Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (9/6/24)
SmackDown’s Farewell to Fox
Cody Rhodes already knows what Solo Sikoa wants to talk about.
Returning from Bash In Berlin STILL Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes will now address Solo Sikoa wanting to go another round with him. Will the American Nightmare have an answer Solo likes?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Tiffany Stratton VS Bayley; Bayley wins.
- Giovanni Vinci VS Apollo Crews; Crews wins.
- Triple Threat: Kevin Owens VS Austin Theory VS Grayson Waller; Kevin wins.
- Mia Yim VS Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven; Chelsea wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Bloodline VS #DIY & The Street Profits; The Bloodline wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes is here!
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada fires up for The American Nightmare as he brings the Undisputed WWE Championship with him. They sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” and Cody gets his pyro before he continues down to the ring, making sure to shake hands and high-five as he goes. Cody grabs a mic as he enters the ring, with fans chanting his name. Cody smiles, he revels in it a moment, and then he asks Edmonton, “Whadda we wanna talk about? Well, this is an extremely large crowd. If you’re up there, say hello to our friends down here. Our friends down here, say hello to them up there!”
The fans cheer, and then Cody says that at Bash In Berlin, he was victorious in a hell of a match with Canada’s own, Kevin Owens. The fans cheer and chant “K O! K O!” Cody didn’t get to do this last week because of a language barrier, but c’mon, they gotta welcome him back! Michael Cole is back on SmackDown! The fans cheer for Cole, and he waves to the crowd. Cody then says he could go on and on, but he has done this gig long enough to know it is very likely that any moment now, he will be interrupted. The fans boo but he has a point. So before then, allow Cody to just extend an invitation to The Bloodline.
The fans boo more but Cody watches the ramp. And yes, here comes The Bloodline. The Usurper of The Table wears the ula fala as he heads down, leading the way for his Enforcer, the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu, as well as the WWE Tag Team Champions, The Guerrillas of Destiny, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa. Solo steps up to the steps while the Guerrillas stay at the ramp. Fatu then stands down as Solo goes into the ring. Solo has a mic already, and the fans boo. Solo says he’s happy to see them, too. Solo asks if Cody’s done running his mouth to the people. Is he done playing around? The fans chant for “O T C!” “WE WANT ROMAN!”
Solo asks if Cody is ready to defend his title against a real challenger, in Solo Sikoa. Because everyone knows, including Cody, that Solo could’ve been champion. Solo had Cody beat at SummerSlam, if not for… If not for ROMAN… REIGNS! The fans cheer that! Solo says he deserves a rematch! Cody says certainly, the “season premiere” of SmackDown should have something big like an Undisputed WWE Championship match. The fans continue to chant “WE WANT ROMAN!” Solo gets annoyed, but Cody says Solo, the formidable athlete, the effective and unhinged, and truthfully the number one contender on Cody’s book.
Here is a man who stepped out of the shadows of The Tribal Chief, someone who tried to keep him down. This man indeed does deserve an Undisputed WWE Championship match! The fans boo that but Solo says finally! Thank you! Cody says he wasn’t talking to Solo. Cody was talking to JACOB FATU! The fans fire up as Cody dares Jacob to step up! Jacob snarls, his gold grills shining. Jacob goes to the apron as fans chant “STEP UP! STEP UP!” Solo looks at his Enforcer, and that look tells Fatu to step down. The fans boo, but Solo is Tribal Chief now, and Jacob shouts, “I love you, Solo! You are MY Tribal Chief!” Fatu then stands down.
The fans boo more but Solo nods. Cody says okay, guess it was worth the shot. Cody is crazy to wanna wrestle any of them, that’s for sure. But Solo, you believe it, don’t you? “Every second, every minute, every hour, you do indeed get better. And you, sir, are wearing the ula fala, which means The Bloodline revolves around you. But me…? This right here, the Undisputed WWE Championship, the WWE revolves around this. And perhaps one day, I will be looking up at those lights, courtesy of that iron thumb of yours, but I can tell you this, it sure as hell ain’t gonna be next week.” Solo says he sees what Cody’s doing. Cody’s trying to turn Fatu against Solo.
But okay, if Cody wants this next week, then he’s on. But they don’t even have to wait. Solo drops the mic, Cody drops his, and then Solo snaps his fingers! The Bloodline rushes in, but then DIY & The Street Profits run in! Nick Aldis hurries out here. He says that unless everyone wants to be fined and suspended, they all need to take a step back and simmer down. The fans boo but Aldis says now would be nice. Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” but Aldis says he knows they wanna tear each other apart. They all can, in their 8 Man Tag match main event, as promised. But not a moment sooner!
And speaking of main events, then Cody VS Solo for the Undisputed Championship will be official. But Cody can surely agree with Aldis here, the whole Bloodline numbers game is getting a little old. It’s bad for business. Here’s a solution that is best for business. Next week, Cody VS Solo, Undisputed Championship, will be in a STEEL CAGE!! Solo doesn’t like that but Cody smiles. Will that steel keep things to a true 1v1 showdown? Who walks away when it’s all on the line?
Pretty Deadly helps Tiffany Stratton prepare.
Elton Prince says that like all great finales, Bayley’s story will come to an end, all because of Tiffany! Kit Wilson says with the end, we look ahead to a new premiere. SmackDown premieres on the USA Network, but there’s also their premiere of… Pretty Deadly: The Musical! Nia Jax steps in, Pretty Deadly bow to their Queen of the Ring, and they take their leave. Nia tells Tiff that it’s so crazy. It seems the entire locker room thinks Tiff was going to cash in on Nia. That’s so stupid. Tiff says she would never do that! She was only helping Nia against Mia. But y’know who is spreading those awful lies? Chelsea Green! You can’t believe a word that wannabe says!
The Hot Mess is so jelly of this friendship. Nia says yes, it is all unbelievable, because Tiff would never lie to Nia. No, never! Anyways, will Nia be in her corner tonight? Maybe. And maybe Nia will “help” Tiff like Tiff did last week. Nia heads out and Tiff is nervous. Will the Queen & Princess of the Ring stick together? Or can the Role Model start tearing them down one piece at a time?
Tiffany Stratton VS Bayley!
SmackDown returns and Tiffany makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally as these two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and Tiff pulls hair to put Bayley in the corner. The ref counts, Bayley pushes Tiff back, and the two circle. They tie up again, are in another deadlock, but Tiff puts Bayley in a corner. Bayley turns things around, rolls Tiff up, TWO! Bayley wrenches, wristlocks, and CLUBS the arm. The fans rally, Tiff fights up but Bayley pushes the wrist. Tiff cartwheels to wrench and wristlock back, but Bayley goes to ropes. Bayley steps out to the apron, steps back in, and she has the arm trapped!
The fans sing for Bayley while she messes Tiff’s hair, then lets off at 4. Tiff frowns, takes a swing, but Bayley ducks to wrench and wristlock. Bayley YANKS the arm, grinds the shoulder, but Tiff ROCKS Bayley then THROWS her by her hair! The fans boo but Tiff drags Bayley up. Tiff whips Bayley to a corner but Bayley BOOTS back! Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG! SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Bayley whips Tiff, Tiff reveres, then Tiff runs in. Bayley slips out to the apron, catches Tiff for a HOTSHOT, and then hurries up again. Tiff runs up to ROCK Bayley! Bayley is stuck up there, and Tiff goes to the apron.
Fans worry a bit as Tiff Alabama Lifts Bayley, but Bayley sunset flips it! Tiff rolls through to PENALTY KICK! And then basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up, it’s #TiffyTime as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Tiff has Bayley in a chinlock. The fans rally up as Bayley fights to her feet. Bayley fires body shots, then forearms! Bayley backs Tiff into a corner, but Tiff throat chops! Then she THROWS Bayley by her hair! Tiff drags Bayley up, puts her in another corner, and then soaks up cheers and jeers as she goes to the far side. Tiff runs to handspring and BACK ELBOW! Then she snapmares Bayley, but Bayley dodges the boots! Cover, TWO! Tiff runs up, drop toehold! Bayley is on ropes, Tiff runs, but into a LARIAT!! Bayley snarls, hauls Tiff up, but Tiff drops down to send Bayley away.
Bayley comes back, Tiff DROPKICKS her down! Bayley is back on ropes, and Tiff runs to HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Bayley survives but Tiff stays cool. Bayley flounders to a corner, Tiff storms around, drags Bayley out, and then SLAMS her arm into the post! And SLAMS the arm again! Bayley falls out of the ring, Tiff stalks her, and then drags her up. Tiff hammerlocks the arm, whips, but Bayley reverses to POST Tiff! Tiff staggers, Bayley puts her on the apron, and she drags her out for a DRAPING SUPLEX to the floor! Bayley drags Tiff back up and in, runs up, and LARIATS! Bayley rallies, gets around Tiff, and SAIDOS!
The fans fire up, Bayley runs, and she KNEES Tiff down! Cover, TWO! Bayley drags Tiff to a drop zone, goes to a corner, and climbs up top! The fans cheer the MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays in this, and now Nia shows up! She did say that she might help Tiff, so here we are! Bayley still clinches Tiff, but Tiff pulls hair! Tiff CLUBS Bayley, cartwheels into the Alabama Lift, and she ALABAMA SLAMS! High stack, TWO!! Tiff is furious but she drags Bayley up. Tiff fireman’s carries, but Bayley slips out to waistlock! Tiff bucks the O’Conner, but runs into the BAYLEY2BELLY!! But Bayley can’t cover!
Nia coaches Tiff while Bayley clutches her arm. Tiff crawls over to Nia, but Bayley DIVES! She hits Nia and sends her tumbling! Bayley goes back for Tiff, but Nia gets up! Tiff backslides, the ref is missing this! Now the count, TWO!! Bayley rises up, spins Tiff around and steps over, ROSE PLANT!! Cover, Bayley wins!
