Results
Mitchell’s NXT Halloween Havoc Results & Report! (10/27/24)
Will it be Trick or Treat?
It is time to see whose era this really is!
To settle things between Trick Williams and Ethan Page, they battle for the NXT Championship on THE DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND! Who will be the scariest of them all?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship Tables, Ladders & Scares: Tony D’Angelo VS Oba Femi; Tony wins and retains the title.
- Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade VS Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer; Giulia & Vaquer win.
- Ambulance Match: Andre Chase VS Ridge Holland; Ridge wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Spinner’s Choice – Gauntlet Match: Kelani Jordan VS The Fatal Influence; Fallon Henley wins and becomes the new NXT Women’s North American Champion.
- NXT Championship Devil’s Playground Match: Trick Williams VS Ethan Page; Trick wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Halloween Havoc Countdown Show!
Join Megan Morant & Sam Roberts in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action on this hauntingly historic night!
Backstage interview with Oba Femi.
Sarah Schreiber is with The Ruler, and notes how Oba tied Tony D’Angelo to the ropes to make him watch as Oba then viciously took out Luca Crusifino & Channing Lorenzo. Oba says Tony got what he had coming. Oba said Tony’s family would not be by his side tonight, and he delivered on his promise, didn’t he? Now look at the so-called Don of NXT, reduced to a helpless man. That is exactly what Tony will be tonight. You thought Oba was dangerous before, but now see how dangerous he will be with tables, ladders and chairs! Luca & Stacks got a taste of it, and Oba isn’t worried about them. Oba is not worried about The family, or about breaking Tony.
The only thing Oba is worried about is winning back the North American championship that was “stolen” from him! And there is not a damn thing The Don can do about it! The Ruler heads out, will he take back the throne? Or will Tony show how dangerous he can be with everything at his disposal?
Sit-down interview with Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer.
The NXT reporter says that while they both have had decorated careers before WWE, this is their first Premium Live Event. What makes this moment different? Giulia says in Japanese, then in English, that this is a dream come true, it is what they’ve worked so hard for. Vaquer adds in Spanish that this has been years in the making. Giulia says the wrestling culture in Japan is very different. But when you see the bright lights and marquees in WWE, you wonder, “How can I make a name there? What’s it going to take?” Vaquer says it’d take “conquering the world,” and that’s what they did.
In Chile, wrestling isn’t professional like in the US. So she left everything she knew for a chance at this. And now they’re both here in NXT, and on Halloween Havoc. Giulia says she’s not here without her match against Stephanie. They bring out the best in each other, whether as opponents or as teammates. They will show everyone that.
The reporter than asks that with the goal being the NXT Women’s Championship, how does Giulia plan on getting through Roxanne & Cora tonight? Giulia admits, Roxie & Cora built this new era of NXT. They are the flagbearers, the frontrunners, the two you think about when talking about the NXT Women’s Division today. When Giulia was watching NXT from Japan, Giulia knew Roxie was gonna be her greatest challenge. And now with Cora backing her up, Roxie’s an even bigger threat. But those two have only gotten a small taste of the Beautiful Madness. And Giulia can tell, “they don’t like the flavor.”
Cora & Roxie wanna tear down the reputation Giulia dedicated her life to building, in Japan and around the world. But Giulia will not stop, she will only grow stronger. That is why this match is important to her. The reporter also asks Vaquer about her NXT Women’s Championship aspirations. After all, Vaquer did say that she was gonna face whoever won between Giulia and Roxie at No Mercy. Vaquer says she has held many titles, but that NXT Women’s Championship means you are the best woman in the best women’s division in the world. That is what Vaquer wants, it is what she will get, and she’ll smash Cora, Roxie, or anyone else, to get there.
Now, Vaquer knows what everyone is thinking. What does that mean for the team? Giulia & Vaquer have been opponents before, there is respect here. That is why tonight, they stand side by side. Will they fight each other again? More than likely. But first is Halloween Havoc, and first up are their common enemies in Roxie & Cora. Once Giulia & Vaquer win tonight, it will be every woman for herself to get that NXT Women’s Championship. Giulia then tells Cora & Roxie, “See you at Halloween Havoc. Arrivederci.” These international superstars are ready for their dream match, but will clashing championship dreams turn things into a nightmare?
Dave LaGreca & Bubba Ray Dudley are in the crowd!
They admire pictures Dave got with Mr. & Mrs. Hershey, but then Bubba points out they’re live. Dave welcomes us to the Busted Open- NO, this isn’t their show, Busted Open Radio. They’re live at Halloween Havoc! The fans are fired up, too, and Dave wants to get into it. Who does Bubba have winning? Oba VS Tony, Tony got over his fears to be North American Champion, but now all bets are off. Tables, Ladders & Scares, OH MY~! Bubba gets the fans to chant that, and he says that just like he said for BOR, Oba VS Tony at No Mercy tore the house down! Tony is the NEW North American Champion, so he and Oba are gonna take it next level!
The fans are fired up for that, and Bully says Tony has the edge because he’s been in matches like this before. Dave isn’t sure about a back-to-back win over Oba, but we’ll see. Then to the women’s tag match. Roxie is practically the Face that Runs the Place, and Cora is back, they’re besties again, taking on Giulia & Vaquer. Bubba says these four kinda remind him of the NXT Four Horsewomen. Boo this all you want, but that’s how he feels. These four get it done, he cannot wait to see what Giulia & Vaquer have in store for Roxie & Cora. Dave agrees, and he sends it back to Sam & Meg in Stanford Studios.
Sam can’t believe how happy Bubba is to be at a distance from Tables, Ladders & Chairs. He’s done those enough, surely. Meg likes the bold comparison of the Four Horsewomen. Sam says hey, Bubba has the stats to back up bold claims, and he’s not far off on this one. Will we see Roxie, Cora, Giulia & Vaquer establish themselves as the new pillars of NXT?
Ava Raine is with Kelani Jordan and The Fatal Influence.
The NXT General Manager is with the NXT Women’s Champion, as well as Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx. Ava says Kelani will defend her title against one of the Influencers, so it is time to reveal who it is and what their stipulation for tonight will be. Because it happened Tuesday night that the Influence spun the wheel, and it landed on Spinner’s Choice. Jazmyn says yeah, but Zaria ruined their moment! The Fatal Influence deserves- Kelani speaks up to demand who she is facing and what they’re doing. Jacy says, “Excuse me, champ! I know you’re nervous, but you can cut the attitude.”
Kelani says Jacy can keep talking, and Kelani will drop her right now. Fallon steps up to say SHE is challenging Kelani. Ava says good, so then what is her stipulation? Fallon plays around, saying, “Let’s see, let’s see… Well, I don’t see it up here, but we did land on Spinner’s Choice, which means we can do whatever we want, right?” Ava says yeah, sure. Then the Influence has decided it will be… a GAUNTLET match! The fans are torn, but Fallon says that means if Kelani can get past Jazmyn, she’ll face Jacy. And if she gets past Jacy, she faces Fallon. See you out there, champ! Kelani now has three opponents instead of one, but she’s game.
Will the Standout prove no one does it like Lani when she takes down the entire Fatal Influence in one night? Or is this the one time it’s not good to be one of a kind?
Sit-down interview with Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade.
Sarah Schreiber sits down with the reunited bully besties and says they have had a long history. They were best friends as tag team champions, until Cora turn- Cora & Roxie stop her there. Why does she even have to bring that up? This is Sarah’s problem. This is everyone’s problem! They all want to live in the past when they should focus on the now. Roxie & Cora are two completely different people since their friendship first broke up. Which is a very big problem for Stephanie & Giulia. Cora isn’t focused on the title, but on reminding everyone why you never count Cora out. And Roxie says she has every intention of helping Cora do that.
Then with them on the same page now, a lot of people are saying Giulia & Vaquer are a dream team. Is this a dream match for Roxie & Cora? Roxie & Cora laugh, and Cora says she gets it. She’s not an idiot. Stephanie, Giulia, they’ve been all over the world. Japan, Mexico, everywhere! But Cora & Roxie have been here, helping build the strongest women’s division in the world. And for some reason, everyone forgets that Stephanie beat Giulia for Stephanie’s previous title. So it’s funny everyone is so concerned about Cora & Roxie as a team, when they should worry about the two women who came to NXT for the same reason: the NXT Women’s Championship.
Then let’s speak about the championship. Roxie stands as the currently longest reigning champion in WWE at 200+ days. But would she still be champion if not for Cora attacking Giulia? Roxie & Cora sigh again. Sarah, say that again. Go ahead. Well, Roxie is the currently longest reigning champion in WWE at 200 days, but- Exactly! She IS the longest reigning champion. No question marks, no doubt. She is champion because she deserves to be. Yeah, Giulia is on another level, but she’s not on Roxie’s level. And maybe, maybe Giulia had Roxie for a second, but no one cares. Giulia didn’t win. Why? Because Roxie didn’t know it then, but she can always count on Cora.
Now everyone loves to bring it up, so they’ll talk about it. They have had their ups and downs, but no one knows each other better than Roxie & Cora. You wanna talk dream teams? Roxie & Cora is the dream team! And tonight, they show everyone that you can travel the whole wild world of wrestling, and it is still too small in comparison to stepping into a ring with Roxie & Cora. Cora says she’s done with Sarah, she will be addressing Stephanie & Giulia now. Cora tells Stephanie & Giulia to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame on their first WWE PLE. Because Cora & Roxie are going to show why an entire era was built around them.
The champ and her bestie are confident, apparently having learned how to forgive and forget. But will this be a night they never forget when they fail to stop The Beautiful Madness & Dark Angel?
NXT checks back in on Dave & Bubba Ray.
Dave says he’s got “Bully,” but nah, it truly is Bubba Ray Dudley back in Pennsylvania! He even puts on the glasses and asks, “WAZZAP~?!” They talk the NXT Championship, Trick Williams VS Ethan Page, Devil’s Playground. They talked with HBK on BOR, an interesting take on it all. Ethan Page has put Trick’s feet to the fire with this match. Talking about the copper in the blood, your own blood, getting in your own mouth. That is something Ethan has been through before, and Trick has not. It is going to be one hell of a fight! Dave brings up Ethan asking Trick if he’s ever been busted open before, a position Trick’s never faced.
The fans chant “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” and Dave says clearly, Trick has Hershey behind him. But Trick’s never been put in a fight like this before. Bubba asks if Ethan has what it takes to become the NEW NXT Champion. Dave feels he does, and Dave really likes Trick. It’s just that Trick isn’t taking Ethan seriously here. Ethan has never beaten Trick 1v1, never pinned him. That is a good point there, but moving on to the Ambulance Match. Ridge Holland VS Andre Chase, the “Road to Redemption” for Ridge. But Dave has to say, Ridge is a bad man, maybe even a piece of garbage! Bubba says normally, he is never at a loss for words, but he agrees here.
Everything Dave just said about Ridge is- OH SNAP, Ridge interrupts! He hears them on that, he does. The fans boo, and Ridge ignores that to say these two are having a good time running him down. Big Chase U fans, right? Everyone is. But no one has a clue who Ridge really is. Bubba says no, he gets it. Tonight is a big night, Ridge wants to step in to make even more of a name for himself than he already has. Bubba appreciates it, he just doesn’t agree with it. Ridge tells Bubba to not play the saint here. Bubba did whatever he had to in order to get by in his career. Bubba pushed the envelope, all the way to being a WWE Hall of Famer.
Ridge is going to use that same energy tonight to put Chase U down, for good. The fans boo but Ridge leaves. Dave has Bubba cool down, because this is a huge show, one hell of a show, and they can’t wait to see it! Will Yorkshire Grit regret stepping to Bubba? Will he regret bringing down the wrath of Chase U?
Gigi Dolin is here!
“It’s the countdown to Halloween, my favorite time of the year. The season where we all embrace a different side of ourselves. A creepier side, a scarier side. That is what tonight is all about: Embracing the madness, the chaos, the mayhem! So, NXT Universe, are you ready to embrace the havoc?! The battle for the North American Championship has been decided by fate. What monstrous deeds await The Don and The Ruler when they clash in Tables, Ladders & Scares? Could the end be near for Chase University? Whose lights will go out: Andre Chase or Ridge Holland?
“The curse of a champion is a target they must wear, so it is important to have a friend who is always watching your back. Cora, Roxanne, there’s nowhere to run, there’s nowhere to hide. They’re coming for you. The Wheel has spoken, Who will channel their inner demon and come out as NXT Champion from The Devil’s Playground? Tonight, Halloween arrives early as NXT unleashes an event so shocking, so gruesome, you won’t wanna look away. Welcome to Halloween Havoc!”
NXT North American Championship Tables, Ladders & Scares: Tony D’Angelo VS Oba Femi!
This match may be a terrifying take on a TLC match, but you can bet both men are coming away from this with more than goosebumps. Bumps, bruises, possibly broken bones and broken spirits, but no need for climbing in this one! Pinfall or submission ends this storied rivalry, who writes the more frightening finale?
The introductions are made, but Tony has Mike Rome skip it. “We know the rest.” And then Tony throws hands with Oba! The ref rings the bell and Hershey fires up for the brawl! Tony dodges, then SPEARS! Cover, ONE! Oba is up but Tony LARIATS Oba up and out! Tony runs up but Oba KNEES low! Oba UPPERCUTS Tony, whips him, but Tony reverses to POST Oba! Tony then runs up to SPEAR Oba through barriers!! The fans are going nuts as this one gets scary in a hurry! Tony storms around, then he brings out a ladder! The fans cheer as Tony puts that in the ring, then brings out a second ladder!
Tony clears off the desk and the fans chant, “We Want Tables!” Tony’s second ladder is big, and it makes for a good bridge between ring and desk. But then Oba SMACKS Tony on the back with a chair! If you count the desk as a table, then the trifecta is complete. Tony writhes, Oba puts his chair aside, to bring out more chairs! Oba puts those in the ring, then drags Tony up. Oba steps up to the apron, the fans still want tables, but Tony CHUCKS a chair at Oba! Oba falls back, Tony storms over, but Oba SMACKS him with a chair again! Oba slides in, choke grip, CHOKE SLAM on a chair! Cover, TWO!! Tony survives and the fans rally.
Oba snarls and grabs the ladder from earlier. He props it up in a corner, then grabs a chair to SMACK Tony again! Even the fans wince from that one. Oba stands over Tony, and JAMS Tony in the gut with a chair! And then JAMS him again! Tony endures as Oba pushes the chair in, and Tony bench presses the chair away! But Oba stomps Tony in the gut! Tony goes to a corner, Oba whips him corner to corner, and Tony hits the ladder hard! Tony falls over, then the ladder does, narrowly missing Tony’s legs. Oba grins and the fans already cheer on “NXT! NXT!” Oba stands Tony up to UPPERCUT him to the corner.
Oba traps Tony by putting the ladder through ropes. Oba then SMACKS Tony off the rungs again and again! Tony sputters, Oba ROCKS him with a right. Tony slumps down, Oba repositions the ladder, but Tony UPKICKS it into him! Oba staggers, comes back, and Tony UPKICKS the ladder into him again! The fans rally as Tony flops out of the ring. Oba pursues, picks Tony up, and hits an APRON SPINEBUSTER! Oba puts Tony in the ring, the fans hoot, and Oba KNEES Tony in the side. Oba shifts the ladder around to be a ramp, and he scoops Tony to SLAM him on the ladder! The ladder doesn’t break but maybe Tony’s back just did!
The fans rally, they still want tables, so Oba goes looking under the ring. And yes, he finds a TABLE! The fans are fired up now, and Oba slides the table into the ring. Oba sets the table up in another of the corners, then goes back to Tony. Oba scoops Tony, takes aim, but Tony slips free! Tony fires haymakers on Oba! Tony runs, comes back, but Oba hurdles! Tony stops from hitting the table, but Oba UPPERCUTS Tony through the table!! The fans lose their minds all over again! Oba drags Tony to a cover, TWO!! Tony survives that human version of a car crash, and Hershey declares, “This is Awesome!”
