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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (11/28/24)
B Block, Round 4!

The Ace is in the main event!
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado have yet to score in World Tag League, but perhaps their luck can change here in Round 4! Will Ace & Heater finally get going?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; Zayne, Taguchi & Murashima win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Kenta & Chase win, by disqualification.
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask VS Bullet Club War Dogs; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS The Filip Brothers; Naito & Hiromu win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Taichi & Taka Michinoku; Tanahashi & Jado win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current 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
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS The Filip Brothers!
There is quite the traffic jam at 2-1, and Los Ingobernables de Japon find themselves in the thick of it! But will they gain some ground in the fourth round? Or will this be when Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix strike?
Naito again takes his time with his entrance attire, and then the teams sort out. Hiromu notes how both Tome & Stevie are big guys, but he still steps up. LIJ fist bump, the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, and Tome CLOBBERS Hiromu at the bell! The fans rally for Hiromu as he sits up, but Tome stands him up. Hiromu breaks free and runs to RAM Tome! Tome stays up and he tautns Hiromu to try again. Hiromu does, and he RAMS Tome, but Hiromu’s the one who falls to his knees! Tome deadlift suplexes, but Hiromu slips free! And slides under! And stomps a foot! Hiromu runs, but Tome scoops him!
Tome pops Hiromu around, but Hiromu slips free to the apron. Hiromu RAMS Tome, then Naito helps trip Tome up! LIJ drags Tome out to RAM into railing! Naito keeps Tome stuck hanging over the side, and Hiromu goes to the apron. Naito then brings Tome off railing for Hiromu to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up and Hiromu runs around the way to CROSSBODY Stevie! The fans fire up more and Hiromu smiles as he goes back to the ring. Naito puts Tome in, Hiromu tags Naito, and LIJ double whip Tome to ropes. They DOUBLE COHP Tome down, Naito covers, TWO! Naito clamps right on with a cravat neck wrench!
Tome endures, keeps his shoulders up, but Naito thrashes the hold. Tome fights up but Naito keeps on the hold. Hiromu tags in, LIJ mugs Tome, and the fans rally up. Hiromu CHOPS Tome, then CHOPS again! Hiromu whips but Tome blocks! Tome says he’s too strong! Hiromu just CHOPS! Hiromu whips, Tome reverses, and Stevie grabs Hiromu! Hiromu elbows free but Tome CLOBBERS Hiromu! Tome BLASTS Naito, too, then tags Stevie. The fans rally up as Stevie stomps Hiromu. Stevie scoops, SLAMS, and then ELBOW DROPS on Hiromu! The fans cheer, Stevie drags Hiromu up, and CHOPS!
Hiromu ends up in the Filip corner, and Stevie UPPERCUTS! Tag to Tome but Hiromu fights back! The Filip Brothers mug Hiromu and Tome CHOPS! Tome scoops to then march around, and SLAM to LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Hiromu stays in this! Tome argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Tome drags Hiromu over, tags Stevie, but then has to keep Hiromu from Naito. Tome snapmares and stomps Hiromu, then Stevie runs to BLAST Naito! Stevie KICKS Hiromu in the back! Hiromu writhes while Stevie tags Tome. Tome brings Hiromu around to snapmare, then he tags Stevie.
Tome BASEMENT BOOTS Hiromu, and Stevie KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Hiromu stays in this and the fans cheer him on. Stevie is annoyed but he drags Hiromu up. Hiromu CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Stevie kicks and CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Stevie bumps Hiromu off buckles, tags Tome, and then stomps Hiromu. Tome snapmares Hiromu into a chinlock! Tome grinds the hold and leans on Hiromu, but Hiromu still fights up. Hiromu fires body shots, gets free, but Tome CLUBS him! Tome runs, but Hiromu dropkicks the legs out! Hiromu crawls while Tome hobbles, but Tome pulls Hiromu’s hair!
Hiromu breaks free, blocks a kick, then blocks a punch! DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up as Hiromu crawls, hot tag to Naito! Naito fires hands on Tome, but Stevie storms into CLUB Naito! The Filip Brothers mug Naito while the ref reprimands. The Filip Brothers double whip but Naito reverses to send Tome away, and then he sends Stevie into Tome! Stevie falls but Tome stays up! Tome rushes Naito, Naito dodges and ELBOWS him down! Then basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Naito whips Tome corner to corner and ELBOWS him again! Then Naito turns Tome, holds him, and lets Tome flail a moment before the NECKBREAKER!
The fans cheer as Naito poses, then Naito covers. TWO, but Naito stays cool. Naito stands Tome up to throw those heavy ELBOWS! Naito whips, Tome reverses, but Naito KICKS! Naito runs, but Tome SPINEBUSTERS! Both men are down and the fans rally back up! Stevie calls to Tome, Tome crawls his way over, hot tag to Stevie! Stevie brings Naito up, but Naito fires a forearm! Stevie fires back, they go back and forth! Stevie fires a flurry, but Naito roars and fires right back! The fans fire up as Naito swings, but Stevie catches him to a FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Tome steps in and BLASTS Hiromu!
Stevie hoists Naito up in a fireman’s carry, Tome runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! The fans rally as Tome builds speed, and TAIGA FLIES onto Hiromu! Stevie covers Naito, TWO! Stevie is a but surprised, but he calls to Tome. They get Naito up, fireman’s carry from Tome, AIR RAID CRASH! Stevie goes up as the fans rally again, and Stevie SHOOTING STARS! Cover, Hiromu breaks it! The fans cheer but Tome TOSSES Hiromu! Naito stirs, Stevie calls the finish! Stevie reels Naito in, lifts him up, but Hiromu SHOTGUNS Tome! Naito RANAS Stevie! Stevie ends up in a corner, and Hiromu runs up to LARIAT!
Feet to Naito’s ELBOW! Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Naito atomic drops, and HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Naito with the ROLLING JACKKNIFE BRIDGE! TWO!! Stevie survives but LIJ hauls him back up. Hiromu sets up but Tome CLUBS Naito! Hiromu kicks Tome, then runs, but into a SPINE- DDT!! Hiromu then dropkicks Stevie’s legs! Now they set up, BOOSTED TORNADO DDT!! Naito hurries to drag Stevie back up, then wrenches for the DESTINO!! Cover, LIJ wins!
Winners: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb are gaining momentum going into WTL’s second half! Will they come out as an openweight championship team? Can Tome & Stevie still find a roundabout way to the finals?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE!
The Joker & The Rook have been making moves the last couple of rounds, but now they run into THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Will the Dominator & Face of Fury continue to conquer the World Tag League? Or can #YanoBoltin find a way to defy the United Empire?
The teams sort out and Yano wants the ref to hurry with his check. The fans cheer on Khan as he holds up his tag title AND KOPW title, and Yano grows further impatient. Oleg starts for his team, and he wants someone to step up. Henare obliges and the fans rally up. The bell rings and these big behemoths stare down. They slowly approach, then tie up. They’re in a deadlock but its Henare who drops to a knee. Henare fights up and pushes Oleg back, then they go again. Oleg puts Henare on the ropes, but the ref counts. Oleg lets off slowly, and he gives Henare a hard shove on the shoulder! Henare comes back to fire forearms, so Oleg fires back!
The forearms go back and forth as fans rally, then Henare fires a flurry! Henare runs, RAMS Oleg, but Oleg stays up! Oleg CHOPS, runs, and RAMS Henare! Henare steps back, but he ROCKS Oleg in return! Henare runs, RAMS Oleg, but Oleg rebounds to CLOBBER Henare! The fans fire up and Oleg tags Yano. Yano says here goes! He unties a white buckle pad! Yano dodges Henare, SLAPS him on the back of the head, then whips Henare at the corner! Henare reverses, Yano stops himself, and Yano says he’s too smart for that! But then Henare SLAPS Yano on the back of the head! Henare CLUBS Yano, brings him up, but Yano… Oh, there’s no hair to pull.
Yano keeps trying but Henare’s bald head gives him nothing! Yano gets mad, runs, but gets run over! Henare BLASTS Oleg, then he SENTONS Yano! The fans fire up with Henare, and Khan goes after Oleg on the outside! Henare puts Yano in the Empire’s corner to fire body shots, and a HEADBUTT! Tag to Khan and the fans cheer him on, Khan revels in it a moment before he stands Yano up. Mongolian Chop! Mongolian Chop! Mongolian feint and UPPERCUT! Khan has Yano in the corner, and he hops up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands. Khan grabs Yano’s arms and pulls!
The ref counts, Khan hops down, and then he brings Yano around to Mongolian Chop! Yano is down, Khan has a cocky cover, TWO! The fans still rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” and Khan conducts it like a choir. Khan drags Yano up, CLUBS him on the neck, then runs, but Yano pulls hair! Khan ELBOWS Yano, kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Khan down by his hair! The fans rally while Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLBOBERS Khan, DECKS Henare, then he deadlift gut wrenches Khan for the Shake, Shake, Shake, then THROW! Oleg kips up, the fans fire up, and Khan goes to a corner. Oleg runs in and SPLASHES Khan against bare buckles!
The fans fire up as Oleg scoops, SLAMS, and then runs to BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up while Khan writhes. Oleg drags Khan up, fireman’s carries, but Khan slips free. Khan waistlocks, Khan switches, they clinch, and Khan gets under Oleg to lift him up! ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! The fans rally up again while both men are down! Oleg rolls away and Khan rises up. Khan storms his way over, but Oleg clinches! They fight for control, and Oleg SPINEBUSTERS Khan! The fans fire up again as both men crawl to each other. Khan clinches now, but Oleg fights him off. They feel things out, Khan hits a fireman’s carry takeover!
Khan goes after Oleg again but Oleg clinches. They fight for control again, and Oleg hits a fireman’s carry takeover! The fans cheer this true wrestling display, and the two just go again! Another clinch, another fight for control, and Khan gut wrenches?! GUT WRENCH PLEX! Oleg tumbles away and the fans fire up! Khan crawls for his corner, as does Oleg, hot tag to Henare! Henare KICKS Oleg in the back! And KICKS him again! Oleg writhes but Henare kicks him around. Henare eggs Oleg on, kicks him again, but Oleg rises. BODY BLOW from Henare! The fans rally up as Henare waits on Oleg. Oleg sits up, Henare BUZZSAWS him down!
The fans rally more as Oleg rises again, but into another KICK! Oleg stands?! Henare growls, runs up, but Oleg blocks the kick! Oleg spins Henare around, GERMAN SUPLEX!! Both men are down, Oleg rolls, hot tag to Yano! Yano brings Henare around to whip into a corner. Oleg runs in, but Henare dodges the splash! Yano kicks Henare, but Henare swings !@Yano dodges, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up and Yano has Henare’s legs! Oleg sets up as Yano CATAPULTS Henare to him! Oleg catches Henare for a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up and Oleg intercepts Khan! Yano covers, TWO!
Henare survives but Oleg throws Khan out. Yano brings Henare up, ONIGO- NO, Henare fights free! And ELBOWS Yano back! Henare runs up, but Yano dodges! Native Knee meets steel buckle! Roll-up, TWO!! Henare escapes, but Yano hurries M U!! TWO!! Henare escapes again but Yano runs, into a LARIAT!! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Henare grits his teeth as he rises up, and Khan sends Oleg into railing! Khan hauls Yano up, Mongolian Chop! BODY BLOW! UPPERCUT! BOOT SUPERKICK COMBO!! Yano falls, and the Monster Rage boils up! Henare hauls Yano up and fireman’s carries!
Khan runs, but Yano slips free! Henare is sent into Khan! Oleg is back to DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Oleg gets Khan outta there and Yano runs, BLINDSIDE TACKLE! M U, TWO!! Yano swings, into Henare’s waistlock! Yano grabs at the ref, but Henare blocks the mule kick low blow!! Henare HEADBUTTS, but then blocks the front low blow! Fireman’s carry, Khan is free of Oleg! IMPERIAL DROP!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Yano & Oleg earn 0)
The Joker had to fold, and that puts The Empire back on top! Will the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions continues to lead the way in this second half? Or can the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions still find their way to the finals?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The way to the front of this block is starting to clear up, and these two teams are looking to take advantage of that. Will Hysterical Haste & Mad Mikey prove that The mighty Don’t Kneel? Or will the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style steal back the top spot in B Block?
