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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (9/20/24)
YEAH!
Whose game is it?
While Bayley & Naomi take on Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton, LA Knight defends his WWE United States Championship against Andrade El Idolo!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Andrade; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Giovanni Vinci VS Apollo Crews; Apollo wins.
- High Stakes Tornado Tag Match: Bayley & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton; Bayley & Naomi win and…?
- Six Man Tag: Kevin Owens &
DIYThe Street Profits VS The Bloodline; Kevin & The Profits win, by disqualification.
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The Bloodline arrives.
They go through the metal detectors, but obviously it goes off for Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa given they’re carrying the WWE Tag Team Championships. Security asks to pat them down but the Guerrillas of Destiny refuse that. Jacob Fatu walks in, he also sets the detectors off, but he HEADBUTTS and SUPERKICKS security out of his way! The Samoan Werewolf asks if anyone else wants a pat down. That’d be no thank you. Will Fatu, Tama & Loa tear into more than just security guards tonight?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Andrade!
The Mega Star’s “Hit It & Quit It” tour has come to the capital of California, ready to defend his title again! Will LA win this for Sacramento, CA? Or will the title soon belong to El Idolo?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who has gold in the Golden State!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as the two circle. Andrade offers a handshake, the fans rally for Knight, and Knight takes the handshake. They circle, tie up, and Knight wrenches to a wristlock, only for Andrade to trip him. Andrade steps through, Knight cradle counters! TWO, Andrade kicks low, but Knight fights the underhooks! Andrade avoids the cravat and bails out, Knight says it was that close. The fans applaud, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Andrade breaks free of a wristlock to CHOP! Knight CHOPS back! Knight whips, Andrade KICKS the backdrop away! Then CHOPS again! And again! And again! Knight blocks one to ROCK Andrade again and again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Then a CHOP! Andrade kicks low, then puts Knight in a corner. Andrade CHOPS, then whips corner to corner. Knight reverses, Andrade goes up and out! Andrade ROCKS Knight, goes up a corner, then leaps to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this and the fans rally up. Andrade keeps cool, brings Knight into a chinlock, and the fans rally again.
Knight fights up, Andrade shifts to a headlock, but Knight powers up and out. Andrade runs Knight over, things keep moving, and Knight UPPERCUTS Andrade down! The fans fire up while Knight catches his breath. Andrade bails out, checks his teeth, then he drags Knight out! Knight fires hands but so does Andrade! Andrade then kicks low, brings Knight over, but Knight blocks the bump off the desk! Knight SMACKS Andrade off the desk! And again! And again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ring count climbs but Knight winds up to SMACK Andrade off the desk again! Knight puts Andrade in, then takes aim.
The fans rally, Knight slingshots, BIG shoulder tackle! Cover, TWO! Andrade stays in this but Knight stays on him. Knight brings Andrade up to RAM him into a corner! The fans rally as Knight RAMS Andrade again. Knight whips corner to corner, runs up, but Andrade puts him on the apron. Andrade ROCKS Knight, goes out to join him, but Knight fires body shots! Knight torture racks! But Andrade fights with elbows! Andrade is free, and he POSTS Knight! Knight falls to the floor and Andrade climbs up! The fans fire up as Andrade aims, to ARIHARA MONSAULT! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again!
Andrade and Knight sputter on the floor, right next to the belt on its podium, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Knight and Andrade slowly sit up, and Andrade stands to roll into the ring. Andrade then goes back out, points to the belt, and fetches Knight. Andrade RAMS Knight into the barriers, then puts him in the ring. Andrade covers, ONE!! Knight is tougher than even all that, but Andrade stalks him to a corner. Andrade stomps Knight again and again, then puts him in the drop zone. Andrade tries to position Knight just right, and gets caught into a cradle! TWO!! Andrade KICKS Knight low! And CHOPS him into the corner! Andrade wrenches, reels Knight in, and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and Andrade is frustrated.
Andrade clamps on with another chinlock, and he squeezes tight on the hold. Knight endures, fights up, and he fires body shots! Knight is free to run, but he runs into a kitchen sink knee! Cover, TWO! Andrade keeps cool as he stalks Knight back to the corner. Knight stands up but Andrade pie faces him. Andrade talks trash, pie faces Knight more, then throws haymakers! Andrade stomps a mudhole in, the ref counts, and Andrade stops. Knight comes back with haymakers! Knight spins to DISCUS LARIAT! Then Knight drags Andrade back up, for a BIG back suplex! But Andrade lands out! Andrade wrenches Knight, CHOPS him, and SmackDown returns to single picture.
Andrade whips, Knight reverses, but Andrade FLYING FOREARMS! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Knight goes to a corner, but Andrade kips up! The fans fire up and Andrade storms over to Knight. Andrade stomps a mudhole into Knight, then goes corner to corner! CIENÂ BUCKLES as Knight moves! DDT! Cover, TWO! Andrade survives and Knight is frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Knight stomps a mudhole now, “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight lets off as the ref counts, runs corner to corner, and he KNEES Andrade in the face! The fans fire up again, and Knight whips Andrade back into the corner! JUMP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up again as Andrade stays in this. Knight drags Andrade up, “This is Awesome!’ as Knight puts Andrade on the very top. Knight climbs up behind him, but Andrade CLUBS away with elbows! Then he ELBOWS Knight off the corner! Andrade sees Knight is in the drop zone, and he smiles as he stands up! MOONSAULTÂ DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives but Andrade feels how close he was! Andrade sees Knight go to the corner, he pounds the mat, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner now, CIEN SHADOWS!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives but Andrade stays close. Andrade reels Knight in, but Knight suplexes first!
Andrade slips free, and JAWBREAKESR! Knight staggers, Andrade runs, but into a scoop! Knight powers up to POWERSLAM! The fans are thunderous as Knight goes up! They spell it out with him, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!!” JUMPING MACHO ELBOW! But that’s not all! Cravat and- NO, Andrade rolls Knight up! TWO!!! Knight escapes, but the boot feint ELBOW hits!! Cover, TWO!!! Knight survives again, and yet Andrade grins! Andrade is enjoying this like the fans are! Andrade drags Knight up and to the corner, then he goes up top! Andrade drags Knight up to join him, but Knight fires hands! Andrade HEADBUTTS Knight!
Knight staggers back, Andrade adjusts, but Knight JUMPS right up! Knight wobbles, Andrade ROCKS him, then leaps! But Knight avoids the missile dropkick!! Knight hurries to cravat, B F T!! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (still WWE United States Champion)
YEAH!! The Mega Star holds onto the belt, even with how hard El Idolo hit him! Knight shows Andrade respect, offers a fist bump, but Andrade insists on a handshake. The handshake is accepted, and Andrade heads out. But will we see these two run it back one day?
Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton talk backstage.
The Queen of the Ring listens to Tiff go on and on about getting ready for the day. Tiff says she was in the nail salon, bragging to everyone how she and Nia are gonna beat the brakes off of Bayley & Naomi. It will feel so good to send one of them packing and never see them on SmackDown again! Nia says, “You go girl. Oh, and Tiffy, don’t forget. Bayley and Naomi are coming after my title, so if you lose tonight, it might be a good idea if you leave SmackDown. Tootles.” The Irresistible WWE Women’s Champion gives Miss Money in the Bank a fair warning, will Tiffy make sure she doesn’t mess things up for them?
Andrade returns backstage.
But waiting there with a grin is Carmelo Hayes. He asks what was that. Melo hasn’t seen someone choke like that since the Kings faced the Lakers. And it couldn’t have been H1M. But hey, put the fries in the bag, bruh, and watch Melo- Andrade pie faces him! They brawl, and Andrade throws Melo into a road case! Now security and refs rush in but the brawling keeps going! Andrade THRWOS Melo down, bumps into a cameraman, but Melo is back up! The refs get them to separate, will we end up needing to see “game six” from these two after all?
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns met in Atlanta.
Bad Blood isn’t for a few more weeks, but the American Nightmare and the #OTC wanted to meet face to face, one to one, on hallowed ground that they have in common: Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium. Cody being a Georgia boy and Roman being a former Yellow Jacket, it all lines up perfectly. Both men go to the 50 yard line, the Undisputed WWE Championship on Cody’s shoulder. Roman speaks first. “Do you see the ground you stand on? Everything you put your eyes on in here… It’s mine. Years ago, I shed blood, sweat and tears on this field. Many times. So that means this is my field. And if this is my field, that means this is my stadium. And if this is my stadium, you better believe this is my city. What have you down for my city?”
Cody takes a moment and sees Roman’s seven cars. Subtle. “Your stadium? You know what’s on the other side of this stadium? Right over there.” No, what? Tech Wood Studios. Down the street, Center Stage. Just that way. It’s what used to be The Omni is now State Farm Arena. “Multiple generations of my family have bled for this city, and in this city. You played football here. Thank you. And then you went back to the beach. This is your field, but this is my home.” Roman says that’s very good. This is Cody’s home. But why not cut to the chase? Enough history lessons, let’s get to the facts.
Cody signed himself into a lose-lose situation. He has everything to lose, and he is dealing with people who have nothing to lose. Take Roman for example. They took Jimmy from him. They took The Wiseman from him. They took The Bloodline, and they took the ula fala. Roman has nothing to lose. For the first time in a long time, there is no weight on his shoulders, it is all on Cody. Roman is a man with no country. Cody says Roman’s acting like this is supposed to surprise Cody. Cody told Roman before WrestleMania the first go around, Roman would be standing like he is now: a chief without a tribe.
Cody says yes, they took Jimmy, and they took Paul Heyman, and they took the ula fala. But they think Roman’s got nothing to lose? Because Cody says he sees that and raises Roman another. Take a look around the WWE, and a good, hard look. “We’ve already got a Tribal Chief. It’s not you. And we have a WWE Champion that’s not you. So if you can’t even beat your own Bloodline, who’s standing here right now? I’ll tell you who. It’s not the biggest box office attraction in the history of WWE. It’s not that guaranteed WrestleMania main eventer, no. It’s the guy they used to call…Â Roman… Reigns.”
Roman asks what Cody wants. Just tell him what you want. What does Cody want? Cody wants Roman’s word. Cody wants Roman’s word that he will have Cody’s back so that he can have Roman’s. Roman says he gives Cody his word. He will have Cody’s back. But just understand this: When it’s all done, Roman will take back what’s his. Both men go to leave, but they end up walking into each other. Cody says it’s not Roman’s to take. Roman says Cody’s in his way. Cody steps back, but Roman says Cody is still in his way…Â in life. The OTC goes back to his convoy, and Cody watches him go. Will these two be able to work together long enough to tear down Solo Sikoa?
Kevin Owens watches all this.
And he isn’t sure what to make of it. Byron Saxton walks over to talk with Kevin. We all know the extensive history between Kevin and both men, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns. After that face-off we just saw, what are his thoughts? Kevin takes a moment, but then just leaves. As if Kevin wasn’t conflicted on this journey alongside Cody, is this only making that internal struggle harder?
Giovanni Vinci VS Apollo Crews!
The Pride of Italy was perhaps taking his in-ring return far too lightly. Not only was he not listening to the ref, he got caught by a simple roll-up! Will it be #VeniVidiVinci for real now? Or will he end up on Crews Control two weeks in a row?
