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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (11/25/24)
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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (11/25/24)

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Who will have the advantage?

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

OFFICIAL RESULTS

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

PLAY BY PLAY

Gunther is here!

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

WWE has a medical update on Jade Cargill.

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

 

Naomi talks with Bianca Belair backstage.

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall

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

 

Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.

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

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

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

 

Bron Breakker VS Ludwig Kaiser!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winner: Ludwig Kaiser, by disqualification

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

 

Raw returns and…

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

 

Backstage interview with Sami Zayn & The Usos.

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

The New Day 10 Year Anniversary approaches!

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

The New Day VS The Alpha Academy!

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

Winners: The Alpha Academy, by pinfall

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

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

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

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

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

 

The Miz finds the Final Testament.

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

 

The Final Testament walks through the halls.

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

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

 

Raw shares footage from before the show.

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

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

 

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

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

 

Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline speaks.

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


My Thoughts:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My Score: 8.8/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (5/30/25)

The greatEST SmackDown!

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Could this be the biggEST and strongEST SmackDown of the year?

SmackDown in Knoxville sees the returns of Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes and John Cena, along with some final Money in the Bank qualifiers!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax; Naomi wins and advances to Money in the Bank.
  • R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa; Mateo wins.
  • Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar; Los Garza win.
  • Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration; Zelina wins.
  • Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu; Andrade wins and advances to Money in the Bank.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bianca Belair is here!

Knoxville fires up for their strongEST, fastEST, quickEST, toughEST, roughEST, and greatEST hometown hero as she struts out to the ring. Bianca high-fives and hugs fans along the ramp, as well as mom and dad at ringside. Bianca then grabs a mic to say, “Man, it feels good to be in Knoxville!” The fans cheer and chant for “EST! EST!” Bianca says she loves them so much. And she couldn’t come out here without singing Rocky Top! Y’all ready? The fans cheer, and the music plays! Bianca conducts the fans as they sing for the University of Tennessee. In fact, the Lady Vols softball team is playing in the Super Regionals right now!

Bianca smiles and says this city is so special to her. Not just because it is her hometown, but because it is her safe space. She has her love and support from mom ‘n’ dad, and has all the fans who show up and show out for her. With everything Bianca’s been going through, losing at Mania, getting injured, losing tag titles and friends along the way, she just wanted to come back home to her safe space. The fans cheer, and Bianca says she came home to heal. While she’s not 100%, she is doing everything she can to get back to the ring and continue to show us why she is the EST of Tennessee and of WWE! The fans cheer that!

Bianca says with all that said, Knoxville, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! But wait, she’s interrupted by Naomi! The fans boo but Naomi says, “Oh my gosh~! Finally! B, I am so glad you finally here on SmackDown!” Bianca says now is not the time, Naomi. Naomi asks Bianca to please hear her out. It has been way too long. Not a day has gone by when Naomi doesn’t think about what happened to them. What is there to talk about? What could Naomi say? What could she want from Bianca? The fans chant “YOU SUCK!” at Naomi, and Naomi says she just wants forgiveness. She is begging for it!

Naomi knows things go toff the rails, but she is here because she wants to fix it, she is trying to fix it, but she alone can’t fix it. Months have gone by, and Naomi has tried to communicate, to say the past can be the past and that they can move forward. Bianca has not responded back to Naomi once. Naomi even visited Bianca’s parent’s house! But no one would answer! WHAT?! Mom ‘n’ Dad don’t know about that, but Naomi says no one was home, so she let herself in! Naomi looked through the photo albums, the one right on the front coffee table. And in those photos, Bianca looked so happy. It reminded Naomi of how they were as tag team champions.

Bianca stops Naomi there. Naomi, Bianca will make this perfectly clear. They were best friends, but Naomi betrayed Bianca’s trust. Naomi took their friend, Jade, and threw her onto a car, then lied about it for months! Bianca said she was done with Naomi, she meant that, and if Naomi ever comes near her family again, what Naomi did to Jade will be nothing compared to what Bianca does to Naomi. The fans fire up for that! Naomi gets emotional, but then she gets mad. “Y’know, Bianca, it wouldn’t be good for you and your mama to be in a wheelchair.” The fans boo as Naomi laughs maniacally. Naomi says she’d hate if something happened to Bianca here and now!

Naomi storms up on Bianca, but then JADE makes her way out here! Naomi is even angrier now, but this Storm starts throwing hands! The fans fire up as Jade BOOTS Naomi down! Bianca and Jade look to each other, neither really saying or doing anything. Naomi runs up but Jade TOSSES her out! Jade and Bianca look to each other again, but then here comes NIA! The Irresistible Force won’t be left out of this, especially when this is the Women’s Triple Threat Qualifier for the night! This match now opens the night, who earns SmackDown’s final golden ticket to the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match?

Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Jade Cargill VS Naomi VS Nia Jax!

SmackDown returns, this match is already going, and Naomi POSTS Nia! Naomi stalks Jade, rains down forearms, and the fans boo. Naomi stomps to BITE Jade’s hand! Jade still fights back, so Naomi has the arms to STOMP Jade down! Naomi flexes, the fans boo, and Naomi puts Jade in a corer. Naomi runs to DROPKICK Jade in the corner! Naomi SLAPS Jade, drags her into the drop zone, then goes up, up, and twerks! HIP DROP! Naomi covers, ROPEBREAK! Naomi is annoyed but she sits Jade up to stomp a mudhole in. But Nia runs up! Naomi dodges, the HIP ATTACK hits Jade! Naomi goes to the apron to ROUNDHOUES Nia!

Naomi reels Nia in for a HEATSEEKER! Nia flops to the floor, the fans rally for Jade, but Naomi kicks her around. Naomi goes up the corner, leaps, but Jade catches her! Jade FALL AWAY SLAMS Naomi, then kips up! Knoxville fires up with Jade and she runs up to LARIAT! And ELBOW! And SCRAPBUSTER! Cover, Nia breaks it! The fans boo but Nai huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Naomi up. Nia whips Naomi, pops her up and HEADBUTTS her down! Then she SAMOAN DROPS Naomi! Nia soaks up heat, then lines the two up. Naomi grabs at Nia’s leg but Nia CLUBS her down! Nia stomps Jade for good measure, then drops a leg, brother!

Nia TOSSES Jade out, then goes up the corner. Nia SUPER LEG DROPS on Naomi!! Cover, TWO!!! Naomi survives and Nia is shocked! The fans rally while Nia stalks Naomi. Naomi clings to ropes as Nia pulls at her arm. Nia CLUBS Naomi, whips her to ropes, then SAMOAN DROP- NO, Naomi makes it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Ghost pin, TWO!! Nia survives the sudden turnaround, Naomi sees Jade crawling in, and Naomi goes after her as SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Naomi KICKS Nia while she’s down, then kicks her more. Naomi puts Nia in a corner, CHOKES her on the ropes, then clamps on with a SLEEPER! Nia THROWS Naomi away, then TOSSES her out. Nia soaks up heat, but Jade runs in and rolls Nia up! TWO! Nia stands, and she HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia looms over Jade, drags her up, but Jade fires forearms! Jade backs Nia down, then runs, and she CLOBBERS Nia outta the ring! Jade fires up and has the fans with her. Jade drags Naomi up from the apron but Naomi fires hands. Nia is back to HIP ATTACK Jade against the POST! Nia soaks up more heat, then taunts Naomi.

