Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (10/14/24)
Cody Rhodes is back!
Adrenaline, in my soul…!
The American Nightmare is back on Raw, even in the wake of Kevin Owens’ betrayal! Will he be able to focus on Gunther and Crown Jewel?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Damage CTRL; Bianca & Jade win and retain the titles.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Tournament Opening Round: Otis & Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri VS ???; The War Raiders win and advance.
- Bron Breakker VS Kofi Kingston; Bron wins.
- The Miz VS R-Truth; Truth wins.
- Rhea Ripley & Tiffany Stratton VS Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez; No Contest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Rhea Ripley walks to gorilla.
And Mami tells the cameraman to follow her. The fans fire up as Rhea makes her way out on stage and down to the ring! Rhea is intensely serious as ever, and we all know why. She got screwed out of the title at Bad Blood, and she even got some semblance of revenge last Friday Night SmackDown. Rhea grabs a mic to call out Liv Morgan! “I’m not done with you or Raquel Rodriguez. No, because this doesn’t end until I get back what I never lost, and that is my Women’s World Championship! So Liv, Raquel, if you’re done running and hiding, then get down here into my ring so I can whoop your asses!”
Instead of Liv or Raquel, we get Tiffany Stratton! Speaking of Friday, Miss Money in the Bank was there when Rhea wrecked everyone, and now Tiff steps into the ring. Tiff says, “Not who you were expecting, Rhea? I’m here because I have a very important message from the WWE Women’s Champion, Nia Jax.” The fans boo already but Tiff tells Rhea to stay out of Nia’s business, or else she’ll have a problem. A big problem! Rhea tells Tiff that she gets she thinks this is “Tiffy Time” but it’s not! Cuz Rhea doesn’t have time for this. Either Rhea gets her hands on Liv, or Raquel, or Rhea “welcomes” Tiff back the Rhea Ripley way.
Tiff starts shoving Rhea, they argue, but then Raquel & Liv CLOBBER them both! The fans boo, what’d Tiff do to them? Raquel still SLAMS Tiff down, and she saves Liv from Rhea. Raquel BOOTS Rhea down, and Liv picks up the MITB briefcase. Liv CLOBBERS Tiff with it! Then she slam dunks it onto Tiff! Raquel gives Liv the Women’s World title to raise over her head. Will no one stop Judgment Day now that Ricky Desperado is watching Liv’s back?
Rhea finds Adam Pearce backstage.
And she tells the Raw General Manager that she wants Liv & Raquel, TONIGHT! Pearce says got it, he already talked with them. But… He can’t let her fight them alone. It has to be a tag match or not at all. Rhea says she doesn’t need a partner, doesn’t want a partner, and who would she even get? It can’t be Priest! But then Tiffany storms in, asking what the heck! Is this how Pearce treats his guests? Nick Aldis would never treat her like this. Pearce has a lightbulb moment. What about Tiff? Rhea already has a headache, but she says fine. Tiff asks what that means. Oh, she’ll figure it out. Tiff is flustered, but will she and Rhea make it work against Liv & Raquel?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill VS Damage CTRL!
The StrongEST Duo just got these titles back via a Triple Threat featuring the Unholy Union and their opponents here tonight. Will Bianca & Jade prove no team can touch them? Or will the Evil Genius & Pirate Princess have a foolproof plan to be back on top?
Raw returns and we see Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson watching ringside. They just had their shot on SmackDown, are they scouting this match for another try? DMG CTRL makes their entrance now, all fired up to take control. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is truly the B E S T team!
The teams sort out and Iyo starts with Jade. They tie up, and Jade SHOVES Iyo down! Jade flexes, Iyo comes back and slips around. Iyo headlocks but Jade fights the takeover. Jade powers up but Iyo slips free. Iyo runs, handsprings, but Jade dodges. Jade runs up but Iyo DROPKICKS her! Jade rebounds to CLOBBER Iyo! Jade drags Iyo up, gets the fans chanting “E S T!” and tags Bianca in. The StrongEST double whip, double hip toss, and then DOUBLE SLAM Iyo! Cover, TWO! Bianca stalks Iyo, runs in at the corner and RAMS Iyo! And RAMS her again and again! The fans duel as Bianca picks Iyo up, but Iyo sunset flips!
Bianca stays up, and deadlifts Iyo into a suplex! Iyo slips free, runs, and Kairi tags in! Iyo redirects Bianca, Kairi shoves her, and Iyo trips her! Kairi AX KICKS, then snapmares! Iyo and Kairi coordinate, DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! The fans fire up, and Kairi sucker punches Jade! Kairi goes out, Iyo slides at Jade. Jade dodges to SUPERKICK! But Kairi is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY! The fans fire up with Kairi as she storms around the ramp, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Iyo has Bianca down in a crossface, but Bianca powers it back to a cover! TWO! Iyo lets go in time to ROCK, SHOTEI, SHOTEI and SHOTEI! Bianca staggers, Iyo runs to victory roll, STOMP 182! Iyo fires up, brings Bianca around, and underhooks the arms. But Bianca backdrops free! Iyo lands out on her feet! Iyo then runs up, Bianca bypasses and SPEARS! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Iyo and Bianca crawl, hot tags to Kairi and Jade! The fans fire up but Kairi dodges the boot to URAKEN! And CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Kairi whips, Jade blocks to reverses! Jade scoops, Kairi slips around to a SLEEPER!
The fans fire up as Kairi squeezes tight! Jade gets a second wind to THROW Kairi away! Jade runs in at the corner, but into a BOOT! Kairi goes up, leaps, but Jade catches her! SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Kairi writhes, Jade brings her around, and the fans fire up for the lift! POWERBOMB! Cover, Iyo breaks it! Bianca runs up to TOSS Iyo, and then Jade tags Bianca in. They get Kairi in position, handspring and scoop, DOMINATOR FLOP as Kairi moves! Jade is angry now, and runs up, only for Kairi to DUMP her out! Tag to Iyo and Iyo springboards in! MISSILE DROPKICK on Bianca! Iyo kips up, and the fans fire up!
Kairi runs, she and Iyo combine, POP-UP INSANE ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Bianca survives and DMG CTRL can’t believe it! Iyo fires herself back up, goes right up top, and OVER THE MOONSAULT FLOPS as Jade saves Bianca! But Kairi LEAPS at Jade! Jade stops the rana, she and Bianca SLING Kairi into barriers! Meta Four gets at them, and Iyo QUEBRADAS! Down go the champs! Jakara & Lash says that’s what they get! Iyo puts Bianca in, but now Meta Four has to bark at Iyo! They grab Iyo’s hair, and Lash SUCKER PUNCHES her! The ref missed that checking on Bianca!! Bianca brings Iyo up, suplexes, and she shifts to a torture rack! KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, Bianca & Jade win!!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Meta Four may not like Bianca & Jade, but they handed them this win! Will DMG CTRL have to teach Lash & Jakara a lesson after this?
Finn Balor & JD McDonagh walk ‘n’ talk backstage.
The WWE World Tag Team Champions find Adam Pearce, and note he wanted to talk with them. Finn says good timing, because he wants to talk a rematch with Damian Priest. Uh, no, that’s not what this is about, they misunderstood. Finn says no, Pearce is misunderstanding. When is the rematch with Damian? Finn wants it and he wants to know when! Pearce says no, this has nothing to do with Priest, and everything to do with the obligations these two have as tag team champions! AKA defending them! But they defended these just last month. That’s the thing, Pearce gave Judgment Day time to resolve things with Priest and-
Finn says it’s not resolved! Pearce says yes they are! And now, there will be a tournament to determine new contenders to the titles. Does it look like they care? Pearce says they better. JD says he is really starting to dislike Pearce. The rest of Judgment Day walks in and asks when’s the match with Damian. Finn says it’s a no go. Finn storms off, but Liv says at least we can all focus on keeping the titles. True. And Liv makes formal introductions to Raquel. Carlito is a bit lovestruck. Will things really turn out alright for The Judgment Day? Or will they all get their just desserts soon enough?
Team American Made speaks.
Chad Gable quotes the Webster’s Dictionary definition of greatness: “The quality or state of being excellent in size, skill, achievement, or power.” Brutus Creed tells Merriam Webster, “you idiot, how about next time, just look at a photo of American Made. HAHAHA!” Ivy Nile says America is the land of opportunity, so everyone in that locker room has the opportunity to get their teeth kicked in by the greatest athletes in the world. And Julius Creed adds that they are sick and tired of entitled degenerates looking for handouts! Gable says this country needs a hero. All of the WWE Universe needs a hero.
And it is Gable’s pleasure to tell us all that Team American Made will be those heroes! They will put the team on their back and show the world what it is to be American Made!
Bron Breakker speaks.
“Everybody wants to know… Why? Why did I turn my back on Jey Uso? It’s really not all that complicated. See, Jey, you lucked into the biggest lottery of your entire life a few weeks ago when you beat me for the Intercontinental Championship. So what’d I do out of respect? I march down to the ring, I shake your hand, and tell you congratulations, out of respect. And what did you do? Throw it back in my face as if I’m not gonna see it! Not once did you say that you respected me. Not one time did you say that you respected me as a champion, and that one day, you would be the kind of champion that I am, which we all know you won’t.
