Will The Chair Man just have to FOGEDABOUTIT?

Shawn Spears may have goaded Tony D’Angelo into an NXT North American Championship match, but he still has to win the thing! Will Spears face the painful truth that you don’t mess with The Don?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• 2024 Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Axiom VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and advances to WWE Deadline.
• Lola Vice VS Wren Sinclair w/ Charlie Dempsey; Lola wins.
• NXT North American Championship: Tony D’Angelo VS Shawn Spears; Tony wins and retains the title.
• 2024 Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Kelani Jordan VS Giulia; Giulia wins and advances to WWE Deadline.
• NXT Women’s North American Championship: Fallon Henley w/ The Fatal Influence VS Tatum Paxley; Fallon wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Andre Chase is here!

The fans cheer as Mr. Cha- WAIT, that’s not Chase! That’s Ridge Holland! Now the fans boo as Ridge grins and goes to the ring to Chase U’s music. Ridge steps into the ring with a mic in hand, and he says, “I told you so!” Ridge laughs as the fans boo more, and Ridge soaks it all up. Ridge says, “Trick Williams, Deadline, I’ll be seein’ ya.” Ridge drops the mic, message sent. Will The Redeemer have his twisted redemption when he takes the title for his own? Or can the TWO-TIME TWO-TIME NXT Champion Whoop Dat Ridge?

2024 Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Axiom w/ Nathan Frazer VS Ethan Page!

While the Undeniable Truth wasn’t happy his tag team partner, Nathan Frazer, decided to go put his name in the ring for Deadline, there was no way Axiom was going to let All Ego try the same. Will Axiom make sure Ethan does NOT get another shot at the title? Or will nothing stop Ethan from getting what he wants?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Axiom waistlocks but Ethan wrenches out to ELBOW BREAKER! Axiom rolls away and the two reset. They tie up, Ethan headlocks, but Axiom rolls Ethan to a cover, ONE! Ethan and Axiom reset again, and knuckle lock. Axiom wrenches and wrangles Ethan to a MOUSE TRAP! TWO, and Ethan avoids a Penalty Kick! Ethan bails out, but has to hurry away as Axiom runs up! Ethan tells Frazer to give him space, Axiom wants Ethan back in the ring, but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns again and Ethan brawls with Axiom on the apron! Axiom UPPERCUTS Ethan and Ethan wobbles! The fans fire up as Axiom tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Ethan off the apron! Ethan hits the desk and the fans are thunderous! Axiom gets Ethan up and into the ring then climbs a corner. Axiom leaps but Ethan gets under. Ethan runs up, Axiom catches him, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Ethan fights around, stacks, TWO! Axiom ducks a haymaker to waistlock, but Ethan bucks the O’Conner! Axiom kips up, into a BOOT! Ethan then rains down fists, and ROCKS Axiom for good measure!

Axiom sits up, he fires a body shot but Ethan stands him up. Ethan ROCKS Axiom, Axiom ROCKS Ethan, repeat! The fans rally for Axiom and he CHOPS! The tag teams of OTM, Hank ‘n’ Tank and Myles & Heights are all watching this, more interested in the tag titles than Axiom’s chances. OTM heads out, so Tyson & Tyriek step in. Ty & Ty showing up makes Myles & Heights leave, and so The D’Angelo Family’s Luca Crusifino steps in with Stacks, along with Gallus. Ethan swings, Axiom catches him to a COBRA CLUTCH! Ethan pries free to ELBOW BREAKER! Ethan runs, but Axiom LARIATS at the ropes!

Axiom runs, Ethan follows and LARIATS Axiom at the ropes! Ethan runs but Axiom V-TRIGGERS! Axiom headlocks, Ethan powers out then follows, but Axiom hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! INTO ARMBAR!! Ethan endures as Axiom pulls him around into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Ethan deadlifts Axiom, to POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans are fired up! “This is Awesome!” as both men slowly rise. Ethan brings Axiom up to CLUB him down! The fans boo but Axiom pushes back up. Ethan shoves Axiom to ROCK him in the back! Axiom falls, but Ethan drags him back up to hit a BACKBREAKER!

Ethan hauls Axiom up again for another BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives but Ethan clamps on a rear bearhug. Axiom endures and the fans rally up. Frazer is frustrated for his amigo but Axiom fights up. Axiom wrenches out but Ethan ROCKS him in the back! Ethan whips Axiom hard into a corner! Ethan drags Axiom up to whip hard into another corner! The fans rally as Ethan storms up on Axiom. Ethan ROCKS Axiom, and Axiom falls to the apron! Ethan reels Axiom in, underhooks and FLIPPING BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Axiom stays in this but Ethan says on him.

Ethan brings Axiom up to whip to the corner. Axiom stops himself, goes up and over, but Ethan BOOTS back! Ethan goes up but Axiom GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up and Frazer coaches Axiom. Axiom goes up, has Ethan, and though a little wobbly, Axiom hits a SUPER SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but Axiom shakes his head. The fans rally up for “NXT! NXT!” as Axiom goes to a corner. Axiom climbs, but Ethan ROCKS Axiom first! Ethan climbs up now, but Axiom fires hands! Axiom has a KIMURA! Ethan endures the armlock way up top, and he CLUBS Axiom! Scoop and TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER!!

Ethan has a wild look in his eyes while Axiom is on the floor! The fans boo and Frazer checks on Axiom, but NXT goes back to break.

NXT returns again and Ethan has Axiom down with knuckle locks. Axiom keeps his shoulders up, Ethan jumps on but Axiom stops the cover! They rock up, Axiom leaps to the top rope and then MOONSAULT DDTS!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives and Axiom is beside himself! Frazer is also shocked but this is why Ethan’s been a top champion before. Axiom drags Ethan up, and KCISK! And KICKS! Axiom eggs Ethan on as he fires forearms! Ethan eggs Axiom on so Axiom fires another shot! Ethan ROCKS Axiom! Axiom goes to a corner, Ethan runs in, but he blocks a boto! Axiom ENZIGIRIS! And then hops on for a SLEEPER!

Ethan RAMS Axiom into buckles, but Axiom holds on! Ethan RAMS Axiom into the corner again, but Axiom shifts around to GUILLOTINE! Ethan uses that to suplex Axiom into buckles! Then Ethan gets Axiom up, POWER BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Axiom survives but Ethan won’t stop there! Ethan brings Axiom to a corner, CLUBS him, and then hoists him up top. Ethan then climbs up, and he lifts Axiom in the crucifix! SUPER EGO’S- RANA!! The fans are thunderous as Axiom rises again! Ethan stagger sup, into the- LARIAT!! Ethan hits first!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!

Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (advances to WWE Deadline)

The fans are disappointed but that’s music to Ethan’s ears. Will he get an even greater chorus of boos when he finds a way to win the Iron Survivor Challenge? Sarah Schreiber interviews Ethan in the ring, and congratulates him on the big win. Ethan says that if you bet against All Ego, you are gonna lose money every single time. Ethan finds a way to win! Tonight, he found a way to win against one hell of a champion. But Ethan is the last guy anyone wanted to qualify for Iron Survivor. But Frazer speaks up to say Ethan can settle down. He hasn’t won anything yet. Ethan takes the mic from Sarah and dismisses her as Frazer steps into the ring.

Frazer reminds Ethan that the Iron Survivor Challenge is quite literally Frazer’s kind of match. 25 minutes of sheer chaos! And Ethan ain’t winning anything, because he won’t be able to keep up. Ethan says no, please, don’t change a thing. Go your speed, Frazer. But if Ethan could ask Frazer’s mouth to slow down to catch up with his brain, understand that Ethan just beat Frazer’s tag team partner. The guy that carries the weight in the team, the driving force of the two. Frazer laughs that off and says yeah, well, he’ll tell Ethan right now that Axiom isn’t the driving force! But then Frazer remembers, Axiom’s still right here.

Frazer says no, he wasn’t going there, Axiom, that’s the truth. And Frazer sees what Ethan is up to with this. But wait, here comes Wes Lee! Wes says Frazer does not need to answer Ethan like that, Ethan is just trying to rile him all up. Now, what Frazer can do is answer Wes’s questions, as can Ethan. “Which one of y’all is gonna be coming in second? Because I got this thing on lock, and everybody in here is looking at the future NXT Champion.” Nathan can hit the ropes at like 60 miles per hour all he wants, and Ethan can go ahead and point to his smile for 25 minutes. But Wes Lee will be pointing to New Year’s Evil when he finally gets- Interrupted by Je’Von Evans!

The Young OG makes his way out and he says things are getting full up right now. This is a playing field right now. But they got one more person to add, AND the Young OG is in it, so you know it’s about to be BOUNCY~! But Wes, what you need to answer is: How many times are you gonna end up in the penalty box? That’s just Je’Von’s question. Wait, OTM make their way out here, and Price says he and Bronco do not give a dayumn about this Iron Survivor stuff! Frazer & Axiom are tag champs, right? But they’re too focused on singles gold, and OTM ain’t cool with that. Actually, seems no team is, because all those teams from earlier are headed this way!

The teams start shoving each other, then start brawling, and Frazer says if they all wanted the champs’ attention, they’ve got it! Frazer FLIES out onto one side, Axiom MOONSAULTS out onto the other! The fans are fired up as the tag division is brawling two weeks in a row! Security does its best to steer this to the back, will Fraxiom have to handle business before Deadline?