Tony writhes, Oba paces, and Tony crawls to the apron. Wait, Oba pulls a crowbar out from a corner post? Tony reaches around behind the steel steps, he has no crowbar! Did Oba anticipate Tony’s ace in the hole and take it for his own? Oba grins, but Tony grabs a chair! The chair is a shield against the crowbar! Tony ducks, but then Oba BOOTS him! Oba CLOBBERS Tony with the bar, then GRINDS it into Tony’s face! It’s a cast iron crossface, but Tony still endures! The fans rally up as Tony fights, and he manages to turn into the twist. Tony stands, but Oba BLINDSIDE LARIATS Tony down! Cover, TWO!
Oba grows frustrated with Tony’s tenacity, and he stomps away on The Don! Oba CHOKES Tony with a foot on his throat! Oba CLUBS Tony with the crowbar again, then goes back to that crowbar crossface! The fans rally as Tony endures again. Tony fights up, and he RAMS Oba into buckles! Oba holds onto Tony’s head! Tony RAMS Oba back in, but Oba BLINDSIDE LARIATS again! Oba reels Tony in, but Tony powers up! Tony BACKDROPS Oba away! Both men are down and the fans rally for “Tony! Tony!” Oba and Tony rise, and Tony has a chair. Tony JAMS Oba, SMACKS Oba, and repeat! Then Tony clinches, BELLY2BELLY onto the chair!
The fans fire up with Tony, and he clinches Oba for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives and now Tony grows a bit frustrated. Tony rolls out of the ring, looks under it, and he brings out a new TABLE! The fans fire up as Tony puts that in the ring, and he sets it up on its own two (four?) legs. But then Oba fireman’s carries Tony, to F5! Tony writhes, clutching his knee, but Oba can’t make a cover from how beat up he’s feeling. Oba stands, hobbles to the ropes, then goes outside the ring to look underneath. He finds ZIP TIES! Oba drags Tony over by his suspenders, and he uses the zip ties to bind Tony to the bottom buckle!
The fans are torn as Oba is making Tony relive Tuesday night! But wait, The D’Angelo Family IS here! Oba said they wouldn’t, and that he wouldn’t sweat them, but now he has to BOOT Stacks, and TOSS Luca! Rizzo slips past him to go to Tony’s side! Oba POSTS Stacks but Rizzo works on freeing Tony! The fans are torn, and then Oba sees Rizzo in the ring. Oba tells her to mind her business, and he steps into the ring. Rizzo backs away in fear, and Tony tells Oba to leave Rizzo alone! Tony is Oba’s opponent! But Oba looks at the table Tony set up…! Oba grins as he steps closer to Rizzo. Rizzo hurries out of the ring, but Oba keeps stalking her!
Oba is like a lion with a rabbit, but this rabbit’s got a crowbar!! Only for Oba to SNATCH it from her! Wait, Tony BREAKS the zip ties! And he runs to SPEAR Oba off the apron and down through the ladder bridge!!! The fans lose their minds all over again as Don and Ruler are writhing in the wreckage! Tony drags Oba up and into the ring, and he gets moving again, only for Oba to LARIAT!! Oba still has power to spare! FALL FROM GRACE!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Tony survives and Oba is beside himself! Rizzo cheers on Tony but Oba rises again. Oba stands Tony up, so Rizzo slips in to CROWBAR Oba down!
Luca & Stacks use chairs to SMACK Oba, and then FULL METAL SHATTER MACHINE!! Tony picks Oba up to SPINEBUSTER through the table!! Cover, Tony wins!!
Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall (still WWE NXT North American Champion)
Oba’s arrogance and disrespect were his downfall! He tried to destroy The Family, and he only made The Family stronger for it! If Oba cannot be North American Champion, what is he to rule now? As for The Don, will he and his family move on to even bigger and better?
Backstage interview with Lexis King.
Sarah Schreiber is with the Drama King and says he has his Heritage Cup Championship match on Tuesday, but she has to ask: Has Lexis found a cornerman yet? Lexis says he’s found everything but. He has been finding himself in the ring, his conditioning is on point, and credit to Charlie Dempsey, he is a heck of a competitor from a great wrestling family. Lexis is on his game right now, but he won’t lie, he is struggling to find a cornerman. It has been days of constant rejection, ghosted texts and unanswered voicemails. It is so hard to change everyone’s perception. He gets it, people look at him and they see his dad.
Lexis understands, but he’s also trying to be his own man. But rejection sure sucks. “I’ll be your cornerman.” Wait, William Regal?! Regal says he knew Lexis’ father very well, and if five decades in this business has taught Regal anything, it’s that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, especially with second generation wrestlers. But Regal appreciates that Lexis is trying to be his own man. So Regal will be in his corner. Lexis can’t thank Regal enough. Oh, there will be time. They shake hands, and is the Gentleman Villain really going to help Lexis get one over on his son?
Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade VS Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer!
The Prodigy and her prodigal bestie have not just reunited, they’re united in holding down everyone else in the division. Will these punk rock mean girls bully around the new girls, in matching outfits even? Or will they succumb to the Beautiful Madness and the Dark Angel on her side?
The teams sort out, and Vaquer starts against Cora. They circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Vaquer then stands on Cora’s hand, twists the other, and turns Cora around to a motorcycle stretch. Cora turns things back around, but Vaqer powers up to whip Cora into the corner. Tag to Giulia already, and Giulia climbs. Vaquer wrenches, Giulia AX HANDLES the arm! Giulia wrenches, YANKS, and repeat, to then CLUB Cora’s arm. Giulia hammerlocks before she RAMS Cora into the corner! Tag to Vaquer and she BOOTS Cora down! Cora scrambles away, tag to Roxie! The fans rally as Roxie and Vaquer circle now.
The two tie up, Roxie pulls hair and puts Vaquer on ropes, but the ref counts. Roxie stops at 4 to shove Vaquer. Vaquer SHOVES Roxie down! Roxie runs up, but into a headlock. Vaquer grinds Roxie, spins her around, then waistlocks to SLAM her! Vaquer flips Roxie over but Roxie kips up to arm-drag Vaquer away! Vaquer stands, Roxie sweeps to cover, ONE! Roxie clamps onto an arm, wrenches, and YANKS the arm! Roxie wristlocks, Cora taunts Vaquer, but Vaquer slips around, body scissors, JAPANESE BRIDGE! TWO, and Roxie body scissors to ghost pin! TWO, Vaquer covers, TWO!
Roxie steps over, LA MAGISTROL, then O’CONNER BRIDGE! TWO, and Vaquer has a headscissor squeeze! Vaquer turns over to DRILL Roxie into the mat again and again! Vaquer then scuffs Roxie, covers, ONE!! Roxie toughs it out, but Vaquer keeps her from Cora. Tag to Giulia, and the Stardom alumni double whip. Giulia drops, Vaquer bypasses, then Vaquer hurdles for Giulia to drop toehold! Roxie is on ropes, Vaquer hits a 619! Giulia BLINDSIDE KNEES Roxie! Cora runs in, Giulia dodges, Vaquer SUPERKICKS! Then they shake hands to DOUBLE ELBOW DROP Cora! Cora bails out, the fans fire up, and Giulia drags Roxie up.
Roxie SLAPS Gulia! And SOBATS, but Giulia wheelbarrows! Roxie victory rolls, flips Giulia over, CROSSFACE! Giulia rolls to a cover, TWO! Roxie swings, into a leg takedown, STF! Cora storms in, Vaquer intercepts with a flying body scissors! Vaquer wrangles Cora into an STF! Well, Roxie & Cora are twinsies so now they’re enduring the same hold! The fans fire up as Roxie & Cora crawl, ROPEBREAKS! The ref counts, Giulia & Vaquer let go, and the mean girls bail out together. Giulia eggs them on, the fans rally up, and Roxie storms up to the apron. Roxie runs up, Giulia dodges, and Giulia SLAPS Roxie back!
Giuila whips, Roxie reverses, but Giulia goes up and out. Giulia swings, Roxie dodges, but then Giulia dodges the shoulder tackle! Giulia BOOTS Roxie, goes up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Roxie tumbles, Giulia covers, TWO! Roxie is tougher than that but Giulia smirks. Giulia brings Roxie up, Roxie shoves her away, but Giulia BOOTS again! Giulia whips, Roxie reverses, and Cora trips Giulia up! Roxie CLOBBERS Giulia! Vaquer protests, the ref stops her, but then the twinsies mug Giulia! Roxie drags Giulia up to whip, then she UPPERCUTS! Tag to Cora, they mug Giulia in the ropes! Roxie runs to SHOTGUN Giulia down! Cora covers, TWO!
Cora talks trash on Giulia, whips her to ropes, then ROCKS her with a forearm! And repeat the other way! The fans rally, Cora puts Giulia on ropes to run and BACK ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Cora keeps on Giulia with a chinlock and she squeezes tight! Giulia endures and the fans rally up. Vaquer coaches Giulia, and Giulia fights up. Giulia flails, arm-drags free, and then slips around to roll Cora up! TWO, and Cora scrambles to her feet. Cora LARIATS Giulia down! The fans continue to rally, and Cora drags Giulia over. Tag to Roxie, and the twinsies double whip Giulia into the corner. Roxie runs up, into a BOOT!
Cora runs up, SHIING- NO, Giulia DUMPS her! Roxie drags Giulia up but Giulia ROCKS Roxie first! And again! Giulia whips, Roxie reverses to take a swing, but Giulia ducks! Giulia swings, Roxie ducks! Then they both SLAP the other down! The fans fire up while Roxie and Giulia both stir. Roxie sees Cora is still down, so she hurries to anchor Guilia. Giulia BOOTS Roxie away, and hot tag to Vaquer! Vaquer springboards to CROSSBODY! A heavy impact but Vaquer keeps going. She dodges Roxie, and feeds her SOLE FOOD! Cora runs up, Vaquer puts her in a corner! Vaquer fires HEAEDBUTTS on Cora!
Vaquer runs corner to corner, BOOT for Roxie! METEORA for Cora! Roxie ELBOWS Vaquer, but Vaquer is just mad! Vaquer gets Roxie’s leg, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Cover, TWO!! Roxie is showing championship grit but Vaquer tucks her in! But Cora makes the save! Giulia runs up, Cora dodges! Cora takes a swing, Giulia dodges! Giulia & Vaquer have Cora & Roxie by the hair! And so they fire off HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! The fans fire up, Giulia & Vaquer high-ten, then they run. But the twinsies dodge, and DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Vaquer & Giulia tumble out, and Roxie runs to DIVE! Down goes Giulia & Vaquer!
Cora climbs up, waits for Giulia & Vaquer to stand, and she SUPER TRUST FALLS! Down goes Giulia & Vaquer again! Roxie hurries to put Vaquer in the ring, and she runs to tilt-o-whirl, LA MYSTICA! CROSSFACE!! The fans fire up, Vaquer endures, and Vaquer kicks around to roll Roxie up! TWO, and Roxie ROCKS Vaquer! Roxie talks smack before she whips, but Vaquer reverses. Roxie goes up and over, hops on, but Vaquer pops Roxie away. Vaquer mule kicks, then goes up, but Roxie GAMANGIRIS! And GAMANGIRIS again! Roxie climbs up after Vaquer, to SUPER STEINER!! Roxie hurries to tag Cora, and Cora climbs!
Cora blows a kiss, before she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, but Giulia breaks it! Roxie ROCKIS Giulia, wrenches, but Giulia wrenches back! Hammerlock, scoop, and a GLORIOUS DRIVER!! But then Cora lifts Giulia for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! Vaquer storms up but Cora ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! And ROCKS her again! Cora keeps on Vaquer, then whips, but Vaquer reverses, wrenches, and reels Cora in to BACKDROP! Both women are down and the fans rally up again! Cora and Vaquer crawl as fans chant “NXT! NXT!” Hot tag to Giuila, and she G-TRIGGERS Cora! Cover, TWO!
Giulia scoops Cora, but Cora slips free! Cora shoves Giulia, runs up, SHINING WIZARD! Tag to Roxie and the twinsies coordinate. Cora Electric Chair Lifts Giulia, but Giulia slips free! Cora is sent into Roxie, and then Giulia hits a SAIDO! Tag to Vaquer, and both women climb! Giulia has Roxie up top, for a SUPER BUTTFLY PELX! Vaquer hits a SKY TWISTER!!! Cover, Giulia & Vaquer win!!
Winners: Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall
Their own take on Power & Glory brings the Stardom alumni the victory! But the detail to highlight is that Vaquer pinned the NXT Women’s Champion. Will- Wait, the lights go out! And we see that ZARIA is here! She made her presence known last Tuesday, and we see her up in the skybox! The NXT Women’s Division continues to be the best in the world, but who will be the best of the best?
Cedric Alexander talks with Je’Von Evans backstage.
“Uncle Ceddy” wants the Young OG to understand, #Fraxiom has been here longer, so they have more experience. But Je’Von seems to be spacing out. Cedric asks if he’s okay, and Je’Von says yeah, he’s fine. But… Does Cedric think Je’Von was wrong to slap Nathan Frazer last week? Like, he doesn’t feel bad about it, but at the same time, the kid in these pictures wouldn’t be popping off just for someone mouthing off. Is he talking crazy or…? No, Cedric gets it. He personally wouldn’t have, but he sees what Je’Von’s feeling. Guys are gonna try and test Je’Von, and come at him from different angles every chance they get.
The key to success is to stay cool, but not be a pushover. That said, Cedric’s actually glad Je’Von slapped Frazer, because otherwise, Cedric & Je’Von wouldn’t be getting a title match with Fraxiom. That’s why Cedric’s in NXT: championship gold! Who knows? It might be alright to do some bad things to get ahead. Every once in awhile. Well, no, let’s not go there. Je’Von likes Cedric the way he is, so lets get the titles! Will PRIMED Alexander & The Young OG be feeling sweet while they make Frazer & Axiom all salty?
Dave & Bubba check in again.
It’s already been quite the show, and what a foundation shaking finish as Vaquer pins the NXT Women’s Champion! Bubba says the only three words that come to mind are, “This is Awesome!” That tag match, for a tag team specialist like him, that was one hell of a match! And how about the sudden appearance of you-know-who. Yes, Dave agrees, this is a new era! How about the way this show started? Tony D not only defending the title, but his family coming together to do it. Bubba says Tables, Ladders & Scares! As one of the four founders of TLC, Bubba can tell you, that was a hell of a match!
Tony and Oba laid it all on the line, it was physical, and brutal, and yeah, #AndStill North American Champion, Tony D’Angelo. Dave says if we’re talking brutal, what’s up next in the Ambulance Match, with Ridge talking to Bubba, this will be a hell of a match. Bubba says again, Ridge is making a name for himself, we all know who he is now. Will Yorkshire Grit come through on destroying Chase University once and for all? Or should he have just learned how to accept their help so he could avoid this Chase University sized ass whooping?
Ambulance Match: Andre Chase VS Ridge Holland!
The ambulance used for this match is really more the ECTO1 from Ghostbusters. And while Chase is still the professor, he’s got the Freddie Kreuger sweater. The bell rings and Chase BOOTS Ridge! Ridge hits back, the haymakers fly, and then Chase fires off a combo! Ridge shoves Chase, Chase dodges the lariat and he BOOTS again! The fans fire up, Chase runs up, and he LARIATS Ridge up and out! Chase aims, but he has to stop the plancha as Ridge moves. Ridge goes for legs but Chase hops over to then mule kick! Chase then runs up to CANNONBALL to the floor! The fans fire up with Chase “U~!”
Chase storms back up on Ridge, but Ridge HEADBUTTS him! Ridge SMACKS Chase off the apron, then choke grips to SHOVE him over barriers! The fans fire up, Ridge gloats, and Chase rises up! Chase LEAPS from the barriers to take Ridge down! Chase rains down fists, but Ridge pushes him away. Ridge flounders up the ramp but Chase jumps on him! Chase puts Ridge against barriers to CHOP! And CHOP! Chase brings Ridge to the stage where the ambulance awaits! Ridge ELBOWS Chase, then fireman’s carries! LAWN DART into the side of the ECTO1! And Ridge brings the stretcher out. It’s even hydraulic, that’s cool.
