the Intercontinental Championship. So inspiring! What Jey is doing, trying to prove himself to the world and his family that he doesn’t need his family’s help to succeed. Bron did his homework since last week. 14 YEARS, Jey ahs been here. That’s a long time. There is no doubt Je y is a star, a big star! One of the biggest in WWE!
The fans love you, they love going “YEET!” and they love “Main Event Jey.” But what’s funny is, Bron’s done more as a singles superstar in just six MONTHS than Jey’s entire career. And here’s the kicker! Bron did it without his dad, without his uncle, or even the family name! He did it on his own, and you wanna know why? Because this belt is his family! This belt is what he fights for, and this belt fights for him. Bron is a dog, it’s what he does. The fans are torn, but Bron says next Monday, when he and Jey fight for the title, Bron exposes Jey. Jey is nothing without his family. The fans boo, and Jey stares Bron down now.
The fans are torn between “YEET!” and barking, but Jey takes off the sunglasses. Jey says he sees it. He sees it in Bron. Bron has that dog in him. Jey promises not to take Bron lightly. But like Bron said, how long he been here? Six months? Jey has been on this roster for 14 years, winning championships while Bron was in diapers, boy! Hey hey! Next week, we throw hands! Next week, for the Intercontinental Championship, Jey dog walks Bron’s ass! We’ll see what Bron is made of, and how long this lasts. Because it might end up short and sweet, like his NFL career. Fans go nuts for that one! Bron glares at Jey, but he backs up.
Bron turns to leave, but then he DECKS Jey!! The fans either boo or bark as Bron throws off his jacket. He drags Jey up, talks trash, and then builds up speed! JEY SPEARS FIRST!! The fans go nuts while Bron scrambles away! The fans bounce and “YEET!” Will Jey finally have a belt all his own?
Bianca Belair prepares backstage.
Jade Cargill is with her, but then in storms Iyo Sky! She’s all fired up and angry, saying how dare Bianca challenge Kairi Sane to a match while Kairi has a bad eye! You think that’s a fair fight? COWARD! Jade says she knows Iyo ain’t talking to Bianca like this. Bianca says she didn’t challenge nobody, she was booked for this fight. Facts! But since she and Kairi have this match, Bianca doesn’t back down from a fight. But if Iyo is ten toes down for Kairi, and if Kairi isn’t 100%, then how about they make it Iyo instead? Iyo says challenge accepted! Card subject to change indeed, but is the Evil Genius simply laying a trap for the champ?
WWE World Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS The New Day!
The Prince just revealed he’s the homewrecking mastermind behind The Judgment Day becoming #StreetTrash. But will he and the Irish Ace make sure their reign doesn’t fall apart? Or will even a stacked deck not keep Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods from once again becoming W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS~?
Raw returns as Judgment Day makes their entrance. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if New Day gets lucky 13!
The teams sort out and the fans taunt McDonagh with “JD SUCKS! JD SUCKS!” Even so, JD starts against Kofi. They circle, feel things out, but JD kicks low! JD CLUBS Kofi, whips him corner to corner, but Kofi goes up and up to FLYING RANA! Kofi gets up to forearm SMASH in the corner, then he snapmares JD. Tag to Woods and the Speed Blitz starts up! KICK, SLIDING LARIAT, and IMPLODER SPLASH! Woods adds the FIST DROP! Cover, TWO! Woods stays on JD to keep him form Finn. Scoop and SLAM, then tag to Kofi. Kofi hops up onto Woods for an ELECTRIC CHAIR MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!
Finn runs in but Kofi mule kicks! Woods adds a kick to the legs, then New Day DOUBLE BULLDOG! JD & Finn regroup, but they get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! New Day is standing tall and Portland fires up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kofi fires hands on Finn! Finn holds the wristlock, then he whips Kofi away. Kofi ROCKS JD, but Finn CHOPS Kofi. Finn whips, Kofi reveres to hook Finn up, SOS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Finn and Kofi crawl, reach out, hot tags to JD and Woods! The fans fire up as Woods rallies on Judgment Day! Woods whips JD, JD reverses but Woods ducks ‘n’ dodges to slide ‘n’ ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up again and Woods aims. Woods goes corner to corner to forearm SMASH! Woods climbs, rains down fists, and the fans count to nine. Finn storms up, Woods gives him the tenth!
But then JD BOOTS Woods! JD back suplexes, Woods slips out and tilt-o-whirls to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Woods kips up, Finn runs in! Woods mule kicks Finn, then Kofi springboards to AX HANDLE! Woods DROPKCISK Finn out, and Kofi FLIES! Down goes Finn, but JD kicks Woods! JD reels Woods in, lifts, but Woods escapes the bomb! Woods gets JD up, LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! JD survives and Woods can’t believe it! And here comes Carlito, Dom & Liv! But then here comes LWO! The LWO didn’t promise to stay out of this, and they take the fight to Dom & Carlito! The fans fire up as this group brawl sit out! But JD rolls up Wood’s! TWO!!
Woods SUPERKICKS JD down! Woods goes up a corner, but so does Kofi! Kofi aims and SUPER TRUST FALLS onto the cluster! Woods tightrope walks, LIMIT BREAKER!! But the ref is too busy with the others! Woods & Kofi would’ve won twice over!! Liv argues with the ref, but Woods storms out to tell the ref to pay attention to what matters! Woods goes to the ring, the fans tell the ref he sucks, and Woods gets JD up. But Finn tags in before the O’Conner! Finn goes up, JD pops Woods into a SLEEPER! COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!!
Winners: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh, by pinfall
Kofi realizes what happened, and he rushes into the ring! JD & Finn get away with the belts, just as Judgment Day wanted! Kofi apologizes to Woods but Woods says why!? Every time! Every time!! Kofi asks what that means, but could Woods be thinking, that Karrion Kross was right all along?
The Wyatt Sick6 have a message.
“Even now, the words of The Red grow stronger. Whispers like a thousand voices, screaming in silence. Guiding the knife, until our hands are one in the same. You speak, we follow.” QR code to scan. What could this all mean?
Backstage interview with The New Day.
Cathy Kelley catches up with Kofi after what we saw, but Kofi says he can’t. He has to find Woods. Kofi does find Woods, arguing with LWO! Kofi wants Woods to calm down, Kofi told LWO to be ready. What?! Yeah, Kofi thanks LWO for trying, and the LWO head out. Woods says they cost them the titles! Kofi says Woods knows Finn Balor beat down Rey Mysterio real bad last week. This was so LWO could have New Day’s back with the numbers game, since we know that’s what Judgment Day was gonna do. What did Woods think was gonna happen otherwise? Oh, so now New Day needs help? When they’ve never needed it before?
Kofi says yeah, they never needed it before, because they had Big E! But now, it is just Kofi & Woods. Oh, there it is. “Just” them, huh? They don’t have Big E so they’re not good enough anymore? No, that’s not what Kofi said. Then is Woods not good enough? Tell him, Kofi! Why did LWO know the plan for their tag team match and not Woods?! Kofi has been leaving Woods in the dark, Woods doesn’t know what’s going on anymore! Woods storms off, do we know what’s going on with Woods anymore?
Bronson Reed speaks.
“I’d like to tell you all a story. A story about a monster. You see, I’ve had opportunity here taken away from me time after time. I was deemed too dangerous, a hazard to the roster. So I had enough. I had to show them how dangerous I really am. And I took out Seth Freakin’ Rollins! I took out R-Truth! I took out The Miz, and I took out Braun Strowman. And then, I got COVID, and they give my opportunity to Braun Strowman? But I’m not gonna cry about it. Instead, I’m gonna do something about it. I’m going to finish the job with you, Braun.
“And the story won’t be about Braun Strowman the monster. The story will be about Braun Strowman the victim. The victim to WWE’s TRUE monster… ME. Big Bronson Reed!” Will there be no stopping the Colossal Aussie now? Or can the Monster of All Monsters put a stop to the Tsunami?
Braun Strowman VS Bronson Reed!
Raw returns and “BRAAAUN” makes his entrance! Bad arms, bad ribs, and a bad mood! Braun slides into the ring, Bronson runs up, but Braun dodges! Bronson hits buckles so hard, the top rope pops loose!! The ref almost gets taken out by the buckle itself! Braun choke grips Bronson, to CHOKE SLAM him down! The fans fire up with Braun, but this isn’t a match yet! Braun BOOTS Bronson out of the ring, the fans are thunderous, and Braun says time to get on the tracks! The Strowman Express comes around the corner, but Bronson THROWS A FAN at him!? The fans go nuts as Bronson grins and leaves Braun behind.
