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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One step away from the Cup!
David Finlay awaits in the New Japan Cup finals, and will either face Shota Umino or Shingo Takagi! Can the Roughneck slay the Rampaging Dragon?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima VS Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata; Kojima & Nagata win.
- 10 Man Tag: The United Empire VS El Phantasmo, Jado, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg & Daiki Nagai; The United Empire wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hontai VS TMDK; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Just4Guys VS Bullet Club War Dogs; War Dogs win.
- Six Man Tag: Bullet Club War Dogs VS House of Torture; Double Count-Out Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS House of Torture; House of Torture wins.
- 2025 New Japan Cup Semifinal: Shota Umino VS Shingo Takagi; Shota wins and advances to the finals.
PLAY BY PLAY
Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS House of Torture!
Yota Tsuji was cheated out of the New Japan Cup by the King of Darkness, but that’s no surprise. However, that means Evil has a golden ticket to the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. Will Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi help Darkness Fall? Or can Testuya Naito & Bushi help Yota keep everything tranquilo?
Even now, Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire. Eventually, the pants are put aside, and Naito is wearing the new Tendedero merch shirt. LIJ fist bumps, but The House attacks! The fans boo but the bell rings so this is on record. Evil has Yota on the outside and he CLAWS Yota’s eyes! Yujiro CHOKES Naito, Dick bumps Bushi off buckles, and then Yujiro TOSSES Naito! Dick CHOKES Bushi now, then he and Yujiro double whip. Dick runs corner to corner but Bushi dodges! Bushi BOOTS Yujiro, then headlocks Dick! BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO! The fans fire up and Bushi hurries to tag Naito.
Naito stomps Yujiro, Bushi joins in, and Evil protests. Evil runs in, but into an atomic drop! Evil staggers away to a corner, Naito & Bushi whip Yujiro into him! Evil falls, Naito kicks Yujiro, and holds him in place, for the NECKBREAKER! Naito poses and the fans cheer. Naito then covers, TWO! Tokyo Pimp is tougher than that, but Naito drags Yujiro up to cravat. Yujiro endures the neck wrench, Naito CLUBS him then whips. Yujiro reverses and Dick gets a cheap shot in! Yujiro runs, but Bushi gets as cheap shot in! Naito runs but Evil trips him up! Dick BLASTS Bushi, Yujiro BLASTS Yota, and Evil drags Naito out.
Evil RAMS Naito into the timekeeper! Abe-san again suffers at the hands of Evil! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Evil drags Naito up. Evil pushes Naito into the ring, then he and Dick loosen the blue buckle pad. Yujiro covers Naito, TWO! Yujiro drags Naito up while the fans rally, but Yujiro snapmares to drop a leg! And he drops another leg! And another leg! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer, but Yujiro taunts LIJ. Yujiro drags Naito up, bumps him off Evil’s boot, and then he tags Evil in. Evil CLAWS Naito’s eyes then stomps away on the legs! The ref reprimands, Evil drags Naito out, and then Evil stomps the leg more!
Evil drops an ELBOW on the knee! Evil pulls on the leg in a toehold, then traps the leg in a leg scissors! Yota runs in and stomps Evil, but Dick TOSSES Yota back out! Evil pulls on the leg, almost has an ankle lock, but Naito has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Evil lets go, and he tags in Dick. They split the wishbone on Naito! The fans rally for Naito but Dick throws down fists. Cover, TWO! Naito is tougher than that and the fans continue to rally. Dick is annoyed, but Naito fires body shots on him! Dick CLAWS Naito’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Dick whips. Naito reverses and ELBOWS Dick, to then arm-drag him!
Naito dropkicks Dick’s legs out! The fans rally, Dick and Naito crawl, hot tag to Yota! The fans fire up as Yota CLOBBERS Dick, then BLASTS the House! But Dick CLAWS Yota’s eyes! Yota runs, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Yota runs corner to corner, to SPLASH! Yota scoops and SLAMS to then run and BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Yota as he paces around. Yota drags Dick up, suplexes, but Dick fights that! Dick wrenches, hammerlocks, headlocks, then punches Yota! Tag to Evil and they mug Yota! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Dick & Evil stand Yota up.
Dick & Evil double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Yota down! Cover, TWO! Yota is tougher than that and the fans rally up, but Evil tells them to shut up. Evil drags Yota to his feet, talks more trash on the fans, but the fans give that back. Evil “puts one out” on Yota, then fireman’s carries! Yota slips free to ROCK Evil! The fans fire up with Yota, he runs, but Evil goes the other way! But Yota catches the pounce into a clinch! BACKBREAKER, FLATLINER, and STOMP! The Gene Combination hits and the fans fire up! Evil sputters, Yota rolls and tags in Bushi. Bushi runs up to dropkick Evil’s legs out! Then Bushi BLASTS Dick!
Yujiro kicks Bushi, whips him to ropes, but Bushi reverses to dropkick the legs out! Evil is back but Bushi DECKS him! Bushi then builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and Evil is sent into railing! The fans fire up, Bushi puts Evil back in, and Bushi aims from a corner. Bushi runs corner to corner to ELBOW Evil, then he puts a leg in the ropes to DROPKICK it! Bushi brings Evil out and has the leg, but Evil pulls on the mask! Bushi breaks free, kicks, but Evil blocks, hands it to the ref, and mule kicks Bushi down! Dick & Yujiro BLAST Naito & Yota off the apron! They then double whip Bushi to a corner! Dick ELBOWS Bushi! Yujiro BOOTS! Evil LARIATS!
Dick goes up, Evil & Yujiro hold Bushi open, and the ref reprimands! No one to distract him this time! But then Evil just grabs the ref and turns him around! The ref can’t get free, Bushi suffers the DICK CHOP! Cover, TWO!! Bushi survives and the fans fire up! Evil is stunned but he brushes that off. Evil paces around Bushi, slashes his throat, and vows to end this! Evil drags Bushi up, spins him, EVERY- NO, Naito gets in to kick Evil down! Yujiro is in, Evil distracts the ref, and Yujiro blocks a kick to LOW BLOW Naito!! The fans boo, but Yota runs up! Yujiro blocks his kick, and trips him up, to FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW!!
The fans boo but Evil still holds onto the ref. Bushi stands, Evil shoves the ref at him! Bushi pushes the ref aside, and he blocks the low blow! But Dick LOW BLOWS from the other side! Evil & Dick get Bushi up, for MAGIC KILLER!! Cover, the House of Torture wins!!
Winners: House of Torture, by pinfall
But they’re not done, as they beat up on Yota now! They snatch the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship from him, and Evil holds it up. The fans boo, but Evil takes aim at Yota! But Yota LOW BLOWS Dick! And he dodges Evil’s attack to then pop-up LOW BLOW! Yujiro has his pimp cane! Yota blocks that, takes the cane, and LOW BLOWS Yujiro with it! The fans fire up behind Yota as he takes his belt back. Yota holds it up to show that not everything is Evil! Will the Gene Blast stop the House of Torture from having more gold?
