Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (10/28/24)
Who will face The Judgment Day?
Everyone wants to fight for the gold!
While three teams battle to become contenders to the WWE World Tag Team Championships, Dominik Mysterio has a former world champion for a mystery opponent! Can Dirty Dom prove he’s worthy of the top level in the WWE?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser; Sheamus wins.
- Zelina Vega w/ The LWO VS Ivy Nile w/ American Made; Ivy wins.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The New Day VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee VS The War Raiders; The War Raiders win and will challenge Finn Balor & JD McDonagh for the titles.
- Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Dominik wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Crown Jewel Championship has arrived.
Another security check and everything is in order. Crown Jewel is this Saturday, who will be the very first to put their name on this title’s legacy?
Jey Uso is here!
The fans in Hershey all “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as Jey goes from concessions to the concourse to the arena! The fans bounce along as Jey makes his way down the stands towards ringside. Jey gets on the corner, everyone bounces along, and Jey blows a kiss. Jey hops into the ring, and he keeps the bouncing going! Jey grabs a mic to tell Hershey, “Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaay~!” The fans cheer and “YEET!” Jey says a lot has happened this past week, Uce. He lost the Intercontinental title. “YEET!” He had to handle Bloodline drama. “YEET!” Had to retaliate! “YEET!” He went to SmackDown. “YEET!” And he cost them the WWE Tag Team Championships! “YEET!”
There is only once Uce who Jey wants to talk to now, and he knows who he is. And here comes Jimmy! The fans fire up as #BigJim makes his way out, returning to Raw for the first time in months. The Usos stand in the ring together, and the fans cheer them on. Jimmy tells Jey he is here on Raw, “YEET!” In the middle of this ring. “YEET!” To look Jey face to face. “YEET!” Eye to eye. “YEET!” Jimmy thanks Jey, and the fans cheer again. Jimmy thanks Jey for what he did on Friday Night SmackDown. Because, Uce, they need to be together to take down Solo and The Bloodline. They not The Ones!
But Jey stops Jimmy there. “Guess what: We not the ones either.” Jimmy is a bit taken aback, but Jey says, “You know the last time I seen you? That was half a year ago, Uce. At WrestleMania, fighting each other! But guess what, though? A lot’s happened since then. Guess what though? They know what’s not. They don’t get us confused now. They know you Jimmy now. They know I’m Jey now. They know you as No Yeet now. They know me as Yeet now! Watch this!” “YEET!!” Hey, hey, Jey was Intercontinental Champion, by himself! Just HIM, Uce! The fans cheer that, too! Jimmy nods, and Jey says none of the titles top being Jimmy’s twin brother.
The fans cheer more, and Jimmy smiles. Jimmy offers a hug but Jey holds him at arm’s length. There’s still stuff they gotta fix. But this go around, if they do this, they ain’t nobody’s due boys. They ain’t no side piece. Ain’t no yes men. They GROWN men. So if they do this together, Jimmy is Jimmy, Jey is Jey, and they be the USOS again. The fans fire up for that! Jimmy nods again, and he says, “Alright. OTC will be there Friday Night SmackDown, Uce. How ’bout you come through, and holler at him, Uce? Come through, squash this beef.” Jey is wary again but Jimmy says it’ll be fine, he’ll make sure Roman’s okay with it.
Jey says he’ll be there, Uce. The fans cheer again and Jimmy says good. They good? Wait! The Bloodline attacks! Jey & Jimmy brawl with Tama & Loa! The fans fire up as The Usos take the fight to the Guerrillas of Destiny! But then Solo Sikoa sends Jacob Fatu! Jacob tips the scales, and he SUPERKICKS Jey! Jacob drags Jimmy up, Tama puts Jey in a corner to STINGER SPALSH! Loa holds Jimmy up against ropes, and now Jimmy is trapped! Solo slides a chair in for Jacob! Jacob stomps Jey, puts the chair in Jey’s face, and HEADBUTTS away! The fans boo as Jimmy has to watch Jacob take aim! FULL METAL- CHAI RTO TEH FACE!!
The fans fire up as Jey fights back, and he SUPERKICKS Loa! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Tama! Jey SUPERKICKS Jacob, but Jacob stays up! The Usos dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The OG Bloodline sends Solo’s group into retreat! Security and Adam Pearce show up, they usher Solo & Bloodline away from ringside. The Usos stand tall tonight, but will they and Roman Reigns be able to end the drama?
Adam Pearce is on the phone.
The Raw General Manager is arguing with SmackDown General Manager, Nick Aldis. They were supposed to just have Jimmy Uso show up, not the rest of The Bloodline. Pearce doesn’t want excuses from Aldis, he needs Aldis to control his roster. Pearce says they’ll continue this talk another time, because The Judgment Day walks over. He sarcastically asks them what he can do for them tonight. Liv Morgan says they just want to know who “Daddy Dom” is facing tonight. And while he’s willing to take on any former world champion, he’s just curious> Pearce says he has no time for this. The main event sees Dom take on someone he knows very well.
That’s right. Dom is facing DAMIAN PRIEST! Carlito says not cool. Pearce wishes them a happy Monday. Pearce leaves, Dom says he’ll be fine. He knows all of Priest’s “little tricks,” he can handle this. Finn Balor tells Dom that no offense, but no one knows Priest better than Finn. Dom has to be very careful. There’s a reason why they called him The Punishment. Dom knows, but why don’t any of them believe in him? Dom will go out there alone, and prove he can be world champion. Liv & Raquel say they believe in Dom, he does have this. The others agree, but Finn heads out. JD McDonagh follows, is Judgment Day (not) fine?
Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser!
We’ve seen banger after banger with The Celtic Warrior and The Impeccable German, so here’s another one! Monday just became Fight Night, will Sheamus put a Brogue in Kaiser’s face to then move on to bigger and better? Or will Kaiser say NEIN to Sheamus going anywhere but into retirement?
The bell rings and the two stare down. They tie up, and Sheamus puts Kaiser in a corner. The ref counts, Sheamus lets off, but Kaiser pie faces him! Sheamus shoves Kaiser, Kaiser ROCKS Sheamus, Sheamus ROCKS back! The fans fire up as the haymakers and forearms keep going! Kaiser gets the edge, but Sheamus fires in return! Sheamus whips, Kaiser reverses, but Sheamus blocks the hip toss. Kaiser CHOPS! And CHOPS! Sheamus CHOPS, then short arm LARIATS! Kaiser staggers up, Sheamus fireman’s carries, ROLLING SENTON! The fans fire up and Sheamus eggs Kaiser on. Sheamus stomps Kaiser to a corner, then has the legs.
Kaiser holds ropes to stay in the corner, and the ref counts. Sheamus lets go at 4, but Kaiser BOOTS him away. Kaiser runs up, DISCUS LARIAT! The fans boo but Kaiser runs to DROPKICK Sheamus to the floor! Kaiser huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes out after Sheamus, to POST him! Sheamus wobbles then drops to his knees. Sheamus grabs his arm to YANK him into the post! And again! And again! Sheamus sputters a bit, but Kaiser pushes him down. Kaiser CLUBS Sheamus on the back, refreshes the ring count, and he drags Sheamus back up. Sheamus resists the pull, and Kaiser panics. Sheamus YANKS Kaiser into the post again and again!
The fans fire up, Sheamus CHOPS Kaiser down, and Kaiser goes into the ring. Sheamus drags Kaiser back out, BODY SHOT and then Sheamus reels Kaiser in! Kaiser fights free to GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Sheamus RAMS Kaiser into steel steps! Both men are down, and Kaiser scrambles away. The ring count is climbing, but both men roll in at 9.5! The fans fire up while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns as Kaiser kicks and SLAPS Sheamus at the ropes. Kaiser whips, Sheamus reverses, and hits an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Sheamus LARIATS Kaiser down! And LARAITS again! Sheamus runs in but Kaiser ducks the boot, sending Sheamus tumbling up and out! Kaiser goes out the side, runs around the way, but Sheamus KNEES him first! The fans fire up with Sheamus and high-five him! Sheamus goes back to Kaiser in the ring, and has him against ropes! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! The fans count along, Sheamus goes to TEN! Kaiser sputters as Sheamus lets him go to climb a corner.
Sheamus leaps, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kaiser stays in this but Sheamus stays focused. Sheamus fireman’s carries, and he brings Kaiser up the corner! But Kaiser kicks and flails to sunset flip! Sheamus holds onto ropes, so Kaiser CHOPS Sheamus’ legs! Kaiser gest under Sheamus with a POWERBOMB! And then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Sheamus survives and Kaiser is beside himself! The fans rally up while Kaiser scowls. Kaiser SLAPS Sheamus, kicks him around, and eggs him on. The fans rally as both men rise, and Kaiser SLAPS again! And SLAPS again! Sheamus just gets pissed as Kaiser fires SLAP after SLAP!
Sheamus shoves Kaiser, eggs him on, and the fans love it! Sheamus CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Sheamus mule kicks, runs, but into a CHOP! Kaiser ENZIGIRIS and Sheamus wobbles, only to KNEE CAP! And BROGUE!! Cover, Sheamus wins!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
That was a certified banger! The Fella puts Kaiser away, will he move on to another championship opportunity?
Rhea Ripley speaks.
“Raquel, I thought a lot about what you had to say last week, and you really tried to paint yourself in a pretty little picture, like you didn’t deserve the beatings I gave you. Weren’t you the one who once said, keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer?” The major difference between these two is that when Raquel betrayed Rhea, it was with malice and ego. What Rhea has done to Raquel & Liv was every bit deserved! Rhea did make mistakes in the past, yeah. But right now, it just seems like Raquel & Liv wanna be part of a Cry About It Squad. All Rhea wants is HER Women’s World Championship. And you’re gonna have to kill Rhea to stop her!
The Usos talk backstage.
Jey teases Jimmy for still being slow, but then they come across Sami Zayn! Jey says, “What’s up, my dawg?” He and Sami shake hands and Sami says hey, can they talk for a minute. Sure, what’s up? No, Sami was thinking… privately. Sami and Jimmy stare down, but Jey has Jimmy give them a minute. Jimmy moves aside, Sami asks what that was about. Is this what it is now? Jimmy & Jey, The Usos, back again? Is everything cool even after everything that happened? Sami is just making sure. Is Jey going to SmackDown to squash the beef? Jey gets what Sami is saying about Roman, but Solo is worse.
Sami says Solo isn’t the one that got in Jey’s head for years. He is not the one that made Jey jump through hoops just to prove his own worth to the family. Jey has Sami calm down. Jey hopes Sami isn’t on Solo’s side now. Sami isn’t on Solo’s side, he isn’t on anyone’s side, other than Jey’s side. This is not a lesser of two evils kind of move, Jey doesn’t have to choose. He doesn’t have to get involved. It is not Jey’s fight anymore. Jey said it himself, he is his own man, he stepped out on his own. Sami doesn’t understand why Jey would go back. Jey says yeah, Sami wouldn’t understand. Because Sami is not family, Uce.
Jey and Sami are out of things to say, and Jey leaves with Jimmy. Is this going to be Bloodline: Civil War, with no room for anyone else?
Gunther speaks.
“Cody Rhodes, the Quarterback of WWE. The golden boy of this generation. The selfless servant of everybody else. Cody Rhodes, the gutless champion! This is a champion VS champion match for the newly established Crown Jewel Championship. And once again, you drag the people closest to you into your business. This time, it’s none other than your mentor, you good friend, Randy Orton. A person whose career you envy so much. This Friday on SmackDown, it’s you and Randy Orton, against myself and Ludwig Kaiser. So let me give you both advice. On Friday, before you both walk out to the ring, pull Randy aside and ask him, ‘How does it feel to get choked out by Der Ring Gneral?