Winner: Bayley, by pinfall
Well some help Nia was! And now she’s mad! Nia storms in, Bayley bails out, but will all this equal Bayley getting a rematch for the WWE Women’s Championship in the near future?
Kevin Owens is backstage.
And like any good Canadian, he is admiring the poster dedicated to THE Wayne Gretzky. But then Austin Theory & Grayson Waller walk over. Theory mockingly asks what Kevin’s reading, a story of a bunch of losers? Waller says hey, Kevin’s actually got a lot in common with the Edmonton Oilers. Oh, yeah? Yeah. The only way either of them will ever get a championship is off WWE Shop. Waller shows off the custom Oilers legacy belt. Theory says hey, Kevin’s match with Cody, he thought he didn’t deserve it? Well, guess he proved himself right. Yeah, they might not even be friends anymore. Didn’t you see Kevin NOT out there for Cody against The Bloodline?
Kevin says first of all, these two are idiots. Second of all, they’re morons! And don’t worry about Kevin and Cody, they’re fine. Kinda like how A-Town Down Under is fine, right? Better than fine, even! Great friends, great team, maybe even better than the Oilers! Oh, so better. Well, then here’s a great idea. Kevin fought his friend, Cody, at Bash In Berlin, so surely Waller and Theory won’t have a problem facing each other! Wait, here’s an even better way to prove they’re a great team! Kevin, Waller, and Theory, all in the same match! How? Well as the great Wayne Gretzky would say, tonight’s a great night for a Triple Threat!
Sounds good, right? Okay, Kevin will go talk with Aldis! Oh, and also, Waller doesn’t get to have the Oilers belt, it is too nice looking. It’s Kevin’s now. And get another shirt. Kevin leaves and Waller says he hadn’t paid for that belt yet. But then Waller says hey, that Triple Threat can be more like a Handicap match! Theory isn’t sure, he doesn’t recall Gretzky ever saying something like that. No, man, the match! This will be fine, right? They’re friends, this will be fun, right? Yeah, they’re boys, they’ve got this. ATDU is confident, but will Kevin just find a way to punch them both at the same time like he did in the past?
Legado Del Fantasma sits down for a drink.
Angel & Humberto are still excited about last week’s win. It was perfect! Did you see the looks on the faces of Corbin & Crews? They were suffering! Santos Escobar steps in, and everyone stands up. He says buenas noches, and everyone is seated. Santos asks why they’re so excited. Well, because they won last week. Oh, was it a championship match? No. Well, who did they beat? It was Crews & Corbin. Doesn’t he remember? Plus, it’s all over social media. Santos sets his drink down and takes off his sunglasses. “Don’t be shocked by success. Victory is not what we obtain. It is part of who we are. And success? Well, we don’t just find it. No, no, no. We make it.
“It is there for us to take.” Angel says yes, this is just the beginning! Berto says this is their time! Elektra says everything is finally falling into place. SmackDown is bound to be Legado’s turf. Exactimente. It WILL belong to The Emperor, and his familia, Legado Del Fantasma. Salud! They toast now, and the celebration truly begins. But when and where will they celebrate with championships?
Giovanni Vinci VS Apollo Crews!
After being rejected by Imperium (again), The Pride of Italy had to find himself again (again). He is ready to bring prestige, courage, honor, and more to the ring, but will it be all about #VeniVidiVinci?
Vinci is all smiles as he takes his time with his very high end tracksuit. The bell rings and Crews runs up to crucifix roll Vinci up! CREWS WINS?!?
Winner: Apollo Crews, by pinfall
Vinci is furious! He claims he was still getting ready! Well, Vinci should stay ready so he doesn’t have to get ready! Will it be #VeniVidiVinci next time?
Aldis meets with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven.
The Hot Mess says it is unacceptable! Did Aldis see what Giulia did to Chelsea on NXT? Or was he too busy shopping for more ugly pocket squares? What’s wrong with his pocket square? Is he even listening to her?! Piper flips Aldis’ phone so he can’t get any calls. But knock knock, it’s Mia Yim. Oh, is that trash Chelsea smells? Oh, hi, Michin! So fitting that you ended your last match in a trash can, considering that is where trash goes. Mia says ha, yeah, and last time we saw Chelsea, she was getting her little egghead scrambled in NXT. Which must be why she’s confused, running her mouth, thinking Mia won’t whoop that pancake of hers here and now.
Actually, Mia says that is what Chelsea is asking for. No, no, Chelsea is far too stressed mentally, and no amount of red wine or essential oils will get her ready for tonight. Aldis says how about this? While we’re going on with obvious analogies, Aldis likes the one about falling off the horse and getting back up on it again. So that is what happens tonight when Chelsea goes 1v1 with Michin. And put the phone back. Chelsea puts the phone on the hook, but will she just come right back here to complain after she gets cooked by the Head Baddie In Charge?
Triple Threat: Kevin Owens VS Austin Theory VS Grayson Waller!
He may have held back “The Prizefighter” in Berlin, but surely Kevin will #JustKeepFighting until he has another title opportunity. Will he make this a two birdbrains with one stone kind of situation? Or can A-Town Down Under actually make this work out in their favor?
As Kevin makes his way to the ring, he sees a fan sign asking that he rip said sign up. Kevin shrugs and tears into it! The fans cheer, and Kevin continues on. The test of friendship begins, after the break.
SmackDown returns and ATDU makes their entrance together, and Waller is of course wearing a Florida Panthers jersey just to insult the Oilers fans. The bell rings and Kevin LARIATS Theory! Kevin DUMPS Waller out, then goes to the apron to CANNONBALL them both down! The fans fire up with Kevin, and he SMACKS Theory off barriers! Kevin beats Theory up in front of the Oilers’ own Corey Perry! Waller goes after Kevin now but Kevin beats him up, too! Kevin clears the desk and the fans fire up! But ATDU mug Kevin and RAM him into barriers! Waller goes looking and finds a table! The fans are torn, they love tables but loathe Waller.
Waller sets the table up while Theory brings Kevin around, only for Kevin to THROW Theory into barriers! Waller ROCKS Kevin, brings him over, but Kevin wrenches out! Kevin reels Waller in, POWERBOMB through the table!! Kevin stands tall on the apron while the fans go wild, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Theory rains down fists on Kevin in a corner, but Kevin stops him at 9! The fans cheer as Kevin now fires hands in return! The fans count along and Kevin goes past ten, then stomps away on Theory at the ropes! Kevin lets off to shake out some stars, but Theory runs up to ELBOW him down! The fans boo, but Theory goes out to check on Waller. Waller is at least claiming he’s still in bad shape, so Theory aims from the apron. Somersault, but into a kick and DDT! Kevin and Theory are down, and the fans rally up. Kevin rises, Theory runs up, but Kevin counter punches! And again! And then CHOPS! ROCKS! Repeat!
The fans fire up as Kevin CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS away! Kevin whips, Theory reverses but Kevin KICKS the backdrop away! Theory still takes a swing but Kevin dodges to LARIAT! And SENTON! Theory goes to a corner, Kevin aims, “SUCK IT!” CANNONBALL! Theory flops into the drop zone and Kevin goes up! SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Waller breaks it! The Aussie Icon saves his mate and rains down forearms on Kevin! The fans boo but Waller drags him up. Waller runs, but Kevin DECKS him! Theory ROCKS Kevin, somersaults, and BLOCKBUSTER! Waller is back to cover, but Theory stops him?!
The fans fire up as ATDU are arguing. Waller makes the argument that they’re a team, one of them winning is both of them winning! Theory agrees, and ATDU mugs Kevin. They put Kevin up top, climb up after him, and the fans boo more. But Kevin fights off the double suplex with body shots and elbows! Kevin ROCKS Theory, ROCKS Waller, repeat! Then he gives them a meeting of the minds! Waller falls out, Theory falls in! Theory stands up to fire hands! Theory climbs back up, but Kevin fireman’s carries! SUPER ROLLING SENTON!! Cover, Waller breaks it again! Waller drags Kevin up to RAM him into a corner, then puts him up top!
Waller climbs, these guys never learn! SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Kevin crawls, covers, Theory breaks it! The fans boo but all three men are down! The fans fire up for Kevin but Theory says A-Town Down! Theory fireman’s carries, but Kevin slips free! Kevin shoves Theory at Waller, ATDU stops from colliding, but then Kevin dodges Theory to kick and STUN- NO, Theory shoves Kevin away, into Waller! Waller falls, Theory rolls Kevin up, with tights! TWO!! Kevin is free, he STUNNERS Theory!! Cover, Kevin wins!
Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall
But Waller CLOBBERS Kevin! ATDU are sore losers, but they still lost. Kevin TOSSES Waller, but Theory ROLLING ELBOWS! Fireman’s carry, A-TOWN DOWN! SOMERSAULT FLATLINER! Kevin won the match, but ATDU stuck together as a team. Will Waller & Theory get going and go back for those tag titles?
LA Knight is here!
Edmonton fires up as the WWE United States Champion makes his way to the ring, “YEAH!” Knight gets the mic, to say, “LEMME TALK TO YA! What are we? Just a little over 30 days into this US title reign, and we’re already talking two successful title defenses! Hit it ‘n’ quit it! YEAH!” “YEAH!” Knight’s crossing borders with this! DC to Berlin to “The Big E,” Edmonton, YEAH! No matter where you go, it’s always the same. Everywhere you look, everybody’s gunnin’ for this thing. It doesn’t matter if it’s an open challenge, a #1 contender, a part-timer, a world class athlete, a cross-eyed halfwit, an Incel, they’re alike!