Naomi stands on the apron, argues with Nia, but they apparently agree to mug Jade for both their benefit. They put Jade in the corner, Naomi digs her boot in, and then Nia sends Naomi in for a SPALSH! Nia adds a SPLASH of her own! Naomi snapmares Jade, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Jade sputters and Nia taunts her. Nia and Naomi soak up the heat together, but Jade fights back! Nia HEADBUTTS Jade down! Nia drags Jade up, and Naomi KICKS Jade low! They soak up more heat, talk trash on Jade, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Nia scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Naomi runs to SPLIT LEG DROP! Cover, but Nia drags Naomi away!

Nia and Naomi argue again, and then Naomi rolls Nia up! ONE, and Nia grabs Naomi to shove her to a corner! Nia SPLASHES, then pushes Naomi down. Nia runs to SENTON! Nia grins while Naomi sputters and the fans rally up. Jade rises to fire forearms on Nia! Then she ELBOWS Naomi in a corner! She ELBOWS Nia, but then Nia follows Jade! Jade dodges so Nia SPLASHES Naomi! Jade then SUPERKICKS! Nia wobbles, Jade SUPERKICKS again! And SPINEBUSTERS! But Naomi METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Jade survives and the fans rally up. Naomi goes up, SPLIT- LEG MOONSAULT on Nia! But Jade has Naomi in the chicken wings!

Jade brings Naomi around, JADED!! Cover, Nia CLOBBERS them both! The fans rally while all three women are down! Nia climbs a corner, Jade is after her with forearms! Naomi joins in, drags Jade back, but now they trade shots! Nia DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Cover on Jade, TWO! Cover on Naomi, TWO! Nia grows frustrated but the fans rally up again. Nia drag Naomi up, fireman’s carries, and she climbs the corner! The fans already anticipate what’s coming, SUPER SAMOAN DROP!! Cover, JADE FROG SPLASHES IN!! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up while all three women are down again! “This is Awesome!”

Jade rises, she clamps onto Nia, but Nia HEADBUTTs her! And HEADBUTTS Naomi! Jade BOOTS Nia down! Cover, TWO! Jade runs up on Naomi but Naomi BOOTS her! Naoim goes up top but Jade is right on her! They fight for control, but then Nia joins in! TOWER OF DOOM!! Nia double stacks her opponents, for a A-NIA-LATOR!! Naomi avoids it, Jade takes it all! Naomi ghost pins Nia, AND WINS!!

Winner: Naomi, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)

Nia did a lot of the damage, but it is Naomi who wins out! Will everyone in the Women’s MITB Ladder Match now have to #ProceedWithCaution?

 

Solo Sikoa’s crew arrives.

Solo says they will win Money in the Bank together! Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, whichever one wins MITB wins it fof the family! But then they hear R-Truth talking to… Lil’ Jimmy? Solo says Truth’s childhood hero beats him, and now he’s talking to ghosts. Truth taps Solo on the shoulder and asks if there’s something Solo wants to say. Solo says Truth is crazy touching him. JC Mateo steps up but Solo has him stand down. Truth says he wants to be honest. He’s never seen JC a day before in his life. Is this Solo’s son? He’s husky! Truth asks if he can teach Solo’s husky son a lesson in the ring. Solo says that sounds good to him.

Truth says he’ll go talk to Nick Aldis. “Boy, y’all big boneded!” Truth heads off, and Solo says don’t worry, they’ll take care of him. Let’s have fun. Fatu says keep it 100. They can have their fun, he’s got his own business to take care of. Yadada mean? The Imperial Unit against Truth, Samoan Werewolf in a qualifier, will everything go the family’s way?

 

Chelsea Green confronts Nick Aldis.

The Hot Mess hides behind a cardboard cutout of herself as she tells the SmackDown General Manager, “What happened on Saturday night was a deliberate-” Piper Niven has to direct Chelsea to point at Aldis, and Aldis says he can’t quite understand her from behind the cardboard mask. Piper holds the mask between Chelsea and camera, though we do get a glimpse of her fancy headgear. Chelsea repeats herself, but Aldis says she needs to be looking at him when they talk. Chelsea hides her face in shame, but she says it is still a deliberate hitjob put on by vicious Zelina Vega! Even her Secret Her-vice could not stop it!

Chelsea demands that Zelina be suspended, stripped of her title, and that Chelsea be reinstated as the champion! Chelsea, no need to be so ugly about this. Gasp! Aldis says what he means is, no suspensions, and we can talk a rematch down the road once Chelsea is medically cleared. Then he is doing nothing for what Zelina did to Chelsea?! Alba says if he won’t, then they will! Yeah, Zelina VS Alba! Tonight! Alba is a bit surprised, but Aldis says, “Chelsea knows best. Alba VS Zelina, I actually like the sound of that. I will make that official right now, if you do one thing for me. Please leave me alone.”

The Green Administration hurries away, but will Alba make sure Chelsea brand justice is served? Or will La Muneca just keep racking up the wins?

 

Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.

Byron Saxton is with the WWE Women’s Champion, and says that MITB is around the corner. Tiff successfully cashed in her own contract to become champion, but how is she handling the pressure of knowing the same thing could happen to her? Tiff says she can’t wait to see who wins MITB. Then she can handle the pressure by being prepared. Having this title makes her the top threat to the division, but let’s be fair. She’s always been the girl everyone has been obsessed with. So whoever wins, targeting her will be a big mistake. But then in steps Naomi.

Naomi says if Tiff thought Nia was a problem, then she ain’t seen nothing yet. Naomi vows to win MITB and cash in for Tiff’s title, wherever and whenever she wants. And in case Lil’ Miss Tiffy forgot, when Naomi was fighting for a championship, Tiff stayed in Naomi’s way. Wanna know what happens when people play with Naomi? Just ask Jade. Naomi heads out, and Alexa Bliss steps in. Alexa says she wouldn’t be so worried about Naomi. Be worried about Alexa. Alexa heads out now, Tiff clutches to the title a little bit tighter, who will be trying to run the clock out on Tiffy Time?

 

R-Truth VS JC Mateo w/ Solo Sikoa!

To Solo’s point, #RonCena could not make John Cena see the light at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Truth might be relapsing if he’s talking to Lil’ Jimmy again. But will Truth relapse so far that we get the R-Truth that was once United States Champion? Or will a Tour of the Islands send Truth off the deep end?