“See, we’re not the same, Jey. We’re not a couple second, third generation superstars carrying on our family’s legacies. Because I’m doing this on my own. I don’t need my family’s help. I don’t need the name. I don’t need them here. Because one day, when I surpass them in success, they can give me the stamp approval. The same amount of respect I have for them, they’ll have for me. Not like you. You’ve been sucking off your family’s legacy for the past 14 years. And finally, when your cousin is on top of the mountain, you all of a sudden decide that you wanna do it on your own now. You wanna get fed, too.
“You wanna do it on your own, Jey? You wanna do it on your own? Well you’re gonna take this ass kicking on your own, too! Because I’m coming back for my Intercontinental Championship. And the beautiful thing is, Jey, you’re family… cannot save you… from me!” The Badass is ready to break Main Event Jey, will Kofi Kingston be an appetizer?
Raw shares a conversation from last Saturday.
Adam Pearce sat down to talk with Bronson Reed, and Pearce says it might be hard to believe, but he appreciates Bronson’s time. The reason for this meeting is simple. Pearce wants to make sure- Bronson stops Pearce there, and says let’s just get to business. Pearce says okay, he’ll give Bronson credit. He has made a name for himself in a short period of time. Everyone knows Pearce gives the roster the leeway they want to handle things how they want, and sometimes there’s chaos, it gets wild, and Pearce takes the heat for that. But what Bronson’s been doing with Braun Strowman, even in Last Monster Standing, he throws refs around, goes through barriers, putting fans at risk!
Pearce cannot have that. Bronson says sorry if he crossed some line. But in a match like that, no one can stop him. If not for Seth Rollins, Bronson would’ve been the Last Monster Standing. So when is Pearce making the match? Oh, so it’s like that? Pearce isn’t even thinking about that until he and Bronson are on the same page. Bronson says all the destruction, all his Tsunamis, it was all to get to the main event. Isn’t that the level of ambition he wants? Of course! Then make the match and there’ll be no trouble. Bronson just wants the spotlight. He wants the 1v1 with Rollins to show he is a top guy here in WWE.
So it is that simple? Bronson’s a man of his word now? Pearce wants to make sure they’re on the same page. He will talk with Rollins. Bronson says Pearce is smarter than he thought. Imagine that. Pearce says they’ll talk again soon. Bronson says not to keep him waiting too long. When and where will the Colossal Aussie get his match with The Visionary?
WWE World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Tournament Opening Round: Otis & Akira Tozawa w/ Maxxine Dupri VS ???
The tournament Pearce promised begins, and it is the Alpha Academy that starts us off! But who against? We’ll have to wait and see, after the break!
Raw returns and… the WAR RAIDERS are back! That’s right, Erik & Ivar have moved past being just Vikings, and might be closer to machines at this point! Will they still bring the raid all the way to the tag titles?
The teams sort out, Ivar starts against Otis. The bell rings, Ivar BOOTS Otis, whips him, but Otis reverses. Ivar rolls off Otis’ back, then cartwheels past him! Otis dodges and he LARIATS Ivar down! The fans fire up, and Otis tags Tozawa. Otis whips Tozawa in to RAM Ivar! But Ivar shoves Tozawa! Tozawa dodges, but Erik tags in! Ivar scoop SLAMS Tozawa, then Erik scoop SLAMS Ivar onto Tozawa! The fans fire up and Erik brings Tozawa up. Feed to a KNEE from Ivar, then feed to a KNEE from Erik! Tozawa falls, Maxxine is worried, but Erik tags Ivar. Erik BLASTS Otis, then Ivar SPLASHES Tozawa!
Ivar feeds Tozawa to a FOREARM from Erik! Ivar covers, Otis breaks it! The fans cheer and Otis CLOBBERS Erik! Otis rips the shirt away and the fans fire up more! Otis hits the CATERPILLAR- HEEL KICK from Ivar! Ivar tags Erik, but Tozawa MISSILE DROPKICKS! Tozawa runs, but into THOR’S HAMMER! Ivar then hits a SEATED SENTON on Otis! Tozawa hits Ace Ten MAO! Erik tags Ivar and Ivar goes up. Erik hauls Tozawa right up, and feeds him to a RAIDER SPLASH!! Cover, War Raiders win!
Winners: The War Raiders, by pinfall (advance to the next round)
The Alpha Academy just felt the Fallout from Erik & Ivar returning, will no one survive this tournament?
Adam Pearce meets with Seth Rollins.
Pearce thanks Rollins for his time, and Rollins says he saw that meeting with Bronson. So is the match made or what? Pearce says yeah, Bronson wants the match as much as Rollins, it’s Pearce who is hesitant. Here’s why: Rollins has had six matches this year, and he hasn’t been 100% for any of them. Bronson put Rollins on the shelf, and- Rollins sees where this is going. Injuries happens. Yeah, but there’s injuries, and then there’s injuries, and Pearce knows Rollins gets what he means. Rollins says hey, when you sign up for this business, you know it’s part of the game. And you fight through injuries to get to the top! To run the jungle!
Rollins also knows Pearce knows that upstarts like Reed are going to come in, try and make a name off someone else. It’s what Pearce did, it’s what Rollins did, it’s what Reed is doing. So to be honest, there’s a reason Rollins runs Raw, that he is at the top. Bronson’s forgotten, maybe Pearce has, too. Rollins has slain a beast, conquered kings, and you know what sounds nice? Hunting a monster. Rollins needs this fight, to bring out the best in him. It’s how he stays sharp and stays on top. Rollins wants this fight because Reed tried to put him on the shelf for good. But he also needs this fight if Pearce wants the best version of Rollins for Raw. Just think about it.
Rollins heads out, what will Pearce decide?
Cody Rhodes is here!
The fans sing along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” as the Undisputed WWE Champion makes his way to the ring. Cody even shakes hands with Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore before grabbing a mic and going into the ring. The fans cheer more, and Cody says there’s a lot of people in here tonight. Let’s say hey to the friends up there, over there, and down here. What’s the old saying? To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. As much as Cody wants to have his eyes on the future, he prides himself on being a pro-wrestling and sports entertainment traditionalist.
That means he is immensely proud to be standing in a city that has such rich history and rich roots in this business! Whether it was Sam Mushnik wrestling at The Chase, or everyone here tonight for Monday Night Raw! There has been some more recent history, though… Something very special happened in this building not too long ago. Something that genuinely changed Cody’s life for the better. Cody says yes, it was here in St. Louis, when we all first heard, “We Want Cody.” The fans cheer that! And Cody is sure someone will call him a politician for it, but there is nothing political about what is next. It is simple: Cody thanks you all very, very, very much!
And with that in mind, St. Louis, Missouri…! “What do you wanna talk about?” But then GUNTHER makes his way out here! Der Ring General, the World Heavyweight Champion, goes right to the ring, and has a mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.” The fans do cheer that, and Gunther says usually, he would come out here and dress his opponent down, speak about some uncomfortable truths. But to be honest, there is not much negative to say about Cody. Because in fact, this company, this business, this sport, is in a boom period like never before, and it is all built on Cody’s back.
Cody makes every town, every country, every continent. He is truly the quarterback of the WWE. The fans chant “Thank You, Cody!” Gunther then says there is not many people in the WWE he respects, but he fully respects Cody Rhodes. Though, if he thinks about it, there might be one thing. Cody just loves to be everyone’s darling, doesn’t he? See, the thing is, because of that, Cody is in that mess with his old friend, Kevin Owens> Kevin realized everyone’s friend is no one’s real friend. So Gunther expects Cody to sort out that mess, because in Saudi Arabia, Gunther wants the best version of Cody Rhodes.
Cody says what Gunther thinks is his greatest weakness is actually his greatest strength. And Cody isn’t surrounded by friends, surely Gunther has seen what’s happening. But one champion to another, Cody has seen what happens when Der Ring General throws everything in his arsenal at his opponents, and they keep coming back. What happens is Gunther gets uncomfortable. What happens is, as seen firsthand at WrestleMania, Gunther breaks. Gunther does his best to smile that off but Cody says he could return the favor. Gunther is a champion, a workhorse, and there is great respect.
But Gunther thinks he is in deep waters? His feet are still touching the bottom of the pool. Gunther has never been 1v1 with Cody. The fans cheer that! Gunther says that’s fair, and spoken like a true secondary champion. Oh, there it is, there’s the dig. Cody expected that but he should’ve realized Raw is Gunther’s house now. Gunther really h as become intimidating, frightening, a beast. What’d he just say? “Secondary champion?” Let’s not forget that Cody defeated the most dominant champion in WWE history. And Gunther, Cody has already slain a frightening beast. Cody drops the mic to offer a handshake.