Brinley Reece talks with Sol Ruca in the locker room.

Brin saw Sol video bomb Roxanne last week, that was so good. And Sol is definitely Brin’s pick for the Iron Survivor. Lola Vice walks over to say she’s happy so long as Jaida Parker isn’t in it. Lola then talks with Stephanie Vaquer that nothing is through with Lola and Jaida until Lola says it is. Vaquer and Lola converse in Espanol, and La Primera appreciates Lola helped her, not that she needed it. Lola agrees, but she just wanted to make sure Vaquer won. Well, that’s fair. Vaquer heads out, and Wren Sinclair steps in. Wren says it’s kinda crazy if you ask her. Sure, Wren’s done some… silly things herself. But going after Jaida again, after she literally smashed a brick in Lola’s face…

Wren says Lola should’ve just taken the L and- Lola stops her there. All Lola’s ever needed are her two fists. Jaida needs anything she can find. Wren says she totally agrees, but- Lola tells Wren that tonight, Lola can show Wren what Jaida already knows: That these fists don’t lie. Lola heads out and Wren realizes she stepped in it again. “Charles” is not going to be happy, but can Wren save herself against the Mayor of Vice City?

Ashante THEE Adonis talks with Nikkita Lyons.

Adonisly, Lyons caught him off guard with that move last week. Well, she had to get his attention somehow. Yeah, but that train has left the station. He’s trying to hop back on, and now he’s got some baggage. Why? Cuz of Karmen? Yeah, cuz… There’s something there. She’s a straightshooter who’s straight perfect. She’s special. Okay, sure, but to be clear, he is interested here, right? Since he did text her. Yes, of course. But who didn’t he text? Karmen walks in and mocks his words back at him. “Of course I did~! I didn’t even text her, Karmen~!” Yeah, right. Adonis tries to explain but Lyons speaks up.

Lyons says Karmen should get used to it, because when it comes to a little girl like Karmen and a grown woman like Lyons, the answer is obvious. And it won’t be Karmen. Adonis knows where to find her. Lyons leaves and Karmen wants after her but Adonis keeps her back. Karmen says Adonis was fooling everyone. Fool her once, shame on her. Fool her twice, shame on him! Karmen storms off, and Adonis seems to be stuck. Will he deal with this issue Adonisly or honestly?

Lola Vice VS Wren Sinclair w/ Charlie Dempsey!

The Mayor of Vice City is in a fighting mood, and Wren should’ve read the room. Will Wren get smartened up the hard way by those fists of fury? Or can she use what she’s already learned from NQCC to get away with a win?

The bell rings and Wren is wary of Lola. Lola shoots in, slips around, waistlocks and SLAMS Wren! Wren fights up, Lola wrangles her, but Wren fights back up. Wren pops free, but then Lola HIP TOSSES her! Wren goes for a leg but Lola blocks and gator rolls her around! Wren endures, reaches in, hooks a leg, and she pops Lola to a cover. ONE, but Wren hurries to facelock. Wren whips but Lola blocks hip toss. Wren blocks hip toss, but ends up in an ARMBAR! Wren kicks around, fights around, Dempsey coaches her, and she bridges back. Wren keeps moving, manages to stack Lola, TWO!

Lola KNEES low! Lola suplexes Wren, that’s Una Amiga! And then another suplex, Dos Amigas! Lola gives some Latina Heat and the fans love it! THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO! Lola drags Wren up, but Wren WRINGS the arm! Wren steps over the arm and SNAP LOCKS it! Wren SLAMS Lola’s arm down, throws her down, then SLAMS the arm again! Dempsey likes what he sees as Wren double wristlocks and pushes on the arm! Lola endures but Wren wrangles her and has the headscissor added on! Wren bends fingers but Lola kicks around. Wren keeps Lola down with the headscissors but Lola keeps fighting!

Lola fights around, Wren holds onto the arm, but Lola fires body shots. Wren KNEES Lola and hammerlocks. The fans duel, Wren sends Lola into buckles! Wren runs up, Lola dodges to KNEE low! And then LIGHTNING KICKS! Wren blocks one! Short arm LARIAT! Wren stalks Lola, runs up, and basement DROPKICKS Lola to the apron! The fans continue to rally and duel while Lola crawls back in. Lola clinches Wren but Wren breaks free to CLOBBER her again! Lola bails out and Wren storms out after her. Wren has the arm and goes to the steps! Dempsey says do it, but Wren hesitates. That lets Lola THROW Wren down!

Lola storms up but Wren DROPKICKS her down! Dempsey says that’s the way! Wren puts Lola into the ring and rolls her up, TWO! Lola is right up to URAKEN! Cover, Lola wins!

Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall

Buenas noches, Wren! Lola’s knockout power is always 100%, and she tells Jaida that very soon, they’re going UNDERGROUND! Will there be no stopping Lola when her fists don’t lie?

Adriana Rizzo finds Tony D’Angelo backstage.

She asks The Don what’s going on. Where are Luca & Stacks? They’re busy doing their own thing, it’ll be fine. Then how’s the knee? The knee’s good, it’s time to go. The Don is ready as he’ll ever be for this title defense, will he still be North American Champion after tonight? Speaking of…

Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen talk backstage.

The Chair Man says that’s when he knew, they’re in this position partly because of his wisdom, but also because of Jensen’s execution. Jensen says the way it’s all fallen into place, the way Spears manipulated and maneuvered things, it’s brilliant! Spears says now Jensen is learning. They head out, also ready for this match. Will Spears make Tony D face the painful truth that pride truly does come before the fall?

Tatum Paxley speaks.

Specifically, she talks to her dolls. “Oh, can you just believe it? I have been chasing gold all year! And finally, I can shut those mean girls up, and call myself, ‘The Champion.’ Oh think of all the friends that’re gonna come play with us!” But in step Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx. Jacy tells Tatum to tell her “friends” the truth. Jazmyn says the truth is, Tatum will never be a champion. Playtime’s over, freak! Jacy throws down Tatum’s dolls, but Tatum says, “Your past will haunt you.” Tatum storms off, but someone picks up one of the dolls. Does Tatum have a friend she doesn’t even know about? Will they make themselves known once Tatum has the shiny shiny Women’s North American title?

NXT North American Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ Adriana Rizzo VS Shawn Spears w/ Brooks Jensen!

The Don had the whole D’Angelo Family with him when he finally overcame Oba Femi, but he’s down his Underboss and his Consiglieri given their tag title aspirations. But The Chair Man has his right hand man with him as always, and his influence is clearly growing. Will Tony handle business and send Spears on his way? Or will Spears expose Tony to more than just painful truth?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who will just FOGEDABOUTIT!

Spears offers a handshake, but Tony fires haymakers! The bell rings as Tony is getting some payback for that cheap shot last week! Spears puts Tony in a corner, CHOPS, but Tony gets in Spears’ face! Tony fires hands, Spears headlocks but Tony powers up and out. Spears runs Tony over, gets moving, but Tony CLOBBERS Spears! Tony hobbles on the bad leg, through, and Spears wags his finger. Tony and Spears tie up, Spears wants the leg but Tony waistlocks. Spears fights the lift, puts Tony in the corner and that leg in the ropes! Tony fires hands and Spears staggers away. Tony whips Spears, Spears reverses, but then blocks a boot!

Spears KICKS the bad leg, puts it back in the ropes, but Tony again fights with haymakers! Spears ROCKS Tony, then drop a KNEE on the knee! Tony writhes, Jensen cheers Spears on, but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Spears is outside. Spears drags Tony to a corner, but Tony YANKS Spears into the post! The fans fire up while Tony crawls away. Tony stands, then he brings Spears up the corner! The fans rally but Spears fights the suplex! Tony powers through to SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up again while both men are down, and we get picture in picture of the tag division still brawling, and in the parking lot! Whoa, Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura get Fraxiom outta there. Are they trying to make sure the champs stay safe? As for the action in the ring, Spears storms up, but into body shots! Tony then fires hands, and he DECKS Spears!

Tony DECKS Spears again, then hits a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Tony hobbles, and he runs corner to corner, only for the leg to give out! Spears KNEES Tony down, then grabs that bad leg! FIGURE FOUR! Tony fights off the main leg, but Spears powers it down! Tony endures, the fans rally as hard as they can, but Spears pushes up on the leg! Tony’s shoulders are down, the ref counts the cover, TWO! Tony stays in this, and he drags himself and Spears back towards ropes! Tony reaches out, Rizzo cheers him on, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Spears lets go in frustration. Spears argues with the ref but the ref says he was doing his job.

Spears goes back for Tony’s legs but Tony kicks at him. Spears stomps the leg, but Tony BOOTS Spears with the good one! Spears returns in a flash, but Tony SPEARS SPEARS!! Cover, TWO!! Spears survives and Tony grows frustrated. Rizzo coaches him up, the fans rally up, and Tony fights through the pain to whip. But the leg won’t let him hit the spinebuster! Spears kicks the leg, SUPERKICKS Tony, but Tony back drops Spears! Spears sunset flips, high stack, TWO! Tony sunset flips, TWO!! Spears escapes, but runs into a SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TONY WINS!!

Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)

The Don survives, but here comes Jensen! Tony fires hands on the sidekick, then on Spears! Jensen runs up but into a BACKDROP! Then Tony DECKS Spears! Tony D is tough, but NIKO VANCE CLOBBERS TONY! Spears’ second sidekick makes all the difference, and Rizzo is stunned! What does this mean for The Don’s future as NXT North American Champion if the numbers keep growing in The Chair Man’s favor?

The Tag Division is STILL brawling?!

OTM DOUBLE SUPLEX a security guard onto the top of a car!? And another guard has been put through a car window! The other teams just keep on throwing hands, no signs of stopping! Gallus throws another guard into a garage door, then TOSS him onto the windshield! Robert Stone AND Stevie Turner rush out on behalf of Ava to shout at everyone to stop it! The chaos continues even as NXT goes to break, will Ava regret letting the inmates run wild?

Chase U packs things up one last time.

Mr. Chase sighs as he looks at all the things in his classroom. He remembers back to the highlights of Chase U’s tenure, and even some of the low lights. But in the end, Chase U meant so much to him, and now it’s gone for good. Now it’s just an empty room. Chase walks down the hallway, but then someone calls to him. Who could it be? And could they help give Mr. Chase some hope?

2024 Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Kelani Jordan VS Giulia!

The Standout wants to be exactly that, even after losing the Women’s North American Championship. That means moving on and moving up to THE NXT Women’s Championship, which first means getting into the Iron Survivor Challenge. But is Kelani being more like Icarus, flying too high and too fast for her own good? Or can she find a way to survive the Beautiful Madness?

The bell rings, the fans rally as the two tie up. Kelani goes for an arm, wrenches, but Giulia wrenches to YANK the arm. Kelani rolls, rolls back, trips Giulia, and has a toehold. Giulia rolls over but Kelani cartwheels through! Kelani wrenches an arm, YANKS it, then wristlocks. Giulia slips around to hammerlock, but Kelani switches that onto Giulia. Kelani then spins Giulia to snapmare and run, for a SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Kelani goes for the arm but Giulia wrenches and hammerlocks Kelani on the mat. Kelani fights around, fights up, reaches back, but Giulia headlocks for a takeover. Giulia ghost pins, TWO!

Kelani has a cradle, TWO! Giulia has a sunset flip, TWO! Kelani has the prawn hold, TWO! Both women stand and the fans cheer this standoff. Giulia and Kelani reset, and then Kelani offers a handshake. Giulia accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship, but then Kelani whips! Giulia reverses, dodges, but Kelani slingshots, only for Giulia to RANA instead! Giulia wrangles Kelani into an omoplata, and then a RINGS OF SATURN! Kelani endures and the fans rally up! Kelani fights around with legs, but Giulia throws down elbows. Kelani makes it a cover, TWO! Giulia lets Kelani go, but then wrenches the hair!

Giulia keeps on the hair, and then CLUBS Kelani down! Kelani goes to ropes but Giulia runs up, only for Kelani to ELBOW her back! Kelani reels Giulia in to wrench her hair in return! But Giulia HEADBUTTS! Giulia runs to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Kelani ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Giulia runs up, only to block a boot. Kelani goes up to AX KICK Giulia down! Kelani then goes up and up, but Giulia anchors her! No moonsaults yet, but Kelani kicks Giulia to the apron. Kelani brings Giulia up, but Giulia HOTSHOTS! And then she DUMPS Kelani out! Giulia aims and leaps, but Kelani dodges! Kelani slides in, Giulia follows to duck ‘n ‘dodge!

Kelani bobs ‘n’ weaves, and DOUBLE HAYMAKERS ROCK both women! The fans are thunderous as these two stare down, and NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Giulia storms up on Kelani. Giulia fires forearms, then winds up to ROCK her! Kelani leans on the ropes, Giulia whips her, but Kelani reverses. Giulia ducks a kick but not the CALF KICK! Giulia bails out but Kelani storms up to TORNILLA PLANCHA! Direct hit and down goes Giulia! Kelani puts Giulia in, then rallies on her with LARIAT after LARIAT! Giulia catches Kelani, O’Conner Roll, TWO! Kelani has the body scissor cradle, TWO! Kelani UPPERCUTS Giulia to a corner! The fans fire up and Kelani roars! Kelani runs back in, and SHOTGUNS Giulia down! Kelani runs back up, but into a BOOT!

Giulia goes up, but Kelani GAMANGIRIS! Kelani hurries up after Giulia now, but Giulia throws hands! They brawl up top, and Giulia HEADBUTTS Kelani down! Giulia adjusts, aims, and MISSILE DROPKICK FLOPS as Kelani dodges! Kelani has Giulia in the drop zone! Up, up< ONE OF A KIND into a TRIANGLE HOLD!! Kelani fights and flails while the fans rally and duel! Giulia rolls Kelani from ropes to have that hold in deep! Kelani keeps fighting, keeps reaching out, but she’s fading! Kelani gets a second wind to high stack! TWO!! Giulia keeps on the triangle hold but Kelani keeps fighting!

Kelani powers her way up to deadlift Giulia! POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Giulia survives and Kelani is beside herself! Roxanne Perez is watching this, and she’s rather nonplussed. She probably doesn’t want either woman in the Iron Survivor. Giulia and Kelani head for each other, and they fire forearms! They go back and forth, then stand up! Giulia winds up to DECK Kelani! Kelani gets right up to ROUNDHOUSE! And then facelock, but Giulia wrenches out! Hammerlock, half nelson, scoop and spin, GLORIOUS DRIVER- NO, Kelani victory rolls it! TWO!! But Giulia DECKS Kelani again! Scoop and NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Cover, GIULIA WINS!

Winner: Giulia, by pinfall (advances to WWE Deadline)

Take nothing away from Kelani, but give Giulia her due! The Standout succumbs to The Beautiful Madness and the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge is that much bigger! Will Giulia be the one standing tall at the end of it all? What about that fifth and final spot?

Ava Raine speaks with a lot of superstars at once.

She has Fraxiom, Cora Jade, Lexis King, Jaida Parker, Eddy Thorpe, and Cedric Alexander with her. She knows they all lost their Iron Survivor Qualifiers, but not all hope is lost. Next week, the last NXT before Deadline, there will be two Last Chance Qualifier Fatal 4 Ways! These stars are happy to hear that! Wait, wait, The Alpha Wolf is still annoyed that his match had interference in it, and now he has to beat three other superstars just to get in? Eddy, this is the most fair option possible. Lexis says that he’s sure he speaks for everyone when he says, thank you. Ava says you’re welcome, and now the table is set. Who wins out to make it in under the deadline?

Ava has Fraxiom hang back while the others leave. She knows that she told all the tag teams to step up, and well, clearly that ended in chaos. Ya think? But the solution is: a Tag Team Battle Royal! The winners of that will face Fraxiom for the titles at Deadline. Wait, what? Frazer & Axiom have to defend their titles and compete in the Iron Survivor? Frazer points out that for now, he’s qualified, but Axiom still has to. But hey, he does have a quarter of a chance! Axiom sighs, but the point is, this might be going too far. Briggs & Inamura step in now and Briggs says he needs to talk with them. Frazer says no, he and Axiom need to finish their conversation.

Ava tells these four can handle that, but then the tag teams all swarm in. They all want to stake their claim, but who comes out of the battle royal on top? As for Ava, Eddy catches up to her. He wants to talk more but she says she’s done everything she can. This is his last chance, nothing else can be done. Eddy grabs at Ava’s arm, but she shakes him off and warns him. Do NOT touch her! But then Nima shoves Mark Coffey into the door and the door hits Ava!! Ava falls and everyone freaks out! The brawl is back on for the tag teams, but did Eddy’s desperation just hurt all of NXT?

NXT returns and…

Shawn Michaels is here, along with medics, checking on Ava. Ava says she’s fine, she just needs a minute. She was talking to Eddy and then someone hit the door. Eddy says he can explain and HBK asks, “Explain what?” Eddy says he just wanted to talk with Ava, but HBK starts shoving him! HBK pushes Eddy against a garage door! You do NOT put your hands on Ava like that. HBK tells Eddy to get out of here, and Eddy does as told. Tensions are running high, is something about to explode in NXT?

Trick Williams is here!

Speaking of exploding, the fans really fire up seeing the TWO-TIME, TWO-TIME NXT Champion make his way out here. Trick echoes Booker T, “What? Uh-huh! I like it!” Now, let’s talk about it. Medical is checking on Ava as we speak, surely she’ll be okay. We know who her bloodline is. But NXT has been nothing but chaos these past couple of weeks. And as we all saw last week… We may have very well seen the end of Chase U. Trick won’t lie, as he looked around, it was sad. Kids were crying, there was shock on a lot of faces, including his. But then he looked up and saw Ridge Holland’s face. That pure evil grin of satisfaction, like he proud of what he did!

That is when Trick knew. Ridge, you and Trick ain’t the same. Trick came up in this business with some dawgs who LOVE NXT! They put it all on the line to make NXT what it is today! Trick is talking about people like DIY! Bron Breakker! Tiffany Stratton! Ilja Dragunov! Even people like… H1M, Carmelo Hayes. But more importantly than that, people like the students of Chase U! Everyone Trick just named are people who put it all on the line for NXT. They built something special here! But Ridge, all you know how to do is destroy. That’s why Trick cannot let Ridge become NXT Champion! Trick won’t let Ridge become NXT Champion!