Bronson roars, but Braun is right back up! Braun CLOBBERS Bronson through barriers!! The fare are thunderous as the timekeeper’s area is gone! The ref calls for medics while he checks these two behemoths down in the wreckage. Bronson rises up, but so does Braun! Braun goes to the ring, “This is Awesome!” as he stands tall. Bronson is leaving, so much for making Braun a victim. Braun eggs Bronson on, the fans boo, but producers want Bronson to keep going. But wait, here comes Braun! Braun CLOBBERS Bronson into a road case!! The fans are thunderous again but now security ushers Braun outta here. But Bronson comes back for more!
Braun and Bronson brawl, and they go back stage. Bronson is sent into more road case, and even the wall! Braun TOSSES security guards, then TIPS a golfcart!! A camera goes out, but Bronson is up! Bronson LEAPS onto Braun, TSUNAMI DOWN THROUGH TABLES!!! Bronson rises again, but Braun does, too! Braun TACKLES Bronson through a wall!!! Crates fall from above as these two are weakening the structural integrity of backstage! Fans are losing their minds even more now, and only now does either monster stay down! Will these two literally bring down the house the next time they battle?
Raw returns and…
Medics finally dig Braun and Bronson out of the wreckage and check on both men. Braun is conscious but dazed, and Bronson is stirring. We go to Adam Pearce now, he is on the phone, and wants to stay posted on both men’s condition. He thanks the person on the other end, then ends the call. But then Ludwig Kaiser steps in. Kaiser says he just wants to know if Pearce has found an adequate next challenger for Gunther yet. Does Kaiser really want to have this conversation right now? Pearce is in the middle of another Bronson Reed based catastrophe, as we all saw. Oh, but is that really more important than the World Heavyweight Champion?
Pearce says he’s already told the champion, he is working on finding someone since Gunther doesn’t wanna face Sami Zayn, who by the way, has made a compelling case for the match. Kaiser says, “Sami? Sami Zayn?” Yes, Sami Zayn! Kaiser asked for an adequate opponent, and Pearce throws Sami at him? Wait, Sami’s going to the ring at this very moment! Pearce says he approved this time for Sami to talk. If Gunther has a problem, then he should come talk to Pearce himself. Kaiser frowns but leaves, and now we cut to the ring.
Sami goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and the fans sing along with the music. Sami smiles and waves and the fans cheer. Sami then says, “Well, I know I’m standing in the middle of the ring, in the middle of a red hot crowd here in Portland, Oregon. But all week, I have been locked in the memory of standing in this ring last week in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart.” The fans cheer that. Sami says last week, he meant everything. Bret was Sami’s hero growing up, it was a very emotional moment. But more than anything, last week was very motivational.
Sami listened to Bret say what it meant for him to be a champion. A true Canadian champion. To have that work ethic. And all Sami can keep thinking is that he wants that to be him! Sami needs it to be him! Sami needs to become THE World Heavyweight Champion! The fans cheer that! Sami needs to be the guy who defends the title week in, week out, against everyone who comes his way. That is the type of champion all the fans deserve! The fans cheer that, too! Sami says “unfortunately, our current World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther, has repeatedly declined every single time I have challenged him for a World Championship opportunity.”
Sami says Gunther claims it is because Sami is not on Gunther’s level. Here’s the thing, though: Sami doesn’t believe that! The fans cheer, and Sami says Gunther doesn’t believe it either. Sami thinks that he is in Gunther’s head. Sami thinks Gunther remembers what happened at WrestleMania in Philadelphia. And Gunther knows if we see Sami VS Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship, that if Sami beat Gunther before, he can beat Gunther again! And more than anything, Gunther is just scared. But wait! Kaiser makes his way out to the ring now. Kaiser ask Sami, “What’re you doing here?”
The fans boo but Kaiser says out of everyone here, why Sami? What is Sami doing in the middle of this ring asking for a World Heavyweight Championship match against Gunther? And, uh, what is this nonsense about Gunther being scared of Sami? Scared of Sami? Why would he? “Gunther is most definitely the most dominant force in the WWE right now. And if anything, he is trying to protect you, Sami! He is trying to save you. Save you from the worst embarrassment of your entire life!” The fans boo but Kaiser says if we’re talking WrestleMania, then let’s talk WrestleMania.
WrestleMania 40 was undoubtedly the greatest night of Sami’s career. For the first and only time, Kaiser saw Sami’s whole family looking up to him instead of looking down on him. So here is some advice. “Miracles never happen twice. So Sami, take it, run with it, and enjoy it. Because this is NEVER, EVER… going to happen again.” The fans boo more, but Sami tells Kaiser, he finds it very strange that he’s out here talking for Gunther. Gunther doesn’t need Kaiser to speak for him. In fact, Gunther doesn’t need Kaiser for anything. But what Sami thinks is, he doesn’t think Kaiser needs Gunther, either.
Sami is out here talking about his desire to prove himself, and he sees Kaiser has that, too. Kaiser is like anyone of us. It is why Kaiser turned on his former tag partner, Giovanni Vinci, and broke up Imperium. He wants to stand on his own two feet, showing exactly what it is he is capable of! He’s just like anyone else here! The fans applaud that. But does Kaiser think he wins respect coming out here as Gunther’s mouthpiece? If Kaiser wants to talk to Sami, fine. But Kaiser doesn’t need to speak for Gunther. Kaiser should at least have the balls to speak for himself. The fans cheer that! But now here comes Gunther!
Der Ring General has the belt around his waist, and a mic already in hand. Gunther joins the others in the ring, and he tells Sami he will answer that challenge in a bit. But first… Gunther asks Kaiser if there’s anything he needs to tell Gunther. Just say it right now. Kaiser glances between Gunther and Sami, then looks down at his feet. Kaiser says there IS something he wants to get off his chest! The fans cheer, but then Kaiser CLOBBERS Sami! So much for standing up for himself! Gunther grins as Kaiser drags Sami up, into the SIDEWINDER! The fans boo more as Imperium stands over Sami, then Kaiser sits Sami up.
Gunther tells Sami that regarding his challenge for the title, the answer is, and will remain, NO. Kaiser pushes Sami down while fans boo, and Imperium hugs it out. But Sami sit sup, and he grabs at Kaiser’s leg. Gunther says go ahead, and Kaiser brings Sami back up. Kaiser clinches again, but Sami slips free this time! GERMAN SUPLEX on the Impeccable German! Gunther is stunned, as Sami now hits a HELLUVA KICK!! Kaiser falls, the fans fire up with Sami, and Der Ring General looks foolish. But what will it take to convince Gunther to face the only man to have pinned him this entire year?
Backstage interview with Damian Priest.
Cathy Kelley is now with The Punisher, and knows he has had a lot on his plate. In two weeks, Priest faces Finn at Bad Blood, but tonight, in the main event, he takes on Dominik Mysterio. Are there any hesitations in facing someone that was once family? Priest repeats, “Hesitations? I don’t-” But in steps Liv, laughing to herself. Liv asks Cathy to please get out of her face. Thank you~! Liv says it is so sad. A former world champion doesn’t even realize he’s already a has-been. But it wasn’t hard for Judgment Day to choose between Priest & Rhea VS Dom & Liv. If only they could hear what the boys have to say about them now.
Priest & Rhea, just two lonely, pathetic, desperate losers, hanging on to the only time in their lives when they were on top. HAHA! It is embarrassing, isn’t it? Priest says he can’t believe someone in Judgment Day actually has a set. Liv should protect that. Because when Rhea gets her hands on Liv, she shoves them down Liv’s throat. And why is Liv over here? Go find Dom and give him a kiss goodbye. Because when Priest gets his hands on Dom, he’s putting Liv’s little scumbag boyfriend down. And that’s just him getting started. Bye, sucia! Priest leaves, will he be leaving Portland with Dom’s head?
Bianca Belair w/ Jade Cargill VS Iyo Sky w/ Kairi Sane!
The StrongEST Duo held onto the championship belts against The Unholy Union, but they’ve still got some scores to settle with Damage CTRL. Kairi may be The Pirate Princess but she can’t fight with just one good eye, so it is The Evil Genius stepping up. Will Iyo use this as a trap game to get one over on the champs? Or will Bianca prove she’s the readiEST for whatever Iyo’s got planned?