Gunther chuckles, considers the handshake, and then accepts. The fans applaud, and Gunther says yes, good luck to Gunther. Gunther heads out, and Cody leaves it at that. Crown Jewel is on the horizon, but who will be the BEST champion of all?
Raw shares footage from after last week’s Raw.
Kofi says if Woods was getting beaty up, you know Jey would be the first one out there. Woods says yeah, but Kofi also said Woods is the QB. He calls the play. But has that been happening? Tension is growing within The New Day, will it all fall apart at this rate? Or can Kofi show Bron Breakker he can’t just do what he wants to who he wants?
Dragon Lee speaks.
“The last year has been one of the most exciting and fulfilling times in my life. Not just coming to WWE, but becoming a champion and having the honor of joining the legendary LWO. It hasn’t all been easy. But with every setback, I’ve become stronger, wiser, and better than before. I remembered that I am capable of exceeding my greatest expectations, that my heroes look at me as their equal. That I belong, and not even the sky is my limit. Dragon Lee was destined to fly.” The Boy Wonder is ready to get back in action, will he strike gold once again?
Bron Breakker VS Kofi Kingston!
Raw returns and the Big Bad Booty Nephew makes his entrance. The bell rings and Kofi runs up to DROPKICK Bron! The fans fire up and Kofi SPLASHES in a corner! Kofi fires off forearms, the ref backs him up, but Kofi SPLASHES again! Bron flounders, Kofi runs, but Bron RUNS him over! The fans bark it up, and Bron seethes as he storms around. Bron drags Kofi up, puts him in a corner, and whips corner to corner hard! Kofi bounces off buckles, tumbles back, and Bron paces. The fans bark more, and Bron drags Kofi up again. Bron puts Kofi in a corner, to then BODY BLOW! Kofi goes to another corner, Bron storms up to whip corner to corner hard!
Kofi again falls after hitting buckles, and Bron mocks “New, Day Rocks. New, Day Rocks.” Bron stalks Kofi, drags him up, and whips again. Kofi goes up and up to DROPKICK back! The fans fire up, and Kofi dodges Bron, hurdles, but Bron dodges Kofi to CLOBBER him! Kofi tumbles to the apron, Bron kicks him down, and Bron fires up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Bron has Kofi with a chinlock. Bron grinds Kofi down while the fans rally up. Kofi fights up to his feet, fires body shots, and is free of the hold. Kofi fires more shots but Bron CLUBS Kofi down. Bron says it’s done, and he run sin, only for Kofi to dodge! Bron POSTS himself, and he flops to the apron. Bron staggers up, but Kofi CHOPS! And CHOPS! And DROPKICKS! Bron staggers around, Kofi runs but Bron dodges. Bron whips, Kofi goes up and up, CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE! Kofi PENALTY KICKS back! Kofi fires up, gets moving, “NEW~ DAY~” BOOM DROP! Bron sputters and Kofi goes to a corner.
The fans fire up and clap along, “NEW! DAY ROCKS! NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kofi spins, but Bron ducks the kick! Waistlock, GERMAN SUPLEX! Kofi lands out, clinches, S O S! Cover, TWO! Bron survives, but he grits his teeth from taking that rolling shot. Kofi brings Bron up, but Bron RAMS him into a corner! And again! And again! Bron tells the ref to shut up with the count, but then Kofi SWING KICKS! Kofi goes up the corner slowly, and leaps, but into Bron’s arms! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! The straps come down and the fans fire up. Bron builds speed, SPEAR!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Kofi tried to get even with Bron, but he couldn’t survive that 20+ mile per hour tackle. Bron looms over Kofi, but here comes Woods! Woods won’t let Bron bully Kofi, and the fans cheer. Bron leaves, Woods checks on Kofi, but then Bron runs in and CLOBBERS Woods! Bron aims, but here comes Jey! Jey slides in, ducks ‘n’ dodges to SUPERKICK! Bron staggers, Jey says here’s respect for him! SPEAR! Jey is all fired up and Bron retreats while the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey helps Kofi up, but then Bron returns! SUPERKICK again! Jey was ready this time! YEET! Will Jey show Bron more of that “respect” when these two go one more round?
Rhea gets ready for her match.
Priest checks on her, and says she looks ready. Want him out there? Nah, it’s fine. It is Tiffy’s time to stand on the apron and watch. But has he put thought into what they talked about? Priest says yeah, but still… Rhea tells him hey, he already destroyed all the Judgment Day boys, he already got his revenge on Finn. it is time he gets back what he was robbed of. That is fair. Priest says as long as Rhea has beef with the Judgment Day, he has beef. So just tell him and he’s there. But yeah, time for Priest to once again be El Campeon. Rhea says there we go. They fist bump and Priest tells her to do her thing, go handle those girls. Rhea says she will. But will Tiffy be the big problem in that formula?
Jey goes back to the locker room.
And when he opens the door, Jimmy is there?! Jimmy asks if Jey’s got a second, but Jey turns right around and leaves. Well, Jimmy figured that’d be the reaction. Can the brothers Uso hash things out for the greater good of the family?
The Miz VS R-Truth!
The Awesome Truth is once again no more, all because the Hollywood A-Lister got fed up with it all. Will he take all his frustrations out on one of the major sources? Or is the truth of the matter that Miz is just selfish?
Raw returns and The Miz makes his entrance. The bell rings and Truth gets the fans to join in on, “WHAT’S UP?!” Miz is not for the good times, even as Truth breaks it down and offers a handshake. The fans boo as Miz refuses it! But then Miz takes it, but does NOT join in on the secret posing. The Wyatts add their little something to this, and then wait, Karrion Kross & The Final Testament are here? Miz gets distracted by them, and Truth uses that to roll him up! Truth wins!!
Winner: R-Truth, by pinfall
Truth celebrates with Miz, still thinking they’re friends! Truth is Truth, but he really needs to work on that memory problem. Kross shakes hands with Truth, but then sicks Authors of Pain on him! They TOSS Truth in for Miz to hit a SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!! The fans boo as Miz just scowls at his former friend. The fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” but Miz doesn’t even flinch. Is Miz starting to see things Kross’ way?
Jimmy looks for Jey.
Jimmy goes room to room, door to door, but then finds Jey on his way out. Jimmy says please, just hear him out. Jey says he already said no. Now get out of his face. Jey leaves, but Jimmy doesn’t look ready to give up on his twin. What will it take for Jimmy to make up for the past?
Rhea Ripley & Tiffany Stratton VS Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez!
“Unlikely allies” is a classic trope, but this might be pushing it. Mami and Tiffy are polar opposites, but can they hold together long enough to get past the Women’s World Champion and her heavy hitter? Or will Judgment Day continue to deny Rhea her retribution?
Raw returns and “It’s Tiffy Time~” as Miss MITB makes her entrance to join Rhea. Then Liv & Raquel make their entrance together, and the teams sort out. Rhea starts with Liv, the two circle, and then Liv dodges Rhea to SLAP her! Liv laughs, but then Rhea blocks her punches! Rhea HEADBUTTS Liv and the fans fire up. Rhea lifts Liv to atomic FACEBUSTER! Rhea runs to basement DROPKICK! Liv flounders, Rhea taunts Raquel, then runs in, but Liv dodges! Rhea keeps Liv from running away by pulling hair! Rhea scoops her but Liv slips free, shoves Rhea, and tags Raquel! Liv grins as now Mami once again meets Big Mami Cool.
Rhea says if Raquel wants to go, let’s go! But then Tiff tags in! Rhea is upset but Tiff says tootles. Raquel swings, Tiff dodges and handsprings over! The fans cheer and Tiff asks, “What time is it?” Tiff goes Matrix to dodge, but then Raquel grabs her! Raquel whips, Tiff holds ropes and DUMPS Raquel out! Rhea runs up but Tiff says don’t, she is not legal! Now Tiff does things by the rules? Liv tags in, and Raquel hoists her up to BOMB SENTON onto Rhea and Tiff! The fans boo but Liv laughs, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Liv hits a suplex on Tiff! Liv gives some Latina Heat, then CLOBBERS Tiff! Cover, TWO! Liv says okay, and she drags Tiff up. Liv puts Tiff in the corner, stomps her, then digs her boot in. The ref counts, Liv steps away, and Raquel taunts Tiff before tagging in. Raquel whips Liv in to back body block! Liv sends Raquel in to SPLASH! Raquel grins as she brings Tiff up with a scoop, and then pops her into a suplex! Cover, TWO! Tiff toughs it out but Raquel drags her up. Raquel CLUBS Tiff down, Rhea coaches Tiff angrily, but Raquel ROCKS Tiff! And DECKS Tiff! and then brings Tiff back up to scoop, for a BACKBREAKER!
Raquel pushes on Tiff in the backbreaker rack! Tiff endures and the fans rally up for her. Tiff fights, kicks at Raquel, but Raquel dumps her over. Raquel then UPPERCUTS Tiff down, then adds a KICK! Cover, TWO! Raquel suplexes, Tiff slips free, but she misses the tag! Raquel drags Tiff away, but Tiff BOOTS her! Hot tags to Liv and Rhea! Rhea rallies on Liv and the fans fire up! Rhea kicks, stomps a foot, SMASHES Liv off her knee, and LARIATS! Then she DROPKICKS Raquel for the hell of it! Liv JAWBREAKERS, leaps, but Rhea stops that to FLAPJACK Liv! Rhea runs to KNEE Liv in the face!