Ridge brings Chase up and he throws Chase into the back of the ECTO! But Chase uses his legs to keep the door open! He KICKS and KICKS and KICKS Ridge away! Ridge goes back to the stretcher, but Chase BLASTS him with the fire extinguisher! And again! And again! Then he CLOBBERS Ridge with the canister! Chase drags Ridge up, SMACKS him off the backboard, and the stretcher falls over! The fans fire up for Chase but Ridge clinches! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Chase hits ramp and then tumbles down! Ridge brings the stretcher around, and he runs it into Chase! The fans boo but Ridge keeps going, only for Chase to dodge!
The stretcher hits the apron, the LED screen glitches out for a second, and then Chase uses the stretcher as a launching pad to FLYING TACKLE Ridge! Both men land hard on the ramp, but Chase brings Ridge up. Ridge scoops Chase, and he hits SNAKE EYES off the stretcher! Ridge puts Chase in the ring, watches him go to a corner, and runs up to SPLASH! Then OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY again! Ridge dares Chase to get up, and then he runs in again, SPLASH! Ridge suplexes, and he holds Chase up, before the POWERSLAM! The fans rally while Ridge goes out to look under the ring. Ridge brings out a chair, a broom, and kendo sticks!
Ridge storms into the ring to SMACK Chase! The fans fire up, and Ridge says time to go. But Chase fires body shots! So Ridge SMACKS him again! Ridge goes out, grabs the second kendo stick, and fans chant for pumpkins…? Ridge has a chair, to SMACK Chase on the back! The fans boo, but Ridge sits the chair up. Ridge drags Chase up, but Chase fires body shots! Ridge short arm LARIATS Chase! Ridge hauls Chase up, makes him take a seat, and he rains down fists! The fans boo but Ridge eggs them on. Ridge tells Chase this is what he wanted. Ridge SLAPS Chase, runs, but Chase drop toeholds Ridge into the chair!
The fans fire up, and both men flounder. They both grab kendo sticks! The fans fire up as Chase and Ridge clash swords, and then Chase dodges to SMACK low! And SMACK Ridge on the back! KENDO STICK RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up and they spell it out, “C! H! A! S! E! U!” Chase then goes up a corner and the fans cheer. Ridge stands, into the CROSSBODY! Chase then grabs that chair, brings it around, and he winds up to SMACK Ridge on the back! Ridge tumbles out of the ring and the fans chant for “PUMPKINS! PUMPKINS!” Chase goes after Ridge, but Ridge scoops to SLAM him on the floor!
The fans boo, but Ridge snarls. Ridge rips up floor mats! The fans boo because they don’t like where this is going. Ridge drags Chase up, reels him in, but Chase BACKDROPS Ridge onto exposed floor! The fans fire up, and they chant “GET THE PUMPKINS!” Chase brings the stretcher around, and he RAMS it into Ridge! Ridge flounders, but Chase RAMS him again! Ridge tumbles around, Chase tells him get up! And then Chase RAMS Ridge back down! The fans fire up as Chase points to the desk! The fans will take a table wherever they can get it, and Chase clears the desk! Chase drags Ridge up, but Ridge CHOKES Chase!
Ridge lifts Chase up, APRON SLAM! Then Ridge puts Chase on the desk! Ridge hops up to join Chase, and he soaks up the heat. Ridge brings Chase up, but Chase fights free! Kick and IMPALER on the desk! The table does not budge but Chase grins. The fans want that “ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!” Chase gladly obliges, and he drags Ridge up. Ridge is deadweight, and that’s a lot of weight. So Chase gets the stretcher and brings it over. Chase drags Ridge onto the stretcher, and he starts wheeling it towards the ramp! But Ridge slumps off the side! The fans boo, but Chase drags Ridge up again.
But Ridge whips Chase into steel steps! Chase falls, the fans boo, but Ridge storms over. Ridge drags Chase up, puts him on the stretcher, and now Ridge brings Chase up the ramp. The fans boo but Ridge has Chase by the ambulance! Ridge drags Chase off the stretcher, shoves him at the ECTO, but Chase slumps down. Ridge rains down fists on Chase! Chase crawls, but Ridge gives in and grabs a pumpkin! The fans fire up, but Chase SMACKS Ridge with the backboard! And then the PUMPKIN! Talk about a gourd buster! And then Chase goes up onto the ECTO1? “U~” and CANNONBALL! The fans fire up for Chase as he rises up!
Chase opens the ECTO1, drags Ridge up and pushes him in! Chase has the door but Ridge powers up! Chase throws hands, but Ridge still fights the door! Ridge CLAWS at Chase’s face!! Ridge gets free of the ambulance, and he SMACKS Chase with the door! Ridge has Chase under the door, to CATAPULT GUILLOTINE!! Chase hits door, door closes, and the fans boo more. Ridge drags Chase up, for the REDEEMER on the ramp!! The fans boo as hard as they can, but Ridge opens the ECTO1. Ridge drags Chase up and into the back, to SLAM the door shut! Ridge wins!
Winner: Ridge Holland
Ridge completes his utter domination of Chase U, from teacher to student body and back again. Ridge says Chase U is dead, but does that really mean this will be a new, better chapter in Ridge’s life?
Axiom finds Nathan Frazer going hard in his training.
The Undeniable Truth wants the Jersey Island Rocket to slow down, but Frazer says sorry, did he really just say that? Well, save something for Tuesday. Frazer apologizes for Tuesday. It’s just that, the slap from Je’Von really got Frazer heated. Axiom says no worries. If anything, he’s used to it by now. What? Well, Frazer gets hot, backs the team against a wall, but Axiom gets them out of it. It’s kinda what they do. “What they do?” Frazer isn’t doing this on purpose, mate. Axiom thinks he does, though. What? Uh, The Viper himself said it was okay to be a hothead, and Frazer loved it! But that doesn’t mean he can use it as an endorsement.
But hey, it’s okay. Axiom accepts Frazer for who he is. Wait, is he mad at him or what? No, not mad. And of course they’re going to train, they have to stay sharp for Je’Von, for Cedric, and for whatever else Frazer’s mouth gets them into. Hey, amigo, could you be any more condescending? Yes, actually. But then he’d be Frazer. A bit of a burn on Frazer there, but will the tag team champions be able to stay cool and stay golden this Tuesday?
Backstage interview with Ava Raine.
Sarah is now with the NXT GM and says it has been a busy weekend for her. She was on SmackDown just last Friday, talking with the other General Managers, and it is official: A WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way for Crown Jewel! And tonight has already been a thriller, but we did just hear that intense exchange between the NXT Tag Team Champions ahead of their title match on Tuesday. Ava says yeah, that is certainly unexpected, so it’ll be interesting to see how things go Tuesday.
Speaking of, William Regal of all people will be in Lexis King’s corner for the Heritage Cup Championship. Ava says she just met with those two in the hall, and obviously Regal has a wealth of knowledge on both Heritage Cup matches and Charlie Dempsey, so she’s intrigued to see how that goes down. And that brings Sarah to November 6th, NXT 2300, they’re going to be in the classic ECW Arena! Ava is very excited for that, it is one of the most iconic venues in wrestling history. She’s still finalizing the card, but a guaranteed match is Lola Vice VS Jaida Parker, and it will be a special guest referee: ECW Alumni, Dawn Marie, AND it will be a Hardcore match!
Big moves from Ava for a big Tuesday in Philadelphia! Will things truly get extreme in the home of Extreme Championship Wrestling?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Spinner’s Choice – Gauntlet Match: Kelani Jordan VS The Fatal Influence!
Going into this match, The Standout was preparing for all three members of Fatal Influence, from Fallon to Jacy to Jazmyn, because she didn’t know how it’d be stepping up. But now, she’ll have to beat all three if she wants to leave a champion! Will Kelani’s time as the inaugural champion come to an end? Or can she prove that not even three Influencers do it like Lani?
As agreed upon in the preshow, the devilish Nyx starts off for The Fatal Influence. The bell rings and Kelani circles with Jazmyn. They tie up, Jazmyn hits low, then talks trash. Kelani wrenches, YANKS, and repeat. Kelani wristlocks. Jazmyn arm-drags and has the wristlock in return. Kelani handsprings, rolls, and handsprings again to wrench and WRING Jazmyn! Kelani rolls, wrangles Jazmyn, and she has the wristlock. The fans rally, but Nyx kicks free, but Kelani ROUNDHOUSES! Then she slingshot ARM-DRAGS, and DROPKICKS! Jazmyn tumbles out, Kelani goes to the apron. ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Jazmyn and the fans fire up!
Kelani also fires up, and she puts Jazmyn in the ring. Kelani keeps moving, and she SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO! Kelani keeps on Jazmyn, brings her up, but Jazmyn fights the back suplex! Jazmyn pulls hair, but Kelani ROCKS her! Jazmyn kicks, Kelani BOOTS! Jazmyn falls to a corner, but she YANKS Kelani into buckles! Then she SWEEPS the legs! Jazmyn runs to BULLDOG Kelani, and PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Jazmyn drags Kelani up but Kelani fires body shots. Jazmyn kicks low, but Kelani dodges the lariat. Jazmyn comes back to CAL FKICK! Jazmyn kips up, fans boo, but she reels Kelani in.
Jazmyn hooks an arm, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Jazmyn isn’t quite perfect, but she hooks the leg again. Kelani fights the suplex to cradle! TWO!! Jazmyn escapes, but Kelani jumps the sweep! Jazmyn runs back in, but Kelani avoids kick to roll Jazmyn up! TWO, and Kelani wrenches Jazmyn to an ANGLE SLAM! Kelani puts Jazmyn in a drop zone, goes up top, and she 450 SPLASHES! Cover, Kelani ELIMINATES Jazmyn! But that just means time for round two!
Kelani Jordan VS Jacy Jayne!
The Toxic Rockstar runs out, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then RANAS! Jacy runs up, but Kelani DUMPS her out! Kelani aims to TORNILLO PLANCHA! Down goes Jacy and the fans fire up! Kelani puts Jacy into the ring, storms up to the corner, and she climbs. Kelani leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jacy stays in this, but Kelani stays focused. Kelani kicks, reels Jacy in, but Jacy sips free! Jacy mule kicks, then whips, but Kelani reverses. Jacy ducks a kick, but not the CALF KICK! Kelani takes Jacy down again, and she hurries up the corner! Up, up, and- NO, Jacy shoves her into the post! Jacy then puts Kelani in a Tree of Woe!
Jacy SMACKS Kelani off buckles, stomps a mudhole, but the fans boo. The ref counts, Jacy backs off, but then CANNONBALLS! Kelani falls out of the Tree, and Jacy runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jacy grows frustrated with Kelani, and she rains down fists! Jacy kneels on Kelani to trap her arms, then throws more hands. And then she sits Kelani up for a SUPERKICK! Jacy soaks up the heat, then runs in at Kelani, but Kelani drop toeholds her into rope! Kelani fires forearms, but Jacy bucks the O’Conner! KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Kelani survives and Jacy is shocked! Jacy thinks on what she has to do, and she drags Kelani up.
The fans rally but Jacy ELBOWS Kelani in the shoulder! Jacy clamps on a chinlock, and she thrashes Kelani around while leaning on her. The fans rally again and Kelani fights up. Kelani backs Jacy down but Jacy puts her in a corner! Jacy stomps Kelani, then soaks up more heat. Jacy goes back but Kelani ELBOWS her away! And BOOTS her! Kelani runs up to CLOBBER Jacy! And CLOBBER her again! Handspring, but Jacy waistlocks! Kelani arm-drags free, but Jacy slips around to roll her, high stack! TWO!! Kelani escapes, but Jacy hits a NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans rally, Jacy runs, but Kelani ducks the elbow to O’Conner BRIDGE! KELANI ELMINATES JACY!
The fans fire up and Kelani has made it through two thirds. But then Jacy CLOBBERS Kelani! And that sets Fallon up perfectly!
Kelani Jordan VS Fallon Henley!
Fallon runs in and covers, TWO!! Fallon is furious but the count was fair. Fallon SMACKS Kelani off buckles again and again, from top to bottom! The erf reprimands, Fallon runs Kelani to a corner, but Kelani blocks! Kelani ELBOWS Fallon, whips, but Fallon reverses! Kelani hits buckles, and Fallon goes up top. “YEEHAW!” TORNADO SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Kelani survives but Fallon is right on her. Fallon SMACKS Kelani off the mat, and does it again! And again! Fallon drags Kelani up again, whips her, but Kelani reverses! Fallon whips again, then ROCKS Kelani! Fallon laughs, but Kelani shives her back
Fallon ROCKS Kelani! And COHPS! And grins as she soaks up heat. Fallon wrenches, wrangles, and runs, to SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Kelani stays in this and that pisses Fallon off. Fallon runs at the corner, but Kelani sends her into buckle! Fallon still ELBOWS Kelani, then goes up again. TORNADO SUPLEX, but Kelani slips through! Kelani dragon sleepers for the LEG DROP DDT! Cover, TWO!! Fallon survives but Kelani keeps cool. The fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” as Kelani brings Fallon up. But Fallon throat chops! Fallon whips, Kelani BOOTS back! Fallon wobbles, Kelani fireman’s carries!
Fallon CLAWS eyes to get free! Kelani goes to ropes, Fallon goes up and up, but Kelani dodges the flying kick! Kelani wrenches, Fallon wrenches, and DOUBLE LARIATS take both women down! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” as Fallon and Kelani glare. They go forehead to forehead, then they fire forearm for forearm! The fans cheer Kelani and boo Fallon. Kelani fires off a flurry, then she whips Fallon to CLOBBER her! And CLOBBER her again! Handspring BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up as Kelani kips up! And she SUPERKICKS Fallon down! Kelani drags Fallon around, stomps away, and then snarls. Kelani runs, handsprings, but Fallon hits the FACEBUSTER!
Fallon storms up to a corner, goes up and up, FLYING BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Fallon is beside herself, but she drags Kelani up to a fireman’s carry. Kelani slips free, waistlocks, but Fallon elbows free. Fallon wrenches, back suplex, but Kelani lands out! Kelani kicks low, reels Fallon in, X FACTOR! Kelani hurries to put Fallon in the drop zone, and she goes up, up, and ONE OF A KIND! But Jazmyn is back!? The ref stops her, but Kelani DECKS her! Kelani hurries to cover, TWO!! Fallon survives thanks to her minion, and Kelani is furious. Kelani hurries up top, but now Jacy is back! Kelani BOOTS Jacy for it!
Kelani hurries to 450 SPLASH, but onto knees! COWGIRL WIZARD!! Cover, Fallon wins!!
Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall (NEW NXT Women’s North American Champion)
The Fatal Influence celebrate together because it literally took ALL THREE of them to beat Kelani! Not that it matters to them, they’re just happy to have this title! Fallon finally has a singles title here in NXT, and Fallon gets the mic to says, “Statement made! From here on-” WAIT! Zaria is back again!? She already put Roxie, Cora, Giulia & Vaquer on notice, but now she’s going after The Fatal Influence! They think she’s coming from the ramp, but she’s sneaking in behind them!! Jacy turns around, to get a HEADBUTT! Jazmyn takes a LARIAT! Zaria dodges Fallon to SPEAR!! The fans fire up for the Powerhouse Aussie, as she hits an F5 on Fallon!!
The fans fire up as this agent of change has made her own impact on the NXT Women’s Division! Will nothing stop her from having whatever she wants?
Tony D’Angelo and the Family regroup backstage.
Rizzo, Stacks & Luca are proud of Tony. #AndStill! Tony didn’t know they were even coming, but they loved seeing the look on his face. Sarah steps in and says it is good to see the family doing well. Tony says Oba tried to take the title and take out the family, but he retained. Didn’t he ever? But uh, hold on, he’s in rough shape. Stretch it out. But hey, he wants to give a big shoutout to “Big Rizz” here. She’s got the crowbar hit heard around the world. And she is not done. Her attacker last week is now known, and Rizzo is gonna come after her on Tuesday! But for now, we celebrate! Wait, who was it that attacked Rizzo? And what happens when Rizzo gets her hands on her?
Dave & Bubba check in again.