Oh no, The House attacks during TMDK’s entrance! They wipe Shane out first, then Evil CLOBBERS Mikey! Dick Togo adds on while the fans boo, but Narita grins as he drags Shane around the way. The ref tries to stop Evil from CHOKING Mikey, but this isn’t a match yet! Narita brings Shane out into the crowd on the far side! Evil CLUBS Mikey, CLAWS his face, and he goes into the crowd on that side. Shane is sent into chairs! Narita CHOKES Shane with a chair, and Evil does the same to Mikey! The fans continue to boo but Evil CLUBS Mikey, and Narita drags Shane back up. Narita has a headlock as he brings Shane to ringside.
Evil CLUBS Mikey again, Narita puts Shane in, but Mikey sends Evil into railing! The fans cheer as the bell rings, but Narita stomps away on Shane. Evil hits Mikey in return, but Shane fights against Narita. Narita knees Shane low, then runs, but Mikey trips him up! Shane basement dropkicks Narita, then he BLASTS! And he hits Dick for good measure! Mikey drags Narita out along the apron, and CLUBS him down tot he floor! Shane whips Evil hard into railing! The fans fire up with The Mighty as Shane kicks Evil. Mikey sends Narita into railing, Shane does the same to Evil! Then Mikey chases Dick away!
Shane brings Narita out to the crowd and BOWLS him into open chairs! Mikey chases Evil and throws chairs at him! Evil grabs a chair, he and Mikey CLASH, but Evil is disarmed! Mikey SMACKS Evil, then CLUBS him down! Shane poses as he holds Narita down with a fishhook, and the fans take pictures. Shane stomps Narita down, the ring count finally starts, but Mikey CLUBS Evil along the way back to ringside. Mikey SMACKS Evil off the apron, Shane puts Narita in at 10 of 20, and the fans cheer as Shane steps in. Shane eggs Narita on, then KICKS Narita down! Shane stands Narita up to KICK, BOOT, and reel him in.
Narita fights the back suplex with elbows, then he CLAWS Shane’s face! The ref counts, Narita whips, and TADA! Bare buckles! No blue buckle pad means the Bullet Club Special is in effect! Evil drags Shane out while Narita BLASTS Mikey off the apron! Evil CLAWS Shane’s back, then Dick brings a chair over. Dick JAMS Shane up! The fans boo but Dick gets away with one. Evil kicks Shane around, taunts him, then drags him up. Evil puts Shane in the ring, Narita is there to cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Narita tags Evil, then The House splits the wishbone! Shane writhes but Evil scuffs him.
Evil taunts Shane, kicks him around, might even be insulting Zack at the same time. Shane stands up to fire body shots and forearms! The fans rally up as Shane backs Evil down! Shane whips, Evil reverses, and Shane hits bare buckles! Shane falls back and Evil laughs. Tag to Narita and Narita stands on Shane’s neck! The ref reprimands and counts, Shane even has the ropes, so Narita steps off at 4. Narita drags Shane up, brings him around, but Shane fires a forearm! And then CHOPS! And ROCKS! Narita CHOKES Shane, Shane breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil runs to BLAST Mikey off the apron!
The ref reprimands but Evil then breaks Shane’s grip! ARMBAR! Shane flails, reaches out, but Evil stays in the way! Shane still finds the ROPEBREAK, and the ref counts! Narita lets go at 4, to then sucker punch Mikey! Narita grins as he stands Shane up, but Shane fights the Half Hatch! Narita knees low, whips, but Shane reverses! Narita hits bare buckles! Evil hurries to tag in, and he storms up to drag Shane back. Shane BOOTS Evil into Narita, which sends Narita back into buckles! Hot tag to Mikey! Mikey DOUBLE LARIATS Evil & Narita! The fans fire up with Mikey, and he runs to LARIAT Evil in a corner! Then he LARIATS Narita in another corner!
Evil runs up but Mikey dodges, so Evil runs into Narita! Mikey DOUBLE LARIATS them again! Mikey TOSSES Narita, then dodges Evil to waistlock. Evil switches, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Cover, TWO! Mikey is annoyed but the fans rally up. Mikey drags Evil up, but Evil fights the back suplex with elbows! Mikey RAMS Evil into the corner, Shane tags in, and Shane UPPERCUTS Evil into position! But Evil BOOTS Shane, ELBOWS Mikey, only for Shane to reel him in! Mikey’s there for ELECTRIC BLUE! Cover, Narita breaks it! Mikey TOSSES Narita out and the fans rally behind Shane!
Wait, Narita sends Mikey into railing! Shane fireman’s carries, but Evil slips free! Evil waistlocks, Shane elbows free then UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS again and again and again! The fans fire up with every UPPERCUT, and then Shane runs. Evil distracts the ref so Dick can SMACK Shane with the buckle pad! Evil then reels Shane in to FISHERMAN BUSTER! Evil rolls to the corner, tag to Narita! Narita storms up on Shane and whips him corner to corner. Narita runs in to ELBOW, then goes side to side to BOOT! Shane falls but Narita brings him up. Shane fights the Half Hatch, and he suplexes Narita!
Narita fights free, CHOKES Shane, but the ref counts! Shane breaks free, Narita knees low, but Shane reverses the whip, only for Narita to come back, DOWN2DIE! Cover, TWO! Shane survives that knee drop and the fans rally up, but Narita vows to end this! Narita goes up a corner, and he dares Shane to get up. Shane does and UPPERCUTS Narita! Shane climbs but Narita fights the superplex! Narita fires body shots, then he ROCKS Shane! Shane falls back, Mikey tags in, and Shane BOOTS Narita! Dick gets up, Shane knocks him down! Mikey gives Shane the boost and Shane has Narita, SUPERPLEX POWERBOMB!
Mikey runs while Narita sits up, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, Evil breaks it! Shane DROPKICKS Evil! The fans cheer as Evil tumbles out! Mikey and Shane coordinate, and they drag Narita up. Mikey scoops, but Narita grabs at the ref! Dick anchors Shane while Narita slips free, and Narita shoves Mikey into Shane! Shane tumbles out of the ring, Narita catches Mikey to then shove him into the ref! And now Dick rushes in! The fans boo as The House stomps away on Mikey! Dick soaks up the heat, then tells the fans off. Evil stands Mikey up so he and Dick can whip into a corner. Dick runs up to ELBOW, Narita runs up to ELBOW!
Evil adds a LARIAT, and then snapmares! Evil & Narita set Mikey up for the DICK CHOP! The fans boo but Evil stands Mikey up. Narita climbs now, for HELL’S GUILLOTINE! Cover, the ref is back to count, TWO!! Mikey survives and the fans fire up! Evil is furious and he drags the ref over. Narita grabs his pushup bar! But Shane is in! Mikey dodges and Shane BOOTS Narita! Shane goes after Evil but Evil gets around, and Evil shoves Shane at the ref! The ref cowers in the corner as Shane stops himself, but Evil LOW BLOWS Shane!! The fans boo but Evil just soaks it all up. Evil drags Mikey up, he and Narita whip Mikey into the bare buckle!
Narita & Evil kick low, and they DOUBLE SUPLEX! But Mikey’s right back up! The fans fire up with Mikey and he LARIATS Evil! Narita kicks low, runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up more but Dick has a chair! Mikey takes that from Dick but the ref takes that from Mikey. PUSHUP BAR ATTACK from Narita! DOUBLE CROSSER!! Cover, The House wins!
Winners: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shane & Mikey earn 0)
The House used every trick in the book to take down The Mighty, and now they’re right behind The Empire! Will Evil & Narita continue to cheat their way to the top of NJPW? Or can Shane & Mikey make a mighty comeback?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Taichi & Taka Michinoku!
While all the other teams have been fighting to lead the pack, The Ace & The Heater are just fighting to get on the board! Will this finally be the night we get some air guitar? Or will The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker bring down President Ace & Master Heater?
The fans cheer Tanahashi’s muscles as he takes off the jacket, but only now does Taichi take off own. The fans cheer Taichi’s muscles, too, and Taichi does the dancing pecs! Tanahashi can’t quite match that, but the overall build is very similar. Taichi teases Tanahashi’s abs aren’t quite as tight as they used to be, but the teams finally sort out. Jado steps up and the fans cheer him on. Taka says he’ll handle this, and the bell rings. Jado and Taka, two great Junior Heavyweights in their day, circle now as Heavyweights. The fans rally, the two tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. Jado powers Taka back, but Taka powers up! Jado still puts Taka on ropes!
Red Shoes calls the break, and Jado lets off with some sharp pats on the shoulders. The two reset and go again. Taka powers Jado back but Jado digs in his heels. Jado powers Taka back onto ropes, but Taka turns things around. Red Shoes calls the break, Taka lets off slowly, then he SLAPS Jado! Jado storms up but Taka kicks low! Taka runs, RAMS Jado, but Jado stays up! Taka runs and RAMS Jado again, but still nothing! They RAM again, then Taka fakes a run to poke Jado in the eyes! Taka kicks Jado’s leg, then runs, but Jado RUNS Taka over! The fans fire up with Jado and he tags in Tanahashi.
Jado & Tanahashi double whip, then DOUBLE ELBOW Taka down! Taichi runs up but gets double kicked! Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Taichi tumbles out, and we get an air guitar duet! But Taka & Taichi return to CLOBBER them! The fans are upset but Taichi digs his boots into Tanahashi at the ropes. Taka adds on and they kick Tanahashi out. Taka goes out after Tanahashi, right in front of commentary with Douki watching and supporting his guys. Taka then stands on Tanahashi while Taichi POSTS Jado! Red Shoes reprimands, the ring count starts, and Taka puts Tanahashi in the ring.
Taka storms in and stomps Tanahashi around. Taka fishhooks Tanahashi, twists his nose, but stops as Red Shoes counts. Taka then scrapes his soles off Tanahashi’s face! Taka goes back to the fishhook, then he clamps on a headlock. Taka still smothers Tanahashi so Red Shoes counts! Taka stops at 4, tags Taichi, and fans cheer him on. Taichi stomps Tanahashi, snapmares him, then KICKS him! Tanahashi writhes but Taichi covers, TWO! Taichi drags Tanahashi up, tags Taka, and Taichi stomps Tanahashi. Taka stomps Tanahashi then clamps on a headlock. Tanahashi powers up but can’t power out as Taka holds on!
Tanahashi endures the grind, powers up again, but Taka still holds on tight! Tanahashi tries again but Taka pulls hair! Taka hits a headlock takeover, then shifts into a headscissor squeeze! Taka has Tanahashi’s arm and bends the fingers! DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Tanahashi endures, fights around, and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Taka still twists the arm, but he stops as Red Shoes counts. The fans rally for Tanahashi but Taka wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Taichi but Tanahashi fires forearms on them both! Taka BOOTS Tanahashi, then digs his boot in! Taichi also traps Tanahashi, but stops as Red Shoes counts.
Taichi steps in, taunts Jado, then goes back to Tanahashi. Taichi reels Tanahashi in for a COBRA TWIST! Tanahashi endures, but Taichi CLAWS at those abs! Tanahashi endures both insult and injury, but Taichi throws him into the corner! Tag to Taka and Taka stomps Tanahashi! Taka fires knees, but Tanahashi fires forearms! Taka SLAPS Tanahashi back! Tanahashi goes to a corner, Taka runs in, but Tanahashi ELBOWS back! Tanahashi goes up and up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up while both men are down! Taka and Tanahashi crawl, hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up to run Taka over! And again! Taichi steps in, Jado blocks his kick to DRAGON SCREW!