But NAH NAH! No one comes away with this, because that’s how Knight made it because that’s how it has to be! But wait, Carmelo Hayes makes his way out here. The fans boo H1M, but Melo says hold on. Knight really out here bragging about two successful defenses? C’mon. If anyone should be bragging, it’s Melo! Melo’s put the show on his back, match of the night, stealing the show, effortless. And Knight? What’s he been doing? What he always does: run his mouth. Melo steps into the ring and says what Knight should be doing is checking the scoreboard. Melo is up two straight on Andrade, and by default, that makes Melo next in line.
The fans boo, and Knight is confused. Knight wants to point out, the reason the two title defenses is important is because it’s the same number in one month than his predecessors 270+ DAYS, YEAH. But Melo is worried about Match of the Night? Knight’s not worried about that, he’s just worried about winning. That’s why he’s champ and Melo’s not, YEAH! Melo says good news is, there’s only one guy Knight needs to worry about, and it’s H1M. But wait! Here comes El Idolo! Melo sighs but Andrade has a mic to tell Melo, “Take it easy! Tranquilo, nino. I know you beat me. Yes, I know. Twice. But remember, I also beat you twice, too.”
Melo says it’s crazy, no one remembers that part. Oh, Andrade remembers. And surely everyone here remembers! The fans cheer that! So Andrade has a question for H1M. Does Melo think he really deserves an opportunity for the United States Championship? Damn right! Oh, then what about Andrade? Knight says he isn’t sure if they noticed, but he’s busy. He can’t take time for these two to have a little tiff out here. So here’s what he wants them to do. If Andrade beat Melo twice and Melo beat Andrade twice, whatever! If they’re fighting to see who gets dropped on their head next by Knight, then be his guest! It doesn’t make a bit of difference.
Andrade says wait, hold on. The championship was Andrade’s. Knight says yeah, “Was” is the keyword. Then Knight, enough talking! Andrade was campeon, he’ll be campeon again! Unfortunately, most of that was in Spanish and this is Canada. Knight says he doesn’t know a thing Andrade just said, but he better check that tone. Use your inside voice before your keister gets thrown outside. Andrade gets heated, but then Melo gets in his face about their business. So Andrade shoves Melo into Knight! Melo runs up, Andrade dodges, and BOOTS Melo! But then Knight turns Andrade around, B F T! The fans cheer and Melo talks smack on Andrade.
Melo says this is what Andrade gets for messing with H1M, but uh, Knight turns Melo around! B F T!! The Mega Star tells them both that’s what they get when messing with him, YEAH! But then, who is it that will step up and face Knight next?
A-Town Down Under regroups backstage.
They lost to Kevin, but they still feel good about beating Kevin down. Best tag team in WWE right here! Oh, hey, Nicholas! Hey, mate, did you see what they did to Kevin in his home country? But since Aldis just goes and makes matches, how about this? Next week, the USA Network premiere, Aldis puts his two biggest stars in a tag team match against Kevin Owens and… anyone he can find since he has no one left! You’re welcome, idiot! ATDU heads out, Aldis finishes his phone call. Will Kevin find a way to shock ATDU next week? Or will it just be a remix of what we got here tonight?
Mia Yim VS Chelsea Green w/ Piper Niven!
Michin may not have won the title, but she’s not out of the running just yet. Will she use the Hot Mess as her rebound from being literally canned? Or will Chelsea finally have something real to brag about?
SmackDown returns as Michin makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two tie right up. They go around, Mia arm-drags, but Chelsea comes back. Mia arm-drags again, then arm-drags again! Mia runs up, dodges Chelsea, then redirects her, to DROPKICK! Chelsea goes to a corner, Mia fires up, and she runs in. Chelsea uses ropes as defense, so Mia stops. Chelsea then kicks Mia low! Fans are torn, but Chelsea whips to kitchen sink knee! Chelsea dusts herself off to then KICK Mia in the side! Chelsea stands on Mia, uses her to snowboard, then brings her up to snapmare. Chelsea runs to basement DROPKICK! High stack cover, TWO!
Chelsea wraps on body scissors to squeeze but Mia endures. The fans rally, Mia fires elbows, and she gets free to hammer away! The fans are torn again but Chelsea kicks those bad ribs! Chelsea whips, but Mia turns knee into rollup! TWO, and Mia goes to a corner. Chelsea runs up, Mia BOOTS her! Mia goes up, and she FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up, Mia grits her teeth and rallies! SHOTGUN! Chelsea falls into a corner, Mia fires up again! The fans are still torn, but Mia blocks a kick to CHOP! Mia has Chelsea stuck in ropes, for a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Mia then drags Chelsea up, reels her in, but Piper gets on the apron!
Mia pushes Chelsea down to swing on Piper! But Chelsea rolls Mia up, TWO! Mia kicks low, wrenches, and- NO, Chelsea denies Da Feet! She turns Mia, but Mia shoves Chelsea right out of the ring! Piper coaches Chelsea up, but Mia builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit and Mia fires up again! Mia puts Chelsea in, but Piper storms up. The ref has Piper back off, and Mia goes back to the ring. Chelsea ENZIGIRIS! Mia falls hard, and Chelsea hurries out! The ref says hold on, he keeps Chelsea back. But Piper SENTONS Mia! Piper pushes Mia in for Chelsea to hit the UNPRETTY-HER! Cover, Chelsea wins!
Winner: Chelsea Green, by pinfall
Canada’s own Hot Mess actually wins! Most of Canada is glad, but will Piper have to keep helping out if Chelsea wants to make it to the top?
8 Man Tag: The Bloodline VS #DIY & The Street Profits!
Solo Sikoa has what he wants in an Undisputed WWE Championship match next week on the USA Network premiere. But this here is about laying down the law and establishing dominance. Will he, the Samoan Werewolf and The Guerrillas of Destiny prove SmackDown belongs to The Bloodline then, now and forever?
Byron Saxton ins backstage with Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins & B-Fab. Earlier tonight, they were all on the same page. But will that be the case in the main event given that a win over The Bloodline is as good as having a future tag team championship opportunity? Gargano says DIY and Profits aren’t family, they’re not really that close, but they’ve all known each other a long time, so there is respect here. Ford adds that there is respect, and they also have a common enemy in Bloodline. They all have issues with The Bloodline, they all want the WWE Tag Team Championships, lots of similarities.
And one in particular, is that they get to break down The Bloodline. Ciampa says The Bloodline is known for winning belts and holding them hostage for a very long time. The Profits don’t want that, and DIY doesn’t want that. No tag team anywhere wants that. Dawkins says yeah hold on, though. DIY “just got here.” Profits have been dealing with Bloodline on SmackDown for four years now. But if getting to those tag titles means teaming up with DIY to beat The Bloodline, Dawkins is with it. B-Fab says yeah, there’s respect here. But in that ring, it will be only disrespect for The Bloodline. This team is up, and #WeWantTheSmoke.
Byron wishes everyone luck tonight, but will this super combo of former tag team champions be just the thing to tear down the tyrannical Solo and his minions? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns and The Profits make their entrance, going through the crowd. Feels like it’s been a minute since they’ve done that. And then DIY makes their entrance, and then the brawl is on! Gargano goes after Tama, Ciampa is after Fatu, Dawkins is after Loa, and Ford gets Solo! Ford kicks Solo out, Dawkins LARIATS Loa at ropes, but still has to dump him out, and then Gargano tosses Tama. Fatu RAMS Ciampa, Gargano brings him around to ROCK with a haymaker! Fatu grabs Gargano by the face! Gargano JAWBREAKERS free, then the Profits DOUBLE DROPKICK Fatu out! The fans fire up while The Bloodline regroups.
Solo has Fatu calm down, and they go to their corner. Loa is sent in, Dawkins dodges to JAB, JAB, JAB! Dawkins whips, Loa reverses but Dawkins hurdles and UPPERCUTS! Dawkins drags Loa up, tags Ford, and Profits whip to CLOBBER him! Then Dawkins gives Ford the boost, BACK SUPLEX SPLASH! Ford runs to PENALTY KICK! Ford taunts Tama, runs and SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, ONE!! Loa is tougher than that, but Ford KICKS him again. Ford drags Loa up, whips him to a corner, but Loa comes back to LARIAT! Loa snarls, drags Ford up, and he tags Tama. The Guerrillas DOUBLE HEADBUTT, and Tama CLUBS away!
Tama rains down fists, taunts Dawkins, then drags Ford up. Tama ROCKS Ford, back suplexes, but Ford lands out! Ford waistlocks, Tama elbows free, but Gargano tags in. Gargano ELBOWS Tama, then slingshot SPEARS! The fans fire up for “Johnny Wrestling!” as he has Tama in a corner! CHOP, whip, and then tag to Ciampa. Ciampa runs in to KNEE ENZIGIRI COMBO with Gargano! Then he ripcords and ROCKS Tama! But Fatu tags in and he CLOBBERS Ciampa! The Werewolf has just turned the tides, and he hammers away on Ciampa! Fatu drags Ciampa up, suplexes, and GOURD BUSTER on ropes! Ciampa flings right off, Fatu tosses him out!
Fatu tags Solo, and Solo SMACKS Ciampa off the desk! Solo whips Ciampa over the desk, and Corey Graves almost gets bowled over with his chair! Solo raises the one, the fans boo, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Fatu RAMS Ciampa in the corner! Fatu lets off, raises the one, and he runs in again, but Ciampa moves! Fatu POSTS himself! Loa tags in and hurries after Ciampa! Loa drags Ciampa up but Ciampa ENZIGIIRS! Tama tags and he grabs Ciampa! But Ciampa fights the suplex! Tama fights the suplex, they go back and forth! Ciampa suplexes Tama high and hard! Both men are down, the fans fire up, but Solo tags in! Ciampa kicks at Solo, BOOTS him away, hot tag to Gargano and Dawkins?! The ref isn’t sure what to do about this, so Gargano and Dawkins both rally on Solo with fast strikes!