2025 New Japan Cup Semifinal: Shota Umino VS Shingo Takagi!
The Paradigm Shift has certainly taken a turn after The Roughneck gave up his fiery red locks. Shota has changed up his style in the ring to match his new look, but will this Second Chapter lead to the Cup? Or will this young hero fail to slay the Rampaging Dragon?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. They’re strongly behind “TA-KA-GI! TA-KA-GI!” but Shota doesn’t let that bother him. Shota and Takagi slowly step forward, feel things out, then clinch. Takagi waistlocks but Shota turns around to facelock. Takagi wrenches out and has a wristlock, but Shota rolls, wrenches back, and then hammerlocks. Takagi reaches back to headlock and he hits the takeover, but Shota headscissors. Takagi kips free and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset and feel things out again. They knuckle lock, then go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength! Shota has the leverage but Takagi powers up.
Takagi breaks a grip, wrenches, headlocks, and he grinds the hold. The fans rally up while Shota endures. Shota pries at the headlock but Takagi keeps it on tight. Shota powers up and out the back, then headlocks in return. Takagi endures the grind now, and he powers up and out! They RAM shoulders, Shota keeps going to RAM Takagi! Takagi rebounds to RAM Shota, but Shota stands his ground! Shota fires a forearm, Takagi fires a DOUBLE CHOP! Takagi whips, but Shota reverses to scoop, HOTSHOT, and then he RUNS Takagi over! The fans fire up while Takagi bails out. Shota waits on Takagi, and the fans rally up again.
Takagi takes his time stepping back inside, and he resets with Shota. They knuckle lock, but then Shota shoots in and trips Takagi up. Shota stomps that leg, then he SMASHES the knee off the mat! Shota stalks Takagi to a corner, then puts the leg around ropes. The fans rally, Red Shoes reprimands, but Shota pulls on the leg. Shota then brings Takagi out to trip him, and Shota stomps away on the leg. Shota drops an ELBOW on the knee, and pulls on the toehold! Takagi endures, works his way back, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shota lets go, but then he drops a knee on the knee! Red Shoes reprimands but Shota stomps Takagi’s leg again.
Shota drags Takagi up, facelocks and turns him, but Takagi elbows free! Takagi runs in at the corner but Shota BOOTS him! Shota runs, but Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! YUKON feint and DDT! Shota staggers around while the fans fire up, and Takagi LARIATS Shota up and out! Shota staggers into railing then slumps down. The fans rally behind Takagi while he shakes out the bad leg. Takagi goes out to fetch Shota, and he drags Shota back up. Takagi RAMS Shota into the apron, then RAMS him in again! Takagi whips Shota hard into railing and Shota slumps down! Red Shoes wants Takagi to get this back in the ring, so Takagi rolls in.
The fans applaud and the ring count begins. Shota is still down at 5 of 20, sits up at 8, and he rises up at 10. Shota stands at 13 and hobbles his way over. Shota rolls in at 15, but Takagi stands on him! Red Shoes reprimands but Takagi marches in place before he steps off. Takagi KICKS Shota in the back, then drags him up to whip. Takagi KNEES Shota at the ropes, then runs to CLOBBER Shota! The fans fire up and Takagi flexes. Takagi drags Shota up, reels him in and suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shota is tougher than that, but Takagi looks to the camera. Then he wags his finger, it’s not time yet.
Takagi clamps onto Shota with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Shota endures, so Takagi sits him up and shifts around to also trap an arm. Shota endures being twisted and turned, and he kicks his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud, and Takagi lets go, only to BELL CLAP! Red Shoes reprimands but Takagi brings Shota around to SENTON! The fans cheer more and Takagi stands back up. Takagi looms over Shota, kicks him around, but Shota just gets mad. Shota glares at Takagi so Takagi eggs him on. Shota stands to fire a forearm! Takagi shakes his head, so Shota fires another forearm! And another!
Takagi wobbles a bit and Shota fires a flurry! But then Takagi blocks one to wrench and knuckle lock! Takagi goes up the ropes!? The fans fire up, but Shota breaks free! Takagi gives thumbs down, and the fans boo, but Takagi HIP ATTACKS Shota down! Takagi rallies the fans behind him, then reels Shota in. But Shota BACKDROPS free! Takagi gets up fast, but Shota dropkicks the legs! Shota turns Takagi for a NECKBREAKER! Shota snarls, goes to a corner, and the fans rally again. Takagi stands, Shota runs corner to corner and UPPERCUTS! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Shota stays clam.
Shota drags Takagi up and reels him in, but Takagi fights the lift! Shota CLUBS Takagi, whips him to a corner, then runs up, but he blocks a boot! KNEE JAMMER, and then a SHIN BREAKER! Shota turns Takagi over for the STF! The fans rally as Takagi endures and Shota pulls on the hold! Takagi reaches out, crawls his way over, and fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Shota lets go in frustration. Shota stands Takagi back up to reel him back in, but again Takagi fights the lift! Shota KNEES Takagi again and again, then tries again. Takagi still fights that lift! Takagi CLUBS at the legs, but Shota CLUBS away on Takagi’s back!
Shota UPPERCUTS into a spin! Takagi suplexes, Shota fights it, so Takagi hits a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down and the fans rally back up. Shota crawls away to a corner while Takagi slaps his leg into working. Takagi watches Shota stand, then he runs in. Takagi blocks a boot, CLUBS the leg, and he LARIATS Shota down! The fans fire up and Takagi gets them even more fired up. Takagi stands Shota up, but Shota fires forearms! Takagi SHOVES Shota down, but Shota is right up to fire more forearms! Takagi THROWS Shota down, but Shota’s right up to fire forearms! Takagi YUKON LARIATS outta nowhere!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Takagi rises and grabs at Shota but Shota shakes him off. Takagi still tries to stand Shota up but Shota kicks him now! So Takagi short arm LARIATS Shota down! And he short arm LARIATS again! Then a scoop for a SLAM, and Takagi goes up! YUKON ELBOW DROP! Takagi hauls Shota up, and hits a POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Into an STF! Takagi gives Shota a taste of his own medicine! Shota endures, the fans rally, and then Takagi shifts to Just Facelock! Shota still endures, then fights around and reaches out. Takagi shifts to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota still endures!
Shota reaches out but Takagi pulls on that arm! The fans rally, Takagi puts as much as he can into the Fujiwara, but Shota fights and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud while Takagi lets off, and he throws some elbows down for good measure. Takagi then brings Shota up, puts him on the top rope, and he fires ridge hand chops! Takagi climbs up, goes to the very top, and hits a SUPER DUPER PLEX! The fans fire up and Shota writhes! Takagi covers, TWO!! Shota survives and the fans fire up again. Takagi finally says, “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up as the time has finally come! They then join in with “OI! OI! OI!”
Takagi stalks Shota, brings him up, and pump handles, only for Shota to fight the lift! Shota slips free, half nelsons, but Takagi elbows free! Shota UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Shota winds up and runs, but Takagi follows to LARIAT at the ropes! Takagi keeps moving, Shota gets around to SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Takagi’s right up to SNAP GERMAN! Shota’s right up, ducks a lariat, and he SNAP GERMANS! Shota roars, runs up, but into a PUMPING BOMBER!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Takagi and Shota go to opposite ends, and the fans rally up.