As Vinci goes to the ring, he is already out of his luxury tracksuit, and he is already laser focused on Apollo. The bell rings and the two tie up. Vinci knees low, CLUBS Apollo, then fires haymakers in the corner! The ref counts, but he has to pull Vinci away from Crews. Vinci storms back up, CHOPS and UPPERCUTS on repeat, but lets off as the ref counts. Apollo CHOPS back! And ROCKS Vinci with forearms! Vinci throat chops! Vinci kicks low, whips Apollo to a corner, then runs up. Vinci blocks the boot, and he short arm LARIATS! Vinci snarls, drags Apollo from ropes, and he rains down fists! The fans boo but Vinci lets off to stomp Apollo.
Vinci drags Apollo up, scoops and SLAMS him into ropes! Then Vinci scoops and SLAMS Apollo into ropes again! The ref wants to check Apollo but Vinci scoops and SLAMS Apollo again! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Vinci drags Apollo up. Vinci hoists Apollo up, but Apollo sunset flips, and high stacks! APOLLO WINS!!
Winner: Apollo Crews, by pinfall
Well, Vinci can’t make an excuse this time. But then he is a sore loser and BOOTS Apollo down! The fans boo but Vinci sends Apollo into barriers! Vinci puts Apollo in, storms up on Apollo, and reels him in for a suplex! BRAINBUSTER! The fans boo but Vinci tells Apollo not to disrespect him! Vinci may not have had vittoria tonight, but will he make an impact on the roster one way or another?
Backstage interview with Kevin Owens.
Byron apologizes for finding him again, but is he more comfortable to talk about Cody and Roma now? Kevin says y’know what? No offense, Byron, but if Kevin’s gonna talk about it, he might as well do it out there. Kevin heads for gorilla, what will The Prizefighter have to say about Cody’s truce with the OTC?
SmackDown returns as Kevin Owens heads to the ring!
Sacramento cheers as KO makes his entrance. Kevin high-fives some front row fans, then grabs a mic as he enters the ring. The fans cheer more, and Kevin thanks them for that. “Now, um… Obviously, Byron asking me twice in the span of 10 minutes make this pretty obvious, but I’m already aware that a lot of people are wondering what I think about this situation with Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, and what… What Cody agreeing to team with Roman, how that makes me feel after everything that’s happened over the last several years. And um… Y’know, I gotta be honest.” WAIT. Here comes The Bloodline!
Tama, Loa & Fatu are here, and Tama already has a mic. The Right Hand Man hushes everyone, but the fans boo him back. Tama says, “Hey! You better let The Right Hand Man speak! Shh…! Last week, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes embarrassed our Tribal Chief! Big, big, big, big mistake! They’re gonna get what’s coming to them at Bad Blood. But YOU, Kevin Owens! Tonight, you’re gonna get what you got coming. By orders of the REAL Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa!” The fans boo more and Kevin says before Tama talks again, because surely no one has ever wanted to hear Tama talk… We all know how this goes, so just get up here so he can punch you in your stupid faces.
The Bloodline runs up, Kevin DECKS Tama! And he BOOTS Loa! Fatu stares Kevin down and the fans fire up! Kevin dares the Werewolf to bring it, so he does! But then Tama & Loa get back up and they’re all mugging Kevin! But wait! Here comes DIY! Gargano & Ciampa also have beef with The Bloodline, and now it’s a fair 3v3! Kevin DUMPS Fatu, Gargano SUPERKICKS Loa, and Ciampa catches Tama! Ripcord, into the SHATTER MACHINE!! The Bloodline regroups, the fans fire up, and here comes Aldis with a lot of security! But The Bloodline is just tearing up the ringside area! Kevin looks to Aldis, Aldis steps in, even as fans shout, “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!”
Aldis says hey, he’s getting some deja vu here. He is sick and tired of all this fighting when there isn’t a bell ringing. But he can’t help but notice: The Bloodline has three, Kevin with Gargano & Ciampa makes three, can Sacramento see where this is going? The fans cheer because they do! Then, Kevin & DIY VS Bloodline, Six Man Tag main event here tonight! The fans cheer again! Can #KODIY tear down The Bloodline ahead of Bad Blood?
Naomi and Bayley talk backstage.
With tonight’s match now a Tornado Tag, they need eyes in the back of their heads. It will be all four at the same time. Bayley ain’t leaving SmackDown, and she knows Naomi doesn’t wanna leave, so they gotta focus on Nia or Tiff to then get a title opportunity! Bayley’s been waiting on that since SummerSlam. Hey, Naomi’s been waiting on hers since she got back. Bayley knows, she’s thinking about them both, it is a common goal to get the belt off Nia. They are in this together. May the best woman win. Right. And when Naomi does, Bayley will be the first to get a title opportunity! Oh, haha, we’re going there? Naomi wants a hug? They do hug it out.
And, when Bayley wins, she’ll throw a party, and Naomi will be first on the list so that they can talk title opportunities over drinks. Who will be toasting to the other’s success after tonight? Or, will the Queen and Princess of the Ring exile someone to Monday nights?
High Stakes Tornado Tag Match: Bayley & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton!
SmackDown returns and Naomi makes her entrance, followed right by Bayley’s. The bell rings and the brawl is on! Naomi has Nia and Bayley has Tiff. Tiff puts Bayley in a corner, Nia TOSSES Naomi to the other, and they fire off! Tiff & Nia coordinate, then whip, but Bayley & Naomi dosido to ROCK Nia & Tiff! They fire off, stomp and elbow, and Naomi SCORPION KICKS Nia! Bayley & Naomi coordinate now, and Bayley whips Naomi in to SPALSH Tiff! Then Naomi sends Bayley in to UPPERCUT! Nia runs up but gets DOUBLE FOREARMS! The fans fire up as Naomi runs at Tiff, slingshot BULLDOG!
Bayley brings Nia around, Naomi helps out, they DOUBLE BULLDOG Nia into buckles! The fans fire up but here comes Tiff! Bayley RAMS Tiff, she brings Tiff into ropes the same as Naomi does with Nia. HOTSHOT for Tiff, HEATSEEKER for Nia! Then Naomi & Bayley run to DOUBLE SLIDING LARIAT! Double cover, TWO! Naomi & Bayley have a bit of tension, but they get Nia up. Nia HEADBUTTS Bayley, Naomi fires forearms! Naomi runs, into a FLAPJACK! Bayley fires off on Nia but Tiff throws Bayley down! The fans boo but now Nia hauls Bayley up. Tiff climbs while Nia fireman’s carries, BLOCKBUSTER SAMOAN DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO!!
Bayley survives, she’s still on SmackDown for now, but Tiff & Nia regroup as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Tiff stomps Bayley, then kicks Naomi. Nia HEADBUTTS Bayley, Tiff drags Naomi up, and Tiff snap suplexes. Naomi writhes, Tiff covers, TWO! Nia brings Bayley around, she and Tiff mug Bayley with a SHOTGUN dropkick! Bayley tumbles out of the ring, Tiff & Nia soak up the heat. Nia runs up to HIP ATTACK Naomi! Nia mocks the twerking, but Naomi kicks low! Naomi goes up to then BLOCKBUSTER Nia! Cover, TWO! Tiff is after Bayley on the outside so Naomi kicks at Nia. Bayley turns things around and sends Tiff into barriers! Naomi hits a CODE BREAKER on Nia! Nia goes to ropes, Naomi is after her, but Nia HEADBUTTS her down!
Tiff puts Bayley in to cover, TWO! Nia drags Naomi up to POST her! Naomi falls to the floor, Nia HEADBUTTS Bayley, and then she coordinates with Tiff again. Nia has Bayley’s legs, to CATAPULT her into a SHOTGUN from Bayley! Bayley lands on Nia’s knees, Tiff covers, TWO! Bayley stays in this for the team, but Nia & Tiff stay on her. They whip Bayley to a corner, then Tiff handspring back elbows! Bayley flops down, Nia hurries to cover her, TWO! Bayley is still in this, and then Naomi CLOBBERS Nia! Tiff stomps Naomi for it, and Nia TOSSES Bayley out. Nia goes out to stand on Bayley and stomp away!
Tiff sends Naomi back out, tot hen send her into barriers! Bayley fights back with forearms, but Nia SHOVES her into barriers! Tiff joins in, Nia soaks up some heat, and Tiff SMACKS Bayley off the apron. SmackDown returns to single picture as Bayley fights back again. FLAPJACK off the apron! Naomi SLAPS Nia! But Nia HEADBUTTS Naomi! Nia TOSSES Naomi into the timekeeper’s area! Nia scoops Bayley, and heads over. Bayley slips free, Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Nia down! Bayley hurries back into the ring, but Tiff drags her out! So Bayley LARIATS Tiff down! Tiff crawls away, Bayley pursues her to the ramp!
Bayley runs Tiff down to send into barriers! Tiff slumps down, Bayley & Naomi coordinate. Naomi sets Nia up, Bayley builds speed, and Bayley DIVES! Direct hit into Nia but Nia stays up! So Naomi goes up to FLYING SEATED SENTON! The fans fire up for Bayley & Naomi as they now put Tiff in the ring. Tiff stands up, she LARIATS Naomi! Bayley gets under a lariat, sets Tiff up, and Naoim goes up, FLYING CHUCK into a SAIDO! Cover, but Naomi drags Bayley off!? The fans boo, Bayley and Naomi argue, but then wait! Naomi shoves Bayley aside so that Nia CLOBBERS Naomi! Bayley jumps on Nia for a SLEEPER!
Nia THROWS Bayley away, but Naomi is up to ROUNDHOUSE! Nia wobbles. Naomi & Bayley double whip. They DOUBLE BACKDROP Nia!! The fans are thunderous as all four women are down! Bayley feels that energy and she rises first! Bayley waits, sees Nia rise, and she runs in. Nia ELBOWS Bayley down! Naomi tries, but runs into a SEATED SENTON! The fans boo as Nia roars! Nia drags Naomi around, CLUBS her down, then goes up a corner! But Bayley CHOP BLOCKS Nia first! Naomi joins in, they CLUB away, then climb up! Bayley & Naomi have Nia but Tiff YANKS Bayley down! Nia fights Naomi off, but Bayley BOOTS Tiff!
Bayley goes up, she and Nia stare down. SUPER LEG DROP for Naomi, MACHO ELBOW fore Tiff! They both cover, TWO!! Tiff and Naomi stay in this for their teams, but then Bayley KNEES Nia! Bayley snarls, drags Tiff up, and she SMACKS her off buckles! Naomi helps hoist Tiff up, then she and Bayley both climb. But Nia HEABUTTS Bayley down! Tiff and Naomi fight, but Nia gets under Naomi! Naomi fights, FACEBUSTER for Nia!! Tiff is panicked, Naomi covers, Tiff SWANTON BOMBS but Naomi moves! NIA takes the hit!! Tiff panics more, but Naomi and Bayley flank Tiff. The fans fire up as Tiff fights them off, but that’s still 2v1!
Bayley ROCKS Tiff, she and Naomi whip, THE ONE D?!? Have they been watching Uso tapes? Nia CLOBBERS Naomi, though! And then she fireman’s carries Bayley! SAMOAN DROP!! But Naomi jackknife bridges! Bayley has a ghost pin, too!? DOUBLE COVER, BAYLEY & NAOMI WIN!
Winners: Bayley & Naomi, by pinfall
Nia is also confused! What just happened? We know which team got the win, but which individual scored the fall? Both Naomi and Bayley think they get credit for the team effort, how will this all sort out?
Chelsea Green speaks.