Rhea deadlifts Liv right into RIPTIDE!! Cover, Raquel breaks it! Raquel saves Liv like always, but Rhea TOSESS her out! Rhea says fine, and tags Tiff! Tiff goes up, Rhea CLBOBERS Raquel! Those two brawl, but Liv avoids the Prettiest Moonsault! Both Liv and Tiff are down, Rhea and Raquel still brawl, but wait! NIA CLOBBERS RHEA & RAQUEL! The Queen of the Ring is here, and she helps her Princess Tiffy up. But then Rhea brings Nia around to HEADBUTT! And scoop!? But Liv CHOP BLOCKS a leg out! Rhea falls, Liv KICKS away at her, but Nia is back up! Nia YANKS Liv back, ROCKS her, and fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP!
Nia runs, to drop the LEG! The fans actually cheer Nia! Nia isn’t done there, though! She puts Liv in the drop zone, for the A-NIA-LATOR!! Tiff says that’s her queen! But then Nia says look! Do it! Oh yeah! Tiff gets her briefcase! Tiff goes to the ref, and she wants to cash in on Liv! But wait! Dom runs out here and saves his girlfriend! Tiff & Nia tell them all it is only a matter of time! Tiffy Time! Will Crown Jewel see Nia and Tiff both leave with championships? Or can Liv find a way to survive it all?
My Thoughts:
A very good Raw, but it was a little too obvious they recorded this right after last week’s episode. There were a lot more promos, especially for a two-hour show. It was almost like a bad go-home episode rather than a follow-up to anything. However, still very well-done promos, such as Pearce with Bronson and then Pearce with Rollins. Rollins VS Bronson is definitely going to be big, just not sure if it’ll be Crown Jewel big. Good promo from Pearce with Finn & JD to help set up this tag team tournament, that tournament is going to be great stuff. We saw the return of the War Raiders tonight, and they got a really good match from Otis & Tozawa. Erik & Ivar will definitely be top choices in the tournament. Honestly, they’ll probably win the whole thing.
Good promo from Team American Made, but it didn’t add too much to anything. I’m sure they’ll be in the tag team tournament, maybe go to the finals, but again, I’m thinking Erik & Ivar win out. Good promo from Dragon Lee, hopefully he will get going on the Raw roster, but hard to say in what way. Great stuff in the Intercontinental Championship story, from a really good match between Bron and Kofi to Woods and Jey each making a save. Jey VS Bron 2 is on its way, I just hope they don’t hot potato this back to Bron now that they’re also building to Jey reuniting with Jimmy & Roman.
Very good Women’s Tag Team Championship match tonight, and I suppose on some level, Lash & Jakara being the reason Bianca & Jade retain makes up for how SmackDown went. Feels like Lash & Jakara will be having a tag team match here on Raw next so DMG CTRL can get even with them. I really hope we get something big for the women’s tag titles at Survivor Series, with all the brands fighting for them since these are THE traveling titles in the WWE. Then because of the Triple Threat or Fatal 4 Way nature, Jade & Bianca can lose without being beat, and at least one of them can get going towards the WWE Women’s Championship.
The Miz and Truth being a very short match was only slightly disappointing, because it was mostly hilarious. And between The Wyatts flashing their symbols right as the match began, and The Final Testament showing up, this further teases Miz & Final Testament VS Wyatt Sick6 in some huge 8 Man Tag match. Good promo from Cody and Gunther, and clever stuff for Gunther to swerve us on not giving Cody any grief. That said, it wasn’t much different from what Gunther’s done before, or what anyone facing Cody’s done with Cody. In the end, we all know the Crown Jewel Champion story is just Saudi Princes throwing money at WWE so why not just go and do it.
Though, it is rather strange that the men’s build is not as fiery as the women’s. Rhea had a good promo to help bring about the “can they coexist?” tag team main event. This was definitely a test run for Tiffany on Raw or even Tiffany as Face. There are plenty of fans who really like Tiffany, and she can easily go Face with that, especially with how Nia’s been bullying her. But great interaction between Tiff and Rhea, very good match with Liv & Raquel, and Nia showing up was also a great touch. I liked Nia reminding Tiff she has the MITB briefcase, and this was a nice tease of Tiff cashing in at Crown Jewel. Nia & Tiff are coming out the lesser of two evils against Liv & Raquel, Crown Jewel could be a lot of fun just on the women’s title match.
My Score: 8.6/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.5.2026
Two title matches tonight! Do they amount to anything?
Coming off the worst show in a few months, but still tolerable, we get a Live show today. Now we know that most TNA shows have audio run by a high school AV club, so there is bound to be muted audio, dumb stuff and mics that aren’t on. So we can only hope the show is good regardless of audio.
I don’t really love two perceivably useless title matches though. Jody Threat is not a threat to anything beyond catering. She’s trash and has no shot against Arianna even if there wasn’t going to be cheating. Plus Nic already has the trophy for a World title shot, so giving him the X Division makes no sense.
Lets see where this goes.
.@WeAreRosemary has one last shot to make things right?#TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/zKlNPKtgsl
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 6, 2026
Ratings:
- TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jody Threat vs Arianna Grace (c) w/Stacks: Arianna retains via Roll-Up – *
- The System vs The Righteous vs Sinner & Saint vs BDE & Rich Swann: Bear wins via Fire/Thunder Driver – ***
- Elayna Black vs Mara Sade: Elayna wins via Knuckles – ** 1/2
- TNA X Division Championship: Nic Nemeth w/Ryan vs Leon Slater (c): Leon retains via Swanton 450 – *** 1/4
Results:
TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jody Threat vs Arianna Grace (c) w/Stacks
Tessa’s music hits right after Arianna’s and it blended gorgeously. Tessa’s crew looks amazing especially Tessa. So I’m…not upset.
Arianna attacks Jody as soon as the bell rings, Jody does turn it around into Short Arm Lariats in the corner and an Exploder Suplex. But then Dani Luna walks out through the crowd to watch. I do like that the muddied Knockouts title picture is being put on display. Indi Hartwell walks out too. Arianna lays in some trips and knees after Jody gets distracted. Twisting Neckbreaker from Arianna and we see Lei and Xia on the ramp too. The whole Knockouts Division are circling like sharks…it’s cool and all the Knockouts look great.
Jody fires but the crowd doesn’t really care. They aren’t reacting to her, just kinda amusing themselves. Double Knees, Release German into a Michinoku Driver for two. Stacks pulls out Arianna allowing Jody a Dive spot to wipe out Stacks. Arianna and Jody tug of war over the Cobra, Arianna wins the tug of war, kicks Jody in the ribs and Roll-Up retains!
The match was useless because Jody sucks and isn’t a real threat. So it was fine to give Arianna a title defense, but there was no way Jody was winning and this still made her look bad.
The Elegantos walk out, Mr. E is wearing Daisy Dukes. Literally, not figuratively. The only way this dude will be salvageable is if he ends up being Kurt Angle in the ring. They start insulting Mama June who’s in the audience, and they say she should be at a Food Truck. So ODB shows up. The Elegantos continue to talk shit, ODB takes them out, kicks Mr. E in the nards and her with the Mama June cast dump Chilli all over the Elegantos. A dumb stop, but ODB is a TNA Legend and I think she was talking about retiring this year. So it’s always nice to see One Dirty Bitch.
The System vs The Righteous vs Sinner & Saint vs BDE & Rich Swann
BDE starts with one of the loser jabronis, they tag the other in, Rewind Suplex into a tandem Dropkick, but then Rich tags in Bear Bronson takes a Blind Tag, wipes out Rich and BDE, Jabronis do a stupid assisted Dive spot but BDE and Swann get their spot in and then Dutch does his big boy Tope con Hilo. The crowd likes it but I don’t care about the car crash spot.
Dutch and Righteous have some tandem offense, but Bear with another blind tag, Choke Bomb from Bear on Vincent for two. A few more stomps before tagging to Myers and then Vincent starts to fight up but Myers cuts him off. Bear tags back in, tandem Suplex gets reversed into a Double Neckbreaker and the match breaks down a little. Jabronis get laid out by Swanny, Frankensteinering one into the other for two. Nerds double team Swann, but they suck so Rich eventually rolls out of it, BDE tags in, his Oscutter gets caught and simultaneous Lariats for the random tag spot. Vincent tags in, but BDE Small Package gets two. Dutch and Vincent with an Assisted Cutter and everyone else breaks up the pinfall.
Vincent with a DDT/Flatliner combo after the mayhem, Roster Cut and Spear from Myers, Bear with a Fire/Thunder Driver for the win!
Decent enough, the right team won anyway. Jabronis are trash, BDE & Swann are too new and Righteous is in a weird spot while we just saw them get a shot.