SmackDown returns and JC makes his entrance, Solo backing him up. The bell rings and Truth runs up, only for JC to RAM him into a corner! JC RAMS Truth again and again, then lets off. JC whips corner to corner hard and Truth falls in a heap! JC whips corner to corner again just as hard, and Truth falls in a heap again. Solo talks trash but the fans rally behind Truth. JC runs up but Truth dodges! Truth SHOULDER TACKLES! JC stays up, so Truth runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! “What’s Up?” Truth runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and SHOULDER TACKLES! Then he hits the SPIN OUT- CROSSBODY! JC then gets up to GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!

JC smirks as he looms over Truth, and Solo says to finish this off now. JC runs to SENTON but Truth moves! Truth calls for it! “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Truth fireman’s carries JC, but JC is too much! Truth falls over again! Solo laughs, JC whips, TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, JC wins!

Winner: JC Mateo, by pinfall

Truth tried to be like John Cena of old, but it just wasn’t meant to be. JC beats up on Truth more, then stands him up for Solo! But here comes BIG Jim! Jimmy has a chair, he runs JC off, but Solo stands his ground. Solo says his brother wouldn’t hit him with that chair, would he? Jimmy steps to Solo so Solo steps out, but that lets JC CLOBBER Jimmy! But then Solo has JC stand down! They’re family! Solo and JC leave, leaving Jimmy wondering what this is about. Will Jimmy make it clear to Solo that Jimmy’s not the one who has to come to his senses?

 

The Street Profits are here!

The WWE Tag Team Champions walk through the smoke to be on stage and the fans cheer. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford hold up the titles, walk to the ring, then step inside. The fans cheer as they hold up the belts again, then the Profits grab the mics. Ford says, “Knoxville, Tennessee, oh I love everything about you, and what I have, too. But lemme rap to y’all real fast. This tag team division that we’re a part of, the greatest tag team division on any brand, any promotion… It’s on fire right now.” Dawkins says, “Talk to ’em.” Ford says, “But just like how the gorilla fears us, make no mistake about it, let’s not forget who’s leading the charge right now: The Street Profits.”

The fans cheer, and Dawkins says hey, they got all the teams coming at ’em! DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom, and now… The Wyatts?! The fans cheer that, and Ford says that’s sick. But what big bro is saying, it don’t matter who it is, the Profits will defend against anybody. Well hold on, here comes Fraxiom! Nathan Frazer & Axiom go to the ring to stand with the Profits, and they have mics. Frazer says alright, since the Profits are talking about defending the titles, well, Frazer & Axiom didn’t exactly get a fair shake. Ford says, “Fraxiom, is it?” He congratulates them for being on a roll, but up until the Wyatt Sick6 got in the Profits’ business…

Yeah, the Profits had them beat. Wow, oh, okay. Sure, maybe… But maybe not. Thanks to the Wyatts, we’ll never know. And now that those shenanigans are behind us, it is fair to say that Fraxiom and the Profits need to run it back! The fans like the sound of that! But wait, here come the Machine Guns! Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin have mics, and Shelley says okay, hold on, sorry to interrupt. Fraxiom’s entire basis for a rematch is that the Profits never beat them. Well, last time Shelley checked, the Profits never beat MCMG! So if they’re handing out title matches, MCMG will take one. But naturally, here comes DIY!

Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have their own mics, and the Poison Pixie says no no no no. She is pretty sure “you losers” have had a million chances, and “the nerds” just got here. Whoa, hold on? Just got here? Sounds like Candice just got back, so she should do us a favor and shut up. Gargano says you shut up, idiot! The reason DIY brought in Gargano’s beautiful wife is to even the odds against all of what this is! Everyone can see there is a conspiracy in the tag team division to hold down the BTTITW! And now with the Wyatts showing up- Ciampa has Gargano ixnay on the amily-fay.

Do not talk about you know who, scratch that, let’s get to business. All these teams have all KILLED the tag division that DIY built! Matter of fact, let us hold a moment of silence for the death of the SmackDown Tag Division. Everyone, stand up, bow your heads, and give a moment of silence… now. OH NO! The lights go out! All the teams panic, because when the lights turn on, UNCLE HOWDY is on the corner! Howdy laughs, because the rest of the Wyatts flank the ring! Erick Rowan drags MCMG out to DOUBLE LARIAT! Dexter Lumis is up top to CANNONBALL onto the Profits and Gargano! Joe Gacy is in, and he handsprings to bring Fraxiom to the UPSIDE-DOWN!!

Lumis then runs, POWERBOMB SENTON COMBO on Axiom! Ciampa freaks out, turns around, and Nikki Cross is there! CROSSBODY onto Candice! The fans fire up, and Howdy has Frazer for SISTER ABIGAIL! “We’re here!!” It is just as the Profits said, and now it is clear. Will some killer combination of the Wyatts go right after the gold?

 

Rey Fenix & Je’Von Evans VS Los Garza w/ Santos Escobar!

Worlds Collide is just over a week away, and all four of these men will be involved. The Immortal Firebird and the Young OG are going after the NXT North American Championship in a Fatal 4 Way while Legado Del Fantasma will be taking on AAA’s Pagano, Psycho Clown y El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Who will be heading for Los Angeles with all the momentum behind them?

Speaking of that North American Championship, the champion is here! Ethan Page joins commentary and says what a year for him, to be honest. Wade says that title has never looked better than on Ethan’s shoulder. Fenix makes his entrance now, followed by Je’Von’s. The teams sort out and Fenix starts against Angel. Angel and Fenix circle, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Angel fires a forearm, Fenix fires back, repeat! Fenix gets the edge but Angel shoves then drops down. Fenix cartwheels over the dropdown, then comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RANAS! Angel tumbles, the fans fire up, and Fenix somersaults, but into a fireman’s carry!

Fenix slips free, ripcords to ROUNDHOUSE, but Angel HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger back, tags to Berto and Je’Von! Je’Von dodges and springboards to BOUNCY~ roll-up! TWO, and Berto mule kicks! Berto CLUBS Je’Von, whips, but Je’Von reverses and slips around. Berto bucks the O’Conner, springboards and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Berto drags Je’Von up, but Je’Von kicks! Berto blocks, but the ENZIGIRI hits! Je’Von runs up, and BOUNCY~ RANAS! The fans fire up and Je’Von DROPKICKS! Berto bails out, Angel runs in, but Je’Von goes Matrix to dodge! Je’Von kips up, and STUNNERS! Angel flops back and the fans fire up!