Dave is loving Halloween Havoc, but he must say, he is NOT happy how Kelani is no longer NXT Women’s North American Champion. Fallon is the new champ, but the odds were stacked against Kelani. Unfortunate, but it is what it is. Bubba says in the words of Joey Styles, “OH MY GAWD~!” Zaria put the entire NXT Women’s Division on notice! We saw her earlier int he rafters, then she took ever Influencer out. And then the Ambulance match, as Ridge said earlier tonight, eh showed up. In fact, he shows up again! Ridge said he told us so! He destroyed Chase U, put a stake through their hearts, and now he’s moving on!
Ridge is going to do what he came back here to do! This is fair warning to everyone that it will be far worse than what he just did to Chase! Bubba says okay, that’s twice now He did it preshow, Bubba let it slide. Ridge does it on THE show, and Bubba is telling him now, don’t do it again. The fans cheer Bubba, and Ridge backs down. Is the Yorkshire Grit messing with the wrong one? But Dave gets things back on track. The main event is left, and it is the one we’ve all been looking forward to! Trick or Ethan, who will it be? Vic Joseph takes it from here that The Devil’s Playground is ready, but this match can go anywhere and end anywhere!
Booker T says this is Halloween Havoc! They can’t end tonight without a match like this! And whoa, Tatum Paxley pops out of a road case! Is this where Wendy Choo left her after Tuesday night?! Tatum says hey, everybody. Ava hurries out here to say that while she’s glad to see Tatum’s alright, they should get her to medical to have her checked out. Tatum tells Ava that after what Wendy did to her, she wants a match! Sure, understood. If it’s a match she wants, it’s a match she gets on Tuesday. No, no, let’s make it more interesting! Tatum SPINS THE WHEEL! And we get… a CASKET MATCH!!
Tatum is so excited, because now she can do to Wendy what she did to Tatum! Ava agrees to the deal, and the fans cheer! Will Tatum or Wendy be the one put away in a box once and for all?
NXT Championship Devil’s Playground Match: Trick Williams VS Ethan Page!
Like an iconic movie franchise, this is a trilogy that will have a powerful finale! Both men have very different perspectives on this story, but this is no fairytale. This is going to be a HORROR STORY come to life! But who makes it to the end credits of this nightmare in Hershey while the other is left in the past?
Trick is here, but he’s not just Trick! He’s Trick Willy Wonka, and he’s giving candy to everyone! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, as are the stakes, and on The Devil’s Playground, we see whose pride comes before the fall!
Ethan attacks even before the bell! The fans boo but the bell rings as Ethan stomps away! Ethan rains down fists, then puts Trick in a corner, for a KNEE! Trick sputters as he slips out of the ring, but Ethan grins. Ethan goes out and looks under the ring. Ethan brings out a chair, puts it in the ring, then dares Trick to get in there with him! Trick says bet, and he brings his own chair! Ethan is a little rattled, but they run up! The chairs clash, Ethan is disarmed, and Trick SMACKS away on Ethan! Trick SMACKS Ethan right outta the ring! A homer like it’s the World Series, and Trick hurries after Ethan.
Ethan RAMS Trick into the apron, then RAMS him in again! The fans boo but Ethan puts Trick back in. Ethan tells Vic he looks like a dumbass in his pumpkin tuxedo. But then Ethan grabs the Jack O’ Lantern and brings it into the ring. Trick dodges and UPPERCUTS! Now Trick has the pumpkin! The fans fire up as Trick makes Ethan the Pumpkin King! Trick fires hands, then a CYCLONE KCIK! The pumpkin breaks, Trick covers Ethan, TWO! Ethan bails out but Trick pursues. Trick brings Ethan up, fans chant “WHOOP DAT PUMPKIN!” Trick DECKS Ethan, then shows off pieces of the pumpkin.
Trick looks under the ring, and he brings out a broken ladder from the TLC match! Trick grabs a chair, but Ethan BOOTS him! Ethan runs up, but Trick FLAPJACKS him off the broken ladder! Trick TOSSES Ethan over barriers, and Ethan takes a seat! Trick runs up to CHOP! Trick keeps after Ethan as they go deeper into the stands! The fans fire up, and Trick sends Ethan into a trash can! The fans fire up with Trick, but Ethan body shots! And then he SMACKS Trick with the trash can! Ethan huffs ‘n’ puffs, drags Trick up, but Trick fights the driver! Trick BACKDROPS Ethan onto the trash can! Cover, TWO!!
Ethan survives but Trick drags him up. Trick brings Ethan around to CLUB him, CLUB him again, and then SHOVE him into barriers! Trick says all night long! And he LARIATS Ethan back to ringside! The fans rally behind Trick and he gets the chair. Trick swings, Ethan dodges, the chair hits post! Ethan BOOTS Trick down! Ethan puts the chair around Trick’s neck, then POSTS him! Trick sputters, Ethan folds the chair up, DDT on the chair! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives but Ethan has more ideas. Ethan SMACKS Trick with the chair, but fans want more pumpkin. Ethan JAMS Trick with the broken ladder, then he puts Trick in.
Ethan storms around, grabs another chair, and he SMACKS Trick again! Trick writhes, Ethan covers, TWO!! Trick is still tougher than that, but Ethan sits the chair up. Ethan drags Trick up, scoops him, FULL METAL SIDEWALK SLAM!! Cover, TWO!!! Trick stays in this but he sputters and writhes again. Ethan bumps Trick off buckles, then fires haymakers. The fans boo, but Ethan JABS Trick. Ethan hauls Trick up, ICONOCLASM onto a chair!! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives and Ethan grows frustrated. Ethan paces, then he brings Trick in. Ethan hauls Trick up, but Trick fights! The fans chant, “WHOOP! DAT TRICK!”
Trick powers up, wrenches out, kick and DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! The fans rally as Trick rises, but Ethan swings first! Trick counter punches, and counter punches, repeat! Trick fires hands, UPPERCUTS, then whips. Trick hits the LEG LARIAT! And LEG LARIAT! Trick dodges a shot to FLAPJACK! Trick kips up and the fans fire up! Ethan staggers up, Trick runs in, but Trick is sent into buckles! ROUDNHOUSE from Ethan, and then Canadian Rack! But Trick slips free! Trick shoves Ethan into buckles, TRICK SHOT! Cover, ROPE- Well, no, there’s no ropebreaks, but that hesitation helps Ethan get away!
The fans boo, the ref messed that one up. Trick pursues Ethan on the outside, but Ethan SMACKS Trick with a big black bag! Ethan puts that bag in the ring, then he puts Trick in. Ethan holds up the bag, and then he pours it out! It’s NUTS ‘N’ BOLTS! Ethan drags Trick up, scoops him, but Trick slips free! Trick shoves Ethan into buckles, then ZIGZAG onto the nuts!! And bolts!! Cover, TWO!!! Ethan survives and scrambles away while Trick pounds the mat in frustration. Trick storms out after Ethan and fans hope they come closer again. But Ethan POSTS Trick first! Ethan crawls away to catch his breath.
The fans rally, but Ethan pulls the steel steps apart. Ethan brings the steps around, but Trick leaps to AX HANDLE Ethan down! Trick CLUBS Ethan, then he clears the desk! The fans fire up as Trick brings Ethan up. But Ethan RAMS Trick into the steps! The pointy back end of the steps got Trick right in the ribs! Trick is spitting blood, and Ethan grins. Ethan fires hands on Trick, having made Trick feel what he has felt! Ethan sets the steps up, then clears the desk. Ethan drags Trick up, Canadian Rack, and Ethan goes up the steps! EGO’S EDGE down through the desk!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Trick survives and the fans fire up!
Ethan is beside himself while Trick sputters, but the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” Ethan crawls away while the ref has medics check Trick. “This is Awesome!” but not if it has to end like this. Ethan wants to keep going, but the ref has him back off. Ethan says end it then! The fans boo, Ethan grins, but Trick refuses to give up like this! Ethan did dare Trick to show some true grit, so Trick is doing just that! Trick rises, he tells the medics and the ref to leave him alone! The fans rally for “WHOOP DAT TRICK!” as Trick drags himself into the ring! But Ethan is right on him! Scoop SLAM on the base steps!! When did those get there!?!
Ethan drags Trick back onto the steps, and then he brings the top half over?! Fans freak out as Ethan raises those steps! Trick dodges, avoiding the smash! Then he BOOKENDS Ethan onto the steps!! The fans are thunderous as Trick unlocks a new gear! Trick has the steps, but Ethan LOW BLOWS!! Trick falls to his knees and the fans boo, but Ethan grins. Ethan says Trick should’ve ended Ethan when he had the chance. Now Ethan has the steps, and he raises them up! So Trick LOW BLOWS in return!!! The fans fire up, Trick SLAPS Ethan, and Trick has the steps! BATTERING RAM!! Trick chucks steps, then takes aim! TRICK SHOT!!! Cover, TRICK WINS!!!
Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
All Ego said he has that demon inside, so you can call Trick Williams “The Exorcist!” Nothing could stop Trick tonight, but RIDGE HOLLAND ATTACKS!!! The fans boo and Ridge drops ELBOWS and FISTS on Trick! This is what Ridge meant about going for what he wanted! Ethan gets pissed at Ridge, because this is Ethan’s business! But then Ethan realizes, they can do this together! Ethan drags Trick up, tells Ridge to do it right. REDEEMER DDT!! The fans boo more, but Ridge isn’t done. He feeds Trick to Ethan, but BUBBA RAY gets in the ring! Bubba fires off haymakers on Ridge and Ethan and the fans love it!
Bubba DECKS Ridge, DECKS Ethan, repeat! Bubba TOSSES Ridge, TOSSES Ethan, and throws off his hat and jacket! The fans fire up, but Ridge and Ethan fall back. Bubba says Ridge is still on strike two, will Ridge dare push it to three? Is this story of Trick and Ethan still not over?
My Thoughts:
An awesome night for Halloween Havoc, but still with a few flaws that really could’ve been ironed out with some forethought. Zaria is a great addition to this already powerful NXT Women’s Division, but did we need to see her twice? It’s a bit redundant for her to show up and put the top title picture on notice, then completely obliterate The Fatal Influence after their win for the midcard title. Just do the latter, since it felt like Zaria was after the Women’s North American Championship from the start.
And speaking of that title, I’m not sure Gauntlet was the way to go. I swear I heard one guy counter the “This is Awesome!” chants with “No It’s Not!” Sadly, that one guy was probably right. If the end result was Fatal Influence all working together, any No DQ match would’ve worked. And with the Gauntlet, sad to say, it exposed some flaws. It was mostly in timing between them all, certainly in Kelani VS Jazmyn, but Kelani VS Fallon made it work by the end. Good for Fallon to be new champ, she has put in the work to deserve it, but I now fear she’s getting fed to Zaria right away. Hmm, maybe they should’ve flipped it and let Zaria only tease going after the top title.
And in which case, awesome stuff for that story. Very good promos in the preshow from Giulia, Vaquer, Roxie & Cora, and awesome match. Kudos to Cora for going top rope after only just coming back from a knee injury. While it was a natural choice for Vaquer & Giulia to win, it also helps their story that Vaquer pinned Roxie. Giulia and Vaquer will likely have a match against each other, the winner faces Roxie for the title at let’s say Deadline in December. The other can find their way into the Iron Eliminator match along with Cora and some other top names, making for another strong showing from this strong Women’s Division.
Likewise, we are getting strong grudge matches out of the non-title stories. Ava announcing the fourth Special Guest Referee match in WWE was odd. Not sure anyone had this many special guest ref matches on their wish list for 2024 but here we are. Dawn Marie will surely be a factor in Lola VS Jaida, but it’ll overall be an awesome match for NXT 2300. Likewise, Tatum VS Wendy in a Casket Match for this Tuesday will be a great blowoff, especially with no chance of interference. Wendy and Rosemary are no longer spooky scary teammates after TNA Bound for Glory, so it’ll be Wendy and Tatum 1v1.
Really good promos to hype up the rest of Tuesday’s episode. Good stuff with Je’Von quite truly growing into his own, wondering where the line is between Face and Heel. Good stuff in Fraxiom again having fractures in their bond. I don’t see Je’Von & Cedric dethroning Fraxiom, but it’d be so weird if Fraxiom really did break up before A-Town Down Under. And while I thought Lexis was going to get Oro Mensah to come around and be a cornerman, William Regal stepping in is quite the twist. I don’t know which would be better: Regal actually helping Lexis win; or Regal swerving Lexis because he’s really helping Dempsey. The latter could be used to bring Oro to Lexis’ side, feeling sympathetic to Lexis getting cheated.
Good promos from Tony and Oba in the preshow, and they had a great TLC match to start us off. A little torn on how that one ended, though. The Family all helping Tony win was really more to protect Oba in the loss. I’m sure Oba moves up to the NXT Championship at some point, but the loss felt as off as Kelani’s. But at least the promo with the family backstage set up a very quick end to the Whodunnit. I am still thinking it was Lyons that attacked Rizzo, given the little interaction she had with Oba. This has to lead to a faction warfare story, Oba, Lyons, and the team of Tyriek & Tyson, aka #TYGERS going after The D’Angelo Family in full.
Great stuff with Ridge Holland tonight as he is apparently the one moving up to the NXT Championship next. I was really surprised Ridge won against Chase as far as a storytelling concept, but Ridge is definitely big, strong and mean enough to be a top level Heel in NXT. Ridge interacting with Bubba Ray was also some good stuff, as this helps both the NXTNA crossover, as well as brings an ECW & WWE legend back on screen. Trick VS Ethan was really good, though certainly more a brawling Falls Count Anywhere than anything truly “horrifying.” Though, they did pull off “blood in the mouth” rather well.
Trick retaining was the logical choice, as he only just got it back and doing a “hot potato” between Trick and Ethan would be a little much. Bubba saving Trick from Ethan and Ridge was good stuff, solid ending scene here. Trick VS Ridge can certainly be at Deadline, but it’d be good story stuff if Ridge attacked Bubba on TNA “when he least expects it.” Ridge VS Bubba can even be a great match before or after Ridge challenges Trick. Because no offense to Ridge, but I’m not seeing him take the title off Trick. Maybe Ridge should be a guy that wins the Heritage Cup by knockout. I’m personally still wanting to see that at all.
My Score: 9.1/10
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WrestleMania returns to Las Vegas for another two night extravaganza! But will Cody Rhodes still be Undisputed WWE Champion after tonight?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ESPN Hour – Six Man Tag: LA Knight & The Usos VS Austin Theory, Logan Paul & IShowSpeed; Knight & The Usos win.
- ESPN Hour – Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu VS Drew McIntyre; Fatu wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: The Irresistible Forces VS #Charlexa VS #BayLyra VS
The Bella TwinsBrie Bella & Paige; Brie & Paige win and become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. - WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee VS Becky Lynch; Becky wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
- Seth Rollins VS GUNTHER; Gunther wins.
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Liv Morgan; Liv wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s World Champion.
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee; Cody wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the WrestleMania Countdown Show!
Join Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett, Corey Graves & Big E on discussing, analyzing, and predicting the action we’re about to see Sin City!
What WrestleMania Moment is your favorite?
42 years of history and spectacle, it’s hard to choose just one. Hulk Hogan VS Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan VS The Rock, Eddie Guerrero winning the WWE Championship, the entire Undertaker’s undefeated streak. But it doesn’t really matter which moment is your favorite or if they’re all your favorite, because the Grandest Stage of Them All means so much to all of us. The magic, the memories, the legacy, it’s WrestleMania!
The Las Vegas Mass Choir sings God Bless America.
WrestleMania: The Ultimate Stage.
Lin-Manuel Miranda says, “It’s something you can’t really explain, that feeling when the lights come on. The crowd roars, and you realize there’s no bigger stage than this. No brighter lights, no higher stakes, no louder crowd, and no second takes. It happens once, and it’s forever. Cuz memories are made in this ring, and we, you and me, the fans, we get to be there for moments we’ll never forget. We were there when the Irresistible Force met the Immovable Object. We were there when it seemed impossible, until it happened. When legends took their final bows. When Seth shocked the world. When Cody finished his story and made his dad proud.