The Hot Mess is wearing rubber boots, rubber gloves, an orange safety vest and a pink safety helmet. She says, “It looks like it’s time to take the trash out.” But yeah, no, she doesn’t like literal trash. She’s about to barf just smelling this. Anyone else think it is unfair she has to fight Mia Yim on her home turf? Chelsea uses the pallets for box steps and jumps, uses the bags of trash as free weights, and beats up Mia dummies with everything at her disposal. Oh, is that Michin in that dumpster? Chelsea says she’s coming to get her! Oh wait no that was a racoon! Did it bite her!? But Chelsea says Mia is gonna pay for this!
Chelsea whines her way off the scene, but she and Mia are gonna compete in a DUMPSTER MATCH! Thank the legendary former SmackDown GM, Vickie Guerrero, for that idea! Will Nashville become #Trashville when Chelsea and the Head Baddie battle it out?
Naomi and Bayley argue it out.
They each want to clear up the issue, and Aldis is there to mediate. He knows they both pinned Nia, so they both have a claim to this title shot. But there can only be one #1 contender. So what’s the solution? Exactly. Next week, these two will go 1v1 and the winner gets Nia Jax all to herself. Aldis leaves, Naomi and Bayley no longer have to talk it out. Will this friendship survive their fight? Or will the gold tear them apart like it has so many others?
Six Man Tag: Kevin Owens & DIY VS The Bloodline!
The Prizefighter just wanted to voice his side of the ongoing battle with The Bloodline, but The Bloodline picked a fight with him. Gargano & Ciampa came to help, but- OH NO, they’re being mugged backstage! Fatu HIP ATTACKS Ciampa into a road case! Tama CHOKES Gargano, and Kevin knew this was going to happen! But now The Bloodline makes their entrance! Kevin says fine, and he takes them on 3v1! Kevin will always #JustKeepFighting, but still! Wait! Here come The Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins still have beef with The Bloodline, they brawl, and Kevin goes up! SUPER CANNONBALL onto everyone!!
Sacramento is all fired up, and it looks like we have a change of plans! Can #ThePrizeProfits be the ones to humble Fatu, Tama & Loa? We find out, after the break!
SmackDown returns, Kevin and Loa are in the ring, and the bell rings. Kevin fires hands on the Silverback, then stomps away on him in the corner! Kevin rains down hands on Loa, the ref counts, but Kevin drags Loa up. Tag to Ford, and they mug Loa. Tag to Dawkins, the Profits mug Loa, and the fans fire up as Dawkins wrenches Loa’s arm. Dawkins YANKS and YANKS and kicks low, to then ROCK Loa! Dawkins brings Loa over, tags Ford, and Dawkins snapmares Loa so Ford can slingshot SENTON! The fans fire up, Ford mocks the ones, then says SUCK IT! Ford runs to PENALTY KICK Loa! Cover, ONE!!
Ford drags Loa up, wrenches, then tags Dawkins. The Profits double whip, drop and CLOBBER Loa! Cover, TWO! Dawkins drags Loa up, wrenches again, and tags Kevin. Kevin kicks Loa, short arm LARIATS, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Kevin drags Loa up, and he bumps Loa off buckles. Tag to Ford, Ford stomps away on Loa, the ref counts, and Ford lets off. The fans chant for “O T C!” but Ford drags Loa up to wrench and whip. Loa comes back to LARIAT! Loa snarls, storms up, and he bumps Ford off buckles. Tag to Fatu, the Bloodline mugs Ford, and Fatu stalks Ford. Fatu pushes Ford around, CLUBS him, then stomps him in the corner.
The ref counts, the fans boo, but Fatu storms around. Fatu drags Ford up, whips him hard into the corner, and Ford falls to the mat! Fatu paces, the fans rally, but Fatu stands Ford up. Tag to Tama, snap suplex into the slingshot SENTON! Tama chatters at the fans to talk trash, then he swaggers back to Ford. Tama CLUBS away on Ford, runs and SLIDING LARIATS! The fans rally for Ford but Tama covers, TWO! Tama tags Fatu, they DOUBLE HEADBUTT Ford down! Fatu stands Ford up but Ford fires hands! Ford runs, but Fatu CLOBBERS him! The Samoan Werewolf snarls, and he watches Ford go to the corner.
Fatu runs corner to corner, Ford dodges! Fatu hits buckles hard and falls! Ford hurries to hot tag Dawkins! Dawkins rallies on Fatu with LARIAT after LARIAT! Dawkins whips, Fatu reverses, but Dawkins hurdles! And then FLYING ELBOWS! The fans fire up as Loa runs up, into a FLAPJACK! Dawkins DECKS Tama, then runs at Fatu! CYCLONE0 SUPERKICK! Fatu takes Dawkins down, and he drags Dawkins into the drop zone. Fatu stomps Dawkins, makes sure he is in juts the right spot, then he goes up! BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The fans are fired up because that was impressive, and Fatu stalks Dawkins out of the ring.
Fatu TOSSES Dawkins over the desk, and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again, and Loa whips Dawkins to ropes. Tama is there to body shot! Loa UPPERCUTS! Tama NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Dawkins stays in this for the team, but Tama drags Dawkins up. Tama claws at Dawkins’ face, then CLUBS away on Dawkins’ chest! Tama wraps on a chinlock but the fans rally for Dawkins. Dawkins endures, fights up, and fires body shots! Dawkins ROCKS Tama, goes to a corner, and Tatma runs in. Dawkins avoids the splash, then clinches for an EXPLODER! The fans fire up while both men are down! Tama tags Fatu and Fatu SENTONS Dawkins!
Fatu taunts Kevin and Ford, then he whips Dawkins hard into a corner! Dawkins falls, Fatu storms around, and Fatu drags Dawkins up. Fatu HEADBUTTS Dawkins down, HEADBUTTS him into a corner, then just fires more HEADBUTTS! Fatu goes ocrner to corner, into an ENZIGIRI! Fatu staggers back, runs up again, but Dawkins dodges! Fatu hits POST with his splash! Both men are down, they crawl for their corners, hot tags to Tama and Ford! Ford GAMANGIRIS Tama, then goes up to CROSSBODY! Ford BLASTS Loa, CLOBBERS Tama, then dodges Tama to dodge again, and LARIAT! Ford roars and Sacramento is thunderous!
Ford paces around, mule kicks Tama, front kicks, btu Tama blocks a kick! Tama flips Ford, Ford lands out to JUMP KNEE! And then a BIG back suplex! Ford flexes, to then STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Tama stays in this but Ford drasg him up. Tama shoves Ford, dodges him, and back suplexes! Ford lands out to ENZIGIRI! Tag to Kevin and he goes running on the outside! LARIAT to Loa! LARIAT to Fatu! The fans are thunderous again as Kevin is fuming! He SENTONS Fatu on the floor! Kevin takes a shortcut through thge ring, to FROG SPLASH Loa on the floor! Kevin then aims at Tama in the corner!
Kevin grins and says “SUCK IT!” CANNONBALL! Tama flounders into the drop zone, and Kevin goes up top! SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Dawkins runs up to LARIAT Fatu and himself out of the ring! Kevin drags Tama around, “This is Awesome!” as Kevin goes back up the corner. But Tama srpings up to ROCK Kevin! Tama fires hands, climbs up, and Tama fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! But Kevin fights with body shots! Tama hits back, but Kevin CLUBS Tama! Kevin hits the SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Both men are down, no one can superplex Kevin! Kevin crawls to cover, Loa drags him out!
Kevin kicks Loa away, goes back for Tama, and he takes aim. Tama stands, into a kick and- NO, no stunner! Tama swingts, kevin dodges, kick and now STUNNER!! Cover, Loa drags KEvin out again! Loa RAMS Kevin into steel steps, and the ref has to call it!
Winners: Kevin Owens & The Street Profits, by disqualification
Dawkins POUNCES Loa! Fatu DIVES onto Dawkins! Ford FLIES onto Fatu!! Ford says nobody messes with The Profits!! But then Fatu rises up to CLOBBER Ford! The brawling continues! Fatu TOSSES Dawkins into the timekeeper’s area! Ford beats up on Loa, but Fatu comes back to throw headbutts! Fatu SMACKS Kevin off steel steps! The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” but The Bloodline clears the desk! They set Kevin up, but Kevin fights free! The fans are thunderous as Kevin fights the Guerrillas 2v1, but they SMACK him off the desk! Then they beat up on Ford in the ring! Loa scoops Ford to SLAM him, and Fatu is up top!
Fatu SAMOAN SPLASHES!! The fans boo as The Bloodline stands tall, but wait! This isn’t the end! They go back for Kevin, but Kevin fights more! They still mug Kevin, reel him in, and with the ones raised high… WAIT! DIY is here! Gargano & Ciampa have not given up the fight! They brawl with Tama & Loa, but Fatu is again tipping the scales! SUPERKICK for Ciampa! SUPERKICK for Tama! The Bloodline goes back to Kevin! Kevin THRWOS Loa away! Kevin and Fatu brawl, Fatu RAMS Kevin into the apron! And again! And again! Another HEADBUTT, and Kevin goes into the ring. The mugging continues, and Fatu says set him up!
Loa & Tama drag Kevin up, but HERE COMES CODY RHODES! The American Nightmare made it to Sacramento, and he uses a chair to JAM Tama! Cody CHUCKS the chair into Loa, then gets it again! Fatu is ready, he SUPERKICKS the chair away! But Cody dodges to springboard and CODY CUTTER!! The Bloodline bail out, and Kevin has the chair…? The fans aren’t sure what to make of this as Kevin looks at Cody…! Cody doesn’t know, but then he turns around. Kevin puts the chair down, and Cody asks if Kevin’s alright. Cody offers his friend a handshake, and Kevin accepts. They hug it out, but is this Kevin sharing how he really feels?
My Thoughts:
An awesome SmackDown here to continue on towards Bad Blood. A touch surprised Knight VS Andrade opened, but it was great stuff. A little rough by the end but you gotta give them leeway because Sacramento was still warm today, and Knight might just need to work on conditioning so he can still bust out that top rope jump. I had a feeling Knight was retaining, but the real surprise was that Melo came back for more with Andrade. Well, maybe it isn’t that surprising, as Andrade VS Melo as a series should natural go to seven. I just feel that if that was going to be the story, they should’ve waited on naming a contender and then the US Championship match would be the go-home to Bad Blood. At the same time, we kinda needed something big for tonight, so why not the US title?
Very good promo from Chelsea Green to call out Michin, and their Dumpster Match will be really good. Not sure who wins, though, as the Women’s Championship story has gotten complicated in a good way. Both teams had great promos before the Tornado Tag, and making it a Tornado Tag match was a brilliant move that then gave us this brilliant finish. We now get Naomi VS Bayley, though we probably could’ve just had that from the start… Well, filling time until Bad Blood is fine. But much like how I thought Naomi was gonna get the pin to face Nia at the PLE, I feel like Naomi’s gonna find a way to beat Bayley. Bayley will try to be supportive, and in doing so, she messes Naomi up in the title match.
Vinci VS Apollo 2 was of course more of a match than the first one, but how wild that Apollo won again. Vinci beating Apollo up of course gives reason for a third match, but I was a little surprised we didn’t get any Baron Corbin. For that matter, no Legado Del Fantasma despite their promo about taking over. Maybe they’re just waiting out all these other stories so they can start going for the various titles. Because clearly, just as before, The Bloodline story still has the top title and the tag titles all tied up in it.
