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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (11/26/24)
B Block, Round 3!

Will the House of Torture remain undefeated?
Underhanded as they’ve been, Evil & Ren Narita are 2-0 in World Tag League! And now, they could very well take down the IWGP Tag Team Champions! Will the King of Darkness find a way to conquer the United Empire?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS TMDK; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club War Dogs; The United Empire wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The Filip Brothers; Yano & Oleg win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Taichi & Taka Michinoku; Naito & Hiromu win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Great-O-Khan & HENARE VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Khan & Henare win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The Filip Brothers!
The Joker & The Rook are feeling really good after their main event win last round while Tome & Stevie are feeling down after a mighty loss. Will #YanoBoltin put the Filip Brothers behind BARS? Or will The Taiga & The Phoenix rise up from the ashes?
As Yano’s long introduction finishes up, Yano splashes the Filip Brothers with his drink! That angers the Filip Brothers into attacking! Stevie is after Yano, Tome is after Oleg, and then things spill to the outside! The bell rings to get this on record as The Filip Brothers send #YanoBoltin into railing! The Filip Brothers stomp away on #YanoBoltin, then they put Yano back in. The Filip Brothers stomp Yano around, then haul him up. They double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Yano taunts them, then sends Stevie into Tome! Yano throws them both down by their hair, then Oleg tags in!
Oleg CLUBS Tome, ROCKS Stevie, repeat! Tome kicks back, Stevie joins in, and then Oleg and Stevie bump heads! Tome & Stevie double whip, but Oleg RAMS them both! All three men stay standing, so they go again! Tome goes one way, Oleg CLOBBERS Stevie but Tome CLOBBERS Oleg! Yano runs in but Tome CLOBBERS him! Tome smirks then stomps Oleg around. The fans rally but Tome stands Oleg up. Tome puts Oleg in the corner and CLAWS at his face! The ref reprimands, Tome stops, but Stevie gets a cheap shot in! Tome tags Stevie and Stevie CHOPS! Stevie talks some smack before he stomps Oleg.
Stevie snapmares Oleg to KICK him in the back! Cover, TWO! Stevie stomps Oleg, tags Tome, and then stomps Oleg more. Tome talks trash that he’s the stronger, and he scoops Oleg! Tome is indeed strong as he SLAMS and then LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Oleg stays in this. Tome puts Oleg on ropes to CHOKE him! The ref reprimands, then counts, but Tome lets off at 4. Tome kicks Oleg around, tags Stevie in, and Stevie kicks Oleg around. Stevie stomps away on Oleg, pushes him around, but Oleg fires hands! Stevie kicks low, then brings Oleg around. Tag to Tome and the Filip Brothers mug Oleg!
Tome runs to BLAST Yano down, and Stevie CHOKES Oleg in the corner! Tome storms up to fire body shots! Tag to Stevie, and Tome snapmares Oleg so he can basement BOOT him! Stevie KNEE-BOARD SENTONS, but onto Oleg’s knees! The fans fire up as Oleg rolls and hot tags Yano! Yano says here goes, and he unties a buckle pad! The fans rally behind Yano, but Yano turns around to see Stevie! Yano tosses the pad to Stevie and has the ref go after him! Stevie defends his innocence and gives the ref the pad, only for Yano to SMACK him on the back of the head! Yano whips, Stevie reverses, but Yano keeps from hitting bare buckles!
Yano taunts Stevie, and then sends him into the buckles! Roll up, TWO! Yano argues the count, then brings Stevie up. Stevie kicks low, runs, but into the atomic- NO, Stevie fights free! But Yano dodges, to then BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Yano storms around. Yano fires up and whips Stevie. Stevie stops from hitting bare buckles, then dodges Yano! Yano hits bare buckles! Stevie BOOTS Yano down, then tags Tome! The Filip Brothers haul Yano up, fireman’s carry, but Yano slips free! Yano shoves Tome at Stevie, only for Stevie to dosido Tome back at Yano for a LARIAT!
Tome drags Yano to a drop zone and Stevie goes up! MOONSAULT FLOPS as Yano moves! Tome runs in and LARIATS Yano into the bare buckles! Tome keeps moving, but Yano hits an atomic drop! Yano crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Tome! The fans fire up as Oleg gut wrenches Tome for the Shake, Rattle & THROW! Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg runs corner to corner to ELBOW Tome, then scoop and SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Tome survives the “Boltin Press” but Oleg hauls him up. Tome slips free of the fireman’s carry and the forearms fly!
The fans rally as now Oleg and Tome CHOP! Oleg CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Oleg whips, Tome reverses, but then Tome runs in. Tome blocks the boots, puts Oleg in ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Tome drags Oleg to a cover, TWO! Oleg survives and the fans fire up! Tome is frustrated but he calls to Stevie. Tome fireman’s carries Oleg, Stevie runs in, BOOT O’ DOOM! Cover, Yano breaks it! The fans rally but Stevie kicks Yano out! The Filip Brothers stomp Oleg around, then haul him back up. They reel Oleg in, and they DOUBLE STALLING SUPLEX! Tome covers, Stevie BLASTS Yano, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Oleg survives! The Filip Brothers are frustrated, but Tome calls for the end! Tome reels Oleg in, but Oleg fights the lift! Oleg lifts but Stevie makes the save! And then the brothers DOUBLE BOOT! Oleg stays up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN! The fans fire up and Yano has Tome’s legs! CATAPULT into the clinch! BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!! Tome survives but Oleg roars! The fans fire up as Oleg fireman’s carries Tome! F5!! Oleg roars and he hauls Tome back up! Tome fights but Oleg still hits the KAMIKAZE!! Cover, Yano Boltin wins!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
Another big win for The Joker & The Rook! Will they come through with their promise to win it all? Do Tome & Stevie still have an outside shot as we approach halftime?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls!
It’s rather surprising that The Ace & Master Heater are already down 0-2 in the tournament, but they’re still only a step behind the former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! Can Tanahashi & Jado start the comeback of the century? Or will Hysterical Haste & Mad Mikey make them 0-3?
Fans cheer Tanahashi’s muscles, and then rally up behind him and Jado. The teams sort out and while Shane says he wants The Ace, Mikey insists with a bit of a push. The fans rally for Tanahashi at the bell, and Tanahashi circles with Mikey. They feel things out, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Mikey uses his height for leverage and he puts Tanahashi on ropes. Tanahashi turns things around and lets off as the ref counts. The fans cheer but Mikey’s mad already. They tie up again, Mikey wrenches, but Tanahashi wrenches. They wrench back and forth, then Tanahashi hammerlocks. Mikey slips out the back to hammerlock in return.
Mikey adds a half nelson but Tanahashi elbows him. Tanahashi switches the hammerlock, Mikey switches, but then Tanahashi switches right back! Mikey’s frustrated and tries again, but Tanahashi just slips around to keep the hammerlock. Mikey backs Tanahashi into an open corner, the ref calls the break, but Mikey elbows Tanahashi! The ref reprimands but Mikey defends that was clean! Tanahashi ELBOWS Mikey in return! Tanahashi then goes up and CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up and Tanahashi tags Jado. Ace & Heater haul Mikey up to double whip. They run Mikey over, but here comes Shane!
Tanahashi & Jado DOUBLE ELBOW Shane down, then they take a man each. Tanahashi & Jado fire hands and CHOPS, then they whip Shane and Mikey into each other! The Mighty wobble and then Jado & Tanahashi TOSS them out! The fans cheer as we get double air guitars! Jado loves these jam sessions a little too much and Tanahashi gets him to calm down. Jado waits on The Mighty and Mikey storms back in. Jado kicks at the ropes but Mikey blocks! Mikey takes a page out of Tanahashi’s book with a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Shane BLASTS Tanahashi off the apron while fans fire up!
Shane stomps Tanahashi, sends him into railing right in front of Zack Sabre Jr. on commentary, and The Front Man is proud of his guys. Mikey drops an elbow on Jado’s leg, then clamps on with a toehold. Jado endures, reaches up, and he CLAWS Mikey’s face! The ref reprimands and Jado stops, but Mikey drags Jado to the corner. Shane tags in and then drags Jado to the corner post! Mikey plays defense against Tanahashi while Shane wraps Jado’s leg around the post! Shane mockingly plays the leg like a guitar, but lets off as the ref reprimands. Shane steps in and Mikey steps out for Shane to stand Jado up.
Shane CHOPS Jado, CLUBS him down, then tags Mikey. TMDK split the wishbone! Shane mocks Jado’s pain but Mikey clamps onto a leg. Jado fights the turnover and kicks Mikey away! Shane tags back in so he can BLAST Tanahashi down! Shane stomps Jado down then flexes. Shane does air drums to counter the air guitar. Shane stomps Jado as if he were the bass drum pedal! The fans cheer the creativity while Shane covers, TWO! Shane drags Jado around to trap one arm and hold the other. Shane KICKS Jado’s shoulder! Cover, TWO! A little cocky with the kneeling and flexing, but the fans rally up for Jado!
Shane KICKS Jado, but Jado doesn’t budge! Shane KCIKS Jado but Jado just gets mad! Jado powers up as Shane fires more shots! The fans fire up as Jado leans into those forearms! Shane UPPERCUTS, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado then CLOBBERS Shane! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Shane and Jado both crawl for their corners, hot tags to Tanahashi and Mikey! The Ace rallies on The Mighty! Dropkick to Shane’s leg! Dropkick to Mikey’s leg! DRAGON SCREW for Shane’s leg! DRAGON SCREW for Mikey’s leg! The fans fire up with Tanahashi as he stands back up!
Tanahashi fires shots on Mikey, then scoops and SLAMS! Tanahashi goes up the corner, and fans cheer for the SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Mikey stays in this but Tanahashi stays focused. Tanahashi fires up, the fans rally, and he runs, but into a waistlock! Tanahashi switches, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Tanahashi is spiked, but Mikey sits him up! Tanahashi avoids the sliding lariat, to SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up again and Tanahashi roars! Tanahashi hurries up top, but Shane anchors him! The ref reprimands but Tanahashi fights Shane off. Mikey ROCKS Tanahashi! Mikey climbs, brings Tanahashi up, but Tanahashi fights the suplex!
Tanahashi fires forearm after forearm and Mikey drops back. Only to tag Shane and return! UPPERCUT! Mikey gives Shane the boost up top! Shane grabs Tanahashi, but Tanahashi fights Shane off now! Shane wobbles and falls back to RANA Mikey! The fans fire up as TMDK regroups and stands again! Tanahashi HIGH FLY ATTACKS! The fans fire up more as all three men are down! Tanahashi crawls, hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up to CLOBBER Shane! And CLOBBER him again! Jado whips, but Shane KICKS back! Jado LARIATS Shane down in return! The fans fire up even more as Jado stalks Shane to the apron.
Jado drags Shane in through ropes, but Shane fights free to HOTSHOT! Shane bumps Jado off buckles, then jumps in, runs corner to corner, and CANNONBALLS! Shane fires up and the fans are with him now! Jado bails out and Shane hurries to ropes. Shane aims but Jado trips him up! Jado spins Shane around, drags him out on the apron, and DRAPING DDTS to the floor! The ref checks Shane but he’s somehow still in this. Jado rises and roars and the fans fire up with him! Jado drags Shane up and in, then has him on the apron again. The fans rally behind Jado as he brings Shane back in through ropes! DRAPING DDT!! Cover, Mikey breaks it!
Tanahashi fires hands on Mikey then TOSSES him! Tanahashi goes out and leaves it to Jado. Jado pounds the mat, the fans rally up again, and Shane rises. Jado aims and runs up, but Shane stops the Gun Stun! Jado staggers, Shane UPPERCUTS, but Jado roars! Shane dodges to CALF KICK! Jado staggers to a corner and Shane tags Mikey! Mikey BLASTS Tanahashi! Mikey then runs at the open corner to LARIAT Jado! Shane adds his own LARIAT! Then they HIGH LOW Jado! Cover, Tanahashi breaks it! The fans fire up but Shane drags Tanahashi up. Tanahashi fires hands on Shane, then runs, but into a DROPKICK!
The Ace is down and The Mighty regroup! They call their shot and Mikey hauls Jado up. But Jado BOOTS Shane away! Jado CLUBS Mikey’s neck, then swings, to LARIAT! Mikey stays up, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shane hauls Jado up! Jado ducks so the LARIAT hits Shane! Jado LARIATS Mikey! Tanahashi SLINGBLADES Mikey! And then he gives Shane a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Jado & Tanahashi fire up, for DOUBLE CROSSFACES!! The Mighty endure, they fight around, and Mikey reaches out! But Jado rolls him! Mikey slips free to SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Jado survives and the fans are thunderous!
Mikey has Jado’s legs for the INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Jado endures while Shane keeps Tanahashi away! Jado TAPS, The Mighty win!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by submission (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
The Ace & The Heater were really getting going here, but it just wasn’t enough against the former IWGP Heavyweight AND NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions! Will Tanahashi & Jado end up eliminated before even hitting halftime? Will Shane & Mikey prove that no matter what, The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Taichi & Taka Michinoku!
Apparently trolling Yano & Boltin didn’t work out like they hoped, and now the Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb are 1-1. But so are the Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker after The House of Torture pulled out all the stops to cheat them. Who will redeem themselves here in round 3 while the other continues to fall?
The teams sort out and Taichi already seems to be in a bad mood. Taichi wants after someone but Taka insists he start. They fist bump, as does LIJ, and it is Taka against Naito to start! The fans cheer as the bell rings, and the two feel things out. But then Taichi points out Hiromu sneaking in! Taka hits Hiromu first while Taichi goes after Naito! The fans cheer and TakaTaichi send Hiromu and Naito at each other. LIJ dosidos and Hiromu hits Taka! Naito blocks Taichi’s kick to CLUB the leg! Naito TOSSES Taichi while Hiromu CLUBS Taka. LIJ double whip Taka but he redirects! Hiromu gets Naito out of the way to kick Taka!
Hiromu kicks Taka and whips, but Taka reverses to wrangle him into a JUST FACELOCK! Naito stomps Taka and bring him up. Naito whips, but Taka reverses into JUST FACELOCK! Naito crawls over, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts while Taka holds on, but he lets go at 4. Taka stomps Naito then tags Taichi. The fans rally as Taichi stomps Naito around. Taichi drags Naito up to snapmare and KICK in the back! Cover, TWO! Taichi drags Naito up to clamp on. Naito fights it, but Taichi still puts on a COBRA TWIST! Naito endures, even as Taichi pushes down on his head! The fans rally, Taichi reaches out, and Taka tags in.
Taka kicks Naito low, then stands on Naito’s face! Taichi adds on, the ref counts, and they step off Naito. Taka stands Naito up to fire forearms and uppercuts! Taka whips, Naito reverses, and Hiromu gets a shot in! Taichi runs up but Naito dropkicks the legs out! Hiromu adds a basement dropkick! Hiromu CLUBS Taka, then he and Naito double whip. They DOUBLE HIP TOSS Taka, then turn him over. Naito has the chinlock strength, Hiromu runs and runs and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, Naito covers, TWO! Naito drags Taka up by his long bangs and tags in Hiromu. Hiromu climbs up while the ref reprimands Naito.