Dawkins sends Gargano in to DOUBLE KNEE! Dawkins CYCLONE SPLASHES! Then ASSISTED ENZIGIIR! Loa & Tama get in, they get SUPESRKICK after SUPERKICK! Then Fatu gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ford runs in to FLY! Down goes Fatu and Ford lands on his feet! The fans are thunderous as Gargano DIVES onto Tama! Solo staggers into Dawkins’ SILENCER! Cover, TWO!! Solo survives, but Dawkins tags Ciampa back in. Ciampa takes his kneepad down, Dawkins POUNCES Loa! Solo catches Ciampa, URENAGE! Cover, TWO!! Ciampa survives, and Solo is furious! Tag to Tama and he goes up!
Solo makes sure Ciampa is in the drop zone, but then Dawkins and Gargano drag him out! They brawl, Loa and Fatu join in, but Ciampa CHOPS Tama! Ciampa goes up to get Tama, and fans are already going nuts as Ciampa brings him to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX onto the cluster!! The fans are thunderous as Ford tries to help Ciampa, but that was a big wipeout of a landing! Ford still gets Ciampa in, then Tama. Ciampa tags Ford and Ford climbs up! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, Fatu SENTONS it apart! Fatu POSTS Ford, drags Tama to safety, and Fatu tags in! Fatu SUPERKICKS Gargano! And he POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS Ciampa!
Dawkins runs up, into a SUPERKICK! Fatu then SPLASHES Ford in the corner, before he hits the IMPALER DDT!!! Fatu then looks to his Tribal Chief, and he tags Solo in. Solo drags Ford up, and this is just to send a message to Cody Rhodes! SAMOAN SPIKE!!! And then ANOTHER SAMOAN SPIKE!!! Cover, Bloodline wins!
Winners: The Bloodline, by pinfall
DIY & The Profits put up a fight, but nothing could stop the feral beast that is Jacob Fatu. Fatu adorns Solo with the ula fala around his neck, but will Solo soon have gold around his waist?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown for the final episode on Fox, which is to also set up the premiere for USA Network, but it still effectively built stories as we slowly head for Bad Blood. Great stuff with Tiff and Nia, though hopefully Bayley is more than just a side character in this story. The crux of this story is the question of if and when Tiff cashes in that MITB briefcase, but Bayley still needs to be more than a set piece. Maybe she’ll cut a promo next week to stake her claim to a rematch, and we’ll get a sort of rework from SummerSlam where Tiffany’s cash-in attempt affects the outcome.
Perhaps the most shocking thing of tonight was Vinci getting embarrassed by Crews in his return match. Vinci being the self-absorbed Heel is fine, but that was borderline some Dan Matha stuff. Hopefully Vinci VS Crews gets redone and it’s a much fuller match so Vinci can show his stuff. Good promo from Legado with Santos making sure everyone understands that they need to be much more serious and focused if they are to finally start doing stuff on SmackDown, and that is all a good point. Legado should really be a much more meaningful force on SmackDown, even with The Bloodline still being a thing, and hopefully they can start doing that on USA Network.
Good promo from Chelsea and Piper with Aldis and Mia, and very good match for Chelsea and Mia. Good win for Chelsea, mostly because it was won by Piper, but maybe, just maybe, they circle back to Chelsea & Piper pestering Tiffany & Nia after Bayley’s finished up this rematch story. It also depends on if Jade & Bianca keep the tag titles. There’s the match with Alba & Isla on Monday, and it’s hard to say which is the better option. Jade & Bianca retain to then maybe give duos like Chelsea & Piper or Tiff & Nia a match? Or Alba & Isla get the belts back and they face Chelsea & Piper to reference some NXT UK stories?
Pretty good promo stuff with LA Knight, Melo and Andrade, and it basically spelled out that Andrade VS Melo Round 5 is going to be the #1 contender’s match. At least, it should be treated as such. And after that brawl where Knight stands tall, either choice is great. Knight VS Andrade, Knight VS Melo, it’ll all be great fun for Bad Blood, or at least the SmackDown before it. It really depends on how HHH feels about booking that show. There’s still the issue of what is too much and what is not enough on a PPV/PLE, but that’s for another article. Also nice detail that Knight refused to say the name of previous US Champ, and I’m okay with that.
Great stuff with Kevin and A-Town Down Under, they’re all solid characters. Great Triple Threat, and the dysfunction is still on that slow burn for ATDU. But uh, I feel like ATDU are forgetting something. Randy Orton lost to Gunther at Bash In Berlin, so he’ll return to SmackDown, and that means he’ll be Kevin’s partner. RKKO will of course beat ATDU, and it will be a lot of fun. And of course, great stuff with The Bloodline as always. Very good opening promo where A) Cody VS Solo is of course made, and B) Cody does give the nod of respect to Fatu. And for good reason, because Fatu basically won that awesome 8 Man Tag for the team. The Steel Cage aspect does not in any way erase interference, but hey, there’s a chance Cody jumps off it, right?
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA LIVE! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.20.2025
So the first live episode got fairly positive praise from everyone; will this continue the trend?
Filming at Full Sail seems to have set the stage nicely this week! Going into a Live episode we got Moose and The Hardy Boyz on NXT, as well as Jordynne Grace’s involvement with Steph and Giulia giving a little shine to TNA happenings since she’s newly WWE.
This episode should be interesting, we finally see Lei Ying Lee (fka Xia Li) back in action, Rascalz take on Tyson and Tyriek, Tessa should be seeing some action as well…so generally interesting happenings for the second Live iMPACT! of 2025. Let’s see how this one goes down!
No matter where @ManceWarner and @stephdelander go, @TheSamiCallihan WILL FIND THEM!
Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/NY8HgI02kY pic.twitter.com/mXz9U7m9PL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Ratings:
- Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin: Rascalz win via Meteora/Swanton Combo – ***
- Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary: Lei wins via Thunderstruck – **
- NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC: Dango wins via The System help – ** 3/4
- Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore: Masha wins via Requiem – N/A
- Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons: Elijah wins via Tombstone Piledriver – *** 1/4
Results:
Oh yeah, and another Hendry concert is…cut off by a commercial, LOLTNA. First Hendry is cut off by AXSTV’s new Anime Hour bumper, and now Primo and Epico are showing up in TNA. I definitely didn’t have this on my BINGO card. The crowd starts chanting “Where’s Carlito”, which they do acknowledge and play off of well. Oh they’re using their shoot names of Orlando and Eddie now…but before they attack the lights go out and we get another guitar strum! ELIAH/ELIAS/EZEKIEL/EBENERZER/EMERY/EL VAGABUNDO – shows up to back up Hendry. Okay I can apologize away the redundant concert since it played into an Elijah debut. The crowd is immediately popping and chanting “This is Awesome” 10 minutes into the show.
Tyson & Tyriek w/Wes Lee vs The Rascalz w/Ace Austin
Treehouse bros take it to the bigger men quickly, a few fast dives, a little MCMG style tandem strikes, Tyson fires and tries to take them out but they Low Bridge him. Tyriek comes in and they try similar things but Tyriek manhandles them both and throws them out of the ring, Trey is the first one back up and Tyriek and Tyson take his damn head off with his Corkscrew Running Euro Upper. Trey finally manages to flip out of the manhandle, tags in Wentz and Wentz goes for the hot and spicy cleaning house spot. Corner to Corner Knee Lifts for both big men, a Rolling Snapmare, into a Superkick for Tyson and Standing Shoot Star on Tyriek but only for two because Wes feints like he’s going to interfere.
Tyson and Tyriek pull off a tandem Assisted Backdrop Driver, but Wentz breaks it up, Tyson gets knocked out, Wentz hits the Tornillo, Wes tries to interfere again after Trey gets perched on the corner buckle but Ace runs around and trips Wes at the last second causing him to faceplant on the apron, Trey hits the Meteora, Wentz hits a Swanton from the other side of the ring and Trey gets the pinfall victory.
It was fast paced, all gas no brakes, but it didn’t overstay its welcome, so it was pretty fun all things considered.
After the match Wes grabs a mic, complains a little but challenges them to a 6 man match as Sacrifice. So we’re THAT’S where we’re getting the expected 3v3.
Fir$t Cla$$ comes out with an entourage of hot chicks and probably influencers or something. The “First Class Penthouse” , Gabby AF, Mafiosa Valentina, and Carolina are apparently known in their own way. Gabby I know was the awful one who did something for Impact a last year and sucked, but she’s part of the Busted Open Network I believe so that’s why she’s around. Two of them look like Noelle Foley and Frank the Clown…oh they actually are. Look at that. I do love KC Navarro as the Hype Man, they have this whole set up of AJ being mad that they haven’t gotten more Tag Title shots, so TNA placated him with his own Piper’s Pit and he’s *pregnant pause* totally happy with that. He says he loved Piper and hated Hogan before it was cool.
This is actually quality content and AJ is cutting a nice promo in this segment. They introduce their first guest, the greatest performer in TNA history, many whole say he’s Phenomenal with a whole lot of style….it’s A-J-Francis.
.@AJFrancis410 is GOING OFF!
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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 21, 2025
Lei Ying Lee vs Rosemary
Things were slow until Rosemary took her into a corner quickly, hit the Upside Down, and we get a lot of Lei trying to avoid Rosemary’s offense. Rosemary goes for a Spear in the corner and Lei forward rolls, starts connecting with a bunch of right hands, backs Rosemary into the corner, goes for 10 Count Punches, pulls her out, Airplane Spin TKO for only a two count. Rosemary tries As Above So Below, Lei shrugs it off, Rosemary tries to go after Lei anyway and eats Thunderstruck! Lei Ying Lee wins!
After the match Rosemary catches Lei on the ramp and hits the Green mist in the eyes. Match was far too short and so many of Lei’s set up moves look better than her finish. We’ve seen Kofi Kingston do it for years so it’s not bad, just the current Knockouts Division are awful and don’t take the move well.