Because if Trick does let that happen… everything they worked so hard to create to have the Black ‘n’ Silver… will die. But wait! Ridge makes his way back out here! Ridge tells refs to not even touch him! And Ridge says Trick damn right what Trick built will die! Ridge doesn’t care that wherever he goes, controversy follows. But wait, ERIC BISCHOFF is on the tron!? Fans go nuts seeing the man behind WCW and much of Ruthless Aggression Monday Night Raw is on NXT! And he wants everyone to just hold on. Trick is right, NXT has been very chaotic. And Eric’s enjoyed it! Next week, he wants to get a closer look.

Yes, next week, Eric Bischoff will be ON NXT! And Ridge, if you want that title so bad, while Trick wants to keep it so bad, we’ll see just how bad. What makes both of them tick? And if you think tensions are high now, well, after Eric’s done, they’ll wanna destroy each other at Deadline! Hell, maybe even that night! See you next week. The fans are excited to have Bischoff back, but will he be better than ever?

Dempsey regroups with Wren backstage.

She apologizes, she was in medical getting checked. She’s alright, but uh… Wow, what happened to Myles & Heights? Aw, they just got a bit roughed up in that scrap. But they’ll be fine, too. Because good news: Myles & Heights are in the tag team battle royal. And if, or when they win, they’ll get that title shot at Deadline. Awesome! Better than her, anyway. She’s so sore. Lola hits hard. Dempsey says that battle royal wasn’t the only announcement Wren missed. Because Wren gets to be part of the Last Chance Qualifier Fatal 4 Way. What? Yeah, if Wren wins that, she can get in on the Iron Survivor.

The only thing is, Wren will be up against Kelani Jordan, Cora Jade, and Jaida Parker. WHAT?! No! Not all at the same time! How is Wren supposed to win?! NQCC encourages her, but will that do very little given those odds?

NXT Women’s North American Championship: Fallon Henley w/ The Fatal Influence VS Tatum Paxley!

The Cowgirl has really gotten toxic over the years, and it’s par for the course when it comes to Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx. Tatum’s always dealt with that toxic element, it’s why she’s become so… weird. But will being twisted help Tatum take the title? Or will NXT still be under the Influence?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to play for keeps!

The bell rings and the two tie up. The fans are all behind Tatum but Fallon powers Tatum to ropes! Fallon thrashes Tatum around, but lets off as the ref counts. Fallon then wrenches and WRINGS Tatum, then grabs the arm again. Fallon HIP DROPS the arm, then stalks Tatum to ropes. Fallon wrenches again, bends fingers, and hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Fallon YANKS the arm, YANKS it again, and then wrangles Tatum down. The fans rally but Fallon drops KNEES on the arm! Tatum goes to ropes, but Fallon is right on her again. Fallon wrangles Tatum, steps over, and gives an extra “Yeehaw~!” But Tatum rolls her up! TWO!!

Tatum is up, Fallon WRINGS the arm, but Tatum cartwheels through! The fans fire up and Tatum grins, but Fallon frowns. Fallon runs up, Tatum gets around, but Fallon elbows free. Fallon whips, Tatum reverses to drop down and UP KICK! Fallon wobbles, Tatum reels her in, ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Fallon scrambles around but can’t stack Tatum! Tatum tries to bring Fallon down but Fallon fights to stay up. Jacy & Jazmyn look worried but Fallon finds a spot to stack Tatum, TWO! Tatum holds onto Fallon to spin and RANA her into a victory roll! With bridge! TWO!! Fallon escapes again, but Tatum wrenches and reels her in! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!

The fans fire up and Tatum BOOTS Fallon out of the ring! Fallon flounders, Fatal Influence is frustrated, but Tatum waits. Fallon rises, pounds the desk in frustration, but Tatum chases her! Tatum catches Fallon, puts her in the ring, but Jacy tells Tatum off! The little freak will NEVER be champion with them around! Jazmyn runs up, Tatum dodges her, but Fallon SWING KICKS from the post! The fans boo as Fatal Influence stands tall and NXT goes to break.

NXT returns once more and Tatum ROCKS Fallon! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! Tatum fires off, the fans fire up, but Fatal Influence freaks out. Tatum whips, Fallon reverses and ROCKS Tatum! Fallon frowns as she cravats, but Tatum shoves her away! Tatum storms up, but Fallon CHOPS! Tatum wobbles, Fallon wrenches and wrangles Tatum, to then SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Fallon glares at the ref. Fallon clamps onto Tatum with a top wristlock, and she adds a chinlock to it. Tatum endures, the fans rally up, and Tatum fights up. Tatum fires body shots, gets free, but Fallon kicks low!

Fallon suplexes, Tatum fights it to cradle! TWO! Tatum and Fallon ROCK each other with forearms! Both women stagger, storm up, and DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Both women fall back, then they flounder to ropes. They both stand, run up again, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES take them down! The fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” for giving them this main event! Tatum and Fallon rise, and Fallon fires the first forearm! Tatum CHOPS! Fallon fires a forearm! Tatum kicks low! Fallon kicks low! Tatum RAMS into Fallon! Fallon runs back up to ROCK Tatum! Tatum goes to a corner, Fallon runs up, but Tatum ELBOWS her away!

Fallon steadies herself, but then Tatum goes up and over! Tatum blocks a boot, Fallon apologizes, but Tatum spins her and DECKS her! Tatum rallies with more shots, then an ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up as Fallon flops into a corner. Tatum runs in and BODY CHECKS! Then she brings Fallon out, torture racks, RACK DROP! Cover, TWO!! Fallon survives and Fatal Influence can breathe again. Tatum drags Fallon to a drop zone and she goes up the corner. Tatum grins, but Jacy gets on the apron! The fans boo but Fallon runs up. Tatum leaps over, comes back, but Fallon full nelsons, pump handles, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up and Fallon is shocked! Jacy & Jazmyn are frustrated, but Fallon runs at Tatum in the corner. Tatum dodges, Fallon goes up and up, but Tatum TOSSES her down! Tatum goes up, up, and 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Fallon survives and Fatal Influence is about to faint! Tatum hauls Fallon up but Fallon cradles her! TWO, Fallon waistlocks, but Tatum switches! O’Conner Roll, TWO, and Tatum WRECKS Jacy before the cheap shot! Tatum knew Jacy’s tricks, and then she dodges Fallon! Tatum hooks the leg, but Fallon hooks ropes! No twisted ride for Fallon, and she runs to FAMOUSER!! Cover, FALLON WINS!

Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s North American Champion)

Talk about a “Psycho Trap,” it was Tatum who fell victim to the bait. But now Fatal Influence beats up on Tatum for pushing Fallon this far! The fans boo, but wait! GIGI DOLIN is here!! Jacy and Fatal Influence have seen a ghost, but they’re lookin gin the wrong direction! Gigi sneaks in from the crowd! Jazmyn sees her first and RUNS! Gigi DECKS Jacy, then fires hands and kicks on Fallon! Gigi then wrenches Jacy to short arm LARIAT! The fans are thunderous for Gigi’s return, but Jacy fires back! Tatum THESZ PRESSES Fallon! Gigi and Jacy brawl, Tatum and Fallon get up, Gigi and Tatum STEREO ENZIGIRI Jacy & Fallon!

The fans are thunderous as this is what Tatum was talking about! The past has come back to haunt Fatal Influence, and it was toxic! Are Gigi & Tatum just the wild ‘n’ weird combination needed to humble these mean girls?

My Thoughts:

An awesome NXT to really add a lot to next week’s go-home and Deadline at the same time. For one, great trolling from Ridge with the Chase U entrance, but we again get some redundancy given he comes out again during Trick’s promo. Good promo from Trick, good response from Ridge, and then ERIC BISCHOFF is getting involved. That’s wild, and I suppose his presence in the go-home segment next week could really stir things up to keep us guessing. Mr. Chase had a good segment, because I like the cliffhanger. Was that Duke calling to Chase? I couldn’t be sure by the voice, but it could be something if the group sticks together without having to be “Chase U.”

Lots of great intertwining and overlapping of stories again with all the other divisions and matches, too. Great Iron Survivor Qualifiers, with results I figured we’d get. Ethan Page is too good to lose to Axiom 1v1, and same for Giulia over Kelani. But I figured we’d get Second/Last Chance matches, too. Wren has a reason to be worried given the level of talent in that Fatal 4. However, I actually feel Wren ranks highly in who could win that. Jaida won’t because Lola wants her for an NXT Underground blowoff. Cora Jade is Roxie’s friend, for now, so why would Cora even get in a match that could pit her against Roxie? Though, at the same time, Cora could try to win it so she and Roxie can Finger Poke of Doom their New Year’s Evil match.

Therefore, Wren could be a second choice behind Kelani getting back into the Iron Survivor because then just look at that field: Kelani and Sol are both incredible athletes, while we have what is basically the NXT Big 3 of Giulia, Vaquer and Zaria. The men’s match is a bit trickier. Axiom could get back in so that he and Frazer are both pulling double duty together, but Cedric is a friend of Je’Von’s so things could get complicated there. Lexis is trying to redeem himself and Eddy just wants to have his own opportunities. However, Eddy seems to be going on a different course, so I’m leaning towards Axiom, and then Lexis King as a secondary choice.