Takagi goes to a corner, drags himself up, and Shota is in the other corner. The fans rally harder, and they both run in! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither man falls! So they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Both stay up, Takagi SWATS a lariat to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Then he whips Shota, but Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! Takagi’s right up!? But Shota LARIATS him back down!! Shota also falls and the fans rally back up! Takagi and Shota stir, and Shota crawls his way over to Takagi. The “SHOTA! SHOTA!” fans are showing up now, and he reels Takagi in, for a POWERBOMB!! High stack cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up again and Shota fires himself up. Takagi slowly rises up, Shota runs, but Takagi swats the lariat! ELBOW! JAB! YUKON- SHOTGUN! But Takagi’s up to PUMPING BOMBER again!! Both men are down again as we hit 20 minutes! Takagi pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Takagi crawls over to Shota. The dueling is starting to sound even, and Takagi brings Shota up. Shota fires boxing elbows, then a ROLLING- NO, Takagi catches him! Pump handle, MADE IN JAPAN! Cover, TWO!! Takagi shouts out Milano Collection AT with how he tucks Shota’s arms! TAKAGI DRIVER 98!! Cover, TWO!!
Shota survives but Takagi keeps moving, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Takagi gets going again, and he PUMPING BOMBERS!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Shota survives and shocks everyone! Takagi thinks on what he must do now, and he brings Shota back up. The fans rally, Takagi pump handles and torture racks! But Shota kicks and flails to get free! Shota LARIATS, but Takagi stays up while Shota drops to his knees! Takagi shakes his head, brings Shota up again, but Shota ENZIGIRIS! Takagi goes to a corner, Shota fires forearms and an elbow, then a ROLLING ELBOW! Takagi stays up to ELBOW! JAB! And whip!
Shota reverses, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up, Shota brings Takagi to his feet for the fisherman and SECOND- NO, Takagi fights that to scoop Shota! LANDSLIDE DRIVER!! The fans rally up again and Takagi watches Shota rise. Takagi runs, Shota dodges, but then Takagi dodges! DOUBLE LARIATS!! Shota falls on the cover, ONE?!?! Shota gest going again, SHOTA BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!!! Takagi will not be beat at his own game and the fans fire up! Shota goes to a corner as the fans are dueling, and Shota BUSAIKU KNEES! Then he hooks the leg, SECOND CHAPTER!!! Cover, SHOTA WINS!!
Winner: Shota Umino, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
The Rampaging Dragon has been slain! Perhaps if this was the Shota from before New Beginning, the story would be different, but the Second Chapter writes Takagi out of the tournament. Will Takagi battle his way to the top from a different path?
As for Shota, he decides not to say anything, and exits the ring. But wait! David Finlay & Gedo make their way out here! Gedo grabs the mic to ask, “Oi, kid, where’d you go? Get back out yere, you punk! Get back here, kid!” Shota responds to that taunting and makes his way back out. Gedo tells Shota, “I don’t know what’s going on in your head, but do you realize who you’re facing in the finals? The Savage King, David Finlay! He’s crazy strong, kid! Tougher than you can imagine! Whatever it took for you tog et here, in an instant, it’ll be destroyed! Get over here, ya punk! Get over here! I wanna know how much you want this!”
“You want to come in here, say your piece? Just try!” Gedo drops the mic for Shota, and then Shota stares Finlay down. Shota picks the mic up, and he tells Finlay, “I promise I will beat you.” Finlay likes the sound of that. These two stare down, and we are just days away from them battling for it all! Who will be the 2025 New Japan Cup Champion, and the man aimed squarely at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship?
My Thoughts:
Another great night for New Japan Cup, but with as much filler as yesterday’s event. The War Dogs sure have their hands in many things, as does the House of Torture with how Evil is building to a title match with Yota Tsuji. The War Dogs and House of Torture going to Double Count-Out Draw again was a good move, it keeps both sides equal as we wait for them to do whatever huge faction warfare match they’re planning. As for Yota VS Evil, hard to say at this point as House of Torture won the match but then Yota stood tall after that scrap. It’d be really weird if Evil gets that title off Yota just to be a transitional champion to Finlay so that Finlay can get “his” title back.
Shota VS Shingo was a great match, but the crowd really took a second to get into it. There still seems to be a number of fans who are uncertain on Shota so they didn’t feel like cheering right away, but Shota got them on his side as things heated up. Shota winning makes sense, he’s got this new attitude and so that’s part of the push. I hope he changes his aesthetic enough once we get to the finals on March 20th. Take those all white paints, airbrush something on them that helps represent what “Second Chapter” Shota is about, or even just go with a solid color like red or blue to indicate the change visually. As for who wins, that is anyone’s guess, as Finlay will have to circle back to the Bullet Club Civil War at some point.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Adrenaline in Brussels, every thought out of control!
Cody Rhodes has called him out and now it’s the moment of truth: Will John Cena return to Monday Night Raw live from Brussels, Belgium?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- No Holds Barred: PENTA VS Ludwig Kaiser; Penta wins.
- Dakota Kai VS Ivy Nile; Dakota wins.
- Jey Uso VS Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller; Jey wins.
- The Creed Brothers VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee; Rey & Lee win.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Finn Balor; Bron wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
JOHN CENA IS HERE!
Brussels erupts with booing as the traitorous GOAT makes his way out. He’s wearing the custom Belgium merchandise, but not even that is enough to appease the fans, and they still sing, “John Cena SUCKS~!” Cena grabs the mic and paces around while the fans boo and give thumbs down. The dueling does begin, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” and Cena just stands there to let it play out. Then he drops the mic and turns to leave, but that makes everyone boo! Cena picks up the mic, fans chant, “You Sold Out!” so Cena drops the mic again. The fans boo, so Cena picks the mic back up.
Cena finally speaks, “When someone is properly grounded in life… They shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.” Fans chant and sing at Cena some more, but Cena says they are making this so easy for him. “For 25 years, I’ve been the victim, okay? I have been the victim of an abusive relationship. No, no, no, you have lost your time to talk!” The fans say, “You Sold Out!” Cena says fine, take the floor. But what do they do with it? They just abuse and bully him into being their damn puppet, and expect him to do it with a smile on his face! NO MORE! The fans tell Cena off, and he lets them say it. “So very classy. Thank you.”
“Look, I am not a ‘baby face,’ I am not a ‘heel.’ I’m a human being. And each and every one of you has been AWFUL to me! Go ahead, go ahead! You’ve been awful!” The fans boo more, but Cena says it has been the same damn noise for 25 YEARS! When he first got here, the fans let him know really loud that they hated him. Moments of embarrassment and shame, they let him know he wasn’t worthy of them. So he changed himself, and it worked for a second, but then it wasn’t enough! So what’d he do? He worked hard like always, he started to win and win and win and win, and win and win and win and win!