Incredibly well done vignette from Cody and Roman. That was on the level of a WrestleMania type build, and we’ve still got two SmackDowns left. Great stuff from The Bloodline through the night, even without Solo Sikoa present. And great stuff from Kevin in response to the Cody-Roman alliance. Great Six Man Tag, though I’m a little disappointed we didn’t get DIY as Kevin’s partners. But hey, The Profits are still incredible themselves, it all makes sense in story, and while Tonga Loa is probably still gonna get taunted online for botching some things, it all works that a disqualification won it for the Faces.
I have a feeling both DIY and the Profits will get a shot at the titles in a wild Triple Threat, and who knows how that turns out. Cody making the save as The Bloodline, mostly Fatu, beat down all five other guys was good stuff, because it gave us the newest Heel turn tease from Kevin. Kevin holds on for now, but he is just one more thing away from snapping and going after Cody. It might even happen during the tag team match at Bad Blood to really turn up the heat going into Roman’s return to the Undisputed Championship scene. Kevin already showed he can’t tolerate the idea of Roman just magically getting another shot at the top, Cody will try and be the peacekeeper, and we might even get a Triple Threat of those three at Crown Jewel to really pump that show up.
My Score: 9/10
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Will Private Party earn their SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS?
Private Party pulled off another stunner over The Young Bucks just last night, but they still have to fight their way to become contenders! Will Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy earn one more match with Matthew & Nicholas Jackson?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Darby Allin VS Johnny TV; wins.
- Kris Statlander VS ???
- Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Outrunners; win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Trish Adora; wins.
- Wheeler Yuta VS BEEF w/ Anthony Henry; wins.
- Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly w/ Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero VS The Premier Athletes; win.
- Fatal 4 Way: Holo.grm VS Komander VS Action Andretti VS Nick Wayne; wins.
- AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Triple Threat: Private Party VS Top Flight VS The House of Black; wins and will challenge The Young Bucks for the titles.
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A WWE classic gets a modern remake!
WWE brings Bad Blood back, because what better name for a night where Drew McIntyre and CM Punk settle their violent grudge inside HELL IN A CELL!?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hell in a Cell: Drew McIntyre VS CM Punk; Punk wins.
- WWE Women’s Championship: Nia Jax VS Bayley; Nia wins and retains the title.
- Damian Priest VS Finn Balor; Priest wins.
- WWE Women’s World Championship, Dominik Mysterio in a Shark Cage: Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley; Rhea wins, by disqualification, and Liv retains the title.
- Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu; Roman & Cody win.
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It’s the Bad Blood Countdown Show!
Join Megan Morant & Sam Roberts in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action, or rather all the grudge matches, that are about to go down tonight.
Exclusive interview with Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan.
Jackie Redmond sits down with The Judgment Day’s “power couple” ahead of tonight’s Shark Cage match. So much has happened personally and professional since Liv’s return. She has the world title, a new boyfriend, so how did we get here? Liv says Rhea and her used to be a tag team. They were great partners, and Liv can’t really verbalize the friendship that they had for each other. But April 18th, 2022, they had a match for the tag titles, lost, and Rhea completely blindsided Liv. Rhea attacked her, hurt her, but it is what it is, so Liv moves on. Her next partner, Raquel Rodriguez, helps her become a two-time tag team champion.
Rhea maybe got jealous of that. Rhea said Liv was holding her back. That led to July 24th, 2023, and a blindside attack. Rhea decimates Liv’s shoulder and arm, completely destroyed. But instead of feeling sorry for herself, Liv created the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour. The sole purpose was to take everything from Rhea. Jackie says Dominik isn’t exactly innocent in all this. He was with Rhea, “an item” as it were. How did it feel going from Dom saying he hates Liv to then Dom kissing her? Dom says he never really meant that. Is that true? Liv believes Dom. If he says he didn’t, then he didn’t. But in the end, he chose the right woman.
Dom & Liv are the most iconic, the hottest and just best couple ever. Then to tonight and Bad Blood. The title is on the line, and Dom will be confined in a cage. Dom cannot help Liv against Rhea. Dom says Liv never needed his help. She’s the best champion ever. She already beat Rhea twice, name another person who has done that to Rhea. Answer: No one. Dom always worries about Liv, but not here. So if- or when- Liv retains, will this be the end of the revenge tour? Well this is Rhea’s idea, and she claims Dom is the only reason Liv has won. When Liv beats Rhea again, it’s the third and final time, no more excuses. So yes, the revenge tour will finally end.
Jackie thanks them for their time and wishes them luck. Liv says let’s get some tendies. Will Dom be able to relax once he’s fed his appetite? Or will Rhea demolish Liv so bad that Dom will never want chicken tenders ever again?
Exclusive interview with Nia Jax.
Cathy Kelley sits down with The Queen of the Ring, and brings up the long history with Bayley. Bayley handed Nia one of her first major losses. It was NXT TakeOver, and Bayley made her tap out. Nia says TakeOver was so important because everyone wanted to be part of it because NXT was blazing a trail in wrestling. The energy was insane. Nia and Bayley were in NXT watching Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair went to Raw & SmackDown, and even then Nia was watching Bayley face Asuka, so Nia felt she was “chasing” Bayley and that spotlight.
Nia took some time off recently, what was that like? Nia says it was the best thing for her. It was hard adjusting to not being out there for the fans, but it helped restore her passion for wrestling. Nia started to lose her Why, but it was really the best thing. It reset Nia Jax, and now she’s the best Nia ever. Yes, she is clearly on the top of her game as WWE Women’s Champion. But how does she see things going with Bayley? Nia says it will still be her beating the crap out of Bayley, but never sleep on her. Bayley IS the first ever WWE Grand Slam Champion, having worked so hard for this.
But Nia knows Bayley, and is ready to put her down so she doesn’t have to deal with her anymore. Cathy thanks Nia for her time, but will we see The Queen A-NIA-LATE the Role Model?
Samantha Irvin sings God Bless America.
The evidence is all there.
The usual suspects are all under scrutiny. It was back in July that Triple H gave Cody Rhodes a confidential folder. Cody looked it over, and learned it was State Farm Arena. HHH had Cody take Metro Booming on a stakeout. Cody likes Metro, and HHH says who doesn’t. He’s a media mogul, and no one knows Atlanta like him and Cody. So the assignment is sitting in the parking lot? Well not every mission is finishing the story. But don’t take the tour bus, too much attention. If they get jammed up, call Roman. No, wait, text him.
Cody & Metro sit in the car, classic stakeout style. Doesn’t Cody have a bus? Doesn’t Metro have a bus? Good point. And as Metro said, soon enough, this place would be poppin’. Solo Sikoa vows that before the end of tonight, EVERYONE will acknowledge him. But that’s only if he brings down the Original and ONLY Tribal Chief, and the American Nightmare. And now, the time has come. Cody is on mission, but will The American Nightmare and Roman Reigns be able to work together to accomplish this missions?
Triple H heads to gorilla!
As Michael Cole lets us know from commentary, The Game has a historic announcement to make, but what more could WWE do to raise the bar?
The BIG 3 are in the ring!
Our hosts for Bad Blood are none other than Naomi, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill! Jade says they are honored and excited to be here tonight in Atlanta, Georgia! Bianca welcomes everyone to the return of WWE Bad Blood! It will be an amazing and historic night. Naomi says no doubt. As the hosts, it is their job to get this party started with… HELL IN A CELL~! And yes, the structure of steel descends upon the ring, ready to welcome two men full of malice.
Hell in a Cell: Drew McIntyre VS CM Punk!
The Scottish Warrior, rightfully or not, blames The Second City Saint for everything that has gone wrong this year, especially at WrestleMania. Both men have pushed this from just disliking each other to downright hating each other, and it has all reached its peak. Who doesn’t so much win this match as opposed to surviving it?
The bell rings and the fans are already fired up. The chants for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” are loud and clear, but McIntyre just frowns. The two slowly step forward, they say some last trash talk, and then the hands start flying! The fans fire up more, and McIntyre RAMS Punk into a corner! McIntyre ROCKS and CHOPS Punk, but Punk fires back! McIntyre fires a windmill of haymakers, CLUBS away on Punk, then brings Punk out, only for Punk to fire haymakers! Punk KICKS McIntyre, McIntyre blocks one and has the choke grip! Punk returns the favor, but McIntyre TOSSES Punk! McIntyre CLOBBERS Punk, then looms over him.
The fans are torn but mostly booing as McIntyre hauls Punk up. McIntyre CHOPS Punk, ROCKS him, then brings him around to TOSS to the floor! Punk hits cage on the way down and writhes. McIntyre storms out after Punk, drags him up, and runs him along the way. Punk stops from hitting steel, but then McIntyre blocks back. McIntyre CLUBS Punk, brings him around, and CHOPS again! Punk BOOTS McIntyre, McIntyre ROCKS Punk! McIntyre whips, Punk reverses and McIntyre hits steel! Punk runs up to RAM McIntyre! And he RAMS McIntyre again! Punk then dribbles McIntyre off the steel!
The fans fire up while Punk goes looking under the ring. Punk brings out a TABLE! The fans love it as Punk puts the table in the ring. Punk then brings out a chair, storms over to McIntyre, but McIntyre kicks low! McIntyre SMACKS Punk on the back with the chair! McIntyre stands Punk up to RAM him into the steps! McIntyre then goes up the steps to grind Punk into the steps! And then he STOMPS Punk! Punk sputters while McIntyre leaves him behind. McIntyre goes looking, and he brings out a toolbox! Probably the very thing used to put this ring together! McIntyre dumps out the contents, and he grabs a wrench!
McIntyre runs up but Punk ducks! Wrench hits post, and then Punk fires hands on McIntyre! Punk GRINDS the wrench into McIntyre’s forehead! McIntyre writhes but Punk drags him into the ring. Punk stalks McIntyre, but McIntyre ROCKS him! Punk checks his chin but McIntyre runs up to BOOT him! McIntyre spots the table, he brings that around and sets it up. Wait, no, he RIPS a leg off! McIntyre takes aim, but Punk kicks McIntyre first! Punk drop toeholds McIntyre into the table edge!! McIntyre sputters, and now Punk has the legs! Punk JAMS McIntyre with it! Punk CHOKES McIntyre and rains down fists!
The fans are going nuts, because who knew you could use a table like this? Speaking of, Punk THROWS McIntyre down onto the table! McIntyre lands right on the frame! Punk drags McIntyre up, and THROWS him down again! McIntyre writhes more and fans want that some more! Punk pushes McIntyre off the table so he can set the leg up. McIntyre fights back as Punk tries to push him into the legs! McIntyre ELBOWS Punk away, bails out of the ring, but Punk pursues. Punk kicks low, fireman’s carries, but McIntyre grabs the cage! McIntyre uses the chain links to get free of the fireman’s carry, to CLAYMORE!!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside! The fans still rally for Punk while McIntyre rises up. McIntyre drags Punk up, scoops him, and runs to LAWN DART Punk into steel cage! Punk goes down in a heap but McIntyre shakes the cage to rile up the fans. McIntyre sees Punk is busted open, and McIntyre grins. McIntyre pulls steel steps apart, and he runs up with the top half! McIntyre RAMS Punk down!! Punk falls in a heap, McIntyre sets the steps down, and then he SMACKS Punk off the steel! McIntyre stands on Punk again, to then STOMP his head! Punk writhes, leaving a stain on the steel.