Raw returns as DMG CTRL make their entrance. The bell rings, Iyo and Bianca tie up, and Bianca headlocks for a takeover. Iyo headscissors, Bianca kips free, and roles reverse as Iyo hits the headlock takeover. Bianca headscissors, Iyo bridges then pops free. Iyo runs up, Bianca trips to cover, ONE! Iyo tries but Bianca avoids the sweep! Bianca kicks but Iyo deflects to roll her up, TWO! Iyo gets around the lariat but Bianca stops the tilt-o-whirl! Bianca whips, but dropkicks cancel out! They both kip up and the fans fire up! Iyo and Bianca go again, and Iyo waistlocks. Bianca switches, Iyo switches, repeat. Bianca lifts, Iyo slips free!
Iyo ducks ‘n’ dodges then handsprings! Bianca gets clear, the fans fire up, and things keep moving! Bianca handsprings, says kiss this, and Iyo runs in. Bianca bypasses and pops Iyo up, but then blocks a rana! Bianca swings Iyo up but Iyo sunset flips! TWO! Bianca and Iyo get up again, Iyo kicks low! And CHOPS Bianca to a corner! Iyo whips corner to corner, runs up, but Bianca goes up and over. Bianca handsprings, goes up and up, and says kiss this again! Iyo runs in, Bianca goes up and over! Bianca wrenches and reels Iyo in to suplex! Bianca holds Iyo up, marches around, then SLAMS her down!
The fans fire up, and Bianca kips up! Bianca runs to handspring again, but Iyo avoids the moonsault! Iyo runs up, uses ropes, springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Bianca manages to roll through, and we have another standoff! The fans cheer as Iyo and Bianca each wag a finger at the other, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns as Iyo grinds Bianca down with a headlock. Bianca fights up as the fans rally, and Bianca lifts Iyo up to then THROW her away! Iyo goes to a corner, runs back in, but Bianca ducks the kick to roll her up! TWO, and Bianca bypasses Iyo to then follow and run her over! Then run her over again! And then DROPKICK! Bianca kips up yet again, and the fans fire up! Iyo is in a corner, Bianca runs up to RAM her! Bianca climbs, the fans cheer, and Bianca rains down fists! The fans count along, Bianca goes to TEN, then past that, only for Iyo to grab a leg! Bianca kicks Iyo away, backflips away, but Iyo dodges to SHOTEI! SHOTEI again!
Iyo DROPKICKS Bianca now, and Kairi cheers. The fans also fire up, and Iyo goes corner to corner on the SHINKANSEN! Direct hit with the knees, and Iyo brings Bianca up. Iyo underhooks while fans duel, but Bianca Alabama Lifts! Bianca backdrops Iyo, but Iyo lands on her feet! Iyo runs up again, but Bianca scoops her for a GUTBUSTER! Iyo sputters, Bianca slaps her leg back into working, and the fans rally again. Bianca runs up, Iyo slips out and sends Bianca into buckles! Iyo goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!! Bianca stays in this and Kairi is frustrated for Iyo. The fans rally and duel while Iyo and Bianca catch their breath.
Jade and Kairi coach their teammates, and the two stir. Bianca sits up with a scowl, and she CLUBS Iyo! Iyo hits back with a forearm! The fans rally as the forearms go back and forth! The two rise to their feet to fire more shots! Bianca gest the edge, CLUBs away, but Iyo shoves her away. Iyo runs up, tilt-o-whirls, to sunset flip! TWO! Bianca is in a corner, Iyo runs in, but Bianca ALLEY-OOPS her into buckles! Then SPINEBUSTER! Handspring and MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives, both Bianca and Jade stunned! Kairi coaches Iyo, and she goes to a corner. Bianca stomps Iyo, then puts her up top.
Bianca gorilla presses Iyo, the fans fire up, but Iyo slips free! Iyo shoves to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Bianca survives that and now Iyo and Kairi are stunned! Bianca goes to the apron, “This is Awesome!” as she ROCKS Iyo back! Bianca brings Iyo up, but Iyo fights the suplex! Iyo HOTSHOTS Bianca down! Bianca goes to the desk, and Iyo builds speed! Iyo DIVES and takes Bianca down! The fans are thunderous and Iyo rises. Iyo stalks Bianca to steel steps, brings her up, but Bianca suplexes first! Bianca holds Iyo up as she climbs the steps! The fans are thunderous again as Bianca TOSSES Iyo into the ring!
Bianca goes up a corner while Iyo is down! 450 SPLASH, onto knees!! Iyo saves herself, then she puts Bianca in the drop zone! Iyo goes up and up, but Bianca hurries to get her first! Torture rack! KISS OF- NO, Iyo lands out to cradle counter! IYO WINS!!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall
Iyo snatches victory from the jaws of defeat, and the StrongEST Duo cannot believe it! Will DMG CTRL be able to circle back to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships?
Rhea & Priest regroup backstage.
Rhea hopes Priest will absolutely brutalize Dom tonight. Priest says he’ll rip that kid apart. Tonight, they tear the lame ass Judgment Day apart. They fist bump and Priest is ready. But will Dirty Dom finally receive his punishment? Or will there just be another stacked deck waiting in the main event?
Team American Made speaks.
Chad Gable says, “Well, here we are! After months of living in my own personal Hell, being stalked, mocked, abandoned, tortured, and you all that’d be the end of Chad Gable. But I’m still standing.” Brutus Creed says that is why all the “pencil-necked geeks” will never be on the level of greatness that they’re all on! HAHA~! Julius says no more loony bin inmates and weirdos trading in boots for grip socks. Do you hear them? You can’t kill Chad Gable! You can’t kill the American spirit! And you can’t kill American Made! Ivy Nile says they’re done with those “5150 freaks.” It is time to bring respect and honor back to this ring
They don’t quit, they don’t surrender, and they don’t run from history, they MAKE history! When and where will the Raw Tag Division be American Made?
Backstage interview with Ludwig Kaiser.
Cathy Kelley is with an upset Impeccable German, still checking his teeth. Given that conversation out there in the ring, it seemed for a moment that what Sami was saying resonated with Kaiser. Kaiser says none of that matters. The only thing that does matter is that he talked with Pearce, and next week, Kaiser will expose Sami in front of the entire world! Who does Sami think he is? Sami is standing in that ring, questioning Kaiser’s loyalty to Gunther, bringing up the past. Sami wants to talk about past loyalties? Let’s talk about Sami’s past!
Let’s talk about the man that Sami called his very best friend, Kevin Owens! And that whenever either one of them had more success than the other, they would pounce on each other, turn on each other, because that is who Sami is! Kaiser will show that to the entire world, that Sami is nothing but a sad, bitter man jealous of his best friend and what he was. Because what Kevin was is what Sami will never, ever be: a world champion! Kaiser says they’re done here, but what will happen when he and Sami are done with each other next Monday night?
Jey Uso encounters Ilja Dragunov backstage.
The Mad Dragon tells Main Event Jey that everything he wants to say is congratulations on the Fatal 4 Way win, and best of luck in the match next week. Aw sure, Uce. YEET. They fist bump and Ilja says yeet to Jey, too. But then as Jey leaves, in step Judgment Day. They see him being friendly with Jey there. And Ilja has been full of praise for Damian & Rhea. Finn knows Ilja’s new around here, so he’ll let it slide. But here’s some advice: Think a little more about who you choose as your friend. Oh, “friend” is such a strong word. But Ilja does respect Rhea, and Priest, and Jey. That’s more than he can say for any of the Judgment Day.
JD wants to throw hands but Finn has him stand down. Finn tells Ilja this is a friendly reminder. But next time, the message won’t be delivered so nicely. They’re gonna go, to take care of one of Ilja’s “friends.” The “Street Trash” head out, but are they barking up the wrong tree with The Mad Dragon? Will it not matter after Priest wipes the floor with Dirty Dom?
Damian Priest w/ Rhea Ripley VS Dominik Mysterio w/ The Judgment Day!