Los Garza regroups, Je’Von tags Fenix, and they build speed, but have to dodge Angel first. Fenix SOBATS, Je’Von KICKS, and both men ENZIGIRI! Berto is up top, he leaps, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Fenix runs to basement CALF KICK! Cover, TWO! Berto stays in this for Los Garza while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Fenix drags Berto up to RAM him into the corner. Tag to Je’Von and they mug Berto. Berto fires hands back on Je’Von, but Je’Von headlocks. Berto powers up and out and Angel tags in. Berto drop toeholds Je’Von into Angel’s KNEE at the ropes! Angel TEARS OFF HIS PANTS! Angel drapes those over Je’Von before he KICKS Je’Von in the side! Angel stalks Je’Von to the corner, tags Berto, and they shove Je’Von for a double hip toss, TU LO SABE! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Berto covers, TWO! Berto argues the count but the ref defends it. Berto shoves Je’Von to ELBOW him down! Berto then DUMPS Je’Von down to be under the ropes.

Tag to Angel and Berto sits Je’Von up on the apron. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von down! Santos joins in with Los Garza as they soak up the heat, and Angel drags Je’Von back in. Angel stands Je’Von up, hoists him to the top rope, then climbs up behind him. Angel CLUBS away on Je’Von, mocks the clapping, and he THROWS Je’Von down. Angel KICKS Je’Von in the arm and Je’Von clutches his hand. Angel drags Je’Von to the ropes, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands. The ref counts, Angel steps off at 4, and Berto BOOTS Je’Von down. ANgel clamps onto Je’Von with an armlock and chinbar but Je’Von reaches for Fenix.

Angel keeps hold of Je’Von but Je’Von fires hands! SmackDown returns to single picture as Je’Von dodges the lariat, leaps, but Angel catches him! Angel puts Je’Von in a corner and through ropes. Angel pulls an arm and leg against the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Angel runs to KNEE Je’Von in the ribs! Je’Von slumps to the apron, and Angel sucker punches Fenix! Angel goes back for Je’Von but Je’Von fires body shots! Angel blocks a kick, slips around and Gory Especials! Angel walks over, tags Berto, and Berto slingshots, GARZA ESPECIAL! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up for Je’Von but Berto clamps onto him with a chinlock.

Je’Von endures, even as Berto traps an arm. Je’Von fights up, pries the hold open, and he arm-drags Berto! Je’Von leaps but Berto grabs a leg! Ethan laughs from commentary, but Je’Von kicks free to SUPERKICK! Both men are down, Je’Von and Berto crawl, hot tags to Angel and Fenix! The fans fire up as Fenix rallies on Angel with forearms! Fenix then dodges a shot to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG, to a DOUBLE STOMP! Fenix fires off KICKS on Berto, then fires up with Knoxville! Fenix uses Berto to jump up and RANA Angel! Fenix then goes corner to corner to JUMP SOBAT! Fenix fires hands, shoves Angel aside, then goes up.

Fenix springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, Berto breaks it! Berto whips Fenix, Fenix goes Spider-Man, and Je’Von tags in! Fenix says HASTA LA VISTA, BABY! Angel is up, he pops Fenix up to KICK him! But Je’Von springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up, Berto springboards to FLYING CHUCK! All four men are down and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Angel and Je’Von crawl. Angel CHOPS Je’Von, Je’Von CHOPS back, and the fans “WOO~!” Angel CHOPS again, so Je’Von CHOPS again! Angel fires a forearm, Je’Von fires back, and they go around with forearm after forearm! The fans fire up, Angel CHOPS, a
nd Je’Von SUPER PUNCHES!

Je’Von runs, BOUNCY- NO, Angel makes it a SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan is surprised and the fans rally up. Angel hoists Je’Von up top, tags Berto in, and they hoist Je’Von up even higher! But Fenix SHORYUKENS Angel down! Je’Von fires hands on Berto and SHOVES him down! Fenix climbs up to join Je’Von now, and ADIOS AMIGO DOUBLE STOMPS for Angel! Je’Von adjusts, to SUPER DUPER SWANTON onto Los Garza! Ethan says don’t get closer, keep this in the ring! He taunts both his challengers, Fenix and Je’Von stand down to put Los Garza in the ring. The fans rally up, but then Ethan CLOBBERS Fenix & Je’Von!

Ethan TOSSES Fenix over the desk! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS Ethan down! The fans fire up, Je’Von hurries in, and he dodges Angel! But Berto rolls Je’Von up, TWO!! Je’Von dodges Berto, rebound and RED DOT!! Berto is down, Angel gets up, but Je’Von DECKS him! Je’Von goes up, up, but Santos distracts the ref! Ethan SHOVES Je’Von down! The fans boo but Berto tags Angel! Los Garza hoists Je’Von up for M T Y!! Cover, Los Garza win!

Winners: Los Garza, by pinfall

All Ego grins as he screws over two of his three challengers, and now Legado is rolling towards Worlds Collide. But will these rudos get everything they deserve in LA?

 

The Wyatts speak.

“We won’t stop. Not until we get what’s owed.” A simple yet ominous threat, are the tag titles only the beginning?

 

Zelina Vega VS Alba Fyre w/ The Green Administration!

La Muneca held onto the WWE Women’s US Championship by smacking The Hot Mess in the face with a foot, and obviously Chelsea is not happy with it. But will Alba get payback on behalf of her fearless leader? Or will things only get uglier for the Green Regime?

The bell rings and Piper distracts Zelina so Alba can CLOBBER her! Alba fires off hands, then bumps Zelina off buckles. Alba bumps Zelina off more buckles, then more buckles! And then the fourth corner! Chelsea says Zelina should’ve never messed with her! Alba fireman’s carries but Zelina fights free. Zelina KICKS Alba, KICKS again, then KICKS, but Alba CLUBS Zelina. Alba whips, scoops, and- NO, Zelina swings through to RANA! Cover, ONE! Zelina headlocks but Alba fights up and lifts Zelina. Zelina holds on but Alba powers up and out to RUN Zelina over! The fans boo but Chelsea cheers as Alba stalks Zelina.

Alba ROCKS Zelina, whips her to ropes, but Zelina wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Zelina then runs up on Alba in the corner and rains down fists! Alba shoves Zelina away at three, but Zelina comes right back to rain down more shots! Alba stops Zelina at four now, but Zelina wants another go! Alba stops Zelina at four again, and RAMS her into the corner! The fans boo but Alba grins. Zelina BOOTS Alba, goes up, and FLYING RANAS! Alba tumbles out, Piper helps her up, and Zelina goes to the apron. Alba trips Zelina up, spins and ROCKS Zelina, then gets her up. Gory Especial, but Zelina flips through to arm-drag Alba onto ropes!

The fans fire up as Zelina dials up, but Chelsea is on the apron! The ref argues with Chelsea while Zelina redials, but Piper trips her up! The fans boo but Alba SUPERKICKS Zelina! Alba salutes to Chelsea, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Alba stands on Zelina’s hair while pulling Zelina’s arms! The ref reprimands, Alba steps off, and she drags Zelina up to suplex for the GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Zelina stays in this and Chelsea argues with the ref. The ref says the count is fair, so Alba clamps onto Zelina with a COBRA CLUTCH! Zelina endures, the fans rally, and Zelina fights up. Zelina fires body shots, Alba ripcords and wrenches to SUPERKICK! Zelina rebounds to SHINING WIZARD! Both women fall and the fans fire up! Piper coaches Zelina, the fans rally up, and both women rise up. Alba is on Zelina and brings her to a corner, but Zelina buckle bumps Alba first!