Naito lets go with one hand but the ref reprimands about the other. Hiromu AX HANDLES Taka’s… hair? Taka holds his forehead and goes to a corner. Hiromu pulls the bangs! Hiromu whips Taka corner to corner to then LARIAT, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Taka stays in this but Hiromu pulls on the hair again! Tag to Naito and he CLUBS the hair! Hiromu wipes his hands off on Naito, then Naito clamps onto Taka with a cravat. Naito grinds the neck wrench as he has Taka on the mat. Taka endures, but Naito pulls! Taka kicks around and reaches out to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Naito lets go, but then he drags Taka up by his bangs! Tag to Hiromu and Hiromu climbs up. Hiromu’s on the very top, and he AX HANDLES the hair! Taka staggers to ropes, and Naito dusts off the hairs on his hands to the ref. LIJ then double whip Taka to ropes so they can DOUBLE CHOP him down! Hiromu covers, TWO! Hiromu covers again, TWO! Hiromu covers again, TWO!! Taka stays in this and the fans applaud. Hiromu drags Taka up and brings him over to tag Naito. LIJ mugs Taka, then Naito throws those heavy elbows! Taka falls but Naito drags him up by the bangs!
Taka fires body shots but Naito CLUBS Taka’s hair! Naito runs, Taka redirects him and BOOTS him down! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, hot tag to Taichi! The fans fire up and Taichi fires Kawada Kicks into Naito! Naito SPITS at Taicih! Taichi SOBATS Naito for that! Taichi runs to BOOT Naito at the corner! Hiromu kicks and whips Taichi, but Taichi BOOTS Hiromu! Naito kicks and whips but Taichi reverses to wrench and DANGEROUS HOOK KICK! The fans fire up and Taichi rises. Taichi aims at Naito, Naito ducks the buzzsaw to wrench and fire heavy elbows! Taichi comes back, but into an ELBOW!
Naito runs up, is put in the corner, and Taichi GAMANGIRIS! Taichi fires up, the fans rally behind him, and OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi aims, but Naito ducks the superkick! Naito atomic drops, then turns Taichi, but Taichi elbows free! Naito comes back, wrench and NECKBREAKER! Both men are down and the fans rally again. Naito crawls over, Taichi anchors as foot, but Naito kicks free. Naito tags Hiromu and LIJ storms up on Taichi. Taichi fires RIDGE HANDS on them both! Taichi swings, Hiromu ducks, Naito ELBOWS! Hiromu SUPERKICKS, but Taichi comes back! LIJ dodges the bombers!
Naito runs up, Taichi AX BOMBERS after all! And then AX BOMBER on Hiromu! The fans fire up while Taichi and LIJ are all down! Taichi stirs and the fans rally up. Taichi crawls his way over, hot tag to Taka! Taka runs up, Hiromu dodges to elbow, but Taka pokes Hiromu’s eyes! Taka has Hiromu in a corner, runs and GAMANGIRIS! Then he CALF KICKS and SUPER K!! Cover, TWO! Hiromu survives but Taka scoops. Hiromu fights free but Taka ROCKS him! Taka runs, into HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Hiromu fireman’s carries but Taichi runs up. Hiromu drops Taka to HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Taichi stays up to URAKEN!
Naito runs in and ELBOWS Taichi down! Naito adds a basement DROPKICK! Taka BOOTS Naito down! Hiromu SUPERKICKS Taka, Taka SUPER K!! All four men are down and the fans fire up! Naito and Taichi bail out while Taka and Hiromu rise. Taka runs up but into a fireman’s carry! Taka slips free, ducks an elbow, then dodges a lariat! But Hiromu blows past Taka to RAN- NO, Taka stays up, throws Hiromu down, JUST FACELOCK! Naito stomps away on Taka but Taka holds on! Taichi TOSSES Naito! The fans fire up as Taichi adds a BUZZSAW! Then he keeps Naito back, with the SEITEI JUJIHO!!
LIJ endures submissions, but Hiromu fights his way towards ropes! Taka rolls him away, CLUBS away, then has JUST FACELOCK!! Hiromu endures being bent back but Naito looks to be fading! Hiromu still fights around, claws his way forward, but Taka pulls him back! Taka grabs the arm, and shifts around, into THE DICK KILLER!! Hiromu endures the cobra clutch crossface combo, grabs at the ref, and then fights through to the ROPEBREAK!! TakaTaichi let go of the holds, and Taka vows to end this! Taka drags Hiromu up, scoops, but Hiromu slips free! Taka kicks a leg out! Oklahoma Roll! TWO, SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!!
Hiromu survives, and then on the outside, someone is sent into railing! Taka scoops, Hiromu slips free, and Naito is in! Naito ENZIGIRIS Taka, but Taichi AX- NO, Naito ducks to then send Taichi into Hiromu’s SUPERKICK! Then BOOSTED TO- NO! Taichi stops the DDT! Taka MICHINOKU DRIVER on Hiromu!! Cover, NAITO BREAKS IT!! The fans are thunderous as Naito saves the match with nanoseconds to spare! The fans rally as Taka roars! Taka drags Hiromu up, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Taka CALF KICKS! Then scoop, but Hiromu slips free, wrenches, HIROMU-CHAN CRADLE!! LIJ WINS!!
Winners: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
Taka felt how close he was, and yet Hiromu snatches it away from him! Will Naito & Hiromu look to make B Block tranquilo in the end? Or can Taka & Taichi still change everything?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Great-O-Khan & HENARE VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
Of all teams to be leading the B Block, it is NOT the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions but the House of Torture! Will the Dominator & Face of Fury make sure justice is served? Or will even The United Empire fall under the King of Darkness’s stacked deck?
The teams sort out, but of course The House attacks! Evil kicks and CLUBS Khan while Narita does the same to Henare! Red Shoes has the bell ring to get this on record as Evil throws Khan out to the floor. Narita kicks Henare but Henare just snarls! Narita runs and BOOTS Henare, but Henare shakes his head. Narita CHOKES Henare, Red Shoes counts, but Narita stops at 4. Narita stomps Henare in the corner, fires forearms, but Henare growls. Henare ROCKS Narita, whips him corner to corner, but Narita reverses. Henare comes back to CLOBBER Narita! The fans cheer while Narita flounders.
Henare sits Narita up to KICK him in the back! Henare fires up, and he SENTONS down! The fans cheer while Narita writhes. Henare drags Narita up, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Khan. Khan taunts Evil before he CLUBS Narita. The fans rally behind Khan as he Mongolian Chops! And Mongolian Chops again! Then he feints the chops to UPPERCUT! The fans cheer Khan’s genius, and he hops up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer while Narita flails underneath Khan, and then Khan pulls on the arms! Red Shoes counts, Khan hops down, and Khan has Henare step in. Henare BLASTS Evil while Khan has a SLEEPER on Narita!
Khan holds Narita up for Henare to fire hands like Narita’s a heavy bag! Then Khan Mongolian Chops Narita on the back! Henare KICKS Narita down, Khan SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Narita stays in this but the fans rally for Khan. Khan kicks Narita around, drags him up, but Narita CHOKES Khan! Khan breaks free to ROCK Narita! Khan runs but into Evil’s cheap shot! Narita runs to BOOT Khan down, then he BLASTS Henare! Evil drags Khan up by his ponytail to throw him out! Narita sends Henare into railing, Evil RAMS Khan into the timekeeper! Down goes Abe-san! Evil CHOKES Khan with the mic!
Evil tells Khan to just give up already! Evil then shoves Khan down and he mocks Khan’s pose of arms behind his back. The fans rally for Khan as he rises up, but Evil puts him in the ring. Narita covers, TWO! Narita is frustrated with the count, but he whips Khan to ropes. Narita ELBOWS Khan down, covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Khan with a chinlock but Khan fights to the ROPEBREAK! Narita pulls on the hold but lets go as Red Shoes counts. Narita then stomps Khan before bringing him over. Narita bumps Khan off buckles, tags Evil, and he DROPKICKS Henare down! Evil stomps Khan, hauls him up, and wrenches.
Evil brings Khan into a COBRA TWIST, but Dick Togo is lurking! Dick links up with Evil, and then Narita links up with Dick! Narita reaches out, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru gets off commentary so he can link up with Narita! The fans boo as The House forms a chain! Red Shoes notices, he counts, and The House lets go at 4. Kanemaru pretends nothing happened but Evil soaks up the heat from the fans. Evil then goes back to Khan to CLUB him down. Cover, TWO! Khan stays in this and Evil is annoyed with Red Shoes. Evil tags Narita and Narita stalks Khan. Narita stomps Khan then drags him up. Khan fires body shots and forearms, but Narita CHOKES him again!
Narita has Khan in the corner, but he stops as Red Shoes counts. The fans boo but then Narita SCRAPES Khan’s face on the ropes! Narita shoves Khan down, tags in Evil, and The House drags Khan up. They double whip, then DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Narita DROPKICKS Henare while Evil covers, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO!! Evil is furious but the fans fire up! Khan rises again as the fans rally, and he fires body shots! Khan rises to fire a forearm, but Evil knees low! Evil runs, Khan slips around and has the SLEEPER! Evil stomps Khan’s foot! Evil whips but Khan reverses to SAYANAGI!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Khan crawls his way over, hot tag to Henare! Henare CLOBBERS Evil, BLASTS Narita, and he fires off on Evil! The fans fire up and Henare whips corner to corner. Henare runs in, Evil dodges and comes back, but Henare ELBOWS him! Then FLYING CHUCK! The fans fire up and Henare snarls as he storms up on Evil. Henare drags Evil up, snapmares and runs, RUGBY KICK! Cover, TWO! Henare growls and storms around again. Evil stirs, but Dick grabs Henare’s leg! The fans boo but Dick sneaks away. Evil runs up to LARAIT! Henare doesn’t flinch!
Henare grabs Evil by the neck, but Evil pokes Henare in the eyes! Evil whips and TADA, no blue buckle pad! Henare suffers the Bullet Club Special! Evil grins and tags in Narita. Narita stomps away on Henare and drags him up. Narita whips Henare to an open corner, runs in and ELBOWS! Narita goes side to side to JUMP KICK! Henare sits down but Narita drags him up. HALF HATCH BRIDGE! TWO! Narita is frustrated but the fans rally up. Narita drags Henare up to whip him into the bare buckles! Henare falls in pain and Narita tags Evil. Evil drags Henare up, but claims Red Shoes should call it from the damage to Henare’s back.
The fans rally as Henare rises, but Evil TOSSES him out! Narita goes out to stand Henare up, and Dick is there with the buckle pad! Dick SMACKS Henare with the pad! The fans boo but Evil keeps Red Shoes distracted. Narita puts Henare in for Evil, and Evil drags Henare up. FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Henare is tougher than that but Evil has the legs! Evil steps through for a SCORPION DEATHLOCK! Henare endures as Evil sits back! Narita stomps Khan around on the outside! The fans rally as Henare keeps fighting, and he pushes up off the mat! Henare growls and claws at the mat, but he starts fading!
The fans rally and Red Shoes checks, Henare revives to power his way to the ROPEBREAK! Evil lets go, but then has a toehold! Red Shoes counts, Evil lets go at 4, and Evil grins as he stands on Henare. That’s a cocky cover, Red Shoes refuses to count it. Evil says fine, and he kicks Henare around. Evil looms over Henare while he talks trash, but Henare just seethes. Evil stands Henare up to CHOP! Henare drops to his knees, but he shakes his head. Evil stands Henare up again to CHOP! Henare staggers away while he sputters, but Evil brings him up. Evil bumps Henare off buckles! And again! And again!
Henare fires up and headbutts the buckles! The fans fire up but Evil CLAWS Henare’s face! Evil whips, Henare hits bare buckles again, but he runs and LARIATS Evil! The fans fire up while both men are down! Evil and Henare crawl, hot tags to Narita and Khan! The fans fire up but Narita knees Khan. Narita whips but Khan reverses and he hoists Narita up, ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up and Khan hits a fireman’s carry takeover! Khan holds onto a wristlock to drag Narita up. Khan then has both hands for a MONKEY FLIP! Khan drags Narita back up, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!
Narita toughs it out but Khan stays right on him with a KATAGATAME! Narita endures, flails, but Khan sits him up into a SLEEPER! The fans rally as Khan drags Narita up. Narita flails but Khan squeezes tighter! Narita is fading, so Khan shifts to pump handle and IRON CLAW- NO, Narita fights free with elbows! Narita pulls Khan’s beard! Khan breaks free, but Narita CHOKES Khan! Khan breaks free again but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Khan flails, clasps hands, but Narita breaks the grip! Khan flails and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Narita lets off, and Narita drags Khan up.
Khan swings, Narita dodges and DOWN2DIE! Cover, TWO! But into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! The fans rally as Khan endures! Khan fights around, pounds the mat, but says that wasn’t a tap! The fans rally harder as Narita pulls on the arm! Evil keeps Henare down on the outside, but Khan still makes the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Narita lets go in frustration. Narita stomps Khan, Evil sends Henare into railing, and now Narita climbs a corner. Narita aims, but something shakes the ropes and he falls back! It was Henare! Henare runs in to STEP-UP KNEE! Henare then DUMPS Narita down, and Khan drags Narita up.
The Empire whips Narita to a corner, Khan LARIATS! Henare adds a LARIAT, then feeds to Khan’s clinch! Khan back suplexes Narita but Narita lands out on his feet! Narita sends Khan into Henare! Henare tumbles out, Narita goes for the eyes! Khan blocks, to HITSUJIGOROSHI!! But Kanemaru gets off commentary! The fans boo as The Heel Master wants in! Red Shoes stops Kanemaru but misses Evil & Dick attacking Khan!! The fans boo more, but Khan fights out of Magic Killer! Only to send Dick into Red Shoes! Red Shoes is down, Evil CLAWS Khan’s face! The House swarms to stomp away on Khan!
The fans boo and tell Dick & Kanemaru to go home! The House just soaks that up as they drag Khan to a corner. They double whip Khan corner to corner, then Dick runs up to ELBOW! Kanemaru adds an ELBOW! Evil adds a LARIAT! They snapmare Khan and Dick goes up! DICK CHOP!! The fans boo but Narita covers. Red Shoes is back to count it, BUT HENARE BREAKS IT! The fans cheer but Evil TOSSES Henare! Narita goes to the corner and climbs, wanting to finish this! HELL GUILLOTINE!! Cover, TWO!!! Khan survives the super knee drop and Narita is furious! Dick argues with Red Shoes, and Narita has the pushup bar!
Narita runs up, but Khan dodge! Henare BODY BLOWS Narita, then DECKS Dick! But Evil spins Henare for EVERY- NO, Henare powers out! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, Henare stays up to HEADBUTT! And then RAMPAGE!! The fans fire up with Henare and he calls to Khan! Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW, for the ELIMINATOR!! Khan shoves Evil out of the ring, and the Monster Rage boils over! Henare drags Narita up to fireman’s carry. But Narita grabs Red Shoes! Khan runs but Kanemaru trips him! Then Narita gets the pushup bar! Narita aims again, but Khan dodges again! Henare fireman’s carries Narita!
Khan BLASTS Kanemaru, runs back over, and IMPERIAL DROP!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Evil & Narita earn 0)
Justice has been served! The House of Torture is now 2-1 in B Block and no longer leading the way! Will they ever learn that cheaters never prosper?