Jado whips Taka, Taka KICKS back, but Jado LARIATS! The fans fire up and Jado shakes the ropes! Jado gets the energy building and he goes back to Taka. Jado stands Taka up to TOSS him out, then has him on the apron. Taka pokes Jado in the eyes! But Jado blocks the buckle bump to bump Taka off the crossbar! Taka staggers, Jado reels him in through the ropes, for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, Taichi breaks it! The fans rally but Tanahashi kicks and TOSSES Taichi. Tanahashi goes out after Taichi, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind Jado and he aims at Taka. GUN- NO, Taka stops the cutter to BOOT! And SUPER K!
Both men are down and the fans rally up! Taka crawls, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi runs at Jado to BOOT in the corner! Jado staggers, Taichi runs, AX- NO, Jado dodges to LARIAT! Taichi stays up, and the fans fire up as Taichi DOUBLE LARIATS with Jado! And DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT again! Taichi SOBATS, then BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO!! Jado survives and the fans fire up! Taichi BOOTS Tanahashi, then OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi aims as Jado rises, TENSHO- NO, Jado dodges! Jado knees low, whips Taichi to a corner, then runs up. Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI! Taichi pushes Jado down, but then brings him back up.
Taichi clamps on the SEITEI JUJIHO!! Jado endures being in the Holy Tomb, but Tanahashi runs up to kick Taichi! Taka storms in but Tanahashi fires shots in return! Tanahashi fires forearms and elbows on Taka and Taichi, but then dodges an Ax Bomber! Tanahashi comes back, but into DOUBLE BOOTS! Taka gets Tanahashi out of the ring while Taichi drags Jado up. Jado’s a ragdoll so Red Shoes checks him. Taichi figures cover, TWO!! Jado is still in this but Taichi covers again, TWO!! A third cover, TWO!!! Jado is still in this and the fans fire up! Taichi rises, and Jado roars back up! Jado eggs Taichi on, so Taichi RIDGE HAND CHOPS!
Jado grits his teeth, but Taichi KICKS! Jado grits his teeth, but he still feels that impact. But then he sits up and eggs Taichi on. Taichi says bet, and he KICKS, KICKS, and CLUBS Jado! Jado feeds off that and stands up! Taichi RIDGE HANDS, but Jado just steps forward! Another chop, and another chop, but Jado is just getting stronger! Taichi kicks low, then runs, but he runs through CHOPS! Taichi comes back, but Jado LARIATS first!! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Taichi and Jado crawl for their corners, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs to FLYING FOREARM!
Taka is up but Tanahashi BLASTS him off the apron! Tanahashi roars and brings Taichi up. Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Taichi, then goes up the corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Taichi is tougher than that but Tanahashi has the fans behind him. Tanahashi runs, SLING- NO, Taichi slips around to SAI- NO, Tanahashi fights free! Tanahashi fires a strike fest then whips Taichi to a corner. Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Taichi crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Taka! Taka runs up to BOOT! Taka keeps going to BOOT! Tanahashi roars, fights off the scoop, and TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!
Tanahashi gets Taka up again, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Then a third TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Taichi runs in, LARIAT in the corner! Then a wrench and DANGEROUS SAIDO!! Taka runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Taka clamps on JAST FACELOCK!! Taichi anchors Jado at the ropes but Tanahashi crawls around! Tanahashi endures, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Taka lets go. Taka drags Tanahashi up to scoop, but Tanahashi slips free! Tanahashi blocks a kick, to DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up again and Tanahashi ties up Taka’s legs!
Jado steps in to intercept Taichi! Tanahashi has the TEXAS CLOVERHOLD while Jado has Taichi in a CROSSFACE! The fans fire up as Taka & Taichi endure submissions! Taka reaches out, but Tanahashi pulls on the legs! Tanahashi sits deep, but Taka grabs the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Tanahashi lets Taka go, and Jado does the same with Taichi. The fans rally behind Tanahashi has he has a leg, for a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Taka writhes, Tanahashi roars, and the fans cheer again. Tanahashi goes up top, but Taka fires a body shot! Taka climbs up, but Tanahashi fires body shots and forearms! Taka UPPERCUTS!
Tanahashi falls off the corner and into the ring! Taka rises, runs in at the corner, SHINING WIZARD! CALF KICK! Taichi intercepts Jado before the SUPER K!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Taka roars! Taka scoops to MICHI- NO, Tanahashi slips free to SHOTEI! But MICHINOKU DRIVER!!! Cover, JADO BARRELS IN!! The fans fire up as Jado saves the President! But Taichi stomps Jado, and Taka clamps on JUST FACELOCK! Taichi adds a BUZZSAW! Then Taichi clamps onto Jado with SEITEI JUJIHOU!! Tanahashi fights around, reaches out, but Taka grabs that arm, DICK KILLER!!
Tanahashi endures, but Taka grabs the other arm, too! HEAVY KILLER MK3!!! Taka wraps headscissors onto Tanahashi to then get a leg! Tanahashi endures, fights around, but he barely has a limb to use! Tanahashi gets an arm free for a ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer as Taka and Taichi let Tanahashi and Jado go. Taka drags Tanahashi up but Tanahashi victory rolls! TWO!! Taka escapes, scoops, but Tanahashi silps free! Tanahashi scoops to steal MICHINOKU DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Taka survives his own move, but Tanahashi runs to SLINGBLADE! Taichi is up but Tanahashi ROCKS him! Taichi URAKENS! Tanahashi SLINGBLADES!
Jado is back, and he gives Taichi a GUN STUN!! The fans are thunderous as Tanahashi now climbs up! Taka’s in the drop zone, for the HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, TANAHASHI & JADO WIN!!
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
Round 4 helped change the fortunes of The Ace & The Heater, and they’re finally on the board! Will Taichi & Taka miss out on the finals because of this loss? Or can they still find their way to the top from here?
As for Tanahashi & Jado, Tanahashi gets the mic, and he declares, “NJPW has returned to MITO Arena!” The fans cheer that! Tanahashi thanks everyone for coming out tonight, and says that while he and Jado are behind, they aren’t going to give up, “so let’s run until the end!” Tanahashi & Jado shake hands on that and the fans cheer. Tanahashi again thanks everyone, and he hands the mic to Jado. The fans cheer Jado on, and Jado kneels. “PHANTASMO~!” Jado hopes El Phantasmo is doing well. Jado also hopes ELP gets well soon and returns to NJPW. The fans cheer that, as we all want The Headbanga to kick cancer’s ass!
Jado says everyone here in MITO, and everyone watching at home, sorry to keep you waiting, but let’s go! Air guitar duet! The fans cheer as Jado & Tanahashi rock out! Jado even drops back on the mat to rock that much harder! The fans cheer for “MOIKAI! MOIKAI!” Tanahashi gets a new air guitar from the fans, and they rock some more! Tanahashi then bashes that guitar like a real rockstar! But the fans want a second encore! The fans throw another air guitar, then Jado gets Milano Collection AT to throw him one. It’s up, up, and Jado makes the catch! We get more rock ‘n’ roll and the fans cheer again.
Three times seems good enough for Jado and Tanahashi, and Tanahashi picks up the mic again. He again thanks the fans, and the fans again cheer. Tanahashi says that from the Tokyo Dome next year (January 4th), and then the year after that, and for the rest of time, please continue to support NJPW! The fans cheer that, too, BUT THE HOUSE OF TORTURE ATTACKS!! The fans boo as Evil, Narita & Dick ruin the ending! Tanahashi fights back, but EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! The fans boo even more, and tell The House to go home, but Evil grabs the mic to tell everyone to shut up!
Evil tells Tanahashi that he’s stepping into retirement, so he needs to stop clinging to the past! He tells the “annoying idiots” to shut up again, and says he’ll give them what they wanted. Then Evil does a mocking “AISHITEMAAASU~!” a la Tanahashi. The fans boo his false love but he just laughs. Evil tells Tanahashi he’s just an eyesore now. Evil will DESTROY Tanahashi at WrestleKingdom, you understand? Then remember it! Mic drop, and The King of Darkness stands over President Ace. Will World Tag League come second to Evil’s goal of taking over NJPW?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 3-1, 6 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 3-1, 6 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 3-1, 6 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 2-2, 4 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 2-2, 4 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-3, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 1-3, 2 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-3, 2 points
My Thoughts:
A great round for WTL B Block, though maybe with less surprising results after last night and A Block letting their own 0-3 teams finally win. Though over here, it was only Jado & Tanahashi. And surely that was a big moment for some fans in Japan seeing those two longstanding NJPW staples in Jado and Taka face off here. Great win for Tanahashi & Jado to finally score, but we should’ve all figured The House of Torture would ruin the celebration. To me, this keeps moving the math on Tanahashi VS Evil at WrestleKingdom 19 in Tanahashi’s favor so that Evil gets his comeuppance.
As for the tournament, Evil & Narita winning again should’ve perhaps been expected, too, so that Evil can use that momentum in part for WK19. Now, depending on the WTL plans, maybe The House still misses out on the finals, but we’ve still got a few rounds before the end. It feels less like Zack Sabre Jr. will get his wish of TMDK VS TMDK, an LIJ VS LIJ or Empire VS Empire is more likely than that to me. Though, I don’t really see those happening either. With the current Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and the former ones both in this block, it seems a shame that only one can make it to the finals. But given that, I’m leaning towards Shane & Mikey so they can win their title rematch for WK19.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Tables, Ladders, and Chairs for the championships!
To finally settle things between The Street Profits, Motor City Machine Guns and DIY, they battle for the WWE Tag Team Championships in TLC!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Los Garza VS Fraxiom; Fraxiom wins.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Jade Cargill; Jade wins, by disqualification.
- WWE Women’s United States Championship: Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice VS Zelina Vega; Zelina wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s United States Champion.
- WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match: LA Knight VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins, by disqualification, no word on contender status.
- WWE Tag Team Championships TLC Triple Threat: The Street Profits VS Motor City Machine Guns VS DIY; The Profits win and retain the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
The final hour of SmackDown will be commercial free!
That’s right, we won’t have to miss a thing when it comes to tonight’s main event, that Triple Threat Tables, Ladders & Chairs match!
JOHN CENA is here!
Fort Worth, Texas erupts with, “JOHN CENA SUCKS~! JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” as the NEW and historic SEVENTEEN-TIME WWE Champion makes his way out to the ring! But just like on Monday, Cena wants Mark Nash to join him in the ring. The fans boo while Mark reluctantly steps into the ring with Cena. The fans now chant, “LET’S GO, CENA!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena shakes his head in disappointment, but he gives Mark the same script as on Monday. Mark again apologizes that his announcement was still disrespectful.
Mark again redoes it, because this is the GREATEST of All Time! The Never-Seen Seventeen, gracing Fort Worth with his presence for the final time… THE LAST REAL CHAMPION, JOHN CENA! Mark exits the ring, the fans still chant, but Cena stares down a father and child in the front row. The booing returns, but then RANDY ORTON makes his entrance! Cena is stopped in his tracks while the fans cheer The Viper. Orton steps into the ring, has his time to pose, and then grabs a mic. The fans cheer on Orton, but Cena holds up the title. The fans boo and Orton smirks. Orton tells Cena, “Do you know what I found out just a couple days ago?”
In a couple months, it’ll be 25 years to the day that Orton and Cena first shook hands. 25 years. They have known each other for 25 YEARS. And this is a compliment: up until a couple months ago, Cena had not changed. He was always about hustle, loyalty and respect. It wasn’t just a catchphrase for merchandise, it was a way of life. It was Cena’s mantra for every day of his life. So Orton realized he needs to think what’s going on here. There must be a void in Cena’s life that needs fulfillment.
So Orton wracked his brain, thought about all the fans over the years. The millions and millions of kids who have looked up to Cena since day one! All the kids that Cena has motivated, that he has been a role model for. Kids accomplished goals and set more goals. Track & field, basketball, the classroom, generations upon generations looked up to Cena. Surely, that meant something to Cena. Cena has granted more wishes than anyone in the history of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. You cannot tell Orton that each and every one of those sick children didn’t leave with a piece of Cena’s heart. They can’t just be a number to him.