The fans rally as Alba stalks Zelina, but Zelina bumps her off buckles again! Alba tries again, but Zelina ELBOWS Alba away. Then BOOTS her away! Zelina fires forearms on Alba, backs her down, then whips. Alba reverses but Zelina dodges to LARIAT! The fans fire up as Zelina LARIATS again! Zelina blocks a kick, ELBOWS Alba, but Alba blocks the saido. But Zelina keeps Alba from running, SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally for Zelina as she runs corner to corner, METEORA! Zelina pushes Alba out and goes up top! The fans cheer for some Latina Heat, and METEORA! Cover, TWO! Alba survives and Chelsea is relieved.

Zelina grows frustrated, but she goes back for Alba. Zelina reels Alba in, suplexes, but Alba blocks! Alba knees low, suplexes, but Zelina hits STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Alba is down, Zelina goes up, MOONSAULT FLOPS! Alba goes up now, and she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!?! Zelina survives and shocks Alba! Chelsea is upset again but Alba hurries to bring Zelina up. Alba KICKS Zelina out, and now Chelsea takes off her face mask?! She tells Piper to stand Zelina up! Piper does as told, and Chelsea takes a swing, but Zelina ducks! The face mask SMACKS Piper!! Chelsea is shocked, then furious, and then she chases after Zelina!

Zelina slips into the ring, Chelsea gets on the apron, but Zelina sends Alba at her! They almost collide, and then Zelina rolls Alba up! Zelina hops on, CODE RED!! Cover, Zelina wins!!

Winner: Zelina Vega, by pinfall

Chelsea tried so hard to screw Zelina over that she just screwed up her own team! Zelina survives again, will no one take down the Vega Administration?

 

The Miz pep talks Carmelo Hayes.

Melo looks good, and he just has to follow the plan. If Melo follows that plan, with no mistakes, they will win. Melo says he knows what he’s doing. Miz asks if he really does. Because Miz has taken Black Mass after Black Mass, sacrificing himself for Melo. Does Melo understand? Miz gave up this chance at MITB for Melo! Miz has already done it twice! If Melo wins this match tonight, Miz will guide Melo to make sure “we are Mr. MITB.” Wait, we? Miz says, “Who do you think got you in this position?” Melo says Melo did. Melo appreciates everything Miz has done for him, from sacrificing to taking hits for him, and helping him win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.

But nobody told Miz to do that. Melo will run the play exactly as Miz designed it, but what brought Melo to the dance is Melo’s talent. Melo goes out there and does it better than anybody else. Melo puts up 40 points on a bad day, because he is H1M. And Miz just needs to let Melo be H1M. They good? Miz nods, and Melo says okay, let’s do the thing. They are Melo Don’t Miz and they are Awes-H1M. Miz still nods, but he doesn’t seem genuinely happy. Will Miz let Melo be Melo? Even if that means letting H1M fail?

 

Giulia speaks.

“Throughout my entire career, even back when I started in Japan, I had one goal… It’s not to be ‘the best.’ Everyone says that. It’s hollow and empty. My goal is to be indisputable. You can love me or hate me, admiration or disgust, it means nothing. But I’m impossible to deny. My opponent doesn’t matter, because I only view them as an opportunity to build my legacy. Evidence you cannot refute. SmackDown, you will see. I will hit harder, move faster, think sharper, and conquer everything, just like I’ve always done. The question isn’t, ‘Who’s going to let me?” It’s, ‘Who’s going to stop me?'” She adds in Japanese, “If you can stop it, stop it.”

Will SmackDown and all of the WWE soon succumb to The Beautiful Madness?

 

Zelina returns backstage.

She refreshes for a second, but Giulia is there! And Giulia says she sees Zelina, but she also sees that title more. Zelina scoffs and leaves. Could Giulia be aiming for everything once she becomes Ms. Money in the Bank?

 

Damian Priest is here!

Knoxville cheers as The Archer of Infamy heads to the ring, victorious from Saturday Night’s Main Event and that brutal Steel Cage match. Priest grabs a mic to tell Tennessee, “Ever since I beat Drew on Saturday, it’s like I’m breathing in fresh air. Y’know, there was a time when I lived on the street, if we were beefing with another street, that war could go for years. But in WWE, you have a beef with somebody, you have a match and it’s over. But with Drew and I, we went well over a year, and that’s not normal. But we took that beef into a cage. Now, I can feel it, you can se it on my face, we went to war.

“At the end of this war, at Saturday Night’s Main Event, I gave him a Con-Chair-To, I walked out the door, and I put his ass in the past.” The fans cheer that. Priest says now he knows Drew is somewhere recovering from his scrambled brains, but he knows Drew is watching, so this is for Drew. “I still can’t stand yo ass. But the Drew McIntyre that stepped in that cage wasn’t the guy that hides behind his phone on social media. That was the old Drew, the warrior, and I appreciate that.” The fans applaud, and Priest says he won’t ask what is next for himself, he’ll just tell us all. And it is the same thing he wanted when he came to SmackDown: Championships!

The fans cheer, and Priest says this war with Drew cost him an opportunity at being in MITB. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his eyes on a certain champion. Somebody who he has unfinished business with, and a champion he considers the most badass. The fans know that means Fatu, and he knows they know! Priest calls out Jacob Fatu! Priest respects Fatu. Priest knows where Fatu came from, what Fatu had to live through, how it feels to stand in this ring as a champion. Real talk, Priest is proud of Fatu, he congratulates Fatu, that’s real. But what Priest doesn’t respect is the crew that follows him around.

Wait, check that. What Priest doesn’t respect is the crew Fatu follows around. Priest knows at some point, they will get in this ring, handle business, but that’s for them. As for Fatu’s so-called family, if they wanna get involved, they can catch a fresh one, too. Priest won’t make it just a nickname or moniker, he wants this to be fact! Priest is and forever will be EL CAMPEON! The fans cheer that! But will the Archer soon take aim at the Samoan Werewolf? Well, speaking of, Fatu makes his way out here for tonight’s other Triple Threat Qualifier! Fatu nods to Priest, but if Fatu wins his way into the ladder match, will this showdown have to wait a little longer?

Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match Qualifier Triple Threat: Carmelo Hayes VS Andrade VS Jacob Fatu!

SmackDown returns and El Idolo makes his entrance, followed by H1M. The bell rings and Miz distracts Fatu and Melo attacks! Fatu ELBOWS Melo away, Andrade is on Melo with forearms, and then Fatu adds a LARIAT! Fatu looms mover Melo but then turns to stare down Andrade. The fans rally as these two step up. Andrade fires forearms but Fatu SHOVES him to a corner. Fatu runs up, Andrade dodges then whips. Fatu reverses, Andrade goes up and out to then ROCK Fatu! Andrade goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, ONE! Melo CLUBS Andrade, TOSSES him out, and then CLUBS away on Fatu!