“Because very soon, Cody, the same is going to happen to you., You’re going to wake up, and finally come to the retaliation that you are just a secondary champion to me.” The World Heavyweight Champion is ready for world domination, will that happen this Saturday?
Zelina Vega w/ The LWO VS Ivy Nile w/ American Made!
La Muneca was there as LWO battled The Creed Brothers, and she made sure the Diamond Pitbull was dealt with. Will Zelina set the tone for tonight as Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee go for gold? Or will Raw continue to be American Made?
The bell rings and the two talk smack. Then Zelina SLAPS Ivy! Ivy RAMS Zelina into a corner, fires off hands, then whips corner to corner. Ivy runs up to DROPKICK! The fans boo but Ivy soaks up the heat. Ivy runs in, but Zelina slips out and Ivy hits buckles! Ivy storms up but Zelina gets her with a KNEE int he ropes! Ivy tumbles out of the ring, Zelina METEORAS to the floor! The fans fire up with Zelina, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Zelina knocks Ivy down again. The fans fire up as Ivy goes to a corner, and Zelina METEORAS her in the back! Zelina kicks Ivy down, goes up, and gives some Latina Heat! But Ivy YANKS her down! Ivy drags Zelina up to suplex, but into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ivy falls back, Zelina drags her into the drop zone. Zelina climbs, the fans cheer, and Zelina MOONSAULTS! Not the cleanest hit, but Zelina still covers, TWO! Cruz & Wilde coach Zelina, Julius & Brutus coach Ivy. Zelina runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Ivy turns that into a GERMAN SUPELX! Bridging cover, TWO! The fans rally while Ivy grows frustrated.
Ivy drags Zelina up, fireman’s carries, but Zelina slips free. Zelina CHOP BLOCKS a leg! Zelina runs, to KNEE Ivy down! Zelina won’t cover yet, she wants to add on! But Brutus distracts the ref! Julius saves Ivy from Code Red! LWO storms up, they start showing and brawling with The Creeds! Julius OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Cruz, and Brutus FLAPJACKS Wilde! The ref reprimands The Creeds, but Ivy has Zelina. Ivy scoops, SWINGING URENAGE! Cover, Ivy wins!
Winner: Ivy Nile, by pinfall
The Diamond Pitbull takes a bite out of Zelina, she stands tall with the Creeds. Will Ivy prove this diamond is waiting for gold?
Jey talks with Jimmy again.
Jimmy asks about the talk with Sami, and Jey says he told Sami that Sami wasn’t family. Well, he’s not. Jey says when Jimmy left, Sami stepped up. Jimmy wouldn’t understand, either. Jimmy says he should talk with Sami. Jey says no, something bad will happen if they cross paths. Just chill. Jimmy says no, he’ll just talk with Sami. Jey has his word. Jimmy heads out, will #BigJim be able to get the former Honorary Uce to understand?
Seth Rollins is here!
Hershey fires up and sing along with The Visionary’s song as he makes his way out to the ring. Rollins gets the fans even more fired up, then he grabs the mic. Rollins revels in the “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” a little more, and he tells Hershey, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins!” The fans cheer, and Rollins says he is a Visionary, he is a Revolutionary, he is SETH! FREAKIN! ROLLINS! And Hershey, Hershey, Hershey… Rollins is on the hunt for a monster! Make no mistake about it, Bronson Reed is a monster. But so is Rollins. That is a side of Rollins that he put to bed a long time ago, he forgot about it even.
But Bronson Reed… He woke something up in Rollins’ soul. Bronson has reminded Rollins of what he is capable of. And to be honest, Rollins kinda likes it. The fans like the sound of that! Rollins likes it, and so this Saturday at Crown Jewel- Bronson interrupts! Bronson tells “Seth Freakin’ Rollins” that they won’t have a repeat of last week. Bronson promised Adam Pearce that he would not to go into the arena and cause chaos. But if Rollins wants to go monster hunting, then Bronson’s here in the parking lot! Rollins thinks about it, the fans cheer him on, so Rollins says, “Don’t move, big man!” Rollins heads back to the back!
The fans cheer, and Rollins takes off his blue leather jacket to reveal a blue leather shirt, that he then takes off as he makes it past gorilla. The hair bun comes undone, Pearce says we don’t need this, the match is already made! Rollins doesn’t care, and as Bronson tosses security aside, Rollins runs up! They brawl in the back near the production trucks! Security runs in, but they’re sent aside! Bronson TOSSES Rollins onto a car! And then Bronson TOSSES Rollins onto road cases! Rollins BOOTS back, and SMACKS Bronson with the tractor trailer door! Bronson staggers to the car, Rollins MEGA STOMPS Bronson on the hood!!
The fans fire up as Rollins says this whole world has forgotten what he is capable of! That was a reminder, just a taste, because- Bronson is back up!? Bronson DECKS guard after guard, but Rollins BOOTS him! And SUPERKICKS him! And SMACKS Bronson with a crate! Bronson staggers, Rollins looks into the trailer, and he climbs in. But Bronson TOSSES a trash can at him!! The producers and Pearce shout that this is enough, but Bronson picks Rollins up. DEATH VALLEY DRIVER DOWN THROUGH SPARE TABLES!! Pearce shouts for medical, but Bronson is rising up on his own! The Colossal Aussie leaves Rollins behind, will Rollins even make it to Crown Jewel now?
The Alpha Academy talk backstage.
But then R-Truth walks in and says what’s up! They shake hands, fist bump, and Truth says they all look so much better ever since they got rid of that “short ugly guy” who yelled at them all the time. Otis asks if Truth is talking about “Master Gable.” Truth isn’t sure you can say that on TV. But then The Miz walks over. He wants Truth to hear him out. Miz apologizes. He is so sorry. He doesn’t know what he was thinking. Clearly Kross and Final Testament got in his head, but he sees the error of his ways. This isn’t about Miz but about them, The Awesome Truth. WrestleMania, they won the tag titles, they’re family! And Miz needs his family more than ever.
Maxxine says don’t listen to Miz, but Miz says oh, sure, don’t listen to a former World Champion, listen to Snow White & The Two Dorks. Otis gets heated but Truth says Miz has a point. This is about them. Let him handle this. The Alpha Academy leaves and Miz says he knew Truth would get it. They shake hands and they’re back! Truth is glad Miz found him, Truth has something for him. Truth reaches into his pocket, and then SMACK! Miz falls over and Truth says good luck with the Wyatts. Y’all gon’ die! Truth leaves with a big smile on his face. Then he says, “What’s up, Butch? You seen Pete?”
Butch- Er, Pete Dunne scowls, but The Bruiserweight leaves it at that. As for The Miz, he made his bed, will he have to sleep in it?
WWE World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The New Day VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee VS The War Raiders!
Each team battled through and won different 2v2 matches, but now it will be 2v2v2 to win it all! Will Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods return to those W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Championships~? Will the King of Lucha & Boy Wonder get to go another round with The Judgment Day? Or will Erik & Ivar bring the raid to Finn Balor & JD McDonagh?
In this form of Triple Threat, every team has a man legal, so Kofi, Dragon Lee and The War Beard start. The bell rings, Ivar runs up, but Kofi dodges. Lee BOOTS Ivar, Kofi mule kicks, and Lee DROPKICKS! Kofi DROPKICKS, Ivar falls into a corner, Kofi & Lee coordinate to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Kofi then rolls Lee up! TWO, but Kofi whips Lee. Lee reverses, Kofi goes up and over, but Ivar is back to HEEL KICK! Ivar SPLASHES Lee, then runs to BRONCO BUSTER! Ivar covers, Woods breaks it! Kofi is in a bad way, but Erik THROWS Woods! Rey runs in, Ivar KNEES him, then Erik KNEES him!
Rey tumbles out, The War Raiders pick up The New Day, to LAWN DART them into each other! Then they haul Lee up! They DOUBLE LAWN DART Lee onto everyone else on the outside! The fans fire up for Erik & Ivar while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Erik ROCKS Woods! Rey SOBATS Erik! Woods ROCKS Rey! Erik ROCKS Woods! Rey ROCKS Erik! The fans rally as Woods ROCKS Rey again, but then Erik shoves Woods aside to HEADBUTT Rey! Everyone wobbles, Woods mule kicks Erik! Erik ROCKS Woods! Woods drops to a knee, Erik snarls, but Rey fires hands! Rey runs, leaps, but Erik catches him, to SLAM him onto Woods! Erik hurries to his corner, tag to Ivar. Erik drags Rey up, the Raiders beat Rey up against ropes, and the fans are torn as Rey slumps down. Ivar tags Erik back in, and they haul Woods up. Ivar scoop SLAMS Woods, Erik scoop SLAMS Ivar onto Woods!
Erik covers, TWO! Woods stays in this but Erik stays on him. Erik sends Woods into Rey at the corner! They both fall over, and Erik looms over them. Erik brings Rey up, ROCKS him, then tags Ivar. They whip Rey, POP-UP, and POWER- DDT!! Rey turns things around and the fans fire up! Rey RANAS Erik out of the ring! The fans rally as Rey hurries for his corner, but Woods BLASTS Lee first! Then he LEG LARIATS Rey! Woods looks to Kofi, but is confused by the booing? Woods says he’s just doing what he needs to win! Ivar runs up to HEEL KICK Woods! The fans rally up, and Ivar drags Woods up.
Ivar back suplexes, but Woods lands out! Woods dodges Ivar, hot tag to Kofi! Kofi springboards to AX HANDLE Ivar! Kofi CHOSP Rey, CHOPS Ivar, DROPKICKS Rey, then dodges Ivar. Kofi LEPAING LARIATS Ivar, then he scoop SLAMS Rey down next to him! The fans fire up as Kofi runs, “NEW~ DAY~” BOOM DROP, DOUBLE! The fans fire up as Kofi aims from a corner. “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kofi aims, spins, TROUBLE IN- NO, Ivar ducks! Rey is there, but Kofi has him first, SOS! Cover, Lee runs up! Kofi ditches Rey to TOSS Lee! Erik runs in, Kofi DUMPS him, too! Woods WRECKS Lee & Erik with a dropkick!
Kofi avoids Ivar and HEEL KICKS him! Ivar falls out, Kofi climbs a corner! Woods organizes the cluster, for Kofi to SUPER TRUST FALL! The fans are all fired up again and Raw goes back to break!
Raw returns again and Ivar runs in, but Rey moves, the bronco buster hits buckles! Rey storms up on Kofi but Kofi kicks first! Kofi runs, sunset flips, but Rey rolls through to BUZZSAW! All three men look to their corners, hot tags to Erik and Lee! Lee dodges Erik, CLBOBERS Kofi, then dodges Erik again. Lee runs up but Erik puts him on the apron., Lee RAMS into Erik, GAMANGIRIS, then climbs. But Kofi is up after Lee in an instant! Lee trips Kofi, HEADBUTTS him into a Tree of Woe, then WOE STOMPS! Lee keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges Erik, rolls and DDT! Woods storms in to swing on Lee, but Lee dodges to BOOT!