“And years from now, decades from now, our kids will tell their kids that we were alive and we were there when Punk fought Roman for the title. When La Primera confronted La Guerita. When the Voices tried to squash the Nightmare. When Jade and Rhea stood face to face. When Oba stepped onto this stage, the biggest stage of them all, for the very first time. There’s no way to know exactly what drama lies ahead, but we know we’re here for the pops and the surprises, the memories that will last a lifetime. We are here, we are alive, no second takes. Lights up, the curtain’s about to rise. Welcome to WrestleMania!”
JOHN CENA is here!
Las Vegas fires up for The GOAT as he walks out on stage in his nicest suit. Cena says he knows, don’t worry, they’re not gonna run. Cena walks down the ramp, waves to the fans, and goes to the ring. The fans chant his name while he gets the mic, and Cena is already a bit emotional. “Wow, I didn’t expect that. Thank you so much. Sorry, uh, long time fan, long time performer, first time host, how am I doing so far? It’s undeniable that this year’s Road to WrestleMania has been chaos. It has been unpredictable. And from every side, from both in here, hell, back there, and out here, it has been very, very vocal.
“One could say it’s… Michael Cole, is it polarizing? Yes, polarizing. Now I see why I got the hosting gig. This is the moment I love the most. Especially on the Road to WrestleMania. We’re all in here for the same reason: Because we know the time to talk is up. The time to deliver is NOW! And we are all here with one thing on our minds: Who tonight will step up and deliver?” The fans cheer for that! Cena says it is such a great honor, ladies and gentlemen, and everyone watching around the world, WELCOME TO WRESTLEMANIA! The pyro goes off as the fans cheer, and it’s about to begin!
ESPN Hour – Six Man Tag: LA Knight & The Usos VS Austin Theory, Logan Paul & IShowSpeed!
A curse from Danhausen turned into a debacle in the WWE World Tag Team Championship match, and now The Mega Star, #BigJim, AND Main Event Jey want to destroy The Vision and one of the most premier streamers in the world! But will it be Viva YEET Vegas tonight? Or will The Pressure & The Maverick help Speed survive?
The trios sort out and The Usos DOUBLE SUPERKICK Theory & Logan! Speed is stuck starting against Knight! The fans fire up as Knight stares Speed down. They circle, Speed dodges a haymaker and headlocks. Knight stands up and lifts Speed without hands! Then he back suplexes, but Speed lands out! Speed ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up and up, but Knight avoids the Quebrada to DECK Speed! The fans cheer, and Knight drags Speed over. Knight stomps Speed, then DECKS Logan! Speed stands up in a huff and he scoops Knight! Speed SLAMS, he’s now IShowStrength! But Knight’s right up, it wasn’t that much strength…
Speed tags out to Logan then bails out! The fans cheer as Knight THROWS Logan around! Then Knight bumps Logan off buckles, stomps away, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Then more stomps! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Tag to Jey, he climbs up, and fans YEET along as Jey drops down nine, then tags Jimmy. Jey wrenches Logan, whips him to ropes, and DOUBLE ELBOW for the tenth! Then DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Jimmy stays between Logan and his team, then CHOPS him! Jimmy whips, Logan grabs ropes, and Logan BOOTS back! Theory tags in, Jimmy TOSSES Logan, but Theory somersaults to SHOTGUN!
The fans boo but Theory BLASTS Jey! Theory rains down fists on Jimmy, but Logan tags in. The Vision reel Jimmy in and DOUBLE SUPLEX! The fans boo but The Vision stand tall with a new flex pose. Then Logan says it’s time, Speed! Logan tags in and tells Speed to prove himself! Speed reels Jimmy in, but Jimmy snap suplexes first! The fans cheer while both men are down. Jimmy and Speed crawl, Logan tags in and BLASTS Knight & Jey! The fans boo but Logan KNEES Jimmy, ROCKS him with a forearm, then soaks up the heat. Logan ROCKS Jimmy again, then fires body shots from all sides! The ref counts but Logan backs off at 4.
Logan winds up, but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! Jimmy goes up, up, USO IN THE WIND! The fans fire up while Logan and Jimmy are down, and the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as they crawl. Hot tags to Theory and Jey! Jey ROCKS Theory, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Pop, lock, “SUCK IT!” But Theory fireman’s carries! Jey slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SPEAR on Theory! Cover, Logan breaks it! GUT WRENCH PLEX from Logan to Jey! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Logan! Theory DECKS Jimmy! Jey returns but Theory is on him first. Theory POSTS Jey, mocks the YEET, but Jimmy SUPERKICKS Theory down! Speed sneaks in, but Jimmy spots him!
The fans cheer as Jimmy whips Speed, but Speed tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Speed is all fired up, but Knight gives him a B F- NO, Speed powers out, but that sends Knight into Logan! Theory is upset with Speed, but he ROCKS Knight. Theory says Speed needs to get back on Knight for the computer smash. Speed runs, but Knight SHOVES Theory into Speed! B F T on Theory! Cover, Knight & Usos win!
Winners: LA Knight & The Usos, by pinfall
Logan is freaking out, but The Vision should’ve realized, Speed is CURSED! Logan storms up on Speed and says he cost Logan his win! ONE LUCKY RIGHT!! The fans boo as Logan tells Speed he had one job! Speed ruined their WrestleMania moment! Logan TOSSES Speed out, then he clears off the announce desk! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Logan says welcome to WWE, Speed! YOU MORON! Logan ROCKS Speed, puts him on the desk, then climbs up the corner! But Jey drags Logan down! Jey whips Logan to the ropes, ONE AND DONE!! The fans cheer as Knight kicks Logan out of the ring, then checks on Speed.
Knight puts Speed in the ring, and Speed fears for his life. But wait, they’re telling Speed to do Logan like Logan was gonna do him?! Logan is put on the desk! The fans cheer Speed on, and Speed agrees! He goes up the corner, then the corner post! Speed aims for a SUPER DUPER SPLASH!! Vegas is losing its mind because he really did that! Speed is just as stunned, but The Usos & Knight help Speed back into the ring! The fans cheer, and let’s run it back! IShowYEET! All is forgiven, but will Knight & The Usos make sure The Vision keep on losing?
ESPN Hour – Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu VS Drew McIntyre!
At first, The Samoan Werewolf was after the Scottish Terminator because Drew was the #1 suspect in the whodunnit. But as Drew kept finding ways to screw Fatu out of golden opportunities, this got more and more personal, and more and more violent! WWE washes its hands of this grudge match, but will Fatu truly stop at nothing to destroy McIntyre? Or will Drew find a way to survive these deadly stakes?
Once in range, Fatu DIVES on Drew at the ramp! The bell rings as Fatu throws Drew into barriers, smacks him off apron, and repeat! Then Fatu POSTS Drew! Fatu keeps Drew on his feet to then THROW over barriers and into the timekeeper’s area! The fans fire up as Fatu goes looking under the ring. Fatu brings out a TABLE! And then another TABLE! The fans cheer as Fatu is going double or nothing already, as he also adds a couple chairs! Then a couple more! And a couple more! Drew crawls his way over but Fatu KNEES him down! Fatu then brings out the toolbox! Fatu grins as he dumps out the tools, then threatens Drew with the box!
Drew panics, remembering battling with Punk! But then Drew KICKS Fatu’s legs out! Drew chucks the box itself away, then THRWOS Fatu into the frame of the ring! Then Drew lines up the shot, CATAPULT GUILLOTINE with the ring frame! The fans boo but then Drew sets up the table nearby. Drew storms over to Fatu, reels him in, but Fatu RAMS Drew into the POST! Drew staggers away, but Fatu runs up on him, only for Drew to LARIAT Fatu down! Drew then borrows his brother’s phone to take a selfie! Drew HAMMERS Fatu with the phone, hands it back to Brother McIntyre, then Drew puts Fatu in the ring.
Drew has a WRENCH, or perhaps SPANNER if you will! But Fatu LARIATS Drew down! Fatu whips, Drew KICKS him away, but Fatu just fires up! Fatu LARIATS again, then SENTONS! A chair might’ve been involved in there by accident, but Fatu keeps moving to SPLASH in a corner! Fatu climbs up to HEADBUTT again and again, and the fans count all the way to TEN! Fatu keeps moving, HIP ATTACK in the corner! Fatu shakes them dreads, then he dodges to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew survives and Fatu snarls while the fans rally up. Fatu has a chair, takes aim, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS first!
Drew grabs a chair, he wedges it in a corner, then he stalks Fatu. Drew aims, but Fatu reverses, only for Drew to stop short! Drew ELBOWS Fatu away, Fatu comes back, but Drew dodges! Fatu SMACKS off the post! Then Drew GERMAN SUPLEXES Fatu! Fatu flounders away while Drew seethes. Drew sees Fatu outside the ring, and the fans sing for “OH~ DREW MCINTYRE~!” as he FLIES! Down goes Fatu at the ramp! The fans fire up as Drew puts Fatu back in the ring, takes aim, “THREE! TWO! ONE!” CLAYMORE MISSES as Fatu ducks! Fatu then whips Drew into the chair! Down goes Drew, up goes Fatu, MIGHTY MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are fired up as Drew survives Fatu’s best shot! “This is Awesome!” but the fans also say, “We Want Tables!” Drew grits his teeth as he crawls over, and he fines another spanner! SPANNER SHOT to Fatu’s leg! Then Drew HAMMERS away with the wrench on Fatu’s head! Then he uses the wrench claw to dig at Fatu’s face! The fans are torn but Drew grins a sinister grin. Drew grabs a chair, sets that up, then sets another chair up right beside it. The fans fire up as Drew drags Fatu up, reels him in, and FALCON ARROW through the chairs! Cover, TWO! Fatu survives and Drew questions Dan Angler, the ref who “screwed” him last time.
Drew intimidates Dan into taking off his leather belt! Drew holds the belt up, swings it around, and even struts his way over to Fatu. Fatu rises up, and Drew runs up! SUPERKICK From Fatu! The fans fire up as Drew is down, and Fatu has another chair! Fatu SMACKS Drew with that chair! Then he SMACKS Drew with the other chair! Then Fatu has Dan’s belt! Fatu winds up, and he LASHES Drew! And LASHES! And LASHES, LASHES, LASHES! The fans fire up with Fatu, then Fatu goes back to the toolbox. The fans cheer Fatu on as he takes aim, but Drew CLAYMORES outta nowhere!! Cover, TWO?!? Now Fatu survives Drew’s best shot!
Drew SHOVES Dan, but then he throws hands with Fatu! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, then Fatu rebounds to UPPERCUT! Drew wobbles, but he CHOPS back! Fatu kicks low, Drew CHOPS, but Fatu UPPERCUTS! Drew SLAPS, Fatu SLAPS, they go back and forth! Drew fires haymakers, but Fatu fires HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Fatu HEADBUTTS Drew down to the mat! Fatu looks around at the furniture, and he goes for the table! The fans cheer as Fatu stands the table up, SMACKS Drew off it, then makes sure he’s positioned just right on it. Fatu HEADBUTTS Drew for good measure, then SMACKS him with a chair!
Fatu goes to the corner, climbs up, but Drew slips off the table! Drew CHUCKS the chair into Fatu’s face! And then SMACKS Fatu on the back! Fatu sputters, but Drew SHOVES him off the corner! Fatu falls down through the table!! The fans go nuts again as Drew staggers around. Drew drags Fatu from the wreckage, puts him in the ring, “This is Awesome!” as Drew storms up. Fatu SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS! Drew falls, but Fatu grabs the toolbox! TOOLBOX SHOT!! Drew is on the table, MIGHTY MOONSAULT!! Cover, Fatu wins!
Winner: Jacob Fatu, by pinfall
These two really raised the stakes in Sin City, and it is the Samoan Werewolf standing tall! Will he do just as he said and leave Drew in the rearview? What will be ahead on the road after WrestleMania for both men?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: The Irresistible Forces VS #Charlexa VS #BayLyra VS The Bella Twins!
Nia Jax & Lash Legend have been doing what they want when they want and to who they want, but that’s only made the walls close in on their title reign. Will they survive as Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Brie and Nikki all fight for their gold? Or will the odds be on NEW champions crowned tonight?
Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss are a butterfly and a moth, #BayLyra have matching gear, and the champs pay tribute to Demolition with their attire. But oh no, Nikki Bella’s on crutches! Nikki promises she tried really hard to overcome the injury, but she could not be cleared tonight. But she wasn’t going to ruin this WrestleMania moment, taking Nikki’s place is an old friend. IT’S PAIGE! Vegas erupts as yes, she’s baaaack~! One of the most elite Women’s Champions has returned, and what a night to do it! The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and so are the stakes as four teams fight for the number one spot!
In this form of Fatal 4 Way, each team has one woman legal at any one time, so we start with Lash going right after Brie! Lash THROWS Brie down but Bayley fires off! Lash DECKS Brie, but Bliss jumps on! Lash THROWS Alexa off, then LARIATS her down! The fans still chant “Welcome Back!” for Paige, but Lash SPLASHES Brie! Tag to Nia, the champs mug Bayley, then fireman’s carry for the BOOT O’ DOOM! Bayley flounder while Nia scoops Bliss. Bliss slips free, tags Charlotte, and Charlotte goes up to CROSBSODY! The Queen flies like a butterfly, and Bayley helps DUMP Nia out! Charltote CHOPS away on Brie, but Bayley ROCIKS Charlotte!
Tag to Lyra and she goe sup, MISSILE- NO, Charlotte catches the leg! But Brie reels Charlotte into a cradle! TWO, and Lyra SOBATS, KICKS, RAMS< and- NO, Charlotte blocks to hand that foot to Brie! Brie sends it back, down goes Charlotte! Lyra runs hup but Brie ducks the enzigiri! Brie fires up, and she fires off “YES KICKS!” The fans cheer each shot as Brie goes back and forth! Then Brie points to Paige, but Lyra trips Brie up! Brie ENZIGIRIS Lyra, but Charlotte rolls her up! ONE, Brie BOOTS back, but Nia drags Brie out to THROW her into barriers! The fans boo but Nia tags Lash. Lash storms up on Brie to APRON CHOKE SLAM!
Charlotte BOOTS Nia, but Lash BOOTS Charlotte! Charlotte goes to ropes, Lash runs up, but into a BOOT! Then a BACKBFREAKEAR and HOTSHOT! Tag to Bliss, FLYING DDT! Lyra DECKS Bliss, brings her around, and whips her to the corner. Lyra LARIATS, then tags Bayley! Bayley runs up to ELBOW Bliss! Wacky Waving tag to Lyra, then she ROCKS Bliss! Tag back to Bliss, BACKBREAKER and ELBOW DROP! Cover, but Lash YANKS Bayley away! Lash talks trash, but Brie jumps on! Lash keeps Brie from Paige, RAMS her into the corner, then puts Brie up top. Lyra tags in, she ROCKS Lash, then Lyra climbs up after Brie.
Brie fires forearms with Lyra, Bliss joins in, and Bliss helps Lyra with Brie! But Lash gets under them, and it’s a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Brie escapes that Tower of Doom to MISSILE DROPKICK Lash! The fans fire up as all four active women are down! Lash, Bliss, Brie and Lyra all crawl, hot tags to Nia, Charlotte, and Bayley! Nia intercepts Bayley, sends her to Charlotte’s BOOT, then Nia HEADBUTTS Charlotte! HOT TAG TO PAIGE! The fans erupt as Paige fires off! Paige then doles out LARIAT after LARIAT! Then FISHERMAN BUSTER on Bayley! The fans are thunderous for Paige, “This is MY house!”
But Lash is up to TOSS Page through the ropes! The fans cheer, but Paige gets Lash with KNEE after KNEE in the ropes! The fans cheer as Lash tumbles, then Paige goes up to CROSSBODY onto Lyra! Lyra rolls through and fireman’s carries! But Paige fights free, slips around, PAIGE TURNER! Cover, Bayley breaks it! Nia runs up, fireman’s carries, and SAMOAN DROPS her! Brie runs up but into a kick! Nia lifts Brie up, but Brie turns things around, and Lyra DUMPS them both out! But Lash gets Lyra with the LASH EXTENSION! Cover, Paige and Charlotte break it up! Paige and Charlotte mug Lash, then DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
The fans cheer as the old friends DOUBLE LARIAT Lash up and out! Paige and Charlotte stare down now and the fans are going nuts! Paige and Charlotte circle, then they start throwing hands! Forearm for forearm, back and forth, and Paige gets the edge! Charlotte shoves to CHOP! Then she trips Paige to step through, but Paige cradle counters, TWO! Charlotte hits NATURAL SELECTION! Then tag to Bliss! Bliss climbs, but Nikki YANKS Charlotte out! And she CRACKS Charlotte with the crutch! Just because she can’t wrestle doesn’t mean she can’t get involved! TWISTED BLISS but onto knees! Then the RAMPAIGE!! Cover, PAIGE & BRIE WIN!!