Eric Young and the jabronis come out, EY cuts a very basic power crazed psycho kind of promo, gets the “What” chants from the crowds. EY is trying to recruit Maclin even though Maclin made his line in the sand last week. EY tries to spin it as maybe he took out Josh FOR Maclin instead of in spite of his trust. This really doesn’t seem interesting at all, but that’s probably because I hate the two Jabronis EY is with.
NoDQ Match: Leon Slater vs JDC
I really don’t have any interest in Slater. He’s got no personality beyond “flippy guy with a British accent”.
Dango immediately powders, grabs a chair and goes to swing on him but misses. So Leon is making JDC look dumb by dodging the post chop, using the chair to shield himself from a punch by JDC, and then clapping Dango’s fingers between the chair. So typical System match, look inept for the first few minutes, then take advantage of something to take over. Oh look, Leon takes too long setting up the table, Dango gets in a few pot shots, tries to whip him into the table but Leon leaps over it, and then leaps back over to clobber Dango. Dango is still trying to recover so Leon hits his over the corner post con hilo, and the crowd appreciates it but I’m not interested. Leon panders to the crowd after the big spot and then eats an X-Plex into the chair from Dango.
JDC throws Leon back in, goes for a pinfall that’s only a two and we cut to a commercial. Coming out of the commercial JDC is in control with a Kendo Stick until he isn’t, Leon counters and takes the keno stick, brutalizes Dango a few times then comes off the ropes with the kendo shot for 2. Leon goes for another table, and again, at least the crowd is receptive to this match. Leon sets it up, looks for something off the apron but Dango stops him first until he eats a dropkick to fall onto the table, Leon hits the Swanton 450 through the table on the outside. Does it look cool? Sure. Do I care about dumbass moves? Nope.
Oh thankfully the rest of The System comes out to stop the pinfall, Shield Bomb Leon through the first table, and roll him back in for Dango to win.
The Hardy Boyz come out to try and make the save, but the numbers are against them, so Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba cleans house but doesn’t get his hands on Moose, so they’re at least building the eventual clash between Moose and Oba.
The crowd starts a “Tessa, we comin for you” chant before she even starts talking. Tessa is actually playing off the crowd well, Santino’s music hits and Tessa thinks he’ll help her out with the crowd and Santino calls bullshit basically. Santino says if Tessa doesn’t wrestle next week, she’s fired and Masha’s music hits. Masha decides to step in for Tessa’s enhancement talent match.
Masha Slamovich vs Mila Moore
Jobber tries to attack Masha early but Masha stops her, rocks her and Requiem ends the match.
Masha stares down Tessa, and then Cora Jade attacks from behind and hits Jaded.
Ryan Nemeth comes out to his Abyss music remix. What will Mokuba say today? “MYYYY BIIIGG BBRROOOOTTHHHEEEEER” he repeats at least 4 times and it’s hilariously cringe. He announces that Nic will return at Sacrifice, he literally just came out to give a PSA.
Elijah & Joe Hendry vs The Colons
Hendry starts with Eddie, after a brief tie up it seems like Hendry reads the room and points at Elijah and the crowd wants him in. So Joe tags in Elijah, a little back and forth, Shoulder Tackle from Elijah, Rope Walk with Elijah lays out Eddie and a tag to Joe allows for a quick tandem knockdown, but Eddie powders as the Walking and Talking Duo hold the ring going into the final commercial break.
We come back and Hendry is bouncing Orlando off the ropes as he return a strike, but Orlando is obviously losing, eats a Euro Upper, and then gets walked around in the Stalling Suplex for posterity. Eddie tries a sneak attack but gets caught and Sack of Shit, into Kip Up, turn and then Orlando with the ambush! A few quick short cuts and an Irish Whip/Dropkick combo gives the Colons a near fall. Hendry does get locomotion variation cradles, but eats a Dropkick to stop the attempt at momentum. Orlando stays on Joe, but Joe finally starts to fire up as the crowd starts to get behind him. Euro Uppers make some space, but a Snapmare says no.
Eddie gets tagged in and a quick Leg Sweep into a Front Chancery keeps Eddie in control. As Joe tries to get back up, Eddie turns it into a Guillotine, but finally the Suplex counter connects for Hendry! Simultaneous tags! Elijah bulls over Orlando, catches a Leap Frogging Orlando with the Manhattan Drop as Orlando retreats to a corner, Stinger Splash into Spinebuster for two. Elijah tries to keep up the attacks but Orlando finds a few ways to make space, launches himself from the middle rope and eats the Jumping Knee! Eddie breaks up the pinfall, Hendry takes Eddie out and Elijah hits the Tombstone Piledriver for the win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Well there were more live hiccups than the first episode, and this felt both more epic and less epic at the same time. Elijah and the Colons debuting was a nice way to kick things off, Oba Femi showing up for the save was fantastic. There were a few decent matches, but also a lot of really short and rushed matches. Tessa played off the crowd well, but Masha really is useless on the mic. Lei Ying Lee needs to framed stronger, her matches have done nothing to show off her ability. It just proves that the Knockouts don’t know how to sell a kick to the head because they all take it in the shoulder and fall in corny ways.
Viva La Sam could be something fun if the next 3 weeks are just hand cam footage of him being like “I’m Sami Callihan and I’m gonna kick Mance Warner’s ass”, Elegance Clique getting the rematch with a stipulation is nice to see and while I like Fir$t Cla$$, that segment went a little long for a cornball swerve payoff. It’s one thing to placate the Influencer squad especially when we’ve seen Logan Paul and Ishowspeed do so well in WWE…but these are like Z Tier Influencers that no one cares about. These kind of dorks stream on Kick because they aren’t relevant enough for Twitch, not because they chose Kick over it.
So yeah, the low lights were pretty low, and the highs were a little fleeting, but at least they were pretty fun. Not a bad show, just clunky with noticeable issues and Masha shouldn’t be allowed to speak English anymore. She’s such a charisma vacuum when she’s not rambling in Russian.
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ROH brings the lucha libre!
On a night full of ROH & CMLL crossover, Komander defends the ROH World Television Championship against “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta; Yuta wins.
- Rachael Ellering VS Abadon; Abadon wins.
- 12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs; Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs win.
- Billie Starkz VS Hyan; Billie wins.
- ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka; Komander wins and retains the title.
- Gates of Agony VS Exodus Prime & Josiah Jean; Gates of Agony win.
- Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr; Hechicero, Barbaro & Soberano win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Fuego Del Sol VS Wheeler Yuta!
Lucha night opens with a hot start as the Fire of the Sun returns to ROH, but so does The Decoder! Will Fuego Del Sol get one up on a former ROH Pure Champion turned current AEW World Trios Champion? Or will Yuta do the Death Riders proud in Houston?
Houston cheers on the Texas star, and Fuego offers the Code of Honor. Yuta reaches out, but then SLAPS Fuego! The fans boo and the bell rings, Yuta slips around to CLUB Fuego down! Yuta mocks the fans cheering on Fuego, then scoops him for a SLAM and SENTON! The fans boo but Yuta brings Fuego up. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO, but Yuta holds onto the leg! Yuta taunts Fuego, but Fuego kicks at him! Yuta lets go and the fans rally up. Yuta runs up, Fuego ELBOWS him away, then goes up, up and FLYING RANAS! The fans fire up as Fuego then DROPKICKS Yuta down!
Yuta staggers up, Fuego SLAPS him! But Yuta LARIATS in return! The fans boo but Yuta rains down fists! And then stops, to rain down more fists! The fans boo but Yuta soaks that up while he “kicks dirt” on Fuego. Yuta stands Fuego up, CHOPS him, then has him in a corner. Yuta CHOPS Fuego again, the fans boo, but Yuta whips corner to corner hard! Fuego staggers forward, Yuta says they ain’t done yet. Yuta whips Fuego to the corner again, then FLAPJACKS on the rebound! Yuta adds a basement DROPKICK! The fans boo but Yuta soaks up heat. Yuta hits a spinning toehold, then has a DEATHLOCK!
Fuego endures and Yuta mockingly asks if he’ll give up. Fuego refuses to give in, and he SLAPS Yuta! So Yuta bridges and puts on more pressure! Yuta shows off by not even using his hands, but Fuego fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Yuta lets go at 4, and he reminds the ref, “I have ’til five!” The fans boo Yuta parodying Bryan Danielson, then Yuta kicks Fuego around. Yuta eggs Fuego on, so Fuego ROCKS him! And ROCKS him! And again, and again, and again! But Yuta gets under the big haymaker! Yuta back suplexes, but Fuego lands out! Fuego dodges Yuta to then springboard QUEBRADA! Down goes Yuta!
The fans fire up as Fuego kips up and SUPERKICKS! Yuta sputters, Fuego runs and STEP-UP DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up again as Fuego climbs a corner! Yuta stands, Fuego MISSILE- NO, Yuta gets under and comes back, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall
Another thing he took from The American Dragon is that big knee, and Yuta takes the victory. Yuta sits Fuego up, and thinks about Hammer ‘n’ Anvil elbows, but he decides not to. Because he gets an even more sadistic idea! Yuta looks under the ring, and he brings out a steel chain! Yuta threatens the ref, then he goes to Fuego! The fans boo but Yuta hooks Fuego’s legs up, then uses the chain to go up, up and away, ROMERO SPECIAL!! Yuta taunts Fuego but Fuego is coughing up blood! Yuta lets Fuego go, the fans boo, but Yuta mockingly gives the Code of Honor handshake. Yuta no longer has honor, but will someone find a way to humble him?
Rachael Ellering VS Abadon!