Raw returns and The Terror Twins make their entrance. The bell rings and Priest CLOBBERS Dom! The fans fire up as Priest TOSSES Dom to a corner, ROCKS him with right hand after right hand, then he glares at Judgment Day. Priest whips Dom corner to corner hard, then picks him up with both hands! The fans fire up for the TOSS! Dom wants mercy, but Priest just knuckle locks and twists the wrist! Dom endures, Priest runs him over! Then runs him over again! Rhea enjoys what she sees as Priest wrenches Dom, whips him to ropes, then LEG LARIATS him down! Cover, ONE!! Dom is showing toughness but Priest shows no mercy!
Priest SLAPS Dom, drags him up, then reels him in. Priest glares right at Finn, back suplexes, but Dom lands out! Dom dropkicks the legs out! Dom KICKS and KICKS and then CLUBS away! Dom whips, but Priest blocks! Priest glares at Dom, whips him, then FLAPJACKS him hard! The fans fire up, Rhea laughs, and Priest stalks Dom to a corner. Priest stomps a mudhole in, but the ref has him back off. Liv coaches Dom up but the fans chant “DOM, YOU SUCK!” Priest puts Dom on ropes to CHOKE him, and stares Liv down! Liv shouts, the ref counts, and Priest lets off. Priest tells Finn this is coming for him, too!
Priest drags Dom up again, but Dom fires body shots! Those just annoy Priest! Priest DECKS Dom with a right hand! Rhea says night-night! Priest says this is done, and he hauls Dom up. But then Finn gets on the apron. Priest backs Finn off, but Dom bails out. The fans boo but Dom is safe for now. Priest goes back for Dom, stepping onto the apron. Priest backs Carlito off, scoops Dom, and hits SNAKE EYES off the apron! Priest again backs Carlito off, then drags Dom up. Priest SMACKS Dom off the desk! The fans fire up, but the ref starts a count. The ref also tells Judgment Day to stay away, and Priest ROCKS Dom!
Dom slumps against the apron, and Priest DECKS Carlito for getting too close! Priest puts Dom in, glares at JD, but then the ref is busy with Dom and Finn POSTS Priest! Dom then DIVES, and he sends Priest over the desk! The fans boo but Judgment Day celebrates this small triumph, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns as Dom has Priest back in the ring. Dom tries to suplex, but Priest lifts Dom instead! Dom slips free, shoves Priest to a corner, but Priest ELBOWS back! Dom goes to the other corner, Priest runs in, but only gets buckles! Dom reels Priest in, TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Priest is still in this and Rhea coaches him up. Dom taunts Rhea with some Latino Heat, then he soaks up the heat from Portland. Dom taunts Rhea, but Rhea uses Dom’s shirt to floss, and we’re not talking teeth or the dance move. Dom fires hands on Priest, then wags his finger at the fans. Dom ROCKS Priest again and again and again!
Dom winds up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” but Priest is just getting pissed! Dom is scared as Priest stands up tall! Priest DECKS Dom, DECKS him again, then KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! ROLLING ELBOW! Dom rebounds into a HAYMAKER! The fans fire up again as Priest sees Dom go to a corner. Priest runs in, BIG back elbow! Then a clinch for the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Priest powers up, and the fans cheer more. Dom rises, but Finn gets on the apron again! Priest runs Finn off, but Dom rolls Priest up! TWO, and Dom comes back, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Priest reels Dom in, for the BROKEN ARROW!
Priest drags Dom to a cover, but Liv gives Dom the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Liv has a sinister smile. Wait, REHA SPEARS Liv up and over the desk! Wade Barrett gets wiped out, too! Carlito, Finn & JD are in shock, but then Priest runs to CLOBBER JD and DECK Carlito! Priest stares Finn down, Dom DIVES, but Priest catches him! Priest THRWOS Dom into Finn! SUPERKICK for Carlito! The fans are thunderous as Priest follows Dom into the ring. Dom SUPERKICKS back! And DROPKICKS Priest onto ropes! Dom dials it up, 619! Priest flops back, the fans boo, but Dom goes up! FROG SPLASH- NO, Priest moves!
Dom staggers up, Priest LARIATS him inside-out!! The straps come down, the fans are thunderous again, and Priest aims at Dom. Choke grip, SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest wins!
Winner: Damian Priest, by pinfall
But Judgment Day swarms Priest! The fans boo as “The Street Trash” mug Priest, and Finn wants them to keep going! But Rhea’s up and she drags Dom outta the ring! But Liv YANKS Rhea down, and sends Rhea into steel steps! Judgment Day mugs the Terror Twins all over again, but here comes UUUSO~! Jey runs right to the ring, but Judgment Day is standing their ground this time! But then BRON BREAKKER SPEARS JEY!! The Badass mocks the “Yeet!” and the mugging of Priest & Rhea continues! Finn goes up top as JD sets up Priest, and Liv stalks Rhea. ObLIVion!! And then COUP DE GRACE!!
But wait, that’s not enough for Finn! He goes back up, another COUP DE GRACE!! That’s still not enough as JD rains down fists, then Finn climbs up again! COUP DE GRACE!!! Portland boos but there’s nothing that can be done now! Judgment Day stands tall, will they soon rule all?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode of Raw, and with a lot of story intermingling this time. But first, a great opening promo from CM Punk to put more heat behind the coming Hell in a Cell with Drew McIntyre. With the series being 1-1, that match could go either way, but it still feels like this is going to end up Punk’s win, with Punk heading for the World Heavyweight Championship after that. And speaking of, great promo from Sami with Kaiser and Gunther. I like the tease of Kaiser standing up to Gunther, though I’m not sure Imperium fully disbands just yet. But between Sami VS Kaiser and Sami just not going away, Gunther has to be giving Sami that match.
Though, with Bad Blood already stacked seeing Punk VS McIntyre in Hell in a Cell, and then Cody & Roman VS Solo & Fatu, I oddly don’t see Gunther giving Sami the match at Bad Blood. Sami has ended up a big part of Crown Jewel and other Saudi Arabia specials. Maybe they stretch this build out so that the title match is there, and that show is made even bigger by having Sami’s big moment where he finally becomes a world champion. Just imagine the crowd reaction for that one.
We definitely got a banger out of Sheamus VS Dunne, and fans definitely like calling Dunne “Butch” now, cuz it’s to make fun of him. But interesting factoid given by commentary that Portland was where The Brawling Brutes beat Imperium in the Donnybrook Six Man Tag. They didn’t time out the story to make tonight’s match a Donnybrook, but after Dunne cheated to win, I feel like we could get Sheamus VS Dunne in a Donnybrook for the go-home episode to Bad Blood. For one, imagine how big that week is, with NXT also having their CW debut on that Tuesday. Starting off with an epic No Disqualification style blowoff match would be great stuff.
Very good match from Natty VS Zoey, and I’m rather surprised PFC didn’t try and cheat something. But great win for Natty, and it being a quick pin makes sure to keep the feud alive. We already has a standard Six Woman Tag, so maybe after singles matches of like Shayna VS Zelina and Sonya VS Lyra, we get a ramped up Six Woman Tag with like Tornado Rules to enhance the chaos and physicality. Who knows who wins out in the end, but they gotta build more contenders to both the Women’s World and Women’s Tag Team titles.
Granted, we got an awesome 1v1 of Bianca VS Iyo. The change was certainly with real reason, as Kairi’s eye really was damaged and they probably just want to take it slowly and carefully. But at the same time, there have been moments when Kairi and Bianca have faced off in the ring that the rhythm just isn’t there, so this could’ve also been an audible called so we could get such an awesome match, not an awkward one. StrongEST Duo VS DMG CTRL for the titles surely happens within the next few weeks. They again might add it to the go-home episode of Raw to really build up that night.
Good video promos from The Wyatt Sick6 and Team American Made. I suppose those teams are going to move on since they had the awesome Mixed Street Fight last week. Not sure what feuds come next, but there was also the Easter egg of the Wyatt symbol on SmackDown last Friday. Do they go there to punish someone for the wrongs of their past? And good promo with The Miz and Braun Strowman ahead of what ended up not being a match at all between Braun and Bronson. Honestly, that whole brawl was incredible, best stuff of the whole night just on the pure thrill ride of them smashing stuff apart. They should definitely do something like a “Last Monster Standing” match to settle this, with the winner (Bronson, I would think) set up as contender to a title.
And that brings us to all the great story mingling tonight. The one promo of Jey, Rhea, Priest and Woods helped set the table for it, where they were all trying to be respectful of boundaries. But then clever use of the beef LWO has with Judgment Day to “screw up” the tag title match. That loss for New Day also feeds the story as built up in their feud with Kross, and it was only right that they bring up Big E’s absence. If Big E can get on TV, it would really add to this story. Not sure it’ll stop the implosion of New Day, but it is a story beat we need to see.