As for The United Empire, they stand together with all their gold, and Khan grabs the mic to tell Fukushima to praise them! But then wait, the lights go out? And as they come up, the tron has video. The YOUNG BUCKS are telling someone to get the job done. Even if they have to work on Christmas, they better get things done! Matthew plays the “Oh, didn’t see you there!” card, and then he and Nicholas stand up from their seats at poolside. Matt introduces the himself and Nicholas, “Your EVPs” and the most successful team to ever come out of NJPW! The biggest names to ever come out of Bullet Club! And as you can see, new Hall of Fame inductees!
But hey, The Bucks have been working at home, safe and sound from all the danger going on in AEW, and they’re here at the “AEW International Department” office. Matt says he is exhausted of that, so The Bucks are coming home to NJPW on January 5th! WrestleDynasty! There is one thing The Bucks need to accomplish before retirement, and that is to once again have the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships around their waists. Tokyo Dome, your “rich, God-fearing uncles are coming back! See you soon. Oyasumi.” With that, the video message ends, but there’s a blooper reel of Matt telling his wife to cut him some slack. Then Nick MOONSAULTS into the pool!
The fans applaud the news, but Khan & Henare are a bit confused. Khan finally speaks again, asking, “Who played that? Whoever it was is dead meat. And what was that video supposed to be? They’re superstars? Or are they showing me that they’re just pathetic wrestlers? Which is it? Well, never mind. We will win World Tag League, and then what? A match on January 5? Fine, Young Bucks! We will accept your challenge!” The fans cheer that! Khan continues by saying hold on, before they were rudely interrupted, there was a O-Khan chant. Get that going again! The fans do indeed chant for “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan is pleased.
Khan vows that he as KOPW Champion, Henare as the New Zealand Champion, both of them as the IWGP Tag Team Champions, will win World Tag League and conquer January 5 as well. “Bow down, peasants!” The United Empire is ready to conquer the world, will they start with the World Tag League?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 2-1, 4 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-1, 4 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 2-1, 4 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 2-1, 4 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 2-1, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-2, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-2, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-3, 0 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for World Tag League and for B Block, though with less surprises than I expected. Good win for Yano & Oleg in a very good match with The Filip Brothers, and then Jado takes another loss for his team with Tanahashi. Granted, Shane & Mikey do need to stay strong in their journey to regain the titles, so Tanahashi & Jado are probably NOT going to win a match until the latter half of the round robin. On some level, Naito & Hiromu winning was a little surprising because I thought TakaTaichi was gonna build some momentum again. And I’m glad to see Khan & Henare beat The House of Torture to slow those guys down.
And even that video from The Young Bucks was only so surprising because… didn’t The Bucks already do a video teasing a return to NJPW during Fighting Spirit Unleashed or something? Of course The Bucks, no longer AEW World Tag Team Champions, would want the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships as replacements, so who knows who they’ll actually be facing at WrestleDynasty, because we still need to see who wins WTL to face Khan & Henare at WrestleKingdom. But either way, that back-to-back pair of nights in the Tokyo Dome are just getting bigger and better.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Jey VS Gunther, one more time! But for the last time?
Tonight, Jey Uso defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther in a WrestleMania rematch! But could Seth Rollins be looking to strike?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Chad Gable w/ The Creed Brothers VS AJ Styles; Styles wins.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Liv Morgan VS Kairi Sane VS Roxanne Perez VS Rhea Ripley; Roxie wins and advances to the next round.
- King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Dominik Mysterio VS Sami Zayn VS Bron Breakker VS PENTA; Sami wins and advances to the next round.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS GUNTHER; Gunther wins and becomes the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
John Cena is here!
Phoenix fires up and sings “John Cena Sucks~!” as the Undisputed WWE Champion makes his way out to the ring in Suns colors. Cena hears the dueling, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” then has Alicia Taylor give the proper introduction: “He is the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, here to grace Phoenix with his presence one final time, the Last Real Champion, John CEEEENA~!” Cena holds up the belt, then he grabs the mic. Cena waits as the fans continue to duel, then he speaks. “You teach me something every single time you open your mouths. What you taught me at Money in the Bank: Truth is a lie!
“Because you opened your mouth and wasted your energy saving a sideshow comedian whose greatest achievement is pretending to be ME! And you thought you did something good?!” The fans chant “We Want Truth!” and Cena smirks. “Do you think that actually accomplished anything?” The fans cheer, but Cena says they’re all “spineless keyboard warriors. You are ignorant armchair activists, and you do not have any real power to change anything! Oh, you don’t like that? R-Truth is a gimmick that you will spit out in a year from now, you will not care anything about. Our truth is that you’ll never use me to benefit one of your garbage pity parties ever again.
“This is MY farewell tour, dammit! Do you hear me!?” The fans boo more, but Cena says he has limited time! He told us when he started: 36 dates! And the last time we counted was the Raw after WrestleMania, putting it to 27. Since then, he has been to Fort Worth, Dayton, St. Louis, Tampa, Knoxville, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, and now Phoenix. We’re at 19 dates! It is almost over! And if the fans want to accomplish something, don’t waste their voice on the class clown! Use your voice to send him competition! Because as he sees it, everyone they have cheered on, from R-Truth to Cody Rhodes to Randy Orton… Cena has shut your mouths and beaten your best!
The fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” and well, here he is! The Best in the World steps out on stage, then goes to the ring. Punk stares Cena down a moment before he shakes his head. Punk grabs a mic and throws off the Raw on Netflix sleeve. The fans cheer Punk on as he paces. Punk asks Cena, “Are you comfortable, John? I want you to be comfortable because I have a lot of things I wanna get off my chest. And I am comfortable to have this conversation with my fists, but one way or another, you will listen to everything I have to say right here, right now.” The fans cheer that but Cena smirks.
Punk says it is ironic, isn’t it? Cena strapped up, the cowboy, the boy scout, saying he’ll ruin wrestling and the establishment that made him who he is, while Punk, the outcast, the iconoclast, the stepchild, the punk rock kid from the streets of Chicago, is defending that establishment! The more things change, the more they stay the same. Punk isn’t defending the establishment, he’ll make it clear right now. Punk isn’t defending TKO, the billionaires, but he’s here to defend the people. The fans cheer that! Oh, what’s Cena so mad about? That the establishment chose him but the people never did? They picked Punk in 2011 to be the Voice of the Voiceless!
Cena hasn’t had the best? Oh, he has. Cody’s the best WWE has today! And Cena beat him using cheap shots and shortcuts. Punk isn’t here to kiss The Final Boss’s ass like Cena! Punk is here to let us know that the people are his boss! The fans cheer but Cena just holds up the belt in response. Punk says it is his job to give the fans what they want. And if they want the truth, then they’ll get Ron Killings! Now, we’re all spokes on a wheel, Punk’s always known that. Time to teach Cena that he’s just a spoke on the wheel, too. And it starts by Punk taking that title off Cena. Remember when they locked up at Elimination Chamber? First time in over 10 years, and Punk felt it.
But it felt a little different, right? And Cena watched as Rollins stomped Punk. Cena dragged Punk back into the STF, and the last thing Punk heard before losing consciousness was Cena shouting, “I’m sorry!” Yeah. Cena screamed that because he knew then and he knows damn sure now that what he is doing is NOT right! Look around! Cena knows what he is doing is wrong! The fans chant, “You Sold Out! You Sold Out!” Punk says when he takes that title off Cena, Cena will use the rest of his dates to apologize for the man he’s become! That title has corrupted Cena! And Punk knows because it turned him into a monster in 2012!
When Punk came back to the WWE, he had a list of goals. Holding that belt wasn’t one of them, because he’s afraid of the man he became holding it. That’s the truth. Everyone in the back should want that title, should want to be World Heavyweight Champion. Few ever accomplish it. But Punk sees now he has to become a monster to stop a monster! To Cena and guys like him, Seth Rollins, so on, that belt means power and control. To Punk, that is something that belongs to the people! The fans cheer, and Punk paces a bit more. Punk stares Cena down while the dueling starts again. Punk says by his count, after tonight, Cena has 18 dates left.
And for what little respect Punk had for Cena, he leaves it up to Cena to choose which of those dates Punk takes the title off him. And if Cena isn’t a coward, if he’s any type of a man, if he’s more Boston Red Sox than he is a New York Yankee, Cena will say it’s tonight, here and now! Phoenix sure loves that ideas! Cena frowns as he hears the “YES! YES! YES!” echo out. Cena says, “John Cena, CM Punk, one final match.” The fans like that! “The Best in the World against the Greatest of All Time…! For the Undisputed WWE Championship! LET’S DO IT!” The fans are thunderous, but Cena smirks as he says, “Just not tonight.”
The fans boo but Cena says a match like that, Punk will follow Cena to Saudi Arabia. They will do it on Night of Champions. “Ball’s in your court, hero. If you want your title shot, it’s gonna be at Night of Champions. What do you say?” But before Punk can answer, SETH ROLLINS enters! Mr. Money in the Bank wears all green to match the briefcase, and he still has his henchmen with him. Rollins simply holds up the briefcase to say he still has the final say. Will Punk face Cena in Saudi to then give the Visionary a clear target?
The King & Queen of the Ring brackets are set!
It is already known that tonight, Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez and Kairi Sane battle in one of Fatal 4 Way for Raw, and the other will be next week, Raquel Rodriguez VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Ivy Nile VS the returning Asuka! On SmackDown, we will see Alexa Bliss, Chelsea Green, Candice LeRae and Charlotte Flair in one, and then Piper Niven, Mia Yim, Nia Jax and Jade Cargill in the other!
Then in the KOTR, we know tonight is Dominik Mysterio, Sami Zayn, Bron Breakker and Penta. SmackDown will see Damian Priest, Andrade, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cody Rhodes battle in one, then LA Knight, Carmelo Hayes, Aleister Black and Randy Orton in the other. As for Raw’s second Fatal 4? We are shown that Sheamus, Rusev and Bronson Reed will compete, but Adam Pearce wants a spot open for a wild card. Is he working on a deal to bring in someone very special for this year’s tournament?
Chad Gable w/ The Creed Brothers VS AJ Styles!
The captain of Team American Made is in rough shape, as he had an instant classic with AAA’s El Hijo del Vikingo, and then assuming he’s also El Grande Americano, he was in a very chaotic and violent Money in the Bank Ladder match. But speaking of El Grande, the Phenomenal One doesn’t really care if Gable isn’t Grande, he’s still gonna beat Gable up for how things went down last week in the final qualifier! Grande’s loaded mask cost Styles his spot, will Styles pick apart what’s left of Gable?
Raw returns and Phoenix cheers as Styles makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Gable headlocks, but Styles wrenches at the hold. He slips out to headlock in return, and the fans rally up. Gable powers up and out, arm-drags Styles, but Styles arm-drags back! Things keep moving, and Styles JAPANESE ARM-DRAGS! Gable drop toeholds to a headlock! The fans boo but Styles fights up. Gable grinds the hold but Styles powers up and out. Styles hurdles, drops down, then he DROPKICKS Gable! Gable bails out, the fans fire up, and Styles aims to PLANCHA, but the Creeds save Gable!
Gable then SWEEPS Styles legs out! And hits an EXPLODER to the floor! “AH THANK YEW~!” The fans boo but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Styles rallies on Gable! SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up with Styles while the Creeds coach Gable. Styles runs in at the corner to LARIAT! Then he fireman’s carries, but Gable slips free. Gable kicks, Styles spins him and torture racks, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Gable stays in this and the Creeds are relieved. Styles reels Gable in, calls his shot, and the fans fire up. But Gable slips out of the Clash to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! Styles lands hard, Gable goes up, DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives and Gable is stunned! The fans rally for Styles while he stirs.
Gable goes back up the corner, but Styles stands! Styles CLUBS Gable on the leg, then brings him off the corner. Gable fights, but Styles still POWERBOMBS him! Then he deadlifts Gable, but Brutus distracts the ref! Julius saves Gable from the Clash! The fans boo but Styles just goes to the apron and SLIDING KNEES Julius! The fans fire up as Styles then FLYING FOREARMS Brutus! The Creeds are down and Styles goes to the apron. Gable runs up but Styles ROCKS him! The fans fire up as Styles springboards, but into a FLAPJACK! ANKLE LOCK!! Gable keeps Styles from the ropes but the fans rally up!
Styles rolls, kicks and kicks, but Gable just rolls to keep the ANKLE LOCK! Styles endures, reaches out, claws at the mat, and the fans rally! Styles rolls to fling Gable onto ropes! Then he rolls Gable back, deadlift and STYLES CLASH!! Cover, Styles wins!!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall
Styles grits his teeth and clutches his ankle, but he still has the victory! It was basically 3v1, but that’s why Styles is phenomenal! Will Styles see himself filling that final spot in King of the Ring? Or will he go right to a title opportunity instead?
Liv Morgan prepares backstage.
But then Roxanne Perez walks over. The Prodigy was thinking up a plan, and she- Liv tells her to save her breath. The real “plan” here is that Liv advances in Queen of the Ring, defeats Iyo Sky, and wins back the Women’s World Championship. Well then they’re on the same page, because Roxie was saying they could work together. That way one of them wins for Judgment Day. Liv says how about Roxie just staying out of her way. Okay. Then may the best woman win. They shake hands, and Liv says she will. Liv makes her entrance first, but will she be the first to advance in the 2025 Queen of the Ring Tournament? Or will she regret turning down Roxie?
Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Liv Morgan VS Kairi Sane VS Roxanne Perez VS Rhea Ripley!
Raw returns as the Pirate Princess makes her entrance, followed by Mami! The bell rings and Roxie sticks close to Liv, but Liv tells her to stop. Kairi runs up and brawls with Roxie, leaving Rhea to go after Liv! Roxie knocks Kairi aside to jump on Rhea! Rhea RAMS Roxie into the corner, but then Liv runs up! Rhea catches Liv to a waistlock, but Roxie goes up to FLYING UPPERCUT! Rhea falls, Kairi uses her as a step to FLYING FOREARM Roxie! Liv SHOTGUNS Kairi, then whips her to ropes. Kairi ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up and gets Liv & Roxie for a RANA ARM-DRAG COMBO! Then she DOUBLE SHOTGUNS them out!
The fans fire up as Kairi and Rhea meet again. Kairi ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up, but Rhea KICKS her out of the air! The fans rally as Rhea runs to DROPKICK Kairi down! Cover, TWO! Rhea drags Kairi up, reels her in, and double pump handles! Rhea FLIPS Kairi into a suplex! Kairi slips free, Rhea ducks the backhand but Kairi comes back to BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kairi runs but Rhea stops the wheelbarrow to SLAM Kairi down! Kairi goes to a corner,. Rhea runs up, but Kairi dodges! Rhea BOOTS Kairi, Roxie runs up and Rhea DUMPS her out! Liv BACK BODY BLOCKS Rhea! Kairi ROCKS Rhea, Liv SHINING WIZARDS them both!