Lee DROPKCISK Ivar before Ivar gets in, and the fans fire up with Lee! “L! W! O!” Lee hits BULL’S HORNS on Kofi! Cover, but Erik breaks it! The fans continue to rally as Erik drags Lee up. Erik puts Lee in a corner, ROCKS him, then puts him up top. Erik CHOPS and Lee wobbles. Erik climbs, brings Lee up, but Kofi CLUBS them both! The fans fire up as Kofi climbs to fire hands! Kofi has Erik, but Lee CLUBS Kofi! Lee SUNSET FLIPS, but Kofi fights him off! Rey sneaks up to CLUB Kofi! Erik adds on, but Rey hits Erik, too! Rey climbs, Lee tries again, and Lee brings Kofi from the corner,. Rey SUPER STEINERS Erik while Lee POWERBOMBS Kofi! Cover on Kofi, but Woods breaks it!
The fans rally up again with everyone down around ringside! “This is Awesome!” as Woods brings Lee up. Woods fires hands, and a CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Woods fires up, the fans boo, but Woods reels Lee in. Woods scoops, Lee slips free, V-TRIGGER! Ivar hits a SEATED SENTON on Lee, but Rey hits a SEATED SENTON on Ivar! Erik CLOBBERS Rey! Kofi springboards to AX HANDLE Erik! Lee tilt-o-whirls, but Kofi stops that to hit a BACKBREAKER! Woods goes up, but he sees Rey first! Woods runs at Rey, Rey DUMPS Woods out! Kofi is confused, but then Lee runs up to waistlock!
Kofi switches, but Rey tags in before the O’Conner! Dragon RANAS Kofi onto ropes, and he gets to FLY onto Woods! Rey then dials it up, but GABLE trips Rey!? Gable has an ANKLE LOCK Rey, this is where “Master” Gable went! The Raiders have Kofi but he fights them off! Only to get the pop-up, into the SPRINGBOARD LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Cover, War Raiders win!
Winners: The War Raiders, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE World Tag Team Championships)
American Made really wasn’t done with LWO because Gable screwed them over here! Woods also screwed himself, though, what is going on in his head? But one way or another, Erik & Ivar are aimed right at Finn & JD. Will Judgment Day be the ones facing Ragnarök?
The Miz complains to Adam Pearce.
He is a former WWE Champion! The ONLY TWO-TIME Grand Slam Champion! Where is his security!? He has Truth sucker punching him while Bo Dallas & The Wyatt Sick6 are stalking him! Pearce chuckles and Miz asks why. Miz turns around and The Final Testament is there. Miz says hi, guys. What’s going on? Not much. Kross asks what’s the plan. Plan? Uh, yeah, well, if they see or hear The Wyatts, just run. Kross says he knew this would happen so he has a plan. The plan is Miz will help them find Bo Dallas and- Miz isn’t so sure- HEY!! Kross says Miz is going to ask Bo why Bo is getting in Kross’ business, or… Kross breaks Miz’s legs.
Ready? Break. The Final Testament leave it up to Miz, will the Hollywood A-Lister find a way to get through to his former Miztourage member?
Jimmy looks around for Sami.
But when he gets outside, Jey is there. Jey asks if Jimmy’s found Sami, but then Jimmy points out Sami talking to Solo! The Usos cannot believe it. Jimmy says family is all they got. They and Roman have to be the ones. Jey says yeet. But is what we just saw what it looks like?
Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!
Dirty Dom wants everyone to start believing in his potential, but it’s not like he’s really been living up to it… Will he show everyone, especially Adam Pearce, that he is ready to be World Heavyweight Champion? Or will he only be facing The Punishment that’s been a long time coming?
Raw returns and Dom makes his entrance, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez seeing him to the ramp. But as Dom said, he’s gonna do this on his own. Liv & Raquel return to the back, and the fans boo #LatinoCheat as he continues to the ring. Then Dom goes right after Priest! The bell rings, fans boo even more but the ref backs Dom off. Dom soaks up the heat, but Priest grabs Dom by the neck! Priest TOSSES Dom to the corner to then fire off hands! The ref counts, Priest lets off, to then UPPERCUT! Dom staggers to another corner, he asks for mercy, but Priest whips him corner to corner instead. Dom hits buckles hard, then drops to the mat.
Priest taunts Dom, pushes him around, then ROCKS him at the ropes. Priest drags Dom up by his mullet to bump him off buckles. Dom sputters, Priest whips Dom to ropes, but Dom holds ropes to stop. Domo dropkicks the legs and Priest ends up on ropes! Dom dials it up, but Priest CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up while Dom is seeing stars! Priest drags Dom up again, and TOSSES him up and out! Priest then pursues Dom, and Hershey fires up as Priest whips Dom hard into barriers! The fans cheer as Priest storms over to stand Dom up. Priest scoops Dom, carries him around, and then aims. But Dom slips free to POST Priest!
Priest staggers, Dom slides into the ring then DIVES! Direct hit and Priest hits desk! The fans boo as Dom flexes, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Dom has Priest for a snap suplex! That’s Uno Amigo! The fans boo, but Dom brings Priest up for Dos Amigos! Dom gives some Latino Heat, but the fans still boo. Priest suplexes Dom for a BROKEN ARROW! The fans fire up while both men are down! Priest grits his teeth as he rises, and the fans rally behind him. Priest waits on Dom, then DECKS him! And DECKS him again! And kicks, kicks, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Then a HAYMAKER! The fans fire up with Priest while Dom goes to a corner. Priest runs in, BIG back elbow! Priest clinches, for the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!
Priest is annoyed but the fans rally up. Priest powers up, Dom rises, and Priest runs up, to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Dom survives being turned inside-out, but Priest grins. Priest raises his hand and the fans fire up. Dom stirs, crawls to ropes, and Priest lines up the shot. But Dom bails out! The fans boo while the ref has Priest hold on. Dom crawls, but Priest goes out the side! Priest runs in to POUNCE Dom over the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom back up. Priest drags Dom but Liv & Raquel are back! They complain to the ref, but it’s all a distraction! Carlito & JD mug Priest from the crowd side!
Dom gets away, JD & Carlito TOSS Priest into the timekeeper’s area! So much for Dom doing this on his own. But then Priest rises up and he CLOBBERS JD! And DECKS Carlito! Priest has a chair to JAM JD! And JAM Carlito! Priest tosses Carlito into the ring, SMACKS JD on the back, and then SMACKS JD again! JD falls in a heap, Priest goes into the ring, but the ref wants Priest to let the chair go. Priest says hold on, and he JAMS Carlito! And SMACKS him with it! The fans fire up as Priest SMACKS Carlito again! Raquel saves Carlito, but Dom rolls Priest up! WITH TIGHTS! DOM WINS!!!
Winner: Dominik Mysterio, by pinfall
The fans boo, and Priest is pissed! Priest has Dom’s legs! Priest won’t let Dom run away, and he drags him back in! Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE!! Dom may have won like he wanted, but he also gets what he deserves! Because Priest storms back in, with the chair, and he aims at Dom! Priest SMACKS Dom! And SMACKS him! And SMACKS him again!! Liv panics, but Priest just wears the chair out on Dom’s back! Dom writhes and Priest walks away, but then Priest thinks of something more. Priest brings down the straps, and he heads back to the ring! The ref wants Priest to stop, Liv wants Priest to stop, but Priest looms over Dom.
The fans chant “ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!” Carlito crawls in, so Priest grabs him! SOUTH OF HEAVEN! Then Priest deadlifts Dom, roars, and sends him SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Liv has all but fainted as she leans on Raquel for literal support. The record books will still say Dom won, but was it a pyrrhic victory given how he has to be helped to the back?
My Thoughts:
A really good Raw as the go-home to Crown Jewel, mostly because they had no time to Go-Home Syndrome this with constant hype packages and recaps. Good promo from Gunther, but he just repeated a lot of what he said to Cody before. The only thing new was announcing the tag match for this Friday. And you can bet Kaiser takes the loss in that like he did to Sheamus tonight. The tag match will be good, but as I said on Friday, it’ll just be an opening for Kevin Owens to go after Randy Orton. Sheamus VS Kaiser was great stuff to open the night, and great win for Sheamus. As I said last week, maybe Sheamus and Bron Breakker fight for the Intercontinental Championship.
Very good stuff with Rollins and Bronson to hype up their match. Rollins hinting at bringing out his past savage attitude is good stuff, and that brawl was really good. Just something about how they framed it all so that you could see all the wild destruction Bronson was doing in the background. And Rollins taking that slam through tables, that is definitely to make him an underdog for the Crown Jewel match. And in this case, it would take that damage to make Rollins the underdog because we’ve all seen him overcome big, mean monster men before. Granted, I personally was hoping Bronson was set to win so that he could go for a title after this, but I guess it isn’t the right time if Gunther is Heel and Bron Breakker is Heel.
And we got great story integration all over the rest of the card. This feud of LWO VS American Made is building into something really fun. Zelina VS Ivy was really good, but I should’ve figured The Creeds would brawl with Cruz & Wilde. Ivy winning is good, she hasn’t had a lot of matches so she needs something like this. And while we got an awesome Triple Threat, I should’ve seen Gable get involved. At the same time, War Raiders were of course winning, so this was also a good way to protect LWO in missing out. And also good addition to the New Day dysfunction, Woods completely losing sight of the goal is definitely going to come back around in a promo.
Alpha Academy and Truth had a good segment with Miz, especially Truth not falling for Miz’s apology. Miz of course only wants Truth back on his side because he’d rather not deal with The Wyatt Sick6 nor The Final Testament. But too bad, Miz, you’re stuck in a scary movie now. It’s also good continuity with Miz and Bo having their past team-up with The Miztourage. The promos will be great stuff, and the eventual 8 Man Tag will be fun, too. Truth’s comment to Pete Dunne might come back to bite him, though, and Dunne needs something to do anyway, so that might be a fun feud.
Rhea had a good promo to call out Liv & Raquel, but we just need to get to Rhea VS Raquel already. Maybe that’ll be in the next couple of weeks as we move past Crown Jewel and on to Survivor Series. And of course it was Dom VS Priest for tonight, it just made sense on several levels. Finn being annoyed by how the group is trying to get behind Dom as a world title contender was a good detail, because yeah, duh, Dom is nowhere near that yet. But Judgment Day cheating so Dom could win was of course how this went. Priest getting to beat Dom up after was a good touch, though. I would think Pearce tells Dom that hell no, he’s not facing Gunther with a weak win like that. Priest and Dom might even have a rematch where the Judgment Day is banned at threat of being stripped of belts.
And who knew The Bloodline story was going to hit so hard tonight on Raw. Solo & Bloodline showing up to try and take out The Usos without Roman around was a good touch, and you know they had to get Honorary Uce in on this. Sami being conflicted about Jey & Jimmy making good is a good detail, an understandable perspective, as is Jey telling Sami that of course he wouldn’t understand, he isn’t family and doesn’t have a brother. But then Solo talking with Sami, that is pretty wild. It most certainly has to be a misunderstanding, but I enjoy we’re taking this twist.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Have a Holly Jolly Rampage!
The Continental Classic rolls on, and Brody King takes on Komander in hopes of grabbing three more points towards the top of Gold League!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis; Konosuke & Cage win.
- Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy; Lio & Action win.
- Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron; Willow wins.
- AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander; Brody wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
Schiavone welcomes out the Blue League’s current points leader, Kyle Fletcher, and of course… Don Callis. But they’re not alone as the rest of the Don Callis Family makes their way out to the ring. Wait, shouldn’t Brian Cage be in New York for Final Battle…? Well anyway, Schiavone says there’s a lot of gold and- Callis takes the mic, and he says, “I have something important to say.” The fans boo and Schiavone excuses himself as Callis says the Don Callis Family are the TRUE One Percenters of professional wrestling! They prove it each and every day!