So… Orton figured out how to fill the void. Take it from Orton, but Cena needs to have some damn kids of his own. Imagine a bunch of square-jawed, thick-armed little Cenas running around? The world would be a better place, and Cena would be back to who he is, and who Orton knows he is. Cena needs to grow up and be a father, it’ll make him a better human being. Cena thinks on that, then smirks. Cena says, “How dare you.” The fans boo, but Cena says how dare Orton prance out here with a smile on his face under the guise of making Cena feel better, than “parent shame” him in front of the whole world!
“Congratulations, Randy Orton. You have children and you love them. Good for you.” Does Orton want to know the real reason Cena doesn’t have kids? Because he’s spent the last 25 YEARS raising yours, fans! And by the sound of it from this group tonight, Cena has done an impeccable job! Here is the REAL truth! For the last 25 years, Cena has been a better parent to the fans’ children then they could ever be! That’s right, kids! Your dad’s a loser! Oh, wow, a six year old just gave him the middle finger. How classy. THAT is why Cena doesn’t have kids. He’s been policing brats like that for a quarter of a century!
The fans boo but Cena tells that one kid, “Never bring a knife to a gun fight. Bet your loser dad didn’t teach you that one! And don’t look at me like you’re gonna do something, either.” Cena asks Orton if we’re done here, and Orton says no, they’re not. Has the Hollywood rot set so deep inside Cena’s brain that he can’t hear Orton? It doesn’t have to be one or the other. The fans are why Cena is here before us in the ring now. They’re why Cena’s in Hollywood. WWE is why Cena is in Hollywood and he is crushing it. Cena cut his teeth in the WWE, developed his work ethic in WWE, and that’s why he’s crushing it.
Without the WWE, there is no Cena in Hollywood. And without the fans, there is no WWE. No matter how you add it up, no matter what math you apply to it, these fans are the biggest reason why Cena is in this ring with Orton today. Orton says he has made a lot of mistakes throughout his life and his career, and he’s learned from them on this long journey. But Orton can go into the locker room, head held high, and he can get disrespect from his peers. Orton is furniture here, he is here to stay. Cena is now just a guest. Cena says, “We all have our perspectives. I used to believe yours. That without them, there is no WWE.”
Cena used to think that they all won together. Cena was wrong. “We” didn’t win anything, CENA did! Cena has never needed a single one of these people! They will chant in the same breath, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “Cena Sucks!” The fans chant that very thing. Cena says he called out a rando and that guy turned pale white. Imagine having that chanted at you for 25 YEARS! The fans mean NOTHING to him! Orton is just like them! They’re all hypocrites! Because once you get tired of Cena, you can put your energy into any superstar you want. But if the roles are reversed, and Cena puts his energies into anything other than this, he’s an outcast? A guest?
That is why this is dysfunctional! That’s why this doesn’t work anymore! This is NOT a functional relationship, this is manipulation! The fans manipulate the truth to make themselves feel good about how they’ve done nothing with their lives! Cena points to a fan and says, “The only thing that man has done right there is dress up to look like Jack Black! He’s 100 years old and that’s all he has to say for his life!” Cena feels criticized and labeled as an outcast and guest for simply trying to do something different.
Orton says he was so… SO stupid for thinking that for one second, in this weird bizarro world where Orton’s now a good guy and Cena’s now a bad guy, that Cena would somehow listen. But the words coming out of Orton’s mouth are not penetrating that thick ass skull of Cena’s, are they? Cody Rhodes, before his badass entrance, it says wrestling has more than one royal family. And he’s not just talking about the Rhodes, right? He’s also talking about the Orton’s! Cena wants to ruin wrestling? Wrestling gave Orton everything! Ever since he came out of his mother’s womb, wrestling has provided for Orton!
Wrestling will provide for Orton, his family, his loved ones, until Orton is six feet in the ground. Ruin wrestling? No, not over Orton’s dead body. Cena shouts, “SHUT YOUR MOUTH! You just don’t understand, do you!? I’ll explain it to you. I’ve already won 17, okay? You’ve won 14. But after I take this home with me, you are forever frozen at 14! Yes, there will be another show. You will have other matches, they will create some tinfoil title and decide a champion. And if you are lucky to ever get your hands on it, your counter starts over at one, you babbling moron!”
The fans boo but Cena says what he’s trying to do is that when he leaves here, three generations of Orton’s family is ERASED! Cena paces around Orton but the fans chant for “R K O! R K O!” Orton looks at Cena and says Cena thinks he’s the Last Real Champion, but then prove it! Put the title on the line and fight Orton here and now! The fans like the sound of that! Orton says how dare Cena say what he said to Orton after everything Orton’s been through! Cena raises his title, and says, “No. No. And just like so many times over the past 25 years, I’m doing it to save your ass.
“There should be a match. Randy Orton VS John Cena, for the Undisputed Championship! But it shouldn’t happen here. I’ve already given you (Fort Worth) a hard enough time, it’s not your fault. It’s for Randy. It should happen at Backlash, Randy. Because Backlash is in St. Louis. I know that’s hard for you to hear, but for Randy, it’s great. Because Randy is from St. Louis. It’s so you can spend the whole day with your family, Randy. Make sure you show up well-rested. Randy Orton at his best. Because I need Randy Orton at his best. Because after Backlash, when you fail, you will have no excuses.
“Take a good look, Randy. This is what the Last Real Champion looks like.” The fans boo, but Cena says, “And this is as close to this championship as you’re ever going to get. Then Cena throws it to Orton, so he can DECK Orton! The fans boo as Cena stomps away on Orton! Cena snarls as he picks the belt back up, and then he takes aim! Orton slowly stands back up, Cena runs up, but Orton ducks! R K O!! The fans fire up as Orton gets Cena again! Orton throws his jacket to the fans, then he paces around Cena. The fans cheer Orton on as he picks up the title, and he stands on the corner! The fans cheer, could this be how it looks at the end of Backlash?
Los Garza VS Fraxiom!
While Angel y Berto are still hoping to be in line for a title shot after tonight’s massive TLC main event, a new team has already joined the roster! Nathan Frazer & Axiom may have only just lost the NXT Tag Team Championships, but will they be right back on track for more gold?
SmackDown returns as Fraxiom makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Axiom starts against Berto. They circle, tie up, and Berto pulls Axiom’s mask! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Berto stops at 4. Berto whips, Axiom RANAS in return! Axiom DROPKICKS Berto, tags Frazer, then they whip. Berto reverses but Axiom reverses back, and he has the IRON OCTOPUS! Frazer builds speed, and he DROPKICKS Berto! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but he runs into the Fraxiom speed combo! Kick after kick, then an assisted DROPKICK! Angel regroups with Berto outside, but Frazer DIVES! Direct hit on Berto!
Axiom DIVES and direct hit on Angel! They keep going, Frazer FLIES to take out both Garzas! The fans fire up and Axiom goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! Los Garza is down again and the fans fire up again! Fraxiom puts Berto in, Frazer covers, ONE! Tag to Axiom and he brings Berto around for a headlock. Berto endures, pulls the mask, and Angel tags in. Berto powers out, Axiom dodges, but Angel opens the ropes! Axiom tumbles to apron then floor, and Los Garza soaks up the heat while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Axiom checks his neck, and Angel TAKES OFF THE PANTS! Angel soaks up the heat, then goes out to CHOP Axiom! Axiom falls over, Angel talks trash, but Axiom CHOPS back! Angel SMACKS Axiom off the apron, pushes him in the ring, then lines up a shot. Angel KICKS Axiom in the side! Then Angel sucker punches Frazer! Axiom CHOPS Angel, but Angel headlocks to snapmare and KICK Axiom! Tag to Berto, Los Garza stomp away on Axiom, but they stop as the ref counts. Berto drags Axiom up to CLUB him down, then brings him up for a clinch. Axiom headlocks, Berto powers out, and Berto scoops to BACKBREAKER!
Axiom writhes, Berto soaks up the heat, and Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref says it was fair. Berto whips Axiom hard into the Garza corner, then tags Angel. Angel drags Axiom by a leg, stands on Axiom’s face, and then pulls on the ankle. Axiom kicks free but Angel rains down fists! Angel smothers Axiom, then drags him up. Angel reels Axiom in, lifts, but Axiom slips free to fire off CHOPS! Angel slips around the kick to Gory Especial! Tag to Berto, slingshot and the GORY CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives but Berto rains down fists! Angel snapmares to have a GROUND COBRA TWIST!
Axiom endures, SmackDown returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Axiom fights up, fires shots, but Berto ROCKS him! Berto whips Axiom, but Axiom GAMANGIRIS Angel! Axiom goes up and over, hot tag to Frazer! AX HANDLE for Berto, then Frazer BOOTS Angel! CHOP for Berto, then a whip, but Berto reverses. Frazer ducks ‘n’ dodges and just gets faster to CLOBBER Berto! Then SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up, Frazer runs again, QUEBRADA for the DDT! Then a RUNNING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this and the fans stay fired up. Frazer thinks of his options, and he brings Berto up.
Berto kicks, Frazer ducks, but the ENZIGIRI finds him! Angel sneaks a tag, Frazer ENZIGIRIS Berto! QUEBRADA into a SUPERKICK! Angel covers, TWO!! Frazer survive but Angel rains down fists! Tag to Berto and Angel puts Frazer up top. Los Garza climb up to bring Frazer up, SUPER M T Y!! Then Berto MOONSAULTS!! Cover, AXIOM BARRELS IN AND BREAKS IT! “This is Awesome!” as the teams fall back, tag to Angel! Hot tag to Axiom, and he runs up on Angel! Angel CHOPS first! Axiom ROCKS Angel! Angel and Axiom go forearm to forearm, then just fast ‘n’ furious! Angel V-TRIGGERS! Axiom PELES!
Axiom runs up, but into a HEADBUTT! Axiom falls back, Angel goes to a corner, and Angel climbs. But Axiom GAMANGIRIS! Axiom climbs, CHOPS, then brings Angel up, only for Angel to scoop! But Frazer CLUBS Angel! Frazer tags in, Axiom hits a SUPER SPANISH FLY! Frazer adds the PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, Fraxiom wins!
Winners: Fraxiom, by pinfall
The team that will #NeverSlowDown just hit the ground running, and they already have a massive win! Will nothing stop these two from taking over the SmackDown Tag Division?
Tiffany Stratton is here!
Fort Worth is fired up again as it is still #TiffyTime! That’s because “Pro-Wrestling Barbie” is still the WWE Women’s Champion, and she goes right to the ring. Tiff grabs a mic, and she asks, “What time is it?” “TIFFY TIME~!” That’s right! And at WrestleMania, in front of over 60 THOUSAND people, it was Tiffy Time. Tiff went toe-to-toe with one of the greatest in Charlotte Flair. And no lies, Tiff did doubt herself and the pressure got to her. But in the end, she prevailed and walked out of WrestleMania #AndStill THE WWE Women’s Champion! The fans cheer, and Tiff continues: For the longest time, she was always being called “The Next Charlotte Flair.”
“Wrong~! There may be only one Charlotte Flair, but I guarantee you there is only one Tiffany Stratton!” The fans cheer more, but wait! JADE CARGILL makes her way out here! The fans fire up again as now The Storm has come to Fort Worth. And Jade tells Tiff, “Cut it. Now I came here to give credit where it’s due, and your match with Charlotte was very impressive. But that did nothing but create a bigger target on your back. And since my business is finished with Naomi, I have nothing but time. So I think it’s time for me to remind everybody why I came here to the WWE! I think it’s time for everyone to see why I came here to be a champion.
“And I think it’s time for you to understand, just because you beat Charlotte doesn’t make you the best. Especially when you haven’t faced me.” The fans are torn, but Tiff tells Jade, “Okay. Well, why don’t you put your money where your mouth is, and let’s get a ref out right here, right now!” Jade agrees, the fans agree, and here’s a ref! Will these two tear it down on the SmackDown After WrestleMania? We find out, after the break!
Tiffany Stratton VS Jade Cargill!