But Rhea goes up to headscissor and THRASH Liv! Roxie attacks Rhea again! Rhea DECKS Roxie, then stops Liv’s Code Breaker! ROUNDHOUSE, pump handle, and RIP- NO, Roxie CHOP BLOCKS Rhea! Roxie continues to be Liv’s bodyguard, and she runs to tilt-o-whirl. Liv adds on, CODE BREAKER into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Liv is impressed, but then Kairi is up top! DOUBLE CROSSBODY, but Liv & Roxie catch her! They pop Kairi up like they did Alexa Bliss at MITB! They TOSS her out onto Rhea! The fans are torn but Liv and Roxie actually work together well, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Kairi CHOPS Liv! And CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! Kairi runs to SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up with Kairi while Liv goes to a corner. Kairi marches the plank then runs in, SLIDING D! Cover, Roxie breaks it! Roxie drags Kairi up, whips her to a corner, but Kairi reverses. Roxie goes up and over to catch Kairi, but Rhea DROPKICKS Kairi! Liv ENZIGIRIS Rhea! Springboard and FLYING CODE BREAKER! Cover, Kairi breaks it! The fans rally while Rhea and Liv flop out to the floor. Roxie is after Kairi but Kairi turns that around. “This is Awesome!” as Kairi ALABAMA SLAMS Roxie!
Kairi climbs, the fans rally, but Liv trips Kairi up! Liv ROCKS Kairi, climbs up, but Kairi fires hands! They brawl, Kairi HEADBUTTS, but Liv SMACKS her back! Liv helps Roxie up and the two climb together. The fans rally as they bring Kairi to the very top. Kairi resists, and here comes Rhea! Rhea hits a DOUBLE POWERBOMB on Liv & Roxie! Kairi is still up top, FLYING KABUKI ELBOW for Rhea! Cover, TWO! Rhea survives and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Liv & Roxie bail out. Kairi has Rhea and fires forearm after forearm. Rhea SMACKS Kairi back! Kairi fires more forearms, so Rhea ROCKS her again!
Kairi shakes the ropes, runs back in, and she fires more forearms! URAKEN blocked, but Kairi stops the roundhouse! Leg pick, AX KICK, and then a wheelbarrow for the STUNNER! Rhea falls, Kairi covers, but Liv AND Roxie break it! Liv drags Rhea up, Roxie helps, and they RAM Rhea into buckles! Liv stomps away on Rhea, Roxie adds a SUPERKICK! Liv runs at Kairi, Kairi BOOTS her! Kairi runs up, Liv dodges, Roxie SUPERKICKS! Liv hits the BACKSTABBER! They kick Kairi out, and then they high-five! The fans boo as these two are actually a team, but Rhea rises! The fans fire up as Rhea CLOBBERS Roxie, CLOBBERS Liv, then DROPKICKS Roxie!
Rhea clinches Liv, turns her around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Rhea kicks Roxie, stomps a foot, SMASHES her off a knee, then scoops her for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Kairi is up top again, leaps back in, btu Rhea dodges! Rhea then BOOTS Kairi! Rhea HEADBUTTS Roxie! Liv runs up, but Rhea stops Oblivion! The fans fire up as Rhea powers Liv up, HEADBUTTS, then RIPTIDE!! Cover, RAQUEL drags Rhea out!! The fans boo as Ricky Desperado adds to the stacked deck! Rhea and Raquel brawl, but Kairi is up top! SUPER DUPER ELBOW!! The fans fire up with Kairi and she hurries back up! Kairi aims at Liv, IN-SANE ELBOW! Cover, Roxie breaks it with a jackknife bridge! ROXIE WINS!!!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall (advances to the Queen of the Ring Semifinals)
Roxie is truly a Prodigy because that was the perfect way to steal the win! But how will Liv feel about Roxie snaking this spot away from her?
Becky Lynch heads to gorilla.
The Man is the NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion, but she also passes by A-Town Down Under. Waller & Theory argue, and then Waller storms off. Is A-Town Down Under done for? And what will #FiveStarBecks have to say about Money in the Bank? We find out, after the break.
Natalya & Maxxine Dupri talk with Nikki Bella.
They’re both excited that Phoenix’s own #FearlessNikki is back tonight, and she is so happy to be here. They hug, and Nikki promises to catch up more later. They head out, and then Nikki sees Kairi and Iyo Sky. Kairi is sore but also more upset that she lost, and she heads out. Nikki says hi to Iyo and that she respects Iyo as representing both the Women’s Division and as Women’s World Champion. Iyo thanks Nikki, and says Nikki helped pave the way for the rest of them, so it is an honor to meet her. Nikki thanks Iyo for that then heads out. What will Nikki have to say when she’s in the ring later tonight?
Becky Lynch heads to the ring.
The Man holds up the title while she struts to the ring, though also feeling rather sore herself. The fans boo as Becky grabs the mic, and she asks, “What? No ‘You Deserve It’ chants? Well I don’t need you to tell me I deserve it, because I know I do! Now, I should be out here celebrating after my incredible victory on Saturday. Because do you know how many opportunities for me to celebrate something new after everything that I’ve done in my career? After winning every other title multiple times, Royal Rumble winner, Elimination Chamber winner, first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania, New York Times best selling author, and now Women’s Intercontinental Champion!”
The fans boo but Becky says this should be her time to celebrate. This title is meant to be about opportunity. But this title’s greatest opportunity was when she won it! When she got to welcome it to the Big Time and call it the greatest prize in all of wrestling simply because Becky owns it! She should’ve been celebrating this weekend with her hot husband and her beautiful child. But no. Because that disingenuous, integrity-less shame to her hometown “bird lady,” Lyra Valkyria ruined everything! She was so enraged when Becky won, so upset that Becky proved she is the better woman, Lyra raised Becky’s had so aggressively, despite it being the deal…!
Lyra may very well have dislocated Becky’s shoulder! And so, as the bigger person, Becky extended an olive branch. She wanted to put the beef behind them by asking Lyra to put the title around her. But then Lyra went crazy and tried to kill Becky! And so Becky must ask the crazy bird lady to come out here to do two things: one, apologize to Becky! And then two, to raise Becky’s hand and do it right! Lyra does make her entrance, and Becky says she’s already got that crazy look in her eyes. Becky insists Lyra will apologize, but then BAYLEY CLOBBERS BECKY! The Role Model is back and she rains down fists of fury!
The fans fire up as Bayley storms around, and even Lyra is stunned! Becky tumbles out of the ring, but bumps into Lyra! Lyra smiles, puts Becky back in the ring, and Bayley hooks her up! Becky slips free of the Rose Plant and runs away into the crowd! The fans cheer as Bayley is back again, when and where will she have her revenge on The Man?
Someone jumps onto the desk!
He takes off his hood and his mask, and he reveals himself! It is R-TRUTH! Ron Killings is back on Raw and the fans erupt! “TRUTH! TRUTH! TRUTH!” He has the mic to say, “Don’t let nobody tell you that you don’t matter. Don’t let nobody tell you that your voice doesn’t matter. They heard, they listened, they felt, and they understood! I am back because of y’all!” The fans cheer that! Truth continues to say, “Y’all brought R-Truth back. ‘We Want Truth.’ Y’all got R-Truth! We won! R-Truth is back for all of you! Every last one of you! But R-Truth is back, and I’m back to me, too. Y’see, not only did y’all bring R-Truth back… You got me.
“Now, we all love R-Truth. I love R-Truth, too. But R-Truth can be too funny all the time. R-Truth can be too nice. And he’s too forgiving. Not me. I wish you would. I feel different. I feel alive. And for any of you that thinks I’m a lie… You think I’m some sideshow act? You think I’m a gimmick?!” Truth takes out scissors?! And he CUTS HIS DREADS!? No one can believe what he just did, but he did it! He holds up the dreads, and he says, “R-Truth… The Truth has set me free! I AM RON KILLINGS!” The fans go wild again, and he says, “I am The Truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Now put some respect on my name!”
Killings heads out and the fans cheer him on. Will this mean serious trouble for John Cena?
Finn Balor & JD McDonagh check on Dominik Mysterio.
They fist bump with Dirty Dom and Finn asks… Isn’t it strange that Dom got in KOTR? Well, Finn had his shot at MITB, and that didn’t work out, so Dom just thought Finn wouldn’t mind if Dom represented for Judgment Day in KOTR. Is he upset? No, of course not! He knows Dom is going to do great! JD says yeah, Dom will be King of the Ring, he and Finn will get those tag titles back. Exactly! It is all working out perfectly! And speaking of, Roxie walks in, congrats! JD says yeah, good job. Dom reluctantly says yeah, she did good. Liv & Raquel walk in, and Liv asks what’s going on with the celebrating.
Dom says he has to go for his match now. Liv says yes, they’ll celebrate that. Roxie says she helped Liv, she kept Kairi from pinning her again. OH, is that what she did? Then congrats, Roxie. Raquel scoffs, she and Liv leave, and Finn says no worries. Dom can talk to Liv. But Dom has a match. Dom heads out, Finn chuckles, and things are only getting more and more tense in the clubhouse. But is it all according to plan?
Seth Rollins meets with his team.
The Visionary says, “Boys, the future I see… We’re it. Money in the Bank, King of the Ring, this is an all out assault on both recognized world championships. Whether we take those by victory or we take them by heist, absolute power… will. Be. Ours.” Bron barks it up before he heads out, will all brands belong to Seth Freakin’ Rollins?
King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Dominik Mysterio VS Sami Zayn VS Bron Breakker VS PENTA!
Just as Dirty Dom said, it is time for the first four men to fight in the tournament! Will the Intercontinental Champion look to add a crown to his collection? Will the Underdog from the Underground no longer be a nice guy? Will Seth Rollins’ attack dog secure their team a “Plan B?” Or will #CeroMiedo defy the one-in-four odds?
Raw returns as Dom makes his entrance, followed by Sami’s, which leaves the Badass Bron Breakker for last. The bell rings and Dom bails out, only for Penta to FLY out onto him! Sami and Bron brawl, and then Bron RAMS Sami into a corner! Bron RAMS Sami again and again and again! The fans bark as Bron clinches and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! Penta returns, he dodges Bron, but Bron catches the springboard crossbody! POWERSLAM! Dom is in, Bron gets moving, and he LARIATS Dom inside-out! Bron snarls and the fans bark while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Penta has Bron down. Penta CLUBS Bron, swings on him, but Bron blocks to then BELLY2BELLY! Penta sputters but Bron goes after Sami in a corner. Bron fires hands, then he goes to Dom. Dom wants mercy but Bron just CHOKES him instead! Bron TOSSES Dom across the way, and he revels in the barking. Bron goes back to Sami, but Sami fires a forearm! Dom is back and he hits a JAWBREAKER! Penta hits a SUPERKICK! Bron wobbles, all three others decide to work together! They mug Bron and HAMMER away! But then Dom SHOVES Penta into Sami and rolls Penta up! TWO!
Dom swings, Penta dodges, and Penta RANAS! Dom tumbles, Penta runs up, GAMANGIRI in the corner! Dom sits down, Penta headstands and DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Dom is tougher than that but Penta stays cool. Sami returns and has Penta in a waistlock! Penta fights the lift, Sami wrenches to a knuckle lock, and Sami CHOPS! Sami goes up, up, and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, Dom breaks it! Dom and Penta bail out, Sami goes after Bron. The fans rally while Sami throws hands on Bron. But then Bron CLOBBERS Sami! Bron rains down fists, then he drags Sami back up. Bron puts Sami on ropes, “You actually like this bum?!”
The fans rally for Sami but Bron fires body shots. Bron KNEES Sami against the ropes again and again. Bron then sees Dom so he stomps Dom down. Sami SLAPS Bron and the fans fire up! Sami fires forearms, Bron fires haymakers, and then Bron TOSSES Sami! Sami is on the apron, Bron runs up, but Sami DUMPS Bron out! Bron stumbles, Sami aims, ARABIAN PRESS! Down goes Bron and the fans fire up! But then Penta is up top! Penta leaps at Sami, SUPER CROSSBODY! Both men are down, but then Dom builds speed! Dom DIVES to TORNADO DDT Penta on the floor! But then Bron FLYING LARITS Dom onto the desk!!
The fans fire up and lose their minds as all four men are down on the outside! The ref checks them all while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Sam is up top. Bron is after him but Sami throws hands first! Sami knocks Bron down, btu Dom is back! Dom ROCKS Sami, climbs up, and has him on the very top! But Penta KICKS and CLUBS Dom, to then RUNNING POWERBOMB! Bron is after Sami again! SUPER STEINER! All four men are down again and the fans are barking it up! “This is Awesome!” as all four men stir. Heyman coaches Bron up, and Bron stares down with Penta. They step up, and Penta fires a forearm! Bron fires a haymaker! Penta CHOPS, but then Bron fires another haymaker! Penta fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a JUMP KNEE!
Bron runs, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta runs, but Bron grabs him first! Gorilla press, but Penta DDT COUNTERS! Dom TOSSES Penta to cover Bron! TWO!! Bron survives and Dom is stunned! Dom drags Bron up, Sami returns, and Sami reels Dom in! BLUE- NO, Dom fights that, but Sami reels him back in! Dom still fights, slips free, and he kicks Sami! Snap suplex! That’s Uno Amigo! Dom hits Dos Amigos! The fans boo but Dom gives some Latino Heat, only for Sami to hit BLUE THUNDER! Cover, TWO!! Dom survives and the fans rally again! Dom ends up in a corner, the fans duel, but Sami runs, into a SUPERKICK from Penta!
Penta has Sami’s arm hooked up, then grabs the other! “CERO! MIEDO!” THE SACRIFICE!! And PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, Dom ghost pins! Penta wiggles, ONE, and Dom drags Penta back up! SUPERKICK! Dom comes back, Penta dodges to kick a leg out! Penta runs to SLING-DOG! The fans fire up as Penta calls it, DESTROYER!! Penta hurries to crawl and cover, BRON BREAKS IT!! Sami also crawls back in, but Bron rains down fists on Penta! Bron stomps Dom, then he drags Penta up to TOSS him out! Bron brings down the straps and the fans bark it up. Bron grins as he goes outside, and he runs in around the way! Penta turns around, into the BREAKKER SPEAR!!
The fans are fire dup, but then LA KNIGHT ATTACKS BRON! B F T FOR BRON!! The Mega Star gets payback for Rollins’ crew screwing over pretty much everybody! Sami then gives Dom a CORNER EXPLODER! Sami hurries to the opposite end! HELLUVA KICK!! Cover, SAMI WINS!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall (advances to the King of the Ring Semifinals)
Give the assist to Knight with taking out the heaviest hitter, but Sami still seals the deal! Sami moves on to the next round, but who will he be facing from SmackDown?
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Cathy Kelley is with the Phenomenal One and congratulates him on the win over Gable tonight. Styles is clearly still fired up, so what’s he got on his mind? Styles says he can’t really enjoy tonight, because he can’t stop thinking about last week. Gable, whether or not he has on the mask, is one of the best in the business. But last week, Rollins had his lackey, Heyman, threaten Styles! And then we know Dirty Dom and the Judgment Day are still running their mouths. Styles doesn’t care how any of them conduct business. But if you disrespect him, he punches you in the mouth. If you don’t believe him, go ask Gable.
Well, on second thought, Styles wants to go tell ’em himself. Styles heads out to find somebody, and Cathy spots Waller talking with The New Day. We go over there, Waller calms down, and he says at least there are some good locker room veterans around here. Waller heads out, Xavier Woods sarcastically says, “Here comes Cathy with the good questions.” Cathy does ask about when they’ll next defend their titles, and who against. Kofi says they just successfully defended these belts two weeks ago! Woods says there are a lot of great teams out here. But in their opinion, those teams are all in the middle of the pack.