Murder Machines: The most feared tag team in the world! “Don Callis’ favorite wrestler,” Kyle Fletcher, shows every day why he is THE One Percent! He beat Will Ospreay! He beat Kazuchika Okada! And now, he’s gonna beat Daniel Garcia and win the Continental Classic! Callis hands the mic over to Kyle and Kyle says it might be true that last Saturday wasn’t the best day for Kyle, but anyone watching that match saw the clear bias from the officials in this company! The fans boo as Kyle claims there is an agenda in AEW to see the Don Callis Family NOT succeed. But it doesn’t matter, it changes nothing!
Kyle WILL be the winner of the 2024 Continental Classic. That brings Kyle to Daniel Garcia. “You wanna talk about restoring the feeling, Daniel? I couldn’t care less about your feelings! All I speak are facts! And the fact is, I am the hottest young prospect in this industry, and I will be the future of this whole place!” The fans boo more but Callis says one last thing he wants to say, is when you’re the One Percent, you’re not like the other 99! They are not like all of these fans! They are not like “the boys in the back,” like Mark Davis & Will Hobbs, “a couple of scab workers!” They’re not even in the same business, Hobbs!
And Callis has waited to get Hobbs on a PPV so that the world could watch why they call Konosuke Takeshita “The Alpha.” And Hobbs, YOU are not in the same business as Konosuke, and you find that out at Worlds End! But speaking of, here comes the Powerhouse! Will he and Dunkzilla finish things with the Don Callis Family? Or will the AEW International and ROH World TV Champions get even for last week?
Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage w/ Don Callis VS “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs & Mark Davis!
The teams sort out and Konosuke starts against Hobbs to give the DC fans a preview of Worlds End. Hobbs and Konosuke step up, talk trash, and then the forearms go back and forth! The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” and Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke! Hobbs even shouts “MEAT!” before he whips Konosuke. Konosuke ducks ‘n’ dodges but then so does Hobbs! Hobbs SPINE- NO, Konosuke flails free and Hobbs says it was that close. Konosuke says to cool off while he paces on the outside. Konosuke steps back into the ring, but he tags to Cage. The fans stay fired up for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Cage and Hobbs circle.
Hobbs and Cage DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Cage kicks low, shouts, “Who Betta Than Cage?” But then Hobbs CLOBBERS him! Hobbs even gets Konosuke to back down with a glare. Hobbs brings Cage up to fire forearms, then he tags Davis. Davis & Hobbs double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up as Davis stalks Cage to a corner. Davis CHOPS Cage, and CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Cage sputters but Davis scoops to SLAM Cage down! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, ONE! Cage stays in this but Davis bumps him off buckles.
Tag to Hobbs and he brings Cage out. Hobbs and Davis reel Cage in, fans chant “AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! MEAT MEAT MEAT!” but Konosuke makes the save! Konosuke swings, Hobbs dodges, so the elbow DECKS Davis! Hobbs ROCKS Konosuke, Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage clinches, Konosuke returns, KNEE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cage covers, TWO! Cage rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Cage steps off. Cage drags Hobbs up, bumps him off buckles, and tags Konosuke. The Callis Family stomps a mudhole into Hobbs, but then Hobbs CHOPS Konosuke! Konosuke snarls, and he CHOPS in return!
Konosuke ROCKS Hobbs, climbs up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but then Konosuke BITES Hobbs on the forehead! The ref counts, Konosuke lets off, and Hobbs sputters on the ropes. Konosuke tags to Cage and the Family gets Hobbs up. They DOUBLE SUPLEX Hobbs! Cage covers, TWO! Cage drags Hobbs up but Hobbs fires body shots. Hobbs UPPERCUTS but Cage ROCKS Hobbs! Cage ROCKS Hobbs again, Hobbs fires back, repeat! The fans rally for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Cage gets the edge, then whips, but Hobbs KICKS him away! Cage swings, Hobbs bobs ‘n’ weaves, to then hit an EXPLODER!
The fans fire up while Hobbs crawls, hot tag to Davis! Davis fires hands on Cage, “MEAT! MEAT!” Davis DECKS Cage, then whips him to ropes. Cage reveres but Davis picks him up, BACKDROP! Davis SENTONS but onto knees! Davis writhes, Cage tags Konosuke! POWER- NO, Davis stops the knee! Davis takes a swing but Konosuke ducks that, to BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Davis survives and Konosuke snarls, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
Konosuke rains down fists on Davis, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Konosuke tags Cage and Cage drags Davis up. Cage ROCKS Davis, whips him into a corner, and Davis hits buckles chest first! Cage RAMS into Davis, and RAMS in again, then CHOPS! Davis staggers but Cage whips him to ropes. Davis reverses, to dosido with Cage, only for Cage to CLOBBER Davis! Cage BOOTS Davis down, covers, but Hobbs breaks it! Cage gets mad and the ref reprimands Hobbs, then Cage soaks up heat from DC. Cage stalks Davis to a corner and fires haymakers! The ref reprimands but Cage DECKS Davis! Cage soaks up more heat while he flexes.
Holiday Bash returns to single picture while Davis crawls. Cage storms over but Davis fires hands! Davis CHOPS, CHOPS, but Cage JUMP KNEES! Cage whips Davis, Davis cartwheels and swings on Cage! Cage blocks, waistlocks, but Davis switches! BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Davis rises and reaches out! Davis crawls, as does Cage, hot tags to Hobbs and Konosuke! Hobbs LARIATS Konosuke, LARIATS again, then runs up to LARIAT in a corner! Cage runs up but he’s send into Konosuke! Hobbs SANDWEICHES the Family! Hobbs whips, Cage reverses, but Hobbs comes back to CLOBBER him! Hobbs scoops Cage for a POWERSLAM!
The fans fire up but Konosuke runs up! Hobbs scoops him, too! POWERSLAM! Hobbs pumps up and the fans are with him! Hobbs stomps and shakes the ropes, then he goes back for Konosuke. Konosuke rises, Hobbs pops him up, but Konosuke ELBOWS him! Konosuke fires hands, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Hobbs staggers, Konosuke whips him, but Hobbs reverses! SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Davis blocks Cage, but Cage SHOVES Davis onto the cover! Cage then TOSSES Davis out, and he goes back for Hobbs. Hobbs TOSSES Cage! Hobbs grins as he has Konosuke alone. The straps come down, and Hobbs runs up, only for Konosuke to dodge!
Konosuke runs, Cage tags in, and Konosuke BOOTS Hobbs in the corner! Cage runs up to UPPERCUT, GAMANGIRI, and then GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs flounders, Cage hauls him up, PUMP HANDLE FACEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives and Cage is furious! Cage tags Konosuke, the Family gets Hobbs up, and they double wrench to double whip. But Hobbs breaks the double lariat and Davis tags in! Hobbs DOUBLE LARIATS Cage & Konosuke! Davis runs up, they STEREO LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Davis and Cage waistlocks Hobbs. Konosuke runs but Davis GAMANGIRIS! Cage SUPERKICKS Davis!
Hobbs SNAP POWERSLAMS Cage! ALPHA ELBOW from Konosuke! Davis GERMAN SUPLEXES Konosuke! Cage fireman’s carries Davis, F5!! Cage runs up on Hobbs but Hobbs dodges! Hobbs LARIATS Cage and himself out of the ring! The fans fire up while Davis rises again! Konosuke also stands, and they run up! DOUBLE LARIATS! Davis GAMANGIRIS, Konosuke ends up in the corner! Davis goes side to side, SLIDING FOREARM! The fans roar as Davis hauls Konosuke up! Konosuke fights the lift, dodges Davis, and comes back, DOUBLE LARIATS finally take both men down! But not for long as they both roar to their feet!
Konosuke swings, and he SWATS Davis’ enzigiri! Konosuke then POWER DRIVE KNEES!! And then, RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Callis Family wins!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage, by pinfall
The Alpha slam dunks on Dunkzilla, and now he has 8 days to prepare for the Powerhouse! Will Konosuke hold onto his International Championship against Hobbs? Or will taking that title be the perfect payback?
Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale.
Renee Paquette is with the Babe with the Power who is in action later tonight. But first, Renee wants to congratulate Willow to making it to the finals of the inaugural International Women’s Cup. She heads off to Tokyo very soon, how is she feeling about it? Willow is very excited. Inaugural WrestleDynasty, one step closer to the inaugural International Women’s Cup winner, and so it is mind boggling after how- Kris Statlander steps in. Kris tells Willow that there is a lot she should say, but for now, she’ll say good luck at the Tokyo Dome. #BornAgainKristen takes Willow by surprise, will Willow win tonight and have momentum going to the New Year?
Lio Rush & Action Andretti VS Myles Hawkins & Goldy!
The dysfunction in Top Flight Airlines led to The Bad Child & The Sight to See winning over Darius & Dante Martin, meaning they’re next up to face Private Party. Will this be little more than a tune-up for Lio & Action?
The teams sort out, Lio starts against Myles, but then Lio handspring kicks Goldy off the apron! Myles back suplexes but Lio lands out and then dodges! Myles falls out of the ring, Action handspring kicks him down! Lio DIVES onto Goldy! Action DIVES onto Myles! The fans fire up as Action puts Myles in fast. Lio joins Action and they mug Myles. Myles fights back with forearms and CHOPS! Myle runs, but Lio & Action split the difference. Lio spins Myles for Action to mule kick, knee lift and ROLLING ELBOW! Lio fires fast hands, then DECKS Myles! Goldy springboards but Lio & Action dodge! Lio eggs Goldy on, then he and Action split the difference again!
Action runs up, Goldy dodges, but Lio LARIATS Goldy on the other side! Myles whips Lio but Lio hits RUSH HOUR! Action torture racks Myles for a NECKBREAKER! Lio covers, Lio & Action win!
Winners: Lio Rush & Action Andretti, by pinfall
Fast win for this furious duo, but “Oh my gosh, is that Private Party?” Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy make their way out here and DC fires up! The AEW World Tag Team Champions call for “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” Lio & Action get their shot in the near future, but wait! Dante & Darius make their way out here? Private Party looks to the tunnels, but Lio & Action CLOBBER them from behind! Dante, Darius & Leila don’t worry about the champs, they stare Lio & Action down. Lio & Action hold up the belts, then throw them at the Martins. The refs keep this from getting any more physical, but will Lio & Action take those belts from Quen & Zay soon enough?
Backstage interview with Harley Cameron.
Renee is now with the “multifaceted” Harley and notes she’s in action against Willow Nightingale tonight. Harley says yes, she IS multifaceted. She wants us to appreciate ALL her facets! Renee says yes, but she has yet to earn a singles win in AEW. Fine, ruin her fun. But then Harley asks if some person off camera is gonna say anything or just stand there. In steps Penelope Ford, and Mrs. Superbad says yes, she was simply observing. But Ford couldn’t help but notice that she and Harley share a lot of similar… facets. Harley asks how much Ford’s cost. Uh, no, not those…
Ford meant that she hasn’t had such a good 2024, either. So from The Bad Girl to the… Harley doesn’t have a good nickname yet. Well, don’t worry about it. Ford will watch Harley’s back and Harley will watch Ford’s. Wait, is something on Harley’s back? No, Harley… Just good luck. FEEL THE WRATH OF HARLEY CAMERON! No, she was being nice to you, Harley. Right, don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron. There is nothing on your back, Harley, stop scratching. Wait! W-What? Nothing, sorry. But will Harley be feeling Willow’s wrath instead?