McIntyre tells Punk this will be the end of Punk’s career, and AJ Lee is gonna leave him! McIntyre ROCKS Punk, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally up again. McIntyre uses the wrench to DIG at the bloody wound!! Punk gets away from McIntyre but McIntyre looks at the blood on his hands. McIntyre then goes out to bring out another table! The fans are torn, they like tables but aren’t so into McIntyre right now. The ref checks on Punk while McIntyre sets the table up. Punk sputters through his crimson mask but he isn’t gonna quit here. McIntyre storms into the ring, and he drags Punk up to DECK him!
McIntyre soaks up heat as he looms over Punk, and then he drags Punk up. McIntyre scoops but Punk fights free! Punk shoves McIntyre away, then SHINING WIZARD in the corner! Punk leans on McIntyre, headlocks, and he aims for that other table! But McIntyre lifts Punk first! Punk fights to be safe on the apron! Punk fires hands, then climbs up a corner. AX HANDLE! Down goes McIntyre! Punk blinks the blood out of his eyes, and he sees the wrench! Punk takes the wrench with him as he goes back up a corner! Punk aims, WRENCH HAN- NO, McIntyre catches Punk! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY!
Punk narrowly avoids the table, and the fans chant “This is Awesome!” McIntyre kips up and takes aim from a corner. He gives the countdown, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But Punk bails out of the ring! The fans are torn, but McIntyre just stalks after Punk. Punk SMACKS McIntyre with the toolbox!! McIntyre miscalculated and Punk made him pay for it. And now McIntyre is busted right open! Punk climbs back in, and he CLOBBERS McIntyre with the toolbox! McIntyre sputters around, Punk goes up! FLYING TOOLBOX ATTACK!! The fans are thunderous as both men sputter through crimson masks!
Punk pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and McIntyre rises. Punk runs in, SHINING WIZARD! And then another SHINING WIZARD! And then another SHINING WIZARD! Then the BULLDOG! Punk rises and the fans fire up! Punk says night-night! Punk drags McIntyre up, fireman’s carries, but McIntyre fights free! But he swings into the spin and then a fireman’s carry! GO TO SLEEP!! But McIntyre flops out of the ring!! Punk cannot believe it but McIntyre survives! Punk laughs it off, and he goes out to fetch McIntyre. Punk puts McIntyre back in, but CLAYMORE!! Cover, TWO!!! Punk survives and McIntyre is shocked!
McIntyre and Punk are both down, the fans rally as hard as they can, and both men rise. McIntyre has a wrench! But he says no, here’s the countdown! CLAY- NO, Punk just moves back! Punk steps through on the legs, for a SHARPSHOOTER!! Punk can barely stay up but he has McIntyre in deep! McIntyre endures, powers up, but he’s fading! McIntyre CLUBS at Punk with the wrench! Punk loses his grip, McIntyre then DIGS the wrench into Punk’s face!! McIntyre stops from exhaustion, but the fans are thunderous again! The ref wipes blood from the faces of Punk and McIntyre, and the two rise up.
Punk JABS at McIntyre, but McIntyre ROCKS him back! Punk fires back, McIntyre fires again! They go back and forth again and again, then kick! Underhooks and- NO, Punk wrenches out, fireman’s carries, but McIntyre slips free! McIntyre CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! But Punk BOOTS McIntyre down! Both men are on the mat and the fans fire up again! Punk sputters by the bottom rope, “This is Awesome!” as McIntyre goes to the other side. McIntyre seethes as he drags himself up on the apron. McIntyre goes to the corner, Punk SHINING WIZARDS from the other side! Punk brings McIntyre up, but McIntyre fights!
McIntyre suplexes Punk! The fans go nuts as McIntyre SUPLEXES Punk down through the table!!! Both men are down in the wreckage, but it is McIntyre who rises first. McIntyre drags himself from the table to then pull apart more steel steps. McIntyre brings the base steps over, and he lifts them up! But his own body won’t let him! McIntyre grits his teeth, finds better leverage, and then just hulks the steps up! McIntyre puts those on the apron, but his back is making it hard to do anything more. McIntyre shoves the steps into the ring, and Punk finally rises. The fans rally up, and McIntyre puts Punk in the ring.
McIntyre storms in after Punk, but his body is failing from all this damage. Even so, McIntyre drags Punk up. But Punk fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, TWO!?!? The fans cannot believe it! And Punk is too exhausted to even care! But the fans rally and Punk rises again. Punk drags McIntyre up, but McIntyre fireman’s carries! He goes up the steps! Shoutout to Sheamus with a WHITE NOISEÂ on the steel steps!!! Punk writhes, McIntyre covers, TWO?!?!? Punk still lives and McIntyre is furious! McIntyre rises, and he looms over Punk. Punk manages to stand, but McIntyre scoops him again! SWINGING- NO, Punk clamps on ANACONDA VICE!!!
The fans are thunderous as Punk pulls on McIntyre, but McIntyre flails and reaches out! WRENCH! McIntyre raises that hand, but Punk grabs the wrench first! Punk HAMMERS McIntyre with the wrench!! Punk stands over McIntyre n ow and the fans are thunderous! Punk dares McIntyre to get up. McIntyre begs for mercy!? Punk says go ahead, it won’t change anything! So McIntyre LOW BLOWS instead!! McIntyre suckered Punk in, that look of rage is clear through the crimson mask. McIntyre then goes looking on the outside, and he brings out… a mysterious black bag. Those never have anything good in them, either!
McIntyre returns into the ring, and he tells Punk this is the end. McIntyre pours the bag out, and it’s BEADS! Beads that make friendship bracelets!! McIntyre then aims, to run up, but Punk moves! McIntyre CRASHES ONTO STEPS!! The fans lose their minds as Punk now stands, and he grabs a STEEL CHAIN! Punk wraps that chain around his knee! Punk then goes back to McIntyre, and he gathers up beads! Punk makes McIntyre eat the beads!! Payback for weeks ago, then a FULL METAL, BEAD FILLED, GO TO SLEEP!!! Cover, PUNK WINS!
Winner: CM Punk, by pinfall
After the hell McIntyre put Punk through before this, and after the hell these two just put each other through, it is The Second City Saint that survives! But then, with McIntyre in his past, can Punk return to former glory, aka the World Heavyweight Championship?
The Big 3 are in the VIP suite!
Cathy Kelley is with Naomi, Bianca & Jade and asks about this party. It seems like everyone is here. Yes, everyone is here! Mickie James, Pete Rosenberg, DDP, X-Pac, and yeah, JEY USO~! YEET! It is so much fun already, but what match are they looking forward to? Jade says Liv VS Rhea! Naomi is pumped to see her girl, Bayley, do what she do. She’ll get it tonight. Bianca says she wishes Bayley the best of luck. Big thumbs up because that match is next!
WWE Women’s Championship: Nia Jax VS Bayley!
The Queen of the Ring won this title at SummerSlam in part because of a “Tiffy Tease” cash-in. But since then, Nia’s made sure Miss Money in the Bank knows her place. Will the Role Model get her revenge in this rematch? Or will Bad Blood just be SummerSlam revisited?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly holds the crown on SmackDown!
The bell rings and the two run up! They fire forearms, but then Nia RAMS Bayley into the corner! Nia fires more shots, THROWS Bayley, then runs to SPLASH Bayley in the corner! Bayley falls over, the fans boo, but Nia slaps Bayley around. Nia whips Bayley to ropes, then CLOBBERS her! The fans boo but Nia soaks it up. Nia drags Bayley up, whips her, then runs to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley’s tougher than that, but Nia clamps on with a chinlock. Nia leans on Bayley, but Bayley fights up. Nia slaps Bayley around, then brings her around to whip. Nia SPLASHES in the corner, and Bayley sits down. Nia HIP ATTACKS!
Nia drags Bayley up, whips her again, and CLOBBERS her with another full body press! The fans boo but Nia roars! Nia slaps Bayley around, but Bayley fires body shots! Bayley rises, Nia shoves her and lifts her up, BEARHUG! Bayley endures as Nia squeezes tight! Bayley fights up and over to sunset flip! TWO, and Nia has a leg! CALF KILLER! Nia then shifts to a HALF CRAB! Bayley endures as Nia bends her back! Bayley turns, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Nia lets go as the ref counts, and paces around. Nia runs back up to CLOBBER Bayley again! Bayley flops over, the fans boo, but Nia soaks up the heat.
Nia clamps onto Bayley with a chinlock, and it’s a modified CAMEL CLUTCH now! Bayley endures, fights up, and fires body shots! The fans rally, but Nia whips. Bayley goes up and out to the apron, then slides under! Bayley baits Nia in and TOSSES her out! Nia hurries back in, Bayley LEG DROPS in the ropes! Nia stumbles away, but Bayley builds speed! Bayley WRECKS Nia with a dropkick! Bayley goes out to rain down fists! The fans fire up and Bayley puts Nia in the ring. Bayley pushes Nia to a cover, TWO! The fans rally more while Bayley drags Nia up. Bayley puts Nia in the ropes, then HOTSHOTS her!
Nia flops back down, and Bayley builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit and Nia falls! Bayley hurries to put Nia back in, but Nia CLOBBERS her again! Nia drags Bayley up, reels her in and lifts, Canadian Rack! Nia RAMS Bayley into the corner! Bayley is stuck on the top rope, for a SPLASH! Nia dumps Bayley down to then HIP ATTACK! Nia has Bayley in the drop zone and climbs up! The fans boo, but Bayley springs to life! Bayley CLUBS the legs, then gets under Nia! The fans fire up as Bayley carries Nia! Nia RANAS?! And then Nia steals BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!!! Bayley survives and Nia is beside herself!
Nia slaps Bayley around, drags her up, and fireman’s carries. Fans are chanting “TIFFY TIME!” but Bayley fights. Nia SLAMS Bayley on the top rope! Nia then drags Bayley down, runs in, but Bayley dodges the hip attack! Fans chant “We Want Tiffy!” and Bayley mocks Tiffy Time. KNEE to Nia! Nia flounders, Bayley aims again, and she runs in to sunset flip and BUCKLE BOMB! But Nia falls on Bayley, too!! Both women are down from the double whammy, but Bayley drags herself up. Bayley runs to ELBOW DROP! And ELBOW DROP! And ELBOW DROP! Bayley grits her teeth as she pushes through the pain.
Bayley goes up a corner, Nia is in the drop zone! MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Nia sends Bayley flying out of the ring! Nia goes out, lines up a shot, and runs in, but Bayley moves! Nia hits steel steps! Bayley drags Nia around, goes up the steps, and FOLEY ELBOW to the floor! But now Nia is deadweight! Bayley drags Nia around, but she has to refresh the count first. Bayley uses the steps again to leap, into a BODY BLOW from Nia! Nia looms over Bayley, drags her up, and brings her in. Nia lifts, POWERBOMBÂ on the steel steps! Nia drags Bayley back up, to SWING her into the barriers! Nia then drags Bayley into the ring as the count climbs.
Nia slaps Bayley around, drags her by her hair, and soaks up the heat. Nia pushes Bayley down, then drags her back up, just to slap her around more. Nia whips, pop-up SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO!! Bayley’s attempt at escape didn’t work but she’s still in this match. Nia drags Bayley into the drop zone, and then she climbs up! But Bayley gets under her again! Nia hops down, scoops, but Bayley slips free! Nia ELBOWS Bayley away, then runs, but into a fireman’s carry!? BAYLEY SAMOAN DROPS NIA!! Cover, TWO!! Nia still has power to spare and Bayley tumbles over the ref! Nia grabs at Bayley, Bayley KICKS Nia, and Nia FALLS ON THE REF!!