Kudos to Finn and Judgment Day wearing the Street Trash merch, still trying to get that going. WWE really should’ve made that shirt sooner, as in when Priest was still in the group and Gunther called him that, but better late than never. Good promo from Jey and Bron Breakker to add hype to the Intercontinental Championship match, and good promo of Jey and Dragunov, showing that there’s at least one more ally for fighting Judgment Day. Good promos from Finn with Rhea and Jey, as well as Liv with Priest. Finn and Liv are the real masterminds of this Street Trash Judgment Day, but it was also good that only Finn’s digs were doing damage.
And of course, great main event of Priest VS Dom, thought it was of course more like Priest VS Street Trash Judgment Day. Great stuff with Rhea tackling Liv over the desk, and of course Priest got the win. Likewise, Judgment Day of course had to jump Priest & Rhea as sore losers. That cued up Jey, only for Bron to take him out. The math on Bron VS Jey is muddied a bit now, but I think a lot of fans would love to see Jey finally have his singles title moment. In fact, it’d be great for it to happen on Raw instead of a PLE because it’d be a sign that we can expect surprises on TV again. As for the Terror Twins, I stand by what I said last week where there has to be a trade. If Rhea wins against Liv, Finn probably cheats Priest, extending that feud a bit longer.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Rockin’ around the Christmas Collision!
The Continental Classic continues on Christmas Collision, with crucial points on the line this close to AEW Worlds End! Who will finally take the lead in Gold League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet; Ricochet wins.
- Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford; Kris wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia; Garcia wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos; wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Continental Classic Gold League standings!
Claudio Castagnoli: 2-1, 6 points
Will Ospreay: 2-1, 6 points
Ricochet: 2-1, 6 points
Darby Allin: 2-1, 6 points
Brody King: 2-2, 6 points
Komander: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Here are the current Continental Classic Blue League standings!
Kyle Fletcher: 3-1, 9 points
Kazuchika Okada: 2-1-1, 7 points
Mark Briscoe: 2-2, 6 points
Shelton Benjamin: 2-1, 6 points
Daniel Garcia: 1-1-1, 4 points
The Beast Mortos: 0-4, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
Ian Riccaboni is in the ring.
He has Big Boom AJ & Big Justice with him in the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they’re ready to bring the BOOM~! They’re ready to watch the action tonight, and even the final face-to-face of MJF and Adam Cole. AJ says if MJF is gonna bring the doom, then you know he and Big Justice will bring the BOOM~! But tonight, their guy, Adam Cole will bring the BOOM~ too! And of course we have big Continental Classic action! Daniel Garcia VS Shelton Benjamin in a critical showdown, and while Shelton is tough, Garcia is going to bring the BOOM~! Plus, Mark Briscoe battles The Beast Mortos! The Chicken is their guy, time to bring the BOOM~!
In Gold League, we have Darby Allin VS Claudio Castagnoli, and the Swiss Superman is a DOOM~! Let’s go, Darby, bring that BOOM~! And then a match everyone wants to see, the fireworks rematch of Will Ospreay VS Ricochet! If you’re a fan of high-flying wrestling, this is the right night to be right here in AEW! Ricochet and their guy, Ospreay, will bring the BOOM~! But speaking of, that match is up first! The Aerial Assassin joins AJ & Big Justice in giving a BOOM~, but will Ricochet make sure tonight is #OuttaThisWorld?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Will Ospreay VS Ricochet!
Wait, are the fans throwing white streamers or is that… No, yeah, it’s toilet paper! Ospreay laughs at the fans basically calling Ricochet crap. Ricochet throws the toilet paper back! The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans fire up for Ospreay as he and Ricochet circle. The fans also sing, “F HIM UP, OSPREAY, F HIM UP!” Ricochet shrugs that off, he and Ospreay tie up, and then Ricochet rolls. Ospreay shoots in, waistlocks, but Ricochet switches. They go around, Ricochet gator rolls with Ospreay, then floats to a headlock. Ricochet wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks again. Ospreay powers up and out, Ricochet runs him over, but Ospreay kips up!
The fans cheer and Ospreay smiles as he and Ricochet reset. They tie up, go around, and Ricochet wrenches to a wristlock. Ospreay rolls, wrenches and wristlocks, but Ricochet spins and wrenches to hammerlock. Ospreay reaches back, headlocks and hits a takeover. Ricochet rolls to a cover, TWO! Ospreay holds onto the headlock but Ricochet powers up and out. Ospreay runs Ricochet over, Ricochet bails out, and then Ospreay handsprings to fake Ricochet out! The fans cheer as Ospreay superhero lands out, and Ricochet is annoyed. Ospreay holds ropes open for Ricochet, but Ricochet goes around the way to step in on his own.
The fans boo Ricochet being a bad sport but Ricochet ignores that. Ospreay and Ricochet knuckle lock, then Ricochet kicks low! And CHOPS! Ricochet whips, Ospreay reverses, but Ricochet rolls off Ospreay’s back! Things keep moving, Ospreay avoids the handspring to then duck ‘n’ dodges and RANA! But Ricochet handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Ospreay arm-drags Ricochet down! The fans cheer while Ricochet endures the grind. Ricochet fights up and puts Ospreay on ropes. The ref counts, Ricochet and Ospreay slowly let g o, and Ricochet SLAPS Ospreay! Ospreay CHOPS Ricochet!
Ospreay takes a swing, Ricochet ducks under to roll back and RANA! But now Ospreay handsprings through! Ricochet dodges to waistlock but Ospreay bucks the O’Conner. Ricochet arm-drags Ospreay down, but Ospreay headscissors back! Ricochet pops free but Ospreay arm-drags! Ricochet headscissors, Ospreay pops free, and Ospreay handsprings, but Ricochet catches him! Ricochet then THROWS Ospreay into the Tree of Woe, and Ospreay falls down! The fans boo while Ospreay bails out, but Ricochet FOSBURY FLOPS! The fans boo but Ricochet takes the toilet paper to wipe himself, then he SMOTHERS Ospreay with it!
The fans boo that literally disgusting act of disrespect, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet taunts the fans, then drags Ospreay up. Ricochet puts Ospreay in, soaks up more heat, then KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Ricochet swaggers to taunt the fans more, then he goes back to Ospreay. Cover, ONE!! Another cover, TWO! Ricochet taunts the fans more, then goes back for Ospreay. Ricochet stands Ospreay up to CHOP, and Ospreay goes to a corner. Ricochet RAMS into Ospreay, RAMS him again, then snapmares to UPPERCUT in the back! Cover, TWO! Ospreay stays in this but Ricochet drags him into a motorcycle stretch. Ospreay endures while Ricochet digs a knee into the back. Ospreay fights up, fights with elbows, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Ospreay is down in a daze but Ricochet has to shake out the stars in his own head. Ricochet covers, ONE! Ospreay then uses that one to flip off Ricochet. Ricochet RAMS Ospreay in the back! Ricochet then clamps on with a chinlock, and he digs his knee into Ospreay’s back. Ospreay endures, even as Ricochet JAMS Ospreay. Collision returns to single picture as the fans rally for Ospreay again. Ospreay fires up, fires hands, but Ricochet RAMS him into a corner. Ricochet runs up, RAMS into Ospreay, then goes to the apron. Ospreay takes a swing but Ricochet dodges and gets around him to GERMAN SUPLEX! Ospreay lands out!
Ospreay runs, handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay goes to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to PIP PIP CHEERIO! Down goes Ricochet, Ospreay covers, TWO! Ospreay stays focused and the fans rally up. Ospreay drags Ricochet up, CHOPS him, then CHOPS him again! Ricochet staggers, Ospreay runs, but Ricochet TIGER WALL KICKS! Forearm, SOBAT, and Ricochet runs, but into a POP-UP, and STYLES- NO, Ricochet sits up, slips free, and he underhooks Ospreay for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Ricochet goes up.
Ricochet has to double clutch, the fans let him hear it, but Ricochet still MOONSAULTS! Ricochet lands out as Ospreay moves, and Ospreay runs up, but into an ELBOW! Ricochet handsprings, but into a pop-up, Electric Chair, spin around, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet survives and Ospreay is surprised. Ospreay pulls on the elbow pad and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Ospreay aims, but Ricochet bails out! The fans boo but Ospreay storms after Ricochet. They’re both on the apron and Ospreay goes up a corner. Ricochet anchors Ospreay first! Then Ricochet has the Electric Chair Lift!