Moose and Alisha come out to address things. Moose says The System ain’t family, and shouts out his former Falcons teammates in attendance like John Abraham. Moose is bringing decent intensity, he’s just tripping over a lot of his punchlines.
Elayna Black vs Mara Sade
Collar and elbow tie up, running each other into ropes before Elayna tries to take advantage of the break, Mara turns it around but then Elayna finds a spot to hit her own chop. They’re both throwing a lot of personality and countering the others stuff. It’s basic but not offensive. Elayna dodges a Plancha, but Mara catches herself which is clever, but then Elayna trips her on the apron and she crashes down. So both are showing clever spots. Chop into a Rope Bounce Stomp for a near fall.
Elayna connects with a Fun Splash into the ropes, then kicks Mara in the face multiple times before goading the crowd and peppering in Elbows before a near fall. Elayna gets a Bow and Arrow locked in, with Mara fighting through it. Mara throws a few punches into Lariats, and a Slingblade. Mara is on a roll, Springboard Crossbody from Mara for two. Mara wanted a Double Arm DDT, but it’s blocked, Mara ole’s Elayna’s charge, Dropkicks her to the outside and throws her back in after the Plancha. Missile Dropkick for good measure and Mara is in full control.
Elayna finds an avenue to stop Mara’s offense with a DDT. She powders and grabs a chair. During the referee taking the chair, she uses the knuckles she had hidden, lays out Mara and wins the match.
Honestly okay match, and the BS finish means there’s a chance to get more out of it. They seem to work well together.
Some lines you just don’t cross! Never talk about a man’s hometown, man!@TheHomeTownMan @AJFrancis410 #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/SJygibxgHA
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 6, 2026
Audio issues continue to plague this show and TNA Live events in general. Kaz and Elijah is an okay King’s Speech segment. Elijah does like these mid promo cutaways, which is funny yet hampered because of audio issues. Devolves into Kaz basically just title mogging him, then AJ Francis chucks Home Town Man off the stage into the audience level and Elijah goes to check on him in typical babyface fashion.
TNA X Division Championship: Nic Nemeth w/Ryan vs Leon Slater (c)
Nic with a quick Head and Arm cradle for a near fall and a few quick amateur wrestling spots. Leon tries to fight back, the wrist tape to the face shortcut from Nic, before Leon Dropkicks Nic out of the ring, Dives, rolls Nic back in and Ryan trips up Leon on the way back in so Nic hits the FAMEasser for a near fall. Nic follows up with the Boot Lace Rake and moving into deliberate pacing with shortcuts, thumb to the eye, measure Leon as he stumbles for a Dropkick and another near fall before the commercial kicks in.
Coming back from commercial Leon counters the Irish Whip straight into the turnbuckle and Nic goes crashing. Leon runs the ropes, takes Nic’s Head off, Spiderman Rebound Leg Lariat for a nearfall. Leon goes to the top, Nic hits the ropes to crash Leon and big Implant DDT for a two count. Leon slow to get up, Danger Zone almost, Lethal Injection counter, almost, Nic runs into Leon and Leon catches him with the Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count.
Leon heads back to the buckles, 450 nope, Superkick nope, Rewind Mule nope, FAMEasser, but Leon grabs him, hangs him and Styles Clash. Leon goes to the top, 450 but eats the knees! Nemeth locks in the Rear Naked Choke. Leon turns it into a near fall so Nic has to break it for a second, he tries to reapply but Leon drops back to break the hold. Leon fires up, kicks off Ryan, charges and eats a Superkick! Only a two count though. Nic shoves Leon into the corner, perches him. Wants the Superplex, but Leon counters with an Avalanche Final Cut.
Swanton 450, and Leon retains.
Eric Young attacks Leon after the match, Piledrivers him on the outside and then poses with the title before what is probably the last commercial break of the night since Mike Santana needs to talk.
Santana wants Maclin reinstated, sexy SUIT heel shows up and says “Fuck you, but its a good idea”. So she agrees to reinstate Maclin and then Santino makes the match for Sacrifice. Santana is happy but says it’s on sight, and commentary is flabbergasted because they gave Maclin what he wanted.
Overall Score: 5.5/10
While the title matches had no suspension of disbelief, all the correct people went over. The tag team 4 way was haptic but solid with the correct winner. I don’t like Leon but beating Nic is correct. The Elegantos were a decent joke spot for the Legend + crowd interaction moment. Elijah with a new cutaway interview gimmick could be great if mic’d correctly. Lish cheerleading Moose in some cuckhold ass beating angle is hilariously embarassing for the time we live in. But I would still prefer that over Lish doing the obvious thing by turning on Moose when it gets to Eddie’s turn to get his ass beat.
Lastly, Maclin proves that complaining gets you everything. So hooray for negative reinforcement!
Still an okay show honestly. Decent matches, nothing really dragged the pace down.

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Who defies the odds to get a title opportunity?
Shane Taylor Promotions looks to take over ROH, and they could be one step closer with the man himself in a Fatal 4 Way Contender’s match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Persephone VS Sara Leon; Perse wins.
- Komander VS Sidney Akeem; Komander wins.
- Top Flight w/ Christopher Daniels & Zayda Steel VS Grizzled Young Veterans w/ Isla Dawn; Top Flight wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS Darian Bengston & Kiran Grey; Bill & Keith win.
- Pure Rules Match: Josh Woods VS Nathan Cruz; Woods wins.
- Adam Priest & Tommy Billington VS The Workhorsemen; Adam & Tommy win.
- Mina Shirakawa VS Zayda Steel w/ Christopher Daniels; Mina wins.
- Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson VS MXM Collection; Gunn & Juice win.
- Lacey Lane VS Robyn Renegade; Lacey wins.
- Four Leaf Corner Survival #1 Contender’s Match: Shane Taylor VS Lee Johnson VS AR Fox VS Matt Menard; wins a title opportunity.
- AEW International Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS AR Fox; Okada wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
ROH’s new home is Jacksonville, Florida!
WJCT Studios is now the House of Honor as we embark on a new chapter of ROH! Who will visit and show they have what it takes?
Persephone VS Sara Leon!
Speaking of proving themselves, CMLL’s Goddess of the Underworld is preparing to challenge for THE CMLL Women’s Championship this weekend. Will she be rolling into Arena Mexico with her head held high? Or will The Red Lioness ruin Persephone’s chances at the gold?
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Perse kicks the hand away. The bell rings but the fans are torn. Perse is annoyed any fans would cheer someone else, but she circles with Leon. They tie up, Perse headlocks, but Leon powers out to a facelock. Perse wrenches free but then backs off, claiming something got her in the eye. The ref has Leon stay back, but then Perse pushes past to ELBOW Leon down! Perse mocks the fans, then wrenches and top wristlocks Leon to a takedown. Perse kneels on Leon but Leon kips up. Leon arm-drags free, then runs up to arm-drag again! Leon CHOPS, then runs, but Perse stops the rana!
Leon fires hands and hops down, but Perse dodges to then SHOTGUN BOOT! The fans rally while Leon flounders to ropes. Perse mocks Leon’s pain, then brings Leon up to snapmare. Perse SLAMS Leon’s arm off the mat, then stands on the hand Perse mocks Leon, but steps off as the ref counts. Perse kicks Leon around while the fans rally up. Leon CHOPS, KICKS, and mule kicks! Snapmare and run, SHINING- NO, Perse blocks! Perse scoops to FALL AWAY SLAM! Perse kips up, the fans cheer, and Perse kicks Leon around. Perse mocks the fans, hammerlocks Leon, and fires KNEES into her again and again!
Perse puts on the pressure while she taunts Leon. Leon fights up to fire body shots, then she ducks the lariat. Leon trips but Perse stands her up to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Leon dodges the third to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Perse ends up on the ropes and the fans rally up! Leon dials it up and KNEES Perse in the head! The fans fire up and Leon gets moving again, but Perse dodges! Leon dodges back, and SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up while both women are down! Leon pushes Perse to a cover, TWO! Perse checks her face but Leon clamps on with a chicken wing! Perse fights off the body scissors, pushes back and rolls to a cover, TWO!
Leon storms up on Perse, whips her to a corner, but Perse goes up and out. Perse blocks a shot to HEADBUTT Leon! Perse goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Leon survives and Perse is furious! The fans cheer Leon on but Perse tells them to shut up! Perse CLUBS Leon, reels her in, and lifts for the Gory Especial! Leon fights it, Perse powers her back up, but Leon sunset flips! TWO!! Perse escapes and now Leon fires up! Leon runs in, but into Perse’s SPEAR! Perse then hauls Leon up again, RAZOR’S EDGE! High stack, Perse wins!
Winner: Persephone, by pinfall
No respect and no mercy from Persephone, and now she’s going right at Mercedes Mone in Arena Mexico! Will The CEO lose another belt? Or will Perse fail to derail the Money Train?
Top Flight w/ Christopher Daniels & Zayda Steel VS Grizzled Young Veterans w/ Isla Dawn!