Winners: Paige & Brie Bella, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Brie hugs Paige, and Paige is already emotional! Her first match in WWE in eight YEARS, and it’s not just at WrestleMania, but it’s a win for tag team gold! Paige helps Brie check one off the bucket list, and the fans couldn’t be happier! Will this throwback be more than just a nostalgia trip for us all?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee VS Becky Lynch!
Speaking of comebacks, the Black Widow came back to not just help out CM Punk, but to show she was ready to do what she loves again. But ever since then, things have gone back and forth, up and down, and around between these two. Will Becky show AJ she’s no longer ready for The Big Time? Or will The Man fail to keep AJ down?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who punctuates this storied feud!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, but Becky kicks low! Becky ROCKS AJ, talks trash, then whips, but AJ reverses. AJ drops down, then arm-drags Becky for the armlock! Becky scrambles around, the fans rally and even duel, and Becky stands up. Becky stomps AJ’s foot, whips her away, but AJ avoids the dropkick! AJ sits in the ropes to smile at Becky. Becky runs up but AJ DUMPS her out! The fans rally as Becky storms around, but AJ CROSSBODIES! Becky catches AJ and FALL AWAY SLAMS AJ into barriers! Becky talks trash on AJ again, drags her up, and CLUBS her down. “I’m the greatest!”
Becky puts AJ in the ring, then goes up a corner. Becky aims, and drops THE MAN’S LEG! Cover, TWO! AJ survives, but Becky SMACKS her off the mat! The fans rally while AJ crawls, and Becky runs up again, for a LARIAT! Becky clinches, EXPLODERS, then covers, TWO! Becky furiously dribbles AJ off the mat, then goes to a corner. The ref spots Becky untying the buckle pad! Becky argues with Jessica Karr as Jessica puts the buckle back on the corner! Becky storms over to AJ but AJ cradles! TWO! Becky runs up, AJ ROCKS her! And ROCKS her again! AJ fires shots, whips, but Becky reverses. AJ BOOTS Becky back!
AJ goes up, TORNADO- NO, Becky stops that, but AJ ROCKS her! And ELBOWS her! Becky goes to ropes. AJ runs up and LARIATS! AJ runs but Becky ROCKS her back! Becky runs, but AJ slides and trips Becky up! The fans cheer as AJ hurries back up a corner. AJ leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! Down goes Becky and AJ hurries to cover, TWO! Becky toughs it out but the fans continue to rally. AJ runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Becky stops the Black Widow stretch. AJ fires body shots to SLICED BREAD! AJ runs up, but Becky powers her up for the POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as AJ survives that sudden turnaround.
Becky drags AJ up, but AJ SLAPS her! Becky clinches, but AJ wheelbarrows to arm-drag! AJ ROUNDHOUSES Becky to the corner, then runs up, but Becky turns tilt-o-whirl into a THROW into the corner! Becky then clinches, MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! AJ survives and Becky is shocked! Becky whips AJ into a corner, stomps a mudhole in, but stops as the ref counts. Becky argues with Jessica, the fans cheer Jessica on, and Jessica tells Becky to watch her ass! Jess even SHOVES Becky! Becky says okay then! Becky runs up, but AJ clinches Becky first! AJ MANHANDLE SLAMS Becky!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are stunned and so is AJ as Becky survives her own move! Becky and AJ slowly rise up, and AJ fires a shot first! Becky fires back! The fans cheer shots go back and forth, fast ‘n’ furious! MANHANDLE- NO, AJ slips around, BLACK WIDOW STRETCH!! Becky flails, reaches out, and marches her way over, but then pulls AJ’s hair! Becky lets AJ go so she can go tot he corner, and she yanks that buckle pad away again! AJ runs up, but Becky YANKS Jessica in as a shield! Then AJ is sent into the steel!! MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, BECKY WINS!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Becky just big time STOLE this win! She’s a THREE-TIME Women’s IC Champion, but only because of a bare buckle! Will we ever hear the end of it now that Becky can brag all the way to the bank?
Seth Rollins VS GUNTHER!
The Visionary, The Revolutionary, The Architect vowed vengeance on The Vision he helped create, but ironically, there was no one to go after. But then Der Ring General saw an opportunity for himself and attacked on Heyman’s behalf! Gunther claims Rollins was avoiding him during their respective World Heavyweight Championship reigns, but will there be no avoiding defeat tonight? Or can Rollins still #BurnItDown?
Gunther DROPKICKS Rollins before the bell! Then SAIDOS! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Gunther hauls Rollins up, GENERAL BOMB! Rollins flounders out of the ring while Gunther soaks up the heat. Gunther goes out after Rollins, but Rollins CLAWS Gunther’s eyes! The fans fire up as Rollins fires off fists and KNEES against the barriers, then he whips Gunther into and over Spanish commentary! Rollins keeps after Gunther while the fans cheer him on! Rollins THROWS Gunther over English commentary! The ref reprimands but this isn’t even a match yet! Rollins fires more knees against the barriers, then he SMACKS Gunther with a fan chair!
Rollins stomps away on Gunther, then hears the fans cheering him on! Gunther hobbles, Rollins flips him off, and they both get in the ring! The bell finally rings and the forearms fly! The fans cheer as they go back and forth, but then Gunther CHOPS! Rollins BOOTS, Gunther BOOTS, and repeat! The fans cheer Rollins, boo Gunther, but Gunther BOOTS Rollins down! Gunther clamps on with a SLEEPER! Rollins moves around, reaches out, but Gunther GERMAN SUPLEXES! Rollins lands out and BOOTS Gunther down! The fans fire up while Rollins scuffs Gunther. Rollins has the arms and fires DRAGON STOMPS a la Bryan Danielson!
Rollins then aims from a corner, runs up, but into a LARIAT! Gunther huffs ‘n’ puffs as he has Rollins down. The fans rally for Rollins but Gunther scuffs him now. Gunther kicks Rollins to the ropes, talks trash, then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rollins falls over, but Gunther KICKS him in the back! The fans boo but Gunther clamps onto Rollins, and ELBOWS him in the head! Rollins stands up to CHOP, but Gunther CHOPS! Gunther KNEES Rollins again and again, then CHOPS! Rollins stumbles and falls, but he gets up to go after Gunther again! Rollins SLAPS, Gunther SLAPS, and Rollins stumbles around.
Gunther stands on Rollins’ head! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Gunther stops at 4. Gunther drags Rollins up, ROCKS him, but Rollins hits back! Gunther CHOPS Rollins on the back, SMACKS him off buckles, then he climbs up the corner. The fans are torn as Gunther drags Rollins up! Rollins resists the suplex, but Gunther powers up to SUPER- NO, Rollins slips free and slips under! Gunther panics as Rollins runs corner to corner, BUCKLE BOMB!! And CURB- NO, Gunther dodges to GERMAN SUPLEX! Rollins is up, he dodges the lariat, and he SNAP GERMANS in return! Gunther LARIATS, but Rollins is right up to LARIAT back!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins grits his teeth as he sits up, and he eggs Gunther on. Gunther kicks at Rollins while he’s still on the mat, but Rollins hits back! Gunther fires a forearm, then a HEADBUTT! Rollins SMACKS Gunther in return, but Gunther kicks at Rollins again. Rollins CHOPS and ROCKS Gunther, but Gunther CHOPS back! Rollins CHOPS, Gunther CHOPS, and Gunther CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Gunther eggs Rollins on, CHOPS him, but Rollins CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans fire up as Rollins backs Gunther down to the other corner, then MACHINE GUN CHOPS!
The fans cheer but Gunther reels Rollins in, GENERAL BOMB! High stack, TWO!! The fans fire up as Rollins survives, but both men are down from putting so much into the fight. The fans rally up and even sing again, but Gunther sits up first. Gunther drags Rollins up, then short arm LARIATS! Gunther soaks up the heat while Rollins sputters. Gunther runs, LARIATS again, and the fans boo while Rollins tumbles. Gunther drags Rollins up, runs the ropes again, but Rollins slips through! Rollins underhooks, but Gunther BACKDROPS free! Rollins rebounds SUPERKICK! Then a KNEE! Then the underhooks!
But Gunther BACKDROPS into a bridging cover, TWO!! Rollins manages to get up and underhook again, PEDIGREE!! Then the CURB STOMP!! Cover, TWO?!? Gunther survives and the fans can’t believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins goes to the ropes. Rollins snarls, he goes to the apron, and he climbs up a corner. FLYING- NO, Gunther dodges the stomp to waistlock! Rollins switches, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Gunther has the body scissors on but Rollins fights around! The fans rally as hard as they can as Rollins reaches out! Rollins is free of the body scissors, then fights to his feet!
Rollins pries at the hold, breaks free, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Then ROLLING ELBOW again! And ROLLING- NO, Gunther LARIATS first! Gunther goes up a corner, but Rollins jumps up the corner! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Roll through, and FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives, but now Rollins has the SLEEPER!! Gunther flails, reaches out, but Rollins holds on tight! The fans freak out as Gunther flails, but he manages the ROPEBREAK with a foot! The fans boo but Gunther survives! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins rises again. Rollins fires himself up, then builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Gunther but Rollins keeps going!
Rollins DIVES again, and Gunther hits the desk! Rollins DIVES again, but Gunther catches him! GENERAL BOMB on the apron! And then GENERAL BOMB on the desk!! Gunther drags Rollins up onto the desk now, and he lifts, but Rollins slips free! Underhooks, PEDIGREE!! Gunther sputters but Rollins flops around. Rollins goes to the Spanish desk, then runs up, CURB STOMP on the English desk!! The fans are thunderous for Rollins, but wait, BRON BREAKKER IS HERE?!? SPEAR!!! The fans are freaking out as Bron puts Rollins in the ring! The ref missed it all, because he was checking on Gunther!
Gunther rolls into the ring, Rollins glaring at Bron, but SLEEPER!! Gunther squeezes tight, traps an arm even, but Rollins still grabs at the hold! But Rollins is fading! ROLLINS IS OUT!! GUNTHER WINS!!
Winner: Gunther, by submission
Rollins wanted to end The Vision, but he didn’t see this one coming! Bron made quite the impact, but he’s not done! He runs down the entire ramp, to SPEAR Rollins down!! Bron tells Rollins that HE will be the one to end this! Paul Heyman laughs as HIS Badass is back! Will Rollins’ mission fail before it can truly begin?
The Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is on stage.
Nick Hogan and Jimmy Hart are here on behalf of The Hulkster, Bad News Brown’s family is here on his behalf, and we have Dennis Rodman, Demolition, and the family of Sid Vicious. And of course, the Phenomenal A J STYLES, and Stephanie McMahon!
WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Liv Morgan!
The heat between La Primera and “the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time” has reached a fever pitch, and it all comes to a head on the Grandest Stage of Them All! Will Vaquer put Liv through Hell here in Sin City? Or will Liv be nothing but trouble?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s truly worthy of this WrestleMania moment!
The bell rings and the two run up! Vaquer SPINEBUSTERS, rains down HEADBUTTS, but Liv turns things around to throw hands! They scrap, Vaquer fires more HEADBUTTS, then they go outside. Vaquer ROCKS Liv, then THROWS her into barriers! Vaquer throws Liv back into the ring, runs up and LARIATS in the corner! Vaquer sits Liv down, runs corner to corner, METEORA! Vaquer pushes Liv to the drop zone, then goes up, up, but Liv CLUBS her! The fans rally, Liv runs, and she springboards to FLYING SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Vaquer survives but Liv stomps her around for it.
Liv HAMMERS away on Vaquer, then brings Vaquer up to reel her in. Liv snap suplexes, then rolls through, Una Amiga! Then another suplex, Dos Amigas! Then THREE AMIGAS! Liv gives some Latina Heat, then runs up to ENZIGIRI! Liv has a sinister smile as she goes up the corner, aims, and FROG SPLASH but onto KNEES! Vaquer hoists Liv up, BIG back suplex! Vaquer wraps Liv up, and the fans like where this is going! DEVIL’S KISSES! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEEAH~! Liv flounders, but Vaquer drags her up and underhooks. ANGEL’S WINGS! Cover, TWO! Liv survives but Vaquer just hooks her up again!
The fans rally as Vaquer lifts, but Liv slips free! Liv then dodges to BACKSTABBER! Liv SLAPS Vaquer around, then talks trash. Liv decides to do this her way, but Vaquer victory rolls, TWO! Liv runs up, Vaquer ducks, and then she tucks Liv in! S V B!! Cover, TWO!! Liv survives and Vaquer is frustrated. The fans rally as Liv goes to ropes, but Vaquer runs up. Liv hits a CODE BREAKER! Liv runs up, but Vaquer dodges Oblivion! Then she steals OBLIVION! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Liv survives her own move! Vaquer drags Liv to a drop zone, goes up the corner, but ROXANNE PEREZ is here! The fans boo as the ref is distracted!
But then Raquel Rodriguez is here! She HOTSHOTS Vaquer, into OBLIVION!! Cover, TWO?!? Vaquer survives and shocks everyone! Liv runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! Roxie gets up, but gets a SUPERKICK for it! Raquel tries, Vaquer SUPERKICKS! Vaquer ducks as Liv DIVES, and down goes Raquel! Vaquer aims, goes up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES! But Liv lets Raquel & Roxie take the hit! The fans fire up but Liv THROWS Vaquer into the steps! Liv puts Vaquer in, CODE BREAKER! Then OBLIVION!! Cover, LIV WINS!
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s World Champion)
Dominik Mysterio shows up to celebrate with his mamacita! The fans are torn, but will Liv and Judgment Day get back on top of Monday Night Raw?
John Cena is back!
“Night one WrestleMania, what an amazing evening it’s been so far!” The fans cheer that, and Cena says, “As your host, I have the luxury of announcing tonight’s attendance. There has been a lot of speculation on what it might be. Vegas is the perfect city, and I would’ve bet the over. I look around and there are people everywhere. I am proud to announce tonight’s official attendance: 50,816 people! Las Vegas and those around the world, thank you so much!” Pyro goes off to commemorate the number, but wait, make it 50,817! BIANCA BELAIR is back! The fans cheer The EST and her robe of blue roses as she struts to the ring!
Bianca gets the mic to remind us we can’t spell WrestleMania without E S T! Now, she knows it’s been a long time since she’s been out here, but from the bottom of her heart, thank you for all the love and support. She missed us, too. Now, you know you can’t have Mania without some surprises, right? So John Cena, Bianca has one more to add to attendance. She’s PREGNANT! The fans cheer that Bianca is gonna be the StrongEST, the FastEST, the ToughEST mom of all time! Cena says thank you, Bianca, for allowing the WWE family to share this moment with hers. So then, the youngEST WWE Superstar in history makes it 50,818!
And you can feel the energy here in Las Vegas! All the noise, all the focus on the ring right here, because next up is your MAAAAAAAAIN EVENT! The fans cheer that! Congratulations to Bianca Belair & Montez Ford, we can’t wait to see the StrongEST, the FastEST, the ToughEST, and the CuteEST baby ever!
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee!
The American Nightmare didn’t realize what he was doing telling The Viper he could be “the best” version of himself for this match. The Apex Predator unleashed that 2009 Randy Orton, and maybe even a little more, and apparently all with Pat coaching him up. But will this form of Randy Orton earn that 15th world championship? Or will Cody make sure Randy (and Pat) can’t “save” the WWE?