SmackDown returns and the bell rings. Tiff and Jade talk a bit of smack before they tie up. The fans cheer, and Jade powers Tiff back. Tiff slips around to waistlock, but Jade switches to SLAM Tiff! Jade waistlocks again but Tiff rolls free. Tiff headlocks, Jade powers up but Tiff fights the suplex! Jade powers up and out this time, then she runs Tiff over! Jade flexes, the fans are torn, but Jade storms up to suplex! Tiff slips free, goes to a corner, then dodges Jade to roll her up! TWO, and the two stand off. Tiff says it was that close, and the fans rally up. Tiff and Jade circle, but then Tiff offers a handshake. Jade says sure, and they shake hands.
But then Tiff reels Jade in for a headlock! Jade powers up and out, drops down to then hurdle over! And arm-drag! Tiff flounders, stands up, then dodges Jade. Tiff drops down, hurdles over, but Jade blocks the hip toss to body shot! Jade fireman’s carries, but Tiff swings free to arm-drag! Jade is up, and she catches Tiff to BACKBREAKER! Tiff goes to the ropes, the fans rally up, and Jade runs in, only for Tiff to drop toehold her into ropes! Tiff runs and HIP ATTACKS! Jade flounders, Tiff runs up to TIFFY- NO, Jade sunset flips Tiff first! ONE, both women stand, and Jade hits a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up while Jade covers, TWO!
Tiff stays in this, but Jade stays on her. Jade pushes Tiff, clinches, and BODY SLAMS again! Cover, TWO! Tiff is still tougher than that, so Jade lines up a shot. But Tiff dodges the boot and rolls Jade! TWO, and now Tiff SPINEBUSTERS in return! Cover, TWO! Jade is also tougher than that, and the fans rally up. Jade goes to a corner, Tiff handsprings in, BACK ELBOW! Tiff says it’s still her time, and then she goes back for Jade. Cover. TWO! Still a little too cocky but Tiff drags Jade back up. Tiff bumps Jade off buckles, stomps away, but stops as the ref counts. Tiff handsprings again for another BACK ELBOW! Another cover, TWO!
Tiff is growing annoyed, but she is still in control, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Tiff trades shots with Jade! The fans cheer, then Tiff kicks low, KNEES hard, and fireman’s carries! ROLLING SENTON! Tiff goes up, up, and PRETTIEST MOONSAULT- Hold on, Tiff almost misses the ropes. Tiff jumps again, PRETTIEST- NO, Jade dodges! Jade comes back, Tiff kicks low, then Tiff runs. Cartwheel, but no Alabama Slam! Just a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Tiff survives that sudden turnaround and Jade is shocked! “This is Awesome!” as Jade looms over Tiff. Jade drags Tiff up, choke grips, and SLAM- NO, Tiff slips free and rolls Jade up! TWO, and Tiff goes to a corner.
Jade runs in, Tiff dodges, and Jade hits buckles! Tiff handsprings one more time, but Jade catches Tiff! But Tiff victory rolls through, runs, and TIFFY STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Jade survives and now Tiff is shocked! Tiff hurries to a corner, climbs up, but Jade is right up after her! Jade brings Tiff up for a SUPERPLEX! Both women are down and the fans fire up again! Jade stirs, Tiff rolls away, and Tiff is safe on the apron. The fans rally, Jade crawls, but wait! NAOMI IS HERE! NAOMI ATTACKS JADE!!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by disqualification
The fans boo as Naomi is not letting go of her grudge! She HAMMERS away on Jade, laughs maniacally, and then SLAPS Jade! Naomi drags Jade up, and POSTS her! Naomi then drags Jade out to POST her again! Naomi CLUBS away on Jade in the corner, showing no mercy! Naomi drags Jade out of the corner one more time, to POST her a third time! Jade flops to the floor, Naomi says kiss this, and she laughs like the villain she’s become! Tiff is back and she’s mad at Naomi for ruining her match. But Naomi just takes her leave, ONLY FOR NIA JAX TO ATTACK!! The fans boo the Irresistible Force as she DRIBBLES Tiff off the mat!
Nia looms over Tiff now, and drags her to center, for the LEG DROP, brother! Nia says “One More Time! One More Time!” Then she drags Tiff to a drop zone, goes up, A-NIA-LATOR!! Nia smiles as she sits on Tiff, then gets up just to grab the title. Nia holds it up, will Tiffany finally feel the backlash of her cash-in?
Jacob Fatu is here!
Fort Worth fires back up as now the NEW WWE United States Champion heads to the ring, Solo Sikoa by his side. Jacob holds up the title, the fans fire up, and Jacob swings the belt around, almost hitting Solo. Solo nods, he understands how fired up the Samoan Werewolf is about this. Solo has the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, show some love and respect, for your NEW United States Champion, Jacob Fatu!” The fans cheer that! Solo says at WrestleMania, the world saw what Solo already knew: Jacob Fatu is the future. Fatu is the future of this company, but let’s remind you of something: Nobody in Solo’s family wanted Fatu here, except Solo.
The Bloodline thought Fatu was trouble. They thought he was too much of a risk. But y’know who changed that? Y’know who made it all happen? It was Solo! Solo is the reason Fatu is champion! Solo brought Fatu here, brought him to the Promised Land, got him off the streets and made him a champion! Fatu is champion because of Solo! This is exactly what happens when you love your family! Fatu would not be- Fatu snatches the mic from Solo! The fans fire up as Fatu stares Solo down. Fatu tells Solo to not get it twisted. Fatu told Solo that Fatu would win the US Championship. Fatu told Solo that the US title was coming home to the family!
And Fatu told Solo that Fatu would do it with him, or without him! And that is exactly what Fatu did. So, Texas, look at your NEW US Champion! The fans fire up for Fatu, and Fatu says see? He knows that this title makes him America’s Most Wanted! Hell, this title makes Fatu a menace to society! But at the end of the day, you better get in where you fit in! He all gas, no breaks with it! YADADADA MEAN!? But then LA KNIGHT is here! The fans fire up as The Mega Star has a mic, and from the stage, he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” The fans cheer, and Knight says at WrestleMania, he guaranteed that Fatu would eat a BFT, and BAH GAWD, he ate a BFT!
Knight knocked Fatu on his big fat head, Fatu reached out for the ropes, and good for him, because from there, Fatu was able to capitalize and win. Knight gives credit where credit is due, cuz it can happen to anybody on any night. Anybody can get it. But you gotta understand something, Knight goes to the back, everybody back there’s saying, “Man, you had one hell of a match at WrestleMania.” “YEAH!” Knight says he doesn’t care about having “one hell of a match,” Knight cares about winning a match! And about taking the title back. What he’s saying is, he wants his rematch, and he wants it tonight!
But wait! Drew McIntyre shows up! The Scottish Terminator steps out on stage, mic in hand, and Drew tells “Dallas” that it isn’t always easy being Drew McIntyre. Personally, it is, because he’s tall, jacked, handsome, and much like Texas, he has big guns. But professionally, Drew has been screwed time and time again. World title match after world title match. WrestleMania, Drew had to get through one last roadblock, and he and Damian Priest had one of the most violent matches in the history of WrestleMania! So Priest, you aren’t here tonight, we won’t see you for a while, so Drew will “thank” you. It was a pleasure to embarrass him in front of his entire family.
Drew tells the next stop was to be challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship, but Randy Orton jumped the line! The same Randy Orton that Drew beat three weeks ago. Is this World Wrestling Entertainment? Or Nepotism Wrestling Entertainment? Speaking of which, hi, Bloodline! Knight “yawns” and asks if Drew is done yet. Drew says he’ll get to Knight in a second. Okay, then continue on. Drew says he’s been watching Cena these past few weeks. Cena ain’t the same guy, he’s a punk now. Drew wants to fight the baddest dog in the yard. He wants the baddest champion in the yard. Jacob, Drew wants to fight you!
Knight says, “Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Can somebody wake me up when this mush mouth is done?” Drew says always with the jokes, huh? The only joke here was Knight’s last US title reign. Knight smirks and says, “Oh~! I would say your last title run was a joke, but I can’t remember it.” So if Drew has a problem with Orton, go talk to Orton. But right now, Drew is standing on time that belongs to Knight. Knight wants his US Championship, But if Drew wants to make claim, then why not come on in and show us? The fans cheer, Drew says okay, and he steps up! But Nick Aldis has everyone hold on a moment.
The fans boo but Aldis says we all know where this is going. Before Knight and Drew tear each other apart, here’s an alternative. They can all come backstage, put the tights and the boots on, lace ’em up, and here in Fort Worth, Texas, Aldis will give us Knight VS McIntyre 1v1, the winner is the #1 contender to the US Championship. The fans love that! Drew already heads back, and Knight warns Jacob that he’ll be coming back soon enough. But who will survive tonight to step to the Samoan Werewolf?
Backstage interview with Zelina Vega.
Byron Saxton catches La Muneca on her way to gorilla, and wants to review: Zelina beat Chelsea Green by count out two weeks ago, then beat her by pinfall just last week. If things go her way tonight, she will be the NEW Women’s US Champion. Where are her thoughts? Zelina says honestly, she’s known for having a big mouth, but tonight is one of those nights where she’s speechless. That’s how much this means to her. She’s wanted this for so long. Just like her mentor, Rey Mysterio, a former Men’s US Champion, and the late Eddie Guerrero, another former US Champion, it is time to bring some Latina Heat into the match.
And of course, just like how they do it here in Texas, you go big or you go home. Zelina ain’t going home until she has the title around her waist. Will Zelina finally add a bit more gold to her list of achievements? Or will there be no ending the Green Regime’s term?
WWE Women’s United States Championship: Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice VS Zelina Vega!
SmackDown returns as the challenger makes her entrance, followed by the champion’s. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is THE champion-in-chief!
The bell rings and Chelsea runs up, but Zelina sends her into the corner! Zelina fires hands, whips corner to corner, but Chelsea reverses. Zelina goes up, Chelsea stays back and chicken wings. Chelsea turns Zelina but Zelina waistlocks back. Chelsea switches, they go to ropes, and Zelina bucks the O’Conner! Zelina wheelbarrows, FACEBSUTER, and cover, TWO! Zelina runs up to reel Chelsea in. Chelsea fights free, goes to ropes, but Zelina runs up to slip around to the outside! Chelsea fights free but Zelina trips her up! Zelina sees Piper & Alba creeping up, but then Chelsea BOOTS Zelina down!
Zelina argues with the ref, and that lets Alba RAM Zelina into the apron! Then Piper adds a SENTON on the floor! The fans boo but Chelsea salutes, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Chelsea has Zelina up top. Cheslea SLAPS Zelina, climbs up, and then brings her up. Zelina fights the suplex and fires body shots! Chelsea ROCKS Zelina, then fireman’s carries! Zelina fights around, waistlocks, and pulls! Chelsea holds onto the ropes, but Zelina powers up to SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women are down, and the fans fire up! Zelina and Chelsea rise, the fans duel, and Zelina runs up. Zelina dodges Chelsea to LARIAT! And LARIAT again! Zelina blocks a boot, ELBOWS Chelsea, and Cheslea sits down! Zelina runs up to METEORA! Snapmare and Zelina goes up!
Zelina gives some Latina Heat, for another METEORA! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives and Zelina is shocked! Alba argues from the apron, but Zelina DECKS her! Chelsea runs up to ENZIGIRI! Chicken wings, turnaround, but Zelina hits a BACKSTABBER! Chelsea ends up on ropes, the fans fire up as Zelina dials it up, but PIPER trips Zelina! The ref saw that! The fans boo Piper, but then the ref spots Alba creeping up on Zelina! The ref says no more shenanigans! He EJECTS the Secret Her-vice! The fans fire up as Piper & Alba throw a fit! Zelina waves bye, but Chelsea CLBOBERS Zelina! Chelsea whips, Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, ZELINA WINS!!!
Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s United States Champion)
But now the Secret Her-vice rush back to the ring! Zelina dodges them, and she finally has her first singles title! The Green Administration is out, let’s pledge allegiance to the VEGA Administration!
Carmelo Hayes admires the Andre the Giant trophy.