Ospreay fights free, fights off a nelson, then he KICKS Ricochet! Ospreay runs, but into a pop-up APRON DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! The fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Ricochet adds a SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Ricochet puts Ospreay in, then springboards to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives, but then Ricochet AX KICKS! Dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, VERTIGO! Cover, TWO!? Ospreay survives and Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet snarls and he aims from a corner. The fans rally for Ospreay but Ricochet loads up. SPIRIT- NO, Ospreay ducks under! Ospreay gets up, Ricochet blocks a kick!
Ricochet V-TRIGGERS, then he reels Ospreay in! But Ospreay fights out of the bomb, but then Ricochet returns the favor! Ricochet suplexes, into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ospreay springboards for the OSC- CUTTER FROM RICOCHET!! Ricochet hurries to get Ospreay up, powerbomb into fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! SPIRIT- HIDDEN BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ospreay and Ricochet both slowly sit up and the fans rally as hard as ever. Ricochet and Ospreay stare down, talk a bit of trash, then stand up. Ospreay draws a line in the sand and dares Ricochet to step up.
Ricochet steps right up, they stand toe to toe, literally! They start firing forearms! The fans cheer Ospreay, boo Ricochet, and Ricochet wobbles! But then Ricochet comes back with forearm after forearm! Ospreay wobbles, but he grins as he rises and roars! Ospreay fires a flurry on Ricochet, then ROCKS him! Ricochet flops over, Ospreay hauls him up! But Ricochet grabs at the ref! Ospreay kicks Ricochet’s arm away, but then Ricochet RAMS Ospreay into the ref! The fans boo but then Ricochet hurries to HOOK KICK! And VERTI- NO, Ospreay slips free to underhook! STORM BREAKER! Cover, but the ref is down!
The fans count, Ospreay would’ve won twice over! Ospreay calls to the ref, the ref sputters around, and Ospreay goes up. But then Ricochet kicks the ref into ropes! Ospreay gets tripped up and the fans boo more! Ospreay is confused as to what happened, but SPIRIT GUN hits the mark!! Cover, RICOCHET WINS!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Ospreay earns 0)
The One & Only got away with murder, but there’s nothing that can be done now! Ricochet has NINE points, will he be headed to Worlds End?
Adam Cole heads to the ring!
The fans cheer as the Panama City Playboy returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and yes, they join in for the “BOOM~!” and the “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY~!” Cole grabs a mic, but he keeps his eyes on the ramp. That’s because we all know who’s next. MJF makes his entrance, but with a handful of security guards in front of him first. And not even AEW security, that’s his own personal security. MJF grabs a mic and has them cut his music. The fans boo but MJF tells them, “If I wanted your help, I’d ask for it. Sit down and shut up.” The fans tell MJF to STFU, but MJF shrugs that off.
MJF tells Cole that MJF is frustrated. It’s because for the past few months, MJF has had to listen to Cole say MJF is Cole’s biggest enemy! If memory serves, and MJF’s memory always does because unlike the fans here, he isn’t a complete moron… Didn’t Cole turn on MJF? But then does Cole realize he has bigger enemies out there? Like spray tan, cracks in the floor, gusts of win, and maybe… a cavity. Because last MJF heard, Cole’s dentist isn’t seeing him anymore. Cole was already staring daggers into MJF, but now he’s pissed. MJF has Cole calm down, and he tells the fans to shut up so he can shoot straight.
When MJF was the longest-reigning and greatest AEW World Champion of all time, Cole was nothing more than MJF’s cute little sidekick. That ate Cole up inside. Cole wanted to be MJF. Cole wanted #TripleB. But the sad truth is, Cole had many opportunities to win the title before MJF got anywhere near it. It’s almost like when it comes to Cole being elite enough to become world champion, just like his “s*itty little ankle,” Cole blows it. MJF laughs at his own joke, and then tells the fans he is talking, it is not that complicated. But this is why MJF doesn’t buy the hogwash that Cole turned on MJF because MJF would turn on Cole first.
Cole turned because he, like all these shmucks, is jealous of MJF. And who can blame Cole? MJF is rich, handsome, funny, entertaining, and then look at Cole. For crying out loud, Cole used to be ADAM COLE BAYBAY. Now, he’s just a crack baby! Cole asks if MJF is done. Was that the last line? Because it felt like MJF practiced that for two weeks in front of a mirror. But MJF killed it, really. Cole could come back with childish comments to hurt MJF’s feelings, but he won’t. Cole could mention MJF has had two surgeries on that fake head of hair of his while only in his 20s, which is hilarious, but he won’t.
Cole could talk about how MJF pulled some strings to get his girlfriend hired, like the real politician he is, but Cole won’t go there. Cole could talk about how every single time MJF enters a room, everyone waits for him to leave because he is loud, obnoxious and annoying as hell. But Cole won’t go there. Because Cole is not like MJF. They are nothing alike. That is why the friendship was ruined. Because, MJF, the truth is you say Cole is a failure, but in virtually every wrestling company Cole has worked for, he is the longest-reigning champion in so many!
In this very building, Cole bled BUCKETS against Kyle O’Reilly, wanting to prove he was one of the best in the world, and that is exactly what he did! Does Cole have regrets? Sure. Are there things Cole wishes he could take back? Absolutely. But Cole does NOT regret turning on MJF. The only reason it drives MJF insane is because Cole beat MJF to it. That’s MJF 101: Get close to someone, then turn on them. It’s what MJF does. Cole just did it better than MJF, and MJF knows it.
But Cole has been thinking, trying to understand what’s going on in MJF’s head, and he finally figured it out. MJF is terrified of having anyone close to him, because he feels it is a weakness. That hit a chord? Because not only does MJF act like a child, he thinks like a child! MJF knows in his heart that he was going to be the one to turn on Cole first! DAMN RIGHT HE WAS!!! MJF realizes he let the cat out of the bag. MJF says congrats, Cole, he solved the mystery! A regular Scooby-Doo! Great job, Adam.
But you want the truth? Here it is. The fact of the matter is, last year at Worlds End, MJF had every intention on stabbing Cole in the back that night. Cole just got lucky. When #BetterThanYouBaybay started, MJF didn’t give a damn about Cole. Cole was nothing more than a pawn. But MJF will admit, he did eventually start to care. For the first time in MJF’s life, he cared about someone else. Fans mockingly go, “Aww…” But MJF says that is just when Cole became a liability. And since Cole’s “a fragile little freak,” him jumping off that ramp and exploding his ankle made him a distraction!
Distractions, liabilities, emotions, there are no room for those when all you should be concerned with is maintaining the world championship! But Cole doesn’t get it, does he? Last year was a fluke. Cole ain’t the Devil, he just beat the Devil to it. But this year, Worlds End, December 28th, the same show where Cole tried to end MJF’s world, MJF ENDS Cole!! MJF throws down the mic and the fans are torn. Cole smirks and says MJF ends things then? Well, how about Cole ends this? COLE DECKS MJF! The guards rush in, but Cole fights them off! MJF sends more but Cole SUPERKICSK! And SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS!
But then MJF LOW BLOWS Cole! MJF tells the fans to shut up! MJF takes out the Dynamite Diamond Ring! But then The Kingdom rushes out here! MJF runs away from Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, but he vows this ends at Worlds End. We have one week left, is that the last week Cole has in AEW? Or will MJF finally lose the one thing he has left in that diamond ring?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with the #BornAgainKristen and brings up her trying to make amends with Willow Nightingale last night, as well as making the save when Harley Cameron & Penelope Ford were beating Willow up. Kris says what she and Willow have to discuss is between them. But as far as her and Penelope go, they’ve got a lot of history, and if Ford wants a fight, Kris will give her a fight. Then speaking of history, Kris still has her eyes set on the TBS Championship, can she tells us more on that?
Kris says she looked back on 2024 and she had a downward spiral that started with losing that title. Maybe if she wins it back, Kris will right her wrongs. On that note, Mercedes Mone, you don’t have an opponent for Worlds End so here Kris is. Let her know when you’re ready for round two. Kris heads out, will she prove to everyone that she is still the Galaxy’s Greatest?