Speaking of Eddy, his desperation causing that workplace accident for Ava was some out-of-the-box thinking. HBK getting that furious was also something surprising, and there’s a chance they could create Eddy as a new “bitter, anti-authority” Heel akin to Drew McIntyre or something. The tag division that was on the side was great, and I’m intrigued by Briggs & Inamura making a save on Fraxiom. They might be a surprise seventh team in that battle royal that then wins out. But that really depends on WWE’s willingness for Inamura, a Pro-Wrestling Noah guy, to potentially become an NXT Tag Team Champion over a lot of deserving tag team guys from NXT.

Speaking of championships, great stuff in both midcard title stories. It worked out that Luca & Stacks were distracted with the tag titles, it made it where Tony only had Rizzo as back-up against Spears, Jensen, and eventually Niko Vance. Tony and Spears had a great match, both sides kept it clean, but then the brawl after going Spears’ way was fitting. I don’t know if they’d rocket Niko right to a title match, but we do have grounds for a Six Man Tag now. That Six Man Tag could be used to give Spears a second chance at the North American title that Spears wins, perhaps for New Year’s Evil.

And great promo from Tatum with Jacy & Jazmyn to also foreshadow Gigi’s return. Especially given how the doll Gigi picked up was the one with bright orange hair. Fatal Influence of course used overbooking to win, but Gigi’s return fighting alongside Tatum was awesome. That is a tag match right there, Gigi & Tatum VS Jacy & Fallon, or maybe Jacy & Jazmyn so Jazmyn takes the pin. I would think Gigi gets a title match out of this, but I think one more grudge match of Gigi VS Jacy would be good enough for the fans, too.

My Score: 9/10

Who will have the advantage?

While Jade Cargill was attacked on SmackDown, Bianca Belair is looking for revenge tonight on Raw! Will The EST win her team the WarGames Advantage?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Tornado Tag: Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee VS The Creed Brothers; The Creed Brothers win.
• Bron Breakker VS Ludwig Kaiser; Kaiser wins, by disqualification.
• WWE World Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS The War Raiders; Finn & JD win and retain the titles.
• The New Day VS The Alpha Academy; The Alpha Academy wins.
• Women’s WarGames Advantage: Bianca Belair VS Nia Jax; Bianca wins the advantage for her team at Survivor Series.

PLAY BY PLAY

Gunther is here!

Glendale, Arizona is torn as Der Ring General makes his way to the ring, and he does not look as stern or as confident as usual. Jackie Redmond meets him in the ring to interview him about his World Heavyweight Championship match against Damian Priest at Survivor Series. Before looking ahead, let’s look back to what happened last week. Footage plays of Gunther’s failed ambush on Priest that resulted in him taking a shot below the belt. Priest told Gunther that while he’s a Ring General, Priest is the King of the Streets. The fans cheer while Gunther frowns.

Jackie says Gunther’s time in the WWE has been nothing if not dominant. But that loss to Cody Rhodes may have exposed a different side to Gunther. Priest has even said Gunther is not the confident record-breaking champion whose name is rooted in almost never losing. What is Gunther’s response to all that Priest had to say? The fans boo while Gunther paces and collects his thoughts. Before Gunther can speak, here comes Damian Priest! The fans cheer as The Punisher has a mic. “By all means, don’t let me interrupt you. Tell the world what you’re gonna do at Survivor Series. Let us know how easy it’s gonna be for you.”

Gunther frowns at Priest as Priest steps into the ring. Nothing, Gunther? Priest figured as much. But hey now, Senora Redmond, before you go, pass the mic to Gunther. Let the champ talk, and let’s see if he grew a set. Jackie does hand her mic over and then exits the ring. Priest says he sees Gunther’s face and the suit, and it might look like that Gunther is back, but Priest and Gunther know the truth. Gunther had this aura, this killer vibe. He’d step into the ring and say anything to anyone, and no one would dare make a move. Priest isn’t sure what happened. Maybe the pressure got to him? Priest knows a bit about that pressure.

In fact, Priest wants that pressure back. But Gunther… He’s had a lot of accomplishments in his life. Priest knows why Gunther is the way he is now. Why Gunther can’t talk or act like. It’s because Gunther’s never had to deal with a problem like Priest. At Survivor Series, this problem is taking that championship. The fans cheer that! And what’s really wild to Priest, he wants to know what happens to Gunther after Survivor Series. What happens to Der Ring General when he loses to just some guy from the street? Gunther frowns harder but Priest says oh, his bad. This was Gunther’s time! Go ahead, the floor is yours, talk away.

The fans boo and Gunther steps to Priest. Gunther holds up the mic, but then he says nothing. Gunther turns around, to then SUCKER PUNCH Priest with the mic! And again! Priest sits up slowly but Gunther rains down fists! The fans fire up as Priest gets up, but Gunther BOOTS him back down! Der Ring General’s rage is boiling over, and he drags Priest up to TOSS him out! Gunther storms out after Priest, and short arm LARIATS! Priest sputters and crawls but Gunther clears the desk! The fans fire up as Gunther clears it off, but here come the refs! Priest grabs Gunther to POST him! Priest fires haymakers!

The fans fire up as Priest reels Gunther in! Canadian Rack, and the panic on Gunther’s face is clear! RAZOR’S EDGE through the desk!! The fans fire up as Priest stands over Gunther, belt in hand! Will Priest right the wrongs of SummerSlam? Or can Gunther reignite that killer aura Priest talked about?

WWE has a medical update on Jade Cargill.

Whoever it was that attacked Jade, they did quite the number on her. Multiple bone bruises, spinal injuries and lacerations, no timetable on her return. Who was it that just put this force of nature on the shelf?

Naomi talks with Bianca Belair backstage.

Naomi asks how Jade’s doing and Bianca says she is real banged up. Like, bad. But when they find out whodunnit, they’ll handle business. Naomi says they also need to figure out who a new fifth woman will be for WarGames. Iyo Sky says choto matte: What about Kairi Sane? Bianca says Iyo’s cool, but she’s not ready to try more DMG CTRL. Naomi votes Bayley. Bianca and Iyo are both surprised and Naomi understands why they don’t like it, but truth be told, Bayley’s been going through it with Nia, Liv and the rest of ’em, just like the team. And she has changed. No, Bianca and Bayley have been through too much to just team up.

Naomi knows, and Iyo brings up her own issues, but Rhea Ripley shouts, “ENOUGH!” Mami steps in and says whoever they choose just needs to carry their weight and stay out of her way. Oh, well, since she wants to make this “Team Rhea” now, who does Rhea think should join? Rhea says as long as she can get Liv Morgan, she couldn’t care less. Wow, great leadership. Tensions are running high, and Bianca says she has no time for this. She’s putting the team on her back, and winning them advantage against Nia. Bianca’s gonna go get ready, the rest can figure this out. Bianca heads out, will the r-EST of the team choose a strong replacement?

Tornado Tag: Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee VS The Creed Brothers!

While Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro see The King of Lucha & Boy Wonder out to the ring, they have to leave it up to Rey & Lee to win this one for the LWO. Can the lucha Batman & Robin dial up that 619? Or will Julius & Brutus flex that American Made muscle?

Raw returns as American Made makes their entrance. Like the LWO, Chad Gable & Ivy Nile see Julius & Brutus out, but leave it to the boys to handle business. The bell rings and the brawl is on! Brutus is after Lee, Julius TACKLES Rey! Julius facelocks Rey, whips him to a corner, and Brutus RAMS Lee into the other! Brutus fires forearms, Julius joins in to stomp Lee down. The fans boo but Julius stops as the ref counts. The Creeds stand Lee up to double whip hard into another corner! The Creeds soak up the heat but Rey rises up.  The Creeds whip Lee into Rey! Brutus laughs, guess he’s the Joker.

Julius stands Lee up, whips, but Lee dodges the double lariat to then RANA Brutus! Lee dodges Julius, mule kicks, and Rey runs up. lee gives him the boost, SEATED SENTON onto Julius! Then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Brutus is back but Lee stomps him down. The LWO CHOP Brutus against the ropes, then double whip. Lee mule kicks Brutus, Rey low kicks, and then Lee runs to dropkick leges out! Rey adds a basement DROPKICK! Double cover, TWO! Brutus is still in this but the fans fire up with the LWO. They mug and whip Brutus, but Brutus ELBOWS Rey! And LARIATS Lee! Brutus TOSSES Rey then stalks Lee.

Brutus fires forearms on Lee, hoists him up, and then climbs. Brutus CLUBS away on Lee, but Lee HEADBUTTS him! Brutus is in the Tree of Woe, but Julius LEAPS right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX for Lee! Julius then kips up and brings the straps down! The fans boo but Brutus is laughing even while upside-down. Julius JUMP KNEES Lee while Brutus gets out of the Tree. Cover, TWO! Lee is in this, and Rey RAMS into Julius! Rey slingshots up and over but Julius stops the sunset flip! Julius hauls Rey up, Brutus goes to a corner, but Lee FLYING RANAS Brutus to the floor! Rey RANAS Julius onto ropes!