Willow Nightingale VS Harley Cameron!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Harley pushes but Willow digs in her heels to SHOVE Harley down. Harley comes back, she and Willow reset and tie up again. Willow puts Harley in a corner, the ref counts, and Willow lets off. DC duels between Willow and Harley, and Harley wants a Test of Strength. Willow accepts the knuckle locks, but then Harley kicks low! Harley runs, wheelbarrows, but Willow turns that into a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Willow runs, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Willow bumps Harley off buckles, then fires LARIAT after LARIAT! The fans count al the way to TEN!
Willow brings Harley out with a smile, and scoop SLAMS her! Harley flounders, Willow storms up on her for another scoop and SLAM, right as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Willow storms around while Harley staggers up. Willow scoops Harley again, then carries her around to put her in the Tree of Woe! Willow stomps a mudhole in, then lets off to run up! But Harley BOOTS her while upside-down! Harley gets free, ELBOWS Willow, then runs to knee her low! Harley runs with Willow to HOTSHOT BULLDOG! Willow is stuck in ropes, and Harley AX KICKS her! Harley then headscissors Willow to CHOKE her in the ropes! The ref counts, Harley lets go at 4, and Harley soaks up cheers and jeers from DC. Harley stomps Willow, then drags her to the outside. Harley SMACKS Willow off the apron!
Harley paces while Willow flounders, and Harley has her against railing. Harley CHOPS Willow, then brings her around. Willow blocks the bump to SMACK Harley off the apron! Harley turns things around to SMACK Willow off the apron! Harley shoves Willow in, storms up on her, and stands her up for buckle bumps. Harley stomps Willow, digs her boots in, and she thrashes around! The ref counts, Harley lets off at 4, but Willow elbows her in return! Harley RAMS into Willow again and again, but Willow CLUBS Harley! Harley ROCKS Willow, whips her to ropes, and ELBOWS Willow down! Harley soaks up more cheers and jeers while Rampage goes to break.
Holiday Bash returns and Willow CANNONBALLS, but Harley dodges! Willow hits only buckles and she hobbles after Harley. Harley kicks, KNEES, and ENZIGIRIS! Harley roars, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Harley grows frustrated. The fans rally while Harley waistlocks, but Willow switches! Harley kicks free to switch back, but Willow ELBOWS Harley back! Willow fireman’s carries, storms around, but Harley pops up! Harley fires down elbows, then victory rolls, TWO! Willow escapes and ROCKS Harley! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Harley survives but Willow roars! The fans fire up as the straps come down! Willow gut wrenches for the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Willow faced the wrath of Harley Cameron and she prevailed! But then PENELOPE FORD goes after Willow! The fans boo but Ford did say she’d back Harley up. They both beat up on Willow, but here comes Kris! Kris Statlander storms the ring, Harley & Ford run away! Willow is again surprised, but the fans want these two to “Hug It Out! Hug It Out!” Kris says no, she doesn’t feel like it’s the right time. Kris lets Willow have the ring, is this proof that the #BornAgainKristen isn’t just a nickname?
Team Triple J speaks backstage.
Standing alongside Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, as well as Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt says, “They’ve asked us to look back and reflect on 2024, and Jeff, guys, what an incredible series of moments we’ve had in 2024.” The group agrees. From Wembley Stadium to Double J being in the Owen Hart Cup, some true career highlights that he will cherish forever. But Jarrett doesn’t like looking in the rearview mirror, he likes to look ahead. Next week, he’s not bringing resolutions, he’s bringing a game plan for 2025! What does the Last Outlaw have in store for himself and the team in the New Year?
AEW Continental Classic, Gold League: Brody King VS Komander!
While the rest of Gold League stands at 6 points, these two men are struggling to keep up. Will the King of Death join that traffic jam at the front of the block? Or will the Commander of the Skies be a spoiler for Christmas?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Brody and Komander circle while the fans bark it up. There are fans who sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~” for Komander as the two tie up. But then Brody picks Komande up with both hands, and puts him on the to rope. Brody pats Komander on the shoulder, and the fans bark more. Komander hops down, not intimidated by Brody’s size. Komander then dodges Brody, DROPKICKS him, but Brody CLOBBERS Komander on the return! Brody eggs Komander on and then scuffs him. Komander gets mad and CHOPS! Brody grins and eggs Komander on. Komander CHOPS, but Brody wants more!
Komander fires up to CHOP, but Brody CHOPS Komander down! The fans fire up and Brody grins. Komander sputters, Brody paces, and Brody drags Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS again, and Komander flounders away! Brody stalks Komander to the corner, CHOPS him again, and Komander falls over! Brody hauls Komander up, whips him, but Komander goes up and over! Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Brody BACKDROPS Komander! The fans bark while Komander writhes, and Brody drags Komander up. But Komander fires body shots and a CHOP!
Brody KNEES low and Komander drops. Brody CHOPS Komander again! Brody asks, “Are you done?!” Brody whips Komander, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to then springboard, but Brody catches Komander with ease! Brody pops Komander up, but Komander pops free, sunset flip, ONE!! Brody drags Komander up and CLUBS him! Komander wobbles, Brody ROCKS him again! Brody drags Komander off the ropes, suplexes, but Komander slips around! SLEEPER! Big men still have to breathe, but Brody RAMS Komander into the buckles! Brody swings, misses, and that bad hand hits post! Komander fires KICKS on the legs!
Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves, kicks, mule kicks and ENZIGIRIS! Brody wobbles and the fans rally up! Komander knuckle locks, CHOPS, and he goes up and up and jumps around! But Brody breaks the grip and DOUBLE CHOPS Komander to the floor! The fans bark it up and the ref checks Komander while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Brody storms out after Komander, who is somehow still in this. Brody drags Komander up, and he whips Komander hard into railing! Brody revels in the DC dogs barking, and Brody stands Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander off his feet, then refreshes the ring count. Brody drags Komander up, and whips him hard into railing! So hard, in fact, that Komander goes up and over! Brody hurries to haul Komander back up, and he suplexes Komander to the floor! Komander writhes more while Brody refreshes the count again. Brody goes back to Komander, scuffs him, and brings him back up.
Komander KICKS Brody, CHOPS, but Brody CHOPS him down! Brody revels in the noise from DC while he stands on Komander’s neck! The ref reprimands, Brody steps off and rolls into the ring. Brody again refreshes the count so he can fetch Komander. Brody puts Komander in the ring, covers, TWO! Komander is still in this but Brody is more amused than anything. Brody paces then brings Komander up. Brody CHOPS Komander to a corner, then revels in the noise a bit more. Brody then digs his boot into Komander, but lets off as the ref counts. Brody drags Komander up to CHOP, but Komander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS Komander down!
Brody digs his boots in again, but the ref counts. Brody steps away, then drags Komander to his feet. Brody ROCKS Komander as the Holiday Bash returns to single picture. Brody eggs Komander on, stands him up, and ROCKS him again! Komander flops against ropes but Brody dares him to keep fighting. Komander staggers up, but Brody CHOPS him! Komander is stinging but Brody ROCKS him! Brody whips, Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to QUEBRADA, but Brody catches him! But Komander slips down into the STANDING BONE LOCK! The fans fire up but Brody powers up! Brody THROWS Komander right off! SENTON FLOPS as Komander moves!
Komander hurries to basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Brody and Komander both crawl to ropes! They both stand, Brody runs up, but Komander swings around, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Brody flops out to the floor! Komander sees that and the fans fire up! Komander builds going side to side, and he goes up and up and CROSSBODIES, but Brody catches him! Brody RAMS Komander into the railing! And then whips him hard into more railing! Brody makes Komander take a seat, then CHOPS him! The fans bark with Brody as he gets space, and Brody runs back in, but Komander ducks! Brody CRASHES into railing!!
Komander has the fans all fired up as he rises! Komander rolls into the ring, the count is climbing, but Brody is rising! So Komander runs corner to corner to go up, up and AWAY!! Direct hit with that escalara cannonball! The fans fire up as Komander rises again! Komander and Brody both head for the ring while fans sing again, “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE~!” Komander has Brody in the drop zone! Komander goes up the corner, but Brody CLUBS him first! Brody has Komander in the Electric Chair Lift, then goes up the corner!? But Komander fights, shifts, and SUPER SUSNET FLIP POWERBOMBS!!
Brody is in the drop zone again and Komander rises! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Brody survives and Komander cannot believe it! “This is Awesome!” as Komander rises and goes to another corner. Komander tunes up the band, runs corner to corner, but Brody SLAPS him first! Brody runs but Komander dodges, Brody POSTS himself! Komander is on the apron and he runs up, to SHOTGUN Brody to the floor! Brody sputters, Komander climbs the corner, and the fans are thunderous! Komander springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Another direct hit and Komander feels so close to his first points in the C2!
Komander hurries to get in the ring, but then slides out to start a new ring count. Komander climbs again while Brody rises. Komander watches Brody slide in, then tightrope walks to CIELITO LINDO!! But that was on Brody’s back! Komander pushes Brody but that’s a lot of dead weight to push! Brody sits up but Komander KICKS him! Komander roars, the fans fire up, handspring- TORTURE RACK! Brody flips Komander around, GONZO BOMB!! Cover, Brody wins!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (gains 3 points; Komander earns 0)
If it wasn’t clear before, this was a painful punctuation mark, Komander is mathematically ELIMINATED from the semifinals. However, Komander’s final C2 match is Dynamite’s Miracle on 34th Street against Claudio Castagnoli! Can Komander be the biggest spoiler of this entire tournament? Can Brody prove to everyone in the Gold League that the House Always Wins?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for Holiday Bash, though some clear redundancies from last week’s Winter is Coming edition. We got another group Don Callis Promo, and we barely got anything different from Callis and Kyle. The tag match’s only changes were Cage switching in for Archer, even though Cage is in reality defending his ROH World TV Championship in the Hammerstein Ballroom for Final Battle, and then the Callis Family wins this time so Hobbs and Konosuke can be even going towards Worlds End. Now, Konosuke could very well retain the International Championship at Worlds End because NJPW is totally open to Konosuke Takeshita VS Shingo Takagi being Winner Takes All, AEW International and NEVER Openweight titles on the line together.
Lio & Action of course won their match, but the real purpose was to get a confrontation out of them, Private Party and OG Top Flight, Darius & Dante. Good stuff, and it teases anywhere between a Triple Threat to Lio & Action VS Darius & Dante Round 2. Very good promo from Triple J to set up for something, anything really, for 2025. Fight for the Fallen can even be the start of whatever that plan is as part of the “mother of all streams.” And good stuff with the women’s division tonight. Ford & Harley makes a natural duo now given their names, and Willow and Kris could possibly reunite now that Kris is a Face again. That wouldn’t really make up for the weird fumble in the middle where Tony Khan just wanted Kris to get away from Stokely, but hey, this story itself could be really well done.
And great stuff out of Brody VS Komander, really got the drama going before the end. I mean, we all knew Komander was out of the running before tonight, and was most certainly taking the loss here, but Komander got to really show some grit. And now, five people at 6 points going into the final round, they’re really adding great drama to Gold League. Collision tomorrow and then Dynamite Miracle on 34th Street will be some great stuff, but I still think Ospreay should be one of the semifinalists, the second spot can be whoever they want.
My Score: 8.8/10
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With Jade Cargill out of action, Naomi is stepping in to help Bianca Belair defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships tonight on SmackDown!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade; The Bloodline wins.
- Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes; Melo wins.
- Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley; Gargano wins.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Bianca & Naomi win and retain the titles.
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Solo Sikoa is here!