Last week on WrestleMania SmackDown, it came down to H1M and Andrade, and in the end, Melo put his name down in history. The Miz is with H1M to say when it is all said and done, Melo will go down as the greatest Andre the Giant Battle Royal winner of all time! That is why Miz sacrificed himself for Melo! Because Miz has a vision for Carmelo Hayes. To commemorate this achievement, Miz got Melo something. Really? Really. Now c’mon, open it up. Melo pops the box open and inside is an Andre the Giant necklace! A big golden head on a big golden chain, and Melo tries it on. Perfect fit!
Miz says Melo earned it. Melo says yeah. This is bigger than just the win. This represents the chip that is on Melo’s shoulder. With this around Melo’s neck, he refuses to be overlooked. Yeah, cook! He refuses to be denied! Let’s go! And in the true spirit of Andre the Giant, with this around his neck, Melo is larger than life! He is the Tenth Wonder of the World! Because he is… HIM! Miz is inspired! He’s gonna go to the ring to get something off his chest. Miz lets Melo stay back here to enjoy his moment, cuz Miz is about to make his own. Miz heads to gorilla, but what exactly is The Hollywood A-Lister about to do?
SmackDown returns and Miz is in the ring.
Miz has a mic to say, “Since 2007, I’ve been an integral part of WrestleMania. But this year, at the highest grossing WrestleMania in history, I had no match, no mention, nowhere to be found. May I remind you, I main-evented WrestleMania, beating John Cena, retaining the WWE Championship, something that Cody Rhodes, your chosen hero, could not do last week. And yet he gets the cheers! The pyro, the spotlight, and I get it, I get it, he was champion, he deserves to be on WrestleMania. But when Rey Mysterio comes hobbling in to WrestleMania, does he come to a fellow legend to fill his boots?
“No, he goes to a guy who’s been here for two weeks. I’ve been here for 20 YEARS! What do I have to do? Wear a lucha mask and call myself ‘Rey?’ Then KO goes down! Orton needs an opponent! He needs an opponent! Do you guys want a guy who’s beaten Randy Orton for the WWE Championship? NO! You guys want a guy who’s an internet meme! A TikTok trend! A guy who does musical theater in a wrestling ring! I am sick of it! I am sick and tired of people showing up in the WWE, people I am a bigger star then! People that cannot lace my boots in this ring! I’m sick of them getting opportunity after opportunity!
“May I remind you, that I am the A-Lister! I am the Most Must-See WWE Superstar of all time! And may you never forget that I am the Miz! And I am…” The lights go out! Uh oh… Because ALEISTER BLACK is back in the WWE! The fans fire up as The Dark Father rises up from the shadows, and he goes right to the ring! The fans fire up more and even chant, “Welcome Back! Welcome Back!” as Aleister puts his vest aside. Miz is frustrated that his time in spotlight was taken away again, and then asks Aleister, “Who the hell do you think-” BLACK MASS!! Miz falls right over, and then Aleister sits cross-legged in the ring. Will SmackDown #FadeToBlack once again?
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair.
Byron is with The EST, and he notes her match at WrestleMania with Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley was an instant classic. One of the best matches of the entire weekend, really. Unfortunately, Bianca didn’t win the title, and she didn’t leave Las Vegas unscathed. Can she tell us about her hand? Bianca says her fingers hurt, her feelings hurt, but no, she’s just kidding. She walked into WrestleMania with a broken finger, but it was worth it. They all fought ’til the end, and things didn’t go her way, but she is so proud of what the three of them did.
To her point, it was a great outing, but things didn’t go Bianca’s way. Iyo Sky is still the Women’s World Champion. Bianca says yes, Iyo found the perfect opportunity to capitalize, and Bianca can’t blame her because Bianca would’ve done the same thing. Now, Rhea… Well, Rhea found a way to slip her way into a match that Bianca earned, so that won’t be the last time Rhea and Bianca meet. But right now, Bianca is just focused on healing so she can get back to SmackDown, her home, and well, her home is divided. Bianca knows that when she returns, she’ll settle some unfinished business. Byron wishes The EST well, but when and where will Bianca make the biggEST return?
Naomi and Nia cross paths.
Nia tells Naomi that she doesn’t care about Jade. But when it comes to Tiffany and the title, just stay out of her way. Naomi says, “So long as you proceed… with… caution!” Naomi storms off, Nia isn’t quite intimidated, but will these two clash over their grudges? Or will things end up working together for what they both want?
WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match: LA Knight VS Drew McIntyre!
We just saw these two argue over who gets to fight Jacob Fatu, so now they have to fight it out with each other. Will the Mega Star go right back for the belt he just lost? Or will the Scottish Terminator be one step away from completing his WWE Grand Slam?
SmackDown is picture in picture for the entrances, then returns to single picture once McIntyre has his pyro. The bell rings and the fans fire up. Knight and Drew circle, the fans rally up a bit more, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Drew slips around to waistlock and SLAM! Knight flounders to a corner but Drew flexes. The fans cheer, Drew signals he’ll have the belt, but Knight brushes that off. The two reset and tie up again. The fans rally, Drew waistlocks, but Knight switches. Knight pushes Drew down and slaps him around! The fans cheer as Knight flexes! Drew brushes that off, and the two reset again.
Drew runs up, Knight dodges and Knight headlocks. Knight grinds but Drew power sup to back supelx! Knight lands out, pushes Drew, but Drew comes back to run Knight over! Drew slaps Knight around! Drew runs, Knight drops low, hurdle sover, and then BACK ELBOWS! The fans cheer as Knight gets around again, and he hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Knight scuffs Drew, but Drew throat chops Knight! The fans are torn, Drew CHOPS Knight, and fans “WOO~!” Knight CHOPS, Drew CHOPS, repeat! Drew ROCKS Knight, then whips him, but Knight grabs the ropes. Knight then TOSSES Drew out! Drew lands on his feet!
Drew trips Knight and drags him out, but Knight ROCKS Drew! Knight brings Drew to the desk, the fans fire up, but Drew gets away. Knight pursues Drew into the ring, and he ROCKS Drew! And ROCKS him again! Knight has Drew up but Drew HOTSHOTS Knight! Drew then runs, and he BLASTS Knight off the apron! Knight hits barriers then the floor, and Drew soaks up cheers and jeers. Drew clutches his side, still feeling that Sin City Street Fight, so he lets the ring count handle this. The fans rally and even sing, “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Knight rolls in at 7 of 10, but Drew rains down fists! Drew then deadlifts Knight for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Knight stays in this but Drew grits his teeth. Drew stands Knight up, but Knight counter punches! Knight fires hands, whips, but Drew reverses. Knight goes up, but Drew KICKS Knight outta the air! Cover, TWO! Knight survives, Drew snarls as he has to catch his breath, and he storms up on Knight again. The fans rally, Drew CHOPS, and Knight staggers away. Drew stalks Knight, Knight CHOPS, but Drew CHOPS! Drew KICKS Knight, DECKS him, then stomps away! The ref counts, Drew stops, and he has Knight on the apron. Drew drags Knight up, has him against the ropes, and ROCKS him!
Knight flops back into the ring, Drew eggs him on, and the fans duel. Drew stands Knight up, reels him in, and he suplexes, only for Knight to block! Drew CLUBS away on Knight, then suplexes, only for Knight to fight that! Drew KNEES low, CLUBS Knight down, then huffs ‘n’ puffs. Drew eggs Knight on again, and Knight rises up, only for Drew to reel him in. But Knight suplexes instead! The fans fire up while both men are down! Knight and Drew rise up slowly, and Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Drew reverses, but Knight LEAPING LARIATS! Then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS!
Drew staggers, Knight whips, but Drew reverses to scoop. Knight slips free, shoves Drew into buckles, then JUMPING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Drew survives and the fans rally! Knight drags Drew up, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Then the underhooks, but Knight rolls through the Future Shock! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Knight goes to a corner, and he BOOTS Drew down! Knight goes up, spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Drew survives and the fans are torn again. Knight stalks Drew, kicks and cravat, but Drew rolls Knight away!
Drew runs up, Knight puts him on the apron! Then Knight ducks a punch to HOTSHOT Drew! Knight then runs to WRECK Drew with the dropkick! The fans fire up as Knight DRIBBLES Drew off the desk! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight winds up, and he SMACKS Drew off the desk again! The fans cheer as Knight puts Drew in the ring, but then SOLO SIKOA is here! The ref is busy with Drew, SAMOAN SPIKE for Knight!! Solo puts Knight in the ring, and Drew is confused. Drew says screw it, and he aims from the corner! “THREE! TWO! ONE!” But then DAMIAN PRIEST drags Drew out!!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by disqualification
Priest fires off on Drew and the fans fire up! Priest THROWS Drew over barriers! Then he drags Drew back to ringside to ROCK Drew! Drew slumps against the desk, Priest choke grips! SOUTH OF HEAVEN through the desk!! The fans are thunderous as The Punisher just dealt out street justice to Drew McIntyre! But what does this mean for the #1 contender’s status? Knight tells Priest that Preist might’ve just cost him! But then JACOB FATU DIVES from the ring!! The fans are thunderous again, and Jacob POSTS Priest! Knight is up, but Jacob brings him around to RAM into steel steps!
Fatu puts Knight back in the ring, then he puts Priest in the ring, and he has a target in each corner! HIP ATTACK for Knight! SPLASH for Priest! Knight is in the drop zone, Fatu goes up, up, and BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Then a HIP ATTACK for Priest!! Fort Worth is fired up, and Priest goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER for Priest!! The Samoan Werewolf just slaughtered two men at once, will no one even be able to face him for the title?
John Cena crosses paths with R-Truth!
They’re backstage, and Truth is glad Cena won the title. He’s been rooting for his hero since the beginning! If Cena needs Truth at any time for anything, just call. Cena doesn’t even respond, he just walks away. And then Jimmy Uso steps in. He shakes hands with Truth, and he asks when John Cena became so whack. Truth says there’s two sides to every story, Uce. That’s a REAL world champion. When Truth grows up, he’s gonna be just like Cena. But… You’re already grown up, Truth! Will Truth learn the truth about Cena on his own?
WWE Tag Team Championships TLC Triple Threat: The Street Profits VS Motor City Machine Guns VS DIY!
After months of back and forth between these three teams, and a few others here on SmackDown, it is time to finally put this one to rest. With tables, ladders, chairs, and no holding back, who will finally prove they are THE team on SmackDown?
The introductions are made, the belts are already high overhead, so it’s time to see who rises up and claims them as their own!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as all six men look up. But then DIY goes after MCMG! The Profits go after DIY, but DIY CLAW the eyes! Ciampa stomps Ford, Gargano stomps Dawkins, then they go out to fetch themselves a ladder! The fans want tables, but MCMG DROPKICK that ladder into DIY! The fans fire up, then the Profits and MCMG brawl! Shelley has Ford, Sabin HEADBUTTS Dawkins, and MCMG climb up to rain down fists! But DIY stop MCMG, they brawl some more, but Sabin & Shelley turn things around on Ciampa & Gargano. MCMG then crisscross to ELBOW the Profits, ROCK DIY, and repeat!
Ciampa swings, but into an atomic drop! Dropkick and Last Chancery, DREAM SEQUENCE! The fans fire up and MCMG set things up. Shelley holds the ropes open and Sabin DIVES into a chair!! Gargano then SMACKS Shelley in the leg! Gargano uses offense as defense, and then Ciampa JAMS Ford up with a chair! But Dawkins POUNCES Ciampa over the desk! Gargano runs up, Dawkins picks him up, and he POSTS Gargano! Dawkins fires up, the fans fire up with him, and Dawkins fetches a ladder. Dawkins puts the ladder in, he’s all alone, and he hurries to set the ladder up. Dawkins climbs, but Sabin is in!