But oh, he won a lot, and fans hated it! It wasn’t enough! So what’d Cena do? He spent 10 YEARS giving away everything he possibly could, and it still wasn’t enough! The fans tell Cena to STFU, but he just smirks and shakes his head. In his final moments, what’s the only thing he can do? He can walk away. Wow, and now you cheer. But he announced his retirement in a move no one has done before. He really is walking away at the end of this year. He tried one last time to get along with the fans. He tried one last time to do something nice, but they ruined it! Just like they ruin everything!
Because just like right here tonight, it was great for two seconds, and then it wasn’t enough! The fans sing “Hey Hey Hey~, Goodbye~!” Cena says, “Each one of these idiots is proving my point with every breath. My point is, no matter what I do, it is never enough, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves. All you ever do is take. You take, you take, and you take! And you only care about yourselves! I put my values on the line to make a very important choice in my life, and all you could think is, ‘What do we get?’ My story changed! ‘What do we get? John Cena’s coming to my town! What do we get? This is trending! What do we get?’
“Not one of you SOBs asked me how I feel. No one! It’s just ‘What do we get? What do we get?’ YOU GET NOTHING! You get what you have earned, and what you have earned is NOTHING! You don’t get a new look, because you dress like me, I don’t dress like you idiots! You don’t get new music! That is MY voice on that song, and your time is finally up! And my time is finally now! The only thing you get is to take a long look in the mirror to see how awful each and every one of you has been for 25 years to me!” The fans still boo, and even shift to, “We Want Cody!” Oh, they want Cody? OH~, of course! The brand new, shiny toy! Because they’re about to put this one out to pasture.
Like he said, they’re just proving his point that they’re awful people. And that’s every single person here! No one is safe, no one can hide, especially those he can pick out in the crowd. This guy, that guy in the front row, and that other guy. Yes, he sees them. The “Let’s Go Cena” people. They’re the ones who support Cena. The dueling begins again, and Cena says, “You hear that, world? The Cena Sucks Jagoffs, they have already proved themselves awful people. I’m about ot tell you why the Let’s Go Cena people are just as awful. You claim to support me? What have you ever done? What have you, you, you, what have you ever done to support me, huh?!
“What have you ever done for me? All you ever do is steal from me! You steal! You steal my personal moments! You steal my time! You have made me your freakin’ toy! I am an object to you! You have made me the butt to a stupid ‘invisible’ joke for 15 years, and you still think it’s funny! It is NOT funny! It is pathetic! You are pathetic.” Fans tell Cena off again, but Cena says they don’t wanna hear this, huh? Not ready to hear this? Not ready to lean into the uncomfortable conversation. The truth is, the fans don’t wear his merch to support him. They wear it to feel good. They wear words like Hustle, Loyalty, Respect, but Cena LIVES them.
The fans think they can buy the words “Never Give Up?” Cena is the definition of perseverance, and everyone here knows it! “You do not support me. What you do is you use me as an excuse for your pathetic failure of a life. Because all you’ve ever done there for 25 years is sit on your ass and watch me be great! NO MORE! This, everybody, including that one kid right there, is a toxic, dysfunctional relationship! Oh, you don’t wanna hear it, huh? It’s too tough for ya? Well listen to this. I’m breaking up with you. I’m done. I’m breaking up with every single person. Whether you like me or you don’t, you’re dumped.
“I don’t need you anymore. I don’t care about you. And you don’t matter to me. And here’s the thing. There’s no noise you can make, there is nothing you can do, because you know I’m right and you know you are wrong!” WAIT! Here comes Cody! Brussels erupts with cheers this time, and they sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, continues down the ramp and high-fives fans, and Cena just waits on Cody. We get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and more pyro as Cody throws off his jacket and steps into the ring with Cena. Cody raises the Undisputed WWE Championship, the fans cheer, and then Cody gets himself a mic.
The fans cheer as the song dies down and Cena scowls. The fans sing, “CODY! CODY RHOOODES~! CODY, CODY RHOOODES~!” Cody lifts the belt again and the fans cheer more. Cody then finally says, “I think everybody was willing to hear you out, even myself. If I understood correctly from what you just said, they’ve given you their worst. Sure, they might’ve given you their worst. But they’ve also given you their best for 25 years, and they did that because you were special. They did that because you were special. They did that because you could take it. They did that because you could carry it!” The fans cheer that.
Cena says, “Look, kid,” but Cody tells him, “ENOUGH! And it’s certainly not ‘kid.’ It’s champion!” The fans cheer that, too! And Cody wants to ask Cena something. “Who the hell are you? Where’s the guy on this shirt? Right here! Even after what you did, I was excited at the prospect of going week to week, face to face, with John Cena. And instead, I got this. Well this better not show up at WrestleMania. Because if it does, I run it over, I run it out, because I already took its best shot and it wasn’t good enough, I retire it early! So go find John Cena, because I wanna wrestle him at WrestleMania 41, not this whiny b*tch!”
Cody drops his mic and leaves the ring, the fans all fired up! Cody gives Cena one last look before he makes his way back up the ramp. The fans sing for “CODY! CODY RHOOODES~!” again, and he again lifts the belt. Cena is still in the ring, so the fans boo. Cena drops his mic, exits the ring, and the fans again sing “Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye~!” Cena gives them one last look before he goes backstage. Will this Cena be all we get from now until the end of 2025?
No Holds Barred: PENTA VS Ludwig Kaiser!
After going back and forth, and even adding Pete Dunne to the mix, the Man with No Fear and the Impeccable German have it out with nothing holding them back! Will Penta show Kaiser what #CeroMiedo looks like when it is fully unleashed? Or will Kaiser say NEIN to another loss?
Raw returns and Penta makes his entrance. The fans fire up with the pyro, and “CERO! MIEDO!” The fans even sing, “OLE~, OLE OLE OLE~! CEROOO~, MIEDOOO~!” The bell rings and Penta eggs Kaiser on. Kaiser is annoyed with the fans, but then he and Penta start throwing hands! Kaiser gets the edge, but Penta avoids the lariat to CHOP Kaiser down! Kaiser staggers, Penta runs up, and Penta LARIATS Kaiser up and out! Then Penta slides out, runs up, but Kaiser THROWS him into the timekeeper’s area! The fans boo, but Penta gets up on the barriers! Penta tightrope walks his way to FLYING RANA Kaiser into the apron!
The fans fire up with Penta and he pursues, but Kaiser bails out. Kaiser grabs chairs, puts them in the ring, but Penta runs up to DROPKICK Kaiser down! Penta then builds speed and he FLIES! Direct hit, the fans fire up, but then the fans cheer as Penta clears the commentary desk! Penta puts Kaiser up there, CHOPS him, but Kaiser CHOPS back! They CHOPS go back and forth, the fans cheer and boo. Penta fires off a flurry, but Kaiser CLAWS Penta’s face! Then KAISER ROLL on the desk! The fans lose their minds while Kaiser stands tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Kaiser has Penta up top, and he CLAWS at the mask! But Penta fights Kaiser off! The fans fire up as Kaiser staggers, and Penta CROSSBODIES! Kaiser staggers up, Penta dodges and KICKS Kaiser in the leg! Then SLING-DOG! Kaiser flounders to a corner, Penta whips, but Kaiser reverses. Penta goes up and over to BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Penta rises. Penta aims from a corner, calls his shot, and runs up, but into a GAMANGIRI! Kaiser fireman’s carries, KAISER ROLL again, then cover! TWO! Penta survives, but Kaiser kicks him out of the ring. Kaiser UPPERCUTS Penta, then RAMS him into steel steps!