The fans boo as the “Undisputed” Tribal Chief leads the Samoan Werewolf and Good Bad Guy to the ring. Roman Reigns put out the challenge for Tribal Combat, and on January 6th, in Los Angeles, for the first-ever Monday Night Raw on Netflix, it will happen! But first, Solo and his Bloodline go to the ring, and the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells them all, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans boo instead, as expected. Solo lets that slide, and he says, “Roman Reigns sat on his little boat with The Wise Man and decided to challenge me on January 6th to a Tribal Combat match for the ula fala on Monday Night Raw, the debut on Netflix.”
The fans “WHAT?” Solo says instead of saying that, the fans should ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. The fans boo more, but Solo says shut your mouths and listen to what THE Tribal Chief has to say! The fans continue to boo and they continue to chant, “O T C! O T C!” Solo tells Roman that if he wants Tribal Combat, if he wants to take THE Tribal Chief to war, then let’s do it! Solo will leave his Bloodline behind, “WHAT?” Roman will leave his behind, “WHAT?” They’ll leave the Wise Man behind. “WHAT?” Jimmy and Jey, too. So listen and listen carefully: On January 6th, Solo walks in and walks OUT as THE Tribal Chief!
The fans boo more but Solo says on January 6th, he will STILL be the Head of the Table! He will STILL be YOUR Tribal Chief! And he will STILL have the ula fala! So Roman, after Solo beats your ass in LA, Roman can go back out on his little boat, sail off to the Island of Irrelevancy, and Roman can finally ACKNOWLEDGE SOLO. But wait! Drew McIntyre is here!? The Scottish Terminator has already hit Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn, but let’s not forget Solo was chief among those who screwed McIntyre out of the world championship. Solo has Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga stand down as McIntyre goes to the ring.
McIntyre grabs a mic but Solo tells him, “I gotta admit, I was very happy when you kicked my brother, Jimmy, in the face last week. Yes, I was very, very happy. But you better have a damn good reason why you’re interrupting me.” McIntyre says he’ll make it quick because it causes McIntyre physical pain to be this close to Solo and not beating Solo within an inch of his life. You like what McIntyre did to Jimmy? What about Sami and Jey? McIntyre wants to know, when Solo lies in bed at night, is he asking when McIntyre is coming after him? Because Solo is the one that cost McIntyre the title at Clash at the Castle.
Solo is the one who caused McIntyre’s family the pain and misery that caused him more pain and misery! But Solo also stood up to Roman Reigns. The only one to have the balls to stand up to Roman! The rest of them acted tough, acted like they were going to do something, but Roman snapped his fingers, didn’t change one bit. McIntyre’s heart says jump Solo, but McIntyre’s head says he and Solo have the same goal. So here’s what McIntyre is thinking: McIntyre can start working through the hit list, taking out more and more OG Bloodline members, and Solo does one thing for him: Take out Roman for good.
The fans boo but McIntyre says once all that business is finished, then he and Solo can settle theirs. But then JIMMY yanks McIntyre out of the ring! And CRACKS him with the crutch! And again! And then he runs up to CLOBBER McIntyre! McIntyre goes running into the crowd, Jimmy does his best to pursue, but now here comes LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade! The Bloodline has a Six Man Tag on their hands, will Knight even let Solo make it to LA?
Six Man Tag: The Bloodline VS LA Knight, Apollo Creed & Andrade!
The brawl is on, Apollo after Tama, Andrade after Jacob, and Knight after Solo! Solo shoves back, but Knight LARIATS him up and out! Apollo DUMPS Tama and Andrade BOOTS Jacob! Apollo BOOTS Jacob, then Andrade BOOTS him again! Jacob tumbles out but Solo has him stand down! The Bloodline regroups while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and the match is already going as Apollo ducks ‘n’ dodges Tama to then slide under. Tama keeps moving, Apollo hurdles over, drops down, then DROPKICKS! Apollo fires up and the fans are with him, then Apollo gorilla presses Tama! The fans fire up and Apollo marches around. Apollo says this is for Solo, and he DROPS Tama! Tama flounders, Apollo brings him over, and he tags in Knight. Knight fires hands on Tama, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight brings Tama around to whip but Tama reverses. Knight catches Tama for a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Tama is tougher than that but Knight stomps him.
Tag to Andrade and the unlikely partners mug Tama. Andrade CHOPS Tama, then has him in a corner. Andrade tags Apollo, they double whip Tama to DOUBLE ELBOW! Apollo covers, TWO! Tama stays in this but Apollo drags Tama up. Apollo ROCKS Tama, the fans rally, and Apollo ROCKS Tama again. Apollo tags Andrade back in, they mug Tama, but Tama fires body shots! Tama shoves Andrade but Andrade RANAS on the return! Tama tumbles out, Jacob runs in, but Andrade DUMPS him out! Tag to Apollo, and then Andrade climbs! Apollo builds speed, and Apollo FLIES while Andrade ARIHARA MOONSAULTS!
The fans fire up as Knight then gets in to keep Solo back! Knight dares Solo to try something, but Solo stays back. Knight goes back to his corner while Apollo puts Tama in. The fans fire up as Apollo reels Tama in. Tama fires body shots and switches to a waistlock. Apollo elbows free, but Jacob sneaks a tag! Tama shoves Apollo and Jacob BODY CHECKS Apollo! The Werewolf is all geeked up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Solo whips Apollo to ELBOW him down! Solo throws up the one but the fans boo. Solo drags Apollo up, bumps him off buckles, and the fans rally. Solo UPPERCUTS Apollo down, then stalks him along the ropes. Solo drags Apollo up but Apollo fires hands! Solo keeps Apollo from his corner but Apollo throws more shots! Solo whips Apollo hard into the Bloodline corner! Tag to Jacob and he looms over Apollo. Jacob drags Apollo up to scoop and SLAM! The fans boo but Jacob runs to SENTON, onto knees! Apollo saves himeslf and both men are down! They crawl, hot tag to Andrade!
El Idolo dodges Jacob, BLASTS Tama then ROCKS Solo! Andrade fires hands on Jacob, runs, then ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARM! Jacob tumbles to a corner while Andrade kips up! The fans fire up and chant “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs in, CIEN SHADOWES! Cover, TWO!! Jacob survives but Andrade keeps his cool. Andrade goes up a corner, MOONSAULT DOUBLE! Cover, TWO!! Andrade is frustrated now as Jacob survives again! Andrade thinks on what to do, and he brings Jacob up. Andrade fires forearms but Jacob grabs Andrade’s neck! Andrade fights free and fires more shots, but Solo sneaks a tag!
Andrade whips, Jacob reverses, but Andrade KICKS Jacob away! Jacob just roars! Andrade runs up, Jacob FLAPJACKS him into Solo’s HOTSHOT! That combo sends Andrade tumbling out to the floor, and Solo brings him up to POST him! The fans boo as The Bloodline stands tall, and Solo shows off his ula fala. Solo goes back to Andrade and puts him in the ring. Tag to Jacob, and Jacob whips for a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Andrade sputters and coughs while Jacob is geeked up again, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Jacob watches Andrade crawl to the apron, and waits for him to go to a corner. Andrade sits up but into the HIP ATTACK! Jacob snarls as he kicks Andrade around. Tag to Solo and he whips Jacob for Jacob to whip him! Another HIP ATTACK on Andrade! Solo scowls at the fans, then talks trash on Andrade. Solo drags Andrade by his foot and brings him over to tag Tama. Tama then slingshot ELBOW DROPS! Andrade sputters more but Tama covers, TWO! Andrade is still in this, but Tama rains down fists on Andrade to keep him down! Tama HAMMERS and CLUBS Andrade, then he talks smack on Apollo and Knight.
Tama kicks Andrade to the Bloodline corner, drags him back up, and then fires a BODY SHOT! Andrade sputters, Tama tags Jacob, and then Jacob whips Tama in for a STINGER SPLASH! Andrade falls over, Jacob clamps claws into the shoulders! Andrade endures, fights up, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down! Jacob clamps the claws on again and really digs into Andrade’s shoulders! Andrade kicks and flails in pain but Jacob just thrashes him around more! Jacob shouts at Andrade but Andrade fights up to his feet! Andrade fires body shots, but Jacob HEADBUTTS him down again! Jacob stalks Andrade to a corner as SmackDown returns to single picture.
The fans boo but Jacob rains down fists in the corner! Jacob then sucker punches Apollo! Andrade sits up, Jacob runs in, but Andrade moves! Hip attack hits buckles and the fans fire up! Andrade and Jacob crawl, Solo shouts for Jacob to get up! Jacob grabs Andrade’s foot and brings him up! Andrade ENZIGIRIS free! Hot tags to Tama and The Mega Star! The fans are thunderous as Knight dodges then CLOBBERS Tama! Tama flounders to a corner, Knight stomps away on him, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight stops at 4, but then he CLOBBERS Jacob! KNEE for Tama! Solo runs up to TOSS Knight!
Knight dodges Solo in the corner and hits a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up even more and Knight tags Apollo. Knight hits Tama with the BIG back suplex! Apollo goes up top for the FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives but Apollo clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Knight WRECKS Jacob with a dropkick, and the Samoan Werewolf tumbles up and over the desk! Knight goes out to say that’s what Jacob gets, BUT SHINSUKE IS HERE!? Nakamura CLOBBERS Knight into the desk! The King of Strong Style gets away with that while the ref was busy checking Tama! Solo CLOBBERS Apollo, but Andrade whips Solo!
Solo reverses and ELBOWS Andrade! Solo drags Tama to their corner and then tags in. Solo aims at Apollo, HIP ATTACK! Solo hauls Apollo up, URENAGE! And then SAMOAN SPIKE!! Cover, Bloodline wins!!
Winners: The Bloodline, by pinfall
It seems Drew McIntyre isn’t the only one who is surprisingly on Solo’s side. The sinister samurai made sure to strike from the shadows to screw over Knight, will Knight make sure Nakamura comes to regret it? As for Solo, he is rolling towards the Raw Netflix debut, will he not need his Bloodline to retain the ula fala?
Backstage interview with Motor City Machine Guns.
Byron Saxton is with Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin ahead of the emotional grudge match. Shelley takes on his former friend, student, and the man who betrayed MCMG to take those WWE Tag Team Championships. That man is Johnny Gargano, so what thoughts are flowing through Shelley’s mind? Shelley says it is one thought: Payback. Sabin says they’ve known Gargano almost 20 YEARS, and only now does Gargano let the mask fall away to show us the truth. Shelley says it cuts a lot deeper when it’s someone you considered a little brother. Shelley tells Johnny that he makes sure Gargano knows he made the BIGGEST mistake of his life.
Sabin asks Shelley if he’s ready to do this. Shelley says this is something he has to do alone. He wants to see if Gargano is man enough to do the same. Sabin says okay, let’s get warmed up. Shelley wants a 1v1 shootout with Johnny Wrestling, but will Gargano do anything but do this himself?
SmackDown shares footage from after Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Byron Saxton was with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven and said before anything else, congratulations. Chelsea pats herself on the back, Piper pats Chelsea a bit, too, and Byron takes her back through the closing moments. Unpretty-Her on Michin, the bell rings, and we hear Lilian Garcia say the words, “AND NEW Women’s United States Champion, Chelsea Green.” What went through her mind? Chelsea takes out her gum and puts it in “Bryan’s” hand, and then tells him that she always knew this would happen. He might be surprised, and that’s so cute, but she wasn’t. She’s been doing this for ten YEARS, and worked her entire life to be an overnight success.
This is Chelsea’s time! Red, white and Green! Say it with her, Bryan! #RedWhiteAndGreen. So then, let’s talk the historical significance. Chelsea will now go down in the history books as the FIRST-EVER Women’s US Champion, so how does she’s now synonymous with the likes of Harley Race, the first-ever Men’s US Champion? She would say, “Duh.” She’s in the books where she belongs. Probably should’ve been three years ago, but she was released. It should’ve been way back in 2015, but she wasn’t hired. So now is the time. NOW IS THE FREAKIN’ TIME!! Yes, it is her time. What does a Chelsea Green reign look like going forward?