Sabin hops on for a SLEEPER, but Dawkins still climbs! The fans fire up, Dawkins fires elbows, but Shelley trips Dawkins up! Dawkins has a leg stuck int he rungs, and Shelley CLUBS away on it! Then DRAPING DRAGON SCRWE in the ladder rungs! Dawkins falls in a heap, and now MCMG take ownership of the ladder. Gargano is back, only for MCMG to mug him! They SMACK Gargano off rungs! Ciampa is back, MCMG mugs him now, and they stomp him down in the corner. MCMG drag Ciampa up, and they SMACK Ciampa off rungs! MCMG keeps the ladder standing and the fans rally up.
Ford is back, but now MCMG mugs him! They whip, Ford ducks the ladder, but the ladder is sent into Ford! Dawkins is back to DECK Shelley and DECK Sabin! Dawkins folds up the ladder, puts it aside, and he CYCLONE SPLASHES Shelley! CYCLONE SPLASH for Sabin! Dawkins goes up, up, but MCMG trip him up! MCMG have Dawkins in the Tree of Woe, and they stand on the groin! The Curse of Greatness is feeling really bad right now, but MCMG grab themselves a chair. The fans cheer as Sabin sets the chair in place, for Shelley’s FULL METAL DROPKICK! MCMG then see Ford coming, and Shelley JAMS him up!
But Ford blocks the chair shot! Only for Sabin to FULL METAL MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up again, and MCMG fetch the ladder. They set that in front of Dawkins’ face, but Gargano drags Shelley out of the ring! Gargano SMACKS Shelley off the apron! Ciampa does the same to Sabin, and then DIY YANKS the ladder into Dawkins’ face! DIY and MCMG brawl on the outside gain, but Ford FLIES over the corner! Direct hit on DIY and MCMG, and the fans are going nuts! All six men are down and writhing, but Ford manages to rise up. Ford hobbles around, finds himself a ladder, and he puts that in the ring.
Fort Worth still wants tables, but Ford sets his ladder up because he wants the prize! Ford climbs, but Ciampa is in! Ciampa grabs at a foot, Ford kicks free, so Ciampa climbs the other side! Ciampa keeps Ford from grabbing belts, but Ford does the same. Gargano is setting up another ladder right behind them! Gargano climbs while Ciampa and Ford brawl. The belts are so close, but neither Ford nor Gargano can get a good grip! Gargano figures screw it, FLYING FLATLINER off the ladder! Ciampa grabs the belts! But Dawkins drags Ciampa down! Dawkins DECKS Ciampa! Dawkins now sets the ladders side-by-side before he climbs.
DIY returns, and Ciampa grabs at Dawkins while Gargano climbs the second ladder. Gargano CLUBS Dawkins, goes up, but then Dawkins scoops Gargano! The fans fire up for the SUPER BIG ENDING!! Shoutout to Big E, but then Ciampa tosses one of the ladders. Ciampa focuses on one, but Sabin hurries to stop him! Sabin has an arm through the rungs! Dawkins is back, and he SHOVES the ladder over! Ciampa ends up crotched on the rope! Sabin is managing to cling to the ropes, but Shelley is there to fire hands on Dawkins! Shelley TOSSES Dawkins out, then he and Sabin reset the ladder. But Ciampa is back!
Ciampa SMACKS Shelley with a chair! And he SMACKS Sabin with a chair! Gargano returns with a chair of his own! Ciampa puts a chair around Shelley’s neck! Gargano aims, and he hits a HOMERUN!! Shelley sputters and falls away, Ciampa keeps Sabin down, and Gargano shoves the ladder over. But the ladder’s so tall, it bounces off the ropes to stand back up! Gargano tries again and the ladder finally stays on the ropes. Ciampa then suplexes Sabin, FULL METAL BRAINBUSTER!! Dawkins is back, but Gargano JAMS him up! And SMACKS him down! Ciampa SMACKS Dawkins again! Gargano JAMS Dawkins again and again!
The fans boo but DIY sit their chairs side-by-side. Gargano says hold on. And he flips them around! It’s a wedge! The fans freak out as DIY DOUBLE- NO, Dawkins fights the suplexes! Ford drags Ciampa out of the ring! Gargano DECKS Dawkins, DECKS Ford, but then Dawkins ROCKS Gargano! SILENCER on the chair wedge!! Gargano writhes and the fans go nuts again! The Profits then have the ladder to themselves. But then they say, “GET THE TABLES!!” The fans fire up for the Dudley shoutout, and the Profits find a table! They put that in the ring, Ford moves the ladder aside, and Forth Worth cheers for “TABLES! TABLES!”
Ciampa YANKS Dawkins down, but Ford SUPERKICKS Ciampa! Dawkins has Ciampa in the Electric Chair, and Ford takes aim! Ford builds speed, and FLIES! BLOCKBUSTER DOOMSDAY onto everyone!! All six men are down, and the fans lose their minds all over again! “This is Awesome!” as all six men slowly rise, and Dawkins ROCKS Sabin! Ford borrows a fan’s prosthetic leg! Ford CLUBS Gargano with it! He gives it back to the fan and the crowd is loving this! Ford then sets up a ladder bridge between ring and barrier. The front row sits back a bit, but Ciampa CLUBS Ford! Ciampa SMACKS Ford off the bridge!
Shelley SMACKS Gargano off a table, Ciampa storms up to CLUB Shelley, and then DIY mugs Shelley. Sabin and Dawkins brawl on the other end, and Sabin JAMS Dawkins with a chair. Sabin puts Dawkins on a table and rains down hands! Wait, Ciampa is bringing a table of his own around the way, and he SMACKS Ford off the edge of it! Gargano and Shelley brawl, but Ciampa finally has his table set up on the ramp side. Shelley SMACKS Gargano off steel steps, then SMACKS him off there again! Ford turns things around on Ciampa to put him on a table! Sabin goes up, FROG SPLASH on Dawkins through the table!!
Ford sees that, but then he looks at Ciampa on that table. Ford says bet, and he builds speed to FLY! SWANTON BOMB on Ciampa through the table!! The fans are thunderous as now Gargano and Shelley are the only ones not in some kind of wreckage! “This is Awesome!” as Ford crawls away from Ciampa. Sabin leaves Dawkins behind, but Gargano is in with Ford. Ford is up top but Gargano fires hands! Ford GAMANGIRIS in return! Then Ford goes back up, but Ciampa rises! Ciampa drags Ford down, but Ford SUPERKICKS! Ford runs up, but into a BOOT! And then another BOOT! Ciampa reels Ford in and looks to the bridge!
Ciampa fireman’s carries, AIR RAID CRASH down through the ladder bridge!! Fort Worth loses their minds all over again as Ciampa shouts for Gargano to climb! Gargano sets the ladder up, climbs, but Shelley anchors a leg! Gargano fights Shelley, but Sabin is climbing in from the other side. Gargano ROCKS Sabin, DECKS Shelley, and repeat! Sabin wobbles, Gargano lines up his shot. ONE FINAL- NO, Sabin stops the DDT! He SHOVES Gargano into the post, then MCMG give Gargano a DOUBLE BOOT SANDWICH at the corner! Sabin drags Gargano closer to the table, then stands on it…?! Shelley goes up, SKULL & BONES through the table!!!
The fans are going nuts all over again as MCMG risks it all just for this match! “This is Awesome!” as all six men are down somewhere around ringside. But Ciampa slowly rises! He slaps himself to fire back up, and he climbs the ladder! Ciampa is within reach of those belts, gets his hands on the bracket, and- WAIT! MCMG is folding up that ladder! Ciampa is now pulling a Jeff Hardy by dangling from the belts! MCMG grab chairs, Ciampa is a pinata for the beating! Ciampa’s legs are the only real targets, though, so that’s not enough. MCMG get a table under Ciampa, but they don’t see Dawkins climbing the ladder!
MCMG pull at Ciampa’s legs, but Dawkins takes aim! Well, if Ciampa is Jeff Hardy, then Dawkins is about to go Rated R! Dawkins FLYING SPEARS Ciampa off the belts and down through a table!!!! Everyone is losing their minds, including MCMG! MCMG clears the wreckage, and fans hope they “FIGHT FOREVER!” But someone has to win these belts, and now MCMG sets the ladder back underneath them. Shelley climbs, but Gargano JAMS Sabin up! And then he CHUCKS the chair at Shelley! MCMG is down, Gargano climbs up, and the fans boo. Gargano reaches the top, paws at the belts, but Sabin hurries up after him!
Gargano and Sabin brawl up top, they touch the belts, then throw more hands! The fans cheer Sabin and boo Gargano as the shots keep going. Sabin gets the edge, he SMACKS Gargano off rungs, and Gargano falls! But Ford SPRINGBOARDS to the ladder!! Ford DECKS Sabin, grabs the belts, but Gargano drags him back down! Gargano traps Ford’s legs in the rung! SUPERKICK! Ford is stuck and Gargano literally climbs over him! Gargano reaches up, but Sabin is back again! Sabin fires hands, Gargano fires back, and Ford gets free!? Ford climbs from the side of the ladder! Ford fires hands on each of them!
Ford SMACKS Gargano, SMACKS Sabin, and they both fall! Ford is back up top, and he has the belts off the hook! PROFITS WIN!!
Winners: The Street Profits (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Fort Worth cheers as The Profits are still up! They wanted the smoke, they got the smoke, and they walked through the fire to still be forged in gold! Will anyone ever bring them down from the heights they’ve reached?
My Thoughts:
An awesome SmackDown After Mania, with a great pivot towards the Backlash build, since they’ve gotta get on that with it only two weeks away. Very good promo from Cena and Orton to open tonight, though framing this as “Cena should settle down and become a family man” is a bit odd. Cena did do a good job roasting that kid and his dad, though. It was obviously going to be Cena VS Orton in St. Louis, so they just made it official. Orton standing tall twice in one week already indicates that Orton is not winning. There is going to be much more drama in this, with Cena trying to run out the clock, so to speak. Also, good to finally see R-Truth and John Cena interact, and I hope we get more of this as time goes on.
Awesome match from Los Garza VS Fraxiom to make Fraxiom’s call up official. Great win for Fraxiom, but I’m very curious to see if the team sticks together much longer. They love playing up the dysfunction, and the first promo segment from them likely keeps that going, but they’re still a great team so they could go for the tag titles before a break-up happens. Aleister Black’s return being knocking out Miz was a decent move, especially after Miz got done ranting about how he feels overshadowed. Also, Miz giving Melo that goofy Andre the Giant necklace is a bit much, but whatever, Melo surely will have a good run from here on out.
Good promo from Tiffany and Jade to give us their “impromptu” match, but it makes so much sense for Naomi to go after Jade and Nia to go after Tiff. We’re definitely getting a rematch of Naomi VS Jade, and obviously Tiff VS Nia is on the table, but I wonder if we get a “Can they coexist?” type tag match as part of the build. We might even end up with something bigger given Jade and Naomi also deserve something title wise. Especially when sadly, Bianca Belair can’t do anything with Jade and Naomi given that bad hand. But she did hint that no matter what, she’s staying on SmackDown, which makes sense because duh, her husband Montez is here.
Very good match but great moment for Zelina to win the Women’s US Championship. Zelina herself has been deserving something like this, it’s partly why she is the inaugural Queen of the Ring, and now she has even more validation of her hard work and ability. Great stuff in the Men’s US Championship story, with Fatu putting Solo in his place but then Knight and McIntyre stepping up. Great contender’s match, even with Solo going after Knight and Priest going after Drew. I feel like we’re getting a Fatal 4 Way here, but maybe that’s too much for Fatu’s first defense. Either way, I’m liking that Drew could be getting himself that Grand Slam with this US Championship.
And what an amazing main event. In many ways, these tag titles should’ve been on the WrestleMania card somewhere, perhaps swapping places with the World Tag Team Championships. There’s probably something about how Mania having all those sponsors, The War Raiders felt more Clash of Clans coded than the three teams in this match. And maybe there’s something about the “star power factor,” aka Logan Paul gets a spot because he’s Logan Paul, barf.
But at the same time, I think the Mania snub motivated these six guys to really go above and beyond. Them recreating THE famous spot from Dudley Boyz VS Hardy Boyz VS Edge & Christian was awesome. Kudos to Dawkins being Edge in that moment. Ford did a lot of great stuff himself, and him finishing it off was also great, I really hope we get more great stuff from the Profits and the whole SmackDown Tag Division.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.24.25
We get another chapter of Hardy Compound shenanigans! NEMETH BROTHERS! WE KNEW YOU’D COME!