The fans boo, Kaiser leaves Penta behind, but only to go out the side. Kaiser gets running, wanting his favorite shot! But Penta BACKDROPS Kaiser onto the desk! The fans are thunderous as Kaiser writhes! Penta has the fans singing again, and he brings Kaiser off the desk to put in the ring. Penta stalks Kaiser, but Kaiser SMACKS Penta! The fans chant, “We Want Tables!” but Penta CHOPS! Kaiser fires a haymaker, Penta fires back, and the two stand. Kaiser ROCKS Penta, but Penta ROCKS Kaiser! The haymakers keep going, then Penta trades CHOPS with Kaiser’s haymakers! Penta fires a flurry of forearms, then says “CERO! MIEDO!”
Penta runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Kaiser SLAMS him down! BLINDSIDE SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Penta survives but Kaiser stalks him to ropes. Kaiser tells Penta to listen to him! Penta will fear KAISER! Kaiser will teach Penta what it means to fear! Kaiser CLUBS Penta down, the fans sing for Penta, but Kaiser grabs a chair. Kaiser dares Penta to get up, and then he SMACKS Penta on the back! Penta scrambles to a corner but Kaiser grins as he storms up. Kaiser CHOKES Penta with the chair and shouts, “Are you scared? Say it!” Kaiser wants Penta to admit he’s afraid, but Penta just powers up! The fans fire up as Penta pushes Kaiser back! “CERO! MIEDO!”
Kaiser drags Penta up, clinches, but Penta WRINGS that arm, then has the other! THE SACRIFICE!! Kaiser writhes, clutches that elbow, but now Penta has the chair! Penta winds up but Kaiser wants mercy! Penta shakes his head but Kaiser says he gives up?! Kaiser says Penta wins? Penta isn’t sure about that, but then Kaiser CLAWS Penta’s eyes! Kaiser has th echair, but Penta SUPERKICKS the chair into Kaiser! Then he SMACKS Kaiser! Then he gives the chair back to SUPERKICK it into Kaiser again! Penta goes up, Kaiser staggers around, and Penta reels him in, FLYING MEXICAN DESTROYER on the chair!!
The fans are losing their minds, but Penta then hits a PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, Penta wins!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
Brussels gives this brutal opener a standing ovation! Will Penta now leave Kaiser in the past to go for bigger and better prizes? Cathy Kelley interviews Penta on the ramp and congratulates him on the win. That was a definitive end to that match, and we’re on the Road to WrestleMania. What is next for Penta? Penta says first off all, THANK YOU, BRUSSELS! They are amazing, he loves ’em! But the Penta New Era is here! It is alive in Europe, but also in every continent in the world! What is next for Penta? Listen: THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Penta wants to tell everyone that he doesn’t care what he has to do, he WILL be champion! Because he is Penta, and he has CERO MIEDO! That very title is on the line later tonight, will Penta be aimed at Bron Breakker or Finn Balor for WrestleMania?
Dakota Kai heads to gorilla.
Iyo Sky gives her a pep talk before her match, but uh, is that Dominik Mysterio talking with Karrion Kross? Is Dom still trying to recruit new members? Or is Mr. Doomsday giving Dom some special advice of his own?
The Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Carlito is adding to the great graffiti backstage, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez talk about how Dominik should’ve taken the match with Bron Breakker instead of- Finn walks in! Liv & Raquel say hey, and they wish him luck tonight. Finn thanks them for that, and he wishes them the best of luck in their matches. Jade Cargill is gonna be another stop on the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour! And Raquel, by this time next week, they’ll both be Intercontinental- Oh, Dom walks in! Hey, bud! The man of the moment! Finn knows Dom knows, but Finn wants to say from the bottom of his heart, thanks for getting him the title match.
Dom says of course! Whatever it takes to get Judgment Day back on top. But here’s the thing… Dom was talking with some people, and he has an idea. Oh, an idea? Is Dom sure he should say this? Dom says it’ll be okay. Ever since JD McDonagh went down, they kinda lost some muscle around here. So Dom found the perfect person to add to the Judgment Day! Finn is annoyed and asks who. Penta! Finn wants to get something straight. After all this time, and after all they’ve been through, Dom goes behind Finn’s back, has all these conversations with all these people, and the one he lands on… is offering a spot to Penta, the guy who just declared HE wants Finn’s Intercontinental title?!
Finn seethes, and tells Dom he’s just a snake! Finn storms out, the mood ruined. Dom didn’t know Penta was gonna go for the title. Carlito says Dom doesn’t watch the product, huh? Well, Dom stepped in it this time. Is there some way he can he make it up to Finn? Or should he just give up on adding members?
Dakota Kai VS Ivy Nile w/ Team American Made!
Speaking of the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, both #CobraKai and the Diamond Pitbull have fought for and failed to take that title from Lyra Valkyria. With Raquel Rodriguez facing Lyra next, who will prove they’re worthy of the shot after that?
What a surprise to see Chad Gable showing up. He apologizes for being late, and then he joins The Creed Brothers in Ivy’s corner. The bell rings, and Dakota fires off fast hands on Ivy! The ref reprimands as they’re in the corner, but Dakota backs off. Dakota runs up, but Ivy stops the flying-mare! Ivy throws Dakota away, Dakota keeps moving, but Ivy LARIATS! Ivy is already frustrated and she rains down fists! The fans boo, Ivy tells them to shut up, and Maggle taunts Gable about his lucha mask that he may or may not have. Ivy stands Dakota up, whips her to a corner, and Dakota bounces off buckles into Ivy’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Ivy is annoyed but Gable coaches her on. Ivy drags Dakota up, reels her in, and she suplexes. Dakota cradle counters! TWO, and Dakota goes to a corner. Ivy runs up, Dakota ELBOWS her away, then Dakota BOOTS her! Dakota runs to DISCUS LARIAT! And then LARIAT again! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Dakota while Ivy ends up in a corner. Dakota runs in to BOOT WASH! Dakota then puts Ivy through ropes, and JUMP- NO, Ivy avoids the stomp! But Dakota GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up again and Dakota builds speed, but Gable is on the apron! The fans boo, Ivy storms in, and Ivy scoops Dakota for a SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Dakota survives, and here comes the LWO! They go after The Creeds for what Gable or not Gable did! Gable runs but gets flanked, so he goes into the crowd! The fans fire up as Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee chase after Gable! Ivy is shocked, but that lets Dakota run Around the World! BOOT! And then a fireman’s carry, GO TO KICK!! Cover, Dakota wins!