Rey dials it up, but Julius LARIATS Rey down! The call was disconnected, and Julius dares Lee to get back in the ring. Lee stares Julius down while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Julius puts Rey in a corner. Julius runs up but Rey BOOTS him! Rey goes up, leaps, but Julius catches him! And pops him around into a ROLLING SPIENBUSTER! The fans can’t believe the strength, but then Julius BLASTS Lee off the apron! Julius goes up, out, and up the corner, to 450 SPLASH! Cover, LEE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up for that save but here comes Brutus! Lee counter punches, SOBATS, then whips, but Brutus reverses. Brutus runs up, Lee dodges in the corner, then he JUMP KICKS! Leg sweep, COMBINACION CABRON! The fans fire up and Lee takes aim, runs, but Julius gets in the way!

Julius scoops but Lee tilt-o-whirls through to DDT! Cover, Brutus breaks it! Brutus whips Lee, Lee reverses, but then Brutus puts Lee on the apron, Lee RAMS Brutus, bumps him off buckles and GAMANGIRIS! Lee goes up, up, but Brutus ROCKS him! Brutus climbs, the fans rally, and Lee fires body shots. But Julius joins in! The Creeds hoist Lee up, but Lee fights! Rey 619s the legs out! Both brothers are in the Tree, Lee DOUBLE WOE STOMPS!! The fans are thunderous as Julius falls and Brutus writhes. The LWO DOUBLE DROPKICK Brutus out of the ring! Rey then runs to SLIDING SPLASH! Direct hit on Brutus!

Lee builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit on Julius, but Julius is right up! He snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Julius storms into the ring but Rey is there! Rey dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Julius fights the rest! But Rey double clutches to RANA! Julius is on ropes, but Brutus scoops Rey! Rey sends Brutus at the ref! The ref is down, Gabel saves Julius! Gable turns Rey’s mask around!! Julius rolls Rey, the ref counts, Creeds win!!

Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall

The fans boo but Gable just pulled this one for his boys! They dogpile celebrate but fans chant “YOU SUCK!” Is Rey going to relive his rivalry with a certain Olympic gold medalist in facing American Made?

Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.

Raquel Rodriguez talks with Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio about how Nia needs to win the advantage match for them. Liv says the hard part about that is she’s facing Bianca. Finn Balor walks over and says to have more faith in your teammates. Right, Dom? Finn pats Dom on the back for last week’s trap set for The War Raiders, and… R-Truth steps in!? Truth says yeah, Finn is right. Finn asks what’s Truth doing in here, and Truth says relax, he just needs a place to hide from… Butch. Well, he’ll need a place to hide from Finn if he doesn’t get out of FINN’S clubhouse! Wow. Guess they’re not even a family no more! Thanksgiving dinner is off!

Truth heads out, Carlito asks if they should handle that, but Finn says it’s fine. But the time for fun and games is over. Liv does need the advantage because she’ll be stuck in that cage with Rhea Ripley! And Iyo Sky! And Bianca Belair! And because Dom couldn’t stop Priest, Priest is back on track for the world title! Oh, not only that, but Dom & Carlito lost to the War Raiders. But the positive is that Dom & Carlito softened them up for Finn & JD, that is being a good team player. And that teamwork is what will keep The Judgment Day as the World Tag Team Champions at 154 days and counting! JD says they’ll be two-for-two!

And then, when Liv & Raquel will walk outta WarGames victorious, it’ll be a great week for The Judgment Day! But remember, and come in close. There are no leaders around here. But when you listen to Finn, they’re- One big happy family, right? R-Right, JD. One big happy and successful family! For no leaders, Finn is sure taking charge. But will Finn & JD lead by example when they take on Erik & Ivar? Or will they just be the first to fall?

Bron Breakker VS Ludwig Kaiser!

Last week’s badass banger was interrupted by the Impeccable German, and that pisses off the Big Bad Booty Nephew! Will Bron make sure to take a bite out of this Kaiser roll? Or will Kaiser finally step out into his own with a big win over the Intercontinental Champion?

Raw returns and Kaiser makes his entrance. The bell rings and Kaiser storms up, but Bron RAMS him into a corner! Bron RAMS into Kaiser again and again, then clinches to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Kaiser flounders to the other corner, but then he CLAWS Bron’s eyes! The ref counts but Kaiser fires hands in the corner. Bron throws hands in return, they brawl their way to center, and the fans bark for Bron. Kaiser UPPERCUTS, CHOPS, but Bron grabs Kaiser with both hands! Kaiser whips free but Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and CLOBBERS Kaiser! The fans fire up and Bron snarls as he storms up on Kaiser in a corner.

Bron hoists Kaiser up top, then climbs up to join him. But Kaiser CLAWS Bron’s face again! The ref reprimands but Bron drops back. Only to go back up! But Kaiser slips under and trips Bron up! Kaiser CHOPS Bron on the back, then runs, but into a fireman’s carry! GUTBUSTER DROP! Kaiser flounders out of the ring and clutches his gut, but Bron slides out the side. Bron runs in around the way, and he gets sent into the desk!! Kaiser uses Bron’s speed against him, did Bron just crash ‘n’ burn? The ref checks on Bron while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Kaiser has Bron in a COBRA TWIST! Bron endures, the fans bark it up, but Kaiser digs an elbow in. Bron powers up and out, but Kaiser scoops and SLAMS! Kaiser then clamps on with a cording hold, to CLUB away on Bron’s chest! Bron endures, even as Kaiser ELBOWS him in the side! And again and again and again! The fans rally for Bron but Kaiser finally lets go. Kaiser stands, the fans rally behind Bron more, but Kaiser PENALTY KICKS! Bron slumps over, but then pushes himself back up. Kaiser SLAPS Bron, pie faces him, then CLUBS him! Bron scowls and the fans fire up!

Kaiser fires haymakers but Bron just leans into them! Then Bron fires off hands of his own! Bron whips, Kaiser reverses but Bron LEAPING LARIATS! Bron DECKS Kaiser, DECKS him again, then dodges. Bron catches Kaiser for a POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and bark it up while Kaiser goes to a corner. Bron runs up, blocks a boot, but Kaiser reels Bron in to KICK! Bron staggers, Kaiser goes up, but Bron goes up and up! SUPER STEINER! Kaiser tumbles and Bron brings down the straps! The fans fire up as Bron aims, but Kaiser GAMANGIRIS first! Bron flounders to the apron but Kaiser pursues.

Kaiser sees Bron crawl to the steel steps, and a lightbulb goes off for him. Kaiser goes out the side, calls his shot, but SHEAMUS CLOBBERS KAISER!

Winner: Ludwig Kaiser, by disqualification

The Fella gets revenge on his bitter rival and the fans love it! The ref reprimands but Sheamus just stomps away! Bron storms up behind Sheamus, turns him around, and now producers, security, and other refs hurry to keep this from getting physical. Well that doesn’t work because the hands start flying! Bron is in the mix somewhere but the security and refs swarm in to separate them! Will the only thing that settles this be the Intercontinental Championship?

Raw returns and…

They’re still brawling?! Kaiser, Sheamus and Bron have gotten loose from refs, security and producers to just scrap it out on stage! Producers, security and refs rush back in and finally Adam Pearce is here! He shouts and says if they all wanna fight then FINE! They’ll all fight! TRIPLE THREAT FOR THE TITLE! AT SURVIVOR SERIES!! The fans fire up, and now the fight just gets wilder! Sheamus is dragged off to one side, Bron the other, and Kaiser is isolated at center! But now we’re getting a certified BANGER! Will the numbers spell disaster for someone at Survivor Series?

Backstage interview with Sami Zayn & The Usos.

Cathy Kelley is with the OG Bloodline and says last Friday, it was quite the shock. Not only did The Wise Man, Paul Heyman, make his return, but he brought them their fifth man for WarGames in the form of CM Punk! Now, we all know they were looking for a fifth man for a while, how do they feel about this one? Sami says they were definitely shocked. They were even gonna go into this 5v4, prepared to die together, but now they have that fifth man. And never in a million years did they expect CM Punk. Sami knows Punk is a complicated guy, and anyone who knows him has a complicated history with him, including Roman Reigns.

So as far as they have been told, Punk and Roman will have a face to face talk this Friday Night SmackDown. Sami wants to trust Punk, but that is the million-dollar question: Can they? Jimmy says of course they can! The Wise Man said it’s cool, so hey, they have Wise Man, fifth man, and now Jey “Yeet Man” Uso just has to win the advantage against the Werewolf. Jey says yeah, this Friday, the Men’s WarGames Advantage! Main Event Jey Uso VS The Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu! A family reunion in this thing! But when Jey catches Jacob, he’s whoopin’ dat ass! Then on Saturday, they go to war! YEET!!

Cathy wishes The OG Bloodline luck, will Jey come through for the family? Or will Solo Sikoa’s Enforcer prove his love for HIS Tribal Chief when he secures the advantage?

WWE World Tag Team Championships: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS The War Raiders!

It’s hard to say if Judgment Day is really fine, but winning does help things. Will The Prince & The Ace stay golden as they promised? Or will Erik & Ivar finally hold gold again?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who survives the war!