Miz says that’s the way! Melo HAMMERS and CHOPS, then whips, but Fatu blocks! Fatu whips Melo, Melo springboards, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Fatu sees Melo go outside. Fatu builds speed, but Miz trips him up! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Fatu drags Miz into the ring! Melo goes to roll Fatu up but Fatu stays up! Fatu YANKS Melo up, scoops, but Melo slips free! Melo SUPERKICKS and Miz DUMPS Fatu out! The fans boo but Melo builds speed, only for Andrade to LARIAT! The fans cheer, and now Miz sees he is in trouble. Fatu snarls, but Andrade DIVES, into a HAYMAKER!

Fatu then SUPERKICKS Miz! Fatu THROWS Miz into barriers! The fans fire up and Fatu grins. Fatu runs in, HIP ATTACK against the barriers! The Samoan Werewolf has dominated three men at once and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Miz sputters and Fatu leaves him behind to go around the way. Melo is there to kick Fatu, RAM Fatu, but Fatu blocks another whip! Fatu ROCKS Melo and Melo staggers away. Fatu stalks Melo, Melo checks on Miz, but Fatu ROCKS Melo! Andrade goes after Fatu now, but Fatu THROWS Andrade into barriers! The fans cheer as Fatu lets Andrade go to the ring. Fatu brings Melo up, SMACKS him off the desk, then pushes him down. Fatu clears the desk off, but Melo CLUBS Fatu against the desk! Melo storms into the ring, brings Andrade up, but Andrade RAMS Melo into the corner! Andrade RAMS Melo, CHOPS Melo, then stalks Melo.

Andrade whips Melo, Melo reverses and Andrade hits buckles hard! Melo CHOPS Andrade down! Melo brings Andrade up, soaks up some heat, then makes it Latino Heat. But Andrade blocks the suplex to suplex Melo! Andrade hangs Melo out to dry, and Melo flops to the apron. Fatu is back but Andrade fires forearms first! Andrade whips, Fatu reverses, and Fatu BODY CHECKS Andrade! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him while he stalks Andrade. Fatu drags Andrade up to HEADBUTT him into the corner. Fatu shoves Melo off the apron, then he HEADBUTTS Andrade again. Andrade sputters but Fatu is all fired up.

Fatu CHOPS Andrade, UPPERCUTS, and HEADBUTTS him again! Andrade CHOPS in return! SmackDown returns to single picture and Andrade CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Fatu UPPERCUTS and Andrade falls back! Melo stomps Andrade in the corner, then tells Fatu to come on in. Fatu runs up, but Andrade gets away! Hip attack hits buckles! Melo ENZIGIRIS Fatu, Andrade runs to dodge Melo and FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up as Andrade kips up! Andrade has targets in the corners, and he rallies the fans with “SI! SI! SI!” CIEN KNEES for Fatu! CIEN- NO, Melo tilt-o-whirls and LA MYSTICA! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally, Melo runs to stomp away on Fatu, then he brings Andrade up. Fatu stands to CLOBBER Melo! Andrade SUPERKICKS Fatu! The fans rally, Melo brings Andrade up and springboards, but Andrade stops him at the ropes! SECOND ROPE SPANISH FLY! But Fatu SENTONS Andrade! The fans fire up as Fatu SENTONS Melo! Fatu drags Melo to a drop zone, then goes to the corner! The fans rally for Fatu as he goes up, up, but Andrade YANKS him down! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT DOUBLE!! Cover, Melo breaks it! The fans rally while all three are down! “This is Awesome!” as the three stir.

Melo brings Fatu and Andrade around, and he fires forearms on each of them. Andrade fires back on Melo, then Fatu UPPERCUTS! Andrade ROCKS Fatu, but Fatu UPPERCUTS Andrade! The fans rally as the three rise, and Melo springboards! DOUBLE FADE AWAY DDT!! Cover on Andrade, Fatu breaks it! Melo and Fatu stare down, and they run up! Melo dodges to hit the FIRST 48! Andrade adds a POISON-RANA! Melo slips around Andrade to KNEE and suplex, CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and Melo grows frustrated. The fans rally for Fatu while Melo shakes his hands out. Andrade is on the apron but Melo rises.

Melo brings Andrade up but Andrade trips Melo! They go out to brawl, and Melo SUPERKICKS Andrade down! But Fatu SUPERKICKS Melo! The fans fire up for Fatu as he lines up a shot. Fatu gets the fans even more fired up, then he geeks out! Fatu runs in the full length, but Andrade & Melo move! HIP ATTACK through barriers!! The fans go nuts as Fatu crashes into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu sputters as SmackDown goes back to picture in picture.

Fatu stirs while Andrade and Melo go to the ring. They roll in, Melo grabs at Andrade and vice-versa. Melo fires a forearm, then goes back outside. Andrade goes to the opposite end while Melo looks under the ring. Melo makes Knoxville happy by bringing out a table! But then Melo makes them mad by dropping it! Melo goes after Andrade but Andrade ROCKS him first! Andrade brings out a chair! Andrade aims, but Melo dropkicks the legs out! Andrade crawls, Melo shakes his head, and he grabs the chair now. Melo aims, but Andrade kicks Melo low! Andrade and Melo go into the ring, and Andrade puts Melo in a drop zone.

Andrade goes up the corner, but Melo trips him up! Andrade is stuck up top and Melo hits the SLINGSHOT PLEX! Melo flexes, then decides to step through on the legs! Andrade cradles that, TWO! Melo and Andrade stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans look for Fatu. SmackDown returns to single picture as the fans rally, Melo and Andrade sit up, and Melo CHOPS! Andrade ROCKS Melo, then rolls away. Melo hurries to clamp onto Andrade with a facelock, but Andrade RAMS him into a corner! Andrade puts Melo up top but Melo fires forearms. Andrade drops back, Melo aims, but Andrade GAMANGIRIS!

The fans still want tables but Andrade climbs up to get Melo. They’re on the very top, but Fatu is back! Fatu makes the SUPER SPANISH FLY part ROCKER LAUNCHER!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu goes up now! SWANTON BOMB onto Melo! Cover, Andrade breaks it!! The fans rally up again and still want tables. Fatu runs at Andrade to SPLASH! Then Fatu runs at Melo, but Melo BOOTS him! Melo runs up, but into a pop-up! Melo fights the Samoan Drop, and Andrade adds the SHADOW ELBOW! But Melo makes it a ghost pin! Andrade adds a stack, TWO!!! Fatu survives the double cover, but here come Solo & JC!