Winner: Dakota Kai, by pinfall
American Made falls apart in Brussels, and now #CapKota is in pole position for the title chase! Will she get one more shot on goal with Lyra? Or will she and her old rival, Raquel, meet again?
Iyo Sky heads to the ring!
The fans fire up as the Evil Genius, the NEW Women’s World Champion, is ready to sign on the dotted line! She and Bianca Belair are going to put pen to paper, but will that be all that happens? We find out after the break.
Raw returns as Bianca is in the ring, and Adam Pearce has joined them. Pearce welcomes everyone in French, and says it is now time to make this world title match official between challenger Bianca Belair, and champion Iyo Sky! The fans cheer that! Pearce says they know how this works. Two signatures makes this official, so the floor is theirs. Iyo and Bianca both take their seats, and Iyo picks up her mic first. “Bianca, you will not disrespect me again. Rhea will not disrespect me again. No one will disrespect me again. Because I am the Women’s World Champion!” The fans cheer that! “And after WrestleMania, I will still be the Women’s World Champion!” The fans cheer even more for that!
Iyo signs her part, the fans cheer again, and even chant, “You Deserve It!” Iyo bows in thanks for that. Now Bianca has her turn to speak. “Iyo, I have all the respect in the world for you. I really do. But last week, I gave you a pass because it was lowkey my fault, so I’ma tell you exactly what I told Rhea. If you put your hands on me and think you can get away with it, you don’t know me at all. So WrestleMania, you gonna find out exactly who I am. I am Bianca Belair, The EST of WWE, and I will be your NEW Women’s World Champion.” Fans are a bit more torn here, but Bianca signs her part. Pearce says it is now official!
The fans cheer and Pearce thanks them for being so professional. But then RHEA RIPLEY shows up! The fans fire up but Pearce, Bianca and Iyo are all shocked and upset about this. Mami has a mic as she storms down the ramp, but Pearce already calls in refs! Pearce asks what Rhea is doing out here, but Rhea asks them what they’re all doing out here. Because last she checked, Iyo slapped her in the face and she won’t do nothing about it, like Bianca over here. How the hell is Bianca acting like nothing happened? Well, for one, Bianca had to sign the contract for WrestleMania. That’s what she’s doing out here.
Rhea says real funny, coming from Bianca. Because Bianca had no business being out here for Rhea’s title match, but there she was. So time to take a page out of Bianca’s book, and she’s just out here to watch. Oh, then Rhea will be just watching WrestleMania! Bianca and Rhea argue, Iyo gets riled up, and she storms up like last time. But Bianca pie faces her first! Bianca says she ain’t getting smacked today! Well she gets a HEADBUTT from Rhea! Bianca ends up on the table, and then Rhea kicks Iyo! Rhea reels Iyo in, and hauls her up, to POEWRBOMB onto Bianca! The table doesn’t break, but Pearce has had enough of Rhea!
Rhea sees the contract on the floor, then picks it up. And she SIGNS IT, TOO!? Can she do that?! We have the two signatures, but is she making this into a Triple Threat?! Pearce argues with Rhea all the way to the back as she plays keep-away, but is Mami about to be on top one way or another?
Jey Uso walks ‘n’ talks.
“Yeah! Yeah! Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaay~! YEAH! I ain’t been myself lately. Been doubtin’ myself. Mind playin’ tricks on me. So I flew halfway around the world to whoop somebody’s ass! And that person tonight is Austin Theory. But at WrestleMania, it’s me and you, Gunther, when I shock the world and become World Heavyweight Champ! So Uce! Hey, Uce! Please hit my music-” GUNTHER IS AT GORILLA! Jey and Gunther get to shouting but Pearce and security barge in! Pearce says not tonight! Not after everything Rhea just did! Gunther says he talked to Jimmy on Friday, and he’s just as dumb as Jey!
Jey shoves Gunther, security ushers Gunther out, and Jey says he’ll see “G” out there! UH UH, YEET!! Jey makes his entrance, will he be even more fired up to fight #AllDay Austin Theory?
Jey Uso VS Austin Theory w/ Grayson Waller!
Raw returns and A-Town Down Under makes their entrance. The bell rings, Waller distracts Jey already, and Theory fires off haymakers! They end up in the corner, the ref reprimands and counts, but Theory talks trash on the Yeet! Theory drags Jey up, whips him corner to corner, but Jey goes up and over. Jey keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges then SPEARS!! Cover, Jey wins!!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall
That was fast! Jey really IS fired up to fight Gunther for Mania! Waller storms in, but Jey SUPERKICKS him down! Jey then watches ATDU regroup, and Jey FLIES! Jey clips the ropes just a bit but he still takes ATDU down! Jey gets back up, but GUNTHER GETS HIM IN A SLEEPER!! Gunther squeezes tight, but Jey RAMS Gunther into a corner! Jey is free to fire haymakers! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey pops, locks, but Gunther blocks the shot! Jey ROCKS Gunther with his off hand, and then he YANKS the title from Gunther!! The fans fire up, Gunther runs up in a rage, but Jey DUMPS him out! The fans fire up as Jey holds up the belt!
Gunther is furious, the fans cheer, but then Jey tosses the belt back. Der Ring General tried to punk out Jey, but Jey turned the tables! Will nothing stop Jey from proving he IS a main event player?
Pearce argues with Rhea.
Pearce will not allow Rhea to get away with what she’s doing! You can’t just write your name on a contract! Rhea says yes she can, she literally just did it! This is like talking to a child. Give him the contract! No! Yes! No! YES! NO! Rhea Ripley, give her the contract! Rhea says then he should put her in the match, her name’s on the contract! She shoves the contract into Pearce’s chest, he thanks her and takes his leave. But here comes Bianca! She and Rhea brawl! Bianca HAMMERS away, but now Iyo gets in, to go after Rhea! Bianca shoves Iyo aside and says Rhea is hers! Iyo DECKS Bianca, tells Bianca not to screw with her, but then Rhea SHOVES Iyo into a door!
Rhea goes after Bianca, and throws her into road cases! Pearce returns to have refs usher Rhea out of here! Rhea demands to be in that title match! Will Mami get what she wants? Or will she throw things out of whack until she does?
The Creed Brothers VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee!
After that wild encounter earlier tonight, this was a natural choice for all parties involved! Will Julius & Brutus get payback for Master Gable being run out of the building? Or will American Made learn not to mess with the L W O?
The teams sort out and Julius starts against Dragon. The bell rings, and Julius JUMP KNEES Lee down! The fans boo but Julius drags Lee up for a fireman’s carry. But Lee pops up to RANA Julius away! Brutus runs up but Lee dodges to SUPERKICK! Brutus tumbles out, Lee DIVES onto Brutus! Lee goes up a corner, then CROSSBODIES Julius! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Lee clamps onto Julius. Lee reaches out but Brutus YANKS Rey down! Julius turns things around and hits Lee with a ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! Then a SLIDING LARIAT! Julius scowls, the fans boo, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and the fans rally as Lee wipes out the Creeds! Lee crawls for his corner, hot tags to Julius and Rey! The fans fire up as Rey BLASTS Brutus, BOOTS Julius, then ELBOWS Brutus to dodge Julius! Tilt-o-whirl DEJA VU RANA! Julius flounders around, the fans fire up, and Rey climbs up on Julius. Rey rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to “Sept” (seven in French) before Julius carries him off the corner! Brutus is there and Julius hands Rey off! But Rey fights back, elbowing Julius away and raining fists down on Brutus! But Brutus THROWS Rey at Julius, and Julius catches Rey!