Darius & Dante Martin are still chasing down golden opportunities, but Zack Gibson & James Drake continue to say they’re SSSSOOOON to be the number one tag team in the world! Will Top Flight soon book a flight plan to the ROH World Tag Team Championships? Or will they learn what it is to #GritYourTeeth?
The teams sort out and Darius starts against Gibson. The Code of Honor is not upheld but the bell rings. Gibson and Darius circle as the fans rally for Top Flight. They tie up, Gibson chinbars Darius into the wrench and wristlock. Darius rolls, kips up, and wrenches to WRING Gibson out. Gibson fights up and rolls to snapmare Darius, but Darius slips out of the chinlock to hammerlock. Gibson spins to trip Darius and headlock but Darius headscissors. Gibson kips free, Darius hits the takeover but Gibson headscissors. Darius kips free, he sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Gibson goes to sweep but Darius avoids it!
Darius headlocks again but Gibson powers up and out. Darius turns the hurdle into an atomic drop and DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Gibson falls back to his corner. Darius taunts Gibson but Gibson asks if this is funny to him! Gibson tags Drake, Darius tags Dante, and the fans rally up. The two tie up, and Dante waistlocks. Drake switches, Dante switches, repeat, until Darke headlocks. Dante powers up and out but Drake RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Dante hurdles but Drake turns arm-drag into arm-drag! Then he arm-drags again! Drake has the armlock but Dante headscissors. Drake kips free, but Dante arm-drags!
Dante has the armlock but Drake headscissors. Dante kips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then flips to RANA! The fans cheer while Drake flounders. Dante fires forearms, then wrenches, but Drake THROWS Dante by his hair! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Drake tags Gibson. GYV DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Dante lands out! Dante then jumps up to DOUBLE RANA! Gibson ends up in the Top Flight corner, Dante A-LIST LARIATS, then tags Darius. Darius snap suplexes Gibson near the ropes, then kips up to tag Dante. Dante SLINGSHOT SENTONS! Drake runs up but Dante dodges and Darius atomic drops!
Dante runs up, BULLDOG KNEE SMASH COMBO! The fans cheer while Dante brings Gibson up. Tag to Darius for the LEAP FROG ATTACK! Then Darius whips Dante in, only for Gibson to put him on the apron. Gibson BOOTS Darius, ELBOWS Dante, then runs up on Darius. Darius dodges, CHOPS, and UPPERCUTS! Gibson headlocks, Darius powers up and out, but Drake tags in. Gibson whips Darius away for Drake to dropkick the legs out! Gibson basement DROPKICKS, then sets up for Drake, MAYHEM IN MOTION on Dante! The fans are torn but Drake has Darius on the apron. Darius GAMANGIRIS Drake away!
Gibson goes after Darius, Darius kicks him away, but Drake BLASTS him! Drake tags Gibson, and Gibson scoops Darius. Drake aims, PLANCHA BACKBREAKER COMBO! The fans boo but GYV taunt Daniels that he backed the wrong team. Gibson puts Darius on the apron, cravats, and SLAMS Darius down! Gibson then storms in, blocks Darius from Dante, and ROCKS him with a right. Tag to Drake and GYV mug Darius! Then Drake ELBOWS him down! Cover, TWO! Darius toughs it out, and he CHOPS from below! Drake rains down forearms to make him pay for it! Drake stomps Darius, then short arm LARIATS!
Tag to Gibson and he drags Darius around. Gibson puts Darius in a corner, LARIATS, then he short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Gibson covers again, ONE as Darius bridges up! Another cover, ONE! Gibson clamps onto Darius with a chinlock. The fans rally as Darius endures. Darius fights up, fires body shots, then UPPERCUTS! Gibson ROCKS Darius, Darius ROCKS Gibson, repeat! The fans rally harder and harder, and Darius UPPERCUTS! But Gibson trips him, then CLOBBERS him! The fans boo but Gibson drags Darius up. Gibson reels Darius in, but Darius fights the suplex! Gibson CLUBS Darius, CLUBS him again, then brings him back up.
Gibson tries again, but it’s Darius who suplexes Gibson! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tags to Drake and Dante! The fans fire upas Dante dodges Drake, BLASTS Gibson, then CLOBBERS Drake! And CLOBBERS him again! Dante blocks a kick, spins Drake, then springboards to SHOTGUN! Dante kips up and the fans fire up! Drake staggers but Dante whips. Drake reverses, but Dante goes out, up, around, and he GAMANGIRIS Drake! Then he springboards in for the CANNONBALL! Dante keeps moving, and DIVES onto Gibson! Then he springboards again, CROSSBODY on Drake! Cover, but Gibson breaks it!
Darius storms in and CHOPS Gibson! Gibson KNEES low, then sends Dante at him. Darius helps Dante get up and over, then Dante helps Darius TORNADO DDT Gibson! Top Flight kicks Drake together, then they reel him in. But Isla Dawn CLOBBERS Zayda Steel just because! The fans boo, but this distracts Top Flight enough for Gibson to drag Darius out! Gibson DECKS Darius while Drake CLAWS Dante’s face! Dante falls, Drake tags Gibson. GYV drags Dante up, they mug him with forearm after forearm, then let him fall. But now Zayda attacks Isla! The ladies spill into the ring as Drake climbs the corner!
Zayda ROCKS Isla, Isla stumbles into ropes, and that trips Drake up! Zayda then TOSSES Isla while Dante slips free of Gibson! Darius RAMS Gibson into the corner! Then Top Flight work together, DOUBLE ANGEL’S WINGS! Cover, Top Flight wins!
Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall
Top Flight gets a win as the White Witch learns why Zayda’s the Real Deal! Will nothing stop SkyFlight rising up the ranks in ROH and taking whatever gold they want?
But wait, as SkyFlight is on their way out, “Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith are on their way in! Bill ignores Top Flight but Keith warns them to watch themselves. The Redwood & The Bounty Hunter are chasing green along with the gold, but will they make sure they’re paid in full?
“Big Bill” Morrissey & Bryan Keith VS Darian Bengston & Kiran Grey!
The teams sort out and Keith starts against Darian. The Code of Honor is not upheld as Keith throws his poncho at Darian, then CLOBBERS him! The bell rings while the ref reprimands, but Keith stomps away on Darian! Then Keith BLASTS Kiran just because! Darian storms up but Keith headlocks. Darian powers up and out but Keith RUNS him over! Cover, ONE! Keith runs, he rolls over the dropdown, then he catches Darian to the EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Keith complains about the count. Keith whips Darian but Darian reverses to step over, UPPERCUT, and ENZIGIRI! Darian fires up, runs, but Keith follows!
Darian ducks the boot, but Keith still DECKS Darian on the rebound! Keith talks trash, then he drags Darian up. But Darian pulls hair! Tag to Kiran and he throat chops, BODY SHOTS, and LEG SWEEPS into the ELBOW DROP! Kiran fires up, and SPLASHES, but into knees! Keith tags Bill and the fans fire up for the CORNER SPLASH! Bill brings Kiran around but fans want that “One More Time!” Bill puts Kiran in the corner, runs corner to corner, and he SPLASHES! The fans cheer Bill on while Kiran sputters. Bill drags Kiran up, turns him, and CLUBS him down! Tag to Keith, then Bill BLASTS Darian! Keith says lace up the Timbs!
Keith BOOTS Kiran into Bill’s BIG BOOT! Cover, Keith & Bill win!
Winners: Big Bill & Bryan Keith, by pinfall
They don’t get paid by the hour, but they still get Paid In Full for the win! Will they not stop until they’ve taken the tag titles for their own?
Backstage interview with Adam Priest & Tommy Billington.
Lexy Nair is with the Modern British Bulldogs, and she brings up their success as a tag team, as well as their recent success in singles matches. Adam apologizes for interrupting but he wants to talk about that. They have dominated in tag matches and singles matches, but Tommy had Jay Lethal squirming and ready to tap. But of course, The Swirl comes out to screw Tommy over. And they will handle that business, but tonight, they’re back in tag action against The Workhorsemen. And the thing is, those guys taught Adam everything he knows, yet they come up short against Adam Priest. Now, he’s pretty sure Tommy has words for Jay Lethal.
Tommy says that’s right. He tells Lethal that Lethal might think they have unfinished business, but no, they don’t. Tommy treated Lethal like a brother, Lethal was a mentor to him, watched his back when no one else did. But the thing is, once Tommy & Adam are down with the Workhorsemen, they go after Lethal. Either it’s Tommy or Adam, but they will end this with Lethal! So watch your back! Adam thanks Lexy and the Bulldogs head out. Will they make JD Drake & Anthony Henry an example of this fury that lies within?
Adam Priest & Tommy Billington VS The Workhorsemen!