What the New Day wants is a team that stands out, that clear number one. They have too much respect for these titles to defend against just anyone. Y’all keep ’em in the driveway, but New Day keeps ’em in the garage. They care about these titles! Unlike the previous champions, or even the champions before that. They could go on all day, but everyone should be thankful to have champions like The New Day that elevate the titles. So instead of asking asinine questions, Cathy, how about you and everyone in Phoenix and in the world get down on your knees and Thank GOD for the New Day! Cathy asks why they keep deflecting, but Kofi says no more questions.
New Day heads out, but who will be their next challengers when the time finally comes?
Nikki Bella heads to the ring!
Phoenix cheers and Nikki hugs a few fans in the front row. Other fans seem almost hysterical seeing their hometown hero again. Nikki grabs a mic and tells Phoenix, “Oh my gosh, it is so good, for one, to be back home. To be back in this ring, oh my goodness, I just want to say thank you to the WWE Universe, thank you to my Bella Army. I missed you guys. I missed you, I missed you all a lot. Thank you. So… I’m here to talk about something very, very special that’s happening next month. I think you all know what I’m about to talk about, right? It’s been many years, but next month, WWE is holding an all-women PLE in Atlanta, WWE Evolution!”
The fans cheer and Nikki says yes! She remembers main-eventing the original, and it has been so incredible to see where the WWE Women’s Division has gone since. The talent, from Rhea Ripley to Bianca Belair to Iyo Sky! And let’s talk about the newcomers: Stephanie Vaquer, Roxanne Perez, Giulia! There is so much talent in that female locker room, it is insane. She could speak on behalf of the women of the past to say they couldn’t be prouder and more grateful. But wait, here comes Liv. Liv doesn’t even want her music, she just wants to tell Nikki that if she’s gonna talk the best women in WWE, she better mention Liv Morgan!
Fans are torn and Nikki says she didn’t mean to snub her. Liv says too late! Liv is the most talented woman in this division, and she has proven it time and again and again! She was Women’s World Champion all of last year! She is the first-and-only Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, and she is breaking records! FOUR-TIME Women’s Tag Team Champion! But y’know what, Nikki? You’re lucky Liv wasn’t around during your time, because Liv would’ve beaten her, too! But Liv realizes why Nikki didn’t mention Liv: Nikki is jealous of Liv! The fans boo that, but Liv says Liv has everything Nikki doesn’t. Liv has respect, a title, and a man~!
The fans boo while Liv laughs it up. Nikki smirks and tells Liv, she gets it. Liv lost tonight, so she’s angry. Nikki doesn’t blame Liv. It’s just a bad night, right? But speaking of Liv’s man, Nikki is trying to figure out who he really belongs to. Is it Liv or Roxie? But y’know what? If Liv could congratulate Roxie for Nikki? Both on taking the win, and Liv’s man. The fans cheer that burn! Liv says Nikki can say whatever she wants, because Liv is still a champion. And all Nikki will ever be isa a reality show diva. Nikki storms back in, but right into OBLIVION!! Liv tells Nikki that this is HER division now! Liv leaves Nikki down and out, but is Liv starting to crack under the pressure?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS GUNTHER!
Main Event Jey helped CM Punk and paid for it by having Seth Rollins’ crew jump him. Jey & Cody showed up on SmackDown to get jumped by John Cena & Logan Paul. And though Jey & Cody won at MITB, Jey still took a Super Lionsault through a desk. Is this all as Der Ring General said? Did Jey lose focus on being world champion and doom himself to lose the title tonight? Or can Jey tough it out and come out on top like he did at WrestleMania?
Raw returns as Jey makes his entrance, his son proudly by his side. Phoenix gets right into the YEET with them as they make their way down to ringside. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real main event player!
The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They step up, the fans taunt Gunther with “You Tapped Out!” and the two tie up. Gunther headlocks for the takeover, but Jey headscissors. Gunther kips free, goes for the headlock, but Jey slips out and wants the SLEEPER! Gunther flails, powers Jey to the ropes, then the corner. The ref counts, Jey and Gunther let off slowly, but then Gunther takes a swing! Jey counter punches, then goes for the SLEEPER! Gunther throws Jey away, but then avoids the superkick! The fans boo as Gunther bails out to take a breather, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Gunther is up top. He deadlifts Jey but Jey shoves free! Jey goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Gunther is still in this, but Jey clutches his stomach and ribs. Jey must still be suffering from the Lionsault, and Gunther grins! Gunther has a target now as he and Jey rise. The fans rally for Jey as the two circle. Gunther KNEES low! Jey doubles over, drops to his knees, and Gunther KICKS Jey in the side! Gunther rips away at Jey’s shirt to expose the rib tape! Gunther grins, KNEES Jey in the side, and then KNEES him again, and again! Gunther hoists Jey up for a BACKBREAKER!
The fans boo but Gunther grins as Jey writhes. Gunther stomps Jey right on the tape! Gunther stands Jey up but Jey fires haymakers! “YEET! YEET!” But Gunther clamps on for a BIG suplex! Jey writhes more but Gunther stays on him. Gunther digs his knee into Jey’s back, then starts ripping away the medical tape! The fans boo but Jey’s stomach and ribs are even more exposed. Gunther drags Jey up to KNEE him low again! Jey pounds the mat in frustration but the fans rally up. Gunther KICKS Jey in the side! Gunther paces, then he stalks Jey to a corner. Gunther drags Jey up to CHOP him into the corner!
The fans rally for Jey, but Gunther whips corner to corner. Gunther runs in, Jey dodges, and Jey clamps on! SLEEPER!! Gunther flails, reaches the ROPEBREAK, but Jey shifts to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men huff ‘n’ puff but Jey rises up. Jey aims from a corner, runs in, but Gunther clamps on with a SLEEPER!! Jey THROWS Gunther out fast! The fans fire up and Jey builds speed, to DIVE into a HAYMAKER! Gunther drags Jey outside, and whips him, only for Jey to reverse! Gunther hits POST, and Jey waistlocks! Gunther switches, and Gunther GERMAN SUPLEXES to the floor! Jey and Gunther are both down while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Gunther suplexes. Jey fights it with knees! Jey then hooks a leg to fight back. Jey tries but Gunther fights the suplex. Jey still tries, and third time is the charm! Jey SUPLEXES Gunther! The fans fire up, but both men are down again. Gunther rises first, but the fans rally for “UCE! OH!” and Jey stands. Gunther CHOPS! Jey forearms! Repeat! “WOO~! YEET! WOO~! YEET!” The shots go back and forth, Jey throws haymaker after haymaker, then a pop, lock ‘n’ UPPERCUT! Gunther rebounds, blocks the superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Gunther flops into a corner and the fans fire up!
Jey grits his teeth, runs in, but Gunther ducks the hip attack! Jey hobbles, Gunther clamps on the SLEEPER!! Jey drops to throw Gunther away! Jey runs up, Gunther puts Jey on the apron, and Gunther has the SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as Jey drags Gunther up and over to THROW him down! The fans fire up and Jey builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit this time and the fans fire up again! Both men are back on the floor and the ref starts a count. Jey rises as the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey rolls into the ring, but then Gunther drags him back out! Gunther RAMS Jey into the barriers! And then hits a BARRIER BACK SUPLEX!
Gunther puts Jey in the ring, climbs up a corner, and DIVING SPLASHES, but onto knees! Jey runs, dodges, and SPEARS!! Gunther is down and Jey hurries up top! The fans fire up for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!! Gunther survives, and Jey is too sore to be upset. The fans rally while both men stir, and they go to opposite corners. Jey watches Gunther rise, and he runs in, but into a LARIAT!! Gunther drags Jey up and in, GENERAL- NO, Jey RANAS to a cover, TWO!! Gunther escapes, but Jey SUPERKICKS him! Jey has the SLEEPER!! Gunther flails, slips around, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Gunther then gets Jey back up, GERNAL BOMB!!
Gunther high stacks, TWO!! Jey survives and the fans fire up! Gunther hurries to a corner, he waits on Jey, and he smiles as Jey sputters. Jey manages to rise up, and Gunther runs in to SPEAR!!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Jey survives Gunther copying the Bloodline’s signature, but Jey is still in a bad way. Gunther catches his breath, rises back up, and he drags Jey up. The fans rally, but Gunther short arm LARIATS! Gunther eggs Jey on, asks if this is all he has, and the fans rally again. Jey stands to shove Gunther, so Gunther LARIATS! Jey stays up this time, so Gunther LARIATS again! Jey shoves Gunther and eggs Gunther on now!
The fans fire up, Gunther swings, but Jey dodges! SLEEPER!! But Gunther powers out, and has the SLEEPER in return! Jey runs to RAM Gunther into buckles! SUPERKICK! Jey runs, builds speed, and SPEARS!! Jey hurries to the corner, and climbs up top! USO SPLASH FLOPS as Gunther moves!! Jey sputters and coughs! Jey pounds the mat in pain and frustration, but then Gunther clamps on the SLEEPER!!! BODY SCISSORS!! Gunther has Jey caught, but Jey still fights! Jey gets free of the body scissors and crawls for the ropes, but Gunther rolls him away! Gunther squeezes tight, but Jey rises to his feet!
Jey fights forward, ROPEBREAK, but Gunther drags him right back to center! Gunther traps the arm, and he has the BODY SCISSORS! Jey endures, reaches out, claws at Gunther’s grip, and Phoenix rallies as hard as they can! Jey finds new life as he stands back up! But Gunther drags him right back down!! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Jey kicks, fights, but Gunther throws HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But Jey slips around!? SLEEPER!!! Gunther flails, fights, but now he’s fading! Jey has the body scissors! Gunther kicks, claws, grabs at Jey, and he rolls free of the scissors! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!!! REAR NAKED CHOKE!!!
Gunther has Jey caught once again, but the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” for Jey! Jey is reaching out, but he’s fading out!! THE REF CALLS IT! GUNTHER WINS!!!
Winner: Gunther, by submission (NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
Der Ring General and Main Event Jey pushed each other to their limits once again, but this fifth round goes to Gunther! Jey’s first reign has come to an end, will he ever get this title back? Or will Gunther go on another historically dominant run?
My Thoughts:
A great episode to follow MITB, and we’re already getting on the Night of Champions build. Great promo from Becky to finally bring Bayley back into this story. I suppose now that the title is off Lyra, Bayley could be a challenger, but it already feels like Bayley and Lyra are going to butt heads over that. I feel like Bayley VS Becky is going to be the title match for Night of Champions, with Lyra taking time off so she and her fiancé can have their wedding. It is summertime, after all. And good stuff giving us the A-Town Down Under breakup through segments involving others. New Day have a good promo, and naturally as Heels, they choose to not bother being fighting champions.
Great opening promo where Cena, for being the Heel that wants to ruin wrestling, talks down to the fans and demands proper competition. Great segue for Punk to show up, though it seems a bit selfish on Punk’s part when he and Sami were supposed to stop Rollins from taking the MITB briefcase. Maybe Punk is doing two birds with one stone: He knows Rollins wants the “power” in WWE, and he knows Rollins still hates his guts. And playing right into that, Rollins heavily implied that he wants THE WWE Championship while he’ll let his henchmen go for the World Heavyweight Championship through King of the Ring.
As such, no cash-in during Jey VS Gunther, which was an awesome main event. Jey losing straight up and not because of the cash-in is actually quite the surprise, but it does open the door to possibilities in King of the Ring. We got great Fatal 4 Way matches tonight, and the KOTR even intertwined the stories with Rollins’ faction. LA Knight making sure Bron didn’t win was great, and I would think the Draft is used to move Knight over to Raw. That’s the easy move, no sense in moving a whole faction and Becky’s story over to SmackDown. Knight can be another ally in the team fighting against Rollins’ team, and at this point, Knight feels more like WHC than Undisputed Champ contender.
Great stuff with the Queen of the Ring, especially with how it ties into the Judgment Day story. Roxie sorta two-faced tells Liv she’ll help Liv only to help herself, Finn revels in what bringing Roxie in is doing to the faction, and then Liv lashes out at Nikki. Nikki did plug Evolution, but I would hope this isn’t WWE trying to get Nikki into a big profile match. Nikki did talk to Maxxine & Natty and even Kairi & Iyo, I would rather she helps support one or both of those teams going after Liv & Raquel for those tag titles. Then Nikki can stop Judgment Day from cheating, and she celebrates with Iyo & Kairi as the new champions.
Great match from Styles VS Gable, even with the Creeds doing their best to interfere. Styles gets a great win, and he has a good promo calling out both major factions. I’m pretty sure Styles’ next move is to be more serious about the Intercontinental Championship, so he’ll surely get a match with Dom at some point. With the way the Judgment Day is falling apart, I could see Finn just committing and turning on Dom outright. It would complete the implosion of the faction, and maybe JD sticks by Finn’s side, despite JD doing his best as peacemaker, tonight included.
And then we get a great promo from R-Truth, who quite literally cuts away a part of himself to bring out Ron Killings. Going back to serious and perhaps even devious R-Truth like we had years ago is going to be great stuff, especially if there’s still an end date to his contract. After all, it wasn’t a work, it was the fans actually persuading WWE like back with Daniel Bryan and the Yes Movement. That is to say, title or no title, Truth and Cena are definitely running it back one more time before the end of 2025, the whole idea being that it will turn Cena back to Face before hanging up the boots.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Darling, in LA, you decide who you are. – Cara Dee
Once again, six men and six women will battle for the Money in the Bank briefcases to not only take control of their futures, but the future of WWE!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Rhea Ripley VS Naomi VS Alexa Bliss VS Roxanne Perez VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Giulia; Naomi wins and is the 2025 Miss Money in the Bank.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Liv Morgan VS Octagon Jr; Dom wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Becky Lynch; Becky wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Seth Rollins VS LA Knight VS Andrade VS Solo Sikoa VS PENTA VS El Grande Americano; Rollins wins and is the 2025 Mr. Money in the Bank.
- Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS John Cena & Logan Paul; Cody & Jey win.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Money in the Bank Countdown Show!
Join Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Wade Barrett & Big E in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action that’s about to happen in Los Angeles!
Sit-down interview with Lyra Valkyria.
Cathy Kelley met with The Morrigan as she prepares for one more match with Becky Lynch. It has been quite the first year: Queen of the Ring runner-up, inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Champion, and even won the WWE Tag Team Championships with Becky Lynch before the betrayal. Lyra says it was a dream come true, and yet it is still so crazy to her that the one thing overshadowing it all is Becky lying to her face. Lyra gave Becky the credit for inspiring her to be who she is, but she has to stop now, because everything The Man was… was a lie. All Lyra can do is be everything Becky is not.
Lyra’s debut was last May, helping Becky against others. Becky was a different person then. She raised Lyra’s hand with the NXT Women’s Championship, so Lyra thought Becky would be there for her. What was the catalyst for this change? Lyra isn’t sure. Maybe Becky just took off the mask she was wearing. Lyra’s name has been in Becky’s mouth again and again the past month, and Lyra says Becky has lost twice. Becky is so delusional, she wants to keep Lyra down and add the Women’s Intercontinental Championship as more an accessory.