Julius powers up and brings Rey around, but Rey swings to DDT! Lee is back, FLYING RANA for Brutus to the floor!! The fans are thunderous and Rey goes up top! But Julius springs up after him! Only for Rey to HEADBUTT him away! Rey leaps, FLYING RANA and Julius is on the ropes! Rey dials it up and the fans cheer the 619! DROP THE DIME! Cover, LWO WINS!
Winners: Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee, by pinfall
The King of Lucha and his Boy Wonder took down the Creeds, but WAIT! That American Made luchador is back! He CLOBBERS Rey, dodges Lee, and then FLYING HEADBUTTS! El Americano rains down fists on Lee, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Rey storms up to fire forearms! The fans fire up, but Gable- er, uh, Americano waistlocks again! GERMAN SUPLEX and Rey lands on Lee! The fans boo “whoever this is,” but now he goes up top! The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” a la Angle, but Americano says SHOOOOSH! DIVING HEADBUTT on Lee!! “UH GRACIAS~!” Americano runs away as security rushes out here!
Gable was ran off from the building, yet this luchador returns. What is going on with this masked man mystery?
Seth Rollins is here!
Brussels sings his song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as The Visionary is in a comparatively normal outfit. Rollins high-fives fans and makes his way to the ring in his dark green suit and boots highlighted with gold chain and wristwatch. What will Rollins have to say about the shocking way Roman Reigns returned? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns as the fans continue to sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins revels in it while he has the mic in hand. The fans applaud as the singing just keeps going. Another round of applause, and then Rollins tells Brussels, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins!” The fans cheer again, and Rollins says that by the sound of this, they already know it. In case you don’t, this is a Visionary, this is a Revolutionary, this is SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS! The fans cheer more, the singing returns, and Rollins again smiles. The fans applaud, and Rollins says alright. He was coming out here mad as Hell, but it is hard to be mad with those beautiful voices serenading him.
Rollins takes a moment as fans start to chant “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Well, we’ll get to him, but Rollins wants to talk Roman Reigns first. “O T C! O T C!” Yes, you saw the footage last week. Is Rollins mad as Hell that Roman came for revenge? Absolutely not, cuz he’d have done the same damn thing! HAHAHA! “The problem is, even after all these years, and a Wise Man in his ear, Roman Reigns still can’t come up with a plan. He needs his Architect to do it for him.” Roman had the time, the place, the moment, but he left one detail out: That detail is the man the fans were all chanting for just a few moments ago.
The “C M PUNK!” chant returns and Rollins says yes, “The luckiest loser on the face of the planet.” Because of Rollins had just a few more seconds in that cage, he would’ve ended what he promised the world. He would’ve stomped Punk through the mat, ended the Mania dream, and put Punk’s career on ice! Rollins would’ve taken care of the Punk Problem for everyone, including Roman. But like the good ol’ days, Rollins is left to clean up Roman’s mess. The “O T C!” chants return, and Rollins says don’t worry, he’ll put OTC in his place along the way. And it just so happens that Rollins’ two favorite people are going to be in the same place at the same time this Friday Night SmackDown.
Oh, trust him, Brussels, Rollins wishes those two were here, too. But… Rollins was just thinking… Why let them boys have all the fun? Maybe Rollins makes a trip down to Italy, makes a trip to SmackDown, and he puts himself right in between Roman and Punk? What do the fans think about that? The fans cheer, and Rollins says yeah, that sounds like a nice way to solve a problem and clean up a mess. But that is Friday, this is Monday, this ain’t about SmackDown, this is about the fans! This has been one hell of a crowd all night long! They’ve been singing with their beautiful voices, there’s just one match left and that is the main event for the Intercontinental Championship!
So Brussels, sing Rollins’ beautiful song as he makes his way to SmackDown and we make our way to the main event! Give it to ’em, Brussels! “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins revels in it again, and he says, “It’s on. See you boys on Friday, HAHAHA!”
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Cathy is with the Phenomenal One and says he had a lot to say on the Raw Recap show about Logan Paul. Could he give us a bit of that here? Styles says he stands behind everything he said. Styles hears the fans sing for him, then says Logan Paul just doesn’t belong. But then Karrion Kross & Scarlett Bordeaux walk over. Kross asks if that’s really how Styles feels. Styles says he doesn’t need this. Kross says he is just offering a different perspective, but if Styles doesn’t want it… Kross turns to go but Styles says fine, let’s hear it. Maybe Styles isn’t mad about Logan Paul. Maybe Styles is mad at himself. That’s enough of that.
No, hey, hold on! Kross just wants Styles to think: How long did it take for Styles to get to the WWE and find validation? 16? Styles says it was 17. Okay, okay. But it didn’t take Logan that long, did it? Is Styles not able to respect a guy who just waltzed into the business and did everything Styles has ever wanted to in record time? Styles sees where Kross is going with this, and it’s not gonna work. Styles leaves, but Kross says it’s working. He and Scarlett do the Scott Hall fingers, will their mind games make Styles and Logan bitter enemies?
Bron Breakker heads to gorilla.
And Penta is there! Penta looks at the title, and Bron smirks. Will this be the match-up for the title? Or will this Road to WrestleMania take a detour thanks to The Judgment Day?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker VS Finn Balor!
The Big Bad Booty Nephew has been chewing up this roster ever since he got here, but The Prince claims he chews up “rookies” like Bron his whole career. But until these two fight it out, it’s all just talk. Whose bark is worse than their bite when the bell rings?
Raw returns and Bron makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to see who’s the real badass around here!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. In fact, they’re even dueling, “Let’s Go, Balor!” and then barking for Bron. Finn and Bron feel things out, knuckle lock, but then Finn backs away to ropes. The ref has Bron stay back, Finn leaves the ropes, and the two reset. They tie up, Finn headlocks, but Bron powers up and out. Bron RUNS Finn over, the fans bark, and Bron snarls as he storms up on Finn. Finn kicks low, CLUBS Bron on the neck, then headlocks. Bron blocks the takeover with pure brawn, then he hoists Finn up! The fans fire up, but Finn uses that to flying headlock takeover! The fans cheer while Finn grinds Bron down.