The fans boo as Solo is here to coach Fatu up. Melo and Andrade trade forearms, then Melo dodges to springboard, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, Fatu breaks it! Fatu snarls, drags Melo up, and he HEADBUTTS Melo! Fatu finally notices Solo & JC, but Fatu puts Melo up top. Fatu CHOPS Melo, then he fireman’s carries Andrade. Fatu adds Melo to this, but Melo slips free. SAMOAN DROP for Andrade, and then Fatu goes to the corner. Solo says Fatu’s got this now! BEST MOONSAULT EVER FLOPS and Melo hits NOTHING BUT NET!! Cover, ANDRADE BREAKS IT! Andrade underhooks Melo, THE MESS- NO, Melo RANAS through! Cover, TWO!!

Andrade has a cover, TWO! Melo has a cover, TWO! Andrade has it, TWO! Both men stand, SHADOW ELBOW! FIRST 48!! SHADOW ELBOW AGAIN!! All three men are down and the fans are thunderous! Fatu crawls, Melo rolls to a corner, and Andrade stirs. Fatu rises, he brings Andrade up, IMPALER DDT! Then Fatu has Melo to RAM him into a corner. Fatu runs and HIP ATTACKS Melo! Andrade is up, Fatu hits him with another IMPALER DDT! Fatu puts Andrade in the drop zone, and he hits the BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Solo says yeah, do that again! The fans boo but Fatu glares at Solo. JC says do what Solo is saying, Fatu!

But wait! Jimmy YANKS JC down, and SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up, and then Melo RAMS Fatu into Solo! Then FIRST 48! But Andrade rolls Melo into THE MESSAGE!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!

Winner: Andrade, by pinfall (advances to Money in the Bank)

Solo just screwed things up for Fatu! Solo does his best to keep the peace between Fatu and JC, but the point is: Andrade is headed to Los Angeles! Will he make this El Idolo in the Bank?

 

Backstage interview with LA Knight.

Byron Saxton segues from congratulating Andrade for qualifying to welcoming in someone who already has qualified, but The Mega Star says, “My gawd. What is it with punching tickets around here? Everybody talks about punching tickets. WWE Instagram, punched tickets. Commentary, punched tickets. You’re talking about punched tickets. I guess I punched my ticket to MITB, it’s only eight days away. A few other guys who punched tickets, who are they? You got Andrade, you got Penta, you got what’s his name, Seth Rollins. You got Solo Sikoa! They’re all in it! They all punched their tickets!

“And everybody’s gonna be climbing that ladder, trying to get up, put everything on the line that they can. Now, if this was a one-on-one match, I’d go ahead and call my shot, and I’d say I’m gonna run up there, grab the case, and cash it in. But you gotta understand, this is my third year in a row, so I understand what this is. You can call me the vet in this match. Some people say maybe that Seth is the vet in this, but they would be wrong. For three years in a row now, you’re talking about the most robust and the most recent experience, YEAH. And what that means is now it’s anybody’s game. Anybody can come out with it, and I understand that.

“But with or without the case, what you need to understand is that the WWE title, the world title, they’re all in my future. With the way I’ve been running, at this point, they should be in my past, maybe even my present. Why don’tcha go ahead and punch that ticket? While we’re talking about-” Knight stops himself when he spots someone walking in. It’s Aleister Black! And Aleister says that win was supposed to be his. But he tells Knight, “You’re welcome, though.” The Dark Father lets the Mega Star shine, if only for now. Will LA win big in LA when we finally reach MITB?

 

Fatu and Solo regroup backstage.

Solo wants Fatu to listen. He was just trying to help. Fatu tells Solo to listen. For the last time, Fatu does not need his help! Fatu storms off, JC steps in, but Solo has nothing else to say. Is the Samoan Werewolf going to break away from this dysfunctional “family?”

 

Cody Rhodes is here!

Knoxville fires up and sings along, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, high-fives fans along the ramp and the front row, and even signs autographs. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, and he hears the fans chant his name. Cody fires the fans up more, then hears them sing, “Cody! Cody Rhooodes~! Cody! Cody Rhooodes~!” Cody says, “So, Knoxville! Whaddya wanna talk about?” The fans cheer, and Cody says, “I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that we could talk about the record crowd here this evening!” The fans cheer that, too! Cody says he loves them, too, thank you very much.

Cody says they could also talk about WrestleMania 41. The fans boo, but Cody says after WrestleMania 41, he went home, he drowned his sorrows, might’ve touched the “Tennessee Cough Syrup” a little bit, and he had a moment of doubt. He reached out to a friend. A friend who helps him prepare to wonderful audiences like this one here, or speaking to everyone at home. Cody asked him, “Was I a good champion?” The fans cheer for that, but Cody says the friend told him wasn’t quite as simple as yes or no.

The friend told him, “With everything that you faced here in the ring in front of all the fans, and with everything that you faced behind the scenes, being pulled in different directions, the waters that you had to navigate that no champion has ever had to navigate, yes, I feel that you were a good champion.” Cody says he felt good hearing that, it turned into a hopeful moment, the silver lining on a dark cloud. Cody looked back on his whole year. He thought about AJ Styles faking retirement to get the drop on him. Cody thought about his friend, Kevin Owens, sucker punching him against his bus while Cody’s family slept inside.

Cody thought about his boss, Triple H, who pushed Cody to the limit, and sees something in Cody that Cody doesn’t even see in himself. Cody even thought about The Final Boss, how he asked Cody for his soul, and the entire world wondering what that meant. As preposterous as that sounded, The Rock was 100% serious. No matter how many times Cody said no, the offer still stands. And Cody also thought about John Cena. The fans initially boo, but the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” starts up. Cody takes a moment, and then he says, “I thought about John Cena doing exactly what he said he was going to do. He forced me to make a choice, and I hesitated.

“I don’t know if John Cena is going to ‘ruin’ professional wrestling. But if he does, then I’m partially to blame. Now, I know, I’d love to say this to John Cena’s face. Not sure if he’s going to come out here right now, but if you are listening, if you are listening, Champ, I need you to know that I will never hesitate with you again!” The fans cheer that, and Cody says no matter how much Cena will tout the amount of days he has left, how much Cena will talk about what remains before he absconds with the WWE Championship and leaves all of us forever, that is NOT Cena’s expiration date! That is on the other side of Cody’s corneas, and it will burn Cena’s ass up!

The fans fire up for that, and Cody calms it down. Cody apologizes for that. This is his first night back on SmackDown, he is getting worked up. He thought so much about what he could do, what he could do for the fans. Hell, how about a surprise? The fans already “YEET! YEET! YEET!” so Cody says they’re hungry for it. Let’s yeet. Well, hold on, that’d be a very big surprise. That’d be the biggest surprise. That’d be Cody’s partner riding into battle for MITB, and hell YES he is here! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the World Heavyweight Champion, MAIN EVENT JEY USO! The fans go wild as Jey makes his way in from the pavilion!