The Queen of Strong Smile is feeling good being in Houston, ready to bring that Comet energy. However, she’s up against the Living Dead Girl, who brings a very different vibe. Will Rachael learn why everyone fears Abadon? Or will Rachael’s smile see her through?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but uh, Abadon doesn’t let go. Rachael tries to get free, and now it is a tug-o-war. The fans rally, Rachael reels Abadon into a headlock, but Abadon BITES Rachael’s hand! The ref reprimands, Abadon lets go, and Abadon doesn’t get what’s wrong. Abadon runs up on Rachael but Rachael gets around to waistlock. Abadon switches, but Rachael goes to ropes to buck the O’Conner! Rachael CLOBBERS Abadon, but Abadon sits up! The fans rally, Rachael is frustrated, and then runs up. Abadon gets around, trips Rachael, then runs to basement dropkick! Rachael flounders to a corner and the fans rally again.
Abadon aims from a corner, runs in at Rachael, but Racahel ELBOWS Abadon away! Abadon says nuh-uh, comes back, but runs into a BOOT! Rachael runs and UPPERCUTS Abadon down! The fans fire up and Rachael aims from a corner. Rachael calls for the “SQUISH~!” and runs up, SENTON onto knees! Abadon avoids disaster and stalks Rachael to the apron. Abadon CLUBS Rachael, pushes her onto the apron, and springboards for a GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! The fans fire up and Abadon pushes Rachael into the ring. Abadon runs corner to corner for a METEORA! Abadon pushes Rachael to a cover, TWO!
Abadon is annoyed but brushes it off. Abadon drags Rachael up, but Rachael fights the suplex! Rachael wrenches out, trips Abadon, and high stacks, ONE!! Rachael ROCKS Abadon, then tries again. FISHERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for the “MD Collapse” and Rachael aims again. SQUISH~ SENTON hits! Cover, TWO! Abadon survives and Rachael is a bit surprised. Rachael throws off the headband, double checks her teeth, and the fans duel. Rachael CHOPS Abadon at the ropes, then ROCKS Abadon with a forearm! Rachael whips but Abadon blocks! So Rachel CHOPS again! Rachael whips, Abadon grabs ropes, and laughs!
Rachael runs up, Abadon ELBOWS and CUTTERS! Then BLACK DAHLIA!! Cover, Abadon wins!
Winner: Abadon, by pinfall
Abadon continues to be terrifying, as well as victorious. Will the ROH Women’s Division, and especially the champions, have to watch their backs?
Backstage interview with Jacked Jameson.
Lexy Nair is with the former Iron Savage, and he’s counting his abs. She brings us back to a few weeks ago when he walked up to Griff Garrison, Preston Vance & Cole Karter in hopes of forming a group with them. Then in Jacksonville, Jameson actually interfered in their match on their behalf. The question is, what’s going on here? Jameson says those are his boys! His guys! His dudes! Jameson went out there, helped them, it was huge! It was awesome! Speaking of, the boys walk in! Vance tells Jameson that they’ve heard his offer, they loved what he did in Jacksonville, and tonight is a big match and… They’d love if he was a part of it.
So then, it’s official! They got him some Frat House gear! But first… he has to do something. Yeah, sure! Anything! Vance, Griff & Karter pour all of their drinks into one red Solo cup, and Jameson asks what’s in it. The boys say don’t worry about it. Jameson says don’t have to tell him twice. He chugs the concoction, and he is PUMPED! The Frat House is now four men strong, and Jameson says after tonight, party at the Frat House! Vance tells Jameson that one thing about them: win or lose, they booze! The Frat boys head out, Lexy can finally breathe from whatever was in that cup, and it’s time to see if Jameson passes the test!
12 Man Tag: The Premier Athletes & The Frat House VS Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs!
Instead of “Smart” Mark Sterling, Tony Nese has the mic to tell Bobby Cruise to shut up, “no one wants to listen to your stupid voice.” Nese then tells the “fat boys and fat girls” of Houston, Nese & Daivari couldn’t think of a better partner for this match than an athlete that makes every single one of them put to shame! Yes, it’s SMART MARK himself! Wait, seriously? Sterling takes the mic to say that’s right, he is still here to make sure that the losers of Texas can take part in their winning cheer. So please, get this right. When he says, “Athletes,” you say, “Rule!” NOTHING ELSE! Hands in, boys. Ohhh…! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Gottee!
But with that, Dante & Darius Martin enter, accompanied by Leila Grey. Then Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd enter, and last but not least, Texas’ own, Marshall & Ross Von Erich! The massive teams sort out, and Darius starts against Nese. The fans rally up and Darius circles with Nese. Nese says wait, wait! He knows what the fans are here to see. Nese flexes, but the fans boo. Nese shouts, “ATHLETES!” The fans respond, “SUCK!” Nese and Darius circle, but then Nese kicks low! Nese bumps Darius off buckles, then tags in Daivari. “We’ll show you who sucks!” Nese & Daivari fire hands in the corner while the fans boo.
The ref counts, The Premier Athletes stop, and they both shout, “ATHLETES!” Again, the fans say, “SUCK!” Daivari tags Griff and they mug Darius. Griff ROCKS Darius, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Darius goes up and over, rolls and arm-drags, then he DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, and Darius whips Griff into Dante’s BOOT! Tag to Dante, Darius CHOPS, Dante trips Griff, and Darius adds DOUBLE STMOPS! Griff scrambles, tag to Jameson, but Dante arm-drags Jameson! Dante keeps the armlock, he tags in Ross, and Ross wrenches to a wristlock. Ross YANKS the arm, then tags Marshall.
The Von Erichs double whip Jameson, then Marshall sends Ross in, FLYING BOOT! FLYING LARIAT and then Marshall snapmares Jameson for Ross’s PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT and Marshall covers, TWO! Marshall fires the fans up, then hauls Jameson up to headlock. Tag to Truth and he wrenches Jameson. The fans rally but Jameson fires hands! Jameson whips, Daivari gets a cheap shot in, but Truth DECKS Daivari! Only for Vance to CLOBBER Truth! The ref has to keep Truth’s team back, so he missed all that! Jameson stomps Truth, tags Vance, and Vance covers, TWO!
Vance ROCKS Truth, has him in the corner, then CHOPS! Tag to Daivari, he CHOPS Truth, then he tags Nese. The Premier Athletes mug Truth with haymaker after haymaker, but the ref is still too busy keeping Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs back! Nese drags Truth up, and he tags in Sterling!? The fans boo but Sterling gets to throw hands on Truth! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Sterling drags Truth back, anchors a leg, and tags in Vance. Vance stomps Truth, tags Jameson, and Jameson tags Griff. Vance puts Truth in a corner, Griff sends Jameson in to LARIAT! Vance adds a BOOT, and then Griff BOOTS Truth down! Cover, TWO!
Griff tags Vance back in, they mug Truth, and Vance keeps Truth from the corner. Vance suplexes, covers, TWO! Truth stays in this but Vance stays on him with a chinlock. Truth endures, the fans rally up, and Truth stands. Truth fires body shots, but Vance CLUBS him! Vance whips, Truth ducks ‘n’ dodges, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans fire up again as Truth and Vance crawl. Truth pushes past Vance, but Leila has to get out of the way as The Premier Athletes & Frat House all run up! They all YANK Top Flight, Turbo & The Von Erichs off the apron, leaving Truth stranded! But at least Truth’s team fights back!
The fans fire up, but Truth turns around into a BOOT! Truth ends up on the apron, Vance runs up, and Vance SPEARS Truth onto the entire cluster! The fans fire up as Vance drags Truth into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Truth stays in this. The teams regroup, Vance whips Truth to the corner, but Truth BOOTS back! Truth fires hands on everyone else, and then storms up, but Vance keeps him from his corner! Vance whips and catches Truth to a SLEEPER, but Truth hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Truth crawls! Leila coaches Truth, hot tag to Turbo! And to Sterling!? Sterling panics, he wants nothing to do with Turbo!
Jameson runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Griff runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Nese runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Daivari runs in, Turbo DECKS him! Turbo then scoops and SLAMS Nese! And he scoops and SLAMS Daivari! The fans fire up as Turbo ELBOWS Daivari in a corner, headlocks, BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO on The Premier Athletes! The fans are thunderous as Turbo flexes, but Sterling slithers in! Sterling CLUBS Turbo on the back, the fans boo, but Turbo just frowns and turns around. Sterling apologizes but Turbo grabs him by his shirt. Only for Jameson to get in and scoop SLAM Turbo! Jameson shouts, “Mark Sterling! You sonova b*tch!”
Jameson and Sterling look to parody the handshake, but Truth CLOBBERS Jameson! Sterling again apologizes, but Turbo stands back up! Sterling backs up into Turbo, panics, but Truth scoops Sterling! SLAM! The fans fire up as we get the real deal! Except Nese & Daivari get in! Wait, Marshall & Ross get them first, with DOUBLE IRON CLAWS! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” DOUBLE ELBOW DROP on Sterling! And then Sterling flounders up, into a scoop, but Griff & Vance get in! Top Flight DOUBLE SUPERKICK them back out! Truth runs, TOTAL RECALL!! Dante runs, Darius sets up, FLIGHT IN MOTION for Griff! Turbo covers Sterling, #TopVonRunners win!
Winners: Top Flight, The Outrunners & The Von Erichs, by pinfall
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes this win as the super team everybody loves stands tall! But with The Von Erichs holding gold with Dustin Rhodes, will The Sons of Texas soon be everyone’s top priority?
MXM Collection speaks.
ROH Media found Mansoor & Mason Madden after their loss at ROH Global Wars: Australia, but they still had their remodeled ROH World Tag title belt. As such, they act triumphant and victorious because they “successfully defended” their ROH World Tag Team Championship. Because as you can see, they still have the belt! Shoutout to Dustin Rhodes, he is a great fellow tag team champion, he really tested MXM. But then they ran away with this here title, and there is nothing anyone can say about it! Fingertip touch and MXM heads out, but they do know possession is NOT nine-tenths of the law in ROH, right?