The fans freak out as referee Jessica Carr just got squashed! Bayley drags Nia up, Nia shoves her, but Bayley ducks ‘n’ dodges! POP-UP STUNNER!! That’s what Bayley wanted earlier! And then ROSE PLANT!! Cover, but the ref is out! Nia would’ve lost twice over by now! “It’s Tiffy Time!” Tiff runs down here, briefcase in hand, and she CLOBBERS Bayley! And again! And again!! But what now? The ref is still out cold! Tiffy Time chose a bad time! The ref sees the briefcase, but Nia sits up! Nia catches Tiff again! Tiff tries to defend her innocence, assuming she was innocent to begin with, but Bayley RAMS Nia into Tiff! O’Conner Roll! TWO!!!
Nia survives and Bayley is frustrated. Bayley is in a corner, Nia runs in but is sent into buckles! Bayley hurries back up the corner, but Nia talks with the ref. Tiff TOSSES the briefcase! Bayley catches it, throw sit back, and Nia ROCKS Bayley! Nia brings Bayley up, SUPER SAMON DROP!! Nia drags Bayley into the drop zone, goes up, A-NIA-LATOR!!! Cover, Nia wins!
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Champion)
The Irresistible Force got another Tiffy Assist, even if that’s not what this was. But is anyone ever going to stop Nia now?
Xavier Woods teams up with Dragon Ball Z!
A Sparking Zero branded car helped bring preview copies of the game for fans to play on the PS5! Full release is October 11th, and this is the perfect time to power up!
Damian Priest VS Finn Balor!
Once upon a time, these two rebelled against the Rated R Superstar to take The Judgment Day for their own. But the allure of world championship gold tore their brotherhood apart, and in the eyes of The Prince, it was The Punisher that betrayed the family first. But will Priest finally make Finn pay for letting pettiness get between them? Or is this when Judgment Day truly finishes the Archer of Infamy?
The bell rings and the two stare down. The fans rally up as Finn and Priest step forward. Finn jabs Priest in the chest about how Priest made things about himself. Priest pulls that hand away, Finn CHOPS! Priest DECKS Finn! Priest puts Finn in a corner, but Finn dodges to CHOP! So Priest RAMS Finn into a corner, and fires off hands! The ref counts, Priest kicks away, but Priest still backs off at 4. Priest whips then FLAPJACKS Finn! The fans fire up as Priest stalks Finn. Priest eggs Finn on, then KICKS him down! And DECKS him, too! Priest whips Finn corner to corner hard and Finn hits the mat!
The fans fire up for Priest as he stalks Finn, but Finn goes to the apron. Finn RAMS into Priest, puts him in ropes and Kawada Kicks away! Finn CHOKES Priest on ropes, lets off as the ref counts 4, then swings, but Priest dodges! Priest ROUNDHOUSES Finn down! The fans fire up again, and Priest goes out to run in, but into a SLINGBLADE! Finn snarls and goes into the ring while Priest writhes. The ring count climbs to 5 of 10 as Priest crawls over. Priest drags himself up at 8 and rolls in, only for Finn to stomp him down! The fans boo but Finn stomps Priest more! Finn stomps and stomps and stomps, but stops as the ref counts.
The fans boo but Finn soaks it all up. Finn goes back to Priest, but Priest stands right up! Priest KICKS and reels Finn in! BROKEN- NO, Finn slips free to a SLEEPER! Priest endures, pries the hold open, but Finn CLAWS eyes! Finn CLUBS Priest, rains down elbows, then squeezes tight with a chinlock. Priest endures, the fans rally, and Priest fights up. Finn shifts to a facelock, but Priest powers up to RAM Finn into a corner! Priest catches his breath, then runs back up, but into a BOOT! Finn goes up, leaps, but Priest DECKS him outta the air! Priest shakes out his hand, he hit Finn that right! Priest whips, scoops Finn, but Finn slips through to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!!
Finn KNEES Priest in the side again and again! Finn lets off juts to soak up heat, and then he stalks Priest to a corner. Finn KICKS Priest around, then clamps on with a COBRA TWIST! Priest endures being stretched, and Finn even digs his elbow into the ribs. The fans boo but Finn ELBOWS away on Priest! Priest endures and fights up! Priest fireman’s carries to DUMP Finn down! The fans rally as Priest huffs ‘n’ puffs. Finn swings but Priest counter punches! And counter punches again! Finn CHOPS, but Priest roars! Priest DECKS Finn again! And LARIATS! And KICKS, KICKS, KICKS! ROLLING ELBOW!
Finn rebounds, into a HAYMAKER! The fans fire up again and Priest runs corner to corner. ELBOW! Priest whips, scoops, but Finn flails! Dragon sleeper, but Priest spins it! BROKEN ARROW! Cover, TWO! Finn stays in this but Priest stays calm. The fans rally up as Priest looms over Finn. Priest powers up the arm and the fans rally behind him. Finn stands, Priest runs, but Finn ducks the comebacker! SLINGBLADE! Finn aims now, for a- SPIN KICK! And ROLLING KICK! Priest runs to COMEBACKER!! Cover, TWO! Finn survives but Priest does not lose focus. Priest drags Finn up, reels him in, and the fans fire up!
Priest Canadian Racks but Finn slips free! Priest dodges to BELL CLAP! Priest KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Finn ducks one to PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Finn grits his teeth while the fans rally up. Priest stands in a corner, Finn runs up to CHOP! Finn then trips Priest, and STOMPS him! Finn then trips Priest again, for a STOMP! Finn soaks up more heat, but Priest stops the third trip! Canadian Rack! RAZOR’S EDGE! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives and Priest is annoyed. Priest paces around, but Finn bails out. Priest is annoyed, and he goes out the side. Priest runs up, to POUNCE Finn over the desk!
The fans fire up, and Priest clears the desk! The fans fire up as Priest storms up on Finn! Priest ROCKS Finn, then reels him in. Priest changes targets for the apron! APRON RAZOR’S EDGE!! Finn writhes into the ring, Priest storms in after him, and Finn wants mercy! Priest brings the straps down, so that’s a no. But wait! Here comes Carlito! The ref stops Carlito, but here’s JD! JD HOTSHOTS Priest! Finn SHOTGUNS Priest down! Finn hurries up while fans boo, COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, TWO!! Priest survives and the fans fire up! Finn and the “Street Trash” are furious! Fans chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” hoping Jey Uso will hep Priest out.
Finn shouts to JD & Carlito. Carlito distracts the ref, JD slides in a chair! Finn has it, but Priest BOOTS the chair into Finn! Priest DECKS Carlito, then TOSSES JD onto Carlito! Priest choke grips, but Finn victory rolls! TWO!! Priest scoops, but Finn spins it around! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Finn hurries up top, to COUP DE GRACE to a standing Priest! Then Finn hurries right back up! COUP DE GRACE!! But Finn won’t stop there! Finn goes up, and he COUP- NO! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!!! Priest crawls to a cover, Priest wins!
Winner: Damian Priest, by pinfall
Judgment Day tried to cheat this one, but The Punisher delivers his brand of justice on them all! Will this finally be the end of this fight between them? Or will things only escalate from here?
Triple H heads to the ring!
Atlanta fires up as The Game steps out from gorilla position to bring us the massive announcement he promised! Waiting for him in the ring is a podium branded under WWE Crown Jewel, and there’s something under a familiar black veil. The fans cheer HHH on as he grabs a mic. “It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since I was living just up the road on Windy Hill. 1994, I was terrorizing WCW, and here we are tonight with all of you making history. 16,092 of you making history. Our 60th sellout of 2024, making history. Our largest grossing arena event in history, right here tonight, because of all of you, thank you very much.”
The fans cheer, and HHH says while we’re in the middle of all that, let’s talk about the next historic event in just four weeks. In just four weeks, one of the biggest spectacles on the WWE calendar takes place. Brought to you by Riyadh Season, it is Crown Jewel! Fans are torn on that, but HHH says this year, we will make history because it will be the beginning of a new era for the WWE. An annual event that will take place with Crown Jewel. Where the reigning WWE Champion will face the reigning World Champion. It will be that for both men AND women! So here’s the catch: Neither title will be on the line.
BUT… HHH promises us there will be a definitive winner. And that winner will be crowned the 2024 CROWN JEWL CHAMPOIN! HHH unveils a MASSIVE belt, decked out in gold and jewels. 50 karats will signify the winner as the best of the best! Fans do like that! But wait! Here comes GUNTHER! Der Ring General shows off his World Heavyweight Championship while he joins HHH in the ring. Gunther grabs himself a mic and says, “Atlanta, what would Bad Blood be without the World Heavyweight Champion?” Fans are torn on that, but Gunther tells HHH that this bel tis beautiful.
But if you remember, only a few months ago, after Gunther’s win against Randy Orton, HHH handed Gunther the King of the Ring trophy. So Gunther is excited to do the same with this Crown Jewel Championship. Gunther knows, though, that he defends the world title against Sami Zayn. The fans cheer “SAMI! SAMI!” but Gunther says c’mon, let’s be honest. Guys like Sami have their role, but they’re not cut out to be “The Top Guy.” But enough of that! Now, as a future legend, Gunther wants to point out the legends in attendance today. Atlanta cheers “GOLD~BERG! GOLD~BERG!” and Gunther smirks. Yes, it’s Bill Goldberg!
The fans cheer as Goldberg waves. Gunther is happy to finally meet in this fashion. Gunther needs to clarify something. You might remember that Gunther told Bret Hart that Goldberg is Gunther’s hero. It wasn’t true. Let’s be real! How can the greatest wrestler on Earth be impressed by a one trick pony like Goldberg? Now, now, Gunther is just saying. No disrespect, just busting balls. But here’s some real advice. Goldberg’s son, Gage. Hopefully Bill is a better dad than he was a wrestler! Gage gets a bit upset, and now Goldberg stands up! Gunther says fine, bring it! Goldberg hops the barriers and Gunther says he’s got three minutes!
Security gets in the way, though, and even Adam Pearce and producers hurry out here. The fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but security manages to keep between Goldberg and ring. Gunther keeps taunting Goldberg, but then SAMI ZAYN jumps in! Sami fires off on Gunther and the fans fire up! Sami then PLANCHAS and down goes Gunther! Producers hurry to stop Sami, only for Gunther to BOOT Sami! Gunther storms off, his fight with Sami is this Monday. But then Sami gets loose! Sami TACKLES Gunther on the ramp! They scrap, security and producers separate them, but will nothing stop Sami from taking that title and going to Crown Jewel?
The Big 3 continue to party!
And they have Metro Boomin here! Metro brought Cody here to the arena, what was his advice to Cody? Cody just has to handle business as one of Atlanta’s own. How does he feel about him teaming with Roman Reigns? Wait, what’s that smell? Chelsea Green walks in. She asks what. Girl, you still stank. Go take another shower. Chelsea says fine, she didn’t wanna be here anyway! C’mon, Piper! No, no, Piper can stay, she cool. Piper chooses party over Chelsea. Sorry, Chelse. The Hot Mess storms off, will she ever live down her Dumpster Match loss?
WWE Women’s World Championship, Dominik Mysterio in a Shark Cage: Liv Morgan VS Rhea Ripley!
A twisted romance drama simply titled “The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour” has played out over the past few months, and it even brought this title and Dirty Dom into it. But now, Dom’s going back behind bars! He has no choice but to watch as his current girlfriend fights his ex all on her own, will Liv finally get what she deserves? Or will she find away to survive Rhea’s revenge?