Chelsea says it looks like she’s going to Disneyland, so she’s got a plane to catch. Can they wrap this up? Of course. Have fun in Disneyland. Yes, well-deserved. Piper calls for champagne. Will we never hear the end of this now that Chelsea has gold to go with the ego?
Kevin Owens speaks.
“What happened after Saturday Night’s Main Event was not my fault. There’s a lot of people to blame for it. Cody Rhodes, the referees, Nick Aldis, WWE Management, they’re all to blame. I was screwed out of winning that championship. What happened to me is a travesty, a tragedy! I should be standing here Undisputed WWE Champion, but I’m not. But I took this (the Winged Eagle belt) because I deserve it. And I’m not giving it back until I get what i want. Everyone needs to understand, you can only push a man so much until they snap. But the good news is, I haven’t snapped yet.
“It can all get so much worse, trust me. You don’t want me to snap. So Cody, Nick Aldis, WWE officials, what happens next is on all of you.” The Prizefighter has said his piece, will he hold the championship hostage until his demands are met?
DIY talks backstage.
Ciampa gets it, Gargano’s known MCMG a long time. So it surprises Ciampa that Shelley is so dumb! He wants this grudge match but he can’t win the tag titles back in a singles match. So what’s he doing? Gargano says Shelley wants his payback, that’s obvious. But Shelley wants to challenge Gargano’s manhood?! Gargano is all man! He made a kid! Yeah, Papa John, Daddy Ciampa, of course they made kids. But Shelley did specify that he wants to do this on his own, so Ciampa knows what that means, right? Ciampa has to stay backstage, too. Gargano will handle business by himself. He’s not some naive 18-year-old kid with a dream anymore! Dream came true!
Gargano will go remind Shelley that he’s Johnny Freakin’ Wrestling! So Ciampa can just relax right back here. Ciampa says go get him! Ciampa won’t even move a muscle from here, you can trust him. Can he? Or is this all another facade to lower everyone’s guard?
It’s an all new Grayson Waller Effect!
A-Town Down Under is already in the ring, and fans boo as Austin Theory & Grayson Waller show off the abs. Waller then welcomes us to the Grayson Waller- And Austin Theory…! Effect. The hottest show keeps getting hotter cuz Waller gets scoop after scoop, lads. And tonight is a big scoop! A big, BIG scoop! The first transfer from Raw to SmackDown, it’s the Monster of All Monsters, BRAUN STROWMAN! The fans cheer as Braun makes his way to the ring, and he’s coming out as Santa Braun! Or perhaps, Strowman Claus? Either way, Braun throws free merchandise to the fans, what a gift for Christmas!
Braun empties the bag and then goes to the ring. Turns out, nothing for Waller & Theory! Waller sits behind the desk and thanks Braun for coming. And how nice of Braun to help all the poor here in Hartford. The fans boo and Braun asks if Waller’s really starting this like that. Is he really trying to piss Braun off already? No no no! Braun is right, it really is nice. And this is big! The biggest acquisition in SmackDown history! On the biggest talk show in WWE history! Braun says it doesn’t get any bigger than this, baby! The fans cheer and Waller says before we start, he knows how this goes, sometimes.
Waller just wants us to know that he invested a lot of money into the new set. Maybe we continue to spread Christmas cheer and have a civil conversation. No damage. Well, if Waller runs his mouth, then Braun can promise he’ll wear Waller out using all the stuff in here. Waller says he’s a bit surprised Braun agreed to this. If no one has said before, but Braun is a little intimidating. But the more Waller thought about it, the more it made sense. Even Braun sees the sense in associating with ATDU! The fans boo and Braun says he threw up a little bit in his mouth, and that get a good laugh.
Waller says okay, but SmackDown’s a bit scary right now. Bloodline is going wild, people are getting attacked backstage, and you don’t wanna be alone in the car park. Sorry, parking lot. Braun asks if Waller knows who he’s talking to. No, he didn’t mean anything by it. Waller just figures, it’d be a good idea if Braun looked after Braun for once. And that means setting up the ultimate alliance. Braun Strowman & A-Town Down Under as the same team! They’d be untouchable! The cunning and intelligence of Waller & Theory, Braun’s strength. Get it? Brains & Braun. Braun says he already told Waller to watch his mouth! Does Waller want his set shoved up his-
Wait! Carmelo Hayes makes his way out here! Braun sighs and Melo says no, no, no, cut this out. Melo has a bone to pick with Braun. Aldis thought he was going to humble Melo by setting him up against Braun. Everybody here knows that that wasn’t fair. But newsflash, Nick Aldis, you can’t humble greatness! Melo might lose, but he’ll never quit. So Braun, “you big ugly dumb Santa Claus b*tch,” let’s run this thing back right here, right now! Cuz now, Melo’s ready! Braun says if Melo didn’t learn his lesson last week, Braun will remind him what the Braun Strowman Effect is! Waller & Theory run away as Braun grabs the fake palm trees!
Braun CHUCKS trees at Melo but Melo just laughs. Will Melo not miss the game winner in this rematch? Or will Braun be the one to humble H1M?
Braun Strowman VS Carmelo Hayes!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Braun chuckles at Melo wanting to tie up. They do tie up but then Melo slips around to KICK the leg! Braun just brushes that off as he and Melo circle. Melo uses the ropes and even the ref as a shield so Braun backs off. Melo comes back, taunts Braun, then drops back to ropes. The ref wants Braun to let off, and Braun does, but then Melo sucker punches him! Melo talks smack, then whips, but Braun blocks! B raun shakes his head, whips Melo, but Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ slides out. Melo says safe! Melo says he’s smart, but then gets spooked as Braun storms up to ropes!
The ref has Braun stay back, and Melo gets cocky again. Braun signals to the fans that he’s taking a lap and the fans fire up. Braun goes outside, builds speed, but Melo runs! Melo slides into the ring, Braun gets on the apron, but Melo KICKS him! The fans boo but Melo hits the FADE AWAY! Braun flounders, Melo CLUBS and KNEES and repeat! Braun SHOVES Melo out of the ring! Braun shakes it off then storms back up on Melo. Braun YANKS Melo up by his hair! And then he TOSSES Melo across the way! The fans fire up and Braun drags Melo up again. Braun whips, Melo dropkicks the legs out! Braun falls, Melo runs, FADE AWAY, but into Braun’s hands!
Braun pops Melo up, but Melo SPIKE-RANAS! Braun sputters and Melo soaks up heat. Braun rises up like the monster he is! Melo turns around, Braun runs up, but Melo DUMPS Braun out! Melo BOOTS Braun away, then gets cocky again. Melo goes out the side and he runs up a la Braun. But Braun BOOTS Melo right down! The fans fire up and Braun looms over Melo. Braun drags Melo up, whips him at steps, but Melo goes up! Melo leaps, but into Braun’s arms! We’re at 7 of 10 as Melo slips free! Melo SLAPS Braun! Braun grabs Melo by the neck and TOSSES him into the ring! We’re at 10!! MELO WINS!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by count out
Talk about rope-a-dope! Melo steals this win by getting the better of Braun’s anger! Braun scowls at smart-aleck Melo, and he storms in! Melo runs out to the crowd and into the night, but Braun pursues! Will Melo #GetTheseHands one way or another?
Nia Jax and Candice LeRae talk backstage.
They’re both excited for the tag title match tonight, because Nia can become a double champion. Tiffany Stratton walks in and Nia says there she is! Tiff wishes them luck tonight, and cannot wait to be there ringside when the ref raises their hands. Nia gets a guilty look on her face and Candice tells Tiff that they were talking… It’s best if Tiff stays in the back. But hey, she can take some notes if she wants. And if she wants to help, she can prepare champagne, balloons and maybe even streamers. They’re gonna need all that after the big win. So Tiff should get on that while Candice & Nia strategize.
Tiff looks to Nia but Nia just says, “Thanks, Tiff.” Tiff leaves, Nia shrugs off the guilt and says she and Candice are ready. Candice is sure Tiff will have the most beautiful party ready for them. Will the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie succeed in taking the tag titles for their own? Or will it be Bianca & Naomi having that champagne to celebrate?
Melo returns backstage.
And he’s on high alert knowing Braun is still hunting him down. Melo bumps into Legado Del Fantasma, and then Braun storms up! Braun asks where Melo went. Santos Escobar says screw that, he’s no snitch. Braun says not telling is gonna get Santos worse. Angel steps in and says Melo went that way. Braun thanks Angel and storms off after Melo. But then Pretty Deadly asks Braun to please read through their script. Braun slaps the script down and says he doesn’t care about their stupid musical! But then Melo SMACKS Braun with a chair! And SMACKS him again! Melo talks trash before heading out, but Braun gets back up.
Braun is angrier than ever, and he still hunts Melo down! Is there going to be nothing left of H1M after Braun #GetsTheseHands on him?
Johnny Gargano VS Alex Shelley!
Longtime friendships thrown away in order to get ahead is practically cliche in pro-wrestling, but to think Johnny Wrestling would be the kind to do that. Will Shelley make Gargano regret ever treating 20 YEARS like it was nothing?
The bell rings and Gargano runs up! Shelley dodges to fire hands, then he bumps Gargano off buckles. Shelley stomps a mudhole in, then stands Gargano up to dig his forearm in! The ref counts, Shelley lets off, then he climbs up to rain down fists! Gargano YANKS Shelley down! Shelley flounders, Gargano CHOPS Shelley to a corner, then he mocks the MCMG hand pointing. Gargano CHOPS Shelley, ROCKS him, then wrenches him to whip corner to corner. Gargano runs up but Shelley ELBOWS him away! Shelley goes up to FLYING KNEE! And then he CLOBBERS Gargano! The fans fire up as Shelley drags Gargano up.
Shelley wrenches, hammerlocks, but Gargano elbows free! Gargano brings Shelley around to schoolboy ROUNDHOUSE! Shelley sputters, Gargano brings him up, and Gargano says he’s no longer the student. Gargano ROCKS Shelley, stomps away, but stops as the ref counts. Gargano soaks up heat, then shakes out his left hand before he runs up. Shelley puts Gargano on the apron to HOTSHOT! Gargano falls, Shelley aims, and Shelley slingshots to stomp Gargano’s bad hand! Gargano staggers away, but runs back up on Shelley, only for Shelley to jump the sweep! SUPERKICK! Then FLYING KNEE!
The fans fire up while Gargano goes down, and Shelley says that’s what Gargano gets while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Gargano has Shelley in a clinch. Gargano fires body shots, then he hits a JAWBREAKER! Gargano goes to a corner, Shelley runs up, but Gargano BOOTS back! Gargano runs up and slips around Shelley to SLINGBLADE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Gargano is frustrated but he stalks Shelley to the apron. Gargano brings Shelley up, talks more smack, and he fireman’s carries. Shelley slips out but Gargano ROCKS him! SLINGSHOT- SUPERKICK! Shelley takes Gargano out of the air and both men are down! The fans rally up, and Shelley stands to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again!
Shelley CHOPS, whips, then kitchen sink knees! And then PENALTY KICKS! Ghost pin, TWO! Gargano escapes, but Shelley wants the arm! Shelley uses the Garga- NO, Gargano turns chicken wing into roll up, TWO!! Shelley escapes, clinches, and spins Gargano, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Shelley wants the arm again! The fans rally as Shelley drags Gargano up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Gargano ROCKS Shelley with forearms! Shelley CHOPS back, CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! Shelley wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! But Gargano ENZIGIRIS! Shelley runs up, Gargano dodges and SUPERKICKS!