Billie Starkz VS Hyan!
As if tensions weren’t already high between these two, Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths is being belittled because she lost to Harley Cameron on the Jericho Cruise while The Fallen Goddess is still ROH Women’s World Champion after beating Alex Windsor in Australia. The Athena World Tour returns home to Texas, but will Billie make “Boss” proud? Or will even disappointment be bigger in Texas?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally up for Hyan. Billie is annoyed, the two tie up, and Billie wrenches to a wristlock. Hyan cartwheels, wrenches to a wristlock, but Billie rolls, rolls back, then trips Hyan. Billie flexes, the fans are torn, but then Billie throws Hyan down by her hair! Billie talks smack on Hyan, Hyan runs up, but Billie dodges to waistlock and shove. Billie then bypasses Hyan to sunset flip. Hyan rolls through, but Billie basement ENZIGIRIS! Billie then drags Hyan up to waistlock. Hyan fires elbows, runs to ropes, but Billie holds on! Billie CLUBS Hyan’s arms from the ropes, to STRAITJACKET GERMAN!
Billie scowls, then she stalks Hyan to the corner. Billie stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Billie tells him to back off! The fans boo, but Billie asks, “What do you want from me!?” Billie runs in, but Hyan dodges and Billie POSTS herself! The fans fire up, Hyan storms over, and Hyan brings Billie up to suplex high and hard! The fans fire up and Hyan feels that energy! Hyan runs to SPLASH in the corner! Hyan keeps moving, but Billie ELBOWS her away. And BOOTS her! Billie goes up, Hyan stops the boot, but not the rebound ENZIGIRI! Billie goes up top, leaps, but Hyan gets under! Hyan ELBOWS Billie, cravats to KNEE and KNEE SMASH!
Hyan hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Billie stays in this, it’s why she’s the inaugural ROH Women’s TV Champion. But she sits up into a CHOP! Hyan CHOPS again, and again, but Billie blocks! Billie scowls, and then she ROCKS Hyan again and again! Billie has Hyan in the corner, fires more shots, but the ref counts. Billie stops at 4, then backs up just to run up, HEEL KICK! Billie then puts Hyan up top, Electric Chair Lifts, and she tucks Hyan in for a DRIVER!! Cover, Billie wins!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall
Well, if Kenny Omega uses a One Winged Angel, was that a Two Winged Angel? The bottom line is Billie is back in the win column, but will she ever fight her way out from under Athena’s tyranny?
ROH World Television Championship: Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Lee Johnson w/ EJ Nduka!
After failing to finish the Proving Ground match in under ten minutes, the Commander of the Skies has owed Big Shotty this title shot. Will Komander get the job done now that there’s a thirty minute time limit? Or will Lee prove this is all too easy?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really the star of ROH TV!
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Lee leaves Komander hanging. The bell rings, the fans rally for Komander, and the two circle. Lee chuckles, tells Houston to calm down and shut up, then he ties up with Komander. Lee arm-drags, but Komander holds on. They stand, Lee waistlocks, Komander switches, but Lee switches. They switch again and again, but then Lee headlocks. Komander headlocks, Lee slips out and hits a takeover. Komander headscissors, Lee kips free, and things speed up. Komander QUEBRADA but Lee dodges! Komander still headlocks for a takeover, Lee headscissors, and Komander kips free. The two stand off and the fans cheer.
Lee and Komander reset, circle again, and Lee mockingly applauds. Lee pie faces Komander and talks trash. Komander storms up but Lee pie faces him again! Lee goes for another, Komander blocks to CHOP, go up and up, but Lee yanks him down! Lee says Komander’s not gonna do lucha on him! But Komander CHOPS! And CHOPS! Komander goes up and up and jumps around, to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Lee tumbles out, EJ is there, but Komander builds speed! Komander rolls, slow-mo up and over to then RANA! EJ can’t believe it but the fans fire up! Komander puts Lee back in the ring, then he springboards, flying sunset flip! TWO!!
Lee escapes then bails out, and Komander keeps an eye on him. #LEE-J regroup and EJ coaches Lee up. Lee storms up to the apron, but Komander DROPKICKS him down! The fans fire up, Komander builds speed, but EJ stands in the way! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Lee slides in and CLOBBERS Komander! The ref says this is EJ’s last warning, but Lee says Komander is nothing! Cover, TWO! Lee is frustrated and he drags Komander up. Lee bumps Komander off buckles, then brings him around to fire body shots. The fans rally, the ref counts, but Lee stomps away on Komander. Lee digs his boots in, but steps off at 4.
Lee storms back up on Komander, brings him around, and whips him corner to corner hard! Komander bounces off buckles, Lee shouts, “You’re NOTHING!” Lee covers, TWO! Lee is frustrated, but he rains down fists! The fans rally with “SI SE PUEDES!” Lee hammers away, then lets off to talk trash. Lee drags Komander up, TOSSES him to the outside, and EJ stays back. Lee taunts Houston, the ref watches EJ closely, but The Judge defends his own innocence. Lee goes out the side to fetch Komander, and he CLUBS Komander down! Lee puts Komander in the ring, drags him up, and snapmares for a chinlock.
The fans boo Lee while Komander endures, but Lee says Komander is still nothing! Abrahantes rallies the fans for Komander, and Komander fights up to his feet! Komander throws body shots, but Lee wrangles Komander back down! “This is your guy? This is too easy!” The fans boo, then they rally back up. Komander rises, fires body shots and forearms, and he CHOPS! The fans fire up with Komander as he fires even more shots! Komander runs up at the corner, but Lee puts him on the apron! Komander BLINDSIDE LARIATS Lee! Komander goes up, but Lee goes out! Komander hops down, Lee SUPERKICKS him!
Lee huffs ‘n’ puffs and reels Komander in! Canadian Rack, but Komander slips free! Komander scopos, Lee slips free, and Lee CLUBS Komander! The fans boo but Lee suplexes, but Komander lands inside! Komander catches Lee in the ropes and fires KNEE after KNEE! Komander UPPERCUTS, then ROCKS Lee, and he runs side to side! RANA-DRIVER!! A rough landing for both men, but the fans rally up even harder! Komander sits up, Lee follows, and both men stand. Komander fires forearms and CHOPS! And then another! Lee ducks the chop, back suplexes, but Komander lands out! KICK! KICK! BLINDSIDE SOBAT!
Komander runs, QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Lee survives, the fans rally up, and Komander rises again. Komander has Lee in a drop zone and hurries to the corner! Houston fires up as Komander climbs, but Lee rolls to the far side. Komander hops down, runs up, then goes up the corner to RA- NO! Lee stops Komander, runs for a corner, but Komander RANAS Lee into buckles! Komander mule kicks, SUPERKICKS, then runs, but into a DROPKICK! Lee shouts, “I am not playing with this guy!” Lee hauls Komander up, reels him in, and lifts, but Komander SPINNING POISON-RANAS!!! Cover, TWO!!!
Lee survives and Komander is stunned! Houston rallies behind him again and Komander rises back up. Komander hurries to the corner and back up top! Lee sputters, but he manages to trip Komander up! Lee rises up, he fires hands on Komander, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee, Lee backflips through! Lee comes right back! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And he rolls through, to the outside? BRAINBUSTER to the floor!! EJ is fired up and the fans lose their minds! The ref checks both men, and somehow they’re both okay to continue. Lee and Komander stir while the ring count begins.
Both men are down at 5 of 20, then 8. Lee staggers up at 9, and he grabs Komander’s leg to SLAM it against the LED barrier again and again! Then he KICKS the leg! The ref reprimands, finish this in the ring! Wait, EJ has the title belt! The ref spots that, tells EJ to back off, but then Abrahantes snatches the belt from EJ! The fans cheer, EJ storms upon Abrahantes, but Lee puts Komander in the ring. Lee snarls while Komander unties his boot. Komander is getting pressure off the bad ankle, but Lee has him by the other leg. Komander ENZIGIRIS, but that was the bad foot! Komander writhes, but Abrahantes helps with the boot.
Lee hurries to stomp away on Komander’s legs! Lee punches away on the foot, YANKS the boot off, and EJ grabs it to mockingly show it off! Lee stomps away on the ankle more, then he goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but Lee hauls him right up! AOI SHODOU!! Cover, TWO!?! Komander survives and #LEE-J doesn’t understand! The fans rally as hard as they can for Komander as he crawls to a corner. Lee hauls Komander up to the top rope, climbs up after him, but Komander fires body shots! Komander SHOVES Lee down, and Lee is in the drop zone! Komander rises up, but EJ drags Lee to safety!
The fans boo, but Komander says bet! SUPER CROSSBODY! Komander takes down LEE-J, grabs his boot back, and he throws the boot at EJ! The fans are thunderous and Komander drags Lee up. Komander puts Lee in, hurries back up the corner, and the fans rally as hard as they can! Komander tightrope walks, and CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, KOMANDER WINS!
Winner: Komander, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
Even with all that damage done by Big Shotty, Komander shows the grit of a champion and pulls out the victory! Will he still find ways to win, no matter the odds?
Red Velvet speaks.
When it comes to her by-any-means-necessary way of winning, The Chef knows we all want to know “Why? Why? I have been on a roll lately. The hottest of my career. Why? Why? I’m starting to get real tired of the same questions. Why? I’m just getting started.” When and where will Red Velvet serve up another L fresh from the kitchen?
Six Man Tag: Sammy Guevara, Fuego & Dark Panther VS Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr!
Lucha night comes to an end with a huge crossover between ROH and CMLL! And it will be lucha rules! That means if the legal man falls out of the ring, someone can jump in and take their place! Will the Spanish God be able to help The Flame of Mexico and El Latigo Lagunero win big in Texas? Or will the Alchemist, El Australopithecus Apestosus y The Luxury of Lucha prove they are primero del mundo?