Cathy brings up the extra stipulation: If Becky loses, she no longer challenges for this title; but if Becky wins, Lyra will raise Becky’s hand. Lyra says the only way to beat Becky is to not be Becky, and Becky isn’t a woman of her word, so Lyra will be a woman of hers. If Becky wins, “I’ll raise the b*tch’s hand.” So then which is more important: Lyra retaining or Becky losing? Cathy knows they sound like the same but they’re different at their core. Lyra says that before, she felt that as long as she proves she’s the better wrestler, she’ll be satisfied. She’s beaten Becky twice, and yet there isn’t that satisfaction.
Lyra flew her family to Las Vegas, and they watched Becky turn on Lyra! They saw Becky drive Lyra into the mat with THREE Manhandle Slams! Then at Backlash, Becky couldn’t keep it to the two of them, she had to agitate Lyra’s fiancé. Lyra beat Becky, Becky tried to break Lyra’s arm. Lyra will make Becky pay for all that by feeling all the pain and embarrassment Becky tried to put her through. This isn’t about just beating Becky, Becky has to be shattered. Becky has to lose it all. Which lass kicker will have the luck of the Irish on their side here in LA?
Vic Joseph & Pete Rosenberg tag in for the panel.
Victor Solomon sings the United States National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
So, here we are again.
“What’s the solution to 99 out of 100 problems? I’ll tell ya: Money. It’s what makes the world go ’round. Everybody wants it. And most will do whatever it takes to get it. And ironically, do you know the one place where money solves absolutely nothing? Money in the Bank. Cha-ching. This isn’t about money; it’s about power, opportunity, and last-chances. This is a place where contact becomes currency. Where you gotta reach and grab success by the briefcase. Where leaving a legacy is always worth the investment. Even when that requires trading the good for the bad. So, what’re you waiting for? Welcome to Money in the Bank!”
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Rhea Ripley VS Naomi VS Alexa Bliss VS Roxanne Perez VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Giulia!
The golden opportunity returns, and only one woman can take hold of it! Who defies these one-in-six odds to be aimed right at a champion?
The bell rings and the fans fire up as all six look up to the briefcase. Then they stare down with each other, waiting to see who makes the first move. Then the brawl is on! Rhea with Giulia, Alexa with Vaquer and Naomi with Roxie! The vets clear the ring of the NXT callups, and the fans fire up as Alexa, Rhea and Naomi stare down. Naomi SLAPS Alexa, RAMS her into Rhea, then runs to DROPKICK Vaquer off the apron! Naomi goes out to grab that ladder from Vaquer, put it in the ring, and then storms up. Rhea and Alexa work together to DROPKICK Naomi down! The fans cheer as these two stare down now.
Rhea and Alexa wave to each other, then go for the ladder! They brawl, Roxie and Giulia join in, and Roxie SMACKS Alexa off the ladder! Roxie and Giulia clear those two out, but then they argue over the ladder. But Vaquer springboards and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Vaquer serves SOLE FOOD to Giulia, SUPERKICKS Roxie, then METEORAS Giulia! Roxie runs up, tilt-o-whirls, but Vaquer tucks her in! ANGEL’S WINGS! The fans fire up and Vaquer has the ladder. Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Vaquer! Naomi has the ladder, and she gives Vaquer a FACEBUSTER off it! Vaquer tumbles away as Naomi looks up.
Naomi sees Rhea return and RAMS her with the ladder! Then she gives Rhea a HEATSEEKER on the ladder! Rhea flops back, Naomi talks trash, but Alexa is back! Alexa ducks the ladder toss! Alexa SLAPS, ROCKS, and KNEES Naomi! Then she SMACKS Naomi off the ladder! She drop toeholds Roxie onto the ladder! And then Alexa SENTONS onto them both! Alexa TOSSES Naomi, has the ladder, but Giulia DROPKICKS her down! Giulia has the ladder, the fans want tables, but Giulia puts this ladder in a corner. Giulia storms over to Alexa, Alexa fires body shots, but Giulia CLUBS Alexa down.
Giulia whips, Alexa reveres, but Giulia stops short! Giulia then sends Alexa into the ladder! And she motorcycle stretch STOMPS Alexa into the ladder! The ladder falls while Giulia goes after Vaquer! Giulia KNEES Vaquer, pushes her out, and then goes back to the ladder. Giulia smirks as she stands it up, but then she sees Rhea rising! Giulia puts the ladder aside while the fans fire up. Rhea smiles, Giulia runs up, but Rhea ROCKS Giulia! Rhea bumps Giulia off buckles, DROPKICKS her down, and Giulia narrowly avoids clipping the ladder! Rhea sees Roxie has a ladder and they tug-o-war! Rhea drags Roxie in with the ladder, then basement DROPKICKS her!
Rhea turns around, Naomi wheelbarrows but Rhea SLAMS her onto the ladder! The fans fire up for Mami, and she pushes the ladders aside so she can put them in the ropes. Roxie gets bopped by the back end, but Rhea brings her around. Gut wrench and RAZOR’S- RANA! Roxie sends Rhea onto the ladder instead! Roxie SLAPS Rhea, then goes up the corner! LIONSAULT onto the ladder! The fans fire up while Rhea sputters! Roxie hurries to grab the other ladder and she stands it up! Roxie climbs, reaches out, but Alexa drags Roxie down! Alexa runs up, Roxie dodges and Giulia ROCKS Alexa! Giulia DUMPS Alexa, then she stares down with Roxie.
The fans rally as Prodigy and Beautiful Madness climb. Rhea grabs Roxie’s leg, but Roxie & Giulia go after Rhea! Roxie HAMMERS away on Rhea, Giulia opens the other ladder, and they put Rhea in! They NUTCRACKER Rhea, then SLAM the other one onto it! Roxie HAMMERS Rhea through the rungs, then dumps her out. Roxie and Giulia also dump that used-up ladder, put it on top of Rhea, and then they put more ladders on top! They’re literally burying Rhea! The fans boo but Naomi has a ladder of her own! Naomi stands that up, climbs it, but Vaquer drags her down! Vaquer and Naomi brawl, Naomi fires KNEE after KNEE, then runs to a corner.
Vaquer puts Naomi in the ropes, CLUBS away, but Giulia runs up! Vaquer puts her in the corner, LARIATS, then Roxie runs up, Vaquer HEADDBUTTS Roxie, runs at the corner, but Giulia dodges! Vaquer still LARIATS Naomi, then she dodges Giulia in return for a SNAP GERMAN! Vaquer goes back to Naomi for a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! The fans rally while Naomi writhes. Roxie runs up but Vaquer snatches her for a suplex! Vaquer goes to the ladder and the fans rally as she climbs. Giulia hurries to drag Vaquer down! And into an IRON OCTOPUS! Vaquer endures, and she still climbs!?
The fans fire up as Vaquer climbs, but Giulia slips down and CLUBS Vaquer! And then HIGH ANGLE GERMANS! The fans rally, Giulia points to the briefcase, and she climbs! Naomi hobbles over to drag Giulia down, and into the rungs! Naomi has Giulia in a Tree of Woe, stomps her, then climbs over her! But Giulia hits a SPIDER GERMAN!! But Alexa DROPKICKS Giulia! Giulia flops out of the ladder and the fans fire up for Lil’ Miss Bliss! Alexa climbs, but Roxie is on the other side of the ladder! Roxie also climbs, and Alexa paws at the briefcase! Roxie reaches the top, she and Alexa brawl! Vaquer has a ladder of her own!
Vaquer stands this ladder up, climbs while Roxie YANKS Alexa into rungs! Naomi climbs Vaquer’s ladder! These four brawl and grab at each other! Giulia returns while Alexa gives Naomi a BACKBREAKER! Giulia scurries up a ladder while Alexa POWERBOMBS Vaquer! Roxie and Giulia have to bail out as Alexa topples the ladders! Roxie goes after Alexa and SMACKS her off rungs! And then the hinges! Roxie & Giulia work together again with moving ladders around. They get Alexa up for a GUTBUSTER along the ladder!! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” Roxie and Giulia talk it out, Giulia goes for a ladder, but Roxie attacks!
Roxie SMACKS Giulia off the ladder again and again! But then Giulia TOSSES Roxie out! Roxie dangles, and RHEA RISES! Roxie has seen a ghost! Rhea keeps her from getting away, and TOSSES her into barriers! Rhea storms into the ring, Giulia is shocked, but now these two step up! Rhea dodges a lariat to short arm LARIAT! Short arm LARIAT! And then ripcord, HOOK KICK, and atomic FACEBUSTER! Naomi runs up but into a BOOT! Roxie is back but Rhea kicks her, reels her in, RAZOR’S EDGE into Naomi! The fans fire up again and Rhea drags a ladder into the ring! Rhea wedges it in a corner, but she dodges Giulia!
Rhea Electric Chair Lifts Giulia, to SLAM her off the ladder! Giulia flops back, the fans fire up, and Rhea looks to the briefcase. Rhea grabs another ladder, perhaps the tallest of all, and she stands it up! The fans rally for Rhea as she finally climbs. But Vaquer drags her down! Rhea HEADBUTTS Vaquer down! Rhea looks around, and she hurries to drag another ladder into the ring. Rhea makes a ladder bridge with it, going from a corner to the center. Rhea then drags Vaquer up, brings her around, and pump handles! Vaquer fights free, but Rhea ducks a kick! Electric Chair Lift! Vaquer fights, and she has the headscissors!
The fans fire up as we get an elevated DEVIL’S KISS! AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH! YEEEEEEEAH~! The fans are thunderous as Vaquer now has her eyes on the briefcase! Vaquer climbs, reaches out, but Roxie scurries up there! Vaquer has her hands on the hook, but Roxie drags her down! Roxie and Vaquer brawl, and Alexa hurries in! Alexa climbs the other end while Roxie DECKS Vaquer! But now Naomi is back! Roxie and Alexa brawl but Naomi sneaks up! Naomi drags Alexa down, but Vaquer hurries after Roxie! Naomi DECKS Alexa, Vaquer drags Roxie down, and Naomi makes her own ladder bridge!
Roxie and Vaquer fight, and Roxie throws elbows. Vaquer HEADBUTTS Roxie! Naomi scoops Alexa, Alexa slips free and ROCKS Naomi! Roxie SMACKS Vaquer off rungs! Naomi CLUBS Alexa as she climbs! Roxie CLUBS away on Vaquer, Alexa climbs, but Naomi gets back up. Alexa SMACKS Naomi off rungs! Alexa and Roxie have the same idea! STEREO CODE REDS onto the ladder bridges!! The fans are thunderous while all four women are down! Giulia returns and she has her opening! “This is Awesome!” while Giulia undoes the ladder bridges. Giulia makes sure the man ladder is lined up just right, then she climbs.
Roxie hurries to get back up, and she chases after Giulia from the other end! Giulia paws at the case, but Roxie SMACKS her! Roxie fires haymaker after haymaker, pulls hair, but Giulia pulls hair in return! They thrash each other, Roxie SMACKS Giulia off the ladder, but Giulia HEADBUTTS! They each grab for the case, but Alexa is back! Roxie grabs at the hair desperately! Alexa drags Roxie down by a foot! Roxie lets Giulia go as she falls! But Rhea is back to go after Giulia! The fans fire up as Rhea drags Giulia back down! Pump handle and then Alexa clinches Roxie! RIPTIDE and the TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL in stereo!!
The fans are thunderous again as Rhea and Alexa stare down. They look up, then at the ladder. They tug-o-war over the ladder, then decide to climb! It is neck and neck, but here comes Naomi! Naomi SHOVES the ladder over! Rhea and Alexa can’t bail out, they SMASH off one of the corner ladders!! Naomi stands the ladder back up, hurries to climb, and she grabs at the briefcase! Naomi unhooks it, and WINS!
Winner: Naomi (2025 Miss Money in the Bank)
The fifth time is the charm, because this is not the same Glow as before! Now, whether you’re Iyo Sky, Tiffany Stratton, or even the Women’s United States or Women’s Intercontinental Champions, the entire Women’s Division needs to #ProceedWithCaution!
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Liv Morgan VS Octagon Jr!
Dirty Dom was in the crowd for Worlds Collide, and he just could not help himself. He insulted the AAA star for being a big fan of Rey Mysterio, and then got into a fight with him! Dom demanded this match with Octagon, but will he come to regret it? Or will Dom add insult to injury and grow his already massive ego?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Dom can stay golden!
The bell rings and the fans rally. Dom runs up, Octagon leaps over, then goes Matrix to mule kick, Octagon whips, Dom reverses, but Octagon goes up, up and TORNILLOS! Then he runs, rolls, and headscissors to RANA! Dom tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Octagon hurries to the apron. ASAI MOONSAULT! The fans fire up as Octagon wipes Dom out at the ramp! Octagon drags Dom up, puts him in the ring, and then runs corner to corner. Dom pops Octagon up to put him on the ropes! Octagon lands bad on his spheres but Dom drags him down. Dom then ties Octagon’s mask to the ropes, and he stomps away!
The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and Dom soaks up heat. Octagon’s mask is freed from the ropes but Dom stomps him more. The fans tell Dom off but he tunes it out. Dom kicks Octagon out, throws his shirt at fans, then taunts the AAA stars watching in the crowd. Dom rains down fists on Octagon, then drags him up. Dom whips Octagon to a corner, runs in, but Octagon slips outside! Octagon GAMANGIRIS, goes up, up, and TORNILLO ARM-DRAGS! The fans fire up for Octagon as he SUPERKICKS Dom down! Octagon then runs corner to corner, goes up and over, TORNILLO VADER! Cover, TWO!
Octagon is annoyed but he brings Dom up. Dom kicks low, and he snap suplexes! Dom stands up for Uno Amigo! And then he hits Dos Amigos! Octagon fights the third, runs, but into a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Dom is annoyed, Liv coaches him up, and Dom DROPKICKS Octagon onto the ropes! Dom dials it up, but Octagon ducks! Octagon skins the cat, avoids the boot, and he GAMANGIRIS! Dom falls, Octagon slingshots for the TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Octagon drags Dom up, FISHERMAN SCREW! Octagon puts Dom in the drop zone, goes up and up, but Liv distracts! Dom trips Octagon up!
The fans boo but Dom DROPKICKS Octagon back onto the ropes! Dom redials, 619! And FROG SPLASH! Cover, Dom wins!
Winner: Dominik Mysterio, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Dom picked a fight, and he only won thanks to his girlfriend! But will there come a day where he loses what he’s cheated so hard to keep?
Team American Made meets up backstage.
Chad Gable tells Julius & Brutus that while things didn’t go Chad’s way for Worlds Collide, that’s all the more reason they need to support their amigo, El Grande Americano. Luckily, Gable always has a plan. The plan is the official Fireball branded ladder! Brutus loves it, but he doesn’t know what Fireball is. Julius hesitates, and Gable says it’s cinnamon whiskey! Julius says yeah, cinnamon whiskey! Gable says this is Grande’s ticket to the top! So Brutus & Julius need to make sure this is under the ring where Grande can find it, comprende? Si! Gracias. Gable heads out, but will things get spicy thanks to this Fireball?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Becky Lynch!
The Morrigan said it herself, The Man was her hero, was her mentor, was her friend, but what Becky is now is a selfish, backstabbing narcissist! But there is an agreement: if Becky loses to Lyra again, this is the last time these two will battle over this title; but if Becky wins, Lyra must shake her hand! Will the third time be the charm for Becky bringing Lyra down? Or will Lyra leave Becky in the past and focus on the future?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see is the real lass kicker here!