The fans sing along with Day One Ish and bounce for that YEET! Jey makes his way down through the crowd to ringside, one verse at a time, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns and Jey joins Cody in the ring now, mic in hand. Cody and Jey hear the fans want an encore, so we get even more YEET! But then John Cena makes his entrance to ruin the fun! The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUUUCKS~!” even though he wears that University of Tennessee orange and white. Cena goes to the ring, towel draped over his head, then grabs a mic before he joins Cody and Jey in the ring. Cena hears the fans boo, and he says, “I’m upset, too. If it isn’t professional wrestling’s biggest wannabes!” Cena tells Cody he is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe, and that Jey is nothing more than a Cena Wannabe.

The fans boo but Cena says they both wanna be Cena so bad, it makes him sick! Cody wants Cena’s fame, Jey wants Cena’s money, but they will get neither because Cody is too desperate and Jey is too lazy! There is only ONE other human being in the WWE who embodies hustle, loyalty and respect, and he’s got the fortune, fame and followers to back that up! Surprise, losers! Cena’s partner is here, too! The fans boo already, because “EY YO~!” Logan Paul IS here! The Maverick swaggers his way out, and Cena gives him a proper introduction. “Oh, you mad? You’re mad because Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler?”

Cena says Logan doesn’t need to pay his dues, because he is paying Jey’s mortgage! Everybody in this building did NOT come to see Jey! They came to see John Cena and Logan Paul! Logan asks, “What the hell you crying about, Knoxville? Look! I could walk on water, and y’all would still find a way to tell me it’s because I can’t swim! John Cena speaks the language of Logan Paul, and that is the truth! The truth! It is right in front of you! You deny it all you want, but look around, you stupid, stupid, simple Tennessee people! This is a moment in history! All of you get to witness the moment that John Cena stood side-by-side in the ring with Logan Paul.

“And look, all of you will live long, pathetic, miserable lives. But at least you will get to say that you saw that.” The fans tell Logan to STFU, and Cena tells Logan to ignore it. Logan says yeah, yeah, they’re so ungrateful. They don’t know what’s good for them. There is one problem, though. This does seem too perfect. The problem is… Logan should be standing next to THE WWE Champion as THE World Heavyweight Champion! Logan should’ve been the one to leave Saturday Night’s Main Event with that title around his waist. But look at him, Jey. Jey got lucky. Jey got lucky! He knows it, Logan knows, it, the fans know it, CODY knows it!

Jey needed Cody to save him! When Cody interfered with the match cuz these two cheaters can’t do a single thing in this business without it being handed to them! “These two nepo babies were born on third, thinking they hit a triple.” Logan points to himself and says, “Self-made man!” He points to Cena and says, “Self-made man!” Five years ago, nobody every would’ve believed Logan Paul would be a WWE superstar. And they certainly never ever would’ve believed that he’d be teaming with the Greatest Of All Time! But look at Logan now. He’s not just a superstar, he is THE superstar! His time is now! Cena told us that his time is almost up!

Cena is the Last Real Champion, Logan is the inevitable face of the WWE! So Jey, Cody, at MITB, if you want some, come get some. Jey tells Logan they don’t gotta wait! They can handle this right now! UH UH, YEET!! The mics drop, Cena and Logan talk this out, and Logan wants to throw hands while Cena wants to leave. Cody asks what they’re arguing about. They gonna go to the back so Logan can polish Cena’s Peacemaker? Now it’s a fight! The fans fire up as the hands are flying! Logan TOSSES Jey, Cena picks Cody up! Cody slips free, Jey is back to SUPERKICK! Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Cena bails out, Jey PLANCHAS out onto him!

Logan goes to the apron, slingshot and- NO, Cody dodges the “Snapshot” Lariat and Jey SUPERKICKS Logan! Then Jey sets Logan up for the CODE D!! The fans fire up as Cody picks up the WWE Championship! Will Cody and Jey make it through Logan and Cena to then clear a path for the American Nightmare’s redemption? Or will Cena & Logan ruin wrestling together?


My Thoughts:

A very good SmackDown, but maybe with some wheel-spinning. As fun as Chelsea Green continues to be, can’t we move on from her and Zelina? Or are we about to do that with tonight’s win over Alba and then Giulia confronting her? Ironically, that seems to give away Giulia isn’t winning MITB. Giulia had a good promo video right before but they undercut it by giving us that confrontation. That said, Giulia deserves to be all the champions, but I suppose starting with the Women’s US Championship would be a good route. Very good promo from Bianca and Naomi to not just have Bianca’s homecoming, but to keep the feud between them alive.

The Women’s Triple Threat had a slow start but it turned out to be a very good match. Great win for Naomi, and good promo from her, Tiffany and Alexa to tease potential MITB winners. Great stuff in the tag match to build Worlds Collide just a touch. We only got one moment of Berto being passive aggressive towards Santos, and then Ethan Page screwing the Faces over, but that was still enough for the North American Championship. Of course, it depends on how many fans watch not just Raw and SmackDown but also NXT so that the fans already understand the story. But as someone who does, I do appreciate they’re bringing NXT story onto SmackDown.

Good promo from Priest to give some shoot respect to Drew and Fatu, but Priest wanting after the US title kinda gave away what was happening with the Men’s Triple Threat. It was a great Triple Threat, but of course Solo & JC cost Fatu. That team is just one moment away from breaking up, and it might be at MITB when Solo just expects Fatu to help him win the briefcase and Fatu refuses. And Fatu VS Priest will still be awesome whenever it happens. Good promo from Knight, and a good bit from Aleister with him, which I suppose means that’s the next feud for them. Was kinda hoping for Aleister VS Nakamura but that really depends if Nakamura is sticking with WWE or going home to Japan via Pro-Wrestling NOAH as rumored.

R-Truth relapsing to talking to Lil’ Jimmy is certainly a choice. I kinda wish he’d keep up the “Ron Cena” stuff, or they’d let Jeff Cobb do his own John Cena bit from NJPW, but I guess some things in WWE still won’t change. And closing with a big promo segment was also certainly a choice. Cody still did a good job, and nice surprise to have Jey show up. Not sure they needed to take a commercial break for Jey’s entrance, especially when they were obviously going to let Jey do his YEET encore. And Cena really must be brainwashed to put Logan over as if Logan’s on par with peak Cena. But naturally a brawl happened and the Faces stood tall.

Don’t count this as go-home math yet, they could easily revisit this on Raw and even next week on SmackDown. Even then, I still feel like Jey and Cody should win at MITB to properly set up Cody VS Cena 2 at SummerSlam. Raw on June 9th is still the move for the World Heavyweight Championship, but there’s also Saturday Night’s Main Event in July, who knows if Jey makes it to SummerSlam as champion.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25

Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.

Ratings:

  • The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
  • Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
  • ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
  • Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
  • Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
  • International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***

 

Results:

The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System

Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb. 

Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.

KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.

AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.

Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali

Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.

Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.

Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.

This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”. 

ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee

ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.

Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!

Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber

Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.

Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa

Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.

Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.

International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona

A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.

Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!

Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!

 

Overall Score: 4.5/10

Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?

Go home TNA, you’re drunk.

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