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
AEW returns and Lexy is now with Freshly Squeezed. In exactly one week, he will compete against three other men for the AEW World Championship. There are a lot of combustible elements at play, and Cassidy says yeah, we saw that on Dynamite. Jay White, Hangman Page and Cassidy can’t exactly have a conversation. So really, Cassidy wants them to listen. “Between now and Worlds End, Jon Moxley can run and hide. He can hide behind his goons, he can run away in a pickup truck. But when that bell rings in seven days, he has nowhere to go. He will be in the ring with us. Us three. And you both know that we need to remove Jon Moxley from the equation.
“We can. We’ve done it. And after that, us three, we can fight for the AEW World Championship and one of us will become the AEW World Champion. Just something to think about. See you guys on Dynamite.” Cassidy is ready to remove the Maniac from the throne, but will the Switchblade and Cowboy listen to reason?
Kris Statlander VS Penelope Ford!
As Kris just said, she’s calling out The CEO in hopes of one more TBS Championship match. But will the Superbad Girl be more like the Grinch for Kris this Christmas?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Kris circles with Ford. They tie up, Kris powers Ford to a corner, then throws Ford back into the corner! The ref counts, Kris lets off, but Ford shoves her! Kris ROCKS Ford, TOSSES her, then runs up on her. Kris whips, drops down, then hurdles over. Kris CLOBBERS Ford and the fans fire up as she flexes. Kris drags Ford up, reels her in, and suplexes, and she holds Ford up! The fans cheer and Kris goes all the way to TEN, but Ford slips into a SLEEPER! Kris pries the hold open and she brings Ford around for another suplex! The fans fire up as Kris holds Ford up for five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Kris drags Ford up, whips her to the corner, but Ford goes up, only for Kris to Electric Chair Lift! Kris climbs, Ford fights with fists, and she shoves Kris down! Ford steadies herself, then hits a FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford is frustrated but she storms up on Kris. Ford bumps Kris off buckles but the fans rally behind Kris. Ford stomps a mudhole, but she lets off as the ref counts. Kris goes to the apron, but Ford jumps up to drop KNEES on her! The fans boo but Ford soaks up the heat, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ford brings Kris around to THROW her into railing! Ford soaks up more heat, then drags Kris up and RAMS her into the apron! Ford refreshes the count, then stalks Kris around the way. Ford whips Kris into the steel steps! Kris falls over in a heap but Ford drags her up into the ring. Ford covers, TWO! Kris stays in this but Ford kicks her around. Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes, thrashes around, but lets off as the ref counts. Ford drags Kris up and whips her to ropes, then LARIATS as Collision goes to break.
Christmas Collision returns and Ford CHOKES Kris on the ropes again! The ref counts, Ford lets off and Kris sputters to the apron. Ford runs and goes up, up, and KNEE DROPS on only apron! Kris then SHOTGUNS Ford off the apron! The fans fire up and Kris brings Ford up, to THROW into railing! Kris puts Ford in the ring, the fans fire up, but Ford kicks low. Ford reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ford flounders to a corner but Kris has the fans rallying behind her. Kris runs up to UPPERCUT! Kris goes side to side but Ford dodges the knee! Ford hits a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!
Ford wasn’t quite perfect there but she watches Kris go to a corner. Ford runs corner to corner, handsprings, but Kris catches her! The fans fire up as Kris GERMAN SUPELXES, but Ford lands out! but Kris goes Matrix to dodge! So does Ford! STUNNER! Ford runs, Kris does her best to follow, but Ford hops up for a POISON-RANA! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and the fans fire up! Ford is beside herself, but she drags Kris to a drop zone. Ford goes up top, and MOONSAULTS BUT FLOPS as Kris moves! Kris hurries to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! And then GERMAN SUPLEX again! The fans fire up as Kris scoops to tuck Ford in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Cover, Kris wins!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
Ford gave Kris quite the fight, but Kris came out on top! Wait, here comes Mone! Kris did call the CEO out, so Santa Mone says, “Ho, ho, ho ho ho! New York Citaaaay~! Please say hello to your C E O! Kris, after the year I’ve been having, I was planning on taking Worlds End off. I was planning on going to the Ritz in Boston.” The fans boo Boston, but Mone says since it’s the holidays, Mone feels like being nice. She already beat Kris once anyway, so she’ll just beat her twice! At Worlds End, you see that money changes everything, because Mone is the greatest TBS Champion of all time!
The challenge has been accepted, and Mone is looking to be busy before the New Year. Will Kris make her regret it?
Big Boom AJ & Big Justice return to the ring.
They’re getting Christmas Collision ready to bring the BOOM, but out comes Chris Jericho, who is still ROH World Champion after overcoming Matt Cardona last night at Final Battle. And he has Bryan Keith & “Big Bill” Morrissey with him as he asks if AJ has a permit for being here tonight. Did they talk with Mayor DeBlasio? Because they certainly didn’t run this past Jericho. Do they know who he is? Big Justice says yeah, he knows! “You’re a JACKASS!” Jericho is taken aback, but the fans agree with Justice. The Bad Apple says this is why dumbass kids should be sitting and not heard. Jericho says yeah!
And if being a jackass means he’s the King of New York, then Jericho’s the biggest jackass! And besides, Jericho talks for everyone here saying we do not want AJ & Justice here! The fans boo, they disagree with Jericho. But Jericho says they don’t even have Costcos in New York! New Yorkers shop at bodegas. Fans are torn, because they kind of agree. Jericho says his favorite is the Walgreens a few blocks over in Flushing. And speaking of Flushing, that’s where AJ & Justice belong: in the toilet! This is the Hammerstein Ballroom, the House that Jericho built! The fans boo that, it’s the House that Hardcore built.
But Jericho says there’s no time for goofy gimmicks like BOOM~, or bandit masks, or scissoring! Scissor me, Bad Apple~! But then wait! The Acclaimed is here! Well, Anthony Bowens is, at least. Bowens pushes past The Learning Tree and he joins AJ & Justice in the ring. Bowens has the music cut, and he tells Jericho that he doesn’t get why Scissor King is catching strays, but you caught his attention. Jericho is trying to intimidate a man in a walking boot and an 11 year old child while spouting nonsense about being the King of New York. Why doesn’t Jericho do what he has asked so many others in the past: SHUT THE HELL UP!
The fans cheer but Big Bill says, “As the Learning Tree always says, when a man tries to silence another man, he’s probably afraid of the truth.” The fans do cheer Big Bill because he is from New York. Bowens says he has no idea what that means, Bill. But he does know we’re live on TNT, Christmas Collision, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City! So Chris, why not walk your ass to this ring and get it whipped by the Scissor King?! Jericho says if Bowens wants him to do that, then not tonight. Jericho waves bye, but AJ says hold on, listen up. We know Jericho is running scared, but we know at some point, Bowens will get to bring the-
Bowens stops the Boom? Because he wants to scissor! AJ says okay, and they SCISSOR BOOM~! But is that true? Will Anthony Bowens be the one to tear down the Learning Tree and be a champion?
Backstage interview with The Vendetta.
Lexy is now with Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie, and they’ve got a hot streak going. Deonna’s message last week was ominous, but who was it for? Taya says there are so many options. Everyone deserves a slice of The Vendetta. There’s Mercedes, Mariah, Toni Storm, even Lexy could get some, so watch your back. Speaking of Toni, she stumbles in and apologizes for interrupting. She just wants to say hi to everyone, hello. Oh, Deonna, a pleasure. Deonna says she knows who Toni is. R-Really? So cool! Taya says she’ll make a guess: Toni has a tattoo on her leg, a little duck with a knife through it.
Wow, how’d Taya know? Deonna says no no no, she is not doing this again. She does not get what sick crap Toni’s up to, but she is already done with it. So for Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street, Toni VS Taya! Taya says she’ll make Toni forget everything! Toni nervously thanks The Vendetta, and says this is a big opportunity to face someone like Taya. Toni leaves, Deonna and Taya sigh, and Lexy has no idea what to say. Is Toni’s mind unraveling before our eyes? Or is there still a bit of Timeless inside Toni Time?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Shelton Benjamin VS Daniel Garcia!
This showdown was inevitable, but it’s even more fitting after The Standard of Excellence beat up the TNT Champion just because he stood up to the Hurt Syndicate. Will Shelton continue to bring the pain? Or will he not survive Red Death?