Tense as things are, Tommy keeps the Code of Honor with Drake & Henry. The teams sort out, and Adam starts with Henry. They tie up, Henry puts Adam in a corner to CHOP, but Adam CHPOS and UPPERCUTS back! Adam tags Tommy and they double whip Henry to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Then drop toehold to the ELBOW DROP! Tommy hurries to headlock but Henry powers up and out. Tommy RUNS Henry over, then brings him up to headlock. Henry powers up and out but Tommy RUNS him over again! Then arm-drags, and arm-drags, and scoop SLAMS! Tommy hurries up top to MISSILE DROPKICK!
The fans cheer, Tommy covers, but Drake distracts! Tommy gets upset by that but he brings Henry up to bump off buckles. Tag to Adam and they DOUBLE- NO, Drake saves Henry! Only for Tommy & Adam to SHOVE Drake into Henry! Henry tumbles out, but then Drake TOSSES Adam! Henry KICKS Adam down, but Tommy DROPKICKS Drake out! The fans rally as the Workhorsemen regroup, and Tommy builds speed! Tommy DIVES, but Drake catches him! “Now you’re dead!” Drake pops Tommy up against ropes to then CLOBBER him! Henry reels Tommy in, SNAP PILEDRIVER on the floor!
The ref checks Tommy, Adam hurries over, but Henry sends him into the steps! Henry puts Adam in the ring, covers, ONE! Adam is tougher than that but Henry stomps Adam. Henry CHOPS Adam in the corner, tags Drake, then they stuff him in the corner to mug him. Drake drags Adam up, CHOPS him, but Adam CHOPS back! Adam DECKS Henry, fires CHOP after CHOP, then LARIATS! Drake stays up so Adam headlocks. Drake powers up and out to then RUN Adam over! Drake frowns as he looms over Adam. Drake KICKS Adam, FALLING HEADBUTTS, then stands on his face! The ref counts but Drake steps off at 4.
The fans rally for Adam but Drake drags him up. Adam fires body shots and a CHOP, but Drake ENZIGIRIS! Cover, TWO! Adam survives but Drake drags him up. Tag to Henry and the Workhorsemen mug Adam again. Henry brings Adam around, fishhooks his nose, but he stops as the ref counts. Henry scuffs and kicks Adam around but the fans rally up. Henry stomps Adam’s hand, reels him in, and calls his shot! But Adam fights the lift! Adam BACKDROPS free! But Tommy’s still down, Adam can’t tag out! Drake tags in, but Adam ELBOWS Henry away. Adam dodges Henry but Drake ROCKS him! Henry hits the GUT WRENCH DRIVER!
Drake BLINDSIDE WIZARDS Adam, then covers, TWO! Adam survives and the fans rally up. Drake grows frustrated and he CHOKES Adam! The ref counts, Drake stops at 4, then he rains down forearms! Drake CHOPS Adam while he’s down, then HAMMERS away! Drake says Adam wouldn’t be anything without the Workhorsemen! But Adam SLAPS Drake! Drake snarls and BUZZSAWS Adam down! Drake shoves Adam down to SENTON! Tag to Henry and he sits Adam up to KICK! Henry stomps away on Adam, then stops to bring him back to the Workhorsemen corner. Tag to Drake, he stands Adam up, and CHOPS!
Adam CHOPS, Drake HEADBUTTS away on Adam! Tag to Henry and they mug Adam again. But Adam ROCKS and CHOPS them on repeat! Adam fires a flurry on Henry, but Drake keeps Adam away! Adam still reaches out, hot tag to Tommy! Henry BOOTS Tommy first, then runs up to KNEE Adam! Feed to Drake for the- NO, Tommy DROPKICKS Henry away! No Nine to Five here! Drake runs up on Tommy, whips him to ropes, but Tommy grabs ropes! Tommy then dodges Drake to send him outside! Adam TORNADO DDTS on the floor! Tommy DIVES onto Henry! They hit railing, and Tommy hurries to put Henry back in.
Tommy steps in but Henry KICKS him! Henry waistlocks, Tommy switches and O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Henry has it now, but Adam pushes it over! Tommy has the BRIDGE, Tommy & Adam win!
Winners: Adam Priest & Tommy Billington, by pinfall
The Bulldogs pull victory from the jaws of defeat! They keep on winning as a team, but will they be able to bring down The Swirl and the Franchise Player?
Athena is backstage.
The Fallen Goddess smiles as Billie Starkz is up to something just around the corner, but then she spots the cameraman. “Oh, snap! Come here! Let’s go!” Athena pulls the cameraman into the room, and Billie has finished beating up Deonna Purrazzo! Athena tells Maya World that well, her petty is stronger than 50 Cent. She doesn’t take losses lightly. And not only did Maya “betray” Athena, but she threw her hat in with this hussy instead of her “Minion Mother” and “Minion Sisters.” This is a lesson: You mess with Athena, you embarrass her, and she claps back twice as hard! But sweet, sweet Pure Champion Deonna, your time is coming to an end!
Because Billie is not gonna disappoint Athena again. She will make history again as she becomes the first woman to have held ROH Women’s TV AND ROH Women’s Pure Championship. And this isn’t personal, but just know this is Athena’s show, and Deonna is a side character. Athena & Billie leave Deonna down and out, but will they reign over ROH no matter what it takes? Or will they regret talking down to Maya and the Virtuosa?
La Faccion Ingobernable speaks.
Sammy Guevara hushes everyone before he says, “Everybody’s Favorite Pillar is about to talk. Sammy Guevara & Beast Mortos have been an el fuego, baby! And that means ‘fire’ in Spanish. We have been undefeated as a tag team. Personally, I believe we are one of the greatest tag teams to walk the face of this earth. Me personally, I’m on my THIRD consecutive reign as ROH Tag Team Champion, without ever losing it! Back-to-back-to-back, never before seen in professional wrestling! But now Tony Khan, he told us we are forced, contractually obligated, to go and defend these titles.
“So here’s an open challenge! To any former world champions, former world tag team champions! Whether it’s this week, next week, the week after, it doesn’t matter, because the result is always gonna be the same. And after we kick your ass, don’t try to sue us, because this man is a shoot lawyer! So if you need a lawyer, call 1-800…” Mortos adds, “ROOOAR~! See you in court, hahaha!” Sammy says step up, or get stepped on! LFI is infinitely confident, but will they still be tranquilo once someone answers the call?
Four Leaf Corner Survival #1 Contender’s Match: Shane Taylor VS Lee Johnson VS AR Fox VS Matt Menard!
St. Patrick’s Day is still twelve days away, but why not test our luck already? Not only is this an ELIMINATION match fought until the last man, it is for a random title shot, and that title shot happens TONIGHT! Who survives to win the mystery prize?
The Code of Honor is not upheld, but the bell rings. Per Four Corner Survival, only two men are legal at this phase, so Fox and Daddy Magic step up. They circle, feel things out, but then Shane tags himself in! The fans boo but Shane tells Fox to back off. Shane and Matt circle, feel things out, and tie up. Shane powers Matt to an open corner, then backs off because Matt feels all greasy! The fans cheer the grease, but Matt and Shane go again. They tie up, Shane powers Matt to the other corner, but the ref has Shane back off. Shane smacks Matt on the back of his head, but Matt keeps his cool as he resets with Shane again.
The two circle, tie up, but Shane again powers Matt to a corner. Matt pokes Shane in the eyes! Then he CHOPS! And ROCKS! And ROCKS again! Matt runs and RAMS Shane! Matt keeps moving and he RAMS Shane again! Matt runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Shane RUNS him over! The fans cheer while Shane drags Matt around, and LEG DROPS! Shane snarls, talks trash on Matt, and brings him up again. But Matt JAWBREAKERS free! Big Shotty tags in off Shane, but Fox tags in off Matt. The fans rally for Fox as he stares down with Lee. Fox shoves Lee, Lee shoves back, and the two tie up. They go around but Lee waistlocks.
Fox wrenches free, wristlocks, but Lee rolls and wrenches. Fox rolls, UP KICKS, then kips up! But Lee hits a snap takeover! Fox headscissors, Lee kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Lee and Fox run up, Fox BOOTS the lariat then tilt-o-whirls to waistlock. Lee switches, Fox switches, but Lee bucks the O’Conner Roll. Fox avoids the buzzsaw, then avoids a stomp! And another stop! Fox KICKS Lee in the back, then sweeps the legs to cover, ONE! Fox avoids as sweep, drops down to cover, ONE! Fox rolls Lee, TWO, and Lee stops the cutter! Fox ducks a lariat, Lee hurdles over, but Fox avoids the next! The fans cheer the new standoff!
But then Shane drags Fox out of the ring! Shane THROWS Fox into railing, then he blocks Lee’s dropkick! Shane spins Lee to then drag him out, DRAPING CUTTER to the floor! The fans rally while Shane shoves Lee into the ring. Shane is now legal and covers, TWO! Matt CLUBS away on Shane, CHOPS him, and CHOPS again! Matt climbs up to rain down fists, but Shane stops him at five. Matt kicks low, whips Shane, but Shane reverses. Shane runs up but Matt dodges Shane to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Fox runs in, Matt dodges, so Fox ELBOWS Shane! Matt then CHOPS away on Fox! The fans cheer, Lee runs in, but Matt sends him into Fox!