Wait, MXM appears on stage to taunt Sammy with his ROH World Tag Team title belt. Sammy ignores them while the trios sort out. But then Hechicero DROPKICKS Sammy out! Panther CLOBBERS Hechi, Barbaro BOOTS Hechi, but Fuego DROPKICKS Barbaro! Soberano runs up but Fuego goes Matrix! Fuego bridges, then stands back up to dance! Fuego and Soberano RAM shoulders, go again, and then Fuego runs. Soberano follows, pops Fuego up and over, but Fuego ARM-DRAGS Soberano! Barbaro y Hechi run in, Fuego dodges them to then handspring and DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up, Panther & Sammy join in!
The trio builds speed, but Hechi’s team CLOBBERS them all! Hechi stomps Sammy, Soberano stomps Panther and Barbaro stomps Fuego. Fuego and Panther fall out so Soberano is the legal man. Hechi CHOKES Sammy, Soberano BITES Sammy’s foot! The fans rally and duel, and Hechi drags Sammy around. Hechi puts Sammy’s leg through the ropes, Soberano CHOKES Sammy while Hechi pulls on the leg, and Barbaro stands on the other leg! The ref reprimands and counts, Hechi YANKS the leg as he lets off, and Soberano looms over Sammy. Soberano y Barbaro taunt Sammy’s team by holding Sammy’s arms out to them.
Soberano y Barbaro double wrench then DOUBLE KICK! Hechi drags Sammy up to rain fists! The ref counts, Hechi lets off, and Soberano stomps Sammy in the corner. The fans boo but Soberano drags Sammy up to GAMANGIRI! Sammy drops down, Soberano hooks his arms and digs a knee into Sammy’s back. Sammy endures, even as Hechi taunts him. The fans rally, Sammy fights up, but Hechi blocks the kick so he and Soberano can mug Sammy! They have Sammy on the ropes and hold his legs open! Barbaro runs up and KICKS the hamstring! MXM laugh while the fans are torn. Barbaro taunts Fuego, then BLASTS him and Panther!
Hechi twists Sammy’s arm, stands him up to wrench, and Soberano wrenches the other arm. They lift Sammy up, Barbaro runs, PENDULUM BOMB! Then TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Sammy bails out, Panther is there to help him, and Fuego slides in. But Barbaro BOOTS him down! Barbaro y Soberano mug Fuego, whip him to the corner, then Soberano LARIATS! Barbaro LARIATS, then Hechi STEP-UP KNEES Fuego! Fuego falls, MXM is amused, and Hechi hooks Fuego up! Soberano y Babaro grab the arms, and they help Hechi get Fuego up! It’s a MEXICAN SURFBOARD, but then Soberano gets a boost from Barbaro, GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!!
The fans fire up and Soberano covers, ONE because Soberano lets off?! Soberano seems to be demanding more respect from the ref, but then Fuego bails out and Panther storms in! Soberano stops Panther in his tracks by kneeling and offering a handshake. Panther kicks, Soberano blocks it, and Barbaro KICKS Panther’s leg! Barbaro DECKS Panther, Hechi brings Panther back up, and they double whip. Double drop toehold and now Hechi hooks Panther up! We now get a ROMERO SPECIAL, and then Soberano y Barbaro run, DOUBLE BULLDOG!! Hechi and team soak up the cheers and jeers from Houston!
Barbaro drags Panther up, DECKS him again, then they all soak up the heat. Hechi fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT, then fast hands! Hechi DECKS Panther, then puts him in a corner. Soberano DROPKICKS Panther down, then he and Barbaro double whip corner to corner. Hechi sends Soberano in but Panther dodges! Panther dodges Hechi, scoops Barbaro for a BACKBREAKER, then scoops Hechi for a BACKBREAKER! Soberano gets a BACKBREAKER! Panther BLASTS Barbaro out, then DIVES into him! The fans fire up, MXM likes what they see, and it’s Sammy that steps in!
Hechi storms in after him, the fans rally and duel, and things speed up! Sammy sidesteps, hurdles, backflips over, and he DROPKICKS Hechi down! Sammy kips up so smooth and he takes a bow. Soberano runs up but Sammy DUMPS him out! Sammy hurries to PLANCHA onto Hechi! The fans fire up with Sammy, he slides back in and builds speed, to FLY onto Soberano! The fans fire up with Sammy, MXM gets upset and even storm a few feet closer to ringside. Barbaro is in, he wrenches and hammerlocks Sammy, lifts and suplexes! Barbaro stomps away, then does his caveman dance. Fans join in, Barbaro runs, IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, Fuego breaks it!
Sammy bails out, Fuego CHOPS Barbaro, then he whips. Barbaro reverses but Fuego BOOTS him! Barbaro does the worm!? Barbaro runs up, but Fuego goes up and over to stack! Hechi BOOTS Fuego! Barbaro bails out, Hechi whips, but Fuego reverses and RANAS! Hechi handsprings through! He then wrenches and shoves Fuego, then runs up, and he YANKS Fuego’s hurdle out of the air! Fuego bails out, Panther runs in, but Hechi avoids the dropkick! But then Panther avoids the senton! Panther rallies the fans, runs to RAM Hechi, then runs again. Hechi follows, but Panther hits a Tiger Feint to dodge, and Hechi’s dropkick goes flying out to the floor!
Panther hurries to a corner and then runs, FLYING RANA! Hechi flounders away, and Panther hurries back in. Soberano runs up, Panther puts him on the apron, but Soberano GAMANGIRIS! Soberano fires up, the fans are torn, and Soberano goes up top for a TORNILLO CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Panther survives that wild 1080, but then Soberano dodges Panther! Panther ends up stuck in ropes, Soberano LIONSAULTS but misses as Panther slips out! Panther takes aim, but Barbaro uses Soberano for POETRY IN MOTION! Down goes Panther and the fans fire up! Soberano builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS to then inverted suplex!
Soberano SLAMS Panther down, Barbaro is up top! SUPER DUPER SPLASH to the floor!! MXM is fired up, and then Fuego QUEBRADAS Soberano! Fuego slides, in does a dance, and then FLIES onto Barbaro! Hechi is in, but so is Sammy! The fans fire up and Hechi roars! Sammy runs up, but into a single leg takedown! Hechi stands Sammy up to whip, but Sammy reverses. Hechi ducks the hurdle, but Sammy JUMP KNEES him down! The fans fire up and Sammy whips corner to corner. Hechi reverses, runs up, and STEP-UP KNEES! The fans fire up and Hechi rolls back, summons the power of lucha, but Sammy SUPERKICKS him!
Sammy runs to JUMP KNEE again! Hechi flounders, Sammy torture racks him! But Mason gets on the apron! The ref tells him to hop down, but Mansoor slithers in, and he BELT SHOTS Sammy!! The fans boo, Sammy flops out of the ring, but Fuego steps up! Fuego runs, slips through a tilt-o-whirl, but Hechi victory rolls, only to stand up and INVERTED MONKEY FLIP Fuego into a LEG SCISSOR NELSON! But that’s not all, Hechi makes it a ROLLING CRADLE! They go around and around and around, into the cover! Team Hechi wins!!
Winners: Hechicero, Barbaro Cavernario & Soberano Jr, by pinfall
Give an assist to MXM as they celebrate their part to play in this victory. They even get Hechicero to touch fingertips with him! But then they aim at Sammy! Only for Fuego y Panther to get back in! MXM flips the belt around to swing on them! Fuego y Panther dodge, and they DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM out! The fans cheer, but Sammy, Fuego & Panther grab Mansoor! Mansoor says save yourself! He lets the belt go, Sammy has Mansoor in the torture rack! GO TO HOSPITAL!! Mason shouts, “NOOO~!” but he keeps the title belt away from Sammy. Will Sammy & Dustin just have to take the fight to MXM to get their stolen property back?
My Thoughts:
A very good ROH clocking in at an hour and 21 minutes, it feels like they’ve almost got this mastered for a good cable TV runtime. Though at the same time, we still had filler in Gates of Agony squashing Exodus & Josiah, and then both women’s matches were fairly quick. Billie squashing Hyan was in part to serve story as we did see Athena tell Billie to take things seriously, and then Billie takes her frustrations out on Hyan. Rachael VS Abadon could’ve been a little longer to build them both up in the standings, but Abadon winning makes sense as Abadon’s gotten closer to titles than Rachael has. And good promo from Velvet, but I’m not sure why we’re waiting so long to get to her and Leyla’s rematch.
Additionally, while that 12 Man Tag was some fun, just smashing together multiple teams for that was bordering on filler. Good to see The Von Erichs back given ROH was in Texas. And between The Von Erichs being in Texas and Sterling being introduced as one of the competitors, it was a given The Von Erichs and their team would win. Though it did work that The Outrunners got the finish, they’re the team riding high right now. I will say it’s good that “The Frat House” is a faction, but like, can’t the name have just be The Fraternity? Or like, Greek letters that make a fraternity name, but also is a funny pun when you boil it down to letters.
But of course, great stuff throughout the night involving luchadores. Fuego Del Sol VS Yuta was a very good opening match, but I figured Yuta would win that. Him going the extra mile with that steel chain was rather vicious, I feel like Fuego should want payback, teaming with some other AEW wrestlers who have beef with the Death Riders. Komander VS Lee was a very good ROH TV Championship match, but given this wasn’t the main event, I figured Komander would retain. Maybe EJ gets his shot next?
And then a very good Six Man main event. The lucha rules made it constant motion because there was no need for tags, and apparently the ref didn’t need to count when Hechi’s team was in there together. MXM getting involved makes sense, as they’re still not happy just possessing the tag title. They screwed Sammy over, Hechi’s team wins, but then Sammy’s side stands tall over MXM. I would think we do get Sons of Texas VS MXM one more time, who knows how that goes, but it’ll be a lot of fun either way.
My Score: 8.6/10
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