The bell rings and Garcia goes right at Shelton! Garcia fires hands but Shelton RAMS him into the corner! Shelton fires hands but Garcia turns things around to fire more shots! The ref counts, Shelton shoves Garcia back, but Garcia runs up to fire hands! Shelton shoves Garcia again, but Garcia gets under the lariat to waistlock. Shelton fights the lift but Garcia shoves him to SLAP! And CHOP! Shelton just grins and he picks Garcia up again! Shelton TOSSES Garcia away and Garcia goes to ropes. Shelton brings Garcia back up, scoops and SLAMS him, then brings him up again. Scoop SLAM! Shelton drags Garcia up and puts him in a corner.
Shelton whips corner to corner hard and Garcia falls! The fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton drags Garcia around, stomps him around, then TOSSES Garcia out hard! Garcia sputters but Shelton storms outside. Shelton brings Garcia up but Garcia fires hands! Shelton RAMS Garcia into the apron, then railing, then back to the apron! And repeat! Garcia falls in a heap and the fans fire up. Shelton grins as he drags Garcia up, to then THROW into steel steps! Shelton leaves Garcia behind and the ring count climbs on Garcia. Garcia drags himself up at 7 but Shelton goes out after him again.
Shelton puts Garcia in the ring, then grabs at him. Garcia grabs ropes but Shelton stomps him. Shelton stands Garcia up to DECK him! The fans cheer but Shelton brings Garcia up again. Garcia fires a forearm, then he CHOPS! Shelton eggs Garcia on, so Garcia CHOPS! Shelton grins, Garcia CHOPS, but Shelton DECKS him again! The fans duel but Shelton whips Garcia to ropes, for a BIG backdrop! Garcia flounders and Collision goes picture in picture.
Shelton stalks Garcia to the ropes, brings him up and around, then puts him on other ropes so he can CHOKE him! The ref counts, Shelton steps off, and Garcia coughs and sputters to a corner. Shelton stalks behind Garcia, stands him up, and winds up to ROCK Garcia! Garcia flounders against ropes then falls to the mat! Shelton stands over Garcia, drags him up and puts him in the corner. Shelton throws hands and Garcia stumbles. Garcia falls, but Shelton stands on him. Shelton stomps Garcia, drags him up, but Garcia fires up! Garcia breaks free to fire CHOPS and forearms on repeat!
Garcia whips, Shelton reverses and Shelton BOOTS Garcia down! Cover, TWO! Shelton is still amused, and he clamps onto Garcia with a chinlock. Garcia endures as Shelton grinds him down, and Garcia fights up, only for Shelton to wrangle him back down! Shelton leans all his weight on the hold and he squeezes tight. Garcia fades but the fans rally, and Garcia gets a second wind! Garcia fights up, Christmas Colilsion returns to siongle cipture, and the fans duel as Garcia fires hands! Garcia runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS SHelton down! The fans fire up and Garcia aims from a corner. Garcia runs up, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans are torn while Shelton storms around. Shelton waits on Garcia, waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX! Garcia flops around but Shelton stalks him to the ropes. Shelton goes to the apron, runs up, but Garcia BOOTS him! Garcia takes a swing, but Shelton waistlocks! Garcia holds ropes to fight off the suplex to the floor! Garcia stands up and elbows Shelton away! Then Garcia LEAPS, but into Shelton’s clinch! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY to the floor! Garcia flounders, fans sing, “We Hurt People!” Shelton runs up but Garcia drop toeholds him into a chair! Shelton sputters and the fans rally up. Garcia makes Shelton take a seat, then rains down fists!
The fans count along and Garcia goes to nine, puts up the dukes, then hits TEN! Garcia gets space, runs back in, and he SHOTGUNS Shelton outta the chair! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes back for Shelton. Garcia drags Shelton up but Shelton pushes him away. Shelton LARIATS Garcia, then rolls into the ring. The ring count starts, the fans help Garcia stand, and the fans fire up! Garcia hurries to the ring, but Shelton BOOTS, only for Garcia to block! DRAGON SCREW! Garcia runs, Shelton gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Even with a bad leg, Shelton has so much strength! Shelton storms up in the corner, but Garcia dodges!
Shelton’s knee hits buckles, and Garcia leg scissor rolls him! Garcia steps through for the DRAGON TAMER!! Shelton endures and the fans fire up! Garcia sits on the hold, but Shelton powers up! Shelton powers out of the hold, has Garcia’s legs, and he turns Garcia over into a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Garcia endures, reaches out, and he army crawls his way forward! But Shelton drags Garcia back! Garcia cradles Shelton! TWO!! Shelton escapes, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shelton SUPERKICKS Garcia! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Shelton covers, TWO!! Garcia barely gets out of that and Shelton is furious!
“This is Awesome!” as Shelton looms over Garcia. Shelton drags Garcia up, but Garcia trips Shelton! Jackknife bridge, GARCIA WINS!!
Winner: Daniel Garcia, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Shelton earns 0)
A Christmas Collision miracle? Who knows! But Garcia is still alive in the C2, but Lashley snatches Garcia into a SLEEPER! The fans boo but MVP hands the pimp cane to Shelton! But here comes Mark Briscoe, and he has a chair! Security wants this to stop before it gets out of hand, and even producers get out here! But wait! Is that Swerve Strickland rushing in from the crowd?! It is! He goes right up top to SUPER SWERVE STOMP the Syndicate and security guards! Garcia gets free of the pile, Mark Briscoe is with him, and now the locker room hurries out here to stop this from getting worse!
The fans chant, “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” and Nana eventually hands the mic to Swerve. “Bobby FREAKIN’ Lashley! Didn’t I say I was gonna get my hands on you by the end of ’24? By the end of 2024, I said I was gonna get my hands on you, and that’s what I did, courtesy of the most dangerous man in AEW. Whose house?!” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Swerve is still aiming for Lashley’s head, will he and Lashley have it out at Worlds End?
AEW Continental Classic, Blue League: Mark Briscoe VS The Beast Mortos!
After getting a couple shockers, The Sussex County Chicken could easily jump up to the front of the block with one more! But will he #ManUp and bring down the menacing minotaur? Or will The Beast be a massive spoiler for Briscoe?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock again. The fans rally and duel while both men fire up. They RAM shoulders, and then fire forearms! The fans fire up as Mark gets the edge, but Mortos swings! Mark dodges to CHOP, then fire forearms! Mark ROCKS Mortos, whips, but Mortos reverses and SPLASHES Mark! Mortos runs but Mark follows to LARIAT! Mark runs, Mortos follows, but Mark dodges to CHOP! And CHOP! And forearm! And Mongolian Chop! Mark fires forearms against the ropes, then roars. Mark runs but Mortos follows to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up, Mortos runs but Mark follows to FOREARM!
Mark runs, Mortos follows, and he slingshots to hook and backslide, TWO! Mark trips Mortos to jackknife, TWO! Mortos gets around, hammerlock and cradle, TWO! Mark slips around to roll Mortos, TWO! Both men stand, both men dodge, and the fans cheer the standoff. The fans cheer “BOTH THESE GUYS! BOTH THESE GUYS!” as they reset. Mark and Mortos run up to RAM shoulders again! And again! Mortos is getting the better of this, and he CLOBBERS Mark! The fans cheer Mortos while Mark goes to ropes. Mortos runs in but Mark TOSSES him up and out! Mortos clutches a leg, stands up, but Mark runs!
Mortos slides in, dodges, and he SPEARS Mark! The fans fire up and Mortos roars while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mark rolls to a corner while Mortos headbutts buckles. Mortos then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK Mark! Mark sputters, Mortos drags him to a cover, TWO! Mark stays in this but Mortos drags him into a chinlock. Mark endures, even as Mortos leans on the hold. Mark fights up as the fans rally, and Mark fires body shots. Mortos THROWS Mark down! Mortos then CRANKS Mark’s neck, then KICKS him in the chest! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and he goes to ropes. Mortos storms up but Mark CHOPS! Mortos SMACKS Mark and Mark falls into a corner. Mortos stomps Mark, then digs his boots in!
The ref reprimands and counts, Mortos steps off, then Mortos snapmares Mark so he can step on Mark’s face! Then NECK TWIST! Cover, TWO! Mark stays in this and he goes back to ropes. Mortos waits on Mark to stand, then SMACKS him down! Mark dangles out of the ring in the ropes, but Mortos goes after a leg while Collision goes to break.
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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