The teams sort out and Erik starts against Finn. Erik DECKS Finn, Finn flounders to a corner, but Erik LARIATS him! Erik TOSSES JD in, then runs to DOUBLE LARIAT the champs! The fans fire up and Erik tags Ivar. Erik whips JD out, Ivar scoops Finn to SLAM him! Erik then scoops Ivar to SLAM him onto Finn! The fans fire up while Finn flounders. JD gets Finn out of the ring, but Ivar goes to the apron! Ivar runs up to CANNONBALL JD & Finn down! The fans fire up with the War Beard while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Finn grinds Erik down with a chnilock. Erik endures, but his neck is still a target. The fans rally and Erik fights up. Erik powers forward, but then Finn powers him back! Erik powers up again, but Finn pushes him back! The fans rally and Erik powers up to backdrop, only for Finn to sunset flip! Erik HIP DROPS but misses as Finn moves! Finn basement DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Finn tags JD and JD brings Erik up. JD fires knees, then he snapmares Erik. Tag back to Finn for a slingshot STOMP! Tag to JD and JD slingshot ARABIAN PRESSES! cover, TWO! Erik stays in this but JD argues the count.

The ref defends his count, so JD RAMS Erik into the corner. Tag to Finn and Judgment Day mugs Erik. Finn throws hands but Erik fires counter punches! Erik ROCKS Finn, ELBOWS JD, but Finn catches Erik to a FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Finn is upset with the ref now, but he tags in JD. JD runs corner to corner, but Erik dodges! JD hits buckles but both men fall! Erik crawls, the fans rally up, but JD grabs a foot. JD then tags Finn! Finn hurries to get an arm! The fans boo but Erik snarls. Erik breaks free then DECKS Finn! The fans fire up while both men are down! Erik crawls over, hot tag to Ivar!

The fans are thunderous as Ivar storms in! Finn tags JD, but Ivar TOSSES JD away! Ivar then scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Ivar gets moving to SPLASH DOWN! The fans fire up with Ivar again as JD goes to a corner. Ivar runs in but JD dodges! JD comes back, but into the SEATED SENTON! Ivar cartwheels to dodge Finn, and he HEEL KICKS! The fans fire up with Ivar, and they chant along with ‘WAR! WAR! WAR!” Ivar runs corner to corner, BRONCO BUSTER! JD sputters, Ivar tags Erik! The War Raiders get JD up, pop-up, MJOLNIR!! Cover, FINN BREAKS IT! The fans boo but Ivar KNEES Finn!

Ivar feeds Finn to a KNEE from Erik! But here comes Dom & Carlito! Ivar DECKS Dom, Erik DECKS Carlito! Tag back to Ivar, and the Raiders hurry to get JD up! POP-UP, and WAR MACHINE!!! Cover, Dom gives JD the ropebreak!! The fans boo but then the ref EJECTS Dom! Justice is served, but then Erik CLOBBERS Dom & Carlito for good measure! Ivar climbs, but Finn pulls his beard! HOTSHOT!! JD rolls Ivar! JUDGMENT DAY WINS!!

Winners: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh, by pinfall (still WWE World Tag Team Champions)

The Raiders were the bigger, stronger and more dominant team, but they were only two men against four! Will there ever be a team that can counter that numbers game? Or will Monday Night Raw always be Judgment Day?

The New Day 10 Year Anniversary approaches!

Next week celebrates the ONE FULL DECADE of New Day! Woods & Kofi see the video package and are very happy about it. Even with the past couple of months testing them, they agree to squash the beef. Woods loves Kofi, Kofi loves Woods, and they are so proud of each other. Ten year anniversary, the greatest night in their careers! But time to remind everyone what The New Day is all about! Kofi & Woods head to the ring, will they be going into the anniversary celebration a win? Or will this fight Woods picked with Otis & Akira Tozawa come back to bite them?

The New Day VS The Alpha Academy!

Raw returns and The Academy makes their entrance, sporting some new “Alpha Babes” shirts. Maybe working on a name change? The teams sort out and Otis starts, but the New Day take a minute to settle on someone. Woods lets Kofi start, only to tag himself in! The fans boo the dysfunction, but then Otis WRECKER ELBOWS Woods! And he CLOBBERS Kofi! The fans fire up as The new Day end up in corners. Otis SPLASHES Woods and Woods falls! Off comes the shirt! Otis pumps and starts up a CATERPILLAR ELBOW on Kofi! Tag to Tozawa and he goes right up the corner! Woods is in the drop zone for a SUPER SENTON!! Cover, ACADEMY WINS!?!?

Winners: The Alpha Academy, by pinfall

Maxxine is surprised but she is so, so happy for her boys! New Day’s dysfunction cost them in the biggest way! Will this win over 11-time W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Champions~ send Otis & Tozawa to the next level?

As for New Day, they argue again about who is to blame! Woods storms off but Kofi follows. Woods says he is the quarterback, he was calling the plays, so let him do it! That’s not what Woods called earlier, though! Woods says this is Kofi’s problem! He doesn’t listen! Kofi doesn’t get what Woods is talking about! Woods says, “What the hell was that?!” Kofi was not helping Woods, Kofi was wrestling like garbage! Oh, then what does that make Woods? Has Kofi not helped Woods enough over the years? Did Kofi not give Woods the Intercontinental Championship match Jey Uso offered? In fact, when Woods was King of the Ring, Kofi was on his knees, fluttering that damn cape!

Kofi did all of that for Woods! And what’d Woods do with all those opportunities? He fumbled the title shot, and he fumbled the crown! There is a reason Big E and Kofi never let Woods call the shots. Woods is too reckless out there! He takes unnecessary risks! Woods gets mad now and tells Kofi to listen to him for a damn second! We wanna talk risks, Woods remembers when Kofi was too terrified to take any risks, and that’s why he was never gonna get a world title shot! Woods took the risks for Kofi! Woods is the reason Kofi became world champion. Oh, is that so? Because Kofi was already a Hall of Famer when Woods met him!

Woods asked Kofi to be part of New Day, not the other way around, and don’t ever forget that!! And Woods of all people shouldn’t be talking about titles because last time Kofi checked, Woods still has NOT won a singles title!! And does Woods know why he’s never been a champion like Kofi and Big E? It’s because Woods has not been good enough! That is NOT Kofi’s fault! Oh, well, Woods was good enough to fight for Kofi, wasn’t he? Woods was good enough to take Kofi’s beatings for him, wasn’t he?! Woods was good enough to believe in Kofi like the fans have, wasn’t he?! And they turned that belief into #KofiMania! They HANDED that to Kofi!

And what’d Kofi do? Pissed it away in six seconds to Brock Lesnar!! Kofi swears to God, if Woods was anyone else, he’d- He’d what?! Finally get mad!? Kofi tells Woods, “I’ll see you at the reunion, little brother.” Woods says yeah, see you at the anniversary. Did New Day just implode before our very eyes? Or can seven days time help cooler heads prevail?

The Miz finds the Final Testament.

And he tells them that The Wyatts are here! They’re right outside, he saw them! Kross has Miz calm down. Did the Wyatts see Miz? Miz realizes what Kross is getting at and smirks. No, they did not. Good. Then if The Wyatts wanna play games, they’ll play games. Kross says after what Bo Dallas talked about, Scarlett will stay back here. Miz says maybe he should stay out of danger, too. Kross sighs, The Authors of Pain drag Miz along, and Scarlett relaxes. Until she sees NIKKI CROSS IN THE MIRROR!! Will “Sister Abigail” have a bit of fun with the Femme Fatale?

The Final Testament walks through the halls.

Raw returns as Miz swears The Wyatts were out there. Then he gets spooked by Pete Dunne. Dunne asks what’s wrong with Miz, and Miz asks what’s wrong with Dunne. Dunne asks if Miz has seen Truth and Miz says no, but go ahead and beat him up on Miz’s behalf. The Final Testament keeps going and Kross says it’s fine, just don’t waste time with shadows. The Wyatts came for them before, so Final Testament will just wait for them to make a move. But as they return to the dressing room, Kross tells Miz to knock. Miz does knock, but there’s no response. Kross calls to Scarlett, opens the door, and finds her on the floor!

Kross hurries to help his wife up but she starts swinging! Kross calms her down and asks what happened. Who did this? Nikki Cross did… Kross says it’s alright, they’ll get The Wyatts for this. But on the mirror, a message written in lipstick reads, “EVERONE HAS SOMETHING TO LOSE.” Will the Wyatts teach The Final Testament a scary lesson?

Raw shares footage from before the show.

Adam Pearce was in the ring welcoming the fans, and he had a familiar pedestal and veil with him. Pearce said, “For 40 years, the Intercontinental Championship has been a beacon of opportunity in WWE. It has been the symbol of excellence for the real workhorses of our sport. Those that night in and night out unquestionably leave it all in the ring. Guys, I feel the same way about the Women’s Division of Monday Night Raw.” The fans cheer and Pearce says every week, the women pour their blood, sweat and tears into this craft, and every week, they prove to us time and again that they are the true workhorses in WWE.

Therefore, it is his distinct honor to present the world a new symbol of excellence. It is the brand new WWE WOMEN’S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP!! The fans cheer and Pearce says it will not be earned easily. It will be earned with blood, sweat and tears, and next Monday Night Raw, we begin a tournament to crown the inaugural champion! That is official! This new era of WWE continues to grow bigger and better, but who will fight their way through the bracket to hold this belt?

Liv & Raquel meet up with Candice LeRae & Tiffany Stratton.

Miss Money in the Bank tells the rest of the team that they’re gonna look great, feel great, and be great. Nia Jax walks in and tells them all that as far as she’s concerned, WarGames is already over. The other side lost Jade, and they thank whoever took her out, and she doesn’t even care if she really beats Bianca, because tonight is about squashing Bianca. They’ll then have a 5v3 advantage going into WarGames. Nia heads out, the team cheers her on, but will this be as easy as the WWE Women’s Champion thinks? Or will The EST be able to overcome even the Irresistible Force?

Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline speaks.

Solo himself says, “Five days away from WarGames. Five. And man, I gotta give credit to the man himself, the former Tribal Chief himself, Roman Reigns. Caught us off guard Friday. That was a good one. It was. You got the Wise Man back. You got CM Punk on your side. Roman, you know what? That was a good one. This one is dedicated to you. You know what? You earned that. Boys, he had a good one, right? Well guess what, Roman? That’s the ONLY one you’re gonna get! You took your best shot, now it’s my turn. This Friday, Jey Uso VS My Enforcer, Jacob Fatu. The winner of the match gets advantage into WarGames.

“But Roman, I don’t care if you have four people. Hell, you could even have 100, but you still won’t have the advantage. Because I’m the Tribal Chief, and I acknowledge MY Bloodline over yours. See you at WarGames.”

Women’s WarGames Advantage: Bianca Belair VS Nia Jax!

Raw returns and Nia makes her entrance. The bell rings and Nia CLOBBERS Bianca! Nia HAMMERs away, then TOSSES Bianca across the way! The fans boo but Nia SPLASHES in a corner! Nia brings Bianca around, whips her to a corner, then runs up, but Bianca slips out! Bianca RAMS Nia, bumps her off buckles, then jumps in to hop up and rain down fists! The fans count along, but Nia stops Bianca at 5! Nia carries Bianca, but Bianca keeps throwing hands! The fans cheer as Bianca still makes it to TEN, then whips! But Nia blocks that, to whip Bianca to a corner! Bianca goes up, says kiss this, then backflips over Nia!

Bianca ducks ‘n’ dodges and redirects Nia to DROPKICK her out of the ring! The fans fire up and Bianca hurries to the apron. Bianca runs to leap, but Nia catches her! Nia RAMS Bianca into a post! Then RAMS her in again! Nia drops Bianca, soaks up the heat, then drags Bianca back up. Nia THROWS Bianca into barriers! The fans boo but Nia leaves Bianca behind while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and fans boo while Nia paces around. Bianca is back on the outside, but she hurries up to HOTSHOT Nia! Bianca jumps up and over, runs and leaps, but Nia catches Bianca to SLAM her down! And then SENTON! Cover, TWO! Bianca is still the toughEST so Nia brings her back up. Nia whips Bianca but Bianca goes up and over to sunset flip! Nia stays up, but Bianca avoids the hip drop! Nia hurries up but Bianca slips around. Bianca waistlocks, but Nia bucks the O’Conner. Nia then waistlocks, and back suplexes! Bianca lands out, then dodges Nia again! Nia POSTS herself, and she tumbles to the floor!

Bianca hurries to the ropes, to PLANCHA! Down goes Nia and the fans fire up! Bianca hurries to drag Nia back up, and she shoves Nia into the ring. Bianca runs to handspring and MOONSAULT FLOP as Nia moves! ELBOW DROP! And then a LEG DROP, brother! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives and Nia snarls. Nia drags Bianca over to a drop zone, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS!! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives again, and yet Nia is smiling!? Nia did say she just wants to crush Bianca, so she stomps and kicks Bianca around. Nia drags Bianca back to a drop zone, and clibms again.

But Bianca SHOVES Nia over! Nia is on the apron, and Bianca hurries up! Bianca drags Nia up but Nia shoves Bianca down. Nia climbs back up, but Bianca ROCKS Nia first! The fans rally up as Bianca works to MILITARY PRESS Nia!! And then ROCKET LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous, but Bianca isn’t done! Bianca handsprings to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Nia stays in this and shocks Bianca! Bianca pounds the mat, the fans rally behind her, and Bianca brings Nia up. But Nia HEADBUTTS Bianca! Nia fireman’s carries Bianca for a SAMOAN DROP! And into the drop zone, no less!

Nia climbs up, but Bianca SMACKS Nia off the post! Bianca then climbs up and grabs onto Nia. Nia grabs the corner to resist, but Bianca still hits a SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Both women are down, and a buckle pad came loose! Bianca crawls to cover, TWO!! Bianca is frustrated but the fans know, “This is Awesome!” Bianca has Nia back in a corner, and hoists her up into the torture rack! Nia fights free, and whips! Bianca avoids the bare buckle, but Nia SPALSHES her into it! Then Nia TOSSES Bianca, SPLASHES her in another corner, and they both go outside. Nia clears the desk! The fans fire up as Nia brings Bianca over!

Nia hoists Bianca up, SAMOAN DROP on the desk! But the desk doesn’t break! Nia leaves Bianca behind for the ring count. We’re already at 7 of 10! Bianca slumps down at 8, crawls and rolls, but Nia goes out after her! Nia whips Bianca into steel steps! Bianca falls and writhes, but Nia leaves her behind again. The new count is now at 5 of 10 while Nia gloats. Wait, BAYLEY is here! And she TRIPS Nia up!! Bianca is shocked and confused, but she’ll take what she can get! Bianca hurries up the corner, to 450 SPLASH! Cover, BIANCA WINS!!

Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall (her team has WarGames Advantage)

Bianca is still stunned, but The Role Model comes through for her. Did Bianca’s team just find their new fifth?

My Thoughts:

A great Raw as the go-home to Survivor Series, but they also did great set-up for next week as well. For one, what a powerful moment with The New Day. Their dysfunction costing them in that match that badly was wild, and then Woods and Kofi just venting all these pent-up feelings was something that felt impossible even just earlier this year. Kofi kinda gave away that the anniversary celebration has a reunion, meaning Big E will certainly show up and hope to mediate this so that New Day can stick together. Chances are it won’t work, a fight breaks out, and New Day’s tent anniversary is their last.

Then we got some great stuff with Final Testament and The Wyatts. Great twist with Nikki Cross sneaking into the Final Testament’s room, but if Scarlett hasn’t gotten into a match yet, I doubt she will now. Also, good crossover with Dunne looking for Truth and Miz not really caring. In older days, I feel like we would’ve gotten a weird 10 Man Survivor Series match of Miz, Dunne & Final Testament VS Truth & The Wyatts. But for now, Dunne and Truth are eventually going to have a match 1v1, and then we’ll get that 8 Man Tag of Wyatts VS Final Testa-Miz, and both of them will be great stuff.

Great opening promo from Priest and Gunther, but with Priest taking it to Gunther both verbally and physically, this all means Gunther finds a way to retain the title. It would be quite the interesting character development if Gunther finally resorts to something underhanded. Even though he’s been a Heel this whole time, he’s never cheated or bent the rules, he would just hit another gear and brutalize the opponent that much more. Here with Priest, the idea of Gunther’s wavering confidence, it would serve the story better if Gunther cheated because it is different from him just fighting through like always. And it gives Priest grounds for maybe one more match at like Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Great stuff in Bron VS Kaiser, but of course Sheamus was going to attack Kaiser. Even if Kaiser and Sheamus didn’t have their own grudge, that attack last week would’ve been what started it, and then we got a great brawl to force Pearce to say Triple Threat. This last-minute addition, on top of LA Knight VS Nakamura being added, I appreciate WWE making Survivor Series feel big again, and not just with big WarGames. A Triple Threat could be the way to finally get the Intercontinental Championship onto Sheamus and that would be awesome because why not just give Sheamus this moment a lot of fans have been waiting for?

Great tag team matches tonight. That tornado tag was a lot of fun, but of course Gable cost the LWO. We might get a Six Man Tag, or we might get another member added to American Made to bring us to an 8 Man Tag. Though, I’m not sure who else is “American Made” enough to join Gable’s group. Maybe someone on the NXT roster that has been solid and can be called up without really disrupting NXT stories. And while The Judgment Day looks to be having growing dysfunction, it’s really more on Finn’s side. Great match of Judgment Day VS War Raiders, but of course Dom & Carlito helped Finn & JD retain. Maybe War Raiders get another shot, or maybe a multiple team match allows Finn & JD to lose the titles without taking the loss.

Speaking of losing titles, seems like the only way Bianca & Jade are losing the Women’s Tag titles now is because of Jade’s injuries. Well, in real life, it seems to be just one injury, but this is Jade Cargill here, so WWE kept her strong by giving her a lot of injuries in kayfabe to take her out. Those tag titles will surely be vacated after WarGames, which means we’ll end up with three women’s title tournaments at once! The Women’s US Championship is already going, then the women’s tag titles, and now WWE is starting a Women’s Intercontinental Championship story! That is going to be awesome for Raw, they might as well just put everyone in it and see what feels right.

And then we got a logical move in the Women’s WarGames story. Naomi is for Bayley, Bianca was not, and neither was Iyo, but Rhea just wants a fifth person so they can actually get in that match. Great match of Bianca VS Nia, and of course Bayley helps out. As I said last week, Bayley was a logical choice for the team from the start, so there’s some serendipity in Jade needing time of. And maybe, just maybe, Bayley is given the “It was me all along!” role in the whodunnit. Bayley starts a feud with Naomi over this as only one can go after the Women’s US Championship. Bayley and Naomi can even be the finalists facing off at Saturday Night’s Main Event to have a blowoff at the same time as a title match.

My Score: 8.8/10