Pat McAfee makes his entrance first so he can flip off fans and tell them off, just as they do to him. Then Orton makes his entrance, with fans still singing along to Voices. Pat even joins Orton in doing the iconic pose from the corners. The tron then changes things up from the Mad Max wasteland to a Marvel’s Ironman style vault, or perhaps even Batman’s Bat Cave. The many phases of Cody’s career, from being just a rookie in green, to being the “Dashing” Cody Rhodes, to even Stardust, and now, the American Nightmare. And from below rises IRON CODY! “Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
The fans cheer and sing along with Kingdom as Cody unzips the golden jacket to show off the title, “WHOA~ OH~!” The ramp is so long, we get the second “WHOA~ OH~” and pyro before Cody’s even truly ringside. Cody still high-fives the young fans up front, and of course holds up his daughter, before going to the ring. The introductions are made, with Pat interrupting. “Listen up, you disgusting pigs! Make some noise for the man who stands at 6’5″, 275 pounds! A depiction of perfection in professional wrestling! When he walks outta here tonight, he’s gonna show each and every one of you fat ass bums what greatness looks like as he becomes a FIFTEEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION~!”
The fans are torn as Pat says this is the man who saves the business tonight, RRRRANDY… ORRRRTOOON~! The fans do still cheer, then Alicia Taylor gives Cody his intro. The belt is raised, and if wrestling has more than one royal family, then we’re about to see who reigns supreme!
But Pat SUCKER PUNCHES Cody! The fans boo and the ref reprimands as Orton stomps away on Cody! This isn’t a match yet, either! Orton stands Cody up, but Cody BOOTS Pat away! Then he POSTS Orton! Cody catches Pat for a CROSS RHODES! The fans cheer that, too! Cody kicks Pat out of the ring, goes out after him, and he clears off the desk! They just put everything back in place! Cody puts Pat on the desk, HAMMERS away, and JELLY ROLL is here! Even Jelly approves of this! Jelly goes up onto the desk, and he gives Pat a MACHO ELBOW down through the table!! The fans go nuts as Jelly tells Cody to go do this 1v1!
Cody returns to the ring, but where is Orton? Orton realizes what just happened to Pat, and producers hurry out here, leading the way for the stretcher. The fans cheer and sing, “Hey hey hey, goodbye~!” Pat is put on the stretcher and is wheeled up the ram. Pat gives a thumbs up, then a middle finger. Orton sighs and shakes his head, then storms his way into the ring. The bell finally rings and the fans cheer. Cody and Orton stare down while the fans duel. They run up, tie up, and go around. They go along the ropes, around in corners, and back to center. They break, circle again, and tie up again. Orton headlocks but Cody endures the grind.
Cody powers up, out, but Orton RUNS him over! The fans are torn but Orton waits on Cody. Cody stands, he and Orton reset, and they tie up again. Cody wrenches to a wristlock, but Orton fights the top wristlock. Cody brings Orton down to a knee, but Orton fights up. Cody wrenches, hammerlocks, headlocks, but Orton powers up and out. Orton drops down, then he RUNS Cody over again! Orton stands Cody up to UPPERCUT, then has him on the ropes. Orton wrenches, wristlocks, and he bumps Cody off buckles. Orton UPPERCUTS Cody, Cody sputters and goes to another corner, but Orton whips corner to corner.
Cody goes up and over, but Orton is ready! Cody ducks the lariat, kicks and RHODES UPPERCUTS! Orton comes back, Cody dodges, and Cody SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans are torn as Cody uses the move taught to him by Orton. Orton slowly rises, Cody springboards, but Orton catches him to the BACK2BACKBREAKER! Orton hobbles from that move, was that double-edged given his past back injury? Orton pokes Cody in the eyes to slow him down, then snapmares for a chinlock. The fans rally as Cody endures, fights up, and powers up to hit a BIG back suplex! Orton writhes and bails out, very angry right about now.
Orton walks off the pain but Cody storms after him. But Orton kicks low! Orton puts Cody in the ring, does his best to walk off the back pain, but Cody KICKS Orton in the ropes! Cody brings Orton around, RAMS him into the corner, and he drop toeholds for a step over and HALF CRAB! Orton endures, even as Cody sits deep on the hold! The fans rally and duel as Orton fights around. Cody lets go to AX HANDLE Orton’s back! Cody drags Orton up, shoves him, and ROCKS him in the back! Orton drops to his knees but Cody KNEES him in the back! Orton goes to the corner, Cody fires hands, then he wrenches and whips hard!
Orton slumps down in the corner, then bails out again. Cody pursues again, ROCKS Orton in the back, and he puts Orton in the ring. Cody pushes Orton to a cover, ONE! Orton is tougher than that, but Cody clamps on a rear bearhug. Orton endures, fires elbows, but Cody KNEES him in the back! Cody goes back to the rear bearhug, but the fans rally and duel as Orton fights up. Orton throws elbows, but Cody whips him again. Orton reverses, Cody goes up and over to roll Orton up, TWO! Cody kicks low, shoves Orton into ropes again, and ROCKS Orton with another shot to the back! Orton drops to his knees again but Cody brings him around.
Cody snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Orton toughs it out but Cody goes out to the apron. Cody climbs a corner while the fans cheer. Orton stands, to trip Cody up! Cody lands on his Stardust, but Orton takes a moment before climbing up. Orton throws hands, Cody fires back, and the fans rally as the shots go back and forth. Orton ROCKS Cody, goes up top, and he brings Cody up to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! The fans fire up while both men are down! Orton grits his teeth, that was certainly a double-edged choice there. Orton manages to rise up, and he LARIATS, LARIATS, dodges, then SNAP POWERSLAMS!
The fans fire up as Orton seems to be feeling a bit better, and he puts Cody through the ropes. DRAPING DDT! Well again, double-edged, but Orton just fights through the pain. Orton hears the voices as he pounds the mat, and he waits on Cody! R K- NO, Cody shoves free, then dodges Orton to send him outside! Cody builds speed to DIVE into a forearm! The fans fire up as Cody flops down. Orton drags Cody from apron to the Spanish desk, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton shoves Cody down, surveys the wreckage at ringside, and he finds a water bottle. Orton hydrates real quick before stalking Cody. Orton brings Cody around to look at the belt before going to the ring.
But Cody POSTS Orton! The fans are torn, but Cody hobbles around. Cody apologizes to the Orton family at ringside before going to the ring. Orton is busted open! Cody fires off hands on the bloody forehead, then DECKS Orton! Orton staggers, sputters, flops in a corner, and Cody stomps a mudhole! The fans boo but Cody drags Orton from the corner. Orton grabs for ropes but Cody stomps him down. Cody stomps Orton’s foot, very much what Orton would do! Cody stomps the other foot, ROCKS Orton again, and Orton reaches out. Cody says no mercy! BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Orton falls, Cody covers, TWO!
The fans rally up as Orton survives, but Cody paints himself with Orton’s blood! The fans tell Cody he’s sick but Cody ROCKS Orton again! Orton sits up, the crimson mask growing, but Cody drags Orton up. Cody TOSSES Orton through ropes, and he wants to copy Orton, but Orton is a ragdoll! Cody lets Orton slump down, but then says he’s hearing those same voices! Cody drags Orton through the ropes after all, for a DRAPING DDT! The fans are torn as both men are down! Cody then copies Orton by pounding the mat! Orton rises while the fans are dueling again, but Orton avoids the RKO! Orton snatches Cody for a CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are stunned and Orton is furious that Cody survives his own move! Orton hears the voices, he aims, R K- NO, Cody backslides it, TWO! Cody steals the RKO!! Cover, TWO!! The fans are stunned again as Orton survives his own move! “This is Awesome!” as Cody rises up. Orton bails out of the ring, but Cody sees him crawling. Cody goes out after Orton, brings him around, and SMACKS him off Spanish commentary, the last table standing! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton sputters, flounders, and writhes, but Cody brings Orton around again. Cody puts Orton in the ring, calls his shot, but the fans are torn.
Cody waits on Orton, but RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!? Cody survives and no one can believe it! Orton hobbles to a corner, Cody crawls to ropes, but Orton goes after Cody again. Orton ROCKS Cody, Cody ROCKS Orton, but Orton rebounds to kick low! Cody ROCKS Orton again, but Orton ROCKS Cody again! Cody fires a flurry, ROCKS Orton again, but Orton ROCKS Cody! The fans are starting to favor Orton, but Cody uses an eye poke! Orton RKOS the ref!! Orton and Cody are both stunned! All Orton saw was blonde hair and he struck! But speaking of, Cody senses Orton sneaking up, and he blocks the low blow! Cody LOW BLOWS Orton!!
The fans are going nuts as Cody, busted open in his own right, is doing what he has to! Cody goes up, up, and SUPER CODY- RKO!!! Orton strikes again, but now the ref can’t count! But wait, is that PAT?! In a neck brace and a ref shirt?!? Pat slides into the ring and counts, TWO?!?!? Cody survives and no one knows what to make of this! Well, the fans do know, “Ref, You Suck!” Pat isn’t sure what to do but Orton stands up. Pat says beat that ass, but Orton RKOS Pat!! The fans cheer that, but then Cody snatches Orton! CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, CODY WINS!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Champion)
The moment Orton lost focus, he lost the title! In Pat’s defense, he was trying to help. But Orton grabs the belt to CLOBBER Cody with it!! The Viper may not have his 15th reign, but he looks at the belt in his hands, then looks down at Cody. Orton tosses the belt aside, just as he has the friendship with Cody! ORTON PUNT!!!! Vegas is erupting as Orton really has gone back to 2009!! Orton holds up the belt again, standing over Cody, a sinister smile on his bloodied face. Night one didn’t end how Orton wanted, but will he make sure this story with Cody meets a violent end?
My Thoughts:
A very good first night for WrestleMania 42, a lot of fun, and a lot better than the build was giving us. Though, given they televised the first hour and have only further commercialized Mania, there were also a lot of ads. And anyone on ESPN Unlimited, chances are you dealt with weird streaming problems where ad breaks made the thing skip back almost entire segments. As far as I could tell from the live crowd, they all enjoyed a large part of the show, except for how we ended on Orton standing tall but not champion. I’m a little surprised by that, given Pat being such a big part of the story. Jelly obliterating Pat and the desk was great, though.
But perhaps there’s more to this given Cody was using Heel tactics to counter Heel Orton, and how Orton turned on Pat already. Will “the powers that be” behind Pat now want to punish Orton? Is Cody going to actually turn Heel? Cody at least proved to Stephanie McMahon that Cody could do what he has to in order to beat “this Randy Orton.” Orton also ended up with kayfabe back problems outta nowhere, and I can’t be sure if that was supposed to protect Orton in the loss or what. Orton and Cody getting bloody was a nice touch, though. Even if you don’t factor in Pat, a lot of the problem is WWE didn’t factor in how fans would react to Orton doing these “2009 Orton” things to Cody, because the fans loved it from the moment Orton turned on Cody at the contract signing.
The televised hour was really good to get the ball rolling. Not sure The Vision needed a 9-way split screen… I figured Knight & Usos would win the Six Man Tag, but that wasn’t how I expected it. I did appreciate them turning the “misunderstanding causing dysfunction” around on Theory & Logan. Kudos to Speed hitting the SUPER frog splash, Speed might have himself a future in WWE. Fatu VS Drew was a very good Unsanctioned match, but obviously they weren’t going to go as far as anything AEW would do/has done. Maybe they should’ve bled here, too? Either way, great win for Fatu, but I’m not sure what’s next. Will Drew demand a rematch? Or will we finally learn who knocked Fatu’s teeth out last year?
Very good match from Rollins VS Gunther, on its way to great, though ironically that was partially because of the brawling they did before the match. Bron Breakker showing up was only a little surprising, as it was bound to happen, I’m just not sure it needed to happen to affect Rollins VS Gunther. It does protect Rollins in losing to Gunther, but did he need it? Gunther’s Gunther, Rollins can lose to him fair and square, and then Bron spears Rollins inside-out outta nowhere. Rollins VS Bron is now set, and I’m pretty sure Gunther cashes in that favor with Heyman to get his fight with Lesnar.
Very wonderful news from Bianca Belair, it turns out her hand wasn’t why she wasn’t back in the ring yet. John Cena did a good job “hosting” the show, but I don’t think WWE knows what that means anymore. Cena should’ve gotten to join commentary for the main event at least, not just give us the attendance numbers. And even then, just under 51K is not what I expected, but considering they had 60K last year… Well, WWE never acknowledges failings, so guess they’ll just move on like it’s all good.
Honestly, I think the overall best stuff was in the Women’s Division tonight. Well, I’m still not going to be a fan of Heels needing help to win when they can just cheat on their own, but of course Roxie & Raquel helped Liv out, and that gave Judgment Day their WrestleMania moment together. I feel like Vaquer will/should demand her rematch and we get that for Backlash, but in a match that actually stops Judgment Day from interfering. Great Intercontinental Championship match, though it ended up more about Becky’s beef with Jessica Karr than with AJ Lee. But speaking of Heels cheating on their own, Becky does just that, and boom, she’s champ again. I think that makes her and AJ tied in 1v1, so there’s gotta be a tiebreaker at some point.
And how great to see the Women’s Tag title match bring back Paige. A shame for Nikki and her foot but she at least got to be part of the win. Great ring gear for everyone, too, such as Bliss being a moth to pay tribute to Bray and The Irresistible Forces being Demolition. Can’t wait to see what’s next for Paige & The Bella Twins, but I feel like Paige won’t be on the same page as The Bellas for long if Nikki recovers completely and wants to be champion with Brie. But Paige back in the WWE is great in itself, can’t wait to see where she goes from here.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Results
Andrew’s JCW Strangle-Mania Results & Match Ratings: 4.18.2026
Grab yourself a Faygo, paint your face and punch sister, JCW Strangle-Mania is invading your brain!
You’re not reading this wrong! Lunacy popped up on my YouTube a few weeks ago, and what can I say, this reminds me of public access ECW Hardcore TV. It’s a bit campy, edgy and is unapologetically Juggalo.
Cokane, J-Rod, Big Al, Facade, and Kerry Morton have definitely intrigued me. On top of the established names like RVD, Nic Nemeth, Mr. Anderson and even Vince Russo has been refreshing.
Plus for somewhat legit reasons, Vampiro is having his retirement match tonight against PCO and Big Vito. So while I don’t know what to expect…I’m anticipating fun with a side of Faygo.
Ratings:
- St Claire Monster Corporation (Kongo Kong, Mr Happy, Beastman) vs Rock N’ Roll Express & Juggalo George South: AARP Trio win via Smashing Fat Dudes Together – (-**) – Yes that’s Negative 2
- Kamikaze Chaos Match: Mickie Knuckles vs Kerry Morton: Kerry wins via…Weapons – * 1/2
- The Outbreak (Abel & Jackson) w/Barnabas the Bizarre vs Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo & Ruffo): Outbreak win via As Above, So Below – ** 1/2
- JCW American Title: Facade (c) vs Mecha Wolf vs Ninja Mack vs Disco Ray w/The Ring Rat vs Boogie Boarding Mikey Avalon: Facade retains via Triple Jump Moonsault – ** 1/2
- JCW Women’s Title Tag Match: Katie Forbes Guest Referee: Big Al (c) & Dani Mo vs J-Rod & Nyla Rose: J-Rod wins via Double Chokeslam – ** 1/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!
- Good Brothers & KENTA vs RVD w/Bill Alfonso, Willie Mack & 2 Tuff Tony: RVD wins via 5 Star Frog Splash – (-*)
- JCW Lunacy World Championship: EC3 Special Guest Referee: Cokane (c) vs Nic Nemeth vs Caleb Konley vs Matt Riddle: Cokane retains via Cokeslam – ** 3/4
- Vampiro’s Retirement Match: Vampiro vs PCO vs Big Vito: Vampiro wins via Nail in the Coffin – ***
Results:
Violent J opens the show, as he is want to do since he’s come back into part ownership. The Duke of the Wicked keeps it short and sweet since everyone’s been waiting. Smart move.
We move to a backstage segment with Jasmine St. Claire bitching at Vince Russo. There’s a stipulation of, if her Monster Corporation doesn’t win, they disband. She sort of alludes to the match, but it’s not an awful segment.