Matt CHOPS away on Lee and the fans fire up again! Matt fires up, but Lee SUPERKICKS him! Fox BOOTS Lee! But Shane KNEES Fox! Shane snarls, but Matt comes back to LARIAT! And DDT! Lee scoops Matt for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Fox kicks Lee to then ANARCHY SUPLEX! Shane clinches Fox, URENAGE! Shane then DECKS Matt! Cover, Shane ELIMINATES Matt! One down, two to go, and Shane drags Fox up. Shane puts Fox in the corner, CHOPS him, and the fans “WOO~” while Fox sputters and coughs. The fans want that “One More Time!” and Shane stands Fox up. But then Shane flips the fans off before he CLAWS Fox’s face!
The fans boo but Shane whips Fox. Fox grabs ropes, then he DUMPS Shane out! Shane gets Lee up to TOSS him out, and then Fox goes to the apron! The fans rally, Fox aims, and he TOP ROPE IMPLODER SENTONS! The fans are fired up as Fox knocks down both Shane and Lee! Fox drags Shane up and into the ring, covers, TWO! Shane survives but Fox keeps his cool. Fox checks his head, he’s alright. Shane fires body shots on Fox and backs him to a corner. Shane then BODY BLOWS and ROCKS Fox! Shane sees Lee and runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Shane then runs back to Fox for a LARIAT! And then Shane LARIATS Lee, but Fox rolls Shane up, AND ELIMINATES HIM!!
The fans fire up, and both Fox and Shane are surprised that happened! But then Lee snatches Fox to a roll-up, TWO!! Fox escapes but Lee runs in and LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Fox survives again and Lee is beside himself! The fans rally behind Fox but Lee wags his finger. Lee kicks Fox around, eggs him on, then pie faces Fox. Fox stands but Lee CHOPS! And CHOPS! Lee whips Fox but Fox grabs ropes to block! The fans rally but Lee ROCKS Fox again. Lee whips, Fox reverses and mule kicks, BOOTS, and NECKBREAKER DROPS! The fans fire up with Fox as he rises up! Fox tucks Lee in, PACKAGE POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!
The fans rally as Lee survives! Fox is frustrated, but he drags Lee to the drop zone. The fans rally again as Fox rises, aims, and SWANTON BOMBS, but into knees! Lee hurries to HELLUVA KICK! Then Lee reels Fox in and- NO, Fox wrenches out! Lee kicks low, Fox ENZIGIRIS, but Lee SHOTGUNS! Both men stand, Fox BOOTS a lariat but Lee SUPERKICKS! Fox SUPERKICKS! Lee swings but Fox goes Matrix! Fox kips up to ENZIGIRI! Then Fox reels Lee in, but Lee suplexes! SHEER DROP BRAINBUSTER!! Both men are down and the fans fire up! They cheer on “ROH! ROH!” for making this semi-main-event possible!
Lee drags Fox to the drop zone, then Lee goes up the corner. But Fox SMACKS Lee first! Fox ROCKS Lee again, and again, and again! Fox then runs up and goes up, SPANISH- NO, Lee slips around to SNAP GERMAN! Lee then goes out, up, and aims, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!? Fox survives and the fans are loving it! Lee is stunned, but he fires back up! Lee drags Fox up, reels him in, and FISHERMAN- NO, Fox fights the suplex! Fox RAMS Lee into the corner, then backs off so he can run in. Lee BOOTS Fox, goes back up, but Fox comes back to jump up! ARABIAN SPANISH FLY! Then Fox goes right up for the 450 SPLASH!! Cover, FOX WINS!
Winner: AR Fox, by pinfall (earns an immediate title opportunity)
It was quite the fight, but the fighting isn’t over! The ref brings the lucky prize box to Fox, and it’s time to see what gold is at the end of the rainbow. Fox brings out the paper, and it reads… INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!? The Rainmaker is here on ROH, and he’s ready to defend his title! Will Fox be ready to bring down one of the best in the world today? Or will Okada make it rain in Jacksonville?
AEW International Championship: Kazuchika Okada VS AR Fox!
The bell rings and the fans are fired up already as Okada SHOTGUNS Fox down! Okada drags Fox up to ELBOW in the corner again and again! Okada then goes corner to corner and back again to ELBOW! Fox flounders while the fans are torn. Okada storms up on Fox, CHOKES him on the ropes, but he stops as the ref counts 4. Then Okada BOOTS Fox out of the ring! Fox writhes, clutches a leg, but Okada is right after him. Fox fires body shots, then CLUBS at Okada’s leg. Okada CLUBS Fox, then DDTS him to the floor! The fans boo but Okada rolls back into the ring, just to refresh it. Okada drags Fox up and puts him in the ring.
The fans rally and duel as Okada stalks Fox, and Okada drags Fox up. Fox fires body shots again, but Okada KNEES low! Then DDTS again! Cover, TWO! Fox survives and the fans rally up. Okada grins, he’s amused as Fox toughs it out. Okada kicks Fox around, eggs him on, but Fox fires a forearm! And another! Okada eggs Fox on more, then ROCKS him! Fox staggers away, but he BOOTS from the ropes! Okada comes back but Fox puts him through the ropes! DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up for Fox as he and Okada rise up again. Fox then LARIATS! And LARIATS! Fox goes Matrix again for an ENZIGIRI!
The fans rally and Fox runs in, BIG BACK ELBOW! Then a snapmare, roll, and CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Okada survives the onslaught then goes to the corner. Fox runs in again, but into a BOOT! Fox still comes back, but Okada pops Fox up! Tuck and REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Okada drags Fox up again, scoops him and SLAMS him, then goes to the corner. Standard formula for Okada as he hits the MACHO ELBOW! Okada then winds it up, and gives us the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! The fans boo but Fox snatches Okada to a victory roll! TWO! Okada swings, Fox ducks it and slips around, backslide! TWO!
Fox dodges Okada to BOOT him down! Fox keeps going, and he goes right up top! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Fox is shocked! The fans rally as Fox gets Okada up and puts him up top! Fox then runs to go up, up, and ARABIAN- NO, Okada stops that to GERMAN SUPLEX! Just like Lee! But Okada holds on, ripcords, and RAIN- NO, Fox ducks! But Okada spins Fox, but Fox goes Matrix! But Okada DROPKICKS Fox! Then ripcord and RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (still AEW International Champion)
Okada indeed made it rain, washing away Fox’s dream of holding gold. But will Okada have this same luck when he faces someone at 100%? Or will nothing stop the Don Callis Family from running both AEW and ROH?
My Thoughts:
A great ROH here to begin their new studio show era. The crowd wasn’t the biggest, but I feel like ROH didn’t advertise very well. That is to say, AEW didn’t help ROH advertise this change, no one officially announced it, it just happened. Just another reason TK needs people helping him with everything. Also, can they not do a FULL two hours? We need to keep it at 90 minutes max, but more preferably an hour on average. Two hours should be reserved for “special episodes,” which this did fall under.
Anyway, very good matches all over, great showings for everyone. Perse of course beat Leon, and that CMLL Women’s World Championship match with Mercedes Mone will be great, but I can’t be sure of Perse’s chances. Sidney Akeem continues to do creative, innovative things in the ring, he and CLØN need to have a match just to break the minds of everyone watching. The ROH Tag Division is clearly growing stronger, even if it is maybe quantity over quality. Top Flight gets a great win off GYV, and their interaction with “Paid In Full” clearly teases a match there. Bill & Keith of course won, but I’m not even sure that new name makes sense.
Very good promo from Adam & Tommy to call out “The Lethal Twist,” and they got a very good match and very good win over The Workhorsemen. Good to see Juice Robinson is cleared for action, he and Austin Gunn got a good win off MXM. Very good showing for Zayda against Mina but Zayda has now lost to both Love Bombs. The promo from Good stuff from Lacey VS Robyn, with a very good win for Lacey. I forget all of who have lost Proving Grounds to Red Velvet but I wouldn’t mind seeing Lacey battle Red Velvet real quick.
Athena, Billie and Deonna was good, and it’s about time they officially declared Deonna VS Billie. Athena calling out Maya World again is good, but given they’re doing a Proving Ground first, I feel like they could give Maya that win, and then she ultimately loses in the title match. Athena hasn’t lost any singles match, even a Proving Ground match, in the entire three years she’s been champion, so at least give Maya that achievement.
And great stuff with the “double main event.” I’m still not much for “Four Corners” where you tag in and stuff, just give us a flat out Fatal 4 Way where everyone’s active at once. It turned into that before Menard was eliminated anyway. But Fox winning out was great, he’s been needing wins beyond the “money prize” matches. Okada being the “random” champion was awesome, definitely unexpected. But of course Okada won, Fox went through a very tough match just before that, and also he’s Okada. Fox needs to feud with Nick Wayne now that Nick is back, and Fox should take the TV title off him. Nick had that title the entire time he was injured, TK didn’t bother making an interim title for it like he did the women’s title, so time to get a new champ.
My Score: 8.8/10
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