Oh boy, the best thing to come from the TNA product has been on WWE programs for the last month or so. Can we start getting some non-garbage episodes that make sense with wrestling that isn’t useless or atrocious? And Trey Miguel is the first person out…so my faith is dwindling.
I hate these early stages of the Delirious Dreamer combination. This crap makes me miss Tigre Uno, Dixie Carter, hell even the Claire Lynch angle was so disgustingly cringe it was car crash entertaining. You know, like Jersey Shore. So let’s see if something can stop sucking.
.@NicTNemeth has a strange run-in with Willow The Wisp…
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchIaY pic.twitter.com/oATIF574yn
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
Ratings:
- Trey Miguel & Ace Austin vs Moose & JDC w/Alisha: JDC wins after interference – ** 1/4
- Jacy Jayne w/ Fatal Influence vs Rosemary: Jacy wins via Rolling Punch – **
- Cinematic Hardy Compound: Kaiba Boys vs Hardy Boyz: 15/7, 10/10, 100/100, Hardy thing ever!
- Tessa Blanchard vs Missa Kate: Tessa wins via Buzzsaw DDT – **
- Joe Hendry & Elijah vs Ethan Page & Kaz: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ** 3/4
Results:
Trey Miguel & Ace Austin vs Moose & JDC w/Alisha
JDC and Trey start it’s just chain wrestling, nothing worth notating. The big early spot is slow and dumb, Trey goes for a Springboard Moonsault while in the Arm Wringer to turn it into a slow Arm Drag followed by a slow Dropkick. Throws JDC into the face corner, and Moose is late to the help spot so Trey has to beckon for him to come forward for a Tandem Drop Toe Hold causing Moose to Headbutt JDC in the groin. Double Dropkick sends Moose to the floor, but he doesn’t sell it long so he plucks Trey off the apron, smashes him and JDC tags out as we go to commercial. Jesus Christ this is cornball trope start and no one is looking good in the first 5 minutes. Am I possibly a little a jaded? Well of course, the shows have sucked for weeks and you start with bog standard “make fun of the heel” team start and its slow and unengaging. Maybe Dreamer should ask Trips if TNA talent can use the PC to learn psychology or…something interesting.
We come back and the heels are still magically in control with JDC locking in a Hammerlock Suplex into a Keylock. Tag to Moose and Trey is sooo banged up apparently an Arm Wringer throws him to the mat like a bitch. Starting off the show so damn slow is not really a good luck to keep people watching the show. It’s only like 8:20 and I want to go to sleep. Moose of course gets cocky taking his time to do a Jacknife Powerbomb so of course Trey counters, Ace gets the hot tag and guess what? Ace starts laying out both guys with quick strikes, Tijeras, Kicks, Click Click Boom, his corner dodge into the Mochizuki Triangle Kick but Moose kicks out. *sigh*
Ace decides to tag Trey back in, but their version of Poetry in Motion gets caught by Moose and Moose Powerbombs Trey into Ace. System tandem offense, Dropkick from JDC, Uranage from Moose, Down and Dirty from Dango but Ace breaks up the pin. Ace assists Trey with the Knee Slide Tornado DDT to take out Moose, they look for a finish but Lish distracts the ref, Dango kicks Trey in the dick, Brian Myers interferes and JDC wins the match.
Yawn…basic bullshit is not really driving attention.
Next is a video package for Masha and Tessa with Masha talking…who can’t cut a promo in English and Dreamer of course inserts himself for a fake “do it for your trainer” add. Oh Christ, this is like Rocky IV from Wish, but the Russian is the babyface. I hate every second of this and welcome the commercial break.
While I think this promo goes on entirely too long, you can decide if it sucks or not:
.@Santana_Proud reflects ahead of #TNARebellion, where his war with @MustafaAli_X reaches its boiling point in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchalq pic.twitter.com/zeSr7tQQVT
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
Jacy Jayne w/ Fatal Influence vs Rosemary
Start isn’t really a thing since Rosemary feigns the Mist so Jacy runs away, when she does get back in Rosemary clocks her, beats on her in the corner, Upside Down and then gorgeous Fallon and the pack tactics give Jacy enough of a distraction to PK kick Rosemary and take control. Rosemary gets out of a Headlock with biting, then bits Jacy on the face and follows it up with a Shotgun Dropkick. Jacy tries to Reverse the Irish Whip but Rosemary kicks off the buckle, turns and connects with a Flying Forearm. Rosemary gets a little distracted, eats a V-Trigger but zombie rises from the dead and Face Buster into a Spicolli Driver attempt, but Jazmyn gets involved, Rosemary drops Jazmyn and when she turns around Jacy connects with her Rolling Punch for the finish.
Fatal Influence attack Rosemary and Mirror Match Xias come to make the save.
.@milanmiracle is ON THE CASE! @Jazmyn_nyx_wwe, @FallonHenleyWWE and @jacyjaynewwe vs. @XiaBrookside, @TheLeiYingLee and @WeAreRosemary at #TNARebellion!?
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchIaY pic.twitter.com/eTAQNOgiO8
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
Cinematic Hardy Compound: Kaiba Boys vs Hardy Boyz
Willow the Wisp sighting early, he drops the umbrella and starts dancing to Kendrick’s They Not Like Us, then Jeff shows up and attacks Nic, they brawl in a pickup truck. Seto Nic Ziggler hits the Superkick, but Jeff turns it around, they get on top of the cab and Jeff wants to Powerbomb Nic through conveniently placed tables, but Back Body Drop sends Jeff crashing. Nic goes into the truck and finds a tag team title. Is that the idea? First person to find the titles like an RPG quest?
Matt Pearl Harbors Mokuba near a fountain as it cuts to Nic walking through the house at the arcade, and he finds their title case and he thinks it’s booby trapped so he does the heist thing of replacing the title with an exercise weight. Matt has a PREMONITION!!! THe Kaibas have the titles! And Ryan turns things around for a moment until he eats gate and gets Speared into the pool with Reby playing piano looking like a snack. Ryan is teleported into the house for Maxel the Great with Senor Benjamin as the ticket taker and most of the Hardy kids sitting in the theater. It’s an old 1920s Silent Film with Maxel beating up Ryan and the kids keep saying he sucks. He gets showered in roses, Benjamin is crying the kids rejoice and cut back to Ryan floating in the pool. Dr Wolfie is diagnosing Ryan on the couch and they have a fantastic conversation. Wolfie blames the Matt Hardy fans for Booing Wolfie. Wolfie asks if Ryan if he ever hugged his parents and Ryan starts crying and Wolfie goes “That’ll be 500 dollars for the emotional damage”.
Gothic Baby Shadow Realms Ryan into his Emo Phase with Simple Plan playing. Then he has a roast battle with Bardie. Ryan is getting pelted with eggs while Matt is drowning him in the pool. Nic saves his Little Brother from drowning in the pool (been there). Maxel attacks, Nic Pie Faces the kid, Ryan ambushes Matt with a title shot and then BROTHER NERO! We’re just missing Itchweed to complete the essences of Jeff.
Nemeths see Jeff stalking them and they bail. So we may get a return to the Broken Brothers.
.@ryrynemnem is working some things out with Dr. Wolfie.
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/ZTlWqchIaY pic.twitter.com/ydPCkpfP6l
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 25, 2025
That was glorious and the fact it’s used as a set up for a real match instead of a replacement for a real match makes it actually better.
Tessa Blanchard vs Missa Kate
Tessa doesn’t take her serious after a quick flurry so Kate lands a Tilt-a-Whirl Gourdbuster before Tessa turns things around and lays in offense. Dropkick, Springboard Elbows, Teardrop Suplex, and Tessa calms down a little after taking complete control again. Tessa keeps Kate in the corner and lays in Forearms, Kicks, goes for a Splash but Kate finally dodges and slams Tessa face first into a Buckle. Tessa hits the Cutter, goes to the top, MAGNUM, Buzzsaw DDT just because.
Masha attacks Tessa after the match and hits the Russian Death Device and puts her in a Fujiwara Armbar until Tessa gets away and bails to the floor while Masha holds the ring.
Joe Hendry & Elijah vs Ethan Page & Kaz
This whole match is stupid. Hendry had no tape at Mania, went against “doctor’s orders” to defend the title at Rebellion this Sunday anyway…so they put him in a worthless tag match when they didn’t want him active? Delirious and Dreamer need to be shot in the head. It won’t hit anything.
Elijah and Kaz start this match, Kaz looks dumb and gets dogwalked and then Rope Walked because heels aren’t allowed to be competent against “fan favorites” until at least 3 minutes into a match. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Back from the commercial break, Hendry and Elijah Double Clothesline Kaz and he’ll prolly slip something in a minute or so. Elijah does 10 Count Punches dropping Kaz, into the ropes, Kaz hops over him but Elijah throws him towards Page. Weird…but okay. Ethan calls for Hendry, and they lock up causing Hendry to wince at the arm that isn’t Kayfabed well, but Hendry hits the ropes, Shoulder Tackle into Hip Toss with “bad” arm, now Stalling Suplex that is just dropped immediately because of “arm”. Tags out quickly to Elijah and Ethan gets Manhattan Dropped and Big Booted into Saturday. Kaz takes a cheap shot when Elijah hits the ropes, so Ethan pounces and the heels finally have some momentum. Double Team on Elijah into a Rude Awakening from Kaz for two.
Ethan tries to keep Elijah isolated, Elijah gets the boot up, but he cuts off Elijah from the tag, Ethan tags in Kaz and a Slingshot Leg Drop gets another two. Elijah fights out of the corner, knocks down Ethan, counter wrestling from Kaz and Elijah before a Jumping Knee Lift levels Kaz. Elijah looks for the tag but Ethan picks Hendry off the apron and throws him into the steps. Heels doing the dogpile thing. Ethan throws Elijah into a corner, Up and Over but Ethan catches him just to get kicked away. Joe drags himself to the corner, simultaneous tags, Lariats into Sack of Shit for both heels. Attitude Adjustment on Kaz for only two. Hendry is overselling the injury no one cares enough about to write logically. So good for him that he’s doing their job, it’s just creative that isn’t. Kaz catches Hendry in Fade to Black but Hendry gets out, Scoop Slam into the Springboard Leg Drop but Hendry kicks out. Kaz wants the Chicken Wing on the bad arm, but Ethan tags himself in causing infighting, Avalanche Tandem Superplex but Elijah shoves Ethan into the pinfall to break it. Elijah and Ethan throw hands, Crossroads from Elijah, Backstabber from Kaz, Rope Run Cutter from Hendry on Kaz, Spin and pose, Standing Ovation attempt but the arm gives, Elijah tags in, Ethan refuses to tag Kaz, Highwayman’s Farewell from Elijah.
Overall Score: 6.4/10
All of the points are for Fallon Henley existing, Lei Ying Lee and the Hardy Compound match. Without the Hardy match the show was like a 2. Bad logic, bad booking, heels are too samey with everyone being a dweeb that has to get beat on for 3-5 minutes before they can remember they can wrestle. Sean Waltman is also an interesting wrinkle in the System and Rascalz thing, but the first hour of this show was useless. If people continued to watch for the Hardy match, that was the only thing that may have entertained new eyes because of WrestleMania.
Rebellion is Sunday and next Thursday starts at 10 Eastern…ugh. If TNA doesn’t get off the west coast or work days, I won’t review any of this positively. First World problems, fully aware. But come on now, especially with the shit writing from the last month or so, this show isn’t worth staying up if they TNA personally paid people to review it. It would be totally different if the content was entertaining.
You know what, just give the Hardy’s the book. I’d rather insanity than forgetting to write in logic to a kayfabe injury and because things are pre-taped the WM appearance makes no sense and sudden over selling makes less sense. This isn’t booking into a corner this is booking into a Short Bus with a flat tire.
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