St Claire Monster Corporation (Kongo Kong, Mr Happy, Beastman) vs Rock N’ Roll Express & Juggalo George South
The monsters attack the ancient trio combine for probably 180 years old. Mr. Happy gets pushed away, George South and Ricky try to control Kongo Kong, but…oh no the Arm Wringers are working. I wasn’t sure at first, but Kongo is in the geriatric corner and isolated with frequent tags…not so quickly. Mr Happy gets tagged in, accidentally Lariats Kongo cause he’s silly.
Beastman just brings himself in and things are breaking down in Lucha level lack of rules. The big boys Monster Mash in the middle because Big vs Old mean everyone is slow. This match is in such slow motion it might be in reverse and Happy gets thrown into his own team because he’s a comedy goof who things its a game. This is…was complete crap.
I guess the pile of shit match got out of the way early. In the famous words of Roan from Grandia II…”Yikes”.
Kamikaze Chaos Match: Mickie Knuckles vs Kerry Morton
Special guest referee Claude aka Brian Zane. Kerry comes out with two white girls dressed like Geisha because he’s a Japanese Legend now.
After an Incel flavored misogynistic promo, he jumps Mickie before the bell, but she turns it around. Gives him the old Kitchen Sink and dumps him outside. Mickie tries to Dive, but Kerry has a perfectly timed Trash Can to her dome. He’s now grabbing chairs, doors, more trash can pieces. He’s building the kitchen just for Mickie. Since he takes forever, when he gets in Mickie grabs his balls and then hits him with a Brainbuster as he sells amusingly. After a few trash can lid shots, Kerry goes to grab Mickie…but you know, it doesn’t work the same for women. She snaps his fingers with her Kegel Grip. He grabs more weapons, cuts Mickie open, but Mickie continues to aim for Kerry’s dick including she just bites his…well…you know. Kerry is about to get Ass Attacked over and over, then uses a Trash Can to keep his face receiving her can.
Kerry goes to grab something but Mickie shoves her thumb up Kerry’s ass. Then she has Claude smell it and help him build the next prop spot. Kerry hits her with a few things, puts her on the gimmick pile, but thinks better than jumping onto it. Claude however rebuilds it and Kerry tries to rub his crotch in her face…which is dumb. So she Headbutts his crotch, he falls through the gimmick pile. Claude gets to a two count and then sneezes.
Kerry hits Claude with a V Trigger accidentally. Saito Suplex, German and then a Northern Lights Suplex from Mickie, but Claude is dead, so no referee for the count. Kerry manages to turn things around, Suplexes Mickie through a door, beats her across the skull with the pieces but she fires, Donkey Kick to the back of her head, and he pins her with his crotch in her face. Claude is miraculously alive, and counts the three.
Not a good match, but kinda fun in how despicably shit it was.
The Outbreak (Abel & Jackson) w/Barnabas the Bizarre vs Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo & Ruffo) vs BackSeat Boyz (Tommy & JP Grayson)
Oh look, Ruffo found Yabo. Glad he’s not sleeping with the fishes yet.
The clowns bounce a balloon off the zombies…and the zombies fire and attack, so they start brawling. Jackson and Yabo start throwing hands, before Ruffo and Abel get involved again. The tornado aspect continues, there’s no control and Violent J walks out. Tells them to expect the unexpected.
BackSeat Boyz come down, T Gimmick the zombies, the clowns face off with them and BackSeats do a little dance, before the clowns make them pay with stereo Manhattan Drops and then a coconut crunch. Zombies are back up, slides under legs, stereo Slingblades, Corner Attacks of Splashes and Uppercuts, the Clowns flop out after the punishment. BackSeat is back in, but the zombies were winning until an Eye Rake, but then Tommy eats an Assited Flatliner. Outbreak wants As Above…but BackSeat stop it, hit the Street Sweeper! They want to T Gimmick Jackson, but Ruffo and Yabo Balloon the Boyz. Hulk Hand Uppercut rocks JP, Rubber Chicken Assisted Big Boot lays out Tommy.
Rubber Chicken Tickle doesn’t work on zombies so they dispose of Ruffo, hit Yabo with As Above, So Below and out favorite cocaine alcoholic zombies win the match!
The Outbreak had some cocaine on them and do celebratory cocaine! Barnabas is beside himself.
JCW American Title: Facade (c) vs Mecha Wolf vs Ninja Mack vs Disco Ray w/The Ring Rat vs Boogie Boarding Mikey Avalon
Well if you score based on looks, you’d think only Mecha, Mack or Facade should win this match.
Disco Ray starts his dance, trying to get the vibes rolling, everyone is playing along until he gets to Facade who just flips him off and shoves him. So everyone dogpiles Facade because he’s a dick, then we get a test of strength, but Ray is just vibing and dancing. Mecha clears the other three, but Ray’s hips don’t lie and he Splits under a lariat, hits one of his own, wiggles out cinque and drops Mack, Mikey Avalon eats a Flip, Flop and Fly with tambourines. Ray is having fun, but Facade returns to the match and ends Ray’s fun.
Ray tries to Irish Whip Facade, he does a Neck Bridge in the corner for about a minute. Ray gets Up and Overed, Avalon eats a kick after a Matrix, Mecha eats a Disaster Kick from Facade and then goes for an Escalara, but Ninja Mack cuts off Facade. Mack is taking too long to so his Cartwheel Corkscrew Splash and Avalon just gets involved. Avalon Sabu’s a Boogie Board at Facade and then a Scoop Slam with the board.
Avalon uses a Surfboard Stretch, with a Surfboard. Mecha Wolf clocks Avalon and spikes Ninja Mack. Frog Splash from Mecha, but Disco makes the save. Ray connects on a Neckbreaker, but Ninja Mack flies out of nowhere with an Uppercut, Facade with a Rope Walk Dropkick but Mecha hits a Busaiku Knee and everyone is down. Side Slam from Avalon, but Mecha Powders. Cannonballs for all from Avalon. Mecha Muta Mist to Avalon, Ninja Mack Superkick, Mack hits a Sasuke Special on Mecha! Ray tries some rope run, but Facade counters it into a cradle, Ray hits Panic at the Disco but Facade kicks out.
Ring Rat doesn’t want to give Ray the chair, she turns on Ray with a Low Blow. Facade has the chair, Facade Sabu’s the chair, sets it up, Triple Jump Moonsault for the Sabu reference, Facade retains. Not executed well, but neither were most of Sabu’s moves and then we see the Ring Rat walk up the ramp to Steven Flowe.
The Green Phantom comes out…oy vey. Oh and it’s literally just him walking around the crowd and then he leaves.
JCW Women’s Title Tag Match: Katie Forbes Guest Referee: Big Al (c) & Dani Mo vs J-Rod & Nyla Rose
Oh, this is where Nyla is now. I haven’t heard her name in so long I thought she died.
J-Rod and Al start, a few strikes exchanged, Saito Suplex from Big Al and then an Air Raid Crash, for a near fall. Al tags in Dani, a delayed splash and another near fall. Dani keeps J-Rod in the corner with some kicks, a Snapmare to send her out, and then a few more kicks and lariats. Big Al asks for a tag, Dani says no, but when Dani gets close enough Al tags herself in and it gives J-Rod time tag out to Nyla.
Nyla lands one corner Splash, Al moves from the second, but Nyla just grabs Al and tosses her across the ring. Dani tags herself in, flies at Nyla and gets caught and slammed down. Nyla walks Dani to the heel corner, tags out to J-Rod and corner Shoulder Thrusts, quick tags are leaving Dani isolated and eating punishment. The heels are working together better than the tumultuous babyfaces. GAHD Damn J-Rod is gorgeous. Sorry it’s 5:30 in the morning and I haven’t slept. I’m distracted and my filter is slipping.
Quick tags continue, Nyla is now in but Dani manages to fight back. Crescent Kick from Dani, Code Red and…only a two count! Dani wants the Moonmist Twist, Nyla stops it, drops Dani and tags out to the Gorgeous Gladiator. Dani eats Snake Eyes and then a Big Boot but only two again. Corner Hip Attacks, J-Rod walks Dani out of the corner with her draped over her shoulders, Samoan Drop. Big Al breaks up the pinfall, Katie admonishes Big Al so Nyla walks in Double Chokeslam while the referee isn’t looking. J-Rod pins Dani…1-2-3! Alice expected Dani to kick out and the fact she didn’t, Al is frustrated.
I’m a big fan of J-Rod, Alice and Dani, but some of the spots were awkward and that finish fell flatter than a pancake.
Good Brothers & KENTA vs RVD w/Bill Alfonso, Willie Mack & 2 Tuff Tony
RVD walking down about to ask KENTA to pick a hand. Between Tony and RVD…god damn these entrances are taking forever.
Karl and Tony are gonna start, but he holds up a finger to grab his bottle of…Kettle One…or whatever that is. He polishes the bottle off and then ties up finally! Tony shoots off the ropes, eats a Shoulder Tackle so Karl tags in Gallows because of a the size discrepancy. Tony takes another swig from his bottle, and I get the liquid courage gimmick, but Tony is old, slow and wrestles like shit. Can we just get him out to someone who can go?
Thank Christ, Tony tags in Willie and now we might see some wrestling. Willie wants to test power, they run into each other a few times and no one gives. Gallows tries to Lariat Willie, Willie ducks and hits Gallows with the Gamengiri. Gallows tags out, KENTA points at RVD, and we get Rob Van Dam versus KENTA.
KENTA acts like they’re about to tie up, ducks it and goes to his corner chuckling. Rob lands a punch, KENTA is bleeding, RVD wants Rolling Thunder but Karl drags him out. Now is a shitty brawl but KENTA looks a bit out of it. The vibe seems like Rob connected with KENTA and hard wayed him. Willie hits a Stunner, KENTA with the Busaiku, RVD with a kick, RVD hits the Van Daminator on Gallows. Tony hits the Meteorite on Gallows, RVD goes up, 5 Star Frog Splash, RVD wins!
This was a pile of shit. RVD breaks KENTA’s nose on the second real move of this slog, they do something stupid for a few minutes before someone just said go to the finish.
4 Way Elimination: JCW Lunacy World Championship: EC3 Special Guest Referee: Cokane (c) vs Nic Nemeth vs Caleb Konley vs Matt Riddle
Can this match be decent? Please? Like give me one. Nemeth comes out in Juggalo paint.
Caleb mouths off a little, everyone gangs up and chucks him out. Riddle starts throwing Knees, Cokane rolls through the turnbuckle, Rebound Big Boot, but a big Lariat miss and Riddle hits a few Gutwrench Suplexes, Senton, and works over Cokane. Caleb runs in, dispatches Riddle, tries to keep Cokane on the back foot but a Blue Thunder Bomb stops Caleb. Cokane pulls out straws and wants to use them like the MASADA Skewer spot, but Caleb fights him off. A little more jockying for position, Cokane tries his rope walk, but Caleb trips him up, Cokane crashes and Caleb kicks Cokane to the outside. Nemeth comes in hot, Splash, Rude Awakening, FameASSer for two!
Cokane wants a Cokeslam, Super Kick says no, Riddle hits a Cutter, wants a Tombstone, but no. Caleb hits a Low Blow on Nemeth, Burning Hammer, and Caleb eliminated Nic Nemeth first. Riddle hits an Exploder, Senton, PK, but Cokane comes in, Drop Step, Wrist Control, Rip Cord Knee, Fisherman Buster and Riddle is rolling. Floating Bro on both men and Riddle looks like the favorite at this point. Tombstone locomotion, Riddle hits a Gotch variation of the Brostone. Another Low Blow on Riddle from Caleb, another Burning Hammer, and Riddle is gone.
Caleb runs Cokane into the corners, Chop exchanges between the remaining two guys turns into punches. Backfist from Caleb, and then a Superkick, Caleb wants the Shotei, but hits EC3 accidentally. Cokeslam gets countered. Cokane gets thrown into the ropes, he’s wiley like a crackhead, eventually we get a Lethal Injection. Cokane goes for his cocaine, but Steven Flowe shows up again to play DARE officer and say no to drugs. LOW BLOW from Caleb! Burning Hammer number three! EC3 stops his count at two. EC…can’t count to three.
Ethan is putting his foot down with all the Low Blows. Cokane sits up, finds more cocaine, COKESLAM! 1-2-3! Tony Khan must’ve given Cokane the back up stash. Good call.
While Cokane retaining isn’t a bad idea…EC3 makes a cocaine angel in the middle of the ring afterwards, is funny. These matches have all been either garbage or depressing.
Vampiro’s Retirement Match: Vampiro vs PCO vs Big Vito
Vamp walks out with J and Shaggy, gives Dark Carnival WCW flashbacks. Vampiro cuts a promo at the beginning of the match about the first time he met ICP in WCW. Let’s assume it’s a real retirement, he deserves a moment to wax poetic before the match. He then goes around the horn with a comment about PCO and Vito as well. But again, it’s okay, its a retirement angle. Vamp’s little comedic way he cuts a promo while still being poignant and cool, helps land the show. Now lets hope the match isn’t garbage.
PCO and Vamp are throwing chops while Vito doesn’t mind not being hit. Vito tries to hit the ropes and Double Lariat, but they level Vito and keep slugging. PCO rocks Vamp, Splashes him in the corner and then Kicks Vito in the stomach and throw him out. Vamp bounces PCO’s face off the post, Vito goes after Vamp, they fight into the crowd and Vito rocks Vamp, Vamp hits a random dude in the crowd, and the guy seems like a good sport. PCO returns to the brawl going after both guys, but Vito turns things around on PCO and fights Vamp back to the ring.
Vamp is flipping people off, absorbing the hits just to talk shit to the crowd and his opponents. It’s obvious that Vampiro is enjoying himself. Vito calls Violent J into the ring since the Dark Carnival stuck around for support. Vito kicks J, starts throwing down Forearms and then Shane Mercer slides in, the Mercer-Nary. Shane wraps his fist in a chain, Vito holds J, J ducks, Shane levels Vito. J and Shaggy gang up on Shane to take him out, now PCO starts beating on Vito. Fist to the head, Leg Drop, and Vampiro is content watching for a little bit. Vamp breaks the next pinfall attempt, goes for his own but Vito kicks out and Vito goes for a Crossface. PCO’s foot comes down to break up the submission, then his stomps on Vampiro, Vito tries to sneak a cover but not yet.
French Canadian Frankenstein with a few Forearm Shots and a short Lariat to send Vito to the ground. PCO lays strikes into PCO, but Vito shoves PCO out of the way to kick Vampiro himself. Two more instances of Vito shoving PCO away, and PCO is allowing it, but after the third shove, PCO catches Vito in a Chokeslam. Spinning Back Kick by Vamp on PCO, Nail in the Coffin! The Driver looked bad, the finish was odd, but Vamp is nearly 60 and battling Alzheimer’s. I’m not mad. Vampiro wins his retirement match!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Well Spring Break started late and went long, so Strangle-Mania started like 66 minutes late. So I sit here, past 7am Eastern…and it’s not for Wrestle Kingdom…weird times man. But yeah, wrestling content, this was garbage. Anything that had a chance to be cool was either marred with short cuts or cut short because of an errant punch. Now I will say, a card with the Rock N’ Roll Express, George South, KENTA, RVD, Nic Nemeth, Nyla Rose and professional Zombie wrestlers…was not on my BINGO card this year. So there’s aspects of this show that were fun, the commentary booth was unhinged, J-Rod winning the title is the correct decision. She’s gorgeous, great physique, solid wrestler and going to be on the new American Gladiators, so it’s free publicity baby. The Kerry Morton match was also completely inane, but wonderfully so. There is a soft spot in my heart for Self Aware Comedic Hardcore.
Vampiro’s retirement was nice, sentimental, and a feel good moment since Vito ate the pin.
Like I said, there was no real wrestling to be extrapolated from this show, but there was some entertainment. I’m not gonna rate the show highly because the matches were almost all bad or barely passable. But being a little delirious from being up for like 32 hours with no sleep…I didn’t fall asleep. So at least the show wasn’t boring.
Maybe I’ll start covering Lunacy on Fridays (I cover TNA that’s also on Thursday, so JCW will have to take the tape delay backseat). But yeah, Cokane retaining, Steven Flowe going full heel and stealing the Ring Rat with Caleb Konley getting screwed by EC3. There’s some interesting possibilities for the weekly show.
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