Lyra doesn’t wait for the bell, she strikes first! Becky get sup, Lyra TACKLES her and rains down more fists! Lyra HIP TOSSES, HIP TOSSES, then fireman’s carries! Becky fights free to the apron, but Lyra DECKS Becks! The fans fire up and Lyra makes sure her top stays together. Lyra runs and WRECKS- NO, Becky blocks the dropkick and SLAMS Lyra down! Lyra writhes, Becky drags her up, and Becky SMACKS Lyra off the desk! Becky brings Lyra around, THROWS her into barriers, then eggs her on. Becky drags Lyra up, SMACKS her off the apron, and pushes her into the ring. Becky soaks up cheers and jeers while Lyra sputters.
Becky runs in at the corner, forearm SMASHES, then hits a BECKSPLODER! Cover, TWO! Becky paces around, Lyra rises, and Becky pie faces her. Becky SLAPS Lyra, talks more trash, then CLUBS her down! Becky puts Lyra on ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Becky steps off, and Lyra sputters. The fans duel as Becky UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS, but Lyra turns it into a backslide! TWO, and Becky clinches! MANHANDLE- NO, Lyra arm-drags! Cover, TWO! Lyra scoops, Becky slips free, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Lyra survives, Becky talks more trash, and she drops the leg, brother! And another! And then another! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally while Lyra stays in this. Becky is annoyed but she stalks Lyra to ropes. Becky CHOPS, CHOPS, and then talks more trash! Becky bumps Lyra off buckles, bumps her off buckles again, and fans duel, “Let’s Go, Becky!” “BECKY SUCKS!” Lyra fires forearms on Becky! Lyra whips, Becky reverses, and Becky kicks low! Becky underhooks, Lyra fights that, and then Lyra spins things to a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Both women are down and the fans rally up. Becky and Lyra stir, rise up, and they go to corners. They stand, and they run up! Lyra LARIATS! And LARIATS! Becky dodges but Lyra RAMS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS!
Lyra reels Becky in, DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives, showing that grit of a Grand Slam Champion. The fans rally, Lyra drags Becky up to a fireman’s carry, but Becky fights free! Becky RAMS Lyra into buckles, rolls her up, TWO! Lyra has the cradle, TWO! They both stand, Becky blocks the heel kick to FLIP Lyra! Then Becky reels Lyra in for a DDT! Cover, TWO! Lyra stays in this and the fans rally up. Becky paces while Lyra crawls to a corner. Becky runs in, Lyra puts her on the apron, but Becky ROCKS Lyra! Lyra falls, Becky climbs, but Lyra trips Becky up! Lyra climbs to CLUB away! Lyra brings Becky to the very top, stalling SUPERPLEX!
Lyra isn’t done, she hooks a leg, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and the fans rally again! “Let’s Go, Becky!” “BECKY SUCKS!” Lyra drags Becky into the drop zone, then goes up the corner. MOONSAULT, but Becky moves! Lyra lands out, and she HEEL KICKS! Then fireman’s carry, NIGHT- NO, Becky fights free, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX into an ARMBAR! Lyra flails, reaches out, fights around, high stack! TWO!! Becky lets go in time, and now Lyra has a HALF CRAB! Lyra kneels on Becky’s neck! Then stands on her so she can have a toehold combination! Becky endures, fights around, but Lyra leans on that foot!
Becky scrambles forward to the ROPEBREAK! Lyra lets go at 4, Becky bails out, but Lyra runs and WRECKS Becky with a dropkick! Lyra then PLANCHAS to the floor! The fans fire up and Lyra puts Becky back in. Becky bails out the side, Lyra storms up on her, but Becky elbows Lyra! Becky whips, Lyra reverses and TOSSES Becky! Becky is on the barriers and Lyra fires off Kawada Kicks! Lyra holds onto her belt a moment, then hops up onto the desk! TURN OF FORTUNES off the barrier! The fans are all fired up as Lyra puts Becky back in! Lyra goes up the corner, and she wants it again! TURN OF FORTUNES into a POWREBOMB!! High stack, TWO!!
Becky and Lyra are both down and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as Lyra and Becky stir. “We Want Truth!” but Becky rises. Lyra anchors Becky’s foot, but Becky kicks free. Becky climbs, but Lyra trips her up! Lyra goes up after Becky again, fireman’s carries, and the fans fire up, but Becky fires elbows! Lyra powers up to lift! But Becky still fires elbows! Becky clinches, SUPER MANHANDLE SLAM!!! Cover, TWO?!?! No one can believe it, least of all Becky! LA loses its mind over it, and Lyra flops out of the ring. Becky goes out to fetch Lyra, but Lyra SLAPS her! Becky POSTS Lyra! And MANHANDLE SLAM to the floor!
Becky drags Lyra up, the count is 5 of 10, and Becky has to power the ragdoll around! Becky refreshes the count at 7, drags Lyra up, but Lyra fireman’s carries! NIGHTWING DRIVER to the floor!! The fans fire up and the count rises again! We pass 5, then 7! We hit 8! 9! Lyra and Becky spring to life and jump in at 9.99!! The fans fire up as this continues! Becky scowls as she crawls her way over. They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! The fans fire up as this is a scrap! Lyra fireman’s carries, Becky slips down and O’Conner Rolls! TWO and Lyra has the O’Conner, TWO! Lyra is sent into ropes! MANHANDLE- NO, victory roll, TWO!
Becky has the roll with tights!! BECKY WINS!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Lyra is stunned, but The Man just stole this one! Becky is only the second-ever WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion, and the first #FiveStarChampion! But now, Becky wants Lyra to honor the agreement: raise her hand! Lyra stands, Becky tells her to do it! Lyra’s a woman of her word, isn’t she? Lyra reluctantly raises Becky’s hand, then lets it go. Becky says no, hold on, they gotta hit all four sides of the ring. Lyra accepts and she raises Becky’s hand to do the lap. And with that, Lyra goes to leave, but Becky won’t let her. Becky wants Lyra to put the belt on her, but Lyra says that wasn’t part of the deal!
Becky tells Lyra to do it! Becky won, Lyra has to do it! Becky turns around and waits, and Lyra reluctantly wraps the strap onto Becky. To then hit a GERMAN SUPLEX! And then a NIGHTWING!! The fans cheer as Becky gets what she wanted and what she deserved! But there was no stipulation to block Lyra, so when and where will The Morrigan be back for her rematch?
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Seth Rollins VS LA Knight VS Andrade VS Solo Sikoa VS PENTA VS El Grande Americano!
The Visionary continues to proclaim he and he alone can lead WWE, and even the pro-wrestling industry worldwide, in the right direction. Step one was convincing Paul Heyman to join his cause. Step two was recruiting monsters like Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed to be his muscle. And step three will be to acquire this briefcase for a second time in his career. Will the pieces all fall into place for The Architect? Or will someone else’s dreams come true in the City of Angels?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Rollins watches all his opponents, but then realizes he’s surrounded. Well, he did go after everyone just last night… Rollins wants them to hold on, but he gets mugged 3v1! Grande falls back, Solo says that’s good, and then he TOSSES Rollins out! But now Solo realizes he’s surrounded. The Bloodline, both before and after he took over, made these guys their enemy so… Solo says Cero Miedo? Penta SUPERKICKS! SHADOW ELBOW from Andrade! Knight whips Solo to a corner then hits a JUMPING NECKBRAEKER! Solo flops into the corner, Penta gives him the headstand DROPKICK!
The fans fire up as Solo flops out of the ring, and then Knight sees Grande with a ladder! Knight WRECKS Grande with a dropkick! Rollins CLOBBERS Andrade, fires off on Penta, and then he KICKS Andrade! Rollins and Andrade brawl, Rollins stomps away on Andrade. Rollins DECKS Penta, then he drags Andrade up. Andrade kicks low, fires forearms, the fans chant “That’s Chad Gable!” “NO, IT’S NOT!” The fans argue like Maggle does with Pat and Wade! Andrade whips Rollins, Rollins reverses, and Andrade FLIES onto Knight, Solo and Grande! Penta SUPERKICKS Rollins out to join them! Penta then goes up, CERO! MIEDO!
Penta SUPER CROSSBODIES everyone down! But Grande CLOBBERS Penta into a ladder! Grande grabs a ladder, RAMS Rollins, then RAMS Knight! And Solo! And Andrade! Did Wade just say the evidence is Grande’s nips are different than Gable’s?! The fans duel about Gable/Grande as he stands the ladder against the post. Penta ENZIGIRIS Grande down! Penta puts the ladder in, puts Grande in a corner, and then Penta winds up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” while Grande sputters. Penta nods and he brings Grande up. Penta whips, runs up, and GAMANGIRIS! Grande sits down, Penta runs and headstands, but Rollins RAMS him with a ladder!
Andrade leaps in, Rollins CHUCKS the ladder at him! The fans are torn as Rollins sets the ladder up, but Grande waistlocks. Solo DECKS Knight, Rollins lifts Grande, but Grande slips free to Gory Especial! And then NIAGARA DRIVER onto the ladder! Wait, isn’t that Gable’s move? Grande sets the ladder up, Solo beats up on Knight more, and Grande climbs. Solo drags Grande down, UPPERCUTS him, then THROWS him into the ladder! Grande falls, Solo takes the ladder for his own, and he puts the ladder in the corner. Fans want tables, but Solo drags Gable up to scoop and SLAM onto the ladder!
Grande writhes, Solo mocks Gable with “AH THANK YEW~!” But Knight SMACKS Solo off the ladder, then rains down fists! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight has the ladder, but Solo kicks it into Knight’s legs! Then Solo SUPERKICKS Knight down! Solo mocks the “L! A! KNIGHT! DURR!” Solo fireman’s carries Knight, and he grins as he stands over the ladder, But Knight slips free to NECKBREAKER onto the ladder! Knight rolls back onto his feet and the fans fire up! Spell it out! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP on the ladder! Knight kicks Solo out, stands that ladder up, and he climbs up, only for Penta to get back in!
Penta climbs up, he and Knight brawl! The fans cheer back and forth, “YEAH! CERO! YEAH! MIEDO!” But Penta HEADBUTTS Knight! Rollins brings a taller ladder and he climbs now! Penta and Knight see that, but then Grande also joins in! They all brawl, Grande stops Rollins, and then Solo has his own ladder! Not quite as tall as Rollins’ but he climbs. Andrade jumps in, gets on the ladder, and they are all brawling side-by-side! They crisscross with their shots, Grande HEADBUTTS Rollins down! Knight DECKS Penta, but Rollins tips his ladder over! Down goes Grande with a HOTSHOT! Solo does the same to Andrade!
Solo and Rollins get Knight and Penta! SAMOAN SPIKE for Knight, PEDIGREE for Penta! Rollins and Solo stare down, these two villainous masterminds both smiling. They clear out some space so they can circle. The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” but the hands start flying! Rollins gets the edge, but Solo shoves and SUPERKICKS! Solo arms his thumb, but Solo ducks the spike! SUPERKICK! Rollins SUPERKICKS again! Rollins brings the ladder around, and he RAMS Solo! Fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” but Rollins puts the ladder against a corner. Rollins kicks Solo, reels him in, but Solo fights the lift!
Solo fireman’s carries, but Rollins fights free! Solo runs up, but Rollins drop toeholds him onto the ladder! Then he CURB STOMPS!! Solo sputters and Rollins hurries for a new ladder. Rollins puts the tallest ladder in, but the fans chant “CERO! MIEDO!” Rollins stands the ladder up, climbs it, but Grande sneaks in! Grande hurries to get behind Rollins! ANKLE LOCK!! Grande has Rollins hanging upside-down on the ladder! Andrade climbs up, he has Rollins, but then Penta joins in, too! Penta keeps Andrade from climbing, but then Andrade SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS Andrade! Penta SUPERPLEXES Rollins onto the other ladder!!
Heyman is freaking out and the fans are losing their minds! “This is Awesome!” as all six men are down! Andrade and Penta stir, and they have the main ladder. They both rise up, lock eyes, and though they are amigos, they gotta do what they gotta do. They both climb, they reach the top, and the brawl is on! Andrade SMACKS Penta off the top rung, and then again! Andrade then climbs down the ladder so he can go around and YANK Penta down. Andrade stands Penta up, but Penta SUPERKICKS !Penta climbs, Knight crawls in, and Andrade grabs the second ladder! Andrade SMACKS Penta with it! Penta flops down, and Andrade makes a ladder bridge.
We saw how the bridges worked out in the women’s match, and Knight goes after Andrade! Andrade LARIATS Knight up and out, but Penta climbs! Andrade uses his bridge as a shortcut, and then he drags Penta around. The fans fire up, but Penta fights the suplex! Penta throws body shots, then tucks Andrade in! CERO! MIEDO! LADDER DESTROYER!! And perhaps quite literally, as the rungs seem to crack from that impact! Both Andrade and Penta flop down, but the fans rally for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta rises again and goes to the ladder. But Solo drags him down, SMACKS him off the ladder, and Penta falls in a heap.
Solo mocks Cero Miedo, then the strut. Solo stomps Penta, but then Knight drags Solo out! Knight fires hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight THROWS Solo into the barriers! Knight takes a very big ladder and makes it a bridge between apron and ring. Knight goes to solo, but Solo UPPERCUTS him! Solo hurries to bring Knight around, but Knight stops from hitting steel steps! Knight THROWS Solo into the steps, then gets int he ring. But Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta CLUBS Knight, runs, but Knight pops Penta up! Knight brings Penta around, but Penta slips free to hit a CODE RED! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
Penta climbs and the fans fire up! But Grande is back! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! “AH GRACIAS~!” But Rollins is back! GERMAN SUPLEX from Grande! Grande then GERMAN SUPLEXES Knight! Solo is up, but Grande GERMAN SUPLEXES Solo! Rollins kicks low, whips, but Grande reverses to send him into the ladder! The ladder falls, Grande props it up in a corner, and the fans duel again. “That’s Chad Gable!” “NO, IT’S NOT!” Grande goes out, and he looks under the ring. Bingo! The Fireball Ladder is here! And it is the TALLEST of all! Grande pushes it into the ring, equips it, and he starts up a Terry Funk style ladder-copter!
Grande mows down everyone with his Fireball, “AH GRACIAS~!” Grande stands that ladder up, and it almost touches the briefcase on its own! Grande climbs, but Penta rises! The fans fire up as they both climb and meet at the top! Penta blocks Grande, fires haymakers, and Penta HEADBUTTS Grande!! But Grande’s own mask might’ve been loaded, Penta is dazed! Rollins rises up to ROCK Penta! Penta ROCKS Rollins! They brawl, Penta kicks Rollins down the rungs, but Rollins climbs back up. Oh NOW we see Grande load his mask! Rollins fires hands on Penta, HAMMERS Penta down, and Rollins reaches out! But Penta fires body shots!
Penta and Rollins are desperately clinging to the rungs, but Rollins falls! Penta holds on by one hand! The fans are thunderous as Penta rises up! Knight stops Grande to CTAPULT him! But Grande goes up his corner ladder! And then the other corner ladder! Grande planned this all along! He’s up top, he LOADED HEADBUTTS Penta!!! Knight and Rollins hurry, Knight is up the ladder to SUPER SAIDO Grande down!!! The fans go nuts as The Mega Star makes a huge save! But that lets Rollins be all alone! Rollins kicks everyone else out, then climbs! But Andrade crawls in! El Idolo hurries after the Visionary, but he’s so far away!