WWE’s Bonnie & Clyde pull up in the Lucha Lowrider, rocking some old school hip hop. What’s surprising is they haven’t given it a Judgment Day makeover. They then head to the ring, and Dom is already frowning at the shark cage. Mami meanwhile shows off the Dirty Dom toilet paper! She makes sure it’s in the cage for Dom, just in case. The introductions are made, and Liv assures Dom he’ll be fine. Security ushers Dom into the cage, and now Liv is worried. The belt is raised, and then Rhea grabs a mic. “One more thing, Dom. One more secret. You’re a little scared of heights. HAHA! Raise him up, boys! Get him up there!”
Dom freaks out. He isn’t just gonna be stuck here on the ground? NOPE! UP he goes! The bell rings, and Rhea SHOVES Liv down! Then SHOTGUNS her! Liv flounders, Rhea TOSSES her, and then TOSESS her again! Liv stagger sup, swings, but misses! Rhea kicks, stomps a foot, then knee SMASH and ROLLING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Rhea fires off the Buddy Combo, then hauls Liv up. Rhea FALL AWAY SLAMS Liv, and Liv tumbles out of the ring. Rhea smirks, waves to Dom, then goes out after Liv. Rhea drags Liv up, but Liv RAMS her into the steel steps! Liv looks up to Dom, but Rhea electric chair lifts her!
Rhea SMACKS Liv off the apron, puts her in the ring, and takes her time stepping back in. Liv goes out the side and the fans boo, but Rhea smirks. Rhea runs, to WRECK Liv with a dropkick! Rhea RAMS Liv into the barriers! Liv dangles there, then slumps back. Rhea drags Liv up while fans cheer her on, and she puts Liv in the ring. Rhea steps in, but Liv hits a DRAGON SCREW! Rhea falls back, Liv goes out to CLIP the leg! Liv then shoves Rhea down and stomps away! The fans boo, but Dom cheers Liv. Dom then stops cuz the cage shakes a bit. Liv puts Rhea in the ring, KICKS her, then KICKS her again!
Liv KICKS away, Rhea shoves her, but Liv dropkicks the legs out! Rhea crawls, the fans taunt Dom, but Liv runs in. Rhea ELBOWS Liv, runs up, but Liv rolls Rhea to a HALF CRAB! Rhea endures as Liv sits deep on the hold! Dom says yeah, get her! Liv pulls on the leg, but Rhea fights around. The fans rally, Rhea SLAPS at Liv, but Liv shifts to a CALF KILLER! Liv SLAPS Rhea, pulls on the leg, but Rhea still endures. Rhea fights, reaches back, and she dribbles Liv off the mat! The fans cheer as Rhea is free. Rhea and Liv rise, Liv runs up, but into body scissors! HEADBUTT! Rhea slaps her leg into working, and she rallies with LARIATS!
Rhea wrenches Liv, ducks a haymaker, then ripcords and mule kicks! NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Liv stays in this, and Dom braces himself as he tries to sit up in the cage. Rhea looms over Liv, drags her up, but Liv fires body shots. Rhea CLUBS Liv down, whips her, but Liv reverses to trip Rhea up! Liv drags Rhea out to the apron and SLAMS the leg off the edge! And again! Liv THRASHES the leg around, then fires hands on Rhea! The ref reprimands, but Liv drags Rhea to a corner. Liv SLAMS the leg into the post, then SLAMS it again! The fans still taunt Dom while Liv pulls on Rhea’s leg!
The ref reprimands but Liv SLAMS the leg against post again! Rhea falls to the floor, Dom cheers Liv on, and then Liv THROWS Rhea into barriers! And again! Liv refreshes the ring count because she wants to make Rhea suffer. Liv mocks Rhea hobbling, and then goes to the apron. Rhea blocks the bump to body shot! Rhea whips Liv, but Liv tiger feint KICKS Rhea back! Liv hops up to SUNSET FLIP BARRIER BOMB!! Liv drags Rhea into the ring, then climbs up a corner. Liv says “SUCK IT!” and FLYING CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives and Liv grows frustrated. Dom cheers Liv on but the fans rally for Rhea.
Liv runs, springboards, but Rhea catches her! Rhea throws Liv back, OBLIV- NO, Rhea rolls through! Rhea hobbles but she still smirks at Liv. Then she KNEES Liv in the face! Rhea reels Liv in, pump handle and RIP- NO, Liv slips free of that! Step over, clutch, COBRA TWIST DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives “The Homewrecker” but just barely! The fans rally up again while Liv stalks Rhea. Liv kicks Rhea around, taunts her, and CLUBS her! Liv says Dom is her man and Rhea is nothing! Liv SLAPS and SLAPS and SLAPS Rhea around! The fans boo, Liv soaks up heat, and Liv drags Rhea up. Snap suplex!
Liv stands back up, that was just Una Amiga! Then DOS AMIGAS! The fans boo as Liv has Rhea again, THREE- NO, Rhea stops and suplexes back! Liv slips fere, swings, but Rhea blocks! Rhea kicks low, reels Liv in, and Canadian Racks! RAZOR’S EDGE! Shoutout to Priest, but wait! Dom picked the lock on the cage?! The fans are going nuts as Dom risks falling out of the cage! Rhea climbs, she taunts Dom with Latino Heat and a YEET! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives, but Rhea has the legs! PRISM TRAP!! Liv flails but Rhea thrashes her around! Liv claws her way forward, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!
Rhea lets go, Liv flops to the floor, and Dom looks out of the cage. Rhea mockingly blows a kiss, then stalks Liv. Dom says stop that! Rhea THROWS Liv into barriers, then KICKS her! Rhea THROWS Liv into more barriers! Dom cheers Liv but Rhea stomps Liv around! Rhea tells Dom, “SUCK IT!” Rhea drags Liv up, pump handles, and RIPTIDEÂ to the floor! Dom is helpless up there, and Rhea drags Liv away. Dom leans out more but he FALLS! Dom’s dangling by a chain around his ankle! The fans go nuts seeing that! Rhea puts Liv in, but can’t resist this Dom pinata. Rhea slaps Dom around, then goes back to the ring.
Rhea says hold on one sec, she has unfinished business. The ref says she is owed that much and will allow it. Rhea goes out, grabs a kendo stick, and now it’s time for the pinata! Dom freaks out, and Rhea says happy birthday to her! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! But then RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ ATTACKS!? Liv’s old friend is back! Raquel shoves Rhea into the ring, and the ref calls for the bell!
Winner: Rhea Ripley, by disqualification (Liv is still WWE Women’s World Champion)
Raquel hoists Rhea up, TEXANA BOMB!! Raquel puts Liv on Rhea for the cover as it were, but it doesn’t matter because she just helped Liv survive! The fans boo, but Liv did say she was smarter than Rhea. Liv sure outsmarted Rhea tonight, but has she truly gotten rid of her? Or will Rhea want revenge even more than before?
Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns VS Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu!
Who would’ve thought that we’d ever see this? The American Nightmare wants to be done with The Bloodline once and for all, and that means helping The #OTC, the One True Chief, tear it down! Will Cody and Roman really be able to work together? Or will the Usurper of the Table and his Samoan Werewolf make everyone acknowledge them?
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff marching band plays My Kingdom for The American Nightmare! And then they’re joined by the music as Cody makes his way out, wearing the same skull helmet as he did for WrestleMania! The fans sing along this time, “WHOA~ OH~!” and Cody gets his pyro! Meanwhile, Roman gets a choir and orchestra to play his theme live, and he gets pyro as he raises the one to the sky! The fans chant for the “O T C! O T C!” as he makes his way down to the ring to join his unlikely ally. They stare down Solo & Jacob, but Cody does glance at Roman. Cody’s title is put aside, but Solo raises up the ula fala.
Jacob carefully hands the ula fala to staff, and the teams slowly sort out. The bell rings while the teams still discuss things, and Cody insists he start. Roman wants to make sure Cody’s sure about that, and then he obliges. Solo and Jacob hug it out before Solo steps out. The fans cheer as Cody and Jacob start off, and Cody gets fired up! Cody and Jacob circle, tie up, and Cody headlocks. Jacob powers up and out, but Cody RAMS him! Jacob stays up and eggs Cody on. Cody runs, slides under, then kicks and RHODES UPPERCUT! Jacob stays up, blocks a kick, but Cody runs to DISASTER KICK! Jacob stays up!?
Jacob lunges, Cody dodges, and Solo tells Jacob to get him! But then in steps Roman! The fans fire up as the two teams stare down again, and they cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Solo backs down, which allows Roman to stand down. The fans tell Solo off, and Roman grins. But then Solo reaches out? Jacob tags Solo in and Cody smirks. Cody then says hold on, and he hears the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Cody looks to Roman, Roman shrugs, and Cody steps over. Roman reaches out, so Cody tags him in! The fans erupt as Roman steps to Solo! They circle, and Solo takes a swing! Roman counter punches! Roman ROCKS, KICKS, then ROCK Solo again!
Roman whips, Solo KICKS Roman, then Solo HEADBUTTS! Roman staggers, Solo talks smack, and Solo goes to a corner. Roman blocks the buckle bump, puts Solo in the corner and rains down fists! The fans count all the way to TEN! Roman ROCKS Solo again, then whips him to ropes. Solo reverses and ROCKS Roman! Solo says, “OTC my ass!” Solo throws more hands, then whips. Roman reverses and he ELBOWS Solo down! The fans fire up, Roman LARIATS Solo up and out! Roman fires up, but in steps Jacob! The fans are intrigued by this stare down, but the ref says Jacob didn’t tag in, he’s not legal.
Jacob circles with Roman, but Solo CLOBBERS Roman from behind! Solo says he’s smarter than Roman! Solo rains down fists on Roman, “Who’s the real chief!?” The fans say, “NOT YOU!” Solo tells Roman to get up, and then he CHOKES Roman on ropes! The ref counts, Solo lets off, but Jacob fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT on Roman in the distraction! Solo talks trash, drags Roman up, and HEADBUTTS him! Solo ROCKS Roman again and again, then sits Roman down. The fans boo but Solo goes corner to corner. Solo runs in, to HIP ATTACK! Solo tags Jacob and Jacob grins as he HIP ATTACKS!
The fans boo but Jacob is all fired up! Jacob goes back to Roman, tells him that Solo is HIS Tribal Chief! Jacob fires haymakers on Roman, hauls him up to RAM him, and RAM him, and UPPERCUT! The ref reprimands, Jacob tells Roman that Solo is HIS Tribal Chief, too! Jacob ROCKS Roman, runs corner to corner, but Roman dodges! Jacob’s splash hits post! Jacob staggers around, runs back up, but Roman TOSSES him! The fans fire up and Cody is chompin’ at the bit! Roman crawls, finds his corner, hot tag to Cody! Cody rallies on Jacob with haymakers! Cody whips, Jacob reverses, but Cody CLOBBERS him!
Cody goes to a corner, goes up and over Jacob, then SNAP POWERSLAMS him! The fans fire up as Cody JABS, JABS, and JABS! Flip, flop, fly, a wiggle and a BIONIC ELBOW! The fans fire up for Cody and he waits on Jacob. Jacob rises, Cody goes to ropes, CODY CUTTER! The fans fire up and so does Cody! Cody drags Jacob into the dragon sleeper, but Solo storms in! Cody DECKS Solo, but Jacob POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS! The fans boo while Jacob foams at the mouth. Jacob stomps Cody around, then drags him up. Jacob TOSSES Cody out, tags Solo, and Solo drags Cody up. Solo hits an APRON URENAGE!