Bron endures as Finn thrashes him around. Bron rolls Finn to a cover, TWO, and Finn holds onto the headlock. The fans rally, Bron powers out and headlocks. Finn powers out, drops down, then bypasses Bron to TOSS him out! Bron lands on his feet! The fans fire up, Bron storms in, and he RAMS Finn into a corner! Bron RAMS Finn again and again, then snarls again. Finn staggers to another corner, but Bron runs up to LARIAT! Bron whips Finn to TOSS him out, and Finn tumbles! Bron goes out the side, and he builds up speed! The fans fire up, but Finn SLINGBLADES Bron down! Finn has control while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Finn has Bron in a corner. Finn CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Finn paces, then he goes back to Bron for a haymaker. Bron counter punches! And counter punches! Bron fires hands, whips, then scoops, but Finn tilt-o-whirls through to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn ELBOWS Bron in the neck, the fans rally up, and Finn stalks Bron. Finn scuffs Bron, SLAPS him, and talks trash. “You know who I am? I’m Finn Balor!” Finn keeps scuffing and slapping, and the fans tell Finn he done messed up! Finn fires hands, but Bron just snarls! Bron ROCKS Finn again and again, then whips. Finn reverses, but Bron LEAPING ELBOWS!
Bron storms up again, clinches, and EXPLODERS! Finn flounders, Bron whips again, but Finn KICKS the backdrop away. Finn runs, Bron dodges and then catches Finn for a POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and bark, and then Bron drags Finn up. But wait, here come Dom & Carlito! It was only a matter of time before Judgment Day pulled this move! They distract Bron and Finn rolls Bron up! TWO, and Finn runs up, but Bron catches him by the neck! Military press, but Finn slips free, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Bron survives and Finn is frustrated, but Dom & Carlito cheer Finn on.
Bron crawls to ropes, Finn spins him around, and Finn JUMP STOMPS! The fans tell Dom he sucks, Carlito tells Dom to tune that out, and Finn gives more stomps! Finn asks Dom what he’s doing out here, so apparently this was another of Dom’s ideas. Finn CHOPS Bron, then whips, but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds up speed to CLOBBER Finn! The fans fire up and bark again while Finn bails out. Bron storms out after Finn and the ref tells Dom & Carlito to back off. Bron LEAPS from the apron and onto the desk! Both men go tumbling over and the fans lose their minds! Bron sputters, Corey Graves lost a shoe, and “This is Awesome!”
Bron and Finn slowly stir, and Bron is on his feet! Finn crawls, wants mercy, but Bron stomps him! Bron puts Finn in the ring, and he dares Dom & Carlito to pull something. Bron slides in and builds speed again! SLINGBLADE! Finn hits first, and then he hurries to go again! SHOTGUN and Bron hits buckles! Bron slumps down into the drop zone so Finn climbs up! The fans fire up as Finn reaches the top! COUP DE- NO, Bron dodges, runs up, but Finn hurdles over the Spear! Roll up, TWO!! Bron grabs Finn again, military press, BREAKKER SLAM! Cover, TWO! Finn survives, both men are down, and the fans are fired up!
Dom & Carlito coach Finn but Bron is up first. Bron has blood in his mouth, perhaps from a busted lip, but he doesn’t care. Bron runs in, but Finn KICKS him first! And ENZIGIRIS! Bron is down again so Finn goes back up! But Bron hurries to trip Finn! Finn CLAWS at Bron’s head, then throws hands! The fans rally, Finn stands, but Bron ROCKS him first! Bron climbs up and brings Finn to the top! But Carlito distracts the ref! Dom YANKS Bron into a HOTSHOT, but that trips Finn up, too! Finn lands on his prince and he’s pissed at Dom! Dom apologizes, but Bron is just as mad! Bron BLASTS Dom, BLASTS Carlito, then springs up after Finn! SUPER STEINER!!
The fans are thunderously barking, Bron hits the SPEAR!!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Bron is so badass, not even Judgment Day could cost him! But now Judgment Day attacks him! The fans boo but Dom goes to grab the belt. Carlito bumps Bron off buckles, but here comes Penta! The fans fire up as Penta slides in, and he dodges Dom to then SUPERKICK Dom down! Carlito runs up, into a SUPERKICK! Bron gives Carlito a SPEAR! But now Penta holds onto the title as he stares down Bron. The fans sing “OLE~, OLE OLE OLE~! CERO~ MIEDO~!” Penta hands the belt to Bron, and Bron holds it up. Will these two put it all on the line in Las Vegas?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for Raw in Brussels, and the Brussels crowd was just as fun as the Barcelona crowd on Friday. Cena and Cody opening with their big promo segment was the right move to give it time to breathe. Cena did a perfect job of using the fans as part of his promo because he took the trope of “I blame the fans!” to the ultimate level. He didn’t just use recent stuff, he used his entire 25 years and all the phases he went through as part of it, and he really dug into some personal feelings for both him and the fans. Cody therefore had the perfect counter to show Cena was only focusing on the negative, and how that’s not who Cena has presented to us. I think we’re getting another appearance of Cena next week, can’t wait to see how Glasgow treats him.
Iyo and Bianca had a good contract signing but I expected a touch more from both promos. Rhea joining in was the main element, and this is clearly heading for a Triple Threat. That quick brawl backstage was good, and I feel like we’re going to get Rhea VS Bianca to see if Rhea earns her spot in the match. Good stuff from Jey and Gunther again, but I kinda wish we’d just gotten only brawl. Jey squashing Theory was pretty wild, and he still gets the better of Gunther here, but it should’ve just been all Jey and Gunther. Gunther promised a living Hell for Jey, but I’m not sure we’re quite there yet. All the more reason Gunther should’ve beat up Jimmy on Friday as a way to stick it to Jey.
Good promo from Styles and Kross to add to this Styles VS Logan Paul build. Kross continues to be a great instigator, but when is he going to get back in the ring for his own desires? Or is he just waiting for the right opening to mess with the right champion? Honestly, as it feels like Jey is going to win the world title, Jey is the perfect target for Kross. Jey admitted to himself that there is insecurity right now, and the belt can help give him confidence again, but Kross can certainly find ways to tear that back down on the way to Backlash and beyond.
Very good stuff from American Made. Gable being run off by the LWO of course set up “El Americano” for that tag match segment, but it was also a good part of Dakota being Ivy. I feel like it’d be a bit much of Dakota gets a third match with Lyra, but I don’t know if that means Judgment Day screws Lyra out of the title. Cheating Lyra could be a way to keep her strong in the loss, and we could get some good stuff as Dakota takes on Raquel. Plus, DMG CTRL currently having the world title makes them an eventual target of Judgment Day, and the tag titles could also be in the mix for some serious Two Woman Power Trip teasing.
Judgment Day also had great stuff tonight. Dom thinking Penta would want to join Judgment Day is interesting, I wonder if that was Kross’s idea. Penta VS Kaiser was a great opener, but I feel they could’ve done more for a No Holds Barred match. Still good stuff to give Penta the win and move on from Kaiser to call out the Intercontinental Championship. Bron VS Finn was a great match, even with Dom & Carlito showing up. Dom accidentally messing Finn up was pretty clever, and that just adds to the Judgment Day tension. While Bron VS Penta will be awesome stuff, I was kinda hoping we’d get Finn VS Penta to add even more intrigue to the Judgment Day story, but I guess that’s something that doesn’t need a title.
My Score: 8.9/10
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