Gargano scoops Shelley, takes aim at a corner, LAWN DART! Cover, TWO!! Shelley survives and the fans rally up! Gargano grows frustrated but he brings Shelley around. Gargano wants the arm now! GargaNO Escape, but Shelley says NO to that! They both fight up, end up in a corner, and the ref counts. Gargano lets off, to then ROCK Shelley with a cheap shot! Gargano runs up, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Shelley shakes out the stars and he goes to the corner. The fans fire up as Shelley climbs, but Ciampa shows up! Gargano GAMANGIRIS Shelley down! But wait, here comes Sabin! Ciampa violated the deal first so Sabin’s not letting him do worse!
Gargano climbs up while Sabin chases Ciampa off, but Shelley SHOVES Gargano! CROSSBODY! Gargano rolls through, and pulls tights! Gargano wins!!
Winner: Johnny Gargano, by pinfall
Distraction tactic and pulling the tights? Gargano has no shame! But he and Ciampa have the WWE Tag Team Championships, so is that all that matters?
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair & Naomi.
Byron Saxton is at gorilla with The EST & The Glow, and before they head to the ring, he wants to recap the crazy couple of weeks. The mysterious attack on Jade Cargill, the big win at Survivor Series in WarGames, and now they can solidify themselves as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Bianca says these past few weeks have been rough to say the least. And while you can trust Bianca will find out what happened to Jade, you best believe they won’t be stripped of the tag titles. That’s just what the culprit wants and Bianca isn’t going down without a fight. Thankfully, Bianca has a friend who always has her back.
Naomi says yeah, she’s got her back forever! And she can never turn down a good “snatch ‘n’ drag.” But she also knows how important these titles are to Bianca & Jade, and they’re just as important to her. Naomi will go out there and do everything she has to in order to keep the titles. Bianca holds out Jade’s belt to Naomi, but Naomi says no. Not until she’s earned it. Bianca says okay, and the music hits. Naomi is fired up, will this be the StrongEST Glow yet?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!
SmackDown returns as the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie make their entrance together. The introductions are made, the tag titles are raised, and we see who is truly the strongest duo!
The teams sort out and Bianca starts against Candice. They tie up as the fans rally, and Bianca powers Candice right to a corner. But Candice pulls the braid! The ref reprimands, Candice shoves Bianca, then pie faces her! But Bianca SHOVES Candice to the corner! Bianca runs up but into an elbow! Candice goes up but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca gorilla presses Candice but Candice scrambles free! Candice hurries away and she tags in Nia. Bianca says bring it and the fans rally for the “E S T! E S T!” Nia and Bianca tie up, Bianca headlocks, but Nia powers up and out. Tiff is watching backstage as Nia scoops Bianca, only for Bianca to slip free.
Bianca runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and DROPKICKS! Nia rebounds but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Bianca tags Naomi then sets Nia up! Naomi and Bianca both run the ropes, Bianca handsprings, SPLIT LEG DROP AND MOONSAULT COMBO! Naomi covers, TWO! Naomi hurries back after Nia but Nia shoves her away. Naomi slides under the lariat then mule kicks! Naomi runs but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! Nia drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Naomi stays in this for Bianca’s sake but Nia storms back up as SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Nia DRIBBLES Naomi off the mat, then stares Bianca down. Nia stalks Naomi to a corner, puts her on ropes, and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Nia lets off, and then Nia drags Naomi over to the corner. Nia traps Naomi while she tags Candice. Nia fires some elbows before backing off, and Candice RAMS Naomi! Candice ROCKS Naomi, sits her down, then stomps a mudhole in. Candice taunts Bianca, drags Naomi to a cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS Naomi down, then clamps on with a top wristlock. Naomi endures while Candice leans on the hold. Naomi fights up, arm-drags free, then hurries for her corner!
Candice scrambles after Naomi and THROWS her by her hair! Candice stomps Naomi to the corner, tags Nia, and Nia runs up to HIP ATTACK! Nia taunts Bianca, drags Naomi up, and clamps on with a cobra clutch! Nia leans on Naomi to grind her down. Naomi endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Nia staggers around, but she scoops Naomi! Naomi slips free to the apron and HOTSHOTS Nia! Naomi BOOTS Candice. RAMS Nia, then reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Naomi is down, but she BOOTS Nia away before heading for her corner. Candice hurries and tags in, but Naomi hot tags Bianca!
Bianca rallies on Candice with shoulder tackles and DROPKICK! Bianca kips up, wrenches, and suplexes Candice! SmackDown returns to single picture as Candice slips free! Candice dodges Bianca, Nia sneaks a tag, and Bianca scoops Candice for a GUT BUSTER! Bianca runs at the corner to RAM Candice, then she climbs up! The ref tries to explain but Nia runs up! Bianca backflips up and over! Nia almost squashes Candice, but she turns around. Bianca dodges Nia, but Candice hits a CODE BREAKER! SAMOAN DROP from Nia! Cover, TWO! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Nia snarls as she drags Bianca into a motorcycle stretch!
Bianca endures and the fans rally up. Bianca fights up but Nia POSTS her first! Nia then mocks the fans with clapping, then she scuffs Bianca. Nia dares Bianca to tag, then she THROWS Bianca by the braid! Bianca goes to ropes, and Nia pulls the braid around them! The ref reprimands, Nia lets off, but Candice gets her shots in! The fans boo but Bianca gets away. Nia soaks up the heat and then brings Bianca around. Nia has the cobra clutch back on and she thrashes Bianca around. The fans rally as Bianca endures, and Bianca fights back up. Nia kicks Bianca but Bianca rebounds to reel Nia in!
Bianca tries to suplex but Nia’s too big! Nia shoves Bianca to the corner, but Bianca BOOTS back! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, runs up on Nia, but Nia picks her up! Nia RAMS Bianca into the corner! Tag to Candice and she climbs. Nia holds Bianca up, Candice MISSILE DROPKICKS Bianca into the SPINEBUSTER! Candice then BLASTS Bianca off the apron, then uses Nia as the step for the STEP-UP SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives, she’s the toughEST for a reason! Candice is frustrated and she CLUBS away on Bianca! The fans rally for “E S T! E S T!” Bianca throws a body shot but Candice CLUBS her down again.
Candice tags Nia and Nia pulls the braid to keep Bianca back. Nia whips Bianca to Candice but Bianca slips around. Candice standing switches, Nia runs up, but Bianca ducks and Nia clips Candice! Bianca scrambles while Nia checks Candice, hot tag to Naomi! Naomi LARIATS Nia but Nia stays up! So Naomi UPPERCUTS Nia! Nia still stays up! Naomi dodges, goes up the ropes, FLYING CHUCK! Nia wobbles and the fans fire up with Naomi! Naomi reels Nia in but Nia whips her away! Naomi BOOTS from the corner, then goes up! FLYING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia stays in this but Naomi pounds the mat.
The fans rally up, Naoim brings Nia up, but Nia HEADBUTTS her! Nia runs up at the corner, but Naomi dodges to POST her! Nia is down, Naomi goes up! SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT FLOPS as Nia moves! Nia CLUBS Naomi, puts her in the drop zone, then goes up! But Naomi SMACKS Nia off the post! Tag to Bianca, and Naomi gets under Nia?! POWERBOMB!! Naomi drags Nia into the drop zone! Bianca aims for the 450!! Cover, CANDICE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, Nia is busted open from hitting that post, but here comes TIFFANY! Is she doing what it looks like? Tiff cheers on Candice & Nia, no cash-in yet.
Candice tags in, goes after Bianca, but Bianca RAMS Candice into the corner! Bianca runs but into a BOOT! Candice goes up, TORNADO DDT! Cover, Naomi GAMANGIRIS Candice! Fans cheer “CASH IT IN!” at Tiff but Bianca tags in Naomi. Nia sneaks a tag, and as the Naomi goes after Candice, the ref has to explain. In that distraction, Nia asks for the briefcase! Tiff is conflicted, but she hands it over. But then the ref sees Nia with it! Bianca HANDSPRING KICKS Nia off the apron! Nia falls right at Tiff’s feet! Bianca tags Naomi, then PLANCHAS onto Nia! Naomi has Candice but Candice cradles! TWO!! Naomi KNEES Candice down!
Naomi hurries up, up and SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, NAOMI & BIANCA WIN!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Tiff’s hesitation costs Nia, and that means Naomi has earned that title belt! Bianca personally hands it to her and the two celebrate together. Will they hold onto the titles all the way ’til Jade is back in action? Or will a team come along that outshines even the StrongEST Glow?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of SmackDown here, though I think it was also prerecorded. They were in Hartford last week, weren’t they? And I thought that was prerecorded given how Jimmy Uso’s promo was received… But speaking of, good stuff from Bloodline to open. McIntyre calling a true with Solo was a bit of a surprise, but I suppose we should’ve seen that coming with how McIntyre is a Heel and often a hypocrite. Jimmy going after McIntyre was also good stuff, he can clearly still be a factor even with a bad toe. Very good Six Man Tag, too, but I should’ve known Nakamura would interfere and cost Knight’s team. Good win for Solo, and we’ve still got a couple weeks before Raw on Netflix, so the go-home math will still sort out with the first SmackDown of 2025.
Very good promos from MCMG and DIY, and of course Ciampa still went out to ringside despite the “promise” he made. And of course Gargano cheated, but that adds heat to the coming tag title rematch. They might even put that on the first SmackDown of 2025 to hype it up. Especially as I think it’s going to be the first THREE HOUR SmackDown. NBC is willing to do that knowing Raw is going to Netflix, meaning SmackDown will get more time to do more great things, which works with all the belts we’ve got now.
Good stuff with Braun and the Grayson Waller Effect, but of course we set up more between Braun and Melo. Clever move for Melo to win by count out, and of course Melo gets cocky for it. Braun was almost classic Braun with how he shrugged the chair shots off backstage. We’ll of course get one more Braun VS Melo, and maybe someone from Legado or Pretty Deadly screws Braun over given how he treated them. Very good promo from Chelsea after her big win on Saturday, and I’m sure she’ll be celebrating this win in both kayfabe and real-life through the holidays, ready to start her first title feud on January 3rd.
Very good promo from Kevin Owens, but I feel like he had to contradict himself here from what he said during the Raw on Netflix “kickoff show” on Wednesday. Kevin said then that he’s going to act as the defending champion with the holiday house show tour, but he said here he isn’t the champion since he got screwed. Either way, he’ll really play up how he is somehow the victim in all this, making the return of Cody Rhodes all the better. We’ll surely get one last match of Cody VS Kevin, maybe with a big stipulation on it, and then we’ll have a moment of (more than likely) Cody holding up both Winged Eagle and corporate logo championships.
And of course, very good stuff in the two main Smackdown women’s stories. That promo from Nia, Candice and Tiff was really good because you kinda feel for Tiff being treated as the odd one out. And then very good promo right before the match with Bianca & Naomi. I like Naomi wanting to earn the belt, and we got a great tag match. Nia surely got busted open “hard way,” aka legitimately, that post surely has edges you gotta watch out for. But Tiff showing up was of course for the briefcase distraction, not cashing in. Tiff hasn’t been pushed that far yet, that might come with the Netflix debut. But Naomi & Bianca of course retained the titles, that’ll cue up Jade making a return to identify her attacker, and it might be Naomi after all…
My Score: 8.8/10
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