Cody writhes, Solo soaks up heat, but the ring count is climbing. Solo storms in, steps on Cody’s hand, and the fans boo more. Solo drags Cody up to whip away, and ELBOWS him down! The fans boo more but Solo stares Roman down. Solo stomps Cody’s hand, Cody writhes and crawls, but Solo has him on ropes. Solo pulls Cody against ropes, the ref counts so Solo lets go. But Jacob BOOTS Cody down! The fans boo, and even tell the ref, “Ref You Suck!” But Cody fires hands! Cody reaches for Roman but Solo keeps Cody back! Cody fires hands on Solo again, but Solo whips Cody hard into the corner!
Solo CLOBBERS Cody, Jacob shouts, “I LOVE you, Solo!” The fans boo but Solo tags Jacob, and they split the wishbone on Cody! Jacob stalks Cody to a corner, drags him up, but Cody fires body shots! Cody fires forearms, then runs, but into a LEAPING ELBOW! Jacob says, “I LOVE you, Solo!” The fans rally but Jacob BITES Cody’s bad hand! The ref reprimands and Jacob stops, but Jacob stares down with Roman. Jacob drags Cody up, brings him around, and HEADBUTTS him down! Jacob clamps onto Cody with shoulder claws! The fans rally and Cody endures. Cody fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS free!
Jacob staggers, Solo tags in! Solo waits to see what Cody does, and Jacob stomps Cody down! Jacob uses the shoulder claws, then Solo steps in, to HEADBUTT Cody! Cody goes to a corner, Solo rains down fists! The fans boo, the ref counts, and Solo tags Jacob back in. Jacob whips so Solo can whip, HIP ATTACK, then HIP ATTACK!! Double impact on Cody and Jacob covers, TWO! Jacob has those shoulder claws again, but Cody still endures. The fans rally up, Cody fights up, and Cody arm-drags free! Solo tags in and Cody TOSSES Jacob! Solo drags Cody, Cody BOOTS back! Cody hurries, but Jacob YANKS Roman down!
Jacob SMACKS Roman off steel steps! Solo SPLASHES and LARIATS Cody! Cover, TWO! Solo is frustrated but he looms over Cody. Solo sits Cody up, HEADBUTTS him, and follows him to the corner. Solo digs his boots into Cody, tags Jacob, and Jacob stomps Cody. Jacob stops as the ref counts, and then he drags Cody out to center. Jacob scoops Cody to SLAM him down! Jacob drags Cody to the drop zone then climbs, even as fans sing, “Cody Rhodes~! Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” Jacob aims, and SWANTON BOMBS, onto knees! The fans fire up, Cody crawls, and Roman rises! The fans fire up, and Cody hot tags Roman!!
Jacob also tags Solo, but The OTC rallies on Solo! Roman whips, Solo reverses but Roman LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up with Roman and he runs in, to LARIAT at the corner! Roman keeps going, and he BOOTS Solo down! Roman rains down fists, and he goes to TEN! The fans fire up again, Roman puts Solo in a corner, and the fans fire up even more. Roman locks ‘n’ loads, then runs up, SUPERMAN- NO, Solo grabs Roman by his neck! SAMOAN- NO, Roman slips under the spike, crucifix takedown! TWO!! SUPERMAN PUNCH! Cover, TWO! Solo survives and Roman is a bit stunned, but Roman should know his own family’s toughness.
The fans tell off Solo again, and Roman nods as he goes to the corner. Roman fires the fans up behind him now, and he lets out the “OOAH~!” But Jacob grabs Roman! Roman ELBOWS Jacob, UPPERCUTS Solo, but Jacob SUPERKICKS Roman! DOUBLE SUPERKICK from The Bloodline! Jacob puts Roman in the drop zone to MOONSAULT! Solo goes up, FLYING SOLO!! Cover, CODY BREAKS IT! The fans cheer, and Cody blocks a kick from Jacob! Jacob UPPERCUTS Cody, TOSSES him, then goes out after him. Jacob whips, Cody reverses, and Jacob hits steel steps! Cody clears the desk!
The fans fire up as Cody goes back for Jacob, but Jacob SUPERKICKS! Cody staggers away, Jacob runs in, but Cody sends him into and THROUGH barriers!! Cody hurries, but Jacob starts throwing chairs! The fans freak out, but Cody kicks Jacob! Cody SMACKS Jacob off a chair, then reels him in! Cody says stay down! CROSS RHODES to the floor!! But Jacob doesn’t stay down!? Cody is in disbelief, so he SUPERKICKS! Jacob wobbles, but Cody SUPERKICKS again! Jacob flops onto the desk, and Cody looks up! Cody goes up to the very top of the corner! The fans are thunderous as Cody tells Roman to finish it! SUPER SPLASH down through the desk!!!
The fans are thunderous as Cody sacrifices himself to take out the Werewolf! “This is Awesome! as Roman and Solo crawl to each other. Solo headbutts, Roman fires a haymaker, and they go back and forth! The two stand, and they fire even more haymakers back and forth! Roman wobbles, but he UPPERCUTS! Solo SUPERKICKS! Roman rebounds to SUPERMAN PUNCH!! The fans are thunderous for the “OOAH~!” But the Guerrillas of Destiny are here! Roman scares off Tama & Loa, but he turns around into a SPEAR?!?! Solo covers, TWO!!! Roman survives and Solo can’t believe it!
Fans chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” because they wanna see Jey help family! But Solo tells Roman, “You lied to me!” Solo says he was supposed to be next in line but that was a lie! Wait, who is that in the hoodie? The Guerrillas turn around to look, and they get a SUPERKICK! And a SUPERKICK! That man… is JIMMY USO!! Jimmy is back and he just screwed Solo! Solo turns around, into the SPEAR!!!! Cover, Roman & Cody win!!
Winners: Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns, by pinfall
The OTC has HIS Bloodline backing him again as Jimmy returns and does the right thing! Roman is just as surprised as anyone, but he and Jimmy hug it out! The Ones are back, but Roman does look to Cody. Cody is back on his feet, Undisputed Championship in his hands. These rivals stare down, and Roman nods. While Solo’s Bloodline is no longer Cody’s problem, when and where will he and Roman have it out again? WAIT, Tama & Loa still attack! Solo, too! Jimmy says c’mon, they gotta go help Cody now! Roman did give Cody his word, right? Jimmy will do what Roman does, so Roman says yeah. They run up, and they knock down Jacob and Tama!
Jimmy brawls with Loa, SUPERKICK! Solo swings, misses, Jimmy SUPERKICKS! SUPERMAN PUNCH again! Solo’s side just doesn’t know when to quit! But then wait. Roman sees the title, and he picks it up. Roman looks it over, but then he hands the title back to Cody. The fans cheer, the truce is still on. But for how much longer? WAIT!! THE ROCK is here?!?! Atlanta erupts all over again as The Final Boss, the Most Electrifying Man in ALL of Sports Entertainment, makes his presence known, The People’s Championship on his shoulder. No one knows what to make of this, but he seems to be staring Cody down.
The Rock hears the fans going nuts, and The Rock raises his eyebrow. Well, wait. Is he looking at Cody, Roman, or them both? Rock quietly counts to three, slashes his throat, and his music hits again. The Rock leaves, will he take on whoever he has to in order to become THE champion of WWE?
My Thoughts:
A great Bad Blood, but the match order was kinda backwards. Though a lot of that was on purpose, because of course you close the night with The Rock’s little moment there. The Bloodline story therefore also got the main event, and it was a really good match, though a lot of it was the excitement of seeing Roman wrestle again, finally facing Solo & Jacob. Well, Cody doing the big splash was definitely cool. And while it still came with overbooking, aka Tama & Loa showing up, that at least served as the opening for Jimmy Uso’s return, and that was great. Great reunion of Jimmy and Roman, and Rock staring down with Roman and/or Cody puts intrigue on the story but that’s about it.
Also very interesting news of this new “Crown Jewel Championship” idea that is clearly more a Saudi Prince idea than a HHH idea. The title is gigantic and ornate, it’s about pitting the best of both brands against each other, which that part isn’t so bad. Survivor Series has become less about brand VS brand but about WarGames and big faction stuff, so Crown Jewel can give us something akin to what many fans have missed about Survivor Series. The irony is not every fan is a fan of Crown Jewel. Gunther showing up to of course assume he’s gonna get that belt for the year is great, but they really shoehorned a moment with Goldberg into this. Though I do like that Gunther just gets on everyone’s case because he’s that cocky.
Sami showing up to get at Gunther was a great turnaround from the Goldberg stuff, because while they’re teasing Gunther VS Goldberg, I personally don’t care for that. Sami VS Gunther on Raw might finally be hard to predict if the winner goes to Crown Jewel to possibly win a giant bonus belt. Honestly, with how Sami has ended up a big part of these trips to Saudi Arabia, I could see Sami getting the World Heavyweight Championship to then be our inaugural Men’s Crown Jewel Champion. It’d be such a great honor for Sami, and a big way for someone, whether Saudi or WWE, to show their appreciation to Sami because he’s always been so good and yet so humble.
Really good match from Rhea and Liv with Dom stuck in the shark cage, but action wise it wasn’t quite as strong as it could’ve been. The story was clearly relying on Dom’s fear of the cage and then that great “falling out” spot for Dom to dangle there. I did like Rhea wanting to pinata Dom, but I feel like they got sloppy because Raquel’s attack on Rhea of course got caught by the ref. Either way, Liv keeps the title and that’s the point, as well as building up this “Street Trash” Judgment Day by giving them a heavy hitter again. Rhea might still come for revenge but she’ll have to get through Raquel, which is great stuff, but as it stands, Liv is facing Nia Jax at Crown Jewel.
Nia VS Bayley was itself a really good match, and they tried some things, but it wasn’t much stronger than their SummerSlam one. Tiff of course helped Nia, and I appreciate they stretched out that tease of the cash-in, maybe third time is the charm and Tiff just pulls the trigger. But Nia retains, moves on, maybe someone tries to take this title before Crown Jewel, so some of that unpredictability is fun. Finn VS Priest was also good, but it could’ve been better given we’re on PLE, not TV. It ended up feeling no different than TV because duh, Carlito & JD try to help, but Priest proves he’s stronger than all three and wins out. But I knew all along they were trading off, where if Priest won, Liv would retain.
We got fun bits from our hosts, Naomi, Bianca & Jade, such as Bianca being reluctant to cheer on Bayley, and everyone poking fun at Hot Stinky Mess Chelsea Green. Feels like plenty reason enough for Chelsea to drag Piper along in a tag title match against Bianca & Jade. And the opener of the night was the actual best match of the night, because CM Punk and Drew McIntyre went about as violent as we’ve seen WWE let their people get, especially in Hell in a Cell. They of course bled, with Punk bleeding first to give him that Face “uphill battle” trope. McIntyre bleeding was rather profuse, I wonder if he poked a bad spot.
I loved the black bag being bracelet beads, it was so fitting. But wow, I didn’t think McIntyre would ever crash and burn on a missed Claymore like he did there. Great win for Punk, because it clearly feels like Punk is now moving up into the world championship scene, but maybe he waits until after Crown Jewel as there’s talk that Punk isn’t much for that event. As for McIntyre, I would still love if they did my idea of McIntyre leaving to SmackDown. McIntyre can be so irate and distraught that he lost to Punk that he has to be on a different brand and fight for different titles.
My Score: 8.8/10
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