Rollins has a hand on the briefcase! But Andrade climbing shakes things up quite literally! Rollins has to fight Andrade off, but now Penta is here! They both get after Rollins! Andrade YANKS Rollins down, then BOOTS him! Andrade and Penta hurry up top again! They brawl like before, but Andrade has more gas in the tank! Andrade SMACKS Penta off rungs, Penta falls, but Solo rushes up the ladder! Andrade has the briefcase, but now he dangles from it!! Solo and Rollins reel Andrade in, beat him up, but Andrade fights them off! Knight LARIATS Rollins! Penta climbs a shorter ladder to get around Andrade!
Knight and Penta mug Andrade, and Rollins shouts for his hitmen! Knight drags Andrade down but Penta ROCKS Knight! Oh here come Bron & Bronson! SPEAR for Grande!! Bronson drags Penta off the ladder! Bron drags Knight off the ladder! POWERBOMB for Andrade, and Bron TOSSES Knight! They knock the Fireball ladder over, BREAKING it!! Bron builds speed to SPEAR LA Knight!! Bronson beats up on Penta and Andrade, then he climbs up a corner! TSUNAMI onto Andrade!!! Solo begs for mercy, he and Bronson used to be boys! But speaking of Solo’s boys, here comes Jacob Fatu & JC Mateo!!
The fans are thunderous as the Samoan Werewolf and Imperial Unit step to Rollins’ attack dogs! The brawl is on! Fatu has Bronson, Bron has JC! Things spill outside for Bron and JC, Bronson HEADBUTTS Fatu, but then Bron POSTS JC! Bron lines up a shot, runs in, SPEAR through the barriers!! Bronson is stunned to see that, but he goes back to Fatu. Bron throws hands, then runs, but Fatu POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS?!? Fatu hits the biggest Samoan Drop ever! Then he DIVES to take Bronson out into the announce desk! The fans are thunderous as Fatu sees everyone is down. Solo smiles, and Fatu says, “I LOVE YOU, SOLO!!”
Fatu helps Solo into the ring, then helps him to get a ladder. Solo applauds as Fatu puts it right in place for Solo. Solo hugs it out with Fatu, then he climbs. Fatu is on defense, but then he looks up at Solo. The fans fire up as Fatu clamps onto a leg!! Solo is confused, looks down, and asks what’s going on. The fans cheer Fatu on as he shakes his head. “I HATE YOU, SOLO!!” Fatu drags Solo down and SUPERKICKS him!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu is now his own man! Fatu puts the ladder aside so he can then put Solo in the drop zone. Fatu goes up the corner, BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him!
Solo sputters around and Fatu slowly heads that way. Fatu goes to the apron to join Solo, right where Knight’s ladder bridge awaits! Fatu clinches Solo, for an URENAGE down through the ladder! The fans lose their minds again but they cheer Fatu on! Fatu leaves Solo down in the wreckage, now a lone wolf. Wait, Rollins has a second Fireball ladder! He stands this one up, even as the fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Rollins climbs, grins, but KNIGHT is up! Knight drags Rollins down! LARIAT! Knight climbs, the fans fire up, and Heyman shouts! Rollins is up, he drags Knight down, but Knight kicks low!
Knight cravats but Rollins RAMS Knight into the ladder! CURB STOMP!! Rollins stands his ladder up again, climbs back up, reaches out, and he unhooks the briefcase! ROLLINS WINS!!
Winner: Seth Rollins (2025 Mr. Money in the Bank)
Step three: complete! Rollins has done just as he promised, and he is once again Mr. MITB! And now, with both the Undisputed WWE Champion and WWE World Heavyweight Champion in tonight’s main event, could he look to bring about step four already? Or will he patiently and meticulously plan out his next heist?
BREAKING NEWS!
WrestleMania 42’s location was up in the air, but Triple H says anything worth doing is worth doing twice. WrestleMania was just in Las Vegas, but WWE is going right back for more! So HHH has just one question: Are you ready to double down? Saturday & Sunday, April 18 & 19, 2026!
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS John Cena & Logan Paul!
Speaking of WrestleMania in Las Vegas, that is where the American Nightmare lost the Undisputed WWE Championship, but where Main Event Jey won the World Heavyweight Championship! And now, they both fight to save the WWE from a bleak and obnoxious future. A living legend wants to retire the legacy of this company while the glorified influencer wants to be the face of this company. Will they both get their way at our expense? Or can Cody & Jey turn the tides before it is too late?
The big fight introductions are given, including Cena being called the Greatest of All Time, The Never Seen Seventeen, and The Last Real Champion. The teams sort out and the fans chant, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena starts against Cody as a rematch from Mania 41, only for Cena to tag Logan. That’s a rematch in itself, and the two circle. They feel things out, but then Cena tags in. Cena is trolling Cody at this point, but the two tie up. Cody headlocks, the fans sing for “Cody! Cody Rhodes~!” Cena powers up and out, Cody runs Cena over, and Cena scrambles away to tag Logan! The fans boo and Cody is disappointed.
Cody and Logan circle, feel things out, and they show off their rolls. Cena applauds but no one else does. Then Cody cartwheels and the fans fire up! Logan cartwheels, Cody says get a load of this guy. Cody and Logan circle, tie up, and Cody headlocks. Logan powers up and out, the fans want Truth, and Cody RUNS Logan over! Things keep moving. Logan hurdles but Cody kicks low! Cody suplexes, holds Logan up, and then GOURD BUSTERS! Cody drags Logan up, wrenches an arm, and Jey offers his hand. The fans ‘YEET!” and Cody tags Jey in! Jey goes up to AX HANDLE Logan’s arm! “YEET!”
Jey wrenches Logan’s arm, but Logan DECKS Jey! Logan stands Jey up just to DECK him again! And again! Jey sputters, Logan taunts him, and then brings him around. Logan winds up, Jey ducks the haymaker to POP-UP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Logan stays in this, but Jey stalks him to a corner. Jey climbs up to rain down fists! The fans “YEET!” along, then Jey winds up, pops ‘n’ locks and puts some stank on the HAYMAKER! That’s ten and the fans cheer. Jey drags Logan up, Logan ELBOWS free, then BOOTS! Logan goes up, up, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Tag to Cena and he rains down fists!
The fans boo but Cena stomps Jey. Cena drags Jey up, puts him in a corner to whip corner to corner hard! Jey falls and the fans duel again. Cena stares Cody down, goes back to Jey, and he throws more hands. Cena has Jey in a corner, whips him corner to corner again, and Jey hits buckles hard! Jey falls and crawls to the apron. Cena distracts the ref so Logan can drop an elbow! Cena drags Jey up, bumps him off buckles, and the fans duel, “You Can’t Wrestle!” “YES, HE CAN!” Cena whips, Jey reverses, and Cena hits buckles hard! Cena falls, both men are down, and the fans rally back up.
Jey and Cena crawl, hot tag to Logan! Logan drags Jey back, has a toehold, then he stands Jey up. Logan wrenches and GUT WRENCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Logan drags Jey over, tags Cena, and they mug Jey. The ref reprimands, Logan steps out, and the fans duel more. Cena taunts Cody, taunts Jey, and Cody gets riled up. Jey rises, Cena runs up and LARIATS! Cena smirks and paces around Jey. Jey slowly rises, Cena runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! Cena takes his time standing back up, and he takes a mocking bow. Cena then lets Jey go to the ropes to stand up, before he hits another SHOULDER TACKLE!
The fans boo but Cena toys with Jey more. Jey stands, but he blocks the haymaker to ROCK Cena! “YEET! YEET!” But Cenae gets around to SPIT OUT BOMB! The fans boo but Cena still says, “You Can’t See Me!” Cena runs for the FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Jey sputters, Cena fireman’s carries, but Jey slips into the SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as Jey squeezes tight! Cena reaches out, Logan does what he can, but they’re still so far away! The fans rally, Cena RAMS Jey into buckles and both men fall! The fans rally again while both men stir. Cena and Jey crawl for their corners, hot tag to Logan, and he intercepts Jey!
Logan says, “Oopsie!” Logan whips Jey away, BOOTS him down, and then hits the Hulkster pose. HULK LOGAN LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Jey stays in this, but Logan drags him into a chinlock! Logan squeezes tight but Jey endures. Jey fights up, the fans rally behind him, and Jey reaches out! Cody does what he can, but they’re still so far away! Logan THROWS Jey down and Cena applauds. Again, he’s the only one. Logan puts Jey in the corner, fires body shots, then keeps Jey cornered to throw more shots! The fans boo but Logan stops as the ref counts. Jey sputters while Logan paces. Cena tags himself in, just to BLAST Cody!
Cena puts Jey back in the corner, fires hands, but Cody runs up! The ref stops Cody, and that lets Cena & Logan choke Jey! Cena drags Jey up, suplexes, then covers, TWO! Cena clamps onto Jey with a chinlock while the fans duel again. Jey endures, fights up, and he reaches out. Cena keeps Jey from Cody, even if by fingertips. Cena throws Jey, goes after Cody, but Cody counter punches! Cena blocks a kick, but he spins Jey for the DRAGON WHIP! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cena and Jey crawl, but Logan tags himself in first. Only for Cena to tag himself back in? The egos are starting to clash and the fans like it!
The arguing between Cena and Logan as egotistical teacher and student is letting Jey get away! The fans cheer Jey on as Jey hot tags Cody! Cody rallies on Cena and Logan with LARIAT after LARIAT! Then Cody whips Cena, only for Cena to reverse. Cody goes up and over, SNAP POWERSLAM for Logan! Cody drops down to UPPERCUT Cena, and then he springboards for the CODY CUTTER! Cody DUMPS Logan out, keeps moving, and he DIVES! Down goes Logan and the fans fire up! Cody hurries back to the ring and he climbs up. MISSILE DROPKICK for Cena! Dragon sleeper, and CROSs- NO, Cena powers out! Logan’s ONE LUCKY RIGHT!!
Cena fireman’s carries Cody, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Cover, JEY BREAKS IT! But Logan aims, slingshots, but the Snapshot glitches! Jey SUPERKICKS him down! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Jey!! CROSS RHODES on Cena!! Logan SPLASHES onto Cena as Cody moves!! The fans fire up, Jey SPEARS Logan!! All four men are down, and the fans fire up! Cena and Jey rise first while the fans rally again. Cena swings but Jey counter punches! They go back and forth, “YEET! BOO!” Cena kicks low! Jey UPPERCUTS back! Cena KNEES Jey in the head! Cena then fireman’s carries, but Jey slips free! SUPERKICK!
Cena flops out of the ring, but Logan ROCKS Jey! Jey ROCKS Logan! “YEET! BOO!” Logan UPPERCUTS Jey down! Logan soaks up the heat from the fans, but Cody ROCKS Logan! Logan ROCKS Cody, repeat! “YAY! BOO!” Cody JABS, JABS, and JABS! Flip, flop, fly, but Logan kicks low! Logan back suplexes for the PAULVERIZER!! Logan calls to his Maverick drone! The drone came watches as Logan climbs. Logan holds the came in his hand, but Cody gets up after Logan! Now the camera watches Logan take a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then an USO SPLASH!! The fans fire up as Logan sputters and coughs!
Jey HIP ATTACKS Logan in the corner! Cena ATTITUDE ADJUSTS Jey! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Cody!! Cover, TWO!! All four men are down, but Cena sits up and scowls. Cena thinks what he has to do, and he goes out to drag Cody over. Cena SMACKS Cody off the steps, then he clears off the announce desk! The ref reprimands but Cena drags Cody up to SMACK off steps again. Wait, Cena also clears off the Spanish desk? Cena puts Cody on the English desk, climbs up to join him, and he aims at the Spanish desk! But Cody slips free! Jey is on the Spanish desk, and he SPEARS Cena onto the English one!!
The fans fire up as now everyone is down on the outside! Logan has Cody in the ring, but he SUPER DUPER ASAI MOONSAULTS Jey down through the desk!!! The fans lose their minds as Logan busts out something legit! But wait! Cena sneaks his title belt into the ring! Cena sees the ref is busy checking Jey and Logan! Cena winds up, BELT SHOT on Cody!!! Cena gets away with it, but wait! Who is that in the ring?! They TACKLE Cena, rain down fists, and REVEAL! IT’S R-TRUUUUTH! The fans wanted Truth, and Truth is here! BELT SHOT!!! Truth then sneaks away into the night like the vigilante hero he is!
Cody drags Cena up, CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, CODY & JEY WIN!!!
Winners: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, by pinfall
Just when we thought all hope was lost, R-Truth makes the R stand for “revenge!” And on top of that, Cody just pinned the Undisputed WWE Champion! Will this lead the American Nightmare back to the mountaintop? Will Jey still be there waiting for him after his championship defense this Monday?
My Thoughts:
An awesome MITB, especially with that ending. R-Truth (or perhaps Ron Killings?) returns to screw Cena as Cena tries to cheat his win, that was such a good move. Was the fan response enough to change WWE’s mind? Was the contract news kayfabe to work us all along? Who knows if we’ll ever know, surely someone out there is digging for that answer right now. But in story, it still works so perfectly because we all thought Truth was just gone, and now he gets his revenge on Cena. And as I figured, this can help Cody head back for the title because of his pin on Cena. I totally forgot Night of Champions is next, so that could easily be where they have the rematch, if only because the Saudi princes will pay a truck ton to have it.
Dom VS Octagon was a “last minute” addition, but for being short with Liv interfering, it was still pretty good. I hope there’s a rematch so they can go the extra mile, this was maybe the bare bones of what these two can do. Becky VS Lyra was great stuff, scrappier than their previous match, but it went as I expected: Becky won and was demeaning to Lyra. Lyra gets Becky back right away, and I wonder if they get put in the Queen of the Ring Tournament to essentially cancel out and spin off for yet another Intercontinental Championship match, perhaps at Night of Champions or beyond.
And of course, the MITB matches were great stuff, and a great opener for the show with the Women’s MITB. Great spots with the ladder bridges and such. Some might say those were too coordinated, spot calling ruining things, whatever, but let’s not expect wrestlers to get reckless just for the sake of… I don’t even know, realism? In what is basically an action movie made in real-time? It was still great stuff, Naomi winning was the right choice, because as I said for SmackDown, Naomi and Tiff have their grudge, but there’s also Jade and Bianca to stand in Naomi’s way.
The Men’s MITB was really wild for all the overbooking they put into it. One day, a kayfabe authority figure will actually think ahead and ban ppl from ringside so Rollins’ team can’t do stuff like this, but at the same time, it all worked for story. For one, Fatu has his moment of betraying Solo and the fans loved it. And then, absolutely no CM Punk or Sami Zayn, that’s rather surprising. But I suppose for Rollins’ story to progress, it has to be Rollins as Mr. MITB so that we can all be waiting for the moment on Raw he cashes in. Why else would we put Jey VS Gunther on Raw after MITB instead of either on MITB or wait until Night of Champions? And then, on Raw, Punk, Sami, and maybe even a returning Roman Reigns, make sure Rollins fails.
My Score: 9.2/10
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